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There are many blog posts across the web that cover the topic of creating a brand and logo – we even wrote a blog post in August focussed on creating 'a killer logo for your business.' These types of blogs are very useful, however, we wanted to provide you with information that offers examples as well as explanations.
We know that you understand how important your branding and logo is – it's one segment of your business that needs to be relatable, recognisable and eye-catching from the off. If you're creating an entirely new brand, or you're looking to reinvent or modernise your logo, then what exactly should you focus on?
What can you change?
The typical characteristics business owners focus on when redefining a brand includes altering the colour palette, the symbol representing the logo or even the wordmark.
Every logo is different, but for those of you who have your business' name as your logo, adjusting your font can make a significant difference.
Typography makes the difference
Serif or Sans Serif?
A typeface can change the entire look and impact of a logo, as well as set the tone and personality of the brand. When it comes to deciding on a new font, it tends to fall into two categories: serif and sans-serif.
So what's the difference…
But which do you go for?
For many years, sans-serif has dominated many sectors of branding – their no-nonsense, clean cut and minimalist style has worked wonders for many brands. There has always been a place though for the famous serif.
Until recently, serifs were considered difficult to render as crisply as their counterpart on small screens. Yet technology has naturally fixed that issue, leading us to question the competition between the two types.
Moving from Serif to Sans doesn't always work.
We've gathered a couple of examples where brands have taken the plunge from serif to sans, as well as examples of those who have stuck with serif.
Google 'upgrades' from serif to sans serif.
For years, Google embraced the serif font type, but the transition to sans serif has completely transformed the wording. When you look at the new 'Google' font, it is only the font that has changed.
In the example of the iconic 'G' of Google, the two differing Gs are entirely different. The colours of Google are present in the crisp and friendly looking 'G', compared to the previous lower case serif version.
It's now clean, simple and delivers that contemporary feel Google is known for.
Yahoo removed its defining slab-serifs, resulting in criticism worldwide.
Yahoo went down a similar route to Google three years prior by moving on from their 1995 iconic slab-serifs logo.
Their new sans-serif font is cleaner, thinner and much tidier, but after Yahoo's masterful month-long buildup to the logo's reveal, many people were left underwhelmed.
Some didn't see much difference with the logo, and many criticised it for putting style over substance.
Sans Serif the way forward?
Sans serif is very much the popular choice for modernising any brand. After all, minimalism is paramount in modern digital design, and a minimal style in the form of sans serif is a great option.
Is any change worth it?
Your main consideration should be whether changing your wordmark's style will have the right effect. Yahoo's new logo brought it into the 21st century, but there was minimal impact on their audience – people liked the traditional logo.
Not every company looks to modernise its brand with a move to sans serif. Some of the biggest brands across the globe remain committed to their serif font!
Succeed with serif.
There's no need to disregard serif, it's still a style that the biggest companies around the world are using. You only have to take a look at Canon – they've embraced serif since the 1930s!
Honda is another prime example. The automotive sector brands are known for using blunt and thick sans wordmarks, with the exception of Honda. Their chunky slab-serif font provides its audience with the sense of the durability and trustworthiness of their cars. Their serif font works – it's strong, sturdy and reliable, just like their vehicles.
Another option? Caps lock!
If you already have sans and you are happy with your choice, then why not write it with caps lock on?
Calvin Klein decided to rebrand its logo. The font was originally sans serif, but they decided to change the font so that it was all uppercase. The result? They matched their logo with their competitors. You only have to look at Chanel, Dolce & Gabbana and Louis Vuitton as examples to see the style of the brands they're competing against. Now the brand is bolder, and it's certainly more noticeable.
Although your brand is unique, it's always worth taking a look at your competitors to see what they're doing with their logo.
Branding is not an easy process and should never be rushed. In terms of changing your font, you need to be confident that the change is worthwhile and will better suit your company and the taste of your audience. Sans is a great font if you require a simple and modern style, whilst serif is a great choice if you wish to show class or tradition.
We always recommend researching your industry to see what other businesses are doing for their logo and branding. Although you want to be unique in your branding, it's just as important to see which branding works and why they work.
Fancy some support?
The input of someone who isn't directly involved with your business can often prove very beneficial in terms of developing your brand. One of our specialities includes branding, so we would be more than capable of supporting you to research and create a new brand for your business!
Drop us an email to email@example.com to arrange a call with our brand designers – we want to hear more!

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A little history...Gansu has a multinational population. Now with more than 3 million people living in the city, the majority are Hui (Muslim), Kazak, Mongolian, Tibetan, Hui, Dongxiang, Tu and Manchu. They mutually influence each other in the fields of economics, politics and culture and hold close ties with the Han people. They have developed a unique cultural community.
Lanzhou is an ancient city in China, and is the capital of Gansu. It is the second largest city in northwest China, and also the political, economic and cultural center of the province. It is known as the city of fruits , producing some famous melon, apple, lily and rose. Lanzhou used to be called the Golden City, is an important stop along the Silk Road and has a history of over 2,000 years. It has been important for thousands of years because of the Hexi Corridor, or "Corridor West of the Yellow River" in which early Chinese civilization began.
Gansu is a rural province that is not well traveled by foreign tourists. We can expect an authentic experience. So how will I handle their cuisine....hmmm...let's just say I'll be packing as many granola bars as I can carry.
Now that we've done internet research on our daughter's province, I can focus on what we can expect from our trip. It is my understanding that we will arrive in Beijing where we will spend 2-3 days sightseeing and shopping. We will then be traveling to the Gansu Province and stay at the capital city of Lanzhou. There we will be united with our precious daughter on the day of our arrival. I dream about the day we can finally hold Kylie in our arms as we take in the long history, diverse cultures, vast and graceful natural scenery in the country where she has spent the first year of her life. I am really looking forward to the amazing experience that awaits us as we venture into the journey of a lifetime.


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Venice Is Sinking
Keeping with this week's "bands from Athens, Georgia" vibe, Venice Is Sinking are an above average introspective indie group. Think Pedro The Lion with whispery male/female vocals and without the Christian imagery, but with a hypnotic twist, Interpol-style. "Pulaski Heights" reminds me a bit of Something About Airplanes-era Death Cab with violins. Great soundtrack to the ever-approaching fall season.
Venice Is Sinking- Pulaski Heights from 2006's Sorry About The Flowers


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Earlier this year I flew to Boston to photograph some portraits for an advertising campaign. My client Clear, Inc out of NYC hired me to shoot a few professors all located in the Boston area. I got a suite room and converted a room into a makeshift studio.
I photographed three people over a day and a half and got different looks and emotions that could match up with quotes pulled from their interviews. It is always fun and challenging to strip all the decoration and pretense away, leaving just a face and the emotion of the subject.


text: The best thing about Switzerland is the food. And the best thing about the food is a Luxemburgerli from Sprüngli's. You might think it's a macaron but it's not, believe you me. I've had macarons, plenty, even those hysterically cherished ones from Ladurée, and I had them from Ladurée in Paris, on rue Bonaparte, so don't tell me the taste was probably just affected by transportation, say a long-distance flight to Sydney, Cape Cod or Kyoto or where ever you picture me misjudging Ladurée's famous delights, no, even those iconic French macarons are nothing in comparison. Nothing compares to a Luxemburgerli. Nothing. Actually, it makes macarons obsolete. Sad excuses for a sweet. You better take the next flight to Zurich and make it to Paradeplatz as quickly as you possibly can. Oh dear, how am I supposed to live without them? I have no idea. In fact, it's the only Swiss achievement I've been missing since I left Zurich for Berlin. I really don't know what to eat in bed on a cold Saturday afternoon anymore.


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India's Reliance Prices Big Issue
MUMBAI -- Reliance Power Ltd.'s 117 billion rupee ($2.98 billion) initial public offering has been set at 450 rupees a share, company Chairman Anil Ambani said.
The company also said it has given retail investors a discount of 20 rupees a share, Mr. Ambani said.
India's largest capital raising closed to record subscriptions as investors submitted...


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For this post, assume that the primary advantage of open source is the fact that someone, much smarter than you can show up and contribute code that extends your open source project. You might have a great idea for a repository manager (like Nexus), so you release the source code until some open source license, and someone else comes along and extends it to support an unexpected repository format (nexus-yum-plugin).
To me, this is the reason why Open Source works. You expose your code to the world with the hope that someone comes along and takes your idea, develops it, and extends it. If you are smart you've defined a good plugin model (like Jenkins) so that people can extend you initial idea without having to invest too much time in learning about internals.
If you maintain a project, I think you have a critical choice to make DVCS (like git or mercurial) or a Centralized option such as Subversion. This choice encourages a certain type of innovation:
- If your open-source project uses a centralized source control system like Subversion, you are presenting potential contributors with an obstacle. Branching and merging with centralized VCS like Subversion (or even CVS) was and continues to be difficult when you compare similar operations to DVCS. Let's pick on Subversion, when I used to use Subversion for larger projects, branching and merging felt like an awful process: first it was almost impossible to do it right unless you had access to the repository and could create a tag or a branch, second I can't tell you how many times contributions were clobbered because the interfaces available were just awful.
- If your open-source project uses a decentralized source control system like Git, you are telling potential contributors to, go ahead, innovate on your own improvements, pull and merge changes from the upstream repository, and, one day, surprise us with your own pull request. Innovate on your own terms, and don't ask for permission. Branching and merging with Git is a few orders of magnitude easier because you are not dealing with tags and branches as directories in a shared repository. You don't checkout a particular revision, you clone the entire repository.
On one side of this debate, Subversion, communities based on it tend to be as centralized as the SCM. On the other hand, Git, communities based on Git tend to attract contributions from a wider audience, and an audience that isn't as focused on making sure they are in agreement with the initial community.
In my experience, Subversion encourages a political organization: project leaders that set the direction of a closely held project. Git encourages a more open organization. If someone has a good idea, they can work in a branch in a way that is more natural.


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- Visit to the Group IT Ideation Hub
- Tracking ideas on new mobility, Industry 4.0 and the work of the future
WOLFSBURG, 18-Apr-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Is this a good idea? Does it have prospects of being implemented in practice? These are questions that are being asked in the "Denk:Raum" ('thinking room') of the Volkswagen Ideation Hub in Wolfsburg. Dr. Jennifer Sarah Geffers and her team are focusing their attention on an app programmed by a few creative minds of a startup. Does their concept make sense? Is there any demand? Are there better solutions? Following intensive discussions, the team agrees. The pilot project can be implemented within the company following a second, more detailed presentation. The major industrial group Volkswagen and the young startups are cooperating. It's as easy as that. The Volkswagen Group IT Ideation Hub makes it possible.
At the Ideation Hub, experts from a variety of disciplines including economists and social scientists, engineers, computer scientists and marketing or design specialists work together in brightly lit open-plan offices with work islands and strategy boards scattered through them. Here, Geffers (39), who holds a doctorate in economics, and her team explore ideas for the digital future of the Volkswagen Group. And that is not all. If they identify an idea in the startup environment, they provide support for the entrepreneurs through to the implementtation of the pilot project within the Group. The main focus is on the topics of new mobility, Industry 4.0 and the work of the future. The Ideation Hub concentrate especially on international startups. "We identify ideas and develop them together with the startup and the responsible specialist department to form a pilot project. We are the door-opener to the Volkswagen Group for startups," says Geffers.
In order to make progress with the digital transformation, Volkswagen not only deploys in-house know but has also been committed to cooperation with startups for some time. The young companies provide key impetus, are early trend-setters and enjoy experimentation. Geffers: "Startups work fast and pragmatically. This is an advantage, but it also makes it difficult for them to develop business relations with major companies with high security and quality standards. At the Ideation Hub, we are working hard to combine the best of both worlds."
Like the six IT labs now operated by the Group, the Volkswagen Group IT Ideation Hub is a flexible department set apart from the Group's line organization. In the Ideation Hub, startups find a partner that works just as pragmatically as they do. For example, the Hub is working on making typical corporate processes that startups need to complete more transparent and simpler. The Ideation Hub addresses the startups directly and operates a branch in Berlin specifically for this purpose. The startup environment in the city is among the largest and most dynamic in Europe. In addition, team members attend European start-up conferences, organize their own startup events and are in close contact with Tel Aviv, Silicon Valley and Beijing via the Group network.
"We do not want to overlook any startup with a good idea – but not every idea can make a breakthrough. We support startups with our know-how, but the idea itself must also be viable," Geffers explains. The Ideation Hub stands behind company founders, establishes contacts with expert partners within the Group and initiates business with units which are interested throughout the Group. Geffers: "We start direct discussions with potential users of the products and services within our company. We ask them about requirements, interests and trends."
In the final resort, this may lead to a pilot project for a specialist department. It is also possible that the Hub may arrange for a project to be transferred to Volkswagen's Startup Incubator at the Transparent Factory in Dresden, where young entrepreneurs can continue to develop their ideas. If a promising pilot project has already reached an advanced stage, the Ideation Hub can also start the ball rolling for further discussions within the Group.
What ideas have been initiated to date? They range from applications in the field of 3-D printing to the implementation of a digital development platform or cooperation in the field of mobility services, such as the intelligent use of geographical data. Geffers: "Bringing a good idea to market maturity is simply fascinating."
The website of Ideation Hub is https://ideationhub.de.
New website for the Volkswagen Group
www.volkswagenag.com brings you a wide range of information, reports, portraits and interviews all about the Volkswagen Group and its brands. The website also has a social media section with the latest tweets, posts and You Tube videos – the whole Group on one page. The new corporate website is completely responsive, so it is easy to access from mobile devices. Why not click www.volkswagenag.com and try it out?
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Two Weekends of Gaming
Posted on February 21, 2011 at 2:04 pm by Royce Thigpen
Howdy, folks! I've been a little neglectful of updating this blog the last week or more, and with good reason. Well, okay, you caught me. It isn't exactly "good reason" but it is a better reason than I originally thought … Continue reading →


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Stephen J. Brown, also known as "Bus," was born in Woodinville on Feb. 16, 1921, and lived there most of his 96 years.
He married Ida May Erickson in 1945, and they had a daughter Gail in 1949 and a son Eric in 1952. Four grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren called him Pops and Papa and loved him very much.
Bus was a dairy and beef farmer who provided a wonderful farm life for his family. He was humble, honest, loyal and generous, and he loved the Lord.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 28 at the Woodinville U. Methodist church, 17110 140th Ave. NE., Woodinville.
Bus is survived by his wife Ida May, now living in Oak Harbor; daughter Gail Stewart (Rick) in Oak Harbor; son Eric Brown of Bellingham; grandchildren Jake (Tanya) Stewart with Connor, Cassidy and Cole of Kamas, Utah; Matthew (Zena) Brown with Ellie and Jack in Allentown, Pa.; Kelly (Kelly) Stewart with Cori, Juliana and Toby in Albion, Wash.; Lisa (Eric) Sieberson with Audrey and Maya in Seattle.


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Good news is hard to come by. As the world grinds through the current economic crisis, it gets even tougher. I rarely pick up a newspaper any more and only keep our subscription because Ken likes to read it. I pick up whatever I might need or want to know from the internet or the radio on the way to work and find I do better without a force-feed of "we have yet to hit bottom of the economic downturn," "unemployment rate hits the worse since 19___," or " (fill in the blank with your favorite politician) goes to jail for money laundering," or whatever.
We have a plethora of electronic gadgets to stay current, we have advanced in communication devices and techniques, but our mental and emotional abilities to adapt to the reality of wars and assassinations, hurricanes and tsunamis in real time is based upon the same biological rules of adaptation that caused us to climb out of the primordial soup. In other words, we are not always so good at being able to handle the constant influx of world events. Some people shut down emotionally. Others explode and do harm to themselves or others. I stopped reading the newspaper.
From time to time, Ken pulls a page out of the paper and says, "Here: Read this." Today, it was a story about a disabled green sea turtle that arrived at Sea Turtle Inc. in South Padre Island, Texas in 2005. They think 5-year old "Allison," lost a flipper to a shark attack. Despite the severity of her injuries, she managed to survive but faced a lifetime (approximately 150 years) of swimming in circles with only one flipper.
But Tom Wilson, an intern, came up with an idea to fit Allison with a neoprene wetsuit outfitted with a carbon-fiber dorsal fin that functions like a rudder so she can navigate normally through her wet world. The article said, "…watchers wept the first time Allison dived to feed at the salad bar of waving Romaine lettuce."
There is more good news here than Allison's ability to swim straight. What is most heartening to me is the spirit of individuals like Tom Wilson, who used his creative mind not to destroy another chunk of the planet, but to help an innocent creature live normally. I am connected to the watchers who wept because of a sea turtle. One small thing has been righted in a world full of wrongs. Learning that a captive sea turtle can graze among lettuce beds will not change my life, but knowing what the human spirit can reach for and create is enough to get me out of bed in the morning.


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7 best events in Malta – Autumn 2017
At Maltalingua we love to go to all the great events happening in September and October in Malta. We've used our insider knowledge to create the following list of the best events in Malta in Autumn 2017.
While most of Europe is becoming chilly in Autumn, Malta gets lovely average temperatures of around 26 degrees in the daytime. The sea temperate also stays warm enough for most people to swim right into November. These comfortable temperatures make Autumn a great time for events in Malta, and people here make the most of it!
Top events in Malta in Autumn 2017
Maltese Independence Day – Various Locations – 21 September
Malta was a British Colony for 164 years until 21 September 1964 when the country gained its political independence. People here are very proud of their country and they love to celebrate the nation's achievements. Independence Day is one of the most special, as such there are celebrations all over their islands. Some of the best celebrations can be found in the capital city, Valletta.
Malta International Airshow – Malta International Airport – 23 & 24 September
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Malta International Airshow. The show has grown in one of Malta's most popular, and most photographed events. Spectators can be amazed by the incredible acrobatic skills of top stunt pilots from around the globe. You'll also get a close look at these incredible aircraft.
Rockestra – MFCC, Ta' Qali – 30 September
At Rockestra music fans can see very different genres of music collide. It's a dazzling show of rock and pop covers played by the orchestra with special guest singers and rock musicians bringing something a little different to proceedings.
The Malta Classic – Mdina – 5 to 8 October
The Malta Classic is the perfect event for fans of classic cars and motor racing. Set in the stunning city of Mdina, classic car enthusiasts show off their beloved machines then take to the roads to compete in the races. The main event is the Mdina Grand Prix held on the 7 and 8th of October.
Notte Bianca – Valletta – 7 October
During the "white night" the cultural centers of Valletta light and open to the public late into the evening. Museums, galleries and even the parliament building welcome visitors for free. There are also many lively attractions happening on the streets of this beautiful city.
Birgu Fest – Birgu – 14 October
On an island famous for its lavish village feasts, it takes something really special to gain the reputation of being the most beautiful of all. For one night of the year, the city of Birgu is covered in candles and transformed. The effect is spectacular and walking through the narrow historic back streets bathed in candlelight is a truly memorable and romantic experience.
Rolex Middlesea Race – Valletta Grand Harbour – 21 October
Now coming into its 38th year, Malta's number one sailing race has become one of the top events of the yearly calendar. Visitors can take a stroll along the Birgu waterfront to see the great vessels close-up or just watch them departing from the any of the bastion walls overlooking the Grand Harbour. It's a sight to remember!
Want information about all the best events in Malta in 2017? Then check out our Malta Events 2017 page.
Which events would you most like to go to? Are there any you think we've missed? Leave a comment to let us know!
8 Best Events in Malta – Summer 2017
Summer is a fantastic time to be in Malta. The sea is warm, the sun shining and the islands have a really exciting energy, but one of our favourite things about summer is all the excellent events in Malta. Whatever your interests, there is sure to be an event or two that is a great fit for you.
We've compiled a list of our top 8 events for July and August 2017. These will give you a good idea of what the islands have to offer this summer.
The Marsovin Summer Wine Festival – Hastings Garden, Valletta – 7 to 9 July, 8pm to 1am
Listen to some great live music and try some of Malta's finest wines in a beautiful location. Held in Hastings Gardens, a scenic park perched on top of Valletta's fortress walls, the event has a very special atmosphere and is one of the highlights of Malta's social calendar.
Malta International Food Festival 2017 – Mdina – 21 to 23 July
The Malta International Food festival isn't just an excuse to eat delicious foods from around the world. It's also a great opportunity to improve your cooking skills and listen to some quality live music. Over the course of the weekend, there will be many live cooking demonstrations. The event is held in the beautifully refurbished Mdina ditch, right next to the walls of the famous 'Silent City'.
Feast of St Julian – St Julians – 25 to 27 August
The Feast of St Julian certainly has one of the best atmospheres of all the festas in Malta. Tourists and locals party side–by–side and celebrate around the streets of St Julians at the height of summer. Over the course of several days, there are fireworks displays, marching bands being showered with shredded paper and even a competition where people try to run up a greased pole – most of whom fall into the sea.
The Farsons Great Beer Festival – National Park, Ta'Qali – 28 July to 6 August
This 10–day long celebration of music and beer has been a summer highlight in Malta for 36 years. An exciting lineup of live music and an equally exciting beer menu keeps fans coming back for more.
Unite with Tomorrowland – Marsa Sports Grounds – 29 July
Tomorrowland, EDM's biggest and boldest festival is coming to Malta for the first time this summer. DJ Snake, DVBBS, and Laidback Luke have all been announced with more to follow. It's recommended to book early as tickets are likely to sell out fast.
Fatboy Slim at Cafe Del Mar – 30 July
DJ and producer extraordinaire Fatboy Slim will be taking over Malta's most famous venue for a night of banging tunes and outrageous mixes. Watch the sunset and enjoy listening to a master at work.
La Belle Musique Malta – 5 August
Starting from nothing in 2013, their mixes have attracted over 1.5 million subscribers on YouTube. La Belle Musique is perfect for those of you who prefer a more chilled out electronic music festival with a very positive vibe.
Feast of Saint Mary Fireworks – Mqabba – 14 August, 9:30pm to Midnight
The Feast of Saint Mary is celebrated all over Malta, but the most popular event is the fireworks display in the little southern town of Mqabba. Malta has a great tradition of creating top–class fireworks. Many small factories compete to put on the best displays. Two of the most respected companies are based in Mqabba so this Festa always has an extra special fireworks extravaganza.
You can read about our favourite events for the whole of 2017 on the Malta Events 2017 page of our main website.
If you'd like to do an English course and join us at some of these great events why not get a quick, no obligation quote?
Which events are you most interested in? Are there any others you'd like to go to? Leave a comment and let us know.
Merry Christmas from Maltalingua
We might not get any snow in Malta, but people here certainly now how to enjoy the holiday season. All the towns and villages are covered in Christmas lights and there's a real feeling of festive cheer across the islands.
Last week we had our annual Maltalingua School of English Christmas party. Lots of the staff, teachers and English language students joined in the fun and a good time was had by all. We had our staff party that evening and it got a little bit wild in the best possible way. There was even an epic dance battle between Jonathan and Katrin, and Brian and Toni!
The staff here at Maltalingua would like to wish you all a very merry Christmas and a happy, healthy and successful New Year!
We would also like to say thank you to everyone who helped make 2016 such a great year at Maltalingua. That's why we made a little video slideshow of out favourite memories from 2016. The staff, teachers, students, host families, agents and all really helped to make 2016 our best year yet!
Here's hoping that we can make 2017 even better!
Happy Halloweens at Maltalingua
At Maltalingua Halloween is a great time of year. Our team certainly aren't shy and really enjoy dressing up in some crazy costumes.
We love to have some spooky fun, doing things like carving pumpkins and going to fancy dress parties. Check out the photos!
Last year we made this short video of students and staff trying to say a fiendishly difficult Halloween themed tongue twister:
If you want to try it yourself, here's it is:
Which wicked witch wished which wicked wish.
Here are another two you could try:
Ghoulish goblins and gargoyles going golfing.
Special spiders slowly spin slick slimy webs.
We're looking forward to another super spooky weekend of Halloween fun this year. We might even challenge our students to try another wicked tongue twister 🙂
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Malta Events 2016 – Top 10
The Maltese people love to party and so do the thousands of people who come to visit the islands each year. It seems like every week there is a great event to go to. If you want to know about the best ones then continue reading our list of the top 10 Malta events 2016.
St.Patrick's Day – 17th of March
The feast of St.Patrick's has turned into an awaited national event here in Malta. The Maltese respect theirfellow Irish and their beliefs. Celebrated for hundreds of years, St.Particks is a worldwide event, which brings all nationalities together to celebrate this feast. Nevertheless in Malta, this is highly celebrated in Spinola Bay in St.Julians, where the streets come to life with music, food and of course a lot of drinks. All in all, it's just a fantastic time.
Malta International Firework Festival – 16th, 23rd & 30th of April
Another event which is increasing in popularity every year is the Malta International Fireworks Festival. It is an incredible spectacle, not only for the female romantics but for anyone who appreciates the talent of such art. The fireworks are synchronized with music, creating a powerful hair-standing sense of awe. This is held in none other than the beautiful Maltese Grand Harbour, where thousands of on-lookers stand together looking up at the sky at this beautiful spectacle.
Malta Music Week – 24th to the 29th of June; Isle of MTV – 28th of June
The Malta Music Week marks the end of another scholastic year and the start to another fabulous summer ahead in Malta. The M.M.W is a week filled with parties in different locations and vibes for all. This is a truly magical week full of freedom and enjoyment. The biggest party of them all is by far the Isle of MTV, which has been running in Malta for the last 10 years. This is held in a large open-air square, attracting over 50,000 people from across the globe. A free live concert by top performers, creates the BIGGEST FREE FESTIVAL IN EUROPE!
Sliema Arts Festival – 15th till the 17th of July
The Sliema arts festival is another event full of summer vibes, sun and music. Situated right on the Sliema promenade, this little stretch of land is filled with artistic events for three days. The works of art include freestyle art work, reggae music, live bands, and the super electro swing set which always gets everyone dancing. With the summer moon and music in the air, this truly is magical Malta.
The Marsovin Wine Festival – 15th till the 17th of July
If you have never tried Maltese wine before, you should! The Marsovin Wine Festival takes place at Hastings Gardens in Valletta and is a great opportunity to try a different variety of grapes and speciality food all in one evening. This 3-night event will give wine enthusiasts a taste of Maltese wine, whilst listening to live bands and trying our special Maltese food.
The Malta Jazz Festival – 22nd till the 24th of July
The Malta International Jazz Festival takes place every year in July. A line-up of top international and Maltese artists present an eclectic mix of jazz styles from the current music scene. In recent years, world famous artists have performed under star-lit skies during this festival which is held over two nights in Valletta.
Farsons Great Beer Festival – 22nd till the 31st of July
After a week of scorching summer heat, what better way to unwind and relax than with a cold refreshing beer? The Farsons Great Beer Festival is Malta's largest summer event where families and youngsters come together for a great night out. It's all about good music, good food and, of course, good beer. Thousands of visitors come to this free 10-day festival every year. The programme is filled with live entertainment and activities, together with a large selection of bars offering a mix of international food and drink. Definitely something to look forward to!
Malta International Arts Festival – 10th of July till the 3rd of August
Art is music, art is dancing and singing and art is creativity – it is not only a drawing in an art gallery. At the Malta International Arts Festival, local and foreign artists perform side by side. The diversity in performances attracts a mix of ages and cultures – all entwined in one night of entertainment and fun. Enjoy food and drink as music fills the air and the summer moon fills the sky above.
Feast of Santa Maria – 15th of August
This feast is widely celebrated in many Catholic countries. On the eve of this holiday in Malta many people organise parties. Pool parties, boat parties and even international DJs fly down to create a night to remember. On the feast itself, family and friends spend the day together, feasting and enjoying each other's company – on the beach, or on a boat or by the pool while enjoying a tasty barbecue and a cold beer.
Malta International Airshow – 24th and 25th of September
The Maltese international air show has been taking place for over 10 years. Fighter jets, helicopters and specialised planes from around the world fly to Malta, some just for display whilst others (such as the Red Arrows) perform a spectacular display of aerobatic manoeuvres. Every year, this event attracts a large audience of all ages. Many families come with their children, to see these big, expensive machines up close.
Which of our top 10 Malta events 2016 will be the best? Let us know what you think in the comments box below.
What to do this November in Malta
November in Malta is all about discovering the outdoors. The weather at this time of the year is generally sunny with clouds, and some rainy periods on different occasions. With temperatures usually in the low 20s it is definitely warm enough for a walk or picnic in the Maltese country side. Here is what you could get up to this month on the island of Malta.
The islands of Malta date back for thousands of years, which makes walking in the country side a unique and yet historical experience. Walking or trekking in Malta could be done all along the northern-western coast as the land here is still barren and uninhabited. Places like Dingli, Rabat and Bahrija will offer the more adventurous and outdoorsy person a real insight into what Malta has to offer. This is our unique land structure, soil and rock formation, littered with historical artefacts such as old cart trucks, hundred year old fossils and even bomb fragments.
If you wish to discover the islands further you could also make use of the sightseeing busses that various bus companies offer. These hop on hop off busses give you the opportunity to stop at different intervals and discover the particular area in your own time. There are different tours which are on offer usually the northern tour, southern tour and also a Gozo tour.
One could also discover the island of Gozo by jeep safari tours or even the more adventurous quad tours, which will give you a sense of freedom driving around the small Gozitan roads and valleys.
Of course in Malta, nightlife and parties are never far away. This November we have the very well-known Electro-Swing Malta producing another incredible party with the name Around the World in 80 Days. This will be held on the 7th of November.
We also have Don Ross; the legendary Canadian guitarist will be coming back to Malta for another night of acoustic guitar excellence! He will be performing at the City Theatre in Valletta also on the 7th of November.
Malta International Organ Festival
Both music aficionados and culture vultures won't want to miss the Malta International Organ Festival 2015. Some of the greatest organ players in the world (including the Vatican's own Gianluca Libertucci) will be enthralling crowds across Malta this November and December.
The schedule includes 16 concerts starting with the opening concert in Valletta on the 19th of November and ending with the grand finale on the 7th December , also in Valletta.
See the Queen of England
The Queen of England will be visiting Malta at the end of November for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting. She and her husband, Prince Philip the Duke of Edinburgh, will be given a ceremonial welcome at St George's Square by the President of Malta on Thursday the 26th of November.
Both visitors to Malta and locals will no doubt be out in huge numbers to welcome the iconic monarch, likely the most famous lady in the world.
You can read more about the English Royal Family's visit to Malta here.
Events in Malta this month – October 2015
October in Malta is a time of change, regarding the weather of course. With autumn in its first few weeks, you will notice that the temperature will drop to the mid 20's and there might be a little more rain. Don't be fooled, however, the sea temperature will still be warm so there will be plenty of opportunities for water sports and days out at the beach. Here's our pick of the best events in Malta this October.
This weekend Valletta will come alive on Notte Bianca (White Night), it will be a memorable night with something for everyone.
Palaces and museums are open till late with special discounts on entry, some are also free such as the President's Palace. The streets are full of life with visual art exhibitions and theatre performances. Music echoes in the streets as local and foreign bands are also on show for your entertainment. Of course, cafes and restaurants will be open until late with food stalls and tables for your satisfaction.
Paqpaqli is the biggest annual motoring event in Malta. This event is one of the largest organizations run by a team of volunteers in collaboration with The Office of The President. The main aim here is to raise money for the Malta Community Chest Fund.
This year is a list like non-other, on offer for you to see and drive will be Ferrari, McLaren P1, Porsche 918 Spider, and for the first time in Malta, a Koenigsegg! There will also be other attractions, such as a motor cross event and a large collection of classic and modern Ferraris.
The Mdina Grand Prix Classic Car Event will be held this year between the 8th and the 11th of October. The Mdina street circuit is set in the idyllic countryside beneath the imposing bastions of the Old Capital City.
This will be the fourth consecutive year of the Mdina Grand Prix. It promises to be a magical weekend of classic car racing.
This event taking place in Birgu (also known as Vittoriosa), which is one of Malta's oldest and most historic cities, has now become an annual national event.
Birgu fest, which was once known as Birgu by night, has grown in popularity over the past years. Mainly because of the immense beauty that is interpreted throughout this fortified small city. This historical city is completely lit by thousands of candles sprinkled on every step and every balcony. You'll be able to find a wide variety of food stalls, restaurants, and bands to liven up the night.
Halloween in Malta has become a time to look forward to. With the weather still holding up nicely, it gives the opportunity to really be creative and daring with your Halloween costumes. On this night theme parties are organised and of course, the traditional trick or treat is done by younger ones.
Clubs and bars go all-out to decorate their premises to attract as many one-eyed zombies and killer clowns as possible. It's a good night out and definitely something you should not miss out on.
Which events would you like to go to? Have you been to any of these events before? Leave a comment to let us know. We love comments 🙂
MALTA: An Endless love
Good Day. Buenos dias. Bonjour. Buongiorno
My name is Dominik and I'm a 32-year old soldier from Germany. To change my everyday life and the way to improve even my English, I decided on a language trip to Malta. As you will see later, one of the best decisions of my life.
Arrived on the small Mediterranean island, brought by organized transfer to the nearby apartment. Here I opened my roommate with a friendly "bonjour" the door and told me the same with the most important information: the WiFi password! After the first sniff, I explored on foot the surrounding area and fell in love immediately in the vibrant island. At no corner a touch of boredom, faces from around the world and sun hours, of which one elsewhere can only dream about. But as I do of course I was not only there for holidays so, I prepared myself a little before the placement test for the following day.
After I was assigned to a class, we started immediately with the language that was to accompany me the next four weeks: English. Lo and behold, after a few days it was natural for me to use the language of the island. In addition to the school desk, obviously preoccupied me my leisure. And that was terrific. My school offered me an offer that I was hardly able to refuse. Ranging from cultural activities, like a visit to the former capital of Malta, Mdina – where it quite incidentally have the best chocolate cake in the world – to a nightly boat trip, during which I was able to forget the everyday life for a few hours. However, in the very first week I had the highlight party excellence: Malta's Isle of MTV. This year there were Jason Derulo and Martin Garrix the stars of the show. However, one of my personal highlights was the evening in the Cafe del Mar. Good drinks, perfect sound, and a breath-taking view from the infinity pool. Of course, the numerous beaches like Golden Bay, Mellieha Beach or the small but fine bays along the island cannot be forgotten. Here I often found the perfect evening, with good friends, a volleyball and a cold Cisk.
However, I will conclude by saying that the love for Malta, not only because of stunning parties or the family environment, which exemplifies the school. It was in me, sparked by the many perfect moments which I had within four weeks. They are my personal pictures in the mind, which cannot be found on my iPhone just as well as Facebook, that remind me of Malta and can look back with a smile. J
Sliema Art Festival 2015
This weekend we take you to the east coast of Malta to find the Sliema Art festival. A three day festival open to the public, where music & art come together to combine a weekend of pure relaxation and unique entertainment.
Combing Sliema's crystal clear blue seas, beaches and picturesque promenade is it the ideal location for this featuring attracting many locals and foreigners alike.
This festival will consist of international & local urban/street artists and 5 areas of pure art, music & entertainment;
Area 1 – THE PROMENADE, Area 2 – MAIN STAGE – Independence Gardens, Area 3 – ROCK THE BEACH, Area 4 – SURFERS PARADISE, Chill out by day, Party by night, Area 5 – REGGAE PON DI BEACH
Over 30 of these artists, will be transforming Sliema's unique promenade and gardens into a melting pot of art.
Moreover, some of Malta's best event promoters will be collaborating together, including, JUULS Reggae Bar, Duncan F & Alex Thomson and No Sweat Productions (organiser of Rock The South Music Festival) where they will be creating an exceptional vibe for the hundreds of tourists and locals which flock to Sliema during the peak of this summer's month of July.
A free event certainly not to be missed!
Check out the link below for some interesting pictures.
Isle Of MTV 2015
Malta is well-known as an island for top entertainment especially over the warm summer months. We start off the summer season with a bang, with the Malta Music Week, held from the 3rd to the 7th of July. Big parties will take place every day, catering for different followers of different musical tastes. The last day is the biggest of them all, with the Isle of MTV Malta Special this year being held on the 7th of July. This is held every summer and is yet again totally free, attracting over 50,000 people. Three global artists perform a live show also including an amazing line up of DJs, it is definitely something that shouldn't be missed.
This years lineup is better than ever with the likes of one of the world's biggest Deejays – MARTIN GARRIX. Joining DJ Garrix is renowned singer, dancer, and songwriter – JASON DERULO!! You will also be entertained by acts such as Echosmith, Tori Kelly and local Maltese DJ's.
This is surely a night not to be missed!


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Scientists are still searching for the answer to this question, if a mother"s diet before conception and during pregnancy has some kind of influence over her future child"s gender. From researches made so far it seems that maternal diet may determine in some way the baby gender.
Whether you want a girl or a boy, the mother must follow a proper diet with at least two and a half months before the baby"s conception, but also during the first trimester of pregnancy. It is told that a high-calorie diet can help you if you want your next child to be a boy; another fact that will increase your chances is that you should have breakfast every day. As a result of some researches made at the universities from Exeter and Oxford, it had been shown that modern women tend to opt for a low calorie diet a fact that led to the reduction of the number of boys born in last years. As a professional and the best mining machinery manufacturer in China, Hongxing Machinery is always ready to provide the superior Raymond mill and the professional cone crusher in China with the best quality and the most competitive price.
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The average number of calories consumed per day by pregnant women who had born in boys was 2400, and for the mothers of girls, of about 2100. From the information given by pregnant women about their diet, it was found that those who consumed more nutrients in various forms, such as potassium and sodium, as well as those who ate cereal for breakfast, had borne boys, and women who had a diet rich in magnesium and calcium, and those who consumed foods such as potatoes, cottage cheese, bread without salt, have become mothers of girls.
Of course, you should not take to extreme your wish of having a baby with a specific gender, you should think about that the most important thing for you should be to have a perfectly healthy child, and this can be achieved if you make sure that the baby has all the nutrients that he needs to develop normally. Here we go back to the eating habits of the mother before and during pregnancy, she has to ensure that she provides her baby with the proper amount of vitamins, proteins, minerals and other nutrients for a baby"s healthy growth. Many times we heard from pregnant women the statement "I am pregnant, I have to eat for two now!" That is not true at all, you don"t have to eat large amounts of food, instead you should watch out what you eat, not how much you eat.
If you want your baby"s gender to be either masculine or feminine, you could try to follow this diet recommended by specialists, maybe you will be one of the lucky ones.


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Credit: Eleanor StillsThe Rides — Stephen Stills' blues-rock side project with Kenny Wayne Shepherd and former Electric Flag keyboardist Barry Goldberg — wrapped up a tour in support of their 2016 album, Pierced Arrow, last June, but now the band has announced plans to hit the road again this spring.
The new trek will visit a variety of venues in the Southern U.S., kicking off March 29 in Nashville and running through an April 15 concert in Dallas. Among the other major cities The Rides' 2017 tour will stop in are New Orleans; Pensacola and St. Petersburg, Florida: and Austin and Houston, Texas. You can buy tickets for the concerts via the band's official website, TheRidesBand.com.
Pierced Arrow is The Rides' second album, following their 2013 debut, Can't Get Enough. The record features a mix of original blues-influenced rock songs and ballads, along with a couple of cover tunes. Among the covers is a rendition of "I've Got to Use My Imagination," a song Goldberg co-wrote with renowned lyricist Gerry Goffin that was a top five hit for Gladys Knight and the Pips in 1974. The record also includes a version of Willie Dixon's classic blues tune "My Babe."
Here are all of The Rides' confirmed 2017 tour dates:
3/29 — Nashville, TN, Ryman Auditorium
3/31 — New Orleans, LA, Tipitinas
4/1 — Shreveport, LA, The Strand Theatre
4/3 — Pensacola, FL, Saenger Theatre
4/5 — Melbourne, FL, Maxwell C. King Center for the Performing Arts
4/6 — Pompano Beach, FL, Pompano Beach Amphitheater
4/8 — St. Petersburg, FL, Tampa Bay Blues Festival
4/9 — St. Augustine, FL, St. Augustine Amphitheatre
4/12 — Austin, TX, Paramount Theatre
4/14 — Houston, TX, House of Blues
4/15 — Dallas, TX, House of Blues
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In the Protestant burial ground, Mandalay, 1868
Photographer: Jackson, J.
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Date: 1868
Photograph taken by J. Jackson in 1868 of the Protestant Burial Ground in Mandalay, part of an album of 43 views of Burma (Myanmar) from the Sladen Collection. The tomb dominating the foreground is protected from the elements by an open-sided Burmese-style wooden pavilion and is that of Sophia Catharine Sladen (d.1865). She was the wife of Colonel Sir Edward Bosc Sladen (1827-1890), who was Agent to the Chief Commissioner at Mandalay from 1866. During the Third Anglo-Burmese War in 1885 he accompanied the British military force against the last king of the Burmese Konbaung dynasty, Thibaw, which resulted in the king's exile and the annexation of Mandalay. This image is from his collection.


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After the killings of nine black church members by a white gunman in Charleston, S.C., folk singer-songwriter Peter Mulvey tried to make sense of the massacre by talking about the event with other musicians.
Two days after the shooting at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, Mulvey penned a simple, three-chord tribute, "Take Down Your Flag," and performed it that night, opening for folk rocker Ani DiFranco in Northampton, Mass. The song's second verse focused on Susie Jackson, the eldest of the victims.
"I wasn't trying to do anything different with this song than I do with any song," Mulvey said, speaking by phone from his home in Milwaukee. "I was just trying to figure something out and write a song, but this one got away from me real quick."
When Mulvey posted the video to YouTube and received a comment asking about the song's eight missing verses (one for each life that was lost), he began requesting other folk artists – some of whom had already expressed interest in recording covers – to write their own versions.
"My phone rang and my pal Ralston [Bowles] asked if he could cover the tune and I just said, 'Only if you please write a verse for someone else,'" Mulvey said.
Ten days after the song was written, "Take Down Your Flag" has inspired more than 100 versions uploaded to YouTube, including those by Bowles, DiFranco, Anais Mitchell and dozens of amateur artists. Each recording features a newly written verse, highlighting one of the nine victims, the AME Church or whatever that singer chooses. A video posted last week by Mulvey gives a workshop on how musicians can learn the song and add their own second verse.
As more than a dozen of Mulvey's friends published their versions, including Pamela Means' tribute to South Carolina state Sen. Clementa Pinckney, folk singer Vance Gilbert chose to write his second verse about the shooter, Dylan Roof.
"Dylan, his guns and his sad, sick disposition all given permission to shoot everyone dead, by some stars and some bars that are all wrong and dated," Gilbert sings in his video.
Gilbert said he was home at 1 a.m. when Mulvey reached out to him about contributing to the song. Gilbert stayed up thinking about what could have led Roof to commit the massacre.
"I was in bed and I just couldn't have slept," he told the Times. "I needed to get it done. ... If you're moved by something, you have to listen. You have to heed that call."
When Mulvey told Gilbert that he felt his verse had expressed forgiveness, Gilbert corrected him.
"No, this is a verse for a song," he said. "Forgiveness is a process, and I'm working on it."
As the song gathers more grass-roots support in the folk community, Mulvey said his hope is for it to be picked up by a commercial country singer because of the genre's historic roots in Southern states.
"I didn't call this song, 'Take Down the Flag,'" Mulvey said. "I said, 'Take Down Your Flag,' because it's a very impolite suggestion. I'm talking directly to the people who view that as a symbol of their heritage. . . I'm willing to be rude because right now, human beings are burying their families and that flag is flying over it."
On Saturday, when activist Bree Newsome climbed the flagpole in front of the South Carolina Statehouse and temporarily removed the Confederate flag, Mulvey took to the song again, this time dedicating the second verse to Newsome for her actions.
"All of this is just a song," Mulvey said. "The main thing is action."
Mulvey is also organizing a benefit concert on July 12 using Concert Window, a service that streams musicians live to connect with their fans. Mulvey said he wants to give any musician the opportunity to join their concurrent streaming concerts by performing their versions of "Take Down Your Flag." All the donations received from this online music festival will go to the AME Church and the Mother Emanuel Hope Fund to assist relatives of the victims.
Gilbert, who said he will be performing during the benefit, said the most important effect the song can have is to inspire conversation.
"At some point you have to start asking the questions to why something like this would happen," Gilbert said. "I hope people both heal and then start asking questions."


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Tuesday, July 9, 2013
Tag Tuesday (4)
Today I'll be doing a Tag Tuesday post. I know I haven't done one of these posts in forever, but I thought it would be fun to do again. I've been searching YouTube for about an hour or more trying to find the perfect tag, and I think I've found one: This or That Tag, which is the brainchild of AurasBookBox. This is definitely an older tag, I think it was uploaded in 2011, but it should still be fun, so I'm just going to jump right into it.
Audio or Book in Hand?
Book in Hand, with an audiobook I tend to lose focus.
Soft Cover or Hardback?
Hardcover, it's more durable and it looks better on my bookshelf.
Fiction or Non-Fiction?
Fantasy world or Real Life Issues?
Fantasy World, although I like the occasional "Back to Reality" book.
Harry Potter or Twilight?
I like both series', but I'm going to have to go with Harry Potter, it's a series I've loved for forever.
Kindle, I-pad or Other?
Kindle, specifically PaperWhite.
Borrow or buy?
Buy, I like to collect the books I read, and make a HUGE bookshelf.
Bookstore or Online?
Online is mostly cheaper, but I like going to the Bookstore more. I don't know, there's just something about it.
Tell Me One Time or Total Trilogy (Seriously Series)?
It depends, some stories need to be expanded to several novels, some need to remain a stand-alone. Right now, I prefer reading stand-alone novels, just because I don't have to worry about having another open-ended series.
Monster Read or Short and Sweet?
It depends on my mood, but overall I prefer a book that is in the middle (around 300-400 pages).
Starry-Eyed Romance or Full of Action?
Full of Action, I'm a guy, what can I say?
Curl Up in Your Snuggie or Bathe in the Sun?
Curl up in my (non-existent) Snuggie, I prefer to remain in the air-conditioning.
Hot Chocolate or Latte?
Caramel Frappe???
Read the Review or Decide for Yourself?
It depends, I like discovering new books for myself, but if a book has been reviewed by someone I trust, it definitely puts the book higher/lower on my TBR shelf. I still decide for myself even if the reviews aren't good, I just put it off for a while.
So that's it for the This or That tag, I hope you enjoyed it. Next week I plan on doing another awesome tag, maybe the Boy/Girl tag that talks about the differing opinions that boys and girls have on books, but it's not decided yet. Check out the blog tomorrow for my review of False Memory by Dan Krokos, I'll see you guys tomorrow.
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The course started at 5:00am so we needed to leave home at 3:30am as it was abit of a drive for us but was defiantly worth it.
We started off taking photos using slow shutters speeds and capturing the movements of waves over rocks near the shore line. This technique created a fogging effect. I wasn't entirely happy with my photos of this technique as once I downloaded them on the computer they looked rather dull! So I adjusted the brightness and contrast and also converted it to greyscale which defiantly was an improvement. I can't wait to try this technique again and get some better results!
By this time the sun was beginning to rise so we set up our tripods and began shooting away at the sunrise whilst adjusting and experimenting with our cameras aperture, shutter speed and white balance settings, We also tried different ISO settings but I didn't really get the whole ISO thing so I will need to look into this more later one : )


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Bullying of children by school administration and students needs to be stopped.
This petition had 485 supporters
I am starting the petition today to stop bullying of students at Hitchcock Texas ISD. The bullying is not only an issue by students but by the staff as well. The teachers label a child by hearsay a bad child before they even give that child a chance. They sit back and watch fellow students bully, call other students vulger names, hit, kick and stab, as well as bring weapons to school and do nothing except wait until the next day to investigate, or place consequences if that even happens. When a parent gets involved it brings repercussions to the student being bullied. This is unfair to the students. In the state of Texas we have the no child left behind act that is not followed by all schools. We have teachers failing to call parents to inform them their child is failing or if they do call they call the day before grades are due and expect a miracle miracle to happen. This is unacceptable behavior by the staff. When brought to the attention of counselor, then principle nothing happens they make exscusses. Then when you go to the superintendent nothing happens with the exception of more repercussions for the students. My child has been through it all with this school district and enough is enough. He has endured bullying by the teachers, assistant principle and principle (who has told both my son and I she is not there for the students. Which leaves me wondering why she is there) He has been stabbed by a student and the teacher did nothing the counselor and principle waited until the next day to investigate to which I could nit file assault charges because the school protected the student that stabbed him and gave only a 3 day suspention. Students calling him vulger names infront of teachers and they do nothing. Being locked out of the classroom and the teacher doing nothing being paddled by the head coach and having bruises so deap they lasted almost 2 weeks and covered his full behind(child abuse). Teachers refusing for over 3 weeks to give missing work and when finally on a phone conference giving the excuse no work can be sent home because it has to be done in front of the teacher (unheard of in 7th or 8th grade but yet other teachers from other districts state that they have to give equivalent work for the student to make up they can not just fail a child to just fail or refuse to give makeup work). Therefore I am asking for everyone to sign and share this petition to stop bullying by administration, staff and fellow students and to show Hitchcock ISD we will not stand for this anymore. We will not sit back and continue to allow them to hurt our children. We have to be the voice of our children. No child should refuse to go to school because of what will happen while they are there. We have to be their protectors so they can grow knowing what is right and what they are worth. We need our counselmen and women to help do internal investigations on these school districts to show them they we will not stand for this any longer. We need them to help us inforce the NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND act that was put into place many years ago. We need help to stop the bullying. We need to save our children's lives before we have more suicides from bullying. Our children are our future and we need to protect them and teach them what is right not what is wrong. Please share this petition so we can help protect our children and make these kids, teachers, counselors, assistant principle, principle, assistant superintendent and superintendent accountable to for their actions and to show them there are consequences for their actions. They need to be punished and held accountable. We need to stand together and unite as one to protect our children. So please sign and share this petition so we can protect our children.
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We stayed in Blue Palm Villa in Upper Carolina and we loved it. The home was beautiful, very nicely furnished, well - maintained and equipped, and very comfortable. There were great views of Coral Bay and the hills and wonderful sunrises. It had a main house with large great room, kitchen with eat-in counter, bath and bedroom. The BR had a king bed and a private balcony. There was a separate 2 level pod with a bedroom on each level. The upper BR had a kitchenette with microwave, refrig, coffee maker etc. This was very nice as there were 2 couples and we had plenty of privacy. The upper bedroom had its own balcony as well. We did not see the lower bedroom but it had a balcony too. The bathrooms were marble and very spacious. The main house bathroom had 2 sinks but the bath in the upper bedroom had one sink. There was a pool with 3 lounge chairs and a covered deck with 6 chairs and a table. The owner is adding another large deck which will be completed soon and will add a lot of outdoor space.
The owners Woody and Joan Pool were extremely nice to deal with and very prompt and helpful to respond to my countless questions. It was a great vacation in a lovely home and I would recommend this villa.
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… May bring back 90's sound …
Blink-182 producer John Feldman has shared a new photo (via Snapchat – correction: Instagram story) which appears to a show of list of new songs written on a board – presumably – four songs have been listed as 'done'.
Credit: Alternative Nation
List of the songs on the board – from what we saw: 'Loneliness', 'Chasing A High', 'Watch Me Die', '90's', 'Silent???', 'Tim Song', '??? Dagger' and '??? Robbed'.
There is a song titled '90's' – on the board – which could suggest a song that references the band's sound on 1997 album, 'Dude Ranch' and 1999 album, 'Enema Of The State'. That would be incredible.
Are these songs for the Deluxe edition of 'California'? Who knows! Are these songs for a new Blink-182 album? Maybe! We'll just have to wait and see.
ICYDK: 'California' is Blink-182's newest album.


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HANCHU (한추) – Fried Chicken (Sinsa) *** / $$
After seeing this place on a few food review pages, I decided to go with some friends and see for myself if this place was as good as I had read. This Korean fried chicken place specializes in using green peppers. We ordered 2 rounds of the Green peppered fried chicken and then 2 rounds […]Read more "HANCHU (한추) – Fried Chicken (Sinsa) *** / $$"


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Lawrence B. Solum (Georgetown University Law Center) has posted Surprising Originalism on SSRN. Here is the abstract:
This article takes the reader on a guided tour of contemporary originalist constitutional theory. Most Americans believe that they already know everything they need to know about constitutional originalism. But in many cases, they are mistaken. Contemporary originalists do not believe that we should ask, "What would James Madison do?" Instead, the mainstream of contemporary originalism aims to recover the original public meaning of the constitutional text. Conservatives and libertarians are sure that originalism is a necessary corrective to the liberal excesses of the Warren Court. Progressives have an almost unshakeable belief that originalism is a right-wing ideology that seeks to legitimize conservative outcomes by invoking the prestige of the Founding Fathers. But in fact, the original public meaning of the constitutional text is a mixed bag--leading to many results that would be welcome by conservatives, but others that might be appealing to liberals or progressives. Even sophisticated lawyers and judges may believe that the justifications for originalism can only appeal to conservatives, but, in fact, the case for originalism, rooted in the rule of law and the value of legitimacy, can appeal to Americans with a wide range of political beliefs.
This Article discusses three ways in which originalism is surprising: Surprising theory is the topic of Part I. Surprising implications are explored in Part II. Surprising justifications are the subject of Part III. The Conclusion reflects on the implications of surprising originalism.


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Drone's eye view of IoT platforms
Drone's eye view of IoT platforms-Ok, Let me explain the title at the end.
Target focused audience:
Business relationship managers, Solution architects, designers and developers.
This blog is about analysis of Internet of things platforms. High-level definition of IoT is "Deriving intelligent insights from devices(things) by collecting the sensory data from them and connecting them to Internet."
From the definition, one can understand the importance of IOT and its anticipated disruption in all five digital forces – Social, Mobility, Big data , Cloud and Robotics.
The focus of this blog is about "What are the major items that are severely impacted by IoT and how"
They are
Enterprise applications
Partner ecosystem
To explain this concept,let me take an example.
In normal surveillance case of building, security guards are employed at the gates. They will take random rounds and check for intrusion. Security guards follow shift systems to cover 24 *7 operation.
The same case under IoT will be redefined like this:
1. Surveillance cameras will be set up with different places
2. Motion detection sensors may be instilled on top of the compound walls
3. Cameras are connected to Central server and notifications will be sent to mobile phones of security guards
This Operation has become more efficient and easily manageable.
In this example case, Users are – Building users ,security guards, Building society and Security administrators.
Things are Camera and compound walls
Enterprise applications are Security shift system, alert speaker system
Partner ecosystem may be near by Police stations and neighbour buildings
Picture above explains all four components with their definitions.
All the IOT cases will have these four components : Consider another example of Usage based insurance for drivers.
Here drivers are the users, OBD system is thing, Insurance premium calculation service is Enterprise app and Ambulance system in case of accidents can be partner ecosystem.
In an industry iOT case of factory, users are employees of factory, things are industry component (may be pump or compressor), enterprise systems are CRM and partner ecosystem is spare part provider.
So, Any IOT platform to be successful, it needs to touch and interact with all four components – user,thing, enterprise app and partner ecosystem. Apart from these four, strong UI and secured identity management components are required.
Let us explain this using another picture.
IOT system forms new word – Connected world. This world comprises four parts
World of users
World of things
World of apps
World of connectivity
All four have different expectations and requirements making the IOT world very complex.
Users expect quick response (Through Rest calls using JSON) on different devices such as Mobile phones, tablets, desktops and laptops.
While things expect the support of connectivity of Industry protocols such as RS 485, RS232, UART, zigbee, bluetooth, Zwave etc..
Both enterprise and partner applications expect webservices exposure to make API calls through REST or SOAP.
Where as Connectivity providers such as Verizon or AT&T expect different conditions from IoT. Their requirement billing support and easy identification to support subscription based model.
All four worlds demand Secured connections using certificates and TPM
To explain more about IOT system, consider the picture below which talks about
Gather data from Sensors in secured way
Plan and Act – How processes and rules are impacted
Analyze & Discover- Data analytics to derive intelligent decisions
Design and Control – This part is about designing IoT system and ensuring Controlled access
Let us begin with Device management component:
Essentially this is new component of IOT system as compared with other prior IT systems or application.
Gathering the real-time insights from dump things is the major goal of this module. Gathering has to be done in scientific way and stored in systematic way to avoid data from many things.
For example, consider a refrigerator or vending machine IoT case, there can be many types, many vendors and many observed properties. So having proper information model based on domain is critical to gather operation.
Apart from collecting and sending sensor data, there is a need to get updates from central server like updates (similar like OTA -Over The Air updates to mobile)
event detection and notification is handled in Event management modules
Identity management component:
Users need different types of authorization required. Authentication, authorization and accounting details are performed in this module. Based on the needs, certificate and encryption is added to the components.
Analyze and Discover
Using device management huge amount of data (time series) is collected. These small data (as there is no major variety) need to analyzed and predicted for known patterns. Data models of the use cases will help the benchmarking and knowing error patterns. Predictive and preventive analytics is carried out on data.
Process management
IoT makes dynamics changes in the business processes. So existing processes need to be refined and carried out. Rules need to be reconfigured to suit new scenarios. Process engine and choreographing the processes happens here to make new business model to work.
Knowing importance of the IOT platform and its potential, almost all the players in the value chain made their own platforms.
Chip manufacturers, gateway vendors, communication service providers, hardware vendors and ERP vendors .
Below picture explains various players who have IoT platforms. The list is indicative and many more being added at constant rate.
With so many ready made platforms available, it is very difficult to choose the best one.
I would suggest below parameters to be considered for making a choice:
1. Security requirements of the use-case (from both Things and User perspectives)
2. Scalability of the solution
3. Payment and billing option to support subscription based model
4. Support for end to end value chain
5. Incumbent software stack
Just to give one snapshot of one such IOT platform, Given below is the solution architecture of Bosch IoT suite
Generally "overview" is the title being used for such blogs. However overview is high-level view at 35000 feet(flight's altitude). Since I covered bit more details, I thought of titling it as Bird's eye-view. Since birds are now getting extinct and Drones are being used for taking aerial view photos now days, I titled the blog as Drone's eye-view of IoT platforms.


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Suburban Baptist Church is a multi-cultural, inner-city church. We serve all of God's children, and people of all races and backgrounds are welcome to worship with us. Our services are a mix of traditional, gospel, and contemporary. Come early! Come ready to pray! And expect to see God do a wonderful thing in your life!
Year Founded: 1962


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Give us a call to get our secret deals 1-800-293-2602
Property Location
A stay at Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Albany Downtown places you in the heart of Albany, within a 5-minute walk of Times Union Center and Irish American Heritage Museum. This hotel is 0.2 mi (0.3 km) from New York State Capitol Building and 0.2 mi (0.4 km) from Albany City Hall.
Make yourself at home in one of the 74 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wired and wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming provides entertainment. Private bathrooms have complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include safes and desks, as well as phones with free local calls.
Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as a fitness center, or other amenities including complimentary wireless Internet access and a fireplace in the lobby.
Grab a bite from the snack bar/deli serving guests of Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Albany Downtown. A complimentary hot/cold buffet breakfast is served daily.
Business, Other Amenities
Featured amenities include complimentary wired Internet access, a 24-hour business center, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby.


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Valentina Pravodelov
Valentina is a striking young artist with a passion for performing and teaching. She is one of few musicians who are truly gifted and dedicated in multiple disciplines, in her case the piano and the voice.
In piano, she has been commended for her contemplative and inventive interpretational choices in the performance of late-Romantic and contemporary repertoire. In singing, she is guilty of adding finesse to the saturated styles of pop and alternative rock.
Her considerable performance experience includes Alfred Schnittke's Concerto for electric instruments at Queen Elizabeth Hall, as well as world and UK premieres of Prokofiev cantatas. She has performed in numerous solo recitals, chamber music concerts and orchestral performances.
Valentina holds a Master of Music in Piano Performance with Distinction from Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, as well as a Master of Music in Popular Music Performance (Vocals) with Distinction from the Institute of Contemporary Music Performance. She completed her Bachelor of Music with First Class Honours at Goldsmiths, University of London. She studied under Mikhail Kazakevich and Maria Krivenski in piano, and under Laura Zakian in popular singing.
Since launching her teaching career in London, Valentina has become a sought-after teacher in both piano and voice. She has also co-organised and taught performing arts workshops for teenagers and young adults in Nicosia, Cyprus in July 2010 and 2012.
Her interests include electroacoustic composition, improvisation and dance.


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Strange problem in Oracle hierarchical query
Today I've decided to get rid of the Windows virtual where Oracle XE 10 and to move data to Oracle XE installed on my Fedora host.
Everything seemed to migrate correctly using imp/exp utilities. After I ran the appllication server and tested it a bit, I've ran into the problem with the hierarchical queries. I'm trying to run the query like:
SELECT sys_connect_by_path(ent.STATE,'//') as state
FROM E1 element LEFT JOIN E2 ent ON element.id = ent.id
START WITH element.ID = 'Test'
CONNECT BY NOCYCLE PRIOR element.id = element.PARENT_ELEMENT_ID
This query now fails with the error:
ORA-30004: when using SYS_CONNECT_BY_PATH function, cannot have seperator as part of column value
Since the data is identical on both Windows and Fedora installations I didn't expect such a weird behaviour. So the problem is in '//' characters which are used to concatenate strings. I've checked all the strings in E2#STATE and coudn't find '/' chars in any record. This is not a symptom described in: http://www.error-code.org.uk/view.asp?e=ORACLE-ORA-30004. After I've replaced '//' with '/' or with '@' everything works fine. However the reason of the problem is still unclear. The only assumption I have is that this error is OS specific. So I've checked various combinations like ", '\', '//', '/' on the Windows Oracle installation, but it worked correctly.
Strange things happen.


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Mercer's new "DC Barometer" shows that on the basis of stock market conditions and annuity price movements between the end of December 2008 and the end of December 2009 a scheme member considering retirement will now have to work around 15 months less in order to retire on the same expected income.
The DC Barometer looks at the impact of the movement in annuity rates, investment markets and contribution rates and is a measure of the pressure being exerted on DC savings as well as members' ability to afford to retire when they plan to. The information is used to illustrate how a member's plans for retirement might improve or worsen over time.
Steve Charlton, a principal and senior consultant at Mercer says: "With the recent turbulent stock market conditions and volatile annuity prices, the outlook for people nearing retirement is looking better now than it has over the last nine months. At the worst point, in March 2009, a member would have found themselves working on until nearly age 67 instead of 65, to achieve the same level of income.
"To manage the uncertain timing of retirements and the impact on their businesses, companies should begin to form a better picture of the adequacy of the benefits in their pension plan. Keeping an eye on how well their employees prepare for retirement will also provide a good idea of when they are likely to retire. There is also an opportunity to step in and provide guidance if needed."


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Summer time is a spectacular time in Durban! It's even better when you stay at the Benjmain Hotel at these great rates – it's the perfect excuse for a getaway.
Single: R1400.00 B/B per night
Double: R1800.00 B/B per night
This rate includes Bed and Breakfast!
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Church sexton
Redeemer Lutheran Church, Columbus
The sexton, or custodian, is a part-time position (approximately 20 hours per week) employed by the Congregation Council. The sexton will provide for the operation and minor maintenance (only non-licensed repairs) of mechanical systems; ensure the aesthetic appearance of the building and grounds, including cleaning of the building and grounds, trash and recycling disposal in the building and on the grounds; coordinate the ordering/receiving of supplies and equipment; coordinate contracts with routine maintenance and supply companies regarding fire, safety, security, pest control, lawn care, an elevette, snow removal, trash pickup, etc.; carry out necessary logistics for events on the church calendar (chairs/tables, lighting, etc.); provide other building and grounds tasks not provided by contract services and/or volunteers (e.g., replacement of light bulbs, returning the facility to a neat and orderly state following services/events, disposal of rubbish, etc.)
To apply, please contact Becky Trover at 614-237-1263 or email@example.com. Applications are due by September 30, 2017.
To learn more about Redeemer Lutheran Church, please visit their website at www.redeemerluth.com.