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The Story Behind A Landscape Photograph (Part Two)
by Dave Mobbs – July 13th, 2018
In Part Two of our Landscape blog series, we caught up with three more Coloratti Ambassadors: Tom Mackie, Antonio Gaudencio, and Hugo Rodriguez. We found out what they love about their work, and what words of advice they would pass… Read more
X-Rite i1Studio v1.1 Software Update is LIVE!
by Brenda K. Hipsher – February 20th, 2018
X-Rite i1Studio, the latest addition to the i1 line of professional color management solutions, is already getting a software update, i1Studio v1.1, that will add even more flexibility and efficiency to your workflow. Built on the popular i1Profiler code base,… Read more
Affinity Photo Workflow – with Coloratti Martin Dörsch
by Dave Mobbs – January 19th, 2018
Coloratti Martin Dörsch was the host of our most recent webinar on Affinity Photo Workflow. In this webinar, Martin demonstrated common workflow techniques that professional photographers use within Affinity Photo. Find out Martin's thoughts on Affinity Photo in our post… Read more
X-Rite Coloratti Photo of the Week – December 2017
by Dave Mobbs – January 16th, 2018
In the last month of 2017, we shared the work of our talented X-Rite Coloratti on our Facebook and Twitter channels. This month it was the turn of photographers Neil Snape, Emil Bilinski and Marianna Santoni to have their pictures… Read more
Photography in Winter by Coloratti Kevin Mullins
by Dave Mobbs – December 5th, 2017
Photography in winter demands some extra planning and preparation. The first thing to think about when shooting weddings in winter is to be prepared with the right clothes and footwear. Squelching around for hours with cold, wet feet is no… Read more
Every Picture Tells a Story: Vincent Versace
by Alan Winslow – November 2nd, 2017
X-Rite Coloratti Vincent Versace sits down to discuss the making of the i1Studio campaign image, his process, and his thoughts on color management I met Vincent a couple of years ago while we were both teaching at the Palm Beach… Read more
X-Rite Coloratti Photos of the Week – August 2017
by Nicola Cox – September 11th, 2017
This month we started our X-Rite Coloratti Photo of the Week. We have been sharing the work of our amazing X-Rite Coloratti throughout August on our Facebook and Twitter channels. This month we've featured X-Rite Coloratti Sanjay Jogia, Paloma Rincón, and Martin Dörsch.… Read more
X-Rite collaborates with Wacom to deliver Wacom Color Manager for Cintiq.
by Sandra Kehoe – December 10th, 2015
Wacom® recently announced the launch of Wacom Color Manager, the company's new color calibration solution designed for photographers, designers and other creative professionals who want color accuracy across their workflow. The new Wacom Color Manager combines a colorimeter calibrator and custom… Read more
Triumphant Gallery Opening for Coloratti Stephen Wilkes
by Sandra Kehoe – November 6th, 2015
There was barely breathing room at the opening of X-Rite Coloratti Stephen Wilkes spectacular 'Day to Night' Exhibit at the Bryce Wolkowitz Gallery in NYC last night, such was the turn out for this superbly talented and much admired Fine Art Photographer.… Read more
X-Rite Introduces ColorChecker Video & ColorChecker Passport Video
by Sandra Kehoe – October 22nd, 2015
X-Rite Pantone introduces ColorChecker Targets for VIDEO! X-Rite has long been a provider of color management solutions for the still photographer. As the digital revolution continues we are expanding into the world of professional video with the NEW ColorChecker Video and ColorChecker… Read more
We Reveal the Winners for August's 'Capture The Color' Contest
by Dave Mobbs – September 1st, 2015
Did you enter last month's competition to win a choice of great prizes? If so, here's your chance to see if you're one of the winners determined by public vote. We had a great response to the contest again with… Read more
ColorTALK with Dixie Dixon
by Sandra Kehoe – May 29th, 2015
Dixie Dixon is a Texas born and bred commercial fashion photographer and is one of those people who just lights up the room no matter where she goes. It's impossible not to feel the positive affect she has on everyone… Read more


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Lookout, spring is just around the corner
5 comments:
- Tattyanne said...
Lovely post Goosey... hasn't it been a lovely day today? Makes you want to get outside and enjoy life! See you soon Tattyanne x
- 13 January 2009 at 13:43
- Greentwinsmummy said...
oh brave little primrose! I cant imagine those engines there now :oO & its not that along ago really is it? so much changes so fast sigh,not always a good thing in my book
GTM x
- 13 January 2009 at 19:49
- Eileen said...
How perfectly lovely for you the rest of the people in your area -all I can say is that I envy you.....primroses in January....I have to settle for sparkly snow and icicles...it can be beautiful too -just alot colder.....
- 15 January 2009 at 02:15
- Mary said...
It is very cold here at the moment, so how nice to think that spring might be just around the corner! Too bad the walk didn't turn out as well as hoped.
- 17 January 2009 at 03:24
- Bovey Belle said...
I know that little cottage - our friend Stu thought of buying it when it was on the market about - ooh, 25 years? - ago now. Takes me back.
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Tusks for Days: Round 9 Feature Match, Sam Barth (Bant Control) - Grant Kidd (Junk Ramp)
Match covered and article written by Farseek and Grant using Grizzly Salvage (netting an Olivia+Voldaren) and a Mulch (finding a Lingering+Souls). Grant makes the first move onto the table, with a turn 4 flashback on Lingering+Souls. From there, Sam begins what will be a barrage of beasts and angels. On turn 5 and 6, Sam drops first on Thragtusk, and then another. Grant, nibbling away in the air, casts an Unburial+Rites from his hand, bringing back a Thragtusk, putting the lives at 26 for Sam to 25 for Grant.
Sam is ready to battle!
Sam attacking in, trading one of his Thragtusks for Grants, and replacing his fallen Thragtusk with a third Thragtusk. Grant can't contain his shock, exclaiming, "Oh, my" loudly. But Grant was not without things to do. On his turn, dropping a Vault+of+the+Archangels, he flashes back Unburial+Rites to return his Thragtusk, casts a Lingering+Souls from his hand to make two more Spirits, and attacks in for one to drop Sam to 30. Sam follows up with Tamiyo, to hold down Grant's Thragtusk, attacks with a beast and two of his own Thragtusk, one of which Grant blocks with a beast. Grant drops to 17, lays a land, Dreadbores one of Sam's Thragtusks, and attack Tamiyo with three Spirits, leaving five mana open.
On Sam's turn, he crashes in with three beasts and Grant drops the hammer, casting Restoration+Angel to free his Thragtusk from Tamiyo, creating a beast, and gaining five life. Sam loses all of his beasts, and, thinking hard, eventually cashes in his Tamiyo, targetting Grant, to draw three cards from the three tapped Spirits. Unfortunately, they are all land, and he discards at the end of his turn.
Now, Grant cracks in with an Angel, a Beast, and three Spirits, activating his Vault+of+the+Archangels. Sam uses Azorius+Charm on a Beast, but after combat, the life totals have moved to 24 for Sam and 28 for Grant. The game ends in a flurry of Angels. Sam hard casts Entreat for two Angels, and Grant casts Angel+of+Serenity to clear them out of the way. Sam casts Entreat for two, and Grant clears them away. Finally, Sam Snapcasters an Entreat for two more Angels.
Grant shows Sam the third Angel+of+Serenity and the two players go to game three.
Sam 0, Grant 1.
Game 2
Unlike the first game, things start out with some action from Sam, with a Turn 3 Geist+of+Saint+Traft. Grant responds with a Centaur+Healer which holds off the Geist. Slaughter+Games on Dissipate clears the card out of Sam's deck, and shows Grant a pretty impressive hand: Garruk%2C+Primal+Hunter, Thragtusk, Geist+of+Saint+Traft, and Supreme+Verdict, as well as a few lands. Sam drops the Garruk%2C+Primal+Hunter and immediately makes a Beast. Thragtusk comes down for Grant, and Sam matches it, drawing five cards with Garruk. In the next turn, Sam miraculously draws an Entreat, making three Angels, while the ground stalls out with Thragtusks. The air, though, is harsh for Grant, who tries to stabilize with Lingering+Souls, but a Detention+Sphere wipes the air clean, and Grant concedes.
Sam 1, Grant 1.
Grant prepares for his final round!
Game 3
Time is running short as both players mulligan to six. Grant acts first with a Mulch into Lingering+Souls (flashback), but Sam holds them off with a Jace. Both players drop a Thragtusk on turn five, and Grant adds a second Thragtusk to the table. On the next turn Grant comes in with his creatures, they each trade a Thragtusk, and Grant uses Unburial+Rites to return another Thragtusk to hand. Sam pulls the trigger and uses Terminus to clear the world, leaving it clean except for Jace at 5 and a Beast. Grant drops an Angel+of+Serenity, grabbing a pair of Thragtusks from his grave. Sam grimaces as he uses Detention+Sphere on the Angel, adding another counter to his Jace.
Grant casts one of his returned Thragtusks, and adds a Centaur+Healer as well, going to 43 life as the clock gets closer to running out. Sam desperately tries to find anything, uses Jace, getting a new Jace, and hard-casts an Entreat for three Angels. Grant comes in, trading Beasts for Angels, casts another Healer and Unburial+Rites with flashback on Thragtusk, going to 51. Time hits zero, and they go to Sam's turn.
Immediately, off the top: a miracle! Seven Angels join the fray on turn one of extra turns. Grant kills one on his turn, and makes four spirits with Lingering+Souls.
For turn three, Sam goes all in for 24 damage, Grant doesn't even pause and takes it, going to 27. On his own turn, he drops Vault+of+the+Archangel, and attacks. Sam tries to make a Miracle happen with a Think+Twice, but isn't able to, and the life swings from 40 to 6 in Grant's favor. On the final turn, there is no answer from Sam, and if the turn ends, they will receive a draw for the match.
Looking at each other, Grant offers the concession, and Sam wins the match.
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The Toronto Blue Jays are 46-48-6 against the over/under
The Toronto Blue Jays are 43-57-0 against the run line
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07/06/17 P Jharel Cotton Blister 10-day DL (07/04)
06/25/17 2B Chad Pinder Hamstring 10-day DL (06/24)
06/10/17 P Andrew Triggs Hip 60-day DL (06/10)
05/28/17 P Kendall Graveman Shoulder 10-day DL (05/26)
05/28/17 P Ryan Dull Knee 10-day DL (05/20)
05/28/17 P Bobby Wahl Shoulder 10-day DL (05/24)
04/01/17 P Chris Bassitt Elbow 60-day DL (03/30)
04/01/17 CF Jake Smolinski Shoulder 60-day DL (03/30)
Key Toronto Blue Jays Injuries
07/22/17 P Aaron Sanchez Blister 10-day DL (07/22)
07/21/17 P Mike Bolsinger Knee 10-day DL (07/19)
07/05/17 C Luke Maile Knee 10-day DL (07/04)
07/01/17 2B Devon Travis Knee 60-day DL (06/06)
06/16/17 3B Chris Coghlan Wrist 10-day DL (06/16)
06/06/17 P J.P. Howell Shoulder 10-day DL (06/05)
05/24/17 LF Anthony Alford Wrist 10-day DL (05/24)
05/20/17 CF Darrell Ceciliani Shoulder 10-day DL (05/19)
04/09/17 P Bo Schultz Elbow 60-day DL (03/30)
04/03/17 CF Dalton Pompey Concussion 60-day DL (03/30)
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The Athletics have a 44-56 overall record this season. Starting pitcher Sean Manaea has a 8-5 record with an earned run average of 3.82 and a WHIP of 1.25. He has 103 strikeouts over his 106 innings pitched and he's given up 94 hits. He allows 8 hits per 9 innings and he has a FIP of 3.55. The bullpen has an earned run average of 4.77 and they have given up 316 base hits on the year. Teams are hitting .251 against the bullpen and they've struck out 314 hitters and walked 116 batters. As a team, Oakland allows 8.8 hits per nine innings while striking out 7.9 batters per nine innings. They are 18th in the league in team earned run average at 4.58. The Athletics pitchers collectively have given up 864 base hits and 448 earned runs. They have allowed 119 home runs this season, ranking them 18th in the league. Oakland as a pitching staff has walked 303 batters and struck out 768. They have walked 3.1 men per 9 innings while striking out 7.9 per 9. They have a team WHIP of 1.33 and their FIP as a unit is 4.33.
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Toronto has a 46-54 overall mark this year. With an earned run average of 2.98, Marcus Stroman has a 9-5 record and a 1.26 WHIP. He has 105 strikeouts over the 126.2 innings he's pitched. He's also given up 123 hits. He allows 8.7 hits per nine innings and his FIP stands at 3.79. The bullpen has an earned run average of 4.20 and they have given up 317 base hits on the year. Teams are hitting .229 against the Blue Jays bullpen. Their relievers have struck out 405 batters and walked 138 opposing hitters. As a team, Toronto allows 8.9 hits per nine innings while striking out 8.7 batters per nine innings. They are 17th in the league in team earned run average at 4.53. The Blue Jays pitchers as a team have surrendered 890 base knocks and 453 earned runs this season. They have given up 127 home runs this year, which ranks 11th in Major League Baseball. Toronto as a staff has walked 353 hitters and struck out 873 batters. They give up a walk 3.5 times per 9 innings while they strike out 8.7 per 9. Their team WHIP is 1.38 while their FIP as a staff is 4.31.
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As a team, they are batting .241, good for 26th in the league. The Blue Jays hold a .402 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .315, which is good for 21st in baseball. They rank 26th in MLB with 8.1 hits per contest. Justin Smoak comes into this matchup batting .297 with an OBP of .376. He has 101 hits this year along with 65 RBI in 340 AB's. He maintains a slugging percentage of .585 with an OPS+ of 149. Kevin Pillar is hitting .245 this season and he has an OBP of .296. He has collected 94 hits in 383 at bats while driving in 23 runs. He has an OPS+ of 82 and a slugging percentage of .399. The Blue Jays as a unit have 814 base hits, including 154 doubles and 128 homers. Toronto has walked 338 times this year and they have struck out on 798 occasions. They have had 668 men left on base and have an OPS of .717. They have scored 4.09 runs per game and totaled 409 runs this season.
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Barack Obama is the best president Republicans have ever had.
In his eight years in office, the 44th president helped deliver to the GOP (in no particular order) the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House, nine governorships and roughly 900 seats in state legislatures.
The Republican National Committee should give the man a medal.
And now the ex-president is back for an encore, reminding Americans not only why Donald Trump rather than Hillary Clinton sits in the Oval Office today but also why Democrats' hopes for a "blue wave" in November might be overblown.
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Obama is great for voter turnout all right – Republican turnout.
Democrats may not see it that way, which is just fine. When the former president popped up at the University of Illinois on Sept. 7 to accept an ethics in government prize, fans cheered his snide denunciation of the Trump administration and its policies – many of which involve dismantling most of Obama's signature accomplishments.
And he was greeted by an adoring crowd when he stumped in Orange County on Saturday for seven Democrats trying to flip Republican-held congressional seats in California that may be pivotal to who controls the House after Nov. 6.
Now it's true, Obama remains a popular man even as his policies –often implemented with a stroke of a pen and without congressional approval – are being repudiated one by one. As Conrad Black pointed out at American Greatness, Obama would likely prevail in a head-to-head fight with Trump on the ballot.
But Trump's name isn't on the ballot on Nov. 6. Neither is Obama's. And if the election is about Trump's record so far, Democrats might want to think twice before comparing it to that of the immediate past president.
Remember when Obama asked "what magic wand" Trump would use to bring trading partners to the negotiating table? Remember when 2 percent to 3percent economic growth was "the new normal?" Remember "if you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor?"
Well, two out of three ain't bad. Trump fumbled the Obamacare repeal, but he's made strides on trade, renegotiating NAFTA with Mexico and using tariffs to bring other trading partners in line, even as the economy has been growing at a robust 4 percent.
Obama would like to claim credit for the boom. "When you hear how great the economy is doing right now, let's just remember when this recovery started," he said.
Yes, let's. Kevin Hassett, chairman of Trump's Council of Economic Advisers, showed reporters on Monday a series of charts and graphs illustrating how several economic trends, including small business optimism and durable goods purchases, all took off after the 2016 election.
"You have to look at the moment that President Trump was elected in both equity markets and incentive surveys," Hassett told the White House press corps. "People started to ratchet up their expectations for the economy."Tax cuts helped, too.
Obama may be a better politician than Clinton, but he cannot help but take passive-aggressive potshots at the millions of "deplorables" who rallied for Trump in 2016.
"Appealing to tribe, appealing to fear, pitting one group against another, telling people that order and security will be restored if it weren't for those who don't look like us or don't sound like us or don't pray like we do, that's an old playbook," he told the Illinois audience. "It's as old as time."
Obama would know. He set the tone for his administration during the 2008 campaign, when he told Philadelphia Democrats, "If they bring a knife to the fight, we bring a gun."
He cemented it on the second day of his presidency, when he dismissed Republican objections to his proposed economic stimulus plan with two words: "I won."
He redoubled his rhetoric in 2010, when he urged Latino voters to"punish our enemies" and "reward our friends." Voters responded by delivering the GOP decisive majorities in the House and Senate.
In his Illinois speech, the former president also attacked Trump's rhetoric on the press – and once again inadvertently drew attention to his own lousy record. "I complained plenty about Fox News," Obama said, "but you never heard me threaten to shut them down, or call them 'enemies of the people.' "
No, he was far subtler than that. Obama merely instructed his attorney general to spy on reporters from the Associated Press and Fox News and prosecute every leaker he could find.
The 44th president earned a reputation, perhaps undeservedly, for"no drama." Nobody would lend such an appellation to the current occupant of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
And yet through the chaos – as even the anonymous "senior administration official" who wrote the notorious New York Times op-ed had to concede – the policy victories have been undeniable. The country is doing well. People are actually feeling upbeat.
Now if you're ready to blame this president for the worst(including all of the things editorial writers and pundits for nearly two years have warned would come to pass any day now), then you'd better prepare to give credit where it's due.
But if Obama and the Democrats want to fight about who or what is dividing the country the most, don't be surprised when voters turn that blue wave into a blue trickle.


text: I hear that from Howard Stern once. I still a fish on the water with OS 9.2.2, I think that some thing have to be a bit difficult for us to really learn something about the subject, with OSX some things are easyer but the navigation between folders is a night mare fore me, too the fact that when I want to mae an application invisible I have to go to the other side of the screen this time and the "File" menu is not beside to the apple any more but almos in the middle of the screen. But, I just saw something, a little detail that make me fell this people just thought about all and had fun doing it. I'm using Mediacleaner Pro and I minimize the soft window. Now, on the Dock there is a number on the top of the Mediacleaner icon that says 11/17, those are the files remaning to be procesed! That is very nice. Another thing is that I have 320MB of ram and I'm using applications that "require" 250MB of free memory in 9.2.2 but I'm running them in Clasic mode with no problem. Some of them crashed on me without any warning like After Effect (no warning message, nothing, all lost) and that is something to learn about OSX, still no perfect and I have to know when the thing is gonna fail on me. Well, I still the testing, Not ready to make a full jump in to it, I can wait another 6 months at list to leave 9.2.2 for good.


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The Treasure State in tree bark & wildflowers.
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my true love.
You wrap me up and keep me warm –
Comforted, loved, and safe from harm.
You lift me when I'm broken down.
I cannot live without you around.
You give me strength, you give me hope.
You make me stronger so I can cope.
I somehow have the will to fight
After we've been together all night.
I come to you for everything
And you take me under your wing.
I wish you could forever be mine
But I can't have you all of the time.
Every day when you have to leave
Again I try my best to believe
I might finally make it on my own
But it still hurts me to be alone
Within hours, though, I need you back
To escape with you before I crack.
When I can't find you, I'm afraid
I'll struggle to clean the mess I've made.
Is this how true love really feels?
Because you're the way my every ache heals.
You take pain out from inside my soul
Stop my worries before I lose control.
But in some cruel twist of fate, I know the truth in my very core:
I can only have you forever when my forever is no more.
[day 3 poetry inspiration: sleep… my true love, sleep]
~Writing 101 | Poetry | day 3


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Foto Art Friday – April 28, 2017
Hiding in Plain Sight
I was looking at some images that I took on a trip to Florida last year. I remember capturing the image that is the foundation for this piece. I kept hearing the sound of a woodpecker, but I couldn't find this little guy for quite a while. And, then, I relaxed, because I thought he'd flown away. Suddenly, he appeared again, and I did find him. It was so obvious as to where he was, I couldn't believe it! He was right there all the time. This made me think of times when I struggle with a problem, obsessing at times because I can't seem to find a solution. And, then, when I do……it was so obvious! How did I not see the answer before? I can't answer that, because I still keep doing it! However, this little woodpecker just reminded me of how silly it is to get more and more stressed over whatever the issue is. Just relax, and odds are, the answer will appear!
Hiding in Plain Sight


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So yes, it seems that I have many friends asking me the same questions since the day I turned
Just becoz being single at this age allows us to buy a flat? or becoz at this age, the biological clock is ticking way way too fast...so much so that if I do want a baby, I had better hurry up find a man and get preg. be4 i turn the big Four? Life would be miserable if I have a kid and yet my husband is out there fooling around. Whatever, it's my life and whoever says that I have to stay away from home or get married asap better just shut up hahahaha..
Q1: So are you moving out yet?
A: No, wouldn't be moving out any sooner.
Q2: Are you buying a HDB flat?
A: No, not buying a flat at the present moment.
Q3: Don't you want to stay alone?
A: Yes and No.
Yes, it would be a change, do up my own place etc. No, I don't like being alone all the time..coming back to an empty flat.. no, there is no one to do laundry..oops :P and no, the up keeping of a place on my own is just beyond me.. $$wise
Q4: Are you getting married ?
A: No. but no worries. You will get my invites if I am going to.
Q5: Do you want to have babies?
A: If I get hitched and is still in my 30s then yes..have a kid! Those who don't have a kid or have never taken care of one ( i am not talking about playing with them for an hour or two) don't know what goes behind the scene of raising up a child. It's a life time commitment & an expensive one with the rising cost in Singapore.
Q6: Why still single? Are you fussy?
A: I am happy being single. No reason why still single.. I mean why should I be with somone that's not right for me? :) It's not me...it's the men who are fussy.
Done! I hope I have answered all your queries once and for all :)


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I am here today with one or two posts, this being the first one.
I am both nervous and excited to be sharing this card with you today as Guest Designer for the lovely Papertake Weekly Challenge where there is a fabulous theme to work to entitled 'Anything Goes with an optional extra to make a gift for Christmas' I really enjoyed making this card, and what a brilliant theme! Instead of making a gift for Christmas I went for a criss cross type card which has a detachable insert
Sponsor: LOTV
Die-cuts: Magnolia, Cheery Lyn,
Image: LOTV Mini Masterpieces coloured by Bev Rochester
Pearls from EBay
Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts
Stickles, lace and ribbon purchased locally
Machine Stitching
I would like to enter this into the following Challenges:
Ribbon Girl challenge - Christmas
Fussy n Fancy challenge - I love Christmas
Jingle Bells Challenge - Anything Goes
Do pop over to the Challenge Blog at Papertake Weekly , and take a look at the talented Design Team's lovely creations. I do hope you can join in with this lovely Challenge. It is
sponsored by LOTV so there is a lovely prize to be won.
Thank you so much for looking,
Judy x


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Those are only but a few of the many tournaments Benny has competed in, placing in every single one. Given the impressive record in the short amount of time he's been training, many would say he's a natural. But Benny disagrees entirely. His personal take on natural talent isn't quite unheard of, but rare. "I have heard so many times, 'this guy is talented he's going to do great things' and watched those guys fail miserably. Talent is a word used to separate people, but it's completely bogus. Who decides who's talented and who's not? I moved up the ranks, because I work hard, show up to the gym with a goal and I pay attention. I've had so many guys come to me and ask about positions and details based on what they ask me. I can tell you who paid attention and who didn't while I was teaching. Improving isn't just about showing up and sweating, it's about learning and finding the best way to apply what you have learned. What makes me who I am is my mentality towards BJJ. Michael Jordan was moved to JV in high school because he wasn't tall enough, and people didn't think he would get far."
Going pro in MMA just two years after he began his training he holds a record of 3-0, two of which were won by submission.
As purple belt (two and a half years after he began training), Benny's instructor was tragically involved in a near fatal accident. Benny, being called into action, was put in the position to step up and fill in for his professor, by instructing his fellow classmates. "I stepped up to teach, and took over most of the classes. I was really nervous at first, but all the students really encouraged me. I remember teaching the first day and I knew I did a crappy job, but everybody in the school came up to me and told me how good I was. It made me happy to know I had so much support. I may not be the best teacher/coach but I will support the students 100% whenever I can. I think it's only fair."
Most recently in Beneil's Jiu-Jitsu career, he faced Kron Gracie for the second time, in the 2012 San Diego Abu Dhabi Trials in which he lost by a mere advantages which caused a bit of controversy. Although, to some who were watching, the referee's decision to award Kron with the tying points allowing him to win by advantages wasn't right. The position the two transitioned from, which rewarded Kron his points was a bit complicated. So confusion and debate on the referee's decision is understandable, but not any less tragic.
Kron scored an advantage early on in the match by transitioning from Benny's guard to almost getting a crucifix.
Knowing points then had to be made; Benny stood back up with Kron, pulled guard and was able to pull off a sweep, gaining two points.
With about a minute left in the match, Kron attempted to take Benny's back, but was unable to get any hooks. Transitioning from his back, again to a crucifix position, Kron proceeded to attempt to attack with a choke.
Kron wasn't awarded points for a take down due to committing to the submission attempt from the crucifix position, which nullifies any take down points.
Not being able to submit Benny with the choke attempt, Kron made another transition, finishing the crucifix position from bottom on top and was awarded the two points for a sweep and an advantage for the choke attempt.
The two points tied the match, allowing Kron to win by the advantages.
Many opinions say that the points for Kron's take down shouldn't have been awarded because the position they were in didn't count as a sweep. The debate and controversy generated a little too much buzz than Beneil would have liked "I don't really over-think it any more. It's in the past, so I just gotta get back to training and move on."
Fast forward to less than a month later, it's Pans 2012. The brief yet potent anticipation of a fresh chance at another honor of great magnitude was ended as quickly as it came when Benny was disqualified from the tournament for coaching fellow friends and students, from the bullpen area where only black belts are allowed. "I had students competing and friends competing in the tournament on Thursday through Saturday. So I was in bullpen. I was able to sneak past security and coach my teammates and friends. I was warned on Friday once and I left. And Saturday I wasn't planning on it. But I had a few friends who didn't have any coaches and I wanted to be there for them, so I went back. I knew it wasn't a good idea, but when you have your friends competing... Ah, I think I get more emotional when my friend's compete than I do myself. I'm actually really calm when I compete, I feel at home when I'm competing. But when I see my friend's compete, it's not a good feeling. I get nervous. So they wouldn't let me into the bull pen because I was not a black belt obviously, so I was screaming from the outside and I can tell my friend couldn't hear me. So I thought to myself 'All that's standing between me and my friend is this security guard who couldn't care less where I am.' I don't know, my brain at the time wasn't working that well because I was nervous for my friend. So I just walked by him. He put his hand on my chest and I ignored it and just kept walking. I went to my friend's match and started screaming. The security guard came over to me and asked for my I.D. card and I told him I didn't have it and then he asked me to leave. I told him 'Five minutes after the match is over I'll leave.' I kinda ignored him the rest of the time and after the match was over, I told him I'd leave the building. As I was leaving I was informed that I was disqualified from the tournament."
The event that took place was brought much disappointment to Dariush's fans. The idea of a fresh opportunity of another great honor like Pans, was all too exciting. But to have it extinguished by a disqualification of this kind is quite upsetting. Many Dariush fans felt he was cheated. But asking Benny himself how he felt about it, he only had to say, "No, I understand. It's my fault for being there." "It was against the rules. I just feel that rule, isn't a good rule because there are brown belts and black belts that are coaches. It's not just black belts that are coaching. There are brown belts who own their own school, there are purple belts that own their own schools. I think that sometimes we have to be lenient towards the students and the coaches. What if a guy only has his friend to coach and he's a purple belt? What if the purple belt wants to coach? He can't be there for his friends? I understand what they're doing it's just a tough situation. I don't completely disagree with the rule, it makes sense, it's good to have a coaching area. But I wish they would let us assign our coaches."
I had one last question for Benny on the subject. One last question, which would allow me to round my point and express to you all the amount of genuine kindness in the up-and-coming fighter. I asked him, "Knowing now, how high of a risk of getting disqualified there is. Would you still have made the same decision?" He then replied to me with the answer I expected to hear from only the kindest of people. "If you put me in that situation again, the feeling I had when my friend was losing and I couldn't help him. Yeah, I'd probably do the same."
To any athlete, the risk of losing the opportunity to compete in a tournament is absolutely heartbreaking, especially to a Jiu-Jitsu fighter in a tournament renowned as Pans. Anyone who has been over their weight class will know, they will do absolutely anything in order to not be disqualified. Huge amounts of weight will be lost in unbelievably short amounts of time, putting themselves through grueling workouts just minutes before their match begins. All for a chance at the gold -- the color that reflects the champion within. Giving up your opportunity, to better the chances of your friend, is quite a gesture, indeed.
So now, we're in anticipation of this year's World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship in May/June 2012. What is to come of the Men's Middleweight Brown Belt Division? Will Dariush fans finally get to see him compete, unaffected by controversial referees' decisions or technicalities? We can only wait in excitement.


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JM Belmont
Spirit Mountain Casino
Mohave Valley, Arizona
"JM Belmont"
First time visit, we got the standard king-size. The bed was amazing, furnishings polished, everything in it's proper place, and it felt cozy at the same time. While the gambling halls are content with their excitement, I had not known there is free beverages for those engaged (free soda and coffee areas) which were always (shockingly) clean, almost as if monitored every few minutes. The buffet is always a blast. Encourage others to enjoy a fun night as well; their non-profit kid friendly video game arcade is also awesome!


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The seed package claims these pumpkins can reach 100 pounds! That's a lot of pumpkin pie.
Each week or two, I'll post a picture of the pumpkin's progress.
I don't need more pumpkin for our baking needs, as we'll have lots of sugar pie pumpkins for that. And a giant pumpkin isn't really something you grow for re-sale.
I live on a vegetable farm where every inch counts towards productivity (and thus profit). But sometimes you have to do something just because it's fun.
Are you planning to do something in the next few days just because it's fun? Not because you have to, or should – but just because it will give you a smile.


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Sundial Group Reveals Exciting New Meeting Concept 'YourSpace'
Highgate House, Northamptonshire, Woodside, Warwickshire
Sundial Group is thrilled to introduce a brand new meeting concept to its two business hotels, Highgate House in Northamptonshire and Woodside in Warwickshire.
In response to customer demand for more interactive and flexible meetings, 'YourSpace' has been designed to provide more innovative spaces for clients, encouraging them to think differently and utilise the meeting spaces to enhance creativity, boost productivity and have a little fun.
'YourSpace' will allow event organisers to add multiple features to personalise their meetings and events at both Highgate House and Woodside. This will include flexible and comfortable seating arrangements using high and low tables, beanbags and lounge seating as well as the option to add uplighters, scented candles and the group's already popular Ice Breaker Activity Box. A popcorn machine and cookie oven is also available to provide comfort food throughout the day.
This unique offering stems from research Sundial Group carried out recently, revealing that 75% of delegates desire more interactive and multi-sensory spaces for their meetings and events. The group is not alone in noticing the trend for more flexible, creative spaces. Research by IACC (International Association of Conference Centres) has recently revealed that 66% of venue operators anticipate that flexible meeting spaces will become the most important element in venue selection over the next 5 years.
Tim Chudley, Sundial Group's Managing Director, who has been leading the project, said;
"We're really excited about the changes happening at our venues. There has been a real demand for such creative spaces amongst our customers and we hope that YourSpace will provide them with the perfect environment for flexible learning. We want our customers to make our spaces their own."


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Americans today are accustomed to seeing cybersecurity in the news. Indeed, data has become a prized commodity that's transforming the way businesses and institutions operate. But information privacy is more than a headline – it's a dynamic, high-growth field facing a severe shortage of trained professionals. That's why Maine Law offers a series of summer courses on critical and current information privacy issues.
Existing attorneys can leverage the session to earn CLE credits or venture into a growing and dynamic new practice area; current J.D. candidates can develop a valuable specialty while still in school. Whether you're deeply familiar with information privacy law or new to the subject, this summer session could change your career.
The 2018 Information Privacy Summer Institute was held May 29 – June 15.
Course Offerings
In 2018, leading privacy scholars gathered at our 9th annual Information Privacy Summer Institute to discuss:
May 29 – June 1, 2018
Course description:
Personal data has become the raw material for business models in industries ranging from online advertising, social networking, cloud computing, health, and financial services. Governments, too, rely on personal data for purposes such as national security and law enforcement, urban planning and traffic control, public health, and education. Emerging technologies greatly enhance data collection, storage, and analysis. In this context, privacy laws strain to continue to protect individual rights. This course will place privacy within a social and legal context and will investigate the complex mesh of legal structures and institutions that govern privacy at state, national, and international levels. Students will be taught how to critically analyze privacy problems and make observations about sources of law and their interpretation, with an emphasis on the global nature of data. The course will include at least one day focused on practical applications of the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation. The final grade will be based on class participation, attendance, and an exam. Includes special one-day GDPR Conference.
Professor Bio:
Rita Heimes is Research Director at the International Association of Privacy Professionals, where she also serves as the in-house Data Protection Officer. She is an attorney and academic with many years of experience in the fields of privacy, information security, and intellectual property law. In her role as Research Director at the IAPP, she helps to promote the privacy profession through empirical and qualitative research on privacy functions globally as well as through outreach to academic institutions developing the next generation of privacy and security professionals. As the DPO, Rita facilitates and oversees the IAPP's data protection policies and practices.
Prior to joining the IAPP, Professor Heimes was a law professor and academic dean at the University of Maine School of Law, where she directed the Center for Law + Innovation and developed the nation's first Privacy Pathways program and one of the first intellectual property clinics. She also spent many years in private practice with law firms in Seattle, Boulder, and Portland (Maine). She remains an active scholar, and still coordinates and teaches in the Information Privacy Summer Institute at Maine Law.
June 4-5 & 7-8, 2018
Course Description:
Since the late 1990s, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has been enforcing companies' privacy policies through its authority to police unfair and deceptive trade practices. Despite over fifteen years of FTC enforcement, there is no meaningful body of judicial decisions to show for it. The cases have nearly all resulted in settlement agreements. Nevertheless, companies look to these agreements to guide their privacy practices. Thus, in practice, FTC privacy jurisprudence has become the broadest and most influential regulating force on information privacy in the United States — more so than nearly any privacy statute or any common law tort. Yet this body of law is regularly overshadowed and remains opaque to many businesses dealing with personal information and even legal and technical professionals. This course will explore the FTC's role in privacy and data security.
The goal of this class is to equip students with an advanced understanding of the FTC's privacy jurisprudence and the potential obligations of companies who deal with personal information within the FTC's jurisdiction. Grades will be based on class attendance, participation, and a final exam.
Professor Bio:
Woodrow Hartzog is a Professor of Law and Computer Science at Northeastern School of Law where he holds a joint appointment with the College of Computer and Information Science and teaches privacy and data protection issues. His recent work focuses on the complex problems that arise when personal information is collected by powerful new technologies, stored, and disclosed online.
Prior to joining Northeastern in 2017, Professor Hartzog was the Starnes Professor of Law at Samford University's Cumberland School of Law. He has also served as a Visiting Professor at Notre Dame Law School and the University of Maine School of Law. Professor Hartzog previously worked as an attorney in private practice and as a trademark attorney for the United States Patent and Trademark Office. He also served as a clerk for the Electronic Privacy Information Center. He holds a Ph.D. in mass communication from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, an LL.M. in intellectual property from the George Washington University Law School, and a J.D. from Samford University.
June 11-14, 2018, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Course Description:
This course will cover the "how" of privacy lawyering, including professional responsibility challenges confronted by in-house privacy counsel serving roles like Chief Privacy Officer and Data Protection Officer. It will provide students with pragmatic guidance on topics such as privilege, conflicts of interest under the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), playing the dual role of privacy lawyer and business counsel, and working with outside counsel. The course will include tips and strategies for building a privacy program and implementing privacy by design concepts. Additionally, the course will delve into privacy lawyering from the outside counsel's perspective, including topics such as law firms as vendors, their privacy/security obligations, engagement letters, and data protection agreements.
Professor Bio:
Virginia "Ginny" Lee '05 has worked in the high-tech industry for over twenty years. Currently, she is Head of Global Data Privacy and Director, Senior Corporate Counsel at ServiceNow. Prior to this, she was Director of Global Privacy at Starbucks where she established a global privacy program. She was also Sr. Attorney for Privacy/Security at Intel Corporation, responsible for providing legal guidance on privacy and security matters, especially as they relate to "Privacy By Design." Prior to Intel, she was the Director of Platform and Product Privacy at Yahoo! where she was responsible for the policy direction of Yahoo!'s varied products and platforms. Professor Lee has worked on policy, regulatory and compliance issues for the Network Advertising Initiative, a self-regulatory association for the third-party advertising industry. She currently also serves on the IEEE P7002 Working Group on Data Privacy Process, and the IAPP Privacy Bar Section Advisory Board.
In addition to her legal experience, Professor Lee has held positions in engineering and product management and technical support. she holds a B.A. in Applied Mathematics from the University of Maine, a M.B.A. from the University of New Hampshire, and a J.D. from the University of Maine School of Law. She is also a Fellow of Information Privacy (FIP), Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US, /G, IT) and Manager (CIPM). She is admitted to practice in Maine, Washington, and Oregon and is a registered patent attorney.
June 11-12 and 14-15, 2018, 2:00-5:00 pm
Course Description:
External privacy counsels and in-house practitioners alike must be ready on day one to advise their clients on specialized forms of contracting – specifically, data processing agreements. The obligation for a company that will share personal data with third parties to document its instructions to such data processors or data controllers is by now well-established in data protection practice and in law, notably in the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation. This course will serve as a practicum for students and professionals, aiming to assist them to understand, construct, draft, negotiate and ultimately execute various forms of data processing agreements from both a customer and a vendor perspective with confidence. After surveying the origins of these instruments and distinguishing them from confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements (NDAs), students will review the European statutory requirements for data protection clauses, including the specialized data processing agreements that can be used to support international data transfers to entities established in jurisdictions that lack legally-sufficient data protection frameworks of their own (such as the United States of America). Relying on diverse source material, including standard agreements promulgated by some of the world's largest multinational Internet and cloud service providers, students will evaluate the content of the agreements topic by topic, and will explore challenges that arise in the negotiation of the details of such clauses between service providers and their clients, particularly in the context of a power imbalance between negotiating parties, with different levels of risk tolerance.
Professor Bio:
Justin B. Weiss '06 is the Global Head of Data Privacy for the Naspers Group of companies, where he leads on diverse matters such as legal compliance, contracts and M&A reviews, policy standard setting, privacy trainings and counseling to corporate, product, engineering and public policy functions on matters of data protection, privacy and consumer trust. Prior to Naspers, Justin was Assistant General Counsel for Privacy & International Policy at Yahoo, representing the company before world governments, APEC, COE, OECD, the EU's Article 29 Working Party and international trade associations on regulatory matters implicating data analytics, search, online and mobile advertising business models, cross-border data flows, comparative privacy law and accountability. He has served as an expert privacy advisor to the OECD's Working Party on Information Security and Privacy in its 30-year review of the OECD Privacy Principles and has co-authored a paper on Privacy by Design and User-interfaces with the Information & Privacy Commissioner of Ontario, Canada. He currently also serves on the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors for International Association of Privacy Professionals, and on the Advisory Council of the Center for Democracy & Technology.
Professor Weiss holds a J.D. from the University of Maine School of Law.


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Whether the headline is about exponential growth in staff and services, receiving an award for digital innovation, or being recognized for excellence in patient safety, the real story is our commitment to you and your family.
Jan 30 2018
Memorial Receives Community Champion Award
The Union County Drug Free Coalition recognized Memorial Health as the 2018 Community Champion Award winner during their January Board Meeting. The award has been given by the Union County Drug Free Coalition since 2016 and recognizes individuals or organizations who support positive youth development and drug-free lifestyles in Union County.Read More
Jan 24 2018
Memorial Expands Therapy Offerings
In the last decade, Memorial has been well known for providing the latest in medical therapies and services for the benefit of area residents. The healthcare system has recently added two new therapies to their services and is the first in the region to offer these techniques to local patients. Dry Needling and Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) Therapy are now being offered.Read More
Jan 09 2018
Loudenslager Joins Memorial Board of Trustees
Memorial Health announces the appointment of a new board member, Doug Loudenslager of Ostrander. Appointed by the Union County Commissioners, Loudenslager will fill an unexpired term as well as assume the subsequent full six-year term, and take an active role on the eight-member volunteer Board of Trustees who govern the path of Memorial Health.Read More
Jan 04 2018
Chip Hubbs Receives National Recognition
Memorial Health President and CEO Chip Hubbs recently received two accolades in the national healthcare arena.Read More
Dec 29 2017
Dec 20 2017
Memorial Hospital to Provide Blankets
All patients who are admitted to Memorial Hospital on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day will receive a gift that is designed to warm their bodies and hearts. Nurses in the inpatient units will distribute the fleece stadium blankets that are wrapped in a Memorial-branded case during these days.Read More


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So give us a call, we'd love to make something great together.


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2 rappers from Houston, Texas (Soto & Drewcif) making REAL hip hop. No money hoes and clothes bullshit cake rap. Alot of niggas want to try to copy other people, and try to be the next OFWGKTA, TGOD, or YMCMB. Fuck that. We are us and nobody else. #DreamSquad
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From the car park continue down Crescent Rd towards the traffic lights and the market is after the Assembly Hall on the right hand side outside the Town Hall
Crescent Road car park.
We are a family run business selling delicious homemade Chutneys, Relishes, Sauces, Jams, Cakes, Celebrations Cakes
Love Growing chillies - 28 varieties this year. You too can grow them
as we sell plants when in season.
We Love Eating them - they are so much better fresh.
We Love Cooking with them - We make a stunning range of dips, sauces, jams, oils & vinegars.


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The annual Photo Issue is back and won't let you down.It is chocked full of more than 45 pages of out-of-this-world BMX photography. Click inside to see what you can expect when this puppy hits your mailbox.
Click here to subscribe to Ride.
On the cover:
Edwin De La Rosa does a bunnyhop truckdriver that is out of this world! That kid has mad pop! Photo by Jeff Zielinski.
– Departments –
Up Front:
Fuzzy talks about parting ways with Mongoose after 17 years on the team. Steve Crandall explains how not to be a pro. Plus: more sponsorship changes, giveaways, photo geeks, and what's in Jeff Z's trunk (it's not junk, unfortunately).
Brian Castillo on Volume's On The Clock. Glenn Milligan on Ride's Flipside DVD. Ralph Sinisi on the free Animal Road Trip video. Plus two DVD reviews.
Twelve items that will make your pockets start to burn…
Product Test:
Matt Colisch rode a Mirraco Black Pearl complete and a Fit Chase Hawk frame and gave them both high ratings. You'll have to read the articles to see why though… Oh yeah, and Fudger tested a Lotek Coast backpack.
Setups: Chester Blacksmith
A new and dialed wethepeople with plenty of cool components.
Straight Shoters – 9 questions with the 13 photographers who have a photo in the issue:
Three Ride staffers and ten others tell who influences them, what their favorite piece of equipment is and what the oddest thing in their camera bag is.
The time has come to end the mountain bike letters. And they end with a bang as we give a reader a Felt Sheriff frame.
Ten to End: Kevin Robinson
He says he used to be skinny. Not kidding, that's really in there…
– Features –
Opposite Ends
Two photographers spend a day in two cities on opposite sides of the country. Keith Terra covers NYC and Ryan Fudger shoots San Fran.
Piecing Together LA
A collage type photo project by Jeff Zielinski.
The Photos
Only the best of the best (and the most unique) made it into this year's photo issue. And there are lots of them—23 to be exact. Which is your favorite?


text: It was our great hornour to host the officials from the Foreign Affairs department of the Shangrao city Education Bureau, Jiangxi province, China and the president of the Jiangxi Singapore Chamber of Commerce. Our guests had a school tour and met a group of junior school students who were having their PE lesson. Our guests were amazed by the Chinese level of HWA children as the conversation was conducted in Chinese. HWA and the visitors discussed about possible student exchange programmes and plans for further cooperation in the future. The president of Jiangxi Singapore Chamber of Commerce and officials spoke highly of HWA's contribution to Singapore's international school education and HWA's effort in promoting Chinese language and its culture. We look forawrd to welcome students from Jiang Xi province in the future.


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Our dear Rhino fell victim to a nasty poacher who stole his horn some years ago.
To mark World Rhinoceros Day, his fans are rallying together to make him a new one. Thanks to the efforts of the art-studies section, a new life is beginning for INSA's beloved Rhino.
Come and celebrate the rebirth of our mascot!
The Rhino sculpture, created by the artist Jean-Marc Bonnard, has been INSA Lyon's mascot since 2003. This impassive "creature" on the lawn in front of the Humanities Building fuels the students' creativity and changes color depending on their mood. Our INSA Rhino has been given many a colorful new look, decorated with polka dots or stripes, in INSA red, fluorescent green and even pink!


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What to book now for your kids this autumn
We know, we know – summer holidays are still here. Sometimes, however, it pays to book ahead so you can get tickets at exactly the times and days when you want to go. Here are our top tips for what to book for your kids this autumn:
The Snowman at Peacock Theatre
If your kids like the book or cartoon, they'll love this great production at Peacock Theatre which is now in it's 20th year (showing 23rd November – 31st December). To celebrate, Peacock Theatre are offering special £20 early bird tickets on selected 7pm performances, only if you book before 29th October. For more details, click here.
Christmas at Kew
As twilight fades, over one million lights will twinkle at Kew this Christmas (from 22nd November 2017 – 1st January 2018). There will be a flickering fire garden, laser beams and light projections plus Santa Claus will be there alongside a vintage fairground and you can warm up with some spiced cider, mulled wine and hot chocolate whilst you toast your own marshmallows around the fire. Tickets from £16 (children are £10). For more details, click here.
The Nutcracker by The Royal Ballet at the Royal Opera House
This is a big favourite with many children (and adults!) so don't delay booking for this magical ballet tale (5th December 2017 – 10th January 2018). Tickets from £5. For more details, click here.
Dino Snores at the Natural History Museum
All the sleepovers this autumn have already sold out but you can still buy tickets to their Christmas special on the 9th December when there will be live reindeer, Christmas carols as well as the usual torch-lit trails and dinosaur t-shirt making workshop. For more details, click here.
Magical Museum Sleepover
Alternatively, the Museum of Childhood has a night of storytelling and museum trails (including around the current Michael Morpurgo exhibition) on Saturday 21st October, followed by breakfast on the marble floor before the museum opens. If you book before 17th September, tickets are reduced from £45 to £37.50. For more details, click here.


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Darth & Vader Mix @ Lazy Rich ShowPosted: July 25, 2011 Filed under: Darth & Vader | Tags: Brazilian House, DJ Mix, Electro House, More Bass In Your Face Leave a comment
Woah. I don't care if you don't listen to anything we post on this website, take my word and listen to the opening few minutes of Darth & Vader's mix here (and if by that point you're not inclined to listen to the whole thing then I don't know what the hell is wrong with your ears), because I have never heard anyone open a set with Darth Vader's theme song so perfectly, and then proceed to unleash a fucking hour long monster electro house mix that will literally curbstomp your brain. The countdown at the beginning actually gave me butterflies in my stomach. No joke. I haven't experienced such intense build ups and drops as those in this mix since I went on Space Mountain a few years ago. The music coming out of Brazil this year has been absolutely stunning, and I'd even go as far as to say that today's kings of Electro House are all Brazilian. We're talking Felguk, Dirtyloud and Darth & Vader. Obviously there are many more, but those three alone have bent the EDM world over and staked their claim. And to make this mix sound even sweeter I've got good news. Darth & Vader have officially announced that they'll be dedicating all of October and November to tour the U.S, Canada, and Australia… Rest up.
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Lazy Rich Show (Darth & Vader Guest Mix)
Download available in Soundcloud link.
Also make sure to show VelectroRaptor love on Facebook and Twitter for the latest music and updates!
All Night Long – Felguk (Darth & Vader Remix)Posted: April 24, 2011 Filed under: Darth & Vader Leave a comment
Djs today just love to remix Felguk's songs. No wonder though cause the Brazilian duo are absolute genius. Their complex percussion and hard hitting synths make their sound unbelievably unique, that many musicians take that sound and love to add their own little twist as Darth & Vader did here to Felguk's classic "All Night Long". The opening notes at 1:00 (not in the soundcloud version but the downloaded one) will make you feel like a king and have you craving a sick drop, which trust me won't disappoint. So celebrate Easter the right way and jam out to this incredible track. Enjoy.
All Night Long – Felguk (Darth & Vader Remix)


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Introduction to Ansible - An ad hoc workshop
Clint Savage (08.Jun.2018 at 15:00, 1 hr 50 min)
Workshop at OpenWest Conference 2018 (English - US)
Getting started with Ansible can be quick and easy, almost as easy as using SSH!
In this hands on workshop we will dive into Ansible. Starting with simple command-line examples, then moving into roles and complex configurations which demonstrate the flexibility and idempotency of Ansible.
The remainder of the workshop will cover a basic exercise to getting more hands-on familiarity with ansible, playbooks, inventories, tasks, variables, roles, templates, modules, security, configurations, etc.
The remaining time, if any, will be Ad Hoc. Essentially, we'll cover advanced topics, gotchas, questions, etc. Including possible topics like:
* How to leverage Ansible for cloud and in-house deployments.
* Ansible Container
* Ansible Galaxy
* How to build your own module
* Callback Plugins
* Your specific questions!
Things you should bring to the workshop:
- A laptop that can use SSH
- Ansible, installed on laptop
- An extra battery for the laptop (optional)
- Your brain
Quicklink: https://legacy.joind.in/23777
Track(s): EH4-D
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Named mediaquery indicator
To start the new year with a snippet (and to end the overly long blog hiatus) I'd like to share a little SCSS debug helper.
If you, like me, follow the route of naming your media queries (in the sense Chris Coyier describes here), and put them into modular SCSS partials, it can be sometimes quite useful to tell at a glance which mediaquery is currently active in a particular browser view. Sure, you could fire up the browsers inspector and look it up, see concrete values and then remember the name of your responsible partial, but alternatively you can implement this:
/* For example in your project wide settings partial */
@mixin mqindicator($mqname) {
@if $debug == true {
body:before {
position: fixed;
top: 0;
right: 0;
left: auto;
bottom: auto;
z-index: 100000 ;
display: inline-block;
padding: 5px 10px;
background: red;
color: #fff;
content: ''; // resetting
content: $mqname;
/* Actual breakpoints, preferably in their own partials.
Find an example for the mixin breakpoint() and config
here: http://codepen.io/marcus/pen/azmage */
@include breakpoint('beta') {
@include mqindicator('beta');
// Other rules...
@include breakpoint('alpha') {
@include mqindicator('alpha');
// Other rules...
This shows a small, fixed indicator, outputting anything you like - although the mediaquery's name makes really sense ;-)
For this to work and in order to not needing to comment this out before deployment, you have to set the variable $debug to true:
$debug: true !global;
If not yet used in your projects, such a variable makes sense serving as a switch for debugging like this. Please note that the
!global variable setting requires Ruby Sass and is not yet supported in node-sass.


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Funeral services for Mr. C.J. Wood, 44 of Longview will be held Thursday, March 8, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. in the Rader Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Don Points officiating. Burial will follow at Rusk County Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends at Rader Funeral Home in Kilgore Wednesday from 5:00 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. C.J. passed away on Sunday, March 4, 2018.He was born on September 9, 1973 in El Paso, Texas. C.J. grew up in Port Arthur, Texas and he and his wife Ginger moved to East Texas over eleven years ago. Mr. Wood loved to fish, enjoyed horse racing and was an avid Dallas Cowboys fan. C.J. was a member of Eastview Church of God in Kilgore, where he was the Youth Pastor and Song Leader. He will be remembered as being a very charitable man, someone also willing to help anyone in need. C.J. never knew a stranger and counseled one on one with many about the Lord. Left to cherish his memory are his wife of 21 years, Ginger Wood of Longview; parents, Reverend Curtis and Sandra Wood of Longview; mother-in-law, Carol Jones of Woodville; sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Lacy and Jerry Laurent; grandfather, Edward N. Smith of Tyler; step-great grandfather, Ivan Stogdill of Weatherford; several nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins, and other family and friends. C.J. was preceded in death by his brother Kevin Wood; grandparents, Charlie and Lillie Wood, and Dollie May Smith; great grandmother, Minnie Stogdill; father-in-law, Stephen Jones. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Eastview Church of God Youth Fund @ 1207 State Highway 31 EastKilgore, TX 75662
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This Quiet House
This past week the House passed by voice vote the SGR patch, or "doc fix," setting Medicare physician reimbursement rates. This means we don't know how individual House members voted. Given the significance of the legislation, this was an unusual departure from normal floor process. It was even more unusual that no member, Republican or Democrat, motioned for a recorded vote. In other words, the first step in a two-step process was not even taken. There was zero attempt to put the votes on record.
It is too early to cite a definitive reason for such voting tactics, but it increasingly looks like an attempt to help members avoid being "scored" by outside groups. The SGR patch did not have an offset, which means that it added to the deficit. While key-vote alerts did not go out prior to last week's vote, it is feasible that most majority members did not want to go on record in case these groups decided to score the vote after the fact, as they did on the flood insurance bill.
This past February there was a similar instance on the bill to raise the debt ceiling, which passed with only 28 Republican votes. For years, outside groups like Heritage Action and the Club for Growth – the most effective groups pressuring members – have warned members about voting for these necessary hikes. For the past few years members avoided negative scores by allowing the bill to come to the floor, by voting yes on the rule, but then opposing the bill on final passage. In February, some groups (e.g. Red State) became frustrated by what they saw as the Republicans' complicit support for the debt hikes and decided to score the vote on the rule. So Republicans and Democrats agreed to voice vote the rule. This allowed Republicans to avoid damaging votes on scorecards and Democrats the opportunity to take credit for passing the debt ceiling hike.
While interest group scorecards were originally intended to keep members honest they are beginning to have the opposite effect, pushing members into unsustainable policy positions. As Jon Bernstein points out, these groups are forcing the House into a position where responsible policymaking is pretty much impossible. Even modest compromises are scored, making it difficult to foresee the potential for any substantial policy revisions. While some argue outside groups' influence has waned, Thursday's events suggest they are far from unimportant.
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