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Tag Archives: Manchester
Foodies Festival: Tatton Park
I went to the Foodies Festival at Tatton Park (thanks to the organisers for the tickets!) to spot food trends, try lots of samples and get some new ideas. I wasn't disappointed! Trends: gourmet popcorn – check, fro-yo – check, salted … Continue reading
The Cake and Bake Show comes to Manchester!
Whoop freakin' whoop!* The Cake & Bake Show is back!* And it's coming to Manchester!* The most exciting event of 2012 took place in London and is now coming up north for its second outing. The London show sold out … Continue reading
Media moment of the day: Ed Miliband
I was watching the reaction to Ed Miliband's Labour party conference speech on Twitter and there was a very positive reaction from journalists from across the political spectrum. "One Nation" was obviously the soundbite of the day, but there were … Continue reading
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AND Festival Manchester: 29 Aug – 2 Sep
Looking forward to the Abandon Normal Devices (AND) Festival in Manchester at the end of the month. It's a "Festival of new cinema, digital culture & art", all about participation and innovation, taking over Manchester for two days with all … Continue reading
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Filthy Luker's Space Invaders Art Attack
Lovin' Filthy Luker's work at the moment. There was some buzz around his cool installation in Manchester city centre a few weeks ago and he's definitely one to watch. Check this out. It's an interactive game made using road barriers … Continue reading
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FutureEverything, Manchester, 11-14 May 2011
Not long to go until Manchester hosts FutureEverything's "conference & festival of art, music and ideas". What is FutureEverything? "FutureEverything is an art and digital innovation agency, a catalyst for ideas, and an intermediary between a wide range of stakeholders … Continue reading
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Almarai has launched a new awareness campaign with creative die-cuts that grab the audience's attention just in time for the back-to-school season.
Over sky backgrounds, audiences can see the packs of the flavored milk products with the new feature "Longer can" and the catching phrase "The prestige of the height", along with the brand's well-known slogan "The quality that deserves trust".
The campaign was launched during the first half of October using uni-poles, gates, mega signs, special production die-cuts, and billboards across Greater Cairo.
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Brand: Almarai Egypt
Advertiser: IDJ Egypt
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Country: Egypt
Region: North Africa
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Parent to Parent are hosting four workshops in Northland, with a guest speaker who has vast knowledge on how to handle anxiety as a parent with a child with Autism.
Matthew Peppercorn from TASK Mental Wellness will present four workshops on anxiety that will help you recognise and understand feelings of anxiousness, the effect it can have between yourself and your children, plan your supports and learn the relationship between depression and anxiety and autism and anxiety.
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Designers Laura Vassar and Kristopher Brock met as students at Parsons School of Design, and in 2013 they launched their dazzling collection. With flattering silhouettes and an airiness of color and fabric, the pieces embody Vassar and Brock's light-filled Southern California lifestyle.
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January 13-- Congressman John Barrow's voting record on Obamacare may be his downfall in this year's 12th District congressional race.
{mosimage}Augusta businessman Rick Allen is seeking the Republican nomination to face Barrow in November.
During a visit to Vidalia, Allen said it's not a good time to be an incumbent and he plans to let voters know how many times Congressman Barrow voted to keep Obamacare.
"Obamacare is affecting a lot of people. John Barrow says he's for pre-existing conditions and he's for young people being able to get insurance, but he's against the mandates. Guess what? You can pay for it without the mandates so it has to be defunded. John Barrow has voted against defunding it 27 times and we're going to get that message out," Allen said.
Allen lost to Lee Anderson in the last congressional primary and will face former Capitol Hill staffer John Stone in the May primary.
"I have four children, five grandchildren and two on the way. We could be the first generation to leave this country in worse shape than our parents left it to us.
"That is something I'm not real proud of and I've got to go try and do something about it. I want to serve my country and I think the business community and the working person needs to get involved. This is not what I had planned at the stage of my life, but I feel something has got be done and we've got to step up. We can't go out this way," Allen said.
Allen said his goal at the end of 2013 was to have campaign contributions of $400,000. He says he's raised about $373,000 so far and is hoping to raise more as the popularity of incumbents continue to drop.
"There's a great anti-incumbent sentiment out there right now. It's kind of like throw them all out. I'm not an incumbent, I'm a businessman and I think our government needs some business principles so we can get this spending under control," he said.


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Voter credit: Ballotpedia
Reported in David Whitley, Texas Secretary of State, Resigns After Questioning Voters' Citizenship. (The New York Times, 5/29/2019)
According to Merriam-Webster, the first known use of 'ham-handed' occurred in 1918.
Other coinages from the same years include:
- Asiago
- deep-dish
- giardia
- hangry
- hush puppy
- Mickey Finn
- package store
- potato leafhopper
- processed cheese
- southern corn rootworm
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WINNIPEG — An offensive line moving like a juggernaut to drive Winnipeg's ground game got a lot of credit from coaches and players alike after an important 35-24 win by the Blue Bombers over the Montreal Alouettes on Saturday.
"We were able to control the line of scrimmage pretty much all game," said Andrew Harris, the CFL's leading rusher, who added another 166 yards and a touchdown to his season totals during the game.
"It starts with those five guys."
Winnipeg quarterback Chris Streveler, who rushed for 64 yards himself, was just as effusive.
"There were times when I thought Andrew was going to get three yards and he got nine," said Streveler, who also threw for one touchdown.
"Those guys were getting so much movement, pushing piles, I could see it on their eyes… . I'm so happy to be behind an offensive line like that that just loves to push people around."
Nick Taylor's fourth-quarter interception for a touchdown was a highlight but the Bombers (10-6) relied more on a solid ground game to beat the Alouettes.
Harris and Drew Wolitarsky both had TDs as the Bombers took a five-point lead into the second. Kicker Justin Medlock added three field goals before Taylor's interception the fourth and one more with less than two minutes left in the game.
A 90-yard runback by Mario Alford was Montreal's lone touchdown in the first half. Jake Wieneke added another in the third quarter and Boris Bede added a field goal. Quan Bray had a final score for the visitors with less than a minute left.
The Alouettes' loss clinched first in the CFL's East Division for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. The Toronto Argonauts and Ottawa Redblacks have been mathematically eliminated from the post-season.
Like Montreal (8-7) in the East, Winnipeg has secured its playoff spot in the West but is still jockeying for a home game or perhaps even a bye into the division final.
Montreal quarterback Vernon Adams Jr., led the Alouettes back from a 20-point deficit to beat the Bombers at their last meeting, took a lot of blame for the loss.
"I've just got to get my eyes better I think, just get my eyes better and just see defenders and make those right throws," he said. "I've got guys open underneath and I'm forcing things too much late in the game trying to make things happen.
"It starts at QB position. I think our defence made enough plays for us to win that game. We got in the red zone quite a few times and I just wasn't finishing… I've just got to be better."
Streveler also gave credit to Winnipeg's defence for the pressure they put on Adams and the Montreal offence.
"When you take the ball away five times … it's unreal and that's awesome," said the Winnipeg QB, who inherited the starting job when Matt Nichols was injured in August.
Coach Mike O'Shea has been a staunch defender of Streveler, who has struggled at time with his passing game.
He edged Adams Jr. in accuracy Saturday night at 60 per cent to 59.4, competing 15 of 25 throws. But he threw for only 174 yards to Adams' 266, although he also threw only two picks compared with the four thrown by his competition.
"I thought he did well, I thought he saw the field really well as in every game," said O'Shea.
"I'm sure there's a throw or two he wants to have back… . I like the way he played. I thought he had great presence out on the field, I thought he showed great confidence and poise. He did his job."


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Mexican Bean Sauce
Mexican Bean Sauce is usually made from Pinto beans, but one can also use Rajmah (Kidney Beans). I have added Indian spices to this sauce as it enhances the flavours of this sauce and makes it more spicy. This sauce can be used for making Nachos, Enchiladas or can be serve as an accompaniment with Tacos.
250 gms of Pinto beans / Rajmah (Kidney Beans)
1 Tablespoon of Finely Chopped Garlic
1 Tablespoon of Finely Chopped Ginger
1 Teaspoon of Coriander powder
2 Teaspoon of Red Chilly Powder
1 Teaspoon of Oil
Salt to taste
1. Soak Pinto beans or Rajmah whichever you are using overnight.
2. Then pressure cook the beans and when they are cooked blend it in to a smooth paste
3. Add oil in a vessel, add garlic and ginger and saute them
4. Add bean paste and let it cook for few minutes
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Read about the early history of Applied Linguistics at Victoria University of Wellington.
Welcome from the Head of the School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies.
A warm welcome to the School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies (LALS). Staff and students in LALS are actively engaged in teaching and research in the areas of language structure, language teaching and learning, and language use.
Our teaching programmes include undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, TESOL, Graduate Certificate in TESOL, New Zealand Sign Language, and Writing (Academic and Professional). In addition, LALS houses the English Language Institute, which for over 50 years has provided programmes in English Proficiency for non-native speakers of English.
Staff and student research contributes to our strong international research profile. LALS is home to a number of research projects and units, including the Deaf Studies Research Unit, and the New Zealand Dictionary Centre. The international flavour of the School is reflected in its staffing and in the presence of almost 50 PhD students from 13 different countries.
Students in the School are encouraged to use the Language Learning Centre, which offers a multimedia resource collection and support services for languages, and a welcoming study environment.
LALS also administers the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) in Wellington.
Associate Professor Peter Gu
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The Empress of Bright Moon
Book Description
The time for taking hold of her destiny is now
At the moment of the Emperor's death, everything changes in the palace. Mei, his former concubine, is free, and Pheasant, the heir and Mei's lover, is proclaimed as the new Emperor, heralding a new era in China. But just when Mei believes she's closer to her dream, Pheasant's chief wife, Lady Wang, powerful and unpredictable, turns against Mei and takes unthinkable measures to stop her. The power struggle that ensues will determine Mei's fateand that of China.
Surrounded by enemies within the palace that she calls home, Mei continues her journey to the throne in The Empress of Bright Moon, the second book in Weina Dai Randel's acclaimed duology. Only by fighting back against those who wish her harm will Mei be able to realize her destiny as the most powerful woman in China.
- Hardcover: 368 pages |
- Publisher: Sourcebooks |
- Publication date: Apr 5, 2016 |
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Elidon Habilaj arrived in Britain in 1998 from Albania, and claimed he was a Kosovan named Bekim Ademi. He said his brother had been tortured to death and his father killed by the Kosovan Liberation Army.
British authorities believed him, and he was granted full asylum in November 2001, and citizenship five years later.
He was hired by the Metropolitan Police and later Soca, where he worked as an intelligence officer in its London-based 'fugitive location team', helping to find suspected criminals wanted for extradition. He was finally unmasked after checking his own file on a work database of people of interest. Habilaj even called up a photo of himself on his computer screen in front of his boss.
Belated checks revealed that he had been born in Albania rather than Kosovo, he never had a brother, and his father was alive and still living in his home town. After he absconded before his trial, Judge Martyn Zeidman QC issued a bench warrant, which instructs police to arrest Habilaj if he is traced. The warrants remain live and legally in force until the suspect is caught or voluntarily returns to face justice.
Habilaj was subsequently tried in his absence and jailed at Snaresbrook Crown Court in January 2013 after being convicted of obtaining leave to enter or remain in the UK by deception and fraud.
The sentencing judge Simon Wilkinson said: 'He pretended to be a Kosovan and he was an Albanian who made up tales of atrocities to evoke sympathy.'
But he has successfully evaded British authorities, and this week we found him overseeing building work on a hotel he manages on the outskirts of Vlore.
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Right Time, Right Place, Right Now
Fifty-odd years ago, a young guy's visit to Vanuatu inspired the legend of Bali Hai. Thankfully, the good life's still here. Why aren't you?
Unlike its neighbor, Fiji, the pacific nation of Vanuatu, made up of 83 ruggedly forested, volcanically active islands, is a place hardly anyone in America knows. Which is odd, when you think about it. True, Vanuatu is so undeveloped that on the dozen or so larger islands where most of its people live you can still discuss the latest stock report (somebody's cows wandering through a neighbor's garden patch again) with a man whose entire wardrobe consists of a woven grass namba, or penis sheath. And when they bungee-jump in Vanuatu, where the pastime was invented centuries ago, they don't use sissy stuff like bungee cords. Instead, land divers, as they are called, tie jungle vines around their ankles and plunge from towers, up to 100 feet high, that look as if they were constructed from sticks and branches by a nest-building bird who got into the fermented berries.
Yet Vanuatu, known as New Hebrides until it gained independence from England and France in 1980, has had a distinct effect on American culture, or at least on how we imagine paradise. It was among these coconut-palm-and-beach-fringed islands that Lieutenant James A. Michener was inspired to create the mystical heaven on earth known as Bali Hai.
Now, half a century later, other American travelers are discovering the archipelago too. Of Vanuatu's 100,000 or so annual visitors, more than half come ashore via cruise ship or yacht. The rest fly in, either extending a visit to Fijiwhich boasts more than a decade's head start on development and three times the touristsor skipping Fiji altogether.
While flying into Vanuatu is easy enough, getting around its mountainous interiorin much-abused four-wheel-drive vehicles or on footcan be a challenge. And because tourism is new to the outer islands, lodgings at times consist of dirt-floored leaf houses where, as the tourism office so eloquently puts it, "running water is not common and the bath is to be taken on the beach or in the river." But for uncrowded diving, sea kayaking, and trekking, and for an adventurous look at a corner of the South Pacific that has changed little since Allied forces passed through, Vanuatu is among the most fascinating spots I've encountered in three decades of bumping around. It's the kind of place where, if you harbor, as I do, the fantasy of getting temporarily marooned on a tropical island, you'll likely begin plotting your return soon after your arrival.
Right, Time, Right Place, Right Now
"Machetes, aisle three," said the hardware store clerk in Port Vila, on Efate, the third-largest of Vanuatu's islands and home to two-thirds of its mostly Melanesian population of 180,000. Port Vila, the capital, though faded and scruffy in a pleasant, Somerset Maughamish kind of way, is surprisingly cosmopolitan. At Le Meridien, I could order Melanesian dishes, such as minced pork wrapped in manioc and taro leaves, in English, at Paris-steep prices. As I picked at my coconut crab at the Waterfront Bar & Grill, I eavesdropped on yachties whose timetable dictated cruising to New Zealand before December's cyclone season began. I could have shopped for French cologne or Australian shiraz. But instead I walked to the hardware store, because I've always wanted a machete and could find no souvenir in the duty-free shop that pleased me half as much, even though it turned out to be made in Brazil.
The best of Vanuatu lies beyond Efate. But stay a day or two to sea kayak to tiny offshore islands, snorkel among 300 species of coral, and visit the Ekasup Cultural Village. Located a few miles from Port Vila, the village is a scattering of traditional thatch houses, their pointed roofs extending almost to the ground to make them more secure during high winds. Traditional too is the location, near a banyan tree with a huge, above-ground root system that provides sanctuary during cyclones. The show Ekasup puts on is a bit commercial, but it can provide some insight into the old survival skills, which could prove useful if you find yourself in the outer islands without lunch in hand and need to know how to trap a fish or spear a pig.
Espiritu Santo
Santo, as it is usually called, is where Michener was based. No other place in all the vast Pacific, he later wrote, made as profound an impression on him. The largest of Vanuatu's islands, it has a craggy interior that makes for rugged hiking through massive kauri trees, orchids, and moss-hung cloud forest. And Champagne Beach, with its sweep of white sand, is arguably the best in the country. But like most visitors, I'd come here for the President Coolidge, a 654-foot luxury liner-turned-American troop carrier that is considered one of the world's finest wreck dives.
The Coolidge went down so fast after striking a "friendly" mine in October 1942 that its decks are still strewn with the rifles and personal effects of the more than 5,000 men who were aboard. (Most walked ashore, and only one life was lost.) Now sitting in 60 to 200 feet of water, the ship lies on its side but is almost fully intact. The dive, along the promenade deck, down long corridors, and into the staterooms themselves if you are experienced enough, is eerily similar to the underwater scenes in Titanic. (A few miles inland, both snorkelers and divers will also want to check out several spring-fed blue holes, where visibility is so great that as you look up, fish appear to be swimming across the sky.)
I dove with Santo Dive Tours, whose owner, Alan Power, has been exploring the Coolidge for 29 years. A round-bellied Aussie locally known as Mr. President, Power is a classic Santo characterat least that's what I decided after spotting a hand-lettered memorial in his backyard eulogizing a cow who was the only victim of Japan's one wartime attack on the island's airfield.
Pentecost Island
Eel-shaped Pentecost Island, so undeveloped that there are few places to stay other than traditional leaf houses in small villages, is proof that there were crazy people in the world long before 1988, when a New Zealand company opened the first commercial bungee-jumping operation. Land diving is so rooted in local culture, in fact, that the Vanuatu government is allegedly trying to obtain compensation from international operators for "theft of the custom of Pentecost." Though now strictly a male undertaking, done to ensure a successful yam crop, legend has it that the first jumper was a woman escaping an abusive husband who chased her up a banyan tree.
The jumps take place on Saturdays in April and May. Nowadays, many are put on just for tourists. But the most authenticritual jumps in which 30 divers a day leap from the highest towersare held only once each month, in the village of Bunlap. Presumably the divers here have donned Western-style pants only once&3151;for the 1974 visit of Queen Elizabeth II.
One of the southernmost populated islands, Tanna is best known for its mysterious "cargo cult" religion, as well as its uniquely accessible, reliably active volcano, Mount Yasur.
Yasur's personality is more simmering than violent, but it has been erupting, sometimes with fatal results, almost continuously since Captain James Cook first observed it in 1774. With a licensed guide, which is the only way to go, you drive across an ash plain, past a lifeless lake, to a parking lot scattered with boulders thatthough best not to ponder it until you are a safe distance awaywere flung from the caldera during past eruptions.
From there, scramble 400 feet up the side of the cone until you come, abruptly, to the realization that there is no guardrail between you and a very big barbecue pit. It's possible to visit Yasur on a day trip from Port Vila, but far better to stay on Tanna at least one night, which will allow you to make the climb just before sunset, when the sparkler-like display is at its best. Activity is greater, and more spectacular, during the wet season, from December through March.
The day I visited, I was standing at the crater's edge, snickering about a nearby Frenchman sporting a hard hat and ski goggles, when the ground shook with a sound as if whatever God was driving desperately needed a new muffler. A fiery array of molten rocks the size of big-screen TVs shot into the air, followed by a belch of black smoke that devoured the entire crater but, thank goodness, was pushed away from us by a gust of wind. "Good thing I brought a clean pair of knickers," said an Australian woman standing next to me, whose initial shriek had fortunately covered my own. Our guide shrugged. "Not to worry," he said. "The activity is only Level Two."
I didn't find his reassurance all that comforting, since Level One means no activity, and Level Three that the island is in imminent danger of being vaporized. The grading scale needed refinement. Still, I stayed and watched the Roman-candle-like vents spew for another hour, and would have stayed longer if I'd had a hard hat and ski goggles.
Not far from the volcano is Sulphur Bay, or Ipeukel, the main village of the cargo cult known as John Frum. Another World War II legacy that has nearly disappeared, cargo cults once flourished all over the Southwest Pacific, with locals convinced that if they pleased the godsby clearing jungle airstrips and building bamboo models of such unimaginable wealth as radios, refrigerators, and jeepsthey would once again be showered with the real things. Who John Frum was is something of a mystery, but he may have been an American medical corpsman, "John from America," whose red-cross insignia has become the cult's symbol.
Every Friday at their church in Sulphur Bay, the worshiperswhose ceremonial garb includes cast-off U.S. military uniformshold services that consist mostly of singing, dancing, and for the men, drinking an intoxicating kava-root brew. Visitors are welcome year-round, but the big blowout is on February 15, John Frum Day, when 100 barefoot "soldiers" carrying bamboo rifles drill solemnly before a tattered 48-star American flag in expectation of their messiah's return. It's likely the most flattering, if surreal, reception an American could receive so far from home. Perhaps, if I'm ever marooned on this particular tropical island, these troops would consider defending me against misguided would-be rescuers.


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Latitude: 52.3804 / 52°22'49"N
Longitude: 1.6712 / 1°40'16"E
OS Eastings: 649951
OS Northings: 282159
OS Grid: TM499821
Mapcode National: GBR YVY.PBS
Mapcode Global: VHM6Z.XFDK
Plus Code: 9F439MJC+5F
Entry Name: Wrentham House
Listing Date: 27 November 1954
Last Amended: 14 June 1985
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1182585
English Heritage Legacy ID: 281954
Location: Wrentham, East Suffolk, Suffolk, NR34
County: Suffolk
District: Waveney
Civil Parish: Wrentham
Built-Up Area: Wrentham
Traditional County: Suffolk
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Suffolk
Church of England Parish: Wrentham St Nicholas
Church of England Diocese: St.Edmundsbury and Ipswich
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House. Early C19 facade with C20 alterations and additions; probably C18
core. Red brick with pale yellow brick facade, formerly colourwashed. Hipped
pantiled roof. 3 storeys with single storey flanking wings, very slightly set
back. Symmetrical 3-bay facade: sash windows with glazing bars in flush
frames under flat brick arches; the windows once had paired shutters. Porch
added c.1923: fluted pilasters, triglyph frieze, cornice; inset C19 panelled
door and plain rectangular fanlight, panelled reveals. The wings have
matching square bays, probably contemporary with the porch. The main block
has a wooden eaves cornice: this replaced stone balustrading which still
survives on the wings.
Listing NGR: TM4995182159
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Marie claire Idées may be a magazine that have just 4 issues a year (one per season), but they always have beautiful crafts projects. I know it is a french magazine, hence in french, so you may wonder why I post about it here, but i noticed quite a lot of english speaking people love their pictures as well as we do in France.This month the magazine launched their blog, so yes it is in french (pity they don't translate it!) but you can still click on the links they give you, and at the moment they are showing a beautiful photo gallery of crafts room...
Wednesday, 30 January 2008
Marie Claire Idées
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Bon jour,
Yes, Marie Claire is a fantastique magazine! Fortunately I can read it!
Warm regards,
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Photon coin Get paid to play games such as Fortnite, CSGO, and TF2
Photon coin must also be acknowledged for its distinct use cases. The coin is being traded,
exchanged, and distributed in prevailing games such as Fortnite, CSGO, and TF2. The multi-use, multi-coin advantage puts Photon, and thus the entire BlakeStream, at the head of this roaring contemporary race, that is, the race to win the hearts and minds of gamers who are enthusiastic about cryptocurrency and express major passion towards the entertainment /gaming industry.
Photon integrates with, enhances, and bridges the important gap between gaming and the new, untapped, underutilized world of cryptocurrency. The facilitation of micro-payments using cryptocurrency within the game and across the entire platform is Photon's primary use case. Other use cases of Photon are many, and can be expanded upon, but the future vision for the coin is best summarized as an in-game currency and can specifically be broken into the points below :
- Photon uses a micro-payments currency within the BlakeStream, along with the other 5 BlakeStream coins.
- Photon uses a native in-game currency in the upcoming Battlegrip, Ledgend of Blake RPG, and Blakezone.
A massive-multiplayer gaming platform-created by the PHO developers
- Photon uses an added mod in multiple online video games as an in-game currency where permissible and legal.
- Photon uses an in-game currency in industry wide mobile gaming.
- Photon uses a digital content purchasing method for the Free to Play(F2P) type of games.
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Up until last month, in Barbara Gladstone's Chelsea gallery, a sculpture of a cherubic boy stood on a plywood box, dressed in traditional attire of the American West.
This was Richard Prince's return to reimagining the cowboy, a fascination of his since the 1980s, and it came with all the signifiers of an American wrangler (hat, boots, pistol, chaps).
Coincidentally, Mr. Prince's sartorial choices for the boy are attuned to the trends of the autumn and winter seasons: The child's blue plaid shirt, worn with baggy bluejeans, is very much in keeping with the flannel shirt now offered by Polo Ralph Lauren.
Other designers, including Junichi Abe of Kolor and Virgil Abloh of Off-White, have also reinterpreted flannel in their Western-flavored collections. Alternatively, the French brand A.P.C. and the luxury Italian house Brioni are making plaid flannels with a bit more polish, in sharply tailored cuts.
Whether cowboy–inspired or European, the new offerings have little in common with the flannel shirts out of the Northwest in the early 1990s.
"I find this more interesting to talk about than Nirvana and Marc Jacobs's infamous grunge collection for Perry Ellis," said Bob Melet during an interview at his SoHo showroom, Melet Mercantile, a resource for fashions buyers, designers and stylists. To continue reading click here…


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Jeff Lynne's ELO Limited Edition Wembley Book Dueby Best Classic Bands Staff
At a price of £495 and £245 for its two editions, it's not for the faint of heart, but Jeff Lynne fans will be excited to hear about a deluxe, limited edition book, Wembley or Bust, that is being released by the high-end publisher Genesis Publications. The book, coming September 2018, is limited to just 1,500 signed copies–in Deluxe and Collector editions–from the company that has brought similar lavish books about George Harrison and the Traveling Wilburys.
The 184-page book celebrates Jeff Lynne's ELO, with extensive photography of the entire production from backstage to the front of the house of their June 24, 2017the entire production from backstage to the front of the house of their June 24, 2017 concert at London's Wembley Stadium, with original text by Lynne, writing about the concert and reflecting on each of the show's songs.
One example: "I first heard Chuck Berry's 'Roll Over Beethoven' in the late Fifties, and then of course The Beatles did it in 1963. My version has some daft classical bits – Beethoven intermingled with rock 'n' roll."
Complete pre-order details, plus many of the book's spectacular photos, are available here.
That evening, backed by his 12-piece band, Lynne performed his band's most extensive set list to date. From ELO classic rock hits such as "Mr. Blue Sky," "Evil Woman" and "Livin' Thing," to the Traveling Wilburys' "Handle With Care," the career-spanning concert was performed for a capacity crowd of 60,000.
From today's (March 15) announcement: "The first 350 copies in the edition, numbered from 1 to 350, are Deluxe copies. These copies feature a distinctive blue leather quarter binding with gilt foiling and page edging. Additionally, the Deluxe copies include a specially designed ELO spaceship cutout, referencing the model that came with ELO's famous 1977 double album Out of the Blue.
"A 7″ vinyl picture disc is exclusive to these limited edition and features two live recordings from the historic Wembley concert, 'Don't Bring Me Down' and 'Xanadu.' The entire set is presented in a cloth-bound solander case, and each copy is individually numbered and signed by the author, Jeff Lynne."
The Collector edition, numbered 351 to 1500, features "a red leather quarter binding with gilt foiling and page edging and the same 7″ picture disc. It's presented in a cloth-bound slipcase; each book is individually numbered and signed by Lynne."
Related: Recap of ELO's 2017 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction
Jeff Lynne's ELO have three dozen concerts planned for 2018 in North America, Europe and the U.K., beginning in August. (Tickets are available here and here)
Watch the band perform "Evil Woman" from the Wembley or Bust concert
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Not well placed
Requires further development
Well placed
Very well placed
Tino-E-Tasi Preschool is well placed to promote positive learning outcomes for children.
ERO's findings that support this overall judgement are summarised below.
Tino-E-Tasi Preschool is located in Dunedin. It is licensed to provide all-day education and care for 17 children, including up to five aged under two years. The centre owners have two other centres in the South Island. They manage the administrative side of the service, and support the newly appointed centre manager who oversees the daily operational management of the service.
Most children attending the service are from Pacific heritage. Infants and toddlers have a separate area where they are free to explore. Children are encouraged to play together in mixed age groups and there is easy access for them between the two play spaces.
The philosophy strongly values respectful relationships within the Samoan cultural framework of alofa - love, fa'aaloalo - respect and tautua - service. The programme is guided by Te Whāriki the early childhood curriculum, and gagana and aganu'u Samoa are woven in alongside Christian values.
The teaching team includes three qualified teachers and one teacher aide. The centre manager is also the curriculum leader and mentor for staff.
The service owners and staff have made significant progress in addressing the areas for improvement and compliance actions noted in the 2017 ERO report.
Children benefit from the mixed age grouping that encourages tuakana/teina learning. Strong friendships are evident amongst the children. When centre routines allow, siblings play together. There are opportunities for children to choose where they will play and the resources they will use.
The provision of good teacher to child ratios positively impacts on the strong sense of belonging children and their families' experience. Children under two benefit from sensitive, consistent caregiving, and from secure attachments with their caregivers.
The learning environment is attractively presented. Teachers could review and develop their use of the indoor and outdoor learning spaces to motivate children to engage in imaginative play and exploration. Increasing children's access to a wider variety of good quality resources would support this review.
Centre leaders are committed to the ongoing development of teaching practice, including strengthening gagana and aganu'u Samoa. Some teachers are skilled in their knowledge and use of te reo Māori. Consideration should now be given to how kaupapa Māori and fa'a Samoa can be woven through the programme.
Parents report their appreciation of the changes that have occurred in the programme. They have noticed a positive change in their children's behaviour and learning, and attribute this to the new centre team. Teachers are strengthening partnerships with parents, by including parents' aspirations for their children's learning in curriculum programme planning and evaluation processes.
Teachers are beginning to implement a new programme planning system. They should ensure that their planned programme aligns more with Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum. Children would benefit from a programme that more consistently gives them time to act on their own ideas, and develop knowledge and skills in areas that interest them.
Children's portfolios of learning contain numerous group learning stories. Teachers should document more individual learning stories, showing how each child's learning develops over time.
Centre leaders are improvement focused. They have developed a framework of relevant policies and procedures and a strategic plan. To build greater alignment between strategic goals, internal evaluation, teachers' appraisal goals and the teaching programme, teaching and learning should be prioritised in the strategic plan.
Key next steps include:
developing a shared understanding about effective teaching and learning based on Te Whāriki
implementing planning and evaluation processes that better recognise and respond to each child's learning journey
providing a well-resourced environment to extend children's learning
strengthening internal evaluation to more deliberately review and develop centre operations.
Before the review, the staff and management of Tino-E-Tasi Preschool completed an ERO Centre Assurance Statement and Self-Audit Checklist. In these documents they attested that they have taken all reasonable steps to meet their legal obligations related to:
During the review, ERO looked at the service's systems for managing the following areas that have a potentially high impact on children's wellbeing:
emotional safety (including positive guidance and child protection)
physical safety (including supervision; sleep procedures; accidents; medication; hygiene; excursion policies and procedures)
suitable staffing (including qualification levels; police vetting; teacher registration; ratios)
evacuation procedures and practices for fire and earthquake.
All early childhood services are required to promote children's health and safety and to regularly review their compliance with legal requirements.
Steve Tanner
Director Review and Improvement Services
Northern Region
28 February 2019
The Education Review Office (ERO) is the government department that, as part of its work, reviews early childhood services throughout Aotearoa New Zealand. ERO's reports provide information for parents and communities about each service's strengths and next steps for development. ERO's bicultural evaluation framework Ngā Pou Here is described in SECTION 3 of this report. Early childhood services are partners in the review process and are expected to make use of the review findings to enhance children's wellbeing and learning.
Corstorphine, Dunedin
Ministry of Education profile number
Licence type
Education & Care Service
Licensed under
Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008
Number licensed for
17 children, including up to 5 aged under 2
Service roll
Gender composition
Boys 9 Girls 5
Ethnic composition
Percentage of qualified teachers
Reported ratios of staff to children
Under 2
Better than minimum requirements
Over 2
Better than minimum requirements
Review team on site
December 2018
Date of this report
28 February 2019
Most recent ERO report(s)
Education Review
February 2017
Supplementary Review
August 2013
Supplementary Review
April 2011
ERO's overarching question for an early childhood education review is 'How well placed is this service to promote positive learning outcomes for children?' ERO focuses on the following factors as described in the bicultural framework Ngā Pou Here:
Within these areas ERO considers the effectiveness of arotake – self review and of whanaungatanga – partnerships with parents and whānau.
ERO evaluates how well placed a service is to sustain good practice and make ongoing improvements for the benefit of all children at the service.
A focus for the government is that all children, especially priority learners, have an opportunity to benefit from quality early childhood education. ERO will report on how well each service promotes positive outcomes for all children, with a focus on children who are Māori, Pacific, have diverse needs, and are up to the age of two.
For more information about the framework and Ngā Pou Here refer to ERO's Approach to Review in Early Childhood Services.
The overall judgement that ERO makes and the timing of the next review will depend on how well placed a service is to promote positive learning outcomes for children. The categories are:
ERO has developed criteria for each category. These are available on ERO's website.
ERO reviews are tailored to each service's context and performance, within the overarching review framework. The aim is to provide information on aspects that are central to positive outcomes for children and useful to the service.


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About GrabFood
Grab is more than just the leading ride-hailing and mobile payments platform in Southeast Asia – we are also a food delivery platform, GrabFood.
GrabFood is our fastest growing startup within Grab and is on a mission to become the region's #1 provider of food delivery services. GrabFood wants to change the way the F&B industry serves their Eaters, conquering the trillion dollar market in the most exciting region in the world.
You will be part of a Strategic Projects team, working on various work streams — Operations, Analytics, Marketing, Communications to help GrabFood evolve and strive for growth. We move quickly to make great ideas happen and our interns work on projects that matter. Your team will rely on your skills and insights to help deliver these projects for the market.
And if you are interested in gaining practical experience in preparation for your career, this is your opportunity to begin your professional journey with Grab.
The day-to-day activities:
Restaurant Partner Experience
Co-produce content with Marketing and the Social Media team to build a brand presence for both GrabFood and our Restaurant Partners (i.e. take photos & videos for social media, write the copy for campaigns)
Liaise with restaurants and run restaurant promotions on GrabFood
Take on projects that help optimise restaurant operations
Delivery Partner Quality
Be a trainer, conduct training sessions with Delivery Partners
Carry out spot checks on delivery partners at restaurants to ensure compliance to SOPs and Code of Conduct
Operational Excellence
Work with the teams to resolve operational backlogs
Introduce new processes to increase the team's productivity and efficiency
The Must Haves
You are pursuing Degree or have a Diploma. (All fields are welcomed)
You have a natural interest in Food and you should be Tech-Savvy
You are not be afraid to pick up the phone and speak to clients
You have an accurate and proactive mentality in any project you complete
You have a structured way of working and an analytical approach
You have an excellent attention to detail
You are flexible and result oriented
At the end of this internship, you will
Learn the difference of a 3-sided marketplace - Eaters, Restaurants and Delivery Partners
Gain hands-on experience in building a business
Be exposed to different roles and work with different stakeholders
Have the opportunity to be a permanent member of the team
Get to know Grab:
Grab is more than just the leading ride-hailing and mobile payments platform in Southeast Asia. We use data and technology to improve everything from transportation to payments and financial services across a region of more than 620 million people. We work with governments, drivers, passengers, merchants, and the community, to solve critical problems in Southeast Asia.
Grab began as a taxi-hailing app in 2012, but we have since extended our product platform to include GrabCar, GrabShare, GrabBike, GrabHitch, GrabExpress, GrabFood, GrabCoach, GrabShuttle, GrabCycle. We recently launched our fintech platform – GrabFinancial, which consists of payments, lending and insurance. Our latest addition is GrabVentures, an in-house incubation platform. We are focused on pioneering new commuting and payment alternatives for drivers and passengers with an emphasis on convenience, safety, and reliability. Currently, we offer services in 8 countries. Our R&D offices are in Singapore, Seattle, Beijing, Bangalore, Jakarta and Vietnam. We aspire to unlock the true potential of Southeast Asia and look for like-minded individuals to join us on this ride.
If you share our vision of driving South East Asia forward, apply to join our team today.


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In the Instructional Form, under the Relationships tab is the Presenters tab. If the PIR or Payment to Individual Report was the method of payment indicated for a Presenter in the Financial Planning Form, the "Create New PIR" button will appear under that Presenters name.
Click this button and a new window will open to create a PIR.
The name, address and social security number are populated from the Directory. For information about creating an individual and adding required information, see Directory - Add a new individual .
The "Send check to 21 N Park" box is used by Continuing Studies to have checks sent to the Program Associate to present on-site or at the time of the event. The two radial buttons regarding the payee being an "entertainer" are required by the UW.
In the first line of the fee boxes, enter the instructional fee amount. Enter a simple description such as "Fee for class instruction" and select the type "Fee" from the drop down. The additional boxes for fees, descriptions and types are usually used for expenses. Because of current tax law, most often a presenters expenses are wrapped into the fee and the additional boxes aren't used. If data is entered here, the selections in the "Type" drop down will result in totals by type printed on the PIR with the appropriate class code.
The Notes box allows the user to enter an explanation if necessary.
To see a sample of a completed PIR, click here.
Once a PIR has been created a few additional buttons and pieces of information appear under the Presenters area.
The date the PIR was created is recorded. If the "Print" button is clicked, the PDF of the PIR will open up and the user can print the document. If "Edit" is clicked, the original "Create New PIR" box will appear (see above) and the original PIR can be edited. The "Create New PIR" button should not be chosen if just editing is required. If a 2nd PIR is needed, use the Edit button to create a new version and note in the notes area that this payment is in addition to an earlier one and note the first PIR number and the amount.
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Hey there folks, just stopping by to say hello:)
Just lately I have been thinking about how I can make my hobby pay for itself. As a result I have decided to start selling some of my makes over on Etsy. When I have everything sorted, I will share the link to my shop with you all.
One of the items I will be selling are card kits. These kits will include all the items to make 4 cards of different designs, all embellishments and even the adhesive.
So todays post will be a card that I have made for these kits.
Such a cute and easy baby card is the first in this collection. As I mentioned earlier everything will be included, I have even prepared the background for you. All the pieces will be cut accordingly, and you can either follow the picture or the simple written instructions included within the kit.
Let me know what you think. I would love to hear your suggestions for things that would be of interest to you.
Hope you like the first installment of my card kit, I will be back with card number 2 in a day or so.


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Fancy yourself a budding design expert? Like to oooo and ahhh over gorgeous homes? Then check out the fabulous entries in this year's Housing Design Awards and vote for the one you think deserves the coveted People's Choice Award.
The awards are an annual event put on by the Greater Ottawa Home Builders' Association to celebrate the work of Ottawa's housing industry. Trophies will be given in more than 50 categories and include everything from kitchens, bathrooms and exterior details to custom homes, production builder models and renovations big and small.
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SAM ROBERTS – Love At The End Of The World
This is the Canadian's third studio album. He won Juno Awards in 2004 for Album Of The Year and Rock Album Of The Year, thanks to his debut album, We Were Born In A Flame (He also won for Artist of the Year that year). It's not a surprise that he has received such accolades, as his sound is accessible rock/pop, with 1970s guitar rock influences as well as slight touches of alt-country. Roberts has a smooth voice; on several songs, he sounds like a more rockandroll Elliott Smith. The overall sound is similar to that of fellow Canadian Luke Doucet, albeit more poppy. This album is an excellent listen.


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Wesco Pushboy Bin (Lime Green)
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Every person who sees this little guy will definitely smile. It's not just the look, but the function as well. When this sits inside your kitchen or living room space, you wouldn't think it's a trash bin, neither would your guests!
The bright green colour is fun to look at and it works great if you want something to liven up your kitchen. Wesco, the company, has been around for decades. They've always delivered superb engineering as well as beautiful designs. You can see both of that in this lovely bin.
It comes with a vivid and punchy lime green colour and then topped with a dome head with chrome accents. It's a real eye catcher! It not only looks luxurious but also highly functional. It can accommodate up to 50 liters of rubbish inside here!
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The Buget hotel recently renovated is located in Geylang District crowded area. Hotel 81 Orchid 2 star can be reached within a 15-minute drive from the Central Business famous Orchard Road shopping area, and only later a 25-minute drive from the International Airport. Malay village, mosques, temples and some food stalls located around the hotel that can pamper you during your stay in Singapore. Around the hotel can also be encountered Geylang neighborhood filled with building - building on pre-war architecture. With overnight at Hotel 81 Orchid, Singapore (Geylang), you are not far from the Singapore National Stadium and Haji Lane.
Exquisitely designed with typical white house paint adds a warm atmosphere during the night. Hotel 81 - Orchid which is bajet hotel located in Geylang district's facilities include a 24-hour front desk and free parking are provided by the hotel. Complimentary wireless Internet access, and assistance selecting your tour are available at the tour desk. Luggage storage and safety deposit boxes are available at the front desk 24 hours. Laundry and fax services are provided.
Enjoy the comfort of your own home like being by choosing the wrong one room of 174 rooms on offer Hotel 81 - Orchird. Amenities include phones, as well as makers, coffee / tea, wake-up calls, AC and satellite TV. Each room has a private bathroom with toiletries and shower facilities.
0-6-year-old guests can stay geratis using a cart that has been provided by the Hotel 81 Orchid. Guest over 6 years old is considered an adult and need to use extra basket for a surcharge according hotel policy.


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The Dramatica Mentorship Program
Our flagship course in narrative theory
Course Syllabus
The following document lists the prerequisites and expectations involved in the Dramatica Mentorship Program for Narrative First. With over four years of practical experience workinmg with hundreds of writers across all disciplines and decades of familiarity with the theory, we offer an unparalleled and unique learning experience.
The Dramatica Mentorship Program is led by James R. Hull, CEO, and Founder of Narrative First. As a writer and consultant for both film and television, Jim provides a practical application of theory intended to help the writer move forward—not hold him or her back. A working knowledge of Dramatica is all one needs to see their story through to the end.
Course Description
This course is designed to help students build a fundamental knowledge of the Dramatica while engaging in a practical application of the theory. Students are introduced to Dramatica and its Table of Story Elements, as well as taught to identify these concepts in narrative across all disciplines. Students develop a comprehensive Treatment for their story, and if continuing beyond the initial phase of two months, write the first Act.
Please note that students are expected to spend a minimum of 5-7 hours per week writing out of class meetings.
Previous Knowledge of Dramatica
A basic understanding of Dramatica is not a prerequisite for entry into the Program. While it can be helpful to have a general appreciation of the concept of Throughlines, and the notion of what it takes to write a complete story, it is not necessary. The neophyte will thrive just as much as someone more familiar with the theory.
Purchase of Dramatica Story Expert
Owning a copy of the Dramatica Story Expert (DSE) application is not a prerequisite for entry into the program. While the student will need the program eventually, it can be quite confusing to try and dive into DSE solo.
The Dramatica Mentorship Program focuses on teaching a practical approach towards the theory and as such, only requires access to Subtext.
Please note that a license to Dramatica Story Expert is required for access to all storyforms (all 32,767). Subtext works more as an introduction. Its collection of 450+ storyforms focus on storytelling trends present in popular and well-understood genres.
The Goals of the Program
Students will learn how to:
- use Dramatica to identify the intention of a story
- intuit story structure through the Dramatica Table of Story Elements
- write a complete and meaningful Story Treatment (12-16 pages) perfect for starting their first draft
- prepare for Certification as a Dramatica Story Expert (if requested)
Required Reading
The only required reading is the following articles found on Narrative First:
- Dramatica Simplified
- Writing Complete Stories
- A Playground for Writers
- How to Use Dramatica the Right Way
The last one is crucial—we will be using the original terminology found in the initial release of Dramatica in 1994. Subsequent versions of the theory dilute meaning in service of greater marketability. If we are to learn the theory accurately, we need to invest the time into the original concepts.
Intended Results
We intend to provide the writer with a complete and comprehensive understanding of the Dramatica theory of story consistent with other experts in the field. In addition to helping develop an intuitive understanding of the entire Dramatica Table of Story Elements, we want the student to leave the Program with a substantial and meaningful Story Treatment.
This Treatment is theory put into action—a practical application of our work together—and perfect for setting the writer on the right path for their next draft.
This Treatment runs 12-16 pages in length. The writer will know their Objective Story Throughline beats down to the sequences. They will develop their Main Character's personal and intimate development. Furthermore, they will identify places where the Influence Character and Relationship Story balance out the whole of their story.
This result is perfect handing off to agents or prospective buyers—it will be a complete story in a scope that is both manageable and meaningful.
Going Above and Beyond
The first stage of the Dramatica Mentorship Program, the one that ends with this Story Treatment, is designed to last anywhere from 8-10 weeks. That is the shortest time possible within given time constraints that still allows us to cover the major concepts of the Dramatica theory of story.
The student may want us to continue with them as they write their first draft, helping explain the more complicated concepts of Dramatica. Continuing the program into these extended months finds us getting into a place where the complex becomes second nature. PRCO (Potential, Resistance, Current, and Outcome), KTAD, and the building blocks of narrative further the student's understanding beyond Acts and Sequences, and into the detailed progression of every Scene.
The Dramatica Mentorship Program prides itself on molding its approach to the student. Extending into this deep-dive is totally up to the student. Engagement is available to add on at any time during the process.
Expectations of the Student
- A 1-2 page summary of the story the writer intends to develop. While we do not mind taking a look at an 8000-word treatment, a 120,000-word manuscript is too unwieldily for our purposes
- (Optional): Watch two films a week, concurrent with that week's narrative theme in the Table of Story Elements Tour
- Work on the assignments handed out during our twice a week meetings in-between sessions. (approx. 5-7 hours a week)
- Arrive for our meetings with all work from the previous class completed. We can adjust the schedule to meet the needs and work habits of the student but prefer the intended schedule. Consistency of momentum raises the effectiveness of the program.
Expectations of the Mentor
- Mentors will be available for two one-hour face-to-face meetings every week. Meetings will consist of course curriculum and facilitation of the artist's artistic intents. We will answer any questions, and head off any questions that will inevitably come in the subsequent weeks 😄
- Also, the Mentor is available to answer questions and provide support in the interim, through email or Subtext chat. Mentee students are given priority over regular Subtext subscribers
The Dramatica Story Expert Certification Program
If requested, the student can add on preparation for entry into the Dramatica Story Expert Certification process. Certification identifies the writer as someone who understands the theory at a level consistent with best practices and identifies them as someone others can turn to for help in learning Dramatica. The past four Experts were all students in our Dramatica Mentorship Program before their certification.
Certification is an additional branch of the Program and is not required for all students.
Preparation for certification involves choosing a film or novel to analyze at the deepest level. The student will analyze and illustrate all seventy-five Storypoints of the Storyform. The final result will act as the entry "fee" into the Certification Program and an example included within all subsequent versions of Dramatica.
This work will be done concurrently with the methods and approaches taught during the regular Dramatica Mentorship Program.
Note that completion is not a guarantee of Certification--only a preparation necessary for the final test administered by Chris Huntley, co-creator of the Dramatica theory of story.
Submitting Story Materials
As noted, a 1-2 page synopsis is the only prerequisite for entry into the Program. The writer can upload any development materials, including character snapshots, story ideas, and treatments--as long as they do not exceed the 10,000-word limit. We would love to read everyone's story, but we would love to read it even more after our work together. 😁
If experienced with Dramatica, please do not worry about uploading the storyform. Nine times out of ten, the submitted interpretation of a story's conflict is inaccurate (an unfortunate result of being trapped in subjectivity). We prefer to take in the work "new," as if seeing it with fresh eyes. The result will be an understanding of the story consistent with the writer's deepest intentions, rather than any attempt to satisfy a perceived notion of meaning (the storyform).
Optional: Table of Story Elements Tour
An additional track available within the Dramatica Mentorship Program is the Table of Story Elements Tour. Understanding Dramatica is more than merely an intellectual pursuit—its a development of one's emotional experience with a narrative.
The Tour takes the student on a journey of story designed to heighten the writer's intuitive sense of narrative conflict. By examining two-three films with similar thematic intent each week, the Author builds up a knowledge-base of the feeling of different narrative structures.
Due to the added time requirements, this track is an available option for those in the Mentorship program wishing to develop this sense.
Weekly Course Schedule
As mentioned, we prefer and enjoy shaping the program to fit the needs of the individual writer. The following is a recommended course of action given full engagement within the time allotted:
Week 1 - Introductions and initial understanding of the Author's intent. Together, we will figure out their story's unique storyform, and use that as a basis for our work. The writer will plot out their basic Objective Story Throughline. If requested, they begin the Tour of the Table of Story Elements—a process of watching two films a week, both sharing a common narrative theme.
Week 2 - Delivery of the first weekly Tour insights and the major plot points of the Objective Story Throughline. Introduction and Illustration of the Objective Story Throughline Signposts (Acts) and Objective Story Sequences.
Week 3 - Delivery of the OS Signposts and OS Sequences. Introduction to the Main Character Throughline and development of the Main Character's journey. The weekly Tour continues with analysis and review at the start of every subsequent session.
Week 4 - Delivery of the initial pass on Main Character Throughline Storybeats. Introduction to the Main Character Playground exercises and their use within the context of the Main Character Throughline.
Week 5 - Delivery of the Main Character Playground exercises. Introduction to the concept of the Influence Character Throughline.
Week 6 - Delivery of the Influence Character Throughline Storybeats. Introduction and development of the Relationship Story Throughline.
Week 7 - Delivery of the Relationship Story Throughline. An introduction to Character Archetypes, and the function of Objective Story Characters within a narrative.
Week 8 - Delivery of the Objective Story Character functions. Wrap-up and preparation for writing the first draft. Introduction to PRCO (Potential, Resistance, Current, and Outcome).
Week 9 and beyond - Delivery of the initial weaving of the first Act and first scene. Planning an approach to Scenes that facilitates narrative drive and obliterates any notion of "writer's block."
As mentioned, if the student decides to continue, subsequent weeks involve a deeper dive into the concepts of PRCO and TKAD as we write the First Act of their story together. This process includes an introduction to techniques of Storyweaving—understanding how to write and weave the individual Storybeats into a compelling and meaningfully consistent story.
Month 3 - Further development of PRCO and introduction to TKAD—necessary for the development of individual scenes. Development of PRCO and TKAD for every scene within the first Act.
Month 4 - Playground Exercises for the Influence Character, Relationship Story, and Objective Story Throughlines. Storyweaving the Storybeats from Subtext into individual Scenes for the entire story.
Month 5 - Dramatica Certification Program. The student will select a film or novel, and engage in a deep thematic analysis of the work. This analysis will include example illustrations of every single Storypoint found in the current theory of Dramatica (75 total). The result will be included in the next version of Dramatica, as well as provide preparation for the final certification test.
Month 6 and beyond - Continued mentorship throughout the writing process of the student's first draft, from beginning to end.
Additional Course Information
If further questions exist regarding this program, or you would like more information on how to sign up, please visit our contact page.
We look forward to our collaboration and the further development of one's understanding of a compelling and meaningful narrative.
James R. Hull
CEO & Founder, Narrative First


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OKLAHOMA CITY – A four-alarm blaze on the city's south side has left one man hospitalized and a warehouse as a total loss.
South side residents were looking on as the auto repair shop on Exchange and S. Pennsylvania went up in flames at 2 p.m. Sunday afternoon.
Firefighters took "defensive positions" to keep the blaze contained.
"They attempted an interior attack on the front side of the building but, a few minutes later, they were pushed out of the building because of the heat and smoke," said Mike Walker, Oklahoma City Deputy Fire Chief.
Fire officials said the auto shop was obviously full of cars, tires and plastic. Those acted as accelerants to get flames into the old wooden attic and roof structure, leading to huge flames and the total loss of the building at the four-alarm blaze.
Fire officials said the fire started in the auto shop and a man working there ran through the flames across the street to Station 8 to report the blaze. He was treated for smoke inhalation.
Fire officials also made sure the flames did not spread to the old Station 8 building directly west of the fire, which is used for storage.
"We've gotten our equipment out of the building and, so far, there has been no damage to the equipment," Walker said.
Smoke towered to the sky. Onlookers miles away got great looks at the black pillar of smoke.
"To be honest, I thought it was like a tornado at first," said area resident Alaina. "I see the clouds coming around, then I looked at it and I was like that's not a tornado. It just surprised me."


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An Indonesian court has adjourned the high-profile blasphemy trial of Jakarta's Christian governor until after a bitterly fought election on 19 April, a contest that is thought to have fanned religious tensions in the city. Basuki Tjahaja Purnama's critics said the court's decision came following political interference.
Purnama has been busy mounting his campaign in the election to convince around 10 million people in the Indonesian capital to retain him as their governor. At the same time he has been defending himself in court against accusations that he insulted the Islamic holy book, Quran.
Prosecutors were expected on Tuesday (11 April) to ask for Purnama to be jailed. However, prosecutor Ali Mukartono told the court that he wanted more time to prepare submissions, Reuters reported.
The judges have agreed to the prosecution's request to postpone the hearing to 20 April, one day after the election.
Jakarta police had also sought a delay citing security reasons. Given the religious overtones of the case, they explained they would have to beef up security around the city where religious and ethnic tensions are already running high.
"We think the police letter can be taken into consideration due to the matter of security," Mukartono told the court, referring to the timing of the next hearing.
Pedri Kasman, a member of the moderate Islamic group, Muhammadiyah, who reported the blasphemy allegations to the police, said he was very disappointed by the postponement of the trial.
"This hearing was delayed deliberately until after the election ... The election, a political factor, is affecting this legal process," Reuters cited Kasman as saying.
Purnama, also known by his Chinese name Ahok, was accused by hard-line Muslims of insulting the Quran in September 2016. Massive protests erupted across the capital for a few weeks in November and December as angry demonstrators demanded his resignation and subsequent arrest.
The incumbent government apologised for his comments and denied any wrongdoing.
The election to the governor's office attracts a lot of attention in Indonesia as the post is reported to be a springboard to the presidency. The elections first took place on 15 February in Jakarta but it ended in a tie, leading to the second and final round scheduled for 19 April.
Ethnic tensions and the blasphemy trial in the backdrop of the elections are reported to be testing the religious tolerance of the world's most populous Muslim country.
While Malaysia has an 85% Muslim population, the country is officially home to six minority religions including Christianity and Hinduism, as well as hundreds of ethnic groups.


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Genesis 37: 3-4, 31-33; 50: 15-20
The brothers killed a young goat and dipped Joseph's robe in its blood . They sent the beautiful robe to their father with this message: "Look at what we found. Doesn't this robe belong to your son?" Their father recognized it immediately . "Yes," he said, "it is my son's robe. A wild animal must have eaten him. Joseph has clearly been torn to pieces!" . . . But now that their father was dead, Joseph's brothers became fearful. "Now Joseph will show his anger and pay us back for all the wrong we did to him," they said. So they sent this message to Joseph: "Before your father died, he instructed us to say to you: 'Please forgive your brothers for the great wrong they did to you —for their sin in treating you so cruelly.' So we, the servants of the God of your father, beg you to forgive our sin." When Joseph received the message, he broke down and wept. Then his brothers came and threw themselves down before Joseph. "Look, we are your slaves!" they said. But Joseph replied, "Don't be afraid of me. Am I God, that I can punish you? You intended to harm me, but God intended it all for good. He brought me to this position so I could save the lives of many people."
Voskamp walks through the Joseph story focusing on how God can take difficult, bad, painful, hurtful things and can use them for good. Honestly, this devotion did not resonate so much with me until I got to the last quote in the chapter…from Dietrich Bonhoeffer…
A prison cell, in which one waits, hopes . . . and is completely dependent on the fact that the door of freedom has to be opened from the outside, is not a bad picture of Advent.
I read that yesterday morning and it continues to resonate strongly with me now 24 hours later. I think of the prison cell that Bonhoeffer waited in until his death just before his prison was liberated in 1945. I think of the prison cell of Nelson Mandela and others on Robben Island as they awaited freedom both from prison and from apartheid. I think of the many others, including people today who protest against injustice and evil in the world. And seeing that out of those cells can come liberation.
But I love the connection that Bonhoeffer makes here to Advent. So often in this season, we want to just get right to the Christmas celebration. We want to skip the darker stories, the preparation for the birth, even skip singing some of the Advent hymns and jump right to Joy to the World. However, this is not the story that God lays before us – its not the story that was laid before Joseph. Its not the story that was laid before Mary or Joseph or Elizabeth or Zechariah. Advent is the time to prepare – just as a parent has to wait for a child to be born, so we must wait (as difficult as it can be at times) for the child to be born.
This picture was taken in the Tuol Sleng Prison in Phnom Penh. I was struck by the ways that you see through these doors all the way to the final room where one would go out to the courtyard. I wonder how many prisoners saw down this path and hoped, longed, cried for freedom…


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EL BOQUERON NATIONAL PARK (San Salvador Volcano)
We will enjoy the beauty of El Boqueron National Park, this is located on top of the San Salvador volcano at eighteen hundred meters. This park's main attraction is an amazing crater 5 kilometers in diameter and 558 meters deep. Amazing as it sounds, there is a small crater within the crater named "Boqueroncito" (Little Boquerón).
El Boquerón enjoys a cool climate year round. The park offers many walking trails through pine trees where you can appreciate the beauty of many plants. Among the plant species identified are ornamentals such as "cartuchos", hydrangeas, begonias and wild "sultanas". There is wildlife such as armadillos, raccoons, deers, foxes, among others.
Around this area, you will find many restaurants with great views of the city and real Salvadoran food!!!
San Salvador, a city with a lot of historical richness and beautiful buildings. During this tour we will walk through important streets of the capital 0f san Salvador; we will visit some of the main places such as, The National Palace, Metropolitan Cathedral, The Rosary Church (El Rosario Church), as well important squares. after walking around the Historic Center, we will drive to El Boqueron National Park in San Salvador volcano also named (Volcan quetzaltepeque), with a high of 1,893 meter above sea level where you will enjoy a nice weatheR and an spectacular views of the volcano's crater and the best view of the city.
San Salvador City Tour
This tour includes the Historic Center of San Salvador, which includes the Metropolitan Cathedral, the National Palace, El Rosario Church, Parque Libertad and much more. In the afternoon, we'll visit El Boqueron National Park where you can enjoy a spectacular view of the crater of the San Salvador Volcano, as well as, the entire city from an altitude of 1,893 mts over sea level.
Here is some information about the places that we will visit in San Salvador :
San Salvador city (English: Holy Savior) is the capital city of El Salvador, and the capital of the San Salvador department. It is the country's most populated municipality, as well as its most important political, cultural, educational and financial center.The San Salvador Metro Area is the core nucleus of El Salvador and is one of the largest urban centers in Central America.The historic downtown of San Salvador includes the area where the capital city of El Salvador has been located since the 16th century. The original buildings of the Spanish colony have been mostly destroyed by natural disasters over the years. The few notable surviving buildings were erected in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Mayor Norman Quijano started several large projects with the goal of restoring the former grandeur of the buildings in the center. One such project is to reroute the public transportation routes so they no longer pass through the historic downtown. Another project is the relocation of illegal street vendors to a designated public market.
National Palace
The current National Palace building replaced the old National Palace built in 1866–1870, which was destroyed by fire on December 19, 1889. The construction, done between 1905 and 1911, was the work of engineer José Emilio Alcaine, under the direction of the foreman Pascasio González Erazo. To finish the project, legislation was passed that collected one colon for every quintal of coffee exported. The materials used were imported from several European countries including Germany, Italy and Belgium. The Palace's facilities were occupied by government offices until 1974.
Metropolitan Cathedral
The Metropolitan Cathedral of the Holy Savior (Catedral Metropolitana de San Salvador) is the principal church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Salvador and the seat of the Archbishop of San Salvador. The church was twice visited by Pope John Paul II, who said that the cathedral was "intimately allied with the joys and hopes of the Salvadoran people." During his visits in 1983 and 1996, the Pope knelt and prayed before the Tomb of Archbishop Óscar Romero, assassinated in 1980. His tomb is a major draw for pilgrims. The Cathedral's site is the location of the old Temple of Santo Domingo (St. Dominic).
National Theater of El Salvador
The Teatro Nacional de El Salvador, or National Theater of El Salvador, is the oldest theater in Central America. It was designed by the French architect Daniel Beylard, with construction starting on November 3, 1911. The building was inaugurated on March 1, 1917. It is of French Renaissance style with modern touches, and was decorated by the Italian architect Lucio Capellaro. Its Grand Hall is considered one of the most beautiful and elegant halls in Central America.
The theater is open to tourists, and after the Historic Downtown Restoration has been used for plays, shows, operas, song recitals, and modern dance performances. It is the largest and most luxurious theater in Central America, and was declared a National Monument in 1979.
Calle Arce
Calle Arce (named after General Jose Manuel Arce, first president of the Federal Republic of Central America) is a major street in San Salvador. Mayor Norman Quijano inaugurated the first phase of its redevelopment near the Plaza de la Salud, which focuses on improvements to the sidewalks between 21st and 19th Avenida Norte. Twelve antique lights, originally from Spain and dating from 1900, will be installed, along with six benches and forty trees.
At the same time, sidewalks will be renovated with ramps to provide access for people with disabilities and seniors. Calle Arce is monitored by 24 members of the Corps Metropolitan Agents (CAM), who specialize in the maintenance and protection of the new public space.
Plaza Gerardo Barrios
La Plaza Gerardo Barrios, also known as the Civic Plaza, is located in the heart of the city. The statue that dominates the site, designed by Francisco Durini Cáseres, is dedicated to President Gerardo Barrios and was unveiled in 1909. It was the work of the sculptors Antonio and Carlos Ezeta, who were brothers. The figure, made of bronze, is placed on a pedestal of granite and depicts battle scenes and the shield of El Salvador.
Plaza Gerardo Barrios is the site of many demonstrations and political rallies. Mass is celebrated there as well, and it is the destination of many parades. The plaza is also the focal point for celebrations accompanying the feast of San Salvador on August 5 and 6. The religious procession called El Descenso ("The Descent"), dedicated to the Divine Savior of the World and representing the resurrection of Jesus and his descent from the tomb, terminates there.
Plaza Libertad
Plaza Libertad is the location of the Monumento de los Héroes (Monument to the Heroes), a commemoration of the centenary of the "First Cry of Independence" in 1811. The monument, designed by Francisco Durini Cáseres, and installed in 1911, is crowned by an "angel of freedom" at its pinnacle, holding a laurel wreath in both hands. As a consequence of increased commercial activity, the area around the plaza was enhanced with the construction of two ornate buildings, the Portal la Dalia in 1915–1916 and the Portal de Occidente in 1917.
Plaza Morazán
During the administration of President Rafael Zaldivar, the Salvadoran government ordered the erection of a marble statue here to commemorate the fortieth anniversary (March 15, 1882) of the death of Francisco Morazán, former president of the Federal Republic of Central America. The sculpture was created by the artist Francisco Durini Vasalli originally of Tremona, Italy. The government declared March 15 as a day of national civic celebration, and Morazan's son attended the inauguration as a representative of the Government of Honduras.
San Salvador City Tour
El Boqueron Volcano
8 hrs Tours
Prices are based on San Salvador
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NOTE: The weather in these towns it may be cold, we recommend to bring a coat


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It takes three regular postage stamps to mail a letter from the U.S. to Canada. It costs $1.15 to mail a letter to Canada from the United States as of today.
Each postage stamp is worth 49 cents. Therefore, it takes three of them to cover the cost of $1.15. However, that is more postage than is needed to mail the letter, as the three stamps are equal to $1.47. Stamps in smaller amounts, such as 4-cent stamps or postage stamps can be purchased to help cover the cost of the letter instead of using all regular postage stamps. Also, the letter can be mailed from a post office for the exact amount.