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Pleasant Hill Boulevard/Vandalia Road Intersection Improvement
Project Description: The intersection improvement project will realign the intersection of South Pleasant Hill Boulevard and Vandalia Road and will raise the roadway out of the 500-year floodplain, consolidate two uncontrolled railroad crossings into one signalized crossing, add pedestrian improvements and trail and reconstruct the on-ramp to the Highway 65 bypass. The alignment of the intersection is set to align with the future connection of the Southeast Connector, locally known as Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway.
Project Update: Construction is underway.
Estimated Cost: The estimated project cost for construction is over $10,000,000. Federal funds have been received to cost share construction in the amount of $7,900,000.
Contractor: Elder Corporation
Estimated Project Timeline: Construction began in late 2018 with an anticipated construction window of 18 months. The new roadway is projected to be open in Fall 2020.
Design Engineer: Scott Almeida, Kirkham Michael
City Staff Contact: Madeline Sturms, Community Development Director
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NE 70th Street Reconstruction (including 400' of Meacham Drive)
Project Description: NE 70th Street between University Avenue and NE Rising Sun Drive will undergo a complete reconstruction to bring the road design to current safety standards. The reconstruction will include an intersection (roundabout) at NE 70th Street and NE Rising Sun Drive and be designed to eventually continue further south and create a new boulevard section which connects to SE 6th Avenue at SE 68th Street near Four Mile Elementary School.
Project Update: Roadway construction has completed and the roundabout is open to the public. Final landscaping items will be completed in Spring 2020. The project will also include a public art piece in the roundabout.
Estimated Cost: $2,870,000
Contractor: Elder Corporation
Estimated Project Timeline: Final punchlist items will be completed in Spring of 2020.
Design Engineer: Eric Cannon, Snyder and Associates
City Staff Contact: Madeline Sturms, Community Development Director
NE 60th Street/Morning Star Court Reconstruction
Project Description: A redesigned intersection of NE 60th Street and University Avenue would improve safety and capacity through the intersection as well as add additional car stacking distance by relocating the intersection of NE 60th Street and Morning Star Court to the south. The intersection improvements would also add pedestrian accommodations.
Project Update: Engineering review and design
Estimated Cost: $2,720,000
Contractor: TBD
Estimated Project Timeline: Project will require coordination with
Design Engineer: Eric Cannon, Snyder
City Staff Contact: Ben Champ, City Manager
Woodland Drive Construction (Connection from Pleasant Ridge Estates to SE 55th Street)
Project Description: The Pleasant Ridge Estates neighborhood located on South Shadyview Boulevard currently only has one roadway access. To provide for increased accessibility for emergency services and residents, a new roadway has been designed which would connect from the east side of the subdivision to SE 55th Street named Woodland Drive.
Project Update: Street lights from Mid American are the only outstanding item.
Estimated Cost: $430,000
Contractor: Sandstone Management
Estimated Project Timeline: Formally opens to traffic in spring 2020.
Design Engineer: Eric Cannon, Snyder
City Staff Contact: Madeline Sturms, Community Development Director
Park and Trail Projects
Hickory Glen Park
Project Description: The City of Pleasant Hill purchased 77 acres of ground in 2015 southwest of Four Mile Elementary School for future parkland following a recommendation from the Comprehensive Plan and Parks, Trails and Open Space Plan. In 2016, the City hired Confluence Landscape Architects to complete a comprehensive Master Plan for the Park. Following adoption of the Master Plan, a contest was held to name the park ground by a local resident.
Hickory Glen Park is designed to serve many users over many generations, and full
Project Update: Phase 1 construction began following a ground breaking ceremony in April 2019. Major utilities have been installed along with the stormwater detention features. Paving, initial seeding and planting is anticipated to occur in spring 2020.
Estimated Cost: Phase one will cost approximately $2.8 million. Several grants totaling $305,000 have been received from Prairie Meadows Legacy Grant, Iowa DNR REAP, Wellmark Small Match Foundation, and IDALS Water Quality Initiative to assist with funding the project.
Contractor: Elder Corporation
Estimated Project Timeline: Construction is anticipated to be completed in Summer 2020.
Design Professional: Matt Carlile, Confluence Landscape Architects
City Staff Contact: Madeline Sturms, Community Development Director
Youngstown Trail
Project Description: Youngstown trail is a local trail network which provides a connection for residents to travel throughout the community and connect to over 600 miles of trails through the Central Iowa Trail network via the Gay Lea Wilson Trail. The concept of future alignment can be viewed to the right.
Project Update: Phase II of Youngstown Trail which extends from the Gay Lea Wilson Trail at Parkridge Avenue and continues east to Pleasant Hill Boulevard has completed design which includes the trail and several
Estimated Cost: $777,000
Contractor: Petersen Contracting, Inc.
Estimated Project Timeline: Final grading and seeding will occur in spring 2020 and the trail section will be officially open to trail users following project acceptance.
Design Professional: Eric Cannon, Snyder & Associates
City Staff Contact: Madeline Sturms, Community Development Director
Regional Projects
Southeast Connector/Martin Luther King Jr Parkway Extension
Project Description: The City of Pleasant Hill has been working with the City of Des Moines to plan, construct, and apply for funding for the Southeast Connector/Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway Extension as a transportation corridor connecting the Highway 5/65 Bypass to downtown Des Moines for over a decade.
Project Update: The City of Des Moines completed a new section of the roadway to extend to 30th Street in 2016. The intersection improvements at Pleasant Hill Boulevard and Vandalia Road are designed to accommodate the future connection of the Southeast Connector. Due to federal funding requirements, no additional federal funds can be used to construct the project until at least 2021. Planning is still underway.
Estimated Cost: The connection between 30th Street and the Pleasant Hill Intersection which spans through Des Moines and Pleasant Hill is anticipated to cost $40,000,000.
Contractor: TBD
Estimated Project Timeline: TBD
Design Professional: Scott Almeida, Kirkham Michael
City Staff Contact: Madeline Sturms, Community Development Director
Water Trails
Project Description: The Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization received funding from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources to develop a regional water trails plan. Now developed, the plan provides the region a road-map for enhancing citizen experiences in and along the waterways in Greater Des Moines.
Project Update: The Water Trails Engineering Study has been completed. This study examines a list of recommended projects more closely and determines feasibility and estimated costs. The study examined the Pleasant Hill Boat Ramp for potential improvements such as concrete parking lot, lighting, trail connections, and boat launch.
Estimated Cost: $1,400,000.00
Estimated Project Timeline: The regional effort has received federal funding for a series of downtown improvements to begin the water recreation efforts.
Design Professional: ISG Engineering
City Staff Contact: Ben Champ, City Manager
Residential Projects
Arbor Lake Plat 1 - Final PlatCopper Creek Plat 18 - Preliminary Plat
Elk Ridge - Preliminary Plat
Gladbury Park Plat 7 - Final Plat
Lexington Park Phase 1 - Final Plat
Lexington Park Phase 2 - Preliminary Plat
Pine Valley - Final Plat
Prairie Creek Plat 1 - Final Plat
Prairie Creek Plat 2 - Preliminary Plat
Sunrise Point PUD Master Plan
Sunrise Pointe Plat 5 - Final Plat
Peter's Ridge Master Plan
Peter's Ridge Plat 1 - Final Plat
Commerical Projects
Casey's General Store – 1175 NE 75th Street
Morgan Oaks LLC – 4600 Vandalia Road
Burger King - 5401 E University Avenue
Tasty Tacos Office - 5040 Maple Drive
Premier RV & Boat Storage - 5620 NE 12th Avenue
Ongoing Community Planning Projects
Zoning Code Update
Storm Sewer GIS Mapping
Sanitary Sewer GIS Mapping
Cemetery Mapping


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Patients' views on a new treatment for Bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder combining physical exercise and dietary therapy (the PED-t). A qualitative study
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-01-21)
A new group based treatment for patients with bulimia nervosa (BN) and binge eating disorder (BED), combining guided Physical Exercise and Dietary therapy (PED-t), has shown the capacity to alleviate BN and BED symptoms. The PED-t is run by therapists with a professional background in sport sciences and nutrition, which in many clinical settings is an uncommon group of professionals. The symptom ...

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My job is to work with the team to make sure Mrs Greville's Edwardian landscape garden is looking gorgeous all year round. I love what I do and I count myself lucky to be able to watch our gardens transform with each new season.
Having spent 15 years working in the television industry, mostly at Sky Sports, it was about 7 years ago that I decided to turn my hobby into my job. Already a keen allotmenteer, I started by volunteering at my local National Trust garden, Osterley Park. It was here that I found about the National Trust careership scheme, onto which I was very lucky to be accepted. This 3 year apprenticeship, based at Chartwell in Kent, gave me all of the practical training and experience I needed to become a professional gardener.
From Chartwell, I moved to Nymans in Sussex to become an Assistant Head Gardener, which in turn led me to my current role at Polesden Lacey. Not only do we have a fantastic 30 acre garden here, comprising of both formal and more informal areas, but I'm also blessed with a fantastic group of people to work with. There are 5 other gardeners in my team, two full time and three part time, as well as getting on for over 100 amazing volunteers, without whom we would be lost. Outside of the immediate garden team, the rest of the staff at Polesden Lacey are also a big part of what makes working here so rewarding. It makes a big difference to work with such a great team of people who get along so well and who all want to make our place as special as possible.


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Michelle Obama Hilariously Breaks Down Why Melania Trump's Inauguration Gift Exchange Appeared So Awkward
The former FLOTUS also explained to Ellen Degeneres how Barack stepped in and saved the day.
Lil' Wayne is selling his Miami home...again. The self-proclaimed Young Money millionaire has just put his mansion back on the market for a reported $12.9 million, according to Sohh.com.
Wayne just purchased the three-level home last year for 14 million, so the decision to re-list the property lends to the idea that he's trying to settle his $5.6 million tax debt.
The property is actually located in La Gorce Island in Florida. The approximately 15,000-square-foot residence has nine bedrooms, nine bathrooms, a glass elevator and a swimming pool, among other luxuries.
The former FLOTUS also explained to Ellen Degeneres how Barack stepped in and saved the day.
"When my teacher asks me a question thinking I'm not paying attention, but I get it right."


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Our poetry group is going to do a new interviewing series. We're starting off with…me! Here are some of my thoughts about China, poetry, and writing.
Hangzhou Writers Association Intl
This is the first of a series of interviews. This month, the interview focuses on one of the founders of the HZWA Intl.: Hannah Lund!
Interviewer: Tich Sagonda
Can you give us a brief self introduction?
Of course! I'm a graduate student in Comparative Literature and World Literature at Zhejiang University. If you're not sure what that means, you wouldn't be alone. I've been in China on and off for five years now, first as a university teacher, now as a student. I've been obsessed with China for a long time. I mean, all of my journals in middle school and on were China-themed, which is pretty wild. I went back home one year and found one, only to see that I could actually read the characters on the cover. Luckily it said "Imagination" and not "Fried rice" or something like that. I also do a ton of travel, and…
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Giants stay the course
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In a departure from their last two offseasons, which featured radical roster overhauls, the Giants moved toward continuity Wednesday when they exercised 2005 contract options for starting pitcher Brett Tomko, first baseman J.T. Snow and outfielder Marquis Grissom, preventing them from becoming free agents.
They also re-signed shortstop Deivi Cruz to a one-year deal.
The four will earn a combined $8.2 million, a fair price, the club believes, for the leadership and talent they bring to a team that fell one victory short of a possible playoff berth in 2004. General manager Brian Sabean called the four "important cogs as we move forward."
The Giants declined a $3.25 million option for left-handed reliever Jason Christiansen, but have begun contract talks with closer Dustin Hermanson, who has filed for free agency. The Giants have exclusive negotiating rights with Hermanson until Nov. 12.
None of the decisions was surprising. However, they were finalized only after Sabean gained assurances from some of the players, particularly Cruz and Grissom, that they would be satisfied to return in subordinate roles if the Giants sign or trade for the long-term solutions they seek at shortstop and center field.
"They've all earned that right," Sabean said. "Also, we wanted to make sure they felt they were in the right place at the right time."
Similarly, while the Giants are talking to Hermanson about returning, Sabean said he will look into acquiring more seasoned closers. Free agents Troy Percival, Armando Benitez and Ugueth Urbina are available.
Sabean further suggested his thinking has changed from a month ago, when he said that bolstering the pitching staff, including a starting rotation that already seems solid, was a higher priority than upgrading an offense that finished second in the league in runs.
Although the bullpen remains a priority, Sabean said, "We're a little more open-minded about not needing to pursue (a starter) from outside. We'll examine it. We'll look at the trade market or the potential names of free agents a little more open-minded about how we'll pursue things."
Sabean said that pursuit will include an "all-around player" at shortstop. Free-agent shortstops include Cristian Guzman, Orlando Cabrera, Omar Vizquel and Nomar Garciaparra, who is an intriguing possibility because he is expected to sign a below-market contract to prove he can stay healthy.
The list of free-agent center fielders is thin besides Carlos Beltran, who likely is too expensive for the Giants. It does include Jeromy Burnitz, whom the Giants tried to acquire from Colorado in July, and Magglio Ordoñez, who is in the same boat as Garciaparra and has played more right field than center. Sabean said he has spoken to 20 general managers about potential trades.
Manager Felipe Alou said he has not spoken to his son, free-agent outfielder Moises Alou, about playing in San Francisco.
The easiest call on the 2005 options had to be Tomko, who will earn $2.65 million after a dominating stretch drive. He was 5-1 with a 1.43 ERA over his final eight starts and finished 11-7, 4.04 ERA despite a horrible start to his Giants career.
"I know what salaries are. I pay attention to what guys are making, and $2.65 million is a bargain for what I did last year," Tomko said in a phone interview, adding he expects to shed his usual early-season struggles now that he is returning to a team after changing addresses the last three winters.
"I'm optimistic I'm going to pick up where I left off," he said.
Snow's option also seemed like a no-brainer at $2 million after he completed one of his most impressive seasons, his eighth in San Francisco. He batted .327 in 346 at-bats, his .387 average after the All-Star break ranking second in the majors to Ichiro Suzuki's .429 among players with at least 100 at-bats.
Sabean reiterated his desire to see Pedro Feliz play every day at a single position, which could limit Snow's starts if that position is first base. Sabean could try to trade Edgardo Alfonzo and open up third for Feliz.
Grissom had 22 homers and 90 RBIs, second on the team in both categories to Barry Bonds (45, 101). He will earn $2.75 million in 2005, when he turns 38.
Cruz was the Giants' best surprise. Signed as a free agent during the final week of spring training, he eventually captured the starting shortstop job, batted .292 and drove in 55 runs as one of the team's best clutch hitters. He also played steady, if unspectacular, defense and returns for $800,000.
Christiansen came back from "Tommy John" elbow-reconstruction surgery in 2002, shortly after he signed a three-year, $6.8 million contract, but never regained his form or status as the Giants' top left-handed setup man.
He gets a $300,000 buyout and an invitation to discuss returning for less money, which he said he would agree to do.
Christiansen also said sustaining a major injury after signing a big contract "really stunk. You look at what I did down the stretch in 2001, I threw the ball very well. Things did take a spiral downward. Do I hope to be better next year? Hell yeah."


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Mandi came to Chico in 2003 and fell in love with its bicycle-friendly culture. She commutes by bike daily and then hops on a mountain or road bike for more! She is committed to improving bicycling infrastructure in Chico and educating the community about environmental, social, and economic benefits of bicycling. Mandi is the Sustainability Coordinator at Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. and manages environmental initiatives including zero waste, energy & water conservation, and alternative transportation.
Ann is a strong advocate for cycling in Chico and a dedicated bike commuter. In addition to being a long-time Chico Velo board member, she makes a big contribution to the community through her work at CAVE (Community Action Volunteers in Education) and in her role on the City Council.
Thad Walker is fairly new to Chico, but he's an 'old hand' at mountain bike advocacy. He is one of the driving forces leading the new Velo Trailworks program, bringing experience in community trail outreach, trail conception, design, building and maintenance, fundraising and youth cycling initiatives, with organizations like IMBA, the US Forest Service, and various city and county offices. When he's not riding or building trail, Thad works as a Cycling Coach for Carmichael Training Systems.
Bicycling is a way of life for John, who has been riding bikes for transportation, recreation and exercise from his youth. He has participated in the Chico Velo events for years and moved to Chico in 2013 to be closer to his children and grandchildren and enjoy Chico's bicycling opportunities. As an avid bicyclist he is proud to be a part of Chico's bicycling culture and eager to share its benefits with others. John enjoys being involved in the community as a bicycle advocate.
On any given day you might find Shawn directing an Airport Criterium, hosting an out-of-town athlete for the Chico Stage Race, leading a Wildflower Century training group, parking his bike at a downtown Farmer's Market Bike Valet or contributing at a Chico Velo board of directors meeting. An avid rider, Shawn actively encourages new and experienced riders both to challenge themselves and to ride safely, and he has a strong commitment to improving relations between drivers and riders.
Ashley Koller moved to Chico in 2010 to attend Chico State and instantly fell in love with the bike community. Over the years, she has enjoyed everything from casual rides through Bidwell Park to cycling in the Sutter Buttes and (most recently) mountain biking in Upper Park. Ashley has been involved with many local organizations in the past, including BEC (Butte Environmental Council) and CAVE (Community Action Volunteers in Education), but is looking for a new opportunity to support the community. She currently works as the Sustainability Specialist for Lundberg Family Farms where she is dedicated to lowering her company's environmental footprint through sustainability initiatives and employee training. At work and in the community, Ashley is passionate about promoting biking safety, infrastructure, and education to create a healthier, happier Butte County!


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Fraction is used to indicate a part of a whole. It is represented as \[\frac{a}{b}\] where, a is called numerator and b is called denominator of the fraction. It may be explained as - If a whole is divided into some equal parts, each part is called fraction of the whole and the number which is used to represent the part is called fractional number. Let 4 kg flour is divided into five equal parts. The amount each part will contain is represented as \[\frac{4}{5}\] kg here \[\frac{4}{5}\] is a number which is known as fraction. Thus fraction is a mathematical term which represents part of a whole. Shaded part in the following figures has been represented by fractions.
1 kg corn is divided into five equal parts. Represent the amount contained by each part as a fraction.
1 kg corn is divided into five equal parts. Thus each part will contain \[\frac{1}{5}\] kg corn.
Like Fraction
The fractions having same denominator are called like fractions.
\[\frac{1}{4},\frac{6}{4},\frac{7}{4}\] are like fractions.
Choose the like fractions from the following:
Solution: \[\frac{7}{8}\]and\[\frac{3}{8}\]are like fractions because they have same denominator.
Unlike Fraction
The fractions having different denominators are called unlike fractions.
\[\frac{4}{5},\frac{5}{9},\frac{6}{3}\]are unlike fractions because they have different denominators.
Are\[\frac{4}{9}\]and\[\frac{5}{7}\]unlike fractions?
Solution: Yes, because\[\frac{4}{9}\]and\[\frac{5}{7}\]have different denominators.
Conversion of Unlike Fraction into Like Fraction
Let\[\frac{p}{q}\]and\[\frac{r}{s}\]are two unlike fractions. To convert them into like fractions first multiply p and q by s then multiply r and s by q.
Thu \[\frac{p\times s}{q\times s}\] and\[\frac{r\times q}{s\times q}\]are like fractions.
Convert\[\frac{7}{11}\]and\[\frac{6}{9}\].into like fractions.
Solution:\[\frac{7}{11}=\frac{7\times 9}{11\times 9}=\frac{63}{99}\]
\[\frac{6}{9}=\frac{6\times 11}{9\times 11}=\frac{66}{99}\]
\[\frac{63}{99}\]and\[\frac{66}{99}\]are like fractions
Equivalent Fraction
The fractions which have same value are called equivalent fractions. Like\[\frac{5}{21}\]and\[\frac{10}{42}\] are equivalent fractions.
Finding an Equivalent Fraction of a given Fraction
To find an equivalent fraction of a given fraction, numerator and denominator of the fraction is multiplied or divided by a same number.
Find an equivalent fraction of\[\frac{\mathbf{16}}{\mathbf{21}}\].
Solution: Multiply both 16 and 21 by a same natural number.
\[\frac{16\times 2}{21\times 2}=\frac{32}{42}\]
Thus\[\frac{16}{21}\] and\[\frac{32}{42}\] are equivalent fractions.
Unit Fraction
The fractions in the form\[\frac{p}{q}\] (when p = 1 and \[q\ne 0\]) are called unit fractions.
\[\frac{1}{4},\frac{1}{5},\frac{1}{6}\]are unit fractions.
\[\frac{p}{14}\]is a unit fraction. Find the value of P.
\[\frac{p}{14}\]is a unit fraction and all the unit fractions have 1 as numerator. Therefore, P = 1.
Proper fraction
The fractions in which denominator is greater than the numerator are called proper fractions. Like\[\frac{p}{q}\] is a proper fraction, if\[\text{p}<\text{q}\].
Is\[\frac{\mathbf{5}}{\mathbf{14}}\]a proper fraction?
Solution: Yes, because in the fraction\[\frac{5}{14}\] denominator 14 is greater than 5.
Improper Fraction
The fractions which has smaller nominator than the numerator called improper fractions. Like\[\frac{p}{q}\]is an improper fraction, if p > q.
Which one of the following is an improper fraction?
Solution:\[\frac{19}{17}\]is an improper fraction because 19 > 17.
Mixed Fraction
Mixed fraction is a sum of a whole number and a proper fraction.
\[p\frac{q}{r}\]is a mixed fraction where p is whole number and\[\frac{q}{r}\] is a proper fraction.
Write any two mixed fractions
Solution: \[5\frac{2}{3},9\frac{4}{7}\] You may write other mixed fractions as well.
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A Dead Rising 3 Season Pass is now available to purchase on the Xbox One Marketplace.
Coming in at £23.99, the Season Pass will offer 4 episodes of untold stories of Los Perdidos.
The Season Pass will also include 20 new weapons, 4 new vehicles and 4 new playable characters with new stories and missions.
The description goes on to say that players will be able to experience outbreak as an anarchist, biker, an illegally infected survivor (interesting…) a ZDC government agent or a classified military operative.
Also, as a free bonus, if you buy the Season Pass, you'll get the Nick Ramos Survivor Pack to play immediately
In addition to that, Day One Exclusive DLC is available for Dead Rising, which includes classic Frank West and Chuck Greene special outfits and weapons. There'll also be attribute perks for vehicle and weapon durability. Get it fast, though. The content won't be available for long!
First images of new characters below…


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Finally there's a break from work tomorrow. :)
This week has been quite a blunder. I was so confused at the things I was doing at Suki lmao. And I was actually late for half an hour for work at Suki because I slept. (which I didn't even know I did it)
Anyway, whenever the total amount tallys at the end of the day at Student Mart I feel so relieved and happy!!! hahahaha, at least accounting was put to good use ._.
Ok nights all I'm tired


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These photographs of the Basuto War Memorial in Uitenhage are courtesy of Ronnie Lovemore. The memorial may be found in Magennis Park, Uitenhage.
The Basuto War is also known as the Basuto Gun War, and the Memorial commemorates those who died in the Basuto Campaign from 1880-1882, and Morosi Mountain in 1879.
There are also 2 other plaques on the memorial which are available on request.
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2016 is going to be sweet!
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Happy is the new healthy. When I was thinking about what to call my business this go-around I wanted to find something that really represented my approach, that was really me, and I found it surprisingly difficult. I stayed awake at night playing word association games,...Read More


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It Helps to Be Humble
At the end of each semester, I require my writing students to evaluate in essay-form both themselves and my class. In evaluating themselves, they consider such criteria as their attendance, their grades, their participation and the new knowledge they've learned that semester. In critiquing the class, they judge the quality of the day-to-day life in English 11011. Did they like the textbooks? Did they appreciate the workshop format? Did they enjoy and learn from the assignments?
In doing this, I've been called many things by my students. This semester one student called me a "brilliant professor." Another called me "atrocious." But the judgement that stood out this time was "humble." One student said I was "very humble."
I had no idea I was projecting humility, but in hindsight, if I am modest, I know why.
Living with bipolar illness since 1991 made me humble.
Before I came down with manic depression, I used to shout my accomplishments to anyone would listen and to some who wouldn't. I was vain because I still had my looks. (Psychotropic meds hadn't wreaked havoc on my body, and I was still 120 pounds.) I didn't have much time for the marginalized or the disenfranchised. I was young, beautiful, successful, and going places. My goodness, I was a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop!
Then, in 1991, things changed.
Spending two weeks in a psychiatric ward would knock anybody off her lofty tower. I've been hospitalized for my mental health issue only once, but once was enough. I entered the hospital pretty out of touch with reality, but as soon as the doctor gave me lithium, I returned to normal.
What can I say… the place was scary. There were no locks on the doors. I knew I was harmless, but I didn't know about the other folks. In a word, the hospital was quite a downer.
Next, having to rely on medication also produces humility in a person. When 9:00 P.M. rolls around and it's time to take my meds, I often experience sadness. And bitterness. I question why my life had to contain this twist. Medication reminds me that I am fallible and utterly, humbly human in a flawed way.
Finally, dealing with the stigma of having a mental illness is extraordinarily humbling. In fact, I never bring it up in conversation. People are polite enough not to bring it up as well.
But what is the most leveling of all is that despite dealing with the highs and lows of this disease I've managed to carve out some kind of a life for myself. I've been a writing professor for 30 years now. I've been married to a peach of a man for 21 years, and I've been a mom to a brilliant child for 14 years. Oh, I've been a freelance writer for about 10 years.
People in my family tell me that they would never want my life because it's been much too hard and riddled with difficulty. This is true, but it has been completely and utterly my life. It's been unique and, I guess, humbling.
If bipolar illness wasn't enough, damned if I didn't go and get cancer. Twice. Cancer is also a leveler.
For one thing, it can kill you.
For another, the treatment is excruciating. The chemo makes you sick; the radiation burns your skin, and the mastectomy takes away your womanhood.
Finally, cancer is never your friend.
At times, I'm grateful for my bipolar illness because it enhances my creativity. But cancer doesn't enhance anything. Except maybe humility.
I guess my student was right when she pegged me as "humble."
The quality of humility is a good one to have as a teacher. I never look down on anyone. I don't pry into the students' personal lives. I give students second and third chances.
I try to avoid labeling students. I treat the students as individuals. And my favorite students are often the marginalized ones.
My illnesses have made me a much better teacher, I suppose… I say this in all modesty.
Yeager, L. (2018). It Helps to Be Humble. Psych Central. Retrieved on October 1, 2020, from https://psychcentral.com/blog/it-helps-to-be-humble/
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Over the past 50 years, technical advances have taken place in medicine that have greatly increased the possibilities of life-prolonging intervention. The increased possibilities of intervening have brought along new ethical questions. Not everything that is technically possible is appropriate in a specific case: not everything that could be done should be done. In the 1980s, a new term was coined to indicate a class of inappropriate interventions: "medically futile treatment". A debate followed, with contributions from the USA and several western European countries. A similar debate later took place in Mediterranean countries, although with a different terminology. The purpose of this article is to provide an up-to-date and systematic analysis of the concept of futility, and to draw some conclusions on its operationalisation in medical practice. While the concept of "medical futility" in theory applies to all kinds of medical intervention that might be performed without being medically indicated—things such as certain medical screenings and cosmetic surgery—in practice the literature on "futility" deals only with life-saving and life-sustaining medical interventions. This article deals with this more limited application of the concept of "futility".
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Research in Human-Robot interaction is being vastly applied to assist
humans in their everyday lives. Pertaining to this context is the
application of robots for educational purposes, which has been emerging
these past few years. Some robotic platforms have been developed for
educational purposes (i.e. Thymio, Lego Mindstorm). These platforms are
mainly used in STEM. Several research projects have aimed to apply
social HRI to education and learning in order to influence other
disciplines such as languages or handwriting.
Robots have started to show a real potential as learning or teaching
assistants for children, the elderly or people with deficiencies. They
even show potential for individual adaptation for learning. Robots also
have the potential to enhance learning via kinesthetic
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Firstly, please understand that Phentermine is an appetite suppressant that can be legally purchased without the need for a prescription, and when it comes to helping you lose weight, it is also one of the most commonly taken weight loss aids available across the world.
However, there are some side effects that have been associated with taking Phentermine, and part and parcel of you doing your research as to discovering whether you are going to be suitable to using it as part of a weight loss regime, I will now enlighten you on some of those side effects.
There is a chance that as soon as you start taking and using Phentermine, which by the way is a once a day pill, you may find yourself getting short of breath, which is one of the rare side effects, and there is a chance that you may feel like you are about to pass out or may even had chest pains.
Those are some of the much more serious side effects that could occur when you are taking Phentermine along with a pounding heartbeat, if you do experience any of those side effects please seek medical attention and stop taking Phentermine.
Some much more common and much less serious side effects that may occur when you start taking Phentermine include tremors, and you may find you have trouble sleeping or may find yourself in a state of restlessness of experience some changes in your mood too.
Ringing in your ears, along with some side effects that can include anxiety and getting a nosebleed are also side effects of using Phentermine. Do be aware though, that not many people who do start taking Phentermine not many people do experience any type of side effects.
Itching along with a feeling of dizziness and getting headache and/or having a dry mouth, or even an unpleasant taste in the mouth are also some additional side effect of taking Phentermine too.
Low Risk of Side Effects Using Phentermine
As far as the side effects go when you are taking and using Phentermine many people as mentioned above will find they are not going to be experiencing any side effects but as there is always a chance you do just make sure you are aware of each of them.
If before you start taking phentermine you are worried about taking it then you can of course and should consult with your Doctor as they will be able to put your mind and rest and will also be able to see if you are going to best suited to using Phentermine as your chosen and preferred weight loss aid.
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Are There Any Possible Drug Interactions?
There are some potential drug interactions that there is a chance could occur when you are both taking some other drugs along with Phentermine, and the best person to talk to regarding those potential drug interactions is your Doctor, so always do consult with he or she before you start taking Phentermine if you are taking any other drugs or medications.
Is Phentermine Reasonably Priced?
Making the best choice available to you are the method you use to help you lose weight is important, however if you are looking for an appetite suppressant as opposed to going on a diet and cost is something that is important to you too, then you will be very hard-pressed to find any other appetite suppressant available on the open market that is a low priced as Phentermine is.
How Long with I Need to Take Phentermine For?
Most people achieve a good level of weight loss after just a few short months of taking and using Phentermine, but at the end of the day ultimately it is going to be just how much weight you wish to shred that will determine just how long you are going to need to take Phentermine, but you will see some good results over a short period of time.
Does Everyone Lose Weight Taking Phentermine?
As long as you do take Phentermine and your appetite is being supressed then you will lose weight using and taking Phentermine, and you can of course use it for long periods of time with no ill effects what so ever which is good to know if you do have a large amount of weight to lose.
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A fuel cell is, in a way, a battery that can be refueled (as opposed to recharged). Fuel cells generate electricity by combining oxygen and hydrogen (or a hydrogen-rich fuel source) in a chemical reaction, and continue to operate so long as fuel is provided. When pure hydrogen is used, the only byproduct is heat and water -- there are no harmful emissions at all.
This fact sheet will give an overview of fuel cells, examining their strengths and challenges, applications, and the impact of federal and state clean energy policies on their commercialization and deployment in the marketplace.
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It's Christmas and Eric is going to have an exciting day: he's woken up early by Pan, the mini-dragon who lives in his sock-drawer, and they discover that Pan's parents have arrived unexpectedly to spend Christmas with their son, so that makes three mini-dragons in the house… Then, thanks to trouble at the airport (which might just have something to do with the dragons), Eric's friends and neighbours arrive for Christmas too, including the thoroughly awful Toby. Anything could happen, and probably will. The action is fast, funny but firmly rooted in family life and friendship, while Sarah Horne's illustrations of dragons and humans alike catch the tone perfectly. This series will keep the ho-ho-ho going long after Christmas. ~ Andrea Reece
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Small dragon ... BIG trouble! Eric and Pan are thrilled to hear something coming down the chimney on Christmas Eve. But their festive visitor isn't quite who they were expecting...Pan's parents are in town for the holidays! With a full house - including, to Eric's dismay, the Blooms - Eric has a tough time of keeping Pan's parents away from his own family. Then disaster strikes, leaving them all without Christmas dinner! Can the Mini-Dragons step in to save the day?
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Vasily "the Killer" was, until now, believed to be behind the fighting between England and Russia fans in France this summer.
But, admitting he is a former football hooligan, he claims he was at home in Moscow with his four children for the tournament.
Speaking out for the first time in a video published to YouTube, he labelled English fans "a drunken rabble crowd of chicken s***" and believes "they got f*****" for insulting Russians during the tournament.
He used Google Translate from his Moscow home to discover how he'd been written about back in Blighty – and even saw his name on Daily Star Online.
He said in the video: "Hi, my name is Vasily. I am 37-years-old and I'm a football hooligan.
"I have been trying to distance myself from all football battles. The glory is still with me.
"During the eve of the Russia-England football match I was with my family in Moscow's suburbs (I have four kids by the way).
"When I found an article on a British tabloid about a man who organised the street riots there I laughed out loud. I guess it was Daily Star."
Gangs in Marseille, reportedly co-ordinated by Vasily, wreaked havoc and left two England fans in a coma.
Horrific scenes of bloodshed, pain and destruction flooded our TV screens as the Russians left their unmistakable stamp on the tournament.
The violence was so bad, it's even forced UEFA to impose a suspended disqualification on the Russian team.
Vasily has now vowed to get revenge on British tabloids and believes England supporters got everything they deserved.
He said: "I was never in Marseille and my opinion is based solely from the fact that I watched TV and read our foreign press.
"What else could happen? Heat, beer, city is full of d***heads from Leeds, Norwich and London.
"It was just a drunken rabble crowd of ignorant chicken s*** with English flags.
"Our guys were insulted by Anglo-Saxons.
"Those British animals were showing them a naked ass, screaming and basically for this they got f*****.
"The strength of Russian spirit prevails the strength spirit of Europeans today."
The Russian hardman could even have left a veiled threat for England fans planning any trips to Russia in 2018.
He said: "Even though I am a long time retired from dancing, we say welcome to our colleagues from Europe – welcome to our world championship.
"We are waiting especially for the British with bread and salt."
And Vasily's threat comes after Daily Star Online exclusively revealed how Russian Ultras are warning there will be "dead Brits" at the 2018 World Cup.


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Credit unions donate nearly $33K, food to KIFB
NAWILIWILI — Kelvin Moniz, executive director of the Kauai Independent Food Bank, was anxious about meeting credit union representatives Tuesday morning.
"The timing of this gift was very timely," Moniz said. "This will help us replenish and recover from the recent series of disasters we responded to. This puts back into our kupuna shopping program, the healthy keiki after-school snack program, Keiki Cafe, and even to the Backpack program where food is sent home with students for the weekend to help carry them through until the next school day."
Representatives of credit unions on Kauai, including the Garden Island Federal Credit Union, Gather Federal Credit Union, the Kauai Government Federal Credit Union, the Kauai Teachers Federal Credit Union, the Kekaha Federal Credit Union, and the McBryde Federal Credit Union, collected more than a thousand pounds of food, and $32,800 in cash to present to the Kauai Independent Food Bank during its recent food drives.
"The credit unions are Kauai people," said Monica Belz, president of the Kauai Government Federal Credit Union. "The credit union staff are Kauai people, the members are Kauai people. This is Kauai coming together to help others who are not so fortunate."
Tess Shimabukuro, president of the Gather Federal Credit Union, said the amount they turned over exceeded the original goal of $20,000.
Moniz said in addition to providing relief from its disaster recovery, the gift comes on the eve of the KIFB Healthy Holiday Food and Fund Drive that launches Oct. 1 and continues through Dec. 31.
As part of the holiday drive, KIFB will host a collection day Saturday at both the Kukui Grove Center and at Walmart.
"We have a lot of bodies helping for this drive," Moniz said. "The Leo clubs, the Academy of Hospitality and Tourism, and some of the other students will be out in force at various locations at the Kukui Grove from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. The East Kauai Lions Club will be taking care of the Walmart site."
Moniz said in addition to the collection day, people can contribute through Dec. 31 at any of fire stations, or at the KIFB facility in Nawiliwili.
Items needed for keiki and kupuna include rice and grains in bags or heat/serve containers, pasta and pasta sauce, proteins and seed, or nut butters, low sodium soups and stews, low sodium vegetables and fruits in water, or 100 percent juice, hot and cold cereal, shelf-stable milk, and supplements for kupuna.
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Andrew Landry recovered from a few late mistakes and held off a spirited charge by Mexico's Abraham Ancer to win The American Express on Sunday in La Quinta, Calif.
Three straight bogeys on the back nine wiped out Landry's five-stroke lead, leaving him tied with Ancer as he approached the 17th tee, but he finished birdie-birdie to win by two. Landry shot 5-under 67 on the day, putting him at 26-under 262 for the tournament.
Playing four groups ahead of Landry, Ancer put the pressure on with a round of 63, racking up all nine of his birdies in the final 15 holes. The last was a 25-foot putt at the par-3 17th to get to 24 under.
As Ancer charged, Landry suddenly hit trouble. Sitting at 27-under par following three straight birdies to start the back nine, Landry bogeyed 13, 14 and 15, then missed a seven-foot birdie putt at the par-5 16th.
But he bounced back by putting his tee shot at 17 within seven feet and drained the birdie putt. Landry then hit his approach at the par-4 18th to six feet. With two putts to win, he sunk the 6-footer for his second career PGA Tour title.
Landry, 32, nearly won the same event in 2018, falling in a playoff to Spain's Jon Rahm. His only PGA Tour victory came later that year at the Valero Texas Open.
Finishing one back of Ancer in third was Scottie Scheffler, who began the day tied with Landry at 21 under. Scheffler was 2 over through six holes, then bounced back with two birdies but could manage only an eagle over the final 10 holes.
Bud Cauley (who shot 65) and Austria's Sepp Straka (66) tied for fourth at 20 under.
The final round was played at the Stadium Course, after the first three rounds had players rotating at the Stadium Course, the Jack Nicklaus Tournament Course and La Quinta Country Club.
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After watching Ain't Scared of your Jails, I learned many new things. One thing that really stood out to me were the Freedom Riders. The freedom riders were a group of people who rode on interstate buses into segregated southern United States. The freedom riders were brutally beaten many times throughout their journey. Many times there were white freedom riders that were beaten as well. An African American freedom rider talked about one of instances a white freedom rider was beaten, he said, "Its like they didn't see the rest of us, for like about maybe 30 seconds they didn't see us, they didn't see us at all." The freedom riders were taught not to fight back, so all they could do is run or take the beatings. The freedom riders stood out to me because I feel that it was amazing how these men and women continued to ride these buses even when they knew the consequences to come. It takes a lot of courage and strength to do what these men and women did.
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i think u did a good job on this and u picked a good quote. It was kinda humorous to me the way the person was saying "they didn't even notice us!!"ReplyDelete
Def!! They continued riding the buses showing that they werent giving up! That was the part that had the biggest impact on me! Good job!!ReplyDelete
Good quote, i thought that also stood out the most.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 2, 2009 at 1:18 PM
It's amazing to think about the unbreakable will of the Freedom Riders and all they endured.ReplyDelete
I cant believe how the freedom riders were so non violent and took the beatings they did. I Agree that it took a huge amount of courage to do what they did.ReplyDelete
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Police confirm kidnap of Wamakko District Head by gunmen
Bala Hassan, the Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone 10, on Thursday said four gunmen on Wednesday night kidnapped Salihu Barada, the District Head of Wamakko, Sokoto State, and brother to the state governor, Aliyu Wamakko.
Mr. Hassan said in Sokoto that the police and other security agencies had been placed on alert to rescue the traditional ruler.
He said the gunmen, using a gold coloured vehicle, kidnapped Mr. Barada and one other person at his farm around 8:00 p.m. Thursday.
He said the kidnappers, however, released the second person at Bege village, Kebbi, adding that effective operation had commenced to rescue the traditional ruler.
"We have deployed our men to the area and very soon we will apprehend those involved," he said.
Mr. Hassan urged people to provide useful information that would lead to the rescue of the district head to the police.
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Statelessness increases vulnerability to arbitrary arrest and detention. Left in limbo, stateless people are often deprived of their liberty simply because they don't have access to identity documents or a country to call home.
A new report "Protecting Stateless Persons from Arbitrary Detention: An Agenda for Change" warns that stateless people are often detained for months and even years, without any real prospect of their cases being resolved. This is because immigration systems do not have appropriate procedures in place to identify those who are left without nationality and to protect stateless people.
The report calls on European governments to reform their immigration and detention systems to comply with their international human rights obligations and end the arbitrary detention of stateless people. States need to put in place procedures to identify people without nationality so that they don't end up locked up in limbo.
ENS has launched a new online campaign #LockedInLimbo and a statement signed by civil society organisations and leading lawyers and academics from over 30 European countries will be sent to governments highlighting that consensus is building in Europe that the current use of immigration detention is unsustainable, harmful, and, in many cases, unlawful.
On 4-5 May 2017, ENS organised a major regional conference in Budapest to launch the #LockedInLimbo campaign as well as to provide a platform for concerted Europe-wide advocacy aimed at protecting stateless persons from arbitrary detention. The conference was attended by over 120 civil society representatives, policy makers, and international agencies from right across Europe. You can view some of the conference highlights in this Storify.
ENS has published a series of six country reports highlighting the gaps and raising awareness about the extent of the issue and impact on stateless people and a toolkit for practitioners from across Europe.
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Lisa Lucas interviewed by Big Sky Voices at the New Mexico Film Office in Santa Fe
Victor Waumett (Story Teller Films) and Ben Boothe (BootheGlobalPerspectives) have interviewed movie makers, producers, actors and writers, some of whom are "wanna be's" in the movie industry and some who have been executives for Universal, Paramount and others. We have met friends of John Wayne, Frank Sinatra and a host of past stars, and we have me a new breed of young, hungry, aggressive film makers in the New Mexico scene.
Ben Boothe lived in a condo complex near the beach in Santa Monica for several years and said, "My next door neighbor was an actor, and on the other side a film producer lived." Ben saw popular stars almost daily on the beach, in the restaurants, and in business meetings in LA.
"So you can imagine how refreshing it is to see someone with fresh energy and a quick smile, and this combined with intelligence and professional skill. We saw those attributes at the New Mexico Film Office in Santa Fe when we interviewed Lisa Lucas.
Most people don't know that Lisa comes from Croatia. She and her family now make Santa Fe, New Mexico, their home. Saneh Boothe, who is a leader and speaker on diversity in the film industry, said, "We have worked hard to encourage cultural diversity in New Mexico, and Lisa, with her family from Croatia, who has made it good in the USA in our movie industry is a great example."
"A delightful person, articulate and skilled in many levels of the movie industry," Victor Waumett said of Lisa. She has done production, directing, editing, acting, from New York City, where she worked in TV and others, and on to LA where she worked for years in production and other areas. Talented and diverse, energetic and professional, that is Lisa Lucas.
Lisa has won awards for her creative talents in several venues, has numerous movie, TV, and documentary credits, and has her own production company. Plus the New Mexico Film Office in Santa Fe just did a count, "We have hosted production of over 350 movies in New Mexico, in the past 5 years", said Lisa Lucas. For more information contact: firstname.lastname@example.com
She balances her many activities with her work in the New Mexico Film Office, where she is promoting things such as the upcoming conference at the Crown Plaza Hotel. The conference is intended to help actors, directors, writers and producers find funding, to "get discovered," and to find professionals who can critique and review and give practical pointers to help them move forward and succeed in the movie industry.
You can find more about this on the web site of the NM film office in Santa Fe, but the dates you should write down are Nov 15, 16 and 17th of 2018. The conference is called: "NEW MEXICO FILM AND INDUSTRY CONFERENCE," Crown Plaza Hotel, Albuquerque, NM. The program sounds practical, concentrated, and points directly to what actors, producers and writers need to get noticed, get distribution, get financing, get reviewed, and many other practical aids.
"You need to see and be seen, you need to meet people and have people know you and your unique skills and talents. You cannot do that sitting in a room at your home," Lisa said. Indeed, with the new announcement of NetFlix buying the Albuquerque Studios, there will be more activity and expansion in the movie business. "This means more opportunity for actors, producers, writers and directors in New Mexico. This is a time of "exploding' opportunity," said Lisa.
We, Ben Boothe and Victor Waumett, know a winner when we interview one at "Big Sky Voices." We were impressed, and know that when you watch this interview you will be impressed with Lisa Lucas as well.
Lisa, you are a credit to the state and to the industry. We recognize you for your talent, your leadership and your skill.
Keep up the good work, Lisa. You are perfectly positioned for this dynamic time in the movie industry, especially in New Mexico.


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There is no argument, Duran Duran are so much better, says lifelong new romantic Ewan Spence .
Now that Eighties legends Spandau Ballet have put aside court battles and are ready to reform and hit the road, it's time to acknowledge once and for all why they were never as good as Duran Duran.
The Top Ten Reasons Duran Duran are better Than Spandau Ballet
10. They're named after the big baddie in Barbarella, and any excuse to see Jane Fonda do that striptease works for us here.
9. They're from Birmingham, just like Black Sabbath, Dexy's Midnight Runners and Judas Priest.
8. The video for Wild Boys (a) nearly drowned Simon le Bon and (b) was directed by Russ Mulcahey, of Highlander fame. It cost over one million dollars to make in 1984
7. Duran Duran never disbanded, shouted at each other, and set the legal boys on each other.
6. They are one of a select few to sing a Bond theme (A View To A Kill).
5. They were one of the first bands to publish remixes and extended versions on 12inch 45rpm records for Club DJ's.
4. Drew Barrymore has a crush on the entire band!
3. People who credit Duran Duran as one of their key influences include Dido, Franz Ferdinand, The Lost Prophets (named after a Duran Duran bootleg tape for crying out loud), Goldfrapp, Lady GaGa and The Killers,
2. You can play a number of Duran Duran hits in Rock Band (where are Spandau, hehe!)
And the number one reason why Duran Duran are better than Spandau Ballet…
1. They just are.
You can find more out about the band and their upcomiing gig at Edinburgh Castle (okay 11 reasons!) at DuranDuran.com


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'There's always a story inside a piece of wood." Furniture artist Stephen Whittlesey, whose latest series is currently on view in a solo show at the New Bedford Art Museum, believes his task is to tap into that story.
'There's always a story inside a piece of wood."
Furniture artist Stephen Whittlesey, whose latest series is currently on view in a solo show at the New Bedford Art Museum, believes his task is to tap into that story.
His work is fashioned from pieces of salvaged lumber that have been eroded by wind or water, or gnawed by creatures or insects. These natural forces leave a tactile tale about the wood's past that invites us to study and speculate.
"The history can be imposing," the artist admits, "but it's a challenge, a way of opening doors for me."
Inspired by texture and tone, Mr. Whittlesey assembles found elements into pieces of furniture designed to raise our awareness. His work encourages us to consider our relationships, with our surroundings and with one another. As the finished product is functional, we experience his message, not simply observe it.
The desktop in Mr. Whittlesey's office at UMass Dartmouth, where he is a professor of wood and furniture design as well as director of the university's Wood Studio, has an eerie past. It had been the door of a solitary-confinement cell at a Massachusetts correctional institution in the late 1800s, one of a set of 13 steel-faced doors that found its way into Mr. Whittlesey's studio when the state was updating the facility. Each door has a 5-inch-square slide opening at eye level, meant for food delivery and observation. A chilling history is carved into the surface; there are still marks on one side, where various inmates scratched at it in rage or despair.
Besides turning one of the doors into a desk, Mr. Whittlesey used them for "Inside-Out," an experiential installation made in 2004. Here the doors were lined up so that viewers could walk along the row and peer through the openings. With this arrangement, the artist posed questions about the physical spaces and emotional barriers we place between one another.
"It was a commentary on relationships, how they work or don't work," he says.
This note of solemnity is an unusual approach for Mr. Whittlesey, however; his work often takes a more light-hearted tack. His "Arm Rest-Trainer (for men with wandering hands)," for example, makes a wry statement on personal boundaries. Created in 2005, this piece is a corrective contraption made of salvaged pine that holds the user's potentially errant arm in place with a Velcro strap.
Mr. Whittlesey's story is as intriguing as the stories in the wood he uses.
Growing up in Norwood, he worked on local dairy and chicken farms. From the farmers, whose tradition of New England frugality was deepened by memories of the Depression, he learned the value of making due with whatever materials were on hand.
If a door or fence needed repair or replacing, "their first impulse wasn't to run to Home Depot," Mr. Whittlesey explains. "It wasn't a matter of pride; that was just the process." The farmers' innovative problem-solving left a strong impression on him and in time would inform his methods as an artist.
Mr. Whittlesey also discovered the benefits of resourcefulness at home. His father, who ran a printing business in Boston, made the household furniture by hand — benches, sideboards and bureaus. In 1950, he paid $500 for a small parcel of land in South Yarmouth, then built a cottage of recycled lumber on the property, paying just $100 for materials. Thanks to his humble investment and handy skills, the family enjoyed a summer home on the Cape for the next 20 years.
In junior high school, Mr. Whittlesey worked in a print shop, and in high school he started his own business, printing tickets and invitations in handset type on a small press. This experience was to serve him well later on.
Mr. Whittlesey began his college studies at Amherst College. Assigned "On The Road" in English class, he soon found himself pulled by the same sense of wanderlust that inspired Jack Kerouac. He left school to join the Navy and was stationed for two years in Virginia Beach, where he and three friends rented a studio and painted landscape views.
When he returned to college after his military service, Mr. Whittlesey earned a degree from Columbia University in creative writing and English literature, with a minor in studio art. Then he hit the road with a scheme to get rich quick in the casinos of San Juan. He bought a one-way ticket to Puerto Rico and boarded the plane with $100 in his pocket.
Lady Luck was not with him, however. Several days later he found himself flat broke, nursing a beer in a San Juan club and wondering what to do next. Then he overheard two men at the bar speaking in English and realized they worked for the San Juan Star, an English daily newspaper. He introduced himself and soon had a new job, thanks to his printing experience and writing skills.
Mr. Whittlesey stayed in Puerto Rico for a year, working at the paper during the day and spending the rest of his time painting. He also began fashioning assemblages out of the flotsam and jetsam he discovered on the beach.
When he returned to the States, he earned a master's degree in painting and sculpture from Columbia. In this intense and rigorous program, he was taught by the renowned abstract expressionist Robert Motherwell.
Upon graduation, Mr. Whittlesey taught at Parsons School of Design and Rutgers University, then received a Fulbright Grant to paint in Spain. "It was wonderful to have that time to forget what I had learned in graduate school," he says, "to rediscover my own voice." During this year abroad, he reveled in a newfound sense of color, painting landscapes illuminated by the unique Mediterranean light.
Back in Massachusetts, he moved to West Barnstable, married and started a family. To earn a living, he began doing carpentry work, everything from building tables to repairing chairs. He had no formal training in furniture-making, but he did have the experiences of working with the farmers in Norwood as a boy, and helping his father construct the cottage on Cape Cod.
Mr. Whittlesey's carpentry work led to jobs restoring old houses, where he found unusual pieces of wood. He started to build furniture from this salvaged lumber, and commissions soon followed once people saw his creations.
While the steady income from commissioned work was welcome, Mr. Whittlesey felt conflicted during these years. He wanted to push his woodwork in new directions by designing unique pieces, but there was good money in building traditional furnishings like dining-room tables. He also remained committed to painting, and continued to work on canvases and exhibit them regularly in Boston.
A career turning point came in 1984, when he sent slides of his one-of-a-kind pieces to the Workbench Gallery in New York City and was offered a show there. The exhibit was well-received and written up in New York Magazine. Encouraged, Mr. Whittlesey began devoting more energy to his creative work.
Distinctive home furnishings became especially popular with collectors in the 1980s, and Mr. Whittlesey's career flourished. He exhibited and sold work through a number of galleries nationally, including Gallery NAGA in Boston, the Snyderman Gallery in Philadelphia, and the John Elder and Heller galleries in New York City.
Mr. Whittlesey also returned to teaching, first coming to UMass Dartmouth as a visiting critic in the woodworking program and finally joining the faculty as a full-time professor in 1992. He finds the interaction with students and fellow teachers to be an enjoyable balance to his solitary time in the studio.
In 1993, he was awarded a National Endowment for the Arts Individual Artist Grant, which included a four-month residency in the South of France. Without a traditional wood shop to create in, the artist found himself "forced to build stuff by hand and work within that restriction." It was such a freeing experience that Mr. Whittlesey continues to attend artist residencies and travel on a regular basis, using the time to renew his ideas and refresh his working process. Recent ventures include a month-long stay at the Vermont Studio Center and a two-week visit to Cuba.
After a creative career of more than 45 years, Mr. Whittlesey continues to work from his home studio in West Barnstable. The multiple scraps of wood he has collected over the years are stacked around the studio, making up his palette.
He begins working with a general direction in mind as he moves various pieces around — standing them up, hanging them from the ceiling, propping them up, twisting them around on the floor. He is influenced by the marks and shapes of the wood, but they don't direct his creative process. "When I'm working, the idea is the most important thing," the artist says. "If the material at hand doesn't do it, I change it or find another."
While he considers the look of the wood, he isn't overly entranced by it. "I am willing to do surgery if needed," he says.
His latest series on display at the New Bedford Art Museum is all about "lightness, mobility, impermanence." The 15 works in the show balance on slender legs, lean precariously or are joined with lengths of string.
With this exhibit, the artist returns to his favorite theme of personal interactions and how we relate to our environment. To sit down at his "22-foot Table for Two," with its narrow top, we have to consider carefully where to place our cup, and how to approach the other diner. To place items on his 17-foot-tall "Infinite Shelves," we have to think about not only what we are putting on all those shelves, but also how we will reach the top to put them there.
When he made this series, Mr. Whittlesey says, he was feeling "weighed by the baggage of possessions, stuff, including furniture, and the burdensome layers of complexity that they put on my life."
He implies that the old Kerouac wanderlust might be kicking in once again. "I want to create work that breaks down easily, transports, is made of materials that are free, and, looking down the road, can be used for firewood if I decide to uproot, jump in my truck, and go off to live in the wilderness "¦ maybe Seattle."
"New Work by Stephen Whittlesey: Tables & Shelves," curated by David B. Boyce, is on display at the New Bedford Art Museum until Dec. 31. Located at 608 Pleasant St., the museum is open Wednesday through Sunday, 12 to 5 p.m. For more information, call 508-961-3072 or visit www.newbedfordartmuseum.org.
Mr. Whittlesey also has a piece in the Fuller Craft Museum's Members Show, now on view until March 2, 2008. The museum is located at 455 Oak St. in Brockton, and is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesdays until 9 p.m. For more information, call 508-588-6000 or visit www.fullercraft.org.
For more information on the artist, visit www.stevewhittlesey.com. To contact the artist, email email@example.com.
Catherine Carter is a painter, teacher and writer. Her Web site is www.CatherineCarterArt.com, and she can be reached at email@example.com.


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At Livework we fundamentally believe that there is huge opportunity in services that are truly valuable to customers. But we don't just believe this; we strive to prove it on each and every project. Our goal is to make a difference for our clients and their customers.
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We are not a traditional consultancy or design agency. Our team is a unique blend of a designers' ability to create desirable experiences with a businessperson's understanding of what is viable and feasible for organisations.
This combination enables us to focus on the right problems or potential and deliver a solution that is tangible and exciting.
Our approach starts with listening and understanding, involves a systematic approach to services and the necessary creativity to both craft the details of customer experiences and the stories required to sell a concept.


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Not that long ago the idea of a team working entirely remote was a considered a logistical nightmare. Monitoring projects, exchanging data and resources or sharing those resources in real time was only possible in the most basic forms. The reverse is the case today, entire teams and in some cases organizations work remotely from different parts of the world. Today, a business of any size can share employees, software, research tools and more through the internet. And they are able … [Read more...]
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The Canon 5D Mark III is the first in the Canon DSLR range to hit the market with in-camera HDR capabilities. With 5 possible HDR effects and the ability to vary the number of stops between bracketed images the 5D is promising a lot. But how would it hold up when tested in the field? The only challenge would be to find a scene with the right lighting to take the camera through its paces.
Canon 5D HDR Modes
The Canon 5D mark III offers five different effects to choose from:
- Natural
- Art standard
- Art vivid
- Art bold
- Art embossed
In addition to choosing a style the dynamic range call also be adjusted. The dynamic range can be set to Auto, +/-1, +/-2, or +/-3 EV.
For this test the dynamic range was set to +/- 3 EV and the same scene was shot 5 times, once with each of the 5 different effects. All 5 shots were taken within 1 minute and fully processed in camera. Canon's in camera HDR processing produces a jpg file as an output. The images provided in the gallery were imported directly into Adobe Lightroom 4.1, and then exported to a reduced size with no additional post processing in Adobe Lightroom.
Canon 5D HDR Example Gallery
All photographs were take at ISO 320, f11, with a Canon EF17-35mm f2.8 L series lens.
If you are looking for further examples of Canon's HDR capability check out my raw HDR examples from the field taken with Canon's 5D Mark III.


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Yamaha A-S2100
Yamaha A-S2100
Geavanceerde, originele versterkercircuits zonder signaalverlies, voor echte emotie en echt dynamisch geluid. Deze hoogwaardige geïntegreerde versterker heeft het nieuwe geluid van Yamaha in zich en weet zo echte muzikaliteit over te brengen.
- Floating and Balanced Power Amplifier with MOSFETs
- All-stage fully discrete construction, balanced transmission and low impedance design
- Superior quality electronic volume control for optimum sound
- Large capacity power supply unit delivers energetic, dynamic sound with fast response
- Symmetrical design in pursuit of ideal stereo reproduction
- Discretely configured phono amp
- Headphone amp with fully discrete configuration
- Level meters visually reflect the dynamics in the music
- Elegant design with luxurious real wood panels
- Original speaker terminals combine ease of use and beauty with high sound quality
Relentless Pursuit of Musicality
Audio is not just sound.
If there's music in it, that's an entirely different universe.
For audio deserving the name "Hi-Fi" the need for high-definition sound is a given, and even more than that, high expressive power is demanded.
Supreme quality sound, and dynamic expressive power are things we at Yamaha, as a premier musical instrument maker, have always pursued.
This is the rich musicality of listening enjoyment.
High-grade Hi-Fi components. The S2100 Series.
An airy, open sound in which the most minute sounds reach the listener.
Expressive power that conveys even the subtlest nuances which the artist pours into the music.
A realistic sensation that you are directly in front of the performer.
These are the goals and overriding philosophy behind the sound and sophisticated technologies inherited from the flagship S3000 Series.
Emotional & Dynamic. The sound created by the S2100 Series, reverberating vibrantly in the ears, and reverberating vibrantly in your ears, and resonating in you heart!


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No more fussy to share Dropbox with Google Drive
It seems quite messy to share Dropbox folder with Google Drive just like syncing any other two different cloud services in a very traditional way - downloading files from one cloud first then uploading them to another again. So, some users choose to use only one cloud. However, this is not a long-term solution to some degrees, especially for free users. A good news is that, if you connect Dropbox to Google Drive via MultCloud, file transferring among clouds will be as easy as winking. You can even directly sync Google Photos to Dropbox through the official site of Google Drive under MultCloud's help.
What does MultCloud do?
We may compare MultCloud to a huge storage case. It's a free web app that unifies all cloud services in one place so that you're able to manage them centrally and conveniently.
Apart from Dropbox and Google drive, there are more than 20 clouds supported by MultCloud: Evernote, Amazon Cloud Drive, AmazonS3, WebDav, Box, SugarSync, FTP/SFTP, OneDrive, CloudMe, Cubby, MyDrive, WEB.DE, Yandex, Hidrive, BaiDu, MediaFire, ownCloud, Alfresco, ADrive, Flickr, hubiC, MySQL, MEGA and Egnyte.
In this case, you can not only share Dropbox folder with Google Drive, but also backup OneDrive to Google Drive. Plus, it allows you to add several accounts from one provider as well like setting up multiple Dropbox accounts on one computer.
How to share Dropbox with Google Drive via MultCloud?
Since MultCloud is web tool, you don't need to download any client. It's possible to move or copy data through a browser directly, saving much local space. Thus, no matter Windows or Mac, no matter computers or phones, you can access your cloud storage from any device. Now, let's go the first step, getting one MultCloud account.
After signing in, add Dropbox and Google Drive accounts one by one. (about data security)
Then, Google Drive Dropbox integration is finished. You can realize Dropbox to Google Drive transfer and vice versa in multiple ways:
▪ Directly drag and drop.
▪ Copy options from contextmenu.
▪ Employ Transfer Service.
▪ Use Cloud Sync function where provides two-way sync.
If you need to share Dropbox folder with Google Drive regularly, as pictures show above, schedule tasks are also available.


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Turkmen specialists explore innovative methods for the irrigation of cropsNov 2, 2017
Israel, October 17-25, 2017: Turkmen experts in the area of designing and operating irrigation systems took part in a seminar specializing in effective irrigation and agriculture methods in Israel.
The seminar, titled "Effective use of energy and renewable energy sources for sustainable water management in Turkmenistan", was organized in the framework of a joint project of the Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources of Turkmenistan, UNDP and the Global Environment Facility.
Participants of the seminar became acquainted with the technological innovations used in the agriculture of Israel. "The scarcity of water resources in Israel has led to the use of innovative technologies that completely eliminated water losses used in the country," says Geldi Myradov, UNDP project manager. "Some of these practices can be successfully implemented in Turkmenistan."
Participants of the seminar discussed such topics as irrigation planning, application of fertilizers and the maintenance of irrigation systems for drip irrigation and sprinkling used in agriculture. Another important topic mentioned during the seminar was to explore and familiarize the technology of irrigation of vegetable and fruit crops in greenhouses and on open ground.
The participants had an opportunity not only to get acquainted with using these advanced technologies in the field of irrigation but also to visit farms where these technologies are used. These areas have similar soil and climatic conditions to Turkmenistan which makes Israel an ideal place to witness the benefits of such technology in action.
This acquired knowledge will be applied by national experts within the framework of the joint project on the territory in the research site in Geokdepe, where various irrigation systems are tested. As a result of the research, the most effective methods of irrigation in agro-climatic conditions of Turkmenistan will be revealed.Contact Information
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AUDIO: Former team boss backs Tiernan-Locke
Endura Racing team manager Brian Smith says he is still "100% behind" British cyclist Jonathan Tiernan-Locke, despite the 28-year-old facing disciplinary proceedings amid allegations of anti-doping violations.
Talking to BBC Radio 5 live, Smith said that "common sense" told him that Tiernan-Locke, who strongly denies any wrongdoing, was not a doper.
Tiernan-Locke used to ride for Endura before moving to Team Sky.
Article source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cycling/25429516