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We want everyone to live in light of the gospel every day of the week, not just on Sundays. Therefore we have a library of resources available for you to read or listen to throughout the week. The two sections on this page are Sermon Audio and Book Recommendations. Scroll down to find some resources that we hope will bless you in your day to day life.
All sermons since July 2013 are available on our site to listen to. They are categorized below by the book of the Bible that the pastor was preaching through. You will also find sermons from guest speakers in the Special category. Or you can browse all sermons. Beginning on April 8th 2018, you can also view and download the pastor's complete sermon notes.
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Your camera seems down in the dumps? You're tired of always seeing the same? Well then, here's how to do a total makeover in a few minutes.
Even though I liked the fact that my LOMO LC-A+ wore the signs of the time passing by, I thought about giving her a new touch. I read several articels about how to coat your camera with different materials. The problem, however, is, that you need to buy the material, cut it into fitting pieces on your own and make sure, those pieces fit exactly. And to be honest, I'm not very good in any hand work. This is why I abstained from chaning my LC-A+'s look.
But some days ago, I discovered some videos on YouTube showing that those 'Skins' for the LC-A are completely redundant. (Yes, I also freaked out seeing how many cameras the guy in the vid actually owns!) It's so easy! You just need to go to the site Skinslove and make your order. Making the skin fit your camera exactly, is the best about it!
You can choose between a huge variety of skins on Skinslove for different types of cameras like the LC-A, the Holga 135 or 120 or the Fisheye 2. Anyway if you want to be unique and different, the site offers you the option to design your own skin. Could you ask for more?
I made my offer and some days later my LC-A+ and my Holga 135 came up with a complete new style!
Here's a video!
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Raw Beauty: 5 Slab Headboards
A live edge slab of wood might be an unusual sight in a bedroom. But the juxtaposition of this primitive, natural material against restful, warm linens is both old in its familiarity and new in its simplicity. This creates a purely modern masterpiece.
A slab headboard may look like an easy DIY project to but rest assured, this is not for the casual woodworker. Sourcing a large slab is the first hurdle, being able to plane and saw and sand this large and extremely heavy piece of wood is the second. Take a look at these beautifully crafted pieces – these designers have turned simple sections into breathtaking beauties.
1. Natural Sycamore Slab Bed (frame, headboard and side tables): $12,900 at Meyer Wells
2. Live Edge Claro Walnut Headboard: at BDDW
3. Ancient California Redwood Headboard: $9200 at Urban Hardwoods
4. St. Pierre Bed (available in several species of wood): Uhuru
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Not gonna to lie–I was definitely not expecting to find anything remotely related to new food activism amidst D.C.'s ruckus St. Patrick's Day festivities, but there it was, literally staring me in the face:
I spotted this car in the middle of Adams Morgan–a neighborhood in the District notorious for its bar scene and therefore a destination of choice to properly commemorate the Irish holiday. Needless to say, I was pretty surprised by its presence, and a little unsure of whether it was parked there to make a statement, or simply because its owner was joining in on the day's celebrations. Either way, my first instinct was: "I can blog about that!" (I realize this is not a normal reaction)
This car represents some pretty interesting topics. Clearly it is a statement about genetically modified organisms, or GMOs, which are a very hot-button issue in food activism these days. While proponents of GMOs claim that they are the future in terms of combatting food insecurity, people remain skeptical not only of GMOs' ability to generate higher crop yields and withstand adverse weather (as promised) but also their basic health and safety for consumers. According to the Non-GMO Project, "a growing body of evidence connects GMOs with health problems, environmental damage and violation of farmers' and consumers' rights."
Interestingly, as of right now, the main battlefront seems to be playing out only over the issue of labeling. As the car I spotted proclaims, anti-GMO activists are mostly concerned about knowing whether or not their food has been modified, and less concerned about stopping the process of genetic modification altogether.
Beyond the message it sends, the car itself is a great example of public art which, according to Lucy R. Lippard, is an essential facet of activism ("Looking Around: Where We Are, Where We Could Be" 1995). A vehicle as eye-catching is this one will certainly stand out in the sea of neutral-shaded diplomatic sedans that is D.C. The clever morphing of an ear of corn into a fish visually depicts for the viewer what it is that so many people find unsettling about GM foods–namely, the unnatural merger of plants and animals that have no business mating with one another, let alone the physiological capability to do so. However, I find the choice of medium to display this protest at least slightly ironic. Some of the strongest adversaries of GMOs cite the environmental risks they pose. It doesn't seem too petty to point out the irony in driving a fossil fuel-consuming vehicle to protest an environmental hazard, does it?
Despite the growing distrust in genetically modified foods, there are of course still pro-GMO fighters out there. As argued in an article by Cameron English on PolicyMic, genetically modifying plants and animals is nothing new–we have been cultivating crops for centuries and the intentional act of breeding is in fact manipulating the genetic process. English goes further to suggest that the fear of 'foreign microbes' which is the basis for demanding GMO labels is unfounded, seeing as how "all the plants we eat, genetically modified or not, are loaded with bacteria, viruses, and other living organisms — and their DNA." This links up in a curious way with my previous post discussing interspecies ethnography. While it is true that bacteria and microorganisms exist harmoniously with flora, fauna and humans alike, proponents of GM foods claim that we are in fact taking a greater risk ingesting these unknown additives than the ones intentionally spliced there by geneticists. Paraphrasing agricultural scientist Steve Savage, English claims "the only difference between the foreign genetic materials found naturally in plants and the genes we intentionally add to them is that we know more about the latter."
To me (and I'm sure many others) this defense seems more than a little absurd. We've heard this story before–just check out these advertisements to get a darkly humorous glimpse at what was believed to be beneficial to our health not so long ago. We've learned (or at least been shown) the lesson the hard way that sometimes developments that look great and fool-proof at first turn out to be disastrous in the long run.
Sure, questioning the validity of seemingly unnatural innovations might be viewed by some as an illogical barrier to the benefits of modernity; and undoubtedly some technological advances have vastly improved quality of life. But this does not place categorical immunity on any and all newly developed techniques. This is precisely the philosophy held by adherents of the Back to the Land movements studied by Dona Brown, who questioned the necessity for technology in order to fully embrace the challenges of modernity.
There may be a compelling argument to be made that we have been knowingly modifying foods since Gregor Mendel (or even earlier), but we have to be willing to draw the line somewhere. As Lippard notes, "nature includes everything, even technology, created by humans, who are a part of nature," but just because GMOs may be seen as 'natural' in this sense of the word, doesn't mean we get a free pass to start injecting tomatoes with fish genes and expect there to be no significant consequences. Perhaps we should start taking a serious look at the bigger structures that are causing all this food insecurity in the first place…but that's a topic for another day.


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Why are genre characteristics so important during this time of the year? In this introductory unit, students will read, organize, and comprehend various genres of literature about historical topics. Since the End-of-Grade test for 8th graders contain more excerpts from informational text, a shift had to be made in the curriculum to allow students more access to subgenres of nonfiction. No matter what literature is selected by teachers in this lesson, students must be successful in interpreting information from both fiction and nonfiction stories. To support students in this lesson, a variety of instructional methods will be used to have students practice citing evidences of genre characteristics found in stories.
Students will watch a video clip on the fairy tale, Little Red Riding Hood. As students watch the clip, I tell them to identify the genre, subgenre and evidences on the characters, setting, plot, theme, and dialect viewed in the clip. I chose to use a video clip to connect students to the lesson since multiple ways can be used to evaluate how students comprehend characteristics seen in genres. As the clip is viewed, I circulate the classroom to see how students respond to information viewed in the clip.
The purpose of using the elementary text allows students to recall characteristics from a tale recited to them as a young child. As the clip comes to an end, students will share their Little Red Riding Hood genre characteristics viewed in the clip. The answers discussed should include the genre as fiction, subgenre as fairy tale, and use of personified characters, realistic setting/characters, and a lesson told by the characters of the tale. I purposely posed the tasks so that students could practice citing evidences from the story to support their rationale about a genre type. In the end, this instructional choice requires students to use textual evidence to support conclusions made about genres while paying more attention to the text and less on prior knowledge to validate their answers.
To move students beyond the Identifying the Impact of Genre Characteristic lesson, students will work cooperatively to complete the genre-worksheet. I will state to students,
"Now that you are becoming experts in identifying genre characteristics, it's time to find them in literary text."
The purpose of this activity is to intentionally allow students to determine that not all genre characteristics are found within a text. In order to determine this phenomenon, students must first read the paragraph, highlight examples of genre characteristic, determine its type, and use textual evidence to support their opinion.
See student example 1 & student example 2 to view written opinions students gave to support the answers to their questions. Also, listen to my reflection of genre and subgenre handout to see the true importance of this activity in the lesson.
Students will show their understanding of genre characteristics by completing a genre project. I go over the expectations and grading rubric for this project at this point in the lesson to challenge students in how they will create an "A" worthy project. Since this is the first day of the project being assigned, I allow the rest of class time for pairs to access reading material(s), read over the genre, and develop a plan for their final project. I decided to differentiate the learning processes and products of this activity to allow students the opportunity to utilize information at levels that will create challenges yet solid learning experiences for students.
Students will work in pairs to complete this research. With this project given in the second week of school, I must establish expectations in how writing and visual presentations are done in front of peers. Every moment students connect with one another is a teaching-learning opportunity. The completion of the project requires students to show their reading and writing skills in intricate ways. For students to show their comprehension of genre characteristics, projects will consist of creating a comic strip detailing the characteristics of a particular genre through a fictional representation while my gifted classes will create an endorsement letter comparing and contrasting two opposite genres, characteristics, and its impact on a story. The guidelines for all projects are listed here: AG-Genre Study Mini Project, GT-Genre Study Mini Project, and Genre.Study.project.handouts.
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Return of Daimajin (1966)
Daimajin gyakushû / Daimajin Strikes Again
Here are some stats: The first "Daimajin" was released in April of 1966. Its sequel came in August. The third and final film, alternatively known as either "Return of Daimajin" or "Daimajin Strikes Again," was out by December. That's quite a speedy turn-around time. Anyway, both of the "Daimajin" sequels have a confusing collection of alternate titles. "Return of Daimajin" is the title on the print that I watched. So that's the title I'm sticking with. To simplify things, in part one Daimajin is in a temple. In part two, he's on an island. In part three, he's on top of a mountain. Got it? Good, let's move on.
So what prompts Daimajin to both return and strike again? A man, missing for some time, returns to his peaceful village just to die. Before expiring, he tells his family that a cruel lord is kidnapping people to work as slaves in his mountain-top fortress, in preparation of going to war with different kingdoms. Determined to save their families, four children set out on a rescue mission. This entails crossing a treacherous mountain, one that is home to the easily enraged stone god, Daimajin. In time, the bravery of the children, and the cruelty of the mountain lord, stirs Daimajin awake, forcing the hideous idol to once again trample the buildings of man.
Let's get the usual elements out of the way first. What parts of the Daimajin formula does the third film maintain? Once again, a greedy, cruel warlord is kidnapping and torturing innocents from a near-by peaceful kingdom. Instead of crucifying people, the bad guy's favorite method of torture is dropping disobedient workers into boiling sulfur pits. At least once, a katana is slashed across the back of a rebelling slave. Man, feudal Japan was just rift with evil lords. In a wider sense, "Return of Daimajin" is faithful to the structure laid out in the first two entries. Some greedy asshole is oppressing people until an innocent person's promise to sacrifice his own life revives Daimajin, at which point the stone god goes on a rampage, destroying the villain's stronghold and offing the main bad guy in an especially brutal manner. After his anger is satisfied, the stone samurai crosses his clenched fists across his face, his angry ogre scowl replaced with a plain white mask, and the statue disappears in some fashion. (He turns into snow and blows away this time, by the way.) It's not rocket science, folks.
However, "Return of Daimajin" adds some fun variations to the rules. Instead of following weeping royalty, the main characters are four young kids. This lends the story some youthful energy and makes the movie a grim spin on the kids-on-an-adventure genre. The kids are not especially distinct characters. The oldest boy is hungry and slower then his little brother and sister. The youngest boy is probably the bravest of the lot. There's some fun elements like the kids arguing about who gets the food, cutting down a tree to cross a small canyon, or firing arrows at the enemy samurais. It's not a terribly different change but it's enough to make the third Daimajin movie a little distinct from the previous two.
Not that he doesn't smite anyone. Oh man, do people get smitten. Daimajin marches up the mountain side towards the bad guy's base, a snow storm blowing in with him. He pushes down a huge stone wall and gets to work fucking people up. Daimajin overturns buildings, tearing through roofs and walls. He pushes over a tower containing huge vats of sulfur, bathing the samurais in harsh, yellow liquid. He stomps people into the snow and mushes them into walls. Two moments are my favorite. The first is very small. While walking through the work village, Daimajin gets his foot caught on a building and, carelessly, tosses the whole thing aside, wrecking it with ease. I assume this was intentional and continues to show how much like flies we are to a physical god like Daimajin. The second moment is more elaborate. After the main villain and a few of his henchmen flee into a mine, the giant statue reaches down into the caves, grasping about blindly for the men. The giant Daimajin hand the effects team cooked up is a fun special effect. For the big finale, the monster, for the first time in the entire series, pulls his sword. He pins the bad guy to the mountain wall, impaling the man on the comically oversized blade, before dropping his body in the bubbling sulfur pit. As always, the direction and music combines to make a guy in a costume destroying a miniature set far more ominous then you'd expect.
a live-action television series a few years ago that, thus far, has yet to have a domestic release. I guess that's all I have to say about the "Daimajin" movies. [7/10]
Ghoulies IV (1994)
Here's how lucrative the direct-to-video horror market was in 1994: Somehow actually thought it was a good idea to make a "Ghoulies IV." A series that was never really good in any classical sense of the word had reached its nadir with the dreadful "Ghoulies III." What more stories could possibly be told with these characters? Enter two key figures. First, Peter Liapis, the leading man from the original "Ghoulies," returned to the franchise after a ten year break. Secondly, and more importantly, prolific schlock master Jim Wynorski, before he turned his focus primarily to softcore pornography, sat in the director's chair. Together, they made a film no more coherent then any of the other "Ghoulies" movies but one slightly more entertaining then the last one.
"Ghoulies IV" has multiple plot lines and fully develops few of them. However, I'll do my best to unpack this one. In the years since the original film, Jonathan Graves has become a cop. He's also grown some ratty facial hair and seriously buffed up, to the point that you'd be forgiven for not recognizing him. Anyway, he's a homicide detective in L.A. with a history of Satanic magic, kinky sex, and numerous ex-girlfriends, including his police chief. He investigates a murder and break-in at a warehouse, unaware that the deed was done by his dominatrix ex-girlfriend. That girlfriend, Alexandra, seeks to bring Jonathan's evil demonic mirror image, known as Faust, over into our physical world. In order to do this, she has to regain a red jewel and sacrifice some people. Also, during one of her numerous rituals, she unleashes two ghoulies. They're not really that important.
Another gonzo joy of "Ghoulies IV" is its hyper-masculine, absurdly macho lead character. Like I said, if he wasn't played by the same actor and had the same name, there would be no reason for the audience to assume this was the same guy from the first movie. Part one's Jonathan was skinny and kind of nerdy, the sort of guy you'd expect to become enamored of the dark arts. Part four's Jonathan has left a string of broken hearts behind him. The entire plot of the movie is motivated by his ex-girlfriend wanting to have sex with him again. The police chief, another ex-girlfriend, constantly says catty things about his current girlfriend, establishing that she's not over him. That current girlfriend is a part-time hooker who gets kidnapped at the end. (The movie is actually obsessed with prostitution, as several sequences are devoted to a troop of overly attractive street walkers.) All these woman drooling over Jonathan is in sharp relief to his actual behavior. He's a recovering drunk with a bad habit of falling asleep mid-sentence. Every other word that comes out of his mouth is about how much pussy he gets. Every other, other word is him flatly explaining the plot. Peter Liapis, by the way, looks like a high school gym coach in this. Not the kind of guy you'd expect to have a history of evil sorcery and an obsession with sadomasochistic sex. Peter Liapis didn't write the movie but the whole thing comes off like his mid-life crisis anyway. Which is, of course, absolutely hilarious.
Tony Cox is the black one and Arturo Gil is the white one. They are literally credited as "Dark Ghoulie" and "Light Ghoulie." The actors dub over crude dialogue while the lips on their masks barely move. What do the Ghoulies do? They hide out in garbage cans, beat up the Asian repair man, eat pizza, look at porno magazines, and spray deodorant on their tongues. They play a brief role in the finale, accidentally shoot a hole in the roof of Jonathan's cop car, and rescue a woman from a mugger at one point. The characters are afterthoughts in their own movie. Naturally, actually focusing on the Ghoulies would have distracted from the badass adventures of Officer Jonathan Graves.
The finale has the bad guys being blown backwards through a portal to the afterlife. This is illustrated by the actors walking through digital portals which were (barely) animated over the scene. This is a good example of the old-fashion, B-movie hilarity contained within "Ghoulies IV." This is the perfect sort of movie for friends to gather around, drink beer, and make fun of. It's not long, clocking in at 84 minutes which includes a very long end credits sequences. It's not slow paced, as something ridiculous is happening nearly every minute of its run time. The acting is bad, the effects are bad, and the story is ridiculous. Moreover, the movie is seemingly unaware of its own badness and ends with the titular monsters promising "Ghoulies IV: Part 2." Perfect. Check it out. [7/10]
King of the Road
The last of the recycled "Two-Fisted Tales" segments, "King of the Road" was directed by Film Thoughts favorite Todd Holland. It also features probably the biggest actor to ever show up on "Tales from the Crypt," future world-wide superstar Brad Pitt. Character actor Raymond J. Barry stars as Joe Garrett, a cop and father. Secretly, Joe was a champion street racer when he was young but has been running from that past since killing a rival racer. That past comes rushing back when a young punk named Billy shows up, demanding a race. When Joe says no, Billy seduces his daughter, kidnaps her, and forces Joe behind the wheel of a dragster one last time.
"Tales from the Crypt" usually works in archetypes and "King of the Road" is no different. How much you enjoy the episode probably depends on whether or not you have a built-in affection for those archetypes. I, myself, have a soft spot for carsploitation flicks, stories of old professionals being challenged by new-comers, and father/daughter stories. So I enjoy "King of the Road" a lot. The race scenes are exciting, though too short. Warren Zevon, of all people, contributed some great original songs, "Bad Road" and "Roll with the Punches." Frustratingly, only the latter has ever been given an official release. Raymond J. Barry is good as the strong, silent Joe. Brad Pitt hams it up nicely as the psychotic Billy while Michelle Bronson strikes the right balance of "fun" and "you want to protect her" needed for the role of the daughter. Tom Holland's direction captures the sleazy, nostalgic tone necessary for this sort of story. I can understand why the "Two-Fisted Tales" derived episodes aren't well regarded by "Crypt" fans. They each have wildly different tones then you'd expect from the show, causing them to all stick out badly. Yet, taken on their own, the stories are solid and add some variety to the series. [8/10]
"Shelter" probably has one of the odder "So Werid" premises. Fiona's opening monologue talks about what mad scientists would be up to in the modern world, if they took on typical doctoral jobs. While taking the family cat to the local vet, Fiona crosses the path of a dreamy young guy. That guy mysteriously vanishes. After returning the next day, Fiona snoops around and discovers that the mad veterinarian is turning her customers into dogs. After Fi gets changed into a cute little puppy, she has to escape and get herself changed back before her new canine mind overwhelms her original human mind.
Because of its strange story, "Shelter" is another episode of "So Weird" that doesn't feature much of Cara DeLizia. Oh, Fiona is central to the story but Cara is off-screen for most of the episode. The episode is mostly composed of footage of dogs wandering around and being adorable while the actors' voices play overhead. The voice-over performances are fairly silly but I do enjoy the insight into the canine minds. The dogs are awfully good actors, as far as canine goes, with highly expressive faces and body language. The episode gets a decent amount of tension out of the characters loosing their humanity to their newly installed canine personalities. The revelation late in the episode that the mad scientist is also turning dogs into people pushes the episode to a whole other level of silliness. I'd admire that the show acknowledges that dog-to-human transformations would feature a lot of accidental nudity though. That seems realistic. I wish the episode explored the implication that people really would be happier as simple-minded dogs more. The actors are as appealing as ever but "Shelter" has a seriously goofy script. [6/10]
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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang confused by African award criticism
Borussia Dortmund forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang says he has spoken to Andre Ayew but still cannot understand why the Swansea attacker and Manchester City's Yaya Toure reacted badly to him being named African Player of the Year.
Aubameyang, 26, pipped Ayew and Toure to the honour earlier this month after scoring over 40 goals in all competitions for his club and country Gabon in 2015.
The news did not go down well with Toure, 32, who captained the Ivory Coast as they beat Ghana on penalties to win the African Nations Cup last February.
The former Barcelona player, who had previously won the prize four years in a row, told RFI that the fact the award went to someone who was not involved in the 2015 African Nations Cup final brought "shame" to the continent.
Ayew, 26, also found it hard to comprehend why his friend Aubameyang had beaten them to the accolade, saying that players who starred at international level should have been favoured.
"The criteria that they use in the year of an African Nations Cup will have to be explained to me," Ghana international Ayew was quoted as saying by L'Equipe.
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"Yaya and I were finalists... he won, I finished as top goal scorer. Then at club level it went really well when I went back to Marseille and I was even named as Player of the Month for August in England with Swansea.
"And Yaya, captain of the Elephants, had a great year too. So I thought it would have been one of us two."
Aubameyang found the back of the net once at the 2015 African Nations Cup and Gabon did not progress beyond the group stage.
But the former St Etienne player, who has scored 27 goals this season, has once again shrugged off the criticism.
"I spoke a bit with Andre Ayew," Aubameyang told French TV show Canal Football Club. "I didn't understand very well why they reacted in that way. It's no big deal.
"But I think the trophy is based on the whole season. I think my season wasn't too bad -- or the whole calendar year anyway. But I don't really pay attention to [the criticism]. It's true that it affected me. It's a pity that they might react like that."
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AT&T's rates for long-distance calling within California will drop 7.7% Monday--the result of an order that state-imposed savings from reduced connection charges paid to local phone companies be passed on to customers.
The $128.5-million reduction will lower the cost of a prime-time five-minute call between San Diego and San Francisco, via AT&T, from $1.93 to about $1.77. The same call placed between 5 p.m. and 11 p.m. will drop from $1.46 to about $1.35, and the rate for calls between 11 p.m. and 8 a.m. and on weekends and holidays will become about 88 cents instead of 96 cents.
A similar call between San Diego and Los Angeles will drop from $1.66 to $1.50 during prime time, falling to $1.12 during evening hours and 75 cents at night and on weekends and holidays.
The reduction also applies to AT&T Wide Area Telephone Service (WATS) and toll-free calling. The private-line rate will drop 1.8%.
With the new rates, the cost of a Los Angeles-San Francisco call over AT&T's network in the two years since the breakup of the Bell System will have dropped 27%, from $2.42 to $1.77, the company said.


text: Belmond hotel cipriani is located on the tip of giudecca island, a quiet oasis away from the congestion of central venice, yet easily accessible by hotel motor launch, operating contininously 24 hours per day. The hotel is located directly across from piazza san marco (st. Mark's square). All of the city's great tourist attractions are walking distance from st. Mark's. One of the benefits of giudecca is that it is a semi-private island, providing a tranquil and peaceful setting for guests at belmond hotel cipriani. Access to the hotel is exclusively by boat. Facilities at the hotel include four restaurants with both indoor and outdoor dining, an olympic size heated swimming pool, 20,000 square meters of private gardens, clay tennis court, spa and fitness center, sauna, beauty salon, three meeting rooms, business services, private boat launch and complimentary 24-hour shuttle boat service to st. Mark's square. The hotel also features comprehensive concierge services, 24-hour room service and complimentary wireless internet access. Accommodations in the palazzo and palazzetto include 24-hour private butler service. Rooms and suites are in three separate but very close buildings - the hotel, palazzo vendramin and the palazzetto. The palazzo and palazzetto are a very short walk from the main hotel building through a beautifully landscaped courtyard. Palazzo vendramin is a 15th century building that offers several stunning views across the lagoon to st. Mark's square, as well as being appointed with several priceless antiques and works of art. The palazzetto offers similar views and is equally well-furnished. All accommodations in the palazzo and palazzetto come with around the clock private butler service at the push of a button. Amenities in all accommodations include full buffet breakfast, complimentary wireless internet access, idd phones, mini-bar, desk, climate control, lcd high-definition tv, ipod dock, cd and dvd players, daily newspaper, satellite tv with free movie channels, complimentary fruit plate, fresh cut flowers and windows that open for fresh air.


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Contest: Back to School Caption Contest
September 7, 2011
Going back to school is exciting but also scary for some. Scary because of school yard bullies, yucky boys (or girls) and just plain fear of being asked a question in class. Not everyone is afraid of being asked questions though.
I am sure we all remember that bearded kid who was freakishly tall with all the answers.
I hated that kid. Funny thing is, I remember him clear as day but can't recall any of the answers he shared. Help me out, leave a comment or tweet us @freshbooks with what our friend below may be saying by 6PM EST Friday, Sept 9, 2011 and earn your chance to win a shiny $50 iTunes Gift Card!
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The John Scholes Prize Competition for 2017 is open, with a deadline for submissions of 31 July 2017.
2017 John Scholes Prize call for nominations
The prize, which carries kudos and a cash recognition (275 Euros), is awarded annually to the writer of a publishable paper based on original research into any aspect of the history of transport and mobility. The prize is intended to recognise budding transport historians. It may be awarded to the writer of one outstanding article, or be divided between two or more entrants. Typically, the prize is awarded for research completed as part of a PhD.
Publication in the Journal of Transport History will be at the discretion of the Editor and subject to the normal refereeing process.
The prize is funded by the Transport History Research Trust in memory of John Scholes. John was the first Curator of Historical Relics at the British Transport Commission. The prize is administered by the International Association for the History of Transport, Traffic and Mobility (T2M – www.t2m.org).
Entry is limited to researchers who, at the time of submission, are not yet in or have just commenced a permanent / tenured academic (or equivalent) position, and who are just starting to publish research.
Essays (in English, double-spaced) should not exceed 8,000 words (including footnotes). Sources must be documented fully. Entries must be submitted electronically, to arrive no later than Monday 31 July 2017.
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Co-Editor, Governing Risks in Modern Britain. Danger, Safety and Accidents, c.1800-2000 (Palgrave, 2016)
Co-Editor, special issue of Technology & Culture (April 2015), on global histories of road safety
Co-leader, 'Railway Work, Life & Death' project: www.railwayaccidents.port.ac.uk
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Free App Now Available for Android Users
New Features Will Allow iPhone, iPod Touch and Android Fans Alike to Create Even More Personalized "Head-In-A-Jar" Creations with Literally Millions of Human, Robot and Alien Possibilities
"Futurama Live!" A Live Post-Show to Stream on cc.com Wednesday, July 11 at 10:30 P.M.
Features Creator Matt Groening, Executive Producer David X.Cohen
and Cast Members Billy West, John DiMaggio and Maurice LaMarche
"Futurama Live!" Will Also Stream on the Show's Facebook Page and Ustream.
NEW YORK, July 11, 2012 - "Futurama" fans rejoice! On Wednesday, July 11 at 10:30 p.m., during a live post-show streamed on cc.com, series creator Matt Groening will announce the launch of the latest "Futurama Head-In-A-Jar Creator" app. The free app, which was a huge success on iOS, is now also available for Android users and is loaded with a wealth of additional features. "Futurama Live!" will stream on COMEDY CENTRAL'S "Futurama" page, the show's Facebook page and Ustream.
In response to fan demand, the creators developed a new Decapodian head-shaped Dr. Zoidberg in addition to the plethora of existing head-shaped offerings for all four species. Other highlights include new backgrounds from the current summer season, additional accessories such as the Brain Slug, expanded name-plate features, more eye, nose and hair options and an updated Robot color palette.
"The fans spoke and they wanted an Android version of the app and the ability to make Zoidberg. We listened," said Ben Hurst, VP Mobile & Emerging Platforms.
"Futurama Live!," the first live-stream chat from the team behind the brilliantly subversive animated sci-fi comedy "Futurama," will feature Matt Groening, creator and executive producer, along with fellow executive producer David X. Cohen and cast members Billy West, John DiMaggio and Maurice LaMarche as they take part in a half-hour discussion on Wednesday, July 11 at 10:30 p.m., following the
airing of that night's episode, "Zapp Dingbat." They'll talk about the episode (which features a cameo by
(George Takei), answer fan questions, and get an exclusive look at the July 18 episode, "The Butterjunk Effect" as well as future episodes. Fans can submit questions via Facebook, @ComedyCentral on Twitter or at Answerama, the show's page on the Sci-Fi & Fantasy Stack Exchange.
The "Futurama Head-In-A-Jar Creator" app allows users to jump into the animated world of "Futurama" and create their own customized characters. Users can choose from a male or female human, robot or alien, and customize many traits including the eyes, nose, hair, blemishes and background. Original artwork and sound design were created by the Futurama team specifically for the app.
Once a Head is created, users can upload it to Facebook and Twitter and share with friends. Users can also save them to their photo gallery, set as their wallpaper or as an icon for one of their friends' contacts. The "Head Museum" is an innovative feature that allows fans to create customized exhibits of all their Head creations. Users can then curate various groups (e.g. family, friends, co-workers, favorite sports team) to display the Heads. Users can also share these exhibits on Facebook and Twitter. Additional app features include streaming clips from the current season of "Futurama" airing on COMEDY CENTRAL.
"Futurama" returned with 13 all-new half-hour episodes on Wednesday, June 20 at 10:00 p.m. on COMEDY CENTRAL.
"Futurama," created by Matt Groening and developed by Groening and David X. Cohen, is a Curiosity Company production in association with Twentieth Century Fox Television. Rough Draft Studios, Inc. is the animation studio.
Available on-air, online and on-the-go, COMEDY CENTRAL (www.cc.com) is the #1 brand in comedy and is owned by, and is a registered trademark of, Comedy Partners, a wholly-owned unit of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA and VIAB).
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NC unemployment issue galvanizes business group
RALEIGH, NC (AP) — A business coalition says fixing North Carolina's indebted unemployment insurance system will bring more certainty to companies and encourage job growth.
But a group focused on urban issues and some Democratic lawmakers say more emphasis is needed on training and less on cutting displaced worker benefits.
Two organizations held separate news conferences Wednesday as the General Assembly reconvened for the 2013 session. The House Finance Committee planned to debate a bill Thursday that seeks to eliminate $2.5 billion owed to the federal government and make a trust fund flush for future claims.
Dozens of business groups forming the Reemployment Coalition support the measure. But House Minority Leader Larry Hall said at a North Carolina Urban League event that benefit cuts are not the answer to the program's problems.
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Christian Life Center in Kent will host its first Alpha course beginning with a free introductory dinner from 6:30 to 8:45 p.m. Feb. 27.
The Alpha course will then run every Wednesday night through May 15 at the church.
Youth Alpha, for those in fifth grade through high school, will be held at the same time.
The Alpha course covers the basics of Christianity. It answers questions such as Who is Jesus? and Why did he die?
The Alpha course lasts 10 weeks, with a one-day getaway in the middle.
Each week, guests gather for about two hours to share an informal meal, listen to a talk on how Christianity approaches the question at hand, and then gather into small groups for discussion. The talks each week act as a springboard for small-group discussions.
Alpha is a worldwide phenomenon found in 169 countries. It has run in tens of thousands of schools, prisons, homes and churches of all denominations.
The course has given more than 19.6 million people the opportunity to explore the meaning of life in a relaxed setting.
The course is for anyone who thinks there may be more to life than meets the eye. People attend from all backgrounds, religions and viewpoints. Everyone is welcome to contribute an opinion and ask questions.
Register for the course by calling the church at 330-678-9234, sending an email to email@example.com or going online to clckent.org.
Nursery and childcare will be provided for those attending. For more information, check out the website at www.alphausa.org.


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Chidambaram: One person was injured when a suspected country-made bomb exploded in this temple town.
Quoting preliminary reports, police said the explosion occurred near a medical shop.
The injured, said to be an employee of a prominent university here, has been admitted to a hospital.
Police have cordoned off the area. Further investigation is on.


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This is a sad, sad story. Natalie Wires, my colleague at Tunheim Partners, had her Android G1 Google smart phone demolished on Tuesday. She set it on top of her car, forgot about it, drove off, and it fell onto the street. When she went back to look for it, she was stopped at a red light and saw multiple cars run over it. Found at YouTube from davideerickson. … [Read more...]
Google Nexus One Phone Hands-On Demonstration
I meant to post these this week. Tech Correspondent Daniel Sieberg discussed the features of Google's new "superphone" called Nexus One and compared it to Apple's iPhone. Found at YouTube from CBS. Part 1: Nexus One Hands On Impressions - The Google Phone Found at YouTube from TechHarvest. Part 2: Nexus One Hands On Impressions - The Google Phone Found … [Read more...]
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These are two demos of Motorola's new Android phone, the CLIQ. The first is from Seesmic's Loic Le Meur. This one--more extensive and easier to see the features--was found at YouTube from androidphone100. … [Read more...]
HTC Hero To Challenge The iPhone
The biggest news about this phone is the built-in Flash support. The Mirror lists five reasons to love the HTC Hero. … [Read more...]
TweetDeck Upgrade Video Demo
This is a video demonstration from TechCrunch by the founder of TweetDeck, Iain Dodsworth. The two newest features are unlimited multiple accounts, unlimited columns for groups and searches, and cloud synchronization so you can share your data on any computer...and, as of today, they're released a new iPhone app. Found at YouTube from TechCrunch. … [Read more...]
HTC Touch Pro2 Walkthrough
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I won't be able to reproduce the layers of religious themes at work in the book, but perhaps a quote from the closing few pages captures how Greene sees sainthood tottering on the brink of demon possession (whereas Ida's world of moralistic certainty is actually never near to God). In the words of an anonymous priest:
He said gently, 'Corruptio optimi est pessima.'
'Yes, father?'
'I mean--a Catholic is more capable of evil than anyone. I think perhaps--because we believe in Him--we are more in touch with the devil than other people.'
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Airbnb has been in the press recently for its controversial change of logo and new partnership with Concur. The jury is still out on whether this indicates a change in strategy, but it is starting to look like we may soon be looking elsewhere for affordable and quirky accommodation.
Last month, I decided to expand my experiences and check out what Airbnb had to offer in the way of accommodation for a flashpacking couple, in comparison to where we would normally stay.
We were of course not looking for the typical spare room or shared space usually advertised on Airbnb, but something a little more independent or private. The equivalent to a budget hotel or self catering apartment.
Endless choices
Airbnb started life as a community marketplace for people to list, discover, and book affordable accommodation around the world. The opportunity to list extra space in homes became very popular, and this has somewhat expanded in recent years. Now there are whole apartments and houses, often with personal touches that you will not get in a hotel.
As we looked through the options, it was obvious how this idea had become so appealing. It was significantly cheaper than most of the hotels I have stayed in, and many of the accommodation choices were splattered with great reviews, indicating that staying in someones home was often an experience not to be missed.
A word of warning
We were reasonably lucky with both our bookings, although our first choice was not available for the dates we wanted, despite it being advertised as such.
The accommodation turned out to be absolutely fine, in both cases. Great locations, friendly hosts, and plenty of local information and recommendations.
However, it's worth noting the risk that you are taking by booking with Airbnb, as there have been numerous stories of bad experiences.
You may end up renting a space that isn't what was advertised, isn't clean or doesn't come with the promised amenities. You may not hit it off with your host, and they may even be in violation of local laws as the site is unregulated. Airbnb is, however, running a business, and a customer services support line is available. But will that really help if you are let down by your host, kicked off the premises or left without those promised facilities?
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To reduce the possibility of a bad experience, it's worth checking a few things when considering your Airbnb choices:
Reviews – if quite a few of the reviews show that other people stayed there and found the apartment as advertised, you will no doubt find the same. Fewer reviews may just mean the host is new on the site, but it's definitely worth reading them all to find out more. There is a time limit on reviews and they can only be left by people who have started and paid for their booking, so you can rely on these.
Verified – there will have been some background information checks to verify an account, although these may not be particularly detailed.
Activity – are they an active user, showing reasonable timescales for responding to messages or logging in? Is their calendar up to date? Don't waste time with low activity hosts.
Photos – a good selection of quality photos is more likely to interest you anyway, but a lack of photos or poor quality should be a warning sign. This, coupled with negatives on some of the other things above, may be a good indication to avoid.
Top tip: contact your chosen host first and ask any questions prior to making a booking request. Once you are happy the accommodation is suitable you can confirm a booking rather than be stuck trying to resolve inaccuracies in adverts and recovering the fees on cancellations.
If you are prepared to take the risk, staying in Airbnb accommodation can certainly be a great experience, cost you less and allow you to feel at home, away from home.
I would love to hear about your experiences with Airbnb… Have you given it a try yet? If not, why not give it a go on your next trip?


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Choosing the Best Shelves for Your Storage Needs
Whether you are looking for Industrial, Commercial or Domestic use, shelves are a must have storage solutions. While choosing shelves for your home will be simple, picking up the best shelves for your storage needs in a commercial environment requires some amount of basic research. Whether you are a retailer or a factory owner, you must choose a shelving system that perfectly serves your requirements. Warehouses must have the right shelving systems that are both cost effective and serves their purpose of storage. It is important to understand the utility of shelves that you choose to buy. So, before you pick up the shelf of your choice, ask yourself.
- Why do you need shelves?
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Some of the common shelves used for industrial purposes include:
#1. Mobile Shelving
These shelves come with omni-directional wheel housings which make them easy to move around. These racks can be configured according to your needs and these are best for safe movement of heavy material.
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This type of shelving involves a wire mesh that rests on stands. The objects are then stored in a wire mesh. Usually, the frame is made of antirust metal. This kind of shelving system is used mainly by food retailers and warehouse owners.
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Rivet shelving is one of the most prevalent types of shelving systems that are used for industrial purposes. This type of shelving is made with a series of interlocking rivets and gravity which provide a platform on which materials are stored.
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Pallet merchandise is best stored on these fork lift pallets. This is an industrial storage system that encourages storage of heavy duty goods.
- Shelving Casters – Wheels that make immobile shelves move.
- Wire Shelf Label Holders – Best for labeling. Makes stored products easy to find like in retail shops.
- Wire Shelf Storage Baskets – Best for storing small items.
- Wire Shelf Dividers – Best for breaking long shelves into partitions for storing different things.
- Shelf Covers- To protect items stored from pollutants.
- Wire Shelf Hanger Tubes and Ledges – Saves things stored from falling. The hanger shelves may be used to hang cloth material
- S hooks and Shelving Components – S hooks help in attaching two wire shelving units together while shelving components make it easy to assemble your shelf and give it the form your want.
Shelves Used for Security: These days, many organizations and institutions are using shelves to safeguard valuables of their employees. These open wire security shelves come with locks.
Best Shelves for Retail Stores: A good choice of shelves that make best use of storage in limited space includes high density shelving systems mostly seen in retail stores. These types of shelves have movable aisle that make them easily movable from one place to another. Remember, the best shelves are chosen when you know the purpose that they serve. Some of the best shelves are those that can be moulded according to your needs. Go for adjustable shelves with brackets.
The Best Shelves According to your environment: It is best to use Chrome Wire shelves in hot regions, epoxy coated in humid regions, polymer shelves near sea sides, Anti-microbial shelves in dirty warehouses, and stainless-steel shelves in any environment to get the best results. So, always choose the shelf that you can best utilize.


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Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Windows says my external USB hard drive is full when it is not - problem fixed.
After much faffing around I finally discovered that Windows was misreporting the fault. The drive was not full - the file was too large for the FAT 32 file system on the drive (it was a 4.2 GB disk image and the file size limit is 4 GB). All my machines are formatted NTFS which has no file size limit. I have not used FAT 32 for a long time so the USB drive must have been formatted that way out of the box without me noticing.
So the moral of the story is: don't take Microsoft's error messages at face value. A lot of time would have been saved if Windows had reported the error as "file too large for FAT 32 formatted disk".
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Thank you for solving this mystery: I just spent two days (not solidly, of course, but too many hours) trying to transfer a 4.2GB file from a laptop onto my desktop computer. I was able to transfer onto another laptop, but not onto the computer or any of its external hard drives (each with 400GB+free, or onto a brand new 16GB USB disk. Of course, my problem isn't fixed but at least I know Windows is lying.ReplyDelete
I have the same problem too. One way to get around it was to open the .ISO file I was trying to transfer, and pull it over in sections. A real pain though.ReplyDelete
Thank you -- it is nearly midnight and I'm working on a job due tomorrow - and your explanation saved me! I couldn't figure out why it said my drive was full !!! I had formatted it as FAT so I could use it on Mac and PCReplyDelete
Thanks - after spending 2 hours about to smash something I found this thread - I formatted the external drive as FAT32 b/c I had archive files going back 10+ years, and tried to put a pair of blu-ray movies on it with the above result...ReplyDelete


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Jason Hope has extensive experience on technology. He uses his vast knowledge on the same to write about the latest technology trends. His articles are regarded as the preeminent authority on matters of trending technology. In his recent piece, Jason Hope said that the Internet of Things (IoT) is a milestone of technological advancement, which will make significant changes on how businesses operate. More companies are embracing IoT. In the near future, all businesses will have to use the technology to enhance their operations. Besides online monitoring routines employed by businesses, the technology will be used in daily activities like making coffee or turning off lights. This way, it will fuel fierce competition between companies to create the most superior apps to make consumers' lives efficient.
Notably, the department of transportation has enjoyed much efficiency, which has been brought about by IoT, including real-time monitoring of public bus routes to avoid dangerous routes. Rural areas have also benefited from the technology through emergency responses from GPRS tracking during accidents. Jason Hope posited that such improvements will be highly advanced in the near future.
With his clear understanding of technology, Jason Hope made predictions on the future of technology, which has earned him a reputation as a futurist. Hope is also an accomplished entrepreneur, investor and a philanthropist. He is based in Scottsdale, Arizona. Jason earned his degree in finance and MBA from Arizona State University and W.P. Carey School of Business, a branch of Arizona State University, respectively. For more info about us: https://angel.co/jason-hope click here.
In 2004, he created a mobile communication company. Presently, he invests in disruptive startups in technology and computer information systems. He is also involved in politics that affects businesses in Arizona and beyond. To date, Hope has published nine IoT articles, including The Security Risks of the Internet of Things, 5 Predictions for the Internet of Things, The Marriage of IoT and Marketing, and Can the Internet of Things Live up to Its Hype?


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In 2016, Emily competed in 16 LET tournaments and secured 6 top-15 finishes on the way to finishing the season in seventh position on the LET Order of Merit. Emily's best finish of the year was secured at the Lalla Meryem Cup in Morocco where she came T5.
In 2015, Emily played her Rookie season on the LET and what a great first season it proved. She played in 14 LET tournaments and secured 5 top-10s, which included her first LET victory, after she won the Hero Women's Indian Open recording rounds of 70, 73 and 73.
Emily finished in 6th position on the Order of Merit, winning €171,688.41 and was crowned LET 2015 Rookie of the Year.
After a successful amateur career winning several of the most prestigous European tournaments – Spanish Ladies Amateur 2013, European International Ladies Amateur Championship 2013 and British Ladies Amateur 2014 – Emily decided to turn Professional after finishing #4 in 2014 Tour School.
Emily has represented Europe 2 times as Junior Ryder Cup Player (2012 and 2014) and she also joined the European Team in the 2014 Ping Junior Solheim Cup and finised # 1 on the Ladies European Amateur Ranking in 2013.
Joining the LET is what Emily has been working hard and dedicated for since the age of 13.


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Sunday, November 15, 2009
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Haute-Kraft: December 5th, 2009-January 6th, 2010
Artist's Reception: Saturday, December 5th, 5-8pm
Free and open to the public
The Posie Kviat gallery is pleased to present an exceptional roster of artists for our Haute-Kraft holiday show, premiering December 5th, 2009 and running through January 6th, 2010. This exhibition will spotlight an array of functional, hand-made art; from artware & fiber-arts to puppets and jewelry. Work by Anique Taylor, Sally Rothschild,Denyse Schmidt, Lora Shelley, Amy Saidens, Zoya Geacintov, Olek, Laura Hughes, Olivia Lawrence, Beth Carey, Margie Darrow, and Dave Channon will be featured. With the advent of online handmade and vintage markets, home-grown indie-designer websites and blogs touting the best eco-friendly finds in art, jewelry, and clothing, interest in all things hand-made is suddenly flourishing by way of the Internet. This is a curious development in that its venue, though equitable in its accessibility, leaves participants aloof from it's physical community. Regardless, because the arts instill a sense of identity and culture to the people throughout a domain, whether it be within the virtual network of the "world wide web," we accept this development.
The Posie Kviat wishes to embolden this movement by displaying some of the most original and at times, deviant Craft-Work available to the public. Dynamic and significant to our daily uses, Haute-Kraft emphasized function in this context, yet insists to preclude any or all that lacks distinctiveness. Swayed by the influence of William Morris, a craft movement has certainly persisted beyond Art Nouveau and Deco to become something which thrives in even unexpected genres. Working in this vein, the artists selected for Haute-Kraft convey, at times, an eccentricity quite admirable and unique.
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Redux! (catalogue show)
See event info below!
Please join us for a night out in Hudson, NY
Thursday, August 13, 2009
September 19th-October 19th, 2009, Annette Cords: "Cross-Coupling," opens at the Posie Kviat
Annette Cords currently resides in New York City, and works out of her studio in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Her most recent solo exhibitions have been at the A x D Gallery in Philadelphia (2008), Galerie Klosterformat in Rostock (2005), Germany, and at Austin Peay State University, in Clarksville, Tennessee (2001).
Saturday, July 25, 2009
September 5th, Music Night $5 Cover: w/ Ric Dragon, Bernhard Spirig, Rick Appleson
VS 2: Featuring works of Ric Dragon and Jeff Leonard
Ric Dragon
Ric Dragon was born outside of Disneyland in 1961. He currently lives and works in upstate New York in the Catskills. After studying with James McDermid at Munson Williams Proctor Institute, he continued his studies with Nicholas Marsicano at SUNY Purchase. He later developed the lithography workshop at the Woodstock School of Art where he taught stone lithography and figure drawing for several years. Dragon's work, both paintings and prints, has been shown in several galleries around the country. The work in this show is a series of monoprints and several ink on mulberry paper collages.
Art critic Eleanor Heartney has written admiringly of these monoprints: "By rendering the experience of flesh using a vocabulary drawn from gestural abstraction, Dragon bypasses the literalism that seems to have relegated figuration to its secondary status today. He gives us, not the surfaces of bodies, but their sensuous collisions, suggesting the internal experiences that make us human."
Jeff Leonard
Abstract painter Jeff Leonard is passionate about exploring optical and luminous space using pigmented resin as his media. His clear, tactile paintings are a choreography of overlapping gestural shapes that reflect, pulsate and shimmer rhythmically.
Born in California, Jeff Leonard lives and works in Brooklyn,NY, having exhibited in Japan, Germany, New York and California, most recently at the SCAPE Gallery in Newport Beach, CA. Of that show, in contrast with the internal experiences suggested by Eleanor Heartney of Ric's work, Roberta Carasso of Coast magazine wrote that the "see-through quality gives the artist's paintings the illusion of depth and space. His colors are either subdued, having a Zen sense of quiet, or they burst out like the crackle of lively fireworks as reds, oranges, yellows, purples, and pinks explode..."
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Call for Entries - Emerging Talent
Deadline: 12/15/09
Decision letters sent January 15th, 2010
Show will run:
We need:
Entry information
- Artist name
- Artist Bio
- Aritst CV
- Address
- Phone
- Web site address
Clearly labeled CD with 12 - 15 digital images (in .jpg format) OR link to web based digital images
Descriptions of work entered - specifics of installation requirements for work - artist is responsible for shipping and handling to and from gallery
Photo credits
Artist statement and intent
SASE - self addressed stamped envelope - for decision letters
$125 Entry Fee by check (made payable to Posie Kviat Gallery) - if paying by credit card, a 4% processing fee will be added to total. Methods of payment:
Check or Money order for $125
Credit Card via payal (above) or by phone: 518/653/5407
Posie Kviat Gallery
437 Warren Street, Hudson, NY 12477
tel: 518/653/5407- for more information and to pay via credit card over the phone


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Have you ever wanted to truly future proof your photos? Well now you can with Throwback. If you're not simply content with just taking your photos to save and cherish, Throwback can help liven up your pictures by sending your photos to the future. It's an app that thrives on the success of surprise and nostalgia. The idea with Throwback is simple. You take a picture, and instead of saving it to your phone Throwback will hurl that bad boy into the future where the picture will await it's time to be sent to you. After some time passes, which could be as early as a month down the line from when the photo was originally taken, Throwback will then send you a picture that was taken from the past to let you relive the good moments.
The app sounds pretty cool right? Throwback was actually launched over a year ago, but has just now landed on Android so those of us who sport the little green robot will now be able to get a taste of how the app works. Throwback gives you two options for sending photos in the future. You can either take a photo which doesn't get saved anywhere to the device, or you can select a picture from your gallery. There are a few other elements to the app, like choosing who to send the picture to which is done by selecting emails, and how long you want it to be before Throwback sends the photos out. As I stated earlier the pictures can be sent as early as one month, or you can push that time out to as long as five years from the time you set things up.
Five years is a long time to wait, but if you find a great picture that you just know will be perfect for sometime that far down the line, it'll certainly end up being a surprise and who knows, it just might put a smile on your face if you're having a bad day. When selecting to either "capture" a photo or "grab the past", Throwback will then give you the option to set the time in which to send the photo with three category options titled "date", "range", and "surprise". Range is the one we talked about above where you can set the picture to show up somewhere between a month and five years, and date lets you select the exact date that picture will show up, while surprise should be pretty self explanatory in that it sends the picture at a random time completely unknown to you. Throwback is free, and it's available now if you're ready to get things going.


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Dr. Ehab Molokhia, associate professor of family medicine at the University of South Alabama College of Medicine, recently earned his Master of Public Health degree in Health Care Organization. The program offered from the University of Alabama at Birmingham included a distance learning aspect, which enabled him to earn his degree while practicing medicine at USA.
Dr. Molokhia's class was the first to earn this degree entirely online from UAB, and he completed the program in four years.
In the program, all the lectures were posted online for Dr. Molokhia to watch at his convenience. PowerPoint presentations were uploaded to the website for him to print into a file, and he was also able to participate in online discussion chat rooms with classmates. The majority of the testing was in person at the USA College of Nursing and was coordinated with Dr. Rosemary Rhodes.
"It was really nice that the USA College of Nursing and Dr. Rhodes were able to accommodate and help administer tests, he said. "They were very cooperative with understanding that I am a full time physician, and I never once had to travel to Birmingham."
Dr. Molokhia said that earning his master's in public health has taken his professional development to a new level. "Much of the curriculum covered clinical research, leadership training, strategic management and health policy analysis," said Dr. Molokhia. "I now have a much broader understanding of health economics, how insurance is run, and the impact of the affordable care act on the health system as a whole."
The last portion of the program was a summer internship, which Dr. Molokhia was able to complete at USA with Dr. Allen Perkins as his site supervisor. During this internship, he had the opportunity to work with Dr. Deborah Lafky at the USA Center for Strategic Health. He also worked with Dr. Dan Roach in his examination of the effects of major disasters on the Gulf Coast regarding primary care and care of chronic illnesses.
Dr. Molokhia said the most rewarding part of the experience is that he now has a better understanding of the health care system. "I have a different view of how health care and different contributors come together in order for the health care system to function properly," he said.
Dr. Molokhia said he is grateful that the administration provided him this opportunity. "I highly recommend it for anyone who is looking to pursue a master's in public health," he said. "The distance learning opportunity allows you to study while still advancing in your full-time career."
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The US government isn't just opening its data, it's now creating mashups. The Department of State is tracking Secratary Hillary Clinton's world travel using the Google Maps API.
Clinton's current location and the path of the trip is marked with the department's seal, while previous stops are surrounded by a grey box. Click a marker and you'll get individual stops on a trip. Each stop contains a summary, remarks from the Secretary and photos of the stop from the department's Flickr account.
Anyone really think Hillary Clinton is sticking her fingers into APIs? It appears unlikely even that her staff created the maps. The feature is hosted in an iframe by a Virginia software development firm.
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McDonald is currently PPG general manager, reinforcements, and leader for fiber glass in the Americas and EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa). He will report to Viktor Sekmakas, PPG executive vice president, and continue to be based at the company's Glass Business and Discovery Center in Harmar, Pa.
McDonald will succeed Thomas P. Kerr, who will retire effective March 1.
"Kevin's deep knowledge of PPG's fiber glass business will serve the company well as he takes on this important role," Sekmakas said. "In addition, we thank Tom for his contributions to PPG during his 35-year career. We congratulate him on his many accomplishments and successes and wish him and his family all the best."
McDonald joined PPG in 1980 and progressed through sales and marketing roles in the fiber glass business to become director of sales, North America, for fiber glass in 1995 and director, ZebraLink, in 1999. He spent the next five years as PPG's general credit manager before being named the company's director of government sales, and he then returned to the fiber glass business in his current role. McDonald earned an MBA from Fairleigh Dickinson University and an undergraduate degree in marketing from Indiana University-Bloomington.
PPG Industries' vision is to continue to be the world's leading coatings and specialty products company. Through leadership in innovation, sustainability and color, PPG helps customers in industrial, transportation, consumer products, and construction markets and aftermarkets to enhance more surfaces in more ways than does any other company. Founded in 1883, PPG has global headquarters in Pittsburgh and operates in nearly 70 countries around the world. Sales in 2012 were $15.2 billion. PPG shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange (symbol:PPG). For more information, visit www.ppg.com and follow @PPGIndustries on Twitter.
Bringing innovation to the surface is a trademark of PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.


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To no one's surprise, Essanay's Fortunate Misfortune is a tale of bad luck turned good. A young man is spurned by his sweetheart and his "friends" when he loses his money in the stock market. Unable to travel in his old social circles, the hero is forced to look for real work. He gets a job as an iceman, and in this capacity meets the girl of his dreams, who in the final scene consents to become his wife. A satisfying coda finds the young Romeo getting sweet revenge on those who turned their backs on him in his time of need.
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'Enjoy rape' remark: Sinha's sorry fails to cool anger
CBI director Ranjit Sinha faced a barrage of criticism on Wednesday for his ill-conceived rape analogy with the National Commission for Women (NCW) giving him 24 hours to explain his "insensitive, controversial and objectionable" remarks.india Updated: Nov 14, 2013 02:35 IST
CBI director Ranjit Sinha faced a barrage of criticism on Wednesday for his ill-conceived rape analogy with the National Commission for Women (NCW) giving him 24 hours to explain his "insensitive, controversial and objectionable" remarks.
NCW member Nirmala Samant Prabhavalkar said the commission would not be satisfied with "just a mere apology" and could go so far as to recommend the CBI director's sacking.
"I regret any hurt caused as the same was inadvertent and unintended… I reiterate my deep sense of regard and respect for women and commitment to gender issues," Sinha said on Wednesday, reading from a prepared text on the sidelines of a three-day international conference hosted by the CBI.
While supporting legalising betting in sports during a panel discussion at the conference on Tuesday, Sinha said: "…it is like if you can't prevent rape enjoy it".
CBI media managers had then tried to blackout – or at least downplay – Sinha's comments in the media and at one point even contested that he had made the analogy.
Unlike other media houses, HT headlined Sinha's remarks. The reaction against his remarks flew furiously through the night on social media. By morning, the chorus for action against Sinha grew louder.
Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, chairman of Bangalore-headquartered biotechnology major Biocon, was one of those outraged by his comments. She said Sinha had "rendered himself unfit to hold this office".
The CBI initially tried to justify the analogy by accusing the media of taking his words out of context. But as criticism continued to pour in, Sinha issued his second "clarification" in which he also expressed his regret.
That, however, didn't pacify either the NCW or the political class.
NCW's Prabhavalkar wondered what kind of an investigation an agency headed by such an officer would do. "He is not suitable for holding such a high chair," she said.
If the NCW goes as far as to recommend his sacking, it would be deeply embarrassing for the director even though the panel's recommendations are not binding on the government.
Political parties were also vocal in their criticism. CPM's Brinda Karat said "that an officer from a responsible office can make such an utterly offensive analysis" was outrageous and demanded that "a strong message" be sent and that Sinha be made to quit office.
BJP's Nirmala Sitharaman called Sinha's comments shocking and wondered if his colleagues in the CBI, his family & well-wishers approved of his view. By evening, Sushma Swaraj, the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, also called the remarks "unfortunate".
Congress spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala said Sinha's remarks were "indeed regrettable" but added that the director had already apologised.
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If the Duke of Cambridge is nervous about riding at Trooping the Colour for the first time, he may be comforted to know that the parade can make even the bravest soldiers jittery.
"It is very daunting," says Britain's senior commander in Afghanistan, Lt Gen James Bucknall, who will ride alongside Prince William on Saturday. Speaking at the launch of the book In the Dolphin's Wake, by his brother, Harry Bucknall, he tells me: "I would rather be walking it, to be honest."
Sir Tim Rice's worst critic
Sir Tim Rice wrote the lyrics for such shows as Evita and Jesus Christ Superstar, but he is not proud of all his work.
He was asked at the Wit and Wisden exhibition at the Chris Beetles Gallery about when his new musical, From Here to Eternity, will open.
"There's no real ideal time to open a show," he says. When they have been less successful, "it wasn't because we opened in August, it was because it was a crappy show".
Lionel Shriver: First prize for sloth
Lionel Shriver, whose novel We Need to Talk About Kevin won the Orange Prize in 2005, admits that she is too "lazy" to be on the judging panel of a book award.
"I have no interest in ever being a judge," she says at this year's Orange Prize ceremony. "I'm such a slow reader, it would take me too long and I have a lazy side."
Guinness is good for Hilary's party
Jasmine Guinness was among the beautiful people at a celebration of Hilary Alexander's career in fashion, at the new St Pancras Renaissance Hotel.
"This is not Hilary's retirement party, but to celebrate the next part of her career," said Harold Tillman, the chairman of the British Fashion Council.
Suzy Menkes, the journalist, recalled how Alexander had once insisted on filing her copy from her hospital bed after Diane von Furstenberg, the designer, had accidentally dropped a light on her head at a catwalk show.
Hilary, who will continue to write for this newspaper after she steps down from her full-time role, said she was "deeply moved".


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Action Machine, Inc. offers customers the ability to order and buy OEM replacement shafts regardless of the vehicle make, model or type. The company promises to deliver new replacement driveshafts that will meet or exceed the specs of the former OEM shaft.
Action Machine, Inc. offers replacements driveshafts in steel or aluminum. The company helps customers duplicate their driveshaft components, configuration and measurements for optimal system performance. The resulting mechanism induces less vibration and stress on the transmission and rear end. If the customer wants a stronger driveshaft, Action Machine can upgrade the shaft to a 1330 Series model or change the tube size.


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But it may be too soon to tell whether recent offerings-especially strong sitcoms, with their desirable demographic ratings but expensive licensing and advertising price tags-will attract network affiliate stations and marketers.
"It's nice to see successful off-network sitcoms like `Mad About You' or `Seinfeld' in there, and shows like `Frasier' coming next season are likely to hit that particular time period," says Peter Chrisanthopoulos, president-broadcast & programming USA, Ogilvy & Mather, New York.
But, he adds, off-net sitcoms "have been at a premium and from that standpoint, some advertisers have said that it's just too expensive and they're not going to play ball there."
The prime-time access rule prevented a top 50 market's network affiliates, usually among the strongest stations in any given market, from airing reruns of successful network sitcoms in the hour before prime time. The rule was rescinded last summer.
Licensing fees and advertising time have become more expensive for recent top-notch off-network sitcoms. Warner Bros.' "Friends," which makes its syndication debut next year, was on pace to break the record $4 million per episode fee, set by "The Cosby Show."
Meanwhile, according to an Advertising Age/Electronic Media survey, a national 30-second spot on "Home Improvement" or "Seinfeld" costs more than $100,000, much more than "Jeopardy!" and "Wheel of Fortune," which have dominated access for years (see chart on Page S-5).
Chris Kager, VP-marketing & sales at Columbia TriStar Advertising Sales, which sells commercial time for the off-net run of "Seinfeld," says spots in the show are expensive for good reason.
"It's just delivering better value. It's delivering better value for the stations, and quite frankly better value for the advertisers," Mr. Kager says. "If we can deliver these type numbers for `Seinfeld' in syndication that are comparable to prime time, we've given the advertiser one more alternative in the marketplace."
Unlike prime time, when networks offer advertisers a bundle of spots from both high-interest and low-demand shows, syndicators offer commercials on a show-by-show basis.
"So we really do offer advertisers quality of program and environment in which they want to be in," Mr. Kager says.
Off-net comedies have traditionally aired on stations not affiliated with the Big 3.If a sitcom and a magazine show draw the same ratings among adult women, the sitcom is likely to also be attracting a similar rating among male viewers.
"You're able to bring that ancillary audience, in essence bonusing the advertisers," says Bill Carroll, VP-director of programming at Katz Television Group.
There's also a content issue, because some advertisers who won't go into traditional access programming, such as magazine shows, are comfortable with off-net sitcoms.
"It's blue-chip network [TV] advertisers who are now buying `Seinfeld' in syndication and who see the value," Mr. Kager says.
Mr. Kager is convinced other sitcoms coming down the pike will perform as well as "Seinfeld" has.
But other observers say that despite the success of "Seinfeld" and "Home Improvement" in syndication, it's unclear how many other network affiliates will jump into the sitcom pool.
"I think affiliates are going to be very slow to spend a lot of money on off-network shows because it's not clear they can make their nut back over the life of the show," says Tim Duncan, executive director of the Advertiser Syndicated Television Association. "Yes, off-net shows come with a proven track record, but not all off-net shows succeed."
Mr. Duncan notes that "The Cosby Show" drew record prices in syndication but never was the ratings powerhouse envisioned by the stations that carried it. And when shows don't perform, Mr. Duncan says, network affiliates have few places on their schedules to put them.
Mr. Carroll also expects network affiliates to move slowly.
"I think based on the stations that have already acquired product for next year, you're going to see more of them," Mr. Carroll says.
But, he adds, "You're not going to see a lot of that in the largest of markets because in the largest of markets, the sitcom goes where it always has gone, the non-traditional affiliate." In those markets, the network affiliates compete against strong stations owned by Fox, Tribune Co. or Chris Craft Industries.
"Even if a traditional affiliate wanted to do a `Friends' deal in a major market, the deal was done with Tribune," Mr. Carroll says. there isn't a great deal of experience with how much of an impact sitcoms will have on prime access.
"[The prime-time access rule] went away a lot faster than most people had anticipated, and because of that, either existing contracts or the lack of available product really didn't allow stations to react to that change," Mr. Carroll says. "We are just starting to see the middle-tier markets that had a possibility of acquiring something like `Mad About You,' and it's early in the books so it's hard to tell."
Mr. Lafayette is New York bureau chief for Electronic Media.


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Are you looking for advice on English grammar for your assignments? Then come to a drop-in session with a Peer Support facilitator from English Connect!
Students have found the co-location to be beneficial. It means that you can drop in at the Research and Learning point for professional advice from Library staff on your research, citing and referencing and assignments, then visit the Peer Support table for all your grammar questions. Please note that neither the Library nor Peer Support offer proofreading services.
In the free 20 minute Peer Support session you can speak to a trained student-facilitator one-on-one. If you bring along one or two paragraphs of the assignment or essay you're working on, you'll be able to read through them together to get advice about your English grammar. You will also get tips and resources to help you in the future.
Peer Support drop-in sessions are available at the following times:
- Matheson Library Monday to Friday: 11am to 3pm
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- Peninsula Library Tuesday and Thursday: 1pm to 3pm
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There are jobs that provide the use of a free company car. While the savings that come with not having to maintain a second car are numerous, there are also some drawbacks to having a company vehicle. The prestige is tempered a bit by additional expectations.
When a company provides an employee with a car, the company usually pays for the expenses associated with operating the car. This includes fuel, maintenance, tolls, washing the car and other costs. People who trade in a commute on public transit for a company car get additional convenience and comfort.
Another benefit of having a company car is prestige among one's peers. Clearly, a person with a company car is a major player in the company, and the trust that goes along with bestowing a car shows the worth a person has in that organization.
With that prestige, though, comes expectations. Some jobs that come with a car require that the person be available to respond to emergencies at all hours. Whether the employee is an executive or a member of the operations staff, this expectation is not uncommon. Also, the expectation is that, in most cases, the company car is only used for driving on business for the company. Many companies require the completion of a trip log for each use of the car. In some cases, the company car may have the company's logo on it somewhere, which drains the prestige and places the driver's actions under a spotlight.


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The past few weeks have been devastating.
Like many of you, I was woken up in the early hours of the night to the sight of burning hills and told to evacuate immediately. And, like many of you, I'm still trying to wrap my head around what exactly just happened and where the road to recovery begins, but I do have a few thoughts I'd like to contribute.Read more
Palms Inn, Round 2
Are you ready for another Garden Grow?
For those of you who couldn't join us last summer, we volunteered with several communities in need of quality public space and built community gardens to serve people for years to come.Read more
Join me in supporting Veterans and the VRC!
On April 22nd, I am going to be participating in the 2nd Annual "Dancing with the Stars and Stripes" ballroom dance competition, hosted by the Veterans Resource Centers of America (VRC). It's just like Dancing with the Stars, except teams will compete to raise money to support our Veterans.
Too often, Veterans return from one fight overseas, only to discover another fight here at home: PTSD, homelessness, among other issues. No Veteran should have to struggle to survive and build a life, and all deserve our unyielding and unwavering support. Thankfully there are organizations like the VRC, which are there to provide it.Read more


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Dr. Caicedo offers her students a complete training that includes: breathing, posture, vocalization, diction, and interpretation, audition preparation, care of the voice, repertory development, applied Alexander Technique and voice therapy for vocal disorders.
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As a musicologist, she is recognized as an expert in the study and performance of the Latin American and Iberian vocal repertoire having published five books and eight CDs.
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She is the founder and director of the Barcelona Festival of Song, a Summer Program & Concert Series focused on the study of the history and interpretation of the Latin American and Iberian vocal repertoire.
She is frequently invited as a professor at US universities.
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Knowing that we were to be largely confined to the hotel room, we did choose quite the grand affair - the Executive Suite, where everything is big and fat executive sized, from the plasma tv, to the king size bed, and hell, they even put a spa in our bedroom! Before all that, however, we had to find ourselves some lunch!
With the adeptness of feeble minded undifferentiated stem cells (see, I did end up doing study!) we managed to wander over to the wrong side of town. Packed full of bogans and craptastic cafes, I did comment to Rocket that perhaps we should have visited his hometown of Ballarat instead of spending all that airfare money. Eventually we stumbled upon Phoenix Cafe, which listed a handful of vegetarian options on its menu. I sent Rocket in to explain the concept of veganism, and a mere ten minutes later he returned.
We were then presented with the vegetarian noodles and the vegetarian laksa, see here.
Phoenix Cafe
47 Elizabeth St
Continuing from lunch, was a visit to the Safeway (sorry, Woolworths) to stock up on unmentionables (okay, lots and lots of shitty junk food that I wouldn't normally eat unless I was on holiday or studying, or both) which resulted in oven baked frozen chips for dinner that night. Nutrition plus!
The next day, approximately brunch o'clock, we found ourselves wandering the lower end of the Salamanca markets, where we just happened upon (I planned it, okay) a truck selling delicious fresh breads and a selection of vegetarian pies, two of which were vegan!
Lentil Sheperds pie
Approximately six hours of nap related studying later, we made our way to Siren's Restaurant, which I've heard is the equivalent to Melbourne's Shakahari, only in Hobart.
Walking in was just that little bit intimidating, the low lighting, fancy waiters, double ($$) digit menu and the fact that we were the only kids there meant that my flanny, skinny leg jeans and vans sneakers didn't quite cut the most mature dining picture that there ever was. No matter, we were there for the food, not a fashion show. The menu only had a small selection of vegan options, and due to the price, we decided to skip the entree and share a dessert instead.
Apologies in advance for the terrible photography, I was somewhat reluctant to completely f**k with the ambience of the place by blinding other diners with my photography, so I kept the flash off.
I selected the smoked tofu dish
Our waiter, upon noticing we were vegan, offered to put aside a slice of the dark chocolate mousse cake for us, and who were we to say no to such a generous offer?
Then we staggered home and spa'd it up whilst watching Harry Potter.
6 Victoria Street
Did you know most everything is shut on Sundays in Hobart? Well it is. So it was an assortment of cereal, mandarins and lady grey that kept me going all day, not blogworthy. The Internet pointed us towards a nearby Indian place, Annapurna Indian Restaurant, that was open that evening, so we wandered down quite early and got seated.
It's a lovely looking restaurant in an A1 location, so I guess thats why you pay top dollar for Indian food, which is usually rather cheap in Melbourne.
We started off with onion bhaji entree
We got two. An eggplant one..and a pumpkin...one....remind me to take notes next time.
The star of the show was most certainly the garlic naan.
Annapurna Indian Restaurant
93 Salamanca Place
All in all, Hobart surprised me with its vegan friendliness, and I'm sure I would have been even more joyous had I had more time to wander around and find other places. But I'll be back, dont you worry. I'll be back.