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Filed under: Scapes
The nature of mass transportation develops patterns and geometries unlike anything else in urban, suburban and rural environments. Today's blog post takes a look at the patterns of large scale transportation via our "scape" series. These aren't just photos of highway spaghetti, but rather the register of mass transportation -in some situations concrete isn't even involved.
Los Angeles, CA 33°52'33.63″N, 118°11'28.75″W
Border between US and Mexico 32°32'31.14″N, 117° 1'43.42″W
Seattle, WA 47°35'37.76″N, 122°19'10.70″W
Manhatten, NY 40°45'25.64″N, 73°59'40.12″W
Houston, TX 29°45'59.00″N, 95°20'35.97″W
Libya, Appears to be mining operations 27°37'57.41″N, 21°16'11.26″E
Libya, Appears to be mining operations 28° 8'30.61″N, 21°13'51.63″E
Tokyo, 35°38'14.88″N, 139°45'27.78″E
Los Angeles, CA 33°55'41.61″N, 118°16'42.40″W
Berlin, 52°30'5.17″N, 13°16'49.51″E
Algeria, 27° 8'58.86″N, 2°31'45.15″E
Baltimore, Maryland 39°16'13.83″N, 76°37'38.86″W
Paris, 48°52'25.80″N, 2°17'44.14″E
San Antonio, TX 29°23'44.77″N, 98°30'39.01″W
Algeria, 28° 5'54.55″N, 2° 4'15.31″E
Minneapolis, 44°58'3.45″N, 93°15'4.56″W
Bejing, 39°59'23.44″N, 116°31'54.21″E
Bergen, Norway 60°23'2.83″N, 5°20'9.07″E
Iowa, 42° 3'48.62″N, 93°18'31.71″W
Los Angeles, CA 34° 9'12.64″N, 118°22'29.70″W
Peru, 7°25'22.20″S, 78° 7'12.37″W
Filed under: Architecture, BUILD LLC, Seattle, Urban Architecture
It has taken us 17 months to finally finish our own office here at the Park Modern, but that gave us a little time to focus our industrious nature on the task. Through our good buddy Chris, we were able to obtain some unused perforated metal material that was going to be scrapped from a local project. Keeping this in mind, we employed the same tricks we use to keep our client's budgets reasonable on our own space- finding reusable or discounted materials and finding a way to turn them into elegant compositions (in our humble opinion).
Here's the material breakdown:
1. Homasote display board attached to vertical slats
2. 1½" x 2" vertical cedar slats at varying lengths
3. Track lights concealed above cedar slats: Juno T12W Trac-Master w/ T359W w/ basic mini universal heads
4. 1 1/4" x 8" cedar slats @ 6"oc (composed of laminating (2) 5/8" slats).
5. 4" deep x 1 ¼" metal flashing "champagne" to match corrugated steel soffit
6. Corrugated, perforated steel panels (off-cuts provided from nearby large project).
7. 4' long fluorescent lights, boxed out with flashing to match soffit
8. Conference table by SPD; solid laminated Anigre top with steel base
9. Concrete slab floor with clear sealer
10. Maple plywood cabinets with exposed edges and clear sealed
11. 4' long fluorescent light boxed out with cedar trim
12. 6062 "Boeing" aluminum alloy, steel plate wall hanging
13. Track lights: Juno T12W Trac-Master w/ T359W w/ basic mini universal heads
14. Orange acrylic panel mounted to wall
15. Corten steel sheet panel mounted to wall
16. Cork panel wall mounted
17. 3-Form Drift Green panel wall mounted
18. Solid fir plank, clear sealed and wall mounted
19. Chalk board panel wall mounted with inset Mockett pull for chalk holder
The construction process vid
The quick cost summary looks like this (in round numbers):
free perforated metal panels (salvaged and reused)
$350 210 lineal feet of matching edge metal (fabricated)
$225 improperly milled clear cedar material (mill unable to sell conventionally)
$1150 additional lumber, cedar, hardware and materials for ceiling assembly
$1200 additional track lighting, heads and lamps
$1250 conference table base; top was salvaged anigre laid-up by our shop, SPD
$75 homasote panels
free 6062 plate (salvaged from Boeing Surplus many years ago)
$35 acrylic panel, cut to size
$95 corten steel panel
$35 cork panel on multiply base
free 3-Form panel (salvaged)
$295 fir plank (bought from reclaimed supplier)
$85 chalk board panel
$300 general consumables
$5,095 project total
Now granted, the labor was our own. If you factor the labor in at our normal billing rates, the $5,095 balloons up to $14,000. This makes our office improvements a tidy $22/ square foot, everything included. An industrious budget by an industrious group in times that call for industrious solutions.
Cheers from your friends at BUILD
Filed under: Architecture, BUILD LLC
There is something about physical architectural models that digital renderings will never be able to reproduce. Don't get us wrong, we're no luddites; we use a variety of 2D and 3D software to explore form and to present our ideas. But for each project we design, if we don't build a physical model there is a dimension of the exploration missing from the process. So today we've decided to post some of the physical models that have been produced around the studio lately. While rendering techniques come and go, the basswood and cork architectural model seems to be a timeless method of representation and exploration. These are just a few from our studio – there are some amazing examples of physical models out there, let us know about your favs.
Bainbridge Guesthouse (unbuilt)
Whidbey Tractor House (unbuilt)
Filed under: On the Radar
There's been a number of hot blogs coming our way lately, check em out:
the belly of an architect; good writing, nice big images and it's full of links.
arch Daily; we suggest starting with the Brione House – rrrroww.
-thanks to Senior Field Correspondent and all around rock-star Josiah
The Art of Where; clean and sleek with plenty of sexy images.
-thanks to Dru
The Architects Newspaper; we suggest diving into the article on Cecil Balmond's latest exhibit at the Graham Foundation in Chicago.
BUILD is on twitter, jump on board for the sneak peek at things.
The February 1st Sunday New York Times book review covered Zoe Strauss' book "America" which includes some great photography of urban American grit. We did a bit of homework on Strauss and stumbled on a portfolio that hits a chord of authenticity.
The work of Sete Dias takes photographs into a uber-interesting hybrid graphic context.
-thanks to Lou
The St. Antonio Church by jlcg arquitectos in Portugal brings a monastic clarity to form. The website slideshow is really worth a tour.
-thanks to John – who continues to knock the ball out of the park
The French designer Marc Venot has developed one of the most unassuming industrial design aesthetics our eye-balls have ever seen. His "Secret Box" seen below is one of many inconspicuous products.
-thanks to Josiah
There are a couple of new methods to get your dose of lectures without having to find a spot to parallel park. Tune into the Stanford lectures and the pop tech lectures. You Seattleites might check out the Blaine Brownell lecture which could just as easily be titled "Local Boy Does Good".
-thanks to Craig
Heard of Siftables yet? If not get on board, it's going to be HUGE.
Also, a phenomenal lecture on the nature of genius given by Elizabeth Gilbert can be found at TED.
-thanks to Jerry
Blaine Brownell has also got a couple of websites that you should really become familiar with: Transmaterial and Transstudio.
It happens once a year, Nicholas Felton releases his "Feltron Report", the measure of his year in graphic presentation with clean, inspiring diagrams. Check out the online version here and buy the physical versions here. If you are in any way involved with design, knowing Felton's work is a requirement. (…and a tip from your friends here at BUILD – the eating and drinking categories are always filled with Manhattan's new cool spots.)
Anytime an architect is designing the interior of a learjet they have our full attention. Check out some of the hot, sleek work that Shelton, Mindel & Associates are up to. Also take a look at the work of David Hertz Architects Inc. who is doing some crisp work in Santa Monica. For a dose of some gorgeous regional work from the Pacific Northwest check out our friends over at Rex Hohlbein Architects.
-thanks to Josiah
"We live in an amazing, amazing world, and it's wasted on the crappiest generation of spoiled idiots." It's in no way related to architecture or design but we though you might get kick out of this vid.
-thanks to Chris
D'Arcy Jones in Vancouver, BC has developed a line of flat-packed cabins that seems to have potential.
-thanks to John
The sharp-shooters over at The Roger Smith Hotel in New York have come up with a new concept to spread the news of their hotel. And while the design isn't modern – the marketing tactic is brilliantly modern: offer discounts to bloggers. (did we mention we've got a trip to NYC coming up in March…)
In the modern design department is the Jumbo Hostel. Leave it to the Scandinavians to re-appropriate a Boeing 747 as a youth hostel. Over the top hot.
-thanks to dezeen
Guys jackets with modern lines for 50 bones. Check out Artificial Flavor.
There's a good, clean, modern way to get rid of that old electronic <fill in the blank> you're no longer using. Check out E-Stewards.org for a regional list or if you're in the Seattle area head on over to Total Reclaim.
-thanks to Donald
A BUILDblog fan sent in this photo of MUMOK in Wien. It's the only gable we've liked in a while…
-thanks to Jerry
Filed under: Architecture, Rural Architecture, Travel
Recently on a trip to South America we visited Tigre, a community about an hour north of Buenos Aires by train. Also known as the archipelago of Argentina, the area is a web of inter-connecting rivers and streams. Within the labyrinth of waterways were hundreds of homes and cabins representing the full spectrum of form, size and design philosphy. There didn't seem to be any master-plan, development or overall scheme. Aesthetic covenants seemed to be excluded from the community and, judging from some of the structures, it didn't even seem like a permit process or building department was involved. It appeared to be a community of liberated architecture. Some projects were clearly built from an architect's drawings; others could have been crafted on site without a single piece of documentation. Needless to say, we were fascinated.
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It's easy to imagine that an environment like this is the product of a community that solves differences through communication rather than filing lawsuits. A population of individuals who maintain an open mind about appearances and design rather than trying to control and manipulate the built environment through review boards and covenants. A society that designs and builds responsibly because it's the right thing to do, not because a building department required them to do so.
The diversity of architecture and construction in Tigre was refreshing and it seems like there are some fundamental lessons to learn here about society and behavior.
Filed under: Letters
A few weeks ago we received an email from a very talented young architect in training that we interviewed several months ago. It's an important letter because it exemplifies many of the thoughts and concerns we're hearing across the board amongst architects entering the profession. The letter (posted with permission) and our subsequent response should resonate with anyone who is starting their own business, contemplating it or already in an established business. In our humble opinion, these are the characteristics that make any small practice successful (key points in bold for those of you short on time):
I have been keeping my eye on your blog since we met months ago and today's entry has finally inspired that I get back in touch with you to at least let you know how my architect career is so far as well as maybe pry a little knowledge out of you.
Not too sure if you remember everything from when I visited your office, but in addition to architecture I am intensely interested in incorporating furniture/woodworking into my future design path(s). I only had limited involvement with it in my graduate studies and became hopeful of finding a way to fulfill my desires on my own rather than through academia. Perhaps it is too soon to be discouraged but my current path is not taking me toward this goal, not even relatively near it actually. Unfortunately I made a poor choice for a first job after school – a choice that I am locked into so long as the market stays where it is. Turns out that the ratio of well crafted desert-modern buildings to el-cheapo housing and condos is not what I had imagined.
However, your entry on the Build blog, and the corresponding link to the newly revealed SPD division, has given me back some hope. A small studio producing excellent work in the range from cabinet to home is inspiring to me. My current status as over-educated drafter (driven by all but one project being put on hold in my office, which saturated said project with project managers) has recently left me quite the opposite – uninspired and wanting. I have gone so far as to hunt for cabinet-shop openings recently, only to find that they too are having trouble staying busy. The dream of going out on my own is something that keeps me at my desk accruing IDP hours, but I don't want to wait until I am able to open my own studio/shop to start figuring out how to do it. Also, when I think of your previous advice about how getting a job at a fabricator is better than a job at a bad architecture office, I think of how much more I could be learning by assembling cabinetry than I would by filling in letters in a 400-line door schedule. (Please don't write this off as a spoiled kid out of school wanting to design the whole building instead of earning my way to the up – I truly just want to maximize my learning in preparation for future work)
I wouldn't expect you to give away all of your secrets to success, but considering the informative nature of your blog and your willingness to help me in my original job hunt have led me to write this email and ask simply – what makes it work? Did you have mentors to bounce ideas off of? Or did experience at other offices provide all the experience you needed to hit the ground running? Did you start with some good contacts/clients or did they come as time went on? Are there things I can/should be doing now that can help me for when I am on my own (or with a small group)?
I am sure that this isn't a simple answer, assuming there is one at all (unless the SPD division is hiring lackeys). Any insight you have would be help to me. I imagine the state of the economy will give me some time before I really have to worry about making life changing decisions – I just want to start preparing sooner than later.
If you don't have the time or don't want to respond to such a long email, I really do understand. Either way I will continue to check your blog regularly, especially now with the addition of the SPD work and any new designs that come from it.
Best regards,
p.s. it was not my intention/expectation to leverage a job out of you, but I wouldn't be offended if you kept me in mind if you ever heard of something coming available…
We're honored to be on the receiving end of this letter, thank you for keeping a pulse on us and thank you for the accolades. We're more than happy to lay out our "secrets of success" and the lessons we've learned so far:
We hope that BUILD LLC, SPD and the BUILDblog look clean, tight and professional out there in the world – we've put a tremendous amount of time and energy into the presentation of each over the years. The fact of the matter, though, is that we started out doing basement remodels, seismic retrofits, re-siding buildings, and whatever we could get our hands on as a couple of young architect/builders. As unglamorous as this work was, we were grateful for it. Our first jobs came from friends and the community around us. As the years went on (10 of them now) the jobs became larger, more architectural and more photogenic. Our point is this – all these slick architectural websites out there are a bit misleading. They don't allow young architects to see the steps between starting out on their own and someday having admirable projects under their belt. Getting work that you can learn from, work that establishes a clientele and a track record is important – even if you don't get beautiful photos out of it.
We too had our gigs with other firms –big firms, little firms, firms that you've most likely heard of, firms that you probably haven't, architecture firms, engineering firms… Wherever we were, we were constantly doing architecture, design and building in our personal time. If the learning curve at the office bottomed out we could always route the momentum into our side projects and moonlighting. It's not necessarily your employer's responsibility to fulfill all of your professional ambitions. Moonlighting is great – it offers you the experience of running your own firm without having to be financially dependant on the profits (or lack thereof). Over the years we've noticed that architects either choose to live powerfully or, by default, lose their momentum and subsequently lose their passion for architecture and find themselves in a 9 to 5 "job". Architecture is a lifestyle, not a job – keep designing and building whether or not you're on somebody's payroll.
There is no substitution for hard work. Most of that hard work will also not be doing architecture. We've become just as passionate about book-keeping, finances, organizing and data tracking as we are about design.
We had and still have our mentors and they are critical to our continuing development. They're not the Rem Koolhaases and Neil Denaris that academia is always holding up like the Holy Grail though, those guys are too far from our reality. Our mentors are scrappy, they have both feet on the ground and they have gritty challenges just like we do – only they solve them with more skill and wit. Mentors are important; choose them wisely, rather than having them chosen for you.
We learn everyday. The experience we gained at other offices in town was invaluable but this is an infinitely confusing and complicated profession that requires a constant learning curve. We certainly did not hit the ground running with everything we needed to know 10 years ago. Our peers working as employees for other firms will still have to go through everything we went through when they go out on their own -there's just no other way to learn it. If you want to be running your own firm, our advice is to get out on your own as soon as you can and tackle the first 5 years (they say the first 5 is the toughest and we agree). Doing small architecture projects does not require a license in most states either, don't let the long process of licensure stop you from starting your business.
People skills are more important than architecture skills. We know plenty of skilled architects who will never be successful at their own practice because they don't know how to communicate. By the time most architecture students shoot out of graduate school they know enough about design to get going. However, most recent architecture graduates don't have training in communicating and being personable which is critical if you want to enroll a client in a design vision. If you're in a big firm – push to get out in front of, near, or at least in the same room as the clients and consultants.
We go out for drinks as often as we can. Seriously. Architects have a tendency to become reticent and introverted over the years – losing that prevailing humor from the college architecture studio days. A martini or two helps us blow off steam, keeps us humorous, and keeps the lines of communication alive. Alcohol is good for architects.
A good business is every bit as complicated and intricate as a marriage. We (the business partners here at BUILD) have more contracts and agreements signed with each other than either of us do with our respective wives. Choosing the right business partner(s) is vital, it is more important than your education, more important than all the glossy photos in the magazines and more important than the names on your resume. It also helps if you can go out drinking with them (refer to above).
We once went to a lecture by Will Bruder and he said one of the more profound statements we've heard in our professional careers. He said that you should honor your clients – they could have gone out over the weekend and bought a house on their credit card. And while that may no longer be the case in our current credit crunch – I think you get the point. Your clients (or future clients) will trust you to lead them on the adventure of design and construction – what an honor to be at the helm of that journey.
Designing a house or an office should be fun. Clients don't want to come to boring meetings. It's definitely something that requires constant crafting, and I can't say that we always succeed, but it's part of the Architect's job to make the process of design engaging, interesting, and well… fun.
Everything above is to be taken with a grain of salt. It's not necessarily right or wrong, simply the lessons that keep emerging for us – and we continue to work on all of them day by day. We really enjoyed the letter which was sent because it got the juices flowing and because we like knowing that there are bright young architects out there asking the important questions at the right times in their careers. And while we don't have positions open at the moment, asking the right questions definitely gets a resume bumped up in the queue.
Filed under: Architecture, BUILD LLC
Here at BUILD, we pride ourselves on being industrious- we establish reasonable project costs very early in the design process with our clients and then stick to those costs till the physical construction is complete. We work diligently to maintain the budget, and when circumstances chosen by our clients or brought to us by the nature of custom construction cause impacts to that budget, we are forthright and manage those circumstances immediately. In our spirit of transparency, we've devised the residential construction pricing guide below- around the BUILD community we've been calling it the BUILD Cheat Sheet. We believe our industry has done a fantastic job of misquoting and/ or poorly enumerating what the actual construction AND overall project costs of a project are going to be. Many of us have experienced something like… "oh I didn't know that wasn't included in the construction costs before" or the dreaded "I read in a (fill in the blank) article that they built the (fill in the blank) for $110/ sf." What is in that number? Who's uncle was the electrician? Were the appliances and lighting free? Does it include the cost of the cabinets and finishes? Was it built with student or prison labor? Who verified the number anyway? So, in response to these and other pressing questions, we're giving the guide away below for free. We hope its valuable as you're looking at your options for the design and construction of your dream house. And if you want more of the straight scoop, feel free to contact your friends here at BUILD LLC.
The PDF download can be found here.


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COLLEGE BASEBALL: Weimer hits two HRs, but SIUE falls at Tennessee Tech
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Brock Weimer launched a pair of home runs and finished with six RBIs Friday, but it came in a losing cause. Tennessee Tech downed SIUE baseball 13-8 in the opener of a three-game Ohio Valley Conference series at Bush Stadium.
SIUE fell to 10-7 overall and 2-2 in the OVC. Tennessee Tech improved to 13-6 overall and 4-0 in OVC play.
On a day where the wind was gusting out strongly, the two teams combined to hit eight home runs, accounting for 15 of the total runs.
"It was a day where anything hit up into the wind had a chance to leave the yard," SIUE coach Sean Lyons said.
Tennessee Tech took a 1-0 lead in the first inning before Weimer hit the first of two home runs in the second inning to put the Cougars on top 2-1.
The Golden Eagles got homers from Chris Brown and Matt Jones in the second inning to lead 4-2. Weimer. a sophomore from Edwardsville, was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the third inning to trim the lead to 4-3.
Collin Harris connected for a two-run home run in the third inning and it was 6-3 Tennessee Tech. Jared McCunn added a solo home run in the fifth to cut the lead to 6-4.
The Golden Eagles broke the game open in the fifth with seven runs on four hits to lead 13-4. Ryan Flick hit a two-run homer in the inning and Jones added a second home run, a three-run shot, in the inning.
"They were working counts to get themselves into some good hitter's counts," Lyons said of Golden Eagles players. "We left some balls over the middle of the plate and they had some big hits."
SIUE starter Brock Fulkerson (1-2) allowed 11 runs on 12 hits over 4 1/3 innings. He stuck out five and did not walk a batter.
Keaton Wright singled and McCunn walked in the eighth when Weimer hit his second home run of the game, a three-run homer, to straight away center field.
"Brock worked some at-bats and got a pitch over the middle of the plate," Lyons said. "He put some good swings on the baseball and got a couple of out of the yard."
The Cougars added a run on two hits in the ninth, but stranded the bases loaded. For the game, SIUE left six on base.
He finished the game 2 for 4 with the six RBIs to lead SIUE at the plate. McCunn also was 2 for 4. He finished with two RBIs. Alec Skender was 2 for 5.
Tennessee Tech starter Michael Wood (4-1) worked into the eighth. He allowed seven runs on five hits. He struck out seven.
"He struggled early on with his command but then was able to grind it out," Lyons said of Wood. "In the middle innings he found his breaking ball and that made things difficult for our guys. We had some opportunities with some runners on base and we just didn't capitalize with that big run."
Jones was 2 for 4 with four RBIs to lead the Golden Eagles. Flick was 3 for 4 with three RBIs.
The Cougars and Golden Eagles will continue the series with a 2 p.m. game Saturday.
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"A little more persistence, a little more effort, and what seemed hopeless failure may turn to glorious success." – Elbert Hubbard
Yesterday, I found myself sitting in a large conference room at the World Marriott Center in Orlando, Florida. For the third consecutive year, I am fortunate enough to be in attendance for the ABCA National Convention, where over 4000 college and high school coaches across the nation attend to gather baseball knowledge from some of the best coaching minds in our game.
As the clinics got underway, I listened to various coaches speak of developing mental toughness. They spoke about trust and effort and resilience. They spoke about competing and never giving up. They shared anecdotes of players in their programs who demonstrated these qualities and how it led to success in their program.
I have learned a lot yesterday about these attributes from some of the greatest minds in the game of baseball that all educators, coaches, and parents seek to see in their students, children, and players. Perhaps, the best lesson, however, came from a little boy trying to obtain some rest and relaxation.
While listening to the coaches share their stories, I received the following texts from my fiancé, Lauren, who is enjoying a mini-vacation by the pool at our Walt Disney Dolphin resort:
"Watching a little boy try to get into a hammock. He keeps flipping out or skidding off, but this kid is determined to find a way in. Counted about 18 face plants into the sand. He's not giving up."
It would have been so easy for him after a few tries, five tries, or even ten tries to simply give up and walk away. He could have blamed it on the hammock. He could have made any number of other excuses. But he didn't…
"He's a champ.
He made it in!"
This kid had to be so proud of himself.
What a small but simple illustration of persistence. What a glorious success! This simple story provides such a powerful dose of perspective for all of us.
Would we remain so determined? Do we remain so persistent?
I think about all the times we take no for an answer. We struggle with a few attempts before we walk away angry, embarrassed, or grumbling and making excuses for why it was not our fault. We resign ourselves to believe that we cannot do it. We do not have what it takes. It is just not in the cards for us or not our day. We accept the hopeless failure.
For that little boy, the hammock repeatedly told him no. It told him no no less than eighteen times. However, he kept at it. He showed resilience. He showed persistence. He found a way to get that hammock to tell him yes.
Are we willing to work that hard? Are we willing to fail that much? Are we able to risk falling flat on our face multiple times to get what we want?
It may be something as small as trying to get on a hammock or as big as landing our dream job. What are you willing to do to turn a failure into a success? To turn a barrier into an obstacle conquered? To turn a no into a yes?
How far are you willing to go to get in the hammock?
Bring your best today!
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Since it was BLAZING hot today I thought I'd make a refreshing salad for dinner. I was originally planning to make shabu-shabu tonight but I could just imagine lobster and I sweating over a steaming hot pot of water. Strangely I'm missing the cold days of winter since I have so many soup and stew recipes I still want to try.
Anyway, this salad is more of a throw everything you have in your fridge into your bowl kinda salad. BUT, the star of the dish was the dressing. It was light, garlicky :) and super tasty!! The best part is that it uses ingredients that you probably already have in your pantry, so no extra trip to the grocery store es necessario.
Spring Pazanella
4 servings for a main dish, 6 for a starter
Adapted from here
1 baguette loaf
4-5 vine-ripened tomatoes
10 basil leaves
3 tablespoons of capers drained and chopped
1 bunch of asparagus
Few handfuls of mesclun mix
1 teaspoon garlic, finely minced
1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
3 tablespoons champagne vinegar
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
1/2 cup olive oil
For the vinaigrette combine first five ingredients ad slowly whisk in olive oil until emulsified. Toss with rest of ingredients.
Cut bread into half inch cubes and toast in 425F oven for 5-7 minutes. Ideally you want the bread to brown on the outside but still be a little soft in the midle. It's okay if they get too crispy like croutons b/c the dressing will help soften them. Broil asparagus for 5-7 minutes depending on how crunchy you like them and then cut into bite size pieces.
Combine bread and the rest of the ingredients in a bowl and toss with dressing and serve.
Spring Panzanella
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I love the idea of a carseat canopy. I remember with my boys I would try to slip a blanket over the carseat but it would constantly slip off. Whoever it was that decided to put straps on a blanket You. Are. A. Genius! and why didn't I think of that earlier?
This cover will keep the hot sun and cold wind away from your precious bundle. Not to mention those pesky germ covered hands.
I decided to give this a try for one of my Hubby's cousins. She is having a little boy and I thought this might make a great shower gift.
You will need the following:
1 yard for the top fabric
1 yard for the bottom fabric
an extra 1/8 yard for your straps
Velcro (make sure it does not have an adhesive back)
Step 1: Cut out four 8 inch by 3 1/2 inch strips of fabric for your straps.
1 yard for the bottom fabric
an extra 1/8 yard for your straps
Velcro (make sure it does not have an adhesive back)
Step 1: Cut out four 8 inch by 3 1/2 inch strips of fabric for your straps.
Step 2: On the right side of the fabric mark 3/4 of an inch from the top and side (I just used pins.)
Step 3: Cut your Velcro to 2 inches by 1 1/2 inches. Pin your Velcro in place on the right side of the fabric. You will need to pin two straps with the soft side of the Velcro and two straps with the rough side. I used white super soft Velcro in size small so two of my pieces put together made the 2 inch by 1 1/2 inch size.
Step 4: Sew in place. I made a box around the Velcro and than also sewed an x through the middle. I went around the sides twice to make sure it was held tight. Sew close to the edge of your Velcro so it doesn't pull up.
Step 5: Pin right sides of the fabric together so you the Velcro is opposite each other (i.e. the soft Velcro on top of one piece and the rough on the bottom of the other.) Sew together using a 1/2 inch seam. Make sure you don't sew around the entire thing, you need to leave a space to turn it right side out.
Step 6: Clip the corners and turn your straps right side out. Use a crochet hook, knitting needle or anything long and pointy to push the corners out. Press with an iron.
Step 7: If you have done everything right you should be able to Velcro your strap into a circle like so.
Step 8: Use a finishing stitch (just a small stitch really close to the edge) to finish your straps and close the gaps.
Step 9: Pin the right sides of your two large pieces of fabric to together and join with a 1/2 inch hem. I put rounded corners on mine. An easy way to do this is to mark the fabric 4-6 inches from each corner and use them as guides while you slowly turn your fabric. Make sure you leave a gap so you can turn your fabric right side out. Once you have finished turn it right side out and press with an iron. Use a finishing stitch to finish it off and close the gap.
Step 10: Pin your straps so their centers are 18 inches from the top and 13 inches from the outsides of your finished canopy. This fit my car seat perfectly but you might want to pin yours and then try in on your car seat. If this is a gift I think these measurements should work fine for most car seats.
Mark your straps with a box that is in the center, about 2 3/4 inches from each short edge.
Step 11: You will want to sew another box and x like you did with the Velcro. The top and bottom of your box should line up with the marks you made and the sides will line up with your finishing stitch on your strap. It should look like this when you are done.
Step 12: Add you embellishments. Because this was for a boy I just went with coordinating button but you could add bows, fabric flowers etc to the top of your straps. I threaded the button first and then glued it on using craft glue.
Here is the finished product laid out.Here it is on a car seat.
It seriously is so easy and a great beginner project.


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This book reminded me of The Giver. The setting is different, but the themes and feel of the book are quite similar - a society in which the human experience is quite different from ours and the protagonist, while raised in that society, doesn't quite fit because they are more like us. There is the tension of knowing that something isn't quite right. There are the surprises as you discover you guessed wrong. And there is a truly lovable young protagonist.
I also found it very refreshing to read a young adult book told from a single perspective. While it can be well done, I get tired of the current trend where the narrator switches every chapter. I find it much easier to get attached to the main character if I spend the whole book with them.
Highly recommend.
this book is so cool. i rlly like the part when Nadia slaps grey IN. THE. FREAKING. FACE. but there are some really dumb parts too. like when her mom stabs herself because of the memories she has. and her sister sits with Jonathan of the council, and thinks she should be forgotten.
this book takes comitment till about half way through then your hooked this is a cool book but a tiny bit confusing and twisted
Not only is this book a GREAT read, but it also gets you thinking. The author nails the twists and turns and has one of the, if not the, best ending I have ever read in a book. I would easily recommend this book to anyone, and easily support its push to join Cafe Books 2017-2018 list.
This book captivated my while I read it. I never lost interest and got sucked in the story-line and characters. Sharon Cameron truly accomplished something with this book. What she accomplished in one book I've seen authors accomplish in a series. I loved this book and wished the sequel was about the original characters. But I love this book and would recommend it to people who like mild romance, sci-fi, adventure, mystery, and plot twists.
A 2018-2019 Missouri Truman Readers Award preliminary nominee (grades 6-8).
Every 12 years the forgetting happens, and the community of Canaan is plunged first into chaos in the days leading up to the forgetting then confusion as people awaken to a world purged of its memories. Except seventeen-year-old Nadia who has never forgotten. It is almost time for the next Forgetting, and Nadia is determined to figure out what causes it and if it can be stopped.
For me, this book took a while to get going, but once it did it was a pretty compelling read. It was an intriguing concept, and Cameron builds the tension well. I wished we had a little bit more time to explore Nadia's relationship with her family.
While I like Cameron Sharon, I'm disappointed that she follows the typical teen novel trends in this story that teach a lack of self control in romance. I don't think this type of literature will help teens live morality or grow in strength of will. It's a pity that most novels seem to follow this trend.
Putting this and a few other things aside, the rest of the story was thought provoking and interesting.
A thought-provoking book on what memory is and how it affects you and your identity. Spunky, strong heroine with strong ties to her family is the main character. Stay away from spoilers. Page 200 there is a startlingly revelation. Lots of twists and turns with romance thrown in on the side. One of the side villans ends up with a fasnating back story. Intriguing as far as story building and plot development goes. Its a long 400 pages. This is first in a series but the rest will probably just have the same characters. This one wrapped up every single detail from beginning to end. Because of the subject matter and questions that arose, this would be on my top 20.
"At the first sunrising of the twelfth year, they will forget . . . Their books will be their memories, their written past selves. They will write in their books . . . They will write the truth . . . If a book is lost, then so are they lost. I am made of my memories. Without memories, they are nothing." Nadia is one of the few people that will not forget. The big mystery that Nadia wants to solve is why there is a "Forgetting." Were things that bad? Nadia, along with Gray, work to unravel the mystery behind the "Forgetting" and why most people forget and a few do not. Nadia, with the help of Gray, will try to stop the "Forgetting." Some people may want to forget the things they have done. Nadia wants her family to remember her but she does not want Gray to forget. The book was slow to develop but about half way through things begin to come together. Worth it to keep reading!
This book has everything - a little bit of fantasy, romance, sci-fi, and mystery. Every twelve years people forget who they are, so they keep diaries to remind themselves! A great read if like books about identity construction and secret societies, with interesting twists!
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Shin Lee Birthday Celebration @ My Elephant
My Elephant. we being summoned to Petaling Jaya Section 17. it's a Thai food restaurant. and this is tonight venue.
the crowd that in Thai Restaurant @ My Elephant. and noticed that the food is served.. ok.. i think we just tiny little bit late :P ehehehe, now lar. just in time!
check out their Thai food. yummy..so colourfull. and their Tom Yam is yummy!!
oh look!!! Winnie The POOH cake!!! Shin Lee just gone crazy and lost control once she saw this cake infront of her. and Thanks to Jessica for the hard-work preparing such a nice, cute, delicious, Creamy. cake for my dear. :) yupe.. this is a handmade cake by Jessica.. not from any shop out there.
see how happy she is with the cake. she doesn't allow anyone to touch it. so.. talking about tasting the cake.. seem like a bit tough..
ShinLee is very happy with the cake.. but some how.. Jessica is not that satisfy with her own work? hmph...
a Group photo of the day.
so here is a photo with my dear :).Cake or Me? Cake or ME? Me or Me? Me or ME? ME!!
making birthday wish in front of the pooh cake. more pooh cake coming year?
see how CAREFUL she is. she try very hard not to HURT the POOH face .. too bad...
The Hungry Trio won't allow this to happen.. and they taken some action.. action to destroy the cake.. poor shin lee.. hehehehe
Environment of My Elephant. a very nice Thai Restaurant.
another group photo at outside.. the letter "E" on the wall.. to represent My Elephant restaurant. almost didn't notice there is a E there XD. That all for Shin Lee Celebration, round one i suppose?
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wolf Saturday Sep 25 12:24 AM
September 25, 2010: Yes, Sir, That's Mueck's Baby ...
But whatever you do, don't put a picture of it on a bus in Calgary.
If you don't know what is a pupik, ask richlevy or consult your copy of Leo Rosten's The Joys of Yiddish.
What I thought was particularly interesting about this series of photos is that it's showing what you don't usually see ... the installation of the piece.
Plastic wrap is not a toy.
We've featured Ron Mueck's work before as an IOTD, back in 2004. I don't think that piece is quite as exciting. There's something disturbing about a wrinkly, bloody, just extruded baby girl.
Someday she will be a teenager and will do things like asking for the car keys or going on dates. With boys.
ZenGum Saturday Sep 25 01:56 AM
The other other white meat.
SPUCK Saturday Sep 25 05:35 AM
How is That art?
Trilby Saturday Sep 25 06:46 AM
spudcon Saturday Sep 25 09:36 AM
Is that a slice of whole wheat bread under the head in the first picture?
footfootfoot Saturday Sep 25 09:50 AM
Undertoad Saturday Sep 25 10:24 AM
No let's! This is definitely art and it evokes much emotion and complicated thought.
wolf Saturday Sep 25 10:43 AM
Damn. I just thought it looked amazingly creepy.
xoxoxoBruce Saturday Sep 25 01:52 PM
Creepy is an excellent description.
Sheldonrs Saturday Sep 25 07:07 PM
Is the vagina that came out of part of the exhibit? Cuz THAT would be one scary show!
footfootfoot Saturday Sep 25 08:48 PM
I think as a piece of art, the head of the baby draped in plastic is way more arty than the whole thing assembled. And I have a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.
Clodfobble Saturday Sep 25 09:48 PM
The head wrapped in plastic and the full-body baby are different pieces. Look at the scale difference. The plastic-wrapped head is 7-8 feet tall, the horizontal head is half that...
xoxoxoBruce Saturday Sep 25 09:51 PM
I've found baby heads usually swell when I wrap them in plastic, of course severed heads, not so much.
Elspode Saturday Sep 25 11:17 PM
footfootfoot Saturday Sep 25 11:18 PM
Very clever Clodfobble.
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Klopp has got Liverpool fans dreaming of title glory
The Premier League is back on the agenda this weekend after the final international break of 2016 and our man John Aldridge has given his verdict on the key title contenders.
Odds: 23/10 favourites
I would still put Pep Guardiola's side as slight favourites to win the title, but the aura they had built up in the opening weeks of the season has already evaporated.
Guardiola appeared to have transformed City into potential champions in double quick time, but we can see that they have plenty of weak spots if a team find a way of pushing them on to the back foot.
If you allow Kevin De Bruyne (below), Sergio Aguero and the rest to click into top gear, they can blow you away and that is why City deserve to be recognised as favourites.
That said, they have given the rest enough encouragement to believe this title race could be wide open.
Verdict: Guardiola is a top manager and City have some fantastic players, but they look vulnerable at the back and Tottenham proved they can be outplayed by beating them 2-0 at White Hart Lane a few weeks back.
Odds: 11/4
Okay, I will admit that Liverpool have a chance to win the title this season, but I wouldn't say anymore at this moment.
I take that stance partly because I don't want to jinx Jurgen Klopp and his team after a fine start to the campaign, but I'm also a realist and it is going to be very hard for them to win the Premier League title if they continue to concede stupid goals on a weekly basis.
Brendan Rodgers' Liverpool team of from the 2013/14 season tested the theory of trying to score three goals a game in a title challenge and in the end, they came up agonisingly short.
That will happen again unless Klopp finds a way to solve his defensive worries, but there is no better team from an attacking perspective in the Premier League and without any draining European commitments, Liverpool have a big advantage over their rivals.
Verdict: If Luis Suarez was still a Liverpool player, we would win the league with something to spare this season, but they still have a chance. The end of season fixtures are very winnable so I'll start to get excited if Klopp's men are in the top two by March.
Odds: 6/1
Are an Arsenal team that hasn't had too many chances really any better than they were last year?
We will get a decent answer to that question over the next few weeks with Manchester United, Everton and Manchester City all on their horizon.
Alexis Sanchez is the player that carries Arsenal and gives them a spark, but we have been in this position time and against with Arsene Wenger's side over the last decade and they always tend to come up short.
They have had a decent run of fixtures against the lesser teams and their only win against what you could call a title rival came against Chelsea.
Yet the moment has not arrived to fully evaluate whether Arsenal are any more resilient than they have been over the last few seasons.
Verdict: Beating Watford, Hull, Swansea, Burnley and Sunderland is fine, but let's see if Arsenal do it consistently against the big boys. I still have some doubts about them.
Odds: 11/4
Antonio Conte's team have been one of the surprise stories of this Premier League season so far because when you saw them getting beaten by Liverpool and then hammered 3-0 by Arsenal, you would never have imaged they would be where they are now.
Conte has made a shrewd tactical move by switching to a back three and it has inspired a big upturn in results, with David Luiz (below) even looking like a half decent defender in that set-up in the last few weeks.
Their 4-0 win against Manchester United and the 5-0 thrashing of Everton a couple of weeks back was a sign that Chelsea are on the way back and if they can keep Eden Hazard and Diego Costa fit and firing, they could get into the title shake-up.
Verdict: If Arsenal, Spurs and Man City do well in the Champions League, it is likely to affect their title hopes. Like Liverpool, Chelsea have a huge advantage by not playing European matches this season and are strong top four contenders at the very least.
Odds: 16/1
An impressive Tottenham side should be put into the list of potential champions after going so close last season, but they still look a little when you compare them to two or three of their Premier League rivals.
Their 2-0 win against Manchester City confirmed that Mauricio Pochettino's men are a force to be reckoned with and if their lead striker Harry Kane had not been injured for six weeks or so, they could be sitting at the top of the table now.
As it is, they are right in the pack that could end the season on top if they find a balance between their Premier League and Champions League commitments.
Verdict: I would fancy Spurs to get into the top four again if they keep their star players fit, but they will probably come up short in the title race.
Odds: 18/1
The lengthening odds on United winning the title tell you everything about their chances, with their manager Jose Mourinho looking like he is losing it once again and his team failing to gel after all that money spent last summer.
Whoever sanctioned the £89m deal for Paul Pogba should hang their heads in shame because that already looks like money down the drain.
That was a deal agreed by a club determined to arrogantly show what they could do in the transfer market without thinking about the craziness of the deal. They only have themselves to blame if it all goes wrong for Pogba now.
United could still get themselves into the mix for a top four finish, but they are playing catch-up if they have any thoughts about winning the title, clashes against Arsenal, Everton and Tottenham in the next few weeks have become must win games.
Verdict: They don't have a mountain to climb just yet this season, but they certainly have a big hill in front of them, with the antics of a manager who doesn't seem to be able to control himself not helping their cause.


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Mr. Ed Coyle was the Foreign Counterintelligence Representative to the Supreme Allied Command Atlantic (SACLANT/NATO). He led a 50-member team in charge of debriefing the crew of an EP-3 aircraft downed by a Chinese fighter aircraft and forced to land on Hanan Island in the People's Republic of China. Because of his expertise on al Qaida and Osama bin Laden, Mr. Coyle was appointed an inaugural member of the Jacksonville Joint Terrorism Task Force and the Florida Regional Domestic Security Task Force following the 9/11 attacks. He was then involved in security operations at Guantanamo Bay before being promoted and transferred to the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) Headquarters where he was the Division Chief for the Combatting Terrorism Directorate. There he oversaw over 50 global terrorism operations and investigations. Mr. Coyle is a student of Geopolitics. He studies and continues research on terrorism and foreign intelligence threats to the citizens of the United States.
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The Boston Architectural College is pleased to announce that Evan Hammond, a student in the College's Landscape Architecture program, was one of three recipients of the Boston Society of Landscape Architects (BSLA) 2013 Student Scholarship Program.
Evan was awarded for a final project completed this spring in an interdisciplinary studio at the BAC called "The Art of Settlement," in which students worked on various redevelopment projects within the Grove Hall neighborhood of Roxbury, MA. His project was a redesign of the Columbia Road streetscape with an aim to increase sustainability while revitalizing neighborhood street life.
In addition to his project, Evan's application included letters of support from Maria Bellalta, head of the BAC's School of Landscape Architecture, and Shaun O'Rourke, BAC director of Sustainable Design.
"Maria and Shaun have both been immensely supportive of my work," said Evan.
Evan transferred to the BAC a few years ago upon discovery that his passion and creative talents aligned within the design professions, and that the program would allow him to earn his degree while receiving credit for his employment in the field, earning him income and experience along the way.
"I realized that the balance of art and science I was looking for lay in design, particularly landscape architecture, because it provides a unique platform for exercising very different aspects of my personality while advancing the hands-on work I enjoy," said Evan. "Additionally, the more I was exposed to the issues of sustainability, the more I felt compelled to undertake a profession that would both create solutions for emerging problems and help preserve the places and things I enjoy."
Evan is now entering his final year as an undergraduate student in the BAC's School of Landscape Architecture and is concurrently employed at Warner Larson, a landscape architecture firm in Boston, for which he earns credit toward his degree.
"I feel very fortunate to be enrolled in the program that I am, and on a career path that I enjoy as much as I do," said Evan.
The BSLA Student Scholarship Program is open to students who are enrolled in accredited landscape architecture programs and are living or studying in Maine, Massachusetts, or New Hampshire. Recipients are selected based on submissions of their student work. The complete list of BLSA Student Scholarship Awardees includes Ngoc Doan, University of Massachusetts - Amherst; Evan Hammond, Boston Architectural College; and Jacob Sippy, Harvard Graduate School of Design.
Founded in 1913 as the American Society of Landscape Architects' first Chapter, the Boston Society of Landscape Architects is currently celebrating its centennial. Since that time, the BSLA has grown to become one of the Society's largest chapters. The BSLA provides significant benefits to its members. Educational programs, networking events with related professionals, social events, a highly-regarded awards program, and lobbying of local, state, and federal officials on issues important to landscape architects are just some of the services the BSLA provides to its fellow landscape architects.


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Elizabeth Banks wore a seriously fun dress at the Vanity Fair Oscar after party.
The Chadwick Bell dress has a lot going on: full sleeves, bright colours, polka dot, feathered train - but somehow it all works just perfectly.
This isn't something you'd find at an Awards red carpet or movie premiere but it was just right for an after party where the mood is laid-back.
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5 First Aid Essentials for Your Business
It won't cost you or your business an arm and a leg. In fact a very small investment could provide necessary pain relief or even mean the difference between life or death in an emergency situation.
Although first aid kits and training are a mandatory safety requirement for all Australian workplaces, your responsibility goes further than just a cabinet filled with the basics (bandages, safety pins, tablets etc).
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Workplaces 'NOT First Aid Ready'
An alarming 87 per cent of Australian workplaces are not "First Aid Ready".
So how prepared is your business?
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Important Workplace Emergency First Aid Tips
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Discussion in 'HTC Droid Incredible' started by Leet, Nov 24, 2010.
when I get a text message I go to check it my movie does not save werei I was at
What kind of movie player app are you running? Or do you mean YouTube?
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I put movies from my comp onto a file called video. I select the movie I wanna watch and it will start playing fine. I can scroll forward and backwards. But it doesn't remember location when I pause to check text/email or when I pause and screen shuts off because I had someone come to the window.
how do you put movies into your PC? I want to do the same but hadn't been able to get my PC store them.
I use a program called Anydvd to transfer my movies to a pc. It is worth the money
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There is several ways you can. Avi format will play on your phone. I watched the new ironman 2 and predators this morning while waiting on the wife for black Friday sales. I put them in avi format. Do a google search on bit torrent. That's all I can say. Ok. I don't want to get another email for promoting things that may or may not be legal. But then again we do talk about rooting our phones all the time here. Lol.
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AnyDVD is great along with that whole lineup from that company, well worth the money.
There are different ways to get them onto your PC, but i won't be discussing those as it is frowned upon.


text: Miss Black Africa UK 2012 Winners and finalists have produced a 13 page calendar for charity. The calendar is in aid of SOS Childrens Charity. Proceeds from sales will go to the SOS Childrens charity which has over 20 Childrens villages in Africa and provides shelter, clothing, health care and education for these orphaned children .


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My secret is out. Now commanding billionaire Dominic Rexford knows the truth, he wants me gone from his luxury hotel. My career is over before it's even begun – unless I make a deal with the devil to earn back his trust.
But there's more than just my heart on the line. The stakes are rising, and someone isn't playing by the rules. How far will Dom go to crush the competition? And when the time comes, will he choose his empire – or me?
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5 Perfectly Perfect Stars!!!!! A perfect ending to an amazing series! This book took on a different twist for me. It was action packed, suspenseful, heart pounding. And filled with orgasmic induced scenes! Lola Darling knows how to write sexy times!! This whole series had me hooked like an addict. I couldn't get enough of Dom and his delicious ways. But part 3, just completely wowed me! Besides all the holy hotness, there is a fantastic story that will leave you guessing the whole time! We start off with Juliet mourning the loss of hers and Doms relationship. Can you blame her?!?! But she finally manages to pull it together and goes back to work. At The Rexford! Can you guess how this turns out? Yeah. Dom isn't too pleased. Until something happens and puts everything into perspective. And other mysteries leading around this. Will they be able to withstand all this? Will he be able to bury the hatchet with Xander. And speaking of Xander, can I just request that he get his own book? Please! I loved him! What a fun and naughty story that would be!! Well, you will just have to read to find out the answers! Lola Darling has quickly made it to my insta 1-click list. Her writing is fresh, naughty, and captivating. She created a female character that I could easily be BFF's with. And a man that is oh so fuckalicious!! Miss Lola, I am a fan for life! If you have not yet 1-clicked this series, well, sadly you are missing out!! Do it now!!


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What Should Come With Gray Hair
The other day I was looking at some pictures from back in the day and realized something: there are people in those pictures who now have gray hair who didn't use to have it. Now I'm not usually a Captain Obvious so hold off on the labels for now because that seemingly obvious statement led me to this train of thought…
These people didn't gain gray hair over night.
Having gray hair means that they've probably seen more things and experienced more struggles, situations, and scenarios than most of us who are alive today.
They didn't instantaneously gain the years of life experience that are a part of having gray hair. It took time and stress and fears and failures and successes to give them that crown of wisdom.
But just because someone has gray hair doesn't mean that they're automatically wise and full of good advice. History shows that just because someone is older doesn't necessarily mean that they are wiser.
You and I will hopefully get to the point of gray hair in the future if God blesses us with full and long lives. The question is: will we let what caused our gray hair to give us wisdom to share in the future? Or will we ignore what God allows life to teach us and get to the end of life with an illusion of wisdom that we've failed to embrace in the end?
Someday, thirty, forty, fifty years in the future, I want to have gray hair that means something more than just being old. I want wisdom. I want my life to have value and insight that will change the lives of those to come. I want my gray hair to mean something when it shows up in the mirror.


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When I first started blogging, I did it mainly for me. I wasn't worried about having any followers or impressing anyone. But since I've started I've met such interesting creative people and that fueled my spark! It was a way to express myself and it has turned into a hobby of sorts.
So now I'm at a stage where I really want to dive in and take this seriously. Therefore, leading me to this topic…upgrading my current blog I have now to a custom one. This current theme you are seeing now is one of many that is free with WordPress. I'm still new at this so I just learn as I go. I know I'm missing important things on the blog, like social media buttons, contact page, and too many to list. I really feel it's important to have a visual site that really represents my personality and the message I want to get across. I'm in love with my logo- still feel like it's timeless and classic. My girlfriend, Julie has been so awesome in helping me create a brand. You can view my branding post here. I've been surfing the web for ideas so I have a few color schemes I love…
{via redmetyellow.com/blog– loving the color scheme}
Redmetyellow is a design team that I am crushing on. They have such impeccable work and new modern ideas. I am in love with how intricate their sites look and they also seem easy to navigate. I contacted Megan, their web designer, and got an answer right away. I think it is so important to have great communication with your designer as your outcome will just be that much better because you've expressed your vision. I feel like your web designer should be able to get your ideas out of you and execute your vision to the best of their abilities. Redmetyellow is a definite front runner for my new website.
{via Octoberink.com }
I stumbled across October Ink on Instagram. They have designed some fellow bloggers' sites and I am totally diggin their esthetic. I love their light-fresh approach and feel they would represent my brand very well. My hubs will tell you, I act on impulse. But I really feel that October Ink would make sure I have something I won't get sick and will be timeless.
{via Saffronavenue.com– Really enjoying this color scheme!}
Creating a custom site can definitely cost a pretty penny. So I definitely have to put some good thought into this. I want to be thorough as possible but time is also important, as I don't want to take forever with a new launch of my blog. Fellow bloggers, I'm asking for your help! Any advice on how to choose a web designer? How to come up with the look of your blog. Do you think it's important to have a custom site to define you?
Looking forward to your input! Feel free to post a comment linking anything you've written about this topic!


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Weapons of Mass Destruction™
Christine Gosden and Derek Gardner in the new British Medical Journal have a review of the horrific effects of Weapons of Mass Destruction™, which they don't actually define but say "include chemical, biological and radiological agents with the potential to cause death at low doses and with serious long term health effects in survivors." They tell us that "the classic scenario of WMD use against civilians . . . is the release of the nerve agent sarin in the Tokyo subway."
They provide tables showing the horrific effects of some of these Weapons of Mass Destruction™. For example, this one. (There' s just room in this format to show the acute symptoms. Of course these agents all can cause long-term sequelae such as neurological damage and cancer.)
Chemical WMD agents and their properties
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| Physical characteristics
| Lethal dose (LD50)
| Time to onset of symptoms
| Principal effects
| Vesicants
| Mustard agents
| Colourless to brown oily liquid; garlic or mustard odour
| 7 g/person
| 15 minutes to 4 hours
| Blisters, eye irritation, tearing, cough, dyspnoea, pulmonary oedema, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, anxiety
| Nerve agents
| Tabun
| Colourless liquid; slight fruity odour
| 1 g/person
|Seconds to minutes
|Increased salivation and bronchial secretions, cough, dyspnoea
| Sarin
| Colourless liquid; faintly sweet odour
| 1.7 g/person
|Miosis, tearing, nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramp, diarrhoea, involuntary defecation and micturition
| Soman
| Colourless liquid; camphor odour
| 0.35 g/person
| Colourless or amber oily liquid; odourless
| 0.01 g/person
|Apprehension, headache, confusion, ataxia, weakness, coma, convulsions, paralysis
Here's a table from CDC, showing the horrific effects of weapons which are not Weapons of Mass Destruction™, that is, high explosive weapons used by non-terrorist organizations, such as the United States military :
Body Part Affected
Types of Injuries
Unique to HE, results from the impact of the over-pressurization wave with body surfaces.
Gas filled structures are most susceptible - lungs, GI tract, and middle ear.
Blast lung (pulmonary barotrauma)
TM rupture and middle ear damage
Abdominal hemorrhage and perforation - Globe (eye) rupture- Concussion (TBI without physical signs of head injury)
Results from flying debris and bomb fragments.
Any body part may be affected.
Penetrating ballistic (fragmentation) or blunt injuries
Eye penetration (can be occult)
Results from individuals being thrown by the blast wind.
Any body part may be affected.
Fracture and traumatic amputation
Closed and open brain injury
All explosion-related injuries, illnesses, or diseases not due to primary, secondary, or tertiary mechanisms.
Includes exacerbation or complications of existing conditions.
Any body part may be affected.
Burns (flash, partial, and full thickness)
Crush injuries
Closed and open brain injury
Asthma, COPD, or other breathing problems from dust, smoke, or toxic fumes
Hyperglycemia, hypertension
The interesting question is why the 12 people killed in the attack on the Tokyo subway were victims of Weapons of Mass Destruction™; whereas the 25,000+ people killed in Iraq by projectiles and high explosives since the U.S. invasion are not victims of Weapons of Mass Destruction™.
Could it be that this distinction is entirely arbitrary? That it would not have mattered to the inhabitants of Halabja if they had been blown up and shot, instead of gassed? That there is no significant moral distinction between dropping high explosives on people out of airplanes, or shooting them with an automatic rifle, and exposing them to anthrax? Of course there is a difference. The people with the bombs and the rifles are not terrorists, you see.


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War on weeds
Hatred is not an emotion you often associate with flowers. But it took me less than an hour to come to loathe an innocuous looking plant called mother-of-millions.
It was while doing some volunteer wildlife conservation work on an island in the middle of Sydney Harbour that I first encountered the plant. It was everywhere - smothering the bush, growing from rock niches and scattered along the top of sandstone cliffs. Our small group of volunteers was told to show it no mercy.
Mother-of-millions is one of thousands of exotic plants which have gone wild after being introduced to Australian gardens. They have long been regarded as a serious problem, crowding out native species of plants and trees, and skewing the balance of nature.
This week, the WWF warned that the ecological threat from invasive plants is so serious that 10 species should be banned outright. A report written for the group by government scientists estimated that exotic weeds cost Australia at least A$4 billion ($24.7 billion) a year in lost agricultural output and eradication efforts. 'Many escaped garden plants contribute substantially to this cost,' the report said. Among the most invasive of the garden plants were such harmless sounding species as Japanese honeysuckle, fountain grass, periwinkle and the dreaded mother-of-millions.
Kikuyu grass has gone crazy in South Australia, asparagus fern is out of control in Tasmania and Victoria, and Queenslanders are battling a plant called murraya. The bitou bush, first introduced from South Africa in the 19th century to help stabilise sand dunes, now covers vast areas of Australia's east coast, from Queensland to New South Wales.
The government spends A$80 million a year on the war against weeds, but it also relies on the efforts of thousands of unpaid volunteers. The WWF says that laws to prohibit garden centres from selling some plants are 'an urgent priority'.
There are no less than 27,000 introduced plant species in Australia, the vast majority of them used in gardens. Environmentalists say new plant species being imported should be carefully screened and only those posing a low risk to farming and ecosystems should be allowed in. But any such move will be fiercely resisted by the multimillion-dollar garden-centre sector.
In any case, it is hard not to conclude that the fight against invasive species is already a lost cause. It is as daunting a challenge as trying to remove the rabbits, foxes, cats, camels and donkeys which have caused such damage to Australia's unique environment. The war on weeds is likely to be never ending.
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Wilfried Bony admits his Swansea side face a crucial run of games to ensure their Premier League survival.
After their FA Cup win over Manchester United a week ago, the Welsh club were brought back to earth on Saturday when they returned to Old Trafford in the Premier League.
United's 2-0 win leaves the Swans only three points off the drop zone, with four of their next five matches against Fulham, West Ham, Cardiff and Stoke – clubs who are all within four points of each other.
And striker Bony knows they must produce an immediate response following Saturday's setback.
"We have to bounce back from this and get some points in the league," he said. "The next two matches at home [against Tottenham and Fulham] give us that opportunity.
"It's important we get something from those games, because the gap between the bottom three and ourselves isn't much now."
Swansea conceded within two minutes of the second half kick-off, a setback which Bony - scorer of their winner in the FA Cup week ago - ultimately cost them the game.
"We did well in the first half," he said. "We were pleased with our performance as a team. We kept the ball very well and it gave us a lot of hope for the second half, just like it did last week in the FA Cup tie.
"But they started the second-half quickly as a team. They got the goal and it raised the crowd and the team, and they raised their game."
Swansea lost midfielder Jose Canas to an ankle ligament injury after 16 minutes.
Boss Michael Laudrup said: "We'll not know until Wednesday. That's quite important, because are we talking two weeks? Four weeks? Six weeks? That can have an influence on whether we have to do something [in the transfer market]."


text: Goodbye, vSphere Web Client! Posted by Shawn Tooley on 26 August 2017, 12:46 am VMware plans to deprecate the Flash-based vSphere Web Client with the next numbered release (not update release) of vSphere. The next version of vSphere will be the terminal release for which vSphere Web Client will be available. Read about it here. Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)


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Hey L.A., we're here too.
That was the message the UCLA Bruins delivered early Saturday evening at the Rose Bowl, where they upset Miami, 31-8, disposing of the 12th-ranked Hurricanes in surprisingly easy fashion before a crowd of 60,091.
All summer long, the Bruins have had to read and hear about the chances of a national championship for cross-town rival USC while biting their own tongues.
After all, UCLA had question marks all over the place, from quarterback to the defense to the kicking game.
But the 15th-ranked Bruins answered a lot of those questions Saturday, at least for one night, in what Coach Terry Donahue called "as perfect an opener as I've ever had."


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The Central Connecticut men's basketball team rallied in the second half, but were unable to overtake Robert Morris and fell, 74-64, in Northeast Conference action on Saturday at Detrick Gymnasium. Central would trim a 19-point deficit to five points in the second half, but were unable to get any closer as RMU would hold on for the win to clinch the final NEC Tournament berth.
The loss drops the Blue Devils to 5-22 overall and 3-13 in the NEC, while the Colonials improve to 11-18 overall and 7-9 in the NEC.
Senior Khalen Cumberlander scored a game-high 24 points to lead CCSU. Cumberlander moved into 29th on the CCSU career scoring list with 1,120 points. Sophomore Austin Nehls was the only other Blue Devil in double-figures with 14 points.
The Colonials would lead 36-21 at halftime and score the first four points of the second half to build its largest lead of the game. A jumper by Kavon Stewart and two foul shots from Isaiah Still would make it 40-21 with 18:02 remaining.
Nehls would answer with a four-point play, igniting a 14-0 run as the Blue Devils stormed back into the game. After a layup by junior Mustafa Jones, Cumberlander would roll off eight straight points. He would convert an alley-oop off a pass from Nehls and then hit a three-pointer to make it 40-35 with 15:31 to play.
RMU would score three straight points as part of a 6-1 burst to push the lead back to double-figures and keep the lead for good. Still's three-pointer would make it 46-36 as the Colonials would manage to hold off the Blue Devils' charge.
Central would score seven straight to get within six points at the 3:35 mark. Cumberlander would score the first four points before Nehls' triple got CCSU within 60-54, but RMU would manage to seal the game at the foul line. The Colonials would hit eight straight and go 14-of-16 at the stripe in the final 2:48 to pull away. A jumper by freshman Chris Williams and a three-pointer by classmate Antwann Anderson would close the scoring for Central and settle the final margin.
Robert Morris used an early 10-0 run to take a 15-10 lead after senior Tafari Whittingham gave CCSU a five-point lead. Clive Allen would open the spurt with a layup and then hit back-to-back three-pointers to cap it off and put RMU in front.
After Cumberlander would tie the game at 15-15 with 9:28 in the first half, the Colonials would limit CCSU to just two field goals the rest of the half to build a double-digit lead. A dunk by Still would open a run of 11 straight points as RMU would go ahead by 13-points with 3:20 left in the first half and eventually build a 36-21 lead at the intermission.
Central would shoot 22-of-60 (.367) from the field for the game and after missing its first six three-pointers of the day, would finish 7-of-18 (.389) from the arc. The Blue Devils went 13-of-25 (.520) at the foul line.
Jones would finish with seven points and a game-high eight rebounds. Freshman Tyson Batiste gave out five assists, against just one turnover, and had two steals for the Blue Devils.
Still led the Colonials with 22 points and eight rebounds. Allen added 12 points and Aaron Tate chipped in with 10 points and eight boards.
RMU finished 19-of-45 (.422) from the field and was 5-of-15 (.333) from the arc. The Colonials went 31-of-43 (.721) from the foul line.
Central hosts St. Francis Brooklyn in its final home game of the season on Thursday, Feb. 23, at 7:00 p.m. CCSU will honor seniors Khalen Cumberlander, Tidell Pierre and Tafari Whittingham, prior to the game.


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Further Maths A-Level
A Level Further Maths is an advanced Maths course, designed to stretch gifted mathematicians. We offer both AS and Complete A Level Further Maths.
Course Length:
1-2 Years
You will study:
- Decision mathematics
- Statistics
- Mechanics
- Matrices, complex numbers, graphs and inequalities
- Further calculus, polar coordinates and power series
- Vector and differential geometry
Where it leads:
You can progress to university to study for degrees in a number of subjects including mathematics, sciences, finance and engineering.
Entry Requirements:
5 or more GCSEs at grade A*-C, including English and a B in Maths.