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Air Traffic Organization
Includes: Change 1
dated 8/26/2010, Change 2 dated 3/10/2011, and
Change 3 dated 8/25/11
Includes: Change 1
dated 8/26/2010, Change 2 dated 3/10/2011, and
Change 3 dated 8/25/11
a. The VFR Waypoint Chart Program was
established to provide VFR pilots with a supplemental tool to assist with position awareness while
navigating visually in aircraft equipped with area
navigation (RNAV) receivers. The program's
purpose is to enhance safety, reduce pilot deviations,
and provide navigation aids for pilots unfamiliar with
an area in or around Class B, Class C, and Special Use
Airspace (SUA). The use of VFR waypoints does not
relieve the pilot of any responsibility to comply with
the requirements of 14 CFR Part 91.
b. This program contains the process for
developing and submitting requests for inclusion of
VFR waypoints on VFR navigational charts.
A VFR waypoint is a predetermined geographical
point depicted on a chart for transitioning and/or
circumventing controlled and/or SUA, that is defined
relative to a visual reporting point or in terms of
latitude/longitude coordinates.
Use the following criteria for establishing VFR
waypoints on VFR navigation charts. Establishment
of VFR waypoints should be minimized to reduce
chart clutter and complexity. RNAV and Global
Positioning System aircraft will more accurately fly
over a specific point and this should be considered
when developing VFR waypoints. Avoid placement
of VFR waypoints directly over heavily populated or
sensitive structures or areas; e.g., hospitals,
government buildings, schools, power plants, etc.
a. Applications.
1. Avoidance of specific airspace; e.g., Class B,
SUA, etc. VFR waypoints shall not be used to define
airspace boundaries.
2. Support VFR flyway routes with entry and
exit points, and, when necessary, intermediate
For VFR routes, refer to Section 7, Terminal Area VFR
Route Program.
3. Assist in identifying VFR checkpoints
(visual reporting points) where the associated
landmark is difficult to discern.
When a VFR waypoint is associated with a VFR
checkpoint, the name of that checkpoint shall be used in
ATC communications.
4. Guidance for the development of VFR
waypoints to identify mountain passes/routes is or
will be provided in Flight Standards' directives.
5. VFR waypoints are not for use in ATC
communications; therefore, the VFR waypoint
names are not pronounceable. If it is desired that a
VFR waypoint be used for communications, then a
new VFR checkpoint shall be established. VFR
checkpoints can be established by submitting a letter
to System Operations Airspace and Aeronautical
Information Management, describing the checkpoint
and providing the latitude/longitude location.
6. VFR waypoints shall not be used for those
navigational aids, airports, etc., which currently exist
in the National Flight Data Center database. When a
VFR waypoint is desired where a fix already exists in
the database, locate the VFR waypoint in the general
vicinity considered the next most desired location.
b. VFR chart depiction:
1. VFR waypoint names (for computer-entry
and flight plans) consist of five letters beginning with
the letters "VP" and are retrievable from navigation
2. VFR waypoints associated with VFR
checkpoints will not have the waypoint symbology
depicted; the Interagency Air Cartographic Committee (IACC) checkpoint symbol will remain. Only the
five-letter identifier will be charted next to the name
of the checkpoint.
3. VFR waypoints will be illustrated using the
IACC waypoint symbology.
4. The latitude/longitude for each waypoint will
be published in the Airport/Facility Directory (A/FD)
and on one of the panels of the appropriate chart.
a. Proponent. Any interested party may recommend the addition of VFR waypoints to VFR
navigation charts or helicopter charts via the
appropriate air traffic facility.
b. Air traffic facilities shall:
1. Prepare VFR waypoint recommendations.
The most important task in preparing the recommendation is coordination with local aviation
interests; i.e., Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, Flight Standards District Office, Automated
Flight Service Station (AFSS), military, law
enforcement, etc.
As AFSSs play an integral part in the VFR flight planning
process, they may serve as a valuable resource in
identifying VFR waypoint recommendations.
2. After consensus with all affected air traffic
facilities and local aviation interests on the need and
location of the proposed VFR waypoints, submit a
package to the respective Terminal Operations Area
Office containing:
(a) A new or revised VFR navigation chart
depicting the location and five-letter name of each
(b) A completed FAA Form 8260-2, Radio
Fix and Holding Data Record, in accordance with
FAAO 8260.19, Flight Procedures and Airspace. A
list of VFR waypoint five-letter names can be
obtained from the Terminal Operations Service Area
offices obtain five-letter names from System
Operations Airspace and Aeronautical Information
Management. Flight checks are not required.
(c) A camera-ready textual description of
each waypoint including the name. Contact the
Terminal Operations Area Office for assistance in
preparing this document.
(d) A 7 1/2-minute quadrangle chart or
obstruction evaluation (OE)/airport airspace analysis
(AAA) Geographical Information System (GIS)
graphics with the precise point of the VFR waypoint
depicted. It is critical that the depictions be easily
readable by the Technical Operations Aviation
Systems Standards, National Aeronautical Charting
office, in order to verify the position for accurate
charting. If using OE/AAA GIS graphics, provide the
applicable 7 1/2-minute quadrangle map names.
Contact the Terminal Operations Area Office for
assistance in preparing this chart.
(e) Justification/supporting rationale.
c. The Terminal Operations Area Office shall:
1. Provide assistance to the air traffic facility,
when requested, to prepare the camera-ready textual
description of each waypoint including the name
and/or to depict the VFR waypoints on a 7
1/2-minute quadrangle chart.
2. Approve the VFR waypoint charting and
insure compliance with the prescribed criteria. If
approval is granted, the Terminal Operations Area
Office shall forward the package to System
Operations Airspace and Aeronautical Information
Management at least 12 weeks prior to the planned
implementation date. The planned implementation
date shall coincide with a publication date of the
respective VFR navigation chart.
3. Coordinate overall activity when multiple
facilities are affected by the planned use of VFR
waypoints such as numerous VFR waypoints on a
VFR chart.
4. Maintain the VFR waypoint forms (FAA
Form 8260-2, Radio Fix and Holding Data Record)
to include corrections, changes, or modifications, as
5. Conduct annual reviews.
d. System Operations Airspace and Aeronautical
Information Management shall:
1. Review the incoming VFR waypoint proposals for completeness.
2. Verify that the requested five-letter "VP"
combinations are available for use.
3. Forward the package to National Aeronautical Charting for verification of the geographic
4. Upon verification, National Aeronautical
Charting shall notify System Operations Airspace
and Aeronautical Information Management prior to
publication in the National Flight Data Digest
5. Maintain VFR waypoint forms (FAA
Form 8260-2) to include corrections, changes, or
modifications, as necessary.
e. National Aeronautical Charting shall:
2. Coordinate with System Operations Airspace
and Aeronautical Information Management for the
resolution of any geographic positions that require
FAA Form 8260-2 revisions; provide System
Operations Airspace and Aeronautical Information
Management with verification that geographic
positions are ready for publication in the NFDD.
3. Coordinate with System Operations Airspace
and Aeronautical Information Management to ensure
that any new or revised VFR checkpoints are
published in the NFDD.
4. Publish VFR waypoint geographic positions
in the A/FD and on appropriate VFR charts.


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Here is a simple scrapbook page I made of my older daughter for the display boards at Convention. I used three stamp sets: Gorgeous Grunge, Off the grid and the Outline alphabet ( or something like that, I can't get the names straight these days). The color combination is : Whisper White, Crumb Cake and Early Espresso. Besides the sets and inks I used some naturals ribbon, doily and pearls.

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- 1 Who Needs Drug Rehab in Douglas Flat?
Who Needs Drug Rehab in Douglas Flat?
Some individuals are able to use leisure or prescription drugs without experiencing unfavorable consequences or addiction For numerous others, however, substance use can be an effort to run away from troubles in their lives and also has far more serious repercussions. The misuse of medicines to handle life's problems only makes the existing issues even worse as well as most likely reasons brand-new issues to establish, leaving feelings of seclusion, helplessness, or shame.
How Foundation Drug Rehab in Douglas Flat California
If you're worried about your very own or a close friend or relative's substance abuse, it's important to recognize that aid is available. Learning about the nature of drug abuse and also addiction– why as well as how it establishes, what it appears like, and also why it can have such a powerful hold– will certainly provide you a better understanding of the issue and also ways to best handle it.
Comprehending drug use, drug abuse, as well as dependency.
Where To Go For Drug Rehab
People trying out medicines for several reasons. Lots of initial shot medicines from inquisitiveness, to have a good time, due to the fact that good friends are doing it, in an effort to improve sports efficiency or simplicity an additional issue, such as stress and anxiety, anxiety, or anxiety. Usage does not immediately bring about misuse, and there is no particular factor at which drug use steps from laid-back to troublesome. Drug abuse and also addiction is much less about the amount of substance eaten or the frequency, as well as more regarding the reasons people rely on medicines in the first place as well as the effects of their drug use. If your drug use is triggering problems in your life– at the office, school, house, or in your relationships– you likely have a drug abuse or addiction trouble.
How substance abuse and also addiction could establish
There is a great line in between normal use and also drug misuse and also dependency Few addicts have the ability to recognize when they have actually crossed that line. While regularity or the quantity of medicines consumed do not necessarily comprise drug abuse or dependency, they can commonly be signs of drug-related issues.
Substance abuse might start as a way to socially attach. Commonly, individuals attempt medicines for the very first time in social circumstances with good friends and also colleagues. A strong desire to suit to the group could make it feel like doing the medicines with them is the only option.
Who Pays For Drug Rehab Centers in Douglas Flat CA?
Issues could often sneak up on you, as your drug use slowly raises gradually. Smoking a joint with close friends over the weekend, or taking euphoria at a go crazy, or cocaine at an occasional celebration, as an example, can transform from making use of medications a number of days a week to utilizing them every day. Gradually, obtaining and making use of the drug ends up being a growing number of vital to you.
Up until you find different, much healthier approaches for getting rid of these problems, your drug usage will likely proceed. If you are making use of drugs to load a gap in your life, you're extra at danger of going across the line from casual usage to drug misuse and also dependency. To preserve a healthy balance in your life, you need to have positive experiences and also really feel excellent about your life without any type of drug usage.
Are Alcohol & Drug Treatment Programs Successful
As drug abuse takes hold, you might miss or frequently be late for job or institution, your work performance might progressively deteriorate, and you may start to disregard social or family responsibilities. Your capacity to stop making use of is eventually endangered. What started as a volunteer choice has actually transformeded into a physical and also mental demand.
Ultimately drug abuse can eat your life, stopping social as well as intellectual development. This only enhances the sensations of isolation that resulted in the drug use in the first place.
When Should You Get Alcohol Treatment
Fortunately is that with the appropriate treatment and assistance, you can combat the turbulent effects of substance abuse as well as restore control of your life. The first obstacle is to identify and also confess you have a problem, or hear liked ones that are often better able to see the unfavorable effects drug use is carrying your life.
Signs and symptoms of substance abuse as well as drug addiction.
Although different medications have various physical effects, the signs of dependency are similar. If you identify on your own in the following signs and symptoms of substance abuse and also dependency, consider talking with a person regarding your drug use.
You're disregarding your responsibilities at college, work, or residence (e.g. failing classes, missing job, neglecting your kids) due to your drug use.
You're making use of medications under harmful problems or taking dangers while high, such as owning while on medications, making use of filthy needles, or having unguarded sex.
Your substance abuse is getting you right into legal trouble, such as apprehensions for disorderly conduct, driving intoxicated, or taking to sustain a drug habit.
Your drug use is creating troubles in your partnerships, such as battles with your partner or member of the family, an unhappy boss, or the loss of good friends.
You have actually developed a drug resistance. You should make use of even more of the drug to experience the same impacts you made use of to attain with smaller sized quantities.
You take medicines to prevent or relieve withdrawal signs and symptoms. If you go also long without drugs, you experience signs such as nausea, restlessness, sleeplessness, clinical depression, sweating, shaking, and stress and anxiety.
You have actually lost control over your drug use. You usually do medications or use greater than you intended, even though you told yourself you wouldn't. You might want to stop making use of, but you feel helpless.
Your life revolves around substance abuse. You invest a great deal of time using and also thinking about medicines, figuring out ways to obtain them, and also recouping from the drug's effects.
You've abandoned tasks you made use of to enjoy, such as pastimes, sporting activities, and also socializing, due to your drug use.
You continuously make use of medicines, regardless of recognizing it's harming you. It's creating major problems in your life– blackouts, infections, state of mind swings, anxiety, fear– but you utilize anyway.


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Trimble Inc.
935 Stewart Drive
Post Office Box 3642
Sunnyvale, CA 94085
1.408.481.8000 phone
1.408.481.7781 fax
Trimble Unveils Portfolio of Enhanced 3D Machine Control
Solutions for Stakeless Grade Control
Company Provides Contractors with Tools for Improving Productivity;
Technology Innovations Direct Result of Spectra Precision's Combination with Trimble
MUNICH, April 2, 2001 - Trimble (NASDAQ:TRMB) today introduced key enhancements to its SiteVisionTM GPS machine control system. The two enhancements include the SiteVision Auto option, and a single-antenna version for scrapers. The products are designed to offer contractors tools for improving accuracy, efficiency and overall project productivity on the jobsite. Leveraging the core expertise of Trimble and the former Spectra Precision, the SiteVision system enhancements build on Trimble's growing family of machine control solutions that sets the industry standard for stakeless grade control.
The announcement was made today at the Bauma 2001 International Trade Fair, the world's largest construction equipment exposition.
Trimble's SiteVision GPS system was first introduced to the market in 1999. It helps construction professionals increase productivity and efficiency in a stakeless environment. By placing the site design in the cab and using precise GPS technology, the SiteVision GPS system allows machine operators to accurately perform earthmoving operations for highway and road construction, residential and commercial subdivisions, and other land development projects. The system provides users with measurable benefits and quick return on investment by reducing rework and allowing contractors to complete jobs more quickly and accurately, as well as reducing operator fatigue.
SiteVision Auto
The SiteVision GPS system's automatic controls option uses leading-edge technology developed by the former Spectra Precision to connect the GPS system to the machine hydraulics. By using the GPS position and design information, the blade is automatically controlled to the exact elevation and cross-slope, providing significant improvements in both productivity and accuracy. Using the SiteVision Auto option, contractors are able to reduce material overages and dramatically improve their project profitability.
"The automated control option brings the best of both Trimble and Spectra Precision together into one, comprehensive and complete product," said Mark Nichols, division vice president of machine control for Trimble's Engineering and Construction Division. "GPS-based machine control is ideal for improving competitiveness on the jobsite. By using the automated controls, the contractor can now enhance accuracy and efficiency, and reduce operator fatigue."
SiteVision GPS for Scrapers
Trimble also introduced a single-antenna SiteVision GPS option ideal for scrapers. The combination of real-time positioning and design information in the cab allows operators to access exact grade information without relying on surveyors and grade checkers. This means scrapers can work even more efficiently with little to no downtime. The single-antenna option offers contractors an economical choice for precise, stakeless grade control.
"The scraper system is a smart alternative for contractors seeking improved productivity from their entire fleet of earthmoving equipment," added Nichols. "It gives scraper operators a system that can address their needs with an excellent return on investment."
"With the continual evolution of the SiteVision GPS system, Trimble is able to offer a totally integrated earthmoving product family," said Nichols. "Today, the combined organization of Trimble and Spectra Precision leverages a broader set of technologies to develop innovative solutions for the construction industry."
The SiteVision GPS Auto option and scraper system are expected to be available in the second quarter of 2001 through Trimble's Engineering and Construction Division dealer network.
About Trimble
Trimble is a leading innovator of Global Positioning System (GPS) technology. In addition to providing advanced GPS components, Trimble augments GPS with other positioning technologies as well as wireless communications and software to create complete customer solutions. Trimble's worldwide presence and unique capabilities position the Company for growth in emerging applications including surveying, automobile navigation, machine guidance, asset tracking, wireless platforms, and telecommunications infrastructure. Founded in 1978 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif., Trimble has more than 2,200 employees in more than 20 countries worldwide.
Media Contact: LeaAnn McNabb of Trimble: 408-481-7808


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Your home will look better and be worth more if you treat it to some successful home improvement projects. This article will show you just how easy it can be to make those changes that will give you the look that you want and the value that goes along with it.
When you're doing work on your roof, three-inch aluminum tape can help you deal with any minor cracks that you find in the roofing surface. Clean the surface, then separate the tape from its paper backing. Apply it carefully over the cracks. The tape creates a waterproof surface to cover the cracks.
Some old shoe boxes can be a great way to add some storage space to a room. You can cover the shoe boxes with fabric or wallpaper samples for an interesting decorating touch. In addition to providing extra storage space, doing this can add some dramatic touches to your rooms.
If you are running out of counter space in your kitchen, consider an over-the-range microwave. Over-the-range microwave ovens offer many features, including convection cooking. Most of these have a filter that recirculates air as opposed to having a vent. This means they are better for people who do not need a vent.
If your wall has small holes from hanging pictures or paintings, use paint and spackle to make the walls look new. Spackle can be found at the local home improvement store. To take care of a few small holes, you're not going to need much spackle at all. The little holes may be filled with spackle using just a bobby pin. Once it dries, use something rigid to smooth it over the hole. Next, apply a coat of paint to finish the job. Suddenly, you'll have walls with no holes in them.
You should now have a better understanding of how to accomplish this. Put the advice learned here to work and start making improvements around your home that you will be proud of.


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In order to market the property more effectively, the owner of a furnished apartment for tourist rental can elect to classify the furnished accommodation according to a rating of 1 to 5 stars. But do proceed carefully because you will be required to meet certain conditions, especially as regards the floor area covered by the property, and must also contact an authorized inspection body.
How is furnished accommodation defined?
Furnished accommodation is defined as a villa, apartment or furnished studio for the exclusive use of the tenant, offered for short-term rent to tourists who will typically occupy the property for rental periods determined by the day, the week, or the month. In addition, such property must also meet minimum standards of comfort and service irrespective of whether the property is, or is not, rated and classified within the meaning of Article D. 324-2 of the tourism code.
This "meublé de tourisme" ranking of guest accommodation is voluntary on the part of the owner who may use it as an opportunity to maximize the returns from his rentals, but it is not intended to be a mandatory requirement for undertaking the renting out of holiday lets.
What are the requirements necessary to secure a furnished accommodation ranking?
To achieve a ranking, a furnished apartment with a living space designed to accommodate one or two people must offer a minimum floor area of 9 m2 when there is a separate kitchen, or at least of 12 m2 where a kitchenette is included.
The ranking is based on stars – from 1 star through to 5 stars. The allocation of these star ratings is conducted by looking at a total of 112 test criteria, divided into three major categories:
- "Equipment and facilities"
- "Customer Service"
- "Accessibility and sustainable development"
The classification operates on a point system, where each criterion is assigned a certain number of points. Some criteria are "mandatory", whereas others are "optional" or "selected". For ranking in the category applied for, the apartment must obtain a "required" number of points and a number of "optional selected" items defined for this category, for instance:
- At least 95% of the necessary points total for the respective target rating category must be secured. Any mandatory item lost within the 5% tolerated shortfall must, by way of compensation, achieve three times more available points from the additional selection menu;
- And respectively 5%, 10%, 20%, 30%, 40% of the points in the additional selection menu for the 1 *, 2 *, 3 *, 4 *, and 5 * categories.
This combination of "mandatory" and "selected" points is designed to facilitate an accurate assessment of the quality of each furnished property, and thus its definitive star rating.
What is the classification procedure?
Since 1 June 2012, the prefects no longer have authority to intervene in the classification procedure. Now, Article L. 324-1 of the Tourism Code provides that 'the decision on the classification of a guest apartment within a category (…) is to be made by the organization which carried out the ranking visit. "
The list of approved inspection bodies is available on the website www.classement.atout-france.fr
Any authorized organization undertaking a ranking visit has a period of one month from the date of the visit to the furnished property to hand the inspection certificate to the owner of that property, or his representative. This certificate comprises:
- An inspection report demonstrating compliance with the classification tables in the requested category;
- The inspection matrix compiled by the evaluating body;
- A recommendation for a rating classification supported by the evidence contained in the inspection report.
The owner of the furnished property, or his agent, has fifteen days from the receipt of this inspection certificate to refuse the classification proposal. At the end of that period, and in the absence of a refusal, the classification is granted for a period of five years. After this five-year period, the owner must submit a new application for classification if he wishes the accommodation to continue to enjoy the benefits of classification.
This ranking of furnished accommodation is used to inform a prospective tenant about the level of comfort and service the housing offers, and thus serves as a good marketing tool for the owner. However, one should exercise caution in the larger cities, where an owner may have other legal obligations to meet in respect of properties offered for tourist rent.


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f you love make-up, there's no way a little bit of heat is going to mess up that relationship! But like every love affair, there will be ups and downs. And muggy weather spells the latter. To take the sting outta' summer, your beauty routine needs help, and here's some essential expert advice:
The lesser the amount of make-up, the more your skin feels refreshed. But, if a full face of makeup is unavoidable, choose wisely. Pick a tinted sunscreen over layers of BB cream, a sheer lip balm over a thick gloss. Also, the heat usually gives a shiny effect to the face, so go for matte products and avoid shimmer n' shine that will add to the oil quotient of the face.
Do you feel your skin struggles to breathe with all that make-up? "If the pores are open and your skin is exposed to pollution, air conditioning and the sun, the skin starts to get dehydrated. Because of this, the foundation seems like a layer on the skin. That's why 'skin locking' is essential. Use a primer and a skin protection cream as the base. It locks as well as hydrates by laminating it," says beauty expert Aashmeen Munjaal. "Wrap an ice cube in a cloth and wipe the face with it for a few seconds. This helps to close pores. If the skin is normal to oily, apply astringent before foundation," suggests beauty expert Shahnaz Husain.
Your summer products need to be water-based with oil content to the minimum. "When humidity is high, heavy oil-based products like rich moisturising creams may not be needed, especially, if the skin is normal, normal to oily, or combination. Even for normal to dry skin type, light moisturising lotions may be applied," Husain adds.
Dab, dab and then dab some more. Keep a booklet of blotting paper handy when heading out. Any kind of absorbent paper, in fact, will help get rid of excess oil, and also help even-out your make-up. "Use a tissue instead of puff or compact powder to dab on to the skin," adds Munjaal.
Keep your lipstick from melting by blotting the lips, too, with oil-absorbent paper. Apply the colour and then dab the lips with a sheet. Now apply the colour again. Repeat the process a few times to lock in the lipstick. A lip primer also helps the colour to stay in place.


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MARTIN Taylor said Blues got back in the old routine at Layer Road.
"We went behind but came back into it, we showed a bit of resilience we haven't been showing," said the centre-half. "There was more character there, maybe than in the last couple of games when we got beat. That's what you need.
"On that side of it, yes, we were happy. But to get into the dressing room and find out that the other teams at the top had won was disappointing. We've dropped two places and we are out of the automatic spots. We really need to push on and get back in there."
Blues looked a good bet to become the first team to win at Colchester United since August.
Said Taylor: "It's just a small ground but the fans create a good atmosphere. The way Colchester play, direct but with passers in the team as well, they put pressure on you and get the ball in and around your box.
"Having won the vast majority of games at home like they have, then they were always going to have confidence in what they do.
"Overall, as a team, I thought we handled everything quite well. We looked to knock it round and play our game.
"Bringing Nicklas Bendtner on as we did, it's a great card to have up your sleeve. We did put a bit of pressure on at the end, but it wasn't to be.
"It was a much better performance than against Southend United," Taylor added.


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{sights from our Highland road trip Scotland and my engraved yellow sample also used as a stamp}
{lovely nyc purple lettuce and royal purple perfume bottle/ engraved sample}
{agave plants from the Royal Botanic Gardens of Scotland and workshop samples of my quick projects using green beer bottles}
{old photo from the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and some curvy engraved glass pieces}
{London architecture lit at night and a very detailed engraving on clear glass}
"Visual Exploration & Studio Work come together" is a mini exercise for me to organize and understand my creative process a bit better. Also it explains in a quick and easy way, what visual connections I make, collect from my inspiration, experiences, memories, etc. and how all of these come together in my work.
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Iris Tsante's colorful and unexpected pencil jewels are so fun. They embody ingenuity and playfulness.
"I consider jewelry as a process of exploring ways to define the senses of "beauty" and "value" in reference to memories of significant objects and the subsequent human/social connections related to them. It is a dialectic process since it involves the direct or non-direct communication between maker, wearer and viewer. My pieces provide connotations of optimism, lightness, simplicity, joy and innocence, revealing on the same time qualities such as fragility and vulnerability."
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TIGERAIR; $1,000,000 Draw!
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100 lucky travelers will walk away with $10,000 worth of flight credits each.
Every booking you make in 2013 gives you 1 chance in the draw.
Winner can start using the flight credits from 1st Jan 2014 and also share it with a travel partner.
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Go Panthers!
Thanks to everyone at Pinewood for making my visit so fantastic. From the students who still laugh at my dumb jokes, to Mr. Eivers, who graciously agreed to let me use his theater, to Mr. Morrill, who had to pick me up from the airport at midnight because I couldn't rent a car after losing my ID. It was nice to be back on campus. At one point I was hanging out in the faculty lounge, preparing for the presentation, when I looked around; Burnside to my left, Eivers and Cristiani to my right, Ms. Wilson yelling at Mr. Gardner in the other room. It was as though I'd never left. The best part, of course, was reading the book to the students I taught while I was writing it.
And finally, I want to wish the girl's varsity basketball team good luck in the State Finals tomorrow in Sacramento. GO PANTHERS!


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5 things we learned from the Premier League this weekend
Chelsea's winning streak continued while champions Leicester gave us a reminder of last season and there was an unlikely winner in West Ham's man-of-the-match Twitter poll.
Here, Press Association Sport studies what was learned from the latest round of Premier League matches.
In the previous seasons when Chelsea topped the table at Christmas, they have gone on to win the title. Antonio Conte's relentless side made it 11 straight wins - including nine clean sheets - with a 1-0 victory over Crystal Palace. They are now seven points clear and showing no signs of slowing down. The only downside was a fifth booking for goalscorer Diego Costa, who will miss the Boxing Day meeting with Bournemouth.
This is not what Petr Cech signed up for. The Arsenal goalkeeper has gone eight consecutive Premier League games without a clean sheet for the first time in his career. Arsenal blew the lead lead to lose 2-1 for the second straight match, and this time fellow title-hopefuls Manchester City were the beneficiaries. Whatever they are putting in the half-time tea at the Etihad Stadium did the trick as City were transformed after the break.
Trailing 2-0 and down to 10 men after Jamie Vardy's red card, Leicester's trip to Stoke had all the makings of another miserable afternoon for the fading champions. But the Foxes are finally starting to resemble the team which shocked the Premier League last season as goals from Leonardo Ulloa and Daniel Amartey in the final 15 minutes snatched an unlikely point and showed that maybe they are not a spent force after all.
Craig Pawson's handling of Manchester United's midweek trip to Crystal Palace drew much criticism, not least when he failed to send off Marcos Rojo for a two-footed lunge on Eagles winger Wilfried Zaha. Yet fast forward three days and suddenly the same referee deemed Vardy's 28th-minute tackle on Potters forward Mame Biram Diouf to be worse. Not a good week for the 37-year-old official.
It said everything about the events at the London Stadium that the post was named man of the match by the official West Ham Twitter poll. In fairness it did have a good game, denying Dieumerci Mbokani and Andrew Robertson as well as preventing a Mark Noble own goal, and has certainly contributed more than most of West Ham's summer signings. But when Noble converted a dubious penalty, all luckless Hull had to show for their efforts was bottom spot.
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Now that more pressing issues from the US have been settled (yay yay yay), I'm turning back to the other big news from America: Google Book Search v. Authors Guild. for an excellent collection of blogosphere comments go to
Is Google now emerging as the heir-apparent to Long Tail book vending? With Amazon's proprietary formatted e-books, and the inability for anyone outside of the US to own a Kindle, in some markets (i.e. Canada) the answer is a resounding yes. Not only that—the revenue potential comes from an almost free source (minus rights-holder royalties) in that a lot of these books are out of print and include no capital costs to distribute.
On first glance, this is troubling as it gives Google a de facto monopoly on books that wouldn't be eBooks without…Google. Not only does this give other eTailers the jim jams, it inspires apprehension when we consider this huge amount of information will not always be in the hands of the 'don't be evil' crew currently in charge.
But then again, this information wouldn't even be online without the work of Google and it's not like digitizing it wipes it from the face of this earth. Information is not yet being barricaded into Google HQ and hardcopies are not being destroyed.
Also, the actual public pick up of the information (books don't go out of print at the peak of their demand cycle) is yet to seen. With academics like Anita Elberse and others critiquing the long tail theory, and the vast amount of information available to all web users, maybe the demand for these long tail books is going to be the real measure of how important this decision actually is.


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The Flawed Business Approach to Conflict Management
"I have never let my schooling interfere with my education." — Mark Twain
Our culture is set up to focus on behaviors with the hope that by modifying people's behaviors, we will be able to move them towards health. This may mean healthy work habits, relationships, personal fitness, or a number of other various things. Because of this, many leaders — especially those working in Human resources — and coworkers become the "drug of choice" to deal with problematic behaviors. However, by simply popping a pill — or in this case throwing out blanketed solutions — all we end up doing is tolerating and maintaining the problem.
A Flawed System
Why does this occur? Part of the reason is that the stated problem is never the actual problem. However, we constantly give people an aspirin for a headache without pushing below the surface to discover the cause of the problem.
Now, let's look at a workplace example of this. You see an employee who is working a lot of hours but never seem to be getting their work done. What are your initial assumptions? The employee's is lazy. He's probably slacking off. He's irresponsible. He doesn't know how to manage his time.
At this point, what would you suggest? Chances are, you're thinking along the lines of stepping in and talking to him, doing a performance review, setting weekly or daily goals for him, possibly even firing him if he doesn't get his act together, or you might not do anything at all. There are a lot of possibilities.
So, let's say you talked to the employee, figured out he was having trouble managing his responsibilities, so you send him to a seminar on time management. He comes back and things seem to be going well for a while, and then the pattern starts up again. Now what do you do?
In many cases like this, employees get fired because their "performance is lacking" and they are seen as "unsuited for the position and responsibilities that accompanies it." But here's another question for you — was sending them to a time management seminar enough? Was that an effective, long-term solution? I would argue that the positive long-term impact of such a seminar is minimal unless you are able to get a person to look to the underlying reasons they are having difficulty managing their time.
Overly-Responsible Jane
A past client of ours — who we'll call Jane, to protect her identity — was someone who had been highly successful at her job. As she became more successful in her job, she began working more and more hours. Feeling unproductive, she'd attend seminars on managing her time, but would see no results.
Similar to the previous scenario, Jane only recognized her conflict at a surface level, so she only addressed the symptoms she was noticing. She didn't realize that, in reality, her success within the organization had made her company overly reliant on her. Jane became the point person for customer issues, process issues and many of the projects that were taking place in the company. Because of this, Jane was constantly bombarded with tasks and responsibilities that she simply could not handle, regardless of how well she managed her time.
Eventually, Jane came to the realization that her overly-responsible nature was the root cause of her conflicts — not only at work but in all aspects of her life. Growing up, Jane was the oldest in her family, and took on the responsibly of taking care of her siblings, including one who was disabled. She became "mom" at a young age, and when she married and started her own family, she relived this role of being the "responsible one" who took care of everything and everyone, until it became her identity. This continued into her work life, where she continued to mother everyone and take care of everything. It was simply in her nature to take on responsibilities, and letting go those responsibilities, in Jane's mind, meant everything would fall apart.
Adjusting the System
As we can see from Jane's story, the behaviors a person displays only illustrates one side of the story. I would go even further to say that behaviors are simply indications of deeper conflicts. Because of this, we need to look at managing change and facilitating health in our organizations differently. It is impossible to win a battle when you are competing over a symptom without understand the function that symptom serves. As leaders, we need to look at symptomatology in the context of its function and purpose. So, how do you do this?
Begin by asking yourself and others:
- What purpose does this behavior / symptom serve?
- How does the problem work?
- Who are all the parties involved in maintaining the problem or symptom?
- What are the consequences to change, both positive and negative?
Creating change begins with awareness, and then doing something to actively make change happen. We are all already trained to spot inconsistencies in people's behaviors; now take it a step further and dive into the reasoning behind those behaviors to discover the root causes of inconsistencies to create lasting change within your organization.
Leaders who can effectively understand the true problems their people are facing can help to facilitate change and growth.


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Fall vibes
I fell in love with these pants the second I saw them. They are the perfect shade of green, I'm obsessed with them! They could almost pass as black, and of course since it is close to a neutral it works with every other piece of clothing I own #blackandwhiteforlife
...also, chokers.
...Another trend I'm late to the game on, but this week I've already accumulated quite the collection. Our relationship moved fast and I'm sure it will end fast, but I'm enjoying it for the time being. I layered this f21 choker with a Topshop necklace from last year and it's just all sorts of good.
As usual, I've linked everything at the bottom of the post for everything I'm wearing!
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About the Academic Center
The Academic Center, located on the first floor of the Science Building, SCI 103, is open to all ACU students and provides make up tests with the instructor's permission. It is the student's responsibility to take tests during the Academic Center's testing hours:
Testing Hours:
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays
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Tuesdays and Thursdays
9 a.m. – 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
All tutoring is provided free of charge to ACU students. To register for a tutor, visit Brenda Spear, Director of Academic Services, on the first floor of the Science Building.
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As the Academic Director at ACU, I have the privilege of working with students, faculty and staff. I especially enjoy developing relationships with the students and walking them through the rigors of college academia. I love my job. I love making something that students think is so hard and making it palatable. I love running interference for kids. I love watching their joy and giving them a high five when they get good grades. Seven years of experience running my own private tutoring business taught me some invaluable lessons that I bring to ACU's Academic Center where students can receive counseling, tutoring, and testing. Students with disabilities who have special educational needs are also coached there on how to get the most out of their college experience. My background as teacher serves me well in administering to their special needs. My job is very rewarding and satisfying.


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How to… Hem
What's the point in spending £3 on a dress when it's a) going to fall apart after one wear b) going to be worn by everyone else on Saturday night and c) just doesn't fit!
I think I'm quite lucky in that I can walk into a budget shop, (mostly a charity shop or Primark) pick up a bargainous item of clothing I like, and vision a million other possibilities for it! I've acquired the technical skills to alter, shorten, reinforce and if needs be, completely pull apart and start again. Hopefully over time, i will show you all you need to know to do this yourself!
I'll be honest with you, my tips aren't gospel. They aren't straight from the Big Bible of Sewing! (made that up by the way), but it works for me and has made every £3 I've ever spent on a dress worth it!
So…. I thought I'd start with the most basic, and without a doubt, the most useful. How to hem a skirt or dress. I think with every dress I have ever brought, the moment I've got it home, out have come the scissors and up has come the Hemline! That or the hem just falls straight down (typically Primark), so hope this will be as useful to you as it is for me.
First things first… you need to decide how short you'd like the skirt to be. Once happy with the desired length, mark with chalk or a pin. Take the garment off and mark all the way round. pretty easy huh?
Next, using SHARP scissors, you need to CAREFULLY cut about an inch below the chalk (or pin) line. This extra inch is then folded up twice to meet your desired length. Iron the fold and pin into place!
You need a needle and thread for the next bit, so choose a thread that matches the colour of your garment.
To sew into place you can use one of two stitches…
Catch Stitch (above)
With this stitch you need to work left to right
- Take a small backstitch on layer 1
- Move the needle to the right and on layer 2 take another small backstitch
- Repeat!!
It's really important that you only ever catch 1 or 2 threads on layer 2- this way it won't show through on the right side of your garment!
Vertical Hem Stitch (above)
With this stitch you can work right to left
- The needle catches 2 threads in layer 1
- It then passes behind the folded hem and up through layer 2.
- Then bring the needle up and over to catch 2 threads in layer 1 once more
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Ning Tries Out Facebook-Like News Feed
The changes were first announced by Ning about a week ago, but went live on Wednesday.
When a user first registers for the site, Ning.com will recommend a list of up-and-coming social networks, "identified by their momentum and popularity," according to a blog post by Ning's Jason Rosenthal, senior vice president of business operations.
A Ning employee identifyied only as "MacKenzie" added: "At first, recommended social networks are calculated based on an algorithm that we've created to track the velocity of a social network," MacKenzie said. "In the coming weeks, we'll continue to evolve the algorithm and layer in recommendations that combine this velocity with relevancy to the social networks in which you are already a member, with the result of recommending networks based on your interests."
Unlike Facebook, which simply has to monitor a single site, the new Ning "activity page" keeps track of activity across all of the sites that a user is subscribed to. By default, that information will be viewable to anyone on Ning.
"At launch, your new Ning profile will default to being visible to anyone signed into Ning," Rosenthal wrote. "You can make it visible to just you, just your friends, or just members of your social networks by going to your Settings page and updating your Privacy Settings."
On the flip side, any private networks that a user has subscribed to will remain private, unless explicitly revealed using the privacy settings.Originally posted to AppScout.


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Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos (DVD/R2)
Title: Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos
Volume: DVD/R2
Running time: 110
Distributor: Manga Entertainment
Release date: 2012-09-03
Suggested retail price: $19.99
Age rating: 15
A fugitive alchemist with mysterious abilities leads the Elric brothers to a distant valley of slums inhabited by the Milos, a proud people struggling against bureaucratic exploitation. Ed and Al quickly find themselves in the middle of a rising rebellion as the exiled Milos lash out against their oppressors. At the heart of the conflict is Julia, a young alchemist befriended by Alphonse. She'll stop at nothing to restore the Milos to their former glory - even if that means harnessing the awful power of the mythical Philosopher's Stone.
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1. Right latch-on
Incorrect latch-on is painful for you and frustrating for baby. Here is how to do it right:
Brush baby's lips lightly against your nipple until he opens his mouth.
Allow him to take as much of the areola (brown area) as possible into his mouth.
Jaw movement and gulping sounds ensure that he has latched-on correctly.
Baby will stop feeding when full. If he does not stop even when there is no more milk, insert the tip of your little finger into the corner of baby's mouth to break the suction.
2. Let-down reflex
A let-down reflex is a tingling sensation that signifies a warm rush of milk soon after baby has latched on. If you do not experience this, it may be due to distractions, lack of privacy, embarrassment or anxiety about breastfeeding, fatigue or pain
3. Choose a comfortable position
Get into a position that is comfortable for you and baby. Baby's body should be close to you and his face facing your breast. His mouth should be comfortably near your nipple and his head, neck and back in a straight line. Keep your back upright at all times; use a pillow for support if you need to.
The 'cradle hold'
This is a classic breastfeeding position and a favourite of many mothers. It allows baby to be tummy-to-tummy with you so that he does not have to turn his head to latch-on.
- Baby's head rests in the crook of your elbow.
- Keep baby's back and bottom supported.
- Baby's arms should be at his sides.
The 'football hold'
This position is ideal if you are recovering from a Cesarean birth, are large-breasted, are nursing a premature or small baby or have twins and want to nurse them at the same time.
- Support baby's head with your hand.
- Use a pillow to support baby's back
Lying down
Try this position when you and baby are both tired. If you are recovering from a Cesarean birth, this may be the only position you can try for the first few days.
- Support your head with your arm.
- Support baby with your upper arm
4. Switch breasts
Whenever possible, offer both breasts during each feed. Feed baby on the first side until he stops suckling. Remove, burp him, put him to the next side and continue feeding until he is full. You should begin the next feed with the heavier breast.
Burp baby
Burp baby after each feed. He may spit up milk, so keep a napkin handy. If he does not burp after 30 seconds, he probably does not need to.
- Put baby against your shoulder.
- Rub or pat his back.


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Facebook and Under Armour Soar Enough to Pull Competitors Higher
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing thesis.
While a number of economic reports were released today, it's a strong gross domestic product number from the Bureau of Economic Analysis that has major indexes moving higher today. As of 1 p.m. EST, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 157 points, or 1%, the S&P 500 is higher by 1.33% and the Nasdaq is up 2.03%.
The latest GDP figure for the third quarter shows a 4.1% increase from the prior quarter. This was the second time the figure has been reported -- we will receive one more in February -- but the first report only indicated the economy grew by 3.2%. Other data released today included the weekly initial jobless claims figure, which at 348,000 was up 19,000 from the previous week, and National Association of Realtors data showing that pending home sales in December fell 8.7% when compared to November and dropped 8.8% when compared to December of 2012.
But that news could not keep the major indexes lower or slow down a few highfliers today. Shares of the athletic apparel companies Under Armour and Nike are up 21.9% and 3%, respectively, at this time. The moves come after Under Armour reported quarterly earnings that beat estimates on both the top and bottom lines. The company posted revenue of $682.7 million and earnings per share of $0.59, beating analyst estimates of $619.9 million and $0.53. Furthermore, the company sees revenue increasing by 22%-23% in 2014 and also increased its operating income forecast.
Many investors are taking Under Armour's good news and connecting it to Nike, as they both essentially sell the same goods. While that move may work out well for some investors, the fact of the matter is the two companies are direct competitors and are selling to the same group of people. The only real question then is, how much pie is there to go around?
Two other stocks jumping higher today are Facebook and Twitter , which are up 15.7% and 8.3%, respectively. These moves follow Facebook's earnings report. Facebook not only posted strong earnings and revenue beats, but an amazing amount of growth when it comes to advertising sales figures. But, most importantly, Facebook now derives more than 50% of its revenue from mobile adds, a revenue stream which just two years ago didn't exist and a year ago only accounted for around 20% of revenue.
That one stat is likely the reason for the stuck jump by Twitter, an essentially mobile-only social media platform. The revenue being generated by Facebook on mobile should be something Twitter can rather easily duplicate in time. Today, investors are certainly showing their confidence that the company will do just that.
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Lilac Arts Series
May - August 2015
The Lilac Arts Series was a contemporary art exhibition and public events series held aboard the historic museum ship Lilac from May through August 2015. The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Lilac was built in 1933 and is America's only surviving steam-powered lighthouse tender. The Lilac is currently being restored as a unique vehicle for maritime education and community activities and is berthed at Hudson River Park's Pier 25 in New York City. The Lilac Arts Series focused on three themes inspired by the ship's story – "Steam", "Work + Labor" and "Restoration/Reinvention".
The visual art exhibition featured the work of over 25 artists within the ship's unique spaces, including several site-specific installations. In addition to the exhibition, the Lilac hosted performances, artist talks, film screenings, readings, community activities and educational events. The series was sponsored by the Lilac Preservation Project and organized by MW Projects.
Artists and Collaborators
Gisli Bergmann, BHQFU, Alex Branch, Clakula, Jillian Clark, Jim D'Amato, Kara Daving, Willem Davisz, The Difficult to Name Reading Series, Brendan Fernandes, Mark Golamco, Basia Goszczynska, Green:Inspired:Art, Kerry Hassler, Rhys Hecox, Nathan Henry, Kyle Hittmeier, Ryan Josey, Karen Lee, Aaron McDonald, Jackie Mock, J.R. Narrows, Amanda Nedham, Nisa Ojalvo, The Path, Saul Robbins, Lavinia Roberts, Barry Rosenthal, Aaron Schraeter, The Secret Opera, Slideluck, Chad Stayrook, Ebbe Sweet, Hilary Wang, Karin Waskiewicz and Jenny Wong-Stanley
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The SUVs became widely popular in the late 90s and in early 2000s. SUVs have been mid-size passenger cars historically with a body on frame chassis just like a light truck, although, their designs may vary. They are considered the perfect family cars. All your family members can sit comfortably in this car and enjoy a smooth drive. Seating is one of the biggest advantages this car has over other cars. It comes with increased safety features with increased visibility and handling coupled with some really good fuel efficient options to make it the ultimate family car.


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I agree that Ling and Louie's was a big disappointment. I took my family there and no one like their meal. I had the firecracker chicken and was not impressed. Great review. Keep up the good work.
Review: Ling & Louie's
After months of waiting for this seemingly delicious Asian restaurant to open, I finally got the chance to break away from the office and try it out for a 12:00 lunch. I was so happy that there was now an Asian food establishment near my office. Delicious lunches available at last! The sign on the building read "Miso excited," and truly I was.
The lunch hour crowd was horrendous, so the only table available was in the bar. Annoying, but I can't really slash them for that. But this did serve to drop my excitement level a bit. Then I was shown the menu. It was printed on a single piece of paper that looked more like a child's coloring placemat then a menu. Another notch lower.
As I read the menu and saw all the typical American "trendy" Asian dishes, and the section in the middle with meatloaf, sliders, and sizzling platters, my lip curled and I was ready to leave. But a few dishes stood out to me: Firecracker Chicken with Broccoli; Orange Peel Chicken; Buddha's Feast with Chicken; Mongolian Beef; and Evil Jungle Princess Beef, which I eventually ordered. The menu stated this was their signature dish, "the dish that made Ling famous! Tender marinated filet mignon wok'd with fresh vegetables, Thai basil, and mint in Ling's signature peanut‐red curry sauce." Sounded great and was priced at $12.95, which was more or less their average priced item.
The annoyance reached another low though as I listened to hard rock from their sound system and waited 25 minutes for my food. I guess it did give me a chance to admire their décor with open wood beams, a glass water wall, and nice warm rust red paint. But 25 minutes for a lunch crowd is definitely way too long. I did have a conference call at 1:00 after all.
My dish finally arrived and I was greeted not with the smell of delicious pungent Asian ingredients, but rather the stink of something burnt. I love wok charred food, but there's a significant difference between charred and burnt, and this smell was definitely burnt. The first thing in my mouth was a green bean and some jasmine rice. Fine. Then the beef. It was very tender and moist, and was covered with their signature peanut‐red curry sauce.
Yah… let me tell you about this curry sauce. It was basically just coconut milk with sugar and a couple of red chilies thrown in for heat. No ginger, no galangal, no herbs, no good. The only peanut flavor came from the chopped peanuts sprinkled all over the top of the dish. I was further disappointed by the complete lack of Thai basil or mint flavor. If you're going to highlight something in the menu description, you damn well ought to be able to taste it. I think I only saw maybe 4 or 5 green leaf pieces in my entire serving.
I wasn't finding that burnt flavor anywhere, but was still smelling it. Then as I got about half way through the meal, I discovered it. It was on the beef, and was clearly burnt sweet soy sauce. I've never experienced this at any Asian restaurant or hawker stall or family kitchen in my life. How do their chefs not know to char and mostly cook the meat BEFORE adding the sauce? Isn't this basic wok cooking 101?
The dish was OK, and perhaps would be delicious to someone that doesn't know better, but for me, I will never order this again. I will give Ling and Louie's another chance, trying one of the other dishes that caught my eye, but this initial experience made me completely unhappy and a little ticked off.
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This week has been overwhelming. Too, too much is happening. Too, too much to find our feet. We're holding onto wise words from last weekend's Art + Race Conference at Impact Hub Oakland - a rare smart, insightful gathering that also centered on kindness, empathy, and love: "Be kind. Be Careful. Be Uncomfortable."
"I want people to be ok with feeling something", stated co-host Holly Murchison at the start of the day and we've thought often of her words as we negotiated the last few days.
In amongst the major shifts and happenings in global, national and yep, still, personal events, here's what we're been thinking about, reading and stumbling on over the past couple of weeks.
The wellbeing piece:
I feel like we know this in our heart of hearts, but it's interesting to see the evidence coming out to support this: The lasting mental and physical adverse effects of the 2016 Presidential election.
"A man with a conviction is a hard man to change. Tell him you disagree and he turns away. Show him facts or figures and he questions your sources. Appeal to logic and he fails to see your point."
The hard truths of cognitive dissonance and confirmation bias, and the best way to change someone's mind.
Apparently, there are two types of popularity, one based on status, the other on likeability. Care to guess which is better for you? As you read this keep in mind that Popular People Live Longer
This is not a piece on lipstick, but you should read it anyway.
Vox's take on Brian Resnick's widely disseminated idea of the power of placebos.
As our mental health landscape changes, AI has just entered the field with Woebot. More like a 'choose your own adventure self-help book'. Still, need something IRL, we're huge champions of the movement in the UK around Happiness Cafes. Or you could check out Cup of Comms if you need help with communication and your EQ. Or for a much deeper dive, check out 1440 Multiversity – learning about life while hanging out in the redwoods near Santa Cruz.
The culture piece:
A wonderful way to bring together music and neuroscience, in intentional collaborations that can impact people's lives.
Can we weave museums more closely into our urban landscape? See what's happening with The Shed in New York and consider the responsibilities of our arts philanthropists to address both funding gaps and social justice.
There's an interesting program around Tools for Resistance at the Queens Museum, and another one around the Art of Change at the Aspen Ideas Festival
We are loving Molly McLeod's Analog News Feed and intrigued by The Analogue Foundation's Listening Station.
Like everyone else, we've been obsessing over 13 Reasons Why too and wanted to share this resource guide from Teen Vogue in case it's triggering anything for you. "Tell someone how you feel."
Catching our attention:
We didn't have a big plan, we just wanted to help feed our neighbors…" A community cupboard out of Winnipeg.
Our latest political crush (did we have those before?): Maggie Haberman
And a long-time one:
"I couldn't help but wonder how things might have been different if we hadn't all moved West to write magazine articles and select the music for Apple commercials and design websites. What if we'd stayed in our hometowns and cast our lot with—and our votes in—the counties that raised us?" Ann Friedman
Love this idea coming out of Oakland: Try Studio "Try something creative taught by someone local."
A little transparency, what we're learning to make things happen in our world:
We're learning all the time about how to straddle our worlds of culture/mental wellness, and that of entrepreneurship. Looking to these resources at the moment for advice, advice, advice. 24 best podcasts for entrepreneurs
And planning ahead:
Some summer reading:
E.M. Wolfman's new publication Black Aesthetic comes out on 23rd June.
Female essayists telling it like it is:
And some positive psychology for on the beach, by the pool, or just in your-not-quite-long-enough lunch hour:
We'll leave you with this: Get together on one of those hot days (who are we kidding – foggy) and summer (read chilly) nights outside in the Bay Area.
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Mitchell to seek FG nomination
Dublin MEP Gay Mitchell has announced his intention to seek the Fine Gael nomination to run in the forthcoming presidential election.
Mr Mitchell, who last year ruled himself out of the contest but has expressed an interest again after former leader John Bruton ruled himself out, said he was surprised by the number of colleagues who wanted him to stand. He is a former Lord Mayor of Dublin, TD and minister of state.
He contested the Fine Gael leadership in 2002 but lost out to Enda Kenny.
Mr Mitchell said his political approach was informed by "a Christian Democratic ethos, based on four pillars: rights and responsibilities, enterprise and social justice".
"I want to advance this ethos in public life and I see the Presidency as another way of doing so," he said. "My belief is that this ethos, if applied sensibly, will help equip Ireland to overcome some of our present economic and ethical difficulties and make us a country which others will want to emulate."
He said he wanted to be president of "an Ireland that had a true republican spirit".
Earlier this week, former president of the European Parliament Pat Cox applied to join Fine Gael, confirming his interest in becoming the Fine Gael candidate.
Mr Cox is a former TD for the Progressive Democrats and independent MEP. He also ran for Fianna Fáil unsuccessfully in the 1979 local elections.
Ireland East MEP Mairead McGuinness is also seeking the Fine Gael nomination. She joined the party ahead of the European elections in 2004.


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The story of Grab Em Snacks and our plantain chips goes back to Geetha Jayaraman's childhood years in Malaysia where plantain chips were as ubiquitous as potato chips are today in N. America.
Moving as an adult to the United States meant an exciting new chapter in her life but also meant having to bid farewell to such beloved comfort foods as plantain chips. While visiting the US, her mother stumbled upon raw plantains at a foodstore and exclaimed in surprise. Here was an opportunity to see if they could bring back a slice of that Asian childhood!
That, briefly, is the story of GrabEm Snacks and how the germ of an idea took root. Today, Geetha combines her considerable experience in corporate America with her love for cooking to introduce her favorite snack food to a new market and a new generation.


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Spring semester is in full swing now, and that means scholarships. In less than a month, Mississippi College will be hosting President Scholarship interviews. Most competitive scholarships for universities require an interview, which is incredibly intimidating, especially to someone who has never undergone a rigorous interview. I remember shaking in my shoes the day of my Mississippi College interview, and as someone who has been there, I have some tips to help you succeed in your interview.
Prepare Wisely
I'm not going to lie. To prepare for my interview at MC, I created a chart entitled "The Game Plan: Scholarship Success." This chart listed interview and outfit tips and had an envelope full of potential interview questions. Making a chart might not work for you, but doing mock interviews or practicing answering questions while looking in a mirror might. You're the person who knows yourself best, so spend some time in self-reflection, and decide what helps you prepare.
Learn to Talk About Yourself
I know that sounds weird, but this interview is your chance to shine. Before I prepared to my interview, I had a difficult time discussing my accomplishments in a Christ-like way. I either became too proud or self-depreciating, neither of which is appropriate. Think about common interview questions, such as what you've accomplished that makes you proud, what your strengths are, and what your weaknesses are. Then, learn to talk about yourself with confidence while walking in a manner worthy of your calling.
Dress for Success*
Two words: Business Attire. Unless otherwise stated, you should be putting your best foot forward. For ladies, this means a suit, a simple, modest dress, and nice flats or heels. For men, I would suggest a collared shirt with either slacks or khakis. Dress it up with a tie or blazer.
*I would also advise putting a little extra effort into your routine the day of your interview. Comb/do your hair, put on makeup, and accessorize appropriately. Maybe subtly throw a hint of the school's colors in a tie or necklace. If you're traveling the day before, be sure to pack everything you need.
Have Confidence
You've practiced answering interview questions, and you have carefully chosen your outfit. When it comes time for actual interview, relax and be confident. Most importantly, be yourself, and remember, Psalm 34:10 says, "Those who seek the Lord lack no good thing."
Throughout this entire process, pray. Prayer is powerful and life-altering. Pray before your interview and after. Give thanks if you are one of the chosen recipients. Seek the Lord's comfort if you aren't.
Although this list isn't comprehensive, I hope it'll get you started with prepping for any interviews you may have. Prepare well and pray. Best of luck!


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The Three Uncommonly Used Freedoms that Give You Power Over Pornography Temptations
July 4 is the day the United States celebrates its independence. On this day, we celebrate not only our independence but also our freedom to create the life we want to live. What better way to celebrate this freedom than to employ [...]Read More
Shame: Its Devastating Impact on Living a Porn-Free Life and How to Combat It
First, let's define shame. Shame, unlike guilt, is labeling ourselves as a "bad person." Guilt is acknowledging that we did something bad. Once we feel shame, we naturally begin doing things that bad people do. For a viewer, [...]Read More
Why "Relapse is Part of Healing" is False and How Pornography Viewers can Forsake Pornography Once and For All and Make Relapse a Thing of the Past.
It's the "once and for all" that plagues most viewers. Those who sincerely want to quit and try their best to quit end up relapsing again and again and again. They feel discouraged and start to question their self-worth. The [...]Read More
Chopping off hand: One way to stop your child from watching pornography. Here's a better (and less violent) way.
Did you hear about the Indian man who chopped off his son's hand over the son's pornography watching? Last week in Hyderabad India, a butcher, Mohammad Qayyum Qureshi, caught his 18-year-old son watching pornography. When he t [...]Read More
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About the KwaZulu-Natal Battlefields
Steeped in legend, the battlefields of KwaZulu-Natal echo the bygone glory of brave warriors and soldiers and their hard-fought military engagements. Walk in the footsteps of famous military strategists - Shaka, Winston Churchill, Mahatma Gandhi and General Louis Botha - all these men played a part in the history of the KwaZulu-Natal Battlefields. Today the legacy of these critical, blood-soaked conflicts lives peacefully within the battle sites, historic towns, national monuments and museums. With more recorded battlefi elds than anywhere else in Africa, this is the place to discover another facet of the Zulu Kingdom's past. But if it's more than legends that you're looking for, the Battlefi elds region does not disappoint - the adventurous will enjoy white-water rafting down the mighty Thukela, or for a wildlife experience, visit the Ithala Game Reserve or the Nambiti Conservancy.
The Battlefields region is a comfortable three- to four hour drive by vehicle or coach from Durban, and is worth the journey as this is where history comes to life with stories of the Battles of Isandlwana, Rorke's Drift and Blood River amongst others. A number of lodges and hotels in the Battlefi elds region offer outstanding battlefield tours, with knowledgeable guides available to talk visitors through the secrets and sorrows, strategies and despairs of these great battles. With many of these establishments offering facilities for small to medium sized conferences, meetings can easily be themed around battlefield lessons which can potentially be mirrored in the boardroom.
Incentive visitors to the region can get a taste of Zulu culture and heritage at the Talana Museum in Dundee. The Kwakunje Cultural Village, where visitors are invited to experience Zulu cultural life as it was and how it is changing. This cultural village is a living monument to Zulu culture and reflects the roots of traditional village culture as well asplacing it in its 21st century context. Hear the tales, explore the culture and enjoy traditional meals as you absorb the sounds and sights of life under the African sun. Listen and learn as this living village portrays Zulu culture and lifestyle, and as the live-in Zulu family explain customs, traditions, culture and their lifestyle to visitors.
Visitors to the Talana Creative Cluster will be able to interact with the crafters and in certain areas, be able to choose colours and patterns and work withthe producer, to make their own special product to take away with them. Conference delegates and incentive visitors will be able to experience weaving, beading, glassblowing, pottery, sewing, traditional plants, Zulu culture and lifestyle - traditional Zulu beading in a variety of fashions and in different applications and African pottery and crafts that reflect African traditions and heritage.
There are numerous activities for adventurous teambuilding; these include white-water rafting down the rapids of the mighty Thukela, or kloofing if the river level is low, hiking or mountain-biking in the magnifi cent Drakensberg Mountains, or even horseback riding in the hoof prints of Victorian soldiers. Other more relaxed corporate pursuits include a round of golf on one of the 9- and 18-hole courses or trout fishing in the cool waters near Newcastle.


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Provincial gymnastics leaders honoured by Sport BC
On Wednesday, March 29, two leaders within the Gymnastics BC community were honoured at the 52nd Annual Sport BC Athlete of the Year Awards.
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In Memoriam: Bernice Beres
Gymnastics BC remembers Life Memeber Bernice Beres.
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Kanigan debuts at Junior International Cup
Kanigan will compete in the annual RD761 Junior International Cup, hosted by USA Gymnastics on January 19 and 20 at the Leonard E. Merl Center.
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Article: "Contact Sports: Teaching Touch and Consent to Young Athletes"
Gymnastics coach Alina Williams discusses the importance of communicating with kids at every level of the sport as an effective measure of teaching touch and consent to young athletes.
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2017 Awards & Scholarship Night
On November 4, nearly 200 members of the provincial gymnastics community gathered at the Hilton Vancouver Metrotown to celebrate the individuals who have made a positive impact on our sport over the last year.
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FIG Judges' Update
Official FIG communications regarding judges' rules and course results.
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BC Athletes Invited to Compete at the 2016 Pan American Championships in Bogota
Gymnastics Canada has invited two athletes, one coach and one judge from BC to participate in the 2016 Pan American Championships on November 28 to December 5 in Bogota, Colombia:
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B.C. judge Gord Bennett believes men judging Women's Artistic Gymnastics and vice-versa should not be considered something out of the ordinary. "Eyes are eyes and Gymnastics is Gymnastics," said Gord, who has been judging Women's Gymnastics for more than 20 years.
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UPDATED: Scott Morgan set to compete at Salamunov Memorial World Cup
B.C.'s Scott Morgan (Flicka) competes this weekend at the Slamunov Memorial World Cup in Slovenia. Morgan competes on floor exercise, rings and vault. He is joined by Mathieu Csukassy and Evan Cruz.
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B.C.'s Gord Bennett selected national Profile 1 judge
Following the FIG International WAG judges course in Montreal earlier this month, B.C.'s Gord Bennett was selected as the new Profile 1 judge for Canada. He joins Liz Armitage and Elena Davydova in this select group of judges.
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Five FIG men's artistic gymnastics judges in B.C.
The FIG hosted a Continental Judging Course in Montreal this past weekend. Following a series of exams, B.C. now has five FIG judges.
Re-certifying for the next quadrennial are Jeff Sutherland, Todd Sader and John Carroll. Joining them are Michael Hood who is returning to the FIG ranks and Chris Sheremeta who certified for the first time.
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Cowboys Try Big-Screen Play
Sunday night's game between the Dallas Cowboys and the New York Giants didn't just mark the opening of the National Football League's largest and most opulent stadium. It also marked the debut of what is believed to be the world's largest, and perhaps most controversial, high-definition video screen.
The new stadium's center-hung scoreboard, the brainchild of team owner Jerry Jones, is 160 feet long, 72 feet high and cost $40 million. Its roughly 30 million LED lights give it a resolution as good as the best home televisions. The Cowboys say they are working with the Guinness Book of World Records to get it certified as the world's largest high-definition video screen.
"That's Jerry Jones for you -- go big or go home," said Cowboy fan Brannon Pack, 32 years old and from the Dallas suburb of North Richland Hills, who was tailgating in the stadium parking lot before the game.
The giant screen is a departure for the NFL. At most football stadiums, fans can catch replays and statistics on scoreboards at one or both ends of the field. The Cowboys' screen hangs from the roof in the center of the building, 90 feet above the field. The board helped dictate the design of the rest of the stadium. Two quarter-mile-long steel arches, one of the building's signature architectural flourishes, are needed to support the video board's 600 tons.
The screen's unusual location drew scrutiny last month during a preseason game when a punt hit the bottom of the screen. Mr. Jones suggested that the punter, A.J. Trapasso of the Tennessee Titans, might have hit the board intentionally, and rebuffed calls to raise the screen higher above the field. Mr. Trapasso denied hitting the board intentionally. The league ruled the screen could stay put.
The screen is, in part, a Texas-size feather in the cap of Mr. Jones's self-styled "America's Team." It crowns other over-the-top-details in the billion-dollar stadium, such as 120-foot glass doors that slide open at either end, and sideline party suites that the players run through on the way to the field.
Mr. Jones says the screen also makes business sense. The stadium's main competition is the comforts of home, where the seats are comfortable, the parking is easy, and the beers don't cost $8. As more fans get high-definition, big-screen televisions, the visual experience of watching the game at home is improving, too.
"When they come to the event, we really want them to have a unique experience," Mr. Jones said in an interview earlier this year.
But after preseason and college games were held at the stadium this summer, some fans complained that the video board's 70-foot-tall images distracted them from the action on the field.
Stephen Barnes of Fort Worth attended preseason games at the stadium and said he had to work to watch the field, not the screen. "You can see the sweat rolling down their faces," Mr. Barnes said before the game Sunday.
"You don't even know there's a field you stare at the board so much," said Marco Ramirez, who was tending the grill Sunday, and who also attended preseason games at the stadium. But Mr. Ramirez's friend, Gabe Escobedo, didn't think that was a bad thing -- fans get the experience of being at the game while being able to see it as clearly as they would at home. "You get the best of both worlds," he said.
Mr. Jones said he wanted the experience of watching the game on the field and on the screen to be seamless. Unlike most NFL scoreboards, which show mostly replays, the Cowboys' screen will show the game live, with a dedicated camera crew feeding images to the screen. (The team had to hire its own crew because television networks only shoot the game from one side, meaning the action on the screen would have moved in reverse for fans on one side of the stadium.)
Mr. Jones says he got the idea at a Celine Dion concert in Las Vegas, where images of the singer were projected on a two-story screen. Mr. Jones said he didn't know what he had seen on the screen and what he had seen on the stage. "All I knew is I had a wonderful experience," he said.
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Turkey: Day Eight
Today I explored the underground cities of Derinkuyu and Kaymaklı in Kapadokya - wow! It's difficult to imagine thousands of people living underground, and so cool to wander through the complicated labrynths of caves and tunnels that comprise both cities. Apparently only certain parts of them are open to the public so I can't begin to imagine how big they both really are!
I made a recording in Derinkuyu, of footsteps (mine and others) in the tiny little narrow stairwells, and the muffled voices of other tourists moving around the caves. There are long open air shafts and deep wells throughout the city, and sounds and voices echo differently depending on where they're coming from - kind of like a slow manual panning effect. Plus there's a single loop of farm equipment from the other day, and fireworks from yesterday. Towards the end of the track I remove all but the highest frequencies from the firework loops, resulting in the tinny, grainy kind of sound at the very end.


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