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I think I have finally recovered from ECCC 2012. I was there for all three days, from March 30 through April 1st. Overall, it was a great show, with a lot of great guests. The check-in was a little disappointing, however. There were nearly as many people helping the walk-ins as there were helping the pre-sales. In fact most of the walk-ins got in before I even had my badge, so what was the advantage of buying ahead of time? At any rate, the first thing I did when I got in was to head to Thom Zahler's table. Thom is the writer and artist of the amazing, funny series Love and Capes. I had commissioned a piece of artwork from him, and I picked up his con print. I also had him sign my trades of Love and Capes.
Next I headed to Don Rosa's table. Outside of Carl Barks (Scrooge's creator), no one has done more for Disney's Duck comics than Mr. Rosa. I got a free sketch from him, and a print of his Duck Family Tree. He does something cool for the print, in that he fills your name in as the previously unknown father of the three nephews, Huey, Dewey and Louie. I also had him sign my Boom! hardbacks of The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck and found out how disgusted Mr. Rosa is with Boom! If you see him, have him sign the Gemstone versions which he prefers.
hile I was waiting to meet Mr. Rosa, my wife found an awesome Muppets Doctor Who print by Amy Mebberson at the table next door, which she later purchased.
Then I went to the tables of David Petersen of Mouse Guard fame, followed by Katie Cook, writer and artist of the Gronk web comic. I had my Mouse Guard hardcovers signed, including having Ms. Cook sign Legends of the Guard, and moved on to see Danielle Corsetto, writer and artist of the Girls with Slingshots web comic, where I scored the next two books of her strips. Next to her was Jeff Schuetze, the writer and artist of the JEFbot web comic. I picked up his book of strips because I have never taken the time to back and read the earlier strips, and because I love to support web comic creators.
After that, we returned to our room so I could off-load all the hardcovers I had been hauling around. We ate lunch and returned to the con so I could begin my shopping. I spent most of the rest of the con looking for books I needed for my collection. All told I ended up getting around 500 back issues, including a couple missing issues of Justice League of America, Super Friends, Star Wars, and Kamandi, complete runs of The Shadow and Strange Sports Stories, and large chunks of Alpha Flight, Champions, Logan's Run, Batman Family, Ghosts, Weird War, Weird Western, GI Combat, Detective, Men of War, Challengers of the Unknown, Unexpected, Unknown Soldier, and a bunch of the digest books I was missing. I also found a paperback, published in the 1970s, that reprinted a couple of older Legion of Super-Heroes stories. I think I might have seen it as a kid but I never owned it, until now.
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I have the same problem with constriction on the higher notes. I WISH I could do what Speech-Language Pathologist suggests, but I can't for the LIFE of me do a "Tongue-Trill". So what now?? If I can't do a "Tongue-trill" does that mean I cannot overcome my constriction?? Lol …
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"Indeed, wind energy must play a key role in fighting climate change. There is little choice.
In many parts of the world, wind farms are now cost-competitive with or cheaper than nuclear power plants. They are also increasingly competitive with fossil fuels.
Rejecting wind farms will almost certainly increase the costs of reducing carbon emissions. This is already happening in Britain and New England, where we each live, and where rejection of wind farms is resulting in the expansion of more expensive forms of low carbon energy.
Furthermore, unavoidable political realities must be recognized, especially by anyone who claims to be an ecopragmatist. All of Europe, most of the United States, as well as China, Brazil, and several other emerging powers have firmly embraced wind and other renewable energy sources.
At the same time, several nations have cooled to nuclear power, or outright banned it. Consider Germany. We fundamentally disagree with that nation's decision to phase out nuclear power plants while building new coal power plants. This was an undeniable mistake. But this mistake will not be undone any time soon, and even if it is, there is no reason to expect Germany's support for wind and solar energy to end with it.
Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Denmark, Ireland, Italy, and it appears Sweden and France, have also effectively banned any future expansion of nuclear energy. New nuclear reactor construction in the United States has stalled and virtually the entirety of the existing American, Japanese, and European reactor fleets will have be retired over the next thirty years.
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If the New York Times is correct the Left has already reached a verdict on the conversation. Here I still am trying to sort out what to talk about next, a difficult thing to do when there are so many possibilities, and it's taken these worthies about two years to decide that this conversation is not worth having! I guess I forgot for a moment that the Left is permanently locked with the Right in The-Most-Banal-Party-contest.
I assume the female ordination thing is just an excuse. After all, it's not as if the Left has any intention of inviting women into its own priesthood. The sad truth is that the leading lights of both parties stopped thinking a long time ago. Worse, they apparently assume the rest of us have stopped thinking too. Maybe the Left is afraid that If they were to actually engage in dialogue everyone would find out they haven't anything to say.
The excuse of female ordination is doubly ridiculous in my view because it ignores the real kicker in the conversation with the Church—the secretive policy of Catholic hospitals regarding their pregnant patients. In my opinion this will eventually have to be dealt with but it hasn't changed my mind about the importance of the Christian viewpoint to the conversation.
While I'm on the subject of politics it seems that the Right would also like to end the conversation. If certain people have their way there will be war with Russia. There is no excuse for Americans to be contemplating such a thing. For that matter, there was no excuse for the Cold War. It was concocted from the recommendations of George Kennan by a hysterical press and the 'thinkers' of RAND Corporation, whose enormous brains worked their magic at the behest of the Air Force. Unfortunately Kennan tried but never succeeded in living down his famous 'X Article' in which he said ominous things about the Soviet Union. However, when he talked about containment he thought he was recommending the political containment of a political threat, not some 'doctrine' of perpetual military containment. More importantly, he thought containment should apply to the Americans as well.
Kennan expressed concern about the ascendance in the United States of an 'idealistic and pretentious lack of genuine foreign policy' that focused on the American Dream—in other words, on appearances—and he thought the U.S. must put its own house in order first.
Kennan argued that the Soviets were part of an historical tradition of the Third Rome, which although it is a rival religion, is still Byzantine. On the other hand, he could already see similar totalitarian tendencies at work in the United States. The Americans had taken up a form of existence that does not recognize limits, a result of unconditional acceptance of the logic of the marketplace, and this had led to the loss of a sense of what should not be done.
So instead of a political containment lasting for 10-15 years the doctrine was transformed into an 'indestructible myth':
"There emerged one of those great forbidding apparitions to the credence in which mass opinion is so easily swayed: a monster devoid of all humanity and of all rational motive, at once the embodiment and the caricature of evil, devoid of internal conflicts and problems of its own, intent only on bringing senseless destruction to the lives and hopes of others."
The symptoms of our decay go beyond politics. They include 'overpopulation, urbanization, hyper-intensity of communication, and destruction of the environment'. However, for Kennan the nuclear arms race was the clearest indication of spiritual decline. It was a 'spiritual and philosophical derangement of the last order', a madness, a death wish, a lack of faith, 'wrong in the good old-fashioned meaning of the word.((Rossbach, Stefan, GNOSTIC WARS: The Cold War in the Context of a History of Western Spirituality, Edinburgh University Press, 1999))
I can only imagine what he would say about America's current dealings with the Russians. We need a change of direction. We need to talk.


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I had completely forgotten to order my potatoes in October. It wasn't until last week that I remembered when I went to pay my rent, but because I didn't have the cash to pay for them there and then, I waited until this weekend. While I was there, I asked about the problem I've had with pretty much every crop of potato I have had since I started at the allotment all those years ago. As you can see from the photo, they have holes. They weren't all full of holes, but quite a lot from each crop had holes. I've been told that it's eel worm. The plot used to be mostly grass and uncultivated. All I can really do is keep turning the soil over and keep it cultivated to get rid of it, without using chemicals. I've chosen the the same potatoes as last year, Rocket for my early and Maris Piper for my main crop. Some time soon I'll have a descent crop.
While we were there, my daughter and I, popped to the plot to see what's happening and to dig up some veg to eat today. I passed her my phone to take some photos. I must say they are very good and she only had the phone for about five minutes.
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Here's Why I Can't Have Kids. You Can Stop Asking Now. (A Weird Infertility Tale)/
If you're confused as to why I'm even writing about something so personal as infertility or weird health problems, I can only assume we aren't real life friends. And also, you have never read any of my blogs before. So, let me introduce myself. I'm Brit, and I'm about to talk about my uterus now, ok?
I can honestly say that I'm not writing this to silence the constant barrage of "when are you having kids?" that started almost immediately after turning 24, but that might be a nice side effect. My response to those questions at this point are: "Kids? I'm just trying not to die." Hopefully that'll make sense by the end of this post.
I'm writing this for the same reasons I've written every blog or poem or article in my life - so that other people in my situation might feel an odd sense of comfort knowing they aren't the only one. In this case, however, that will be an extremely small number of people considering this is the weirdest infertility problem ever. But I know that when I first got diagnosed, I was frantically searching for others in the same boat. Infertility is a broad topic spanning all sorts of malfunctions, defects and mysterious issues. This is just another page in a textbook of problems that doctors don't see very often.
I've decided I'm going to be using a lot of visual aids in this post.
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This whole thing took two years from the time I found out til I actually got an accurate diagnosis and doctor who knew what to do. But I'll start at the beginning. So, I got married in May 2013. Shortly afterward, I got the bomb dropped on me that my body, hormonal system, thyroid, GI tract and kitchen sink were falling apart. That was the most overwhelming time of my life and I immediately immersed myself into medical research between bouts of random hysteria. A few months later, I went for a regular OB checkup. Now don't ask me why, because I can't really explain it, but I had a hunch. I made up some excuse and asked my Dr. if she'd do a pelvic ultrasound. She actually did it. I remember laying there as the nurse sort of got a confused look on her face and said, "I think there's two in there." "Uhhh, two of WHAT exactly?" I asked. "Two uteruses."
She proceeded to follow that statement up with, "We study about people like you in med school." "WTF do you mean two uteruses? How is that even possible? Are you trying to tell me I'm a Grey's Anatomy episode right now?" "You need to go back and talk to the doctor."
Immediately, my OB referred me to a reproductive endocrinologist specialist person type doctor. While I was waiting for that appointment, I put my medical research skillz to use and researched the crap out of "two uteruses." Unfortunately, that didn't get me very far because I quickly found out there can be several different uterine abnormalities (anomalies) under that umbrella and it would take further investigation/testing to determine what exactly I had. But even if you add up ALL the women underneath the umbrella with ALL the different uterine abnormalities, you would still get about 2% of the total population.
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In April 2014, I saw the reproductive "specialist." Well, there isn't much to say here. He didn't know what the heck he was talking about nor had he dealt with anyone like me before. So that was encouraging.
THings the first specialist screwed up:
From June - Dec 2014, everything pretty much was at a standstill with the uterine anomaly. I didn't know exactly what the problem was or who could help me figure it out. The one thing I DID know was that it was serious. Either way you looked at it, I shouldn't be trying to get pregnant and so I didn't. And as you'll soon find out, it's a really good thing I did all that research.
In preparation for new doctor, they made me schedule a pelvic MRI to get a better picture, and an interesting thing happened. I talk about it in this next post: Thoughts On Infertility That Might Piss You Off.
In June 2015, I finally saw the new reproductive specialist. I immediately liked him and he had actually dealt with uterine anomalies before, so, bonus points.
Doctor: So you need surgery.
Me: I'm sorry, what?
Doctor: You have two completely separate uteruses. They are, however, joined by a connective tissue. One uterus is entirely too small to ever carry a baby. The other, there's a slight possibility but with a high chance of miscarriage, bedrest, premature delivery, and severe complication. But we won't even know that til we get in there. If you get pregnant in the smaller one, or if you get pregnant in the larger one and it travels to the smaller one via the connective tissue, your uterus bursts and you die.
Me: Ok, so I need surgery.
Doctor: Soon. I need to remove the smaller uterus and clamp off the tissue.
SUMMARY: If I get pregnant, there's a likely chance I'll die. I might remind you that I saw a specialist a year and a half prior to this appointment (the one who screwed up everything) and he never uttered a word about dying as a possibility. So yea, besides the fact that I should maybe sue him, this was daunting news.
I guess it's a good thing I did my own research and made sure not to hault all attempts at getting pregnant.
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Theophanis Strelitzas (Θεοφάνης Στρελίτζας), also known as Theophanes the Cretan (Θεοφάνης ο Κρης) or "of Crete" or "Theophanes Bathas", was a leading icon painter of the Cretan school in the first half of the sixteenth century, and in particular the most important figure in Greek wall-painting of the period.
He was born in Heraklion in Crete (date unknown), and no doubt trained there, but all his known work was done in mainland Greece. Frescoes bearing his signature survive in the Greek monasteries of Mt. Athos, especially Stavronikita monastery and Lavra, and Meteora which has his earliest dated work, from 1527. He also did many panel icons, either for iconostases or small portable works. Theophanes was active from about 1527-48, and trained his sons and several pupils, often themselves Cretan. By 1535 both he and his two sons had become monks in the Lavra monastery of Mount Athos, where many of his best works remain. Theophanes returned to Crete before his death in 1559.
Two detached wallpaintings attributed to Theophanes are in the Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg. Like most Cretan painters of this date, his work shows some influence from Western painting, but less in his case than with many artists. Some faces are personalised or looking out to the viewer, and his figures are modelled to convey volume. His work is more conscious of visual perspective than older Byzantine artists, but he does not use the geometrical perspective schemes by then standard in the West. He uses traditional Byzantine compositions, in a rather austere and powerful manner.
He should not be confused with Theophanes the Greek (Feofan Grek), an icon painter who worked in Muscovite Russia in the late fourteenth century.
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Banger's is an OFFICIAL F1 FAN FEST VENUE. So whether you're taking a break from the track or Fan Fest on the end of Rainey Street, come check out all that we have to offer. In addition to the largest tap wall in Austin and 30 unique sausage varieties, we are throwing some live music up on the stage.
Saturday night come check out the Boss Street Brass Band from 7pm - 10pm.


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Selling Your Los Feliz Home? Best to Get the Price Right From the Start./
If you want to sell your Los Feliz home in the shorterst amount of time, for the best possible price, it only makes senses to get the price right when your home hits the market fo rthe first time. Let's look in to the reasons why.
Los Feliz agents that are working with buyers, whether in the luxury market or in the condo market, are always searching the MLS (especially these days with inventory being so tight), looking for new properties - often we have our clients and ourselves set up to automatically receive new listings. If we haven't found the perfect home, but have seen everything on the market, we are looking for what is NEW. When the agent sees the new listing they will examine the photos which are critcal to have the minute your listing goes live, read the description, look at house and lot size, bed and bath count, condition, neighborhood and price. If the home looks promising, they will schedule a showing or preview the home at the broker's open house - if it REALLY looks promising, we will bring our client to the broker's open to get a jump on things. As a result, a home for sale will often see the most activity in the first couple of weeks after it comes on the market.
It's true that those first buyers may not be "the ones," but if your home makes a good impression on the local agents who show it, they'll be back with other buyers. On the other hand, if they believe it is over-priced, they'll avoid showing it. Agents don't want to waste their clients' time. Los Feliz is a unique market, a wonderful area for a family, an executive relocating, and high-profile sports and entertainment figures.
Both buyers and agents search within price ranges. Buyers who can pay up to $2,000,000 generally don't even look at homes priced at $2,300,000, nor do their agents. And buyers searching for higher priced homes may want more square footage, more amenities, or a different location.
So while sellers may have the idea that they can price high and come down when there's an offer, chances are there won't be any offers. An overpriced house is simply being seen by the wrong buyers. And overpriced homes become stale if they've been on the market for a while.
Lst high and reduce the price later? Not a good idea either. We agents hear ALL the time from a buyer, "How long has this house been on the market?" Everyone has a preconceived idea that if real estate has been for sale for quite a while, there's something wrong with it. The result is that they either won't want to see it, or they'll view it as a house on which they can make an offer well below market value.
The sad truth is that homes first listed above market value often sell for below market value – and only after an extended listing period.
That's why I take my time and do careful research when preparing a market analysis. The price analysis I give you might not be what you'd like to hear, but it will be an accurate estimate of your home's market value on the day it goes on the market.
And is this market, you all most can't price a home too LOW. The news you hear is true, multiple offers, and cash offers, are the once again the norm in Los Feliz - from The Oaks to Laughlin Park to Franklin Hills, to the best streets above the Blvd.


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How to Prepare for a Golf Tournament (Tip #3) – Weather Conditions
Dealing with weather conditions is one of the biggest obstacles a golfer will face. The four seasons bring with them very different challenges. Winter is cold, often wet, and sometimes windy. The grass is usually dormant. Then, Spring comes and the wind starts blowing more and you get a lot of rain. Sometimes the mornings are very cold and that can create many circumstances that most golfers are uncomfortable with. Summer is typically hot and dry. The wind tends to be more gentle and this is the most opportune time to shoot great golf scores. Fall is similar to summer in that the conditions are typically optimal for golf but with the added benefit of slightly cooler temperatures.
What weather conditions do you need to prepare for?
As a tournament golfer, you should never be surprised by or unprepared for certain weather conditions during a tournament. Looking at the forecast a week and then a day before the golf tournament should give you adequate time and information to fully prepare for what you will face in the coming days. Here are the main conditions you should watch out for and prepare the right equipment and mindset heading into a tournament.
Cold Temperatures: Golfers with tempo-driven and rhythmic swings tend to have a harder time finding the right timing in colder temperatures – typically anything less than 45 degrees. Look at the "Real Feel" temperature on the Weather Channel to see what conditions will really feel like on the day of the tournament – given your tee-time and the expected length of your round. Conditions may change, so be prepared. We'll discuss this later, but finding ways to stay warm is crucial.
Windy Conditions: Wind can effect your bad shots significantly and can also cause your good shots to be farther from the pin. Monitor the wind direction and make sure you know how it will effect you on each hole. Change your game plan to know where you have birdie opportunities and where you should be happy to make par. On some holes, almost the entire tournament field will make bogey or worse due to the conditions. Staying away from trouble on these holes can help you gain shots on the field.
Rainy Weather: Almost nothing is worse than getting caught in a rain storm on the golf course without the proper equipment. The result is having to wear wet clothes all day (sometimes in the cold), deal with slick, wet grips, and muddy conditions. Having an umbrella, a golf bag cover, a proper rain suit, back up gloves, dry socks, and multiple towels can all help you deal with the weather conditions. Many players are caught unprepared and you will definitely gain a few strokes on them if you have the right mindset and come prepared.
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There are other weather conditions that can effect a round such a very hot, summer day, but we'll address them later. The three conditions above are the most typical problems a golfer will face.
We hope you enjoy our golf tournament preparation list and that it helps lower your scores. Good luck in your next golf tournament!


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Top 10 Pet Friendly Destinations
Thursday, July 15, 2010
By Sara Moore
No need to leave your cat or dog home this summer. Now you can take that road trip you've always wanted and take your favorite pet with you. Sure Fit, a slipcover and home solution company, has just come out with their Auto Friends Collection, an easy and budget-friendly way to help keep your pet safe and your car protected.
And now here are Sure Fit's top 10 pet friendly destinations:
New York City
Between winding trails, off-leash hours and fenced-in dog parks, NYC's Central Park is the perfect pet hang-out. Plus, pet daycare can be found in nearly every Big Apple neighborhood.
Dogs are welcome on canine cruises at Chicago's Navy Pier, and the Windy City is home to a number of pet resorts and patio restaurants that welcome furry friends.
Pooches are welcome to tour Boston Harbor by boat, and dogs are welcome to take the subway.
Local pet lovers praise Barnaby's Cafe, where pets aren't just welcome, they're given their own cardboard bowl to dine from while their owners grab a bite.
San Francisco
The city by the bay offers plenty of pet-friendly dining, off-leash beaches, and outdoor areas. Take your dog for a stroll across the Golden Gate Bridge or bring him along on a cable-car ride!
Besides outdoor cafes and off-leash parks, Austin residents tout the Zilker Botanical Gardens and Congress Street Bats as great places for local dogs (and dog-owners).
Washington D.C. (and its suburb Alexandria, VA)
Both areas feature plenty of pet-friendly restaurants and parks.
The Lucky Labrador restaurant chain is famously pet-friendly. Pets are also invited to visit the Rose Gardens and Saturday outdoor market.
Bring your pet along on a walking tour of historic Charleston, whether it's a daytime stroll through Magnolia Plantation or a nighttime ghost tour of the city's haunted haunts.
Ann Arbor
Pets are welcome to frolic in many of the city's outdoor spaces, including the Nichols Arboretum, a large botanical garden at the University of Michigan
The Auto Friends Collection is available in Car Seat, Cargo Mat, Floor Mat, and Car Hammock styles in a variety of colors. All covers have a waterproof lining and no-slip grips to protect from accidents.


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EcoMedia ADDS NEARLY 20 NEW ADVERTISERS TO SUPPORT UPCOMING ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS IN COMMUNITIES NATIONWIDE
Environmental Groups Such As I.C.L.E.I., One Atmosphere and The Better World Group Join with EcoMedia to Support the Cause
Since Its January Debut, EcoMedia's EcoAd Advertising Program Has Already Launched Projects in Texas, California and Massachusetts, With More to Come in the Fall
EcoMedia's EcoAd advertising program has recently grown its client base, adding nearly 20 new advertisers, each of which have purchased ad time that will in turn support local environmental projects in communities across the country. The EcoAd program, which enjoys broad support within the environmental community, has also added a number of new "green" and community groups to its list of partners and supporters.
EcoMedia's new clients include Boston Properties, Cirque du Soleil, Ford Dealers of Northern California, Solar City and Winthrop Hospital, among many others. The new green and community supporters and partners include Environment California, Environment Now, One Atmosphere, Luminalt, Santa Monica Baykeepers, Solar Schools Initiative, Energy Independence Now, The Better World Group, the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (I.C.L.E.I.), The Climate Group and the Foundation for Environmental Education.
"We welcome these new clients, supporters and partners to our EcoAd program, which turns advertising into action," explained Paul Polizzotto, President and Founder of EcoMedia. "Every year, corporations spend hundreds of billions of dollars in advertising. At EcoMedia, we leverage that money to fund a wide range of environmental projects in local communities. Ultimately, we want consumers to expect and demand that the commercials they watch, listen to and read will do something to improve the quality of their lives. That's our definition of green media."
"I believe that people – and companies – basically want to 'do good' but a lot of people are skeptics," said Wendy James, President, The Better World Group. "EcoMedia's EcoAd program is a terrific way to actually deliver the goods by making certain that a portion of each ad dollar goes to a great environmental cause. We need everyone pulling together to get closer to our goals, and this is a great way to add to our growing network of sustainable neighborhoods and communities."
The EcoAd program provides advertisers with the option of purchasing advertising that will deliver added value beyond a traditional marketing campaign. With the purchase of every EcoAd package, a portion of dollars spent goes directly toward funding environmental and clean energy projects, all of which have been identified by local municipalities and public entities as being critical. EcoAd advertising packages are available across CBS platforms, including network, local television, radio, outdoor, and online.
In addition to adding new clients, supporters and partners, EcoMedia has also put EcoAd dollars to work by launching projects in California, Massachusetts and Texas with three previously announced clients. Each project will make a significant environmental impact in their respective communities. Additional EcoMedia environmental projects will be announced in the coming months.
The three local projects which launched over the last few months include:
- In Texas — EcoMedia partnered with Chevrolet and the City of Arlington to transform Randol Mill Park, where energy efficiency and water conservation measures in the new concession and restroom facility as well as solar panels on the building rooftop were constructed at no additional cost to taxpayers.
- In Massachusetts — Residents of Shrewsbury will see solar energy in action at the Floral Street Elementary School, thanks to an EcoAd grant from Avidia Bank and with the participation and support of The Foundation for Environmental Education. The outdoor classroom will be incorporated into the math and science curriculum to help educate students on the concept of renewable energy.
- In California — With an EcoAd grant from SunPower Corp., EcoMedia collaborated with One Atmosphere, Luminalt and the City of San Francisco, along with more than 100 volunteers, to install a 28kW solar PV system on the roof of the Tel-Hi Community Center in northeastern San Francisco. It is estimated that this project will reduce the Center's energy costs by approximately 86%, allowing Tel-Hi to fund much-needed services for senior citizens and local youth.
These successful alliances between stakeholders in Texas, Massachusetts and California are examples of the innovative public-private partnership model at the core of EcoMedia's approach. As public budgets face unprecedented cutbacks, municipalities are in urgent need of new and creative sources of funding; the EcoAd program fills the gap, offering advertisers the opportunity to accomplish tangible and lasting public benefits that would otherwise not have been possible.
Support for EcoMedia's EcoAd program has come from leaders across the public-private spectrum.
Michael Schmitz, Executive Director of the international nonprofit International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (I.C.L.E.I.) Local Governments for Sustainability, said, "There's a financing gap that's very real, and it will not be met by the federal government or the state governments, increasingly. But what EcoMedia has figured out is the way to get that bridge financing through this creative advertising model. It's exactly the kind of thing that's going to help catalyze these kinds of projects." (I.C.L.E.I. is a potential project sourcing and fulfillment resource for EcoMedia.)
Paul Scott, Executive Director, One Atmosphere said, "The EcoAd grant from CBS was pivotal in helping us put solar (panels) on top of the Telegraph Hill Neighborhood Center in San Francisco. We had made a lot of good progress toward our goal, but the EcoAd grant put us over the top. The grant will do a lot of good for a lot of deserving people, while also helping the environment."
About CBS EcoMedia Inc.
At EcoMedia, we're propelled by the desire to create positive social change; that's been our mission since we founded the company in 2002. Our premise? That the billions of dollars spent annually in advertising represent a tremendous reservoir of untapped resources – resources that should be directed toward bricks-and-mortar projects which benefit local communities. We develop and nurture a wide-ranging network of partnerships with municipal governments and NGOs nationwide, and connect them with corporations eager to improve the quality of life in the communities they serve.
The result is our EcoAd program, a profoundly innovative twist on traditional advertising, which we have protected through a robust patent portfolio development program. Through our proprietary service, we are able to efficiently redirect a portion of every EcoAd-branded media buy to a local community, where it funds a much-needed environmental project: a solar installation on a community center (San Francisco), a refurbished park and playground for kids with special needs (Arlington, Texas), an elementary school solar learning area (Boston suburbs).
In 2008, after successfully partnering with CBS on a wide-range of projects including an energy efficiency retrofit and solar power installation at Miami City Hall, a green makeover for public schools in San Francisco, Miami and Cook County, Ill., and a solar panel installation at California's Long Beach airport, we were proud to become the newest addition to the CBS Corporation portfolio, exponentially scaling our reach across television, radio, interactive, publishing and outdoor media.
The EcoAd program aims to create jobs, save taxpayer money and improve the environment. In the process, we're fundamentally altering the advertising landscape, elevating the ordinary commercial – and green media, in general – into a catalyst for real, quantifiable, and measurable change.
We invite you to visit ecoad.cbs.com to learn more about the tangible improvements EcoMedia is making in communities across the country.
EcoAd is not a certification program, nor is the EcoAd logo a seal of approval. EcoMedia does not in any way certify, endorse or make any representations about EcoAd advertisers, their products or services.
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Auf Der Strecke On the Line
Auf Der Strecke, a short film from Germany and Switzerland, is one of the nominations for Best Short Film (Live) at The Academy Awards 2009. The 30 minute German language film explores the consequences of ethical choices, conscience and order.
A department store security guard (Roeland Wiesnekker) is secretly in love with a clerk (Catherine Janke) in the store's bookshop. When he witnesses a seeming rival being attacked in the train, he gets off instead of helping him – a decision with devastating consequences. Play the trailer here.
Filming was written and directed by Reto Caffi via Blush Films, Zürich and Academy of Media Arts, Cologne, with co-writer Philippe Zweifel, director of photography Piotr Rosolowski, and editor Thomas Bachmann.
Sound was designed by Andreas Hildebrandt. Music was by Ivo Ubezio with Daniel Jakob and Oli Kuster.
Filed under: Academy Awards, Academy of Media Arts, Short Film
Tagged: Blush Films, Piotr Rosolowski, Reto Caffi
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Representing more than half a million jobs, the healthcare sector is a cornerstone of New York City's economy and a vital source of well-paying jobs.
NYCEDC's healthcare team was established in January 2014 to help hospitals, clinics, and other healthcare employers navigate the sector's dramatic evolution in the wake of federal and state healthcare reform. The team accomplishes this mission with initiatives that address New Yorkers' needs for innovation, small business assistance, and infrastructure development.


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Today I want to share a guest post by Sarah Cummings from Sleep Advisor. She'll be sharing her professional insight on why co-sleeping is actually a positive thing.
8 Reasons Why Co-Sleeping is a Good Idea1
- Mom Gets to Sleep More – Especially if you are breastfeeding, the greatest benefit I have found with co-sleeping, is sleep itself! Having my son within arms reach saved precious time and energy that I would normally exert had he slept separately. I didn't have to get up and fetch him and his bottle, because he was there and ready for his breakfast in bed. When he was no longer nursing I just made sure to pre-make a few bottles with measured formula and kept a bottle of water near by. This will enable you to wake up earlier and have a better day, for both you and the little one, according toMotherSoulShares.com.
- Bonding – The first year sets the foundation between the caregiver and the child. Cherish the time, because before you know it, that sweet baby will be demanding allowance and taking a stance against parental affection. I still find myself wishing that my son were sleeping next to me at night.
- You are The Best Baby Monitor – It is hard to sleep with your child down the hall, even if you have an HD monitor with surround sound projected on your ceiling while you sleep. I don't know about you, but I needed to feel my son breathing to be able to breathe myself. A great benefit of co-sleeping is being able to monitor your child as closely as possible. Less stressing about the baby means more sleep for you.
- Less Risk of Infant Injury or Death – Studies have shown that co-sleeping can actually reduce the risk of infant crib injuries, and the risk of SIDS, by having an adult around. If you haven't converted yet, this is an incredibly strong reason to.
- Cuddles – As soon as the baby is out of infancy stage, you can give plenty of cuddles to your child at night. Children crave affection and giving it so freely can promote a strong sense of bonding and trust. Plus cuddling isa known endorphin producer!
- Baby will Sleep Better – A newborn is exactly that-newly born! The infant needs security and nothing will have the child feeling more secure than a parent right next to him. Close proximity also allows for the parent to be right there to sooth the child if he wakes up in the middle of the night, without it having to escalate to a full-blown fit.
- It's Easier to Breast Feed – Nighttime feedings promote more milk production, not to mention it is a huge time saver! Breastfeeding while co-sleeping helps the baby to fall back asleep easier as well.
- Good Morning, Sunshine – Who doesn't like to wake up to a smiling baby? I think it is a great way to start the day with some sweet moments with someone peaceful before a hectic day of real life adulting.
For more tips and tricks on getting an amazing night's sleep, visitSleepAdvisor.org for everything from mattress reviews to health and wellness advice.


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German police arrest 'former Auschwitz guard'
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A 93-year-old alleged to have worked as a guard at the Auschwitz death camp was arrested by German police on Monday on suspicions of complicity in murder. The Nazi-hunting organisation Simon Wiesenthal Center identified the man as Hans Lipschis.
German police on Monday arrested a suspected former guard at the Auschwitz death camp and Nazi-hunting group Simon Wiesenthal named him as Hans Lipschis.
Prosecutors in the southwestern city of Stuttgart did not name the man but said police had arrested a 93-year-old alleged former Auschwitz guard with the "strong suspicion" he was involved in murder there.
The Simon Wiesenthal Center said it welcomed the arrest of Lipschis - fourth on its list of most wanted Nazi criminals.
"The arrest of Lipschis is a welcome first step in what we hope will be a large number of successful legal measures taken by the German judicial authorities against death camp personnel and those who served in the Einsatzgruppen (mobile killing units)," said Efraim Zuroff, head of the Israel office of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, in an emailed statement.
The arrest was made possible by the 2011 conviction in Munich of Sobibor death camp guard Ivan Demjanjuk, the first Nazi war criminal convicted in Germany, without evidence of a specific crime or a specific victim, the Center's email said.
Demjanjuk, a retired U.S. mechanic, died in March last year aged 91. A Munich court convicted him in 2011 for his role in the killing of 28,000 Jews as a Nazi death camp guard.
Lipschis, interviewed in German newspaper Die Welt last month, said he had been a cook in the camp and had left the camp to fight on the Eastern Front, although he could not remember which unit he was in.
Stuttgart prosecutors said the man arrested on Monday had worked at the extermination camp during World War Two, from 1941 until its liberation in 1945. Authorities had searched his flat, taken him into custody and were preparing charges against him.
The Nazis killed some 1.5 million people, most of them Jews, at Auschwitz, near the Polish village of Oswiecim.
News of the arrest came on the same day the surviving member of a German neo-Nazi cell went on trial for a series of racist murders that have scandalised Germany and exposed the security services' inability or reluctance to recognise far-right crime.


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The importance in continuing reforms to attract investment
Over the last three years the Cyprus economy has made important steps in the right direction. Cyprus has exited the economic adjustment programme, while it is no accident that a positive growth rate has been recorded for eight consecutive quarters, following a prolonged recession.
The economy is projected to grow by more than 2% over the next two years, aided by a recovery of domestic consumption, a drop in unemployment, an increase in tourist arrivals and a recovery in private and public spending. Cyprus is also receiving positive ratings from international agencies, while business sentiment has clearly improved.
Despite the important achievements, challenges do remain. Our economy remains small and not well diversified, therefore making it susceptible to changes in the international economic environment, which in turn is currently characterised by instability and uncertainty. The United Kingdom's exit from the European Union, for example, could have long-term effects on Cyprus, given the close financial ties between the two countries. At the same time, unemployment remains high despite its downward trend, the banking system still faces difficulties, while private and public debt remain at high levels.
It is imperative that we carry on responsibly. We need to complete the reforms and structural changes in the public sector, aiming at a modern, competitive economy. We need a friendlier investment climate, which will make Cyprus more attractive to the international investment community. Providing incentives is a necessary precondition to attracting foreign investments, while it is equally important that investors, both domestic and foreign, feel secure and confident when they invest in our country.
Cyprus undeniably offers significant comparative advantages to international investors and businessmen. Its geographic location, EU membership, the quality of the professional services we offer, the tax regime (one of the most favourable in the EU), the well-functioning legal framework and our modern infrastructure are some of the benefits that attract the interest of the international investment community.
Yet, there is still much room for improvement. Indicatively, the role of the legal framework is extremely important. It must be adequate, stable and flexible enough to support business initiatives but also adopted to international demands and practices, so as to be attractive. Bilateral and international agreements with other countries play a major role, as do agreements for the avoidance of double taxation and the protection of investments, which combined with the domestic legal system set the wider framework for foreign investments. Some legislative initiatives that could prove helpful in this area are detailed guidelines for taxing investment funds and modern financial products, as well as modernising corporate law.
A favourable legal framework must be accompanied by the correct supervision and control, and should be enforced effectively by the supervisory bodies and courts. In this respect, substantial steps have been taken in recent years as regards the supervision of the Cyprus' financial system and the safeguarding of the country's reputation as an investment and services hub.
Attracting investment funds is equally important for Cyprus. This is a sector that can contribute a lot to the economy and multiple benefits could be derived from it. The operation of investment funds generates multiple financial benefits: tax revenue for the state, new jobs, benefits for the real estate market and retail trade. We need to simplify registration procedures for these funds, where possible, and add new products, so that we are in a position to compete with more established destinations such as Luxemburg and Ireland.
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So It Goes x Kristin Gallegos: Brianna Lance
Brianna Lance (@breez_lance) is a woman of many talents - she's a fashion designer, creative director, musician and, last but not least, one of our contributing editors. The native Texan was head designer and creative-at-large for eco-friendly, cult-favorite clothing brand, Reformation for six years, and now has a variety of creative endeavors on the horizon, including an exciting new project with MADE Music.
Where do you currently live?
New York, East Village
Where are you originally from?
Dallas, Texas
What do you do?
Art Direct, design clothes, make music, make videos, A.D.D.
Any upcoming projects?
I'm making a solo record and starting a men's line
What is your idea of perfect happiness?
A sense of well being, or dancing, or both
What is your greatest fear?
I have a lot of days when I'm scared of becoming a crazy hobo on the street.
Which historical figure do you most identify with?
The vikings, not the mean ones just the puny the ones that were leading up the back.
Which living person do you most admire?
I have a tendency to be in admiration of the people that I love, there are so many great people in my life. But I can't be specific cause what if I leave someone out and they get jealous.
What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
Vanity and fear.
What is the trait you most deplore in others?
What is your greatest extravagance?
Oh, trips and clothes.
What is your favorite journey?
I have two, I went to Cuba and it blew my mind as a place. But I also went with my boyfriend to Tulum and saw a shaman, and something about doing that with that person made it the best experience.
What do you consider the most overrated virtue?
On what occasion do you lie?
I'm such a bad liar, I can't make stuff up with out turning bright red and breaking. But I can keep secrets like nobody's business.
What do you dislike the most about your appearance?
Honestly I hate saying this but I most of the time don't love the way I look, but at the same time I hate feeling like that has any importance.
Jacket: Veda; Overalls: Grand St. Bakery
Which living person do you most despise?
Rapist and killers.
Which words or phrases do you most overuse?
What is your greatest regret?
Being fearful
What or who is the greatest love of your life?
Music is the greatest love of my life.
When and where were you happiest?
I'm happiest in bed with my boyfriend eating skittles and watching Curb Your Enthusiasm.
Which talent would you most like to have?
Being amazing at math. I'm just medium at math.
What is your current state of mind?
Sleepy and a little full.
If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
I would like to have less anxiety.
If you could change one thing about your family, what would it be?
Nothing. I don't ever really think about changing other people.
What do you consider your greatest achievement?
The people I have around me in my life.
If you were to die and come back as a person or thing, what do you think it would be?
I would love to be a pet tiger.
What is your most treasured possession?
I only feel attached to jewelry that someone has given me. For some reason thats the only thing I feel sentimental about.
What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
It's the feeling when nothing seems to have value or importance anymore. That feeling of nothingness.
Where would you like to live?
I love living in New York, but maybe South of France or the Caribbean if I had to pick somewhere else.
What is your favorite occupation?
Anything that involves creating something, especially in collaboration.
What is your most marked characteristic?
I don't know? Physically my hair probably.
Jacket: Veda
What is the quality you most like in a man?
Loyalty and support
What is the quality you most like in a woman?
Loyalty and support
What do you most value in your friends?
They are really kind, yet driven people who like karaoke.
Who are your favorite writers?
Mikael Bulgakov and Thomas Mann
Who is your favorite hero of fiction?
Max from Where the Wild Things Are
Who are your heroes in real life?
Nick Cave, Valentino, my mom
What is it that you most dislike?
Ha, What? I most dislike violence and bullying.
How would you like to die?
Preferably with out suffering.
Your favorite painter?
He's not really a painter but Bruce Nauman is my favorite artist.
Your favorite musician?
Jason Pierce and Nina Simone
What is your favorite color?
Right now, deep blue
What is your favorite flower?
White lilies
What natural gift would you most like to possess?
Magical powers
What is your present state of mind?
Sleepy and a little full, also I want a cigarette.
What is your motto?
Have pure intentions in your actions.


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This week was a good week for community service here at the Fisher College of Business. Not only did we have the FETCH! Program, which Michael Barbosa already discussed on this blog, but we also had an aptly named "community service day" on Friday. Although it was mainly for first year MBA students, this event was open to all Fisher grad students and gave us an opportunity to volunteer for various causes around the Columbus area.
Since we did not have classes on Thursday this week, a few of the MAcc students decided to use the extra long weekend to help out with this great cause. As a group, we were assigned to volunteer at the LifeCare Alliance. I believe other places for volunteers included an animal shelter, the Ronald McDonald house, etc. The LifeCare Alliance's website explains that the
LifeCare Alliance provides services to assist older adults or chronically ill residents in Franklin and Madison Counties. These services include, home meal delivery, homemaker and home health aides, and health services from RNs at our Wellness Centers. The primary goal of each of our services is help seniors remain in the comfort of their own homes with dignity, which is where 100% of them want to be. For each older adult or chronically ill person LifeCare Alliance keeps in their own homes, it saves Ohio taxpayers over $40,000 per year.
Along with these great services, they basically have a miniature grocery store within their facility where people can come and shop for the essential things anyone would need at an affordable price suited for the clientele of the LifeCare Alliance. This is where the MAcc group spent our day volunteering. We helped do a lot throughout the day, but mainly we assisted in cleaning up one of their storage rooms as well as helping to sort some donated food products. Not only was this a great chance to give back to the Columbus community, but it was also a great opportunity to spend some quality time with some quality people. Here's a picture of the happy group at the end of the not-so-labor-intensive day (unfortunately there were no "Team MAcc" shirts, but now we all have a great disguise if we ever need to blend in among the MBAs):
The next MAcc-related community service event will be the VITA program, which I'm sure will be featured on here by at least one of us MAcc students, so stay tuned.


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Ingrid Moessinger, general director of the Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz, poses in front of the painting 'Barge Haulers on the Volga' by Russian artist Ilja Repin in Chemnitz, Germany, 22 February 2012. The artwork forms part of the exhibition 'Peredvizhniki - Russian Realist Painters' that will open at the museum in Chemnitz on 26 February. EPA/HENDRIK SCHMIDT.
With the exhibition The Peredvizhniki - Russian Realist Painters, the Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz is showing 90 works on loan from the State Tretjakov Gallery, Moscow, and the State Russian Museum, Saint Petersburg.
The Peredvizhniki were an important and highly influential Russian secession movement in the second half of the 19th century. In their realist portrait, landscape and genre paintings the Peredvizhniki artists opposed the traditional Academy painting, which they regarded as too rigid, both in form and content. The paintings on show in the exhibition have never, or only rarely, been seen to date in Germany.
The Peredvizhniki (which in Russian means Society for the Promotion of Touring Exhibitions) were an artists`group founded in Saint Petersburg in 1870, and including Ivan Kramskoy, Grigory Myasoyedov, Nikolai Ge and Vasily Perov. The aim of the group was to further artistic freedom and autonomy. The movement was initiated by a group of students who got together in 1863 to form the Saint Petersburg Artists` Artel, or cooperative, and by a group of artists in Moscow. Between 1871 and 1922 the Peredvizhniki organized 48 touring exhibitions to numerous cities in their attempts to familiarize people outside of Moscow and Saint Petersburg with their art. Patrons such as, for example, Pavel Tretjakov, who started collecting their work, and contemporary critics like Vladimir Stassov became avid supporters of these artists. Contrary to the more traditional, darker palette, the Peredvizhniki opted for a freer mode of painting in brighter colours. They also intended their portrayals to be more natural and show people in relation to their immediate surroundings. The group was determined to depict contemporary Russian society; they painted poor agricultural labourers, political activists and prisoners with the same dedication as the intellectual elite and mythological or folkloric themes, to say nothing of the idyllic expanses and beauties of the Russian landscape. The Peredvizhniki soon became a driving force in Russian art. The group was finally disbanded in 1923. The works of the Peredvizhniki have enjoyed great popularity in Russia since the late 19th century, whereas they are little known in the western European context. Another striking fact is that very little attention has been paid to this most important 19th century Russian secession movement by German art historians. Although impressive thematic or monographic presentations of Russian art from the era of Tolstoy and Tchaikovsky have already been mounted, this comprehensive exhibition on the Peredvizhniki is really quite unique.
The exhibition THE PEREDVIZHNIKI Russian Realist Painters presents one of the most important Russian artists` movements in the full diversity of the new artistic `handwritings` it incorporated. Of the 41 artists represented, mention should be made of Ivan Shishkin, Ilya Repin, Vladimir Makovsky, Ivan Kramskoy and Isaak Levitan. The works date mainly from 1870 to 1910, when the influence of the Peredvizhniki on Russian art was at its strongest. The exhibition highlights several of the focal points of Peredvizhniki art, including the major social, intellectual and political issues influencing Russian art at the time and reflected in the works of these artists. Examples are rural and urban life; many of the works on show indicate the artists` courage in treating themes which at the time were often controversial, such as poverty and the consequences of serfdom. Humanity and empathy are prominent features characterizing the artists` approach to their subjects. One example of this is The Volga Barge Haulers (1870-73) by Ilya Repin. The exhibition also draws particular attention to the stylistic diversity exhibited by the Peredvizhniki when celebrating the beauty of their country. The landscape paintings signify a strong sense of homeland and national consciousness. Isaak Levitan and Ivan Shishkin were important landscape painters among the Peredvizhniki.
The artists made use of their artistic freedom to draw attention to economic inequality and abuses of power. The countless portraits in which they captured the cultural and intellectual elite of the Russia of their time for posterity constitute an unsurpassed legacy of the Peredvizhniki. Famous examples of these are the portraits of Leo Tolstoy, whose ideas on politics, religion and morality inspired people the world over. Ilya Repin`s painting Leo Tolstoy Barefoot (1901) shows the writer outdoors, barefoot, and dressed in simple clothing. It embodies Tolstoy`s ideal of the simple, autochthonous life. The historical, mythical or religious motifs in some of the paintings are indicative of other themes which preoccupied the Peredvizhniki. Notwithstanding the fact that important presentations of 19th century Russian art have already taken place, this is the first exhibition in Germany to be devoted exclusively to the works of the Peredvizhniki artists` group.
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It is the 1st official day of fall, instead of mourning the sun filled evenings & random beach days, I am respecting the change of seasons and doing my best to flow with it. Not of thinking of it as the end of things, rather I am excited for what lies ahead as the the weather will inevitably cool, leaves will fall, and we will settle in to a new routine.
Changing the Channel
The fall season brings fall shows, while I have never been a huge TV watcher, the temptation to curl up with a glass of wine and veg out has been more appealing since the evenings have become dark earlier and earlier. As a challenge to myself, I decided to plan a new activity for a few evenings this week to aid in the transition.
Sunday - attended a fellow yogis class out of the blue to surprise her =)
Monday - went flying on the trapeze at Belmont Harbor - great adrenaline boost!
Tuesday - walked for an hour with a neighbor on a new trail in our 'hood
Wednesday - took my nephew out for a spin on his tricycle
Thursday - cooked dinner for a girlfriend
Overall a pretty solid week! As someone who is very tuned into the shift of the seasons, I have to really make a conscious effort to keep myself active and engaged in new projects when fall comes around. Maybe it is 'programming' from all those years of school, but it seems I am always seeking a change as the leaves fall and the days get shorter.
Finding Your Fall Flow
Of course teaching and practicing yoga will continue to be a key element in making all the pieces of my life work as we flow into fall. I'm excited to be ramping up the types of classes I will be teaching, and my new home studio is ready for practice as well. If you are reading this and new to yoga or looking for some 1 on 1 time to get into your Fall Flow - send me a message - I'd love to hear from you!
Also, feel free to leave a comment below and let me know what you're up to this fall.


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Bob's Balloon features on Motion Graphics Served and it was made during an internship at Fgreat Studio, London.
While taking an internship at FGreat Studio, Conrado asked me to pitch three possible projects. The brief was simple, "make something whooww". The winning idea was this origami inspired air balloon journey, by a papercraft boy named Bob.
My roles: Concept Design, 3D Modelling, UV Mapping, Texturing, Lighting, Animation.
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Great Moments in Vinyl plays tribute to The Rolling Stones...again!
February 3, 2017 • Martyrs', Chicago, IL
Great Moments in Vinyl packed the house at Martyrs' with our tribute to two classic Rolling Stones albums at the beginning of December. So we've decided to make a roomful of music fans very happy once again with two more Rolling Stones faves.
The Stones began their career with the intention of becoming the best blues band in Britain. But by the mid-'60s they found themselves at the top of the pop charts instead. When the fad of psychedelia swept through the music world, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards and the rest of the band dutifully followed suit.
It turned out that trippy lyrics and even trippier music wasn't a good fit, and the Stones' reign at the top appeared to be coming to an end. Instead of calling it a day, the Stones got their bearings and charted a new direction for their music marrying their roots in the blues to the driving rhythms of rock and roll and serving it up with plenty of edge and attitude. The end result? Beggars Banquet and Let It Bleed, the first two in a string of albums the Stones released that are still considered the most memorable in rock.


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By Janet Earle, Children's Minister
Posted on December 1, 2016
We have been working on a big puzzle this week. We are trying to make our many Christmas costumes fit the 75 children who will perform in our Christmas Pageant on December 11. There is often a bit of a last minute scramble to get the costumes ready because we are never sure exactly who might join us.
We have over 100 costumes – some a bit scruffy and tattered like our shepherds, some simple and durable, and some absolutely beautiful. A few date back almost 25 years, to the time when I first was involved with our Pageant. I give thanks for the many faithful women who have created these outfits and the countless families they have blessed.
What about this Christmas Pageant? Why do we do it? "And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us." (John 1:14a). I keep thinking of this funny little verse that is so familiar to those who have been in church for a while. It is not a verse that is easy to explain to children – how can a person be a Word? How does a Word turn into flesh? What does dwelt even mean? But that's really it. God came to live among us. To lead us and teach us and to die for us. He moved into our neighbourhood. Instead of trying to explain these difficult words, we invite the children to experience the mystery themselves through our Pageant.
We put on head scarves and sparkly wings. Some get to wear crowns and others carry swords. We tell the Bible story together through songs and drama. We invite our families and friends to join us and experience the mystery of Jesus' birth with joy and laughter and everything that goes along with 75 children.
The Christmas Pageant takes place on December 11 at 4:30 p.m. in Cody Hall. Everyone is welcome to come. There is a family community dinner that follows. If you would like to come to the dinner, please RSVP to Janet Earle, Children's Minister. Tickets are available at the event - $10 for adults, $5 for children.
Come and find out who moved into our neighbourhood.
RT @anglicanfarmboy: A great start to this falls Alpha at St. Paul's! "Jesus replied, "My Father is always working, and so am I." John 5:1… Sep 20th, 2019


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Walmart Family Mobile (WMF) is a no-contract postpaid T-Mobile MVNO that's available exclusively in Walmart stores and online at Walmart.com. It's similar to T-Mobile's Smart Plans in that although it's postpaid, there's no contract and no credit check is required. However, typical postpaid taxes and fees of 10% to 35% are charged.
I don't normally cover post paid plans at PrepaidPhoneNews but WFM is worth a look because of a couple of plan changes they made this week. These changes make WMF very competitive with T-Mobile prepaid. Here's what's new:
- The $39.88 Unlimited, Talk Text and Web Plan now includes 2.5GB of "3G" data instead of 1GB.
- There's a new $29.88 Unlimited Talk and Text Plan that doesn't include any data.
As you would expect from its name Walmart Family Mobile has a family discount. There's a $5/month price reduction for each additional line (up to five lines total) added to an account.
Walmart Family Mobile charges a $25 activation fee. If you are bringing your own phone (T-Mobile locked and unlocked GSM phones will work), the $25 fee includes a SIM.
Payments can be made online or by phone using a credit or debit card or checking account or with cash in a Walmart store.
International voice rates (list) are fairly low, 5¢/minute to mobiles and landlines in Canada, China, India or Mexico, but sending an international text will cost you 20¢. International calling and texting is prepaid, you must add a $10 Extras Pack. Funds added with the Extras Pack never expire.
Walmart Family Mobile pricing compares favorably with T-Mobile's own offerings; T-Mobile Prepaid, no-contract postpaid and the GoSmart "brand within a brand". Like T-Mobile Prepaid, off network voice and SMS roaming is included. But as with GoSmart data speeds are limited to "3G" levels, reportedly about 900 Kbps. That's faster and Sprint or Verizon's EVDO 3g but much slower that with T-Mobile Prepaid and Postpaid were users get full HSPA+ and LTE speeds of up to 20 Mbps, over 20 times as fast. But 900 Kbps is more than fast enough for most uses including web browsing and video and audio streaming.
Here's a table comparing Unlimited Talk, Text and Data plans from T-Mobile Prepaid, Postpaid and GoSmart with Walmart Family Mobile.
|Before Tax Price
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|0-10% 1
|T-Mobile Prepaid
|0-10% 1
|Voice, SMS, no Data
|T-Mobile Postpaid
|Voice, SMS and Data
Walmart Family Mobile seems like a good alternative for users who need unlimited talk and text and off network roaming along with a sizable bucket of relatively high-speed data. Watch out for the taxes though. Unfortunately there doesn't seem to be any way on the WMF website to find out how much the total price with taxes and fees will be.
Related posts from PrepaidPhoneNews:
T-Mobile Announces No-Contract Family Plans - But Are They A Better Deal Than Prepaid?
T-Mobile and T-Mobile MVNOs Compared


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The Paris Henry County Arts Council is excited to bring you an opportunity to see Murray State Department of Theatre present Frankenstein right here in Paris. On April 23 the Krider Performing Arts Center will bear witness to this timeless tale. Join us!
Based on the novel by Mary Shelly, R.N. Sandberg has written this modern rendition of the classic story of the Doctor and his Monster. Relive the take of love, lost love, murder, and compassion as we visit the many countries of Europe where the play is set. Ad Victor builds the Monster, contemplates the building of a second female Monster as a companion to the original, brings death to that creation, and watches as the Monster takes murderous revenge for that killing, Victor must endure the struggles that come with attempting to create life that will end only in death. Does the creation of the Monster prove that life can be regenerated? Or does the Monster's post-death existence only prove that humans should not attempt to control such aspects of our own humanity? Watch as we witness the struggle of both Doctor and his Creation.
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Staying mobile
[W]eb apps can make you truly mobile. It will no longer matter if you forget to bring your flash drive with you.
Understanding this is key to understanding cloud computing and where the mobile web is taking us now. That is to say that with the continued expansion of wireless networking (both 3G cellular networks and wifi everywhere), you really don't need too much in the way of portable storage. Sure, you might want to carry around some larger files with you on a flash drive or iPod, but storage out on the web is so cheap that there's no need to carry much around with you. Dreamhost, my web host, offers half a terabyte of online storage to new users. That's not even counting Files Forever. In fact, I'd say a useful hosting service is just as key as many of the other (highly useful) apps they list, particularly if you are a UNIX head. It's almost as important as a good wireless phone and unlimited data plan.
Of course, Lifehack misses the biggest of them all: Google. Yes, they list Google Documents (and Google Talk in a very quick and passing mention), but what about Notebook? Also, Checkout looks like it could be useful in some circumstances, though maybe not for web freelancers. The list of Google services I use grows weekly, and the novel uses people find for their services grows far more quickly.


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NASA at Sebring International Raceway
NASA - Florida Region
Saturday, Jun 4 — Sunday, Jun 5, 2016
Sebring International Raceway, ,
Hello, you have found the registration page for NASA Florida's summer 2016 weekend on the world famous 3.7 mile "12 hour" circuit at Sebring International Raceway! We will be offering all four levels of HPDE, time trial, competition license evaluation, and double sprint roadracing.
If you are new to NASA FL please email email@example.com before registering so you can be cleared or licensed for a particular run group based on prior training and experience, otherwise you will automatically be placed in HPDE1 or on a waiting list. Jim will want to see your driving history in as much detail as possible; please also list this in your profile.
If you are new to NASA FL please email email@example.com before registering so you can be cleared or licensed for a particular run group based on prior training and experience, otherwise you will automatically be placed in HPDE1 or on a waiting list. Jim will want to see your driving history in as much detail as possible; please also list this in your profile.
A limited number of Saturday-only entries may be available as the event gets closer to known safe participants in HPDE2 and above, please email email@example.com if interested. If you are new to us you must run both days for evaluation – regardless of experience or skill level, one day entries will not be accepted if you have not run with NASA FL before. You will also need to register for both days if it is your first weekend in a higher run group, if you need a check ride for whatever reason, or plan to move to a higher run group - so you can be observed and evaluated properly.
Pit Lane Garage Stalls are now open only to cars registered in the event and are only available for an additional fee when you register below. A garage stall is NOT included with an event entry so please do not park in one unless you have reserved it. Garages are free for registered instructors, please email email@example.com if you are a registered instructor who needs one.
If the group you want to register for is on Waiting List status below, please email email@example.com first. Sorry, there is no more "holding" of spots without a Waiting List registration below. If you are cleared to sign up for a Waiting List entry below, it usually means we are pretty sure we have a spot for you. If not, your Waiting List entry will automatically be applied to the next Sebring event.
If you have an instructor request or anything else to tell us, please put it in the additional comments field when you register below so you don't have to send us an email later with the same info.
Please read everything at all these links BEFORE signing up below:
Registration details (i.e. all the info that used to be on this page): http://www.drivenasafl.com/sebring/sebring-registration-details/
General event instructions (where to go, what to do, track specific details): http://www.drivenasafl.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/sebring2016info.pdf
This event's specific weekend schedule and entry list: http://www.drivenasafl.com/scheduleresults/sebring/
National CCR (rulebook) and competition series rules: http://www.nasaproracing.com/rules
Florida regional supplemental CCR: http://www.drivenasafl.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/NASAFLCCR16.pdf
Entry cancellation policy: http://www.drivenasafl.com/contact-us/cancellation-policy/
Current promos/discounts/specials: http://www.nasaforums.com/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=53674
Frequently asked questions: http://www.drivenasafl.com/faq/
Still need an answer? Please contact us: http://www.drivenasafl.com/contact-us/
Thanks very much and see you at the track!
For more details, visit https://nasaproracing.com/events/2195