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The FDCPA protects Arizona consumers from these types of threatening calls from collection agencies. In this case CRS's alleged actions are even more egregious since the collector's manager got on the phone and confirmed that these actions would in fact be taken unless the account was paid.
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Indulge in a daily Ashtanga Yoga practice and enhance your experience with developmental workshops, thrilling activities, educational tours and relaxing walks. All this framed by the backdrop of Bulgaria's rich heritage and inspiring surroundings. Revitalizing meals of authentic Bulgarian cuisine and the beauty of our 2000-acre property complete your experience.
Take your practice deeper this summer with Donna Southwell.
Early-bird price for bookings made before December 10th 2016:
- Shared £575
- Single £600
Full price:
- Shared £625
- Single £650
All inclusive includes:
7 nights accommodation in a traditional, restored Balkan farmhouse, Yoga teaching, rock climbing coaching and equipment, restaurant meal, cultural tours, guided walks, airport transfers in Bulgaria, all activity transfers, fully catered including vegetarian and vegan food and alcoholic/non-alcoholic drinks, evening banquet with local traditional dancers and musicians and full time assistance from local guides/translators and musicians and full time assistance from local guides/translators.
Travel to Sofia is NOT included.
Partner run tour:
This tour is run byDonna Southwell Yoga from the UK. To book this tour or find our more information fill in the form below and they will get back to you with more information. The tour is held at the Stone & Compass Center in Stolat, Bulgaria and Stone & Compass provides all the logistical support including ground transportation, transfers, accommodations, food, translators, guided tours of Bulgarian cultural excursions.
Day 1: Arrive in Sofia. Travel to the center near Veliko Tarnovo. Evening Yoga workshop
Day 2: Morning Ashtanga practice. Rock climbing day or free time.
Day 3: Morning Ashtanga practice. Emen Gorge hike and swimming trip. Evening Yoga workshop.
Day 4: Morning Ashtanga practice. Rock climbing, river swimming, horse riding or free time day. Restaurant meal.
Day 5: Morning Ashtanga practice. Uzana Peak hike or free time day. Evening Yoga workshop.
Day 6: Morning Ashtanga practice. Rock climbing, Etara tour or free time day. Evening Yoga workshop.
Day 7: Morning counted Ashtanga practice. Veliko Tarnovo cultural city tour or free time day. Heritage banquet, music and dance evening.
Day 8: Transfers to Sofia for departure


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The Royal Albert Hall is a world-class performance venue which delivers innovative education programmes and outreach projects for thousands of children each year, from schools matinees to Victorian tours, maths workshops and careers sessions.
RCM Sparks is the Royal College of Music's groundbreaking Learning and Participation programme. It provides opportunities for everyone to make or learn about music at the RCM and offers training for the next generation of music educators.
The Aurora Orchestra is a professional orchestra and education outreach with schools.
ABRSM is the UK's largest music education body, one of its largest music publishers and the world's leading provider of music exams, offering assessments to more than 630,000 candidates in 93 countries every year.
BBC Proms and London Performing Groups - Professional orchestra and proms and education outreach.
The Bhavan is the largest centre for traditional Indian arts and culture outside India. Our expert teachers and visiting performing artists are dedicated to sharing classical Indian arts and culture - dance, music, languages, yoga, art, archaeology - in an authentic way. Schools can visit The Bhavan to learn about and experience Indian arts and culture during an India Awareness Day.
Canela Fina - Spanish music and arts
Charanga is a UK company occupying a unique position in music education. Charanga develops specialist educational technology for music, creates its own high quality content utilising premium music copyrights, and combines these in a range of popular programmes for schools, teachers and children all supported by training and CPD. Charanga's award-winning Musical School programme is used by many schools across the Tri-borough Music Hub.
In 2011 Chickenshed launched a new inclusive theatre programme in Kensington & Chelsea.
Creative Futures is a multi-arts organisation delivering high quality music and arts programmes to meet targeted priorities in Early Years, SEN, Primary, and with Looked After Children.
English National Ballet brings world-class classical ballet to the widest possible audience - delighting them with the traditional and inspiring them with the new.
ENO aims to create new audiences for opera, by producing English language performances that are affordable and accessible to anyone and offering learning opportunities to all ages.
English National Opera Baylis - Professional opera and education outreach
Fulham Symphony Orchestra is a big, ambitious amateur symphony orchestra based in West London, performing three or four concerts a year.
Inner Voices is a youth choir run by ex-Eton Director of Music Ralph Allowed aiming to bring the highest standards of choral singing to the inner London state sector.
Institute of Imagination - Creative artistic learning
London Chamber Orchestra - Professional ensemble and education outreach
London Music Masters' (LMM) vision is for a world where there is equal access to the very best music. We are raising standards of instrumental tuition in primary schools, focusing on the areas of greatest need. At the same time we support emerging international soloists to place education at the heart of their music, so that they are as skilled at engaging with communities outside the concert halls as they are performing to audiences within them.
Lyric Hammersmith
As the UK's organisation for amateur music we provide resources, advice and opportunities for amateur music groups and individual musicians, and campaign to ensure more people have the opportunity to experience music making in the UK.
M:tech - music technology in schools
NYJO - Jazz specialists and education outreach
Opera Holland Park - Education outreach
The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Arts Service is committed to supporting the arts in Kensington and Chelsea, for the benefit of the arts community, residents and visitors alike, including increasing access to and participation in the arts.
Realtime Arts
The Academy is world-renowned as a centre for musical excellence. It is home to some of the greatest musical knowledge, talent, passion and commitment in the world. Open Academy enables participants from schools and a variety of community groups to become part of this unique energy by working creatively alongside our world class artists and students, making music at the highest level.
In addition to delivering more than 170 mainstream concerts per year, the Orchestra's award-winning community and education programme, RPO Resound, uses the transformative power of music to reach the communities the Orchestra serves, providing inspiring musical experiences in a range of settings from prisons to primary schools and beyond.
An established innovator, Serious is one of Britain's leading producers and curators of live jazz, international and new music. Serious' Learning & Participation programme brings professional artists and the wider community together, offering opportunities for people of all ages and abilities to participate in music; to inspire, engage and learn.
Sound and Music is the national organisation that supports people of all ages and stages of life to create and enjoy new music, by providing activities, resources and training for young musicians and their teachers.
Sound Connections develops, enables & empowers young Londoners through high quality music-making opportunities.
Southbank Sinfonia
St John's Smith Square, an arts venue in South Westminster, offers schools and community organisations a place to host concerts; access to music education workshops delivered by professional musicians; and free access for young people to a range of concerts through its ticketing schemes.
The Bach Choir gives children the opportunity to sing with an internationally-renowned choir, musical director and top musical professionals in prestigious London venues.
The Classical Road Show
Provision of music lessons, concerts, storytelling and shows for early years, primary ages and those with additional needs.
The Rhythm Studio is a rock and pop music academy in London where students are inspired to develop their musical talents while learning the songs that they know and love, rocking out in bands, and playing live gigs.
The Voices foundation is a music education charity which helps primary schools to transform learning outcomes through the power of high-quality music education. VF aims to transform the lives of primary school children by developing their musicianship skills and thereby their self-esteem, socialisation and emotional intelligence.
Wigmore Hall's renowned Learning programme reaches a broad and diverse audience through innovative creative projects, concerts, events and online resources and it inspires new connections between people and music and builds connnections between people through music.
British Youth Music Theatre UK (BYMT) is the leading music theatre company for young people aged 11-21, specialising in creating brand new musical theatre and providing training opportunities for young performers and musicians as well as emerging directors, writers, composers, choreographers, designers and stage technicians.
Latymer Upper School is a leading co-ed school in West London for children aged 11 - 18 providing first class music and performing arts facilities. It focuses on both academic achievement and the development of pupils into well-rounded and caring members of an unpretentious, cosmopolitan and tolerant community. It has one of the UK's most generous bursary programmes and an equal spread of entrants from the state and independent sector.


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D'Addario banjo sets are 'The Player's Choice' for many professional bluegrass musicians. They are made from the highest quality plain steel and wound strings, and available in a wide variety of gauges.
Nickel-Plated Steel Explained
A steel alloy that has an electroplating of 8% pure nickel. This is a formula used in the world-famous D'Addario XL string line. This steel alloy is ideally suited for magnetic pickups and the nickel plating provides a cosmetic finish, oxidation resistance and surface smoothness. It is bright sounding and long-lasting without promoting fret wear.
Plain Steel Explained
A high carbon steel alloy wire that is round in cross section. Used for plain steel strings.
When do I change my strings?
Don't wait until they break! The frequency you should change strings depends on how often you play, how you play, and in what conditions your instrument is played and stored. Active performers may need to change their strings on a weekly basis or even more often if they suffer from acidic perspiration. Occasional players may take months to wear out a set. Most players change strings when they lose their brilliance, sound too mellow, when intonation falters or when their instrument is difficult to keep in tune. Changing one string after it breaks is not recommended as the newer string will be brighter-sounding than the rest of the set.
How can I clean my strings?
Hand perspiration and dirt build-up are the main culprits that shorten string longevity. Wipe strings down with a clean cloth after each session. For those of you with more acidic perspiration, wipe strings down with Planet Waves String Cleaner.
Which string set is for me?
Whether choosing electric, acoustic, classical or other strings, the right string tension for your style is a matter of trial and error and is of utmost importance. Experimenting with different tensions can bring out a completely different character and sound of your instrument and in the style of your play. You should not assume that the string tension the guitar manufacturer selected at the factory is the right tension for you.
Custom blending of light and medium sets or extra light and light sets is also an option. For example the EXL140 set combines the trebles of a regular light electric set with the basses of a jazz EJ21 set. This allows easy bending of treble strings with the heftier bass response of the heavier EJ21 strings.
Light gauge strings are the most popular and are recommended by most makers. Lighter overall string tension ensures longer soundboard and neck life. Heavier tensions are not recommended for guitars built with fragile tops. Medium gauge strings offer more projection on heavier built instruments.
Classical sets are gauged in light, normal, hard and extra hard tensions. Although the total pull of classical strings is much less than their steel string counterparts, the string height is set higher on classical guitars. This fact makes the tension difference critical.
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It's a tradition deeply rooted in Cottonwood Heights, and this year's Butlerville Days is shaping up to like no other summer celebration. As always, there will be great entertainment, games, the City of Fun Carnival, the BVDays Parade and of course, the best fireworks show in the valley.
This exciting two-day celebration is planned by a committee of volunteers in conjunction with Cottonwood Heights city staff and the Cottonwood Heights Recreation Center.
Save the date and make plans to participate at Butlerville Days this summer!
In 2018, Butlerville Days will be held on Monday and Tuesday, July 23-24.
During March, we will begin accepting applications for parade grand marshal, parade entries, our creative craft market, stage entertainment, pickleball tournament, and the 5K Fun Run/Walk.
To nominate someone for the Parade Grand Marshall, submit an application, or information on any of these activities, go to the Cottonwood Heights city website or stop by the Cottonwood Heights City Office.


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Charleston Hair Salon Hair Care Mistakes That Damage Your Hair, your hair can be beautiful and shiny or the curse of your existence. However you feel about your hair, odds are you want it to be healthy.
The Hair and Makeup Salon of Lashes and Lace have compiled a list of hair care mistakes that you may want to avoid.
Many of us grew up with our mothers telling us that brushing our hair 100 strokes a day will make it shine. This couldn't be farther from the truth. All you need is a few strokes to style hair and spread the natural oils from roots to ends. One hundred strokes is too much, you'll do more damage than good.
Hair will break if you tug and brush it too much. On the other hand gentle brushing with a few strokes will make hair shine by distributing the natural oils from the scalp down the hair shafts and flattening the cuticles to make them reflect more light.
Blow drying, can give you a more controlled style, yet is one of the worst things you can do. Each of your hair strands is covered with shingle-like structures called cuticles. Blow drying causes heat damage making your hair cuticles become dry, rigid and brittle.
Avoid hair spray and infusing your hair with too many chemicals. The last things you want to do are cause build-up and strip your hair of its natural oils. Make sure you keep the number of chemical processes to a minimum, and consider establishing a routine that involves preemptive care before undergoing chemical treatments.
Charleston Hair Salon
Getting gorgeous is easy at the Hair and Makeup Salon of Lashes and Lash. For more information or to schedule an appointment contact Kacie at Lashes and Lace at 843-568-3625 or visit our website at www.lashesandlacecharleston.com.


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Once logged in, go to Settings >> Waiver Forms.
You should have at least one waiver form already. You can edit this one, or create another one by clicking on the New Waiver Form button on the top-right.
Complete the new form wizard to set up all the options for this Waiver Form. One of the options on the first screen is to "Include in General Admission". When checked, this will offer the new Waiver Form to all general admission customers. If you have more than one Waiver Form with this option enabled, customers will be presented with a choice of forms after clicking on "General Admission".
On the next screen, you can create custom questions. There is no limit to the number of questions you ask for, however for simplicity and ease of use, we recommend keeping the number of fields to a minimum. The more form fields you have, the longer it will take customers to complete the form. Of course, it is valuable to collect certain types of information, so the balance of easy to use vs data will be up to you!
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Tom Banditelli, right, of Tamaqua, an owner of Caiger's Resort on the St. Lawrence River in the 1000 Island Region, talks with amateur bass angler Bill Everett of Doylestown to the apparent amusement of Mike Melnick of Tamaqua at last year's Lehigh Valley Sportsman Show, which gets underway Friday in the Agri-Plex of the Allentown Fairgrounds.
ALLENTOWN In 2015 the Lehigh Valley Sportsman Show is literally bigger and better than ever because of a redesigned floor plan that now provides more space for additional vendors and allowed others to expand their display at the show, Friday-Sunday, March 6-8, in the 60,000-square foot Agri-Plex at the Allentown Fairgrounds, 302 North 17th St., Allentown.
Again in 2015 Cabela's Hamburg is the title sponsor for the show, which continues to have free parking on the paved fairgrounds lot, with the admission price holding at $10 and those ages 12 and younger admitted free when accompanied by an adult. New show hours are Friday, March 6, 1-7 p.m.; Saturday, March 7, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; and Sunday, March 8, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
As has been true for decades, sportsmen and outdoors enthusiasts consider Allentown "The Show Worth Waiting For" because of its ability to present high-end attractions and outfitters in a low-key, laidback atmosphere that made it such a family friendly event. Promoter Dennis Brozey of P.B.M. Productions has not only continued that philosophy, but expanded on the youth events by enlarging the fishing pond and adding attractions such as the National Wild Turkey Federation indoor shooting range.
"As long as I can remember, people came to the outdoors show in Allentown to book trips and finalize their plans," Brozey said. "That has certainly made the show appealing to guides and outfitters, and with the variety of outfitters representing just about every geographic area of the United States , as well as those from Canada and Africa , I can't imagine anyone not finding a species they want to hunt.
"Certainly, the same can be said for anglers, as we have guides and captains that can put clients on every species from trout to bass to salmon and striped bass to saltwater species. And anglers can book everything from a day of fly-fishing on a trout stream to a week at a Canadian lodge.
"In addition to those attending the show we have consultants representing a variety of guides and outfitters to meet one-on-one with those looking to plan their next outdoors sporting adventure. Also, for those looking to upgrade their outdoors equipment, there are vendors selling various sporting firearms, archery equipment, fishing tackle and other items that include big-ticket items like boats, motor homes, campers, log homes and ATV's."
There are daily seminars and educational and conservation displays, and once again the Lehigh Valley Sportsman Show is proud to partner with the Pennsylvania Outdoor Writers Association for the organization's annual benefit auction, which will be Sunday, March 8, beginning at 1 p.m. Through the generous support of show promoters, vendors, guides and outfitters, POWA has raised more than $400,000 through its auctions at outdoors shows.
All the money is used to support a scholarship to Penn State University and another to University of Pittsburgh Johnstown for journalism majors with an interest in outdoors communication and underwrite various youth projects such as field day, conservation camps, fishing events, shooting events and school nature activities. Information on applying for grants is available at the POWA booth.
For information on the Lehigh Valley Sportsman Show, call P.B.M. Productions at 610-395-5280 or access the website at www.lehighvalleysportsmanshow.com http://www.lehighvalleysportsmanshow.com/ .
2015 Lehigh Valley Sportsman Show Seminar Schedule
Friday, March 6
1-2 p.m. - Dave Poerio, Jr., Sounds and Scents of the Wild, "Harvest Big Bucks and Land Management."
2-3 p.m. - Trout Unlimited, Heads Up! Protecting Our Upland Habitat and Headwaters."
3-4 p.m. - Shawn Kotchey, Millcreek Valley Game Calls, "Hunting Spring Gobbler."
4-5 p.m. - Pocono Wildlife Rehabilitation and Education Center, "Birds of Prey."
5-6 p.m. Dave Ehrig, Jacobsburg Historical Society, "Whitetails and Flintlocks: Hunt with Our State's Symbol."
6-7 p.m. - Bud Cole, Three B's Mobile Nature Center, "Identifying Pennsylvania's Wildlife."
Saturday, March 7
11 a.m.-Noon - Butch Meilinger, North America and International Fair Chase, "Hunting Africa with a Crossbow.
Noon-12:45 p.m. Delaware River Shad Fishermen's Association, "Delaware River Shad Restoration and Fishing."
1-2 p.m. - Nature's Way, "Hunting and Fishing from Kayaks and Canoes."
2-3 p.m. Pocono Wildlife Rehabilitation and Education Center, "Birds of Prey."
3-4 p.m. Dave Ehrig, Jacobsburg Historical Society, "Whitetails and Flintlocks: Hunt with Our State's Symbol."
4-5 p.m. - Shawn Kotchey, Millcreek Valley Game Calls, "Hunting Spring Gobbler."
5-6 p.m. - Dave Poerio, Jr., Sounds and Scents of the Wild, "Harvest Big Bucks and Land Management."
Sunday, March 8
11 a.m.-Noon Pocono Wildlife Rehabilitation and Education Center, "Birds of Prey."
Noon-3 p.m. - Pennsylvania Outdoor Writers Association Live Auction to Benefit Youth Outdoors-Related Education Events.


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Meet Jamie Starcevich, a graphic designer and the owner of Spruce Rd., a boutique design studio. At Spruce Rd. Jamie and her team specialize in establishing brand identity systems for organizations that leave lasting impressions on their audience. This encompasses everything from the logo, typography, color, pattern, print collateral and web design. Jamie and her team consistently push beyond aesthetics, and develop creative solutions. Read on for some wonderful freelance insights.
Tell me about your path to becoming a freelance graphic designer.
Early in my graphic design pursuit, I was confident I would never pursue a freelance career. Both of my parents are entrepreneurs, and I saw the countless hours they worked (and still work!), and just knew that wasn't a lifestyle I wanted for myself or my family. I remember my professor was convinced I would own my own studio one day, and I just laughed at the notion — confident that wouldn't ever be the case!
Yet, here I am today SO thankful that freelancing is the path I took. Before recognizing that freelancing isn't so bad, I worked mostly as an in-house designer (for a church and then for a university). This is what built such a strong foundation for me and gave me unique perspective into holistic branding beyond design. Don't underestimate those in-house designers — I learned a TON from my co-workers there, and gained valuable experience!
Following a few years of in-house jobs and freelancing on the side, I worked at a design studio, unable to freelance due to my contract. Long story short, I was uncomfortable with the business practices there and left after a few short months. Knowing we were leaving the city in less than a year, I didn't want to commit to another full-time job — so I took the jump and started Spruce Rd. full swing (with no overlap)! Not the path I'd recommend for everyone, but so thankful it's the road I've taken.
Since opening Spruce Rd., I now work with a team of freelance designers + illustrators on client projects and love where this journey has taken me!
In the beginning, how did you attract your first good clients?
Blogging! Throughout my years of in-house design, I was diligently researching how freelancers were able to work with such dreamy clients. One common thread I found was through their blogs. I took note, and decided to make the commitment to blogging right out the gate with Spruce Rd. Soon enough my posts were shared on Pinterest, and clients were coming my way.
Do you have any tips for being your most productive?
It's really different for everyone, and changes based on circumstances. Right now, I've found I need to get out of the house to be productive. Whether that is at a coffee shop, Panera or a co-working space. I think there's something to be said with associating a certain place with your focus. For me, that place is not in my home.
"I think there's something to be said with associating a certain place with your focus. For me, that place is not in my home."
What has been your greatest struggle as a freelancer so far?
The greatest struggle is my overwhelming desire to do #allthethings at once. I'm such an idea person, and when I get a new idea for an offering, class or product I want to drop everything and work on it right then. Instead, I know it isn't wise to rush these things, so I take a much longer term approach to my brand. It is a struggle to have this constant itch to move forward, yet knowing that I need to finish what I've started first.
Because I know this about myself, I've built in one day a week dedicated solely to side projects. No client work, emails or social media, and just pure brainstorm or execution on these wild ideas. Sometimes they don't make the light of day, but that part of my process is so crucial to me so I embrace it to prevent frustration.
"I've built in one day a week dedicated solely to side projects. No client work, emails or social media, and just pure brainstorm or execution on these wild ideas. Sometimes they don't make the light of day, but that part of my process is so crucial to me so I embrace it to prevent frustration."
What is your favorite thing about freelance?
My absolute favorite aspect of freelancing is the freedom in exploring new ideas, concepts and strategies for my business. When working as an employee, I always had to fall within an established process or system. Not to say those systems were terrible, but I definitely have a unique + narrowed perspective when it comes to the branding process. It's a much better fit for me to dictate the standards than to follow a pre-set path.
I've really enjoyed exploring new avenues for Spruce Rd., such as collaborating with other freelancers, offering classes, and shaping our branding process. I no longer feel stifled by existing systems and theories, and instead feel rejuvenated in the exploration.
Do you have any tips for dealing with the nitty-gritty business details?
Rather than list a series of apps I use and love, I would mostly recommend focusing on your process and find systems to help streamline it. With so many new bookkeeping, project management and social media apps it can get overwhelming. Instead, create your own process first and find the app that simplifies it for you, rather than trying to create a process around an app. Your clear processes are what will bring the most ease in your business.
Aside from setting clear systems, I highly recommend collaboration. Through working with an accountant, an assistant and freelance designers, I've allowed more breathing room for myself. Not only has this relieved me, it's opened doors to new clients and allowed Spruce Rd. to grow tremendously. It truly is a win/win/win for myself, my team and the clients.
The 3 greatest attributes you need to be a freelance creative are:
Focus, endurance and humility — with humility at the top of the list.
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Recent leaks from the Department of Immigration have revealed Australia's 457 visa scheme is riddled with visa fraud and rorts. These show that many workers in Australia's dedicated skilled migration scheme received their 457 visa under false pretences. Employers state that workers will perform a highly skilled job such as 'project co-ordinator' or 'contract administrator' but then employ them in low or semi skilled work. Clearly something needs to be done to address this situation but the reality is, problems with 457 visas reveal only a fraction of the low skilled work being done by migrants that is not adequately regulated.
The Age, by Joanna Howe and Alexander Reilly, 13 August 2014
There are two problems under the current law. First, migrant workers are vulnerable to exploitation and second, they may be taking jobs that should be available to Australians by performing work in areas where no real skill shortage exists, putting downward pressure on wages and conditions for local workers.
Whilst 'officially' Australia only has a highly skilled migration program (namely, the 457 visa), the reality is that the Australian labour market is flooded with low skilled temporary migrant workers on other visas. International student and working holiday visas, in particular, allow entry to the Australian labour market, without a requirement that the job they perform be experiencing a domestic skill shortage.
Successive Coalition and Labor governments have not only tolerated this unskilled migrant workforce, but have encouraged its growth. The working holiday maker scheme was expanded in 2005 to allow visa holders the option of a second year in Australia so long as they do a three-month stint working in a regional location. In 2012-13, a staggering 258,248 working holiday visas were granted. Of these, 38,862 were for a second working holiday visa.
In 2013 the government introduced a new 485 visa which allows international graduate students to work for two years in Australia. The 485 visa is not subject to labour market testing, and graduates are not required to work in the area of their studies. As a result, international student graduates are competing directly with Australian university graduates and many of these visa holders are performing low skilled work. Last year alone, 142,405 students stayed in Australia on other visas at the conclusion of their studies with 31,833 of these on the new 485 visa. This new visa looks particularly anomalous given changes to unemployment benefits to young Australians mooted in the federal budget and given the dire youth unemployment statistics in some parts of the country.
Ironically, Australia has two official entry pathways for low and semi-skilled workers, both of which are bypassed by most employers because of the presence of international students and working holiday makers, and the ease by which the 457 visa can be exploited. These two pathways, the Pacific Workers Scheme and the labour agreements scheme, are so heavily regulated that employers are reluctant to use them. The latter involves six to eight months of red tape before an employer can access a semi-skilled worker via a labour agreement.
Clearly Australia's migration settings are out of kilter.
The biggest challenge for the government is how to resolve the tension between the objectives of expanding employers' access to migrant workers and protecting the job prospects and conditions of Australian workers in a context in which migration is acknowledged as a key driver for economic and social renewal in Australia. This is a difficult balancing act, which has been made all the more challenging with the government's recent decision to close the Australian Workforce and Productivity Agency, which had a key role in determining which occupations were in shortage and could be accessed by employers as part of the permanent migration program.
We proposed to the 457 visa Senate inquiry in 2013 that Australia rethink the backdoor to low skilled work that is presently provided by the international students and working holiday maker schemes. The problem with this backdoor is that these visa holders are often highly susceptible to exploitation by unscrupulous employers because of their vulnerable labour market status. The migrant worker is easily replaceable because of their low skill level and they are reluctant to voice concerns over health and safety or poor wages and conditions for fear of losing their visa.
Our proposal is that Australia introduce an official entry stream for low skilled workers, like 'a subclass 457B'. This visa would be subject to strict independent labour market testing so that only occupations which are in shortage can be accessed. This independent labour market testing would also confirm that the skill shortage was not due to a lack of investment in training and/or Australia's apprenticeship program, or because of unacceptably poor wages and working conditions for that occupation.
The problem of rorts in the 457 visa should also be addressed through a more rigorous independent labour market testing scheme. In a classic example of policy-making on the run, the previous Labor government introduced employer-conducted labour market testing despite OECD recommendations that an independent body test the labour market rather than employers. A good example of where this occurs fairly effectively is in the UK, through the work done by the Migration Advisory Commission.
More resources also need to be put into monitoring the work lives of all visa holders. Whilst Labor did add 300 inspectors to Fair Work Australia to tackle this issue, this is a drop in the ocean given that the number of migrant workers exceeds half a million.
Since the election, there has been so much fanfare about stopping the boats and so many resources directed towards achieving that objective. This has obscured the real crisis in Australia's migration program, which is being poorly managed and is highly susceptible to fraud and rorts. Australia needs a more considered, coherent and transparent approach for determining its migration policy.
Dr Joanna Howe and Associate Professor Alexander Reilly work in the Adelaide Law School and are members of the Public Law and Policy Research Unit at the University of Adelaide Law School.


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How Google Planning is Endagering Cultural Strategy
Google's Analytics, Trends, Console and the rest of their suite of tools, in combination with Google search engine´s simplicity, have made many brand planners believe that you can come up with a great strategy by simply burying your head in a computer screen. This is what I affectionally call "The Google Planning Plague".
The negative results of understanding Google tools as the only source for creating brand strategies are many:
-1. Planners are not trained in social and observational abilities, like connecting with strangers through empathy or reading consumers' non verbal communication.
-2. Planners are content detecting people´s surface behaviors, they forget to dig deeper to discover the ever-evolving cognitive insights that are based in attitudes and values.
-3. Brand strategies do not touch base with consumer´s lives beyond the digital.
-4. Strategies lack a coherent narrative. There is a shortage of the most wanted word in the digital world today: Context.
-5. Planners have stopped reading novels, comics, watching movies or trying to understand our cultural past and brand genealogies. Any research that takes more than a few hours or is not already pre-digested with the hit of a button is removed from the strategic planning process.
-6. Account people and Clients are getting used to having "Strategy Decks" ready within hours.
-7. Agency Financial people and Clients are loosing the habit to sign or pay for research budgets.
By over-using Google analytical tools, some young strategist are making the same mistakes that we, the more seasoned strategists, made in the past. For several years we relied solely on another kind of "new technology" research tool: focus groups. Yeah. Focus groups were more convenient, mess-free and affordable than the "old fashioned" long walks in the street, visiting malls or consumers´ homes or the in depth interviews with experts and influencers. Focus groups were the equivalent of going to the movies: you just had to sit and watch. By over using focus groups, planners realized the hard way that they were not learning about everything that was there. Observation and one-to-one interviews need also be part of the research equation.
Planners are forgetting the art of what the great Douglas B. Holt called cultural branding: understanding the cultural context, subcultures and the genealogy of consumption myths.
Conducting direct observation ethnos should still be key in any planning strategy. As Y&R´s Global CSO Sandy Thompson usually says: "If you want to understand how a lion hunts, don´t go to the zoo. Go to the jungle."
Long live the trips to the jungle and long live Google´s suite of research tools.
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10 Reasons to Be Grumpy about Strategic Planning
Jon Steel, the legendary strategic planning guru and author of famous brand planning bibles like Trues, Lies and Advertising and Perfect Pitch was a guest speaker in Noisy Thinking. The event, organized by the Account Planning Group (APG) UK and held in London this past July (2015), was sponsored by Flamingo, the global insight and brand consultancy.
Steel´s conference was titled "Ten Reasons to be Grumpy". In his hour-long presentation, he described what could be called his personal "State of the Planning Community" in ten ideas. I have tried to summarize them here:
-1. Planning is no longer the research-based discipline that it used to be. Planners are inundated with data and desk research but they are not doing the real-world research by themselves, other people are.
–2. Agencies are no longer training young planners. Junior planners will not become senior planners by osmosis or hazard.
–3. Agencies and clients are no longer partners. Steel was so integrated with a client that he once even temporarily covered for a product manager in that company while he was on leave. It was a true partnership where agencies worked on client´s businesses, not only on their communication.
–4. Pitch consultants are basing their offer to clients on efficiency and economy. They are promising clients more agency work for less.
–5. Cost cutting. Planners are working in way too many accounts simultaneously. While this may be the only exit for agencies to bear the financial cuts, the strategic work quality suffers; the planning departments tend to take the share of the lion when cuts are in fashion.
-6. In-House Planners and Out-House Researchers. Regarding the issue of objectivity, agency planners tend to be better than out-house researchers/planners at recommending how to improve the creative work as non-agency staff are usually disconnected from the creative process.
-7. The Efficiency Mindset. Doing the right thing versus doing the right way. Procurement teams tend to focus on avoiding doing things wrong, instead of doing the right thing.
-8. Short-termism. CMO´s career tenure in the same company shrank from 10 to 2 years. Therefore, client briefs tend to ask for quick wins rather than goals that might take longer to accomplish.
-9. Blue-thumb effectiveness. (Referring to Facebook´s "Like" thumb icon). Social media results are nothing if we fail to measure traditional real business results like margins or usage increases, sales, market shares, etc.
-10. Where is our Conscience? Agencies should invest in Good Citizenship and Sustainability projects to change the business world for the better, from the very inside. He mentioned WPP participation in the Why? WhyNot? climate campaign.
Some of the challenges described by Jon Steel are out of planner's hands, even at agencies CSO levels. However, I think that Steel hit the jackpot. He reminded the planning community what we should never forget while we joyfully immerse ourselves in the oceanic potential of digital strategy: If we want to learn about consumer´s perceptions, motivations and digital behaviors, we cannot forget the universal human's fundamental truths.
We need not forget what the great Douglas B. Holt called cultural branding: understanding cultural context, subcultures and the genealogy of consumption myths, our very basic cultural truths. This, at least, is still in planner's hands and we should strive to make good use of it.
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Actually, it's getting to be too late to worry about the effects of a billion PCs: according to the analysts over at Gartner, the worldwide installed base of PCs has recently crossed the one billion mark. The Gartnerites say that the second billion should take less than 6 years to arrive – and that 70% of those will be in emerging markets (that is, not the USA, Europe, or Japan).
By any measure, that's a lot of computers, despite the fact that almost 1/5 of them get replaced every year. As the number of PCs in the world continues its apparently-inexorable rise to match the number of people in the world, it seems likely that web work will cement its status as a mainstream workplace alternative. That comes at a price for web workers in mature markets, though – with all those PCs, and a solidifying communications infrastructure, in other parts of the world, we'll be feeling increased competition and price pressure as time goes on.


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Quilt Market Recap/
Each May, Quilt Market finds us in a different city than the year before and this time it was Pittsburgh that played host with the quilting industry descending on the city for a week. We brought a crew excited to show off our newest releases to shop owners, pattern designers and other industry professionals. Do you want a peek, too? Join us for a virtual tour of our booth, with new releases and patterns along the way.
Ann Kelle has added to her Remix collection with new houndstooth, plus-sign and polka dot designs. Full of bright colors and happy messages, her booth was perfect for market meetings. Plus it gave us a chance to talk about her fabulous new mustache print, along with houndstooth and anchors, that are now available on our Laguna Print Jersey.
The Simple Streamers quilt was made using Ann Kelle's Remix fabrics with Kona® Cotton Solids: designed by Robert Kaufman Fabrics, pieced by Erica Jackman and quilted by Angela Walters. The pattern will be available as a free download.
Ramona Rose made the comfy knit clothing displayed against the chalkboard wall: (from left to right) the Shoreline Boatneck Tee (Blank Slate Patterns), P.E. Play Dress (Ramona Rose), Coco Dress (Tilly and the Buttons) and the Greenpoint Cardigan (Hey June).
Don't miss the cute little Snappy Mani Pouches up on the right wall! Designed and made by Anna Graham of Noodlehead, the pattern is already available for you to download and make one for yourself.
We also introduced new fat eighth bundles of Remix prints.
Lunn Studios released several new lines this spring and Jaybird Quilts' new mini quilt patterns were the perfect way to show off their versatility
Using the Artisan Batiks: Concerto collection, Kristi Ryan pieced and quilted three mini quilts: Mini Northern Lights, Mini Radio Way, and Mini Lotus. With Artisan Batiks: Nature's Textures (below), Kristi made three other mini quilts: Mini Come My Way, Mini Disco, and Mini Tiny Dancer.
We were also able to share a little about the work that the Lunns do while in Indonesia. They are deeply involved in improving the lives of the Indonesian workers and this is evident by their extra efforts including installing (and now improving) the water treatment system, providing free lunch every day, medical care and safe drinking water for all their employees. They also established the first free public lending library in Solo, Indonesia where they teach English, craft and quilting classes. {For more info: read "Behind the Scenes of Batik Making."}
The real show-stopper was another paper-pieced beauty by Judy Niemeyer Quilting. Into the Northwoods plays up the dramatic color variations of Artisan Batiks: Northwood. Precisely pieced and quilted by Judy Niemeyer.
Celebrating its 20th anniversary, Pointillist Palette from Lunn Studios is back with new colors and gradients. Quilts included Flight Path, designed by Judy Niemeyer Quilting, pieced and quilted by Roger Kerr; Bargellos, designed, pieced and quilted by Lunn Studios; and Simply Sparkly, designed, pieced and quilted by Kay Sorenson.
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We released Valori Well's Blueprint Basics in January, with the Spring edition, but it was great to show off both the Spring and Summer color stories at Quilt Market with a variety of quilts.
On the left wall we featured the Seasons quilt. Using both the available palettes in skinny strips, it was designed by Robert Kaufman Fabrics, pieced by Ramona Rose and quilted by Angela Walters. Hanging on the back wall is the Spring quilt which uses the Spring palette with Kona® Cotton Solids and was designed and quilted by Valori Wells, pieced by Ramona Rose Down the right side of the wall are a handful of mini quilts pieced and quilted by Ramona Rose using traditional quilt block designs. Draped across the drafting table to the right is the Greta quilt, using Kona® Cotton Solids with Blueprint Basics in Spring and Summer palettes. The Summer quilt uses only the Summer palette and was designed and quilted by Valori Wells, pieced by Ramona Rose.
Beau Monde was featured on the middle aisle, getting lots of looks with its luxe metallics and Art Deco inspiration.
With glamour and glitz, the Beau Monde booth showed off the beautiful precuts, along with quilts. Cleopatra's Fan, placed on the back wall, was designed by Robert Kaufman Fabrics, pieced by Ramona Rose and quilted by Angela Walters. The pattern will be available as a free download from our website in late June. On the right side, the Art Deco quilt showcases the collection's panel beautifully. It was designed, pieced and quilted by Mr. Quilt.
Across the aisle was Darlene Zimmerman's booth, a cozy display featuring her new collection, Penny and Friends.
Judy Niemeyer took Darlene's reproduction in a different direction with her beautiful, paper-pieced Southern Belles quilt. Draped over the rocking chair is the Hanky Panky quilt, designed by Rachel Shelburne, pieced by Darlene and quilted by Stone Ridge Quilting. On the wall behind is the Penny & Friends quilt, designed and pieced by Darlene Zimmerman, then quilted by Stone Ridge Quilting. The children's dresses include the Family Reunion dress, Playdate Dress and Puppet Show Dress, all from Oliver + S and sewn by Andrea of Knitty Bitties.
And she got to let everyone know about her new thread collection with Aurifil! Look for new designer boxes from Ann Kelle, Valori Wells and Carolyn Friedlander, as well.
Valori showed off the gorgeous Journey quilt, made with a blend of Quill and Blueprint Basics Spring palette, designed, pieced and quilted by Valori Wells. On the facing wall is a revision of the Greta quilt with its flying geese on a gray background; again it was designed, pieced and quilted by Valori Wells.
We are so proud of Carolyn Friedlander for winning the Single Booth Award at Quilt Market, but it's easy to see why they chose her booth. Packed with beautiful projects, including the new Totem quilt and Post quilt on the left wall, as well as a dozen-plus projects and quilts from her new book, Savor Each Stitch: Studio Quilting with Mindful Design.
Jennifer Sampou's booth caught plenty of eyes with its bright and fun look, including quilts, tassel bunting and apparel.
The amazing Rocket 88 quilt was designed, pieced and quilted by Latifah Saafir, using her bias strip technique to highlight both the Color:FULL and Studio Stash Yarn Dyes fabrics. The floor poufs were made using a Better Homes & Gardens tutorial by Melissa Parga. Ramona Rose made the settee cushion, as well as the throw pillows. Hanging on the right wall is the hex-tastic Delight quilt designed, pieced by Julie Herman of Jaybird Quilts, and quilted by Angela Walters. The Cappuccino dress from Liesl & Co. and the Hide & Seek dress from Oliver + S were made by Hailey Glenn at Sew L.A.
Down the middle aisle we were able to showcase a number of Kona quilts, as well as introduce the new Kona designer palettes. We kicked it off with Elizabeth Hartman, the clever quilt designer behind the Oh, Fransson! blog and author of several books including Patchwork City: 75 Innovative Blocks for the Modern Quilter coming out this fall from Stash Books. Elizabeth curated the first Kona Designer Palette to design the gorgeous and cheerful Aviatrix Medallion quilt.
Another stack of Kona® colors were used for the City Shops quilt (above). Designed by Cherri House, the pattern is available in her book City Quilts: 12 Dramatic Projects Inspired by Urban Views (C&T, 2010). Pieced by Jamie Gonce and quilted by Angela Walters.
The corner of the Kona booth was filled with a variety of quilt styles, starting with Crystal System quilt on the left. Designed by Robert Kaufman Fabrics, the quilt was pieced by Maria Vilar and quilted by Angela Walters. The Lucky Stars Block of the Month minis were designed, pieced and quilted by Elizabeth Dackson of Don't Call me Betsy; the Outburst quilt was designed, pieced and quilted by Kyndra Brown; and the Pure Color Table Runner was designed, pieced and quilted by Jenelle Clark of Echinops & Aster.
A fan of Kona® Cotton Solids, Alison Glass kindly designed the geometric Timber quilt, blending brights and neutrals. Pieced and quilted by Jamie Naughton of Quilty Cakes.
Our Precut Pop Up Shop was filled to the rim with every kind of precut we offer: hexes, charm squares, half square triangles, skinny strips, roll ups, fat eighth bundles and fat quarter bundles! And of course there were quilts along with it, including (from left) Mini Tiny Dancer, Mini Disco and Mini Radio Way from Jaybird Quilts; Block a Dot quilt designed by Robert Kaufman Fabrics, pieced and quilted by Ramona Rose; Scrappy Spots designed by Robert Kaufman Fabrics, pieced and quilted by Karen Dumont; Hexie Helix designed, pieced and quilted by Liberty Worth; and the Turning Triangles quilt designed by Robert Kaufman Fabrics.
Thanks to all our many sample sewists, quilters and designers. We couldn't have done it without you! To see more projects, close-ups and the people behind the scenes, check out our Spring Quilt Market 2014 album on Flickr.
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Just two hours after pre-sale tickets for Coachella 2013 went on sale at 10am PST, they were gone.
Sorry slow-moving music fans, but you'll have to wait until January until more tickets go on sale. And it gets worse: the price of tickets is higher than ever before.
A three-day general admission wristband is selling for $349 in 2013, which is $34 more than this year. VIP wristbands will put you back $799 next year, almost $100 higher than the 2012 price.
The 2013 festival will again take place over two weekends: April 12-14 and April 19-21.
And if you tried getting tickets today, early bird got the worm.
Here at the Business Insider offices, we were prepared:
But things got pretty tense as we waited on standby (it says our "chances are looking good!):
Laura Stampler, a reporter for BI's advertising page, started stress-eating while she stared at the standby page for ten minutes:
Matt Lynley, a reporter on SAI and Coachella veteran who purchased one ticket, remained cool as a cucumber:
But sadly, just five minutes later, entertainment reporter Kirsten Acuna's standby page told her things weren't looking good and that they would "be sold out very soon":
Moral of the story: Hurry up, hippies.
Those who were fast enough to score tickets, here's what you apparently have to look forward to:


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Forget about Greece, Spain, the Fed, China, and so on.
This is a good observation from Dan Greenhaus at BTIG. A number of notable US companies have been getting murdered lately:
Lost in all the macro debate has been a number of recent micro observations worth making. FDS (Factset) fell over 12% after reporting, FDX issued relatively soft guidance in its release (reducing costs), CASY (Casey's General Stores) fell 13%, BBBY (Bed Bath & Beyond) fell over 17% today after itself guiding below the street, RHT ( Red Hat) missed on billings and guided a bit below (-6%), KMX (CarMax) fell by 7%% after wholesale volumes declined by 2% and don't tell MU (MIcron) about inflation; prices for their chips fell yet again (it's not all bad; CAG rose by 3% after its report).


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27 Apr 2012
MG Qan[T] half shading!
Shaded [left] and non shaded [right].
Shaded after waterslide decals so that the decals get shaded too!
Looks alright... what do you think? too light?
19 comments:
- Mystery27 April 2012 at 05:22
The amount of shading you have is perfectly fine. If you add to much, it might take the look away from the gundam.ReplyDeleteReplies
yea, True, I'll stop here on the left and continue finishing the kit.Delete
beginnger? that's a terrible lie lolReplyDelete
looks way beyond alright, that's an amazing job you did there
makes me wonder if i should be encouraged or discouraged about my modelling progress...or the lack of it... XD
there's one little nitpick i have - only because you call yourself a "beginner" =D. that yellow you used looks a little plastic to me. reminds me of ABS runners... maybe because it's too pale combined with the matte coat. it could be lighting or just being a photo... maybe something you could try differently on your next kit if you agree
ps i spent so long trying to not sound rude... i dont think i want to do that again.Replies
LOL! I'm not lying, this is my 6th kit? 7th?Delete
Don't be discouraged, lets encourage each other to improve. haha
Yes, I totally agree, up until this point, I only pick and spray paint inner frames to gun metal. other than that, all colours remain original. but I do agree the yellow being too pale compare to blue and white.
I still got quite a bit of backlog to build (about... 6 more kits?) I'll take your advice and get some yellow spray paints started. *I don't want my PG 00 raiser to be ruined by pale yellow!*
ops, was that too obvious for hint on next kit? =D
if that's the original colour then i guess it's not your fault. lol i thought you painted over it using colours close to the originalDelete
you have a backlog of 6 kits... i have a backlog of 6 kits beside me...and then a pile more in the closet... and a ton of repairs that i need to do XD
- Anonymous18 May 2012 at 02:13
Looks very good. I would say that it's not too light, if it were me I would made it lighter, but that's personal taste and regardless yours looks fantastic.ReplyDelete
What did you use for the shading?Replies
thanks for the comment!Delete
I used tamiya weathering master set A's gunmetal for the shading, Just brush it on the flat topcoated surface.
- Anonymous17 October 2012 at 19:00
Looks very nice and i would like to do something similar with my QAN[T].ReplyDelete
I have only 1 MG kit experience (an Heavyarms) and i have coloured only some weapons with acrylic without primer, shading etc...only some paneling. I'm quite satisfied but it's time to do more :-) ...can i ask you for some hints? I have no knowledge abouts steps and products...Replies
hi there, welcome to my humble blog,Delete
Of course, you can pop me any questions while you building your Qan[T]. I'll do my best to answer them. I've done slightly more in this kit (Dry brushing & post-shading) compare to previous kits.
you can also have a look on my previous Tutorial posts in my "Tutorial" label.
Cool thanks!...i've created a google account now and took a look at your tutorial (usefull)ReplyDelete
I have a lot of questions :-) ...my idea is to do something simple, basically applying some shadows and maybe paint some parts...or trying the whole stuff and paint all!
Assuming the simple scenario should i have to start with a primer?
- is it necessary?
- is it transparent?
- applied with a brush or spray is better?
- would it be better to apply it to each piece or when assembled?
- which products?
Glad to know my little tutorial helps.Delete
yup, if you are thinking of painting, be sure to prime it. It helps the paint sticks on plastic better (a LOT better).
- yes, it is.
- it will be either White/light grey/ grey.
- I always use spray cans primer. Hand brush is very challenging to get even coat.
- Each piece is better. just so you can have control of even coat on each part.
- Tamiya's surface primer. comes with White/light grey/ grey.
White primer tend to work best for light colours - Yellow, etc.
grey better on darker colours.
Try to put THIN coat of primer. Its ok to leave the plastic original colours slightly visible after prime, your spray paints will cover the rest.Delete
I guess a full paint is too challenging for a 2nd kit :-)ReplyDelete
I will keep i simple: i want to do something like you did with your QAN[T], just tell me if i understood right all steps:
- Spray gun metal (with no primer) on inner parts
- transparent top coat on external parts (by brush? product?)
- paneling
- apply decals and stickers
- shadowing with tamyia wheathering master (set A?)
- transparent top coat to protect everything?
Yes, I too always reluctant to paint the whole kit, since most of the parts look good originally (given that the nubs are removed properly).Delete
- yes, the PG Aile Strike I did was without primer. (but it cost me more Gun-metal spray paints) So, I'd still recommend priming them.
* This step should be later.
- yes, panel lines can be applied on bare plastic/ painted.
* yes, then spray topcoat to protect panel lines/ decals/ stickers from weathering.
- yes, but I used Weathering master set C (gun-metal) for shading.
- yes, Flat topcoat.
*Make sure you use Weathering master on "Flat/Matte" topcoated surface. Its pigment dust, and will not work on smooth surface.
Great!...thanks for hints!...hopefully i'll start next week to work on it.Delete
Keep you updated!
What a great work! It is very impressive!ReplyDelete
How you made the shading on assembled kit? Most tutorials out there are about shading piece by piece pre-assembled. I have my RGs all assembled, with decals on, waiting for post shade only.Replies
Hey Spidey,Delete
Thanks for dropping by. Most of the tutorials out there are air brush pre-shading.
I used Tamiya's Weather Master for the post-shading. Its a little unusual (but very easy) way of shading. you can check out my RG Launcher Strike WIP for more details
Hi sir, I have viewed your RG Launcher Strike WIP, however, my doubt is how you make the shading after you have assembled everything, just like your Qan T. Usually tutorials (regardless of using AB or Tamiya Weathering Master), all of them are doing it piece by piece of armor.Delete
Happy new year!Delete
As long as your Tamiya Weathering master brush can reach parts you want to post-shade, it can be done. Do it piece by piece if the brush couldn't reach certain areas.


text: Oh-hooo, baby; do I like my Boss CEB-3 now! I haven't seen any discussion about using the CEB-3's dual output "stereo" (not) feature, but man-oh-man do I have a killer tone available now! I grabbed a little guitar amp that was lying around the studio, and plugged the effected-side output to it, and I'm tellin' you; any of you who thought that maybe you could use an Akai Unibass, try this - it's cheap and simple, and sounds SO much like a guitar playing along -- any of you guys in a rock band with only guitar, bass and drums (or D&B, of course) may find this very interesting. The trick is that filter control. It provides a low-cut at the output (the "A"-output, that is - the 'straight' output to your main bass amp is completely un-effected), so you don't have to send low-end to the guitar amp; because of this you don't need much POWER from the guitar amp in order to match-up volume-wise to a whole bunch'a main bass amp power. This little 'Roland Blue Cube' amp hardly had to be putting out much volume at all to REALLY fatten-up the harmonics in my bass sound. Also, if you want more distortion (or a different flavor) than what the amp will do (the little Roland I used had a good-sounding distortion channel), you can use GUITAR pedals on the way to the guitar amp, because you don't put any lows through it! When I crank-up this little amp, and play with my 3-piece power trio, it very-much sounds like there's two guitars for a lot of songs. So this thing doesn't have to even be thought of as a 'chorus pedal'; it can be thought of as a.. A UNI-BOSS - yeah, that's it! But the little pitch-shift that's available really makes it sound all-the-more like a seperate instrument. I know that Akai's box has octaving and fifths and all, but the high-pass filtered output alone - when guitar-distorted - majorly SOUNDS like an octave-up; between that and the pitch-shifting, it sounds great, and from Unibass clips I've heard, some might say that this "UniBoss method" sounds 'less cheesy', while still really 'getting the job done'. And like I said: You dont need much power when it's just high-freqs like this, so it's not like you'd have to carry around a fender twin or something. I found the best filter setting to be between 8:00 and about 9:30. If you don't want any 'chorusing' to speak of (it really doesn't sound like chorus per-se anyway when used this way), then it sounds just fine to run the depth control down all the way - but I was doing something like 10:00 and 2:00 on the speed and depth, respectively. I even tried putting my ODB-3 in the line to the guitar amp. It was noisy, but Man!.. I'm talkin' singing feedback and rawcous fret noise (remember: NONE of this at all from the main bass amp; just straight, un-effected signal there) - and well, just a real head-turning, aggressive sound, to say the least! The only thing that I wish were different is that when you step on the pedal to bypass it, it sends straight, un-effected bass to the guitar amp. It would be much better for this purpose, of course, if it were to MUTE all output to the guitar amp. I'd like to know if that would be a simple mod - I bet there's half-a-chance that it would involve just disconnecting ONE wire (?). Oh Baby - Joe


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Hailed as "powerful…a seriously creepy page turner," Q Island is now available nationwide
CINCINNATI, Ohio – Samhain Publishing announces the release of Q Island, the latest novel by acclaimed thriller writer and Florida novelist Russell James. Q Island is now available wherever fine books are sold.
An inventive, intelligent, intense thriller, Q Island has received high praise. Publishers Weekly reports: "James creates powerful intimacy and terror…a seriously creepy page-turner that will keep readers up all night." According to The Horror Bookshelf, Q Island is "full of great characters that you can't help but root for….offers plenty of action-packed scenes that will thrill fans of just about any genre." Horror Underground adds: "highly recommended…Russell James tells a unique story that hits the ground running from page one."
About Q Island: Epidemic! An ancient virus surfaces on Long Island, New York turning its victims into black-veined, infectious, psychopathic killers. Chaos and madness rule. In desperation, the military quarantines the island, trapping Melanie Bailey and her autistic son, Aiden. Somehow, Aiden survives the infection. He could be the key to a cure—if Melanie can somehow get him to the mainland.
Gang leader Jimmy Wade has his own plans for what to do with a boy who might be a cure. He and his men launch a heated hunt for the boy forcing Melanie and Aiden to avoid Wade's tightening grip as well as the growing legions of the infected. Can they escape what's being called Q Island? Can anyone get out alive?
A taut, tense, terrifying thriller that teems with intensity, Q Island is an eerily realistic tale. With a chilling plot, compelling characters, and a pulse-quickening storyline, Q Island will leave readers breathless. Earning nods as one of this year's best horror novels, Q Island is an extraordinary story exceptionally well-told.
After a tour flying helicopters with the U.S. Army, Russell James now spins twisted tales best read during daylight. In addition to two horror short story collections, Tales from Beyond and Deeper into Darkness, James is the author of seven paranormal thrillers: Dark Inspiration, Sacrifice, Black Magic, Dark Vengeance, Dreamwalker and Q Island. His next novel, The Portal, is slated for release in 2016. A native of Long Island, Russell James lives in Florida. Visit Russell James online at: www.russellrjames.com
Q Island is available in trade paper (ISBN: 978-1-61922-979-2, 306 pages, $16.99) and eBook editions.
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Hi friends. How is everyone's week going? It is hump day, which is always exiting! We are halfway through the week! Tomorrow I am driving my mom and her husband to the airport, they are going to Switzerland and Croatia. I am mentally preparing myself for all the pictures I will receive and how jealous I will get, hehe. So long, HUGS.


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Keylor Navas wins votes in Costa Rica
Costa Rican football players have chosen their FIFA FIFPro World XI – and for many Keylor Navas was their pick as goalkeeper.
The Real Madrid goalkeeper has had some impressive performances for the 10-time European champion this season after replacing Iker Casillas, who has joined FC Porto.
"It's really important for us to take part in the World XI and even more so because we have a representative at Real Madrid who we have to support so that he wins,'' Deiver Vega, a player for Deportivo Saprissa said. Three of Vega's teammates are pictured on the left.
National union Asojupro has collected about 350 votes from 14 leadings clubs in Costa Rica, including players at first-division team Limon (see video below).
"We've made a big effort to collect votes," Asojupro president Alejandro Sequeira said. "It's important for the players to take part."
The World XI, which is based on votes from professionals in 58 countries, will be announced at the same time as the Ballon d'Or winner on January 11.
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"This place is a graveyard of hope – everyone here seems to be trying, and everyone seems to be advising – but nobody seems to be succeeding." – Max Klein
I've started to read YCombo news less and less the last couple of months. Most of the articles are about getting funding, a stage which I'm not quite at yet. And I've noticed a lack of concentration on techs and markets at the fringes. To me, that's where opportunities exist, and that's what you have to pay attention to, even if it's 5 years off.
Most everyone seems to think within the context of what was lately successful. "It's a social network that you can post photos and tag them!"
Granted, it's easier to think of things in terms of what has come before, as there's maybe only seven original things under the sun. (I don't know what the seven are, don't ask me). But there are plenty of interesting things going on in research labs, Rubists, Erlangers, and with designers and media communication majors that make the impossible possible.
I think Joe Kraus has it right. He takes things from the land of the nerds and makes them accessible to lesser nerds.


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MissWineOH spent a few weeks in North Carolina on family business, and didn't have much time for hunting down and enjoying the usual wine experiences – we did do a fabulous wine pairing experience at City Beverage – and we've got more scheduled for Greensboro and Winston-Salem (and maybe Raleigh) after the first of the year – so Triad and Triangle friends, never fear, we will be back!
I did set aside a bit of time to sample a few inexpensive or "budget friendly" wines. I managed 3 before I decided to enjoy the easily available beer and Crown Royal cocktails after my long days of post-surgery recovery care (not mine) and getting the honey do list completed.
The Silly Goose Shiraz was sitting quietly on an endcap and caught my eye because… it wasn't on sale, and had a price tag of $4.99. This is a South Eastern Australia wine and is a pretty standard young shiraz. Its got some bite, and needs to be paired with a strong cheese or a creamy alfredo perhaps to calm down that spice and pepper in the shiraz. Its got a dark berry and pepper palate – so I'd use it as a 2nd bottle at a casual dinner. I'm not sure it would be come a staple in the house, as adding a few dollars to the budget gets some more complex wines that I really enjoy – but if I'm very budget conscious – I'll bring this one home again.
The Kiwi Cuvee is a French pinot noir made by New Zealand winemaker Rhyan Wardmann. Its bottled by Lacheteau in the Loire Valley and produced under the Vin de Pays classification. Apparently this wine is causing a bit of a brouhaha because of the name, as one might think this was a New Zealand wine at first glance, and the French have been so protective over their appellation naming. Despite a moment of confusion – easily remedied by actually READING the label – this light bodied pinot noir is cherry, with a bit of sweetness. I picked it up for $7.99, making it a contender for an every day budget friendly wine.
I'm a huge fan of the blends, and there are so many available in the $10 to $15 range. The 2009 Liberty School Cuvee, a blend of 85% Syrah, 7% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Petite Sirah, 3% Grenache, 2% Viognier is one I snagged at the local grocery store for $10.99. Syrah gives this wine some great jamminess. the other grapes blend in seamlessly to provide structure, softness and some floral on the nose. One thing blends can always manage is to be very food friendly. and this one is no exception. Put it into the rotation for your dinner wines – it will pair well with mexican, thai or a pork tenderloin. I could see gamier dishes with this one as well.
One thing you should remember when venturing into the "really" budget friendly wine world is that you are not going to find mind bending juice on a regular basis. However, you will find some easy drinkers which will pair well with everyday meals. So, is it worth it? Finding drinkable wine at great prices is always worth it – but don't get discouraged when you run into a few bottles you can't stand. The good news is you won't feel bad about wasting it when you pour it out. ~grin~
Do you have a favorite budget conscious wine? Any budget wines you wouldn't touch with someone else's palate? Share the good, the bad and the ugly in the comments.
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- Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao dissolves Telangana assembly
- Election Commission meeting today to discuss early election
- As per rule, elections must be held in Telangana within six months
Whether Telangana can go for early elections will be discussed today by the Election Commission as it meets a day after Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao declared that the state assembly would be dissolved to facilitate polls eight months before schedule.
The Election Commission will examine the possibility of Telangana voting for a new assembly by December - along with Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan, which are scheduled to vote this year.
The top election body meets every Tuesday and Friday for discussions and Telangana is likely to come up in today's meeting, a senior official said.
"Issues like festivals, examinations and weather conditions will be discussed before arriving at a final conclusion," the official said on the possibility of Telangana polls at the end of this year.
The term of the Telangana assembly was originally till June 2019 but the state's ruling Telangana Rashtra Samiti of Chief Minister Rao, or KCR as he is popularly known, reportedly wants to avoid a clash with the national election due next year.
While Mr Rao cited "political fragility" in the state as a reason for wanting early polls, sources close to him say he wants to ensure that the focus during the state polls is on his role and his government's achievements, rather than on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
KCR yesterday called a cabinet meeting before announcing his widely-anticipated decision to dissolve the assembly and call for early polls. He had reportedly also consulted the Election Commission.
Elections must be held in a state within six months of the assembly being dissolved. The BJP claims KCR believes he has a better chance to win before the state gets caught up in the campaign for the general elections.
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Australia v South Africa, Rugby Championship, September 8
Revenge on the menu for Springboks
ESPN Staff
September 2, 2012
James Horwill struck the killer blow against South Africa at last year's Rugby World Cup © Getty Images
South Africa travel to Perth to face Australia on Saturday and revenge is on the menu for the Springboks.
Their Rugby World Cup quarter-final exit at the hands of the Wallabies last October left a bitter taste in the mouths of many players and fans and they will be keen to redress the balance.
On that occasion, the Springboks lost out 11-9, although they have failed to beat the Wallabies in their last four meetings - falling 39-20 and 14-9 during last season's Tri-Nations.
However, South Africa hold the historical advantage over the Wallabies with 41 Test victories to their rivals' 32 since their first meeting in Sydney back in 1921 - in which the Springboks prevailed 25-10.
The Springboks also have a favourable record in Perth, winning three and drawing one of their six meetings at Subiaco Oval.
Australia v South Africa
All-time record: Played: 76, Australia won 32, South Africa won 44, drawn 1
Biggest winning margin: Aus: 49 (49-0 Brisbane 2006); SA: 45 (53-8 Johannesburg 2008)
Highest score: Aus: 49 (49-0 Brisbane 2006); SA: 61 (61-22 Pretoria 1997)
Most tries: Aus: 6 (49-0 Brisbane 2006); SA: 8 (28-3 Johannesburg 1961, 61-22 Pretoria 1997 and 53-8 Johannesburg 2008)
Most points (individual): Aus: 159 Matt Giteau; SA: 140 Percy Montgomery
Most tries (individual): Aus: 9 Matt Giteau; SA: 7 Breyton Paulse
Australia v South Africa:
Click here for Australia's Test record courtesy of Statsguru
Click here for South Africa's Test record courtesy of Statsguru
Click here for a record of all Australia v South Africa matches courtesy of Statsguru
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Wait, so I have finally become a heretic right with a headline like that, right? It is perhaps a slight overstatement of my point but if I added the word "only" then I hope you would see my point entirely. A couple of days ago an article was going around the internet proposing that the Southern "Y'all" could help us move away from the independent "personal" approach to our faith that is so rampant throughout the English speaking world.
In the past we used "Thou" as a plural for "you" but unlike many languages, outside the Southern states of America there is no way of explaining whether you are speaking to an individual or to a group. So for example, as part of a family of seven, it is kind of crucial for me to know if someone says "you are invited to…" that I know whether they intended just me, or the whole lot of us! If I lived in the Bible belt, they would say, "Y'all are invited." When speaking in the first person we use "I" or "We" and in the third person "He" or "She" and "They." Only in the Southern states of the USA is it possible to communicate precisely what you mean when speaking in the second person. We are so familiar with this that it doesn't even seem strange to us. But it would seem very peculiar to the writers of the Bible.
Interestingly, this word "Y'all" is also explained in the movie "God's Not Dead" which releases here in the UK this Friday. Perhaps we would all do well to adopt this usage. All too often we read the Bible through individualistic eyes. We fail to see that it was written to the community of God's people. If we read it in the original Greek we can pick up on where the writers intended us to see that it is US as a people that God is at work in. The short answer is that this is the case all over the place.
One way to easily study this, if ,like me, you only know a little Greek is to read the "Yall version" The results are striking. So, take just one passage. 1 Corinthians 1:26-31 which in the "Y'all" version of the NET reads:
Think about the circumstances of y'all's call, brothers and sisters. Not many were wise by human standards,not many were powerful, not many were born to a privileged position. But God chose what the world thinks foolish to shame the wise, and God chose what the world thinks weak to shame the strong. God chose what is low and despised in the world, what is regarded as nothing, to set aside what is regarded as something, so that no one can boast in his presence. He is the reason y'all have a relationship with Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification and redemption, so that, as it is written, "Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord." READ MORE VERSES IN Y'ALL VERSION
What does this mean? It means that you get to meet Jesus not just in your individual times with him, but also through seeing him at work through others in the body of Christ. It means that, as other Scriptures support, we ALL together are meant to reflect the multi-coloured wisdom of Christ. It means that if you want to pursue a relationship with Jesus, you will need to pursue a relationship with other members of his Body on earth. It means that each of us has a responsibility to help others relate to Jesus and know his love. This is a beautiful insight, just one of many the Y'all version may help us all to grasp.
God doesn't want you to have a personal relationship with him. He wants you to have a corporate one. And he wants you to share him with others both inside and outside the church.
The heart of being a Christian is to obey the Great Commandments by Loving God AND loving our neighbour, and to obey the Great Commission by helping others to learn how to follow Jesus. We cannot do any of that on our own.


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Autumn Festival 2017/
Milton Country Park's Autumn Festival returns in September for its fourth year, promising to be bigger and better yet still just as charming as ever!
Proudly committed to supporting local independent foodies, crafters and creatives, the Autumn Festival is not your average family fun day. With wild outdoor play, traditional craft, magical adventures and a hint of days gone by, this is a fashionably-old-fashioned event. Children can be found playing in piles of hay and climbing on tractors, dressing-up and enjoying wood craft and magical workshops. Adults can enjoy some of our finest local street food, real ales and cider and live music in an attractive park setting.
This year award winning street food collective foodPark return to Remembrance Meadow and are joined by a host of other local foodies including Provenance's restaurant-quality food served from an airstream, winner of best street food of the year award The Allotment Co, a Pinkster gin pop-up, a vintage tea tent in the orchard, local ales and cider and delicious food to take home from jams and chutneys to cheeses, breads, cakes and brownies.
Some of Cambridge's most popular live bands will be performing including;
- Big 10
- Alton Wahlberg
- Oscar Corney
- Mortal Tides
- and Saltfen
You can also enjoy apple pressing in the orchard, a craft market, Forest School activities, a canoe safari, paddle board games, theatre and circus workshops, storytellers, a miniature steam train in the meadow and local charity Hoveraid giving hovercraft rides on the lake!
Whether you're a food lover, want to shop for some original gifts or spend time with the kids doing something a bit different, the Autumn Festival is the perfect opportunity to get outdoors and celebrate the season of plenty!
All proceeds go towards the upkeep of Milton Country Park and help keep this lovely green space open and accessible for everyone to enjoy.
This year £1 in every ticket goes towards the park's playground appeal!
Advance tickets £6 per adult in advance (£10 on the gate)
Children under 16 FREE
Parking FREE (limited availability so please use alternative transport if at all possible)
Purchase your tickets here!
You can also purchase your tickets online and collect in advance from the park office here!


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