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This past weekend my quilt, Orphan Blossoms, was the Signature Quilt of the International Quilt Festival, Long Beach. I think this was as good of an excuse as any to take our family vacation in Southern California. Don't you? Over the past few months I have seen ads in the quilting magazines promoting the event. But nothing was as exciting as seeing the quilt used all over the Long Beach Convention Center. This is what welcomed us as we entered the building.
The logo was used on everything from the Information Booth to aisle signs. I think using polka dots to frame the top and bottom of the Information Booth sign was a very nice touch.
What I was looking forward to the most, was seeing how the images and logos were used on the souvenirs. I was not disappointed.
It was very fun to see my quilt used everywhere. But what I really loved was seeing how other designers took the motifs in my quilt and modified them to fit the needs of the International Quilt Festival. Isn't that what quilting often is - using a pattern or an inkling of a design and then modifying it to your own tastes and purposes?


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SATSUMA, Fla. — Deputies in north Florida are searching new areas for a 5-year-old girl who has been missing for more than a month.
There is no new information in the search for Haleigh Cummings, but more ground to cover, Sheriff's Capt. Dick Schauland said. About 100 deputies fanned out on Thursday to look for clues about where the girl might be.
Deputies from the Putnam County Sheriff's Office and nearby law enforcement agencies will search along U.S. 17 and the area 30 yards from each side of the road.
Haleigh's parents are divorced. She was being watched by her father's 17-year-old girlfriend, Misty Croslin, when she vanished from his home. Authorities are treating the case as an abduction.
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Everything TCW seeks to accomplish is done with partnerships and the community in mind and that is certainly the case with this project. The building, located at 1-3 E. Main Street has been a fixture on the square since its construction in 1855 and has served as a site for civil war soldiers to a well-known shoe store. The first step of many was completed when the City of Troy Downtown Building & Repair Fund (DBRF) Loan Committee approved an unprecedented $850,000 forgiveable loan to TCW to rehabilitate the exterior and three floors of the historic Coleman-Allen-Saidleman Building.
TCW's desire in purchasing this building is to retain its historic value and bring the building up to modern standards. It will be a long process and involves working closely with the City of Troy, the Ohio Historic Preservation Office, the Ohio Finance Fund and many, many more. TCW recently received the first ever historic tax credit for our city through the State of Ohio Historical Preservation Fund for this project. To see the article on this project in Sunday's Troy Daily News click here. To view the press release regarding the historic tax credits click here. This project has also been included in the State of Ohio Targets of Opportunity program. If funded it will be a $150,000 grant from the state.
221 E. Main Street,Troy Ohio 45373
RevitalizationThe East Gate revitalization building project was completed in three years, and included the involvement of numerous community partners. The Sip, Savor, Share event recognized all involved, which included individuals, non-profits, for-profits, and the city (click here to see a program from the event).
Concept to Pre-Construction Phase – 2010 & 2011The biggest milestone in the pre-construction phase was obtaining initial local funds to start the project. TCW board members had to convince donors to contribute towards rehabbing this wretched building. After completing a concept plan along with other building studies, the entire project was deemed worthy. Talented members of the TCW board were able to secure enough funding from the Troy, Oswald and ITW foundations to begin leveraging additional funds from both the city and Ohio Finance Fund.
Construction Phase – 2012 & 2013Construction plans and bid documents were completed by local architect, Candy Goodall. Because funds did not match construction bids in the spring, TCW had to go through the painful experience of rebidding the project. TCW was happy to award the contract to a local developer and contractor, Tony Blundell who completed the project in 2013. All through the construction process members of the TCW board and Development Committee managed the construction phase of the project.
Marketing & Managing – 2013 & 2014There was an overlap in marketing and completing the construction phase of the building. Tenant space was finished as "vanilla box", meaning tenants were expected to finish the space according to their business type. Due to one member of the board working for a commercial real estate firm, the building was professionally marketed through various listing services, posted building sign and marketing brochures. Numerous tenant prospects were vetted out, before finally making a selection. TCW was more than pleased to have RT Industries new venture, The Starting Point and Applied Chiropractic as our first tenants in the newly rehab'ed building. Both tenants filled the first floor and paid for finished spaces, adding additional investment value into the building. Property maintenance and tenant management continues with various ongoing responsibilities. The second floor remains unfinished and will be completed at a later date.


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A layering system is a complex thing. What works for one person may not work for another. Layering is the best way to keep warm on the mountain, it is more versatile and offers far greater warmth effectiveness than a single thick layer. The base layer is the base of the layering system; it is vital to get the correct base layer. To help you choose the right base layer we have put together a list of key areas that you need to think about when looking for your next base layer.
The weight of a base layer has a massive effect on the warmth it produces. The heavier the base layer, the warmer it will be. Generally, there are three different base layer weights.
A lightweight base layer is a thin layer that goes next to your skin. It is critical that this layer is comfortable and is fitted closely for the best moisture management. When worn on its own, it is ideal for mild to cool conditions with a high level of activity involved.
A midweight layer can be worn as a warmer first layer or as a second layer, over a next to skin layer to provide a combination of insulation and moisture wicking. On its own, it is ideal for moderately cold to cold conditions with a medium level of activity. Combined with a lightweight layer underneath or a heavyweight layer over it, to maximise its warmth capabilities.
Almost always worn over a lighter weight layer, a heavyweight layer is designed to add extra insulation. These base layers are generally worn looser that lightweight layers, and are often mistaken for mid layers due to their thickness and insulation capabilities. Heavyweight layers are ideal for cold conditions with any level of activity involved.
Different materials work in different ways to optimise the bodies temperature when out in the cold. The majority of baselayers today are comprised of either synthetic fibres or merino wool. Both of these fabrics have wicking properties that remove perspiration away from the skin and disperse it on the outer surface. Both materials have their benefits and drawbacks in different situations.
Synthetic base layers are largely made from polyester and polyester blends. These base layers are quick drying, lightweight and have superior wicking abilities. As they use man-made fibres they generally cost less than merino wool base layers, but they are not as warm.
These base layers use the wool from merino sheep, a resilient breed of sheep found in the New Zealand Southern Alps. The benefits of a merino baselayer outweigh the slightly higher price tag that it carries with it. Merino wool garments are very soft and have very fine fibres, which means they bend easier than synthetic or traditional coarse wool fabrics, making merino an ideal non-itch fabric to sit next to your skin.
It is also very pliable so will allow freedom of movement, and reshape easily after washing.
Merino wool baselayers offer a higher standard of warmth compared to its synthetic counterparts. The natural fibres have developed great thermal retention properties as it protects the merino sheep during the coldest of winters, even when wet.
Unlike synthetic baselayers, merino wool has antibacterial properties due to the lanolin and keratin wax produced by sheep. These two substances have powerful antibacterial and antimicrobial properties that help to protect from water and bad odours forming. If needed a merino wool baselayer can be worn for days, even weeks at a time without needing to be washed.
The fit of a base layer is extremely important, a poorly fitted base layer will be uncomfortable and ineffective. As it is the first layer, the nearest layer to your skin, you will want a fairly close fit. The base layer helps to conserve your body heat, whilst wicking away any moisture and perspiration.
A looser fitting garment will allow air to flow between the base layer and your skin, removing any heat. Heavyweight base layers can be worn looser, over a close fitting first layer. Whilst it may be a looser fit heavyweight base layers will still have a close fit.
A base layer top should have a tighter fit, cover all exposed areas, and give you the ability to tuck it into your outer layers. When sizing, use your standard t-shirt size as the fit will be snug by design, there is no need to size down to get a tight fit.
Bottom base layers will also fit closely. As with top base layers, a snugger fit will offer more warmth. They should reach the bottom of your lower leg and rest around the ankle area, unless it is a three-quarter length. Going with the same size as your standard size will be adequate when sizing baselayer bottoms.
Modern compression gear uses 'graduated technology' constructed from specially designed seams and panels. This means that it puts the most pressure on your extremities such as your wrists and ankles, and gradually reduces this pressure towards your heart.
This technology delivers a controlled amount of pressure, in all the key places, to improve your venous return - the rate of fresh, oxygenated blood to your muscles and deoxygenated blood back to the heart - and reduce lactic acid.
Studies have shown that consistent pressure applied by compression wear improves the flow of oxygenated blood by up to 40%. This increase in oxygen has significant benefits that include; increased recovery speed reduced muscle fatigue, increased circulation and heat, less cramp and reduced risk of injury.
When buying compression clothing you'll notice that your recommended size is not determined by your regular measurements but by BMI sizing using your height and weight to ensure it fits your body properly. This means compression clothing will be much tighter than standard baselayers, but not to be painful or restrictive to your movement.
Don't be fooled into thinking the tighter it is the better it will perform. It must fit your body properly; too tight compression can prevent circulation. Most importantly, it should be comfortable, a brand that works for one person may not work for another.
The Layering System
Layering is the best way to keep warm. Layering works by trapping air which is heated by your body temperature, the more layers, the more air is trapped. This means that multiple layers are far more effective than one single thick layer. A layering system for skiing should consist of a base layer, mid-layer and outerwear.
The amount of layers you wear is a personal preference depending on the weather conditions and how much you feel the cold. Finding a base layer that best suits your needs is just the first step in finding your perfect layering system. The mid-layer is the next, and possibly the most confusing step. See our Art of Layering: Mid-Layer to help you choose the best mid-layer for your needs.


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1) MB: What is WhatRUWearing?
FK: WhatRUWearing is a social media platform serving as an interactive source of fashion feedback and daily inspiration, coming from the community of users on the site and WRUW equally.
2) MB: How did you launch WhatRUWearing?
FK: The idea came to me a few years ago that there should be a place to go where you can see what girls all across the world are wearing in their regular, everyday lives. How they are wearing their LBD's, jeans and favorite trends. It is great to get a peek into Beyonce's closet when the paps catch her, but there is just as much, if not more, inspiration in what you wore today for me. After I wrapped my mind around the concept and features (which some have come and gone and others have stood the test of time), I thought for a while on what the name should be and purchased the domain name that day. It's the number 1 question girls ask each other and themselves!
3) Why did you start your business?
WRUW is the second company I have started. So when the idea sparked, for me, it was just about finding the right people to help me make this a reality. The fear that some might have felt was not there. I am a business woman wanting to build things that people will love for a long time, if not me then who?
4) What makes WhatRUWearing innovative/new?
We are so much more then a social media site. Our focus is engaging our users with original content and face-to-face social interaction on a regular basis. We want to give people a reason to dress up and have a cocktail with like-minded people- that's what social really means.
5) What's your ultimate goal for WhatRUWearing?
5) What's your ultimate goal for WhatRUWearing?
I want WRUW to be an international version of itself. Connecting style savvy people around the world with each other, us delivering content that they care about in a unique way and inspiring people to think outside their closet.
6) What's been your favorite thing about starting your own business?
The freedom to do what you enjoy everyday with a hand picked team of people you love is a privilege that I am grateful for everyday. I want to leave a mark on this planet and I hope that this is one of the ways I am remembered.
7) What are you work day essentials?
I must start my day with some snuggle time with my daughter, a couple cups of coffee, an outfit I am proud to walk out of the house in, and a charged phone. Beyond that, I take the day as it comes taking steps to get closer to where we want to be. Oh, and I normally end the day with a glass or two of red wine!
8) What advice would you give entrepreneurs wanting to start their own business?
8) What advice would you give entrepreneurs wanting to start their own business?
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MONTREAL, Oct. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Solo International, Inc. (OTC: SLIO) ("Solo International, Inc." or the "Company"), an exploration stage mining company with a focus on deposits of rare earth metals and rare earth elements (REE), is pleased to announce that the phase one exploration program has been successfully completed on the Company's primary asset, the Philadelphia REE property.
The Company reports that over 40 initial samples have been taken; primarily on the Northern part of the claim, with the main focus around the historically producing Apatite mine. The field finished the samples a day earlier than anticipated and reported access to the property, specifically, the old mine, was more accessible than expected.
Michel Plante, President of Solo International, Commented "The field has reported extremely promising preliminary data from the samples taken. Solo's field geologist will be completing a field trip report in the following weeks.
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Solo International is an exploration company with its mining focus on deposits of rare earth metals and rare earth elements (REEs). The Company is focused on the acquisition, exploration, development, production, and potentially, the operation of mining properties in strategic bulk mineable industrial metals (such as REEs, Titanium and Phosphates) sectors of eastern Canada. All of the Company's properties are currently at the exploration stage in Quebec. For further information please visit the Company's website at www.solointernationalinc.com.
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If you're anything like me, then you love to make cards but never know what to write inside. I spend so much time creating the design, making everything just perfect, and then when it's time to use it I quickly scribble a greeting inside. I decided to take sometime today to scroll through Pinterest to find some heartfelt greetings to have on hand for future use and I thought you'd like me to share them with you.
1 | I hope that the innocent smile on your face never ever fades away. You are an absolute sweetheart. Wishing you a very Happy Birthday.
This first greeting is perfect for including inside a child's birthday card or for someone who's always smiling and looking on the bright side. I think we all have someone in our lives who this greeting would be appropriate for. It's a simple greeting, but also expresses your love for the recipient. (Source)
2 | You have a whole new year of life to spend. Don't spend it all in one place.
When I came across this greeting, I had to reread it a couple times to mull over the meaning. Once I did, I knew it would be perfect to include on this list. It plays off of a familiar phrase, "don't spend all your money in one place", but takes it a step further, urging you not to waste one of our most valuable assets: our time. It'd be cute to have this written inside a card with a little cash or a gift card to a place they've never been before. (Source)
3 | It is difficult to buy a gift, because I want to buy the entire world for you. May all your dreams for the future come true.
A lot of times nowadays, the teenagers in our lives have everything they could ever want from electronics to clothing, etc. It can sometimes be hard to find them that special gift and I think this greeting plays off that well. You could include this greeting inside a card and tell the recipient you two can go on some sort of outing together instead. Getting the chance to spend personal time with someone is often way more valuable than a gift. (Source)
4 | The day you were born was my lucky day. OR I'm so happy you were born.
These two are basically the same, however, could be used for two different people. The first rendition would be appropriate for your child or perhaps a sibling. The second could be used for a friend or pretty much anyone who you're celebrating. They're both loving and add a touch of humor to the inside of your cards. (Source)
5 | Happy birthday my funny, sensational, charming, and truly amazing...
When I came across this greeting I thought it was the perfect template for creating a personalized message for the recipient. You can easily switch out the words to fit the person and replace the ... with either sister, friend, mother, etc. Such a cute greeting that's both creative and heartfelt! (Source)
If you love these greetings as much as I do, I've created a downloadable PDF just for you! Click the sheet pictured to the left and you will be brought to a screen where you can download this sheet and keep them on your desk for future use!
Let me know you're favorite greeting to use inside your birthday cards by commenting below!


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Ahh, Cappadocia, a place which name is almost synonymous to hot air balloon rides over phallic rocks. Certainly, there must be some other things to do there, right? Right. Without further ado, here're my suggestions for things to do in Cappadocia.
Aside from the cave houses, Cappadocia is actually a place of rich histories. Here, let me try to impress you from what I read from Wikipedia. Cappadocia was first under Persian rule 2,400 years ago before being taken over by the romans in 63BC. However, what was really interesting was that Cappadocia had an early history of Christianity; they were the true religion hipsters, embracing it before it was "cool", or for that matter, legal. This gave rise to the underground cities as well as the cave churches of Goreme. Fast forward 1000 years, the Ottomans took over and some of the Cappadocian population was converted to Islam and taught the Turkish language.
#10: Avanos pottery village
I must admit that when our tour guide first suggested that we visit, I was a little ehhh. I mean its pottery, how interesting can it be?!?!
I was quite wrong. Avanos, a town famous for its earthenware pottery—which mind you, is also one of the driving economic forces of the town is, obviously, really, really good at making pottery. Look at the giant vase!
These plates are also glow in the dark, whaaaa?
The designs are so intricate but it doesn't come cheap.
I would have never guessed that plates could be used for decoration. Note to self.
At the start, there is even a pottery demonstration where you can see the masters make exert their craft. Ahem. That's where I accidentally took this shot.
Ok giggles aside, it was quite interesting to see how quickly they master-potterer could erect, I mean, craft a vase in such a short amount of time.
#9: Love & Imagination Valley
Love Valley and Imagination valley are two of the more "famous"—if you must, valleys in Cappadocia.
(Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aerial_view_of_Love_valley_Cappadocia_from_hot_air_balloon_1510259_60_61_Compressor_Nevit.jpg)
Both are stunning geographical formations and love valley makes me question if God is actually just a giggling 5-year-old. Because:
(Source: http://www.ephesustoursguide.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/ballooning-in-love-valley.jpg)
Giant dicks galore. It makes for pretty views and an interesting hike.
Imagination valley has tons of strange rock formations thus the name. The rock above does look like a camel. And I guess too many tourists thought it might be a good idea to ride a camel and thus the fencing.
More little weiners
The camel again.
To explore these valleys, you can either take a hike or be lazy like me and just get someone to drive you around in the car. Hiking did seem like a very good idea, and especially since its free, if you do give it a try, tell me how it goes!
#8: Uchisar
Uchisar castle is the tallest point in the whole of Cappadocia. And for that reason, it was used as a lookout and the main point of defence. Today, it stands watching over the valley, a lot less formidable and a little bit broken but still nevertheless, impressive.
Apart from the stunning exterior, Uchisar also offers 360 panoramic views of Cappadocia. Perfect for #pensive shots or just admiring the view.
Uchisar was also great for photographic opportunities and just downright exploration. Rocks and ruins galore make for a great opportunity to play pretend.
The creative possibilities are endless!
We didn't encounter large hordes of tourists when we visited but if you're one of those people, maybe make a trip down just before closing time at 7pm to catch the sunset and beat the crowds.
#7: Wine tasting
Yes, you read that correctly, wine tasting. There is wine in Cappadocia, not bad for a desert like environment huh.
Wine making in Cappadocia actually goes back to more than 7,000 years ago for religious purposes. In fact, most of the cave houses are equipped with primitive wine-making systems and residents used to make their own wines.
For those of you who don't already know, I'm hopelessly addicted to wine. The romanticism, the pompousness… There's just something about swirling a good glass of Shiraz, taking a whiff, pretending you can smell the notes of ripe berries and melon before devouring its entirety. The wines in Cappadocian were decent and interesting to say the least. I have never encountered their indigenous grape varieties of Bogazkere, Öküzgözü and Kalecik Karası until then. Unfortunately, my drunk ass cannot remember how it was like nor did I take tasting notes but I do remember that it was pretty darn good.
#6: ATV/horse riding
Cappadocia, or as our hosts told us, is loosely translated to mean the land of beautiful horses. And as they say, when in Rome, do as the Romans do. So why not take a nice horseback ride to the sunset, or maybe a gas-guzzling ATV instead.
An ATV is sure to get your adrenaline pumping and bring you to the most beautiful places.
#5: Underground city
(Source: http://www.ephesusprivatetour.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Derinkuyu-Underground-City-and-ihlara-Valley-Cappadocia-Tour-3.jpg)
While not very pretty to look at (which is also the reason I have 0 photos of this experience), it was an interesting historical experience.
We went to Derinkuyu underground city which was large enough to house 20,000 people with their livestock and food stores. The guide also told us about how the inhabitants had very intelligent air supplies systems which misled enemies from the outside. The underground cities also had elaborate traps to butcher enemies if they invaded. What the city lacks in beauty, it makes up for in history.
#4: Stay in a cave hotel
Our host made this interesting observation: "In the past, only the poor lived in caves but now the rich want to buy them". Many of the cave hotels now were actual homes were people lived in. We stayed in Chelebi Cave House which I do recommend. Veli and Ismail, our hosts were warm and friendly and even invited us to dinner!
Albeit a little dusty, staying in a cave hotel was an amazing experience. As cliché as it sounds, you do feel like you've been transported back in time.
#3: Selime Katedrali
Selime Katedrali, or Selima, is another one of those photographic gems. Tourists do descend now and again but they usually come and go through tour buses. Chances are, you will be on one of the tour buses too.
Say hello to Shermaine!
The crumbles in the ceilings also make for good pseudo artistic shots.
#2: Ihlara Valley
Ihlara Valley was one of the most stunning and jaw-dropping places I've ever been to. I'm surprised that so few people know about it. When the bus first pulled over I was a little confused and shocked: "Where is the valley???" Unbeknownst to me at the time, Ihlara is hidden below the hills, a valley in the proper sense of the term. Because of its unique rock-cut properties, it served as a good hiding place for the early Christians when they were fleeing from Roman prosecution.
So pretty!
Lovebirds hidden away *wink*
Getting my yoga on
There are actually a few routes to take for a leisurely stroll along the river. I highly, highly recommend visiting Ihlara valley, you won't regret it. If time permits, maybe bring some lunch to picnic there!
#1: And you guessed it, a hot air balloon ride
Hot air balloon in Cappadocia has been featured incessantly in bucketlists everywhere all over the world. Well, it's there for a reason. I thoroughly enjoyed my hot air balloon experience and it was worth every exorbitant cent. There's just something about the landscape that makes it seem so ethereal and strange, like you're magically transported somewhere else.
So, there you have it, my ultimate list of attractions and things to do in Cappadocia. Please let me know if you vehemently feel that I have left something out! Leave a comment below and tell me which would be your favourite experience?


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This paper reports on the design of a Second Life campus for a new innovative post-graduate research programme at the Open University, UK, a world leader in supported distance higher education. The programme, launched in October 2009, is a part- time Master of Philosophy (MPhil) to be delivered at a distance, supported by a blend of synchronous and asynchronous Internet technologies. This paper briefly discusses the pedagogical thinking behind the Second Life campus, and the way the implementation was designed to meet the pedagogy. The paper also reports on the outcome of an early evaluation we have conducted.
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Grand Prix Go is a cool top-down car racing game. Take part in the Grand Prix Go test sessions and qualifying then take to the track in neck-and-neck races.
There are twelve awesome tracks over four cups to take part in, plus 72 achievements to complete, meaning it's a game that can keep you occupied for a long time!
Grand Prix Go has varying top-down camera angles but you quickly get used to them.
When racing use the slipstream of other vehicles to go faster. The better you do the more prize money you'll get and you can use that to upgrade your car, boosting things like the engine, brakes and grip.
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Camp Cali Girls: Meet Jordan
Model and vintage expert Jordan Rebello has the lifestyle of our dreams.
"To be happy – for me that is waking up in new surroundings. If you are in the same spot every day, seeing the same things, you don't really grow as a person. You need to be out in nature, out in the world.
We lived in New York for a bit, but I felt I wanted the sun. I love going to the beach, going camping. We moved to Los Angles, got an RV – which was awesome. We'd just wake up in the morning, pick up and go somewhere. I always wanted that lifestyle, wanted an RV. When you're camping, you learn to praise the little things. Experience everything; watching the birds fly over your head."
"I grew up on Martha's Vineyard, where [the film] Jaws was shot. And I was actually really afraid of sharks! When I moved to California I was like 'yeah, there are definitely sharks here´. So I was a little hesitant to go out in the water. But I love surfing. You're free, but you're in control of the board and your next actions. When you finally get up on that board, everything washes over you and you're just like 'wow, this is so awesome'."
"I love wearing just jeans and a t-shirt. My daughter always tells me that I need to wear more dresses – she wants me to be a princess! But I have always been a tomboy. I can't help it! I love collecting vintage from the '60s and '70s, pieces that have a lot of history, worn with love."
We'd just wake up in the morning, pick up and go somewhere. I always wanted that lifestyle
"Both my parents were born on Martha's Vineyard. My mum is Native American and my dad is Portuguese. I am a registered Native American and so is my daughter. It has always been a big part of me. I have been modelling for three and a half years – I didn't grow up wanting to be a model, I just kind of let it happen and it has been so much fun. I feel that right now brands are embracing people for who they are, which is really cool and I am happy to be a part of that."
WHERE: Los Angeles
WHAT: Model and buyer and co-owner of vintage shop Kokomo
INSTAGRAM: @bigsecret
1. I wash my hair once a week, but I condition every time I take a shower.
2. Sometimes I put body lotion in my hair when it's wet. Brand doesn't matter, just pick a nice one! Coconut oil is good too.
3. I'll brush my hair in the shower when it's wet, and just let it air dry.


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I don't know what happened, but for the last week all I've been listening to is The Weakerthans. Mostly from their first two albums: FALLOW (1999) and the essential LEFT AND LEAVING (2000). It's one of those moments where one of the needles in the haystack of your iTunes library gets pulled up on shuffle and you realize, hey, this was a pretty great song, I should put this album on my queue.
I was 13 years old when they came out, so I didn't get to examine them in their time. I can't even pinpoint when I did finally get into LEFT AND LEAVING. I know that "Watermark" was one of those songs my sister played and thus was part of this familiar background music. It would have been sometime in college that I found the whole album to be my shit, and I only picked up all of FALLOW during this most recent kick.
They're a little dated, definitely the kind of 90's power chord music that isn't really around anymore. Coupled with John Samson's timeless opie voice, it's music that would sound right at home as the intro music to a 90's teen romance flick - EMPIRE RECORDS or 10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU. Something with Freddie Prinze Jr. I feel like this type of music became unfashionable after Blink-182 and their also-rans rushed through the scene. Today the style would be to let the guitars breathe a little more, with echo and space, a sound that is harder to pin down. But I can't imagine a romp like "Aside" with anything less than these driving guitars. It's become part of the charm, like 90's nostalgia or retro trappings.
I'm stunned at how many good lines Samson has crammed into the songs on these two albums. It's not necessarily the bigger picture emotions or stories being told, just individual lines that cut with pin-like precision. Rap music lights up the amygdala when certain bombastic lines are dropped, and I have the same appreciation for The Weakerthan's style of specific, musical and emotive writing. Except it's not about attitude, it's depression. The song, "This Is A Fire Door Never Leave Open" is overflowing with this kind of well crafted, efficient sadness - "Where a small knife tears at the sloppy seams / and your silence knows what your silence means / and your metaphors, as mixed as you can make them, are linked / like days together."
It's about the consonants and alliteration and the musicality of these words put together, just as much as it is about the feeling you get from hearing them set to a rousing electric guitar thrash. It's hard to get a sense of the melody through text, but Samson's singing is always within the range of normal speaking tones. He doesn't go for the tail ends of pitch, so pretty much anyone can sing these songs, and that makes them inviting. They're elliptical, easy, and infectious melodies that invite you to learn the words and belt them out with him.
Fuck. Another good one: "Rely a bit too heaviily on alcohol and irony / get clobbered on by courtesy / in love with love and lousy poetry"
I wasn't surprised to find that FALLOW and LEFT AND LEAVING were only a year apart. It's a quick turnaround, and you can sense it in the way that these songs seem to come from the same place. By the time they were recording LEFT AND LEAVING, you can tell not much had evolved in terms of where they were at that point in their life. There's a lot about Winnipeg here, about leaving it behind or coming back to it and all that entails. There's a lot about coming back to relationships, too. FALLOW has the introspective "None Of The Above" (which is ripe with perfect details, "Lukewarm coffee tastes like soap / I trace your outline in spilled sugar")while LEFT AND LEAVING has the title track to hit on the same nostalgia. "Count yellow highway lines that you're relying on / to lead you home."
I memorized this line years ago: "If I could I would make you a raging river / with angry rapids supplied with rain / so you could always meander and always be able to run away."
I like "you" lyrics. That is, lyrics that speak directly to someone, but not the listener. They're not songs about "her" or "him" or "she." There's a voyeuristic thrill to it, I think, like peeping into someone's deeply personal writing. It doesn't take much to craft, I know, but it's the cheapness of that jolt that makes it addictive. The Weakerthans songs, on these two albums, is full of "you" - "We fell a little deep / I watched you fall asleep" or "When I get a new guitar / you can have this one." It's the shortcut to intimacy that they know how to utilize as good as anyone.


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Can you pick the best of hairstyles for men? As a man, you feel that it is not too important to think about the hairstyle. You feel confident with your appearance. Well, it is a good thing. However, have you ever watched in the mirror? Take a good look, and please compare with yourself in the past. Are there any changes? Forget about these questions if you flinch and not even care about them. In fact, you cannot deny that you are always interacting with others. You meet with them, with diverse styles, while you have the responsibility for your work. First impressions will create a positive thing, and the effect on your work. That is why you should care about men's hair styles.
Hairstyles for Men Tips
So, you must pick the best of hairstyles for men. You should understand that the best style is something perfect for you. At least, it is approaching your desire to balance your body, from head to toe. So, this has nothing to do with hairstyle which costly.
To choose the best, you should do the easy ways. First of all, you can ask your friends, or even you observe a few friends who got together with your hair type. That is not a bad thing if you always adhere to certain tendencies.
Instead, you can get a lot of inspiration from them. At least, you understand that you will always find a natural concept right on your hair. For example, you can check and compare the popular hairstyles for men. Everyone has an opinion, including those who want the ideal hairstyle.
Last issue is hair treatment. However, you cannot ignore a simple matter to create quality hair. Fortunately, men's hair is very easy to manage, and even you do not need a lot of time to handle hairstyles for men.


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Review: Thor: The Dark World/
Thor: The Dark World opens with a monologue from Anthony Hopkin's Odin explaining the plot of the movie. That was pretty much that; I settled in for a fun, dumb romp through the world of Asgard and I was not disappointed. 10,000 years ago, a bunch of dark elves (why elves is never explained) discovered an ultimate weapon called the Aether which will destroy all life everywhere on all worlds, but looks suspiciously like a rejected CGI effect of the blood vampire at the end of Blade. The elves, led by Malekith, are defeated by Thor's grandfather and the Aether imprisoned in a box somewhere in another realm. Malekith and a small group of his people escape to a dark hole somewhere and bide their time, presumably to wait until they're needed as a plot point.
Meanwhile back in present day, Thor's girlfriend Jane Foster's in London studying an anomaly of some kind that she can sense on her Star Trek tricorder, which leads her to a building where the worlds are converging and a scene of some pretty epic Portal effects. Jane somehow, SOMEHOW gets sucked through the one hole in the universe that leads directly to the stashed Aether, which she promptly sticks her stupid hand in and gets infected by.
Idris Elba's Heimdall has been keeping track of Jane for Thor, and when she vanishes from his sight he alerts the guardian of her disappearance. Thor has been traveling the nine realms fucking up all enemies of Asgard with Lady Sif and the Warriors Three, until Jane disrupts the death device and wakes up Malekith and the slumbering elves. Then all hell breaks loose as the elves attack Asgard, only to leave once Thor and Jane disappear from the scene.
So of course Thor needs Loki to help him settle the score, and the rest of the film depicts their attempts to cure Jane of the Aether infection, and save all nine realms from the elves and their attempt at total destruction. The action scenes and the special effects are all done really well, gritty and in your face with none of the cutaway tricks that I've come to expect from modern action movies. The script is also really funny, with a lot of well written gags and some cute fan service moments. The big problem with this movie is that it, like Iron Man 3 before it, is post-Avengers and as such seems very small in comparison. At this point even the destruction of Asgard seems kind of insignificant with only one Hero running around through it.
With that said I enjoyed the film, it's far funnier than it has any right to be and I actually enjoyed Tom Hiddleston's Loki in it. For once his character has actual change and growth on screen and it made me care about him for the first time in three films. I also bought the Thor/Jane relationship and thought their scenes together were cute. Check out the after-credit scene to see a little more about their relationship and why Thor will be on Earth for the foreseeable future.
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Overview of Canine Bone Hemangiosarcoma
Hemangiosarcoma is a type of cancer that arises from blood vessels and can occur almost anywhere in the body in dogs. It is a highly metastatic form of cancer, meaning it spreads readily to other tissues. Usually when hemangiosarcoma occurs in bone it is due to metastasis from another site, although rarely, it may actually arise in the bone; the bone is then referred to as the primary site.
This tumor affects the bone much more rarely than osteosarcoma, but when it occurs in bone it can sometimes be very difficult to distinguish from the osteosarcoma. The cause of hemangiosarcoma is largely unknown. In people this type of cancer has been linked to exposure to vinyl chloride, a chemical agent.
Hemangiosarcoma occurs most commonly in middle-aged to older, large breed dogs. It can affect the axial skeleton, which includes the bones of the spine, pelvis and skull, as well as the appendicular skeleton, which includes the arms and legs.
This is a lethal form of cancer in your pet. Average survival rate in animals with this type of cancer, even with treatment, is only months. In most cases, the tumor has already spread widely or will spread widely throughout the body, despite therapy and will continue to grow. When it primarily affects the bone, it can cause lameness and general debilitation of your pet during its development and progression.
What to Watch For
Signs of hemangiosarcoma of the bone in dogs may include:
Diagnosis of Hemangiosarcoma of the Bone in Dogs
Diagnostic tests are necessary to diagnose the tumor and define the extent of disease. Tests that your veterinarian may wish to perform include:
Treatment of Hemangiosarcoma of the Bone in Dogs
Treatment may include the following:
Home Care and Prevention
Your veterinarian will most likely prescribe pain medication to ensure your pet's comfort. These medications may be given prior to definitive diagnosis and/or after surgery. Medication will usually be in the form of pills or narcotic pain patches that are placed on the skin to release a constant level of medication across the skin.
You should limit your dog's activity to minimize pain and to prevent what is called a pathologic fracture, which is an abnormal breaking of the bone due to the cancer weakening the bone. Your pet should not run, jump or play during this time. You should watch your dog carefully and give assistance when he climbs stairs or when he gets in and out of the car.
Have your veterinarian evaluate promptly any unexplained bump or lameness that develops. Lameness is more likely to be associated with arthritis or injury to ligaments and tendons than cancer, but it is worth having your dog evaluated nonetheless.
If your dog does not improve with rest or anti-inflammatory drugs, radiographs of the affected part of the body may be indicated to exclude bone cancer as a cause of the lameness or pain.
Hemangiosarcoma, like other cancers, is not currently preventable.
In-depth Information on Hemangiosarcoma of the Bone in Dogs
Hemangiosarcoma is a type of cancer that most commonly affects the spleen, liver and heart and typically causes bleeding from the ruptured tumor. Although it can arise in bone initially, this is rare. Most often when it occurs in bone, the tumor has spread there from another site in the body. Thus, if your dog is diagnosed with bone hemangiosarcoma it is vitally important that other more common sites of this tumor are excluded as the primary site.
As with most forms of cancer, very little is known about what causes hemangiosarcoma to develop. It is a highly lethal form of cancer and thus the diagnosis and treatment should be prompt and aggressive.


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With a stay at Kurumba Village Resort in Coonoor, you'll be in a state park and close to Sim's Park. This resort is within the region of Doddabetta Peak and Ooty Rose Garden.
Make yourself at home in one of the 22 individually decorated guestrooms, featuring tablet computers and DVD players. Rooms have private balconies. Digital television is provided for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with bathtubs or showers feature complimentary toiletries and slippers.
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Living on Paper: Letters from Iris Murdoch, co-edited by Avril Horner and Anne Rowe, is a close examination of Murdoch's life and writing, completely composed of her own personal correspondence. With its rare insights into Murdoch's emotional and intellectual life, Living on Paper is sparking interest in her work and history from a new generation of readers. Recently Horner and Rowe took the time to speak to the project's importance.
What was the original inspiration for Living on Paper?
AH & AR: The Iris Murdoch Archive was inaugurated at Kingston University in 2004 and now holds over 3,000 letters written by Iris Murdoch, as well as photographs, notebooks, original manuscripts and two private libraries: these comprise a relatively small library from her London flat and a much larger library from her Oxford study that contains over 1,000 books of which over a hundred are heavily annotated. Over the past 12 years Anne has successfully submitted bids to various funding bodies in order to purchase important letter runs to Murdoch's close friends, including writers, painters, students and lovers. Other letter runs were kindly donated by individuals who had corresponded with Murdoch and a number of additional runs were gifted by the families or friends of correspondents. The quality and interest of the letters were such that in 2010, we decided to select the most interesting of these for publication. In 2011 we were offered a book contract by Chatto & Windus in the UK and started serious work on the project. Of the 764 letters that comprise Living on Paper: Letters from Iris Murdoch 1934-1995, over 500 are from Kingston's Iris Murdoch Archive. The rest were sourced from other university archives – Oxford, Cambridge, Reading, Bristol, Leeds, Bradford and the LSE in England; the University of Iowa, Washington University, St. Louis, and Stanford University, California in the United States. (Avril was awarded funding by the Leverhulme Trust that enabled her to travel to most of these universities; others were kind enough send us photocopies of their holdings.) We thought it would take us two years to put the book together but we actually spent four years working on Living on Paper before it went to press.
Why was Murdoch such a prolific letter writer?
AH & AR: As John Sutherland pointed out in his review of Living on Paper in the New York Times Sunday Review of Books, Murdoch was brought up in a generation used to writing letters almost every day: 'The habit was instilled at her boarding school, where letters home were an obligatory chore'. The habit never died and, in fact, she loved writing letters: 'I can live in letters' she wrote to her life-long friend, Philippa Foot in 1968. She would work on her novels and philosophical writings in the mornings and in the afternoon she would write letters, often spending up to four hours a day on them. Murdoch wrote all of them by hand using her favourite fountain pen. She answered every letter she received, responding even to complete strangers with great courtesy, and she would often reply immediately to friends or lovers who were currently in her thoughts. Like all writers, she was immensely curious about other people, and letters allowed her an intimacy with them and an imaginative entry into their thoughts and lives. It seems likely, despite the fact that she claimed never to use her own life or the lives of her friends in her novels, that she did draw on them for inspiration. She was careful though to transform imaginatively real people and situations so that they become unrecognisable in her art – at least most of the time.
How did you decide from a vast pool of resources which letters to include and which to leave out?
AH & AR: We read over 5,000 letters while working on the book and choosing which to include was a difficult task. We decided to focus on letter runs that, taken together, give what we hope is a full picture of a complicated personality, from Murdoch's school days to her final years. Our aim was to present Murdoch's life in her own words and to select interesting letters that shed light on both her emotional and her intellectual development. Our greatest regret is that we were unable to find any letters to John Bayley. When Murdoch and her husband moved from Steeple Aston to a much smaller house in Oxford in 1986, they burnt many letters and documents. We suspect that Murdoch's letters to her husband were destroyed at this time. We also have only a few notes to Elias Canetti; there are thirty-one letters from Murdoch to Canetti in the Zentralbibliothek Zurich, but these are closed until 2024. There was no ideal solution to the problem of what to include and what to leave out – but we found ourselves remarkably like-minded in our choices, guided always by the desire to tell the truth about a remarkable life.
What do we learn about Iris Murdoch from her letters that we did not know before?
AH & AR: We have been very pleased by the number of reviewers who have remarked that Living on Paper has brought to light a fresh portrait of Murdoch. Many have commented on her ability to sustain long friendships, even with ex-lovers, and have noted her immense warmth and generosity, both emotional and financial. Others have been surprised by her vulnerability and her insecurities about her own abilities. Several have remarked on her obsessiveness (this obviously fed into her novels, many of which offer brilliant portraits of obsessive desire) and on her droll sense of humour – something not evident from previous biographical studies. Perhaps the most interesting aspect of her character that emerges from the letters is the way she perceived her own gender as fluid. In a fascinating letter to the mathematician Geroge Kreisel, written in 1967, she says, 'I think I am sexually rather odd, which is a male homosexual in female guise. […] I doubt if Freud knew anything about me, though Proust knew about my male equivalent.' She was not comfortable with any kind of gender labels, either lesbian, or homosexual or heterosexual: she did not feel that she fitted into any preordained category. This aspect of her character has greatly interested reviewers and will fascinate readers.
What letter run is your favorite or the most significant in giving an insight into Murdoch's character/personality?
AH: I particularly like Murdoch's letters to Raymond Queneau and to Brigid Brophy. Her correspondence with the French writer Raymond Queneau began shortly after she met him in Innsbruck in 1946 and lasted for thirty years. Through it we can track both her excitement about French literature and philosophy and the enormous intellectual influence Queneau had on her mind and work (Under the Net is dedicated to him and owes much to his novel Pierrot Mon Ami) as well as the sad tale of her unrequited love for him. Queneau, living in Paris and married with a son, was clearly fond of Murdoch and knew she had talent but resisted her overtures for him to become her lover. Over the years, Murdoch's obsessive desire for Queneau transmuted into a dignified settling for his friendship but it is clear that she felt, for many years, that he was her true intellectual soul-mate.
Murdoch's letters to Brigid Brophy, whom she met in 1954 are altogether different. Like Queneau, Brophy was an immensely gifted polymath but she was also a political activist (she frequently expressed her deep antipathy to the war in Vietnam), an outspoken advocate of bisexuality and a vegan when few people had heard of the word. Beautiful, provocative, witty, erratic and irreverent she greatly appealed to Murdoch and in some ways functioned as her alter ego. They quickly became close, enriching each other intellectually and exchanging ideas, often daily, on paper. (The Iris Murdoch Archive at Kingston holds over a 1,000 letters from Murdoch to Brophy.) Murdoch's letters to Brophy are distinguished by their intensity of feeling, their intellectual acrobatics and their humour. The relationship was a stormy one, however, and Murdoch came to feel that she could never quite meet Brophy's demands; nor did she wish to jeopardize her marriage to John Bayley. The intense liaison came to an end in 1967, when Brophy fell in love with Maureen Duffy, but Murdoch and Brophy kept in touch, on and off, until Brophy's death from muscular sclerosis in 1995.
AR: For me, the letters to two students whom Murdoch befriended at the Royal College of Art between 1963 and 1967 are my favourite. David Morgan had a troubled adolescence that resulted in a spell in a home for maladjusted boys. Murdoch was fascinated by his unconventional background and stimulated by his views on art and obvious talent. She was attracted too by his good looks, and intrigued by his complicated love-life. Her sexually-charged and unwise relationship with him brought her perilously close to scandal. Yet she could not relinquish their friendship. Morgan was both enchanting and thrilling and she relished the danger he posed to himself and also to her. Morgan finds his way into the portrayal of dark, brooding 'outsider' characters and her fascination with him gives brilliance to the psychological realism that underpins them. These letters are electric in their intensity and have a compelling narrative – Murdoch is furious and fond in equal measure. Morgan came close to destroying Murdoch's integrity as a wife, writer and public intellectual. Her letters to him, for me, provide the most compulsive reading in the book.
Rachel Fenner was assigned Murdoch as her supervisor and fell in love with her. Although making it clear that she could not reciprocate Rachel's desire for intimacy, the two women became close. After seeking Murdoch's advice, Rachel subsequently married but experiencing troubling emotional turmoil turned to Murdoch for support. Murdoch's letters to her are among the most moving in the book and, unusually, Murdoch dispenses practical advice akin to her own moral philosophy: 'Of course we are rather mechanical [. . .] but everything that is important and valuable and good belongs with the little piece of us that is not mechanical'. Murdoch condones their love here, despite the impossibility of fulfillment. But the relationship created turmoil in Fenner's life and Murdoch's letters illustrate that living by high moral standards was as difficult for her as the characters in her novels. With significant help and encouragement from Murdoch both Morgan and Fenner went on to highly successful careers, Morgan as a teacher and Fenner as a sculptor. Their love for their former teacher still endures.
How will Living on Paper change our reading of Murdoch's novels and why might they attract a new generation of readers?
AH & AR: Even older readers who know Murdoch's novels well might see them rather differently having read Living on Paper. For example, the sense of humour evident in many of her letters will alert the reader to the comical nature of many relationships and situations in her fiction. Murdoch's interest in Mozart – previously undocumented and inspired by Brophy's passion for the composer – we can now see reflected in the Mozartian dance of couples who interchange partners in such a way as to lend many of her novels a slightly comic and operatic air.
New and younger readers will undoubtedly be fascinated by Murdoch's portrayal of sexuality. Recent research into sexual identities suggests that almost half of young people today are redefining sexuality in a surge of carefree "gender fluidity". Murdoch's views on sexual orientation and gender proclivity will not be in the least shocking to this younger generation, who will share them. This like-mindedness may mean that they will make very different interpretations of the tragedies at the heart of Murdoch's novels as they are now able to consider them openly in terms of sexual repression and the social construction of gender. Whereas those who read Murdoch's novels as they were published between the 1950s and the 1990s might have found her picture of humanity eccentric and far-fetched, many contemporary readers will find kindred spirits in her fiction. The propensity of Murdoch's characters to have casual sexual liaisons with friends, the great speed with which they move in and out of sexual liaisons and the ambivalence about gender that mark her novels will no longer alienate twenty-first century readers who, instead, will see Iris Murdoch as a writer decades ahead of her time.
Avril Horner and Anne Rowe are the coeditors of Iris Murdoch: Texts and Contexts and Iris Murdoch and Morality. They most recently edited together Living on Paper: Letters from Iris Murdoch. Horner is professor emeritus of English literature at Kingston University in London, and has published widely on women's writing and gothic fiction. Rowe is associate professor of English literature and director of the Iris Murdoch Archive Project at Kingston University. She is the lead editor of the Iris Murdoch Review, the author of The Visual Arts and Iris Murdoch, and the coauthor of Iris Murdoch: A Literary Life.


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[trip style = luxury + beach + urban +sightseeing]
A few months ago I went to Dubai for a four-day, jetset journey into the Middle Eastern desert {see deets RE my direct Emirates flight from Seattle here}. Aside from sharing 30 photos in December, I never wrote much about the flashy City-State on TS, struggling to find the words to describe my experience and the mind-boggling town that turns sand into palms-shaped islands and concrete into cloud-skimming skyscrapers. Note: the below photo is taken from the world's tallest building on floor 124, looking up.
Dubai turns impossible into nothing---a mere petite feat that can be easily surmounted, like a small hill. Except that hill is Mt. Everest AND the odds of reaching the top unscathed are fraught with an army of skilled workers {a whole topic in and of itself}, and worldwide recognition. Looking at Dubai projects---an indoor ski hill, the world's largest mall, the world's only seven-star hotel and the world's tallest building---it's like the Emirate empire has conquered Everest 100+ times, on a Wednesday morning. And then went out for lunch.
The oil-rich town is the greatest destination marketing story of our time. The projects are big, blingy and boisterous; international experts are brought in to execute them, and the result is something that's landed on most globetrotters' bucket lists. Fueled by curiosity and a desire for the exotic, travelers are seeking Dubai's decadent desert in droves.
Here's a starter kit to Dubai I wrote for Fodor's.
More Dubai
My Flight
My Hotel
The Spa
30 Photos
[photos by @tripstyler taken as a guest of emirates]


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There follow the minutes of our June meeting. Our next monthly meeting will be held on Wednesday 6 July at 7.30 p.m., at the wheelchair-accessible River Lane Centre, River Lane, Cambridge CB5 8HP.
Cambridge People's Assembly, 1 June 2016
- Agreement of the agenda
- Apologies for absence
- Approval of last month's minutes and matters arising
- Secretary's report
- Treasurer's report
- Convoy to Calais, 18 June
- Education campaign
- Library service cuts and charges
- Statement in support of the Labour Party against alleged antisemitism
- Strawberry Fair
- Other business and announcements
- Next meeting
The venue was the River Lane Centre, at 7.30 p.m. Present were Dan, Hilary (acting chair), Jenny, Neil (secretary), Nicki (treasurer), and Owen. Names may have been changed.
1. Agreement of the agenda
Neil noted that by request he had added a new item 9, on a statement against the allegations of widespread antisemitism in the Labour Party, to the agenda he had previously circulated. The meeting agreed to replace item 10, on priorities for the rest of the year, with a discussion of the forthcoming Strawberry Fair. Otherwise it accepted the agenda as prepared.
2. Apologies for absence
Ally, Martin B., Maud, and Mick had sent their apologies.
3. Approval of last month's minutes and matters arising
The meeting approved the minutes. (Note: Neil later realized that under item 11 in the minutes for May he had mistaken the source of a proposed motion, discussed in the present meeting under item 9. It should have been the Free Speech on Israel campaign.)
Neil noted that the industrial action by the junior doctors of the British Medical Association (BMA) against the government's unsafe, unfair new junior contract (see item 8 in the minutes for May) had succeeded in bringing the government back to negotiations. Over eight days in the middle of May the two parties had negotiated a new contract, on which BMA members would vote this month.
Owen recalled the familiar result in industrial disputes, in which a union's leadership settles for a bad deal when its members are still willing to fight. (No one present had been able to study the new contract, but Owen and others had seen concerns raised.) Owen suggested that this was the time for friendly groups like the Cambridge People's Assembly (CPA) to show solidarity, and urge junior doctors to vote against the new contract if necessary.
The meeting agreed to form a small working group to study the new contract and develop a position for the CPA, electing Neil and Owen in the first place. It assumed this work would have to be done quickly.
4. Secretary's report
Neil reported 253 subscribers to the CPA's mailing list (last month 254), while 886 Twitter users followed it (880) and 594 Facebook users liked it (590).
5. Treasurer's report
Nicki reported a bank balance of £124.57. The collection at the May meeting had raised £26.14 (the last four months' collections had raised a total of £74.31, not yet paid in to the group's bank account). The group had spent £5 on its monthly donation to the national People's Assembly, and would soon have to spend £7.50 on the hire of its meeting venue.
6. Convoy to Calais, 18 June
Neil reported that he and others present had been among 25 or so who attended a planning meeting for the Cambridge section of the joint Convoy to Calais on 24 May (see item 10 in the minutes for May). That meeting had agreed to use an Eventbrite page to register drivers and passengers, and had asked Neil to set one up under the CPA account, which he had done immediately.
The Cambridge and District Trades Council and Stand Up to Racism would collect donations of money and goods for the convoy on their stalls at Strawberry Fair, and Stand Up to Racism again at a stall in Market Square on 11 June; the Trades Council would collect money donations by bank transfer. The convoy organizers would be able to buy goods at wholesale prices thanks to the support of a local supermarket.
7. Education campaign
Neil reported that he had attended a meeting of 20 or so people on 10 May to initiate a broad local campaign against the government's education policy (see item 7 in the minutes for May). Its central concerns were to oppose standard assessment tests (SATs) and 'high stakes' testing and to argue for democratic control of education, proper funding of education, and evidence-based policy. The campaign was now planning a public meeting on 20 June to reach out to those wanting to know more, as well as a petition and a leaflet. It had later chosen a name, which would be Action Together for Schools and Education.
Earlier (under item 3) the present meeting had noted a partial retreat by the government in education policy. Whereas it had planned to force all schools in England to convert to academies outside local authority control by 2022, now schools rated 'good' or 'outstanding' would not be forced. However the meeting agreed that this left the overall shape and goal of the government's policy unchanged, and a broad campaign against it no less urgent.
8. Library service cuts and charges
Neil noted that last month the group had agreed to prepare information for the web on the latest round of library cuts and charges (see item 6 in the minutes for May). It had now published a blog post on the £1 reservation charge which would be introduced on 13 June ('Drop the Unfair Library Charges', 29 May). The article pointed out that library users who could not easily reach urban libraries but reserved books to collect at their local ones would, in effect, no longer have access to a free public library service. It stressed the disproportionate effect also on pensioners, jobseekers, adult students, immigrants studying for the Life in the UK test, and people with mental health conditions.
Nicki reminded the meeting about the effect on disabled people. A small library might have 40 audiobooks, but there were hundreds around the county. Placing reservations was the only way to get any serious reading done.
Neil outlined how he thought a campaign could develop, beginning with a petition. Dan suggested also producing something shorter than the blog post that could be spread online and go viral, a meme. The meeting agreed with both ideas. Jenny suggested involving councillors, Nicki the Green Party.
9. Statement in support of the Labour Party against alleged antisemitism
Owen noted that some groups on the Left believed that false allegations of antisemitism had been aimed first at Jeremy Corbyn as the leader of the Labour Party, then more widely, in advance of the local elections in May. Some in Labour did not like Corbyn's position on Israel (or anything else) and wanted to destabilize him.
Was this a matter for the People's Assembly? Owen argued that its fortunes were tied to those of Corbyn's Labour Party. If one part of the anti-austerity movement was defeated, it affected all the others. Corbyn's fall as Labour leader would close down the political space for opposition to austerity.
At the last meeting Owen had asked the CPA to consider passing a motion originating with the Free Speech On Israel campaign (see item 11 in the minutes for May, and for the text, the motion passed by the Bolton West Constituency Labour Party and others among Free Speech on Israel's model motion and variations). Neil as secretary had circulated the text on the group's discussion list, but believing the question to have been settled there, had not later circulated it with the agenda for the present meeting on the group's mailing list: he apologized for the confusion. The meeting agreed with Owen that the text should be finally discussed at the next one.
Dan wondered if such a statement might distract from the CPA's purpose of fighting austerity. Owen recalled that days after his election as Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn had spoken at the People's Assembly's demonstration in Manchester: this was just one example of the support and publicity he had given the campaign. A statement by the CPA would be a gesture of solidarity in return.
Neil read the text aloud. He and Nicki were concerned that it played down the genuinely antisemitic nature of some of the central incidents exploited in the dispute. Neil suggested that the CPA could develop its own text, although he recognized that this could detract from the force of the gesture.
Owen stressed that if the smear campaign worked, the Left could forget any chance of a Corbyn victory in 2020. For the CPA to support Corbyn now was therefore a strategic and tactical question, and the choice was as stark as support or silence. Neil disagreed: the words it used in support were as important.
The discussion would be continued at the next meeting.
10. Strawberry Fair, 4 June
The meeting agreed that the CPA would not hold a stall of its own, but that anyone who was able to attend Strawberry Fair should help out on another publicizing the Convoy to Calais on 18 June.
11. Other business and announcements
Owen reported on the two-day national strike by the University and College Union (UCU) on 25 and 26 May, addressing pay (over the last five years pay in higher education had fallen by 14.5 per cent in real terms), casualization, and the gender pay gap. (Owen recalled a picket line chant: 'What do we want? Gender equality! When do we want it? 1970!') There had been good support and pickets at Cambridge University and Anglia Ruskin sites. The dispute continued, for now with a work-to-contract action.
Nicki suggested that the next meeting should discuss improving the group's visual presence with leaflets, display boards, and photos. Jenny agreed: its stall at the recent #JC4PM concert had looked sparse. Owen thought the national office should be able to help.
Owen suggested that something that might draw more people to the monthly meetings might be a more political focus, with 15 minutes set aside at the beginning to talk about a current issue. The meeting agreed to try this, and Dan suggested the library cuts and charges as a first subject.
Nicki checked that the group was able to use the venue's kitchen. She offered to bring things to make hot drinks to the next meeting.
12. Next meeting
The next meeting would be held at 7.30 p.m. on Wednesday 6 July, at the same venue of the River Lane Centre.


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My One Hour Labour - Full Homebirth Story
I've been asked to share my labour story, so I have pulled it from my old blog for those who are interested in reading it.
My One Hour Homebirth Story
As I sit here and type my long story about a very short labour, Beth is getting a little fussy beside me. It's been one of those cluster feeding days, ones where you barely make it out of your pyjamas and you sit on the couch the entire day. I also have puke in my hair and on my chest, but I really don't care.
When I look back to the 19th of October, all I can say is it was just one of those perfect days where everything just fell into place.
It was a sunny Sunday. As usual my husband and I went to church in the morning. I remember looking at my phone and saying "it's the 19th! Wouldn't it be a good day to have our baby on the 19th, the same day as my birthday" (I was also born on the 19th but in February).
After church, we went out to lunch with friends. The guys were discussing going to Omaha (a semi-local surf beach) for a surf and a paddle board. As I love the outdoors I was determined to tag along. It may have been the last time I could sit on a white sanded beach in peace - indeed it was!
The guys and my very pregnant self arrived at Omaha a few hours later. We hitched a ride in our friends' younger brothers car. Oh... that car was not like our smooth car with proper suspension and air conditioning. No. This one was a 1980s something. Every little bump in the road pushed my baby's head down further into my pelvis. When we finally got to the beach, I sat and read my book in the sand while I recovered (for all you mothers to be and mothers I can definitely recommend it - it's called Mother's Little Helper).
I remember my husband say to me "are you feeling okay? You look a bit pale". I now know why...
After a bumpy, sweaty ride back to our friends house (about a 45-minute drive) I was feeling bumped out. My friend got me some panadol, a hot pack (which was bliss!) and sat me down on her couch while the guys had a spa. After about an hour and a half of sitting on the couch chatting away we decided to go get some dinner. I was craving vegan pizza so we were off to go get some pizza. As I stood up my waters gushed out. I will always remember that feeling and thinking "oh no, did I just pee myself?." My friends jumped in the air with joy. While my husbands face... was just priceless!
I ran to the loo and the guys departed the house to go get pizza. I called my midwife and she told me to go home straight away and sleep as it still might be a while. Thinking I had enough time, we stayed at my friends house as I really wanted that pizza! After 45 minutes, the guys came back with the pizza and we dug in. By this point, I was in no pain and I wasn't sure if I was having contractions or not with all the excitement going on. After a few bites of my pizza, I felt a strong period type cramp. After a few of those I thought we really ought to go home. So off we went.
Sitting in the car was SORE! The labour pains started in the car, the worst place to be. Ideally I should have stayed put. What made it worse was that it was a good 20-minute drive to our house and the council had decided to block off the motorway on ramp. We then had to detour through a residential area and hop on another on-ramp. Not fun. I noticed my contractions were about three minutes apart (three minutes apart = baby is coming out) so on the motorway we called the midwife with the 10 per cent battery my phone had. As both our phones had ran out of battery that day, my friends (while I was on the loo with my waters breaking) ran around the street asking the neighbours if they had a Samsung charger. They managed to charge my phone slightly so I would have enough battery to call someone if there was an emergency on the way home. Bless them that they did this!
In between contractions on the way home I was talking to my midwife whilst eating pizza trying to explain to her that I was having very strong contractions about three minutes apart.
She wasn't too sure and I don't think she quite believed me as I seemed 'fine' eating pizza in between contractions. So she insisted we continue on home and get in the bath.
Finally on our arrival home, I got straight in the shower (we don't have a bath). Dan grabbed our laptop and some candles and brought them into the bathroom (the lights in our bathroom are very bright and I wanted it to be dark - this also helps with oxytocin release). A few minutes later I had the most painful contraction and I knew I was in the transition phase of labour. I learnt in antenatal classes that you say some whack things in transition. I remember yelling out that I wanted an epidural - so this was a clear indication to me that my baby was going to make her grand entrance in our bathroom.
After the contraction stopped I checked to see if I was right. I could feel her head!
It was all on from there. I yelled out to Dan and he called the midwife again. We don't have a landline so I only had my eight per cent charged phone. If my friends hadn't have gone out to find a phone charger, Dan would have delivered our baby. My midwife left her house immediately and instructed to call 111. In the meantime, I could feel with each contraction my body wanting to push. I tried to stop, but my body couldn't help it. Dan came running back into the bathroom on the phone with the emergency services. The lady on the phone instructed me to lie on my back on the floor. Our bathroom is quite small and I really didn't like the idea of lying on the bathroom floor when I was perfectly comfortable in the warm shower.
Dan got out all our towels, layed them down and I uneagerly hopped out of the shower. It was freezing, I was uncomfortable and the baby's head was almost crowning. I grabbed all the towels and wrapped myself in them as I was shivering from being cold and being in shock. A minute later three ambulance officers arrived (they were useless) and a minute or two later my midwife arrived (thank goodness!). The first thing she said was "you are in the worst position" (I thought so too!) and she propped me up. Laying on your back causes your uterus to compress the large vein that returns blood from your legs to your heart, which compromises blood flow to your baby. It also slows down labour, which I suppose for me it was a good thing so my baby had to wait until my midwife got there to come out.
My midwife got me into a semi-squat position with Dan behind me. He told me later that night I squeezed his neck so tight I was pretty much strangling him. Whoops. After a few pushes in this position, a head popped out. Some mums will talk about 'the burning ring of fire' and well, all I can say is that it's true! After waiting for what felt like too long, the next contraction came and in one push out came my gooey little baby! It was about 9.50pm when she was born after just over an hours labour. How about that! Our sweet little girl was born with brown hair and blue eyes weighing 3.14kg and was 49cm long. We named her Bethany Faith as we were believing in faith for a quick, painless birth. The book that encouraged me to believe for this was called Supernatural Childbirth. Ideally, I should not have gotten into the car. My pain only started then, as Bethany's head was making its way down my pelvis. If I had of stayed at my friends house she would have been born with a lot less pain and faster!
Sorry no photos of the labour - it was all over too quickly to even think about capturing the moment. We are so in love!


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Online gambling giant PartyGaming has employed the services of Envisional, a Cambridge-based tech company, to search the internet and examine all claims of affiliation to their brand name.
Envisional will use their patented A3I intelligent search technology to scan the internet and ensure PartyGaming is not linked with individuals flouting marketing regulations in the uncertain global climate. Some countries, such as the US and Turkey, have taken steps to restrict online gambling, and PartyGaming has withdrawn from these markets to comply with these nations' laws.
The BusinessWeekly website quoted Martin Weigold, group finance director with executive responsibility for corporate
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social responsibility at PartyGaming, as saying: "We take our legal obligations and ethical responsibilities very seriously.
"Envisional's advanced artificial intelligence capabilities will help us ensure continued compliance with strict marketing regulations, as well as protect the party brands in which we have invested so heavily over the years."
Envisional's A3I (Advanced Automated Artificial Intelligence) technology has the capability to search for logos, text and images across the entire internet. The technology has the ability to scan websites, IRC channels, blogs, auction sites, trade boards and forums as well as P2P (peer-to-peer) networks.
"This is a new industry sector in which we could make considerable inroads because there is nothing like this (A3I) out there," said Ian Shircore, Envisional's vice-president global marketing. "It feeds off the more conventional work we've done with clients like RBS and Barclays."
In the increasingly complicated online gambling global market, Envisional believes its only a matter of time before its solutions will become a utility service for online gambling companies in the same way accountants are.
PartyGaming is based in Gibraltar and is the parent company of Party Casino and Party Poker and is also involved with bingo, sportsbetting and backgammon.


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"Excess generally causes reaction, and produces a change in the opposite direction, whether it be in the seasons, or individuals, or in government." – Plato
I take that as a truism that every human endeavor has a context among everything else. Nothing exists on it's own. Even education. I am sure that some school administrators like to think of their schools as their personal kingdoms. When the doors close they have absolute control. To a certain extent that is true, but that doesn't mean that control is consequence free. Here are some recent headlines I have come across. I'll try to link them together into a larger picture.
How Technology Is Destroying Jobs – This article talks about how human productivity over time has been increasing but until recently has been accompanied with an increase in the number of jobs required. In 2000, that trend stopped. Productivity kept increasing but the rate of jobs created has leveled off. Why?
There are several reasons for this.
- Government regulation has made labor costs increase. (ex. Obamacare)
- Automation has hit an inflection point where whole new job categories are now candidates for replacing at cost effective rates. A robot doesn't need benefits.
- The US Federal Reserve bank has kept interest rates at near zero for a historically long time. This means companies can borrow money at very low rates to pay for automating their business models.
So what effects would this cause in the economy? Because interest rates are so low, people are not getting any interest on their savings. This discourages older workers from retiring and since they are living longer, healthier lives they have that option. Are we seeing that? Very much so.
Survey: Many Older Workers Not Planning On Retiring Soon, If At All
This trend is even affecting Higher Education.
"At the height of the financial crisis, it was unclear how diminished 401(k)s and general economic uncertainty would impact retirement trends for baby boomer professors. But new data suggest that professors are either significantly – or indefinitely – putting off retirement, and not just for financial reasons. Experts say the trend is forcing institutions to rethink traditional faculty models."
So what happens when older faculty don't retire? Well, in many Ph.D fields, your main source of employment is in academia. If those jobs aren't opening up, then you will see a drop in enrollment in some fields that depend on that, such as Humanities.
This will cause tuition income for higher education to fall. Couple this with a poor economy and state funding will also be trimmed, which is also happening.
So what is the solution to all this? Well, usually when people are hungry they tend to take risks, and become entrepreneurs.
America Falls Behind in Creating Rich Entrepreneurs
Oh that's a problem. So what is causing it? Aren't people hungry to improve their lot in life?
Could it be that people are having their basic needs taken care of and so aren't taking risks anymore? Is that the only reason people aren't starting businesses anymore? Well there is also a lot more regulation. Regulate means to slow down and prevent.
Cause and effect. They still rule everything in society, even education. Of course this is just one interpretation of the headlines. Only time will tell if I am right.


text: "Healing relies on an openness to the whole; a willingness to relinquish whatever frustrates or delays -- mistaken ideas, negative feelings, poor diet, inadvisable lifestyle -- and to accept a wider spectrum of responses with new ideas, experience, and priorities. Healing is communication; and music, in its universal nature, is total communication. In the deepest mysteries of music are the inspirations, the pathways, and the healing which lead to one-ness and unity."


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BAC Mono with CCST discs takes record at Anglesey/
The BAC Mono with CCST brake discs - driven by Richard Meaden of evo magazine - became the fastest road-legal car tested by evo at Anglesey Coastal Circuit. The lap time of 1:07.70 beat the previous record-holder (McLaren P1 GTR) by exactly one second.
The Mono features a 2.5-litre Ford Duratec four-cylinder engine tuned to deliver 305 bhp and 310 Nm of torque; the one-seat supercar weighs just 580 kg (only 7 kg of this coming from the light-weight CCST brake discs), giving it a 525 bhp per tonne power-to-weight ratio.
This success adds to the fastest ever Goodwood Festival of Speed Roadcar Hill Climb time last year and topping the Top Gear Power Lap Leaderboard in 2013 and BAC intend more iconic circuit record attempts in 2017.
Driver Richard Meaden said, "Driving the Mono is a quite amazing experience. From the what you climb into the car to how connected you feel with the road... you have a constantly remind yourself that you're in a road car when behind the wheel. Beating the McLaren P1 GTR by that big [of] a margin is simply staggering.
BAC Design Director Ian Briggs said, "The Mono has proved time and time again that it can compete with the best in the business, and its remarkable lap at Anglesey has made it a true pace icon."
You can see the full article on the BAC website.


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The most commonly used refrigerant in air conditioners is R-22, or Freon, as of 2015. Freon is being phased out from use due to the harmful effects on the environment it creates and should be phased out completely by 2020, according to the U.S. EPA.
As of 2015, the most common alternative to Freon being used is R-410A. R-410A is environmentally friendly and causes no harm to the ozone layer. Other common alternatives to R-22 include R-407C, R-438A and R-422. Existing systems designed for R-22 use cannot substitute alternative refrigerants without risk of damage to the unit. The manufacture of systems using R-22 is prohibited, as of 2010.


text: Copper has definitely made a comeback in the home and we love the idea of incorporating into an event. It is a fresh alternative to gold and silver yet not as trendy as rose gold. The blush floral tones that are so popular now work really well with its rosy hue. Use it in subtle details or go big with it and use it as a main color. One of the great things about copper is its versatility depending on its finish. It works in rustic barn settings, looks lovely used in a garden soiree, and copper could really warm up an urban loft area. There really isn't a situation we wouldn't mind using a little bit of copper. What are your thoughts on this metal trend?


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21 Savage just added a nice chunk to his net worth.
After claiming that he is the "richest new rapper of the year," 21 Savage made $1 million this weekend performing at a joint bar and a Bat Mitzvah. Following in the footsteps of celebrities before him like Nicki Minaj, Fetty Wap and Drake he is not the first person to preform at this tradition Jewish celebration.
The Atlanta rapper put on a show unlike any other he had done previously, he adapted his content to please the younger crowd who were ecstatic to see him. The rapper censored his songs during his performance at the Breakers Hotel in Palm Beach. Apparently, the birthday boy was singing the lyrics to "No Heart" with a lot of heart and seemed to enjoy every single moment.
During the night, 21 Savage admitted that his songs contain a lot of cuss words but he reminded the crowd that they are here to get turnt.
According to sources, the boy's father, Michael Steinger is a rich attorney.
Watch the video of 21 Savage performing at a mitzvah celebration.


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Police have been investigating a suspected arson attack after an industrial skip erupted in flames.
The skip fire was discovered about 5.10pm, on Friday, February 1, on Foljambe Road, Chesterfield, outside a commercial premises.
Chesterfield firefighters used a hose reel jet to safely put the blaze out.
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