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It was a very quick order, so fast that I immediately brought out my fondant tools to work on the cupcakes toppers at 1am, not to mention the sleepless night I've got recently. The customer took reference from a previous design I did and wanted similar theme 🙂
I prefer to bake the cupcake a little higher and cut off the top slightly to fill in the buttercream. By doing so, I could control the amount of buttercream that goes in and in this case, it's really a very thin layer!
This is the full set of 12 cupcakes order.
I love this blue color aka Tiffany blue? and how tall the frosting is!
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Going to Sek B after latest patches, is now mostly a freaking "1 way trip". Fun if you have suicidal tendencies. There's even Pecheneg and Nightvision bots on every wall now...Going alone to ninja-loot those trucks might be a good effort if you try it after a reset through the night with almost no players.Going through Sek B and assassinate the Mayor for blueprints is another story now. Either go with a fully aware and decent geared team of good players, or simply don't even try.You can always get to the barracks with military gear North-east of Martin for easier loot.

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Friday, September 10, 2010
Kids Clothing Week Challenge
Is anyone else participating in The Kids Clothing Week Challenge over on elsiemarley.com? I just discovered this and plan to join in.
On Elsie's post she asks why people do so much sewing in the spring but not the fall. As I started searching for patterns I realized why. It's so dang easy to make spring/summer clothing! And there aren't a lot of patterns for the fall. The other issue I have is that I don't put a lot of dresses on Samantha. They aren't very practical for day to day playing. And of course most of the patterns are dresses.
The first thing I will be making is pattern "A" from this NewLook pattern. Yup, it's a dress, but so cute I couldn't resist. Note that this pattern is "easy". Those are the only ones that I will do!
I found this corduroy fabric to make it with (yes, I'm still obsessed with brown and pink).
I also found this adorable stretch knit covered with owls. I think I have a top pattern already that would work with it. But I'm nervous because I've never worked with stretch knit before!
Either way, it should be fun. Join in if you can!
On a separate note, as I was offloading these pictures from the camera I found that my husband took this photo this morning while I was in the shower.
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- Rachel said...
can you tell me where you got the owl fabric? I love it and am looking for something like that for my girls rooms for curtains. I can be emailed at email@example.com thanks so much!
- August 6, 2012 at 12:10 PM
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Before I bought, My Old Historic House, here in Clarksville,Missouri, I owned and restored a little country cottage. It was a frame home, white with a shingled roof and shutters. There was a double lot and I had made the most wondermus cottage garden, complete with picket fence, arbors and rock paths leading to a little pond with a covered foot bridge.I had all my favorite flowers like, peony, roses, holly hocks and snowballs. I lived in St. Louis at that time and came and spent the weekends at the cottage. Like the big Victorian house I have now, the cottage was a run down mess when I found it. I have a way about wanting to save all the old houses I see. After spending a year and way to much money, the sweet little cottage was done. I spent a couple of years there and then I found the mother house. To afford the big house, I had to sell the cottage. it was bitter sweet, but in the end, the Victorian Mansion won.
Going through boxes of pictures looking for something I came across these photos of the cottage. These were taken before I had a digital camera and before I knew about photo shop or Picasa. So I scanned them on my printer today. Downloaded them to a file on the computer and tried to clean them up. They are much better than they were, but still not real quality. I just thought it might be fun to share them with you today. I did a country shabby chic look for the interior. I have never been a lover of all the white, as I like color to much. There was a mixture of country, french and shabby furniture. Lots of wicker thrown in for fun. You can kinda make out most of it and see it was fun. I had an estate sale and sold most of the stuff, some I put in my shop and sold. A few pieces I kept for the big house.
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My Zombadings Button Pin I Got During the Premiere
I have seen Zombadings' teasers since last year and have been waiting to see the entirety of it in the big screen. Finally, the long wait is over and was able to watch its premiere at the recent Cinemalaya Festival (July 2011). I wasn't disappointed at all. The whole audience laughed almost every 10 minutes, there was never a dull moment. It was the perfect film-ender for the entire festival.
The film is independently produced but can also appeal to the mainstream. It's basically a suspense-comedy film and the good thing about it is the effortless comedic punchlines. No slapstick comedy is needed to make the audience laugh, the situation already provides the comedy.
Although the film is expected to make audiences laugh, serious issues of hate crimes against LGBTs and homophobia were explicitly shown. I guess everyone who have watched this definitely got the message.
Showing this film in mainstream cinemas will definitely open up the public's minds on homophobia and the struggle of LGBTs to combat this for years. If this film will only be accessed in festivals, which are only attended by the "educated" and independent film enthusiasts, it will be difficult to send the message to the general public.
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Gin Wigmore covers Madness
Because I was so impressed, I'd like to introduce the first music related video on my blog. And the first one is a triggerfinger from Gin Wigmore who did a live gig of Madness from the Mega Top 50 Covers over at Giel's Freaknacht with her band. I just fell in love with this live acoustic version when I heard it for the first time.
A Brief and Selective History of Monograms
Monogram created for fashion designer Elise Kim – designer: Gert van Duinen
Although monograms sometimes include symbols and purely decorative elements, they almost always involve letters. It is impossible to consider monograms from a historical perspective without first considering the history of letters.
An Overview of the History of Lettering
Letter styles are really just that: stylizations of forms that have developed gradually throughout the past 6,000 years. Although letters do not alter in meaning, their forms have gone through great alteration, and modern western history contains thousands of examples of different styles for representing the same letter.
Although the Greeks created the first true alphabet, the Roman alphabet, probably originating in the 7th century BC, was better organized and is the basis for the modern western alphabet. The earliest know example of Roman writing is from about 600 BC, with the lines alternating left-to-right, then right-to-left, effectively doubling the number of letters, since each letter could face either left or right, depending on the direction of the line.
Only in the 1st century BC did lettering attain a sense of style and Roman capital letters were used to great effect in inscriptions on architectural stonework. These were the letters that decorated the monuments, visible to passers-by in later centuries, and influential to Renaissance designers, who used them as models for letter style development during their own time.
Roman letterforms have been called their greatest original artistic achievement. Two-thirds of Greek letter signs were rigid and angular, while only slightly more than half of the Roman capital letters were straight-lined, the severity of the straight letters complimenting the rounded forms of the others. The use of the finishing stroke (or serif) on vertical elements gave the lettering a distinctive regularity and a strong base line.
New styles developed naturally. The Rustic style (named by an 18th-century scholar who considered it somewhat primitive), was more fluid in nature and easier to write rapidly. The late 3rd century saw the development of the Uncial style (also named in the 18th century), even more rounded in form. The Uncial script, especially common in early copies of the Bible, may have been intentionally different from Roman styles, which was considered pagan by scribes of the time.
The Roman alphabet was reintroduced to Britain by Christian missionaries in the 4th and 5th centuries. In continental Europe, writing at the time was unconventional, often very complicated and stylized, and generally illegible today. Manuscripts were often written as one continuous stream of characters, either because it was considered that intervals marred the beauty of the line, or because it required more physical effort on the part of the scribe to lift the pen from the paper.
During the 7th and 8th centuries, the drawing of ornate and decorative letters became well established. Lettering became a starting point for all kinds of other artistic expression and letters began to be approached as forms of representational drawing, frames for other illustrations, often very ornate in nature. While eastern cultures have always considered writing to be a form of drawing, this tradition was only approached in the west during the Middle Ages, when artistic expression took precedence over legibility.
With the reign of Charlemagne (768-814) some order returned to lettering styles and small, somewhat rounded letters prevailed. Following a royal decree, writing improved and the use of a lettering model was developed by the emperor's counselor, the Englishman, Alcuin of York. Known as the Carolingian style, it became a unifying element in Charlemagne's Holy Roman Empire.
The Carolingian style flourished until the 12th century, when it was effectively replaced by the Gothic, or black letter styles ("black letter" referring to the density of the letter forms, which, grouped together as text, made the page appear quite dark.) This form evolved gradually and by the 13th century had developed into the full black, or Old English letter. Gothic and Old English capital letters were often large and elaborate.
An increasingly larger segment of the population could read and the audience for written work, both scholarly and secular, continued to grow.
The mid-15th century brought the invention of printed books, including the Gutenberg Bible, a development that was not universally applauded. In his book, In Praise of Scribes, the abbot Johannes Trithemius lauded writing over printing, which he felt encouraged monastic scribes to practice diligence, keep busy, and was a better method of learning the scriptures being written. Ironically, his book was printed.
During the 15th and 16th centuries, designers of mechanical type no longer tried to imitate the look of manuscripts and their work took on more regular forms. In Italy, which quickly became a center of influence, more angular Roman letters were "reinvented" and lent themselves to more rigid cast metal forms. Several additional letters, including J, U (previously considered interchangeable with V), and W found their way into common usage.
Many of the best artistic talents of the day turned their attention to designing alphabets, based on balance of dimension and geometric formulas. Albrecht Durer is perhaps the best known. The italic type style was introduced during this period by Aldus Manutius and other Old Style Roman typefaces, often with a less mechanical feel, were introduced by typecutters such as Christophe Plantin and Claude Garamond.
Toward the end of the 18th century, new styles were introduced by the English printer John Baskerville, featuring greater contrast of line widths, thinner serifs, and a lighter feel. These styles were met with early criticism and many claimed they were difficult to read and even caused blindness. In a letter to Baskerville, Benjamin Franklin reported that he had tested one critic by referring to a more established style as a "Baskerville" sample, at which the critic damned it as much inferior, though it was the same style he had praised when it was correctly labeled.
Within a few years, another style developed, referred to as Modern. It was distinguished by great contrast between thick and thin strokes, straight, very thin serifs, and narrower, more vertical letters. Two representative typefaces are Didot and Bodoni, named after their respective designers.
Styles changed again in the 19th century, a great era of decoration and advertising. Posters and placards replaced books as the printer's major product, with many exaggerated styles appearing as display typefaces. These unusual styles included letter forms composed of intertwined figures, and letters composed of shrubbery of all kinds. It was also common for multiple type styles to be combined in the same presentation. The Arts and Crafts movement, particularly as embodied in William Morris, reintroduced many older styles, developed new ones influenced by traditional typography, and emphasized a graceful approach and dedication to high quality.
The 20th century has witnessed the revival of many traditional styles and the development of many new ones. A major type-style development of the first half of the century was the sans serif design – sleek, functional, modern, dropping what were considered extraneous features. The second half of the century has also seen the introduction of many variations on the same style (Light, Normal, Bold, etc.) With the introduction of computer-generated and computer-distorted styles, letters can now be manipulated in infinite variations.
Monograms in the Decorative and Applied Arts
Although embroiderers may be particularly interested in examples produced with needle and thread, and more recently, by machine, there are many other related examples that can provide inspiration for producing beautiful and imaginative monograms.
For centuries artists have often marked their prints with an identifying monogram, which functioned instead of, or in some cases in addition to, a signature. The monogram might be incorporated into the design itself or was sometimes added later as a separate stamp. The publisher of the print and the printer also might add a monogram of their own as a means of identifying their role in the final work. These marks were usually creative variations on initials.
Albrecht Durer is a prime example of an artist who took control of all available mediums, including typography, to extend his creative reach. The monogram from his Betrayal of Christ (1508; Fig. 1) is a well-known example and had a great influence on other artists.
Fig 1. Albrecht Durer, Betrayal of Christ (from the engraved Passion series), 1508, engraving (detail). Collection Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas.
Felix Buhot's stamped monogram incorporates his initials and an owl. The example reproduced here is from his Japonisme series of 1888 (Fig.2).
Fig 2. Felix Buhot, Genie Bronze/Bronze Spirit (from Japonisme, ten etchings on Chinese paper), 1885, etching (detail). Collection Spencer Museum of Art, University of K
The practice of marking ceramics as a guide to their manufacture began in Roman times, but it was not until the16th century in Europe that fully-developed marking appeared, in part because the soft paste material of porcelain and glazing techniques lent themselves to greater detail.
Since the late 19th century, these marks and monograms have been extensively documented by collectors; cataloguing carefully considers the individual monogram's decorative effect, but also functions as an aid to distinguishing fakes and forgeries from the real thing. The same technique, utilizing a stamp, was used on silver.
Monograms and Ciphers
The decorative combination of letters known as monograms and ciphers are often interchanged to a point where the distinction between the two may have disappeared in all but scholarly circles. Strictly speaking, a monogram is the combination of two or more letters in such a way that one letter forms part of another and the overall design cannot easily be separated (Fig. 3). A cipher is the placement of two or more letters, overlapping or not, with the parts of each letter remaining distinct from one another (Fig 4.).
Fig 3. Slipper Monogram, metalic thread. By kind permission of M Hand & Company, Ltd., London W1R 3HQ. Website
Fig 4. Slipper Monogram, metalic thread. By kind permission of M Hand & Company, Ltd., London W1R 3HQ. Website
Monogram Styles
Fig 5. M.E.F. (cipher), from Frederic Helmer, "Unique Monograms," Harper's Bazaar, September 1908.
Fig 6. M.W., from Frederic Helmer, "Unique Monograms",
Harper's Bazaar, September 1908.
The popularity of monograms and styles associated with them for a wide variety of applications has come into its own in the 20th century. An overview of articles appearing in the American popular press lends insight to the shifts of style associated with monograms.
Perhaps under the influence of a fashion for oriental themes and philosphies that grew in the late 19th century, monogrammming style at the beginning of the 20th century was often very individualistic and artistic in nature. The Japanese mon, or descriptive family symbol, derived largely from nature, had considerable influence.
Two excellent examples of the adaptation of letters used to create highly individual monograms appeared in the article "Unique Monograms" by Frederic Helmer in the September 1908 issue of Harper's Bazaar (Figs. 5 and 6).
Magazine articles on monogramming were regularly published from the turn of the century through the outbreak of World War I, but disappeared until the mid-1930s. By then the style had changed considerably. Julia Coburn, in "Make Your Own Monograms" (Ladies' Home Journal, May 1935), indicates that "… if you wish to be in fashion today, the design of your monogram must be in streamline simplicity. And—Gothic or modern—monogram you must, for everything is initialed these days"
A regular stream of articles published between 1935 and 1943 encouraged the monogram as fashion, with the prevailing assumption that a monogram consists of an arrangement of several clearly distinguishable letters, taken from the world of typography. Once again, during World War II, the genre disappeared.
In the 1950s and 60s, House Beautiful, American Home, Better Homes and Gardens, and Good Housekeeping, among other periodicals, all reported on monogramming in the home. From 1965 through 1980, it seemed out of fashion, though since 1980 articles on monogramming have appeared regularly.
Some writers have handled the subject with an amusing and critical eye. Rosamond Pratt, in "Highly Personalized" (House Beautiful, May 1952), notes:
" Women are in for a good many exhortations these days. They have been urged to get slim, to keep up with world affairs, to budget efficiently, to be abreast with the latest methods of child training, and to learn to serve smart dinner parties without a maid. Lately the distinction of being highly "personalized" has been pressed upon their attention.
" This apparently depends largely upon having their initials or names engraved, embroidered, or stamped upon everything they own. Not only stationery and hankerchiefs are to be thus marked, but their nightgowns, slips, and other lingerie, their pillow cases (Mr. and Mrs.), bath towels (His and Hers), and highball glasses (Lucy and Lew).
" But when every possession of a man or a woman or a couple is indelibly tatooed, it might suggest that the possessors are afraid that thieves are rampant, or that amnesia would overtake them and that they might forget who they are. . . ."
In other words, everything in moderation.
Monograms and Needlework
In their simplest form, early embroidered monograms served as laundry markers, allowing linens to be washed without mixing them up. However, they are part of a much richer tradition than this simple definition suggests.
Through the 15th century, much of the most ornate and accomplished needlework, including lettering and symbols, as well as rich ornamentation, was produced by nuns (and in some cases monks) for church vestments made from the finest fabrics and often enriched with gold and silver thread and the attachment of precious stones. Plain white vestments and altarcloths were also thoroughly embellished and monasteries were the repositories of knowledge regarding the technical execution of needlework.
In the 16th century, during the Reformation, all such vestments and embellishments were removed from every place of worship. Under Henry VIII, religious orders were disbanded and those pieces not secreted away by nuns who fled abroad were torn apart in order to extract the valuable materials used to make them. Other bits were recycled by their new owners as household furnishings.
Aside from the loss of the objects themselves, the designs used to make them also disappeared. Nuns were no longer being trained to teach these designs to others and the daughters of the upper classes, often previously educated in convents, were now being taught needlework at home.
By the end of the 16th century, the new middle class of merchants and successful craftsmen, in addition to the traditional wealthy households, were demanding embellishments for clothing and home furnishing. Embroidery, including monograms banned for ecclesiastic use, was the height of fashion. Practically every fabric surface was embroidered. Sewing women were a necessity even in modest households, and small children were enlisted to learn embroidery skills. Their need to be taught the details of needlework gave rise to samplers, which are the best surviving record of the details of hand embroidery design.
The widely collected sampler (sometimes called "examplers") has provided modern needlecraft practitioners with a wealth of information about all sorts of stitch types and their use in ornamentation, including lettering.
A sampler had multiple functions. To execute a sampler, a young woman (all known early examples were executed by women) needed to study stitch types carefully and understand their use in order to produce an example of fine craft. The sampler could be retained as a study piece or used by the needleworker as a catalogue from which to choose appropriate motifs and styles for later projects.
Printed books were first produced in England in 1477, so prior to that time there were no printed designs for a needlewoman to follow. Instead, she would take a piece of linen, and on it record the stitches she knew, or the stitches she had seen used by other people, and add to these examples from time to time, often passing them on to her daughters as reference works.
By the end of the 16th century there were enough pattern books to make the sampler unnecessary as a record of patterns, but they continued to be produced and served other important functions. In addition to instruction in needlecraft, samplers were used to teach geography (map samplers), moral values and obedience to the will of God (there are few samplers of the 18th and 19th centuries that do not contain at least one moral or scriptural passage), and to record family joys and sorrows (births and deaths) and all sorts of details of daily life.
From 1502 onward, samplers as possessions are documented in wills, but there are no surviving examples prior to the late 16th century.
By the late 17th century samplers became more square in format, often full-blown display pieces rather than practical records, and almost all contained embroidered calligraphy, including names, dates, verses, and noteworthy family news items. They also often included crowns and coronets, since the nobility employed many young women as ladies" or sewing maids. Most contained several styles of lettering. Very often they included the initials of each member of the family—paternal on the left side, maternal on the right—and were worked in black if the person was deceased.
Fig 7. Italian, 1855, Sampler, colored silks in cross-stitch on linen (detail). Collection Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Photograph: Richards Jarden
Eighteenth- and 19th-century samplers, which were often done as presentation pieces, became more varied in design (Fig. 7). Many contained monograms consisting of one or more letters and research suggests that these may have been done as "friendship samplers." Samplers were often done at school and used as a "final exam" in one aspect of education in the domestic arts. This was particularly true in America where far more children were educated in schools than at home. In many cases the girl embroidered the name and place of the school as part of the sampler.
The modern popular conception that samplers were worked in one type of conventional cross-stitch is incorrect. There are at least nine different types of cross-stitch and much thought seems to have gone into deciding which combination of stitches would be most appropriate.
The modern popularity of monograms is based on the concept that everyone deserves to commemorate and decorate their own possessions. This is representative of a truly basic social revolution. Only since the 16th century, when a zeal for genealogy and family crests took hold, has it been fashionable for individuals to commemorate themselves by marking personal items with their own initials. Historically, it is much more common for an individual craftsman or domestic servant to master the detailed craft of needlework in order to apply someone else's initials to someone else's possessions.
Monogramming, the process of applying initials to various surfaces by various methods, has always had a dual purpose. On the one hand, monograms identify the user, or the user's goods, and differentiate those things from the things of someone else. On the other hand, the use of initials has a clearly decorative function, without which there would be little reason to invest considerable time and patience in producing the best possible result. Even so, the result is often a matter of taste.
" … when Holmes, in one of his queer humours, would sit in an arm chair with his hair trigger and a hundred Boxer cartridges and proceed to adorn the opposite wall with a patriotic VR done in bullet-pocks, I felt that neither the atmosphere nor the appearance of our room was improved by it."
from Arthur Conan Doyle, Sherlock Holmes: The Musgrave Ritual
More about Monograms
A selection of Slavic Monograms
A selection of monograms from the NYPL Digital Gallery
It has been 100 years since the publication of four fascinating articles in Good Housekeeping magazine. Written by Frederic Flagler Helmer, they are a must-read for anyone interested in monograms and monogram design.
Thanks to the Mann Library at Cornell University, these and other periodicals have been digitized as facsimiles, part of the HEARTH project, which provides a research resource for scholars interested in Home Economics.
We have known about these articles for some time, but have been unable to discover much about Mr. Helmer himself. His design sense is inspiring, and flawlessly creative.
Making A Monogram
(April, 1909 – Volume 48, Number 4)
Your Own Monogram
(October, 1909 – Volume 49, Number 4)
The Monogram As A Decorative Device
(November, 1909 – Volume 49, Number 5)
How To Put On A Monogram
(December, 1909 – Volume 49, Number 6)
Clabburn, Pamela, Samplers (Buckinghamshire: Shire Publications, 1998).
Coburn, J., "Make Your Own Monograms," Ladies" Home Journal (May 1935), 52:88-9.
Firmage, Richard, The Alphabet Abecedarium: Some Notes on Letters (Boston: David R. Godine, 1993).
Helmer, F., "Unique Monograms," Harper's Bazaar (September 1908), 42:886-7.
Pratt, R., "Highly Personalized," House Beautiful (May 1952), 94:41+.
Toller, Jane, British Samplers: A Concise History (Chichester, Sussex: Phillimore & Co., Ltd., 1980).
Stefan Kanchev – The Book
I doubt there are people who have not seen the work of Stefan Kanchev, but never heard of the name behind the most renowned logos & symbols created in the past. Stefan Kanchev (1915-2001) was one of the most noted Bulgarian graphic artists who created the visual identity of Bulgarian socialism. Many of his works are now published in a 208 pages Paperback by Magdalina Stancheva.
The book is available at Reforma in both English & Bulgarian and costs 18€.
Visit Kanchev's website to see more of his work.
Logo of the year 2011 – Storm Foundry
"I would like to congratulate Gert on this achievement. When I came to him with the brief he immediately understood exactly what I wanted and put into motion what is now the above logo.
He is no doubt one of the best designers I have ever had the privilege to know and he is now a good friend.
Again congratulations Gert well deserved and I am sure he will be banging out more iconic logos."
Adam Nicholls – Storm Foundry
cresk is a Dutch based branding and design agency, servicing clients across the globe. We design, revitalize and update brand and corporate identities. We turn strategy into a tangible experience.
cresk is een internationaal georiënteerd brand designbureau gespecialiseerd in merkontwikkeling; concept & design.
Wij leveren corporate & brand identity design met de nadruk op iconische logo's, beeldmerken en merktekens.
Love Thy Logo
An Owliscious 2011
My owlPod logo nicely featured in this great article by Bill Gardner about the inordinate number of owls in the 2011 Logo Trend Report and how they have reached peak saturation from an all out owl binge.
"In order for a trend to develop, multiple people need to independently arrive at similar solutions. There may have been a genesis and we will seldom know what that is. The important thing is to notice a trend developing in its early stage so you can be at the front of the parade and not sweeping up the tailings of the event."
WOLDA '10 Award Winner
The Twyst logo once again has been awarded the Wolda '10 Best of World, the third edition of the Worldwide Logo Design Annual.
It has been recognized and selected by the jury among the 200 final merit award winning entries for Wolda '10 (180 professionals + 20 students), picked out of almost 1,400 excellent entries from all around the world.
Logo Room Stefan Kanchev Exhibition
This is a video from the exhibition in Krakow, Poland by Magdalina Stancheva which nicely demonstrates how the team ordered the logos in a grid and then put a spotlight on the personal logo of Stefan Kanchev – the "eye".
Stefan Kirov Kanchev (6 August 1915 – 22 August 2001) was a Bulgarian graphic artist best known for his logo design work. He has been referred to as the "father of Bulgarian graphic design" and the "master of the trademark".
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Kanchev was born in Kalofer, a town in the sub-Balkan valleys of south central Bulgaria (then the Kingdom of Bulgaria). The son of an icon painter, he enrolled at the National Academy of Arts in the capital Sofia, where he studied mural painting in 1940–1945 under Dechko Uzunov. After leaving the academy shortly before graduation, Kanchev took part in numerous exhibitions and biennales in Bulgaria and abroad, most notably in Belgrade, Budapest, Berlin, Moscow, Warsaw, Brno, Ljubljana and New York City. Individual exhibitions of his work have been organized in Sofia, Moscow, Prague, Berlin, Warsaw and Budapest, among other cities. In total, Kanchev has authored around 1,600 logos, including highlights such as the National Palace of Culture, National Art Gallery, National Opera and Ballet, Bulgarian National Television, Union of Bulgarian Artists, TZUM, International Fair Plovdiv, Petrol AD, etc.
In 1967, Kanchev participated in an AIGA (American Institute of Graphic Arts) international exhibition in which he presented 23 of his logos, with particular emphasis on his Petrol AD trademark. The winner of a large number of contests, Kanchev was also honoured with several state decorations of Bulgaria, including the Order of Cyril and Methodius 1st class (in 1956, 1963 and 1969), Red Flag of Labour (1965), and People's Republic of Bulgaria 2nd class (1975). In 1982, Japanese magazine Idea ran a feature on Kanchev and devoted 16 of its pages to his work, and in 1994 he was included among the world's top ten trademark artists along with Paul Rand and Saul Bass in a list published by an international organization. In June 2009, the premier Sofia Design Week featured an exhibition entirely dedicated to Kanchev's logos.
Kanchev's work spanned most varieties of applied art, though he was most productive in his trademark and logo work and as a designer of book covers, posters, greetings cards, print advertisements, stamps, product labels and packaging. As a designer, Kanchev was often inspired by traditional Bulgarian art and folklore. According to the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Encyclopedia of Fine Arts in Bulgaria, his work "was distinguished by rich imagination, even and clear composition, successful relation between type and image, clean shapes [and] original artistic ideas that entirely fulfill the content of the work". In the words of artist and critic Ivan Nenov, Kanchev's trademarks are entirely new, modern without being merely fashionable… Each of these trademarks can be magnified to a monumental size or reduced to a miniature, and it will not lose neither its readability nor its graceful beauty."
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High Five to the postman! Arrived at my doorstep, some super sexy Pentel Graph Gear Mechanical Drafting Pencils.
Graph Gear 1000™ 0.5mm
Graph Gear 1000™ 0.3mm
Graph Gear 500™ 0.3mm
Ordered my Japanese Graph Gear Pencils at Amazon
According to Cult Pens: "Pentel GraphGear 1000: probably the king of our drafting pencils – more features than you can shake a lesser pencil at."
BIC AI Mechanical Pencil
Collectable Grolsch (bottle swing top) Clutch pencil
Penac Fifth Ave 0.5 Mechanical Pencil
Quick doodle during a phone converstation
Furthermore I lost myself in dozens of reviews and have to admit that I've become a little mechanical pencil fetish, so the next ones to get are
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Staedtler 925-25 Silver Series Drafting Pencil
rotring 600 Drafting Pencil
Faber-Castell TK Fine Vario L Pencil
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The Android team over at Google has had a busy month. After rolling out the Jelly Bean OTA update for the Galaxy Nexus and pushing its source code to AOSP, the team rolled out a minor OTA update for the Nexus 7. After this, they rolled out the Jelly Bean update for the Nexus S and the Motorola XOOM.
Last night, the Android team at Google performed the last step of a successful Jelly Bean roll-out by uploading the stock Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean factory images for the Nexus 7, Nexus S and the GSM Galaxy Nexus, before probably going on a long holiday. These stock Jelly Bean factory images are handy for developers or advanced users, when a bad custom ROM installation leaves them recovery-less.
Sadly, the factory images are not available for the CDMA variants of the Nexus S (Sprint) and the Galaxy Nexus (Verizon) thanks to some proprietary CDMA blobs. Worse, Nexus S 4G and Verizon Galaxy Nexus owners need to wait for at least a few more weeks before they get the Jelly Bean update on their handset, all thanks to their operator's rigorous 'testing'.
The factory images for the Nexus S, Nexus 7 and the Galaxy Nexus can be downloaded from here.
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Tony Mulgrew might work in a small high school in West Yorkshire, but his network spans globally, most recently taking him to a school kitchen in Japan, writes Morag Wilson
As I make my way up the tight winding hills of Halifax, West Yorkshire, on a beautifully bright and warm day (just weeks after the Beast from the East had postponed my visit), I finally come across Ravenscliffe High School and Sports College to meet with catering manager Tony Mulgrew.
It's always quite strange when you visit someone for the first time in their workplace after years of knowing them outside of their day to day environment, be it at conferences or fancy dinners. Ravenscliffe is really a very special school. And while yes, it is technically a special needs school, there is a lot more to it than that; I think it's an air of ambition.
Students are encouraged to be as independent as possible. Promoting independent travel to and from school is a real focus and the school's Springboard employability programme provides over 40 students with vocational experience opportunities. The school has strong links with over 40 local businesses and more than 50 access a work placement on a weekly basis. Tony himself takes on work placements and even now has an ex-pupil, Ashley, as a fully signed up permanent member of staff.
But plans are afoot. After a tour around the school in which I'm shown lots of outdoor activities (including a fantastic partnership with the local allotment team who send volunteers every day to help maintain the gardens and greenhouses), cycling (even for wheelchairs), an enviably large kitchen garden, and cooking classes going on, we then move to an exciting new venture.
Spring Hall will be a dedicated sixth form building, ready to open in September, having already raised £1.7m towards the build and just £100,000 left to go. Not only will it provide state-of-the-art, purpose-built facilities for students, it will house a community café where students will gain work experience and raise funds for the school.
Tony is really rather excited about it. "There will be 52 students but two to three working on a daily basis at a time," he says. "They will be busboys, meet and greet customers, while in the training kitchen they will do all the prep."
This summer will be spent finalising the menus, which Tony hopes to show off the great produce that can be found in Calderdale, sticking to his Gold Food for Life Served Here values.
"One of the menu ideas I have is using squeaky halloumi from Yorkshire Dama Cheese, a local business just a mile away from the school that came to our farmers' market about two years ago. I will use their products on a grilled halloumi and rainbow swiss chard salad."
Then, the plan is to sell every local product used in the dishes in the café. It's an admirable community project and one that is destined to work. Not only will it give real life opportunities for students in a secure and safe environment, but it has the potential to bring in great revenue for the school. With our hard hats and high vis jackets on we look around this space; the sun beams through huge floor to ceiling windows that take up one entire side of the café, looking out onto the town's sports track below. At the end of the room are doors that open onto a large balcony, perfect for wedding receptions. Oh yes, and that's because the site is situated next to Calderdale Register Office.
"It's a 10-minute walk to the town centre and a six-minute walk from Halifax bank's head office," adds Tony. I think they'll be fine for trade.
And that's a great thing because Tony's dedication to local, sustainable food is infectious and one that head teacher Martin Moorman is keen to embrace.
Moorman took the school out of the local authority catering contract in 2012, 'poaching' Tony from Todmorden High School and giving him the assignment to revolutionise the school's meals. He had heard of Tony and his passion for local produce and healthy eating, and that he was a key driving force behind the Incredible Edible movement in Todmorden.
It's a good thing the school went in-house when they did, as soon enough, Calderdale pulled the plug on its 15 or so remaining school catering contracts.
"It was in April, just before Easter. They had 30 days' notice, who was going to support them?" says Tony.
Once again, Tony's skills in procurement were requested and he worked with the schools to retrain staff and help them source new suppliers and set up new contracts.
It's just what he had to do when he arrived at Todmorden High School, his first experience of a school kitchen having been a military chef and worked in hotels and restaurants.
"I knew nothing about school food so I phoned the local authority and asked for some assistance on menus and suppliers. But I heard nothing and straight away, I knew that I wasn't going to be supported whatsoever." Even the school's existing suppliers were reluctant to help.
"Within a six-week period I was taking over a new school kitchen, I was having to write menus that I had never done before and I was having to find all of my own suppliers," recalls Tony.
Of course, all of that turned out for the best, as Tony managed to source brilliant local suppliers and gradually retrain his team to become less reliant on packets and more skilled in scratch cooking. In 2008 he discovered Food for Life.
"I thought, this is an organisation that wants to bring communities on board, celebrate local farms, good food, freshness, education, and they're giving it away. That's what I call good practice and that's the support I need," says Tony.
Today, at Ravenscliffe, he has suppliers from as little as one mile away to one in "the dark side" (Lancashire), but still only 22 miles away and worth the betrayal to Yorkshire, according to Tony, as the meat tastes great. The school garden supplies lots of produce and frequently he will be presented with batches of excess veg from the local allotment community.
Going global
Being so remotely based, Tony was an early adopter of social media as a work tool. It was he who reached out to me on Twitter three years ago to see if I'd be interested in hearing about a school kitchen exchange trip he had planned to Sweden with someone else he had met online, Lyndon McLeod. We sponsored Tony's visit and the pair have formed a unique connection that is all about sharing best practice.
He is willing for anybody to contact him on Twitter for advice or support and most recently, it was a tweet from two men in Japan inviting him to see their school, Yokohama International School, that saw Tony half way across the globe dishing up ramen to 700 pupils from 55 different nationalities.
Set up by two Brits, Dragon Dining caters exclusively to Yokohama International School and places a huge emphasis on organic, freshly-made school meals. Because it is a truly international school, the meals aren't all Japanese but take inspiration from countries all over the world. One day it might be lasagne (made with fresh pasta sheets), another day a roast dinner. But every Wednesday there are four noodle dishes on the menu.
"They were doing 500 portions of ramen, it was unbelievable," says Tony. "All noodles are pre-cooked and portioned into bowls, stacked on trays and refrigerated until serving time. Then there are two huge stock pots, one with beef and the other vegetarian. The students come to the servery and the bowls are filled up, bringing the noodles back up to temperature. That was amazing to see."
The trip was a real exchange of ideas. Barely off the plane and Tony's email inbox was full of recipes from the caterer. While there he learned how to make types of bread from the kitchen's dedicated Japanese baker (the kitchen was as international as the school – a Croatian head chef, two French staff and a spice chef from Bhutan), and saw the team batch-prep five-litre tubs of hummus before portioning them up for the freezer. Fresh herbs were brought straight in from the garden and a delivery of vibrant organic produce arrived ready to be cooked that day.
Tony wasn't just put to work in the kitchen, he spoke to more than 300 pupils, did cooking demonstrations and visited some of the school's suppliers.
Visiting schools abroad can be a culture shock, admits Tony. When he first visited Lyndon in Sweden he walked into a kitchen with six 20-grid Rationals, five walk-in fridges, massive boiling units and no fryers. And all of the staff were on full-time contracts. In a country where every child gets a free school meal. Of course, as we discovered when the pair spoke at the EDUcatering Forum it's not all rosy there. Lyndon desperately wanted to learn more about sourcing local produce.
But these experiences have allowed Tony to want for more at his school up on a hill and for others. While being self-managed gives him great freedom, he is all to aware that some schools are lagging behind because of their divorce from the local authority. His biggest gripe is the added responsibility for these staff with no changes to their contracts.
"Suddenly they are made a cook manager and they don't get paid extra," he says. "They have to manage the staff, do the ordering, the menus and nutrition, and cook the food. For 27 hours at £11,000 a year. That's the mindset of some head teachers, and some cooks have never been given the support, training and more importantly, the money to do their job."
In Japan, all of the kitchen staff were on full-time contracts, which allowed them to make more items from scratch. How often does that happen in UK schools?
"This is where schools really need to think," says Tony. "If you want a really good in-house caterer, then your catering team should be just like your faculty team. Why do you think catering should be part-time?"
Tony is a huge advocate for training school cooks to do their job and that way, the quality of the food will improve. He inherited a team of staff who had no formal qualifications but has become a qualified trainer himself to be able to train his team on the job and give them skills they never had before (two of his team now have Level 3 in professional cookery). So confident is he in his team that he knows he can visit Japan for seven days or offer on-site support to another school kitchen and the meals will go out just the same.
"Every school has a training budget," Tony stresses. "Ask the question, how much is allocated to the catering department for training and I guarantee you it's nothing. That's frightening – your teaching staff have to be highly qualified to teach students a curriculum that will lead them on to college or university and into the workforce. Yet it's OK to have someone serving food with no qualifications or experience, on a minimum wage, and be feeding the future of the nation?"
Tony also believes that it's important to visit other schools and share ideas.
"I think it's vital that all cooks, chefs and managers visit other schools whether it's coming for a chat or actually working in the kitchen," he says. "Just to see what's actually going on out there. The good ones are completely open and the really good ones have got support at head level too."
Who knows where Twitter will invite Tony to next? But for now, he's got his brand new café and school site to concentrate on and turn into a success. It will be a new challenge for Tony but one that he is keen to embrace and no doubt share his experiences with us all.


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Does anyone else find it incredibly hard to achieve their fitness and diet goals when everyday working life gets in the way? Yeah, me too. The trend of readily-cooked, healthy meals delivered to your door is rising, which is amazing for busy people like us. These companies take the pain and hassle out of meal prep. If your fridge and freezer look anything like mine does, then you would be able to relate to that annoying day you set aside for meal prepping; where the kitchen looks like a food fight occurred, there's Tupperware everywhere and the smell of meat consumes your household.
Luckily, there's an easy solution to all of this; meal prep companies!
Introducing, your easiest, enjoyable and enticing meal prep companies in Australia.
MNK Food – Matthew's Nutrition Kitchen
MNK Food is a Melbourne based meal-prep business that caters for everyone. They are Halal certified and have meal plans for the goals you're trying to achieve:
- Lean and clean
- Premium muscle builder
- Family friendly
- Side dishes
They deliver to Melbourne and surrounds and also have pickup stations for your convenience.
Muscle Meals Direct
Muscle Meals Direct is a fully-customisable meal prep company that helps you achieve your goals. If you're gluten-free or lactose intolerant there are meals that you can choose that exclude the above. All meals are preservative free and fresh. Delivery zones include Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Perth Metro areas.
Five Point Four
Five Point Four has a large range of meal plans that will cater to your individual goals.
Eat 5 days of 5.4 meals which have 4 key foundations; macronutrient controlled, protein packed, low sugar, low sat fats.
The meal plans include:
- Women's and men's low carb meals
- Active meals
- Muscle gain meals
- Vegan meals
Delivery areas are: Sydney, Melbourne, South East Queensland including Brisbane, Ipswich and Toowoomba, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, Townsville, Rockhampton, Gladstone and Mackay.
NuMeals is Nutrition Station's meal prep brand that helps individuals achieve their dieting and body goals. It's flexible and convenient for people on the go, which means you can click and collect. They cater for dietary preferences including:
- Vegan
- Gluten free
- Dairy-free
- Vegetarian
- Low Carb
Ashy's Food Club
Ashy's Food Club has a set menu that changes weekly for variety and for those living in the Gold Coast, Northern NSW, Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast, Ashy delivers to you, which means your meals for the week are completely looked after. The Food Club caters for vegans and vegetarians.
Check out the set meals and decide which meal plan is best for you.
Gym Food Australia
Gym Food Australia caters Australia wide and has this amazing function on their website that helps you decide what meal plan is best for you. Start by filling out some questions and at the end, you'll know which meal plan is best for what you're trying to achieve. It's that easy! Gym Food Australia also has the online coaching to help kickstart your fitness and diet journey. Check out the meal plans:
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YouFoodz starts off by promising: 'We proudly guarantee our meals are the best available or they're free! Why? Because you deserve better!' That sounds pretty serious, does anyone want to challenge that? Try Youfoodz for yourself. YouFoodz has an amazing variety and you're sure to find something delicious to kick that craving to the curb. Check and see if your postcode qualifies for free delivery; free delivery and delicious meals? Yes, please! All your meals and drinks are looked after:
- Lunch and dinner
- Breakfast
- Snacks
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There are many companies out there that will help you achieve your goals, take the stress out of cooking and guarantee a clean kitchen. However, depending on your goals, budget and knowledge one might be more suited to your individual needs.
Explore and try different meal prep companies until you find your absolute favourite!
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Madison, WI (PRWEB) November 27, 2013
Quincy Bioscience, a Wisconsin-based biotech company, announces the launch of a new national effort to provide memory support for retired professional athletes who are experiencing age-related memory loss.
Quincy Bioscience has created an outreach hotline for athletes to call and learn how the nation's leading memory supplement Prevagen® may help them. These athletes will receive a complimentary memory kit which includes a bottle of Prevagen, a subscription to online brain training resource, and research literature that shows additional nutritional and lifestyle changes to improve brain performance.
"Professional athletes often develop mild memory problems associated with aging," said Mark Underwood, President and co-founder of Quincy Bioscience. "We want to assist them in any way possible to support their memory and healthy levels of cognition."
For over six years, Quincy Bioscience has been promoting the benefits of a unique memory ingredient called apoaequorin in its product Prevagen. Backed with published safety and efficacy studies, Prevagen has sold over 1.8 million bottles nationwide in drugstores, health food stores, and physician offices since the product was launched in 2007.
By helping people who are dealing with normal age-related memory loss, Prevagen has been the No. 1 selling branded memory supplement in chain drug stores in the country for several years according to Nielsen.
Apoaequorin is safe and well-tolerated and has been deemed safe enough to be considered a food ingredient. For current athletes who must concern themselves about illegal substances, apoaequorin is not on any list of prohibited substances by any governing body in sport.
Current and past professional athletes, who are interested in the Prevagen memory kit, should call (888) 895-6463.
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Quincy Bioscience is a biotechnology company based in Madison, Wis. that focuses on the discovery, development and commercialization of novel technologies to support good health in aging. The company's products focus on supporting memory and cognitive health. Quincy Bioscience is set apart by its cutting-edge applications of the protein apoaequorin, which is breaking new ground in the area of brain health.
*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
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Five University of North Texas programs were recently ranked in the top 25 graduate degree programs by U.S. News & World Report.
Programs in the College of Information that were ranked in the top 25 are:
●Library and Information Studies — No. 20
●Health Librarianship — No. 7
●School Media Library — No. 10
"We are very pleased to continue to offer very high quality programs to our students that are nationally so highly ranked," said College of Information dean Kinshuk (who goes by one name). "It is the dedication of our staff and faculty that has made it possible, and we look forward to serving our students with the same level of quality and support for years to come."
Programs in the College of Health and Public Service (formerly the College of Public Affairs and Community Service) that were ranked in the top 25 are:
●City Management and Urban Policy, a specialization in the master of public administration program — No. 13
●Rehabilitation Counseling, a master's degree program in the Department of Disability and Addiction Rehabilitation — No. 15.
Abraham Benavides, chair of the Department of Public Administration, which houses the master of public administration program, said the ranking of the city management and urban policy specialization "is a testament to the dedicated faculty, staff, students, and alumni of our program."
Linda Holloway, chair of the Department of Disability and Addiction Rehabilitation, said the ranking of the rehabilitation counseling program "reflects the incredible passion and talent of our faculty, staff and students."
"Students often remark about how accessible the faculty are to them and how much support they receive. The faculty are nationally recognized for their research and contributions to the field but they have not lost sight of their true purpose for being in higher education—- which is to prepare our students to be highly qualified and competent professionals," Holloway said.
She added that students graduate from the rehabilitation counseling program with a 98 percent employment rate.
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A striking bamboo structure located in front of the famous Berawa surf break and only 10 minutes from Seminyak. Relax in the sun from the comfort of single and double day bed or swim in the stunning infinity edge pool with swim up pool bar and unbeatable 180 degree ocean views to watch the sunset whilst listening to the cool tunes from Resident DJ's from 4pm. Open daily 9am-12am


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Species: Sibiran Bumblebat
Birthday: Thursday, April 20, 2017
Owner: AuraDragoness
A tiny wing flutters against the side of this striped egg.
Sibiran bumblebats are found where the slopes of the Alasre Mountains give way to the deep forests of Silva. They are gentle creatures, the size of a very small mouse though their fluffy fur makes them appear larger. Sibiran bumblebats feed upon clover and honeysuckle nectar and will build small hives near their food supplies. In summer the fields on the lower mountain ranges are full of a constant, low pitched buzzing, a sound produced by the furious flapping of the bumblebat's tiny leathery wings. While Sibiran bumblebats do produce honey, they are particularly renowned for the wax that forms the walls of their hives. These hives are temporary places to store extra honey produced during the summer months and it is a wise magi who carefully collects the empty hives, as candle makers will pay a premium price for the quality wax for use in the manufacture of magical candles.
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Boys & Girls - 7-15
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ASA and Nike basketball camps are geared for all ages and abilities. All campers are expected to work very hard, be receptive to coaching, exhibit discipline, a strong work ethic, and be serious about basketball. As a staff we pride ourselves in being teaching camp first, campers are expected to learn and exhibit certain skills throughout the week. Scrimmaging and contests will take place throughout the week. At the end of each week players may have an opportunity to win / earn a trophy.
Awards are generally given for the following categories: Free Throw Champion, 1 on 1 Champion, 3 on 3 Champion, & Hot Shot Champions. Coaches may vote to award: Most improved player, Drill Stations Award, Coaches award and a Defensive Stopper award. All players will leave with a detailed evaluation at the conclusion of camp.
1. We do not offer extended day. Campers are allowed to arrive 15 minutes before camp for check in and should be picked up promptly at 2:30PM. 2. Camper to staff ratio is 10/1. 3. All staff members receive criminal background checks. 4. This camp does provide competition where awards are earned. Every camper does not receive a trophy / prize 5. Campers are divided by age and ability 6. Co-ed camps: Yes in some cases girls are competing against boys 7. Lunch is not provided, although concessions may be offered depending on the location. 8. We do not offer refunds for cancellations; credits are issued for future use. 9. Walter McCarty is present for at least 50% of the camp when ASA is hosting a McCarty camp event.
From Boston
1. Get onto Route 9 heading west
2. Take the Parker Street exit and turn left
3. Drive1 mile and at lights turn left onto Wheeler Road
4. School is at the end of Wheeler Road
From Mass Pike
1. Get onto Route 128 (95) heading south
2. Take the Rt 9 exit heading east towards Boston
3. Take the Parker Street exit and turn right
4. Drive1 mile and at lights turn left onto Wheeler Road
5. School is at the end of Wheeler Road
From The South Shore
1. Get onto Route 128 (95) heading north
2. Take the Rt 9 exit heading east towards Boston
3. Take the Parker Street exit and turn right
4. Drive1 mile and at lights turn left onto Wheeler Road
5. School is at the end of Wheeler Road
9:00AM – 9:15AM: Stretch / Warm Up
9:15AM – 9:25AM: Form Shooting
9:25AM – 9:45AM: Dribble Series
9:45AM – 10:15AM: Drill Stations
10:15AM – 10:20AM: Water Break Free Shoot
10:20AM – 10:35AM: Full Court Drills / Partner Drills
10:35AM – 11:10AM: 3 on 3 Games
11:10AM – 11:20AM: Water Break / 10 Free Throws
11:20AM – 12:00PM: Full Court Scrimmages
12:00PM – 12:30PM: Lunch
12:30PM – 12:45PM: 10 Free Throws / Free Shoot
12:45PM – 1:05PM: Shooting Games
1:05PM – 1:20PM: 1 on 1 Drills
1:20PM: - 1:55PM: 1 on 1 Games
1:55PM – 2:00PM: Water Break / Free Shoot
2:00PM – 2:45PM: Full Court Scrimmages
2:45PM – 2:55PM: Daily summary / Camper of Day
2:55PM – 3:00PM: - Dismissal
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Easy access to financing for MSMEs
Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises have always had it hard when it came to securing financing for working capital or expansion. Although personal loans have become more available in Kenya; they are still targeted to employees only leaving out MSMEs. This is to change with the launch of Genius Savings and Credit Cooperative Society. With Genius SACCO it will be easy for MSME businessmen to access low interest loans of upto K.shs. 0.5m (USD $ 7,000) with monthly contributions as low as K.Shs. 1,000 (USD 14).
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Woodlands Trail and Park is an established educational, historical and recreational greenway and trail that is open to the general public. 13-miles of natural trails traverse through a bottomland hardwood, coastal forest, passing along edge communities that are a frequent viewing area for wildlife and migratory birds. The Naval Ammunition Depot Trail is a 2.25-mile trail that leads to a grouping of ten World War II Ammunition Magazines nestled in the forest and surrounded by wetland areas.
From downtown New Orleans, take the Crescent City Connection to the Westbank. Take the General DeGaulle East Exit, 9B. Merge onto General DeGaulle and travel 2.9 miles continuing over the Intracoastal Canal. Enter traffic circle at the end of the bridge ramp and exit left to go under the bridge. Drive .6 miles on Hwy.406/Woodlands Hwy. to caution light and turn left onto F. Edward Hebert Blvd. The entrance is .6 miles down on the left. Drive along the canal to the parking area at the Trailhead.
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timeBlend is a social travel site that helps people find friends for their travel by planning trips.
- Stage Full Product Ready
- Industry Travel
- Location Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Currency USD
- Founded February 2013
- Employees 2
- Incorporation Type C-corp
- Website timeblend.com
Company Summary
timeBlend is a social travel network that helps people find friends for their travel and get advice from people who share their style. We aim to connect solo travelers with others through places and trip plans. Thanks to the technology we're using and the data that we're collecting we're able to make very smart recommendations on where to go and who to connect with. We're looking at going mobile with an iOS application to help us grow.
Web developer and avid traveller, Pierrick Ganon founded timeBlend.com to help people find
like-minded travel companions.
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Jojo, an 18 year-old bicycle messenger, left home and came to Vienna looking for a life of excitement, freedom and independence in the big city. When cool Bernd sends Jojo to deliver a letter with a rose attached to beautiful Clarissa he becomes the regular postillon damour between the two, falls in love with Clarissa while at the same time striking up a friendship with smooth-talking Bernd, whom he admires. Just when Jojo has decided to get his emotional life together, Clarissas father chases him out of the house with a shotgun. And when Jojo goes to tell Bernd what happened, sitting there on the couch is some battered thug Bernd has beat half to death in self-defense. Chase scenes, beatings, betrayal and crime - Jojo will have to take a few more hard knocks - literally speaking - before he can get himself out of the predicament his naiveté has gotten him into.
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5 Reasons Metrics Are Bad for Your Business
Anyone familiar with large organizations has probably heard the phrase "you can't manage what you can't measure." For most of my management and consulting career, I took this as a truism. Not anymore.
A recent client engagement and a review of the latest research have taught me the dangers of relying too heavily on metrics, especially bad ones, to spur better business results. This is not to say that metrics have no role; far from it. However, leaders should use them sparingly and consider alternative motivational tools.
Take, for example, work we recently did with a financial services institutions, which had historically earned above industry returns. Since 2009, it faced two significant headwinds: first, mounting customer churn that marketers believed traced to product issues; and, secondly, shrinking margins, driven by steadily increasing costs and a perceived inability to raise prices. Not surprisingly, employee engagement scores were also floundering. The company was looking to understand what was really going on and improve operational performance. After undertaking a root-cause analysis, we discovered that many of the problems stemmed from the poor choice and management of newly established metrics. Our fix was relatively simple (though a challenge to sell through parts of the organization): get rid of some (but not all) of the new metrics and focus on a few key performance indicators (KPIs).
CEOs looking to improve corporate performance without damaging employee engagement should heed the following lessons. They include:
1) Metrics mask problems
Companies often use a metric without understanding what they are trying to improve. For example, our client added a new metric, customer satisfaction, without thinking through what the internal and external drivers of the higher churn were. The first two customer surveys were telling: satisfaction went up but so did churn. After a deeper analysis, we found that the churn traced primarily to poor service and communication of the product's value not product performance, which the new metric was based on. This blunt metric led management to focus on the wrong things.
2) Metrics create conflict
Very often metrics are used in functional or divisional silos, with little consideration paid to how they negatively impact other group's performance and results. For example, a procurement department's metrics around cost reduction can put it into direct conflict with the manufacturing group, which is measured on just-in-time raw material supply. Manufacturing managers would understand that paying higher prices is necessary to achieve their objective.
3) Managers become overly focused on metrics and not performance
Many employees focus their efforts solely on the metrics by which they are measured on. However, their actions may not be congruent with what's best for the business. This misalignment can be illustrated by the attention paid to measurement systems like scorecards. Many of my client's managers spent upwards of 20% of their valuable time managing around scorecards — collecting data, positioning the numbers and lobbying their 'story'. Their efforts would have been better spent on other (non-measured) corporate goals like innovation and coaching.
4) Metrics lack credibility
Some common measures like brand image and employee engagement lack sufficient credibility to motivate many workers and trigger improved performance. These metrics are often viewed as disconnected from everyday reality, obtuse or too blunt to be practically influenced. This metrics-induced "credibility gap" contributed to the client's low employee engagement scores.
5) Metrics can lead to unintended consequences
Unexpected things happen when organizations focus on some metrics. The pursuit of revenue goals led some members of the company's sales and service teams to do things that were inconsistent with company values, teamwork and ethical behavior.
Where do we go from here?
To reiterate, metrics are not bad per se. Bad metrics are bad. We recommend firms take three steps to reduce metric madness:
Know thyself
Really understand your business and customers, and what drives performance. Make sure existing metrics reflect these key drivers. Furthermore, create new Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), if necessary, that can act as proxies for many essential activities. For example, a 'ship on time, in full' KPI illuminates a lot of information about a firm's production, logistics, service and inventory management performance.
Less is more
There should be no more than four to five organization-wide (not siloed) measures that encompass all facets of the business. Take care not to over-manage these through scorecard creation and reviews. However, changing metrics may require the organization to revamp its compensation and performance measurement systems.
Manage people not numbers
It's people who generate value, not metrics. This fact may be inconvenient or difficult for some managers but it is a prerequisite for higher performance and engagement. Changing a status quo that benefits many people and is part of a legacy culture is tough. Leaders need to be bold and stick to their guns. It is well worth it.
Mitchell Osak is managing director of Quanta Consulting Inc. Quanta has delivered a variety of strategy and organizational transformation consulting and educational solutions to global Fortune 1,000 organizations. Mitchell can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com


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Empty Bottle
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Don't be fooled by its unassuming storefront: This is Chicago's premier indie rock club, hosting cutting-edge bands from home and abroad. If you need to get away from the noise for a while, the club has a comfortable front room, complete with a pool table and pinball. At the bar, you'll find affordable drinks, yellowed gig posters and tons of strips from the Bottle's old photo booth. Come to see your favorite garage rocker, up-and-coming band or electronic tinkerer (and show up on Monday nights, when most shows are free to attend).
1035 N Western Ave
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Still one of the best places in Chicago to see a show. Grab some preshow food at Bite, next door (BYOB but get booze from the Bottle and bring it over!), head over to the Bottle and see well curated, well mixed rock from all over the country and world. No nonsense, gritty, dark, just like Chicago used to be.
The Empty Bottle is a great dive. I love coming here to catch local bands and touring acts too. The bar is cash only, the music is loud, the crowd is great, and it's always a fun night.
More than just a dive bar, Empty Bottle is a true unpolished gem of Ukrainian Village. Their awning boasts "MUSIC FRIENDLY DANCING," a motto every bar should undertake. They have free concerts on most Monday nights and great concerts almost every night. Aside from concerts, the EB has some arcade games, a pool table, great markets, swaps, dance parties, and even a book club. The bathrooms have ever-changing graffiti, perfect for posting on snapchat and instagram. And if digital selfies ain't your style, the photobooth was recently renovated, so you can memorialize your night out with a tangible photo strip. If you hear a purring whisper, make sure to say 'fancy feast' three times fast in the bathroom to see the ghost of the greatest venue cat in Chicago, Radley (RIP).
Empty Bottle is the perfect spot to catch local and on the rise acts, cheap booze and is always a good time. The venue is a bit less dive-y after remodeling last year, but it still has that low key, grunge-y vibe that is EB's charm. They always have good drink specials at the bar and you can play a game of pool or pinball up front if the band onstage isn't doing it for you. Grab dinner at Bite next door before a show, it's got an excellent menu. And one of the best classic photo booths in the city!
As far as local venues go, The Empty Bottle isn't half bad. It's basically a spacious bar with a stage that plays host to a laundry list of Chicago indie bands and a touring acts as well. The stage is a favorite of many regional heavy hitters and newcomers from across the country (and world) alike. The cover charges are typically pretty low, so that's always nice too.


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There's trouble at Ms. Wilson's pond. Her pump is making a funny noise, the amount of water flowing out of it is reduced, or it's just plain not working at all, and you get the call to come fix it. There's a step-by-step process for figuring out just what the problem is.
When Andy Wassmann, pond development supervisor for Wisconsin Lake & Pond Resource in Eldorado, Wisconsin, gets a call like that, it's usually because debris is blocking the flow, either entirely or partially.
If the pump is running, but the flow is reduced, the first step is to check the filter and skimmer box. The skimmer flap might be jammed or blocked by debris, or the skimmer mat may need cleaning.
Ms. Wilson may have noticed a steady, but gradual, decline in flow over a fairly short period of time. (A little marking on a pipe, showing the usual output level, is helpful as a flow-checking device.)
"It could be a linear decline, where one week, the water's flowing at ten gallons a minute, nine the next week, and eight the next, for instance," said Bradden Kerr, senior fishery biologist at Spring Creek Aquatic Concepts' Portland, Oregon branch.
If there's no blockage, and the pump's still not running, check the power. It could be something as simple as the circuit breaker or ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) having been tripped.
"A family pet or rodent could have chewed the power cord just enough to expose some copper, and moisture got in there," said Wassmann. "A GFCI, for the most part, isn't going to trip off of a seized motor, or something not turning. It's designed for detecting moisture."
If that's not it, next test the outlet and the terminals on the power cord's plug. If there is power, then we can move on to the next step.
At this point, Frayne McAtee, director of sales at OASE in West Palm Beach, Florida, suggests a 'feel' test. "After you've tested that GFCI to make sure it's working, you plug in the pump, put your hands in front of it, and see if you feel any water coming out. If not, put your hands on the pump itself. Do you feel any hum or vibration? If you do, then it's getting power."
The next step is to unplug the pump and remove it. "I want to see if the impeller underneath can freespin," said Wassmann. "If it can't, it's probably got something lodged against it. It could be a pine cone, a piece of mulch bark, a stick, or a bunch of leaves, especially the large, leathery kind."
A clog could also be caused by a big blob of filament algae, or accumulated fish wastes, especially if there are a lot of them swimming in the pond.
The impeller could have also been stymied by lime calcification, especially if the area has heavily mineralized water. "It builds up slowly around the impeller, so that it finally just binds it up," said McAtee. If you find this, you can fix it by soaking the impeller in white vinegar for five minutes.
If the impeller does spin free, then the next step is to hook the pump back up to the supply line. If it still can't pump the water to the top of the waterfall, the line might be clogged with algae or something else. Once that's cleared, and the pump still doesn't have the 'oomph' it needs, it may be that the unit has grown weaker, and it's time for a new one.
If the intake screen or skimmer basket becomes too clogged, the pump has to work too hard without enough water going through it. This causes cavitation and heat buildup, which can burn out seals and bearings.
Cavitation could also have caused 'vapor lock.' This happens when an air bubble becomes trapped in the volute, the pump's main internal space. The bubble will keep water from flowing, even if the impeller is spinning. Simply tilt the pump underwater with the intake on top, and let the bubble escape.
"If you plug a pump in and it makes a loud squealing noise, that indicates bearing damage," said Brandon Dwyer, vice president, product development at Atlantic Water Gardens in Mantua, Ohio.
Burned-up bearings can sometimes be repaired, but often means it's time for a new pump. "If the pump hums, but the impeller doesn't spin, that typically indicates capacitor failure which, in most cases, can be replaced."
"That's usually caused by overheating, either by a pump's not being fully submerged or low power draw," Dwyer said. "You'd need to inspect both of those things." Low power draw can be caused by a pump running off a too-long extension cord, loose wiring, or overloaded circuits.
If you've checked the power, cleared any clogs and the impeller still isn't spinning, it may have seized up. While unplugged, try giving it a hard push with a screwdriver or other tool; this might get it going again. Restore the power, and see if the impeller spins. If it does, you're back in business. You can unplug the pump and reinstall it.
If the impeller isn't frozen but still doesn't spin under power, try it in a different GFCI outlet. If it still won't work, or trips the GFCI breaker, the pump has an internal problem. But if the pump works in the new outlet, something may be amiss with the outlet at the pond site. That's a job for an electrician.
There are other causes of pump failure, besides obstructions and power problems. "It can happen when a pump's being used in the wrong application," said Dwyer. "If you need to pump a mass volume of water to a high head height, such as a ten-foot fountain, you would probably need a direct drive pump. But people often buy a pump based on its flow rate, not its application."
There are three basic styles of pond pumps. Magnetic (mag) drive pumps are typically used in low head-pressure applications; asynchronous drives for medium applications, and direct drives, for high.
All pumps are rated by head pressure, a combination of the vertical height that you're going to pump the water to, and the friction loss within the tubing you're pumping it through. The calculations are simple, and can be found online. Adding the friction loss, horizontal and vertical, gives you your head pressure.
Wassmann said the next big reason he gets a call is the sheer age of a unit. It's reached the end of its working lifespan, or its repair-versus-replace ratio is too high, and it's time for a new one. "When they get to about eight years old, that's the 'witching hour.' Something's probably going to happen at that point, or soon after. It should be on your radar."
But there really are no hard-and-fast expiration dates for pumps.
They can last a very long time, if they're the right sizes and types for their applications, and are well-maintained. Wassmann takes all of his pumps out in the fall, pressure-washes them, and stores them inside, in a climate-controlled area, so the rubber seals won't freeze in the Wisconsin winters.
Maintain the ponds and their pumps well, and Ms. Wilson, and your other clients, will be enjoying their backyard oases for years to come.


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Adam was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia and lived there until 1998 until the age of thirteen. He has one sister, Courtney. Adam was a member of the Boy Scouts and Air Cadets and attended his first boot camp with Air Cadets at Greenwood Base in Nova Scotia. He participated in soccer and was on a summer competitive swim team, the Bedford Beavers. His first year of Air Cadets he received the award for Outstanding Cadet and also received various medals for his swimming. He loved to go fishing and his father would often take him and his sister on overnight fishing trips. He enjoys all sports but, of course, in Canada he and his father went to many hockey games. Adams father job transferred them to Whitehall, Pennsylvania in 1998 and there is where Adam started 9th grade at Whitehall High School and a proud graduate in 2002. He was on the soccer team, swim team and football team. His father, Stephen, took him to his first NFL game and there is where he became a New York Jets fan as well as the Philadelphia Flyers and the Phillies.
While living in Pennsylvania, Adam joined Civil Air Patrol and attended summer boot camp at Indiantown Gap. Always wanting to be in the military, his grandfather was in the Canadian Navy and three uncles all serving in the military. After High School Adam worked and owned several jobs and businesses however he decided it was time to join the U.S, Army and entered Fort Leonardwood, Mo. in September 2008. Finishing boot camp in November 2008 Adam stayed and finished his AIT training, then transferred to Fort Benning, Ga. for Airborne Jump School. After receiving his Jump Wings he was permanently stationed to Fort Bragg as a combat engineer. He was deployed from Fort Bragg to Afghanistan in December 2009 and was there until his injury.
On July 14, 2010, Adam along with his fellow soldiers was attacked in an armored vehicle when they were hit with 1000 lbs IED. That day there were 5 Soldiers in their vehicle, Adam was the only survivor. One of the other soldiers with him that day was Spc Jesse Reed. Adam met Jesse immediately upon his move to Whitehall High School, Pa. and instantly became best friends. Graduating then working together after school eventually led to both enlisting in the Army together. Jesse left for boot camp in May 2008 and Adam in September 2008. They followed the same path through boot camp, job training and eventually both stationed at Fort Bragg. Receiving orders to deploy to Afghanistan, naturally they became roommates and brethren soldiers. Initially families received word about Jesse being killed in action through his family, the next day received word from the Army; Adam had been critically injured. Adam's injuries were critical but stable, enduring numerous broken bones, an eye injury and a severe brain injury. He was treated at Khandar, Bagram Air Force Base, Langstul Base in Germany and then flown to Walter Reed Hospital arriving stateside on July 20, 2010.
15 days in the Walter Reed ICU, Adam endured and fought serious infections which led to many complications. With his condition worsening he was given a 1% chance of surviving. The infection attacked his body which was already in a weakened state and eventually led to severe skin problems, liver and kidney failure and the amputation of his left hand, right leg above the knee and left leg below the knee. It was suggested at this time that Adam be transferred to Texas, to Brooke Army Medical Center, however too sick Adam could not make a trip of that distance. He was transferred to R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore, Maryland in August 2010 until he was released in January 2011. The Shock Trauma Center Soft Tissue Team did extensive skin grafting, wound care and treated other medical issues. Adam was in a coma for a month and during his time at Shock Trauma had brief periods of wakefulness but was not aware of his surroundings. Transferring from ICU to a step down unit he continued with surgeries twice a week and was finally released back to Walter Reed Hospital and then transferred once again to Brooke Army Medical Center in Texas for wound care then back to the new Walter Reed Medical Center at Bethesda, Maryland on October 2012. He was released to outpatient in Nov 2011 and he now resides at the building for wounded warriors on the post of Walter Reed. His daily routine now is to go to physical therapy in the morning Monday to Friday while seeing doctors for appointments in the afternoon. He is doing very well and he took his first steps on his prosthetics the first week in January 2012. Since then he has been working very hard and can now walk with the aid of a walker or canes.
He had two immediate goals (one to jump out of a plane again and the other to lead the run up to Long Street at Fort Bragg). Both of these he accomplished in March 2012 when he went back to Fort Bragg for the first time since his injury. He jumped in tandem with the Golden Knights and he led the run in his wheelchair. In September of 2012 he participated in The Tunnel to Towers 5k run in New York and was able to walk about ¾ of the race.
In November of 2012 he had additional surgery on his left leg. The knee had not been able to bend since the injury and the doctors were unable to get any range of motion and therefore the amputation was revised to through the knee. Refitted for new prosthetics in March 2013 he also had to undergo reconstructive abdominal surgery to regain core muscles in October 2014. Persistent, he continued physical therapy and can now walks unaided on his prosthetics. In addition he swims and hand cycles; completing the 2015 Boston Marathon. Adam's dream was to join the military and he fulfilled that dream. He has no regrets. His positive attitude is what inspired him to get through the past 5 years. That inspiration has provided guidance to many other injured veterans as well as Patriots Honor Organization.
Adam's goals for the future are to swim, play sports, enjoy hobbies and lead a regular life. Today, he is concentrating on getting healthy and walking. Keys served as an airborne combat engineer with the 20th Engineer Brigade, and before his accident he enjoyed spending his time building RC model cars, tinkering with tools and wood working. Since July 10, 2010 however, Keys' days have been full of surgeries, doctor appointments and therapy sessions, leaving no time for building RC cars.
On February 27, 2016, Patriots Honor purchased Keys two steel worktables, top-of-the-line toolboxes, dozens of high quality tool sets and a $1,000 gift card to an online model-car store to buy parts for his RC cars.
"This is absolutely great," he said beaming. "These guys coming out to help are amazing. I'm humbled, grateful and will probably never leave my garage."
"There are amazing organizations out there that help wounded vets with houses and finances, but there was nothing to help these guys get back to doing what they love," said Lt. Col. David Lineback, an instructor at the Joint Forces Staff College and a member on the Patriots Honor Board of Directors. "Patriots Honor provides Adam and others with the resources to continue their hobbies and passion, and ultimately help rehabilitation as they integrate back into civilian life."


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Snow Patrol - Open Your Eyes
All this feels strange and untrue and I won't waste a minute without you.
My bones ache, my skin feels cold, and I'm getting so tired, and so old.
The anger swells in my guts, and I won't feel these slices and cuts.
I want so much to open your eyes, 'cause I need you to look into mine.
Tell me that you'll open your eyes.
Get up, get out, get away from these liars, cuz they don't get your soul or your fire.
Take my hand, knot your fingers through mine, and we'll walk from this dark room for the last time.
Every minute from this minute now, we can do what we like, anywhere.
I want so much to open your eyes, cuz I need you to look into mine.
Tell me that you'll open your eyes. ...
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