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The redesign of the Carlton Hotel lobby in New York City has been the latest collaboration on a hotel project for Focus Lighting, Inc. and The Rockwell Group. The design concept was to use theatrical techniques to enhance the lobby's faded elegance. Multiple layers of light create a theatrical effect with a warm, ambient glow that makes guests feel like they are on center stage at a Broadway show.
The install includes old-fashioned crystal candelabra chandeliers that hang above the main seating area and are wrapped in a metal and sheer-fabric drum, while a linear low-voltage socket strip lies behind orange-glass panels inside the soft suede columns.
Four layers of light illuminate the lobby's feature wall with ETC Source Fours in the ceiling catwalk that frontlight the wall, waterproof uplights and low-voltage strips that frontlight the image, and end-emitting fiber-optics that create an undulating wave pattern on the waterfall. The wall continually switches from a front lit street scene to a fiber-optic water-wall, creating a theatrical show inside the lobby. ETC Source Four theatrical fixtures hidden in ceiling coves downlight the seating area, water-wall, and chandeliers.

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Abstergo Laboratory in Assassin's Creed
The Symbolic Meaning of Asbtergo Industries
The Abstergo Laboratory is the place where Desmond Miles is held in the first Assassin's Creed. The Abstergo Laboratory houses the Animus, which allows Desmond to transport his mind back into his ancestor's and experience what they did as an assassin. That is why the Abstergo Laboratory in Assassin's Creed symbolizes empowerment. The Abstergo Laboratory as a symbol represents how powerful it makes Desmond Miles, who started off as a simple bartender but became a skilled assassin.
Throughout the first game, Desmond Miles is forced to use the Animus, which allowed him to become Altair, his distant ancestor who was an assassin. Desmond was able to become an important assassin using the equipment in Abstergo Laboratory, meaning he was becoming a more significant person than he had been. In this lab, Desmond was also the seventeenth assassin to have used the Animus, meaning it empowered many other people with the same ability.
However, the Abstergo Laboratory as a symbol becomes more significant when they learn about the Bleeding Effect, which causes subjects to mix up memories with their ancestors and become delusional and confused. The subject before Desmond actually went completely insane after this and gained powers and great knowledge. He wrote symbols and words in his blood all over the Abstergo Laboratories and then took his own life.
Desmond had something similar happen to him, although it improved him for the better. Desmond was a victim of the Bleeding Effect in the Abstergo Laboratory, meaning that he ended up gaining the Eagle Vision that Altair had. This empowered Desmond by allowing him to see and sense things for what they really were. This revealed to Desmond that the doctor he had been working with was a member of the Templars while his nurse was a member of the Assassin Order.
This also allowed Desmond to see the blood symbols at the end of Assassin's Creed. These symbols that Desmond see that the Assassin Order and the Templars were real and that they even existed today. The Abstergo Laboratory as a symbol shows Desmond's empowerment to becoming more than just a regular assassin through gaining this knowledge and his Eagle Vision.
He is then told to escape the Abstergo Laboratory to embrace his destiny as a member of the Assassin Order. As Desmond was nothing more than a simple bartender before, the Abstergo Laboratory symbolizes his empowerment to becoming one of the greatest assassins of all time. This advancement in Assassin's Creed is symbolic to Altair's growth as a member of the Assassin Order as well, showing the empowerment of Desmond's impact on Altair as well.


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|AS11-37-5545 (20 July 1969) --- The flag of the United States, deployed on the surface of the moon, dominates this photograph taken from inside the Lunar Module (LM). The footprints of astronauts Neil A. Armstrong and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr. stand out very clearly. In the far background is the deployed black and white lunar surface television camera which televised the Apollo 11 lunar surface extravehicular activity (EVA). While astronauts Armstrong, commander, and Aldrin, lunar module pilot, descended in the Lunar Module (LM) "Eagle" to explore the Sea of Tranquility region of the moon, astronaut Michael Collins, command module pilot, remained with the Command and Service Modules (CSM) "Columbia" in lunar orbit.
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"A man should rely on his own resources; the one who so trains himself is ready for any emergency."
~ Oral Tradition, OMAHA
Man is designed to function independently and to rely on the Creator for his resources. If we build our relationship with the Great Spirit, we are ready when emergencies occur. We need to build a trusting relationship with the Creator. We do this by constantly talking with the Creator. It's good to talk to Him many times a day. Then we will realize, even though we can't see Him, that He is always with us and He is ready to respond to our requests.
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France's most major festival of sacred music, La Chaise-Dieu takes place predominantly in the wonderful Benedictine abbey of Saint-Robert, built in the Middle Ages. See you in Auvergne for this year's festival, from 18-28 August 2018.
The Saint-Robert Abbey is, without doubt, one of the most beautiful examples of Gothic architecture in France. Famous for its vast representation of the Dance Macabre across a series of 12 tapestries, and for its curious 'Hall of the Echoes', it's played host to this celebration of sacred music since 1966, founded by pianist Georges Cziffra.
2018's programme includes works by Tchaikovsky, Handel and Beethoven
Concerts are organised in 15 venues, but it's those in the abbey that are the biggest draw. Tchaikovsky, Handel and Beethoven will all be honoured this year. On Tuesday 21 August, Charpentier's Sacred Stories will be performed by Caroline Weynants, Lucile Richardot and Judith Fa. The following day, Bach's Mass in C will be conducted by Françoise Lasserre – truly one not to be missed.
The evening of Sunday 26 August will be dedicated to the harp, showcased by French harpist Agnès Clément.
On Tuesday 28 August, conductor Alexandre Bloch – Jean-Claude Casadesus' successor at the helm of the prestigious National Orchestra of Lille – will close the festival with works by Debussy and Chausson, nicknamed the 'French Wagner'.


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Business portraits and head shots for DataCentred, Media City, Salford
On a rare summers day when the sun shone I tripped down to Media City, Salford where DataCentred are based. The commission was to create a series of head shots and business portraits for all the staff currently working at the site near Salford Quays. After shooting head shots at the main business premises we took off to incorporate the stunning new architecture of Media City and the nearby Salford Quays and Imperial War Museum North.
Manchester head shots and business portraits.
Manchester University graduate, Dr Mike Kelly is a tech entrepreneur with a hugely successful track record in the data centre industry. He launched TeleCity in 1998 and resigned as deputy chairman nine years later. He has set up new venture DataCentred and has signed-up for 32,000 sq ft of space at Michigan Park, in a deal with landlord Peel. The firm has signed a 15-year lease and will occupy the former Fujitsu Services unit at the Salford Quays location. Fujitsu agreed to surrender its lease earlier, paving the way for DataCentred to step in. Data centres store racks of computer servers in a controlled setting for businesses. There is increased demand for data centres due to more businesses storing their data in 'the cloud', rather than on their premises.
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Summer couscous salad with grilled halloumi
Here in Scotland, whilst still very cold, the sun is starting to make more of an appearance. Summer is still a fair bit off but I can't help but feel less wintery. I thought I would get myself in the mood by making a gorgeous salad, full of delicious summery veg and with a fresh mint dressing, all topped off with hot and salty grilled halloumi cheese. I originally found this recipe on the BBC Goodfood website (see original here) but I made a few tweaks.
250g couscous
250ml vegetable stock
400g tin chickpeas, drained
2tbsp vegetable oil
1 large courgette, cut into slices on the slant
200g cherry tomatoes, halved
1 large sweet red pepper, cut into thin strips
250g halloumi cheese, sliced and grilled
50ml extra virgin olive oil
3tbsp lemon juice
2 garlic cloves, minced
2tbsp chopped fresh mint
2tsps sugar
Tip the couscous into a bowl, pour the boiling stock over and mix well with a fork. Cover with a plate and leave for 4 minutes. Meanwhile, tip all the dressing ingredients into a bowl and mix well.
Heat 1 tbsp oil in a large frying pan and add the chickpeas, courgette slices, sweet red pepper and cherry tomatoes. Fry over a high heat for 5-6 minutes. Once cooked, add the vegetables and chickpeas to the couscous, then mix through well with a fork. Pour over the dressing and mix well.
In the same pan, pour in a little more oil and heat it up, then add the halloumi strips and fry for 2-3 minutes, turning them over from time to time, until crisp and brown. To serve, pile the couscous salad onto plates and place the grilled halloumi slices on top. Yummy.
Serves 4
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Branford Marsalis may be the most unassuming jazz celebrity of our age. On his splendid new Metamorphosen album, he all but disappears into a band fabric that owes allegiance to the building blocks of bebop. But over its 10 years together – a feat unto itself, especially for a working jazz unit – the quartet emphasizes a voice all its own. And, to be sure, it is a group voice as strong as it is flexible.
Marsalis' presence may be out front on the album, but he doesn't dominate the music any more than his solos intrude with grandstanding bravado.
On The Blossom of Parting, his soprano sax lead is almost a like ballet, turning gracefully around colors supplied by the tune's composer, quartet pianist Joey Calderazzo. Later, on the album-closing Samo – one of three pieces contributed by drummer Jeff "Tain" Watts – Marsalis picks up the pace on soprano and dances about the tune's group groove even as the musical pace and vigor pick up steam.
Marsalis takes a noticeable back seat here as a writer. His lone composition is Jabberwocky, a tune offering a typically alert and unrelenting sense of swing as well as a tasty sampler of round-robin solos by the band. But there is a surprise. It's not until Marsalis' rich solo rises in temperament and tone at the halfway point that you realize he is playing alto sax for the first time on record in ages.
The nod to tradition comes in a suitably playful update of Thelonious Monk's Rhythm-a-Ning and the jolly, broken stroll of bassist Eric Revis' animated companion piece, Sphere. But you sense a more solemn view of jazz history in the taut, Mingus-like phrasing on Revis' solo bass interlude And Then, He Was Gone as well as in the list of recently departed jazz giants Marsalis dedicates the album to. Among them: Max Roach, Alvin Batiste, Frank Morgan, Oscar Peterson, David "Fathead" Newman, Joe Zawinul, Andrew Hill and others.
Such inspirations may have helped shape Metamorphosen. But Marsalis' group voice sounds so naturally developed on the album that his most open and direct influences are those that come from the quartet's own ranks.
The roles reverse on a stunning new Watts album called, simply, Watts. Here, Marsalis seems to equally relish the role of support sax man for the drummer he has played alongside since the early bands of his celebrated younger sibling, Wynton Marsalis.
Curiously, Watts and Metamorphosen lead off with the same tune, a bouncing bit of rhythmic mischief titled The Return of the Jitney Man. On Metamorphosen, Marsalis plays off Calderazzo's piano rolls. On Watts, he spars with trumpet ace Terence Blanchard on a version full of cunning and muscle that the drummer more than matches throughout the album.
Omnipresent bass star Christian McBride rounds out Watts' all-star quartet and all but steals the show with two sly, soul savvy introductions to the funky Dancin' 4 Chicken.
A demented So What variation called The Devil's Ring Tone and the Lou Donaldson-esque strut of Brekky with Drecky round out Marsalis' working holiday on the rhythmically treacherous but immensely engaging avenues of Watts.


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'Survivor' recap: The book of Matthew
There really is nothing to say.
Who am I kidding, there's plenty to say about last night's "Survivor"! I mean … you would think … seriously? That's how I feel about the whole episode, not just the last few minutes at tribal council.
First there was Sarita arriving at Redemption Island, telling Matt he's been dreaming all this time when hearing Zapatera horror stories. Seemed kind of pointless to me (almost as humorous as hearing her say she's a worthy competitor), but it further builds the case for Matt to switch teams if he returns to the game.
Turns out he didn't have long before he was faced with that decision, because Matt won his sixth duel while Phillip talked on and on about some Bushido Blade nonsense. Matt reentered the game after defeating Sarita in a peg-standing contest, if you will, and then Jeff Probst announced the Zapatera and Ometepe tribes were merging … and that Redemption Island will be starting all over.
Anyone else surprised to hear that people still have a chance to return to the game after being voted out? At what point, exactly, will the last person standing at RI come back now? Your guess is as good as mine. As for now, Matt's back and everyone's enjoying a merge feast and thinking up names for their new tribe. They end up with… Murlonio, which Boston Rob says means "from the sea, united." In reality, it's the name of the ringleader of his wife's stuffed animals. Sigh, getting kind of tired of this man right here.
All seems well in the morning, though, when the two are sitting around the fire with Mike, who's reading Matt's Bible (the book of Matthew, natch). We then see Rob talking about the new "Christian coalition" with Natalie, and in this context he's for sure establishing himself as the new devil of this season. And really, with all of his silly antics (some good game play, some stuff just for kicks), is he not the new Russell, out to crush everything seemingly good near him?
We then have our immunity challenge, the first where individual immunity is up for grabs, and everyone has to balance balls on a board. And … Natalie wins it? Like, for real? Who gave this girl a chance at anything (besides some of the survivorsucks.com users?)?
I don't know if that alone pushed Matt to go completely bonkers and tell Rob everything he's thinking and feeling in the game of "Survivor," but he did. Everything. Rob's mad, and so is Matt's girl Andrea, who feels like he threw her under the bus all in the name of honesty. In the meantime, Mike is unaware of the actual flipping that's going on before he hoped to get Matt and Andrea over to his side at tribal council. The former Marine goes as far as to write Matt a note to vote out Grant and he'll go to the final three. He even gets Ralph to agree to use his idol on him just because he did well at the challenge (coming second to Natalie) and fears for his safety.
At tribal, David whined about the rain, Andrea bragged that they won the tarp, David confessed to throwing the challenge and then he interrupted Phillip. Which, apparently, you do not do. At least everyone finally laughed in the face of Phillip's ridiculousness. But when business was done, Matt was blindsided again. Sent to Redemption Island… once again. Lord help him.
What were y'all thinking when Matt rejoined the game? When he talked too much? When he got voted out yet again? I mean… really? And, if Rob is as awesome as he thinks he is, will Grant be gone next week? What should we expect, if anything, from here on out? More of the Boston Rob variety hour?
Note: If you guys ever have any questions you're dying to ask Sarita or anyone when they're eliminated from the show, tweet me @anthonyw_ent once they've put their buffs into the urn. I interview them Thursday mornings.
"Survivor" postgame: Stephanie talks a bit more trash
"Survivor" recap: Sense and sensibility
"Survivor" postgame: Krista on her faith and playing with Russell
Complete "Survivor" coverage on Show Tracker
— Anthony Williams
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Photos: Boston Rob Mariano continues to be the only one holding on to any sanity, game-wise. Credit: Michael Yarish / CBS


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'It will take decades to repair'
"I will be the first to admit that I have been bitterly disappointed in President Obama's tenure. Some of the disagreements are philosophical in nature: the fact that he believes in a different America than the one I believe in. Obama's vision is an America with a bigger government, more bureaucratic control and income redistribution, basically European-style socialism, which, in my opinion, is doing damage to the nation that will take decades to repair.
Political differences are nothing new, and I don't think we've had a president in my adult life that I didn't disagree with on one political point or another, or in some cases, many.
The political and fiscal debacles that Obama will leave behind, while formidable, are not insurmountable, if approached with common sense and understanding of the patience and sacrifice it will take to undo the damage that's been done.
His lack of leadership is an entirely different situation. Under Obama's watch, race relations have drastically deteriorated with little or no input from the White House. As a president who went in to office with a mandate, both houses of Congress and the overwhelming good will of a majority of the American people, which together constituted a license to do just about anything he wanted, he wasted opportunity after opportunity to heal America's division" -Charlie Daniels
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Hello everyone! This has been a long time coming this post for those of us who are interested in playing a WW monk through out the new expansion to come. With patch 6.0.2 out tomorrow, a huge amount of changes to all the classes are about to be dumped on our plates and some of which, you may not even know about, so this little guide should help you prepare for patch day. It will be simple, methodical and hopefully easy to understand, for old and new Windwalkers in the guild. Enjoy.
These will remain pretty much the same, however with the recent nerf to chi brew and *slowdown* to our energy regeneration, Ascension will pull ahead for aoe. Here is how I will Talent for specific needs:
Single target - Tigers lust - Chi wave - Chi brew - Leg sweep/Ring of Peace - defuse magic - Xuen.
Aoe/multi target - Tigers lust - Chi wave/Chi burst - ascension - Leg sweep/Charging Ox - defuse magic - Rushing Jade Wind
Reason behind taking ascension for AOE: With Rushing Jade Wind costing a fair amount of energy and our energy regeneration being much lower, the static regen from Ascension makes it easier for us to maintain an up time on Rushing Jade Wind, Simple.
Note: I wont cover glyphs in detail as their all pretty standard. Karma, Fortuitous spheres and zen med being the cookie cutter.
Due to the Energy regeneration changes and overall feel of the class has changed, we now priorities Fist Of Fury over everything else. Currently in live, with the amount of excess haste we have in 570+ you don't even need to use it, this pissed blizzard off as we're not using the monks Niche spell as it's a DPS loss in most cases. So they hit back hard.
New DPS priority: Tiger palm(apply armor debuff on boss) - Rising Sun kick(apply damage taken increase on boss) - Fist of Fury (On Cooldown) - Jab. (Energizing Brew on CD)
Summery: Putting up your Tiger palm, Rising sun kick is standard, You should have that nailed in to your memory bank now. The real change here is using Fist Of Fury on CD. I myself use it now and then, but because this is our biggest hitting ability for the cost of chi it requires and a way of us pooling energy while we channel it helps with energy regeneration by a huge amount. Also, its damage split that it has on live has been removed, so it will hit 100% of the damage on every target in your path. Sexy.
If you would like the AOE rotation/set up then please ask in the comments bellow as its detailed and I will PM you with all the macros you need to do it effectively. This separates the good monk from the bad monk.
Because of this change, and us being so dependent on Fist Of Fury, Assurance of Consequence is our best in slot trinket due to us being able to drop haste and focus more on crit with Haromms being the only way to have Multistrike.
Agility is your primary statistic. You should look for it in all of your upgrades. It provides you with Attack Power, which determines the damage your abilities do.
Critical Strike increases your chance to critically hit with all spells and abilities.
Haste provides you with increased attack speed and Energy regeneration.
Mastery (Mastery: Bottled Fury Icon Mastery: Bottled Fury) gives you a chance to generate an additional stack of Tigereye Brew Icon Tigereye Brew each time you gain a stack.
Versatility increases all your damage and healing done, and decreases all damage taken.
Multistrike causes your abilities to have a chance to hit/heal a second and a third time, each time dealing 30% of the initial damage/heal. (This could be our BiS stat come WoD)
These will stay the same. Tons of info on these around the web.
Big changes here, When WoD hits, we wont have as many gem slots available. Also due to blizzards focus on Secondary stats now and the removal of Hit/Expertise we can now either gem for pure crit/pure haste or a split between the two. I think only the meta gem is the only way to provide agility from a gem but don't quote me on that. Here is a list of the gems you want in your specific slots.
Meta: Agil primal (34 agil and 3% crit) - Legendary Gem if you have it.
Red: Accurate Imperial Amethyst( 25 haste - 25 crit)
Yellow/Prismatic: Smooth Suns radiance (50 crit)
Blue: Rigids River heart (50 crit)
Quality of life changes:
- You can now see fist weapons when you attack.
- Storm, Earth and Fire is now off the GCD.
Worried about Simulation DPS charts?
Don't be they dont take in to account multi target. Monks main strength is mobility and our on demand cleave. all bosses apart from 3 in the next expansion are multi target/cleave which all fall down in to our domain. WW monks will be the top melee DPS during most encounters if played right and make great use out of SEF.
Windwalkers will feel the pinch of the Energy Regeneration slow down a touch, but Fist of Fury now becoming so much better, we will rotate our priority around that. SEF changes makes our life much easier. We dont have access to the level 100 talents or new gear with Versatility/multistrike on it so its hard to speculate which will be BIS. If you like WW monks before the patch, you will still enjoy them more so now, just don't expect it to be as frantic as it was which to me is a good thing. Cool calm and collected.


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I have enjoyed all things about being a vintner during the last 15 years.
Coming from a Silicon Valley career of branding and marketing, however, I was concerned that focusing on only Halleck Vineyard would result in boredom and (God-forbid) drudgery.
The years in early Silicon Valley were almost like a drug. My marketing firm, Halleck, Inc., was privvy to breaking technologies on a weekly basis. Starting with Activision in the 80s during the early days of video games, we developed the branding for 3Com and its introduction of the local area network (LAN) with Bob Metcalf, and went on to work with Apple in the failed world of virtual realities, IntelliCorp in artificial intelligence, Netscape (the first commercial browser), Neuropace (the first implantable device for treatment of epilepsy), and literally a thousand other companies attempting to break through with disruptive technologies for over two decades.
Silicon Valley was and is a culture of egos and thought leadership. I felt privileged to participate and "earn my chops" by assisting these leaders to communicate, compelling engagement and desire for their products or services. They were heady times for a young man in the asendency of his career. I loved the ride and resonated with the competitive and aggressive world.
When I moved to Sebastopol in 1991, I commuted for 10 years back and forth to Palo Alto. Jennifer and I planted the vineyard in 1993. Connor was born that year, guiding us to estabish the vineyard as a college fund.
During these decades, I have kept my hand loosley on the pulse of Silicon Valley through friends, colleagues, and my consulting gigs that kept Halleck Vineyard afloat. Basically an ADHD candidate, I thrived on the varied texture and the complexity of keeping a lot of balls in the air.
As you may have read, as of January of this year, I have devoted my energies to Halleck Vineyard full time. Jennifer and I are growing the winery. We have assembled a stellar Board of Advisors/Directors, all leaders themselves. They have assisted in developing financial models, personal introductions, navigating the complex legal and financial world of raising money, and coaching toward success. I created a comprehensive marketing plan and business plan for the next 5 years. Jennifer and I worked together to populate the financial model with real numbers based on years of experience. These have been vetted by banks and accountants. And we have raised capital.
These past 6 months have been an education unlike any while serving companies in Silicon Valley. Although I sat on the sidelines and watched many clients raise A-D rounds of venture capital, achieve multiple rounds of financing or go public, it was only vicariously that I knew what was going on. I sat on the Advisory Board of a respected Venture Capital firm, posing as if I understood the business. Fortunately, they only asked me marketing advice.
So today, I marvel at my ignorance and naivete. Far from being bored with the chores of managing a vineyard, winemaking, marketing, sales, finance, business strategy, hospitality and travel, I am overwhelmed by all there is to do and the little time there is to do it. Every fiber of my ADHD is maxed out and I am a happy camper.
Most importantly, there is nothing that gives me greater pleasure than sharing this magical place, Halleck Vineyard, with you.
Please plan a visit.
It is what drives the unremitting passion that Jennifer and I share in making wine: community and gratitude.


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Aurora Mini Flopsies - California Condor 8in
This cute little California Condor is a must-have for anyone who is looking to engage with a more charismatic and engaging animal. With the help of this, you are left with a much more dynamic and detailed little animal to live with, giving you all the help that you need in taking things further.
- Suitable for all age brackets.
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Not all teenagers are "young and dumb." Although you'll fooled into thinking this is the case at the beginning of "The We and the I."
The film begins as Michael, Teresa, Laidychen, Big T and the gang trade high school in the Bronx for holidays and parties. Kicking and screaming, they pile up inside the bus, kick the small kids off the back seats, mistreat an old lady and shout insults at each other.
Throughout the entire film, the audience witnesses the emotional, but easy flowing evolution of the relationship between the teenagers. And there's a reason for this: they played themselves.
The story line came to Michel Gondry as he was sat on the number 80 bus in Paris:
"It was the end of the day and I watched as these kids came out of class. It was such chaos, there were so many of them. As I saw them coming out one after the other, I started imaging the ties between and how they evolved. I've always wanted to make a film based on high school teenagers and I just happened to fancy filming it in New York."
Larger than life
It was when Gondry came across an extra curricular activity program called 'The Point' offering lessons in "acting, photography and … activism" that he decided to organize a workshop to find his cast. He hired the first 40 that signed up and kept their original names:
"As I started to get the know the kids, I let their stories merge into the one I wanted to tell. The characters slowly grew from there."
"The We and the I" addresses your typical teenager, moody and tormented: we sit through their stupid jokes, put up with obsession with sex and figure out the worries hiding underneath all that angst.
"My job gives me a good excuse to hang on to my teens. I did feel guilty about the fact that whilst I could act like a kid, I knew I was just playing around," confesses Gondry. "It's this feeling of guilt that forced me to tackle more serious, social problems some of these kids are faced with."


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Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery announces a call for art for the gallery's 7th Annual "Open" (No Theme) Online Juried Art Competition for the month of August 2017. The gallery invites all 2D and 3D artists (including photographers) from around the world to make online submissions for possible inclusion in the Gallery's September 2017 online group art exhibition.
Light Space & Time encourages entries from artists regardless of where they reside and regardless of their experience or education in the art field. We suggest they submit their best representational or abstract art on whatever subject matter that they wish. The deadline to apply to this art competition is August 27, 2017.
Overall Category winning artists of the "Open" Art Exhibition will receive extensive worldwide publicity by having their winning art presented on Artsy.net. The LST Artsy.net page will feature the artist's art, an excerpt of their artists statement and their website URL's as part of the gallery's overall prize package.
In addition, the winning artists will receive extensive worldwide publicity in the form of email marketing, 1000+ press release announcements, event announcement posts and social media marketing. Our goal is to make the art world aware of the exhibition and in particular, the winning artists' accomplishments. Links back to each artist's website is included as part of this award package.
Artists will also receive a digital Award Certificate, Event Postcard, Press Releases and "Leveraging Your Success" marketing materials if they place in this exhibition. Interested artists should provide their best art now or before the deadline. For further information: https://www.lightspacetime.art/2017-open-no-theme-online-art-compet....
About Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery
Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery conducts monthly art competitions and monthly art exhibitions for new and emerging artists from around the world. It is Light Space & Time's intention to showcase the incredible talent of these artists by marketing and displaying their work. The Gallery website can be viewed here: https://www.lightspacetime.art
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Find Barcelona tourist information tips and suggestions that will help you plan your Barcelona travel. Barcelona city is a major travel destination and a complex and large city. There are many areas to stay and no shortage of places to visit. In short, a trip to Barcelona stands as a unique experience and one that you will no doubt love.
In this brief Barcelona travel guide, we will give you an overview of the top things to do in Barcelona, the famous Barcelona tourist attractions, and what to see in Barcelona. We'll also give you some tips on where to stay in Barcelona, and recommended Barcelona accommodation near famous attractions.
What To Do in Barcelona Spain?
The truth is that you will never run out of things to do in Barcelona Spain. Barcelona city guidebooks and Barcelona maps can only do so much to outline just how much there is to do in the city. Of course, you won't want to miss La Sagrada Familia, which is one of the most exciting tourist destinations in the world.
Las Ramblas alone is home to museums, shopping, theaters, exceptional restaurants and more. This old neighborhood was first constructed in 1377, it has been partially rebuilt and is growing ever since. Areas such as La Rambla underscore just how much there is to do in this historic and diverse city.
Top Activities and Tours in Barcelona
No matter how much available time you have during your Barcelona vacation, the list of activities will always be full. Click on the links below and start planning what you can do in Barcelona, by keeping your spending at the minimum.
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Here you can buy skip-the-line tickets for attractions, sightseeing tours, FC Barcelona football games and other activities.
Elementary Barcelona Tourist Information You Should Have
A newly updated and relevant Barcelona map is only part of what you should have ready for your Barcelona trip. Along with a city map, you will want to have the most current Barcelona travel guide, like our Barcelona Budget website.
This region is changing fast, and you want the most up to date information for when it does change. Emergency contact information is also essential. A point that many travelers miss regarding tourist information is to print out all of your maps from your hotel to destinations in advance.
Smartphones and GPS are almost a must, but so are good old-fashioned maps which can give you a different perspective and work when there are problems with GPS or your smartphone runs out of batteries. After all, no one wants to get lost in a new city!
Selecting the right hotels, restaurants and travel destinations such as Las Ramblas, the Picasso Museum and more, are all about having the right information. The great news is that it is easier to get that information than ever before!
The more thoroughly you can prep for your Barcelona journey ahead of the time, the more you will increase your relaxation levels and enjoy a fabulous trip. Of course, our website Barcelona Budget has a wealth of reliable and up to date information for travelers. We are always finding the hottest and best deals in the city and providing them to you. Click here for Hot Deals.
Where Can You Find Help About Barcelona Tourism?
There are many ways to find tourist information about Barcelona. Travel books can be a good source, but they may not be quite as up to date as they should be. Another way to get information about traveling in Barcelona is to find it directly from the Spanish government.
They have Barcelona tourism information available via their website and through offices in different cities around the world. Whether it is Tokyo or Los Angeles, there is probably a Barcelona tourism office near you! Also, once you are in Barcelona, you will find several tourist offices throughout the city. The central Barcelona tourist information office is located in Plaza Catalunya.


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Intranet Now conference!
Last week I was fortunate enough to join 100 other intranet professionals at the first ever Intranet Now conference. This was a conference that had been organized within the space of four months by Wedge Black and Brian Lamb.
I was particularly excited about attending this conference because it would be my first "un-conference" this is a non-traditional conference in the sense that attendees create the agenda by suggesting sessions that they run themselves, with input from the other attendees. This and the fact that the morning sessions were a mixture of 20 minute Keynote sessions and 5 minute ignite style sessions gave the conference a real buzz that I haven't felt at another conference recently. This has been confirmed by the very positive feedback the conference has received in the days since.
This feedback includes two write up's from Martin White of Intranet Focus (linked below) and a write up by Gloria Lombardi of Simply Communicate (also linked below)
- Intranet Now great expectations exceeded
- Intranet Now 2014 - The morning sessions
- The Intranet - Where are we Now?
- 7 things about intranets I learned the hard - Sam Marshall of Clearbox Consulting
- Intranet Features you need right now - Sharon O'Dea
- The future of work and the digital workplace - Jonathan Phillips
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Chris Willemsen
Chris Willemsen, Changeleader, Associate Director of the Levitt Center, Hamilton College
Chris Willemsen is the Associate Director of the Levitt Center and a Changeleader at Hamilton College, a small liberal arts college in upstate New York. The Levitt Center is a co-curricular center that helps students develop the mindset and skill sets necessary to understand and address persistent social problems in innovative, effective, and ethical ways. Chris did her graduate work in the Study of Religion and Political Theory, both at Harvard University; and she was previously the Associate Dean of Students, Academic at Hamilton College, as well as a visiting lecturer in political theory.


text: "How can I persuade someone who doesn't like me?" was the question. It came in an email. And it reminded me of an email I got years ago, from a guy with a phobia. He said, "I've gained some weight, and I've noticed my phobia has been getting worse. Is there something trapped in the […]Continue reading


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McLain Ward's mount in the Rolex/FEI World Cup Show Jumping Final, Sapphire, was eliminated from the Round 2 of the Final in Geneva, Switzerland yesterday, April 16, and has been disqualified from the rest of the event following a positive hypersensitivity test.
The horse was selected for thermography testing on her legs yesterday and U.S. Team Veterinarian Tim Ober, DVM, was notified in the late afternoon that the horse would be tested shortly before Round 2 of the Final.
The test involved the use of a thermography camera and a clinical examination of the legs, which was carried out by Fédértion Equestre Internationale-appointed veterinarian Paul Farrington, DVM, and Foreign Veterinary Delegate Emile Welling, DVM.
Following the examination, Farrington informed Ober and the two grooms that were present at the test that the horse was showing sensitivity in her left foreleg but that it was fit to compete at that time.
McLain Ward and Sapphire went on to finish second in the class to take over the lead in the overall standings, but the FEI made a decision to re-examine the horse post-competition, using both thermography and clinical examination. The second test was carried out at 12:30am this morning, April 17, in the presence of the President of the Ground Jury Rene Billardon, Ober, the two grooms and Lizzy Chesson, the United States Equestrian Federation Director of High Performance Show Jumping.
Farrington, Welling and Markus Mueller, DVM, each re-examined the horse and declared that, due to the level of hypersensitivity, she was unfit to take any further part in the competition.
Welling immediately informed the President of the Ground Jury, who notified Ward that the horse was eliminated from the competition and disqualified from the rest of the event. Farrington stressed that there was no indication or evidence of any malpractice by McLain Ward or any member of the team.
Under the FEI General Regulations (Art. 159.6.2, 159.6.4), there is no appeal against the decision of the Ground Jury to eliminate or disqualify a horse from an event for abnormal sensitivity.
Want to learn more about hypersensitivity testing? Download the one-page FEI Steward's Manual entry on the subject below.


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My daughter Ella is 16 months old; where did that time go? It feels like yesterday I was holding her in my arms for the first time. She is very mobile now and practically into everything! She doesn't like the word "no" when she opens drawers and pulls out her clothes. Ella loves to chase our cat, and gets very excited when she sees her. It's "At" for cat! "At" doesn't appreciate her tail being pulled, but she doesn't exactly get out-of-the-way to avoid Ella either. My days are spent wrangling my little girl, intermittently singing Row Row Row Your Boat and the ABC's.
A New Home For Yannie
I hadn't planned for it while I was pregnant; nor could I have foreseen my motherhood mobility difficulties. After having Ella, I soon realized my guide dog, Yannie, could not effectively lead me with my daughter. Yannie was too easily distracted, even lunging for a cat that had crossed our path. With Ella strapped to my chest, it became painfully apparent Yannie was unable to adjust to such a dramatic life change in her career as my guide. I wrestled to make the best decision for both my Yannie, Ella and myself.
I felt an immense amount of personal guilt as I weighed my options. No matter how hard I tried I could not make it work walking Yannie and Ella independently. When Yannie and I had been matched in 2010, no one could have predicted this is where we would end up almost six years later. She was simply not the right dog for this situation. But how could any of us had known that when we were being matched all those years ago? With the safety of my entire family to contend with, a conference with the guide dog school lead me to decide to retire Yannie outside of my home.
It's been a huge adjustment. Yannie has a good life; she lives in a rural setting surrounded by dairy farms. There is also bird aviary nearby that she thoroughly enjoys. Yannie gets toast with Marmite for breakfast and a ginger-nut for afternoon tea. She is being cared for by a wonderful family who loves her very much and has the ability to walk and spend time with her everyday.
Lacking Independence With Ella
Even without Yannie, I am still lacking my independence. I rely on my cane when I venture outdoors, but I am still having difficulty taking Ella out alone. I practiced my cane skills on a route the other day while someone else pushed Ella in her stroller. I couldn't enjoy the walk. I couldn't even relax because I was concentrating so intently on what I was supposed to be doing. I was so out of practice and so discouraged. I might as well have been doing the route entirely one my own with that stupid cane! I felt utterly alone. The only walks I enjoy anymore are the ones where I am standing right next to the stroller, being lead by someone else who's chugging along pushing Ella on her walk. No cane. Less stress. But still no independent mommy moments.
A New Guide
For the foreseeable future, I will continue brushing up on my cane skills. I'll be applying for a new guide dog next year that will hopefully adapt better to my new parenting role. Until then, I will continue focusing on my daughter, Ella, enjoying every single second of her precious childhood.


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Friend who knows me well and is aware of all the public speaking awards I had won in recent competitions asked if I would coach him in his upcoming presentation. What a blessing to help others succeed!
To succeed with clients, I like the following framework:
- Objectives- Determine what are their highest aspirations and goals. Prioritize what are the most important goals we can work on right now which will deliver the highest value.
- Measurables- Agree how we are going to know we are succeeding in measuring accomplishments.
- Value- What are the intrinsic, person and/or financial values attached to those goals. These help to provide the Why that motivates client to act and the TROI (Timely Return on Investment).
Agree that we are partnering together. I will do the following and client agrees to take action. Once buy-in and financials are in place, IMMEDIATELY ACT!
Determine what is the next step right away. Set a timeline. Follow through. Success builds momentum for more success!


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Yesterday I came home late, as usual per this week, to find a huuuge package on the sofa. I was so excited! Look at the size of that!
Inside, there were so many packages that I started to jump up and down. My SO was a bit startled by my squeeking. But tell me, wouldn't you squeek? :
And there was another layer of packages under that!
I think it was very big of me to actually take time to photograph these packages before I ripped them open.
Inside there was all sorts of goodies. Chocolate (I love Green&Black's Organic chocolate!) and wonderful teas. I tasted the Apple&Cranberry yesterday. So good! Beautiful stitch markers (did you make these yourself?) and a pretty little notebook were also included. Yarn goodness was provided with 6 (!) skeins of wonderful merino wool. This is probably the best red you could have chosen to break from my SP questionnaire. I love it! There's probably enough for me to make a sweater! And the hand-dyed, oh my god! I absolutely love the colors. It will most certainly become a colorful hat for Autumn. And the package fest didn't end there, no way. There was a wonderful dutch book on hand crafts and a craft magazine with Japanese craft projects! It's my first one. Now I get why there's such a craze for Japanese craft instructions.
And last but not least, I got hand
knitted crocheted socks! And sock blockers with cute birdies on them! I've never seen a pair of crocheted socks and the construction looks so interesting. They fit perfectly, see:
Now my SP did not reveal herself yet but I am beginning to have some very strong suspicions. I sent out an e-mail today to confirm them. I'll let you know if (or when) I'm right. :)
Thank you Secret Pal! This was the awesomest package in the world!
EDIT: I was right! My spoiler was Breibeest from the Netherlands! Thank you so much, you are awesome!


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Product Description
Tony Alvarez box-pressed Torpedo Connecticut cigars are aged and have a mild and mellowed creamy taste that includes sweet nuts, nutmeg, almonds and cedar. It's the taste that you've longed-for. The wrapper is an exquisite Connecticut shade-grown leaf. The binder and pure long filler are finely cured Cuban-seed Habano tobacco.
Tony has been making fine cigars and these premium cigars prove his talents. He personally supervises each roller in the creation of these cigars, and some of the cigars are even made by the man himself. Each box-pressed Torpedo cigar is 6 inches long with a ring gauge of 52. 25 are hand packed in a cellophane bundle. Quantities are limited so hurry and get these fine premium cigars before they are sold out.
Tony Alvarez is a Cuban Master cigar maker. He grew tobacco and hand rolled perfect cigars in Cuba for Monte Cristo, Romeo y Julieta and Cohiba. He then fled Cuba and while in Miami, Florida rolled for Don Tito, La Gloria Cubana and CAONAO.Tony eventually went to Esteli, Nicaragua to open his own small factory.
His cigars are all totally made by hand and many he makes himself. He only uses the best wrappers, binders and fillers. As in the traditional cuban cigar factory, cigars do not leave the factory until he personally inspects them. They are all top-shelf premium cigars. That is the only way that Tony knows how to make them.


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I work in silver, mainly Sterling. All my jewellery is made by anticlastic raising, in which flat blanks are hammered over formers. The forms so achieved are typically light, strong, sinuous and sculptural. My inspiration comes from the rhythms of the natural world, simplified and abstracted.
I like to make each item from a single piece of silver wherever possible, sometimes including an integral brooch pin, earring wires or a pendant loop.


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Johnson in 2008.
|September 17, 1975
El Cajon, California
|NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series
|Car No.-Sponsor
|#48 - Ally Financial
|Hendrick Motorsports
|Best pts finish
|1st (7 times)
|Cup debut
|2001 UAW-GM Quality 500 (Charlotte)
|First win
|2002 NAPA Auto Parts 500
|Cup career
|2001-present (19 years)
|NASCAR Xfinity Series statistics
|Best pts finish
|8th (2001)
|First race
|1999 Kroger 200
|Last race
|2013 Dollar General 200
|First win
|2001 Sam's Club 300
|Career awards
Jimmie Johnson (born September 17, 1975) is an American stock car racing driver. He drives the #48 Ally Chevrolet co-owned by Rick Hendrick and his former teammate Jeff Gordon for Hendrick Motorsports. Johnson is a seven-time Monster Energy Cup Series champion, tying him for the most all-time championships with Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt. In 2010, he became the first and only driver to win five consecutive NASCAR Cup Series Championships.[1] He was named Male Athlete of the Year in 2009 by the Associated Press and has won the ESPY Best Driver Award four times.
Early life and careerEdit
Johnson was born in El Cajon, California. He began his racing career on 50cc motorcycles at the age of six years old. Johnson was successful on motorcycles at an early age. By the time he was eight, he won the 60cc class championship despite injuring his knee with several races left in the season. From motorcycle racing, he made the move onto four wheels and was picked up by Nelson & Nelson Racing. He went on to compete in several off-road leagues including SODA, SCORE International and Mickey Thompson Entertainment Group. During this time he was introduced to Herb Fischel who was the head of Motorsports at General Motors. This meeting would prove to be the most critical relationship in the furthering of his career until his relationship with Jeff Gordon and Rick Hendrick. During his time in the SODA, SCORE and MTEG series, he accumulated over 25 wins, 100 top-three finishes, six championships, and received Rookie of the Year honors in all three leagues. Johnson raced with Herzog-Jackson Motorsports in the 1996 and 1997 SODA series. Johnson was a field reporter for Marty Reid and ESPN in the SODA series.
In 1998, Johnson joined the American Speed Association (ASA) circuit, finishing fourth in the season while picking up Rookie of the Year honors. During this time, Johnson also began racing in the NASCAR Busch Series, driving in three events. In 1999, Johnson continued to run in both the ASA and the Busch Series, winning twice and finishing third in the ASA point race. By 2000, Johnson became a full-time Busch Series driver with Herzog Motorsports, finished 10th in the points standings and third in the Rookie of the Year standings. He won his only Busch Series race in 2001 at the Hills Brothers Coffee 300 at Chicagoland Speedway in his 81st series event. After a mediocre finish to his second year in the NASCAR Busch series, Johnson was teamed up with 'Super' crew chief Chad Knaus.
During the 2000 Season, Johnson was left in a tight spot while racing in the NASCAR Busch Series. Herzog Motorsports, which had fielded Johnson's cars for much of his career, was in a dilemma after losing their sponsor, Alltel to Penske Racing shortly after Roger Penske's son Greg was named to Alltel's Board of Directors. During the driver's meeting before the Busch Series race at Michigan International Speedway, Johnson asked fellow NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon for advice. Gordon kept in touch with Johnson after the incident, and a few months later, Hendrick Motorsports, on Gordon's recommendation, offered him a driver development deal with the potential of advancing in 2002. Gordon would become a shareowner of the team that Johnson would end up driving for in 2002.
Johnson's pre-cup career is also noted for a crash that occurred at Watkins Glen in 2000 when the brakes on his car failed at turn one. With his car running almost at full-speed, Johnson crashed head-on into the Styrofoam insulation and guardrail. Surprisingly Johnson emerged from the car uninjured.
NASCAR Cup Series careerEdit
Johnson has achieved many notable accomplishments throughout his brief Sprint Cup Series career. In his rookie season, he became the first rookie in the Cup series to sweep both races at a track when he won both races at Dover International Speedway. He became the first rookie ever to lead in the point standings (and to date the only rookie to do so). He is the only driver to finish in the top five in the standings in his first seven full seasons. In 2009 Johnson won his fourth consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship, becoming the first driver in the sport's history to win four consecutive NASCAR Cup Series championships. Johnson has also finished second twice (in 2003 and 2004) and has never finished below fifth place in the Sprint Cup series. Since his rookie season, Johnson ranks second among all active drivers with an average of 4.5 wins a season (behind Gordon's 5.6) and second in average top 10 finishes a season with 21.25 (behind Tony Stewart's 21.28). In 2006, Johnson became the only driver to win the Daytona 500, Allstate 400 at the Brickyard, Aaron's 499 and the NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship all in the same year. Johnson is also the only driver to win three Coca-Cola 600s in a row. Johnson holds the track record at Lowe's Motor Speedway with four straight wins and five total point race wins. In 2007, he tied a NASCAR modern-era record by winning four straight races, a feat last accomplished by Gordon in 1998.
2002 seasonEdit
Johnson began racing full-time in the Cup series in 2002. He won the pole at the 2002 Daytona 500 and ended up finishing the race in 15th place. His rookie season would only improve from there, winning three races, finishing in the top-10 21 times, and having an average finish of 13.5 for the year. Johnson's first Cup win was in his home state at California Speedway, in the NAPA Auto Parts 500. Later in the year, he won the MBNA Platinum 400 and MBNA All-American Heroes 400, both held at Dover. Despite finishing the most points of any modern era rookie (James Hylton has the highest points finish for a rookie: 2nd), he was runner-up to Ryan Newman for NASCAR Rookie of the Year because the Rookie of the Year is awarded based on a driver's 15 best finishes, not his total points.
2003 seasonEdit
For his 2003 Cup campaign, Johnson had three points-race victories: first winning the Coca Cola 600 at Lowe's Motor Speedway and later sweeping both races at New Hampshire International Speedway, the New England 300 and the Sylvania 300. His 2003 Cup season statistics include 14 top-five finishes and 20 top-ten finishes, with an average finishing position of 11.4. Johnson finished the season second in the points standings to Matt Kenseth. Johnson got his first and second wins in back to back weekends by winning The Winston on May 18 and the Coca-Cola 600 on May 25, both at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Drivers competing in The Winston (now known as the Sprint All-Star Race) do not earn points.
2004 seasonEdit
In 2004, Johnson started slowly in weeks two and three at Rockingham and Las Vegas. However, he quickly rebounded with a week five win at the Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 at Darlington Raceway. Subsequent victories at the Coca-Cola 600 and the Pocono 500 helped solidify his place in the Chase for the Cup, towards the end of the regular season. However, poor finishes at Talladega (37th) and Kansas (32nd) nearly sank his chances to win the NEXTEL Cup. He began to improve, with a victory at the UAW-GM Quality 500 at Lowe's Motor Speedway
The second victory of the 2004 Chase, at the Subway 500 in Martinsville, Virginia on October 24, 2004, was marred by tragedy. Owner Rick Hendrick's son (Ricky Hendrick), twin nieces, brother, and chief engine builder Randy Dorton, as well as Joe Turner and Scott Lathram, were killed in an airplane crash en route to the race. All eight passengers and both pilots died in the incident, and Johnson was told after completion of the race.
Johnson passed Mark Martin with six laps to go the next week in Atlanta Motor Speedway to win the Bass Pro Shops/MBNA 500. Johnson won under the lights at Darlington in the final Mountain Dew Southern 500 and became the first driver since Gordon to win two legs of NASCAR's Grand Slam in a season. Despite this, Johnson's efforts would be futile as he would finish second in points to Kurt Busch by only 8 points, the closest points finish in NASCAR history. Johnson's 2004 Cup season statistics include 23 top-10 finishes, with an average finishing position of 12.1.
2005 seasonEdit
In 2005, Johnson stayed in the top five in the points standings all year, winning at Las Vegas, Lowe's Motor Speedway, Dover International Speedway, and then again at Lowe's Motor Speedway. In total, Johnson had four straight wins at his sponsor (Lowe's) sponsored track in Charlotte, North Carolina, and became only the second driver to win three consecutive races in one of NASCAR's majors (his car owner, Jeff Gordon, won four consecutive Southern 500 titles from 1995-1998, but that leg of the Grand Slam was eliminated in the Ferko lawsuit). Johnson had a chance to win the championship coming into the November 20 season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway but finished 5th in points after crashing at the midway point of the event with a tire problem. Tony Stewart, Greg Biffle, Carl Edwards, and Mark Martin all finished ahead of the #48 Chevrolet. Johnson's 2005 Cup season statistics include 22 top-10 finishes with an average finishing position of 12.7.
2006 seasonEdit
Johnson won his first Daytona 500 on February 19, even though his regular crew chief, Chad Knaus, had been suspended after a rule infraction during qualifying. Darian Grubb was the crew chief when Johnson won the Daytona 500. His win was the second consecutive win at the Daytona 500 for Hendrick Motorsports. Johnson finished second at the next race at California Speedway and then beat Matt Kenseth by half a car length with a pass on the final turn on the caution-extended UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Johnson became the eighth driver to win a Career Grand Slam by winning the Aaron's 499 at Talladega by overtaking teammate Brian Vickers at the start of the final lap, finishing off an unprecedented streak of six wins in the past eleven majors. He won the final segment and million-dollar bonus in the NEXTEL All-Star Challenge. Johnson was trying to go for five straight wins at a superspeedway, but he finished second to Kasey Kahne at the 2006 Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe's Motor Speedway. He came back from cutting his tire and going all the way down to 38th place to win the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard at Indianapolis, joining Gordon and Dale Earnhardt Sr. as drivers to have won the Career Grand Slam and the Brickyard 400. After a horrible finish at New Hampshire to open the championship Chase, Johnson fell to 9th in points, but then he went on to win the Subway 500 at Martinsville, raising him to fourth in the standings to eventually win the championship. Johnson's 2006 season ended with a 9th place finish at Homestead-Miami Speedway, winning his first career NEXTEL Cup Series Championship. His total winnings for the 2006 season were a record $15,770,125. On December 6, 2006, it was announced that he was voted the 2006 Driver of the Year, which is a unique award, as it covers all racing series in the United States. Johnson's 2006 Cup season statistics include 24 top-10 finishes with an average finishing position of 9.7.
2007 seasonEdit
Johnson's 2007 season began with a DNF after he was knocked out of the Daytona 500 when he was bumped into the infield. He recovered quickly with a third-place finish at California the next week and went on to win the UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400, the Kobalt Tools 500, and the Goody's Cool Orange 500.
On May 6, 2007, Johnson won the Crown Royal 400 at Richmond. During the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard, Johnson blew a tire and crashed hard into the outer wall. As the car erupted in flames, although suffering slight eyebrow burns, Johnson climbed out and was not injured.
On September 2, he clinched a position in The Chase for the NEXTEL Cup with his win at Fontana in the Sharp AQUOS 500; Johnson entered The Chase as the leader, with 5060 points, based on his six regular-season wins. The next week, he completed the Richmond double, by winning the Chevy Rock & Roll 400.
On October 21, Johnson won the Subway 500 at Martinsville for his seventh win of the season, breaking a tie with then-points leader Jeff Gordon for most wins on the season. On October 28, Johnson won again at the Pep Boys Auto 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, moving him to within nine points of Gordon in the race for the 2007 Nextel Cup Championship. Johnson donated all of his winnings from this race to the victims of the wildfires in San Diego, California.[2] He followed that victory with another at the Texas Motor Speedway on November 4. On November 11, he won his fourth straight race at Phoenix, making him the first driver since Gordon in 1998 to win four consecutive races.[3] Johnson's streak brought his win total for the year to ten, making him the first driver to win 10 or more times in a season since Gordon, who did it three consecutive years (the last being a record-tying 13-win season in 1998). With the win, Johnson joined Gordon (three times), Rusty Wallace, Dale Earnhardt, Darrell Waltrip (twice), Bill Elliott, Cale Yarborough, and Richard Petty as the only modern-era drivers to win 10 or more times during a season.
He won his second straight championship on November 18, 2007 at Homestead-Miami Speedway with a 7th-place finish. He defeated Jeff Gordon by 77 points. The championship was the final one with NEXTEL as the series title sponsor. It was also the final championship to use cars based on the 1964 Holman Moody Ford Fairlane template.
2008 seasonEdit
Johnson started the season by finishing third in the 30th running of the Budweiser Shootout. He qualified first for the Daytona 500 and, having locked this position, finished 23rd in his Gatorade Duel, after pulling off the track early to protect his car. Johnson would finish 27th in the 50th running of the Daytona 500, after an incident late in the race
Johnson started on the pole for the Auto Club 500 due to rain canceling qualifying, and the field was determined by 2007 owner points.
Qualifying for the Food City 500 at Bristol was rained out, so the starting grid was set by 2007 owners' points. Since Johnson was the 2007 champion, he would start on the pole.
Johnson qualified 7th for the Subway Fresh Fit 500 at Phoenix. He dominated the race, leading a race-high 120 laps. In the final laps, Johnson played the fuel mileage game as the other leaders headed to pit road for gas. Johnson went the distance and won over Clint Bowyer, his first win in 2008.
Johnson won the pole for the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard. In a wild race of cautions, Johnson held off Carl Edwards to win his 2nd race of the year, and his 2nd at Indy.
Johnson earned his second straight pole a the Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 and finished third in the race
After a string of bad luck at Michigan and Bristol, Johnson earned the pole for the Pepsi 500 at Auto Club Speedway and dominated the race from start, leading 227 of the 250 laps raced. He won his third of the season and third win at the track.
Johnson started third in the Chevy Rock & Roll 400 due to the cancellation of qualifying because of Tropical Storm Hanna. He battled Tony Stewart late in the race to go on and win the 37th race of his career and his 3rd Richmond win.
Johnson started first and finished first in three races during the 2008 Chase for the Sprint Cup: the Camping World RV 400 at Kansas, the TUMS QuikPak 500 at Martinsville, and the Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 at Phoenix. He also earned two other poles during the Chase: the Bank of America 500 at Lowe's Motor Speedway, and the Pep Boys Auto 500 at Atlanta.
After starting 30th, Johnson crossed the finish line in 15th and gained his third straight championship at the Ford 400.[4] He became only the second driver to accomplish this.[4]
2009 seasonEdit
During the Daytona Speedweeks in February Johnson started 21st and finished 14th at the Budweiser Shootout and finished 3rd during the Gatorade Duels (1). After a slow start to the season, he finally finished first at Martinsville Speedway by passing Denny Hamlin with 16 laps to go. Dover was the next place where he would win. At the Coke Zero 400 race in Daytona on July 4, Johnson finished second. He received 170 points and is third in standings for the Chase (2525 points). He stands behind Tony Stewart (2719 points) and Jeff Gordon (2539 points). On 26 July 2009, Johnson won the Brickyard 400 for the third time which moved him to second place in the point standings. He is also the only driver to win back to back (2008,2009) in the Brickyard 400.
On August 7, 2009, Jimmie beat Kurt Busch to get his first pole at a road course during qualifying at the Glen. In both races at Michigan, Jimmie dominated both races only to run out of fuel with a few laps to go. During the Sharpie 500 at Bristol, Jimmie was leading with 60 laps to go when a late pit stop went wrong-the rear tire lug nuts were jammed. The tire they put on was loose when the jackman let the car down too early. He would finish the race in 8th place. Johnson qualified for the Chase following the 2009 regular season and remained in his third-place position following the re-seeding. Johnson finished 4th in the New Hampshire race, the first one in the chase. This moved him to second place in points behind Mark Martin, who won the race. In the second race of the chase at Dover driver Johnson started on the pole and led 276 laps of 400 to complete the season sweep.
At Kansas, Johnson finished 9th. He started in 3rd place and led 126 laps at Fontana and went on to win, putting him in first place over Hendrick Motorsports teammate Mark Martin by twelve points. During the fifth race of the chase at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Charlotte, Johnson dominated practice and won the pole for the NASCAR Banking 500 only from Bank of America. Johnson went on to win the race, making it a four-year sweep of winning both the fall and spring races at his home sponsor's track. Johnson has three wins so far in the 2009 Chase for the Sprint Cup which brings his season total to seven for first place in driver wins thus far in 2009. He is now 184 points ahead of Mark Martin for first place in the NASCAR 2009 Sprint Cup Championship standings. Johnson then picked up a victory at Charlotte. At Martinsville, Jimmie would qualify 15th and finish as runner up to Denny Hamlin.
At Talladega, Johnson spent most of the race in the back in the hopes of avoiding "the big one" that usually happens during the race. Crew chief Chad Kanus had Johnson pit at lap 184 from 25th place when Ryan Newman crashed. The red flag was put out to clean up the track, and then many cars had to pit for fuel or ran out of fuel when the yellow flag came back out, including Jeff Gordon. With all the other drivers pitting, Johnson was able to move up to the top ten and was able to finish 6th. This seventh consecutive top ten finish gives Johnson a points lead of 184 over Mark Martin with only three races remaining in the chase. At Texas, he started 12th but was in an accident on lap 3 as the 00 gave 77 a push and got him loose then the 77 car slammed into Jimmie's car which spun out and hit the inside wall. The Lowe's crew then got to work to fix the car and their championship hopes. He would finish 38th in that race, but he is still the points leader by 73 points ahead of Mark Martin. He bounced back to win the following race at Phoenix International Raceway and held a 108 point lead over Martin. Entering the final race of the season at Homestead-Miami speedway, he only needed a 25th place finish or better to join his teammate Jeff Gordon, Ron Hornaday, Dale Earnhardt, and Richard Petty as the only drivers to win 4+ titles in the three major series of NASCAR. Most importantly, the first to win four straight titles in NASCAR history. From a 30th starting position last year Jimmie started the championship weekend well by beating Mark Matin for the pole. During the week before the Ford 400 in Homestead Florida, Jimmie Johnson renewed his contract that is valid until 2015; his sponsor Lowe's also renewed their contract with the 48 team that will be valid at least until 2013. At Homestead-Miami Speedway Jimmie Johnson would finish 5th while teammate Mark Martin finished 12th, giving Johnson an unprecedented fourth consecutive Sprint Cup championship. Johnson also earned his fourth title in the fewest number of races (291, one sooner than Jeff Gordon).
The Jimmie Johnson Foundation EditJimmie Johnson launched the Jimmie Johnson Foundation in February 2006. The Jimmie Johnson Foundation is dedicated to assisting children, families and, communities in need throughout the United States. The Foundation strives to help everyone, particularly children, pursue their dreams.
The Jimmie Johnson Foundation supports charitable organizations that further the mission of the foundation. Current and past projects include granting wishes for children through the Make-A-Wish Foundation, assisting the American Red Cross with disaster relief efforts, building a four-lane bowling alley for children with chronic and life-threatening illnesses at the Victory Junction Gang Camp, and hosting a golf tournament in San Diego to raise funds to build a Habitat for Humanity home in Jimmie's home town of El Cajon.
In 2007, 2008, and 2009, Johnson won at his home track, Auto Club Speedway, in a special Jimmie Johnson Foundation paint scheme.
Tony Pedregon, NHRA drag racer, has raced a Jimmie Johnson Foundation paint scheme at the 2009 event at Bristol Dragway. Pedregon's sponsors Quaker State and Herzog both have ties with Johnson.
Other racingEdit
Johnson participated in two Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series races in 2007; Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona (January 24-28) and the Porsche Brumos 250 at Daytona (July 5). His NASCAR sponsor Lowe's paired him up with the Riley factory entry driven by Jim Mathews and Marc Goossens.
Johnson has also participated in some more-recent off-road events, including a winning drive with Team USA at the 2002 Race of Champions. Johnson appeared at the event again in 2004 and was scheduled to appear alongside Travis Pastrana at the event in Paris's Stade de France on December 16, 2006. Due to an injury, he was not able to drive in the race but still went to offer support as a consultant also in dirt truck racing.
Personal lifeEdit
Johnson attended Granite Hills High School in El Cajon, California near San Diego. He went to the same high school as friend and current free-agent second baseman Marcus Giles. His No.48 is retired at his school for all sports. Johnson has been married to Chandra Janway since December 11, 2004.
He is an avid San Diego Padres and San Diego Chargers fan as they are his hometown teams. He also follows the Atlanta Braves and the Carolina Panthers (His adopted team since he is now based in North Carolina; the latter is based in Charlotte, close to Lowe's headquarters in Mooresville, NC). As is the custom on Fox's NFC Championship Game broadcasts (or Super Bowl when Fox has the Super Bowl that year), Jimmie appeared on the post-game show for the 2007 NFC Championship game when the Chicago Bears defeated the New Orleans Saints (The NASCAR Sprint Cup champion makes an appearance during that game). His interview aired directly opposite of the opening kickoff of the AFC Championship game.
Johnson maintains strong ties to the San Diego area. He is a part of one of the local San Diego Chevy dealers that carries his name (along with owner Rick Hendrick). Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet in the Kearny Mesa section of San Diego County. Jimmie was named San Diego's Pro-Athlete of the Year by the San Diego Hall of Champions on January 31, 2007. San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders also proclaimed October 9, Jimmie Johnson Day.
Johnson formerly hosted a weekly radio show, "Not What You Expected", on XM Satellite Radio. Marty Smith, NASCAR journalist and friend of Johnson's, hosted it with him. They had numerous guests on the show including Major League Baseball player and Johnson's high school friend Marcus Giles, fellow drivers Brian Vickers, Matt Kenseth, and Jeff Gordon, crew chief Chad Knaus, singer and friend Nick Lachey, and others.
In November 2009 Johnson signed a mini-series deal with HBO for a NASCAR based reality show like the Dallas Cowboys did in 2008. Cameras will follow Johnson from January up to the 2010 Daytona 500.[5]
- ↑ Jimmie Johnson wins 5th straight title
- ↑ Johnson donated his winnings from this race to the California wildfire victims
- ↑ "Johnson wins fourth in a row". Associated Press. LA Times (2007-11-11). Retrieved on 2007-11-11.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Fryer, Jenna (November 16, 2008). "Johnson wins record-tying 3rd Cup title". Associated Press. Retrieved on 2008-11-17.
- ↑ http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ho62LJW306wV_lxFdCbZVkRafV8AD9BBSH1G0


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The Insidious regulars charged at the Ruby Sanctum last night, and by golly it showed us who is boss. The patrolling trash is to be respected, and the need for cc and stun/interrupts makes this content a true pug wiper, at least for a while.
I loved it!
Wiping on new content is so much better than doing old 5 mans, and a great way to start our raid night. New tactics, really nasty trash, and the fact that it is not technically mandatory for progression mean that I can be keen to do this content, and so will so many others that we have a chance of folks actually learning what to do.
A conversation started around the topic of how hard the instance is meant to be, and we generally agreed that it will be darn hard while we learn and there are no boss warning, but get pugable as time passes. I think this is true to a point, but think it wil still be one of those places where a screen-licker will fail, and potentially make others fail.
A description of the trash: "This is technically the trash's trash…"
Which makes me think that it is totally unacceptable for somebody to not move the third time they are targeted by something bad. I mean come on, how hard is it? (rhetorical question)
If you need more than a very large Red Arrow pointing at the top of your character that something bad is about to happen, then you are a bloody idiot. Plain and simple. It could not be made more obvious, and we had just spent a few minutes talking about how people need to move away from each other.
So we didn't win at all. We did kill one of the mini-bosses, but the patrolling trash with the Commander kicked us enough times to make the first five bosses in ICC seem like more fun and better use for time, so the crew will return at a later time. I'm sure some guilds went in and one shot it, and sure others fought hard and got through.
That isn't us, we wiped, but I still enjoyed.
Strategies I noticed between corpse runs were:
Keep interrupting the caster trash, or the explosion will make bacon crispies out of the raid. Really important.
Apparently we are meant to move the Commander well away from the group, and we had a plan to do that, but I suspect that I didn't move him fast enough, and that some of the team were only half awake.
For the dragon mini-boss everyone except the tanks stack up. The tanks should stand apart so the breath weapon only gets one, and the second tank is there in case the first gets dazed and enflamed. When the mini-boss goes into the air the two targets need to move away from the raid, and away from each other; or huge amounts of death will be see.
More when I've seen more successfully, happy killing.


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