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Inserting Rhinojewel Gems (Dimension)
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The first two tabs of this tool contain a library of more than 50 different gem cuts which can be inserted into a project, scaled and rotated. The third tab is used to specify custom values for the Length, Width and Depth of a stone (activate this feature by right-clicking on the gem cut you wish to customize). All gems can be rendered with Rhinojewel's gemological materials for Flamingo or with any other rendering software such as V-Ray, Maxwell Render, HyperShot, etc.
Insert Pavé & Bead Block
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Easily create complex pavé designs with this advanced tool. Pave a surface with simple circles which can be converted at any moment in time into brilliant-cut gems, drills or beads. The new Collision Detection feature allows to work with great precision and makes it easy to place stones at a set distance from one another, all the while visualizing in real time distances between gems.
Automatic Micro-Prong Placement
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Automatically places beads (micro-prongs) on pavés of honeycomb design. This tool calculates the optimum position for the placement of pavé beads, for which a range of heights and diameters can be specified. Choose between three different bead profiles or use your own custom bead designs. It is also possible to increase bead diameters after their placement to make sure they properly carry out their function between stones. All of these features save an enormous amount of time in otherwise manual operations.
Insert Gem-Drill
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This tool is used to place small numbers of stones on a surface (for complex pavés it is best to use the Insert Pavé tool). It is also a great tool for novice users thanks to its ease of use. Use any of the four drills available or up to six customizable alternatives, then insert them by size. Hide the drill layer for easier visualization during placement.
Stone Weights
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Calculates the carat weight of the stones you select. It can calculate carat weights for the majority of gemological materials. Total carats for eight of the most widely used gemstones are shown by default while other gems can be selected from a drop-down menu. It is possible to generate a report (also in Excel format) showing number of stones by diameter and total cost of stones.
Full Project Report
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Generates quick reports for jewels in an Excel sheet which can be used as the item card (which can be further modified and reworked). The report automatically informs of the metal weights, gems used, diameters of any brilliant-cut stones etc. This report is also easily customized adding company logos, details of designer, client and other comments.
Gem Size Report
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Allows to view the size or weight of brilliant-cut stones in Rhinojewel by inserting a note at the center of each stone selected showing its size in millimeters or weight in carats. This is particularly useful when doing pave designs featuring many stones of different sizes, when a screen capture can be printed out and handed to the gem supplier and stone setter for a smoother and faster workflow.
Select Brilliant Cut by Size
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Allows to select brilliant-cut stones within a specific range of sizes (mm) or weights (cts). This in turn allows to easily apply different materials to stones of different size groups. In a pave design with variable size stones for example it is possible to apply diamond to stones smaller than 1.5mm and pink sapphire to stones larger than 1.5mm.
Array Pavé on Surface
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Creates automatic pavés on flat or curved rectangular surfaces, with stones placed in the typical fashion used in jewelry. It is generally advisable to insert blocks/circles that can later on be switched for any type of drill or insert beads automatically. Another technique is to develop a pavé on a larger rectangular surface from which to cut out your desired irregular surface.
Array Along Curve on Surface with Multiple Objects
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Applies several objects along a curve, perpendicular to a surface. It is generally used to apply text without incurring into deformation of ovals or circles. It allows for variation in the size of the objects and the distance between them or the distance between groups of objects in the case we are repeating groups. It is also possible to determine the distance from the beginning of the curve from which the array starts.
Incremental Array along Curve
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Allows to repeat objects or round gemstones along a curve while progressively changing their size as the object is repeated. When repeating round stones which are not meant to touch we will specify the exact diameter of the stone and the distance between stones. When repeating objects or textures we can use the distance value to control whether the objects are separated or superimposed.
Incremental Array along Curve on Surface
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Allows to repeat objects or round gemstones along a curve and perpendicular to a surface while progressively changing their size as the object is repeated. When repeating round stones which are not meant to touch we will specify the exact diameter of the stone and the distance between stones. When repeating objects or textures we can use the distance value to control whether the objects are separated or superimposed.
Variable Size Array adapting to Surface
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Places round gemstones in line and of variable size automatically adapting to the width of a surface. It works by specifying the diameter of the original stone (generally an average size of the stones which will be placed) and the distance to maintain between stones. It is also possible to determine how close the stones will be to the margin of the surface, or by how much they will exceed the surface margins.


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Dissonant okupations: The Klinika squat in Prague
Autonomies has insistently defended a politics of okupations/occupations, as a means of both contesting the legal regime of private property and of generating spaces and times for experiments in autonomous, self-managed social relations. In the panorama of okupied spaces, self-managed … Continue reading
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The politics of occupation: The metamorphosis of subjectivities
2016 marks the fifth anniversary of a wave of occupations of public spaces that began emblematically in Tahrir Square in Cairo. Much can be said about such radical politics, and we have tried in our modest to comprehend these events. … Continue reading
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From Transcapes: Migration Crisis or Zemblanity?
In continuity with our reflections on mass migration as a phenomenon to be politicised, and politicised in anti-Statist directions (e.g. no borders solidarity), we share below a reflection on the "migration crisis" by members of the Transcapes Research Collective based … Continue reading
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CSOA La Morada: In solidarity aganist an eviction
The self-managed okupied social centre La Morada, in Madrid, was evicted by the riot squads of national police in the early hours of the 20th of April, without any judicial eviction order. During the course of the day, 32 people … Continue reading
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Nuit Debout: The arts of rebellion
What makes night within us may leave stars. Victor Hugo The radicalness of a political movement can be measured by the extent of its resonances in different spheres of life and the extent to which it transgresses and creates thresholds … Continue reading
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The anarchist critique of democracy (5): CrimethInc.
The anarchist collective CrimethInc. initiated last month a critical analysis and discussion of "democracy", promising a series of reflections. The series gains in significance with events in france around the movement Nuit Debout. What follows is the fifth essay, Occupy: … Continue reading
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Nuit Debout: David Graeber
We share below an article by David Graeber on Nuit Debout originally published in Le Monde, (12/04/2016) and shared on blog.gmane.org/gmane.culture.internet.nettime.
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Nuit Debout: An anonymous voice among many
The voices of Nuit Debout are many. If by political or social movement is meant a consistent, unified, centralised and programed force, then Nuit Debout is not one. It is rather a space, a confluence, a threshold of and for … Continue reading
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Nuit Debout: Ballast Debout
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Nuit Debout: What next and how?
We need to keep open not only our ways of thinking, but also the related methods of organising, the tactics, techniques and technologies we use – it's a constant battle to ward off institutionalisation. That sense of openness and movement … Continue reading
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So many us are already missing President Barack Obama and Michelle. They left in a ceremonial peaceful transfer of power shortly after the inauguration and headed to Palm Springs, California for a much needed vacation. When they return to Washington, DC this is the home they have chosen.
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24 Aug TIAFOE, KYRGIOS COMMIT FOR '19
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American Young Gun Frances Tiafoe Returns to Delray Beach to Defend His 1st ATP Career Title, 2019 Tickets Now On-Sale
AUGUST 24, 2018, DELRAY BEACH, FL – Today, the Delray Beach Open (https://yellowtennisball.com/) announced that 2018 Singles Champion Frances Tiafoe and international tennis sensation Nick Kyrgios have committed to playing the 2019 Delray Beach Open for the 27th annual event.
Swinging underway February 15-24, 2019, at the Delray Beach Stadium & Tennis Center, for the first time ever, a promotion on Delray Beach Open series packages (Best Seats in the House, Stadium Veranda Seating, Courtside Box Seats and budget-friendly Reserved Seats) is available August 15-28. Fans who purchase a series package before August 28 will have access to the closest seats in the stadium before individual tickets go on sale and:
- Be entered to win a behind-the-scenes tour of Players' Lounge and Media Center including meet-n-greet with an ATP player and photo opportunity (1 winner)
- Be entered to win a 'Delray Our Way' package including lunch or dinner for four at a Delray Beach Open favorite restaurant, i.e. City Oyster, Rocco's Tacos (2 winners)
- Be entered to win a Delray Beach Open 'top fan' swag kit – Official tournament shirt, sweatshirt, hat (3 winners)
- Be entered to win an autographed official tournament poster (4 winners)
"We are excited to have Frances Tiafoe return to Delray Beach to defend his first ATP title and a top player like Nick Kyrgios committed to play here," said Tournament Director, Mark Baron. "Our 2019 event is shaping up to be another exciting and entertaining year for fans to take advantage of seeing some of the youngest, and best, in the game."
In 2018, Tiafoe had the most successful week of his young career when he captured his first ATP World Tour singles title at the Delray Beach Stadium and Tennis Center. Tiafoe was the first wild card winner at Delray Beach and is the youngest American to win an ATP title since 19-year-old Andy Roddick won in Houston in 2002. He is also the first Next-Gen American to win a title and the eighth player to capture his first ATP title at Delray Beach.
Currently residing in Orlando, Florida, Tiafoe is just 20-years-old and has reached a career high singles ranking of 38. Tiafoe is coached by former American tennis star Robby Ginepri.
Nick Kyrgios, currently ranked 30 on the ATP World Tour, is no stranger to the local community as he trains in nearby Boca Raton. Kyrgios has four singles titles under his belt at the young age of 23-years-old including the 2018 Brisbane International. Kyrgios is known for his unique style, character and on-court flair for the dramatic.
"I am excited to make my debut in the Delray Beach Open, being there this year unable to play was really tough for me but I am so looking forward to playing in front of the great fans in Delray," stated Nick Kyrgios. "It's always been a little home away from home for me as I spend so much time in Boca and the local community really knows their tennis. It's going to be a lot of fun."
Kyrgios has reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Open and Wimbledon Championships, the semifinals twice at the Miami Masters 1000 and the finals of the Cincinnati Masters 1000. Kyrgios also boasts impressive wins over world #1 players Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray.
The 10-day 2018 Delray Beach Open will begin with a ATP Champions Tour team-event over President's Day weekend (Friday, Feb. 15 – Sunday, Feb. 17), continue with the ATP World Tour singles and doubles draws starting on Monday, Feb. 18 and conclude with the ATP World Tour finals on Sunday, Feb. 24.
Series packages and individual seats are now on sale. Individual tickets start at $38. Courtside Box Series are available in Standard, Premium and Platinum packages starting at $1,800 ($2,706 value), while the on-court Best Seats in the House and covered Stadium Veranda packages are up to 60 percent off regular prices, starting at $4,000 ($5,734 value). Series packages also include covered seating on Court 1, a new feature for the 2019 tournament.
A complete schedule of all Delray Beach Open match times and ticket opportunities is posted at YellowTennisBall.com. Tickets can be secured online or by calling 561-330-6000.
Disclaimer – Match schedule, including number of sessions, dates, times, number of matches and players scheduled are subject to change. Tickets are not eligible for refund or exchange.
About The Delray Beach Open: The only tournament in the world featuring an ATP Champions Tour event and an ATP World Tour event in the same week at the same venue is held in Delray Beach, Florida, February 15-24 at the Delray Beach Stadium & Tennis Center. The ATP World Tour's first North American hard court event of the outdoor season is one of just 10 ATP World Tour events in the United States. 2019 will be its 21st year in Delray Beach, and 27th overall. The 3-day, ATP Champions Tour team-event is in its 10th year and was the first-ever event played on US soil. Each year the Delray Beach Open brings world-class tennis players and thousands of visitors to Delray Beach and Palm Beach County. In 2010, the tournament received the Discover The Palm Beaches Florida's annual Providencia Award for its extraordinary contribution to tourism. The City of Delray Beach was also a finalist for the USTA's "Best Tennis Town" Award and in 2003, the tournament was the recipient of an "ATP Award of Excellence." For more information please visit www.YellowTennisBall.com.
About the ATP: The ATP is the governing body of the men's professional tennis circuits – the ATP World Tour, the ATP Challenger Tour and the ATP Champions Tour. With 64 tournaments in 31 countries, the ATP World Tour showcases the finest male athletes competing in the world's most exciting venues. From Australia to Europe and the Americas to Asia, the stars of the 2017 ATP World Tour will battle for prestigious titles and Emirates ATP Ranking Points at ATP World Tour Masters 1000, 500 and 250 events, as well as Grand Slams (non ATP events). At the end of the season only the world's top 8 qualified singles players and doubles teams will qualify to compete for the last title of the season at the ATP Finals. Held at The O2 in London, the event will officially crown the 2018 ATP World Tour No. 1 presented by Emirates. For more information, please visit www.ATPWorldTour.com.
About the ATP Champions Tour: The ATP Champions Tour brings together many of the greatest tennis players in history for nostalgic, competitive and entertaining tournaments around the world. Players are either formerly ranked No. 1 in the world in singles, a Grand Slam singles champion or finalist, or a singles player on a winning Davis Cup team. Players must be retired from ATP World Tour competition and each event can invite wild card entrants of its choice. The Delray Beach Open features a team-format for its 3-day ATP Champions Tour event.
About The City of Delray Beach: In the southeast corner of Palm Beach County on the Atlantic seashore, a Village by the Sea that began as an agricultural community in 1895 has become one of Florida's most popular destinations for visitors, new families and seasonal residents. The City of Delray Beach encompasses slightly over 16 square miles with a permanent population of nearly 65,000 and growing. The City's charm continues to garner national awards, including three in 2017: an "All-America City" award from the National Civic League for literacy strides (the city was also recognized in 1993 and 2001), a "Playful City USA" designation for providing 24 playgrounds for residents, and the recognition of Atlantic Ave as one of the "10 Great American Shopping Streets" by USA Today. In 2012 during the nationally televised "Best of the Road" special, Delray Beach was chosen by Rand McNally, USA Today and the Travel Channel as the "Most Fun Small Town" in America. In 2014, USA Today named it as one of the "Best Atlantic Beaches in Florida."


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Man charged for stalking Serena Williams
Palm Beach Gardens police said 40-year-old Patenema Ouedraogo told officers he was going to Williams' home "because he loves her" and "he knows the feelings are reciprocal."world Updated: May 04, 2011 09:20 IST
A man was charged with stalking Serena Williams after police said they caught him trying to enter the tennis star's gated neighborhood.
Palm Beach Gardens police said 40-year-old Patenema Ouedraogo told officers he was going to Williams' home on Monday night "because he loves her" and "he knows the feelings are reciprocal."
A lawyer for the 13-time Grand Slam singles champion said he had recently obtained a restraining order after Ouedraogo tried three times to contact the player.
Police said neighbourhood security guards stopped Ouedraogo as he walked in several minutes after Williams' sister, Venus, returned home.
The guards had been alerted to call police if they saw someone of Ouedraogo's description.
According to the police report, Serena Williams' lawyer, Malcolm Cunningham, got a restraining order to keep Ouedraogo away from Williams after he followed her to a meeting with her agent in Los Angeles in October.
Cunningham told police Ouedraogo also posed as Williams' assistant while she was at the Home Shopping Network in Tampa, Florida, this year, gaining access to her dressing room before he was escorted from the building.
Ouedraogo also followed Williams to a radio interview in Florida last month, the lawyer said.
Palm Beach Gardens Police said Ouedraogo told them he knew Williams' whereabouts because he followed her on Twitter.
Williams hasn't played a top-level match since winning last year's Wimbledon title. She cut her right foot on broken glass last July and needed two operations, then suffered a dangerous blood clot in her lung.
She and her sister made a public appearance in Washington last Thursday, serving as instructors at a Washington youth tennis clinic.


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YES!!!!!!! It's July 31st–last day of July (can you believe it?) AND…this is post #31 for July. You know what that means? I actually did it this time–I completed my first Ultimate Blog Challenge (UBC), all the way through. I've tried many times, but never quite got to the same number of posts per days in the month.
So exciting to meet goals! And how do you meet goals? One step at a time, one day at a time.
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Some things I've learned this month:
- Focusing on one thing at a time, instead of allowing distractions to knock me off track, helped me achieve this goal of completing the UBC – finally!
- Blogging everyday gradually transformed from feeling like a duty or challenge, to something I actually looked forward to doing–even eagerly anticipated.
- Reading and commenting on other people's blogs has been a pleasure and a great learning experience; I've added many new blogs to my bookmarks!
- Networking with bloggers and blog commenting groups has opened up new doors of opportunities, connections, and friendships.
- Interacting with those who comment on my blog–yeah, this is an area I need to work on, because I really appreciate those who take the time to comment and I need to start taking the time to reply.
Woooo Hoooo!
How about you? Did you participate in and complete the UBC or some other blog challenge? What other types of goals did you have and meet this month?


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Throughout musical history, songwriters always revisit certain subjects. Especially, angst, betrayal, heartbreak and love lost. Countless songs have been written about these subjects. That has been the case since the birth of popular music. However, for many music lovers, the late fifties and early sixties was a golden age for songs about heartbreak.
By then, America had shaken of the post-War gloom. Americans were now enjoying peace and prosperity. Fuelled by increased government spending, the American economy was booming. This was just as well, because each year, four million baby boomers were born. The future was looking good for the next generation of Americans.
Unemployment and inflation were at a record low. Meanwhile, disposable incomes were higher than ever. Americans were spending their newfound wealth on all manner of consumer goods. They also treated themselves to the new models of cars being built by GM, Ford and Chrysler. Many of these family cars were "borrowed" by young Americans as they made their way in life.
Unlike their parents, they had grown up in an era of peace and prosperity. These young Americans were able to borrow the family car and headed off to the drive-in, high school dance or local hop. Other times, they took the family car and cruised round town, or headed to a local block party. Providing the soundtrack to these adventures was the music playing on the radio.
Back then, Americans were able to enjoy an eclectic selection of music on the radio. As they drove around, young Americans switched between radio stations, enjoying everything from country, doo-wop, Latin, pop, R&B, rockabilly and rock 'n' roll. Sometimes, music genres were fused, resulting in a new musical genre,..soul.
This occurred purely by chance, when artists combined elements of pop, country and gospel to create a nascent soul sound. Similarly, other artists combined R&B with doo-wop harmonies to create what was a forerunner of soul. While their constituents parts were different, the result was the same; med-tempo songs featuring lyrics full of angst, betrayal, heartbreak and love lost. They would prove popular for the next few years.
Especially between 1958 and 1964, which is the period a new Jay Strongman's new compilation covers. Jay Strongman Presents Popcorn Heartbreak 1958-1964 will be released by BBE Records on 15th July 2016. It documents an important period in American history where hope, change and fear were part of everyday life.
Between 1958 and 1964, many of the soulful songs on Jay Strongman Presents Popcorn Heartbreak 1958-1964 became favourites of young Americans. Many were high school students who should've been looking forward to the future. Sadly, by 1964, two dark clouds loomed large over America, the Cold War and the Vietnam War. America was about to change.
By 1964, war raging in Vietnam. A generation of young Americans were growing up fearing the draft. The thought of being forced to fight in Vietnam cast a shadow over their lives. Meanwhile, America was still reeling from loss of President J.F. Kennedy in 1963. No longer was there the same hope for the future. It was no surprise that America began to change.
So did American music. This began when the British Invasion groups arrived on American shores. Suddenly, American teenagers musical tastes changed. The soulful soundtrack of the last six years was usurped by the sound of The Beatles, Rolling Stones, The Who, The Kinks and The Animals. This wasn't the last that was heard of the soulful sounds on Jay Strongman Presents Popcorn Heartbreak 1958-1964.
Music is cyclical, and usually comes back into fashion. That was the case with the music on Jay Strongman Presents Popcorn Heartbreak 1958-1964. It was rediscovered by Belgian DJs in the seventies, who looking for an alternative to disco.
The Belgian DJs realised that most of the disco tracks were far too fast for what they were looking for. So they cast their net further, in an attempt to discover mid-tempo songs for slow jive dancing. The mid-tempo,soulful song from a decade earlier fitted the bill the perfectly. They became the soundtrack to late night jive dancing. These soulful songs were interspersed with everything from ska to pop. This mixture of ska, pop and soul was known as Popcorn, after a song by the self-styled Godfather of Funk, James Brown. Twenty slice of popcorn feature on Jay Strongman Presents Popcorn Heartbreak 1958-1964.
Among the twenty artists who feature on Jay Strongman Presents Popcorn Heartbreak 1958-1964 are Hillard Street, Varetta Dillard, Jesse James, The Gainors, Dolly Lyon, Brook Benton and Cindy Devereaux. That's not forgetting contributions from Anna King, Johnny Wells. Timi Yuro and Lew Conetta. Each of these artists have their own tale of heartbreak to share on Jay Strongman Presents Popcorn Heartbreak 1958-1964.
The most important songs on any compilation is the first one. Jay Strongman Presents Popcorn Heartbreak 1958-1964 is no different. It's imperative that the right song is chosen, as it sets the tone for the compilation. In those days of short attention spans, if the wrong song is chosen, often a potential purchaser will move on. Jay Strongman realises this, and had chosen well.
The song he's chosen to open Jay Strongman Presents Popcorn Heartbreak 1958-1964, is Hillard Street's River Love. This was a James Parker and Florence Keller composition. It was chosen to be Hillard Street's debut single for Capitol. River Love was released in November 1958. It's propelled along by Latin percussion, while shrill, cinematic strings and doo-wop harmonies accompany Hillard Street's jazz-tinged, soulful vocal. This proves a potent and heady brew, and whets the listener's appetite for the rest of the compilation.
Jesse James will be a new name to most people. That's not surprising; as he only ever released the one single, Dreams Never Hurt Nobody. This was an Eddie Curtis composition. It's a Lutz and Kipness Production, that was was released on Musicor in May 1961. However, commercial success eluded Dreams Never Hurt Nobody. That's despite Jesse delivering a needy, lovelorn vocal, which is accompanied by a crystalline guitar, braying horns and quivering harmonies. They combine to create a song that epitomises everything that is good about the popcorn genre.
In 1962, Patsie Slater released her one and only single Yes You Did. Tucked away on the flip side was one of Patsie Slater's compositions, A Tear. It was arranged by Bobby Smith. He's responsible for an understated arrangement where jazz and R&B combine. It's the perfect accompaniment for Patsie. She delivers the lyrics to this soul-baring ballad as if she's lived and survived them.
Bubbling pizzicato strings set the scene for the vocal on The Gainors' Tell Him. Already it's obvious something special is unfolding. Suddenly, it's 1963 all over again, and one can imagine this Van McCoy composition playing on car radios and jukeboxes. Alas, that wasn't to be. When Tell Him was released on the Talley-Ho label in 1963, incredibly, this soulful and heartfelt plea failed commercially. Now fifty-three years later, it makes a welcome return on Jay Strongman Presents Popcorn Heartbreak 1958-1964 and is my highlight of the compilation.
Dolly Lyon's Palm Of Your Hand is a jazz-tinged slice of R&B. It was originally released on Apollo Records in 1957. Sadly, it's an all too familiar story. When the single was released in 1957, it failed to find the audience it deserved. After this the single became a rarity. Even during the popcorn era, collectors struggled to find copies of Palm Of Your Hand. However, in February 2011, the Popcorn label rereleased Palm Of Your Hand. Belatedly, a new generation of record collectors were able to rediscover this hidden gem. That will be the case upon the release of Jay Strongman Presents Popcorn Heartbreak 1958-1964.
Mention the name Brook Benton, and most people think of his cover of Rainy Night In Georgia. That's just one single in a long and illustrious career. Way back in July 1960, Brook Benton was signed to Mercury Records and was preparing to release his new single Kiddio. This was a song Brook and Clyde Loverne had written. When Kiddio was released as a single, it reached number seven on the US Billboard 100 and number one on the US R&B charts. That is no surprise. Brook Benton's phrasing and delivery is perfect. He delivers a tender, needy and heartfelt vocal on this jazz-tinged and soulful tale of heartbreak.
Cindy Devereaux is another artist whose career amounted to just the one single. This was a cover of Loverne's Sing On Baby. It was released on Mercury Records in 1960. Doo-wop inspired harmonies accompany Cindy Devereaux's coquettish vocal, as she delivers a feisty, powerful vocal.
On the 1st of April 1963, Anna King released You Don't Love Me Anymore as a single on the Ludix label. Hidden away on the B-Side was The Big Change, a Dixon, Edwards, Weiss composition. It was arranged by Roy Montrell and produced by Ludix Productions. Despite being relegated to the flip side, The Big Change was another hidden soulful gem. Anna King delivers a heart-wrenching vocal that's full of hurt and heartbreak.
Although Timi Yuro's career only began in 1961, by June 1962, she was ready to release her fifth solo single. By then, she had enjoyed four hit singles. Her most successful single was her debut, Hurt. Not only did it reach number four in the US Billboard 100, but reached twenty-two in the US R&B charts. Since then, Timi Yuro had struggled to replicate the success of Hurt. So it was important that Timi's fifth single got her career back on track.
The song chosen was What's A Matter Baby (Is It Hurting You). It was penned by Joy Byers and Clyde Otis, who produced the single. When it was released in June 1962, it reached number twelve in the US Billboard 100, but reached sixteen in the US R&B charts. Timi Yuro was back on track. That was no surprise. What's A Matter Baby (Is It Hurting You) featured a vocal that was a mixture of defiance, hurt, frustration and anger. This makes Timi Yuro's vocal one of the most emotive on Jay Strongman Presents Popcorn Heartbreak 1958-1964.
The final track of any compilation has to be a good one. It should leave the listener wanting more. There's nothing more frustrating than sitting through a compilation only to discover that the compiler has run out of good music. When that happens, it's something of a damp squib. Thankfully, Jay Strongman has dug deep.
Closing Jay Strongman Presents Popcorn Heartbreak 1958-1964 is Lew Conetta's You Got Me Crazy. Theodore Conyers and Lloyd Pemberton cowrote the song, which was released on Decca in 1957. A desperate Lew Conetta delivers a needy, pleading vocal, as he lays bare his hurt and heartbreak for all to see. It reached a dramatic and memorable crescendo. Nobody will forget Lew Conetta's You Got Me Crazy in a hurry.
That is the story of Jay Strongman Presents Popcorn Heartbreak 1958-1964. This twenty track compilation will be released by BBE Records on 15th July 2016. Jay Strongman Presents Popcorn Heartbreak 1958-1964 takes the listener back nearly sixty years, and documents what was an important period in American history.
Having shaken off the post-War gloom, America was now enjoying peace and prosperity. This was the case in 1958, the start of the period that Jay Strongman Presents Popcorn Heartbreak 1958-1964. Some of the songs on the compilation may have provided the soundtrack as American teenagers cruised their local town, en route to hops, high school dances and block parties. However, within the six years, it was the end of the innocence.
In 1964, America was still reeling from the death of President J.F. Kennedy in 1963. The war was raging in Vietnam, and a generation of young Americans were growing up fearing the draft. The thought of being forced to fight in Vietnam cast a shadow over their lives. Gone was the hope that seemed to be omnipresent during the seventies. It was no surprise that America began to change. So did music.
The soulful sounding music on Jay Strongman Presents Popcorn Heartbreak 1958-1964 fell out fashion until the seventies. It was only when Belgian Popcorn DJs are looking for an alternative to disco that they discovered the mid-tempo, soulful sounds on
These mid-tempo,soulful song from a decade earlier fitted the bill the perfectly. They became the soundtrack to slow dancing, late at night at Popcorn nights across Belgium. Before long, Popcorn nights weren't just confined to Belgium, and they grew in popularity.
Nearly forty years later, and even today, there are still Popcorn nights being organised in clubs. This is testament to the music that is played at these nights. It's truly timeless, and is a reminder of another musical age.A reminder of this music can be found on Jay Strongman Presents Popcorn Heartbreak 1958-1964, with its soulful songs full of angst, betrayal, heartbreak and love lost.


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Nancy Napanangka Gibson was born a long time ago, at Lake MacKay, a vast saline lake that spans the border of WA and the NT and is located 500 km west-north-west of Alice Springs. Nancy was brought up the traditional Aboriginal way, going bush with family and learning all about country. Nancy's family were the last people to come from bush to Yuendumu in the 1950s. Nancy is a widow and now lives in Nyirripi, originally an outstation of Yuendumu but now a small Aboriginal community, and located 132 km to the west of Lake Mackay site. She has five children, three sons and two daughters; she has grandchildren and great grandchildren – a big mob.
Nancy started painting in Alice Springs many years ago. She says she taught herself to paint. In 2006 she started painting with Warlukurlangu Artists Aboriginal Corporation, an Aboriginal owned and governed art centre located in Yuendumu, a remote Aboriginal community located 290 km from Alice Springs in the NT of Australia. The art centre make regular visits to Nyirripi to drop off canvas, paint and brushes for the artists and to collect finished artwork. She mainly paints Mina Mina Jurkurrpa, Dreamings related to her country west of Nyirripi and near Lake MacKay. Occasionally she paints Wurrpadi Jukurrpa (Spear-tree Dreaming) and Wakerlpirri Jukurrpa (Dogwood Tree Dreaming) Dreamings that also relate to her Mina Mina.
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Architecture and activism should be as closely linked as the problems we need to solve
Architects must pursue different kinds of profession-specific activism. The world has urgent concerns: the over-densification of urban centres, overconsumption, urban sprawl, ageing populations, poverty, the abandonment of industrial centers, climate change, housing shortages, migration, unemployment, global financial crisis, destruction of the rainforests, energy crisis, terrorism, health issues… No matter where these originate, they are intricately interrelated.
To address the major crises of our era, the traditional systems of understanding the world through the binary division 'developed world' versus 'underdeveloped world' has to be exchanged for a single world, within which environmental, mental or social spheres are intertwined. It is important for architects to volunteer their expertise where they are unaffordable, but it is also essential that architects dedicate their skills to inventing new practices to address these other challenges.
This may imply devising policies or working within multidisciplinary teams, or engaging with processes that take a long time to realise. They may not bring change immediately, but they must be pursued in order to tackle the broader spectrum of world challenges.
Architects can use policies to tackle not only environmental concerns but also social ones. In the UK, Section 106 (S106) agreements of the Town and Country Planning Act (1990) enshrine an ingenious planning policy, transforming the 20th century model of the city composed of ghettos into a city composed of socially integrated neighborhoods.
Since 2006, different local planning authorities have used S106 agreements to require all developments beyond a certain size to provide 30 percent of their residential component as affordable housing. This ensures that affordable housing is provided alongside housing for higher-income groups in prime locations, eliminating social segregation. In addition, housing is introduced in areas that would otherwise be filled with commercial spaces.
Without intervention, a purely commercial development would create desolate areas at night susceptible to crime. Architects can enhance the impact of this policy through design. The affordable housing portion of a development can be designed similarly to its market-based counterparts to diminish perceptions of income differences, creating a community with a greater sense of social cohesion.
Patronage of architecture is another profession-specific type of activism. For example, architectural awards can be highly effective in setting new standards through recognizing exemplary projects and thus inspiring similar efforts elsewhere. A primary school built in Burkina Faso through the initiative of Diébédo Francis Kéré, a young local architect, and his community, received an Aga Khan Award for Architecture.
Following this recognition, other schools were commissioned, giving more children access to education. The Aga Khan Award is unique in rewarding not only the final building but also the process that leads to it and the impact it has on its community and environment, thus promoting sustainability as a broader concern.
Another example of activism through patronage is the founding of the Maggie's Cancer Caring Centres by architects Maggie Keswick Jencks and Charles Jencks, based on their belief that architecture can activate change in people's mental states. Each Maggie's Centre is housed within a building designed individually to act as a home away from home for those affected by cancer.
Two years ago I visited Zaha Hadid's Maggie's Centre in Fife. I found myself in front of a closed, black building with small windows. I asked one of the people using the centre what she liked best about the building. She told me that she liked the small triangular windows as they helped her focus her mind. I looked out one opening and saw the wheel of a car, another framed a branch with leaves and another framed a cloud.
I began to see the design of the windows in a different way. Their random arrangement inspired visitors to look through them and focus on intimately framed details, allaying feelings of confusion induced by cancer and therefore helping them live with it. Each Maggie's Centre is designed to create this sense of focus. Hadid's Maggie's Centre uses its windows, OMA's uses a central garden and Richard Rogers's uses an arrangement of patios. In this way, the Maggie's Centres are an example of how design can be an important agent of activism.
The world faces many different problems, all of which are interconnected. It is critical that different architects pursue different practices of activism at the same time, recognising that each is not a finite or comprehensive solution, but is interrelated with others. Architecture needs to embrace problems in this multiple, overlapping way, drawing strength from its diverging areas of specialisation. Only then can architecture approach the world ecosophically, encompassing simultaneously environmental, social and mental ecologies.
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JoAn Karkos will probably tell you that her crime is not as bad as the library's. She allegedly stole a copy of It's Perfectly Normal from the shelves of the Lewiston Public Library because she wants to raise awareness. As if theft isn't bad enough, she also wants the library to answer to her charge that the book violates the city's obscenity ordinance and thus, the library is at fault here and she is merely a shining avenger of morality and justice.
"No. 1, I want awareness," Karkos said in a phone interview. "People are simply not aware of what this book means. And when they find out, they don't want it to exist at all and they certainly don't want it in their libraries and their schools."
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Ayrey, Craig and Everist, Mark (eds.) (1996) Analytical strategies and musical interpretation: essays on nineteenth- and twentieth-century music , Cambridge, GB. Cambridge University Press, 336pp.
This book is devoted to music analysis as an interpretive activity. Interpretation is often considered only in theory, or as a philosophical problem, but this book attempts to demonstrate and reflect on the interpretive results of analysis. Two associated types of practice are emphasised: 'translation', the transformation of one type of experience or art object into the musical work, the artistic attempt to persuade us that the new product is as valid as its original, or more so than its origin; and 'rhetoric', the attempt to persuade us, through structure, to accept the signifying power of the work. The unifying theme of the essays is the interpretive transformation of concepts, ideas and forms that constitutes the heart of the compositional process of nineteenth- and twentieth-century music. The repertoire discussed ranges from Schumann through Wagner, Mahler, Zemlinsky, Debussy, Schoenberg, Berg, Webern and Stravinsky to Carter and Birtwistle.
• Reflects the current state of analytical thinking • Considers music analysis as a mode of interpretation • Contributions by distinguished British and American scholars
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2. Stravinsky's symphonies: accident or design? Stephen Walsh;
3. Transcription and recomposition: the strange case of Zemlinsky's Maeterlinck songs Derrick Puffett;
4. Symphony or symphonic scenes: issues of structure and context in Schumann's 'Rhenish' Symphony Michael Musgrave;
5. The poetry of Debussy's En blanc et noir Jonathan Dunsby;
6. Poem as non-verbal text: Elliott Carter's Concerto for Orchestra and Saint-John Perse's Winds Jonathan W. Bernard; Part II. Rhetorics;
7. Birtwistle's secret theatres Jonathan Cross;
8. The narrative impulse in the second Nachtmusik from Mahler's Seventh Symphony Kopi Agawu;
9. 'Von heute auf morgen': Schoenberg and the New Criticism Alan Street;
10. Misleading voices: contrasts and continuities in Stravinsky studies Anthony Pople;
11. Immortal voices, mortal forms Carolyn Abbate;
12. So who are you? Webern's Op. 3, No. 1 David Griffiths.
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Do I need an appointment?
Booking an Appointment is necessary so we can dedicate a bridal consultant and provide you with our undivided attention. We welcome walk-ins and try our best to accommodate you with a bridal consultant. After 6:30 pm on Tuesday and Thursday are only by appointment.
Brides, Mothers, Bridesmaids, and Tuxedo Appointments can be booked either on-line or by phone. If a convenient appointment time is not obtainable on-line, feel free to call us at (914) 428-3957 to see if we can accommodate your preference. Brides will be asked to fill out a survey in a confirmation e-mail, to help us prepare for your appointment.
Flower Girl, Invitations and Accessory appointments must be booked by phone.
Alteration Appointments must be booked by phone.
Saturday and Sunday Bride, Mother, Bridesmaids and Tuxedo appointments require a $50.00 credit card deposit. They are no charge, but if you miss your appointment or do not cancel 48 hours prior to your appointment, you will be charged the $50.00.
Is there a limit to the number of guests that I can bring to my appointment?
We have a sitting area that can accommodate up to 4 people per bride in our Bridal Salon. We want your experience to be magical and look forward to meeting you.
How long is an appointment?
Our Bridal appointments are one and a half hours on both weekends, and weekdays. All other appointments such as Bridesmaids, Mothers, Flower girls & Junior Bridesmaids, Special Occasions, Tuxedos, and Invitations are about forty-five minutes to one hour.
What should I bring to the appointment?
Dress appointments
We suggest you bring shapewear, and shoes to try on dresses. We also ask you not to wear make-up if possible to avoid any stains to our gowns.
Fittings/Alterations – You need to bring the shoes, shapewear, and any undergarments you will be wearing on your wedding day. We also sell bridal jewelry and can help you match it with your attire.
What is the price range of bridal gowns in your store:
Bridal Gowns – from $1,600 to $6,000
Bridesmaids – from $160 to $350
Mother of Occasion – from $650 to $3,000
Flower girls & Junior Bridesmaids – from $225 to $350
Special Occasion & Cocktail – $650 to $3,000
Do you allow children at the store?
A Bridal Salon is not a safe place for children due to loose pins, beads, breakable items, and other hazards.
Do I need to make sure a specific dress on your website is available for my appointment?
Please check with us to make sure we have the dress to reserve for you.
What is your appointment cancellation policy?
We ask you to cancel at least 48 hours in advance of your appointment time; we do not want to turn another client away from filling the open time slot. Saturday and Sunday Bride, Mother, Bridesmaids and Tuxedo appointments require a $50.00 credit card deposit. These appointments are no charge, but if you miss your appointment or do not cancel 48 hours prior to your appointment, you will be charged the $50.00.
How do I pay for my dress?
Credit cards are accepted, as well as cash. A 60% deposit on Bride Gowns is required on special-orders at the time of your order. We will contact you as soon as your dress arrives for a Viewing and to pay the 40% balance. Mothers and Bridesmaids must be paid in full at the time of your order. The total alteration fee is due at time of first fitting.
What is a Dress Try-on appointment?
This type of appointment is for our Brides and Mothers to try on their gowns and also pay anything owed on their dress. Virginia's Bridal quality checks each dress meticulously when it arrives. There is no need to bring under garments, and we ask you not to wear make-up, lotions, etc. to avoid possible stains to your gown. Appointments are limited to Tuesday through Friday, and accompanied by 1-2 people.
Do you offer any discounts?
Our policy is to price dresses at a fair price, which is the minimum price our Designers allow us to sell at. All of our clients are important to us, and we pride ourselves in offering the best value and service.
At our Trunk Shows, designers may allow us, and only during this time, to discount prices.
Do you offer In-House Alterations?
We offer this service as stated on our In-House Alterations page. We have In-House Seamstresses highly skilled with decades of experience to do your fittings and any needed alterations.
As you know, it is extremely important to get the fit right for the big day, so we schedule fittings at least two months before the wedding.
If you have purchased a dress already and need to have it fitted/altered. We offer alterations on outside bridal gowns & dresses (service based on seamstress availability).
What is a special-order dress?
Special-orders are dresses ordered from the designer/manufacturer, are non-cancellable and are made for a specific customer.
Are you able to customize your gown?
Depending on the designer, customizations are available for an additional fee.
What is a Trunk Show?
Trunk Shows are special events at which a designer (or representative from the company) visits a boutique on a set day with their latest line offerings for brides, mothers, accessories and tuxedos. Designers may allow us, and only during this time, to discount prices. For specifics, please see our
. Appointments need to be booked in advance for trunk shows.
Do you allow photography during the appointment?
Photography is allowed during your appointment, but these gowns are showroom samples so the condition and fit could be different from the fitted dresses that you purchase.
What is a Sample Sale?
A sample sale is when a bridal salon sells the gowns that either brides have tried on in the showroom. These gowns are usually discounted from 25% to 50% off their original price. Booking an Appointment is necessary in advance.
How far in advance should I purchase all of the items for my wedding?
Our dresses are all made to order so below is our Ordering Timeline for each of our collection types:
Bridal Gowns – 6 to 9 months before the Wedding
Bridesmaids – 4 to 6 months before the Wedding
Mother of Occasion – 4 to 6 months before the Wedding
Flower girls & Junior Bridesmaids – 4 to 6 months before the Wedding
(Depending on the Designers if they have your size in stock)
Tuxedos – 3 weeks before the event
* If you need a dress at the last minute, we can try a Rush Order (at an additional fee), sell you a showroom sample, or check with the Design Houses for in-stock items.
Should I have my dress preserved?
We partner with a high-end gown cleaning and preservation service. Their methods have been proven and recognized by the International Fabric Institute as the best methods in the gown preservation industry. They pride themselves in the highest standard of quality and care of bridal gowns in cleaning and preservation. There is no appointment needed. All you have to do is bring in the gown / veil and we take care of the rest. To ensure your gown retains it's beauty, the gown must be preserved by a professional preservationist.
Virginia's Bridal
55 Church Street
White Plains, NY
Tel: (914) 428 – 3957
Special Salon Hours
Sunday: Closed
Monday: Closed
Tuesday: 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Wednesday: Closed
Thursday: 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Friday: Closed
Saturday: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
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Hall of Narrow Water Castle
I cycled into town this morning in the trusty two-wheeler and, let me say, first of all, that the new route through Victoria Park and the brand new Sam Thompson Bridge is excellent.
I wondered initially whether it would shorten the speed of my journey - heretofore my route has taken me along the River Connswater, Mersey Street, and the Dee Street flyover.
Now I'm convinced that it's quicker, not to say much more agreeable.
Hearty congratulations to all involved in the transformation of Victoria Park.
AT the Linenhall Library I undertook some research, viz. the Halls of Narrow Water Castle, and the Clelands of Stormont Castle.


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We are working in the most powerful workforce of all time and talent is everywhere. This makes it seem like talent is also nowhere. Think about an employee you may have that has been loyal and steadfast, but for whatever reason isn't actively engaged. Enter the poacher, someone who can offer competitive pay and reasonable benefits, but most of all, an engaged work environment.
How would you respond, may an advance on the scheduled raise that's six months away? Maybe you offer a extra days of PTO to think about it? Well, you're too late! It's not the money or the PTO policy that your soon-to-be previous employee is thinking of. It's the promise of an engaged workplace.
It's time to get employees to stay because they love their jobs and their work environment, because they feel engaged and invested in their work. And yes, because they are compensated fairly and have concomitant benefit packages. Talent management doesn't come easy, in fact, it's downright difficult, but the next three items may help you retain your under-engaged workforce.
Employer of choice
Be that employer everyone wants to work for. Why do people want to work for Google? Look at what your competitors are doing to attract and retain their workers. Take time to research strong employee engagement ideas, you'll find that quick and easy ideas, don't help much. Retaining a great employee starts with employee onboarding where we welcome the employee and introduce them to the culture. Onboarding needs to be a process that provides employees with all of the knowledge and tools they need to succeed. Employees want to do a good job and they want to know how. Feeling good about work is a part of loving your job. First impressions last forever.
Employees need to see a future with your company. Make sure whatever evaluation and goal setting process you have in place involves employees. Give employees input and yes, even control over the work they directly do. Many improvements have been made this way.
Most importantly. create a culture that spawns an environment of creativity, trust, respect, employee involvement and responsibility, rewards, and quality. Part of creating a culture is making sure that the vision, the mission and the values are more than words on the wall. Be mission driven and make sure all managers speak and behave in a way that is aligned with the mission. Nothing can kill a great work environment like managers who do not walk the way they talk.
Make sure you have done a thorough analysis of the data surrounding the employees who come to your company and the employees who leave. Take satisfaction surveys not only when people exit, but while they are there. You can target the survey at the whole company, by department, by a targeted set of employees or individually when supervisors meet with their employees or any combination thereof. Employees have the information needed to create a implement a working retention plan. You may want to change your exit interview to a retention interview. Interview the people who stay. If you are not in the know, the plan will fail.
There are many approaches to retention. Following onboarding, mentoring or coaching programs have been very successful at help employees to set and achieve meaningful goals and feel satisfied with progress. Related to that are training and education programs that allow employees to gain new skills and perhaps begin to do more challenging work. Having a career ladder is a wonderful way to inspire top talent to stay with the company and visualize their future. Developing and implementing teams is also a great way to engage employees and make them feel important to the process and engaged in their work.
Benchmark salaries and rewards
It is important to benchmark compensation including salary and variable compensation. In order to keep the best employees, your compensation plan has to be continually updated to keep them within the market range. This includes total compensation meaning benefits, vehicles, etc. An employer of choice knows how important work/life balance is to employees. Check to see if your policies are out of date. The headhunters know exactly how to price your employees out of your company. Stay ahead of the game.
All and all, management needs to create a hard-working and friendly work environment that appreciates and challenges their current employees.


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These people are not just amazing because they're performing with us. They are whole other lots of amazing. Do click through to their websites and see just how amazing!
Editor of Ferment Zine
Poet, musician, one of Tamara's Martyrs
Co-host of Oxford Hammer & Tongue, slam poet extraordinnaire and one of eight cuts' biggest crowd-pleasers.
Editotr of For Books' Sake
Denizen of Oxford's undergroundest underground and author of a blog that is a glorious, insightful paean to punk
Rich Britton
editor-in-chief at Philistine Press
Kirsty Clark
author of Going Back
Editor of Quickies and purveyor of flash fiction.
Musician, composer, author of the extraordinary and brilliant Verruca Music
David Gaffney
David Gaffney lives in Manchester. He is the author of Sawn Off Tales
(2006), Aromabingo (2007), Never Never (2008), and Sawn off opera a
set of operas with composer Ailis Ni Riain. He has written articles
for the Guardian, Sunday Times, Financial Times and Prospect magazine.
and his new collection of short stories, The Half Life of Songs, is
out now.
Unique, compelling, unlike anyone or anything. Author of The Zoom Zoom, commended by the Guardian First Book Award judges as "a lively and original new voice in poetry"
Our first ever musical collaborator, whose stunning compositions and unique voice have taken her to some amazing musical places. It's a privilege to announce we are working with her again
Author of the Joslin De Lay mysteries and many many others, and part of Authors Electric digital publishing collective
Emily Harrison
Winner of the 2010 Tower Poetry Prize, and author of Typewriter on the Bed
Award-winning author of The White Road and Other Stories
MC Of the open mic at Oxford Pride, coordinator of Oxford International Women's Festival Poetry Night, and author of the jawdropping Tales of Unrequited Love
um, that's me
Andy Hopkins
Davy Mac
Author of The Homeless Oratorio
Stephanie Newell
Kenneth Pobo
Experimental electronica like nothing else.
editor at Metazen, columnist for Huffington Post. Poet.
Author and host & founder of Brighton Fringe's fabulous, award-winning Grit Lit
Host of Allographic, Poetry Kapow and Hammer and Tongue Cambridge
Orna Ross
Founder of the Alliance of Independent Authors
Tina Sederholm
2010 Oxford Hammer and Tongue Champion
The Purple Poet
Musician and host of Oxford's legendary Queen of Clubs Cabaret
Winner of the 2011 Not the Booker Prize
James Purcell Webster
peroformance editor at Sabotage Reviews


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We are Delighted to see our Junior Glasgow and Edinburgh Models on the cover of this month Vogue Bambini Italy. All Talent Agency's little models are featured throughout this month's editorial shoot here in Scotland.
Harris Watson, Alfie Tomlie, Stella Shute and Hugo McMillan had a blast running around the castle grounds in the boarders of Scotland. Well done everyone and special thanks to our wonderful clients who continually work hard to bring clients to Scotland, for film, fashion and much more.


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Forget the conflict between sustainable procurement and cost savings.
Forget the introspection about procurement's role in the wider organisation.
There's only one debate that should be occupying the minds of buyers at the moment.
Tie or no tie?
Possibly inspired by David Cameron or former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe, many delegates have now abandoned the tie when attending purchasing conferences, leaving the rest of us feeling a touch overdressed for the occasion.
Perhaps it is a status symbol? It seems the higher up the profession you get, the fewer ties there are. So are ties still necessary when attending conferences, or should they be hung up for good?


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Product Description
The contemporary design of this dinning chair is a stylish addition to any garden. The 'all weather' Textoline material is wrapped around an aluminium frame. This makes it comfortable yet quick drying and maintenance free.
Height: 94cm
Width: 59cm
Depth: 55cm
All coatings are applied under strict adherence to their application procedure.


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Our friend Nicke made Heather a Super Tote for her (and as a shop sample). She made it out of Florence. It is divine! Great fabric combo.
Nicke used Noddlehead's Super Tote pattern.
Nicke will be teaching this bag class this Saturday. She is a great teacher!
Call (208-423-5092) or drop by the shop to sign up and reserve your spot.
Sept 28 10-5
$15 class fee plus pattern and materials
Please have all your pattern pieces cut out prior to class


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Some people should not be allowed to own pets … these helpless animals depend on us for all their needs, and it's our responsibility to deliver! Like so many others, a dog named Isiah was betrayed in the worst way. Isiah was discovered in rural Georgia by a good Samaritan who saw his heartbreaking condition and knew she had to do something. Apparently, Isiah knew it too as he allowed her to take him without a fight. The amazing team at Rescue Dogs Rock NYC was called in to take the injured dog under their care, as he had some major medical issues that needed tending to.
Not only did this poor baby have two collars deeply embedded in his neck, but he also has a large mass hanging between the same area. Isiah has received emergency care and is being transferred to the rescue's Georgia vet partner for close monitoring. According to their Facebook page, this is the worst embedded collar case they have ever seen! The rescue had to sedate the poor pup (that is why he is so lethargic in the video) to perform the painful extraction. Whoever allowed this to happen to Isiah should be criminally charged.
Thankfully, Rescue Dogs Rock NYC is working hard to ease his pain – both physically and emotionally. Life will only get better from here Isiah, hang in there!
If you'd like to make a difference for Isiah by making a donation, click here.


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Extend your pool season by warming your pool water with a solar pool heater. SolarTown's solar pool heating systems come equipped with everything you need, including solar collectors and temperature controllers. They can also be packaged with back-up heating systems for times when solar energy is not sufficient for reaching desired pool temperatures.
Solar collectors for solar water pool heaters for swimming pools are made either with or without glazing (glass covers); glazed solar collectors are preferable for cooler climates since they are more efficient than unglazed systems. All of the solar pool heating systems SolarTown carries are manufactured with high-quality components and will function reliably for years to come.
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Staff discovered inmate Ricky Lynn Wallis missing from the Minimum Support Facility portion of the prison at 9:15 p.m. on June 14, 2011. Prison staff implemented escape procedures at 9:30 p.m.
Wallis is a 52 year old white male, 5'11" tall and weighing 150 pounds. Wallis has an average build with hazel eyes, a moustache,¬ and short grey/blond hair. Wallis may have recently shaved his hair. Wallis was committed from Tulare County and was serving a 3 year term for the purchase of a stolen vehicle. Wallis arrived at North Kern State Prison on July 22, 2010, and was housed within the Minimum Support Facility portion of the prison in a 200-man dormitory. Wallis was due to parole November 2011.
North Kern State Prison staff are working closely with local law enforcement agencies on the matter.
North Kern State Prison is located in Delano, California, opened in April 1993 and has a population of approximately 5,300 inmates. The prison has a Reception Center, a General Population Medium Custody Facility, and a Minimum Support Facility. The Reception Center processes incoming inmates from various county jails and determines the inmate's custody classification and prison placement.
Requests for further information should be directed to Lieutenant Patrice Davis, Public Information Officer, North Kern State Prison, at (661) 721-2345 extension 5006 or (661) 203-2283.
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Contact Person: Patrice Davis
Telephone: (661) 721-2345 ext. 5006


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On Monday, Luke Bozier's new app, Babl, will launch on Android phones. It's what Bozier, a well-known face in the U.K. start-up scene, describes as a "micro expression" app, allowing people to post messages of one word (maximum 20-characters) and a single photograph either to a single recipient, multiple recipients, or all of their friends.
Perhaps this doesn't sound like a big deal, but in the small, bitchy London tech scene it is. You see, Bozier had a somewhat remarkable fall from grace last year, after a hacker revealed online posts allegedly written by the father of two that appeared to seek sex with "young girls" and "jailbait." Bozier was investigated and ultimately arrested by the police over allegations that he possessed indecent photographs of children, though he was only cautioned in the end. His life, however, was in a shambles — he resigned from his high profile start-up Menschn, and a recent post on his personal website suggests his wife left him.
This isn't the man you would expect to launch a Snapchat rival.
The British tech website the Kernel, run by Bozier's old friend but recent enemy (he exposed the hack) Milo Yiannopoulos, has already called Babl a "sexting" app, and Bozier a "sex pest."
So why would Bozier put himself back in the limelight? We reached out to the Babl founder to find out:
Business Insider: Where did the idea for Babl come from?
Luke Bozier: I was playing a word-association game via SMS with my girlfriend, and I just figured … May as well look into one-word messaging. It can be used in so many different ways. Yes it's restrictive but it allows for creativity, and it taps into the modern trend of ever-more-rapid communication. We're heading to a world where, if we want, we'll all know what our friends are doing, thinking, feeling in one big simulcast. One-word messaging is part of that.
BI: On the surface of it, Babl sounds quite similar to Snapchat. What do you think is different about Babl?
LB: I've only used Snapchat a couple of times and I find the interface, and the flow, rather clumsy and fiddly. However I do like the idea of 'ephemerality' around messages; it encourages a more honest, relaxed sort of messaging, and I've been inspired by that. I wanted to create something that flows more naturally, and Babl has a stream at the heart of its interface. A stream of your friends' posts that you can flick through, reply to, and like (which is now our second nature with technology). Babl messages disappear after a week, unless you choose to publish them to your profile, so it's a bit longer-lasting than Snapchat.
BI: You labelled the app a "micro expression" app — why do you think people want to be limited when they have a whole world of different messaging platforms out there?
LB: I see it as a huge market with loads of room for different offerings. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, WhatsApp are the current leaders, but there is room for innovation. I have seen the reaction of the few handfuls of people who have tested Babl so far, and many of them have found it addictive. There is a playfulness to it, and I think that's what people will come to like. The interface is also attractive, and, I hope, sticky. It's the kind of thing you could use 10-20 times a day without too much thought or work. Whereas Instagram is for curated, pretty photos, Facebook is for family-friends broadcast and permanence, Twitter is like the world's debating chamber, Whatsapp is a 21st century rendition of SMS, and Snapchat is a good idea badly executed.
People who've gotten used to Instagram and Snapchat will be interested in one-word messaging. Over the next couple of years I hope to build up a decent audience.
BI: The app has been described as a "sexting" app by the Kernel. Do you expect people, perhaps teenagers, to use it like that?
LB: It's not designed as a sexting app. God knows how much sexual pleasure one can glean from one-word message exchanges. But if people want to use it that way, it's up to them. It's certainly not designed with that in mind though!
BI: The app also seems to allow a lot of anonymity. Why is that important to Babl and how would you avoid abuse?
LB: Babl has comprehensive blocking functionality — unlike Twitter with its recent controversy. When you block a Babl user you'll never see them again, and they won't be able to see your public profile either. It's a very locked down sort of system. One major feature is that no personal information is requested of our users. You don't have to enter a name, email or phone number to use Babl, you just need a phone or a tablet. You get your PIN and you can then use it. If you want to reset, at any point, you request a new PIN.
BI: Given the media scandal you were caught up in last year, were you concerned about publicity for the app?
LB: Yes, certainly concerned, but I had a good idea, I like the dot-com environment, and I didn't want negative experiences from the past to hold me back. So I know there will be some criticism but I'm continuing anyway.
BI: How has your life been since the scandal broke?
LB: It's been 53 weeks since that happened, and actually it's been an amazing year. I'm completely out of politics, my social circles have realigned, I've had to rediscover what I like doing and what I wanna do with my life. Life has become a lot healthier, happier and less driven by blind ambition and ego! Launching Babl now is a very clear line in the sand. Those days are over, the scandal is done, and I'm getting on.
BI: Were you surprised by the Kernel article? Do you think Milo or any of the other editors are being unfair to you?
LB: Not surprised because Milo has his own agenda. He's building a business off the back of neo-puritanical sensationalism. Good luck to him. I've come to refuse to be bothered by stuff written about me on the 'net.
BI: Your last project, Menshn, attracted a lot of press, but ultimately failed and was forced to wind down. What do you think went wrong there, and what would you say you learned from the experience?
LB: Menshn was a good idea that failed for a variety of reasons, the most obvious being what happened with my personal life. But it was a project devised out of ego, and centered too much around a celebrity [ed. note — the project was launched with Louise Mensch, a high-profile U.K. politician]. It wasn't executed as well as I'd have liked. We cut corners, it was rushed out, and so it didn't provide the best experience. But I enjoyed it and learned a lot from it, and I'm applying those lessons: Be perfectionist about experience and design, have low expectations and expect to spend years building up your base, and don't launch companies with celebrities!
Babl is currently in beta mode for Android phones, and will be launching in the play store Monday.
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I would have named this blog post "Crisp" had Zack's shirt and shorts been ironed well. But since they were not, I have decided to go with "Blue and White" instead lol! With regard to color combinations, I honestly think that if there is any color that goes well with white it is blue. I love how this color combination tends to give off a calm and relaxed look. Aside from these tendencies, this combination also help made Zack look more like a little man than a kid.
|Shirt - Gap, Shorts - Big and Small Company, Shoes - Creme Shoes from Budget Fit
The white shorts he was wearing is my personal favorite. I don't think Zack has any favorite piece of clothing yet since he would put on anything we gave him. Anyway, we got the said pair from Big & Small company at Fairview Terraces. They are always on sale and prices go really low! I am not sure if it is a popular brand since I am more familiar with Periwinkle and Gingersnaps. But I think that Big & Small Company's products, as regards quality, are at par with the two big brands. They carry more colorful and basic clothes as compared to the other two which carries more modern and up-to-date styles.
These shots are, by the way, chamba shots of Zack. He isn't the pose-y type and he hates taking photos whenever he is busy with something. He's usually pull of a poker face even if it's for a selfie. But as soon as he flashes that smile, I make sure that I'd be able to capture them. We still have to develop Zack's "modelling skills". :p But I think he did well in this set of photos.
Anyway, we took these photos before Zack went to school. So far, he's having fun at school. He has indeed developed so much after a few months of school. He doesn't even talk much when he started. The lessons are paced just right for him. He's actually advanced in some lessons because he knows the sound to all of the letters in the alphabet (Thanks to The Letter Factory Leap Frog DVD!) and they're only at F in school. Also, there are no more separation anxieties! He says bye every time he goes to the classroom. And I love how he takes his being malambing to school as he kisses his teacher upon seeing her. I am just so happy to see this kid grow and improve as the day goes by and I am forever a proud mommy!
Hope you like this post!
XO, Mish


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