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What if the cure for weight loss was all in our head? Author/Podcaster Jason Seib & the Psychology of Fat Loss & Body Image for Women
Jason Seib is the creator of the AltShift Diet, the author of The Paleo Coach and Body Beliefs and the co-host of the AltShift Podcast. He is also the founder and co-owner of AltShift Fitness and Fat Loss located in the Portland, Oregon area.
"Jason speaks on the subject of fat loss regularly, delivering his Sustainable Fat Loss Seminar around the US. Jason's passion is guiding normal people to extraordinary levels of health and fitness. Marrying his extensive knowledge of fitness and nutrition with his love of psychology, he has built his career by helping thousands of people change their perspective and find a healthy, sustainable path to their goals."
Jason was a great guest and taught me a lot about the psychology of why fitness programs fail and the challenge to self-esteem women face every day. It was an honor to have him on the show and I hope to have him back on in the future.
Episode 81 marks the newest season of the WWI Podcast and I have some great interviews lined up. Episodes in the new year will include the return of Riley Anderson to discuss his recent work with ayahuasca; John Mathis who is working with IBMs AI Watson; Dr. Ken Berry who dared question conventional medicine; Joseph Uscinski who will explain the psychology of conspiracy theories. We also have another planned ghost hunt and philosopher Paul Adams will be in studio to discuss the origins of human morals.
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Senior sets goal to raise $12,000 for blood cancer research
Last year, funds from Team in Training helped over 1,600 patients in the area.
Aug. 26, 2014
MU senior Ariel Shifter is holding on to her positive attitude, despite being given a piece of problematic news last June.
Shifter was diagnosed with Stage II Hodgkin's lymphoma, a type of cancer that affects the lymphatic system.
Despite currently undergoing chemotherapy, Shifter is also training to compete in the St. Louis Rock-n-Roll Half-Marathon this October through Team in Training, a fundraising program through the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, which has trained over 600,000 athletes since its debut 26 years ago.
Shifter said she has an ultimate goal of raising $12,000 to go toward research for blood cancer cures.
"I work with the team, and I work with the individuals to help them to come up with a fundraising plan," TNT campaign manager Richard Sloan said. "They set their personal fundraising goals, whether it's a letter-writing campaign or a social media campaign, which (Shifter)'s been very successful at, actually."
Along with supporting research efforts to find new treatments and cures for blood cancers, Sloan said the organization also uses its funds to financially support patients and their families.
"We're the largest fundraising arm for the (Leukemia and Lymphoma) society," he said. "The money that (Shifter)'s raising is going to help local patients in the area. Our Gateway chapter will cover the area from surrounding areas of St. Louis all the way over to Columbia, and then areas down in Arkansas and parts of southwest Illinois."
In order to train for her half-marathon, Shifter said she is doing all she can to take advantage of the days she feels healthy enough to exercise. Her workouts typically consist of running in local parks or working out between breaks at work.
"I really have to listen to my body," she said. "I want to push myself, but I have to be careful. I usually have a solid week where I feel almost normal, so on those days I try to do the best I can. I appreciate … the days where I feel healthy and each workout feels like a huge success to me rather than a chore, like it used to."
Shifter said her inspiration to run in the Rock-n-Roll Half-Marathon came from her goal-oriented nature.
"My body is challenging me, so I want to challenge it right back," she said. "And if I can help support research to save the lives of others while doing it, then that just makes it a million times more rewarding."
Shifter's boyfriend, Conan Zhu, will also be participating in the half-marathon on her team, Ariel's Amigos.
"She is one of the strongest individuals I know," Zhu said. "I can't imagine having to go through what she is doing. She has learned how precious each and every day of life is and to never take it for granted. She's learned how damn tough she is."
Zhu said Shifter always remains optimistic and continues to look for positives despite her situation. He describes her as "a much more confident individual who is more comfortable in her own skin."
Since her diagnosis, Shifter said she's been trying to keep her life as normal as possible.
"I still go to work and hang out with friends," she said. "I've had to become a bit of a germaphobe because chemotherapy makes it really easy for me to get sick. Some days I just feel the need to sleep a lot, and I've learned I really have to listen to that and not fight it."
Shifter said she is amazed by the extent of support she has received since the diagnosis.
"My parents have been phenomenal, but that isn't surprising because they always are," she said. "The amount of people who have reached out to me offering their help and support has really been awesome. The more stories I hear about the connections people have to blood cancer, the more I realize how important what we're doing through TNT and LLS is."
Shifter said she believes her general outlook on life has improved over the past several months.
"The timing of all of this has really helped me to just take a step back and realize what is important to me and that life isn't all about good grades, resumés and acceptance letters," she said.
However, she said she hopes more people learn that having cancer doesn't necessarily have to mean your life is over.
"Cancer doesn't discriminate, that's for sure," she said. "I have met people of all ages that have suffered through blood cancer themselves or with a family member. It is terrifying, but it is something to be aware of."
Shifter said she feels lucky to have a curable, early stage of cancer and feels that if she can defeat her illness, she won't have an excuse when it comes to other, seemingly smaller problems.
"Hearing the stories of other people who have had or currently have blood cancer really makes me feel fortunate to have such a great prognosis, and that is all because so much money and time has gone into research that will allow me to live a long, healthy life after cancer," she said. "I feel it is only right for me to do whatever I can to give back to that, so others can someday have a similar prognosis."
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Delve into a world of spooks, ghouls, and haunted souls on a 1.5-hour walking tour of Washington DC's Capitol Hill. Set out with your group and guide along local streets and into one of America's most haunted structures: the United States Capitol. Learn how ghosts of past continue to feud in the afterlife, associate'with the spirits of former presidents, and hear about the Capitol Hill curse, which continuously casts its powers. Enjoy this fascinating look into DC's dark past and spooky present.
America's most famous building is also one of its most haunted. The ghostly history of the U.S. Capitol campus is revealed in a two-hour walk led by a licensed D.C. tour guide who is also a local actor.
On this evening walking tour you will stroll the historic streets of Georgetown and hear long ago tales of tragedy, romance and lore.' With its architecture, pedigree and ambiance, Georgetown is a lovely place to visit.' However, the houses, churches and cemeteries of this tony neighborhood are still haunted by their past.' Take a walk with me and find out why'
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GearBurger Is A Personal Sales Shopper For Sports Equipment
The thing about outdoor sports gear is that you really should never pay full price. Unless what you're buying is the newest, most popular sell-out of the season, there's a good chance that you'll be able to get that tent, snowboard or soft shell at a drastic discount either from a holiday sale, an off-season close-out or a discount outlet site.
The problem is finding your gear at exactly the right time. If you're standing on a mountain in January trying to slide down in your hard boots, you probably don't want to wait until April to buy a pair of skis. And with so many different gear sites out there, each running its own sales and promotions, it can be difficult to find what you need at that exact moment it's at its lowest price.
GearBurger has officially stepped in to help you out. It's a pretty stupid name for a site, if you ask me, but it's an awesome service. You build a simple account, put in what types of gear you're interested in--you can also select specific brands--and the site monitors about 30 of the top gear sites including REI, Altrec, Backcountry and Moosejaw and lets you know when there's a sale on what you need. You can even set paramaters like maximum price.
So now instead of spending hours searching for a good deal on what you need, you can get outside, get after it (temporarily using your old, lackluster gear) and still know exactly the right time to buy.
This is a great service, but you might want to start off with a very narrow selection of gear. I know from experience that gear sales can be positively addicting and can lead one to buy all kinds of fun but unnecessary stuff just because it's a "great deal." The torture from the wife or husband may not be worth it in the long run.
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Issue 224 Lovely Lace Mitts in Lush
We can all breathe a hearty sigh of relief as our lives go back to normal this week. Is there anything better to ease yourself into 2012 than an instant-gratification project that requires just a touch of mental dexterity (ahem, and only one skein of yarn)? These mitts from Sweaterbabe are just the thing, not to mention they're the perfect showcase for some special vintage buttons.
As an angora junkie, I can't sing the praises of Lush loudly enough. In her inimitable book The Knitter's Book of Yarn, Clara Parkes describes angora as having "a warmth that rivals cashmere and softness that rivals quiviut." Not bad for a fraction of the price. Do yourself a favor and pick some up at your LYS, just to give it a little squeeze. You might be hooked!
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Lush is a blend of wool and angora spun into a 4 ply worsted-weight yarn. The wool in the mix keeps the yarn stable and sturdy and the twist of the yarn provides a bit of spring. The addition of angora makes the yarn extremely soft and cuddly and provides a lovely even halo.
Working with with Lush is a pleasureit has the hand of a luxury yarn but without the price.
On the CEY Blog today, an interview with Sweaterbabe!
"As knitters, we can and should knit things that don't just mimic the styles we could easily find at stores. . . it's all the fine details, careful knitting, yarn choice, and interesting project elements that make each knitting project worthwhile."
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Archive for February, 2016
Café Sol: A Bright Spot in Bristol
If you're looking for a bright spot just down the street from Bristol Mountain, try Café Sol, located at the corners of Bristol Road and Route 64 in Bristol.
Four of us arrived early on a Saturday night to avoid the crowd — you should make reservations — as it gets very busy.
We started with the popular Hummus appetizer. This is enough for a group to enjoy with three types of hummus: Classic, black bean and peanut butter (Which sounds gross but is awesome!)
Next we enjoyed the Hawaiian stir-fry which is loaded with veggies, Pan-seared Scallops with a blood orange poppy seed reduction, and the Lamb Ragu, and I tried the Mediterranean Mussels off the Tapas Menu, with a house salad. We did not order the Bacon-wrapped Java rubbed Filet Mignon — this time — it sounds delicious! There is Naked Dove Beer on tap as well as a nice selection of wines.
The service was attentive and the chef friendly, with lots of good choices whether dinner or tapas. The chef, Julia offers a varied menu with a lot of specials, which sources local produce.
Best was the fact that they staggered our courses keeping us eating for a long time and allowing us to catch up with old friends who had recently moved to Canandaigua.
They also serve breakfast at 8am on Saturdays and Sundays.
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- Dinner Friday thru Sunday 5 – 9 p.m.
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Invest NI is 'Propelling' Start-ups into the Global Marketplace
Invest Northern Ireland has launched a call for innovative start-ups to apply for the 2014/15 Propel programme, aimed at developing businesses with the potential to succeed on an international stage.
Now in its fifth year, Propel is an intensive 12-month programme which helps participants fast track their business ideas, develop intensive growth plans and explore global prospects. Applications are now open to early stage export focused businesses with an innovative product or service. The 2014/15 Propel Programme will commence in November following a competitive application process.
Niall Casey, Invest NI's Director of Skills and Strategy Solutions, said: "The Propel Programme provides a dynamic culture and motivational environment for creative, ambitious, early stage company teams or individuals, who are working on a business idea with international market potential.
"The impact and value of Propel to local businesses and the wider economy is clear. Since 2009, 85 new companies have raised over £5.3m of private investment through the programme, creating over 250 jobs. The standard of participants has been extremely high, which is reflective of the business talent in Northern Ireland today. We hope that the calibre of participants for 2014/15 will further add to this success."
Propel provides participants with a series of challenging business development workshops, valuable advice from local and international business experts, introductions to potential investors and one-to-one bespoke guidance through mentorship work. Participants are offered dedicated shared working space at The HUB in Belfast's Cathedral Quarter and crucial financial support.
Dungannon based husband and wife team, Orlagh and Fintan McVeigh are current participants on the 2013/14 Propel Programme, which is helping them to develop their luxury handmade homewares business, Harch Wood Couture.
Speaking about her experiences, Orlagh said: "Propel has given us the space to focus totally on our business. It has helped us to step back and look at our strategy, gaining new perspective and focus. The Propel workshops are excellent in terms of the practical running of our business, and the one-on-one mentorship has allowed us to gain such valuable insight into business planning by working directly with an expert. The whole experience has given us great confidence in the future of Harch Wood Couture."
Throughout September, Invest NI is running five Propel seminars across Northern Ireland to explain what Propel has to offer, as well as hear from past participants about how the programme has impacted on business growth.
Full information about the Propel seminars and online application for Propel 2014/15 can be found at www.investni.com/propel.The closing date for Propel 2014/15 applications is Friday 26th September.


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Buenos Aires, Argentina, Apr 24, 2010 / 11:30 am MT ().-
The bishops of Argentina issued a statement during their 99th plenary assembly this week which rejects current political pressure to equate homosexual unions with marriage, and explains why the bill currently under discussion should not be approved.
In their statement, "On the unalterable good of Marriage and the Family," the prelates explain that dialogue does not seek to "imply contempt nor discrimination," but only seeks to clarify the position of the Church. They explain that humans are created "in the image of God," an image that "reflects not only the individual person, but also the reciprocity and complimentary nature of a union between a man and a woman." They go on to note that marriage is understood as "the common dignity, and the indissoluble unity of a man and a woman."
"Marriage is the state of life which creates a unique communion of two people who accept and respect the full exercise of the human sexual function. Marriage is understood as two people who are naturally distinct, complimentary, and reciprocal of each other. In such a union, people will be able to appreciate the wonderful gift of the communion's fruitfulness."
Marriage, they continue, "is a gift of creation. People of the same sex cannot appreciate this reality. It is not just any union between people; it has specific and unforfeitable characteristics. These characteristics allow marriage to be a solid base for the family and society in general. This fact has been recognized historically by the great cultures of the world. And it is now found in international treaties that exist in our constitution and is understood by our people today."
Therefore, they explain, "Public authorities have a responsibility to protect marriage between men and women through laws which secure and promote marriage as a unique aspect of society and recognize the irreplaceable contribution marriage has in the common good."
"If legal recognition is given to unions between people of the same sex, or such unions are put on a legal plane identical to that of marriage and family, the State would be acting wrongly. It would be contradicting its duties by altering the principles of the natural law and the public order of Argentinean society," warn the bishops.
They continue by recalling that "the union of people of the same sex lacks the biological elements and the proper anthropology needed for marriage and family. These unions do not exist in the conjugal dimension and do not have an openness to the transmission of life. In contrast, marriages, and the families which come from them, become the home for new generations of mankind."
"From their conception, children have the inalienable right to develop inside their mothers, to be born and to grow up within the natural environment of marriage. In family life and in the different relationships with their father or mother, children will discover their own identity, and with time, maturity."
The bishops stress that, "to state a difference that is real and natural cannot be considered discriminatory. Nature does not discriminate when it makes us male or female. Similarly, our Civil Code does not discriminate when it requires a marriage to be between a man and a woman, it is simply recognizing a natural reality. Legal situations regarding the things of mutual interest between persons of the same sex can be sufficiently protected by the common law."
Therefore, the bishops assure, "It would be a serious discrimination against marriage and the family to give private unions between same-sex couples public legal approval."
After urging the legislators to consider "these fundamental truths, for the good of the country and its future generations," the bishops conclude with prayers asking God "to enlighten our governments, especially the legislators."
"We ask also that you will not hesitate in expressing your defense and promotion of the great values that have forged our nation and of which we constitute the hope and future of our country."
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Ready for another dose of free-running side scrolling games? While the weekly additions are yet to buckle the genre into obscurity, there's just something about Canabalt before it, you can control Barry's actions by tapping the screen to make him jump – simple enough – but thanks to an endless hail of bullets, missiles, lasers and Barry's handy jetpack, things can get a little hectic.
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Speaking of jetpacks, Barry's thrusters allow the player to ascend and descend through hazardous obstacles. By holding your finger on the screen you can propel Barry upwards. Let go, and he quickly descends. It's a simple mechanic but relies heavily on player reflexes and instinct. Barry's jetpack is no ordinary jetpack either. Instead of flames, the jetpack rains bullets and can hit anyone unlucky enough to be underneath its radar.
Aside from the titular propellers, Barry can hop on one of the many vehicles that litter the stages. Some, like the motorcycle, allow Barry to quickly go through the stage. Others, like a mech suit, lets you stomp enemies and glide through traps. They're varied and once they appear on stage, it becomes a mad dash to collect. They can also act as a "second life" as bumping into obstacles while on a vehicle does not penalize the round.
The stages are littered with coins which players can collect to purchase costumes, jetpack modifications, gadgets, vehicle upgrades and perishable items. Purchasing most of these goodies are quite rewarding and can help you gain more than a few yards. One, for example, allows you to magnetically collect nearby coins. Despite being a free-to-play game, these extras never feel out of range and can easily be gained by skillful players. Of course, you can just purchase them all out by dropping real-world dollars – it's less rewarding, but can save you some time.
Jetpack Joyride has an achievement system that awards you extra coins. They range from incredibly easy (run 300-400 yards) to difficult (avoid 10 close calls with lasers). Fulfill these objectives and you're rewarded with a star. Collect enough stars and you can cash them in for coins and gain a rank. Though, aside from the extra coins, there's not much incentive in ranking up.
Canabalt's minimalist look was artistic. Unfortunately Jetpack Joyride visual doesn't bode as well. While the cartoony graphics are passable, the use of low resolution sprites in this day and age is just unacceptable. A screen sporting 3-inches and above, or any high-def screen, are going to be staring at some pixelation. It doesn't detract from the overall experience, but its a shame the developers couldn't pony up for some HD visuals like the iOS version.
Bottom line, Jetpack Joyride is a fun and addicting game. Despite the lackluster visuals, its core game mechanic and extras are worth sinking some time into.


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A Look At London.
So, since I'm off to London later this week, I'm doing my usual immersion into the culture to get myself excited (and past the thought of the long cross-country, transatlantic flight from California!). I went on Flickr to see what might be seen of London interiors, and found some pretty brilliant stuff! From the chic and sublimely simple, to the mod-modern eclectic, here's a little look at London style.
Nina Campbell fabrics from bossanova.baby☺.
Dining room from mattinnewyork.
Pretty, pink room from thrifting girl.
Emily Chalmers dining room from good mood factory.


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A local CBO has designed a charcoal recycling machine that can drastically reduce fuel consumption and help in environmental conservation efforts currently being undertaken in the country.
Speaking during a demonstration of the equipment, a member of the CBO, Kirinyaga Farmers Information Centre Foundation Joseph Kangangi said the gear can harness a maximum of 100 Kilogrammes of fuel in three days from used charcoal dust and soil.
Kangangi who was speaking at Kirimunge Primary School explained the advantages of using the new fuel.
The technology which utilizes used charcoal dust mixed with soil at a ratio of four- to-one is powered by an electric motor manned by three people.
The mixture is then sieved before mixing with water and then passed through the machine before the processed briquettes are dried and packaged in one and two kg bags for marketing.
Kangangi however, say the local community was yet to accept the new carbonized fuel despite its low cost and longevity in use as compared to conventional wood and charcoal.
We are still educating the people on the need to use the new recycled fuel he said.
We are currently working with retailers to advertise our products before we get funds to open a main centre."
The group which comprises 20 members is currently looking for funds for a bigger machine and a modern oven which can dry their products faster.
Source: Kenya News Agency


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How To Find The Best Source Of Pre Calculus Homework Help
Pre calculus is the topic taught to college students that combines algebra and trigonometry. If you have not paid enough attention in earlier times on topics like Matrices, power function, Euclidean vectors, Function composition, conic sections, etc no worries; there are many resources that you can make use of.
Some of the most common ones are-
- Reference books: For specific information, look for highly renowned writers. They will advocate a highly active approach assisting you with your assignment questions. There are a variety of places you can avail such books. Ask your librarian and she will guide you with some of the most selective writers too. Have a look at your neighborhood library, college or school library. You can also request your friend to borrow any specific book for you from his institutional library. If not possible, check it in the market and buy. You can also try searching them on online libraries. They will provide a detailed overview of pre-calculus related questions.
- Ask your school or college professionals: Ask your teachers about the ambiguous homework questions provided to you before you get stuck at home. It is highly suggested that you study the chapters beforehand before it is taught in the class. It makes your topic pretty easy and understandable. It makes your class session interesting too. You feel highly motivated when you are aware of the 50% content beforehand. In that case, raising any issue in class will not make you feel offended or diffident.
- Search engines: If your homework deals with theoretical part, you can find answers on web easily. Use the pertinent keywords and you will get plenty of information for your assignments. However, if it is a practical one and deals with numerical, you should try finding similar questions on web.
- Web forums: It is good if you register on some of the renowned web forums. It offers a plenty of rich options for solving numerical questions. Subject experts like professors and scholarly students will offer you a detailed explanation along with accurate solution.
- Join online or offline tuitions: This is the best and easy approach to sort out your homework related issues. People conducting coaching and offering tuitions are the subject experts that have concepts clear in their mind and can make your tricky issues solved in fraction of seconds.
Remember, the above mentioned resources are highly useful and most trustworthy ways of seeking assistance for your pre-calculus topics.


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Nowadays people depend on commercial properties for investing their savings as they believe that they can get return profits from such assets instead of investing them in non-profitable things. The commercial properties include:
• Shopping malls• Cinema theaters• Hospitals• Rental buildings• Hotels and Restaurants• Farms and lands• Offices• Storage units and Warehouses etc.
People can earn the real income from such assets as all these commercial properties can have the huge demand in the markets these days. To purchase such properties one should have good experience in analyzing the market prices along with the knowledge about the construction and also the surroundings.
In case if the person does not have any idea about such spaces, he can directly contact the legal solicitor so that they can provide the suggestion about the purchase of that property. They can have the entire details about the commercial and residential spaces in those particular areas. Sometimes people approach the legal professionals to make any sale or purchase as they genuinely provide the information in the documents.
The documentation plays a key role in the purchase or sale of any property. It contains the total information about the owner of the goods and in case if the client shows interest in buying such asset, they can also assist them through their conveyancing services.
The documentation contains the entire legal history of the concerned property which includes the details of the past owners of the property along with its measurements, exact location of that property as per the geographic maps and also the plan relating to that property. Those who can have knowledge about all these things can quickly identify the whereabouts of the property in that place along with its features.
But unfortunately, due to the greed of the people, they have been deceiving the innocent clients and providing the fake documents in which false details will be there. It can be the responsibility of the legal professional to identify the fakeness in the papers and to alert their clients so that they cannot get deceived by these culprits. As per the legal rules, fake documentation can lead to severe punishments under the act of law.
The client can have the legal rights to complain against such culprits in the court of justice. Conveyancing Gold Coast prices are very reasonable for those who cannot afford the expensive professionals. They can provide the best services to their clients in dealing with the purchase or sale of the properties.
Most of the people do not have the idea about the documentation, and they only believe in the agent's voice. Many legal firms have been established, and many legal professionals have been providing the efficient legal services to the clients and assist them in purchasing the right properties in the right way.


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Christmas has come and gone, but where would you expect to find the world's largest Santa sculpture? A western country that perhaps celebrates christmas? Wrong! China of course!
The China Post reports that none other than the Harbin Ice festival has created a massive Father Christmas.
The giant Father Christmas, 160 meters (525 ft) long and 24 meters high, centers on an enormous face of Father Christmas, complete with flowing beard and hat.
We were a little disappointed that we missed spending Christmas in China – moreso now that we didn't get up to Harbin. Despite not actually celebrating what has to be the most famous western holiday, there is definitely no shortage of Christmas decorations around the country. In fact, to our complete amusement, we often found Merry Christmas santa signs as permanant fixtures in most stores – particularly florists for some reason.
Next year perhaps.


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The innovative Machine Translation features released by KantanMT, along with our contribution towards improving automated translation workflow has earned us the reputation for being thought leaders in the industry. A few months back, we released a white paper on what global companies can expect to see in 2016 for Machine Translation (MT). Continue reading
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All your Burning Questions Answered! How Machine Translation Helps Improve Translation Productivity (Part I)
Part I
We had so many questions during the Q&A in our last webinar session 'How to Improve Translation Productivity' by the KantanMT Professional services team, that we decided to split the answers into two blog posts. So, if you don't find your questions answered here, check out our blog next week for the remaining answers.
Internet today is experiencing what is generally referred to as a 'content explosion!' In this fast-paced world, businesses have to strive harder and do more to stay ahead of the game – especially if they are a global business or if they have globalization aspirations. One fool-proof way in which a business can successfully go global is through effective localization. Yet, the huge amount of content available online makes human translation for everything almost impossible. The only viable option then in today's competitive online environment is through the use of Machine Translation (MT).
On Wednesday 21st October, Tony O'Dowd, Chief Architect of KantanMT.com and Louise Faherty, Technical Project Manager at KantanMT presented a webinar where they showed how Language Service Providers (LSPs) (as well as enterprises) can improve the translation productivity of the team, manage post-editing effort and easily schedule projects with powerful MT engines. Here is a link to the recording of the webinar on YouTube along with a transcript of the Q&A session.
The answers below are not recorded verbatim and minor edits have been made to make the text more readable.
Question: Do you have clients doing Japanese to English MT? What are the results, and how did you get them? (i.e., do you pre-process the Japanese?)
Answer (Tony O'Dowd): English to Japanese Machine Translation (MT) has indeed always posed a challenge in the MT industry. So is it possible to build a high quality, high fidelity MT system for this language combination? Well, there have been quite a few developments recently to improve the prospect of building effective engines in this language combination. For example, one of the latest changes we made on the KantanMT platform for improving the quality of MT is by using new and improved reordering models to make the translation from English to Japanese and Japanese to English much smoother, so we deliver a higher quality output. In addition to that, higher quality training data sets are now available for this language pair, compared to a couple of years ago, when I had started building English to Japanese engines. Back then it was really challenging. It is still requires some effort to build English to Japanese MT engines, but the fact that there's more content available in these languages makes it slightly easier for us to build high-quality engines.
We are also developing example-based MT for these engines and it so far this is showing encouraging signs of improving quality for this language pair. However, we have not started deploying this development on the platform yet.
KantanMT note: For more insights into how you can prepare high-quality training data, read these tips shared by Tony O'Dowd, and Selçuk Özcan, co-founder of Transistent Language Automation Services during the webinar 'Tips for Preparing Training Data for High Quality MT.'
Question: Have you got a webinar recorded or scheduled, where we could see how the system works hands-on?
Answer (Tony O'Dowd): If you go on to the KantanMT website, we have video links on the product features pages. So you can actually watch an explanation video while you are looking at the component.
We work in a very visual environment, and we think videos are a great way of explaining how the platform works. And, if you go on to the website, on the bottom left corner of the page, you will find our YouTube channel, which contains videos on all sorts of topics, including how to build your first engine, how to translate your first document and how to improve the output of your engines.
If you click on the Resources menu on our site, you can access a number of tutorials that will talk you through the basics of Statistical Machine Translation Systems. In other words, explore the website and you should find what you need.
KantanMT note: Some other useful links for resources are listed below:
- The KantanMT blog is full of helpful tips, tricks, information and guides on using MT effectively
- You can access KantanMT company slides on our SlideShare page
- Read our client success stories, KantanMT Case Studies
- Find answers in our FAQs
- See specs of our products on our product sheets section
- Read our whitepapers and view past webinars KantanMT webinars
- Check out our help section for help on Getting Started, File Parsing, Post-Editing and Preprocessors
Question: Do you provide any Post-Editing recommendations or standards for standardising the PE process? You said translation productivity rose to 8k words per day – this is only PE, correct?
Answer (Tony O'Dowd): I will take the second question first! The 8,000 words per day is the Post-Editing (PE) rate, yes. It is not the raw translation rate. In Machine Translation, everything comes out pretranslated. So this number refers to the Post-Editing effort – like insertions, deletions, substitution of words, and so on that you need to do to get the content to publishable quality.
Louise Faherty: What we recommend to our clients is that when it comes to PE, they should try to use MT. A lot of translators who are new to using MT will try and translate manually, which is a natural tendency, of course. But what we advise our clients is to copy and paste the translation (MT) in the engine and use the MT. The more you use MT and the more you Post-Edit, the better your engine will become.
Tony O'Dowd: I will add something to Louise Faherty 's comments there. The best example of PE recommendations that I have come across is provided by a group called TAUS. They are at the pivot of educating the industry on how to develop a proficiency in PE.
Subscribe to TAUS YouTube channel here.
Question: What do 'PPX' and 'PEX' stand for (as abbreviations)?
Answer (Louise Faherty and Tony O'Dowd): PEX stands for Post-Editing Automation. PEX allows you to take the output of an MT engine and dynamically alter that. When would you need to use PEX? Suppose there is a situation where your engine is repeating the same error over and over again. What you can do in such cases is write a PEX file (developed in the GENTRY programming language). This allows the engine to look for patterns in the output of the engine and to dynamically change that in the output.
For example, one of our French clients did not want to have a space preceding a colon mark in the output of their MT (because this was one of their typographical standards and repeated throughout the content). So we wrote a PEX rule that forced a stylistic change in the output of the engine. This enabled the client to reduce the number of Post-Edits substantially.
PPX stands for Preprocessor automation. You can use PPX files for to normalise or improve the training data. It is based on our GENTRY programming language which is available to all our clients for free.
In short then, PPX is for your training data, while PEX is for the actual raw output of your engine.
For more questions and answers, stay tuned for the next part of this post!
Free Webinar: How Machine Translation Improves Translation Productivity
If you are in the language service industry, you are undoubtedly on the lookout for ways in which you can improve the productivity of your team – more translated words in less time – that's what drives your clients as well as you. Automated Machine Translation (MT) seems to be the logical step forward in today's world of content explosion and tightening deadlines. However, for most Language Service Providers (LSPs), the challenge lies in the actual implementation of this sophisticated technology.
For this reason, it is important that no matter what translation management tools you use, it should be integrated with a powerful MT engine that is reliable, scalable, flexible, and can be trained and re-trained constantly for maximum efficiency and quick turnaround times.
In today's fast-paced world of content explosion on the Internet, the need for translating this organically growing content with the help of machines has become inevitable. While post-editing the machine translated content will always be required, choosing the right MT features will ensure that translators do not spend countless frustrating hours on those edits.
In this Kantanwebinar, The KantanMT Professional Services Team, Tony O'Dowd and Louise Faherty (Quinn) will show how you can improve the translation productivity of your team, and manage effort estimations and project deadlines better with a powerful MT engine.
During this webinar you will learn:
- Translation challenges (co-ordinating and managing translation projects)
- About the necessity of Machine Translation to be competitive
- How KantanMT.com can be integrated with other Translation Management Systems
To find out how KantanMT.com can improve your company's translation productivity, send an email to email@example.com.
Last Day at KantanMT – My Internship Experience
Did you know there are about 7,000 languages in the world and most of them are spoken in Asia and Africa? Did you also know that that one language dies about every 14 days? This was news to me before I started working at KantanMT.
Now that I have your attention, I'll introduce myself. My name is Faith Isichei and I am a student going into my third year of a four-year B.Sc honours degree in Enterprise Computing at Dublin City University.
During my second year of college, I knew I really wanted to get an internship in an organisation that would nurture and bolster my ambition of gaining knowledge about the different areas of computing.
With hopes of doing my Masters straight after my undergraduate degree, I wanted to know more about the diverse IT sectors available. I sought to find an Internship!
Soon, I started spending countless hours researching all sorts of IT companies; Ireland is an IT hub so the options were endless. I knew what areas of IT interested me – Cloud Computing, Data Analytics, Information Systems and IT Support and lastly, Machine Translation.
However, after endless emails and countless rejections based on my age and lack of experience, I was ready to give up. Also, with summer exams around the corner and the never-ending continuous assessments, my hope of having a summer internship was starting to become nothing but a mere fantasy.
KantanMT – a miracle that ticked IT boxes
Nonetheless, when I was ready to give up I received what I deemed to be a miracle – an email from Tony O'Dowd, the Founder and Chief Architect of KantanMT.com. Not only was he offering me the opportunity to go for an interview, but also his business ticked several of the boxes of IT sectors where my interests lay. KantanMT offered me the chance of working in a small but rapidly growing company, where I felt I could make a big difference as an intern. For the following couple of days I lived and breathed everything that was Machine Translation.
Success! That email and interview brought about the birth of my summer internship at KantanMT where my role focused on three key areas, Quality Assessment (Q.A), Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) and Customer Support. I couldn't have been any happier. To give you some background on what the company does, KantanMT.com is a cloud-based implementation of Moses Statistical Machine Translation (SMT) technology. The platform leverages the power and flexibility of the cloud, effortlessly scaling to generate a high quality, low-cost Machine Translation solution.
Internship takeaways
I really don't know where to start. Do I talk about the lovely staff or the feeling of being part of a team that helps and cares for one another like a family? Or, the fact that the job came with a considerate and thoughtful boss who motivates and carries everyone along effortlessly? Or, the serenity of the flexible working environment?
My Internship at Xcelerator Machine Translations Ltd. a.k.a KantanMT came with various benefits. Benefits in the form of skills and life experience that I will take back to the classroom/computer lab.
Time management & communication skills
Two very important skills for working in a team and with clients. When clients need technical support at KantanMT, they need the problem fixed, immediately! Communication with my team was vital for ensuring I could get clients' problems fixed quickly. Needless to say, this experience did wonders for my time management and communication skills.
Industry and subject matter expertise
The internship opened my eyes and mind to the subject of cloud computing and Statistical Machine Translation. I'm delighted to say that over the last three months I've become more preserving, versatile, efficient and competent in these areas.
Celebrating major milestones
As each day went by the company grew and changed, so too did my skills, my knowledge and my circle of friends. In a short few months, I saw new team members come on board and major company milestones surpassed.
In one month, the KantanMT community translated more than half a billion words and nothing can compare to the excitement and happiness that comes from knowing I was a part of that achievement.
Now I can look back at my summer and say, I really made the most of it.
Whatever you are looking for, be it a workplace where you can put your existing skills and knowledge into action, a place to learn new skills to improve yourself in any way possible. Or, somewhere there is a "we are all in this together" or "there's no I in team" sort of spirit, you will find these things readily available for you at KantanMT. Today is my last day and I think I can honestly say my internship at KantanMT has set the bar high for what I want in my future professional career.
About Faith
Faith Isichei is studying for a BSc degree in Enterprise Computing at Dublin City University. Her internship at KantanMT focuses on Quality Assessment (Q.A), Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) and Customer Support.
Faith selected KantanMT for her summer internship, so she could increase her knowledge and understanding of 'Machine Translation' while gaining experience in a new, but high-growth, start-up company. Faith's background in Enterprise Computing will help in her technical support role for KantanMT.com. You can contact Faith at firstname.lastname@example.com or at email@example.com .
Create, Test and Deploy Post-Editing Automation Rules with KantanMT PEX Rule Editor
The KantanPEX Rule Editor enables members of KantanMT reduce the amount of manual post-editing required for a particular translation by creating, testing and deploying post-editing automation rules on their Machine Translation engines (client profiles).
The editor allows users to evaluate the output of a PEX (Post-Editing Automation) rule on a sample of translated content without needing to upload it to a client profile and run translation jobs. Users can enter up to three pairs of search and replace rules, which will be run in descending order on your content.
How to use the KantanMT PEX Rule Editor
Login into your KantanMT account using your email and your password.
You will be directed to the 'Client Profiles' tab in the 'My Client Profiles' page. The last profile you were working on will be 'Active' and marked in bold.
To use the 'PEX-Rule Editor' with a profile other than the 'Active' profile, click on the new profile name to select that profile for use with the 'Kantan PEX-Rule editor'.
Then click the 'KantanMT' tab and select 'PEX Editor' from the drop-down menu.
You will be directed to the 'PEX Editor' page.
Type the content you wish to test on, in the 'Test Content' box.
Type the content you wish to search for in the 'PEX Search Rules' box.
Type what you want the replacement to be in the 'PEX Replacement Rules' box and click on the 'Test PEX Rules' button to test the PEX-Rules.
The results of your PEX-Rules will now appear in the 'Output' box.
Give the rules you have created a name by typing in the 'Rule Name' box.
Select the profile you wish to apply this rule(s) to and then click on the 'Upload Rule' button.
Additional Information
KantanMT PEX editor helps reduce the amount of manual post-editing required for a particular translation, hence, reducing project turn-around times and costs. For additional information on PEX-RULES and the Kantan PEX-Rule editor please click on the links below. For more details about KantanMT localization products and ways of improving work productivity and efficiency please contact us at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Improving workflow integration and efficiency with KantanAPI
What is the KantanAPI?
KantanAPI enables KantanMT clients to interact with KantanMT as an on-demand web service. It also provides a number of different services including translation, file upload and retrieval and job launches.
With the KantanAPI you not only have the opportunity to integrate KantanMT into your workflow systems but also the ability to receive on-demand translations from your KantanMT engines. All these services make the experience with Machine Translation as seamless as possible.
Accessing KantanAPI
Please Note: The API is only available to KantanMT members in the Enterprise Plan.
To access the KantanMT API you will first need your 'API token'. This token can be found in the 'API' tab on the 'My Client Profiles' page of your KantanMT account.
Once you have your token you can use the API in a number of ways
- Using the API tab on the 'My Client Profiles' page in the KantanMT Web interface
- Using the REST interface via HTTP GET or POST requests
- Using one of our various connectors, which are built using our KantanAPI
For more details on implementing your API solution via the REST interface, please see the full API technical documentation at the following link:
How to use KantanAPI?
Login into your KantanMT account using your email and your password.
You will be directed to the 'My Client Profiles' page. You will be in the 'Client Profiles' section of the 'My Client Profiles' page. The last profile you were working on will be 'Active'.
If you wish to use the 'KantanAPI' with another profile other than the 'Active' profile. Click on the profile you wish to use the 'KantanAPI' with, then click on the 'API' tab.
You will be directed to the 'API Settings' page. Now click on the 'Launch API' button.
A 'Launch API' pop-up will now appear on your screen asking you 'Are you sure you want to launch the API?' Click 'OK'.
The 'API Status' will now change from 'offline' to 'initialising', the 'Launch API' button will now change to 'Launching API' .
When your KantanAPI launches the 'API Status' will now change from 'initialising' to 'running', the 'Launching API' button changes to 'Shutdown API' and you should now be able to click on the 'Translate' button.
Type the text you wish to translate in the text box and click on the 'Translate' button.
The translated text will now appear in the 'Translated Text' box. If you wish to make any changes to the translated text simply place the cursor inside the 'Translated Text' box and make the changes. Save these changes by clicking the 'Retrain Engine' button.
Test if your engine was successfully retrained by clicking the 'Translate' button. The retrained text will now appear in the 'Translated Text' box.
If you don't wish to retrain your engine and you are happy with the translated text in the 'Translated Text' box. You may continue translating other text or shut down your KantanAPI by clicking the 'Shutdown API' button.
When you click the 'Shutdown API' button a pop-up will now appear asking you 'Are you sure you want to shout down the API?' Click 'OK'.
The 'Shutdown API' button will now change to 'Terminating API', the 'API status' will now change from 'running' to 'terminating' and you shouldn't be able to click on the 'Translate' or 'Retrain Engine' button.
You will now be directed back to the initial screen on the API Settings page.
Additional Support
KantanAPI™ is one of the various machine translation services offered by KantanMT to improve productivity for our clients and also enable them to be more efficient. For more information on KantanAPI or any KantanMT products please contact us at email@example.com.
For more details on the KantanMT API please see the following links and the video below:
Identifying Translation Gaps and Managing Machine Translation with KantanTimeLine™
What is Gap Analysis and Kantan TimeLine ?
Gap Analysis identifies and reports any untranslated words in the training data set and allows you to take preventive measures quickly by fine tuning training data and filling data gaps.The KantanTimeLine™ provides a chronological history of activities for each engine and uses version control for precise management of released and production-ready engines.
Using Kantan TimeLine and Gap Analysis:
In KantanBuildAnalytics, click the Gap Analysis tab to see the amount of untranslated words that remain in the generated translations. You will be directed to the Gap Analysis page, where you will see a breakdown of any gaps in your training data.
A table appears with 3 headings: '#', Unknown Word, Reference/Source, KantanMT Output. Under those headings you will find details of any untranslated words, their source and the KantanMT Output.
Click Download to download your Gap Analysis report.
Note: You can also click the Timeline tab to view your profiles's Timeline, which is essentially a record of the changes you have made on your engine.
This is one of the many features provided in KantanBuildAnalytics, which aids Localization Project Managers in improving an engine's quality after its initial training. To see other features used in KantanBuildAnalytics suite please see the links below.
- BLEU in BuildAnalytics
- F-Measure in Kantan-BuildAnalytics
- KantanMT Timeline
- TER in Kantan BuildAnalytics
Contact our team to get more information about KantanMT.com or to arrange a platform demonstration, email@example.com.


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It's that time of year again. With a long winter ahead of us some of our four-legged friends spend their evenings in a nice, cosy stable out of the harsh weather. But what do they really think about this pampered lifestyle?
1. It's 4pm, it's getting dark, now where is my mum? She promised me she would be back to take me inside. Maybe if I pace up and down the fence line she will appear? I might shout in distress and then she'll know it's an emergency…
2. It's raining and I'm inside — this is the life. But where on earth is my tea? It's usually here waiting for me. This can only mean one thing… Dreaded exercise. My neighbour is smugly eating his tea — I'm going to stand in the corner and sulk in protest.
3. I'm not sure about layout of my bed… I think we need a bit of a shuffle around. Let's kick a bit of straw here and there. Ahh. Things are starting to look a little comfier. I can't understand why humans spend hours putting it back how it was each day..
4. I'm sleepy… I think I might have a lie down… And I think I'll have a little roll onto my other side… Oh no I'm stuck. Help! Mum? Anyone?
5. Mmm this yellow stuff on the floor is loads tastier than it looks. It can't hurt to have little snack can it?
6. What on earth is this ball hanging down? Why won't it stay still while I try to lick it? Is this some kind of sick trick? 'Boredom buster' you say? You're making me look like a fool…
7. Oops. When I heard my friend coming into the barn I got excited. Who left my water in such a silly place? I need a re-fill please…
Like this? You might also enjoy reading these:
Is your horse stable-bound? Take a look at these 7 boredom busters
7 reasons to love winter (plus a few reasons not to!)
8. Tick-tock. Where is my breakfast? I swear it gets later every morning… *Kicks stable door*
9. Is it nearly time to play? Bets on for how quickly I can escape this stable… *Steps on owner's foot*


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Celebrating Elizabeth Hardwick
Three upcoming events across the city celebrate the publication of Elizabeth Hardwick's Collected Essays, edited by Darryl Pinckney for New York Review Books.
Three upcoming events across the city celebrate the publication of Elizabeth Hardwick's Collected Essays, edited by Darryl Pinckney for New York Review Books.
NYU's Institute for Public Knowledge and Public Books host an all-day symposium investigating the rise of Trump and America's turn towards authoritarian rule.
On November 15, Daniel Mendelsohn—a regular contributor to the Review and a professor at Bard College—will discuss his recently published book 'An Odyssey: A Father, a Son, and an Epic' with Rebecca Mead at the New York Public Library.
Although Simon Rattle is now conducting at the Barbican and the Royal Opera season is in full swing, some of the best music in England this autumn can be found west of London.
November brings us 1945; The Terminator; adaptations both classic and obscure of Stanisław Lem and the Strugatsky Brothers; black soldiers in the fight against fascism; and the lost films of postwar Germany.
Edward Mendelson, Lionel Trilling Professor in the Humanities at Columbia University and a regular contributor to The New York Review, will deliver the twenty-fourth series of Leonard Hastings Schoff Memorial Lectures at Columbia on Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway.
A sprawling, eclectic series at the Film Society of Lincoln Center this winter surveys how filmmakers over the past century have invoked the notion of the "non-actor."
The Berlin portion of Dominique Nabokov's "Living Rooms" trilogy will be on view at the Galerie Patricia Dorfmann starting November 25.
Grayson Perry's show at Arnolfini in Bristol features pots, woodcuts, and tapestries that display Perry's ebullient combination of wit, silliness, seriousness, anger, insight, and compassion.
Three outstanding exhibitions in England—and two more shows to come—suggest the richness and range of the Royal Collection.
Rachel Whiteread's work is calmly paradoxical, domestic but monumental, tactile but detached, nostalgic but austere: objects and dwellings from everyday lives are lifted to a different sphere, a dance in space.
Whether they exude brio or meekness, the boys in these portraits are very much alive. One wonders just how posed these subjects are, whether Soutine purposely encouraged their postural repetition.
To call MoMA's Louise Bourgeois retrospective a print show would be a little misleading. Bourgeois was forever altering her work, making additions and adjustments to printing proofs as they occurred to her in the moment, and the majority of the prints in the exhibition exist in several different states, or stages of development.
The "modern" in the title of MoMA's ambitious new survey of 20th and 21st-century clothing refers less to a period of time than to a way of relating to time itself—of dealing with and mingling the past, present, and future.
The photographs Henri Cartier-Bresson took in India between 1947 and 1980 are quiet, self-effacing, and resolutely static. Even when he shoots in crowds, as he does at a cattle sale, there is little sense of movement or noise.
Furniture, glassware, ceramics, metalwork, jewelry, wallpaper, fabrics, graphic design, and artists' postcards are on view in the Neue Galerie's survey of the Wiener Werkstätte (Viennese Workshops), which makes a wholly convincing case for this brief efflorescence of incomparably exquisite high-style design.
Confined interiors bursting out in rebellious shades of yellow, orange, and red: the selection of fifty-one of Edvard Munch's paintings at the Met Breuer puts all the artist's early angst in full view.
Like many of his peers, Modigliani became fascinated by primitivism, African masks, Egyptian statues, and the 'Khmer' Buddhas of Cambodia. At the Jewish Museum in New York, an array of caryatid sketches are accompanied by stylized drawings of heads whose facial geometry seems almost obsessively serene, an unobtainable ideal.
The Metropolitan Museum's vast Michelangelo exhibition covers the entire career of the artist, from his first extant drawings made while he was a teenager to works created shortly before his death at eighty-eight in 1564. The heart of the exhibition is a selection of 133 of his drawings, the largest group of them ever displayed at one time.
The wealthy Gilded Age Philadelphia lawyer John G. Johnson chiefly collected medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque painting, but the glorious eye-opener of the show turns out to be his discerning response to the art of his own time.
There is an inspiring buoyancy to Hockney's act. Here is an artist who reckons he can get marks to perform however he pleases. His force of attention seldom slackens, and there will always be more to do.
The career-spanning survey of Carolee Schneemann's paintings, films, and performances at MoMA PS1 is the first comprehensive retrospective in the US of this unpredictable and enormously influential artist.
The mannerisms in Modigliani's portraits and nudes—the elongated faces, the tilted heads, the lithe poses—display a young man out to make a mark, to signal his presence in an immediately recognizable style.
The Guggenheim's new presentation of the art that emerged from Josef Albers's numerous road trips to Mexico showcases his appreciation for the country, juxtaposing his studies, typically drawn on graph paper, with both his finished artwork (mostly paintings, one lithograph) and his fastidious arrangements of tiny on-site photographs.
In 'The Disasters of Peace,' artists Tsuge Tadao and Katsumata Susumu depict the financial desperation, moral confusion, and the shame of military defeat that afflicted in the years following the Pacific War,
A new show at the National Portrait gallery tracks Sylvia Plath's obsession with divided selves, from her Smith senior thesis on the double in Dostoevsky, to the many masks she wore during her short lifetime.
The Museum of Modern Art's retrospective focuses on Stephen Shore's photographs of hyper-quotidian America, our stalest shades of red, white, and blue.
Simon Rattle's last year as the head of the Berlin Philharmonic—he has been conducting the orchestra to great acclaim since 2002—is the last chance to see his energetic conducting style at work in the orchestra's acoustically superb concert hall.


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It took a while for me to find the motivation to do more work on the container and surrounding yard, but I finally found the strength to get back to it. While the container is certainly usable and finished, the yard wasn't. It had overgrown weeds and simply no proper walkway or path leading to the massive door.
Constructing the Studio Pod
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Recent Upgrades and Changes
It took a while for me to find the motivation to do more work on the container and surrounding yard, but I finally found the strength to get back to it. While the container is certainly usable and finished, the yard wasn't. It had overgrown weeds and simply no proper walkway or path leading to the massive door.
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
A final STUDIO!
After months of hard labor and work we finally have a finished product. Please follow the link on the right of this page to see the final images.
Friday, April 30, 2010
Nearing the end....errrr completion.
So once again I've put off a blog update as things have progressed. Today was a hallmark day, but more on that in a minute.
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Two months of progress without a word....
Here it is two months later and I've not written a single word about the hard work completed. I posted pics at the end of last month, but failed to discuss what had happened while they were taken. Since then much has been accomplished, but it doesn't look much different. In my last written update I discussed the window holes all being cut and glass and frames had been mounted. I was working on the big glass door and it really ended up taking almost a month to build and mount it.
Saturday, January 2, 2010
Difficult Design
Sunday, December 13, 2009
It comes in spurts
Amazingly it's been over a month since I updated this. Some days I feel like almost nothing has happened since then, but a lot has taken place. On a plane headed back from Minneapolis a few months ago, I began with a basic idea of how I wanted to layout windows and a floor plan. I scribbled down a rough sketch and let the visual aesthetic settle for a while. I knew that I wanted to use as many recycled materials as possible, so I was open to the design changing organically as I found suitable materials.
Shortly before the container was delivered I bought a set of old office cubicle walls that had thick tempered 6 foot tall glass in them. Perfect. A little bit of disassembly was required, but this got me the long rectangular shaped glass I was looking for at a fraction of the cost of custom built commercial windows. Even custom commercial units would need reinforced angle iron to frame them into the container walls. Instead, I decided to make the angle iron the entire window frame to keep it simple and functional and give it a more utilitarian feel. I'm not out to make a standard house with standard windows.
To help retain the strength of the structural walls I used thick angle iron and a band saw to cut out appropriate frames for my new windows. After much debate and thought between Margot and I, we came up with an updated layout that was surprisingly similar to the scribbles I put down on paper during our trip.
My welding skills are improving, but it's a slow process. Some of the windows I've built are fixed and will not be opened and some swing out to open from a top pivot point. The opening ones took three rounds of development, but I'm pleased with how they are turning out. We'll have seven windows and one large sliding glass door when finished and I've officially built and installed four of the seven with the other frames already assembled and waiting for holes.
I found the plasma cutter to be the easiest solution to cutting into the container and the band saw is definitely the most precise tool for cutting my window frames. It's fun and a little scary to hear and feel the container expand and contract as you cut out sections and then see and feel it tighten back up as the super strong frames are welded in place.
I also did some creative trading and managed to come up with two large commercial sliding doors that I plan to combine into one big heavy barn-door style hanging door. Wish me luck on that one.
We've also determined that a grass roof is definitely in the future plan for energy efficiency and aesthetic appeal, so I plan to put in roof reinforcements that will be hidden in the walls. This will take a bit of work this week as I finish the last of the windows and also begin the task of getting the big door together.
I'm ordering the air conditioner/heater this week and have decided to buy a mini-split unit for its efficiency, low-noise output and unobtrusive ventless output. I also need to buy the electrical materials this week and get it wired up soon. I ordered a bio-based spray foam insulation to spray on the walls to insulate and seal up the structure. I look forward to installing that as it means I'm nearing completion or at least a usable point of the project. The plans for the wall surface are changing as I discover new materials. Standard sheetrock is out and finish plywood is simply too expensive and certainly not that eco-friendly. Anyone got any recommendations? This will develop soon I'm sure.
I'll try to update this more often as there are finally interesting things to see that are developing quickly.
For now, the rest of the story can be told by the photos on the flickr page here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/theonegoodeye/sets/72157622636818317/
Thanks for reading!
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Be careful what you wish for.
After over a month of research and planning, I took the step of buying an actual container. I chose what they call a "high container". It's 9'6" tall vs. the standard 8'6". I think the higher ceiling would work out nicely. We set up delivery and awaited the fun. It arrived and suddenly the true scope and physical size of this project occurred to Margot and I both. HUGE and HEAVY.


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News - More Travel News
Thai Airways International
is reducing its ground handling, passenger and cargo handling charges by 50 percent at regional airports for a period of
one year in order to make the country more attractive to other airlines in
an effort to become an aviation centre for the region.
THAI's President, Mr Kanok Abhiradee, disclosed that the Civil Aviation
Board has agreed to promote Thailand's regional airports as an aviation hub to support the government's policy. The national airline will therefore
offer its full cooperation by reducing handling fees for ground, passenger
and cargo by 50 percent at airports in Chiang Mai, Ubon Ratchathani, Udon Thani, Khon Kaen, Phuket and Hat Yai. This discount only applies to
new airlines, additional scheduled flights, and charter flights for a period
of one year as of now until 30 April 2004. This is expected to be well received by THAI's airline customers and other international airlines
planning to fly to any of Thailand's regional airports in the future.


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Aug 27, 2017 - 03:13 PM
Yes. Many of our participants join us from other countries. However, because of differences in time zones, please take careful note of online-workshop times for the sections in which you intend to participate. Because peer community and discussion is very important in our programs, we require all participants to concurrently participate in these online workshops, regardless of their geographic location.


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To make your event a successful one you need to do so many things and that alone makes you tired and makes you miss the little things that will add beauty to your occasions. To not forget or miss out in your arrangements it is always best for you to maintain a list and keep the ticks drawn when you have completed the task. What are the most important things that need to be done in a wedding? Selecting a date for your ceremony, calling the priest to be present on that date, confirming your venue for the ceremony, sending off invitations for your guests lists, booking the catering services for the day, bringing in good collections of drinks to entertain your guests and last but the most important one in arranging the ceremony is planning the decoration for the day. The decoration is the most important thing in the wedding because to make your day magical you will have to create the mood and make people be amazed by what you have done and themed to do for your big day. you can call the event planners to arrange the set up for the venue get them to follow the theme and make it a magical surrounding for your day, then after yet there will be some other little details of decorations that you need to fulfill like the vehicle that you will be riding on to the venue and the last touch of beauty for your gown. To complete all this in order a list will be very helpful for you to do everything.
Add the last details to your day
When you have drawn a tick in the end of the list from setting the wedding date to booking an event planner the rest will be much easier for you to complete. For your wedding car decoration Singapore you can choose one of the designer florists that deliver their services all around the country so that can be done with ease, without you having to struggle with it. And then you can also get the last touch of your gown from them or order online form their store to be delivered.
Choose the best source
When you choose your source, make sure to check for quality and their promise of delivering the services on time so that you can be relaxed that everything is going good for you in your big day, you can get your wedding bouquet to finish your gown and then proceed to you aisle with beauty shadowing you all the way.
Make your day a success
When you plan your day with an organized list then making it happen will be easier for you.


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Jordan White
Graduate Commercial Surveyor
Joined | 2019
Location | Norwich
Location | Norwich
Jordan joined Arnolds Keys as he completed a Masters in Real Estate at Sheffield Hallam University, and is now embarking on his RICS qualification with the aim of becoming Chartered. He works across all parts of the firm's Commercial property division.
Originally from South Yorkshire, Jordan now lives in north Norfolk. An active sportsman, he played football for his home county, as well as being a keen badminton player and runner.
His ambition is to write the fantasy novel which he says has been in his mind for many years.


text: About Crowcombe Court CrowcombeSomerset, TA4 4AD The magnificent Grade 1 listed Crowcombe Court, nestled in the foothills of the Quantock Hills, is the premiere wedding venue in Somerset. Both the Great Hall and the Ballroom of Crowcombe Court are licensed for Civil Ceremonies, however for those wishing for a Church wedding the delightful Church of the Holy Ghost is ideally situated at the bottom of the drive. The croquet lawn and Great Hall is an ideal location for a drinks reception, before heading into the exceptional Ballroom for the Wedding Breakfast. The catering at Crowcombe Court has gained an enviable reputation, with the focus being on locally sourced, top quality produce used to create bespoke menus. Guests can dance the night away in the Vaulted Undercroft, which has an intimate nightclub feel and an outstandingly well stocked bar! In and around the grounds of Crowcombe Court up to 38 people can be accommodated during the wedding celebrations, and the village of Crowcombe also has a number of guesthouses and accommodation. The highly experienced events team at Crowcombe Court can help with the planning of all aspects of your wedding – please get in touch to arrange a viewing Exclusive use Grade I listed mansion Licensed for Civil Ceremonies with an outside ceremony license coming soon 2 night packages available In house catering available with locally sourced, high quality produce Ample accommodation and parking Brand new Honeymoon SUite Late Availability Getting married in June, July, ? Upcoming Wedding Fairs Find out when the next Wedding Fair at Crowcombe Court is


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Brian Cox and Stephen Hawking discuss funding science in the current environment of budget cuts in Britain.
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Brian Cox: What would be the consequences for the UK if we are forced to pull out of a major project such as CERN because of budget cuts?
Stephen Hawking: It would damage the academic community whose task is to raise the next generation of scientists.
Brian Cox: How can we make the case to government for an increase in funding in areas such as Physics and Cosmology.
Stephen Hawking: Maintaining standards in Physics and Mathematics is important for British Industry. We don't have large natural resources. Our success depends on technical ability.
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We report a nosocomial outbreak of Legionella pneumophila serogroup (sg) 1 infection at the general hospital, Värnamo, Sweden. From December 1990 to February 1991, 28 patients and 3 staff fell ill with pneumonia and 3 died. L. pneumophila sg 1 together with several other Legionellae were isolated from the hot water supply to 17 of 20 hospital wards, probably being spread by aerosolization via shower nozzles. Raising the hospital's hot water temperature from 45°C to 65°C, together with heat disinfection of the shower equipment, arrested the outbreak within a week. Keeping the hot water temperature < 60°C without chlorination eliminated L. pneumophila from < 75% of the wards. During a period of 2 years after the outbreak we have diagnosed only 1 case of nosocomial legionellosis at the hospital despite an active surveillance program.
The first nosocomial legionella outbreak in a Scandinavian general district hospital was identified in an epidemiological investigation of a cluster of pneumonia cases in Värnamo in 1991. During 3 months, 28 patients and 3 staff fell ill and 3 died. Legionella pneumophila serogroup (sg) 1, was found in high counts throughout the hospital hot water system and was probably spread by aerosolisation via shower nozzles. The outbreak was arrested when the circulating hot water temperature was raised from <45°C to >55°C.
The nosocomial infections proved to be part of a wider legionella outbreak and 10 cases contracted outside the hospital were also detected. Legionellae were cultured from 7 of 15 community buildings and 31% (109/354) of subjects living in the Värnamo area had an elevated titre (≥6) to L. pneumophila sg 1 in 1991, indicating a temporary spread of legionella in the community. Subclinical infection was demonstrated and it was estimated that only 10% of all infections had been clinically identified. Nosocomial legionnaires' disease should alert physicians to possible legionella transmission in the community.
In 21 patients from the nosocomial outbreak, the median L. pneumophila sg 1 antibody titre fell from 1:256 to 1:16 in 3 years. After 10 years, the titre level in this clinical cohort had reached the same level as observed in the background population 5 years earlier. Current international serological criteria (a fourfold or greater rise in antibody titre to ≥1:128) identified only 40% (21/52) of pneumonia cases caused by L. pneumophila sg 1 in a Swedish population in 1991-2001. When the antibody response was related to the antibody titre in local residents, the sensitivity rose to 87% (45/52).
Keeping the circulating hospital hot water temperature above 55°C, and vigilant clinical surveillance of nosocomial pneumonia as a method for control of nosocomial legionnaires' disease was evaluated after 10 years of practice. Infection with L. pneumophila sg 1 was diagnosed in 4 out of 366 (1.1 %) patients treated for nosocomial pneumonia, representing 1 case per 26,000 admissions. All patients were cured without complications. L. pneumophila sg 1 was isolated in 30 of 251 (12%) cultured hospital water samples during the monitoring period. It was concluded that this approach was safe and effective for long term control of nosocomial legionnaires' disease in a primary referral hospital.
The hospital hot water system was found to be colonised with a single genotype of L. pneumophila sg 1 over a 12-year period. The same genotype, identified using amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) analysis, was also demonstrated in 18/20 (90%) community isolates. The phenotypic variation was confined to the monoclonal antibody subtypes Benidorm and Bellingham. The hospital genotype was identified in 2 out of 6 Swedish hospitals, both located within 100 km of Värnamo. Obviously, an entire municipal water network may constitute a distinct ecological niche for a single legionella strain. Certain clones also seem to be widely spread in the environment. This implies that results from molecular subtyping must be interpreted cautiously in epidemiological investigations of legionnaires' disease.


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You are currently browsing the category archive for the 'Desert Solar' category.
A recent flurry of solar projects proposed in the California desert has caused great concern for many CNPS members. CNPS, at the State level, is working towards understanding and responding to these projects in a systematic and professional level. We at the East Bay Chapter are offering our insights and support as State CNPS takes on this issue. EBCNPS has been discussing this issue on listserves and at the monthly board meetings.
Below is an excerpt from the CNPS website.
DESERT – Solar Energy Development
The California Deserts (Mojave and Colorado) are unique and fascinating places, with many plant species that are found nowhere else on the planet (endemic species). Recently, the flood of applications for solar energy projects on public lands in the California desert have prompted CNPS to take on a significant role in helping to create a responsible siting process that emphasizes the protection of pristine public lands – home to many rare species of California native plants and wildlife.
Renewable energy development in California is moving forward, although not as quickly as solar and wind development companies would like. America needs to convert to renewable energy sources rapidly and prudently. Utility-scale renewable energy generation will be part of the solution. However, community-based renewable energy generation and distribution, and energy conservation will also be part of the solution. Advocating for distributed renewable energy and energy conservation can help reduce impacts to California's desert flora by moving the current focus on renewable resources beyond utility-scale generation. What's more, we cannot and must not endorse the siting of utility-scale renewable energy projects on pristine desert lands as the first option, especially when already-disturbed alternative sites have been identified.
After nearly two years spent obtaining entitlements to build sites on public lands (a BLM Right of Way), to hook up to the grid (getting in the Independent System Operator, or ISO queue), and to ensure they have a utility agency willing to buy their electrons (a Power Purchasing Agreement, or PPA), the first utility-scale renewable energy project applicants are finding the environmental review and permitting stage a significant hurdle. Applicants proposing projects on BLM land can receive significant reimbursement of project development costs through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act if they begin construction by December, 2010. State and federal agencies reviewing applications are under great pressure from the applicants, from the Governor in Sacramento, and from the Secretary of the Interior in Washington D.C. to move these projects through the permitting stage in order to meet ambitious state and federal goals for renewable energy development.
Current Status:
CNPS volunteers and staff are closely monitoring the numerous proposals for renewable energy projects on public lands in the desert. While supportive of renewable energy, CNPS remains concerned about the impacts of these projects on rare plants, vegetation and wildlife in the desert.
You can help by writing a letter to your local newspaper, State Legislative representative, your Congressional Representative, and Senators Feinstein and Boxer about your concerns. You can use the template letter posted below. If you write your own letter, make sure to emphasize that:
- CNPS supports renewable energy generation in California, but
- a reasonable siting process that protects sensitive plant and biological resources needs to be developed for large scale energy projects before applications are accepted, and
- distributed "rooftop" energy and energy conservation need to play a greater role in the renewable energy equation.


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Jewish dietary practices vary widely across different congregations in the Progressive Movement. Our practice at Beit Or v'Shalom recognises that many of our members, while not insisting on sourcing their meat and poultry from kosher butchers, do prefer to limit their consumption to kosher species, and the separation of meat and dairy.
In keeping with this, at our functions and events we allow meat except for any derivative of pork, and seafood except crustaceans and shellfish. Also excluded are products containing milk and meat together in the same recipe. All fresh vegetables and fruit are allowed.
Kosher fish, chicken, eggs and dairy products such as milk, cheese (non-animal rennet) and yogurt may be used in cooking and consumed on Synagogue premises.
It is recommended that when people put food out on the table they should label the foods appropriately (i.e. milk or meat, gluten free, vegetarian etc).


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June 15, 2018, 7:00 PM - June 16, 2018, 8:00 AM @ Wilson Park Recreation Center
Are you ready for fun … ALL NIGHT LONG? Boys, enjoy an entire night of games like flashlight kick the can, blackout disc golf, flashlight tag and many more games meant for night time. No girls allowed... so that means the boys will get ROWDY!
Pre-Registration Required.
June 16, 2018, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM @ Shipley's Donuts
Father's Day is right around the corner. Let us help your child celebrate their dad. Everyone will decorate their own donut, and your child will make a card and handmade gift that is sure to be unforgettable.
Pre-Registration Required.
June 16, 2018, 6:30 PM - 10:30 PM @ West Temple Park
Join us for the 2018 Movies in the Park Series hosted by the Temple Parks Foundation. Pre-movie activities begin at 6:30 p.m. and movies start at sundown. Grab your blankets, lawn chairs, family and friends for a family friendly movie in the park. Don't forget about something to snack on, as we have concessions available at each movie.