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Time flies when you are having fun! Since I last posted we spent the summer holidays visiting my parents in Dorset. Then we drove to Paris to visit Tony's family, they took us on a day trip to Rouen and saw the Grand Horlorge. in paris we visited the Trocadero and its museum opposite the Eiffle Tower with our cousins.
At the end of our five day stay we brought Auntie back to England to stay with us for two weeks. We visited Brighton - The Royal Pavilion and the shops, also London to see the sights and visit Harrods, many places and villages across Sussex too.


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Dr. Elizabeth Stafford is a 2006 graduate of The Ohio State University. She has practiced in central Ohio for 12 years at several clinics with a variety of clientele in various communities. She has loved animals since she was a young girl. As a child she had a horse, turtles, frogs, snakes, a parakeet, cats and a dog. Her passions in veterinary medicine are surgery, dentistry, internal medicine, cardiology and holistic medicine. She is trained in veterinary acupuncture through the Chi Institute in Reddick, FL and is pursuing the use of herbs as an adjunct therapy to traditional medicine.
Her husband Matt is in sales and they have two children; Ella, who is nine, and Tucker, who is six. Their four-footed family members are Watch, a four-year-old German Shorthair Pointer and Goose, a sixteen- year-old grey domestic shorthair. Dr. Stafford and her husband Matt both grew up in Upper Arlington and have large families with many siblings, cousins, nieces and nephews. Dr. Stafford's family has a home on a lake in Northern Michigan, which is her favorite place to be. She loves spending time with her family, being outdoorsy whenever possible: hiking, biking, boating and fishing. She loves to read, write, do yoga and garden. She is working on improving her culinary skills.
She is a member of the American Veterinary Medical Association, the Ohio Veterinary Medical Association and the American Association of Feline Practitioners.

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Notes: Cake may also be baked in a 9- by 5-inch loaf pan that holds at least 8 cups; instead of lining pan with parchment, rub with butter and dust with flour. Bake in a 325° regular or 300° convection oven until a long wooden skewer inserted in center comes out clean, 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 hours. If making cake up to 1 day ahead, cool, wrap airtight, and store at room temperature.
How to Make It
Wash pot with soap and water and dry well. Line pot with cooking parchment: Push center of parchment into pot, then press outward to fit contours of pot; bend parchment edges outward over edges of pot.
In a bowl, with a mixer on high speed, beat butter and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs and beat until well blended. Turn mixer to medium and beat in sour cream.
In another bowl, mix flour, raisins, baking powder, baking soda, and cardamom. Add to butter mixture and beat on medium speed until well blended. Scrape batter into parchment-lined pot. Sprinkle almonds evenly over the top.
Set cake in the lower third (but preferably not on bottom level) of a 300° regular or convection oven. If you must set pot on the bottom level to fit, place on an inverted shallow baking pan to lift cake slightly so bottom doesn't get too brown. If parchment touches top of oven, fold down farther over pot edges. Bake until a long wooden skewer inserted in center of cake comes out clean, 1 1/2 to 1 3/4 hours.
Cool cake in pot on a rack for 15 to 20 minutes, then lift from pot and set upright on rack. Cool at least 1 1/2 hours longer. For presentation, return cake to pot. To serve, lift cake from pot, peel off parchment, and cut into wedges.


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HeavySpleef - Spleef, Splegg, BowSpleef and more!
Graphics by TheOnlyRealTGS
Spleef is a gamemode in Minecraft where your goal is to knock out players by destroying the ground under them.
If a player touches a deathzone or water/lava he is out of the game. Last man standing wins...
HeavySpleef provides an easy to use plugin to setup your own, professional spleef games.
Just setup a spleef game, based on the tutorials and you're ready to play spleef in a completely automated environment.
Want to use HeavySpleef with Bungeecord? Click here to access our Spigot site for more information!
- Fully automated spleef plugin
- Unlimited spleef arena and floor creation!
- Different floor shapes: cuboid, cylindric and polygonal floors!
- Different spleef gamemodes: Free for all, team games, games with shovels, splegg or bowspleef
- Game flag system: Configure your spleef game with flags and make your arena unique
- Lobby-Walls to show real time game stats to your players
- Built-in spleef statistics! Show statistics of your spleef games (SQLite or MySQL)
- Compare yourself to other players with a rating/system that minds the skill of your opponent.
- Award your users with different prizes such as money, items or even a firework show!
- Spectate games by flying around and tracking players
- Create join/leave/start/spectate/vote signs
- AntiCamping: Campers are now a thing of the past! Make them lose if they are trying to camp!
- Enable a nice sidebar scoreboard to show ingame stats about players
- Add winner-podiums to show off the best spleef players on your server (Requires the LeaderboardExtensions add-on)
- Want to check out more? Then click here!
This plugin collects minimal usage statistics by use of the MCStats service. All statistics submitted do not identify you as the server owner and are kept completely anonymous. If you do not want to participate in this statistic collection and you want to opt-out set opt-out to true in the /plugins/PluginMetrics/config.yml.
If enabled, the following is sent every 15 minutes:
- Metrics revision version
- Server's GUID
- Players currently online (not max player count)
- Server version string (the same version string you see in /version)
- Current version of HeavySpleef
- Server's OS
- Which add-ons you are using
Plugin Metrics Site: http://mcstats.org/plugin/HeavySpleef
HeavySpleef also allows you to update your plugin with the simple /spleef update command. You may disable this check by setting update -> enable-update-check to "false" in the config.yml. This also blocks everyone from using the /spleef update command.
If you feel comfortable with HeavySpleef or you are feeling particularly generous, consider donating! It is a way to show your support and helps keep me motivated, but is not required. If you can't afford it, please do not donate.
I would like to thank everyone who has donated to HeavySpleef. I really appreciate it :)
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#1095 anemul2663 Posted Dec 28, 2015
So you have to use DataBase ?
#1094 _ForgeUser14799987 Posted Dec 24, 2015
Can i define a cyrcle arena? so can I define that block what they can break?
#1093 _ForgeUser2164522 Posted Dec 18, 2015
I am surprised with how well this rather new plugin works. I tried quite a few spleef plugins but this one rocks.
It is VERY simple to get running after I got the flags correct. I will continue to watch this one very closely.
What I like most is the addons to this plugins, this is not forcing me to get parts of a plugin I do not want. Well done dev :)Last edited by _ForgeUser2164522: Dec 18, 2015
#1092 _ForgeUser16817719 Posted Dec 13, 2015
Sorry for my ignorance but where is it that you would select the gamemode? Our arena is set up for teams and adding one lobby isn't really going to work unless change our arena.
Thanks for any input :)
POSTSCRIPT: ok I found out it's in the flags :)Last edited by _ForgeUser16817719: Dec 13, 2015
#1090 _ForgeUser17902371 Posted Nov 20, 2015
@matzefratze123, help, please.
When my players are jumping into the game, they lose. The game simply kicks.
#1089 _ForgeUser8958723 Posted Oct 18, 2015
was having the same issue, just place 2 blank signs next to eachother, then /spleef addwall <arenaname> then left click the sign on the right, don't change gamemodes. not sure if that matters tho.
#1085 _ForgeUser8848167 Posted Sep 25, 2015
Hi i am having trouble with my arena, my floors don't regen and i tried changing the interval multiple times. I am currently using World Edit 6.0 if that changes anything. I would please appreciate any help you guys can offer!
Thanks, Ammino
#1084 _ForgeUser12100970 Posted Sep 12, 2015
#1080 _ForgeUser12100970 Posted Sep 4, 2015
thinking about using this plugin. how do i create a spectate zone?
#1079 _ForgeUser21375789 Posted Sep 1, 2015
Please fix 1 bug! Join-item flag doesn't work!
#1076 _ForgeUser17094798 Posted Aug 23, 2015
Can my server be featured?
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Ancient-future lessons (CNMAC 2012 seminar)
This is the transcript of my seminar today at the Christian New Media Conference. Thanks to those who came to the seminar and for all your encouraging and positive interaction and feedback. For the accompanying Powerpoint, you can download it (.ppt, 7.9 Mb)
Now, as someone who has lived his Christian life through both the Anglican and evangelical traditions, images of God is not something that comes very naturally to me. I am sure we all know the Ten Commandments instruction to not make graven images (perhaps better translated as not making an idol) and not to bow down or worship them.
Indeed, the protestant churches (from which I'm guessing a good proportion of us come) generally draw their heritage from a long line of leaders and thinkers who have been pretty anti-image.
Listen to this from 1563:
But may not images be tolerated in the churches, as books to the laity? No, for we must not pretend to be wiser than God, who will have his people taught, not by dumb images, but by the lively preaching of his word. (Heidelberg Catechism)
Indeed, you don't have to go back that far to find serious debate about whether it was okay to image God in British society. Since the Reformation and despite their often frequent references in morality plays, God and Christ were never depicted in the theatre for many many years. Did you know that in the 1930s Parliament had a debate about whether it was okay for Jesus to be shown on-screen, played by actors, in movie films?
And yet, despite all this cultural baggage, this anti-image history that many of us have, the image of God online today proliferates. Furthermore if you go to a good number of Christian churches around the UK today, you will find projection screens being used to provide words of songs or liturgy. notices, but also a good number of them are using images… either images of God, paintings and movie stills, movie clips or images of the world around us through which we are invited to infer God's presence with us in creation.
So for a tradition of churchmanship, protestant, Anglican, let alone evangelical, that has such a historic aversion to imagery, we're starting to get pretty regular at using them. Notice, I didn't say 'pretty good' at using them. Some are good at it, many are not. I am sure many of us can tell stories of being in a Church service or trying to do God in an online environment and find the choice of an image provided to us crashed into our consciousness in an unwelcome way, an unhelpful way.
Seeking God online or using digital technologies in church can be beautifully enhanced or crudely obstructed depending on the visual literacy of those making the decisions. We might live in a society that is image orientated, perhaps even image-saturated, but I am not sure that Christians are always 'image-savvy'.
'Presentational technologies will not magically transform us into a community of worshipers [sic] who love God and neighbor [sic]. Unless we use them wisely, attuned to how images contribute meaningfully to worship, they will tend to create even more visual "noise" that clutters our minds.' Quentin Schultze, 2004, pp20-21
I think the task of literacy with images is critical because of the nature of our own generation. If we are an 'iconographic culture' as many commentators say we are, then we must pay careful 'attention to the images used in liturgy, in worship and online as being absolutely vital to influencing our generation's spiritual reality.'
My own church, the Church of England spent about ten years between 1990 and 2000 (approximately) getting their words right; re-writing and adjusting and editing the liturgy of the church. And yet, not the blindest bit of notice was paid to imagery.
So where do we turn for some wisdom? Let me introduce you to one of my heroes from the history of the church, St John of Damascus. This guy was a seriously radical, cool dude.
Now while I've had a lot of background in technology, my hold on church history is a bit more limited. However, to try and summarise, in the 8th Century, the eastern centre of the Christian faith in the Byzantine court was under a lot of pressure. The new religion of Islam was on the rise and annexing land and people at a tremendous pace. Of course, Islam (then as now) was strictly anti-image.
The Iconoclasm (Gk for 'image breaking') saw hundreds of churches damaged or destroyed, mostly by Christians rather than Muslims, keen to 'purify' their worship, as they perceived it, from the influence of images. In AD 726, the Byzantine Emperor Leo III issued an edict prohibiting the use of icons in worship. He banned their veneration or display in public places.
Several hundred miles away, in the relative security and peace of the monastery of Mar Sabbas in Palestine, John of Damascus was a mission-minded bloke who thought this ban was an absolute disaster. He wrote three books in defence of the use of images in worship.
He was influential at the time and I think he has some really useful stuff to say to us today. I believe that St John has provided us with a theology of the image that can really help us think about how we use imagery in speaking of God in the 21st century.
I say that, because, fundamentally, what this issue is about is not about how cool our technology is. Actually, technology and worship and mission have always gone hand-in-hand. In the seventh and eighth century, the familiar everyday media in use were wood and paint. So they used wood and paint to communicate images of God. In later centuries, people began to use stained glass to speak of God. Woodcuts in books and Bibles. The printing press itself opened up new vistas in mission. In the last century, we saw the rise of the Jesus movies – something that has continued into the world we know today where, of course, the world of new media is now opening up yet more horizons of opportunity.
But the principle is the same. Technology may change, but speaking of God in images using familiar everyday media is as old as the hills.
As a result, we do ourselves a massive disservice, I think, if we don't learn from the lessons of those who have gone before us. Wise people, holy people, experienced saints, lives lived in prayer, radical believers keen to communicate the gospel. We ignore them to our huge detriment.
So what did St John say? Well, the first thing he said was that using images to communicate God was about mission and evangelism. St John was convinced that images can help people understand and comprehend something of God and what it means to be a Christian.
They are, said St John, both educational tools for discipleship and tools for mission for those outside the Church. In section 21 of his third apology, he said:
[Images] give us a faint apprehension of God and the angels where otherwise we would have none, because it is impossible for us to think immaterial things unless we can envision analogous shapes. (St John, 1980: 76)
In my favourite St John quote, he said 'what the book is to the literate, the image is to the illiterate' (1980: 25). He saw it as absolutely crucial that in his own time and culture where access to text was limited and, more importantly, large numbers of the population couldn't read, the image was something that spoke of God and brought the good news of Jesus to everyone.
He goes on to suggest that images also work because they are something with which the everyday people of society are already familiar and can therefore assimilate. In the first apology, he says:
"Visible things are corporeal models which provide a vague understanding of intangible things… Our inability immediately to direct our thoughts to contemplation of higher things makes it necessary that familiar everyday media be utilized to give suitable form to what is formless, and make visible what cannot be depicted, so that we are able to construct understandable analogies."" (St John, 1980: 20, my emphasis)
Of course, we live in a country where most people can read. Literacy, in that sense, is not the same problem that John faced. But we live in a world where the book is not the natural choice of communication for a great proportion of the population. In a world of television, the cinema and the Internet, the image (and the moving image as well) are media that people are far more ready to absorb in receiving the gospel as we attempt to find understandable analogies in communicating good news.
So the first lesson from St John is this: We speak of God in images because we live in a world soaked in images. It is our language, far more than the printed word, and so it can communicate gospel truth to those who are used to thinking in such terms.
The second thing we learn from St John is that the image of God is important online because Jesus took human flesh. St John spoke and grounded his defence of the use of icons in the heart and nature of God and, in particular, the Incarnation.
Therefore I boldly draw an image of the invisible God, not as invisible, but as having become visible for our sakes by partaking of flesh and blood. I do not draw an image of the immortal Godhead, but I paint the image of God who became visible in the flesh. (St John, 1980: 16)
Painting a picture of God with images is possible because God himself has painted a picture of who He is. He has painted a picture in flesh and blood – the man Jesus of Nazareth.
As a result, anything that draws attention to the Son of God as incarnated is a vital theological point for the church in all ages to grasp and by which we should live. Making an image of Jesus reminds us that Jesus was a living, breathing human being. The intention of such images, like the gospel accounts, is to help us understand who Jesus is and, therefore, what God is like.
A couple of years ago, I prepared a video for our Christmas carol service – a major evangelistic event for us. I used Labyrinth's Let the Sun Shine, I put together a montage of clips from all sorts of movies about the life of Jesus aiming to try illustrate the Incarnation. My focus wasn't the cross or the traditional stories from the gospels. Rather, the clips were of images of Jesus in natural everyday settings. He threw water at his mother, laughed, danced at a wedding, held a child. The intention was to show Jesus as a real human being.
In one email received after the service, a member of the congregation said:
'I particularly enjoyed your visual piece yesterday. Nearly called it a video, but that's not what it is. As a person who remembers things in pictures and struggles with words, I found it spoke powerfully! So loved the bit with [Willem] Dafoe as Jesus dancing'.
I thought the way she put that email was fascinating. Self-defining herself as one who struggles with words, the use of images spoke powerfully to this person. Her comment that it wasn't a video is also interesting since it was a video that I had edited and put together. The person seemed to be struggling to categorize what they had seen. They describe it as a visual piece, then a video, but then catch themselves – 'but that's not what it is'. All this serves to highlight the possibilities of trying to speak of God with imagery. New categories that people struggle to define come to birth – categories that are creative, playful, inspiring, encouraging and instructional for worship.
So, we speak of God in images because we live in a world soaked in images. Second, we are called to speak of God in image because Jesus is the image of the invisible God. The third reason that St John encourages us to use images online is because they enable us to partake in grace.
What do I mean by that?
Well, another key idea in John's writing is that when one honours an image, one gives honour to the person who is depicted. This doesn't come naturally to me but St John said that in venerating an images you showed a respect for the work of God in that person; a respect for fellow members of the body of Christ. However, John develops his argument further and suggests that giving honour to such images of Jesus, Mary his mother and the saints allows the giver of honour to partake in the grace of God that was at work in these people.
This sense of partaking in grace is perhaps most clearly spelt out in John's own commentary on the first apology when he says:
Matter is filled with divine grace through prayer addressed to those portrayed in images. … By itself it deserves no worship, but if someone portrayed in an image is full of grace, we become partakers of the grace according to the measure of the faith. (1980: 36)
Now before any good protestants in the room think I'm saying that these images have a power in themselves, just think about this for a minute. Have you ever watched a video online or on DVD with a speaker preaching and then, at the end, when he invites you to respond, to raise your arms in prayer… do you do it? Do you pray? Do you raise your arms? Does the video affect you in a spiritual manner; are you able to meet with God?
The answer in each case is yes – these (moving) images shown in very contemporary, Western churches who have no real history of the practice of iconography, enable the people present to do exactly what John was talking about – we partake in grace with the people in the images.
When you did that, when you participated in a prayer, did you think you were worshipping the person on the screen? No, of course you didn't. You were partaking in grace, sharing in the sense of the Holy Spirit at work through that person and in that moment even though you are in a very different place to that person and may even have been in a very different time.
I think that's really interesting. To take a famous example, do you think Dr Lockridge could have envisaged that decades after he preached 'That's my King', an entirely different generation would be blessed and inspired and be meeting with God because his words were set to music, set to images and released online? We become partakers in grace from a different age.
The church has an old expression for this: The Communion of the Saints. That across the world, but also down the ages, even with those who have died in Christ – we are one. We are the body of Christ, we share with them in worship. The online world is making possible some very new, but very real expressions of that communion.
The beauty of all this is rather than encouraging idolatry, the potential for images is to dispel idolatry. Everyday images can be sanctified and we are pointed to the Father. Use of the image allows the worshipper to make links between their everyday lives and their worship of God.
To give an interesting example from myself, I used one of Ben Bell's images in an Advent worship service – a pedestrian WAIT sign was projected to help explain the notion of Advent as a time of preparation and waiting.
The mental connection then immediately leapt back to the mind the following day when standing at an ordinary pedestrian crossing and waited for the lights to change. The use of the image had brought God and divine grace into the mundane and everyday.
I long for the day when our use of images in worship & online gets away from sunsets, flowers, rivers, waterfalls and picturesque countryside. Of course, they are beautiful and of course they can speak of God.
But is God only present when the natural world is at its most glorious? Greater attention can be paid to everyday life. The WAIT sign, urban scenes, family life, perhaps even the natural world at its most ugly would be interesting in order to inspire this generation's spirituality. Can God be found on the commute or walking home late at night in a dark alley or only when I make that once a year holiday journey, and travel a countryside footpath in the noonday sun?
We speak of God in images because we live in a world soaked in images. What the book is to the literate, the image is to the illiterate (visually literate). We are called to speak of God in image because Jesus is the image of the invisible God. The Incarnation is absolutely crucial to the health of our Christian faith. Finally, as we use images, we partake of grace. The Spirit of God can impact us and include us in ministries that suddenly stretch across space and time because of what new media and the Internet enable.
Technology is always a powerful influence on Christian communities whether we are speaking about our buildings, organs, books or more recent technologies like projection or the Internet.
I believe that these new technologies with careful thought and discerning action, can be utilized to enrich the experience of God in church services and online.
As the use of such technology in Christian circles continues and in all probability grows, we will be shaped and also shapers of what is happening around us. If we do not have such an awareness and if we fail to learn the lessons from the saints in previous eras, then we 'fail to understand the deeper processes of formation' that are at work within us, both individually and collectively.
I believe that a willingness to reflect on how we utilize these technologies and a sense of self-awareness in such processes of shaping will be needed as we seek to stay in step with the Spirit so that we might be formed more and more into the likeness of Christ.
Thank you.
St John of Damascus. (1980), St John of Damascus on the Divine Images, Translated by David Anderson. New York: St Vladimir's Seminary Press
Beaudoin, T. (1998), Virtual Faith: The Irreverent Spiritual Quest of Generation X, San Francisco: Jossey Bass
Green, D.R.J. (2012), Hands-free worship: pastoral, theological and missiological dimensions of digital projection and computer technology in worship, Self-published: available at lulu.com.
McGrath, A.E. (1999), Christian Spirituality, Oxford: Blackwell
Schultze, Q.J. (2004), High-Tech Worship? Using Presentational Technologies Wisely,
Grand Rapids: Baker Books
CRTA – Center for Reformed Theology and Apologetics (n.d.), The Heidelberg Catechism, [online], Available at http://www.reformed.org/documents/heidelberg.html


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When sunshine hits
Snap back of photos taken few days ago when it was nice and sunny in London. However it is windy time to time, thus it's still cold a bit. Can't wait till nice and chill weather arrives!
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The family car bore no "Proud parent of an Alice Cooper fan" bumper sticker as John Varvatos blared Cooper's shock rock from his suburban Detroit bedroom in the early '70s.
But behind that door, Varvatos' teenage obsession with rock 'n' roll was setting the stage for his own chart-topping career — as a menswear designer. Merging his two passions landed him an autograph session at Nordstrom on a recent fall day, alongside ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill, and British photographer Mick Rock.
Their life's work, and that of other virtuoso musicians and photographers, mix in Varvatos' first book: "John Varvatos: Rock in Fashion" (Harper Design, $60), which celebrates icons such as Robert Plant in his skinniest jeans, Lou Reed with platinum hair and dark nails, the Ramones in leather jackets and Keds, and Debbie Harry in anything.
Varvatos' menswear line, three parts polish to one part rebel edge, draws influence from all of them, and is worn by some. ZZ Top, Iggy Pop, Jimmy Page, Lenny Kravitz, Cooper and other artists have starred in Varvatos' marketing campaigns since 2005.
About 300 fans assembled at Nordstrom in Chicago for Varvatos, Gibbons, Rock and Hill to sign copies of Varvatos' book. Here's an edited transcript of their verbal jam session.
Q: What was your first rock poster in your bedroom?
Varvatos: The MC5, from Detroit, they did an album called "Live at the Grande Ballroom." That was on the back of my bedroom door. Then the whole room was taken over — Led Zeppelin, the Who, the Stones. It all started with bands like the Kinks. They didn't sound like anyone else — it was noisier, it wasn't poppy. As much as I'm a Beatles fan today, as a kid I wasn't.
Q: How did this book arise?
Varvatos: About 20 years ago, I started carrying around these leather notebooks with a tie, that I'd sketch in and cut out pictures and put in there, kind of my inspiration books. There were a lot of music icons in there. I had them all on a bookshelf, and someone started looking through them and said, you should do a book.
Gibbons: We've had a copy of it on board our touring coach the last few weeks, and on the not-so-rare occasion of visitors being to the front lounge after a show, they all gravitate to this.
Q: At what point did your passion for rock and fashion intersect?
Varvatos: I grew up in a very humble household; I did paper routes and all those things. When I had any money, I would buy clothes that were interesting to me when I was 14 or 15. When I realized girls related to it too, I knew I had to get a real job. So I started working in a men's clothing store, so I could get a discount. As I went to college — not for fashion — I found that my passion really stood more in that (realm). So I went back when I was 29 years old for design.
Q: What are some of the signatures of rock style?
Varvatos: No. 1 is it's about individuality. When you look at Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, ZZ Top or the punk movement, they all did something that was against the grain both musically and stylistically. When you look at the book, you see a bit of what comes around, goes around. A younger band, like Kings of Leon, their haircuts are very much like Mick Ronson from (David Bowie's) Spiders from Mars. There's this incestuous interplay between fashion and rock 'n' roll.
The picture of Syd Barrett (a founding member of Pink Floyd) on the book cover, if you change the cars out, he's in a lot of young bands today. Every young band wants to look like they just rolled out of bed with their hair a little greasy and uncombed. His look is very timeless in a way.
Q: In 2008, you opened your Bowery store in the space of the legendary rock and punk venue CBGB in New York. Did you debate whether it was a good idea?
Varvatos: It had been empty for two years, a shadow of what it was at an earlier time. I went over to the neighborhood to look at something else. The gentleman I was with said he had the lease on the space. They were talking about restaurants and drugstores, and I thought, it can't become one of those. The next day, I came back with my management team. Everyone looked in; there was one bare light bulb.
They said, "Yeah, yeah, it's great, but it really isn't great. It's 10 blocks from the other store; it's too risky."
That was one of the few times you can't be democratic. I said, "I can't explain it, but it's something I want to do." And it's turned into something that's part of the DNA of the brand.
We just did a great event with Lou Reed (still alive the day of this conversation) and Mick Rock. Every time we do these, I get goose bumps.
Q: Dusty and Billy, did you create your bearded look intentionally? Rock style always looks effortless, but is it always?
Gibbons: These different stylistic changes, many times, were not necessarily by design. It was more of a rebellious outpouring, an "I'm going to do this."
Rock: It was probably done for cheap.
Hill: It doesn't get much cheaper than this: Throw your razor away.
Varvatos: It isn't about how much you spend on your wardrobe.
Rock: The Iggy Pop jacket that's considered the Holy Grail of rock fashion, the Raw Power one with the leopard's head on the back, that jacket wasn't even leather; that was Naugahyde.
Q: John, did you set out to build your line around rock?
Varvatos: No, that was another thing that was very organic. In 2003 or 2004, we started seeing so many musicians buying our clothes. I thought, there's something more there.
Varvatos:A lot of artists who are still living and the ones who have been in our ads are ones I've grown up with or today I'm really turned on with, and at the same time they're also turned on by what you do, and then you have this ongoing friendship; it's a very special thing.


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Afro Latino music is on the rise in Latin America. Artists are putting a modern spin on old songs.
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In every casino, there are players who always ask the 1000-year-old question: "How to win Blackjack." The free Blackjack tips that I give you will be a success guaranty because they are so simple that amateurs don't even think about them.
How to Win Blackjack: Double your bet after you have lost
This is certainly no blackjack system that should be applied! And I would not recommend it! You should know that game tables generally have a betting limit, and you also have an upper limit on what you can spend! So if you are already a millionaire and want to become a billionaire with gambling, put the article aside! Why should you want to read this article at all? You should enjoy your time in casinos and win or lose with joy!
The negative & positive progression system
This system requires a lot of calculations and lots of exercises! The basic rules for these free, simple blackjack tips state that you first set a limit for your progression. If you win, you continue counting and you add 20% more to your original bets and continue with this action. When you lose, you decrease your stake by 20%. The rules are simple but the quick calculations for each game require a lot of practice as the environment in a casino can distract you.
The two-way or level progression system
This is a simple and recommended system for amateurs and players alike. You must set limits for the maximum and minimum bets in this system. If you win, for example, you bet $200 and continue. If you lose, you reduce the bet sum to $100 and continue until you win again. This is a very effective way to counteract the fluctuations in the card deck and is certainly better than the card counting strategies that card counters apply!
The 1 – 3 – 2 – 6 or 1 – 3 – 2 – 4 system
This strange but powerful number sequence speaks for itself. Follow the number of fixed bits and continue with each victory in a row. If you lose, start over again and repeat the sequence. With this powerful Blackjack strategy, you definitely know how to win Blackjack! Not correct! Think again! Four wins in a row are very rare! Some players use the 1-3-2-4 system because you have 10 units for a complete cycle.
Play at the best Blackjack Internet Casino
Make sure that the online casino is monitored by the eCOGRA testing company. Find a casino that offers a wide selection of online Blackjack games. Check the customer service: Call and see if there is a proper human voice on the device you can talk to. Make sure that the online casino allows you to practice Blackjack without having to bet with real money.
Choose your Blackjack game
In some games, you can make two cards, and in others only a certain combinations of numbers. Some Blackjack games have peculiar features such as e.g. Spanish Blackjack, Double Exposure Blackjack, Super Fun 21. The preferences are very individual and depend on you. So check out all the games and find out what a blackjack game is the most fun for you. Of course, you should not limit yourself to a favorite game. You can play different games according to your mood.
Play Blackjack for practice
The land casinos do not allow to play Blackjack without using real money, but the best online casinos allow it. Take the opportunity to try out different Blackjack variants to practice and refine your Blackjack strategies to define how to win Blackjack.
Apply a Blackjack basic strategy table
You can find a Blackjack basic strategy table in many Blackjack websites and books. Copy such a table and keep it ready when you play Blackjack. The table will turn out to be a valuable assistant to the Blackjack game. On the other hand, you do not have to enslave the basic strategy table. It is ultimately your money that is put at risk, and that gives you the right to make the decision as you play Blackjack. If your instincts tell you something else, you should feel free enough to follow them.
Learn more about Blackjack
Blackjack is an old game with rich history and traditions. To learn more about the history of Blackjack may not actually help you how to win Blackjack, but will help you to appreciate and enjoy the game.
First get to know the members of the Hall of Fame of the Blackjack. Some of them are well-known professors who have developed the mathematical strategy, others are gifted blackjack players who have won millions of dollars on Blackjack tables. They all have an interesting story in common.
Forget blackjack card counting
You probably already heard about blackjack card counting. You may have heard about shuffle tracking or similar esoteric blackjack strategies. The best tip is to forget it.
Card counting, shuffle tracking, and hidden cards are fascinating topics you can read and learn. The blackjack champions who have mastered these arts are admirable. Unless you have the high level of a mathematical genius and hundreds of hours of practice, these techniques will not work.
Professional tips and tricks how to win blackjack
If you want to play like a professional online Blackjack, then you have to follow the advice of other professionals. Fortunately, we have collected the most useful tips and can offer you a solid help to learn how to win Blackjack:
1. Forget gambling strategies – Thinking of "gamblers" can be dangerous when you play Blackjack online because this game is based on statistics and not just on pure luck. Learn a "basic strategy" and you will know exactly how to play every hand you get to your advantage.
2. Always pull a card … if your cards score a score of 8 or less, but always draw and double (double down) or hold ("stand") if your cards Cards give a score of 9 to 16. ALWAYS keep when your cards score a score of 17 to 21!
3. Never divide … a pair of 4s, 5s, or 10s, and do not think to keep a score from 12 to 16 if the dealer has a score of 7 or more.
4. Do not take out "insurance" … Insurance is an aspect of the standard blackjack rules that you can ignore because your profit chances do not rise.
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Where does the 2015 Convening fall within the full scope of the Audience (R)Evolution program?
How does TCG define "Audience Engagement" and "Community Development" ?
Is TCG designing this Convening for larger or smaller organizations?
How do I apply for the Audience (R)Evolution grant program?
Why is there an application process to attend the 2015 Convening?
If I attended the 2013 Audience (R)Evolution Learning Convening, will my application have a better chance of being accepted to this year's program?
If I am a staff member at a theatre who has received a (Re)Imagining or (Re)Modeling grant, will this improve my chances of being accepted to the 2015 Convening?
Which people from my organization should apply?
Am I eligible to receive subsidy assistance for the Convening, and if so, how much can I expect to receive?
How can I participate if I am not identified to attend?
Q: Where does the 2015 Convening fall within the full scope of the Audience (R)Evolution program?
A: The 2015 Convening is the second convening of the Audience (R)Evolution program. Our first Convening, in Philadelphia in 2013, was a chance for an intimate group of theatre, arts and cultural professionals to explore successful models of audience engagement in the field as well as to connect with peers from across the nation who are at the forefront of developing audience engagement strategies. It was a preface to our Audience (R)Evolution grant program, which offered TCG Member Theatres $65,000 to (Re)Model or (Re)Imagine successful audience engagement and/or community development models. Read more about the Audience (R)Evolution grant program here.
In 2015, we will build on the work of the 2013 Learning Convening and offer an action-oriented meeting structure and on-the-ground experience in Kansas City. By introducing new and additional audience research, the 2015 Convening will encourage open and dynamic conversations among the professionals closely impacting the future of engagement in the theatre field. This will be accomplished by focusing on interactivity and action as a method of conveying learnings from practitioners. We will also create space for theatres to identify and interact with fellow cohorts that share similar needs, objectives or interests and are looking to address those needs at a deeper level with their colleagues.
The overall Audience (R)Evolution program is best explained on our Audience (R)Evolution webpage; the role of the Convening is laid out in detail on the Convening webpage. If you have further questions after reading both of those pages and the FAQ's on this page, feel free to contact us at email@example.com.
Q: How does TCG define "Audience Engagement" and "Community Development"?
A: The Audience (R)Evolution program has been instituted to fully explore audience engagement and community development strategies, practices and working models. Not every organization or individual defines the "audience" in the same way, but for the purposes of the Audience (R)Evolution program, TCG uses the term as all-inclusively as possible. With our exploration of audience engagement, TCG is expanding beyond the idea of a traditional, transaction-based relationship with theatre patrons, and is instead referring holistically to the exchange between theatre-makers and theatre-viewers.
More succinctly, TCG differentiates between "Audience Engagement" and "Community Development" in the following way:
• Audience Engagement builds opportunies for dialogue between theatres and audiences and includes a full spectrum of goals, strategies, tactics and outcomes.
• Community Development connects theatres and non-arts sector partners using artistic assets to build collaborative and mutually beneficial projects addressing community needs.
Both utilize activities that encompass building, deepening, and listening to audiences and potential audiences to determine what is relevant to them; and serving, informing, and opening communications with them to build long-lasting relationships.
Q: Is TCG designing this Convening for larger or smaller organizations?
A: The goal is to share models and best practices for theatres of many shapes and sizes, bearing in mind that the exchanges between larger and smaller organizations, or individuals, are sometimes the most fruitful.
As an attendee, the best plan is to keep an open mind; you might join us with one plan or goal in mind, and leave with a new set of ideas altogether. In addition, TCG will include all levels and different roles within organizations, inviting decision-makers and implementers to the Convening.
Q: How do I apply for the Audience (R)Evolution grant program?
A: The grantees for the first round of the Audience (R)Evolution grant program have been selected and are now in the process of working on their projects. We encourage you to read about the program and its recipients on our website. Information about the next round is forthcoming, and will be available at the time of the 2015 Convening.
Q: Why is there an application process to attend the 2015 Convening?
A: The Audience (R)Evolution program is funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, and a portion of that funding is dedicated toward subsidizing attendee costs. TCG is therefore able to offer partial subsidy assistance to a majority of the attendees who join us in Kansas City. Unfortunately, due to space and funding limitations, TCG is not able to include everyone who submitted an application—and may not be able to offer every attendee subsidy assistance—but will be as inclusive as possible. Please note that the application for the 2015 Audience (R)Evolution Convening has now closed.
Q: If I attended the 2013 Audience (R)Evolution Learning Convening, will my application have a better chance of acceptance to this year's program?
A: Not necessarily, though showing a sustained commitment to the exploration of audience engagement practices is definitely a positive quality. Throughout the application process, TCG will strive to identify participants whose work and experience reflect best practices and forward-thinking for the field at large.
Q: If I am a staff member at a theatre who has received a (Re)Imagining or (Re)Modeling grant, will this improve my chances of being accepted to the 2015 Convening?
A: Not necessarily. We will attempt to have a diverse group of organizations represented at the Convening, showcasing a wide array of audience engagement and community engagement strategies and goals, including those with whom we are already familiar through the first round of Audience (R)Evolution grants.
Q: Which people from my organization should apply?
A: The application for this year's Audience (R)Evolution Convening has now closed. Please click here to read more about the application process.
Q: Am I eligible to receive subsidy assistance for the Convening, and if so, how much can I expect to receive?
A: If you have submitted an application, TCG will notify you by late January 2015 whether you have been identified to attend the Convening, and whether your attendance will include subsidy assistance. Level of subsidy assistance is determined by a number of factors including, but not limited to, how many people from your organization are invited to attend and geographic proximity to the Convening. Note that subsidy assistance may cover (in full or in part) your Convening registration ($250), travel costs including necessary ground transportation (up to $1500) and hotel costs (approximately $170/night). During this year's Convening, we will be traveling via shuttle between our hotel and primary venue, the Kauffman Foundation Center. TCG will provide shuttles between the meeting sites at no cost to attendees.
Q: How can I participate if I am not identified to attend?
A: TCG will live stream most of the Convening content on our website, and will begin conversations around the Audience (R)Evolution program on Conference 2.0 prior to the Convening, which anyone is welcome to join. As with all our in-person gatherings, these online conversations will continue long after the Convening is over. Additionally, Audience (R)Evolution programming will continue into the National Conference in Cleveland, June 18-20, 2015. The March 2015 Convening is not your last chance to partake in Audience (R)Evolution conversations.
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I've never been one to do monthly favourite videos, because I honestly don't go through enough different makeup products properly to feel comfortable to label them as my "favourite". So I thought I would do a video (and see how I go for the next few months) where I just talk about products I'm currently using and what my thoughts on them are. Kinda like reviewing what I've ordered off a menu this month and sharing some thoughts, hence the Makeup Menu concept 🙂 Very curious to know what people think of this video / concept 😀
Products mentioned in this video:
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NARS Duo Eyeshadow – Madrague
Too Faced Chocolate Bar Eye Palette
Dior Nail Polish ~ Tutu
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Maybeline Dream Lumi Concealer – Ivory
Chanel Le Blanc Light Revealing Whitening Makeup Base – 020 Mimosa
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As promised, today we (Lior Cohen and I) have announced our new podcast in Hebrew on Management and Leadership.
In this podcast we will try to provide tips, tools and best practices from our experience as well as from the experience of other prominent leaders in the Israeli work space. I believe there are many tales about managers and management. Without going into too much details, we believe that management is a skill you need to grow slowly and gradually (the same way as you grow your technology skills for example). It is a long way to go... A well skilled manager works hard every day to "clean" the way for his team members in order to allow THEM to do what they know best (like delivering software for example).
My hope that this podcast will help everybody, who wants to learn and to grow these skills.
My personal believe is that this podcast isn't only for managers.
Since one of the keys of good management is creating a highly gelled and efficient environment - I hope that others will contribute (and listen) as well.
I will be happy to hear you feedbacks (or questions or management dilemmas).
You can find the podcast here: www.mngttips.com.


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Expected to open this sometime this spring, Apple announced at its annual shareholders meeting that its new North Carolina Data Center will house iTunes and its MobileMe services.
Services Trump Hardware?
While Apple is raking in the money on its iPad and iPhone, and will doubtless collect even more after next week's iPad 2 announcement, it's the software and services that keep Apple's ball rolling in the long term. Apple could sell devices somewhat cheaper and appeal to a wider audience if it didn't have to ship so much memory with all those gadgets.
So, Apple's big new US$ 1 billion data center, which the company has confirmed will open this spring, will be hosting iTunes and (rumored to becoming free) MobileMe services in the cloud, which -- potentially -- would allow Apple to sell a cheaper range of devices with some storage, relying on home networks and, in the future, 4G networks to handle all the data going to and fro.
Apple purchased, then closed, the streaming Lala music service last year -- so has the code and technology in house to bolt onto iTunes to enable such a service.
UPDATE: MobileMe has apparently now been taken down for maintenance and made unavailable on the ITunes App Store, paving the way for whatever transition Apple has in mind.
The Business Way
Many enterprises are already enjoying the benefits of storing and working on data in the cloud, so why not home entertainment? We already see Netflix, Amazon and Sony, among others, streaming video and music to users. For Apple, it will enable them to offer users an easier multi-device approach where all your content is available across all devices.
Of course, there could well be much complaining that not only do users no longer "own" their content, but can't even keep local copies, depending on how Apple decides to apply the service. MobileMe is already used to help keep all your contacts and calendar details up-to-date across your devices, so Apple could be expanding it to manage a list of your tunes, movies, apps and other content.
Are Personal Mobile Clouds the Future?
MobileMe's iDisk feature already helps with cloud storage, so it isn't a big leap to see all your Apple content held neatly in a cloud service. If Apple ties in its Ping social network too, then you have a single application that holds almost all of Apple's core features.
As for any potential new devices, because Apple charges around $100 for the extra 32GB of memory in the 64GB iPad, it is possible the company could knock off up to $200 for cloud-specific devices. Of course, this is currently conjecture, but Apple has a history of releasing reduced versions all the way down to the iPod Nano, so who knows what it could do with future iPod Touch and iPad designs.
Of course, Google, Amazon and others already have healthy cloud services for all kinds of content, so Apple's move isn't particularly new or revolutionary, but how the many parts tie together could produce a sublime and world-beating way users work with their personal cloud.


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Although the thought of giving yourself a flu shot may seem scary, it may no longer require a needle.
A tiny, new patch under research would make it simple and almost pain-free to give yourself the vaccine right at home.
Therefore, that yearly doctor's visit for the flu shot may soon be a thing of the past.
Imagine, instead of the needle, using a vaccine patch smaller than the size of a penny. It has hundreds of microscopic needles that don't hurt and dissolve into the skin.
This new patch may help those afraid of needles get their vaccinations quickly and painlessly.
It's not just children that don't always like getting the flu shot.
"I'm a little bit of a baby. I don't like the feeling," one New York resident said.
Each year, about 33 percent of Americans get the flu shot and nearly 40-thousand Americans die of the flu. The centers for disease control would like to see more Americans get the shot and recommends the vaccination for almost every person over 6 months old.
"The immune response seems to be stronger than what we observe with the current vaccine," Dr. Richard Compans, of the Emory University School of Medicine, said.
Side effects of the patch would be similar to those for the regular vaccine.
Ideally patients would be able to administer their own flu vaccines using this patch. In other words, they could pick it up at the pharmacy or send off for it in the mail.
"I think it has a lot of merits because you can save a lot of time. You don't have to go to the doctor," said a New York resident.
The patch could be used most effectively during a flu pandemic and would simplify large scale immunizations in developing countries.
"You might get some swelling locally in the skin," said Compans.
Thus far, the micro needle patches, which would take about 15 minutes to dissolve, have been effective in immunizing mice. The next step is a clinical trial to see how they work on people.
If all goes well, the vaccine patch could be available in about five years.


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Instead of powdered spices to spice up the popcorn, hot chili oil is added with the vegetable oil to infuse the flavor during the popping process. The recipe below is essentially the Epicurious Plain Popcorn recipe, with one important ingredient added.
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- Schools should not be embarrassed to chase up parental debt, as it all goes to benefitting pupils.
- Revisiting existing agreements (for example, letting charges) can be helpful.
- Although grant applications can be time consuming, they can pay off in a big way if you ensure that your goals are specific and measurable.
- Where possible, try to build your SBM network and parental engagement to help with new savings and funding.
The amount of per-pupil spending in England's schools has fallen by 8% since 2010, according to an analysis by the Institute for Fiscal Studies. In November 2018, the Chancellor allocated funds for the 'little additional extras' which schools are hard-pressed to deliver given the funding cuts to education. In the case of primary schools, it will equate to £10,000 per school once it has been divvied up. In the media there has been much derision about this, but it is better than nothing, and if added to the list of funding streams available to schools, it can help to bridge the funding deficit we are all facing.
This article charts the revised financial management of my school, St. Mary Magdalen's, as we tightened our belts in the financial year 2016–17. We looked beyond the standard funding streams to ensure that we were still offering outstanding provision. The cuts we made then have set us up well for the future.
Create a strong debt recovery system
Small tweaks to systems and procedures can make a big difference. We operate a very tight debt recovery policy with a three-pronged approach to recouping outstanding parental debt. Our second administrative assistant monitors our online cashless payment system, Wisepay, as one of her primary job roles. She is tenacious and we have a 99% success rate at having all parental voluntary contributions paid.
Once a deficit in payment has been identified, the administrative assistant writes to the parent. Should that be unsuccessful, the letter is followed up with a phone call. If there is still no result, I telephone the parents myself. They and I find this very embarrassing, but I always prepare myself for the call by telling myself that we will not be able to offer the competitive education we do if we do not have the funds to appoint high-calibre staff and train them accordingly. We have to be equitable and it is not fair that some parents do not pay.
That said, we are supportive of families in need and we pay for them as the need arises, including all of our pupil premium plus (PPP) families. In order to reduce costs to parents for educational visits we supply free transport for these. We do all we can to keep costs down for our parents.
Consider introducing letting charges
Two years ago, we introduced letting charges for our external club providers, on top of asking them to provide two free places for our PPP pupils. We charge most clubs 10% of their revenue for using our school to facilitate their club on our premises. For example, if they charge £50 per pupil we charge them £5 per pupil.
Explore becoming a National Leader of Education
In terms of accessing grants, in 2014 I applied to become a National Leader of Education (NLE) and for the school to become a National Support School (NSS). This work generates a facilitation grant of £6,000 per year. This covers costs such as admin time, training and release time for the deputy headteacher. To apply, the headteacher needs to have a record of accomplishment of strong school leadership, with at least three years of headship experience. There also needs to be a record of accomplishment of providing effective school-to-school support that has led to improved outcomes for pupils over a sustained period.
Along with the staff at my school, I have supported schools in challenging circumstances for the past four years, and the daily fee is £550 for the school. NLEs work to increase the leadership capacity of other schools to help raise standards, and there is never a shortage of deployments.
Get creative about staff costs (without sacrificing quality)
Staffing costs amount to around three-quarters of the budget on average. Staffing cuts offer the highest budget reductions, but have to be considered carefully in order that provision remains outstanding. At St. Mary Magdalen's, planning, preparation and assessment (PPA) time was over the recommended amount. We reorganised the timetable to offer back-to-back specialist, non-contact lessons, such as Italian and music, to give blocks of time to the teachers. We were then in a position to reduce two days of supply cover to one. Being a small school of 270 pupils, two days was enough to cover all classes.
Consider ways to increase parental contributions
Parental contributions through fundraising at St. Mary Magdalen's is very generous. Most years the PTA raises £27,000, which for a school with only 168 families is outstanding. In particular, this funding stream allows us the opportunity to keep up to the minute with technology.
The PTA committee stands up at the end of class assemblies, when we have the best attendance of family members, and asks parents, on behalf of the school, to be involved in the fundraising endeavours. The usual cycle of cheese and wine social with classroom tours by the teachers, Movie Night, Quiz Night, Christmas Fair, Race Night and Summer Fair brings in reliable sources of revenue but, more recently, parents have also been contributing by buying a ticket even if they cannot attend.
Specify clear goals in grant applications
There are many grants on offer to schools, but it can be time consuming to apply for them. The applications for grants need to have clear goals. We recently received £25,000 funding for our playground from Sport England. Many charitable organisations offer support for pupils with economic hardship. In my location, this includes Richmond Parish Lands Charity and the Shanly Foundation.
The School Funding Network is also a valuable resource. Salix Loan is a company working with schools to save energy costs. The National Lottery has grants of £10,000, which can be applied for, but again the bid must have clear goals and intended results.
Use your network where possible
Finally, school business managers in our locality get together regularly for network meetings to share best practice and to benchmark trends in spending. Recently, the work of the school business managers' network included a corporate purchase order for a lawyer to assist all schools with the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) – money well spent.
Economies of scale mean that small, one-form entry schools are at greatest financial risk, so to have corporate buying power leads to good savings. Another example of this in action has been the shared licence for our assessment package for STAT Sheffield.
Further information
- National leaders of education: a guide for potential applicants: http://bit.ly/NLE-guidance
- Schools Funding Network: http://bit.ly/S-F-N
Use the following items in the Toolkit to put the ideas in the article into practice:
About the author
Helen Frostick is currently the headteacher of St. Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School in the Borough of Richmond upon Thames, London. She is a National Leader of Education (NLE) for the National College of School Leadership, with responsibility for supporting schools in challenging circumstances. Helen regularly speaks at national conferences and specialises in pupil premium and safeguarding.


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XX film review (2017). Directed by Jovanka Vuckovic, Annie Clark, Roxanne Bejamin, Karyn Kusama. Distribution by Soda pictures UK. Certificate 15, running time 80 minutes.
Another horror anthology but this time told from a female perspective only, directed by four talented female horror directors, this very short anthology at barely 80 minutes long, is actually very good, with unfortunately one story that completely out beats the other three tales, and maybe shouldn't have been first, as it is so outstandingly good, the stories that follow are pale in comparison.
The Box is just amazing story telling at its best, with such a simple premise of a story, told from the perspective of a mother, of how her perfect family life can change so dramatically. The biggest fear of any mother is to see harm to her family, and with her unable to stop it, is just firstly heartbreaking, but absolutely terrifying. Such simple story telling and simplistic directing can produce a masterpiece in celluloid.
I did enjoy this film though, it was a different type of horror experience, with only one of the stories actually being horror in nature, but ending up being the weakest of the four. The Box was outstanding, The Birthday Party I could understand why a mother would try to hide her husbands death from her daughter, and not ruining her birthday, with absolutely devastating results. Don't fall just turned into a slasher/ survival movie.
Her only living son, was a nod to Rosemary's Baby, and a woman devoted love to her son, even though he is growing away from her, will his love for his mum prevail, or will he become tempted to find his father.
The Box directed by Jovanka Vuckovic plot summary.
A boy on a train asks a mysterious stranger carrying a neatly wrapped red box, what is it? who it's for?and what's is in it? The kind stranger opens the box to the child, who's face drops immediately. With apologies from his mother and sister to the man, for their child/brothers curiosity. It is only when they get Home does the boy start acting strangely, by refusing to eat, as he says "he's not hungry" to the displeasure of his parents. This apparent lack of appetite spreads throughout the family, with all except the mother refusing to eat, and are very much starving themselves to death. What was in the box and what caused the family to stop eating is never told.
The Birthday Party directed by Annie Clark Plot summary.
Once again a mother with the perfect life, living in a fabulous home, much to the envy of others try to upkeep the idea of a perfect life, with her daughters on going 7th birthday party. When her husband, accidently overdoses on prescription medicine, instead of ruining her daughters day, goes to great lengths to hide her husbands passing from her daughter.
Don't Fall directed by Roxanne Benjamin plot summary.
Four friends go to an exclusive, but extreamy natural heritage site, to climb a mountain, so exclusive hardly anybody knows about it, with history dating back to the time of Native Americans. With strange markings on the wall depicting some type of God, or Demon being worshipped. When one of the girls gets bitten by what she believes to be a Scorpian, she goes to bed feeling unwell only to wake by the mountain where she saw the wall markings. With a strange transformation, will her friends find her, or will she find them?.
Her Only Living Son directed by Karyn Kusama plot summary.
A single mother who has protected her son all her life, and away from his wayward father, on the eve of his eighteenth birthday and becoming a man, going through some very serious changes, demanding to know who his father was. With his mother reluctant in telling him, the father somehow knows about them, where they are and now wants control of his son.
With a fucked up animation segment between each tale directed by Sofia Carrillo, with freaky dolls, dolll houses, needles, reminding me of a very sinister Coraline, to tie in each segment does give an uneasy feeling between the four tales. Although this movie is far from perfect, I found the viewing experience quite rewarding. It is hard to give an overall mark for this movie, but it does average at 3/5⭐⭐⭐


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Starting XAMPP for Solaris 0.8.2...
XAMPP: An Apache daemon is already running.
XAMPP: Starting MySQL...
XAMPP: Starting ProFTPD...
XAMPP: - no such user 'nobody'
- Fatal: User: Unknown user 'nobody' on line 25 of '/opt/xampp/etc/proftpd.conf'
XAMPP: Error 1! Couln't start ProFTPD!
XAMPP for Solaris started.
Note: I edited /opt/xampp/httpd.conf to change the port to 8088.
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Christmas cheer goes to a good cause
Early January saw Rokill hold its Christmas Party. As well as the usual Disco our staff enjoyed a hearty meal and a fun Casino at The Haven Hotel, Poole . During the evening a raffle was held with prizes kindly donated by the following companies:
Pestwest, Killgerm, Roman, Vidal, Ratpak, FJB Hotels, Tower supplies, Huck and Fudges Bakery.
With Rokill's donation a sum of £1,910 was collected at the end of the evening. This was donated to the Victoria Education Centre, Lindsay Road, Branksome, Poole and will be helping them build a hydrotherapy pool.
We would like to thank everyone who donated or supported this event.


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Contains spoilers so if you are intending on reading the book, read this post afterwards!
Our second meeting of the WISH book club saw a healthy turnout as usual last month, all ready to start discussing our latest read, The Radleys by Matt Haig.
Set in a Manchester suburb, The Radleys describes the life of what first seems a 'normal family'. It soon becomes clear that The Radleys are in fact, vampires and we follow the story of how Mum, Dad, and 2 teenage children carry out their lives. There are some grizzly scenes in the book (understandable when there is quite a bit of blood being consumed?), some humour and plenty of action towards the end.
Cara asked us what our overall impression of the book was and got a mixed reaction. A number of us did not know that it was a vampire book, with some saying they wouldn't necessarily have picked it up had they known earlier. This didn't necessarily mean that they didn't enjoy the read though. Those of us who have previously read vampire fiction felt it wasn't a particularly sexy look at vampires which made a change from some vampire books. Some of the group wondered if it was so hard to believe as Manchester is so local to us.
As a group we had a some questions about the author -
- we wondered if it was written with being made into a film in mind?
- we wondered if Matt Haig has always been interested in vampires? There seemed a lot of knowledge in the book – we particularly liked the celebrities being named as vampires too!
Here are what the members of the group thought.
Our next book is I Capture The Castle by Dodie Smith. We will be discussing it on 18th July, 7.30pm at the Micklehead Pub. All are welcome.


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Happy father's day! Who better to quote today than everyone's favourite TV dad Phil Dunphy from Modern Family?:
- "If you show enough houses you learn all the tricks. Every realtor is just a ninja in a blazer. The average burglar breaks in and leaves clues everywhere, but not me…I'm completely clueless."
2. "Note to Claire, if you want intense family drama, rent Spy Kids".
3. As Clive Bixby: "I design high-end electroacoustic transducers for a living. That's just a fancy way of saying I get things to make noise."
4. Part of Phil'sosophy: "Watch a sunrise at least once a day"
5. "Dance until your feet hurt, sing until your lungs hurt, act until you're William Hurt."
6. "I think I know how to pick up a 14-year-old girl…..for you".
7. "I am brave. Roller coasters? Love 'em. Scary movies? I've seen Ghostbusters,like, seven times. I regularly drive through neighborhoods that have only recently been gentrified. So yeah, I'm pretty much not afraid of anything…Except clowns. Never shared that with the fam, so…shh. Do have an image to maintain.I am not really sure where the fear comes from. My mother says it's because when I was a kid, I found a dead clown in the woods, but who knows?"
8. "I'm gonna introduce him to the Captain… and Tenille."
9. Phil: "Claire, I know you've got your methods, but so do I. I'm sorry, but I'm not a micromanager. Trust me, I can provide Luke with the tools and guidance he needs without, uh, smothering him.
Claire : You think I smother our child?
Phil: "It's not your fault, honey. "mother" is part of the word. You never hear of anyone being "sfathered" to death."
10. "What does it take to make a great salesman? It's no big secret, you just follow the ABCs of salesmanship: Always Be Closing, Don't Ever Forget Great Home Ideas Just Keep Lurking Mostly Nearby, Often People Question Realtors Sincerity, Take Umbrage, Violators Will…oh shoot, X, X…"
11. Um, things I want: robot dog, night vision goggles, bug vacuum, GPS watch, speakers that look like rocks… I love my wife, but she sucks at giving gifts. I'm sorry for the pay-channel language, but- oh! Yogurt maker! I can't not think of things I want.
12. "Every woman deserves flowers….cauliflowers"


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I Dunno How Its Called, But I Need Help Pls
Decorating By maimai16 Updated 10 Jan 2013 , 2:24am by maimai16
happy new year : hope you had a blast in welcoming 2013.
i have attached a pic which was provided by my client. i am wondering how to attach or cover the cakes with cloth like fondant? Is it stacked then decorated? Does anyone can direct me to any link or tutorial that migt help me? Pls.... thank you in advance....
Looks like all the edges are folded. Roll it out thinnish, fold it and slap it on there. You don't have to be very neat about it. If does look like you're going to have to transport it finished. Let me suggest SPS for support.
I think where the cupids are they are a coverup possibly for seems..I could be wrong.
thanks for replying so soon =))
and im guessing i should start at the top to bottom? and shall i start with Big strips of fondant?
Since the lower strips are on top of the upper strips, yes you start a tthe top and work down.
thanks leah_s
AThe joins I would say are lined up at the back.
Keep your tiers 1" width difference to get the right shape.
This style is v popular ATM here. Looks like a lot of fondant to chew through, lol!
i just want to share how it turned out :
thanks for the tips ladies
Nicely done! Congrats.
Thank you shanter :-)
thank you remnant3333
Awwww! I think your's is cuter than the original - much cuter angels and I love the clouds!
ur so sweet dani1081. thank you. we need to change the angels to meet the budget of the client. clouds was suggested by the client coz her daughters name is 'skigh'
Great Job - Your's is soo much better!
thsnk you jojojes
OMG. I think yours is WAY cuter than the original!
How did you make your clouds on top?
thank you arlenej. the clouds are piped royal icng. it also serves as glue for the angels.
Maiami16 Congrats!!! You did a a lovely job! Your cake is so Elegant, Romantic and very Professional.
thank you margaret393


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In grade 13 (Ontario, Canada! Way back in the last century, they made you take grade 13/OAC if you wanted to go to university!), I took "Writer's Craft". This was a "fluff course", guaranteed to get you a decent mark for your university application. I, however, enjoyed writing anyway and had previously taken workshops and extra tutoring. For your semester long "Independent Project", you had to study an author and create work inspired by them. I chose Leonard Cohen. He seemed so radical, modern, sexy, adult. No Edgar Allan Poe or Emily Dickinson for me.
My end project was well received by the teacher--a younger, edgier man with an earring and (small) ponytail. It was 1989, LOL. Looking back, many of the poems make me blush--are they actually as good as he said? Over the next few days I'll post a few. Very few eyes have read most of these poems!
Looking through my folder, there are very few after 1993, and none after 1995. I suffered a unexpected breakup in 1995 and it was like that wiped the creative juices from my soul. However, last night I was inspired again.
Why do we say "Rest in Peace" when someone dies?
Why do we save peace for the eternal slumber?
It's the people left behind that need the peace.
Instead of
Rest in Peace,
Let us
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Work in Peace,
Love with Peace,
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Share in Peace
Practice Peace
Teach Peace
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Instead of
Rest in Peace
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The selection element does not always show the correct range in MVVM scenarios, in which the view model validates the range. The problem is only present in WPF.
When SelectionEnd is equal to PeriodEnd, and PeriodEnd is at midnight (00:00:00), then selection title shows incorrect selection end. To reproduce consider the following xaml: <telerik:RadTimeBar PeriodStart="1-Jan-2010 12:00:00 AM" PeriodEnd="31-Dec-2011 00:00:00 AM" SelectionStart="1-Jan-2010 12:00:00 AM" SelectionEnd="31-Dec-2011 00:00:00 AM" SelectionTitleFormatString="{}{0} - {1}" /> PeriodEnd == SelectionEnd == 31-Dec-2011 00:00:00 AM, but title is: "01/01/2010 00:00:00 - 30/12/2011 23:59:59" As in our app we display date with "dd MMM yyyy" format, the displayed selection end differs by one day from the real one, which is a serious issue.


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Those who are passionate about planes and anything that's related to them must definitely not miss the amazing airshow that takes place in Singapore. This biennial aerospace event has taken place for the first time in 2008. This is a partnership between the Defence Science and Technology Agency and Civil Aviation Authority. The event gathers each time it is held, military chiefs, leading industry players, and also politicians. It is actually the third largest air show in the world. In the first place is Le Bourget and on the second one is Farnborough.
This event is being held on a plot of land located at the Changi Air Base, in the east side of Singapore Changi Airport. In 2006, the Eng Lim Construction Company received not more and not less than $6 million for the construction of the new exhibition site in order to actually replace the Changi International Exhibition Centre, plus a large exhibition hall of 40,000square meters. The entire construction was finished one year later, in September 2007, and it had 2,000 parking lots especially designed for visitors and motorists as well.
The place has been inaugurated in February 2008 and it had four days reserved for trade visitors. The event started with amazing flying displays put up by the Roulettes of the Royal Australian Air Force, the Airbus A380, and the Black Knights of the Singapore Air Force. There were also held some interesting conferences and seminars that all visitors liked very much. Furthermore, the Airline Industry Achievement Awards was also held during that event. All in all, it has been something really beautiful and educative at the same time.
The following years the Singapore Airshow has been extremely loved and appreciated by all the participants and it has become in a quite short period of time extremely popular. Visitors all over the world came and enjoyed to the fullest all the incredible flying displays. As mentioned earlier, nowadays the show is in the third place as the biggest event of this type in the whole world. Every two years Singapore is full of tourists that come especially for this amazing event, which is without a doubt a plus for this country's tourism and economy. You can also take your children with you as there is no age limit. The small ones will definitely find very interesting and amazing what is going to happen there. If you do not have kids nor a partner, then is very easy to find an Singapore escort. The girls from here are very pleasant and happy to accompany you at any event you want.
Anyone who is interested in this airshow must not forget to book his ticket in advance and also have a look on the official website for further information. We tried to show you in this article as many details as we could about this show, but if you want to read more then we recommend you to check the website and see exactly what are the participants, the sponsors, what other events will take place there as well, and so on. However, this air event is something that will certainly impress you and offer you a unique experience.


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