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Cara Delevingne—the spelling of whose last name somehow continues to stymie us, despite the many, many times we've typed it—is having a career hot streak that is so hot that calling it a "hot streak" feels insufficient. Having reached the peak of supermodel-dom— Delevingne appears on the cover of this month's Vogue and in seemingly every ad in every September issue currently on newsstands—she is poised to conquer the acting world, as well.
Delevingne has already made her television acting debut, earlier this summer in the U.K., and appeared briefly in the Keira Knightley-fronted Anna Karenina in 2012, but will be appearing in a verifiable slew of films in the coming years. She has London Fields and Kids in Love in the can, and she also just wrapped Pan (opposite Hugh Jackman and Rooney Mara) and the Weinstein Company's Tulip Fever, in which, according to Harvey Weinstein, she could have kissed Harry Styles, but instead will be kissing Glee's Matthew Morrison, as Styles had to turn down the role due to his busy schedule.
And Delevingne's next project may be on an even larger scale, as she will reportedly be taking on the female lead in All Summer Long, a Beach Boys-themed musical (akin to Mamma Mia, as the plot and characters will be fictional, but all of the songs will be Beach Boys). The movie will feature John Stamos and is from the producing team of Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, who were responsible for Hairspray and Chicago. Can Delevingne sing, though, you may be asking? Well, she has dueted with Taylor Swift in an Instagram video which, as far as we are concerned, is as impressive a résumé item as winning a Grammy.


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Megacities and densely populated areas have significant impact on atmosphere-surface exchange, atmospheric processes and on the chemical composition of the "urbanized" atmosphere. Given the high dynamics of urban regions and the further growing of the urban population, air pollution will affect more and more people.
In the vicinity of conurbations, anthropogenic emissions in combination with biogenic emissions lead to the formation of secondary pollutants, such as secondary aerosols (SOA), ozone, and PAN. Furthermore, conurbabations are a major source of increased greenhouse gas concentrations. The characteristics of these emissions (e.g. composition, spatial and temporal heterogeneity and variability) and the processes affecting the corresponding spatial distribution of aerosols and ozone in and around cities are poorly understood and require further investigation.
On the other hand, the impact of climate change as e.g. an increase of the average temperature, and changes in humidity and cloudiness will have a considerable and direct effect on the urban heat island phenomena which impacts circulation systems, air pollution levels, radiative feedback mechanisms of aerosols and thus the well-being and health of people living in urban agglomerations.
The scientific challenge is to understand the interaction between the gaseous and particle phase of anthropogenic emissions and biogenic related emissions within a changing climate.
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On my 16th birthday, my Dad took me to the auto license bureau in Port Credit. I had no idea at first where we were going, but I smiled a lot wider when we rolled into the parking lot and he told me it's time I learned to drive. After all, he had let me drive a few times that previous summer on the back roads of Peel County, and as a result my ego was awash with anticipation, but getting my license had never been discussed yet.
So on that day, while in grade 12, with a girlfriend and lots of buddies, I became a real man. I had arrived. I passed my test and I could drive.
Apart from some painful negotiation moments, borrowing one's father's car to go on a date can be loaded with risks, especially when your best buddie just purchased his '54 Meteor and loved to try to sucker you into drag-racing on an empty street at midnight. Like, right out of American Graffiti. For some weird reason, girls seemed to be impressed with guys with fast (and often noisy) cars. Anyway, in 1961 I had purchased a blue and white '56 Chevrolet BelAir, complete with a 283 cu in V-8, with money from digging water line trenches for my uncle. I paid $500 cash for it. It had 12,500 miles on the odometer and no rust. Lots of chrome, front, back and sides, and cloth 'bench' seats. It was a standard transmission with the gear shift on the steering column.
I had three proud moments – suping it up with fancy carburetors with help from my friend Greg and cousin Tim, taking my girlfriend for her first ride in it, and taking it to high school for the first time. There was a '49 Pontiac lurking about the town at night that always wanted to drag-race with me. It wasn't until much later I encountered the same car! in Toronto at the stop-lights at the bottom of Spadina and Front Streets at 1:00 a.m. There and then, with the loud encouragement of my 3 buddies with me, I decided the moment of truth had come. We checked in all directions for cops, waited for the light to change green, and I floored it. Well for the first 1/2 mile we were neck-and-neck, but by the time we got to Yonge Street I was 300′ ahead and had to slow down for traffic. All four of us cheered and yelled out the window at him as he sped by. He didn't look at us. So like all high testosterone males at that age, my 'rush' was calming down and I was regaining my senses, as we travelled the QEW 12 miles towards home. I would never had done that had my girlfriend been in the car, because if she ever told her older brother I was doing 125 mph on the Lakeshore in Toronto, he would have made mincemeat out of me for sure (he was much bigger and four years older and very protective of his baby sister).
I drove my Chevy for five more years, until I joined the RCAF and had to sell it. But I hated to give it up. Unlike today's cars, it had a definite simplicity to it that meant it could be fixed quickly. Spark plugs were easy to get at, and adjusting the butterfly valve in the carburetor took only minutes. Tires cost $17.00 each. A full "Continental Kit" for the rear end cost $225.00, but I couldn't afford it at the time.
After the Air Force my next car was a baby-blue, 4-0n-the-floor Pontiac Bonneville convertible, but that's a whole other story for another time. I only wish I had kept both of these beauties.


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Location, location, location: Pokémon GO's unique strength and biggest problem
Niantic eyes sponsored locations just as the complaints from real-world businesses start to roll in
The basis of Pokémon GO's popularity may be found in its cast of iconic creatures, but it's Niantic Inc.'s use of real world locations present the most opportunities - and more than a few problems to boot.
Pokémon GO has been a massive and immediate hit for the Niantic and The Pokémon Company. The game is still only available in a handful of markets, the biggest of which is the US, but it's already sitting pretty at the summit of the iOS and Android top-grossing chart - a landscape so immutable and unyielding that many companies had all but given up trying to access its upper reaches.
Exactly how much money Pokémon GO is making is still unclear, but its impact is already evident in the stock market, where Nintendo's escalating share price has added around $9 billion to its market cap. It should be noted that Nintendo is only a part owner of The Pokémon Company, too, which makes that sharp increase all the more impressive.
The key now is monetisation. SuperData estimated that Pokémon GO made more than $14 million in revenue after four days on the market, but, according to a report in The New York Times, Niantic is already lining up more potential revenue streams. John Hanke, CEO of NIantic, said that it will partner with real-world businesses interested in becoming "sponsored locations," where players will be offered incentives to find Pokémon and collect loot.
"Reports of close calls associated with playing Pokémon GO already are rolling in... No race to 'capture' a cartoon monster is worth a life."
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Niantic implemented a similar model in its last game, Ingress, which combined real locations with AR content in a similar way to Pokémon GO. The difference here, Hanke said, is scale: Ingress amassed 15 million downloads in total and retained around 1 million players a month. Pokémon GO is already "quite a bit beyond" those figures, and it is only just beginning to launch beyond the US, Australia and New Zealand.
"We expected it to be popular, but we didn't expect it to be like this," Hanke said. "We're just getting our feet underneath us."
And Niantic needs to stay grounded, because the ambiguous implications of combining such a popular IP with real-world locations are already becoming clear. Concern over the hordes of Pokémon GO players roaming the streets, one eye locked to a smartphone screem, has already prompted the Australian police force to issue safety advice, and now the US-based National Safety Council has done the same. The organisation warned of the dangers of "distracted walking" and "distracted driving," which have caused thousands of injuries and deaths over the last decade.
"Every single injury and death could have been prevented if pedestrians and drivers stayed alert and prioritised the task at hand. Reports of close calls associated with playing Pokémon GO already are rolling in. The Council urges gamers to consider safety over their scores before a life is lost. No race to 'capture' a cartoon monster is worth a life."
And the issue goes beyond personal safety. A report in The Washington Post has documented the dismay of the city's Holocaust Museum, which became the site of three "Pokéstops" despite the sensitive nature of its collection. The museum's communications director, Andrew Hollinger, said, "Playing the game is not appropriate in the museum, which is a memorial to the victims of Nazism. We are trying to find out if we can get the museum excluded from the game."
The Pokémon Company has since clarified - per Eurogamer - that it has a system in place for buildings and businesses to be delisted from the game. However, that process involves filling out an online form and waiting for the complaint to be assessed, which has the potential to be cumbersome from the perspective of anyone making a complaint and, with millions of Pokéstops and Gyms already out there, a significant time-sink for Niantic.
"PokéStops and Gyms in Pokemon Go are found at publicly accessible places such as historical markers, public art installations, museums and monuments," a Pokémon Company spokesperson said. "If you want to report inappropriate locations or content, please submit a ticket on the Pokémon GO Support website https://support.pokemongo.nianticlabs.com."
The question now is whether Niantic and The Pokémon Company are as willing to engage with the issues that arise from their use of real-world locations, as well as the commercial possibilities.


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Borgnir Vikingsonn (Oscar)
Raised by a family of smiths who found him abandoned in a basket on the side of the road as a child, Borgnír has never learned who his original parents are or where he is from. The only clue he has to go on is a runic symbol he has had on his left arm since for as long as he can remember. As a young boy, he was often belittled for the mutation he was born with allowing him to extend and retract claws from his fingers.
Through his adolescent period, Borgnír found himself to be naturally gifted in the art of survival and tracking.
Up til now he has lived a life as a smithy and been a secretive follower of the trickster god Ellis, which entails that he always carry a small statue of the goddess with him.
Working as a smithy in Denethix allowed Borgnír to meet many interesting citizens who were patrons of his forge. He befriended an old scholarly mage from the Academy of Elevated Thought who informed him of a historical rumor that before the Wizards were in power, Vikings used to come up the river to Denethix and pillage the city and its citizens.
This newfound information granted Borgnír the curiosity and sense of adventure to venture out from the life he knew in Denethix in search of his true origins.
Natak the Dwarf (Mike)Natak appears to be simultaneously 10 and 50 years old, suggested by a ghostly white beard and yellowing of the eyes complimenting the skin, albeit grey, of an infant.
As to personal history, Natak is a bit confused himself, having come to consciousness in what him now assumes to have been a lab, but at the time was perceived as a labyrinth of dark, cold rooms that were in pristine if barren condition. Natak still carries around the little plastic swipe card that he found rapped around his big toe that served as his escape key - opening several sets of labs doors to the outside world, though upon attempted re-entry refused to let him back in. With no historical memory beyond that point, Natak has taken to light mercenary and adventuring work in part because of this ability to shed all wounds given (thus far). Natak suspects that he must have had a prior life outside the lab, as from time to time situations will shake a bit of muscle memory "hey I know how to whistle", or non-memorial understanding "don't plug that in there" loose. Other than that, he is blank slate learning about the wasteland the hard way.
Natak will take an opportunity, if granted, to check out any similar labs or compounds that appear similar to his original point of origin for hints about his past.
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Play Report (written by Oscar)
We managed to sneak into the Western Woods after the Thief shared rumors he had overheard of a nasty Orc living in the depths of these woods. We tracked the Orc on a long path leading us deeper into the dark forest which is known for its nefarious tribal-like inhabitants. Through quick thinking by the group, we decided to take an off-path from the trail and managed to avoid a myriad of traps set by some unknown people. Along the way we found a dead man stuck in a trap who curiously had a lot of male beauty products in his pack. Next to him in another trap was a rabid talking bear that charged at us in a furious rage. We managed to do some good damage to him before one of our party members charmed the bear into leaving us alone. As the bear walked away we continued down the tracks and ran into the terrifying Orc we had heard of.
He revved his chainsaw while charging at us. As each of us attacked this ravenous creature we underestimated the elusiveness of this Orc. He dodged attack after attack from all members of the party. However, after landing a few deafening attacks on the beast one of our party members decided to try to emphasize with the creature. We learned of its quest to collect 1000 human skulls and asked it to join us as we journeyed. Not long after the Orc deciding to join us, the Thief tried to get his slimy little hands of the Orc's gear without him noticing. This did not end well for out party as the Orc quickly turned rabid again due to our treasonous actions towards it. At this point, the Orc was so wounded from the prior fight that a quick lightning bolt took care of him and he dropped dead towards the ground. The Thief now had his chance to loot his dead body and picked up his chainsaw and gold. Satisfied with our quest we headed back to town, Orc head in hand, to receive our reward for slaying this foul beast. The roads are once again safe due to the heroic actions of the party.


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There is a piece of uncultivated land adjacent to our building. Land is scarce in Punjab. Every inch is under cultivation. So this piece of land with uneven surface must have been purchased by some builder for construction of high rise buildings. But at present it is as it is. Grass and shrubs are growing uninterrupted in this land. On the opposite end are dense woods where poplar and eucalyptus are growing majestically. Poplars are not complicated trees. They are straight with no branches stand like the sentries at attention. The eucalyptus trees have grown so high as to touching the sky.
During day time sunlight seem to play hide and seek with the dark in the woods. Top branches sway in the wind and there seem to something mystical in these woods. Occasionally, a bunch of peahens accompanied by a peacock stray from woods into the grass fields.There is a pool of water into which these days algae has grown and covered most of its surface. Algae is pushed from one side to other when the wind blows. Sun simmers in the water ripples. On the nearby bushes cranes are seen sitting basking in the sun occasionally diving into the water.
Paths have been trodden in the random patterns by the people going towards woods from other end. The earth on these paths have become bald and devoid of grass. The fields are not at one plain, some are on higher plane.
Many a times, sitting at my room, I can hear the calls of some bird which become quite loud and distinctive in the night. In the day time if you are lucky you can glimpse these birds almost running on the ground. These birds are called "Yellow Wattled Lapwings". They lay eggs on the ground in the pebbles. If it is very hot, the birds are seen diving into the water and sitting wet on the eggs to cool them. It is believed here that if the bird lays eggs on the higher plane, the coming days will be rainy. It the eggs are laid down in lower fields, it means the coming days shall be dry.


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Nearly nine months after Lauren Roberts and Jennifer Byers took ownership of the veteran veggie restaurant Watercourse Foods, a few changes have been made to the menu, the decor and the head chef. We stopped in to see what's new and what's remained the same. Previously, the restaurant only served mimosas and Bloody Marys, but with the expansion to a full bar, Watercourse has added a cocktail menu that includes original creations like the staff-favorite chocolate martini and a vegan twist on a Pisco sour. Most noticeable of aesthetic changes are at the cocktail bar and coffee bar, along with some new paint and minor touch-ups. In an expansion of the coffee program, Watercourse is now serving coffee from Huckleberry Roasters and has plans to open earlier to appeal to the morning coffee crowd.
With chef Olumuyiwa Augustine, most recently from The Little Nell in Aspen, on board, the dining menu is transitioning to less fried and more fresh. Watercourse has been heavy on comfort food for some time, so owner Lauren Roberts says that she's excited to see some new, lighter dishes come through and is really excited to have so much talent in the kitchen. Augustine likes to think of the changes he is bringing to Watercourse as a global dining experience — from curry to carbonara to plantain tamales. In a joking manner he says, "Bring your passport. You can travel around the world in one restaurant."
Thus far, the menu has seen the addition of nineteen new or different food items in addition to the new coffee and nine cocktails.
When we spoke with the mother/daughter duo last summer, Jennifer Byers compared the learning curve of owning a restaurant to that of drinking water from a fire hose. Nine months later, Byers says it's been really nice now that they are settled in a little more and have the capacity to do fun things like add new menu items and develop the merchandising more. Roberts insists that she and her mother still work really well together (despite facetious threats to quit). Roberts praises Byers for what she has brought to the partnership and how much they are able to learn from each other.
Previous owner Dan Landes, who still retains a minority stake in the restaurant, makes an appearance every few months to meet with Roberts and Byers, but for the most part, he's working on projects of his own. Roberts says she feels lucky to have had him as a resource, but also very fortunate that things are going well enough that they don't need him close by. According to Roberts, business has been growing, and they are excited for the next chapters in the months to come.
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The British Academy of Management and Cranfield School of Management are delighted to offer support to early and mid career researchers in three key areas: Alternative Career Options; Resilience and Success in Publishing and Getting Known in Your Field. The event is highly interactive and delegates are encouraged to bring questions to share with the plenary to gain maximum insight from the event.
Drawing on the insights of senior leaders in Business and Management, objectives are as follows:
1. To highlight alternative career options open to early and mid-career researchers, including research leadership, research/ practitioner engagement and research/ scholarly endeavour, offering step-by-step guidance about how to achieve your preferred goal.
2. To bring out the 'how, why and when' you build the resilience to achieve publication success by landing in top journals (e.g. ABS 4*), building on the insights of senior scholars and journal editors.
3. To offer informed guidance from those whose work stands out about how to get known in your field. How do you build your research profile, what challenges are you are likely to face and how will you overcome them?
Friday 19th July, 09:00- 16:15
Who Should Attend
You should attend this event if you are either within the first six years of your first faculty appointment, or at the final stages of your doctorate.
Benefits of Attendance
- Step-by-step guidance about how to achieve your preferred career goal.
- The 'how, why and when' you build the resilience to achieve publication success by landing in top journals (e.g. ABS 4*),
- Informed guidance about how to get known in your field, how to build your research profile, what challenges are you are likely to face and how will you overcome them
Cranfield School of Management
0900 Arrival and coffee
0930 Introduction and welcome: Prof Michael Bourlakis, Director of Research, Cranfield School of
0940- 1040 Session 1: Alternative Career Options - Prof Katie Bailey, Prof Nicholas O'Regan and Prof Sue Vinnicombe
1040-1100 Coffee break and syndicate group work
1100- 1130 Panel Q & A
1130-1230 Session 2: Resilience and Publication Success - Prof Pawan Budhwar, Prof Mat Hughes and Prof Helen Shipton
1230- 1315 Lunch and networking
1315- 1415 How to get known in your field (Prof Emma Parry, Prof Karin Sanders, Prof Mark Saunders)
1415- 1515 Break and syndicate group work
1515- 1600 Panel A & A
1600- 1615 Conclusion/ follow up
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Move out clean madness!!
After a short break, business is back to usual. Here I was thinking a could ease myself into 2014. The year has started with a bang and I'm run off my feet already! Those mummas and pappas out there all know Dec and Jan is the school holiday juggle. Making calls and sending emails is a little bit tricky with screaming, laughing, crying children in the background!
I"m actually a little sad there"s only a week left. It"s been lovely (most of the time) to have the whole family hanging out. Park visits, play dates and general fun times.
So this last bit of January is a mix of trying to squeeze a little bit more out of the holidays and beginning a busy year of cleaning, training new staff and planning new projects.
Today we did our third move out clean in a week! I"m a little exhausted! Those cleans along with our usual busy schedule of regular clients and a heat wave has made for an interesting week. It"s also provided me with a bundle of great before and after shots. I actually like a bit of a challenge. So when I see an oven that"s beyond anything Ive cleaned before…I think yippee! Imagine the before and after shots if I can get that baby clean!
The first few ovens were not so bad. But the last one was spectacular!
As you can see, a nice mountain of black baked-on oven goop. Delicious!
And a glass screen that"s a lovely shade of sticky brown.
Oh my what to do!
Many people ask me how to clean an oven without the nasty chemicals. Or they mention that they don"t use chemical cleaning products except for an oven cleaner! That"s the worst and most toxic one to keep!
And its really not necessary. Put your gloves on and roll up your sleeves!
All I did with this glass door was soak it with hot water and Orange Squirt concentrate. I then scrubbed it with a fine steel wool pad. The enamel surrounds I also scrubbed and used some Gumption paste on the tough bits. And magically this is what happens…..
Awesome, yes it is. Fit to cook in! And yes I was dirty and I had to scrub but it wasn't so bad.
The inside I also soaked in the same way. I scraped up the hard stuff with a window scraper blade. No it didnt scratch but always do a test run first. You can scrape the glass too but I would hesitate on a newer oven as they tend to have a film on the inside. The fine steel wool works well without the fear of scratching something.
Then basically scrub it out with the fine steel wool, or nylon pad and Gumption paste on the tough bits. Use your microfibre cloths to wipe it clean. If you've used lots of product make sure you really rinse it out. If the product remains on the surface it may smoke a little and smell like burnt oranges when you turn it on.
Look at that shine! Unfortunately I didn't take photos of the racks before I scrubbed them. They were also brown and black. Use a springy steel wool ball to get them shining. Soaking is your best friend. Just put them in a tub of hot water and Orange squirt. Leave them as long as possible, then scrub with the springy steel wool (that's the technical name..)
We cleaned this oven between other duties on a move out clean. The whole clean was about 5.5 hrs with two of us. So there was plenty of time for some good soaking.
Needless to say I was very pleased with myself. Give it a try. Or if its too difficult give me a call and Ill do it for you. xx


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Encaustic Art Institute 18 County Road 55 A, Cerrillos, NM 87010, 505-424-6487, www.eainm.com
Entries: Encaustic Art Institute members are asked to donate a piece of their work for sale, to raise funds for the Encaustic Art Institute once a year fund-raising Gala. You may submit one piece, any size and of any depth, 3D or suitable to hang on a wall. All proceeds will go to support EAI's mission. The Institute will retain unsold work for future sales to support its mission. Your donation is tax deductible and upon request, we can send you a receipt. Entries to be delivered to the Institute's Pyramid Gallery any Saturday or Sunday, noon to 5 PM but no later than Sunday, September 8th noon - 5 PM. Shipped entries must arrive by Saturday September 7th with shipping and insurance paid by the artist. This show will hang from September 15th through the 29th.,,,,
August 2 - Call for art
August 23 - Photos for Press, with Special Label Information
Sept. 6th - Label information to Kari Gorden at firstname.lastname@example.com
Sept. 8th - Deadline for receipt of work by Institute (noon - 5:00 PM)
Sept. 9-14 - Exhibition installed and labeled
Sept. 15th - Opening reception: two - 6:00 PM
Special instructions for submitting Images for Press. Releases/Ads/ Promotion for this show: If you would like to submit an image of the work you are sending for this show to be included in any Press Release for the Show/Advertising for the Show and any other promotional tools for this show, please email a high quality jpeg image (at least 300 dpi, with largest dimension 7", 1) by August 23rd to Kari Gorden at email@example.com . When you email the image, be sure to include the following information in the body of the email: Artist Name, Title, Media, Dimensions (h x w), and date piece completed. Your permission/consent to use the image is implied if you choose to send your image for this purpose. Please note: you will, in most cases, be submitting an image for consideration by an editor or columnist -- they will choose which image(s) and how many images to use. Size and hanging restrictions: All work must be ready to hang with secure wire across the back. No sawtooth hangers. No size restriction in 2-D artwork. 3-D work is restricted to 50 lbs for pedestal and 70 lbs for floor display and cannot exceed 5' in any direction. Label information: This is separate from the information you need to email for press purposes, this label will be on the wall in the gallery beside your piece. In other words, we need you to submit this information again even if you have previously sent the information for press purposes. Artists should email the following information in this order please: Title of work, Artist name, State you live in (abbreviated to 2 letter abbreviation), medium, and retail sales price to Kari Gorden, at email@example.com. We also need you to print out the label information (click on the link on the left, the label is included with the copy of the Call for Art (on the third page) and attach it to your piece. This is so that we have a permanent record on your piece of who made it, and where to ship it back to if need be. When you ship or deliver your piece, download the attached form, (click on the link at left, label is on page 3) print it out, fill it out, and attach securely to the back your painting, or at the bottom of your sculpture. When shipping artwork, please label your artworks name on the outside of the box with your name, this helps us to locate your shipping box when returning. Special Information regarding shipping your work: Remember, shipping and insurance are ONE-WAY. Please DO NOT ask for a required signature on your artwork, unless delivering through USPS. Artwork is safely delivered without a signature through FedEX and UPS. Drivers are well aware of our shows and delivering and picking up of artwork. We are housed on 12 acres with a Gallery and 2 personal studios, as well as our house. The drivers know where to leave the artwork out of the weather and safely behind the locked fence area. If we have to leave the gates open, then we get "curiosity seekers" coming through unannounced throughout the day. We are very busy throughout the work week, and keep our gates closed for that reason. If you feel that you still need a required signature, then please send through USPS. The post office will send us a note and we can pick up your work at our local post office. Pricing and sales: All art work must be for sale. The Institute will retain 100% of the sales to support its mission. We ask that you give us your retail value which will be noted on the label. Unless a piece is considerably smaller or larger in value, they will be priced or auctioned accordingly. There will be a silent and live auction. Paintings and raffle items of greater value will be live auctioned. Paintings that do not sell through either auction will remain hanging for sale throughout the duration of the show. It takes a lot of work to organize and hang an exhibition. You can help by following the instructions and respecting the deadlines. Thank you!


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Here's the latest from me on the TARP negotiations on the Hill. Yesterday really was something to watch with Senate Dems openly going into the meeting voicing skepticism about supporting the second half of the bank bailout, an issue on par with President Bush in public approval ratings, both are at 27%. "I don't think the climate warrants it," said Senator Evan Bayh walking into the luncheon with
POETUS PEOTUS Obama. "The first half has done its work, the banking sector is far more stable than in September."
Yet somehow, 45 minutes later, nearly everyone emerged in support of the bailout. "It was really something to watch," marveled Michigan's Debbie Stabenow. "He convinced a lot of people to come to his side. It was just amazing to see what kind of president he'll make." Maybe they were all acting – pretending to be skeptical en masse so that Obama-the-miracle-maker could look all the better. And if they were acting, they deserve some awards – maybe not Oscars but Daytime Emmys – because they gave a pretty convincing picture yesterday afternoon that their future president leads them like the Pied Piper leads children.


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Having Gujarati food in Ahmedabad is one experience you should not miss out on. Here is a list of the local dishes in Ahmedabad which you must try when visiting this place:
Though Dhokla is an essential part of Gujarati food, it's one of the most loved of all fast food options across India. Look around for yellow, cheesecake like, small, alluring rectangles of gram flour when you enter the food lanes of Ahmedabad and there you've it. Served with sweet and sour chutney, this mouthwatering snack is usually dressed with fresh coriander and black mustard seeds. You'll savour the taste for long.
It's one of the most heavenly sweets that you would've ever tasted. A Gujarati thali stays incomplete without a generous dose of Basundi. This thick, creamy dessert is made of milk that's stirred to its thickest best, imparting it a taste and aroma that's tantalising to say the least. It's sprinkled with a generous sweep of pistachios, almond and cashew slivers and saffron. Can you smell the sweetness in air?
Fafda is another Gujarati snack that's a hit with one and all. It's more of thin, crisp sheets of gram flour and turmeric. It's taken with special fafda chutney that's made of yogurt, black salt, gram flour, cumin seeds, coriander leaves, mustard seeds, mint and some essential Indian spices. It's a combo worth a try, dig in rightaway!
Quite famous as a yummy tea time snack, Khandvi makes for an inherent part of Gujarati cuisine. A little on the sweeter side, this yellow colored snack is made of gram flour and curd. The sprinkled blacks of mustard seeds make it look like an alluring spread of rolling fields of yellow hay, with black tulips standing in contrast.
If you still haven't had your fill of the local food of Ahmedabad, do try the vast variety of farsans, shaaks, bajri na rotlo, biranj, chorafali, laapsi and more. Ahmedabad, being one of the best places to have Gujarati culinary delights, is quite renowned for the richness that exudes from the food there. Experience a ride to gastronomical heaven, visit Ahmedabad.


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This Team, led by the Chief Engineer, is comprised of the Development Services, Process Control Engineering, Facility Design & Construction, Pipeline Design, Planning, Regulatory Services, Pipeline Construction, Engineering and Environmental Services Divisions.
This Division is responsible for managing the process for the planning and design, and administration of water and sewer main extensions, and preparing contract drawings for service extensions to single homes and homes with failing wells and/or septic systems. The Division is also responsible for the review and issuance of all plumbing, gasfitting and house connection applications, collection of related fees and charges, and review and processing of all onsite plans, service connection submittals, and applicant-built construction packages.
This Division is responsible for determining when facilities and major pipelines will reach capacity through an analysis of existing water demand and sewer flows, input from the Counties' Ten Year Plan, and the population/employee growth projections by the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission.
This Division is responsible for directing the overall strategy for process control initiatives and projects in the Commission. This Division is responsible for designing, developing, implementing, and troubleshooting process control and related database systems at our facilities including SCADA. In addition, we investigate and justify control system modifications to reduce cost while increasing product quality and reliability. Our goals are: less attended water and wastewater plant operations, optimized chemical feed operations, and maximized energy savings.
This Division administers and manages facility planning studies, special projects, and other miscellaneous contracts; facility and major pipeline designs; and the construction management and inspection of major facility projects.
This Division is responsible for the federally mandated pretreatment program and enforcement of the Plumbing and Gasfitting Regulations. The Division regulates discharges into the sewer system, samples discharges from industrial users, conducts investigations, and responds to spills of hazardous materials entering the sewer system. In addition, the Division inspects the work of plumbers, gas fitters, septic haulers, and cross connection mechanics in the Sanitary District; and manages the fat, oil, and grease program, the cross connection control program, and the mechanical plans review.
This Division is responsible for the investigation and analysis of existing water and sewer pipeline systems to include flow monitoring, inspection, and evaluation; plans and designs contracts under the water replacement program, the water main cleaning and lining program and the sewer rehabilitation program; administers non-destructive testing and inspection of pre-stressed concrete cylinder pipe; conducts dam monitoring, inspection, analysis and repair; conducts corrosion monitoring and protection design and installation; plans and designs contracts for facilities improvements; develops and maintains design and construction standards and guidelines; reviews and approves State, County, Municipal and private developer road improvement projects; reviews and approves land improvements within WSSC Water rights-of-way and approves street abandonments; reviews sewer house connections for replacement; and provides technical support to other Divisions in disciplines such as structural, geotechnical hydraulic, corrosion and general civil engineering.
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Darkwood Brew: Prophetically Incorrect, Part 2: You Only Have I Known
What does an Eighth-Century Jewish shepherd have to say about the economic bubble, predatory lenders and politics as usual? Join series host Rev. Eric Elnes, Ph.D. and Frank Schaeffer for part 2 of "Prophetically Incorrect: Amos and the Art of Uncomfortable Truth."
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United States v. Juvenile Male
RESPONDENT: Juvenile Male
LOCATION: Fort Belknap Reservation
DECIDED BY: Roberts Court (2010-2016)
LOWER COURT: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
GRANTED: Jun 27, 2011
DECIDED: Jun 27, 2011
Donald B. Verrilli, Jr. - on behalf of the petitioner
Michael J. Donahoe - on behalf of the respondent
Facts of the case
At the age of 13, S.E. engaged in non-consensual sexual acts with a 10-year-old child. This activity continued until S.E. was 15 and the victim was 12. S.E. and the victim were residents of the Fort Belknap Reservation in Montana. In 2005, the district court sentenced S.E. to two years of detention at a juvenile facility, followed by supervised release until his 21st birthday.
In 2006, Congress enacted the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act ("SORNA"). Its reporting and registration requirements apply to adults and juveniles 14 or older who commit certain serious sex offenses.
When S.E. completed his sentence, he moved to a prerelease center for six months. S.E. did not engage in a required job search and center officials deemed him a program failure, requesting his removal. In 2007, after SORNA's enactment, the district court revoked S.E.'s supervised release because he failed to meet the conditions of supervision. The court ordered, among other conditions, that S.E. register as a sex offender.
S.E. appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit, challenging the mandate to register as a sex offender. In May 2008, S.E. turned 21, and the order to register expired. Over a year later, Judge Stephen Reinhardt, writing for a unanimous court, held that SORNA was invalid on its face because the constitution forbids laws that are enforced retroactively. The Supreme Court, in a per curiam opinion, asked the Montana Supreme Court to decide whether the question presented was moot because the district court's order had expired. Justice Jim Rice, writing for the court with two dissents, held that S.E. was obligated to register under the Montana Sexual or Violent Offender Registration Act ("MSVORA"). Hence, as Montana law required S.E. to register, and this registration was not contingent on the 9th Circuit's decision, the federal question was moot.
Does the state's requirement of sexual offender registration make S.E.'s challenge to the federal requirement moot, ending his right to appeal?


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Laconia firefighters quickly extinguished a fire in one of the dryers at Pat's Superclean laundromat at 366 Union Avenue early Friday afternoon.
Pat's Superclean shares a building with Lanna Thai Restaurant and is next door to the Laconia High School. A man who identified himself as the owner of Lanna Thai, said he had two customers eating in his restaurant and they told him they smelled smoke.
"At first I thought it was my heater," said "O" who said he realized the smell was coming from next door.
He said he grabbed his fire extinguisher and went next door to find the clothes burning in what he identified as "dryer number three."
He said the dryer was not operating, but Deputy Fire Chief Deb Pendergast said the fire could have shorted the wires and cut the power to it.
She said the first firefighter into the building noticed heavy, dark smoke coming from the dryer and filling the laundromat so he called a first alarm, bringing Gilford firefighters to Union Avenue and Belmont and Meredith firefighters to cover the Laconia stations.
"O" said he hoped to reopen as soon at the building inspector and code enforcement officer said the building was safe.
"Normally Friday night is very busy," he said.
Laconia Police diverted traffic away from that section of Union Avenue for about 45 minutes but reopened it to one lane around 1 p.m.
Pendergast said she is still investigating the cause but noticed there was "quite a bit of lint buildup" in the dryers.
The Secretary of State's Office list the owner of Lanna Thai as Nuttaphon Sukulruai. The city's online appraisal service lists James R. Eakin as the building's owner.
Fire breaks out in dryer at Laconia laundromat
Laconia firefighters quickly extinguished a fire in one of the dryers at Pat's Superclean laundromat at 366 Union Avenue early Friday afternoon.


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Hi ALL, today 10-9-2014 whilst doing things to my 3R's Waste Plastic Container Gardening project set up at Wide Horizons, The Adventure Learning Charity, 77 Bexley Road, London SE9 2PE, I met some of the team of volenteers who ask me to have a look at what they had made today, these photos are of what they had created to help spread the word about RECYCLING, which they said I could share with the rest of the world.
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Surrogacy has long had a complicated history in Australia. But with the recent passing of the same-sex relation register (a government registry that officially recognizes gay marriages) and other progressive laws, we may soon see a greater acceptance of surrogacy in Australia.
Commercial surrogacy is banned throughout Australia. It is technically permissible in the Northern Territory, but only because there is no specific legislation. Altruistic surrogacy, a non-binding agreement between the intended parents and genetic mother, is legal but heavily regulated depending on the territory. In altruistic surrogacy, if a surrogate no longer wishes to give birth to the child, she has the legal right to refuse carrying to term.
Intended parents must have attempted other available methods of conception, and have a serious medical application verified by a gynecologist. Applications must be approved by the Human Research Ethics Committee.
Altruistic surrogacy is only permissible if the intended parents are unable to conceive a child, or have some risk of passing a genetic defect. Surrogacy arrangements must be put in writing before the pregnancy occurs. The Surrogacy Act 2010 also requires a pre-conception arrangement that allows parents to apply for a parentage order after birth. Overseas commercial surrogacy arrangements are punishable by fines or imprisonment.
Altruistic surrogacy is permitted for single parents, same-sex and heterosexual couples. There are varying laws on age and pre-conception agreements, but these areas are typically more lenient than other parts of the country.
Altruistic surrogacy became legal in 2008, but traditional surrogacy is still acceptable. Intended parents must be at least 25 or older, and must be in a heterosexual relationship.
South Australia has some of the most restrictive regulations. All parties must be over the age of 18, be living in South Australia, be legally married or in a relationship for at least three years, and the woman must be either infertile or have a genetic condition before entering a surrogacy arrangement. A signed lawyer's certificate, a counseling certificate, and an application to the Youth Court of South Australia for Parentage Order are all required for a legal surrogacy arrangement to transpire.
In November 2016, South Australia introduced the Statutes Amendment (Surrogacy Eligibility Bill 2016), which allowed same-sex couples (and fertile women) access to assisted reproductive technology and altruistic surrogacy arrangements.
Family First, Australia's socially conservative political party, originally introduced an amendment allowing assisted reproductive treatment providers the right to refuse service based on the patient's sexual orientation. But in response,Tammy Franks, Greens MLC representative in the South Australian Legislative Council, introduced another amendment that required any practice that refused service to the LGBT community to be placed on a public list.
"It's great to see four bills around equality for LGBTIQ South Australians passed through the Upper House, having already passed the Lower House. We now know they will become law," Ms. Franks said.
The bill will need to return to the House of Assembly before passing Parliament, but is adjourned until February 2017.
While there are still many regulations that need to be updated, we applaud South Australia's move towards a more progressive and inclusive law that works for the people and helps create families. The battle may not be over, but we look forward to seeing Australia adopt more surrogacy-friendly laws in the future.
For more information on surrogacy laws around the world, visit ConceiveAbilities' blog today.
All Things Conceivable is a blog dedicated to sharing the knowledge and expert opinions of the dedicated team at ConceiveAbilities, a Chicago-based egg donation and surrogacy agency.


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Yesterday, there was more family drama at Bobbi Kristina Brown's funeral on Saturday as Aunt Brown was reportedly taken out of the church.
Leolah Brown, who is Bobby Brown's sister and Bobbi Kristina's aunt, was led out of the funeral after she allegedly interrupted Pat Houston, who is Whitney's Sister-in-law and was co-legal guardian of Bobbi Kristina – as she was walking towards the podium to speak. This caused a stir inside St. James United Methodist Church.
READ: Sad! Bobbi Kristina's Casket Arrives At The Church For Her Funeral (Photos)
Quickly, a friend of the family, jumped into action, and crossed through the aisles to get to Leolah, and calmed her before escorting her outside.
Subsequently angry Leolah decided to speak to the press, stating that late Whitney Houston would haunt Pat, from her grave. She went further to vent her anger on Bobbi Kristina's boyfriend, Nick Gordon, stating she never liked him.
READ: Nick Gordon Is Pleading To Be Invited To Bobbi Kristina's Funeral
Leolah talked about Bobbi Kristina, telling press, "Krissi, she'll be remembered in our hearts forever. Just like Whitney."
But she did not end there, she took to her Facebook page, writing in part, "i was unable to protekt [sic] her.. i hate this.. all i kan [sic] do is avenge her now."
its like… im the youngest of my siblings so i naturally feel like im sposed to protekt my younger kousins, especially…
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It is not the first time Loelah has been outspoken. She first spoke about how the handling of her late niece's funeral arrangements went, claiming in a Facebook post that Pat used Bobbi Kristina's name "for her personal gain" and for seeking donations for The Marion P. Foundation, Pat's charity foundation,
Despite all the drama, Kristina will be missed by many. Nick Gordon had this to say about her in a letter he wrote asking to be invited for the funeral. "I loved Krissi with all my heart and I am destroyed that she is gone and I need to say goodbye," Gordon wrote. "Krissi loved me very much and she would want me there."
READ: Bobbi Kristina Passes On At Age 22


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After we split ways with our dirt bike squad, I begged and pleaded with the boys to see the beach. How could we not!?
The beach was only about an hour from the restaurant and I was dying to see the ocean. On the way, we called a hotel along the beach and got a room for the night. After checking in, we walked across the street to a fancy bar and had some cocktails and rum cake because, hey, we're on vacation. Then we walked along the beach and dug around in the sand for seashells. We also found some sponge or coral like thing and half a sand dollar! (so, sand fifty cents?)
By this time, our backs were hurting so we headed back to the hotel and slept. In the morning we got continental breakfast and went to check out the beach in the daylight. Sadly, it was sprinkling and chilly so we were glad we picked up our shells the night before but we were still able to get some pictures.
Then we started heading up the coast line, stopping whenever we found something interesting. We originally thought we would try and find somewhere to ride that was on the way home but most places weren't open on Mondays and it was rainy when we left. Instead, we found a pirate themed mini golf course where Dad and I tied for the win! Our next stop: a navy blue and white candy striped lighthouse!
The lighthouse was so interactive with a bunch of tangible history lessons between the different buildings. We started with the light keeper's house. The main museum was in the light keeper's home with a "shipwrecked" boat on the bottom level. You could actually put your hand over different artifacts in the museum to learn how the light keeper and his family used the different utensils, tools, and furniture. The bottom level had uneven floors, artifacts from the boat, and more.
The first thing we saw as we walked towards the museum was probably Jason's favorite: the beer stand.
The picture below shows some of the different utensils used in the dining room during that time period. The one that is lit up is actually a cake cutter. Then in the mirror, you can read the history on the cake cutter. Its was so interesting!
Outside, you could go to the ship yard, the cafe, the lab, the lighthouse, or the nature trails. We started to go to the light house but heard an elementary age group of kids headed for that direction so we went to check out the ship yard instead. Here you could see two older gentleman building these boats by hand the way they would have been built when the light keeper was living here in 1890! It was incredible that they had zero power tools to help them. After the ship yard, we made our way into the lighthouse.
The bottom, or base, o housed the oil cans that were used to light the house before they used lightbulbs and the light keeper's office. You could read in his work log about what went on each day include one entry that read, "light went out between one in the morning to three in the morning due to second assistant falling asleep". At each of the landing on your way up to the top, there were facts listed on the wall including the light keeper's wife's salary to maintain the lighthouse after his passing: only $400! Another read that one of the children took his sister's cat and threw it off the top of the lighthouse wrapped in a parachute. It survived but didn't return until 4 weeks later. The sister did not find out until years later. Then, finally, we reached the top.
The lighthouse was amazing. There were 219 steps to the top and the view was incredible.
Going back down was a lot easier on our sore muscle and lazy bodies but we weren't done exploring. We walked past the cafe (which smelled delicious, had gourmet specialty hot dogs, and locally brewed beers!) to the lab to see how they cleaned and restored artifacts found in shipwrecks. It was so interested to learn how the water turns blue as it cleans and how they could tell what things were even though they were still covered in ocean gunk.
Our final adventure at the lighthouse was through the nature trails. We were able to see all kind of flowers, trees, and plants that we don't have in Indiana or Iowa. The sign at the beginning of the trail said you might see animals (I wanted to see a tortoise) but unfortunately, no dice.
Our last stop in Florida was to an authentic Irish pub for lunch along St. Augustine Bay. We quickly realized this is where the rich men park their yachts and come in for a bite and the rich women day drink like the real housewives of St. Augustine. There were several fancy shops and restaurants crammed next to each other along the bay and around historic Flagler College.
By this time, we were anxious to get back on the road. With only two extra stops on the way (one to see live baby gators and a 13 foot gator and the other to Georgia Peach World for moonshine and jelly) we took turns driving, napping, and riding shotgun so Jason could keep dad awake at night and I could sleep at night (since I had to be at work the next morning). We got back waaaay later than we expected but managed to make it and have already started prepping the changes for our next moto trip. To say this trip was amazing doesn't even begin to describe it. I am so incredibly grateful.


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T In The Park announce ticket sale details
Early bird tickets on sale December 2nd
Photographer:Paul Kerr
Chris Swindells - 21 October 2011
T in the Park 2012 will take place from
6-8 July 2012 at the same venue it has been held at since 1997, near Balado, Kinross-shire, Scotland.
A limited general release of tickets for the T in the Park festival 2012 will go on sale at 2011 prices at 9am on Friday 2nd December From www.ticketmaster.co.uk and by calling 08444 999 990.
Vodafone VIP customers can buy tickets 48 hours before they go on general sale from 8.00am on Wednesday 30th November, for more information simply go to www.vodafone.co.uk/vip. T Lady subscribers can get theirs 24 hours ahead of the release date. To become a T Lady subscriber sign up to the TLADY at www.tinthepark.com.
Festival Director Geoff Ellis commented: 'Plans for 2012 are already well underway here and once again we are securing some of the finest acts on the planet to perform before the world's most passionate music fans. The time is now to secure tickets to the 2012 festival.'
No acts have been confirmed for T in the Park 2012 but this summer Arctic Monkeys, Coldplay and Foo Fighters headlined the three day event in July.
You can have your chance to win a pair of VIP tickets to the festival next year by entering our 'Headliners' competition from Wed 2 - Wed 9 November.


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One guy posted some 35mm negatives a while back on ebay but glory days game action photos are becoming very scarce. Most searchable sites have long since been exhausted. If anyone has a link or contact, please post it. I collect and buy whatever I can find to try and preserve our historical legacy- no resale or publishing involved. All for personal use.


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Panini Wolverine cover
I did the cover to a new trade paperback collection of Wolverine stories recently. I'm not sure what the trade was called.. or when it's out.. but I do know that the cover kicks ass.. & here it is..
Also, the original art is currently up for grabs on Ebay.. here's the listing.
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Not all who wander are lost! Enlightened tales, adventures and parables of a gypsy journey ....
Friday, May 27, 2016
MONEY – NOT The ONLY Currency
Although I was never rolling in dough, there was a period of time at least I had enough that most people would consider comfortable. From that place I never could have imagined how I'd be living since 2009…….living without money - or at least not much.
Countless Benefactors worldwide have been housing, feeding, clothing, entertaining and otherwise
If I'd Have Known and Really….The Desert?! There I taught yoga, did massage, assisted with hotel registration, cleaning, food service and other aspects of running a business in exchange for my housing, food, pool, laundry etc.
Back to…. "You May Say I'm A Dreamer, but I'm not the only one!" There are many humans out there who believe and live similarly, in many ways, to me. You may enjoy reading about a few of my friends here and their alternative ways of dwelling on Planet Earth.
Nora Dunn – The Professional Hobo http://www.theprofessionalhobo.com/
Colin Turner – Free World Charter http://www.freeworldcharter.org/en
Daniel Suelo https://sites.google.com/site/livingwithoutmoney/
David Morrison – Vagabond Film Maker https://www.youtube.com/user/VagabondFilmmaker
She posted the vast remaining items for free to anyone who wished to stop by and get presents. Besides the hundreds of people who physically stopped at the event, you can imagine how the ripple effect of my daughter's thoughtful endeavor touched thousands or more. You notice, too, that some of it involved the currency we call money while much involved simply the currency of love and kindness.
Again, I am not saying money is in any way bad. The love of, or attachment to, money can get people in trouble but that's a completely different topic. Money is beneficial in infinite ways and often a convenient method of exchange. I am just proposing the idea that there are many more currencies. Perhaps it could add to many peoples' freedom to explore some of these alternate energy exchanges and systems. Perhaps you don't need to stay in a job or career you don't like just because it "pays well". There are many resources on the internet to research what I've been sharing. If you'd like to explore these ideas with me, I invite you to investigate my service of Wellness Coaching by Phone.
This is one of those services I generally do in exchange for money. However, if you have access to something I could use like website services, travel or accommodations, I'm open to playing with the possibilities!
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In my opinion there is only one true currency and it has nothing to do with money. The idea of using money in the first place is an invention designed to serve those who can profit from the concept. It is simply a means to an end -- a monetary and political construct whereby the idea of exchange in any format forces people into a position of subservience and a feeling of loss or lack.ReplyDelete
Society as we know it has evolved (negatively by the way) by virtue of the moulding and forging of a monetary exchange. Any other kind of exchange has its drawbacks also because a conclusion has to be reached whereby a deal has been made. It's all about cause and effect.
I believe the true currency is experience. We are here for one purpose only and that is to experience. Consciously we have the option to share our experiences. Subconsciously our experiences are fed into the infinite pot at the source of our existence in order for that source (call it what you will) to further understand itself and grow.
Your "adventures", Michelle are considerable and as a consequence your experiences follow suit. This is the most valuable of currency you could ever possess. You speak here about your experiences but what you're not aware are the hidden circumstances which are constantly moulding you towards a conclusion in your physical life.
Thank you, Mike, for reading about my experiences and sharing your thoughts! I agree with you in many ways and the ways I may not could be attributed to semantics or different words leading to similar ideas. I definitely agree we came to this planet for the experience of having a body and being human. As far as experience being currency, I would agree and add to it the first thing I think of as desired currency is Love. Perhaps Love and Experience could be interchanged if the experience could be seen as Love.ReplyDelete
I look forward to the day, possibly in another lifetime, that people will give and receive freely without concern about the exact direct exchange. When individuals come from a pure heart space, all comes into balance.
I also realize my conclusions are based from my own experiences of this life and others that I remember. Honoring the fact that everyone has their own different realities, I present my experiences to be more thought provoking and inspiring rather than authoritarian or telling others what they "should" do or be.
I hope you found my post to be - at least a little - uplifting too :-)
@KalaKai So appreciate you sharing the <3 here :-)ReplyDelete


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It consists of about 400ha (200ha planted) of which half is stretched over the Golden Triangle area of Stellenbosch, internationally recognised for some of the best red wine soil in South Africa.
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The Life & Work of Beatrix Potter: Author, Illustrator, Natural Scientist & Conservationist
Beatrix was born July 28, 1866, to Rupert William Potter and Helen Leech. Her father was a barrister in London who did quite well in the stock market in the late 1800s. Her mother was the daughter of a wealthy cotton merchant and ship-builder. She grew up comfortably with her younger brother Bertram in South Kensington.
She was privately educated in the home, which was common for girls of her social class. Her last governess, Annie Moore, remained friends with her throughout her life. In her school room Beatrix had numerous pets, including mice, rabbits, bats and hedgehogs. She had preserved butterflies and other insects. All of these creatures she studied and sketched in increasing detail.
Her family spent summer holidays in Perthshire, Scotland, and in the English Lake District. There she developed a love for all things natural and scientific, finding botany and mycology of particular interest. She met Hardwicke Rawnsley while staying at Wray Castle. His love of the countryside was infectious. They would remain friends.
She delighted in painting fungi. Upon meeting Charles McIntosh in Pethshire, her interest deepened. He taught her taxonomy and provided her with specimens to study. She grew curious as to how they reproduced. Using a microscope, she drew their spores and developed theories on reproduction and hybridization. She presented her paper On the Germination of the Spores of the Agaricineae to the Linnaen Society, who did not take seriously the work of an amateur mycologist or a female. Today, her accurately detailed drawings are still used by scientists to identify fungi.
Literary and Artistic Career
Beatrix was a student of classic European fairytales including the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen. She also read the Old Testament, Scottish mythology, Uncle Tom's Cabin, Lewis Carroll and Edward Lear. She studied the illustrative styles of Walter Crane, Kate Greenaway and Randolph Caldecott. She began illustrating her favorite stories, including "Cinderella", "Red Riding Hood" and the work of Joel Chandler Harris.
In the 1890s Beatrix and her brother began printing and selling their own cards for Christmas and other occasions. Beatrix's drawings and paintings, chiefly of mice and rabbits, caught the eye of booksellers. Hildesheimer and Faulkner bought several drawings of her pet rabbit, Benjamin, to accompany the verses of Frederic Weatherly in A Happy Pair. She would sell more drawings for others' books and felt sure she could create her own.
While on holiday, Beatrix would send letters with drawings or paintings to her friends. Many of these went to the children of her former teacher, Annie Moore. One to her son Noel featured a story about "four little rabbits whose names were Flopsy, Mopsy, Cottontail and Peter". Annie encouraged Beatrix to publish these pictures and words.
In 1900 Beatrix wrote and illustrated her tale of the four bunnies. She was unable to find a buyer so she printed it herself for friends and family. Hardwicke Rawnsley took interest in the book, rewrote it in verse and shopped it to publishers himself. Frederick Warne and Company reconsidered their earlier rejection. They purchased the book but chose to print it in Beatrix's original prose.
The Tale of Peter Rabbit was an immediate success. Beatrix would continue to work with Warne and Company, with Norman Warne as her editor, publishing a total of 23 books over two decades.
Beatrix seized the popularity of her bunny by patenting a Peter Rabbit doll. She followed it with other merchandise, including tea sets, wall paper and baby blankets. These products were quite profitable for her and her publisher.
Country Life
In 1905, Beatrix accepted Norman Warne's proposal of marriage. Her parents did not approve of the match because Warne was a tradesman and thus not socially suitable. Warne died of leukemia a month later and the marriage never occurred. The couple had planned to purchase Hill Top Farm in Lancashire. After Warne's death, she went ahead with the purchase.
She became quite involved with farming and raising livestock. She did much of her drawing and writing at Hill Top and became more involved with village life. The Tale of Ginger and Pickles is about the local shop. The Tale of Tom Kitten indicates the joy she felt with her pastoral life.
Beatrix, with the help of William Heelis, purchased another farm and additional acreage. Managing all the farmland took collaboration with Heelis and their relationship grew. He proposed marriage in 1912 and she accepted, although her parents once again did not approve.
When her father died in 1914, Beatrix founded a nursing home to care for her mother, who would live there until her death in 1931. She also funded a Nursing Trust for local villages and served on various community councils.
She became keenly interested in the indigenous Herdwick sheep. She purchased more land and focused on breeding and advanced medical care. By the late 1920s she was an award-winning sheep breeder. Just before her death in 1943, she became the first female elected President of the Herdwick Sheepbreeders' Association.
The National Trust
Long time friend and mentor Hardwicke Rawnsley had become founder and secretary of the National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty. Beatrix worked with him on these goals, but added an agricultural emphasis. She stressed the preservation of the heads of valleys and low grazing lands that would have disastrous effects on farming if developed. She also strove to maintain local crafts and architecture. All of her farms retained historic farmhouses and included antique furniture.
She was active with the Trust. She and her husband assisted Rawnsley in purchasing numerous farms and assuring the way of life persisted. They had a happy marriage of thirty years. They were childless, but Beatrix had close relationships with the children of Heelis' large family.
When she died December 22, 1943, Beatrix left almost all of her wealth and property to the National Trust, providing for the maintenance of vast stretches of English countryside.
- Photos in the Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons


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Downtown Windsor becoming a jewel to residents, tourists and business owners
December 26, 2012
There's a buzz in downtown Windsor.
Events such as the Windsor Farmers Market and the Summer Concert Series at Boardwalk Park, along with a lake that's smack in the middle of town, are some of the reasons why people are frequenting the downtown area.
A Windsor downtown with no vacant storefronts is another reason.
For the first time in the 10 years that she's been working for the Windsor Chamber of Commerce, chamber executive director Michal Connors said the buildings on Main Street from 2nd to 7th streets are all occupied.
"It's great. It just makes the downtown more inviting and more welcoming," Connors said. "Every other community you go to, you see so many places available, and we really just don't have it. In a time when there's a lot of negative in the economy out there, we're looking very positive."
Connie and Chuck Huddleson, who have owned The Little Wool Shoppe at 429 Main St. for the last eight years and live above their store, definitely see a change.
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"At 10 or 10:30 at night, I hear laughter on the street," Connie said. "I hear life on the street. People are having a good time and enjoying each other. The concerts and farmers market make it a more vibrant place."
Connie Huddleson is closing The Little Wool Shoppe retail side of the business on Saturday. She will still work out of the building by running her online wholesale quilt business, Starry Pines Pattern Co., as well as offer private quilting classes and special events. She said there are people who live in Windsor who are missing out on the downtown experience.
"There are a lot of people who live in Windsor that don't support Windsor," Huddleson said. "This is a fine few blocks of Main Street here. We've got some fine restaurants right on this block."
Dr. Brent Phinney, an eye doctor and owner of Windsor Eye Care & Vision Center, 515 Main St., is an original DDA board member since its inception two years ago. Phinney said it's exciting to see what's going on downtown.
Phinney purchased the building and spent 14½ months renovating it.
"Part of it was that once we got a few businesses to fill a few more storefronts, I think everybody got kind of excited," Phinney said. "Once the DDA actually formed, I'd like to think that was part of the catalyst that started telling people that downtown is going to be a thriving place here pretty quick. Not only that, I think that with the state of the economy, the rents down here are very reasonable comparatively. So, I think it makes it attractive to locate downtown."
Not seeing empty storefronts is special, Phinney said. He said a lot more people are walking around downtown, and activity is picking up.
"If you go to a lot of surrounding towns of similar size, they have a problem of filling storefronts," Phinney said. "I know Johnstown, if you look down there, they have some empty ones. I think every small town has a lot of empty storefronts at this point. It's very exciting for Windsor, and I think that just tells people that Windsor's a very desirable place to be."
Stacey Kerns looked at a lot of locations before deciding to open Bella Vie Spa, 400 E. Main St. Open for a month now, Kerns said business is booming. She said the friendly community spirit of Windsor was a draw.
"I like the historic value that it offers. I like the heartbeat of the little city, and I like the smaller community," Kerns said. "I looked at a lot of spaces before I chose, and I just kept coming back to the downtown area because that's where the heartbeat is. I want to be a part of that. I didn't want to be in a strip-mall area because it's just cold and it's not as homey feeling as the downtown area is."
Stacy Johnson, business development manager for the town of Windsor, said it's fantastic when any vacant building can be filled.
"Obviously there's a benefit to any municipality that doesn't have a bunch of vacant storefronts right on their main strip through town," Johnson said. It's a benefit for tourism. It's a benefit for the residents. It's a benefit for attracting new companies."
Dan Brunk, co-owner of House of Windsor General Store & Malt Shop, 430 Main St., said his sales have really increased over the last 18 months. Brunk said seeing people coming out of restaurants, going to get their hair done at a salon and sitting outside having ice cream naturally encourages the existing owners and new business owners to take a serious, heavy look at downtown.
Phinney said Windsor is still in need of other attractions that could increase the traffic even more.
"I think we're actually trying to attract more retail and some more restaurant establishments downtown," he added. "I think every downtown hopes to have that. I think there's a lot of people currently looking at adding that to the mix, and we'd love to see that happen."