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What Is Dry Embossing?
Are you a crafter who wants to incorporate some embossing into one of your designs, but you do not want to spend a lot of money purchasing an embossing machine for a one-time project? Hand embossing might be your next step. You can get surprising results just by using a stencil and stylus that will rival the look of embossing from a pricey craft machine.
Dry embossing, also called relief embossing, is done by tracing a stencil with a special tool, called a stylus. The result is a stunning, raised pattern on the object you are embossing.
It is wise to remember that hand embossing should only be used for a small project. If you get bitten by the embossing bug, you might want to consider purchasing an embossing machine for future use. You will be able to quickly crank out many beautiful embossed papers with the help of a machine.
Gather Materials
To dry emboss by hand, you will need a few materials:
- Cardboard, plastic, or brass stencil
- Masking tape or painter's tape
- Card stock or another type of heavy paper
- Embossing stylus
- Lightbox (optional)
Secure Your Stencil to a Window or Lightbox
Select any stencil with deeper grooves such as one made out of brass, plastic, or cardboard. Using masking tape or blue painter's tape, secure the stencil to the center of your lightbox.
If you do not have a lightbox, there is no need to purchase one for relief embossing. Instead of a lightbox, you can tape your stencil to a bright window. Another hack for a lightbox is to place a lamp under a glass-topped coffee or end table and tape your stencil onto the glass surface. You now have an instant DIY lightbox that works every bit as well as a high-priced lightbox purchased from the art supply store.
When taping down your stencil, remember the side of the stencil you want facing up should be the reverse of what your finished design will have. This is especially important when dry embossing any lettering.
If you want to make a complicated dry relief embossing, you can use two or more stencils to produce interesting designs. Just plan out your design and use one stencil at a time. You are only limited by the extent of your imagination.
Secure Your Paper
Place the paper over the stencil and position as desired. Carefully tape the corners or edges with masking tape. You may want to test your tape first to make sure it will remove cleanly. Painter's tape works exceptionally well for this type of project. Your paper should lie flat over the stencil and not move when you begin embossing.
Card stock or any heavier paper will work best; thin sheets of paper rip easily. Vellum—although it is a thinner paper—also works well. To help your stylus glide over the paper more comfortably and reduce the risks of tears, gently rub the wax paper over your paper surface before you begin embossing.
Tracing Your Design With a Stylus
Turn on your lightbox or stand in front of the window and carefully trace around the edges of the stencil design with your stylus. A stylus has two ends, each a different size. Use the size that best fits the size of the design. Press firmly, but be careful not to rip the paper. The center of the traced design will automatically raise. You can gently emboss the center of the stencil if you wish to add more depth to the embossed shape.
Admire Your Finished Design
When you have traced the entire design, carefully lift the paper off the light source. Turn it over and admire the raised design. You can leave your embossed design as is or you can color or embellish it. It can be painted with acrylics, dusted with chalk, or highlighted with glitter. Explore your possibilities.
If you are interested in taking your embossing skills to the next level, you might want to experiment with heat embossing.
You will find that embossing a paper project is easy to do with fabulous results. You will be amazed that even a first-time project can have a professional look.


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After 17 people were killed at Majory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida on Valentine's Day, Ole Miss senior Alexa Johnson held a march for the victims. From the steps of Farley Hall, she spoke to a crowd of about 100 people.
Alexa graduated from Majory Stoneman Douglas High School in 2014 and wanted to honor her former school here in Oxford.
"The community of Oxford and the community of Parkland are so similar," Johnson said. "They're close-knit, friendly and kind communities, and I know that if something like this happened in a place like Oxford or elsewhere in the nation, I know that Parkland would be there doing the same exact thing."
After a speech on the Farley steps, the crowd made its way to the Walk of Champions and marched through the Grove and to the Lyceum. Cameras were rolling, and a video of the march was sent to Ty Thompson, principal of Majory Stoneman Douglas High School, to show support.
The event was supported by the Meek School of Journalism and New Media with many of its teachers and staff present. IMC Instructional Assistant Professor Debbie Hall was one of many to march through the Walk of Champions.
"I'm proud of our young people for doing this and taking a stand," she said, "not just in favor of doing something to make our schools safer, but to show support for the students at Parkland.
"We have two students who were directly affected by that. They both have been to school there, but one of them actually had a younger sister in the building. I just think its great to show support for those students who are hurting."
The march started at 7 p.m. as rain began to fall. Hall was pleased with the number of people, despite the weather. "When its raining, people are not going to get out and walk, and yet they did," she said. "As I heard one person say, it's the least we can do.
"I want to encourage young people to stand tall. I came from a generation where young people made a difference in the Vietnam War, and we can make a difference in keeping our schools safe."
Ole Miss senior Alexandra Morris was one of many students who participated.
"I'm so glad people showed up despite the rain," she said. "I thought Alexa's words were very powerful and moved everyone there. I hope it brings joy to [the victims] knowing the Ole Miss family and the Oxford community are standing with them"
With staff, students, and locals demonstrating support from the University of Mississippi and the Oxford community, the crowd chanted "We stand with you" on the Lyceum steps for the video that will be sent to victims. Students returned to class in Florida Wednesday, and Johnson wanted them to feel as comfortable as possible.
"They are going back to school for their first day," she said, "and walking in those doors after the massacre happened, they need as much support as possible. I wanted my second family at Ole Miss to support my first family, and they did 100 percent tonight, and I couldn't be any happier about this event."
Johnson had apprehensions about the turnout, but she was pleasantly surprised at the number who attended.
"It's definitely more than I thought," she said, "and I'm so grateful for each and every one of them. Like I said, these people are my family. I don't know them, but they are still my family for coming here tonight and just being there for a community that they might not even know of, but they're still here showing support for the victims and the students and faculty, so I am so grateful for that."
Classes have resumed at Majory Stoneman Douglas High School, but the freshman building, where the shooting took place, will remain closed indefinitely.
Photos and story by Brian Barisa, Oxford Stories.Tags: featured, Florida, Florida school shooting, school shooting

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Sunday, July 25, 2010
Broken Glass
Broken glass is how I make my living. I actually love the sound of it breaking and having it around me. But there are certain times when its not so good.
This is not a picture you want to see after you have carefully packed and shipped a commissioned piece. First, there's anger. Not at anyone in particular but because it happened. Second, you mentally go through every step of the packing process to see where a mistake could have been made. Just because I don't see where a mistake was made doesn't mean it didn't happen. And last, you come to realize that everything happens for a reason and this is no different.
I don't know the reason but I do know that in the future, my first reaction will not be one that takes me off focus by being angry. Its life. I will continue to do my very best work with every project that I take on as I always have. Today is my new beginning.
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This week JB is somewhere in Tennessee, recording one of her stories to tape for a series of recorded books for the blind being put together by Greg Dalton, recently blinded in an accident, and his wife Nancy. In the studio next door, Stony Carmichael is recording with his band under the watchful eye of studio boss Randy Withworth and sound engineer Al Parker.
Randy isn't having the best time of it. Stoney Carmichael is getting all up in his business when he discovers bootleg copies of his comeback album are being sold on the street, Randy's wife is all uppity because she thinks he's after her money, but he is finally buying out his co-owner Carl Angelin, and he's just cancelled the run of books on tape, much to the annoyance of Greg and Nancy.
That was terrifyingly factual. I apologise. But all this happened. And then the lights went out. And when they came back up, Randy was face down on his desk, bleeding out (but not dead yet) after being stabbed. Lieutenant Faraday arrives on the scene and quickly establishes his investigative methods by telling Nancy Dalton not to worry her pretty little head about it, and telling JB "like they say in those bus commercials – why don't you sit back, relax, and leave the driving to us?"
JB tries to tell the lieutenant about a clue, but he is more interested marvelling what a good hobby writing is for a woman. "You can cook up some supper, chat on the phone and then pop over to the old typewriter now and then for a few minutes."
"Yes, when I'm not too busy beating the laundry against the rocks in the river." JB says.
Lieutenant Farady tries the compliment insult method used by douchebags in bars the world over to this day. "I bet your books are just charming. But then, of course real murder is anything but charming. And solving it requires patience, strength…"
"Ah! Man's work!" Says JB
Greg Dalton finally gets a word in and tells Lieutenant Faraday that he heard something that JB thinks could be important, if he's interested.
"Well of course, sometimes ladies have real good hunches." Says Lieutenant Faraday.
Greg tells the lieutenant he was getting water from the fountain when he heard someone run by him and something drop. Lieutenant Faraday is surprised to learn that Greg is blind. JB spots a dropped bottle of expensive nail polish on the floor and brings it to the lieutenant's notice. He tells her he saw it too, and mutters "leave it to a woman to find nail polish."
The lieutenant gets a phone call and tells them all that Randy was dead on arrival at the hospital. A minion tells him that they've found the murder weapon, shoved behind a vending machine just as Greg heard it.
The next morning, JB and Greg defend Sparta against the Persian invasion.
Inside Greg gets a phone call from Carl, co-owner of Red River Recording Studios, cancelling the Mystery Books on Tape deal effective immediately. JB wonders at whether he has the power to do so, so they go round to his house for tea and biscuits. He tells them he's in the process of acquiring the business, but JB saw a cheque and a contract on Randy's desk the previous night. Carl tells them a lots changed since then.
Waiting for them when they arrive home is Lieutenant Faraday with a warrant. Nancy excuses herself to make coffee, but when JB goes to give her a hand she finds Nancy hiding her knives in the dryer. It turns out she recognised the murder weapon as being her missing knife, stolen after a work barbecue at their house a few days earlier, and was hiding the others to stop someone setting up Greg. JB tells her that the knife will also clear Greg and urges her to come clean.
Unfortunately JB forgot who she was dealing with. The fact that the knife belonged to Greg, plus his witness to the fight he had in the restaurant with Randy over the Books for the Blind series, plus the fact that Randy was the person who caused Greg to go blind equals a pretty solid case for Faraday. After all, he says, who more capable of operating in the dark than a blind man?
With Greg being held for questions and Nancy about to lose it, JB decides to take matters into her own hands. She tries to talk to Lieutenant Faraday, who has just requested that the studio be unsealed now that he has all his evidence, but he tells her to not be an irrational outsider, and that he didn't want to see her again unless she was with a man arranging Greg's bail.
"Lieutenant Faraday, believe it or not there are women who can arrange bail. And besides that, you're the one behaving irrationally by failing to pursue all the leads in this case."
With the scene of the crime reopened, JB heads back to the studio to hunt for clues. Stony Carmichael turns up with his niece Sally Ann in his car, and sound engineer Al Parker roars up on his motorbike (without a helmet tsk tsk) to resume recording Stony's new album. (Sidenote: the actor playing Stony sang Devil Went Down to Georgia.) (Side side note: I want a nickname like Stony).
JB asks Al if he heard anything while he was on the phone to Randy at the time he was stabbed, but he can't think of anything and is eager to get back to work. JB's next target is Earl, the sound engineer working on her Books for the Blind recording, whom she saw arguing with Randy that night. He tells her the power was always going off and on during recording, but it came on of its own volition. He also tells her that Randy accused him of selling bootlegged copies of Stony's tapes which he took exception to.
Jess takes a look inside Randy's office but is interrupted by Carl coming in with Randy's wife Margaret, trying to reinstate the original deal her husband had with Carl. Carl goes off to get Jess's book tape. JB notices Margaret wearing the same shade of nail polish as the one knocked on the floor of the office, and Margaret admits she was in the office that night but nothing more. Tape in hand, JB is about to leave the studio when she sees Stony get into a fight with Carl, over some shenanigans with his niece. Apparently he wasn't the only owner of the studio to have a crack either.
That night while Jess is listening to her tape reading, she has an idea. It looks like this:
Which leads to a cunning trap to catch the killer.
It turns out, Al not wearing a helmet was a clue – his visor was infrared, which meant he could scurry about in the dark stabbing Randy, after rigging his sound board with a switch to kill the lights. I guess he was the bootlegger?
And so concludes Season 3 of Murder She Wrote, aka the season I marathoned Breaking Bad with absolutely no side-effects. Stay tuned for the start of season 4 next week, and for more news on my new best idea ever, livetweeting a Murder, She Wrote movie.
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Just starting to recover from the overwhelming NYCC. This weekend was tremendous! NYCC was more than likely my most exhausting, fulfilling con ever! I was blown away by the crowd and all those who dropped by my table to show support by picking up my Deadlines book and my " 1000 " project.
On that note, my big announcement is I just signed a deal with MTV to produce "1000"!!!! MTV made a big announcement this past weekend about how they've established a new comic book line entitled MTV COMICS! They will be producing five exclusive, digital creator owned comics that will later be collected into graphic novels and then into all other types of cool stuff! I can can't say much but think of this as the relaunch of " Liquid TV " for the digital age!
The first title will launch early November and " 1000 " will start launching more than likely late Dec. So I'm super psyched about this opportunity! When the announcement was made on Saturday my interview made the main page of MTV.com. I was SUPER nervous about my mug being exposed to the world! But it was a lot of fun...nerve racking... but fun! You can check my interview here......
On top of all this, when we did the panel I had the distinct pleasure of sitting beside the living legend, Stan " THE MAN " Lee!!! He has a title he's working on for MTV as well! I of course felt like I was ten years old just sitting there staring at him like.... WOW that's him!!!! He's a REALLY genuine and gracious person. He did something really cool for me that I was able to film on video. I will be able to share it with you all a bit later, so stay tuned!
One last thing, I will be posting the " 1000 " exclusive MTV poster here real soon, I hope you will dig! I'll also be announcing some other cool promos and contest everyone can get involved with. So keep an eye out for that. There's other cool things happening but that's as big as it gets for me at the moment! Now the work begins! See ya soon! :)
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- arnie said...
YAHOO! congratulations Sanford, all that hard work is starting reap the harvest.
peace out
- October 12, 2010 at 4:43 PM
- Space Station Orbiter: Cloud 99 said...
Oh WOW. I'm blown. Fantastic news!
- November 17, 2010 at 7:03 PM
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My favorite "body image" blogger shared this post a few weeks ago, and today as I was sitting down to write a blog about my weekend, it resonated with me.
The message relates specifically to body image, how we as society use social networks to present a "perfect" image of ourselves, duplicating what the media does with it's airbrushing and editing.
With Facebook and blogs, we are the producers, directors and editors. These are our own reality TV stations. This is where we create what the world sees. Every day, we watch media that makes us feel inadequate. Our stretch marks, wrinkles, curves and bumps don't exist in media land, and so the fact that we have them makes us feel like there's something wrong with us. So what do we do?
We edit ourselves for our own reality shows.
We only post photos on Facebook where we like how we look. Or we do our own photo shoots, edit the photos, then post them. We put the pretty photos on our blogs.
We participate in the media brainwashing of men, women, and children, and we do it without meaning to.
I love her message, especially related to body image, because I do exactly what she is talking about! Every time I think I look nice or have a new outfit and want to share a "selfie" I take about 20 photos in order to get that "perfect" photo where I look beautiful…and then I edit it with filters on Instagram lol.
But I think her message can be applied to other aspects of our life as well, and the desire to put on a perfect facade of what we think our life should be, the "ideal".
I was thinking about that as I sat down to write about my weekend. I was going to post a blog about men, women and relationships. Something along the line of "men are from mars, women are from venus". The reason being that Jeremy and I had a disagreement and after talking it out and hearing his side I was baffled by his reasoning for his actions, even though they made sense to me on some level. I thought my reasons made more sense (and I think most women would side with me as well), hence the "men are from mars" mentality.
I wasn't going to share what we fought about or that I was pissed off at him for a few days before we finally talked it out. Why? Because I didn't want to share that my marriage is less than "perfect"? Because then I would be a failure?
But if we all only show how perfect our relationships are, then are we teaching everyone who is watching us that there is something wrong with them if they fight with their spouse or have anything less than the "perfect" that they think everyone else has.
So there you have it.
I look fat in some photos. I have love handles and cellulite. I get mad at my husband sometimes. He can be a emotionless jerk.
But that doesn't mean that I am not beautiful or that my marriage is not wonderful.
Can't we be both? Can't it be okay to share it all?
The end of our weekend at Mt. Soledad, after we had made up from our "fight"


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Joelle: Usually the mortgage is the biggest burden that people carry, you know, as far as an expense. So if something happens unexpectedly, and you want to make sure that your spouse is able to stay in that household; especially if there are children and you're going through this emotional distress of you know an unexpected death in the family, you know then they don't have to worry about that. The money for the mortgage can be there and can be paid off and they can stay in the home and not have to worry about selling it or moving into a smaller house into a different neighborhood and things like that, so it's good security for that reason.
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The Upptech journey begins
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On Thursday 27 September, the doors of Upptech, the University's new technology research centre, were officially opened. Ångström Laboratory was filled with university employees and representatives from the private sector, who enjoyed inaugural speeches, mingling, entertainment and dinner.
Business giant Anders Wall was one of many attendees at the inauguration of Upptech, the centre that will promote the University's research, education and innovation in technology. The hope is to make the University's researchers and students more attractive on the market and increase funding to research projects, with collaboration playing a central role. This is what Maria Strømme, Professor of Nanotechnology and Chair of Upptech, said in her inaugural speech in Siegbahn Hall.
"We want to work with more companies and organisations to solve the challenges of the future – and we have many of these ahead of us," said Strømme. "I look very much forward to hearing what our corporate friends who are here today think about the challenges and how we can contribute."
Niklas Malmfors, Senior Business Manager at construction company NCC, described the company's vision of being able to offer the most environmentally and cost-sustainable solutions for the residents of their housing constructions.
"We've come a long way in many sustainability issues," said Niclas Malmfors, "including how we should build our future cities, but in many ways, we are still Neanderthals. We're far behind – they call us the 'forty per cent carbon dioxide emissions sector'. So there's a lot to do."
He described Uppsala University as a fabulous partner and said that Upptech is exactly the right initiative.
"You understand the big picture," he said "not only climate and energy issues but also the social sustainability perspective. That is something we want your help with and hopefully we can also help each other."
Solutions combining technology and medicine
Lotta Ljungqvist, President and CEO of GE Nordic, talked about GE's work and what she hoped Upptech could do to help them.
"Many people are living increasingly longer lives and want to be healthy at increasingly advanced ages," said Ljungqvist. "This entails major challenges and costs, both for our hospitals and for our medicines."
"One question we are asking ourselves is whether new materials can be combined with new sensors that can also handle very high temperatures and pressures," she added. "If so, you have a smash hit and one we would love to collaborate on."
Both GE and engineering group ABB are on Upptech's board of directors. ABB's Head of Research Mikael Dahlgren said that it was obvious for him to get involved, particularly considering the Uppsala students he has met.
"There is a curiosity and entrepreneurial spirit that I don't see at other universities, which makes Uppsala stand out in my world."
Many opportunities for collaboration
ABB works in an ecosystem experiencing many changes, particularly in the software industry, said Dahlgren. This is why it is important to speed up today's drawn-out working processes and shorten the time from idea to market launch to under two years. The hope is to collaborate with academia to integrate the shorter time cycle. There are many areas, including materials science and sensors, in which ABB wants to strengthen its partnership with Uppsala University.
"Materials research is a field in which Uppsala stands out in Sweden and in the world," he said.
After the speeches, it was time for drinks and mingling outside Siegbahn Hall. Here also was granted the wish by Professor Mikael Jonsson, Director of Upptech, for a toast by Vice-Chancellor Eva Åkesson. The evening concluded with dinner and a surprise when a flash mob of students treated guests to a dance performance.


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Monthly Archives: September 2013
Digital Preservation Manager, National Library of New Zealand, job vacancy
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(Seattle–(Business Wire)- 25 September 2013) Amazon today introduced the third generation of Kindle Fire—the all-new Kindle Fire HDX. The new Kindle Fire HDX tablets combine groundbreaking hardware, the latest version of Fire OS, and exclusive new features and services like X-Ray for Music, Second Screen, Prime Instant Video downloads, and the revolutionary new Mayday button. […]
September 27, 2013 4:39 pm
Very Short Introductions are now available online
(24 September 2013) Oxford University Press has announced that the popular Very Short Introductions series is now available in an easily discoverable, fully cross-searchable, and highly accessible online platform, available via institutional subscription. Very Short Introductions are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly, providing an intelligent and serious introduction to […]
September 27, 2013 4:31 pm
New titles added to University Press Scholarship Online
(26 September 2013) New titles have been added to University Press Scholarship Online (UPSO) with the September 2013 content update. This update has added over 500 titles to the platform across more than 20 subject areas including Classical Studies, Economics and Finance, History, and Religion. This new content has been brought to UPSO from 13 […]
September 27, 2013 4:25 pm
HIV/AIDS database update
(25 September 2013, United States Census Bureau) This compilation of data from 219 countries and areas on the prevalence of HIV infection and AIDS cases and deaths is updated to include new data for more than 100 countries. Major updates include new data for China, Ghana, Ethiopia, India and Cameroon. The database focuses on HIV/AIDS […]
September 27, 2013 3:33 pm
The Maturing of the MOOC
(25 September 2013) If you're interested in or already working with MOOCs, a new report from the UK's Department for Business Innovation & Skills demands your attention. The Maturing of the MOOC is getting plenty of attention by professional blogs since it was published a few days ago. It's a literature review which captures the […]
September 27, 2013 3:21 pm
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Malay Concordance Project
(25 September 2013) The Southeast Asia Library Group reports that the Malay Concordance Project aims to help scholars to share resources for the study of classical Malay literature. Its main feature is a growing corpus of classical Malay texts, now comprising 165 texts and 5.8 million words, including 140,000 verses. These texts can be searched […]
September 27, 2013 9:00 am
State of broadband access worldwide
(New York, 21 September 2013) Mobile broadband is the fastest growing technology in human history, according to the 2013 edition of the State of Broadband Report. Released in New York at the 8th meeting of the Broadband Commission for Digital Development, the report reveals that mobile broadband subscriptions, which allow users to access the web […]
September 27, 2013 8:54 am
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(24 September 2013) Every two years IFLA's Library Buildings organises a conference in conjunction with the annual IFLA WLIC Congress. This year the Congress was held in Singapore and theme dealt with how to develop high-quality libraries at a reasonable cost– Making Ends Meet: High Quality Design on a Low Budget. Lecturers came from Australia, […]
September 27, 2013 8:40 am
DPC scholarships for First Steps Towards Digital Preservation
(23 September 2013) The Digital Preservation Coalition is offering two fully-funded scholarships to attend the First Steps Towards Digital Preservation at GESIS, Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences, Cologne, 23rd – 25th October 2013. The workshop – which is taught in English – is intended as a primer in digital preservation. It introduces central concepts […]
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Located a striking distance from the Milan Cathedral, from Parco Sempione and from the Golden Quadrilateral, the Sforza Castle, locally known as Castello Sforzesco, is one of the top tourist sights of Milan. It's not just the fact this is one of the most historical buildings in Milan, but also the fact the castle is at present home to a dozen or so museums and galleries which can easily complement the city's sightseeing tour for all art aficionados (and not only for them).
The Sforza Castle was originally built in the second half of the 14th century, but much of the present edifice was delineated in the mid 15th century. Indeed, first erected by order of Galeazzo Il Visconti as fortress in 1368, and then extended as royal residence by his heirs, the castle was completely destroyed by the Milanese people, since the castle stood out as an emblem of the harsh Visconti family. The castle was rebuilt by Francesco Sforza in the mid 15th century, after his proclamation as Duke of Milan, but plenty of additions were brought during the reign of Ludovico Sforza who resorted to the services of the likes of Bramante and da Vinci (Leonardo's main surviving contribution to the castle refers to the ceiling friezes in Sala Delle Asse) to build a kingly residence. The Renaissance touches owed to such great artists are easily distinguishable by the eye of an architecture connoisseur.
Further extensions were built during the 15th and the 16th century when, under the Spanish rule, the edifice grew into being one of the largest fortifications on the continent, though sundry past elements of the building were left neglected. The decay of the castle continued throughout the first half of the 19th century, but the in the early 20th century, it was opened to the public after a several-decade period of restoration works carried out under the supervision of Luca Beltrami.
There's plenty to see at the Sforza Castle at present. Its architecture, with highlights like Torre del Filarete (the tallest tower, through which the entrance is made into the castle), Torrre di Bona and the inner courtyard, not to mention the splendid loggias and arcades which border the two small courtyards (Cortile della Rocchetta and Corte Ducale), is not to be disregarded, though the most popular sights inside the castle refer to the several museums it hosts: the Museum of Ancient Art, the Egyptian Museum, the Museum of Prehistory and Protohistory, the Museum of Decorative Arts, the Museum of Musical Instruments, the Castle Picture Gallery, a Furniture Museum, the Achille Bertarelli Print Collection and the Photography Collection, just to mention a few.
Look for information on each of these museums in order to learn about admission prices and opening hours. Keep in mind the AmaMi Card can offer you major admission discounts if you decide to purchase the card.
Next to the Milan Cathedral, the Sforza Castle counts as one of the top sights to visit while in Milan. It is home to several museums and galleries.
The Leonardo da Vinci National Museum of Science and Technology of Milan is the largest science museum in Italy. It is housed in a 16th century monastery.
Parco delle Basiliche stretches between the Basilica of Sant'Eustorgio and the Basilica of San Lorenzo Maggiore of Milan, on an area of 41 square meters.


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Mark Strickland Emery "MARKSE" is a professional photographer and I.T. contractor based in Bromley, Kent in the south east of England. After many years of photographing a range of subjects Mark came to the conclusion that portraits and a "Passion for fashion" were what he enjoyed the most.
As well as doing portrait and fashion photography Mark does wedding, bump to baby and family photography under the name lifebookphotography.com
Mark takes portraits for the art and interaction it brings – as well as actors and performers head shots, portraits for corporate use, profile photos for the web aware generation of today.
He's happy photographing people from all walks of life – Models, Actors and Actresses, Dancers, Company Directors, The Homeless, Students, Shop staff, Police, Hotel staff, Party goers, Engineers, Charity workers, Bar staff, Bikers, Kids, Postmen, Farmers, Surfers, the list goes on! More importantly they're all comfortable working with him.
If you need a photograph that will attract attention drop Mark a line. You can get in touch today to set up an initial meeting or phone call using the contact link at the top of this page.
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The ultimate Arkadia ice cream review: I test out this new range of ice cream mixes available in Woolworths (Australia).
When my box of Arkadia Make Fresh ice cream mixes arrived in the mail I was very excited. Ice cream mixes have been around since the beginning of time, but they aren't common in the supermarkets. Mixes are generally used by ice cream parlours and manufacturers to make life easier. They simply add their dairy and any additional flavours – there's no need to spend time creating the ice cream base.
As an ice cream enthusiast, I like the idea of making ice cream in only a few minutes with a mix. But flavour and texture are most important to me, so read on to find out how the Arkadia product holds up.
How to make Arkadia ice cream
The biggest benefit of these mixes are the ease of use. The steps are quick and simple.
- Add 300ml of milk and cream to a bowl
- Pour in the ice cream mix and whisk until combined.
- Add to an ice cream machine* and churn as per manufacturer's instructions.
- Freeze for 2 hours until hardened.
*If you don't have an ice cream machine you can pour the mixture into the tub that the original mix came in. Add the lid and freeze. Every 30 minutes you can remove the ice cream from the freezer and mix it before returning to the freezer.
The Arkadia flavours I tested
1. Chocolate
A simple chocolate flavour that's calling out to have yummy stuff added. I chose nuts and chocolate.
2. Coconut and Dark Chocolate Flakes
I'm not a fan of coconut so this was never going to be a winner for me. The extra sachet of chocolate flakes are a nice bonus.
3. Cookies and Cream
A vanilla ice cream with an extra sachet of cookie pieces.
4. Vanilla Bean
I took the vanilla bean flavoured ice cream and added apple pie – a lovely combination.
The results
Arkadia Make Fresh offers a range of ice cream mixes. The at-home user can add their fresh milk and cream, freeze, and then eat! The range offers a middle ground between buying ice cream in a tub and making ice cream from scratch.
Is the ice cream any good?
I was really excited to try this ice cream – it was something a little different.
I'm sad to say that the ice cream was disappointing. The texture wasn't right. If you make it without using an ice cream maker it's fairly icy. These results are backed up by this review. Using my ice cream maker improved the texture but there seemed to be guar gum over-kill. This resulted in a gluggy unpleasant texture.
Multiple tubs of ice cream were made and each time the results were similar.
You'll find that adding extras like confectionery, choc chips, nuts and caramel will improve the ice cream. I found the chocolate ice cream quite enjoyable when it was filled with nuts and chocolate.
Final Thoughts
If you've got an ice cream maker lying around home that you never seem to use, maybe get yourself an Arkadia mix and make some ice cream. It's definitely easy to make and you're using fresh dairy ingredients which is a bonus.
Of course, you could simply follow this recipe which allows you to make amazing ice cream in the same time it takes to use one of these mixes. Prefer chocolate? Just add some cocoa.
The price of these mixes is another issue. It's $6 plus you have to buy the milk and cream which puts the price closer to $8. For that price you can almost buy 2x 1L tubs of Woolworths vanilla bean ice cream; or a 1L tub of ice cream from other premium brands.
I'd be really interested to hear anyone else that's tried this ice cream mix. Let me know in the comments below if you have.


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The surprise hit silent film "The Artist" is tipped by bookies to continue its domination of the year's film awards with wins at the Baftas.
Paddy Power has given Michel Hazanavicius's film odds of 4/6 to take home the Best Picture prize at the event in February 12, with Alexander Payne's "The Descendants" given 11/4 odds.
Currently Nicholas Winding Refn's violent "Drive" is the rank outsider to take home the gong, with odds of 10/1, while literary adaptations "The Help" and "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" have odds of 7/1 and 4/1 respectively.
Hazanavicius is given joint front-runner status for the Best Director award, with odds of 6/5 alongside Martin Scorcese for family adventure "Hugo".
Jean Dujardin, star of "The Artist" is second favourite to Clooney to take home the best actor prize. Clooney has odds of 8/13, while Dujardin has odds of 9/4.
The clever money is with Meryl Streep, who is the 4/7 favourite to take home the prize for best actress for her portrayal of Margaret Thatcher in "The Iron Lady", a category in which "The Artist" star Berenice Bejo has the longest odds of 14/1.


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Exactly two weeks ago, I received a phone call that water had entered into my apartment. As of today they still haven't finished cleaning it up. I seriously feel like a prisoner in my own place and it SUCKS. They said they would be finished today, but I'll believe that when I see it. They didn't get started yesterday in here until NOON!! HELLO!! I wish I could keep those hours. And then of course, since they started so late, they stayed late. They were here till six!!! UGH! Just how I wanted to spend my day off…NOT! Let's see what time they get here today. Anyway, just wanted to let everyone know that I'm alive and well…albeit annoyed! I plan to resume my tour of venues next week. By then I really should be back to normal…I hope!
3/28/12…I Can See The Light
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Demi Lovato allegedly still partying hard despite reform
HollywoodNews.com: It seems that Demi Lovato's stay in rehab might not have had the impact fans believe it did as it is rumored she is still partying hard.
Lovato is allegedly no longer sober and partying once again, but this time she is rumored to be keeping it to private settings, states RadarOnline.
However, this might be hard to believe considering how strict she has been with her judging on 'X-Factor.'
"It's really irresponsible to be rapping about drugs in front of kids," Lovato commented to one contestant during auditions.
Do you think she is staying healthy?
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What are Jobless Claims?
Jobless claims are statistics, issued in a report, by the United States Department of Labor on a weekly basis. Jobless claims denote the amount of American workers who filed for unemployment insurance in a given week. In essence, the jobless claims report elucidates on the number of Americans who were fired or laid off for a given time-frame. The employment situation in the United is crucial; the recession of 2008 and the lack of production in the nation have forced millions out of work. With the unemployment rate hovering around 10%, the Jobless Claims report is a fundamentally important statistic issued by the United States Federal Government.
The Jobless Claims report and the unemployment rate is a telling macroeconomic indicator, because they gauge the health of the U.S. Job Market, which in turn, offers a glimpse as to the stability of the markets. When more Americans file for unemployment benefits, fewer workers have jobs and vice versa.
Information Regarding Jobless Claims:
The Jobless claims report is released on Thursday of every week at approximately 8:30 a.m. eastern standard time. When released, the Jobless Claims report acts as a market moving event; the information stored in the report serves as a vital economic indicator to track volatility in the market. The importance stems from a simple relationship: the stability of the labor market affects the average American's ability to consume and meet debt obligations; this in turn, affects investment and the health of the stock markets.
Initial jobless claims reports will measure emerging unemployment. These reports are different from traditional or continued jobless claims, which measure the number of persons who claim unemployment benefits for the given week. As a result of this inherent difference, the initial jobless claims report is released 1 week after the continued jobless claims report. In most cases, the initial jobless claims report, because of its postulating characteristics and market indicators, will have a greater impact on the financial markets.


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It is notable that less problems occur with friends who allow me space and do not panic when I can't cope, and who do not get involved intensely or as a panacea for their own troubles. This couple are admirable in what they have done for me when everyone and everything else was hurting me as a result of Diocese actions
Mrs ****** *******
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Tel. ********
Dear Mr Hill
A reference for ****** *****
I have known ***** now for over 2 years. We first met in St ******* ** church. she had come in for a warm. We chatted for a while and told me she was homeless. so I invited her to come home with us (my husband ******) for a bite to eat. Since then we have become close friends, she stays often stays over night.
During this time she has spoken of her past. It's quite amazing that she pushed herself through College and
gained a certificate in Agriculture and Horticulture after such a volatile childhood, I so admire her.
With a combination of Asperges, Autism and Asthma there comes frustration of not being able to express
ones feelings and comprehend a situation which invitably results in anger and fear.
*******'s experience in Jersey damaged her profoundly she is stuggling to cope. She desparetly needs a voice. Until the 'Jersey' incident is addressed properly and investigated in depth, I believe she will continue to be a vunerable and frieghtened young woman. Her plight is getting considerably worse.
******'s manners are first class, she's respectful and never askes for anything, is totally trustworthy and honest. I know she's very caring and gentle as she gives her fellow homeless companions a shoulder to cry on, she listens…….I pray that someone will listen to her
Yours Sincerly
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IMCA guidance helps diving contractors ensure and demonstrate the competence of their personnel working offshore in safety-critical positions, as part of the wider IMCA competence assurance and assessment framework.
The guidance covers the following a number of offshore diving positions including:
- Diving superintendent
- Bell diving supervisor
- Air diving supervisor
- Bell (saturation) diver
- Air (surface) diver
- Life support supervisor
- Life support technician
- Assistant life support technician
- Tender
- Senior dive technician
- Senior dive technician (surface supplied only)
- Dive technician
- Diver medic.
For each position, entry level qualifications and acceptance criteria are listed. For example, the entry level qualifications for a tender are an offshore medical and an offshore survival course (both suitable for the geographical area of work) and employer company familiarisation.
Competence assessment includes a summary of the knowledge required, a way to demonstrate competence, and acceptance criteria.
- Details are available in Guidance on competence assurance and assessment: Diving Division


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I do not know if my family discussions at Thanksgiving are typical or not of other families, but this year the conversation trending at the Thanksgiving gathering this year was the no indictment charge for Officer Darren Wilson. Some of my family thought if they were on the grand jury investigating this that they would have voted for indictment so that a criminal trial could have been pursued and a jury could have decided whether or not the officer was guilty of excessive force that killed Michael Brown. The role of the grand jury was not to find Officer Wilson guilty or not-guilty but rather if there was enough circumstantial evidence to warrant a trial. Others felt the grand jury was correct in its assessment that Officer Wilson did no wrong. The grand jury's decision not to indict does indeed declare innocence. I personally wanted an indictment but an indictment, even if the criminal trial resulted in a manslaughter conviction, would still result in something missing in the pursuit of justice.
Not once did I hear the larger ramifications of this case–that there exists in the American justice system a racial bias towards people of color. This scenario was not mentioned other than what appears to be a blanket dismissal of racism. As I listened to my family discuss this, it suddenly dawned on me what is missing in this conversation.
White America looks at the specific case as if the specific case lives in a vacuum. What has happened in Ferguson and in Staten Island are not seen as any part of a larger pattern or system. They are entities unto themselves and therefore, White America says, must be treated separately from one another. And so must the shooting of 12 year old Tamir Rice holding a toy gun in an open carry state and John Crawford holding an air rifle that he is considering purchasing at Walmart must be held as separate individual cases. And the young man who was walking down the street with his hands in his pockets on a cold November day. He wasn't shot, but as the police officer told him someone called him in as being suspicious because his hands were in his pockets. These are not, White America proclaims, to be seen as related episodes that develop a pattern over time.
Our justice system is based on individual events not aggregate events. But there is an aggregate that these cases and the thousands of others like them develops. And White America does not perceive or think in terms of systems when it comes to justice. We proclaim we are a nation of laws and that everyone can have their day in court. This is an individual approach to justice. It is not an aggregate approach to justice. Nor a systemic approach to justice. Nothing changes in the system when a guilty verdict is rendered. Therefore each case of police brutality that is exampled is an individual case and not part of a larger whole. Every case of a police officer shooting a civilian is an individual case and not seen as part of a larger whole. Yet, when it is a civilian who shoots a police officer, that, that is seen as confirming the aggregate. That event in the reverse is seen as a pattern and informs the police and justifies their shoot first, ask questions later approach.
This leads to a false reading of reality. All societies are systems based. Whether it is a democratic society or a dictatorship or a plutocracy, societies are maintained by systems. There is homeostasis that keeps the society at a certain level of tension that enables it to remain intact. Just as the surface of a droplet of water has a level of tension to keep that droplet of water intact so too does society. If the tension becomes too little or too great the droplet of water will cease to be. The individual molecules of the water in tension with other individual molecules of water hold that form that we call the droplet of water. When the tension changes by removing or adding heat, that droplet of water either freezes or boils and becomes steam. Society is held together in a similar manner through the system that is created.
I have heard people say the decision of the grand jury in the Michael Brown shooting was the correct decision. They state when looking at all the evidence the actions of Officer Wilson were justified. Wilson felt his life was in personal danger by Michael Brown. They then state the protests therefore were unwarranted. Even if what they state is true, that Officer Wilson acted correctly in shooting Michael Brown, they fail to see what this individual case represents in the larger system. They fail to see that the Black community in particular is responding not just to Michael Brown's death but to every instance of police profiling their community for decades. It is not just this one case that is at the heart of the protests, it is thousands of them.
It is the accumulation of hundreds upon hundreds of police stops where young black men are harassed by officers for walking down the street with hands in pockets. Or driving with a group of friends and being pulled over in 'a routine' stop. It is the immediate suspicion that is aroused when a person of color is seen in a neighborhood that allegedly is white. It is the assumption that a person who was arrested once for a petty crime, say shoplifting, is going to commit other more volatile crimes and therefore must be kept under heavy surveillance and become well known to the police. There is no freedom once a person of color has been arrested and convicted of breaking the law. They will always be harassed in our system of justice.
I hear the conversations by Whites that the person had it coming. If they were law abiding they would not have been stopped. If they were not doing anything wrong, they would have no reason to fear. The assumption is riddled with the belief that blacks are criminals. This assumption is reinforced. A recent TV news story reported a successful black business man was arrested for cocaine possession and fortunately his store's video surveillance revealed the undercover cop planted the cocaine in his store. The TV news story did not show the picture of the white officer who planted the drug but rather showed the black business man symbolically reinforcing that black men are drug dealers. This black man did not have it coming. He did nothing wrong. Yet, time and time again, black men are killed not because they have done anything wrong but because they have stood up to their constitutional rights. This is what is happening in America. We are taught daily that black equals criminal. It is reinforced by the media.
I hear the retort about Black on Black crime as if that somehow justifies police excessive force. The assumption is that Black communities are doing nothing about this issue. It is a false assumption. They are addressing the issue, just because the media chooses not to tell that powerful story does not mean it isn't happening. And using Black on Black crime in this argument is an easy scape goat for White America to call upon to not face their culpability in the crisis of White police targeting and using excessive force against Black Americans. What is White America doing about White on White crime? Nothing. Exactly. We don't even talk about it. Using the Black on Black crime argument is a ruse and distraction from the issue.
It is not the specific cases here that one needs to look at. For every specific case that I can state where excessive force was used against a person of color, someone else can site specific cases where the police officer had no choice. We are not going to get anywhere if we continue to focus on the individual cases. White America needs to examine the patterns. White America needs to realize that what is happening across America today is of our creation. We did this.
If we are going to promote America's values as the best in the world, then we need the current conversation to be on how do we change the system that targets unjustly people of color. It is okay to state our values and then to state we have miles to go before those values are fully realized. But we need to be working on having those values fully realized. Unlike Fox News stating something as so does not make it so. We have to work on making it so. The system will change, one way or the other. The temperature is rising and that droplet of water is feeling the tension mounting. Are we going to do this in a mature manner with honest open dialogue or are we going to do this the hard way as has been our historical pattern with racial issues? The choice is ours, White America.


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The Heart of the Matter IV: When Forgiveness is Absent
Some time ago I wrote a couple of blogs describing my view of forgiveness. In the first I wrote that forgiveness is best understood as a virtue or trait of character and secondly established the necessity of forgiveness through the use of Buber/Brueggemann's "I/Thou" theory—the idea being that human identity is defined through relationship and is therefore required for healthy living. In this blog I'd like to again address the topic of forgiveness and specifically write about what it looks like when forgiveness is absent in relationship.
All relationships have moments where things go wrong. Sometimes things go wrong unintentionally—we may say something intended for fun that ends up hurting. Other times things go wrong intentionally—acts of spite, insults, etc—not our proudest moments to be sure. All acts of wrong—whether intentional or not are acts of injustice. The problem with injustice is that its presence drives a wedge between people in relationship. What is more is that when its presence is not dealt with adequately it spreads like a poison which eventually destroys the relationship.
Unfortunately a common way in which we human beings attempt to deal with injustice is by seeking retribution. Although retribution claims to be founded on fairness ("an eye for an eye"), it ultimately fails to reconcile. Instead of focusing on healing the injustice and the long-term health of a relationship, retribution focuses on punishment and making the other hurt the way we've been hurt. Retribution thus often looks much more like malicious revenge than an act of justice. What is more is that the person seeking retribution often loses perspective of the situation because of their hurt. This causes them to overreact and instead settling the score actually end up making the situation worse. In the world of conflict management this type of behaviour is called "escalation". As violence begets violence so does retribution beget more retribution—the end result is an outward moving spiral where two people who were once close have their relationship dissolved.
For those visually minded consider the following image. In its original context this picture described the destruction of a friendship. However the same principle applies to all types of relationships–romantic, professional, parental, etc. Imagine that a small act of injustice occurs at the left of the image and that each 'loop' represents an act of 'retribution' which pushes the circle further and further apart.
Page 53 William W. Wilmot and Joyce L. Hocker, Interpersonal Conflict 6th Edition. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2001.
While this image is (hopefully) helpful, nothing helps communicate better than an example. Although a personal example may be entertaining for all of you—I'd instead like to turn to an unlikely source for an example of how real relationships work: Hollywood.
Although Rom-coms are not known for depicting how relationships work in the real world there is at least one notable exception—a sort of black-sheep of the genre—an anti-rom-com if you will—the 2006 film staring Jennifer Aniston and Vince Vaughn: The Breakup (see the trailer here). Instead of telling the story of how two people fall in love and live happily ever after, the movie tells the story of how a 'happily-ever-after' couple slowly sabotage their relationship ending with its break-up. What makes the movie work is that the story of their break-up is so believable. The conflict starts off small—Gary (Vaughn) does not buy enough lemons for his girlfriend Brooke (Anniston) who is hosting a dinner party. This sparks a heated argument which eventually snowballs out of control. Before you know it the two are sleeping in separate beds, redecorating their home (separately from each other), putting their shared condo up for sale, and yes breaking up…
Although the movie works it is not the type of movie I like to watch over and over again. This is because there are so many moments along the way where I wanted to yell at the screen "just say you're sorry" or "forgive each other". However it is precisely the absence of forgiveness that allows the story to end in the breakup…
I hope this gives a glimpse into why I think that forgiveness is one of the most important of all virtues. Its absence leads to the destruction of relationships while on the other hand its proper practice can diffuse the power of injustice and restore closeness in relationship.
However even while being one of the most important virtues, my future blogs will show that forgiveness is also one of the trickiest to practice. Up next I will show why forgiveness takes two…


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It appeared I used up my space for the first installment of this page and so now I begin on the second part. May take a litle while to get caught up…
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From Power and Innocence by Rollo May:
It is worth reminding ourselves that one can be entirely sincere and firm in one's convictions–and entirely wrong. We must accept responsibility for whether or not we are right or wrong….Man's "unlimited potential" is a term one hears often, and we are adjured to "fulfill it" as much as possible….The error is in treating potential as if it had no limits at all, as though life's course were perpetually "onward and upward." This illusion that we become "good" by progressing a little more each day is a doctrine bootlegged from technology and made into dogma in ethics where it does not fit….in ethics, in aesthetics, in other matters of the spirit, the term progress in that sense has no place. Modern man is not ethically superior to Socrates and the Greeks, and although we build buildings differently, we do not make them more beautiful than the Parthenon.


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Last week's show is here: http://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2013/06/wwe-friday-night-smackdown-6212013.html
Dublin Street Fight - Sheamus vs Damien Sandow
Sandow ripped on the crowd as usual and called them ignoramuses.
|Sheamus hits Sandow with potatoes and then dumps potatoes on him
MizTV with Paul Heyman
|"You know Paul, you're like the walking version of Star Wars. You sound like Yoda, smell like Chewbecca and look like the walking version of Jabba the Hut." - The Miz
AJ Lee vs Natalya
Cole announced there would be two Money in the Bank Matches. at MITB.
Kane vs Randy Orton
Ryback vs Justin Gabriel
Gee, I wonder who will win this.
|"They should probably change your name from Ryback to Cryback."- Jericho
The Shield vs Christian and The Uso Brothers
This is family vs Family since The Uso's and Reigns are related.
Fiesta Del Rio
This is at least Alberto's second fiesta as he had "Fiesta Del Rio on 1/18/2013:
Overall thoughts: The show was okay as a whole. It had campy and cheesy WWE moments which were of varying degress of quality. I really only got into The Shield's match here and on a wrestling perspective, that's all you need to see here wrestling wise.


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In five years of working for myself, not once has a client recognized or thanked me for my services at the holidays – and, frankly, rightly so as it's my job to thank clients for their business. So imagine my surprise and delight today when I received not only a client's holiday thank-you card, but a $150 Apple store gift card tucked inside. I never even received holiday recognition of this magnitude back when I was a full-time employee – of *any* company. I was so overwhelmed, I literally started to cry.
Working for oneself is sometimes a struggle – for a lot of reasons, one being that there's rarely any feedback or expressed appreciation. While being a project worker brings a great deal of freedom and flexibility – which I LOVE…and having experienced that, I'd never work any other way – you sometimes feel like a commodity (or even a prostitute, in the worst client situations). And as much as I hate formal performance reviews because they're for the most part tedious drivel and primarily for HR documentation, it reigns true that awards, promotions, and bonuses give you some idea that you're appreciated and valued. I have to assume I'm doing good work when I a) get paid (and on time, at that), b) get hired by a client more than once, and/or c) receive word-of-mouth referrals.
So SYP, you might just be the most awesome client in the world. And MKR, I have YOU to thank for that. 🙂 My gratitude overfloweth.
P.S. Don't miss the holiday video greeting SYP posted on their website…always a creative, inspiring endeavor every year.
P.P.S. Interestingly, this popped up while I was reading headlines on MSNBC after I published this post. That last section about us self-employed writers – that's my world. And all those "many more skills in order to be successful"? Part of why – as rewarding as self-employment is – it is also so uncertain, terrifying, challenging, and tiring. Making a token of appreciation that much sweeter. 🙂


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E15-5 Use the standard price and cost data provided in Exercise 15-3. Assume that the actual sales
price is $7.65 per unit and that the actual variable cost is $4.25 per unit. The actual fixed
manufacturing cost is $2,850, and the actual selling and administrative expenses are $1,025.
a. Determine the flexible budget variances.
b. Classify the variances as favorable (F) or unfavorable (U).
c. Provide another name for the fixed cost flexible budget variance.
d. Comment on the usefulness of the variances with respect to performance evaluation and
identify the member(s) of the management team who is (are) most likely to be responsible
for these variances.
|Sales price
|$8.00 per unit
|Variable manufacturing cost
|4.00 per unit
|Fixed manufacturing costs
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|Fixed selling and administrative costs
|1,000 total
Sexton planned to produce and sell 2,000 units. Actual production and sales amounted to 2,200 units.


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Jan. 9-13: United Soccer Coaches Convention.
The annual coaches convention is at Chicago's McCormick Place for the first of three runs over the next 13 years. The soccer community's No. 1 networking spot will feature the NWSL College on Jan. 10 and MLS SuperDraft on Jan. 11.
Jan. 19: France-USA women's friendly.
The countdown to the Women's World Cup begins in earnest with a showdown between the 2015 champion and 2019 host at Le Havre's Stade Oceane, one of the nine World Cup venues. It's the first of 10 warm-up games the USA will play before returning to France in June.
U.S. friendly schedule
Jan. 19. at France (in Le Havre)
Jan. 22. at Spain (in Alicante)
Feb. 27. Japan, SheBelieves Cup (in Chester, Pa.)
March 2. England, SheBelieves Cup (in Nashville, Tenn.)
March 5. Brazil, SheBelieves Cup (in Tampa, Fla.)
April 4. Australia (in Commerce City, Colo.)
April 7. Belgium (in Los Angeles, Calif.)
May 12. South Africa, Send-Off Series (in Santa Clara, Calif.)
May 16. New Zealand, Send-Off Series (in St. Louis, Mo.)
May 26. Mexico, Send-Off Series (in Harrison, N.J.)
Feb. 14-17: U.S. Soccer AGM.
The federation's membership confirms Cindy Cone as vice president at the National Council, held in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Feb. 19-21: Concacaf Champions League, round of 16.
The 16-team club championship kicks off with the first leg of the round of 16. Five MLS teams are entered: 2018 champion Atlanta United, the Houston Dynamo, the New York Red Bulls, Sporting KC and Toronto FC. The second leg of the round of 16 will follow Feb. 26-28. The next three rounds (all two legs) will be played over March 6-13, April 3-11 and April 23-May 2.
March 2-3: MLS, Week 1.
All 24 teams are in action on the opening weekend of the season. Expansion team FC Cincinnati will play its first MLS game at 2016 MLS champion and 2017 MLS runner-up Seattle, then travel to Mercedes-Benz Stadium for Atlanta United's first home game since winning MLS Cup 2018 before hosting the 2018 MLS runner-up Portland Timbers at Nippert Stadium in Week 3. (Minnesota United will play the first game at $250 million Allianz Field in the Midway neighborhood of St. Paul on April 13 when it hosts NYCFC.)
Saturday, March 2
Philadelphia vs. Toronto FC
Orlando City vs. New York City FC
Columbus vs. NY Red Bulls
FC Dallas vs. New England
Houston vs. Real Salt Lake
Colorado vs. Portland
Vancouver vs. Minnesota United
LA Galaxy vs. Chicago
Seattle vs. FC Cincinnati
San Jose vs. Montreal
Sunday, March 3
D.C. United vs. Atlanta United
LAFC vs. Sporting KC
March 9: USL Championship, Week 1.
The re-branded second division league kicks off its ninth season with 34 of its 36 teams in action, including all seven expansion teams: Austin, Birmingham, El Paso, Hartford Athletic, Loudoun United Memphis 901 and New Mexico United.
Saturday, March 9
Atlanta United 2 vs. Hartford Athletic
Birmingham vs. Bethlehem Steel
Charleston vs. Ottawa
El Paso vs. OKC Energy
LA Galaxy II vs. Colorado Springs
Las Vegas vs. Austin
Memphis 901 vs. Tampa Bay
Nashville SC vs. Loudoun United
New Mexico United vs. Fresno FC
NY Red Bulls II vs. Swope Park Rangers
North Carolina FC vs. Louisville City
Reno 1868 vs. Orange County SC
Sac Republic FC vs. Real Monarchs
Saint Louis FC vs. Indy Eleven
San Antonio FC vs. Phoenix
Sounders FC 2 vs. Rio Grande Valley FC
Tulsa vs. Timbers 2
March 29: USL League One, Week 1.
The new third division league has 10 teams that will play 28 games.
Saturday, March 29
South Georgia vs. Greenville
Sunday, March 30
North Texas SC vs. Chattanooga
Richmond Kickers vs. Lansing
Orlando City B vs. FC Tucson
April 13-14: NWSL, Week 1.
The women's league is slated to have nine teams for its seventh season.
May 23-June 15: Under-20 World Cup.
The USA repeated as Concacaf champion and qualified for the U-20 world championship in Poland, where 24 teams take part. The draw is set for Feb. 24.
June 7-July 7: Women's World Cup.
The 24-team tournament begins June 7 at the Parc des Princes in Paris and ends a month later at Lyon's Groupama Stadium. The USA will open June 11 against Thailand in Reims before facing Chile June 16 in Paris and Sweden June 20 in Le Havre. If form holds, the USA and France will meet June 28 in the quarterfinals in Paris.
June 15-July 7: Gold Cup.
The Concacaf Championship has been expanded from 12 to 16 teams for the 2019 edition that features matches for the first time in Costa Rica and the Caribbean. The rest of the tournament will be held in the United States. The host USA will open June 18 in at the new Allianz Field in St. Paul before moving to Cleveland June 22 and Kansas City June 26. The tournament ends with the final in Chicago on July 7 -- the same day as the Women's World Cup and Copa America finals.
Sept. 2-10: Concacaf Nations League, Group stage.
The new Concacaf competition for national teams begins with the first two matchdays. Each team in the four three-team groups will play four games over six matchdays that extend into the next two FIFA windows on Oct. 7-15 and Nov. 11-19. The four groups winners will advance to the Nations League final four, which will be played in March 2020.
Oct. 5-27: Under-17 World Cup.
The 24 teams learn their opposition for the tournament in Peru at the draw on May 14.
October: NWSL, Playoffs.
The 2019 regular season ends the weekend of Oct. 12-13, five weeks later than it ended in 2018, pushing the playoffs into the second half of October.
Oct. 19-20. Semifinals
Oct. 26. Final
October-November: MLS, Playoffs.
The MLS regular season ends with Decision Day on Oct. 6, then breaks for the October FIFA window, The playoffs will begin the weekend after the international break and go for four weeks, ending right before the November FIFA window. For the first time, all rounds will consist of single games (hosted by the higher seed).
Oct. 19-20. Conference quarterfinals.
Oct. 26-27 Conference semifinals.
Nov. 2-3. Conference finals.
Nov. 10. MLS Cup.
October-November: USL, Playoffs.
The USL Championship playoff field has been expanded from 16 to 20 teams. All rounds will consist of single games.
USL Championship
Oct. 23. Play-in round.
Oct. 25-27. Conference quarterfinals.
Nov. 1-3 Conference semifinals.
Nov. 8-10. Conference finals.
Nov. 14-18. USL Cup.
USL League One
Oct. 11-13. Semifinals.
Oct. 18-20. Final
Dec. 6-8: Women's College Cup.
The NCAA Division I women's finals returns to San Jose's Avaya Stadium for the second time in four years. Florida State is the defending champion.
Dec. 13-15: Men's College Cup.
The NCAA Division I men's finals returns to WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina, for the fifth time. Defending champion Maryland won the first time the men's final four was played in Cary in 2005.


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Was Saxon And Norman Justice Harsh and Superstitious? The earliest writings of law were destroyed during the Dark Ages, so the concept of crime and punishment and where it all began starts in 500 AD. It was governed mostly by superstition and local laws and stayed pretty much the same up through 1000 AD. After the Norman conquest of England in 1066, common law started to develop and helped even out law and justice. Each county was known as a shire, the reeve was the head of all called a sheriff, but within these smaller groups, the tithings were responsible for maintaining order among themselves and dealing with minor disturbances such as fires, wild animals, etc. ...read more.
If some type of payment could not be made or agreed upon, the victim's family would try to collect damages by force or seek revenge, and the families would start a blood feud. The crimes committed that would cause such an action were basically the same as today. Treason, homicide, rape, property theft, assault, and battery were all crimes, and the punishments were very harsh. If someone committed treason for example, then he or she could be put to death. ...read more.
However, if you were of some importance and you committed a crime, you also had to pay a much higher price. The Norman Conquest happened in 1066. After William concurred England, he proclaimed himself king and declared all the land, and all land based rights, including the administration of justice, were now vested in the king. King William did not change the laws right away, letting the church handle the acts that were considered sinful, and hundreds now called manorial courts dealt with most material crimes. William did however; secure control of the countryside and to ensure military superiority recognized in the royal courts, who dealt with the more serious break of peace. ...read more.
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Lifestyle Changes To Treat Overeating Disorder
Want to take control of your overeating disorder? Throw out your plan of hunting down the latest diet trend and buckle down to make some lifestyle changes to get you to where you want to be!
At Beacon we talk ourselves blue in the face about diets not working, about a lifestyle change instead of a diet mentality, about the harmful and unsuccessful outcomes of the diet rollercoaster. But what does that really mean?
Cue the New York Times, who published this boss article that clears this dilemma up a bit for us. The article talks all about resiliency and what makes someone more or less able to adjust, bounce back and thrive.
Resilient people:
- Practice optimism
- Reframe their story and find silver linings
- Don't personalize or catastrophize situations
- Can put things into perspective
- Practice being of service to others
- Practice self-care
- Stretch outside of their comfort zone
The difference between being on a diet and making a lifestyle change is this simple shift – a diet has an end point and allows for you to power through to the end. And inevitably, your old habits creep back in. It requires minimal resiliency and lots of will power.
The road of recovery from overeating disorder is twisty and turny – it requires agility, flexibility and, wouldn't you know it, resiliency As this article teaches us, lifestyle changes are paradigm switches require a shifting of your thoughts and beliefs. Not easy, but better – it allows for sustainability and relief from the demoralization and shame that is the key note of your diet's end. Diets sound easier, and yet recovery and lifestyle change is where allllllll your freedom from overeating disorder lies.
Where's your silver lining? The coolest thing about these beautifully researched resiliency traits are that these skills can be practiced, or as we say at Beacon, they are problems to be solved.
Seems we need a shift in thinking, right? Good news: The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. What can you do today to make yourself a more resilient person and strengthen your beautiful recovery? Can you start a gratitude list? Can you begin a nighttime self-care routine? Can you correct yourself when you start to catastrophize? Can you do something this week that makes you scared? Can you take a deep breath when it all feels super overwhelming? Something is always better than nothing, and something always leads to a little more something. Let's get our resiliency party started!


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It is evident to you that a food craving is a strong desire to have something all of a sudden. Particularly pregnant women engage in extreme cravings during the first and second trimester when the child is still developing. The cravings are different, but if you are craving salty food, it is usually because of changes in your hormones. The top 9 delicacies that will put your tongue's salt sensation to rest are listed below.
Salty Foods during Pregnancy:
1. Potato Chips:
The number one foodstuff that tops the list is a packet of potato chips. Or maybe two. Or a whole lot. It depends on how bad your craving is getting. The reason behind craving potato chips is probably owing to the low sodium content that you have.
2. Prickle:
Prickles have been around since forever. Although usually not that popular, it is known for its salty flavors and is a personal favorite among women around the world as it is known for the increase in blood volume.
3. Salt:
Some women don't even go as far as to crave a supplement that is salty. They just need a handful of the standard kitchen salt and that is all they need to go on. Strange ways of pregnancy.
4. Vinegar:
Even though it is more on the tangy side, you cannot possibly miss the side salty kick every time you have a drop of vinegar. Having too much of vinegar might be harmful. Try to tone it down by adding it in a bowl of salad or a dish of chicken or fish. That should help curb your cravings as well.
5. Cheese:
When pregnant, your body more than often asks for a decent share of calcium for the proper development of bones in your baby. Cheese being rich in both that and salt sounds like a perfect choice for the nutritional benefits in your daily intake of food.
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6. Fast Food:
Be it a burger or a sandwich, or maybe even the salty French fries, nothing spells out salty as much as fast food. Try grilling your food if you crave a sudden bout of salt, since outside food might have raw salt, too much intake of which could mean issues with your diet. You could always try cutting out on all fast food and having the healthier ones like homemade sandwiches with the teensiest bit of salt.
7. Salty Sweet Pretzels:
Although made of low fat and whole wheat, pretzels could give you quite the serving of sodium, especially when you are unstoppable and can't stop even after having a go at a 1- ounce long serving. Healthier options would be to chase the larger sized ones, so as to minimize the surface area and thus reduce how salty the dish gets.
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8. Pasta Sauce:
But of the many canned food that you fall in love with, how convenient is pasta sauce? It is just the right kind of salty and isn't too bad either- of course as long as it is taken in small amounts with pasta alongside.
9. Salted Nuts:
When looking for a smart snack loaded with the right nutrients and sodium nothing gets better than salted almonds and cashews. Helps keep your weight in check too!
See More: eating raw rice during pregnancy
Try to cover up your craving for salty food during pregnancy by adding them as supplements to other dishes. This keeps your diet maintained and your cravings under control. Healthy baby on the way, eh?


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Today is the last Sankofa World Market. I'll be there starting at 3pm and going till sunset. Come and share your climate-change-related anxieties and other anxieties with me.
At the end of my stint I'll lead a brief ritual honoring all the humans and nonhumans who have already died because of climate change and its effects, and inviting them to speak to the people who have knowingly caused the worst damage.
In the wake of FERC's decision to allow the LNG plant in Providence to go forward, the FANG Collective is calling for people to participate in a range of direct actions to stop both this and the fracked-gas Invenergy plant in Burrillville, RI. Please read this pledge and see if there's anything on it that you are willing to commit to; if you want to talk that decision through with me today, I will try to help.
[Image: a Black girl in a parka, drawing on the Rhode Island map of worries, next to the Providence Community Library sign for Knight Memorial Library.]


text: Miss Caffeina are five guys who are really into making music. Their passion for music has been the motor that has kept the group running from the moment they formed to the present day. Together they've recorded 4 EPs and 1 full-length album. The group still finds time to make music even though the members live in different cities around Spain. Destrucción Creativa (2007) was their first EP. Recorded in Granada, Spain, with help from Eric from Los Planetas, (who was giving drum lessons in the same studio) amongst others.


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First lady Michelle Obama was on the "Late Show with David Letterman" Tuesday night in honor of the publication of her new book, "American Grown: The Story of the White House Kitchen Garden." She delivered the Top 10 list: Top 10 Fun Facts About Gardening. How did it go? Was she funny?
Well, you can watch it here, and make your own conclusion. From our point of view, she was funny, since the Letterman writers could wring a laugh out of anything. (Our favorite was No. 4: "If you have an actual green thumb, it might be scurvy.") But she wasn't FUNNY, if you know what we mean. The chuckle-meter wasn't set to "stun."
Mainly that's because gardening is not inherently humorous. Names for Newt's moon colony, Joe Biden nicknames – those are topics with comedy juice. Gardening is all heirloom mulch and where-should-we-put-the-salvia. It's earnest and good for you. That's hard to mock. Or hard to mock without going too far. Mrs. Obama might as well have been doing "Top 10 Fun Facts about Fresh Air."
(OK, we did like the bit about "Weed Whacker One." But "gardening was invented in 1822 by Albert Gardener"? That's too subtle for our taste.)
Also, the first lady can't just let fly with the yuks. She's got a positive, restrained image to uphold. There's a reason she's got the highest approval rating in the White House – 65 percent in the latest CNN poll. Her husband is probably wondering if he can dump Joe and run her as VP.
That's probably why the list touched only tangentially on fighting obesity. (No. 7: "In his lifetime, the average American will eat half a radish.") New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's proposal to ban big sodas has become kind of a partisan flash point. Conservatives see it as an example of big government going too far. Liberals see it as an example of right-size government going too far. A poll shows a majority of New Yorkers oppose the move. So the whole issue of the government telling you what to consume is fraught, at the moment.
In the past, Mrs. Obama's "Let's Move" initiative to get kids to exercise has drawn some grumbling about nannyism from the right. So she has had to be careful what she says about sodageddon. She has said she rejects a "one-size-fits-all" approach to fighting fat, and thus would not support a federal soda ban. But at an event on Tuesday she added that "we applaud anyone who's stepping up to think about what changes work in their communities."
So that's why the Letterman list wasn't "Top 10 New Manhattan Soda Sizes." Got any ideas for that one? (Or for Joe Biden nicknames?) Leave them in comments below.