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As 2015 comes to an end, I find myself reflecting, as many of us are, on this journey that we call 'Life'.
I am thankful that I have a job and a steady paycheck unlike so many in our nation today. I pray that this changes for real, and not just on paper with bias statistics to further the political agenda of those in power.
I am also thankful for having made it through the year without the threat of (any type of) violence that is all too common in our nation today. My prayer is the same as above in this respect.
I am thankful for my health and that difficulties from my MS have progressed somewhat mildly over the last year.
I am thankful that despite a few health scares, my family, though small we may be, is intact. I pray that this continues.
I am thankful that my nephew Brandon, is home safe and sound after 4 years in the United States Marine Corps. This Aunt could not be more proud of all that he accomplished along the way, and continues to. You rock!!! E-5 Sergeant Brandon , 1st Light Armor Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st MARDIV, 5th Marine Regiment. Whew.. what a mouthful! I think I got it all right.
I am so thankful for being able to make a dream come true that I waited an awfully long time for (43 years!) I finally made it to Venice Italy. To say that it changed my life is a gross understatement. I am more impassioned than I ever knew I could be about Italia. I had no idea that the hold it has on me is as fervent as it is. It seems to deepen by the day. Having set foot on Italian soil? has enveloped me in an embrace that is so tight I can't begin to break free. Not that I want to! I have written about it here in my blog many times. And that brings me to –
My beginning a Blog in the first place, something I knew nothing about. I have always loved to write but have not done much for a very long time. Starting a Blog has brought back that love of taking pen to paper. Thank you Margie, for urging me to start a Blog as a means to share my passion with others. And for all the advice, support , excitement and encouragement not just with the Blog but also in taking time to talk to and listen to me as I come to realize my passion for Italy. For these things I am thankful twofold to you.
I am so very thankful and forever grateful for those who inspired and supported me along the way this past year in pursuing my Dream Trip and keeping true to that dream as it was meant to be for me. A huge shout out in so many ways to you, 'Shirl', Gina, Lorri and Margie – la ringrazio molto i miei amici.
To those that are following along with me on my Blog, thank you! I am very happy in getting to know a few of you along the way. I look forward to getting to know you a bit better.
And I simply cannot forget The Boys. Richard and Dennie for joining me on my Dream Trip. You provided camaraderie as we struggled with a few things along the way, and to be able to laugh about things that were foreign to us (pun intended). Just what do these light switches do anyway? and what is the trick/sequence to getting the lights to turn on? For helping me when I stumbled and fell along the way, literally! For our deepening friendship from having shared in this experience.
I am humbled to see the stats for my Blog after such a short period of time. Grazie Mille to you who are following, liking and commenting.
I look forward to the coming year and another year of pursing my passion(s).
Happy Travels to all in 2016! Avere un felice anno nuovo e sano


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Chinese tubas after few years of playing
Guys, Chinese tubas are more and more popular but they are produced from couple of years. Have you got some of them like Wessex or Eastman which you bought 2-3 years ago of even earlier?How it's looks like now? Pistons/rotary valves, laquer and materials after playing for a longer time than months they are still good like in German tubas after some years? I'm asking about instruments which you are playing like everyday, which are used to playing not just for looking good in your house
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I have a Jinbao 410 imported by Mack Brass. It is lacquered with the gold brass bell.
I will start by saying that this is an excellent tuba in all musical regards. I cannot find fault with the horn as a player.
The slides and valves are the only real moving parts on brass instruments, and they are not great on this tuba. This tuba has seven slides and four of them work poorly due to alignment. One of them was so badly out of alignment I had to take it apart and reassemble it. It turned out to be one of the long, curved brass tubes from the 4th rotor to the back of the horn. It was assembled crooked, and then the slide was assembled to it and was forced to be out of alignment due to this longer tubed having been installed at a slight angle from where it needed to be. The others suffer from the same issue, but not so badly.
When you assemble slides out of alignment this forces the slide crook to flex so the legs can move down the outer tubes and change angle along the way. Severe alignment issues can actually break the solder in one of the joints in this system to allow some part to change angle during slide movement, and this is usually a leg snapping loose from the slide crook. This can leak if it happens. On this horn the 4th was worst, with 2nd being not good, too.
All the slides are heavily sanded (and have striations from the belt sander all over every inner slide leg) to fit, so eventually these may end up leaking as they wear. I purchased new inner slide leg tubing and will eventually replace all the inner slide legs with new and realign all the slide to be as accurate as I can get them.
With all this in mind, I have made it nearly four years now with these slide as is, with only the 4th slide being bad enough for me to tear it apart to fix it. Everything else is annoying, but I have had issues like this with high grade tubas. The difference is that these Chinese horns tended to have all the normal issues you see with Euro horns, but all on one horn and on nearly every example I have played. Like I said, though: mostly an annoyance.
The rotors of these horns have always been a problem. They used to have major issues, in come cases not being able to be disassembled without damaging them. This is no longer the case. My late-2015 410 had very nice rotors when new. They started to get really gummy feeling after two years, so I took them apart and discovered that they assembly lube they use is the issue. It is terrible stuff and really difficult to get out of the horn. However, once this nasty stuff was removed and the horn was re-lubed they work great again.
I am concerned about the rotor bearings and stems as they are puny little things and mine already have wear after only a few years. My idea is that this is a wonderful horn with cheap valves that might not last for much more than ten to twelve years of hard use. They might, but they are far more worn than they should be at this stage in the game — the bearing surfaces should look brand new for several more years, but they already look old to me.
If you carefully and lightly lap the rotors into the casings you can remove a lot of the so-so action. Mine worked perfectly in the arc where they are used, but if you rotated outside of that section of rotation they were awful. I fixed that and now they work very well. Mine also needed some swaging as one casing top bearing was loose when new. (The valve was fine, though.)
I hate the feel of the paddles and levers. They are brass that has been nickel plated, and because of this they flex as you play. I hate "squishy" feeling valves. I have learned to live with them, though.
The buffing was mediocre. It looked good at about five feet away. Up close, and especially inside the bugle wrap, you can see millions of swirl lines all over the horn. Having done a ton of buffing to re-lacquer instruments in a shop for a living, it looks to me like the machine doing the color buffing was the same used for the rough buffing, and no one changed out the buff for the different compounds. It looks exactly like someone used a wheel with red rouge on it but that also has a small bit of Tripoli compound in the fibers.
The lacquer seems to have been applied expertly, but the compound sucks and it is flaking off. First, it is obvious that they did not degrease the brass properly, and second, the quality of the lacquer itself is really low. So you have adhesion issues and faulty lacquer on that whole mess.
The case you got back then is basically useless junk. I would have set mine on fire in the backyard, but the foam releases highly toxic fumes when burnt. My cats like to play in it, though.
Overall, for the price I paid I am extremely happy with what I got. I thought this would be a demo horn for little kids to play under my supervision. However, I has become one of my main work horns. I play most of my freelance work on it, and I play it in the orchestra when the rep calls for that sound.
It plays like a Miraphone 186 but sounds more like a Meinl-Weston 32. It is an excellent tuba and my trombone-playing colleagues all like having it in the section.
The only fault is that below low A it disappears in the orchestra's sound if the dynamics are above mezzoforte. You have to work really hard in such situations. The intonation is damned near perfect on mine, by the way.
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There are so many factories in China fabricating musical instruments of brass (particularly, saxophones) - with varying levels of attention to detail) - that it would make one's head spin...so speaking of "Chinese tubas" is somewhat akin to speaking of "tubas in general".
I just don't play well enough to be able to allow myself to be physically distracted by an instrument.
If a particular instrument (whether fabricated in a boutique western European shop, or in some zillion-instruments-a-year Asian factory complex) requires too many intonation adjustments and/or is mechanically distracting, my playing is going to suffer.
It's a bit like someone tapping me on the shoulder while trying to perform.
First, there's time...then, there's intonation...then volume level...then attack/release...then phrasing/music...then "what the guy up there with that little white stick wants"...then "adjusting to micro-issues on-the-fly in performances"...
...in no particular order, and all at once. I just don't want my instrument to be commanding any of my attention when dealing with all of those things and more...
...and - just as a parenthetical comment - many are not aware of the formidable percentage of Yamaha brass instruments that are fabricated in China, and many are under the impression that Yamaha is the "gold standard" regarding "consistency in production instruments".
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I have owned a Wisemann 900 for about 4 years. I did have to replace the leadpipe, the original was yellow brass and suceptible to red rot. It is now sporting a new B&S lead pipe. I have had no other issues of any significance. I am pretty sure the Wisemann 900 will outlast me.
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My university bought 2 euphoniums and a tuba from one of the Chinese companies that specialize in low brass. Seeing how many school programs purchase horns and these are their "professional models", I am a bit worried for the lesser price models. My predecessor elected to buy them.
Our CC clone doesn't get much use. All my students have elected to play BBb. Our two euphoniums have had some play from non majors, and now a couple of majors who don't have horns of their own yet elect to play them because they like their sound and ease of playing over our old Besson Soverigns and a Willson 2975 we also own.
An accident happened to one of the valves of the Chinese euphonium, where there is a puncture. I had two independent shops mention the valves need replated after 6 years of moderate use. The one contracted through the university said the valves could hold out another couple of years, but with the punctures, I have elected to buy new valves. I have been waiting for months to get the parts due to inventory relocation issues.
Essentially, you are getting instruments to get you buy for a few years at a good price. It's nice to have the option to be able to afford personal instruments for those financially strapped. In my experiences, the longevity and use in schools is not as ideal.
Dr. James M. Green
Lecturer of Music--Low Brass
Ohio Northern University
Gronitz PF 125
Miraphone 1291CC
Re: Chinese tubas after few years of playing
Not even the most expensive boutique brass instruments can withstand "punctured valves". If students are destroying instruments, that argues for buying cheaper instruments more often.
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The horn is repairable. Again, I am not blaming the company for the puncture. However, the reason we are replacing the valves instead of repairing them is that the valve plating is poor and only has a couple years left at most.
Let me also point out that our marching horns are convertible tubas from the 1970s that have literally travelled the world (Japan and England in the last 4 years), have several dents and. Such, but no valve issues (Meinl Weston makes good valves). Same for the marching baritones we have, but they are a bit newer. Same people play them.
I was a little nervous when I found out we had Chinese clones on taking my position, but finding out parts are readily available eased my concerns. Now that I have an issue, waiting months and poor communication makes me regret ever recommending them.
Dr. James M. Green
Lecturer of Music--Low Brass
Ohio Northern University
Gronitz PF 125
Miraphone 1291CC
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Same. I priced this lead pipe through B&S Germany at like $300 or so if I remember right, but haven't yet pulled the trigger as I don't know the skills of the local techs well enough. In the meantime, I maintain it "palliatively" with valve oil down the lead pipe and keeping the interior, and my mouth, as clean as possible. I'm sure it will outlast me as well if I don't drop it down the stairs somewhere (other thread) LOL
2014 Wisemann 900 with Sellmansberger Symphony
1968 Conn 2J
Cerveny 4V Piggy (new acquisition)
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Most Chinese pistons are not plated.
I mostly see this material used as the outer tubes of Chinese piston bodies:
- stainless steel
- raw nickel silver
The raw nickel silver pistons are found on extraordinarily cheap Chinese instruments...just as they were/(are?) found in the past on the cheapest Czech instruments.
I'm suspecting this:
The "worn plating" may not be plating at all, but - rather - may (??) be deposits ON the surface of stainless steel pistons of brass valve casing tarnish, and just need to be cleaned off. Older Yamaha instruments (monel-type pistons bodies) and not-so-old Jupiter instruments (not seen with brand-new Jupiter instruments...so far) were/are notorious for this. There should be an attempt to clean off the pistons before judging that [1] they are plated (perhaps not?) and [2] they are worn (perhaps not?).
Finally, if (??) they are the very cheapest grade of Chinese instruments...and the pistons' outer body tubes are raw/unplated nickel silver...yeah, they are tarnished. IF they are this, plating them with nickel would alleviate this issue, BUT they would need to be "plated by to the same dimension(s) as indicated and trued". Otherwise, they won't fit back into the instruments after they are plated.
All of this having been said, if they are tarnished - but the tarnish is nice and smooth from use, and the pistons do not stick - they can (simply) be played, but oiled daily.
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Something else to consider regarding the long term with Chinese-sourced instruments - companies there come and go, a lot more than we're used to with European and US instrument makers. Parts will be an issue sooner rather than later.
I have another hobby (horrors!) where production for nearly all brands shifted to China in the '90s. Roughly every five years there has been a shakeup, where factories shutter without notice. Designer/importers are left scrambling to find new producers, repeating the production debug cycle every time. The resulting gap in retail availability usually lasts 1-2 years, with another year or so to fix product issues experienced by users.
I don't know if this has been the case with quality brass production yet since it is a relatively new thing, but this type of instability is nonetheless something to be aware given the history in other niche manufacturing there.
Miraphone 191 4-valve
1925 Conn 28J
Cerveny CEP 531-4M
Fox 880 "Sayen" (oops... that's an oboe)
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That having been said...
...as all of these are judged to be instruments that "hold up" and are "worthy of being repaired or restored"...
...Where are parts for Olds, Reynolds, (the overwhelming majority of) Conn, Martin, and Holton parts...or "old-style" King, AND where are the rotor bodies for "Iron Curtain" (Soviet) era B&S and Meinl Weston instruments, AND where are the pistons for the two-or-three-generations-back Kurath/Willson instruments ?
When I order braces, water keys, main slides, etc., etc...for many Taiwan-made (considered by many: "major brand") instruments, I find that the main slide bores have changed, the brace spans have changed, the water key geometry has changed, etc., etc., etc...
The answer is that unavailable parts are harvested, improvised, or fabricated, when such instruments are deemed to be worth saving.
With low-end Chinese instruments, they (particularly: "used") are inexpensive enough to "junk out" and become harvest instruments (just as with hopelessly worn/damaged/missing-parts old Olds, Reynolds, Conn, Martin, and Holton USA-made instruments, and not-as-commonly-found in North America junked out Soviet era "East German" and "West German" instruments).
I bought one of those horrid early Chinese F tubas (new condition) for a low enough price to use as a "parts" instrument, just as one example. I believe (??) I've probably broken even, at this point, on that purchase...and - more importantly - I've been able to help people out by keeping their craptastic low-end Chinese instruments working...and - unquestionably - there are high-end Chinese instruments as well. European instrument manufacturer artistes-shills will, from time-to-time, be seen stating that "all Chinese-made instruments are crap", and - from time-to-time - the purveyors of the lower-grade Chinese-made instruments will be seen stating that "all Chinese-made instruments are just fine".
Back to commenting on the previous comment, the "You won't be able to get parts for them" argument has evaporated, as that statement has become (or will become) "true to all", and American repair shops (at least, some) will be stepping up to the plate (just as Cuban automobile repair people) and fabricating more and more instrument parts on the fly.
bloke "Mrs. bloke, as a related set of examples, has quite a collection of hopelessly cracked/pinned/banded full-system oboes (some of which were probably never popular makes), from which she harvests keys, and alters them to fit viable instruments."
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No dispute, just pointing out direct experience that the life cycle of Chinese manufacturers in niche-product manufacturing is short.
There is a lot more incentive to repair with harvested parts when the baseline product is thousands of dollars, versus less than a tenth of that in pastime hobby products.
Miraphone 191 4-valve
1925 Conn 28J
Cerveny CEP 531-4M
Fox 880 "Sayen" (oops... that's an oboe)
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We just replaced a missing low Bb/left-hand B/Eb key (left pinky) key cluster on a Fox 333 oboe, and they have changed things so often that their policy (for many years) has been that they sell no keys without someone sending the (entire) instrument in to them - with them making a key and installing it themselves. This - needless to say - is a nuisance, and Mrs. bloke decided to bow to this procedure (rather than adapting on of the many similar clusters which could have been harvested) due to being extremely busy, and - the trouble and considerable cost of the Fox procedure, in this particular case - bought her back some time that she needed for other projects. I don't view this (similar to the Taiwan instruments, yet domestic) as a particularly ideal situation either...particularly as (once the key was fabricated and fitted at the factory) it was shipped out to the wrong recipient.
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Oh, I certainly understand that scenario. If you ever had the chance to visit the Fox factory, you get a rather eye-opening lesson in hand fitment. Definitely not mass production, there's a small army of jewelers modifying parts and doing hand-machining on every instrument's keyworks. I think that's the case with mid- and high-end woodwinds, anyway - lots of handwork. But the point I was trying to make is there is still a Fox factory to go to X years later even if they don't keep a stash of deprecated parts for 3rd-party repair.
Of course, this comes to the frustration which face all of us with high-end instruments - no two are alike, while most are good, some are truly "better". It's bad enough with brass. While there is some standardization in the manufacturing process, you will still realize differences between samples of "the same model". It's a whole order of magnitude worse especially with double-reeds - I had to audition six before deciding on the one we took home, and the differences were, truthfully, mind-blowing. An acquaintance whose business is all oboes all the time experienced the same thing - consistently inconsistent, multiple "identical" horns with only one he determined to be acceptable.
Conversely, I bought my tuba (and euph) "blind" - ordered each, and what I received played quite fine, or at least were something I could easily adjust to, no preconceptions coloring the assessment. In retrospect I have to wonder if a similar audition opportunity would have yielded different results.
Miraphone 191 4-valve
1925 Conn 28J
Cerveny CEP 531-4M
Fox 880 "Sayen" (oops... that's an oboe)
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We were an active Fox dealer beginning decades ago.
As to high-end fitment...well, that's what we do...
There's about .0005" spacing (including around pistons) with most wind instruments that defines *"neither too loose nor too tight"... which is why – with tubas (due to their size, and extraordinary quantities of real estate in fitment areas...and regardless of their country of manufacture) - this fitment standard is often not met in factories.
I can understand them not sending pre-made barely-over-length key assemblies to combo stores and big-box outlets, but…
(...and it would be a bit less distressing, were they to - once completed - return instruments to those who actually own them.)
*which explains why some euphoniums with factory-installed main tuning slide triggers play differently from same-model instruments without triggers.
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Two years played twice a week for about two hours.
Some lacquer failure from left hand grip.
Had to loctite a stop screw.
So far so good!!
Who needs four valves??
Mack Brass Artiste
MackBrunner 210L
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Isn't it possible that within say a 10 year time frame that 3D printing will become so good / cheap / easy that a manufacturer/seller will be able to either at a parts distributor level or even on repair shop level be able to create the new part instantly on an on demand basis for many parts of their brass instruments. Eliminating the long delay or non-existent parts that they don't have either the desire to stock/keep current in inventory/or significant demand to make a run of parts cost feasible. Eleven years ago there was no iPhone/smart phone and now look at what you can do - so I don't think it would be a reach that 3D technology & cost & ease of use could make a quantum leap in a decade to the point where most of the major brass instrument manufacturers could have the wherewithal to do this for their instruments going forward.
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I am not aware of any plating on these valves so this maybe just a misinterpretation. As to replacing the valves, i stock them so give me a call. Whomever you bought them from probably just hasnt ordered them as they should only take a few weeks to get as they are easy to order.
Tom McGrady
MACK Brass of Virginia LLC
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
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I asked about it because one of my friend is considering York copy from Wessex or Eastman and he's afraid that he will have to change it after few years but that is a lot of money (10k $ or Euro). In my class we had one guy which had 6 valve F tuba made by "Tim Henderson"( i cant find informations about this company or guy, probably is not exist now) and the valves were noisy as hell and "miniballs" after 2 years of every day playing for about 6-7h were to throw away. We dont have any expierence about cheep(comparing to other brands) instruments which are popular now so thats why i asked You
(BTW - how many posts i have to post to have 3 valves here under my name on forum? )
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That works out to about 14 years of use at a more modest hour per day, so I wouldn't say it is too bad. Any metal will wear if not lubricated (and how many people lube their linkage?)
A couple of drops of something like Hetman's linkage and bearing oil #14 or ball joint oil #15, or even some sewing machine oil will work wonders towards quietness and longevity.
How long would your (insert car brand here) last with absolutely no oil in it?
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The One Club is an American non-profit organization that recognizes and promotes excellence in advertising.[1] Founded in New York City as The One Club for Art & Copy, The One Club produces four annual award competitions: One Show, One Show Design, One Show Interactive and One Show Entertainment. The One Show Festival is held in accord with Creative Week NYC. According to The Fundamentals of Creative Advertising., "The One Club produces advertising's most prestigious awards program."[2] The One Show coveted pencil award statues are made by New York firm, Society Awards. [3]
The winners of One Show are included in ABC Show.
The One Club was founded in 1961 as the Advertising Writers Association of New York. In 1969, it became The Copy Club and in 1979, the name changed for the last time to The One Club. In 1973, The One Show was created. It was a joint venture with The Copy Club and The Art Directors Club. In 1977, The Copy Club began producing The One Show independently.
The One Show international jury of art directors, copywriters and creative directors considers more than 18,000 entries from nearly 60 countries, selecting 500 finalists. One Show Design awards excellence in design in advertising, branding, and other forms of visual communication in a dedicated ceremony. In 1998, The One Club launched One Show Interactive, the first award show dedicated exclusively to advertising in new media. With the One Show Interactive awards, The One Club extended its mission of recognizing creative excellence to the new media field. 2008 was the initial year for One Show Entertainment Awards, honoring outstanding creative achievements by brands in entertainment. Held annually in Los Angeles. OneScreen is the original film festival for the creative community by the creative community. It is more than just a night of commercials. It is an extension of the One Club's mission to elevate the creative standards in advertising and design in all its forms. OneScreen gives industry professionals a venue to showcase independently produced film and video work made for any platform, thereby attracting some of the most innovative and visually arresting work. Based on its primary mission to support the next generation of advertising and design creatives, The One Club's Education Department offers several programs throughout the year. The One Show College Competition gives students the opportunity to have their work judged by the One Show jury and the potential of winning a coveted One Show Pencil. The Annual Student Exhibition hosts curated portfolio work from the top graduating students of the best local and international advertising programs.
Creative Week[edit]
Creative Week was founded in 2009 by The One Club. It brings together advertising, arts and the entire creative community for one week in the spring for diverse events such as the Creative unConference, The One Show Awards Ceremony, One Show Design Awards Ceremony, One Show Student Awards, One Show Student Portfolio Reviews, events with the Illustrators Society and Type Directors Club. The week ends with The One Show Interactive Awards and after-party.
Creative Hall of Fame[edit]
The highest award that the One Club gives is membership in their creative hall of fame. These awards recognize the leaders in the field of advertising and for their contributions to the industry.[4]
- 2017 - Tom Burrell, Susan Hoffman, David Lubars, Rebeca Mendez
- 2015 - Allan Beaver, Bob Greenberg, Washington Olivetto, Massimo & Lella Vignelli
- 2013 - Steve Hayden, Martin Puris, Jim Riswold, John Webster, Richard Wilde
- 2012 - Steve Jobs, Joe Pytka, Paula Green
- 2010 - Saul Bass, Mike Hughes
- 2008 - Jerry Della Femina
- 2007 - Tim Delaney, Phil Dusenberry, Paul Rand
- 2005 - Cliff Freeman, John Hegarty, Diane Rothschild
- 2004 - Mike Tesch, Patrick Kelly, Jeff Goodby, Rich Silverstein[5]
- 2001 - David Abbott, Harry Jacobs
- 1999 - Dan Wieden, David Kennedy
- 1997 - Jim Durfee, Lee Clow
- 1994 - Jay Chiat, Roy Grace, Hal Riney
- 1991 - Ralph Ammirati, Tom McElligott
- 1984 - George Lois, Herb Lubalin, Carl Ally, Bob Gage, Amil Gargano, Helmut Krone
- 1975 - Raymond Rubicam, Maxwell Sackheim
- 1974 - Ed McCabe, Shirley Polykoff,
- 1973 - John Caples, James Webb Young
- 1972 - Bob Levenson
- 1971 - Ron Rosenfeld
- 1970 - Howard Gossage
- 1969 - Mary Wells Lawrence
- 1968 - Phyllis K.Robinson
- 1967 - Bernice Fitz-Gibbon, Claude C. Hopkins
- 1966 - Julian Koenig
- 1965 - Rosser Reeves
- 1964 - Bill Bernbach
- 1963 - David Ogilvy
- 1962 - George Gribbin
- 1961 - Leo Burnett
Educator's Hall of Fame
- 2012 - Rob Lawton
See also[edit]
- ^ Dougherty, Philip H. (May 11, 1981). One Club Honors Agencies. New York Times
- ^ Burtenshaw, Ken; Mahon, Nik; Barfoo, Caroline (2007). The Fundamentals of Creative Advertising. AVA Publishing, ISBN 9782940373185
- ^ "We Design & Craft Luxury Awards for Famous Brands".
- ^ The One Club
- ^ George Raine (January 21, 2004). "Got fun commercials?". San Francisco Chronicle.


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Mark Twain
As I look over my bookshelves a few books seem to wriggle for attention more than others. They whisper, "read me!" Do my sons know there are buried treasures on the bookshelves in our library? There is - such treasures.
I'd like to share illustrations from a few - 5 in particular. I remember Paddle to the Sea by Holling Clancy Holling as a child. My mother had a green well-worn hardcover copy (I think she still has it for the grandchildren to enjoy). I don't remember reading it though - just following the story through the pictures. It was the illustrations penned along the margins of the pages that captured room in my memory. I get to read the collection to my children now and hope they remember fondly as I have.
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Magnetic Residue
This is a very recent area of exploration, sparked off by the psychogeophysical summit in SPACE studios at the beginning of August. While on a .walk(dotwalk) through Greenwich I found some VCR magnetic tape lying loose on the ground: which was an interesting coincidence given that I came to the summit to spark new ideas for the analogue spectrum occupation.
I resolved to get the tape spooled onto a VCR tape and play it back to see what it is. Experiments are still ongoing to get this successful. Then in quick succession I found some dictaphone magnetic tape lying loose and an even larger amount of more VCR magnetic tape lying about. The aim is to collect as much of these traces together, and perhaps splice them into some sort of collage. Its ongoing research, but for now you can view the places where the tape has been recovered on this google map
Computer Architecture Derives
I've decided that the most profitable area to direct the investigations begun during my Goldsmiths tenure is into this broad area of derives through computers by designing psychogeographically inspired interfaces. If the derive is a way to walk through the city in a new manner, unencumbered by the oppressive controlling architecture designed in the interests of the capitalist elite then surely we ought to seek similar ways to move through the computer architectures which are equally oppressive to their end users?
For now I am concerned with finding a way to build a crude sip and puff device from an old mouse and use it as a means of moving through the architecture of an OS (or perhaps even a terminal line)
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Today, at approximately 7:10 p.m., I did something not so nice.
I was at Trader Joe's and I had a small basket of items, and there was an abandoned cart full of stuff, hovering by the checkout line. The guy in front of it was paying, so I waited a bit longer and when no one showed up, I moved forward and prepared to unload my stuff.
When from behind me, I heard a shrill voice.
"Well GEE, that was nice!"
I turned around and saw a woman looking at me like I was the cheerleader who had stolen her boyfriend, the roommate who stealth snacked on her ice cream, the grad student who just 'borrowed' a few ideas from a labmate's email and put her name on the presentation.
A thief.
I had stolen her spot, while she was picking up a few items she'd forgotten.
It took me a second to react, because -- small world -- I thought I recognized her! Surprised, I took a closer look and saw it wasn't my old boss, but wow -- the resemblance was uncanny. And by the time I snapped out of it and started to move, she was gone, muttering something.
Yes, I cut.
No, I didn't get out of the way instantly.
But what if she'd said:
"Hey, thanks for watching my stuff -- can I hop back in now?"
"Excuse me, I was here before and I ran to get these lentils."
"Hi. Can I get back in line?"
"Are you in a rush? [No.] Then can I go? I've had a long day."
"The cashier didn't tell you? I asked him to hold my spot while I grabbed these."
Instead, she yelled and was sarcastic and I, surprised, didn't rush to oblige. She huffed away and I felt slimy.
What if she'd assumed we weren't antagonists (and recognized her cart at the front of the line was not a sacrosanct placeholder). What if she made it easy to resolve the situation in her favor?
I guess the lesson of sorts I'm extracting from this situation is what to do when someone pulls a fast one on me -- cuts me in line, gives me the wrong change, forgets (or "forgets") to follow up on something, does something jerky (or seemingly jerky). Sometimes I need to stick up for myself and shout GEE! But other times giving them an out, letting them save face, assuming they didn't mean to hurt me, asking for the desired outcome rather than threatening or demanding it, and generally making it easy rather than hard (emotionally, socially, physically, who knows how else?) to reach a positive resolution may be the best course of action.


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When I saw a pallet apart I use every bit of it, such as this project. I decided I had to figure out how to make a mini desk organizer using pieces from the pallet.
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Actually, I got the idea when I was having dinner at Applebee's. There was a cube on the table holding a card with the dessert specials. I knew this would be the perfect project to use up a few odds and ends in my stash when I joined the group of bloggers who were challenged to use what we had to create a craft project.
So the idea was going through my head and when I was sawing the pallet apart. I decided the little piece of wood used as a spacer would be perfect. Usually, I saw the long boards apart and the little spacer is all one piece. For this project, I used the jig saw to cut it to size so a piece of the long board remained attached. The cube got sanded smooth.
I played around with it, set it aside and pulled it back out. Then I rummaged around a boxful of wooden pieces. This cube needed style.
And this is how I did it.
- Using wood glue, attach small wood bowls to each corner. I made the bottom the part that is the piece of the pallet board
- Drill a hole on the top for a piece of chalk. The hole should be big enough so the chalk can fit in.
3.Using a foam brush, paint the top and 2 sides with chalkboard paint.
- When the chalkboard paint is thoroughly dry, tape the top and sides off with paper and painter's tape. Spray paint the exposed areas.
I used Rust-Oleum Oil Bronze paint. Rust-Oleum sent it to me for a survey they were conducting and the paint provided good coverage. Season the chalkboard top and sides by rubbing the piece of chalk on its side and then rubbing with a dry rag and erase.
- Use 3 braces on the corner of the chalkboard and spray painted sides. Place one on the top and mark it.
Drill a small pilot hole and then screw on the block of wood. Repeat this step and place one brace on the bottom and the middle. Then take two round magnets and glue a penny to each one. Put it on the braces.
- On the other side of the cube that is painted with the chalkboard paint glue a small washer to it. This is for the small magnet clip which can hold a small pad or post it note.
- The side that is spray painted is for the pencil holder. I found a metal piece that a lock slides into in my stash. I drilled pilot holes and screwed it on. It can also hold small scissors.
And that is how to make a mini desk organizer. It can come in handy by the phone or on your desk.
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Psalm 119 – It's Time For You To Act Lord!
In this section of David's epic psalm, he appears to be demanding action of God. Did David really have the right to do this? In fact, most of the requests in Scripture and our own prayers seem to be commanding God to do something. How does this line up with our submission to Him and more importantly, His will?
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Animal Behavior, Chimpanzees, Gorillas, Neophobia, Neuroses, Rat, Reproduction, Sexual Anatomy, Testicle
It seems to be Initial Ew Factor Week here at Dovetail Rats. I suppose I'm reliving the introductory days of my love affair with our rattie friends. My first rats were girls. Why, you ask? Oh, you know….boys have those…things, those gross, vulgar, dangling giant….things!
As with tails, rat testicles occasionally (ok, often) elicit shudder responses from those of us who may only have caught a quick glance of them at the pet store or, heaven forbid, among our domesticated rats' more urbane wild cousin, the city rat. Perhaps that sketchy guy who did, indeed, turn out to be an old-school, creepy raincoat-wearing flasher that day on the subway platform isn't the only fellow who's provided you with an unsolicited anatomy lesson.
The initial shock is understandable. Compared to humans, rats have large testicles. Why? Well, actually, it's very simple. Rats, like many species, have a mating pattern that often involves females breeding with multiple males when they come into heat. The competition among males, therefore, to provide THE successful sperm that actually fertilize her eggs is intense. The larger the testicles, the more sperm is produced. The more sperm, the larger the odds of success. In short, big ol' honking nuts are a real evolutionary advantage for male rats. All the best rats are sporting them.
This happens all the time in nature. Species that practice strict monogamy experience no advantage if their testicles are large. Species that compete for available females do. This is even true in primates, our own extended family. Here's an exerpt from our reliable friends at www.ratbehavior.org:
What about the testicles of humans and our close relatives, the gorilla and the chimpanzee? Gorillas are large 400 pound animals, but their testicles are tiny, a little over 1 oz together. Gorillas live in small groups in which one male mates with multiple females — no sperm competition, hence the small testicles. Chimpanzees are much smaller animals, tipping the scales at 100 pounds, but they have large testicles weighing about 4 ounces together. Not surprisingly, chimpanzees live in groups with multiple males and females, and when a female comes into heat she may mate with several males in one day. This means lots of sperm competition, hence the large testicles.
Humans fall between gorillas and chimpanzees, with a body size around 150-200 pounds, and testicles that weigh about 1.5 ounces. Human testicles are neither especially large nor especially small. This indicates that humans have a mating system that was neither as promiscuous as that of the chimpanzee, nor as exclusive as that of the gorilla. Therefore, sperm competition probably played a small role in the evolution of our sexual anatomy and behavior.
Aye, there's the rub. Humans are built a certain way, and we tend to judge anything differing from our own expectations and experience to be somehow monstrous. It's that speciesist xenophobia rearing its ugly head again. Only this time, there's a healthy dose of loathsome residual Puritanism and perhaps even something akin to Freudian goolie-envy going on with certain of our species.
And yes, it's an ugly fact, but we must not blink at truth: ladies, admit it, there is a small part of you that finds the whole idea of testicles marginally silly and even possibly distasteful. Poor things, having their equipment all dangling and exposed out there, looking for all the world like fishing tackle or something. Guys have an easier time of it expressing any discomfort or conflicted emotions they may feel regarding our genitalia. They even have at their disposal a Latin-based, establishment-certified term for inner loathing of girlie-parts, the deep, dark, moist and mysterious down-there of it all: misogyny. Funny how there isn't a word provided to women for the distrust, distaste or downright disapproval of reproductive things male, isn't it? How can we properly practice our secret inner other-loathing without one?
Be that as it may, our hung-up society has a very complicated relationship with its genitals–and anybody else's.
But here's what happens: you find out that male rats make particularly excellent pets. As a rule, they are more affectionate and more blessedly sedentary than their female counterparts. In other words, they are more likely than the girls are to proffer up little rattie kisses and then hunker down in your lap for a nice night together watching Hulu. The male rat's metabolic rate more closely matches our own, whereas the females tend to rush about, trying to thrust their curious little noses into every corner of the universe when offered face-face time with the humans. If one of my girls is still, I check very closely to see if she is sick.
I LOVE my boys! Our relationship is less complicated, warmer, more fulfilling. Sure I love the girls, too; but I simply LOVE the boys, which is something altogether different, isn't it?
And somehow, I found that along the way, I stopped worrying and learned to love the nuts. I think of them as little almonds wrapped up all warm and safe in a fur sleeping bag…and then forget about them. Like a habit or trait you might initially find foreign and irritating in a new friend, those largish oblate spheroids quickly seem absolutely normal, a given, even an endearing quality, and then they fade into the landscape. My little guys would not be who and how they are without their equipment.
And the mental image of happy little almonds snoozing away in their little fur sleeping bags makes me smile.


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1. Be at least in the 6th grade or 11 years old.
2. Develop a personal philosophy of outdoor etiquette, such as courtesy to other campers and outdoor conservation.
3. Know and understand the following six W=s for the selection of a good campsite:
a. Wind
b. Water
c. Wild things
d. Wood
e. Weather
f. Willingness
4. Demonstrate your ability to protect the wilderness and your water source by proper personal hygiene and cooking sanitation.
5. Participate in a weekend campout.
6. Take part in a camp worship service to include one of the following:
a. Sabbath School lesson study
b. Story
c. Worship thought
d. Leading song service
7. Know how to safely light and use a camp stove and lantern.
8. Know safety rules and demonstrate your ability to properly cut firewood.
9. Demonstrate how to break dead wood properly.
10. Using fuzz sticks or shaved sticks, build and know the use of a council or crisscross fire and one type of cooking fire. Review fire building safety rules.
11. Explain two ways to keep camp food cool.
12. Build two different camp cranes.
13. Prepare camp meals using boiling, frying, and baking.
14. Demonstrate tent site selection. Properly pitch and strike a tent. What precautions should be taken when striking a wet tent? Properly clean, dry, and store a tent.
15. Bedding:
a. Show proper ways to stuff or role your sleeping bag or bed roll for travel.
b. Tell how to keep a sleeping bag or bed roll dry on a camping trip.
c. Describe how to properly clean your sleeping bag or bed role.
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Khannea Suntzu
Khannea Suntzu
is a critical thinker, conceptual artist, social commentator and
artist, living in the Netherlands. She is a supporter of radical
self-empowerment, radical democratization and extending fundamental
rights, including a global basic income and per country an additional
national basic income. Student of interaction design, philosophy, game
design, virtual reality design and a second life evangelist. She
is a pansexual pervert and involved with several global LGBT movements
aiming to bring radical sexual liberation outside the constraints of
partitions and established archetypes.
After 30+ years deep experience in "scenario building exercises", Khannea insists that the most pressing concerns for this planet are energy source depletion, specifically peak oil. At Transvision 2010 she argued the most ideal (and sadly nearly unaffordable) solution to that conundrum would be SPS (space power systems) at best, … or a radical change in the international policies regarding global energy at worst.
She also argues that we have been seeing a severe scientific mischaracterization of "unemployment" her claim is that since the late 90s each year unemployment has risen 1 to 2 % (in real terms, not doctored government statistics) and takes lessons from places such as the former Soviet Union show the resulting collapse of such processes of societal dysfunction can lead to "existential risks", especially if elites move ever more ruthlessly to consolidate what they consider is "theirs". Khannea has argued insistently that the only way of making sure a "Singularity" doesn't kill great slices of humanity is to make sure we instill society with the values we want to inherit beyond a Singularity. We'll get the Singularity we deserve.
Khannea is not employed, and not looking. She has formally retired, and lives in the Netherlands, but insists on a shamelessly minimalist and hedonistic lifestyle, with very few respect for social taboo, white noise, or sugarcoating. She actively supports The Venus Project at this time.
Read Khannea Suntzu : "La prostitution est un fantasme pour beaucoup de femmes", Escort Mission Massively multiplayer online games have attracted a new class of character: virtual call girls, and Sex and the Singularity. Visit her Facebook page. Read her Wikipedia profile and her LinkedIn profile. Read her blogs Khannea Suntzu's Nymious Mess and The long history of the Terasem L4 space colony.


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Gruber: Apple is selling HomePod at a loss
From The Talk Show with John Gruber "The Butts Incident" with special guest John Moltz:
One thing I've heard from reliable little birdie [usually Phil Schiller] is Apple effectively sells [the Apple TV] at cost. Like they really are like a $180 box. And you think wow this is amazing, it has an A10 processor which we know is super fast, it has crazy good graphics.
I've heard the same thing about HomePod too. Why is HomePod so much more expensive than these other speakers you can talk to? HomePod I actually have reason to believe, Apple actually sells it at a loss. [laughter] I can't prove it. I don't think it's a big loss…
I've always thought, I don't have any source on this other than the oddity of the price of AirPods… that AirPods probably cost like—or did when they debuted—were like a $160 product.
"Or did when they debuted" takes some of the wind out of this scoop, since as Gruber acknowledges everything get cheaper to make over time. He continues:
If you think it's a problem that these products are so expensive compared to their competition, that too few people buy them, it's not because Apple is charging too much, it's because Apple engineered and designed too good of a product.
My take: Apple can afford to sell a few wearables and accessories at a loss because they sell in such (relatively) small numbers. But "too good of a product" doesn't sound good. It sounds like an invitation to be disrupted. Paging Prof. Christensen.
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These digitally-steerable, powered, column-array loudspeakers are designed for professional AV installations where the acoustic conditions are more challenging, such as houses of worship, transportation hubs, convention centres, retail centres or museums. The vertical dispersion of the drivers within these beam-steering speakers can be precisely and remotely set, to ensure the best acoustic output and coverage for the location in which they are positioned - essentially aiming the sound at the position where it needs to be heard. This is particularly important when using for critical voice announcements including life safety or mass notifications.
The QFlex series includes six models,made up of modules - larger arrays are assembled on site. Each module houses a number of 4-inch or 3-inch speakers; some have 1-inch high freqency drivers in addition. Each driver has a dedicated 100W class-D power amplifier module, eliminating the need for external power amplifiers and long cable runs.
Each master unit (the lowest module in the array) has a dimmed green LED situated on the rear panel that illuminates if the unit is powered correctly. A blue LED on the front of the speaker illuminates for a few seconds on power up and initialisation, remains illuminated if the initialisation fails, flashes (or 'winks') for a few seconds if the 'Locate' function is remotely activated, and flashes continuously to signify a system fault. Two detachable terminal block connectors provide analogue audio inputs, similar connectors provide 'A-B audio link' outputs for linking to further speakers. An RJ45 connector provides a digital input, a second RJ45 'link' socket is provided to link to other speakers. This input can be used for either a 'Vnet' connection for remote control of VNet software and uploading of BeamSteering file data or for an AES digital audio input. The power inlet is a GST18 3-pole female socket.
The included 'BeamEngine' software has a graphical user interface to help the user to target specific area where the audio is required. A variety of user-settings can be made, including 8-band parametric equalisation, high-pass filter, delay, auto power-timing, and analogue/digital input mix. Connection can be made from a compatible PC to the QFlex speaker via the RJ45 input, an Ethernet cable and a Tannoy VNET USB/RS232 interface.
Notes: (1): -10dB. (2): For all models horizontal dispersion is 120° and the aiming angle limit is +/- 70°. (3): Average at 30m. (4): Maximum power requirement, 100V to 240V, 50Hz/60Hz. (5): Width 171.5mm; depth: 150mm.
To avoid damage in shipping, Tannoy provide the larger arrays in modular format and include all joining hardware and bracketry within the box.
A variety of Klark Teknik interfaces are available to convert various signal types to VNET compatibility. See KLARK TEKNIK INTERFACES - VNET
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A Pair of Miracles – A Story of Autism, Faith, and Determined Parenting
By Karla Akins
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An Extraordinarily Touching Account of Facing the Challenge of Autism
"A Pair of Miracles" is an extraordinarily touching account of a family faced with the challenges of Autism. Karla Akins tackles questions of faith, of wrestling with God, misconceptions about people with autism, community awareness, advice for parenting, and tools for ministry volunteers working with students experiencing the challenges of developmental disability.
Karla Akins, an advocate for parents impacted by the anxiety, frustration and despair of raising children with autism. Statistics indicate that an estimated one in 68 children are afflicted with an autism spectrum disorder. Akins writes to encourage the increasing number of parents feeling without help and alone. Her writing is filled with the compassion and understanding of one who has traveled the journey.
Karla is mother of five, including twin boys Isaac and Isiah, (now twenty-one years old), diagnosed with autism. She is a pastor's wife, sharing in the ministry of the church and has nearly 40 years of teaching experience, including a degree in special education and a doctorate in Christian Education.
Each chapter of "A Pair of Miracles – A Story of Autism, Faith, and Determined Parenting" is filled with encouragement, valuable information on neurological or cognitive disabilities, functional skills, teaching strategies, important resources, and communication tips. An extraordinarily touching account of facing the challenges of Autism; highly recommended.
A copy of this book was provided for review purposes. The opinions expressed are my own.
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With everyone from Eye Magazine to Birds of Ohio talking about Enid Marx, her designs, and her prominence in the fabulous exhibition at Compton Verney (through 15 December 2013) we thought it might be fun to show a few of her illustrations from our 1996 chapbook Who Killed Cock Robin. These tiny wood engravings, printed from the wood, re-use the blocks she cut for Nursery Rhymes (Chatto & Windus, 1939). They make a amusing contrast with the large linocuts she produced for Marco's Animal Alphabet, yet for all the difference in size, they share her trademark energetic cutting and her ability to use simple black and white contrast to good effect.
We printed this at Marco's request, so that she could give them to her many nieces and nephews. But there are no limits on an edition when you're doing proper chapbook printing, so we printed LOTS and then bound these baby chapbooks in brightly coloured paper with poor cock robin printed in red on the cover. Graham vividly remembers sewing copies on the train as he made his way back to London to deliver the finished product, trying to keep from stabbing himself with the needle as the train jerked and swayed! Copies are still available on the website; we think they make lovely gifts.


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This module will focus on the application of theory into clinical practice by a combination of class based teaching and supervised, assessed clinical practice. As the students will already be working in a forensic environment where forensic examinations of alleged perpetrators (Custody) are undertaken, the students will identify a mentor\preceptor within the workplace who meets the UKAFN criteria for Forensic Clinical preceptors. The student will work through a competency based document where individual competencies of their specialist area of Custody, will be signed off by their assessor who will assess the level of competence and whether the student has met the UKAFN Standard for Forensic Practitioners Training. The emphasis of the class room sessions will provide an opportunity for students to meet to discuss their progress through the clinical module and taught sessions on how they can utilise the reflection of their practice to demonstrate how they have applied their new knowledge and skills into practice. The competency areas to be assessed will include:Fitness to detain, charge, travel, interview or transferDeal with police injuries whilst on dutyVerification of death - pronounce life is extinctUndertake intimate body searchesExamine and assess individuals detained under Traffic LegislationManagement of chronic conditions in custody suitesAssess the fitness for detention, travel, transfer or releaseCollection of forensic samplesAssess the risk of suicide or self harmScreening individuals for mental and physical health - mental and physical assessmentsDocumentation of precise injuries without interpretationDocumentation - accurate record keeping skillsAssessment of drug and alcoholAwareness of prescribing and\or dispensing medication\Local PGDsAssess ability to provide valid consentSafeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults issuesConsent and Confidentiality issuesEquipment StandardsInformation Sharing
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This project-based change dissertation is regarded as the culmination and centrepiece of a masters award pathway and is a large piece of work, based upon a significant and largely independent critical investigation and an evaluation of a chosen project topic. In this module, that topic will ideally be related to your workplace and you will explore the implications of change in an organisation and your role in implementing this change and improving the service delivered. As part of this, you may carry out primary or secondary data collection and analysis, audit as well as undertaking a literature review to support your change. Whichever methods you adopt, the implementation of change and its effects on the organisation will be paramount in your discussion and analysis.
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The dissertation module provides an exciting opportunity to apply your skills and understanding to the development of a substantial and distinctive piece of written work. The emphasis is on student-led learning, but you will also be offered excellent support from an experienced supervisor. The dissertation enables you to apply the breadth of research skills necessary for the delivery of a successful project. This includes framing the research problem, building your design, and carrying out the study itself. The dissertation is a hugely rewarding creative process and we look forward to supporting you on your research journey!
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Life's a bitch, a very bitchy one that grabs you by the balls when you least expected. Yes life is unfair, is so unfair that to a certain extent you just want to scream and just stab yourself, straight to the middle of your heart.
Yet, life is fair when it comes to illness. Regardless of your sex, age, race, status, we can never run away from it. My aunt was diagnosed with breast cancer, 3rd stage. She just finished her chemotherapy sessions and having her first radiotherapy soon. And last week, my best friend's father was diagnosed with lung cancer, 4th stage. 4th stage is a very scary stage for a cancer patient. He will be having his chemo session this coming Tuesday, i think. My friend was devastated, the bad news just crushed her. I thought i know how to comfort her since i shared the same experience of having a family member who is suffering from cancer, but i guess i'm quite clueless in the end.
"Everyone tell me to prepare for the worst." she said.
"Why can't we hope for the best?" i said.
It kills me to see her this depress and sad... Yes if i were to be in her shoe i would be devastated too. I want her dad to be well, and i want her to be well too. What should i do? What should i say?
Everything is so fragile now that i'm afraid the words that are coming out from my mouth would break her to pieces... Dear friend, please stay strong and know that i will always be there for you. Be strong and grabs back the balls of life. Don't let go.


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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The ejection of matter from the stomach through the mouth.
- noun That which is vomited; vomit.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The spasmodic ejection of matter from the stomach through the mouth.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Present participle of
- noun The action of the verb
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth
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Spontaneous vomiting is common in these patients so induction of emesis may, at times, be a questionable benefit.
Severe, persistent and frequent vomiting is diagnostic signs of this condition.
Even though vomiting is so rare a symptom of primary LI that most people, even me, tell anyone who vomits that LI isn't the cause, babies with secondary LI can and do vomit as a symptom.
Camper Gwyn Edwards said about 80 of the up to 500 campers went down with the virus, which caused intensive short-term vomiting and diarrhoea.
It's like a non-lethal weapon the Pentagon would dream up – dizziness and vomiting is so distracting.
After a few hours of tortured screaming and vomiting, that is.
After a period, varying from a few minutes to several hours, he rallies, the first evidence often being vomiting, which is usually repeated.
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There is nausea, with vomiting, which is often excessive and severe.
The People's Common Sense Medical Adviser in Plain English or, Medicine Simplified, 54th ed., One Million, Six Hundred and Fifty Thousand
Robison and her colleagues treat the spectrum of abnormalities - nut-allergic responses that range from mild rashes to anaphylactic shock characterized by vomiting, lethargy, even the cessation of breathing.
Another instance of this association between the motions of the stomach and heart is evinced by the exhibition of an over dose of foxglove, which induces an incessant vomiting, which is attended with very slow, and sometimes intermitting pulse.


text: Notary Bulletin Hotline Tip: What Is A Deposition? By NNA Staff on April 04, 2011 in Hotline Tips A deposition is a signed transcript of a person's oral statements, transcribed for use in a court proceeding. A person giving a deposition is called a "deponent." Most states authorized Notaries to take depositions, but this function usually is performed by stenographers or court reporters — most of whom are also Notaries. Strict rules of procedure dictate how depositions are executed, so if you lack the appropriate training or supervision, you should not attempt them. Instead, refer the request to a court reporter. Many Notaries are asked to only swear in a deponent and witness the signing of a deposition taken by a separate court reporter. In these circumstances, you simply administer an oath or affirmation, then executes a jurat. Neither task requires special skills. Email Share Leave a Comment Required * Name * Email *(for verfication purposes only) Comment * Enter the text shown in this image *(text is case sensitive)All comments are reviewed and if approved, will display.


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My first love has always been art. It started with an obsession to draw everything I could with a pencil medium and graduated to pen & ink. I never was much for watercolors or oils of my own but have often marveled at the work of others. Although I sure do enjoy photography and have a strong desire to become a lot better, I still enjoy other photographers work the most. I live in Montana where we have much beauty around me. The wildlife is plentiful and the scenery can be really beautiful too. There is certainly no shortage of subjects to shoot. I have learned though that simply having good subjects to photograph is not much help if you do not understand the concept of utilizing interesting lighting in the pictures. Photography is often described as being the art of painting with light. Nothing is closer to the truth. Using the environmental variables to enhance a photo, that is my foremost thought when shooting. Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take but rather by the things that take our breath away
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Olympic champions Brazil maintained their perfect start to the International Volleyball Federation Men's World Cup with victory over Argentina in Japan.
Brazil, the number one side in the world, despatched their South American rivals 25-19, 25-19, 26-24 at Hiroshima Prefectural Sports Center to earn their sixth straight win of the tournament.
The triumph over Argentina saw Brazil, the only team in the competition with a 100 per cent record, cement their place in top spot on the round-robin leaderboard.
Defending champions the United States sit second on five wins and one defeat after overcoming Iran 25-18, 22-25, 25-18, 25-12.
Wow! USA 🇺🇸 takes Set 1 from Iran 🇮🇷 by 25-18 with this mighty spike from #1 Anderson! 🔥#FIVBWorldCup LIVE & replays on https://t.co/h8HflquYf5— Volleyball World (@FIVBVolleyball) October 9, 2019
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The US have won every match since suffering a shock loss to Argentina in their opening game.
Poland are third with the same record as the US, after they fought back to beat Russia 25-27, 25-21, 25-18, 25-22.
Hosts Japan kept up the pressure on the top three with a comfortable 25-17, 25-22, 25-22 win over Australia.
Japan have four victories and two losses from their first six matches.
A further six matches are due to take place tomorrow.


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Start your morning with a gourmet breakfast and coffee while engaging in delicious conversations with the creators of some of Brisbane's best digital marketing campaigns.
Our in-house cafe's dynamic-duo will make sure you're fed and caffeinated, while our team share their insights on the latest industry updates, tools, techniques and tech!
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Partner-teachers Ann Brace and Wanda Pickell deliver this engaging, half-day workshop for primary students. Each child is given a super collection of rocks and the tools required to test and make observations. They are guided to handle, sort, test and classify them by observable physical properties, all the while working both on their own and cooperatively with classmates. This is an inquiry-based learning experience that teaches the processes of science and math utilizing a subject children love -- ROCKS!
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In-class workshops for your students are great enhancements to your science and mining units.
Partner-teachers Wanda Pickell and Andrea Eisler deliver this engaging, half-day workshop for Grade 4-5-6 classes. Students will be introduced to the rock cycle and learn how the physical properties of rocks tell how they formed. They will learn about rocks and minerals as non-renewable natural resources, and how the properties of rocks and minerals determine how they are used.
Yukon Dan Moore is a world champion gold panner who presents a one-of-a-kind, gold panning workshop in classrooms at all grade levels. His workshop supports science and social studies relating to Earth Science, geology, natural resources, the history of BC, and the history of Canada.


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Well, I am one of those cynics who don't believe in the concept of celebrating one's birthday. I see the ritual as pointless and extravagant. Far-off relatives would get a chance to shower formalities, people I barely know would post on my Facebook timeline, and random acquaintances would wish me, perhaps to get a birthday treat, in the middle of a stupid class or on a sidewalk.
This time, however, it feels different.
I don't actually care about what others do for me on my birthday. It is important what I feel on my birthday. This is the day when I came in this world; it reminds me of my boring existence. The sadness of my past life culminates into an agony that would loom right above my head the entire day, like a devilish halo. Regrets rear their ugly head and so do those stupid mistakes. The chickens come home to roost and every unethical thing that I ever did makes me feel bad.
That is the sad part.
On the flip side, I feel weirdly ecstatic. I don't know if I have ever felt this way or if I shall ever feel the same again. But this is what I feel now, it is precious for me. I revel in my own awesomeness, the narcissist inside me surges from those deceitful depths. I realize my importance. I need to be a part of this world. However insignificant I may be; I am needed by people. I am a tiny gear in the intricate and vast machinery of humanity. Without me, it all might fall apart. It also reminds me of someone.
Someone who studied a lot.
He was impressed by Science and intrigued by Language. Geography and History were his guilty pleasures. Mathematics was hated and loved by him. Those subjects meant a lot to him, they were his life. They were his solemn refuges from a society bustling with extroverts. English was something he felt he was born to learn. Literature and fantasy made him release himself into an ethereal plane.
A plane where he felt accepted and dignified.
He started writing poetry to pen down what he felt and what those characters felt. Those people in his mind, constructed when the mind idled around in boring school-bus journeys or during busy lunch-breaks when other children played their games. Games he never understood, and perhaps will never understand.
He felt he had to record those feelings of his. The random mood shifts or troubled introspections. Maybe nobody would ever care for those things. It didn't matter, he would write it. Writing calmed him down. He dreamed big. He was and is over-ambitious and desperate for fame. He wants to help others unravel themselves. He wants people to explore literature. The spark hasn't died, it is still there. His profession might not support it but he will put down his thoughts and make the world read them. He may or may not have an audience; fame and money may or may not be his, but he shall write.
Hypergraphia isn't a disorder after all for him, it is his gift; a birthday gift. That someone is important. So are you, we all are. We may not feel important all the time, but trust me; there will always be a need for us in this world. You may not choose your birthday as a reminder of your awesomeness, but do choose a day or a moment. You may have succeeded or failed in life, it doesn't even matter. What matters is your existence and what you have given to this world. All this may sound like eerie psychobabble. But do give it a thought. I and many others would be happy if you realize your importance.
All the best to you and happy birthday to me!
~Syed Adil Husain | Edited by Nandini
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