text:
- reality (present),
- dream
- flashback (reality flashback).
The drug induced dream sleep
Notice the exact same bed arrangement from both shots...the sheets/pillow and the golden blanket.
Here we get our first flashback...
reality flashbacks..
2:21:56 - 2:22:16
We cut back to Silencio and the avatar of Aunt Ruth sits in the balcony and utters Silencio.
Now we will run through the film from start to finish...
We know Diane retrieves this key from the designated place...because we see it on the table, after she awakens from her dream and lets her neighbour in to collect a few things etc.
Jeffrey ends up taking Valen's door key remember (Blue Velvet)
More 'missing' references...as long as Diane's dreaming mind believes that a particular person is 'missing' (Camilla) she is STILL alive.
In what looks like an 'internal' (note how the call is made) call from a cheap looking room/building...the call goes through to this phone:
The 'reality flashback'
Betty (Diane) finds a stranger in her Aunt's place...who says that she came here after an accident...the woman is still dazed and confused and says very little...we start to realise that she is totally amnesic.
Betty explains...
The woman that Betty finds...and who is 'seemingly amnesic' finds herself a name...
Obviously she is NOT the real Camilla Rhodes...even though her name accompanies the photo.
In Diane's (Betty's) 'dreaming mind' she has attached Camilla's name to this girl...In a later reality flashback we see this girl briefly at the 6980 party (she kisses the real Camilla) and this gives us the link. "This is the girl" (in actual reality) is the real command given by Diane (in the reality flashback) to the 'hitman'...to denote who she wants killed and she produces the real photo resume (at Winkie's) along with this dialogue...see Camilla's photo below.
Diane (Betty) in the 'dream state' cannot allow the real Camilla to be attached to this photo...because the logic of the dream will unravel and she will be cognizant of her role in murdering Camilla. Diane's (Betty) dreaming mind has therefore fused this girl and her image to Camilla's photograph...perhaps the devastating kiss that Diane witnesses, is part of the reason for her doing so. "This is the girl" who will replace you (Diane) as Camilla's lesbian lover!
Diane's dreaming mind has fused two aspects together.
Obviously there is another narrative running at the same time within this scene and that connects to the 'mafia types' who are attempting to influence the casting of the lead. Adam is told, in no uncertain terms, that this is no longer HIS film! In the reality flashback at 6980 we find that Adam Kesher did NOT direct The Sylvia North Story and that it was Bob Brooker who did (and that the director didn't care much for Diane, she auditioned and met Camilla!). That being said, this film did make Camilla a star.
The point is...to maintain the 'dream scape' of Camilla actually being alive...the dreaming Diane has to supress Camilla/Rita's identity within her dream, or it will all unravel and she will be cognizant of the fact, that this IS Camilla and that she is the woman that she had murdered!
The dream version of the 'hit money' and the 'hit key' that confirmed death.
The 'phallic' Pink's sign (also relates to pic below, right)
The Shadow of Forgotten Ancestors - Sagan & Druyan
The fact that this is mentioned while passing the Cenci painting...makes it interesting.
In the Oz books, Dorothy is an orphan raised by her aunt and uncle in the bleak landscape of a Kansas.
Keeping the mysterious key & money in a hat box...Keep it under your hat! (Secrecy)
Seconds after she leaves...the cowboy enters briefly and exits (all in a few seconds) and their paths would have crossed
The crossing of paths
Both characters are inextricably linked in Diane's 'dreaming mind' and they were vaguely linked in reality, when their paths crossed briefly at the 6980 party
The meeting of eyes and Betty (Diane) runs off...
After calling at number 12 they realise that 'Diane Selwyn' is actually staying at number 17...she has swapped apartments with the women they met and who is now at number 12. This is true in reality too...DeRosa mentions in the 'reality' (present) scene that "it's been three weeks" (in reference to collecting her things now , after she first moved out).
What follows is a strange moment...the magician seems to be directly connecting with Betty (Diane) and she reacts in an odd shaking manner to this connection. Could the magician be another avatar for an abuser...Betty is shaking violently and the magician is seemingly making it happen! Remember that Betty's (Diane's) subconscious is being informed (we're being informed too) throughout this scene....and the magician at the start of this 'strange moment' says "LISTEN". We hear strange sounds...
In reality we're actually in The Tower Theatre (Silencio) and we hear and see thunder and lightening (see gifs below)...do we hear the magician ejaculating too (directly in respect of Betty/Diane)...there are sounds and gestures made that may lead us to think so...the magician leaves us with a devilsih grin and he vanishes.
'tear shaped' (crying) flames
The Tower represents the paradigms constructed by the ego, the sum total of all schema that the mind constructs to understand the universe. The Tower is struck by lightning when reality does not conform to expectation. (Diane's reveal that she is dreaming, not reality!)
The querent may be holding on to false ideas or pretenses (the dream); a new approach to thinking about the problem is needed. The querent is advised to think outside the box. (blue box) The querent is warned that truth may not oblige schema. It may be time for the querent to re-examine belief structures, ideologies, and paradigms they hold to.
Here also is a key to the mystery of sex. The tower is supposedly filled with gold coins which, showering out in great numbers from the rent made by the lightning bolt, suggesting potential powers. (ejaculation)
You'll notice that earlier the magician was using his wand (euphemism for penis).
Sung in Spanish during the film, but lyrics reproduced in English...
I was all right for a while, I could smile for a while
But I saw you last night, you held my hand so tight
As you stopped to say "Hello"
Aww you wished me well, you couldn't tell
That I'd been cry-i-i-i-ng over you, cry-i-i-i-ng over you
Then you said "so long". left me standing all alone
Alone and crying, crying, crying cry-i-ing
It's hard to understand but the touch of your hand
Can start me crying
I thought that I was over you but it's tru-ue, so true
I love you even more than I did before but darling what can I do-o-o-o
For you don't love me and I'll always be
Cry-i-i-i-ng over you, cry-i-i-i-ng over you
Yes, now you're gone and from this moment on
I'll be crying, crying, crying, cry-i-i-ing
Yeah crying, crying, o-o-o-o-ver you
"But I saw you last night, you held my hand so tight"
"Aww you wished me well, you couldn't tell..."
"That I'd been cry-i-i-i-ng over you, cry-i-i-i-ng over you"
"Then you said "so long". left me standing all alone"
Camilla gets stuck into Adam (says so long) and leaves Daine standing alone on the film set...
"For you don't love me and I'll always be, Cry-i-i-i-ng over you, cry-i-i-i-ng over you"
"Yes, now you're gone and from this moment on, I'll be crying, crying, crying, cry-i-i-ing
Yeah crying, crying, o-o-o-o-ver you"
These two scenes seem to mirror each other...tears and the key, in both dream and reality.
Both women return to Havenhurst to open the box...
Opening the box
Betty (Diane) unable to face the truth of the box and what it's opening will lead to...disappears from the dream world and leaves Rita (Camilla) to open it alone. Betty (Diane) was informed at Silencio that 'all was an illusion' and now the illusion is evaporating.
What follows is reality (present) and various flashbacks (reality)
The knocking is Diane's neighbour (DeRosa), who wants to retrieve her things (they swapped apartments in reality)...note, she says that Diane has not been around/seen for days!
Two more detectives (dream)..."Looking for somebody..."
With her standing all alone and looking on...Camilla wants to make sure that Diane sees the beginnings of her blossoming romance with Adam...and the non-verbal message is delivered.
The Party
"Camilla and I (laughing)...are going to be..." (implying marriage)
flashback to winkies arranging hit...our third visit to Winkie's
"what does the key open?"
To which the hitman responds by merely laughing, you'll recall his earlier dream scene when he was laughing with Ed about the car accident...obviously he knows that the key was only ever symbolic. In Diane's case, it becomes more than just that and holds a special place in her unfolding dream scape, as we saw earlier in the film.
We close in on the bag and see the 'old jitterbug couple' (in miniature) escape from the box/bag...most likely (as mentioned earlier) they are an avatar for Diane's abusers, Aunt Ruth and her male companion.
"an embodiment of the act of self-cursing contained in the oath".
We hear maniacal laughing (from the male) and we hear a young girl screaming, all at the same time...this seems like a replayed moment from Diane's abusive past (in her psyche) and this combined with the hammering at the door...pushes her over the edge.
The heavy knocking that comes from the door...is a sound that we're now very familiar with throughout.
Infernal...of or relating to 'hell'
The 'bum and the box' remind me of Hellraiser (Clive Barker) and that would be apt...'raising hell'. The ending of Hellraiser seems to have quite a bit in commonwith Lynch's ending...from the box and derelict, to both scenes taking place in a area for dumping rubbish etc.
119 - 911
9/11 & David Lynch
The 'Spanish' rendition of Orbison's 'Crying' couldn't be more appropriate and easily
inter-changes with...


text:
star cops was a 1987 BBC scifi series, set in 2027, about a nascent police force for the space stations, moonbase and mars colony. at the time it got a poor critical reception, and few viewers due to bad scheduling, and was cancelled after nine episodes. these days it's regarded quite highly, on account of the witty scripts and the relative realism of the settings.
however, there is another layer of charm that was not available to viewers in 1987, from our ability to compare the 'star cops' vision of the near future to the real thing. as you might expect, the space technology is well in advance of where we are - it extrapolates the shuttle era very plausibly, but we will not get there by 2027 even if the commercial shuttle market succeeds. on the other hand, the information technology is far behind where we are now, let alone 2027. the hero has a PDA called 'box', with which he converses like siri. it's the size of a brick, and it's the only one, made by his father. nobody knows what it is, because this is a future without mobile phones or small networked computers. in the first minutes of this episode, below, the characters suffer a familiar mobile phone embarrassment - but the device is a new thing they've never seen before. however, the curvaceous space plane they are travelling to the moon on is still beyond our abilities.
'realistic' near-futures without mobile phones now seem very strange - there's kind of a gap where you think "why don't they phone someone?". this absence, coupled with the post-1980s computers and vaguely pomo interiors make 'star cops' look less like a vision of 2027 and more like an alternative 1990s, where moore's law had applied to space technology while information technology plodded along in a linear fashion. it's the past, but not as we knew it, jim.
i came to star cops via moonbase 3, an equally unsuccessful BBC scifi series from 1973. dirty realism and claustrophobia, yes, but it's set in 2003... which makes an interestingly pessimistic comparison with space: 1999, filming at the same time. the sensible scientific BBC view versus the andersons! perversely i find the latter more 'believable' in a way, perhaps because it conforms to my idea of 'the future', perhaps because it does display more realistic levels of technological progress, albeit in different directions to what actually happened.
part of the pleasure of watching these series is that it reveals the science fiction qualities of our real life in 'the future' - because our everyday technology is way in advance of what was expected in 1973 or even 1987. after watching moonbase 3 i could see how miraculous youtube was, and the machine i was watching it on. shame about the space stuff though.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
When my in-laws were visiting, my hubby and I enjoyed some time "landscaping" our yard.
We took a quick trip to Home Depot to purchase some plastic coverings to line our sidewalk and the driveway area and we added more bricks around the shrubs in the back yard and the mail box in the front yard.
When we moved our holly trees from the front to the back yard, we moved some bricks there too to keep the mulch retained and to add some landscape appeal. We double stacked the bricks to give it a cleaner look.
Out in the front yard, we used these black plastic barriers to line the side walk and driveway. They were a much better deal than buying more bricks and we think they look pretty good with our shrubs.
We used any leftover brick to line around the mail box (which we plan to add flowers to in the future) and the big tree we have in the front yard. We triple stacked the bricks around the tree since we had so many bricks and it turned out great!
I like how the color matches the stone work we have on the front of the house!
My daughter loves placing little pine cones around our little tree. :) It's the perfect size for her!
And this little tree needs some work...actually, the whole front patio needs some lovin', and I have ideas for this space in the future....but I haven't planned on actually working on that yet until we get some other things done with our home.
Do you enjoy doing yard work like this? I'd love to hear!
Thanks for stopping by!


text:
[This article is excerpted from Norman Solomon's new book "Made Love, Got War: Close Encounters with America's Warfare State."] Contempt for the empirical that can't be readily jiggered or spun is evident at the top of the executive branch in Washington. The country is mired in a discourse that echoes the Scopes trial dramatized in "Inherit the Wind." Mere rationality would mean lining up on the side of "science" against the modern yahoos and political panderers waving the flag of social conservatism. (At the same time that scientific Darwinism is under renewed assault, a de facto alliance between religious fundamentalists and profit-devout corporatists has moved the country further into social Darwinism that aims to disassemble the welfare state.) Entrenched opposition to stem-cell research is part of a grim pattern that includes complacency about severe pollution and global warming -- disastrous trends already dragging one species after another to the brink of extinction and beyond. Disdain for "science" is cause for political concern. Yet few Americans and no major political forces are "antiscience" across the board. The ongoing prerogative is to pick and choose. Those concerned about the ravages left by scientific civilization -- the combustion engine, chemicals, fossil-fuel plants, and so much more -- frequently look to science for evidence and solutions. Those least concerned about the Earth's ecology are apt to be the greatest enthusiasts for science in the service of unfettered commerce or the Pentagon, which always seeks the most effectively "advanced" scientific know-how. Even the most avowedly faithful are not inclined to leave the implementation of His plan to unscientific chance. So, depending on the circumstances, right-wing fundamentalists could support the use of the latest science for top-of-the-line surveillance, for command and control, and for overall warfare -- or could dismiss unwelcome scientific evidence of environmental harm as ideologically driven conclusions that should not be allowed to interfere with divinely inspired policies. Those kinds of maneuvers, George Orwell wrote in "1984," help the believers "to forget any fact that has become inconvenient, and then, when it becomes necessary again, to draw it back from oblivion for just so long as it is needed, to deny the existence of objective reality and all the while to take account of the reality which one denies." In the first years of the twenty-first century, the liberal script hailed science as an urgent antidote to Bush-like irrationality. That was logical. But it was also ironic and ultimately unpersuasive. Pure allegiance to science exists least of all in the political domain; scientific findings are usually filtered by power, self-interest, and ideology. For instance, the technical and ecological advantages of mass transit have long been clear; yet foremost engineering minds are deployed to the task of building better SUVs. And there has never been any question that nuclear weapons are bad for the Earth and the future of humanity, but no one ever condemns the continuing development of nuclear weapons as a bipartisan assault on science. On the contrary, the nonstop R & D efforts for thermonuclear weapons are all about science. When scientists found rapid climate change to be both extremely ominous and attributable to the proliferation of certain technologies, the media and political power centers responded to the data by doing as they wished. The GOP's assault on science was cause for huge alarm when applied to the matter of global warming, but the unchallenged across-the-aisle embrace of science in the weaponry field had never been benign. When it came to designing and manufacturing the latest doomsday devices, only the most rigorous scientists need apply. And no room would be left for "intelligent design" as per the will of God. The neutrality of science was self-evident and illusionary. Science was impartial because its discoveries were verifiable and accurate -- but science was also, through funding and government direction, largely held captive. Its massively destructive capabilities were often seen as stupendous assets. In the case of ultramodern American armaments, the worse they got the better they got. Whatever could be said about "the market," it was skewed by the buyers; the Pentagon's routine spending made the nation's budget for alternative fuels or eco-friendly technologies look like a pittance. We're social beings, as evolution seems to substantiate. Blessings and curses revolve largely around the loving and the warlike, the nurturing and the predatory. We're self-protective for survival, yet we also have "conscience" -- what Darwin described as the characteristic that most distinguishes human beings from other animals. Given the strength of our instincts for individual and small-group survival, we seem to be stingy with more far-reaching conscience. Our capacities to take humane action are as distinctive of our species as conscience, and no more truly reliable. As people, we are consequences and we also cause them: by what we choose to do and not do. The beneficiaries of economic and military savagery are far from the combat zones. In annual reports, the Pentagon's prime contractors give an overview of the vast financial rewards for shrewdly making a killing. To surrender the political battlefield to such forces is to self-marginalize and leave more space for those who thrive on plunder. The inseparable bond of life and death should be healthy antipathy. ********** We've had no way of really knowing how near annihilation might be. But our lives have flashed with scarcely believable human-made lightning -- the evidence of things truly obscene, of officialdom gone mad -- photos and footage of mushroom clouds, and routinely set-aside descriptions starting with Hiroshima. Waiting on the nuclear thunder. Five decades after Sputnik, such apocalyptic dangers are still present, but from Americans in my generation the most articulated fears have to do with running out of money before breath. The USA is certainly no place to be old, sick, and low on funds. Huge medical bills and hazards of second-class care loom ahead. For people whose childhoods fell between victory over Japan and evacuation from Saigon, the twenty-first century has brought the time-honored and perfectly understandable quest to avoid dying before necessary -- and to avoid living final years or seeing loved ones living final years in misery. Under such circumstances, self obsession may seem unavoidable. There must be better options. But they're apt to be obscured, most of all, by our own over-scheduled passivity; by who we figure we are, who we've allowed ourselves to become. The very word "options" is likely to have a consumer ring to it (extras on a new car, clauses in a contract). We buy in and consume, mostly selecting from prefab choices -- even though, looking back, the best of life's changes have usually come from creating options instead of choosing from the ones in stock. When, in 1969, biologist George Wald said that "we are under repeated pressure to accept things that are presented to us as settled -- decisions that have been made," the comment had everything to do with his observation that "our government has become preoccupied with death, with the business of killing and being killed." The curtailing of our own sense of real options is a concentric process, encircling our personal lives and our sense of community, national purpose, and global possibilities; circumscribing the ways that we, and the world around us, might change. Four decades after Wald's anguished speech "A Generation in Search of a Future," many of the accepted "facts of life" are still "facts of death" -- blotting out horizons, stunting imaginations, holding tongues, limiting capacities to nurture or defend life. We are still in search of a future. ********** And we're brought up short by the precious presence and unspeakable absence of love. "All of us know, whether or not we are able to admit it, that mirrors can only lie," James Baldwin wrote, "that death by drowning is all that awaits one there. It is for this reason that love is so desperately sought and so cunningly avoided. Love takes off the masks that we fear we cannot live without and know we cannot live within." This love exists "not in the infantile American sense of being made happy but in the tough and universal sense of quest and daring and growth." The freezing of love into small spaces, part of the numbing of America, proceeds in tandem with the warfare state. It's easier to not feel others' pain when we can't feel too much ourselves. If we want a future that sustains life, we'd better create it ourselves. Norman Solomon's new book "Made Love, Got War: Close Encounters with America's Warfare State" has just come off the press. For more information, go to: www.MadeLoveGotWar.com. The documentary film "War Made Easy: How Presidents and Pundits Keep Spinning Us to Death" is based on Norman Solomon's book of the same title. For information about the full-length movie, narrated by Sean Penn and produced by the Media Education Foundation, go to: www.WarMadeEasyTheMovie.org
Published on
byCommon Dreams
Political 'Science' and Truth of Consequences
This is the world we live in. This is the world we cover.
Because of people like you, another world is possible. There are many battles to be won, but we will battle them together—all of us. Common Dreams is not your normal news site. We don't survive on clicks. We don't want advertising dollars. We want the world to be a better place. But we can't do it alone. It doesn't work that way. We need you. If you can help today—because every gift of every size matters—please do. Without Your Support We Simply Don't Exist.
Please select a donation method:
More in:


text:
About us
The CDCA – Documentation Centre on Environmental Conflicts – was founded in October 2007 as part of the Italian Association "A Sud". Its mission is to research and provide information about both the causes of the environmental conflicts produced by the exploitation of natural resources, and its consequences. These often include a disregard for local communities rights – particularly in the global south.
By offering first-hand information and geo-localised data, the CDCA also wants to spur public interest and discussion in Italy and the EU about policies carried out by International financial institutions, and issues of social justice – by giving voice to the local communities and social movements who often have little access to mainstream media.
The CDCA's overarching goal is to bring the Northern and Southern regions of today's world together through the process of reciprocal understanding and knowledge sharing.
Fields of investigation:
- Energy
- Waste management
- Infrastructure
- Industrial plant
- Public health
- Legal tools / environmental rights
- Climate Change
- Social Corporate Responsability
In its Rome headquarters, the CDCA hosts a national public library including a variety of (mostly unreleased) documents produced by local research centres and independent organisations.
The CDCA website (www.cdca.it) provides free and easy access to various archives, documents and a databases of enviromental conflicts at global level and in Italy.
The CDCA also hosts public events (book presentations, photo exhibitions, lectures, etc.) with authors, researchers and activists from all over the world. It also provides education and training services for teachers, students, and professionals on different topics, particularly well suited for local administrators and trade unions representatives.
The CDCA is part of the European network CEECEC – Civil Society Engagement with Ecological Economics (www.ceecec.net) – which includes academics, researchers and lobbyists of the EJOLT network Environmental Justice Organisations, Liabilities and Trade (www.ejolt.org) and the European Political Ecology ENTITLE network (www.politicalecology.eu).


text:
Select An Industry:
March 22, 2007 Lehigh Valley, Pa.
Air Products (NYSE: APD) has brought a new nitrogen plant in China on stream for InfoVision Optoelectronics (IVO), a leading Chinese producer of flat-panel displays. It is the first nitrogen plant of its kind that was designed and built locally in China. The new plant is based on Air Products' high efficiency design, which delivers reliable and cost-effective nitrogen to customers in the electronics and other industries around the world. This plant is located at IVO's factory in Kunshan, Jiangsu Province and provides nitrogen to IVO under a long term contract. IVO produces 5G TFT-LCD panels in a state-of-the-art production centre that represents a US$1 billion investment and is a major project under China's Eleventh Five-Year Plan. The plant is also the first Air Products nitrogen plant in China commissioned using local resources including design, manufacturing and construction. The cold box was fabricated by Air Products'equipment manufacturing facility in Caojing, Shanghai, and the main air compressor was assembled locally. "The successful completion of this project is a milestone in our development in China. The localization not only allows us to meet the project targets on time, it also enables us to supply our customer with reliable bulk nitrogen at a competitive cost while maintaining the quality standards for which Air Products is known worldwide. This greatly reinforces our position as a leading gas supplier to China's electronics industry," said Andy Tuan, general manager of the Electronics Division in China, Air Products. "We are very pleased with Air Products' performance on this project," said Hsueh Ching Yuan, Head of Facility Department of InfoVision Optoelectronics. "The nitrogen plant was completed on time and on budget, thanks to close cooperation between the Air Products team and our own people. A reliable and high-quality nitrogen supply is critical to the production of LCDs." Strategically located adjacent to ShanghaiChemical Industry Park, Air Products' facility in Caojing has broad capabilities to design, engineer and manufacture cryogenic equipment to support air separation unit projects in China and other Asian markets. The Caojing facility is complemented by Air Products' engineering center in Shanghai, which handles engineering design, project development and project management. Air Products (NYSE:APD) serves customers in industrial, energy, technology and healthcare markets worldwide with a unique portfolio of atmospheric gases, process and specialty gases, performance materials, and equipment and services. Founded in 1940, Air Products has built leading positions in key growth markets such as semiconductor materials, refinery hydrogen, home healthcare services, natural gas liquefaction, and advanced coatings and adhesives. The company is recognized for its innovative culture, operational excellence and commitment to safety and the environment and is listed in the Dow Jones Sustainability and FTSE4Good Indices. The company has annual revenues of $9 billion, operations in over 40 countries, and over 20,000 employees around the globe. For more information, visit www.airproducts.com.
NOTE: This release may contain forward-looking statements. Actual results could vary materially, due to changes in current expectations.
If you would prefer to contact us by phone, you can call any of our Air Products locations worldwide by visiting Worldwide Locations & Phone Numbers.
This site uses cookies to store information on your computer. Some are essential to make our site work; others help us to better understand our users. By using the site, you consent to the placement of these cookies. Read our Legal Notice to learn more.


text:
AMES, Iowa -- The weather may have cancelled many of early April's outdoor events, but surely anyone scheduled for a Polar Plunge was ready with a smile. For the first time, though, the Iowa State University event was moved indoors.
"I'm from Minnesota, so we jump in lakes when it is like this. It is a little disappointing, but it is fine. I totally understand," said Justin Babcock.
Saturday's threat of bad weather moved the event from a small above ground pool on campus to the State Gym Pool on Friday.
Stephanie Kocer, Special Olympics Iowa Marketing and Communications Manager, said, "We didn't want thousands of students standing outside waiting hours to plunge."
The 22-year event is unique because it consists of only students within the ISU Greek community during Greek Week.
"We are always so impressed with how the ISU Greek students take charge of this event," said Kocer. "They want to raise money for our athletes, they want to do this for Special Olympics."
Taylor Zeller and Justin Babcock had big plans. Their matching American flag-type speedos to prove their toughness in the cold may have backfired, but they still raised a few eyebrows.
"We were planning on going outside. We were heavily prepared to go outside, but I think we might go out on our own later," said Zeller.
For others, the cozy confines were welcomed.
Halle Heying said, "We were just talking about that, kind of glad it was not outside just because it was so cold."
It's a Polar Plunging purist's nightmare. With a DJ and heated pool, it is more like club paradise than braving than frigid temperatures outside, but the amount of money these students have raised in recent years is no laughing matter.
"Last year was our biggest year yet," said Kocer. "The students raised over $370,000, so that is a record for any of our fundraisers."
No other Special Olympics fundraiser in Iowa generates more money in one day for the athletes than the ISU event.
"It is awesome how we step it up every year," said Zeller.
Inside or out, the cause remained the same, and so did the motivation for fundraising provided by the Special Olympic athletes.
Heying said, "I think they really push us, too, because we see them so excited. We get eager to raise more money because it is for such a great cause."
The last update from Special Olympics Iowa released around noon said the group had already raised $250,000.


text:
About 8 months ago, a close friend of mine asked if I would make her bridesmaid dresses for her beach wedding in Mexico two weeks ago. Then she asked if I would be a bridesmaid (which made it much easier to make the dresses as I could practice on mine and make all my mistakes on it).
Naturally I said yes, and then tried to be nonchalant about the slight nervousness I was feeling. I mean, hey, I've made costumes before. I've made things for other people that got worn in public – and she said the dresses would be simple: a fact confirmed when she gave me the pattern.
Mcalls 6113, as you can see, is a flowy dress that is only fitted around the bust area. It's great for a beach wedding. From the pattern envelope, I discovered that the suggested fabrics for this light and airy sundress included cotton, silk rayon, and crepe.
My confidence grew…
And then she gave me the bag of fabric for the four dresses and I learned that the fabric she had chosen was a stretchy cotton jersey with varying lycra content depending on the dress. I would definitely need to use my serger.
And I was definitely nervous. I took that serger workshop last July so I could make sure I learned all the tricks I could for making the dresses. My nervousness was not all that helped by the class because I brought a fabric sample with me and the instructor said "wow, that's really stretchy."
I procrastinated an eensy bit (shh, don't tell the bride) but finally took the plunge. After making my own dress and learning that an FBA was completely necessary, I altered the other patterns according to the measurements I was given adding FBAs where necessary. I doubled up the bodice fabric to give that area as much support as possible.
The most difficult part was sewing the bodice together. In the end I was trying to serge together four layers of ultra stretchy fabric and two of the layers were gathered to shape the bust properly . I tried to do it straight away on the serger but the blade and needles just couldn't handle it.
I was able to zigzag back and forth multiple times along the seam allowance and managed to tack it down into a flat enough state that the serger blade could cut through it and the needles wouldn't tangle in it and snap, or at least not as often.
The other problem I had was that the serger blade wouldn't always cut cleanly through the fabric and would instead shred the seam allowance and drag it into the mechanism where I would wind up with a tangled mess and occasionally another broken needle. This sort of incident would also lead to a seam that looked like this:
I replaced my serger blades and found that wasn't all that helpful for this fabric. It was just too slippery and full of tiny elastic threads that held the sliced off seam allowance too close to the remaining fabric.
In the end, I solved the problem by pulling the seam allowance away just as it was going through the blade. This way, I made sure the excess fabric wasn't dragged into the stitching and that my seams were nice and smooth.
Before long (actually within a week) I had four dresses. I took them to the other bridesmaids for a fitting, made some final alterations such as lining the most see-through of them, and then it was time to hem them.
One of the things I learned from my serger class was that the lovely topstitching found on so many stretch tops is not actually done using a serger but rather requires a coverstitch machine. I do not have one and it is not in my immediate budget so I faked it with a zigzag hem.
I don't think anyone noticed.
Do you?
Above is the side view
And here is the front view during the ceremony.
Congratulations to the bride and groom!


text:
Recent Posts
Recent Comments
sassycoupleok on Naked Hiking Chris on Naked Hiking Ibrahim Leadley on Yet another single male nudist… Ibrahim Leadley on Yet another single male nudist… Ibrahim Leadley on Yet another single male nudist…
Monthly Archives: July 2013
Heroes of naturism #2: Melanie Roberts
I'm guessing that a few or you were thinking, "Who?" until you noticed the photo below, at which time it became quite obvious who Melanie Roberts is. She was the woman who joined Stephen Gough in walking the 874 miles … Continue reading
Posted in Nudism Tagged arrested, Gough, John O'Groats, Lands End, Melanie, Melanie Roberts, naked, Naked Rambler, naturism, nude, nudism, nudity, Roberts 12 Comments
Skinny Dipping World Record Set By 729 Nude Swimmers
It took over half a year before Guinness confirmed the 2011 record, so it may be a while before it is official, but well done to everyone who was involved. It looks like it was a fantastic event to be … Continue reading
Posted in Naked Events Tagged 2013, 729, naked, nude, nudist, skinny dip, skinnydip, Spain, Spanish, swim, vera, world record Leave a comment
Heroes of naturism #1: Lady God1va
I thought I would write about some of the inspirational people who I think have done great things. The first of these is Lady God1va. No; that isn't a typo. Lady God1va is a pen name used by a naturist … Continue reading
Posted in Nudism Tagged coventry, godiva, hero, lady god1va, lady godiva, naked, naturist, nude, nudist, protest, WNBR 8 Comments
Should nudists be represented by beautiful people?
I was thinking about this whilst writing about Lady God1va. Being an attractive woman, she is the sort of person the media want to have as a spokesperson for naturism. It is unfortunate, but many people's aversion to nudism is … Continue reading
Naked Hiking
There is an unmistakable primal appeal to being out in the great outdoors, enjoying the beautiful vistas and the sweeping panorama, away from the hustle and bustle of city life and at one with nature. That sense of peace and … Continue reading
Posted in Nudism Tagged Brecon Beacons, countryside, hiking, naked, naturist, nude, nudist, outside, rambling, rural, walking, wild 27 Comments
The Brits are cool with nudism, but only on beaches.
I had a wonderful time at a naked beach BBQ last weekend which would have changed my opinion of how the British view nudity, if it wasn't for one bad tempered dog walker. Sunday 6th was the start of a … Continue reading


text:
For content prior to 9/19/2008, use ourold search engine or browse older editions.
See also past columns and past letters by Bishop Donald J. Hying.
From Bishop Morlino:
It is the role of bishops and priests to teach principles of our faith, such that those who seek elected offices and those who are seeking to vote, if they are Catholics, are to form their consciences according to these principles about particular policy issues. The non-negotiable issues for the formation of a Catholic conscience in this election are as follows:
Sacredness of human life from conception to natural death -- Human life is sacred and we must do all that we can to preserve human life, especially when it is most vulnerable and defenseless: that means not only avoiding, but working actively against the promotion of abortion and euthanasia, two of the greatest threats to human life in our day. In addition, we must work against any promotion of "advances" that are actually destructive to human life, such as embryonic stem cell research and human cloning. No Catholic may, in good conscience, vote for "pro-choice" candidates, or they must choose the candidate who would place greater restrictions on abortion.
Religious freedom and freedom of conscience -- Besides our right to life, the most basic right granted to humans is our ability to seek to achieve eternal life, to worship God, and to follow our consciences in all aspects of life. No Catholic may, in good conscience, vote for laws or candidates who would promote laws that would infringe upon our religious liberties and freedom of conscience.
Marriage -- Written in our very human nature, in the language of our bodies, by the Creator, is the truth that marriage means one husband, one wife, one lifetime, with openness to children. No Catholic may, in good conscience, vote for candidates who promote "same-sex marriage."
Diocese of Madison, Catholic Herald 702 S. High Point Rd., Suite 121, Madison, WI 53719Phone: 608-821-3070 Fax: 608-709-7612 E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com Web site created by Leemark Communications and Catholic Herald staff.


text:
NEW IN: TK Maxx Home Haul
We are no way near the stage where we should be buying ornaments or soft furnishings for our new house, but I can't go into TK Maxx without coming out without at least a few bits and pieces - it's an Aladdin's cave of loveliness for the home, and more!
When we popped in the TK Maxx Home Store, HomeSense, looking for a larger piece or furniture all thoughts of a coffee table or chair went out of the window when I spotted the glass trinket boxes for only £7.99 each. Both trinket boxes came with a 'Passport to India' label - I wonder if this is a TK Maxx brand as I can't find anything about Passport to India on the web. I'm not sure what I'll end up storing in these little beauties but I plan on displaying them on them the shelves we plan on installing in the alcove of our living room.
I can't ever resist giving ALL the candles in TK Maxx a good stiff, the Pecksniff's Gardenia & White Peach candle has that lovely fresh laundry smell and with a pretty little silver lid, I couldn't resist taking it home - to also sit on the living room shelves, once they're up!
The last, and possibly my favourite new item, is the cute little wise words journal. As soon as I picked up the journal Chris asked whether I really needed another note book that I wrote next to nothing in - I suppose he's right, but of course my answer was YES! how could I resist that little owl motif!
Are you like me in TK Maxx or HomeSense - never able to leave without a little something? Let me know if you've picked up any bargains recently!
Twitter | facebook | bloglovin' | hellocotton | LOOKBOOK | Instagram
4 comments
I love those trinket boxes - what a bargain!ReplyDelete
I love tk maxx for home pieces too - you can really find some unique things. I too am redecorating and am finding it so hard to resist buying trinkets before I am in a position to put them out!ReplyDelete
Tk maxx is THE place for 'different' things. I love it.ReplyDelete
Tk maxx is THE place for 'different' things. I love it.ReplyDelete
I love reading and responding to your messages! Tell me what you think of this post in the comments below, or why not just say hello? If you've got a blog, leave me your link, I love finding new blogs to follow!


text:
Hosting a Successful Global Summit: Lessons for Project Managers
Every year, Linux Professional Institute (LPI) gathers staff, regional partners, and strategic partners from all over the world to discuss how to better serve the needs of the Linux and Open Source community.
Helping to organize a global event that taps into the energy and enthusiasm from open source community leaders from several counties is a true challenge. So, in this blog, I will share lessons that any project manager who works with an international organization can use to ensure their events are more successful.
The first thing to keep in mind is that I have worked with LPI for less than a year in my role as Project Manager. So, when I was helping to plan the 2017 LPI Global Summit, many of the people who were contributing to the event were unknown to me. As a result, I worked closely with a colleague, John Meaney, LPI's Director for Regional Development, who has well-established relationships throughout LPI.
Second, people who contributed to the summit come from dozens of countries, communicate in several languages (other than English), expect different outcomes from the event, and have a wide range of technical expertise. That meant John and I engaged with LPI colleagues, sponsors, attendees, and the event speakers, using every form of communication available.
Third, given the global nature of LPI (i.e. having Regional Partners in more than 20 countries) and the complexities/costs associated with juggling schedules, planning content, and managing event logistics, it was crucial that every minute at the summit was worthwhile for all attendees.
The Event
The good news is that the summit was, by all measures, a success. In part, this was due to the extensive planning; but it was also owing to the shared sense of support and community held by attendees, regardless of their role in the event. Each summit activity reinforced a core value of LPI: disparate viewpoints are genuinely accepted and respected.
While challenging conversations were had, differences in opinions and practices were acknowledged, discussed, and embraced. I was more than surprised to see this approach from all our attendees, I was inspired by it.
By the end of the event, all attendees had contributed to how LPI will evolve over the next year. I look forward to the next summit and with it, the opportunity to savor more lively conversations and wonderful success stories from partners.
Key Lessons
When pulling together an important event that draws people together from the around the globe, I recommend the following for any project manager:
- Involve people who have existing relationships with key stakeholders early when planning the event. This allows you to 'piggy back' on their relationships and establish credibility quickly.
- Use every communication channel available to you to build and sustain rapport with stakeholders.
- Maintain a regular schedule of check-point meetings throughout the event planning. These should be outcome-driven sessions as well as brainstorming sessions. Both are critical to keep deliverables on schedule and minimize project-related risks.
- Devote time to understanding the cultural expectations and patterns of communications of relevant stakeholders.
- Since team members are located around the world, use these events to strengthen working relationships.
- Allow yourself to enjoy the event that you have helped organize.
- After the event, collect, review and circulate the lessons learned.
As the Project Manager for LPI, I welcome your insights about how to best manage short- and long-term events/projects for international organizations.


text:
The fear of needles is one of the top reasons why people feel hesitant about having acupuncture treatments. But for acupuncturists like myself who know the many benefits of acupuncture, the fear of needles should not be a factor. Here are some reasons why you can still have acupuncture treatments even if you're afraid of needles.
The needles are very thin
Unlike the needles used for giving blood or taking injections, these needles do not have a hollow point. In comparison, acupuncture needles are approximately 4 times thicker than a human hair. To get an up-close look at an acupuncture needle, have a look at this link. You will notice just how fine these needles are. In fact, they could be referred to as pins rather than needles.
The right acupuncturist will ensure your comfort
With over 25 years of experience and up to date training, I am well aware of the techniques that cause the least amount of pain. The fear of needles is not uncommon to me. I've treated many clients who have expressed this fear to me. If you want to let me know about your fear before your first treatment, I'd be happy to chat with you in hopes that your fears can be kept at bay. I may also suggest alternative treatments that do not involve needles. Which leads me to my next point.
Acupuncture is not just about needles
There are a number of alternatives to the traditional method of acupuncture using needles. Such alternatives include: lasers, moxibustion, electric point stimulation and acupressure. None of these approaches involves the use of needles to your treatments. In addition, when you receive acupuncture treatments, you will receive lifestyle recommendations such as medicinal herbs and healing exercises. These recommendations will help complement your treatments between your treatments. When you meet with me, I'll give you recommendations that are specific to your goals and treatment plan.
You may start to enjoy your acupuncture treatments
It's likely that you may need to get used to your treatments before seeing results and truly benefiting from them. During this period of adjustment, you may start to enjoy those treatments. A number of my patients have found acupuncture treatments to be relaxing. The acupuncture needles play a big role in restoring the flow of qi which thereby encourage a greater sense of well being. When you experience these benefits, your fear of needles may dissolve and you'll start to have treatments on a consistent basis.
When people come to me for acupuncture treatments, it's because they want to resolve a certain health issue or improve their overall quality of life. The fear of needles can put an unwanted form of stress, further adding to the health complications you're trying to resolve. Let's focus on why you came to see me in the first place so that you can be on the road to healing! I hope I helped you feel less apprehensive about the needles involved in acupuncture treatments. If you're still unsure whether acupuncture is right for you, feel free to contact me to learn more!


text:
By Rose Ross, @Rose_at_O, and Rosalind Carr, @Rosalind_at_O
This summer Rose caught up with Belgium based independent Blogger Hans De Leenheer @hansdeleenheer, chatting storage, virtualization, American Football and Storage Beers… Check out his latest insights at http://hansdeleenheer.blogspot.co.uk/
Q. Tell us a bit about yourself:
As I was previously a systems engineer, I suppose initially I fell into blogging by putting solutions to problems encountered into a blog to help tackle these problems. In the last three years, I have put my focus more towards storage, compiling the how to's and offering my insights into different areas of storage and virtualization.
As I started blogging more about new products and industry moves I gained interest from the vendor community. I got invites from DELL, HP and others to come to their events as an influencer. The best thing I do is being passionate about technology and sharing that passion with others, whether that is through writing, presenting or just speaking to people in person. And that is what I do today; I represent vendors when they need someone passionate to explain their technology. Read the rest of this entry ?


text:
Registered Agent Acceptance Form
Your new Registered Agent is Nevada Management Team. You will receive a signed package via email download product. This package is do it yourself, for the client who knows what to do and can do their own paper work. We provide Free Consulting and will answer all questions.
If you need help feel free to call 775-269-4064. Incorporating in Nevada setting up to do business in Nevada as a Limited Liability Company or Nevada Corporation.Incorporating in Nevada, Nevada Corporations made easy. Resident Agent Service for the do it yourself client.
- Item #: Registered Agent Acceptance


text:
This Blog Has Moved! August 1, 2010Posted by Brian L. Belen in Ramblings.
add a comment
Brain Drain continues at:
Which is where it began, really. This was just the mirror site. Being on WordPress was a blast, but I need to simplify.
Kindly update your bookmarks and feeds accordingly.
Thanks for reading.
The Many Faces of the Teacher 2009 [Presentation Thursdays] July 29, 2010Posted by Brian L. Belen in Presentations, The Daily Grind.
add a comment
If you've looked through the work-related presentations I've posted on this blog, you'd have noticed that Bato Balani Foundation has an advocacy campaign called "The Many Faces of the Teacher" that we've been staging every year since 2004. In broad strokes, it's a campaign where we seek to find exemplary educators in the Philippines, individuals who are not simply good at teaching but role models for future educators because of their devotion to their calling.
It turns out that tomorrow we'll be convening our advocacy review board to select the 2010 batch of honorees for the campaign. Since I have to make a presentation for that session, I thought it appropriate to post here the slide deck that I prepared last year introducing the 2009 batch of honorees (actually, for tomorrow I'll just be modifying this presentation slightly to make my life a little easier):
View this presentation on Slideshare.
It might interest some of you to know that at the press conference this was prepared for, I never got to use the presentation. There was a mix-up with the arrangements and the staff at the technical booth ended up loading a backup slide deck that was prepared in case I didn't have one ready. Such things happen, of course, so at the very least I get to post this deck here for posterity.
Trust July 26, 2010Posted by Brian L. Belen in Show and Tell, The Daily Grind.
add a comment
Dad likes to say that when it comes to placing his trust in the people he hires, he does so either completely or not at all.
That's it. Either a person is trusted or (s)he's not. There's no in between, no such thing as "I trust them seventy percent of the time", no room for "I trust you, but…"
He's right of course.
I came up with the graphic above while thinking about this. No particular reason; I just thought it captured the concept succinctly.
Would also look good on a T-shirt, methinks.
Balanced Budget July 23, 2010Posted by Brian L. Belen in Show and Tell, The Daily Grind.
add a comment
Or to put it simply:
- Don't spend, if you can avoid it.
- Spend within your means, if you must spend at all.
- Spend wisely by spending on what you need.
Easy in theory, but often hard to do in practice.
GTD July 20, 2010Posted by Brian L. Belen in Books, Reviews, The Daily Grind.
add a comment
For a while, a running joke between the wife and me involved my asking her, "Are you finished with Getting Things Done?"
The wife had picked up David Allen's book at the mall while killing time a few months back, and when she did I was excited. I knew of the book. I was aware that it espoused a productivity system that was in vogue and that many people swear by. As such, I wanted to read it.
Yet she could never find the time to finish reading the book.
Of course, this amused me to no end. I understood, though: between all the things the wife take cares of when she's at home, she could only devote so much time to the book. But as a joke, it's priceless. Can't finish reading GTD? Epic fail!
Then came my turn with the book, and the wife's revenge: I got through even less of the book than she did before giving up in frustration.
I realize that GTD can be (and has been!) helpful to a lot of people. Unfortunately, the book doesn't read particularly well. It has about as much personality as a strip of cardboard and lacks a fundamental characteristic that would immediately create buy-in among it's readers: it isn't sticky. The Heath brothers hit the nail on the head that messages work best because they are simple, unexpected, concrete, credible, have emotion and are told with stories. Getting Things Done — the book — has hardly any of these elements, and one would think that the best way to describe how to implement the system would be to tell vivid success stories. Alas, there are hardly any. I'd argue that this makes all the difference.
Thus things stand. Is GTD a good system? Yes. Is the book particularly helpful? Maybe — if you've the patience and it's your thing, or perhaps if there were a seminar to accompany it. Otherwise, be prepared for something that reads like a manual, if not a shopping list.
But should you take the plunge, and feel the same way I do, remember my words: "Epic fail!"
Maybe the Pufferfish Ate It [The Internet Is Down] July 17, 2010Posted by Brian L. Belen in Show and Tell, Technology.
add a comment
Twitter has a fail whale. Meanwhile, URL-shortening service Bit.ly has…a pufferfish to blame when one of their links goes a little bit haywire.
"Maybe one of the pufferfish ate it." Well, he does look a little hungry…
[Confused about The Internet is Down? Then read my post on the whale.]
Why Nobody Likes You July 14, 2010Posted by Brian L. Belen in Ramblings, Show and Tell.
add a comment
Just because I feel a little mean today, I dedicate this to all the small-minded people I have ever met. For embodying those two traits so well, this one's for you.
(With deep admiration for Jessica Hagy's Webby-worthy work at Indexed. Is it obvious it's on my RSS pull list? I came up with this one on my own, though.)
Rework July 11, 2010Posted by Brian L. Belen in Books, Reviews, The Daily Grind.
add a comment
My copy of Rework has the subtitle "Change the Way You Work Forever". An audacious claim, to be sure, and one I feel authors Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson have fallen short of — but not for lack of trying.
It's an interesting enough book, suited to casual reading on a short airplane trip given its length and subject matter (I bought mine at the airport). Yet I hesitate to agree that it's as groundbreaking as some of its adherents say. Granted, some thoughts in the book caught my attention and put into perspective how we do things at the office. Notwithstanding this, I felt mostly lukewarm about Rework, finding it without nearly as much wit or insight to offer as its authors intended.
For some strange reason, it seems to me that Ignore Everybody is the book that Rework was trying to be but couldn't. Admittedly the comparison is unfair, but that was the thought going through my head while reading it.
Change This has a condensed version of the book in manifesto format. It's worth having a gander, and owing to its brevity may even be better than the book, particularly for those unsure about adding Rework to their shelves.
Life Is July 8, 2010Posted by Brian L. Belen in Ramblings, The Daily Grind.
add a comment
Life is good.
Life is hard.
Life is cruel.
Life is unfair.
Life is complicated.
Life is a mystery.
Life is messy.
Life is sweet.
Life is like a box of chocolates.
Life is about the journey, not the destination.
(Life is about the destination, too, actually.)
Life is what happens while you're making plans.
Life is what you make of it.
Life is a grand adventure.
Life is all the colors of the rainbow.
Life is a gift.
Life is fragile.
Life is delicate.
Life is precious.
Life is sacred.
Life is beautiful.
Life is.
The Big Short July 5, 2010Posted by Brian L. Belen in Books, Reviews.
add a comment
There were times while reading The Big Short that I'd find myself re-reading sections because I couldn't quickly grasp what was going on.
That's not to knock Michael Lewis' writing abilities. Quite the contrary, in fact: The Big Short brings Lewis around full circle to the Wall Street he left behind in Liar's Poker, albeit this time to narrate events surrounding the subprime crisis and financial meltdown of 2007. If anything is clear from this account of events, it's that the few who knew exactly what was going on were far outnumbered by those with wool pulled over their eyes, either by the complex nature of the financial instruments and transactions that brought Wall Street to its knees or the hubris and greed of brokers and analysts who thought they were too smart for their own good.
In that regard, The Big Short isn't a definitive account of the financial meltdown. In fact, I submit that it can't be, what with Lewis' choice to tell the story from the standpoint of a few boutique fund managers who happened to get it right (one of whom has both a glass eye and Asperger's — what are the odds?). But I would say that it is probably a representative account of how things went south for Wall Street so quickly, starting with irresponsible subprime lending, moving on to the creation of collateralized debt obligations and credit default swaps, and all with stamp of approval of credit rating agencies that, in retrospect, were the most clueless of all.
In his usual fashion, Lewis is up to the task of weaving all of these into a compelling yarn, albeit one that will occasionally give pause to those not entirely familiar with the technicalities of derivative finance. That is a good thing. The Big Short is easily must-read material, as much entertaining as it is an educational.


text:
Sandra Paola Lopez Ramirez
Sandra Paola López Ramírez (BFA EdM) is a dancemaker, improviser and performance activist. Her work is characterized by the investigation of complex issues such as relationship, gender, race, identity, awareness, kinesthetic listening and perception, and it has taken her through the US, Colombia, Brazil, Cyprus, France, Canada and Mexico. Since moving to the United States from her native Colombia in 2004, she has studied under renowned artist such as Kirstie Simson, Ruth Zaporah, Cynthia Oliver and Jennifer Monson and has developed her art practice to integrate her creative process and her cultural organizing efforts. Driven by her commitment to social justice, Sandra Paola co-founded and now directs in2improv – an organization empowering diverse populations through performance and improvisation in the US/Mexico border. She has taught widely in both formal and informal education settings and is currently dance faculty at the University of Texas at El Paso and a candidate in the MFA program in Interdisciplinary Arts at Goddard College.
Equal Justice 2017/2018
El Paso, TX USA


text:
I had an eventful day with my brother from another mother aka my roommate, Homer. We checked out Uniqlo for my first time, attempted to go to the Hello Kitty Cafe Truck, and ended the night at Milkhouse Brewery at Stillpoint Farm to check out his brother's band, Herb & Hanson.
It was pretty windy out and we already had a lot of things to do so we didn't stay long or take a lot of photos. The line wraps around, past that DSW and one woman said she had been waiting for 3 hours before finally reaching the truck. They started up at 10 AM and we got there between 1-2? I wasn't that impressed with the menu and actually expected more like maybe coffee and more treats so we didn't stay long.
After our failed attempt at getting some treats from the Hello Kitty Cafe Truck, we hiked over to Maryland to catch Herb & Hanson and try some new-to-me beers. My first initial reaction to bluegrass is generally, "no thank you." However, they're not bad, not bad at all. It was a fun set and I enjoyed being countryside. Kind of kicking myself for not bringing Tyler though since the brewery/farm was very dog-friendly and it was a nice day.
Check out Herb & Hanson on Spotify! 🙂


text:
Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item:
|An Object-Based Method for Mapping and Change Analysis in Mangrove Ecosystems
|CONCHEDDA Giulia; DURIEUX Laurent; MAYAUX Philippe
|ISPRS JOURNAL OF PHOTOGRAMMETRY AND REMOTE SENSING vol. 63 no. 5 p. 578-589
|Publication Year:
|Articles in periodicals and books
|Object-based methods for image analysis have the advantage of incorporating spatial context and mutual relationships between objects. Few studies have explored the application of object-based approaches to mangrove mapping. This research applied an object-based method to SPOT XS data to map the land cover in the mangrove ecosystem of Low Casamance, Senegal. In parallel, the object-based method was tested to analyse the changes in the mangrove area between 1986 and 2006. The object-based method for mangrove mapping applied a multi-resolution segmentation and implemented class-specific rules that incorporate spectral properties and relationships between image objects at different hierarchical levels. The object-based approach for change analysis conducted the segmentation on the multi-date composite of the 1986 and 2006 images and applied a nearest neighbour classifier. The object-based method clearly discriminated the different land cover classes within the mangrove ecosystem. The overall accuracy of the land cover classification was 86%, the overall kappa value was 0.83 and the user¿s accuracy of the ¿mangroves¿ class was higher than 97%. The estimated area of mangroves was 76,550 hectares in 2006. This result is an important update reference for mangrove studies in Senegal and the proposed method may represent a valid instrument for similar exercises in other regions. The image-to-image, object-based approach to change analysis clearly captured the fragmented and scattered pattern of change that prevails in the study area. The user¿s accuracy of the increase and decrease classes of transition produced results better than 85%. The overall accuracy, however, is lower due to the method¿s difficulties in detecting the small areas of change. To have conclusive evidence for the suitability of this method for change analysis of mangrove forest, this object-based approach should be tested in mangrove ecosystems where changes have different spatial patterns and modifications are more evident. Between 1986 and 2006, a small increase in the mangrove area was observed in Low Casamance. This was probably due to improved rainfall conditions after the droughts of the 1970s and 1980s. The pattern of change detected with the object-based approach corresponds to natural transitions and suggests that anthropogenic influence was limited.
|JRC Directorate:
|Sustainable Resources
Files in This Item:
There are no files associated with this item.
Items in repository are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.


text:
My name is Kat Euston aka KLEnails and I was one of the lucky ladies that Dina asked to guest blog whilst she takes some time off.
I have been doing my own nails for 3 years and over time I have begun to blog about what I use and the designs I create.
Dina asked if I could come up with a blog featuring some nail art. Obviously I wanted something amazing to wow you all, so I settled for a super holographic silver polish with some optical illusion stamping over the top.
Here is what I came up with.
So to start this design I began with a base of Color Club's infamous super linear holographic polish 'Harp On It'. This stunning silver holo is one of my favourite ever polishes. It has an amazing formula which requires only one good coat to create the perfect base. I would happily wear a holo polish every single day of my life but for some reason I do forget how awesome they are and I stop wearing it for a while before I dive back in and fall in love all over again.
I purchased this polish as part of a set on Live Love Polish, which sadly is no longer an option. However it is possible to buy individually for $10 but it is currently out of stock. That's the sign of a great polish! Keep your eyes peeled on the website which you can view here, for restock info.
I recently got my hands on the Uber Chic Optical Art Magic stamping plate. It's full of eye bending images that can create epic illusion themed art.
|Uber Chic - Op Art Magic stamping plate
For this design I used the 1st image on the second row. A twisty vortex! I had a feeling that over the super sparkle of the holographic base it would sit perfectly.
Now for most of us nail girls, we have our go to stamping set up.
For me; I find Mundo De Unas stamping polish and Bundle Monster's Monocle stamping set to be the best way to stamp. I like being able to see where I'm placing the image, which you can quite clearly through the end of the clear stamper. Plus MDU stamping polish has the consistency of tar. I never have a problem getting a good pick up when I am using this set up.
To purchase this polish, or any other MDU goodies please click here.
I love how this look came together. In direct light the holo is almost blinding. It would look fabulous in Summer when the sun finally makes an appearance!
A quick and simple design which any holo-sexual could be proud of.
Thank you all so much for taking the time to read my post. I hope you like what I have created. If you fancy checking out more of my work or maybe giving my blog a read the links are below.
Instagram: @klenails
Blog: KLEnails Wordpress


text:
Monday, April 10, 2017
Delaying a cbet
I'm dealt AcAx in mid position and raise to $15 in my weekly visit to the Horseshoe. I get a call from an older guy who has been very quiet up to the hand in question.
The flop comes Kx8c2c. I feel like I have no hope, heads up, of getting any value by cbetting here. I think there are very few hands he can have that can call a bet: Kings and club draws. Since he's been so quiet, I think he'll often show up with a pocket pair -- 22 - TT, maybe JJ, in this spot. Maybe he'll have a K: KJ, KQ, and maybe he'll have a club draw: KQ, KJ, QJ, QT, JT. Since I hold the Ac, there aren't too many club draws he can have, though, given his tight image. So, keeping to the title of the post, I check through.
Turn is Kc, and I haven't defined his hand yet. However, he leads into me for $10. Since I hold the Ac, and I'm a bit uncomfortable with the way the hand has played out (as this is an off-norm hand for me), I opt to call, ruling out folding and deciding against raising; I don't know where I am at this point. Paired board, 3 clubs...
River is a blank and he now leads for $25. I call and am shown QJcc. My mistake is in calling here, because what am I beating except for a bluff catcher? How often is my quiet opponent bluffing on a paired 3 club board? $25 into a $50 pot - I need to be right 33% of the time in order to break even; I don't think I'm anywhere near right enough to pay that price, but yet I did it anyway. Why? I'm married to AA and feel like I'm paying a cheap price to showdown. Correct; I am paying a "cheap" price to showdown, since I haven't fully represented my hand strength at any point. If I'm really taking a critical view, I suppose that's why I make the river call - I've underepped my hand the whole way. However, my opponent isn't really thinking about that; he's trying to get value from an opponent he views as trying to get to showdown cheaply. In retrospect, I should prefer to check rainbow boards more often to allow my opponent to pick up a draw on the turn, and bet two-tone boards more often to "charge for the draw."
Ironically, I think I lose less money on this hand played out the way above, vice the way I would "normally" play it: cbet the flop for $25, check through the turn and call a likely larger river bet since the pot is bigger by the river. However, I probably fold the river so maybe it costs me marginally less? I don't know; I'll continue to look for spots where I can underrep in theoretical way ahead / way behind situations.
2 comments:
- AnonymousApril 10, 2017 at 10:12 PM
a CBet is usually associated with a Semi Bluff or Bluff hand. A bet with a mad hand would be a protection bet.ReplyDelete
As you suggested the only hand that might call us would be a random King or a Flush Draw. For both these hands irrespective of my bet if the V loves his hand he would call. So, I am not sure I would delay a CBet in this case. There might be other situations, depending on tge board texture, where it might help.Replies
A cbet is associated with all of the above, including a value hand. Cbets can be for protection or for bluffs. However, since I've raised PF already, I've defined my hand to be in a ~20% range. If I cbet the flop, I think most under pairs shut down. By delaying the cbet until the turn, I felt it possible that a pocket pair may get sticky and I may get some value out of it. I think the whole thing backfired :-(.Delete
Blog Archive
- ▼ 2017 (22)
- ► 2016 (24)
- ► 2015 (32)
- ► 2014 (22)
- ► 2013 (71)
- ► 2012 (36)
- ► 2011 (95)
- ► 2010 (380)
- ► 2009 (265)


text:
One second.
That's how long it took Mike Garret to take out Sam Heron Saturday, possibly setting a new MMA world record for the fastest knockout.
[sharequote align="center"]"Wow. Unbelievable!"[/sharequote]
"Wow. Unbelievable!" the announcer exclaimed in apparent shock after the match came to a sudden end.
According to the Bleacher Report, the crowd was barely ready for the match to even begin, with people still making their way to seats.
WCMMA promoter Dave O'Donnell even had to come out and explain what happened to the perplexed audience.
"You have witnessed, people," he said. "One of the things I've never seen. One second! C'mon!"
The fight's exact time stamp has yet to be confirmed, however. The current record is reportedly two seconds.
Follow Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) on Twitter


text:
301 E E 2nd St Rushville IN
Vacant lot (two parcels) in town 2 blocks east of SR 3 on Indiana 44.
Directions to 301 E E 2nd St Rushville IN 46173:
More info about this property
Send me information
No spam. Ever.
Whites Realty
Andrea White
Andrea White
Office: 765-647-1922
Phone: 513-260-3724
Phone: 513-260-3724
The data relating to the real estate for sale on this web site comes in part from the Broker Reciprocity program of the Southeast Indiana Board of REALTORS®. Real estate listings held by brokerage firms other than Comey & Shepherd Realtors are marked with the Broker Reciprocity logo or Broker Reciprocity house icon. The properties displayed may not be all the properties available through Broker Reciprocity.


text:
Forever With You
Conklin's Trilogy #3.5 (standalone)
Brooke Page
Genre: Erotica/Contemporary Romance
Release Date: March 15, 2016
A secret that will test Tyler's limits.
Can this couple beat the odds once more?
Join Becca and Tyler on the honeymoon of a lifetime.
"Let me give you kisses."
She lifted a brow. Becca never believed me when I said her scent and taste turned me on more than anything. My hands found her wrists, traveling along her soft skin until I reached her biceps. I fluidly stood, pulling her completely upright with me. "You're my favorite flavor, Becca."
She blushed in response while I stepped completely free from my pants and boxer briefs then reached for Becca's hand to guide her to our room. Once we found the bed, I spun her in her beautiful gown one last time. She giggled from the action, and the sound of her happiness made my heart melt.
My hands grazed her shoulders, and I used one hand to pull her hair off her neck, exposing her in an intimate way. I massaged gently, making her groan and move her head to the side. I intensified the pressure, causing her to hum in gratitude as my other hand found the clasp of her dress.
The intricate beading disguised the zipper well. Moving my hand from her neck, I traced my other finger down with the zipper. I was expecting a fancy corset, but the sight of her golden skin fueled the pumping blood in my veins even more. The zipper went lower than I'd expected, revealing silk boy short panties, the zipper stopping at the curve of her behind.
The white dress pooled at her feet. I stared in awe at the beautiful woman who was all mine. Her head peeked over her shoulder catching my gaze. "You're the most beautiful woman I've ever seen," I whispered, still standing with my hands to my sides. "And you were right, I like this garter much better." The elastic was laced with silk, Mrs. Tyler Conklin written in script on the fabric. I felt primal and possessive seeing her branded with her new name, with my name.
She swiftly turned so she could face me, her hands finding the collar of my dress shirt. "I'm all yours," she reassured. My buttons were slowly being undone by her finely manicured hands. Those eyes bore into my chest, the lust clear as her breath released faster with each button. She pushed my shirt off, making me completely bare to her. "And you're all mine." Her voice was raspy and possessive, and I was so incredibly turned on.
I tilted my head to find her mouth, gently stroking her lips with mine. Her mouth was an open invitation for my tongue, gliding with hers. Once her hands clung to my hair, I pulled away, gently grabbing her wrists. "Lay down, my gorgeous bride," I commanded, motioning for her to step backward.
She compliantly obeyed, her body cautiously backing into the bed. She rested on her elbows, her confidence beaming as I took her in from head to toe. Her light brown curls fell gently to the tops of her luscious breasts. She thought they weren't big enough, but they were full and perky, her nipples delicate and pink and budded to the occasion.
Then my eyes found her stomach. She worked so hard for the tender definition, yet still had the most banging curves and ass on the planet. Her legs were closed, showing her modesty, but began to open slightly from watching where I was focusing. Damn, talk about bringing a man to his knees.
I grasped her ankles, pulling her to the end of the bed. She giggled again, and I couldn't help but sigh softly while kissing the inside of her thigh. Her giggles quickly faded, and I heard the bed creak as she squirmed.
Time to make my wife weak with pleasure.


text:
Analyzing IoT Device Performance - Extract from Ericsson Mobility Report November 2016
Documents • Nov 15, 2016 12:04 UTC
This co-written article, featured in the EMR November 2016, focuses on how predictive analysis of IoT devices and networks can improve operational performance. Telenor Connexion has with its ARTS solution combined real-time traffic monitoring with data analytics for IoT devices and networks to reduce the risk of network congestion and to improve quality of service.
Telenor ARTS - Instant Insights for Operational Excellence
Documents • Apr 27, 2016 11:30 UTC
Telenor ARTS (Advanced Real-time troubleshooting ToolSet) is a data analytics tool especially designed for IoT devices. ARTS provides unique, real-time insights into the global mobile networks and the connected devices, thereby empowering you to deliver a better end-user experience, improve your competitive position and increase revenues.


text:
Let me help you make consistent money with your creative talents.
I've learned first-hand (and I'll share the details) that, as an artist, you have a CHOICE:
1. WAIT for an agent, manager, record label, or American Idol to come along and save you, while you toil away in a day job you hate and numb yourself with alcohol, drugs, or Entourage reruns (and feel like Jane or Johnny Drama)
2. CONTROL your own career. MAKE your own mark. START getting paid to do the thing you love.
Which one sounds good to you?If it's #2, I can show you how.
Hi, I'm Ezina.
I'm an Entrepreneur, Author, Musician, Motivational Speaker, Mixed Media Artist, Philanthropist and Television host.
As a lifelong professional vocalist and musician with a business degree, I can help you create a viable business with your creativity. And, as someone who went from being put on the shelf to selling thousands of Books and CDs myself, I'm living proof that it's totally doable.
I'm passionate about helping creative people like you make money and miracles with their art. In fact, I want you to repeat after me:
No artist should be poor.
My Story
I started making music at 6. I had the lucky break (or so I thought) to get signed at 18. I'd just won the title of Miss Black USA, so the record company was happy to cash in and offer me a recording contract.
I headed into the studio with household-name producers. We recorded an album, one everyone in the studio said they loved. They sent it out to tastemakers, who loved it, too. "We're going to chart, we're going to the Grammys…"
Everyone pumped me up, and I thought, This is it. I've got a music career.
Meanwhile, a former Miss America was also making an album. I was Miss Black USA, she was Miss America, enough said. My label decided to push her record, and save mine for "next."
Next never happened.
The label shuffled me around to different handlers, then dropped me like a hot potato.
My life had been a whirlwind of pageant appearances, touring, photo ops, signing contracts, and celebrating. And now, it all came to a screeching halt.
Thinking I was done as an artist, I went to business school. After business school, I got that creative itch so I moved to New York to study opera at Juilliard.
The coursework was intense. I was miserable. I knew I HAD to make my songs. I had a whole crate full of songs I'd written and they needed to get out. I worked my corporate job by day, attended Juilliard at night, and started to save money. With enough saved, I went into the studio, recorded one song after another after another, till I had 10 songs.
Everything the label had promised to do, I did for myself: record release party, tv appearances, tours, press kits, one-sheets, radio promotion, sponsors, gear endorsements, clothing stylist, photo shoots, etc. I did it all ghetto style: trunk full of CDs, trunk full of white padded envelopes (this was pre-Internet, pre-PayPal).
I achieved what everyone said was impossible. I sold 100,000 CDs.
If I can do that, so can you.
So why'd I shift to coaching?
I'm sure that's what you're wondering. "If she's so good at making music and making a living from it, why not stick with that?"
I still love music. I still make it.
But it kills me to see artists struggle to make a living.
And, I had a series of wake up calls that let me know I HAD to help my fellow content creators.
After witnessing the devastation of the World Trade Center from my window, I decided that I had to help other artists thrive. The morning of the attacks I was on my way into the towers to work out in my gym, I couldn't go inside cause the building had been hit. Like everyone in NYC that day, I was sent home. That afternoon, I watched the buildings crumple from the window of my apartment. I couldn't cry. My tears were not flowing, but art was. It was flowing everywhere and from what seemed like every artist in NYC.
During this time the city was held together through art, music and community.
Through the grey haze that covered the city there was uplifting art, music, photographs, prose and poetry that had blossomed onto the streets and subways. Even the graffiti was out of this world gorgeous! I was so proud of the artists who put their work out there.
These images and sounds were healing people and I was struck by how powerful we all are when we share our artistic contributions with the world. We move the world forward by sharing our creativity.
Too many of my friends were overworked and underpaid and living the starving artist life. Too many artists are still shrinking and buying into the false belief of artistic suffering and living a life of lack. It's time to shine a spotlight on all of your gifts.
It's your time.
My epiphany began at the Wailing Wall in Israel and when I stepped into the Ganga Rivers in India, I came out a different person. My desire to be a harbinger of peace and joy became sealed in my soul.
My mission to lead artists to health and wealth was born.
I've helped countless musicians, singers, actresses, videographers, authors, fine artists, and healing artists to make money from their creations.
I said it at the top, and I'll say it again:
No artist should be poor.
If you create, I can help you make money.
No, you don't have to be a household name.
No, you don't have to have a pageant crown.
No, you don't have to already have an Instagram following in the millions.
Here are just a few samples of what you're about to learn...
Lesson OneFrom Side Hustle to Spotlight
- Designing your artist life
- Fine-tuning Your Elegant Artist Statement
- Defining your artist super powers
- Defining your audience
Lesson TwoArtist Marketing
- Bio Building- build a bio that sells
- Nailing your newsletter
- Social Media Messaging
- Wranging Your Website
Lesson ThreeBooking and Promotions
- Where to start
- Speaking the language
- Practice scripts
- Promotional packages
- Electronic Press kits
Lesson FourThe Sustainable Star Power
- Getting Out There
- Selling your talent
- Building your contact list
- Finding your customers
- Engaging your customers
Lesson FivePlanting Your Money Tree
- Staying Employable
- Earning Power- getting to six figures and beyond
- Managing your cash
- Planning for profits
- Reinvesting in your success
Lesson SixMastering New Online Markets
- Making Internet income
- Secret strategies for getting people to your website
- The easiest ways to get paid bookings
- Selling through Social Media
Lesson SevenDeveloping Multiple Streams of Income
- Picking your streams
- Planning your streams
- Creating your streams
- Marketing your streams
- Profiting from multiple streams
Lesson EightFinals Week
During this week we will focus on putting everything that you've learned together in a plan that works for you. We will streamline your blueprint so that you can use it over and over again.
By the end of Indie Artist Bootcamp, you'll walk away with:
Elegant Artist Statement
to introduce and promote yourself
Artist Page
that you're happy to post everywhere
Artist Marketing Manual
to use throughout your career
10 Different ways to monetize your artistry
30 Artist Messaging Memos
Your master list for social marketing
that makes you proud every time you see it
to build your legion of fans
Clarity & confidence in yourself and your art
Can this program really help you turn your hobby into your career?
Absolutely! I'm so confident that I'm going to reveal all the secrets to you for 30 days to try them out for yourself. If you go through the entire course, complete all of the homework and you aren't completely satisfied, I'll give you 100% of your money back.
Let's wrap this up. I've perfected a very indie artist money making blueprint system.
I really believe you can learn and use this system to give you the same income I'm currently bringing home. Everything you need to get started with this system is provided to you for less than the price of a festival ticket!
Consider this: If your life continues, in the same way, it's been going…
Will you actually be where you honestly want to be in life this same time next year?
How can you be certain you'll be any closer to the financial freedom you want?
Will your dreams, plans, and desires actually come to be your reality?
If you don't like your own answers to the above questions, I will help you take the steps to get you on the right path toward changing your financial situation forever.
If you plan on getting different results in your life, you obviously need to do something different than you've been doing.
Yes, you can keep dragging yourself out of bed to that meaningless, never-ending day job, putting in those miserable, long days at your job. Only to be able to do what you really want to on the weekends. Yes, you can keep hoping and praying that one day you'll somehow get ahead and make something substantial for yourself.
But why on earth would you bother putting yourself through all that?
Why not put a stop to all that misery right here and now. It's a matter of simply investing in yourself and finding out how easy it is to create more than one income stream. Learn all about mailbox money! With this time-tested, proven program in your hands, you'll begin to discover the real, genuine secrets to bringing in absolute wealth and freedom. Take a moment to think about this:
$597.00 is a painless drop in the bucket compared to the money you'd be missing out on if you choose not to get this course. Looking at it that way…
If you don't take action now while it is fresh in your mind, then when will you?
Get started with the Indie Artist Bootcamp right now!
Don't put this off – you're worth it.
Soon you can live life on your terms and this course will help you every step of the way.
Bonus #1
"40 Day Fan Finder"
How to Get More Visitors to your Site Now* Learn the Secrets to Writing Great Emails *Become an Expert on Giving Your Website Visitors Instant Gratification* Learn the Secrets of How the BIG WEBSITES Keep People Coming Back.
Bonus #2
"Booking Engagement Techniques"
50 Techniques How to help you explode your booking contact list in 90 days or less. Learn how to sign more deals and get more bookings.
Bonus #3
If you order TODAY
you'll also get another valuable audio series that will teach you how to create real lifelong streams of cash flow:
"50 Tips to Ignite Your Career" (a $35 value – yours free if you order before the deadline!)
In this audio, I personally outline the secret money making strategies that my students and I are using to build wealth!
Here's how to get started:
You get everything for a small one-time registration fee of just $597.00 Simply click the buy button below and you'll be taken to my totally secure order form.
You Get My 30 Day Money-Back Guarantee
Get access to virtual Bootcamp, 50 Tips to Ignite Your Career audio training, 2 Bonuses. Take the course and try it out… put my proven methods to the test. If you aren't satisfied with the results anytime within the next 30 days, you'll get 100% of your money back!
REMEMBER – I need your success story for my upcoming promotional tour so I have a VERY strong interest in making sure that this program works for you! That's why you're getting such a powerful guarantee.
All I ask is that you show me you tried my techniques as presented, and I'll give you your money back. I can't be any fairer than that.
The worst that can happen is you'll come out ahead of the game, with more information than you had before.
It gives you more control of personal and financial freedom than ever before.
Consider this: If your life continues in the same direction it is now…
*Will you honestly be where you really want to be one year from today?
*Will you honestly be any closer to financial freedom?
*Will you be manifesting your dreams?
If you don't like the answer you get… you must allow me to help you do something to change it.
For you to get different results in your life, you've got to do something different.
Sure, you can go ahead and punch the time clock, or keep putting in those 14-hour days at work. And you can hope and pray that "somehow" you'll get ahead.
But why put yourself through it all?
Why not invest in yourself – and learn how to create as many income streams as you desire? With this program in your hands, you'll discover the real secrets to generating true wealth and personal freedom. Think about this:
$597.00 is a painless drop in the bucket compared to the money you'd be missing out on if you choose not to get this course. Looking at it that way…
If you don't take action now while it is fresh in your mind, then - when will you?
Register now for your Indie Artist Bootcamp Virtual Study Course
Don't put this off – you're worth it.
Soon you can live life on your terms – and I will help you along the way. The worst that can happen is you'll come out with more powerful information than you had before.
READY to take your creative career into your own hands?
Click here to start now.
Buy Now $ 597.00


text:
Category / Branding / Graphic Design
The Greats: Paul Rand
"Design is so simple, that's why it is so complicated." – Paul Rand Paul Rand was considered the greatest graphic designer to have lived. He was known for his forward thinking and his ability to combine both form and function, simply. Rand was one of the first american commercial artists to embrace and practice…
Premier League: The New Look
A new bold, vibrant and clean face lift. The Premier League have had a shake up on their brand identity, and it has for sure paid off. Design Studio and Robin Brand Consultants have come together to create the face of the legendary lion. Their task was to create something that is relevant, modern and…
The Brand Digest | IKEA
Welcome to The Brand Digest, this is an internal Elixir project where we explore the reasoning behind a brand and how they communicate their brand values. Founded in 1943, by Ingvak Kamprad when he was just 17 years old. The name IKEA comes from taking his initials with the initials of where he grew up,…


text:
Out of Stock
5 Rating (0 Customer Reviews)
Model Number: ZX-GAS-5A
This is the Lotus 2-Eleven 1:10 2Speed 4WD Nitro RTR RC Car. The Car comes ready to run with pre-installed servos and a 2ch radio. The car has a Solid Aluminum Chassis! The car is 100% assembled and ready to race right out of the box. The car is 90% part compatibility with other brands such as Traxxas, HPI and etc. You can change the body kit into Skyline, Mustang, Viper and more! You can upgrade/modify the engine. You can also add new tires, suspension and more! Comes with full feature sticker decals such as grill, windows, lights, fenders, and detailing. So what are you waiting for? Get the Lotus 2-Eleven 1:10 2Speed 4WD Nitro RTR RC Car today!
- Front and Rear Bearing Differentials
- Pull Start engine
- 4 Wheel Drive System
- No-Flex Chassis Design For Better Performance
- Aluminum Upper Plate and Chassis(2mm)
- Oil-Filled Shock Absorber
- Disc Brake System
- Front Universal Joint Shaft
- High Traction Radial Tires
- Servo Saver Linkage System
- Ready To Run
- Assembled Chassis w/Radio
- Lotus 2-Eleven 1:10 2Speed 4WD Nitro RTR RC Car
- Length: 14.96& (380mm)
- Width: 7.87& (200mm)
- Wheelbase: 10.24& (260mm)
- Tread (F/R): 7.56& (192mm)
- Wheel Diameter (F/R): 2.60&x1.02& (66x 26mm)
- Ground Clearance: 0.31& (8mm)
- Gear Ratio: (H)5.78:1 (L)8.24:1
- Weight: 3.53 lb (1600g)
- Engine: 15CXP - .18 Engine
For questions regarding this product please email our friendly customer service team.
Call our Customer Service at 818-675-9000 if you find a lower price on any of our items we'll match it.*
Need Help? Call our Customer Service Team at 818-675-9000. They can help with any questions you may have.
- Your Stuff
- Your Account
- Order Status
- Wish List
- #HobbyTronFan
- Giveaways
- Customer Service
- Contact Us
- Order Status
- Policies
- Testimonials
- Learn
- Blog
- Learning Center
- HobbyTron.com
- Daily Deals
- Coupons
- Affiliate Program
- Wholesale
- Site Map


text: Most leadership literature stems from and focuses on the private sector, emphasizing personal qualities that bind leaders and followers to a shared purpose. As the authors of New Public Leadership argue, if these shared purposes do not build trust and legitimacy in public institutions, such traditional leadership tropes fall short of the standard demanded by contemporary public servants. For twenty years the authors have been developing a leadership education and training framework specifically designed to encourage public service professionals to 'lead from where they sit.' This book presents that comprehensive, integrated, and practical leadership framework, grounded in the uniqueness of public legal missions, culture, history, and values.


text:
Hospitals are an example of non-profit entities controlled by the government. They are part of a group of entities that include Municipalities, Universities, Schools, and Hospitals (MUSH). These entities are funded in part by the government and are also responsible for securing additional funding to operate. This fundraising is often done via a foundation, which means many public institutions are also registered charities.
In Ontario, hospitals are legislated by the Ministry of Health and Long-term Care, and are required by the Public Hospitals Act to provide "financial reports and returns" which are publicly accessible.
Unlike publicly traded for-profit companies, however, there is no public database of MUSH filings available in Ontario. To find an annual report or audited financial statements from a hospital or other publicly controlled institution, use a Google Advanced Search.
Gerstein Science Information Centre
9 King's College Circle
Toronto, ON, M5S 1A5
About web accessibility. Tell us about a web accessibility problem.
About online privacy and data collection.
© University of Toronto. All rights reserved.


text:
Become an Ageless Living Sales Rep
You've been waiting for the perfect opportunity, and it's finally arrived…
There is no better time to get involved in this monumental 50 billion dollar industry. Currently, there is enormous forecasted growth in the anti-aging and skin care industries, and growing demand for quality skin care that is safe and gentle. By 2021, it is expected that the skincare industry will be worth 135 billion, at a growth rate of 3.81%.
A piece of that 135 billion could be yours.
Backed by a product that is endorsed by physicians and pharmacists, a product that has been carefully formulated with natural and safe ingredients, and is proven to be gentle and effective, you can rest easy knowing that you have selected a brand and a product that will truly stand the test of time.
Part of the Ageless Living philosophy is support. We strive to ensure our reps have the latest knowledge, the best products, and a simple, yet effective approach to skin care. We are proud to be with you every step of the way, because we know that our success is because of you.
We welcome you to be an essential part of the Ageless Living vision: How we care for ourselves has the power to shape, and change our mind, body, and spirit.
If you would like more information about becoming a sales representative for Ageless Living Skin MD and what it involves please email firstname.lastname@example.com.


text:
In a move deemed strange and irresponsible, a member of the Kuwait Volleyball Association and Head of the organizing committee of Kuwait Volleyball Association Championship Mohammad Al-Ansari denied the Under-15 volleyball team of Kuwait Sporting Club the honor of winning the championship cup by storming out of Yarmouk Sports Hall with the cup and the gold medals for the winning team.
This team had won the finals after defeating Al-Qadsiya team with a set score of 3/1. Kazema team came in third place.
After the Under-15 volleyball teams of Qadsiya and Kazema clubs were honored with their medals, and the first three players of the Under-15 volleyball team of Kuwait Sporting Club were given their gold medals, Al-Ansari decided to storm out of the hall with the rest of the gold medals and the cup, leaving the teams and the huge crowd of spectators shocked. Such an incident is unprecedented.
The board of Kuwait Volleyball Association is planning to take necessary action against Al-Ansari for his irresponsible, reckless and unacceptable action.