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Undergraduate Programs
The Faculty of Engineering at Lakehead University – Thunder Bay campus offers Bachelor of Engineering Degree programs, with a Diploma in Engineering Technology, in Chemical, Civil, Electrical, Mechanical and Software Engineering. The Bachelor of Engineering Degree programs offered at the Thunder Bay Campus are accredited by the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB). Lakehead University – Thunder Bay has the only Faculty of Engineering in Canada where you can earn a Bachelor of Engineering Degree AND an Engineering Technology Diploma in four years!
BEng, with Diploma in Engineering Technology, in
- Chemical Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Software Engineering
Studying engineering at Lakehead gives you an unconventional opportunity to gain the skills required by employers. The unique combination of BEng degree with a Diploma in Engineering Technology from Lakehead University produces graduates with hands-on experience and theoretical knowledge critical to success. Uniqueness, quality and reputation, that's why these specially designed undergraduate programs attract students from Victoria to St. John's, as well as international students! When you choose engineering at Lakehead, you are assured to receive a quality education. We invite you personally to contact the Faculty of Engineering; we want to help you plan your future!
Lakehead University's unique undergraduate engineering programs at the Thunder Bay campus are illustrated here. Students can enter the first year of the Bachelor of Engineering degree programs directly from high school, or if additional academic preparation is required, by successfully completing the Common Year in Applied Science. The unique structure of Lakehead's Engineering programs permits students to complete the requirements of the Engineering Technology Diploma in their respective field by the end of the second year of the Bachelor of Engineering program. A Bachelor of Engineering degree in Chemical, Civil, Electrical, Mechanical or Software Engineering can be earned in two more years of study. A co-op education/internship option is also available.
The special design of the 4-year Bachelor of Engineering degrees at the Lakehead University Thunder Bay campus enables qualified engineering technology graduates from accredited Canadian technology programs to enter the BEng program after completing post-diploma transition courses offered in the summer session prior to third year. The Summer Transition program, offered in July and August, is designed to assist qualified engineering technologists make the transition to university studies. See the College Transfer Program for more information about our engineering post-diploma programs.
Earn a Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical) from Lakehead University with Advanced Diploma (Electrical Engineering Technology) from Georgian College through the Lakehead-Georgian Partnership.
The BEng (Electrical Engineering)* Lakehead-Georgian Partnership by Lakehead University and Georgian College offers an integrated Bachelor of Engineering Degree and Electrical Engineering Technology Advanced Diploma. Offered at the Georgian College Barrie campus, students will complete both a degree and a diploma in 4 years.
* Graduates of the Lakehead-Georgian Partnership will be awarded a Lakehead University Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) degree. In addition, the Lakehead-Georgian partnership program will seek accreditation with the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB) when the initial cohort reaches year-4 per the standard CEAB process that is used for all Lakehead BEng programs.
For more information about our undergraduate programs
- Chemical Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Electrical Engineering – Thunder bay
- Electrical Engineering – Lakehead-Georgian Partnership
- Mechanical Engineering
- Software Engineering
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I guess it's entirely possible that the folks at Glenfiddich won't be exactly thrilled with my calling their new, premium-tier Glenfiddich "Age of Discovery" Bourbon Cask Scotch, "elegant". This is whiskey, after all. Whiskey – even the more upscale, refined, connoisseur-grade stuff that is single-malt Scotch – is a manly quaff; a thing which is supposed to bite back, to some degree, and even to have the odd rough edge as a flattering personality trait. As the author – not the baseball player – David Justice once wrote, "I mulled over what he had told me as I savored the Scotch. Not bad, really — like a beer that's been in a brawl." And say what you want to about the Scots, they know a thing or two about a brawl.
But not all Scotches are created equal, any more than a rot-gut saloon well pour Bourbon is equal to a Knob Creek or a Blanton's. The basic Glenfiddich, the 12 Year Old, is one of those omnipresent bar-back wallpaper bottles that tends to disappear as your Scotch tastes evolve. Along with Glenlivet, Glenfiddich is the one Scotch you're gonna find, even if the bar has no other Scotch. And I have to admit to having gotten to that point of obliviousness as regards the 12 Year Old…and then something happens, the bar maybe has no trendy Scotches, and you're left with ordering a Glenfiddich. And you think, "Well, bugger me. Why don't I drink this stuff more often?"
So, as makers of fine whiskey go, Glenfiddich has all the bona fides you need, and you'd assume that a new, thoughtful, experimental edition would be pretty freakin' good…and you'd be right.
This is the first time that the honorable folks at Dufftown have labelled a whiskey as "Bourbon Cask", which is fast becoming one of the great cliches in all of the beverage world. A majority of Scotch distilleries, in fact, use American Bourbon barrels… but they don't talk a lot about it. Everything from beer to ginger ale to Kombucha is Bourbon Cask aged, these days. I even know one adventurous winemaker who's thinking about a Bourbon Barrel Cabernet. Using barrels permeated with other beverages is, of course, not new to Scotland. Distilleries in Scotland routinely and deliciously barrel in Rum, Brandy, Madeira, Port, and other odd spirits and/or woods. They seem particularly infatuated with Madeira, for whatever reason, and even the occasional Sherry barrel pops up. These are far enough removed from the essence of Scotch, I suspect, that they don't beg unseemly comparisons. But, for the Scots, copping to aging in a Kentucky or Tennessee Bourbon barrel is something of a grudging admission that there may, indeed, be something going on in a Bourbon bottle that isn't in a wee dram o' Scotch…which is basically unthinkable.
This whiskey is totally about Subtlety. That may not be a very manly aspect but it sure does taste great when encountered. This pale-yellow, achingly-fragrant Scotch spent nineteen years in those barrels., which were once-used and very wet when they arrived off the boat from America, leaving the Bourbon flavors insistent but transparent enough to let the oak shine through like a beam of sunshine. I've done my own unthinkable thing before (since I'm a compulsive tinkerer) and mixed a bit o' Scotch with a dollop of Bourbon, just to see if it would explode…or I would. Neither happened, thank God, but it was a revelation: Scotch and Bourbon taste pretty good together. Here, the sweeter. more assertive Bourbon sings back-up. It offers up a mellow harmony to the peaty, malty, minerally Scotch, with the amazing barrel character providing a warm, vanilla-tinged familiarity that anchors the whole.
It took me almost two full minutes to figure this whiskey out. On my third tiny sip, it dawned on me that everything I had thought I wasn't finding in it was there but it wasn't shouted through a bullhorn, as in 80% of the whiskeys I taste, but murmured the way a lover might whisper endearments. (Or maybe sex talk.) The heather, peat, earth, and alcohol are couched in one of the smoothest and most crazy-drinkable textures I've ever found. The burn, which many whiskey drinkers see as a major virtue of a great Scotch, is so immensely civilized and comfortable that it almost has no precedent in anything I've tasted. Caramel, vanilla bean, a whisper of cardamon, sweet heather, various herbs, white raisins, pencil shavings, limestone, and a haunting, fleeting intimation of something like coconut or marshmallow come across the palate almost completely unmasked by alcohol but the scale is different from most Scotch. Nothing here is dominant – not even the Bourbon cask! – but everything is distinct and bell-clear.
This is the very definition of "glorious". It's assertive but in a completely understated way. It amply rewards contemplation or even the sort of critical dissection that writer geeks like me perform upon it but is lovely just sipped absently, while immersed in conversation. All that said, this is NOT a Cheap Date. It's gonna run ya somewhere north of $150 a bottle and, I'm betting, upwards of $35 a bar shot. In case you're wondering – or thinking about showing up at my house with a shot glass and a puppy dog expression – the folks at their US PR firm did not send me a full-size bottle. It arrived in a hotel bar-sized mini-bottle, about two+ solid and absurdly-delicious ounces. My darlin' DomPartner got a small taste and I wallowed shamelessly in the rest. Only two times in my parsimonious existence have I ever spent more than a C-Note on a beverage and I have no regrets about either. This stuff is presently and very strongly tempting me to go out and do it again.
But if you're flush and carry that foggy, melancholy gene that sends your soul off wandering the moors in search of the soul of auld Scotland, this is a bottle you cannot miss.


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Restored Pianos:
- Have a superior tone compared to most modern pianos
- Mostly were hand-made
- Have more elegant cabinets, more beautiful veneers – sometimes with intricate engravings
- They hold their value better than new pianos
- are NOT made with chip-board or 'MDF' board, nor do they have any plastic components
- Many have real Ivory key-tops
- Were built by craftsmen using solid, seasoned wood to a high standard and thus have a life expectancy of 80-100 years before the need for restoration
New Pianos:
- The majority are mass-produced in assembly-line style factories.
In order to keep manufacturing costs down, the quality of parts used varies, kilns are used to artificially 'season' wooden parts and even soundboards can be made out of multi-laminated wood
- Cabinets are usually quite plain and lack character.
- They lose their value quicker, compared to traditional pianos.


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The dispute between Mississippi's largest health insurance carrier and the company that owns ten hospitals in the state is hitting a new level. Hospitals say they will not make patients pay higher rates now that they are no longer in the carrier's network.
Starting this week, insurance provider Blue Cross Blue Shield has officially taken the ten Mississippi hospitals owned by Hospital Management Associates off its network of providers because of an ongoing contract dispute.
Typically, that means patients who are insured by blue cross would have to pay higher out of pocket costs.
However, Sherry Pitts, who is the CEO of HMA owned Woman's hospital in Jackson, says the company has decided to pay the extra costs rather than pass it on to consumers.
"We will be taking on additional costs and we are committed to not penalizing the patients that choose to have their services here. Hopefully at some point we can come to a resolution with Blue Cross if they would entertain conversation with us," Pitts said.
Its not clear how much extra the decision will cost the hospital but it could be substantial since Blue Cross provides health insurance for for more than half the private insurance market.
The two companies are at an impasse over how much Blue Cross should pay for medical procedures, with the hospital claiming rates are too low.
Blue Cross is declining to comment on an on going legal dispute but has previously said that HMA is driving up costs because it is a for-profit company.
Dwayne Blaylock, who runs another HMA hospital, River Oaks, thinks the insurance company is playing hardball at the expense of consumers.
"The options for their care are very confusing. Patients have called with questions about continuity of care. Blue Cross is forcing their subscribers to have to choose new doctors by doing this," Blaylock said.
Blaylock says he intends to cover the high cost for the foreseeable future.
It is not clear how long that could before the two companies resolve their differences.


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The Zentangle Method is a simple to understand, fun art form that is created with pen and pencil using simple repetitive patterns. The resulting tangle is often quite surprising because, unlike many other art forms, no preplanning or background in art is required, yet the result looks quite complex.
Zentangle was created by Rick Roberts and Maria Thomas and is a trademark of Zentangle, Inc. To learn even more about Zentangle, please read more here on my site or visit zentangle.com. Thank you.


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Did you know that scientists aren't even sure how many people are affected by sickle cell anemia in the world right now? Most people don't realize that one of the most frequently identified hereditary conditions is in fact sickle cell anemia.
While we don't know exactly how many people suffer from this difficult condition, we do know that it's at least millions. Those living in Southwest Asia, the Mediterranean countries, Africa, and India are most at risk.
Coming to Grips with Sickle Cell Anemia
Sickle cell anemia is a common version of the sickle cell disease, as you might guess. The most important and peculiar characteristic that defines this disease is a crescent shape found in red blood cells.
A red blood cell isn't supposed to be crescent-shaped. Instead, it supposed to be round and flattish, allowing transportation through membranes with tight gaps, which are common throughout the body's circulatory system.
It is this crescent-shaped or sickle shaped character as well as a rigidity that is responsible for all of the problems that go along with sickle cell disease.
What Causes Sickle Cell Disease?
The cause of sickle cell disease is a gene mutation. Specifically, it is the gene that responsible for hemoglobin production.
Hemoglobin, an important protein found in red blood cells, attaches itself to oxygen molecules to help transport them around the body.
The mutation that causes sickle cell disease is a mutation involved in the production of the shape of red blood cells, resulting in the misshapen, rigid, sickle shaped design that is responsible for the problems that come with this difficult condition.
At the end of the day, the problem that is found with this condition is that of factors involved in causing a difficulty adjusting when the weather is cold, some occasional bouts of dizziness, and a lack of energy.
Diagnosis is actually extremely easy, and most cases of the disease are already detected by the time the baby is born. That said, to know for sure, a doctor will prescribe a blood test diagnosis that will determine precisely whether or not the patient carries the sickle cell abnormality and thus will suffer from effects associated with the disease.
A Solution and a Problem
If you understand more about sickle cell disease, it may not be too surprising to know that case density is greatest in areas where prevalence of malaria is to be found.
You see, the odd shape of red blood cells for individuals with sickle cell disease actually works to repel the spread of malaria throughout the body. Hence, over an even illusionary timeline, sickle cell disease has actually evolved as a defense in areas where malaria is particularly common in individuals are likely to be exposed to it.
In such places, having sickle cell disease actually decreases one's chances of death, thereby increasing one's chances of survival and eventual reproduction. This is why the disease has gained traction in certain areas of the world.
How Can CBD Help?
While there are no absolute treatments for sickle cell disease, cannabis and CBD have appeared to make a positive difference in both coping and managing the process that one must endure as a sufferer of sickle cell anemia.
CBD works to aid in the functionality of the immune system as well is the nervous system, thus treating many of the symptoms that are most often experienced by those with this terrible disease.
Source: https://factsaboutcbd.org/treatment-option-for-cbd-and-sickle-cell-anemia-2619.html


text: Welcome to the Scottish skiing and snowboarding forecasts and snow reports here on Netweather. Just select the mountain of your choice from the menu below to view the latest. If you're looking for ski and snowboard resorts in the Alps, or further afield, take a look at our worldwide ski forecasts here.


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EDITORIAL: Intensify efforts to combat autism
The rate for childhood autism in the U.S. has risen to a stunning one in 68, according to statistics released last week by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In New Jersey the rate is even higher — one in 45. And the rate is four times higher among boys than girls.
What's going on here? Why has Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) become a worldwide pandemic? Why is the incidence growing? In 1980, only three out of 10,000 children were diagnosed with the condition. While heightened awareness and earlier diagnosis may account for some of the rise in autism cases, experts agree that is only a part of the reason.
Research has shown that autism seems to have its origins in very early brain development. However, the most obvious signs of autism emerge between 2 and 3 years of age. Much of the research has centered around exploring tiny gene mutations and finding pre-diagnosis markers of autism.
The problem has, at long last, captured the attention it deserves at both the state and federal levels. But given the magnitude of the problem, the heartache and toll it takes on parents of the autistic, and the costs of providing families with alternatives for children moving into adulthood, the efforts must be intensified. More must be done to solve the mysteries of this ever-growing disease and to expand the services needed to help families cope.
In 2012, the total National Institutes of Health budget was $30.86 billion. Only $169 million went directly to autism research — 0.55 percent of total NIH funding. Far more research money is required.
Gov. Chris Christie has included in his proposed 2015 budget $135 million for the Department of Health's Early Intervention System, which provides early identification and referral, service coordination, evaluation/assessment, and developmental early intervention services for children from birth to 3 with developmental delays and disabilities, including autism.
On the federal level, Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., has been one of the leading voices in Washington on the autism issue. He is seeking additional funding for the Combating Autism Reauthorization Act. In 2011, it provided $22 million for the Developmental Disabilities Surveillance and Research Program, $48 million for autism education, early detection and intervention, and $161 million for hundreds of research grants at the National Institutes of Health.
About 50,000 autistic children reach adulthood every year. Currently, fewer than half of transitioning youth are participating in either secondary education or employment within two years after leaving high school. To help address the problem, U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., last year introduced the Assistance in Gaining Experience, Independence and Navigation (AGE-IN) Act.
Young adults with autism spectrum disorders who turn 21 "age out" and are no longer eligible for school-based support services. The current Combating Autism Act does provide grants to research transition planning and housing. But that is only a modest first step.
The sad state of affairs for these young adults and their families can have devastating consequences. Lacking meaningful support networks, the world into which these young adults are thrown can be a nightmare. This often leads to the youth regressing from the social, behavioral, educational and emotional progress made during their time in school.
Smith says he is confident his bill to renew autism funding will pass. It is needed, he said, "not just for children and adults with autism but for their families who are in great need of respite care."
Autism is a national health crisis, with New Jersey bearing a disproportionate number of cases. More resources directed to research may bring comfort and assistance to untold numbers of children and their families.
Autism manifests itself differently in each child. Some of the symptoms are barely perceptible to outsiders. Some children are profoundly disabled by it and unable to communicate. But for every child with autism, there are parents hoping for breakthroughs in treatment and the best for their children's future. They deserve all the support — financial and emotional — they can get.


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Finalist, Seafood Champion Award Vision Category
Over the past 15 years, commercial fisherman Bren Smith has created one of the world's first multispecies 3D ocean farms. Three years ago, Bren launched the nonprofit GreenWave, a program within Real Good Fish that helps underemployed fishers become ocean farmers by adopting his open-source, easily replicable model.
GreenWave's model of ocean farming restores, rather than depletes, our ocean ecosystems. A single acre of 3D ocean farm filters millions of gallons of seawater every day, creates habitats for hundreds of wild species, and absorbs the excess carbon and nitrogen that are threatening our seas with acidification and oxygen-depleted dead zones.
The infrastructure is simple: seaweed, scallops and mussels grow on floating ropes, stacked above oyster and clam cages below. Each acre has the capacity to grow 20 tons of sea vegetables and 250,000 shellfish producing food, fertilizers, animal feeds, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, biofuels and much more.
Meanwhile, this farming model is designed to require zero inputs, meaning it does not require any fresh water, fertilizer or pesticides, making it the most sustainable form of food production on the planet.
The model is now an open source blueprint for what the future of our oceans and coastal economies can look like through the creation of a blue-green economy. Each "reef" has 25 small-scale ocean farms, a land-based hatchery and processing hub, and a network of large-scale institutional buyers and entrepreneurs developing value-added products.
These reefs can be replicated every 200 miles up and down coastlines. Bren and GreenWave have built a near-complete reef in Southern New England and have plans to expand to the West Coast and globally in the near future. "We envision a day when there are thousands of restorative ocean farms on coasts around the world contributing food, fertilizers, energy and jobs to local economies, while saving our oceans—and ourselves," says Bren.
The farm startup program is currently supporting 11 farms growing seaweed, with an expected 10 new farms coming online next year. "Momentum is building," says Bren. "GreenWave now has a waitlist to start farms in every coastal state in the U.S. and in over 20 countries."


text: Memorial ceremonies held at locations hit by attackers French citizen Omar Ismail Mostefai identified using detached finger found in Bataclan Greek authorities confirm passport found near one attacker belonged to a person it registered as a refugee in October German authorities suggest link between arrest made last week and attacks in Paris on Friday People have gathered across France as the country marks its second day of mourning following coordinated attacks claimed by ISIL that killed at least 129 people in Paris. Mourners lit candles and laid flowers on Sunday at the locations of the attacks across the capital, standing in silence as police investigators elsewhere in the country launched a search for the attackers' accomplices. Stepping up their hunt for information, authorities found several AK47 assault rifles in the back of an abandoned SEAT car in an eastern suburb of Paris. Witnesses said the car, found in Montreuil, was used by attackers at multiple locations on Friday night, the AFP news agency said. When and where the attacks happened in Paris Earlier, French police identified Omar Ismail Mostefai, a 29-year-old Paris native, as one of the attackers. Mostefai's detached finger was found overnight at the Bataclan concert hall, the scene of the bloodiest attack. The French citizen had been known to police for his alleged links to armed groups but had not been previously linked to violent activities. Police are also holding six of the man's relatives. French authorities believe the attacks were planned abroad by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group, but have not yet confirmed the identities of others involved. Belgian authorities, however, said that two of the attackers who died were Frenchmen who had lived in Brussels. In Belgium, police said they have arrested seven people over their alleged links to the attacks and investigators have found that two cars used in the operation were rented in Belgium, they added. ISIL purportedly claimed responsibility for the attacks shortly after the incident but has also not revealed the identities of the attackers. Investigators in France, Belgium, Greece and Germany are trying to identify all seven attackers and their accomplices. Witnesses said some of the attackers arrived in a car carrying Belgian plates. Greek authorities have also confirmed that a man who died in the attacks with a Syrian passport found next to him had registered as a refugee on the island of Leros in October. Police said the passport had been found near the body of one of the attackers. Inside Story: How should France deal with the aftermath? German police arrested a man on November 5 after machine guns, hand guns and explosives were found in his vehicle during a routine check on a motorway. Horst Seehofer, Bavaria's state premier, said there was reason to believe he had links to the attackers, and that the case "shows how important it is for us to have some clarity on who is in our country". The attacks have intensified debate on Europe's response to the refugee crisis. Marie Le Pen, the leader of France's far-right National Front party, has called for a tightening of the country's borders. Al Jazeera's David Chater reporting from Paris on Sunday, said security services will be concentrating on how the perpetrators were able to get themselves and their ammunition into France without being noticed. "The intelligence services will be looking at the blind spots in their system that allowed ISIL to get through their net - exactly where did they get their weapons, how did they get their ammunition, and has the Schengen system made the whole of Western Europe vulnerable." The attacks have also led to an outpouring of solidarity among France's allies, with thousands attending marches and memorials outside French embassies and consulates across the world. Mourning in Paris as authorities continue massive probe SOURCE: Al Jazeera And Agencies Europe France


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I just hit 350 likes on my Facebook author page!!!
Like I promised here is the teaser for my novel Awaken. Don't forget to like on Goodreads!!
Awaken Teaser
Austin shut and locked the door while I stood out in the open, chills prickled down my neck. I didn't move my head, only my eyes searching for anything out of the ordinary. I came up with nothing. The wind picked up a little, sending tiny strands of hair in my face, startling me. In the silence of the night, with only the wind rustling through the trees, my mind was running away from me. I couldn't break away from this fear of the unknown.
Austin put his arm around my shoulders and pulled me in tight. The house was about fifty feet away and the further we got from the truck, the more hurried I became, speeding up, trying to get out of this unprotected forest and into an enclosed building where I hoped to feel a little bit safer. Austin locked me to his side. I would've run if I could, but I didn't want to separate myself from him, not out here.
"I don't see anything," Austin tried to reassure me.
Then a crack came from our left, making us both jump and stop suddenly. Austin squeezed me tighter.
Breathing heavily, I whispered, "I know you heard that."
"Yep," he whispered back. He stood still, frozen like me, either waiting to hear something that would explain it, or for another sound that might send us bolting to the house. The row of cars parked along the driveway made it difficult to see into the forest.
"Do you see anything now?" I asked.
"No," he whispered.
I looked up into the trees and there they were again, those two white eyes staring down at us.


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I'm climbing onto the vegan wagon
Hi one and all. I just joined VegWeb and am looking forward to becoming a fulltime vegan. I'm easing in as my dh isn't willing to play with me. I have to cook two meals. Right now I'm cooking just one and adding a chunk of meat to his. My hardest part is giving up eggs. I've been an eggaholic all my life. I'm down to just a couple of times a week. I eat vegan about 80 % of the time.
I love to cook and it's a good thing as being vegan means cooking a lot. I'm also a writer. I have one novel published, a new one coming out in Sept. and another being shopped by my agent right now. I'm starting another this week. I'm also a photographer and an avid golfer.
I'm looking forward to hanging out with all of you. Cheers, LadyJ2
Welcome, LadyJ2! Going vegan will be the best decision you ever make, and we hope VegWeb will provide all the resources you need to make it easy and delicious. Thanks so much for introducing yourself!
Welcome LadyJ2. I also cook for a mixed family and that is what caused me to look at vegan recipies. Two meals is bad enough but I have an ovo-lacto veggie daughter who loves her cheese and I am lactose intolerant so I can not eat some of her foods. The more I eat veg*n, the less I want meat. I can tell you that I found things here that everyone at least tolerates if not actually likes and a few that are true winners. that is amazing in my house. Welcome to the adventure.


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The Revelation Timeline Is a Layered War Manual
Messiah's Apocalyptic Vision is a war manual, which is layered and coded with symbols, to hide the message from the enemy.
Many people say that Revelation is chronological, and they are right; but it has four chronological layers whose fulfillment spans from when it was written until Jesus returns.
When you read the chapters of Revelation it's difficult to get the whole picture, but when the four layers are all overlapped onto the timeline, they all fit together and explain the apocalyptic vision.
Here's how the chapters of Revelation are layered.
In Revelation 2-3, our Lord is speaking to seven church eras which have spanned from when John wrote the vision until Jesus returns, so the Seven Churches of Revelation study will show you how they have been fulfilled along the timeline.
In Revelation 12-13, our Lord gives sweeping overviews of three phases of the Rome beast (the Roman Empire > The Roman Catholic Church > The Jesuits of Rome) that His followers have had to face from when John wrote the vision until Jesus returns, so the details of those chapters will overlay the timeline.
In Revelation 17-18, our Lord helps John see how Satan has reigned through seven phases (heads) of the Roman beast; how the Roman Catholic Church is the eighth head, the Harlot of Babylon, the false Church; and how the Jesuits are using the Vatican to gather the world under their power, and then they will desolate the Harlot.
The seven Seals, the sealing of the 144,000, the seven Trumpet judgments, the Little Book, the Two Witnesses, the seven Bowl judgments, the Battle of Armageddon, the New World Order, and Jesus returning in victory, overlay the historical timeline.
Here's a graphic that shows the layers of Revelation and how when overlaid on top of each other, convey the whole story.
Here is link to the above one page graphic that summarizes the fulfillment of Revelation, which you can save and print (in landscape mode):
Remember that John wrote the Revelation while the Roman Empire was in power, so he couldn't just come out and point to them in the Apocalyptic visions.
To hide the message from the Romans, and from undiscerning people, he used the layers and symbols, which will be explained in the studies.
John understood Daniel's prophecy visions, and he built on them to reveal the apocalyptic vision, so to understand Revelation, you need to understand the prophecies in Daniel.
Here is a video of a webinar teaching of mine that shows the basics of the Revelation fulfillment layers.
Here is a PDF of the Bible Prophecy Made Easy study that I reference in this video.
Here is a one page graphic that summarizes the fulfillment of Revelation. I recommend printing it out in landscape mode, so that it's as big as possible, so you can reference it which watching the video.
David Nikao Wilcoxson
Next Study: The Beasts Of Daniel 2 and Daniel 7
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- November 9, 2019 at 5:51 am
You just said in the beginning of the video that you are easily confused! Some speaking in the background and you ask to mute mike
How do we now trust a man that is easily confused?
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Studio Tour: Brett Bara
Photos by Maxwell Tielman
One of the best parts about our neighborhood (Greenpoint, Brooklyn) becoming slightly more popular is that some truly awesome people from Manhattan have been inspired to make the move here. One of those amazing people is crafter, knitter and all-around talented designer extraordinaire, Brett Bara. Brett has been blogging, crafting and writing for a long time, and we've been fortunate to have her at the helm of our Sewing 101 column for the past three years. Yesterday we had the pleasure of visiting her new apartment in Greenpoint to check out her incredible crafting studio and her adorable cat, Fifi, and to interview her about her upcoming craft camp and what she's been working on lately. From her toolbox favorites to what inspires her these days, Brett's answers are full of great ideas and tips for crafters and craft-fans alike. I hope you'll enjoy reading the interview as much as we enjoyed writing it. Thanks so much to Brett for having us all in her home yesterday! xo, grace
*Brett is hosting an amazing Brooklyn Craft Camp on March 16th. Be sure to check it out and sign up! It's a full day of DIY workshops (knitting, terrariums, embroidery, macrame, print-making, nail art and more). We'll definitely be there.
Design*Sponge: What are your craft room essentials? What sort of creative objects can you not live without?
Brett Bara: Fabric, yarn, embroidery floss, thread, paper, paint. When it comes to things I couldn't live without, it's all about my tools — my sewing machine, collection of knitting needles, power drill, paint brushes, good scissors. As long as you have tools, you can make something out of anything!
Design*Sponge: What do you do to make your workspace an enriching and inspiring place to be?
Brett Bara: I feel the most creative potential when there is space to work and when I have easy access to my supplies. So I try to keep my work surfaces clear (which definitely doesn't always happen, but I try!), and it really helps to have a lot of shallow drawers where I can stash tools and materials. Nothing kills my creative mojo like the dread of having to dig for things or fight for space to spread out.
Image above: I use a picture frame ledge to hold spools of thread. It's the perfect shallow shelf for keeping all the colors visible and easy to grab.
More of Brett's studio after the jump . . .
Image above: Crochet-covered rocks designed by Margaret Oomen. These were a leftover sample from my previous day job as editor of a crochet magazine.
Design*Sponge: What sorts of things are inspiring you right now? Where do you look for inspiration?
Brett Bara: I get inspired by whatever is happening in my life, so it really changes all the time, depending on what I'm up to. For the past year and a half, I've been fixing up my apartment, so I've been really inspired to learn how to install light fixtures and restore furniture. In general, I really just like to look at the world around me for inspiration. Whenever I'm out in the city, I constantly see things in stores and think, "I could make that myself," and then I get obsessed with the idea of a new project, and I'm off!
Design*Sponge: When do you feel the most creative?
Brett Bara: When I have a very particular need for something specific. Whether my goal is to fix up a spot in my home or to finally have the perfect winter coat, when there's something that I want, and I want it to be just right, I usually get fired up to try to make it myself.
Design*Sponge: What do you do to keep yourself, your space and your time organized?
Brett Bara: I have given up on the idea of ever being completely organized, I think! And I try not to beat myself up about it. I try to keep my things loosely grouped by categories, but I don't get too crazy about it. I've learned to let go of trying to get it all perfect and be okay with good enough.
Image above: I made the woven paper basket for one of my Sewing 101 columns on Design*Sponge, and I use it all the time to hold my knitting! That accordion-like structure is a yarn swift, used to wind hanks of yarn into balls. It's a handy tool, but I think it's quite beautiful in a sculptural way, too.
Image above: One side of my sewing table plus my shelves of (way too many) craft books . . . including my book, Sewing in a Straight Line (Potter Craft, 2011)!
Image above: Specialty presser feet for my sewing machine, paintbrushes, more knitting needles in a whiskey box, paint and glitter!
Image above: My dad picks up vintage knitting needles for me whenever he sees them at flea markets; a defunct vintage birdcage music box; washi tape.
Image above: Happy little plant and a plush bird sewn by my mom. (Put a bird on it!)
Image above: The Ikea Alex unit is seriously the best thing ever for crafters; those drawers are the best! Mine has an ever-rotating group of supplies and objects on top.
Image above: Logo mockups for my next project, which I'm very excited about: Brooklyn Craft Camp! It's a full-day event I'm organizing in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, this coming March, where you can take lots of different craft classes (learn to knit, make terrariums, make jewelry, do macrame, embroider, do print-making, nail art and more!), plus eat good local food, socialize and just have a day to get away and be crafty!
Image above: My jam-packed bookcase, including a crochet afghan in progress, a basket of vintage frames I've been meaning to do something with and several handbags (on the doorknob) that I made for an online class I teach (How to Design Your Own Handbags) on Craftsy.
Above image: My sewing machines are among my most treasured possessions. On the left is a Baby Lock serger and the right is my beloved Bernina 440.
Design*Sponge: How to you combat creative blocks?
Brett Bara: This is a tough one. Usually the surefire way for me to break through a creative block is to have a deadline — if I need to get it done, I will! In cases where deadlines aren't applicable, I try not to force it; if I'm feeling blocked in any particular area, I try to recognize the block and just walk away. A day when I'm not feeling creative in sewing can turn out to be a great day for, say, baking an amazing cake . . . but chances are if I try to force myself to sit there and sew, nothing will come. So I try to just go with the flow, when my schedule allows!
Design*Sponge: What are your go-to sources for craft supplies?
Brett Bara: I love the NYC garment district, especially Mood Fabrics and Pacific Trimming. Purl SoHo and City Quilter are also favorites.
Design*Sponge: We live in such a mass-produced, buy-it-now society where everything is either a click or a short drive away. Why should people continue to make things by hand?
Brett Bara: For me, there are two reasons. The first is very much about the process of making things, not the end result. Sure, you can buy a scarf for next to nothing. But the process of picking out a scrumptious yarn, holding it in your hands and knitting with it for hours or days — that's a whole different experience. There's nothing like being quiet with yourself and doing a creative project with your own hands. It just feels good, and I truly believe it's something that we all need as humans. The second reason IS about the end result. I love being able to make things that are exactly the way I want them to be. Whether it's the perfect little floating nightstands for my tiny bedroom, wall art that's just the right size for that weird wall or fingerless gloves that are the perfect length for my 3/4-sleeve winter coat — you usually just can't find super-specific things in ready-made. So why settle for something that's not quite right when you can make the perfect thing yourself?
Above image: That furry little muppet is my kitty, Fifi. Behind us is my Marimekko-papered entryway, and to the right is a peek of my pink living room walls.


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On the Objectivity of Values
30 April, 2012 14 Comments
(This is an adaptation of something I wrote in Swedish many years ago.)
Ludwig von Mises (and the "Austrian" school in general) have what they call a "subjective theory of values"; while Objectivism holds that values are as objective as any other form of cognition. (To be precise, it holds that values can and should be objective; there is such a thing as holding irrational or mistaken values.) This looks like a total clash between Objectivism and "Austrianism"; "never the twain shall meet". But is this really so? Or is this merely a semantic or terminological difference?
Why do the "Austrians" call their theory subjective? One obvious reason is that they reject the notion that value is somehow "inherent" in the objects. No object is valuable "in itself"; they acquire value only in relation to a valuing subject. Also, values vary from person to person; and for the same person, they also vary from time to time. (For example, if I value an ice-cream on a hot summer's day, it does not mean that I would value that ice-cream in the middle of the winter.)
Also, if values did not vary from person to person, no exchange would be possible. For example, the very fact that I buy an ice-cream for, say, $1 means that at that moment I value the ice-cream over the $1 bill, while the ice-cream vendor values the $1 bill over the ice-cream. If this were not so, no exchange would take place.
But the only thing that is subjective about this is that the object are valuated in relation to a subject and that it is the subject that makes the valuation. (I discussed this at some length in Objectivism versus "Austrian" Economics on Value.) And it should be noted that all cognition, from perception and upwards, is a matter of an interaction between an object and a subject: There is always something that is known and somebody who knows it. To quote Ayn Rand (via John Galt):
Existence exists – and the act of grasping that statement implies two corollary axioms: that something exists which one perceives and that one exists possessing consciousness, consciousness being the faculty of perceiving that which exists. (Emphasis added.)
If somebody argues that all knowledge is subjective, merely because there is a subject involved, he might as well say that all knowledge is objective, merely because there is an object involved. And I think most people grasp this with regard to the physical sciences, but they don't grasp it with regard to value theory or morality in general.
I once made up an example to demonstrate how values are objective: Imagine two persons meeting in the middle of a desert, with no oasis in sight. One of them is about to starve to death, but he has a bottle of water left. The other one is about to thirst to death, but he has a loaf of bread left. The stage is set for an exchange. And the exchange takes place simply because the starving man values the loaf of bread over his bottle of water, and the thirsting man values the bottle of water over his loaf of bread. The exchange takes place precisely because their values, in that particular moment, differ.
But does this mean that their respective valuations are "merely subjective"? No: it is an objective fact that a man cannot go without food or water for very long before he dies. So that the two persons' valuations differ does not mean that they are subjective; they are perfectly objective.
You may say that this is an unrealistic example, since this situation rarely, if ever, occurs. In normal life, we are seldom lost in the middle of some desert; much less then under those odd circumstances.
But the principle is equally applicable to the mundane example of buying an ice-cream. You buy the ice-cream and part with your $1 bill, because the sun is hot and you know the ice-cream will quench your thirst; the ice-cream vendor parts with his ice-cream and accepts your $1 bill, because that's what he does to earn a living. There is nothing subjective about the sun being hot, nor about the necessity to earn one's living.
Now, I have used a lot of words to explain something that should be fairly self-evident. I hope you get my point.


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Stunning spring and summer outfits from Continental Collections were on display at a charity fashion show at Bromsgrove Rugby Club, helping to raise a total of £1,060 for the NSPCC.
The Barnt Green boutique had been asked to put on the show by the Bromsgrove Committee of the NSPCC, which organises regular events for the charity – the figure on this occasion was the highest ever raised by the group.
As well as enjoying a luncheon, guests had an advance viewing of the latest evening gowns, prom dresses, wedding outfits and daywear by labels including John Charles, Frank Usher, Kelsey Rose, Attire and Dusk.
The models were all customers of Continental Collections, with a real variety of ages and sizes showing off the clothes to their best advantage.
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There are fifty different cards in this set which feature one of the following 1965 coins embedded onto the card: nickel, dime, quarter, and half dollar. The nickel cards are serially numbered to 15 copies each, dime cards are serially numbered to 10 copies each, quarter cards are serially numbered to 5 copies each, and half dollar cards are serially numbered one of one. The player selection is very strong and features Buster Posey, Ernie Banks, Mike Trout, Roberto Clemente, and Sandy Koufax as well as hot rookies of Billy Hamilton and Gerrit Cole.
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2014 Topps Heritage 1965 Mint Checklist
65M-AK Al Kaline (Detroit Tigers)
65M-AM Andrew McCutchen (Pittsburgh Pirates)
65M-AP Albert Pujols (Angels)
65M-BH Billy Hamilton (Cincinnati Reds)
65M-BP Buster Posey (San Francisco Giants)
65M-CD Chris Davis (Baltimore Orioles)
65M-CG Carlos Gonzalez (Colorado Rockies)
65M-CK Clayton Kershaw (Los Angeles Dodgers)
65M-CS CC Sabathia (New York Yankees)
65M-CSA Chris Sale (Chicago White Sox)
65M-DJ Derek Jeter (New York Yankees)
65M-DO David Ortiz (Boston Red Sox)
65M-DW David Wright (New York Mets)
65M-EB Ernie Banks (Chicago Cubs)
65M-FH Felix Hernandez (Seattle Mariners)
65M-FR Frank Robinson (Cincinnati Reds)
65M-GC Gerrit Cole (Pittsburgh Pirates)
65M-GS Giancarlo Stanton (Miami Marlins)
65M-HA Hank Aaron (Milwaukee Braves)
65M-HK Harmon Killebrew (Minnesota Twins)
65M-JB Jay Bruce (Cincinnati Reds)
65M-JF Jose Fernandez (Miami Marlins)
65M-JM Juan Marichal (San Francisco Giants)
65M-JU Justin Upton (Atlanta Braves)
65M-JV Joey Votto (Cincinnati Reds)
65M-JVE Justin Verlander (Detroit Tigers)
65M-LB Lou Brock (St. Louis Cardinals)
65M-MH Matt Harvey (New York Mets)
65M-MK Matt Kemp (Los Angeles Dodgers)
65M-MM Manny Machado (Baltimore Orioles)
65M-MR Mariano Rivera (New York Yankees)
65M-MS Max Scherzer (Detroit Tigers)
65M-MT Mike Trout (Angels)
65M-MW Maury Wills (Los Angeles Dodgers)
65M-MWA Michael Wacha (St. Louis Cardinals)
65M-OC Orlando Cepeda (San Francisco Giants)
65M-PF Prince Fielder (Detroit Tigers)
65M-PG Paul Goldschmidt (Arizona Diamondbacks)
65M-RC Roberto Clemente (Pittsburgh Pirates)
65M-RCA Robinson Cano (New York Yankees)
65M-SK S Koufax (Los Angeles Dodgers)
65M-SS Stephen Strasburg (Washington Nationals)
65M-TW Taijuan Walker (Seattle Mariners)
65M-WF Whitey Ford (New York Yankees)
65M-WM Wil Myers (Tampa Bay Rays)
65M-WMA Willie Mays (San Francisco Giants)
65M-XB Xander Bogaerts (Boston Red Sox)
65M-YB Yogi Berra (New York Mets)
65M-YD Yu Darvish (Texas Rangers)
65M-YP Yasiel Puig (Los Angeles Dodgers)


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WE never know what we are capable of until we are put to the test. I never thought I could survive without my kids, but SURVIVE, I did! Never give up when the going gets tough … you have to make sacrifices if you want to accomplish anything in life – when you are faced with hardships in life, you need to dig deep down within and find the resources to propel you forward. It is remarkable that we do not know what we are capable of until we are put to the test.
There will be many times when you feel like you have nothing left and there is no purpose in going on, DO NOT LOSE FOCUS. If you children are the light at the end of your tunnel, then use that as your guiding force. Let that thought and that purpose occupy your mind and your soul – let them be the reason for waking up every day!!
And when they finally join you and you hear one of them say,
"I will not let my mother's sacrifice be in vain,"
It will all be worth it a million times over. The most rewarding part about all of this is to be able to look back and say, I did this and I survived!!


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The idea of Samiksha evolved because of a deep felt need for greater interaction between the industry and academic community so as to decipher what shape business would take in the new millennium. This is a step towards integration of theory and practice through better communication between the industry and management students.
The Samiksha series has covered in depth, all the spheres of Management like Marketing, Finance, Human Resource Management, Operations, Supply Chain Management and Information Technology. Sharing of knowledge by the corporate captains helps students to widen the horizon of their learning process. We made a humble beginning with the Samiksha series "strategies for the next millennium" under which ten panel discussions were organized. The previous panel discussions in this series have received tremendous support from the students and the Corporate Sector. Some themes for these discussions were:
1. Marketing Strategies for the Fuzzy Times Ahead
2. Management Consultancy: On the learning Curve
3. Financial Intermediaries - Poised for a Paradigm Shift
4. Logistics: The new weapon in the corporate arsenal
5. E-Valuation: Bricks' Envy, Clicks' Pride!
6. BPO: Big Promising Opportunity
7. Services Marketing
8. SCM: Survival in Competitive Markets
The current theme - "Looking beyond the Millennium" focuses on forces that would be instrumental in shaping the businesses in future. There is a fundamental shift in the business environment. Customer focused operations; long term vision and use of information technology as the enabler are the new paradigms. This calls for the companies to re-evaluate their strategies and adopt the industry best practices to be competitive at the global level. Continuing with the proud tradition of earlier Samikshas, 18th August, 2006 witnessed yet another edition of Samiksha. This time the topic was "Retail in India - Formats and Strategies". As always we had some distinguished panelists, who gave insightful talks on the topic. The panel consisted of:
· Mr Gibson G.Vedamani, CEO, Retailers Association of India
· Mr Pinaki Ranjan Mishra, E&Y Consultancy
· Mr Nimish Shah, VP,RPG Retail
The proceedings started off with fifteen minutes presentation on the topic by each of the panelists. These presentations highlighted the complete working and other nitty-gritties of the retail industry.They stressed upon the pace at which retail industry has developed, the latest changes taking place in the Indian market and its future prospects. Mr Gibson G. Vadamani the moderator for the dicussion set the stage for a eventful discussion by briefing us about the various revolutions which are taking place in organized retail like destination retailing, entry of multinationals through franchise route, increasing significance of apparel formats. The speakers blessed the audience with the knowledge of key retail fomats like cash & carry, hypermarket, departmental stores, single market,super markets,Convenience stores,single price denominations.He also informed the audience about the major players in Indian Organised Retail like pantaloons, shoppers stop,Trent,RPG,Pyramid etc and their penetration in Indian market.
This Samiksha, in keeping with its earlier tradition, provided a lot of interaction between the corporate world and management students. It emerged from the discussion that the Retail Industry provides a plethora of opportunities of growth and development for both individuals and Retail .


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Clergy who usually wear dog collars in public are being advised by a safety group to take them off when they are on their own, in order to reduce the risk of being attacked. But others believe security consciousness should not undermine the character of Christian service.
The group concerned, National Churchwatch, which provides personal safety and security advice for UK churches and churchworkers, claims that clergy identifiable as such are attacked more often than professions such as GPs and probation officers.
The organisation's spokesperson Nick Tolson told BBC Radio 4's Sunday programme this morning (7 October 2007) that all clergy should consider the advice, including well-known figures such as the Archbishop of Canterbury.
Mr Tolson declared: "When they are on their own, and when they are off duty - for example when they are doing their shopping in Tesco on their own - there is no need for them to wear their dog collars.
He continued: "All that does is to attract people who see the dog collars, and if they are motivated towards violence, it puts them [clergy] in a very difficult situation."
National Churchwatch also says that most police forces do not specifically record crime against places of worship, and that they ought to do so. Attacks on synagogues, mosques and churches have increased in recent years.
Churchwatch says that crime against churches continues to be a problem, and there is "plenty we can do to help reduce it" through security arrangements.
However, other Christians are concerned that a pre-occuppation with safety should not undermine the self-giving and risk-taking nature of ministry itself.
"Taking sensible precautions is one thing", a priest who wished to remain anonymous told Ekklesia. "But hiding your identity, permanently locking your church, and abandoning your calling to face vulnerability for the sake of other people and the Gospel is not what being a clergyperson is about, in my view."
She added: "Churchwatch no doubt has some sensible things to say, but those of us involved in pastoral ministry are not stupid. Common sense not anxiety is what is needed."
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School Events
Tzu Chi Elementary School invites families and friends of students to attend our schoolwide events. We have many exciting events for our community and are very lucky to have so many dedicated volunteers, teachers, staff, and students to help us make each event special!
October - Halloween Celebration
We begin the celebration with a costume parade by our students. As our students walk around the courtyard, parents can snap photos of their students and their costumed classmates! Afterwards, students break up into groups with their friends across grade levels to check in at different play booths. We have the ever popular Cake Walk, where students who stop at a lucky number are able to get a tasty treat from our dessert table. We have the crafting station where students can make cute ornaments or magnets. We have face painting, a photo booth, a bean toss ladder, and other games! It is a family friendly event that parents and kids enjoy.
November - Thanksgiving Celebration
Food addicts will love the Tzu Chi Thanksgiving Celebration! Parents bring homecooked meals or catered food to a schoolwide feast. We encourage families to bring their own utensils and plates to stay green and some containers to bring any leftover food home.
December - Winter Celebration
Students make gifts for family and friends, which they give out on the day of our celebration.
February 2017 - Chinese New Year Celebration
Students from TCES and the preschool perform songs for family and friends.
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You know when you make a quick toile from whatever nutty fabric you have lying around and end up loving it just as it is? I think this is one of my favourite makes EVER and it was just meant to be a practice!
As I'm sure you can tell by that unique bodice, this is the Centaurée, the newest pattern from Deer & Doe. I couldn't resist it after seeing so many pretty ones popping up after the sewalong. So many opportunities for fun print placement and colour blocking – some things I've been really keen to explore more.
With such an unusual bodice, making a toile is a must. For mine I used some crazy large-scale jewel-printed fabric that I've had hanging around for ages. It was from Ikea many moons ago but I couldn't convince Josh to let me use it for curtains (can't imagine why). Its home-decor weight and rough canvas texture means it's definitely not a dressmaking fabric, but you know what: I really love the effect of it on the Centaurée! The fractured print across the seams looks really cool and I think the stiffer fabric gives it some nice structure. I used 'proper' construction and finishing techniques rather than just basting it all together, so it's definitely a wearable toile.
Plus I was surprised to find that the toile fitted me nearly perfectly straight off the bat! D&D apparently design for my exact body shape and bust size which is good to know. It was just a bit too big all round so I sewed the side seams with a larger seam allowance and shaved about 1.5cm off the bodice back. Next time I may just size one down all over as I still have a little bit of wrinkling at the sides.
I decided to criss-cross my straps over in the back to complement the front seams, and I've stitched down across the intersections to make them stay in place. Love how this turned out.
The construction is fascinating and clever, with the upper diagonal seams curved to give the bust some space rather like a princess seam (the sewalong has some tips on how to adjust for a bigger or smaller bust). Yet it's very quick to make up and not difficult – you just want to take a bit of time to make sure the star-shaped front seams all match up nicely and to stitch the bias binding trim accurately.
Talking of binding, the instructions have a brilliant foolproof technique for getting a nice mitred point at the centre front – if this sloppy sewist can get it that neat, anyone can! I love how the straps are a continuation of the binding, so very easy to sew and adjust the length to suit.
Lining is not included as part of the instructions, but I lined my bodice with my favourite stretch mesh. The stretch means I didn't bother piecing it: I just pinned the constructed outer bodice directly onto my mesh and cut around it. If I was using a woven for the lining I'd make a direct copy of the outer and baste them together. I think I would always line the bodice because the seams wouldn't feel that nice against the skin.
It closes with a side zip – not my neatest, and i only had a regular zip to hand instead of the recommended invisible, but it does the job.
Gratuitous cat cuddle photo, dawww. Now that I know the Centaurée fit is a winner, I can see me churning out a good few of these for summer. The next one will definitely use my Graham Coxon Liberty print, probably with a contrast panel or two of matching grey crepe so it's not pale all over. I've been photoshopping to get an idea of how I could block it and can't decide which I like best – what do you think?
I had a lovely day in my Centauree in sunny London today. First I took a necklace making workshop with Tatty Devine on board a vintage London bus. As you do! I think my necklace colours were subliminally inspired by my dress. It will look great with a grey tee, as well. (Thanks to fellow attendee Karen for this photo.)
The whole of Regent Street was taken over with vintage and new buses to celebrate TFL's Year of the Bus. There was even a bus stop entirely made of Lego. So cool.
Then I met Kathryn and Julia at the Fashion and Textile Museum in Bermondsey to look at the current show of Mexican textiles, which focuses on the 'rebozo', a traditional Mexican woven shawl. It was great – colourful and inspiring. I hope to visit Mexico later this year so fingers crossed for more international fabric shopping :)


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Date: Monday, April 18, 2016 at 4:24 PM
Subject: New Name. Same Person.
Good afternoon!
I have an important (and some may say overdue) announcement to make.
I am a transgender woman. Two years ago, I made the decision to come out and begin transitioning. This process has had its high points and lows, but I want to say that this next personal milestone would not have been possible without the love and support from all of you.
I'm happy to share that my name has been legally changed to Aubri ('Bri' for short). I also would kindly ask that everyone please refer to me using feminine (she/her/hers) pronouns going forward. I understand that habits can be hard to break, but I genuinely appreciate your every effort.
This announcement may come as a surprise to some people. If you have any questions, I am more than happy to sit down and chat in person or by e-mail. I'm also happy to provide other resources if you have additional questions.
Thank you to everyone for your love and support!
Let me let you in on a little secret. Writing out my coming out letter was easy. I had penned drafts in my head for years. I had mulled over my words while falling asleep at night, I had edited imaginary letters on my commute to work, I had time to reread and refine my thoughts and ideas while I waited in countless clinic waiting rooms. So, when it was time to actually put pen to paper, typing up the note was easy. The hard part was hitting 'send'.
Coming out isn't easy. According to the National Center for Transgender Equality, more than one in four transgender people have lost a job, been denied a job, or denied a promotion due to their gender identity. More than three-fourths have experienced some form of workplace discrimination. 16 states have lobbied to the Supreme Court for the right to fire people who are transgender. And the unemployment rate for transgender people is over three times the national average. Beyond the personal risks of losing friends and family, coming out comes with the professional risk of losing one's job. It comes with the risk of losing health coverage. It comes with the risk of career suicide.
That's why, on that sunny Monday afternoon two and a half years ago, I hesitated. I know I'm extraordinarily lucky – my manager supported me in my transition from the very beginning. My team was loving and accepting, and the folks who I had confided in had already showed that they were willing to support me in every way I needed. Even still, I hesitated before hitting 'send'.
When I fired off that note, I held my breath. Then the responses started coming in. My colleagues responded with nothing but love. From across the country – Boston, Chicago, San Francisco, and everywhere in-between, they sent me their love and affirmation. My team in New York responded with the same. Our facilities manager even responded and promised to make sure that the name tag on my desk would be updated the very next day. In many ways, coming out at Digitas was one of the most affirming and positive moments in my career. I'm lucky that my workplace coming out story has a good ending. But I'm also keenly aware that my story is far too rare in my community
October 11th marks the 30th anniversary of National Coming Out Day. Coming out is difficult. It's frightening. It's full of risk. But it's also a powerful statement. It's a way to shout "I exist. I'm not the boogeyman that politicians paint me to be. I'm not the villain of your story. I'm a normal human being, just like you. "
Coming out has given me the power and privilege to advocate for change. Since that day, I've had the opportunity to speak in offices across the country. I've presented in front of hundreds onstage at the historic Hammerstein Ballroom in NYC. I've had the opportunity to talk to my heroes, like Janet Mock and Indya Moore. Behind the scenes, I've been able to help educate colleagues and mentor students, suggest policy and edit language. Coming out and telling my story has given me the power to drive change. And hopefully, we're making things better for us all.
On the 30th anniversary of Coming Out Day, we take the time to honor and celebrate all who have come out. I'd also like to thank those who catch us when we leap out of our closets. To my team, my colleagues, my friends, thank you.


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Infertility is defined as the failure to conceive after one year of having regular unprotected intercourse. For couples who have already managed to conceive in the past infertility is definied as failure to conceive after 6 months of having regular unprotected intercourse. The World Health Organisation estimates that 1 in 6 couples are affected by subfertility; some believe this number to be higher.
Infertility can result from male, female, or combined factors and in approximately 15% of the cases infertility remains unexplained. Male causes of infertility include sexual disfunction, sperm abnormalities, azoospermia (no sperm in the ejaculate) or the presence of anti-sperm antibodies. Female infertility factors include lack of ovulation due to PCOS or other causes, endometriosis, tubal blockage and polycystic ovaries. Genetic disorders and chromosome abnormalities can also result in infertility. A woman's age is the most significant factor affecting the chances of success.
In the past 30 years, over 3 million babies have been born thanks to Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART). In Europe, ART is responsible for over 2% of births every year.