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Andy Crittenden
|Owner, Chief Instructor & Chief Examiner of ACMAC Martial Arts Schools
6th Degree Black Belt in Multi Skilled Martial Arts
Holds Black Belts in Tae Kwon Do, Kick Boxing, SDF Modern Street Combat, Superfoot System, Eskrima & Ju-Jitsu
Martial Arts Illustrated Hall of Fame Inductee 2012
Chief Referee of Revolution Tournaments
Executive Member of WKKC England
3x UK Instructor of the Year (1999, 2000 & 2013)
MAI UK Top School Owner Award 2014
Head Coach of Team ACMAC Inspire & trainer of World, European & British Champions
Chief Welfare Officer of ACMAC Martial Arts
Andy started training in the Martial Arts in 1987, training in Tae Kwon Do with British, European & World Champion Kim Stones 7th Dan. Still with Kim Andy took up Kick Boxing and Kenpo Karate achieving Dan Grades in all 3 styles.
In 2000 Andy started training in SDF Self Defence with Dave Turton 10th Dan along with Ju-Jitsu and Eskrima. This was the start of Andy's Evolution as a Martial Artist. Andy then went on to train in Mixed Martial Arts, Boxing, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Jeet Kune Do, Cobra FMA and Submission Grappling.
This lead to Andy deciding to start his own style Multi Skilled Martial Arts coinciding with the 20th Anniversary of training in the Martial Arts. At the birth of this new system Andy held Dan Grades in Tae Kwon Do, Kick Boxing, SDF Self Defence & Kenpo Karate as well as grades in other Arts.
Andy currently holds the following grades.
|6th Degree Black Belt
|Multi Skilled Martial Arts
(All Styles Martial Arts Association
6th Degree Black Belt
|Superfoot System
|(Bill "Superfoot" Wallace)
|6th Degree Black Belt
|Kick Boxing
|(Andrew Morrell CMAA)
|5th Degree Black Belt
|SDF Modern Street Combat
|(Dave Turton SDF)
|5th Degree Black Belt
|Tae Kwon Do
|(All Styles Martial Arts Association)
|1st Degree Black Belt
|(Matt Hunter CMAA)
|Black Level & Instructor
|(Dave Irwin)
|Level 2 Trainer
|Catch as Catch Can Wrestling
|(Billy Robinson - Scientific Wrestling)
|Advanced Instructor
|Serrada Escrima
|(Mark Wiley)
Andy started training to be an Instructor at the age of 15, he went onto become a Full Time Instructor at Kim Stones Academy when he left school aged 17. Andy worked for Kim Stones for 5 years when he left he had the title of Manager & Master Instructor of Kim's main school in Doncaster. Whilst there Andy was awarded UK Instructor of the Year 1999 (UK version) and UK Instructor of the Year 2000 (International version) by the Educational Funding Company and the title of Professor in 2001 and Master Instructor in 2002 by Black Belt Schools International. Andy was one of the first people to achieve the level of Master's Level Self Defence Instructor with the Self Defence Federation as well as being one of the only people to be given Lifetime Membership to the SDF.
Andy puts a great emphasis on training high quality Instructors and this is one of the reasons ACMAC has such a strong Instructor Team and has now expanded to 6 Academies in Doncaster.
Andy has won 1st, 2nd & 3rd places in World, European & British Championships competing in Point Sparring, Light Continuous, Submission Grappling, Mixed Martial Arts, Self Defence, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Sport Sword, Weapon Fighting & Korean Patterns. Most recently winning the 2013 WTKA/WKA World & European Championships..
As well as competing himself Andy has trained National Champions in Mixed Martial Arts, Full Contact Kick Boxing, Point Fighting, Light Continuous Kick Boxing, Korean Patterns, Sport Weapons, Weapon Forms, Freestyle Forms & Submission Grappling and has even coached and trained competitors for the 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012 & 2013 World Championships. In 2011 Team ACMAC came back with its first World Champions. The pinacle achievement in the Sport side of Martial Arts. Andy is also a Nationally respected Referee and Judge, he is the Chief Referee for WTKA GB & Revolution Tournaments and is an "A" Class Referee with the CMAA and has served as a Judge for Cage Warriors & Ultimate Force MMA Shows.
Andy's main Instructor's and Influences have been Dave Turton & Kim Stones. Dave Turton has not only trained Andy in his SDF Systems but opened his eyes to other styles too. As well as supporting him and ACMAC 100% in everything they do. Kim Stones was Andy's original Instructor and also taught Andy two very important things, how to run a School and how to teach great classes. Andy's other Instructor's have included Billy Robinson (RIP) & Jake Shannon (Catch as Catch Can Wrestling), Dave Kovar (Success Coach), Andrew Morrell (Kick Boxing & Cobra FMA), Dave Irwin (Eskrima & Serrada), Neil Wain (Mixed Martial Arts), Terry Brown (English Martial Arts), Matt Hunter (Ju-Jitsu) & Royce Gracie (Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu).
As well as his Instructor's Andy has trained with many great Martial Artists from around the world including Randy Couture, Dan Inosanto, Hee il Cho, Johnny Huskey, Chuck Liddell, Larry Hartsell, Bill Wallace, Joe Lewis, Jeff Smith, Tom Callos, Jesse Elder, Hee Young Kimm, John Machado, Erik Paulson, Marcelo Brigadeiro, Mark Wiley, Dan Severn, Johari Bin Jantan, Tom Muncy, Greg Silva, Carley Gracie & the best the UK has to offer such as Trevor Roberts, Andy Roberts, Karl Blackwell, Drew Neal, Nathan Leverton, Rick Burns, Michael Bisping, Geoff Thompson, Rick Young, Neil Adams, Mike Gould, Stevie Smith, Phil Glover, Pat & Lucy O'Malley, Peter Consterdine, Bob Breen & Tony Sewell.
Andy has brought the best Instructors in the World to ACMAC for his students and Martial Artists across Europe. He was the man to bring Billy Robinson back to England and hosted Bill Wallace, Joe Lewis & Jeff Smith on the same night. On top of that Dave Turton, Kim Stones, Dave Kovar, Larry Hartsell, Royce Gracie, Tom Callos, Joe Tierney, Raymond Daniels, Danny Hoskins, Michael Bisping, Benny the Jet, Trevor Roberts and so many more have graced the mats at ACMAC.
Andy has performed in many demonstrations around the South Yorkshire area including his 2 Black Belt Display Nights and at Kim Stones Black Belt Extravaganza's that were held at Doncaster Civic Theatre. Andy tries his best to use his Martial Arts Centre and its students to help local and national charities his three highlights would be his 100 person spar for Doncaster Royal Infirmary in 2001, his appearance on BBC Children in Need for a similar event in 1996 and for the raffle held in aid of the DEC Tsunami Appeal. In 2011 Andy organised a Toy Appeal for Children who wouldnt get a gift a Christmas and collected 170 presents, this is now an Annual event across all our Schools. Our current charity projects include supporting Paul Cooks 100 mile runs to fight against Cancer and supporting a local girl who has a rare terminal disease.
As well as Martial Arts accolades the Centre has also achieved things in the world of business & sport. In 2003 & 2004 the Centre was a Finalist in Doncaster Chamber of Commerce New Business of the Year Award and also in 2004 we won the prestigious Most Customer Focused Business Award at Business Link South Yorkshire's Shell Live Wire Event. In 2012 Team ACMAC won the Doncaster Free Press Sports Team of the Year Award beating Doncaster Belles, Doncaster Athletics club and others at an awards night held at Keepmoat Stadium.
Andy and the Centre have been featured in various magazines and newspapers including Fighters Only, Martial Arts Illustrated, Combat, Fighters, Sheffield 1st 4 Business, Doncaster Annual Report 2003-2004, Doncaster Education & Training Yearbook 2004-2005, Doncaster Free Press, Doncaster Courier, Doncaster Advertiser, Doncaster Star and South Yorkshire Times as well as appearing on Local Radio.
Andy has taught in many schools in the Doncaster area including Doncaster College, Balby Carr, Balby Central, Cedar Special, McAuley, Plover, Woodfield, Mallard, Saltersgate, Edlington Hill Top, Edlington Comp, Station Road, Conisbrough, Northcliffe, Lakeside Primary, Wadworth Primary, Tickhill Estfeld, Tickhill St Mary's, Warmsworth Primary, Edlington Victoria Primary & Magnus Church of England High School (Newark)
Andy has travelled all over the UK & to The United States to train in the Martial Arts and to develop his own system Multi Skilled Martial Arts, it has been his Full Time Career for over 18 years and he has dedicated his life towards everything he has achieved so far and is constantly wanting to improve and learn more and he continues to set goals for himself in the Martial Arts and strives to be able to give his students more than anybody else in the UK does. Andy's Ultimate Goal is to be the best Instructor and Martial Artist that he can be.
On Saturday 5th May on the 25th Anniversary of Andy starting Martial Arts Training he was graded to 6th Degree Black Belt in Multi Skilled Martial Arts by Master Dave Turton and in front of over 40 Black Belts including his original Instructor Master Kim Stones 7th Dan & WTKA GB Head Master Terry Johnston 7th Dan. Andy performed aspects of 20 different styles which he has trained in over the years and included all his Black Belts in the performance and invited all his students to watch. It was the biggest day of his career so far.
In July 2012 ACMAC hosted Europes first ever Catch Wrestling Certification under Billy Robinson & Jake Shannon of Scientific Wrestling. Andy was one of succesful people to be Certified as an Official Catch Wrestler.
In November 2012 Andy was inducted into the very prestigious MAI Martial Arts Hall of Fame along with his mentor Dave Turton and good friend Chris Jones and some of Martial Arts greatest legends like Joe Tierney, Drew Neal, Lee Matthews, Alfie Lews, Neville Wray, Andy Norman, Terry Johnston, Phil Glover, Master Sken, Bernard Taylor, Tom Wynne, Clifton Findley and more.
Andy founded SDF Combat Systems and began to travel the country setting up training groups in Modern Street Combat & Combat Grappling.
Revolution began its expansion starting Tournaments in Newcastle & Basingstoke
2013 was Andy's best year for Tournaments winning 2 World Championships (Weapon Fighting & Self Defence Forms), European Championships (Sport Sword) and British Championship (Light Continuous)
Andy was graded to 6th Dan in the Superfoot System by legendary World Champion Bill "Superfoot" Wallace
Andy was only a handful of people to win Awards at back to back MAI Hall of Fame ceremonies. This year being awarded with the very prestigious Top Instructor Award
Revolution Tournaments continued to grow by starting Events in Chepstow (Wales) & Chapel en le Frith (Derbyshire)
In July Andy was appointed the Manager of WTKA England's Point Fighting & Light Continuous Division.
Andy was awarded the "Top School Owner Award" at the MAI Hall of Fame Awards
Andy started working with Joe Tierney and WKKC England and has been involved in the Administration of their National Championships and the England Team's Trip to the World Championships in Florida.
Andy was graded to the 2nd Level of Brown by his Instructor Danny Hoskins in Native American Warrior Arts
Andy was invited to San Marino to the IAKSA World Championships where he met with International President Mr Bellettini and his Team and was offered the position of England President which he accepted.
In May Andy taught on the UK Martial Arts Show at the Doncaster Dome, he taught SDF to people from around the Country in a packed out event.
In October Andy graded for his Black Level in Eskrima under his long term Instructor Dave Irwin. He has been training for 16 years so its been a long road but well worth the wait.
Andy along with his long time training partner Ian Harrison was awarded 5th Dan Black Belt under his Instructor Dave Turton in SDF Modern Street Combat & Goshinkwai Combat. They became only the 5th & 6th people to achieve Master Rank from Dave in his System, a great honour after many years of private tuition.
Andy travelled to the Martial Arts Supershow in Las Vegas to learn from some of the very best Martial Artists & School Owners in the World.
Andy was inducted into the European/Asia/Pacific Hall of Fame by Zulfi Ahmed & ken Pankiewicz


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There is more to protecting your business than simply insuring the physical assets. As an owner, you expect an income stream that covers the operating costs and achieves a reasonable level of profit — but how do you keep your business up and running in the event of a loss?
Business interruption insurance is designed to put the business back in the same financial position as if the loss had not taken place. The cover starts from the date of the loss and extends to when the turnover levels are back to its pre-loss level. The net profit and ongoing expenses are important considerations for your insurance program. Without such coverage, your business may not be able to survive in the event of a serious loss.
What can your business be covered for?
Business interruption insurance provides coverage for:
- Ongoing expenses like payroll, financing and other fixed costs
- Revenue earning operations, supply chain and manufacturing dependencies
- Disruption caused by service providers including power, telecommunications, water
- Additional increased cost that may be incurred to expedite the return of normal business operations
How long will the policy pay for the interruptions to your business?
This is known as the 'indemnity period' and needs to be discussed in depth with your insurance adviser. The indemnity period should represent the maximum amount of time it will take to get the turnover of the business back to normal after a worst case scenario incident. Some of the factors your adviser will consider include:
- Regaining customers and market share
- Debris removal
- Tender procedures
- Repairs and installation of equipment and facilities
- Purchase of new equipment, installation and testing
- Pilot run and regaining stock levels
How a business would be interrupted in the event of a loss is unique. An experienced insurance adviser can help you understand the risks and recommend the most appropriate insurance coverage and indemnity period.

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Not All Clouds are Equal – Private vs Public Cloud for Voice
The days of having a desk phone are slowly dying. As the world embraces digital transformation, IP Voice is at the forefront when it comes to critical applications. Voice has always been a minefield, and while Cloud adoption is generally beneficial, it's not a one size fits all solution. Inaccurate or ill-fitted solutions can result in unreliable service that cause shockwaves through a business, creating a ripple effect for customer and employee experience.
This article will explain my viewpoint, as a Voice Solution Sales Specialist for Timico, of both Private and Public Cloud offerings for Voice, and how to determine which is right for your business.
The Benefits of Hosted Private Cloud
If your business is looking for the benefits of Cloud applications while still maintaining an intimacy and level of confidentiality, the Private Cloud is for you. This option allows Voice hosting in a virtual environment with a greater level of insight and control over the visibility of information and whereabouts of your data. This is especially important given the widespread focus of strict regulation around storage of personal and sensitive data in the Cloud. Three key benefits of a hosted voice solution on Private Cloud infrastructure, are transparency, cost and scalability.
With Private Cloud, you know exactly where the equipment and telephony are being hosted. In this way, one of the benefits of Private Cloud is transparency. You are not left out of the process, you are informed of how the disaster recovery works, and where to go to make changes. This is often provided by a trusted partner, such as Timico, who will own and operate their own data centres, meaning they can tailor their disaster recovery solutions to suit your business, and to make sure redundancy is in place.
Private Cloud also provides the ability to leverage private/core networks by delivering Voice over that network, with the benefits of outsourced networking and security. You still maintain your control, and maximise the return on your network investment.
For many businesses, cost reduction is the key motivator to embrace digital transformation. By choosing to use Private Cloud, we can be agile with our pricing, offering CAPEX and OPEX options to suit each customer.
At Timico, we own our own data centres, allowing us to bypass the costs of external VDC space or racks, and to absorb the management and staffing costs that a customer would have for an on-premise solution they manage in-house. This enables us to provide hosted Voice at a competitive price for our customers.
Private Cloud solutions provide increased scalability and an ability to regularly update technology as needed. Private Cloud leverages a managed change control and has the ability to provide edge services (something that isn't within the core offering but enhances your experience or use of it, such as being able to take payments securely, or embed voice onto webpages) to a core Voice solution – allowing business to integrate new or improved features to their Voice applications. As tech evolves at an ever-quicker rate, this level of adaptation becomes essential. Scalability is key when it comes to private cloud, allowing new users and features to be added with speed and agility.
The Benefits of Public Cloud
The Public Cloud, such as Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services (AWS), also remains a popular choice for hosted Voice. While some companies require the visibility and control of Private Cloud, others prefer a solution where they are not responsible for the management of a data centre cost, low maintenance, and rapid deployment.
Cost reduction is also an important benefit of Public Cloud. Here, expenses will be on a "per seat" basis and normally in an OPEX model, allowing your expenses to be tailored to your organisation and consumption.
Low maintenance
A key benefit of using Public Cloud, is the responsibility of data centre management being with the hosted solution provider. Your data is stored in the provider's data centre, and the provider is responsible for management and maintenance of that data centre.
Rapid Deployment
Public Cloud comes in to its own when rapid deployment is essential. Being able to deliver Voice packets over existing infrastructure (FTTC, DIA) is a huge benefit when sites need to be deployed quickly and there is no need to build the application out in a data centre, which makes the process much faster.
Arguably, Voice is the most critical application for businesses today. By moving to the Cloud, whether it be private or public, you are making the right choice. Reducing risk and taking equipment off site has proven to be the way to go when it comes to not just Voice, but all applications that can be relocated to the Cloud. Choosing the right partner is always difficult, but a partner with options that are tailored to your needs, is a safer choice. A partner who can offer Private Cloud solutions and a clear path from A to B for your business, whilst also having a strong supplier partnerships to deliver robust Public Cloud offerings, would be the smart choice.
The future of Voice is digital: feature-rich, cost effective, less about a physical handset and more about mobility and flexibility. However, within the digital sphere, there are still decisions to be made. Understanding your business objectives will help in making the decision about what is the best Cloud solution for your business.
As a provider of converged managed services, Timico offer both Private and Public Cloud solutions to be tailored to your business requirements. For more information on how we can improve your organisation's voice and cloud solutions, contact us today.
Josh Bowles
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Sacred to: Kyamites. The demi-god of beans whose myth was somehow connected with the Eleusinian mysteries. (Source: Pausanias)
Myth: See stories below
Other Notes: Beans were a prohibited food in the mystery-cult of Demeter.
Jack and The Beanstalk
Jack was a poor boy whose lack of common sense often drove his widowed mother to despair. One day she sent him to the market to sell their last and only possession, a cow, but along the way, Jack met a stranger who offered to trade it for five "magic beans". Thrilled at the prospect of owning magic beans Jack made the deal without hesitation. Alas his mother turned out to be less than thrilled when he arrived back home. She threw the beans straight out of the window and sent Jack to bed without dinner. Overnight however, the seeds grew into a gigantic beanstalk. It reached so far into heaven that the top went completely out of sight. Eager as the young boy was, Jack immediately decided to climb the plant and arrived in a land high up in the clouds, which was the home of the giant who killed his father. When he broke into his castle, the giant quickly sensed a human was near:
Fee! Fie! Foe! Fum! I smell the blood of an Englishman. Be he 'live, or be he dead, I'll grind his bones to make my bread.
However Jack was saved by the giant's wife, and as he escaped from the palace, he took some gold coins with him. Back home the boy and his mother celebrated their newfound fortune, but their luck did not last, and Jack climbed the beanstalk once more. This time he stole a hen which laid golden eggs. Again he was saved by the giant's wife. He went down the ladder and showed the chicken
to his mother, and the two lived happily on the proceedings from the hen's eggs.
Eventually, however, Jack grew bored, and he resolved to climb the beanstalk a third time. This time, he stole from the giant a magical harp that sung to itself. The instrument did not appreciate being stolen, and called out to the giant for help. The giant chased Jack down the beanstalk, but luckily the boy got to the ground before he did. Jack immediately chopped it down with an axe, and the giant fell to earth, hitting the ground so hard that it split, pulling the beanstalk down with him
The Straw, the Coal, and the Bean – Grimm's Fairy Tale
In a village dwelt a poor old woman, who had gathered together a dish of beans and wanted to cook them. So she made a fire on her hearth, and that it might burn the quicker, she lighted it with a handful of straw. When she was emptying the beans into the pan, one dropped without her observing it, and lay on the ground beside a straw, and soon afterwards a burning coal from the fire leapt down to the two. Then the straw began and said, dear friends, from whence do you come here. The coal replied, I fortunately sprang out of the fire, and if I had not escaped by sheer force, my death would have been certain, I should have been burnt to ashes.
The bean said, I too have escaped with a whole skin, but if the old woman had got me into the pan, I should have been made into broth without any mercy, like my comrades. And would a better fate have fallen to my lot, said the straw. The old woman has destroyed all my brethren in fire and smoke. She seized sixty of them at once, and took their lives. I luckily slipped through her fingers. But what are we to do now, said the coal. I think, answered the bean, that as we have so fortunately escaped death, we should keep together like good companions, and lest a new mischance should overtake us here, we should go away together, and repair to a foreign country. The proposition pleased the two others, and they set out on their way together.
Soon, however, they came to a little brook, and as there was no bridge or foot-plank, they did not know how they were to get over it. The straw hit on a good idea, and said, I will lay myself straight across, and then you can walk over on me as on a bridge. The straw therefore stretched itself from one bank to the other, and the coal, who was of an impetuous disposition, tripped quite boldly on to the newly-built bridge. But when she had reached the middle, and heard the water rushing beneath her, she was, after all, afraid, and stood still, and ventured no farther. The straw, however, began to burn, broke in two pieces, and fell into the stream. The coal slipped after her, hissed when she got into the water, and breathed her last.
The bean, who had prudently stayed behind on the shore, could not but laugh at the event, was unable to stop, and laughed so heartily that she burst. It would have been all over with her, likewise, if, by good fortune, a tailor who was traveling in search of work, had not sat down to rest by the brook. As he had a compassionate heart he pulled out his needle and thread, and sewed her together. The bean thanked him most prettily, but as the tailor used black thread, all beans since then have a black seam.


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How to Block a Hand-Knit or Crocheted Sweater and Why It's Important
Knowing how and why to block a knitted hand knit or crocheted garment will turn your finished piece from "homemade" to "holy cow, you made this?!"
Knitters who pulled up their boot straps and confidently strode into sweater-knitting land are often appalled at the finished product when they've cast off that last stitch. Laying it out on their bed or carpet, they find mysterious bulges and wrinkles, the sleeves look uneven though they swear they counted every row, and the neck seems more asymmetrical than round. Believing their knitting skills are abysmal and that they have certainly wasted weeks or months of their lives, they either toss the sweater in the trash can or cry inconsolably on the shoulder of the person to whom they promised the coveted hand knit gift.
I feel for these knitters. I have been there. But a time came when I realized I was skipping a step. Reading knitting blogs pointed this out to me. The missing step is called "blocking."
By blocking a hand knit or crocheted item, the stitches are allowed to bloom and become uniform. Furthermore, you control the outcome by manipulating the fabric into the shape you choose, guaranteeing a beautiful end result.
The following are directions for blocking a hand knit or crocheted item that is made of wool or a wool blend. The method can be applied to all hand knits, but each will react differently. Wool is stretchy and forgiving (unless you wash it with hot water, or put it in a dryer!), and wants nothing more than to be manipulated by you.
So don't knock it 'til you block it! Hold up your garment, and plunge in.
As you know, you cannot throw a hand knit item in the wash unless it is made of superwash wool or cotton. Even then, I recommend hand washing. Love and care went into the creation of the garment; treat it as such.
Depending on the size of your garment, fill a bowl, sink or tub with lukewarm water. No detergent is necessary, but if you want to add a pleasant fragrance or make the wool softer, you can add a very mild detergent. Baby washes are great alternatives to wool-specialty washes, but they require rinsing. Wool washes like Soak or Eucalan do not. Many knitters and crocheters believe in the specialty of Eucalan and Soak and only use those products. If I choose to use soap (though I usually don't), I use my son's baby shampoo. Only a small amount is needed.
Push the item in the water and let it soak for 15 minutes to an hour. Typically, the longer the soak, the softer the finished garment and the more time the stitches are given to bloom and find their proper place in the garment. I've never soaked more than half an hour, but others have soaked for even two hours. Once you get to know the wools you work with and experiment with soaking times, you'll learn your own preferences.
Squeeze, Don't Wring!
When soaking is complete, remove the garment and gently squeeze the water out. Squeeze only! Do not be tempted to twist and wring. (If you chose to use a mild soap that is not a wool-specialty wash, soak again for a few minutes to get as much soap out of the garment as possible. Twice is safer than once, with a squeeze between each. Do not agitate the fabric too much, however. This can result in unwanted felting. Read all instructions on a wool wash to see if rinsing is required.)
Towel Wrap to Remove Excess
Although you could theoretically trust your squeezing powers and move on to shaping the garment, it can take days for wool to dry. It's worth it to lay the garment flat on two thick towels, then roll the towel in a tight roll. Folding will also work, but I prefer a roll. Step on the towel to squeeze out as much water as possible, to be absorbed by the towels.
Shaping and Pinning
Choose a spot in your home that will be left undisturbed for at least 24 hours. Using either towels, blankets, or a clean carpet that you don't mind getting wet, lay your garment flat (blocking mats are also available if you'd like to purchase something specific to blocking).
Many patterns come with diagrams of the garment and measurements along each section (17" arms from shoulder to wrist, for example). It's best to get a measuring tape and carefully stretch or smush your garment to match these measurements. You can manipulate the wool a lot in this phase. It is incredibly stretchy.
If you find you have to make the garment smaller or shorter
but there are large folds proving the garment is too big, there are still
alternatives (noted below*). If, however, it seems too big but not by much,
smooth and smoosh until you have it the length/width you want. (*If you dare, you can shrink the garment by drying it on low in a dryer. I would pull it out every minute to check the progress. You are in fact felting the garment and are in danger of shrinking and ruining it entirely. I suggest you gift it to somebody who may love it. A good fit and a happy giftee beat a shrunken, ruined sweater).
Once you have the fabric measuring properly, section by section, pin the piece down. You can use sewing straight pins, but blocking pins are also available.
Finally – wait.
Be patient! It took a while to make the garment and blocking is one last necessary step in the process. You won't be disappointed in the results. What once was lumpy and decidedly looked "handmade" will now be a beautifully even-stitched sweater that makes you proud to have produced your own hand knit. Good job!
How long before you learn to crochet without the wonky look unevenness
When blocking a cardigan do you button when blocking? Or not button when blocking
This is really helpful :) I don't usually soak my knitting projects to block them. Instead I pin them down dry, and spray them wet to block. I find I can control the shape and size better, but each project is different. Thanks for the great info!!
I find a window screen works great after I squeeze it out in a towel.
What a great hub on blocking--do you block a crocheted blanket? How do you pin it??
I love crocheting, but have not taken on such big projects as you have. Very informative hub. Congrats on your nomination. Great job.
The photos really help explain your instructions. Very good hub. Congrats on your nomination.
Goodness the photos you posted made me see the difference! You have convinced! LOL Thanks! Although I don't do crochet, but those sweaters really look good! Maybe one day I'd get a gift of a handmade sweater, that would be totally awesome!
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Photographer Mark Seliger (Media '77) releases new book On Christopher Street: Transgender Stories
Best known for his celebrity portraiture, and as HSPVA's 2015 Distinguished Alumnus, in his new book Seliger photographs more than 70 trans people on Christopher Street, a West Village haven for LGBT people a few blocks from his studio. The bold black and white photographs celebrate a community standing strong in the face of rampant gentrification.
Check out the New Yorker photo portfolio and the New York Times story on Seliger's new book, to be released October 11. Preorder your copy today!
Matt Mullenweg (Instrumental '02, 2013 Distinguished Alumnus) is one of five recipients of a 2016 Heinz Award. His open-source website and blogging platform WordPress earned him the award for Technology, the Economy and Employment. Mullenweg was also named one of Fortune Magazine's 40 Under 40. Check out the Houston Chronicle's story about Mullenweg and the inspiration he draws from the diversity and passion of HSPVA and Houston.
Robert Glasper (Instrumental '97) appeared in an NPR Tiny Desk Concert from the White House with hip hop artist Common. The concert took place in the White House library as part of South by South Lawn, a day-long festival featuring innovators in technology and art. Watch it here! Glasper's new album ArtScience was released on September 16. Check it out!
Anne Bates (Theatre '94) completed a successful run Off-Broadway in The Effect at the Barrow Street Theatre. Check out her interview with TheaterMania.
Cristal Chanelle Truscott (Theatre '97) wrote and directed The Burnin', a "New-Spirtual" a cappella musical examining the meaning of community, agency, and identity in the face of tragedy at Houston's MATCH. Check out Progress Theatre's other projects.
Dustin Kaufman (Instrumental '05), drummer for the band St. Lucia, recently stopped by his hometown as part of St Lucia's national tour. Check out their new album.
Wallace Stelzer (Instrumental '11) was featured in a New York Times photo, playing bass at a live jazz session at Milano's in New York City.
Wesley Miller (Visual Art '96) is a producer of PBS's TV show Art21. The first episode of season 8 premiered on September 16.


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By a piece of extraordinary timing, this third-episode verdict arrives just as episode one of Eureka arrives in the UK. Now re-titled A Town Called Eureka for British audiences, it's airing at 9pm on Sky One. Is it worth adding your diary?
Probably not.
It's amiable enough. The characters are amiable. The plots are neither too rubbish nor too interesting. As I mentioned in my review of the pilot, it's basically just an acceptable hour-long filler.
If you're a real hardcore sci-fi fan, you'll probably tune in every episode. Otherwise, give it a miss unless you've nothing better to do.


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I remember when car boot sales were interesting places to visit. There were always bargains to be had - and the sellers benefited by getting some cash for stuff they would otherwise throw away.
It's been some years, though, since I've been to a car boot sale that has had anything useful. They now seem to be dominated by repeat sellers hawking the same old tired tat, or "professionals" looking to make a profit.
On holiday in Rome, we went to a Sunday Market. Another dead loss - some sellers doing a good job of selling to locals, but also significant numbers of stall purely aimed at ripping off gullible tourists.
Back in the UK, we went to a bank holiday Monday market. And that was even worse. Absolutely nothing of interest, lots of rip-off merchants selling substandard goods at excessive prices (by which I mean significantly more than you can get fully guaranteed on the high street).
It's not all doom and gloom. We went down to London for the afternoon, and went round Camden Markets. And while there is a bit of trash, and you see the same items on multiple stalls, it's got a lot more character, and feels a lot more wholesome. While I didn't come away with anything, I quite enjoyed it.


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Conversations about estate planning are often directed towards older Americans-who are nearer retirement. However, it is important for a person of any age to consider estate planning. Advance planning for how one's estate will be managed is especially important if a person has an extensive amount of assets.
Fashion designer Tory Burch's experiences with divorce and her business explain why it is so important to have a plan when it comes to managing one's assets. Tory Burch began her very profitable company, Tory Burch LLC, with her husband. When they divorced several years later, in 2006, her former husband remained on the board of the company, though he was not very involved in the daily workings of the company.
Her husband went on to open several of his own companies, but both Tory and her husband maintained ownership of Tory Burch LLC. Since then, various legal issues have arisen for Tory Burch LLC, including halting counterfeiting operations in China.
Most recently, however, Tory Burch's former husband was asked by the company to leave his position as co-chair of Tory Burch LLC. In addition, her former husband opened a retail company, C. Wonder, last year that sells products which closely resemble those sold by Tory Burch LLC. Even the design of C. Wonder stores is allegedly similar to that of Tory Burch LLC.
Tory Burch's successful company has encountered a variety of legal issues. Her story makes an important point about estate planning though. Ms. Burch holds a significant amount of assets. She earned some of these assets before she and her former husband divorced. However, as her former husband has also been tied into her business, she would want to make sure that her estate plan has been updated to account for her divorce and the growth of her company.
Source: Forbes, "Why Tory Burch should be fashion's next billionaire (and how her ex could stop her)," Clare O'Connor, Nov. 26, 2012


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Short filmmaking is incredibly important. This form allows filmmakers to hone their skills and work out their ideas. You've seen short films before. Music videos and commercials are a kind of short form filmmaking. It's all about telling a story and telling it well in only a few minutes. As audience's attention spans grow shorter and shorter, learning how to tell a story and capture someone's interest in a matter of minutes is vital. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences define a short film to be 40 minutes or less. Personally, I'm a fan of anything under 23 minutes (and I think there's a sweet spot for shorts in the 5 to 16 minutes range). As a film festival programmer of shorts for over ten years, I've seen thousands of short films covering all different genres. When done well, shorts remind you why you love movies and that is hard to achieve. Sometimes, you're part of a discovery experience. You truly appreciate talent when you see it.
During an opulent and luxurious banquet, complete with cavalier servers and valets, eleven pampered guests participate in what appears to be a ritualistic gastronomic carnage. In this absurd and grotesque universe, an unexpected sequence of events undermines the endless symphony of abundance.
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Nashville, TN -- Shannon Slaughter is proud to announce new band members and updates for the bluegrass band County Clare. Shannon and his wife Heather recently welcomed the addition of a new baby girl to their family. "While Heather will be scaling back some on performing with County Clare and enjoying time with our new little girl, she will still be a part of the band. We are extremely dedicated to being the best parents we can be with Rae. We want her raised around family, friends, and the bluegrass music community because we believe they are the best fans in the world," says Shannon.
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COLUMBIA, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MasterPeace Solutions, a rapidly growing cyber and software company, today announced the hiring of its 50th engineer. They attribute their recent growth to the successful implementation of a unique business model. Aptly named MasterPeace LaunchPad, this accelerator program reinvents the entire company-creation process by hiring engineers to work in positions fulfilling government contracts while also facilitating their drive to build new commercial technology businesses.
The ability to attract and unlock talent on the broader commercial market was the genesis of LaunchPad and is a major factor that sets it apart from other accelerators. While engineers may aspire to build technology or start a business, many feel the pinch of leaving a good, fulfilling government services job. They feel incredibly comfortable in their positions and may have families to support or other responsibilities that make the idea of quitting their job to pursue creative projects a nonstarter. Another hurdle for many engineers is their lack of managerial and business experience. In many cases, this is the first time the engineers have ever experienced the many financial, legal, technical and resource challenges associated with growing a new business.
LaunchPad can mitigate such concerns and as a result is an attractive opportunity for engineers to realize their vision and true potential. With a profitable company behind it, the accelerator provides a foundation for starting new ventures, avoiding common startup mistakes, and eliminating the need for early start-up funding. LaunchPad allows the engineers to focus on building their businesses while providing a smooth transition from government services without the strains of unemployment. LaunchPad also provides a collaborative working environment filled with the latest in advanced technology and a cadre of mentors and peers. All of this is installed in a purposely designed space within the burgeoning technology corridor outside of Baltimore in Columbia, Maryland.
"We are thrilled to announce hiring our 50th engineer at MasterPeace," said Chief Executive Officer and President Drew Cohen. "We believe that our ability to allow engineers to foster their creativity, innovative and entrepreneurial spirits has significantly contributed to our growth and retention in the number of engineers on staff. We are very proud that since May 2016, no MasterPeace engineer has voluntarily left to go to another local government contractor."
This news shortly follows the announcement that Drew Cohen was selected as one of the Top 10 Technology Executives in Maryland by the Baltimore Business Journal's "Tech 10" awards program. This achievement recognizes 10 outstanding professionals in the technology industry who are making noteworthy contributions to Greater Baltimore's tech community.
Drew continues to make an impact on the industry and will be speaking at the upcoming CyberMaryland security conference on a panel titled, "Speed, Agility, and Innovation is the Name of the Game!". The panel will commence at 2:00 pm EDT on October 12, 2017, at the Baltimore Convention Center. Further information about CyberMaryland can be found here.
MasterPeace LaunchPad is looking for more innovative engineers to join their cohort and has the goal of bringing on two to four new startup companies each year as the program continues to grow. Technologies include, but are not limited to, the intelligent Internet of Things, machine learning-based cyber analytics, novel open-source software development communities, large-scale data analytics, and much more. For more information on MasterPeace LaunchPad, visit https://www.mplaunchpad.com/.
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MasterPeace LaunchPad is a technology accelerator designed to bring imaginative and creative solutions to reality. Our innovation factory provides the platform and processes to combine creative ideas with technical resources, experienced leaders, and a purpose built start-up ecosystem to launch new businesses. MasterPeace LaunchPad spurs innovation through the rapid prototyping of ideas, validation with real customers, and development of working products. For more information, please visit: https://www.mplaunchpad.com.
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MasterPeace is an advanced technology company designed to unlock the imagination and creativity of our engineers and technologists while helping them reach their highest potential. Our workforce is comprised of a collection of technologists, developers and engineers working on wicked hard problems for the United States Government. MasterPeace believes in fostering innovation and to that end established MP LaunchPad to help our engineers turn their ideas into viable new commercial cyber and technology companies.


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September 18, 2010
glazedOver Clayground at the Sayville Library
This past week, I taught a kids clay class at the Sayville Library and it was so much fun. The title of the program was "Back to School with the Clayground" and we made pencil holders out of air dry clay.
The reason why we used air dry clay was so that there wouldn't be the need to fire any of the pieces in the kiln and the kids could bring their work home right away.
I brought a few completed examples of different artistic approaches to the design and I showed them to the kids.
Then, once I had illustrated some clay techniques for them using the air dry clay and the tools I had brought, I handed out all of the materials and they got to work.
The kids had so much fun and their projects came out so cute! I love teaching clay classes to kids. Although the air dry clay we used at the library is not food safe, we use only food safe and lead free clays and glazes in the glazedOver Clayground pottery studio. Our next 8-week session starts October 4th. For more information, check out our flyer or email me at jill[at]glazingOver.com for details.
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The commission of a homicide during the course of a felony, where there is no intent to commit murder but the homicide is associated in some way with the felony.
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a killing treated as a murder because, though unintended, it occurred during the commission of a felony, as robbery.


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May 28, 2009 by Marj Hatzell
I just found out, five minutes ago, that the school district may have dropped the ball in getting Bugaboo's referral out to the private school of our choice. Which means it is very likely that he won't get in there and will be placed on a waiting list. Which means he'll have to go to the crappy public program until he gets into the private school. Which means I'm going to scratch someone's eyes out.
Do not cross Momma Bear. DO. NOT.
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Oh, that is NOT cool. Here's hoping it all works out.
That sucks. I know I'd be mad and out to kick some butt!
Oh crappity crap. Can you get the school district to man up and pull some strings with the private school, seeing as it's their freakin' fault?!
OMG. What fuckwits.
this seems to be a huge problem with so many people I know lately. WTF is people's problems? If you can't do your job, get a job that doesn't effect people's lives
Stay calm. Let's find out what happened before we send in the AG clown posse.
You should call someone you know who might have some in-district connections to get information maybe that could help you in such a way that that person, who you may or may not know who has some in-district connections, will not get in trouble.
Okay – that really sucks. But I see that he's going to be "observed by Devereux", so that's good. I hope whatever happens your son gets the help and education he needs. You're a great mama bear!
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In the Provençal tradition the"santons" (i.e. small saints in Provençal language) which are small clay figures, are supposed to represent the most prominent members of the local community.
Dressed santons or simple decorated ones which are placed in the mid of Christmas crib, are said to be the real ambassadors of our country all over the world.
Every stage of their making i.e. casting, firing, painting, clothes making, assembling, dressing, is passionately carried out in the concern of detail and harmony.


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Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Catching Up
It has been some time since we updated our AI blog as most of our activity this year is focused on http://hello-tree.com/news/
Things in the AI office are quiet... Matt Watkins has been focusing much of his time on Mudlark activities and Chromaroma in particular, from the Big Smoke (which is a little bit literal at the moment after this crazy weekend of rioting on the streets of London) although keeps the vision and ideas true to Active Ingredient's aesthetic and conceptual form. I share my time between AI's office and the Mixed Reality Lab at the University of Nottingham where I am also doing a PhD.
Rebecca Lee, artist, consultant and educator who has shared our office with us for several years has now officially come on board to support project management, public engagement and generally keep us all sane. Robin Shackford still makes it all happen with his amazing creative and technical brain power.
Silvia Leal is working with us from Rio and London, bridging and creating dialogues as well as adding her own artistic conceptual and strongly aesthetic ideas into the Active Ingredient mix.
Through my work now at the University of Nottingham I have linked up with Mark Selby and Mike Golembowski who are supporting A Conversation Between Trees, helping out with building our C02 scorching machine and new sensors to put in trees in UK and Brazil forests.
This period of time has become very much about dialogues with people and locations... ongoing conversations happening not only between the data collected from forests but also with scientists, Carlo Buontempo from the UK Met office; other artists; young people and teachers and visitors to our exhibitions.
Exploding Places is still on the back burner. Matt is keeping the ideas and funding opportunities ticking over in the hope that we can develop the game... it seems now a bit prophetic and all the more important to keep exploring the ideas around communities, their survival, their tipping points at this time.
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2) When I meet a person, in my head I try to match their personality to a book I've read, want to read, or have heard of.
3) I watch tv shows like a crazy person. My favorites right now are Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel, Dollhouse, Tru Calling, Criminal Minds, Bones, Elementary, The Ellen Degeneres Show, and some others I can't think of right now.
4) I can't do math to save my life.
5) I work out every morning for 45 minutes or else I feel like a sluggy zombie for the rest of the day,
6) I may or may not own a glass teddybear that looks like it's bleeding and is stitched up. I may or may not have made it myself around October time. It may or may not scare potential friends when they come into my room and see it displayed. I may or may not have named her Isabel.
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Bob Dole wrapped up his debate preparation today by turning for help to the one Republican who really knows what Bill Clinton is like on the Presidential debate stage: George Bush, who debated Mr. Clinton three times in 1992.
The former President flew here on a private jet from Houston for a chat and cheeseburgers by the pool at Mr. Dole's condominium. After their talk, Mr. Dole, who resigned from the Senate to run for President, pronounced an end to his preparations.
''It's like filling up your tank with gas -- it only holds so much,'' Mr. Dole observed. ''I'm ready.''
Mr. Bush, who was among Mr. Dole's most nettlesome political rivals for nearly a decade, nodded in agreement. ''You get cluttered up with preparations,'' Mr. Bush said. ''He knows the issues inside out. The work is to solve these problems.''
In upstate New York, President Clinton also wound down his preparations at his own debate resort, the Chautauqua Institute. He toured the Chautauqua Bookstore and autographed several copies of his book ''Between Hope and History'' and Hillary Rodham Clinton's book ''It Takes a Village.''
Mr. Clinton told reporters he had done better in his second night of mock debate against George Mitchell, the former Senator from Maine who is standing in for Mr. Dole. ''Maybe I got him to a draw anyway,'' Mr. Clinton said. ''He's hard to beat.''
Michael D. McCurry, the White House press secretary, said the staff had been trying to help Mr. Clinton compress his responses to 90 seconds each. At one point in the mock debate, the staff simulated the microphone glitch that left Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford frozen in their seats briefly during a 1976 Presidential debate. Mr. Clinton began to laugh, Mr. McCurry said -- and the President, who had seemed slightly tense before, loosened up.
The choice of Mr. Bush to counsel Mr. Dole on the final day before the debate in Hartford seemed unusual. Mr. Bush, in the view of many analysts, decisively lost two of three Presidential debates in 1992, putting in a strong performance only in his last debate appearance, when it was apparently too late. Nelson Warfield, who is Mr. Dole's press secretary, said Mr. Dole had invited Mr. Bush because ''we thought it would be a good idea to sit down and get some firsthand guidance on the wiles of a very wily debater, Bill Clinton.''
Mr. Bush, talking to reporters at poolside as he, Mr. Dole and Elizabeth Dole sipped iced tea, seemed at a loss when asked what advice he would give the latest Republican to go up against Mr. Clinton. ''Well, I don't know,'' Mr. Bush said. ''I thought I did well -- but then maybe I didn't. So I don't know. I leave it up to the Senator here. He's got it figured out. I can't divulge it though. I feel good about it, I really do.''


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As I said in my last post, people in the Fat Acceptance/Fat Liberation and Health At Every Size movements are compared to creationists, anti-vaccine activists, and, most frequently, climate change deniers. This actually does get under my skin a bit, since I don't particularly want to be associated with any of these groups. (But ever since reading an article by William Saletan in which believing in no average IQ difference between the races is compared with being a creationist, critiqued here, it has seemed manipulative to me.) I do ask myself from time to time, "Am I comparable to a climate-change denier?" I think doubt is healthy, so I'm not particularly worried that I feel the need to do that. But I think it's time to work out my thoughts with a blog post.
And this is why I was happy to come across an article by David Brin that is highly relevant to this issue: Defining Climate Change "Deniers" and "Skeptics". (Some parts of it are more relevant to the FA/FL movement, and some parts more relevant to the HAES model.) There are two different ways that FA advocacy can be contrasted with climate change denialism: 1) the differences in the science and the mainstream reaction to the science, and 2) the differences in the response to the science. Brin's article looks at both the science and the climate change denier or skeptic's response to it, so I'm using it as a jumping-off point for contrasting both point 1 and point 2. The question, as he puts it:
What traits distinguish a rational, pro-science "skeptic" — who has honest questions about the AGW consensus — from members of a Denier Movement that portrays all members of a scientific community as either fools or conspirators?
Already, we have some clues as to how (most of) the Fat Acceptance movement is different from (most of) the climate change deniers. I haven't seen any attempt to paint scientists as fools in FA. I've seen some (IMO, unobjectionable) claims that living in a sizist society and/or the fact that one's funding depends on "Obesity Epidemic" fears and weight loss industry money leads to unconscious bias. (Off the top of my head, I remember Linda Bacon saying as much. And BTW, if you are a scientist reading this and you are tempted to respond by saying, "scientists would rise above sizism because they were trained to analyze objective data rationally," I say to you, "LOL" and "Science says you're wrong".) I haven't seen anyone claim that scientists are plotting a deliberate conspiracy to fool society in order to get their money–something that you do see among climate change deniers. Many FA bloggers and commenters take pains to point out that they think anti-obesity campaigns such as Michelle Obama's 'Let's Move!' campaign is done with good intentions.
Next, Brin discusses several characteristics that he believes separate climate change deniers from true skeptics. I've basically gone point-by-point, but I skipped a few that weren't applicable to Fat Acceptance or Health At Every Size.
WHO IS AN EXPERT? I don't think we're on the 'denialism' side there. I haven't seen anyone in FA/HAES claim that they were an expert unless, like Linda Bacon, they actually qualified for that title.
"Skeptics first admit that they are non-experts in the topic at hand. And that experts tend to know more than they do.
"This does not mean experts are always right! But this simple admission separates our Skeptic from the Deniers, who partake in the modern notion that vociferous opinion is worth as much as spending twenty years studying atmospheric data and models from eight planets."
Next, the Skeptic is keenly aware that, after 4,000 years of jokes about hapless weathermen who could not prophesy accurately beyond a few hours, we recently entered a whole new era. People now plan three days ahead pretty well, and more tentatively as far as 14 days, based on a science that's grown spectacularly adept, faster than any other. Now, with countless lives and billions of dollars riding on the skill and honesty of several thousand brilliant experts, the Skeptic admits that these weather and climate guys are pretty damn smart.
The Skeptic further avows that this rapid progress happened through a process of eager competitiveness, with scientists regularly challenging each other, poking at errors and forcing science forward — a rambunctious, ambitious process that makes Wall Street look tame.
Deniers also share this utter reliance on improved weather forecasting. They base vacations and investments on forecasts made by… the same guys they call uniformly lazy, incompetent, corrupt hacks.
Here's an area that's more relevant to the difference in the science (point 1) than the difference in reaction (point 2). Science and research related to BMI and health has moved forward in recent years. And a lot of it is arguably moving in our direction–in any case, inarguably away from the calories in calories out, eat less move more, oversimplified model of humans as bunsen burners or bomb calorimeters. Leptin was only discovered in 1994. A new consensus is growing that it is impractical for people to lose significant amounts of weight. There are now many studies confirming the 'Obesity Paradox' (or 'Obesity Paradoxes', since that term is used both for higher survival after heart attacks, and greater life expectancy for 'overweight' people and comparable-to-normal life expectancy for 'class 1 obese' people), enough for a meta-analysis.
(Side note: I'm a little disappointed that Brin didn't address, in his note about the overlap and differences between weather and climate, that it's easier to predict an overall trend than the little ups and downs within that trend. A metaphor I've seen is that it's easier to say that it will be colder in the winter than what the temperature will be on a particular winter day.)
"Skeptics go on to admit that it is both rare and significant when nearly 100% of the scientists in any field share a consensus-model, before splitting up to fight over sub-models. Hence, if an outsider perceives "something wrong" with a core scientific model, the humble and justified response of that curious outsider is to ask "what mistake am I making?" — before assuming 100% of the experts are wrong.
"In contrast, Deniers glom onto an anecdotal "gotcha!" from a dogma-driven radio show or politically biased blog site. Whereupon they conclude that ALL of the atmospheric scientists must be in on some wretched conspiracy. Uniformly. At the same time."
We cannot say too often that, just because nearly all of experts are in consensus, their paradigm might still turn out to be wrong. Still, the Skeptic admits this is rare in science history. Moreover, a steep burden of proof falls on those who claim that 100% of experts are wrong. That burden is a moral, as well as intellectual geas.
The Denier, in contrast, cares little about the history of science, and especially has no understanding of how the Young Guns in any scientific field… the post-docs and recently-tenured junior professors… are always on the lookout for chinks and holes in the current paradigm, where they can go to topple Nobel laureates and make a rep for themselves, in a manner much like Billy the Kid. (Try looking into the history of weather modeling, and see just how tough these guys really are.)
Here's another section that's relevant to point 1 as well as point 2. There seems to be more disagreement among researchers about the interaction between weight and health than on whether anthropogenic global warming is happening. Not all the researchers who are questioning things are in complete agreement with Fat Acceptance; probably most of them aren't. But there are scientists like Steven Blair, Jeffrey Frieden, Arya Sharma, and Linda Bacon, most of them Not-So-Young Guns, who question either part or all of the mainstream view of obesity. And Fat Acceptance and HAES advocates glom onto studies more than anecdata.
The guys who benefit from keeping us on the oil-teat are… foreign petro-princes, Russian oil oligarchs, and Exxon. That is where the money flows.
Our Skeptic admits that these fellows have Trillions (with a T) staked on preserving things as they are — on preventing America from moving toward energy efficiency and independence. He admits that a conspiracy among fifty petro oligarchs seems more plausible than some convoluted cabal to "push green technologies" — a supposed conspiracy involving tens of thousands of diverse people, most of them nerdy blabbermouths, squabbling over far smaller sums of money.
This part is a pretty strong contrast to the situation in obesity research. There isn't any money in Health At Every Size. There are no big corporations interested in promoting Fat Acceptance. The big food corporations want to say that their food doesn't make people fat, and that as long as you get some exercise you can stay thin, not that being fat is okay, because in general, their customers don't want to be fat. They want to promote products like Special K and 100 calorie packs (with a big premium for the health benefits or the individual packaging) and "diet" products–they've already incorporated the Obesity Panic into their business model. Meanwhile, weight loss is a >$60 billion dollar industry. And of course there are government grants for the anti-obesity crusade as well.
Clearly, the Skeptic accepts that some things ought to be done, urgently and with full force of national and public will, even-though and even-while he nurses doubts about the likelihood of the full Global Warming scenario. She does not armwave vaguely against "rash actions," but actively engages in negotiation over which urgent efficiency measures to promote. Even if only as a precaution.
Let's look at the "which actions are rash actions" bit first. If you are overweight and listened to the mainstream advice and lowered your weight to a normal weight, assuming that you were able to maintain your new weight successfully, you may have just lowered your life expectancy. "May" because we aren't sure whether switching weight categories really switches your risks to those of your new weight category. And it is a lot of work, for the rest of your life, even if you're successful–and a lot of work for nothing assuming you aren't–perhaps most comparable to a "rash action" that would have a significant negative effect on our economic growth, with only a 5% chance of having an effect on global warming, and with the additional caveat that if it does have an effect, we're not sure it would actually reduce warming much or at all ["reduce warming" is "improve health" in this metaphor]. Attempting a radical weight loss corresponds to a genuinely 'rash action' rather than prudent risk minimization.
On the other hand, HAES corresponds to a sensible risk minimization strategy that should work whether or not the obesity epidemic hype is accurate. Many FA/HAES advocates say that they would be in favor of Michelle Obama's "Let's Move!" program if the language about weight was removed. Many HAES advocates point out that if eating healthy and getting enough exercise leads to 'healthy weights', obesity fighters have nothing to lose by promoting HAES. Most HAES advocates are in favor of measures to remove food deserts and ensure that people have access to opportunities for safe, fun movement. (Coercive measures to get people healthy, on the other hand, are generally opposed.)
Further, the Skeptic admits something pretty darned creepy and suspicious — that the main "news" outlets pushing the Denier Movement are largely owned by those same petro-moguls who have benefited from delayed energy independence. (Just one Saudi prince holds 7% of Fox, while other princes own smaller shares, plus a lot of Rupert Murdoch's debt, stock and commercial paper. Russian oligarchs and international oil companies own other portions.) Because of this, the Climate Skeptic has moved away from getting any of his news or sense of "reality" from propagandists who are paid to keep America divided, weak, passively addicted to dependence, respectful of aristocracy, and mired in "culture war."
Elaborating a bit: the Skeptic has noticed that the Denier Movement is directly correlated — with almost perfect predictability — with a particular "side" in America's calamitous, self-destructive Culture War.
Nope, there's no real money in promoting Fat Acceptance or Health At Every Size. And all I see is equal-opportunity fat-hate from the left and the right. The form of the fat-hate and the proposed solutions tend to be slightly different, but both sides of the Culture War scapegoat the 'Obesity Epidemic' on their favorite villains. On the left we're symbols of overconsumption; perhaps we're innocent dupes as in WALL-E; perhaps we're dumb lazy rednecks. On the right we're a symptom on the weakness of current generations; we just lack willpower and self-control; we're the natural outcome of a generation of "everyone gets a trophy." (This supposed 'generation' seems to have been going on at least since Generation X, and yet I was born in the early 80s and don't remember getting a whole bunch of trophies.) Fighting obesity is seen as apolitical and safe enough that it's the ideal campaign for the First Lady. The two sides of the Culture War may have a lot of disagreements, but they can set them aside when it comes to the War On Obesity.


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Thunder Dragons - Region 2 National Geographic DVD
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"These huge, 8 foot long monitor lizards are among the largest reptiles alive on earth today"
On the tropical island of Sri Lanka, National Geographic follows the trials of the intimidating 8 foot long water monitor lizards (Varanus salvator). Learn how they go from the hunted to become the hunters, fighting each other for dominance and tripling their size in their first year.
National Geographic follows the footsteps of a young monitor lizard as he grows into adulthood in the company of the island's other residents – coconut-shredding robber Crabs, who use their powerful claws to tear open coconuts, and thousands of endemic rats.
We watch our young lizard as he evades his cannibalistic parents, fights off a hungry king cobra, avoids the sharp claws of the sea eagle, gets scared off by acid spraying ants, ravenously feeds on a sea turtle nest, and falls in love for the first time, after finally having established his dominance.
Monitor Lizards play a very important role in the food chain of Sri Lanka's lagoons and forests, if they make it through the first year. Mature Monitor Lizards can grow up to 8 feet (2.4 meters) long, making some of them the largest reptiles on Earth.
A mother's role ends with the laying of eggs and hatchlings are left to fend for themselves, find food and keep to the relative safety of the trees.
Monitors have long forked tongues that are used for chemoreception, reminiscent of but not identical to snakes' tongues.
Modern law protects the monitor lizard from being human prey and the Sri Lankan people treat it with respect and reverence. This National Geographic 'Special' gives us a glimpse of these extraordinary mini dinosaurs alive today.
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TEHRAN — A new struggle is unfolding in Iran, where the top leaders have begun to tackle the question of how to deal with the United States after having reached a nuclear agreement with their great enemy.
The supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and President Hassan Rouhani have been offering starkly opposing visions of Iran's post-deal future, reflecting their divergent attitudes toward the "Great Satan."
"We have announced that we will not negotiate with the Americans on any issue other than the nuclear case," Mr. Khamenei said this month. Speaking to a group of hard-line students recently he was even more explicit, telling them to "prepare for the continuation of the fight against America."
By contrast, Mr. Rouhani said on Sunday that the nuclear agreement, reached after two years of tortuous negotiations, was "not the end of the way," but "a beginning for creating an atmosphere of friendship and cooperation with various countries."
How the opposing visions are ultimately resolved may be uncertain, but as the nuclear pact is carried out and the sanctions are lifted, Iran's favorite scapegoat can no longer plausibly be regarded as the root of all evil in the world.
"Our Great Satan without sanctions is just not the same anymore," said Saeed Laylaz, an economist and supporter of Mr. Rouhani. "Perhaps we should use 'lesser Satan' now or something like that."
In a highly controlled society like Iran, the leaders rarely speak spontaneously, so there is a certain premeditated "good cop, bad cop" aspect to the public posturing about the United States. But the dueling perspectives also reflect the problem of fitting the new, softer image of the United States into Iran's founding ideological narrative.
Thirty-seven years after the revolution, those longing for Iran to have normal relations with the world, believe their time has finally come, no matter what the supreme leader is saying. By their lights, change is inevitable, and Ayatollah Khamenei is just protecting his political flank against the hard-line clerics and commanders who oppose the nuclear deal.
But other analysts say that misreads the situation, putting a naïvely optimistic spin on the motivations and intentions of an all-powerful supreme leader who, while cautious and calculating, remains a highly conservative force.
There are no outward indications that Mr. Khamenei is enthusiastic about rapprochement between Iran and the United States, these other analysts say. On the contrary, since August he has used every public speech to make clear that there will be no such thing, repeating last week that, deal or no deal, the United States remains the "Great Satan."
"This deal is a one-off agreement in our interest," said Hamidreza Taraghi, a hard-line analyst close to Ayatollah Khamenei. "Not an attempt to mend ties with America."
Iran's leader, they add, is a staunch ideologue who often says that he is "not a diplomat but a revolutionary," and the flexibility he has shown on the nuclear issue was out of self-interest, a calculated tactic to get sanctions lifted, not the start of a new era for Iran. To underline his point, he predicted last week that Israel would not exist in 25 years, drawing international criticism.
There will be no such thing as direct talks over other issues, like Iraq, Syria and Yemen. At best, some analysts say, Ayatollah Khamenei is awaiting what he calls in some speeches "positive steps" from the United States. He will "review" such actions before considering real relations.
"If they do not leave the region and keep Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in power, the leader doesn't see any future in having relations with America," said one former Revolutionary Guards official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because of his position, adding, "For now, that does not seem likely to happen."
Whatever the effect on foreign relations, Ayatollah Khamenei's genuine distrust of the United States is casting an increasingly dark shadow over Mr. Rouhani's ambitions at home, which are always subject to a veto by the supreme leader, who retains the final word on all matters.
Over the past two years, the president, who came to power promising an end to Iran's international isolation and a more "normal" life, has raised expectations among Iran's middle class. He has done so while tiptoeing around the subject of establishing relations with the United States, which has become a symbol of the changes many people would like to see, such as more personal freedom and overhauling the archaic justice system.
Right after the nuclear agreement was signed, for example, some in Tehran called for abolishing the "death to America" slogan and predicted the reopening of the United States Embassy. Neither suggestion gained traction.
Now, in line with Ayatollah Khamenei's recent remarks, the winds seem to be shifting. Night after night, state television features remarks by American politicians and Republican presidential candidates bashing the deal. Often, these are followed by I-told-you-so clips from Ayatollah Khamenei, saying "America cannot be trusted."
Mr. Rouhani's supporters are taking note. "First, I predicted that direct flights between Tehran and New York would start in some weeks," said Mohammad Javad Mehreghan, a financial expert. "We were overwhelmed with joy. Now, I realize it will take years. This country won't change overnight."
Many say Mr. Rouhani should be content with having prevented war over Iran's nuclear program, unfrozen the country's assets and opened the door to foreign investment. "That has all along been the real mandate given to the president," said Nader Karimi Joni, a pro-government journalist. "People who thought otherwise have been fooling themselves."
But the president is persevering, promising better relations with the West, a better economy and more personal freedom. To the trained Iranian ear, when Mr. Rouhani talks about more cooperation with "various countries," he means the United States.
Despite Ayatollah Khamenei's hard line in public, however, most Iranians and some well-connected analysts say that he is more on Mr. Rouhani's side than he lets on, and is merely hedging his bets in case something goes wrong. Otherwise, they say, why would he agree to a nuclear deal at all?
"In the end even the supreme leader wants to have better relations with America," said Farshad Ghorbanpour, a political analyst close to the government. "But he is angry over the bad remarks coming out of the United States, so he wants to wait if the deal works before he allows relations to get better."
It was Ayatollah Khamenei himself who drew up the framework for talking to the United States on the nuclear issue. He allowed direct negotiations to take place only through a trusted foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif. Iran's original goal for the talks was not to solve problems with the United States, but to get sanctions lifted.
There was only one glitch in Ayatollah Khamenei's carefully planned strategy, when in 2013 an overly enthusiastic Mr. Rouhani accepted a phone call from President Obama. While the conversation created considerable excitement in the West, it did not go over well in Iran. Upon arrival in Tehran, Mr. Rouhani was pelted by hard-liners with eggs and a shoe.
Some Iranian reformist newspapers are predicting hopefully that Mr. Rouhani will meet Mr. Obama at the United Nations General Assembly this month. In contrast, last week a Friday Prayer leader said that Mr. Zarif had been told — for the time being at least — to cease any direct negotiations with the United States, though people close to Mr. Zarif deny this.
Many, perhaps most, Iranians — having had their hopes for change dashed numerous times in the past, most recently in 2009 — have few expectations that the nuclear agreement will fundamentally change anything.
"The deal will absolutely happen," said Mr. Karimi Joni, the journalist. But there will be no opening of embassies, direct flights to New York or American investments here, he predicted. "Unless the supreme leader thinks this is necessary for the continuation of the system. In that case it will happen immediately."
Others are not so sure, convinced that relations with the United States have been permanently altered, despite the supreme leader's pronouncements.
"Whatever anybody says, America is less of an enemy and less hostile than it was before," said Ghasem Golbaf, the owner and publisher of several magazines. "The relation will change for the better. It's just inevitable."


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The Banhammer and You: A User's Guide to the Forums
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Hey Krunk,
I thought I'd point out that several more people have acquired the rare NeoBadge, I know for a fact that xitel has joined our ranks recently and I think one other Escapist has it as well. So I think there are now 5 People who have this badge.
Xitel, Berethond, and I, actually.
Whee! We're super-special-awesome!
Neon and Sanity also have Neos now. As well as some others probably.
It seems like everyone's getting Neo now.
He seems to have lost a tiny bit of his hard-to-get reputation.
Seeing as it's a one shot thing, I doubt he would be losing much of his reputation yet. Give it time and it may come to be but not yet.
As of this post, 26 accounts have been awarded the Neo badge. Remember that these forums are the same system as the WarCry forums, which have been around a lot longer.
And you have to remember that with the ever-growing forum population, it still remains at a very miniscule ratio. It's still just as rare as it ever was.
Updates Ahoy!
18/9/09: Changed 'only 3' to 'very few' with regards to those who havew acquired the Neo badge, to avoid confusion. Thanks to PedroSteckecilo for pointing that out.
I was originally going to make a 'appeals' section, with a list of mods and staff to contact, but the OP is getting too big and unwieldy, and Preview is screwing up every so often to reflect this. It doesn't really matter though, because the message you recieve after you get Probed/Suspended/Banned asks you to do that if you must anyway.
If you just add a note that any of the mods can be contacted in the case of necessity and/or query it'll work.
How do you add videos?
Type in [youtube=*insert Youtube ID Here*] and from there just put in the bold section the video ID -- that's the part of a Youtube URL for a video after the watch?v=
And the result would be the video below. If you still need help, just quote me and see what I write at the bottom of this post -- please note, with Youtube videos, you should put them in spoilers, the only reason why I'm not in this case is to make it easier to understand.
Fair enough. I'll write it in next time I get the chance.
is it a bug that several threads stopped to return to the first page after someone reply in them, or is it a new function to encourage some threads to die, by making them sunk in the forum order ?
handy stuff
That's happened to me before. I think it's just a bug and the forums haven't noticed a new post in them. The thread usually comes back up after a while on page one but I don't think it's a new system, as it's been happening to me for ages.
it happned before for a few minutes, maybe an hour top, but now i'm replying in subjects that are on page 9, and stay on page 9 after i reply...
A bit harsh though, I'm on probation for starting a comment (to come back to later - started at home, turned off laptop to move from house to Uni, came back, and found I was on Probation)
We have an option to sink posts so that replies do not bump them back to the front page.
May I ask why they aren't just locked?
It just seems to me that they serve the same purposes - just with a lock, you realise that the thread is over, and if they're sunk then it's a bit confusing. At least, I was confused why one of my threads wasn't returned to the front page after a reply, until now at least.
Just a query: do you think you could put a little symbol (akin to the 'lock' symbol, just not a lock...) just to alert people that it's been sunk, just to recognise it?
A Sink is less than a Lock. We do it when the thread hasn't yet "earned" a lock, but is on it's way there. Locking a thread frustrates those that are in a heated discussion, so we hate to do that. When a thread is going downhill due to the subject matter or discussion, sinking will almost stop any newcomers so that the current heated discussion can cool down so that they don't get themselves locked.
Here's a metaphor to help color what I just said:
Or, the mods can stealthily pull the few that are arguing to the side so no one else overhears them so they can continue their argument without interruption, jail time or teargas.
many thanks, i feel free to post my true opinions now!
Wow! Great idea. Very nice feature to have. I know I've often been in a back and forth with people I like on here who nevertheless have very different opinions from mine, but the thread has gotten locked because of the people who see the topic and run in just to toss off a silly, flame-bate one liner.
My best friend on here Neonbob got this badge to he got a rank or whatever under your username and it said Noble Literate.
Krunk, do you think it is worth me adding this to the community thread? Especially now it is stickied. I'm planning on a major overhaul of that thread sometime in the coming week so may you please let me know your feelings on the matter? Thankyou.
Inverse I thought you had left us, maybe I just wasn't looking however.
No I was definitely gone for at least four or five months. Study commitments originally which turned into a staying away in general because it was going to be hard to come back because I thought I'd just have to leave again when my life became busy. But I'm back around, and enjoying posting once again. It's good to see you!
A good read and easy to understand, has me lookng out for anyone with a Neo badge now :D
Of course you will.
Yup. Subtle hint with the Neo badge as well lol...
Yes, you're at least 2000 posts higher than when I last saw you. It's been quite enjoyable actually seeing who has jumped up in post counts and by how much. I also congratulate you on obtaining Neo, that is a very fine effort indeed!
Yeah, I'm a loser, aren't I?
Lol, I didn't mean it in that way! (If I hadn't left and had posted at much the same rate I'd probably be up to 6-7000 posts probably myself... I mean I've put on 100 in a day since I've come back). I haven't had one yet either, but I'm only halfway to Neo. Hopefully I don't say anything stupid.
Well, best of luck to you.
Why thankyou, that's very nice of you. It'll be good to see you around once again.
Hey, welcome back!
I'm absolutely fine with you using it for the Community Thread, and as for the question on its usefulness... well, it'll attract more attention tho the thread. More attention means that less people should get banned/probed, and (ahem) I get the Forum Inferno badge quicker.
Anyways, back to the important stuff. Great to see you again!
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The film was conceived, filmed and edited by Helen Harris and Nicola van Straaten of the Future Was Great Arts Collective.
A reference to Yvonne Rainer's 1966 film, 'Hand Movie', we projected the film and tried to mimic, in one take, her movements. Succeeding and not succeeding, the shadowed outline is sometimes in sync with her choreography and sometimes not. In this broken attempt, we mirror a learning process that is filtered by medium, time and process.