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Who we are
Closer Commutes is a breakthrough initiative to radically reduce commuting times and distances worldwide – organized by CloseCommute Systems Inc., a BC-registered corporation resolved as a benefit corporation. [Read about benefit corporations here.]
Our 5-year goal is to save commuters billions of hours annually and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by one per cent globally, while boosting productivity, decreasing traffic congestion and pollution, lowering healthcare costs, and strengthening regional economies.
Chief Organizer
Bruce Batchelor has been obsessed with doing something ever since he became aware of both the massively wasteful inefficiency of daily urban commuting and a forgotten, brilliant 1990s solution called proximate commuting. He brings a background of entrepreneurship (founding the world's first print-on-demand book publishing service in 1995), management (CEO of non-profits, corporations), writing (bestselling author, journalist), editing (books and magazines), management & communications consulting, and mathematics (combinatorics & optimization, computer science). Bruce loves playing recreational soccer.
Systems and Analysis Advisor
Since 2004, John Batchelor has been helping dozens of public sector clients understand requirements and opportunities, and assisting them to implement practical responses and systems. John has over 30 years of experience with federal departments and central agencies in planning, management consulting, performance measurement and program evaluation policy. His training includes degrees in mathematics, public administration and business administration. John has been a university instructor and is an experienced public administration trainer. He can also apply specialized disciplines such as operations research, game theory, database design and web-site administration to his clients' challenges. He is Bruce's older brother and a rock star (literally: bass and vocals in a rock cover band called Red Tape).
Ryan Stephens is a freelance developer with a dozen years of coding experience under his belt. His current focus is in building Laravel apps and working intensively with Google's API's. Working alone, he designed and coded the CloseCommute app in just eight weeks.
While not working on development projects or learning new coding chops he spends his times in the great outdoors close to nature; Scuba diving around the world, conquering some of the worlds most scenic hikes or simply camping in the great outdoors of B.C.
Wendy McLellan is an award-winning journalist with more than 25 years' experience in the media who recently made a career shift to communications. For years she rode her bike to work in order to blend exercise with commuting. Driving a car in rush-hour traffic was never her preference; a 45-minute bike ride from the North Shore to downtown Vancouver was a better option for mental and physical well-being. In the worst weather, she succumbed to public transit.
HR Strategist
Recently retired professor Tom Rippon, CD, CHRP, PhD taught HR Management at Camosun College's School of Business. [Camosun grants a bachelor-level degree in Human Resources Management.] Previously Tom was on faculty at Royal Roads University Faculty of Management, again doing teaching, research and publishing in HR, specifically Occupational Health, Safety and Wellness. Before that he was head of HR departments for various private and public sector organizations.
Esteemed mentors
Gene Mullins devised and pilot-tested proximate commuting in the early 1990s. He received numerous accolades and awards, and his concept was one of TIME magazine's top 50 ideas to save the planet. For reasons none of us can understand, the concept was never adopted by employers, and forgotten even to transportation planners. Now, enlisting the energy of hundreds of millions of long-commuting workers, Closer Commutes will ensure employers learn about how they can radically reduce employees' commuting, cut their organization's costs, boost productivity and help the planet.
Todd Litman is executive director, Victoria Transport Policy Institute. Todd tipped me off to investigating proximate commuting, and assisted in preparing our annotated bibliography. Todd is a noted researcher and keynote presenter at transportation conferences. The Victoria Transport Policy Institute is an independent research organization dedicated to developing innovative and practical solutions to transportation problems. It provides a variety of resources available free at vtpi.org to help improve transportation planning and policy analysis.
Clever artist
Yolanda in New Zealand ("Tiny Kiwi") created our short hop robin logo. Her art is available at her etsy sales site. Her website is at tinykiwi.co.nz.
Key informants
Over the past three years, Bruce conducted phone, email and in-person key interviews with dozens of key individuals to better understand the situation, barriers and opportunities. He is grateful for their time, the information and advice they provided and their frank opinions. Here are some of their names and affiliations at time of contact, in no particular order:
- Jason Curteis, president, Baragar Systems
- John Dickinson, director of road safety, ICBC
- Dave Pitre, student services, Greater Victoria School District (SD#61)
- Scott Stinson, assistant superintendent, Saanich School District (SD#63) - now superintendent, Sooke School District (SD#62)
- Dan Haley, executive director of human resources, Sooke School District (SD#62)
- Laura Schwertfeger, district principal, International Student Programs, Sooke School District (SD#62)
- David Stevenson, CTO, Latitude Geographics
- Steven Myhill-Jones, CEO, Latitude Geographics
- Steve Cardwell, superintendent & CEO, Vancouver School District (SD#39)
- Lon LaClaire, acting director of transportation, engineering services, City of Vancouver
- Glen Hansman, vice president [now president], BC Teachers' Federation
- Tom Gill, councillor, City of Surrey
- Tracey Readies, CEO, Coast Capital Savings Credit Union
- Jeff Bos, director of people innovation & impact, Vancity Credit Union
- Jennifer Tan, Vancity Credit Union
- Beat Mertz, research scientist
- Arnie Hansen, psychologist and novelist
- Bradford Kent Green, architect and management consultant
- Vernon Brooks, author, neuroscientist and professor emeritus, University of Western Ontario
- Reg Faubert, acting director, transportation policy and program branch, BC Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure
- John Fryer, adjunct professor of public administration at University of Victoria; former vice-president of the Canadian Labour Congress; former head of BC Government Employees Union
- Michael Marchbank, public administrator, BC Public School Employers Association
- Donnie Wing, president & CEO, BC Healthcare Benefit Trust
- Manuel Achindinha, CEO, BC Transit
- Gilles Larose, president, CUPE local 382
- Brad Hall, president, CUPE local 947
- Jennifer Whitehouse, vice-president, CUPE local 947
- Ian Johnson, president, BCTF local 62 (Sooke)
- Benula Larsen, president, BCTF local 61 (Victoria)
- Linda Hunter, professional event planner
- Carolyne Taylor, Vancouver Island Manager, BC Human Resources Management Association
- Eric Sei-in Remy Jordan, CEO, Codename Entertainment
- Moira Mackenzie, executive director, BC Teachers' Federation
- Peter Miles, The Chamber., Victoria
- Peggy Kulmala, Policy & Public Affairs Manager, The Chamber.
- Mark Lovick, regional vice president, South Vancouver Island, Royal Bank of Canada
- Gordon Gunn, partner, Advisory Services, KPMG
- Alan R. Peretz, partner, Advisory Services, KPMG
- Manpreet Jandu, Advisory Services, KPMG
- Greg Conner, executive director, human resources & corporate secretary, BC Transit
- Mark Latham, PhD, financial economist, founder of Votermedia.org
- Phil Embley, retired bank executive, White Rock, BC
- Scott Kristjanson, sessional lecturer in computer science, Simon Fraser University
- Lowell Ann Fuglsang, solopreneur coach, lowellann.com
- Alison Paine, ADM, BC Public Service Agency
- Patty Beatch, manager of employee wellness, Vancouver School District (SD#39)
- Lauralee Russell, Vancouver School District (SD#39)
- Stephanie Premji, professor, McMaster School of Labour Studies; co-investigator, "On The Move" national research partnership
- Danielle Devereaux, Communications and Outreach Coordinator, On the Move Partnership, Memorial University of Newfoundland
- Barbara Neis, university research professor in the Department of Sociology at Memorial University of Newfoundland; Co-Director of the SafetyNet Centre for Occupational Health and Safety
- David Shortt, primary grades teacher, Saanich
- Andie Britton-Foster, law student
- Karen Smith, French teacher, Saanich
- Lillian Truong, regional manager, Pacific & Prairie Region, TD Friends of the Environment Foundation
- David Golen, district vice president, Vancouver Island, TD Canada Trust
- Neil Spicer, senior policy and planning analyst, MetroVancouver
- Tom Lancaster, division manager, Planning and Analytics, MetroVancouver
- Derek Adams, consulting-analyst, Statistics Canada
- Clear House, data dissemination officer, Statistical Information Service Branch, Statistics Canada
- Eric Cormier, assistant teaching professor, Mathematics & Statistics, Faculty of Science, University of Victoria
- Lindsay Wiginton, Transportation and Urban Solutions, The Pembina Institute
- Dianne Zimmerman, policy director, Transportation and Urban Solutions, The Pembina Institute
- Rick Kool, associate professor, Environment and Sustainability, Royal Roads University
- Chris Ling, assistant professor and director of the School of Environment and Sustainability, Royal Roads University
- Guy Dauncey, ecofuturist and bestselling author, earthfuture.com
- Marsha Batchelor, graphic designer, Agio Publishing House
- Deborah Stewart, director of employee relations, BCPSEA
- Hilary Brown, executive director, Finance and Strategic Planning, BCPSEA
- Liz Ferris, climate action analyst, Capital Regional District
- Marion Pape, past chair, BC Sustainable Energy Association
- Suzanne Barois, director, Be The Change Earth Alliance
- Rod Allen, superintendent of learning, BC Ministry of Education
- Mike Pocock, inventor
- Suzanne McAllister, director, High Value Performance Coaching, CIBC
- Jill Bauer, owner, Jill Bauer Design
- Kendra Jalifi, design associate, Jill Bauer Design
- Jeff Batchelor, owner, Everyday Better YouTube channel
- Erica Bauer, associate strategy director at PHD Media, and associate director of strategy at OMD Worldwide
- Dan Batchelor, owner and DOP, profilecreative.ca
- Samarth Mod, founder & CEO, AirSenze Solutions and FreshWorks.io
- Rohit Boolchandani, founder & COO, Airsenze Solutions and FreshWorks.io
- Cheryl Coull, editor, therapist
- John Lutz, history professor, UVic
- Larry Kuehn, Director of Research and Technology, BC Teachers' Federation
- Sherri Brown, researcher, BC Teachers' Federation
- Anne Hales, researcher, BC Teachers' Federation
- Doug Ozeroff, senior manager, communications, Royal Roads University
- Saira Walters, regional vice-president associate, South Vancouver Island, Royal Bank of Canada
- Sarah Webb, active transportation project management specialist, City of Victoria, BC
- Erika Sandow, professor, Centre for Demographic and Ageing Research CEDAR, Umea Universty, Sweden
- Joan Tionko, Google
- Tiffany Ma, executive director and chief financial officer, BC Ministry of Education
- Jerome Atherton, manager of road safety programs, ICBC
- Lisa Helps, Mayor, City of Victoria
- Amanda Broad, climate action program coordinator, Capital Regional Distrtict
- John Hicks, senior transportation planner, Capital Regional District
- Rob Fleming, MLA, Minister of Education
- George Heyman, MLA, Minister of Environment and Climate Change Strategy
- Colin Roberts, Human Resources Director, School District 61 (Victoria)
- Jonathan Dunn, Financial Analyst, BC Ministry of Finance
- JoAnn Woodhall, Translink TDM Specialist
- Michael O. Russell, community engagement specialist, Edmonton Police
- Alvin Klippenstein, inventor and teacher, Abbotsford, BC
- Robin Gold, Coordinator: Alternative Fuels & Technology, Western Washington Clean Cities, a program of Puget Sound Clean Air Agency, Seattle
- Beate Weber-Schuerholz, former mayor of Heidelberg, member of European Parliament, winner of Gottenburg Sustainability Award
- Dr. Goetz Schuerholz, president at Cowichan Estuary Restoration and Conservation Alliance
- Amy Peebles, senior advisor, Mobility Management, Planning & Development, Metrolinx
- Fraser Work, city manager, City of Victoria
- Laurie Desautels, PwC
- Dr. Mark Hallenbeck, senior data science fellow, director of Washington State Transportation Center
- Arnd Batzner, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland
- Andrew MacLeod, journalist, thetyee.ca
- Dr. Christian King, corporate entrepreneur, Robert Bosch GmbH
- Uwe Pelger, corporate entrepreneur, Robert Bosch GmbH
- Marc Lee, Policy Alternatives
- Adam Olsen, MLA Saanich & the Islands, Green Party critic for transportation
- Ryan Clayton, constituency assistant for Adam Olsen
- Bowinn Ma, MLA for North Shore - Lonsdale, parliamentary secretary for TransLink
- Mack McCorkindale, constituency assistance for Bowinn Ma
- Michael Buda, executive director, Mayors' Council on Transportation
- Keith Godin, ADM Governance & Analytics, BC Ministry of Education
- Chris Gilmore, executive director, Climate Action Secretariat, BC Ministry of Environment & Climate Change Strategy
- Ben Finkelstein, manager, communities and built environment, Climate Action Secretariat, BC Ministry of Environment & Climate Change Strategy
- Harry Bains, MLA, Minister of Labour
- Wayne Moriarty, columnist, The Province (Vancouver)
- Jeff Bell, reporter, Times Colonist (Victoria)
- Kayleen VanderRee, social media influencer
- Annamaria Nemeth, vice president, TD Bank
- Claire Trevena, MLA, Minister of Transportation & Infrastructure
- Roger Painter, artisan, contractor
- Dorothy Field, artist, poet, activist
- Don Wright, DM to the Premier
- Paul DeMuth, CEO, ITS Video Marketing
- Dave Lewin, TDM head, TransLink
- James Ranson, TDM consultant, TransLink
- Lynda Steele, talk-show host, SteeleTalk, CKNW
- Emilie de Rosenroll, South Island Prosperity Project, Victoria
- Mark Brenner, host, CFAX, Victoria
- Steve Vanagas, vice-president, TransLink
- Chris Istace, The Mindful Explorer
- Jo-Ann Roberts, deputy leader, Green Party of Canada
- Carole James, MLA, Deputy Premier and Minister of Finance
- Shayli Robinson, constituency assistant to Carole James
- Susan Lambert, former president BCTF, Vancouver city councillor
- Ahmed Mumeni, P.Eng, BC Transit
- Christy Ridout, vice president of business development, BC Transit
- Paul Hawken, drawdown.org
- Chad Frishmann, vp & research director, drawdown.org
- Erinn Pinkerton, president & CEO, BC Transit
- Peter Brand, retired teacher and developer, FirstVoices
- Dr. Vivien Muir, health professional
- Dr. Trevor Watson, MD, medical columnist, author
- Stafford "Doc" Williamson, daochienergy.com
- Leanne Jones, private investigator, author, composer
- Edson Hendricks, computer scientist
- Mohamad Shawki Amine, PEng, NCTI, transportation specialist
- Dr. Dee Hoyano, medical health officer, Island Health
- Andrew Brooke, executive director, programs and corporate initiatives, BC Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure
- Alan Callander, manager, active transportation and climate action policy, BC Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure
- Niall Paltiel, councillor Central Saanich
- Ned Taylor, CRD director, Saanich councillor
- Scott Colbourne, trustee, Islands Trust
- David Greer, executive lead, BC Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure
- Amy Steggles, project manager, BC Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure
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The following article was written by Jenna Holmes, Arts Officer for the Bronte Parsonage Museum, January 2013
Refurbishment in progress: In January and early February the Museum was closed to the public, but behind the scenes we were having the busiest weeks of the year. A team of specialist decorators carried out the first redecorating of the Parsonage in 25 years, with new bespoke wallpapers, paint colours, curtains and painstakingly woven rugs. The project has been a very exciting one, and has taken two years in development, using up-to-date forensic techniques by academics at the University of Lincoln. The Museum also used archive references including Bronte letters, scraps of original wallpaper and watercolours in our collection to find out how the house would have looked when the Brontes lived here. The house now looks much as it did in the 1830s and 40s but also includes some of the features that Charlotte introduced as part of her facelift for the house during the early 1850s (when she spent some of the income she had earned from Jane Eyre, Shirley and Villette).
You will need to visit the Parsonage to see the new scheme in its full glory – and there will probably be a few surprises for those who know the museum well! – but here are a few examples of what we've been up to:
In the Dining Room-often the focus of the house because it's the room in which the sisters' famous novels were written – we've reintroduced Charlotte's own decorative scheme from the early 1850s, using details from her correspondence. The curtains are still in the process of being specially woven, in crimson, to match Elizabeth Gaskell's description: 'The parlour has evidently been refurbished within the last few years….The prevailing colour of the room is crimson…' Forensic analysis told us this room was papered both before and after the time of Charlotte's 'gentrification', and the paper we have chosen is a contemporary design, in scarlet to match the curtains.
One of the most dramatic changes is in Mr. Bronte's study, which is now a pretty pale green. Clear evidence existed that this room was papered, and that there were several shades of green used. The panelling for the door was picked out in one shade, and the surrounding areas another. The wallpaper is reproduced from one of the period to match.
We hope that you will come along and visit the Bronte Parsonage Museum to see the final result. The Museum is open every day from 11am -5pm in March. Church Street, Haworth BD22 8DR 01535 642323
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I've been meaning to write this post for a while. I did not have the energy or the right "food" story to tell. I still don't. But today is the day anyway.
In my last post, I wrote about receiving slightly bad news. Thank you for the comments hoping the news was not so bad. Unfortunately, it was bad. Really bad.
On January 12th, the day before my birthday, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. The next day, my birthday, I found out it was stage 4. It was a sucky birthday.
I had radiation treatment that caused one of my vertebrae to collapse. The month of February was spent in the hospital, getting a new vertebrae and a rod with bolts in my spine, and a rehab hospital, getting me to walk again.
March started chemotherapy. I go every three weeks. The plan is for a total of 6 chemo treatments. This week is my 4th treatment.
All this would be sad and depressing, as it was. But this last Tuesday I had a pet scan of my body. The results were unexpected and unbelievable. The scan showed no evidence of cancer. Gone. At least for now.
So many people were praying for me, and my doctor's knew what they were doing, and I have a supportive family. Those three things came together to make this happen. I am thankful and blessed and so incredibly lucky.
And on top of that, I have Fruit Focaccia, my first real baking attempt since I got sick. My taste buds are out of whack from the chemo, so I cannot appreciate the flavors, but my son loved it. My daughter thought there were too many raisins inside. The recipe can be found on page 196 of Dorie Greenspan's Baking With Julia. To see what the other bakers made, please click here.
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Some are: Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, Kal Ho Naa Ho, Kaal, Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna, Dostana, Wake Up Sid, My Name Is Khan, I Hate Luv Storys, We Are Family etc.
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Causes of Mold in the Home
There are many sources of moisture found in the basement. And any water problem in the basement usually takes a longtime to dry out. This is because the basement gets no sunlight, very little ventilation and is often humid.
To make matters worse, once mold has begun to grow in the basement it will probably go unnoticed for a long time since people don't spend much time in their basements. People rarely clean their basements too and the dust and dirt helps mold to grow. Mold loves to grow on some of the building materials in the basement. Some favourites are paper surfaced drywall, wood panels, wood studs and insulation.
Condensation Causes Mold in Basement
High humidity plus the often cold temperatures in the basement produces a lot of condensation. Condensation collects on cold metal pipes, cold concrete basement floors (even if there is carpet over the top) and on walls.
Flooding and Basement Mold
One of the biggest causes of mold in the basement is flooding. If a house is flooded, dangerous molds like toxic black mold (Stachybotrys chartarum) can start to grow after the flood. These molds need materials to be very wet for several days to begin growing. When a house is flooded, water runs down to the basement and stays there long after the other rooms have dried.
Preventing Mold after a Flood
After a flood the best thing you can do is contact a mold remediation company or water damage specialist who perform clean ups of homes after floods.
If you have to clean up your home yourself though here are the main points:
Clean and dry your house and everything inside it as soon as possible. Remove whatever standing water inside that you can. You can also use fans, air conditioning, heaters or dehumidifiers to help dry out your home faster. Remove wet materials from your home straight away. Wet insulation and wet padding on carpet take a very long time to dry out and so you should remove them.
Clean items in your home that got wet using a detergent or cleaning product and then let them dry out. You should generally throw away things that got wet from flood water and which can't be cleaned and dried. The same goes for items that become moldy and cannot be cleaned. Also clean hard, non-porous surfaces in your home and let them dry out.
Mold from Basement Leaks
Leaking pipes in the basement or in nearby rooms lead to basement mold growth. Water in the ground can also find its way into the basement through cracks in the walls.
Basement Humidity and Mold
Once water in the basement evaporates it raises the humidity level in the basement. The humidity then usually stays high thanks to poor ventilation and no sunlight. Some molds can begin to grow in the basement just from this high level of humidity.
Signs of Mold in Basement
One of the clearest signs that you have mold in your basement is the smell. Because of the stagnant air in the basement, odors build up and become very noticeable. Don't ignore a musty or moldy smell in the basement as it probably means you have a basement mold problem.
Finding Mold in Basement
When looking for mold in the basement you should begin by trying to find any signs of moisture. Areas where there are signs of water damage or leaks are likely spots for mold growth.
Mold can grow on any objects or building materials made from organic substances. In the basement these surfaces can be found everywhere such as drywall, wooden building frames, carpet, insulation, furniture or cardboard boxes.
Mold Inspection
If you cannot find mold in your basement but you suspect it is growing somewhere don't forget that you always have the option of mold testing. Mold testing can be performed by professionals for you or you can do it yourself using mold test kits. Both air and surfaces can be sampled for mold spores during mold testing.
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Mold Can Live In The Cold: Ever see mold in a refrigerator? Research shows that as long as the temperature is above 40 °F (4 °C), mold can grow and spread.
Mold & Dust Mites Grow Fast: Mold can begin to grow in a home in as little as 24-48 hours, with a billion mold spores growing on a single foot of drywall. A single female dust mite can lay upwards of 250 eggs in its three-month life span.
Mold Leads To Insurance Woes: Due to tens of thousands of mold-related lawsuits being filed, most general liability and property insurance companies now exclude mold insurance from their policies. Mold Destroys Your Home: Professional Builder Magazine warns that mold will dramatically lower the value of your home. A home worth $250,000 can have $100,000 in mold problems. Mold can even lead to structural damage to your home!
Mold Spores Can Damage Your Health: Mold spore exposure can occur through inhalation, ingestion, and skin contact. Mold and dust mite waste is connected to allergies, asthma, and other breathing issues. Even dead mold spores can be damaging to your health.
Dust Mite Waste Is Highly Allergenic: 90% of patients show dermal reactivity to dust mite waste and 10% of the general population is also sensitive. Dust mite waste makes up 80-90% of the allergic component of house dust, containing 15 potent allergens that sensitize and trigger allergic reactions. In fact, Canadian Family Physician states that "controlling dust mites is the most important thing you can do in your house to make your asthma and allergies better."
Mold & Dust Mites Are Sneaky: Mold can grow in fiberglass insulation, behind drywall panels, and behind wallpaper. Dust mites can live in furniture, cloth, and pillows. Just because you don't see a problem does not mean that one does not exist.
To Sum It Up: The Indoor Air Quality Association states, "If you are reacting to a problem because somebody's been sick, you've waited way too long to address indoor air quality." The best way to protect yourself is to prevent the mold or dust mite problem before it begins!
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Since their sophomore album "A head full of dreams" in 2015, Coldplay reached the record-breaking sales. Even though we have not heard from them since the last album, it seems that the four-piece took some time to sit down and surprise their fans with the new EP.
If you have been on about it, here are some good news for all of you. Coldplay confirmed that they will release a new EP in 2017, under the name Kaleidoscope. Even though it will be EP rather than LP, the fans will still be able to get a good taste of the new music and the band itself is confident that the new material will click with the old fan base, already established since the inception of this band.
Even though we could not get any copious details about the songs and the material as well as the recording process, we can feel it will be a good EP simply because Coldplay cannot disappoint. There are no details about song titles or any track listing but, we can rely on the fact that their last album released in December 2015 reached number one in the UK with sales going over 4 million copies until today.
Frontman Chris Martin did give us a hint about this EP saying that the band feels comfortable with being who they are at the moment and how this EP is the result of that feeling. They will try yet again to win everyone on this one and the fans really loved the idea of getting a brand new EP from the band.
Not a conventional Coldplay album
Probably what made this EP so special is the fact that is that is not their conventional Coldplay album. The fans will notice that and they will be able to make up their own minds about how they feel about this EP. The band feels like they are exactly where they should be at the moment and this EP is a monument to their previous efforts, a great summit that crowns all.
Unfortunately, there are some notions that this could be their very last effort. The frontman said how he feels that this EP is a closing of a long chapter in the life of this band and that could mean that the band is ready and prepared to say goodbye to the world and their fans.


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Finding Peace in Chaos
While I had an initial reluctance to submit a piece for the inaugural Alt Alt DIY Performance Festival in Saskatoon the first weekend of January, I eventually decided I wanted to continue exploring some of the work I had done as part of One Yellow Rabbit's Summer Lab Intensive last summer by actually performing craft.
My initial submission was related to "spinning a story" and I thought long and hard about just what story I could tell, and how I could spin it. At some level, the how was the easiest part, utilizing kami-ito (spun paper yarn in Japan) which is the foundation for shifu (cloth woven from paper thread). I had an adequate supply of Japanese mulberry paper (washi) that could be used to print out my story, and I did some experiments in InDesign, figuring out an optimal layout. What worked well, given that 5 mm is an easy width of paper to spin up, was to set the text at 9 points, with spacing of 14.2 points.
The what to write, the music to accompany the work and the title, which is also the title of this post, flowed from that: there are few things that soothe me as much as creating yarn on my spinning wheel, and all of the chaos that became the majority of my 2016 was no exception.
So I chose to write, in fairly explicit detail, my medical experience, based, in large part, on the long emails I had sent family and a growing circle of friends who were aware of my condition, with most of the gory details and names of my medical team removed, some additional commentary added, verb tenses made coherent — ah, the joys of being a professional editor some days! — and various other tweaks as deemed necessary.
Creating the music enabled me to again work with developing a work drawn from another text file as I did for The Simplicity of Ritual — for Finding Peace in Chaos, I used the list of tarot cards I drew during a reading done by a friend of mine, repeating each eight times — and ran through this website to create a MIDI file. I dropped three copies into GarageBand, offsetting them by one motif each, and orchestrating them for widely different instruments. Thirty minutes after I started, I had 7:45 of music ready to go.
All that was left was to book some time at CJSW to record the story, discover that I had written enough that it wouldn't fit into one iteration of my music, but felt comfortable in two, and edited the entire 15:30 audio production within a two-hour window, turning it into an mp3 to take with me.
I was the second performer on the Saturday night, preceded by a slightly creepy clown who did great magic, and a trans woman doing slam poetry on roller skates, and I'm grateful that they have both become good friends. Surprisingly, I wasn't nervous spinning the paper, despite being on a borrowed wheel that was painfully slow, compared to my wheel here at home, and the standing ovation from a roomful of (mostly) strangers was overwhelming.
It was freaking cold in Saskatoon, as you can tell from most of these photographs, but the welcome was warm.
Today marks the tenth anniversary of my infrequent electronic ramblings, and the sixth since I lost my wee mannie: I look at how I've changed, how the work has shifted forms, metamorphosed to incorporate existing and discovered skills, and keeps me as sane as can be expected. I took the photo below last year when I went to visit his plaque, and I'll go up again tomorrow, where I am sure there will be much more snow than there is here in the city.
While I may not have peace all day, every day, I no longer have chaos 24/7 either.


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Something about the web that I greatly enjoy, are it's vast amount of web comics. I absolutely love to read them. Well, certain ones. I haven't read all of them. That would just be absurd! I do have a few comics that I read which aren't in my links. That will soon be rectified.
If there is a comic that seems to catch my interest (Cyanide and Happiness comes to mind), I will go back to the very first posting, and read it all the way through. Usually the very day I discover it. To catch my interest, webcomics don't have to have the best art. Some of the ones I like are actually rather simple.
I also like photo comics. One of my favorites is actually made with "Star Wars" action figures. It's called Yak's Pub. It happens to be a WordPress blog, as well. Niktom does some very interesting things with those figures!
I have even done a webcomic, albeit wasn't that great. I ran an introductory panel, and a first actual comic panel. It was entitled "War-Mart". It was a crossbreed of Wal-Mart and "Star Wars". My years of working for the evil retailer influenced it. I will post them below.
That is the spawn of my imagination. I think I tried to be simple, but ended up a bit too detailed. And none of the work was done on the computer. All hand drawn, and scanned. I need to get with this technology so I can work on this idea that's been kicking around the ol' noggin.
Look for a list of some of my favorite comics in the links section.


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Executives from CIOCAN have been appointed to the TransformationWorx Board of Advisors. This Board of Advisors plays a pivotal role in helping shape the direction of this innovative Partnership to offer "enterprise-grade" professional development for executives, business leaders, and technology experts.
The Board of Advisors represents C-level executives from different industry sectors and academia across Canada in order to provide a customer-perspective of high need areas.
Advisors' Roles:
- Provide industry insights on emerging opportunities and highlight challenges that need to be addressed in the program as they relate to Business Digital Transformation and Blockchain technologies
- Review curriculum and positioning of the program to help align this with current and anticipated needs
- Provide more directed guidance and support on an occasional basis to help sound out ideas, speaking to the initiative, or helping with highly selective and directed outreach.
Bobby Singh | CISO and Global Head of Infrastructure | TMX
Bobby Singh, CISO and Global Head of Infrastructure, is responsible for delivering secure and highly available common technology services across TMX. As a member of the executive leadership team, Bobby is defining TMX's cyber security and technology vision and strategy, to advance the organizational agenda.
He is responsible for TMX's corporate information and IT systems and services, as well as all aspects of security, governance, risk, and compliance. He represents TMX in key forums focused on critical infrastructure, network evolution, intelligence, and availability. With more than two decades of executive experience, Bobby brings a wide range of technical and security knowledge to his current role. He has broad expertise in developing and implementing security programs for public and private sector organizations.
Prior to joining TMX, Bobby has held positions at TD Bank, Rogers Communications and eHealth, where he designed multi-year technology and culture transformation programs. He received his MBA from University of Pittsburgh and holds CISSP, CISM, CISA and CPA designations.
Steven Delaney | CIO | MCAP
Steve Delaney has been Chief Information Officer (CIO) at MCAP since 2013 and is responsible for all technology that supports MCAP's business operations across Canada. MCAP is a large Canadian finance company with $62B of mortgages under administration. Steve leads a team of 100+ technology experts that manage MCAP's mortgage origination and servicing systems plus all data centre operations.
Prior to MCAP, Steve held executive positions in the Ontario Government and at RBC and BCE. Steve has an Honours BSc. from the University of Toronto, an MBA from York University and he has his ICD.D, Institute of Corporate Directors – Rotman School of Management. He is also a PhD candidate in Computer Science.
Steve is on the Board of Directors of the CIO Association of Canada and Imaging Dynamics Corporation.
John Matsikas | IT Director | ATB Financial
John Matsikas is an accomplished IT leader who is passionate about technology, innovation and the endless possibilities it enables for transforming our world for the better. He has completed degrees in both Management Information Systems and Computing Science from the University of Alberta.
Since graduating, he has had the opportunity to apply his passion for IT in multiple industries, including Financial Services, Utilities, Telecommunications, Transportation and Academia. He is a solutions-driven IT strategist and architect, recognized for introducing new ideas that take enterprise performance and productivity to the next level. Currently, he is an IT Director for ATB Financial responsible for leading complex application development projects using emerging technologies, as well as leading teams that provide 24/7 support for critical IT enterprise services.
He is also a trusted adviser to executives, Board of Directors, PMO, business leaders and project teams in bridging the gap between business goals and technology capabilities.
David Del Giudice | Global VP of Enterprise Technology | Scotiabank
David Del Giudice is a Vice President of Enterprise Technologies at Scotiabank, a Top 50 Global Bank. His team's accountabilities include providing proactive and next generation enterprise solutions that enhance corporate effectiveness and employee experience through innovative technology enablement.
Prior to joining Scotiabank, David was the Global Head of Enterprise Architecture at AstraZeneca, a Top 10 Biopharmaceutical company. Here, David was the Information Technology Executive accountable for pulling together the Enterprise Architecture and Corporate Capability model across all global business and technology domains. While at AstraZeneca David also led the organisational transformation of the Enterprise Information Services function and was a leader in establishing AstraZeneca's global application development outsourced partnership model. Before joining AstraZeneca, David held leadership positions in consulting, at Dell, and at General Electric.
David has sat on the Board of Directors for the CIO Association of Canada, he's the Founder of IASA Canada, a national chapter of the world's largest professional body certifying IT and Enterprise Architects, and an Advisory Board Member for the Enterprise Mobility Network, providing mobility leadership in Canada.
With over 15 years of IT Leadership experience and entrepreneurial business investments David's continual focus is on helping business' gain maximum value from user focused technology innovations.
Sherif Sheta | CIO Advisor | BlueRock Therapeutics
Sherif Sheta is a progressive CIO who specializes in creating IT strategies that enable business growth, streamline internal operations and increase employee engagement. He leverages cloud platforms to accelerate deployment. Throughout his career he championed technology solutions that improved the customer engagement model and resulted in higher customer loyalty, better brand differentiation and increased sales. He believes that information technology is achieving greater purpose within the corporate culture, becoming the competitive advantage, not merely an enabler of business objectives.
He excels in the design, implementation, and execution of IT strategies that break down organizational silos, foster collaboration, convincingly build consensus, and drive positive change. Having worked at global companies for over 25 years, Sherif has recently shifted his focus to consulting and acting as CIO to growing companies, helping them extract more value from their technology dollars. He brings clarity to the solution design process while energizing key strategic relationships. In response to emerging trends in IT leadership, and to better serve the challenges faced by companies in aligning technology with business strategy, he embraces the role of the bimodal CIO.
In merging the steady-paced, traditional suite of skills that are essential to the smooth operation of an enterprise IT organization with the agile, nimble, and cloud-based IT expertise required for commercial effectiveness, Sherif unburdens the business, mitigates risk, contains costs, and fuels topline growth.
Alexey Rykhva | Head of IT and Business Services | Procter and Gamble Canada, Inc
Alexey currently leads IT and Business Services group at Procter and Gamble Canada and Puerto Rico. In this capacity, he is responsible for a suite of over 100 business services ranging from traditional IT and Facilities to Advanced Analytics.
He has a broad international experience leading business transformation by applying information technology across multiple domains; and building world class IT organizations.
Alexey was born in Ukraine and lived and worked in 7 countries prior to Canada.
Dr. Ron Babin | Ryerson Faculty Association Executive | Associate Professor at Ted Rogers School of Mgmt | Ryerson University
Ron Babin is an Associate Professor at the Ted Rogers School of Management.
Prior to joining Ryerson, he was a management consultant at KPMG and at Accenture, providing advice to clients on IT Strategy. He has been an IT professional for several decades. His research now focuses on socially responsible outsourcing and digital transformation.
Ron graduated from York University with a computer science degree and an MBA. He completed a doctorate in business at the Manchester Business School
Jonas Plouffe | Senior Manager, Technology | British Columbia Real Estate Association
Jonas is the IT Manager at the British Columbia Real Estate Association, where he and his team of staff and consultants have been helping his organization and the Canadian organized real estate industry become knowledge and technology leaders. Never happy with 'good enough,' he is a driven improver, learner and seeker. He is constantly working on adopting leading-edge technologies into new and existing projects.
His career has covered the range of duties, starting in the trenches of technical support in the 90s, to more recently directing the development of cloud-based service delivery platforms in partnership with the provincial real estate regulatory body. He is a member of CIOCAN, as well as the Canadian Real Estate Association's Technical Peer Group.
Yasemin Sezer | Head – Technology & Operations | Larsen & Toubro Infotech Canada
Yasemin Sezer heads the delivery technology organization. She is responsible for end-to-end delivery of technology solutions spanning Architecture, Business Analysis, Development, Testing and PMO both in Canada and globally. Supported solutions include Transfer Agency applications for Wealth/Asset Management in a SaaS model, AIM solutions for Reporting Analytics Services, Web Services, Digital Case and Content Management solution, Client and Advisor Portals, Digital Automation solutions for Business and IT.
Previously Yasemin had been the head of Software Engineering Services for over 4 years. She has managed AGF Transfer Agency Application, Output Management Services, Imaging/Workflow/Archive solution, Partner Relations and GUI transformation program during 10 years of employment at Citigroup Fund Services Canada. Yasemin was director of desktop/server image management within Production Services for 2 years at Manulife Financial. Prior to Manulife, her experience was focused on Banking and Switching (ATM/POS) applications management for Cooperators Data Services which was later acquired by CGI. Yasemin has a B.Sc. in Electronic Engineering from Bosphorus University in Istanbul.
Cynthia Fortlage | Vice President Information Technology (CIO) | GHY International
Cynthia joined GHY in 1988, and since then has developed and grown the company's Information Technology area to adapt to demands of an information-intensive industry. She is the architect and overseer of GHY's technology backbone/infrastructure, oversees relationships with the company's technology-related vendors, and is visionary in equipping GHY to meet its present and future challenges.
Cynthia is a founding member of the Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce Innovation Awards, Founding Member of CIO Association of Canada, Founder of Manitoba CIO group on LinkedIn and has spoken at many national and international conferences, and accepted the IBM Innovation Award for the "i" series server on behalf of the company in Chicago in 2005.
Past President Manitoba Chapter CIO Association of Canada, In 2014, 2015, and 2016 Cynthia was named to Huffington Posts Top 100 Most Social CIO's on Twitter, 2016 Cynthia was named 20 Most Influential CIO by CXO Talk, 2017 Named #35 on Top 100 LBGT Executives by Out-Standing.org and Financial Post.


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Sydney - Steve Smith, now carrying the burden of leading Australia in all three formats, is feeling the heat from a disappointed home media after his first series loss as skipper.
The world's top-ranked test batsman and ICC Cricketer of the Year enjoyed a golden summer on home soil, leading the hosts to emphatic test series wins over New Zealand and West Indies, and victory in the one-day series over India.
But the accolades have dried up along with the captain's output of runs as Australia lost their one-day series away to New Zealand 2-1 with the 55-run thrashing in Hamilton on Monday.
"The honeymoon is over for Steve Smith," the Sydney Morning Herald newspaper declared on Wednesday.
"For the first time in the Australian captain's reign he is short of runs and presiding over a team that is not winning."
Like his team, which is top-ranked in one-day cricket and second in tests, Smith has become something of a victim of his own success, his prolific output of runs over the past two years setting the bar high for a demanding local media.
It was less than a month ago that Smith blasted a match-winning 149 to have the hosts overhaul India in the one-day series opener in Perth.
But the 26-year-old has managed only 90 runs from his past five innings and looked out of sorts against the swinging ball on New Zealand pitches.
Smith has hardly been alone in his struggles, with explosive all-rounder Glenn Maxwell sandwiching a six between two ducks against the Black Caps and George Bailey averaging 11.66.
But as an increasingly reliable barometer of Australia's fortunes on foreign pitches, Smith's dip in form is untimely ahead of the two-test series against New Zealand.
The last time the magic deserted Smith in the test arena was during the Ashes series in England.
Having struck a glorious 215 to guide Australia to victory at Lord's, Smith failed in both innings of the next two tests and the series was lost.
As in England, Smith's trade-mark shuffle across the crease has appeared less assured in New Zealand and prompted speculation that he might be feeling the pinch after a long summer.
His instalment as captain of the Twenty20 side in place of Aaron Finch a month before the World T20 has only added to his pile and the selectors' preference for one leader across all three formats was met with scepticism.
"He's only new into the test captaincy really and captained a bit of one-day cricket here and there," former Australia captain Ricky Ponting told Melbourne radio station SEN.
"With T20, more than anything, you have to look a couple of overs ahead of the game.
"I think it'll start catching up with him pretty quickly. It did with me, anyway."
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Minister for Education and Training, Simon Birmingham has announced the make-up of the Expert Working Group that is tasked with setting the future direction of national research infrastructure, including through the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS).
The Minister said development of this roadmap is critical if Australia is to build on its international reputation as a vibrant centre for innovation and research excellence.
"The Expert Working Group, led by Dr Alan Finkel AO, the Chief Scientist for Australia, will consult widely with researchers, and other stakeholders such as end users of research including industry and business, to develop a national ten year plan to underpin Australian research and identify future national research infrastructure priorities and areas for investment" Minister Birmingham said.
The Minister said the research infrastructure roadmap is a critical strategic document. It will underpin future investment in NCRIS from July 2017. NCRIS currently supports national research infrastructure by providing facilities and services to over 35,000 researchers, both domestically and internationally, through 27 projects and facilities delivered by 222 institutions across Australia.
The Roadmap is expected to be completed later this year.
Further information about the 2016 National Research Infrastructure Roadmap and the full list of Expert Working Group members can be found here:
Minister Birmingham's media release, which includes the list of research infrastructure projects funded under NCRIS in 2016-17, is also available.


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The Kingston HyperX is a bit of an oddball in that it runs an unusual clock speed of 1,625MHz.
You'll need a motherboard with some decent configuration abilities to run the HyperX at anything other than a clock speed of 1,600MHz, which means you'll be losing a small part of the RAM's performance.
However, if there's one thing this test has definitively proved, it's that 4GB is better than 2GB and the HyperX outperformed both the faster 2GB kits and some 4GB kit.
In fact, the Kingston HyperX has a full 3Gb/s extra throughput compared to the Crucial Ballistix, and produced one of the best 3D mark scores, although the difference is pretty marginal.
If you have the money to spend and are running a copy Vista 64-bit, you won't be disappointed with the performance.


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From Klay Thompson's one-on-one with WarriorsWorld's Jesse Taylor last month:
When did you notice the difference in your defense and realize that you were able to stop some really good players?
I've always thought I could play defense, going back to high school and then college. I think my shooting and scoring always outshined it.
As for the NBA, it was probably midseason this year when I thought, "Oh, I can actually guard some of these guys." That's when the confidence really came.
Was there a certain player or a certain game where it really hit you?
Yeah, I'd say when we played the Spurs at home and wore those T-shirts. Remember that game?
Yep. Who can forget the yellow jerseys?
Tony Parker came into that game really hot, averaging like 24 and 10, and shooting high 50s from the field. (note: Parker was averaging 29.3 points on 57% shooting in his previous six games and 9.1 assists in his previous seven games)
I thought I did a great job against him in that game on national TV. I thought people finally noticed then that I could be a versatile player, not just an offensive guy.
Klay Thompson's game is far from a finished product, but in his second season as the Warriors starting shooting guard he's proved to be an invaluable piece to the Warriors ever-changing puzzle. Thompson was third in the NBA this season in three pointers made with 211 — behind only Stephen Curry's NBA record (272) and Ryan Anderson (213) — and is often in the discussion for best shooter not named Curry in the league.
His decision making on the offensive end, layups and turnovers gets the criticism, and deservedly so. But Thompson has proven throughout his early career — especially this season — that his defense is what matters most to this team's success. He's much more than a shooter. He knows he's gotten better in this area and he knows his team needs his presence on the defensive end to compete to the best of their ability.
What happened at the end of Game 1 was a series of unfortunate events, many of which could've been avoided.
Thompson picked up two fouls in the first quarter, limiting his aggressiveness on the defensive end the rest of the night. Facing the likes of Tony Parker, Thompson would need all the fouls he could get against Parker's aggressive style of play. Thompson is starting to understand certain player's moves and tendencies, as he explained in his previous interview on this site. Foul count is important in any game, but in a road playoff game against San Antonio Spurs in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals, there's no greater importance.
Thompson is the LeBron James of this team on the defensive end, for lack of a better term. He's constantly thrown on the opposing team's best perimeter player with the hopes of shutting him down or limiting him any way possible. This idea of "position-less" players on either end can be attributed to the flowing landscape of the league. A league where position titles (PG, SG, SF, etc) are becoming less and less important, the need for intangibles, size and smarts have proven much more important. Like the tired "Is Curry a PG or SG?" argument, the discussion is moot. Play your role, not your position.
Thompson is playing his role, and without him on the floor the Warriors were lost, confused and outmatched the final four minutes of Game 1. Thompson picked up his fifth foul with 8:02 left in the game when he gave Kawhi Leonard a slight hand check in the back on a rebound attempt. His sixth foul — and the beginning of the Spurs 18-2 run — came with 3:57 left when Parker drove to the paint and into Thompson, falling to the ground under the basket and drawing the foul. Both of these questionable calls that could've gone either way, but the Warriors haven't built enough report with the league yet and being as the game was in Texas, the call wasn't going their way.
Parker had 12 points on 4-of-15 shooting in 33 minutes when Thompson fouled out. He finished with 28 points on 11-of-26 shooting (6-6 FT), eight rebounds and eight assists
Thompson was key in the Denver series as he was matched up with Ty Lawson and will be of greater importance as the San Antonio series progresses. Thompson will shade Tony Parker throughout, and as the Spurs grow increasingly older by the day the need to keep the frenchman in check will prove vital. Sharp cuts, positioning and ball movement will all be there from the Spurs, and while Thompson can't play every second of this series (at least I don't think he can), he will effect in one way or another how the team performs in all these given situations.
Whether he's playing on-ball or off-ball, Thompson's physical gifts and work ethic is what has propelled him to this status as defensive stopper. He has the lateral quickness to keep up with most guards and physical stature to check most forwards. He's worked tremendously hard both on the court and off with help from coaches and players and equally as important, has learned to understand defenses, schemes and tendencies. This evolution was visible earlier this season, but as the postseason is upon us and possessions become increasingly important, his presence on the defensive end of the floor has become beyond pivotal.
The Warriors loss isn't all on Thompson's absence in the last 3:57: Jarrett Jack had defensive lapses and the offense became sluggish. Still, do the Warriors win this game if Thompson plays the entire last stanza? I believe so. Thompson acknowledges he was maybe too aggressive in his defense of Parker, but it's hard to argue that being aggressive is ever a bad thing. Smart aggression is beautiful, reaching into the lane while a defender is dumb aggression. That isn't Thompson, and while others may look at his dumbfounded looks on the court or lack of personality as signs of this, they couldn't be further from the truth.
Points get the highlights, and Thompson's offensive output is still important to this team. With that said, this team can still win games with bad offensive games from the second year guard (See: Game's 3-6 against Denver). It might take another Curry 3Q barrage or collection of Jarrett Jack midrange shots, but this team can win games with a bad shooting night from Thompson. Conversely, the Warriors can't win without him playing his quality of defense for the majority of the game. He'll naturally become more aware of his fouls because of what happened Game 1, so unless the officiating crew consists of three Bennie Adams, Thompson will out there. His importance on that end of the floor can't be overstated, and it's time all become aware that his defense is a far more important asset to the Warriors than his shooting is.
"It was killing me to watch from the sidelines," Thompson said. "I've got to be smarter than that. I play aggressive, but maybe limit to three or four fouls a night, just for the sake of our team because I need to be out there."
That they do.


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A day lays low and lifts up again all human things.
A fearful man is always hearing things.
A human being is only breath and shadow.
A lie never lives to be old.
A man growing old becomes a child again.
A short saying often contains much wisdom.
A soul that is kind and intends justice discovers more than any sophist.
A state is not a state if it belongs to one man.
A wise doctor does not mutter incantations over a sore that needs the knife.
A wise man does not chatter with one whose mind is sick.
A word does not frighten the man who, in acting, feels no fear.
Alas, how quickly the gratitude owed to the dead flows off, how quick to be proved a deceiver.
All a man's affairs become diseased when he wishes to cure evils by evils.
All is disgust when a man leaves his own nature and does what is unfit.
Always desire to learn something useful.
Bear up, my child, bear up; Zeus who oversees and directs all things is still mighty in heaven.
Best to live lightly, unthinkingly.
Better not to exist than live basely.
But this is a true saying among men: the gifts of enemies are no gifts and profitless.
But whoever gives birth to useless children, what would you say of him except that he has bred sorrows for himself, and furnishes laughter for his enemies.
Children are the anchors of a mother's life.
Despair often breeds disease.
Do not grieve yourself too much for those you hate, nor yet forget them utterly.
Don't you know that silence supports the accuser's charge?
Enemies' gifts are no gifts and do no good.
Even a poor man can receive honors.
Every man can see things far off but is blind to what is near.
Evil counsel travels fast.
Evil gains work their punishment.
Foolishness is indeed the sister of wickedness.
For death is not the worst, but when one wants to die and is not able even to have that.
For shameful deeds are taught by shameful deeds.
For the dead there are no more toils.
For the wretched one night is like a thousand; for someone faring well death is just one more night.
For those whose wit becomes the mother of villainy, those it educates to be evil in all things.
Fortune cannot aid those who do nothing.
Fortune raises up and fortune brings low both the man who fares well and the one who fares badly; and there is no prophet of the future for mortal men.
God's dice always have a lucky roll.
Gratitude to gratitude always gives birth.
He who throws away a friend is as bad as he who throws away his life.
Hide nothing, for time, which sees all and hears all, exposes all.
How dreadful knowledge of the truth can be when there's no help in the truth.
How sweet for those faring badly to forget their misfortunes even for a short time.
Hush! Check those words. Do not cure ill with ill and make your pain still heavier than it is.
I see that all of us who live are nothing but images or insubstantial shadow.
I see the state of all of us who live, nothing more than phantoms or a weightless shadow.
I would prefer even to fail with honor than win by cheating.
I would rather miss the mark acting well than win the day acting basely.
If it were possible to cure evils by lamentation and to raise the dead with tears, then gold would be a less valuable thing than weeping.
If my body is enslaved, still my mind is free.
If one begins all deeds well, it is likely that they will end well too.
If we are to keep our democracy, there must be one commandment: "Thou shalt not ration justice."
If you have done terrible things, you must endure terrible things; for thus the sacred light of injustice shines bright.
If you were to offer a thirsty man all wisdom, you would not please him more than if you gave him a drink.
Ignorant men don't know what good they hold in their hands until they've flung it away.
In a just cause the weak will beat the strong.
Isn't it the sweetest mockery to mock our enemies?
It is a base thing for a man among the people not to obey those in command. Never in a state can the laws be well administered when fear does not stand firm.
It is best to live however one can be.
It is terrible to speak well and be wrong.
It is the merit of a general to impart good news, and to conceal the truth.
It is the task of a good man to help those in misfortune.
It was my care to make my life illustrious not by words more than by deeds.
It's a terrible thing to speak well and be wrong.
It's impossible to speak what it is not noble to do.
Kindness is ever the begetter of kindness.
Look and you will find it – what is unsought will go undetected.
Man is not constituted to take pleasure in the same things always.
Men may know many things by seeing; but no prophet can see before the event, nor what end waits for him.
Men of ill judgment ignore the good that lies within their hands, till they have lost it.
Men should pledge themselves to nothing; for reflection makes a liar of their resolution.
Money is the worst currency that ever grew among mankind. This sacks cities, this drives men from their homes, this teaches and corrupts the worthiest minds to turn base deeds.
Much speech is one thing, well-timed speech is another.
Much wisdom often goes with fewest words.
No enemy is worse than bad advice.
No lie ever reaches old age.
No man loves the bearer of bad tidings.
No one longs to live more than someone growing old.
No one who errs unwillingly is evil.
No speech can stain what is noble by nature.
No treaty is ever an impediment to a cheat.
Not all things are to be discovered; many are better concealed.
Not even Ares battles against necessity.
Not even old age knows how to love death.
Not knowing anything is the sweetest life.
Not to be born is, past all prizing, best.
Now I see that going out into the testing ground of men it is the tongue and not the deed that wins the day.
Old age and the passage of time teach all things.
One who knows how to show and to accept kindness will be a friend better than any possession.
One word frees us of all the weight and pain in life. That word is love.
Our happiness depends on wisdom all the way.
Profit is sweet, even if it comes from deception.
Quick decisions are unsafe decisions.
Rather fail with honor than succeed by fraud.
Reason is God's crowning gift to man.
Reverence does not die with mortals, nor does it perish whether they live or die.
Silence is an ornament for women.
Success is dependent on effort.
The dice of Zeus always fall luckily.
The gods plant reason in mankind, of all good gifts the highest.
The keenest sorrow is to recognize ourselves as the sole cause of all our adversities.
The oaths of a woman I inscribe on water.
The rewards of virtue alone abide secure.
There are some who praise a man free from disease; to me no man who is poor seems free from disease but to be constantly sick.
There is a point at which even justice does injury.
There is a time when even justice brings harm.
There is an ancient saying among men that you cannot thoroughly understand the life of mortals before the man has died, then only can you call it good or bad.
There is no greater evil for men than the constraint of fortune.
There is no greater evil than anarchy.
There is no sense in crying over spilt milk. Why bewail what is done and cannot be recalled?
There is no success without hardship.
There is no witness so terrible and no accuser so powerful as conscience which dwells within us.
There is nothing more hateful than bad advice.
There is some pleasure even in words, when they bring forgetfulness of present miseries.
Things gained through unjust fraud are never secure.
Those whose life is long still strive for gain, and for all mortals all things take second place to money.
Time alone reveals the just man; but you might discern a bad man in a single day.
To be doing good deeds is man's most glorious task.
To give birth is a fearsome thing; there is no hating the child one has borne even when injured by it.
To him who is in fear everything rustles.
To live without evil belongs only to the gods.
Trust dies but mistrust blossoms.
War never takes a wicked man by chance, the good man always.
What house, bloated with luxury, ever became prosperous without a woman's excellence?
When a man has lost all happiness, he's not alive. Call him a breathing corpse.
When trouble ends even troubles please.
Who seeks shall find.
Whoever gets up and comes to grips with Love like a boxer is a fool.
Whoever grows angry amid troubles applies a drug worse than the disease and is a physician unskilled about misfortunes.
Whoever lives among many evils just as I, how can dying not be a source of gain?
Whoever neglects the arts when he is young has lost the past and is dead to the future.
Whoever thinks his friend more important than his country, I rate him nowhere.
Whoever thinks that he alone has speech, or possesses speech or mind above others, when unfolded such men are seen to be empty.
Whoever understands how to do a kindness when he fares well would be a friend better than any possession.
Wisdom is the supreme part of happiness.
Wisdom outweighs any wealth.
Wise thinkers prevail everywhere.
Without labor nothing prospers.
You should not consider a man's age but his acts.
You win the victory when you yield to friends.


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Buddha Mountain (Guan Yin Shan): L.A. Premiere
USC U.S.-China Initiative and UCLA's Association of Chinese Americans present the L.A. Premiere of Buddha Mountain on Friday, Sept. 30, at 7:30 PM. Get your tickets here.
2010, Laurel Films, 104 min., China-Taiwan. Dir. Li Yu. An edgy, powerful portrait of three 20-something Chinese slackers looking for something to believe in, BUDDHA MOUNTAIN is fueled by a stunning performance from rising star and singing sensation Fan Bingbing, who won Best Actress at the Tokyo Film Festival for her performance as Nan Feng, a wildly impulsive aspiring singer who is often her own worst enemy. Together with her best friends, the moody, handsome Ding Bo (Chen Po Lin) and Fei Zao (Fei Long), she winds up barging into the cloistered life of a former Chinese opera star (the terrific Sylvia Chang, from EAT DRINK MAN WOMAN and THE RED VIOLIN), still grieving over the tragic death of her young son. (In Mandarin with English subtitles.)


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If you are ready to explore more, collect more and compete more, then become a Member of Poptropica today! Click here to get membership or learn more about membership on this page.
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With Poptropica membership, go on a virtual shopping spree for you and your Poptropican!
- Exclusive early island access!
- Unlimited costumes from the Store!
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- View all the snapshots in your Photo Album!
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- Play 7 Member Exclusive Islands!
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- Can't wait to play the next island?
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- When you sign up for membership, you'll be among the first to explore the newest islands!
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- Store up to 30 unique costumes to wear again at any time!
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- Your closet will grow exponentially with membership! Use every costume available in the Store to craft a look unique to you!
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- When you become a member, you gain access to every gold card in the Store!
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Why does Poptropica have membership?
People complain that Poptropica used to be a totally free game, and now you have to pay for membership to enjoy all of it. However, it is important to understand that Poptropica is a business, and just like any other business, it needs money in order to run. If Poptropica didn't make any money, it wouldn't be able to afford to pay its staff and keep its website up. A Poptropica with membership is better than no Poptropica at all, right?
Also, those who don't have membership are still able to fully enjoy a large portion of what Poptropica has to offer. They still get to play the new islands after the members' early access period, they still get to earn credits and buy stuff from the Store, etc. Those who do pay are helping to keep Poptropica in business and are rewarded with some extra benefits, while non-members still get to play the game.
How can I get membership?
Poptropica warns that kids who make a purchase without permission from their parent or guardian may have their account permanently banned, and while so far we have not heard of this actually happening, it's best to follow Poptropica's terms. So here's how you might get your membership:
- Credit Card. An adult (usually a parent, relative, or close friend) with a credit card selects an offer and enters your Poptropican's username and password here, then fills in the necessary credit card information required to make the payment online. If this is their first time, they will also be asked to make a Poptropica Parent account so they can manage some settings if they have to. Click Submit.
- Request. If you'd like to ask someone to purchase you membership or credits, log into Poptropica, go to your Stats page, and click on the "Buy Membership" or "Buy Credits" buttons to send a request form by email. This doesn't necessarily get you membership, but if the person you make a request to is willing to buy you a membership, they can follow the above steps to get you one.
- Game Card. In Canada and the United States, you can buy Poptropica "Game Cards" for $10 in major stores like Best Buy (see full list of available retailers here) and redeem them online here. Scratch off and enter the 10-digit PIN number found on the back of your Game Card. You can choose to either redeem a 12-week membership or 1000 credits.
- Gift/Money. To get someone willing to help you get your membership, you can ask for it as a birthday or holiday gift. Or, if you've got some of your own money saved up and your birthday/holiday is too far away, try offering the money to your parents and having them take it in exchange for them using their credit card to get you a membership. You can also offer to make a deal with them: do something extra that they would want you to do that you wouldn't normally do (such as extra jobs, classes, etc), in exchange for them doing something for you (buying you membership). If they are worried that a computer game like Poptropica is just a waste of time, remind them that it would be like paying for any other entertainment (such as toys, movies, etc).
Is Poptropica membership worth it?
Think before you buy. Are all the benefits that come with membership worth the money for you? One month of membership costs around USD$3.50 (more or less, depending on which package you choose). Are there other things you would rather have that cost that much? Or do you want nothing more than to be a Poptropica Member, no matter what the cost?
With membership, you can get anything and everything in the Poptropica Store without using any of your credits. But all of it will be gone once your membership expires – unless you have plans to quit Poptropica afterward or keep giving your money to Poptropica to keep your precious gold cards.
Maybe you only want that membership for the new island that just came out in its early stages, and you have to have early access. Do you? Or is it okay for you to save $3.50 and wait just a little longer so you can enjoy the same island members enjoyed – but for free? Keep in mind, though, that with some islands, Poptropica members get to play an exclusive bonus quest. Also, as of July 2015, seven islands are exclusively locked to members only, although non-members can play a demo.
There are also a bunch of exclusive members-only freebies (costumes, powers, etc) in the Store, but ask yourself, can you live without them? And unlimited Store costumes sounds great, doesn't it? But since you get a free 150 credits for every island quest you complete, you could spend those credits on the same Store costumes without having a membership. Even better, once you step outside of the Store, the Poptropica world is full of characters you can interact with, and that includes using their clothes (via the Costumizer tool) to create your own unique look!
In the end, Poptropica is awesome even without the membership, but if you're interested in the extras, just pay a bit of extra money and there you go! Just remember: Non-members will still get to play islands once its early access period is over, and they can use credits to keep any Store items forever.
Only you can decide based on your own needs and/or desires whether or not it's worth forking over the extra money to enjoy membership.


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Meet Jennifer Kim
Jennifer Kim plays Kendra in the Pulitzer Prize nominated play, "Gloria", written by MacArthur "Genius" grant winner Branden Jacobs-Jenkins. In this dark comedy, a group of twentysomething editorial assistants skewer the cutthroat, opportunistic culture of modern media. "Gloria" runs at Goodman Theatre from January 14 - February 19, 2017. For tickets and more information, click here.
What's your personal story?
I was born and raised in Los Angeles, CA to Korean immigrant parents. I moved to New York to attend NYU's Tisch School of the Arts and then just stayed in New York after I graduated. I've had many interests throughout my life, but acting has been the only consistent thing. I still can't believe I get to do it as my job. Growing up, there weren't many actors who looked like me. I like to think my kid self would be so amazed at my adult self. Acting was something I always dreamed about but never actually thought would be a reality.
What's your character's story in "Gloria"?
My character, Kendra, is very alpha and aggressive. She's the type of person who enters the room and completely takes over. She'll tell you her opinions whether you want to hear them or not. She'll tell you the brutal truth whether you're ready or not. And it's frustrating for people because she's most often always right. She's so smart and insightful. Everything she says is true; so you can't really argue with her. Her power comes from her ability to see through all the bullshit. She's so fun to play. I was initially drawn to her because I felt like she was my polar opposite. It was very fun and scary to find her within me.
What challenges does your character face telling this story?
Kendra's challenges come from the clash of her ambition and her inability to get ahead. She feels stuck because she's constantly being overlooked by the higher ups at her office. Her industry is dying and she sees no way out or up. For a deeply driven person, this is hell on earth.
How does she overcome those challenges?
Kendra's so smart and determined. She always finds a way.
Off-Broadway credits include Gloria (Vineyard Theatre) and Engagements (Second Stage Theatre). Film credits include The Bourne Legacy, First Winter, We Need to Talk About Kevin, Confessions of a Shopaholic, Obvious Child, Female Pervert, The Unity of all Things, Wild Canaries, Intimate Semaphores and Lace Crater. Upcoming projects include Newly Single, Spider-Man: Homecoming and The Incredible Jessica James. Television credits include Search Party, Mozart in the Jungle, The Blacklist, Rescue Me, The Good Wife, 666 Park Ave., You're Whole and Elementary. She received her BFA from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.


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Extend Mouse Move Pos X
Extend Mouse Move Pos X v1.10
This library offers a solution to the Mouse Move Pos X 1599 bug with the use of dialog buttons. The Mouse Moved event does not recognize anything beyond 1599 on the X plane. This is an issue for mappers designing for players who run at resolutions with a higher width than 1599.
This library is dependent on the getResolution library and must know the player's Scale Value. http://www.sc2mapster.com/assets/getresolution/
New from v1.00
- Fixed an issue where dialogs outside the system (Lower than 1599 on the X plane) would be triggered and would return a value of -1599 to the ExtendMouseMove_PlayerMouseUIPosX variable.
- Fixed a minor issue of found dialog coordinates returning a value 2 digits smaller than actual (i.e. 1917 instead of 1919)
- ExtendMouseMove_PlayerMouseUIPosX will not return to 0 unless the player's mouse is <= 1599 on the X plane.
- Added hint texts to the two functions
- Cleaned up a bit and did some tweaking
- Changed the accuracy preset:
How to Use
Simply add the ExtendMouseMove_PlayerMousePosPastX[Player] variable to your Mouse Moved Pos X variable. Example:
Variable - Set MouseUIXPos[(Triggering player)] = (MouseUIXPos[(Triggering player)] + ExtendMouseMove_PlayerMousePosPastX[(Triggering player)])
This library uses dialog buttons with their render priority set from 0 to 320. You need to set any dialog buttons you may have to above 320 or else you will not be able to click on them.
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Mutations in TBC1D24 cause a wide variety of conditions, from isolated deafness or seizures (such as myoclonic epilepsy), to DOORS syndrome, a condition with deafness, abnormal nails and digits, intellectual disability and seizures.
This website provides links to further information on TBC1D24 for clinicians, scientists, and families.
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