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Electrical and Network Testing and Measurement Tools
There are many different types of electrical measuring and testing devices. Some of these test for the presence of electrical current, whether alternating current or direct current. Others test for whether or not an electrical receptacle is properly wired. Electrical measuring devices can be either analog or digital. Some of these measuring devices only measure current, voltage, or resistance, while others will measure all of these circuit or device characteristics. Network technicians rely on tools called modtaps and toners and probes. All of these tools will be described below and you will also be given some easy to follow instructions on how to use them.
Tools That Test for the Presence of Electricity
This type of electrical testing device alerts the user to the presence of electricity with an audible tone, lights, or both. One of the simplest versions of this type of tool consists of two leads, one black and the other red, connected to a handle with an AC/DC light in the handle. This tool must be physically connected to the circuit to work.
The most popular and safe tool that tests for the presence of electrical current is the inductive electrical tester, more commonly known as a tick tracer. This tool gives both a visual signal and an audible tone. The tone is where the name tick tracer is derived. This tool only needs to be within a certain distance of a wire carrying an electrical current in order to sense the current. How it works is that all electrical current creates a magnetic field around the conductor. The tick tracer detects this magnetic field. Since you don't have to make physical contact with the circuit, you have much less chance of being shocked.
There is also type of testing device that electricians find indispensable that will tell you whether an electrical receptacle/outlet is properly wired. This tool is plugged into the receptacle, and lights correspond to whether or not the receptacle is properly wired.
Electrical Measuring Devices-Analog
Electrical measuring devices are more commonly referred to as meters. Analog meters can either measure one circuit value (current, voltage, and resistance), or they can measure all of these. Meters that measure multiple types of characteristics are called multimeters. An analog meter has a needle that swings one way or another to indicate the value being measured. A resistance meter reads in reverse. What this means is that no needle swing indicates an open circuit, or infinite resistance. Typically, an analog resistance meter must be calibrated to zero ohms resistance every time it is used to obtain optimal accuracy. Older analog meters will usually only have three settings, one for each value they measure. Newer meters will have multiple scales from which to choose, since an analog meter's measurements are more accurate when the needle is in the middle of the scale.
Analog Multimeter
Electrical Measuring Devices-Digital
Like analog meters, digital meters can test one value, or they can test a combination of values. Also, some of these only have three settings- current, voltage, and resistance- while more advanced meters have different scales for each of the three types of values. Some meters (usually lower cost handheld units) are accurate to within two or three decimal places, while others, usually expensive desktop or bench-top meters, can measure out to as many as ten decimal places. Some have rotary dials to select type of value and range, while others are pushbutton operated. There are also meters that combine these two features, with the dial selecting the reading type and the buttons selecting the range. More expensive meters also have settings to audibly test for continuity, capacitance, and inductance, and some specialty meters also have the ability to test transistor junctions. There are also meters that have special settings for testing alkaline batteries.
Measuring Circuit or Component Values
Measuring circuit or components values is fairly easy. Current must be measured open-circuit. What this means is that the meter must be inserted into the circuit in order to measure the current. However, you need to have an idea of how much current you expect to be present in the circuit because most meters can normally only handle a maximum of ten amps. There are some meters that have an unprotected current probe position, but this won't give as accurate a measurement and there are meters designed for higher currents (these are discussed below).
When measuring voltage, you need to measure across the device being tested, with the red lead toward the power supply and the black towards the ground. Lastly, when measuring resistance, you need to completely de-energize the circuit or you will cause damage to the meter. This is because when the meter is set to measure resistance, it sends a measured voltage through the device being measured. When measuring the resistance of a component in circuit, you need to make sure that you use reverse polarity on any diodes in the circuit, otherwise the current being generated by the meter may go through the circuit and cause an erroneous reading.
Clamp-Type Meters
This type of meter is designed for measuring higher currents without putting either you or your meter at risk of shock. Some of these meters only measure current, while others measure voltage and resistance as well. Voltage and resistance are measured the same way as with any other type of meter. The difference is that current is measured by clamping the meter's clamps over the power cable with the meter switch(es) set to current. Some meters of this type are capable of reading from zero to a few thousand amps, while most clamp-type met
ers will read as high as 100 amps.
Solenoid Voltage Meter
This type of meter only reads voltage, both for alternating and direct current. However, the ranges this type of meter is able to read are from 120 to 600 volts. When voltage is detected, a solenoid moves an indicator up or down a graduated scale, which indicates the amount of voltage present in the circuit. It's used in exactly the same way as an analog or digital meter is used when measuring voltage. This is an indispensable part of an electrician's toolkit, and we call them wiggies.
Network Cable Testing Tools
Network technicians have need of a completely different set of electrical testing tools.
The first of these is the toner and probe combination. The toner is a tone generator and it creates a 1 kilohertz signal, which can be injected onto a wire, either by a telephone jack or with alligator clips. The probe will pick up this tone by induction. Network technicians usually use this tool set to identify a particular network cable in a cable bundle.
Another type of test tool that a network technician uses is called a modtaps. This is used to test an installed network cable and make sure that it's properly terminated and is a two-piece test set. The two portions of the tool are plugged into the wire at either end, a button is pressed, and lights on the master unit light up to indicate continuity and proper wiring.
- All images are of the author's own tools and are provided by the author. All rights reserved.
- Mike Aguilar has over five years experience as an avionics technician and aviation electrician's mate in the Navy. He is also a certified electrician and holds a number of network technician certifications.


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Grilled Potato Salad with Mustard Dressing
• 3 pounds of baby Yukon gold potatoes
• 3 tablespoons of olive oil
• ½ thickly sliced sweet onion
• 6 strips of thick cut bacon
• 1/4 cup of roughly cut fresh dill
• ½ cup of sliced green onions
• ½ cup of mayonnaise
• ¼ cup of Gulden's® Spicy Brown Mustard
• 1 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar
• Kosher salt and fresh cracked pepper to taste
1. Preheat the grill to high.
2. Add the potatoes to a large pot of boiling salted water and cook for 8 minutes or until just before al dente.
3. Strain the potatoes and add them to a bowl and toss with 2 tablespoons of olive oil and add them to the grill, to slightly char and finish cooking.
4. While the potatoes are cooking, coat the onion slices in the remaining oil and add them to the grill to roast.
5. Once the potatoes are slightly charred and cooked through, remove them from the grill along with the onions and chill.
6. Next add the bacon strips to a cooler part of the grill and cook until crispy. Note the bacon will cause a lot of flames so constantly be turning them and moving them. The bacon will also cook very fast.
7. Once the bacon is cooked, remove and chop.
8. In a large bowl whisk together the mayonnaise, mustard and apple cider vinegar until combined and add in the potatoes and onions once cool along with the bacon, dill, green onions, salt and pepper and toss and chill. Serve cold.


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Hello! We are two single Japanese Girls who are studying in Tokyo. My name Aiko and my friend called Aya standing next to me. I come from Tokyo and my Japanese Family has a number of stores around Tokyo and the nearest towns. I'm lucky in that I have a good Japanese Family with money can pay for my education.
I dream of becoming a Japanese Teacher so that I can help young Japanese people with an education. I have about 8 months left, but then I was thinking that I would do some work and maybe try to find a foreign boyfriend and move abroad and work a few years to get a real experience and then move back to Japan to work.
I am looking for a man that have the same dreams that I live and work in Japan. I want to finish my studies here in Tokyo to then see if my dreams of love can be true. I thought we could start gently and then we can see what happens after I received your email.
I am an ordinary Japanese Girl who loves books and I like languages and, in addition to Japanese and English, so I can Chinese, I think it can become an important language in the future.
I would love to learn more languages because I have discovered that I have a tendency that, and I think it's funny. I enjoy reading a good book. I like to cook Japanese food to the delight of the Japanese Girls who live in the same apartment.
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Archive | January 2013
iPhone App: KidGlyphs
BrayDev developed a new mobile app with Pediatrician Dr. Alan Greene's team of designers and product managers to create an engaging experience for your child that allows them to communicate with age appropriate words. Announcing KidGlyphs.
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I know, I'm always talking about "attitude". It's that important.
We had a very refreshing meeting with one of our customers this morning. Everything works out well when respect is shown by everyone. Team has no "I's" in it.
Great meeting.
Attitude plays such a vital role in business. Building one another up, working with people who help bring the best out in everyone around them. That's what makes business so exciting and fulfilling.
We're cutting pipe, cleaning fittings, cleaning the ends of that pipe, getting it into the shop for the fitters to get to work. We're pushing the fitters a bit hard this week to load up the welders so everyone can be a productive as possible.
The attitude in the shop is pretty high at this time. The guys are all excited we have work lined up and materials on the yard for the next weeks. With prospects being discussed daily.
This year isn't starting out quite how we anticipated. I believe a lot of that has to do with the crap the media is spewing out about government. That kind of talk hurts every business as well as hurt individuals make a living to support their families.
Once you say something that smears a mans reputation, those words never go away, not ever.
All a man has is his reputation. Everything he has is wrapped up in his reputation. His wife and children know his reputation. His neighbors, co workers, organization members, people in the community know him by his reputation. Once you damage that view of a man, it's almost never possible to overcome it. Someone, anyone can say someone said or did something and no matter how much he defends himself, the stigma is still set in doubt about him.
That's a shame, really. The one who says these "bad things" about a man usually doesn't suffer for what he's done. I believe that what goes around comes around, however, it never repairs the damage that has been done.
Pipe fabrication is a really volatile business to be in. Everyone and their brother thinks anyone can weld pipe. NOT!
It takes a lot to get it done right. It takes a special kind of man to get everything running on the right track from the beginning. If a project doesn't start out correctly, with in a process, it's doomed to fail. We take pride in getting it started correctly from day one! Then keeping control of it no matter what takes place during day one or any other day after that. Project Management is such a vital and key role to a successful projects completion.
The Project Manager never gets the at a boys he deserves, usually because before the last project is over the next one is already starting. He just moves onto the next project and finishes the last one at the same time. Not many people can do that effectively. They are hard to come by, training someone to be able to do that is tough. The Project Manager has to have what it takes within himself, before teaching can be effective.
I have high regard and respect for the Project Manager on any project. He deserves it. So the end of this post is to say thank you to Project Managers, and to say thank you for our Project Manager, Jeff Aucoin.
I hope my philosophical rants are being understood. They are to help make me a better person as well as help others to "think". We tend to not think much about the most important things in life. We seem to "react" to everything.
Anyway, have a great and successful week!
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We're big fans of silicon, but it turns out the stuff has been slacking off, and all it needs is a little nudge from sulfur hexafluoride and a high-powered laser to start working harder. When it gets that nudge it becomes a new material called black silicon that's between 100 and 500 times more sensitive to light -- including, amazingly, infrared. Some of the folks who accidentally invented black silicon started a company called SiOnyx, and with $11 million in venture financing, they're trying to commercialize it -- first for night vision and later for digital cameras, medical imaging, and maybe even solar cells. The benefits are obvious, but like a lot of other future miracle technologies we've heard about, it's still just science fiction to consumers until a solid deal is struck to bring it to market.
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"No News is Good News" - unless you are trying to put together a webpage on News. In which case a blank page looks a little bit funny.
So why don't you email us and tell us what you think is making news in Great Baddow, that you'd like to share with us all. If you wish it to be anonymous, we're happy to oblige.
Tyrells lights up for Santa
It's that time of the year again and as in recent years Tyrells Way residents arranged an early visit from Santa to make the Christmas lights switch-on a treat for the children.
The impressive display by local residents was switched on at 5pm yesterday (1st December) with a large crowd present to enjoy the countdown, food and drink and carols played on organ and violin.
If your street has a display to be proud of, please tell us or send in a photo and we'll be happy to include it here
[Source: MC 2nd Dec 2013]
Sophie Ellis-Bextor in Strip Shop
Today's edition of Celebrity Antiques Road Trip on BBC 2 TV also included a trip to Bringey Antiques Centre. Sophie Ellis-Bextor accompanied Philip Serrell to the Strip Shop where they bought a couple of Ercol-style chairs for a fiver. Steve Andrews, boss of the upholstery unit at the Bringey, then put new webbing in them and threw in 2 seat cushions. Sophie and Philip were actually planning to visit A Little Bazaar for the recording but sadly for Paul (a big fan of Sophie) he had to turn down the opportunity because he'd already had to shut down the shop.
We saw quite a bit of our latest TV star Steve but, despite his hard work, the chairs still managed to lose money! The good news is that Tim Wonnacott did pronounce the village name correctly this time. Why not pop in for a chat with our newest local celebrity Steve and tell him that you found him here on inGreatBaddow for a big discount on your re-upholstery.
[Source: MC 27th Nov 2013; image courtesy of BBC]
Village Features in Antiques Road Trip
Today's edition of the Antiques Road Trip on BBC TV included a trip to Bringey Antiques Centre and various other footage shot around the village. Heaven only knows why the experts, Will Axon and Mark Stacey, were shown driving up Deadman's Lane, except as a talking point about the name of the road or that they were simply lost. The BBC editors also managed to slip in a cut of going downstairs at the Antiques Centre - surprising since it's all at ground level.
We saw quite a bit of our local character Ron in the Antiques Centre, although he seemed a lot quieter than when we're in there with him! The lovely little ship's decanter that Mark bought went on to sell for a good profit at Chalkwell Auctions in Southend. Despite Tim Wonnacott's continued mispronunciation of the village name (the stress is on the "Bad" not the "O", Tim!), the village looked at its best for the show. Why not pop in for a chat with our local celebrity Ron and tell him that you found him here on inGreatBaddow for a stonking discount.
[Source: MC 21st Nov 2013]
New Barber's Shop Opens
The Great Baddow Barber's Shop has just started trading in the refurbished location previously occupied by A Little Bazaar in Maldon Road. The shop opened on Wednesday 3rd July and no appointments are necessary.
[Source: MC 3rd July 2013]
Hundreds in Great Baddow Races
The 29th running of the annual Great Baddow races took place on Sunday 19th and saw a large entry of 750 for the competitive 10 mile run and 700 for the 2 mile fun run. Over £12,000 was raised for local charities.
The event was started by Paralympian Danny Crates from Maldon. First place in the ten-mile went to Grant Twist of Chelmsford AC in a time just under 53 minutes; first female was Deborah Appleton. Max Duffy won the fun run.
[Source: Essex Chronicle 23rd May 2013]
Dowsett Wins a Grand Tour Stage
Great Baddow professional cyclist Phil Dowsett surprised himself and most observers by winning a stage of the Grand Tour event - the Giro d'Italia.
His win came in the 55.5km time trial between Gabbice Mare and Saltara, which Phil completed in 1 hour, 16 minutes and 27 seconds. Bradley Wiggins was amongst the other riders who were quick to congratulate Phil on his stunning success. Phil commented "My win is continuing to prove to other young haemophiliacs and their families that they don't have to be held back because of their condition".
[Source: Essex Chronicle 16th May 2013]
Little Bazaar Closing, Closing, Closed
Just in case you haven't already noticed, one of the loveliest shops we've had in the village is closing at the end of May and Paul is currently holding a closing down sale.
Just pop in and see what bargains are now on offer - and he's still offering free coffee. We here at inGreatBaddow are sad to be losing such a nice guy and thank him for being one of our site sponsors since we set the website up. The shop is closing for a mixture of personal and economic reasons.
[Source: MC May/June 2013]
Residents Angry at Garage Demolition Plans
Chelmsford City Council's approval of Plans to allow demolition of 10 garages off Noakes Avenue sparked an angry reaction from local residents who will now have to park on the busy road, which is also a busy bus route.
The garages are to be replaced by five Chelmer Housing Partnership houses.
[Source: Essex Chronicle 9th May 2013]
New Church Opens in Great Baddow
The Christian Growth Centre is now holding regular Sunday services every Sunday at 10.00am in the Millenium Centre (subject to hall availability)
For further details visit their website.
[Source: MC April 2013]
The winner of the 2012 Centenary Award is Dipak Pau, who was presented with his award by the Mayor of Chelmsford, Cllr Christopher Kingsley, at the Council's Community Celebration in January 2013.
The award was made in recognition of his outstanding service for many years to the community, through his pharmacy, The Pillbox on Meadgate Parade. As many have discovered, Dipak goes well beyond running a business. His care, compassion and concern for customers make him a very deserving recipient of this award. Dipak is also a trustee and past chairman of J's Hospice.
[Source: GB Times (68th Issue)]
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Garrett B. Gunderson is a natural-born entrepreneur who began his first licensed business at age 15. Garrett took state for entrepreneurship in high school, and by age 18 was named the SBA Young Entrepreneur of the Year.
Garrett first began focusing his abundant energy and talent on the financial services industry while attending Southern Utah University. He was honored multiple years as one of the top five male contributors and was the youngest person ever to be inducted into The Old Main Society for his philanthropy and service to the University.
Garrett began making a six-figure income his first year out of college, and was a millionaire by age 26. He is now the founder, partner or executive of 5 successful companies. Garrett's passion for helping others break down barriers to become successful is most evident in The Freedom FastTrack a unique process he authored and designed to help others recognize potential, which can then be transformed into production through value creation.
Garrett is also the author of the highly acclaimed book Killing Sacred Cows. He attributes his success in life to a hunger for learning and in finding the greatest teachers, learning from them, teaching others in turn, and thereby developing amazing relationships.
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Monday, July 30, 2012
Another Quick Reminder!
"As a special Muddy Colors incentive, any student who signs up prior to August 1st will receive $250 off their tuition!" That means Tomorrow is the last day!
For more information on this check out Muddy Colors Blog.
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"Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt" Graphic Novel
Journalist Chris Hedges collaborated with comics artist and journalist Joe Sacco on "Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt", an illustrated book dealing with what Hedges describes as "sacrifice zones". You can listen as Chris Hedges discusses these issues with Bill Moyers here. It ends with commentary from Joe Sacco and showcases some of his illustrated comic panels.
You can also see more of the artwork in an audio slide show of "Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt" here.
If you find these types of issues interesting and relevant I would also suggest checking out the graphic novel "A People's History of American Empire" by Howard Zinn. Here's a short audio, visual presentation of the novel, narrated by Viggo Mortensen. Artwork by Mike Konopacki.
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Wednesday, July 25, 2012
New Work in Progress
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Friday, July 20, 2012
If you missed it...
Well, the show is actually still up at LeBasse Projects. So go and check it out :) However, if like myself, you aren't able to see the show in person here's some shots of the art on the gallery walls via Juxtapoz Always cool to see the work framed and on the wall.
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Wednesday, July 11, 2012
SmART SCHOOL Update!
Hey! That's me. As some of you may know I'll be teaching a limited class of online students with Donato Giancola, Gregory Manchess, and Rebecca Guay at SmART School. I just found out my guest contributor will be David Saylor, Senior Art Director who has worked on such notable books Harry Potter and Hugo Cabret. Super excited and honored to be working with such a high caliber of professionals to say the least. For anyone interested in more info and availability for the classes click Here
One another note. My next gallery opening is this Sat 14th at LeBasse Projects in Culver City. Super excited about that as well. If you're in the neighborhood pop in the check out the work and let me know what you think.
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In what is clearly a bid to challenge Live Nation for prowess among live music promoters, Ticketmaster and Cablevision appear close to a deal to purchase AEG Live.
Multiple sources confirm to Billboard.biz that a deal is imminent for a partnership of Ticketmaster and Madison Square Garden Entertainment owner Cablevision to acquire about 49% of AEG Live, the live entertainment arm of Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG). Contacts at the three companies declined to comment.
A key component of the deal is Fuse TV, a cable music channel with studios headquartered across from Penn Station and the Garden in New York City, which since last spring has operated under the MSG umbrella. Fuse was formerly part of Rainbow Media, a division of Cablevision which includes the cable television networks WE:Women's Entertainment, Independent Film Channel (IFC) and American Movie Classics (AMC).
Fuse, which sources say will undergo a multi-million dollar rebranding effort, will play a large role in the repositioning of AEG Live as a company now armed with a large media component and the world's largest ticketing company in Ticketmaster.
Under the direction of CEO Randy Phillips, AEG Live is the second largest promoter in the world, reporting grosses totaling more than $742 million to Billboard Boxscore in 2007, trailing only Live Nation. Ticketmaster stakeholder (and former parent) IAC also owns a key stake in the Irving Azoff/Howard Kaufman mega-management firm Front Line Management. IAC chairman Barry Diller is believed to be a major broker in putting the deal together with Cablevision's Dolan family, whose sports, media and entertainment holdings are numerous.
Live Nation has been slowly adding major artists to its stable and is trying to become the first major player in the post-traditional-record-label market. The deals they've struck with artists like Madonna include traditional recording contracts but also cover touring, merchandising and publishing. Referred to as "360 Deals," these are designed to put all artist revenue under one umbrella.
This is, of course, attractive to corporations hemorrhaging money under current deals that don't give them a cut of touring or merchandising revenue. Major artists seem to fit well within these deals because they make so much money already, it's more like a corporate merger than a recording contract.
Most outsiders are wary of how well this approach will work with relatively unknown artists and there haven't been any major test cases to find out.
Competition is a good thing, but I have to wonder if the merging of the largest ticket broker on the planet with a major media outlet and a promotions company like AEG is a good thing for consumers. No doubt it is great for shareholders because the companies combine forces and reduce costs. But, will they pass those cost reductions on to fans? Unlikely.


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The IoT gateway has been providing a stream of live data that will help the building become more efficient in terms of energy use and maintenance
Property technology company Asset Mapping has connected a secure Internet of Things (IoT) gateway to Manchester Science Partnership's Citylabs 1.0 building.
The implementation at the 100,000 sq ft biomedical centre of excellence, sited in the heart of Manchester's Innovation District, marks the first deployment of the smart cities demonstrator open platform, CityVerve.
The IoT gateway is connected to the building management system (BMS) of Citylabs 1.0 and provides a stream of live data from all heating, cooling and ventilation systems throughout the building.
The deployment at Citylabs 1.0 is also the first time that Asset Mapping has showcased its technology for smart building operations, connecting BMS, IoT technologies and energy management into one system.
The data provided will help Citylabs 1.0 become more efficient in terms of energy use and maintenance costs.
The next steps are to complete the mapping of all equipment that is used to operate Citylabs 1.0, including energy and security, as well as to install additional IoT sensors to gain further intelligence.
Once all the individual systems are connected, and the data is made available via Asset Mapping's web application, operators and facilities managers will be able to make informed decisions to run buildings better.
Citizens, visitors and resident businesses will experience how the Internet of Things works for them, for example, automatically adjusting the lighting and temperature in rooms to suit the weather outside and the pre-set preferences of the people inside.
"This is a huge, step forward in the way that buildings and cities will collaborate, and its practical approach makes it the first of its kind anywhere," said Bill Clee, CEO, Asset Mapping.
"We will, next, spend some time with the facilities management team at Citylabs 1.0 and get their input -- this is their building and they have the best ideas on how to improve it. They need to experiment with the technology so we can both find the value in the use of IoT for building owners, operators and resident businesses."
Citylabs 1.0 is one of the newest buildings in the Manchester Science Partnerships (MSP) portfolio, a UK science and technology campus operator and a partner in the CityVerve consortium. Earlier this year, MSP announced a £60m two-phase expansion of Citylabs with the creation of Citylabs 2.0 and 3.0 in Manchester by 2020.
In the next two years, Asset Mapping, with MSP, Bruntwood, Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) and University of Manchester (UoM) plans to connect a minimum of nine buildings within Manchester's Innovation District.
If you liked this, you might be interested in reading the following:
Manchester calls for smart innovation
The CityVerve smart city programme is launching an open innovation competition for the whole of the UK
Cities share data hub knowledge
A data hub similar to that used in Milton Keynes' smart city project is to provide a central piece of infrastructure for the Manchester CityVerve initiative
Start-up call-up for North of England
Cisco and Manchester Science Partnerships are looking for innovators to join the Manchester Inspired – Innovation Digital Enterprise Alliance


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text: Busy London life and small kitchen garden doesn't allow time or space to plant all one's own seeds. That's where Pippa comes in. I was given a token for Pippa Greenwood's 'Grow Your Own Vegetables' and it was simplicity from the start. I had a choice of five different vegetables, and pouring over the website for sometime making my selection was almost the hardest part of the process. Then I just sat back and waited. Pippa and her team made all the seed choices and did all the sowing. Then every few weeks from mid May onwards an assortment of seedlings arrived in the post. Tomatoes, Lettuce, Beetroot and Carrots wrapped beautifully in tissue paper in moist little bundles and perfect condition. There was just the right amount of everything, and I observed with interest the varieties she had chosen. By the time the lettuces came, with 4 or 5 varieties, ready to plant and water in my garden was full. All but one little plug took to my Balham garden with alacrity and produced a hugely colourful and interesting display of vegetables, watching my garden grow though the summer has never been so much fun. Taking the Pippa route and receiving the seedlings by post, was not only a time saver it meant the varieties were far better chosen than mine and I certainly had better success on the plate! Next year I will certainly take the same path.


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I met Stephen Fried at our East Hampton Master Class this summer. I was too busy running around with wine bottles and gorgeous cheeses to chat much, but I got the important info–Steve was a friend of Fairway who was bringing us some fine, fine vinegar, any minute now.
Yesterday, something very exciting happened. The vinegar arrived, beautiful and ready to be drizzled lavishly, promiscuously, joyously.
Verrini Munari vinegars are yet another killer Fairway exclusive. Steve imports them direct from a family in Capri, near Modena, who've been making vinegar for generations on their 50 acres. A huge amount of tradition, technique, precision, care, and passion go into each bottle.
Each October, this vinegar-genius family harvests trebbiano and lambrusco grapes. They crush the gorgeous grapes to create MUST (mosto – the natural detritus left behind after grapes are crushed for their juice): one third will be fermented and become vinegar; one third will be cooked down to become syrupy balsamic; and one third is cooled to make grape 'sugar,' which will be added to the vinegar later in the process.
The ROSSO is from lambrusco grapes, the same grapes crushed for the now chic fizzy red wine. It is nuanced and tart-sweet. We have our own Fairway label Lambrusco vinegar, which is awesome and about half the price of Steve's. Steve and I chatted about this–our vinegar is nothing to sneeze at, but his is even small-production, subtler, more refined. Fairway's lambrusco is a catchy pop song; Verrini Munari a grooving, wild jazz tune. There's a time and place for both, and both disappear lightning-fast from their bottles when I've got a stash in my kitchen cabinet. Lambrusco vin is good for anything, but it was MADE for salads.
The silky-smooth BIANCO is made from trebbiano grapes, and it's crisp, clean, apple-y, and lovely. For salads, pasta, and adding life and brightness to any sauce or glaze.
And then there's BALSAMIC 'ORO' made from both lambrusco and trebbianno grapes. This is a balsamic to blow you away, billowing with flavor and depth, thick and luscious and lingering. It's made for nutty cheeses, vanilla ice cream, strawberries, Fairway's fresh mozzarella. Enjoy!


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Holy crap, I can't believe it's only two weeks before I'm officially a Total-E-Bound author and the long short story "Calling the Dragons Home" becomes available. Note on the cover: TEB has a narrow selection of covers for their Lust Bites (long short stories), which means I couldn't get a personalized one for the story. Hence the modern underwear in the pic. However, Winter Howl will have a more appropriate cover, and I'm looking forward to that.
In other news, I got paid for "Eyekeeper" in the Thrones of Desire anthology, which comes out early September. Especially this year, I've done a lot of novel work, which means I haven't submitted to any anthologies. With anthologies, things go a little more quickly than novels, and I had kind of forgotten what it felt like to be paid for my fiction writing services. It was nice to be reminded that I'm a paid writer.
Here's the next "Calling the Dragons Home" snippet. It's less steamy – I'll save that for next week. For sword-and-sorcery stories, I have to do something I rarely have to do in modern fantasy (rarely, but not never), and that is world-build. I built the State as a repressive regime, as a dystopia of the past rather than the future, and it was kind of fun to have some of the more modern totalitarian terms set to the past. They fit just fine.
But the price of safety is the denial of passions. To have peace, one must forgo the things that make life a pleasurable journey. Things are no longer pleasurable — they are simply pleasant. The rules were applied first by the monks, then by the sisters, then by the Court. But the merchants — who had very little dealings with dragons, magicians, witches, and sorcerers and who had always been imminently practical – eventually took the rules and applied them to such efficacy that their coffers swelled and they wrested power from the nobility, which to this day still only survives by the weight of their names. The Court yielded to the Council, and the Council set the laws of the State to those Edicts of Detan.


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This slightly tongue and cheek infographic doesn't tell us anything new (facebook is passé for students, snapchat is cool) but it does make me wonder. When I was a teen, time seemed to spread out like a prairie horizon- I was always lingering in coffee shops with my friends, wandering around downtown and going to the second hand shops. Finding an unsupervised space where I could figure out how to be in the world with my friends was not difficult. This is not the case with our youth (whether this is a good or bad thing is another debate for another time). Their unsupervised common space is decreasing faster than Harper's popularity. Each moment of their day is scheduled and because of an increasing societal paranoia, many do not even have the opportunity to go to and from school together on public transportation.
So you can see why they might be a little miffed when us adults are starting to populate their virtual commons. Looking at this infographic, I was struck with the question- why do we even want to be present in their social media? Shouldn't they be allowed to have a space they can call their own?
Thought of the day: Instead of trying to over supervise their social media consumption, why couldn't we do what we do with our own children when we send them out into the world to fend for themselves? That is, give them the tools and the "streetsmarts" to navigate their world without us hovering over their shoulder.
Here is the article where I found this info graphic:
See on Scoop.it – ipadyoupad
At some point in my life, a few years back, Facebook became much less….interesting to me. Much less cool, even. I thought it was me. I assumed I was getting old and that my friends, acquaintances, and I were just doing less interesting stuff.
See on www.edudemic.com
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He did sound very sad….
This is somewhat off-topic but you sounded sad, Zachary, when you mentioned giving up French press coffee because of the grounds clogging your sink. I prefer the Aeropress myself, which can be popped into the garbage, but if you want to stick with french press you can pour it down the toilet rather than the sink. (I too learned this the hard way – in a college dorm room years ago.)


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Once Upon A Read-A-Thon is hosted by Reading Angel, Pure Imagination, and Candace's Book Blog, so make sure you go check them out for giveaways and challenges! I'm a bit of a slacker: I knew this was coming up, but I was out of town for the weekend and did not prepare in any way…yesterday I didn't even read. Some blogger I am! But I'm catching up now (or trying to) and will be posting my updates here and on Twitter. So I have given myself a tiny goal of one book…because I have no time to read this week, it seems! I will try to complete The "What If" Guy by Brooke Moss, which is actually very good. You should check it out!
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YABliss wants to know what our top 3 love triangles are, and here are her requirements:
In my opinion, a well done love triangle should be one where the choice is not clear, where you can't help but being torn yourself between both characters and you are uncertain as to which will end up being 'the one'. So if you were, lets say Team Mr. Obvious from book 1, and he ended up getting the girl and you were stoked about it because you hated Mr. Wrong all along, that is NOT a good love-triangle. That is merely A love-triangle. Got it?
So this is kinda obvious for me. My top 3 love triangles are:
- Adrian vs. Dimitri in the Vampire Academy series by Richelle Mead. I honestly could have gone either way with Rose. Dimitri is the handsome, god-like older man, dark and brooding with an air of mystery. I loved him. But I really loved Adrian, too! Adrian is light and cheerful, flippant and humorous. He's the party guy every girl wants to be with at least once, if not forever should you be The One to tame his wild side. Siiiigh.
- Peeta vs. Gabe in The Hunger Games Trilogy. Gabe is sarcastic, snarky and often negative, but he totally gets Katniss. He loves her and would do anything for her, she's just never asked. Peeta is the blonde, bright spot in the story, where just about everything is dark and foreboding. He is Katniss' light, whether she realizes it or not. Gabe embodies determination whereas Peeta embodies hope. I loved them both.
- Edward vs. Jacob in Twilight. Yes, you know someone had to go there (and I bet I'm not the only one). I mean, it's Edward and Jacob, come on!
So tell me, what are your top three love triangles and why did you choose them?
Jennifer @ BookShelfery
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Ushdev May Seek India Wind Farm Acquisitions to Boost Capacity
The clean-energy unit of Ushdev International Ltd. (UTF), India's third-largest non-state metal trader, may seek to acquire wind farms to boost its capacity 10- fold by 2014.
Ushdev Power Holdings Pvt. plans to invest 18 billion rupees ($400 million) to add 100 megawatts of wind energy capacity annually over the next three years, Arvind Prasad, managing director of the unit, said in an interview in Mumbai.
By 2018, Ushdev Power may seek to build as much as 1,000 megawatts of renewable energy capacity, roughly equivalent to one nuclear plant, which could also include solar, hydropower and biomass plants, he said.
"We're open to both greenfield projects and also looking at existing wind farms," Prasad said.
India's fragmented wind sector may undergo some consolidation as companies look to build scale, Adam Forsyth, a partner at London-based investment bank Matrix Group Ltd., said on June 1. Indian Energy Ltd. (IEL), a London-listed operator of wind farms backed by Lloyds Banking Group Plc (LLOY), said on June 1 it would sell its projects in the South Asian nation if talks with a potential investor fell through.
Mumbai-based Ushdev Power currently owns 30.5 megawatts of wind farms in six different states that use turbines made by Denmark's Vestas Wind Systems A/S, as well as Germany's Enercon GmbH and Kenersys GmbH, Prasad said.
The parent company is India's largest, private trader of metals by revenue after Surana Corp. and Adani Enterprises Ltd., according to data from Capital Market magazine. It incorporated its wind unit last year, Prasad said.


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So what is adulating exactly? Why does life all of a sudden seem to take a turn for the worst? You go from 4 years of what felt like freedom...partying, sleeping late because classes didn't start til one, on a TUESDAY!, eating whatever the hell you wanted because you didn't care that it would go straight to your thighs. You were the invincible college student with "so much ahead of you". Which is definitely true for everyone. But then you get thrown into the real world. A job, 8 am start time, college loans (the six month grace period goes by really fast folks, really fast. Cherish it while it lasts), feeling like you have no time to do anything besides from work, sleep and eat..while praying it doesn't go straight to your thighs.
If you're anything like me, post-grad life was one big slap to the left cheek.
I graduated from Iowa State roughly 6 months ago and I am not gonna lie, I've had the toughest time adapting to "adulthood". Luckily, I was able to land my first "big girl" job at an amazing new build/construction firm near my hometown. Having graduated May 7th and starting work May 9th, I jumped right into it. No break, nothing. To one extent, that was great! Staying busy is exactly what I like to do...and to start making money right away was well, just awesome!
(in case you're curious, my cap says "What, like it's hard?". Thank you Legally Blonde)
On the other hand, I was struggling to accept my point in time. I had moved back home with my folks, left all my friends back in Iowa, and was trying to tackle the learning curve of my job. I was definitely going through a rough patch. For me, I always like to be in control, and I definitely didn't feel in control. I felt like I didn't have a plan as to where I was heading. I felt straight lost.
Wanting everything to fall into place at once, I became overly stressed and anxious trying to tackle more than one thing at a time. I spent a lot of my time over analyzing things and forcing things to work out..which in return caused them to not work out. One thing that I was reallyyyy concerned about was where I was going to live. A lot of my friends were already on their own so I felt behind and stuck living at my parents house. Trying to move out became a priority. Before graduation, I was super pumped to move back home. Nothing is more comforting than the coziness and familiarity of your house. But suddenly, it felt as though I was suffocating.
I know that a lot of people probably felt the same way. But for some reason I felt alone. My parents were totally awesome and would listen to me while I sat there snottily crying about how I felt and comfort me, telling me that everything would be ok...even though I probably looked like this:
Thanks Wikipedia for the pic.
AND GUESS WHAT FELLOW FRIENDS. They were right...POP THE CHAMPAGNE!
Here I am, 6 months later able to sleep at night knowing that things will be ok. I don't know what hit me (either the second slap in the face of telling me to get my shit together, or a late night enlightenment) but I guess I just realized I had to accept where I was and to take things as they come. Sometimes I still get an episode (?) of anxiety thinking about they way things should be rather than how they are. But then I remember the couple of things that helped me start to feel better about my post-grad life.
Once again, if you're feeling the way I did, you probably need some advice and words of comfort telling you it will be ok. I can't even begin to tell you how many nights I sat on my phone trying to find that one article online reassuring me that I won't feel like this forever.
So I hope that these following tips will help you take a few deep breaths and realize it will be ok.
1). Ok, actually take a few deep breaths. It helps calm you down and you will think clearer. Just focus on your breathing, and if you're doing it right, hopefully you'll feel a little more calm.
2). Don't try to tackle everything at once. One of my biggest issues is that I'm impatient. I was expecting everything to fall into place as soon as I felt it should. While of course, that's not really the case for anything or anybody. Exactly as this point says what NOT to do, I did. I tried to conquer the mysteries of starting a new job, making new friends here at home, planning where I was going to live and with who, saving money while upgrading my wardrobe (quite the mini war let me tell you), and trying to work on my personal life. Tackle one thing at a time. I laid out my priorities and based upon that, I discovered what I should tackle first. The list went something like this:
3). Take things as they come. Things will work out the way they're supposed to. I am a firm believer in the phrase "everything happens for a reason" and the idea that if something is meant to be, it'll happen. Whenever I feel as though things are spinning out of control, I just repeat these two phrases silently to myself and for some reason I always suddenly feel 100 times better.
4). Take on a hobby. I can't tell you how many times people told me to do this. And every time I kept thinking "You don't know me, let me just watch Netflix and wallow in my self pity". But then I finished Stranger Things and I realized that hmmm maybe it's time. So I started going to yoga with my mom and dad (not dorky, my parents are the best), started reading some Interior Design magazines for inspirational purposes, and I started this blog! I actually love it and it helps me express my feelings and thoughts about life. Oh and journaling. It's actually a great stress reliever and you can express whatever you're feeling without having to tell anybody and with zero judgement.
5). Stop caring what everyone thinks and do things that make YOU happy. One of the most important pieces of advice (not just in your post grad life, but for basically everything else that happens) is this point. Your happiness and wellbeing comes first. As soon as you start doing things for yourself and not for anybody else you will feel a whole lot better. For instance, If you REALLLYY love spending all day in bed watching movies instead of being out and about, give yourself these days! Just because not everyone may seem to be doing it, it's alright. It's something that makes you happy and that's alright. In the end, no one can make you happy but you. Of course still be the kind caring person you are, don't stop doing that. But sometimes its OTAY to do things for yourself.
6). Be kind to yourself. I am very critical of myself and get very frustrated when I can't tackle a situation or am struggling to make things work. One thing I have to remind myself constantly is to be kind to myself and be patient. Some things take a long time to work out or for you to grasp and its ok. Just be patient and know that you'll eventually conquer these tasks!
I really hope that these 6 points will help you in your post-grad life. And maybe even in other aspects of your life as well. I know they have really helped me and I can tell you that I definitely feel a whole lot better than I did 5 months ago.
Happy Adulting!
xoxo Hannah
11/6/2016 08:37:36 pm
hey Hannah! Great post! Let me tell you I graduated almost 5 years ago and am still finding moments where it's like "WTF am I doing?" I think that's apart of life. All the curveballs, wrong turns and happy accidents really make us who we are. Job you hate while trying to find a job you love might spark a lifelong friendship, teach you a skill you would have never learned or just made it clear what you won't put up with professionally. That's life beautiful, messy and unpredictable. I always say on my blog, "Little by little becomes a lot."
When I graduated I went straight into my master's. During my master's I got my first real job and worked full time while taking classes full time. When school was over I was so relieved that I finally didn't have to wear myself thin. About a year after I finished my Master's I got an even better job with better hours and ended up with like 8 hours a day to myself. Of course, all of my hobbies were gone because I didn't have time for them before. It took a while to get used to all the free time and I started blogging to fill the void.
11/6/2016 11:05:52 pm
these are great tips! i think having a hobby is huge! have trust that everything always works out, it will!
11/10/2016 09:41:39 pm
Hi Esther!
11/10/2016 09:42:31 pm
Hey Rachel!
This is great hannah! So glad people can relate and I am pretty much the queen of being confused post grad life. Still trying to figure out what exactly I want to do and trying to be OK with the fact that I need to take it day by day, I am just like you with the impatient part and feeling the need to figure it ALL out, like, yesterday. Why do we drive ourselves crazy like this? Then again it is good too because you never want to stagnate either.... but these tips were so good, so thank you :) Love your grad cap btw.
11/10/2016 09:47:14 pm
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Could somebody remind me—I have so much difficulty keeping track . . . poker and Nascar are all-American, but feed caps and PBR are inauthentic, they're just for hipsters, right? I have a feeling that poker was inauthentic a few years ago, but now that the fad has peaked, poker-playing is normal again. How about MMA? That sure sounds all-American, but given that I've actually heard about it, maybe it's just another example of upper-class slumming. On the upside, I have a feeling that if we wait a few years, gay rights will go downmarket enough that it will be ok to go to a pride march without forfeiting one's credentials as a middle-American. $45 pasta, though: I think that will remain upper-class.
Background here (via Jay Livingston).
P.S. This discussion is appropriate for our blog because it relates to questions regarding social divisions that arise in discussions of politics.


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Steven Gerrard has urged Raheem Sterling to heed his words and extend his stay at Anfield where he can grow to become a Liverpool legend.
The 20-year-old has been at the end of a massive transfer speculation this summer, with the player refusing to extend his contract with the Reds which expires in 2017. This has resulted in a myriad of interest from clubs in the Premier League, which include the likes of Manchester United, Arsenal, Manchester City and Chelsea.
The Red Devils have already had a bid rejected for the player, but Louis van Gaal is not ready to cower down and is plotting another swoop to convince Liverpool to part with their star player. Sterling has been among Rodgers' best players this season in the absence of Luis Suarez and Daniel Sturridge and will be a major blow to their chances of finishing in the top four next season if the management has to part with the England international's services.
Gerrard will play for MLS club LA Galaxy next season, having spent the better part of two decades at Merseyside. The legend played his last game in a 6-1 defeat at Stoke City, where Sterling started from the bench.
"I wish I knew what Raheem was going to do," Gerrard said, as quoted by ESPN.
"The only two people who know that decision are Raheem himself and his agent. For the player's sake and all his fans out there, he needs to make a decision.
"I hope he stays. For his development as a player, he has a fantastic manager who can look after him and it's important he plays week-in, week-out and tries to develop into a world-class player.
"The frustration for me would be if he goes to another club and became a squad player and didn't get the chance to progress. That is the risk and it was be frustrating to see that," he concluded.


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Bernice notes possible Council vacancy fuels speculation.. Olddoc offers a Leap Day Lament.. David has a 'sit down' interview with BOE candidate James Plummer..
CLIPS is your daily roundup of links to blog posts and news about Plainfield or affecting Plainfielders. Begun in 2003 as an email newsletter to Plainfield city council members when I was Plainfield's public information officer, it was later offered to the general public by email and has been available as a blog since 2007. If you have questions, suggestions or tips, email me at firstname.lastname@example.com.
SATs: "Seven major changes students will see on the SATs this week"
Schools: "RU students spread the word about reading in Plainfield"
Edison: "Police chief faults media, criticizes proposed takeover of IA"
Perth Amboy: "Questions raised about pay, appointment of acting city official"
The Oscars: "Chris Rock comes out swinging" -- "Welcome to the White People's Choice Awards".
Pets: "NJ pets in need, Feb. 29"
Christie's Trump Endorsement --
- "Christie splits with his past in endorsing Trump"
- "'Go home': Did Trump diss Christie at campaign event?"
- "Christie: Trump is going to be the GOP nominee"
- "Christie funder, eBay head Meg Whitman calls Trump endorsement 'political opportunism'"
- "So why does Trump need Christie's support?"
- "Will NJ Republicans follow Christie and back Trump?"
- "Why Trump and Sanders were inevitable"
- "Hillary Clinton's historical model" -- John Farmer.
- "Trump disavows support from former KKK leader, after first declining"
- "Trump caught retweeting Mussolini quote in elaborate setup"
- "Trump elicits shock and biting satire in European media"
- "Sen. Jeff Sessions endorses Trump"
- "1780s clause at heart of Menendez case" -- So, they had corruption all the way back then?
Citi becomes first US bank investigated in FIFA scandal"
NJ State Police: "Suit: Diversity at academy boosted by ignoring background checks"
[BERNICE] notes possible Council vacancy fuels speculation.
[OLDDOC] offers a Leap Day Lament. (2/28/16)
[Mayor MAPP] announces the changed State of the City information. (1/20/16)
[Councilor STORCH] Development in Plainfield: Looking into the future. (2/07/16)
[Councilor WILLIAMS] on the Mural Arts Program and Saturday's ribbon-cutting. (2/24/16)
[DAVID] has a 'sit down' interview with BOE candidate James Plummer. (2/29/16)
[JACKIE] Week in Review features a tunnel shot; Amazing Race blog party. (2/28/16)
[REBECCA at Bathrobe Blogger] celebrates author Octavia Estelle Butler. (2/24/2016)
[PLAINFIELD LATINO] on diabetes workshops at YMCA. (2/18/16)
[NOEL at PALS] Plainfield upset bid against Linden thwarted. (2/21/16).


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As February unfolds, Gozo is finalising the preparations for the forthcoming Carnival season. As seamstresses conclude the finishing touches on extravagant costumes and carnival artists give the carnival floats the final lick of paint, it's time to think about joining in the fun with revellers during the last days of February!
Starting on the 24th of February and ending on the 28th, this carnival holiday promises to be a fun and exciting time. If you're intent on joining the crowd, you might want to consider dressing up in a costume. The idea of masquerading and donning a costume to hide one's own identity is amusing in its own right. But even if costumes are not the thing for you, Carnival is still entertaining! You can join the crowd and dancers in Victoria and watch the parades of costumes and colourful floats.
The Carnival programme in Gozo is spread over the different villages in Gozo. So make sure you know where you will be heading on the different days. Don't forget a visit to the notorious and spontaneous carnival in Nadur where the revellers opt for more grotesque disguises. The carnival starts after sunset and the streets become thronged with people wearing all sorts of whimsical and bizarre costumes. Modern music mixes with music from traditional musical instruments such as the Maltese bagpipe, iż-żaqq and the friction drum, iż-żafżafa.
If you're staying at Abraham's farmhouses, then take note of Sunday 26th February as on this date there's a special carnival programme in Xagħra. Band marches will provide lively entertainment and the kumittiva dance will be held in Victory Square. The spectacle will also include a parade of carnival floats and dance by local companies.
Booking your holiday with Abraham's farmhouses at this time is a great idea! It's not only about enjoying the Carnival season, but also experiencing a luxury and comfortable holiday home whilst being surrounded by the lush green countryside of the neighbouring hills and valleys. Stepping out at the time of the year for leisurely walks, brisk hikes or more active sports like cycling brings one in touch with nature.
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A stunning new trailer for Wonder Woman has been unveiled, click below to watch it.
It stars Gal Gadot as Diana Price with Robin Wright, Connie Nielsen, David Thewlis, Danny Huston, Elena Anaya, Ewen Bremner and Saïd Taghmaoui among the supporting cast. Chris Pine stars as Steve Trevor, Wonder Woman's key love interest.
The movie serves as Prince's origin story and tells of how she was raised on a sheltered island and trained to be an unconquerable fighter. But after Trevor, a fighter pilot, crashes on the island and tells her about a world war that is happening, she leaves her home to try to stop the war.
The new trailer offers up a look at Prince's origins on the island and how she became involved with Trevor and the ongoing world war.
Gadot made her debut as Wonder Woman in Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice, which is out now on DVD. You can read our review of Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice here and order the movie here in hmv's online store.
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As Jeremy hinted at last week, we want to make more experiments this year. One of the key things we took away from Robotify is the need for a more modest approach that genuinely allows for speed, failure, mess … experimentation, really.
So for this year, we've baked lightness and pace into the process itself in order, we hope, to accelerate learning, but also to have more fun.
Our ambition is to create and release 10 experiments in 2014. We will do this by adopting a 'hit and run' approach to the exercise. Each month we'll pose a new question, and we'll run a live session to generate and prototype answers. We'll force ourselves to ship something within 25 days and with a tiny budget – the month's experiment needs to have sailed before we agree on the next brief.
We might end up with 10 failures, but we're certainly hoping for 10 pieces of learning, 10 horizons broached, many more new people met and at the very least, to have done something fun with something new, every month for a year.
This new framework means our focus will be on people before machines, behaviours before builds and live development, not drawn out processes. Inspiration might come from platforms, from partners or from people's imaginative uses of technologies and the web. It could come from anywhere really, as long as it gives us an opportunity to learn.
As well as more experiments, we're also looking for more involvement from more people. So we're going to be inviting the whole of BBH and our partner MediaMonks to experiment with us, and a bit later this year, look at how we can go even more open source. For now, we'll post the question up on the blog before we run the working session and welcome comments and insight. And, as we did with robotify.me, we'll make the learning process itself transparent, with briefs, ideas, and development being posted in (almost) real time on our new experiments platform.
This new home for Labs experiments is thinky.do. From now on, this is where anyone interested can follow the erratic ballads of Labs experiments, though of course we will point at new thinky.do activities from here and from our twitter every now and again.
If you head there now, you'll see that we've put up our question for the first experiment of the year. It's all to do with crypto currencies and the creation of value. We're holding our first live session this afternoon at BBH in London, so expect to hear more very soon.
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The Examiner and TV Guide has the scoop on episode 310 "The New Deal" of The Vampire Diaries.
Could you shed some light on Stefan's plan? Also, what can you tell about Bonnie and Stefan working together? (@mus1c_) – Stefan is playing his plan close to his chest so far, hiding out with the coffins to keep them safe and hidden from Klaus. Bonnie, on the other hand, has been having dreams she doesn't understand are actually foreshadowing visions of the coffins. She finds the actual, physical place where the coffins are hidden, only to find Stefan waiting there, as well. What deal they may strike up together remains to be seen, but Bonnie's powers as a witch make her a rockstar in this town and on his show, and let's just say, she's not the only witch who hates Klaus and wants to help Stefan.
Any glimmer of hope for Stelena fans? – Well, on the surface, no. Elena (Nina Dobrev) flat out says that Stefan betrayed her, which doesn't really allow for much wiggle room in her heart. But if you want to read between the lines, she is still willing to stand in front of him and appeal to the side of him that may care about her, or at least care about humanity in general. His answer doesn't help matters, but he is a man on a mission right now, saying and doing anything he has to to complete his plan against Klaus. He may want to push Elena away to keep her safe, but when she learns that he saved Klaus really to save his brother, she's bound to wonder if that means he still cares for her as much as he cares for his brother, right?
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TV Guide chats with Julie Plec
But life in Mystic Falls is never without complication and Elena will have quite a few things on her plate. First, there's the fact that she killed Rebekah, and when the Original sister gets undaggered she'll be pissed off, to say the least. Elena will also start to see how she's just as capable of destruction as her vampire peers. "Elena realizes that in order to survive and in order to protect the people she loves the most, sometimes she has to behave more like Katherine than Elena, and sometimes a dark choice needs to be made, a violent act needs to be enacted and it's troubling for her," Plec says. "So who is she really at her core? She's clearly not the girl-next-door do-gooder, she never has been."


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Please take a few minutes to learn about Dan Stockfield of DSP Gallery, a boutique fine art wedding photography studio located in Putnam County, New York. DSP Gallery is one of our newest photographers on SnapKnot – take a look at some of his great imagery below and be sure to view his extended portfolio as well:
Tell us a bit about yourself: Born and raised in New York. I'm happily married with two sons and live 1/2 mile from the photo studio. I enjoy most all sports, driving, and anything that involves creativity/problem solving/inventions.
Why did you choose to become a photographer? My uncle has been a photographer in Baltimore for over 30 years, so he was always an influence for my appreciation of the Arts. After 9/11, we came to realize that life is too short to do something we don't love, so my wife and I decided to pursue additional college degrees in something we love (she became an art teacher). I was tired of the 'corporate' scene and politics, and wanted to make a difference in people's lives. Through creativity, I get to alter my clients' lives every day.
How long have you been a photographer? Professionally, 8 years.
How would you classify your style of photography? Dynamic and creative.
Who or what are some of your influences on either a personal or professional level? My Uncle Bob has always been a great influence on how he viewed the industry. Also, my wife loves what she does, and that's always been inspiring.
Do you have any good wedding stories? I feel my wedding story was the best. We got married at the Culinary Institute of America where my wife's father was a teacher, so they put on the most amazing show. In addition, it was my wife's and my time to let our creativity shine as we customized everything about the wedding adding our own flare and fun to most everything from the hand-made wedding programs to the stuffed animated characters at each table to the Charlie Brown music playing during our ceremony. With my clients, we feel that the best part of the weddings are when our clients get to see their photos in our theater. The raw emotion from our clients reacting to art that we created for their wedding memories is just overwhelming at times. It's awesome!
What's your preferred type of camera equipment? We shoot with Nikon cameras and lenses and take full advantage of our Alien Bees lighting to help create beautiful, crisp lighting.
What would you recommend for a couple just starting their search for a wedding photographer? We recommend that they speak with their friends and other people they know that have gotten married over the past couple of years to find out the do's and don'ts about planning their wedding as their friends will tell them the truth. We tell all our potential brides to interview a few photographers and find someone who not only creates wonderful images, but someone who you feel comfortable with, as the photographer is with you from start to finish on your day and for months after. We also encourage couples to look at the portfolio's of the photographers who interest them with a critic's eye. Did the photographer capture a variety of people? Do they offer the type of products that I want? Your wedding images should stand the test of time and will many times capture parts of your day that you missed.
Any fun personal facts we should know about you? I tried stand-up comedy in college and always like to make people laugh. It helps everyone relax and let their guards down. I can juggle 3 objects, and I give myself haircuts.
Anything else to add about yourself, the wedding industry, etc? We encourage our clients to also be sure to create a thorough timeline of the wedding day so to be sure they don't forget anything. It's a terrible feeling chasing after your own wedding all day! I am always sincere and honest with my clients, just always saying it like it is. In this industry, I found that it's better to follow these traits than to mislead clients, which will always lead to train wrecks. I don't get bridezillas….I get their mothers.
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ROUYN-NORANDA, Quebec, Feb. 27, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Chibougamau Independent Mines Inc. (TSX VENTURE: CBG) (STUT:CLL) (OTC Markets (USA) : CMAUF) is pleased to inform shareholders that it will be drilling again at the C-3 Copper-Gold Zone on the Bateman Bay property and on the Grandroy Copper Gold Mine property, both in Roy township about 10 km east of the town of Chibougamau.
Chibougamau has been quietly doing ground work over the last two years in order to define targets and to understand the genesis of a number of the deposits on its properties, particularly on our C-3 Zone on Bateman Bay, Grandroy and Berrigan properties as well as a number of other exploration assets.
After detailed mapping, structural studies, stripping, assaying and rock geochemistry, Chibougamau Independent Mines has identified a number of priority targets, several of which will now be drilled. The first target will be the depth and southeast extension of the C-3 Zone where previous drilling returned wide intersections of copper, silver and gold mineralization (see previous press releases referencing the C-3 Zone for details).
The second target is on the Grandroy copper-gold property where our senior geologist interpreted a potentially new northeast-southwest ore control structure that traverses the deposit which was mined via an open pit and accessed underground by a ramp from the pit floor. Two holes will test an area below the level of previous mining along the newly interpreted control structure.
Of note, Chibougamau was approached by several companies that are interested in acquiring Chibougamau's properties or the Company as a whole. None of these lengthy discussions led to an acceptable proposal, thus our decision to resume testing targets defined by our previous work.
In other news, Vanadium One Energy Corp. (VONE-TSXV) has earned 100% interest in Chibougamau Independent Mines Inc's Mont Sorcier Iron/Titanium/Vanadium property by meeting the one million dollar exploration expenditure requirement and paying Chibougamau the cash and shares per the contract. The large Mont Sorcier Iron/Titanium/Vanadium Zone has very low titanium content in Davis Tube Magnetic concentrates. This is an important metallurgical advantage when treating and recovering vanadium from this type of deposit. Vanadium One have also announced that they have engaged CSA Global to undertake a NI 43-101 resource estimate and technical report. Chibougamau Independent Mines Inc. retains a Gross Metal Royalty on the Mont Sorcier property and looks forward to the continued progress of Vanadium One.
This press release was written by Jack Stoch, P. Geo., President and CEO of Chibougamau Independent Mines Inc. in his capacity as a Qualified Person (Q.P.) under NI 43-101.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of the release.
We Seek Safe Harbour.
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|Jack Stoch, P.Geo., Acc.Dir.
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86, 14th Street
Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec Canada J9X 2J1
|Tel.: 819.797.5242
Fax: 819.797.1470
Forward Looking Statements
Except for historical information this News Release may contain certain "forward looking statements". These statements may involve a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity and performance to be materially different from the Companies expectations and projections. A more detailed discussion of the risks is available under "disclaimer" on the Company's website.
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