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Clubs & Associations Speakers
Here you will find keynote speakers, who all are able to talk about Clubs & Associations. Click on the individual keynote speakers and read more about them and their keynotes.
Speakers about clubs & associations (6)
Sally Kettle
Inspirational speaker, adventurer and mental health advocate, Sally is the first woman to row the Atlantic Ocean twice from East to West, and once with her mother! Her speeches are honest, hilarious and informative.
With over a decade of experience Sally is able to take her audience on an exhilarating, and often emotional journey. Her stories of rough seas, wild storms, harsh living and encounters with sharks is delivered in stupendous style; although very...
Will Greenwood MBE
Former rugby player known as one of England's best players ever, entrepreneur and owner of SuperSkills Experiences
Our keynote speaker Will Greenwood MBE, former rugby player for England, uses his plentiful experience from the pitch and the world of business to give charming & inspirational keynotes on leadership, change management, and...
Author, executive, and stress relief coach inspiring groups and organizations to self-develop and reduce stress
Lauren E Miller, is an ICF (International Coach Federation) certified coach and has a 2nd Degree Black Belt from the World Tae Kwon Do Federation. She holds a Masters in Adult Education with a Certification in Human Resources...
Marc Kielburger
Co-founder of Free The Children and Me to We, best-selling author on a mission to help make the world a better place
Charismatic speaker Marc Kielburger is the co-founder of the international charity Free The Children and a New York Times bestseller who has shared the stage with many talented people. As the co-founder of Me to We, he inspires millions to improve...
Gerald Ratner
Infamous businessman sharing stories about his mistakes and his way back in business learning valuable lessons
Keynote speaker Gerald Ratner was the infamous businessman who fell from grace after an unfortunate gaffe. He has struggled to climb back to the top and has learnt valuable lessons on the day. Today he is a popular keynote speaker with a humourous...
Christine K. Clifford
Humorist, author and The Cancer Club and Divorcing Divas® executive appreciated for changing lives through laughter
All of us have read or heard stories about people who turn lemons into lemonade. It is not often that we get the privilege of meeting such an individual. Before her bout with breast cancer, keynote speaker Christine K. Clifford had definitely...
About Clubs & Associations
There are many kinds of clubs and associations; political associations, clubs for sports, roleplaying, music and so on.
But what makes a club or an association and how does it take to make one? Do you need to know a lot of rules and paragraphs?
Keynote speakers on clubs and associations try to answer such questions and offer tricks and advice as well.


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It's bad that Medvedchuk doesn't represent Ukraine at negotiations with Russia, - MEPs from UK
Earlier head of the Presidential Administration of Ukraine said President Zelensky does not plan to use Viktor Medvedchuk in negotiations with Russia
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The European Parliament considers it a bad situation that the administration of President Zelensky does not plan to involve chairman of the political council of the Opposition Platform - For Life - party Viktor Medvedchuk in negotiations with Russia.
"I think it is very sad that Mr. Medvedchuk has felt that he no longer has the opportunity, does not have the support of President Zelensky as an intermediary between Ukraine and Russia. Because, frankly, in the European Union, in Europe, we expect countries will work towards peace. And we want a dialogue. We want President Zelensky to speak with his neighbors, not to ignore them and not to neglect the opportunity to engage in dialogue and discuss the Donbas problem.
Therefore, this is quite sad, but I think there is a new President, President Zelensky. And he will understand: it is reasonable to use someone who has experience like Mr. Medvedchuk. I think he should come to him and open these channels so that we can have a dialogue. that is necessary today. We should not ignore our neighbors, we should talk to them," said MEP Nathan Gill.
MEP David Coburn also believes that this is a very bad turn of events. "I think that this is a very bad turn of events. It will not help. It would be more beneficial if we had a peaceful solution so that everyone could get peace. This is what Europe is striving for and what satisfies everyone's interests - Ukraine's interest, and also Russia's interest. I think it's necessary to put more effort into making peace. That's what's in everyone's interests," said Coburn.
Related: Russia responds to threats of Ukraine to attain Hamburg sanctions
Viktor Medvedchuk, the head of political board of Opposition Platform - For Life party, should not be representing Ukraine as the negotiating party in Ukraine-Russia talks to solve the Donbas conflict. Andriy Bohdan, the head of the Presidential Administration of Ukraine, said that on the air of The Right for Power, a TV show at 1+1 TV channel.
'We don't see him as a negotiator from our side. If Russia sees him as a negotiator from their side, that's their choice', Bohdan said.
He admitted that neither he, nor president Zelensky ever met or talked to Medvedchuk.
Both Zelensky and the head of his administration called Russia an aggressor country, adding that negotiations with it are necessary to bring the peace in Donbas.
Related: Non-involvement of Medvedchuk in Ukraine-Russia talks 'very bad turn of events', - MEP
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Clip d'invitation de la direction du Groupe SGP à ses collaborateurs pour les convier à un séminaire ayant eu lieu en septembre 2015 initiant le processus de libération de cette entreprise spécialisée dans la sécurité.

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The Box Car Baby è un cortometraggio muto del 1912 diretto da Fred Huntley.

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Dovendo recarsi a un ricevimento, il giudice Kennedy e sua moglie lasciano la loro bambina alla bambinaia. La donna se ne va al parco con il passeggino. Lì, incontra uno chauffeur che le fa la corte e la tenta con la sua proposta di farsi un giretto insieme. Visto che la bambina dorme, la bambinaia decide di accettare e di lasciare sola per qualche minuto la piccola, bloccando la carrozzina con un grosso sasso. Di là passa poco dopo un ubriaco che, spostando la pietra, provoca la discesa del passeggino che finisce per ribaltarsi, facendo cadere a terra la bambina. La governante, quando torna, crede che la piccola sia morta e, terrorizzata, nasconde il corpicino in un vagone merci. Tom e Jerry, due vagabondi che viaggiavano clandestinamente nel carro, la trovano e decidono di prendersi cura di lei. Per allevarla, devono trovare un posto dove vivere e si mettono a cercare anche un lavoro. Qualche anno dopo, i due scoprono chi sono i genitori della loro bambina e la restituiscono al giudice che, per ricompensarli, trova loro un buon lavoro.

Produzione
Il film fu prodotto dalla Selig Polyscope Company.

Distribuzione
Distribuito dalla General Film Company, il film - un cortometraggio di una bobina - uscì nelle sale cinematografiche statunitensi il 19 agosto 1912.

Voci correlate
Filmografia della Selig Polyscope

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

Cortometraggi drammatici

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Juno Closing In On Jupiter
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March 29, 2016 – As of March 25, 2016, Juno was approximately 410 million miles (659 million kilometers) from Earth. The one-way radio signal travel time between Earth and Juno is currently about 37 minutes.
Juno is traveling at a velocity of approximately 53,000 miles per hour (about 23.6 kilometers per second) relative to Earth, 16,000 miles per hour (about 7.1 kilometers per second) relative to the Sun, and 13,000 miles per hour (about 5.7 kilometers per second) relative to Jupiter. Juno has now travelled 1.73 billion miles (2.78 billion kilometers, or 18.56 AU) since launch, and has another 34 million miles to go (55 million kilometers, or 0.37 AU) before entering orbit around Jupiter.
The Juno spacecraft is in excellent health and is operating nominally.
Juno is slated to arrive at the gas giant planet on July 4, 2016, at 9:35 p.m. MDT (Earth Received Time). Track and visualize Juno's journey through space using NASA's Eyes on the Solar System 3D interactive.
Juno's onboard color camera, called JunoCam, invites the public to serve as a virtual imaging team. Vote and comment on where to point JunoCam and which features to image on Jupiter using the new JunoCam web platform on this site.
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, manages the Juno mission for the principal investigator, Scott Bolton, of Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio. Juno is part of NASA's New Frontiers Program, which is managed at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Denver, built the spacecraft.
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Foggy, Soggy Winter
By: Rebecca Schuld Facebook | Twitter
Posted: Feb 7, 2017 4:30 PM CST | Updated: Feb 7, 2017 5:05 PM CST
Early winter featured more of the precip you expect to find around these parts, but snow was seriously lacking in January. And while today is rainy and foggy it just feels like we've seen more of these type of weather days this season than usual. Or at least, more rain than snow days! So, I started digging through records to find some stats on how much cloud cover we average in winter, how many foggy days are normal and how many times we've had freezing rain concerns.
For starters, here's the rainfall from today:
The rain is now over and the fog is lifting but the clouds remain, along with some mist. Although we didn't have freezing rain here in the city, northern spots may have found a few isolated patches of freezing rain this morning. Officially Milwaukee had four days this season with freezing rain.
Milwaukee is also one of the cloudier and foggier metropolitan areas in the U.S. Through the winter months of December, January and February, our city carries fifty-two days with a cloud filled sky. That means, fifty-eight percent of our winter is cloudy. Compare that to places you think of when you think about foggy spots, like Seattle, which averages seventy-eight percent cloud cover in winter.
In terms of fog, Milwaukee averages 142 foggy days per year. And looking back at our winter so far, it has been a hazy one! So far, thirty-six of sixty-nine days have reported fog. That's over half our winter so far!
Here's the breakdown of fog days each per month:
On average we see thirty five days with fog during winter. That means we've already satisfied the average and there's still three weeks to go!
At least conditions are improving this afternoon.
Here's the latest visibility as of 2pm:
As this systems departs, the wind will turn west and pick up in speed. That should help clear out the sky as we head into what looks to be a chilly night!
I'm meteorologist Rebecca Schuld
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Rob Rice Homes is the largest local builder with an office on State Street across from Thriftway.
When Kim Showalter talks about the history of Rob Rice Homes, you get an up close and personal account of the company's foundation, its standards of excellence and the customer care that goes into building every home.
Her father, Dennis Andrews, started Gemini Homes more than 30 years ago, a company that is now Rob Rice Homes, the largest local builder in the South Sound.
In addition to managing the finances for Rob Rice Homes, Kim co-owns Epic Realty, Inc. with Helena Rice. Epic Realty has for more than 20 years of specializing in marketing new home construction and represents Rob Rice Homes in five of the nine communities where Rob is currently building.
Kim Showalter told her father she would work for him for 6 months. That was 28 years ago.
Kim has lived here in Thurston County since she was 8 years old. Though her parents' priority was always her education, she began chipping in to help her father's company at a young age.
When Kim graduated from Olympia High School, home building was not part of her plans.
When an internship in a political campaign fell through, Kim enrolled in accounting classes as a back-up and eventually earned her degree in accounting.
She pursued her Masters degree in business administration at Pacific Lutheran University with a thesis on construction management—what she describes as "how to build a house as quickly and efficiently as possible." While finishing her studies, she worked at her uncle's construction company setting up his accounting system.
Kim can tell you about the accumulation of experience through generous mentoring and loyal partnerships that has contributed to what Rob Rice Homes is today— voted the Best of South Sound builder for two years in a row.
Kim's Dad, Dennis Andrews started Gemini Homes through a partnership with Jim Harkey.
In 1985, when he graduated from Washington State University with degrees in construction management and architecture, Rob Rice was hired as a project superintendent by Dennis Andrews. A partnership developed between the two men and when Dennis Andrews passed away, Rob continued to build and expand the well-respected company.
Dennis Andrews had started in construction similar to the way Rob started.
Kim's fond recollections include many partners who still work for Rob Rice Homes today.
And, the story of mentoring and generation-rich knowledge doesn't stop there.
"Construction techniques have changed over the years and homeowners' expectations of products they want in a house have changed," Kim reflects. She explains that in the beginning, they sold to different markets.
Today, a Rob Rice Home is often the dream home for a move-up buyer with standard luxury features they have always wanted in a home.
"Though our homes still do attract first-time homebuyers, many of our buyers see our homes with all their upscale features as their final home, their last dream home or, what Helena Rice refers to as their 'forever home,"' Kim notes.
Kim is also the Homeowner Association (HOA) manager for Rob Rice Communities, helping to maintain the quality and value of the neighborhoods they build. Since 1989, Kim has made every effort to provide the superior customer service so indicative of the company she represents.
As she sits in the company's building on State Street in Olympia, Kim sums up how they serve homeowners today.
Rob Rice is Thurston County's largest local home builder and was voted the Best of South Sound for 2013 and 2014. He has built more than 3000 homes over the last 30 years. He and his wife Helena live in Olympia with their two sons; Alex Michael and Carson. Rob is a graduate of Washington State University with degrees in construction management and architecture.
Each member of the Rob Rice Homes family is a separate limited liability company or corporation. Each of the Rob Rice Homes communities is developed, constructed, sold and warranted by a separate limited liability company or corporation. Builder reserves the right to make changes to plans & specifications without notice. Features vary by plan. Buyer to verify square footage. Some photos used are artist rendering or virtually staged.


The Labour Party are distributing leaflets in Dudley falsely claiming that "UKIP want to scrap our free NHS" complete with a fake medical bill.
UKIP is committed to maintaining a free NHS at the point of need. There will be no American-style healthcare system and no UK resident will receive a medical bill for NHS treatment. There is no truth whatsoever in this malicious leaflet and it could be argued that distributing this leaflet knowing that it is false is an offence under Section 106 of the Representation of the People Act.


We're all guilty of making a ridiculously out-of-budget purchase or shopping a little too often for thrifty thrills, but as we're all getting older, we figure we might as well work on getting a little wiser, too. In this spirit, we went ahead and rounded up the common shopping patterns that might be holding you back. From something as simple as your choice in denim to knowing when and where to start investing in a long-lasting wardrobe, read up on the habits to ditch if you want to shop smarter in your 30s and beyond. Scroll down to see if you're guilty of any and to check out our solutions.
News flash: You might tell yourself you're going to eat ramen for the next month to afford that purse, but that won't happen. Trust us. We've tried it enough times to know. Here's our guide to what you should be spending on clothes.
Here's what happens when you continually replenish your closet solely from fast-fashion stores: You'll be pleased with the new additions for a month or two but then have to start shopping all over again once the trendy items don't feel quite so current.
It's easy to stick to the same tried-and-true pieces you've loved for years, but there's a chance the items you're relying on are keeping you from branching out. Here are some suggestions if you're looking to elevate your style in your 30s.
If you buy something you kind of like with the mentality of "I can always return it," it probably means it's not for you.
Next, 10 items to ditch before you move to a new city. This story has been updated by Anna LaPlaca.


Right this very minute as you (gentle reader) read this blog post, understand that there are Park City condos for sale just waiting for you or someone else to buy them. It is important that the reader understand and fully appreciate the urgency of this situation. It is not that these condos were on sale at some previous point in time or that they will go on sale at some distant point in the future. What I am saying, and what is the very point of this blog post is that these condos in Park City are currently on sale at this very moment in time.
Park City Condo For Sale Right Now!
There is more to this point that I wish to make perfectly clear to you, gentle reader. Yes, there are many condos in Park City on sale at the present point in time and each of these condos are unique in their details and offerings. However, there is one specific condo for sale in Park City that is most uniquely suited for you, gentle reader. This means that this best suited condo is on the market right now and there exists the chance that some other person to whom this condo is not as uniquely suited will buy it before you get the chance.
It is for this reason that you must get off your proverbial couch right this very minute and peruse the condos that are for sale in Park City right now. There quite simply is no time to wait for action on this particular matter. Because the longer you wait the greater is the chance that you will miss out on this particular opportunity. In other words, if you choose not to act right now you increase the odds that someone else will be living in the Park City Condo that was meant for you.


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Manuel da Fonseca de Lima e Silva, primeiro e único barão de Suruí (Rio de Janeiro,  — Rio de Janeiro, ) foi um militar e político brasileiro.

Vida
Filho do marechal José Joaquim de Lima e Silva e de Joana Maria da Fonseca Costa, irmão do visconde de Magé e tio do duque de Caxias, casou com Carlota Guilhermina de Lima e Silva, irmã do duque de Caxias.

Sentou praça em 1806, entrou para a Academia Militar em 1811. Capitão, combateu a Revolução Pernambucana de 1817 e a Guerra da Independência, na Bahia, em 1822. Depois partiu para a Guerra da Cisplatina.

Nomeado ministro da Guerra em 1831. Em 1836 ocupou novamente esta pasta e a da Marinha, interinamente. Foi ministro e secretário de estado dos Negócios do Império de 1 de novembro de 1836 a 18 de março de 1837.

Foi deputado provincial no Rio de Janeiro e presidente da província de São Paulo, de 1844 a 1847, além de governador das armas.

Agraciado com a grã-cruz da Imperial Ordem de São Bento de Avis, foi também oficial da Imperial Ordem do Cruzeiro e cavaleiro da Imperial Ordem da Rosa.

As armas do barão de Suruí, figuram as armas das famílias Silva, Coutinho, Lima, Brandão, Soromenho e Ferreira.

Ligações externas
Relatório apresentado à Assembléia Legislativa Provincial de São Paulo pelo exmo. presidente da mesma província, Manuel da Fonseca Lima e Silva, no dia 7 de janeiro de 1845. S. Paulo, Typ. de Silva Sobral, 1845.
Relatório apresentado à Assembléia Legislativa Provincial de São Paulo pelo exmo presidente da mesma província, Manuel da Fonseca Lima e Silva, no dia 7 de janeiro de 1846. S. Paulo, Typ. de Silva Sobral, 1846.
Discurso recitado pelo excelentíssimo senhor marechal de campo Manuel da Fonseca Lima e Silva, presidente da província de S. Paulo, na abertura da Assembléia Legislativa Provincial, no dia 7 de janeiro de 1847. S. Paulo, Typ. do Censor (Em Palácio), 1847.

Ministros do Império do Brasil
Ministros do Exército do Brasil (Império)
Ministros da Marinha do Brasil (Império)
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songbook: baba o'riley
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In M|H's weekend feature, songbook, I'll be looking at some of my favorite songs. Some I haven't listened to in years, some I keep in regular rotation, but all having in some way informed my life, my taste, and and how I view music.
The Who – Baba O'Riley
(studio version here)
"Baba O'Riley" came on the radio the other day and I was immediately nostalgic for the summer of 2004, aka The Best Summer Ever. In (and for) a short time I became very close with a new group of people, playing in the sun, having arts & crafts and movie nights, and, more often than not, turning every outing into a dance party. Sometimes our friends played host, and sometimes we would end up at semi-random places and literally take over the sound system and the living room. One friend, Jamie, always had a messenger bag and in that messenger bag was a mix CD. I'm fairly certain I've danced through that CD a hundred times. The disc was filled with great jams and turned me on to bands like The Rapture, !!!, and Ratatat. There was one song that was different from all the rest, though – The Who's "Baba O'Riley".
It stood out because it worked. It wasn't a dance song but was totally danceable. Somehow everyone knew the words. Classic rock was the new white belt. For most of the song there was lots of lunging and fist shaking and people doing their own thing, but when the breakdown kicked in at 3:35, everyone knew what to do. A circle formed, clapping began, and people started bouncing up and down. At 4:25 the stomping started. Stomping that shook the floor, rattled the pictures on the wall. As the tempo picked up, so did the pounding. From 4:55 on there was jumping and whooping and spinning until a final crash at the end of the song ten seconds later. It went like this without fail every time.
Whenever I hear "Baba O'Riley" at a bar or some other public venue, I always expect to see people gathering in circles, ready to stomp – but it never happens. I'm glad that, for a short while at least, I knew the people who knew what needed to be done. "The happy ones are here / let's get together / before we get much older."
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nick's mix – nick whetro of icarus himself
October 4, 2011 October 2, 2011 mixtapesheartbreaksLeave a comment
The first time I saw Icarus Himself was in May 2008 – back then it was just singer Nick Whetro, and he was opening up for Owen. In the passing years Whetro expanded his project into a full band, put out one of our favorite songs ("Digging Holes"), and made us this mix. On Tuesday, October 11th, 2011, the band will release their second full-length, Career Culture. Until then, you can listen to Nick's mix, check out the band's website here, and hit up their CD release show on Saturday, October 8th in Madison (FREE!).
NICK'S MIX
01| (Don't Worry) If There's Hell Below, We're All Gonna Go – Curtis Mayfield
02| Girls Just Wanna Have Fun – Cyndi Lauper
03| Baby I Love You – Andy Kim
04| Baby's Arms – Kurt Vile
05| Head Over Heels – Tears for Fears
06| Pictures of Lily – The Who
07| Don't Cry – Deerhunter
08| Strangers – The Kinks
09| On Some Faraway Beach – Brian Eno
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brendan halpin: my career in song!
April 21, 2010 June 2, 2010 mixtapesheartbreaksLeave a comment
Some time last year, I saw my friend Kristin espousing author Brendan Halpin's book Dear Catastrophe Waitress. Despite not having ever listened to the album from which it gets its name (don't worry, I've since picked it up), I decided to give it a go. I immediately fell in love with Halpin's tale of two unrelated folks with hit songs written about them crossing paths, and knocked out three more of his books in quick order. With music being a recurring theme in his works, I figured Mr. Halpin would be the perfect person to make us a mix. He obliged. Below is his mix, along with some notes about each song and how they play into his books.
Some notes from Brendan Halpin:
Since music has been so important in most of my books, I've decided to include songs that relate to each of my books.
It Takes a Worried Man– a memoir of the six months when my late wife was diagnosed and treated for breast cancer.
1.Rocks Off–The Rolling Stones. The song is about heroin addiction and its accompanying anhedonia, which is a really awesome word, but I related to it a lot when my late wife was going through cancer treatment. I felt numb a lot of the time, which was basically how I got through the days without screaming.
Losing My Faculties– A memoir of my first 9 years as an English teacher.
2.Walk Out–Matthew Sweet. I actually had this song playing in my brain when I walked out of a training that infuriated me at a school where I worked. And a couple of months later I quit that job and walked out for good, so it felt apt.
Donorboy– My first novel, an Alex award winner about a girl whose two moms die in a car accident. She goes to live with her biological father, the sperm donor she's never met before.
3.Death Letter–John Mellencamp. When I was writing Rosalind's grief journal at the beginning of the book, this song, and the whole album Trouble No More, which is a great collection of blues and traditional covers, really helped me get into the grieving mood.
Long Way Back–A novel about a guy who joins a punk band after his wife's death.
4.What Do I Get? –The Buzzcocks. Covered by Francis' punk band, it's a song that really covers the feeling of not getting what you wanted out of life.
5.Boys Don't Cry–The Cure. Also covered by the band. Also says a lot, I think, about screwing up and feeling horrible.
6.We're Not Gonna Take It–Crucial to the ending of the book, which is the best thing I've ever written.
Dear Catastrophe Waitress– A love story about two people who were the subject of hit breakup songs.
7.12XU–Wire. This song kind of inspired the whole novel. The "saw you in a mac, kissin' a man" line made me wonder who the song was about.
8.Dear Catastrophe Waitress–Belle and Sebastian. I stole the title (you can't copyright a title, suckas!), but more than that, I was listening to Belle and Sebastian almost incessantly during the time I was writing this novel. I was grieving and falling in love at the same time, and only Belle and Sebastian seemed to express the weird bittersweet feeling that I had all the time.
I Can See Clearly Now– A novel about a bunch of musicians who come together in 1972 to create some musical educational cartoons.
9.Knock Three Times– Tony Orlando and Dawn. There's a scene early in the novel where one of the musicians chooses to sing this song after the other people have been playing a lot of earnest folk songs, as she figures Tony Orlando is pretty much the anti-Dylan.
10.The Magic Number–De La Soul–Built around a sample from the Schoolhouse Rock original song. My novel is entirely imaginary, but Schoolhouse Rock is the obvious real-world inspiration for the Pop Goes the Classroom project my characters work on.
11.My Hero Zero–The Lemonheads. Great cover of a Schoolhouse Rock song.
How Ya Like Me Now–My first official YA novel, it's about a kid from the suburbs who goes to live with his cousin in the city.
12.How Ya Like Me Now–Kool Moe Dee. I stole the title (once again, you can't copyright a title!), but I also like the whole "you underestimated me, and look at me now" message here. It fits the novel very well.
Forever Changes–My YA novel about a senior in high school with Cystic Fibrosis and how she comes to terms with living with limited time. The album Forever Changes by Love (yep, stole another title) plays a big role in the novel, so I've included the first and last songs from that album here.
13. Alone Again Or–Love
14.You Set The Scene–Love
The Half Life of Planets–a YA love story about a musically-obsessed boy with Aspergers syndrome and a girl with a reputation. Co-written with Emily Franklin. To be published in June 2010.
15. Detroit Rock City–KISS. Let's just say that a key moment in the novel involves a KISS cover band.
Shutout– A YA novel about two soccer-playing best friends who have to deal with changes when one of them makes varsity and the other one doesn't. To be published in August 2010.
16.Halloween Theme–John Carpenter. Music is actually not that important in this book, but horror movies are. There's a key scene where my main character watches Halloween with her dad.
Notes From the Blender–a YA novel about a weird and kind of unpopular boy whose widowed father marries the divorced mother of the prettiest, most popular girl in school. Co-written with Trish Cook, and to be published in October 2010. Yeah, I've been busy.
17.Progenies of the Great Apocalypse–Dimmu Borgir. I wanted my character to be into black metal, because it's about the only genre of music that seems to be kind of like punk was when I was a teen: largely underground and scary to almost everyone outside the scene. I started a Pandora station to just get acquainted with the music and found that I actually really liked it. Weird.
18.Mystery Dance–Elvis Costello. My main character is named Declan after Elvis Costello, and he's obsessed with sex as most 15-year-old boys are, so I thought Elvis Costello's horniest tune was appropriate.
19.Red Shoes–Elvis Costello. Mostly because "I used to be disgusted, but now I try to be amused" is an attitude that my main character in this book should try to emulate and actually does by the end.
MY CAREER IN SONG
01| The Rolling Stones – Rocks Off
02| Matthew Sweet – Walk Out
03| John Mellencamp – Death Letter
04| The Buzzcocks – What Do I Get?
05| The Cure – Boys Don't Cry
06| The Who – We're Not Gonna Take It
07| 12XU – Wire
08| Belle & Sebastian – Dear Catastrophe Waitress
09| Tony Orlando & Dawn – Knock Three Times
10| De La Soul – The Magic Number
11| The Lemonheads – My Hero Zero
12| Kool Moe Dee – How Ya Like Me Now
13| Love – Alone Again Or
14| Love – You Set the Scene
15| KISS – Detroit Rock City
16| John Carpenter – Halloween Theme
17| Dimmu Borgir – Progenies of the Great Apocolypse
18| Elvis Costello – Mystery Dance
19| Elvis Costello – Red Shoes
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Known for their high-precision throws, SPYY was a benchmark company. Over the past decade, they continually raised the bar with their high-level precision and innovative design. Thus, it came as unfortunate news that SPYY has recently closed up shop.
In addition to their amazing yoyos, SPYY provided us with an amazing team of players that pushed creativity to the max. This video is a nod to SPYY, Steve Buffel, and the amazing team he has supported throughout SPYY's incredible journey. Featuring SPYY's final roster of players, this video takes a look back at the players, tricks, and yoyos that helped make SPYY a company that will never be forgotten.


Pool Safety for Dogs | Southlake Animal Hospital P.C.
Are you planning to take your canine buddy swimming this summer? Just like people, dogs often enjoy cooling off with a nice dip in a pool or lake on hot days. However, the water can be very dangerous for Man's Best Friend. Read on as a Crown Point, IN vet discusses pool safety for Fido.
The first thing you want to do when bringing your pooch to the pool is to show him where the stairs are. That way, if Fido falls in by accident, he can get back out. Don't just show your furry pal once: make sure he really understands. One way to test him is to have him get into the water, and then move away from the stairs and call him to you.
While some dogs take to water like furry ducks, others are simply not well-suited for swimming. Ask your vet if swimming is a good option for Fido. If the answer is yes, take time to teach him. Never throw your pup into the water: this can be very scary, and could end up making your pet afraid of the water. Instead, support him gently, and offer lots of praise.
Doggy paw pads are very sensitive when they are wet, just like human skin. Fido could get painful blisters by running on hot or harsh surfaces after going swimming. Use paw balm or wax to protect those furry feet, and try to keep your canine friend on soft grass.
Make sure your pet always has fresh water outdoors. This one may be easier said than done, but try not to let Fido drink out of the pool. The pool water can contain chemicals that are definitely not good for dogs!
When swimming time is over, give Fido a good rinsing to get the chemicals out of his fur. To really get that tail going, offer him some doggy ice cream as a special treat!
Keep your pool gated when it's not in use, especially if you have a pool covering. Pool coverings can be very dangerous, as dogs can easily mistake them for solid surfaces and try to walk on them. Better safe than sorry!
Please contact us, your local Crown Point, IN animal clinic, with any questions or concerns about your dog's health or care. We are here to help!


Tall fescue blades are broader and coarser than bluegrass blades.
Tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea) is a cool-season grass that does well in both northern regions and the transition zone, which lies either side of a line from Washington, DC, to San Francisco. Despite being native to damp meadows and low-lying areas of Europe, tall fescue has good drought tolerance. New varieties are sold as a more drought-tolerant replacement for Kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis). Both tall fescue and Kentucky bluegrass are moderately invasive in moist lowlands.
The dense root system and sturdy blades of tall fescue make it resistant to foot traffic. New turf varieties of tall fescue form dense lawns under the proper conditions, giving them even greater ability to tolerate high traffic conditions. Tall fescue is also more shade tolerant than many other turfgrasses and increases the wear tolerance of shade grass mixtures. In moderate climates, it stays green and continues growing all year, increasing its wear tolerance.
Tall fescue can grow on almost any soil, although it does best in heavy clay soil with high levels of organic matter. In extremely cold climates, there is some winter die back. In very hot climates it goes dormant, turns pale green and loses its wear tolerance in summer. Tall fescue has only moderate salt tolerance and grows best in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 4 to 7, although it is commonly used in the shade in warmer USDA zones.
Even though it survives in infertile soil and low water conditions, tall fescue benefits from moderate amounts of nitrogen fertilizer and water. Apply 1 pound of actual nitrogen in the fall and another pound in the spring to increase the vigor and wear tolerance of the grass. The percentage of nitrogen is listed as the first number in the trio on the fertilizer bag. Calculate the amount of fertilizer needed by dividing that percentage as a decimal into the actual nitrogen needed. For example, use 3 pounds of a fertilizer that is 33 percent nitrogen or 10 pounds of a fertilizer that is 10 percent nitrogen. Do not water tall fescue until the blades begin to roll or wilt, and then apply enough water to penetrate 3 to 4 inches into the soil. Water penetration can be measured by pushing a screwdriver into the soil until it meets resistance.
Although it has high wear tolerance, tall fescue is a bunch grass. It does not spread by rhizomes or stolons. Damaged lawns look clumpy, and bare areas fill in slowly. For an attractive lawn, bare spots should be reseeded in the fall. Rake bare areas and apply about 2/3 to 1 pound of starter fertilizer and 1/2 to 1 pound of seed per 100 square feet. Keep the area moist for 14 to 21 days, and then gradually reduce watering.
Doxon, Lynn. "Wear Tolerance of Tall Fescue." Home Guides | SF Gate, http://homeguides.sfgate.com/wear-tolerance-tall-fescue-75425.html. Accessed 24 April 2019.


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ICONOCLASM IS THE ROAD TO SELF-DESTRUCTION
Afua Hirsch is a British lawyer and journalist, born to a Jewish father whose family escaped Nazi Berlin in 1938, and an Ashanti Ghanaian mother.
She is best known as a strident social critic who likes to focus on the imperceptible racism and prejudice that continues to permeate British society – imperceptible, that is, to those who aren't its victims.
In February Hirsch published her first book, Brit(ish): On Race, Identity and Belonging, which the publisher promoted as a "personal and provocative investigation" into the collective denial that pervades British society in terms of its racist past and present.
Despite the merits of her cause, however, like so many other tabloid polemicists, Hirsch seems to have lost the plot along the way, and instead of recognizing the fundamentally positive nature of British identity, she tears it apart – all under the guise of presenting a "warts-and-all" perspective that doesn't brush uncomfortable truths under the carpet.
But what begins as a quest to get Britain to look at itself in a mirror ends up as a McCarthyesque witch-hunt that targets icons of British history and trashes Britishness as hypocritical snobbery masquerading as tolerance and inclusiveness.
For Hirsch this is not new territory. Last August, in the wake of the removal of Confederacy monuments in the U.S., she wrote an article headlined, Toppling statues? Here's why Nelson's Column should be next. The article demanded the removal of London's most prominent monument, Nelson's Column, erected in 1840 to honor the memory of Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) who led the British naval fleet that decisively defeated Napoleon and his allies at the Battle of Trafalgar.
For Hirsch, honoring Nelson is a provocation, on account of his notorious opposition to William Wilberforce's campaign to abolish slavery. Nelson is "what you would call now, without hesitation, a white supremacist," making his continued hero-status an affront to the descendants of slaves whose slavery he both endorsed and exploited.
I have not read Brit(ish), and doubt I ever will, but I did glance through a number of reviews. Michael Henderson in The Times called it a "racism-obsessed polemic [that] is tiresome and clichéd," while David Goodhart of London's Evening Standard called it "a case study of disaffected identity, shaped by a sense of exclusion that [Hirsch] positively seeks."
Earlier this week Hirsch took things up a notch with a TV program called The Battle for Britain's Heroes, in which she challenged the universal reverence for Sir Winston Churchill, the fearless wartime leader who led the fight against Hitler that ultimately resulted in his defeat. It was this new iconoclasm that resulted in a heated debate with Piers Morgan on the widely watched TV program, Good Morning Britain. Morgan unequivocally condemned Hirsch's attempt to "besmirch" Churchill by suggesting he was an unreconstructed racist.
"You know what? Beating Adolf Hitler, winning the war, stopping him exterminating every Jew he could get his hands on, these to me are far greater achievements than the negatives that lurk in his past, which lurk in anybody's past."
Hirsch forcefully defended her position, saying that admiration for Churchill was the product of ignorance regarding his darker side. Piers dismissed this, telling her that she needed to look at the "bigger picture." But Hirsch was unrepentant. "This is the bigger picture!" she replied.
So, who was right, Morgan or Hirsch?
At the end of Beha'alotecha, there is a short narrative about Moses' sister, Miriam, who criticizes her brother, and is punished by God for doing so. God tells her that Moses is different from everyone else, even other prophets, and she had no right to criticize him (Num. 12:1-15).
Maimonides uses this episode as proof of the severity of gossip and slander, in Hebrew known as lashon hara. Notwithstanding the fact that Miriam had nurtured and cared for Moses as a child, and had meant Moses no harm, she was penalized and reprimanded for her words.
Holocaust martyr, Rabbi Elchanan Wasserman (1874-1941), puzzles over the idea that this story is the basis for the lashon hara prohibition. After all, Maimonides includes the supremacy of Moses as the prophet who delivered the Torah to the nation as one of his thirteen primary principles of faith. Surely this means that Miriam's offense was not simply lashon hara; her criticism undermined a primary Jewish belief, and that was why she was so severely chastised.
Rabbi Wasserman's solution is casuistic, and doesn't really feel right. Miriam was not a heretic, he says, as it was only through God's reaction that Moses' unique status became known. When Miriam spoke about him, he was still considered ordinary, and her words were considered straightforward lashon hara. This, he says, resolves the problem with Maimonides use of this story as the basis of the laws of lashon hara.
I would like to suggest an alternative answer. Rather than trying to undermine her brother's leadership or destroy his image, Miriam was simply engaged in constructive criticism, however misguided. Indeed, this is often the case with lashon hara – the agenda is to correct an aberration or improve a situation.
In the case of an ordinary person talking about another ordinary person, lashon hara is treated as social misconduct. But in the case of an iconic leader or inspirational hero, constructive criticism can lead to damaging cynicism, or even anarchy. And when the agenda is polemical deconstruction and unbridled nihilism, as in the case of Afua Hirsch, it is not lashon hara, but rather it is a deliberate path towards self-destruction.
Maimonides understood that any lessening of our greatest prophet's supremacy undermines the Torah's stature and is therefore a grave threat to Judaism. And while not exactly comparable, it is equally clear that if the legacy of Sir Winston Churchill is threatened, the freedom for which he fought will inevitably also be in grave danger.
Photo: Piers Morgan defends Winston Churchill against the attacks of author, Afua Hirsch (YouTube)
IT'S NOT A HOLLYWOOD ILLUSION
AN ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE (PODCAST)
Before launching into the ten plagues, Moshe and Aaron demonstrated to Pharaoh that God was on their side by transforming a staff into a snake, and then back into a... Read More


Fuchsia OS – Google's new operating system under development which is based on Flutter SDK, it has got a "Card" like UI with more focus on minimalism. A few months ago, its preview app was released by the developers known as Armadillo for Fuchsia. It was just to see how the new OS from google will look like and was pretty much unusable.
An user on Reddit posted a way in order to theme your phone like Fuchsia OS fully functional using few apps and tweaks.
Pixel icon pack and Substratum theme engine.
Firstly you need to download all necessary files linked below which includes, Nova Launcher backup file, KLWP Presets, wallpapers for Fuchsia and much more.
Head to KLWP and select Load Preset and locate the fuchsia.klwp file that you downloaded, after selecting it head to the Exported tab and select the Preset. After selecting it that should take you to the main page.
Now go the Nova Launcher and select the Nova.backup file from the Google drive that you downloaded, once that loads, head to the tasker and and click on menu/preferences/UI and deselect the beginner mode.
Go to secure settings and activate system+ Module, Go to your file explorer and copy fuchsia .prj.xml and paste it in the Tasker/Projects folder. In tasker tap upon the home icon and click on import and select Fuchsia and now restart tasker.
Head back to KLWP and give permission to notification access to KLWP, Nova launcher and Tasker, in KLWP save the file and fix all the things that it tells you.
Once that done hit on home and you'd be presented with the Fuchsia theme on your Android. Now inorder to make it look even cooler you can enable Expanded desktop in your settings by that it looks even immersive and gesture based.
Speaking about gestures, you can swipe right on your home-screen to access the music widget, calendar widget and alarm, including a few shortcuts to apps. You can access your app drawer by either swiping up from the lower dock or by clicking the all apps button. On the homescreen you can also see the battery indicator and the time. You can also increase or decrease the brightness or volume by clicking their specified indicators.


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In general, we prefer to work on full designs and/or rebuilds. It's with these kind of projects we can really provide the most value and quality. We don't tend to take on small incremental work or just fixing existing sites.
Over the years, our network of partners has grown to include some incredible back-end developers, copywriters, photographers, and branding specialists. We can scale up or down any project based on individual needs.
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2029 Mutant hideout…
The compelling sets for this dramatic finale are worth a gallery-like exhibition.
Enjoy...
Photo by Ben Rothstein
©2017 20th Century Fox
Logan/Wolverine
[Hugh Jackman]...
Charles Xavier/Professor X [Patrick Stewart]...
Logan [Hugh Jackman]
helps the ailing
Professor [Patrick Stewart]...
Professor X [Patrick Stewart] must be kept isolated...
[Patrick Stewart] tends the plants that help sustain him...
Hideout on the outskirts of the Mexican border…
Sheltering in obscurity at a time when the world believes mutants have passed into history, Caliban
[Stephen Merchant] and
Logan [Hugh Jackman] care for the weakened
Charles Xavier...
Albino Caliban [Stephen Merchant]
looks after Charles Xavier when Logan is away...
...on the outskirts of nothing...
"Oh, he may be weary..."
Stephen Merchant,
Living off the grid...
"They do get weary..."
Trouble comes...
Border motel…
New mutant hideout…
Fire tower on the Canadian border...
Filmed in New Mexico.
Photo ©2017 20th Century Fox
New hideout…
Fire tower, complete with the Osborne Fire Finder...
Border forest…
March 3rd, 2017 by Peter Lando SDSA
From visionary writer director James Mangold comes the defining chapter in the cinematic saga of one of the greatest comic book heroes ever created. LOGAN sees Academy Award®-nominated actor Hugh Jackman reprise his iconic role as The Wolverine for one final time in a raw, powerfully dramatic standalone story of sacrifice and redemption.
We asked Set Decorator Peter Lando SDSA to describe the experience of making this gritty finale to the epic tale of the mythic yet human Wolverine.
He sent a note as candid and effective as the film, describing the desolate but starkly beautiful sets, the environments in which they were created and the thematic element of "family"...
Let him take you behind-the-scenes and within...
Set Decorator Peter Lando SDSA...
Mr. Mangold loves his "genre". As if seeding clouds, a monitor pumps films...classic and obscure...into the air of the darkened common room connecting the offices of his creative team. I sat in this room breaking down the script to a background of muscle car road epics from the '60s and '70s, no doubt preceded by color-saturated Westerns, Noir and Post Apocalyptic depictions of the darkest night.
In that same place, I overheard him gut team members' attempts to fall into slavish lockstep with any one tradition, including those of the Marvel universe. "Jim's making an existential movie this outing…" Francois allowed with a conspiratorial smile. This was Production Designer François Audouy's third project with James Mangold. I recall my skepticism. This was, after all, the third in a popular series of movies celebrating the tragic odyssey of a mutant human with adamantium claws and a propensity to dice and julienne his adversaries.
My skepticism was unfounded.
Script directions made it clear that this was a story about the human condition. Wounds cause pain and death comes with a finality. For me, this film asks the big question, "What does it mean to be human?" In this movie, our heroes recognize their humanity when they coalesce as a family, the defining social undertaking of our species.
I saw the set decoration as a medium with which to make familiar statements, using the unfamiliar vocabulary of the place and time we were depicting. If you can recognize institutions such as "the dinner table" and "the retirement home" in an unfamiliar context, you can recognize the "family" it serves.
As I worked with the designer to find a character and a history for our primary hideout, I was receiving photos daily from Philip Edgerly, a lone-gun Buyer roving the fringes of the American Rust Belt. There was a sad sense of loss in these photos of crumbling steel plants, coal crushers and smelters. The mighty engine of the American century lay rotting beyond hope and I was morbidly fascinated by its exposed bones.
In this decay, I recognized a very real analogue to the plight of the Mutant heroes in the story we were telling. Their passing would receive no notice and they would remain pariahs until that day. Populating the set dressing with industrial materials, textures and color seemed like a sympathetic fit.
We looked at building our hideout in an abandoned sawmill in southern New Mexico. The rusted beehive sawdust burner attached to that plant was an early incarnation of the pitted, rusty, water tank the designer envisioned as Charles Xavier's refuge and containment chamber. The colors of New Mexico began to strongly figure in our palette as we studied New Mexico locations.
I wanted to take our hideout off-grid. That fiction offered our heroes a more independent existence. I envisioned the interior of their hideout textured with pipes, manifolds, exposed circuitry and banks of storage batteries fed by the solar panels we would eventually see on the exterior. However, this scheme suggested a longer period of residence than the director had in mind. Vestiges of the idea are expressed in the water tank interior where a hydroponic garden helped sustain the mind and body of its frail prisoner.
Our interiors, urban sets and agricultural sets were shot on stages and locations in and around New Orleans and Catahoula Parish, Louisiana. Leadperson Markus Wittman was familiar with the imagery of post-Katrina decay and was a great guide to the materials available. Everyone brings something to the party. Markus and his crew brought the energy of a re-built New Orleans to the creation of shelter and civility in the face of adverse conditions.
We needed one big iconic piece of machinery to establish some industrial gravitas in the hideout interior we were creating. We found it 90 minutes north of New Orleans in the Morgan City yard of M.A.R.S., a salvage recycler specializing in ripping apart oil rigs.
A 30,000 lb Waukeshaw diesel generator rested heavily on the grounds of the Morgan City compound demanding our respect and attention. Their big cranes picked it up and put it on a deck for delivery. We used one of NASA's forklifts, best suited for a Saturn rocket, to raise this piece from the flat deck and keep it in the air long enough to weld on heavy steel casters. Eight set dressers rolled it into position once it was set down on the stage floor. It became the massive heart of our interior hideout.
We exchanged the steamy Mississippi summer for the high plains heat of New Mexico on July 4. The show of light and color on the high plains painted the derelict building Francois designed with crisis-evoking drama. Everything we added to the exterior of the hideout made this crisis more palpable. I think audiences will find the twisted steel girders and rusting hopelessness of the fallen water tower as compelling as the hollow sound of an empty canteen on the desert floor. I was very impressed with the art department's success with this set.
I find a set decoration crew is most effective when in agreement about the narrative character of a set. We played with the fiction that this smelting plant on the outskirts of Juarez closed as the result of prolonged labor action. Perhaps it had been occupied by radicalized workers before violence and pain chained-closed the gates of its productive life. We carried this with us as we teased a little domestic hope into the bleakness of this doomed shelter.
Sunrise and sunset at this location was worth planning the day around. Intense color and cloud forms challenged the imagination. Having my Sirius radio tuned to the Grateful Dead channel gave these atmospheric events a significance that inspired further commitment.
We had more ideal sets to address as we moved north through the lands of the Tesuque to the red rocks of Abiquiu and the otherworldly region of the Ghost Ranch. A forestry lookout tower with 50 years of service alongside a log-built barracks; sets enticing enough to make one want to take on the show regardless of anything else.
I had my eye on this prize. Months of photo research offered a great range of possibilities, while certain fixtures such as the Osborne Fire Finder had to be there. Local fabricators built bunk beds, barrel stoves, and the Osborne, to give this set its deserved character. My thanks to the two Buyers who brought this stranger into their New Mexico and made its magic available—thank you Peter Stephenson and Amy Morrison.
What great crews I was blessed to work with! So much talent, diversity, humanity and ability! Aimee Huber, Adrian Segura, Chris Farmer…too many folks to name...upstanding members of their departments and the trustworthy voices in the team we formed. I extend my deepest gratitude to all.
And to the designer, François Audouy, thank you for the challenge!
There is a note of irony I would like to register, if for no other reason than to validate a prediction...
When discussing with the Director the set decoration for the bedroom in which Charles Xavier was to be killed, I presented Civil War prints featuring the battlefield deaths of great Generals. I stressed to Mr. Mangold that the death scene we were discussing was to the followers of the Marvel universe a death on a par with the epic losses depicted in the prints. "I don't give a **** what you put up there," he said. "The room will be so dark that no one will see them. However, I suppose you will be able to show off your idea when you are being interviewed about this project, so go ahead and make headlines."
Lando would also like to acknowledge the partnering
SDSA Business Members with whom he worked,
· E.C. Props
· Dapper Cadaver
· Omega|Cinema Props
· SAT / ISS
· Warner Bros Draperies
Note: Check Set Decorator Resources for more information
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I've got a new brochure for 2019!
It has all EIGHT Art*o*mat® machines featured with one side for Santa Fe and one side for the Albuquerque area. Many thanks to Alex Hanna of Invisible City Designs for his creative eye and his never-ending patience (with me). You can find them in Brochure Distribution locations (restaurants, hotels, retail establishments, etc.) all over Santa Fe and next to all of my Art*o*mat® machines.
Today is the day! We finally got our EIGHTH Art*o*mat® machine installed in northern New Mexico! This gorgeous graffiti-ed vintage National brand cigarette machine has been placed near the foyer inside The Range Cafe On Rio Grande at 1050 Rio Grande Blvd NW in Albuquerque.
Come on down to the Range Cafe On Rio Grande, have a bite (don't forget dessert), and be sure to visit the newest Art*o*mat® while you're there. A noted graffiti artist that goes by the name Hieronymus is responsible for the striking paint job on this machine. And you'll find great original works of art by Art*o*mat®'s "Artists In Cellophane" inside it -for only $5! Open daily 7am-9pm. For other Art*o*mat® locations in northern NM click here.
Special thank yous to Louis Correll, Laird Brown, Corky Brown, and the Range's Constance Banuelos. I appreciate you all so much!
Range Cafe manager Constance Banuelos buys the first piece of art!
Louis and Laird helped move it. Thanks!
Like all Range Cafes there's plenty of art to see.
The Anderson-Abruzzo International Balloon Museum Foundation has millions of visitors through its doors for Albuquerque's famous Balloon Fiesta and now they've got one more. And "she'll" be staying a while!
Meet the newest member of my ArtomatNM family, this gorgeous 20-column vintage cigarette machine-turned-art-vending-machine painted by North Carolina artist Jennifer O'Kelly. Beautiful hot air balloons festoon the front, sides, and backside of the machine against a backdrop of Albuquerque's skyline complete with Sandia Peak.
I can't believe today is finally here! Installation Day at a dream venue!
Madison Block, the Museum Foundation's Communications Manager, helps show how beautiful the Art*o*mat® is from the back. Artist Jennifer O'Kelly made a special effort to make it attractive from all angles.
Art*o*mat® is at home in the Balloon Museum Gift Shoppe. "She" looks as if it's been there all along!
Museum admission is FREE from 9 am to 1 pm on Sundays.
Hieronymus has created a masterpiece!
Greetings Art*o*mat Friends and Fans!
I have some lovely news to share: This Art*o*mat® by painter, Hieronymus, is finished and on its way to New Mexico! Hieronymus (Hiero) is a graffiti artist and this is his interpretation of Art*o*mat® -what a colorful result! I cannot wait to see it in person. It will be installed in Albuquerque at the Range Cafe (Rio Grande location) at 1050 Rio Grande Blvd. NW soon. Stay tuned for details.
Art*o*mat® in progress: painter Jennifer O'Kelley has captured ABQ's Sandia Peak in the background of this hot air balloon themed machine to be installed in the Anderson-Abruzzo International Balloon Museum.
Also, painter Jennifer O'Kelly is hard at work on the 20 column Art*o*mat® that will be installed in the Anderson-Abruzzo International Balloon Museum in a few months' time. I'm really excited about how very Albuquerque this machine is going to be. You can already see the outline in the background of Sandia Peak -the mountain that frames the city and gives it its very special hot air ballooning phenomenon, The Albuquerque Box.
And finally, ArtOMatNM now has its own local Facebook and Instagram in addition to artomat.org's national pages. Get social and share some pics, ideas, likes, bleeps, bloops, and interwebz stuff with me!
Greetings and Happy Spring Art*o*mat® fans and friends!
I have exciting news to share: In 2018 I will have two more "members" added to my "Family" of Art*o*mat® machines here in northern New Mexico. I am pleased to report that Albuquerque will be home to both of these machines: one will go to the Range Cafe (Rio Grande Blvd.) restaurant and the other (pictured above) will go to the Anderson-Abruzzo International Balloon Museum.
Installation dates for the new machines are undetermined but they will be here in time for Balloon Fiesta (October 6-14). Artist Jennifer O'Kelly has begun work on the Art*o*mat® for the Balloon Museum and it will be covered with her whimsical hot air balloon paintings.
The Art*o*mat® for the Range Cafe Rio Grande Blvd. location has been worked on by painter Hieronymus and he's created an amazing-looking Art*o*mat® in his graffiti style.
Until then... Art*o*mat® is seeking NEW ARTISTS. If you or someone you know is interested in creating art for these repurposed cigarette-machine-turned-mini-art-galleries please visit the Artists' Submission Page at artomat.org and learn how you can market your art by becoming an Art*o*mat® artist.
Wishing you a Happy New Year and a great 2018!
I've taken a few pieces from my latest shipment of Art*o*mat® art from Artists in Cellophane and a few from my permanent collection and arranged them in a 2018 sign on my flagstone porch in the gorgeous New Mexico winter sunshine. What better way to ring in the new year! Thanks to all the artists** who make such wonderful works of pocket-sized art.
Until then: be safe, be happy, and most of all, "Don't Go 'Round Artless!"
How thrilled was I to wake up today and find this cool article by an "Artist in Cellophane" (that's the name for all of the Art*o*mat® artists throughout the world)? Let's say really really thrilled. The El Paso artist, Lisa Tate, wrote the article, Why the Art-o-mat Vending Machine Is My Kind of Art Gallery, for GeekDad.com.
She writes about becoming an "Artist in Cellophane" and about how excited she was to find out that her art was sold in the machine inside the famous Meow Wolf right here in Santa Fe. I can't help but be excited that she used MY Art*o*mat® brochure as a backdrop for a photo displaying her collection of artwork she purchased. See her "nose cone" art below that can be and have been available in all 6 of my machines. Thank you so much, Lisa!
Lisa Tate's paintings of vintage nose cone art -you know, the kind painted on fighter planes in WWII to intimidate and strike fear into the heart of the enemy! Paintings on wood blocks.


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Karditsa (Greek: Καρδίτσα) (Population: 56.747 (2011)) is a city in Thessaly.
The closest airport is Volos airport (VOL), situated in (Nea Anchialos), about 95 km W from the city.
There is a bus connecting airport and Volos bus station. Buses are waiting to pick up travelers after a plane lands, the cost form the airport to Volos Bus station is 5 €. Then you have to get another bus or Train from Volos to Trikala.
By regional coach
Interurban coaches ("KTEL" buses) are by far the most convenient way to travel around Greece, as well as for intra-regional travelling. There is frequent bus service from Athens Liossion Station to Karditsa, as well as from Thessaloniki bus terminal "Macedonia" to Karditsa.
Trains (OSE) connect Karditsa to other cities in Greece. Travelling with ordinary trains can be cheaper, although a little bit slower, whereas choosing a fancy faster Intercity train will cost the same amount of money, or even more than a KTEL bus.
Domotel Arni Hotel
address: Karaiskaki 4, 43100, Karditsa
Designed by a French architect, Domotel Arni is one of the first hotels in the Balkans (it welcomed its first guests in 1921) and it is a rare sample of rococo architecture.
Koziakis Mountains - 35 km northwest of Karditsa, see Trikala
Plastira Lake - 20 km southeast of Karditsa


This paper examines the motivations of different forms of corporate social responsibility (CSR) by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in an under-researched Sub-Saharan African country, Zambia. The results show that internal motivations (financial motivation and moral and ethical motivation) are the reasons why SMEs adopt community-CSR and environmental-CSR practices in Zambia. In addition, the identification of sustainable opportunities also positively influences the adoption of community-CSR practices. External motivation appears to play no role at all for any form of CSR engagements. The reported findings inform entrepreneurs, academics and policy makers who want to promote SMEs' engagement in sustainable behaviour in general and CSR practices in particular.


The 'volume label' is the name assigned to the Flash Drive when the disk is first formatted or created. We can customise this name on your request up to a maximum of eleven characters. The customised device appears with this name when plugged into a computer: a small but noticeable touch.


The 37-year-old Federer didn't play in clay tournaments for two seasons, but said he will be back this year as he prepares for his first French Open appearance since 2015.
Federer is the second most successful player at the Madrid Open with three titles, behind five-time champion Rafael Nadal. Federer's last Madrid title came in 2012.


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We are excited to announce that we will release an applications and infrastructures store very soon! We know very well how much routine work it takes to design an infrastructure, write provisioning scripts and configure the right environment for an application! We also know that you and Gandalf, Yoda, Clark Kent, Jack Bauer and Grumpy Cat have similar needs to deploy applications in the public Cloud! Stop reinventing the wheel! Join Artifakt community and start sharing and reusing premium quality and well-documented content. In the medium term, the Artifakt Store will offer hundreds of applications and infrastructures ready for use!
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Од 29. доделе Оскара 1954. године установљен је Оскар за најбољи страни филм, после чега је ова награда редовно додељивана, у стандардној процедури, након номинација и гласања.

Југословенски филмови су ушли 6 пута међу 5 номинованих: 1958, 1960, 1966, 1967, 1969. и 1985. године.

 1958. Цеста дуга годину дана, режија Ђузепе де Сантис — ушао међу пет номинованих
 1960. Девети круг, режија Франце Штиглиц — ушао међу пет номинованих
 1966. Три, режија Александар Петровић — ушао међу пет номинованих
 1967. Скупљачи перја, режија Александар Петровић — ушао међу пет номинованих
 1969. Битка на Неретви, режија Вељко Булајић — ушао међу пет номинованих
 1971. Црно семе, режија Кирил Ценевски
 1972. Мајстор и Маргарита, режија Александар Петровић
 1973. Сутјеска, режија Стипе Делић
 1974. Дервиш и смрт, режија Здравко Велимировић
 1975. Сарајевски атентат, режија Вељко Булајић
 1976. Избавитељ, режија Крсто Папић
 1978. Окупација у 26 слика, режија Лордан Зафрановић
 1979. Човјек кога треба убити, режија Вељко Булајић
 1980. Посебан третман, режија Горан Паскаљевић
 1981. Сјећаш ли се Доли Бел?, режија Емир Кустурица
 1982. Мирис дуња, режија Мирза Идризовић
 1983. Високи напон, режија Вељко Булајић
 1984. Крај рата, режија Драган Кресоја
 1985. Отац на службеном путу, режија Емир Кустурица — ушао међу пет номинованих
 1986. Срећна нова '49., режија Столе Попов
 1987. Већ виђено, режија Горан Марковић
 1988. Живот са стрицем, режија Крсто Папић
 1989. Дом за вешање, режија Емир Кустурица
 1990. Време чуда, режија Горан Паскаљевић
 1991. Оригинал фалсификата, режија Драган Кресоја

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(Updated) Utusan fends off closure, seeks support
Utusan Melayu (Malaysia) Berhad staff received good news today. --fotoBERNAMA (2019) HAK CIPTA TERPELIHARA
By Nor Ain Mohamed Radhi - August 20, 2019 @ 10:02pm
KUALA LUMPUR: Utusan Melayu (M) Bhd will not cease the publication of Utusan Malaysia and its sister paper, Kosmo!
Utusan executive chairman Datuk Abd Aziz Sheikh Fadzir, however, said there would be a slight price increase to RM2 for Utusan Malaysia (from RM1.50) and RM1.50 for Kosmo! (from RM1) starting this Friday.
"Our operations will resume as usual, although we are facing financial problems. We hope that with the price increase, it will help with the continuation of our operations as well as the staff," he said after a townhall with the staff at its headquarters in Jalan Chan Sow Lin here.
Aziz also thanked those who had come forward to assist Utusan and hoped that it would continue to receive support through the purchase of its newspapers and advertising.
He called on Malaysians to support Utusan by buying and advertising in its newspapers, and subscribing to its e-papers.
"We are trying our best to produce relevant news because that is our job. Assistance in terms of basic necessities may help the staff, but only temporarily.
"Hence, by buying the newspapers, it will help us in the long run because Utusan will not have to cease operations."
He said Utusan would continue to produce relevant news.
"Our agenda right now is the country's agenda. It is true that previously we were owned by Umno. However, after the defeat in the 14th General Election, Umno is no longer able to help."
Aziz said after a discussion with the board of directors, the company decided it would not be submitting a Practice Note 17 (PN17) regularisation plan to Bursa Malaysia due to its financial situation, which might result in the company being delisted on Aug 30.
"I don't see any problems in being delisted from Bursa Malaysia," he said.
"The news about Utusan going to cease publication is what we need to deal with right now. We need your support to help more than 800 staff at the company."
Utusan Melayu (Malaysia) Berhad executive chairman Datuk Abdul Aziz Sheikh Fadzir said claims that the newspaper group which publishes the Utusan Malaysia and Kosmo dailies was going to close down were not true, although admitting that the the 80-year-old company, which is public listed, was in dire straits. --fotoBERNAMA (2019) HAK CIPTA TERPELIHARA
The company, in a filing with Bursa Malaysia, said that it had failed to regularise its condition based on the main market listing requirements.
A statement from the Utusan board of directors released yesterday said the company's securities would be delisted unless an appeal against the delisting is submitted to Bursa Securities on or before Aug 27.
Despite being delisted, the company would continue to exist but as an unlisted entity, the statement said.
"Upon the delisting of the company, it will continue to exist but as an unlisted entity. The company is still able to operate and do business and proceed with its corporate restructuring.
"And its shareholders can still be rewarded by the company's performance. However, they will be holding shares that are no longer quoted and traded on Bursa Securities," it said.
National Union of Journalists Utusan branch chairman Mohd Taufek Abdul Razak said the staff would receive advanced payouts of RM2,000 after an injection of funds from Umno.
He said RM1.6 million was given after a meeting between Umno president Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and the company's board of directors.
"After our picket yesterday (Monday), we will receive funds of RM1.6 million from Umno."
On Monday, more than 100 staff held a peaceful demonstration in front of the company's headquarters in Jalan Chan Sow Lin here over unpaid salaries.
Utusan officially closes its doors
Is it the end of the road for Utusan?
Ex-Utusan employees struggling to find jobs


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3D Printing Comes to Biology
By Erik Gatenholm Co-founder and CEO, Cellink
By Anne Sexton Editor and Writer, Cellink
How bioprinted organs are changing our world
If everyone were to stand in a single-file line, patients on the U.S. organ transplant waiting list would form a line over 70 miles long. The line would be five times longer than the island of Manhattan. Patients can wait in that line for four months to five years, and every hour, one person dies before reaching the end. Despite best efforts to ensure a match, one-third of patients will experience organ rejection and will need to wait in line again.
A bioprinted vasculature model.
The long wait times in the United States are largely due to a shortage of organs for transplant. There are ongoing campaigns across the country to raise awareness and improve opt-in organ donor rates. Even still, only three in 1,000 deaths provide transplantable organs.
That's the reality most of us are familiar with and the one that nearly all of us live in. But if you take a look along the cutting-edge front of what's possible in modern medicine you will see researchers—and, more recently, patients—who are taking part in novel therapies that could one day eliminate the need for an organ transplant waiting list.
Bioprinting is a young but fast-growing research and technology field that first started in 1983 when the invention of stereolithography created a method of 3D printing human tissue. By 1999, researchers at Wake Forest Institute of Regenerative Medicine were using 3D printers to create scaffolds of human organs. In 2004, Dr. Anthony Atala from the Boston Children's Hospital bioprinted and transplanted a bladder for an 11-year-old boy using the patient's own cells.
Two Fields Become One
Bioprinting is a combination of biological and 3D printing. By leveraging biomaterial engineering and adapting novel manufacturing techniques developed for typical 3D printers, bioprinting researchers are carving a niche conceivably beyond the horizons of possibility.
The prototypical bioprinter was invented in 2000 when Professor Thomas Boland, a researcher from the University of El Paso, liberally modified the inkjet printer in his office. Professor Boland emptied the printer ink cartridge, refilled it with collagen and put a sheet of black silicon into the paper tray. Then, when he printed his initials "TB" using proteins, he effectively became the grandfather of bioprinting.
In 2016, Cellink was founded to start supporting bioprinting researchers' fast-growing needs. The company designs and develops bioprinters with the goal of making bioprinting technology user-friendly and reliable, and employs their own in-house team of biomaterial engineers and scientists to provide users with around-the-clock customer support.
With robust technology made accessible, bioprinting researchers are already revolutionizing corneal transplants. Cornea donations are severely lacking due to low opt-in rates and low usability rates among older donors. In 2018, a research team at Florida A&M University began a project to develop the world's first high-throughput method for bioprinting human corneas. In June 2019, their team succeeded. Professor Mandip Sachdeva used Cellink's BIO X bioprinter to bioprint a cornea made of human cells. According to Professor Sachdeva, one of the biggest benefits of his method is its speed.
A scientist holds up a bioprinted construct.
"We can print multiple corneas in a matter of minutes using a scaffold specially designed by our laboratory," he said.
Help for Diabetics
Meanwhile researchers across the world are seeking to overcome another set of challenges using bioprinting. In Poland, more than 10,000 diabetics are eligible for a pancreas transplant, which is the only treatment known to cure diabetes permanently. Yet only 40 of these transplants are performed per year—and the only limiting factor is the shortage of donated organs.
"There must be a way to help patients so that they don't have to wait years for a transplant," said Dr. Michał Wszoła. "They wait every minute for the call while knowing that diabetes is destroying their body every second."
Dr. Wszoła knew that treating diabetic patients with pancreas transplantation had the best long-term prognosis. He conducted some animal studies with promising results, but needed to figure out a way to prevent apoptosis—automated cell death—which was occurring in response to transplanted pancreatic islet cells.
"After a lot of research, I learned about a very interesting technique called bioprinting that could potentially overcome all of these hurdles," he said.
After establishing a consortium and receiving funding, Dr. Wszoła began working toward developing a method leveraging bioprinting to cure diabetes.
On March 14, 2019, his team used Cellink's BIO X to bioprint a bionic pancreas using tailored bioinks and pancreatic islet samples. Its response to glucose stimuli was perfect, and they conducted four additional experiments with similar results. Beyond offering a timely cure for diabetes, Dr. Wszoła's technology could one day be used in drug development and as an aid in the screening of new cancer therapies.
Burns and Skin
Some bioprinting methods have successfully moved out of the lab and into clinical trials. Last year, Cellink entered a partnership with GE Healthcare and Umeå University to begin treating burn patients with skin bioprinted using their own cells. The partnership aims to develop transplantable skin constructs that can provide burn patients with a higher quality of life.
Printheads on a BIO X bioprinter.
Traditionally, patients with severe burns receive keratinocyte-based epidermal sheet transplants. However, these transplants cannot replace sweat glands, nerves or vasculature, leaving patients far from cured. Patients need to moisturize twice daily and stay inside when it's too warm, and they experience additional pain and itching with no treatment option but to reduce overall activity.
Cellink is combining expertise with Umeå University and GE Healthcare to develop alternative transplants that promote nerve regeneration and reduce patient suffering at the source. The new transplants will contain sebaceous glands, the types of cells that can regenerate dermal layers, nerves and vasculature, providing an innovative solution to improve patients' quality of life. The project will be conducted through collaborations with burn centers in Norway, Finland, Denmark and the Netherlands, and the researchers aim to begin treating patients sometime in 2020.
Only The Beginning
It's difficult to predict all of the ways an unprecedented technology like bioprinting will affect the ways professionals treat their patients, but looking at some of the milestones researchers have already achieved suggests that the effects will be profound. As the leading provider of bioprinting solutions, Cellink is looking forward to designing technologies that advance and accelerate capabilities, finding new ways to support researchers' continued achievements in the field and creating a better future of medicine for all.
Erik Gatenholm is co-founder and CEO at Cellink.
Anne Sexton is an editor and writer at Cellink.
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Peter studied piano from age 8 and by age 13 had taken up guitar, which he first taught himself to play by ear. A diligent musician from the start, he wrote his own tunes, and while in High School composed three entire scores for school plays. Peter studied Jazz music at Rutgers University with influential coaches Ted Dunbar and Kenny Barron and also got a degree of music from The New School in New York City.
Peter has also enjoyed long musical associations with legendary drummer Jimmy Cobb (Cobb's Mob) as well as organist Larry Goldings and drummer Bill Stewart as a member of their highly acclaimed trio. Peter was also a member of Joshua Redman's band from 1995 through 1997, playing on Redman's Freedom in the Groove CD. He played in Diana Krall's quartet from 1999 through 2001, performing in North America, Europe and Asia and making numerous television appearances. Peter has played with Dr. Lonnie Smith, the legendary organist who was introduced on the George Benson Cookbook albums. He has recorded and toured with organist Melvin Rhyne, known for his association with Wes Montgomery. In addition, Peter has appeared in groups led by Nicholas Payton, Lee Konitz, Tom Harrell, and Eric Alexander. Peter has also performed and recorded with drummer Alvin Queen's quintet. As of 2011, he has also been touring as a member of the legendary Sonny Rollins' group.
Peter has taught at the Julliard School, Berklee College of Music, North Texas State University, the New School Jazz Program and the Jazz Conservatory in Amsterdam.
To date, Peter has recorded nine CD's as a leader. His 1993 debut was Somethin's Burning, featuring legendary drummer Jimmy Cobb, followed by Sings of Life (1995), (starring the formidable cast of Christian McBride, Greg Hutchinson and Brad Mehldau) then Brain Dance (1997), featuring Larry Goldings, Blly Drummond, Steve Davis and Eric Alexander, the critically acclaimed trio romp, Earth Tones, featuring Larry Goldings and Bill Stewart, Heart's content, (2003) featuring Brad Mehldau, Larry Grenadier and Bill Stewart, and Stranger in Paradise (2004) with the same group. Later releases include Monk (2009), Live at Small's (2010) with Richard Wyands, Larry Grenadier and Jimmy Cobb, as well as another CD Live at Smalls (2011) with co-leaders Larry Goldings and Bill Stewart. As a sideman, Peter can be heard in close to 50 CDs with Mike LeDonne, Brian Lynch, Grant Stewart, Eric Alexander, Ralph Bowen, Wycliffe Gordon, Melvin Rhyne, Ryan Kisor, Jim Rotondi, Joe Magnarelli and many others.
In 2005 Peter released a DVD Live at Smoke with his old-time friends Larry Goldings and Bill Stewart.
Peter has been fortunate to gain the respect of his peers and mentors. He has been recognized in both the readers' and critics' polls in Down Beat magazine for the past ten years. He continues to hone his style through writing and performing and has developed a distinctive and unforgettable guitar voice that is all his own.