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Katherine Joan Bedingfield[1] (born c. 1982)[2] is an American communications director and political campaign manager. She is the White House Communications Director for the Biden administration since January 20, 2021.
She was deputy campaign manager for the Joe Biden 2020 presidential campaign and former communications director for Biden when he was vice president.
In early July 2022, Chief of Staff Ron Klain said that Bedingfield would leave her role as White House Communications Director "in the coming weeks."[3] However a few weeks later, Bedingfield changed her decision and decided to stay in the role.[4]
↑ "Katherine Bedingfield and David Kieve". The New York Times. 13 January 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
↑ "Kate Bedingfield | 2020 40 under 40 in Government and Politics". Fortune. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
↑ Lee, MJ; Liptak, Kevin; Collins, Kaitlan (6 July 2022). "White House communications director Kate Bedingfield leaving her role". CNN. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
↑ "White House Communications Director, Set to Depart, Decides to Stay". The New York Times. July 29, 2022.
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Smurfs 2 Gets August 2013 Release Date
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After racking up more than $135 million at the box office over the course of two weekends, the surprise smash hit of the summer The Smurfs is getting a sequel.
Sony Pictures is moving fast on Smurfs 2, having already given it a release date of August 2, 2013. Jordan Kerner will produce this quick-cash follow up.
While it isn't officially set in stone, it is very likely that the three main leads, which include Neil Patrick Harris, Jayma Mays, and Hank Azaria, will return to the land of The Smurfs once again. No story details have been divulged as of yet.
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Noah had struggled all of his life with issues of abandonment. That was a pretty standard condition for people who had been adopted but he had made sincere efforts to address his concerns and unpack his baggage. He hadn't managed to establish a healthy, long term relationship in his 30 years of life but he was ever hopeful.
The first and most important step in that journey toward wholeness was finding his birth mother. It was a relatively easy process; she only lived less than two hours away for his entire life. She had been looking for him just as he had been looking for her so it was a matter of signing the appropriate papers and waiting for the red tape to be cut by adoption agency personnel. Their reunion had been awkward and rather uneventful. They decided it would be best if they chose to meet their first time at her home to avoid any emotional outbursts at Olive Garden or some such place. Noah's heart was in his chest as he made his way to her front door. There were still lots of unanswered questions and unresolved issues when the initial meeting was all said and done but Noah and Andrea were well on their way to establishing a healthy relationship and a good friendship. Certainly, the rapport was there without much effort. The age difference was minimal and Noah was awed at how at ease he felt with his birth mother and that their similarities. Finding her had been one of the best things he'd ever done in his adult life, a step that would lead to closure for a lot of emotional triggers in his life that left him distancing himself from women.
As is the case with most busy singles, Noah had resorted to the internet to aid in finding love. It was as a viable an option as any other in the day and age and he opted to use paid sites to weed out the insincere and the fake. There were very few sites like that that catered specifically to African Americans so he'd search to the top three dating sites to cast a wide net. The $100 or so investment was well worth it if he could find his dream lady. He was pretty aggressive in his search He had a list of criteria that was pretty extensive and there wasn't much room for deviation. She had to be a woman of color, intelligent, articulate, spiritual, affectionate, and exude sex appeal. The other things were intangibles that would amount to chemistry and connection upon meeting.
Within 100 miles of San Francisco was a decent distance to travel to find his one true love. As with many search options on dating sites, he had to expand some of his criteria in order to get a fair sampling of profiles returned. Always having an attraction for older women and having exhausted profiles that were in his distance range, he expanded his age range to get a better selection of profiles. Satisfied that 80 profiles would be enough to explore for the evening, he settled in to go over them with a fine tooth comb. He had limited his search to profiles with pictures to prevent any time spent getting to know someone that he wasn't physically attracted to and to save time for all involved.
He hadn't clicked on more than three or four profiles when fate would alter his reality forever. "Degreed Blk Fem sks intimacy, communication, and passion," read the headline. Noah shook his head in disbelief and stared at the screen for a few minutes in a daze. There was no mistake about it, no way to misconstrue that the profile belonged to Andrea, his birth mother. He felt like he was invading her privacy and he closed the profile and moved on. Distracted and shaken, he returned to her profile again, this time to explore every detail.
First, he looked at all the photos. The album held five photos, all tasteful, all showing facets of a very beautiful woman. Noah told himself that the man that got his mother as a partner would be a damn lucky man because there was not way to deny, even at 46, she was a breathtaking beauty that looked more than 10 years younger than her age. Her delicious honey colored complexion was flawless and Noah marveled at the pictures, seeing his own complexion reflected in the womanly curves lady that gave birth to him. He made note of the fact that none of the photos were vulgar but yet they all oozed sensuality. She showed subtle flashes of leg, a rounded bare shoulder, even a sweet, casual shot that wasn't glamorous at all but still showed off her natural beauty. He wondered to himself what his reaction would have been had she had a nude photo of herself among her collection. Noah rated her photos an A plus and went on to explore her profile more.
There was something a little uneasy for Noah to deal with and it was the activity in his pants. He shook his head and made a conscious effort to focus on the computer screen and deny the fact that he had an erection had to do with a taboo that was almost too unthinkable to comprehend. He adjusted himself and kept on, obsessed with finding out anything and everything he could about this mysterious woman to whom he was more connected than any other person on the planet but he knew so little about. Even as he scrolled down the profile, he rationalized that there was probably some genetic DNA predisposition that was responsible for the fact that all the traits he sought in a woman, his mother possessed.
When he got to the essay portion of the profile he swallowed hard and began reading. She articulately described herself and exactly what she was looking for in a man in detail. She wrote, "I'm an accomplished, successful woman who is at a crossroads. I need companionship and friendship with a partner that can allow me to explore my new found sexual liberation. Understand that I'm not looking for someone to romance me and sweep me off my feet with little or no substance. I need a man that can be open, a good listener, honest, available and accountable. Once you've shown me that you are worthy of my heart, I'm looking to share my body with you in ways you probably can't imagine. There aren't many men that meet my standards and this is a once in a lifetime opportunity to share a side of me that needs more exploration and expression. Younger men are more than welcome to apply because I need a man that can keep up with my rather insatiable appetites."
By the time he finished reading, his dick was in his hand and he was stroking it furiously. Her unapologetic yet sophisticated call for a lover to rock her world yet be more than a fuck toy, to actually be a man committed to the person not just the just package it came in, was arousing on so many levels he could barely control himself. He jerked his hardness, reading the words over and over again. He tried to imagine the unimaginable promises of pleasure Andrea had alluded to. He called her name as he envisioned her satisfying herself in the absence of a man on the very couch they had shared tea when they met. He imagined her sexy breasts glistening with sweat as he pounded her while she dug her nails into his back and screamed for more. His cum erupted as he thought about it being deposited in the very womb that nurtured him for nine months.
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Profile Removals
Profile Removals Apr 10, 2013 9:48:38 GMT
Post by nicola on Apr 10, 2013 9:48:38 GMT
After I come back from holiday I will remove a few profiles.
Because I have so little time and the more profiles there are, the more pressure there is to keep more up to date, I thought removing dormant profiles would ease it a bit, not to mention that they are cluttering up the website and potentially taking attention away from artists who are active and popular.
The criteria for deletion is unique to each profile but the rough guideline is the following (they would need to tick two or more boxes)
- Inactive artist
- No purchasable music after a year on the site
- Failed to make an impact on CCUK audience after a year on the site
- Faltering career/not clear what direction they are going in
- Very little or no contribution to the CC genre
- One "hit" wonder (or more accurately "one flop wonder")
If the artist has released an album on a major label, it's likely that their album/s hold some significance to the history of the CC genre (though not always), so it's unlikely their profile will ever be deleted (e.g. Charlotte Church, Amici Forever, Angelis)
My drafted list is as follows:
Joseph McManners
Mike Christie
Neal E Boyd
Lucy Noble
Donald Braswell
Brianna Kahane
Chase Gutierrez
Elizabeth Tryon
Joanna Marie Skillett
Feel free to give me your thoughts on this.
Nic x
Profile Removals Apr 10, 2013 10:10:01 GMT
Post by nicola on Apr 10, 2013 10:10:01 GMT
And just to let you know what ensures an artists safety on the site:
- Significant contribution to CC music
- In the top fifty of the voting charts
- Has user trophies
- Having a major record contract at some point (unless they had one album and it offered nothing new and was a flop)
- Active fan base among CCUK and its social networks
So if the artist does tick two or more boxes of criteria to be deleted, that would be cancelled out if any of the above also applies to them.
Post by alireza on Apr 10, 2013 10:25:28 GMT
Hi Nic,
I respect your choices, but why Donald? He's been active since his came back on AGT, and is currently working on his fourth album. As you've mentioned on his profile, he also writes much of his works. So I don't get it...
He comes under "failed to make an impact on CCUK audience" and as an indie artist, he is not contributing to CC on a wide scale or adding to its history. Donald is the second least viewed profile on the entire site - the only person below him is Chris Mann who has only been on the site for a few months (if that?). Donald has been on the site for over two years.
It's only a drafted list and I put them up in the hopes that it may renew some interest in the listed artists. If the artist isn't capable of doing that then it's pointless them being here.
Last Edit: Apr 10, 2013 10:42:03 GMT by nicola
Post by John on Apr 10, 2013 11:15:08 GMT
Mike Christie has an ongoing programme of concerts and released an album last year. Details are on his website.
I bought the album a few weeks ago and keep meaning to go to one of his concerts, but haven't made it yet. :-[
Joanna Marie seems to be making a career for herself in small operatic productions, but that is really outside the CC genre. It's a shame her promised album never materialised.
I don't know much about the others.
billmcamis
Post by billmcamis on Apr 10, 2013 15:21:26 GMT
Nicola, I agree with the list that you suggest, but I think there might be more artists that could be added. There is a lot of new talent wanting to be listed and if an artist has moved on to different things, then maybe they need to be de-listed to make room.
Who would you suggest, Bill? xx
Post by billmcamis on Apr 11, 2013 2:49:01 GMT
Taylor Caruso Kirk - She is more focused on a classical opera and has not really released anything since her first CD years age. I vote for her as a means of encouragement, but it doesn't seem to have worked.
Escala really doesn't seem to be a group anymore. They released the one CD and that seems to have been it.
Three Graces same as above. I don't think they are still together. They released the one CD and that seems to have been it.
Hazlitt - I know she is new but she doesn't seem to have much fan support. She is another one that I vote for and it seems that each day I cast the next vote. She has yet to hit 100 votes.
pecanpraline
Post by pecanpraline on Apr 11, 2013 3:06:08 GMT
Amy Nuttall is a successul actress now, appearing in Downton Abbey. She definitely has moved on from classical crossover music.
I keep waiting for an album release from Ki Fitzgerald, Bad Boy of Opera, but it keeps getting postponed from 2011 to 2012 and now to 2013. With only 23 votes, I don't think he has any fan base.
Nicola, you mentioned you would not remove someone with User Trophies. In Bay Boy of Opera's case, he has 10 User Trophies. I don't understand why that is significant if the artist has done nothing else for classical crossover music.
Most of the artists suggested here did go on my consideration list, but I'll tell you why I ruled them out.
Bonnie, it's because somebody could have PAID money for the user trophies. When money is involved it gets more complicated. We will be reviewing that situation when we get back. We're leaving in... 30 mins?! (I NEED TO GET OFF HERE!)
And Bad Boy of Opera has just signed to a record label and the release will actually happen. He has been keeping me up to date. He has been taking so long because he didn't want to launch without label support.
I ummed and ahhed about Three Graces. They are definitely not together anymore - the vocalists have moved on to different projects, but I thought the album different enough to keep them on. Nobody has recorded an album like they have or taken such an angle.
Escala were also on my list, but they are still together and the music still plays and gets used commercially.
Amy Nuttall released an EXCELLENT album. I know she is gone but I think it's worth keeping her up so as to introduce people to her album. She was with EMI who always flop but do release good albums.
Hazlitt hasn't been on long enough. I give them time because it sometimes just takes one person to discover them and spread the word. Such is the case for Keedie. She was the first profiled and it was only a few months ago that people started voting and talking about her.
I thought Taylor was recording? She still e-mails me with updates. And she's not opera. If she's opera, I would have to remove people like Izzy, Natasha Marsh and Alessandro Safina. All artist focus on different areas of classical crossover - some are really pop (Josh Groban) and some are really classical (Natasha Marsh), but they are still crossover.
I know that you are in closer contact with the artists, so I agree with you thoughts for keeping the artists listed, with one exception. The 3 Graces. Their album was released in 2008 and their web site has not been updated since 2008. That is 5 years ago since they done anything as a group.
As I said, I think Three Grace's album is significant enough to keep them up. There isn't another album like it. X
Enjoy your holiday, forget about all this for a while and just relax and enjoy yourselves, you deserve it!
No matter who you decide to remove somebody is going to object! You know the artists better than any of us and you know what is happening to them, we don't. So, I think this had better be your decision. If all of us keep giving our opinions, we will drive you crazy like we do so often!
I'm delighted Ki Fitzgerald is really going to release an album! For some reason, I liked him from the first time I came on the site. I don't really know why but I have always wished he would succeed. I would much rather he use his name but that's just my preference.


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Event: Donald Shoup-The Godfather of Eliminating Required Parking
By Felipe Azenha On April 9, 2014 · 1 Comment
Donald Shoup, author of The High Cost of Free Parking and distinguished professor of urban planning at UCLA, will give a talk on Monday, April 21 from 8 to 10 AM at AIA's Miami Center for Architecture & Design, 100 NE 1 Ave, Miami, FL 33132.
Shoup is the godfather of the scientific study of parking, and has spoken widely about the benefits of eliminating required parking for mobility and urbanism. Shoup writes: "This doesn't mean, however, that developers won't provide off-street parking. It simply means that urban planners won't tell developers exactly how many parking spaces they must provide before they can get a building permit. Developers will provide the parking spaces they think buyers demand."
Capacity is limited, RSVP at shoupmiami.eventbrite.com and send to all your contacts, followers, members, students, etc. Continental breakfast will be served. Supported by the Knight Foundation, AIA Miami, APA Gold Coast Section, and Townhouse Center.
County Announces New Vision for Pedestrians and Cyclists: Vision Zero 305
By Felipe Azenha On April 1, 2014 · 8 Comments
Last night County Commissioners voted in favor of Vision Zero 305. Much like NYC's Vision Zero NYC, Vision Zero 305 is a set of comprehensive policies developed in Sweden and aimed at a future in which no one is killed or seriously injured by traffic.
Miami is the 3rd most deadly metropolitan area in the nation for cyclists and pedestrians. Vision Zero 305 will be based on the refusal to accept that human death or lifelong suffering from injury is an acceptable result of road traffic. In order to achieve this vision, our traffic systems must be designed with the understanding that people make mistakes and that traffic crashes cannot be avoided completely. Roads should be designed so that when crashes do occur, they do not result in serious injury or death.
Mayor Carlos Gimenez had this to say:
"My fellow commissioners and I have finally come to recognize that Miami is about 2 decades behind other so-called "world class cities" when it comes to pedestrian and cycling infrastructure. We have a public safety crisis unfolding on our streets and we need to make our streets safer for everyone; we need to design our streets for people, not cars. There clearly has been no leadership or vision from anyone on the County Commission when it comes to preventing traffic deaths, but that is about to change. We will no longer strive to become the deadliest metropolitan area in the nation for cyclists and pedestrians. Instead we will strive to have the safest streets in the country."
According to Commissioner Xavier Suarez, "the County will implement a complete streets policy and we will hold police accountable when it comes to doing their job; we actually expect them to enforce traffic laws."
This is a big step in the right direction. Let's just hope this is just not the same old political posturing that we're tired of hearing.
Dead End: Suburban Sprawl and the Rebirth of American Urbanism
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Another Cyclist Hit on the Rickenbacker; Lack of Leadership and Vision in Miami-Dade County is to Blame
By Felipe Azenha On March 30, 2014 · 8 Comments
Driver hit cyclists from behind. Notice the windshield. How fast was the driver going?
I'm really tired of writing this same old story. On Friday morning another cyclist was critically injured on Bear Cut Bridge, the very same bridge where Chistopher Lecanne was killed nearly 4 years ago when a driver hit him from behind.
Crashes like these are preventable if only our elected officials could get their act together and address the public safety crisis that is happening in front of their very own eyes.
The Rickenbacker Causeway is a microcosm for the greater ills of the county. Case in point: In the past 7 years at least 3 cyclists have been killed and countless other have been critically injured, yet the existing conditions on the Rickenbacker Causeway are getting more dangerous (i.e. Bear Cut Bridge), not safer. Virtually nothing has been done to make the Rickenbacker less dangerous. How many people need to die before something is done?
Miami Dade County is the 3rd most dangerous metropolitan area in the country for pedestrian and cyclists, yet our elected officials are dragging their feet when it comes to making our streets safer. All I hear is political grandstanding that changes are coming and in the meantime pedestrians and cyclists continue to be slaughtered on our streets. The entire situation is disgraceful and shameful and collectively Miami Dade County elected officials need to be held accountable.
Click here to send an email to all of our County Commissioners and Mayor Gimenez and let them know what an awful job they are doing when it comes to pedestrian and cyclist safety throughout the County. This is not just a Rickenbacker Causeway issue, this is a county wide problem that has turned into a public safety crises.
The situation has reached a point that is beyond embarrassing.
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Event-Arts and Development Program: Building Smart and Beautiful
Join the SE FL/Caribbean District Council of the Urban Land Institute as we explore synergies between art and real estate. The program will review opportunities to expand art in real estate development and its impact on community building and place-making.
This event will examine both the challenges and the business case for the inclusion of art and design at the very center of project thinking.
3:00 pm - Registration & Networking
3:30 pm - Keynote Presentation: Creative Placemaking: Carol Coletta, VP/Community and National Initiatives, Knight Foundation
4:30 pm - Panel Discussion: Integrating Art into Real Estate Development
Dennis Scholl, Vice President / Arts, Knight Foundation
Philip E. Aarons, Principal and Founding Partner, Millennium Partners
Thomas Collins, Director, Perez Art Museum Miami
Arthur Weiner, Chairman, AWE Talisman
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm - Networking Reception
Docent – led tours of the PAMM available following the event (Registration required.)
Film: The Human Scale
Please join the Knight Foundation at the O Cinema in Wynwood on Tuesday March 25 for a free screening of the film "The Human Scale" by Jan Gehl (77 minutes, English, 2012) followed by panel discussion.
Fifty percent of the world's population lives in urban areas. By 2050, this will increase to 80 percent. Life in a mega city is both enchanting and problematic. Today we face climate change, loneliness and severe health issues due to our way of life. But why? The Danish architect and professor Jan Gehl has studied human behavior in cities for 40 years. He has documented how modern cities repel human interaction and argues that we can build cities in a way that takes into account human needs for inclusion and intimacy.
Knight Foundation continues to lead efforts to build Miami's art and cultural life, as well as its emerging community of entrepreneurs, startups and makers. Both thrive in urban environments that are well planned and built to a human-scale. The insights and lessons in this film will be enormously important and helpful in thinking about the path ahead for our rapidly evolving city.
6 pm - doors open
6:30 pm - screening followed by discussion
Learn more about the film at thehumanscale.dk/the-film/.
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Event-Power of Design 2014: Complaints
Nationally acclaimed The Wolfsonian-FIU museum inaugurates the "Power of Design 2014: Complaints," a four-day think tank that uses art, design, music and discussions to highlight community challenges and initiate collective problem-solving. The event will represent a new age in Miami's market. The festival will bring together world-renowned change-makers, thought leaders and visionaries from multiple fields for lively discussions, presentations, performances and exhibitions in an effort to sway locals from dissatisfaction to action through empowerment. This year's topic of "Complaints" theme is not intended as a gripe fest but rather an ideas exchange on what comes next: action, innovation, solutions. Several satellite events and initiatives will complement "Power of Design," including a Complaints Choir, discussions on transportation, housing and much more.
Free and open to the public events:
THURSDAY MARCH 20, 6PM–9PM
Complaints! An Inalienable Right - Exhibition opening & reception, free & open to the public
· Because life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness may just depend on complaints. Acclaimed artists and graphic designers weigh in with original posters. The exhibition is curated by design historian, author, and critic Steven Heller.
BUMMER - Installation opening & reception, free & open to the public
· Because sometimes beauty is a really big bummer…The Wolfsonian's astonishing collection of human documents includes items that are immediately exquisite while others at first seem rather ordinary. On occasion these artifacts, from gorgeous paintings to domestic pleasantries, are quite unsettling. Factory scenes with a dreariness that glows. An autopsy painting that pleases with its formal harmony. Frank Lloyd Wright prototype chairs that are elegant to the eye and simply torture to the sitter. And how easy to be put at easy by the coziness of totalitarian dinnerware! BUMMER, an installation drawn from The Wolfsonian's collection and on view in the fifth floor galleries, is curated by renowned designer Todd Oldham.
Complaints Choir - Performances, free & open to the public, 7pm and 8pm
· It's just what it sounds like: a bunch of people standing around, singing complaints. It's also an international movement, with seventy complaints choirs in existence (Sweden has the most). This is a joint project of FIU's School of Music and FIU's Honors College, which spent months collecting complaints for our listening pleasure.
SUNDAY, MARCH 23, 11AM- 4:30PM
Solutions! New Ideas and Art Made From Everyday Things You Might Otherwise Throw Away - Youth program for children six through twelve accompanied by an adult, free & open to the public, advance registration required, 11am
· There are potential treasures hanging out in your recycling bin. Those tin cans and peanut butter jars you complain about rinsing out may just be the raw materials for works of art. Renowned designer Todd Oldham leads a hands-on workshop on creating art from recycled materials.
Other notable participants include: novelist and public radio host Kurt Andersen, political humorist Andy Borowitz, Pulitzer Prize–winning author Michael Chabon, virtual reality pioneer Jaron Lanier, designer Todd Oldham, Wired magazine powerhouse Clive Thompson and editor-in-chief of Travel + Leisure magazine, Nancy Novogrod, among other local influencers.
Full event details:
· When: March 20-23
· Where: Except where noted, all events will be held at The Wolfsonian–FIU located at 1001 Washington Ave.
· Ticketing: Exhibits, along with performances on Thursday evening, March 20, and Sunday, March 23, are free to the public. Tickets to the entire slate of events for the "Power of Design" weekend are $1,000 and include exclusive dinners with attendees and special guests.
DawnTown 2014 Alternative Mobilities Design Competition Now Open
By Felipe Azenha On March 3, 2014 · Leave a Comment
Via DawnTown
Recently, City of Miami Mayor Tomas Regalado declared March as Miami Bike Month. And why shouldn't it? Did you see the latest gathering this past Friday for Critical Mass? Hundreds of people, including celebrity cyclists and NBA megastars Dwyane Wade and Lebron James, were in attendance for a 13 mile trek around Miami. Cycling has become the latest "thing" in Miami. However, it could be more than just a monthly ride. Why not see cycling as a serious solution to the traffic congestion problems in and out of the city? Cities like Amsterdam and Chicago seem to think of it as a real solution. It doesn't have to just be about bikes either, car sharing has become a major business as well and could also assist with making our streets safer. What if there was a place in Miami, built infrastructure that helped promote these solutions? Well there could be…..that's where DawnTown needs your help.
We are officially launching our new architecture ideas competition for 2014, called Alternative Mobilities. The competition is open to professionals and students of architecture and other design fields to come up with a new type of transportation hub. One that acts as a generator for new ways to move around downtown in a more sustainable fashion.
Included here is our competition brief:
Alternative Mobilities Competition Brief – FINAL
This time we around we are instituting a registration fee. Why you ask? Many of you have alerted us that printing, mounting on foam core, and shipping your competition boards have cost you $100 to $150! Instead, we've decided to reduce the amount of printed material by asking you only submit your projects digitally. The fee allows us to do the printing for you. It's all explained in the brief above.
Currently, the registration fees are as follows:
EARLY BIRD………$25.00 US (Register before March 27th)
REGULAR REGISTRATION……….$40.00 US (After March 27th)
Act soon and take advantage of our early bird registration. In order to do so visit our Eventbrite page: https://dawntownmiami.eventbrite.com
Event: The Engineering and Architecture Behind the Port of Miami Tunnel
By Felipe Azenha On February 25, 2014 · Leave a Comment
Save the Date: ULI Florida Summit- Keynote Speaker Carl Hiaasen
By Felipe Azenha On February 3, 2014 · Leave a Comment
Topics of relevance include:
• Workplaces of the Future
• Thriving in a 21st Century City with Less Parking
• Successful Reuse
• Moving People and Making Places…TOD
• Future of Residential Development…Renaissance or Replay?
• Trends in Real Estate Financing
• Jumpstarting Important Community Projects through TAPs
• Managing Your Real Estate Career
FIU architecture course expanding to teach more students to design better neighborhoods
By Felipe Azenha On January 27, 2014 · 1 Comment
via the Knight Foundation
Andrew Frey is executive director of Townhouse Center, a not-for-profit that promotes fine-grain urban neighborhoods. Below, he writes about a studio course in architecture at Florida International University, produced in collaboration with Townhouse Center, that is receiving $60,000 in new support from Knight Foundation. Photo credit: FIU College of Architecture + The Arts.
Make a list of your three favorite urban neighborhoods in the world, complete neighborhoods with residents, jobs and stores. Maybe Little Havana in Miami, the North End in Boston and the West Village in New York. Maybe the historic centers of Savannah, Ga., Cartagena, Colombia, and Penang, Malayasia. Now in your favorite neighborhoods, picture the buildings they are made of: most likely many small buildings, each low- or mid-rise, and mixed-use.
Compared to your three favorites, every urban neighborhood in Miami deserves to be just as remarkable in its own way. Focusing on key steps can dramatically increase the probability of greatness, for example, most vibrant urban neighborhoods are made of many small mixed-use buildings, not large towers. Unfortunately, few of these small buildings have been built in Miami in recent decades, and the development community is out of practice: developers, architects, contractors, etc.
To help Miami build great urban neighborhoods, one of the key steps is that the next generation of architects relearn how to design small mixed-use buildings. Knight Foundation support made such a course possible at the FIU Department of Architecturein the spring semester of 2013, and the results were encouraging, enough so that the foundation recently extended its support for an additional two years: the current semester and spring semester of 2015.
Directed by Department of Architecture Chair Jason Chandler in collaboration with Townhouse Center, the course leads each student through documenting an existing small mixed-use building in Miami, visiting Savannah for a long weekend to study and draw urban prototype buildings different from Miami, and, for the remainder of the semester, designing a new small mixed-use building. The best student work is curated into anexhibit and book (paperback or free e-book).
Knight Foundation's new support will also give us more capacity. The course will expand from 75 students to 125, and add an additional day in Savannah. The Department of Architecture is also requiring the course for all first-year master's degree students, demonstrating FIU's commitment to building great urban neighborhoods in Miami. After three years, the course will have trained more than 300 young architects for the challenges and opportunities of small mixed-use buildings.
The course builds on other collaborations between the Knight Foundation and Townhouse Center to promote better urban neighborhoods in Miami, such as the South Florida's Best Block photo competition and the Hi-Res Miami free building plans. Best Block, presented with the Miami Herald and WLRN, generated broad community debate about what makes a great urban block. Hi-Res Miami is award-winning Interface Studio Architects' design for the typical small site in Miami, which anyone can download and share.
Why is it important to promote fine-grain urban neighborhoods? Convenience and economic opportunity are part of it, but it also helps people develop deeper attachments to their cities. Charles Montgomery writes in "Happy City" that people feel happier and more engaged on crowded, messy blocks than they do near large buildings with blank facades. And Richard Sennett writes that "The Holy Grail" is to build "mixed-use environments in order that the inhabitants develop a more complex understanding of one another." Any way you say it, it's a formula for successful communities.
Frey is also a development manager at CC Residential, a developer of luxury rental apartment communities.
ULI Young Leaders, Wind Down Miami
By Felipe Azenha On January 27, 2014 · Leave a Comment
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Mayor Gimenez Responds to Safety on the Rickenbacker; Transit Miami Issues an Apology
By Felipe Azenha On January 15, 2014 · 5 Comments
Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez sent us an email yesterday in response to our post last week where we questioned his commitment to safety on the Rickebacker Causeway because of several recent crashes on the Rickenbacker Causeway that involved cyclists being struck by cars. As the Mayor noted in his response, we would like to acknowledge that one of the crashes (crash #2 below) that we highlighted did not happen on December 31, 2013 as we had stated. The Mayor's office correctly pointed out that this particular crash happened nearly a month earlier. Transit Miami, and I personally would like to apologize for this oversight; our source was incorrect and we failed to validate the claim provided to us, perhaps due to our disbelief regarding the circumstances of the original crash that occurred that morning.
As for the third crash, however, while there was no police report (as validated by Mayor Gimenez's Office), it did occur. In fact, Mayor Gimenez received an email about the hit and run from a respected Miami attorney shortly after the crash occurred. Transit Miami was forwarded this email and we believe that the source was credible and that the crash was valid (but not reported to Police).
Regardless, our position remains the same: there have been too many crashes on the Rickenbacker Causeway and an insufficient response on the part of our elected officials. From our perspective, not enough is being done in the short-term to prevent crashes. In his email Mayor Gimenez stated that 1,447 citations have been issued in the past year. To put that in perspective, that is an average of 4 citations per day. As evidenced by this video, which shows at least a dozen cars speeding on the Rickenbacker Causeway within a 5-minute period, there is certainly room for improvement when it comes to enforcement. If we want to send a strong message about speeding, we should issue 20 citations per day, not 4.
We would like to acknowledge that there are some improvements in the pipeline, however most improvements are likely 5-10 years away. More can be done now, but the County fails to recognize that the major flaw of the Rickenbacker Causeway is its design. A facility like the Rickenbacker warrants a grade-separated bicycle lane adjacent to the roadway. In it's current design, the Rickenbacker is akin to a highway with a design speed of 50+mph. Unfortunately, until the County can come to terms with this very basic and simple concept, we can expect more deaths and serious injuries on the Rickenbacker Causeway. From our perspective, the County has done a fantastic job of discouraging cyclists from riding the Rickenbacker Causeway. I no longer ride there and I know of many other cyclists that have quit riding the Rickenbacker Causeway because it is unsafe.
I think it is fair to say that the County has not been proactive when it comes to truly making the Rickenbacker safer. The real crux seems to be that the Mayor and his administration do not understand the real problems with the Causeway. They fail to recognize that an unprotected bike lane adjacent to a highway with a design speed of 50+mph is not safe. Yes, there are improvements with the building of wider sidewalks on Bear Cut Bridge, but what about the Powell Bridge were many cyclists have been injured? The proposed improvements are welcome, but they fall short of actually addressing the real problem. The County can narrow the lanes all they want, but the wide-open perception creates the illusion of a highway. The Rickenbacker needs to be rethought.
Although I do not ride the Rickenbacker Causeway, I am willing to put my life at risk and would like to extend an invitation to Mayor Gimenez and his family to ride the Rickenbacker Causeway with me, but I sincerely doubt he'll take me up on the offer. Any logical human being can see that the Rickenbacker Causeway is not a safe place to ride a bicycle - this shouldn't be the case.
Below is the email we received from Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez:
Thank you for your email. The safety of all users of the Rickenbacker Causeway is a priority to Miami-Dade County (County). I have reviewed all the emails received along with the proposed short and long term goals outlined in Mr. Azenha's posts of January 5, 2014 onwww.transitmiami.com and, most recently, Ms. Fabiola Santiago's Miami Herald column on January 10, 2014. We have been working hard to keep the public informed of the improvements being made along the Causeway, but before outlining the County's efforts, I would like to clarify information regarding the three (3) recent accidents involving cyclists on the Causeway, which have been misrepresented:
1. The police report detailing the accident that occurred on the William Powell Bridge in the pre-dawn hours of December 31, 2013 indicated that the driver was operating his vehicle under the influence of alcohol, and was therefore arrested. There was no roadway or traffic engineering defect which contributed to this tragic accident.
2. The second referenced accident occurred on Wednesday November 6, 2013, not two (2) hours later on December 31, 2013 as reported in Mr. Azenha's post. That accident involved two (2) cyclists who were struck by a driver making a left turn into MAST Academy. The police report indicated that the driver failed to yield the right-of-way to the cyclists, and was therefore cited for the accident. Again, no engineering defect or roadway design created conditions which contributed to the accident.
3. The third accident was referenced in Mr. Azenha's second post and Ms. Santiago's column regarding a BMW striking a cyclist on Monday January 6, 2014 while leaving Key Biscayne. County staff has not been able to identify any records of an accident report filed by either the Village of Key Biscayne, City of Miami or Miami-Dade police departments for this date and alleged by Mr. Azenha or the other resident who wrote to the Herald.
Unfortunately, there is no amount of roadway design or safety improvements that can be implemented to mitigate a driver's failure to follow basic road rules or to address reckless, irresponsible behavior on the part of a motorist.
Please be advised that over the last several years, the Public Works and Waste Management Department (PWWM) has taken proactive steps to improve cyclist and pedestrian safety on the Causeway, and other major roadways throughout the County. The County's commitment to cyclist and pedestrian safety is clearly evidenced by the inclusion of new 14-foot wide bicycle/pedestrian paths at a cost of approximately $8.5 million as part of the ongoing repairs to the Bear Cut Bridge. To implement these improvements the bridge is being widened by 20 feet. Additionally, all new roadway improvement projects include dedicated or shared bicycle and pedestrian paths where possible in compliance with the Miami-Dade County Comprehensive Development Master Plan (CDMP) and State and Federal guidelines.
Finally, with respect to the short and long-term goals outlined by Mr. Azenha, the County offers the following:
Short Term Goals for the Causeway
• Enforcement of the 45 mph speed limit and regular DUI checkpoints - Over the last year the Miami-Dade Police Department (MDPD) has conducted periodic traffic enforcement in conjunction with the City of Miami and Village of Key Biscayne Police Departments. This has been done utilizing speed control signs and uniformed and motorcycle officers to conduct traffic enforcement and education. During this period, MDPD has issued more than 1,447 citations and more than 500 verbal warnings. MDPD will continue its efforts to ensure the safety of motorists, bicyclists and pedestrians alike along the Causeway in partnership with the City of Miami and the Village of Key Biscayne.
• Reduce speed limit to 35 mph - PWWM proactively reduced the speed limit on most of Crandon Boulevard inside Crandon Park from 45 mph to 40 mph many years ago. Also, based on a PWWM speed study conducted approximately 5 years ago, PWWM requested regular enforcement of posted speeds from the Police Departments referenced above and installed 14 speed feedback signs to assist motorists in self-policing their speed. In addition, staff reviewed all of the speed limits along the causeway in preparation for the construction of the Bearcut and West Bridges and as a result adjusted the speed limits to 35 mph and 25 mph in the construction areas.
• Close the right lane of traffic in both directions on Saturday and Sunday mornings from 6:00 am to 10:00am - This would not be feasible since the daily placement of cones each weekend would create new falling hazards for bicyclists and present significant maintenance challenges. Furthermore, the causeway is mostly made up of two lanes going each direction and therefore shutting down a lane during the weekend would cause traffic delays and more safety issues.
• Better signage – In 2007, PWWM milled and resurfaced the Causeway from the Crandon Marina west to the mainland. The work included the installation of bicyclist height handrails on the north side of the three (3) bridges and the conversion of the roadway shoulders into bicycle lanes with appropriate bicycle related traffic signage and pavement markings, in compliance with State and Federal standards. As new federal traffic sign and pavement marking standards are developed, PWWM reviews them to determine appropriate locations for implementation of the new standards. For example, as a result of updated standards, PWWM modified the markings on Hobie Island alongside the eastbound bicycle lane. In 2012, PWWM installed wide vibratory lines to alert drivers moving into the bicycle lane. More recently, new signage has been implemented on the Bear Cut and West bridges and updated frequently based on construction conditions and feedback from the Causeway users including bicycle groups.
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Click the button below to add the LinkNode D1: ESP8266 Based Arduino Uno Like WiFi Board to your wish list.
LinkNode D1 is Arduino-compatible WiFi development board which is powered by the high integrated WiFi chip ESP-8266EX.
Thanks for the contribution from open source community who have developed Arduino core for ESP8266, this let Aduino IDE program LinkNode D1 without any change. At the same time, LinkNode D1 has Arduino-compatible pin out which make it very easy to connect to Arduino shield.
If you have used Arduino before, you will feel that the LinkNode D1 is as same as Arduino, and there is no difference between their programming. The only limitation of LinkNode D1 is that it only has 11 digital ports and 1 analog input port.
// initialize digital pin GPIO2/D9 as an output.
After finish uploading, please check the BLUE LED on the ESP-8266EX chip, is it blinking?
The serial will print Hello world! in every second.
I/O Expander shield is a shield used to expand the number of I/Os of Arduino. It is based on the chipset MCP23017. The chipset MCP23017 communicates with Arduino Uno through I2C interface. It adds GPIOA and GPIOB, a total of 16 I/Os.
int inputs=Wire.read(); // store the incoming byte into "inputs"
Press the button S1 and S2 respectively.
Press S1, L1 (RED) will turn on.
Press S2, L2 (GREEN) will turn on.
The ESP8266 WiFi Connection manager with web captive portal, this Arduino library can make configure AP's SSID and password via web page when you want LinkNode D1 to connect to AP.
LinkSprite IO is an IoT platform which supports RESTful API and WebSocket. These make the mobile APP, website application or device connect it very easily. The following I will introduce is about how to use LinkNode D1 to communicate with LinkSprite IO platform.
This demo will send http POST request to query the param--light on linksprite.io, if the light is on, then turn the LED, if off, then turn off the LED.
Check the status of LED on LinkNode D1, is it following your control?


Family ByCycle: What did you bring home from your holiday?
A fridge magnet? A snowglobe? An 'I [heart] <insert place name here>' t-shirt? Diarrhoea?
Tonight, I had one of those moments when you just go for broke on the culinary front. 'Caution to the wind' job. "Let's do Thomas Ivor some galettes before he goes back to school".
As perhaps befits such an effort, I managed to end up producing six litres of batter, which turns out to be twice what we were up for consuming, and my technique is still, shall we say, 'improving', but it worked! The egg one went a bit wrong, but cheese and ham worked nicely, and magically, the creme fraiche and smoked salmon came good, too. Took me right back to lunch in St Méen le Grand, just missing the scallops!
We haven't had galettes since we left Brittany a few weeks ago, having enjoyed the traditional Breton staple with all manner of fillings most days during our trip there.
Yes, we have our memories, and our photographs, our blog posts and videos, but how wonderful to bring home the means to have a little taste of our French adventure any time we like.


Seattle stalwarts Minus The Bear have been at the forefront of the math rock scene since 2001, combining singalong choruses with head-scratching time signatures and guitar athletics, usually all within the space of a single song. This latest release compiles together an album's worth of songs that didn't fit onto their previous three records Planet Of Ice, Omni and Infinity Overhead. An inspired take on the unreleased and rare theme, it certainly delivers the goods, bringing together a range of sonic flavours from riff-rock to electronica via the prog-influenced song structures that have united the band's output over the years.
Opener 'Electric Rainbow' first appeared on the bonus disc accompanying the first editions of 2007 full-length Planet Of Ice and, in this reviewer's opinion, is an example of the definitive Minus The Bear song. For anyone unfamiliar with the band, it is the perfect introduction, featuring dextrous guitar tapping, some righteous fuzz bass, typically elusive lyrics, and a deliciously singable chorus. It is one of many occasions on this record that make you wonder how such a good song didn't make the cut for a full album release. Follow up track 'Surf-N-Turf' has a funky pop groove that is as radio friendly as 6/4 polyrhythms can get, whilst 'Broken China' is a guitar-driven rocker with a enough whammy pedal action to give even Tom Morello foot ache!
Halfway through the record the cracks begin to show, as a couple of the weaker songs reveal why they may have been best left to stew in the cutting room a little longer. 'Patiently Waiting' has the potential to be a dreamy atmospheric song that would sit nicely on Planet Of Ice with its smooth Pink Floyd-esque guitar and shimmering keyboard chords, yet the drum machine heavy production and unnecessary faux-reggae middle eight leave it sounding more like an off-cut from Kanye West's 808's And Heartbreak. It's not necessarily bad – in fact there's a really nice song buried beneath the production – but it lacks context here. In fact, that is the record's only real weakness. Although the diversity makes for a fantastic snapshot of a band who have proudly gone their own way for more than a decade, it lacks the narrative and cohesive sonic template that usually ties together their albums so well. However, it must be said that this is more a criticism of the b-sides and rarities format in general rather than Lost Loves in specific.
Fortunately, things more than pick up towards the end with closing track 'The Lucky Ones', which was originally produced for most recent studio album Infinity Overhead, as it combines searing synth leads with head-nodding staccato riffs and melodic vocals, ending with dramatic closing chords and layered reverse guitar loops. Intelligent yet catchy, it is the perfect closer to a retrospective of a unique band.
Overall this collection cements Minus The Bear's single-minded individuality over the past thirteen years, from uncompromising technicality to danceable pop hooks and everything in between. Tall Ships, This Town Needs Guns, and any other band who thought 'hey, maybe we could add an extra beat in here', pay attention. This band made you.


Applying to university can seem overwhelming but there are many resources available to support you through the process. Below we have answered some of the most common queries about how to get into university in England and the UK.
UCAS, or the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service, is the UK's central application portal for universities in the UK. Anyone looking to attend an undergraduate programme at a university in the UK will have to complete UCAS's centralised application process. To start your UCAS application process, visit https://www.ucas.com/ucas/undergraduate/register. You can also check UCAS deadlines and determine when to apply here: https://www.ucas.com/ucas/undergraduate/getting-started/ucas-undergraduate-when-apply.
As part of your UCAS application process, you will need to include a personal statement. This statement should reflect your personal attributes as well as your academic background and goals. The goal of a personal statement is to make an impression and distinguish yourself from other applicants. When writing a personal statement, consider including any special skills or attributes that you have to offer. Every student should have a unique personal statement that reflects their individuality and strengths. For more tips on writing a personal statement, read our blog post: http://www.dukesconsultancy.com/article/3-ways-build-your-personal-statement-over-summer.
What are my student finance options?
Students who need help paying for university have several financial options available to them. Government tuition assistance and maintenance grants are repayable loans that cover tuition and living expenses. You can apply for government financial assistance at https://www.gov.uk/student-finance. Alternatively, you may also qualify for scholarships or grants which you do not have to pay back after graduation.
When choosing a university there are many things to consider, including what courses are offered, academic entry requirements, tuition, and location. Once you narrow down your options to your top university picks and complete your UCAS application, you will start to receive offers from your universities of interest. Based on your options you will be able to declare your firm and insurance offers.
What are firm and insurance offers and how do they affect my university placement?
Firm and insurance offers are your first and second choices for university placement. Your firm offer will often have higher A Level grade requirements, and your insurance offer should be an option B in case your exams don't go to plan. When choosing your firm and insurance offers, make sure that these are universities that you would actually want to attend, because, assuming that you pass all requirements, you will automatically hold a place at that institution.
Can I swap my firm and insurance offers after I receive my exam results?
Unfortunately, you cannot swap your firm and insurance offers after receiving your results. In order to attend your insurance offer university, you will need to contact them and make sure that they can accept you through clearing.
What if I don't get sufficient grades on my A Level exams?
If you don't get sufficient A Level exam grades to attend your firm offer university, you may still have earned high enough marks to qualify for your insurance offer. If on the other hand, your exams really did not go to plan and you missed both your firm and insurance offers, you can still get into a university through clearing. If you are eligible, UCAS will automatically place you into clearing, where you can apply to any university with places available. Starting in August, you can check vacancies so that you can contact prospective universities with your exam information, to see if they will make you an offer.


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Rescue Mission Profile in Commitment
"You have to build your recovery on a solid foundation"
Janet came to the Rescue Mission a year ago looking for recovery and a new start. What she found was a community of people who have encouraged her and helped her to find her talents, peace, and purpose. When asked about encouragement at the Mission she said "I discovered that I have a talent for art. When I was working the in the art studio, Mrs. Beverly told me that I had a gift and that I should keep going, now I'm looking into working in Art Therapy when I graduate". Encouragement wasn't all she found at the Mission, she found a passion for helping others, and a commitment to serving others who are seeking recovery once she leaves here. "Maybe by building my skills, it means I can help others in recovery" she thought aloud, "but today I'm committed to my recovery".
Janet can be see smiling all around the Rescue Mission, bringing light to everyone she connects with. To hear more on Janet's story, listen to our podcast "Rescue Recorded". Her interview in Season 1, Episode 3 looks into her transformation and what she views as critical resources at the Mission and beyond.
Daneen has been on staff at the Rescue Mission of Roanoke for just about a year. She is the first shift supervisor for the Women and Children's Center. "The work at the Mission is so important to me because it's a representation of Christ's intent for a communal plan to aid in the need of our community. It is Love. It is helping hurting people in the name of Jesus" she recently told us in an interview. Daneen is the first of a weekly series we have celebrating our 75th anniversary at the Rescue Mission. Click below to hear more from Daneen through our podcast, Rescue Recorded.


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"Dream But Don't Sleep"
People / Jul 29, 2020 by Alexandria Perez / Leave a Comment
One of my favorite things about living in Jersey City is being part of a vast creative community, a family of incredibly talented people who all support each other. It's pretty amazing.
When the pandemic locked us in, and closed down our small businesses, the creative community was at a loss. Arts & culture is so important to life yet so expendable. But yet our creatives have stepped up during this time, pivoting their efforts to continue inspiring/entertaining people, hustling to make it all work. Not only that but also rising up and lending their talents for the greater good.
"Dream but don't sleep"- a local media company & brand rose up to the occasion and lent their talents to help raise funds and awareness for the JC Relief Squad, Chilltown Collective, BLM Movement as well as creating content helping small businesses. They are awesome.
What are your names and what do you do?
Jeremy aka J – Founder and Director of Dream But Don't Sleep
What's the story behind the media production agency? What inspired it and how has the experience been so far?
The media agency known today as Dream But Don't Sleep started originally as a lifestyle brand that produced apparel and our own promotional content. Our focus has always been showcasing people who inspire us to chase after our dreams, but we also created products internally for our team. Since we've received great response from friends and family with the designs, we've released a few capsule collections to the public. From my early days of working in the fashion and entertainment industries for companies such as MTV/Viacom and LRG (Lifted Research Group), I've always been inspired by a generation that blurred the lines between merchandise and guerrilla marketing. In 2015 when we officially registered the company, I was still working as a computer technician by day and a resident DJ/Photographer/Videographer in the NYC nightlife scene, so the brand name truly became a mantra. Then over the course of five years we've been able to build a small team of independent freelance creatives from all over the US to work on projects in the fashion, music, and entertainment spaces.
Credit: Kevin Vallejos
With so many parts of Dream But Don't Sleep, from video to clothing, what's the creative process?
Whether design or media production, we start with establishing what the message of a project is first and then decide effective ways to deliver that message. For media production, we always like to have a conversation with our client to determine what they want to communicate to their audience and how we can use both the client's voice and our own voice to achieve that. After we determine their goals, we design an approach to tell their story with a visual language that our own team would be excited to work on and see. This is our typical approach from corporate clients to business owners to creative artists and everyone in between!
Of the projects you've worked on, which ones stand out to you?
From the recent projects we've done, we produced a piece for NOWTHIS highlighting Bang Bang Chicken + Rock City Pizza and their #BeAwesomeFeedSomebody campaign. It was super inspiring to see them adapting to the pandemic while giving back to our local medical responders and essential workers and creating a way for customers to give back as well. This was also a very unique situation because we produced this video/photo content during the pandemic while practicing social distancing guidelines!
We also recently documented a peaceful protest performance series organized by local Jersey City artists PeteyxKraze and The Got Love Foundation called "Music Heals Our Soul." This was another inspiring event that brought the community together to stand in solidarity against police brutality and racism. It was a powerful display of community support as well as celebration of light and love.
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You recently raised money for Chilltown Strong and the JC Relief Squad, and we thank you for your generosity! What inspired you to release a collection to help raise funds?
Since the start of shelter-in-place, we were brainstorming ways to offer our resources to give to our local communities in need. Obviously we couldn't really be out and about, and we even had some shoots canceled since no one was looking to film. We did release apparel here and there in previous years, so we decided to bring back the online shop for a good cause. We wanted to show our support for our local essential workers, and the efforts of both #ChilltownStrong and the JC Relief Squad made that possible.
As creatives, what are ways people can support you during this time?
Now that businesses are starting to open up again, we're just looking to reconnect with people/companies that could use a fresh take on their visuals and media content. Maybe you're a restaurant offering a new menu or want to show off your outdoor space. Maybe you're a salon or office that wants to show how you're taking safe steps to clean and reopen. Maybe you're an artist who worked on music during quarantine and are ready to shoot a music video or do a photoshoot. Let us know! We want to hear your vision and help you make it a reality.
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Where can people find you and your work?
You can follow our Instagram for the most up-to-date projects: @dreambutdontsleep. We also have a website at www.dreambutdontsleep.com.
About Alexandria Perez
Alexandria does a little bit of everything these days. She manages the blog content, handling most of the writing and editing. On the side, she dabbles in creative writing and helps others with written content for websites.


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Can you sing? Can you dance? Can you play an instrument? Can you tell jokes? Whatever your talent, auditions are taking place this week for Kip Tyner Productions Annual Talent Show, which takes place at The Bama Theatre at 6pm on Saturday, August 19th.
Auditions for the talent show will be held at McFarland Mall at 6pm this Thursday and Friday, and 1pm on Saturday.
The show, now in it's 30th year, is state's longest-running talent show, featuring not only local talent, but also contestants from all across Alabama and The Southeast.
The contest is open to all ages and is free to enter.


The Water Cleanser - Now on Amazon!
The Water Cleanser is now available on Amazon! For your convenience, our Aquarium products as well as our Swimming Pool and Pond products can now be purchased through Amazon.
The Water Cleanser featured as part of the George Barley Water Prize!
Tropical Fish Hobbyist Magazine featuring TWC!
The Water Cleanser will be at the Southwest Pool & Spa Show!


Education – our Master label programme will soon be offered via NTNU.
Entrepreneurship – we run the EIT Climate-KIC cleantech accelerator, the Greenhouse pre-incubation programme as well as the annual green business idea competition Climate Launchpad in collaboration with NTNU.
Climathon – we encourage Norwegian cities to host this annual 24 hour hackathon – register your interest here!
Read more about our offerings and news in the Nordics on EIT Climate-KIC Nordic Website.


The S&P 500 index was unable to break above 2100, and it returned into a 7-week symmetrical triangle pattern to continue a choppy mode. Crude oil had a bullish breakout from a 3-month double bottoms pattern. The broad stock market is projected to be in a short-term neutral time-window until 5/4/2015.
The Broad Market Instability Index (BIX), measured from over 8000 U.S. stocks, closed at 8 on 4/17/2015 (up from 2 the previous week) which is below the panic threshold level of 42 and indicates a bullish market. Based on the forecast of LWX, the broad stock market will be in a short-term neutral time-window until 5/4/2015 (see the second table above).
The following table is the percentage change of sectors and major market indexes against the 89-day exponential moving average (EMA89). The Wilshire 5000 index, as an average or a benchmark of the total market, is 1.17% above the EMA89. Outperforming sectors are Oil Equipment (4.37%), Home Construction (3.75%), and Biotech (3.55%). Underperforming sectors are Utilities (-2.01%), Telecommunication (-1.30%), and Real Estate (-1.12%).
Since the beginning of March, the SPX 500 index has been in another flat correction with minor wave 2. Minor wave 2 is in an (a)-(b)-(c)-(d) sequence with a symmetrical triangle pattern. Now it is in wave (e) towards the lower boundary of the triangle.
In the following weekly chart, the German DAX index has been in primary impulse wave  since mid October. Primary wave  contains an intermediate (1)–(2)–(3)–(4)–(5) five-wave sequence.
Crude oil formed a 3-month double bottoms pattern. Last week prices broke above the resistance level of 54. Now we have the upside price target projected at 62.25.
The following table is the percentage change of each asset class (in ETFs) against the 89-day exponential moving average (EMA89). Currently U.S. Treasury Bond is outperforming and agriculture is underperforming.


4D3N Ho Chi Minh City 2018 – Ruby River Hotel, Ben Thanh Market, Duong's, Cu Chi Tunnels, Saigon On Motorbike, Reunification Palace, Central Post Office, Notre Dame Cathedral, War Remnants Museum, Huynh Hoa's Banh Mi and more!
Welcome to Saigon / Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), Vietnam!
I tried to blend myself in by strolling along the walking street to admire street performers and indulge myself in the friendly culture. I also shopped at Ben Thanh market and Saigon Centre.
I especially loved kungfu panda posing for me!
I stayed in Ruby River Hotel, a cozy small hotel in district 1. It's a very comfortable stay for me. The hotel smells good, and it's quiet. I had restful sleep throughout my 4 days 3 nights stay. Prices are around SGD$61 per room per night, which is very reasonable. It's located in a strategic location within walking distances to various food areas, massage places, shopping areas and some attractions.
The very first good meal I had was a wonderful traditional Vietnamese set meal at Duong's for 450,000 Vietnamese dong, which cost about SGD$26. It's a little pricey but the high class environment and the attentiveness of the staff awed me. I wrapped my own Vietnamese spring roll back in Hanoi and here I'm wrapping my own main course in Ho Chi Minh City! The main course that I had to D-I-Y was "Hanoi Traditional Grilled Fish" (La Vong's Style) which consists of catfish marinated with galangal, lemongrass, chili, turmeric, shrimp paste, fermented steamed rice. It's served with dill, spring onion, fresh rice vermicelli, herbs and traditional Vietnamese dipping sauce. I also had a piping hot bowl of the highly popular street food, "Pho", which is a Vietnamese soup consisting of beef broth, rice noodles called banh pho, mushroom, lime leaves, cinnamon, cardamom, onion, herbs and meat, primarily beef or chicken. The meal ended sweetly with a black sticky rice with sugar, coconut milk, yogurt, ice cream and cookies bits. Day 1 was satisfying!
One thing about the Vietnamese is that the handicapped actually make amazing handicrafts! They painstakingly break egg shells and use them to decorate the handicrafts. It's a tedious and time consuming process from painting to polishing of the finished product.
The best part of my trip got to be the visiting of the Cu Chi Tunnels on day 2. It's interesting to listen to the carefully planned escape and hiding routes the Vietnamese warriors took to survive the wars and defeat the enemies. I take my hat off to their great survival skills. The bus ride to Cu Chi Tunnels from Ho Chi Minh City is 2.5 hours!
Fly me to the moon please!!!!!!!!
Otherwise, take me into the tunnel. I crawled for the longest time in my life to escape from one side of the tunnel to the other side. It's dark inside but really fun! I got all muddy and dirty.
I was so happy as I realized I seemed to have found my new home!!!!!! I didn't know I'd fall in love with living inside a small hole and camouflaging myself. It's an exciting adventure.
Food wise, I tried the tapioca dipped in peanuts. It's delicious and sweet on its own too. Throughout the "war zone", there are also many tactful traps to trick the enemies.
For instance, the shoes are worn in the opposite directions so the soles of the footprints will also leave trails in the opposite directions to confuse the enemies.
You can also play airgun rifle somewhere nearby Cu Chi Tunnels! Shoot your target with real bullets to experience the thrill and loud sound.
When I got back to Ho Chi Minh City, I went for a simple and average Vietnamese lunch at "Bep Me In" located at a small alley near Ben Thanh Market. This is a household edition of Vietnamese cuisine and taste like what a mother cooks.
After a short rest back at Ruby River Hotel, I hopped onto a "Saigon by Motorbike"night tour to visit some of the less touristy places. For instance, I visited the Thich Quang Due Statue – who burnt himself to go against the draconian policy of the South Vietnamese Government.
I tried the Vietnamese Hue Noodle Soup with a rich broth and beef slices. It leaves a sweet aftertaste. I realized most of the noodle soup in Vietnam comes with a lot of herbs. The sugarcane drink tasted similar to Singapore's style with lemon.
It's a homely and special experience to visit some of the oldest apartments area in district 3. Most of the locals live very simply in their homes watching TV, eat home cooked food, or entertain their children with toys. In fact, one of the more luxury enjoyment is having a mini BBQ with family and friends just at the corridors outside their homes.
I also passed by the biggest flower market in district 10, followed by a motorbike ride towards the fashion street with fashionable clothes just for the locals, a traditional local wet market and a small Cambodian market with street food and people watching soccer together. I enjoyed people-watching the life of the locals.
I pretty much like district 7, as it is a living area full of light in the night. The starlight bridge is a highlight for the locals there, especially lovers. There are also random "sparkles" on the floor of the bridge itself, making the area bright and romantic.
Some of the locals even live in boats with beds, toilets, and kitchens. My night ended with drinking a huge coconut, shopping and bargaining for the best prices at some small night markets. Woohoo! Day 2 was fulfilling!
The city tour on day 3 started with an exploration of the Reunification Palace, also known as the Independent Palace. It's so grand and beautiful!
Everything is delicate and intricate from the grand meeting places and offices to the colorful telephones that signify different messages.
If I were given a choice, I would love to live in this palace!
Moving on, the Central Post Office is a beautifully preserved remnant of French colonial times and perhaps the grandest post office in all of Southeast Asia. This building features arched windows and wooden shutters. The looping arches, intricately designed marble floors and antiquated telephone boxes reminds us of the importance the post office played in the olden days before emails and mobile phones. This is still a functioning post office today and you can still send a letter or postcard the old fashioned way.
Located next door is Notre Dame Cathedral, another cultural site that offers visitors a chance to imagine life in Vietnam during the times of the Indochinese Empire.
I also tried weasel coffee. It's a little bitter and thick on its own, so I enjoyed mine with condensed milk to make it sweeter and more fragrant.
The army guys would probably enjoy visiting The War Remnants Museum which was also once known as the "Museum of American War Crimes". It's a shocking reminder of the long and brutal Vietnam war. The American troops had used weapons and military equipment such as a helicopter with rocket launchers, a tank, a fighter plane, a single-seater attack aircraft, and even a conventional bomb against the Vietnamese between 1945 and 1975.
After the half day city tour, I had a sumptuous Vietnamese family meal at Cyclo Resto. The staff are very friendly and courteous. I tried egg coffee!
The rest of the day was spent enjoying a hot stone massage at Blue Sky Spa, chilling with matcha at a quiet cafe "Koicha" and some slow and light shopping at night markets. So slack right!
My favorite find throughout my whole trip would be Huynh Hoa's Banh Mi!!!!!! It's like baguette with lots of ingredients in it. Very special taste. Another food to try would be broken rice, which is like a typical mixed vegetables rice but in Vietnam version. This trip has inevitably added lots of calories to me! I eat until very full everyday!
On my last day in Ho Chi Minh City, I strolled towards the Ho Chi Minh Museum in the morning. It's a quiet place and it's free of charge. It's not very tourist-friendly though, as most of the information are written in the Vietnamese language.
I chanced upon Saigon Opera House, an elegant colonial building at the intersection of Le Loi and Dong Khoi Street in District 1. This restored three-storey 800-seat Opera House was built in 1897 and is used for staging opera and a wide range of performing arts including ballet, musical concerts, Vietnamese traditional dance and plays.
Thereafter, I went to "Trung Nguyen Legend Coffee" for a short coffee break and then moved on to hunt for "Bun Mam" just across Ben Thanh Market, a fermented fish rice noodles with seafood and a rich but slightly salty broth. Both were decently good and left me craving for more.
Thank you Vietnam for the wonderful insights into Ho Chi Minh City! Thanks for reading!
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Reviews for Roller Girl
by Victoria Jamieson
Almost-middle-schooler Astrid (Ass-Turd to the mean girls) just isn't interested in the kinds of things everyone else is. Her BFF Nicole likes boys and ballet and the color pink, but Astrid's new obsession is tough, fast-paced Roller Derby. She thinks she and Nicole can spend their summer together at junior Roller Derby camp, but Nicole opts instead for ballet camp with Astrid's archnemesis. And when it turns out that Astrid isn't quite the Roller Derby prodigy she had hoped to be (she can barely master falling!), it seems both her summer and the impending start of junior high will be disasters. The bright, detailed, and colorful illustrations convey Astrid's scrappy personality while also focusing on the high-contact aspect of Roller Derby: the girls hip check and elbow one another right out of the panels. While learning the game, Astrid learns how to be a friend and, maybe, that not all friendships are forever. A touching look at the ups and downs of following one's dreams, in addition to introducing readers to a relatively unknown sport.--Reagan, Maggie Copyright 2015 Booklist
Gr 4-8-Twelve-year-old Astrid realizes that her interests are distinctly different from those of her best friend. Mesmerized while viewing a roller derby, she dreams of becoming a "Roller Girl" but discovers that the sport is considerably more daunting than she imagined and is not without physical, social, and emotional pain. Nevertheless, Astrid is determined to succeed. While this graphic novel provides interesting information about the sport, at its heart it is a story of friendship, exploring the tensions which test the girls' relationship as they move from childhood to adolescence. Astrid learns to be honest with herself, her mother, and her friends through a series of stressful events. The graphic novelist employs several excellent visual devices: angles to denote action and effective placement and space within panels. Jamieson's clever use of imagery is noteworthy. For example, desert and prehistoric depictions are used to suggest exaggerated perceptions of elapsed time. Her clothes shopping "hell" sequence is spot-on. Panels with stick figures are employed for comments, notes, and explanations. A prologue effectively frames the story and the realistic style with full-color art is reminiscent of the work of Raina Telgemeier. While at times some panels are a bit text-dense, the story will engage readers who will identify with Astrid as she deals with frustrations and disappointments. It will especially appeal to those whose aspirations fly in the face of convention. Offer this comic to fans of Telgemeier's Smile (Scholastic, 2010) and Laura Lee Gulledge's Page by Paige (Abrams, 2011).-Barbara M. Moon, Suffolk Cooperative Library System, Bellport, NY (c) Copyright 2014. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
When Astrid's mother takes her and her best friend Nicole to a roller derby event, Astrid is intrigued, but Nicole is left cold. The rift between them grows as Astrid signs up for derby camp, while Nicole opts for ballet. Astrid works her tail off, makes friends, finds a mentor in a star skater named Rainbow Bite, and, at last, appears in her first bout. She also undergoes some uncomfortable preadolescent ordeals before reconciling with Nicole, in scenes that Jamieson (Pest in Show), in her first graphic novel, keeps blessedly free of smarminess. Jamieson's full-color cartooning has a Sunday comics vibe, and her pacing is faultless. Astrid struggles to do right as she tries to understand her soured friendship with Nicole, and she narrates her own failures with heartwarming candor ("I don't know why I did it. I didn't mean to hit them"). When she comes up with an elaborate scheme to bolster a teammate's failing confidence and carries it off despite the pressure of their upcoming bout, readers will want to stand up and cheer. Ages 9-12. Agent: Paul Rodeen, Rodeen Literary Management. (Mar.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.


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Cast of "JERSEY SHORE" fears that Mel Gibson hates Guidos.
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DID MELL GIBSON CALL THE LOVEABLE JERSEY SHORE KIDS "GINNYS?" ONE HINDU AT VERIZON THINKS IT'S POSSIBLE.
Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino, the rocket scientist turned Jersey Guido and costar of MTV's "Jersey Shore" got the shock of his life when he checked the telephone messages at the Seaside Heights, New Jersey home he shares with the rest of the MTV cast.
"The freakin area code was 310 so I freakin knew it was Los Angeles," said Sorrentino. This guy who left the message was freakin screaming into the phone. Man, I got so pumped and mad that I had to go to the gym and work it off. If I catch the motherfucker he's gonna be sorry."
The rest of the cast sat around in disbelief when they listened to the message, but then the guys went out and got drunk and started punching people and getting head from desperate sluts, while the girls went out and got drunker and gave bad head to guys with Kiss Me I'm Italian t-shirts. Then they all threw up and forgot what happened.
Verizon telephone forensics people are carefully examining the voice pattern and call location in an attempt to track down the nuisance caller.
"We know it was a pay phone somewhere off of Pico near Los Angeles International airport," said Rashneesh Gambajimini from his office in Edison, New Jersey. "Anybody could have made the call from that phone but the voice pattern analysis sounds like it could be a Mel Gibson call and run. A mel Gibson call and run is kind of like a drive-by but it's done only by Mel Gibson with a pay telephone."
TheDamienZone.com was able to get a transcript of the telephone message. If you are Italian American you may find this transcript to be offensive, so perhaps it's better if you don't read it. Maybe you can take the time to shine up your Camaro's dashboard with Armour-All or go to Pep Boys to look at rims.
Here is the transcript of the telephone message:
YOU FUCKIN GINNYS! Yeah — uh– that's Ginny like in New Guinea — uh–so are you listening you scummy ginnys? — You motherfucking ginny's make me sick. — You ruined that fucking garage door with that stupid Italian and New Jersey ginny flag because you are stupid fucking ginny's — (screams) GINNYS!!!!! —- Listen, (inaudible) listen to me you fuckin greasy ginny motherfuckers. (static) I want to come down to Seaside and have a sausage and peppers sandwich but now I can't and…and you know why? Because if I take a bite it will make me think about you fucking ginnys. (Inaudible)……and the girls are ugly skanks and stupid little ginny bitches and guidos that I wouldn't fuck if I was the last starving fucking ginny on earth and their pussies and asses were attached to a calzone. (Screaming) GINNYS! GINNYS! GINNYS! DIE GINNYS! DIE! — (automated operator's voice} PLEASE DEPOSIT TEN CENTS FOR THE NEXT FIVE MINUTES – (screaming) FUCK YOU! DO NOT INTERRUPT MY CALL YOU FUCKING CUNT! — Hangs up.
While there is no way to prove that this was the work of Mel Gibson, it sounds like it could be. Mel is supposed to be shooting his next film, Mad Max Beyond Barnegat Bay in October, and TheDamienZone wonders if perhaps the ginn….er… Italian Americans are stealing the allure of the beautiful and classy New Jersey coast from higher class people like Gibson.
By Damien on July 27, 2010 / Damien Zone / 1 Comment
A teary Sean Hannity announces, "I am losing my sense of touch."
Doctors ask: "Does gender fuck comic "CARROT TOP" put steroids in his eyeliner?"
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