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Looking beyond today's constraints to the possibility of what "could be" is a key characteristic of those defining and delivering innovation to design and building firms across the globe.
Sasha Reed
Traveling abroad to speak with professionals who are pushing the bounds of what's possible in construction today is definitely a job perk. In doing so, I get to see firsthand how similar our struggles to modernize are. Looking beyond today's constraints to the possibility of what "could be" is a key characteristic of those defining and delivering innovation to design and building firms across the globe. But in our search for the next big thing, are we rushing past key innovations that could be the bridge between the current and future state of the industry?
During a recent trip to London, I attended Digital Construction Week. A first of its kind, the UK event series focused on digital construction, engineering, design, manufacturing and operation. I was impressed by the gathering—there was a palpable buzz in the air as innovators from the tech world, government and industry shared insights, explored possibilities and generally geeked out.
I was there in support of Bluebeam, which had a booth at the event, although my primary objective was to speak with as many innovators as possible to get a pulse on how ready the UK construction market is to adopt technology and raise the bar on project delivery. With a keen eye on productivity, I was seeking feedback specifically on how they are leveraging tech to become compliant with Level 2 BIM, a requirement laid out by the UK government back in April 2016.
As I sat in sessions, talked with tech providers and networked with attendees, I was pleasantly surprised at how "practical" the conversations were. Sure, there was lots of talk about BIM, drones, AR/VR and robotic builders—but the conversations were unusually grounded for a tech conference. One thing that was noticeably different was the focus on "digitalization" rather than BIM. I think this is a key part of why the conference felt grounded. For one thing, there were no arguments over 2D versus 3D, or models versus data. Rather, much of the conversations focused on how to solve real problems like connectivity, reducing rework, increasing productivity, collaborating more effectively and re-examining how public and private enterprise can work together to solve the skills gap challenge.
On a couple occasions I was called back to the booth to lend a helping hand as the flow of traffic in between sessions created a tsunami of curious attendees. In my conversations in the booth, many of the questions attendees asked were similarly grounded in the reality of their day-to-day work (e.g. "How will this technology help me solve our daily challenges?"). As I talked them through the workflow applications, a recurring comment was made: "This is something we can use now…it's not something we have to wait for in the future." Each time, it was said with equal parts relief and enthusiasm. Hearing this over and over again, the comment really stuck with me.
Providing practical solutions that reduce redundancy, improve accuracy and increase productivity proves what's possible today and, in turn, builds the case for further digitalizing the workflow of tomorrow.
Nearly every other industry across the globe has recognized the move toward digitalization. Construction is one of the last industries to embrace technology. And perhaps part of the reason for the lag in innovation is the fact that we talk more about unproven potential solutions rather than measuring the gains of existing innovations.
BaseStone CEO Alex Siljanovski spoke with me about this conundrum at the conference. With the shared mission of improving productivity in construction, we agreed that oftentimes our industry focuses too much on the future state of innovation without acknowledging the foundational need for base level transformation. Of course, we both see the value of developing technology with the pragmatic end user in mind, but we wonder if, in our haste to report on future possibilities, we miss the opportunity to start by redefining the way we work today.
Alex and his team went around the show floor asking a few attendees, myself included, the question, "How do we improve productivity in Construction?" They later produced a short video from the responses. It was great to see how many individuals shared the same mindset: focus on the innovations of today rather than the indefinite promise of tomorrow.
As someone who is always looking toward the future state of our industry, working with some of the premier innovators of our time, I sometimes forget how valuable these incremental steps toward digitalization are. Those tasked with the pragmatic implementation of changing the way we design and build today are at the forefront of defining how successful we, as an industry, will be at making the leap toward tomorrow.
Sasha Reed | StrXur by Bluebeam
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Vice President of Strategic Development
As Vice President of Strategic Development at Bluebeam, Inc., Sasha Reed collaborates with leaders in the architecture, engineering and construction industry to guide Bluebeam's technology, partnerships and long-term goals. She joined Bluebeam in 2007 and co-created the Concierge Approach, a distinctly branded process of customer engagement, product feedback and solution delivery to which much of Bluebeam's success is attributed, and which today is replicated at every organizational level.
Sasha is known industry-wide as a "conversation facilitator," creating platforms for exchanges necessary to digitally advance the industry, including the BD+C Magazine Digital COM Blog, which she authors and manages. She's been a featured presenter at numerous national and international conferences, including the 2014 Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA), Federal Project Delivery Symposium and NTI Danish BIM Conference. Sasha also co-chairs the Construction PDF Coalition, a grassroots effort to provide a common industry framework from which to create and maintain construction PDF documents, serves on the City College of San Francisco BIM Industry Council, and is Advisor to the Board of Direction for the National Institute of Building Sciences BuildingSMART Alliance.
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Dublin Airport connecting traffic grows to 2.1 million passengers
#Dubhub
DAA's 2018 annual report revealed the number of connecting passengers at Dublin Airport increased by 18% to 2.1 million, as the airport continues to expand its role as a major gateway between Europe and North America.
To cater for increasing increasing numbers last the airport opened a new €16 million facility built adjacent to Pier 4 close to Terminal 2 enabling a fold increase in connecting passengers. The number of passengers transferring at Dublin Airport has increased from 550,000 in 2013 to 2.1 million in 2018.
Dublin Airport Managing Director Vincent Harrison said "Dublin Airport has many advantages as a gateway between Europe and North America for transferring passengers. Our location is perfect, we have strong transatlantic, short-haul and Middle Eastern connectivity and US preclearance provides passengers travelling to the United States with a wonderful product that allows them to arrive as domestic passengers in the States."
The Dublin Airport hub model is critically important for the airport and carriers as additional transfer passengers underpin the viability of existing routes and increase capacity and encourage new market entrants.
The spikes into #Dubhub will increase this year as six new routes are added to Calgary, Dallas-Forth Worth, Halifax, Minneapolis-St Paul Shenzhen and Toronto-Hamilton and 17 new short-haul routes to Aalborg, Bordeaux, Bodrum, Bournemouth, Cagliari, Dubrovnik, Gothenburg, Kyiv, Lisbon, London-Southend, Lourdes, Milan/Malpensa, Riga, Thessaloniki, and Split.
Aer Lingus pending entry to joint the IAG North American Joint-Venture and ongoing negotiations with Ryanair to feed Aer Lingus North American network in due course will further enhance and strengthen Dublin's North American Hub position with increased traffic flows.
In Summer 2020 Aer Lingus launches a new route from Dublin to Montreal with new Airbus A321Neo-LR aircraft. This service will be timed to maximize connections to 20 European and UK cities and six french cities including Bordeaux, Lyon,Nantes, Nice , Paris CDG and Toulouse.
Dublin Airport is the sixth largest airport in Europe for flight connections to North America, and is drawing significant transfer traffic flows from Britain and continental Europe.
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I assume the natural light will be coming from the side (the setting is not known). This will mean I have to add some light from the other side, however this is a red wall.
I wanted to use bounce flash (with the foamy thing), use a high ISO (postprocessing with noise reduce plugin, I have a nikon D300, 24-70 2.8 lens).
However I am really concerned about the walls: will it give a strange red light, will I be hard to correct since the ambient light is also there? Or is it better to use an omnibounce set to 45 degrees?
1) Can you visit the facility to take test shots beforehand?
2) In certain situations, you might be able to point the flash behind you and towards the ceiling to keep the bounced flash closer to white/daylight WB.
3) By strategically moving the bride/groom/whoever towards the ambient light areas and if the ambient light is adequate, you might be able to do fill flash.
4) Lastly, shoot in RAW and fix it in post processing.
A. Which way will the couple be standing?
I would get the Couple to ether face the window or have there back towards it .
Try not to get them with the window to the side. You can ask the minister to help you with this .
If they are facing the window you can just use your flash direct at -2 to -3 FEC for fill.
If there backs are towards the window , you have a couple of options here.
I agree with Stephen Shoot in Raw!!!!!
hi, unfortunately I am not able to previsit the location and the bride is not able to tell me the setting of the room. As the room is more deep with the window on its side I am afraid I will have side-way light. Will there be any solution if this is the setting?
Thanks for the tips for the front and back at window, I do prever the BFT but hope the ceiling is not to high. I always shoot in RAW, hope the potential red in the pictures are good to change with synchronizing.
I just heared that the setup will be with windows on the side, and faces looking to the light which you can see on photo (3). So I have tungsten light from the front, daylight to from the side and a red wall on the other side.. how must I solve this?
Would it be good to gel the flash? I only have the standard gells provided with the Nikon sb900, think the tungsten gel is TN-A2? Or will that mess up the colours even more?
Hope someone can give me some tips!
1) Shoot in RAW for this, because it looks like you have mixed light sources that probably will require post-processing.
2) I would set my white balance to whatever light is most dominant. If the people are standing by the window, the sunlight is probably the strongest light source. If they are away from the window or it's towards evening, white balance should probably be tungsten, and then I gel the flash.
3) If you think your flash is brighter than both the internal lighting and daylight, set your WB to flash and post-process the WB.
If you cannot visit the site far before the wedding, can you visit the location an hour before the wedding? Even one hour should give you some opportunity to take test shots.
The tungsten gels that I use are Rosco gels CTS and 1/2 CTS. Those are available at B&H and Adorama, if you are near the NYC area.
At worst, if you think you can't switch the WB on the fly during the wedding, set your WB to one setting, and stick to it for the whole event. You can change the WB on all the photos as a batch process in Lightroom/Aperture/Photoshop/etc.
Thanks Stephan, I ordered the Rosco gels: hope to receive them tomorrow.
wendy said: I wanted to use bounce flash (with the foamy thing), use a high ISO (postprocessing with noise reduce plugin, I have a nikon D300, 24-70 2.8 lens).
Wendy, looking at those shots of the room, I'd bounce flash up and behind me like usual, using the BFT.
There's nothing that I see there that the D300 and your fast zoom (with an SB-900) can't handle.
You will most definitely pick up a color cast from the wall, but you are shooting in RAW. So that would be a breeze to fix.
I wouldn't gel my flash in this situation, since the flash is going to pick up a very warm color cast anyway.
That is good to know about red. As I recall from your - Just Give Me the F-Stop B&H videos blue and green walls are not good as they will absorb red (I believe). You suggest to turn those into B&W and call them art.
I did bounce flash up the ceiling and a bit to back left of me, and it turned out pretty well. The light coming from the windows was dominant, so I didn't gel my flash.
I do think I should have taken a bit more red out.
Wendy, those photos look good. I agree the skin tone is a little too red, but for what it is, you managed to capture the background and the subjects. Neil's techniques at work!
Yes, those pics look pretty darn good for a first time, actually a lot better than I was a 'first time' all those many years back in film days. [aaarrrrgggh] lol.
You've had a flying start to your wedding initiation and obviously having such media these days as the internet will help you tremendously for the future. Once I hit the 'ether waves' over a decade ago, it was 'research', 'research' and more 'research' gobbling up everything I could, since digital was becoming such 'the future' of our industry.
Keep reading, practicing and mainly enjoying what you do.
All the very best for your future career ahead.
My next wedding has wooden walls and a high black ceiling, please see attached photo.
Would this room not be to large/to coloured to bounce flash? I have a Nikon D300 with which I don't like to go higher as Iso 800. Not sure how I should handle this. I can hire a D700, which probably would be the safest way.
I was also thinking about buying a small softbox for on-camera flash (they are for sale up to the size of 20x30cm). This then does give nice soft light. Does anyone have experience with this?
Hope to receive some tips, thanks!
I think the gallery has "moved on" since you posted.
Can you give a link to the specific images again?
Zenon said: As I recall from your - Just Give Me the F-Stop B&H videos blue and green walls are not good as they will absorb red (I believe). You suggest to turn those into B&W and call them art.
My answer seemed flippant perhaps, but it is a workable solution to an image with problematic WB.
wendy said: Would this room not be to large/to coloured to bounce flash? I have a Nikon D300 with which I don't like to go higher as Iso 800. Not sure how I should handle this. I can hire a D700, which probably would be the safest way.
That room does look very large WITH wooden panels .. for bounce flash to easily work. Especially if you can't go over 800 ISO.
A small softbox on your on-camera flash would definitely improve the look of the photos if you had to shoot with direct flash.
Sometimes this is the most practical solution.
Regarding the large wooden room with black ceiling: Thanks for the advice Neil, I'll just get myself an on camera softbox. It seems like a safe idea to me.
However if I would rent a D700, what would you then advice for such a room? Would you risk trying to bounce?


If you follow me on my beauty and lifestyle blog, IzzaGlino, you know that last month I was invited for the media launch of Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf's 2015 Giving Journal. It was a super fun Saturday ,morning event attended by bloggers and media practitioners. I even met Ms. Ana of The Fashion Commuter. Check out my experience in this link:My 2015 Giving Journal Media Launch Experience.
Anyhow, I promised to share what's inside the 2015 Giving Journal but before that I'll first give some lectures as to what The Giving Journal truly mean.
The 2015 Giving Journal is not just your ordinary journal but a medium to give back to others. CBTL partners with Real Life Foundation, an organization built to help unprivileged youth to have a better education.
Every Journal can give a big difference to the world. I, myself, had been supporting 2 missionaries and more than the fact that I helped them through my monetary gifts, THEY HELP ME. They gave me an opportunity to give back to remember how blessed I am.
The 2015 Giving Journal shows simplicity and minimalistic design. You have four (4) colors to choose from wherein each color symbolizes Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf's signature product. Purple for the Ice Blended, Brown for Coffee, Green for Teas and Orange for all other specialty beverages.
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Nirvana is credited for bringing the sound and spirit of late 1970ís punk rock to the mainstream pop audience. The result of this hybrid of rock, punk and also classic rock, became known as the Seattle sound, or Grunge (something that bands such as Soundgarden and Pearl Jam also played huge parts in). But more so than those previously mentioned, Nirvana seemed to capture the frustration and rebelliousness of teen youth, a frustration that was widely felt across all levels of the music industry and fans world-wide alike when Cobain tragically took his own life at the young age of 27 in 1994. In the Top 100 Rock & Roll Albums of All Time, Nirvana was recognized at #2 with ìNevermind."
Queen can be traced back to 1967 when Brian May, one of the greatest guitarists of all-time, and Roger Taylor joined a band together called Smile. When their lead singer left for solo ambitions, and Freddie Mercury joined the ranks, a rock & roll giant was born. Their sound is something that cannot be copied, although numerous bands have tried. A cross between glam rock, heavy metal and vocal harmonies produced by multitracking Mercury's vocals. This sound took the world by storm with their break out album "A Night At The Opera."
Buddy Holly is a rock & roll pioneer that has influenced just about every artists, whether they know it or not. John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Bob Dylan and scores of other artists all claim Holly as a major influence. He wrote his own material, used the recording studio to pioneer advanced techniques, popularized the two guitar, bass, drums lineup, and recorded a catalogue of songs that continue to be covered even into the new millennium. All of this was accomplished in two short years of recording before his untimely death on "the day the music died."
Otis Redding was one of the most profound stage performers soul music ever saw during the 60's. His grainy voice and stage presence made him a favorite with black audiences, but it was not until his death that his music had become mainstream for both white and black audiences alike. His break came when his guitarist and friend Johnny Jenkins landed a deal with Atlantic records. When accompanying him to a recording session, Redding recorded his own song, "These Arms Of Mine" and landed his first hit. Redding would go on to write numerous other songs, such as "Sittin On The Dock Of The Bay" the number 33 song in the history of rock & roll. In the Top 100 Albums of All Time, Otis Redding was recognized one time.
Born Richard Wayne Penniman, the "Quasar of Rock" was a shaping figure in the in the birth of rock & roll. His pounding piano, howling lyrics, and wild style (including the huge pompadour) were all foreshadowing rock & roll mainstream to come; sexual, exotic, and rebellious. To many in the world, Elvis is the "King of Rock & Roll", but to anyone in an ear shot of Little Richard, he will gladly tell you that he is the undisputed "King of Rock & Roll."
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To a greater extent than Sam Cooke and Otis Redding, Al Green embodied both the sacred and profane in soul music. He was one of the most popular singers of the 70's selling over 20 million records and putting out countless hits. He began, as so many great soul singers, with ties to the church and even touring as a vocal-gospel quartet throughout the south with his brothers. It was here that he attributes his improvisational style, vocal moans and cries that became his trademark. He returned to church full time in the late 70's as a Baptist preacher, but he continued to record pop-gospel albums and has earned eight gospel Grammy's while doing so. In the Top 100 Albums of All Time, Al Green was recognized one time.
Costello arrived as a part of the late 70's singer / songwriters of the new wave movement that embodied the literate, lyrical traditions of artists such as Bob Dylan and Van Morrison, but with the raw energy and principle ethics of punk rock. He was, and is, an amazing musician who has the ability to construct songs, melodies and lyrics with an experimental style that has made him a critic's favorite and a rock & roll icon. In the Top 100 Albums of All Time, Elvis Costello was recognized one time.
The name is synonymous with jazz. He has produced albums, such as "Kind of Blue," that are listened to by people who do not typically listen to jazz. This "Man With The Trumpet" has played a crucial and even controversial role in every major jazz development since his first album "First Miles" in 1945. No other jazz musician has had so profound an effect on jazz and rock & roll. He is outspoken on social issues, music, style, fashion and is the undoubted greatest jazz artist of all time. In the Top 100 Albums of All Time, Miles Davis was recognized twice.
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Modern controversies aside, Michael Jackson is one of the greatest artists to ever walk this planet. As a singer, songwriter, and dancer, his talent is unassailable. From his first national television appearance with the Jackson 5 at age 11, he became the self proclaimed, but widely accepted "King of Pop." His range of songs has been through Motown's snappy dance tunes and lush ballads to the forefront of the techno-edged 80's, to funk rhythm's and hard rocking guitar. In the Top 100 Albums of All Time, Michael Jackson was recognized twice, the Jackson 5 once.
She was one of the biggest female performers of the 60's and one of the premier blues influenced singers of the time. She was born into a middle-class family, but soon found herself as a loner and a growing desire for the arts. By 17 she had runaway from home and began singing in the clubs of Houston and Austin Texas with aspirations of earning money to make her way west to California. Her break came in 1966 when a San Francisco band, "Big Brother and the Holding Company" were looking for a singer. She soon after joined the band, landed a gig at the Monterey Pop Festival, blew away the crowd and shortly after was a recording artist. Unfortunately her love for blues was out done by her love for alcohol her short lived recording career was cut short by her untimely death in 1970.


I am not only trying to lose weight but cleanse my system of all the toxins and unhealthy foods I eat. I am so sick of feeling helpless, over weight and most importantly unhealthy. But with any diet, the key is still eating. Your body needs some sort of nutrition in the proper portions.
Starving yourself really is just that and it almost is all for a waste because your body then works against you to store the fat you have instead of burning it. So here in lies my personal problem. I try all these diets but either I can't eat the foods I love or I have a hard time staying on track with each meal/snack and calories. So when I was asked to review one of the popular meal plans from Diets to Go, I was excited to give something new a try. I want everyone to know what other option were out there because they ARE out there!
"Diet-to-Go is a meal delivery company focused on making healthy eating both easy and affordable. Working with some of the best chefs in the business and cooking in our USDA-certified kitchen, we provide our customers fresh, delicious, low-calorie, nutritionally balanced meals to help them lose weight or simply support an already healthy weight and lifestyle."
Because of some health issues I recently discovered at the doctor and a kidney defect, I decided I would try the Low Carb Meal Plan they have to offer. My doctor had already recommended I go low carb so this was a perfect time to do so! Each week you can order you meal which is delivered the Friday before. Your selections and modifications can be made throughout the week prior.
I love that this is delivered to your door, pre-portions, calorie counted, and specific to your diet plan! Unfortunately, I have to share with all of you the disappointing fact that not one but two of my weeks were delivered with temperatures in the food danger zone. The scariest part of this is that these meals are delivered in a Styrofoam container on a non-refrigerated truck and can have 2-3 days shipping time instead of something overnight.
Being that I come from an extensive restaurant background, this is not acceptable. I do however believe the issue lies with the fact that they are putting dry ice on the bottom of the cooler verse using something to cool at the top as well as food should be a next day delivery. I felt terrible throwing out my entire first order and half of my second one but I wasn't willing to take the risk that these meals were in the danger zone for more than 4 hours.
I ended up being able keeping a couple trays from the 1st delivery (ones directly above the dry ice) and about half of the meals from the 2nd delivery. However, they got a lot of my requests mixed up and there were a few meals I would never eat because of my food allergies and preferences. I have to say I have extreme mixed feelings as well about the meals. Some of the chicken and beef dishes were amazing, as if I had home cooked them from scratch. Others were a either dried out or fatty. I thought all the vegetables were good although most were filled with water after heating which made it difficult to eat and chew through.
I do love that there is a lot of support in this program. Not only do you get weekly deliveries so as your needs change so can this just like grocery shopping for yourself but you can find support through newsletters and their community. There are also Meal, Exercise, Weight, and Measurement trackers.
Recommendation: I think this price is kind of expensive but only because I am a couponer when grocery shopping. In comparison to other delivery meal plans they are extremely reasonable in pricing in fact probably cheaper than most. I don't necessarily recommend this brand though as my experience wasn't the greatest at all.


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The Bureau of Indian Affairshas been unable to resolve a leadership dispute within the San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians in California. Rival groups are fighting over the pending disenrollment of about 80 people. Neither side can agree who is...
BIA recognizes interim chief of Seneca-Cayuga Tribe (August 4, 2008)
The Bureau of Indian Affairs has recognized LeRoy Howard as interim chief of the Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma. Howard and a new slate of leaders were elected in June. But former chief Paul Spicer disputed the results and held...
High gas prices taking a toll in Indian Country (August 4, 2008)
With gas prices breaking the $4 barrier, people on the powwow circuit are feeling the pinch. Adele Stabler, 51, is used to crossing the country to attend powwows. But this year she's had to borrow money to fill her...
Alaska Natives account for $7M in IHS property (August 4, 2008)
The Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium says it can account for about $7 million in property that was "lost" by the Indian Health Service. The consortium accepted old equipment, including tractors, trailers and ATVs, from the agency. But a report...
Sheriff worried about more violence at Soboba (August 4, 2008)
A dispute over Public Law 280 could lead to more violence on the Soboba Reservation, the Riverside County Sheriff's Department warns. The Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians is checking all law enforcement personnel who come to the reservation. The tribe...
Editorial: Diabetes among Indian children (August 4, 2008)
"Central Consolidated School District deserves a pat on the back for its recent effort to target diabetes among American Indian children. With help from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the district will implement a curriculum aimed at...
Kansas tribes seek ouster of Haskell president (August 4, 2008)
Linda Warner has served as president of Haskell Indian Nations University for 16 months but tribes in Kansas aren't happy with her performance. The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation and the Kickapoo Tribe have passed resolutions that calls Warner's ouster....
Southern Ute Tribe not told of chemical spill (August 4, 2008)
The Southern Ute Tribe of Colorado has ordered an investigation into a chemical spill on its land. The tribe said it wasn't immediately told of the April 17 spill at a BP gas well. The state and the Environmental Protection...
Monument with ancient sites open to development (August 4, 2008)
Most national parks and monuments are off-limits to energy development but not one in Colorado that is home to countless Indian sites. About 80 percent of the 164,000 acres within the Canyons of the Ancients National Monument has been...
Sen. McCain to campaign at Sturgis biker rally (August 4, 2008)
Sen. John McCain (R-Arizona) is bringing his presidential campaign to South Dakota today but he won't be making any stops in Indian Country. Instead, the presumptive Republican nominee will appear at the annual motorcycle rally in Sturgis. He'll take part...
Marc Simmons: Indian man hanged for failed uprising (August 4, 2008)
"Abó is perhaps best remembered as the birthplace and home of an Indian we now know as Esteban Clemente. That name was given him by the Spaniards when he was baptized in the mission of San Gregorio. The friars...
Meskwaki Tribe to host 94th annual powwow (August 4, 2008)
The Meskwaki Tribe of Iowa kicks off its 94th annual powwow later this week The Meskwaki Indian Pow Wow starts Thursday and runs through Sunday. It will be held at the outdoor arena at the Meskwaki Bingo Casino Hotel...
Letter: Law and order needed for tribal leaders (August 4, 2008)
"The recent bipartisan legislation introduced by Sen. Byron Dorgan, chair of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, seems to have some teeth and could have an impact on American Indian reservations across the country. While supporting senators keep pushing the bill...
Column: Uncle Ted Stevens helped Alaska Natives (August 4, 2008)
"When the senior senator from Alaska visited our small town on the Fourth of July weekend, we knew he was under FBI investigation for renovations done on his house near Anchorage by an oilfield services company. We saw pictures...
Yellow Bird: Eliminate smoking at all tribal casinos (August 4, 2008)
"As some of my friends know, I can be a pain in the neck to those who smoke. The letter from Dr. Eric Johnson reaffirmed my stance against cigarette smoking. It also reminded me how negligent American Indian tribes are...
Jodi Rave: Blackfoot Project promotes education (August 4, 2008)
"Iris Pretty Paint, a sociologist, spent the last 10 years researching and developing a theory on educational persistence as part of her doctoral program. She was driven to find answers about why people don't give up when faced with challenges....
Tim Giago: Billy Mills, the pride of the Lakota Nation (August 4, 2008)
It was nearly 30 years ago that as a cub reporter for the Rapid City Journal I first met Billy Mills, the Lakota man who set the world on its ear by winning the 10,000 meter Gold Medal at the...
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……show us a lot about the power of food to bring a community together. Someone had to collect the recipes, each named person wrote down and shared something from their table, someone typed the pages, someone organized the book, someone punched the holes, someone tied the yarn that bound the book….the book has recipes, scripture, has anecdotes about how to preserve love. The gentle and fragile binding of the cookbook holds the congregation and what each of them materially and spiritually consumes. It is a record of loving effort.
Imagine putting together a cookbook with your loved ones, maybe its a collection of places and restaurants you have been with each other or alone. A shared biography of iPhone- Instagram food pictures. It doesnt' have to be glossy and polished with professional photography. It can be messy, incomplete and loosely tied. It would still hold already shared or hoped for shared joy. Save this for a quick weekend project on a cold winter day when you are at home while a warm pot of stew simmers on the stove.
Give as much as you can away for it dries up immediately when put on a shelf.
Mixed with kindness, it is your best recipe for happiness.
Thank you to Rachel Perrin, my most nurturing and steady mother-in-law, who shared this mid-1970s cookbook from Villa Rica Baptist Church in Georgia and taught me how to make biscuits, coconut pie, pecan pie, chicken and dumplings, meatloaf and so much more.


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Question: What is Prevailing Wage?
Answer: The prevailing wage is a base pay rate established by State and Federal law to ensure that all construction workers engaged in public works projects are paid adequately for the craft they are working in. It is a combination of an hourly pay rate plus fringe benefits. Payment of the prevailing wage ensures that contractors will hire qualified workers and the City will therefore receive quality work.
Question: How does the Office of Contract Compliance assist contractors?
Answer: By providing quick and easy access to accurate information, the OCC helps to ensure that contractors avoid making mistakes. The emphasis of the Labor Compliance Section is on providing education, assistance and direction to contractors doing work for the City. The OCC offers seminars upon request, custom-designed to address issues of interest to individuals or groups of contractors who work on City public works projects.
On the second Monday of each month the OCC offers a free class dealing with prevailing wages, certified payrolls and apprenticeship requirements.
The OCC helps to "level the playing field" by ensuring that all contractors are paying correct rates and "playing by the same rules". Contractors who would hope to gain advantage by underpaying their own workers face stiff penalties.
Contractors can also receive updates and improved access to Federal and State labor laws through OCC.
Question: Who is subject to receiving prevailing wages?
Answer: All construction personnel who actually work on a project are required to receive prevailing wages. Professional or support personnel such as architects, clerical staff or security guards are not subject to prevailing wages. Bona fide material suppliers who deliver materials to a job site are not subject to payment of prevailing wages. However if they then begin to help with the construction/installation, they are covered from that point forward. If you are uncertain as to whether someone should receive prevailing wages, call the Labor Compliance Section at (213) 847-2662.
Question: How can I find the current Prevailing Wage Rates?
Answer: The State of California's Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) determines the state's prevailing wage rates. The rates are generally revised twice each year. The OCC provides these, free of charge, to any contractors interested in doing business with the City. The DIR maintains a web site at https://www.dir.ca.gov which has the latest rates and other valuable information. Federal rates are published intermittently by Federal Department of Labor. These rates may be found on the Department of Labor web site at https://www.dol.gov
Question: What is the proper classification for a contractor's workers?
Answer: The proper classification depends upon the scope of work being done and the specifications called for by the awarding body. If a contractor is uncertain as to how to classify a worker(s), they should call the Labor Compliance section at (213) 847-2662.
Question: Must a contractor join a union in order to work on City of Los Angeles Public Works projects?
Answer: No. Contractors do not have to join a union in order to work on City projects. However, they must comply with the terms of the contract, including the payment of prevailing wages.
Question: What about apprentices?
Answer: State law requires that apprentices be employed on all public works projects. If no apprentices are available, or if the work is not in an apprenticeable craft, proper documentation must be submitted to indicate this. All apprentices must be in a State approved program and must be in proper ratio to the number of journeymen present. If the project has any federal funding, any apprentices must be in a federally approved program.
Question: What is the proper ratio of apprentices to journeymen?
Answer: The apprentice ratio varies depending on the craft of the workers. Contractors may contact the Department of Industrial Relations Division of Apprenticeship Standards or the Labor Compliance Section for clarification.
Question: What about Certified Payrolls?
Answer: Certified Payrolls provide a true and accurate record of the labor hours worked on a project. They are signed under penalty of perjury and are due weekly from the prime contractor and ALL subcontractors, owner-operators, vendors and suppliers who provide personnel to work at the job site. Prime contractors are responsible for ensuring that ALL subcontractors, etc. submit the required payroll documents.
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President-elect Barack Obama planned to nominate Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton as his secretary of state tomorrow, transforming a once-bitter political rivalry into a high-level strategic and diplomatic partnership.
Obama will name the New York senator to his national security team at a news conference in Chicago, Democratic officials said yesterday. They requested anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly for the transition team.
To clear the way for his wife to take the job, former President Bill Clinton agreed to disclose the names of every contributor to his foundation since its inception in 1997. He�ll also refuse donations from foreign governments to the Clinton Global Initiative, his annual charitable conference, and will cease holding CGI meetings overseas.
HOBART, Australia � A group of about 80 whales stranded on a remote coastline in southern Australia were battered to death on rocks before rescuers could reach them.
Officials from Tasmania state�s Parks and Wildlife Service rushed today in four-wheel-drive vehicles to the remote site at Sandy Cape after the long-finned pilot whales were spotted by air a day earlier.
A helicopter crew that arrived late yesterday found about a dozen of the whales injured but alive, but by the time the road crew arrived all of the group were dead, said Warwick Brennan, a spokesman for the service.
The coastline is strewn with reefs and jagged rocks, making it much more dangerous for the stranded whales than if they had landed at a sandy beach, said Rosemary Gales, another wildlife service official.
�Because of the physical beating they take from stranding on rocks and surf, compared to sandy beach strandings, animals die more quickly,� said Gales.
About 15 whales that seemed to be part of the same pod began swimming away from the area after the last of the stranded whales died. The second group swam near those stranded and may have been responding to cries of distress, Brennan said.
It is not known why whales get stranded.
JOS, Nigeria � Mobs burned homes, churches and mosques yesterday in a second day of riots, as the death toll rose to more than 300 in the worst sectarian violence in Africa�s most populous nation in years.
Sheikh Khalid Abubakar, the imam at the city�s main mosque, said more than 300 bodies were brought there yesterday alone and 183 could be seen laying near the building waiting to be interred.
Those killed in the Christian community would not likely be taken to the city mosque, raising the possibility that the total death toll could be much higher.
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico � Police say at least 12 masked gunmen opened fire inside a restaurant in the northern border city of Ciudad Juarez, killing eight.
Chihuahua state prosecutor�s office spokesman Alejandro Pariente says the gunmen arrived at the seafood restaurant Friday evening in three cars, approached a group of people and opened fire.
Pariente says no arrests have been made.
The homicides were the latest of hundreds of killings in the city, where drug violence has taken a heavy toll during Mexico�s nationwide crackdown on drug cartels that supply U.S. consumers.
SOFIA, Bulgaria � A well-preserved ancient wooden dugout canoe has been discovered at the bottom of the Black Sea, scientists said yesterday.


Please know that even if you will not be getting married in our Church, we would still like to help you prepare! Your marriage preparation should be completed at least 6 months before your wedding. The retreat prepares couples by briefly reviewing some fundamentals about Catholic Christianity, the Catholic concept of marriage, perspectives on children and family planning, and guidelines for family budgeting.
Our program is sensitive to couples from diverse faith traditions. Each year we schedule a Fall and a Spring Pre-Cana program. We call it a Pre-Cana program because of the Gospel story of a miracle at a wedding feast in the town of Cana.
(1) A 1.5-hour, in-person orientation meeting.
(2) On-line work (about three hours per week over four weeks) in which you review material on the internet and complete homework assignments. As part of the on-line work, you and your future spouse will complete an inventory of questions called FOCCUS ($15), which helps to identify topics for you to discuss with the guidance of a certified FOCCUS facilitator.
3) A full-day Pre-Cana Retreat, where you will hear and discuss presentations by married couples. There will also be a Q&A with the pastor and a concluding Mass.
4) After the retreat day, each couple will have 1-3 hours of facilitated meetings with a FOCCUS facilitator to review the results of the FOCCUS inventory. These meetings are completed after the retreat day and are scheduled between the couple and their assigned FOCCUS facilitator.
Your registration is not complete until you pay an offering of $250 per couple, which helps cover the cost of the retreat.
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If you have any questions, contact our Sacramental Coordinator, Carole Tokarczyk, at office@saintsaj.org or 267-787-5000, x1.


To dream of an offering that you are extending or making to somebody symbolizes to love, to recognize or to ratify the value or the work carried out. An offering symbolizes the wealth of the behavior, the moral inheritance and the quality from the respect to all human being. Dreaming of the offering to a relative deceased is omened the preparation of an activity in your house to recognize the quality of a great friend of you. If you dream of an offering to a God or a well-known church you will have a wonderful encounter with homeless people that want to thank for your help and of the neighbors.
Finally, this type of dream could advance something accidental but very pleasant for you and the relatives that it will tempt it to leave other commitments. This way, anything will be express by you loveless when having this premonition so warm and without difficulties.
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Has anyone figured out how to solve this issue? I am trying to set up an iPhone 6s with Xcode, and this just started happening. I tried reinstalling Xcode, but that did nothing.

A: I had this same problem, I had lots of free space on my iPhone but it was claiming no space left on device.
I hadn't thought that the memory on my Mac would affect this but once I deleted a few files the app downloaded to my device correctly.
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*Make sure your device and mac have enough memory

*Clean XCode

*Reset XCode

The combination of all of these fixed the issue for me.
Credit to @Vinícius Albino in the comments for getting me to this answer

A: I did try everything. And finally realized I had to reboot my mac to make it work. This is still (unfortunatly) more often than not a step we need to make when things go wrong before further research

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Charles Duke flew on Apollo 16 to land on the surface of the moon. To this day, he remains the youngest of twelve astronauts to have walked on the moon. This Charles Duke autograph reproduction would look great in an album or display.


Jet skis are immensely popular coastal 'playthings' - but they need careful handling and maintenance.
This is a highly illustrated hands-on manual providing advice, hints and tips on choosing, driving, handling, maintaining and repairing a jet ski - the complete owner's manual.
Many owners will prefer to service and maintain their own machine (much like they would with an outboard motor), rather than take it to a service agent, and the step by step photos in this book will enable them to do just this.
• Paperback, 128 pages, 246 x 189mm.


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First Image: Kieran Bew In ITV's 'Beowulf'
By Patrick Munn | May 4, 2015 - 6:07 pm | No Comments
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ITV has released a first look image as Kieran Bew (Da Vinci's Demons) in costume as the titular character in their upcoming 13 episode drama series Beowulf, which hails from executive producers James Dormer, Tim Haines, Katie Newman and ITV's sister company ITV Studios.
Described as a re-imagining of the classic tale, Beowulf follows the eponymous character who, after spending many years wandering as a mercenary warrior, returns to Herot to pay his respects to the recently deceased Hrothgar. But when Herot is attacked by the terrifying monster Grendl, Beowulf has no choice but to hunt it down, winning favour with Herot's new female Thane, and the wider community, in the process.
The cast is being led by Kieran Bew (Da Vinci's Demons) as Beowulf and also includes William Hurt (Humans) as Hrothgar, Joanne Whalley (Wolf Hall) as Rheda, Ed Speleers (Downton Abbey) as Slean and David Ajala (Black Box) as Rate. Ian Puleston-Davies, Ellora Torchia, Gisli Orn Gardarsson Susan Aderin, Kirsty Oswald, Laura Donnelly, Edward Hogg, Alex Price, Jack Rowan, Itoya Osagiede and David Harewood also star.
Co-created by James Dormer, Tim Haines and Katie Newman, Beowulf is being produced by ITV's sister company ITV Studios, who have been behind such efforts as Vera and Mr Selfridge. James Dormer, who has written extensively for the Sky1/Cinemax co-pro Strike Back, is penning the scripts and will executive produce alongside ITV Studios' Tim Haines and Katie Newman. Production is now underway in County Durham and Northumberland for a 2016 premiere.
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The installation Interest Free hinged on the absurdly humorous conceit of hand-building, in metallic painted timber and perspex, the superficial 'look' of one of the world's most venerated, coveted and commercially successful galleries – the Gagosian in New York's Chelsea district. The work's blind facade, suggesting banking or some other type of generally innaccessible corporate activity, at the same time symbolised ultimate institutional success in a global art world context. The underlying narrative of the work ironically suggested that the mere transposition of an attitude of 'facadism' could translate into actual career success anywhere. Thus the recreation of the appearance of institutional success, artistic and financial, could generate such success elsewhere including (absurdly) out of an autonomous artist run space founded on principles of sustainablity.
In the end, it is the 'look' that counts. And the look – cold, severe, concealing – hinted at a dialogue with dominant discourses of global high-finance. The polaroid jammed between the fake doors was a photo of the actual Gagosian facade although in this instance photographed from a computer screen. The media-specificity of the polaroid, implying spontaneity and locational authenticity, was subverted – although this was not immediately apparent – once it had been rerouted via the generic universality of screen-based imagery. The presumed universality of screen-based content echoed in the screen-like facade of the work seemingly assured a related easy and instantaneous transference of the imagery of 'success'.
Of course, the title 'Interest Free' punned on the generally inflated and arguably arbitrary value of art exhibited in ultra high-end commercial galleries – and the hierarchical economies they establish across regions and cultures – and on the visual blankness and 'disinterest' of the work itself; doors that promised to reveal 'something' (art as a precious secret) that remained forever un-enterable. At the same time the work functioned in its insistent frontality as a kind of 'painting' or minimalist grid sculpture, but of a home-spun vernacular kind.


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Big changes at BMW in IMSA
Friday December 15th, 2017 Friday December 15th, 2017 Jens Jensen
There will be big changes at BMW Team RLL in the IMSA 2018 series. That was announced during the BMW end of the year party tonight.
The arrival of Connor De Phillippi and John Edwards was announced two weeks ago, where the press release made it sound like Martin Tomczyk would once again be a part of the team, but today's announcement shows that it isn't so in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship 2018.
Alexander Sims
Photo: BMW Presse
Instead will we have Alexander Sims and Jesse Krohn racing the brand new BMW M8 GTE cars through the full IMSA season. Philipp Eng, Augusto Farfus and Nick Catsburg will jump into the cars during the endurance rounds.
Sims was part of the 2017 line-up too, where he shared the car with Bill Auberlen, who will also join in on the endurance races throughout 2018.
Jesse Krohn
Jesse Krohn has been driving for Turner Motorsport in the GTD category through the last few seasons, but has done VLN rounds, Nürburgring 24 Hours and ADAC GT Masters prior to that. It will be a big promotion for the Finnish driver Krohn, who isn't related to Texan Tracy Krohn at all. He has so far only raced GT3 cars, but that will now be a fully fledged GTE/GTLM car.
The team will be running together officially for the first time at the ROAR test early January, ahead of the Daytona 24 Hours being run on the last weekend of January.
Two new DTM drivers for BMW
BMW ready with their FIA WEC drivers
Wednesday January 25th, 2023 Jens Jensen
Proton Competition has announced their LMP2 team for the upcoming European Le Mans Series season. Proton...
Monday January 16th, 2023 Jens Jensen
Despite it still being more than a month until the closing date entry submissions, it's already...
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Sunday January 15th, 2023 Jens Jensen
The defending FIA World Championship winner in LMP2 Pro/Aam, Francois Perrodo, will compete in the Rolex...


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Ulrike Schmitzer (* 1967 in Salzburg) ist eine österreichische Wissenschaftsjournalistin, Autorin und freie Filmemacherin.

Leben und Werk
Ulrike Schmitzer wurde in Salzburg geboren. An der Universität Salzburg hat sie Publizistik und Kommunikationswissenschaft sowie Kunstgeschichte studiert. Ihre journalistische Karriere begann sie bei der Austria Presse Agentur (APA) und im ORF Salzburg. Schmitzer lebt mittlerweile in Wien. Sie ist Wissenschaftsredakteurin bei Ö1, einem Radioprogramm des Österreichischen Rundfunks (ORF). Ihre Reportagen für Ö1 führten sie u. a. nach Albanien, China, Deutschland, Guatemala, Island, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Polen, Russland, Schweiz, Uganda, Weißrussland. Außerdem gestaltet sie Dokumentationen für den Fernsehsender 3sat über Kunst, Architektur und Wissenschaft.

2008 hat Ulrike Schmitzer die Leondinger Akademie für Literatur (von Karin Fleischanderl und Gustav Ernst) absolviert. Ihre Erzählungen erschienen u. a. in den Literaturzeitschriften kolik, Literatur und Kritik, SALZ.

Ihr literarisches Debüt Die falsche Witwe (2011) beschäftigt sich mit dem damals noch unerforschten Entnazifizierungslager Glasenbach (Camp Marcus W. Orr) in Salzburg und der Aufarbeitung der NS-Täterschaft durch drei Frauen-Generationen. Dazu gestaltete sie auch einen Film (3sat, 2010). Die Erzählung Die Flut (2013) ist ihr Einstieg in das Genre der Science-Fiction. Das Buch ist bei einem Workshop mit dem Schriftsteller Georg Klein entstanden, vor der realen Katastrophe in Westungarn, die eine rote Flut über das Land schwemmte.
Ihr bisher erfolgreichstes Buch ist die Geschichte einer Astronautin. Für den Roman Es ist die Schwerkraft, die uns umbringt (2014) war sie als Kandidatin für die Hotlist nominiert. Die European Science Fiction Society nominierte den Roman Es ist die Schwerkraft, die uns umbringt als bestes österreichisches Buch zum ESFS Award 2014. Sie erhielt dafür 2016 auch den Sonderpreis des Österreichischen Staatspreises für Wissenschaftspublizistik.
Die gestohlene Erinnerung (2015) hat die Geschichte der Donauschwaben zum Thema, es ist ein sehr persönlicher Roadtrip in die Vergangenheit.
Die Stille der Gletscher (2017) ist ein Wissenschaftsthriller im neuen Genre der Climate Fiction/CliFi: Verbrechen, Klimawandel und Gletscherschmelze werden zu einem spannenden Plot in der nahen Zukunft verknüpft.
Im Herbst 2018 hat sie gemeinsam mit dem Kulturjournalisten Martin Thomas Pesl das Buch Houston, wir haben ein Problem veröffentlicht. Darin versammelt das Autorenduo kuriose Geschichten aus der Raumfahrt, wobei Ulrike Schmitzer reale Geschichten wiedergibt, während Martin Thomas Pesl Literatur, Film & Musik untersucht hat. Alle Bücher sind in der Edition Atelier erschienen.

Ihre Filmarbeiten (gemeinsam mit RAUM.FILM) reichen von der Aufarbeitung der NS-Zeit, über Künstlerporträts bis zum Weltraum. Die Causa Löhner. Der verzweifelte Kampf einer Frau  (3sat, 2011) ist eine Dokumentation über die Enteignung der Villa Schratt in Bad Ischl und die Ermordung ihrer Besitzerin Helene Löhner. Zünd-Up. Das Röhren des Jahrhunderts (2002) oder Der Archistrator. Heidulf Gerngross (2004) sind Porträts im Spannungsfeld von Architektur und Kunst. Zum Weltraum hat sie die Dokumentarfilme Space Architecture (3sat, 2006) – der erfolgreich weltweit an TV-Anstalten verkauft wurde – und Space Medicine (3sat, 2010) gestaltet. Für die Dokumentation Erde unter Wasser – Wohnen im Klima-Chaos (3sat/ORF, 2019) schrieb sie das Drehbuch. Der Film über visionäre Projekte für ein Leben mit dem Anstieg des Meeresspiegels wurde für den Fernsehpreis der Erwachsenenbildung nominiert. Die englische Version Climate change – Living on the Water wurde auf DW Documentary fast 3 Millionen Mal aufgerufen.

Auszeichnungen (Auszug)
 2003: Journalistenpreis der Österreichischen Hagelversicherung für Beiträge über den Klimawandel
 2005: Radiopreis der Erwachsenenbildung für  Ö1-"Diagonal" über prekäre Arbeit
 2006: Radiopreis der Erwachsenenbildung für  Ö1-"Dimensionen", eine Reportage über Frauenhandel in Albanien
 2012: Inge-Morath-Preis für Wissenschafts-Publistizik
 2016: Sonderpreis im Rahmen des Österreichischen Staats- und Förderungspreises für Wissenschaftspublizistik
 2016: Arbeitsstipendium  des Österreichischen Bundeskanzleramtes
 2016: Autorenstipendium aus dem Jubiläumsfonds der Literar-Mechana
 2020: Nominierung zum 52. Fernsehpreis der Erwachsenenbildung mit dem Drehbuch zur Dokumentation Erde unter Wasser – Wohnen im Klima-Chaos (3sat/ORF, 2019).

Bibliografie
 Die falsche Witwe. Roman. Edition Atelier, Wien 2011, ISBN 978-3-902498-41-0.
 Die Flut. Erzählung. Edition Atelier, Wien 2013, ISBN 978-3-902498-87-8.
 Es ist die Schwerkraft, die uns umbringt. Roman. Edition Atelier, Wien 2014, ISBN 978-3-902498-87-8.
 Die gestohlene Erinnerung. Roman. Edition Atelier, Wien 2015, ISBN 978-3-903005-03-7.
 Die Stille der Gletscher. Roman. Edition Atelier, Wien 2017, ISBN 978-3-903005-25-9.
 mit Martin Thomas Pesl: Houston, wir haben ein Problem. Kuriose Geschichten aus der Raumfahrt. Edition Atelier, Wien 2018, ISBN 978-3-903005-43-3.

 als Herausgeberin
 Elisabeth J. Nöstlinger, Ulrike Schmitzer (Hrsg.): Susan Sontag. Intellektuelle aus Leidenschaft. Eine Einführung. Mandelbaum Verlag, Wien 2006. ISBN 978-3-85476-201-0.
 Elisabeth J. Nöstlinger, Ulrike Schmitzer (Hrsg.): Bourdieus Erben. Gesellschaftliche Elitenbildung in Deutschland und Österreich. Mandelbaum Verlag, Wien 2007, ISBN 978-3-85476-201-0.

Weblinks

 Website der Autorin

Einzelnachweise

Autor
Herausgeber
Filmregisseur
Wissenschaftsjournalist
Journalist (Österreich)
Literatur (21. Jahrhundert)
Literatur (Deutsch)
Literatur (Österreich)
Science-Fiction-Literatur
Roman, Epik
Kurzgeschichte
Erzählung
Österreicher
Geboren 1967
Frau

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SO Does anyone know how I can fix this- been a member since 2009- that is hardly a new member....darn you EA. I am waiting in the EA - live chat box of fun- approx 45 min wait, I hope they can fix this mess.
Thank goodness- I was super confused!!! I had all my badges days ago! Thanks for the reply.
Challenge # 1 "Building Firm & Representative"
Entry Details: This lot includes a full office space on the first floor with an apartment upstairs. The office space includes a waiting area with a reception desk(hopefully Cailin will hire a secretary soon), a unisex bathroom, dinette, and a private office. The apartment space includes a living/dining area, bathroom and bedroom. This is probably my most colorful build to date (including Sims 1-4), I hope you enjoy it!
Thanks Lebanna---posting this was frustrating but now everything is A-Ok!
Just wanted to say IMGUR is just the best- Photobucket has become a horrendous mess.
Hi guys, It's been a long time since I entered a BnS challenge, but what better opportunity than sims 4! I see the challenge is thriving, awesome!!
Entry Details: Mid century modern, separate work and living bungalows.
Living: 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom, open plan kitchen and living area, outdoor entertaining.
Entry DL Links: Under my origin-id in the gallery.
Entry Details: I wanted to make the house in her own style which is more Victorian but still keep the office modern.
I have no idea how to upload a lot to the exchange from Sims 4..? HELP.
Yeah, the first post still has the text from the Sims 3 Build-n-Share Challenges. It confused me at first, too! I actually kind of miss being able to link to posts on the Exchange.
Hi I hope I'm not too late to join in the fun. This will be the second time I have done something like this. Here's hoping to many more. I consider myself a beginner.
Entry Details: The Ideal Interior Design Co. This is a small 30x20 Residential lot. It is a home/home office for the Ideal Interior Design. My sim finds it very cozy. The main office and waiting area with bathroom is on the ground floor. My sims living area is on the 2nd floor. I went with a modern up to date look. Cost of home is: $91,515.
Updated links to go to the new forums instead to the old forums.
Entry form has been updated, this may change as we are trying to figure out what information we need and is useful.
Cherry Creations combines an office with a one bedroom, two bath home to provide a home office for Pepper Cherry, Build-n-Share Challenge designer. Nestled in Hallow Slough, this 30x20 Residential Lot checks in at a modest $214,270.
@SimsIslandheart I really enjoyed your slideshow (as well as everybody else's). I liked the little notes on the slides. After reading about your frustrations with placing the art on the wall/wanting to center the art.....I have good news for you. You actually can center the art by holding down Alt while you have the it picked up in build mode. You can move them both horizontally and vertically. I hope this helps in the future I had to look up how to do this during my build, because I was having difficulty placing the toilet paper roll in my sims' bathroom.
@Carewren123 Thanks so much for letting me know!!! :O You have no idea what that means to me. I could get some of the artwork to go up and down, but not left or right without huge jumps to another section of wall. I'm going to go in and try to move all of my art now. Thanks again!
Arrrghh!! A crash, my game crashed!! And of course, no save mods, so that's 2 hours wasted. Hope I can remember what I did.


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Joanna is a 2013 Polish documentary film by Aneta Kopacz about Joanna Salyga, a young woman with cancer with only three months to live, and her efforts to make the most of her time with her husband and young son. Kopacz learned of Salyga's story through her blog Chustka. Salyga's readers sponsored a crowdfunding campaign to produce this film. Joanna was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject) at the 87th Academy Awards, along with another Polish film in the same category, Our Curse.

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2013 films
2013 short documentary films
Polish short documentary films
Documentary films about cancer
Documentary films about death
Documentary films about women
Crowdfunded films
Films scored by Jan A. P. Kaczmarek