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As a child Jon loved drawing and messing about with clay in the garden. At the age of 15 he encountered the head of his local art-school and in a blinding revelation, realised that ‘art’ could be a job!. He studied in Swindon & then Bath, his experience culminating in a 1st class degree in ceramics and 3d design. He also met his future wife and fellow potter Sarah Monk at Bath. The pair set up Eastnor Pottery in 1994 and to this day, co-direct the creativity and ceramic exploration from their Herefordshire base.
Clay is a fantastic medium. No matter how slight the interaction everyone can make their mark. Jon loves this attribute of clay and aspires to make fired, ceramic objects that incorporate similar notions of engagement. He produces pottery designed to be handled, shaken or struck.
More recently, and in an attempt to add further layers of interaction, he’s been collaborating with digital technologists and sound artists. Current ceramic pieces are just as likely to incorporate mini speakers, wires and micro chips.
As well as working with groups and individuals at his studio, he travels all over the West Midlands and beyond working with people, all ages and abilities, exploring and developing their creativity via the medium of clay. Jon regularly works in early years settings, schools, children’s centres, libraries, art galleries, businesses and with prominent organisations.
He is an experienced exponent of the potter’s wheel, using the technique in both his social engagement practice and personal work.
His one of ceramics and clay interventions have been exhibited extensively in the U.K and abroad.
Jon and Sarah live on the Eastnor Castle Estate and have three children who despite their best efforts to steer them away from the dark side, are all pursuing careers in the creative industries!


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Jesse and Brittany discuss their upcoming absence, the Miami shooting of another UNARMED black American, the acquittal of the highest ranking police office involved in the death of Freddie Grey, Don Lemon mixes it up with Milwaukee County Sheriff (David A. Clarke Jr.) and Bill Maher talks with Stephen Colbert about police culture. Also discussed is Megyn Kelly standing in the gap for former colleague Gretchen Carlson against Roger Ailes. Next up is the Donald Trump RNC fiasco involving lies and plagiarizing w/ his wife, Melania, Scott Baio’s out of touch B.S. and the continuing racist element of the extreme and mainstream elements of the Republican Party.

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The business marketplace is littered with so-called "overnight success" stories. Because we live in a microwave society, we want everything fast.
We want to lose weight in a weekend by taking a pill. We want to download everything in a blink of an eye. And we certainly don't want to wait for success.
Here are some truths about the overnight success phenomenon that you should think about the next time you hear one of these stories.
It is the exception, not the rule.
Do you seethe with envy every time you read about an overnight success story? One of the most popular is how Roxio, the makers of the app sensation Angry Birds went from zero to hero overnight.
Yes, it was a great success story and they probably never have to develop another game (but they will). However, the truth is Angry Birds was the 53rd game that this company created. That would be 52 other games that went through development, testing, marketing, implementation and lackluster sales.
Sure, a company can get fast results and see their profits soar in a short amount of time, but for the majority of businesses success can't be rushed.
It looks good for a company to promote themselves as an overnight sensation because we all like a winning story. It also makes for good press to have the Cinderella syndrome play out of someone being plucked from obscurity and plopped down in their dream life.
However, a little digging will reveal the truth behind the hype. Even the simple act of filing corporation papers takes time.
The reality is that a company's success is often built on a lot of past failures. Those failures might not all be related to that company but you can bet the board of director, the developers and the sales staff have had years of experience in the business world that lead them to this point in their careers.
In fact, if someone has worked for just five years prior to starting that company, they are bringing close to 10,000 hours of experience. So, any time you hear a story about an overnight success just ask yourself, "What are they leaving out?"
Being number one could blow up your company.
Under the heading "be careful what you wish for" comes the notion that a true overnight success might actually blow up your company. Imagine the potential success of a Super Bowl commercial.
Not only will literally a hundred million people see that spot play out but it could also go viral, bringing in millions of more viewers. If that business isn't ready for the onslaught of potential customers then their website could crash, their staff will revolt and they'll lose a lot of business.
Planning for success is just that: "planning."
That should mean being ready when it finally arrives.

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Part 1 of the 2-day symposium will showcase the work of leaders in the area Integrative Reproductive Medicine, highlighting the latest advances, practices, and challenges.
Dr. Laraine Crampton has taught several Ni family qigong forms for twenty-three years. She considers qigong one of the most valuable self-care assets in her own life, as well as in the lives of her patients and students. She graduated from Yo San University in 1998, and completed Yo San’s DAOM in Healthy Aging in 2014. Dr. Crampton is Dean of the Doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine program at Yo San, and a member of Yo San’s Qi Cultivation, academic and clinical faculties.

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text: 94% is an addictive game, and We agree that we love to know how many percentage of people admit to our answers. This app is not just for fun; we can learn a lot of new things too. This post has answers to 94% Level 281. We have added hints to the levels to make search easier. Thanks to Juan and Jerry for helping us with the answers.


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Hardy residents, listen up! Comcast delivers the high-speed Internet Hardy, VA has been waiting for. Get Xfinity Internet today!
In the Hardy, Virginia area, Xfinity Internet service from Comcast gives you reliably fast download speeds when you need them most.
Hardy Internet customers enjoy everything the Web has to offer with Xfinity service, including downloading HD movies, uploading photos, streaming TV shows or simply surfing for fun.
Great news for fans of fast Internet! Hardy, Virginia hotspots are better than ever! Hardy hotspots users on the go now have access to reliable WiFi hotspots from Xfinity all around the city.

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The online clip is set to become a classic!
Punctually co-inciding with the Anniversary of the Olympus PEN Camera, this summer the international company has launched a new model of the Olympus PEN which boasts the latest technology. DSG developed for Olympus the complex viral Stop-Motion-Clip »The PEN Story« internet application to promote the product. Now the Video will be seen on the cinema screen. Currently the clip is showing on MTV and in mid-October will be on view nationwide in German cinemas. This demonstrates how the success of the clip online confirms the video’s status as a classic and endorses inclusion in the second stage of the marketing campaign. The viral clip and the adaptions for other media is all the work of DSG in Hamburg.
The first 100 Days – consumers decide the relevance of a product.
Already months before the release of the camera and the Clips the net was full of rumours about the new design of the old Olympus PEN which had existed since 1959. Much was speculated in forums and blogs about the new Micro Four Thirds Product. A viral platform was ready to appeal to an active marketplace of committed professional and amateur photographers.
In order to bring back to mind the classic features of the Olympus PEN and refresh the memories of avid photographers as well as promote the advantages of the new model, Olympus began a widely targeted campaign in July that principally consisted of a mix of online and print media content. Since the beginning of the campaign in July, YouTube alone recorded over 1.4 million hits along with innumerable ratings and comments. In order to raise and reinforce awareness of the Compact Camera, Olympus extended the range of methods in Germany to include TV and cinema advertising.
Bigfish, the Berlin-based film production house, uses an emotional storyboard Stop-Motion-Technique to visualise highlights in the life of a man beginning in the 1950’s up to the present day.
Inspiration for this methodology came from the YouTube video featuring the work of the Japanses Stop-Motion-Artist Takeuchi Taijin. The music of Johannes Stankowski, produced and arranged by Michael Kadelbach transforms the Spot into a complete work of art. Many hundreds of daily Music-Downloads have given the Spot cult status – and the Olympus PEN unmistakable recognition.

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According to latest reports, Hermine should have passed through the area before the Labor Day weekend officially begins on Saturday, so don’t give up on your plans. There will be events enough for everyone to enjoy themselves, especially those of us who are lucky enough to not have to work on the weekend or on the holiday. Please be aware that the events on Saturday, if scheduled in the early morning, may be rescheduled to a later time. An example is Go Jump in the Lake in Boiling Spring Lakes, NC, which has rescheduled the start time of the race to 11 AM.
Saturday morning will also bring the Labor Day Surf Off in Oak Island, NC. Hopefully, a benefit of the storm will be some good surfing waves.
Another event we look forward to every year on the Saturday before Labor Day is the Oak Island Art Guild Labor Day Arts & Crafts Festival. Not to worry if the weather does not cooperate – the rain date is the following day, Sunday, September 4.
On Labor Day, Monday, September 5, your kids and grandkids can enjoy the Children’s Crab Derby in Southport, NC. Whatever you decide to do, be sure to enjoy this last holiday of the summer season.
The NC 4th of July Festival in Southport and Oak Island, NC is a joyous event with fun activities for the whole family. It is an old fashioned celebration that continues the traditions of a parade, an arts and crafts event, food vendors, patriotic concerts, music, dancing, games, foot races, a naturalization ceremony, a beach day and fireworks over the water to top it off.
Firing of Thor, the cannon, begins this race which has been taking place annually for more than 30 years. A color outburst is included this year and all winners will receive a hand made bowl by local potter, Kimberly Caroon.
Music for the event will include a Patriotic Concert by the Brunswick Concert Band.
In Addition, the 440th Army Band NC Army National Guard will present a military concert and a whole list of bands will provide music on the waterfront. These include the popular local band, Mike’s Garage Band. There will be Folk and Gospel music as well as Rock, Blues, Reggae, Hip Hop and Rap.
These concerts will be held on Saturday, June 28 and Sunday, June 29 in the Odell Williamson Auditorium at Brunswick Community College.

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text: Adam helped us find the perfect investment property this past summer. Never one to shy away from hard work, he was on top of every detail. We really felt like he was there for us, throughout the entire process. But even more than that, Adam is just a very nice person with a good heart. We would work with him again in a heartbeat and would highly recommend him to anyone.

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Determinate varieties are also known as bush tomatoes. They stop growing when fruit sets on the top bud, ripen most of their fruit in a short period, usually about 2 weeks, and then die. They generally require no staking or caging and are usually early-maturing. Pruning is not recommended. The plants and their fruit are generally smaller than indeterminate sorts. Most varieties that do well in pots are determinate. Indeterminate varieties are also called “vining” tomatoes. They grow, bloom, and produce fruit until the end of the growing season (generally first frost). These almost always require staking or caging for support, and pruning may be required.
Semi-indeterminate varieties are basically indeterminate in nature, but have some determinate qualities, such as earlier yield and less need for staking.
Tomatoes are usually self-fertilizing. A non-hybrid tomato is one that has been allowed to self-fertilize to produce non-hybrid seed. Growers can save seed of non-hybrid tomatoes to plant the next season’s crop. Non-hybrid tomatoes will grow true from seed. Old, non-hybrid, cultivated varieties are often known as heirloom varieties.
Hybrid tomatoes have two genetically different parents that are crossed each year to produce the hybrid tomato seed. Although hybrid tomatoes do produce seed, the seeds will not have the characteristics of the hybrid–though it can be fun to plant them just to see what you get!
Beefsteak tomatoes are known for large size and thick, meaty flesh. The pulp cavity of this type is small and may resemble a “marbled” steak–hence the name. This meatiness makes them hold together well when sliced, and the large size makes them great for sandwiches. One slice does the trick!
Also referred to as globe or slicing tomatoes, this variety is medium-sized, meaty enough to hold together well, and juicy. The smaller size makes them popular for salad wedges (bite-sized), or sliced to accompany a meal.
Measuring less than an inch in diameter, these tomatoes make excellent bite-sized nibbles or tasty additions to salads. Cherry tomatoes are also great for grilling on skewers. Sub-types include grape and currant tomatoes, which are smaller in size but slightly sweeter than regular cherry tomatoes.
Also known as Roma, these are egg-shaped tomatoes that have thick skin and flesh. They are less juicy than most other varieties, which makes them good candidates for baking, canning, and broiling. They also do well for sauces and paste.
These are dryer than other varieties; many plum tomatoes are also “paste tomatoes.” They are good for making tomato paste and dried tomatoes.
When in season, we carry a wide variety of tomatoes starts such as different Heirlooms, Yellow Pear, San Diego, Early Girl, Roma, Cherry, Golden, Beef Steak and so much more! If you don’t have a lot of space, we have solutions to help you grow a few plants in pots. Stock is changing weekly so if you have the space grow as many as you can eat and share!

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text: Pensa Custom J-535, 5 string bass with a Fiesta Red top, Dakota Red body, and East Indian Rosewood. This model also features Nordstrand pickups and the Pensa preamp system which adds plenty of versatility and punch to your sound. As with all Pensa Custom instruments, the playability is incredible and the sound and attention to detail, fantastic.


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Throwing shoes during news conferences is an extreme form of editorialising which professional reporters must refrain from, especially those who are a poor shot.
Jarnail Singh, a reporter working for the leading Hindi newspaper Dainik Jagran, chose to settle his disagreement with India's Home Minister P. Chidambaram by hurling his sneaker at him. Standing barely five feet away from the minister, Singh still missed his target. While Singh's question over those involved in the 1984 Sikh riots was right on target, his shoe was not. Perhaps he will practice some more at a nearby shoe-throwing range.
On a more serious note, the line dividing professional journalism and political activism is not discernible but any journalist worth his or her salt would know when they cross it. Muntazer al-Zaidi, the Iraqi journalist who in a sense pioneered this practice of real time editorialising by hurling not one but both his shoes at former US president George W. Bush, clearly crossed this line. And so did Jarnail Singh.
While journalists have frequently blurred this line in the past as well, there is something particularly galling about throwing shoes. In the Asian cultural context, throwing shoes is more to humiliate than to hurt. However, a sneaker of the kind that Singh threw or the shoes that al-Zaidi did could be potentially dangerous projectiles. Had the shoe hit Chidambaram, there could have been a case of assault made against the journalist.
In the age of snap judgment and instant punditry on television, old-fashioned, professionally detached reporting may be losing currency in India and elsewhere. However, it is needed more than ever before at a time when the world has become so fractious. Throwing shoes is an act of rabble that may have a strong YouTube audience but it does not really help resolve problems as serious as bringing those guilty in the massacre of nearly 3,000 Sikhs to justice.
It is possible that in India's ever rancorous democracy such a form of protest could help focus on issues which are sought to be consigned to obscure corners of history. However, that still does not take away questions over the professional conduct of a journalist. Something about the incident betrays premeditation aimed at gaining attention. One could be wrong about Singh's motives but looking at the video and his subsequent comments the act does not appear to be spontaneous.
Weeks before the country's largest parliamentary election yet, such incidents provide tremendous opportunity for political theatre. An irate and emotional journalist hurls a shoe at the country's home minister. In return the home minister forgives him in manufactured magnanimity. In the midst of all this, the Shiromani Akali Dal has offered Singh Rs.200,000 in reward for his "courage and bravery". It is bad enough that Singh crossed that line. It would be even worse were he to accept that reward.
This may not be a trend yet but journalism schools around the world, if there are still any left, should introduce a specific course in shoe throwing. These journalism schools will have to invest in shoes of all varieties and develop a precise science based on their weight, shape and material. Trajectories will have to be studied based on the distance between the shoe-throwing journalist and his or her target. There is a whole science of aerodynamics waiting to be tapped on what material to be used in shoes so that they do the job efficiently. Schools will need NASA engineers who are able to calculate to the last inch where a probe would land.
Too many shoes are missing their targets. Of course, the Iraqi journalist would have landed his shoe right on target had it not been for the impressive reflexes of the man in question.


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I'm very interested in improving my photographic skills. You can see some of my photos over on my Viewbug profile, but I'll also be posting here.
For cameras, I have a "split" kit - my ultra-portable Sony mirrorless A6000 and my "serious" Canon system - a 6D with lenses, filters, tripods, etc.
When I post photos, I'll try my best to indicate the specifics of the camera, lens, settings, etc. I know that it helps me when I am learning to read this information. This is not something I used to keep track of - so it will be on more recent photos.
To help with my skills, I am taking online classes at creativelive.com - I'm impressed and hope they will make my photography better. Of course, the real key to great photos is to get out there and take photos.


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FLA President Auret van Heerden said after his first visits to Foxconn's facilities this week that the operation is "first class," adding that conditions are "way, way above the average of the norm," according to Reuters. Van Heerden spent the last two days visiting the facilities as part of an independent audit requested by Apple.
In fact, van Heerden even suggested that "boredom and alienation" could have been the main contributors to stress that led to a string of suicides at the company's plants years ago. Because the audits have just gotten underway, van Heerden and the FLA have not issued any conclusions on the working conditions at Foxconn.
"I was very surprised when I walked onto the floor at Foxconn, how tranquil it is compared with a garment factory," the FLA president said. "So the problems are not the intensity and burnout and pressure-cooker environment you have in a garment factory. It's more a function of monotony, of boredom, of alienation perhaps."
Van Heerden said on Wednesday that Apple did not need to joint he FLA, and the company could have taken easier options if it wanted. He said the fact that Apple joined the association shows the company is "really serious about raising their game."
"The FLA system is very tough," he said. "It involves unannounced visits, complete access, public reporting."
The FLA audits come soon after a firestorm of media scrutiny surrounding Foxconn and Apple's continued partnership with the company. Recent reports from The New York Times and CNN highlighted potential labor issues in Apple's supply chain, with claims of forced overtime and low wages.
One woman interviewed by CNN said she had never even seen an iPad in person, even though she assembles them for a living. And the Times story included comments from anonymous current or former Apple executives, who suggested Apple has ignored labor issues because the current methods are favorable to the company.
The Times report incensed Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook, who issued an e-mail to employees declaring the anonymous criticisms "patently false and offensive." He promised that Apple will never "stand still or turn a blind eye to problems in our supply chain."
After Foxconn, the FLA plans to move on to two other Apple suppliers, Pegatron and Quanta, to audit their facilities. Pegatron said this week that the upcoming inspections have not been announced to them.


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By Jennifer Hecht, Harper Collins, NY, 2007. 322 pages, notes, index.
A well-written and intriguing historical review of the pursuit of happiness. Some of the author’s understandings of Buddhism are dubious. Her general empathy for Stoicism is refreshing and makes you think. I found this a liberating book. Partly an expose on the effects of cultural expectations on how we decide who we are and when we are actually happy or not .
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"The quest continues" is a painting of a fast moving DH108 Swallow VW120 preparing for its world speed record on April 12th 1948, it is likely that John Derry may have taken the aircraft supersonic on September 6th 1948 although that was never officially recognised.
There were 3 DH108 Swallow prototypes ( TG283, TG306 and VW110) all designed to explore swept wing characteristics across a range of speeds upto the sound barrier and into the transition to supersonic flight. The Swallow configuration was based on the German Messerschmitt 163 Komet and was constructed with many airframe sections and the engine from the de Havilland Vampire.
These aircraft represented the cutting edge of high speed exploration at the end of the 1940's as part of the first generation of jet aircraft. All 3 aircraft were destroyed between 1946 and 1950 in fatal crashes which claimed the lives of Geoffrey de Havilland Jr, Sqn Ldr Stuart Mueller-Rowland and Sqn Ldr George EC Genders.
Original oil on canvas, image size 80cm x 60cm. Signed by the artist. Framed.

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this is actually the beginning of a joint I'm haveing with a freind.
all portal stks, blood, and exclamation is/are by me. the talking turrets mine too, even if it looks almost identical to the one on droidz.
everything else is either from droidz, or by frozen, or bolt.
Smooth, but the gun part was kinda weird. The shot didn't seem...natural. It just sorta went weird.
the rapid fire thing? or the portal blast itself?
Rapid fire. I just noticed, the guy doesn't really react to the first shot, he just fidgets.
oh well. thanks for the C&C though. I appretiate it.
The portal blast seemed to stop just before it hit the wall, and stay there for a second. The rest was pretty good though.
heh, i think your doing it with paan on DD, rite?
well like lonewolf said, the rapid fire thing was abit awkward, but it was smooth.
The Gun shoulda bounced alittle when it fell, but it was cool and nice when he came out.


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Cinema St. Louis presents SLIFF/Kids, the Second Annual St. Louis International Children’s Film Festival, August 1-10, 2014. The films include international and American-independent narrative features (both animated and live action) and film shorts programs. Although the programs are geared to children and young teens ages 6-16, older teens and adults will find the films equally appealing. All film programs are free and open to the public. No tickets are required to see any show, but seating is on a first-come, first-served basis, so early arrival is suggested, particularly for groups of three or more. SLIFF/Kids presents film programs on the festival’s two weekends (August 1-3 and August 8-10). Venues include Webster University, Saint Louis Art Museum, COCA, St. Louis Public Library’s Central Library, Wildey Theatre in Edwardsville, and Lindenwood University in St. Charles.
• St. Louis Public Library’s Central Library Auditorium (screenings) and Creative Experience (camps): 1301 Olive St. downtown. Parking is available in a free lot at Olive and 15th streets. Tokens, which are required to exit the lot, are available at the Olive Street and Locust Street desks within Central Library. Parking at meters is free on Sundays.
• Webster University’s Winifred Moore Auditorium: Webster Hall, 470 East Lockwood Avenue. Parking is available both in front of and behind Webster Hall, no permits are required.
• Wildey Theatre: 252 North Main Street, Edwardsville, IL.
• Lindenwood University’s Young Hall Auditorium, Watson and Houston streets (one block west of South Kingshighway and Watson Street), 209 South Kingshighway Street, St. Charles, MO 63301. Parking is available next to Young Hall, no permits required.
The Festival has also organized many excellent filmmaking camps. With the participation of both Lindenwood and Webster universities, free Filmmaking Camps on live action and animation are held at the St. Louis Public Library’s Creative Experience on the fest’s weekdays (August 4-8). Also, free Advanced Filmmaking Camps (for teens with previous experience) will be held the week after SLIFF/Kids (August 11-15) at both the St. Louis Public Library’s Creative Experience (documentary camp) and Lindenwood University (live-action camp). Before SLIFF/Kids officially begins, from July 28-August 1, COCA will offer a filmmaking camp in which participants will create a 3 to 5 minute digital short that could serve as a pilot for a longer digital series; cost is $250. On August 9, a full-day Teen Workshop on the Art of Animation will be held at the Saint Louis Art Museum; there will be a $75 charge for this workshop ($50 for Saint Louis Art Museum members).
Details on the free Basic Filmmaking Camps, Advanced Filmmaking Camps, and Teen Workshop.
Charlie Chaplin: Still Funny After All These Years: Friday, August 1, 2014 at 7 pm, Webster University (120 minutes). Features classic silent-film shorts by Charlie Chaplin, live music by Matt Pace, and clown performances by Circus Kaput‘s Oh My Gosh Josh.
The Boxcar Children: Saturday, August 2, 2014 at 12:30 pm, Central Library (81 minutes). Animated and in English. Based on the first book of Gertrude Chandler Warner’s extraordinarily popular series – with more than 50 million books sold worldwide – “The Boxcar Children” is a tale of family togetherness that relates the touching story of the four Alden siblings, Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny.
Nocturna: Saturday, August 2, 2014 at 10:30 am, Central Library (88 minutes). Animated and in English. Visually stunning and wildly inventive, this film explores the mystery of the night in a sweeping nocturnal adventure full of “Alice in Wonderland” like characters and moody, dream-inspired landscapes.
Mary Poppins: Saturday, August 2, 2014 at 2:30 pm, Central Library (139 minutes). Live action, animated, and in English. Released from the Disney Vault in celebration of its 50th Anniversary, this beloved classic shines like never before with an all-new digital restoration. Winner of five Academy Awards®, including Best Actress (Julie Andrews), Best Song (“Chim Chim Cher-ee”), and Best Visual Effects, “Mary Poppins” is a family-film classic as fresh and funny today as when it was made.
Boy and the World: Saturday, August 9, 2014 at 2:30 pm, Central Library (80 minutes). Animated and wordless. Cuca lives a life of quiet wonder, exploring all that the countryside has to offer. But his cozy life is shattered when his father leaves for the city, prompting Cuca to embark on a quest to reunite his family. Accompanying the stunning visuals is a rich soundscape of pan-flute, samba, and Brazilian hip-hop.
Family Shorts Program: Saturday, August 9, 2014 at 10:30 am, Central Library (95 minutes). SLIFF/Kids offers a selection of family-friendly shorts from around the globe. As an added treat, the shorts produced by participants in the festival’s Filmmaking Camps will screen as part of the program.
The Incredibles: Sunday, August 10, 2014 at 1:30 pm, Central Library (115 minutes). Animated and in English. Shawn Krause, a St. Louis native and 20-year veteran of Pixar Animation Studios, introduces and discusses the film.
My Dog the Champion: Saturday, August 2, 2014 at 1 pm, Lindenwood University; Saturday, August 9, 2014 at 12:30 pm, Central Library; Sunday, August 10, 2014 at 1 pm, Wildey (87 minutes). Live action and in English. Dora Madison Burge (“Friday Night Lights”) stars as Madison, a spoiled big-city 16-year-old with a full teenage social life. But when her mom is deployed overseas for three months, Maddy is sent to live with her hard-nosed grandfather (Lance Henriksen of “Aliens”) at his rural cattle ranch. In this strange place with no wi-fi, Maddy will meet cute 17-year-old dog trainer Eli (Cody Linley of “Hannah Montana”), grow to love and respect her stubborn grandpa, and bond with an old cattle dog who just may have the potential to be a blue-ribbon champion.
Complete listing of all festival films, including those appropriate for ages 8 and up.
See the beautiful and funny Gruffalo film, Pocoyo, and the Wiggles on the big screen. All tickets are $3 and kids under the age of 3 are free. The screening is 72 minutes.
Part of the COCA Family Theatre Series, this production of music, puppets, and visual effects brings to life the well known Eric Carle stories: The Very Hungry Caterpillar; Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See; and Papa, Please Get the Moon For Me. A Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia production. Tickets $14 to $20.
In collaboration with Artmart, the COCA Visual Arts Open Studio offers children an opportunity to work on their own or under the guidance of a visual arts instructor on projects including collage, book making, watercolor painting, paper mache, and more. $8.
Do Piggie and Gerald, Pigeon, and Knuffle Bunny mean something to you? Hear author Mo Willems speak at the St. Louis Country Library Foundation presentation, Mary Institute and St. Louis Country Day School on April 2 at 6 pm. Free tickets are required and are available at St. Louis County Library Headquarters or the Daniel Boone library branch. Doors open at 5 pm.
Our daughter also laughs out loud at the funny voice of leading lady Lina Lamont (Jean Hagen) in the talking scenes and the antics of Cosmo Brown (Donald O’Connor).
One of the best musicals in film history, Singin’ in the Rain is readily available at your public library, Netflix, Amazon instant video rental, and Blockbuster. Happy watching (dancing and singing too).
I’m not sure why, but our three year old recently became fascinated by Mary Poppins, The Sound of Music, and Annie. We try not to let her watch more than an hour a day, but she sings the songs when the TV is off and dances all over the house. A nice alternative to PBS Kids and such. I forgot how charming and brilliant the dancing is in Mary Poppins and the songs sure are catchy. Your local library probably has a few DVD copies of these films (although scratched most likely!). Amazon.com has some reasonably priced DVDs.
Gosh. Remember Carol Burnett in the film version of Annie? What a makeup job.
The soundtracks are great for car rides as well. Consider downloading a few of your little one’s favorites from itunes.


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Market Study Report has added a new report on Picocell and Femtocell market that provides a comprehensive review of this industry with respect to the driving forces influencing the market size. Comprising the current and future trends defining the dynamics of this industry vertical, this report also incorporates the regional landscape of Picocell and Femtocell market in tandem with its competitive terrain.
Picocells and femtocells are types of small cells.
The research study on the Picocell and Femtocell market projects this business sphere to procure substantially moderate returns by the end of the estimated timeframe. The report includes prominent details subject to the market dynamics – say for instance, the numerous driving factors impacting the commercialization graph of this industry as well as the myriad risks this business sphere is remnant of, in addition to numerous growth opportunities prevalent in this business space.
As per the report, what are the companies that are encompassed in the competitive landscape of the Picocell and Femtocell market?
Which among these companies – Cisco Systems, Ericsson, Huawei, Nokia (Alcatel-Lucent) and ZTE, has been touted to emerge as the most lucrative investment hub in this market?
How much share do each of these firms procure in the Picocell and Femtocell market?
What is the projected growth rate touted to be recorded by each of the geographies in Picocell and Femtocell market?
Which among the types of Femtocell and Picocell is slated to amass the maximum returns in the Picocell and Femtocell market?
Which application among Urban Residential, Enterprises and Rural Residential is touted to be the most lucrative segment in the + market?
The Picocell and Femtocell market study, in a nutshell, is comprised of an extensive analysis of this industry vertical that focuses on the regional terrain of this market and a slew of other deliverables such as insights with respect to market share, revenue projection, sales volume, market concentration rate as well as the market competition trends. Further, the report incorporates information regarding the sales channels adopted by myriad vendors in a bid to ensure the most convenient manner of product marketing. Details with regards to the contribution of traders & distributors in the supply chain are elucidated in the study as well.


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Everyone brings their special dish to a potluck. It’s what makes a potluck so terrific. We make dishes we know well and are likely to be enjoyed by the crowd. My signature potluck dish is a killer potato salad!
Who knew Aristotle was a such a big fan of potlucks?
As I said in my earlier post, there is a cause for concern about the state of our records management. As reported in our 2009 Records Management Self-Assessment Report, nearly 80 percent of agencies report that they are either at moderate or high risk of improper destruction of records. In the digital environment where everything is saved, but little is preserved, there are too many records at risk for damage or loss in the Federal Government.
I suggest that we need to start leveraging the strength of the potluck approach.
We can invite everyone to bring their own unique dish to the table. Records managers, IT professionals, chief information officers, federal government users, the private sector, and the public, all have expertise and skills that can help us address the challenges of records management. I’d like to be able to say that at the National Archives and Records Administration we have all the answers. The reality is that not one of us has the expertise to solve the problem alone.
This fall, Vivek Kundra and I will be co-hosting a joint meeting of the Chief Information Officers Council and the Federal Records Council at the National Archives. I see this as one step towards the collaboration and potluck approach that’s needed for records management. What else do you think is needed to leverage our collective expertise?
Records management is only one challenge. Digitization and online access to government records can also benefit from the collaborative expertise of the many, including the citizen archivists, researchers, federal agencies, the private sector, and IT professionals. What other challenges do you think would benefit from a potluck approach?

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text: Pizza is a controversial subject in Chicago. We may be famous for our deep dish but that doesn’t mean it’s everyone’s favorite! Previous Top 10 Pizza lists (1, 2) have been led by a southside tavern-style and a one-of-a-kind pizza pot pie, but it’s a new year and that means we’ve got a new champ. You may not like it, but you’ve gotta respect it… behold (for a third time) the Top 10 Pizza Places in Chicagoland according to you, our viewers.* And don’t forget to tune in to WGN-TV Sunday night for an all-new Chicago’s Best Pizza episode!

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So we gutted everything. I switched the bathroom and the closet on the layout. There are a few IMPORTANT DETAILS I must take note of here, so that I don't have too much backlash..
This part isn't finished... more beadboard is going around the wall behind the sinks.
We laid 16X16 ceramic tile in a brick pattern on the floor, and I'm really pleased with the way it turned out.
My mom isn't as enthralled with the rustic/recycled look as I am, so this bathroom is all new everything. Designing for other people isn't the same as designing for yourself, and especially if it's your mom.
Sorry if I sound a little defensive on this remodel, but the thing is... when you post things like this publicly it is fair game to reposted on other websites. My pallet wall had some greenies freaking out about possible pesticides and toxins in the pallets I used. For the record: my pallets come from a local company and they are not treated in any way.
Will you come help me do mine? After I painted my bathroom red, I decided I want to redo the sinks, tub and actually put nice tile for the shower instead of the stupid pop-in prefab thing. We have a fenced in yard and swing set for the kids. They'll be fine out there for a couple of days. There's a hose if they need water.
Katy it's magazine worthy. Your vision is beautiful and you made it happen. You must feel great knowing your parents have an awesome bathroom - now moving on to your mudroom right!
Looks beautiful! I love the shelving!
It's gorgeous. And as an old mom myself (in SC too!) I have to say, bless your heart for realizing that mom's rules trump code! How dear and proper of you to put your mother's taste ahead of your own and to make it as nearly like she wanted it as your impressive skills possibly could.
I like it, it looks very soothing. I love the shelving around the tub. The chandelier over the tub may not be to code, but it looks great and I'd bet money it won't give your parents any grief.
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Inch of Creativity: Celebrate Today... Again!
... and the balloon is back!!! Lol, I'm sorry but I've had a lot of fun creating with this bundle.
Today's card is one I created for a birthday stamp-a-stack a while back. For this SAS, I tried to design for gender and age. ie: woman, man, girl and boy... This was my manly card design. I find manly cards a challenge but I think this works.
I pulled my colour combo of Crushed Curry, Night of Navy, Tangerine Tango and Gold from the specialty DSP: Birthday Bash. Love this DSP, I just wish there was more of the specialty sheets!
I created my Crushed Curry background by stamping "Celebrate" in Crushed Curry ink.
I know that men don't usually care for 'bling'y stuff, but a birthday card just isn't allowed to be plain ;) so I added some gold cardstock accents and gold ink. I think gold bling on a man's card is acceptable... What do yo think?
Thanks for stopping in! Happy Creating!


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A member of the team that carried out the only major scientific study of the Turin Shroud has dismissed new claims that the shroud was an item in a medieval Easter ritual rather than the burial cloth of Christ.
The claims came in an article in the magazine History Today. Historian and author Charles Freeman argued that the famous linen cloth was probably used in a 14th-century Easter re-enactment of the Resurrection known as the Quem Queritis, “Whom do you seek?” The dating ties in with the 1988 radio-carbon findings, although these have been disputed by believers in the ancient and miraculous origins of the shroud.
Old descriptions and pictures of the shroud show that the image of Christ has not always looked as faint as it does today, Mr Freeman says in the article. “Astonishingly, few researchers appear to have grasped that the shroud looked very different in the 16th and 17th centuries from the object we see today,” he writes.
An engraving by Antonio Tempesta of a ceremonial display of the shroud to pilgrims in 1613 shows the figure of Christ covered in blood and scourge marks.
“My research began with this engraving, as it demonstrated that the original images of the shroud were much more prominent than they are now. The shroud would not have made an impact on such large crowds if they had not been. There are features – the Crown of Thorns, the long hair on Christ’s neck, the space between the elbows and the body, the loincloth – that can no longer be seen today,” Mr Freeman writes.
Fifteenth-century accounts of the shroud describe “the wounds on the side, hands and feet as bloody as if they had been recent”, he says. In 1474 Pope Sixtus IV described the shroud as “coloured with the blood of Christ” and in the 1530s the Clare nuns, who repaired the shroud after it had been damaged by fire, described “the traces of a face all bruised and all tortured by blows, his divine head pierced by big thorns, from which blood rills came out and bled into the forehead and divided in various rills covering the forehead with the most precious purple in the world” – none of which can be seen today.
“This new emphasis on the blood of Christ is a development of the 14th century,” Mr Freeman writes, saying that the shroud reflects this iconography. He also points out that the Shroud of Turin Research Project (STURP) in 1988 “did not have a single expert in the history of relic cults, techniques of ancient weaving or the iconography of medieval painting on its team”.
But Barrie Schwortz, an expert in imaging and the official documenting photographer of STURP, dismisses Mr Freeman’s claims.

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The Ministry of Public Infrastructure has completed over 30 percent of works on stands during its first week of management of the D’urban Park Development Project.
The project officially commenced on Friday April 22, 2016 and so far has been progressing on schedule, with all contractors being mobilised and all stands being allotted. This is according to MPI engineer, Bhageshwar Murli, who shared that approximately 300 persons have been employed to conduct work on the 30 stands onsite.
He attributed successes so far to the employment of the double shift system, to which all of the contractors have been adhering.
However, he said, the weather has proven to be a hindrance.
Additionally, he explained that MPI workers have taken a very “hands on” approach to the project and have been working on their own shift system to ensure that the project is always overseen by an MPI official. He added that briefings are held twice a day to maximise efficiency.
The set deadline for the completion of the stands – and the entire project – is May 12, two weeks before Independence Day. The outstanding works cover six areas. These are, roofing and remedial works for spectator bleachers; completion of superstructure, walls and roof for VIP stand; electrical wiring, lighting and power supply; access driveways and bridges; creation of sanitary facilities; and drainage works.


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If you’ve got been quite considerably anyplace on the world wide web in the final pair of weeks, you are going to have no doubt arrive throughout #10YearChallenge on social media.
If not, the premise is basic – put up a 2009 photo of oneself next to a current just one, to display how substantially you’ve transformed.
Hundreds of thousands have taken aspect, but some have criticised it for staying – among the other points – narcissistic, ageist and in some cases a little bit sexist.
In this tweet, footballer Mesut Ozil compares what appears to be a massive iceberg on the remaining, and a melted iceberg on the ideal.
Though the meme is just not solely precise – the image on the still left, of the Getz Ice Shelf in Antarctica, was taken in November 2016 rather than in 2008 – you can find no denying that shrinking ice sheets go on to be a key situation.
In accordance to Nasa, Antarctica is dropping about 127 gigatonnes of ice mass every yr, even though Greenland loses 286 gigatonnes per year.
This, they say, is mainly down to mounting world wide temperatures getting absorbed by oceans. The planet’s ordinary floor temperature has risen by about .9C because the late 19th century – and about a 3rd of that has took place in the final 10 years.
Environmental activist teams are also making use of the hashtag to highlight this concern.
This put up from Greenpeace bends the obstacle a bit, by comparing archival pics from 1928 with images taken by Swedish photographer Christian Aslund in 2002.
And Martin Kobler, the German Ambassador to Pakistan, tweeted out an post about weather alter in the Pakistani region of Balochistan.
According to the most up-to-date World-wide Local climate Possibility Index, Pakistan has been the eighth most-influenced by local weather alter over the previous two many years.
The calendar year 2018 was when the entire world genuinely woke up to the truth of plastic pollution as properly as local weather change.
Experts work out that about 10m tonnes of plastic waste finish up in the oceans each individual 12 months – and that some of that can acquire hundreds of decades to biodegrade.
So some campaigners are turning the #10YearChallenge on its head to clearly show that, even though we may possibly have adjusted a great deal in the final decade, the plastic we throw absent continues to be nearly exactly the identical.
On seventeen December, 2010, a Tunisian avenue seller identified as Mohamed Bouazizi refused to pay out a bribe to neighborhood officers, so experienced his fruit and vegetable cart confiscated as a outcome. Confronted with an unforgiving bureaucratic process, he established himself on fireplace.
This act, a lot less than ten a long time back, was the catalyst for what was later on identified as the Arab Spring – a wave of protests throughout the Middle East and North Africa that, in some conditions, led to bloody civil wars and a refugee disaster that observed a file variety of people today compelled from their homes.
To replicate on this, then-and-now photos of conflicts in Syria, Libya and Iraq have been posted on Twitter – with thriving street scenes contrasted with stark pictures of crumbling properties.
People are also submitting images of Yemen, exactly where a a few-12 months civil war has led to the world’s worst humanitarian crisis right now.
Individuals are also sharing some of the points that surface to have improved more than the final ten years.
According to statistics from the Globe Bank and the UN, serious poverty is at present at its least expensive in general level in recorded background, boy or girl mortality and youth illiteracy are both down, and international typical lifestyle expectancy has amplified.
But, unfortunately, this won’t display the complete picture.
Although extreme poverty is at its most affordable stage globally, it is even now getting promptly worse in Sub-Saharan Africa – the place the common extraordinary poverty amount is now about forty one%.
And whilst youth literacy has greater overall, it is really still lowest in fewer produced nations – and it impacts youthful females extra than men. According to the most the latest info, 59% of all illiterate youth are girls.
Whilst environmental injury is continue to extremely considerably an problem, there is no doubting that recognition of it has elevated, major several folks and nations around the world to check out and swap to sustainable sources of electricity.
The Global Electricity Agency suggests that renewables surged in 2016, many thanks in no compact portion to a boom in photo voltaic panel set up in China.


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Schall M, Coleman E, Rutherford P, Taylor J. How-to Guide: Improving Transitions from the Hospital to the Clinical Office Practice to Reduce Avoidable Rehospitalizations. Cambridge, MA: Institute for Healthcare Improvement; June 2013. Available at www.IHI.org.
This How-to Guide is designed to support office practice-based teams and their community partners in codesigning and reliably implementing improved care processes to ensure that patients who have been discharged from the hospital have an ideal transition back to the care team in the office practice. Patients are especially vulnerable to adverse events in the period immediately following discharge, and they need immediate access to a trusted clinician who can answer questions, provide advice, and help ensure that their clinical condition remains stable.
The approaches presented in this How-to Guide are intended to be a resource for clinicians and staff in office practices as they create new ways to provide optimal care for their patients.
Key Changes: Four recommended changes for improving the transition for the patient from the hospital to the clinical office practice setting, including typical failures encountered and tools and resources to help teams implement the changes.
Case Studies: The cases provide examples of how organizations implemented the key changes to improve transitions from the hospital to the office practice.
by Sheila Strand 8/8/2013 1:18:27 PM Agree - we need additional resources examining the transition process from various starting points. Not always hospital. In an ideal world, we could be working with a flatter trajectory of heath care needs reflecting a more gradual health decline rather than requiring a spike indicating an acute episode, followed by recovery supports.


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Inflammation of the liver that can result in liver failure or liver cancer.
Make sure to wash your hands after using the rest room or coming in contact with the bodily fluids of someone with Hepatitis. You should also avoid unclean water and food.


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is an English inspired bar with a rock 'n roll twist! West Parliament Pub is located in The Shops of Legacy, West Omaha’s destination. We are home to some of the city's friendliest bartenders and specialty cocktails, such as our Bentley or Rolls Royce Martini. We also offer an extensive list of wines, both by the glass and the bottle. Join us on our spacious patio and enjoy one of our daily specials.
Take a look at our Drink Menu and find your favorite beverage. We have great specials every night of the week - find them listed on our West Parliament Pub Calendar.
Parliament Pub's friendly, energetic and fun atmosphere is a unique late night experience you won't want to miss.
Enjoy a cold drink on the large outdoor patio or relax near the cozy fireplace, West Parliament Pub at The Shops of Legacy is West Omaha's Premier Pub.


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I have known Rob Hosking for 20 years and I have fond memories of having worked with him during my twelve-year tenure at the National Business Review (NBR). He was a good friend and a great journalist. The following report appeared in the NBR website on Wednesday, January 23, 2019.
One of NBR’s longest-serving journalists and best-loved columnists, Rob Hosking, has died in Wellington after a year-long battle with cancer.
Rob began writing for NBR in 1996 after a three-year stint at technology magazine Computer World and became a distinctive voice in Wellington’s political and economic discourse, his coverage of events often laced with a mix of deep background knowledge and a playful turn of phrase.
He filed the first copy for his weekly political column, Order Paper, in 2005 and what was to be his final contribution just last month.
Entitled The strange year of ultra-cautious politics, it examined the unusually subdued beginnings of the Labour/NZ First coalition government.
NBR publisher Todd Scott said journalism had lost a “good bugger” and a great man.
Wellington-based colleague Grant Walker said Rob was “a thinking man’s journalist” who saw things that others couldn’t see.
He was regarded with tremendous respect by his fellow journalists and by politicians on both sides of the political divide.
Rob Hosking in full flight on one of his favourite topics – conservatism.
As well as his paid journalistic work, Rob embraced social media with Twitter and posted regularly on his own blog.
He pinned a link to a December 2018 blog post to the top of his Twitter page. It was a “Thought for the Day” in praise of libraries and second-hand book stores.
Rob loved libraries but derived particular joy from second-hand bookstores and even dreamed about them.


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Tesla CEO Elon Musk seemingly confirmed that the company is working on a strategy for getting into transportation services.
During Tesla's third-quarter earnings conference call, Musk was asked if the company was planning to get into an Uber-like business. Musk tried to keep mum, but when pressed he hinted that the company was at least entertaining the idea.
"There is a right time to make announcements, and this is not that time," Musk said during the call.
He added that the strategy for such a service was not yet "fully baked," which implies that the company has some semblance of a strategy.
Last quarter during its earnings call, Musk was also asked about its potential plans for a ride-sharing business or if it would someday sell its cars to mobility companies like Uber. But Musk declined to comment.
Tesla, of course, would not have to necessarily launch its own ride-sharing service to make a play in the space. The company could opt to sell its vehicles to companies like Uber that already offer rides on demand.
In July, Uber CEO Travis Kalanick said that he would buy half a million cars from Tesla if they were autonomous. Since then, Musk has said that the company will have its self-driving cars ready in about three years.
Tech Insider reached out to Tesla for additional comment on the matter and will update if we receive one.

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July special is 20% off regularly priced fabric, kits, precuts and panels. I still have kids' shirts on sale. Sale fabrics continue to be half off the original price if you finish the bolt.
AccuQuilt special - all companion Qubes are half price while supplies last. AccuQuilt is retiring the current companion Qubes, and will have something new to go with the Regular Qubes.
Our Christmas in July starting July 10 will feature special prices on select dies.
The 2017 Row by Row Experience event has started.
New Moda layer cake recipes and cup cake recipes are now available. Layer cake recipes are used with the 10 inch square sets. Cup cake recipes use 5 inch squares. This is paper piecing made sooo easy. It's a great way to use those layer cakes and charm packs that you have purchased.
Imagine that Club - our unveiling party for members will be September 16th.
Quilt Retreats - What's nicer than Fall in Montana? How about a quilt retreat - even better, how about two quilt retreats? October 13th, 14th, and 15th, and the following weekend, October 20th-21st-22nd. These two retreats will each feature a trunk show on Applique. Two kits will be provided, one for Needle Turn Applique and one for Machine Applique. Cost is $150.00 for two nights at The Barnsion, five miles east of Harlowton. You can check it out at TheBarnsion.com. There may still be openings; I will know more in mid July. Down payment of $75.00, paid by August 15, holds your spot. For more details, give me a call.
* July 22 - Refresher class - If you have taken a class in the past, not finished the project and can't remember what it was you were doing, this is for you. Let me know by July 20th what class it was and we will help you finish your project.
** July 29 - Moda Recipe class - learn how to use the cake and cup cake recipes.


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Gulf Disaster "Far From Over"
An estimated 1,050 miles of beaches and wetlands were contaminated with oil during the course of the disaster. NWF staff visited Louisiana in March and discovered oil still beneath its coastal marshes. Although most of the wildlife killed as a result of the spill were probably not found, more than 8,000 birds, sea turtles and marine mammals were reported injured or dead in the first six months after the spill, and scientists and wildlife managers are continuing to find dying or dead wildlife in the region.
The oil attacked an already weakened coastal wetlands ecosystem. Because of decades of levees, river rechannelization, dredging of canals for oil and gas development and devastating hurricanes, a football field of marsh habitat erodes into the Gulf every hour. A Degraded Gulf of Mexico: Wildlife and Wetlands Two Years into the Gulf Oil Disaster, written by NWF Senior Scientist Doug Inkley, gives an overall grade of health for the region’s wetlands as “poor” and tells about the oil’s impact on six wildlife species or groups of species (see these animated maps) that depend upon a clean, productive Gulf ecosystem.
Since the spill through March 25, 2012, 523 dolphins, many of them juveniles, have been found stranded in the affected area; 95 percent of them were dead. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) says, “This magnitude of strandings in the northern Gulf is unprecedented.” Five species of sea turtles live in the Gulf, of which four are endangered. Up until April 5, 2011, 1,149 sea turtles were found stranded, of which 609 were dead or dying. Of these, 481 were Kemp’s ridley, the most endangered sea turtle in the world. As of May 2011, 826 brown pelicans were collected in the area, of which 577 were dead or later died. Bluefin tuna, which are declining, have two breeding areas in the Gulf. Oil has also covered and killed an unknown number of the Gulf’s deep-sea corals.
The full consequences of the disaster may be unfolding for decades—oil can still be found in Alaska 23 years after the Exxon Valdez spill.
NWF is calling for the U.S. Congress to pass the RESTORE Act, which would direct the fines and penalties levied against BP and other responsible parties to restoring the Gulf Coast. NWF President and CEO Larry Schweiger said today: "Two years later, the oil remains, the promises are forgotten, and Congress still hasn’t done its job. Now that both the House and Senate have voted on the Restore Act, it is time to get a strong bill, without poison pills, to the President’s desk. The only fair and right solution is for fines from the oil disaster to be reinvested in the Gulf region to help the people and communities hurt by the disaster. A healthy Gulf ecosystem will lead to economic recovery."
The report also recommends that federal and state agencies implement a comprehensive Gulf Coast restoration strategy and that oil and gas leasing practices and permitting requirements be reformed to better safeguard wildlife and the environment. Other recommendations and much more can be found in the downloadable report.

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Killer Characters: For Better or For Worse, but for a New Kitchen, Too?
For Better or For Worse, but for a New Kitchen, Too?
We were just going to remodel the kitchen and update one bathroom. Before we knew it, we’d combined two small bedrooms into one and created a master bath, refaced the fireplace, and added new windows to the dining room so we can drink in the fabulous lake and mountain views while sipping wine and eating the classic lasagna my mother taught Adam to make. We’d painted every wall and recovered every surface. And yes, we brought the kitchen into the current century, too.
And then there were the surprises in the basement, but I’ll let you read about those in AS THE CHRISTMAS COOKIE CRUMBLES.
You know how remodeling goes. There are always surprises. The biggest one, the one that knocked me off my feet, was seeing how hard it was for my mother to watch us change the house. Even though she pored over plans and paint chips and wood samples right along with us. Seeing the changes in the flesh, so to speak?
Well, I had to put my hands on her shoulders and say “This is still my Happy Place. The Orchard House might be ours now, but it still holds all the memories you cherish.
Have you remodeled a room or home? What’s your advice for Erin and Adam?
Oh, yes, we remodeled more than once. In one house we tore out the kitchen floor and removed a defunct chimney. The prior owners had already carved a bathroom out of one bedroom, but with a child in diapers we added a new one downstairs. And the list goes on.
I love your husband's comment--he's a keeper.
Adding a bathroom is A Big Deal. We moved one once, and are so glad we did -- it allowed us to open the back of the house to the view and create French doors to a deck -- but figuring out where to put it was a PITA!
The remodels for our house have been a little at a time due to many reasons, some financial, some time constraints, some for sanity's sake. About every six months or so we do something, sometimes it's a year or more between the bigger ones like wood floor install that my husband did or new windows or bathroom redo for the one my daughter and I share or the granite counters in the kitchen and downstairs bathroom and wet bar. Those we had done by professionals. We made sure we had another bathroom to use, takeaway for dinner for the kitchen counters, someone was home to keep the two Doodles mellow.
We are going through a redo at my dad's house. We keep finding more stuff that needs doing because he neglected preventive maintenance. It helps that my sister and I are close and best friends or this could cause issues. Make sure everyone loves and likes each other in the family. That is the most important.
I love your books, Leslie. I've added to my spice racks and recipes thanks to you.
Oh, gosh, Vixen, sounds like you're the remodeling champs! Kudos to you and your sister for managing the remodel at your dad's house -- juggling two sets of opinions as well as everything else -- though if neither of you lives there, that helps.
And thanks for the kind words. More spicery in the works!
The closest I've come to remodeling is painting. I hope I never need to do more than that.
Too funny! I'm the veteran of 2-1/2 whole house remodels -- in the first two houses, I did a lot of the work myself, including painting the exteriors of two 2-story houses. I've retired from painting all but one-day jobs -- closets, window sills, touch-up -- and as soon as the current job is done, I'm probably done with all the rest, too!
We doubled the size of our kitchen and all I can say is that remodeling takes twice as long as predicted and twice the estimated cost. But, I do love cooking in my new kitchen.
Congrats on your beautiful new kitchen! I lucked out on my first two major remodels -- kitchen-plus -- both came in on time and on budget. This one, not so much! But the results are wonderful.
We are in the process of some remodeling and have been for a while so my advice is to be patient and don't have a deadline in mind.


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As noted on Monday, we’re taking a look at the daughters of Empress Frederick (eldest daughter of Queen Victoria). Today we’re going to cover the second of four German princesses: Victoria of Prussia.
Victoria, born on April 12, 1866, was the first of her parents’ children to make up the younger bunch who would bring them considerable happiness over the years. Ignored by their paternal grandparents, Victoria, Waldemar, Sophie and Margaret, absorbed their parents tastes and preferences in a vacuum and, as such, grew up showing an appreciation, if not a preference, for all things British.
As a child, Victoria’s greatest passions were her weekly dance lessons and riding the Shetland pony that her grandmother, Queen Victoria, bought for her. One day she was out riding when her brothers, Wilhelm and Henry, caught sight of her while bored at an art lesson. They took to throwing pebbles at the pony, one of which struck him in the face, forcing him to throw the Princess from the saddle. Stricken, the boys ran over to find their little sister unhurt, but angry. Wilhelm dutifully placed her back in the saddle.
As she grew older, she added cooking and gardening to her repertoire, though in the former she was more of an enthusiast. At her mother’s suggestion, she would go to the kitchens for lessons, but the practice was so foreign to her as to be comical. When asked to watch over a pot of water until it boiled, she responded gamely that she would be happy to, but how would she know it was boiling?
The most pivotal moment of her childhood came in 1879 when 11-year-old Waldemar died of diphtheria. His passing marked a widening of the gulf between the elder three siblings and the younger three, while the loss of two beloved sons (Sigismund passed away in 1866) caused Vicky to cling more tightly to the three children who were so much more pleasant to her than her increasingly taciturn older ones.
By the time she reached adolescence, Victoria became known to her family as “Moretta,” though it’s unclear where this term of endearment came from. Possibly, it stemmed from the fact that she had different coloring than the rest of her family, with darker hair and skin that easily tanned, and it was an allusion to a region of Piedmont and thus an inference that she looked more Italian than German.
While not a beauty, Victoria was considered alluring, with an impeccable pedigree and a sweet nature. She was considered a possible match for Alexander “Sandro” of Hesse, a son of another Prince Alexander of Hesse. Queen Victoria was interested in the match, though her granddaughter was 16 when the potential lovebirds met in the summer of 1882, immature for her age and younger-looking than her years – Sandro was nonplussed. When he returned to Berlin the next spring, however, Victoria had decidedly fallen in love with him.
Her attraction to Sandro no doubt stemmed from the good looks and charm for which he and his brothers were known, but it’s unclear whether he returned Victoria’s feelings. By the end of his visit, the two had come to an unofficial understanding, but there is some thought that he was more drawn to marrying the daughter of a future German emperor, for his parents had only had a morganatic marriage and he was decidedly less royal than his bride-to-be. His real value-add was that he was the Prince of Bulgaria, though his position was unstable.
Over the next three years, Victoria, Vicky and Queen Victoria all waged a battle royale to bring the marriage about, but Emperor Wilhelm I, Empress Augusta, Wilhelm, Charlotte and Henry were vocally opposed, while Fritz was lukewarm at best. By the end of 1886 Sandro, having been forced to abdicate his throne, gave up, writing to Queen Victoria that he was tired of being insulted.
Ironically, during this same period, one of his brothers would marry another of Queen Victoria’s granddaughters, Victoria of Hesse, while a second brother would marry her daughter, Princess Beatrice. And just to put that into context, it is from the first marriage that the current Queen’s husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, descends, while the second produced Queen Victoria Eugenie of Spain, an ancestor of today’s King Felipe VI.
The following year, Victoria and her sisters accompanied their parents to London for their grandmother’s Golden Jubilee. While there, Sophie met Constantine, Crown Prince of Greece, and would soon embark on her own journey towards becoming Queen of the Hellenes. Victoria, meanwhile, returned to Berlin lovesick and with an increasingly ailing father and grandfather. Emperor Wilhelm I passed away in March 1888, however Fritz’s reign was brief and marred by his own illness. From his sickbed, he reportedly gave Victoria his blessing to marry Sandro, while Vicky persuaded him to amend his will exhorting Wilhelm to sign off on the match.
Even when presented with this news, Sandro remained unmoved. He was at odds with Russia, who had made clear they had little interest in seeing him marry a German princess (which in turn alarmed the Hohenzollerns), and personally he was also in the throes of a love affair with an opera singer. Going to figurative war with the future Kaiser Wilhelm II over marriage to his sister, who he didn’t love, was too tall an order. Queen Victoria, meanwhile, urged Vicky not to push the matter until Wilhelm had been brought to heel, all too aware of how beholden the family would become to him after Fritz’s death.
In short, he mourned the status of marrying Victoria and his one-time plans to rule Bulgaria. He later married his mistress and passed away in 1893 at the age of 36.
As the family grieved Fritz and Sophie prepared to move to Athens, Victoria was at a low point. For her entire life she had a bit of a complex that she was ugly, though she would later learn that her parents ordered her nannies to tell her that so that she wouldn’t become vain. Heartbroken and afraid of ending up an old maid, she took to dieting and exercising maniacally, a situation only made worse when she heard that Prince Karl of Sweden refused to consider marrying her.
In the spring of 1889, a new suitor was offered up instead: Grand Duke Alexander of Russia. Vicky was hopeful, but also afraid how her daughter would respond if negotiations fell through. As such, she rounded up other options, including Prince Adolf of Schaumburg-Lippe, who she met during a trip to England. While Victoria spent her time with her British cousins and playing with the children of her aunt, Beatrice (also Sandro’s niece and nephews). Vicky did her part to move negotiations forward, however nothing was sticking and Grand Duke Alexander turned down the offer. Victoria’s cousin, Elizabeth of Hesse, had married into the Russian Royal Family, but she was certainly no ally, believing Victoria silly at best and part of Sandro’s downfall.
Yet, mother and daughter continued their trudge through all possible eligible bridegrooms. In June 1890, Prince Ernest of Hohenlohe-Langenburg was brought forth, however he ended up marrying another cousin, Alexandra of Edinburgh (sister to the future Queen Marie of Romania). That same month, Vicky and Victoria visited Adolf of Schaumburg-Lippe, the latter not knowing her mother had already prospected him the year before. From his house, Vicky wrote to Sophie in Athens that Adolf wasn’t particularly clever, but had a good character and was only praised by those who knew him as loyal and amiable. That would have to do.
During the same visit, Adolf proposed and Victoria accepted. Later, in her memoirs, she wrote that it was love at first sight, but Vicky wrote to her mother that she thought it was more desperation from fear at withering on the vine. Wilhelm, for his part, was for the match, but Vicky also confessed that she wept over the engagement, not believing it worthy of her daughter, but comforting herself Adolf was a good man.
A month later, Adolf accompanied Victoria, Vicky and Margaret to Windsor so that Queen Victoria could inspect him. She approved, but noted that she didn’t think her granddaughter was completely happy. Regardless, the wedding went forth in Berlin that November. The couple’s honeymoon took them to Vienna, the Mediterranean, Rome, Cairo and, finally, Greece, where they were to visit Sophie and Constantine. Their final stay wasn’t long – Victoria suffered a miscarriage and she and Adolf hurriedly returned to Germany to seek medical attention. Tragically for a young woman whose only goal seems to have become a mother, she would never conceive again.
The couple made their home at Schaumburg Palace at Bonn, with Victoria being left alone there much of the time thanks to Adolf’s military duties. She kept herself busy with decorating, but soon admitted she was unhappy and bored. Her mental state seems to have sparked another bout of extreme dieting, which was severe enough to alarm her family. Indeed, given the descriptions of her diet and when this practice emerged, it’s altogether likely she in fact suffered from some sort of disordered eating.
The marriage itself was at least peaceful and Adolf was kind, which is certainly more than most of Victoria’s cousins would be able to say. He never reproached her for their lack of children and instead indulged her various hobbies, believing them to be necessary for her given his absences. At her request, he installed tennis courts at their home and he encouraged her passion for gardening.
The letters scandal of the early 1890s affected Victoria deeply. Not only was she accused of scandalous behavior and adultery by her own sister, but in the aftermath, men brought forth as potential lovers attempted to salvage their good names by dueling with the man Wilhelm deemed guilty. One of the officials was wounded with a shot to the leg, while the accused ended up dead. Somehow, Victoria decided to forgive Charlotte despite Wilhelm’s impressively long grudge.
World War I brought about a marked change to life for all European royalty, but especially those with shared German and British heritage. For Victoria, it also coincided with premature widowhood when Adolf died on July 9, 1916 at Bonn. The war’s conclusion was a relief and thankfully for Victoria, it didn’t result in her being forced out of her home, particularly once Wilhelm was forced to abdicate in November 1918. The most marked change was certainly that of the Princess’s finances, however in the mid-1920s she was given the opportunity to write her memoirs and she took it, apparently recognizing the need to generate cash.
Around the same time she met a man named Count Ich-Bielskov, to whom she sold off possessions. In September 1927 he introduced her to a friend of his, Alexander Zoubkoff, who he told her had lost everything in the Bolshevik revolution. He was young, handsome and went out of his way to be charming to the 61-year-old widow who was by far more materially comfortable than he. As for Victoria, she likely found his tales of being fallen aristocracy relatable given her own change in station. She showered him with gifts and invitations and he, in turn, proposed marriage.
Victoria announced her engagement to Henry, Sophie and Margaret during a dinner party and was unsurprised when they didn’t take the news well. The news broke in newspapers the same day, with most reports being unable to not make note of the bridge’s age in comparison to that of her 27-year-old fiance. Others went further and congratulated the infamous former Kaiser on such an interesting new brother-in-law. Quite a change of pace for him and Victoria given his former antipathy to Sandro and is now inability to stop an untitled nobody from marrying his sister.
The couple married on November 19, 1927, just two months after meeting. Somewhat morbidly, it was the 37th anniversary of Victoria’s wedding to Adolf, however while that one took place inside Berlin’s palace walls, this one took place in the Registry Office of Bonn. Within days, Victoria had handed over her fortune and Alexander took to spending it with abandon.
In January 1928, he was approached about flying an airplane across the Atlantic, the practice still being a novelty. The venture would require funds Victoria didn’t have, but she supported him in approaching the banks for a loan, while Alexander proudly announced his plans via a press conference during which he spoke constantly and Victoria looked uncomfortable. She began to have second thoughts: Her husband was involved in a public brawl and she took a look at their bank statements, revealing the extent of his proliferate spending. Finally, when he suggested that they finance a film of their romance and move to Hollywood so as to play themselves, Victoria broke off the marriage.
Alexander’s debts finally reached the level of legal trouble and he was ushered out of Germany, making his home in Luxembourg. Quite possibly, Wilhelm intervened from abroad, while other reports find that Victoria visited her husband when he was unable to return to Germany. More likely, the couple never saw one another again. Soon after, Victoria passed away on November 13, 1929 in Bonn at the age of 63.


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The best sports movies aren’t about baseball or boxing or soccer or marathon running. They’re first and foremost about the emotional lives of people and secondarily about their existences–financial and often metaphysical—which are, naturally, based on a sport.
The canniest film producers understand that an audience shouldn’t be expected to care about the minutia of soccer in Bend it Like Beckham or boxing in Raging Bull or baseball in Bull Durham. Our concern will always be with the characters—Parminder Nagra’s footie Sikh rebel in “Beckham,” Robert de Niro’s Jake LaMotta in “Bull” and Kevin Costner’s Crash Davis in “Durham”–not the sport itself.
The makers of Moneyball–director Bennett Miller, scriptwriter Aaron Sorkin and a host of producers—realized that their film wouldn’t work if the audience had to understand a lot about arcane statistics and how number crunching could help a baseball team. Michael Lewis’ best selling non-fiction book–the basis of the film—wouldn’t have been a hit if he’d lacked a character that could turn stats into drama.
Luckily, that man was ready for the spotlight. His name is Billy Beane and he could have walked out of Central Casting and, well, been played by Brad Pitt.
Beane is a former first round draft choice for the New York Mets, who was a colossal flop as a baseball player. Sparing himself and lots of supporters the agony of a long drawn-out mediocre playing career, Beane quit while in his twenties to become a baseball scout. Before he was 40, he’d become a young and very bright general manager for the Oakland A’s.
The A’s had a problem, one that could be dramatized in a book and on screen. They were–and continue to be—one of the most impoverished teams in major league baseball, located in a small and very poor marketplace. And yet, for many years, they were a successful team through (in part) great drafting of young players.
In 2001, Beane lost three of his best players through free agency; quite simply, he couldn’t offer them as much money to stay in Oakland as could teams like the Yankees and the Red Sox.
How could he replace them at virtually no cost and still get back into the playoffs? This is where the movie–and the book–really take off. Brad Pitt, playing Mr. Beane as an affable, confident charmer whose demeanour may be masking pain and doubt, has to think outside the box. You can’t replace superstars without money.
Beane has his “ah-ha” moment when he sees Peter Brand, an overweight nerd, influence a potential baseball trade between Oakland and the Cleveland Indians. Brand is into statistics, something baseball has abhorred. Luring Brand to Oakland, Beane practically adopts him as a son, deciding that “sabermetrics,” the fancy stats promulgated by Brand can get him to find undervalued players who don’t look like stars but, in fact, have stellar abilities.
The sophisticated and attractive Pitt makes a wonderful comic mentor to Jonah Hill’s young, very naïve and not-so-good-looking surrogate son. The two give the film humour while Kathryn Morris gives it heart as Tara Beane, Billy’s young daughter, who has forged a profound relationship with her divorced dad.
Moneyball is a sure-fire hit. Watch for Brad Pitt’s name when Oscar nomination season comes around. And Aaron Sorkin’s, too, for a script worthy of the writer of West Wing and The Social Network.
It’s rare nowadays to see a film treat religion seriously. Vera Farmiga deserves a lot of credit for setting her directorial debut On Higher Ground in a reborn Christian congregation. Based on a memoir by Carolyn Briggs, who co-wrote the script, the film dramatizes the life of a young woman, “Corinne Walker,” who slowly grows apart from the fundamentalist Protestant religion in which she was raised.
Corinne’s story isn’t a simple one of rebelling against hypocrisy. Farmiga is very careful to portray Corinne’s husband Ethan and pastor Bill as genuinely good people. So are the members of their congregation.
It’s just that Corinne doesn’t fit–though she tries for a long, long time, until her oldest children are already teenagers. She can’t help questioning her life and finds that her intellectual curiosity overwhelms her devotion to the safe life she’s helped to create.
On Higher Ground benefits greatly from Vera Farmiga’s skillful and moving performance as Corinne. Casting herself as the lead may be Farmiga’s directorial coup since you have to believe in Corinne as a caring individual, who eventually has no choice except to move away from the Church.
In a film filled with fine character actors, Farmiga’s second coup was finding Dagmara Dominczyk, who is sensational as Corinne’s best friend, Annika. A Polish immigrant married to another member of the congregation, Annika is bright and earthy and funny and sensual. She gives Corinne some warmth in her life until tragedy hits.
On Higher Ground isn’t an epic, nor does it play for big emotions. Taken on its own terms, it’s a mature, thoughtful work, which neither condemns nor endorses reborn Christianity. It is, befitting its own humility and sincerity, a worthy and worthwhile film that deserves an audience’s respect–if not love.

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Khuzaimah is an Arabic name for boys and girls that refers to a type of tree known as the “Gabal Elba dragon tree” in English (scientific name Dracaena ombet). It is the name of many companions of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah upon him and his companions, such as Khuzaimah bin Aws, Khuzaimah bin al-Harith, Khuzaimah bin Thabit and Khuzaimah bin Aasim. There is also a Sahabiyyah (female companion) whose name is Khuzaimah bint Jahim.
@1: As mentioned above, there is a female companion of the Prophet (Sahabiyyah) whose name is Khuzaimah, therefore your claim is incorrect. The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah upon him, would change any name that he found inappropriate, but since he didn’t change the Sahabiyyah Khuzaimah’s name, it shows that it is an acceptable name for girls.
If you can provide a fatwa from a respected source, we will be happy to look at it insha’Allah.
I don’t get exact meaning of this name , please mentioned exact meaning for me.
@4: Khuzaimah is the name of a tree. The tree is known as “Gabal Elba dragon tree” in English.
Hafiz ibn hajar asqalani rta has mentioned in his book al asaba fi tamaiyyaz az sahaba (encyclopedia of the companions) the name of khuzaymah bint jahm (Female companion) through abu umar.So its both boy and girl name.


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Elevate combines algorithmic recommendations from LinkedIn Pulse and Newsle, as well as human curation, to suggest content employees could share.
Some of the most powerful brand advocates are the ones holding company business cards. LinkedIn wants to harness this, launching a new product — Elevate — that allows companies to curate and share company content, and measure the effectiveness.
Elevate can be accessed though desktop, as well as apps on iOS and Android. It allows employees to schedule content posting when their networks are most active. Elevate combines algorithmic recommendations from LinkedIn Pulse and Newsle, as well as human curation, to suggest content employees could share.
This product helps our employees start social conversations about Adobe and the industries we serve. Adobe employees who participated in the LinkedIn Elevate pilot drove 80 percent more Adobe job views than they did previously and in February alone, each participant drove three to four new trial downloads for Adobe solutions. Our employees want to be active on social media, and LinkedIn Elevate offers an easy platform to provide them with insightful content that they will want to share.
Readers: What do you think of companies prompting employees to post content?


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Participants: Jenni Roditi (some of the time) Drew Davies, Nenla Hattaka, Caroline Pearce, John Hale, Kath Burlinson, Peta Lily, Stevo Vitale.
Similar to the discussion about what can we brings from the spirit of the 60’s into theatre today I am reminded of Peter Brooks Empty Space echoing into this room and today with this Open Space. This meeting IS theatre. All our sharings ARE improvisations. Open Space is the Theatre of the Now.
Drew’s show CHAV SCUM KILLS GOD started off about anger and conflict but rapidly became a piece about surrender and universality. Is this something that doesn’t actually engage and work in the theatre? Reviews varied from 5 star to 1 star. IS ‘beingness’ engaging? Can we get empathy from just being? Jenni says if we look at classical theatre and music in the in the East we see a tradition that is rooted in devotion, to the spirit, to the now – and often drawing in body work such as YOGA, TAI CHI etc. Being present, says John is a great performative aspect. Audiences want to experience being present. Hair rising on the back of neck. Simple actions on stage, like opening a box, can have a wonderful timeless quality. Mundane rituals on stage like housework can take on an entrancing power. Awareness is raised. Communes in the 60’s did things like one movement over and over again for three weeks to see how it felt, (like the Siddhi’s in India who stand on one leg for 20 years!) Then after 3 weeks they move onto another movement to see how that is. Presence in the theatre can be found particularly in comedy improvisation and physical theatre, but also in authentic acting. Structured improvisation is a way of really working in the Power of Now.
Audiences can come to a point of one mind when the energy of presence is really created. But then not only one mind but each individual in the audience can become aware of their own viewing patterns. It’s all about opening potential in public places for people. Sometimes it can go dreadfully wrong and then it can be hard to cope. It’s very up and down night by night as to whether you get feel you are in the now. Maybe it’s not about judging your whole overall performance but staying with your experience moment by moment? Practice is the key. Some actors can be really in the moment on stage and off stage are really out of it! Audiences can generate awareness simply by the group energy but also when confronted with something that is genuine in the moment it can create resistance as it can be confronting! It can bring up anger when the truth of the moment is really strongly felt. The Pain Body (see Eckharts book) can provide the basis for interesting theatre –as it has for centuries, but there is something beyond the duality of conflict as the basis of drama… and that quality does generate presence and enables us to see the fallibility and amazingness of our human condition and this is perhaps one of the futures for theatre and music-theatre.
See the Matrix, see American Beauty as examples of this Nowness. Kath’s show the Mother’s Bones created from Improv. Wordless piece about 3 generations of women. About archetypes of women’s experience including taboos such as death/blood. As a performer Kath opened herself to the collective energies to flow through her. As a performer and as a person she is interested in always finding experiences that taken her deeper into the unknown.
John says sometime he’s present for reasons he doesn’t understand. For Kath performance practice and spiritual practice is the same thing. The company Present Attempts – uses structured improvisations and simple frameworks out of which comes spontaneous theatre. All theatre is surely about one thing: how can we be more present? And WHY do we resist that? So much!!
How do we work with Tolle’s experience of SURRENDER and still get up in the morning? Theatre is about illuminating the human condition – that’s why we get up in the morning. Can we heal a sick society through theatre? Yes because art is about getting people to experience their experience! If we can get an audience below their pain body – below their illusions, then we can create Transformational Theatre. Theatre can offer people a chance to connect with their deepest selves as it can offer a blueprint to the unconscious when we see the truth of the Now we won’t forget that on the level of the unconscious as it remains vividly imprinted on us, beyond time…..