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As new music students, your child is going to learn to read music notes and become familiar with the mechanics of their instrument (fingerings and proper positioning) and learn how to produce a good quality sound. The instrument your child takes to school should enhance – not inhibit – the process. Creative Music Center rental instruments are chosen for their reliability, durability and playability.


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Various print sizes as well as framed prints, mouse mats, jigsaws and mugs.
I use a site called ClickASnap to showcase my images and will have a live store shortly.
It started in February 2016 and you can find some amazing images from hundreds of Photographers from Hobby to Professional.
I will be trying to update my blog as often as I can, so follow my Blog on Facebook and Twitter for updates, and come back to see if there is anything you would like to purchase for yourself or as a gift for someone once my store goes live.

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TIL a silicone baking mat covered in more pyramids than Egypt means crispier bacon for me, healthier cooking for my wife, and homemade dog treats for our neighbors' new Mini Sheepadoodle*. With a side of aerated drying rack for our dishwasher-unsafe kitchen tools.
Even if you hated geometry, you might appreciate silicone pyramid baking mats' application of the discipline to create a cooking surface that allows air to circulate around your food, from top to bottom. You end up with crispier chicken skin and pork parts, plus less fat in your finished food. Excess grease will run down the pyramids and collect at the bottom.
Flip the mats over and use the inverted, hollow pyramid side for non-stick baking. Dog treats in particular work well here since the raw dough is solid going into the oven and, again, the design of the silicone mat facilitates airflow for even baking and crisping. The point-side-down mat arrangement also makes for a handy trivet or drying rack.
Pyramid baking mats are safe for use in ovens up to 450 degrees F, and you can put them in the dishwasher, microwave, and freezer too. Sold here in a set of 2, each mat is 16" x 11.5" to fit inside a standard baking pan. You can also cut them to fit your special-size pan, and roll them up to store.
*Have you seen one before? Our neighbors caved after seeing this video, and now that I've seen it, it's taking a lot of manlypower for me not to do the same.

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My favorite session at Solid Edge University was given by Rahul Kulkarni on the topic of 3D sketches. I love it when the people who helped develop the tools are the ones to come and talk about them directly to users. Without having said it directly, I think Rahul showed how this session could have huge impact on the future of sketch workflows in Solid Edge, and certainly on the available functionality.
There was a fair bit of interaction with the attendees, and users seemed to have applications already in mind when they were asking questions. Turn out for this session was pretty good.
The Solid Edge University 2014 presentation files are going to become available to users shortly. The process is already happening. It takes some time to collect all the data and set up a site. I'll be sure to report back here when the files are available.
Sketching 3D elements using a 2D interface is difficult. Coming up with an interface to do it intuitively is difficult. Part of Dan Staples’ background is with the Sensable product, which is a 3D interface (still represented on a 2D display). I’m sure experience with this hardware interface product gave Dan a lot of insight into what it would take to make a planar mouse interface sketch lines and other entities in virtual 3D space.
3D sketching is highly useful for a lot of things. Even if you think you’ll never use it, and that you’ve gotten along this far in your career without sketching in 3D, I guarantee you there will be applications for this set of tools in just about any kind of work that requires spatial planning in 3D. I’ve used 3D sketch geometry to make geometrical calculations (how to flatten an auger, stacking rings), solving spatial problems, laying out projects, beyond the obvious stuff of piping, wiring, tubing, wire formed products, and so on.
To begin with, Solid Edge is already less constrained in the way it thinks about sketches than some other solid modelers. With ST7, you’re able to use a 3D sketch for most anything you can use a 2D sketch for now. I’m not sure what the limitations on that statement are going to wind up being, but it opens up a new world of how you think about and work with sketches. Or you can continue the way you have for the last 15 years.
For one thing, it means you can control an entire part from a single 3D layout sketch, if you are working in Ordered. You might even be able to use the 3D sketch as an extremely lightweight version of the part. I can even imagine a day when there is no longer a distinction between 2D and 3D sketches, and you just make any sketch in any orientation. This of course would remove parent/child stackups for sketches without resorting to Synchronous.
Dimensions are obviously more complex in 3D sketches than in 2D. You will probably want to dimension from a line to establish the direction of the dimension, to a line or point. Dimensioning from point to point will give you the straight line distance between the points rather than the X direction dimension, for example. This kind of thing will take some experience to become comfortable and proficient, but it is straight forward and understandable.
Setting expectations is always an important part of new features, and functionality this big being added in a single release usually means that not everything made it the first time around. There may be some functionality that didn’t make it into this release added in a future release. From my point of view, there are a few things that I would like to see fall into that category, such as 3D points, 3D coordinate entry, ellipse, some sort of relationship with the 3D Keypoint Curve (or at least the most glorious of all 3D sketch entities, the 3D spline), equation driven 3D curves, helix and spiral.
3D sketch is something I’m going to have to revisit with some examples later on. It’s fun and powerful. The way Solid Edge has set it up, it will frustrate the user much less than CADX.
Is the fixed length curve previewed before ST7 realease not 3D ?
One of the illustrations for the fixed length curve show (don't remember where) a hose pipe, giving an impression that it is 3D in nature.
Yes, helix and spiral are much awaited.
Yes, you can attach a length dimension to both a 2D spline and a 3D Keypoint Curve, but I don't think you can drive a Keypoint Curve with the dimension, that is, I don't think the Keypoint Curve will get longer if you change the dimension.
My point about the Keypoint curve is that it would be nice to have all of the sketch/curve tools in one place so you didn't have to jump in/out of various tools to make a complete 3D sketch.
Of course SolidWorks has had this feature for many years. What took Edge so long? Anyway, the interface in Edge is better that what I remember with Works and having to use the tab key to change planes.
"Of course SolidWorks has had this feature for many years."
@bshandI think Solid Edge Development has been more focused on Synchronous Technology for the past 7+ years. And although having 3D sketches is wonderful, I've never had issues accomplishing the same results before.
So if you were to ask me, would I have preferred to have 3D Sketch over Synch... there's no contest. But now we have both, and SW still doesn't have anything close to Synchronous Technology. The beauty of Solid Edge, with Dan Staples and his teams vision, is that they are more interested in bringing truly breakthrough technology to 3D modeling... and not just throwing us some window dressing and calling it a new feature.
Also as you point out, "Edge is Better" at it.
I think part of what took Edge so long was that they already had 3D sketch functionality in another area of the software, just not the main area. So it was there as a workaround if you needed it. Plus, Edge has 3D curve tools that work outside of the 3D sketch.
When I used Works, I was a big 3D sketch user, and complained about it often. You're right, Edge has done a better job with our version. Thanks for noticing.
It certainly wasn't my intention to start a religious war between Edge and Works. Both systems could benefit from combining the best of both. There are many things in each I wish the one I'm using had but I won't list them here.
I don't have access to pre-ST7 Edge so can't attempt to find where 3d sketching supposedly was hiding. Never found curve tools to be very friendly for creating tubing etc. I didn't find the Works 3d sketch interface poor or difficult, it's just that Edge's seems a bit better. I started using Edge in 2001 or so, much longer than 7 years ago. I personally would have benefitted from having any 3d sketch capability years ago and it was a sore point for me, not just a "shiny" feature.
Anyway, as Bob says, and I agree, synchronous blows away ordered in so many ways and Edge should be eating Works' lunch if not for, I think largely, the reluctance of many long-time cadders to change their ways. "WHAT AB0UT THE SKETCH"?!

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A complete directory where you can Find Children’s Entertainers Avon including, magicians, face painters, mascots, clowns and much more. Covering Avon, Bath, Somerset, Bristol, Somerset and Gloucestershire and surrounding areas.
GO SKETCH offer exciting and creative arty birthday parties for children aged 4-14!
If your child loves to draw, paint and create, we have a wide variety of birthday parties to suit your artistic child!
You can find some of our most popular art birthday party workshops below, or browse through our birthday party brochure for even more ideas . We can even tailor-make an art workshop birthday party for you and your child! All you need to do is supply a work space and away we go! We can recommend locations in and around Bristol for hire or we can come to your home.
Action Pussycat brings you award winning entertainment. With party music, lights, bubbles, party dances, non-elimination party games, prizes and a touch of magic.
There are different party options. Choose from Interactive Discos, Games Parties, bouncy castle parties called Adventure Zones, Themed Parties (eg superheroes or princesses) magic shows, character home visits or storytelling, all of which can be tailor made to your needs.
I also work with schools providing popular fund raising activities like school discos, quiz nights and family bingo, plus an amazing interactive maths classroom adventure designed in partnership with teachers.
Please get in touch with me to design your childs perfect party.
Workshops -Try your hand at a wide range of skills, from feather balancing to hula-hoop or tight-wire! Structured workshops are perfect for team building, or how about a drop-in workshop for your family fun day or summer fete? We can create bespoke package for you.
We demonstrate much of the equipment to a high level, some of the skills that we teach include: – juggling balls/rings/clubs/passing; contact juggling; hula hoop; poi-spinning; Chinese ribbon; diabolo; plate-spinning; feather balancing; staff-spinning; flower sticks; stilts; bouncy stilts; unicycle; tight-wire; and acrobalance.
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Veteran creative Gary Koepke, co-founder of the former Boston ad agency Modernista!, has joined TheBridge.Co, a New York and L.A.-based production and content company that specializes in connecting artists with brands. Most recently, he was North American chief creative officer for SapientNitro (now SapientRazorfish). He joins TheBridge.Co as a director/art director/producer.
Koepke had already been working with the company on projects, which include "We Don't Ask," a spot for the Hyundai Genesis for Innocean. He also led creative on TheBridge.Co-led Hyundai live event in Seoul featuring Gwen Stefani, Andra Day and K-Pop band CL.
Pamela Romanowsky joins the roster of production company Rocket Film. Romanowsky is known for feature films such as her memoir-based Sundance and Tribeca entry "The Adderall Diaries" as well as short-form and branded content for Sotheby's, Dove Chocolate and Refinery29. She connected with Rocket Film through her alliance with Alma Har'el's Free the Bid.
Stink FIlms has added director Tom Green to its roster in the U.S.. He has won several awards for his PSA for Save The Children "Still the Most Shocking Second in Day" and his recent work includes "The Heist" for Oxfam, both through Stink London. In entertainment, his credits include "Misfits," a supernatural comedy-drama hit series for Channel 4 that won a BAFTA for Best Drama Series. His short "Brixton 85" was selected by the British Council and screened at the London Film Festival, as was his debut feature "Monsters: Dark Continent." He is currently in production on a new project for Channel 4 and Netflix, "Kiss Me First."
We Fly Coach is signing director Marcus Perry for global representation. The director, writer and producer has helmed work for clients including Paramount Pictures, 20th Century Fox, Warner Bros., Walt Disney Studios, McDonald's and Zappos, and directed talent such as Dwayne Johnson and Will Ferrell. He is also the creator of the Image Comics series "Descendant," and "Albert Einstein: Time Mason" for Action Lab Comics.
London's Nexus Studios is expanding with a Los Angeles office, which will offer film and immersive work for advertising and branded content as well as developing entertainment and digital products. Based in the Arts District, it will be led by executive producers Luke Ritchie and Diego Rosner. Ritchie, who has led the Interactive Arts team at Nexus Studios for over five years, relocates to L.A. and continues in this role across both L.A. and London. Rosner joined Nexus Studios this year with a background in business development and production. Nexus founder Chris O'Reilly is currently based in L.A. and continues in his role as executive creative director across all studio output.
MediaMonks is hiring Eric Wagliardo as creative director of experiential, based in New York. Prior to joining MediaMonks, Wagliardo worked with agencies including Droga5, AKQA, 72andSunny, Ogilvy, BBDO and BBH. His work includes Google's "Awaken the Force Within" and Sony's Xperia "Tweet Singer." He has over 15 years of experience in roles including creative director, designer, art director, animator, iOS developer, consultant, and founder. MediaMonks also recently hired Alexander Kraemer as an experience architect, to add to the experiential team.
MPC in L.A. is hiring flame artist and creative director Claus Hansen, senior flame artist Noah Caddis and executive producer Robert Owens to work on its finishing capabilities. The trio, who will be based in Culver City, join from Method, where they worked for over a decade. Hansen has worked with agencies such as CP+B, Wieden + Kennedy and Deutsch on content for brands including BMW, Lexus, Maserati, Microsoft, Target and Revlon. Caddis has worked on spots for brands such as Infiniti, Kia, Adobe, Diet Dr Pepper and others.
Hone Production, the New York and Atlanta-based production company/consultancy, is hiring Eli Rotholz as director of business development and content executive producer. Rotholz brings 10 years of sales and production experience, having begun his career as an independent sales rep for Ziegler/Jakubowicz, before moving on to Moustache NYC, Click3X and Honor Society Films.
Lucky Post is adding senior flame artist Dan Margules to the company. Margules is known for his work on such projects as Lego Batman for Sky, Gold Bond "Shaq Wisdom," Canada Dry's "Busy," and 360 VR experiences for movie film The Arrival. He has also worked on commercials for Kellogg's brands, incorporating character animations of Tony The Tiger and Toucan Sam by artist Chuck Gammage into live action narratives.
Editor Tobias Suhm has relocated to Los Angeles with Whitehouse Post. The formerly Berlin-based editor brings well over a decade's worth of experience to L.A. including work on projects for brands such as Nike, Dollar Shave Club, Gucci and particularly in the automotive sector for the likes of Land Rover, Mercedes-Benz, Chevrolet, Toyota, Lexus, and Volkswagen.

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I’ve been meaning for sometime to write about a wonderful film made by a friend and film school contemporary. We saw it when it was screened at the London Film Festival last month.
Antonio (Mendez Esparza) has made an elegant and humane film called Aqui y Alla, about a Mexican family, living through the reality of immigration and separation. The film contains humour and sadness alongside moments of rare beauty and stillness.
I hope you get a chance to see it. Following a great festival run, some savvy distributor will surely release it soon.


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I’ve been a full-time complementary therapist since 2004, and in that time have worked with hundreds of people looking to effect positive change in their lives. For years I worked in the corporate world but the stress of office life, combined with a long commute, started to affect my health. I began my well-being journey by having massages to soothe my aching body, and then I decided to give reflexology a go because my therapist told me that it would be of even more therapeutic benefit. Over time my health was restored and my experience inspired me to train as a therapist myself.
Over the years I’ve worked with clients from all walks of life including doctors, nurses, other therapists, teachers, recruitment consultants and an array of other professions.
I believe it’s important that when you come to me for treatment you’re confident that I’m experienced, well qualified and up-to-date with the latest developments in my field. With this in mind I place a lot of emphasis on learning and development. Ongoing professional development is also a prerequisite of membership of the Association of Reflexologists and the CNHC.
Since obtaining my Association of Reflexologists diploma in 2003 I have qualified as an Advanced Reflexologist (ART), Vertical Reflex Therapist (VRT) and RLD practitioner and I also have a Diploma in preconception and maternity reflexology from the London School of Reflexology. I have trained with some of the leading reflexologists in the world, including Tony Porter, Lynne Booth and Jan Williamson.
My Reiki Master – Practitioner training was with Dr Robert Maida, a former medical doctor.
I am registered with the Government recognised Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council (CNHC) for Reflexology and am a full member of the Association of Reflexologists.
In May 2018, my dream of co-creating a therapist-led healing space was realised when Georgia Cooper and I took over The Old Surgery in Meanwood. Our objective is to create a calm, kind, safe and healing space for our clients and colleagues.
On a more personal level I share my home with my partner Jamie; a fantastic photographer and artist (I may be a little biased!) whose day job is working for Norman Records. As you can imagine our home is filled with music, as well as our two cats Bonz and Tweak. We are both fans of the arts, especially live music.
6 years on and here we are, creating The Old Surgery together. For Georgia, a psychotherapist specialist in adoption, The Old Surgery is the realisation of a dream to one day create a beautiful and respectful space for healing; occupied by the best therapists she has met over the years.
For me, The Old Surgery is an opportunity to work collaboratively with the wonderful therapists I’ve met since taking the big step away from home-working. It also provides space for me to do something I’ve wanted to do for a long while; provide mentoring to newly qualified or returning therapists. I’m passionate about raising standards and helping therapists to develop and grown their businesses.

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This message is for website owners – who want links to their websites. We are actively attempting to grow our number of visitors – and who isn’t these days. We’ll keep it short – we’re open to exchanging links – so please fill out the contact us section of the site and let us know about your web page. We’re open to just about anything – aside from adult content – we’re not interested, thanks anyway! So if you add a link to out site and send us the URL where it is, we’ll add a link back to your site at the next update!
One quick note about the shop – we know that many of the items listed are sold out – we still have thousands of boxes – so please dig through the listings while we figure out a way to hide the items that are currently out of stock.
Thanks for visiting and keep in touch – and please make sure to follow us on Facebook to get the latest updates!
We are open again – thanks for your patience with us during our international travel. We invite you to browse our growing selection of quality cigar boxes – we also encourage you to contact us with inquiries of all types with regards to quality, used cigar boxes – as always. We specialize in providing cigar boxes in large quantities for all purposes including window-dressing, specialty shipping boxes and containers and more. Thanks for shopping!
I started out smoking cigarettes like most other people did probably – first a few cigarettes outside my high school with other kids. At some point around the age of 16, I got a job a convenience store and that certainly gave me the opportunity to try most brands of cigarettes available. By the end of high school, I was most likely almost smoking a pack a day. Cut to college – I couldn’t wait to be on my own, one of the reasons being that I could smoke whenever and where ever I pleased. From that point on, I was definitely smoking a full pack a day – or more, if I was ‘partying’. Without wasting much time on this topic, 17 years later at 40 years of age, I was smoking two packs of cigarettes a day – without fail. I had a terrible co ugh and continued to smoke, even though I could feel the effects of smoking and they scared me. I was literally afraid that I could suffer a heart attack at any minute.
In November of 2012, I started to have a problem with my Sciatic nerve that only surgery could cure. I am very much simplifying this story so that I get to the point here… Upon learning that three rounds of Epidural injections didn’t work – I signed up to have surgery for a slipped disc. After suffering for months, (and continuing to smoke cigarettes heavily), I discussed the process and surgery with a friend who is also a Doctor. He told me that I had to quit smoking in order to heal properly. I decided then, that I needed to quit.
I had tried to quit smoking unsuccessfully on about three other occasions, the most successful attempt lasting about three months when I was in my 20’s.
Only July 20th, I received my GreenSmoke Pro Kit and on July 21st, I vowed to give it a serious shot and to throw away my analog cigarettes and switch to ‘vaping’ – smoking only the vaporized nicotiene cigarettes from GreenSmoke. Since I started using the e-cigs, I haven’t smoked a single cigarette – NOT EVEN ONE. Of course this took some will-power, but it’s been the easiest time that I’ve ever had quitting smoking. One of the things I quickly realized is that I don’t stink like cigarettes anymore and can’t even stand the smell of them anymore. The Greensmoke ecigs don’t smell and what you’re exhaling is basically just vapor. I even (smoked), “vaped” them in the hospital during my recovery. This probably should have been kept secret, but it’s true.
Today, I have been smoke free for 101 (ONE HUNDRED AND ONE DAYS) – the best part of this is that this time, I KNOW FOR CERTAIN, that I’m never going to smoke again.
Ordinarily, I would never post information like this to one of my websites, but I feel so strongly in favor of this product and what it’s done for my life that I wanted to share this information in any way I can. I know that many others are joining in switching from analog cigarettes to ecigs – and this is just one brand – it’s the brand of ecig that I use and recommend, there are thousands of other ways and also online communities dedicated to helping others quit smoking, the electonic_cigarette subreddit is one of them, you can check it out here.
I strongly suggest that you check out and purchase their products and STOP SMOKING CIGARETTES as fast as you can. This also makes an incredible, possibly life-changing gift for a loved one. Click this link to check out the GreenSmoke website and I wish you the best of luck. If you have any questions about this article, please write in the comments and I will do my best to respond to them.
Please reach out to me if this article helps you or a loved one quit smoking – I’d really love to hear about it!
Great pictures of a 4 string electric cigar box guitar created by one of our customers L. Anderson. Very nice looking!
This Cigar Box Kalimba is made from what I believe to be Spanish Cedar – as most find cigar boxes are. Cedrela odorata is a very important timber tree, producing a lightweight fragrant wood with very good resistance to termites and other wood-boring insects, and also rot-resistant outdoors. The wood is often sold under the name “Spanish-cedar” (like many trade names, confusing as it is neither Spanish nor a cedar), and is the traditional wood used for making cigar boxes, as well as being used for general outdoor and construction work, paneling and veneer wood. It is also the standard wood used for the neck of “classical”-style guitars, as well as for the linings of the guitar (tiny blocks of wood that attach the top and bottom of the guitar to the sides). It has a decent tone – I might make the hole larger – if that will make the sound louder (anyone know about this?). In honesty, I’ve spent at least one full hour tuning it and it’s still not exactly right – once I get it there, I’ll post a video with sound! If this isn’t a labor of love, I don’t know what is.
The kalimba is played by holding the instrument in the hands and plucking the tines with the thumbs.
More news on this coming soon – will try and post a video with audio so you can hear the sound. We are considering offering a kit like this – please sound off and let us know if you’d be interested in purchasing a Kalimba Kit! In the meantime, check out our serious selection of empty cigar boxes – perfect for making Kalimbas, Ukulele’s, Guitars . . . purses . . . lamps . . . birdhouses . . and tons of other things!
I can guarantee that it will NOT sound anywhere near as nice as this one does. This guy has got serious skills, I definitely could never wear that hat either.
I am in the process of adding over 200 wooden cigar boxes to our store – the problem is – there’s just too many of them! So, I have made the (unfortunate,) decision that there’s just not enough time to measure each box. So here’s the deal – if you want to know the measurements on any box in particular, just email us or use the contact form. Please make sure and use the entire title of the box you are interested in, as many of them have very similar names. I have just added about 65 boxes and I’m tired – but I might try to add the rest – and definitely will add them in the next day or so, so please keep checking back for more.
This “El Triunfador” Cigar Box is not one of the beefiest boxes we’ve seen – in fact it’s kind of weak feeling, soft maybe . . . “light construction”, might be a good way to describe it. It’s been sitting near my desk for a while though, because the labels on box are particularly interesting and beautiful. So much so, that I decided to take a picture of the side art, which wraps to the top of the box and isn’t put on straight. I did a quick Photoshop job on it to make it one piece and I really wish that this box was in perfect condition – alas, such is the way with used, empty cigar boxes.
Anyway, pictured here is the art – I think you’ll like it and I wish I knew more about it, but seeing it is pretty cool. We will be adding a lot of new boxes soon, so please bookmark us and check back in a few weeks.
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We are going out now to stock up on more boxes – as we were posting the latest additions, they are disappearing as fast as we are able to add them. The truth is – cataloging each box has become tedious and we will most likely be pairing new arrivals into sets that cannot be broken up. This will help us be more efficient and bring more products to market. We thank all of our customers for shopping with buycigarboxes.com and hope that you’ll return. It’s hard to deal with the shipping rates but we have no choice. We hope you’ll understand this is largely a labor of love also.
Set of 9 Romero y Julieta Gran Toro Red Boxes in Great Condition dimensions: 8.2" x 6.8" x 3.6"
Set of 14 Montecristo Court Wooden Cigar Boxes Individual Box dimensions: 5.2" x 6.35" x 3.55"
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Laurie Smithwick - Artist. Designer. Teacher. Speaker. Idea Person.
Hey. I'm Laurie. I'm an artist, designer, speaker, teacher, and idea person.
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After releasing the first single, we sold it to a Brazilian Shoe company. I LOVE SHOES! And, I love Papisa, aka Rita Olivia. Wait for the Portuguese! That language is magical.
Slipped into Sin feat. Papisa was filmed in Austin, TX during SXSW 2018 with Rita present and performing in the festival. Papisa is a Talented Brazilian based musician and songwriter who collaborated with DD on this latest Song released by Brazilian record label: Loop Reclame.
Fine Art is where I come from, and where I'm going.
DD Dagger AKA Allyson Lipkin is an underground performance artist, composer, musician and saxophone player from Austin, Texas. She has finished another full length release with ATX Brass-man Jeff Luna entitled "The Lone Wolf Meets the Underdog". It got a fantastic review from the Austin Chronicle and on Greg Beet's top 10 local Artists of 2016 > Please purchase or listen to it!
DD and Raindogg collaborated on a bunch of singles off ERODICA > Please Purchase This HERE! Raindogg directed the video "Brooklyn Girls" off Dagger's first release.
Dagger finished producing the music for a theatrical movement piece entitled Sacred Space > It featured a live score, dance, and projections. The performance was July 8, 9, 10, 2016 at the Big Medium Gallery.
Don't forget::::it's ever so important!!>>come out and support the local arts. !!
Fractals, New Movements Teaser from Magic Spoon Productions on Vimeo.
Fractals, New Movements was a collaborative multi-media project funded in part with a grant from the City of Austin Cultural Contracts Division. Featuring a live score, live dance, and liquid projections, DD Dagger desired to marry her favorite creative mediums into a piece that would expand consciousness.
Liquid Projections by Scott Conn.
This teaser was created to entice people to the show and features the dancers and music by Mark Orton.
Please listen to my latest interview with maestro Johnny Goudie! We talk about our unexpected history together in Houston, TX where, underage, I used to watch his band every weekend. I had no idea!!! He also *gasp calls my album brilliant! Thanks Johnny, that feels ever so delightful.
Episode 547: DD Dagger a.k.a. Allyson LipkinHello friends! I hope you all had a good weekend. I'm doing well. I've been working on a lot of busy work today. It's not super-fun but it leaves you woth a feeling of accomplishment when you finish... and that's pretty good. Right? I urge any of you musicians that live in Austin to come out to a panel I'm moderating tomorrow, Wednesday December 7th at at St. Elmo Sounstage from 7-9 pm. The Austin Music Foundation presents "Hit The Road Jack(ie): Touring Deconstructed" a panel on planning and managing go to austinmusicfoundation.org for more info.
My guest for episode 547 is multi-instrumentalist art-rocker, DD Dagger a.k.a. Allyson Lipkin! Allyson is releasing her brilliant new album, The Lone Wolf Meets The Underdogon December 17th. She's also having a release party on Sat. Dec 17th at Dozen Street. Go to dddagger.com for more info on the show and where to get the album. We sat down about a month ago and had a fantastic conversation about writing a "divorce album", making The Lone Wolf Meets The Underdog, playing with Los Coast, Fastball, Danger Cakes and others, staying sane through making art and much, much more! I hope you enjoy our conversation as much as I did. Let's get down!
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a Jr. Structural Engineer you provide structural support for product & business development, study, tender and commercial projects. You can be assigned to one of the business units (Transport and Installation, Wind or Decommissioning) or work on product development in S&T department.
Familiarize with discipline related work processes, guidelines and standards.
The ambition to work (temporarily) at yards, offshore on our vessels or in our offices.

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Have been using the following function to create password for years.
Recently found that this method is quite slow. A much simpler and faster method.
1. Produce 1M random strings with both methods.
2. Run the test for string length from 8 to 20.
1. The first method used more time in any case.
2. The longer of the string, the more time the first method used.
3. The time used by the second method to produce 1M strings was almost unchanged for different string lengths.

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We’re here to help people, businesses and society proper in good times and be resilient in bad times. We’re focused on what matters to our customers. We listen and connect. We make their problems our problems. We strive to understand what they’re going through. We build products with them in mind and offer solutions that help. And we deliver on our promises. We believe that insurance is not about things, it’s about people.A career in Insurance has never been this exciting.
Evolving consumer expectations and technology have helped to shape a new vision for our industry – and we are leading the way. Our Technology teams are reshaping the way we do business and setting new industry benchmarks. Our Claims representatives are helping customers to get back on track after they experience a loss. Our product teams are developing products that protect people and businesses so they can focus on what matters to them most. Our success story is written by our passion for creating a better tomorrow. We’re re-writing the future of insurance - are you ready to be a part of the story?
As an Underwriter in our Personal Lines department, your work will have a big impact. You will be responsible for underwriting insurance risks and making decisions every day that contribute to profitable growth. You will be customer-focused in everything you do, educating the broker and looking for ways to improve the customer experience. With a strong sales ability, you will develop profitable business relationships with brokers and will be effective in upsell and cross sell activities.
This position can be located in Edmonton, AB, office.
The fine print.Background ChecksPrior to receiving a job offer, you may be asked to consent to background checks if it’s a requirement for the role. These checks could include: work references, education and credential confirmation, employment verification, identity check, credit report, criminal offence and driver’s license record.Eligibility to work in Canada It’s important that you are legally eligible to work in Canada at the time an offer of employment is made. You may be requested to provide proof of eligibility at that timeWe are an Equal Opportunity EmployerAt Intact, our values guide everything that we do. We celebrate our differences and appreciate our similarities. That’s why we are committed to building an inclusive and inspiring environment for all employees.

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… An Egyptian police officer opens fire on a crowded train, targeting only the Christian passengers.
For a region that boasts of accommodating its Christian minorities, officials seem at a loss to stem the surge in violence.
While many Muslims took to Coptic churches to serve as human shields as a sign of solidarity, the Egyptian government reacted defensively to Pope Benedict's call for more "effective measures" to protect Christian minorities in the region. It recalled its ambassador to the Vatican. "Egypt will not allow any non-Egyptian party to intervene in our internal affairs under any pretext," an Egyptian Foreign Ministry spokesman said.
Officials have tried to cast the train shooting, which killed a 71-year-old Coptic Christian man and wounded four other Copts, as the actions of a disturbed individual and not motivated by religion. "It has to do with his personal mental state," the local governor said. "It had nothing to do with the religion of his victims. He boarded the train suddenly and emptied his pistol."
But a witness claims that the gunman screamed "Allahu Akhbar" as he opened fire, and that he targeted women who were not wearing head coverings and were likely to be non Muslims.
U.S. government officials aren't saying much about what is causing the violence.
"I'd be very wary at this point about making any sweeping statements about whether what's happened in Iraq has a bearing on what's happening in other countries such as Egypt or Nigeria," State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley said Jan. 4. "These are all being investigated. Clearly, there are pressures on minority groups in these countries, and we would hope and expect that in – those respective governments will fully investigate these attacks and bring those responsible to justice."
Several factors may be at play, said Nina Shea, a commissioner on the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom. Part of it is perception. Christians have been oppressed in many Muslim countries for years, driving many to move to other parts of the world. But they continue to present "soft targets" for terrorists because they are associated more with the West, with the U.S. and with Jews, she said in an interview.
What is shared by the terrorists waging attacks and the government officials leading a crackdown on Christians is "the ideological belief on the part of these Islamic extremist that they are purifying the region," Shea said.
"It's a frightening phenomenon because it's just so violent," she said.
Shea is scheduled to testify Thursday before the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, which is a part of the U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Radical ideas promoted for years by Saudi Arabia and Iran is another factor, she said. They have penetrated Islamist thinking and are being taken up by extremists. Those ideologies are inherently supremacist and see Christians as either inferior or as a threat. In Egypt, some accept conspiracy theories that Copts are scheming to take over the country.
Finally, al-Qaida and its franchises are issuing threats specifically against Christians. Bomb-making instructions are available online and in al-Qaida's magazine Inspire. One al-Qaida-related group published a list of 50 Coptic churches last month, including the Alexandria church where a New Year's Eve attack claimed 21 lives.
Coptic Church officials said they were not warned about the threats and even some Egyptian government officials said they, too, were caught unaware. The U.S. needs to do more to share intelligence with both, Shea said.
Other than Nigeria, government reaction to the assault on Christians has been one of denial. Egypt's ambassador to the Vatican, Lamia Aly Mekhemar, told an interviewer that Christians are not being persecuted. "Persecution is a big word," she said. "In order to prove that there is persecution, you have to be very careful. This is a legal term which should not be used casually. In this sense, we do not share the views about – that our government or some governments in the area have not provided protection for the Christians in the Middle East."
Iran's ambassador to Lebanon condemned the physical attacks, but like other Islamists, blamed them on Jews. Ghazanfar Rokn-Abadi claimed his country can serve as a model for treating the religious minority.
"Some 250,000 Christians are living in Iran peacefully and safely," he said. "They enjoy full citizenship, human and political rights the same as Muslims."
National Public Radio called the recent wave of arrests in Iran "among the biggest and most coordinated." It may be fueled by concerns that Christians, who represent less than 2 percent of the Iranian population, gather to worship in private homes rather than in churches, are trying to convert Iranians. Tehran's governor described them as missionaries who have "inserted themselves into Islam like a parasite" and hinted they have ties with Britain.
Ironically, Western pressure may be the only way to stem the tide, said Walid Phares, director of the Future Terrorism Project at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies. In Egypt, the bombing attack and train shooting show that the "jihadists are omnipresent across the country," he said during an appearance on Fox News.

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The Minnesota State Fair wrapped up its run Monday night, but if for one fleeting moment, we're going to go back to the Fair. On Saturday, John Mark Nelson played a few songs from his new album called "Waiting and Waiting" at the MPR booth.
Nelson's folksy sound attracted quite an audience for his performance. But Nelson is also getting attention for the fact that while he might sound like he's 40, something he says he hears from people when he performs, he's 18 years old. Earlier this summer, he graduated from Minnetonka High School. This new album, "Waiting and Waiting," is actually his second. His first album was "Still Here" and Nelson released it when he was a junior.
If you missed him at the fair, he will perform Thursday at the Cedar Cultural Center. He's on a lineup that night along with Rogue Valley and Ben Rosenbush and the Brighton.
Tom Weber is host of MPR News with Tom Weber, which is heard weekdays at 11am.
Krystyna Pease is an Associate Producer for MPR News' All Things Considered.


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Summer Camps are Almost Sold Out! The start of camp is around the corner!
COOK! Programs Update We had an awesome fundraiser last month, with a huge turnout, great food cooked by our talented young COOK! chefs, a suspenseful competition, and a super fun raffle. I want to send out an enormous 'thank you' to all the kids, parents, friends, and families who participated in our event. With lots of enthusiastic help we were able to raise close to $4000 in scholarship money. This means... We have scholarships available!
After an arduous application process, a site visit, and a three month wait, we are now certified as a Women Owned Business by the Women's Business Enterprise National Council, which is the organization many of our larger clients rely upon to assure compliance with supplier diversity guidelines.
Cook! Programs Pop-up Dinner This Saturday! Join Tracy and a cast of talented Cook! Programs teen chefs in an evening of challenge and deliciousness, Saturday the 9th. The pop-up event starts at 6 PM, but earlier in the day, the kids will be cooking up a storm to be ready! Profits will be used for the camp’s Scholarship Fund.
COOK! Programs News In preparation for our biggest and best summer yet, COOK! Programs will be hosting a student-run gala fundraising event* on April 9th. For several months now, students have been honing their culinary skills in preparation for our final “pop-up” and they are getting excited about showing off a little. If you haven’t signed up your kids yet to participate in this event, there’s still some room.
On The 6 PM News! — Me, Making Your Recipes of the Month KGO’s 7-On-Your-Side has featured our Super Bowl Recipes on the 6 PM news Thursday the 4th.
Here's the interview Here's the demo of our Beet, Fennel and Grapefruit Salad being artfully made!
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Harold Bradley was born 23 Apr 1884. He died 01 Mar 1971 in PA. He was 87 years old.
This site has details of other people with the surname Bradley and an index to other surnames. Why not visit the home page for this site.


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Four Steps to Care for Creation in All Worship.
Step One: four key moments that help to structure every worship service.
These can be either a formal one that you repeat each service or an informal one that you vary or change by season of the church year.
Invoke the presence of the God of all creation.
Invitation/ call to worship: Invite all creation to worship or invite humans to join the choir of all creation in praise of God. Remind folks that the Earth is the real sanctuary for their worship. Name animals and plants on church property with whom you want to worship.
Always include at least one petition on behalf of the natural world (this may be general or it may relate to a recent disaster or be given on behalf of endangered species, or seek mercy and ministry for people at risk from environment.). See the prayers prepared for each Sunday of the Revised Common Lectionary.
If there is an introduction to the focus of the season and the Sunday at the beginning of the service, give a brief description of the significance of the season that connects it to creation.
Keep in mind hymns with references to the natural world.
In the introduction to the lessons, take the opportunity to note references to God the creator and to the presence of the nature in the biblical world and its role in the meaning of the passage. .
Often the psalm is a source of celebration of God the creator and the natural world. As you introduce the psalm, note its relevance to nature.
Proclaim the good news to all God's creation. Give examples and challenges that include our relationship with nature.
Make connections for people to the natural elements of grapes, grain, and water bearing the presence of Christ. Place baskets of fresh grapes and grain and water for people to touch and relate to.
Living plants and trees in the worship space to serve as partners in worship. If selected carefully, these may also serve to purify the air.
Consider photographs around the sanctuary or nature scenes by local artists. Point out scenes of nature present on stained glass windows.
Be aware of the nature outside your walls. Use clear windows to make the connection with life outside the sanctuary. See your whole property and location as an Earth Community.
Identify the plants and animals with whom you are worshipping on your property.
Living flowers or plants on the altar to be kept or planted later outside. Plants or trees in the sanctuary with qualities to purify air. Use live Christmas tree and then plant on church grounds.
Purchase fair trade palm fronds for Palm Sunday. Consider the origin of the cloth for paraments and wood for the furniture.
Local wine/ grape juice. Practice intinction or have re-usable glasses (not plastic). Wash communion vessels/ glasses with eco-safe dish- washing detergent. Provide communion bread of whole grain and that is organic and locally grown.
Move toward paperless worship. Limit or eliminate use of paper for bulletins. Re-use where possible for multiple services. Use the same bulletin for an entire season, varying only a insert with announcements. Use post-consumer waste/ recycled paper for bulletins. Place attractive basket near exit from sanctuary for recycling worship materials.
Use outside light where feasible. Replace all incandescent bulbs with LED bulbs. Use outside air and fans instead of air conditioner where feasible. Safe disposal of batteries from wireless microphones. Use rechargeable batteries.
Beeswax candles rather than (oil-based) paraffin wax candles. Green decorations for holidays. Use a living tree for Christmas and plant it later in the church yard.
If you are engaged in a building project, now is the opportunity to make construct for the future. Seek an architect who knows the Green Building Council and who is committed to renewable energy. The extra cost will pay off.
Gordon Lathrop, Holy Ground: A Liturgical Cosmology (Fortress Press, 2003) Holy Ground illumines how the central symbols and interactions of Christian liturgy yield a new understanding and experience of the world and contribute to a refreshed sense of ecological ethics - a Christian sense of the holiness of the earth itself. Available from Augsburg Fortress.
Paul Santmire, Ritualizing Nature: Renewing Christian Liturgy in a Time of Crisis (Fortress Press, 2008) Is the Christian faith ecologically bankrupt? Theologian H. Paul Santmire has responded forcefully to that frequently voiced question by maintaining that, notwithstanding ambiguities, a single Christian tradition of long standing has something profoundly promising to say about nature and human life in nature. Available from Augsburg Fortress.
Ben Stewart, A Watered Garden: Christian Worship and Earth's Ecology (Fortress Press, 2011) Watered Garden begins with the classic, ecumenically held patterns of Christian worship and explores them for their deep connections to ecological wisdom, for their sacramental approaches to creation, and for a renewed relationship to the earth now itself in need of God's healing. This book is written especially for North Americans: people who live in a specific ecological region, and who play a particular role in the world's ecology. And of course it is written for Christians, especially those who are part of the Lutheran movement. Excellent for worship committees and small group study. Available from Augsburg Fortress.
Norman Habel, David Rhoads, and Paul Santmire, The Season of Creation: A Preacher's Commentary (Fortress Press, 2011). Many churches have sought to respond to the environment sate of the world by instituting a movement to observe a liturgical season of creation. Scholars who have pioneered the connections between biblical scholarship, ecological theology, liturgy, and homiletics provide here a comprehensive resource for preaching and leading worship in this new season. Included are theological and practical introductions to observance of the season, biblical texts for twelve Sundays in the three-year lectionary cycle, and astute commentary to help preachers and worship leaders guide their congregations into deeper connection with our imperiled planet. Available from Augsburg Fortress.


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The Igorevsk Icon of the Mother of God, in front of which was praying, during the last moments of his life, the holy Passion-Bearer GreatPrince of Kiev Igor Ol'govich (+ 19 September 1147), was situated in the chapel of Saint John the Theologian in the Uspensk-Dormition cathedral of the Kievo-Pechersk Lavra. This icon was of old Greek origin, and had an inscription that it belonged to Saint Igor.
© 1996-2001 by translator Fr. S. Janos.


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Let's introduce Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality. What are them? Is there any difference between them? Let's start reading something on wikipedia about Virtual Reality. "Virtual reality (VR) is a computer-generated scenario that simulates experience". The are various fields of application and it's a very interesting topic for sure.
Now let's see tools and resources available.
From the official website, A-frame is "A web framework for building virtual reality experiences.". You can use npm to install the framwork with NodeJs and even build an app with Angular or ReactJS. Here is and example of app of Angular 4 and Aframe.
argon.js was originally designed to take advantage of the augmented reality capabilities of the Argon AR-enabled web browser on iOS, simplifying the process of delivering mobile AR experiences without the need to create, ship and support native applications.
Augmented reality (AR) is the idea of mixing computer-generated media (e.g., 3D objects, 2D content, spatialized audio) with someone’s view of the real world. Whether you want to create a new AR application, or add an AR view to an existing web application, the argon.js framework provides a set of abstractions and utilities for adding an AR view to your web application in a platform- and technology-independent way.
However, argon.js will also work with other web browsers, taking advantage of their capabilities to allow your application to deliver whatever kind of AR experience each browser is capable of. While the AR capabilities a most web browsers is currently minimal, they are improving rapidly, and argon.js is designed to support this evolution.
Want to dive and and start creating AR-enabled web applications? Check out the downloads below.
Add touch gestures to your webapp.
Hammer is a open-source library that can recognize gestures made by touch, mouse and pointerEvents.


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We are pleased to invite you to a one-hour open review webinar session that will provide information regarding the Provincial Client Registry HL7 FHIR Implementation Guide on June 26th from 12:00-1:00pm.
The Provincial Client Registry (PCR) aggregates demographic data and identifiers from participating healthcare organizations across the province to provide a comprehensive source of patient identity and demographic information. Identifiers and demographics maintained in the PCR are used by EHR services to associate health information with the appropriate patient, and to enable healthcare provider access to a patient’s complete EHR.
The open review comment period will take place from June 20-July 19. Information on how to provide comments will be included in the webinar.


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One of the main reasons churches have both documents is tradition: “It’s always been that way.” However, it is not legally necessary to have both, and in practice, it can lead to confusion, unclear answers, and unintended outcomes when the organization makes decisions. To prevent these problems, it is best if the organization has one set of governing documents that addresses all of the relevant governance issues.
Organizations end up having two sets of governing documents either by design or inadvertently. If the unincorporated church incorporates, the organization may not recognize the need to repeal its constitution once it approves a set of bylaws. In other instances, the organization may think that it is better to have a document with provisions that are more difficult to change (such as a constitution) and another document with more routine governance provisions, namely, the bylaws. Having both of these documents is unnecessary at best, and on the rare occasion, problems can arise. Because of this, it is advantageous for the organization to consolidate all of its governance matters into a single document known as the bylaws.
Difficulties can arise when organizations have two governing documents because the documents may contain contradictory terms or may describe procedures that are no longer followed. As time passes, these difficulties can worsen if new board members are added that are not aware of how the constitution and bylaws work together or if board members forget that the organization has two sets of governing documents and ignores one of them. When organizations have two sets of governing documents, the bylaws tend to be the document with which board members are familiar, and the constitution is the document that tends to be ignored. Boards that favor the bylaws and ignore the constitution could be surprised if a matter arises where the constitution and bylaws contradict each other. Under Robert’s Rules of Order, the constitution supersedes the bylaws. For instance, if the constitution grants the organization’s members the right to vote on a merger, but the bylaws do not grant such rights, then the members have the right to vote on the merger. If a board is unaware of this and makes no plans to gain member approval, the merger could be stopped or made more difficult if a disgruntled member decides to raise this issue at the last minute.
To minimize confusion and unexpected consequences, we recommend that organizations use only one set of governing documents. If your organization has two sets of documents or is transitioning from an unincorporated association to a corporation, we can help you draft a comprehensive set of bylaws. Please contact us if you would like our assistance.


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Content warning this post contains details of bullying and suicide. Crisis line details are at the bottom of this post.
Bethany Thompson, an 11 year old girl from Ohio killed herself because bullies became too much for her. I read the news report and couldn't hold back the tears.
They bullied her because of her appearance - a crooked smile that was caused by the cancer treatment she had when she was three, and her curly hair.
On her last day of school, she and her friends wanted to put up posters for an anti bullying campaign. The posters read "buddies, not bullies", but the school wouldn't let them.
She told her best friend she couldn't take being bullied anymore, and killed herself on 19 October.
It breaks my heart to read this.
Look at her. A beautiful girl, hoping to change the way students treated their peers - hoping to change the world, and she was denied that empowerment. A girl who received life saving treatment as a toddler, which should never have affected how others perceived and treated her. Now she's gone, far, far too young.
Schools need to take this behaviour more seriously - to listen when kids report bullying, and to let kids lead anti bullying campaigns.
Parents (and peers) need to show kids what bullying can lead to, and step in to say that's not ok. They need to take responsibility and action for the way their children treat others. (Alison left a great comment on my Facebook post about this.) There was a great page in Courtney Westlake's book how parents are responding well to her blog about Brenna who has Ichthyosis, but this acceptance and awareness isn't being passed down to their kids through discussions about looking different. These discussions need to happen. - they need to trickle down to children.
I also think medical support groups need to provide children and adults with tools to build resilience and assertiveness, just as much as they provide medical advice. Perhaps a buddy system - pairing up children and adults with facial differences, could offer hope and peer support. I know that would have helped me.
"Strategy: Nobody should exclude another student from sitting next to him or her and/or from playing with him or her.
Why: It will hurt the feelings of that student. You have an opportunity to make a new friend." It's great to see the onus of stopping bullying being placed on the bullies, rather than those being bullied."
This little girl was loved by her family and a group of friends but that wasn't enough for her to know she was worthy.
I wish some of us adults with facial differences could have known Bethany and taken her under our wings and said "it gets better". That she could be her own hero.
This was me age nine. I wanted to die because of the way children bullied and excluded me because of my skin. Friends tell me they were bullied to the point of wanting to end their lives because of their visible differences when they were children too. Years later, it's still happening. It has to stop. It's too sad to comprehend.
Rest in peace beautiful, smart, kind Bethany. I'm sorry you were treated this way. My thoughts and love go to your family and friends.
There is a gofundme to help Bethany's family with funeral expenses. Please drop them a few dollars if you can spare it, or share the link.
Lifeline: 131114, Kids Helpline: 1800551800, or the crisis line in your country.
Changing Faces and YP Face It are also good resources to help young people with facial differences.
I am not a doctor nor a psychologist, but I have lived experience in living with a facial difference. You can always reach out to me, too.


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Lets see...what masterpiece lies before me?? As far as I'm concerned, I would not dare to put brush to paint. I am not artistic in the least, and really admire those that are. Nice close-up puzzle.
That was a great puzzle. You are doing a marvelous job creating all these puzzles. Thank you c4j.
Reminds me of grammar school, 60 some years ago! I'm not any better with a paint brush now than I was then!
You are not by your self it must be nice to be able to paint, but one can not be cleaver at every thing.
Oops meant clever not cleaver, I Am not the mad axe man.
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Me, too. I picked up a used copy of Armadale recently and want to read it next year. I have read his shorter novella The Haunted Hotel and thought it was good.
I am not a huge mystery reader, so I might not make it through this one. I do want to read Woman in White someday, though. Congrats on your 10th classic!
I think you'll like The Woman in White. It's awesome. Thanks for dropping by!
I enjoyed this too but I agree that The Woman in White is better. I'm envious that you still have Armadale to look forward to - I think it's probably my favourite Collins novel!
I read these years ago and then re-read them for one of Carl's RIP challenges a couple of years back and was pleased that I still loved them. The Woman in White is my favorite!
Mine, too! Collins is such a great author. (And he writes perfect R.I.P. read.) Thanks for dropping by!
Thanks for the recommendation. I had this one on my Classics Club list but maybe I will switch to the Woman in White for my first Collins!
This book is good...but The Woman in White is so much better. Definitely read that one!
I'm right there with you -- The Woman in White is even better. I'm eager to hear what you think of Armadale; I haven't read it and wonder how it compares with his two best-known novels.

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There have been many articles written about audience members of live shows who misbehave during performances. It seems that this is a topic that never gets old, no matter how many write-ups have been published in various articles and social media posts.
Whether it’s the annoying fluorescent glow, the phone ringing loudly in the middle of a quiet scene, the full-volume phone conversation taking place in the house, or hearing the crispy, crunchy sound of a piece of candy being unwrapped, these modern times have seen more than its share of destructive distractions.
From curtain up to curtain down, my colleagues and I have experienced this. Sure, we’ll laugh about it now, but at the time those things happened, we were miffed.
Have we turned into such entitled savages that we’ve forgotten that live theater is made possible by the actual flesh-and-blood humans onstage whose job it is to tell stories while acting, singing and/or dancing, hoping to impart entertainment, perspective and emotion? Have we become so self-centered that the rules apply to everyone but ourselves?
Before the show, the ushers remind patrons about the house rules: at the absolute very least, put your phone on silent mode, no photography of the set (if and when applicable … some shows will allow and encourage photos for social media, while others are “I’ll sue you and your entire family if you take that pic” strict), and no photography or recording of the show.
I’ve seen this firsthand only a few feet away from me.
One evening during the preshow for “Once on This Island,” just a few seconds after I made my entrance, while advising an audience member, I heard a small commotion a few rows away. One of our ushers was reminding a group regarding the “no photo” rule who then proceeded to get angry at the usher.
I yelled, “She’s only doing her job!” Hay, kung sino pa ’yung mali, sila pa ang galit.
According to my friends who sat a couple of rows in front of them, this continued after the show, and their comments ranged from shamefully inappropriate to downright threatening.
So, what should we, as audience members, theater producers, theater owners and managers, do? How can we ensure that the theater-going experience is a fantastic one for all concerned?
First off, let’s start with the most basic rule upon which all the rest will be founded: Respect.
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That suspension of disbelief should, as much as possible, remain undisturbed in order for the story to immerse the audience fully. Which means, no tweeting in real time while the show is happening. No selfies using the stage as the background while the actor playing The Phantom of the Opera is baring his soul over Christine, for example. No gossiping over the phone with your amigas while “La Vie Boheme” or “One Day More” is taking place.
Look, we don’t want to take your phones away. But is it so painful to not look at that screen for a few hours? Do theaters need to invest in expensive signal scramblers that are more a reflection of the audiences’ lack of discipline than anything else? Are we really that far gone?
What caused us to be like this?
There are many productions being staged in our fair city. “Ang Huling El Bimbo” and “Eto Na! Musikal nAPO!” are running. “Angels in America: Millennium Approaches” is opening on March 22. “Phantom of the Opera” is still running. And I’m sure that, during at least one performance, someone’s phone will go off, a bootleg is being sneakily recorded, or a photo is being snapped.
Please, for all our sakes, don’t be that guy guilty of any of the above.


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1. When I take pictures with you I own all the rights!, correct?
Unless a special contract is written all images taken by the photographer belongs to the photographer. Copyright remains with the photographer and you are granted a license to use the pictures for personal or business use.
2. What is you real specialty?
My Speciality is beauty photography that is my passion. Beauty photography is a focus of beauty it can be a portrait or a body shot, it can be a whole or a partial, but in the end the final results should empathise beauty forever in a captured moment.
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So to answer the question I may make 400 exposures but show you 150 usables.
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If you are an actor going to print a image you really only need one master shot to make a 8x10 image with? quantity and quality are 2 very different things. I can't retouch 5 pictures in a day. Why? because one image I do takes on average at least 2 hours to complete. Why? because I work on the quality of an image.
There are over 30,000 true professional photographers in NY, you should pick the photographer who takes pictures in the style that you like, respect and that you can afford. I am a 30year veteran photographer so shooting with me is getting my experience, artistic and technical skills when you hire me.
5. What should I bring to the shoot?
Either hair spray, gel or whatever you may use to hold your hair.
6. How much can I expect to spend to get a Head Shot?
You can get a really great headshot taken starting at $180.00 and that will include a lightly retouched image. The prints are additional.
7. How much are pictures for models?
Shooting Models for their portfolio is called testing and gets a special courtesy rate. Its Best to give me a call and tell me what you need so we can go over pricing and shooting options.
8. How long have you been a photographer taking pictures?
As of 2017, I have been shooting as a professional photographer for about 32 Years.
9. How fast can I get my photographs?
Normal Service is 3 business Days unless you have a glamour shoot which can take up to 2 weeks as the images are enhanced before we give them to you. You can usual see your on-line proofs the next working day after your shoot, Give another week or two to get your print(s) back.
10. How far in advance do I need to book an appointment?
I normally get heavily booked but I can fit most people in for most of what they want, Just call me when you have dates ready and we will fit you in.
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You can send and e-mail from the contact page requesting a shoot, call us at 212-964-8240 or fill out our Session request form. In all cases you will need to speak to a photographer to go over what type of photography services you are booking for. So make sure you leave your phone number.
13. Do you provide clothes for the pictures you take?
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14. Do you only shoot in the studio?
I shoot in the studio as well as on location. It all depends on what is needed to get the pictures you want.
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Sorry, I am not a booking agent. I get very limited information on jobs for actors or models.
Most all the photography created today is digital so there are no physical negatives. We do however create digital negative that stay on file with the photographer. High resolution Jpgs are usually given to the client for their use.
Well Most people out there are not used to doing realistic retouching so they will give you back an image that was very obviously altered. Our graphic artist have all been working with photographic retouching for 10 years or more and they strive to make the image they are working on as realistic as possible.
2. Can you re-touch my picture?
3. Why should I retouch my picture?
Retouching of your image is one of the steps in post production to make your image better than its natural straight out of the camera form, most every picture you see in print ads and fashion magazines are retouched to some degree.
When you are looking for that perfect image, it will need retouching to get to that stage.
You may also want to take note that retouching does not mean the image looks like it is retouched, good retouching cannot be seen very easy and can usually only be seen by an expert eye.
1. Do I need to bring my color?, I have make-up that works very well with me.
The Make-up artist, mixes their own colors based on your skin tone. So they will have your exact color here. Also your make-up will not work in an airbrush and the make-up artist may want to use an airbush on you.
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As long as we are notified in advanced I can have a hairstylist that can add extentions available for you.