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Opened six months ago, Bankside, a design-forward hotel on the South Bank of the River Thames in London, has revealed its schedule for its Maker-in-Residence program, a rotating series of artists and workshops taking place in its ground-floor Makers Hub. Reflecting the hotel's commitment to the vibrant creative district in which it resides, Bankside partnered with Contemporary Collective, an online gallery featuring emerging artists, to manage and curate the space, as well as run the hotel's ongoing program.
Contemporary Collective was founded in 2006 by Elinor Olisa and Isobel Beauchamp with a mission to champion the careers of emerging and newly established artists internationally, allowing collectors insider access. The Maker-in-Residence will rotate every two months. In addition to showcasing their artwork, each maker will also host a couple of programs and workshops where guests and visitors alike can take part.
March/April—Victoria Heald
Fine Art graduate, Victoria Heald took up residency in March. Victoria studied at Camberwell College of Art and Chelsea College of Art and paints figurative and animal works on gold as well as drawing London's landmarks. The plain gold backgrounds highlight the figures and remove any distraction. During her residency, Victoria hopes to consolidate her current series and create new paintings using traditional and contemporary painting techniques. She aims to showcase snapshots of tranquility for people who live and work in a busy urban environment.
Victoria will be hosting two events—the first will be a daytime workshop on April 13 during which she will explain how to use gold leaf to make art and embellish, and the other will be a Q&A event where Victoria will give an overview of her experience as an artist, followed by a display of her work on April 25.
May/June—Michael Wallner
The next Maker in Residence will be London based artist Michael Wallner. Previously, Michael has worked with data expert Dr. James Cheshire, to present an artistic view of London, using information and statistics about the city.
During his residency at Bankside, Michael would like to show visitors how, by looking more closely at the architecture around them, they can change the way they look at the world and appreciate that 'art is everywhere'. The residency will also allow him to take his city-based art to the next level and explore different techniques, materials and technology that he can use to reflect the shapes, outlines and colors that create London's character and personality. He would also like to incorporate London data in his work such as the journeys of London buses, the paths walked by London commuters, or the traffic patterns on the roads near Bankside—making art out of the everyday.
July—Ernesto Romano
Italian Architecture graduate Ernesto Romano mostly uses gold leaf, glitter or Swarovski crystals in his projects and he recently manually attached Swarovski crystals to some of his prints. During his residency at Bankside, Romano would like to apply this technique to larger scale prints.
Ernesto will also be hosting two events—the first will be a live performance and interactive workshop teaching the public how to apply Swarovski crystals to a print. During the second workshop, Ernesto will disclose tips and techniques on how to use gold leaf on a print.
August—Sophie Derrick
Leeds University Fine Art Graduate Sophie Derrick, focuses on portraiture, using both painting and photography. Once she has photographed her subject, she then paints on top of them, creating a layering of image in paint and painted image, blurring the boundaries between the two.
September/October—Darren McPherson
Wimbledon College of Art MA graduate and London based artist Darren MacPherson is an expressive painter and finds London a never-ending source of inspiration. Darren has experience in using art as a form of therapy for young people who have emotional and behavioral difficulties and will showcase this expressive art work in the studio.
Darren has four children and he likes to incorporate a family atmosphere into his body of work. As such, Darren's workshops will include a family-focused workshop for children and their parents during the week of Oct. 28 in addition to a hosted discussion on the use of art as a therapeutic tool.
November/December—Rod McIntosh
Closing the Maker in Residence series this year is Kent & London based artist, Rod McIntosh. He studied figurative sculpture in Sheffield, while his current work as a mark-maker lies within the tradition of drawing. During his residency, Rod intends to create a new collection of work which is similar to a fashion capsule range and specific to his experience as a resident artist at Bankside.
Process is central within the painting practice for Rod. His mark-making includes a pallet of muted monotones. This lends the work a striking and minimal appearance. Each material is also of great importance. He follows traditional eastern recipes for archival inks and pastes and works upon delicate Chinese papers that absorb every fluid movement.


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- Repeat injury? No
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LAUREN Goodger has been slammed for taking selfies of her pouting at her nan's funeral.
The TOWIE star paid her respects to her grandmother, Patricia Joan Mary Cain, yesterday, but came under fire from social media users for taking glamorous pictures of her with her family throughout the day.
Lauren - who celebrates her 33rd birthday today - documented the day on her Instagram Stories, which saw her share a string of pictures of the yellow and white wreaths for her late grandparent.
She captioned the images: "#ripNanny."
Lauren went on to video the hearse in front of her car driving along, before she uploaded a still shot of the flower arrangements at the service.
In a separate post she admitted the sad day has made her appreciate her family more.
She wrote: "What a wonderful lady and beautiful service today thank you. Makes you realise and love my family."
Lauren then went on to share selfies of her pouting with her cousin Jasmine and sister Rianna, before posing for a close up with her mum, which saw them laughing and joking as they pulled different facial expressions.
She said: "We love you Nanny
"My little cousin Jas, and my sister Riannna."
Fellow social media users were unimpressed by her actions, as one tweeted: "Wow I've seen it all now Lauren Goodger filming and posing at her nans funereal. Is nothing private anymore. What a sad world we live in."
Another hit out: "Only Lauren Goodger could use a funeral as an excuse for a photo opp."
A third slammed: "Speechless", while a separate wrote: "Even on the day of her own gran's funeral, @LaurenGoodger is still snapchatting pictures of herself! #selfobsessed."
Lauren went on to share posts her friends and family had uploaded to Instagram to celebrate her birthday, just one day after the funeral.
The reality star has revealed she is already planning a night out to mark her special day shortly after mourning the loss of her relative.
In reply to one of the birthday posts, she wrote: "Ill see you later."
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Private college giant 'Carrick' has now sought financial help from Victorian government to guarantee its future. The institute is relying on a USD 10 million deal with Victorian public TAFE Holmesglen, The Australian reported. The deal, likely to be finalised by today, could result in Holmesglen securing up to 80 per cent of Carrick, it said.
Carrick runs several vocational courses including hospitality, tourism, events, community welfare work, business marketing and hairdressing besides other bachelor degrees and English programmes.
Its collapse would threaten more than 500 employees and 4000 students, including its inter-state operations in Adelaide, Brisbane and Sydney. Financial results for the holding company Carrick Institute of Education, lodged with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission earlier this month, revealed a USD 13.8 m loss in 2009-10 as it was hit by the collapse in the permanent-residency-driven market for international students.
It follows on from a USD 43 m loss the previous year, driven largely by a near USD 38 m impairment on the value of its intangible assets. The unnamed party is believed to be Holmesglen, which The Australian revealed last Thursday had taken out a fixed and floating charge over Carrick's assets of up to USD 10 m.
Carrick had previously been in talks on forming an alliance with the US-based Washington Post's education arm Kaplan, which appear to have fallen through. Victoria's Ted Baillieu government said it was in dialogue with Holmesglen on the deal.
"The government has sought assurances from the board of Holmesglen that appropriate steps have been taken to protect student welfare and the taxpayers' interests," a spokeswoman for Higher Education and Skills Minister Peter Hall said.
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Washington -Senators Christopher Dodd (D-CT) and Robert Menendez (D-NJ) today unveiled legislation to comprehensively address autism and support those living with it. Menendez will re-introduce the bill early in the next session of Congress. The legislation includes provisions to boost autism research, provide support services for affected individuals and families and to improve the health care of those living with autism.
Dodd said: "Autism can have a devastating effect on children and their families. Families struggling to raise a child with autism deserve our support, and they deserve answers. This legislation will help move us toward a better understanding of autism and help better support those living with this difficult disability. These efforts must carry on in the years to come, and I thank Senator Menendez for continuing to champion this important legislation in the next Congress."
Menendez said: "Families in New Jersey, more than anywhere else, understand that we need to address autism on multiple fronts - with research, with early treatment and with a support structure and services for affected individuals and families. I am proud to join with Senator Dodd in introducing the kind of comprehensive initiative that is needed, and I thank him not only for his work on this legislation, but for his tireless advocacy for those affected by autism over the years. I intend to carry on Senator Dodd's legacy by sponsoring and re-introducing this bill early in the next session of Congress."
Specifically the bill will:
Extends Existing Authorizations
• Ensures that the critical programs established under the Combating Autism Act of 2006 continue, including CDC surveillance programs, HRSA intervention and training programs, and the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC).
Makes Investments in Service Related Activities
• Creates a one-time, single year planning and multiyear service provision demonstration grant programs to States, public, or private nonprofit entities;
• Establishes a national technical assistance center to gather and disseminate information on evidence-based treatments, interventions, and services; and
• Authorizes multiyear grants to provide interdisciplinary training, continuing education, technical assistance, and information to improve services rendered to individuals with ASD and their families.
Establishes a National Institute of Autism Spectrum Disorders
• Creates a new National Institute of Autism Spectrum Disorders within NIH, to consolidate funding and accelerate research focused on prevention, treatment, services, and cures. This cross-agency institute will be able to have a coordinated and targeted research agenda aimed at improving the lives of individuals with autism.
The original Combating Autism Act of 2006 was a bi-partisan effort which expanded federal investment for Autism research through NIH, services, diagnosis and treatment through HRSA, and surveillance and awareness efforts through the CDC. In total, CAA authorized $ 1 billion over five years, thereby having increased federal spending on Autism by 50 percent. As part of the negotiations on the bill, however, a FY11 sunset provision was included on all authorizations. As a result, some existing federal efforts through NIH, HRSA, and CDC would cease to exist in the coming Fiscal Year without any action. This reauthorization bill, introduced today, will not only extend these important authorizations but also make exciting investment in services related activities and create a new National Institute of Autism Spectrum Disorders within NIH.
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Are You Ready To Be A Confident Networker?
Due to the high demand and great feedback from my last teleseminar on Confident Networking, I've decided to hold another event.
Don't miss out this time!
Everyone talks about networking these days. But are you missing out because you lack confidence?
Would you like to improve your networking skills for your career or your job search?
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What could good networking skills do for your social life?
Don't be left out in the cold in the modern networking world. How would you like to feel equipped with everything you need to FINALLY network like a professional?
It's time to put away any excuses, barriers or the other limitations that are holding you back and start networking with confidence.
The chance to be a confident networker is waiting for you! JUST TAKE THAT FIRST STEP!
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When your monster is 7 feet tall, you know he is ready to be potty trained. He will need to be about 200-300 years old unless he is a three-eyed purple monster with horns. They should be about 400 before they're ready for their own potty. You'll have to "have your monster dress in comfy clothes and you'll have to help him remember to go. You may want to throw a monster potty party and you can always give him some slimy slugs to show him how proud you are when he goes on his own. This is a whole new look at potty training!
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Warner Spells out Turnaround Teams' Work
The initial work of the KPMG turnaround teams sent in to overspending NHS organisations last week will be completed by Christmas, Lord Warner told the conference.
The two-week exercise began on December 9 with initial interviews with strategic health authority managers who oversee around 50 trusts that have the worst deficits.
Commercial and NHS experts will then interview managers at local and strategic health authority level to identify the key problems that need to be addressed. Then, in early January, teams will launch more detailed analyses of trusts' problems, together with solutions.
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Making Cartoon Flags from those "Free" Practice Flags
[We used these flags with the parade tune: "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" Adams
(published by Alfred http://www.alfred-music.com/player/MusicforMarchingBand2001/mbm01033/player.html)]
- Solid Color Flags in the Color of the Character
My Grinch was on green. I have done patterns for Mario on flesh (tan) with a blue hat and black mustache, Rudolph on light brown with red nose and sparkle ears, Frosty on white, Spongebob on yellow. The black marker shows better if you don't get too dark with the color of the flag. You can use the solid flags you get as "free" practice flags when you order a set of show flags from many companies or you can order new flags (or used ones from guardroom – they have a practice category!).
- Pattern
I made my own pattern. I used Photo Elf to make the pattern because it has a poster option where I can blow the image up as large as I want. Some students are fantastic at freehanding cartoons as well. It's a great way to get them involved!
- Markers
Sharpies work the best. I used the Sharpie Chisel Tip. You have to rotate them as they get dry. If you store them tip down they will be "reloaded" for the next day. For 16 flags I used 8 Sharpies.
- Fabric For Contrast
Be creative! I used leftover yellow that I had in the closet and then bought sparkle mesh for the pupil in the eyes.
I used a t-shirt as inspiration for my design. I simplified the design by eliminating the mouth and some of the wrinkles so it was a more simple design but still recognizable as the character.
Kids can help with this step, some are very savvy with painting programs or with freehand sketching.
If you don't have a program to make poster sections, use the old trick of dividing the picture into 4 down, 5 across for a 34 x 56 flag and freehand the sections on to letter size paper.
I enlarged my design to the exact ratio as the flag—34 x 56. Photoelf allows me to do that. It also allows me to make a poster of regular letter-size sections, so I made mine 5 across by 4 high, printed in landscape setting. (I omitted the ones that were void of drawing.)
Next, I taped the pattern to my picture window (good thing it was October, everyone thought it was a scary Halloween decoration!) I put up paper to trace the pattern for the eye.
Now I was ready to trace!
- I started in a section where the black line was wide to check for how the ink will bleed out from the marker tip. Once you know this, try to keep the chisel tip at the same angle and be consistent from flag to flag. I
- used a "scribble" technique, short strokes to make the long lines, and found it best if one person does all of the flags for consistency. I usually did two or three a day.
- Try to keep the tip of the marker angled down to aide the marker flow.
- Trace the eye rims but not the pupils.
When my hands got tired of the markers, I would work on the eyes.
- First I made the pattern.
- I cut the yellow as as solid shape.
- Then I sewed on the black pupils and cut away the yellow from behind. This helped keep the fabric from stretching.
- Then, I took a flag and matched the fabric applique eyes to the marker outline of the eyes. I stitched with black zigzag over the marker.
- Finally I trimmed away the green from the back so that the eyes showed through to both sides.
We won overall best entry in the holiday parade!
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Sue Cechal got her degree in instrumental music education from St. Cloud State (MN) in 1975. After 37 years of teaching H.S. marching, concert and jazz bands, she now volunteers her time in N.E. Wisconsin working with guards and band programs. Her main focus is integrating music education into guard instruction, including the state and national standards. She approaches guard as the "visual" instrument of the band and loves teaching the basics of guard and dance to small town programs.


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I am a teenager. I like stuffed-crust pizza, Pinterest, Instagram and I don't always like to get up early (and I'm homeschooled).
But I also love photography. I love it.
So, what are the advantages of a teenager who is an aspiring photographer? What are the cons of being young? Well, through my eyes of being a teen, here's what I have to say to other teens.
- Being younger than the average photographer is a fresh, upbeat place to be. There is (usually) room for mistakes, and many people expect you to be way less than perfect. This is a great advantage in surprising others who don't think you'd have anything good to show them…when you actually do. Or, if you do happen to make a big mistake, you might get off a little easier than if people had really high expectations for you.
- You are an entrepreneur (a big word for being the boss of the job you created)! You can work for yourself, set your own prices, work your own hours, and photograph nearly whatever you want to. No one tells you what to do. Also, you can advertise your work and tell people about your photography business. This is a great way to start because you can build your portfolio and improve with each photoshoot or project.
- You are old enough for Facebook and Flickr! This is fantastic for getting the word out that you would love to do family portraits, etc, and for showing off your work. A seventeen-year-old acquaintance of mine (who uses her Facebook album to showcase her ballet photos) was hired to shoot a wedding. Wow. When people see what you can do, they might just catch your passion and ask for more.
- You're more available and open to trying new things. If you don't have a job yet, chances are you might have some extra free time. I was "hired" (I worked for free) to shoot a Boy Scout dinner event. I was the only photographer there that evening, and the Lieutenant Governor of the state was speaking at the event. This was my first event photography experience, so to be trusted to take photos of a VIP was an honor. One of the only reasons I was able to do this was because the adults know about my photography, and people need to know what you do. Later on, I was "hired" again to take photos at another event. One domino can usually cause the rest to fall.
- As I said before, I've been working for free. This might seem like a waste of time ("Just charge the people $100 an hour and get the cash!" you might think), but when you're just starting out in the business area of photography (say, portraits), you don't want to take the industry by storm and think you'll be a professional the first time you're hired. There is always room for improvement, and making money should be an after-thought in the first test runs of your business.
- You can use your family as models. I have a lot of siblings in my family, and I'll be taking my big brother's Senior photos soon. You can use these types of photos for your portfolio, but only use the absolute best.
- Business-oriented photography takes money. There are accessories galore in photography. Flashes, lenses, light diffusers, editing software, backdrops and on and on. Unfortunately, you probably don't make a lot of "fun money," maybe you have no income at all. This means you can't buy everything you need (or want) to build up your camera bag until you're really in business. There's a saying, "no mon', no fun." But if you are a true entrepreneur and visionary, you work with what you have (I have one extra lens and some simple props) and learn to take great photos without all the extras. Then, down the road, you can collect the accessories you desire and keep getting better.
- As a minor, you can't get into certain places.
- You can't legally be listed in the phone book as a business. You have to rely on email/Facebook contact.
- Two words: Low expectations. You're young, so nobody takes you seriously. "So, what do you do, kiddo?" "I'm a photographer. I'd like to do Senior photos, family portraits, blah blah blah…" "Oh, that's nice. (cough!)" Keep dreaming. You have to show how upbeat you are about your job, so shine bright and let them see you're open for business. Show the skeptic your fantastic portfolio and offer your free services. It's worth a try.
- You may have to get over the fear of what people think of you and your photos. Many potential clients choose a photographer based on how much they like the person's work. If you want to take way-out-there Senior shoots (fantasy, underwater, etc), but you're afraid someone will see your creativity as weird, you'll never be brave enough to just try. So, try.
- Some potential photographer-searchers (such as seniors looking for a wonderful graduation shoot) may look down on you if you're new to the whole teenager thing. If you're really young, some people don't think you can be good enough. This means, as always, you need to keep improving your photography, building a showstopper portfolio to show them, and not get too discouraged if someone says no.
- If you're not driving yet, you might have to work with your parents'/friends' schedules. You need someone to drive you downtown to a great place, or have a buddy to scout out locations. Buddies are great for posing as well. Best friends are usually the ones who aren't afraid to do things for you.
- Starting a business is slow, hard, and full of obstacles. Jealousy has a tendency to creep in as you work towards a business (especially if you have a photographer friend who's doing things you haven't). It can strike a low blow to the dreams you thought you wanted because seeing another young person's accomplishments can make you forget about the big stuff you have done. This form of discontentment can quickly turn into a competition (even if the other person knows nothing about it!) as you try to be a better photographer than so-and-so. It's OK to work hard, but not just to be better than your BFF. At this stage (and maybe at any stage), your only competition should be yourself. Congratulate your go-getter buddies on their work, but stay focused on your dream. Even though I'm really happy and excited for them, I have to admit that I'd sometimes like to have gotten there first.
- Your big dreams and bigger visions have to wait. Patience is no fun. I want a booming photography business now. I want to contact big-name people now. I want to have a dozen clients now. I want this, this and this now, now, now. Start small and be content (but not complacent) and you'll find your dreams getting closer and closer. And sometimes, some dreams are just too big to ever do. That's when you have to let go and find another dream to follow.
So, although there are plenty of pros and cons to go around with being a teenaged photographer, this doesn't mean you can't offer your free services to family and friends. Having a "real" business is basically just taking your free practice photoshoots and using them for paying clients, along with a healthy dose of advertising and such.
A quick piece of advice: be you. You are yourself, your own photographer, not Jeremy Cowart or Valerie Jardin or your best friend who takes "better" photos than you do (or, if you are Jeremy Cowart or Valerie Jardin, well, hi, I love your photos!). You make your own mistakes, take your own photos and have your own inspiration. If you can be yourself, nothing can stop you.
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LONDON – 29 Jan, 2017 – Baby Falcon Books, has recently released a revolutionary new book to teach children the functions of money.
With a planned series in the works, the books aim to teach children about money by utilizing multiple characters, illustrations, and adventures. By introducing money as characters with human-like features, a child will begin to think of financially at an early age and learns how to save and maintain money. The serie has four books with each focusing on the child's talent for financial freedom.
Critics are praising the authors for their thoughtful approach to such an important topic. At the same time, thousands of children across the country are already making book-bound friendships with characters including Ara the little parrot and her parents.
To shape future books, the authors enjoys interacting with readers both online and offline.
"Our aim is to help children to start early in planning their financial life by understanding how the banks, loans, and credit cards functions. This will greatly help them to avoid bad debts and bankruptcy in the future." said the spokesman.
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The book is now available in print and e-book in English and Spanish version.
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This cake is for that music fan who has records and recalls dancing the night away with the jukebox. The jukebox is cake iced with fine details of fondant. The records are also cake with fondant and edible images placed on top to make them look like real records.
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Zachary's Pizza, Pleasant Hill CA
Finally it's open! Zachary's Pizza is one of those iconic restaurants of the Bay Area, especially for those who attended UC Berkeley. We've been calling the Oakland, Berkeley, and San Ramon locations at least a couple times a week for the last month, and Zachary's in Pleasant Hill is now ready for business!
We got to speak with Leandra, Zachary's vice president, who was a joy and loaded with information about the new location and its inspiring interior. Every two years Zachary's holds an art contest for community members to create works to decorate the walls. All of the exposed wood came from The Wooden Duck, featuring planks from the Cal Memorial Stadium bleachers established in 1923. Despite the huge ceilings, sound did not bounce around too much so the ambiance felt quiet, even though the place was packed.
We began with a salad, different from the standards. Called their Spring Salad, it came with mixed spring greens, red grapes, dried cranberries, and Gorgonzola cheese, tossed with shallot vinaigrette and served with bread sticks. The greens and grapes were fresh, the Gorgonzola wasn't too overpowering but added a subtle sharpness to the plate, and it balanced well with the fruit. The shallot vinaigrette added a nice tanginess and bite to pair with the sweetness of the grapes and dried cranberries. The bread sticks had great flavor – mild with garlic and Parmesan. They provided a good crunch in place of croutons. If you're looking for a salad that's a little bit different, this is a good choice.
Now, on to what makes this place famous. Thin crust, vegan crust, and gluten-free crust are options, but if you want a stuffed (aka deep dish) pizza Chicago-style, the menu says to be patient for 30-40 minutes. Believe us, it pays off. What's nice is the servers keep you updated with the wait time, so you won't keep checking your phone/watch. The servers also had great teamwork together. We ordered our medium with pepperoni, olives, and mushrooms with the toppings on bottom and the sauce on top, as is tradition (well, you can see that olives are on top, to help make the pie prettier). The cheese is freshly shredded in house, we could tell from the creaminess, and it still has good texture and pull like a mozzarella should. The toppings are balanced really well, and Zach noted that the pepperoni wasn't as greasy as you find it at your average pizza joint. The tomato sauce was delicious and refreshing, and the dough was flaky and crispy. The pizza was cooked so perfectly, you could have picked it up and it would not have folded – and that's a feat for a deep dish! But if you're nervous how to approach it, the servers will serve you your first slice if you like.
A medium stuffed pizza was just too big for us, especially after starting with a salad. We brought over half of it home, but had to do some quick grocery shopping along the way. After 15 minutes of us getting some items, we came back out to the car smelling like the most wonderful pizzeria! Can't wait for leftovers tomorrow, and the next time we go in!


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I cannot switch my mouse to left-handed use, because the corresponding option in Gnome Control Center doesn't work since the upgrade from Gnome 3.18 to 3.28. I set Primary button to 'Right' and it's not applied.
At the moment I use xmodmap -e "pointer = 3 2 1" to swap buttons. It works.
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Years & Years have shot straight to number one on the UK iTunes chart with their new single.
The breakthrough act's latest cut 'King' is currently topping the Apple store's best-selling songs list, pushing Ellie Goulding's 'Love Me Like You Do' down to two.
Rihanna follows at three with 'FourFiveSeconds', while Marlon Roudette is a new entry at four with 'When the Beat Drops Out'.
Alex Adair is at eight with 'Make Me Feel Better', Taylor Swift is at 14 with new single 'Style' and Sam Smith's 'Lay Me Down' is at 19 ahead of its official release later this month.
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds lead the charge on the album chart with new collection Chasing Yesterday.
Royal Blood are still enjoying post-Brits success with their self-titled debut at three, while YouTube stars The Janoskians are at eight with their new EP Would U Love Me.
Kelly Clarkson is currently at 13 with new album Piece by Piece, while British country act The Shires are at 37 with their first studio collection Brave.


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There are plenty of digital marketing agencies out there, so why choose WSI for your business' digital marketing? The answer lies in the knowledge and expertise of WSI. With agencies in over 80 countries, WSI has a large network of digital marketing consultants that pool their knowledge with one another and willingly share it. So you're not just getting the expertise of one WSI consultant, but of a network of consultants from all over the world. We then take this expertise and apply it to your tailored marketing strategy for proven results.
But don't think of us as some sort huge company that's too big for our britches, because that goes right against our company culture. Instead, you can expect to find easy-to-reach marketing consultant, coordinators, and creative directors at our locations in Plainfield and Oakbrook Terrace. Just give us a call and see.
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17 October 2008
Steph Twell (Aldershot Farnham & District) will join athletics glitterati this weekend when she collects a prestigious award from European Athletics.
Twell, who was last month voted the Waterford Crystal female European Athletics rising star of 2008, will attend the awards dinner on Saturday evening, which forms part of the weekend timetable at the European Athletics Convention in Amsterdam.
She will receive her award alongside Russia's Pole Vault Olympic Champion and World Record holder Yelena Isinbayeva and Norway's double Olympic Javelin Champion, Andreas Thorskildsen.
Meanwhile, reigning Olympic, World and Commonwealth champion Christine Ohuruogu (Newham & Essex Beagles) has been nominated in the Sportsperson of the Year category for the ICAP Square Mile Sport Awards 2008.
The ICAP Square Mile Sport Awards will be the first major sports awards of the year to select the sporting heroes of 2008. Now in their third year, City Executives in the Square Mile have been logging on to www.squaremilesport.com to vote in the various Awards categories
Competing against fellow Olympic Gold Medallists Rebecca Romero, Chris Hoy and Ben Ainslie, athletics fans can help Ohuruogu to the title of ICAP Sportsperson of the Year by following the link below and registering their vote.
Click here to vote for Christine Ohuruogu in the 2008 ICAP sportsperson of the year award.


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RDM Exhibit at FMI Energy and Store Development Conference for a Sixth Year
Resource Data Management will be exhibiting at Atlanta's FMI Energy and Store Development Conference September 23 - 26 for a sixth year. The event is hosted by FMI, the Food Marketing Institute, an organisation which strives to provide comprehensive programs, resources, guidance, advocacy and services for the food, pharmacy and grocery retail industry. With training sessions and networking opportunities, the conference itself aims to build both knowledge and industry contacts within this new era of food retail.
How do RDM products fit into this new era?
Focusing on innovative technology, RDM products incorporate the latest software – all the time. How? By offering remote upgrading through our fully integrated IP network. This means that as soon as we have any new developments, so do you. And it doesn't end there.
As well as maximising energy efficiency while reducing costs, our HVAC and refrigeration products are based on open protocols. This means our customers can link our devices to existing equipment through a common language – we do not lock you in via a closed protocol. Customers are therefore free to choose from a range of suppliers which best meet their technical and financial needs. The result? Greater flexibility and scalability whilst reducing installation time and costs.
How can I find out more at the event?
Our RDM USA team, including Christopher Pegg, Manager, North America, will be exhibiting within the Manufacturer + Retail Exchange (M+RE). This includes two receptions:
- Opening Networking Reception on Sunday, September 23 - 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m
- Second Networking Reception on Monday, September 24 - 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m
Here the team will offer demonstrations of our products and show why our HVACR ranges are used by major retailers across the world.
What next?
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We demonstrate amplification of picosecond laser pulses to at a pulse repetition frequency (PRF) from a two-stage cryogenic chirped-pulse Yb:YAG amplifier, composed of a regenerative amplifier (RGA) and a two-pass booster amplifier. The RGA produces of energy at PRF and at PRF with excellent energy stability (~0.3% rms) and beam quality (). Pulse stretching and compression are achieved by using a chirped fiber Bragg grating and a multilayer dielectric grating pair, respectively. Compressed pulses from the RGA are obtained with a throughput efficiency of ~80% (~6.5 mJ for ). The booster amplifier further amplifies the pulses to at PRF, and ~32 mJ, ~15 ps pulses are expected after compression. The amplifier chain seeded from a femtosecond Yb-fiber laser enables the optical self-synchronization between signal and pump in optical parametric chirped-pulse amplifier applications.
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For the past few weeks, we've been looking at the basis of pre-draw hand distributions. In this week's edition, we're going to put it all together and start looking at actual pre-flop hand ranges as a whole. You will need to know the material from the first three parts of this series if you want to really understand what we're doing here. We're going to summarize this material and move on to putting together entire pre-draw ranges. Let's get started.
The Magic Numbers for Pat Hands: 1-4-10-20-35-76
This series of six numbers, the sums of the triangular numbers, give us a ton of information about the number of ways to have hands. For pat hands, we base the number of ways off of the kickers starting with 5 (since that's the lowest kicker we can have) and going up. For example, a pat hand that's X-5 will have 1 way that it can be dealt, a pat hand that's X-6 will have 4 ways to be dealt, a pat hand that's X-7 will have 10 ways to be dealt, and so on. You just have to remember to subtract 1 in the case of something like 7-6, 8-7 or 9-8 because there's one way to be dealt a straight, and we don't want that in our total.
Example 1: How many ways can you be dealt a pat 9?
This includes the pat 9-5(1 way), 9-6(4 ways), 9-7(10 ways) and 9-8(20 ways). We have to subtract 1 from the 9-8 ways because of the straight, so there are 34 ways to be dealt a pat 9. Since there are 1,024 hand combinations of each of these ways, there are 34,816 different hand combinations. You can see why we track this game's starting hands with ways to be dealt a hand instead of hand combinations because the numbers are overwhelming.
The Magic Numbers for Draw Hands: 1-4-10-20-35-76
For draws, we use the same set of numbers with a multiplier that we call the drawing factor. The drawing factor is 3 + the number of high cards you would discard for this particular draw. The draws start at 5xxx with 1 base way, 6xxx for 4 base ways, 7xxx for 10 base ways, and so on. (Note: The xxx in these draws are three cards that are lower than the lead card.) You multiply the number of base ways for each draw by the drawing factor to get the total number of ways that you can be dealt a specific drawing hand.
Example 2: How many ways can you be dealt an 8xxx draw if you're discarding an ace, king, queen and jack?
The base ways for an 8xxx draw is 20. The drawing factor is 3 + 4 high cards, so we multiply 20 by 7 to get 140 ways to be dealt this draw. If we multiply this by 1,024, we'll have the total number of hand combinations for this draw: 143,360. You're welcome.
Evaluating a Pre-Draw Range
There are 2,598,960 starting hand combinations in five card draw games like 2-7 single draw. That's a pretty big number, but we can use it to figure out the percentage chance of having different hands.
Example 3: If we open raise with pat hands ten or better and draws to a 9xxx or better where we are discarding an ace, king, queen or jack, then what percentage of hands are we open raising?
Note that if we're raising with a pat ten or better, then we have to be discarding jacks. If we weren't discarding jacks, then that would mean that we would be playing pat jacks as well.
Let's list out the pat hands and the number of ways to have each: 7-5(1), 7-6(4), 8-5(1), 8-6(4), 8-7(10), 9-5(1), 9-6(4), 9-7(10), 9-8(20), T-5(1), T-6(4), T-7(10), T-8(20), T-9(35). Remember that we have to subtract 1 each from the totals for the 7-6, 8-7, 9-8 and T-9 to account for straights. That comes to a total of 4 for the pat 7s, 14 for the pat 8s, 34 for the pat 9s and 69 for the pat Ts. Note we can use these totals in the future as a shortcut.
Now we need to figure out the ways to have the draws. For the 5xxx it's 1 base way, for 6xxx it's 4 base ways, for 7xxx is 10 base ways, 8xxx is 20 base ways, and 9xxx is 35 base ways. That's a total of 70. The drawing factor is 3+4, so we multiply 70 by 7 to get a total of 490 ways to get these draws.
At this point, we'll have a ratio of 121:490 of pat hands to drawing hands. That's a total of 611 ways to have these hands which is 625,664 total starting hand combinations. If we divide that by 2,598,960, then we'll find that this is about 24.07 percent of all starting hands.
Moving Past Pre-Draw Ranges
If you want, you can make a quick spreadsheet of these values that will make it easy to figure out what percentages of hands you're working with. You can also incorporate pat hand bluffs into the mix at appropriate levels, but that's not something we're going to get in-depth about just yet since that's going to be more of a post-draw discussion. Just note that the hand combinations for paired hands is a little different, so something like 22777, which is an excellent bluffing hand, will not have 1,024 starting hand combinations.
Note: We compensated for this with one-card draws with our drawing factor starting point of 3. See part 3 of the series for an in-depth discussion on why that works.
Next week, we're going to start to look at post-flop distributions with draws, what types of hands you can expect to get on average when you make a draw, and how this relates to what your range will look like after the draw.
Learn More
No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw Strategy (Part 1): The Basics
No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw Strategy (Part 2): Pat Hand Combinations
No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw Strategy (Part 3): Draw Combos
No Limit 2-7 Single Draw Strategy (Part 4): Pre-Draw Overview
No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw Strategy (Part 5): Post-Draw With Draws


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Joshua Holz: 5 Things To Know About The 'Damn Daniel' Videographer
Everyone in the world is freaking out about the hilarious 'Damn Daniel' video that started going viral on Feb. 15. We know Daniel Lara is the adorable subject of the vid, but the guy talking behind the camera, Joshua Holz, is also a cutie. Here's 5 things to know about him.
You might be pleasantly surprised to learn that the guy behind the camera of the "Damn Daniel" videos is just as cute as the dude in front of it. His name is Joshua Holz, and he's the one who aggressively compliments Daniel Lara in the now-viral sensation. To help you get to know this mysterious heartthrob a bit better, we put together a list of 5 facts about him, here.
1. He's a surfer.
Josh makes some super cool videos of himself surfing, and he seems to be pretty good at it! He's a California boy through and through, posting pics surfing in San Clemente, Oceanside and Laguna Beach. Not to mention, he's got a super hot bod.
2. He skateboards (of course).
If you hadn't guessed by him talking about Daniel's vans and using the word "stussy", Josh is big into skateboarding. He can be seen on his Instagram doing tricks on a ramp and rockin' the vans while rolling around shirtless. DAMN, JOSHUA!
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3. He's a big fan of rap music.
Josh's Twitter is chock full of support for some of his favorite rappers. He's retweeted dozens of tweets from Kanye West and Chance The Rapper, especially before The Life of Pablo came out. But it doesn't stop there. He's also shared the cover of the new Future album, tweeted about Young Thug and praised Frank Ocean's music.
4. He's got a celeb crush on Selena Gomez.
Who doesn't, really? Josh retweeted a funny tweet of Selena looking gorgeous with an "upgrade" button, then a photo that says "the action is not possible", basically meaning she's perfect. We can't help but agree. The guy's got good taste!
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5. He's had celebrity encounters.
And he was totally starstruck! Once Josh ran into some of his idols, Instagram stars Alexis and Jay, who have amazing adventures and document them together. Josh has an adventurous spirit of his own so he was super excited about it.
I JUST MET ALEXIS AND JAY AT THE WEDGE pic.twitter.com/RpdxrSqiL3
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What should you consider before making a healthcare decision?
The last column discussed a guide to reduce unnecessary medications. Doctors are encouraged to follow practice guidelines and if they don't prescribe the recommended drugs – even when the benefits may be marginal – they worry they aren't meeting the "standard of care" and may be sued if their patient has a bad outcome. But, if a patient makes an informed decision and accepts responsibility for that choice, doctors can and should support them in that.
The following are some things to consider any time a senior needs a prescription (or test or procedure)—again keeping in mind the principle, First, do no harm.
All drugs have side-effects: whether you have one depends on the dose and your sensitivity.
The more drugs you take, the greater the risk of side-effects—the risk of falling or injury increases in direct proportion to the number of drugs a senior takes.
Is your goal to 'live' or 'be kept alive'? This is the 'quality vs quantity' issue. (The evidence increasingly suggests people live not only longer but with better quality when they focus on 'comfort'.)
The potential benefit of the drug should greatly outweigh its risks.
Just because something is reported as "statistically significant", doesn't make it "clinically beneficial". It is difficult to apply large scale population statistics to individuals and therefore doctor and patient should decide together what might work best to help reach that individual's goals. If you are uncertain, then a trial of therapy for a month may be worthwhile.
Next time: the Illusion of Certainty and how it can cause doctors and patients to make potentially unhealthy decisions.


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Managing Credential Types
Credential types are simply labels to indicate the particular type of password. There are a number of supplied Credential Types for your use, however if required, you can add custom types as is needed.
To view them when enabled:
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- Select Credential Types.
- The Credential Types screen is shown.
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Default Credential Types cannot be edited.
You can clear the default types from the list via Settings > General > Advanced Options > Show Only Custom Credential Types.
Add a new Credential Type
- Click the + New Credential Type button.
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Sitka has a population of 8,736. During the past three years, Sitka saw 499 arrests. For 2017, the Sitka's arrest rate totaled 202.61 per 10,000 residents. This decrease of 35.99% makes Sitka lower than the national average of 316.54 per 10,000 residents. From that total, 14 were violent crimes like murder, rape, and robbery. The city of Sitka also totaled 163 arrests for property crimes during 2017.
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Overall, Sitka had a higher rate of non-violent crime. For 2017, Sitka averaged 14 violent crimes and 163 non-violent crimes.
The city of Sitka experienced 176 violent crimes during 2007-2017. Of that total, 2 were for murder/non-negligent manslaughter. Additionally, 27 was for legacy rape. The robbery total was 10, and the aggravated assault total was 137.
It is situated in Sitka county, Alaska with a total number of 26 employees - 1 female, 13 male officers and 12 civilians. Sitka PD ORI (Originated Agency Identifier) number is AK0010900, it belongs to the Pacific division in the West region with a region code of Region IV.


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Halloween spending is expected to hit record highs this year as nearly 180 million Americans plan to celebrate the holiday, which means your business has an excellent opportunity to cash in on the spooky celebrations. Start by using the following 10 Halloween marketing statistics to identify ways to grow your business.
1. Consumers are expected to spend $9.1 on Halloween this year, up from $8.4 billion in 2016
The enormous Halloween market presents direct opportunities for many industries, including:
- Costumes
- Candy and treats
- Parties
- Décor
- Event venues
- Restaurants, bars and nightclubs
- Department stores
- Grocery stores
- Pharmacies
- Travel
- Amusement parks and attractions
That doesn't mean your business must have direct ties to Halloween to boost October profits; all you need to do is develop a Halloween-themed incentive or special offer to scare up sales. An auto mechanic, for example, might print online postcards featuring a discounted oil change with free Halloween candy for the kids while customers wait.
2. Haunted attractions generate $300 million in annual revenue, with an average ticket price of $15
If you're looking start a Halloween-related business or seeking a way for your venue to capitalize on the holiday, a haunted attraction might be a good option. Unlike many other industries, haunted attractions grant you the ability to be truly unique from your competitors. Ideas include:
- Haunted houses, hospitals, asylums and forests
- Zombie hunts and hayrides
- Haunted corn mazes
- Haunted theme parks
- Haunted museums
3. 3.6 percent of Halloween purchases are made from catalogs
Though catalogs trail departments stores and even greeting card stores, they're still enormous revenue sources for the Halloween industry – 3.6 percent of which amounts to more than $327 million annually.
You can consider printing direct-mail Halloween catalogs that feature:
- Costumes
- Party supplies
- Halloween party props
- Horror movie memorabilia
- Halloween clothing and fashion accessories
- Decorations
- Halloween pet costumes and supplies
- Halloween safety equipment
- Your standard, non-Halloween products with discounts applied
4. The average American spends $92.42 on Halloween
Consider who your target audience is before you plan your Halloween marketing campaign. If you cater to the average customer, understand that your special offer should fit within their average budget (which must also be spent on a costume, treats and other supplies).
If you cater to true Halloween enthusiasts who might spend hundreds or even thousands of dollars on the holiday, you will need to adjust your mailing list to target only those are most likely to buy what you sell. Doing so will help you market more efficiently and maximize your return on investment.
5. 41.1 million children will go trick-or-treating this year
Don't forget the kids when it comes to Halloween marketing. Even though they're probably not doing the spending, they influence what their parents buy – particularly when it comes to costumes, makeup, candy and decorations.
6. 30 percent of Americans and 51 percent of millennials will attend an adult-oriented Halloween party this year
Again, consider your audience: are you positioning your marketing campaigns to reach the right people? If you've been ignoring the millennial market, you're missing out a huge opportunity to boost Halloween sales.
7. Costumes dominate Halloween-related online searches, accounting for 62 percent
After costumes, people search for:
- Decorations (53 percent)
- Sweets (34 percent)
- Food and drink (19 percent)
This insight can help you identify which products or services to prominently feature in your Halloween marketing campaigns.
8. The top 10 Google costume searches for 2016 were …
- Harley Quinn
- Joker
- Superhero
- Pirate
- Wonder Woman
- Witch
- Batman
- Star Wars
- Clown
- Dinosaur
Popular costumes can help inform your design themes; if you know what people are searching for, you can cater to their interests on your catalog covers, postcard designs and other marketing tools.
9. Fires, drunk-driving-related deaths and juvenile accidents all increase on Halloween
If your business sells safety items, you can use statistics to help convince customers they need your products. Consider these unfortunate stats:
- 52 percent of Halloween night highway fatalities involve drunk drivers
- The number of childhood pedestrian deaths quadruples on Halloween
- Holiday decorations are the first items to catch fire in many home fires
Consider how you can help your customers avoid tragedy on Halloween, then incorporate it into your marketing campaigns. The reasons people need you on Halloween don't need to tragic – dentists warn children (and parents) about the dangers of tooth decay every All Hallows' Eve.
10. By October 28, 10 percent of Americans have completed more than 75 percent of their holiday shopping
By Halloween you should be looking ahead to the end-of-year holidays. Recognizing that many Americans get their shopping done early can position you to create early bird Christmas marketing campaigns that help you beat your competitors to the punch.
Ready to boost sales this Halloween? Market your products and services for less with discount Halloween printing services.


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This was another work book sale purchase that went in a different direction than I'd expected. The blurb highlights that Christopher Alt and his descendants run a piano factory in Vienna, favoured since the time of Beethoven; in fact, music turns out to be largely irrelevant to the story, and it could have been any sort of factory. Instead, the story follows the family from the late nineteenth century through to 1938. The will of Christopher Alt requires the family to live in apartments in his house in Vienna. The characters are often rather unsympathetic, self-centred, naïve, and at least obliquely anti-Semitic. Nevertheless, Franz Alt marries Henriette Stein, who is of Jewish heritage, and a former mistress of the Crown Prince. She and her children, particularly Hans, the eldest, are the main focus of the book, as the family experience the twilight of Austria-Hungary, the First World War, revolutionary politics of the 1920s, and eventually the rise of the Nazis and the Anschluss. The marriage between Franz and Henriette is loveless, though she bears three children by him and one by another; she dotes on the eldest and youngest, but the other two are relatively neglected. She shows little social awareness until it's far too late. One of her sons takes a far-right political position after the war; Hans, on the other hand, sympathises with the left. Their struggles become the focus towards the end of the book, which takes sudden and violent turns.
The post-script essentially acknowledges that the characters are based somewhat on Lothar's acquaintances. Lothar himself fled to the USA after 1938; this book was originally published there in 1944. There's no room for doubt that Lothar considered the Austrians to be victims, although he does give one of the family members links to Nazism. It's difficult, though, not to read into the text a criticism of many characters as a metaphor for the population as a whole; the only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing, indeed.
The text in this edition suffers from one or two of translation errors, where broken sentences simply fail to parse, and rather more typographical errors, which look as though text has been badly OCRd. This is a bit shoddy, given the promotional letter accompanying my copy effused about a "new" translation (from a translator, Elizabeth Reynolds Hapgood, who died in 1974, so not all that new), but after a while you learn to live with them and not allow it to spoil the story itself.


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3D printing has been around for decades but it didn't really gain traction until the 1990s. Until recently, only a handful of industries used additive manufacturing but that's all about to change.
3D printing is currently one of the hottest and interesting advancements in technology and has the potential to revolutionise all sorts of industries from automotive and aerospace to electronics and healthcare.


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Six members of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA) resigned in protest of the Trump administration, which they allege "has no strategy to address the on-going HIV/AIDS epidemic."
Scott Schoettes, Counsel and HIV Project Director at Lambda Legal, explained in a Newsweek op-ed Friday that he and five colleagues decided to leave their posts on the council for a number of reasons.
Schoettes, who is HIV positive, added that the White House is also pushing legislation that would harm people with HIV and "reverse gains made in the fight against the disease."
"The decision to resign from government service is not one that any of us take lightly," Schoettes wrote on behalf of his colleagues. "However, we cannot ignore the many signs that the Trump administration does not take the on-going epidemic or the needs of people living with HIV seriously."
The White House and the Department of Health and Human Services did not immediately respond to multiple requests for comment. Read more at NBC News.