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haha, nice video!!!
it does look and feel so friendly all,
i guess there is a real market for such a game!
Block Planets is a 3d puzzle game for PC, Mac and iDevices. Block Planets is a fully physics controlled game where you have the power to twist, turn and control entire worlds to bring the two lovers together. The game has over 80 unique levels, each leaping in the amount of challenge and 15 achievements the best of the best can try to unlock. Watch out for dangers the other inhabitants of the block planets set you into and try to beat your own local highscore or compete against the best of the best on world leaderboards!
haha, nice video!!!
it does look and feel so friendly all,
i guess there is a real market for such a game!
Lol I want this game now because of the video :D
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University of Houston. College of Business Administration
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Professor Patrick J. Nicholson Papers
Identifier: 1982-004
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections / Professor Patrick J. Nicholson Papers
Dates: 1933-1979
Scope and Contents The Dr. Patrick J. Nicholson Papers include correspondence, brochures, reports, and newspaper articles concerning many university-related topics and a small amount of personal material. Some folders contain a variety of materials relating to that particular folder topic. Materials in the collection date from 1933 to 1979, with the majority dating from the mid-1960s to the mid-1970s. The collection is divided into four series: Correspondence, University of Houston, Personal, and...
William W. Sherrill Papers
Identifier: 2018-012
Dates: 1920-2018; Majority of material found within 1960-2017
Scope and Contents The William W. Sherrill Papers consist of awards, photographs, newspaper clippings, correspondence, financial materials, books, and other materials relevant to Sherrill's experiences as a Marine, student, entrepreneur, public servant, and teacher. Materials are arranged by function, including awards, autobiographical research materials, correspondence, events and appearances, newspaper clippings, photographs, and subject files.
Professor Bette Ann Stead Papers
Identifier: 2001-013
Dates: 1967-2007
Scope and Contents The collection primarily contains announcements, scholarly journal articles, newsletters, and newspaper clippings, the majority pertaining to Dr. Stead's academic contributions as well as her efforts to establish FHPW and GHBER. The material has been arranged into 9 series: Miscellaneous, Degree Requirements, Academic Projects, Training/Workshops, Scholarly Works, Honors and Awards, Accomplishments and Recognition, Organization Affiliations, Community Activism.

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Zenhaven 20-Year Warranty
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Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea is a science fiction television series about the underwater adventures of the nuclear submarine SSRN Seaview. The show, which is produced and created by science fiction writer Irwin Allen, relies heavily on special effects and props to add more realism. The crew of the Seaview is headed by Admiral Harriman Nelson (Richard Basehart), who also designed the submarine, and his second mate, Commander Lee Crane (David Hedison). Other crew members include Chief Frances Sharkey (Terry Becker), Lt. Commander Chip Morton (Bob Dowdell), Chief Curly Jones (Henry Kulky), and Kowalski (Del Monroe). The submarine is commissioned by Nelson's own Marine research institute to investigate extraterrestrial phenomena.
At the beginning of the Seaview's deployment, Nelson and Crane find themselves at odds with enemy governments who threaten the safety and security of the U.S. The show's theme concentrates on human threats such as espionage, war and world disaster. The show takes on Cold War themes and features many doomsday scenarios. After a while, producers opted to go for a lighter tone, relying heavily on sea monsters and aliens. The show introduced a flying two-man sub that could function out of water much like an airplane. The FS-1 sub gives the show a more futuristic feel. The Seaview also has a small diving bell that was used for deep sea dives.
The show began to concentrate on a number of interesting story lines, including Nazis who had no idea WWII has ended and a strange mineral that brainwashes Nelson. One of the more bizarre episodes is "The Deadly Dolls," a story that features Vincent Price as an evil puppeteer who uses his live puppets in a coup to take over the Seaview. More paranormal story lines are introduced that include werewolves, mummies, talking puppets, lobster men, fossil men and frost men. The show featured a number of guest appearance from stars including Victor Jory, Peter Mark Richmond, Robert Loggia, Woodrow Palfrey, and Albert Salmi.
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea is a series that is currently running and has 4 seasons (110 episodes). The series first aired on September 14, 1964.
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea is available for streaming on the website, both individual episodes and full seasons. You can also watch Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea on demand atAmazon, Vudu online.
- 4 Seasons, 110 Episodes
- September 14, 1964
- Science Fiction, Action & Adventure
- Cast: Richard Basehart
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Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea Full Episode Guide
- Episode 26 - No Way Back
Seaview experiences a sudden power overload and blows up, killing all hands aboard. When Admiral Nelson (who was at the Nelson Institute at the time of the accident) hears of the destruction of the Seaview, he gets an impossible to refuse offer from Mr. Pem (who survived from A Time To Die): in exchange for the use of the sub's nuclear reactor, Pem will transport Nelson back in time to before the explosion which destroyed Seaview. Once back in time, Pem renergizes his time travel device and brings the sub back even further in time to the American Civil War. Before the crew has time to absorb this, the ship is boarded by Major General Benedict Arnold! Now Nelson has to stop Pem's far-reaching plan to take over the world and avoid the explosive disentergration of Seaview.
- Episode 25 - The Death Clock
- Episode 24 - Edge of Doom
- Episode 23 - Attack
- Episode 22 - Flaming Ice
Seaview is under polar ice, trying to discover the cause of increased flooding around the world. Nelson finds out that Frost Men are in the process of melting the ice cap. The Seaview's reactor is just what they need to finish the job.
- Episode 21 - Savage Jungle
Alien jungle growth is spreading across Italy, and before long -- thanks to a crewman who is really an alien spy -- the vegetation invades Seaview too. The Admiral has built a device that might help, but first he and Crane have to fight their way through the overgrown corridors to prevent the missiles being used to spread the infestation even farther.* Patrick Culliton played various crewmen over Voyage's 4 seasons.
- Episode 20 - Man-Beast
- Episode 19 - Secret of the Deep
- Episode 18 - The Abominable Snowman
- Episode 17 - Nightmare
Poor Captain Crane. The things he had to go through. This time, he's in the Flying Sub, when he receives a distress call from the Seaview. He comes back to his sub, only to find it abandoned -- again. But wait, there's a force-field on the spiral stairs which knocks Crane out, and there's a stranger aboard who naturally shoots at him. Eventually Crane sees the crew, and he hears the voice of Nelson calling him a traitor. It takes about an hour, and a bullet in the shoulder (fired by guess who?), before Crane discovers aliens are testing the human race. Most of what happens is a nightmare, but missiles are actually fired!
- Episode 16 - The Lobster Man
A lobster-like alien emerges from a capsule retrieved from the ocean floor. He claims that all he wants is one of Seaview's nuclear rods to power his ship for the homeward journey, but neither Captain Crane nor Admiral Nelson is convinced he can be trusted.Victor Lundin also played the neck-braced Hansjurg in Season 2's "The Menfish".
- Episode 15 - Terrible Leprechaun
About the plot . . . Um . . . Well . . . Uh . . . Okay, here it is: You see, there are these twin leprechauns, one good, the other icky. The icky one wants all the gold that's buried beneath an underwater defense installation in the Irish Sea. The good leprechaun does his best to stop his evil brother from doing any harm.* Footage of Morton and Kowalski trapped in an underwater cave was borrowed from previous episodes_4-18. So what else is new?* Why this episode wasn't broadcast on St. Patrick's day, we'll never know!
- Episode 14 - The Return of Blackbeard
The ghost of Blackbeard is alive and well, and he wants the Seaview and her crew. The pirate 'drafts' Kowalski, who makes a very convincing and quite blood-thirsty buccaneer. Nelson and Crane have their hands full trying to protect the President of the United States (a guest of a Middle Eastern Shah on a nearby yacht), and regain control of their ship. What will Nelson come up with this time to save the day?
- Episode 13 - Deadly Amphibians
Seaview has been sent to the ocean floor by mysterious pressure impacts. Crane, Sharkey, and Kowalski go out in the Flying Sub to investigate. They, too, are sent to the bottom of the sea. Strange creatures (half men-half fish) present themselves and explain that they intend to take over Seaview (who doesn't?) and eventually the world!Don Matheson starred as Mark Wilson in Land of the Giants.
- Episode 12 - Blow Up
The Seaview is en route to rendezvous with the fleet when Sharkey reports a missle fuel leak. Crane and Morton believe it's worth returing to port to repair, however Nelson knows how to handle it. Taking a small breathing device with him, the Admiral locks himself in the compartment in question to effect repairs. However, he drops a wrench, the circuts blow and Nelson is knocked out. When he comes to, he's gripped by paranoia which worsens with each passing minute. Trusting no one, Nelson loses his grip on reality, arresting Doc, fighting with Sharkey and finally launching a nuclear missle at the fleet!
- Episode 11 - A Time to Die
finds herself suddenly out of touch with the rest of the world, in the wrong part of the ocean and encountering strange creatures. It seems she's been thrown a million years back in time. Then the Admiral opens his cabin door and finds himself back in his Santa Barbara office, confronting the strange Mr. Pem and his pocket-sized time machine, and has to play a risky game before time can return to its normal course.The early part of this episode contains two astronomical errors. First, Nelson takes snapshots of the eclipse-darkened sky with an ordinary camera, but when the shots are developed they show galaxies and nebulae that could only be seen with a telescope. Second, the Admiral describes the pictures as showing 'constellations'.Henry Jones (Pem) also appears as Sprague in "Night of Terror" and once again as Pem in "No Way Back".This episode features re-used footage from "Thing from Inner Space".A bust which adorns the Admiral's office looks remarkably like one seen in the Nazi commander's quarters in "The Last Battle".
- Episode 10 - Terror
A scientist experimenting with plant life on a remote island has run into trouble. A shore party from Seaview arrives only in time to hear his dying warning that the world will be taken over in eight hours. Nelson brings aboard the only unusual thing he can find -- a red orchid, which proves to be a malign alien (that proceeds to take over his mind and those of the crew).
- Episode 9 - Rescue
- Episode 8 - Time Lock
A man from the future sends two androids back in time to kidnap Nelson from Seaview in order to add him to a collection of other famous military figures abducted from various eras of the past. The plot of this episode is virtually identical to the plot of the "Time Tunnel" episode entitled "The Kidnappers".
- Episode 7 - Fatal Cargo
Doctor Blanchard has created a device to control the actions of a white gorilla. Unfortunately, his assistant Leo Brock wants the fame that the inventor of such a device would gain. As a result he uses the device to enrage the gorilla and kill Blanchard. Nelson gets there too late to save Blanchard, but the gorilla is taken on board. Brock sets the gorilla free and he runs amock until both Brock and the gorilla are killed.
- Episode 6 - Man of Many Faces
In an attempt to control the planet's tides, Dr. Randolph Mason (a nut if ever there was one -- he is part scientist, part make-up artist!) has invented a powerful electromagnet and established a magnetic field around the moon. The only person who seems to recognize the obvious danger in this silly plan is Harriman Nelson. At first glance, it would appear that Nelson has killed Dr. Randolph. At second glance, it would appear that Captain Crane has betrayed the Admiral. On third glance, the moon is getting closer and closer to Earth, and will soon collide with our beautiful blue orb -- unless the Seaview can save the world. Again.* In this episode, we learn that Chief Sharkey attended Lincoln High in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York. (There actually is a Lincoln High in Coney Island.) The Chief admits he got an 'A' in only one subject: Home Economics!
- Episode 5 - Sealed Orders
- Episode 4 - Journey with Fear
Aliens snatch a manned space probe launched from Seaview with Chip Morton aboard, and transport it at the speed of light to their observation post on the rocky, unstable surface of Venus. Checking out the duplicate capsule, Crane suffers the same fate before he even has time to launch. With Chip blinded and a prisoner, and the planet's surface due to undergo catastrophic quakes in a few hours, the odds seem to be against the two men.
- Episode 3 - Cave of the Dead
"Those who see the Flying Dutchman never, never reach the shore."Investigating the loss of Navy ships, Nelson finds an ancient dagger in a cave on an uncharted island, and falls under a strange curse. Haunted by visions of skeletons and an anachronistic ship, he has trouble convincing the crew of his sanity. Meanwhile, Seaview is sailing in circles, and the visiting Commander Van Wyck seems to have disappeared.Guest star Warren Stevens also appeared in "The Saboteur" and "Deadly Invasion".
- Episode 2 - The Deadly Dolls
The Seaview crew is being entertained by puppet cairactures of the Captain and Admiral, compliments of Professor Multiple. Multiple remains on-board when the sub departs, and his dolls soon come to life, replacing their real-life counterparts. Only Nelson and Crane avoid capture and transformation. Multiple boasts that he and the others are all puppets, created by machines from the future that have traveled into the present, and need the Seaview as a new host body. Can Nelson and Crane overcome this fantastic threat?
- Episode 1 - Fires of Death
The Seaview is being buffeted about by underwater explosions due to the eruption of an active volcano. Dr. Turner (Victor Jory) is aboard to stop the eruptions. However, his true mission is to bring up "elixir stones." An alchemist, Turner needs the stones to keep him immortal. However, in order to bring up the stones, he needs to stimulate the volcano into full eruption!
- Episode 26 - Destroy Seaview
Admiral Nelson has been brainwashed. After getting a vital energy source, he attempts to kill Crane and the visiting Dr. Land in an undersea cave. He then returns to the sub, gasses the crew and sets the reactor to blow. Can Crane recover and return to the Seaview before Nelson can destroy it?
- Episode 25 - Deadly Cloud
A mysterious cloud is enveloping the Earth and causing massive Tsunami and other catastrophic environmental damage. Crane takes the flying sub in to find out the cause and is taken over by an evil alien. Once aboard, this alien tries to stop Nelson before he can destroy the cloud with nuclear weapons.
- Episode 24 - The Wax Men
The Seaview is carrying Atlantanean statues in its missile room as a favor for the State Department. As they wait for Captain Crane to return, a midget clown emerges from one of the crates and begins sending forth his animated waxwork duplicates of the crew. Crane's only hope is to try to revive Admiral Nelson and retake the ship. But, can they?
- Episode 23 - Doomsday Island
- Episode 22 - No Escape from Death
- Episode 21 - Shadowman
The Seaview takes on a skeleton crew and is being used to guide a new interstellar space probe. However, Chip Morton is taken over by an alien shadow man which wants to stop the probe.
- Episode 20 - The Mummy
The Seaview is on a top secret mission to transport a 3,000 year old sarcophagus from New York to a country in the Middle East. The United States hopes that by returning a national treasure, war will be prevented. The inhabitant of the sarcophagus has other ideas, and attempts to prevent the Seaview from reaching her destinaton.
- Episode 19 - The Mermaid
As the Seaview conducts a marine census, Captain Crane spots a mermaid. He brings her aboard and falls under her spell. A sea creature follows the mermaid and proceeds to cause big trouble on the sub. The problems are compounded when the Seaview is ordered to disarm a nuclear device that has been planted off the coast of California.
- Episode 18 - The Fossil Men
The crew of a lost submarine returns as rock men to menace the Seaview. A new man, Kowalski's friend Richards, is captured on a diving mission and turned into a Fossil Man. Nelson is then ordered to turn command of the Seaview over to these rock men. Will Nelson comply? Will the crew be dipped into the transformation lava to exist as living rock?
- Episode 17 - The Heat Monster
Arctic Listening Station XZ-5 receives a message from a voice from space ("laser beeeeeam"). Professor Bergstrom, ignoring the advice of his assistant, activates their beam and brings the alien, living flame, to Earth. Now, this Heat Monster wants the Seaview to detonate a bomb under the polar ice cap. How can the intrepid crew defeat this new menace?
- Episode 16 - Death from the Past
As World War II draws to a close, a secret underwater Nazi base is damaged during a sea battle. A Nazi scientist and his aide are accidently put in suspended animation. Thirty-five years later, the crew of the Seaview discovers and revives them. The Nazis attempt to carry out their interrupted mission: destroy the capital cities of the Allies.
- Episode 15 - The Creature
The Seaview is called in to help track an artificially created life form, now loose in the Pacific. The creature, which is growing at a fantastic rate, has its own agenda -- starting with a takeover of the crew.
- Episode 14 - The Brand of the Beast
While racing to help a foundering research vessel, the Seaview's nuclear reactor goes critical. Admiral Nelson's right hand is exposed to intense radiation as he fixes the problem, causing a flare-up of the "werewolf" virus that he carries.
- Episode 13 - The Lost Bomb
Seaview and an enemy sub battle to recover a superbomb from the ocean floor.
- Episode 12 - The Plant Man
Twin scientists - one good, one evil - come aboard Seaview. The evil twin is out to create a radioactive "plant man."
- Episode 11 - The Haunted Submarine
A ghostly ancestor of Admiral Nelson visits him aboard Seaview.
- Episode 10 - Deadly Invasion
Faceless aliens invade Earth and try to take over an underwater atomic base. The leader takes the form of an old, deseased friend of Admiral Nelson in order to convice Nelson they mean no harm. Nelson will have none of it and leads a landing party to the base to stop the aliens, even if the cost includes their own lives.
- Episode 9 - The Death Watch
Admiral Nelson and Captain Crane are involved in a mind-control experiment, with Chief Sharkey caught in the middle.
- Episode 8 - Thing from Inner Space
Bainbridge Wells is filming a segment of his "Science On The Move" television series on a small island off the coast of Chile. A sea creature comes ashore and kills his crew. Wells convinces Admiral Nelson to return to the island because he wants to prove that the creature really exists. Crewman Patterson has a special interest in the mission.
- Episode 7 - Deadly Waters
- Episode 6 - Day of Evil
A UFO crashes and an alien assumes the form of Admiral Nelson.
- Episode 5 - The Terrible Toys
Seaview is investigating a UFO. Along the way, they pick up a shipwrecked old man -- almost always a bad omen when our gallant crew finds a castaway! The bedraggled fellow has a sack full of strange, frightening toys capable of murder, and of destroying the submarine. Turns out the alien ship needs to melt down Seaview's hull for fuel. Nelson and Crane do their best to foil the aliens' plans before it is too late.
- Episode 4 - Night of Terror
Captain Crane searches for a lost diving bell containing Admiral Nelson, Chief Sharkey, and Dr. Sprague.
- Episode 3 - The Day the World Ended
As Admiral Nelson demonstrates a new tracking device for a visiting U.S. senator, it seems to show that Seaview is the only life left on earth.
- Episode 2 - Werewolf
Two scientists examining a radioactive volcano are attacked by a wolf. One dies, and the survivor is infected by a virus that causes him to change from man to werewolf and back again. Admiral Nelson is exposed to the virus and the crew must find a vaccine.
Seaview is investigating a thousand-mile wide communication blackout. The source of this is a large alien brain found under the sea. It is broght aboard and takes over visiting scientist, Dr. Lindsay. With his help, and after possessing Captain Crane, the alien vows to take over the Seaview and after that, the Earth.


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The original clip is a bit warm, so I color correct the clip by pushing some cool tone and pink tint to balance it out (using Vectorscope HLS and Vectorscope YUV diagram).
Below is the before and after screenshot.
My later adjustments are made on the corrected clip.
Orange & Blue Color contrast
The original clip is a bit warm. And there was a man passed by wearing denim in the shot. It inspired me to make a color contrast between orange/yellow and blue.
The color contrast adds depth to the clip. The man becomes more separated from the background. I also pushed up contrast, highlights, and whites to enhance the effect. The man's skin tone is more defined in the after clip and his motion becomes more vivid. This color grading gives me a muggy, humid weather feeling.
2. Faded Blue Color Grading
This color grading introduces a sad emotion to the clip. First of all, I bring the highlights, midtones and shadows all to blue to set the base color tone. To get a faded effect, I bring down the exposure, contrasts, highlights and whites; and also bring up the shadows and blacks.
The skin tone looks quirky with all of the blue and faded effects. So I used Hue Saturation Curve to bring back some yellow and slight red. I also use the Hue Saturation Curve to bring up even more blue to enhance the color of the denim the man is wearing.
3. 'Her' inspired Color Grading
This color grading is inspired by the film 'Her' and the following shot is used as the benchmark.
This is the most complicated color grading out of the three. To be honest, I think the result is still not quite matched with 'Her"s color grading. The tone is super warm. Because I couldn't tell whether the element I am adjusting is correct after looking at it for a long time, I use the Parade (RGB) diagram to match the wave of my clip to the shot of 'Her"s wave.
The adjustments I made are as following:
Note that even though both the first and the third color grading are warm tone, they are different. In the first color grading, it is more of an orange and blue contrast. Whereas in the third grading, The tone is more towards yellow rather than orange. And I deliberately avoid the blues (from denim) and turn down the reds (for tint and skin tone) to match up with 'Her"s color grading.
Below is the contrast of the first and the third color grading:
- Original
2. Color Corrected
3. Orange and Blue
4. Faded Blue
5. Her inspired


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The season of skiing, snowboarding, sledding, tobogganing, skating, cross country skiing, hockey and SO MANY MORE AMAZING ACTIVITIES!
When you start back into these activities don't forget that your body isn't use to the movements like they were the year before.
What I am referring to is, specificity; you may be fit and use to being active, but when you start an activity that your body has not been doing regularly, it needs time to adjust.
Now, I know, most of you have been doing these activities throughout your lives and have even been doing similar activities in the summer such as, snowboarding & skateboarding or skating & rollerblading. However, these are not exactly the same, so it will still take the body time to adjust back to the specificity needed for your winter sports.
To decrease the likelihood of injuring yourself while re-starting your activities, you can do a few basic things!
- Warm Up
- Before any physical activity you should do a proper warm up to get the muscles warm and ready for movement.
- Start with an easier variation of your activity if available. If not, get on a bike or treadmill and jog or bike for 5-10 minutes at an slow -> average paced
- Dynamic Stretch
- These stretches involve swinging or twisting motions
- Swing the arms; circles or across the chest
- Swing the legs; front to back or side to side
- Twist the Torso; Side to side or to the floor then to the sky
- Leg Twists; Twist the knee to the opposing elbow
- These stretches involve swinging or twisting motions
- Drink Water,
- The more water you have before exercise the more prepared your body will be to sweat and maintain muscle function.
- ~2.5 cups; 2-3 hours before exercise
- ~1 cup; 30 minutes before exercise
- The more water you have before exercise the more prepared your body will be to sweat and maintain muscle function.
- If you feel tired or pain, TAKE A BREAK
- If you feel tired in an area or pain, your body is warning you
- Take a break and do some more dynamic stretching, walk around.
- Be sure not to sit or be sedentary during this break
- Cool Down
- The purpose of a cool down is to bring the heart rate down in a controlled manner so that your muscles and joints can adjust while it does.
- Start with an easier variation of your activity if available. If not, get on a bike or treadmill and jog or bike for 5-10 minutes at an average -> slow pace.
- Stretch
- Do dynamic stretching again; swings and twists
- Static stretches to finish off
- Stretch all areas of the body; neck, shoulders, arms, wrists, torso, back, hips, bum, thighs, calves, ankles, etc.
- Hold for at least 30 seconds
- It takes at least 30 seconds for the muscles to realize you are stretching them and relax so that a true stretch is being felt
- ICE and WATER
- Don't forget the water!
- ~1 cup within 30 minutes of ending exercise
- Ice the areas that were used the most, pain is already felt or places that you have been injured in in the past
- The best form of ice is ice-cubes; ice will melt with the warm of the body therefore, will not allow for frostbite. Gel packs can be used if they are covered, if have direct contact with the skin it can cause frostbite to the skin.
- Place on area for 15-20 minutes, then remove until the skin is back to normal temperature. You may then decide if you want to ice the area again,
- You will feel sharp, achy pain -> tingling -> numbness
- Don't forget the water!
Another risk of doing activity when your body has not been use the movements is D.O.M.S (delayed onset muscle soreness). This is a recovery state of the muscles that happens after strenuous exercise, body-builders use it to build the muscles; athletes use it to ensure they are getting an adequate workout to build their strength and endurance. This could be felt a day after exercise up to a few days after; usually is at its worst two days after the exercise.
I hope you all have fun with your winter activities; I hope these tips help your body stay pain-free!
Be smart, be safe, be injury-free!


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Fantastic restaurants adorn the beautiful streets of Whitby. Along the harbour front you will find world class cuisine. Whitby is famous for its fish on a global scale, and some of the best fish restaurants are right here.
The Marine's chef Simon Truman serves up the best fish and chips to be found anywhere in the country, and not at silly prices found elsewhere in Whitby either.
A small portion (Enough by most peoples standards) is £4.99. For those with a larger appetite then the big portion is larger than the plate and still only £9.99 in 2012, beat that if you can. We doubt you will !!
Real Whitby Rates The Marine out of 5
Greens on Bridge street has the most extensive fish menu you will find, and all locally sourced too.
Not to forget the Magpie either as the ques outside tell the story of how popular their fish and chips have become. That said, we still prefer The Marine.
Harry's Bar and The Moon And Sixpence are found near the lower harbour on the west side. Their menus offer a wider choice than the others mentioned above who focus largely on fish. The Steak at The Moon And Sixpence is one of the best Ive ever tasted.
If its Italian your after then Cosa Nostra is the place for you. Also worthy of note is Mutreys who make the best Pizza in Whitby. Chef Garry Mutrey made his name at The Huntsman in Aislaby. You'll find Mutreys Restaurant on Grape lane, It has a very special feel to it and an atmosphere that buzzes on a busy summers evening.
If its a late night curry, we suggest that The Passage To India in Station Square will take some beating.
If its a smaller more traditional meal or snack your after then we can endorse places like : The Humble Pie And Mash, Java (The burgers are amazing) or Sherlocks. All locally owned and each very special in their own unique way.
Whatever your taste we are sure you will find something to your pleasing in and around Whitby.
Sadly we have recently learned that Weatherspoons are to set up in town – BOO, HISS. This concerns Real Whitby as it may effect the business of the smaller locally owned restaurants we've already mentioned above. These are business that our friends and acquaintances have taken time, money and a great deal of creativity and enthusiasm to build up. We hope you will continue to support locally owned unique business over Weatherspoons when it opens. Otherwise Whitby may loose those unique places that make the town so very special.
Slideshow Of Whitby Restaurants
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It's the Bank Holiday and an extra-long weekend - although many agents will be making the most of sales, lets, open houses and usual working at this time of year.
Some of you, we know, will be doing even more and helping raise funds for good causes.
Thanks to you, thousands of people receive extra help and support through the charities you support - on behalf of the industry, thank you and well done.
We love publicising your efforts and everyone below has contacted us on firstname.lastname@example.com - we look forward to hearing from you...
Alexander Devine Hospice: Michael Lewis, a lettings adviser at Romans Guildford, has signed up to not one, not two, but six half marathons this year with a target of raising £500.
He has already completed three of the marathons and he's optimistic about the remaining ones: "I am halfway through my challenge having completed the Fleet, Richmond and Southampton half marathons. "I am really happy with my time so far and I'm confident about reaching my target of £500."
To donate money towards Michael's marathon challenge visit justgiving.com/Mike-Lewis6.
Oatlands Junior School: The Harrogate branch of Manning Stainton was quick on the draw to support a major fund raising art project at a local school. Talented young artists at Oatlands Junior School have created a series of beautifully detailed botanical illustrations featuring plants and flowers on the Red Data List, the world's inventory of the global conservation status of biological species.
Copies of the book are available at a cost of £5 with all proceeds going to the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, to help their work protecting and restoring Yorkshire's wild places and wildlife for all to enjoy. Meanwhile, the school currently has its art installation, 'Conserving Our Biodiversity', exhibiting at the Saatchi Gallery in London as part of a new exhibition called 'Journeys.'
Hampstead Mums' Fayre: Oakhill Residential sponsored the Hampstead Mums Fayre which took place last week. The annual fayre was well attended and raised almost £4,000 for Cocoon Support.
Kate Morrison of Oakhill Residential says: "I was thrilled to have been involved in this event, which promotes awareness and raises money for a very worthy charity, Cocoon Support. As a local business, Oakhill are keen to support their community and sponsor good causes and events and the amount of nearly £4000 raised was fantastic."
Andrews Charitable Trust: Two months after launching its 70th anniversary housing initiative, Andrews Property Group has completed on the purchase of its first Project70 property which will support young people leaving the care system.
The property, located in the central Bristol suburb of Lawrence Hill, is a five storey building comprised of a commercial ground floor and basement with three separate self-contained flats on the upper floors. The necessary refurbishment work, which will ensure each flat offers a large bedroom, separate study area and a kitchen/diner, as well as all normal services, will take place between May and July and is due to be carried out by ex-offenders through the Bristol Together programme, which itself receives funding from the Andrews Charitable Trust.
Project70 was officially launched in February 2016 to marks Andrews Property Group's 70th anniversary. The aim is for staff members at Andrews to raise sufficient funds to enable Andrews Charitable Trust (ACT) to invest in 50 properties over the next 50 years. The rental income from these residential and commercial investments will then be used towards further capital investment and maintenance of the property portfolio.
Children With Cancer UK: Those nice people at PROPCO Software (who said some very generous things about Estate Agent Today - thank you!) have been raising funds through their very own IronMan, Mark Howlett.
He not only took part in Bolton's IronMan Challenge 2015, but he successfully finished it and earned the IronMan title and continues fundraising for Children with Cancer UK.
After completing one of the toughest endurance challenges - IronMan UK in 2015 and raising over £1,500 Mark is now looking to top up his fundraising by swimming 10KM in the Jubilee River Swim 2016 in June.
"For those who are not familiar an IronMan consists of a 2.4 mile open water swim, followed by a 112 mile road cycle, followed by a full marathon, which to earn the title as an Ironman you must complete in 17 hours" explains Mark.
"I met an Ironman when I was 24 years old. He was an Aussi called Felix and I was immediately taken by his achievement which I could not comprehend. But deep inside there was a voice saying 'I want to be an Ironman'. Twenty one years later, still inspired by Felix and now spurred on by family and friends, I took on the challenge..."
Pledge what you can here: https://www.justgiving.com/Mark-Howlett007


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I have been waiting my whole life for someone to say something, or me to think of something, which will make everything else after that crystal clear. The one thruth. The secret. It has not happened yet. These are the advices, that have nevertheless stayed with me over the years. They might not be Oscar speech material, and I am not sure I actually followed any of them, but looking back they make the most sense.
# From an older (unsuccessful) artist in Kunstfabrik: "The first works you do have to be here (hand gesture somewhere high above his head), as you get more famous they can get worse (hand now lower), when you have made a good name for yourself, your art can also suck." He didn't say "suck" because Germans don't use that kind of language, he said: "can also be bad". This is so true. Damien Hirst is the living example of it, if –unlike me- you think that his art was good to begin with. Problem is, your art will kind of suck at the beginning too. You must be delusional thinking otherwise. It will get better as you get more self-confident, and positively re- enforced by gallerists, collectors and the public and of course with growing experience and shows.
# From a drunken young stranger one night, somewhere in east Berlin. Do not recall how we got to exchanging wisdoms, but he slurred "You have to do what you are good at. Nothing else. Only do what you are good at." This might sound self explanatory, but more on this later.
## A piece of advice from my loving father: "Just start somewhere; and the rest (experience, success, recognition) will follow sooner or later." It will probably follow way, WAY later- but hey, there are exceptions.
### and my wise sister: "Sometimes being desperate is a good thing."
#An older (successful) artist: "I like your ass better than I like your work." Ok, this was not especially helpful, but it is good to know.
So let's go over it again. Starting out as a young artist, you are expected to show a level of greatness and/or originality, which even if you are lucky to partially achieve in one work, it will be exactly that- luck. Chances are you cannot sustain through a whole portfolio and remember you have to have at least a solo show worth of work before you can seriously invite a gallerist to the studio (meaning 10-12 works that work together). You have to fill this gap with a healthy amount of blind self-absorbed ambition, while you work your (good looking) ass off to actually make good work. The cliché and awkwardly rhyming –"fake it to make it" comes to mind here. You can also decide to capitalize on this one hit for a few years, without actually working hard, as many a rising star has done before you. In this case continue in the chapter "Tricks to remain a One trick Pony" and "How to orchestrate a believable come back" or "Rehab."> What this unsuccessful artist also teaches us: Your "brand", your "name" is equally important (if not more) to your work. To americanize: Your work will get you there; your brand will keep you there.
Only do what you are good at. Or this can also be rephrased: only do what other people think you are good at. As your self-esteem is in such threads for you to be reading success manuals, you are probably not in a position to judge what, who and how good you are. Listen to your peers, listen to people's reactions to your work. Feel the room as they say. Up to a point of course. There is also a school of marketing that strongly believes that the work (especially in the beginning) needs to be immediately identifiable by a 5 year old. Example: "this is the artist, who paints naked women + kittens." Or "this is the artist who collages pubic hair on canvas". The person with the sperm. The one with the dots. This might be oldschooI, and I personally could not care less for this kind of logic, but if your answer to what kind of art you do is: "sculpture, art installations with video performances and live experimental vocal representation of the accoustics of ukulele and didgeridoo in duets" you might want to trim it down a bit.
What my fathers advice really says is: it takes time. It does. It takes a humiliating amount of time for your work to mature, for the right chance to come along, for you to be in a position to recognize it, and take it. As I said, there are exceptions, but for those of us who did not peak in highschool, and did not peak in art school either … or in the first five years after art-school … or any minute now. It takes freaking time.
While you are blindly working your way towards Greatness, trying to listen to the market, your peers, the contemporary context, socially active at openings and concentrated in the studio, there might come a moment or two, where you will feel completely and desperately helpless. But sometimes being desperate IS a good thing. Being an unknown and unrelated to any context artist, you are as helpless as it gets, but you are also free. You can do as many mistakes as you want, you can try out as many new techniques as you want, you can set up a show with your friends and set the whole thing on fire at the end, you can go up to a gallerist you like, take out his glasses and step on them. Seriously, there are options now, which will not be available to you further down the line. Of course there is a very thin line between being bold and being abusive or stalker-ish (Klaus WHO?). Preserve it.
And if I were to add my own advice to this incomplete list it would be: Give it up. Give it up once and for all instead of a little every day.The chances in this field are not good to beginn with; if you have not made it so far, there is probably a reason for it. How many crappy one-nights shows can a résumé stand? There are probably other activities in life that can make you more content, maybe even wealthier or well known, if that is what you are looking for. There is a long list of successful gallerists, curators and writers who used to be artists. Take a long and serious moment (hour) to think about giving up art. If you decide to persevere, do not hesitate again. Ever. (Well you might want to reconsider in five years if things have not changed).


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ALAMEDA — While the Raiders packed up their things Monday to head into the offseason, Jon Gruden was on the other side of the country and not giving up any information about a potential return to the organization that gave him his start as a head coach.
Asked by text message if he could confirm he was in line to be the next coach of the Raiders, Gruden responded, "Happy New Year! Nothing new really."
It's possible nothing will happen with Gruden and the Raiders this week, as he is expected to perform his duties as an analyst for ESPN Saturday for the AFC wild card game between the Tennessee Titans and Kansas City Chiefs.
There is also the matter of satisfying the Rooney Rule, which mandates the Raiders interview a minority candidate for a head coaching opening. Neither the Raiders nor Gruden have confirmed him as a candidate, let alone a potential hire.
But that hasn't stopped Gruden from reportedly looking to assemble a coaching staff, with the New York Daily News reporting his desire to hire New York Jets assistant and former Raiders assistant John Morton as offensive coordinator.
According to NFL Media, Raiders assistants were free to seek other opportunities.
#Raiders assistant coaches were told they could seek other employment and get out of their contracts but they wouldn't be fired until the new coach arrives… whoever that is. 🤷🏽♂
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) January 1, 2018
Raiders owner Mark Davis' public comments were restricted to a single statement an hour after coach Jack Del Rio announced at the podium following a 30-10 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers that he'd been fired.
General manager Reggie McKenzie has also been unavailable for comment, and it's not known how his role would be affected by Gruden taking over as head coach. No other candidates have been reported.
The handful of players that trickled in to the locker room were still surprised at Del Rio's departure while at the same time intrigued by a possible Gruden hiring — even if some of them are not under contract and may not be back with the Raiders.
Gruden coached the Raiders between 1998-2001, winning AFC West titles in 2000 (12-4) and 2001 (10-6). The Raiders advanced to the AFC championship game in 2000, losing to the Baltimore Ravens, and were eliminated in the "Tuck Rule" game in New England the following year.
Traded to the Tampa Bay for the 2002 season in exchange for two first-round picks, two second-round picks and $8 million, Gruden's Bucs beat the Raiders 48-21 in the Super Bowl.
"Have they hired anybody yet?" linebacker NaVorro Bowman said. "I thought Jack was a great guy. Enjoyed the time we had together. He wanted me here. I wanted to be here."
Bowman arrived during the season on a contract that paid him $2.6 million for nine games and will wait and see about the future.
"Let's wait and see where everything falls," Bowman said. "But I enjoyed my time here."
As for the possibility of Gruden taking over, Bowman said "It's exciting. You know what he's done in the past. You know he understands the game of football, both sides., and that he has studied the quarterback position inside and out. He's a guy that's a well-known critic in t his game and coach as well. I look forward to seeing what happens."
Long-snapper Jon Condo, the longest tenured player on the roster, has heard Gruden rumors before and is willing to wait for absolute confirmation. Condo, 36, played on a one-year contract this season.
"I don't know. I guess I'll believe it when I see it, from all the reports in previous years and stuff like that," Condo said. "I mean, he may do it, he may not. Looks like he is, but I don't know. It would be interesting to see him back on the sideline."
Defensive tackle Justin "Jelly" Ellis, coming off his best season and is scheduled for unrestricted free agency, said of the possibility of playing for Gruden, "He's for sure like a mastermind of this game. It'd be an honor."
Free safety Reggie Nelson, who completed a two-year contract and appears unlikely to return at age 34, thinks Gruden or whoever the new coach is will be getting a solid team.
"From what I heard, (Gruden is) a great coach," Nelson said. "I mean whoever they bring in, they have a great team here. I loved all my teammates here. Everybody was a pro. Whoever they bring in has a great team they're coming to. There's a lot of athletes, young guys, eager to play football and want to play football"
To younger players such as Giorgio Tavecchio, James Cowser and Eddie Vanderdoes, Gruden is known more for his role as an analyst than his days as a coach with the Raiders and Bucs.
"I ran into him in the elevator in Philadelphia, so I hope I made a good first impression," Tavecchio said.
Referring to Gruden's weekly Monday night feature, Vanderdoes said, "I guess we're a bunch of Gruden Grinders now."
Nelson was drafted as a rookie out of Florida by Jacksonville when Del Rio was the head coach and then brought to the Raiders in 2016 to replace the retired Charles Woodson.
"I was just numb. Coach drafted me and he was my coach," Nelson said. "I think everybody felt bad. It's a production business, and we didn't produce yesterday."
Condo played for Art Shell, Lane Kiffin, Tom Cable, Hue Jackson, Dennis Allen and Tony Sparano before Del Rio came aboard and changed the club's mindset.
"What Jack has done to bring this organization back to life, so to speak and give his three years," Condo said. "We built a good team and (had) some good games. Obviously this year was a disappointment. I think everyone in this locker room would agree to that. You build relationships with all the coaches and for something like this to happen is tough. Life goes on."


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On 3 December, walking through Trafalgar Square on my way home from the anti-Trump demonstration, I noticed an SWP stall that had been turned upside down.
Skinheads, police, and SWP members were nearby. The SWP were asking the police. "Aren't you going to do anything, he just knocked over our stall?" The police looked unsure of what to do.
Three people were jeering and doing Nazi salutes at the SWP. One got close enough to an SWP member and appeared to hit him and kick him to the ground. The police still looked unsure whether to intervene.
Although maybe 50+ years old and a little inebriated, the skinheads looked quite strong. It didn't look like the police would have found it easy to arrest them.
I felt a sense of solidarity with the SWP members involved. Any left wing activist could be on the receiving end next time. I tried to talk with the SWPers about how serious it is that the right wing are bold enough to attack us in full view of the police.
The SWPers said: "Well, the police aren't there to protect us anyway".
That's true. The police are an arm of the capitalist state. But that's not a reason to shrug off the problem. If we know that we can't rely on the police to protect us from a newly emboldened right wing, we need to ask who can we rely on.
Currently, the left and workers' movement is not organised to defend its activity from fascists. We urgently need to develop a strategy for self-defence.


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I am so excited to bring you the gorgeous lovedup wedding of Jamie & Marice that features two amazing local Macathur wedding venues and an awesome crew of local wedding professionals to bring to life the vision of Jamie & Marice for their big day! First up is the Mater Dei Chapel to set the scene for their wedding ceremony in January, it was the perfect place to host all of Jamie & Marice's friends and family who came out to witness their solemn wedding vows and support the newly married couple in their new roles as Husband and Wife.
The Newlyweds then headed to local favourite, Gledswood Homestead, to get the party started at this wonderfully rustic wedding reception Venue. Relaxing with the Bridal party, there was time for a little dance practice in the Music room during their Wedding portraits with the talented Laura from Elysium Photography... it looks like these guys had so much fun!
The Bridal party all got to show their moves as they are introduced and welcomed by all the guests into the beautifully styled reception... Jamie & Marice chose to have the high energy of talented live music performers - Baker Boys Band. Live performers are a perfect way to really make the night into a fun experience, getting everyone up and dancing!
Ceremony - Mater Dei Chapel
Reception - Gledswood Homestead
Videography - Puzzleman Productions
Photography - Elysium Photography
Performers/Live Music - Baker Boys Band
Styling - Sarah Jay & Co
Cake - Eaton Cakes
Hair - Susana Calvo
Makeup - Nikita Lauren Makeup & Hair
DJ/MC - DRR Entertainment
Florals - Eden Flower Studio
Cars - HF Wedding & Hire cars
Invitations - Creative Birds
Dress - Abbey Bridal


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Cathedral Gardens
Questions and Answers About Cathedral Gardens
How do my friends and neighbors get to Cathedral Gardens?
When are the gates open?
Are there telephone numbers I can call?
What happened to the Divine Liturgy in Slavonic that was being held each Sunday morning in the chapel?
Do you have sports equipment?
Why did you name a cemetery Cathedral Gardens?
What are the procedures for placing of monuments and other stonework?
Who is responsible for maintaining monuments and other stonework?
Do I have to know the number of my lot?
Who broke the stone vase at my monument?
How can I find out what the weather at Cathedral Gardens is this very hour?
O Most Holy Trinity, Our God, Glory to Thee!


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Two men arrested in connection with Danbury human trafficking ring
DANBURY - A prostitution ring that exploited young men with mental disabilities for more than 20 years unraveled this week when police arrested two men authorities say were clients of the operation.
William Trefzger, a previously convicted sex offender from Westport, and Bruce J. Bemer of Glastonbury, the owner of the Waterford Speedbowl and New England Motor Sports, were both charged Wednesday with patronizing a trafficked person.
Authorities said Danbury resident Robert King, who had been arrested earlier, was at the center of the ring, which served as many as eight wealthy men in Connecticut and Massachusetts. King would befriend troubled young men, including one he found prowling through a Dumpster, get them hooked on drugs including cocaine and heroin and, when they had run up debts, pushed them into prostituting themselves, arrest affidavits show.
Police said the ring had been under investigation since January 2016, but Bemer told them King had been sending him young men for more than 20 years. King has been charged with second-degree prostitution and tampering with a witness. Bemer declined to comment Thursday after he was released from custody at Superior Court in Danbury.
At least 15 young men in their early 20s with illnesses including schizophrenia and bipolar disorder were exploited as part of the scheme, court records state. Some of the victims had severe disabilities and were living in group homes.
King sometimes drove the young men to his clients, who typically paid $250 for sex, of which King took $50, the affidavits said. Clients also came to his mobile home on Miry Brook Road near the Danbury Fair Mall.
Several neighbors at the mobile home park said King had a "nasty temper" and would often have groups of teenage boys hanging out around his house and running up and down the street. Some of the youths appeared to be high on drugs, neighbors said.
"One of the kids was running around like he was pretending to be a bird," said one neighbor who declined to be identified by name. "Needless to say, we're happy (King's) gone."
Another neighbor, who also declined to be identified, said he and others would often call the police to complain about loud music coming from King's trailer in the middle of the night.
"There was a lot of young people coming and going," the neighbor said. "Bob was really bizarre. We're happy to be rid of him."
A woman who answered the door at King's home declined to comment.
One of the young men victimized by King told police he met the older man while he was looking for bottles in a Dumpster. King offered to pay him to cut his grass, the man said, and the two began doing drugs together at King's home, court documents state.
A short time later, King introduced the victim to Bemer, who showed the young man his collection of antique cars and motorcycles, according to court records.
"He asked for a ride in his helicopter, but it never happened," the affidavit states.
The investigation got its start when health-care workers at Bethel-based Ability Beyond, which operates a group home where two of the victims lived, told a probation officer that King about the prostitution ring, records show.
Investigators approached King in August 2016. He admitted to Danbury detectives that he knew the young men but said he "only brought the boys to the clients," according to one affidavit.
"I'm just a gay guy trying to help people," he said, according to the warrant, before asking for his attorney.
Police also interviewed one of the victims, who days later recorded a conversation he had with King, the warrant states:
"What if they ask me about the...," the victim asked.
"The prostitution?" King replied. Say you don't know anything about it."
King later told the victim to tell investigators they there were longtime friends and that he knew nothing about prostitution, the affidavit states.
When approached by police, Trefzger at first denied involvement in prostitution, but later admitted to having sex with boys King delivered to his home, records show. He also admitted knowing that the young men had mental health problems.
Trefzger also admitted to police that he had been convicted in the past of sexual assault for an incident involving "a young Chinese boy." He pleaded guilty in July 2010 to fourth-degree sexual assault and was sentenced to a six-month suspended prison sentence and 18 months of probation.
No one answered the door at an address listed as owned by Trefzger in the Greens Farms area of Westport Thursday. The house, set back from the road between Hillspoint Road and Sherwood Island Connector off Greens Farms Road, had a blue Honda Accord parked in the driveway.
An American flag flew at the house and the front door was adorned with several bumper stickers, one picturing a Confederate Flag and another a symbol of the Third Reich.
Trefzger is being held on a $250,000 bond. Bemer was released Thursday on a $500,000 bond. King is being held in custody on a $200,000 bond.


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The Newfoundland project is a 60-storey residential development at the western end of the Canary Wharf Estate. The site is bounded by Westferry Road to the west, Middle Dock to the east and Bank Street to the south. The Jubilee Line runs directly beneath the site.
Newfoundland represents the first stage of new residential development at Canary Wharf and has been designed by renowned Mayfair-based architects, Horden Cherry Lee who have created an exceptionally delicate aesthetic rarely found in such impressively high towers. Newfoundland's striking appearance stems from its transparent diagrid structure, also notably used in another famous London landmark, 'The Gherkin'.
The structural engineer is WSP who also designed The Shard.
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So if you're like me, you remember when Intel came out with vPro and while it looked good on paper it wasn't as usable at first as we all hoped. Then came Kaseya Desktop Policy Managementand the vPro dreams started coming true. Well now with KDPM 3.5 even more of the dream is real.
- Boot to Bios – Reboot the machine into BIOS mode and remotely edit the BIOS
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- Connect to KVM – Even on an unresponsive machine, start a remote console session to a machine even if the OS has hung


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It seems to be that the theme of this spring is classic chic–whether you opt for a trendy tribal inspired look or decide to try color-blocking, the overall style the fashion industry just can't seem to pull away from quite yet is minimalism. While magazines and fashion critics alike have all said that Spring 2011 is the season of accessories, we just aren't seeing anything special on celebrities. What happened to all the glitz and glamour? Where are the pieces of jewelry so filled with diamonds that we have to squint when the paparazzi cameras go off? Throughout the entire awards season on the red carpet there was an underwhelming amount of jewelry.
Don't get me wrong–I think I, of all people, have been inspired the most by the subtle edginess of the minimal look. After all, a blank canvas is the best kind to work with, and I have used my simple, tailored clothing as a backdrop to let my jewelry truly stand out! By pairing plain with pizzazz, you can create a look that is not only one-of-a-kind but turns out to be a reflection of your personality as well.
But in a season of amazing nature inspired geodes, bangles galore, tribal necklaces, and larger than life cocktail rings, I am personally shocked that celebrities have not made it a contest to see who plays the best accessories game. Instead they are keeping it simple and on the verge of boring. But there are a few who make neutrals look better than they ever did last Fall season when that was ALL the rage.
The #1 accessory that keeps popping up with neutral celebrity looks are classic, timeless watches (no pun intended- we're sure they keep the time just fine
Now, all of us should have a trusty LBD and now that Spring is here I highly recommend getting yourself an LWD (Little White Dress). 1928 has recently re-introduced a line of watch styles that range from antique-inspired to modern and sleek. And with these watches by 1928, you too can get this easy, breezy and beautiful look! Check out our picks to go glam like these celebs below for a much more fabulous price! Which are your favorites?
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Small business owner, Alana Guatimea, creator of Zenfold Yoga & Meditation is holding donation based classes in the heart of Downtown Riverside at "Back to the Grind". All levels and ages are welcome! Please bring your mats as you join guided Vinyasa & Hatha based flows and regain your zen through meditation all while having live zen beats fill the room by Riverside's very own Biiig Stretch every Monday & Wednesday morning! All donations towards the organization and service of Zenfold Yoga & Meditation are greatly appreciated! If unable to donate you are still welcome to attend!
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Every week numerous trailers release for upcoming Xbox One games and many represent magnificent experiences. While some are just promotional materials like the Dark Souls III: The Fire Fades Edition trailer, there are a few gems in there. We thought it would be beneficial to do a roundup of the most unique games which got trailers recently. We'll keep updating this article throughout the week with more content.
Batman: The Enemy Within
Batman: The Enemy Within got a new trailer.
Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen
Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen is out on Xbox One and despite being a little dated, it's still a lot of fun.
Elex is coming out on Xbox One in a few days. We've been playing it early and really like it.
Everspace is getting new content in 2018 on Xbox One.
Extinction looks like Attack on Titan on steroids. We can't wait to get our hands on this game!
Injustice 2
Injustice 2 keeps on getting amazing content.
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Let Them Come looks absolutely crazy and a lot of fun.
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy
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Middle-earth: Shadow of War
We got a trailer for a new tribe and additional details.
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Psychonauts 2
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This is the best WRC game so far and we recently loved it when we got to review it.
All of these games look like enjoyable experiences and you should check them out. Many of these titles are coming out in the next few weeks so you won't have to wait too long to play them! Out of these games, Elex and Middle-earth: Shadow of War stand out the most. Be sure to keep them in your crosshairs.


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On this episode of Fan/Art, MovieDude Eric and special guest Michelle take a look at the much-anticipated A Wrinkle in Time starring Oprah Winfrey and Chris Pine based on the classic sci-fi novel. While audiences and critics have been panning the film since its release, this podcast looks to see if it meets the needs of the geek fanbase and if perhaps those critics might be overlooking something.
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Watson-Powered Tiatros Program for Veterans Achieves up to 73% PTSD Program Completion
ARMONK, N.Y. – 03 May 2017: IBM Watson Health (NYSE:IBM) and Tiatros Inc, a digital health company, today announced that the Tiatros-enabled post-traumatic stress disorder programs achieved up to 73% completion rate for veterans who begin the PTSD sessions. The Tiatros Post Traumatic Growth for Veteransis a Tiatros psychotherapy program designed as a secure social network to support veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. The program connects veterans with their peers online, in a platform that is designed to reduce barriers to access and deliver evidence-based cognitive behavioral therapy that is personalized to each individual, with help from Watson APIs.
While a full scope of quantitative study results are still forthcoming, the Tiatros program could have important implications for this at-risk population.Studies have estimated that 70-80 percent of veterans can recover when they complete a program and yet less than 10% do so in the first year after diagnosis.1
There are 19 million veterans in the United States — nearly 3 million who are veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan1, and one in five veterans of these wars suffer from PTSD2. Federal health authorities have determined that roughly 4,000 areas in the U.S.
have a critical shortage of mental health professionals, while the majority of counties in the U.S. have no services offered by licensed behavioral health clinicians.3
In 2016, Tiatros developers began using the Watson Personality Insights and Watson Tone Analyzer APIs
to support analytics within Tiatros' behavioral health programs. Every week, each participant authors and shares three narratives. Using Watson Personality Insights, Tiatros analyzes these submissions to measure and monitor the evolution, openness, optimism, and joyfulness of participants. Participants also share and comment on these writings, and the Watson Tone Analyzer is used to monitor the emotions associated with these interactions. Currently, this data is presented to the program facilitators who integrate related insights into their ongoing communications with the participants.
"We are hopeful about the promise that AI tools hold to help us personalize how we care for veterans with PTSD, and scale our ability to provide successful interventions," said psychiatrist Kim Norman, MD, whose research program studies the use of scalable programs for behavioral health. "PTSD is a very challenging field and veterans face a lot of barriers to access that too often prevent them from receiving or completing a care program. We want to transform how we deliver care to them, delivering personalized, relevant content for each individual and using AI technologies to help make this possible."
"Mental health is one of the most significant determinants of overall health, and innovators like Tiatros are pioneering the cognitive tools that will help scale successful programming to each individual in need,"said Kyu Rhee, MD, chief health officer, IBM Watson Health. "The Tiatrosresiliency programs, especially with their emphasis on technology-enabled peer groups, are a perfect example of the AI opportunity in healthcare. AI can enable medical professionals to scale what they do without sacrificing security and privacy and we are proud to be part of this novel program."
Unique to this collaboration is a father-son relationship. Both of Dr. Norman's sons are veterans of the Global War on Terror. The older, Seth Norman, an Army combat veteran and Bronze Star recipient, served as a Platoon Leader throughout two deployments to Iraq, and now leads the
TiatrosÒ Post Traumatic Growth for Veterans program.
[1] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4447050/
[2] U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, 2015 Profile of Veterans: https://www.va.gov/vetdata/docs/SpecialReports/Profile_of_Veterans_2015.pdf
[3] https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucejapsen/2015/09/15/psychiatrist-shortage-worsens-amid-mental-health-crisis/#3d3a722b48d3
About Tiatros Inc.
Tiatros was founded in 2011 to harness the power of digital technology to improve the practice of behavioral health care. Tiatros provides evidence-based programs that leverage the power of peer groups and private social networks to mitigate stigma, optimize convenience and deliver unprecedented outcomes and completion rates. Tiatros creates compassionate, private social environments where individuals who share health challenges, experiences and goals come together to learn, grow and support one another. Tiatros' initial behavioral health programs run for eight weeks, and then the participants have access to an ongoing social support environment that includes refresher training and exercises. Participants come online every day to read and contribute to the associated discussions. Tiatros is making healing social. For more information about Tiatros, or to register for a program visit: www.tiatros.com.
About Watson Health
Watson is the first commercially available cognitive computing capability representing a new era in computing. The system, delivered through the cloud, analyzes high volumes of data, understands complex questions posed in natural language, and proposes evidence-based answers. Watson continuously learns, gaining in value and knowledge over time, from previous interactions. In April 2015, the company launched IBM Watson Health and the Watson Health Core cloud platform (now Watson Platform for Health). The new unit will help improve the ability of doctors, researchers and insurers to innovate by surfacing insights from the massive amount of personal health data being created and shared daily. The Watson Platform for Health can mask patient identities and allow for information to be shared and combined with a dynamic and constantly growing aggregated view of clinical, research and social health data. For more information on IBM Watson, visit: ibm.com/watson. For more information on IBM Watson Health, visit: ibm.com/watsonhealth.


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RIP Jason Molina
Over recent years, high profile deaths are something we're acutely aware of. Thanks to the frantic online treadmill that is the dissemination of information in modern times, obituaries aren't just something you read in the back of a Sunday supplement anymore. We know when someone vaguely famous has passed on, because they get their own… [Read more…]
The kindness conundrum
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Death: A Self Portrait
What better time to visit an exhibition exploring mortality than in the midst of an impending apocalypse? Dramatic interpretation of the end of the Mayan calendar meant that death was very much in the public consciousness on December 21, and as usual we were being nothing short of hysterical about it. So I wandered down… [Read more…]
The Master
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Josie Long – Romance and Adventure
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Mr Brainwash
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Operation Freedom – A Veteran's Story
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British Glamour Since 1950
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Out of Focus
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The land where comedy goes to die
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New gags for old rope
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British Design 1948-2012
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Bang Said the Gun
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What the Dickens?
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London 2012: dragging art across the Olympic finish line
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Not so Iron Lady
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Save our arts
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"A fool trusts his eyes. A wise man fears every rock is a deepstalker"
--Dwarven saying.
Possibly the strangest of all the creatures found in the Deep Roads is the deepstalker. Tezpadam, as the dwarves call them, hunt in packs, generally by burrowing underground and then striking when their prey is in their midst.
Stalkers come in several types. Spitters have venom glands and can spit secretions that slow or injure their prey. Jumpers hurl themselves at their targets, knocking them down and making the kill easier. The most common variety scares its prey, leaving the unfortunate victim helpless against the rest of the pack.
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JANE CARR, the scarf designer adored by the likes of Cheryl Cole, Olivia Palermo and Diane Kruger has launched her debut men's scarf collection entitled "REBEL REBEL" this January at Pitti Uomo.
The collection follows the same aesthetic of the womenswear collection and is aimed at the fashion conscious man who enoys style and wants to have fun with it.Carr who has previously worked as a textile designer for Versace, said that introducing a menswear collection felt like the right next step after the success of the women's line.
"We've always been asked by both press and stockists about launching a menswear line. It was a natural progression for us to produce this collection and what better a way to start than to debut in Italy..." the lovely creative director Jane Carr commented.
Staying true to form in creating distinctive prints "REBEL REBEL" looks to the legacy of original bad boy James Dean for inspiration. For the menswear line Carr included designs of the brake pads in his 1954 Porsche tearing down Route 66 to the entangled bike chains of his motorbike, even a digital print of the icon himself against a variety of lightweight hand made fabric bases including silk blends and pure cashmere.The masculine effect of Carr's work can only be unveiled in its full effect when the pocket squares and neckerchiefs are unfolded!
The collection will be launched exclusively at selective influential men's boutiques and major department stores internationally, in addition to the JANE CARR online boutique at www.jane-carr.com.
By Andreas Menelaou Features Assistant