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Not long ago, Charlie Fogarty and Sam Wilcoxon were both freelancers. They worked their own hours, where they wanted, and for who they wanted. Now they lead Lorem Technologies, a start-up based in New York City's fast-growing tech scene. We talked with Charlie about his transition from globe-trotting freelancer to innovative leader.
How did you get your start as freelancers?
My co-founder Sam and I both worked full-time jobs, and wanted more autonomy in our schedules. We took the plunge and started working for ourselves. He's a developer and I'm a designer.
I think some people have a romantic idea of freelancing – that it gives you a lot of freedom. Would you agree?
Yes. In a way it does, at least as far as when and where you work. But you have to do everything when you're a freelancer. You have to sell yourself and your work. You have to handle invoicing and accounting. You have to keep clients happy and well-informed. And this is before you even do any of the work that clients actually pay for. Maybe 30 to 50 per cent of your time is billable. You get used to leading an Army of One every day.
As a freelancer, you focus on building yourself as a professional. In a lot of ways, you put yourself first. This is the opposite of leading a team as co-founders. As entrepreneurs, it's all about the company. I would say the difficulties we encountered flying solo is what led us to Lorem.
So you started Lorem together once you started as freelancers?
Not right away. We both enjoyed the freelance life for a while. Then we realised that we wanted to start a business together. Neither of us was certain which direction the business should take though.
We made a lot of mistakes figuring that out! We spent seven months making a website creation platform that, we soon discovered, no one desperately needed. It was a heartbreak to throw away all our work. I think one of the central roles of an entrepreneurial leader is to know when to 'kill your darlings' – when to walk away from something that seems cool but has no future.
By that point we were nearly out of money.
So then what did you do?
I looked through over 100 customer interviews that we had from our time working together. What was common between them? Of course, the best idea had been under our nose the whole time.
Both Sam's parents and mine are small business owners. Even though they have employees, they're more like freelancers than your typical start-up. They often have to do it all themselves. We saw our parents spending hours every week struggling with fixes to their website and running their business online. With the help of an experienced developer, the problem could be solved in 30 minutes. We also had our own frustrations as freelancers: spending so much time dealing with processes and finding customers that we couldn't focus on design and development.
Lorem solves both of those problems. It connects freelancers with customers without the hassle. And it solves the problems of small and medium-sized businesses quickly and affordably.
So it's like a Fiverr.com or Freelancer.com?
A little. Services like Fiverr and Freelancer are great, but there can be friction.
You'll often have to write a creative brief, go through a bunch of bids, and screen a ton of profiles. Not to mention, it's another platform that you need to understand and deal with. Quality is a big problem on these platforms, and freelancers have a big incentive to up-sell you bigger projects.
It makes everyone's experience worse. Since it takes so long for the freelancer to secure your business, they would rather sell you a new website or an elaborate redesign rather than just fixing one little problem.
What we've done with Lorem is to make the process as instant and frictionless as possible. It's better for site owners and for the freelancers.
Everything takes places inside the DIY tool you're using. There is no fancy platform, no extra accounts and passwords to worry about. You click a button, and in under a minute a vetted freelancer appears and talks to you about the details of the work. The freelancer can check out your site and give you a quote right then. For simpler jobs, we can often complete the work before the conversation is over.
The whole point is to get people focused on what they're good at. In the case of an SMB that's selling cookies or jewellery or offering nutrition advice or yoga classes. It definitely isn't fussing with the design of their newsletter sign-up form. And the designer and the developer should fix bugs or design sites, not stress about creative briefs and invoices.
Some people think that leadership is in your blood. And there might be some truth to that. Certain personalities seem to lead with less effort than others.
The issue of focus is a big one in leadership. For example, YCombinator's Paul Graham has written a lot about how important focus is to a start-up. Do you agree?
Yes, focus is everything. I don't just mean in the product. Focus has been a cornerstone of how we've grown as co-founders. A start-up is nothing without focus.
Your team must focus. Our product helps people focus. And you, the entrepreneur, must focus.
We learned this the hard way. Early on, we supported tons of different platforms: Shopify, Wix etc. We'll support them eventually.
But we had to ask ourselves: do we want to offer a middle-of-the-road experience on 20 platforms of an absolutely superior experience on two? So we cut our focus down to Squarespace and Wordpress. All our resources and efforts focus on doing that one thing well.
Lorem went through Techstars. What role has being VC-funded played in your growth as leaders?
Things started to move quickly after we settled on Lorem. After our seven-months-in-the-making failure, we built our product prototype in one day. We had one sale per day for several days in a row. We knew we were onto something and went all-in.
Techstars truly helped us grow as founders. It was during this three-month accelerator that we stopped being freelancers and started thinking like a company. We're so grateful for the support of the Techstars community over the last year of Lorem's development.
Some people think that leadership is in your blood. And there might be some truth to that. Certain personalities seem to lead with less effort than others. But there's also so much about leadership that you can learn with reading and mentorship. We have great mentors through Techstars and our investors. We value and listen to their advice because they've run the gauntlet of being a leader before.
There's also books. I love "The Hard Thing About Hard Things" by Ben Horowitz. A big point in Hard Things is feedback. Should you do a monthly performance review? Do we have some sort of form that managers fill out? I think Horowitz is right: humans are feedback machines. You can't wait for a month. You need to be offering constant feedback, always, all the time, and in every format that you can. That's how to sharpen your team.
There's certainly no replacement for experience.
Let's talk a bit about teams. There are many different philosophies for team building. What's yours?
As Lorem started to take off, we had to decide how to build a team: Who are we? Who do we spend money on? How do we work together?
As a freelancer I used to work where I want, when I want. My co-founder Sam did as well. Now we must be there at the right place at the right time. 20-something people are holding me accountable every day. I think a lot of people underestimate how much your team forges you as a leader. It goes both ways. A good leader sharpens the team, but a good team makes you a better leader by demanding so much of you and keeping you accountable.
I really believe in transparency in teams. I want everyone on the team to know what we're doing, why we're doing it, and how well we're doing. If we're doing well or poorly, everyone needs to know.
I've had jobs in the past where management submerged both the good and bad. Especially the bad. This doesn't help anyone. Besides, a smart team can always sense that something is wrong, even if you try to hide it. And you want a smart team, right?
Good people allow you be transparent. A good team can handle the ups and downs – but only if you, as their leader, help build a shared pool of understanding.
Leadership is often associated with age. Both of you are in your twenties. Do you think your age is a liability?
There's certainly no replacement for experience. And we have not had the same experience as someone who's been in business for 20-plus years. But there's also big benefits to being a young leader.
First of all, we have to earn respect from our team. We can't rely on people who 'respect their elders' for no other reason than age.
Some of our employees are older than we are. This makes Lorem much more transparent, which is crucial in an early-stage start-up. We expect everyone to speak candidly and clearly about the business, regardless of whether they're younger or older than us. This can be hard to sustain when you have a superior/elder relationship between you and your employees.
Second, our remote team is three to four times larger than what we have in the office. Plenty of seasoned leaders manage remote workers, but I think there's something deep in our experience as Millennials that makes our distributed team a natural fit.
We're learning every day.
This is a guest blog and may not represent the views of Virgin.com. Please see virgin.com/terms for more details.


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Resistance Update 2/3/17
Here's a look at what happened this week and what new knitting activism you can sign up for moving forward.
What Happened
Keep it up! Our resistance is not futile. We are America and we believe in the true American values of Liberty and Justice for All. This week we had some defeats but we also had some wins. I think we need to take a moment to celebrate the first wins of our resistance. And then dive back in and keep it going and growing.
Boycotts like the #GrabYourWallet campaign can have a big impact. Nordstrom has dumped Ivana Trump's merchandise and after 6 days of the #DeleteUber resistance, Uber CEO Travis Kalanick stepped down from Trump's economic advisory council and the company has set aside $3 million for a legal-defense fund to support [immigrant] drivers, offering help with translation services and round-the-clock telephone access to legal aid.
Thanks to the Sleeping Giants campaign, 818 companies–including Craftsy–have stopped advertising with Breitbart and "campaigners are confident the backlash is snowballing."
Calling, Faxing, and Visiting your Reps also makes a difference. The last three days have been "the busiest in capitol switchboard history. By almost double". This week our constant harassing of our reps didn't get us everything we want, but it did get us these things:
- Some representatives (Dem & Repub) are starting to pay attention. Whoever continues to ignore us will regret it in the next elections.
- After a massive backlash, Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) yanked his bill to sell off public lands.
- Veterans are going back to Standing Rock and saying that DAPL "will not get completed. Not on our watch!"
Resistance is taking all kinds of shapes, big and little. Spotted on Facebook: "Someone fixed one NY State sign. Now, all of you: Go fix every other sign in America." (If you don't get it, see this video by Jon Stewart.)
And… Lithuania made this fantastic video. (The intro subtitles if you don't speak Lithuanian.)
What You Can Do Next
Keep Knitting and Wearing Pussyhats. The resistance is just beginning. By wearing your pussyhat around town, you can start conversations, find like-minded people, and make the resistance visible. In fact the Pussyhat Project is asking for more hats because they keep getting requests. Check out their site for more resources and contact info.
Keep Resisting. If you haven't checked out The Indivisible Guide yet, what are you waiting for? This is the guide for the resistance. Get it. Read it. Share it. And join a group.
Sign up for my Our Knitting Roots Book Club and learn about people, history, and culture from around the world. Every two months, we will read book I love about an interesting place in the world and knit a related project. In February, we'll read "House of Stone" by Anthony Shadid and knit Middle Eastern toe-up socks. Did you know that our knitting ancestors are from the Middle East? They invented this fabulous craft that we love so much. You can't embrace the craft without embracing the human beings that created it. Let your knitting be a tool for spreading love and acceptance. Knit in public. Speak out for justice. Tell people the stories that go with each project you knit.
(If you want to work on your knitting roots with me in person, check out my spring retreat.)
Check out the General Strike set for February 17. Do you think we can make this happen?
Get some of my Resistance Fabric from Spoonflower and make some bags or clothes for when the weather gets warmer.
Don't stop paying attention to these things, the sneaky devils will probably try to come at the same issues again and distract us with stupid tweets from The Orange One. If you can't get through on the phone, here's a free fax service with direct links to fax your senators and congressional reps.
One Response to Resistance Update 2/3/17
Donna, can you send me a flyer for your knitting roots book club? I'd love to make it available to folks at K200Tog.


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Simple Navy Mod
Version 0.9, 28 April 2018
Inspired by historical research by BattleDrumz
Robert Dodd; Action Between the 'Amazone' and HMS 'Santa Margarita': Cutting the Prize Adrift, 30 July 1782; National Maritime Museum, source.
Why this mod?
Simple Navy removes unrealistic features, improves gameplay balance and makes capturing ships more worthwhile. Ships which are weaker in vanilla now have advantages such as better acceleration and higher top speed. Different navies have different advantages, including larger crews for Spanish vessels (see below for what this mod means for different navies). This encourages players to capture ships with different strengths to build a balanced navy. This mod is based on the following ideas:-
- Better realism: some unrealistic features of vanilla naval combat are removed. For example, 6-pounder cannon are overpowered, giving some ships a disproportionate boost to firepower. This mod does not offer 'strict' realism (other mods such as Empire Realism and Imperial Splendour go further) but it offers more realism.
- Better balance: in vanilla, the ships of Britain, France and the United States have better statistics, such as better accuracy and reloading scores and either speed or stronger hulls. This mod introduces two changes for game-play balance: (1) the accuracy and reloading scores have been made equal and (2) ships of other nations have advantages to compensate for weaker hulls.
- More variety: capturing ships of other nations is fun. This is more worthwhile when the navies of different nations have different advantages and disadvantages. This encourages players to collect ships from different nations and to experiment with the combinations. Small differences between the ships of different nations could also encourage players to vary our tactics. If you use this mod with the optional graphics pack for the Additional Units Mod (which I recommend), this will work well because the graphics pack adds distinctive paint colours for American, British, French, Russian and Spanish ships (with a few exceptions, such as sloops).
Optional unit unlock submod
If you use the optional unit unlock sub-mod, then realism is taken slightly further:
- Pirates would have used smaller, faster ships during the 18th century. Galleons would be too slow to catch a lot of vessels. As navies expanded and ships improved, pirates would have needed to 'hit and run'. Galleons can now only be recruited in Europe, so Pirates can no longer recruit them. Pirates can now recruit Xebecs in the West Indies (as well ships such as Race-Built Galleons, Fluyts, Brigs and Sloops which they could recruit in vanilla). Other factions can recruit Race-Built Galleons and Xebecs in the West Indies too, if they have a military port.
- Two improved types of Sixth Rate are unlocked. One can be recruited with a military port in the West Indies, the other with a military port in the United States. The idea of making better Sixth Rates available in the West Indies is that few land units can be recruited there. The idea of making better Sixth Rates available in the United States is that the early US Navy relied on frigates (and that their later frigates were superior to their British equivalents.)
- This also unlocks the Fourth Rate Frigate for factions with a naval hospital or steam drydock globally. These ships have lighter hulls than a Razee or 24-pounder frigate but they are faster.
What this mod does
Simplified scores for accuracy and reloading
In vanilla, smaller ships have higher scores than this and ships of the line have lower scores as they get larger; the mod removes this. In vanilla, the very high accuracy and reloading scores for brigs and sloops encourages AI factions to build fleets of these ships. Reducing their scores (50 accuracy, 50 reloading) should encourage AI factions to recruit more balanced fleets. With this mod, generally, warships have 50 accuracy and 50 reloading.
For larger ships of the line (Third Rates and above), American, British, French and Russian ships have a deck of heavier 32-pounder cannon. Ships with the heavier guns have a slightly slower reloading speed (40 instead of 50). The larger ships of the line of other nations have lighter 24-pounder cannon, with better reloading speed and slightly faster acceleration.
East Indiamen and Dhows have 50 accuracy and 25 reloading, based on the idea that they are not warships and to discourage AI factions from recruiting excessive numbers of them.
Artillery ships (rocket ships and bomb ketches) have 15 accuracy and 5 reloading, reflecting the view that they were used historically for bombarding forts and cities, not sea battles.
Overpowered guns (6-pounder cannon) are replaced
6-pounder guns were overpowered and have been replaced with 9-pounder guns, except for the bow chaser and stern chasers of the larger ships of the line, where they are replaced with 12-pounders.
No 'long range' guns for small ships
In vanilla, brigs, sloops and frigates have longer range guns than ships of the line. This seems unrealistic (ships of the line carried heavier cannon; I would normally expect heavier guns to have a longer range).
Galleys have more realistic firepower
Instead of 42-pounder cannon, they have 32-pounder cannon, which seems more realistic. They still have much more forward-facing firepower than even the largest ships of the line. (Their unit cards sometimes suggest that they have 0 firepower; this is a bug with the vanilla game which I don't know how to fox, unfortunately).
Slightly more marines and sailors for Spanish warships
Spanish ships generally have the number of marines and sailors of the next highest class (for example, their Fourth Rates have the number of marines and sailors which Third Rates of other nations carry). This is only a slight increase in numbers.First of all, the Spanish ships did not only have a full crew, but they also carried too many people on board. According to the Official Statement issued on October 19, the crews of the 15 Spanish ships leaving Cadiz comprised a total of 11,847 individuals of all ranks, together with a further 812 men. Although two specific vessels, the Trinidad and the Rayo sailed with 17 and 50 men respectively under the regulatory number, they were going to embark 745 more than envisaged in the regulations. As is well known, the Spanish regulations were particularly generous throughout the eighteenth century and the beginning of the nineteenth century, and they always had 20 percent or more crewmen than their British counterparts."
- Agustín R. Rodríguez González (2005) The Spanish at Trafalgar: Ships, cannons, men and a problematic alliance, Journal for Maritime Research, 7:1, 26-43, p. 39, source
Ships of the Line have either slightly lighter cannon and better acceleration or heavier cannon without faster acceleration
Larger Ships of the Line (Third Rates and above) of Britain, France, Russia and the United States have a deck of heavier 32-pounder cannon (as in vanilla). This slows down their reloading time slightly.
Ships of the Line of Spain and other factions (such as the United Provinces, Sweden and the Maratha Confederacy have 24-pounder cannon instead. This gives them slightly better acceleration and slightly improved reloading times.
These changes are based on the following historical research:-
The specific changes are as follows: For Third Rates and above, one gun-deck has lighter guns (except for American, British, French and Russian ships), replacing 32-pounders with 24-pounders. Ships with the lighter guns have slightly better acceleration (+ 0.1) and reloading (50 reloading compared to 40)."Britain, France, Russia, and America favoured heavy guns on the lower decks of their battleships.... The British landed their last....42-pounders in the 1780's, the French persevered with 40-pounders until the 1820's, while the Americans adopted the 42-pounder in 1815. By contrast, the 24-pounder was the heaviest gun in general use by the Dutch and Scandinavian navies." [Lambert p.47]
What this demonstrates is the variety of naval doctrine between these navies.
What does this mean for my navy?
The game has specific ship types for American, British, French, Russian and Spanish navies. Other nations, such as Sweden, the United Provinces and the Maratha Confederacy, use the same type of vessels, which are called 'Generic navy' ships in this mod description.
American and British navies: your ships have slightly higher morale, stronger hulls (these advantages come from the vanilla statistics) and your Third Rates (and above) carry heavier 32-pounder cannon (compared to the 24-pounders carried by other nations except for the navies of United States, Britain, France and Russia). Your disadvantages are that the larger ships of the line of other navies accelerate slightly faster, have faster top speeds and reload slightly faster (because they have lighter hulls and lighter cannon). The frigates of other navies have slightly higher top speeds (because they have lighter hulls).
French Navy: your ships are still the fastest in the game (despite the improved speeds of Russian, Spanish and Generic vessels). While larger British and American ships of the line (Third Rates and above) have heavy 32-pounder guns like yours, they are slower than your large ships of the line. While larger Spanish and generic ships of the line (Third Rates and above) are almost as fast as yours, your ships of the line have 32-pounder cannon, giving you more firepower than their 24-pounders. Your only disadvantages are weaker hulls and, on larger ships of the line, slightly slower reloading (because of the heavier cannon).
Russian Navy: your larger ships of the line (Third Rates and above) have faster top speeds (because of their lighter hulls) and heavier 32-pounder cannon. This provides a good balance of firepower and speed. The only things your larger ships of the line lack, compared to generic warships, are faster acceleration and faster reloading (because your ships carry heavier guns). Your frigates are faster because they have lighter hulls.
Spanish Navy: your ships of the line have faster top speeds and slightly better acceleration. Their disadvantage is that your larger ships of the line (Third Rate and above) have lighter cannon (24 pounders compared to the 32-pounders carried by the American, British, French and Russian larger ships of the line.) However, your Heavy First Rates do have 32-pounder cannon (which means that they have a slightly slower reloading speed). Your frigates have faster top speeds because they have lighter hulls. Also, your ships carry slightly more sailors and marines than others. Generally, they have the number of sailors and marines of the next larger vessel, for example a Spanish Sixth Rate carries the same number of sailors and marines as a French Fifth Rate). This is a small advantage, which might help your ships to resist boarding actions and to endure enemy firepower slightly longer.
Generic Navies: Your larger ships of the line (Third Rates and above) have better top speeds and slightly better acceleration. This compensates them for their disadvantages – lighter hulls and (for Third Rates and above) 24-pounder guns, compared to the 32-pounder cannon carried by the larger ships of the line of America, Britain, France and Russia. Your frigates have better top speeds because they have lighter hulls.
This mod uses its own system of accuracy and reloading scores for ships, so it will not work well with other mods (including overhaul mods) which use the vanilla statistics or which use a different system of scores for accuracy, reloading, speed, acceleration, etc.
This mod is compatible with Empire Total Factions and the Minor & Emergent Factions Unit Pack. It is also compatible with (and I recommend):
- The optional graphics pack for the Additional Unit Mod (AUM), which I recommend because it has great textures including different colours for American, British, French, Russian and Spanish ships. This is useful because captured ships keep their original ship colours (and, with this mod, their different statistics). Unfortunately, this mod won't combine well with the AUM, because the AUM adds ships using vanilla statistics. However, it is possible to use the graphics pack for the AUM without using the AUM itself.
- The Remove Bomb Ketches, Rocket Ships and Steamships mod.
Feedback is welcome - feel free to post it on this thread. I am not an expert modder and I have very limited time for modding, so I might not be able to produce the effects which you want. There lots of things which I cannot do (for example, I can't edit ship models or add new ship models).
Thank you to BattleDrumz for your historical research which inspired the creation of this mod. I am very grateful to erasmus777, husserlTW, Lazy Knight and others for your helpful guides and tools. To all members of the modding community who help and encourage modders on TWC - thank you!
If anyone would like to use any of these files as part of your mod (including your own edited version of them), please do so. If you do so, please credit my work. If the links stop working and if I have not posted on the TWC forum recently, then you have permission to re-upload it so that other players can use it.
Change Log
mod_simple_navy_v0901: in the previous v09, the 'admiral' versions of some Fifth Rate frigates didn't have the +1 bonus to top speed which they were supposed to have. This was fixed in v0901.
My other mods: you can find a list with links to my other mods, here.
How to install (and uninstall) this mod
Download the file(s) you want to use. The files are called:-
mod_simple_navy_v0901.pack (this mod makes the changes to ships)
mod_simple_navy_unlock_v09.pack (this mod unlocks ships)
Unzip them (they were zipped with the free software 7zip). Copy and paste the file(s) to your C:/ProgramFiles(x86)/Steam/steamapps/common/Empire Total War/data folder. That's it - you do not need to activate the mod using a user.empire_script file.
If you want to uninstall this mod, just remove the file(s) from your data folder.
Download Links
In case the download links below disappear, you can also download these mod files from this mediafire folder.


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Some of Us, Thus oft Sum, You're Awesome, Owe Summons True thy Pure Divine Essence of Priceless Virtues
Some of us speak of every m'om'ent of our lives as the elucidation of the divinity's ever gracious speech and others likewise ensure true live the walk our talk fabled adage by seeking true imbue every radiant convocation that emanates from our sacred intuitive vocal chords as the priceless speech of our divinity's infinite m'om'ent.
We wear/were/divine will our priceless m'om'ents true/through God's pure divine graciousness ever sow pure divine worthily; Om Sai Ram, Shiva Shakti bhava, God bless.
2017 Vashi Chandi


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On the bright side, he loves me,
On the bright side, he's home,
On the bright side, I'm with him,
not here in the dark on my own.
In the light of the bright side the darkness seems endless, the patterns repeating again and again, and the glare of the bright side is searing and deadly, pinpointing where the light ends.
On the bright side, he loves me,
On the bright side, she's gone,
On the bright side, I'm with him,
not here in the dark all alone.
On the bright side (where is it?) I'm with him (I miss you) not here in the dark all alone…
Dearing, my Dearing
(This was written for a lady I met who had the unfortunate luck of being named Dearing. While I love the name, this poem almost immediately sprung into my creatively sick mind, and I hope you like it. Half Poe and half Edward Gorey…enjoy!)
Oh Dearling, my Dearling, let's run away,
Sampling the ephemeral bright Springtime day
Drinking Spring wine,
"Forever!" we'll say.
Oh Dearling, my Dearling, let's run away.
Dearing, my darling, let's run away,
You with your bright skin,
Me with my grey,
And sample the goodness of each summers day,
Oh, Dearing, my darling, let's run away.
Oh, my darling Dearing, let's run away,
Through the bright crispness of each Autumn day,
Smell of campfire,
And pumpkin decay,
Oh, my darling Dearing, let's run away.
Oh, Darling, my Darling, I'll lock you away,
Deep in the ice, and with carved letters, say…
This is my Dearing,
She once ran away.
Oh, Darling, my Darling, forever you'll stay,
Deep in the ice of a cold Winters day.
If you'd never known me, would you miss me?
Would you sometimes listen for a voice that isn't there,
Would certain smells remind you of a place you'd never been,
Or would you catch a glimpse of me, passing on the stair?
I remember you, although we've never met.
I know your eyes, your smile, your breath upon my ear,
I see you in the empty bed, and in the other chair,
I hear your laugh out on the street, and always will, I fear.
Your face sneaks up on me, sometimes,
in keepsakes and old photos, streaked with tears,
proof ephemeral and fine, these memories of you;
the stranger that I never knew, but loved so many years.
my lady, should i tell you now, or would it strike your mind with fear,
how i've known you from afar, and yearned, and now the path is clear,
your mind shines warm within my heart, with clever quip and gentle jest,
i warm myself at your bright fire, and feel myself completely blessed.
my lady of the lovely eyes, at least that's how they seem to me,
although i cannot see them shine, as you are yet a dream to me,
i feel your strength, and loving heart, and in your words i hear your soul,
and in your hidden arms i rest, at rest at last, completely whole.


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Slice has a very long way to go. he hasn't got an exceptional technique as a guitarist, he is well within the average and will not shine in this region without hard work. As a performer he has got the feel, but needs to work on his expressiveness, musically and theatrically. He has made progress and we are helping him to find the way to his style. But this is a journey that he has to do on his own. As a guide to his personal evolution as a musician. I am going to review some hints in his channel uploads.
My personal review of Slice's channel in You Tube and the covers he has uploaded. To this day Slice has uploaded 14 covers since March 2010. As you may say he is not very productive, and you are very right to say so. so lets see what he has shared with us.
Looking at his playlist there is one obvious artist that stands out over the rest, that is Pink Floyd. Slice has done 4 covers of 3 songs or parts, these are the earlier covers and are dated from March 2010 when he opened the channel. This first cover was for the David Gilmore "Comfortably Numb" second solo, as recorded live for the P.U.L.S.E. Album during the tour of the same name. Here Slice is 14 years old, his performance is not the cleanest and he does make a few minor mistakes, but listening to the cover you can hear that he has managed to find some tone and a feel for the solo. The sound is not that good since he recorded it with a small Casio camera and there is far to much ambience noise. One thing to notice is that he took the video so that his face was not visible.
He later repeated this cover in a second video in July the same year only 3 months later, this is a much more mature video. He uses the Sony Handy Cam, this improves the video and audio quality. He performs a much richer solo with much more feel and intensity to it, cleaner in performance and with a more responsive and adequate tone. He also appears full headed so that the viewers can see him from this video on will be the standard.
Following the Pink Floyd Covers are a Money solo cover from the Dark Side of the Moon and a full song cover of Shine on you Crazy Diamond Part One from the Live P.U.L.S.E Album. this is a 13 minute and 25 second cover and was recorded on December 2010. This is a long cover with several parts. This is song has a lot of dynamics, that the player has to keep the right mood and feel through the various stages.
In between these two last covers Slice added a Guns N' Roses solo from the "Chinese Democracy" Album This I Love song originally played by Dj Asbha. a very emotional piece with lost of bends and vibrato
Slice has done a few rhythmic covers, where no solos are involved like "Sum 41" With Me full song cover, Green Day American Idiot full song cover, "Disciple" After The World full song cover and "3Doors Down" Here Without You full song cover.
One exception to the rest of the covers is the "Jimi Hendrix" Little Wing intro cover, this cover is different since Slice plays it there is no backing track. This is a Classic and there are many grate covers in the Tube.
As Slice has been making progress in his performing techniques he has also started refining the video and audio recording quality. Note that as he added more covers he started editing the footage using several frames for different instruments played simultaneously a good exposure of this can be the cover Slice made of "Dire Straits" Sultans Of Swing song from the Dire Straits album. Here Slice uses the same hand picking technique that is so characteristic of Mark Knopfler. this is also one of the videos that has received a high rating since day one. Further progress has been the sound mixing on the early videos Slice would play the original song on his PC though his external speakers and played in to his Roland Cube amplifier and matched the volumes of both. Se other post that can provide further info on how we are doing it now.
The final step has been the inclusion of Chroma Key video recording and editing to provide a better visual experience. The main goal is however to maintain and centre the attention on Slice's and his performing and not that much on the videos. However there needs to be an appealing video with motion and character to keep the viewers attention.
So far we things have been slow but the new project STW that Slice is working on is a major change in direction and we are working for your enjoyment.
I will be on vacations for a week so I will skip some posts but will be back the second week of January with new stuff that I hope you enjoy.
Remember to comment and subscribe if you have liked this blog. and please follow Slice's channel on You Tube http://www.youtube.com/user/inside71slice
Thanks and Happy New Year to everybody.


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Sample Interview Mistakes and Solutions
Mistake: Being late for the interview
Solution: Once you realize you're going to be late, make the call. Whether it's car issues or an accident in traffic, some issues will make you late even if you left early. Call and explain this to your interviewer. Don't be too verbose or panicky. Give them your estimated time of arrival and offer to reschedule the interview, as your interviewer may have a very tight schedule. Don't just show up late. This shows a lack of concern for the interviewer's time.
Mistake: Forgotten resume
Solution: You've prepared for this interview for hours and as soon as you sit down and the interviewer asks for a copy of your resume, you suddenly realize that you left it on the kitchen table. Don't panic. Keep your cool, and explain what happened. The interviewer might has the ability to print an extra copy there, or you can give them a rundown of what they would have read on paper. If you have a tablet and can pull it up quickly, do so. Do not look deflated and upset. This is not a good start to an interview. Show them you can get over it quickly and focus on moving on.
Mistake: Cell phone goes off
Solution: You swore you turned off the ringer on your phone, but there it goes, loudly blasting your favorite song and interrupting the interviewer. Immediately reach down and turn it off. Don't bother looking at who called, just shut it off. Say something like, "So sorry, this thing has a mind of its own. You were asking about why I left my previous job?" Always segway into the conversation with what your interviewer was last saying. Your interruption may have made the interviewer lost her/his train of thought.
Mistake: Spilled coffee on clothing
Solution: You definitely shouldn't be eating/drinking in your interview outfit, especially not while driving. But, if you just had to sneak in that last-minute cup of joe and it ended up on your suit, you have a few options. If you have time and can afford it, purchase a replacement shirt/pants at a nearby department store. If you carry around an extra outfit like some professionals, resort to that and change in the nearest public restroom. Try to cover the mishap with your jacket if you can. If you have no options, just make a joke of it and apologise briefly. Something like, "Murphy's Law has verified its existence," while pointing to the spot.
Mistake: You blank on a question
Solution: Your interviewer has just pulled out the ace and asked a question that has you completely stumped. You blank and can't think of what to say. Quickly recover from your deer-in-headlights moment by recognizing aloud that your interviewer's question was a very good one. Answer as honestly as you can. If you're focusing too hard on the smartest thing to say, you could be left with a long awkward silence. Even if you're articulating a brilliant answer in your head, taking too long will look bad and make the interviewer uncomfortable.


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Hi Tiffany,
Big 4 firms do not value what school you went to, but rather your performance in school. Additionally, Big 4 firms value internship experience. I understand how you might feel that you're not a strong enough candidate, as I had those same doubts, as I went to a smaller school and didn't have any accounting internships, only insurance internships. However, I kept my grades up and I practiced my interview skills, and I was able to land a job with PwC. Keep working hard and it will work out!
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Application: Milling
Model Number:JY93*82-2.2
warranty: Bearing(one year), spindle(one year)
Power: 2.2kw(HP)
Voltage: 220v(±10%)
Current: 10A
Standard frequency :0-300hz
Material: Stainless Steel/ Apperance aluminium alloy
Cooling: Air-cooled
Runout off: Less than 0.01mm
Bearing Lubrication: Grease
Bearings: 4 bearing
Power Interface: Optional GX16 waterproof air plug, there are marked 1234,123 were connected to the inverter power supply (U, V, W), 4 connected inverter ground.
Main application: Wood, Aluminum, Stone, metal, glass, PVC industry
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1) High speed electric main bearing all adopt the Ceramic bearing, axis sets of loading, Improve spindle in the high-speed rotation supporting stiffness and precision grinding.
2) Before driving, rotation of the shaft by hand.Spindle high speed rotation caused by temperature rise, use of cooling liquid circulating system to eliminate.
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1) In use, must first connect the cooling water pipe, make spindle connect cooling water and then start.
2) Before driving, turned by hand spindle. If sensory block is not flexible, you should troubleshoot, and then check the direction of rotation of the spindle from the spindle end to see if the match should rotate counterclockwise power wiring should be changed to make it consistent.
3) Before driving, cooling water for grinding workpiece can't be in the front end of the spindle cover, to prevent the front bearing cover slot inlet burning motor and bearing. the motor must not enter the water, after turned on of the motor, when you live in grinding the workpiece to open the grinding of workpieces coolant. First off the workpiece coolant shutdown, and then close the spindle motor.
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1) Motorized spindle by medium frequency power supply rated voltage, frequency should be consistent with electric spindle technology parameters, motorized spindle rotational speed can change the frequency to adjust, also directly proportional voltage change.
2) When the spindle is temporarily not in use, should use compressed air to blow the coolant water,to avoid rusting, plug the hole. Spindle surface should be coated with anti rust oil. The shaft end protecting device, placed in dry place.
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We are looking for the best roofing option for our dealership garage nowadays. In the beginning, we are planning to repair the previous Asphalt shingles but then roofing experts of Beyond Exteriors suggested us to replace the roof because this repair wouldn't be long last. That's why I am looking to install metal roofing. Though it is expensive but according to roofing experts, it would be durable.
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The Evolution of Wide Open Camp News
For almost as long as there has been Wide Open Camps, there has been Wide Open Camp News. For anyone reading who has not attended Wide Open Camps, here's the rundown of how Camp News works:
- Wide Open Camps recruits awesome counselors and staff to be a part of camp.
- These awesome people stay up after the campers go to sleep and film news segments that are embarrassing, hilarious, cringe-worthy, cinematic masterpieces, all of the above, or none of the above.
- The clips are edited and pieced together.
- Camp News is shown in the morning after the campers return from breakfast.
- Repeat steps 2 – 4 every day until camp is over. Then repeat all items the following year.
It's really that simple. But believe it or not, it took us at Wide Open Camps years to refine the perfect five step process for producing news of average quality. Over the next few blog posts, we'll take a trip down memory lane and revisit some of the best, and worst, moments of camp news through the years. Specifically, I'll be breaking down each year of camp news based on the following:
- Notable Moments: These are things that you should appreciate no matter who you are. These either shaped the evolution of camp news, or were a defining moment in that week of camp. Example: The hype video that put a short haired Counselor Bradley on the map, and also doubled as the cinematic peak of Wide Open Camp News.
- Underrated Segments: These segments should have been received more enthusiastically by more people at the moment. Some of these require some behind the scenes info to appreciate. Example: Love is unscripted. Everyone thought Counselor Elly told her mom to say this. She didn't. That's real. Love tells it like it is. XOXO.
- Hidden Gems: The fleeting moments that you would miss if you didn't know what to look for. Example: The Full Split. Everyone focused on Counselor Justin winning the race. The real winner was Counselor Perron and his flexibility.
- Lost Segments: These are segments that we don't have anymore. For whatever reason, these just fell off the face of the earth, or got lost along the way. Example: Name that sound. This particular example was also in the running for a notable moment nomination, so it's worth watching.
- Things we'll miss. These are segments, locations, people, or events that occurred during camp news that we'll miss. These things were gone way too soon. Example: Ask any guy how he felt about this look from Counselor Mark. Exquisite and tasteful. 10/10 would grow it themselves. Never change Mark.
- Things we won't miss: These are segments, locations, people, or events that occurred during camp news that we wish never happened. Things we don't do anymore and quite frankly, we never should have done them in the first place. Example: Ask any girl how she felt about that same look from counselor Mark. Hideous and offending. 10/10 wish they could shave it themselves. Never get more than 10 feet from a razor Mark.
Got it? Ok good. Just to whet your appetite, let's take a look at camp news in 2011, our first year of camp.
Joke's on you! There was no camp news! We didn't start filming until 2012, which makes 2011 the "dark years". Pun intended. We'll see you in two weeks to give you the run down on camp news in 2012. Until then, good luck to those of you competing in outdoor track, and be sure to #runwideopen.


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There is less than a month to go until the Jets can use their six picks in the upcoming NFL draft. Here's a look at how those picks might go:
First round (3rd overall) - DE/LB Josh Allen, Kentucky
I go back and forth here between Allen and Alabama DT Quinnen Williams, both of whom could be available and are clearly two of the top three or four players in the draft. Even if Williams - who some scouts think is the better and more valuable player - is available, it's hard to deny the Jets' need at edge rusher. And the 6-5, 260-pound Allen, who had 17 sacks last season and 31 over the last three seasons, is simply the most productive pass rusher in the draft.
Third round (68th overall) - RB Damien Harris, Alabama
Yeah, the Jets signed Le'Veon Bell, but new coach Adam Gase also made it clear that they don't want over-use him. They understand he's 27, has had a lot of touches in his five years and will have some rust after a year off. It doesn't sound like they completely trust Elijah McGuire as the backup, so they've been looking at a lot of draft-eligible running backs. The 5-10, 216-pound Harris is one of the best in the draft, but it's a class that is widely believed to be without a first-rounder. Could he slip to the third? Maybe. Teams usually either view running backs as top-of-the-draft guys or mid-rounders. Harris might slip in between.
Third round (93rd overall) - C/G Connor McGovern, Penn State
He's large (6-5, 308) and versatile, but considered a bit of a project, which is good since the Jets seem to have starters entrenched at every position. Their weakest link is at center, where McGovern could eventually compete for a job with Jonotthan Harrison. He certainly has the strength. He just needs to refine his technique.
Fourth round (105th overall) - CB Isaiah Johnson, Houston
The Jets have no corner depth and are iffy on their long-term plans for Trumaine Johnson after his tumultuous debut year, so there's no doubt they need reinforcements. This 6-2, 208-pound converted receiver with 4.4 speed could be ideal, especially since he's still new to the position and needs coaching and time. The size and speed, though, makes him a tantalizing project.
Sixth round (196th overall) - DT Daniel Wise, Kansas
A 6-3, 281-pounder with interior pass-rushing moves and an ability to disrupt the pocket. He probably needs to add some strength to be a run-stopper in the NFL, but he'll have a year to sit and learn behind Steve McLendon as he does. His impressive week at the East-West Shrine game may land him a round higher than this, though.
Seventh round (217th overall) - TE Foster Moreau, LSU
He's not much of a receiver, but the 6-4, 253-pounder is a powerful blocker, which is what the Jets are looking for to pair with Chris Herndon. Moreau does have 4.6 speed, though, so he could be used as a target if necessary. That just wouldn't be his primary role with the Jets, and that's just fine.


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ALPINA wall calendar 2019
For more than 50 years, automobiles from ALPINA have stood for technology, performance and refinement. One of the most iconic representatives of these values has and continues to be until this day the BMW 02 – a true car collector's dream. Reason enough to present the best motorsport history highlights of the "02" in a wall calendar.
The BMW 02 represents a great success for the Munich-based car manufacturer and ALPINA. Many of the customers from the early years of manufacture are active sports drivers; but even private individuals who are so inclined can choose from a catalogue of accessories that gets thicker every year. The carburettor system, the sports steering wheel, the anti-roll bar – you can find everything necessary to satisfy a hunger for more power and sportiness. The racing successes that this small, agile car has already achieved are quickly raising the profile of the young ALPINA brand, laying the foundation for a unique success story.
The calendar consists of sheets printed on both sides in the format 59.4 x 42.0 centimetres and can be used as a reversible calendar. In addition to large-format pictures of the racing events, it also contains pictures of events off the track as well as information on vehicles, drivers and race successes in German and English.
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Talenttalks believes Africa has what it needs to create the sustainable and growth focused future we want; without losing our humanity. We use Africa's gift of narrative to spark thinking and impact doing in corporate spaces.
Through our web platform www.talenttalks.net and other social media, we provide a unique interface connecting corporate Africa to Africans and the world, and vice versa. Fresh articles, research reports and interviews are published daily and distributed to over 3,000 of our subscribers and our active social media network. We connect thought leaders, C-suite executives, talent professionals, line managers and talent at every level within the organisation.
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Written by Robin Hawdon, directed by Louise Jamieson
Bill Crayshaw MP leads a charmed life, hailed in the corridors of Parliament, lauded in business, and loved at home. That is until he returns from a business trip to find his party agent has been killed in a terrible, tragic accident – or was it?
Mary Stewart isn't so sure and arrives at his door asking some awkward questions – in reality, is his success founded on murder, corruption and double-dealing? But how does she know so much about his private life – a jealous journalist peddling seedy lies?
This one seems prepared to go to extraordinary lengths to ensure his political, business and personal lives are ruined.
Is her motive journalism, blackmail, seduction… or revenge?
As the tension mounts and suspense increases, shots ring out and the initial game of cat and mouse turns into a deadly battle, twisting and turning between truth and lies, to reach a thrilling climax that will keep audiences guessing until the final curtain!
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Be a Host with the Most: A Guide for Coordinating Music Festivals
Eph Ehly
Congratulations! You've just accepted the worthy challenge of planning a music festival...so what happens now? If you're like many festival organizers, you may worry about lacking the time, energy, or experience to pull off a successful event. Relax! This easy-to-use guide will help you to get and stay organized by outlining the major elements required in a clear and concise format. Conductor Eph Ehly offers practical and insightful advice based on his more than fifty years of experience and participation in over 600 music festivals. Also included are reproducible checklists to keep track of the details before, during, and after the festival. As an added bonus, you can find Eph's tips for the music festival conductor in the handy resource "Eph Ehly on Conducting Music Festivals," which is available as a free downloadable file when you visit www.lorenz.com and search "35/1011H."
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Sales Psychology
Sales psychology concerns the psychological process of perception, persuasion and motivation, the creation and selective triggering of the emotions, and customer-specific use of verbal and non-verbal communication in sales talk.
Its use is a core element of the sales technique and can, according to the level of individual business ethics, also be a basis for targeted stimulation.
Knowledge of subjective human perception also forms the basis of sales psychology. As "Immanuel Kant" has already proven, in addition to the mind, reason is also a source of knowledge.
Sigmund Freud worked out that it is not facts that control people but feelings.
Whilst also acknowledging that perception is always dependent upon external circumstances, situational context, mood, intelligence, as well as personal character and socialisation, it is then clear what role sales psychology has to play on the subjective experience when adjusting to a so-called reality.
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Multisensory Experience is possible for everyone!
All you need is a plug.
The feel-good syndrome is especially effective in the changing rooms. Every one of us is impacted, even our customers.
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The EmotionCube offers targeted, usable sensory experiences, in which the senses of smell, sound and sight are stimulated, thus promoting emotionality.
Its flexibility and adaptability are especially valued when used in single rooms and directly by the side of a nursing bed.
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Special features
You can choose it to emit any four different scents, all controlled using a smartphone or tablet. Complete daily routines can be individually programmed this way. Of course, the Living Cube also has integrated odour elimination and air purification systems.
But what actually is the centre d´ambiance?
A visitor's testimony:
So, whatever scientific studies around the world always report about, at the centre d´ambiance, they try to make them into something tangible: and furthermore, how our senses can be valuable in terms of marketing tools at the point of sale (POS)! The more senses are experienced simultaneously, the more firmly the absorbed information is embedded into the brain (= increased memory function) and it positively influences the person's specific actions
If this knowledge is then used at the POS, you can improve well-being in sales rooms, increase the length of stay and positively influence purchase behaviour/emotions. It is precisely this, the interplay of several senses, that is experienced in the CDA. These practical examples also demonstrate what is possible using multi-sensor communication, how they work and how the different senses influence each other. The main emphasis of the work is on colours, music and scents.


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Designer grasped inspiration for her Pre-Fall 2016 collection from the ancient Epic of King Gesar, an epic cycle typical for Buryat, Tibetan and Mongolian mythology. The poetic figure of King Gesar translates into collection the Asian martial culture through cuts, selection of fabrics and brand's prints.
The collection features two principal silhouettes. The first one is inspired by the Asian national costume and military costume: baggy loose silhouette - either straight or A-shaped, soft sleeve. This silhouette works integrally with multiple layers that structure the shape also originating from the Oriental culture: when one look combines pants, a long, knee-length blouse with side vents, a vest and a coat. The second silhouette is a full ethnic skirt with rough folds along with slim-fit tops.
Jersey is traditionally a big part of the collection. For PF16 designer chose jersey with double-cloth weave along with geometric fur decorations which create an effect referring to the Asian military costume. The collection also features plain jersey garments of pure cashmere that are in line with collection's general principles: length straight tunics with side vents worn with pants.
Prints reveal the theme of the Asian landscape playing a role of background for telling the King Gesar's story. Massive decorations that have lately become typical for brand's collections continue the theme: mountains, clouds and other details performed as shevrons sewn onto net.
The pictures of Asian nature transfer to the fur line where they are created with intarsia technique with different types of fur - mink, caracul and fox. Other fur pieces were inspired by Asian caftan and adorned by welting - a technique that also goes back to the Asian culture.
Colours of the collection are grey, beige, brown, dark-blue - colours of the Oriental mountain and steppe landscape. Fabrics: silk, rugged taffeta along with jacquard with patterns made in the technique of phil-coupe that imitates the texture of the military costume.
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We'll be holding a CentOS Dojo at Oak Ridge National Labs, in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, on Tuesday, April 16th, 2019
Further details will be here as they are available. Also watch [http://twitter.com/centosproject/ @CentOSProject] on Twitter for updates
Featured Speakers
We will have speakers from many technology sectors, including:
- Dr. Jack Wells, Director of Science for the Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility (Keynote)
- Gerlof Langeveld, author of atop
- Alex Volkov, NVidia
- Dalton Lunga, ORNL
- Steve Smoogen, Red hat
- Numan Laanait, ORNL
A more detailed schedule is coming very soon.
Where To Stay
Oak Ridge (15 min drive to visitor center where the event is):
- Staybridge Suites Knoxville Oak Ridge (~$120 a night)
- Comfort Inn Oak Ridge - Knoxville (~$75 a night)
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Oak Ridge - Knoxville (~$115 a night)
West Knox (about 25-30 min drive but closer to food , night life, and things todo)
- Best Western Plus Cedar Bluff Inn (~80 a night)
- Embassy Suites by Hilton Knoxville West (~$190 a night)
- Residence Inn by Marriott Knoxville Cedar Bluff (~$140 a night)
Downtown (pricey but lots to do! 30-45 min drive )
- Hyatt Place Knoxville/Downtown (~150 a night)
- Holiday Inn Knoxville Downtown (~$145 a night)


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This term our topic has been 'I'm Alive'. We have been thinking about plants and how they grow from seeds and what they need to survive. As part of our topic we went for a walk to the Royal Fort Gardens where we collected leaves and used them for printing.
We have studied the story Jack and the Beanstalk which led us on to reading the story of Goram and Ghyston the Bristol Giants. We visited the suspension bridge and tried to spot any giants. We have turned our role play area into a giants café and have written messages to the Giants which are in the giants waistcoat.
In maths we have been thinking about place value and numbers to 20 we have also been learning about addition and subtraction. Next term we are looking forward to learning about minibeasts and we are hoping to see some in school.


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It's hoped a campaign by the Trades Union Council will encourage its members to think about who they'll be voting for when the Island goes to the polls this September.
The TUC is asking people to think about whether politicians are giving value for money.
They've roughly worked out that a local politician costs the taxpayer an average of £80,000 per year, when things like salaries and expenses are taken into account.
The campaign is called the Axe Factor.
The TUC plans to present information but not launch attacks on individual members.
President Angel Moffatt says she wants people to ask if their local candidate is worth £80,000.[Play media file below]
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"This 375 is simply an incredible racing car linked to the beginning of the Ferrari mystique, but step back from that and you see an amazing life," says Mecum's Sam Murtaugh, who adds that the auction house estimates the rare beast will fetch between $8 and $10 million when it hits the block during the company's Aug. 14-16 event.
"The car was a West Coast road warrior in its early years, with some great drivers getting behind its wheel," adds Murtaugh. Although there was a period where the car changed hands and shape, it was brought back to its original state by two men known for their perfectionism. "We feel confident about the price given that a 335 MM went for $9 million and a (more powerful) sister car, a 375 Plus, sold at auction for $19 million. Those are solid comparables."
Downshifting to the beginning, serial number 0362AM left Maranello and went directly to the Los Angeles home of Anthony Parravano, who was busy amassing a healthy collection of race-ready exotics. The 375 MM caused an immediate stir, hitting 172 mph at the dry lake bed of El Mirage in the spring of '54. A few months later, the car took first place at a race through San Francisco's Golden Gate Park with car dealer Jack McAfee at the helm. McAfee repeated his winning ways a month later at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska.
The 375 MM (MM for Mille Miglia, the storied 1,000-mile race around Italy that would be shut down after its 1957 running resulted in the deaths of drivers and spectators alike) continued to make a name for itself over the next six years. Among the famous drivers who experienced the power of the 2,000 lb. car's 4.5 liter V-12 were Dan Gurney, Bob Bondurant and Skip Hudson. Veteran SCCA racer Don Hulette would write the final chapter in the 375's early race history, taking third at a Grand Prix for Sports Cars Consolation Race in Riverside, Calif.
Let's return for a moment to the illustrious car's first owner. By 1957, Parravano had become entangled in a cat and mouse game with the IRS, which immediately sought to seize his expensive four-wheeled toys as way to claim just some of the businessman's unpaid taxes.
Parravano's reaction was to immediately move his cars to Mexico; some made it over the southern border, and later were sold off by his heirs. Others, including the now-modified 375 MM (tinkering with race cars, even Ferraris, was common in racing's early days), were put on the block by federal agents. Curiously, just three days before a 1960 court date at which Parravano was to have cleared up his tax obligations, the man vanished and was never heard from again.
Another Southern California construction magnate, Frank Arciero, took custody of the 375 MM; other parts associated with 0362AM were purchased from Parravano's racing operation by a man named Bill Sorrell, parts that years later would be critical to an accurate restoration.
In 1965, Arciero sold the car to collector Ron Kellogg. That vehicle would barely be recognizable as the glamorous machine in Mecum's spotlight: it was painted gold and featured a Kamm-style tail. But its underpinnings were pure 375 MM. Three years later, recognizing both the challenge and the car's heritage, two college professors, Charles Betz and Fred Peters, purchased the rolling chassis, spare wheels and set about bringing the car back to its glory.
Sourcing parts that were either original to this car or other 375 MMs, Betz and Peters - passionate and now legendary Ferrari restoration experts - got to work. And hit walls: Sorrell resisted selling his 0362AM parts. For decades.
Finally, in 1986, Sorrell sold all his Ferrari inventory to renowned Ferrari restorer David Cottingham at DK Engineering in England. Before the shipment headed overseas, Sorrell allowed the professors to purchase dozens of parts related to 0362AM, which, astonishingly, even included the car's ID plate, which Sorrell had carried in his wallet for years. Another providential stroke of luck came when the Parravano family loaned a series of original photos to Betz and Peters, which allowed the duo to fine tune body panels.
Today, the car looks as it did when it rolled off a flatbed and into Scuderia Parravano. A notable exception is its engine, which comes courtesy of a different 375 MM; when Arciero sold the car at the end of its racing life, it was being powered by a Maserati 4.2 Indianapolis powerplant. That may sound outrageous today, but fifty years ago these cars weren't seen as seven-figure museum pieces but rather practical tools with which to win trophies. If a different engine might do the trick, so be it.
Two years ago, 0362AM made its new-millennium debut at a Ferrari Club of America event in Indian Wells, Calif.; in 2013, it hit the Carmel Concours on the Avenue event during Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance week, and took Best of Show. That likely isn't the last beauty pageant this 375 MM Spider will win. But the real question is whether its next owner will have the stuff necessary to take this battle-tested Ferrari back to its original habitat. The race track.


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Ryman Arts is delighted to announce that our administrative office is moving to a new and larger space to accommodate our recent growth. We will be start at our new location in downtown Los Angeles on Monday, March 23, 2015.
We are joining the Maker City LA community – a workspace collective for creative businesses, makers, and entrepreneurs, housed on the 11th floor of THE REEF in downtown Los Angeles (formerly LA Mart). After twenty years in a small office that we outgrew years ago, we are looking forward to this expansion.
Our new address is:
1933 S Broadway, 11th Floor
Suite 1138
Los Angeles, CA 90007
Our telephone number will remain the same:
Telephone: 213-629-ARTS (2787)
Fax: 213-627-9914
Our classes continue at their regular class locations at California State University, Fullerton on Saturdays and Otis College of Art & Design on Sundays.
Our new administrative office will accommodate our growing staff, offer easier visitor access and provide a central meeting place in a creative environment. Special thanks goes to the Ahmanson Foundation for their support of this project.
Thank you for your continued support and we hope that you will come visit us in our new home!


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The Moosewood Restaurant Table: 250 Brand-New Recipes from the Natural Foods Restaurant That Revolutionized Eating in America
Moosewood Restaurant has been bringing up natural food recipes to their tables for 5 decades now. The restaurants farm-to-table philosophy has been helping us dine out healthier and some of their popular recipes are in this newest edition.
The book is a hardcover and very thick with pictures worked in throughout the book. Because of this it makes a great gift for a foodie!
"The Moosewood Collective has nineteen members who share responsibilities and participate in the various jobs necessary to run what has grown from a very small natural foods restaurant to a larger and more diversified company. Most members of the Collective have worked together for at least 15 years, and some have worked for the restaurant since it was founded in 1973. The Moosewood Collective is the recipient of three James Beard Awards and numerous nominations. Moosewood Restaurant Cooking for Health is its twelfth book."
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I have 6 Super Red Monkey now. They are 6 months years old. Does anyone have any experience to help my monkey turning Red /pinker (Faded)?. I don't know how to help them fade. I tried to use a lot of food high protein and frozen food. But I don't feel they change the red color. Any advice about food, PH, environment ...training ....?
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