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Ariela’s Fashion Imagination

In fashion photography, I think one of the most overlooked aspects is styling. Perhaps not within the industry, but from the outside. Styling is certainly an art, and while we all have our own sense of “style”, not very many of us do it well. Even as a photographer, I can concede that without proper styling, a fashion photograph will just feel dull, though it’s not always obvious styling is the reason. Personally, it’s not something I am particularly good at, so it is something I have come to admire, and respect very much.

One of the people that does it so effortlessly is artist and fashion model Ariela Ventura. Every time I see this girl in person whether at a party or at a model casting, she just makes everything look good, even the most basic of garments. As a true artist, her approach is an interesting one.

Where does this come from, how do you approach your style or individual outfits?

Putting together outfits has been something I passionately did since I was a kid. In my head, I was creating works of art. It wasn’t until I begin showcasing my paintings that individuals attending my shows identified my outfits as “fashion”. I suppose it is definitely fashion but I like to say my combinations are simply works of art. My favorite part is envisioning the look before actually putting it together or even stepping into my closet. I think of a character and find ways to bring that persona into my combinations. Every outfit is an adventure portrayed through textures and colors.

While an interesting approach and very different than how most of us dress ourselves, I still wondered whether there is a certain fashion “archetype” her style falls into. Because even though people can have great style, they are often derived from a specific archetype or niche, but it’s actually a little more chaotic with Ariela.

Would you say your overall style falls within one of the fashion, let’s say “archetypes”?

My style is extremely unpredictable. Not even I know what I’ll be wearing tomorrow. There’s no fun in being predictable! My outfits derive from places I have been, experiences I have lived, individuals I have connected with, cultures I have immersed myself into and most importantly my roots as a Latina west coast babe.

About a month ago, I approached her for this feature and these are her “characters”. I asked her to style four looks and I got pure, artistic chaos. There is absolutely no connection between any of these characters!

Futuristic Robot: This was my absolute favorite. I love science fiction and let’s just say sometimes I really get into character.

Grunge: I am a moon child with a grungy soul. This was me simply being me. This aesthetic was more minimal yet bold with the checkered print. This definitely took me back to my travels in Belfast.

Industrial: This look was very classic in the sense that it took me back in time. It was a serious and unique look. This outfit was very empowering!

Harajuku: Inspired by Harajuku fashion mixed with vibes back home in East LA. This look was very playful, colorful and lots of street style vibes.

I had a lot of fun photographing Ariela’s Fashion Imagination. As a not very creative person myself, it is always a very fun and interesting experience interacting with and observing people with such interesting and active imaginations.


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July 22, 2011

A Day of Rest

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Give yourself the gift of downtime. Disconnect.

You may have noticed that if you e-mail me on Saturday or Sunday, you might not hear back from me for several days.  That’s because I try very hard not to even boot my computer on Sunday.

Because if you work from home, you quickly find that it is hard to be “off the clock.”  The things that you really need to finish, or just want to finish, but didn’t finish, aren’t at the office.  They’re in the other room.  Pop into the home office just to check for an e-mail from your editor and you may be embarrassed to find that you’ve been typing away, getting caught up, for close to an hour.  I-phones and more make it easier to be connected all the time.  Just one more minute to check on something or finish something.

Or not.

I choose that second option.  Sunday, we had lunch with friends and then went to the new Harry Potter movie.  I read most of a novel.  I prepped my lesson plan for Tuesday night.  Sure, I also did a load of laundry and we cleaned house but I worked in some serious relaxation.

In fact, I’ve been pushing myself pretty hard lately.  When I post my word count for the week this Monday, you’ll note that it isn’t very impressive.  In fact, I’m not going to come close to making my weekly goal.  But I’m okay with that.  I haven’t had a week more or less off in quite a while.

Please, take the time to kick back.  The energy you regain will be visible in your work.

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Imagine PTBO: Mural Project

Pretend that anything is possible.

The Imagine PTBO initiative is a project aimed to inspire local artists to create murals that would enlighten and enrich the downtown community.

I love Peterborough’s intense food culture scene and designed my illustrations around that motif. Ramen is one of my favourite dishes and I wanted a vibrant and fun way to demonstrate this. I took careful consideration of the shapes of the building and really let my imagination fly for this project.

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Planning a New Year’s celebration can be difficult, especially when you’ve got kids involved. What used to be a classic, simple New Year’s Eve party is now a thing of the past.  Now, with your family in tow, you want a celebration that everyone can enjoy and appreciate. Our Superior Cruise & Travel team pride […]

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The Options dialog, Mining Settings section and Advanced section provides a number of settings to fine tune the behavior of Awesome Miner.

Mining Settings

  • External Miner (ASIC mining)
    • Ping disconnected External Miners and indicate response: If an External Miner shows up as Disconnected in the miner list, Awesome Miner will also try to send a ping request to the miner. The result will be indicated as either Ping Up or Ping Down.
    • Default SSH username / password: Specifies the default username and password to use when performing SSH operations on an ASIC miner, for example to reboot or send a custom SSH command. These credentials will be used for all ASIC miners. To customize for a specific miner, see the Properties of each External Miner, Advanced section.
  • Managed Miner (only for GPU and CPU mining)
    • Restart attempts on process crash: If the mining software is crashing, Awesome Miner will restart it. This setting indicates how many times Awesome Miner should try to restart a crashing mining software within a 5 minute period before giving up and not restarting it anymore. After 5 minutes, the counter for the number of restart attempts are reset again.
    • Pause when profit switcher starts mining: There can be instances where mining software is crashing when stopping and starting them too fast during profit switching. This setting can be used to introduce a delay before the next mining software is starting, to make crashes less likely.
    • Pause after applying clocking settings: When having a larger number of GPU's, clocking operations can take a little time and there are scenarios where the mining becomes more stable if there is a pause between setting the GPU clocking settings and starting the mining software
    • Wait for process stop before terminating: Awesome Miner is always sending a close signal to the mining software when it should be closed. Awesome Miner will then wait for it to terminate. In case it doesn't terminate by itself within the specifies time, Awesome Miner will terminate the process.
    • Delay auto start of miner after reboot: When a miner is set to Auto start, Awesome Miner will automatically start the mining when Windows is starting. This setting can be used to make Awesome Miner wait for a period of time before starting the mining software in case it's not stable when launching too fast.
    • Send password for Claymore API request: If the Claymore mining software is configured to use passwords, use this field to inform Awesome Miner about which password to use. See also: How to add password to the Claymore miner API
    • Force nVidia CUDA mining software to order devices by PCI Bus ID: When using a mix of nVidia GPU models, the device order in Awesome Miner may not match what the mining software are expecting. Enable this setting to force the device order to be based on PCI Bus ID to resolve the issue.

  • Log file
    • Log level: The amount of log information Awesome Miner will write to the log file. The recommendation is to leave it at Default unless there is need to get more details for fault isolation.
    • Open: Open the log file in the default text editor
    • Open folder: Open Windows File Explorer and select the log file
    • The log file AwesomeMiner.log is located in the folder: %localappdata%\AwesomeMiner\
  • Performance
    • Enable Performance mode: Performance mode should be enabled when monitoring more than 200 miners. When enabled, the graphs on the dashboard will be disabled and optimizations for making the user interface smooth under heavy load are used. See also: Performance settings
    • Concurrency level: The number of operations Awesome Miner should perform in parallel. A higher values will result in performing a larger number of operations in a shorter time frame. A lower value can be used when running Awesome Miner on a slower computer.
    • Miner batch update delay: To reduce the load on the system and network, Awesome Miner can make a short pause every time a batch of miners (about 40 miners) is being processed. This setting should typically not be modified.
  • Connection settings
    • Increase connection timeout for Remote Agent: When using Remote Agent on very slow remote networks, this setting can be used to increase the timeout to prevent the miners to show up with "Service Offline" too often.
    • Miner API connection timeout: Specifies how many seconds Awesome Miner should wait for an External Miner (for example an ASIC miner) to reply before the miner is indicated as Disconnected in the list of miners. If a miner is showing as Disconnected every once in a while or if the miners are located on a remote network, the timeout can be increased.
    • Enable retry: If the network connection between Awesome Miner and a remote miner (for example an ASIC miner) is poor and some requests timeout, this setting can be enabled to allow Awesome Miner to always make a second attempt to communicate with the miner before it's indicated as Disconnected in the list of miners
  • Display adjustments
    • Custom toolbar height: When using Windows with a character set used in some Asian countries like South Korea, the toolbar height in Awesome Miner can be to small and isn't correctly adjusting. Use this setting to manually specify a larger toolbar size, for example a value of 110.


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Hello, My Firefox was always crashing so when I tried to uninstall I would get an error message (don't have it now). My 15-year old went into CCLeaner and deleated all the registry files, programs and folders to do a new install. Now when I try to re-install using the latest download I get the following two errors:

WerFault.exe - Application Error: The application was unable to start correctly (0x000279). Click OK to close the application.

Firefox Installer.exe - Application Error: The exception unknown software exception (0x06d007e) occurred in the application at location 0x000000076F4B832.

How do I fix this so I can go back to FF and off IE?

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Did you download the full installer from Download Firefox For All languages And Systems {web link}

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Did not work. Download full installer, Windows 64-bit.

Error: The application was unable to start correctly (0x0000279) Error: The exception unknown software exception (0x06d007e)

I have also re-booted many times.

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Some have problems with the 64-bite. Can you try installing the 32-bit?

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Did that, still did not work. Same errors. Is there a way to completely clean FF out of my computer to start fresh?

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Let’s do a full clean re-install;

Download Firefox For All languages And Systems {web link}

Save the file. Then Close Firefox.

Using your file browser, open the Programs Folder on your computer.

Windows: C:\Program Files C:\Program Files (x86)

Mac: Open the "Applications" folder.

Linux: Check your user manual. If you installed Firefox with the distro-based package manager, you should use the same way to uninstall it. See Install Firefox on Linux;

If you downloaded and installed the binary package from the Firefox download page, simply remove the folder Firefox in your home directory. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Do Not remove the profiles folder.

Look for, and rename any Mozilla or Firefox program folders by adding .old to them. Do not rename the Mozilla Thunderbird folder if there is one.

After rebooting the computer, run a registry scanner if you have one. Then run the installer. If all goes well, remove the OLD folders when you are done. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ If there is a problem, start your Computer in safe mode and try again. This shows how to Start all Computers in Safe Mode; Free Online Encyclopedia

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A couple of but I will try to work around it. I can't close Firefox after downloading because Firefox is not working. I get the errors when I first click on the install program. The profile folder is gone to.

What I will now try is to start the computer in safe mode, and click the 32-bit install program. Keep your finger's crossed.

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Well it kind of worked. FF is now launching but after a two tabs open FF crashes and has to close down. I re-launch and it crashed again. That was the original issue what led me to un-install and then re-install.

Is there a way to wipe all trace of FF so I can do a completely virgin install?

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The instructions I posted under full clean re-install should remove all of Firefox except for the profiles.

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Hello Fred, Sorry for the delay. Well I finally got Firefox reinstalled, but I still have the original issue. After a while I get a message that pops up saying, "Firefox has stopped working." when I hit the close button, Firefox closes and I have to restart it.

I was hoping a clean and re-install would fix this. It didn't. Any suggestions?

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How does Prepdeck minimize the time I spend cleaning?

Prepdeck contains your kitchen mess, and helps you organize and plan meals so there are fewer and shorter post-cooking cleanup sessions throughout the week.  Prepdeck is dishwasher friendly, so all containers and tools can be whisked straight into the dishwasher as you cook.

Cooking with Prepdeck means confining the mess to one 21” wide space; no more cutoffs and scraps all over the countertops and ingredients strewn across the kitchen. We encourage you to plan ahead and prep ingredients for multiple meals in one afternoon or evening. Our stackable containers allow you to easily store prepped ingredients  in the fridge, so you can cook them throughout the week. Thus, instead of prepping, cooking and cleaning each evening, you’re prepping and cleaning once, allowing you to focus on the enjoyable part after your busy work day: cooking and eating.

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All About the Rosetta Stone Fluency Builder Mobile App - Rosetta Stone Support for School

Additional Help

All About the Rosetta Stone Fluency Builder Mobile App

Rosetta Stone Catalyst learners who have placed into Fluency Builder can use the Rosetta Stone Fluency Builder mobile app to continue learning on-the-go with a smartphone or tablet. Progress continuously syncs so you can easily move from a laptop to a mobile device and pick up where you left off. The app is free and can be used with the information below:

Downloading the App

To download the app, navigate to the App Store (on iOS) or the Google Play Store (on Android) and search for Rosetta Stone Fluency Builder. The app icon is a blue stone in a white square.

You can also quickly get to the app by clicking on the Get our mobile app! section of the Learner Dashboard. Verify that your email address is filled in, then click Send and the program will email you a link to download the app.

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Once you have downloaded the app and launched it, you can sign in.

Signing In

To sign in, enter the email address that is associated with your Fluency Builder account and your password. Then click Sign In.

If your organization uses a Single Sign-On (SSO) service, you can use the Get our mobile app! feature on the web version of the Learner Dashboard to have your organization’s SSO code sent to you. The code is usually similar to your organization’s name or an abbreviation of it. Once you have the code, click the “I have an SSO code” link, enter the code, and you will be prompted to sign in with your credentials through your organization’s SSO service.

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Once you’re signed in, you will find all of your selected courses available under My Courses. Click Resume or Start to work on a lesson. You can also add new courses by clicking Add.

Fluency Builder includes expert reviews, where a Rosetta Stone tutor who is a native speaker of the language you’re learning will review your answers for certain types of activities and give constructive feedback. If you have received any expert reviews, you can find them under Messages.

*Catalyst for Higher Education does not include expert reviewed activities.

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On the Profile tab, you can Sign Out, change a few settings (voice type and validation sounds), send Rosetta Stone direct feedback, and view our policies and terms of use.

System Requirements

  • Available for iOS 11.0 or later
  • Available for Android 6.0 or later

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A warm summer night, millions of stars in the sky. Picture yourself camping in the wild, knowing that the adventure of your life has just begun.

Be careful what you’re dreaming of…

We spontaneously booked flight tickets to Australia on my birthday. A few weeks later, we landed on the other side of the globe no clue what to do next. Eventually, we decided to look for a cheap car rental, we’ve got just enough money for some modest vehicle  and an ice-cream.

In a sleepy and dusty car rental on the outskirts of Sydney we found what we’ve been looking for: an old beaten van which you had to enter via the trunk. We fell in love on the spot, it was a car with a soul and stories to tell… We could see her name on the license plate – Mr BIG, a big hearted guy who made our lives change forever

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Photo: Surfcampers on the road

Not thinking twice, we’ve signed all the papers and got the keys. Due to the lack of better ideas, we went to the beach. Beach is always a good idea. We run straight into the ocean, welcomed the water that surrounded us. We enjoyed warm strokes of sun on our faces, dug our fingers into hot sand. The time stopped.

Driven by the moment, we decided to clean up the van and make it our home. We  have realised that Mrs BIG needed a new life…and so did we. This thought made us peaceful and calm as we felt we’ve found our calling.

We called up our australian friends to share this revelation and our happiness. As they understood the magnitude of our plans, they were quick to help and find all the missing equipment: military mattress, turistic retro fridge and half-full gas stove from their last trip. The van changed into cozy apartment with a private view on many sunsets and sunrises. We were set to go!

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Photo: Commemorative photo from Australia with Mr. Big

What next? How could we continue living our Campervan dream?

The adventure that spontaneously has started in Australia continues till this day. The virus of camper life is spreading and our van-life family growing rapidly. After coming back to our home in Poland we couldn’t settle into a regular life. The office job became exhausting, the view from the windows was not right, city life was working on our nerves. Few weeks passed by until we made a decision – we’re making van like Mr BIG.

We’ve collected all our travel experience and created a camper which was a perfect home for us. On one day, we closed all our affairs, packed up and left to travel across Europe to look for our place on Earth. Eventually, we fell in love in Andalusia and settled here. This is the place were our business was born, and the whole van family.

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Are you living your life to the fullest? Dare to chase your dream.

Don’t be afraid to dream and taste the freedom. Think of the taste of your favourite cake, the first day of holidays after long year of work. Think of the Sun and the Sea. Let go of your everyday life and listen to yourself. Don’t analize, just book a camper. We are going to welcome you with a big hug and home made sandwiches. We will share our stories and reveal our secret spots to you. We will tell you where to take your girlfriend, boyfriend, mother or father.

It’s your trip, your rules. This is your story. Take what you need from this trip: craziness, peace, time together, discoveries, inspiration. Wake up to the sound of the sea, take a coffee with a first row beach view. Take the trip in, all the smells, feelings and views. It is going to stay with you forever.

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Photo: Me, in Portugal on the cliff

You can rent our camper in Spain and Portugal, we offer pick ups from Lisbon, Faro, Tarif, Sevilla and Malaga. Booking procedure is super simple, just go on the page and follow the steps. There are no hidden conditions.

Campers are easy to drive and therefore perfect for your first trip. We welcome everyone, also young drivers who often experience difficulties with renting a car.

We’re flexible and we understand importance of every hour of your holidays. That’s why we can pick you up not only from the airport but also from a hotel, bus station or a city centre

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Easy drive, easy use campervan. Surfcampers.

Our campers are designed to surprise! We focused on the functionality however, the design and atmosphere are very important to us too. Camper has a wooden floor and finishing. Good quality textiles and accessories all in warm hygge style. It also has an additional accu which will allow you to skip camping facilities and camp wild (what we absolutely love to do!).

Camper offers stylish and functional lighting: you can read a book or just create a romantic atmosphere with it. Feel free to use fully equipped kitchen and beautiful cutlery to create that special meal. Due to its size it has a lower freeway and camping fare…it uses only 7.8 liters on 100 kilometers – super cheap! Our camper will surprise you with many other gadgets which are going to make your life easier.

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Photo: Surfcampers camper van interior.

Free spirit, freedom, love, exploring, good vibes. Travel means life. The feeling of not knowing where you are going but knowing that you are on the good way. Trust the Universe and relax. You don’t need a plan, it will come to you. Keep close to nature. Let yourself laugh out loud. Smile to yourself, to the Moon, the Sun. Never stop chasing your dreams!

What’s your story?
Let’s start the adventure…feel it.

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Report Highlights Need for Better Science on Vegetation Removal and Chaining

Over the past few weeks, the State of Utah and other organizations have taken to the airwaves and Internet to bolster support for vegetation removal projects on Bureau of Land Management-managed public lands in Utah. While these efforts are big on assertions and anecdotal evidence, the actual projects lack scientific support in the vast majority of cases.

We think it’s important for the public to understand the lack of scientific consensus, risk, and uncertainty involved with these large-scale surface-disturbing projects. To this end, this 2013 report of existing scientific literature, compiled by the Wild Utah Project—an organization committed to “providing science-based strategies for wildlife and land conservation”—is an important read for anyone interested in the history and state of the science surrounding this controversial topic.

Don’t let the title Mechanical treatment of pinyon-juniper and sagebrush systems in the intermountain West: A review of the literature scare you. This report is easily digestible and addresses common assumptions underlying projects to remove pinyon-juniper forests and sagebrush stands, and highlights areas where proponents of vegetation removal are sorely lacking a scientific basis. Enjoy!

Also be sure to check out our cover story on chaining in the Spring 2018 issue of Redrock Wilderness.

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Moving North.

It’s been a bit of a whirlwind since we got back to Australia. Our unit sold in a week so suddenly we had to removed our furniture from the garage and find somewhere to put it.   We can no longer afford to live in Sydney without working and have decided to move to Queensland so, a couple of weeks after getting back, we were on a road trip North. A week up there made us realise that it might take a little longer to find a place we wanted to buy so we’ve rented a house in Scarborough on the Redcliffe Peninsula just above Brisbane on the coast.

Back in Sydney we then had to empty Matilda ready for selling. We had put enough stuff on her to last three years and Andy B had added a bit more so it took many trips in the dinghy to the car and then to the garage which ended up bursting at the seams.   We have now moved it all to Brisbane where we are throwing most of it away!

We did manage a couple of nights on Matilda on her mooring in Pittwater. It would have been fantastic to keep her and sail the East coast of Australia but not to be this time. We were pretty sad looking back at her as we left on the last trip in the dinghy. We’d planned such an amazing adventure on her which we weren’t able to do. That night, though, I was reading a blog written by another myeloma sufferer who always manages to come up with an inspirational quote. This time it was one of Dr Seuss’.

Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened.

Catching up with Andy Berg after he brought Matilda home.  We can never thank him enough.

A memento of Andy’s trip.  Judging by the Disco ball and the mojito maker he left behind, Matilda was the party boat!

View from Matilda’s cockpit.

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China Harbour, Abaco

What do Crab Cay, jellyfish, blue holes, and Chinese submarines have to do with each other?

This, sadly, is definitely NOT a joke; if you hang in here with me for just a minute, I’ll pull it all together.

We spent several nights anchored in Crab Cay while in the Abacos, I didn’t put it on the blog because of what we learned before I had a chance to upload post and I knew I needed to at least try to confirm what we were hearing and seeing, I’ve been back in the world of Internet and so now here is a belated post of Crab Cay.

On our first night anchored at Crab Cay, we noticed it had changed since the last time we anchored here. The beach had no sand left and underwater we noticed everything covered in a fine silt. The jellyfish were so thick it was almost impossible to be in the water. I read that jellyfish population blooms can be used as baramoters of an ecosystems health and in this case it felt true. But lots of places had changed in someway and from the cockpit in the anchorage it looked exactly the same. It wasn’t until we went exploring in the dinghy the next day that we started to put the first pieces together. We had friends who took us here 15 years ago and showed us a blue hole up in the mangroves that we had swam in. We went off in search of it again, but were confused as we thought it was in the mangroves in the creek at the corner of the anchorage, it didn’t look right though. We kept looking and found a small but very distinctly dredged channel that you could only see from head on. We dinghied in and saw that behind the thin front of untouched strip of mangroves there was an expanse of dredged channels and clearing of vegetation. We hadn’t been able to find the mangroves because they were no longer there. It looked like it was going to be a huge development of some sort. A marina? Condos with slips? But why? Green Turtle just a few miles away couldn’t keep their places filled, why build new construction in an even more remote and not necessarily picturesque spot. The spot is remote by land and boat really. It just didn’t make sense.

Further in we could see one piece of earth-moving equipment that was not in use. Whew, we thought that maybe this would be another run-out-of-funds projects and the poor earth would do her best to heal the fresh scars on her own. We looked some more for the blue hole without luck but did find a scaffolding tower that was obviously placed to see the work site, we climbed up and took a quick peak. We were sad and went back to the boat.

 Later in the week while we were in Green Turtle, Keith was talking to a fellow cruiser about how we noticed the new development in Crab. He stopped Keith and said “wait, you went ashore!” , “you’re lucky you didn’t get shot”. Wait, what?! This is the Bahamas! He proceeded to fill Keith in on the story. It is not a condo. He explained that The Bahamas government approved a deal in which the Export-Import Bank of China will back 41 million dollars for a Chinese company, CHEC, to build a state-of-the-art commercial shipping port in the northern Abacos.  When the fellow cruiser had poked around, the Chinese company had apparently displayed a very strong security presence.  He showed Keith a few photos he took. Armed security and a big flag saying China Harbour. Not exactly what we had seen.

But, why? It just didn’t make sense. There are only two settlements close by, Cooperstown and Foxtown. A large port didn’t seem warranted. A different Chinese company has already built what could be the worlds largest shipping port in Freeport, Bahamas.  Our first thought admittedly was that this would be to facilitate the export of seafood from the Bahamas to China. We have run into suspected poaching fleets off the banks before and remembered when a whole Chinese fleet of lobster boats were confiscated for illegally fishing in the Bahamian waters, so this started to make worrisome sense even though it was just wild speculation on our part. Sort of. But why did they stop construction, did the funding fail? Nope, get this- It turns out that during the excavating they came across an unexpected blue hole. Yeah, that secret one that cruisers have been enjoying for decades, that one. I am so glad a thorough environmental study was completed before commencing on the dredging. So the project is on hold while an environmental study can be done. Blue holes are fragile ecosystems and they are tied together with underwater caverns.  You can’t just fill one in and there are organisms only found in the Bahamian blue holes.  Sadly I doubt one blue hole is going to stop a multi-million dollar project. On this topic, sorry, I am cynical and I just can’t see the hope. While the construction at the Crab Cay site is on hold, the primary construction site further down the coast, where the actual port will be,  is still in full swing. We saw the action as we sailed by but were too far away to get any pictures.  We may have gotten our picture taken though, there are plenty of security cameras all around the perimeter of the work site. (I also found this blog post from another cruiser who took photos of the main CHES site.)

Curious, we kept asking around. We started hearing things about a 60 foot deep channel being dredged to the new port. That doesn’t make sense. Marsh Harbor is less than 20 feet deep. Why 60 feet of water?! We read an article in the local newspaper about the project, it sounded all positive and like a well supported endeavor, but the feedback we were getting from the locals was anything but. Some were sad and felt like there whole nation was being sold, others knew little about the construction, some were upset to hear the mangroves were being removed and said but they can’t! Sorry, they did. We also heard that even though lots of jobs were promised, that the wage offered by CHEC was so low that it was refused by the Bahamians and that the Chinese workers are not leaving the construction compound. New jobs or a boost to local businesses has yet to be seen. All of this was opinion, gossip, unverified scraps of info but we still kept asking around trying to wrap our heads around the thought that our beloved, secluded northern Abacos as we know it was about to disappear.

One day we talked to two local business owners who were able to make it all make sense. We were talking about the rumors of where they were dredging, and how deep, and how it didn’t make sense. They said “Oh, but it absolutely does. Let me tell you why……” They explained that not too long ago the Bahamian government apparently approved a deal for a Chinese Naval base on Cat Island in the Exumas. The US apparently got wind of it and apparently let the Bahamas know that it would not be in their best interest to move forward with this agreement; the deal fell through. (Note, I have not been able to find a source to confirm this. It didn’t exactly make the front page of the Abaconian or Florida Today). Then they asked us what boat needs that much water.  The answer- only a submarine. Making sense? We had friends who saw a survey boat working in front of Allens-Pensacola. We are hoping that we are connecting dots that shouldn’t be connected.

 The deal not only involves the shipping container port which is actually going to be located just south of where we saw the construction, more toward Cooperstown, but also the small bridge that connects Great Abaco with Little Abaco Island. Right now it is a tiny filled-in land bridge that unfortunately blocked off flow between the islands. They plan on removing the old bridge and restoring the tidal flow (the only good news I’ve typed yet). Unfortunately, they are replacing it with an opening 150 foot wide bridge. Again, huh? It’s barely a creek between the two islands what boats are going to be going through there. Not very many without a whole lot more dredging.

 We kept saying to each other over and over, I’m glad we didn’t wait another ten years. I’m not even sure what to expect when we head back over next month. This sad discovery has lead us to want to stay and soak up as much of the northern Abacos as we can, it might be our last chance before the good fishing grounds are dredged away causing the pristine beaches erode like they have at Crab Cay. Are we overreacting? I hope.

I feel helpless for the blue holes and mangroves (the nurseries and filters of the sea) and I don’t know of a way to help. So, if you do, let us know! If you have more information on this port and what it may be (or not be), we’d like to hear it, we are still sadly curious.

I have added a few links for news presses, articles, and websites on the Northern Abaco Shipping Port if this crazy story interests or worries you too. There are also a few links to photos that I did not want to post here for copyright concerns but are better than mine.

 So where is Crab Cay? Here are a few screenshots taken from Google Earth (I think I am allowed to post these here as long as they are unedited and referenced, if you know differently please let me know and I will remove the images)

 I took a few photos from the first day we found the dredging sight, they aren’t very good as we didn’t know what we were looking at.  With out a reference phot it’s hard to tell what has been done already.

^^ the mangroves are gone

^^large blocks from the dredging blocked the channel into the construction site

^^ the scaffolding on site


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A Steampunk Valentine

Happy Valentine’s Day everyone!  I’ve been wanting to create a steampunk cake for quite some time now, and I finally got a chance to with this mini heart steampunk Valentine’s day cake.  The cake is a chocoholic’s dream: devil’s food cake, filled and frosted with chocolate buttercream.  The board is covered in a distressed wood finish fondant and the cake is decorated with fondant & gum paste decor.

This was a very mini-project, as you can see in the in-progress and detail shots below.

Here are a few detail shots of the gears, screws, and other metallic accessories.

This might have been my favorite part of this cake – the heart in the keyhole.  The mini heart is a little less than  1/4 the size of a penny.

Detail shot of the gum paste skeleton key & feather.

Just to give you an idea of scale, here’s the base cake with my favorite Sharpie marker.  Very miniature in comparison to most Sweet Element cakes!

And lastly, just because I think buttercream frosted cakes are simply pretty on their own, here’s the cake simply frosted in chocolate buttercream, before it got steampunked.

A Day in the Life of a Cake

After reading about the Threadcakes contest (which I *will* be entering this year!), and the contest rules about taking multiple pictures of the cake making process, I thought it would be a great idea to start taking more “in-progress” photos of Sweet Element cakes to show how cakes are made.  I know some people may think that it’s a crazy “secret-giving-away” thing to do, but I don’t think that there are any “secrets” to keep.  Cake designing, making & decorating is usually a lot of fun and definitely a lot of WORK.  Like with any other artistic endeavor, it’s a process that requires constant learning, which sometimes involves mistakes, and many times involves reworking and problem solving on the fly.

This first “tell-all” cake was made for a the graduation party of a friend, who as you might guess is a huge Linux fan.  A few years ago I surprised him with a 2D Linux cake for his birthday, and I figured he would definitely love a 3D Tux cake now that my decorating skills have progressed just a lil’ 😉

This first photo shows the stacked & buttercreamed “base-cake”, which was comprised of three individual cakes that were alternating layers of yellow & devil’s food cake filled and frosted with vanilla moussaline buttercream.  Next time I’ll have to remember to take a picture of the three individual cakes prior to stacking & carving, to give you a better idea of the whole process!

Once I had the basic structure assembled, I took a look at some reference materials I had on Tux and decided he needed a little fattening up & also a tail, so I took some white modeling chocolate, sculpted a penguin “beer-belly” & tail and added them to the base cake.

Once the more rotund Tux was well chilled, I gave him a black fondant shell, white fondant belly, fondant eyes, and added some black modeling chocolate arms.  The first beak shown here was made of rice crispy treats that was covered in fondant.

Well, as you can see, that first beak just didn’t work out. With the insane humidity lately, I wasn’t confident that the lil’ guy would keep that beak on from my studio to the party in Manhattan, so I opted for a little reconstructive surgery & a foam beak, which was much lighter & made me feel a lot less nervous about a delivery disaster.

Ok, so I skipped a *lot* of other photo ops, but I was trying to get this guy done quickly so I could get him back in the fridge to chill for delivery.  His beak & feet are foam covered in a mix of modeling chocolate & fondant.

Here’s good ol’ Tux hanging out for the day in Jay’s Madison Ave. office 🙂

And here he is after a grueling 4 block walk over to Butterfield 8, where he hung out at a table right by the front window.  It was so humid, that the gumpaste mortarboard I had fully dried out was a little wilty as soon as I put it on (at this point I was REALLY happy I opted to change out his original beak!).  The original tassels didn’t survive the trip, but I had brought some black modeling chocolate with me and made a new one right there in the bar.

The happy grad & his Tux cake, complete with mortarboard & tassels.

Tux at happy hour with the rest of us having a Stella & some bacon covered scallops 😀

As cute as he was, Tux was there to be eaten! I thought it would be fitting for Larry to be given the head since it was his party & all.

And here he is digging in! It’s always nice to hear people compliment the flavor of the actual cake, which happened a number of times at this party. My favorite compliment was from someone who came up to me and admitted that they normally don’t even like cake – but they had multiple slices of lil’ ol Tux because he was so tasty!

Piano Keyboard Birthday Cake

Whew. I can’t believe how much time has flown by since that last blog post!  When you’re a one-woman shop (with the much needed help of a crafty carpenter/delivery man/dishwasher extraordinaire husband when he’s NOT working his full time job), there’s a LOT on your plate!  I’ll have to make it a point to check in here at least once a week!

But enough with the excuses … 😉

Here’s one of the latest Sweet Element CAKES! I received a request to construct a piano keyboard cake for a small birthday party of 10 at the Palisade’s Mall Lucky Strike in West Nyack, NY last weekend and came up with this lil’ piece.  The cake is constructed of yellow cake, filled & frosted with chocolate hazelnut buttercream and decorated in fondant.  And just in case you were wondering, all 88 keys were individually cut out and applied!

And some pictures of the birthday boy enjoying his cake 🙂

Tiki Cake

One of my favorite Sweet Element cakes from a *very* busy cake week last week (more posts with our other cakes to come!) was this Tiki cake I made for my aunt Julie’s retirement party that we delivered all the way up to the Manchester Country Club in Manchester, CT.  After 35 years of teaching, Julie is finally stepping out of the classroom this June.  Her only request to the party planners was that the party be Luau themed, so I thought a gigantic Tiki drink cake would be the perfect cake for the event!

This cake was a chocolate devil’s food cake filled with peanut butter buttercream and frosted in vanilla moussaline buttercream.  The decorations were a combination of modeling chocolate, fondant & gumpaste.  The only inedible things on this cake were the straw (giant emptied Pixi stick ~ yes, I saved the grape Pixi dust!) & the umbrella.  I owe a GIANT thanks to the ever crafty Jay for building that AWESOME pink drink umbrella from scratch!!!!

TECCS First Year Celebration Cake

A few weeks ago, Sweet Element was fortunate enough to be able to participate in The Ethical Community Charter School’s First Year celebration in Jersey City, NJ.  We donated a large celebration cake & also mini cupcakes for all the students.  The cake was a combination of chocolate & yellow cake filled with vanilla moussaline buttercream and decorated in fondant & chocolate.  The words around the sides of the tiers: Ethics, Service, Community, Social Justice, Academics & Exploration represented the varied parts of the school’s mission.

We wish the school & all the families continued success & growth in the future!

As a very welcome surprise, I received a number of thank you cards from the students & teachers last week for the cake & cupcakes.  Here are a few of my favorites.

A huge card from one of the classes:

Pop-up cards!

And the one that peaked my interest the most.

I secretly wonder if the cake was just “ok” because the kids only got to eat the cupcakes, because the cake & frosting for both were the same!  Hrm …

Car Birthday Cake

It was only a matter of time before our first car cake request came in, and we were thrilled to make one for Trevor’s 2nd birthday!  The birthday boy’s only request was that it be a blue car with yellow highlights, so we based the cake on a Ford Mustang and embellished it with a few things to make it truly Trevor’s: a yellow 2 for his 2nd birthday on the door, the Boston Red Sox rear window decal, and of course, the license plate!

The cake was a chocolate chocolate chip cake, filled & frosted with vanilla moussaline buttercream.  The car was decorated with a combination of fondant, gumpaste & modeling chocolate.  To cover the board, we used a little oreo “dirt”.

A close up of the grill & the mini mustang (one of my favorite design elements)

The birthday boy & his cousins digging into the cake. Trevor was getting upset because he didn’t understand that the car was a cake & not a toy, so he was thrilled when he could finally get to it!

The birthday boy enjoying a giant modeling chocolate tire!

NY Sports 50th Birthday & Christening Cakes

Here’s a few shots of the latest Sweet Element cakes that were made for a dual christening & 50th birthday party at La Prete’s in Belleville, NJ this past Sunday.  The initial request for the first 50th birthday cake was to incorporate the NY Knicks, Giants & Yankees with a beach theme, which inspired the design below.  The cakes inside the basketball & football were made up of chocolate cake, filled with peanut butter mousse & frosted in chocolate buttercream, and the baseball was made of rice krispy treats frosted in chocolate buttercream.  All the balls were decorated in fondant.  To incorporate the beach theme, we decorated the board in one of my favorite things – cookie sand!

The christening cake was based off the invitation to the party & was made up of yellow cake, filled with whipped cream, peaches & strawberries and frosted in vanilla buttercream.  The decorative plate & polka dots on the side are all chocolate.

Octoberfest Beer Stein Cake

Happy Octoberfest!  Here’s the latest Sweet Element cake that was made for a Octoberfest themed birthday party in Montclair this weekend.  Inside the stein was a black forest cake (chocolate cake, kirsch infused cherries & chocolate buttercream) and whipped cream topped the cake to make the “foam”. The pretzels were made of modeling chocolate & topped with salt.

Beer Stein Cake
Host & Hostess (& Birthday Girl!) hiding behind the giant beer!

Patricia’s Yarns 5th Birthday Cake

5 Year Sign

Last weekend I had the pleasure of making a cake for Patricia’s Yarns who was celebrating their 5th year in Hoboken, NJ. As creative license was left up to me, I thought it would be a sweet design for this Hoboken yarn shop to have a messenger bag with 5 skeins of yarn spilling out.  Patricia had requested that her logo be incorporated, so I made it fairly prominent on the bag as the label.  There were also three “5’s” incorporated into the yarn – can you spot them all?

This cake was comprised of a chocolate devil’s food cake filled & frosted with vanilla moussaline buttercream and decorated in fondant.  The yarn skeins were made of rice crispy treats frosted in vannilla moussaline buttercream and decorated in fondant.  The needles were the only inedible piece to this cake, and were made out of sharpened painted dowels with gumpaste toppers.

Patricia's Yarn Cake

If you’re a knitter & ever find yourself in Hoboken – you should definitely check out Patricia’s shop!  I spent about an hour browsing through her vast selection of yarn and left with two giant bags full of yarn for 2 scarves & a winter blanket.  Patricia was also kind enough to give me a swift [which I totally love 😀 ] as a thank you!

Here are some additional detail shots of the cake …

Purple Yarn
Yellow Yarn
Jen and Patricia with cake

Guinness Cake

I always thought that I’d be making a pint of Guinness cake as a grooms cake, but our friends’ Irish pub birthday party this past Saturday presented the perfect occasion to create this cake. If you ever find yourself in Hoboken, NJ – go visit Carpe Diem for perfect pints & excellent pub food!

Since the pub’s true birthday is 7/15, I included 15 clovers on the board, three of which were gold four leaf clovers, as the pub was celebrating it’s 3rd birthday.

The cake consisted of alternating layers of devil’s food cake & yellow butter cake that was filled and frosted with Bailey’s Irish Cream buttercream. A combination of chocolate & vanilla fondant was used to decorate the exterior of the cake.

Guinness Cake

Guinness Cake Top
I thought the guys would enjoy the little clover in the foam detail on the top 🙂

Billy & Joe with Guinness Cake
Joe & Billy in Carpe Diem’s dining room with the cake!


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Marloes Horst tenatively befriends a chameleon, and more Madagascar outtakes

WE LOVE pairing models with animals because the result is never not entertaining, whether that means stunning, like Heidi Klum in Malaysia (elephant, boa constrictor) or hilarious, like Heidi Klum in Malaysia (monkey).

Irina Shayk is her best self in these 2014 outtakes

So when we sent a crew off to Madagascar last year, any model familiar with our history and/or certain animated films should have expected to share an ample amount of camera time with some locals. And Dutch model Marloes Horst was not off the hook, something that became clear when a chameleon handler showed up on set.

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Going Wild

Behind the Tanlines Madagascar: In which Irina Shayk takes to the skies in a "homemade boat-plane"


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Friday Fictioneers: From The Inside Out

The week started on a sad note, with the death of David Bowie. It has washed over me over and over, since hearing the news–– moments after his family announced it. The world is an infinitely more interesting place because David Bowie  was in it. Music, art, diversity–– life, has lost a truly great talent. If you haven’t seen is video Lazarus, which was intentionally released just days before his death, it’s amazing! The man made artistic expression of his own death!

Thanks to Amy Reese for this week’s evocative photo! I can imagine there will be so many interesting stories. If you would like to read more stories or contribute, please check out Rochelle Wisoff-Fields’ blog, Addicted to Purple. She is the magician who keeps all the balls in the air! As always, I welcome honest, constructive feedback.

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From The Inside Out

As we walk back through the empty streets, I hold your hand. Its firm warmth is as predictable to me as the intake of breath. Our steps are matched; your pace slowed over time to meet my shorter stride. I glance at you, noting your focused gaze. Your gray-blue eyes were the first thing I noticed, so many years ago.

It’s cold. We wouldn’t have come out, if this wasn’t the day for rations. We all flock to the delivery site, insects scrambling for crumbs. As we walk back to our dingy apartment, the decay permeates everything… including our love.

(word count: 100)

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45 Responses to Friday Fictioneers: From The Inside Out

  1. Cathy Ulrich says:

    You’ve captured the essence of this shot in all of it’s decrepitude. Yes, that is apparently a word because my auto-correct fixed the spelling for me! 🙂

  2. Fits perfectly with the photo.

  3. mamaheidi60 says:

    Perfect story for the photo, both of which I love! I am so amazed, always, at how you can pull out such descriptions and emotions in just 100 words. In the words of one of my little ones, read this with a 3 year old voice: Good one, Dawn!

  4. What a sad turn. Love the line about the insects scrambling for crumbs.

  5. This is almost like two stories..the love story and the decay which leave me wondering what has really happened… I’m drawn to something dystopian… excellent writing as usual.

    • Thanks Björn… the image definitely brought a dystopian image to my mind, and I saw both the world around them and the couple falling into this state. I always appreciate your thoughtful comments; thank you!

  6. Dear Dawn,

    Björn took the words right out from under my fingers. 😉 Your story has a dystopian feel to it just the mention of rations. At the same time there’s a love story there and so much more story layered between the lines. Well done.

    Rochelle (Not sure about all of those balls.)

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  7. Danny James says:

    A light at the end of the story.

  8. Ooo! That took a turn I didn’t expect. And it worked with the photo perfectly. Well done!

  9. Sandra says:

    I think the first paragraph in itself is a story – a love story of give and take, togetherness. The contrast with the second paragraph, the slight tainting of the relationship – beautifully done.

  10. Until I read the comments, Dawn, I was thinking of the many refugees. It also fits the dystopian theme. Well written with great feeling and description. — Suzanne

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  11. rgayer55 says:

    I’m sad that their flame is flickering to the point of going out. Love is all encompassing and all important. Without it, the future isn’t worth living.

  12. gahlearner says:

    This is too sad. Love often fades over time, but if it fades because it can’t endure difficult circumstances, it is especially painful. Excellent story and I thought dystopian too.

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  13. ceayr says:

    Wonderfully, if bleakly, positive.
    Until the last 3 words.
    Loved it all.

  14. Alice Audrey says:

    Sad to see love decay like that.

    Great story! I hope you’ll read mine here.

  15. Amy Reese says:

    Beautifully written, Dawn and such a multi-layered story. You accomplished so much in 100 words. Their relationship, the environment, the world they’re living in, the past, present. Well done!

  16. liz young says:

    Your story reminds me of the cockroaches I saw swarming once – not a pleasant memory, though well written.

  17. It gives me a feel of 1984 and the end of civilization as we know it, but love still thriving. Or at least still thriving as best it can. Interesting piece, they still have something.

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    • Hmm, interesting, Perry. I loved that movie when it came out, and of course the book is haunting! Hadn’t thought of it, but of course it’s all in the gray room and must play a role in what I write. 😉 Thanks for the feedback!

  18. The romantic in me finds this to be a very sad story Dawn. There is so much emotion in so few words.

  19. Dale says:

    One would hope that such a deep love would continue through the most difficult times…

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  21. Very intense, how disappointing yet realistic that love too crumbles down.

  22. Martin Flux says:

    Sometimes difficulties help love thrive. Sometimes, as in this story, they cast a shadow over it. I really liked your story, Dawn!

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Forget the Money, Memberships or Motivation: Hassle-Free Ways to Move More

If the idea of paying a membership fee to a local gym seems like a waste of time and money, but still know that you should try and get off the couch a bit more often, the trick is to find some hassle-free ways to get some exercise, but without thinking about it or paying for it.

You probably agree that some things are worth paying for, such as a dental plan through someone like for example, but if you can find some ways to exercise without even realizing it, that is not going to cost you anything, that has to be worth thinking about.

You have to do something

The hard truth that you need to get your head around, is that you simply can’t expect to outrun your fork.

What this means is that if your diet consists largely of processed foods, junk food and plenty of drinks that are packed with calories too, there is only one way that your weight and health is going to go, especially if you are spending too much time on the couch.

Having issued that dire warning about what you could be doing to your body as a result of too many calories and not enough exercise, it is also fair to see that for some of us, it is still definitely difficult to work up the enthusiasm to head to the nearest gym.

If you know that you really should be doing something, here are some sneaky ways to get some exercise, without really feeling like you are exercising at all.

Walking and hiking

Most of the time, any walking or hiking you do won’t cost you a dime, but it can be a great way of getting some exercise while having a good time.

If you can arrange to go on a hike with some friends, that will make it seem like nothing like exercise, as you enjoy some great scenery, great company and raise your heart rate at the same time.

If you can’t commit the time or energy to a full-blown afternoon hike, aim to go for a walk. Even a 15-minute brisk walk should seen you cover about a mile, and feel a lot better for it. Try to walk to work or if it is too far, get off a stop earlier and walk the rest of the way. Anything like this on a daily basis, will soon become a routine and it will definitely make a difference.

Domestic chores offer an exercise opportunity

Although there are a number of us who approach the idea of cleaning the house with way too much enthusiasm, if you are a reluctant domestic warrior, there is at least an opportunity to turn these chores into a chance to get some exercise.

It often helps to pump up the volume on the sound system and set yourself a series of challenges to see how quickly you can get through your various chores. Turning your cleaning routine into a bit of a game and an unexpected workout routine, will give you a win-win scenario of getting some exercise and bringing some sparkle to your rooms.

Take the stairs

The time you take waiting for a lift to arrive, you could have already reached your destination, by taking the stairs.

Lifts are convenient for sure, but taking the stairs will give you a quick workout, and if you say no to the lifts on a regular basis, there is a fair chance that your body will notice the difference.

Video games, really?

The idea of playing some video games to get some exercise seems like a non-starter when you first think about it, but you can find some games that are more than capable of entertaining you and giving you a bit of a workout at the same time.

Wii Fit or Wii Tennis are two examples of how you can move around while interacting with a console. You might have to be a bit more creative if you are playing a conventional shoot-em sort of video game, but stand up and move around, rather than sitting on the couch, and you might manage to burn a few calories.

These are just a few examples of how you can get some exercise without really thinking about it or trying too hard, so even if you don’t like going to the gym, there are plenty of ways to get creative and get your blood pumping.

Taylor Mills studied kinesiology and now works as a fitness and wellness instructor. She is a great believer in achieving a healthy lifestyle through making the right choices. She writes motivational articles on exercise, eating habits and more.

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  1. These are great ways to start losing weight without having to pay for expensive memberships that most people won’t even use. I try to take the stairs every single time in my building. In the beginning it was a bit of a hassle but now I don’t even think about it. I just do it and feel great :).

  2. Thanks for the tips!! My main problem is to get up and moving. I don’t think it really matters as long as one is moving 🙂

  3. I have just moved to a new city and have gone on epic walks every other day.The longest one was 9 kms!

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Deputy head delivers dozens of school lunches a day

A primary school teacher has been hailed a local hero for delivering food to children in need who are off school as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Zane Powles, a deputy head at Western Primary School in Grimsby has been commuting on foot to deliver 78 packed lunches each morning to those children that qualify for free school meals. The lunches contain a sandwich, a packet of crisps, an apple and a cake or biscuit.

At each drop off on his round he leaves the food on the doorstep, knocks on the door, and retreats to the pavement.

Mr Powles says the discomfort he feels carrying heavy quantities of food in his rucksack is minimal compared to the ordeal faced by families forced to stay at home during the national lockdown.

The key worker says he’s been congratulated and described as “a hero” but says he is just doing his job.

“I am doing this so that the children and their parents don’t have to come out to collect their meals. Otherwise they would be passing other people in the street and it makes sure they get at least one good meal a day.”

Kim Leach, Executive headteacher of Western Primary said: “We are very proud. He is a superstar and is a credit to the school and the local authority.”

Four in 10 pupils at the school are classed as disadvantaged, many of which rely on the free lunches they receive whilst at school.


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  1. Tbh i always liked that voice editor thing with the parasites. Like when they aren't using a disguise

  2. Guys i dropped a song yesterday on soundcloud , dedicated for Kana 🥺 here’s the show sum luv

  3. 8:08 AHHH, Fuck, this still gets me depressed! Damn it. It hurts. But god damn is it a fucking powerful tense scene.

  4. This is the only anime I've seen in where the leading lady is completely stupid and useless… Murano is a complete sht character she has zero synergy with Izumi she only keeps running away crying… always talking trash about him not being the same person…she never supports him in anything he does nor tries to understand what he is going through…she is so clueless she doesnt even find out the his mother was killed…….. and the one moment he broke down and needed her… she pushed him away and ran away like an idiot.. what a complete waste…. she has no regards for anything but her own issues…. and through out the story she has no character development whatsoever and If you took her out from the story completely nothing would be impacted from the story whatsoever…. Kana was a much better character but they killed her way to early…

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Local 710 Negotiations Continue With Classic Party Rentals

Teamsters Focus on Protecting, Improving Members’ Working Conditions

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The Teamsters Local 710 Bargaining Committee has exchanged and responded to bargaining proposals as progress continues to be made during contract negotiations with Classic Party Rentals.

The employer tentatively agreed to the union’s proposal to not use temporary workers during the “slow season” when operations are significantly decreased due to the seasonal nature of the business.

Anytime we can increase protections to bargaining unit work, it’s an important win for the Teamsters. Removing the use of temps during the slow season at Classic Party Rentals will safeguard the hours our hardworking members can obtain.

John T. Coli
Trustee of Local 710

Proposed language cleanup also has reached tentative agreement, and both parties are crafting updated proposals based on the sessions’ responses. The union is focusing on a number of concerns from the membership, including discussing ways to better handle the fluctuating workload to further protect members. The committee is working to protect access to overtime for people who want it, while ensuring the bargaining unit has reasonable work hours during busy periods.

Bargaining will continue Wednesday, September 28. Any questions should be directed to members of the bargaining committee or Local 710 Business Agent Mike Ramirez.

Local 710 represents both drivers and warehouse employees at Classic Party Rentals’ facility in McCook, Ill. The Teamsters handle the maintenance, distribution and set-up of tents and other items needed for events throughout the Chicago area.

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7 Tips for the Best Video Post Production Results

We have known for a few years now that video is one of the most effective mediums when it comes to your digital marketing strategy.

More people are watching video content and, with the rise of social platforms like Tik Tok, the art of capturing a whole message in a visual moment is becoming more and more appreciated.

Consumers are finding video content is more memorable and brands are seeing more engagement from this popular form of marketing communication.

Whether you are advertising, promoting, or simply telling your brand’s story, a video marketing strategy is a great way of increasing conversion and exposure.

And if you’re making your own content, here are 7 tips for the best video post production results to create engaging professional video.

1. Make sure your pre-production and production processes are sound

Mapping out what you are going to produce with a storyboard, scouting your locations, prepping your talent (host, presenter, interview subjects) and knowing what B-Roll footage you might need are a great way to ensure you are organised for a productive and effective production. During production, working with great lighting, using the rule of thirds and making sure your sound is set up well will all aid in making your film production look and feel professional.

2. During production, shoot multiple takes

When you get to post production, you have far more to work with if you’ve shot multiple takes. Presuming you have set up well in pre-production, you should have mapped out all you need, but it doesn’t hurt to have more footage to work with in post production.

3. Get the best editing software

If you’re not sure what editing software you should be using, speak with some experts in the field and see what they use. The better your editing software, the more pain free your editing experience will be in post production.

4. Clean up your clips

Before you upload everything into your editing software, tidy up your rough cuts. By trimming the clips before importing them into your editing program, you will save time and effort editing each rough cut on the go and your editing process will run a lot more smoothly.

5. Go easy on the effects

For marketing videos, less is more, so don’t go too over the top with transitions and effects. Simple cross fades will do the job nicely, because you don’t want to detract from your content and messaging. We’ve all seen content where the zooming makes us dizzy and the transitions are a little cheesy. Keep it simple, straightforward and engaging.

6. Get more good software

Adelaide post production teams use a variety of different software for their editing, so you’ll find there’s no hard and fast rule for which brand to get, but using a program that makes your job easier is always a good plan. However, this is where that excess footage you took in production might come in handy, because you can’t fix everything in post production, like lighting and contrast so you might need to call on some of your other footage.

7. Music is key

It is crucial to choose music that enhances your message, rather than drowns it out. This is also not necessarily the time to play with juxtapositioning. Choose music that is appropriate, complements the messaging and is reasonably unobtrusive. Most importantly, check the rights and make sure you aren’t infringing on copyright, and that you are paying the artists who created the music.

With these tips in mind, you should be on your way to creating some great content for your brand, but of course, the best way to create excellent content is to hire an end to end content creation company, particularly for post production services.

In Adelaide, video post production experts Beyond Content can help you to bring your brand to life through television or cinema commercials, brand films, social and online content, animation, digital content and still photography.

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Ali and the Studio AE team are fired up to share with you some fantastic ideas for the new Leaving on a Jet Plane by Ali Edwards stamp set.

Technique-Tuesday-Leaving-On-A-Jetplane-Clear-Stamps-MediumBe sure to comment as you go! We'll give away a $25 gift certificate to one lucky person who comments on one of their blog posts! We'll announce the winner on the 15th on this blog!

Here's to happy blog hopping and lots of inspiration!

wow awesome blog hop.. always enjoy the DT and there fabulous creativity..

Such a super fun hop...I'm absolutely inspired!

Great blog hop to showcase this terrific stamp set.

Nice set, can't wait to pull out some of my kids early travel photos to scrap. Love it!

So love this set, wonderful sentiments and what a great hop!

I hopped and left everyone a comment
wonderful layouts, cards and projects this time.
I think my fave was Daniela's

I'm always inspired by your blog hops!

Thanks for the hop! Awesome projects, and the new set is wonderful!

Simply inspiring! Thank you for the hop!

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Stamp set is so cute.

Thanks for the wonderful hop!! Such great inspiration :)

Lots of wonderful inspiration on this blog hop. Thanks.

This is a great stamp set! Will have to add to my stash!

Awesome blog hop! Always love seeing layouts from Laura and Teri. Great use of this awesome stamp set. Thanks for sharing.

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I love this set of stamps. Adore the combination of the font and hand writing.

great blog hop but i could get Ali's website for some reason at this time will try little later

Wonderful sentiments ! Thanks for sharing this goodness with us!

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Tech for good news

Happy 9th Birthday and the launch of Technology for good.

It seems only fitting that to launch Technology for good on the birthday of the inspiration for this site, my son Dexter aged 9 today.

9 years ago I naively thought parenting would be relatively simple and for the first part it really was. My son was an easy baby and in many was he seemed ahead, learning letters and numbers from his pushchair at 15 months old, singing hundreds of songs. Once he hit 2 things started to go backwards. “Its just a phase” we were told, but by 3 we knew something wasn’t right.

One year later he was finally diagnosed with autism. “There is no cure” we were told. “You just have to hope for the best, wonderful things do happen.” To date I think its about the worst advice I have ever received and am thankful that we never took it. For us most things our son has achieved so far has been the result of extreme perseverance, careful planning and often extraordinary amounts of effort both on his part and everyone involved in his care.

Regardless of the diagnosis he is still our awesome little boy we have been lucky enough to share some pretty amazing, sometimes crazy and plain daft moments with our boy over the last 9 years. Its fair to say we have learnt a lot more that we ever expected from being parents, we have researched, tried all sorts of therapies and solutions, asked for so much help and “better advice” from experts but mostly we just about made it through with the help of each other, our family and friends.

We have celebrated every tiny milestone reached and cried over the ones we still very much want to achieve. We have a long way to go to be able to do some things that come easily and naturally to others like learning to have a conversation, read, follow basic instructions or even sit through an film at the cinema. We have marveled at wonder at his incredible climbing skills and strength earning him the nickname spiderman.

Some time last year spiderman got too clever at climbing (among other things) his lovely specialist school who were doing there best could no longer keep him safe. After much searching and more rejections than I could count (all the schools in our county plus many further afield) he is now at a new school on a 52 week placement with 2 to 1 support throughout his waking day. Our time with our son now is so precious we look forward to our weekend visits and bringing him home.

Every day I wake up thinking about how he is and what I can do to help him and children and adults with neurological conditions lead better and more fulfilling lives and that is what has inspired this site.

So Happy 9th Birthday my boy, I am looking forward to many more fun and sometimes crazy moments with you, thank you for inspiring me to see things differently and to set up Technology for good. Together we can create and share technology that will make a real difference to people and their families who face tough challenges.

Technology for Good is a Community Think Tank for creating and sharing ideas that will help people living with neurological conditions live better lives. We would love you to get in touch or find out more here

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