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Local Poet Launches First Book Inspired By Unusual Stories of Medway – 28th November 2018

A local poet is launching her first book “Fire In The Head” at Poco Loco, Chatham on the 28th of November at 7:00pm. SM Jenkin, a second generation Irish poet, … Continue reading

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Confluence Writer Development Programme seeking Medway applicants

Local literary arts organisation Wordsmithery has been granted funding for a year-long writing project which will allow them to enthuse and infuse Medway with words. More details about the project will … Continue reading

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Advance Your Education Through The University Of Kent – 2017 Programme – Medway and Margate

The University of Kent are offering a variety of courses that enable people to gain qualifications which can help them get into University. The wide selection of courses available includes … Continue reading

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Paint The Town Festival Returns For 2017 With Something For Everyone! – Medway

Paint The Town returns to Medway this year with a selection of performances, experiences and workshops by both local and national creatives. The festival, organised by Medway based organisation Lyrici … Continue reading

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Medway Libraries Activity Programme 2017

Medway Libraries have an extensive range of activities for all ages. Check out the schedule below!

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Introducing Confluence magazine

Confluence is a new writing magazine from Wordsmithery. Confluence aims to introduce writers from the East Kent area to writers from everywhere else and promote artistic exchange. We are open now … Continue reading

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The Pentagon Community Fund – Up To £2000 – Open To Projects In Chatham – Closes 12th March 2017

The Pentagon Community Fund is now open to projects in Chatham! Through the Pentagon Community Fund, Project Dirt are offering up to £2,000 to community projects and social enterprises that have … Continue reading

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Feminine Vessels in Medway heralds exciting new exhibition

Preparations for the Interim Degree Show from 3rd Year BA (Hons) Fine Art students in the School of Music and Fine Art are now in full swing – literally. On … Continue reading

15/11/2016 · Leave a comment

Knights Wood Art in the Public Realm Commission Brief – Closes 20th November 2016

Knights Wood Art in the Public Realm Commission Brief Village Square Feature Sculpture Commission fee: £25,000 Date for submission of proposals: Sunday 20th November 2016, 11:59pm Date for completion of … Continue reading

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Medway Printmaker Exhibition Bursary – Applications By 2nd December 2016

Medway Council Arts Development Team are offering exhibition bursaries to four Medway printmakers. These will enable them to create a body of work inspired by the Guildhall Museums collection of … Continue reading

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School of Music and Fine Art: Events in Medway

We have some fantastic – mostly free – creative events coming up in Medway between now and December in the School of Music and Fine Art, and our Autumn What’s … Continue reading

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Trans Voices – Becoming Who You Are

“My body does not define who I am. I am a boy, but my body may show different. I know who I am and I don’t need anyone to tell … Continue reading

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Wanted! Singers and Musicians to take part in our Christmas Concert in The Royal Dockyard Church

On Wednesday 14 December, 2016 at 7.30pm the University of Kent Choir and Orchestra (Medway) will be performing Vaughan Williams’ Fantasia.

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Real Monsters To Be Released On Medway and Swale

On December 4th 2015, Real Medway and Swale will be releasing ‘Monsters of Rochester’ the town’s first augmented reality game for Android and iOS smartphones. It has been created with funding … Continue reading

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RiverVoice Choir Christmas Concert

An enchanting beginning to the festive season with community choir … River Voice Community Choir is taking on a new challenge for its Christmas Concert this year. The performance is … Continue reading

30/11/2015 · Leave a comment

Alien Artefact 202

5 January 2012 – Two UFOs were photographed over the Medway. The photographer, who has asked not to be named, said that they made many passes over the river. The … Continue reading

07/10/2015 · Leave a comment

Community group’s third annual festival keeps it live and local

The Rochester Literature Festival is back for a third year bringing readers, writers and like minds together. Featuring a sense of people and places, this year’s Rochester Literature Festival ‘Live’n’Local’ … Continue reading

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Arts and music events at School of Music and Fine Art: Autumn booklet out now!

Our first What’s On booklet is OUT NOW!  Print copies soon coming to a venue near you – but check out our varied – and FREE – events online here. … Continue reading

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School of Music & Fine Art Open Day: Saturday 10th October, 9am – 2pm at Chatham Historic Dockyard

Join us on Saturday 10th October for a chance to explore the fantastic facilities of the School of Music & Fine Art, part of the Medway Campus of the University … Continue reading

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Artist Goshka Macuga’s Letter travels from Chatham Historic Dockyard to Canterbury

Despite the heavy rain, at 2.15pm on Friday 18th September, led by Adam Chodzko, Senior Lecturer in Fine Art, School of Music and Fine Art at University of Kent, seven … Continue reading

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Community choir looks forward to new term

A new term begins on Saturday, September 26 for The River Voice Community Choir, with members looking forward to helping more people improve their musical skills by learning to sing. … Continue reading

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The Element In The Room – A Radioactive Comedy – 21st November 2015 – Chatham

Fresh from the Edinburgh Festival, The Element in The Room is a comedy based around the life story of Marie Curie, performed by Tangram Theatre Company. Marie Curie’s story is … Continue reading

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Get Creative – Get Writing

The Rochester Litfest (RLF) is to host 4 themed writing workshops during their 2015 festival, Live’n’Local, as part of Get Creative – a year-long celebration of British arts, culture and … Continue reading

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My Mind is Free – new play about human trafficking touring Kent – October 2015

A new play touring Kent and South East venues in October 2015 written by Medway playwright Sam Hall will initiate discussion about human trafficking.

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An Assemblance of Judicious Heretics Litart Exhibition – Rochester Library – September 2015

A new exhibition at Rochester Library in September explores the collaboration between words and text.

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Creatabot Creative Of The Year 2015 – Xtina Lamb

Back in late 2014 we asked the local community in Medway to vote for the person who inspired them in the local creative scene. After the tough task of deciding … Continue reading

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NEW creative programme in the School of Music and Fine Art at Chatham Historic Dockyard

An exciting new  practice based MA Event & Experience Design (subject to validation), will be offered at the School of Music and Fine Art from September 2016.  Situated in the heart of the … Continue reading

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£10,000 bursaries for creative MAs in Medway

Kent creatives can now apply for a £10,000 bursary to study locally. The University of Kent has been awarded a total of 232 £10,000 postgraduate bursaries, the sixth largest allocation … Continue reading

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Hand Of Artists Project – It’s The Talk Of The Town…

What do you get if you mix 108 artists, 2 decks of cards, 3 charities and an idea from a night-time road worker? The answer is an awesome project that … Continue reading

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Medway Open Studios 2015 Open For Registration – Deadline 27th March 2015

Registration for the 2015 festival is open To sign up for the 2015 Festival you should start by reading the Festival Guidelines for more information about the Festival and which application form … Continue reading

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Save Fuse Festival – Protest At Meeting on 26th February 6.30pm – St Mary’s Island Chatham

The Fuse Festival is the best free entertainment and community-bonding event I have experienced in Medway. Over the last few years, the Fuse Festival has grown hugely in stature and … Continue reading

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New Short Film In Production – Super Me – By Sophie Lasson

Super Me – a story about love, loss and the hero inside all of us. Super Me is a 10 minute drama written and directed by Sophie Lasson, from Chatham, … Continue reading

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Being a Writer in the 21st Century

photo by futureme50 The community and adult education programme at Canterbury Christ Church University are running some fabulous day schools and short courses in 2015 – covering a huge range … Continue reading

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Coming up at Roundabout Nights

We have a busy schedule of guest readings and performances at Roundabout Nights at the Alexandra, Chatham for the rest of the year. On 17 November, poet Fiona Sinclair joins … Continue reading

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Free creative workshops for young people in Swale

Ideas Test has been out and about over the last few months promoting their Six Ways to Wellbeing Swale project.   They’re offering an exciting programme of workshops for young people 13-19 (25 … Continue reading

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For creative writers and music lovers: Two intriguing day schools in Canterbury

“an innovative day school series that will appeal to writers, dramatists, music and film lovers, and across the creative spectrum.”

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Mad, Bad & Dangerous to Know: Rochester Literature Festival 2014

September 25th – October 5th 2014 The Rochester Literature Festival is proud to present its second annual festival, Mad, Bad & Dangerous to Know. We’re delighted to be opening this … Continue reading

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Monday nights are literary at The Alex in Chatham

ROUNDABOUT NIGHTS is a new free live literary night for Medway, organised by Wordsmithery (the literature development organisation who produce ME4Writers and 17Percent). It will be held weekly on Mondays, upstairs … Continue reading

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An invitation to event volunteer training

Would you like to volunteer at community art events but not sure what it might entail? If so, Ideas Test would like to invite you to a free volunteer training … Continue reading

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Free funding workshop for music and family arts

Dulcie Alexander and Kevin Grist, Relationship Managers for the Arts Council, will be presenting a free workshop and funding surgery on Tuesday, June 24th at the Brook Theatre, Chatham. You’re … Continue reading

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Past events in Victoria

Over the past few years Victoria has established a world-class calendar of events and extravaganzas. Discover more below.

Great British Summer series returned and Wimnledon Workout Week was bigger and better than ever before. We partnered with some of London’s most popular gyms and fitness experts, including TriYoga, WIT, 1Rebel, Frame, Yogangster & Gymbox, to bring you a week of fitness activities, which took place from 25th - 30th June.

We brought you a host of outdoor fitness classes with a Wimbeldon twist in three locations across the capital: Cardinal Place in Victoria; New Street Square in Holborn and One New Change near St. Paul’s.

Thank you to everyone who took part in the charity event and stay tuned for more information on Wimbledon Workout Week 2019!

To stay up to date with the latest action from Great British Summer, follow the hashtags #GreatBritSummer

Charity Christmas Carol Concert 2017

Christmas just wouldn't be Christmas without our annual charity carol concert at Westminster Cathedral. It's the perfect setting for festive fun, delightful carol recitals and starry celebrity readings. Click here to find out more!

Cardinal Place Food Market

Say no to soggy sandwiches and yes to delicious, freshly cooked food at the Cardinal Place Food Market. Running every Thursday lunchtime at Cardinal Place, the market features a variety of hot and cold specialities with something to suit every taste, from Pakistani street food to fancy French pastries.

Great British Summer

Last year's Great British Summer put the focus firmly on fitness with a series of free classes. These included a yoga masterclass from DJ-turned-downward dog enthusiast Goldie, tips for perfecting your backstroke in time for Wimbeldon, and a Zumba workout with Maxine Jones and Lorraine Kelly. For those who are more spectator than participant, Great British Summer also featured live screenings of Wimbledon on the Cardinal Place Roof Garden.

Victoria Bake Off

Last year's Victoria Bake Off saw master chefs from all over SW1 compete to be crowned king or queen baker, all in aid of charity. Luke Jones from the Park Plaza hotel scooped first prize with his patriotic and pretty-as-a-picture Victoria sponge cake.

Inside Out Victoria

Inside Out Victoria showcases the best that SW1 has to offer with a week of exclusive workshops, special events and quirky classes. Last year these included a Gymbox Rooftop Rave at Cardinal Place, a beekeeping course at St Ermin's Hotel, lunchtime makeovers at Space NK. and even a tasting evening at Hotel Chocolat.


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Meet Ido Biran, an avid street photographer dedicated to the love of Tel Aviv-Yafo, the love of art and the combination of the two.

After graduating from Tel Aviv University’s School of Film & TV in 2007, Ido moved to the USA where he worked and completed a Masters in Architecture at UCLA. After returning to Tel Aviv, his passion for photography was reignited while photographing our city.

In 2014 Ido founded Tel-Avivi aka telavivinst . What started as a small side project photographing street signs and the cityscape has since grown to a community of over 10,000 fans, a website where you can buy his prolific prints, the curation of regular art shows including other photographers & artists from Tel Aviv, and regular street photography tours & workshops…and launching soon, his first photography book!

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Time to embrace change

In my other life as a quality consultant I have seen how people are scared and fight against change, concerned about how it will affect them and often approach it with scepticism and fear.

I have witnessed how staff have reacted when companies have been bought out; their job prospects, pay structure and working conditions are both improved and safer ….yet they have still acted hostile.

Is it fear of the unknown or is it some of us just don’t like change to our routine? Life evolves naturally and opportunities come along – how we embrace them may change our lives beyond recognition but perhaps that was meant to be.

My Mother used to frequently say ‘change is as good as a rest’ and I see that now in doing something different it can rejuvenate us even if that change is outside our comfort zone.

Nothing ventured nothing gained – another pearl of wisdom.

Today’s tip: Take a chance on life if it is willing to gamble on you.

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Research on Techno-Sexuality Accepted at NordiCHI 2012

Three members of the CRIT team – Gopinaath Kannabiran, Shaowen Bardzell, and Jeffrey Bardzell, have a full paper accepted to NordiCHI 2012, the 7th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction that is to be held at Copenhagen on October 14-17, 2012. The work is titled “Designing (for) Desire: A critical study of technosexuality in HCI” and the abstract is as follows:

“This work builds upon recent work investigating erotic life and HCI, taking seriously the influences of interaction design on our sexual wellbeing. In the present work, we critically analyze the ways that system design choices and emergent social behavior constitute an erotic social media platform and its concomitant expressions of desire. The site is called I Just Made Love, and it is used to share people’s “love making” experience with others. We draw from continental cultural theory to analyze how the system and its users form arrangements of agency, which in turn lead to particular configurations of performed sexual desire. Based on our analysis, we argue that technosexuality is not just about using technology to fulfill an existing desire, but rather that novel forms of sexual desire come into practice because of particular constellations of design choices and social behaviors.”

The work will be available for download in the ACM Digital Library after the conference.


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Princess offers express Dubai to Singapore 2020 cruise on Island Princess

Princess Cruises’ 91,000-gross ton Island Princess, homeporting this year in the Caribbean and Mediterranean, will cruise from Dubai in 2020 on her repositioning voyage to the waters of Southeast Asia.

Princess Cruises will be sailing from Dubai three times during the 2020 season, Island Princess is one of two that are going from the UAE to Singapore (the other being Regal Princess for her own Asian deployment).

Island Princess (Image courtesy ShipParade.com)

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Like Regal Princess, Island Princess’ cruise from Dubai to Singapore will be a comparatively short itinerary of just 11 days compared to the two week itineraries offered by most cruise lines sailing between Dubai and Singapore (such as Celebrity Constellation).

This is mainly because Princess Cruises have gone for a port-lean itinerary, with port calls only in Muscat in Oman, Colombo in Sri Lanka and Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia, with Island Princess arriving in Singapore on December 17th, 2020.

In comparison, Celebrity Constellation, which will be doing a regular cruise program between Dubai and Singapore from November, 2019 to March, 2020, will be taking her time on the journey.

The 15-night itinerary includes calls in Muscat in Oman, Mumbai, Goa and Cochin in India, Colombo in Sri Lanka and Phuket in Thailand. In addition, the first night of the cruise is spent overnight in Dubai and the port call in Mumbai is also an overnighter.

Princess Cruises had not published its 2021 cruise itineraries at the time of writing, but it’s likely that Island Princess will be homeporting in Asia, possibly Singapore or Japan, for the 2021 winter season, alongside at least two other Princess ships.

Princess Cruises’ ship Island Princess is one of three ships the line has cruising from Dubai in 2020.

RELATED: Princess Cruises announces largest-ever UK and European cruise season

RELATED: Princess Cruises offers three cruises from Dubai in 2019 aboard two ships

At 91,000-gross tons, Island Princess is a ship large enough to be comfortable and capable of offering all the amenities modern cruisers expect (several pools, spa, kids facilities, multiple dining options and a two-deck theatre), while still retaining and old-world charm.

The ship will be 17 years old when she cruises from Dubai next year, and it does show, despite a 2015 refurbishment. In the corridors, the floor can be uneven in places in a similar way to ocean liners of yesteryear, which adds to her charm.

Less appealing on a cruise itinerary with so many sea days will be the ship’s noticeable lack of common areas (some lounges and facilities were given over to 150 new staterooms during the 2015 refit).

The eye-catching four-story atrium with its waterfall, glass-fronted elevators, comfortable seating, white grand piano and profusion of greenery exudes all the grandeur of Princess Cruises, but can feel crowded during the pre-dinner cocktail rush.

She excels in on-board entertainment options, though, and Princess is known for offering a good selection of shore excursions, good food and fantastic kids’ programs.

It therefore won’t be hard to fall in love with her during an 11-night jaunt from Dubai to Singapore.

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Soko-Ban   [1988]

Soko-Ban Released by :
The Hunting Tigers

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Crack .... Happy Frog of The Hunting Tigers

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B0lgepap   [2006]

B0lgepap Released by :
Camelot [web]

Release Date :
6 February 2006

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C64 256b Intro

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Code .... Cruzer of Camelot, CML Sports

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Submitted by HCL on 6 February 2006
If this guy Cruzer didn't limit himself to 256 bytes, he could possibly do some kickass demo. Maybe ;).
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nice trick...
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Submitted by Frantic on 6 February 2006
I like the throw-out-ability of this kind of minimal stuff. Guess I still would prefer to have sound also, but what the heck.
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Submitted by Groepaz on 6 February 2006
for some odd reason i like the name :=P
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Submitted by tecM0 on 5 February 2006
neat! and nice to have a src-code ... for bad coders like me to know HOWTO. good work!
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Montrix + [pal/ntsc]   [1991]

Montrix + [pal/ntsc] Released by :
Ikari, Talent [web], The Shaolin Monastery

Release Date :
23 May 1991

Type :
C64 Crack

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Crack .... Sting of Enigma, Talent
Trainer .... Sting of Enigma, Talent

Intro used in this crack:
DownloadTalent & Ikari Intro by Ikari, Talent
DownloadTSM Intro by The Shaolin Monastery

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Matthews wins stage three of the Tour de Suisse, grabs yellow jersey; Philipsen wins stage four of the ‘Baby Giro’ Under 23 Giro d’Italia; British Cycling report on bullying and sexism to be published on Wednesday; De Gendt diagnosed with injury but can continue training for Tour de France; Luis Leon Sanchez inks new contract with Astana; UCI rejigs Jingle Cross timing; Report: exercise makes you younger at the cellular level; Video: Under 23 Giro d’Italia race leader Pavel Sivakov speaks after stage three; Video: Critérium du Dauphiné 2017 Stage 8 | Onboard GoPro Highlights; Video: Girona Pyrenees & Coll de la Creueta – Cycling Inspiration & Education


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Advice for Grant Writers

I have written or helped write a lot of grants (like >10) in the last two years of my academic career. I have also recently gone to NSF and reviewed proposals. And people keep asking me if I have any advice for them when they are writing grants. So I thought I would put together something that might be helpful. Some of this advice is just general writing advice, but I think it is especially important or relevant for grant writing.

[caveats: I am putting this list together from the perspective of someone (me) who is relatively new to grant writing and still very early in her career and who therefore is approaching this as a new form of writing. I mostly write grants to go to NSF in the area of STEM education research, so this advice is based on my experience with funding through that organization.]

Read the call/request for proposals very carefully

This may seem like an easy one, but it’s really important. The tone and details of the request/call for proposals can tell you a lot about not just what kinds of projects the program or agency is interested in, but also how you should frame your argument for funding your project. Also, sometimes there are very specific requirements, such as asking you to identity the type and/or size of the proposed project in the first sentence or the title. These types of seemingly minor mistakes sometimes make it difficult for reviewers to properly situate your proposal and can lead people to think you won’t be able to pay attention to details.

What’s the big idea?

This is perhaps the most important part of this process. What is the big idea you want to address? What is the big problem you are trying to solve (and how will you solve it)? Once you have figured this out, you need to create a story or an argument for (a) why this is a big idea/problem, (b) why this is the best way to solve/fix the problem, and (c) why you are the team to do it. These three points all need to be addressed early and often in the proposal. You need to convince the reviewers that this is important and innovative work that is achievable.

Talk to a program officer

Two important things to remember: (1) program officers (at least at NSF), as federal employees, are required by law to respond to your emails and phone calls, and (2) program officers want you to submit the best proposal you can because it’s better for everyone if they are funding innovative and successful projects. This means that you should not hesitate to contact them about your initial ideas to make sure that your proposal fits within the program boundaries. Program officers are usually good about giving you advice about which program would be a good fit for your project and whether or not it is missing important pieces. Of course, keep in mind that there are limits to the type and amount of guidance they can give you at the proposal stage.

With a little help from your friends

Having a third party read your proposal is essential as well, especially if the proposal is about a topic that you have been immersed in for a while. You have probably developed some shortcuts, slang, or ways of talking about this topic that are not immediately apparent to someone who hasn’t been inside your brain recently. A third party, even someone who is familiar with your work, can help bring an outside view or perspective (like someone who might be reviewing your proposal) that should clarify unclear concepts or phrases, help you structure your argument effectively, and ensure that you have properly explained what you’re planning on doing, how you will do it, and how your team is well-suited to perform the work.

Make it easy for your reviewers

Things that reviewers are looking for specifically: overall big idea, prior work/results related to this project, intellectual merit, broader impacts, prior NSF support (or the equivalent), team, and workplan. If you write your proposal in such a way that it is difficult for a typical reviewer to find any one of these pieces, it is not going to help your case. A good proposal is clear, as concise as possible, and complete. Note that the prior NSF support section should include not just that you were part of a funded project but also any major findings of that project. Additionally, there is a fun catch-22 with funding. In order to get funding, you (usually) need to have shown that you have already been successfully funded. This means that if you’re an early career researcher and applying for your first grants, it is extremely important to find more senior researchers to team up with who have a history with that funding agency. A well-known advisory board also helps in this regard.

All of the pieces

There are a LOT of documents and details to keep track of during the proposal writing process. It is extremely important that you stay organized throughout, otherwise the few days before the deadline are going to be hellish (I’m not kidding). Make sure you start the process soon enough to ask for appropriate letters of support from your advisory board and collaborators. Make sure that all of the details, language, and formatting match across the narrative, summary, references, budget, budget justification, letters, subaward information (if relevant), current & pending, biosketches, data management plan, and mentoring plan. Make sure you don’t forget any of those pieces. Make sure that you review the final pdf before it gets submitted – especially if you have a lot of figures or diagrams (sometimes certain programs don’t render these correctly when converting to pdf).

Sign up to review

A lot of young researchers seem unsure about this. But basically, if you have finished your Ph.D., you can review for NSF. They have some advice for how to do this buried on their website somewhere, but the easiest thing to do is to create a short version of your CV (about 2 pages) that highlights the kind of work that you do and your areas of expertise and send it to a program officer in a relevant area, letting him or her know that you are interested in volunteering to be on a review panel. If that specific program officer doesn’t need someone with your expertise for their panels, they usually pass along your information to their colleagues to see if someone else does. Being on a review panel was one of the most interesting and valuable experiences I have had in terms of learning how to write grant proposals and discuss research projects. You get to see things from the other side, learn about lots of cutting edge research and ideas, meet people in related fields, and most importantly, see what parts of the proposal are most important during those funding conversations.

Keep trying

In general, the world of academia and research includes a lot of rejection: rejected conference proposals, rejected journal articles, and unfunded research proposals. Research proposals are notoriously hard to get funded. The acceptance rates at NSF are in the single digits in some programs (overall, NSF’s acceptance rate is around 28%). All of this rejection requires a thick skin and an optimistic outlook. Whenever you get reviews back from a proposal, try to use the feedback constructively to either make improvements to your funded project or to write an even better proposal next time.

Author: cynthiadangelo

I am a researcher, working on educational games, science education, and data visualization. I like photography, soccer, traveling, and teaching my dog new tricks.

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Pfizer CEO Steps Down As Generic Alternatives Shake The Massive Drug Company

Evie Fordham | Politics and Health Care Reporter

Pfizer Inc. CEO Ian Read will entrust his position to COO Albert Bourla on Jan. 1, 2019, but Read will remain as executive chairman of Pfizer’s board of directors after a tenure during which the company’s stock increased roughly 160 percent.

“The company has come out of the abyss it was in, and is really poised for growth,” Read, 65, told The Wall Street Journal. “Given my age, it’s time for me to move on.”

Read became the giant drug company’s CEO in 2010. The “abyss” he refers to could be drug patent loss: Read’s leadership helped Pfizer continue to innovate as it lost revenue when the patents for its products like cholesterol medication Lipitor ran out, reported TheWSJ.

Read’s replacement Bourla has been in charge of Pfizer’s “vaccines, oncology and consumer health care business,” reported the Chicago Sun-Times.

Bourla will have to deal with Pfizer’s popular nerve and muscle pain drug Lyrica’s going off patent in December. But Pfizer says it hopes to roll out 15 new products that are in development, including a staph infection vaccine and oral breast cancer therapy talazoparib, reported TheWSJ.

New York City-based Pfizer is one of the globe’s largest drugmakers and employs more than 90,000 people, according to TheWSJ. Its products sales declined 1 percent from 2016 to $52.5 billion internationally in 2017.

Under Read, Pfizer focused in on the drug and vaccine market and moved away from its animal-health business, reported TheWSJ. (RELATED: Seniors Win, Drug Companies Lose With Excluded Provision In Congress’s Finalized Opioid Package)

Pfizer was in the news in July when it agreed to postpone its prescription drug price hikes after President Donald Trump told the company it should be “ashamed” for its price increases in a July 9 tweet.

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I have a quick and easy le no makeup look for you today. The colors I use are inspired by summer berries and my orchid maternity dress.

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I hope you enjoy the makeup tutorial in today's video.

This Friday (tomorrow), June 22nd, I'll be speaking via teleconference to the LA Writers' Lab about my self-publishing success story. Alan Watt, the instructor and my writing mentor, has graciously allowed outside students to join in for my call! The call will take place at noon PST. Here are the details:

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I'm also a nurse that works in hospital setting with majority of patients over the age of 55. I have noticed (amongst many trends) a trend of female patients over the age of 55 to 60 yrs that women have MANY more complications of the lungs, whether that be COPD,emphysema, small nodules and cysts, and atelectasis than my male patients. I'd say the ratio of women to men with pulmonary complications is probably 6-8:1. On a side note I'm also noticing older women with a lot of liver and renal cysts, nodules, and just general anomalies- and these are organs that filter and excrete. Just food for thought."

Hi Luna, the study on the damaging effects of traditional cleaning products was a real eye-opener for me. And your observation on the declining health of older women regarding lung function is truly interesting. Thank you for sharing your experience. I'm excited to switch to more natural cleaning products now to prevent future health problems.

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El Rashidi El Mizan to increase sales to EGP 500m in 2017 - Daily News Egypt

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15% expected increase in exports after the inauguration of the new factory

El Rashidi El Mizan, owned by the English investment fund Silk Invest, aims to increase its sales in the Egyptian market during 2017 to reach EGP 500m, compared to EGP 300m in 2016.

The company’s sales manager, Khaled Fawzi, said the company’s sales rose by about 120% in 2016 to reach EGP 300m compared to EGP 136m in 2015.

Fawzi added that the company achieved exports worth EGP 100m during 2016, reaching 400 million people domestically and abroad.

He explained that the company is seeking to achieve the targeted sales after the operation of the new plant, which is expected to increase the production capacity of the company and raise its market share.

The company is seeking to increase its exports by 15% after launching the new plant. The company is to expand in a number of African and Arab markets, particularly in Yemen, Palestine, and Somalia.

Fawzi pointed out that the company achieved an increase in the size of its domestic sales last year as a result of raising products prices after the increase in production costs.

He said that the company established a new plant on an area of 15,000sqm in the industrial zone of the 6th of October City to increase the annual production capacity.

Fawzi pointed out that the investment costs of the plant rose during the construction to EGP 200m—compared to EGP 120m allocated by the company before the beginning of the project in 2015—due to the increased value of the dollar and the increased cost of importing the equipment and machinery needed for the production.

The new plant produces halva, tahini, biscuits, ketchup, jam, and peanut butter.

Fawzi said that the company is seeking to expand its discount offers and to participate in several initiatives to reduce prices and minimise the recession.

He said that the increase in the prices of products makes consumers stop buying them, which is what happened with some of the company’s products, such as the new Sakalans biscuit—the sales of which dropped significantly during the last year.

Fawzi said that the company’s sales fell by about EGP 3m in January to reach EGP 22m, compared to EGP 25m in December 2016.

He predicts that the decline in sales is to continue this month to reach EGP 6m, after the direction of consumers to buy the local halva instead of the company’s product.

He added that the company has introduced small-sized tahini and halva products.

The company is considering producing 250g packs wrapped in plastic bags instead of plastic cans in order to reduce packaging costs, which amount to about 30% of the cost of the product.

He pointed out that the peak of domestic sales of sugary products is generally concentrated in the nine months between September and May of the following year. Consumption decreases during the summer because of the high temperatures and the end of school year.

He stated that the food industry sector is facing a number of crises in the domestic market, especially after rising production costs during 2016, which forced the sector to increase prices to cope with increased costs.

Fawzi said that the sector has witnessed a crisis in the provision of production in 2016 as a result of the dollar and sugar crises that have affected the operational capacity of plants.

He pointed out that the decision to float the pound is a good corrective step; however, it increased the exchange rate significantly.

He said that the cost of production has recently stabilised and is expected to decrease again, which makes the situation easier for the companies, unlike the previous period.

The company was forced to re-price its products six times in one month in 2016 as a result of the continuous increases in the prices of raw materials.

One tonne of packaging paper rose by about EGP 35,000 to reach EGP 58,000 in December. Sesame prices also rose by the same rate.

Fawzi added that sugar prices reached EGP 11,000 per tonne in December from EGP 4,500, after the Holding Company for Food Industries raised its prices four times in a row during 2016.

He called upon the government to stabilise the customs dollar price for longer than 30 days, so that companies can maintain the stability of their price lists, which is positively reflected in the growth of domestic and foreign sales.

He pointed out that exports are no longer a luxury for sectors in general—and food industries in particular—as the liquidity in the domestic market has shrunk because of the inflation, which created a surplus in supply.

He said that companies should expand in new markets rather than reducing their production, which brings benefit to the national economy.

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Spartan Trail: Paying forward what the Mountains had taught me

(c) Dakilanglaagan

If you were to ask me about the first mountain I have climbed, brace yourself for a long and detailed tale of a gutsy decision and misadventure. It’s difficult to forget a first time – same as first love, first boyfriend, first heartbreak, first… whatever. But more than the memories, it’s the lessons that we learned that makes those experiences worth remembering. And having been able to hike several mountains, learn from outdoor enthusiasts, and attend backpacking seminars, I have realized that probably it’s time to share what I know and pay forward the lessons that I have gained through hiking.

Read: Kabang Falls and Sirao Peak: Urbang Trekking and Friendship Building

Yesterday, a friend persistently asked me to guide him to this so-called “Spartan Trail”. He has been hiking several mountains in the province but has been itching to test this practice trail that most hardcore mountaineers take before going on a major hike. I was hesitant at first but he kept on bugging me. For someone who’s blunt and short-tempered, it was a miracle that I didn’t get pissed off. Later then I realized why. I was perfectly on his shoe a year ago – persistent, curious and wanted to test my own limits. I have gone through almost all kinds of traveler and I know this one is worth to keep. It’s easy to spot somebody who really wanted to join an event – persistence is the key. To make the story short, I agreed to guide him to one of Cebu’s killer trails – Spartan Trail.

Read: 20 Mountains in Cebu that you should hike in your 20s

We met at exactly 8:30am and started immediately the hike. Yes, only the two of us. But I was very certain that we would somehow meet other hikers along the way given that more and more individuals are enticed to go on hiking these days. And guess what, upon arriving at the Celestial Garden, we saw a group of individuals hovering around the area – the Cebu Freeflight Birds Enthusiasts. Curious, we got near them and discovered that they were actually training several types of Cockatiel and African Lovebirds.

Photo grabbed from Cebu Freeflight Birds Enthusiasts
Meet Surfer.
Another cockatoo preparing for another freeflight event.
Yes, trained and tamed well.

After a short engagement, we decided to move forward and continue our trek – my least favorite part of the trail – the long and open trail to the construction site of Monterrazas de Cebu. I vividly remember almost giving up on this part of the trail the last time I hiked here when I was bringing a 10kilo load of camping gear, food, and other equipment.

Read: 10 Types of people you will meet hiking

Because of the scorching heat of the sun, my hydration bottle immediately got empty. This is the reason why I suggested to continue the trek so that we can arrive faster at the nearest water source in the area.

When we reached the water source, the woman who was washing her laundry at shared that it was not so long that a group of hikers passed by. Upon knowing, we increased our pacing in hopes of meeting them. Sadly, there were no traces of them when we arrived at the Buhisan River. We just made the most of the time and took numerous photos in the area. We then labeled it as Phototrek (Photowalk + Trek).

That “pinaghirapan” jumpshot. HAHA

I am not actually a good navigator. That’s why I don’t usually stay at the head of the trail when in groups. To cut it short, we made a wrong turn and arrived at an unfamiliar trail which ended up in an unfamiliar waterfalls. Believe me, I almost thought the waterfalls moved. But, lo and behold, it doesn’t look like Badiang Falls. Good thing it was still early morning and we had enough time to go the other way.

I know right? Seems creepy.
Familiar? Yes, it looked like Budlaan Falls (Tinisik-uwang Falls). But this one’s quite smaller.

After several minutes we finally arrived at the waterfalls I was talking about earlier – Badiang Falls. But instead of staying on the area we immediately continued the trek, again, in hopes of meeting the other group of hikers.

Wrong turn. HAHAHA. There’s actually a spring ahead of this trail.
Badiang Falls, finally.

Since it was already past noon, we decided to again increase our pacing to arrive at Pamutan and finally eat lunch and drink Sparkle. But just when we’re about to arrive at the highway that leads to Pamutan, thunder began to roar and heavy rainfall started to pour. This time walking faster wasn’t the solution, so we ran. HAHAHA.

Upon arriving at the carenderia in Pamutan, we finally saw the group of hikers which were ahead of us. They were having their practice climb for their upcoming Kanlaon hike by the end of September. We exchange short stories and found out that we have actually common friends. Yes, the world becomes smaller when you’re traveling.

After lunch and after the rain stopped pouring, the other group informed us that they will still continue their trek to Babag six towers. We, on the other hand, will be going to Bocaue Peak since the companion hasn’t set foot on the area.

By four in the afternoon, we decided to head home already. The driver we saw on the carenderia was very accommodating to us and waited patiently for our come back so he can send us to Punta Prinsesa. He was even so chatty and shared about the lives of the people in Pamutan and all other hacks that people like him do to be able to survive.

In all, it was an amazing day hike. What I did was not to actually guide a novice but to navigate all through myself. All through the trek, I shared things that have been shared as well by those outdoor enthusiasts to me back when I started hiking. And it felt good. Now I realize why they never ask for guide fee during hikes. Because more than what the beginner gets, they themselves get to learn a lot more about themselves, the trails, people, culture, and life. And of course, that is priceless.

To Jhon, thanks for being so persistent. Keep that fire burning and remember that there’s no stress that the mountains (and reflection) can’t cure.

And to all of you would want to try Cebu’s trails, feel free to contact me. I’m just a chat away. Let’s learn more from the mountains. See you on trails!

16 thoughts on “Spartan Trail: Paying forward what the Mountains had taught me

  1. I heard about it from a co-worker today. Buwis-buhay daw. And it was his first hike! hahaha..

    We need guidance, Marj. Do you mind mapping out what beginners (like me) can explore next time?

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Using art and social media to promote a business vision

I just came across a wonderful example of a young entrepreneurial woman using art and social media tools to build awareness for her business idea in her search for possible investors and sponsors.

Natasha Grau-Ensminger has a vision for a creative and communal local art and food lounge that supports the community of Victoria, B.C. and brings a new concept to the capital city of British Columbia, Canada.

What kind of art? “Non-traditional, colourful, imaginative”, says the founder of Lacey-Lou Tapas Lounge Inc.  “Victoria is home to countless talented artists who have limited opportunity to display their work. By combining an art gallery and lounge, our customers can take the time to enjoy and discuss the works in a relaxed environment.”

Students, cooks, servers, bartenders, artists, musicians, contractors, entrepreneurs and industry mentors have contributed to the Lacey-Lou business plan over the past year, explains Natasha. “Together we will continue to work on this project and set the plan in motion.”

Natasha reaches out to people who care about what she does.  She’s been expanding her social network over months, showing them her talent by posting photographs of her art work, talking about her business ideas and vision and then bringing it all together in a superb funding campaign on

Check out the video clip about her project that she filmed on her I phone and edited all by herself.  A job well done and a great example of how effectively social media tools can be used for promoting one’s art, business and vision.

The Vevey international photography Award 2013/2014 goes to Augustin Rebetez

Having lived in Switzerland for many years, I am pleased to hear that the young Swiss photographer Augustin Rebetez is the winner of the Vevey International Photography Award 2013/14.

After two days of deliberation around 750 applications from 63 countries, a jury of international professionals composed of  Florian Ebner, curator at Folkwang Museum in Essen (Germany), Yasmine Eid-Sabbagh & Rozenn Quéré, winners of the Vevey international photography award 2011/2012, Erik Kessels, curator and editor at KesselsKramer in Amsterdam (The Netherlands), Kathy Ryan, photo editor at New York Times Magazine (USA) and presided by French photographer Bettina Rheims decided to award the young Swiss photographer Augustin Rebetez.

The jury states:
“The jury was unanimous in its decision for the Vevey international photography award 2013/2014. The winner Augustin Rebetez breathes energy in his works. He has developed a very ownable style over a very short period of time, even though this is not easy to put in a box. With a combination of free and staged photography using his immediate surroundings, he constantly surprises with his work. Augustin is not afraid to cross over with sculpture, film, photography and even drawings. He is one of the rare new and raw talents that the world of photography is waiting for. The fact that he studied in Vevey and lives in the region came as a pleasant surprise for the international jury. The proposed project will be a very welcome catalyst to further develop his creative madness.”

The project submitted to the Vevey international photography Award is more than strictly photographic: Augustin Rebetez plans an exhibition based on collaborations with artists and professionals from multiple fields, featuring photography and video, construction, projections and music. Starting from photographic portraits of people from the circassian community – acrobats, clowns, contortionist – he plans on recreating a magic and surprising universe.

About the project:

The Vevey international photography Award consists in providing crucial assistance for projects that have not been realised, in the form of a grant up to CHF 40,000 (around € 33,000), in order to bring a photography initiative to completion.

Art – more than instant gratification

Surrounded by beauty

“Surrounded by beauty” by D.S. Herold / Copyright 2013

The American Poet and Essayist Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) once wrote

“Love of beauty is taste.  The creation of beauty is Art.”

About one hundred years later – in the 1960s – the German Artist Joseph Beuys (1921-1986) formulated his concepts regarding the social, cultural and political function and potential of art. Motivated by a belief in the power of universal human creativity and confident in the potential for art to bring about revolutionary change, Beuys said:

“I not only want to stimulate people,
I want to provoke them.” (1)

Beuys’ art works and performances are not about entertaining and amusing the audience. It is an awakening message from the tradition, a recognition of the whole based upon a new concept of beauty that extends beyond the instant gratification. It is a movement from the tradition, the expected, and the established for an inclusive openness. (2)

Why Art? What does it mean to you? Self-expression, a career path, big business, a mean for problem solving or a way of communicating? All of the above or none at all? My art not only motivates me and gives me focus, it somehow supports my emotional intelligence and helps me to discover my own self.

SOURCES: (1) Bastian, Heines and Jeannot Simmen, “Interview with Joseph Beuys,” in the catalog exhibition, Joseph Beuys, Drawings, Victoria and Albert Museum, Westerham Press, 1983, no folio;  (2)

Mixed media – no rules, but lots of fun

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Mixed media is an interesting art, because …

… there are no rules.  When putting together an artwork which consists of more than one medium, you can use pieces of newspaper, magazines, stamps, cloth, sand, paint, leaves or whatever your heart desires.

Assembling your selection of pieces to a pleasing work of art not only trains the eye to form, composition, colour matches and shapes, it also functions as a stream of consciousness where you follow your intuition in the creation of beauty.

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Noah Layne’s blog on art

Noah Layne  is a realist artist who works out of his studio in Victoria, BC, Canada. I have taken a couple of wonderful workshops with him in Fall and was more than impressed. Noah, who has been nominated for a Canadian Webblog Award, is a great teacher and keeps sharing his knowledge with his students in his classes and on his website:

He recently added a blog on “lemon painting – step by step” – check it out, it’s amazing.

Printing workshop

My friend Ludgera Mueller and I had the opportunity to explore simple means and methods for printmaking at the Graven Feather studio in Toronto at the beginning of this year. We were printing on already existing items using different and easy techniques without special or expensive equipment. What an inspiration and what fun to work with Pam Lobb!

The Graven Feather studio is an open and accessible destination dedicated to fostering creative output and artistic exchange. Geared towards both artists and the art-loving public, this bright and cheery environment is at its root a functioning studio for its members, as well as a workshop and gallery space.


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Ocean Guardian

This lone mangrove stands, watching, at the far ocean edge of the Nightcliff rock platform, and is only accessible when the tide drops low.

I headed out last night with a plan - I've been wanting to photograph this little tree for a while now but the tides just haven't been right when I've been able to get out there. Thankfully mother nature played ball for me and put on a show.

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The image that you choose is sent to a lab in Sydney, who retain the use of a Lambda printer, to print your image onto a Fuji Crystal Pearl archive paper, using a mixture of digital and chemical exposure.

The print is then sent to our Mounter, who face mounts it using an optically clear film to a 6mm sheet of perfect acrylic. This sandwich then has a backing and wall hanging system attached, resulting in a perfect, frameless look with an added level of depth to the image.

Everyone walks past these, and says “Wow.”

This option that we offer is a Chromaluxe Aluminium print. This print option has a high gloss finish and comes ready to hang on your wall for a modern, frameless finish.

It’s extremely durable, cleans with window cleaner and looks absolutely amazing on the wall.

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This might not mean much to you, but rest assured we are using the highest quality materials possible to give you a fine art quality canvas print.

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Our ready to go frame options are custom made for us by one of Australia’s best framing companies. They feature real wood with timber veneers, and either glass or thick plexiglass in the larger sizes.

We can arrange custom framing for you if you prefer.

We sell traditional high quality photo prints, printed on an Epson 4800 wide format photo printer, using genuine Epson inks and printed on various Ilford premium papers.These are sold with a non permanent foam backing within an archival plastic sleeve for small sizes, and rolled carefully for larger sizes.

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