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An introduction into the theories of the everyday with the context of the American built environment. The course focuses primarily on the American experience of underrepresented, minority and immigrant communities, both historical and contemporary. The course attempts to challenge what is meant by "American" in describing the American everyday built environment.

Also offered as: HISP615.

An introduction to the history, theory and practice of historic preservation covered through readings, discussions, presentations, class projects, and field trips.

An overview of common research methods and documentation tools used in historic preservation.  Introductions to graphic documentation, building investigation, historical research, socioeconomic data collection and analysis.

Students in this course will have the opportunity to explore the complex nature of cultural landscapes first-hand and in depth. Using the extraordinarily rich historic resources of Yorkshire and Northeast England as a text, students will critically consider the different theories underlying the concepts of cultural landscapes and of landscape preservation, as well as gain experience in the methods of identifying, recording, preserving, and interpreting a range of landscape types: vernacular, designed, industrial, sectarian, urban, agrarian, military, and maritime.

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The course focuses on multi-disciplinary study of culture and heritage in tourism, at the local, national and international levels of destination and society. The course will also examine issues of representation, identity and image over time and space (Previously HISP 619G).

Proposed work must have a faculty sponsor and receive approval from the student’s advisor.

This course provides an opportunity to look in depth at the national historic preservation program—that is the federal, tribal, state, and local (city and county) public sector preservation activities being undertaken in accordance with public policy set by laws, regulations, standards, and guidelines.

This seminar course examines the broader social and ethnic dimensions of historic preservation practice that have impacted the field since the “culture wars” of the 1990’s. Through weekly case studies of local, national, and international sites, students will explore these issues and apply newly emerging methodologies to their final case study project.

Introduces students to legal issues in the field of historic preservation.  Student activities will be designed to teach basic working knowledge of relevant legal subjects, including historic preservation ordinances, state and federal preservation statutes, and important constitutional issues.

This course will introduce students to issues related to archaeological resources and preservation. Topics will include method and theory in American archaeology, archaeology in support of architectural history, archaeology and the NHPA, archaeological site preservation and conservation, and curation and collections management. Students will have a chance to work at an archaeological site to experience field excavation techniques and challenges, and will visit other archaeological sites and curation facilities in the area (Previously HISP 619A).

Students carry out a group preservation project in a local community, from inception and problem formulation through completion.  Guided carefully by a faculty team, students will conduct research, interact with communities, perform analyses, and propose solutions for an issue or problem of direct relevance to a local community and client group.

This course will explore the history, theory, and practice of vernacular architecture studies. Looking at the "common buildings of particular regions and time periods," the course will prepare students for studying and documenting these buildings in terms of both analysis and documentation, as well as thinking about the patterns and meanings of their use at both the individual and community level. Vernacular architecture studies draws on a broad theoretical perspective that engages many disciplines and critical approaches. The course includes a 1 credit lab that will focus on field work including building analysis/archaeology and building documentation.

Students will secure a summer internship with an organization engaged in historic preservation work (this can be a public agency, nonprofit, or private firm). The student will formulate a plan of work and a series of pedagogical goals to satisfy both the practical needs of the project and the academic requirements for the course.

This course introduces students to the analysis of historic buildings, building systems and materials. The overall emphasis is on assessing the condition of a building and its parts, and formulating a preservation strategy based on it. Conservation methods will be discussed through the introduction of philosophies and specific techniques.

This course teaches graphic documentation methodologies for historic buildings, including hand measuring, drafting, preparing a sketch plan, analyzing buildings, and producing finished drawings in ink. Students will analyze building in situ.

This course introduces students to a range of economic theories, methods, and issues that must be considered in the practice of historic preservation. Case studies related to community economic develop-ment, adaptive reuse, tax credit programs, project finance, and land use will be presented in this course.

This course will introduce students to management and practice issues in preservation, covering topics ranging from project management, to budgeting, to personnel, and grantsmanship; these will all be considered in the three main areas of practice – government agencies, non-profits, and for profit companies. Outside speakers from these various practice environments will present on their area(s) of specialization.

This course provides students in the Certificate Program with an opportunity to develop a portfolio of their work, to include research and seminar papers from each of their preservation courses. In addition, students will prepare an overview essay articulating how the content they have learned in Certificate courses has helped shape their work and reflect on preservation issues and philosophical approaches related to their work.

An independent, applied research project investigating the preservation of a particular site or a specialized issue in historic preservation. This is part one of a two-semester sequence and involves developing the project proposal and bibliography.

An independent, applied research project invesitgating the preservation of a particular site or a specialized issue in historic preservation. This is part two of a two semester sequence and involves project research and writing.

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One of my earliest memories is of drawing. Although my career was made as a university teacher art always remained in the back of my mind as the thing I really wanted to do.

In the early 'nineties I began tentatively to exhibit my work. I took early retirement from the University of Bradford in July 2001 in order to paint, taking every opportunity that presented itself to study art, primarily but not exclusively through courses offered at the Bradford College. In 2009 I was fortunate to be awarded a one-year mentorship, funded by the EU and administered by Fabric, studying with Graeme Willson.

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Essay: “The Celebrate Poirot” in Mystery Scene

Mystery Scene has just updated an older essay I did on Agatha Christie’s famed detective Hercule Poirot; the original appeared in the online journal, but I’m glad to see it get new life and a fresh audience in print—and such a beautiful layout with great archival photos!

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Our collective image of Agatha Christie’s famous detective, Hercule Poirot, started with the mystery stories themselves—33 novels in all, as well as 65 short stories. Poirot has also, of course, stepped off the printed page and into films, plays, radio presentations, and television productions. In the last 40 years, we’ve seen Albert Finney’s brilliant portrayal in 1974’s Murder on the Orient Express and rotund Peter Ustinov’s roll through Hollywoodizations of Death on the Nile Evil Under the Sun (1982), and Appointment with Death (1988), not to mention the subsequent television films. And, of course, starting in 1989 and continuing to the present day is the very popular Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot starring the superlative actor David Suchet in a lavishly produced series of television films.

But Christie fans may best remember the first description of the mastermind detective in her debut novel, 1920’s The Mysterious Affair at Styles: “Poirot was an extraordinary looking little man. He was hardly more than five feet, four inches, but carried himself with great dignity. His head was exactly the shape of an egg, and he always perched it a little on one side. His moustache was very stiff and military. The neatness of his attire was almost incredible, I believe a speck of dust would have caused him more pain than a bullet wound.”

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Quite simply, St David's and St Christopher's offer some of the highest standards of nursing, residential care, and home care in the UK. Our outstanding facilities, nursing care and employee development ethos has gained us top-level recognition - both from the government and from the Care Quality Commission.

Both St David's and St Christopher's have been inspected by the Care Quality Commission who have found that the services exceeded the standards they expect, with St David's Nursing Home being awarded the rating of Outstanding; an accolade that fewer than 1% of care homes achieve.

Both homes are consistently the highest rated in the area according to carehome.co.uk by our residents and relatives, and have just been awarded top 20 care home group in the country.

For the last fifteen years both homes have achieved accreditation under the Investors in People Award scheme, in recognition of the care, development, and support for our staff team. In March 2018 both homes were awarded Gold status, putting us in the top 2% of organisation within the Investors in People programme.

Our commitment to hygiene in food preparation has been recognised by a 5-star award from the Scores on the Doors scheme, as well as our Catering for Health award from Bracknell Forest Council.

In August 2015 St David's Nursing Home achieved "Beacon Status" under the internationally recognised Gold Standard Framework for the high quality end of life care.

We have also signed up to the Social Care Committment, which aims to ensure all our services meet the highest standards of quality.

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Characters Who Would Make Brilliant Best Friends (Six for Sunday)

This week’s Six for Sunday topic ‘Characters you think would make brilliant best friends’ was a bit more difficult than I thought it would be. It turns out there are more characters I would rather not be friends with than ones I would actually call up on the weekend to grab a coffee. It might be due to the genres I typically read not including overly pleasant characters or characters I would consider to be quality friend material. But the following four ladies and one gentleman are my definite go-to for literary best friends.

This post is part of the weekly Six For Sunday tag hosted by A Little But a Lot! Check out their blog for weekly literary prompts and join in!

Hermione Granger, Harry Potter series

I feel like Hermione and I are already best friends. She’s been my number one role model since I was a kid. Hermione would do literally anything for her friends, even if it meant breaking the rules she once held so dear. She’s no-nonsense and will speak her mind in defence of herself and of someone she cares about, making her without a doubt my number one choice for a literary best friend. The only thing you can’t count on her for is letting you sneak a peek at her homework assignment that you really can’t be bothered doing yourself.

Brienne of TarTh, A Song of Ice and Fire

Brienne and Jaime have the best friendship (that I may or may not ship) in the series. While the show took Jaime’s character in a direction I didn’t love, book Jaime was totally redeemed through the support and understanding of Brienne. It was a bumpy journey but their friendship and bond preserved through their love/hate relationship. Brienne is honourable, in a similar way to Ned Stark, and protects those she cares about. She’s also a complete badass and I would love to receive some sword fighting training from her so we can save the world together.

Samwise Gamgee, The Lord of the Rings

Sam is the ultimate best friend. If it wasn’t for Sam, Fordo would have been dead long before reaching Mordor.  He’s the type of friend that would bring you soup when you’re sick and would give you great advice when you were feeling hopeless. He’d be full of motivational speeches and a great person to go to when you need a confidence booster. I also feel like Sam would be one of the first people you’d go to if you had really good news to share or really bad news to vent about. A+ friend, Frodo was lucky!

Beverly Marsh, It

Bev’s story in It made me sad. Like Hermione, I feel like she always had her friends’ backs and was willing to go above and beyond to protect those she cared about. But I feel like Bev could have used a best friend herself. She was tremendously misunderstood and horribly abused by her father. Reading the book made me want to give her a hug and a safe space to vent. I also feel like we would have been good friends growing up, she was very open and fun and while independent, put her friends first.

Anne Shirley, Anne of Green Gables

I mentioned Anne of Green Gables in my post on Wednesday, and it reminded me of how wonderful of a character Anne was throughout the Green Gables series. She was such a good friend to Diana and would have been so much fun to hang out with as a kid. Her imagination was so big and her cheerful nature contagious. Adventures with Anne around Prince Edward Island would have been magnificent.

Imagine having all these characters in the same room together? I feel like with all five of them you’d have a pretty strong support system. Which literary characters would you have as your best friends? Let me know in the comments!

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  1. Birgit says:

    I would have to go with Harry Potter because he likes to do some naughty things which I am game for. I would pick the dog from Call of the Wild because you can’t have a better friend than a dog. I would pick Kitty from Anna Karenina because she seemed the most stable, hopeful and friendly person who didn’t feel the need to want to kill herself. Sooo…How is War and Peace coming? 🙂

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      Harry Potter for sure, I think being his best friend would definitely give you an adventurous life! Animal literary best friends are so wonderful, I’m sad I didn’t think to include any! War and Peace is trucking along, I pick at it now and then. I have the BBC miniseries to watch and I’m hoping it will help me get all the characters straight in my head. I would sit down and read the whole thing at once but my blog needs contents via reviews and if I just focus on that book and read nothing else things would get a little dry around here… haha. But from what I’ve read so far its really good! Really vivid and beautiful storytelling.

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Brazil, Reuters' sporting flop of the year

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Brazil's coach Luiz Felipe Scolari (R) celebrates with Brazil's forward Neymar at the end of the Round of 16 football match between Brazil and Chile at The Mineirao Stadium in Belo Horizonte during the 2014 FIFA World Cup on June 28, 2014.

Brazil were aiming for a sixth world title, having previously won in 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002.

Brazil's 7-1 defeat by Germany was the heaviest suffered by a team in a World Cup semi-final.

It also equalled their worst defeat, a 6-0 loss to Uruguay in the Copa America.

The last team to score six or more goals in a World Cup semi-final were West Germany when they beat Austria 6-1 in 1954. Argentina and Uruguay both won 6-1 in the 1930 semi-finals.

Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari had previously led the team to their fifth world title at the 2002 World Cup in Japan. One month after the Germany debacle, he rejoined his old club side Gremio, saying that he "needed a hug".

Carlos Alberto Parreira, Brazil's technical director, coached the team who won the 1994 World Cup and the 2006 side, who went out in the quarter-finals. He also coached at four other World Cups with Kuwait (1982), United Arab Emirates (1990), Saudi Arabia (1998) and South Africa (2010).

Brazil joined Zaire and Haiti as the only team to go into the halftime break losing by five or more goals in a World Cup finals match.

Brazil previously hosted the World Cup in 1950 when they were also expected to win the trophy and instead suffered a shock defeat which left the whole country shattered and the members of the team to be vilified. On that occasion, they lost the tournament's decisive match 2-1 to Uruguay when nobody believed they could possibly be beaten.

It became know as the "Maracanzo".

In the 1982 World Cup, Brazil were also hot favourites to win the title with a side boasting players such as Socrates, Zico, Junior, Falcao and Toninho Cerezo.

Their dream was shattered in a 3-2 defeat to a previously discredited Italy, however the team are fondly remembered by Brazilians thanks to their flowing football and flamboyant style of play.

In complete contrast, the 1990 and 2010 teams committed the cardinal sin of playing unattractive football while failing to win, and are among the least popular Brazilian sides to have played at a World Cup.

Before the Germany match, Brazil had not lost a competitive international at home since Peru beat them in the Copa America in 1975.

Four days after losing to Germany, they were also hammered 3-0 by the Netherlands in the third-place match.

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The Council is proud to announce brand new maps have been commissioned from the hand of Sophrelon D'Artelon, a sage of legendary cartographic skill.  Sophrelon is one of only 3 sages in the world approved for delineating Oorstemothian borders, who is not a member of the Oorstemothian government.

In Astlan the most common unit of distance is the "league"  which is the distance an adult human can walk  in one hour at a brisk pace.  Each described region (other than Oorstemoth, for legal reasons) has a grid overlay demarking it's territory.  The distance horizontally/vertically between these lines is a Triday, or the distance a human can travel via a brisk walk, with camping/sleeping time in 3 days (about 10 hours/day, a half day).  The Triday is also the distance a magic carpet travelling at comfortable cruising speeds (due to wind resistance upon passengers) can travel in a full day (10 hours with rest stops/camping).  Typically, on a trail a horse can cover a Triday in 2 days (with rest and sleep).

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Ha Long Bay

We take off for Ha Long Bay early Sunday morning. We decided to book the tour with the Kangaroo Cafe. The tour is more expensive than others, but the company is run by an Australian and boasts that they have the best tour of Ha Long bay. We take a bus to Ha Long City and have lunch. The lunch is one of those meals were you really wonder if this is it- the meal that will send you to the toilet for hours on end. Luckily no one got sick, and after a few beers we forget about lunch. Trent and I also met and enjoyed the company of 3 girls from San Fransisco who just finished taking the bar. We cruise around the bay to a large cave and take a smaller boat to the tourist trap of a cave. The cave is pretty cool, but like everything else, it would be enjoyed more if there weren't masses of people doing the same thing! We get back to the boat and Trent goes for a swim. After watching the sun set on the sundeck, we have an amazing meal.

We get up the next day and the boat takes off for Cat Ba island. Once we get to the island, we venture out to a more remote part of the island and get on another boat to see a cave. In order for the cave to have light our tour guide has to crank a lever to start up the generator- clearly this cave is not as touristy as the cave we visited the previous day. Besides the bats, our group we were the only visitors in the cave. We had another spectacular lunch at the Green Mango on Cat Ba island. Later that afternoon we went to monkey island. Unfortunately, people have been feeding these monkeys so they were quite hungry...so hungry they decided to take matters into their own hands and attack a woman to go through her bag. It was a pretty scary sight, especially since I had a friend at work recently get bit by a monkey- rabies shots don't sound that fun when you are on vacation. Trent helps the couple fend off the rabid monkeys, much to my dismay. After the ambush, we head back to our beautiful hotel room on Cat Ba island.

The boat ride back was really scenic. While drinking beers on the sundeck, we see some amazing limestone outcrops protruding out of the water. We also cruise past a floating village, which is a village built entirely on top of the water. The village is a loosely strung assortment of haphazard decks, cargo nets to farm fish, a zillion dogs, and many boats. It was pretty interesting to see how the people live in such close quarters.

The next morning we are spotted by our guide and he tells us that it is not safe to take the boat back to Ha Long City because of the strong winds from the typhoon. Just a week before a boat sank in Ha Long Bay killing 4 or 5 people (reliable news here is hard to come by since the government restricts news via websites, etc.), so I think our guide was a little weary of the conditions. Instead of a relaxing and beautiful cruise through the limestone outcrops we take a speed boat. This boat was the last means of transportation back to shore as the winds and waves were getting so strong they shut down all transport from the island. As you can imagine, there was a number of people on the boat and the ride back was quite brutal on the portion of the boat that was open to the thrashing waves. Trent positioned himself on the open part of the boat close to the railing "so he could easily jump off if the boat went down," while I tried to huddle inside the covered part of the boat as Vietnamese people pushed me and at one point batted at Trent's bag as it was being passed to me to keep dry.

Travel near the coast of Vietnam seems to be halted while it is being beat up by the typhoon. Luckily we are back in Hanoi at the moment and do not seem to be seeing the impacts of the storm. In all, the tour itself was ok. The boat we were given didn't match that in the pictures. The rooms were nice, but the deck and dinning area were a little lacking. We also weren't aware of how many other tours would be present with us during our first evening's activities. "Secluded" cove means sharing it with 30 other junk boats. One of the highlights was the service by our guide, Thoung, who made every effort to please the crew.

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Harman Kardon AVR 171 S – Home Theatre Receiver

700-watt, 7.2-channel, networked AVR with AirPlay and Bluetooth connectivity

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High-performance audio/video receiver that boasts multiple wireless connectivity options, six HDMI inputs and 700 watts of beautiful sound.

Power, performance and more connectivity options than you’ll ever need: Introducing the Harman Kardon® networked AVR 171, the answer to any entertainment enthusiast’s hunger for performance and versatility. It’s got muscle: up to 700 watts (100 watts per channel).

Its 7.2-channel A/V receiver is equipped with HARMAN TrueStream Bluetooth® connectivity, Apple AirPlay, vTuner™ Internet radio and DLNA® 1.5 technology, giving you multiple options for streaming audio. And with six 3D-ready HDMI® inputs, including one equipped for MHL to connect mobile devices, and two HDMI outputs, you’ll have more than enough ways to connect to everything you love – movies, HDTV, sports, MHL-equipped devices and the Roku Streaming Stick™ dongle.

While the AVR 171’s connectivity alone makes it desirable, its sound really strikes a chord. It’s the first Harman Kardon AVR to feature our exclusive Natural Sound Processing (NSP), which creates a rich, enveloping surround-sound from any source – particularly with two-channel streaming content. And its EzSet/EQ™ III system automatically calibrates the AVR to your speakers  and listening environment. The AVR 171 is light, too, thanks to HARMAN GreenEdge™ certification – delivering all the power you need with low environmental impact. For those who want it all, the AVR 171 can’t be matched.

Seven 100-watt-per-channel amplifiers with high-performance digital power supply

The AVR 171 high-performance audio/video receiver pumps out 100 watts per channel to power a full seven-channel surround-sound system. It can also connect to two powered subwoofers to provide enhanced low-frequency performance for all your entertainment. While the amplifier retains the time-tested, high-current-capacity (HCC), ultrawide-bandwidth Harman Kardon design to ensure the most accurate, dynamic sound with enhanced clarity and realism – even at the highest listening levels – a digitally based power supply gives the amplifiers all the muscle they need without the weight of traditional power-supply designs and their heavy transformers. The net result is a great-sounding AVR in a small form factor that’s friendly to the environment.

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The AVR 171 can stream audio from virtually any portable device. For Apple devices, such as computers and the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch, you can stream using the receiver’s built-in AirPlay technology. (AirPlay, vTuner and DLNA connections require a wired connection to a broadband network.) For other tablets, smartphones and laptops, you can take advantage of the AVR 171’s integrated HARMAN TrueStream Bluetooth technology. A USB port is included on the front of the AVR so you can connect devices directly without an external adapter or a wireless connection. The AVR is also DLNA 1.5 compliant, which gives you multiple options for delivering content over your home network.

HARMAN TrueStream technology

The HARMAN TrueStream guarantee ensures the best possible listening experience when you stream audio wirelessly via Bluetooth technology. HARMAN TrueStream tech selects the most current, most advanced wireless option to ensure the highest-quality sound, no matter what application or source device you use.

Six 3D-ready HDMI inputs, including one with MHL

Six HDMI inputs with 3D and 30/36-bit Deep Color deliver high-definition digital video at resolutions up to 1080p with full-fidelity audio through a single cable. There is no loss of video or audio quality because of format conversion, just full-impact Hollywood excitement as its creators meant you to experience it. And with the AVR’s MHL (Mobile High-Definition Link), you can deliver high-definition audio/video content from your camera, phone, tablet or Roku Streaming Stick dongle directly to your HDTV via the AVR 171’s MHL connection.

Dual subwoofer outputs

Is your listening room so large that you need two subwoofers to deliver the bass that you desire? That’s not a problem with the AVR 171, thanks to dual subwoofer outputs that give your system a big-time boost in low-frequency clarity and realism when needed.

Multiroom system with audio output and assignable amplifier

Control the audio in separate rooms with a single receiver. Thanks to the AVR 171’s assignable amplifiers, you can power the audio in a second room without adding additional components. That means you can watch sports in one room while you play the soothing sounds of classical music in another.

Front-panel USB port

The AVR 171 gives you multiple options for audio playback with its front-panel USB port. Simply connect an iPhone, iPad, iPod or USB stick to play your stored tracks through your home entertainment system. The integrated USB port also charges your iOS devices.

New, compact design

The AVR 171 takes the award-winning Harman Kardon look to a new level with a flush volume control and a more compact design aesthetic than earlier AVRs. Thanks to its light weight, made possible by an advanced digital power supply, the unit weighs less without sacrificing performance. It’s the perfect match for the thin glass shelves of today’s open TV/entertainment furniture.

Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio decoding

The AVR 171 delivers high-resolution audio that matches the digital-video quality of Blu-ray Disc™ formats, unlocking the full potential of movie soundtracks formatted with Dolby® TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio™ coding. No matter what mode or mood you are in, you’ll always hear audio playback at its finest.

EzSet/EQ III auto-calibration

The new HARMAN EzSet/EQ III auto-calibration process precisely adjusts the AVR 171’s volume levels, speaker-distance/delay-time settings and equalization to optimize audio performance automatically for your specific speaker system and room conditions. The system features an easy-to-follow menu display and includes a plug-in calibration microphone.

HARMAN GreenEdge technology

The HARMAN GreenEdge logo assures you that the AVR 171’s design is environmentally friendly but won’t compromise the premium performance for which HARMAN products are known. Thanks to an advanced power supply, the AVR 171 can deliver high-quality audio in a small, light chassis that uses less metal and plastic. The smaller design means minimal environmental waste and a small carbon footprint.

vTuner (Internet radio) streaming

The AVR 171 features vTuner connectivity to bring you a whole world of online audio entertainment. As soon as it’s out of the box, you can stream over-the-air radio stations from around the globe as well as a wide range of Internet-only radio stations.

Color-coded connectors and binding-post speaker terminals

All connections on the AVR 171 are color-coded to simplify hookup and reduce errors. The color-coded binding-post speaker terminals on all output channels accept pin connectors or bare wire to provide secure links for your speaker cables.

Multidevice, programmable/learning remote control

The AVR 171 simplifies your life with a programmable infrared (IR) remote control. Its ergonomic design works seamlessly with the receiver’s multilingual on-screen display, guiding you through system setup and operation with consummate ease. The multidevice remote can also control your TV, cable boxes, satellite tuners and other playback sources. For further installation flexibility, there is a 12-volt trigger output and a remote IR sensor input.

Harman Kardon Remote app for compatible iOS and Android smartphones and tablets

Taking control to the next level, the Harman Kardon Remote app is available from the iTunes App Store for iOS® devices and the Google Play™ service for Android™ products. It will let you use your compatible smartphone or tablet to drive the AVR 171 without picking up the remote.


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Danny Willett takes surprising Masters win after Jordan Spieth's collapse

New father takes Masters after Spieth falters

On the 20th anniversary of one of the greatest collapses in tournament history, Danny Willett tied for the day’s low round and took advantage of defending champion Jordan Spieth’s back-nine blunders to win the 80th Masters Tournament.

Willett shot 5-under-par 67 on Sunday, and fellow Englishman Lee Westwood (69) and a crestfallen Spieth (73) tied for second place, three shots back of the 28-year-old surprise winner, who had never won on the PGA Tour.

“Words can’t describe how I’m feeling right now,” said Willett, who trailed Spieth by three shots at the start of the final round and was five behind with nine holes to play.

“It’s a tough one,” said Spieth, who opened with 66 but shot over par in every round afterward.

Willett finished at 5-under-par 283, the highest winning score since Zach Johnson won with 289 in 2007. Only six players finished the tournament in red under-par numbers this year, with wind a huge factor in the first three rounds.

Though Greg Norman blew a six-shot lead from the start of the final round of the 1996 Masters, Spieth’s disasters didn’t start until after he’d made four consecutive birdies on Nos. 6-9. He made back-to-back bogeys on Nos. 10 and 11, then made quadruple bogey on the devilish par-3 12th, where he put two balls into the water and one into a bunker.

Spieth shot 5-over 41 on the back nine, and Willett had 33 coming home. He didn’t have a bogey all day, but Spieth had four bogeys and the quadruple bogey.

“Anything can happen in Augusta, especially around Amen Corner,” Westwood said.

Asked what happened at the start of the back nine, Spieth said, “I went bogey, bogey, quad – 5, 5, 7.”

Said Willett: “Bad things happen in golf. I feel fortunate I was in the position I could pounce on it.”

Willett became the first European to earn the green jacket since Spain’s Jose Maria Olazabal in 1999 and the first Englishman since Nick Faldo in 1996.

“I still can’t believe I’m going to be in and amongst them,” said Willett, who entered the week ranked 12th in the world. “And in the champions locker room. It really boggles me.”

Two weeks ago, Willett wasn’t even sure he would be playing this week. His wife, Nicole, was due to give birth for the first time on the final round of the Masters, but the boy, Zachariah, came the Wednesday before Masters Week. Willett had said he wouldn’t play if the baby had not arrived in time, saying there would be plenty more Masters to play in.

After the birth, Nicole stayed home to take care of the new arrival.

“Fortunately enough, he listened to my prayers and he came early,” Willett said. “But yeah, it’s just been the most ridiculously awesome 12 days, I guess. Words can’t describe what I’m feeling right now, but words definitely can’t describe how I was feeling when you get to hold something that me and my wife have made. It’s just been incredibly surreal.”

Spieth offered his congratulations to Willett during an interview afterwards.

“I’m obviously happy for Danny,” Spieth said. “More important than golf, he’s had a lot of really cool things happen in his life. Like he said, maybe fate had it this time for him. I certainly wanted to control fate myself.”

Starting a family so close to the Masters didn’t affect Willett’s play in Augusta.

“I’ve been fantastic mentally this week going through my processes, realizing that each shot is its own separate thing and trying to just go through with the correct process and pull the shot off,” he said. “Luckily, we dropped on some really good numbers today.”

Spieth, who had led the previous seven rounds to set a Masters record, seemed ready to cruise into the clubhouse and become the fourth back-to-back winner and first to do it in wire-to-wire fashion. He went up by five shots over Willett with the four straight birdies before the turn.

“I was playing a dream front nine,” he said.

Then it all fell apart for the 22-year-old Texan.

“It was a tough 30 minutes for me that hopefully I never experience again,” Spieth said of playing Nos. 10-12 in 6-over. “Big picture,
this one will hurt. It will take a while.

“I can’t imagine that was fun for anyone to experience, other than maybe Danny’s team,” Spieth said, “and those who are fans of him.”

It was the worst back-nine collapse since 1959, when Arnold Palmer played his final eight holes in 2-over – with a triple bogey on No. 12 – while Art Wall went on to win by playing that stretch in 5-under. When Palmer teed off on No. 12 that year, he had a five-shot lead.

Making the loss more painful for Spieth was that, as the defending champion, he had to present the green jacket to Willett on both television and in the green jacket ceremony on the putting green.

“As you can imagine, I can’t think of anybody else who may have had a tougher ceremony to experience,” Spieth said. “It was very tough given that it’s so soon after the finish, and it was tough, but I thought that he handled it with extreme class.

“And I felt that I stood up there and smiled like I should, and appreciated everybody who makes this great tournament possible.”

Watching the final round from Nashville, Tenn., was James Hobbs, Willett’s coach when he played at Jacksonville State University. After Hobbs’ team played a practice round Sunday at East Tennessee State’s invitational, he watched the Masters.

“Danny came to JSU as a 17-year-old, a little immature, but he matured very, very quickly into a really fine player and person,” Hobbs said. “All along, you could tell that he would be a good professional some day. You can dream big, but you can’t ever think it’s definitely going to happen.

“I love his sense of humor and his confident attitude. He had a deep belief in what he could do, what he could accomplish, and that was contagious with my other players. He was the type to always encourage the other guys to play better than they were capable of.

“There was no golf course he didn’t think he could play and no competition he didn’t think he could beat.”

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Willett, Streelman able to play after babies arrive early
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Grovetown has moderate weather with nearby Clarks Hill Lake offering boating, recreation, lake activities and top notch fishing opportunities. The affordable, quality real estate in Grovetown is continuously enhanced due to the soaring rate of corporate and military transfers that take place in the area. As a result, Grovetown homes for sale tend to be plentiful and offer buyers moderate to high end features and finishes.

The city of Grovetown is just South of Interstate 20 and is adjacent to the Fort Gordon Military Base at Gate 2. Upon the building of the Georgia Railroad, which passed through the town until the 1860s, it was known as "Belair, Georgia." The Grovetown real estate community was incorporated in 1881, and has since blossomed into a fantastic place to call home.

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Capcom Beat‘Em Up Bundle – Classic Side-Scrolling Brawlers

September 18 can’t come fast enough!

Why you ask? Here is why, the kings of our favourite gaming genre (beat’em ups), Capcom is releasing their Capcom Beat’Em Up Bundle comprised of absolute classic old school arcade side-scrolling co-op brawlers on PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and Steam. Looks like they have covered all bases!

So what titles are included? Only seven of the best Capcom arcade beat’em ups:

✔ Final Fight (1989)
✔ Captain Commando (1991)
✔ The King of Dragons (1991)
✔ Knights of the Round (1991)
✔ Warriors of Fate (1992)
✔ Armored Warriors (1994)
✔ Battle Circuit (1997)

Can’t wait to grab this bundle on the Switch! Are you getting this too? If so, on what platform? Hit us up on Twitter or Facebook to tell us, and let us know your fave from this awesome bundle.

source: Capcom

Arcade1Up: Classic ¾-Sized Arcade Games For Your Home

If you loved feeding coins into arcade machines from yesteryear and don’t want to spend big $$$$ on a 30+ year old machine, then Arcade1Up’s 3/4 scale classic arcade machines may be for you!

There are currently six arcade cabinets (see below), each cabinet housing multiple games. Before you get too excited, there will only be two cabinets available in Australia via EB Games (as at the time of this article) – Rampage and Street Fighter II Editions. Hopefully we’ll see the rest make their way to retails stores in Australia.

Release date (in Australia) is penned for October 11 with a retail price of $698. These aren’t exactly cheap, but they are cheaper than trying to find an original arcade cabinet which may require some TLC and parts to get it working.

With PAX Aus 2018 just around the corner, we wonder if EB Games could lend a few of these for our Classic Gaming Area…

Street Fighter II Edition with three brill Street Fighter II games

Rampage Edition: Rampage, Gauntlet, Joust & Defender

Galaga Edition: Walmart exclusive only, housing Galaga and Galaxian!

Centipede Edition: Centipede, Crystal Castles, Missile Command & Millipede

Asteroids Edition: Asteroids, Tempest, Major Havoc & Lunar Lander

Final Fight Edition (coming in 2019): Final Fight, Ghosts’N Goblins, 1944 & Strider

Recreate that arcade parlour from your childhood right in your living room!
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The Pinball VS Arcade Industry Battle of the 80s and 90s

During the boom times of the 80s and 90s, it would have been quite hard to imagine that one day the coin-operated (coin-op) pinball and arcade video games business would (almost) disappear.

With the current worldwide resurgence in pinball and old school arcade machines making a comeback in barcades, we thought we’d take a look at how prevalent pinball and arcade games were in the 80s and 90s in the biggest coin-op amusement market in the world, the good ole USA!

We delved deep into the available ‘Census of Service Industry‘ data from the US Department of Commerce, which kept record of “sources of receipts” for pinball and arcade machines in establishments across the US. What we found was quite eye-opening!

source: 1982 Census of Service Industries: Industry Series. Miscellaneous Subjects(SC82-I-5) – US Dept of Commerce

From the 1982 census data, there were 5,434 sites across the US where the general public could attend to get their fix of playing pinball and arcade games. The total US takings at these establishments was a whopping  USD$1.175 billion (for that year), with arcade machines earning the lion’s share with USD$890.4 million and pinball with $284.3 million. Remember, this was just before the video games crash of 1983. Interestingly, Pennsylvania had the highest number of establishments (268), with the split of takings between pinball (USD$34.2M) and arcade (USD$36.0M) being almost 50/50. Everywhere else, it was arcade video game machines that took more coins out of pockets.

source: 1992 Census Of Service Industries: Subject Series. Sources of Receipts or Revenue (SC92-S-4) – US Dept of Commerce

By 1992 the coin-op amusement landscape changed quite a bit. As evident by the numbers, pinball declined substantially while arcade machines broke through the magical USD$1 billion earnings barrier for that year – that is some serious amount of coins! Pinball had unfortunately slid back, earning their operators a poultry (when compared to arcade video games) USD$165M in 1992. With hindsight, pinball was going to be saved by some big name licensed machines – hello The Addams Family!

source: The Arcade Flyer Archive

As already hinted, it wasn’t all doom and gloom for pinball. According to Vending Times (which tracks the use of coin-operated games), in the mid-1990s the silver ball game had rebounded with takings of USD$912M in 1994 (that was 38% of the total coin-op market at the time) and then almost doubling to a dizzying USD$1.7 billion by 1997/8. Pinball had gone from junk to the golden goose in three short years! Before pinball operators could make it rain more coins, it was the 32-bit gaming era that sounded the death knell for not only pinball, but arcade video games too. By the end of the 1990s, the number of venues where one could play pinball and/or arcade machines dwindled dramatically. Things got acutely dire for pinball when the once mighty Williams closed up its pinball division near the end of 1999.

The beauty of hindsight is that we can assess and track the ups and downs of the pinball and arcade coin-op industry. With the current global video games industry sporting 2.6 billion gamers and takings in excess of USD$116 billion per annum, the time of amusement centres on every street corner are long gone. If pinball could tap even 0.5% of this (that’s USD$580M), then the great silver ball game will be here to stay and be enjoyed for many generations to come!

Enjoying some arcade and pinball action at Melbourne’s Invaders Amusement Centre
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How to Win at Pac-Man

Waka, waka, waka, wanna play Pac-Man like a champion? If you are sick of getting gobbled by Inky, Pinky, Blinky and Clyde, then check out this ‘how to play’ vid, as it will get ya playing for hours instead of minutes!

This guide basically teaches you how to play two of Pac-Man’s maze patterns (there are three officially, but two are 99% the same as each other). So what are you waiting for, go and munch some dots like a champion.

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80’s Street Party To Celebrate Barkly Square’s 35th Anniversary

Woohoo, who doesn’t like an 80s party? If you put your hand up, then this isn’t for you! For everyone else, read on…

Barkly Square is turning 35! Barkly Square will be marking this milestone (September 7 to 9) with an 80’s themed street party celebration which will feature 80s-style workshops and cool stuff from the best decade, like arcade games, flash dancers, hula-hoops, scrunchies and even an old-school JB Hi-Fi 80s type stall to name just a few!

If you want to attend and celebrate 80’s style, then check out the full details here.

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Indie Arcade Cabinet: RASHLANDER

We were quite impressed with Griffin Aerotech’s Airframe arcade hardware which allows independently created games to run, just like SKYCURSER. So when Ryan Davis got in touch with us to tell us about his new arcade title RASHLANDER, we were quite excited. Ryan told us that his RASHLANDER game had been made from the ground up so that it could run on modern arcade machines, just like Griffin Aerotech’s Airframe.

The game is a lander-roguelike game that feels like sliding slowly across an icy parking lot while dodging every SUV and Smart Car before settling miraculously into a perfect parallel park. Except in space. And everything is exploding!

RASHLANDER is available in four different kits: Software, Pro, Deluxe, and Dedicated Cabinet packages ranging in price from USD$599.99 (Software kit) all the way to $3,499.99 for the dedicated arcade cabinet. More deets here.

image source: Griffin Aerotech – Rashlander

Nintendork Gets Nostalgic At Hersheypark

By: Nintendork

It’s one of those things you never thought about when growing up – that these huge and heavy arcade machines would one day disappear and the amusement centres housing them would become extinct.

I always thought that arcade machines would be here to stay and that they would remain popular as ever with everyone. How wrong was I? Luckily for me, Hersheypark in Hershey, Pennsylvania is the big exception. Hersheypark could have gotten rid of their old arcade cabinets long ago but they decided to keep them and maintain them in working order. I love having my physical console games from when I was little and in this instance it is great to see these big arcade games remaining exactly the same as when I was a child, making them that extra bit special. To know that I put quarters in their Double Dragon machine when I was 12 and am playing the exact same game right now and doing the same thing beating up baddies means the world to me.

Hersheypark is the perfect destination for a hit of gaming nostalgia. Enjoy the pics!


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January Star Chart

By David Reneke

Your guide to the night skies this month.

Summer in Australia is great for sky gazers. We have some of the best skies in the world full of bright stars, prominent constellations and fascinating celestial sights. Lots of budding astronomers get their start in January, using telescopes they got for a Christmas present.

Maybe you’re one of them and need a target at which to point it, or perhaps you just want something to do on a warm, clear summer night. Here’s a great suggestion, what about checking out the night sky? Really! Now is a great time to step outside and learn something about our Solar System and the Universe around you.

“Stargazing need not be complicated,” said internationally recognised Australian astronomer Dave Reneke. “If you can find the Moon, you're on your way to becoming a backyard astronomer” David is an astronomy lecturer, teacher, author, broadcaster and a feature writer for major Australian newspapers and Australasian Science magazine.

Nothing in the night sky is easier to study than the Moon. With no equipment, you can make out the ‘face’ and see subtle colour differences on the surface. Binoculars or a small telescope will reveal stunning views of craters, especially on nights when the Moon is not full. Many of these craters formed more than 4 billion years ago when asteroids and comet impacts were more common. Study the region where light and dark meet and shadows are deepest.

Equally as stunning and hard to miss at the moment is Venus shining brilliantly in the eastern sky, just before sunrise. Venus was called the ‘goddess of love’ in Greek mythology, but we know it better as the ‘morning star’.

A small telescope will reveal an even more dazzling sight, Jupiter and his moons. You could see one, two, three or four pinpricks of light lined up in a row, very near the planet. They’re the moons of Jupiter. Jupiter is readily visible as an oval disc in binoculars, and is an amazing sight in a small telescope. Look for it as a brilliant bright object almost overhead about 9pm.

Mars is easy to find during January too. It's that red coloured ‘star’ in the west just after sunset. Yellowish coloured Saturn rises in the east around midnight and has always been a telescopic favourite. Since 2009 the rings have been getting wider after being closed for so long as the planet tilts in its orbit. It takes Saturn a little more than 29 years, in Earth time, to orbit the Sun.

With any luck, you might catch a really cool meteor shower before dawn in the first week of the New Year. Astronomers expect the ‘Quadrantid’ meteor shower to put on an especially good display for early risers when the sky is clear. The best time should be 3-6 a.m., when you might spot a dozen of meteors an hour.

Because you don't need telescopes or other equipment, observing meteor showers is a great social activity. Relax in a reclining lawn chair and look up. Bring a thermos of hot tea or coffee and snacks and make it a party.

Whether you view the night sky with your naked eye, binoculars, or a telescope Dave said, there are a few tips to enhance the experience. A dark location is always helpful. No matter how much light surrounds you, more is always worse. Turn off any lights you can. Also, allow 15 minutes or more for your eyes to adapt to the darkness; you'll soon see more.

If you’re having a little trouble using your telescope, don’t worry. It takes a bit of practice to point the telescope at objects you want to see. So before you give up, head to Dave’s website for some help and free advice.

Oh, and if you get this silly urge to wave up at the astronauts when you are watching the International Space Station pass over you ... give in. I do it every time. How do you see it? Just visit www.heavens-above .com, choose your city from the database, and you'll be able to get all the information you need to spot the space station and a few satellites zooming over your house.

Star Chart by Dr David Anderson courtesy of Sydney Observatory


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New books

By Stephen Luntz

Your guide to new science books this month.

Australia’s Fossil Heritage
The Australian Heritage Council, CSIRO Publishing, $59.95
Fascination with Australia’s extinct megafauna is rising – what’s not to love about 3-tonne wombats? For the serious enthusiast The Australian Heritage Council has provided a guide to the sites where these, and more ancient, fossils can be found. Accompanied by beautiful watercolour paintings, along with some photographs, this book provides a guide to where to go to seek Australia’s distant past.

Thinking in Numbers: How Maths Illuminates Our Lives
Daniel Tammet, Hachette Australia, $29.99
Daniel Tammet revealed his life as an autistic savant in Born on a Blue Day. In Thinking in Numbers he revels in his love of mathematics, presenting examples of how everything from Shakespeare to Anne Boleyn’s hands can inspire explorations that lead to mathematical solutions.

The Science of Navigation: From Dead Reckoning to GPS
Mark Denny, Footprint Books, $42.95
Now that satellite navigation devices offer us a choice of multiple guided paths to our destination it can be hard to imagine how hard it was to get around before there were maps. Theoretical physicist Mark Denny provides a history of finding one’s way, along with a background on the physical factors that assist and hinder us in traversing the Earth.

Where Nature’s Compass (AS, July/August 2012, p.40) explores how animals face these challenges, this book considers the human solutions.

The Logician and the Engineer
Paul J. Nahin, Princeton University Press, $37.99
Boolean algebra is at the heart of the electronic circuitry in everything we use. How did a system of mathematics established in the Victorian era become the basis for such incredible technological achievements a century later?

In The Logician and the Engineer, maths historian Paul Nahin tells the remarkable story of how two men in different eras – mathematician and philosopher George Boole (1815–64) and electrical engineer and pioneering information theorist Claude Shannon (1916–2001) – advanced Boolean logic and became founding fathers of the electronic communications age.

A Little History of Science
William Bynum, Yale University Press, $32.95
As part of the Little History series, William Bynum treats science like an adventure story. For such a big topic in a fairly small book there is room only for the highlights, and most of Bynum’s examples are familiar. However, for those unfamiliar with how the structure of DNA was revealed, or what e=mc2 actually means, this could offer an introduction.


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COCKERILL, Cyril Born February 14, 1930 in Anlaby, England, passed away September 11, 2015 in Lancaster. In England, he became a member of the Royal Navy, sailing to South Africa and Malta. He learned the trade of auto mechanic and then aeronautical engineer. His work as an aeronautical engineer brought him to the United States in December, 1969. In December, 1979, he settled in the Antelope Valley, after having previously lived in East Northport, N.Y., Torrance, Calif. and Canada. His life in Antelope Valley was filled with his lifelong enjoyment of raising animals, mostly turkeys, pigs and sheep, playing darts, restoring old farm equipment and restoring old Studebaker automobiles. He was active in many levels of the Loyal Order of Moose and for many years ran the Moose booth at the Antelope Valley Fair. He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Jacqueline; son Anthony and daughter Belinda; granddaughter Jennifer and grandson in-law Cody; granddaughter Victoria, and five of the many dogs and cats that he kept as pets. Memorial Services will be held at 11am, September 19, 2015 at the Lancaster Moose Lodge.

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Hair cut Style Technique!

My thoughts on the topic of creativity and hair cutting . It is my goal to create a platform that over time will become a place to share thoughts review hair colour and products.

When asked how many different hair cuts are their? my first thought was thousands but then if one really thinks about it well it’s quite an interesting thought process.

We need to break it down thinks !

Long.            Anything past shoulder blades

Medium.      Shoulder blades up to nape or chin length

Short.            Anything above this.

Remember this is my thought process into the question asked not a definitive way of assessing or going about cutting, back to the plot! My next my thought went to layers why layers well at the end of the day if not all one length then layers to some degree or another make form the shape.

It could be argued that layers are required for a perfect on length look for that wonderful swing and movement! Yes we must not forget techniques, slide cutting, castle thinning shear, razor Cutting, and the many other tools we have at out disposal but these are techniques if you like artistic license, freestyle cutting. But the basic’s don’t change the length and degree of layering.

A hair cut is weight distribution it is having understanding of when cutting hair off where it will fall and lie how it will contribute to the final shape. It is being able to see and imagine shape. someone once said a great hairdresser should see a shape in 3D know how it will look, I think this a perfect analogy.

cutting techniques

A great hair cut is a blend of the degree of laying but having a full understanding of weight distribution and a vision to see shape. The key is that consultation on length and shape but also first and foremost to understand that if you put a weight line in with your fist cut it will dictate the whole cut it can make the difference between good bad average or just not good.

What ever we are doing creating has to start with a foundation if you do this a weight line can be moved as a shape forms if you commit to it off the bat you have no room  for change maybe just maybe that odd growth pattern,that double crown issue we come back an daunt you because you did not take it into account.  all things that can cause issue!

It can also be said that one length really is only when cut to 1/8th of an inch all over and left to grow but this would only be true as it grows out if you turned the person up side down, but then we are back into weight distribution why because you cannot cut a straight line on a curved surface and given the shape of the head we have thousands of curves and angles to play with hence understanding weight distribution.

I think that angles on the head could be should be considered as a following visual placing  a fan on the crown open it up  many angles  does this create? Now place on crown different direction again many angles? See how to they the work together?

This make over was a razor cut my choice but we have so many options of technique so many tools that are available to us .We have to learn how to use them all Scissors Shears razors thinning shears scissors texturising. its a challenge its fun its creative its inspiring !!!

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As an exercise try this.

Stand behind your client take a section across the crown about 3inches wide comb it straight up now look below your fingers at the section the distance between the crown to your fingers is less than the distance on the out side of section, why because of the curve of the scalp so it follows that it will be be straight when it falls. now take that same section and lean it to the left as you do this the hair in the middle of the section will fall away carry on and the hair traveling from the left of the section will fall away, this is weight distribution!

The ‘Three R’s’
”Reputation. Recommendation. Retention”.
It’s not built on that constant looking for new clients it’s looking after what you have! It’s investing in your self and your business and those around you.

This journey, this career, is wonderful – challenging, inspiring, and yes, hard work.

Our industry is in constant change and is sometimes criticised. For lacking vision in some areas. However there is an ever growing body of professionals. That have a firm commitment to our industry, they have a passion for change, to raise standards through education and sharing. Leadership, education and team incentives.Will over time and with commitment give any individual that ability to do exceptional work and to be more creative. Leadership and management help create an amazing work environment for all concerned. So key for success for all concerned.
This journey. This career, is wonderful – Challenging. Inspiring and yes can and will be hard work. but the rewards are worth all the effort.
Thank you all for letting me share some thoughts with you today.These are inspirational, passionate, industry professionals.They have a vision. These are the people I want on my bus to learn from, share with, take a journey with. Get inspired. Connect with driven motivated industry professional. challenge your self. invest in ones /your self

Are you driver or passenger !

 There are no guarantees in life and ones career and career choice is no different thing happen and its how we deal with them that defines us. Jobs change relationships come and go the one thing that remains after training is our skill both hands on creative and the ones we learn about people and communication about caring about being a team player. Constantly developing new skills staying current is so very important.

I also think that we need to always look at the WhyAsk the question Why are we in business whats it for? OrWhy do we want to go into to business what is success? Why do I suggest this I think by asking and exploring the why we get to the motive behind why we want to be in business what is true success. Why the will also help us to understand our true values this in turn helps us to follow the path to the success we want  and desire. It will help us to surround ourselves with the right team those who share our values and vision.

Remember. Salon success. Stylist success. Business success are all linked together it’s Team success. Its never about any destination only ever about a journey taking the right people on that journey makes it enjoyable maybe even fun!

Mike B2MR

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Summary: Toby Thornton filed a lawsuit against his employer’s insurer, American Interstate Insurance, alleging common law bad faith for denying his claim for permanent and total disability (PTD) and his request for partial commutation of benefits. The district court found that American Interstate acted in bad faith as a matter of law by opposing Thornton’s workers’ compensation claims. On appeal, the Supreme Court of Iowa agreed American Interstate had no basis to challenge Thornton’s PTD status and affirmed summary judgment on that issue. However, the Court held that the district court improperly found the insurer acted in bad faith as a matter of law on the commutation issue. Thus, the Court reversed part of the judgment and the damages awards and remanded the case for a new trial on the remaining bad-faith claims.

Thornton v. American Interstate Insurance Company

Thornton worked as a truck driver for Clayton County Recycling (CCR) where he picked up scrap metal and delivered it to CCR’s salvage yard. On June 25, 2009, he lost control of the truck when the load shifted. As a result of the accident, Thornton was left permanently paralyzed from the chest down. CCR’s worker’s compensation insurer, American Interstate, sent its claims adjuster to the hospital where she indicated to Thornton that workers’ compensation benefits would commence immediately. Concluding that Thornton was PTD, the adjuster collected his wage information and determined the amount of his weekly benefits. A medical opinion confirmed Thornton was PTD. Thus, American Interstate reserved $762,644 for his care based on PTD. After numerous surgeries and rehabilitation, Thornton was discharged from the hospital and moved into his in-laws’ home. American Interstate, among other things, modified the home so that it was handicap-accessible, provided a home healthcare nurse, and arranged for Thornton to take a disabled driver’s license test.  Meanwhile, it consistently paid Thornton’s weekly benefits at the PTD rate.

During this time, Thornton’s mother passed away, leaving him a $3,000 inheritance, which he used to buy her headstone and a TV for his children. Suffering from depression, Thornton attempted suicide and received both inpatient and outpatient mental health treatment. He related his depression to the death of his mother and the divorce from his wife. American Interstate was unaware of Thornton’s mental health treatment until it received the bills for payment. It agreed to delay settlement options until Thornton’s divorce was finalized.

The settlement negotiations and ensuing litigation are complex. At the initial settlement meeting in February 2012, American Interstate presented Thornton with two settlement alternatives. In summary, each proposal included a weekly payment, as well as a Medicare Set Aside (MSA) and a Custodial Medical Account (CMA) for future medical expenses. American Interstate sought to end its liability for all future benefits, including its payment obligations for future medical expenses. Thornton decided he wanted to show the proposals to his attorney.

Shortly thereafter, Thornton’s attorney filed a petition with the Iowa Workers’ Compensation Commission requesting a determination of PTD and a partial commutation of benefits. The partial commutation of benefits would entitle him to a partial lump-sum payment with a reduction in weekly benefits. Despite its initial stance, American Interstate disputed PTD in its answer and at the comp hearing. The deputy found Thornton to be PTD and ordered American Interstate to continue paying weekly benefits. The deputy also awarded a partial commutation and expressed disapproval for American Interstate’s denial of Thornton’s partial commutation request, which the deputy deemed was in Thornton’s best interest.

On December 26, 2013, Thornton filed suit against American Interstate alleging common-law bad faith for its conduct surrounding his workers’ compensation claims. The district court concluded that American Interstate did not have a reasonable basis to deny Thornton was PTD or to challenge his claim for a partial commutation. The court instructed the jury that it had found American Interstate acted in bad faith as a matter of law as of March 11, 2013. The jury was instructed to determine whether the insurer had also committed bad faith before then. The jury decided the insurer acted in bad faith as of September 1, 2009, which was around the time American Interstate refused to give wage information to Thornton’s counsel despite its acknowledgment of PTD. The jury awarded $284,000 in compensatory damages and $25 million in punitive damages. American Interstate appealed.

On appeal, the Court noted that in Iowa, bad faith claims against workers’ compensation insurers are first party claims. The Court made clear that a workers’ compensation insurer’s actions complying with its statutory requirements are what give rise to bad faith liability rather than a particular provision in the insurance contract.   “To establish a first-party bad-faith claim against a workers’ compensation insurer, the plaintiff must show ‘(1) that the insurer had no reasonable basis for denying benefits under the policy and, (2) the insurer knew, or had reason to know, that its denial was without basis.’” (quoting United Fire & Cas. Co. v. Shelly Funeral Home, Inc., 642 N.W.2d 648, 657 (Iowa 2002)).

The Court also discussed at length whether there could be a bad faith recovery without a breach of contract. The Court held that Iowa workers’ compensation insurers can be liable for common law bad faith when denying benefits under the policy. This can take place when the “insurer unreasonably contests a claimant’s PTD status or delays delivery of necessary medical equipment.”

The Court then addressed whether American Interstate had a reasonable basis for denying Thornton was PTD. The record showed the insurer obtained opinions from a medical professional, its claims adjustor, and outside counsel that Thornton was PTD. Thus, the Court agreed with the lower court that these facts demonstrated that American Interstate acted in bad faith as matter of law regarding the PTD claim. Next, the Court considered whether the insurer’s closed-file settlement offer including a MSA and an annuity constituted bad faith. The Court concluded that was not bad faith conduct. Instead it considered such structured settlements as often mutually beneficial and consistent with state and federal public policy.

The Court then addressed Thornton’s partial commutation claim. The Court noted that a lump sum payment of future benefits may be commuted when it has been demonstrated to the workers’ compensation commissioner that such commutation is in the best interest of the worker. On this claim, the Court acknowledged “[o]missions in Thornton’s proposed budget, his past spending habits and his lack of experience with investments, [which] gave American Interstate a reasonable basis to question the commutation.” Thus, the Court concluded that American Interstate did not act in bad faith for challenging Thornton’s commutation petition since the facts were fairly debatable. The Court held that the district court should have granted American Interstate’s motion for directed verdict on this claim. Because the district court’s incorrect rulings and improper jury instructions likely affected the damage awards, the case had to be remanded for a trial on damages and the surviving bad faith claims.

In Iowa, cases against workers’ compensation insurers are first party bad faith cases. Such cases can almost never prevail for commutation requests; such requests are for the commissioner to decide. However, other benefit disputes are subject to bad faith claims. When an insurer takes a position which is fairly debatable, there should be no bad faith finding as a matter of law. Such issues are always reserved for the jury. However, if there is no dispute, such as the PTD claim in Thornton, bad faith can be found as a matter of law, and affirmed on appeal.

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Chocolate Competition

Cacao Barry – the world’s leading brand of high-quality French chocolate and cocoa products for gourmet professionals – has announced the finalists selected to compete in the 2015 L’Art du Chocolatier Challenge. Now in its fourth edition, the national competition provides a platform for talented U.S. pastry chefs and chocolatiers to demonstrate their creativity and craftsmanship through the medium of chocolate.

The final roster of competitors includes:

Wilfredo Barajas – The Peninsula (Chicago)

Helen Hong – Four Seasons Hotel (Chicago)

Todd Owen – Belterra Park Gaming & Entertainment Center (Cincinnati)

Anthony Vellut – ARIA Resort & Casino (Las Vegas)

Keith Wallace – Four Seasons Hotel (Miami)

Joshua Werner – Patisserie 46 (Minneapolis)

As part of the selection process, each candidate submitted a professional portfolio for evaluation. The final competition will be held on May 14-15, 2015, at the state-of-the-art Barry Callebaut Chocolate Academy in Chicago.

“After an extensive candidate review, we identified a group of professionals who truly captured the spirit of Cacao Barry,” said Jérôme Landrieu, Pastry Chef and Director of the CHOCOLATE ACADEMY™ Chicago. “Each finalist demonstrated the creativity, innovation and passion that embodies the art of fine French chocolate.”

In mid-April, finalists will ship 30 pieces of chocolate ganache bonbons to Chicago where they will be judged on taste, texture and appearance one month later during the competition in May. Over the course of the two-day competition, finalists will also prepare an original chocolate nut bar, soft caramel, gâteaux de voyage and original chocolate showpiece for judging. A panel of renowned culinary experts will evaluate all entries based on taste, appearance, creativity and interpretation of this year’s competition theme – “The Roaring Twenties Chicago.” The winning chef will be named the Cacao Barry U.S. Chocolatier of the Year 2015.

The L’Art du Chocolatier Challenge is an initiative of leading chocolate gourmet brand Cacao Barry, which is part of the Barry Callebaut Group.


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