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Wednesday, November 30, 2011

This Friday @ UK: May Photo Lecture & Open Studio

Two events happening this Friday at UK:

1) The second Robert C. May Photo Lecture of the semester, featuring Julie Blackmon at 4 PM in the Worsham Theatre, UK Student Center. Find out more HERE.

2) UK Fine Arts Open Studio—a great chance to tour UK's art department, see student work and make new art friends. The event is from 6–10 PM in the Reynolds Building. Find out more HERE.

Hope to see you there.

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

... to State of Drawing in the Anne Wright Wilson Fine Art Gallery.  Thanks to EVERYONE who participated to make this exhibition possible.  If you were not able to be at the opening reception and round-table dialogue, you can still check out the show, including People's Choice Award Winner Exposed Roots by Bethany Kalk.
Profs. Darrell Kincer, Sheldon Tapley (Centre) and Daniel Graham

Prof. Boris Zakic with Manifest Gallery Director and Prof. Jason Franz

Dialogue discussants Boris Zakic, Andrea Fisher (Transy), Esther Randall (EKU), Kristina Arnold (WKU) and Jason Franz.

Monday, November 28, 2011

schiele much?

                I have a been a long time fan of the work of Egon Schiele, ever since I had to copy his drawings in my freshman year of college. I came across the work of Adara Sanchez Anguiano and the series of drawings entitled "take your clothes off".  It was an immediate kind of look that you cannot copy and just pretend it is not there. And with no text accompanying the work I was left to think of this as an obvious plagaristic unoriginal action.  I understand a difference in concept, content, and context but it was just a sad day when someone takes something and doesn't make it their own in such a blatant way without acknowledging it.
Adara Sanchez Anguiano

Egon Schiele

Egon Schiele

Egon Schiele

Egon Schiele

Adara Sanchez Anguiano

Adara Sanchez Anguiano

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Opportunity: Internship Wall Street Greetings--PAID

contact Betsy at Wall Street Greetings. The company caters to financial industry with several major corporate clients. For the complete position listing (it was sent to me as a pdf and I couldn't post it here) Email: or call 859.873.0877

Appropriation, Internet Meme, and Art History

Lt. John Pike, the U.C. Davis campus police officer who pepper-sprayed passive student protesters, is popping up in some of the world’s most famous paintings as part of an Internet meme intended to shame him for his actions. Read and see images accompanying the story of the pepper spray incident (a bit graphic) and view the slideshow of images.
Put simply, pictures best explain this meme. Here's an appetizer:

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Talkin' Turkey!

Fall 2011 Art Seniors talked turkey with viewers at last evening's opening reception for their show:  Plagiarize This! on view through December 8 in the Cochenour Gallery.  Here are some photos from the Happy Thanksgiving event.
Danielle Cinderella, Ryleyanne Vaughn, Shawn McPeek and Department Chair/Advisor Dr. Juilee Decker

Danielle speaking about her process.

Dath and visitors enjoying art.

Ryleyanne sharing her concept.

Monday, November 21, 2011

process before process

              This past week I was took part in a conference event hosted by The OLVDA (Ohio Valley Lumber Dryers Association).  It is a unique organization of some of the knowledgeable individuals. This was my second event to be involved with them and it was fantastic.  On this trip I was able to tour a wood veneer factory, a custom plywood plant, and an international lumber drying and shipping yard. All three were amazing. It really struck me about how far materials have to be processed before they can be put into our artistic process.
             Recently in my artistic practice and process research I have been investing a lot of my time into traditional veneer techniques so the veneer factory was super fantastic to see in action, not just in text form (as I have become familiar with it). The trees are debarked split into "flitches" (half logs), then put back together and soaked in super hot water to soften the lignin. With the molecular structure of the logs softened they can then be sliced into sheets, these are then dried, trimmed and reassembled into full panels through a heat cured gluing process. This is done for the front and back of every piece of plywood you see. The middle core processing is a whole other process altogether. Different logs and species of wood require different types of slicing and assembly.

Sunday, November 20, 2011

An Artful Week

It's Thanksgiving week and we've lots to be thankful for in the art department, including art events every day of this shortened week.

Come one, come all to the Anne Wright Wilson Fine Arts Building, Gallery & the Cochenour space this week....

Monday, 5-7 pm in the LRC's Cochenour Gallery space
Plagiarize This! Fall 2011 Senior Show featuring Cinderella, McPeek, Vaughn
GC NEXUS event at 6 PM -- artist introductions and discussion
NEXUS Enhancement also available -- talk to Dr. Decker

Tuesday 5-7 in the Anne Wright Wilson Fine Arts Gallery
State of Drawing exhibition coordinated by the Art Faculty
Panel Discussion @ 5:30 pm in the Gallery is a GC NEXUS event
Watch for the write-up by GC art history major, Catherine, to be posted after Thanksgiving break
NEXUS Enhancement available -- talk to Dr. Decker

and a class project...

Wednesday 2-3:15 in the Anne Wright Wilson Fine Arts Building hallway
Cabinet of Curiosities, project 4 by the Fall 2011 Curatorial Studies students
Stop by to hear the presentations and read the Curatorial Statements
GC NEXUS Flex possible-- talk to Dr. Decker

Thursday, November 17, 2011

Opportunity: Position in Frankfort at the KAC

Hurry--position open until Nov. 24! Thanks to Rachel for passing this on to us! At the Kentucky Arts Council: Admin. Asst

Core Strength

Working out is difficult in the winter months, but not for the Cincinnati Art Museum (CAM)! They've tightened their belt, flexed their muscle, and are offering us a glimpse of their core strength (pun intended).

What I mean to suggest is that through their fresh, new display they are privileging their highlights and giving us a view of their strengths, the reasons their permanent collection is regionally premiere.

Senior art majors and some of their friends and family visited the CAM on Sunday afternoon to take in the art and were in for a real treat. The Emma Louise Schmidlapp Wing, designed by noted Chicago architect Daniel H. Burnham (think 1893 World's Fair!), had been closed for the summer. It's open now and is no longer a Doric-columned parade of ancient and classical civilizations. The corridor that formerly housed numerous Greek, Roman, and Egyptian objects along with an appetizer of modern and contemporary acquisitions has changed -- for the better. It's got core strength -- and by that I mean HIGHLIGHTS from the entire museum.

Behind graduation-tasseled-pods visitors can encounter a singular (or pair of related works) closely. These viewing areas stretch the length of the Schmidlapp Wing, featuring more two dozen major works from key areas comprising the museum's collections: Warhol, Matisse, Avedon are given private, almost peep-show treatment, just as Gainsborough, Flemish panel painters, Duveneck, and an Egyptian mummy are privileged. This new look is intimate, inviting, and absorbing. It encourages quiet, focused study and concentration on singular objects.

But this isn't the only change in the main corridor. Some of the ancient works from the classical civilizations and Egypt will be re-installed in a newly-created gallery upstairs called The Collections: 6,000 Years of Art
. The space (and, maybe, even the core strength corridor on the first level?) will incorporate educative features as well. This space will be open later this fall (it was still under wraps when we visited on Sunday).

If you have the opportunity to visit the CAM over break, please do! The museum is free (bargain) parking is $4.00 (bargain!) but you get that for free as well if you spend $10 in the cafe or $15 in the gift shop. Go----See-----Art, become inspired or learn something knew, and share your passion with friends and family.

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Gallery Hop & "Western Vistas"

Gallery Hop this Friday, November 18, in downtown Lexington from 5–8 PM. It's a great opportunity to see local and regional artwork and meet new art friends. Make sure to ask me for Nexus Flex credit if you attend. Click here to download a map of participating galleries and venues.

And if you're there, stop by Ann Tower's gallery to see the work of my friend Chris Segre-Lewis from Asbury University. He has a show entitled "Western Vistas," featuring large-scale oil paintings of landscapes from the American west. Chris's work will also be featured here at Georgetown in the upcoming State of Drawing exhibition.

Hope to see you there!

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

State of Drawing

Have you ever wondered about your future artworld colleagues and contacts?  What are they up to now, even before you meet them?  Next week, you'll have the chance to speak with teaching artists--and fellow students--from nearby institutions.  They'll be visiting Georgetown College for State of Drawing, an invitational exhibition that showcases original drawings and unique examples of draftsmanship by art faculty from several of Kentucky's colleges and universities.
Boris Zakic, Boy and a Goose (Boethus, verso, part I)
conte over indigo/white wash, pen and ink on paper
11x14 inches

For more information about the exhibition, including the featured artists, click HERE.  See you in the Anne Wright Wilson Fine Art Gallery on

Tuesday, November 22, 2011 from 5:00-7:00 p.m.
5:30 Round-Table Dialogue with Distinguished Guests (NEXUS)

Jason Franz, Director of Manifest Creative Research Gallery and Drawing Center, Cincinnati and Gallery Directors Kristina Arnold, Western Kentucky University; Andrea Fisher, Transylvania University; Esther Randall, Eastern Kentucky University and Jennifer Reis, Morehead State University.  Moderated by Professor Boris Zakic, Georgetown College.
Reception attendees will have the opportunity to vote for a "People's Choice" award.

Monday, November 14, 2011

The Ten

I recently came across an article about an interesting group called "The Ten".  It was a group of painters that banded together in the  1890's to "secede from american art society" (all men). They made an agreement to exhibit their work annually with each other. They did so until 1919. Each artists work was supposed to be represented but it never quite worked out that way with the exception of the 1908 exhibition (Catalog HERE). The group was originally made up of twelve but some backed out of the agreement.  The Ten insisted on abandoning the environment of Boston and New York and cities in general to retreat to farms, summer homes, and artist colonies. However 9 out the 10 studied in Paris.

I thought it was a fascinating idea and I wonder if it could have happened in this day and age. In some ways it would be much easier to retreat as long as you had access to the internet. But to find the commitment to cut off completely or to have the drive to be in a selective community is something completely different.  I just thought it was an interesting story within the story of art history.

Read the full text HERE

Friday, November 11, 2011

Liverpool: Boyd’s Chaosmos 20TEN revisited

Memories of a Plan(e) Maker. Perhaps there are two planes, or two ways of conceptualizing the plane. The plane can be a hidden principle, which makes visible what is seen and audible what is heard, etc., which at every instant causes the given to be given, in this or that state, at this or that moment. But the plane itself is not given.

There are only nuances of this first conception of the plane. -- It exist only in a supplementary dimension to that which gives it rise (n+1).

Then there is an altogether different plane, or an altogether different conception of the plane. Here, there are no longer any forms or developments of forms; nor are there subjects or the formation of subjects …. only haecceities, affects, subjectless indivituations that constitute collective assemblages.”*

look at those in-betweens and paradoxes”**

*from Becoming-Intense, Becoming-Animal…, p. 265-266. Deleuze, Gilles, and Felix Guattari. A Thousand Plateaus. Trans. Brian Massumi. Minnesota UP, 1987. Print.**Chris Boyd, curator's commentary from vimeo trailer Chaosmos 20TEN, release Nov. 2011, Concrete Films Ltd., Liverpool.Merseyside. ***image featuring Gordon Cheung (front) Chris Boyd/David Ogle (background). image source: Concrete Films Ltd.

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Opportunity: Show your art in Kentucky Monthly

Thanks to Rebecca Redding for sharing this information with us. Kentucky Monthly's "Campus Life in Kentucky" Student Photography Contest
Frankfort, Kentucky (November 9, 2011) – Kentucky Monthly magazine is
seeking college students’ photo submissions for a “Campus Life in
Kentucky” pictorial feature in the February 2012 issue. The magazine is
interested in showcasing Kentucky colleges and universities from the
perspectives of the students. Favorite campus activities and locales,
best study spots, favorite faculty members – basically anything that takes
place on a Kentucky college campus and is appropriate for a
family-friendly magazine – is welcome for submission. The contest is open
to all actively enrolled students of Kentucky colleges and universities.

just one more week to...

Instead of Dancing...
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Join us Thursday, November 17, 5-8 p.m. for the Georgetown Antiques & ArtWALK
Anne Wright Wilson Fine Art Gallery

Characters of Little Character

"Good fonts copy, great fonts steal." —Arial

Arial…has a rather dubious history and not much character. In fact, Arial is little more than a shameless impostor.Mark Simonson

I read Mark's enlightening commentary on Arial a while back. For those who have an interest in typography, I encourage you to find out why so many designers despise this ubiquitous font. To read his article, click HERE. To know how to spot the difference, click HERE.

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Opportunities: Internship at LVAA

Organization Background
The Louisville Visual Art Association (LVAA) internship program welcomes students and recent graduates who wish to supplement their education and professional experience by working in a not-for-proﬁt arts organization.

copy that?

What is excellence in the arts?  A provocative question, and one that Franklin Einspruch addressed in a keynote speech he delivered October 21 at Augusta State University.  Not only is his essay, entitled "High and Low: What is Excellence in the Arts?", an interesting read (it was included in the College Art Association's online newsletter last week), it contains a passage that speaks to previous blog posts regarding copying another artist's work:

"And because excellence is a dynamic, it’s impossible to know how many traits or which traits are the right ones to copy or not copy. The problem is nearly paradoxical. The only way to relive the experience that good art gives you is by making things that are different from that art, and it’s usually not obvious as to how the new art should be different. At this point, a lot of artists chicken out.

... Figuring out how to make something good and different, when it’s not obvious how to do so, requires courage."

Forger Wolfgang Beltracchi, left, in court, and the alleged forged paintings by Derain (centre) and Leger (right).  Photo courtesy of The Art News Paper Issue 229, November 2011
Published online: 03 November 2011
Ah, copying, a topic which brings me to point out another intriguing article I came across in The Art News Paper regarding art forgeries. Apparently, the German media is treating a family of forgers with kid gloves, including likening their actions to that of Robin Hood, where the ultra rich are taken to give advantage to the poor.

Finally, in addition to wanting GC::VA blog readers to muse as I did about these two seemingly unrelated stories, I would like to guide you back to the same issue of CAA News.  It has a link to an article in the Stranger that asks whether U.S. visual artists should be entitled to royalties.  (The responses are quite thought provoking.)

So, in trying to put all of my musings about these articles into some sort of summary, I came up with this:  some artists appropriate excellence and some artists (?) fake it, and other artists (in California) get paid when their originals are re-used.  Do you copy?

Monday, November 7, 2011

Partial Works

           I recently saw a video on the metropoliton museum of art website for Islamic art curator Navina Haidar where she "extols the implications and aesthetics of the broken or incomplete". Great 4 minute video that tours the viewer through a collection of fragments in the museums collection. Beautifully photographed fantastic objects that really do create their unique narrative through there partiality.

View video HERE

          I had a professor in college named George Ferrandi who had a huge impact on me. I remember one day a students getting into a debate over the visual elements and choices of a particular artist that was in the gallery at the time and George chimed in with the question. "What is more beautiful, a porcelain doll, or a porcelain doll that has been broken and put back together?" As a young undergrad just getting into art this question really challenged me. Not just for the aesthetic debate but also the question of intentionality. I responded with a question, asking if the person broke the doll on purpose? Was it found or was the person assembling it the original owner?  For some those things didn't matter. But they did to me in order to form an opinion. To this day I believe that the development of context and a conceptual framework is so important to the works in which we view.  Of course there are some minor exceptions I have found myself in the middle of but they are very rare.
         I found Navina Haidar's statements to be really interesting, especially in the context of her job as a curator. The ideas of self producing narratives with incomplete objects, filling in gaps with pleasure rather than questions, I found these practices fascinating to me.  She talks about the cultural context that weighs upon finished works falls away when things are abbreviated.  What an interesting thought that the less information you have the more liberated you can be.

Friday, November 4, 2011

Alumni Spotlight: Brandon Long

Brandon Long, roof tin assemblage, 32x32 inches (@WAB, Fall 2011)

Georgetown College's, Painting Class, fall 2000

I have followed Brandon Long’s work for over a decade now. He is an artist of principled views of engagement. Even more remarkable, he is temperamentally inclined to follow through on his own terms, too. Neither a validation seeker nor is bothered about any careerist complexes, he just goes about his business.
So in this sense, what to make of the five towering, dingy-clangk, borderline-dangerous “roofing tin assemblages?” The easy answer may be “rustic and farm-boyish,” but you can easily miss the larger picture. Sure, they are held together by the rusty old nails found alongside the very barn-detritus used. Sure, they are also very weighty, beat-up and sharp. Sure, there are no protective bolts, no “Nancy Rubins” tensile cables. If you see wary newcomers to our building slightly lean away from the work’s surface, that’s no surprise. I caught myself at it, too. While the intentions of Long’s work may have appeared quite clear at the quick draw, it has also occurred to me that what I had initially (and narrowly) embraced as a processes of aestheticizing patch-work of rural repairs, was in fact, also steeped in a larger history: as a type of landscapes of protection and/or as a kind of conflicting abstraction of self-preservation. In the walls of the Athenian acropolis today, as a comparison, we can also encounter columnar drums, friezes and metopes of the temples above in the bulwark that is so designed to protect them. The repairs in Athens, as in Long’s sources, are usually made with whatever materials were available and at hand. Long supersedes them only in that it’s done in the name of wall-based painting, accounting for mid-20th sensorium at the precipice of our Blue Grass today: “Inspired by…the collages and assemblages of Kurt Schwitters and Robert Rauschenberg,…I often have to remind myself to not overanalyze any elements of composition, but to let the materials respond to their juxtaposed placement.” (from Long’s wall text, 2011)
Brandon Long, class of 2001, is currently a Programming Director at the CAC Danville. The work is on view through December, 2011.

Thursday, November 3, 2011

You Are Your Own Asset

It's the beginning of the advising weeks, so faculty are sitting with students and talking to them about next semester, and the one after that, and the one after that. As a student myself, I always found advising and picking courses to be a thoughtful, reflective, worthwhile, and eye-opening experience. I had high hopes for each new semester and the challenges it would bring inside and outside the classroom. Every dime that I spent, then, seems such a sound investment to me, now.
As you're looking at schedules and contemplating your education and your future, consider making the most of your experience in college. Definitely consider studying abroad (as has been mentioned on this blog so often!). Also, consider undertaking an internship for academic credit or otherwise. Please see any art faculty if you have questions about recent interns and where they have served. Consider, also, taking an extra class -- if it will fit into your 18-hour schedule -- just for the sake of learning. As a full-time student you're entitled to take 12-18 hours at the same rate of tuition. Why not make the most of it, by taking additional hours -- beyond what you "need" -- and, possibly, taking them pass/fail or auditing them? That way, you can gain knowledge without having to invest as much time as if you were a full participant in the course.

Finally, consider that education is an investment. Despite the controversial stance coming from the Occupy Wall Street movement as to the astounding amount of college debt, there is Obama-style HOPE forthcoming (likely) with the President's announcement last week of plans "to expand loan consolidation and income-based repayment programs a bit." Consider, too, Justin Wolfers's observation that when you take out a student loan or undertake some other investment in your own education, “the asset you are borrowing against is human capital” and that, unlike home values, the value of human capital isn’t likely to drop sharply in a year, he says. (See article here.)

Invest in yourself. The rewards and payoff may not be immediate, but your hard work, diligence, and a stake in your own education may serve you well down the road.
Pictures, from the top: Angelina and Earl Grey at GC Commencement, 2010; GC grad Hannah (GC'11) at the Speed Museum, spring 2011; Jacob (GC '11) at the opening of our exhibition for Curatorial Studies, Fall 2010; Anna (GC '14) and Earl Grey at the International Museum of the Horse, Fall 2011.

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Robert C. May Photo Lecture Friday

Mark Klett
Lecture: 4 PM, Worsham Theatre in the Student Center at the University of KY (Euclid Ave & MLK Blvd, Lexington)
Exhibition: October 9–November 13, University of KY Art Museum, Singletary Center

"Mark Klett walks in the footsteps of nineteenth-century photographers who journeyed to the great wilderness of the American West and created iconic images that helped define us as a nation. His work at locations like Yosemite National Park and the Grand Canyon examines the intersection of time and place, analyzing how we conceptualize both.

Klett, who trained as a geologist, takes a long view of the landscape. In 1977, he and two colleagues began the Rephotographic Survey Project. Looking at photographs made a century earlier, they located the exact vantage points used by Carlton Watkins, William Henry Jackson, and others, and then meticulously rephotographed the view. The old and new images, published side-by-side in a 1984 book called Second View, revealed both enduring geographic features and the human impact on the environment.

In recent years, collaborating with Byron Wolfe, Klett has created large scale panoramas that merge his own photographs with historic views, uniting past and present in a visual continuum. In Rock Formations on the Road to Lee’s Ferry, AZ, two black-and-white 1872 photographs by William Bell are seamlessly inserted into a contemporary digital color image of the scene. The road through the sun-bleached desert eerily disappears in the old photographs and humans sitting on the ground are dwarfed by dramatic rock formations. In the present day, a camper chugs out of the past in a terrain that has barely changed in one hundred and thirty years, save for that stretch of blacktop.

Klett has expanded the range of historic images he uses to embrace classic modernist photographs from the 1930s by Ansel Adams and Edward Weston, vintage postcards, and historic drawings and sketches. However, he continues to meld old and new, creating a sense of past and present co-existing.

Klett’s work has been exhibited and published nationally and internationally for more than three decades and is part of the collection of more than eighty museums worldwide, including the National Gallery of Art in Washington, the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, and the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography. He has received fellowships from Guggenheim Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts and the Japan/US Friendship Commission. He is the author of thirteen books, including Saguaros (2007); Yosemite in Time (2005); and Third Views, Second Sights (2005), a follow-up to Second View: The Rephotographic Survey Project (1984). Klett is Regents Professor of Art at Arizona State University in Tempe." from UK Art Museum website

To find out more, click HERE.

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

This just in....make some money by selling your art

Call to artists for Holiday Art Sale @ the SCAC November 12 - December 17, 2011

more please

Here are a few photos from our time with Black and Jones last week, and if you missed their engaging and entertaining talk, don't fret.  They'll be back later this month to please you even more.  Look for details in coming posts and be sure to immerse yourself into "Please Call Stella" in the Anne Wright Wilson Fine Art Gallery.
Artist Barry Jones during "Please Call Stella" installation.

Artist Kell Black speaking with Portia Watson at the Opening Reception.


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Friday, November 16, 2012

Operation Pillar of Defense --- May all the boys get back safe

As we commented at Israel Thrives  just a few hours ago you could almost write the script. And it's got to the point that you can reply pre emptively to the criticisms of Israel that are sure to come from this act of self defence.

From HonestReporting

Operation Pillar of Defense: What You Need to Know

NOVEMBER 15, 2012 14:05BY

Israel is not interested in stoking the flames, but for the past five days there has been constant missile fire at Israel and mothers and children cannot sleep quietly at night … There is a limit to what Israel can absorb.
President Shimon Peres to President Barack Obama, 14 November 2012
Once again, Israel finds itself engaged in a military operation to end rocket fire from Gaza. The predictable media frenzy has begun. In this primer we will give you the background and information you need to respond to media bias against Israel.
For the third time in a month, the civilians of southern Israel are under continuous rocket attack from the Gaza Strip.
The current attacks began on Saturday night (Nov.10) when Palestinian terrorists fired an anti-tank missile at an army jeep traveling on the Israeli side of the border fence. Four IDF soldiers were injured. Since then, over 120 rockets have been fired at Israeli civilians.
The lives of 1 million Israeli civilians are being threatened and daily life in southern Israel has been totally disrupted.
The residents of communities near the Gaza border suffer constantly from rocket and mortar shell attacks. These attacks occur almost on a routine basis, as do escalations of other types of terrorist activities carried out by Hamas and the other terrorist organizations that operate under Hamas’ protection.
The pauses between the waves of rocket attacks are shortening. In the past month, Israel has been subjected to three separate periods of escalation. Since the beginning of the year, more than 800 rockets and mortar shells have been fired at Israel, a record amount since the end of Operation Cast Lead (January 2009). This peak is similar to the attacks that occurred in 2007-8.
Claim: “Israel rather than Hamas is responsible for this latest outbreak of violence.”
Response: The media have short memories. Rocket attacks have been a feature of everyday life for Israelis in the south for many years despite the lack of coverage in the international media. Israel has acted with enormous restraint but there is a limit to how much any country should be expected to tolerate.
It is Hamas and other Gaza terror organizations that have chosen to escalate the violence in the past few days, beginning with the attack on the IDF jeep, not to mention the many incidents that have occurred over the past month, virtually ignored by the mainstream media.
Below is a timeline summary of the past month’s events courtesy of the Jerusalem Post:
 - October 23
An IDF officer is critically wounded by an explosive device while on patrol near the Gaza border fence. PFLP takes responsibility.
- November 6
An explosion along the Gaza border fence injures three IDF soldiers. Palestinians later fire a Kassam rocket into southern Israel. The same day, Palestinians detonate a massive tunnel along the border, causing no injuries but knocking an IDF jeep sideways.
- November 8
In a firefight with Palestinians, apparent IDF fire kills a 13-year-old Palestinian boy. Palestinian mortar shells lightly injure an IDF soldier along the border later in the day.
- November 9
Palestinians fire an anti-tank missile at an IDF jeep on patrol along the Gaza border, wounding four soldiers. Immediately afterwards, IDF tanks return fire into Gaza, killing five Palestinians and wounding at least 25. Palestinians later fire a number of Qassam rockets into southern Israel.
- November 10-12
Palestinian terror groups fire upwards of 100 rockets and mortars into southern Israel. Islamic Jihad and a Salafi Jihadist group claim responsibility for a majority of the rockets. At least eight Israelis are injured in the attacks.
- November 13
An apparent cease-fire is mediated between Israel and Hamas, with both sides conditioning their silence on the other side’s halting attacks. Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu warns of future strikes, saying “I am responsible for choosing the right time to exact the highest possible price – and so it will be.”
- November 14
Four rockets hit southern Israel in the morning; the IDF says it is looking into the possibility the rockets were fired from Sinai.
Later Wednesday, the IAF assassinates Ahmed Jabari, head of Hamas’s armed wing, the Izzadin Qassam Brigades in the central strip. The IAF hits an additional 20 targets throughout Gaza, mostly targeting long-range rocket storage sites and reportedly assassinating a regional Hamas commander.
Claim: “Israel’s response is disproportionate to the threat.”
Response: Palestinian rockets are not “home made” projectiles – they are deadly and threaten a large number of Israeli population centers. Gaza’s status as a terror base has also been enhanced as a result of quantities of upgraded weaponry smuggled from Sudan, Libya and Iran, which pose an even greater threat to the Israeli civilian population.

Claim: “But won’t Iron Dome destroy incoming rockets, rendering them relatively harmless? Haven’t there been relatively few Israeli casualties as a result of Gaza rockets?”
Response: The Iron Dome anti-missile defense system has proven to be remarkably effective. However, no missile shield of this nature offers 100% protection. There are also a limited number of Iron Dome batteries to cover the entire region. While Israeli casualties have been low in proportion to the number of rockets fired, this is not from a lack of incentive on the part of Palestinian terrorists who are attempting to cause as many deaths and injuries as possible. At this time, three Israelis have been killed by a rocket strike on the southern town of Kiryat Malachi.
Claim: “This isn’t a fair fight – more Palestinians than Israelis are dying.”
Response: Casualty figures taken by themselves do not tell an accurate story. Israel does not intentionally target Palestinian civilians. The IDF takes extraordinary measures to avoid Palestinian civilian deaths. In stark contrast, Palestinian terror organizations intentionally target Israeli civilians and use the population of Gaza as human shields, storing and firing rockets from within populated areas. This is a double war crime. The only reason more Israelis are not dying is due to the reinforced rooms, bomb shelters, Iron Dome and early warning systems that Israelis rely upon to protect them.
In order to reduce the risk to Gazan civilians, the IDF has even dropped leaflets warning the residents of the Gaza Strip to stay away from Hamas and other terror organizations’ operatives and facilities that pose a risk to their safety.

IDF warning leaflet
The contents of the leaflet:
“Important announcement for the residents of the Gaza Strip:
For your own safety, take responsibility for yourselves and avoid being present in the vicinity of Hamas operatives and facilities and those of other terror organizations that pose a risk to your safety.
Hamas is once again dragging the region to violence and bloodshed. The IDF is determined to defend the residents of the State of Israel. This announcement is valid until quiet is restored to the region. Israel Defense Forces Command.”
Claim: “Israel is intent on creating a humanitarian disaster inside the Gaza Strip.”
Response: Israel’s targets inside Gaza are military and not civilian. In addition, the border crossings remain open allowing for the routine passage of humanitarian goods.

Claim: “Israel has committed a war crime through its targeted killing of Hamas military commander Ahmed Jabari.”
Response: The use of targeted killings is a last resort when it is impossible to capture a terrorist and put him on trial as is the case of the Gaza Strip. The IDF has deemed it necessary to disrupt Hamas’ ability to operate and has cut off the head of the snake using pinpoint accuracy to reduce the risk of collateral damage.
Ahmed Jabari has personally directed numerous deadly terrorist attacks against Israeli civilians and was responsible for the abduction of IDF soldier Gilad Shalit as well as the violent Hamas takeover of the Gaza Strip.

  1. While I commend Netanyahu on his attempt to to protect his couuntry, I doubt the world will allow Israel to do what is necessary to avoid another holocaust.

    The only way the Germans and Japanese gave up their vile militant ideologies was to have their countries utterly destroyed. A large part of the Arab world is deeply anti-semitic. It is ingrained in their religion and fed to each new generation through their culture and education system.

    The problem is getting out of hand and Israel must act now. It is not just the Iranians but also the Islamists that Obama has helped install in neighbouring countries under the guise of the Arab Spring that pose a diabolical threat to Israel. Just recently the sick racist president of Egypt Morsi said "Amen" to a call for the destruction of the Jews.

    Israel needs to understand that it is basically alone in its struggle for survival. Europe is increasingly anti-semitic as is the American left.

    There will be a lot of handwringing when there are another six million dead Jews (except by Antony Loewenstein, apparently.

    Perhaps because I am not a Jew I get to hear a lot more of the rancid comments from leftist poseurs at Friday night drinks and other social occasions. I am sick of it. Sick of the double standards, sick of the moral equivalence and the inability of seemingly rational people to distinguish good from evil or civilisation from savagery.

    Being armed with the facts is necessary, which is why this post is so useful. I have spent the last 10 years reading and arguing about this conflict at length. But sometimes you need to just call out these would be holocaust enablers for what they are. I've lost good friends over this issue, but that is a trivial price to pay. I want no truck with such people.

  2. It has long been a threshold issue for me. There is simply no longer any excuse for not knowing what is going on.

    Loewenstein is simply vile. It's the man's cowardice that disgusts me most.

    It is past time to rip out Hamas from Gaza root and branch.


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On the 4th of March 2010 Telecentre-Europe held the first ever European Get Online Day. What a day it turned out to be!

More than 50.000 people were reached by the campaign on the day itself, in 42 European countries, and the online counter recorded a total number of 68.253 people during the whole of EC eSkills Week 2010.

Across the wider European region, almost 300 million people live in digital exclusion. In today’s knowledge based society, digital technologies represent a gateway to economic and social development, and without it their future potential is limited. At Telecentre-Europe, we believe we can help create relevant and scalable approaches towards achieving e-Inclusion for the ones that are left behind.

“While before I had to rely on hearing about job vacancies by chance and from neighbors I was amazed to discover a wide range of job-search sites in my own language. I have even signed-up for my first IT course in our local telecentre and I hope to be able to support this great Get Online Day event in the future. It sure opened my eyes!” said Alexandra Tudor, a 44-year old unemployed from Romania

During the height of the campaign on the 4th of March, the counter on the Telecentre-Europe site was rising at the rate of about 3.600 an hour… that’s one person every second! The most active Telecentre networks were in Romania, Lithuania and Latvia. In Latvia, over 10.000 people have accessed the online IT barometer to measure their ICT skills, while in Romania over 100 eCentres, libraries, schools and Public Information Access Points (PIAPs) have worked together in a unique way reaching more than 20.000 people.

The campaign involved a strong participation of youngsters (60% of total participants) and over 3.000 unemployed people got online for the first time ever. Women represented around 60% of participants, while the group of participants aged over 40 reached 20%.

Telecentres are community venues where people can go to get help using computers and the internet. Telecentres across Europe held events helping people to learn about the internet, many for the first time. This project across the whole of Europe showed the power of a joined up network!

Get Online Day was organized by Telecentre-Europe as a pan-European event that was part of the eSkills Week 2010, coordinated by Digital Europe and European SchoolNet, and funded by the European Commission’s DG Enterprise and Industry.

Get Online Day was supported by national partners, NGOs, telecentres, libraries, schools, information access points and aimed to bring people online, targeting mainly the offline Europeans, people that have never used the internet and were consequently not aware of its benefits.

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What happens?  Consumer trips and falls at a franchise store.  Home owner complains that the franchisee’s work is shoddy and wants his money back.  Franchisee’s employee alleges a failure to pay overtime.

 More times than not, the franchisor gets sued along with the franchisee for these issues.  It happened at the franchise location, but customers, employees, and others try to hold the franchisor responsible.   This is referred to as vicarious liability.  The franchise concept is vulnerable to vicarious liability, because;

  •  The franchisor provides franchisee training about how to operate the business

  • The franchisor publishes an operations manual that has guidelines about operating the franchise business

  • The franchisee reports to the franchisor monthly

  • The franchisor provides the franchisee on-going consultation

  • The franchisor gets royalty on the franchisee profits

  • The Franchisee uses the franchisor’s software

  • The franchisor is usually bigger and has more money than the franchisee

 What defenses does the franchisor have?  Is it really equitable to hold the franchisor liable?  If the consumer falls, should the franchisor pay?  If the franchisee did a bad job, should the franchisor pay?  If the franchisee does not pay its workers, should the franchisor pay?

 In the case is Robert Leach et al v. Rafail Kaykov and J. Fletcher Creamer & Son, Inc., & Royal Dispatch Services, Inc., the court said NO, the franchisor was not liable.  Rafail was a franchisee of the Royal Dispatch Services.  He was a taxi driver.  Mr. Leach had called Royal Dispatch Services for a tax ride.  Rafail accepted the dispatch from Royal Dispatch Services.  During the tax ride, an accident occurred.

 The passenger, Mr. Leach, wanted to blame the franchisor Royal Dispatch Services.  After all he called Royal Dispatch Services for the tax ride.  And, Rafail was Royal Dispatches Services’ franchisee.  And, Royal Dispatch Services, provides training to its franchisees, gives its franchisees a operations manual or rule book to follow, Royal Dispatch Services’ computer equipment is installed in  franchisee taxis, the franchisees pay a commission to Royal Dispatch Services, and Royal Dispatch Services inspects the taxis.

The court said that’s nice, but Rafail is an independent contractor.  Royal Dispatch is not liable.  Rafail is free to accept dispatches from other persons.  Rafail had to secure his own license and permits.  Rafail did not have to accept the dispatch from Royal Dispatch Services.

 It comes down to independence.  Franchisees are independently owned and operated businesses.  This is called out specifically in the franchise agreement.  So long as the independence is respected and recorded, the vulnerability to vicarious liability is greatly diminished.

 Lesson from the Court:  Independence can free you from liability!

 How does your franchise model recognize the franchisee independence?  Are franchisees required to post that they are an independently owned and operated business?  Are franchisees free to accept or reject consumer sales?

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5th Annual X-SIG Poster Presentation

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By Aphra Murray, MS&T Editor

In the spring, over 50 STEM students were awarded fellowships to conduct their research in a chosen department under the supervision of a faculty member. The research ranged from the Chemistry department to the Computer Science department, with many of the students attending conferences throughout the summer to listen to academics in their field present research.

On the October 27, over Parents Weekend, from 2:00-4:00 p.m. the Science Center lobby was filled with over 50 posters detailing the research that had been conducted, summarizing the results and indicating future projects for the upcoming academic year. This was the 5th annual X-SIG poster presentation, which started with Dr. S. Frey and Dr. K. Andresen.

The poster session allowed some students to get their first taste of presenting their own work, allowing them to better their science communication. Other students, who had been past participants of the X-SIG program, said that they loved the opportunity to read over their peers’ work. One student explained that “it can be isolating only working on your own research, so it’s a nice reminder that my friends are doing some incredible work of their own.”

Parents visiting also got a chance to see their children present their work. One father explained that he had “little understanding of the research his daughter does” but was very proud of the work she was doing.

The research had the work of several senior research spotlights that have been featured in the Gettysburgian. Senior Madison Strine presented on her work on phage biology.

Overall, the session was a success, with people filing in and out for well over the allotted two hours. Moving on, the students will now be looking to balance academic work with their research over the course of this semester and the next. Current juniors and sophomores will also be able to apply again to the X-SIG program when applications come out later in the semester.

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1. SB1455 Resurrected by Sen. Carlyle Begay. Please Help Get it Scheduled for Another Vote!

Wait!  Didn't you say SB1455 had been hijacked?  Then you said it was back on the right track?  Now you say it's been resurrected?  Yes, Yes, and Yes.

After being placed on the "right track," it failed in the Senate on March 7 by a vote of 18 Nays; 11 Ayes; 1 Not Voting.  Shortly after, Sen. Carlyle Begay brought it up again.  (Only senators who voted Nay can do that, which is why Sen. Begay voted Nay.)

So, it can be Reconsidered.  The problem is this:  Is there anybody who can turn some of those Nays into Ayes?

YES!  YOU!  See below for the names and contact information of Senators who voted Nay, followed by some Truths that YOU must convey to them, in order to convince them to change their vote.

Click HERE for the Excel File of Senators who Voted Nay. (Sen. Miranda did not vote.) Please contact them via Phone, Facebook, Email, In Person, and Twitter.  If you cannot open the file, please send me an email at, and I will send it to you.

The Truth About Why You Should Support SB1455.  (These are prioritized based on the most common objections voiced by senators, and are not necessarily in order of your or my priority.)

1.  Standardized tests, including AzMERIT, are not the only assessments given to students throughout the year.  In fact, Standardized tests are unreliable in assessing a student's educational progress.  AzMERIT has never been validated or proven to be an indicator of a student's progress.  AzMERIT doesn't tell us anything about third-grade promotion.  AzMERIT is given in the Spring, but the results aren't available until November, which is three months after the next school year begins! Teachers have no input into Standardized Tests.  Teachers aren't allowed to see the tests. Teachers don't see their students' tests, even after they've been graded by third parties.  Parents don't see the graded tests.  Students don't see the graded tests.  Nobody has any idea what answers were right, and which were wrong!

Better methods of evaluating student needs and progress already exist. Careful observations and documentation of student work and behaviors by trained teachers is more helpful than a one-time test. Assessment based on student performance on real learning tasks is more useful for measuring achievement and provides more information for teaching than multiple-choice achievement tests. Parents working with teachers, term grades, homework performance--these and other indicators are far better than AzMERIT.  See How Standardized Testing Damages Education.

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Tags: AzMERIT, Common Core, High Stakes Testing, Schools, SBE, Oligarchy
2. I'm Sorry, Students

What does this video have to do with Arizona? This teacher is talking about the same kind of High Stakes Tests that are given to children here in Arizona as young as 8 years old.  AzMERIT is forced upon students, beginning in the third grade, and every year through high school.  In Arizona, it's AzMERIT; in Utah, it's SAGE;  in Florida it's the FSA. All of these states, including Ohio and others, have paid $Millions to American Institutes for Research, one of the world's largest behavioral and social science research and evaluation organizations to create these tests.

As a parent, have you stood up for your child and opted out of AzMERIT?  Have you stood firm in the face of opposition from teachers, principals, school administrators, and the State?  If not, learn more by clicking HERE and HERE and HERE and HERE.

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Tags: AzMERIT, Common Core, High Stakes Testing, Schools, Oligarchy, SBE

Dear Sen. Allen,

Like you, this has been an especially stressful session for me, too.  SB1416 (previously SB1313 previously SB1416 previously HB2184) is not what I planned to fight this session.

I planned to do all possible to help parents protect their children from politicians and corporations that are using and abusing them, under the guise of “assessing their academic progress.”  AzMERIT by any name is an abomination brought to us by the Governor-appointed personalities on the State Board of Education (SBE).  In fact, it was the SBE that brought us AIMS, PARCC, and every other useless standardized test that has literally accomplished nothing in improving student achievement in Arizona.

It was the State Board of Education (SBE) that agreed to Common Core in Jan. 2010, before it was even written.  The SBE fell into lockstep to do what Governor Brewer required of them.  It was also the SBE that formally approved, in June 2010, the implementation of Common Core after a Dog and Pony Show put on by Dr. William McCallum, one of the lead math writers.  In fact, I didn’t find any evidence in the Minutes that the SBE reviewed the standards.  Not that it mattered.  The Governor wanted them, because she blindly believed the experts, plus she saw a chance at the $250 million jackpot called Race To The Top.  Even the “vetting” that went on within Arizona when teachers were brought in for their “opinions” of draft standards was nothing more than a publicity stunt on the part of the Common Core Team headed by David Coleman, who is well known as the chief architect.   The “fix” was in from start to finish.  The SBE didn’t do any independent “vetting” of their own.

Common Core Standards didn’t take years to put into place.  They were literally dumped on teachers, kids, and parents, as witnessed by the revolt that occurred all across America, including the revolt of the grassroots in Arizona who did the vetting.

I could go on with many more examples of the wasteful, incompetent, downright dangerous performance of the Governor-appointed State Board of Education and why they need less, not more, powers and duties.  But that’s for another day.

You have stated that SB1416 is “the most misunderstood bill of the session with the most misinformation circulating among the grassroots organizations mostly fueled by their support of the Superintendent.”

We aren’t alone.  Many Arizona senators and representatives join us in our precise understanding of the negative effects of this bill.

If SB1416 is approved, this is what the people who voted for Diane Douglas will know:

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Tags: Schools, Common Core, Oligarchy, SBE
4. House Ed. Committee Poised to Stifle Voice of Voters: SB1313

The first effort to strip our duly elected Superintendent of Public Instruction (SPI) of powers was during the Legislature's last session.  Thankfully, HB2184 was held in the House.  The second whack at our eleted SPI was brought forward this session by Sen. Jeff Dial, via SB1416.

SB1416 has been held by Speaker of the House David Gowan, until very recently, when he caved under pressure from Governor Ducey.  Gowan is currently running as a "conservative" for U.S. Representative in CD1.  Is "caving under pressure" a trait you seek in a U.S. Congressman?

SB1416 has now morphed into an even uglier SB1313, championed by Rep. Paul Boyer, known for his disdain for parental authority in matters relating to the education of their children.  See Rep. Paul Boyer Won't Allow Parental "Opt Out" Bill to be Heard! , Boyer Blocking Parental Choice, Privacy Bills , and Boyer Tries To Dodge Public On SB1313, Education Overhaul

See below for a Summary of SB1313 by Vicki Alger, Ph.D.

The House Education Committee will meet on Wednesday, March 16, at 2:00 PM, to vote on SB1313.  Click HERE for the agenda.  Please call, visit, use the RTS (virtual Request to Speak), email the following Committee members as soon as possible!

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Tags: Arizona Legislature, Schools, Oligarchy, SBE, Bureaucracy
5. Sick Days are No Cure for the Assessment Opt-Out Blues

By Vicki Alger, Ph.D.
Author of a forthcoming book on the history of the U.S. Department of Education

Arizona parents are one step closer to having their assessment opt-out rights affirmed, thanks to Senate Education Committee Chairman Senator Sylvia Allen’s sponsorship of the amended SB 1455.

But affirming parents’ opt-out rights could be sidelined because some senators think it’s unnecessary. "Just keep children home ‘sick’ during the test day. What’s the big deal?”

Testing today isn’t what it used to be some years ago.  We’d show up at school, spend a couple of hours filling in bubbles, and go home. The biggest worry back then was making sure we brought enough number two pencils with us.

These days, parents and students are lucky if they’re even informed about the testing dates far enough in advance to stay home "sick," since assessment periods can span as much as 6 weeks. So there’s no practical way for parents to simply opt-out in absentia.

But here’s the really big deal based on what parents and children endured last spring when a similar opt-out protection bill failed in the Senate by one vote.

Many parents were told that if they kept their children home, their children wouldn’t be allowed back into their classes until they took the assessment.

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Tags: AzMERIT, Common Core, High Stakes Testing, Schools, Oligarchy, SBE
6. SB 1455 Parental Opt Out Bill Back on Track! Call Senators NOW to vote YES

SB 1455 will be voted on by Arizona Senators on Monday, March 7, during the "Third Read" at 1:30 pm.  This bill, sponsored by Sen. Sylvia Allen, gives parents the legal authority to opt their children out of the statewide assessment adopted by the State Board of Education, including AzMERIT, with no penalty to the child, school, or school district.

Please call your and other Senators' offices beginning now and leave a voicemail message.  Follow up again Monday morning.  Ask them to please vote YES to SB 1455 during the Third Read on Monday.  See list of senators, with phone numbers and email addresses, by clicking on this article titled Opt Out Bill Hearing Today (UPDATE).

Last session, a similar bill failed by ONE VOTE.  This session, all senators are under extreme pressure by special interests that stand to gain money, power, school rankings, human cogs in the corporate machine, and private student data by keeping both Common Core and standardized testing in place.  It's an election year for these senators.  Click HERE for the live proceedings and watch how they vote!

During last Thursday's COW (Committee of the Whole), Senator Allen supported SB1455 by citing  ARS 1-601, which declares the "fundamental right of parents to direct the upbringing, education, health care and mental health of their children is a fundamental right."  She also cited ESSA provisions that allow states and parents to opt students out of standardized testing.

Statewide assessments are among the most controversial and least effective methods of assessing a child’s educational progress. If parents across the country are opting their children out of statewide assessments, there’s a good reason.

For those who are interested in knowing more about  why parents despise AzMERIT and standardized testing, keep reading.

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Can you tell I'm too stupid to post anything of substance today? Thought I'd share some pics from my sports ridden February in the mean time.
1 more month! You know I'm counting down the days ...
To think, mi amor Yonathan pitches on that mound behind me. Oh the inappropriate things I could say to follow that. It's just too easy though lol.
Happy birthday FD! And congrats to Triple Double Sports for hosting an amazing event!
Ball, beer, bitches, and my boys. Add babies and pit bulls and I'm pretty much set.

OMG I am just about as witty as a tree stump today. Good bye.

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Thursday, 16 May 2013

Quenotte: A Beautiful French Collection

I've always aspired to be more French, I mean come on, the ladies know how to dress!!! And they know how to design some amazing clothes too! I popped into NOTSOBIG in Highgate the other day and fell in love with this dropped waist, stunning yellow little dress called Clementine and guess who designed it? Yep that's right Quenotte. Started in 2010 by Agathe Philippart and Marie-Laure Lhuillier, they take their love for vintage and turn this inspiration into unique refinement using materials such as cotton, linen and wool. Quenotte values authenticity, naturalness and guarantees the highest quality in their garments. I know I'll be purchasing that beautiful yellow dress for Edith very soon! One step closer to becoming French:)

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Sunday, 28 September 2014

It's a Dogs Life!

Janice knitted a dog coat for her son's Jack Russel pup, Gambit. The pup was so delighted with his new outfit that he insisted on having his picture taken wearing it. Nice one, Gambit!

This week Janice also had  time to complete two beautiful little cardigans featuring little knitted flower motifs. I love the look of the mis-matched buttons. I shall file that idea away for future reference.

Magda completed her "Forever Blanket. " She felt that it took forever to complete it! Jan and Adam are as pleased as punch with the bold primary colours.

Norma has had fun working on this Seyaran Yarn blanket. She bought the wool when she was on holiday in Barcelona. The pompoms just add a sense of fun to it.

This pram cover has been crocheted by Norma in Ice Yarn "Bunny Soft." I think it was Aran or chunky weight and used three balls. I like the colourway and the heavy feel of the finished pram cover.

Morag has been busy again knitting boot toppers for the winter. How organised are you for winter?

Phyllis always has a finish to show and this week she has crocheted a stunning jacket for Kayla-May.

Catriona has completed another little shrug. Now she is contemplating making a Christening robe to go under it.

Last but not least, Janice almost forgot to show her amazing Somerset Patchwork cushion cover that she had been making at the Village Patchers quilting group.

Don't forget the Cake Off on Tuesday 7th October. Just bring along some home baking and enjoy a moment of cake. This is not a competition. It is a celebration of all things CAKE!

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    This month’s TOTM by ReefCentral has deservingly been awarded to Eric Yao’s vivid SPS reef. This Hong Kong based aquarium is the result of careful animal selection and a well balanced coralscape. Eric’s 175g reef utilizes powerful skimming via a Bubble King 250 Internal and enhanced nutrient export via ZeoVit. Specifically, Eric doses ZeoStart, ZeoBac, […]

    Andrzej Niewiarowski Takes Zeovit’s First 2010 Dream Tank of the Quarter

    Got colored sticks? Andrzej Niewiarowski does. His striking  SPS dominated reef display took top honors with ZEOvit.com’s Dream Tank of the Quarter. The pastel colors may not be to everyones tasted, but there is no denying that Andrezej has some serious reefing talent. If it were not for the vibrant colors, the tank would be […]

    Welles’ Stunning 250g Beijing Reef Captured on Film

    Large mature corals. Elegant and natural aquascaping. Stunning colors. There’s really not much else to say about Hu Haiwei’s reef which is one of the best in the world. Hu, better known as Welles,  uses 3 x 400w XM 10K metal halides to pop reds and yellows, while also packing enough PAR and blue wavelengths […]

    Chingchai’s Huge SPS Build on Video

    Chingchai already has two of the best reef aquariums known to the world. We showed you his rarely seen soft coral reef display earlier this year, thanks to Mike Cliffords trip to Thailand–where Ching and his beautiful aquariums reside. Ching’s latest build spares no expense and is the culmination of expertise and lots of planning. […]


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Wish List #4 | Happy Jackson Baby Range

It probably comes as no surprise that I have become somewhat addicted to browsing the internet in between my little one waking up for feeds at stupid o’clock. I was on the hunt for a comfier travel changing mat which is when I came across the Happy Jackson baby range.

I’ve seen the range in quite a few stores but never really bothered to take an interest until I saw the baby range and I instantly fell in love with pretty much everything! Happy Jackson is all about ‘the bright colours, bold patters and playful words’ they’re all about ‘brining a little bit more awesome in everyday life!’

And I couldn’t agree more so I thought I’d do a Wish List rather than go on a crazy shopping spree and buy bits that I don’t really need but just want because the range is so unique.

1. Changing Mat  (£12.99) – This is probably the funkiest changing mat I’ve come across. I did get a free one with my changing bag but it’s so thin that I often feel it must be so uncomfortable for her to lie on. Also this one comes with a little pouch attached where you can keep the changing essentials. This is the one item from the wish list which I couldn’t resist buying and I love it.

2. Great Big Bag  (£4.99) – It’s unbelievable how much stuff you need to take for a short trip somewhere when you have a baby. I thought this shopping bag was pretty cool to put all the added essentials that don’t fit into the changing bag.

3. Hello Toys Bag  (£4.99) – Leila is accumulating quite a lot of toys and they’re currently being stored in a reusable shopping bag. I’ve been meaning to buy her a toy box but haven’t found one that I really like so I thought in the meantime this would be cuter than the shopping bag which is sat in the living room.

4. Dribble Bibs  (£9.95) – The onset of teething has officially kicked in and the amount of drool produced by such a little person is unreal so I always make her wear a bib.

5. Feeding Bibs  (£12.95) – Although Leila hasn’t started weaning yet I thought these bibs would be great for covering most of her front and the sayings on them are fab!

6. Cutlery Set  (£12.95) – It’s probably going to be a long while off before she can start using cutlery but I think this is most definitely something I will buy her when the time comes.

7. Snack Pots  (£6.99) – These pots would be great to take out and about with little snacks in

8. Muslin Cloths (£14.95)  – These are probably the coolest muslins I’ve seen at the moment I have very standard ones but these would be great to have when you’re out and want a cloth which is a little more cuter

9. Pram Blanket  (£22.95) – I’ve become quite obsessed with buying pram blankets (strange I know) especially cute and unique ones they just look so much better than a bog standard one.

So there you have it my Happy Jackson Baby Wish List, I know some of the items are way over priced for what they are but it’s fair to say they’re so unique and the sayings on the products are just great. These are items that would make perfect gifts too and if you’re anything like me and like your little ones to have things which you most likely wouldn’t see on other kids then I think this range gives you just that.

What are your thoughts on the Happy Jackson baby range?

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Softball / Batting Tees

Tee work is an important practice for perfecting your swing and should be taken seriously. Not only does it help improve hand-eye-coordination, offers instant feedback, and improves bat control, but tee work is a great way for hitters to swing through the ball and reinforce technique through concept and feel. Team practices often don’t allow players to swing enough, and limited swing time means limited power and technique. Tee stations are the solution to this problem, allowing hitters to work on their swing solo while gaining valuable practice and building strength.

The right softball batting tee for you or your team depends on a number of variables. SKLZ makes an assortment of tees for novice and advanced players. The Pro X Tee is a professional grade tee that comes with a single or triple positioning system. An adjustable pole and durable, steel base can withstand thousands of swings. The ultra-portable Spring Tee and Pop-Back Tee both return to their starting position, giving you time for more swing practice. The 360° and Power Alley 360° both feature a full range of motion for practice hitting of all types of pitches. The Travel Tee and Travel Tee Deluxe are the most portable practice solutions, with adjustable height and a sturdy tripod configuration. Hitting off of a tee is an important tool for developing a consistent swing and proper technique. Whether you’re practicing at home or on home plate, SKLZ batting training aids will advance your performance.


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ObamaCare - Lecture by Professor John Hsu – University of Copenhagen

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ObamaCare - Lecture by Professor John Hsu

The United States is in the midst of payment reforms perhaps best exemplified by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). We will discuss two central aspects of the ACA: 1) expansion of health insurance coverage; 2) payment innovations that attempt to induce care delivery structural changes, e.g., Accountable Care Organizations.

Dr. Hsu is director of the Clinical Economics and Policy Analysis Program, Mongan Institute for Health Policy, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical Schoolstudies.

Dr. Hsu innovations in health care financing and delivery, and their effects on medical quality and efficiency. Dr. Hsu’s current work focuses on the interplay between benefit design and delivery system integration. He has collaborated closely with policy-makers and organizational decision-makers to help implement changes based on his research findings.


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Windows XP Doesnt Detect Dvdrom/Cdrom Drive

If for some odd reason Your Dvd/Cd Rom drives disappeared and You cant change firmware or update drivers it may mean the problem is harder. Alot of people will say that if windows xp doesnt detect dvdrom it means You have to format system. But as usual theres other way to fix it.

before doing the hack make sure You really need it. Go to View system information then go to Hardware Tab and choose device manager. Go to Your CDROM/DVDROM/RW drive and try to ‘fix the issue’. It prolly wont as WinXP wont see CDROM/DVDROM/RW drives.

Okay so heres the fix without useless talk:
1 – Start Menu > Run > type regedit aka enter Windows Registry [dont worry it iwll be easy]
2 – Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SYSTEM/CurrentControlSet/Control/Class entry
3 – Find {4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318} and enter it
so it would be path: H_L_M\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{3d36e965-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}
4 – Click UpperFilters and LowerFilters keys from WIndows Registry to highlight them, then simply delete both of them without blink of an eye.
5 – restart computer

BANG DVDROM/CDROM drives are again visible to Windows XP.

Originally posted 2011-03-14 04:07:28.


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When They don’t Want to Go to a Shrink

Although it’s unfortunate, there is still a lot of stigma with regards to going to a psychologist or psychiatrist. No one wants to go to a shrink because they feel that mental illness or behavioral problems are some kind of moral shortcoming of their character and soul.

This couldn’t be further from the truth – anyone who gets him/herself into a psychologist’s chair has more willpower than you can imagine. But the stigma still remains. If someone you love is suffering from a problem, yet he or she has too much pride to see a therapist, then I’m the perfect solution.

Dr. Errol Gluck

Dr. Errol Gluck – NYC Hypnotherapist

I’m the Gluck Solution. Rather than a serious, prodding psychotherapist who will force you to reveal the secrets of your psyche, it’s a lot easier to sell me to someone as a fun-loving, highly-practical life coach who can roll up the sleeves and help you make the best decisions going forward.

So if you have a teenage son with a drug problem who doesn’t want to go to a shrink, then tell him about a “life coach,” the head-coach of the sports team of their lives!

Or if you have someone who is skeptical about psychologists and has had bad experiences in the past, ask them if they’ve ever tried clinical hypnosis. I am the perfect alternative to any of the concerns or roadblocks that prevent you from taking the first step to getting better: seeing someone.

Call my office today.

Hypnosis for Improving Your Love Life

Want to improve your love life?Manhattan has the highest percentage of single people in New York City – where the world of love, romance, dating, and sex can simply kill you.

Needless to say, competition is fiercest when part of being “competitive” is not caring to compete.

Obviously that’s a difficult act to put on. Couple that with the demand, in any relationship, for honesty. Honestly, though: Can you take the truth without breaking down?

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Hypnosis For Curing Depression

a man with depressionWhen it comes to depression, a lot of people search for the cure. With such a devastating and pervasive mental illness as depression, you have to wonder if there is a real cure at all.

How many people do you know who got cured of their depression? I would venture to say that there are many more sufferers who take a cocktail of pills for the rest of their lives, or find themselves in a shrink’s chair.

I would urge you that while you’re trying a million different cures that may or may not work, try hypnosis to get rid of the symptoms of depression.

Hypnosis will increase your self-esteem, and help with decisiveness, physical pain, insomnia, and weight gain/weight-loss. Even though I believe in the science of neuroplasticity to affect permanent change on a neurological level, you still owe it to yourself to rely on an immediately effective form of treatment like hypnosis.

Hypnosis That Doesn’t Stigmatize Eating Disorders

eating disorder signYou ever notice that people who eat too much are considered as someone who just has poor eating habits, and people who eat too little are pathologized, pitied, and diagnosed with a mental disorder? Why?

How come if you eat too much or the wrong foods, it’s an unfavorable preference, but if you’re bulimic or anorexic, people wonder about your childhood, about your confidence, and about your overall mental well-being?

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Stop Smoking With Hypnosis in 3 Sessions

Break your cigarette addictionWhen I tell people about how hypnosis to stop smoking is very effective and takes only two or three sessions, people ask me, “Why does smoking cessation treatment take so few sessions when other issues take longer to treat?” That’s a very good question.

Let me start the answer by noting that hypnosis in general is short-term and session-based. As opposed to going to a psychologist or a psychiatrist who will often require weekly visits for anywhere from a few months to several years, sessions with me will treat the issue in a matter of a handful of sessions. I want you out my door as quickly as you came in; the only difference being that you’re better.

Smoking cessation, far from being an “easy” thing to treat (nothing is easy or hard – I treat all my patients with the same devotion and ethic), is a very specific and targeted problem.

Oftentimes, it’s a simple matter of the nicotine being both a biochemical stress reducer and highly addictive substance. Very seldom do people start smoking because their mother died when they were four or because they never had any luck with finding a mate.

Smoking isn’t completely isolated of course. It helps reduce stress and anxiety, and one can definitely start or relapse back to smoking during a particular crisis. But my point is that, unlike depression, drugs, and relationship turmoil, smoking does not have the same levels of complexity and psychological nuance that make treatment more intensive and elaborate.

Call my office today at (212) 599-3195, and I’ll get you off the cigarettes in 3 sessions.


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Home»Projects»Solar Kits Take Christian Media to the Hardest-to-Reach Areas

Solar Kits Take Christian Media to the Hardest-to-Reach Areas

by Greg Fish, Creative Project Designer, GNPI

Imagine you are a missionary trying to reach people deep in the jungles of the Amazon. Many can’t read, and sharing the Gospel visually is a challenge because electricity is scarce to non-existent. This was the case for David Gonzalez and his partners, just one of similar scenarios all over the globe. If only there was an innovative way to help nationals and missionaries use media resources in their evangelism efforts!

There is. The GNPI Solar Kit is a lightweight, easily portable projector powered by the sun. Solar Kits are taking the Gospel places never before thought possible. Thanks to the donations of generous people, now David can take his brand new Solar Kit with him as he travels down the Amazon by canoe. Moving images that are commonplace for us, captivate and engage all audiences in remote places. The testimonies seem limitless, but one early adopter of this technology once said:

“I used to have 40 or 50 people come for preaching services and baptisms were few. Now I have between 500 and 600 people come and baptisms are in the hundreds.”

GNPI’s regional center in the Philippines wrote recently that they will be converting all their material (previously released on DVD) to play from SD cards on the Solar Kit. This is so pastors in the typhoon affected area of Culion, Palawan, can take turns using this resource where electricity still has not been restored.

The first Solar Kits at GNPI were audio-visual packs that powered film-strip projectors. They evolved over time to support VHS, DVD, and now feature micro-projectors. In over more than three decades, about 400 Solar Kits have been mobilized to nearly 50 countries throughout the world.

The Kits are customized to meet the needs of specific regions in the world. In India, for instance, the Solar Kit utilizes a popular built-in TV, while the projector-style kit comes in a waterproof case that, when opened, doubles as a small screen. Many project media on a wall or a sheet.

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GNPI planned to raised funds to mobilize 100 Solar Kits in 2013. With God’s help that goal was surpassed – 132! The cost to assemble and mobilize an entire kit is $1000, but donations of any size can help these powerful ministry tools become a reality for missionaries like David Gonzales. Your investment could be part of a life-changing story!

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