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NESFA Writing Competition: Prize – Entry to Boskone

The New England Science Fiction Association (NESFA) have been in touch to tell us to tell you about their writing competition.

Prizes include free books, and the grand prize of a free membership to Boskone*. Free critiques of your work are also on offer.

The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, September 30, 2015 at 11:59PM EDT. All submissions must be made via email to in flat text, rich text, or any format readable by MS Word or Open Office. Please include your submission as an attachment rather than in the body of the email. Story pages should be numbered, with the page number and the title of the story at the top of each page.

A qualifying story must have strong science fiction or fantasy elements and must be shorter than 7,500 words. Stories must be original works of fiction, submitted by their authors. No reprints, fan fiction, or poetry.

Click here to find out more about the competition.

Boskone 53 takes place from 19th - 21st February 2016 at the Boston Westin Waterfront, in the USA. Guests of Honour include:

Garth Nix: Guest of Honor
Richard Anderson: Official Artist
Arnie & Cathy Fenner: Special Guests
Vixy & Tony: Featured Filkers
Bob Eggleton: NESFA Press Guest

*That will just be entry to the con. 🙂

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Chair of the BSFA since June 2013. Prior to this I was Awards Administrator, taking over that role from Claire Briarley in 2008. I am officially Donna Bond since getting married in May 2013, but continue to write and perform under my previous name, Donna Scott. My short fiction stories have been published in various anthologies and magazines, and I was winner of the inaugural Short Cuts at the MAC in 2005. As a comedian, I have performed all over the UK. Comedy has also given me the opportunity to perform alongside big names like Sarah Millican and Jasper Carrott! As a poet, I've also performed all over the place, including lots of science fiction conventions, and sometimes my poetry and comedy get kind of mixed up. I was the first official Bard of Northampton, it's true. I've got a tankard that says so... I love being a part of the BSFA - I've always been a devourer of books and being part of this association has enabled me to explore some great science fiction classics - and classics of the future, that I might otherwise have not heard about. I've met some lovely people with an enthusiasm for the genre, made firm friends, and got to meet some of my favourite writers, too! As a writer, I also have to say that FOCUS is the best magazine for writers I've ever come across - and as a member I get that for free. Who wouldn't want to be a part of this?

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Super Relaxed Fantasy Club / BFS / BSFA York Pubmeet 2nd August

Title: Super Relaxed Fantasy Club / BFS / BSFA York Pubmeet 2nd August
Location: Brigantes Bar & Brasserie, 114 Micklegate, York, YO1 6JX
Description: Join us from 4pm for a free open meeting, featuring author talks, fun and beer.

4pm-4.30pm Introductions all-round, grab a drink.

5.00pm First Reading: Janine Ashbless from her new novel due September, followed by a short Q&A

... brief interlude

5.45pm Second Reading: David Tallerman reads an original work, followed by a short Q&A

6.30pm Free Raffle for various bundles, free books, etc. to be drawn by the author(s)

... chat, chill, eating and drinking optional ...

Start Time: 16:00
Date: 2014-08-02
End Time: late

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Chair of the BSFA since June 2013. Prior to this I was Awards Administrator, taking over that role from Claire Briarley in 2008. I am officially Donna Bond since getting married in May 2013, but continue to write and perform under my previous name, Donna Scott. My short fiction stories have been published in various anthologies and magazines, and I was winner of the inaugural Short Cuts at the MAC in 2005. As a comedian, I have performed all over the UK. Comedy has also given me the opportunity to perform alongside big names like Sarah Millican and Jasper Carrott! As a poet, I've also performed all over the place, including lots of science fiction conventions, and sometimes my poetry and comedy get kind of mixed up. I was the first official Bard of Northampton, it's true. I've got a tankard that says so... I love being a part of the BSFA - I've always been a devourer of books and being part of this association has enabled me to explore some great science fiction classics - and classics of the future, that I might otherwise have not heard about. I've met some lovely people with an enthusiasm for the genre, made firm friends, and got to meet some of my favourite writers, too! As a writer, I also have to say that FOCUS is the best magazine for writers I've ever come across - and as a member I get that for free. Who wouldn't want to be a part of this?

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Leadership PhD

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Program Description

The Leadership program represents a new concept in graduate education. It is offered by the School of Education as an international and interdisciplinary collaborative graduate program.
It is designed to meet the needs of mid-career leaders and to provide an innovative and highly flexible program allowing self-motivated learners the opportunity to pursue an EdS, EdD or PhD degree in the context of a learning community, without requiring a move of their families or a break in their careers. Participants in this interdisciplinary program come from a variety of professional backgrounds including healthcare, business, education, pastoring, the military, and government.

For a more detailed program description visit the Additional Program Information section.

Program Delivery

This program is offered only as an interactive online program (see School of Distance Education Definitions). The online courses follow fixed enrollment with semester start and end dates.  Participants interact with each other and with instructor throughout all courses.  The online program requires two week on-campus attendance in the first year; and three day on-campus attendance in subsequent years.  Students are also encouraged to come to campus for graduation.

Total Credits: 90

A Leadership PhD student may take 90 or more credits based on variable credit courses.

Degree Core

Additional Requirements

  • Participate in the on-campus program orientation.
  • Meet regularly with a Leadership and Learning Group for the primary purpose of sharing and signing off competencies.
  • Maintain employment throughout the program.
  • Complete the development and presentation of a portfolio based on the participants LLP. The portfolio must document the satisfactory completion of the required competencies.

Maintaining Active Status

To maintain active status in the Leadership program the participant must:

  • Make appropriate progress in fulfilling the LLP.
  • Maintain contact with the advisor.
  • Register every semester.
  • Attend the annual Leadership Conference.
  • Meet financial obligations to the university.
  • Maintain employment throughout the program.
  • A EdD/PhD participant must maintain active status a minimum of six years of their allocated seven.
  • Show evidence of progress through regular competency evaluations by self, LLG and faculty.

Program Electives

As needed, in consultation with your advisor.

Admission Requirements

Application Process

Program Outcomes

Completion of the EdS in Leadership is achieved only after the development of a portfolio demonstrating mastery in at least 15 competencies.

The participant prepares a Leadership and Learning Plan (LLP) which becomes his/her course of study. The course of study translates into at least 64 semester credits.

Competencies of the Program

Leadership requires theoretical knowledge and practical application in the following core competencies:

  1. Leadership and the Self: This cluster of competencies focuses on the self awareness and the personal and professional identity required when practicing leadership.
    1. Philosophical foundations—Leadership functions within the context of multiple perspectives and understands how their own worldview influences their practice.
    2. Ethics, values, and spirituality—Leadership functions from a set of principles and standards that guides their work and all their relationships with others.
    3. Learning and human development—Leadership understands the principles of learning and is committed to and practices continuous personal, interpersonal and organizational learning.
  2. Leadership with Others: This cluster of competencies focuses on the interpersonal aspects of leadership. Growth and development of others is an essential function of leadership.
    1. Effective communication—Leadership fosters effective communication in all internal and external interactions, to establish and maintain cooperative relationships.
    2. Mentor/coach—Leadership promotes relationships that are trust-centered, providing the kind of empowerment that results in personal and performance improvement toward satisfying mutual objectives.
    3. Social responsibilities—Leadership understands social systems and is accountable to others and endeavors to see that family, community, and environmental needs are met in local and, as appropriate, in global ways.
  3. Leadership through Organizations: This cluster of competencies focuses on the organizational aspects of leadership. Leadership sets direction in ways that facilitiate achievement of organizational goals.
    1. Resource development, human and financial—Leadership appropriately allocates and manages human and financial resources for healthy and strategic outcomes.
    2. Legal and policy issues—Leadership applies and understands the scope of legal and policy structures appropriate for their field.
    3. Organizational behavior, development, and culture—Leadership understands personal, group, and inter-group behaviors, and how they impact organizational history, needs, and goals.
    4. Implementing change—Leadership involves working with others in order to collaboratively shape the vision and strategy for change, as well as being capable of facilitating the change process.
    5. Evaluation and assessment—Leadership uses appropriate evaluation and assessment tools to make decisions about programs and plans.
  4. Leadership and Research: This cluster of competencies focuses on the need to use data to communicate, persuade, and make decisions, and to contribute to the knowledge base for leadership. Competence in research needs to include both qualitative and quantitative methods. Research skills are often necessary while engaging in organizational development, assessment, and evaluation, and other leadership projects. A research paper for publication in a peer review source is required as part of this research competency, documented by the decision letter from the editor of the peer review journal.
    1. Reading and evaluating research—Leadership critiques the adequacy of research reports, conducts literature reviews using electronic sources, and relates research to the body of knowledge in their professional field.
    2. Conducting research—Leadership understands the logic and processes of scientific inquiry, explains major research methodologies, formulates empirically driven research problems, selects appropriate research designs, explains standards for data collection, and conducts basic data collection and analysis.
    3. Reporting and implementing research—Leadership adequately communicates research findings and implements the findings in the workplace.
  5. Individually Chosen Options:  One required.  Additional options may be chosen, if needed.

Additional Program Information

The Leadership Program:

  • Is established on the idea of developing and demonstrating competency in several key areas.
  • Gives each participant the opportunity to design and carry out a Leadership and Learning Plan (LLP) in order to fulfill competency requirements.
  • Allows participants to demonstrate competence through the oral presentation of a portfolio, which includes a written synthesis paper.
  • Fosters collaboration and cooperation among its participants.

Characteristics of the Program

The program allows the self-directed learner to participate in a dynamic-action agenda devoted to service. The program’s strengths are evident in several ways:

The Leadership Program is learner-driven. The participant works with an advisor and develops a plan of study with course work and directed activities to fit his/her needs. An extraordinary amount of personal ownership by the participant is critical for satisfactory completion of the program.

The Leadership Program is life-embedded. Participants are encouraged to use their work and life experience as the basic context to demonstrate the Leadership competencies.

The Leadership Program is competency-based. Although not listing a prescribed set of courses, the program is designed around a set of competencies, including both skill and knowledge-based areas necessary to demonstrate competence.

The Leadership Program builds a learning community. The participants collaborate in study groups and learn through various media.

The Leadership Program is flexible. The flexibility allows the educational needs, career goals, and past experience of the participant to play an important part in the development of an individualized plan of study and development.

The Leadership Program builds important bonds among its participants. The participants become partners in learning, both with faculty members and other participants. This process is enhanced by involvement in orientation activities, seminars, learning groups, and through continued contact and discussion via the Internet, and other forms of telecommunication.

The Leadership Program evaluates achievement.

• Throughout the course of study, individual achievement is evaluated on the basis of demonstrated competencies.
• The program is completed when the participant has demonstrated achievement of at least 15 competencies.
• Demonstration of achievements is documented in a portfolio that is assembled throughout the program. The portfolio is presented for validation to a faculty team at the end of the program.
• For the EdS degree a research project is completed and approved.
• For the EdD and PhD degrees, a doctoral dissertation must be completed, defended, and approved.

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Friday, November 18, 2011

how beautiful are the feet.... in Japan

How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of the messenger who brings good news, the good news of peace and salvation, the news that the God of Israel reigns!
(NLT Isaiah 52.7)

This is exactly what the team in Japan is doing faithfully each day as they labor to bring restoration to the earth-quaked and tsunami ravaged homes there.

Today the team will finish up the work on another home and will have 2 dedication ceremonies for homes completed. Bruce has been asked to present a bible to the home owners at one of these homes and he is both humbled and honored to do so.

We skyped again last night-- or perhaps early this morning if we go with my time (2 am) and it was a good visit. It is Saturday there already and they will finish the work, hold the dedication ceremony and then prepare for departure. Sunday will find them back in Tokyo and flying out Monday Morning. Of course that will be Sunday here and Bruce will arrive in Seatac Monday morning and the shuttle bus, arriving approx at noon on the 21st, (our time)  will return him to my outstretched arms.

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Trade Margin Capping by Delhi Govt: Industry Body demands Wider Consultation

Trade Margin Capping by Delhi Govt: Industry Body demands Wider Consultation

New Delhi: Medical Technology Association of India (MTaI), which represents leading research-based medical technology companies with significant manufacturing investments in India, today welcomed Delhi Government’s initiative to cap profit margins in healthcare but asked for a wider consultation to ensure that a balanced approach is adopted for patients’ wellbeing.

Media reports suggest that a nine-member committee was set up five months ago to suggest the scope of profit margins on medicines and consumables. The committee comprised of members of Delhi Medical Council, Indian Medical Associations and some bureaucrats in the health department. It is also reported that Delhi government will issue a policy based on the recommendation of the committee in next few days.

The panel is said to have suggested capping of the profit margin for drugs and devices at a maximum of 50% above the manufacturing price or procurement cost, whichever was lower. “The move is in the right direction as profiteering must stop. We are in support of the initiative taken by the state government. However, in the interest of the same patients, it is necessary to come out with a policy after hearing all stakeholders and assessing their importance in maintaining a state of good health. The current constitution of the committee is limited and it is unlikely that resultant policy would be a balanced one. We have not even been formally informed of the formation of such a committee,” MTaI said in a statement.

“While we support the profit margin of 50%, we differ on what should constitute ‘the base’.  Acceptable criteria, to both industry and central government stakeholders is suggested in the Report of The Committee of High Trade Margins in the Sale of Drugs, commissioned by the Department of Pharmaceuticals, GOI. It is important for Delhi government to avoid looking at a wrong base of manufacturing cost, which is open to manipulation through artificial inflation of raw material and intermediary costs. A perspective, so informed, will also ensure uninterrupted supply of critical care products and thus enduringly protect patient interest” MTaI added.

The Report of The Committee of High Trade Margins in the Sale of Drugs recommends that profit margin should be the difference between the Price to Trade (the price at which the manufacturer or marketing company sells the drug to the distributor or stockist) and the MRP. The report adds that “the government should consider capping the overall trade margins, thus, giving a level playing field to every trade channel. Industry should have the flexibility to decide intra-trade channel percentage considering multiple factors of market access and supplies”. The report is currently under the consideration of the Department of Pharmaceuticals.

“This suggestion, once implemented, will significantly reduce MRPs and yet keep innovative, high quality products available for all sections of Indian patients. Moreover, it will allow the companies to continue to do the training they provide to the Healthcare workers on the use of these devices. It will usher in greater transparency in the pricing of medical devices, leading to more accessibility and affordability”, MTaI said.

“Considering the urgency of the matter at hand of the policymakers, we have requested the Health Minister of the Delhi Government to give us an opportunity to explain our views in detail to enable formation of a widely acceptable policy. To ensure lasting success of the policy, the state government should proceed only after all stake holders, including the medical technology industry, have been heard and their contentions have been understood thoroughly,” the association said.

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Kelis finally opens up about her violent relationship with ex Nas

Wendy Geller
Writer, Yahoo Entertainment

It has been almost a decade since Nas and Kelis’s marriage came to an end, but the former pop-culture couple are back in the news sparring over support arrangements for their 8-year-old son, Knight.

Kelis has not revealed much of her side of the story behind their split, but she has come forth this week with some details that put her ex-husband in a decidedly ugly light.

In an hour-plus exclusive interview with Hollywood Unlocked, the “Milkshake” singer shared disturbing elements of what led her to leave the marriage while she was expecting their son.

We had really intense highs and really intense lows. It was never normal,” she said about the relationship.

She gave an indication of how low the lows were: “It was really dark. A lot of drinking. A lot of mental and physical abuse.”

“Did he hit me? … Mmm, hmm,” she alleged. “Did I hit him back? … Mmm, hmm.”

“He would black out. He would drink too much,” she continued. “He drank way too much. He will never admit it.”

A rep for Nas has yet to respond to Yahoo Entertainment’s request for comment.

Kelis said she put up with the roller-coaster relationship until 2009, when she observed the infamous photos of Rihanna following her domestic dispute with Chris Brown.

I also had bruises all over my body,” Kelis said. “But I didn’t say anything because I’m private. But seeing [Rihanna the] way she looked, and then looking at myself … I felt embarrassed.”

Ultimately, the singer decided she couldn’t put up with this behavior as a mom-to-be. “If I wasn’t pregnant, I might have stayed with him,” she admitted, explaining that she loved him and took their marital bonds seriously.

However, “I was pregnant, and it was a mess, and I felt like I wasn’t going to bring a child into this.”

Nas and Kelis in 2002. (Photo: Theo Wargo/WireImage)

Kelis, who is now remarried and shares a second son with real estate broker Mike Mora, is reportedly seeking more money in child support from Nas — who in turn alleges she is violating their custody arrangements, which was another parenting challenge they had to work on.

To that point, Kelis had sharp words regarding Nas’s co-parenting during the interview, saying that he is present for Knight only when it’s “fun” or there’s “a good photo op.”

“You can’t show up when you feel like it,” she asserted. “You can’t not show up for months and then want to change the whole [visitation] schedule.”

Kelis, who now has a career as a chef, says she has remained silent so long about the alleged abuse in an attempt to protect her own privacy and her new family.

A rep for Kelis tells Yahoo, “There is no further comment from Kelis at this time.”

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Today’s Headlines

  • CA DMV revokes registration of Uber’s not-quite-self-driving cars (Washington Post)
    • The dangers of partially automated cars (The Hill)
    • Uber’s bike lane mistakes: only in San Francisco? (Curbed)
  • Oakland’s Telegraph Avenue is one of the best new bike lanes in U.S. 2016 (People for Bikes)
  • Ghost Ship was an exception, they say: Petitioners asks Oakland to take it easy on fire inspections (Curbed)
  • Cities stand strong on climate change (NRDC)
  • Beyond highways: U.S. mayor’s infrastructure agenda (Politico)
  • The agenda of federal transportation secretary nominee Chao (Politico)
  • U.S. will save trillions if Obama’s energy efficiency legacy stands (Energy Collective)

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  • Fresno is getting a bunch of money to reshape itself, and wants local residents to weigh in on how to spend it (Fresno Bee)
  • That’s no “boom”: L.A. is still adding housing at a snail’s pace (Abundant Housing LA)
  • Math busts myths about transportation planning: we’re doing it all wrong (Metro News)
  • USDOT: What we learned from the Smart City Challenge (Fast Lane)
  • Why is U.S. public transportation woefully inadequate? (Newsweek)
  • Use drones to collect traffic data (MikeOnTraffic)
  • California electric bus manufacturer Proterra gets funding for new plant in City of Industry (SF Gate)
  • California hires Eric Holder to advise on any conflicts with new U.S. administration (NY Times)
  • Why Uber moved its self-driving cars to Arizona (The Hill)
  • Trump plus CEQA is a bad recipe (California Planning & Development Report)

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We Overcome the World

 These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

John 16:33 (King James Version)

It is not easy to be a follower of Jesus Christ.  That is because we live in a world that is full of darkness and is hostile to Christ.  Now since we bear Christ name in us, this world is also hostile to us and will harm any way it can.

Jesus warned us of this in His words to His disciples in John 16:33.  Yet, even if we face many challenges in our faith, we should not allow them to bring us down or cause us to turn away from Him.  Instead of despairing, we must have in us a spirit of peace despite the hostility.

How on earth can we find peace in ourselves in the face of such sorrow?  The peace that we seek does not come from the world, but it originates from the knowledge that Jesus has overcome this dark world.  The moment He died on the cross was the moment that the power that the world had over mankind was broken.

Never again will the world manipulate us to do what it desires.  Never again, we will it cause us anxiety and fear.  That is because we, as Christ followers, are under the grace of Christ; that means we are under the favor of the King of Kings.  There is nothing that this world could do to take us away from His loving mercy, its fangs have been forcibly removed by the Almighty.

With all this truth in mind, let us take heart when trials come our way.  Let us stop fear and worry from reigning in our hearts.  Instead, may we find peace in the face of all adversity.  When trials come our way, let us look to Christ and find hope in Him.  The war God had against the world is already over, for our Christ has already won the day.  Being His children, let us share in His victory by standing tall for Him.

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Embodying Modernity and Post-Modernity

Ritual, Praxis, and Social Change in Melanesia

Edited by: Sandra C. Bamford

2006 $37.00 316 pp paper

Tags: Anthropology, Development, Ritual Studies Monograph Series

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This collection of original essays critically examines the relationship between ritual, embodiment, and social change in the South Pacific. Over the past few decades, the societies of Melanesia have undergone profound and revolutionary social change. Encounters with colonialism, postcolonialism, and the forces of globalization have put indigenous peoples in touch with processes of state formation, late capitalist culture, and the emergence of a complex network of transnational identities. In addition to shaping the contours of the nation state, these developments are having a profound impact on the nature of embodied experience. In recent years, many Melanesian societies have witnessed the rise of charismatic Christianity, changing gender configurations, and the growing use of consumerism as a means of defining new social and political hierarchies.

Embodying Modernity and Post-Modernity provides detailed analyses of those social changes that are becoming part of contemporary Melanesia. Written by experts with first-hand fieldwork experience, this volume furnishes novel insights concerning the social implications of modernity and postmodernity. More specifically, it addresses two interrelated themes: how the rise of new social and economic forms has influenced the ways in which Melanesians think about, experience and act upon their bodies, and the ways in which these new forms of bodily experience contribute to the emergence of new social and cultural identities.

This book is part of the Ritual Studies Monograph Series, edited by Pamela J. Stewart and Andrew Strathern, Department of Anthropology, University of Pittsburgh.

“While this volume will be of particular interest for regional specialists and theorists of the body, it also makes important contributions to historical analysis of colonial and post-colonial interpretations of modernity and ritual studies. The editor also deserves credit for bringing together a cohesive text, one in which the articles usefully speak to and complement one another.” — Anthropological Forum

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Archive | June, 2010

Agenda X In4mation X The Hundreds

30 Jun

In celebration of Agenda’s first tradeshow in  New York City,  Agenda is releasing three limited edition Flexfit hats – the first hat is designed by Agenda, while the other two have been created in collaboration with two of the industry’s strongest brands, In4mation and The Hundreds. The hats feature familiar color-schemes coupled with unique design touches that pay homage to the great city of New York.

Now we wait for Agenda to come visit Toronto.

Nike SB Dunk Highs “Chrome Ball Incident”

30 Jun

Here is a sample of the new July 2010 Nike SB collection. These are Dunk Highs are called the “chrome ball incident”  and it’s inspired by the iconic Neil Blender-designed Airwalk Enigma skate shoe from the 80s. The shoes feature plenty of sueded goodness all around the shoe with different shades of yellow and brown. The Swoosh is patented black leather.

The scissor logo represent  the times when skaters would cut down their hi-tops, making them mids for a more comfortable riding experience.

Banksy from Glastonbury

30 Jun

Here is some new Banksy stencils from The Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts.

I also posted some Banksy as seen in Toronto from May 2010. If you’re around  near Adelaide St. and Spadina Ave., or Church and Front Sts. you can get a peek at the ones I posted.

Money in the Banksy.

Air Jordan 6 Infrared Pack- Sneakerpicks

29 Jun

I finally came around to blog about sneakers.

Originally, sneakers were going to be my main topic/subject of interest for this blog space.

My first post wasn’t about sneakers though, it was about a shirt I liked. I wasn’t sure whether i could dedicate an entire site to sneakers. I didn’t own many pairs myself, so i was hesitant to blog about something that I had limited knowledge in.  As the days progressed I lost that focus that was my main drive to begin blogging in the first place.

Now, I decided to start and dedicate a segment called SneakerPicks for the site. It’s an integrated portion that will feature my favourite shoe of the week. The shoe will most likely be a newly released pair within the recent months.

This week, I chose the Air Jordan Infrared pack. In my opinion, this is a very solid pack which features one of the best Jordans that has ever come out, the VIs. I love these shoes because they’re infrared, and almost everyone loves infrared. I own  Infrared Air Max 90s, and I have worn them to death. These would be a nice replacement.

So the shoes come in a double decker box, the same concept as the “Toro Bravo” Jordan V pack (which I like more). So the boxes slide out one by one to reveal each pair enclosed in antistatic bags to prevent discolouration in the icy soles.

The pack comes with a white leather and black leather pair of Jordan VI’s. Both pairs look sick, together in a pack, they are ridiculous. Retro shoes have been very popular because they give people a second chance at copping a pair. The bad thing is that the re-releases are usually expensive, making most people who buy the shoes more prone to locking them up their boxes (I’m guilty of that).  However, this is an entirely different subject altogether.  What I meant to say was that these Jordan’s look great on feet, so wear them proudly on dry sunny days and prepare for a whirlwind of neck-breaking.

Vans Sk8 Hi 2010 (wingtips!)

29 Jun

A new Japan exclusive pack of Vans Sk8 Hi’s has been released. The Medallion Pack consists of a brown and a black colorway of the classic high top sneaker. It features wingtip accents from the toe box and through the eyelids of the sneaker. The brown leather laces really add the additional hint of sophistication that Vans Fans rarely witness. The gold print on the tongue really sets off the overall look of the shoe, bridging skate with business styles.

Like I said before, its all about the details.

I want them, almost as much as Cookie Monster wants cookies and Oscar the Grouch wants spoiled tuna salad that has been sitting out for days.

*Don’t pay any attention to the black colourway. They’re  boring.

A Triple Threat Design

29 Jun

On my spare time I create designs. Pretty much everything, inspired by the city and through my interactions. A conversation with a friend could lead me to designing a Street Fighter 4 poster, etc. This design I created was for a company called The Triple Threat and it was an entry for a contest which has been going on for quite a while.

Anyways, I thought it would be cool to post it. It features Toronto’s city landscape and a local Toronto skateboarder.

Cutler & Gross Sunglasses

29 Jun

The new Cutler & Gross Fall/Winter 2010 sunglass collection has arrived.

For those who have a grotesque wart on the bridge of your nose, worry no more!

For those who want to look like Confucius in the year 2011, this is for you!

For those who are wondering where these are available, please stop reading my blogs.

Get out…

oh, where is the exit? I know its tricky, umm. You see those stairs there, you go down to the third floor and make a right. At the end of the hall there is another set of doors, but before reaching those there is a single door with a push bar on the left. Just go right through, up those stairs and next to the elevators is an office where…

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Position Summary: Carry out research and teaching in the Department of Criminal Justice and assist the Department to meet its service obligations to the University.

Minimum Preferred Qualifications: The Department of Criminology & Criminal Justice at The University of Alabama invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor with expertise in cyber criminology, or whose research is directly applicable to cyber criminology. We are particularly interested in scholars with interdisciplinary training in both (1) social and behavioral sciences and (2) computer and/or information sciences. Candidates should have an established research agenda, the potential to secure external funding, and a commitment to teaching and mentoring students. The person who takes this position will join other cybercrime researchers within the Department of Criminology & Criminal Justice ( and have the opportunity to work collaboratively with other cybercrime and cyber security initiatives on the UA campus, such as the University of Alabama Cyber Institute ( The Department of Criminology & Criminal Justice has a growing, research active faculty and strong Bachelor's and Master's degree programs. For additional information about our department, please visit our website at The University of Alabama, founded in 1831, is the state's flagship institution with an enrollment of over 37,000 students. We are located in Tuscaloosa, AL, a vibrant community of over 100,000 residents that was named an All-America City by the National Civic League. For information about working at The University of Alabama see To apply, candidates should go to to complete an online application and upload (1) a letter of application, (2) a curriculum vitae, (3) a research statement, and (4) evidence of teaching effectiveness. In addition, three letters of reference should be sent directly to Search Committee Chair, Department of Criminology & Criminal Justice, University of Alabama, Box 870320, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0320 or via email to Review of applications will begin September 15, 2017 and will continue until the position is filled. The University of Alabama is committed to affirmative action, equal opportunity, and the diversity of its workforce. Applications from women and minority candidates are strongly encouraged.

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Equip and inspire employees and partners to honor the public trust through TRAINING and COACHING. Our expert advice, and unique and effective blend of classroom and field courses, e-courses, and webinars, provides timely access to training in support of field efforts to meet the spirit and intent of the Wilderness Act.

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Facilitate knowledge, connection, communication, and camaraderie through INFORMATION. makes it easy to find maps, data, images, toolboxes, templates, and examples to quickly and successfully address stewardship issues. Wilderness Connect keeps the community of practice connected and able to individually and collectively leverage expertise across agency, non-agency, and academic boundaries.

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importance of teamwork

The Problem With Vulnerability

“[Running a business] is so hard. I don’t know many people who will understand, much less that I can trust.”

Sobs muffled on the other end of a phone call with a dear friend—pent-up tears that revealed one too many sleepless nights stepping out boldly in business but held back by the hesitation to seek help. To the world, my friend is a successful entrepreneur, and yet so much lurks beneath the surface.

How many of us have been in this position? Whether struggling at work, stressing out at school, or disappointing others in relationship, our tendency is to clam up and just trudge forward with a happy emoji face. American culture defines strength by self-sufficiency, and the lie remains that independence is the key to survival.

American culture defines strength by self-sufficiency, and the lie remains that independence is the key to survival.

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Be the Change

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Image created by French artist Jean Jullien in light of the attacks on Paris.

Yesterday we slept to the news that over 100 innocent people died in Paris at the hands of terrorists. Today I woke up to similar news in Kenya. When will the madness end? When will it stop? People cried, prayed, scrambled for answers, and pointed fingers, positing that “‘likes’, shares, and posts won’t help; action will.”

On the contrary, I believe posting about these tragedies shows solidarity, that we will not be silenced by fear. I believe that action is up to the individual. This is a post about how I intend to take action—to change the world by changing my world.

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Treat Yo Self To Some Self-Love

Well hello there, blogosphere. Haven’t written here in… wow, 7 months? Time flies when you’re having fun… honestly, time just flies.

Was doing my regular nighttime perusal of the interwebs—my usual scheme to avoid going to bed (some things never change)—when I came across this OpEd by Zara Barrie of Elite Daily, “She Knows Her Worth: Why We’re Afraid Of A Woman Who Praises Herself“.

It’s wonderful for a woman to be smart, to be beautiful, to be hyper-intellectual. She is embraced for these qualities, so long as she’s not aware of it.

-Zara Barrie, Elite Daily

The cool thing about being in advertising is seeing ads which either embrace or attack social constructs. As women power (#flawless) is on the rise, so, too, are videos of gender stereotypes being dragged to the grave (Always and Under Armour come to mind).

Yes, they’re ultra motivating. But why are women always shown fighting to overcome?

What about the woman who’s fierce and already knows it?

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Cata7yst Confession: I’m A Failure

fail·ure [feyl-yer] noun: an act or instance of failing or proving unsuccessful; lack of success: “His effort ended in failure.”

If you search the term “succeed”, Google will reward you with 46.6 million results. Look up “fail”, however, and you’re hit with a whopping 184 million results. That’s four times the amount.

Does this surprise you? It shouldn’t. Our society seems so turned on by failure — a quick glance at a magazine stand could tell you that. Heck, look at your life up to this moment and ask yourself: am I where I expected to be at this age?

If you’re anything like me, Failure’s like that plush armchair in the corner of your house. Once you’ve made it your home, not even Carnival could get you out.

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The Secret Killer Among Us

I’ve always thought life should be like the movies. In high school, I imagined my own Heath Ledger (RIP) would dare to express his love for me. The more exaggerated the gesture, the better.

As a working girl in the creative field, I aimed to be Andy, the protagonist in Devil Wears Prada. That fashion montage? Killer.

Lo and behold, I got my movie scene. But not in a celebrated way.  Continue reading →

Part 1: Dining at Tiffany’s with Michael Jordan & Beyoncé’s Butt

When you know your purpose and you pursue it wholeheartedly, everything comes easily. That’s how you’ll know you’re on the right path.

–No one ever

I always thought the best Creatives… athletes… performers, whatever had a jammed power button embedded in their talent source. Consistently stimulated. Constantly churning out something great. 110% on. As if Michelangelo sculpted David one weekend, and then went on to paint the Sistine Chapel that Monday. Or Beyoncé woke up with the derrière that graced the Grammy’s (okay maybe she did, but the rest of us have to suffer through lunges and squats).

Meanwhile, I beat myself up for stretches at a time where mini-sparks of brilliance come, but instead of reaching out to grasp their wings, I’d lie face down as they flew away.

Failure. It’s inevitable. Whether you’re a newbie or the Michael Jordan of your industry, everybody fails. And that’s something I’m just learning to accept as a-okay. Continue reading →

This Basket’s Not Big Enough For All These Eggs

It is important that our returns to our happiness pool is from several different and diverse activities. At no point in time should we pin our happiness on the outcome of just one single event.

–“Diversifying Happiness” by Street Smarts

Truth be told I am a no holds barred, balls to the wall type. When I do something, it’s all or nothing. This unfortunately stops me from trying new things… for fear of not doing it “right”.

But nothing is perfect and, at the risk of sounding cliché, it’s the journey—not the result—that speaks louder. Continue reading →


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Revised statutes of the state of Illinois, 1880 : comprising the "Revised statutes of 1874," and all amendments thereto, together with the general acts of 1875, 1877 and 1879, being all the general statutes of the state in force on the first day of February, 1880 / compiled and edited by Harvey B. Hurd.

Corporate author / creator Illinois, enacting jurisdiction.
Uniform title Laws., etc.
Imprint Chicago : Chicago Legal News Co., 1880.
[Getzville, NY] : William S. Hein & Co., [2013]
Description 1 online resource (xvi, 1244 pages).
Language English
Series HeinOnline state statutes: a historical archive
State statutes: a historical archive.
Subject Law -- Illinois.
Statutes and codes.
Format E-Resource, Book
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Other authors / contributors Hurd, Harvey B. (Harvey Bostwick), 1828-1906.
Notes Includes index.
Description based on PDF title page, viewed June 14, 2013.

Call Number: XXKFI1230 1880 .A42

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Data Insights – Part One

I have been digging through the Lewisham Tree Data in order to try and discover some useful insights.

The data published by the Council contains information on Ward, Geographic Location (Easting / Northing), Age, Condition & Height but unfortunately contains nothing about ‘where’ the tree is located, e.g. whether the tree is in a park or cemetery, on a street or in another Council owned location. As this campaign is concerned primarily with street trees my first step was to enrich the data to include these categories.

To analyse and present the data I am using an excellent tool called CartoDB which allows location data to be imported, queried & mapped. In order to allocate the different categories (Park Trees, Street Trees, Other) I imported the Lewisham Tree Data as well as ‘shapefiles’ containing London’s parks, recreational areas & roads (available via OpenStreetMap).

The exact details are fairly technical (& will be saved for another blog) but the logic I applied is as follows:

  1. If a tree is within a park, cemetery, recreation ground, pitch or allotment then it is a ‘Park’ tree
  2. Otherwise, if a tree is within 12 metres (determined by trial & error) of the centre of a road then it is a ‘Street’ tree
  3. Otherwise it is categorised as ‘Other’

The outcome of this can be seen by applying the new ‘Category’ filter on the map :

Now that each tree has a category, queries can be run to look at things like:

  • % Street Trees vs % Park Trees
  • Street Trees per ward
  • Street Trees per square kilometre

Street Trees per square kilometre

The first of these that I tackled was looking at the number of street trees per square kilometre for each ward and the results are as follows:

        Trees per km²
Ward Area (km²) Tree Count Trees per km² Park Trees Street Trees Other
Downham 2.39 691 289 104 120 65
Bellingham 3.08 2217 720 457 184 79
Whitefoot 2.23 1449 650 407 224 19
Grove Park 2.42 1577 652 310 269 72
Rushey Green 1.77 1365 771 367 280 124
Ladywell 1.61 2076 1289 993 280 17
Crofton Park 1.7 812 478 28 374 75
Lewisham Central 2.08 1746 839 164 396 279
Catford South 1.89 936 495 8 441 46
Evelyn 1.77 2203 1245 429 502 313
Brockley 1.68 1399 833 201 529 102
Forest Hill 1.83 1772 968 88 577 303
Lee Green 1.78 1259 707 22 579 106
Blackheath 2.32 2146 925 11 600 315
New Cross 1.81 1691 934 68 606 261
Sydenham 1.75 1857 1061 124 658 279
Perry Vale 1.68 2009 1196 253 661 282
Telegraph Hill 1.54 2018 1310 245 775 290

(NB. Table sorted from least to most street trees per square kilometre)

As shown, Downham is at the bottom of the list for ‘Tree Count’, ‘Tree Count per km²’ and ‘Street Trees per km²’. Rushey Green and Catford South are doing slightly better but are still in the bottom half of the table, with almost 1/3 and 1/2 as many street trees as the top of the list, Telegraph Hill.

I’m uncertain if ‘Street Trees per area’ gives the best measure to compare the different wards therefore I am going to keep digging into this dataset to see what other insights I can find – more to follow.

Interactive Street Tree Map – Work in Progress

As mentioned on Twitter last week, I have discovered some tree data from Lewisham Council so I have been busy trying to map this (not without its challenges as there are ~30,000 data point included in the files).

The map so far is below (styled in the same way as the original map).

(Click on the arrows in the top-left to view fullscreen, click on the trees to view information on species, age, condition etc.).

More to follow this weekend – watch this space!


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The Last Resident 2014

From November 2013-March 2014 I undertook a residency at a women and children’s refuge in Exeter, Devon, UK. Coinciding with my final weeks came the news that after 30 years the refuge would have to close because of funding cuts. Working with filmmaker Josh Gaunt we made ‘The Last Resident’, a film about what a refuge means to the women and children who pass through.

Distributed via Twitter the film attracted press coverage on what happened in Exeter in a wider context of the national decline of refuges.

The good news is that Stop Abuse for Everyone (SAFE) who ran the refuge are in the process of looking for and opening a new refuge for Exeter.

More about domestic abuse

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CHS Basketball Coach and Players to be Featured on Bayou Sports Network

Sunday, February 13, 2011, Head Basketball Coach Mike Toups and three of his players, Preston Pittman, Greg Graugnard and Zack Freeman, will be featured on the Bayou Sports Network at 6 p.m.  It is a live Internet broadcast that can be heard at http://www.bayousportsnetwork.com/


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The Register Archive: A crowning achievement for Pope Leo XIII

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To mark The Register’s 125th year, we are re-publishing some stories from our archive. February 1893 marked the 15th anniversary of the reign of Pope Leo XIII (below), who would go on to serve 25 years, the third longest reign in history. This excerpt from The Register of Feb. 2, 1893 looks at the Pope’s election and his accomplishments:

TheRegisterArchiveStamp Final BLUE transparentIt must indeed have been a solemn scene when, robed in his immaculate white cassock, mozzetta of crimson velvet, the Fisherman’s ring on his finger and on his head the white skull cap of the popes, the new Pontiff, after receiving the homage of the Cardinals, approached before the expectant multitude to raise his hand for the first time in Pontifical Benediction.

The whole basilica was one whole mass of heads, the people being packed so closely as to be unable to kneel! The Pope knelt down against the balcony and hid his face in his hands. When he rose to his feet and, in a voice powerful and sonorous though somewhat tremulous with feeling, intoned the blessing, the solemn hush that followed was broken by a cry that rang through that great space — “Viva Papa Leone.”
The ceremonies attending the coronation of a pope have been handed down from the earliest times and are many of them most impressive, not the least is that by which the Pontiff is gently reminded that humility is to be his crowning virtue even in the highest position of the Church; that the pomp is due to his office and should not blind him to his own unworthiness. An eyewitness of the last coronation thus describes this detail of the ceremony:

“When the Pope was borne out into the full light of the Sala Regla, clad in full pontificals, he appeared above the heads of all in the rays of the Roman, backed by the flabelli, a gorgeous picture framed by the door of the Sistine. The nave was kept absolutely clear for the wide and long cortege; when it had arrived at the point halfway between the door of the chapel and the cancello it stopped and a clerk bearing a pole surmounted by three iron prongs lighted at a taper the piece of tow on one of them and, kneeling in front of the Pontiff as the flame blazed up and as suddenly expired, chanted in a plaintiff minor, “Pater Sancte, sic transit gloria mundi” (“Holy Father, so passes worldly glory”).

“The animated face of Leo XIII assumed a grave expression, he slightly bent his head and leaned back in his throne with the look of one to whom the solemn truth was by no means strange. When the last Amen from all present rolled through the chapel, the sound of a mortar was heard without, and at this signal the bells of St. Peter and all of the churches announced to the city that a new Pope was crowned.”

The career of Msgr. Pecci as Pope Leo XIII is too well known to need comment here. One of the first acts was to restore the Hierarchy of Scotland and to give to England a new cardinal in the person of John Henry Newman. “Lumen in Coela” he had been called and Lumen in Coela he had proved himself. “In the successor of Pope Pius,” said the great English cardinal, “I recognize a depth of thought, a tenderness of heart, a winning simplicity, a power answering to his name.” Veritably this was a lion of the fold of Judah!

Time and again has his voice been raised and always in the interest of peace. . .

This is the man whose jubilee the world celebrates at the opening of ’93. Emperors and kings have their policies and statecraft; the policy of the pope relates to things of a higher realm than these — it is to preach peace on Earth and goodwill to men. “Vicegerent of Christ on Earth” — it is indeed a daring title in this age of warring social forces, of skepticism, of denial and of despair, but it is a title that has come down to us through centuries and that will last, we believe, when time, that “minute between two miracles,” as Ernest Renan calls it, is over.

It shines like a beacon star in the firmament, declaring to all earnestness seekers after Truth that Christ is not dead, but lives forever in the Church that He founded.

Great in intellect, noble in soul, pure in life. Leo XIII stands forth today as the embodiment of all that is highest and best on Earth, true representative of Him who once walked in Galilee. The “Viva Papa Leone” of the pilgrims may be echoed throughout the Christian world, for this white-robed Man of the Vatican has grown old in the service of God and of humanity.

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Meet Our New TV Adjunct, Prof V. Goes Back to School…and More

Dante Higgins in action.

Professor Higgins of CBS–New at CCNY

As you may know, last year we added a television journalism class among our required courses for the CCNY Journalism minor. Students learn about the industry, the craft of reporting and writing for television and get hands-on camera and editing experience.

For two semesters, Sumi Aggarwal, a producer at 60 Minutes taught the course. Her class is challenging, popular and includes a CBS tour!

Sumi Aggarwal (in black dress) with students.

Sumi Aggarwal (in black dress) with students.

Professor Aggarwal is taking a break this semester, and we’ve been fortunate (again) to welcome Dante Higgins to fill in as a visiting adjunct. Professor Higgins is a talented, experienced journalist and passionate educator. He is a producer for network news at CBS, where he covers a variety of stories. In 2008, he was embedded with Senator John McCain on the presidential campaign trail–and survived–and he has also worked for CBS Evening News with Katie Couric.

You can learn more about Dante here.

Professor Villarosa Goes to Grad School!

Yes, I’m in graduate school. Throughout my career, I was always too busy to get that master’s degree, and now that I’m also an academic, I need it. So over the past year, I’ve been at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism studying interactive media, with a concentration in Urban Affairs. It’s been wonderful and frustrating and tiring and humbling (I’m in with two former students, Regina Michelle and Mikhael Simmonds!) and ultimately a game-changer for me. Yes, I took Advanced Social Media, so follow me on Twitter @lindavillarosa.

I hope to graduate at the end of the year…or next year. Here’s a video I made about Trinity Cemetery, and another about my cat and dog. No snickering, but this is why Sumi and Dante teach TV journalism, not me.

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Have you heard about BIC? It’s a master’s degree program MCA is rolling out next fall. This 36-credit, portfolio-driven degree in Branding + Integrated Communications has been designed as a laboratory, think tank and executive training ground. For more info, see the program blog.


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As for Mtv Stunt Mania the bike and adrenal dudes have a lot to gain if they want to become stuntman in entertainment industry since Alan Amin will be coaching them and making them run bikes from a flaming bus. But aren’t road stuns a bit different than fimli stunts… now that is up to MTV, the contestants and Bajaj so to get the new developments.

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Knight Foundation Names 4 Local Finalists in Knight Cities Challenge

The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation have selected 4 local finalists out of a total 144 finalists nation-wide, in the third annual Knight Cities Challenge, a national call for ideas to make the 26 communities where Knight invests more vibrant places to live and work.

Open to innovators of all types, the Knight Cities Challenge asked applicants to answer the question: What’s your best idea to make cities more successful?

More than 4,500 applicants answered the call and proposed a wide range of ideas to make cities more successful, from technology and other solutions that better connect local government with the public and increase voter engagement, to creating public spaces – parks, trails, pools, and even treehouses – that connect people from diverse backgrounds and contribute to economic growth. Many of the projects also address pressing community challenges, proposing ideas to break down racial divides, repair blighted neighborhoods, and address social and economic inequities.

Submissions came from many nonprofit and government organizations, as well as design experts, urban planning organizations and individuals focused on making their cities more successful. Each of the ideas focuses on one or more of three drivers of city success:

A  list of the local finalists is below.

Winners, who will receive a share of up to $5 million, will be announced in spring 2017.

“The finalists use creativity and inventiveness to tackle community challenges and realize new opportunities, proposing ideas that are unique to their city, but also hold lessons and inspiration for civic innovators across the country,” said George Abbott, Knight Foundation director for community and national initiatives.

Applicants have to follow only two rules: 1) A submission may come from anywhere, but the project must benefit one or more of 26 Knight communities; and 2) The idea should focus on one or all of three key drivers of city success, talent, opportunity and engagement, as outlined above.

Now in its third year, the challenge is part of a three-year, $15 million commitment that Knight Foundation launched in the fall of 2014. Since then, the Knight Cities Challenge has named a total of 69 winning ideas over its first and second years.

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Local Finalists

Ft. Wayne Alumni Association by Big Car Collaborative (submitted by Jim Walker): Keeping and attracting talented workers to Ft. Wayne through a digital platform that connects local graduates, with the goal of encouraging those who leave the city to return.

My Town Square by Hoch Associates (submitted by Dan Baisden-Kennedy): Helping Ft. Wayne be a vibrant place to live, work and play by creating #MyTownSquare, a workspace where small and mid-size cities can learn about and test placemaking ideas.

The Porch Project by Bridge of Grace Compassionate Ministries Center (submitted by Réna Bradley): Creating more public spaces for residents to come together through a new community design studio that activates informal gathering spaces, including front porches.

Student Storefront (submitted by Steve Franks): Creating more economic opportunity for youth in Ft. Wayne by opening a student-managed storefront selling student-made products in the heart of downtown.

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Archive | August 2012

Remembering Aunt Shirley

On a warm morning in July, the call came. My cousin, Delbert, had called to let us know his mom had passed away.

Like with other families and extended families dealing with the uncertainty of Alzheimer’s disease, we knew this day would come. Aunt Shirley had battled dementia and Alzheimer’s. Now, her battle over, she was free. Free of the ravages of Alzheimer’s; how it stole her memory and how it stole Shirley away from her family.

A celebration honoring Shirley’s life was to be held on a Saturday in August. Followed by a luncheon.

While making plans to attend the memorial service I thought of the many times our families had been together. Great family times, with a great family. Warm, friendly, FUN, humorous and supportive. Love encircled each of us. The vast amount of love came from Aunt Shirley and Mom. Sure our respective dads loved us…. but love was in everything these women did…. the hugs, smiles, cooking, laughs and discipline. All of it let us kids know we were deeply loved and oh-so-cared for.

Whenever we had the chance to get together with their family there was great anticipation of seeing our “cousins” again. “Cousins” because actually our dads were the cousins. Considering that we were second and third cousins, however this technically works out, we were family. We had no other relatives in our area so when this family moved within 50 miles of us we were elated. We had COUSINS nearby.

Remembering all the fun times we had when our families were together and the wonderful food our moms fixed for us compelled me to make something to take to the luncheon. I instantly knew what I would take. A cake…. but oh, not just any cake. “Cheap Cake.” Some recipes call it “Economical Cake,” “Wacky Cake,” “Crazy Cake,” or “Depression Cake.” In our collective family it was called “Cheap Cake” because is was economical and “cheap” was faster to say. 🙂

I made a “Cheap Cake” using the same recipe that Mom had gotten from Aunt Shirley. I had never had that wonderfully dark chocolate cake before knowing Aunt Shirley. Now, I can never see a recipe for it, mix one up and bake it, or eat a decadent slice of it without thinking of her. She and Mom put together some fabulous meals for our families. And trust me, each of us loved to eat. A total of six growing boys and me, along with our dads and themselves to feed, those two women were busy.

Thankfully, they were great cooks too.

Just as they were great cooks, they were even better Moms.

Moms who loved their children with all their heart and soul. Each of them happy, strong, intelligent women. They wanted good things for their children and expected good from them in return. We knew we were loved.

Each time I make or eat a slice of “Cheap Cake” I will always remember Aunt Shirley. Her love for her family and her love of life.

Thank you and rest well, Aunt Shirley.

Recipe for “Cheap Cake”

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Weather Report

The CFO of The Weather Company describes how the media firm is leveraging its data on global weather in business-to-business markets.

Name: Peter Kuipers

Position: CFO of The Weather Company, which owns The Weather Channel,, and Weather Underground

Peter Kuipers_Weather_ChannelPrevious positions: VP Finance for Americas region at Yahoo; VP Finance, global products division at Yahoo; VP finance, international regions at Yahoo; Senior finance director at Altera; Global finance manager, FP&A sensing and inspection technologies at GE; auditor at Ernst & Young

Notable for: His global finance operations experience.

His TAKE-AWAY: Our core business model is to provide the best global weather forecast, and we have different opportunities to leverage that from a business-to-business perspective. For example, we have tools for developing a forecast for a plane’s flight path, to help pilots fly the shortest route without going through severe turbulence. We can demonstrate that without that data, you have significantly longer flight paths. So from that perspective, it saves an airline a lot of money and time, and it improves customer satisfaction.

Another example is insurance companies. The traditional weather data that we provide for them is more backward-looking. We’re getting into a forward-looking business model, where we provide weather forecasts specifically for insurance companies to apply to their insured customers. We can push weather alerts to those customers to warn them about a hailstorm, or lightning, or a snowfall, so they can put their car in the garage, close the windows and so on. And it has a really good ROI for the insurance companies. Even if a small percentage reacts and takes action, that has a dramatic impact on reducing claim costs.

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Monday, September 2, 2013

Pumpkin Patch Halloween Card

Happy September, Robin's Nest fans.  I hope everyone had a safe and relaxing holiday weekend.  It is a new month, and a new theme for the Design Team.  This month, we will be showcasing the Halloween collection.  I am a spooky movie freak, so Halloween is one of my favorite genres.  I had a blast making this card, and it was so easy with the products from The Robin's Nest.  And I know you have been hearing all of us here at The Robin's Nest go on and on about how much we love the dew drops.  Well, I hope my "before" and "after" pictures below will help you see why we think they add so much to your pieces with very little effort.
Before dew drops
After adding dew drops

Supplies used:

The Robin's Nest : Pumpkin Heads cardstock
                               Halloween Glitter Stripe cardstock
                               Spiderweb Glitter cardstock
                               Orange Glitter Crackle cardstock
                               Chipboard Pumpkins
                               Bats Chipboard
                               Black Tear Drops
                               River Bed Tear Dew Drops
Spider and Web die (Quickutz)
On the Fence die (Sizzix-Tim Holtz)
Distress Paint: Weathered Wood
Distress Stain:  Antique Linen

Trim Pumpkin Heads cardstock to 5-1/2" x 12" and fold in half to make side fold card.  (Note:  This paper is double-sided and has the cutest rows of pumpkins on the opposite side.  Therefore, you will want to make a note of this when cutting your paper to make a card.  Otherwise, your pumpkins may be upside down.)
Cut 2" x 6-1/4" piece of chipboard with the On The Fence die.  Paint with weathered wood distress paint and distress with sandpaper.
Apply antique linen distress stain direct to paper on the fence.  The color will appear a bit darker where the paint has been sanded away.
Trim 6" x 3/4" pumpkin border section from Halloween Glitter Stripe cardstock and adhere over bottom section of fence.
Adhere fence piece to bottom of card.
Adhere two chipboard pumpkins to lower left bottom of fence, using a pop dot to raise the taller pumpkin.
Add olive green tear-shaped dew drops to the pumpkins for leaves.
To make the squiggly spirals you always see on pumpkins (sorry, I don't know what they are called) I trimmed tiny slivers off of the Halloween Glitter Stripe cardstock and wrapped it around a toothpick.  It is not as hard as it may sound.  In fact, it was quite easy.  I glued those above the tear drops, as shown in the photo.
Cut one spider web from a corner of the Spiderweb Glitter cardstock and adhere to the top right.
Adhere three  purple chipboard bats to the front, as shown.  For dimension, use a pop dot behind the larger bat.
Once again, I added some black tear shape dew drops to the bats' bodies.
For the inside, I computer generated the saying, which I found online, and printed it onto the reverse side of a 5-1/4" x 5-3/4" piece of Orange Glitter Crackle cardstock.  Adhere to card inside, with one more purple chipboard bat upper left.  This will also give you a clear space to sign your card.

So,  I hope you enjoyed my Halloween card today and will give this fun paper a try.  And did I convince you how much those dew drops add to your art?  The Halloween papers are 20% off this month.  So go ahead, check out the Robin's Nest online store, and be sure to come back to the Chattering Robin's blog for more inspiration from the Design Team using these fabulous papers!  If you get a chance, I would also love for you to stop by my blog, Black Hole Art Studio, to see what I am up to.  As always, thanks tons for stopping by, and have a wonderfully creative week!

Lyneen said...

juscrap said...

beautiful card

Tonya said...

Creepy cards in a very good way :-) As always you do an outstanding job Barbara!!!

The Robins Nest OCrowley said...

I love it! And agree about dew drops, no dew drops :)

Terri Sproul said...

super cute

Lastochka said...

Lovely! and great idea for using tear drops!

Cely said...

this is so super cute!!! love how the dew drops make the card!

Camille Short said...

Love it! Especially the Dew Drop touches to the bats and pumpkins. Job well done!

Robin O'Crowley said...

Barbara, this is fabulous!

Bev said...

great touch with added dew drops.. really cute but spooky

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This Week’s Dinners

So. Here we are. First week done. Not to spoil you or anything, but I think this will be easy to keep as a recurring feature, given the room for improvement. To recap, this was the plan for the week:

  • Mon:  pork fried rice, broccoli, apples, spinach salad
  • Tue:  leftover posole (from the weekend), cornbread, avocado, grapes
  • Wed:  baked chicken thighs, pasta with garlic and oil, carrot and celery sticks, steamed spinach
  • Thur:  Refrigerator Buffet! (need a refresher on this? check here)
  • Fri:  Octoberfest party with friends

Here’s the actual:

  • Mon: pork fried rice, spinach and feta salad, bananas, cucumber and celery sticks. 7:15 pm. people attending: 4. Score: 1 point.
  • Tue: leftover posole, chicken and stars soup, wheat bread, spinach and feta salad, apples, avocado. Broccoli forgotten in microwave. 7:00 pm. people attending: 5. Score: 1.5 points.
  • Wed: cheese pizza from the freezer, cucumber slices.  8:00pm.  people attending: 2. Score: 0 points.
  • Thur: broiled salmon, broccoli, blackberries, caesar salad, butter noodles, pesto, cucumber and carrots. 7:15 pm. people attending: 5. Score: 2 points.
  • Fri: German food at Octoberfest. 7:00 pm.  people attending: 3. Score: 0.5 points.

Wednesday was clearly the problem day, but Thursday was a good recovery.  My scoring system is arbitrary, invented on the spot each night when I wrote down what we’d had for dinner.  I took one whole point off if everyone wasn’t present, and a half point off for missing a food group. Out of a possible 10 points, this week was a 5. A flunk! With a plan, good intentions and internet accountability, I still fail family dinner.

Week 1

  • Score: 5/10
  • Plan followed?: 3/5
  • Effort?: medium

Tomorrow is another day. Surely, next week will be better. Halloween can’t disrupt a whole week, right? RIGHT?

2 thoughts on “This Week’s Dinners

  1. I think your scoring is unfair. I would have scored you 4 out of 5. You can’t always control who eats when, especially as everyone gets older, so don’t include that in scoring. Wednesday was the only day to truly fall completely off the plan. Plus you pulled off an amazing sounding meal on a night that should have been refrigerator buffet. You did good.

    • The who-eats-when thing is a problem. There are meetings, choir, sports: we’ve got all the usual things that make dinnertime crazy. Getting everyone to the table together is part of the goal, though! Family dinner! Not me and one kid dinner! So for now I’m keeping it 50% of the score.

      I’ll admit that the week didn’t feel like a failure. We had three dinners at the table that were healthy, and everyone helped with set up and clearing. That’s a big step!

      Numbers-wise, I’m interested if I’ll hit a wall at about 7.

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