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Joanne Vincett
PhD Candidate, The Open University
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Joanne Vincett is affiliated with The Open University's Department of People and Organisations. Joanne previously was the Associate Director for the social enterprise sector and international lead for the Career Development Office at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College in the US. She also was an Adjunct Professor at Granite State College and taught a Business Management course 'Effecting Positive Change in Organizations'.
Prior to academia, Joanne started in the graphic arts paper manufacturing industry in corporate sales and marketing. After 5 years, she changed her focus to social enterprises and worked for the US Peace Corps in the Eastern Caribbean as a Small Business Development Trainer and Counsellor for a rural agricultural development NGO and was the elected Lead Volunteer for a group of 19 Peace Corps Volunteers.
She holds an MRes from The Open University, an International MBA from Escuela de Alta Dirección y Administración (EADA) in Barcelona, Spain, and BSc in Business Administration from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She completed an apprenticeship with the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, and Vienna, Austria. She holds a Professional Coaching Certification and also created the Professional Coaching Portal for the non-profit organization MERLOT (Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching).
Her current research is an organizational ethnography of Yarl's Wood Befrienders, a voluntary organization that visits women detained in Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre in the UK. She is a full member of the organization she is studying, as a volunteer, befriender to detainees and a trustee on the Board of Directors. This study furthers our knowledge of compassionate practices and emotions in volunteer work, compassionate organizations and the voluntary sector support for immigration detainees, a marginalised and vulnerable group in society.
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CBP and p300 histone acetyltransferases contribute to homologous recombination by transcriptionally activating the BRCA1 and RAD51 genes
PLoS One. 2012;7(12):e52810. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0052810. Epub 2012 Dec 20.
Hideaki Ogiwara 1 , Takashi Kohno
1 Division of Genome Biology, National Cancer Center Research Institute, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
Histone acetylation at DNA double-strand break (DSB) sites by CBP and p300 histone acetyltransferases (HATs) is critical for the recruitment of DSB repair proteins to chromatin. Here, we show that CBP and p300 HATs also function in DSB repair by transcriptionally activating the BRCA1 and RAD51 genes, which are involved in homologous recombination (HR), a major DSB repair system. siRNA-mediated depletion of CBP and p300 impaired HR activity and downregulated BRCA1 and RAD51 at the protein and mRNA levels. Chromatin immunoprecipitation assays showed that CBP and p300 bind to the promoter regions of the BRCA1 and RAD51 genes, and that depletion of CBP and/or p300 reduces H3 and H4 acetylation and inhibits binding of the transcription factor E2F1 to these promoters. Depletion of CBP and p300 impaired DNA damage-induced phosphorylation and chromatin binding of the single-strand DNA-binding protein RPA following BRCA1-mediated DNA end resection. Consistent with this, subsequent phosphorylation of CHK1 and activation of the G2/M damage checkpoint were also impaired. These results indicate that the HATs CBP and p300 play multiple roles in the activation of the cellular response to DSBs.
BRCA1 Protein / genetics*
CREB-Binding Protein / metabolism*
Cell Line, Tumor
Checkpoint Kinase 1
E2F1 Transcription Factor
Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
Histones / metabolism
Homologous Recombination*
Promoter Regions, Genetic
Protein Kinases / metabolism
Rad51 Recombinase / genetics*
Replication Protein A / metabolism
Transcriptional Activation*
p300-CBP Transcription Factors / metabolism*
Histones
Replication Protein A
CREB-Binding Protein
p300-CBP Transcription Factors
p300-CBP-associated factor
CHEK1 protein, human
Rad51 Recombinase
This work was supported by Grants-in-Aid from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology of Japan for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas(22131006); from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science for Young Scientists (B) KAKENHI (23701110); and from the National Cancer Center Research and Development Fund. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.

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Bowe Bergdahl And The Disillusionment Of War
"The future is too good to waste on lies," Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl wrote his father in an email shortly...
By Stephen Carlson | Published Jun 5, 2014 5:47 PM
"The future is too good to waste on lies," Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl wrote his father in an email shortly before he was captured in Afghanistan five years ago. He continued:
And life is way too short to care for the damnation of others, as well as to spend helping fools with their ideas that are wrong. I have seen their ideas and I am ashamed to even be American. The horror of the self-righteous arrogance that they thrive in. It is all revolting.
Every soldier who ever went to war knows about disillusionment. From titanic battles that shaped world events for generations, to patrolling a dusty, mountainous border in central Asia, every soldier is going to ask themselves, "What the hell am I doing here?" This was as true at Gettysburg and Normandy as it was in Paktika province, when Bergdahl took a stroll off his outpost in 2009.
The gap between expectations and what has and is actually happening in Afghanistan is a chasm wider the Grand Canyon, and it is made all the harder because lives are lost on both sides and the price tag balloons by the billion. It's been over 12 years and despite real improvements in many Afghans' lives, to the casual soldier, the country is as big a wasteland as it's ever been, and the Taliban just as intractable. In 2006, I spent 16 months patrolling the Pakistan border in Paktika, where Bergdahl served for four months before being captured by the Haqqani network and handed over to the Taliban. Then I came back and did it again in 2009 in Wardak. I know about disillusionment and arrogance.
It is hard to keep any ideals or hope in the face of appalling waste, wanton brutality, and bureaucratic and political idiocy, even if at heart I really did want to help the Afghans, just as Bergdahl apparently did. My unit in 2006–2007 was more concerned with racking up a high Taliban body count on the border than any development or reconstruction, but even our half-hearted efforts at helping the locals were usually for naught. A freshly built school, little more than a couple of retrofitted shipping containers, was blown up overnight. Solar-powered street lights in the local bazaar were shot out one by one. Roads, the eternal lack in Afghanistan, were turned into IED crater-riddled death traps. The list goes on.
Then there were the human costs. Abdul, as hard a fighter as I ever saw in Afghanistan who served as an interpreter, was shot off his motorcycle while visiting home. He had been fighting for 20 years, against both the Russians and the Taliban, but in the end he died working for us. Or five children killed playing in the field, the victims of a rocket aimed at our base. Their parents dragged them to our aid station, but not much could be done. I saw villages turned into ghost towns because between Taliban rockets, our counterbattery targeting the same, and countless firefights, it was just impossible to live there anymore. These villages had stood for a thousand years, but they were empty now. Whatever we did, we brought as much pain as we did comfort, just by our very presence. Who can be happy with that?
Perhaps Bergdahl is right that we are unspeakably arrogant to try to impose our values and will on the Afghans. How we are any worse than the Taliban — whose answer to any dissent from their values usually involves a rusty sword to the neck or a bullet in the back of the head — I will leave that to each person's judgment. I lost track of how many soldiers I knew with this kind of attitude. "We're wasting our time here" was practically a proverb, rarely far from people's lips.
Bergdahl was fed up, pissed off, and ready to leave, which made him about as exclusive as Walmart. If he was done, so be it. He could have refused to patrol, and they would have sent him to the rear on make-work until they could discharge him. He could have walked into the command post smoking a joint, and ditto. He could have shot himself in the foot and been at Walter Reed in a matter of days. He could have gone on leave and pulled his disappearing act at home.
Bergdahl could have done all these things, and that would have been the end of the matter. Instead, he took the most asinine, selfish, and borderline treasonous course of action possible. He simply sent his personal effects home and wandered off, leaving his unit to hold the bag.
What the Golden Rule is to Christianity, "Don't be a Buddy Fucker" is to the military. If you can't be motivated to make things better for the people stuck in the same dirt pile you are in, then at the very least, don't make things worse. This is the glue that binds a platoon of disparate individuals from all walks of life together, and it is the only thing that makes life in the infantry bearable. Don't Fuck Your Buddy. A simple rule.
Bergdahl stuck his fellow soldiers with patrols they normally wouldn't have had to do, endless interviews with frustrated investigators, and yet another sense of futility in yet another hopeless mission in trying to track him down. Lives may well have been lost as a result, and more caskets took that long flight to Delaware. He made his unit's life far worse than it had to be, and even the lowest, dumbest private could have seen that coming. Bergdahl knew what his disappearance would trigger, yet he did it anyway. He committed the unpardonable sin and deliberately betrayed his unit.
I think it unlikely that Bergdahl will face much official repercussion. They may well file charges, but it's likely it will be left at time already served, in conditions far less congenial than even military prison. But if I were you, Bergdahl, I wouldn't try too hard to get in touch with your fellow soldiers. They have your measure, and it can be described in two words. I have to wonder how wasted that good future is feeling now.
Stephen Carlson served two tours in Afghanistan as an infantryman with the 10th Mountain Division. He lives in Washington, D.C.
Bowe Bergdahl
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The Weekly Weasel — Week of July 13
We're back from our annual summer hiatus with another edition of the Weekly Weasel. Read on for all the latest news from the Weasels.
Dip in Stereo
On July 25, we're going to try something new. For the first time in our 10 seasons, we'll attempt to host concurrent games in two different locations.
Dan Burgess and Matt Sundstrom will play host in Downers Grove and Glenview, respectively. The games will begin at 11 a.m. So far, we have four for Dan's game and two for Matt's, so we need some more players to make this ambitious promotion happen. Who's in?
Our Game with Andre
Ali Adib extended his Brawl lead in the series' penultimate match. More important, this season's most active new player continued to bring in new blood. Check out the game summary.
Brawl the Marbles
Speaking of the Bar Room Brawl, we updated the standings through Wednesday's play. The final match will be August 12 at the Red Lion in Lincoln Square. The top seven players at the end of play on the 12th will be invited to participate in the championship game at the Red Lion on a date to be determined. Note that players do not need to be paid-up members to qualify for the Brawl championship. Further note that Nathaniel Olson, the player currently holding down the fifth spot, is moving to Indonesia soon and the guy in eighth, Charlie Sweet, lives in Milwaukee, so it's likely that we could go nine or even 10 deep to fill out the championship game this year.
Bottom line: Sign up to play on August 12 to give yourself a chance.
Royale Date Set
You must, however, be a paid-up member to qualify for the Weasel Royale club championship game. War Weasel Dan Burgess has announced that this year's Royale will be held October 24 at his home in Downers Grove. The event will begin with the power selection ceremony at 11 a.m.
We will once again attempt to field an Undercard Game as part of the festivities. Often in the past, topping the Undercard has proven to be a viable path to the next year's Royale, so claim your spot now.
The Pyle Turns Ten
Season 10 will conclude on August 15 at Castle Brown in bucolic Wayne with our 10th annual Weasel Pyle. Make your plans to join us for Dip and the usual merry making. We'll present the Weasels, our annual club awards; announce the Brawl and Royale bids; elect members to the Sneak; and strike the Regimental Choir. Hope to see you there!
July 25 at Dan Burgess' home in Downers Grove, beginning at 11 a.m. Have four; need three (or four) more.
July 25 at Matt Sundstrom's home in Glenview, beginning at 11 a.m. Have two; need five more.
August 12 at the Red Lion in Lincoln Square, beginning at 6:30 p.m. until no later than 11. Have one.
August 15 at Eric Brown's home in Wayne, beginning at 11 a.m. until no later than 10 p.m. Have 11; need three more for the second board.
October 24 at Dan Burgess' home in Downers Grove, beginning at 11 a.m. Wide open.
Sign up for games here, on Meetup, or by emailing War Weasel Dan Burgess (danburgess67@gmail.com).
Aug. 7-9: North American Diplomacy Championship at the Philadelphia Massacre.
Aug. 15: Weasel Pyle Ten.
Oct. 24: The Weasel Royale and Undercard Game.
June 24-26, 2016: World Diplomacy Championship at Weasel Moot X!
Up Next on the Tournament Circuit
The North American Diplomacy Championship at the Philadelphia Massacre: August 7-9 in Philadelphia. (http://philadelphiamassacre.com/)
The Boroughs: August 22-23 in Marlborough, Massachusetts. (https://sites.google.com/site/boroughsdiplomacy/home)
Database. We still are looking for someone who can convert Matt Sundstrom's rating system to a searchable, web-based database. Please email us at wcwsneak@gmail.com if you can help or have questions.
Dues Are Due
Please note that you must pay your 2015 dues by the start of play at the Weasel Pyle on August 15 in order to qualify for club awards and the Weasel Royale. We've kept our rates the same this year. A regular membership will cost you $25; the student rate is just $10. Dues will get you eligibility for club awards and the Weasel Royale championship game, and–when we think of it–first crack at our house games. Dues pay for our club awards, the Meetup group, our website, and the Royale award and hosting subsidy. Please consider paying dues today. You may do so via PayPal here or by giving cash to a member of the Sneak. Thank you to the 26 Weasels who have paid up so far. We appreciate your support.
That's all for this week.
CODCon goes to 11!
CodCon 11 has happened! Click here for results. The CODCon Open, the event that put tournament Diplomacy back on Chicago's map, returns for an 11th installment,
Aash to Ashes
Old friend Aash Anand is back in town. Let's welcome him with a game of Dip. The game will have a hard ending in the
The Weekly Weasel — Week of Nov. 4
Here's the latest news from the Weasels…brief for the especially busy Weasel. Need One for Tomorrow's Game We have six for tomorrow's game at the


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Johnathan Wendel, dit « Fatal1ty », né le  à Independence dans le Missouri, est un ancien joueur professionnel américain de jeu vidéo.

Faisant partie des pionniers dans la professionnalisation de la pratique du jeu vidéo à la fin des années 1990, il a été considéré comme l'un des meilleurs joueurs professionnels au monde de son époque dans la catégorie des jeux de tir à la première personne (FPS).

Grâce à ces victoires dans plusieurs compétitions officielles de jeu vidéo, notamment à la Cyberathlete Professional League (CPL), il a amassé plusieurs centaines de milliers de dollars de prix. En plus de servir de porte-parole pour différentes marques commerciales d'équipements de jeu vidéo, son parcours a été couvert par différents médias, tels Time magazine ou BBC World Service.

Biographie
Johnathan Wendel a remporté de nombreux plusieurs prix lors de ses participations à différentes compétitions officielles de jeux vidéo de tir à la première personne (FPS). Bien qu'il ait joué à Counter-Strike et Call of Duty avec les meilleures équipes du moment, il a enregistré ses meilleurs succès en solitaire dans les jeux Quake III Arena, Unreal Tournament 2003 et Painkiller.

Il a aussi lancé une entreprise qui commercialise des tapis de souris pour jeux vidéo. Il a ensuite diversifié sa gamme d'équipement à travers une entente commerciale avec les marques Abit et Creative Labs, cette dernière concevant des cartes mères et des cartes son portant son pseudonyme. En , toujours en partenariat avec Creative Labs, il crée une gamme de souris pour gamer.

Palmarès

Alien vs Predator 2

  CPL World Championship (une Ford Focus d'une valeur de  )

Doom 3

  Quakecon, 2004 ()

Painkiller

  CPL Summer Championships, 2004 ()
  CPL Summer Championships, 2005 ()
  CPL Final World Tour Stage,  ()

Quake 3: Arena

  Frag 3, 1999
  XSR Invitational, 2000
  RazerCPL Tournament,  ()
  BattleTop Universal Challenge,  ()
  World Cyber Games Challenge,  ()
  CPL Australie
  CPL Pays-Bas
  Quakecon, 2001 ()
  CPL Brésil
  Quakecon, 2002 ()

Notes et références

Voir aussi

Articles connexes
 Jeu de tir à la première personne
 Sport électronique
 Cyberathlete Professional League

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Naissance à Independence (Missouri)
Naissance en février 1981
Joueur d'esport américain
Joueur professionnel de Counter-Strike
Joueur professionnel de Call of Duty
Joueur professionnel de Quake
Joueur professionnel de Painkiller
Joueur professionnel d'Unreal

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In case you are contemplating building a church, designing may be cumbersome given the multipurpose spaces that may include donor halls, sanctuary, cafeteria, fellowship hall, cafeteria among others.The multiple spaces are very important in a church because they help church members conduct their meeting with ease, and allow people to carry out different activities in the same building. This means that in case you are designing a church with ample space to accommodate diverse activities, you may require the church designers to give it a good thought.
The most paramount thing you should do before coming up with a design entails knowing how you will make use of the spaces. Designers are keen to make sure that they meet the needs of the people and thus are keen to come up with designs that meet the need of their clients. The designers will factor the use of the room into account when deciding the ideal size and location of these spaces.
It is important to factor in storage the storage space since it is usually a major issue in most churches. Churches are important building that requires appearing orderly, and the last thing you want is having sermons preached in a room that is crowded with all types of boxes and items. Since churches develop over time, building a small storage space may create the need for extra storage space in the future thus the need of having bigger storage from the onset.
It is essential to consider where spaces that have more than one use and those that are interrelated will be located to work in the right way. It is essential to ponder about the ideal location of different spaces, depending on the different uses and the facilities each space will require for efficient use. A Good example is in case there are some chairs required in the sanctuary and are stored at the store, having the sanctuary and the store in the same area can save a lot of time.
The popularity of DIY techniques in nearly every activity is fast growing, but church designing should be left to professionals with expertise and skills. Building a church is a project that entails a lot of money, and making a mistake in the design stage implies that the entire project is wrong and may require a lot of money to correct. When finding the right designer to build the church, it is important to take your time and do consultations to settle with the best expert for the job. You should never assume that the designer who designed your house will do a good job of designing a church since churches have unique designs that set them apart from other buildings.


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Mikromodelarstwo - jedna z form modelarstwa redukcyjnego. Charakteryzuje się stosunkowym uproszczeniem ze względu na przyjętą skalę (np. 1:500 dla statków i okrętów). Jest to dość atrakcyjna forma modelarstwa, ponieważ nie wymaga szczególnie dużych uzdolnień modelarza, a efekty pracy są widoczne już po kilku godzinach pracy, ponadto gotowe modele nie zajmują zbyt dużo miejsca, tak jak ma to miejsce w przypadku modelarstwa tradycyjnego.

Wielkim popularyzatorem mikromodelarstwa okrętowego był Stanisław Katzer.
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March 14, 2017	Joe Gonzalez
Game of Thrones' 8th and final season confirmed for 6 episodes
Winter is coming yet again, and with Game of Thrones Season 7 promos and leaks coming out, the anticipation for the next season grows strong. Over the weekend during SXSW, showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss revealed some details regarding Season 8. Season 7 hasn't started and plot details are still kept secret. Getting away from their traditional 10-episode season, Season 7 will have 7 episodes and now Season 8 will finish the series with only 6 episodes.
The decision to shorten both seasons could be a good one. Rather than stretch the seasons with filler, they can focus more on the story while adding more to the budget per episode. Fewer episodes per season mean more money per episode if their budget per season remains the same. During their panel, Benioff and Weiss took the chance to tease fans with Sansa's death, "We fight over who gets to write which half, who gets to kill Sansa. We both wanted to kill Sansa so bad."
Game of Thrones returns for Season 7 July 16, 2017.
Tags Game of ThronesGame of thrones season 7HBOSansa Stark
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Gamer since '86, well knowledgeable in movies and games, and semi tech savvy. Graphic artist and t-shirt printer for over 10 years.


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Q: create name-spaced scaffold without prefixing model with name space in rails4 I want to maintain comments tables under each type of users.
like if user is admin
i want to have it under admin namespace.
if user is moderator then moderator namespace will have comment resource under it.
When i generate scaffold for them rails prefixes table name with namespace.
$ rails g scaffold "admin::comment" name:string{22} --skip-namespace

i want to avoid this prefixing and just want to organise code under folders. even skip table generation.

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New memories are preparing to displace the established leaders. This report compares emerging memory types to standard memories to explain why, how, and when these technologies will displace today's technology, and in which markets this will first occur. It gives guidance of how to profit from tomorrow's memory markets.
The memory business is at a critical juncture: Certain new technologies are on the verge of displacing the established leaders.
How and why will this happen? What will be the impact?
This report, jointly produced by Objective Analysis and Coughlin Associates, is an exhaustive examination of emerging memory technologies and their interaction with standard memories, both as stand-alone memory chips and in embedded applications (the memories within logic SoCs like ASICs and MCUs).
The report is a well of technical information, market dynamics, forecasts, and competitive analyses of the leading companies. Forecasts explain how the markets will grow not only for the technologies themselves, but also for the capital equipment used to produce them. Vendor profiles detail the strategies of both leading and obscure participants in the market.
Purchasers of this report will understand the competitive memory chip landscape and market drivers for these new memories, and to learn how to profit from tomorrow's new memory markets.


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Q: Can this monitor be saved? I've got this old monitor from my father. The image was ok for like 20 min, then it's like this. I've changed the DVI cable, but it didn't work. The image is like this even when the cable is not connected, so I guess it's the monitor itself. Is there something it can be done or it's garbage now? Thanks

A: The engine in the monitor that turns signals into individual pixels on the screen has failed.
The repair would almost certainly cost more than a decent monitor.
So since (a) old and (b) broken, just replace it. That is the best course of action.


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/ meɪn /
a state in the NE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 33,215 sq. mi. (86,027 sq. km). Capital: Augusta. Abbreviation: ME (for use with zip code), Me.
a historical region and former province in NW France.
(italics) a U.S. battleship blown up in the harbor of Havana, Cuba, on February 15, 1898: this incident stimulated popular support in the U.S. for the Spanish-American War.
Words nearby Maine
main clause, main course, main deck, main diagonal, main drag, Maine, Maine Coon, Maine coon cat, Maine-et-Loire, main entry, Mainer
Example sentences from the Web for Maine
In 1972, Maine Sen. Edmund Muskie was the odds-on favorite to win the Democratic Presidential nomination.
The World's Toughest Political Quiz|Jeff Greenfield|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Today, in contrast, if Grandma Maude starts one in Maine, Aunty Carol can directly help out from California.
Why Every Home Needs a Drone This Holiday|Charlie Gilbert|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Polls show that in Maine, Tea Party Gov. Paul LePage is poised to win reelection in a three-way contest.
Return of the Northeastern Republican|David Freedlander|November 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Requests for additional comment from the Maine Centers for Disease Control were not returned.
Quarantine Turns Ebola Heroes Into Pariahs|Russell Saunders|October 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
"It is totally irrelevant to the race," said Sandy Maisel, a professor of government at Colby College, in Waterville, Maine.
America's First Post-Gay Governor|David Freedlander|October 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Besides, all sorts of roots that bring in good money are being dug every year throughout Maine.
The Outdoor Chums in the Big Woods|Quincy Allen
With characteristic slowness, Stair proceeded to collect upon the Maine an army of 40,000 men.
A History of England, Period III.|Rev. J. Franck Bright
This is not far from the size of the State of Maine, which contains 35,000.
The Cathedral Towns and Intervening Places of England, Ireland and Scotland:|Thomas W. Silloway
A number of men are now making good money in the Maine woods by searching the brooks for fresh water clams.
Motor Matt's Peril, or, Cast Away in the Bahamas|Stanley R. Matthews
When a child he was taken by his father to Maine, where he studied law, and in 1806 began to practise at Standish.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5|Various
British Dictionary definitions for Maine
/ (meɪn) /
a state of the northeastern US, on the Atlantic: chiefly hilly, with many lakes, rivers, and forests. Capital: Augusta. Pop: 1 305 728 (2003 est). Area: 86 156 sq km (33 265 sq miles)Abbreviation: Me, (with zip code) ME
Cultural definitions for Maine
State in the northeastern United States; northernmost of the New England states. Bordered by Quebec, Canada, to the northwest; New Brunswick, Canada, to the northeast; the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast; and New Hampshire to the west. Its capital is Augusta, and Portland is its largest city.
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You know that friend you had in your childhood, that no matter how far apart you were, or how long it had been since you last were together, you would pick up right where you left off? Chris and Stephanie made their entire wedding day teem with that feeling. We shared a special bond of understanding and trust as the events of their wedding day unfolded, and I will always remember feeling like a trusted friend more than a wedding photographer.
I will always remember Stephanie (a high school Science Teacher) schooling me on the difference between crickets and grasshoppers, as we picked the dozens of "grasshoppers" out of the lace in her dress while walking through amazingly beautiful fields to get photos. And Chris, who knows how to speak to my heart by promising to meet up after the wedding for fried chicken and ice cream at Seneca Farms, really knew how to make you feel as though you were a part of the family the whole day.
You guys rock, and I will work with you any day!
Blessings for a rock solid marriage that flows with kindness to each other and allows others to see how to be genuinely humble and loving!
I knew Mitch growing up. We went to school together, played football together, yada yada yada. Time flies by, and Mitch and I graduate and he goes on to do some amazing things, including asking Tara to marry him.
As we reconnected on the phone I could tell that these two were so in love, and not just in the mushy gushy kind of way, but in a way that says they honor each other for who they are and are willing to commit to growing their life together. It was a powerful feeling that I walked away with after that initial conversation about their wedding day plans.
And their wedding day was superstar status, amazing venues, enormous bridal party (which included a bunch of my friends from high school, so that was fun), lake views, beautiful decor, and perfect crisp autumn weather in the Finger Lakes. It was truly magical.
Some of my favorite photos I've ever taken are from this wedding. It was truly a magnificent day, and a great start to honoring the commitments that both Mitch and Tara made to each other.
May you two be a light to others, even when difficult times arise. Keep honoring each other and stay focused and committed.
October weddings in the Finger Lakes region are what every couple should strive for. There is just a beauty here during this time that can't be matched. Ben & Sam's wedding day was no exception to this. During the morning, the weather seemed to threaten our staying dry but when the time came the clouds broke and let in the most amazing soft sunlight, it was perfect.
The perfect weather was an added bonus to being able to celebrate the marriage of one of the classiest couples. Ben & Sam, and everyone of their guests were highly regarded by each other. It felt like "old friends" meeting "new friends" and yet somehow everyone felt like family.
I have so enjoyed getting to photograph Ben & Sam. They are naturals when it comes allowing their love for each other show through timeless images. Getting rained on during their engagement session and still coming away with great images showed the power of capturing true connection, no matter the circumstances. So you can imagine that being able to bring this type of connection and experience into great light is a bit magical. And that is how the entire wedding day felt. Each layer added goodness to the one before it.
I want to bless Ben & Sam as they begin their life together. I wish that as you connect and experience things together that the layers of goodness just keep adding to the ones before it.
Isaac and Shelbe are what I consider to be the perfect couple to work for. Not only do they love each other well (even in front of the camera) but they are dedicated, hard working people who also happens to look like supermodels. It was an honor to celebrate and witness the union of two people who are just what the other needed. So many times throughout their wedding day they were able to encourage and build each other up, and support who they were as individuals as they become one.
Also, their wedding day reminded me of mine, same location at Norton Chapel on Keuka Lake, and bright scorching sun for the better part of the afternoon. We took everything in stride and had so much fun breaking out for photos at sunset.
I thank you two for the opportunity of working with you on such a glorious day. May you always take confidence in knowing you are the ones for each other, and stay dedicated to building each other up as go through life together.
Last fall we got together with Ben & Sam to talk about their wedding day plans. I know I fell in love, and I was so excited to be a part of their experience. When it came time for our engagement session together the weathermen were calling for rain, and in true "awesome couple" fashion Ben & Sam still wanted to make a go of it, so we did. Outside. About 10 minutes into our session the rain started coming down. We got wet, but we also got some images that I absolutely love.
To make sure we gave the best images possible we got together again this Spring at the George Eastman House. The weather was much better, and we had an awesome time together utilizing every nook and cranny the place had to offer.
I'm so excited to document their wedding experience at Bristol Harbor resort in October, and can't wait to watch these two become one on that day.
When I think about Micah & Chelsea's wedding day there are so many words that stand out. Handsome. Gorgeous. Autumn. Golf Carts. Donuts! But probably the words that stand out the most to me are the following: Confident. Loving. Supportive.
The way Micah and Chelsea love each other is cool. They know exactly what makes the other fulfilled, and they honor those things about each other, and support each other's confidence in those areas. This will ultimately serve them well in their life together.
Their wedding day was truly perfect. An Autumn day on a golf course holds a special place in my heart, but it simply was beautiful. As we drove around the course in the carts taking photos here and there, something amazing happened, and I love the photo that captured it. As Micah led Chelsea around a pond they were alone together, and it was completely their element.
I loved being a part of the experience knowing that these two have what it takes to spend a lifetime loving each other purposefully. Bless you guys as you start your journey!
Eric and Alysse were created for each other, and I was made to be their wedding photographer. As teachers we all shared a common understanding and a kinship that you don't really have to explain, because you feel it. This made it incredibly easy to fall in love during their engagement session as we wandered "the back 40" at her parents farm. We adventured together like old friends who'd stay out till dark.
There was such an incredible amount of class and simplicity weaved into their wedding day. I will remember not feeling stressed for a single moment as I tried to capture the details and emotion that went into their wedding celebration.
The cool thing about Eric and Alysse's story is that it started out with a little back and forth, fused with some disinterest and the like. But persistence paid off and there came a time where they just went for it and knew that they were going to spend their lives together. It's sort of amazing how two people can simultaneously come to same conclusions about things.
The fact in marriage is that this doesn't always happen. That's why it's cool to see it happen for these two amazing people. May you always give your heart to each other and stay confident in the love you share to carry you through this life together. Thanks for allowing me to be a part of your experience!
There are times when I sort of dread family photos, I'll be honest. I don't know if that stems from knowing the work I have to do to get our own family photos taken, or from fear of potentially working with crazy kids like mine.
Then there are times when I love working with families. This family is one of those families. They were amazing! They showed up, we picked the spot, talked about the general way that large family sessions work best, and then in the blink of an eye we had done it, a group of 15 people, in less than an hour.
The Elias family is sharp, both in behavior and appearance. The kids were all adorable, and even the young gentlemen were great to work with.
Thank you Elias family for choosing me! Anytime you're at Keuka Lake you send me a shout, I'll come running with my camera.


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Rivers Of Nihil Get Zen-Like On "Soil & Seed"
by Shawn Loeffler
Rivers of Nihil, hailing from Reading, Pennsylvania, have made one seriously dark and heavy album. The band's debut full-length album, the modern progressive piece of death metal The Conscious Seed of Light, hits the streets on October 15, 2013 (October 11th/14th, Europe/UK), but until then you can indulge in the bloody violence of "Soil & Seed," the second track released from the album. The new track is streaming at Stereokiller.com.
Rivers of Nihil bassist Adam Briggs said the following about the new track:
"'Soil & Seed' was one of the first songs we wrote for the record and it's been a staple of our live set ever since. We wrote this one for two reasons: to outline the interconnectedness of the Earth and all living creatures, and to get people to head bang and stomp around like fucking maniacs. Enjoy!"
After years of hard touring to promote their two self-released EPs, Hierarchy (2010) and Temporality Unbound (2011), Rivers of Nihil were signed to Metal Blade and are now about to embark on an extensive fall tour throughout the East Coast and parts of the Midwest with with Beneath the Massacre, Rings of Saturn, and Legion (full list of dates are below).
The Conscious Seed of Light was recorded in March of 2013, at Mana Recording Studios in Florida with famed metal producer/musician Erik Rutan. Guitarist Brody Uttley has commented on working with Erik:
Working with Erik was a true privilege. Coming from the DIY circuit and immediately recording with one of greatest death metal producers of all time pushed us all more than we ever could have expected, both as musicians and as people. We have grown tremendously as a band in all aspects because of our experience with Erik.
Rivers of Nihil tour dates:
w/ Beneath the Massacre, Rings of Saturn, Legion
10/04 Amityville, NY Revolution
10/05 Albany, NY Bogies
10/06 Wilmington, DE Mojo 13 (Death Fest)
10/08 Springfield, VA Empire
10/09 Jeannette PA Gators
10/10 Rochester, NY Dubland Underground
10/11 Trenton, NJ Championship Bar & Grill
10/12 New York, NY Tobacco Road
10/13 Worcester, MA The Palladium
w/ Abiotic, Dying Fetus, Exhumed, Devourment
10/26 Minneapolis, MN Skyway Theatre
10/27 Chicago, IL Reggie's
10/28 Madison, WI The High Noon Saloon
10/29 Cleveland, OH Peabody's
10/30 Poughkeepsie, NY The Chance
10/31 Worcester, MA The Palladium (Upstairs)
11/01 New York, NY The Gramercy Theater
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Japanese, c. 1490-after 1577
Sesson Shukei was a Zen Buddhist monk and painter who achieved his idiosyncratic painterly style during an itinerant career in eastern Japan, seemingly without ever traveling to Kyoto, Japan's cultural and political capital at the time. Sesson's dream-like Chinese landscape expands before our eyes in understandable spatial depth, an effect that is enhanced by the folds of the screen. Reading the composition in the same manner as the Japanese language, from right to left, the seasons flow from the first red plum blossoms of the year, depicted on the right side of the right screen (top), all the way across to the snow-covered mountains on the far left side of the left screen (bottom). A mountain temple on the right and a village on the left enclose an inlet upon which boats come and go. People bustle about in activity, geologically impossible rock formations twist and turn, and water splashes out from the bottom of a waterfall like reaching fingers.
For adherents of Zen Buddhism, a sect with origins in China, idealized landscapes described a world akin to paradise, in which intellectual and religious activities could be pursued unhindered and the cycle of the seasons symbolized the harmony and rebirth inherent in the natural world.
Six-panel screen (one of a pair); ink and light colors on paper
156.5 cm x 337 cm
Gift of the Joseph and Helen Regenstein Foundation
Landscape of the Four Seasons, About 1560
Maize and Cockscombs, mid 17th century
Tawaraya Sôtatsu
Genre Scenes (Fūzoku byōbu), About 1640
Southern Barbarians, mid 17th century
Morning Glories, 19th century
Suzuki Kiitsu
Flowers of All Seasons, Mid–17th century
Twelve Poetic Immortals and Their Poems, 1850
Tamechika Reizei
Flowers of Autumn and Winter, 19th century
Bamboo, early 19th century
Kishi Ganku
Baskets with Flowers of the Four Seasons, 19th century


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APPEARS IN News Guns
DPMS GII Rifle
by Bryce M. Towsley - Monday, November 23, 2015
The AR-15-type rifle has become the sweetheart of American shooters and is said to be the most popular rifle sold today. The original AR platform is often called the AR-10 in reference to Eugene Stoner's first .308 Win.-based design. But, it gets a bit more complicated when we use that term. The rights to "AR-10" are owned by ArmaLite, and the company is understandably territorial about its property.
An enlarged ejection port ensures complete extraction of fired brass while minimizing case damage.
Those manufacturers producing larger-size AR rifles have developed some creative names. DPMS calls its rifle the LR, as in LR308, LR338, etc. Rock River Arms calls its large-lower AR the LAR8, JP Enterprises' is the LRP07, Smith & Wesson's is called the M&P10 and Ruger refers to its model as the SR-762. The list goes on, and to avoid confusion, some shooters just call them AR308s. But that's not correct either, as there are plenty of other cartridge options beyond the .308 Win./7.62 NATO. So, in the interest of continuity, I have started calling them AR-Large, or AR-L for short.
AR-L rifles are more powerful than the AR-15. With the headliner being the .308 Win./7.62 NATO cartridge, the guns are offered in a wide range of chamberings based on that parent case. From .243 Win. through the powerful .338 Fed., the AR-L rifles have serious power for hunting or self-defense. Toss in the 6.5 Creedmoor and even some of the short magnums that have been offered in the AR-L, and the platform is capable of just about any North American shooting chore.
1. The low-profile gas block means oversize handguards can be employed. 2. Nicely recessed, the takedown detent sits atop the contoured lower, which features grooves for improved purchase. 3. Standard Magpul MOE grips are comfortable and easily replaceable should the user prefer other styles.
One of the most popular AR-L rifles is the DPMS LR series. The guns are accurate, dependable and most importantly, affordable. The magazines for the DPMS rifles are different from those used by the ArmaLite AR-10. They are called "DPMS-pattern magazines" in shooting vernacular, and the design has become popular enough to be considered an industry standard.
When it comes to AR-L rifles, DPMS has what might well be the widest range of offerings available. At one end are the heavy-barrel, long-range models like the 24-inch, bull-barrel LR308. Mine weighs 16 pounds with a Leupold scope and a full 20-round magazine, and will shoot sub-MOA at any distance within the cartridge's performance window. On the other end of the spectrum are the lightweight, M4-style AP4 carbines or even the 8-pound Lite Hunter. A quick count on the DPMS website resulted in 32 different AR-L rifles from DPMS. This diversity is one reason the company does so well in this market.
Enlarged for greater access, the one-piece trigger guard houses DPMS' proprietary two-stage trigger.
A lot of manufacturers might have adopted the attitude, "we are the best in this field so there is no need to improve," but DPMS didn't take that self-destructive route. Instead, it decided to build a better mousetrap, or at least a better AR-L rifle.
"The LR line was great," Adam Ballard, MSR product manager for Remington Outdoor Company told me. "But like anything in life, there was always room for improvement."
The improvement is the new line of AR-L rifles called the GII, for Generation Two. The GII is smaller and lighter than the old LR line. In fact, it is almost as small and as light as an AR-15. Current GII models start at just 7.25 pounds, with new introductions expected soon that will be as light as 6.9 pounds. Ballard added, "Depending on the model, the GII can weigh from 1 to several pounds less than its older LR counterpart." That weight reduction was not possible with the old layout, so engineers changed the design of the upper and lower receivers and the bolt carrier.
1. A slight bevel on the magazine well helps foster rapid reloads with standard DPMS-pattern magazines. 2. One nice touch is the inclusion of Magpul's MBUS windage-adjustable rear sight on the top Picatinny rail. 3. Complementing the MBUS on the rear is Magpul's folding MBUS front sight, which is adjustable for elevation.
The receivers are forged, 7075 T6 aluminum alloy that is anodized and Teflon coated. Its upper receiver includes a fully functional forward assist—the forward assist in the older DPMS LR guns only worked for the last 1⁄8-inch of travel. This resulted in some complaints from hunters who wanted to ease the bolt down slowly and use the forward assist to make sure the rifle was in battery. While there is some debate on the wisdom of this technique, DPMS believes in giving customers what they want, so the new model changed the design.
There is a larger ejection port on the GII and an improved shell deflector that won't beat up brass as much, which pleases my handloader's heart. The forged, monolithic bolt carrier in the GII eliminates the larger forward section used on the old-style bolt carrier, and it is the same diameter for its entire length, which reduces weight and size. The new bolt carrier measures .930-inch at its largest point as opposed to the old style at 1.135-inch, is .6-inch shorter than the old model and weighs 6 ounces less. The firing pin is titanium, further reducing weight.
(l.) While previous DPMS .308 Win. ARs were lacking in the forward-assist department, the GII includes a fully functional version. (r.) Magpul's MOE stock is adjustable and features a tried-and-true design.
All of these changes produce a significant reduction in the mass of the moving parts, so when you pull the trigger, there is less metal moving inside, meaning less slamming and banging when the action operates. Recovery is therefore faster and it's easier to get the sights back on target. That means faster follow-up shots and shorter split times between shots.
The gas key on the new bolt carrier sits lower and is integral with the bolt carrier, again saving space. It is fitted with a gas-key extension that is pin-ned in place. The GII bolt uses new geometry for the locking lugs, where every edge has a radius, eliminating sharp edges and ensuring improved reliability. A new barrel extension is designed to mate with the new bolt. In addition, there's a new feedramp design consisting of a steel insert pinned into the aluminum upper receiver for added strength.
There are two ejectors. Ballard said the extra ejector was added to help reduce spring fatigue, but it also introduces redundancy—the GII will operate with one ejector, so if one spring were to break, the rifle will remain in the fight. Instead of the standard wound-wire extractor spring, the GII uses an elastic, polymer button nicknamed a "tactical skittle." Again, extensive testing has shown it to be about failure proof and far less prone to problems than a conventional spring. The extractor and "elastomer extractor spring" will retrofit to older DPMS LR rifles. Ballard says the company expects at some point in the future to incorporate the extractor and the polymer spring into all of the company's offerings.
(l.) AAC's Blackout 51T flash hider caps the barrel, ready to accept a sound suppressor with a simple twist of the wrist. (r.) The addition of accessories like lights, lasers or foregrips is simple thanks to the well-ventilated, quad-rail handguard.
The barrel, gas block and gas tube are unchanged, and the GII will take most AR-15 handguards—offering many options for customization. Those models with threaded barrels use the standard 5⁄8x24 thread pattern, common to .308 Win. rifles, which helps ensure the right size muzzle brakes are used if you want to accessorize.
An integral trigger guard and a beveled magazine well are present on the lower receiver, and the buffer and buffer spring are standard for a .308 Win. AR. The GII will accept AR-type stocks and grips. The trigger is likewise standard and can use any of the current AR-L triggers if you wish to upgrade. GII rifles will, naturally, take DPMS-pattern magazines.
Currently, DPMS offers six models of the GII—the AP4, MOE, Recon, Hunter, Bull and SASS, in .308 Win. Hunter models will also be available in .243 Win., .260 Rem. and .338 Fed. in the near future.
From a self-defense standpoint, the Recon model I tested is the most interesting of the bunch. It's a do-it-all rifle—more than accurate enough for long-range shooting and fast enough for CQB. It weighs 8.5 pounds and looks cool. When DPMS introduced the GII to a bunch of writers, there were a mixture of models on the rack, but the Recons were chosen first. Why? Aesthetics. The Recon looks like a tactical rifle should.
DPMS's beefy bolt design features dual ejectors and a high-tech extractor.
For a rifle that can do it all, I pick the Recon. It may not be as good as the specialized models in specific areas, but for the widest range of uses it's hard to beat. I know of several shooters who are using this version with a few modifications in the Heavy classes of 3-gun competition.
The Recon has a bead-blasted, stainless steel 16-inch barrel with low-profile gas block and a mid-length gas tube. The three-pronged flash hider is an AAC Blackout 51T model designed to accept a suppressor from AAC. With the increasing use of suppressors, this is a good idea. The fore-end is a quad-rail freefloat tube. While the four-rail design has fallen a little bit out of vogue recently, I like the positive feel this fore-end provides. The Recon has an adjustable Magpul MOE buttstock and an MOE grip.
Shooting five, five-shot groups, the Recon ran slightly larger than 1 MOA across the board. It is not a fussy eater and shot well. In testing several GII models, I fired more than 1,000 rounds and experienced no stoppages. The models I tried always went bang and ejected empties.
The GII proves an AR-L rifle does not have to be big and heavy, but can be light, responsive and still function flawlessly. It is going to change the way we think about AR-L rifles and set the standard for a lighter, more user-friendly firearm design. The GII is destined to influence any company making AR-Ls in the future.
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NAZI Homosexuals and the Slow Steady Seduction of America
Only in his dreams could Hitler have imagined the blatant homosexualizing of the German Wehrmacht. What Hitler could only dream of, the United States is poised to make fact, a scant sixty-six years after fighting a costly and bloody war to defeat Hitler and the Nazis.
Before I get ahead of myself, let me point out that the title of this article, and the article itself, are meant to be attention getting, but do not constitute a spurious ad hominem attack on homosexuality; they are designed to bring attention to historical facts that are of profound importance to the future of America (and the world).
To give credit where it is due, I first became aware of much of the material presented here after reading "The Pink Swastika" (4th edition 2002), by Scott Lively and Kevin Abram. The entire book can be accessed for free online... My reaction to the book was similar to Scott Lively's reaction, "When I initially learned the truths set forth in ["The Pink Swastika"] I was first astonished and then angered."
At the outset of this article let me reiterate that Communism and Fascism (of which Nazism is a subset) are both Far Left ideologies. That is not to say that they are "like peas in a pod;" they are not — nonetheless they are both left-wing, top-down, big-government social engineering movements.
Comparing the two is not like "apples and oranges," but rather like comparing "oranges and tangerines." Many of the left-wing's "rank and file" are unaware that fascism is a left-wing doctrine, but their puppet-masters are well aware of it, and work in collusion with other Far Left doctrines — "united in hate," as Dr. Jamie Glazov puts it.
The reporter/author Oriana Fallaci (1929-2006), who certainly knew the Left very well, wrote in her book "The Force of Reason" (2004), "…there are moments when I curse myself for not having understood it earlier: for having let myself be fooled by the two soccer-teams for so long. …It is a long-term ruler this Left that gave birth to Mussolini then Hitler, and always maintained its bond with their disciples. This Left which has always given trouble with its excesses and ambiguities, its brutalities and duplicities…."
An obvious place to start on the subject of homosexuality and the Nazis, is with Hitler himself. Was the Nazi leader, or Fuehrer (Führer), a homosexual? Although Hitler and the Nazi leadership went to great lengths to hide and/or destroy any incriminating evidence, the evidence that remains strongly suggests that Hitler was indeed a homosexual. At the very least, he was an extreme case of sexual dysfunction. (more...)
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2014, 5 stars, Documentary
Red Army – 5 stars
This a great time capsule documentary, providing insight into the post WW II Soviet Union cult of supremacy as manifested in its hockey program. The Soviet military actually ran the tryouts at the Red Army school, winnowing out of the weak and fusing sport with propaganda. The result was a juggernaut that came of age right at the moment it ran into the American team in 1980 at Lake Placid. After that ignominy (the Russians had just beaten the Americans in an exhibition 10-3), the team did not lose a game for the two years prior to Sarajevo, where they won gold, and again, in 1988.
However, the toll on the players was brutal. They spent their time in hockey camps 11 months of the year, and the coach, Viktor Tikhonov, would not even allow a player see his dying father. Perestroika loosened some of the restrictions, but still, Tikhonov, would not permit his best defenseman, Slava Fedisov, to go to the NHL. Fedisov quit over the prohibition, made his displeasure public, and was ostracized for his impunity. On the light side, he was denied training facilities. On the harsher, the police in Kiev picked him up, beat him, and then called Tikhonov to pick him up. Eventually, the Soviets allowed the players to play in the NHL, but they took half their salaries (Fetisov said no and was the first Soviet hockey player to get his full check) .
The footage – especially of the fluidity of the Soviet team – is dazzling, and the interviews of any number of direct but impatient Russians are sharp and revealing. The documentarian, Gabe Polsky, is to be commended for including footage of his broad questions, where he stretches to get a response on larger geopolitical issues, only to get a "stupid question" from the "suffer no fools" Fedisov. In fact, it was a stupid question, but we learn more in Fedisov's curt comment than had he answered the stupid question.


Music is a global expression. Though different cultures define and weight the importance of music differently, rhythms, melodies and sounds are used all over the world to connect people to each other. David Marston is using this fact to create a genre-crossing and culture-merging fusion of contemporary sounds and Caribbean and South American rhythms and melodies. "Jamaicalia EP" is the firstborn of the 24-year-old producer born in Jamaica and currently based in Philadelphia. It is soothingly tropical yet tantalizingly fresh, and it took him years to finish. Here it finally is! HMWL also took the chance of getting to know David Marston better. Give "Jamaicalia" a listen and then we´ll let him talk for himself below.
HMWL: Where do Jamaicalia come from?
David Marston: Jamaicalia is a marriage of Jamaica and Tropicalia. I am from Jamaica, and I think that my Caribbean upbringing has had a significant impact on the way I think about music. "Tropicalia" signifies an Avant-garde movement that arose in Brazil in the 1960s. The movement represented an artistic counter-culture in which disparate foreign influences and elements were combined with native and traditional Brazilian art forms. During the time that I was writing the songs for the EP, I was listening to quite a lot of Brazilian music; this influence shows in the songs. For instance, the song "I Don't Want" was inspired by samba rhythms and Bossa Nova chords. I wanted the name of the album to represent my music and me as accurately as possible. By fusing the two terms, I was able to come up with an interesting word that captures the nature of my musical style.
You merge contemporary sounds with native Caribbean: why?
I like the idea of staying musically 'current' while also drawing from and reinterpreting sounds of the past. Like almost everything, sound and music are dynamic and continually evolving and it is important to be mindful of this process. I tend to find that music is more captivating when there has been a blending of styles and sounds. Fusion adds new dimensions to music.
Is there a scene for this music in Jamaica?
At the moment, there is not really much of a scene for this music in Jamaica. I don't currently live in Jamaica, but I still go back home quite a lot. The impression that I have is that there is a small, loyal dance music following, but the genre definitely has not caught on in the mainstream. There is a growing appeal for dance music, but reggae and dancehall dominate the islands music scene. That being said, there are Jamaican artists who are experimenting with other styles – alternative, rock, dance, dubstep – and doing interesting things with their music. I think that people in Jamaica can appreciate the music that I make, and I hope that the interest in it increases.
Right now, I am trying to focus on writing more music. I am also working on some exciting collaborations with friends who are producers and vocalists. In regard to performance, I am in the process of getting a couple of shows lined up for the summer. I am excited about what is to come!


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If you want to make a gorgeous homemade present to give someone at Christmas, Tattered Angels have some beautiful products to create with. The base of this wall hanging, is actually a 12" x 12" stamp.
By using permanent ink, the image can be stamped onto transparency and layered upon. Steph then used the new Tattered Angels Bingo Cards as her base and built layers on top of that. Using the Tattered Angels Glimmer Chips Steph sprayed it with different color Glimmer Mists and added White Glimmer Mist to give her embellishments a soft look. After adding a few extra embellishments, you can punch two holes in the top of the transparency, add ribbon and you have a Christmas Pressie ready to hang !!!!!
One of Steph's not so secret addiction is Tattered Angels Products. What she loves the most about the product is the saturated colour that you can get by using the Glimmermists on your layouts. Here Steph has used Mimosa, Lemon Zest and Lime Twist to enhance the Autumn theme of the layout and the title "Grow". Steph has got an old piece of music sheet and crumbled it up into a small ball.
Once opened out flat she has sprayed the Glimmermist in light mists, in all the different autumn colours over her sheet. Then Steph used a paper towel to dab and mix the colours together, drying the Glimmermist as she goes... She then sprayed the Darker Mists into puddles and left them to dry. The effect of this is amazing. To finish off, Steph inked key areas and tears little bits of the edges just to give it that well worn look.
Next Steph coloured the Glimmerchips in the leaf shapes, leaving puddles to dry, so it looked like dried rain. She used the same process for the Glimmerchip Butterfly and Ornate Frame. The gorgeous trees were used using the Tattered Angels "Blossom" Stamps, stamped onto the course side of laser ink acetate. She used two techniques here. The green tree was sprayed Glimmermist so it puddled on the stamp.
She the used a wipe to wipe the edges around the stamp, and flicked any excess fluid onto a scrap piece of paper. When she stamped the orange tree, she used a Versa Cube ink and left to dry. You can see two very different images using the same stamp, one has a defined, crisp look, the other and watercolour feel to it.
The TA alphas were sprayed and then inked around the edges for depth.
It's no surprise that we have a lot of Nic Howard's projects in our Tattered Angels post, Nic discovered Glimmer Mist in the middle of last year and hasn't been able to stop using it since!
This layout was created on white cardstock. and was embellished with Glimmer Mist. Nic placed a glimmer screen on her page and then sprayed 'brick' coloured glimmer mist across the cardstock, lifted the glimmer screen carefully and a shadowed image was left behind.
She then sprayed the same glimmer screen with 'garden ivy' and used it as a stamp on her layout, leaving a green image. She repeated this technique on a spare piece of white cardstock and cut the image out, adhered across a photo and her layout was complete - aside from the title, which is also from Tattered Angels. So simple, yet so effective!
With exception of the black Rose Moka paper and the white cardstock, this layout is almost all Tattered Angels product. Nic used a Glimmer Screen as a stamp, creating a flourish image which she then cut out and adhered to her layout base. She added a shipping tag and hero arts flowers, which had both been glimmer misted, as well as a stamp from the Tattered Angels range. Nic finished her layout with some Glimmer Glass in the regal range , gorgeous pics of her son and niece and alphas to finish.
We thank Janine Koczwara for allowing us to share these three stunning examples of using Glimmer Mist to transform already beautiful pages into stunning ones.
And finally a little piece of Ngaire Bartlam fabulousness! Ngaire has Glimmer Misted over the top of a sheet of Heidi Swapp's invisibles to create this wise and striking piece.
Over the course of the next ten weeks we'll be starting the week by bringing you even more fabulous inspiration from our design team. Each week one of us will be sharing the tips and tricks of our current favourite new products now that we have just about all the releases from CHA Winter in store.
We start with me (Suz!) and I have made no secret of how much I love the amazing rainbow range of colours that are the Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist sprays.
Tattered Angels are expanding their range with all clever things Glimmer Mist and beautiful. They have had Glimmer Screens like the ones above out for some time in a range of beautiful designs like flourishes and butterflies, but now they've taken the use of screens like this, literally to the next level.
First you use the screen on your project and spray Glimmer Mist in colours of your choice to customise and personalise your page.
And then… you take these amazing all new stamps that co-ordinate with the Glimmer Screens and stamp all the detail missing from the design to create a whole new look. These stamps are clear acrylic and fantastic quality – the level of detail in the designs will take your breath away.
Frankly, I think this product range is a stroke of genius by Tattered Angels. Designed to be used with their core product - the Glimmer Mist sprays - these products are versatile enough to be used over and over in so many different ways and colour palettes.
The Glimmer Screens contain designs for both the clock, compass and fob watch, and the stamps are packaged so that you can choose between the clock detail complete with separate hands (so you can make it any time you want) and the beautiful posts that you can choose to hang the clock on, or the compass with arrows hands. They also come with a plastic stamp mount so that everything you need is in the package.
There is also a divine tree which has two co-ordinating stamps designed to be used with it – a stylised flourish-y tree and another with more natural detail. Both are simply gorgeous.
My first project uses the clock Glimmer Screen and Stamp. I love the way the screen allows the white of the cardstock to show through and stand out and though it's beautiful even on its own the stamp adds another level of detail and refinement.
Here I have stamped the design straight onto my cardstock but also stamped the clock onto separate cardstock, which i have Glimmer Misted and given an aged look which was one of those happy accidents that started out a mistake. After stamping and Glimmer Misting the clock i covered it in Dimensional Magic, and too impatient to wait for it to dry on its own, I turned the heat gun on it. It started to bubble and warp and crack and, interested to see how it would end up, I kept going. I love the range of texture that resulted.
Though the stamps come with clock hands, I chose to use a Tim Holtz game spinner instead, a subtle, subliminal reminder of the message of the page, to take more time to play. The quote itself is backed and stitched onto patches of paper that have also been Glimmer Misted in various shades – in fact, no patterned paper has been harmed in the making of this layout!
The stunning compass stamp has been used on its own on this page, to both add to the slightly nautical nature of the photo as well as the 'direction' theme of the page. The beauty (and slight scariness!) of stamps is that you can use them directly on a practically finished layout, tying lots of elements in together just by stamping on all of them. I have used the same brown chalk ink to stamp the image as i have to edge the Marrakesh patterned paper, SEI Lace paper (which has also been Glimmer Misted to a divine metallic finish) and chipboard elements which also helps to tie it all together.
I have repeated the circle theme several times in a cluster which always pleases the eye – and note also the detail of the Heidi Swapp mirror circle which also received a portion of the compass stamp with Stazon ink.
Finally, I share this mini album which was created to celebrate my mother's side of the family emigrating from South Africa to Australia in the 1950's, after the values of apartheid made it impossible for people with conscience to remain in their home country.
Obviously both the compass and the clock themes suit the nautical and historical nature of this album, and I had a fabulous time making puddles of Glimmer Mist on the pages of the sturdy Tattered Angels album to create glorious aged and distressed looks. If you mask the centre of the Compass stamp it would make a fabulous accent in which to journal inside the frame. You can turn the Glimmer Screen over after you've used it - when it's covered in Glimmer Mist – and use it as a stamp. I added salt to the last couple of pages shown in these images whilst the Glimmer Mist was drying to create another fabulous texture. There are so many fabulous ways you can use these products I reckon I could make a book about them, but apparently, for now, I have to stop here!
Tattered Angels release some beautiful new products - limited edition Glimmer Mist colours, fabulous Glimmer Chip fonts and more...!
You may have seen this layout already in Creative Paper, but we love it so much we thought we'd share it again as a beautiful example of Tattered Angels products. Though this is a simple enough page to look at at first, there are lots of details here we wanted to share with you.
Suz has used the Glimmer Chips - the large beautiful flourish and corner from the Cocoa Regal pack and check out the lantern she has used - the back has been covered with dimensional magic and then she has adhered a mixture of the Pink Paislee glitters so that the lantern pattern can be seen from the front, and the glitter sparkles from behind. The Grungeboard title has also been covered with glitter which she has then sprayed with Suede Glimmer Mist to create an antique glitter look.
Note also the touches of Queen & Co felt fusion for added colour and a whole different texture.
if you are looking for an elegant feel to your LO, then look no further than Tattered angel glimmer chips. These beautifully designed chipboard embellisment are a gorgeous addition to any scrapbook page. Jaimie used the cocoa regal glimmer chip shapes on her page as subtle embellishments and sprayed glimmermist pearl then silver over the HS velvet flower to give it a little extra shimmer all complimenting the photo of her daughters awe at their Christmas tree.
Tattered Angels have just released another exciting product to their collection, and Steph had the chance to play with it. Glimmer Glass is a beautiful, transparent embellishment which adds glamour and layers to your layouts. Here Steph painted the back of the butterfly Glimmer Glass with Sparkling H2Os to change the colour of the glass.
She altered her Crown Glimmer Glass with Jewels and used Glimmer Mist on the wings to give the impression of more depth of colour. Steph can't get over how easy and much fun Tattered Angels products are to create with.
Its always lovely to do something a little different when creating your layouts, Carole used the Denim Blue Glimmer Mist and Glimmer Chips by Tattered Angels to highlight her layout.
She sprayed the Glimmermist onto the Glimmer Chips and then embossed with Matallic Ink by Encore. She added the Jenni Bowlin Brown Transfer Brown Flower and Vine and Grafton Draft Surf Leaf pattern papers to compliment the Blue of the Glimmermist.
First, I made sure that only the front cover was showing. I Iaid the album open and flat with the cover on the right side. I covered the left side of the album with a gallon size zip lock bag to prevent overspray from getting on the rest of the album. I then sprayed Seafoam Glimmer Mist on the cover and using my brayer, I smoothed the color evenly over the cover. I then dried it with my heat tool to speed up the process.
Second, I took Olive Vine, Suede, Gold and Turquoise Blue Glimmer Mist and did a medium mist of each over the entire cover. After letting the colors settle a bit, I then mottled the colors together by taking the album in both hands and moving it from left to right and up and down. This allowed the colors to blend together a bit. I then used my heat tool to not only dry my album but also move the puddles of glimmer mist through out the cover to create streams and veins.
Third I laid a thin coat of Patina Glimmer Mist on selected areas giving the cover an additional aged effect.
Last, I took coffee shop, suede and Creme de Chocolate and individually sprayed each color into a baby wipe and blotted the color onto the edge of the album. I rotated the colors to give depth.
For the title, I put Platinum glitter glue on chipboard letters, dried it with my heat tool then with a watercolor brush, I used Patina Glimmer Mist and painted over the glue. This made it nice to be able to customize the color of the glitter.
This stunning treasure was created by Tattered Angels design team member Cheryl McAdam using one of the gorgeous Glimmer Glass Nature Album kits, alongside Glimmer Screens. Thanks Cheryl for allowing us to share some of the images of this wonderful keepsake album.
And lastly, Michelle Jackson created this stunning diorama using the Frosty Memories Glimmer Chips. She says.. "They look great on cards and layouts, but they can also be the entire focus of a project. These Chips come from the stamped line, which is navy blue printing on the ivory chipboard. Don't want blue? That's where the Glimmer Mist comes in! On this project, I used a mix of Forest and Meadow Green, and Creme de Chocolat. Instead of misting directly on the Chip, I painted the Glimmer Mist on with a paintbrush. That gave me the control I wanted to paint specific areas. I also used watercolor markers to add more texture on the Chips. When you color with the markers, then apply the Glimmer Mist, the Glimmer Mist really helps to blend the marker colors, and soften any hard lines.
"Another fun detail is the Frosty Memories Glimmer Glass wreath. First, I heated the Glass piece with my heat tool for about 4 seconds, until it became soft and pliable. I quickly shaped the wreath, as once it cools, it hardens very quickly. Then, I painted the back of the Glass piece with green acrylic paint, added a red bow, and green sequin leaves for texture. Painting the Glimmer Glass piece is a great, immediate way to make these pieces match any project you have."


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MIAMI - What you put on the back of your car or SUV can give a crook all the information they need to make you and your family a target.
While they may look cute or allow you to gloat, bumper stickers divulge more personal information than you may realize, and criminals know it.
Honor Roll Student bumper stickers tell people where your children go to school, while family decals release information on how many people are in your home.
Criminals can even tell what kind of dog, big or small, may be patrolling where you live.
"You know, I don't recommend the bumper stickers for your car that advertise your life story," said Irondale Detective Sergeant Michael Mangina to KFVS.
Stickers that let others know a parent is in the military can let crooks know that an adult could be out of town for long periods of time.


SB1262 (Sturtevant), the "checkbook bill," requires localities with over 25,000 population and each school division with over 5,000 students to post on their website a register of all funds expended in a particular format. The register must include the vendor name, date of payment, amount and a description of the type of expense. The requirement includes credit card purchases. The bill is in the House Counties, Cities and Towns Subcommittee #2. The House companion bill, HB1907 (VanValkenburg), was recommended to be tabled by a House Counties, Cities and Towns subcommittee.
Weigh in on bill now!
Does your locality have any fines for parking tickets that are higher than $75? Do you charge more for parking in a fire lane or for blocking a fire lane or fire hydrant? What about illegal parking in a residential parking district? Do you prohibit the parking of commercial vehicles or trailers in a residential area? If so, how high is the fine? Over $75? Are you one of the localities that fine frequent parking violators more than $75?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, you need to get in touch with your Senators and Delegates now! SB1044 and HB1818 were identical, good bills when they were introduced. Their purpose was to give to counties and towns with populations of 40,000 or more some authority that cities of that size already have—the ability to hire a private firm to enforce parking regulations. Unfortunately, SB1044 was amended in committee to put a cap of $75 on any fine that any locality may charge for parking violations. Most fines are far less than $75—but a few, viewed by local governments as particularly serious violations—are more than $75.
When SB1044 was considered in the House Transportation Committee, the $75 cap was removed from the bill. When HB 1818 was heard in the Senate Transportation Committee, the opposite happened—the language setting the $75 maximum was added to the bill. Both bills are now expected to be approved by their respective bodies in the form approved by their transportation committees. Since they will then differ, they are expected to go to a conference committee to resolve the difference (i.e. the maximum fine language).
Please contact your legislators and ask them to oppose putting the language setting a maximum fine in either of the two bills (SB1044 and HB1818).
The House and Senate passed yesterday their respective budget amendment packages (HB1700 and SB1100). Senators unanimously endorsed the amendments submitted by the Senate Finance Committee. The House budget package passed comfortably by a 73 to 25 vote with bi-partisan support. The details of each budget package can be found here.
Speaker of the House of Delegates Kirk Cox immediately announced the House budget conferees following the final vote on HB1700. The conferees include Delegates Chris Jones, Steve Landes, Chris Peace, Barry Knight, Scott Garrett, Luke Torian, and Mark Sickles.
Senate Finance Committee co-chairs (Hanger and Norment) have not yet selected their body's budget conferees.
The imminent passage of the Republican-scribed tax measures (SB1372 and HB2529) should make the budget conference operate more smoothly than last year's bitter budget battle over Medicaid Expansion. Although there are spending differences between the two sides, neither package is heavily invested with Gov. Ralph Northam's spending initiatives, meaning there should be a minimum of partisan divisiveness as well as a minimum of new or major spending items.
There are, however, more than a few issues of statewide significance that local governments will want to influence. VML has sent a spreadsheet to local finance and budget directors that compares actions taken on spending items by the governor, House and Senate. You can download a PDF version of the spreadsheet here.
Early next week, VML will also provide members with a summary of the most important state budget amendments that affect local budgets and local taxing authority.
VML staff will need everyone to pitch in to make local government voices heard; the din and distractions of this past week are likely to continue reverberating into next week.
In a move that was as swift as it was stunning, House and Senate Republicans, with the governor's blessing, announced this morning substitute measures to return nearly $1 billion in state taxes the Commonwealth would have accrued as a result of the 2017 federal tax changes.
The substitutes (SB1372 and HB2529) easily passed the Senate Finance and House Finance Committees today. And, perhaps of greatest interest to the more than 550,000 Virginians who have already filed their state tax returns, the two bills include an emergency clause stipulating that the legislation takes effect upon the governor's signature.
Deposits additional revenues tied to the federal tax cuts in a Taxpayer Relief Fund for future temporary or permanent tax relief in the next biennium.
Gov. Ralph Northam is expected to sign the measures into law next week upon passage and enrollment.
A House bill to direct the Board of Corrections to create health care standards for local and regional jails was amended by a Senate Committee to add new requirements. HB1918 (Stolle) was amended by the Senate Rehabilitation and Social Services Committee to conform with SB1598 (Dunnavant) that passed the Senate earlier this week.
As amended, HB1918 would require local and regional jails to assess inmates for intellectual and developmental disabilities (ID/DD) as well as for mental health issues. Services would be required as well. The concept was not addressed by the Deeds' Subcommittee that has been studying mental health issues. There is most certainly a local fiscal impact, but the magnitude is unknown, since the type of assessment and the types of services that would be required under any new standards are not clear.
SB1598 will be before the House Health, Welfare & Institutions Committee next week; VML supports conforming it to the bill that originally passed the House.
The House Finance Committee will consider on Monday SB1425, a bill dealing with the licensing of mobile food units.
The version before House Finance differs significantly from the introduced version. The patron, Senator Siobhan Dunnavant, agreed to several amendments suggested by VML and VACo. These amendments remove much of the original bill's sting.
As originally proposed, the legislation would have allowed the owner of a food truck business who is properly registered and licensed in his home locality to avoid paying a license tax in other localities where he conducts business.
Limit the license tax exemption to new businesses that locate for the first time to do business in a locality. An exempted business would not include a new business that is based on a merger, acquisition, similar business combination, name change, or a change to its business form.
The maximum business license fee for a food truck business is $500 and is set by state statute.
As usual, many pieces of legislation have already died. Some issues will be studied further over the interim, including alternatives to annexation (HB2450 – Wilt) and impact fees/proffers (SB208 – Stuart and SB944 – Stuart). The latter two bills were sent to the Housing Commission.


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