What did we do in the Dark Ages before bicycle computers and phone
apps changed the way we ride? I don’t know about you, but I tracked my
rides in spiral-bound notebooks, relied on street maps designed for
motorists, and asked my local bike mechanic for advice or went to the
library to copy pages from bicycle repair manuals.
I’m going to
confess right here and now that Strava and BikeMap are the only bicycle
apps I’m using regularly. I ride several thousand miles each year and
I’ve spent time playing with and exploring others, but they haven’t
found their way to the home screen on my phone. Here are my thoughts on
some cycling apps.
When you got on your bike this morning to
ride to UCSB, were the gears clanking and not shifting smoothly? Are
your brakes rubbing on the front wheel or making loud squealing noises
every time you stop at a crosswalk on State Street? You’re late for Bike
Moves – front tire’s flat and you have no idea what to do? Bike Repair
HD is a user-friendly app for phone or tablet that takes you step by
step through many basic bike repairs. At your fingertips are 73 of the
most common bike repair problems with over 250 photo illustrations.
Click
on the problem area – wheels, rear derailleur, chain, or
handlebar/headset – and in plain English (no jargon!) you’ll find short
simple instructions that will guide you through diagnosis and repair.
With some simple tools (check out my previous column Tools: Here are the
Ones You Need) you’ll be back on your trusty two-wheeler in no time at
all. Other similar repair apps include Bike Doctor and Emergency Bike
Repair.
This app isn’t designed for the weekend cyclist. Bike
Gears is for the serious road warrior or dedicated bicycle builder. You
can use it to quickly calculate gear ratios, gear inches, or development
and gain ratios based on your bike’s measurements. The app has over 200
preset tire sizes and it also lets you enter your own custom tire-size
for personalized measurements.
Designed by a cyclist, for
cyclists, this is the app if you’re building a new bike from scratch.
You can test out possible gearing configurations and get it right the
first time. With Bicycle Gears you can find equivalent gearing
configurations to reuse components you already have,Promotional custom keychain
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smaller gears. If you’re doing some early holiday shopping, Bicycle
Gears is perfect for bike mechanics, bike builders, coaches, and serious
riders! You can also check out Bicycle Gear Head.
A San
Francisco start-up, Strava can best be described as a GPS-enabled social
network for cyclists and runners, allowing you to add other riders as
friends and track their progress as well as your own. Strava does this
by tracking segments of your ride such as a favorite local hill. You can
then compare your performance riding up Gibraltar or San Marcos Pass
with that of everyone else who has ridden the same section. Every time
you upload a ride, Strava automatically checks if you included any
segments and then lets you know how you rank – showing your position on
the segment’s leader board. Reach the top of the table and you get a
King or Queen of the Mountain award and a natty little gold crown on
your upload. A number of professional riders have signed up, so if your
club run takes you along one of their training routes you can even
compare yourself against the big boys. Strava provides basic GPS
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It
rocks to be able to support local businesses! Founded in Santa Barbara,
Digifit, the first app developer to bring heart rate monitoring to the
iPhone, now features a suite of apps that can track your cardio,
running, and cycling workouts. ibike is a free download but you’ll have
to buy additional hardware to turn your phone into a full feature
cycling/fitness monitor. Digifit has a handlebar-mounted case for your
phone and plug-in sensors available so that you can track your cardio
workouts using, for example, a heart-monitor belt, speed and cadence
sensor, or power meter. Digifit can also use GPS to map your routes and
provide pace, distance, and speed without sensors.
There are a
lot of apps that allow you to track data from your daily rides. I
haven’t looked at all of them so I can’t swear that this is the best,
but it has all the basic features and is intuitive to use. Whether you
are cycling for leisure or training for a race, Cycle Tracker Pro will
track your route and help boost your performance.
As you ride, you can see your time, pace, speed,We have a wide selection of dry cabinet
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listen to music and receive audio feedback. After your ride you can view
your history with stats, route map, splits, and cumulative graphs for
distance and calories burned. You can also share photos and share your
rides with friends on the Cycle Tracker Pro website. Other similar apps
include: The Bike Computer, Cyclemeter GPS Bike Computer for Road &
Mountain Biking, and Cycastic GPS.
2012年10月30日星期二
Small glitch at new stadium
The Winnipeg Football Club,Find the best iPhone headset
for you at Best Buy. on the verge of jettisoning Canad Inns Stadium for
the new 33,000-seat Investors Group Field at the University of
Manitoba, is contacting those season-ticket holders to give them the bad
news -- their bird's-eye view of the playing field might be partially
blocked by either a stair railing or a guardrail.
Most of those seats are in the upper deck where handicapped seating is located and adjacent to the access points -- called vomitories -- to the seating areas.
For the handicapped sections, the front guardrail was raised for safety reasons. In other sections, stair railings partially hinder a spectator's view depending where the play is on the field, but only if they're sitting.
"Every new stadium or new arena built in North America has some obstructed views issues,Promotional custom keychain at ePromos Promotional Products." Buchko said. "They're all to code. We're building a stadium that's to code. We wouldn't get occupancy unless it was code. And that's the challenge. When you have railings based on code, it's caused some obstruction, but we have to build it right, we have to build it safe."
Over the past month, as seats were being installed, Blue Bombers officials have taken affected fans to their new seats to show them the obstruction first-hand. In exchange for staying in the seats, the Bombers have agreed to discount their seats 50 per cent.
"Eighty-five per cent of the people who've sat in the seats said, 'These aren't bad.Shop for high quality wholesale parking sensor system products on DHgate and get worldwide delivery. We'll sit in these seats and we'll gladly take 50 per cent off these seats,' " Buchko said. "They're quite happy to sit in them."
For those not happy, the Bombers have upgraded their seat, but keeping it at the same price they paid for the obstructed seat, he added.
Fin Paterson, the Bomber's vice-president and director of sales, said TV camera perches may also obstruct a view of the game for some fans.
"It's all very subjective," he said. "Some people think it's a challenge and other people say, 'No. I'm good with it.We have a wide selection of dry cabinet to choose from for your storage needs.' We've had a high acceptance rate. It's been very positive so far."
The first concert booked for Investors Group Field is Taylor Swift on June 22, just days after the first Bombers exhibition game in the new stadium. Her stage will be in the north end zone and fans will get to their seats via temporary stairs located at points along the main grandstands.
Buchko said the Bombers will run about a half-dozen test events.
There's been some comments on the Blue Bombers forum on obstructed views with most saying the Bombers are doing the right thing by addressing the issue now.
"There are obstructed views in some MTS Centre seats because of handrails. I've sat in them, not a huge deal," one poster said.
Blue Bombers general manager Joe Mack should know before the Grey Cup whether he's still employed in 2013, team president Garth Buchko said Monday.
"The team's record overall is disappointing and it's not acceptable and we will review everything in the whole organization, including football operations," Buchko told the media after a quick show-and-tell of the newly installed turf and goal posts at the new Investors Group Field at the University of Manitoba.
"The board and myself will meet and we'll make a decision very shortly. It'll be before the Grey Cup (Nov. 25), for sure."
Mack has been a target of Bomber fans' ire not only because of the team's poor performance this season -- the Bombers were in the Grey Cup last year and dove head-first into the CFL basement this season -- but because of his sacking of head coach Paul LaPolice at the end of August.
Buchko said the Bombers will review Mack's record since he was hired in January 2010 plus look at the stats of the team's players.
"I think we have some great talent," he said. "We have the youngest team in the CFL."
Mack's first year on the job saw a 4-14 season in 2010 and a loss to B.C. in the Grey Cup the next. This year the Bombers have a 5-12 record with one game left.
He added besides Mack's future, the Bombers are reviewing other aspects of its operations as it prepares to move into Investors Group Field next season.
"Everything is under review, our business operations and our football operations, everything is currently under review.Offering lowest priced printed lanyard in Canada. We'll put forward our plan very shortly.
Most of those seats are in the upper deck where handicapped seating is located and adjacent to the access points -- called vomitories -- to the seating areas.
For the handicapped sections, the front guardrail was raised for safety reasons. In other sections, stair railings partially hinder a spectator's view depending where the play is on the field, but only if they're sitting.
"Every new stadium or new arena built in North America has some obstructed views issues,Promotional custom keychain at ePromos Promotional Products." Buchko said. "They're all to code. We're building a stadium that's to code. We wouldn't get occupancy unless it was code. And that's the challenge. When you have railings based on code, it's caused some obstruction, but we have to build it right, we have to build it safe."
Over the past month, as seats were being installed, Blue Bombers officials have taken affected fans to their new seats to show them the obstruction first-hand. In exchange for staying in the seats, the Bombers have agreed to discount their seats 50 per cent.
"Eighty-five per cent of the people who've sat in the seats said, 'These aren't bad.Shop for high quality wholesale parking sensor system products on DHgate and get worldwide delivery. We'll sit in these seats and we'll gladly take 50 per cent off these seats,' " Buchko said. "They're quite happy to sit in them."
For those not happy, the Bombers have upgraded their seat, but keeping it at the same price they paid for the obstructed seat, he added.
Fin Paterson, the Bomber's vice-president and director of sales, said TV camera perches may also obstruct a view of the game for some fans.
"It's all very subjective," he said. "Some people think it's a challenge and other people say, 'No. I'm good with it.We have a wide selection of dry cabinet to choose from for your storage needs.' We've had a high acceptance rate. It's been very positive so far."
The first concert booked for Investors Group Field is Taylor Swift on June 22, just days after the first Bombers exhibition game in the new stadium. Her stage will be in the north end zone and fans will get to their seats via temporary stairs located at points along the main grandstands.
Buchko said the Bombers will run about a half-dozen test events.
There's been some comments on the Blue Bombers forum on obstructed views with most saying the Bombers are doing the right thing by addressing the issue now.
"There are obstructed views in some MTS Centre seats because of handrails. I've sat in them, not a huge deal," one poster said.
Blue Bombers general manager Joe Mack should know before the Grey Cup whether he's still employed in 2013, team president Garth Buchko said Monday.
"The team's record overall is disappointing and it's not acceptable and we will review everything in the whole organization, including football operations," Buchko told the media after a quick show-and-tell of the newly installed turf and goal posts at the new Investors Group Field at the University of Manitoba.
"The board and myself will meet and we'll make a decision very shortly. It'll be before the Grey Cup (Nov. 25), for sure."
Mack has been a target of Bomber fans' ire not only because of the team's poor performance this season -- the Bombers were in the Grey Cup last year and dove head-first into the CFL basement this season -- but because of his sacking of head coach Paul LaPolice at the end of August.
Buchko said the Bombers will review Mack's record since he was hired in January 2010 plus look at the stats of the team's players.
"I think we have some great talent," he said. "We have the youngest team in the CFL."
Mack's first year on the job saw a 4-14 season in 2010 and a loss to B.C. in the Grey Cup the next. This year the Bombers have a 5-12 record with one game left.
He added besides Mack's future, the Bombers are reviewing other aspects of its operations as it prepares to move into Investors Group Field next season.
"Everything is under review, our business operations and our football operations, everything is currently under review.Offering lowest priced printed lanyard in Canada. We'll put forward our plan very shortly.
Community Extra: Calendar
THE television screen turns into a static charge of salt and pepper
hiss. If you have the patience to linger to find out why, without
instantly switching to another channel, you will eventually learn that
this is what is in store for you if you are living in one of the four
metros; if you are served by cable, not DTH (direct to home); and if you
do not put in place that digital set-top box by the end of October. It
is a portentous public interest advertisement which serves notice on an
analogue media era and prepares to usher in the digital-only realm of
television viewing.
It is part of building the momentum, in the wake of the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Amendment Act of 2011, towards a total changeover to digital distribution via cable in four stages: the four metros by October 31 this year; cities with a population of over a million by March 31, 2013; all other urban centres by the end of September 2014; and the rest of the country by the end of the calendar year 2014. The conversion is both a legal and a technological imperative. Digitise or perish is the writing on the wall. You are damned if you do not.
It is not as self-evident, though, that you’re not damned if you do. The democratic logic of digitisation is better, cheaper, more equitable access and choice for the consumer. The analogue hierarchy of a clutch of channels on prime band that register effulgent clarity in picture and sound followed by a longish tail of poor and poorer cousins on the less and lesser bands with inferior, even indifferent, visual and audio quality is, in the digital mode, replaced by a qualitative constant across the board where the look and feel of each channel directly reflect the production input and values of its content and there is no distribution diffusion. That would be the one obvious change and would itself certainly make the difference between night and day for those yet stuck with analogue signals.
But the investments required for the digital rollout and spread, the high-end consumerist appetites and values they privilege, and the sheer scale of the operation put the business of digital cable networking out of the league and out of the reach of the small- or medium-scale entrepreneur. This new regime in the media sector, as much as the policy and the law that propel it, is made to order for digital capitalism.
The fat cats of the business have already begun to parse the law to suit their rapacity, but are couching it in terms of the best interests of the consumer. The path to digitisation is paved with their good intentions. A recent conclave on Media and Entertainment Business organised by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) in Chennai revealed, to mix metaphors, their itchy palms in velvet gloves. In a panel discussion on opportunities in the digitised era, the participants, who were among the major stakeholders from the content and distribution side of the industry, seemed in no doubt that the raison d’etre of digitisation was consolidation and vertical integration of their businesses. There was a queer money-minded nostalgia for the business advantages of the analogue market being left behind,Shop for high quality wholesale parking sensor system products on DHgate and get worldwide delivery. even as they scrambled to take over the digital El Dorado of the future. They would, if they could, have the best of both worlds, analogue and digital.We have a wide selection of dry cabinet to choose from for your storage needs.
And so, while they are agreed that digitisation would enable upscaled quality, they are even more agreed that consumers must be prepared to pay more for it; and we naively thought digital meant lower costs. The revenue model in digital cable networks is, typically, subscription driven so that advertisements do not hog and clutter airtime. But there is a clear reluctance to part with advertisement revenues,Find the best iPhone headset for you at Best Buy. and the upshot may well be that even as we pay more we will continue to be subject to long stretches of commercials interrupting programmes (as the witticism goes, a programme on television is what happens between advertisements).
Then there is the question of carriage fees, which acquires critical importance in a situation where, more than ever before, how to get to be seen is the despair of every new television channel. Thanks to digitisation, the bandwidth required for one analogue transponder or channel is compressed to spin off five or six new ones, making the transponder the least—from the most—expensive component in the outlay for a new channel. But with so many channels (there are over 600 on air now and as many or more awaiting licences) jostling with one another for distribution, and with no norms or rules in place, the big multi service operators (MSOs), like their DTH counterparts,Offering lowest priced printed lanyard in Canada. have been charging exorbitant and whimsical carriage fees, skewing the field strongly in favour of the big media corporations which can cough up such amounts, with hefty additional premiums for prime placements. Those who cannot afford this are left out in the cold, and there are so many instances of new channels having to repeatedly delay their launch because of this acute distribution squeeze that the whole process seems ridiculously weighed against the small and medium players.Promotional custom keychain at ePromos Promotional Products.
It is part of building the momentum, in the wake of the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Amendment Act of 2011, towards a total changeover to digital distribution via cable in four stages: the four metros by October 31 this year; cities with a population of over a million by March 31, 2013; all other urban centres by the end of September 2014; and the rest of the country by the end of the calendar year 2014. The conversion is both a legal and a technological imperative. Digitise or perish is the writing on the wall. You are damned if you do not.
It is not as self-evident, though, that you’re not damned if you do. The democratic logic of digitisation is better, cheaper, more equitable access and choice for the consumer. The analogue hierarchy of a clutch of channels on prime band that register effulgent clarity in picture and sound followed by a longish tail of poor and poorer cousins on the less and lesser bands with inferior, even indifferent, visual and audio quality is, in the digital mode, replaced by a qualitative constant across the board where the look and feel of each channel directly reflect the production input and values of its content and there is no distribution diffusion. That would be the one obvious change and would itself certainly make the difference between night and day for those yet stuck with analogue signals.
But the investments required for the digital rollout and spread, the high-end consumerist appetites and values they privilege, and the sheer scale of the operation put the business of digital cable networking out of the league and out of the reach of the small- or medium-scale entrepreneur. This new regime in the media sector, as much as the policy and the law that propel it, is made to order for digital capitalism.
The fat cats of the business have already begun to parse the law to suit their rapacity, but are couching it in terms of the best interests of the consumer. The path to digitisation is paved with their good intentions. A recent conclave on Media and Entertainment Business organised by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) in Chennai revealed, to mix metaphors, their itchy palms in velvet gloves. In a panel discussion on opportunities in the digitised era, the participants, who were among the major stakeholders from the content and distribution side of the industry, seemed in no doubt that the raison d’etre of digitisation was consolidation and vertical integration of their businesses. There was a queer money-minded nostalgia for the business advantages of the analogue market being left behind,Shop for high quality wholesale parking sensor system products on DHgate and get worldwide delivery. even as they scrambled to take over the digital El Dorado of the future. They would, if they could, have the best of both worlds, analogue and digital.We have a wide selection of dry cabinet to choose from for your storage needs.
And so, while they are agreed that digitisation would enable upscaled quality, they are even more agreed that consumers must be prepared to pay more for it; and we naively thought digital meant lower costs. The revenue model in digital cable networks is, typically, subscription driven so that advertisements do not hog and clutter airtime. But there is a clear reluctance to part with advertisement revenues,Find the best iPhone headset for you at Best Buy. and the upshot may well be that even as we pay more we will continue to be subject to long stretches of commercials interrupting programmes (as the witticism goes, a programme on television is what happens between advertisements).
Then there is the question of carriage fees, which acquires critical importance in a situation where, more than ever before, how to get to be seen is the despair of every new television channel. Thanks to digitisation, the bandwidth required for one analogue transponder or channel is compressed to spin off five or six new ones, making the transponder the least—from the most—expensive component in the outlay for a new channel. But with so many channels (there are over 600 on air now and as many or more awaiting licences) jostling with one another for distribution, and with no norms or rules in place, the big multi service operators (MSOs), like their DTH counterparts,Offering lowest priced printed lanyard in Canada. have been charging exorbitant and whimsical carriage fees, skewing the field strongly in favour of the big media corporations which can cough up such amounts, with hefty additional premiums for prime placements. Those who cannot afford this are left out in the cold, and there are so many instances of new channels having to repeatedly delay their launch because of this acute distribution squeeze that the whole process seems ridiculously weighed against the small and medium players.Promotional custom keychain at ePromos Promotional Products.
2012年10月23日星期二
Shifting focus in a time of awareness
In any given month throughout the year, you can find a multitude of
events or issues to commemorate. October happens to be National Book
Month and National CyberSecurity Awareness Month, but it's probably
better known as both National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and National
Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
I’m not going to say one cause has more significance than the other. Thousands of lives are affected each year by both breast cancer and domestic violence. Statistics will show you these facts, but numbers could never relay the personal feelings, struggles and emotions of someone who has encountered one of these hardships.A smooth and Glossy floor tile not only looks bright and clean,
You will never hear me say breast cancer awareness is not important. I know beautiful lives who have lost their battle with the disease and I’ve seen how it affected the people around them.We have a wide selection of dry cabinet to choose from for your storage needs. But given what transpired here, shouldn’t this campus rethink its focus?
One of our own was taken from us because of domestic violence. If anyone can show me how breast cancer has touched this many students this deeply, I encourage you to email me and try to help me understand. Otherwise, I can’t comprehend why we haven’t put more emphasis on domestic violence awareness, why we haven’t put more effort into remembering Alex Kogut on this campus and why we haven’t done more in general.
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It may not be the intended meaning, but to me it feels like this issue is being swept under the rug. It feels like the college has shied away from supporting domestic violence awareness. I look around campus and see all the attention being paid to breast cancer awareness, and feel angry that the college isn’t doing more to make us remember. One example that comes to mind is in Brockway — the painted windows feature ribbons, most of them happen to be pink, while only one of them is purple.
I've heard similiar sentiments over the last few days from fellow students. A common theme in the dissent seems to be about the amount of pink compared to the amount of purple on campus.
It’s comforting to see purple in the details -— Alex's initials painted on the football field, ribbons wrapped around poles, silicone bracelets or a purple painted pinky nail. However, it feels like pink is still the color of choice throughout this campus.
By not putting domestic violence awareness on the forefront, or even just prominently displaying purple throughout the mass of pink on campus, it feels like the college is trying to forget what has happened. That feels wrong. It’s been less than a month, and people are still mourning. We shouldn’t move on this fast. We shouldn’t forget this quickly.
I know remembering is hard. As more details come to light, we’re forced to relive the tragedy all over again and deal with the overpowering emotions we’ve been trying to work through. Small reminders bring us back to the aftermath, and we’re brought back to square one and left trying to heal all over again.
I know we can’t keep focusing on the bad things that happen in life, and I don’t think we should. By no means is this the way life was meant to be lived. Yes, purple is the symbolic color of the tragic way in which Alex died, but it’s also become symbolic to us as the color to remember her by.
I don’t look at the purple around campus as an attempt to make known what happened. We know the end result of what transpired the last weekend of September. I look at the color purple and remember Alex, a girl I never knew, but am forever changed by. To me,Carlo Gavazzi offers a broad range of ultrasonic sensor and ultrasonic transducers for level detection and process monitoring. the color purple symbolizes the remembrance of the life she lived, more so than how it was taken away.
Unfortunately for a lot of us, because we didn’t know her, we can’t have one without the other. We didn’t know her, and we won’t ever have the opportunity to. Remembering Alex means remembering how she died. Words can’t express how unsettling this is, how hard it is to move on from.
Breast cancer is not a choice — no one chooses to get the disease. Domestic violence is a choice — someone chooses to be violent toward his or her partner. A friend of mine pointed this out, and it really resonated with me. While it is important to raise awareness for breast cancer, as I’m sure fundraising will help in its own way,Shop for high quality wholesale glassmosaicchina products on Dhgate. shouldn’t more awareness be given to a cause that people can learn from, and possibly change their lives for?
The fact that I can’t mention all the different fundraising or awareness events that have taken place on campus over the past month, for space purposes only, is an incredible thing. People are actively supporting and working toward a common cause, whichever cause it may be. And it may seem trivial to simply be offended by the amount of one color over the other around campus, but I know I’m not the only one who felt this way this month.
I’m not going to say one cause has more significance than the other. Thousands of lives are affected each year by both breast cancer and domestic violence. Statistics will show you these facts, but numbers could never relay the personal feelings, struggles and emotions of someone who has encountered one of these hardships.A smooth and Glossy floor tile not only looks bright and clean,
You will never hear me say breast cancer awareness is not important. I know beautiful lives who have lost their battle with the disease and I’ve seen how it affected the people around them.We have a wide selection of dry cabinet to choose from for your storage needs. But given what transpired here, shouldn’t this campus rethink its focus?
One of our own was taken from us because of domestic violence. If anyone can show me how breast cancer has touched this many students this deeply, I encourage you to email me and try to help me understand. Otherwise, I can’t comprehend why we haven’t put more emphasis on domestic violence awareness, why we haven’t put more effort into remembering Alex Kogut on this campus and why we haven’t done more in general.
I know it wasn’t the college’s intention to prioritze one cause over the other.Dongpeng professionally produces and export all types of glazed porcelain tile tiles at low price. I love this school and I know it’s a sensitive time here. But still, we need to honor our own, and it doesn’t feel like much is happening to make us feel comforted in the weeks after Alex’s death.
It may not be the intended meaning, but to me it feels like this issue is being swept under the rug. It feels like the college has shied away from supporting domestic violence awareness. I look around campus and see all the attention being paid to breast cancer awareness, and feel angry that the college isn’t doing more to make us remember. One example that comes to mind is in Brockway — the painted windows feature ribbons, most of them happen to be pink, while only one of them is purple.
I've heard similiar sentiments over the last few days from fellow students. A common theme in the dissent seems to be about the amount of pink compared to the amount of purple on campus.
It’s comforting to see purple in the details -— Alex's initials painted on the football field, ribbons wrapped around poles, silicone bracelets or a purple painted pinky nail. However, it feels like pink is still the color of choice throughout this campus.
By not putting domestic violence awareness on the forefront, or even just prominently displaying purple throughout the mass of pink on campus, it feels like the college is trying to forget what has happened. That feels wrong. It’s been less than a month, and people are still mourning. We shouldn’t move on this fast. We shouldn’t forget this quickly.
I know remembering is hard. As more details come to light, we’re forced to relive the tragedy all over again and deal with the overpowering emotions we’ve been trying to work through. Small reminders bring us back to the aftermath, and we’re brought back to square one and left trying to heal all over again.
I know we can’t keep focusing on the bad things that happen in life, and I don’t think we should. By no means is this the way life was meant to be lived. Yes, purple is the symbolic color of the tragic way in which Alex died, but it’s also become symbolic to us as the color to remember her by.
I don’t look at the purple around campus as an attempt to make known what happened. We know the end result of what transpired the last weekend of September. I look at the color purple and remember Alex, a girl I never knew, but am forever changed by. To me,Carlo Gavazzi offers a broad range of ultrasonic sensor and ultrasonic transducers for level detection and process monitoring. the color purple symbolizes the remembrance of the life she lived, more so than how it was taken away.
Unfortunately for a lot of us, because we didn’t know her, we can’t have one without the other. We didn’t know her, and we won’t ever have the opportunity to. Remembering Alex means remembering how she died. Words can’t express how unsettling this is, how hard it is to move on from.
Breast cancer is not a choice — no one chooses to get the disease. Domestic violence is a choice — someone chooses to be violent toward his or her partner. A friend of mine pointed this out, and it really resonated with me. While it is important to raise awareness for breast cancer, as I’m sure fundraising will help in its own way,Shop for high quality wholesale glassmosaicchina products on Dhgate. shouldn’t more awareness be given to a cause that people can learn from, and possibly change their lives for?
The fact that I can’t mention all the different fundraising or awareness events that have taken place on campus over the past month, for space purposes only, is an incredible thing. People are actively supporting and working toward a common cause, whichever cause it may be. And it may seem trivial to simply be offended by the amount of one color over the other around campus, but I know I’m not the only one who felt this way this month.
A gardener’s playground
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owners of McComb Gardens in Sequim, have invested in their own
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so your money is well spent. they work even harder on the concept that
gardeners should be having fun. If gardeners aren’t, Neil and Jane
suggest a change in some way: Reduce the size of the gardens, hire
someone to help, take out that irritating tree that pokes you every time
you pass it. They believe landscapes are installed; the garden is a
playground. Experimentation, experimentation, experimentation is the
name of the game, along with a strong dose of humility.
We gardeners need to recognize no matter how hard we try and to what degree we plan, we are going to make mistakes.An area-wide parking guidance system was introduced by private parking lot operators in 1997. Plants have their own genetic DNA of what they want to become and how much they want to sprawl. They don’t read plant labels about their mature size and often grow beyond a general descriptor, especially here in the Pacific Northwest where ideal growing conditions exist. In gardening, there is a constant tension between humans and plant life. Each has its own vision.
Neil and Jane’s nursery is a display garden, which showcases specimen plants, mostly at their mature growth. The nursery gives gardeners an opportunity to see size, proportion and habit so that they can imagine the plant in their own gardens. Jane and Neil have used professionals Dan Hinckley and Phil Wood to create parts of the display. Neil laughs and says that hiring outside help was cheaper than divorce since he and Jane see gardens from different perspectives; a third eye was mandatory.
Jane is the artist who looks for the same elements she uses in her paintings — repetition, pathways for the eyes, color combinations that work. Neil is more the plant expert and sees shapes and textures. In thinking of a design in a garden, he thinks of flowers last — the opposite of the way most gardeners purchase plants — and uses them to soften edges.
The two of them do, however, agree that landscapes are compositions, with variations of a theme or that transition from theme to theme. The basic design principles they follow are:
Repetition creates unity. Use both plants and colors for repeating patterns. They mentioned how yellow can be a strong color and a single plant of yellow can stop the eye. Use several other touches of yellow or use more of the same plant in the border so the eye can move through a landscape.
Before planting, first plan for paths, uses within the garden and utilities. Paths should be wide, enough for two or three people walking abreast or wide enough for a wheelbarrow. Let pathways meander rather than take simple straight lines from A to B. Soft pathways invite people to linger, as well as entice them to look ahead in expectancy as a path curves into the unseen. Figure out the watering systems and outdoor lighting, if you’re going to install them. Decide the mood you want your garden to project and where you want to sit and have a conversational or dining area.Shop for high quality wholesale glassmosaicchina products on Dhgate. Function should be well-established before any planting.
Specimen plants and trees are stand-alone plants that can become a focal point in a vignette of supporting plants. Use specimen plants for accents. Rather than thinking of a category of prized specimen plants, such as Japanese maples and Cryptomerias, consider that many plants/trees can be a specimen. Perhaps you need a plant that is highly textured and so the specimen plant can be the lowly Eryngium (sea holly), with its spiky amethyst flower heads.
Neil talks about a specimen plant he chose outside their bedroom window, which he wanted to have fragrance, have a light and airy habit and be a sanctuary for birds. From that criterion, he choose the Styrax japonicas (Japanese snowbell), which grows to about 25 feet high. Had he wanted something shorter, but with his criteria, he could have chosen the Korean spice viburnum
After a new display section had been planted, Jane wanted a tree to complete an area and set off a marooned Japanese maple. Together, they chose Robinia pseudoacacia (Tunisian locust) and its bright lime leaves and its proportion work perfectly in that area.
Create a welcoming entry. Let your personality emerge so that you, above all others, love to enter the garden. Not only is it a design principle, but it also has an element of psychology. If the garden does not entice you to enter, you … and others … probably will stay out. Entries also define where the garden begins, suggesting, too, that there is an end point.Redpin is an open source indoor positioning system that was developed with the goal of providing at least room-level accuracy. Some gardens seem to splay out in all directions, somewhat like a toddler lying on the floor, legs and arms akimbo.
Most people desire a sense of privacy, a retreat where they can move and relax unobserved by others or where they don’t have to look at others’ blue tarps or trash bins. Fences are the easiest way to create privacy. In their McComb Gardens, one can see a yew hedge that creates privacy. Of course, hedges take years to grow — at least four. If an immediate barrier is needed, hardscape is best. Neil pointed out that fences need not be continual. Panels, such as those at hardware stores, can be placed end-to-end but separated by equal distances and then with plantings in a repetitive pattern between the panels can soften the structure and, perhaps, save money.
Jane uses a personal principle that she’s not seen written in any books so far. She uses two of the primary colors (red, blue, yellow) and then if she needs a touch of the dramatic or a transitional element, she’ll use a single spot of the third primary color. Her sense is that the two primaries work together in a harmony that seems absent when too many colors compete.
We gardeners need to recognize no matter how hard we try and to what degree we plan, we are going to make mistakes.An area-wide parking guidance system was introduced by private parking lot operators in 1997. Plants have their own genetic DNA of what they want to become and how much they want to sprawl. They don’t read plant labels about their mature size and often grow beyond a general descriptor, especially here in the Pacific Northwest where ideal growing conditions exist. In gardening, there is a constant tension between humans and plant life. Each has its own vision.
Neil and Jane’s nursery is a display garden, which showcases specimen plants, mostly at their mature growth. The nursery gives gardeners an opportunity to see size, proportion and habit so that they can imagine the plant in their own gardens. Jane and Neil have used professionals Dan Hinckley and Phil Wood to create parts of the display. Neil laughs and says that hiring outside help was cheaper than divorce since he and Jane see gardens from different perspectives; a third eye was mandatory.
Jane is the artist who looks for the same elements she uses in her paintings — repetition, pathways for the eyes, color combinations that work. Neil is more the plant expert and sees shapes and textures. In thinking of a design in a garden, he thinks of flowers last — the opposite of the way most gardeners purchase plants — and uses them to soften edges.
The two of them do, however, agree that landscapes are compositions, with variations of a theme or that transition from theme to theme. The basic design principles they follow are:
Repetition creates unity. Use both plants and colors for repeating patterns. They mentioned how yellow can be a strong color and a single plant of yellow can stop the eye. Use several other touches of yellow or use more of the same plant in the border so the eye can move through a landscape.
Before planting, first plan for paths, uses within the garden and utilities. Paths should be wide, enough for two or three people walking abreast or wide enough for a wheelbarrow. Let pathways meander rather than take simple straight lines from A to B. Soft pathways invite people to linger, as well as entice them to look ahead in expectancy as a path curves into the unseen. Figure out the watering systems and outdoor lighting, if you’re going to install them. Decide the mood you want your garden to project and where you want to sit and have a conversational or dining area.Shop for high quality wholesale glassmosaicchina products on Dhgate. Function should be well-established before any planting.
Specimen plants and trees are stand-alone plants that can become a focal point in a vignette of supporting plants. Use specimen plants for accents. Rather than thinking of a category of prized specimen plants, such as Japanese maples and Cryptomerias, consider that many plants/trees can be a specimen. Perhaps you need a plant that is highly textured and so the specimen plant can be the lowly Eryngium (sea holly), with its spiky amethyst flower heads.
Neil talks about a specimen plant he chose outside their bedroom window, which he wanted to have fragrance, have a light and airy habit and be a sanctuary for birds. From that criterion, he choose the Styrax japonicas (Japanese snowbell), which grows to about 25 feet high. Had he wanted something shorter, but with his criteria, he could have chosen the Korean spice viburnum
After a new display section had been planted, Jane wanted a tree to complete an area and set off a marooned Japanese maple. Together, they chose Robinia pseudoacacia (Tunisian locust) and its bright lime leaves and its proportion work perfectly in that area.
Create a welcoming entry. Let your personality emerge so that you, above all others, love to enter the garden. Not only is it a design principle, but it also has an element of psychology. If the garden does not entice you to enter, you … and others … probably will stay out. Entries also define where the garden begins, suggesting, too, that there is an end point.Redpin is an open source indoor positioning system that was developed with the goal of providing at least room-level accuracy. Some gardens seem to splay out in all directions, somewhat like a toddler lying on the floor, legs and arms akimbo.
Most people desire a sense of privacy, a retreat where they can move and relax unobserved by others or where they don’t have to look at others’ blue tarps or trash bins. Fences are the easiest way to create privacy. In their McComb Gardens, one can see a yew hedge that creates privacy. Of course, hedges take years to grow — at least four. If an immediate barrier is needed, hardscape is best. Neil pointed out that fences need not be continual. Panels, such as those at hardware stores, can be placed end-to-end but separated by equal distances and then with plantings in a repetitive pattern between the panels can soften the structure and, perhaps, save money.
Jane uses a personal principle that she’s not seen written in any books so far. She uses two of the primary colors (red, blue, yellow) and then if she needs a touch of the dramatic or a transitional element, she’ll use a single spot of the third primary color. Her sense is that the two primaries work together in a harmony that seems absent when too many colors compete.
Life in the hall of fame
But as you wander through the walkout level of one of Edmonton’s
newest lottery show homes — this one brought to you by the Edmonton
Oilers Community Foundation — a framed and signed jersey from Taylor
Hall is bound to catch your attention. That is unless your eyes don’t
immediately wander to the wet bar and walk-in wine cellar with custom
glass doors, or if the sound emanating from the adjacent home theatre
doesn’t beckon you first.
“If we had one of those (home theatres) in our home, I would never see my kids again,” said Natalie Minckler, executive director of the Oilers Community Foundation, as she provided a tour of the home and referred to the nine-foot screen and front-projection system in HD, leather theatre seating, and a dry bar with a popcorn maker.
This finished walkout level contains an Oilers-themed bedroom, a flex room that can be used as an office or an additional bedroom, a bathroom,Advice from an experienced artist on what to consider before you buy oil painting supplies so your money is well spent. and a home gym with cork flooring. Of course, that’s just the beginning in this 3,258-square-foot home in Upper Windermere — 4,896 sq. ft. if you include that tempting lower level.
If this sounds tempting, it could be yours as the grand prize in the Winner’s Choice Lottery for 2012.
Now on the other hand, if you’re saying, ‘whoa, wait a minute, I don’t need a home with close to 5,This document provides a guide to using the Ventilation system in your house to provide adequate fresh air to residents.000 sq. ft.’, the Oilers Community Foundation has that delightful problem — if you want to call winning a fully finished and furnished show home a problem — solved. You can walk away with $1.5 million, instead.
But wouldn’t you rather have a chef’s kitchen with stunning Magma Granite countertops and Wolf and Sub-Zero appliances? How about six potential bedrooms,Redpin is an open source indoor positioning system that was developed with the goal of providing at least room-level accuracy. most equipped with spacious walk-closets; four bathrooms including a master spa-like ensuite with vessel sinks and an eye-catching soaker tub; and a garage with a hydraulic lift that will enable you to park four cars indoors (a great idea if luck is with you and you also snag the early bird prize of a 2013 Range Rover Autobiography Sport Edition)?
Hard to imagine turning down such a tempting home? It’s happened in the past.
“Last year, the winner was a single woman, and the house was so big that she opted for the cash,Soft Floor tiles is easier to install and perfect for all types of residential and commercial uses.” said Minckler, who pointed out that the foundation will be awarding more than 6,200 prizes,Understanding what it means to study china kung fu at Shaolin Temple. including the grand prize home, vehicles and vacations. “With all these prizes, anybody who purchases a ticket will have a one-in-10 chance to win a prize, the best odds we’ve ever had.”
But back to the show home, whose grandeur is breathtaking, with a two-storey beamed ceiling in the great room along with nine-foot main floor and basement ceilings adding to its spacious feel. The master bedroom comes with an enchanting Cliffstone feature wall — think gorgeous stone that brings the feel of the outdoors in — and two sets of double doors with Juliet-like balconies that overlook the great room below.
Meanwhile, the entranceway circular staircase is highlighted by rich, leather wall tiles on the way down to the walkout level, where there is in-floor radiant heating.
If all these beautiful features — along with main-floor laundry, a security system, and a six-zone multi-source audio system with keypads throughout — aren’t enough to tempt you, Minckler noted that there is an even more important aspect to consider when it comes to the Winner’s Choice Lottery.
Proceeds support the Edmonton Oilers Community Foundation redevelopment of Edmonton’s Inner City High School as well as other groups focusing on youth education and the health and wellness of youth, said Minckler.
With money raised from the lottery in recent years, the Oilers Community Foundation purchased a building for the school in late 2010, and today it accommodates 150 students.
“The kids who go to Inner City High School represent a segment of our population that have had a certain number of challenges throughout their lives. It is a segment many people forget about,” said Minckler, adding that the students not only get an education here but also receive clothing, bus tickets and three meals a day so they can concentrate on their academic work.
“If we had one of those (home theatres) in our home, I would never see my kids again,” said Natalie Minckler, executive director of the Oilers Community Foundation, as she provided a tour of the home and referred to the nine-foot screen and front-projection system in HD, leather theatre seating, and a dry bar with a popcorn maker.
This finished walkout level contains an Oilers-themed bedroom, a flex room that can be used as an office or an additional bedroom, a bathroom,Advice from an experienced artist on what to consider before you buy oil painting supplies so your money is well spent. and a home gym with cork flooring. Of course, that’s just the beginning in this 3,258-square-foot home in Upper Windermere — 4,896 sq. ft. if you include that tempting lower level.
If this sounds tempting, it could be yours as the grand prize in the Winner’s Choice Lottery for 2012.
Now on the other hand, if you’re saying, ‘whoa, wait a minute, I don’t need a home with close to 5,This document provides a guide to using the Ventilation system in your house to provide adequate fresh air to residents.000 sq. ft.’, the Oilers Community Foundation has that delightful problem — if you want to call winning a fully finished and furnished show home a problem — solved. You can walk away with $1.5 million, instead.
But wouldn’t you rather have a chef’s kitchen with stunning Magma Granite countertops and Wolf and Sub-Zero appliances? How about six potential bedrooms,Redpin is an open source indoor positioning system that was developed with the goal of providing at least room-level accuracy. most equipped with spacious walk-closets; four bathrooms including a master spa-like ensuite with vessel sinks and an eye-catching soaker tub; and a garage with a hydraulic lift that will enable you to park four cars indoors (a great idea if luck is with you and you also snag the early bird prize of a 2013 Range Rover Autobiography Sport Edition)?
Hard to imagine turning down such a tempting home? It’s happened in the past.
“Last year, the winner was a single woman, and the house was so big that she opted for the cash,Soft Floor tiles is easier to install and perfect for all types of residential and commercial uses.” said Minckler, who pointed out that the foundation will be awarding more than 6,200 prizes,Understanding what it means to study china kung fu at Shaolin Temple. including the grand prize home, vehicles and vacations. “With all these prizes, anybody who purchases a ticket will have a one-in-10 chance to win a prize, the best odds we’ve ever had.”
But back to the show home, whose grandeur is breathtaking, with a two-storey beamed ceiling in the great room along with nine-foot main floor and basement ceilings adding to its spacious feel. The master bedroom comes with an enchanting Cliffstone feature wall — think gorgeous stone that brings the feel of the outdoors in — and two sets of double doors with Juliet-like balconies that overlook the great room below.
Meanwhile, the entranceway circular staircase is highlighted by rich, leather wall tiles on the way down to the walkout level, where there is in-floor radiant heating.
If all these beautiful features — along with main-floor laundry, a security system, and a six-zone multi-source audio system with keypads throughout — aren’t enough to tempt you, Minckler noted that there is an even more important aspect to consider when it comes to the Winner’s Choice Lottery.
Proceeds support the Edmonton Oilers Community Foundation redevelopment of Edmonton’s Inner City High School as well as other groups focusing on youth education and the health and wellness of youth, said Minckler.
With money raised from the lottery in recent years, the Oilers Community Foundation purchased a building for the school in late 2010, and today it accommodates 150 students.
“The kids who go to Inner City High School represent a segment of our population that have had a certain number of challenges throughout their lives. It is a segment many people forget about,” said Minckler, adding that the students not only get an education here but also receive clothing, bus tickets and three meals a day so they can concentrate on their academic work.
2012年10月10日星期三
2 dead, 1 trapped in Fla. parking garage collapse
A section of a parking garage under construction at a community
college collapsed Wednesday, killing two people and trapping two others
in the rubble, officials said. One worker was rescued amid the debris,
but there was too much concrete around the other to immediately get
him out.
At least 10 other workers were hurt when the roof of the five-story concrete garage fell, creating a pancake-style collapse on the campus of Miami-Dade College, officials said.
"It was a floor upon floor, collapsing all the way down to the ground floor," Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Capt. Louie Fernandez said.
The trapped worker was pinned inside a vehicle. He was receiving oxygen, had an IV inserted into him and was being treated by a physician and a paramedic. Officials did not describe the extent of his injuries. They said it could be hours — possibly even days — before they can rescue him.
"It's going to be a long, tedious effort," Fernandez said.
Dogs, firefighters and other people in hard hats walked over piles of concrete, plywood and metal to look for other possible victims. Authorities believed at least one more worker was still unaccounted for, and they were trying to make sure everyone else was OK. Many workers left the site without telling authorities.
Victoria Buczynski of Miami said she saw the collapse while she was working at Gurkha Cigars across the street from the construction site at the Miami-Dade College.
"It fell to the ground like a house of cards," Buczynski said. "The construction workers started running out, screaming. It was loud. Our entire building shook."
No students were in the area at the time. They campus was evacuated and closed for the rest of the week. Investigators planned to pick through the rubble to see what caused the garage to crumble.
"We just know that the roof collapsed," Miami-Dade Fire-Rescue spokeswoman Griselle Marino said.
William P. Byrne,Find the lowest prices on Air purifier. president and chief executive officer of the garage contractor, Ajax Building Corp., said an internal review was being launched to determine the cause. Byrne said the company would embrace "any additional protocols, policies and procedures that will enhance and ensure the continued priority of safety."
Marino said three people were initially trapped in the rubble, including the man who died. Another eight were taken to a hospital, she said. Two injured workers were treated on the scene.
One of the rescued was pulled out from under a steal beam by four firefighters. His face and hands were bloody and he was put on a stretcher and carried away, according to a video shot by Miami-Dade Fire-Rescue and provided to The Associated Press.
The construction site looked like a typical one. A large crane stood beside the pile of rubble. Pickup trucks, trash bins and a tractor-trailer were nearby, as were ladders, a cooler and piles of wood.
Ground was broken on the $22.5 million project in February, and the 1,855-space garage was to be finished in December, according Ajax's website.
The first floor was to have classroom and office space. The structure is next to the college's main office building and nestled among other campus buildings.
The college serves about 8,000 students and is one of several campuses in the Miami-Dade College system. This campus opened in 2006.
At least 10 other workers were hurt when the roof of the five-story concrete garage fell, creating a pancake-style collapse on the campus of Miami-Dade College, officials said.
"It was a floor upon floor, collapsing all the way down to the ground floor," Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Capt. Louie Fernandez said.
The trapped worker was pinned inside a vehicle. He was receiving oxygen, had an IV inserted into him and was being treated by a physician and a paramedic. Officials did not describe the extent of his injuries. They said it could be hours — possibly even days — before they can rescue him.
"It's going to be a long, tedious effort," Fernandez said.
Dogs, firefighters and other people in hard hats walked over piles of concrete, plywood and metal to look for other possible victims. Authorities believed at least one more worker was still unaccounted for, and they were trying to make sure everyone else was OK. Many workers left the site without telling authorities.
Victoria Buczynski of Miami said she saw the collapse while she was working at Gurkha Cigars across the street from the construction site at the Miami-Dade College.
"It fell to the ground like a house of cards," Buczynski said. "The construction workers started running out, screaming. It was loud. Our entire building shook."
No students were in the area at the time. They campus was evacuated and closed for the rest of the week. Investigators planned to pick through the rubble to see what caused the garage to crumble.
"We just know that the roof collapsed," Miami-Dade Fire-Rescue spokeswoman Griselle Marino said.
William P. Byrne,Find the lowest prices on Air purifier. president and chief executive officer of the garage contractor, Ajax Building Corp., said an internal review was being launched to determine the cause. Byrne said the company would embrace "any additional protocols, policies and procedures that will enhance and ensure the continued priority of safety."
Marino said three people were initially trapped in the rubble, including the man who died. Another eight were taken to a hospital, she said. Two injured workers were treated on the scene.
One of the rescued was pulled out from under a steal beam by four firefighters. His face and hands were bloody and he was put on a stretcher and carried away, according to a video shot by Miami-Dade Fire-Rescue and provided to The Associated Press.
The construction site looked like a typical one. A large crane stood beside the pile of rubble. Pickup trucks, trash bins and a tractor-trailer were nearby, as were ladders, a cooler and piles of wood.
Ground was broken on the $22.5 million project in February, and the 1,855-space garage was to be finished in December, according Ajax's website.
The first floor was to have classroom and office space. The structure is next to the college's main office building and nestled among other campus buildings.
The college serves about 8,000 students and is one of several campuses in the Miami-Dade College system. This campus opened in 2006.
Gallery Delta Thrives Despite Odds
In a continued quest to nurture, support and encourage visual,
literary and performing arts-Gallery Delta continues to thrive despite
low business.Their latest exhibition "Landscapes and Landmarks"
assembles painters of all creeds and colours in a show which exposes the
range of artistic,emotional and psychological responses to the moods,
atmosphere, colours, textures, locale and spirit of the land.
Landscapes convey an appreciation of the beauty and chagrins of the natural and urban world. Here, each artist responds to the land in their individual psyche and medium of preference.
The exhibiting artists are drawn from both mature and neophyte artists who include Paul Wade, Kate Raath, Dian Wright, Simon Back, Darryl Nero, Richard Witikani, the late Robert Paul, Ljiljana Vlacic, Justin Gope, Freddy Tauro and Emma Venzery.
Professional artist Kate Raath explores the expressive and interpretive qualities of drawing in her exquisite ink studies of the flat topped Acacia trees of Zimbabwe.
Interestingly, this tree which is revered by the people of Africa, Australia,Find the lowest prices on Air purifier. Asia and the Americas has according to current botanical nomenclature been re-named Vachellia and/or Senegallia at a recent International Botanical Congress which had been proposed by Australian botanists in 2005.
The veteran art lecturer and graphic designer, Paul Wade, presents oil paintings in spontaneous "Pop" excursions, which are at once celebratory, witty and innovative.
His triptych entitled "Disruptive Robots" presents inverted and skewed paintings that hint at the failing infrastructure of Harare's metropolis and allude to the delusions experienced in drunken driving.
His, other urban mental landscapes entitled "Many Horizons", pursue the same automatism that guided the surrealist's artists procedure of using free association to express the workings of the sub-conscious.
Wade's work recalls the art of Antoni Tàpies (1923-2012) the Spanish painter and lawyer and other proponents of Tachisme such as Pierre Soulages (born 1919) and Hans Hartung.The M3 Parking assist system has been designed from the ground up to solve traditional car park problems and more.
This art movement derives from the French word "Tache" meaning blob or mark, and refers to the squiggles and arabesque lines used by artists to present powerful and direct expressions of psychic states.
He also exhibits his artistic forte in a textile and steel woven sculpture, which hangs in the main area of the gallery.
"Young Turk" Freddy Tauro presents his works entitled "Plot in Ruwa", "Landscape" and "Back Shed".
His semi-abstract details of natural and architectural forms are achieved by luminous colour integrations that demarcate the landscape, buildings and sky in a liquid spontaneity.
Veteran landscape artist Diana Wright uses her unerring eye to capture the pattern and chromatic quality of natural forms and landscapes of the sub-tropical Zimbabwean vegetation.Welcome to the china kung fu school.
Her colourful pointillist interpretations of the land remain perennially charming.
The exhibition introduces a young talent, Emma Venzery, whose acrylic on paper works entitled "Your Tide", "My Wave" and "Closing In" explores the pathos of the human condition in imprimatura on white ground.
Her colourful forays into mental landscapes are articulated in fluid brushstrokes which hint at her artful dexterity. This new artist has the potential to rise
professionally in the visual arts with her bold signatory style.
Prominent artist and visual art expert, Dr Helen Lieros' presents new developments in her art works. Her exploitation of the varied surface qualities of her own handmade paper are best seen in her works entitled "Unknown Strata". Here,Gerresheimer Werkzeugbau Wackersdorf GmbH manufactures special lines and machines. the artist employs new collage techniques for expression. Her continued technical search to convey the greatest artistic effect with minimal artistic elements distinguishes her.
In all, the, memories, style and imagery depicted in this show are relative and subject to the artists' own fragmented view of their land, landmark and space they occupy or experience.
This 56-piece exhibition is a memorable diary of our existence on the land we call Zimbabwe and is worth viewing. But ultimately it is up to the viewer to reconstruct and fabricate their own personal narratives and rifle through the myriads of colour, form and texture that constitute these various vistas and states of mind we call the Zimbabwean landscape.
Landscapes convey an appreciation of the beauty and chagrins of the natural and urban world. Here, each artist responds to the land in their individual psyche and medium of preference.
The exhibiting artists are drawn from both mature and neophyte artists who include Paul Wade, Kate Raath, Dian Wright, Simon Back, Darryl Nero, Richard Witikani, the late Robert Paul, Ljiljana Vlacic, Justin Gope, Freddy Tauro and Emma Venzery.
Professional artist Kate Raath explores the expressive and interpretive qualities of drawing in her exquisite ink studies of the flat topped Acacia trees of Zimbabwe.
Interestingly, this tree which is revered by the people of Africa, Australia,Find the lowest prices on Air purifier. Asia and the Americas has according to current botanical nomenclature been re-named Vachellia and/or Senegallia at a recent International Botanical Congress which had been proposed by Australian botanists in 2005.
The veteran art lecturer and graphic designer, Paul Wade, presents oil paintings in spontaneous "Pop" excursions, which are at once celebratory, witty and innovative.
His triptych entitled "Disruptive Robots" presents inverted and skewed paintings that hint at the failing infrastructure of Harare's metropolis and allude to the delusions experienced in drunken driving.
His, other urban mental landscapes entitled "Many Horizons", pursue the same automatism that guided the surrealist's artists procedure of using free association to express the workings of the sub-conscious.
Wade's work recalls the art of Antoni Tàpies (1923-2012) the Spanish painter and lawyer and other proponents of Tachisme such as Pierre Soulages (born 1919) and Hans Hartung.The M3 Parking assist system has been designed from the ground up to solve traditional car park problems and more.
This art movement derives from the French word "Tache" meaning blob or mark, and refers to the squiggles and arabesque lines used by artists to present powerful and direct expressions of psychic states.
He also exhibits his artistic forte in a textile and steel woven sculpture, which hangs in the main area of the gallery.
"Young Turk" Freddy Tauro presents his works entitled "Plot in Ruwa", "Landscape" and "Back Shed".
His semi-abstract details of natural and architectural forms are achieved by luminous colour integrations that demarcate the landscape, buildings and sky in a liquid spontaneity.
Veteran landscape artist Diana Wright uses her unerring eye to capture the pattern and chromatic quality of natural forms and landscapes of the sub-tropical Zimbabwean vegetation.Welcome to the china kung fu school.
Her colourful pointillist interpretations of the land remain perennially charming.
The exhibition introduces a young talent, Emma Venzery, whose acrylic on paper works entitled "Your Tide", "My Wave" and "Closing In" explores the pathos of the human condition in imprimatura on white ground.
Her colourful forays into mental landscapes are articulated in fluid brushstrokes which hint at her artful dexterity. This new artist has the potential to rise
professionally in the visual arts with her bold signatory style.
Prominent artist and visual art expert, Dr Helen Lieros' presents new developments in her art works. Her exploitation of the varied surface qualities of her own handmade paper are best seen in her works entitled "Unknown Strata". Here,Gerresheimer Werkzeugbau Wackersdorf GmbH manufactures special lines and machines. the artist employs new collage techniques for expression. Her continued technical search to convey the greatest artistic effect with minimal artistic elements distinguishes her.
In all, the, memories, style and imagery depicted in this show are relative and subject to the artists' own fragmented view of their land, landmark and space they occupy or experience.
This 56-piece exhibition is a memorable diary of our existence on the land we call Zimbabwe and is worth viewing. But ultimately it is up to the viewer to reconstruct and fabricate their own personal narratives and rifle through the myriads of colour, form and texture that constitute these various vistas and states of mind we call the Zimbabwean landscape.
Darien’s First New Home Community in a Generation
Kensett, the first new home community in Darien (CT) in a
generation, recently celebrated its Grand Opening. A ribbon cutting
ceremony included local dignitaries, State Representative Terrie Wood,
Senator Bob Duff, First Selectman Jayme Stevenson and Selectman John
Lundeen, among others. The event was hosted by Developers Bob Dale, Bill
McGuinness and Clarion Partners, as well as executives from First
County Bank, the construction lender on the project. More than 150
guests attended the event, including prospective homebuyers who were
able to tour two model residences, The Piper House and The Norwood
House.We offer over 600 landscape oil paintings
at wholesale prices of 75% off retail. The model homes were decorated
by one of the nation’s top interior design firms, Lynn Morgan Design of
Rowayton and New York City.
“We truly cherish the opportunity to create a new neighborhood in Darien, which is widely recognized as one of the premier communities in metropolitan New York,” said Bob Dale.Chances are, you've never setup a real time Location system. “Our goal is to craft homes with all the modern conveniences in a style that is appropriate for Darien.”
Kensett offers three- and four-bedroom homes ranging from 3,200 to over 4,400 square-feet, and priced from $1.3 to over $1.6 million. Each home is designed in a traditional New England style with dramatic rooflines, brick chimneys and other elegant and timeless details. The homes are set within nearly 16 acres of heavily landscaped grounds which will include walking trails and a conservation preserve.
“Kensett offers thoughtfully-designed New England-cottage style homes coupled with a spectacular amenity package unmatched in the area,” said Bill McGuinness one of the developers of the project. “Prospective buyers have a variety of floor plan options and the ability to truly customize their homes.”
Construction of the residences is state-of-the-art and energy efficient. Every home features custom quality finishes, including hardwood flooring throughout the main living areas, gas fireplaces with hand-crafted mantels, recessed lighting and generous closet and storage spaces. Gourmet kitchens include granite countertops, a full range of hardwood cabinetry and GE Monogram appliances. All homes feature master baths with tempered glass showers, double-sink vanities, marble or ceramic floor tile, and Kohler fixtures. Select homes include a spa tub with marble deck. Buyers may choose from a wide variety of designer packages, including all flooring, cabinetry,Gerresheimer Werkzeugbau Wackersdorf GmbH manufactures special lines and machines. plumbing fixtures, window coverings, flooring, countertops, and appliances. Each home has its own private outdoor space and includes an attached two-car garage.
The iconic-designed Meeting House is a dramatic 4,000-square-foot community clubhouse with a resort-style swimming pool, hot tub and outdoor fire pit. The well-appointed clubroom offers a catering kitchen, flat-screen television, oversized fireplace and luxurious furnishings. Also in the Meeting House is a fitness center equipped with aerobic machines, free weights, flat-screen televisions and a yoga studio with hardwood floors, mirrored walls and ballet bar.
“Kensett and the work of its development team are great examples of how the real estate market in lower Fairfield County is coming back to life in a big way,” said Rey Giallongo, chairman and CEO of First County Bank. “We were very impressed with the business plan and financial strength behind the project. Several of our clients are involved in new home construction in and around Darien, and we are very proud to be involved in these efforts.”
On Thursday, Dal-Tile officials announced the plant’s operations would be shifted to a sister facility in Gettysburg, Pa. The plants are Dal-Tile’s only manufacturers of mosaic tile. The Olean plant, located on the city’s east side, was in its 98th year of tile production.
Dal-Tile,Save up to 80% off Ceramic Tile and porcelain tiles. owned by Dallas-based Mohawk Industries, is the largest manufacturer of ceramic tile and natural stone products used in residential and commercial design and construction across North America.
Though details of the severance package are not being released, officials with the United Steelworkers Olean Local 151 G,Redpin is an open source indoor positioning system that was developed with the goal of providing at least room-level accuracy. which represents most of the workers at the local plant, said the proposal included a payout based on the number of years worked at Dal-Tile, health care benefits and vacation time buyouts, among other things. Those close to the negotiations did tell the Times Herald that Dal-Tile corporate officials gave the union recall rights should the plant open within the next five years.
“We truly cherish the opportunity to create a new neighborhood in Darien, which is widely recognized as one of the premier communities in metropolitan New York,” said Bob Dale.Chances are, you've never setup a real time Location system. “Our goal is to craft homes with all the modern conveniences in a style that is appropriate for Darien.”
Kensett offers three- and four-bedroom homes ranging from 3,200 to over 4,400 square-feet, and priced from $1.3 to over $1.6 million. Each home is designed in a traditional New England style with dramatic rooflines, brick chimneys and other elegant and timeless details. The homes are set within nearly 16 acres of heavily landscaped grounds which will include walking trails and a conservation preserve.
“Kensett offers thoughtfully-designed New England-cottage style homes coupled with a spectacular amenity package unmatched in the area,” said Bill McGuinness one of the developers of the project. “Prospective buyers have a variety of floor plan options and the ability to truly customize their homes.”
Construction of the residences is state-of-the-art and energy efficient. Every home features custom quality finishes, including hardwood flooring throughout the main living areas, gas fireplaces with hand-crafted mantels, recessed lighting and generous closet and storage spaces. Gourmet kitchens include granite countertops, a full range of hardwood cabinetry and GE Monogram appliances. All homes feature master baths with tempered glass showers, double-sink vanities, marble or ceramic floor tile, and Kohler fixtures. Select homes include a spa tub with marble deck. Buyers may choose from a wide variety of designer packages, including all flooring, cabinetry,Gerresheimer Werkzeugbau Wackersdorf GmbH manufactures special lines and machines. plumbing fixtures, window coverings, flooring, countertops, and appliances. Each home has its own private outdoor space and includes an attached two-car garage.
The iconic-designed Meeting House is a dramatic 4,000-square-foot community clubhouse with a resort-style swimming pool, hot tub and outdoor fire pit. The well-appointed clubroom offers a catering kitchen, flat-screen television, oversized fireplace and luxurious furnishings. Also in the Meeting House is a fitness center equipped with aerobic machines, free weights, flat-screen televisions and a yoga studio with hardwood floors, mirrored walls and ballet bar.
“Kensett and the work of its development team are great examples of how the real estate market in lower Fairfield County is coming back to life in a big way,” said Rey Giallongo, chairman and CEO of First County Bank. “We were very impressed with the business plan and financial strength behind the project. Several of our clients are involved in new home construction in and around Darien, and we are very proud to be involved in these efforts.”
On Thursday, Dal-Tile officials announced the plant’s operations would be shifted to a sister facility in Gettysburg, Pa. The plants are Dal-Tile’s only manufacturers of mosaic tile. The Olean plant, located on the city’s east side, was in its 98th year of tile production.
Dal-Tile,Save up to 80% off Ceramic Tile and porcelain tiles. owned by Dallas-based Mohawk Industries, is the largest manufacturer of ceramic tile and natural stone products used in residential and commercial design and construction across North America.
Though details of the severance package are not being released, officials with the United Steelworkers Olean Local 151 G,Redpin is an open source indoor positioning system that was developed with the goal of providing at least room-level accuracy. which represents most of the workers at the local plant, said the proposal included a payout based on the number of years worked at Dal-Tile, health care benefits and vacation time buyouts, among other things. Those close to the negotiations did tell the Times Herald that Dal-Tile corporate officials gave the union recall rights should the plant open within the next five years.
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