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Written by Nikki Baughan Tuesday, 04 August 2009 11:20
Suck on this...
Let’s get this straight right from the start. Lesbian Vampire Killers is not big, it’s not clever but, if you take it in the spirit in which it’s intended – which, to be fair, is made clear from it’s OTT title - it can be quite funny. Most of the humour comes from the self-deprecating performance of James Corden, whose bumbling anti-hero Fletch pretty much saves the day in the comedy stakes.
Fletch, along with his heartbroken best pal Jimmy (Matthew Horne) decide to go on holiday to help Jimmy forget his ex-girlfriend. Ending up in an isolated rural village the pair soon hook up with some foreign lovelies, but their hopes for some r ‘n’ r are dashed when it becomes clear that all is not right with the townsfolk. A local curse turns all of the females into lesbian vampires on their 18th birthdays, and soon Fletch and Jimmy are battling for their very lives…
The horror influences are obvious throughout this big screen debut for comedy duo du jour Horne and Corden, after their TV success with Gavin and Stacey and their self-titled sketch show. Everything from American Werewolf to Blair Witch, Hammer Horror to B-movies are referenced, starting with the shlocky credits which set the tone for the movie. And that tone is absolutely one of stupidity and, as all of the cast throw themselves into the gooey proceedings, it’s easy to be swept right along with them. Expect too much from this horror comedy and you’ll be left disappointed, but if you leave your expectations at the door it’s not half bad. 2.5 stars
There’s a standard making of, plus a couple of featurettes. A music video and webisodes round off the light extras package. 2 stars
Stars Matthew Horne, James Corden
Director Phil Claydon
Distributor Momentum Pictures Home Entertainment
Format DVD & Blu-ray
Released August 3


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Raleigh-based First Citizens BancShares (Nasdaq:FCNCA) says the comprehensive technology update it is planning over the next three years will cost an estimated $100 million.
The bank disclosed the figure as a risk factor in an SEC filing on First Citizens’ financial results for the first quarter of 2013. CEO Frank Holding Jr. reported profits of $55.6 million for the three months, up nearly 57 percent from the same period in 2012. He pegged the increase primarily on lower set-asides for problem loans and higher non-interest income.
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What is Cnc Turning?
Cnc Turning refers to lathe machining, which is part of machining. Lathe machining mainly uses lathe tools to rotate workpieces. Lathes are primarily used for machining shafts, discs, sheaths and other workpieces with rotating surfaces. They are the most widely used type of machine tools in machine manufacturing and repair shops.
It is on the lathe that the shape and size of the blank is changed by the rotational movement of the workpiece and the linear or curved movement of the tool and is machined to meet the requirements of the drawing.
A lathe is a method of cutting a workpiece by rotating the workpiece against a tool on the lathe. The cutting energy of turning is mainly provided by the workpiece, not the tool. Lathes are the most basic and common cutting method and occupy a very important position in production. Suitable for rotary machining. Many workpieces with a rotating surface can be processed by rotary machining. Tools such as inner / outer cylindrical surfaces, inner / outer conical surfaces, end surfaces, grooves, threads, and rotomized surfaces are mainly rotary tools. Lathes are the most widely used in all types of metal cutting machine tools, accounting for about 50% of the total number of machine tools. You can use a lathe to rotate a workpiece with a turning tool, but you can also use a drill, reamer, tap, or knurling tool to drill, ream, tap, or knurl. Lathes can be divided into horizontal lathes, floor lathes, vertical lathes, turret lathes, and copy lathes, depending on various characteristics of process, layout, and structural characteristics.
Turning is the most widely used type in the machine manufacturing industry. The number of lathes is large, the number of people is large, and the Machining range is wide. Due to the large number of tools and fixtures used, rotational safety and technical issues are of particular importance. The main tasks are: Drilling
1.Chip damage and protective measures.
The steel parts machined on the lathe are more flexible and the chips generated during rotation are plastic crimped and have sharp edges. High-speed cutting of steel parts creates red hotspots and long swuffs that are very vulnerable and are often wrapped around workpieces, rotary tools and tool holders. Therefore, the hooks need to be cleaned and pulled in a timely manner while working. If necessary, you need to stop and clear. However, do not remove it by hand. Chip breakage, swaf flow control, and various protective baffles are often employed to prevent chip breakage. Tip breakage countermeasures are to grind the steps of a tip breaker or turning tool. Use a suitable tip breaker to mechanically clamp the tool.\
During turning, many accidents occur, including improper installation of the feature, damage or breakage of the tool, and damage to the machine tool due to the fall or popping out of the workpiece. Therefore, special care must be taken when loading workpieces to ensure safe production of lathes. For parts of different sizes and shapes, you must use the appropriate fixtures, regardless of the connection of the 3 jaws and 4 jaw chucks or the special fixtures and spindles. The workpiece must be securely clamped and clamped, and large workpieces can be clamped into sleeves.
When the work rotates at high speed and cutting force is applied, the work does not move, fall off, or fly. If necessary, it can be reinforced by an upper center and a central frame. Lock immediately after removing the spanner.
Before working, the machine should be thoroughly inspected to make sure it is intended for use. Installing the workpiece and tools ensures the correct position, certainty and secure position. During the machining process, tools must be stopped when changing tools, loading and unloading workpieces, and measuring workpieces. Do not touch the work piece with your hands or wipe it with cotton when rotating it.
Overload machining is not allowed in order to properly select the cutting speed, feed rate and stress depth. Workpieces, work clamps, and other debris are not placed on the surface of the tool rest and bed. When using the crusher, move the rotating tool to a safe position with your right hand on the front and your left hand on the back to prevent the sleeves from getting caught. Machine tools require a person responsible for their use and maintenance and should not be used by anyone else.
The CNC lathe Machining process is similar to a regular lathe. However, since the CNC lathe is installed once and all lathe work is completed automatically, the following points should be noted.
1.Reasonable choice of cutting amount:
The materials to be machined, the cutting tools, and the cutting conditions are the three main factors for high-efficiency metal cutting. These determine Machining time, tool life and Machining quality. An economical and effective machining method must be a rational choice of cutting conditions. The three elements of cutting conditions: cutting speed, feed rate and cutting depth directly cause tool damage. As the cutting speed increases, the temperature of the tooltip rises, resulting in mechanical, chemical and thermal wear. Cutting speed is increased by 20% and tool life is reduced by half.
Feed conditions and wear behind the tool are generated within a very small range. However, the feed rate is high, the cutting temperature rises, and the rear surface wear is large. It has less effect on the tool than the cutting speed. Effect of deep cutting on cutting tools There is no cutting speed and feed rate, but if the cutting depth is small, the work material has a hardened layer, which also affects the life of the cutting tool. The user selects the cutting speed to be used based on the material to be processed, hardness, cutting conditions, material type, feed amount, cutting depth, and the like. The selection of the optimum Machining conditions is selected based on these factors. Average and stable wear is an ideal condition for achieving life expectancy.
However, in actual operation, the choice of tool life is related to tool wear, machine size to be processed, surface quality, cutting noise, and Machining heat. When deciding the Machining conditions, it is necessary to conduct a survey that is in line with the actual situation. For difficult-to-machine materials such as stainless steel and heat-resistant alloys, coolants and rigid blades can be used.
2.Reasonable choice of tools:
- (1) Select a tool with high strength and good durability to meet the requirements of a large cutting depth during rough cutting and a large feed amount during rough cutting.
- (2) After turning is completed, it is necessary to select a tool with high accuracy and good durability in order to ensure machining accuracy.
- (3) Clamps and blades should be used as much as possible to reduce tool change time and facilitate tool setting.
3. Reasonably select jig: Jig
- (1) Use the universal fixture to clamp the workpiece so that no special fixture is used.
- (2) The component positioning criteria are matched to reduce positioning error.
4. Determine the Machining route:
The Machining route is the trajectory and direction of the tool with respect to the machining part of the index controlled machine tool.
- (1) It must be possible to ensure the requirements for Machining accuracy and surface roughness.
- (2) It is necessary to shorten the machining path as much as possible in order to shorten the idle running time of the tool.
5. Machining route and Machining allowance:
In general, excess margins for blanks, especially margins for forged and cast hardcovers, should be machined on regular lathes, provided that CNC lathes have not reached universal use. If you need to use CNC lathe machining, you need to be careful about the flexible placement of the program.
6. Jig mounting point:
The connection between the hydraulic chuck and the hydraulic clamp cylinder is achieved by a pull rod. The main points of the hydraulic chuck clamp are as follows.
First, remove the nut of the hydraulic cylinder by hand, remove the pull tube, and pull the chuck out from the rear end of the spindle. Then remove the chuck fixing screw to remove the chuck.
1) The tool shank extends from the tool holder and should not be too long. The general length should not exceed 1.5 times the height of the toolbar (excluding holes, slots, etc.)
2) The centerline of the lathe tool holder must be perpendicular or parallel to the cutting direction.
3) Adjusting the height of the tip of the knife:
- (1) When rotating a surface, rotating a conical surface, turning a screw, rotating a molded surface, and cutting a solid workpiece, the cutting edge should generally be at the same height as the axis of the workpiece.
- (2) Roughing wheels, finishing holes, and tool tips should generally be slightly higher than the workpiece axis.
- (3) When cutting a thin shaft, rough hole, or hollow work, the tool tip must be slightly lower than the work shaft.
- 4) The bisector of the thread angle of the thread cutting tool must be perpendicular to the geographic axis.
- 5) When inserting the turning tool, use a small and flat washer under the tool bar, and tighten the screw that pushes the turning tool.
Assembling the workpiece
- 1) When clamping a workpiece for roughing or finishing using a 3-jaw automatic centering chuck, if the workpiece diameter is less than 30 mm, the overhang length must not exceed 5 times the diameter. .. If the diameter of the workpiece exceeds 30 mm, its overhang length must not exceed 3 times the diameter.
- 2) When clamping irregularly weighted workpieces using 4 jaws, single action chucks, face plates, angle irons (bending plates), etc., additional weight is required.
- 3) When machining a shaft type workpiece at the tip of the shaft, adjust the central axis of the tailstock so that it coincides with the axis of the lathe spindle before rotation.
- 4) If you want to machine a thin shaft between two centers, you need to use a tool holder or a center frame. Care must be taken to adjust the best tightening during the process. Care must be taken to lubricate the top dead center and center frame.
- 5) When using tailstock, the sleeve should be stretched as short as possible to reduce vibration.
- 6) When clamping a vertical lathe, it is necessary to have a small support surface, a high workpiece height, a high claw height, and press with a pull rod or press plate in an appropriate place.
- 7) When forging by turning the wheel, it is necessary to correct the unfinished surface in order to make the wall thickness after Machining uniform.
- 1) When rotating the step shaft, it is generally necessary to rotate the large diameter part first and the small diameter part later in order to ensure rigidity during turning.
- 2) If the shaft has cutting grooves in the workpiece, it should be performed before finishing to prevent deformation of the workpiece.
- 3) If you turn the screw shaft finely,
After threading, the non-threaded part rotates precisely.
- 4) Before drilling, the end face of the work must be flattened. If necessary, first drill the center hole.
- 5) When drilling a deep hole, the tip hole is generally drilled first.
- 6) When rotating a (Φ10-Φ20) mm hole, the diameter of the tool shank must be 0.6-0.7 times the diameter of the machined hole. If the hole diameter is larger than 20 mm, you should use a knife holder with a clamp head.
- 7) When turning the multi-head or multi-head screw Adjust the replacement gear before performing a test run.
- 8) When using an automatic lathe, adjust the relative position of the tool and workpiece according to the adjustment card of the machine tool. After adjustment, it is necessary to perform a test run. The first piece can be modified and then processed. During the machining process, tool wear, workpiece size and surface roughness are always taken into account.
- 9) When turning on the vertical lathe, do not move the beam freely when adjusting the knife holder. When the vertical lathe is turned on, the crossbeam cannot move freely when the tool rest is adjusted.
- 10) If the associated surface of the workpiece has a position tolerance, the lathe is performed with a single clamp whenever possible.
- 11) When turning a spur gear blank, the hole and reference end face must be machined with a single clamp. If necessary, the marking line should be drawn near the end of the gear indexing circle.
Modern machine manufacturing technology is moving towards high efficiency, high quality, high precision, high integration and high intelligence. Precision and ultra-precision machining technology has become the most important element and direction in modern machine manufacturing, and has become an important technology for improving international competitiveness.
Turning error has become a hot topic of research with a wide range of applications in precision machining. Since thermal and geometric errors make up the majority of various errors in machine tools, reducing these two errors, especially thermal errors, is a major goal. Electroconvulsive technology (ECT) has emerged with the continued development of science and technology. The loss due to thermal deformation of machine tools is considerable. Therefore, it is very important to develop a high precision, low cost thermal error compensation system that can meet the actual production requirements of the factory to compensate for the thermal error between the spindle (or workpiece) and the cutting tool. Needed for. Improve machine tool accuracy, reduce waste, increase production efficiency and economic benefits.
The basic definition of error compensation is to artificially create a new error to cancel or significantly reduce the original error of the current problem. By analyzing the original error, statistics, derivation and learning characteristics and laws, a mathematical model of the error is established, producing an artificial error equal to the original error and vice versa, thereby reducing machining error. And improve the dimensional accuracy of the parts.
Early error compensation was implemented in hardware. Hardware compensation is mechanical fixed compensation. To change the amount of correction when the mechanical error changes, you need to recreate the part, calibrate the rules, and readjust the correction mechanism. Hardware compensation also has the disadvantage of not resolving random errors and inflexibility. The development of software compensation is characterized by the comprehensive use of advanced technology and computer control technology in various fields to improve the accuracy of the machine tool without changing the machine tool itself. Software compensation overcomes many of the difficulties and shortcomings of hardware compensation and takes compensation technology to a new level.
Error compensation (technology) has two main characteristics: science and engineering.
The rapid development of scientific error compensation technology has greatly strengthened the theory of precision mechanical design, precision measurement, and precision engineering and has become an important branch of discipline. Technologies related to error compensation include detection technology, detection technology, signal Machining technology, optoelectronic technology, material technology, computer technology and control technology. As a branch of new technology, error compensation technology has its own independent content and features. Further research on error compensation techniques is theoretical, systematic, and of great scientific significance.
The engineering significance of engineering error compensation technology is very important and has three implications.
- First, the use of error compensation technology can easily achieve the level of accuracy that “hard technology” requires.
- The second is the use of error correction technology that can solve levels of accuracy that “hard technology” cannot normally achieve.
- Third, if error compensation technology is adopted under certain accuracy requirements, equipment and equipment manufacturing costs can be significantly reduced, which is very economically significant.
Occurrence and classification of thermal error due to turning
As the machine tool accuracy requirements are further improved, the rate of thermal error continues to increase overall. Thermal deformation of machine tools is a major obstacle to improving machining accuracy. Machine tool thermal errors are primarily due to thermal deformation of machine tool components due to internal and external heat sources of the machine, such as motors, bearings, transmission components, hydraulic systems, ambient temperatures, and coolants. Machine tool geometry errors result from manufacturing defects in the machine tool, matching errors between machine tool components, dynamic and static displacement of the machine tool components, and so on.
Basic method of error compensation
In the abstract and related references, it can be seen that rotational error is usually caused by the following factors:
- Machine tool thermal deformation error;
- Geometric error of machine parts and structures
- Error due to cutting force.
- Tool wear error.
- Other error causes such as machine axis servo error, CNC interpolation algorithm error, etc.
- There are two basic methods for improving the accuracy of machine tools: error proofing and error correction.
Error proofing methods seek to eliminate or reduce the possibility of errors through design and manufacturing methods. The error prevention method can effectively reduce the temperature rise of the heat source, equalize the temperature field, and reduce the thermal deformation of the machine tool to some extent. However, it is impossible to completely eliminate thermal deformation, it is very expensive, and applying thermal error compensation methods opens up an effective and economical way to improve the accuracy of machine tools. ..
Research on turning errors is an important part of the development of the modern machine manufacturing industry and has become an important technology for improving international competitiveness. Errors are generated in a variety of ways. Thermal error analysis and research can help improve turning accuracy and technical requirements.
Error correction technology can meet the high accuracy and low cost of the actual production requirements of the factory. Thermal error correction technology compensates for thermal drift error between the spindle (or workpiece) and the tool, improves machine tool machining accuracy, reduces waste, and improves production efficiency and economic benefits.
Frequently Asked Questions
When a conventional lathe rotates a thread with a large pitch, saddle vibration occurs, the machined surface undulates, and heavy work can become a crushing knife.
And when cutting, workers often carry knives and cutters.
There are many reasons for the above problem. This section mainly describes the phenomena and solutions by analyzing the stress conditions of the tool.
1. Causes of problems and their causes
- We know it:
- When the yarn is rotated at a small pitch, the usual knife cutting method (straight feed in the direction perpendicular to the work axis) is common.
- When rotating a thread with a large pitch, the cutting force is often reduced by using the left and right knife cutting methods. (By moving a small slide, the thread cutting tool is cut with the left and right cutting edges, respectively).
When the thread is rotated, the movement of the saddle is carried out by the rotation of a long screw, which drives the movement of the nut to open and close. There is an axial gap in the long screw bearing and there is also an axial gap between the long screw and the split nut. When the main cutting edge on the right side of the right turn is strongly machined by the left and right borrowing cutting methods, the tool is applied to the force P (ignoring the friction between the tool and the insert) given by the workpiece. Then, the force P is decomposed into the axial component Px and the radial component, the axial component Px and the feed of the tool are in the same direction, and the tool transmits the axial component Px to the saddle-shaped portion. Therefore, the saddle moves back and forth quickly and quickly after being pushed to the side of the gap. As a result, the tool vibrates back and forth, wrinkling and even damaging the machined surface. However, this is not the case when cutting with the left main cutting edge. When cutting with the left main cutting edge, the axial component force Px of the tool is opposite to the feed direction, and the direction of the gap is removed. At this point, the saddle moves at a constant speed.
When cutting, the movement of the central sliding plate is achieved by the rotation of the central sliding platen screw that drives the nut. The screw shaft bearing has an axial clearance and there is an axial clearance between the screw shaft and the nut. When cutting a lathe, the rake face of the tool (with front corners) receives the force P (ignoring the friction between the insert and the rake face) given by the workpiece, breaking the force P into force Pz and radii. Directional force. The radial component is the same as the cutting direction of the cutting tool. It points to the work piece and pushes the tool towards the work piece. This moves the intermediate slide in the direction of the clearance, causing the knife or workpiece to bend (break).
When cut, the movement of the intermediate slide plate is achieved by the rotation of the intermediate sliding platen screw of the drive nut. The screw shaft bearing has an axial gap, and there is an axial gap between the screw shaft and the nut. When cutting a lathe, a force P exerted by the workpiece acts on the rake face (having a front angle) of the tool. (Ignoring the friction between the tip and the rake face), the force P is decomposed into the force Pz and the radial force.
The radial component is the same as the cutting direction of the cutting tool. It points to the work piece and pushes the tool towards the work piece. This will cause the intermediate slider to move in the direction of the gap, causing the tool or workpiece to bend (break).
If the lathe has a large pitch and you want to use left and right borrow-cut threads, you will need to adjust the clearance between the saddle and the bed rail as well as adjust the relevant parameters of the lathe to make it slightly tighter. .. The possibility of saddle turbulence is reduced to increase friction during movement, but this gap cannot be adjusted too tightly, so it is appropriate to rock the saddle steadily.
Adjust the clearance of the central skateboard to minimize the gap. Adjust the tightness of the small skateboard and lightly tighten it to prevent the rotating tool from rotating during rotation. Workpieces and toolbars should be as short as possible and the main blade on the left should be used as much as possible. When cutting with the main blade on the right side, you need to reduce the amount of back knives. Increase the rake angle of the main cutting edge on the right side. The edge of the cutting edge must be straight and sharp in order to reduce the axial component force Px of the tool. Theoretically, the larger the rake angle of the right main blade, the better.


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For the newest instalment of our rolling In Your Face series, SHOWstudio's Carrie Scott interviewed cinematographer Arthur Jafa. A twist on the traditional cajoling style of celebrity interviews, In Your Face shows interviewer and subject in an honest, thought provoking discussion. We are delighted to announce that this exciting film will be showing at The Store Studios at 180 The Strand, alongside Jafa's Film Love Is The Message, The Message Is Death.
The film, soundtacked by Kanye West's Ultralight Beam and exhibited in partnership with Serpentine Galleries depicts the artist's vision of contemporary black America. Due to popular demand, The Store Studios have extended the screening of Love Is The Message, The Message Is Death until Thursday 14 December 2017.
Our interview will sit beside Jafa's piece, providing a glimpse into the life and work of the seminal artist. It will be on display between Tuesday 12th December-Thursday 14th December, 12pm-7pm Tuesday-Wednesday and 12pm-10pm Thursday, when it will conclude with a closing party.
Don't miss this interrogative interview, launching Friday 24 November 17:00 GMT on SHOWstudio!
Last night, at a crowded corner of Shoreditch, Katy Hessel of @thegreatwomenartists opened her debut exhibition, 'The Great Women Artists: Women on Instagram'. Instagram is platform that has now become synonymous with Nick Knight and SHOWstudio's work. Knight and SHOWstudio Gallery Manager Bex Cassie discover a number of their seasonal fashion illustrators via Instagram, including the likes of Unskilled Worker, who showed as part of the exhibition last night.
The widely-attended opening showcased fashion illustration, photography, painting and tapestry. The exhibition grouped artists according to their medium, drawing comparisons between the variety of work and inviting the viewer to consider the meaning of being a so-called 'Instagram artist'. Alongside Unskilled Worker, SHOWstudio fashion illustrator Gill Button's oil portrait, Maisie Cousins's visceral, gleaming photos and Juno Calypso's self-effacing digital portraits were on display. Illustration from Fee Greening and Alice Skinner also stood out among the vibrant salon hang at Mother London.
'The Great Women Artists: Women on Instagram' runs 13 - 17 November 2017, by appointment only: email@example.com
Image: Alice Skinner - When Girls Get Ready Together and Take a Group Pic (2016)
Marques'Almeida and SHOWstudio are hosting a special Christmas market in our 15 Floral Street pop-up gallery!
In usual M'A fashion, the designers have asked their friends to collaborate on this project: illustrator Helen Bullock will create a special one-off festive print, and pop-up braid salon Keash Braids will set up shop in the gallery to work on their signature styles.
Mark your diaries and make sure to keep up with Marques'Almeida to be the first to hear about what else they have in store!
Open Thursday 30 November 10 AM-5 PM and Friday 1 December-Saturday 2 December 10 AM-7 PM. See you there!
SHOWstudio Director Nick Knight and Director and Curator of the Nick Knight Archive Carrie Scott will be giving a talk at the Adobe Creative Meet Up in London tonight, 14 November 2017 at 20:00 GMT. Knight and Scott will be discussing newness, immediacy and technology in image making as well as diversity in the fashion industry and Knight's ongoing dedication to showing the process behind his photography. They will appear alongside speakers such as artist and designer Kelly Anna and director and illustrator Kate Moross.
North: Fashioning Identity, curated by SHOWstudio editor-at-large Lou Stoppard and Manchester-based academic Adam Murray, is now open at Somerset House! The exhibition explores the themes that have shaped our collective image of the North of England, as well as the wealth of talent and creative output that hails from the region through fashion photography, film and multimedia pieces. The wide-ranging exhibition features work from the likes of Corinne Day, Mark Leckey, Gareth Pugh and Glen Luchford as well as an electrifying short film by Alasdair McLellan created especially for the show.
Stoppard and Murray drew and elaborated on their SHOWstudio project North, which presented interviews with the likes of Stephen Jones, Simon Foxton and Claire Barrow as well as essays and photography exploring fashion and the influence of politics in the North.
Revisit the project now, and make sure to visit the exhibition!
North: Fashioning Identity is open now until 4 February 2018.
We are thrilled to announce that SHOWstudio will be celebrating the life and work of seminal graphic designer, Peter Saville this week! Saville and Nick Knight have a long history of collaboration since the artist played a key role in SHOWstudio's beginnings. The week will commence with the launch of a newly cut version of Saville's revelatory 2015 'In Fashion' interview on Wednesday 8 November 2017 15:00 GMT, followed by Soft Furnishings, a fashion film created from archive footage of Knight and Saville's 2009 editorial for Wallpaper* magazine's 'Sex' issue. Launching Sunday 12 November 2017 17:00 GMT you can also watch Saville's archive 'In Camera' interview with Lou Stoppard.
Make sure to tune in, and explore SHOWstudio's wealth of material on the artist who defined British visual culture.
In October 2017 SHOWstudio opened a pop-up gallery at 15 Floral Street in Covent Garden. The space aims to continue SHOWstudio's mission of displaying the best talent in illustration and the graphic arts at an affordable price range, as well as allowing a glimpse behind the scenes of the fashion industry. Throughout November and December 2017 the gallery will host some of our illustrators in residence, giving the public a chance to see their artworks come to life.
Up first is Frida Wannerberger who's worked for Pringle of Scotland, as well as Elle, A Magazine, Harper's Bazaar and Lula, followed by Jenifer Corker who creates intricate embroidered illustrations. December will see painter and illustrator Poppy Waddilove whose dreamlike images have been featured on Vogue Digital, Grazia and The Edit, followed by Connie Lim who's worked for brands like Guerlain and Bulgari. The series will conclude with artist, director and longtime SHOWstudio collaborator Rei Nadal, who's used her unique eye working for Gareth Pugh and Primal Scream, and Velwyn Yossy who splits her time between London and Los Angeles and works across the lines of art, fashion and design.
The pop-up is open Tuesday-Friday 11AM-7PM and Saturday 12 PM-6 PM. We are closed Sunday and Monday. See the schedule below and make sure to come by, or shop the artists' work online on SHOWstudio x MACHINE-A.
10-11 November 2017
23-25 November 2017
1-2 December 2017
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Brand new A/W 17 menswear pieces are coming to SHOWstudio x MACHINE-A, including new Xander Zou, Tim Coppens, Martine Rose and more. SHOWstudio's Britt Lloyd shot the collection on the windy shores of Cornwall, modeled by SHOWstudio contributor George Eyres.
The new arrivals will be available on Thursday 2 November. Shop them in-store and online on MACHINE-A!
Brand new A/W 17 menswear pieces have landed from menswear designer Gosha Rubchinskiy!
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Visit our In Fashion interview with the designer to find out more about the inspirations and references that influence his designs.
In keeping with our tradition of handing over the SHOWstudio Tumblr to a different contributor the first week of every month, our November guest curator will be none other than editor-at-large Lou Stoppard. Stoppard will be publishing exciting extracts from her brand new book, Fashion Together released earlier this month by Rizzoli.
'You find a mate who’s going to complement the parts of you that are missing and that’s what both of us do, because Michèle left to her own devices would be in a tent in the wilderness.' - Rick Owens on Michèle Lamy from Fashion Together.
The event will take place at our new pop-up on Covent Garden's Floral Street open 11am to 7pm. A rare opportunity in which you will be able to meet and see both artist's illustrate live.
Mackenzie, who has worked for companies such as Erdem and Selfridges, will be in the space from Tuesday 31 October to Wednesday 1 November, showcasing her surrealist fashion illustration stylings.
Kilroy, who rose to fame in 2010 due to his work with Dior, will be in the space from 3-4 November showcasing his sensual illustrations.
Nick Knight and his award winning fashion website SHOWstudio are offering the public a chance to explore their extensive archive of original fashion illustrations at a brand new pop-up on Covent Garden's newly opened Floral Street!
The space will be open until January 2018 and will host a selection of SHOWstudio's illustrators taking residency, allowing the public a chance to watch them work first hand. The space also offers visitors a chance to sit on one of SHOWstudio's panel sets. The gorgeous chairs, usually reserved only for panelists are arranged to create a reading corner with a curated selection of books and magazines.
SHOWstudio has consistently pushed the boundaries of communicating fashion and all stages of the creative process. Throughout the years, as a key advocate of fashion illustration, SHOWstudio has gathered a community of the most exciting emerging and established illustrators and commissioned a variety of unique and collectable artworks for its seasonal collections coverage and for special projects. As affordable and unique pieces, these artworks offer a perfect entry point for future art collectors and the SHOWstudio Floral Street pop-up provides the perfect environment to introduce these artists and illustrators to a much deserved wider audience.

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Exhibition Preview: Friday, February 24, 5-9pm
Exhibition Dates: February 25 - March 25, 2017
For the past six years Geoffrey James, one of Canada's pre-eminent photographers, has travelled the country confronting the many realities of Canadian life. Canada is glimpsed from a train window, seen at a demolition derby, or a high-school prom. The photographs bear witness to Canada's past as a dominion while also looking at the sometimes provisional way the future is being built. James's colour photographs display an uncanny wit that isolates innocent moments and seemingly banal locations, and speak volumes about our nation's precarious identity.


Rudyard Kipling left Brattleboro, Vt., some years ago, but occasionally one sees in print references to the fact that he once lived there, coupled with expressions of surprise that a cosmopolite should have selected a little Vermont town as a place of residence. This shows lamentable ignorance of the advantages of Brattleboro in particular and Vermont in general. View Full Article in Timesmachine »
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Princess Diana’s iconic wedding dress has been put on display at Kensington Palace, and has become the centrepiece in a new exhibit called ‘ Royal Style in the Making.’ This is the first time Princess Diana’s bridal ensemble has been displayed in over 25 years. Previously, it was part of a July 1998 exhibit at Diana’s ancestral home, Althorp, a year after her tragic death.
A glimpse of royal exhibit was also shared by Historic Royal Palaces on its official Instagram page. Visitors coming to the exhibition will be able to witness the intricate details of the gown that the royal wore at her wedding with Prince Charles in 1981, from its scooped neckline to puffed sleeves trimmed with bows. Besides, they will also see the 25-ft dramatic train.


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Department of Health in St. Johns County Addresses the County Health Rankings Report
March 14, 2018
ST. AUGUSTINE, FL - For the seventh year in a row, St. Johns County is ranked #1 in Florida in Health Outcomes (measures of today’s health) and #1 in Health Factors (measures of tomorrow’s health) in the national 2018 County Health Rankings Report. This national study highlights the many factors that influence a community’s health. “Health Outcomes” use length of life and quality of life as standard measurements to describe a community’s health. “Health Factors” are indicators that help determine our future health (i.e. factors that can ultimately make us sick or lead to an early death).
“Our sustained high ranking is a testament to the commitment and collaboration of our many community partners within the public health system here in St. Johns County,” said Dr. Dawn Allicock, Director and Health Officer with Florida Department of Health in St. Johns County. “The synergy maximized through leveraging community partnerships with clinical medicine and population health will galvanize the achievement of Health Equity, assuring conditions for optimal health for all people in our County, and enabling us to continue to make improvements for all our residents and visitors.”
“We are proud of St. Johns County for once again being ranked as the healthiest County in Florida as it is a testament to the quality of life in our community. We are committed to providing services, programs, facilities, and natural amenities that enable our residents to enjoy a healthy lifestyle and remain active and engaged.” said Mr. James Johns, Chair, St. Johns County Board of County Commission.
"Our County's consistent number one health ranking reflects years of focused collaboration, investment and a shared commitment to building healthier communities, together," said Flagler Hospital CEO Joe Gordy. "At Flagler, we are passionate about delivering high quality, compassionate care to our patients while they are with us and to providing the education, tools, and resources they need to stay well."
"As a community, we have placed an emphasis on the health and well-being of our citizens," said Tim Forson, Superintendent of the St. Johns County School District. "Building strong relationships with our county health partners helps to strengthen our efforts in the education and care of the children we serve. I commend the dedication of our educators, families, and community partners to the health and safety of our students."
"As we have seen in recent years, St. Johns County continues to receive high marks in many areas,” said St. Johns County Sheriff David Shoar. "We continue to receive honors within our school system, as well as notable mentions for being a desirable community to both live and play. A significant part of our community success is the collaboration between the various public and private entities that garner these accolades and allow for a healthy community to strive. The men and women of the Sheriff's Office are proud to be a part of the team that supports the health and welfare of our citizens."
The Florida Department of Health in St. Johns County (DOH-St. Johns County) recognizes the value in measuring health outcomes and, today, acknowledged the 2018 County Health Rankings & Roadmaps tool released by the University of Wisconsin and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The County Health Rankings use traditional, common data, much of which was obtained from the Department and is available at www.FLHealthCHARTS.com.
DOH-St. Johns champions the St. Johns County Health Leadership Council, a collaborative of engaged community partners dedicated to improving the health of all people in St. Johns County. The Rankings complement our ongoing Community Health Assessment and serve as a springboard for community-wide discussion about improving overall community health. During the fall of 2017, the fifth iteration of the St. Johns County Community Health Assessment by the Council using an evidence-based approached and resulted in the development of a Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) focused on improving health equity through community-focused strategies to improve health outcomes, to enhance linkages to care, and to strengthen community partnerships. The full report along with the 2018-2020 the Community Health Improvement Plan is scheduled for release next month.
More information on the national County Health Rankings report can be accessed via the web at: www.CountyHealthRankings.org.
About the Florida Department of Health
The Department, nationally accredited by the Public Health Accreditation Board, works to protect, promote and improve the health of all people in Florida through integrated state, county and community efforts.

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Temple of Israel on Friday will mark the 25th anniversary of the ordination of the Rev. Paul D. Sidlofsky.
WILMINGTON | Wilmington's Temple of Israel will hold a special ceremony as part of its regular Friday night Sabbath to mark the 25th anniversary of the ordination of its rabbi, the Rev. Paul D. Sidlofsky.
The program will be part of the regular 8 p.m. Friday service in the Temple at Fourth and Market streets.
"Though he has only been in this community two years, we are the fortunate beneficiaries of those 25 years of experience," said Joshua Vogel, president of the congregation.
Sidlofsky, the 20th rabbi in the Temple's 140-year history, was installed on Feb. 10, 2012. A native of Canada, Sidlofsky was ordained in 1988 at Leo Baeck College in London and served congregations in Washington, D.C.; Baltimore; Chevy Chase, Md.; Seattle; Bellevue, Wash.; Marblehead, Mass.; and Toronto before coming to Wilmington.
During Sidlofsky's tenure, membership in the Temple has increased by 45 percent.
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Chelsea had hoped to build a new football stadium on the site and the club was one of 15 bidders. However, the £400m joint bid of SP Setia Berhad and Sime Darby Property Berhad was preferred by the joint administrators responsible for selling the site.
SP Setia and Sime Darby Property have now entered an exclusivity agreement with administrators Alan Bloom and Alan Hudson of Ernst & Young LLP.
The Malaysian developers now have 28 days to conduct further due diligence and to reach a final deal.
SP Setia and Sime Darby Property said that their plans involve the development of a “sustainable multi use real estate regeneration project that will provide economic impetus for the creation of a new vibrant centre for southwest central London”.
The plans will preserve the facade of the historical power plant with its iconic chimney stacks. In addition, the companies have committed to the construction of a new underground station as part of the proposed extension of the Northern Line (part of the London Underground’s Tube network) that is planned to pass by the site. This is viewed as fundamental to the success of this regeneration project.
Chelsea FC expressed disappointment at the defeat and said it was now looking at other relocation options. “We are disappointed not to be selected as the preferred bidder for Battersea Power Station, as we believe we can create an iconic and architecturally significant stadium on the site in a scheme which is commercially viable and of great benefit to the Wandsworth community and London generally,” the club said. “We have been clear throughout this process that Battersea is one of a limited number of options the club is considering.”


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10 Things Students Should Know about the Health Sciences Library (HSL): Home
Your MUN ID is your library card
1 Your MUN campus ID card is also your library card. Use it to borrow books, access reserve items, and book study rooms. You can also use it for photocopying in the library (see #4 below).
If you don't have your campus card yet, see Get Your Campus Card for instructions on getting a card in person on campus or requesting it online through my.mun.ca.
5 ONESEARCH: OneSearch is the main search box on the library homepage. You can use it to find books, articles, and more. Enter your search terms to get a list of results, and then use the options on the left hand side of the screen to refine your results.
COURSE RESERVES: For instructions on finding reserve readings, see #8 below.
NEED HELP? For assistance with searching, stop by the Library Services Desk or make an appointment with a librarian.
Get articles or books the Health Sciences Library does not own
7 You can request a book from any Memorial Libraries branch and pick it up at the Health Sciences Library or another preferred branch.
Document Delivery is a FREE service that allows you to request items that Memorial Libraries doesn't own. We will check with other libraries to borrow the item(s). Journal articles will usually be emailed to you as a PDF. For other items, you will receive an email to let you know when the item is ready for you to pick up.
Get connected to MUN wireless
2 Memorial students, faculty, and staff may connect to the @Memorial wireless network using your MUN Login username and password. For instructions, see Wi-Fi Networks.
Having trouble? If you're a student or faculty member in Medicine, Nursing, or Pharmacy, visit HSIMS (Health Science Information & Media Services) located directly across the hall from the HSL.
If you're not a student or faculty member in Medicine, Nursing, or Pharmacy, visit the Computing Support Desk at The Commons at the QEII Library for assistance with wireless.
Library computers and printing
4 Use your MUN Login to sign into computers in the HSL Commons or the HSL Computer Classrooms.
PRINTING AND PHOTOCOPYING
For a list of printing and photocopying fees, see Printing and Photocopying.
To print, sign into a computer in the HSL Commons using your MUN Login, and send your print job to printer HSLCOMMONQUEUE.
Make sure there are funds available on your MUN Campus Card by using the cash manager machine located next to the Information & Reference Help Desk in the HSL ($1 and $2 coins only) or add money online using a credit card (minimum of $10).
Pick up your printing in the Print and Copy Room located near the entrance of the Health Sciences Library. Swipe your MUN Campus Card at the print release station and your document(s) will print.
There are also photocopiers in the Print and Copy Room, which you can use by swiping your Campus Card.
Renew your books online
6 Books may be renewed online unless someone else has placed a hold on them.
To renew items, sIgn into OneSearch with your MUN Login username and password. The Sign In link is in the top-right corner of the screen.
Find Course Reserves
We're here to help! Ask us!
10 There are a number of ways to get in touch with us if you have questions or need help.
Chat: Visit our Ask Us page to chat online.
Need more in depth help? You can always make an appointment with a librarian.

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Nothing turns on a girl more than good fight choreography.
Can we all just take a moment to reflect on the fact that Idina Menzel has made her career by saying “Fuck all of you basic bitches” through song?
Ugh, I’ll love this post forever.
Happy birthday next to normal!
I THINK ITS ABOUT TIME FOR A REVIVAL DONT YOU THINK
nah, he ran into her knife
he ran into her knife ten times
if listening to “one day more” doesnt make you want to start a revolution please dont talk to me
Oh my gosh since there’s a car behind him, they weren’t filming, right? Does this mean this is how Aaron Tveit walks all the time?
#i think he’s just too into character #like the other actors would be conversing and he’s be like ‘stop this there is a revolution at hand our little lives don’t count at all’ and the actors where like ‘aaron calm down you’re not actually enjolras’ but he is #Aaronjolras
Throwback: Idina's first late night talk show appearance with Craig Ferguson (2006)
What’s a girl gotta do to get magical scene moving powers like they got in musicals?! I just wanna move furniture with my dramatic hand movements while singing “This is the Moment”.
why was no one ever alarmed that sharpay and ryan sang love songs to each other
i think kelsey was
If you ever think its a good idea to watch any production that Aaron Tveit is starring in don’t do it. Don’t listen to a song, don’t watch a show or movie or even an interview because the moment you hear him you will be hooked and there is no going back. Save yourself, don’t fall into this trap.
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Macau Casinos: Licenses against Non-Gaming Investments24 Dec 2022
The Six Operators will Put $14.7 Bn in the Local Economy in 10 Years
Macau’s six casino operators have pledged to invest a total of 118 Bn patacas ($14.7Bn) combined in the local economy over the next ten years. Notably, nearly 92 percent or 108 Bn patacas ($13.5 Bn) of the planned investments will be in non-gaming projects and events aimed to diversify Macau’s economy away from gambling.
The obligations to invest in family entertainment and water parks, theaters, food courts, and other non-gaming amenities have been written down in the new license contracts that will allow Macau’s gambling operators to continue business beyond January 1, 2023.
The Chinese administrative region’s licensing regime requires investments in socially significant projects in areas specified by the authorities, such as culture, sports, healthcare, themed attractions, and other entertainment venues.
All operators have to submit their detailed investment plans by the end of September each year for the next year. If the companies cannot invest the full pledged amount, they will have to invest the difference in other government-approved and community projects.
The New Licenses will only be Valid for 10 Years
After the hard times for the local casino industry during the pandemic endured under China’s “Zero Covid” policy, the new gaming licenses come with a validity of 10 years instead of the previous 20, which shortens the time businesses will have to make a return on their investments.
Out of the 18 satellite casinos that operated in Macau in June 2022, only 11 will open their gates in 2023, but the authorities have required them to hire the nearly 2,000 employees from the seven closed casinos.
The local gambling industry is experiencing a new all-time low in annual revenues in 2022, with only 38.7 Bn patacas clocked in for the first 11 months of the year and November gaming revenues falling by 56 percent year-on-year to 3 Bn patacas.
This will be a substantial jump in the negative after the previous all-time low in gaming revenues of 60.4 Bn patacas in 2020.
A major relief for the operators was granted by the recently renewed issuing of e-visas for visitors from the mainland after two and a half years of only in-person visa applications.
The Planned Non-Gaming Investments
Sands China-owned Venetian Macau Limited has pledged to make the biggest investments out of all local operators amounting to 30 Bn patacas. Out of this amount, 27.8 Bn patacas will be for non-gaming projects, including an expansion and upgrade to the company’s convention facilities and global sales office network, as well as efforts to attract more corporate summits and annual conferences in Macau.
Galaxy Entertainment’s commitment is for 28.4 Bn patacas inclusive of 27.5 Bn for non-gaming projects, such as a new 610,000 sq.m (6.57 Mn sq. ft) hi-tech theme park and enriching the sporting events calendar of its convention center with 1,600 seats.
Melco Resorts plans to open Macau’s first indoor water park next year as part of its 11.82 Bn patacas investment strategy, which features 10 Bn patacas for non-gaming projects led by a three-year concert program with 90 shows by top musical performers.
The Wynn brand, which will soon open the first gaming establishment in UAE and the Arab Gulf region, has committed to invest 16.5 Bn patacas in non-gaming projects, including a new theater and a new foot court, out of a total investment program worth 17.73 Bn patacas.
MGM has prepared 15 Bn patacas for redesigns and upgrades of its existing facilities and organizing events and activities that will “promote Chinese culture from multiple dimensions” out of a total investment strategy of 16.7 Bn patacas.


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A few years back, when I first heard Alex Cameron, I became an instant fan of his work. While idly reading up on his background as a musician, I came across the record label Secretly Canadian. I remembered the name as it made me laugh to myself (by which I mean I exhaled from my nose, staring down at my phone screen). Cut to a few days ago, as I discovered the song Sweet by Porridge Radio, I was pleasantly surprised to find that Secretly Canadian haven’t lost their taste for brilliant DIY music. Once again, an instant fandom was born.
Porridge Radio are currently gearing up to release their new album Every Bad on 13th March, and their latest single Sweet is a tantalising taste of what’s to come. Upon first listen, I was touched by the lyrics. Vulnerable and raw, to me the words seem to speak of a desire to be loved, a childhood shaped by doubt, and the struggle of reconciling these things as an adult out in the real world. Dana Margolin delivers them in a way that invites the listener to come closer before a cacophony of sound leaps out from the speakers. It is in this sense that the music and the lyrics meld perfectly, creating a clear and concise message that I’m sure strikes a chord with anyone who’s ever felt like an outsider.
The dynamism and melodic prowess of Sweet reminds me of peak Nirvana. The way in which the song lifts me emotionally brings back memories of seeing Wolf Alice perform Silk live. But Porridge Radio are by no means in need of such comparisons; they are a strong act, defined by their own sound. The Brighton four-piece have recently featured in this years NME list 100 acts to watch, and rightly so. The trailblazing noisemakers not only make great tunes, but the Sam Hiscox directed video for the single is a perfect match for the music and quite frankly out of this world.
The band have also announced a 2020 UK tour throughout March and April, and I’ll certainly be looking to bag myself a ticket to their Studio2 date in Liverpool! Get ready for Porridge Radio, because this year is going to be big.


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Description: This presentation takes a look at the new Oklahoma Learner Readiness Tool and how the tool can assist first time online students. The tool covers areas such as organizational skills, time management, learning preferences, and more. In many cases students are overwhelmed with self-directed learning. This tool will help first time online students to be successful in online courses.
Facilitators: Gary Dotterer (Rogers State University)


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They are NOT gluten free and should not be on the GF site. Only one soup was GF and they were not offering it on the day I was there.
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Great GF pizza!!
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I tried the lettuce wraps which were incredibly delicious. I was elated to be able to eat Chinese food again....until a few hours later. The cramping and diarrhea lasted for weeks!! One of the worst reactions ever!

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ADDED SERVICES: University Orthopedics is building a new facility in East Providence to expand services. CEO Weber Shill, left, visits the site with Michael Integlia, president and CEO of Michael Integlia & Co., construction manager for the project.
East Providence is emerging as a hot spot for medical-office buildings, according to real estate professionals, for reasons centered on location, cost and ease of development.
Proximity to major hospital centers in Providence and easy highway access have helped to attract medical offices and new development to the city. Executives also cited the city's business-friendly Planning Department and room for ample, convenient parking.
In its overview of the market, part of the Greater East Bay submarket for Rhode Island, CB Richard Ellis New England cited the location factor, along with lower land-development costs.
The East Bay submarket had the most dramatic improvement of any office submarket in 2016, according to Andrew Galvin, first vice president for CB Richard Ellis New England.
Last year, the East Bay segment had 89,000 square feet of positive net absorption of space, despite a large amount of new product coming online. Last year, 72,000 square feet of new office space was created, and another 92,000 square feet is under active construction this year, Galvin said in January, as part of the 2017 Market Outlook presentation.
"We think this is a trend that will continue, due to the proximity of the hospital complex in Providence and lower land costs of East Providence," Galvin said.
In June 2016, University Medicine Foundation opened a four-story building at 375 Wampanoag Trail. University Medicine, which is affiliated with The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, is a nonprofit primary care, specialty-outpatient and subspecialty medical group. It includes 200 physicians.
The new facility, which consolidated eight practices into three floors, was a $6.5 million project, according to University Medicine.
Now under construction in the Kettle Point development on the waterfront, off Veterans Memorial Parkway, is the $40 million building to house University Orthopedics.
The 88,500-square-foot structure, which began in November, is expected to be completed in June of 2018. It will allow more than 100 employees of University Orthopedics to relocate to the state-of-the-art facility, which will include medical offices, orthopedic urgent care, an MRI facility and outpatient surgery suites.
University Orthopedics will continue to operate through four other sites in Rhode Island – in Barrington, East Greenwich, Middletown and South Providence – but the new building will allow it to offer more services.
University Orthopedics, which is also affiliated with Brown University, is a regional referral center for patients with back and neck pain, joint pain, sports medicine problems, shoulder, hand, hip and knee pain, as well as foot and ankle injuries. It operates multiple centers focused on treatments, and has more than 25 board-certified orthopedic surgeons.
The decision to locate in East Providence was the result of a long search, according to its CEO, Weber Shill. Ultimately, the proximity to Providence and availability of parking were important, he said. The center had to have access to a parking lot, he said, given the nature of orthopedic injuries.
"Extremely important," he said, of the availability of parking. "Our patients come to us in wheelchairs, or on crutches. Some of them are brought in on stretchers."
Shill also credited the East Providence city government for a pro-business mindset. The Planning Department, in particular, worked with University Orthopedics on its site-development plans. "They're open to businesses," he said. "They were a joy to work with."
In recent years, the city has reached a critical mass in attracting medical-office buildings and tenants, said Planning Director Jeanne Boyle.
In addition to University Medicine, which opened last year, the city has attracted multiple physicians to a series of office condos at 450 Veterans Memorial Parkway, including Coastal Medical Inc., the state's largest private group practice.
Coastal Medical opened a building on Warren Avenue about 10 years ago, Boyle noted.
"We do recognize we are a good location for medical offices," Boyle said.
East Providence is attractive to medical-office developments because it has suitable land sites, which offer room for parking. It's close to Providence and the major hospitals, yet has that availability of land because of the suburban setting.
"We offer sites where we have parking," she said. In conversations with physicians, she said many have expressed preference for parking lots, rather than garages, because patients find them easier to navigate.
For the city, this has been sought-after development for pragmatic reasons.
"They have high-pay jobs and they tend to have high-value buildings that have added to our tax base," she said. •


I know the 10nF at the top and the 47Kohm, center left, set the frequency (about 470 hz) but, what is the formula and suggestions for varying them. This is being used to speed control relatively high current, iron core 3 pole, 12volt brushed motors. (1/24 scale slot car motors) I want to experiment with frequencies around 1-20 khz. Im using a SUP 90P06 pfet for the output. I'll post the data sheet next time.


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I remember hearing vaguely about For Coin & Blood some time ago, but it seemed to pass me by before I got a chance to investigate. Then Diogo Nogueira, author of Sharp Swords & Sinister Spells and Solar Blades & Cosmic Spells, made mention of it on social media. And when Diogo endorses a game, there's a really good shot that I'm going to like it.
So, I googled For Coin & Blood and started investigating. Well, what I found was an awesome little game made by a passionate creator. Like my own The Hero's Journey (and obviously White Star), FCB is built on the Swords & Wizardry White Box chassis. It draws heavy inspiration from a more grim and gritty side of fantasy, clearly influenced by works such as The Black Company and The First Law series' of novels. By combining and tweaking White Box, material from several third party supplements, throwing in a heaping helping of evocative art, and excellent production values Gallant Knight Games has managed to produce a gem of a game.
While I'm not familiar with the fiction mention above, huge credit to the creators of FCB for creating a game that oozes dark fantasy. In fact, I was a bit jealous as I read through the book because I immediately thought "This would be great to run a White Box: Game of Thrones style game," which is something I had always hoped to write myself. Well, Gallant Knight Games beat me to it and good on them! The material is so evocative that it inspired me to pick up the first book in The Black Company series of novels.
So, what separates For Coin & Blood from traditional fantasy roleplaying games? Well, for starters it runs on the presumption that the player characters are not heroes. There are no holy protectors or knights in shining armor here, folks. But, what elevates this above the tired trope of "you play the villains," is that For Blood & Coin presents players and narrators with the opportunity to play characters who are complex and nuanced. No alignments, no archetypes. These are characters who are certainly self-serving, but are still capable of heroism if they so choose. The complexities of characters like Arya Stark or Jaime Lannister are right at home in this game -- and that's awesome!
Beyond fantastic, heavily shadowed black and white line art, the most evocative feature of the game are its classes. No paladins, fighters, or bards here folks. Sellswords, Blackguards, and Assassins rule the day These characters are tarnished by their own sins and willingness to do horrible things, but aren't mustache twirling villains. They're just willing to do what needs to be done when others aren't willing to get their hands dirty. That's something that's refreshing and pretty damned unique in the OSR, separating it from the more heroic games like The Hero's Journey or pulp stylings of White Box Fantastic Medieval Adventure Game.
Author Alan Bahr grabs hold of plenty of open source third party material then tweaks it until he's given it a new, but dingy and tainted coat of paint and created something all his own. There is plenty of familiar material here, but its all modified to the grimdark mood. A few areas of note include his adversaries section, the small tweaks to the player character classes, and rules for player characters running a criminal organization.
For Blood & Coin runs under the assumption that all player characters and most adversaries are human. There are no rules included for playing non-human characters and the bulk of adversaries included in this book are mundane. This creates the implication that magical creatures (and by extension magic itself) is rare and dangerous. This helps add to the atmosphere of the material as well as keeping the page count down. A handful of fantastic creatures are included, but that only helps to accentuate their rarity in my opinion.
This is a deadly game. Characters begin play with more hit points than other White Box-style games, but gain very, very as they increase in level. In fact, it's likely that a critical hit will kill even a 10th level character outright. Again, this adds to the grimdark feel of the material and in addition will force player characters to think beyond the "beat it till XP comes out" mentality that too often plagues fantasy roleplaying games. Each class also features abilities that are familiar tropes from the traditional fighter/cleric/wizard (called sellsword, priest, and magus in this game) dynamic, but takes the time to spice up these core three into something that feels genuine to the setting material. Four additional classes (assassin, blackguard, cutpurse, and knight) round out player character options. Each is just different enough to have its own unique feel, but isn't bloated with extra, unnecessary rules.
In the final pages of the rules, Bahr includes rules for player characters running and joining criminal organizations. Based on Swords & Wizardry Chivalry, the author has taken the concepts found in that book and given them a new and wonderful spin that (yet again) reinforces the themes and tone of the grimdark fantasy genre. Even as someone who originally wrote Chivalry, I found Bahr's tweaking of my original concept to be absolutely wonderful and refreshing.
I'd also be remiss if I didn't mention the inclusion of a 7th Ability Score: Infamy. A character's deeds and misdeeds have a huge impact on the game and this form of measuring a character's reputation provide a more complex and dynamic roleplaying experience that the more traditional alignments used in most games. In fact, alignments have been completely jettisoned in For Coin & Blood, and that's a good thing in this context.
Pound for point, point for point, For Coin & Blood is my go-to grimdark fantasy roleplaying game. In fact, grabbing it has actually saved me money because I've purchased a copy in lieu of Warhammer or Shadow of the Demon Lord. My affection for White Box-based games is well known and this is takes that original edition style of game into a new and wonderful direction by presenting a game that offers opportunities for complex, morally ambigious storytelling not often actively encouraged in the OSR. I can't wait to see where Bahr takes the game line next.
For Coin & Blood can be found on RPGNow & DriveThruRPG in PDF and print-on-demand versions. PoD is in digest form, with a black and white interior, though it can be ordered on color quality paper for a higher quality product -- which I'd recommend.

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The landscape of our kitchen table and beyond is the setting for this series of paintings. The elements of my work are south windows, flowers, mail, fruit, screw drivers, paint brushes - cats and dogs. This table is a central crossroads in our lives. The ever changing combination of light, color, texture and pattern, across this landscape, is the subject of my work.
The spontaneity of the painting reflects the quick life of the scene, as it expresses the cheer I feel at this visual/emotional mix of sunlight, bold colors and patterns, an animal I love. These scenes, caught in passing, give me a momentary burst of pleasure. My goal is to have my paintings give the viewer an equal burst of cheer.


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April 11th, Wednesday, 10:00-12:00
Fabric Postcards – Nancy Ofori
All CHH Members are welcome.
Fabric postcards from fabric scraps are a fun way to share our creativity with others and put our leftover pieces to use. If you have a hard time throwing away pieces of your fabrics then you will want to join us for this months workshop. Postcards can also be embellished, stamped, painted, and/or quilted. In this workshop we will only have time to create a couple of collage pieces which we can finish at a later date.
Questions – contact Nancy Ofori email@example.com
Here are the materials you will need:
- fabric scraps with fusible web (do not remove the paper back, leave on fabric we will be using it)
- scissors – (small for detailed cuts and standard size)
- small cutting board or cutting surface
- rotary cutter
- appliqué small iron if you have one (I will bring mine for our use)
- black marker or pen
- misc. embellishments (buttons, metallic threads, beads, etc.)
- preferred fabric glue
- fabric stabilizer – Heavy (something like TimTex)


I really don't care for it. Sega Genesis was the first console I owned, and Sonic and Road Rash were the only games I had for it for quite a long time. I think this track could totally be done as a hard rock/grunge track, with a wailing guitar covering the melody. I suppose it would be good if you like the genre. Personally, I hate trance/techno/club music. I'd much rather hear something that sounds like music, not a fork in a blender.


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The only colour that matters
According to this song, khaki (the colour of Canadian soldiers' uniforms) was the most stylish colour in the fashion season of 1915.
Khaki, words & music by Gordon V. Thompson (Toronto: Thompson Publishing, 1915)
Ley and Lois Smith War, Memory and Popular Culture Research Collection - The University of Western Ontario - London, Ontario
sheet music, 25.9cm x 34.7cm


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It looked like the latest in a long line of attempts to adapt Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra‘s classic comic Y: The Last Man, a TV series set up at FX which is going by the title Y, was going to be the one to finally break free and become a reality. And it still might, when all is said and done. But another speedbump has been hit, and it’s a fairly significant one.
After years of working on the show, which FX ordered to series back in February, showrunners Michael Green (American Gods, Logan) and AÃ¯da Mashaka Croal (Luke Cage, Jessica Jones) have announced that they are departing the project.
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April 30, 2014 09:00 ET
CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - April 30, 2014) - Paris Energy Inc. (TSX VENTURE:PI) announces its financial operating results for the three months ended February 28, 2014.
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Incidents of standing wheat crop being burnt to cinder across hundreds of acres in Punjab and Haryana have come to light in the past 30 days, just ahead of the harvest.
The reason? Short-circuiting of overhead high-tension electricity wires that criss-cross agricultural fields. The short-circuit can happen anytime — day or night. While in the daytime, the fire is noticed by someone and steps are taken to control it, at night it can cause extensive damage.
This fundraiser was created to reach the farmers affected from the Incidents of standing wheat crop burnt.
● Provide food items.
● Conduct free medical camps.
● Provide clothes.
● Provide unconditional cash to cover Medical bills and others.
● Agricultural seed supply as livelihood
● Drinking Water
● Dry Rations
● Life Saving Medicines
Kisan Welfare Organisation wanted to help farmers suffered in Haryana and Punjab by raising as much fund as possible from people. The funds raised here will be used to distribute relief kits and provide healthcare.
The more fund raised, more the people will be benefited. Thank you in advance.


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The effect of adding diblock copolymer poly(styrene-b-4-vinylpyridine) (P(S-b-4VPy), to immiscible blends of syndiotactic polystyrene (sPS)/thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) on the morphology, thermal transition, crystalline structure, and rheological and mechanical properties of the blends has been investigated. The diblock copolymer was synthesized by sequential anionic copolymerization and was melt-blended with sPS and TPU. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) showed that the added block copolymer reduced the domain size of the dispersed phase in the blends. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and wide-angle X-ray diffraction (WAXD) revealed that the extent of compatibility between sPS and TPU affected the crystallization of the sPS in the blends. Tensile strength and elongation at break increased, while the dynamic modulus and complex viscosity decreased with the amount of P(S-b-4VPy) in the blend. The compatibilizing effect of the diblock copolymer is the result of its location at the interface between the sPS and the TPU phases and penetration of the blocks into the corresponding phases, i.e. the polystyrene block enters the noncrystalline regions of the sPS, and the poly(4-vinylpyridine) block interacts with TPU through intermolecular hydrogen bonding.
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Syndiotactic polystyrene/thermoplastic polyurethane blends using poly(styrene-b-4-vinylpyridine) diblock copolymer as a compatibilizer / Shengqing Xu, Bin Chen, Tao Tang, Baotong Huang // Polymer. – 1999. – N 40. – P. 3399–3406.

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I've actually designed a few, with pen and ink drawings and little quotes.
But I just wanted to acknowledge the Gregorian one, which is being honored today over on GeneaBloggers.
On 24 February 1582, Pope Gregory XIII, enlisting the expertise of
distinguished astronomers and mathematicians, issued a bull correcting
the Julian calendar, which was then 10 days in error. The correction was
a minor one, changing the rule about leap years. The new calendar named
for him, the Gregorian calendar, became effective 4 October 1582, in
most Catholic countries, in 1752 in Britain and the American colonies,
in 1918 in Russia and in 1923 in Greece. It is the most widely used
calendar in the world today.
This still was trying to become corrected back to a birthday for Jesus, which was not exactly when the calendar began. But it does work better for leap years, and solstices and equinoxes, a bit.
I always laugh about how there were no babies born (in Catholic countries) on the dates Oct 5-14, in 1582. Genealolgists pay attention to those little details, and many have changed dates of events based on that 1752 adoption of the Gregorian calendar in Britain and the Americas. That must have made a bit of difference for lots of our ancestors' birth and death dates, around 10 days difference based on the change in 1582. But I've seldom seen any changes of that magnitude. No answer to that puzzle.


Diversity and Inclusion in Secondary School Educational Practices in Rivers State, Nigeria (Published)
This article focuses on the place of diversity and inclusion in secondary school educational practices in Rivers State, Nigeria. In the face of advancements in society, Nigeria, a member state of the United Nations at the recent world education forum, held at Incheon, Republic of Korea, adopted the “Education 2030” vision for education. It was translated to the Sustainable Development Goal four (SDG4) and captioned “Towards inclusive and equitable quality education and lifelong learning for all”. This calls for an inclusive education packaged for the benefit of all. Hence, there is need to ensure that education becomes free and a right of all Nigerian children, irrespective of distinct characteristics which set them apart from others of same age bracket, such as gender, socioeconomic status, religious affiliations among many. The major issue of diversity and inclusion is one of respect and appreciation of differences which call for the cooperation of all key players.


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$1M is some serious scratch
Berwick lottery player one of many to win big in May
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Published: July 27, 2013
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There is no more services that Obama can provide his baby pet camel, Saudi Arabia. His time is up. America is still here regardless how many times I’ve heard of ‘doom’ and ‘blood moon’ or ‘Obama is Antichrist’. The prognosticators now must catch up with us and pass these curses from the U.S. to Saudi Arabia and rewrite their books. But unlike us, they will write them after the facts and not before. The U.S. Congress basically told Arabia’s favorite slave messenger to take a hike into Arabia’s sand dunes. The Congress took a heroic act against Saudi Arabia, and now besides Obama’s threats, we have desert camels popping up with spit trying to scare the American people into submission.
Saudi Arabia, its media and its government is now warnings Congress on the passing of legislation (JASTA) allowing families of victims to sue the kingdom for the Sept. 11 attacks.
The oil-rich country is now threatening an arsenal of diplomatic and commercial tools it will respond with. They include “curtailing official contacts,” “pulling billions of dollars from the U.S. economy,” and “persuading its close allies in the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council it dominates to scale back counterterrorism cooperation,” “investments and U.S. access to important regional air bases.”
Very funny. Saudi Arabia is more prone to terrorist attacks. Even more scary, an Iran attack is imminent, much more than the U.S., which means that Arabia is now threatening its only guard dog.
Not a good idea.
But Saudi Arabia will do what it does best. It is already camel spitting and is threatening to pull billions of dollars from the U.S. economy warning that investor confidence in the U.S. could decline.
This is a strange argument. What Saudi Arabia is saying, that if the U.S. tightens the noose on terror states that Saudi “confidence” in the U.S. will decline. In other words, terror-states will pull their money and invest elsewhere.
Also, if anything, Saudi Arabia, during the first Gulf War, realizes that it was the Saudis who needed the U.S. and not vise versa.
Perhaps the King of Arabia should spend a few minutes to read the Bible instead of the Quran to realize that all the kings of the earth that slept with them will one day abandon them.
We will see more of this as we get closer to the signs of the times.
One camel, Abdulkhaleq Abdullah, an Emirati Gulf specialist and professor of political science at United Arab Emirates University is spitting words:
“This should be clear to America and to the rest of the world: When one GCC state is targeted unfairly, the others stand around it. All the states will stand by Saudi Arabia in every way possible”.
“When Saudi Arabia wanted to pressure Qatar to limit its support for the Muslim Brotherhood group in Egypt, it spearheaded an unprecedented withdrawal of Gulf Arab ambassadors from Doha in 2014 and essentially isolated the tiny gas-rich nation within the GCC.
And when Sweden’s Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom strongly criticized Saudi Arabia’s human rights record last year, the kingdom unleashed a fierce diplomatic salvo that jolted Stockholm’s standing in the Arab world and threatened Swedish business interests in the Gulf. Sweden eventually backpedaled.”
Yes but Qatar and Sweden are not the U.S., the world superpower, and Saudi Arabia’s Wahhabism is viewed as responsible for ISIS.
Then you have Chas Freeman, former (thank God) U.S. assistant secretary of defense for international security affairs and ambassador to Saudi Arabia during operation Desert Storm, said the Saudis could respond in ways that risk U.S. strategic interests, like permissive rules for overflight between Europe and Asia and the Qatari air base from which U.S. military operations in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria are directed and supported.
This is laughable. The U.S. fighting Islamic terror protects Saudi interest more than the U.S. since ISIS and every Muslim terror organization wants to gulp up Saudi Arabia. Ever wonder why ambassadors are the best ass-kissers? Freeman must have received a call from his Saudi friends begging him to ‘make a difference’.
As to the economic threat, Joseph Gagnon, a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics who previously worked at the U.S. Federal Reserve Board and Treasury, said there isn’t much realistically the kingdom could do to move against the dollar or other U.S. assets “that would hurt us a tenth as much as it would hurt them.”
He said the U.S. would actually welcome downward pressure on the dollar.
Saudi Arabia’s day of reckoning is close.
“You who live by many waters
and are rich in treasures,
your end has come,
the time for you to be destroyed.”
Who would ever imagine that the U.S. will do this to Saudi Arabia, which had so much influence on the U.S. We are beginning to see this divorce take place. Arabia is a harlot with many husbands and yesterday the divorce papers from her favorite lover was submitted. There is nothing that can be done by the Kenyan eunuch to restore the marriage since very soon he will be out in the desert. One week before September 28, 2016 when both houses of Congress passed the bill into law after overriding a veto from President Obama we wrote that: “Saudi betrayed all her customers, even her favorite, America, after she kicked him in a sensitive spot on September 11th 2001” and this will be the main reason why the U.S. will abandon Saudi Arabia. We wrote this a week before this recent decision.


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Mummers brighten up Boxing Day in Gloucester
COLOURFUL performers brightened up a rainy Boxing Day for families today.
The traditional Mummers show took place outside Gloucester Cathedral from noon.
It featured 'goodies' Father Christmas, Robin Wood, King George and the Doctor and 'baddies' the Turkish Knight and Beelzebub.
The Gloucester Play has been performed by The City of Gloucester Mummers since 1969 to mark the death of the old year and start of the new.
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It also featured members of Gloucestershire Morris Men, Lassington Oak Morris Men, England's Glory Ladies Morris and Happenstance Morris Dancers.
Squire of the city mummers Chris Burge said: "Thanks to everyone who showed up despite the horrendous weather.
"It's wonderful they came along.
"We want to keep this tradition going as it may be a bit silly but it's worth preserving."
A collection was held for cathedral funds.


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This is one of my favorite risotto recipes that I found in the baby led weaning cookbook. It is super yummy and I have made it many times. The whole family enjoys it and its super easy to make which risotto tends to be very time consuming with lots of stirring and adding of stock. Most of the cooking is done in the oven.
This is the recipe and the only change that I made was I double the recipe but use the same amount of Parmesan so that its not too salty. I also use chicken stock instead of veggie stock.


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Race for Horse of the Year kicks into gear. read blog
by Anne Peters
One could attribute the success of Kitten's Joy as a sire to the many savvy breeders who stepped out of their comfort zone to use a turf stayer, but that would be wrong.
Regulatory administration of race-day anti-bleeding medication in Kentucky has provided a clearer picture of drug testing and produced added security benefits, officials said.
Liking what he saw during a July 23 workout at Del Mar, trainer Bob Baffert will stick to his plan to enter Power Broker in the $1 million William Hill Haskell Invitational Stakes (gr. I) July 28 at Monmouth Park.
On a rainy day at Saratoga Race Course, 2012 Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I) winner Fort Larned breezed five furlongs in 1:01.19 over the sloppy main track.
The executive director of the Louisiana State Racing Commission said state veterinarians who examined Monzante following his breakdown in a July 20 race at Evangeline Downs determined the gelding was salvageable.
TimeformUS announced that with its commercial launch July 17, it is the first past performance product focused on North American Thoroughbred horseracing to be designed specifically for the modern digital consumer.
- By Steve Haskin
Racing can provide wonderful stories, such as last week's tale of Omaha and Morton Porter, and then can come right back and kick you in the head. read blog
Turfway Park, in cooperation with the Kentucky Council on Problem Gambling, will host one of five training sessions across the state to help health professionals and racetrack personnel recognize problem gamblers.
Multiple stakes winner Nationhood celebrated his first winner when 2-year-old Zafari Nation bested her five rivals in a 4 1/2 furlong maiden claiming sprint for juvenile fillies at Emerald Downs July 13.
The board of the Maryland Million announced July 23 the approval of three significant changes for the 28th Jim McKay Maryland Million, to be run on Saturday, Oct. 19 at Laurel Park.
International superstar St Nicholas Abbey sustained a career-ending injury the morning of July 23 at trainer Aidan O'Brien's Ballydoyle headquarters and efforts were being made by veterinarians to save the horse for stud.
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