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Lately my colleagues across the nation have been expressing how mentally and physically exhausted they are as the real estate market heats up in many areas. It seems everyone; buyers and agents are clamoring for listings. The deluge a well-priced listing can create requires advanced planning and management. Agents working with buyers are equally if not more stressed as they venture into a hectic market. Buyer clients are somewhat bewildered by the aggressiveness of the market and often lose out a few times on homes, having to repeat the offer process. Time spent preparing, writing, and trying to show a home requires strategy and patience leaving many agents feeling depleted.
What can we do? The clients still need to buy and sell... So, we get up and we do it all over again, grateful for the opportunity and disappointed when despite our efforts our clients have to try again. Our expertise, professionalism, poise and guidance are critical to a successful transaction. It’s who we are and why we are CRS’. The public needs us!
How we respond to RRS (Realtor Related Stress – yes, I made that up) is critical to our wellbeing, to our loved ones, and yes to our clients. In order to help them we must remember to help ourselves. Realtor Related Stress can come home with you and affect every aspect of your life, health and career if you let it.
So how do we handle R.R.S.? A good place to start is to be honest with yourself and look at your stress level. How unbalanced has life become? Are you all work and no play, no family or friend time? Are you losing sleep, gaining weight, drinking too often, lost your zest pour la vie? Question those who know you best; what do they notice? I’m all for making hay while the sun is shining (yes, I live on a farm) BUT you want to be around to enjoy it and have people you love with you. Don’t you?
Now that you have determined that your stress level is out of whack what are some ways to relieve stress. Isn’t that a nice word RELIEVE? The dictionary defines it many ways but for our purposes let’s focus on; as a release, to take a burden from, to free someone. Not all stress can be eliminated especially in our line of work, but it can be managed and with thought and effort you can take a break from it.
A comprehensive web-based resource on Stress Relief and all things related to stress is https://www.verywellmind.com/ . Very well is written by board certified mental health experts and journalists. They use peer reviews and scientific research material. They work hard to update information as it becomes available and partner with the renowned Cleveland Clinic. They offer other sites (for ex. Fitness) but this site Very Well Mind is for all things mental health. It is easy to use, offers solid research and useful suggestions regarding stress. They also have a Podcast titled Verywell Mind.
While researching this article I found a section on stress written by Elizabeth Scott, MS, reviewed by Rachel Goldman, PhD, FTOS here. I also loved that the article used a graphic for some ways to handle stress and so I’m sharing it below.
The article shares some ideas from the chart (see graphic) that you can implement immediately, but it does differentiate between short term quick stress relief tactics and the importance of a long-term stress relief practice.
Some things you can do immediately in stressful situations:
- Crank up your favorite music (at home or where we usually are in the car)
- Get up and go outside - NOW. Take a 5- 10-minute break, put your phone down for a minute and feel the sun, rain, wind on your face. It will clear your head.
- Take a walk. Anywhere with someone or alone, morning, noon, end of day. Good way to reconnect with family, friends, the dog.
- Clean up something a drawer, your closet, your desk. Getting rid of clutter is freeing.
- Rediscover what you enjoy. Did you used to play piano? Ride horses? Paint? Or what have you always wanted to do? Schedule it into your week like an appointment that is nonnegotiable. Make the time.
- Use a meditation app or listen to sleep stories with the Calm app. Unwind at night so you can get some well-deserved rest.
- Get a massage, need I say more? Ok get a massage… You’re welcome (and you’re supporting a local business now too).
These are a few techniques I have personally found useful when I need a moment to detach and reduce my stress levels. I now notice when I am stressed, the discomfort I have, and tell-tale signs like holding my breath, or neck pain from hunching my shoulders. If you have a handle on your stress, (I admire you) check in with those around you. Maybe someone you know is not doing well or overwhelmed and could benefit from the website or this article. Let’s all strive for less stress and more happiness and success.
Shannon Gilmore, GRI, CRS @Washington Fine Properties. She assists buyers and sellers in Northern Virginia and Washington D.C. www.theshannongilmore.com


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CHLOE Ferry stuns in stockings and suspenders in a first look at her photoshoot for a cancer charity.
Chloe dazzled in the snaps, one of which saw her in a pink and green lingerie set with stockings and suspenders which hugged all her curves.
The Celebs Go Dating's star slim frame was accentuated by the array of colours on show in the snaps, as she also donned a black lingerie set with stockings and suspenders of the same colour.
Another snap showed Chloe wearing a yellow bikini as she looked away from the camera.
She competed the look with a snazzy watch and bangle on her left wrist and showcased her luscious short brown hair.
Earlier this week Chloe revealed she would be launching her music career, adding that she already has a single in the bag.
The MTV star recorded a remix of I Love You Baby last month at a London studio - and her good pal Wayne Lineker has helped produce it.
She also worked alongside music stars Damon Hess and Mila Falls on track, which she is hoping will be the song of the summer.
Chloe told The Sun: “I’ve really enjoyed working on this project with them and hope it will be a huge success. Watch this space!”
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A source said: “After talking about her love of music with Wayne when they met on Celebs Go Dating, they decided to contact Damon.
“It’s been full steam ahead since then. Now they have finalised the track.
“Everyone who’s heard it thinks it’s going to be huge this summer and she’s hoping to release it at the same time as she launches her swimwear line - and she’s picked Wayne’s club Oceanbeach as the venue."

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My name is Annabelle Eastman, I am 21 years old from Melbourne. I have just concluded my 3rd year in the US where I run and study at George Mason University in Virginia. The past year has probably been the most significant of my overall time in the sport and has encouraged me to reflect on my early days and what allowed me to progress gradually in performance results and finding a new level of enjoyment each day.
My involvement in the sport began the day I followed my sister to Little Athletics at 5 years old. This was mostly an opportunity to expend some of my endless energy alongside many other sports we kept ourselves busy with through primary and high school years.
I have fond memories of the National Track and Field Championships that came around each March as well as the National Cross-Country team trips from U11’s through to U20’s. I loved feeling competitive in these fields, never a headline name winning national championships, but always in the mix.
After a few cycles of participating in these championships and deciding this was something that filled me with a great amount of joy, I began training under Tim O’Shaughnessy. I am very grateful to have worked with Tim from such a young age as I was exposed to the foundations of training and building on this patiently, as well as the importance of looking after your body and relying on a support network that will inspire and uplift you. Tim’s wife Marian has been awesome in providing technical coaching with my steeplechase hurdling. Shout out and congrats to Tim and Marian who have both been awarded Athletics Australia Life Membership recently.
My years with Tim and his successful training group provided me with a sense of comfort in trusting the process of training and the “one percenters” that will contribute to the bigger picture someday. This mindset of staying patient and that consistency, and fun will reap rewards came into play this past year where I earned a place to run at three consecutive NCAA Division 1 National championships. When I first committed to taking part in the collegiate pathway, I looked at the NCAA Championships as world class opportunities I could maybe find myself amongst, perhaps even just once by the end of my collegiate career, let alone three times just this year. I still have another 2 years to continue my progression in the collegiate system and I could not be more excited to continue exceeding the expectations I had as an 18-year-old signing my scholarship letter.
My life at George Mason is fantastic, the university is just outside Washington DC, I am surrounded by wonderful teammates, coaches, support crew and the facilities are awesome. I love all the opportunities to travel to races around the country. One of my favourite trips was qualifying for the National Track and Field Championships to compete in Oregon this year, which saw me finish 13th in the steeplechase with a shiny new PB of 9.45. Other highlights have been travelling over the summer break to Flagstaff Arizona and connecting up with some other Aussies currently at college here, and just recently qualifying for National Cross Country in Tallahassee Florida this month where there was again, a great Australian presence achieving success. I am grateful for my position at George Mason, where we may not be as recognised as some bigger ‘powerhouse’ athletic colleges, it has been the perfect place for me to develop confidence at the same time as offering the opportunity to compete at the highest level.
Some of my favourite sessions still stem from my training with Tim and their significance continues to grow as I see variations of them in current training under my current coaches at George Mason University. Here’s my top 4:
- 1km reps
This session will always bring me back to weekly visits to the Tan on a Tuesday. I always loved being a part of this standard practice for runners in Melbourne and gained a great perspective on the wonderful running community we have.
I would usually do 6-7 x 1km off 60 seconds recovery, sometimes we would insert a harder effort on some reps returning to the start (such as faster reps 4 and 6) which was a great way to stay engaged and focus on form and pace when things can start to feel a little monotonous.
1km reps are also a very common session for me in the states. We often implement these in a race week where we would do 5 x 1km at a steady pace with a 90 second walk/jog recovery, and a 6th km rep faster to replicate an increased effort at the end
of a race. The final fast k is always a fun challenge, and I will often surprise myself with how much further I can push when I think I’ve almost reached my limit.
- “Tempo” long run
This is a new addition to my training cycle in the states, typically we’d substitute these for regular long runs every second week or so during our cross country build up.
Usually it involves 25-30 minutes at “tempo” pace (slightly slower than threshold) inserted in the middle of a regular long run, with a steady pace held on either side. It looks something like 30 minutes at a regular pace, 25-30 minutes faster, and another 30 minutes or so at regular pace to reach the final mileage goal of my long run.
This is always a great fitness check in, I love seeing how controlled I can stay when picking up the pace for a harder block in the middle. We would often do these along the C&O Canal path which is nearly 300km of flat crushed gravel starting in Washington DC. It’s very scenic and easily one of my favourite running spots in the world.
- The “Michigan”
This is a well-known session amongst collegiate teams, you know you’re in for a tough day when this is prescribed. There are some variations to it depending on intended volume, but this is usually the format I have done it in:
- 1 mile/4 laps on the track at 5-10km pace
- 1 mile OFF the track at “tempo” pace (usually about 20 seconds slower than track mile)
- 1200/3 laps on the track at 5-10km pace (roughly same as first mile/slightly faster)
- 1 mile OFF the track at “tempo” pace again
- 800/2 laps on the track faster than 5k pace
- 800 at “tempo” (usually staying on the track)
- 400 hard to finish (whatever you have left)
This session is challenging for several reasons including the high volume and pace change focus, but the underrated part is the lack of recovery. Between each rep we would only have the time it takes to jog from the tempo loop to the track so it’s usually less than 30 seconds between everything.
- 800 repeats over hurdles
As a steeplechaser I try to be careful in not overdoing hurdle specific work due to the extra stress it places on the body on top of regular mileage. However, when leading into a steeple race, I love doing some of my regular track sessions with the addition of hurdles.
A typical example would be 800m reps. We would place 5 hurdles around the track in lane 2 and I would jump in with my teammates who might just be doing regular 800’s in lane 1 but I have to keep pace whilst hurdling.
It’s a great challenge and embodies the responsiveness you need as a steeplechaser where you can’t always rely on finding rhythm in a train of runners.
Thanks to Runner’s Tribe for allowing me to share some thoughts, I’ve loved reading some of the other articles from fellow young runners and am excited to see the future of Australian distance running continue to grow!

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VIRGINIA — Despite Virginia Gov. Ralph Northram's executive order (Executive Order 63 Face Coverings) regarding the mandatory use of face masks, the number of positive coronavirus cases in the state has been on the rise this week, according to the Virginia Department of Health.
State health officials reported 677 new cases Saturday, up from 624 Friday and 432 on Thursday. There were 24 deaths reported Saturday, as well. Friday there were 25 reported deaths.
Still, the number of positive cases is significantly down from a record high This brings the total number of cases since the pandemic was declared to 61,247 with a current total of 6,120 hospitalizations and 1,724 deaths.
The Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association reported that 535 people with confirmed cases of the coronavirus were admitted to Virginia hospitals on Saturday with another 234 hospitalized in intensive care with pending test results.
Graphic courtesy Virginia Department of Health
The good news is, to date, 7,968 patients have been released after being treated for the coronavirus in Virginia hospitals.
In an informal survey of Patch readers, opinions were split on whether the state is ready to start phase three of reopenings on July 1. Results of the survey, conducted Wednesday and Thursday, showed "yes" responses in favor of reopening on July 1 edging out the "no" responses 50.2 percent to 49.8 percent.
Here are the latest numbers of Virginia Patch coverage areas:
- Alexandria: 2,303 cases, 238 hospitalizations, 57 deaths
- Arlington County: 2,454 cases, 417 hospitalizations, 132 deaths
- Fairfax County: 13,728 cases, 1,605 hospitalizations, 468 deaths
- Fairfax City: 70 cases, seven hospitalizations, seven deaths
- Falls Church: 56 cases, 11 hospitalizations, seven deaths
- Loudoun County: 3,890 cases, 262 hospitalizations, 86 deaths
- Manassas: 1,382 cases, 95 hospitalizations, 16 deaths
- Manassas Park: 422 cases, 44 hospitalizations, five deaths
- Prince William County: 7,166 cases, 650 hospitalizations, 139 deaths
- Fredericksburg: 239 cases, 24 hospitalizations, no deaths
- Spotsylvania County: 945 cases, 73 hospitalizations, 29 deaths
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The law, says the administration, reduces federal authority over education and returns it to each of the 50 states so they may “set the direction” for their own public schools.
Ige appointed Darrel Galera chair of the Governor’s ESSA team, which will assess Hawaii’s school system and identify areas of need.
The governor is also looking for 16 additional members to represent “all stakeholders” in public education. The deadline to apply is April 22.
“This is a major opportunity to change the face of public education in Hawaii for the better,” Ige said Thursday. “Our innovation economy depends on a well-educated workforce to meet the state’s goals in renewable energy, locally grown food production, environmental stewardship and more.”
He added: “It is my hope that the public will participate in this process to help our education system prepare students for high-skill careers in the 21st century.”
An education summit and town halls will be scheduled sometime this summer to folks can weigh in on the ESSA blue print.
The act was signed into law by President Barack Obama in December to replace the 2002 No Child Left Behind Act.
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Photo: Sangwonsa Temple of Odaesan Mountain covered in snow
With PyeongChang 2018 only a month away, Korea Tourism Organization announced recommended a list of winter sport attractions to enjoy this January. The list includes immersing in winter sports at Taeneung International Skating Rink, Kolon Hiking School Indoor Ice Climbing Wall, and Seoul Plaza Ice Skating Rink in Seoul; beating the winter cold with a sled ride at Pocheon Sanjeonghosu Lake and Uijeongbu Indoor Ice Rink in Gyeonggi-do; trekking and wall climbing at Gugok Falls in Gangwon-do; skating at Gwangju Indoor Ice Skating Rink and Gwangju City Hall Outdoor Ice Skating Rink inn Gwangju; and lastly, enjoying winter wonderland at Bonghwa Buncheon Station and Cheongsong Eoreumgol Valley in Gyeongsangbuk-do.
At Taeneung International Skating Rink, you can experience skating right next to Korea’s national athletes at a 400-m long ice rink. If you would like to enjoy more of the city view, then Seoul Plaza Ice Skating Rink, which opened on December 22, is your perfect choice.
At Pocheon Sanjeonghosu Lake, you can glide across large open lake on your sled, or even enjoy a ride on an ice slide at Pocheon Baegun Valley Dongjangkun Festival. If you want to challenge yourself with a winter sport, then Uijeongbu Indoor Ice Rink is a must.
If you want to experience the host city instead, then a walk through Odaesan Mountain Seonjaegil road will be a treat. The trail that connects Woljeongsa Temple and Sangwonsa Temple is an easy trekking course of 9 km. A course along the lake gets covered with snow during winter for an even more magnificent sight. You can also stop by Pyeongchang Trout Festival while you are there. You can also beat the cold by ice wall climbing at Chuncheon Gugok Falls. The 50-m high walls with large icicles are jaw dropping.
Gwangju Indoor Ice Skating Rink stays below freezing temperature all year round and allows up to 500 people skating at the same time. But if you still want to enjoy skating under the clear blue sky, then Gwangju City Hall Outdoor Ice Skating Rink is the place to go.
There are so many places to enjoy winter sports, even the cold weather can’t take the fun away!

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Celeb Style: Beyoncé on the red carpet at her screening for Beyoncé: Life Is But A Dream in New York City tonight. She wore an Elie Saab Haute Couture Gown from the Spring/Summer 2013 Collection. Beyoncé: Life Is But a Dream debuts...
DJ Esco recruits, Future and Fabolous for “Check On Me.”Read More
Salute the survivors & fighters, God Bless those we've lost.. #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth #TheFamily A photo posted by...Read More
Celeb Style: Kim Kardashian She is seen here wearing a pair of black Azzedine Alaïa Lace-Up Boots and a Pyrex Flannel Plaid T-Shirt.
Thierry Cohen takes pictures of some of the world’s most famous skylines with only star lights. Check more of his work HERE.
Celeb Style: Kelly Rowland on the red carpet of the 2013 Grammy Awards is wearing a Georges Chakra dress
Rihanna drops a video for her new single, “Stay.”
ESPN takes a look at MJ’s sneaker legacy.
Drake reps Toronto and takes a trip to D.R. in his new video, “Started From The Bottom.”
Justin Timberlake performs his new single, “Suit & Tie,” with Jay-Z at the 55th Grammy Awards.
Beyonce speaks on Blue Ivy and here new HBO documentary, “Life Is But A Dream,” with Vogue.
I ca give a fuck bout no hater… #BaselSwitzerland – Fabolous Fabolous is back from his European tour with Red Cafe, here is a quick flick from a party in Basel Switzerland.


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There’s one area of the current flu epidemic that isn’t receiving much attention: Man’s Best Friend.
Veterinarians are worried that pets in the area could easily pick up canine influenza or other respiratory illnesses that are currently spreading through the region.
A flu vaccine for your pet is an excellent line of defense, as is the Bordetella vaccine that protects dogs from a bacterial illness that can follow the onset of flu.
During this flu season, vets recommend limiting the time your dogs spend interacting with other dogs in places like kennels and parks, and washing their toys. If your dog does become ill, check with your veterinarian.

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Is This the Best Cuban Sandwich in Houston?
While visiting the new My Food Park HTX last week, I made it a point to grab lunch from two food trucks I'd never eaten at before. Speers Rolling Bistro was one of those two, and although I'd always seen its updates on Twitter I'd never gotten around to visiting. My mistake. My monumental mistake.
In theory, I like Cuban sandwiches. I like the idea of a fancy double ham-and-cheese sandwich, with the roasted pork paired up against sweet ham and melting Swiss cheese under a length of soft, thin bread. I like the idea of sticking crunchy dill pickles and coarse, spicy mustard in there too. It all sounds delicious in theory.
But the Cuban sandwiches I've had nearly everywhere in Houston suffer a variety of ailments: the wrong bread—usually too thick—is used, or there's awful French's yellow mustard swiped in there, or there's one lone pickle hiding out somewhere. However, the biggest problem is usually the roasted pork: dry, tough, and scabby.
So it was with great trepidation that I ordered a Cuban sandwich from Speers last week. Chef and owner Shawn Speers sold me on the pork first: slow-roasted Kurobuta Berkshire, cooked in a marinade for up to 12 hours. And I spied something interesting on the menu: in addition to the regular accoutrements, Speers also added orange-chile aioli and caramelized onions to its Cuban. Even if the pork was dry, I reasoned, those two ingredients sounded good enough to rescue the rest of the sandwich. I added a side of garlic fries to my order and hung back with baited breath.
I shouldn't have been worried; the sandwich blew me away. The orange-chile aioli added the perfect little spark of bright citrus and heat to the thick cushions of roasted pork that filled out the sandwich, its sweetness coaxed out even further by the caramel notes of those slow-cooked onions. And where a normal Cuban only gets a subtle layer of creaminess from a slice or two of Swiss, the sandwich from Speers was rich all the way through thanks to that aioli, the softened onions, that incredibly tender pork and—of course—ample Swiss cheese. A little dill pickle relish and some nicely toasted Cuban bread gave it all the crunch it needed. I've had and hated plenty of Cuban sandwiches in Houston; it was such a surprise and a pleasure to finally encounter one that wasn't just good but truly great.
The crispy fries, too, were ideal on the side. The amount of fresh garlic on the hand-cut fries was electrifying; I knew I'd be sweating it out of my pores for days, yet kept gladly digging in until the entire olive oil-drizzled mess was gone. And I found out along the way that it's not just orange-chile aioli Speers does well; the fruit-spiked ketchup served with its fries reminds me of the homemade ketchup at Bernie's Burger Bus, but better. As if I'm not spoiled enough by the ability to buy both Bernie's ketchup and Whataburger's spicy ketchup in stores, I'll be lobbying for Speers to release its recipe now too.
You can follow Speers Rolling Bistro on Twitter to keep track of the truck's schedule, or check its website for an entire month's schedule in advance. Thanks to all the new food truck parks that keep popping up, there's a good chance Speers is rolling your way soon.

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Hi All ,
Can someone please explain me the below script
LOAD * FROM $(vQVDPath)DIRECTOR.qvd(qvd);
FileName() as excels,
mid(FileName(),34,6) as Year_Month,
max(Year_Month) as Max_Year_Month,
MAX(%FileNo) as %MaxFileNo,
MAX(Year_Month_Week) as %Year_Month_Week
Thanks in advance
This is a procedure used to load data.
It looks at the COmpliance excel file. and checks if it contains data or not. If it does, it will load the data from there.
If not, it then goes to a raw data file called DIRECTOR.qvd ans RAW DATA.qvd
inside of it, it takes the month and year of a certain period defined in one of your variables, filters it out ,combines it and creates its own data table for the qvw to read.
Hope this makes sense.
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I think there is not the complete script, because is doing reference to things that are not here.
And at the end of the script, use the Get_File resident table, but no always it will be created, depending if the xlsx file exist or not.
Get File table is not complete, because need a resident or autogenerate or something to be created. Is it working? I think is not possible.


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It is pleasant to be virtuous and good ; because that is to excel many others : it is pleasant to grow better ; because that is to excel ourselves : it is pleasant to command our appetites and passions, and to keep them in due order, within the bounds of reason and religion ; because this is empire : nay, it is pleasant even to mortify and subdue our lusts ; Mecause that is victory,
Violations of the Rules respecting perspicuous and
accurate writing, promiscuously disposed.
What is human life to all, but a mixture, with various cares and troubles, of some scattered. joys and pleasures?
When favours of every kind are conferred speedily, they are doubled.
He will soon weary the company, who is himself wearied.
He must endure the follies of others, who will have their kindness.
For the last years of man the first must make provision.
Perpetual light-mindedness must terminate in ige
In these, and in such like cases, we shouli, ia our alms, generally suffer none to be witnesses, but Him who must see every thing.
The reason why he is so badly qualified for the business, is because he neglected his studies, and opportunities of improvement.
That Plutarch wrote lives of Demosthenes and Cicero at Chæronea, it is clear from his own account.
I wish to cultivate your further acquaintance.
He may probably make the attempt, but he cannot possibly succeed.
No pains were spared by his tutor, in order to his. being improved in all useful knowledge.
In no scene of her life was ever Mary's address, more remarkably displayed.
This was the cause which first gave rise to such a barbarous practice.
He craftily endeavoured, by a variety of false insinuations which he made use of, to turn the emperor to his purpose.
The beauty in the earth equals the grandeur in the heavens.
In health and vigour of body, and in the state of worldly fortune, all rejoice.
What passes in the hearts of men, is generally unknown to the public eye.
Many associations are united by laws the most arbitrary.
These instances may, it is hoped, be sufficient to satisfy every reasonable mind,
By such general and comprehensive rules as this, che clearest ideas are conveyed.
He determined not to comply with the proposal, except he should receive a more ample compensation.
There can be no doubt but that health is preferable to riches.
They declared to their friends, that they believed the perusal of such books had ruined their principles.
John's temper greatly indisposed him for in. struction.
Vegetation is advancing constantly, though no eye can trace the steps of its gradation.
The reason of my consenting to the measure, was owing to his importunity.
I conceived a great regard for him, and could not but mourn for his loss.
The officer apprehended him, and confined him in his own house.
Charlotte, the friend of Amelia, to whom no one imputed blame, was too prompt in her vindica tion,
Men who are rich and avaricious, lose themselves in a spring which might have cherished all around them.
I should prefer him to be rather of slow parts, than with a bad disposition,
As soon as Eugenius undertook the care of a parish, it immediately engrossed the whole of his attention.
The plan will at once contribute to general convenience, and add to the beauty and elegance of the town.
Together with the national debt, the greatest na. tional advantages are also transmitted to succeeding generations.
Their intimacy had commenced in the happier period, perhaps, of their youth and obscurity.
His subject is precisely of that kind, which a daring imagination could alone have adopted.
This emperor conjured the senate, that the purity. of his reign might not be stained or contaminated, by the blood even of a guilty senator.
It is a happy constitution of mind, to be able to view successive objects so steadily, as that the more may never prevent us from doing justice to the less important.
This activity drew great numbers of enterprising men over to Virginia, who came either in search of fortune, or of liberty, which was the only compensation for the want of it..
The erroneous judgment of parents, concerning the conduct of schoolmasters, has crushed the peace of many an ingenious man, who engaged in the care of youth; and paved the way to the ruin of hopeful boys.
Those three great genius's flourished in the same period.
He has made a judicious adaption of the examples to the rule.
This part of knowledge has been always growing, and will do so, till the subject be exhausted.
A boy of twelve years old may study these lessons.
The servant produced from his late master an undeniable character.
I am surprised that so great a philosopher as you are, should spend your time in the pursuit of such chimeras.
The ends of a divine and human legislator, are vastly different.
Scarce had the “Spirit of Laws" made its appearance, than it was attacked.
His donation was the more'acceptable, that it was given without solicitation.
This subject is an unwelcome intruder, affording but an uneasy sensation, and brings with it always a mixture of concern and compassion.
He accordingly draws out his forces, and offers battle to Hiero, who immediately accepted it.
James laid late in bed yesterday, and this morning he lays still later.
The reason of this strange proceeding, will be accounted for when I make
defence. I have observed him often, and his manner of proceeding is thus : he enjoins first silence"; and then, &c.
Having not known, or not considered the subject, he made a very crude decision.
They all were deceived by his fair pretences, and they all of them lost their property.
It is above a year since the time that I left school.

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We started building the launch pad at Berekuso Hill Station out of 2000 recycled tires, inspired by the work of one of our favorite people Teddy Cruz in Tijuana/San Diego (see: manufactured sites). We are using lateritic pea gravel as infill, with watering to settle aggregate (the rains are helping now too!) We are also not making figure-8 tessellation (3D stacking) like Estudio Teddy Cruz did (we tried that on another brekstat site: too labour/time-intensive to join through tire treads, i.e. mechanical connection to retain the figure-8 deformation). Simply cut, turn inside out, fill with gravel, water, stack.
Simple, but not easy. Lessons learned so far:
- don't use heavy duty reinforced tires (the steel wire gauge is too big for easy cutting)
- if you have trouble cutting the side wall, offset knife blade by several inches (sometimes reinforcement wraps from outer ring of tread slightly onto face of side wall)
- use water to assist with cutting (poke a hole in the top of a plastic water bottle) - this introduces friction between the metal knife blade and the rubber molecules, making your slice more effective (thanks to Kay for that!)
- better to keep lots of blades on hand (sharpen them all before you start, then you don't have to stop to resharpen; a sharp knife can handle 10-20 tires depending on how strong the metal alloy of the blade is)
- push down on the side wall as you cut (if you lay the tire flat on the ground, this pulls the rubber off the blade as you cut deeper into the side wall)
- turning the tire inside out feels amazing after you saw off the side walls. cutting ten before you turn them inside out is even better


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KW Landscaping is proudly NOFA certified. What this means is that we adhere to their guidelines and recommendations when landscaping your home or business. We also have completed 30 hours of coursework and attend yearly trainings to maintain our certification status. When it comes to organic lawn care, NOFA sets the standards for our industry. When considering what to include in your yearly maintenance landscape agreement, it’s important to consider some of NOFA’s best practices when it comes to organic lawncare.
When preparing your yard for a beautiful organic lawn you will want to have your soil tested. If you want your property to look its best, to save money, and to protect the environment even more, do an easy soil test before you apply anything at all. A soil testing lab will be help you figure out how much of which fertilizers and nutrients to apply for optimum results.
For a healthy lawn you will want to Mow high at a height of approximately 3″-4″. You also will want to leave grass clippings on your lawn and water infrequently, if at all. You should also encourage a bit of white clover, fertilize with compost and overseed bares spots in the fall and early spring.
Good turf management (infrequent but deep watering, moderate fertilization, soil amendments based on soil tests, mowing high at 3″-4″, and a diversity of grass and plant species) will result in a vigorous turf with a deep extensive root system that can tolerate relatively high grub densities without damage. Nature itself often can keep grub populations in check through the checks and balances of weather conditions and predator-prey cycles.
KW Landscaping offers and strongly recommends their ORGANIC TURF ENHANCING PROGRAM: yes this program is 100% Organic: This program is designed to grow a green, thick, lush lawn that is safe for you, your children, your beloved pets and my technicians. The turf will be fertilized monthly, March-October, ensuring a constant food supply. The turf will be overseeded in the fall. Overseeding is the best form of weed control because it creates competition that weeds cannot handle. The crew will spread 8lbs of seed per 1000sqft, this is double what University of Maryland recommends. Also in the fall, the lawn will be Aerated. Aeration ensures greater seed to soil contact which increases seed germination. The turf will be topdressed with compost in the fall too. Your soil is a living ecosystem and the compost provides organic matter which soil microbes feed on. Compost is black gold that insures the results of this program and you can never have too much. The soil will be amended with adequate nutrients to balance the soil chemistry for your particular lawn. A soil test will be conducted to know exactly what your soil needs because a soil deficient of those needs will not be a place grass will want to grow. Weeds are messengers telling us what is deficient in the soil or what problems your soil may have and most times we just “shoot the messenger.” You cannot IGNORE the underlying problem. This program will address those issues, creating an environment that grass will want to grow in. For example, crabgrass loves compacted and calcium poor soils, so if you relieve the compaction and increase your calcium levels, the soil will be a less desirable place for crabgrass to grow. This program uses science and science takes time. The lawn and soil ecosystem will get better and better over time.
For more information or to get a lawn maintenance quote please email [email protected]

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Clive Davis has spent almost 50 years as a record executive at some of the biggest record labels in the business. Using his legendary ear to recognize and promote radio hits, Davis has led successful stints at labels including Columbia, Arista, BMG, J Records and Sony.
The Soundtrack of My Life isn't only the story of his own rise from an orphaned teenager to one of the most renowned producers in the industry, but it also shows the evolution of the music business and its biggest personalities. Davis worked closely with many of music's biggest stars, and has stories to tell about almost every one of them. From Janis Joplin and Bob Dylan to Whitney Houston and Alicia Keys, Davis shares inside stories on many of these performers.
All of the book isn't focused on the music business, though. Davis is also candid about his personal life, including revealing that he is bisexual and has been in a long-term relationship with a man for several years. He also talks of how his work has played a role in his two marriages and his other relationships throughout the years.
Davis is among the most well known producers and executives in the history of the recording industry. He's won numerous Grammy Awards as a producer, was awarded the Grammy Trustees Award in 2000 and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio, also in 2000. The Soundtrack of My LIfe is his second book, following 1975's Clive: Inside the Record Business.
In this star-studded autobiography, Clive Davis shares a personal, candid look into his remarkable life and the last 50 years of popular music as only a true insider can do.
In the history of popular music, no one looms as large as Clive Davis. His career has spanned more than 40 years, and he has discovered, signed, or worked with a staggering array of artists: Whitney Houston, Janis Joplin, Simon and Garfunkel, Barry Manilow, Patti Smith, Lou Reed, Dionne Warwick, Carlos Santana, The Grateful Dead, Alicia Keyes, Kelly Clarkson, Jennifer Hudson, and Aretha Franklin, to name a few. He has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, received a Lifetime Achievement Grammy, and hosted the world’s highest-profile parties.
In this personal account, Davis tells all, from becoming an orphan in high school and getting through college and law school on scholarships to being falsely accused of embezzlement and starting up his own record company, J Records. His wealth of experiences offers valuable insight into the evolution of the music business over the past half-century and into the future.
Told with Davis’ unmatched wit, frankness, and style, The Soundtrack of My Life exposes a trove of never-before-heard stories—some hilarious, others tragic, all revealing—that will captivate and inspire all music lovers.
Download and start listening now!

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We love toast with lashings of butter or dripping in honey, or even smothered in Marmite or peanut butter, but sometimes it’s nice to have something a bit fancier on our toasted bread.
So we’ve found 10 slightly quirkier toppings for toast.
1. A lovely slice of bruschetta topped with cheese, tomatoes and capers.
2. A colourful start to the day with crushed avocado and a boiled egg, seasoned with cracked pepper.
3. The healthy-conscious can enjoy poached egg with salmon on a toasty bed of rocket.
4. Start the day sweet with French toast loaded with bananas, chocolate sauce and caramel, lightly dusted with icing sugar.
5. We love delicious scrambled eggs with chives on wheat-rye crispy bread.
6. Guests will go wild for Girolle mushrooms on toast.
7. An unusual start to the day with cream cheese and sweet pear and a sprinkling of chopped nuts.
8. Lots of melted cheese on bruschetta with herbs and chopped salami.
9. A slightly runny boiled egg on a bed of sumptuous pesto makes us wish every meal was on toast.
10. And finally for a twist on the classic beans on toast, add some tapas with grilled sausage.


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That's Code for Discrimination
Last week, "dressing like a girl" got Marion County high school junior Justin Reynolds sent home from school, reports TampaBay.com's Gradebook blog. The Florida school district's dress code policy requires that students dress "in keeping with their gender."
Reynolds, whose transgression involved some high-heel boots, a necklace, earrings, mascara, and eyeliner, argues that his outfit was not overdramatic and was merely an expression of himself. His school counters that he violated dress code and that his clothing was potentially disruptive.
Gradebook offers some food for thought on this issue: if a student dresses tastefully, what difference does it make if he or she has on a certain type of clothing? I'd add to that the article mentions Reynolds identifies as gay, so what sort of values do schools support when they enact policies that marginalize or penalize different expressions of gender?
For a really great read on teaching in a way that is inclusive of the LGBTQ community, check out the March 2009 English Journal magazine by the National Council of Teachers of English, on the theme "Sexual Identity and Gender Variance". In particular, slam poet George David Miller's piece, "You Brought This on Yourself", powerfully addresses how parents of LGBTQ youth struggle with apathetic administrator attitudes toward homophobia in the school house.
Do you think Marion County's dress code policy contradicts the safe and supported tenets of a whole child education?

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This artist left the city to create her ‘Barbie dream house’ in Joshua Tree
Just outside her white Zen Dome in Joshua Tree, Angel Chen has planted milkweed in her permaculture garden for butterflies. “They need to eat,” she explains of the species on the brink of being endangered. “On their migration to Mexico, they get hungry.” So, in addition to a dozen new palo verde and mesquite trees, the artist planted “snack food” for these delicate insects, generations of which have traveled an ancient migratory route to warmer climes – often landing on the same trees along the way.
Those trees are the types of “markers” that Chen uses to describe her own stacked sculptures, one aspect of a creative practice that includes paintings and ceramics. “When you’re going on a hike and you don’t want to get lost and you put a crumb down, you make a stack so you can remember when you come back,” she says on a sunny day in February. Chen creates the works by piling up pieces of clay leftover from other hollowed out, ceramic pieces. Never using a mold (only her own “Edward Scissorhands” fingers), she manipulates the material into shapes resembling spindly sea creatures, tear drops and waves.
Until a few years ago, Chen’s own path had taken her across the globe as an art director with Disney, Mattel, NBC and 21st Century Fox. The Taiwan-born artist says the Internet allowed her to make the full-time transition to the desert and still remain connected to Los Angeles. “I was always headed out here,” says Chen, who calls her move to Joshua Tree the “biggest marker” of her life. “It’s the wide, open space that I need to breathe.”
Now that she’s here, space is exactly what she’s found on 3 acres of dirt stretching across a dusty horizon. Her white, geodesic dome erupts from the raw surface like a glistening bubble. “When I’m done,” Chen explains, “the whole house will look like a sculpture.” Art and nature co-mingle in every nook and cranny of the property.
Walk through the front door, and immediately you’re hit with dreamy, white light and an abundance of green plants. Chen spent days with a belt sander to smooth the floors. Then, she painted over the original yellow hue with elastomeric white paint that reflects the summer heat and insulates in winter. Now, the entire dome is stark yet homey, all natural with a touch of glam. A soaker bathtub is lined with rocks, and a custom-made round platform bed looks like a pedestal for her small pup, Romeo. “I made my Barbie dream house!” Chen laughs.
She always wanted a round home, even drawing one back in grade school. “I thought it was going to make more sense as a bubble,” Chen reminisces. “This way of living in the world that was a very clean aesthetic and not [having] any straight lines, because straight lines are ultimately artificial.” Later, she discovered the work of architect Buckminster Fuller.
Today, her home is a sophisticated approach to thoughtful living. The plants purify the air and she never cleans with chemicals, only baking soda and vinegar. Next, she’ll plant a hydroponic garden for produce. And in the mist of it all, she shines with vivaciousness, a contagious zest for life.
That morning in February, Chen skips over to a record player beneath the bedroom loft to play “Surfin’ in the U.S.A.” on full blast. “We’re pretending we’re at the beach!” Chen giggles with glee, dancing around to the beats of the Beach Boys.
Beach, desert, whatever landscape she can connect to. Just as long as it’s nature.
Chen’s art and life started to “make sense together” once she got “down to the essentials” in the desert. A few years ago, she saw other artists making work about art and politics, and decided she wanted to make her pieces about “what matters, what’s essential.”
“It came down to nature,” say Chen, who holds degrees from UCLA and CalArts. “Nature was the most powerful. [It is] essential to pay attention to nature and for us to be in concert with nature instead of fighting it.”
Emerging from the dome, Chen hops down a line of stepping stones to her studio, laughing with Romeo along the way. The doors open to a room full of works that warrant a moment of silence. The elements swirl – air, water, fire, earth.
There’s a 5-by-7-foot painting of a tornado full of curves, muscular leather and black tar oozing down the canvas, while layers of gauze and twigs create webbing with delicate sensibility. It’s guttural, yet full of grace – wildly destructive, but naturally beautiful. Chen works in these dimensions because she wants the borders to be out of her peripheral view when standing in front of it. “It feels more otherworldly,” she explains. It transports you.
Lately, she’s been thinking about concepts of femininity, what it’s like to “hold your feminine forces in a very delicate, powerful” way. A large piece of plywood collected from a Hollywood prop house is covered in leather scraps from Los Angeles fashion houses, as well as white gauze from one of her own dresses and black silk from a pair of pants. “It’s a spirit, it’s not really human,” Chen says of the piece titled “Madonna." The various materials form the shape of an egg – it’s birth.
She has always toed the line between that dichotomy of femininity, pointing to her anesthesiologist mother who “had the same career” as her father. “They were absolute equals,” Chen says. “She was never the kind of mother that encouraged you to marry a rich man. She always wanted you to be a rich man, reach your potential and get everything you ever wanted.”
Out here, Chen is getting back to basics to achieve that: not only maintaining her career but also gardening and making soup from scratch. “Dirt is underrated,” she says. “We’re so polished and city-fied and well-dressed, we forget to get dirty. We forget to just make stuff with our hands, so I’m hoping to have both.” Mother Earth and feminine spirit, inextricably intertwined.
Ultimately, Chen wants to create an underground, “overnight” art experience on her property (inspired by a 2006 land art pilgrimage to Spiral Jetty, Sun Tunnels and Lightning Field), as well as a 40-foot container pool. Currently, she’s got two trailers and a 16-foot canvas stout bell tent available for rent, scattered amid an original Wizard of Oz wind machine and a projector used on Steamboat Willie left behind by the previous owner.
Her fiscally sponsored project, Joshua Tree Society for Art and Living, offers artist residences in exchange for work-trade contribution and will host workshops and yoga retreats in coming months.
“I want to bring everyone closer to nature,” Chen says. “These are the laws of nature. These are inarguable. This isn’t about how one opinion or another group sees things. This is the way it is. And in all of the cultural and philosophical conversations and differences, we all just come back to basics. There are laws: gravity, night, day, cold, heat.”
Chen recalls her first year in the dome, waking up to sheets of rain and realizing she’d stored her firewood outside. Here in the high desert, there’s a unique element of survival. But keep the path, and nature can become a conduit – a marker.
An emergence from the elements, like a monarch from its chrysalis.
“There’s so much going on, but we’re cultivating zen and peace,” Chen says. “This is a place to reconnect to yourself. To recalibrate to who you really are and not get lost.”
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EnergySource, an independent renewable energy generation company that develops utility scale geothermal power plants, today hosted a dedication ceremony in Imperial County to commemorate completion of the first stand-alone geothermal plant in the Salton Sea area in 20 years, Hudson Ranch I.
“The good news is we can look forward to this great team bringing even more base load renewable power on line in the years to come”
The plant was then renamed the John L. Featherstone Plant in honor of a technology pioneer and innovator in the Salton Sea geothermal resource. EnergySource also announced ground breaking for its second geothermal plant, Hudson Ranch II, with drilling commencing in the third quarter of 2012.
Vice Adm. Dennis V. McGinn, president of the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) and keynote speaker, told the crowd of more than 300 about the importance of growth and innovations for clean energy. He commended EnergySource for its six-year quest to design, develop, finance and complete its first geothermal plant that will provide clean energy to thousands of homes. The new plant and subsequent plants will contribute to future jobs, economic growth and environmental health in the region.
"Hudson Ranch is a truly outstanding renewable energy project that will provide over half a century of clean, CO2-neutral base load power," McGinn said. "The Salton Sea geothermal field is among the world's largest and highest temperature resources because it lies directly inside an active plate tectonic boundary. In addition to generating thermal power, Salton Sea geothermal brines are well-known for their exceptionally high concentrations of minerals. These minerals include lithium, manganese and zinc, which are important to battery and energy storage technology, and are truly a national strategic asset."
McGinn said EnergySource's strategic partnership with a minerals extraction company should enable recovery of these valuable minerals in an operationally effective, economically viable and environmentally friendly way that also offers strong potential job growth in Imperial Valley.
"The good news is we can look forward to this great team bringing even more base load renewable power on line in the years to come," McGinn said.
The plant naming recognizes Featherstone, a pioneer in the geothermal industry who has worked on projects in the Salton Sea resource since the 1970s, the infancy of the geothermal business there. His long career includes experience with a number of geothermal energy related patents, including methods to recover minerals from Salton Sea geothermal brines and the scale control clarifier process that has been a key to high availability power plant operation at the Salton Sea field. Featherstone, a founder of EnergySource and a senior vice president for engineering and operations, has led the plant design and all plant and well field operations from initial startup to commercial operations.
After acknowledging many who contributed to bring the new plant from concept to full commercial operation, Dave Watson, president and CEO, EnergySource announced the new name of the plant.
"John Featherstone was here at the very inception of geothermal energy in the Salton Sea resource and has built his entire career here," said Watson. "His ideas and inventions can be found in every process improvement to make power generation more efficient, or even possible, in this very challenging resource. He is truly dedicated to the success of our new plant and the success of the entire geothermal industry."
Additional speakers at the event included Michael Picker, senior advisor to Gov. Jerry Brown for California renewable energy policy, Sen. Juan Vargas, and Assemblymember V. Manuel Perez, who all praised the project's successful development, calling it a model for Imperial Valley and the state of California. The officials also noted the jobs the plant has created and its boost to the economically challenged Imperial Valley region.
Local officials included Gary Wyatt, County of Imperial, and John Pierre Menvielle, Imperial Irrigation District. Both touched upon the positive economic impacts the plant has had in the Valley, which has among the highest unemployment rates in the United States.
More than 300 people attended the event, including executives and staff from Hannon Armstrong, Catalyst Geothermal, GeoGlobal Energy, and Mighty River Power, which share in ownership of EnergySource. Doug Heffernan, CEO of Mighty River Power, joined from his headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand. Executives also attended from Salt River Project, the largest provider of electricity to the greater Phoenix area that is now receiving a significant amount of renewable energy from the plant; EnergySource's contractors, engineering firm AMEC, plant-builder Performance Mechanical Contractors and construction manager URS; and its equipment suppliers, including turbine supplier Fuji Electric, which recently agreed to make an investment in EnergySource's next project, second plant Hudson Ranch II.
The John L. Featherstone plant began commercial operations in early March and is generating geothermal energy at its designed 49.9 MW capacity. EnergySource began construction of the $400 million plant in May 2010 and created more than 200 jobs during construction. Now in operation, the plant provides 55 full-time jobs in Imperial County. Today the plant is selling all of its energy, capacity and environmental attributes to Salt River Project under a 30-year power purchase agreement.
The Featherstone plant and the second plant, Hudson Ranch II, will each generate enough power to serve 50,000 homes each in the Southwestern region. The construction of Hudson Ranch II is scheduled for 2013.

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The Miss You Already trailer, starring Drew Barrymore and Toni Collette
Roadside Attractions and Lionsgate have debuted the first trailer for the emotional comedy-drama Miss You Already, which stars Drew Barrymore and Toni Collette as besties whose friendship is put to the test. Check out the Miss You Already trailer below!
The film follows two best friends, Milly (Collette) and Jess (Barrymore), as they navigate life’s highs and lows. Inseparable since they were young girls, they can’t remember a time they didn’t share everything –secrets, clothes, even boyfriends — but nothing prepares them for the day Milly is hit with life-altering news. A story for every modern woman, Miss You Already celebrates the bond of true friendship that ultimately can never be broken, even in life’s toughest moments.
Directed by Catherine Hardwicke (Twilight, Thirteen) from a screenplay by Morwenna Banks (“Up the Women”), the movie co-stars Dominic Cooper (Captain America: The First Avenger), Paddy Considine (The World’s End), Frances de la Tour (Hugo) and Jacqueline Bisset (The Deep).
Miss You Already will open in limited release on November 6.


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Redox signaling molecules are essential for maintaining optimal health. These molecules play a crucial role in cellular communication, ensuring that different systems in the body function effectively. Redox signaling molecules are involved in regulating various processes, including immune response, tissue repair, and overall cellular function.
One of the main functions of redox signaling molecules is to regulate oxidative stress. Oxidative stress occurs when there is an imbalance between free radicals and antioxidants in the body. Free radicals are unstable molecules that can damage cells and contribute to aging and chronic diseases.
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Redox signaling molecules work by carrying information between cells, activating specific pathways and processes that are essential for maintaining health. These molecules are produced within the cells and released into the extracellular space, where they can interact with neighboring cells.
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Watercolor paintings are fun to make and usually turn out beautiful. However, if you don’t have any watercolors on you at the moment, can you use acrylic paints? If you can, you won’t have to worry about buying more paint next time you want to make a watercolor painting.
So, can you use acrylic paint as watercolors? Yes, you can make your acrylic paints work much like watercolor paints. You can dilute them with a lot of water to get a similar effect. However, you likely won’t be able to get intense colors this way. You could also use a professional medium to thin the paint. This way, you can achieve brighter colors.
So, while you can use acrylics like watercolor paints, there are a few tricks that you’ll need to know before starting! You can make watercolor paintings anytime if you don’t have traditional watercolors with you if you learn them. Let’s continue reading to learn more!
How To Use Acrylic Paint As Watercolor Paint
Acrylics that you water down behave differently from traditional watercolor paints. They’re easier to build up since painting another layer over the diluted acrylic shouldn’t break it down as much. You’ll want to give each layer enough time to dry before applying another.
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To make acrylic paint into watercolor, start by setting up your palette. You want to use very little pigment but a good amount of water. Mix the water with the paint to create your watercolors! You want to add more water until you achieve a consistency much like the standard watercolor paints.
From there, you can use them like usual. You can blend the colors and create plenty of watercolor-like effects. For example, you can use the “wet on wet” method. This painting technique includes brushing wet paint onto a damp surface, causing the color to spread.
Overall, you can use your acrylics just like watercolors. You won’t have the same vibrant colors unless you build up many layers of paint or use a thinning medium. Still, it’s a lot of fun and works to create unique paintings.
Is Acrylic Paint The Same As Watercolor?
Although they do share many similarities, acrylic paints are not the same as watercolors. For instance, both of these mediums are water-based paints. However, the way that you use them is very different.
Acrylic dries quickly and isn’t see-through. It also can have a plastic-like consistency once it dries. Watercolors are very different. The pigments are transparent and blend with water easier. Watercolor paint also must be used with water for the best effects- you can apply acrylics straight to the page if you want to.
These types of paint also use different techniques. Watercolors work more like a wash, where the color seeps into the water on the page. Acrylics often work better with dry brush methods, stippling, pouring, and palette knife painting.
Finally, they can consist of different ingredients. Watercolors are more likely to have natural pigments with a binder; acrylics use artificial acrylic resin, along with the pigment and binder. These differences make the two types of paints their own mediums.
What Happens If You Use Water With Acrylic Paint?
Using water with your acrylic paints will dilute it, giving it a watercolor-like texture. However, you still need to find balance with how much water you use.
Adding too much water can break down the water-soluble acrylic binders. When the binders dissolve, the paint won’t adhere to the paper and flake off after it dries. Since you want long-lasting results, it’s better only to use just enough water.
Additionally, water makes acrylics a bit runnier. This feature can make the colors easier to blend and layer over each other. There are plenty of ways to use thinned acrylics to create stunning pieces.
Overall, you can quickly thin acrylic with water, but you need to add just the right amount. It should look similar to watercolor paint if you’ve diluted it right. However, you can always use less water than you think you need for a completely different effect.
How Do You Make a Watercolor Effect With Acrylic Paint?
Suppose you want your acrylic paints to look precisely like watercolors. In that case, you’ll want to use a professional-grade thinning medium instead of just diluting it with water.
It’s a smart idea to look over all of the watercolor techniques so that you can replicate them with your paintings. Beginners and experts alike make use of them. These techniques include:
It’s also a good idea to create a wash for your background. In other words, knowing all of the watercolor techniques will help you make your diluted acrylics look more like traditional watercolors.
However, with acrylics, you’ll have an easier time building up layers of color. As you add more paint and water to the page, the lower layers of acrylic won’t break down- which is often a problem with watercolors.
As long as you use the proper brushes and thin the acrylic enough water, you should have no problems replicating watercolor paintings. It can take practice and experience, so don’t shy away from working on scrap paper first!
Can I Use Acrylic Paint on Watercolor Paper?
You can easily paint with acrylics on watercolor paper without adding a base layer first. Acrylics can stick to most surfaces easily, so watercolor paper shouldn’t be a problem for them.
If you want them to flow on the paper as watercolor pigments do, you can thin them. However, you don’t always have to do this to get the acrylics to work on the watercolor paper. It’s up to your preference.
So yes, you can use acrylic paints on your watercolor paper! You can use them directly out of the tube or dilute them to turn them into something more like traditional watercolors. You can even use acrylics alongside ordinary watercolor paints to achieve outstanding results.
Can You Use the Same Paint Brushes for Watercolor and Acrylic?
You don’t want to use the same paintbrushes for these two different types of paint in every situation. If you have synthetic hairs on your brushes, you can use them with either type of paint.
However, you want to keep natural brushes away from acrylic paints. The ingredients in the acrylics can cause the hairs to break down over time, making them frizzy and harder to work with. If you want to keep them as functional as possible for a long time, make sure you don’t mix them.
ARTIFY has a great acrylic and watercolor set that comes with brushes, a palette and a carry case.
In other words, the brushes aren’t 100% interchangeable. You can use watercolor paint with acrylic brushes without any worry. However, you can’t use natural watercolor brushes with your acrylic paints.
To summarize, you can use acrylics as watercolors by thinning down the material significantly. If you use water to do this, you won’t get very bright colors to work with. However, you can use mediums to thin the paint, giving it a watercolor consistency while keeping the bright colors.
Acrylics diluted with water also have a very matte appearance, which works well in various projects! You can experiment with how much water you use to get different effects. Overall, you have plenty of options when making your acrylics into watercolor paints.
Make sure to follow all my tips and recommended products to ensure your acrylic or watercolor project turns out great! Also, don’t forget to check out my other articles for all your painting Q&A’s. Happy painting!
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Ursula and I didn’t spend a lot of time in Paracas. We had other items on the agenda this stop. Nevertheless, we had a great time sightseeing and photographing both the town and the approach into the town. Here is the Jose de San Martin Monument overlooking Paracas:
The port serving Paracas is only 3.2 miles/5.1 kilometers from town . . . in a direct line across Paracas Bay. By road it’s more like 12.5 miles/20.1 kilometers, or a little over fifteen minutes by bus.
As for the town itself, I found the colorful offshore boats held most of my photographic interest:
Below are today’s Fun Photo Friday offerings. Next week we leave Chile in the rear view mirror of the Golden Princess bridge and sail into Paracas, Peru.


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Last week, Bridgepoint and Mount Sinai celebrated our annual Pair and Share event. Now in its sixth year, the event showcases successful stories of teamwork and collaboration at Sinai Health.
Diversity, Inclusion and Wellness, Privacy, Falls Prevention and Switchboard were just some of the groups that set up booths to give our people a clearer understanding of what they do. Teams also highlighted victories from the past year, ongoing projects and future plans.
The event featured more than 30 teams across both Bridgepoint and Mount Sinai. Many got creative with the informative activities featured at their booths. The Sidney Liswood Health Sciences Library created a trivia game where they quizzed participants on the various information services the library offers to both patients and doctors. Meanwhile, the SimSinai Centre brought training mannequins and simulation machines for people to test their knowledge of CPR.
Most importantly, the event gives Sinai Health employees the chance to meet people from across campuses.
According to Lucy Perruzza, office administrator, Medical Education, Pair and Share helps create a sense of community. “Sinai Health is spread across the city, so it’s important for everyone to feel connected. This event helps keep people informed of all the wonderful work and collaboration that goes on across the organization,” she says.


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Stephens set a $24.00 target price on Trinity Industries (NYSE:TRN) in a report released on Thursday, March 28th, Stock Target Advisor reports. The brokerage currently has a hold rating on the transportation company’s stock.
A number of other analysts have also recently commented on the stock. ValuEngine cut shares of Trinity Industries from a hold rating to a sell rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 2nd. Vertical Group cut shares of Trinity Industries from a hold rating to a sell rating and set a $12.00 target price for the company. in a research note on Tuesday, December 4th. Cowen reiterated a buy rating and issued a $30.00 target price on shares of Trinity Industries in a research note on Monday, December 10th. Mizuho reiterated a buy rating and issued a $32.00 target price on shares of Trinity Industries in a research note on Tuesday, February 26th. Finally, Buckingham Research cut shares of Trinity Industries from a buy rating to a neutral rating and lowered their target price for the stock from $32.00 to $26.00 in a research note on Friday, March 22nd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Trinity Industries presently has a consensus rating of Hold and an average price target of $27.78.
Shares of Trinity Industries stock traded up $0.13 on Thursday, reaching $23.67. The stock had a trading volume of 1,052,143 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,392,667. The company has a quick ratio of 0.85, a current ratio of 1.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.57. Trinity Industries has a 1 year low of $18.99 and a 1 year high of $39.35. The company has a market cap of $3.09 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.59, a PEG ratio of 1.80 and a beta of 2.11.
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 30th. Investors of record on Monday, April 15th will be paid a $0.17 dividend. This is a boost from Trinity Industries’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.13. This represents a $0.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.87%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, April 12th. Trinity Industries’s payout ratio is currently 85.00%.
Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Strs Ohio lifted its stake in shares of Trinity Industries by 12.8% in the 1st quarter. Strs Ohio now owns 15,117 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $328,000 after purchasing an additional 1,717 shares during the period. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV purchased a new stake in Trinity Industries in the 1st quarter worth $823,000. New England Research & Management Inc. purchased a new stake in Trinity Industries in the 1st quarter worth $529,000. First Hawaiian Bank purchased a new stake in Trinity Industries in the 1st quarter worth $62,000. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in Trinity Industries by 3.5% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,416,160 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $29,158,000 after acquiring an additional 47,512 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.86% of the company’s stock.
About Trinity Industries
Trinity Industries, Inc provides rail transportation products and services in North America. It operates through three segments: Railcar Leasing and Management Services Group, Rail Products Group, and All Other. The Railcar Leasing and Management Services Group segment leases freight and tank railcars; originates and manages railcar leases for third-party investor-owned fund; and provides fleet maintenance and management services to industrial shippers.
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