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Robin Houghton’s work appears in various magazines including The Rialto and Poetry News. She won the 2013 Hamish Canham prize. Pamphlet: The Great Vowel Shift  (Telltale Press 2014).  She blogs at

Rome, 1996

Time to change reels at the Pasquino: on an outbreath
rows of heads start to loosen from necks, voices call
greetings across seats and the set-to of clambering.

Pierpaolo up on high feeds unseen celluloid to a spool,
ratchets it into place, puts out his cigarette under the eye
of a dour madonna, recalls all the fires, crosses himself.

In the pit below, Alessandro pulls on a hundred year old
handle and thinks of his sessions at the gym, his chest
and the big fan of back muscles shaping his shirt. By day

his sly murmuring follows foreign girls down alleys,
up the Spanish Steps. At night he turns wheels heavy
as gravestones, peeling back the roof until all is air

between audience and sky. Stardust blows in, its glow
is older than the city, than the earth. Pierpaolo squints
from his peephole and lights a Marlboro. Alessandro leaves

by the back door, meets his friends at the fountain, draped
over Vespas in the poses of stone gods debating the planets.
At the Pasquino people are back in their seats, some in Africa

with The English Patient while others tilt their faces up
at the big darkness, silvered by the light of old stars hung
forever just like this, in space, in the night, in the warm city air.
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Ask Gabriel: Haircuts and Identities

Ask Gabriel is an advice column series where you can get your questions answered about being transgender, coming out, changing your name, hormones, sexuality, representation, dating, etc. These are questions that have been submitted to me by transgender and nonbinary people! You can read my last column here.

Hi Gabriel,

So I’ve known for almost 3 years now that I’m a Trans guy. I go to high school and live with my parents still. I came out to my parents a year ago and my mom doesn’t think I’m a guy. My hair is a big problem to me. I can’t get my mom to cut it. If I snip a little off, she’ll punish me. If I ask my dad to take me to go get it cut, she’ll punish me. If I ask her politely, she’ll tell me to shut up and go away. Because of the length of my hair and femininity of my face, people call me a girl and it makes me want to curl up in a corner and cry. She cut it super short one time and I was never called a girl, only a boy, which made her insanely upset. I asked her if she can cut it like that again and she said she never will. I don’t know what to do and it’s causing me to go into a depression. I have no friends that I trust to talk with due to trust issues so I’m turning to you. How do I ask for a hair cut in this situation? Thank you. – Anonymous

This is a pretty tough situation; reminds me of how my parents were when I first got my hair cut super short. As for what to do, it all depends how much you want that haircut. Do you have any money of your own? If you do, it would be in your best interest to go out and get it cut by a barber. She will likely throw a fit again the next time she sees you but what’s done is done – she can’t make the hair magically grow back. It may take her a very long time to get with the program, maybe never, but YOU need to do what will make YOU the most comfortable and not your mother. Good luck!

Hi Gabriel,

I came out a out two years ago and my parents told me I was just following a trend and they were shoving me back into the closet to prevent me from losing good opportunities. I suffered a lot because of it and have been looking forward to university because of it. However, recently, I was yelled at because my mom could sense I have some resentment because of the fact that I wasn’t allowed to be trans and she doesn’t think that I am trans. And she told me if I wanna screw up my life then I can do so after college. This scared me because I moved to NYC so I could be myself and transition but she scared me and now I’m too afraid to take the steps to transition, change my name, get surgery, etc. I feel like out of kindness I should wait to transition for my parents and my younger sister but I also know that I’ve been waiting to be myself forever to do this. Can u give me some advice or some guidance on how to figure out what to do? – Anonymous

Are they paying for your college education? If so, you have to tread very carefully because one wrong step can result you in being unable to finish college because your parents are withholding funds. If anything, you can maybe go to a informed consent clinic in New York City (there’s Callen-Lorde and APICHA) and go on hormones but on a low dose so that changes happen slow but they will be happening and you will feel more comfortable in your body. It may not be much but it will be a start! You can get your hair styled if you haven’t already, start dressing more of the way you want, present yourself with your preferred name and pronouns. I know that more professors in college are starting to ask in the beginning of the semester what you PREFERRED to be called even though you might not have legally changed the name.

Transitioning isn’t just medical, you know. Also, I live in New York City as well so if you’re up for it, we can make a time to meet and share stories. I wish you all the best! 😀

Hi Gabriel,

I identify as transmasculine nonbinary. Upon having a conversation with a trans person, he said my identity was nonexistent and said I was an outlier, he then proceeded by throwing a bunch of “facts and statistics” to me. I honestly didn’t know what to say or how to defend myself. How should I go about doing so? I know I can’t change anyone’s mind, but I can at least educate. Also, how do I go about answering “but do you hale male parts…” questions in a “non-rude” way? Thanks!

That person sounds ignorant; be careful when trying to educate people who say things like this because educating does not always equal change in their thinking. I’m not saying don’t do it but do practice self care because educating ignorant folks who spout “there are only 2 genders” can get tiring real fast and it is like trying to educate a brick wall. As for answering “Do you have male parts?”, you can be rude and not feel bad about it because it is a RUDE question to ask anyone! But if you must, you can just brush that off saying “None of your business.” and move on.

Nonbinary identities, whether binary transgender people like it or not, are considered transgender because it fits the definition of identifying with another gender that is not their assigned gender at birth. Trying to make an argument against that kind of talk requires research on your part but history has shown that there are many cultures (ex. Native Americans) that have multiple genders other than male and female and don’t follow the rigid gender binary of Western culture. We all have masculine and feminine characteristics and nonbinary people just reflect them in their own ways that can’t be described as purely masculine or feminine.

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AZERBAIJAN: New Rules for Payment of Work and Residence Permit Fees

Effective immediately, the Central Bank of the Republic of Azerbaijan has issued updated payment instructions for state fees for work permits and temporary residence permits.

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The changes are being implemented as a consequence of the latest changes to Azeri tax legislation which regulate cash payments.

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Urban Cyclists in Berlin

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Beyond the messenger and fixed-gear scenes, contemporary bicycle culture is more fashionable, diverse, and alive than ever before. According to Dustin Nordhus of Berlin’s Cicli Berlinetta, “people who live in a big city are becoming aware that it’s nicer to have a beautiful bicycle than a car.” talks to Dustin as well as bike enthusiast Anna Valtonen from Pelago Bicycles, who are featured in Velo–2nd Gear.
Along with presenting their stories and their outstanding and unconventional bicycles, the video shares different perspectives on why, according to Standert’s Max von Senger, the bicycle is evolving into “an object of desire for everyone.”

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Jeep® Brand Marks 12 Years as Exclusive Automotive Sponsor of ESPN’s X Games Aspen

January 10, 2015 , Auburn Hills, Mich. – The Jeep® brand is kicking off a new advertising campaign to coincide with ESPN’s X Games Aspen 2015. For the 12th year, Jeep brand is returning to Aspen as the exclusive automotive sponsor of the world’s premier winter actions sports event. The campaign consists of a :30 commercial, “Polar Vortex,” in addition to print, digital, social and experiential extensions. “Polar Vortex,” featuring the new 2015 Jeep Wrangler X Edition, debuted on Friday, January 9 on ESPN in conjunction with the X Games Aspen 2015 and will also air on ABC during its X Games programming starting today (Saturday, January 10) and during the NFL’s NFC Championship game (NFL) on FOX on January 18. The spot can be viewed on the Jeep brand’s YouTube Channel. The popular X Games Aspen will take place Thursday, January 22 through Sunday, January 25 at Buttermilk Mountain at Aspen Snowmass.

“We wanted to mark the Jeep brand’s 12th year as the X Games Aspen official automobile sponsor by putting our own unique ‘spin’ on this year’s event by celebrating the joy of the athletes who perform in extreme weather conditions and the vehicles that take them there,” said Olivier Francois, Chief Marketing Officer, FCA – Global. “Whatever the cause behind the Polar Vortex, fans attending this year’s games will have the opportunity to come out on top of it, too, experiencing the event like never-before, from sharing their experiences on our social channels to on-site activations including a Jeep Wrangler X snow sculpture and autograph sessions with athletes, to Jeep branded vehicles shuttling them to and from the mountain.”

“The Jeep brand’s sponsorship of ESPN’s X Games is a collaboration that reaches a core consumer audience – those with a passion for adventure,” said Mike Manley, President and CEO – Jeep Brand, FCA – Global.  “In addition to the content created exclusively for this event, our new 2015 Jeep Wrangler X Edition will be featured on site during the games, allowing consumers to experience an SUV equipped for winter’s toughest terrain.”

The new spot, “Polar Vortex,” puts a unique “twist” on the winter term. The spot opens wide on a satellite image of a massive winter cyclone brewing. Audio includes static-ridden snippets of various weather reports. The narration of spot follows:

WEATHERMAN 1: “There seems to be no cause for this sudden polar event.”

WEATHERMAN 2: “The mysterious arctic air mass came out of nowhere …”
(Pushing in through upper atmosphere, down through cloud cover)

WEATHERMAN 3: “Authorities have no explanation for this strange, meteorological phenomenon …”
(Through the wicked, high-speed gusts of swirling snow flurries, descending to the ground, the origin of the strange weather phenomenon is discovered.)

The camera then focuses on a Jeep Wrangler X Edition with athletes joyfully driving in circles on a frozen tundra that mimics the eye of the vortex as it kicks up all of the snow and wind that’s really causing the storm, with the tagline “Take Winter by Storm.”

ESPN and ABC will televise a combined 16 hours of live competition with an additional 18 hours of competition and music performances being carried exclusively on ESPN3 and supported across ESPN digital platforms, including, X Games app, X Games pages across Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Following X Games Aspen, ABC will deliver four hours of anthology programming on Saturday, January 31 and a one-hour special on World of X Games: Best of Aspen on February 7.

In addition to television, a spread print ad is running in the January 5th edition ESPN The Magazine. The Jeep brand’s campaign also includes digital and social extensions. Attendees can have their favorite social photos from the X Games printed on souvenir 3 1/2 inch by 3 1/2 inch wooden blocks.

  • To receive a custom wooden block, attendees should tag their Instagram photos with the hashtag#JeepXGames
  • Attendees can then visit the Jeep booth located in the X Games Playground to pick up their one-of-a-kind souvenir
  • A snow sculpture of the Jeep Wrangler X will be on display within the X Games Playground for attendees to visit. Those not in Aspen can check out photos, as well as watch a time lapse build of the sculpture, on the Jeep brand’s Instagram channel, @JeepOfficial.

2015 Jeep Wrangler X Edition
Inspired by the X Games Aspen athletes who make the unbelievable a reality, the new 2015 Jeep Wrangler and Wrangler Unlimited X editions combine eye-catching styling with ultimate all-weather capability. Based on the Wrangler Sahara model, the new Jeep Wrangler X is available in both two- and four-door Unlimited versions. Wrangler X offers enthusiasts a unique exterior package with exclusive features, including Black accents on the front grille and headlamp rings, a Power Dome Hood with functional air vents, unique Wrangler X hood decal, Gloss Black Jeep badge, Low Gloss Black “Wrangler” decal, deep tint sunscreen glass, body-color hard top and fender flares, and Black fuel filler door with Silver hex bolts.

On the interior, standard features include a premium nine-speaker Alpine audio system with all-weather subwoofer, Jeep Performance all-weather slush mats, Black McKinley leather-trimmed seats with Black mesh sport fabric inserts, leather-wrapped steering wheel, embroidered logo on seatbacks, unique logo on passenger grab handle, standard heated front seats, Slate Gray accent stitching, and Ceramic White accents on the steering wheel bezels, vent rings and grab handle.

Engineered to take on the most challenging trails, the Wrangler and Wrangler Unlimited X models include a standard Dana 30 front axle and Heavy Duty Dana 44 rear axle. Legendary Jeep capability is achieved through the Command-Trac transfer case with 2.72:1 ratio. Making Wrangler X even more capable for off-road adventures, the new Wrangler X is equipped with a standard Trac-Lok limited-slip rear differential and 3.21 axle ratio and optional 3.73 axle ratio, Rubicon Rock Rails and Goodyear Silent Armor all-terrain tires with 17-inch polished Gloss Black aluminum wheels.

The new Wrangler X is available in Firecracker Red, Bright White, Black and Baja Yellow at a U.S. Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) of $33,295.

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Master Moose writes: Kim Dotcom claims the United States criminal case against him is collapsing but he is offering to go there without extradition provided federal authorities unfreeze his millions of dollars.

In a now hallmark style, he made the offer on Twitter.

"Hey DOJ, we will go to the US," he tweeted, "No need for extradition. We want bail, funds unfrozen for lawyers & living expenses."

In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter Dotcom says the department knows it does not have a case.

"If they are forced to provide discovery, then there will be no extradition. That's why they don't want to provide discovery. If they had a case, they would not need to hide what they have."

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Regents approve master plan
Memorial Stadium green space mall removed

14th Street mall as outlined in the new UNL campus and landscape master plan. The concept includes specific lanes for pedestrian, bike and shuttle bus traffic.

The University of Nebraska Board of Regents approved UNL's new campus and landscape master plan after removing a concept to create a green space east of Memorial Stadium.

The plan — the first to include landscape guidelines for the university — is a framework to help UNL's physical campus meet growth goals. The NU Board of Regents approved the plan during their Sept. 20 meeting.

"This master plan is designed create iconic green spaces on campus and will help improve the movement of pedestrian and vehicular traffic in and around UNL," said Jennifer Dam, assistant director of campus planning and space management. "It also creates a formal structure for landscape design that will be guided by the goals of the master plan."

The previous UNL master plan was approved in 2006 and designed to span 10 to 15 years. However, in his 2011 State of the University address, Chancellor Harvey Perlman issued a call for a new master plan to address goals to (by 2017) grow enrollment to 30,000 students, hire 160 new tenure-track faculty, and increase annual research expenditures to $300 million. Additional information not addressed in the 2006 master plan includes how UNL links to Nebraska Innovation Campus, the completion of the Antelope Valley project, Pinnacle Bank Arena construction in downtown Lincoln, and the NU Foundation’s procurement of property at 14th Street and Military Avenue.

Other factors driving the need for a new master plan include UNL's admittance into the Big Ten Conference and the goals to create a memorable identity and sense of place on campus.

The new Plan Big campus and landscape master plan outlines the addition of 2.8 million to 3.6 million gross square feet of new building space on City Campus, and 800,000 to a million gross square feet of new building space on East Campus.

The physical plan is divided into three main themes — Big and Green; Big, But Well Connected; and Thinking Big.

Primary elements of the “Big and Green” section include creating memorable and symbolic open malls, and better defining streets, paths and mobility systems. Ideas outlined in the section include converting the Memorial Mall east of Memorial Stadium into a green space; a redesign of the 14th Street Mall as a primary transportation corridor with dedicated space for pedestrians, bikes and a lane for shuttle buses; and the creation of an East Campus Commons space linking the East Union, Dairy Store and C.Y. Thompson Library.

Due to game day use of the parking area east of Memorial Stadium, the Regents approved a motion to remove a master plan concept that outlined the creation of a green space from 14th Street west to Memorial Stadium.

Dam said the Memorial Stadium green space had been in the UNL master plan since 1998.

"One of the criticisms outlined by Sasaki of UNL was the lack of an iconic green space the leads up to the stadium," Dam said. "It's something many other Big Ten universities have and Sasaki thought it is important to UNL."

The amendment that removed the green space proposal does allows a similar project be proposed to the NU Regents in the future.

The plan also outlines the creation of another City Campus mall on 17th street, closing 17th Street to traffic and making 16th Street a two-way street. Other City Campus elements include a new east/west connection through redevelopment of Cather Hall, Pound Hall and other buildings on the east side of the campus; and upgrades to a T Street mall.

The “Big and Green” section also calls for the creation of the learning commons in the first floor of Love Library North and surrounding gardens, and a new gathering space/transit hub north of the East Union.

The “Big, But Well Connected” section identifies ways to improve connections between the edges of UNL’s two campuses and the surrounding community, and suggests changes to improve mobility options.

The section outlines the need to better establish a grid system to East Campus streets to improve navigation. The plan suggests connecting Fair Street across campus to 48th Street and extending north-south connector streets where needed.

The section also calls for the creation of “complete streets” — streets that identify specific lanes for bikes, pedestrians, campus shuttle buses and vehicles. The complete streets are proposed for the 14th Street Mall (no vehicle traffic, possible addition of a shuttle bus lane in the future), Vine Street, R Street, 16th Street and the new X Street.

The plan also relocates large parking lots from the pedestrian-heavy core of campus to easily accessible areas near campus gateways. This includes the addition of a parking garage east of the proposed 14th and Vine streets building site for the new College of Business Administration Building.

The “Thinking Big” section identifies potential building sites on both campuses, the creation of collaborative spaces, and development of program clusters that link like areas of study.

Dam said landscape design guidelines are being developed based on the approved plan. She also said discussions from the process of creating the plan have led to ideas already being incorporated into plans for the construction of a new College of Business Administration Building, improvements to the Nebraska Union, and potential redesign to Love Library.

"One of the first steps now is for the campus planning group to work together to create priorities on campus projects," Dam said. "And, we will be creating a phasing plan to implement these projects."

The new UNL campus and landscape master plan was developed through consultation with the planning/design firm Sasaki Associates of Watertown, Mass.

For more information on the campus and landscape master plan, go to

Memorial Mall as designed by the new UNL campus and landscape master plan. This concept, looking east from Memorial Stadium, was removed from the plan by the NU Regents.
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Pro Wrestling Radio interview

3 Aug, 2003

Sammartino gives his thoughts on WWE buying WCW:

That is a tragedy because who loses out? The wrestlers do. In my day, when you had so many different territories, if you wrestled for Vince McMahon for a year or two, and now you were an undercard guy and were not happy, there were so many other territories you could go to, and become a headliner. You had choices, so many different places you could go. Now you don’t, and McMahon, I don’t care how big his organization may be, he can only use so many wrestlers. That means there are a lot of wrestlers that are either no longer in the business or always looking for work on the independent shows. In my opinion, it has been a horribly destructive thing to the business, the fact that there is just one existing major organization.

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Since I am “new to the neighborhood” and know no one in Galveston, especially not barbers or hair stylists, I decided to make my front porch into “Salon de la Lindsay”! And, seeing as how Nick is the only person I know in the state of Texas, and his hair was getting awfully shaggy he volunteered to be my guinea pig. He is brave but terribly bonkers to allow me the opportunity to royally butcher his head. AHHHHHHH!!! He trusts me way too much. Since I have never cut hair before I decided the best way to go about this was to research the topic.

I began my research by looking up online how to cut a man’s hair. I was able to find some directions on the topic but they were somewhat vague. For those brave souls who are interested I will include the directions I used for this process at the end of this post. So, after looking up online how to cut a man’s hair, I also thought about all of the things I would need for this venture. I made a trip to the local Sally’s Beauty Supply Store and bought myself a $10 set of shears. I also asked the helpful sales attendant if it mattered what type of shears I purchased. FYI: it really does not matter what sheers you purchase. Whatever works the best for you is what you need to buy. For me… cheap was best! : ) Aside from needing shears I knew I would also need the following: a chair, a water bottle, a comb, and an electric razor.

After buying the shears and deciding there was no turning back I also did some research by asking Nick everything he knew about the cutting of the male head. Seeing as how he has been through the process numerous times he did tell me everything the knew which really seemed to help me feel more confident. He filled me in on the normal step by step process his former barbers had used in giving him the look he wanted. (He wanted me to use a # 4 guard on the electric razor and give him about an inch to an inch and a half in length on the top of his head). Good thing for me, the directions he gave me followed the directions I had found while doing research online fairly well. Awesooooome!

So, before cutting a man’s head for the first time ever I recommend doing 3 things: 1)Do as much research as possible about how to cut hair, whether it be online, talking to a professional, or reading a book. 2) Research the items that you will need for the process and have them all ready for when you go about this fun task. 3) Talk to the person whose hair you are cutting and get as much input as you can from them. They are going to be your best tutor on the topic seeing as how it is their head!!

This is a picture of Nick’s hair before the cutting:

This is Nick’s hair after the cutting:

I DID IT!! I cut Nick’s hair and he did not cry at the end result. It was very short but ended up even and Nick was a fan! Yayyyyy…. Now, here are the directions if you so choose to cut your man’s hair : )

~How to cut your man’s hair~

1 Wet the hair generously before cutting and towel dry.

2 Comb hair to remove any tangles and to get an idea of how and where to cut.

3 Trim the back of the head first and get that nice crisp line with a small clipper. Use also around the ears. Consult the guy about how short he would like it to be.

4 Comb the hair forward and make an imaginary line down the center of his head, as if it were in between his eyes separating the right side from the left side.

5 Pull the hair up in between your fingers where your imaginary line is, and cut to desired length (usually as tall as your finger is against his head).

6 After cutting your entire line, comb hair forward again and begin at the very front of the head. You should notice the length difference where you just cut.

7 Using that as your guide, make another “line” to either the right or left of your original one and begin cutting again as described in above steps.

8 Comb one last time after the entire head has been trimmed. Look over to make sure no spots were missed or to touch up any areas a little more.

9 Congrats! You have just completed your first men’s cut!

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“Strange Terrain”

I realize that most, if not all of my posts have started with a tribute, but I just can’t help it! There are so many people in my life who have inspired me in some way and if I can thank them in no other way, I can thank them through my blog. With that being said, my next tribute begins with thanks going out to my best friend. Without her I would have never found this wonderful band that sparks in me a fire, that while I am listening to or thinking about them, makes the entire world seem to spin perfectly on its axis. So, here is to you Jenny! Thank you, thank you, thank you…

This, my dear readers, is Jenny. Who knew that when I moved to Lafayette in 2009 to finish school I would meet this wonderful, smart, interesting, and mature woman. From the moment we started spending time together I heard about this band that she absolutely adored. I guess over the years I had heard so many of my friends gush over cute guitarists and “marriage worthy” lead singers, that this band held no more importance than “just another band”. Boy was I wrong.

Around the time of  Jenny’s birthday we found that Circa Survive was going to play a show at The House of Blues in New Orleans. Well, as the friend that I am, no matter my care for the band or the show, I felt it only necessary to buy tickets for us both as a birthday gift to my dear friend. I enjoyed nothing more than seeing her face light up when I told her my plan to take her to the show as her b-day gift. I am sure Jenny would have found a way to go had I not offered, but I thoroughly enjoy giving when I am able. So, seeing as how this is my best friend, I wanted to do for her something BIG!

When we arrived in New Orleans and stepped into the line to enter The House of Blues, we noticed a very large tour bus parked on the curb. Low and behold it was Circa’s bus!! Screech…. And, there was Anthony Green, the lead singer, waving from his bus and obviously just as excited to see us as we were to see him. Eventually he and his band made their way off of the bus and I truly believe that Jenny believed she would cease to exist if she did not get the chance to breathe the same air as Anthony!

Once in his presence we took a few pictures, discussed his new-born son, and told him this was my “first concert”. Now, this was not really my first concert, but it was my first REAL concert. I had no idea what Jenny had been talking about when she said this band would change my life. She was right!! Psshhh… and I was a sceptic. In The House of Blues, cramped, along with the other hundreds of people who also love this band, I had an experience that I can only explain by saying that it took my breath away! There were lights, and confetti, and Anthony, singing what felt like a concert planned only for me! At that moment no one else mattered or existed. Just the music and me!

Will I tell anyone and everyone about Circa Survive the way Jenny tells any and everyone about them? Absolutely! Could I listen to them every minute of every day? Absolutely! Will I always think of them as my favorite band? Yes, and I want to share with you a song that means a lot to me and is helping me cope with my journey of self discovery. I was unable to upload the music track for you, but I was able to get the lyrics. This is the first song on Circa Survive’s brand new album: Blue Sky Noise

I hope you enjoy and can appreciate it the way I do. Everyone interprets music in their own way, but to me this song represents our inability to know or see the future. So, by being “new to the neighborhood” you have to find your way sometimes, even without signs, in this maze of a life where only light can get through.

“Strange Terrain”

We read the signs completely backwards
no one could see if we ended up
where we needed to be
to find out how it all works with
so many partners
and nobody wants, nobody wants to sit
behind the wheel, behind the wheel

Who’s the one pounding the gears
avoiding the crowds
keeping their ear to the ground?
Oh I’ve made a mistake
I never learned how to get back to the place, ohhh

Where have all the signs gone?
I don’t know where I am without them
in our lives

We made designs completely backwards
and nobody knows if we’re even close
to where we need to go
to find out how it all works with
so many artists and nobody
wants to sit behind the wheel, behind the wheel
(Get your own map)

Who’s the one pounding the gears
avoiding the crowds, keeping their ear to the ground?
Oh I’ve made a mistake
I never learned how to get back to the place
where all our confidence kept us behind a shield
Only light could get through
where all our confidence kept us behind a shield
Only light could get through

Where have all the signs gone?
I don’t know where I am without them
in our lives

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T-shirt Quilt Instructions

These instructions are for making a T-Shirt Quilt top.  They are based on a 14 1/2″ finished square T-shirt block. First, check all your tee shirts to make sure that the designs will fit into a 14″ square. If they won’t you can either crop the designs or make the squares larger – just modify the instructions to the dimensions you need. Remember, all the T-shirt squares must be the same size. All seam allowances are 1/4″. If you’re not sure of the correct size, determine the largest design and cut all interfacing 2″ larger than that size, then trim as needed.

Sizes: all sizes include 1 1/2″ sashing and a 2″ border and are based on a 14 1/2″ finished t-shirt block

12 shirts will make a throw-size quilt, approx. 48″ x 64″ – 3 across x 4 down.
20 shirts will make a twin size quilt, approx. 64″ x 82″ – 4 across x 5 down
30 shirts will make a full size quilt, approx. 82″ x 96″ – 5 across x 6 down.
36 shirts will make a queen size quilt, approx. 96″ x 96″ – 6 across x 6 down.
42 shirts will make a king size quilt, approx 110″ x 96″ – 7 across x 6 down.

Step 1 – Select Shirts – Shirts should be clean and in good condition. Avoid stained shirts.

Step 2 – Fusible Interfacing – Each shirt must be backed with non-woven fusible interfacing to prevent it from stretching. Buy enough fusible interfacing to make a 17″ square for each T-shirt. Select good quality, light weigh interfacing. Fusible interfacing needs to be non-woven, glued only on one side. I’m currently using Pellon 906F.  (In response to many inquiries about interfacing, I now offer fusible interfacing for sale here:

Step 3 – Fabric for Sashing/Border/Binding – Sashing strips form a decorative grid between each T-shirt block. Plan on 2″ sashing strips (1 1/2″ when finished) between the blocks, 2 1/2″ strips (2″ when finished) for the border, and additional fabric for the binding. Calculate the amount needed and be sure to wash it before you use it – you want to be sure that the color won’t run and that the fabric will not shrink after the quilt is finished.

Step 4 – Cutting Shirts – Separate the front of the shirt from the back. Make sure the shirt is smooth, iron if necessary.

Step 5 – Fusing – Cut interfacing into 17″ squares – one for each shirt. Don’t piece the interfacing, it will show through. Position the interfacing with the resin side down on the wrong side of the t-shirt, trying to center the design as much as possible. Follow the manufacturer’s instructions for fusing to the back of each T-shirt. Use a press cloth so you don’t get any glue on your iron.  Beware of wrinkles – once cool they won’t come out!

Step 6 – Cutting the Squares – Square up each fused shirt to 15″.  Make sure you center the design and lettering – measure twice – cut once! Cut with scissors or rotary cutter.

Step 7 – Arranging – Lay out squares on the floor and arrange. Alternate light/dark, busy/not so busy. Make sure the blocks can be read from the desired direction.

Step 8 – Completing the Quilt – add sashing – Sashing strips are the horizontal and vertical strips between blocks. The horizontal strips should measure 15″ in length x 2″ wide. Cut enough sashing strips to add to all the t-shirts except the bottom row. Then sew horizontal strips to the bottom of each block, except the blocks in the bottom row. Sew blocks together to form columns.

After all the blocks are sewn into columns, make long 2″ sashing strips slightly longer than length of each column. Sew the 2″ sashing strips onto the inside edge of the completed columns, one strip to each column (don’t sew a sashing strip to the outside edges of the columns) and sew the columns together. Press toward sashing.

Cut border strips 2 1/2″ wide and add as desired. If you need to do a final pressing, make sure you put a cloth over the shirts – the designs may smear if the iron is placed directly onto them.

Finish – Layer backing batting and quilt top. Baste or safety pin together. If you have some experience machine quilting you can quilt your quilt or you can tie it to hold the layers together. Bind your quilt and be sure to add a label.

Fabric Requirements for various t-shirt quilt sizes are calculated here

Websites with instructions on how to finish quilts – You Tube has good information also

Light weight interfacing for t-shirts, ruler for cutting the squares, cotton batting, and the usuals, like sewing machine, thread, and what not.

This is an example of a finished t-shirt quilt! Soooo cool…

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~Nick’s t-shirt quilt project begins~

This is going to be a long process I know, but I have more than enough time to do it and so much enthusiasm I can hardly contain myself. Let me begin with a little bit of history that got me to the point that I am today, which is, wanting to make a band quilt for my boyfriend.

This… is Nick! My boyfriend of a year and half and the love of my life. Aside from being a wonderful mathematician, Nick is also an avid ska band fan. What might you ask is ska? Well… ska is a music genre that originated in Jamaica around the 1960’s with jazz, rhythm and blues, and calypso influences. As you can imagine I was shocked to find that this man who had a degree in mathematics and drive to become an actuary also had a hankering for this somewhat outrageous music style. Not only was I shocked and amused by his love for ska music, but I was also amazed at the large amount of band t-shirts he owns. Nick will probably never forgive me for saying so, but Nick does not like to get rid of anything! So, his love for music and his love for his t-shirts got us to the crossroads that we find ourselves today. One in which we must ask ourselves what do we do with all of these shirts!!!

Well, as a self-taught quilter and craft lover, I figured what better than a band t-shirt quilt. This idea is good for both of us. Nick will be able to keep his shirt collection and I get another drawer in the dresser for all of my clothes! Score… Now, please do not think that I forced Nick to agree to this plan. He agrees that holding on to all of these old, tattered, and stained t-shirts is a little “call the Hoarders show on TLC” worthy and is more than ok with my plans for the fabric.

Today is not the first day that I began working on the quilt. Oh, no, no, no… I began several weeks ago by gathering the shirts that I wanted to use and cutting them into large squares. I must admit that this did give me moments of sheer panic. What if I cut them wrong? What if I ruined the shirts that were signed by the bands? And so on and so forth. But, trying to be as fearless as possible I overcame my worry and was able to cut all of the shirts I wanted to use for the project.

For those of you who are interested in making a t-shirt quilt my best advice is measure!  But, do not measure once, twice, but at least three times to be sure that you are cutting the material appropriately. Now I am breathing a sigh of relief because I did this! I measured three times just to be sure I was not ruining some of my love’s most prized possessions. Honestly, other than cutting the shirts into large squares writing about it in this blog is probably the most I have gotten accomplished. But, that is ok! I am ok with that. Next on my t-shirt quilt agenda is to put permanent fusible stabilizer on the back of each t-shirt square.

This Fuse’n Stitch permanent stabilizer is what I have chosen to work with on this project. This is the first time I have ever used anything like this and again my anxiety returns. Which is why I am not actually ironing it on to the back of the shirts at this time! I am only writing about doing it. This is my attempt at gaining a “kick butt” attitude about this next step in the quilt making process. Not all quilts require this type of stabilizer! Only ones that use t-shirt material that is flimsy. Go me for picking material that isn’t easy to work with. Sigh…

For this quilt I cut 20 of Nick’s band t-shirts and must iron this permanent stabilizer to the back of all 20 of them! This… is going to take some time. Therefore, I am going to end this blog post by saying that I have my work cut out for me! Do not feel sorry for me though. I enjoy a challenge and look forward to the end result of this process. Keep your eyes open for another posting by me on my blog, with the full step-by-step directions on how to make a quilt like this if you are interested! I will also keep you up to date on my progress.

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I laugh in the face of cold weather!

As a new member of Texas gulf coast society, I want to welcome you to the beach during the off-season and all that it has to offer. Now, many people think that there is nothing to do on the coast during biting winds, early dark, and freezing cold water temperatures. This simply is not true!

I moved to Galveston, Texas at the beginning of January and thought the beach would be incredibly dull and secluded. Of course the beach is not packed to the brim with tourists and visitors, but it also has life that caught me off guard. Now, relaxing in the tide and letting the waves tickle your toes is only for the brave during the winter months but there is still fun to be had at the beach. There are year round surfing lessons if you are so inclined to learn and you can rest assured that no jellyfish will get you since the onslaught of jellyfish only arrive at the coast with the coming of warm water!

If you do not feel that you will fare well as a surfer and prefer to keep your feet on the ground you can always do as I do and collect shells. This is one of my favorite things to do year round at the beach, but it is most productive during the winter months. For obvious reasons there is less competition to find the best of the best in the world of shells. Now, for the normal vacationer shelling may seem some what…boring. But, for the creative vacationer shelling can produce wonderful things.

Now that I have shared with you surfing and shelling; I would like to share with you the sunset. I decided that after living in a coastal town for several weeks it was time that I take my dog to the water’s edge. This was a tremendous feat considering that my miniature dachshund is not very well-trained on leash edicate and felt that running was the only way to make it to the shore. After walking some 7 or 8 blocks and across 2 busy intersections this is what we arrived to see…

What a lovely sight to see. No matter the temperature of the water or the bite in the air, this place is magical and can speak to you. So, do not be afraid of the beach during the cold winter months, but embrace its beauty and splendor and use your time wisely. Maybe you can surf into the cotton candy colored horizon or pick up a shell here or there.

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Today I will be happier than a bird with a french fry!

Whitney, Whitney, Whitney… What can I say other than there will never be another like her! Have you ever walked into someone elses home and absolutley fallen in love with everything they own? This is the way I felt when Whitney came into my life. She is free spirited, artistic, and funny and those wonderful characteristics shine through in her personal style. She has every art supply known to man,  pictures framed in her room that say things like “Today I will be happier than a bird with a french fry!”, and her favorite old tennis shoe as a vase for her favorite type of flower, the orchid. I would never say that I am jealous of Whitney’s artistic style, but appreciate and at times would love to emulate it.

So, I guess I would have to say that this is my tribute to Whitney and the artistic side of me that she helped to awaken!

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Hello blogland!

So…here goes nothin! My name is Lindsay and I have absolutely NO experience with blogs but was introduced to them by a former roommate. I was very inspired by her blog and felt compelled to forge ahead in making my own. (Thank you Whitney for the inspiration!) The blog I am referring to is and I encourage you to check it out.

After checking out Red Couch + Gray Dog along with many other blogs I realized that I too had many thoughts and ideas I wanted to share with the world. I do not claim to be a master artist or writer, but I do feel that I am crafty and would like to put my artistic ability to good use.

Now that I have introduced myself and my initial influence for starting this blog, I would also like to thank my mother. I recently called my mother for a little pick me up and some advice about the direction my future is taking. In this conversation she refered to me as “a Martha Stewart on a budget”. Ok, thanks mom! I was not offended by this, but inspired by it. I do feel that I am crafty and would be great at decorating on a budget.

I guess you could say that between reading so many crafty blogs and the inspiration from my mother I would like my blog to inspire others to spruce up their life even if they too are doing it on a minimum budget.

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Shape, form and the psychology of packaging

Last year I concentrated on looking into colour, I am concentrating more on shape and form and the psychology behind it to represent the importance of certain pieces of packaging design. Not only is colour important aesthetically, but shape is too. Complicated shapes will make it difficult for potential customers and clients to see the drawing and understand the message. Just like colour, shapes too have an element of psychology to them:

The shape of packaging can also have a profound effect on the sale of an item. If consumers can be persuaded to pick up a product, compelled by an unusual shape or texture, it’s more likely they will purchase that product.

My research will start around looking at Gestalt psychology “essence or shape of an entity’s complete form”.

Opening Packaging

I am interested in looking at the way we view, hold and open packaging. From a very early age we know how to use a piece of packaging, and open it to get to our goods. I tested this out and filmed it using my one year old niece who has an enormous love for chocolate. With the Thornton’s chocolate there was no hesitation, she lifted the lid off the box immediately. Within 16 seconds she had one of the chocolates in her mouth.1 2 3With the box of Malteasers she found this one a little more confusing. She understood the hole in the top lid was an opening to get chocolate but wanted the second section fully open to get a full view and her hands all over the chocolate, and worked this out within 25 seconds of having the product.

I found this particularly interesting to test out on a one year old with not having the ability to read yet, or have been influenced or overloaded with information.

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I have been keeping in touch with some valuable contacts ready for my collaboration module. I already have a good idea of the areas that I’d like to investigation further into and I have been careful to contact the right people.

Audience research and consumers is something I am interested in most.

After a meeting with last week with one of my potential people I would like to collaborate with I felt we could each offer one another something different and beneficial. He particularly wants to attract a completely new audience into buying and using his product.

Stripping the brand – pushing this further

Here I have created a series of packaging focusing on the brand colours and packaging shape and size. The packaging includes no information, written brand information or imagery. The reason for this was to analyse the packaging and question weather this was still recognisable from the colours, and size or material of the product.
When analysing Aldi’s products, I repeated this process and pulled the packaging apart to reveal the net, finding their products were an exact replicate of the well known products.  Therefore In order to create my packaging, I pulled apart the product net of each of the products I was intending to replicate and used the exact packaging net to the approximate size, and exact colour values.
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Before summer break, I had not pushed this idea far enough. I questioned numerous people what they seen the products as, but I did not get a realistic result from this. Prototypes can offer the best feedback, testing the product in a real situation, with a real audience (on a shelf – with consumers) will make my results more accurate. I need to conduct this in a normal shopping pattern and get the consumer to think more about shopping than testing to avoid getting skewed.

Aldi Copycat Brands

After looking into the Aldi TV commercials where they suggest within the advert that their isn’t really much difference between the two products I went into the store to observe the products. I noticed a lot of their products were a replicate of big branded products. This includes similar names, exact colours or ones very similar and exact product package from the size, to the materials used. This led me to create a series of packaging which includes no information, written brand information or imagery. The reason for this was to analyse the packaging and question weather this was still recognisable from the colours, and size or material of the product.

Shapes and colours discount stickers

I’ve recently been interested in discount stickers on supermarket products. Designing products and packaging for retail myself I had designed a call to action on the packaging design, without thinking I had done this in a star shape. After a discussion to evaluate the packaging we came to the conclusion that the star shapes made the packaging look cheap and de-valued the product.

The majority of discount stickers are red and white, yellow or blue. I noticed Sainsbury’s uses orange discount stickers on their products which immediately allowed me to recognise the product was from Sainsbury’s. It also stood out as a discounted item on the shelf; however it was interesting to see a brand use their main brand colour for their discounted stickers.


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Snowboarding: Slush

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It’s important to remember that you won’t be riding with perfect snow conditions every time you head up to the mountain. There will be times of fresh powder, hard ice, and slush. You need to prepare yourself for riding in any kind of weather, because each snow condition feels different and requires different techniques.

When you happen to hit a slushy part of the run, it’s easy to catch an edge. You’ll be carving down the mountain like normal, and then suddenly your board will slide out in a weird direction. If this has happened to you before, then you probably hit some slush. This happens because the soft snow makes your edge dig in deeper, so when you sink deeper into the snow your snow boot has  a higher chance of coming in contact with the snow. In order to prevent this, you want to keep your eyes peeled for parts of the run that might be slushy. You can spot slushy spots by looking for loose snow that has a clear smokey look. If you happen to go across a slushy spot, you want to keep your edge angle low and dig in less. I recommend trying to straight glide across it and look for the nearest groomed terrain.

On warm days the whole mountain can be filled with soft, slushy snow. If this happens you can use skidded turns to ride your way down the mountain. I’ve seen experienced riders wipe out at the end of runs because they weren’t aware of the slush in front of them. Use this as a reminder to take it slow at the bottom of  runs near the lift entrance, because this is wear it tends to get slushy. At the bottom of runs, riders tend to put on the brakes to enter the slow zone for the lift, so the snow loosens up rather quickly and turns to slush.

The snow tends to soften up and turn to slush during the afternoon as well, because this is when the sun is at full strength. The hot sun will loosen up the snow and it will turn to slush. The snow may be nice and compact during the morning, but during the afternoon it may get soft and slushy. With the right techniques and awareness you’ll stay on your feet and won’t look silly falling from the slush in front of everybody at the lift.

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Digital Transformation in Government!

Digital tools available today to organisations are often inferior and harder to use. Those offered over the web at home are much easier. This damages citizens’ confidence in government.
Moreover, demoralises employees who feel hamstrung and unproductive. A challenge for Government in a society and economy undergoing a digital transformation.
This new digital era requires a fundamental shift in mindsets and a change in how we live and think.
Technology is essential to the functioning of government agencies. Thus they must adapt to this evolving environment.
They must move away from conceptual frameworks, models and programs developed decades ago.
They must learn how digital technology can enhance their operational and policy work. And provide citizens with value added services.


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Middlemarch: ‘Unabridged’

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Guest Post from Unit Member Kathy Rees: on reading George Eliot’s Middlemarch again, abridgement, and the significance of paratext mottoes.

I was very excited when the Research Unit Reading Group embarked on George Eliot’s Middlemarch (1871), but also slightly stressed, because I knew that I didn’t have time to re-read it.  The obvious solution was audible.com, and I imagined myself happily absorbed in the dramas and doings at Tipton Grange and Freshitt Hall while I trailed around Tesco or stirred the soup.

At the point of purchase I was puzzled to note that the length of the ‘Audible Studios’ edition, narrated by Maureen O’Brien (£21), was 32 hours and 28 minutes, while the ‘Naxos’ edition, narrated by Juliet Stevenson (£37), was 35 hours and 40 minutes.  Given that both versions were emphatically marked UNABRIDGED, it seemed outrageous to pay £16 for an additional 3 hours and 12 minutes of an amorphous ‘something’ – maybe pregnant pauses, or musical intervals – so, like dear Mr Brooke, I had good intentions but was ‘spending as little money as possible in carrying them out”.[i] The outcome of my penny-pinching provoked the subject of this blog.

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A talented attorney dedicated to helping individuals and families make the very best legal decisions, I have been practicing law in Florida since 2013. As the Founder and Principal of M.H. Rosenthal Law, PLLC, my practice, which launched in January 2016, focuses on Estate Planning: wealth transfer, and asset protection and Business Law.

I develop lifelong relationships with my clients, serving as a trusted advisor to them and to their families. I guide my clients as they preserve and protect their assets, loved ones, businesses, and legacies, including their intellectual, spiritual, and human assets.

I received my law degree from Florida Coastal School of Law in Jacksonville, FL and a B.S. in Sports Management from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. I am admitted to the State Bar of Florida and the State Bar of New York.

Following law school, I worked in Jacksonville, FL for a non-profit organization assisting the legal department in working for the benefit of its clientele. In 2014, following the marriage to my beautiful and talented wife Caryn, we moved to Lake Nona to start our lives together. On February 2, 2017, we welcomed our first child, Grayson.

Upon moving to Orlando, I worked for a large law firm for a year before realizing that I wasn’t achieving the purpose for which I had been called. Venturing out with a plan and strategy in mind, I started M.H. Rosenthal Law in 2015. I began accepting clients in January 2016 with the goal of providing customized and tailored legal services to my clients. M.H. Rosenthal Law, PLLC is your place for Lake Nona Legal Services.

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