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We rang in your 48th week at our first holiday party - an ugly sweater party. Which, that clearly didn't apply to you, because that sweater is just the cutest ever!
Your dad and I though? NAILED IT.
We spent this gorgeous, frigid Saturday morning putting up Christmas lights outside! Well, Daddy and Opa did, we took a fun wagon ride up and down the street and then fell asleep in the recliner watching Mulan. So, we win ;)
Look at this adorable horsie! You got this from Grandma and Grandpa, and you love it. You think it's the best thing ever, you lean down to kiss it and lay your head against it's head.
You are a church baby. You love to walk around the stage during soundcheck and make sure everyone's doing their job, instruments are tuned, etc. ;) Here you are making some adjustments for Uncle Brad. You only chew on the mics though, we hope someday you'll sing a few notes.
Twinning with Whitney & Teacher Nick! :) Such a cheeseball!
My favorite thing this week is you announcing that you're hungry by chanting "numma, numma, numma". You can also put down an entire banana in one sitting.


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Hello everyone, THANK YOU for sticking with me, and this blog, during the long hiatus in postings. I'm still working out information, 'blessings' and approval of future postings. Alas, I've received some new information today I wanted to pass along to our viewers...
I received an email along with a website link today regarding the restoration of a former North Central DC-9 cockpit. Aircraft N962N, '912', began life with North Central Airlines in May 1969 and was finally retired to Arizona in 2005. The aircraft was broken up in 2008 and hence, this project began. This looks like a great and fun venture in restoration!
Perry Van Veen is heading up the venture and is looking for interested parties in the project (not limited) to include stories of the aircraft, actual restoration work, parts, you name it! Here is the projects website and I hope you'll all take a look...many photos, history of the aircraft, etc. ENJOY!!!
Saturday, July 30, 2011
DC-9 Cockpit Restoration Project
Posted by Convair Kid at 11:10 PM
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- Skip said...
FYI, It is my understanding that the last NC/RC DC-9 is being removed from the Delta Fleet - specific date unknown to me.
A current Delta employee has indicated existance (very weak) talk about making one side of the a/c in NC or RC colors for retirment purpose.
Perhaps if the right people have intrest in such, perhaps those right people can make it happen.
- August 14, 2011 at 5:29 AM
- Convair Kid said...
We can only dream Skip...
- August 16, 2011 at 10:41 PM
Oh how neat that would be!!!! I would pay money to see that.
- August 28, 2011 at 8:39 PM
- PhantomSims said...
Hello, If you would like to show of your DC-9, you may find this interesting.
Cockpit-Fest USA 2012
The Kansas Aviation Museum in association with the Newark Air Museum is hosting the first ever Cockpit-Fest USA this September 29th/30th in Wichita, Kansas, the Air Capitol of the world.
All private individuals and museums are invited to bring your cockpits and simulators for outdoor display during this 2 day event that coincides with the McConnell AFB air show featuring the USAF Thunderbirds. An indoor exhibit area will also be provided for instrument panel displays. Aircraft simulators will be available to the public for flight.
* Free exhibitor registration
* Private Friday night Cockpit-Fest USA exhibitor party with tour of museum aircraft
* Exhibitor prizes
* Exhibitors allowed to charge the public to sit in their cockpit
* Hosted at the Kansas Aviation Museum situated adjacent to McConnell AFB
* Located next to Spirit AeroSystems where all 737 fuselages and Dreamliner cockpits are manufactured
* Watch the air show aerial performances
Photos of the previous Newark Air Museum Cockpit-Fests are here;
The cockpits attending include a 737-200 cockpit, AH-1 Cobra simulator, DC-8 simulator, F-4 Phantom simulators, B-52 Stratofortress cockpit, F-16 Fighting Falcon simulator, F-16 Fighting Falcon cockpit, F-8 Crusader cockpit, F-5 Freedom Fighter Cockpit, F-84F Thunderstreak Cockpit, F-111 Cockpit, F-15A Eagle cockpit, and more.
Visit www.kansasaviationmuseum.org for museum info.
Email email@example.com to register.
The official Cockpit-Fest forum is at http://cockpitfest.21.forumer.com/index.php/
The Kansas Aviation Museum
3350 South George Washington Blvd., Wichita, KS 67210
- July 8, 2012 at 11:24 PM
- Jindřich Machalinek said...
Hi guys. FYI, some parts of the 9912 aircraft's flightdeck (all three instrument panels) are safe and they are used in the DC-9 simulator project merged with ex-Northwest #9935 (N1332U) cockpit shell in Czech Republic, Europe. If interested, check http://www.dc-9.eu/
The istruments of the 9912 are alive again, as you can see in the videos section.
- July 22, 2014 at 6:25 PM

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Marketing can be a friendly activity (Courtesy of {eclaire})
Sometimes, I wonder why the world of marketing has to be so competitive.
Many marketing strategies reek of a "command and conquer" mentality. We're constantly told to "benchmark" against our competitors, "target" or "ambush" our customers, offer "value" pricing, and "position" ourselves such that we have an "advantage" over other similar businesses.
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In a leisure world dominated by American brands like Disney and Universal Studios, Ocean Park has distinguished itself year after year.
Thanks to my colleagues from the Association of Singapore Attractions (ASA), I had the privilege to learn how Hong Kong's Ocean Park managed to hold its ground against HK Disneyland.
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Writing papers is not second nature for most of us. It isn't easy to slave over the words, facts and figures that form an integral part of white collar work, while putting forth a cogent and convincing argument.
Fortunately, there is an art and a science to writing policies, strategic plans, strategies, and other documents geared towards rallying support, budgets and stakeholder buy-in. Here are some tips that I have learnt from my years of experience in wielding the pen as the sword.
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Give up? The answers, according to uber guru Tom Peters and Martha Barletta in their slim volume Trends are oodles of cash, purchasing power and huge influence.
Written in Peters' no-holds-barred, rant-heavy and straight talking narrative, Trends provides lots of facts, figures and anecdotes to show that women and Baby Boomers are probably the two largest blindspots in the eyes of marketers everywhere. With a steely-eyed determination to tear down age-old prejudices against the "weaker sex" and "old geezers", Peters and Barletta described how myopic views of catering largely to "White men in the 18 to 44 age group" have resulted in organisations neglecting huge markets worth "trillions of dollars".
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One of my favourite fables is Hans Christian Andersen's "The Emperor's New Clothes". If you haven't already read that tale, do check out this charming little cartoon below:
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Taylor Clark doesn't like Starbucks. However, he does patronise its outlets. Apparently he is not alone, as there are many who publicly profess their distaste for Starbucks' "almost burnt" brew while still swarming towards their outlet.
That in a nutshell is the premise behind the book "Starbucked" authored by Clark, a Portland-based journalist who appears to have more than a little caffeinated chip on his shoulder while appearing to be balanced in his authorship. Unlike the more glowing titles featuring the world's most famous purveyor of coffee as experience, Clark squarely places both the pros and the cons of the cafe behemoth in his book.
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Tax reporting rules for remote sellers may change if Congress approves pending federal legislation. Sellers should prepare for the potential impacts of these changes.
How Remote Sellers Can Prepare for Pending Sales Tax Legislation
States are struggling to capture lost sales tax revenue, but many have made attempts to change existing rules detailing when sellers need to collect tax. Several pending federal bills and proposals would also address this issue. These legislative developments could have significant impact on business processes for remote sellers, especially those who do not currently collect sales tax in all jurisdictions within the U.S.
Businesses should be aware of these proposals and understand the potential impact each could have on their compliance obligations, as well as what steps to take if any of these proposals moves forward. Here are the four pieces of legislation that, if passed, will have sales tax repercussions for remote sellers:
- The Destination Principle and the Remote Transaction Parity Act
The RTPA requires most of the same simplifications as the MFA. It also adheres to the destination principle in determining where tax applies and offers liability relief.
- No Regulation Without Representation Act and Nexus
This bill would essentially mean businesses without a physical presence would not be required to collect tax. It would also remove affiliate nexus or click-through nexus laws that have broadened the scope of what constitutes nexus.
- Determination and the Marketplace Fairness Act
The MFA maintains the destination principle for determining the location of tax, which dictates the tax rules apply in the place where the item is delivered to the customer. The bill provides liability relief to remote sellers using the certified software and for mistakes made due to misinformation from or errors by the state.
- The Online Sales Tax Simplification Act
The OSSA takes a different approach to taxing remote sales. While the principle of allowing states to tax remote commerce remains the same, this proposal has markedly different rules for determining the tax rate, tax laws and location of the transaction than either the MFA or RTPA.
Though it is not clear which — if any — of these proposals will be enacted, the business impact of the MFA, RTPA or OSSA would be significant. As such, organizations selling across the US and not collecting sales tax currently should review each state in which they sell and consider what they would need to do to comply in each jurisdiction.
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Matt Walsh is the Principal of Indirect Tax. Matt and his department ensure that all Sovos tax and reporting solutions are compliant with global indirect tax laws. He also provides strategic direction, guidance and recommendations for product enhancements and development. Matt is also focused on fostering and managing government and industry relationships.Matt has over 17 years of experience in compliance, including starting as a tax counsel in the tax department and then advancing from Manager to Director of Tax Research and from there to Senior Director of Tax to his present position. He also was formerly a Team Manager at John Hancock Financial Services. Matt is currently a member of the Technical Advisory Group of the OECD (Working Party #9), which drafts model legislation and implementation guidelines for the taxation of cross-border services.Matt has a BS in Business Administration from the MA College of Liberal Arts as well as a JD from the New England School of Law.More Content by Matt Walsh


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Korean Baseball First Pitch: Literally a Ball of Fire Shot From Center Field (Video)
Any time you see the words "Korean baseball first pitch," you know you're in for a treat. However, while the KBO has certainly given us some pretty interesting first pitches over the years, the one you're about to see today trumps them all.
This week, the KT Wiz in Suwon, South Korea, made their official debut in the Korean Baseball Organization, so they didn't want to just run out some hot K-Pop singer to throw the first pitch like they normally do. They wanted to pull out all the stops to make their debut as memorable as possible.
That's why, for the ceremonial first pitch, they busted out the pyrotechnics and literally shot a ball of fire across home plate…from center field.
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Good luck in the KBO, guys. Hopefully the flashy introduction doesn't leave fans bored when they actually have to sit down and watch what is essentially minor league baseball.
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Ards and North Down Borough Council and the Woodland Trust are delighted to announce their World War 1 commemorative celebrations at Bangor's Castle Park on Saturday 1 August, from 11am to 4pm. You are warmly invited to this free WW1-themed event.
Step back in time with live music from a brass band; play Edwardian games; and sample trench cakes – and tastier treats – with Forage Ireland. Bring a picnic; take in the beauty of Castle Park; and watch a living history group: actors in the guise of a soldier in the trenches and a mother back home will offer a snapshot of history. Visitors are also invited to get to grips – literally – with the precious WW1 memorabilia within North Down Museum.
A commemorative tree-planting ceremony, with a helping hand from Woodland Trust supporter Dame Mary Peters, will take place at 2pm in remembrance of those who played a part in the war.
Dame Mary Peters CH, DBE said: "This special event marks the 100th anniversary of the First World War by offering a glimpse of wartime life.
"It's a wonderful opportunity for everyone – adults and children – to enjoy a whole range of fun, yet respectful, activities within the beautiful setting of Bangor's Castle Park."
Mayor of Ards and North Down Borough Council, Alderman Alan Graham, added: "This will be a great family day out. There is something for everyone and in such stunning surroundings. It is important that we honour those that served, and this event will allow both young and old to do just that."
This event is in keeping with the Woodland Trust's Centenary Woods project: an ambitious tree-planting initiative to mark the 100th anniversary of the First World War.
Patrick Cregg, director of the Woodland Trust, said: "We're creating a flourishing Centenary Wood in the beautiful Faughan Valley, in the north west. This new wood will be a living and lasting tribute to the people of Ireland who played a part in the First World War.
"Working together with the local Council, we're now delighted to have the opportunity to offer a special event, with a First World War theme, closer to home. Dame Mary Peters' attendance will be the icing on the cake, and we really hope that local people and visitors will join us for a wonderful afternoon."
Meanwhile North Down Museum, a hidden gem within Castle Park, has been prominent in conveying the story of those that served in the war. Thanks to support from the Heritage Lottery Fund, Rebecca Gordon, the museum's WW1 Officer, has a series of events planned for the coming year. Two travelling exhibitions are set to tour the Borough, and an exhibition within the museum from 4 November 2015 to 10 January 2016 will explore how soldiers were entertained during the war and the contribution given by local women.
To find out more about August's family fun day, please call 028 9127 1200 or visit www.northdownmuseum.com Some activities must be pre-booked.


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Inspiration & Magick
I find that inspiration and magick go hand-in-hand. Where do you find your inspiration? Here's where I found mine this morning… I booted up the computer to an inspirational video from the gig on the big project I'm working on. … Continue reading
Essay on the Ancestors of the Craft, Ted Andrews
Today I have spent time honoring my ancestors, of blood, of milk and of tradition – the Witches, Shamans and Mages who have gone before. Yesterday was Thanksgiving, and on this special day of family, I wore a necklace I … Continue reading
Magick is Change
As Aleister Crowley said, "Magick is the Science and Art of causing changes to occur in conformity with Will." Change is magick. It brings the hint of a fresh breeze on the air. The shifting of the seasons and the Turning … Continue reading
Valentine's Day & Full Moon Ritual of Love
Welcome to the second online ritual offered by Spirit's Edge! I would love to have you all share your experiences with this ritual on the Facebook event page, along with your candle photos or altar photos as well! I wanted … Continue reading
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Zeta Architecture — What's in the Name?
A software design pattern is a description or template which defines how to solve a problem which can then be used in many different situations. The important part of a software design pattern is that it has a common name and way of being described that once learned can be talked about by name only instead of all the details that it describes.
The ultimate goal of any technical architecture should be to make it easily described and understood by others. A well documented architecture will be easier to talk about, explain and implement. It is important to have a name that represents the architecture and the description so that it will not be confused with other concepts. Standard diagrams are also extremely important to convey the ideas to a broad audience.
With all of that being said, I didn't come by the name of the Zeta Architecture by throwing a dart at a poster of the Greek alphabet I have hanging on my wall. Instead I wanted a name that would mean something, be relevant to the architecture and support the concepts it encompassed.
The high level component view of this architecture is intended to support the goals defined for this new architecture. It is not intended to dictate which specific software or project, open source or otherwise that must be used. There are seven pluggable components of this new architecture, and all of the components must work together:
- Distributed File System — Utilizing a shared distributed file system, all applications will be able to read and write to a common location which enables simplification of the rest of the architecture.
- Real-time Data Storage — This supports the need for high-speed business applications through the use of real-time databases.
- Pluggable Compute Model / Execution Engine — Different groups within a business have different needs and requirements for meeting the demands put upon them at any given time, which requires the support of potentially different engines and models to meet the needs of the business.
- Deployment / Container Management System — The need for having a standardized approach for deploying software are important and all resource consumers should be able to be isolated and deployed in a standard way.
- Solution Architecture — This focuses on solving a particular business problem. There may be one or more applications built to deliver the complete solution. These solution architectures generally encompass a higher level interaction amongst common algorithms or libraries, software components and business workflows. All too often solution architectures are folded into enterprise architectures, but there is a clear separation with the Zeta Architecture.
- Enterprise Applications — In the past these applications would drive the rest of the architecture. However, in this new model there is a shift. The rest of the architecture now simplifies these applications by delivering the components necessary to realize all of the business goals we are defining for this architecture.
- Dynamic and Global Resource Management — Allows dynamic allocation of resources to enable the business to easily accommodate for whatever task is the most important today.
Pretty much everyone in the world seems to know that "Z" is the last letter of the English alphabet. Often times people who are not familiar with Greek letters will say that Zeta is the last letter in the Greek alphabet. They draw this association to the English alphabet just because Zeta starts with the letter Z. However Zeta is actually the sixth letter out of the twenty four in the Greek alphabet.
As I documented this architecture there were six pieces that in some capacity or another needed to know about each other in order to properly interact. The seventh piece which is very important to the overall architecture sat in the middle of the initial six pieces touching each of them. The first six don't need to know about the seventh in order to work, but for the architecture to really deliver the most benefits, all seven must exist and work together in a heterogeneous way.
There were two different perspectives that are equally important that could be seen in this architecture. Zeta in Greek numbers represents the number seven. This is ultimately why I settled on calling this architecture Zeta.
The hexagon was chosen to represent this architecture as there are six major pluggable components that must work in harmony with the global resource management. There are six major components but really seven total pieces. The location of the components in the hexagon were chosen with good reason as well. The distributed file system sits at the bottom as everything is built on top it. The compute model / execution engine and the real-time data storage are effectively married to the distributed file system as that is where the data will reside whether the data is moving in, or out. The enterprise applications were placed sitting on top of the solution architecture and the deployment / container management system because they are the support for the enterprise applications and define how the enterprise applications will work. Lastly, the resource management touches everything and thusly sits in the center of the diagram.
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On Sunday 23 September 2001 09:21 pm, Greg Stein wrote: > > I don't see how this works at all for pipelined requests. You moved the > > HTTP_IN filter from a connection filter to a request filter. But, the > > only connection filter we have is the CORE_iN filter. All that filter > > does, is to pass the socket up to the HTTP_IN filter. The problem is that > > HTTP_IN will be destroyed in between requests, so the second request will > > be lost. I am continuing to read the code, so I may see what I am > > missing, but in the mean time, Justin, if you could explain that to me, > > it would make my review go a lot faster. > > There is a create_request hook which inserts the HTTP_IN filter when the > request is created. > > This seems like a good idea: each instantiation of the HTTP_IN filter is > for *one* request and one request only. We can be much more sure that state > is not spanning requests. No, this is a bad idea, and I still don't see how it works for pipelined requests. The problem is that it is impossible to make sure that you only read a specific amount from the socket. So, the first request is likely to read too much from the socket, and then it is lost, and the second request will fail to work. This is why the HTTP_IN filter needs to be a connection filter. It is the place where we figure out when we have hit the end of one request, and are ready for the next. > Even better, this enables things like the Upgrade: header (RFC 2616, > S14.42). One request specifies an upgrade, and the next request should be > handled by a different protocol. That is possible with the current code. > * CORE_IN is returning a new socket bucket each time. That socket bucket > goes into a brigade associated with the request, so it gets destroyed > with the request. Not really a problem since the actual socket is cleared > by a pool, not by the bucket. When the next request asks for more data, it > will get a new socket bucket. I don't think this is The Right Thing, but > until we pass an "amount requested" parameter through the input filter > chain, this will work quite fine. I don't mind this too much, because of the free list that Cliff is implementing. > I need to review the code some more. As Justin pointed out, the massive > change to http_protocol.c makes that hard to review. Other notes may be > coming soon... I'm still reviewing too. Ryan ______________________________________________________________ Ryan Bloom email@example.com Covalent Technologies firstname.lastname@example.com --------------------------------------------------------------
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After yesterday's Scottish vote for independence, Great Britain survives. I was worried there for a moment. Since I am not a British citizen, I know that I don't have any right to an opinion, but I wanted to union to survive. Maybe it is because I exist because of past unions between Scots and English. That is my heritage. My grandmother was an Armstrong (her mother was a McIntosh) and was pretty proud of her Scottish heritage. However, that didn't stop her from marrying my grandfather whose ancestors came from Southern England to settle Virginia back in early colonial days. My other grandmother was a Campbell by birth (certainly another Scottish clan), and married a Street. Her ancestry was not 100% Scottish, owing to earlier intermarriages to Balls, Boyds and others. The point is though, we are the result of the union between Scottish and English people, so I really value that historical political union.
I have been thinking a lot about this as David and I have been trying to think of names for our two boys. I will admit, the biggest reason I was disappointed that I wasn't having a girl was because I really wanted to name a daughter Marjorie, after my mother and after her mother. I still am not entirely over that disappointment. I think because these babies will have a different last name from my last name, I really want to give them something to reflect my side of the family too, and I feel like good first names reflecting the people that I respect and admire from my ancestry would do that. David, of course, has a solidly English last name, so we have been focusing on some Scottish names, some of which were significant names in the ancestry of my family. It is just hard finding the right mix that sounds right. This is the only option since David vetoed naming one of the boys Eden Hazard and the other Didier (after Drogba).


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text: Tracks - Percy's NZ Speedway Forum History Schedule Videos Tracks Tracks Nelson Speedway Last Visited - 2013 Location - The track is not located in Nelson at all but down the road in Richmond. If you're from a city you wont notice you have gone from Nelson to Richmond. Follow the signs to Richmond but stay on the main highway, the signs to Richmond will take you slightly off course. The road you want to take is at a set of traffic lights and is named Lower Queen Street. You will be wanting to turn right at the lights. Once on Lower Queen Street stay on it, the track is located on the corner of Lower Queen Street and Lansdowne Road. Parking - Parking is right beside the track and was directed when Percy was there. There was no charge for the parking. A few of the locals parked under the trees on the road which led to a fast getaway. Premiere Meeting - Stock Shock has quickly grown into a big stockcar meeting with a reputation for action. The two nights of Stockcar action rate highly and are a feature of the South Island calendar. Also worth attending - The traditional Easter meeting also attracts a fair amount of interest from a wide variety of classes. Best spot to sit - The exit of turn two is where the action was when Percy was in attendance. Try getting a seat on the terraces about 20-30 meters from the turn 2 exit. To be honest though there isn't a bad seat on the terraces behind the back straight. Alternatively the small hill behind turn 4 seemed to be popular. Classes run - Youth Ministocks, Superstocks, TQ Midgets, Midgets, Super Saloons, Production Saloons, Streetstocks, Sidecars. Uniqueness - Whilst not quite circular one can't use the term "straight" with respect to the Nelson track. The track is almost a disc shape. The unique shape lends itself to being on the pole line around the corners which in turn allows competitors to make the "straights" straighter. The spectator seating is very close to the track which gets the fans right in the thick of the action. Just be aware it can get pretty dusty. The track also features a uniquely entertaining commentator in Dave Birdling. Expect plenty of Mother-in-Law parodies and his trademark RACING at the drop of the green. Tracks Visited SNZ Tracks Western Springs Waikaraka Park Rosebank Road Huntly Speedway Kihikihi Speedway Paradise Valley Baypark Speedway Gisborne Speedway Meeanee Speedway Stratford Speedway Ocean View Speedway Arena Manawatu Te Marua Eastern States Nelson Speedway Greenstone Park Woodford Glen Ruapuna Speedway Central Motor Speedway Beachlands Speedway Non-SNZ Tracks Harrisville Speedway Aussie Tracks Sydney Speedway NSW USA Tracks Belle Clair IL Bloomington IN Fairbury IL Gas City IN Grandview PA I-55 MO Jacksonville IL Knoxville IA Kokomo IN Lanco PA Lawrenceburg IN Lincoln IL Lincoln PA Lincoln Park IN Macon Speedway IL Montpelier IN Oskaloosa IA Quincy Raceway IL Route 66 Speedway IL Tulsa Expo Centre OK West Liberty IA Home| News| History| Schedule| Videos| Tracks © Percy's NZ Speedway. All Rights Reserved Follow Us fb twitter contact


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Flying Start campaign weekend – Southwark – South Bermondsey
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MASSASSINATION.: ADDICTED MAS 2018: ZENITH : Synopsis and costumes....: Zenith: The time in which something is at its most powerful or successful. It is also a point of time when the sun is at its highes...
Friday, 29 June 2018
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Sunday, 11 March 2018
MASSASSINATION.: NCC hat-trick for Ronnie & Caro
MASSASSINATION.: NCC hat-trick for Ronnie & Caro: Ronnie and Caro Mas Band have retained their National Carnival Commission (NCC) Band of the Year title for their 2018 presentation of Lif...
MASSASSINATION.: 2018 Queen and King of Carnival
MASSASSINATION.: 2018 Queen and King of Carnival: Roxanne Omalo achieved her goal earlier today, when at about 1.45 am, she was declared the 2018 Queen of Carnival while veteran masquerad...
MASSASSINATION.: Pretty mas killing ancestral mas in Carnival
MASSASSINATION.: Pretty mas killing ancestral mas in Carnival: What traditions are we losing in our Carnival, how can we bring them back and what have we not yet explored? This was the main theme of...
Champion mas designer Caroline Mc Intosh
.the quiet fire that fuels Ronnie & Caro
Ronnie & Caro have won Band of the Year titles as medium and large band, in competitions in the Queen's Park Savannah and Downtown Port-of- Spain at least a dozen times. While bandleader Ronnie Mc Intosh is easily recognised as a frontline vocalist for some top music bands as a past Soca Monarch but not many people know the silent force behind Mc Intosh, not just as an entertainer but as a success mas band leader and winning Band of the Year figure.
T&T Guardian Features/ Arts & Entertainment Editor Peter Ray Blood located Mc Intosh's wife, Caroline, designer of the mas presentations of Ronnie & Caro, the band everyone wants to beat in mas for Carnival 2018, and asked her the following ten questions.
Q: How long have you been designing costumes / clothing? Who was your inspiration?
A: I have been designing costumes / clothing around the same time; since I was eight.
My mother was my inspiration. She was such a fashionable woman.
Did you do art at school? If so, what school did you attend?
I attended Providence Girls. No, I did not do art at school. I enjoyed making dolls clothing though.
What do you think of Carnival today, compared to yesteryear? What do you think of the portrayals of today?
Yesteryear masqueraders drove around in trucks with rope all around their bands for their safety. Now masqueraders parade on the streets with rope around their= bands, still for their safety. Same but different; portrayals. To my mind designers then and now have the same ambition, "that is to create costumes that their masqueraders are happy and comfortable with." Some like a lot of fabric others don't so I design for both.
Do you think the Government should invest more into culture, ie Carnival, ie mas, calypso, pan, chutney soca, stickfighting etc?
Absolutely. Trinidad Carnival, named 'The greatest show on Earth," is a great tourist attraction this assists with revenue that comes into the country, and enriches the state. Pre-Carnival activities calypso, pan chutney soca, stick fighting etc create jobs, showcases our talent and provides employment.
How do you combine being a mother, wife, designer, mas band leader?
Ronnie and I, we have a good relationship. We take turns in doing stuff. He cooks, I clean and so on; that takes care of being a wife and mother.
While I enjoy designing and buying for the band, Ronnie does the PRO and handles the road.|
If you were not designing for Ronnie & Caro, which mas designer / band would you want to I give play mas with? Why?
That's a tough one. Lol. I will pass on that one.
How have your parents inspired / motivated you into becoming a designer / bandleader?
My mother loved carnival. I remember coming home from school and seeing the house full with macrame costumes for Peter Minshall's band Dance Macabre.
I played my first big people mas when I was eight. I started showing mummy my ideas. It's in my blood.
Do you think we are losing the traditional way of making mas, bending wire etc?
Not really. Wire bending is a skill. Wire bras are in demand. There aren't enough wire benders to supply. Most of our shoulder pieces/ headpieces are done by wire benders.
Do you think that we are losing our creativity in mas?
Absolutely not. So many more people are designing and creating different aspects of the mas. There is change in every thing we do.
What have you designed for C2K18? What is your goal for C2K18? What are your future plans in mas / design?
The name of our C2K18 presentation is Life's Checkered Board. My goal is to create the best band ever. My future plan for mas/ design is to rock the carnival scene in 2019.
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Friday, 6 October 2017
Gombey Festival expanded
|Gombey Warriors at the 2016 festival (File photograph by Akil Simmons)
The 2017 Bermuda International Gombey Festival has been expanded from a one-day event to an entire weekend, beginning tomorrow.
Social development minister Zane DeSilva said: "I want to encourage the public to come out and enjoy this dazzling, energetic, cultural display.
"To have so many of the troupes gather together in celebration of our proud heritage is an opportunity not to be missed.
"I am particularly excited about the expansion of the festival this year to include several events over four days; rather than just one event on one day.
"The event was so popular last year that we have had to move the main event, on Saturday, to a larger venue to accommodate more spectators."
The Gombey Festival is held annually to provide continued exposure to the folk art traditions of this important cultural heritage. The late Terry "Termite" Simmons will be honoured at this year's festival.
Events include:
• Thursday: MASKulinity: traditions of the Bermuda Gombey. Art showcase mingle at Bermuda Society of Arts, from 5pm to 7pm.
• Friday: The Persistence of Tradition: Masking in West Africa, Haiti and Bermuda. Dr Kenneth E. Robinson/Cyril Outerbridge Packwood Memorial Lecture, with Chika Okeke-Agulu, associate professor at Department of African American Studies, Princeton University, at Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute, from 7pm. Tickets at Department of Community and Cultural Affairs.
• Saturday: Bermuda International Gombey Festival Showcase at Botanical Gardens, main show ring, from 5pm to 9pm.
• Sunday: Gombey Festival Weekend Sundowner at Tobacco Bay, from 4pm to 9pm.
• Sunday: Trust Talk, The Bermuda Gombey, Origins and Evolution at Verdmont, 6 Verdmont Lane, off Collectors Hill, Smith's, from 1.30pm. Cost $20 to members, $25 for non-members.
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VANCOUVER, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- Canada officially rolled out the welcome mat for the Chinese visitors Wednesday with the arrival of the first travelers after the country received the Approved Destination Status (ADS) with China.
Following more than a decade of negotiations to receive the designation, 381 Chinese travelers aboard three planes - Air China flight 991 and Air Canada flight 30, both from Beijing, and Air Canada flight 26 from Shanghai - touched down at Vancouver International Airport, further strengthening the ties between the two countries.
Speaking at a welcoming ceremony at the airport, Stockwell Day, Canada' s Asia-Pacific Gateway minister, called it an "exciting day" and added there really was "no limit to the amount of enterprise and industry that will benefit from this."
He cited the strong growth of the Chinese GDP, over 9 percent last year, and the 47 million Chinese who traveled abroad in 2009. The World Tourism Organization has forecast some 100 million international Chinese travelers in 2020.
"We want to make sure that Canada is a wonderful and attractive magnet for as many of those travelers as possible. With 1.4 million people of the Chinese descent already living here, we have much to offer and we want to see that continues to grow," said Day, who was in Beijing last December with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper when China granted the ADS.
The difficulties and often lengthy waits in obtaining a Canadian visa, however, have been a problem for many Chinese applicants wanting to travel to the country. The procedure usually involves a lengthy financial background check. Only about 60 percent of applicants are successful in obtaining a visa, according to a local travel agent.
Day, who is also the country's treasury minister, ensured that many changes had been made to the country's visa preparation procedures to simplify the process.
"We have opened more offices in China. We have certainly opened more trade offices. We have brought more personnel to the visa preparation areas so that people wanting to come to Canada from China can continue to see an expedited process. We have something called a business express process for business people and regular travelers are also going to experience increased capability and more efficiency for getting their visas processed and being able to come to Canada."
Du Jiang, vice chairman of the China National Tourism Administration, accompanied the ADS travelers to Vancouver. He said everybody involved felt the "heartfelt welcome of Canada" and sincerely expressed his gratitude.
"This is my first trip to Canada too and I highly look forward to my trip. After the trip I will share the beautiful memories with my friends and family."


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Author : André Perriolat
Contenu : 12 pentaminos, 5 small red pieces and 3 small maroon pieces, 1 game board, 1 slider to define the chosen playing area on the board. Game instructions: 6 grids to produce the Slams, 2D and 3D pattern, 1 two-players chequered board.
Box format : 31,5 x 19,5 x 4,8 cm
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What's on at Wool@J13?
12th & 13th May 2018
Penkridge • Staffordshire
Here's the show and how it goes on.
Check out our exhibitor page for details on all our exhibitors for 2018. Wool@J13 brings you all manner of all things wool, celebrating the diversity within this one word. Whether you are a knitter, crocheter, dyer, needle felter, sock maker or just plain curious, we have notions & potions of all shapes, sizes and colours just waiting for you at Wool@J13 2018.
Our exhibitors will travel from Glasgow, Devon, Somerset, Hampshire, Shropshire, Birmingham, Litchfield, York, Milton Keynes, County Durham, Leeds …. all corners of the UK, to present their wares, to teach & to inspire you and to demonstrate their skills. They all love what they do and we invite you to share the love on the 12th & 13th May at Lower Drayton Farm, Penkridge, Staffordshire.
Sock Fashion Show
Necessity or accessory? What does what you wear on your feet say about you? How much do you know about what wool will do for you and your Edgar Allan Poes? What do you want your socks to do for you? Blend in, stand out, make a statement, be noticed? There's a lot more to the not so humble sock than you might have thought. A pup in Oregon agrees. He ate 43 of them.
Wool@J13 invites you to conquer your Sock Stock. Our Sock Fashion Show aims to answer all & more of the above. Taking place on Sunday 13th May (time tbc), we present individuality & bravura with a touch of wit & charisma and more than a smile – a superb and maybe slightly quirky collection of socks both great and small, for men and for women both great and small, created by people with a passion.
This is the place to see how some of our exhibitors' independently dyed yarn knits up into socks. If you've ever valued your feet, this is the place to be on Sunday May 13th. To see, to be, to have and to hold. For a few minutes or maybe forever. All socks on show will be available for sale.
Our Sock Fashion Show will be supporting the Childhood Liver Disease Foundation
All About Hats
Hat Exhibition, Hat Making Masterclasses & Wear Yours in Public
Welcome to a world of what's on your head, how you make it & how you show it with Wool@J13. Proud to support Brain Tumour Research.
- We are inviting you, the public to submit your hand made hats to our 2018 Hat Exhibition, using any textile art form of your choice and taking your inspiration from any era or cultural form. All hats entered will be displayed at the show on the weekend of 12th & 13th May, 2018. Raring to go? Want to know more, including how to enter? See link below.
- Want to make a hat but don't know how? We are running a weekend Hat Making Masterclass in March 2018 at Lower Drayton Farm, Staffordshire to help you learn how.
- Wear your hat in public in Stafford town centre with Wool@J13 (or wherever you are) for Brain Tumour Research's UK wide Wear A Hat Day fundraiser. Be proud, be out there & be active. And help this superb charity get closer to a cure.
- Check out this link for more details on all of the above.
We are back with another super show and another stimulating programme of workshops & demonstrations for you all.
This year, you can learn all sorts of new skills and develop your already learned ones. There'll be no more throwing out when you discover holes in your clothes, because this year you can learn to mend with our Darn It! and Holey Darnation! workshops on both days of the show.
And how about making a mini guinea pig, creating your own knit/crochet accessories or notions or buttoning up smartly with a Dorset button of your own devising and, guess what, you can Go Big or Go Home with Giant Yarn Arm Knitting right here in Staffordshire at Wool@J13!
Click on this link to read all about all of our workshops and book your tickets for the show right now! Don't forget that your workshop ticket alone will not guarantee you entrance. You will need to purchase your day or weekend ticket as well. Have fun!
Fleece Sale
Returning in 2018
Do you have a fleece which you want to sell or do you simply want to buy one ? You may not know one end of a sheep from the other, but worry not. We have our resident expert, Karen Griffiths of The Woolly Roadshow on hand to help guide both buyers and sellers, plus a team from the Rare Breeds Survival Trust & Staffordshire Spinning Group.
Karen is a smallholder, spinner and woollen mill owner with a passion for education which means that she's very happy indeed to share her knowledge of all things fleece. After all, those fleeces have to come from somewhere and knowing from where and from which breed of sheep will all add to your own book of knowledge.
Karen will have a fleece on hand to show you how to identify different parts of the fleece and grading it for quality, a fact which is especially important for spinners.
Sheep Shearing
Returning in 2018
Sheep shearing is the process by which the woollen fleece of a sheep is cut off. The person who removes the sheep's wool is called a shearer and Lower Drayton Farm's shearer will be demonstrating his skill in removing sheeps' fleeces without cutting or marking the skin of the animal.
Stash Swap
Returning in 2018
Where do you keep your guilty pleasure? In the garage, under the sofa, behind the bed, boxed up in the shed? Wherever your wool stash is, you may want to renew it and we are giving you the chance to do just that.
The Stash Swop will run all weekend and you are invited to bring yours along and trade it in for fresh stock. We weigh it, you rummage and take away the equivalent in weight. Or not, if you can bear it….
Music & Camping
I Got Rhythm
London's foremost close harmony trio, The Haywood Sisters, will be singing the swing of the 1940s and 1950s throughout the weekend. Put your feet up on a hay bale with a glass of Tipsy Mare tonic and enjoy!
Under canvas or in your caravan to bring you closer & quicker to the action. Just a field away at the farm. Check out more details on our Information page
Street Food
The Peckish Pony – Street Food Down on the Farm
An inspired cuisine awaits you at The Peckish Pony with our Street Food from around the world. Bored with sandwiches? You bet! You might be in Penkridge, but we're going to transport you to a torrid and tastier experience than you may ever have had before.
We have oodles of noodles for you, a smile of spices, battered bhajis (in a good way), burrito wraps buried in a Jamaican melody. Oh, your taste buds will love you. Especially if you're vegan, cos we've taken care of you, too.
The extraordinary nosh 'n' natter from these extraordinary street food vendors is all sourced as locally as possible and, eco aware, their packaging is made from, among other sustainable gubbins, plant based materials; portion pots & glasses are also very likely to be compostable.
Watch this space, guys, and don't miss what is going to be a show with a kick and one to savour in your memory.
- Tickets include your guide to exhibitor information
- Under 16s free
- There will be no charge for a carer assisting a disabled visitor
Buy your tickets in advance to save £2.00 on the gate ticket price Click here to buy


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Fox Star Studios and A R Murugadoss? Raja Rani to release worldwide on 27 Sept
MUMBAI: Production and distribution giant Fox Star Studios and film maker and producer A R Murugadoss? third Tamil venture, Raja Rani will have a worldwide release on 27 September. Produced in association with The Next Big Film Venture and directed by Atlee, the film toplines a stellar ensemble cast led by Arya, Nayanthara and featuring Jai , Nazriya, Santhanam, Sathyan and Sathyaraj making it one of the most awaited films of the year.
The film?s music set by G V Prakash is already a rage and has contributed tremendously in creating a massive buzz about the film - across all age groups. With the censor giving it a U Certificate, the film is set to capture the space of the biggest family entertainer of the year.
A R Murugadoss who along with Fox Star Studios, has given two break away hits, Engaeyum Eppothum and Vathikuchi, in 2011 and 2013, is looking forward to sharing the film with the cinema lovers. He says, ?I have full faith Raja Rani will get a thumbs up from the audiences. I was overwhelmed and laughed and cried in parts through the film. I am really proud of Atlee for directing such a heartwarming film and the actors for coming out with such terrific performances.?
Fox Star Studios CEO Vijay Singh adds, ?Raja Rani is our third film with A R Murugadoss. While we are taking our relationship with him to Hindi cinema as well, I can vouch that with Raja Rani we have created a film that will entertain everyone. It has one of the best musical scores coming out of the Tamil industry in recent times and I am confident that audiences will endorse Raja Rani?s love story whole heartedly!?
The film is set to have one of the widest releases for a Tamil film in Tamil Nadu and rest of India and world through the distribution might of Fox Star Studios.


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How was Olympia was a scandal?
With the magnitude of resemblances between both paintings, it was the distinctions between them that were significant. In fact, these distinctions were so substantial that they can be attributed to the reason how Olympia was a scandal when Venus of Urbino was not.
The Title.
One of the first differences that was easily recognizable, but not entirely distinguishable was the title. The title, in essence the subject's name, brought completely opposite connotations. In calling his model Venus, Titian made her the mythical Roman goddess of beauty. By doing this, he was able to disguise the idea of a female body in a bedroom, as nudity took form only in nature previously. Nudity was one of art's most enduring and universal subjects, a very classical tradition that depicted the absolute beauty of the human form. The title became protective, making a reclining nude "an acceptable subject matter" (Harris and Zucker n.pag.). The audience could gaze and contemplate ideas of beauty without worrying about impropriety, as her body's sole function was to be admired. Manet's title of Olympia also had mythological connotations, it was the mountain on which Greek gods and goddesses resided. However, this is not the origin of the name Olympia. During the 19th century, "Olympia was a common term for a courtesan," a high class-prostitute. In addition, the painting provided evidence to her occupation: "the women's jewels, her sexual confidence, and the posh but not altogether respectable surroundings" (Adut 242). Furthermore, the model for Olympia, Victorine Meurent, was also rumored to be a prostitute. While this occupation has always been undesirably perceived, by the 19th century "connections had been established among prostitutes, disease, and death, and such concerns had grown extreme" (Mitchell 40). Aside from this, Olympia's name was still not divine. This lack of divinity as well as compounding negative connotations scandalized the masses. Without the safeguard of a proper title, the painting was just an ordinary naked woman, which made it easily condemnable.
The Nude.
A first glance a viewer would not readily notice a title, but rather the style and colors used by each artist. Titian's Venus of Urbino took on a warm, welcoming tone. Her skin was soft and smooth, lending the viewers to see the beauty inherent in the painting. Manet's Olympia took an opposite approach. Instead of warmth, she projected a slight hostility. Her skin was a pasty and pale, seemingly devoid of the life and wonder found in beauty. Yet if Olympia could not be considered beautiful, then she was only seen as a woman with sensual and erotic intentions. This notion of candid sexuality and the audience's reactions resulted in a distinction between nudity and nakedness in art. Titian's Venus was a nude figure; however Manet's Olympia was a naked woman. This was an important discrepancy to note, for it characteristically defined the each painting. The naked presumably "was deprived of clothes, and implies embarrassment and shame, while a nude, as a work of art, has no such connotations" (Clark 145). While nudity implied being the pinnacle of human beauty, nakedness was the nadir of human disgrace. This separation of the artistic style allowed Manet's painting to be seen as one of the first real modern works, for his portrayal of Olympia's lack of clothing was not hidden under any false pretenses. She was "very much flesh and blood with bodily hair and imperfections, her unglamorousness granting the demimondaine's sexuality a rawer quality" (Adut 243). Manet bared her body for the audience to observe without the expression of beauty and refinement found in nudity. The French were appalled that the female figure was displayed in such a way. There was no hidden veil, nothing but skin. They found her undisguised, fully disclosed body disturbing.
The Servant.
Besides the main subject, both paintings had secondary characters that contributed to the painting's overall theme. In Venus of Urbino, the background featured two faceless servants readying dresses for Venus. One servant was digging in a box, assumingly full of clothes, while the other was standing with a dress draped over her body. They were unaware of the audience, and were casually preforming their everyday task. At Venus's feet laid a sleeping dog symbolizing fidelity and domesticity of the home (Moffitt 22). The oblivious servants and sleeping dog indicated that as a whole, the audience was glimpsing at a moment not usually seen. This was therefore was a rare instance of the splendid wonders of human beauty, captured through paint. In Manet's recreation, Olympia's servant was not subtly positioned in the background, but stood right beside Olympia.
The Flowers.
The servant was looking at Olympia, as she presented a bouquet of flowers.The flowers were not directed towards Olympia, but to the viewers. Following the social idea of the flâneur, the viewer was in fact Olympia's suitor, her customer, and these flowers were a present. Therefore the servant was asking for the viewer's approval of the flowers.
The Cat.
Manet painted a black cat standing in an upright, perturbed position. Linked with the superstition of black cats, this animal had been compared to the devil and evil omens (Moffitt 21). In addition, the cat's extreme posture had been implicated to resemble the male sex organ. This implies that Olympia's suitor does not have the aim of romance and enchantment, but only desired her body. This idea was further supported with All these factors compounded, demonstrated how Olympia was a scandal.


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RTA Celebrates 26th Anniversary of Americans with Disabilities Act
(Published: 07-18-2016)
Transit Oversight Agency Continues its Commitment to Serving Persons with Disabilities
The Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) joins nearly 50 million Americans with disabilities in celebrating the 26th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The law, signed by President George H.W. Bush on July 26, 1990, guarantees equal opportunity for people with disabilities in public accommodations, commercial facilities, employment, transportation, state and local government service and communications. The RTA administers programs serving people with disabilities.
"The RTA, along with CTA and Metra and Pace, is committed to ensuring that riders with disabilities in our region have safe and convenient access to transit," said Leanne Redden, Executive Director of the RTA. "We are proud to provide many services for riders with disabilities, as being able to move around our area is important to the quality of life we all enjoy in the RTA region."
Highlights of the accessibility features of the region's transit system include:
- The RTA issues Reduced Fare and Ride Free permits to eligible riders throughout the region. The Reduced Fare Permit allows adults age 65 and older, qualified people with disabilities and Medicare recipients to ride all RTA fixed-route and commuter services (regularly scheduled Pace, Metra and CTA buses or trains in Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will Counties) at a reduced fare. The RTA also issues Ride Free Permits for all RTA fixed-route and commuter services to any Illinois resident who is enrolled in the Illinois Department of Aging Benefit Access Program.
- Assistance is available at various locations throughout the region to serve the nearly 600,000 riders who qualify for reduced fare or ride free permits. RTA staff is located in four of the City of Chicago Department of Family and Support Services (DFSS) office locations, the place many customers regularly visit to receive other information and support services. More details can be found at http://rtachicago.com/rider-resources/reduced-fare/reduced-fare-permits or http://rtachicago.com/rider-resources/reduced-fare/ride-free-permits.
- The RTA manages the ADA Certification program, which determines eligibility for the ADA paratransit service operated by Pace throughout the region's ADA service area. ADA Paratransit service is an advanced reservation, shared ride, origin-to-destination service for persons who are unable to use the CTA or Pace systems for some or all of their trips because of a disability or health condition. The RTA operates two ADA paratransit certification interview and assessment sites in the RTA region and processes about 18,000 ADA paratransit applications and recertifications each year.
- The RTA also oversees the popular individual travel training program, which teaches individuals with disabilities and older adults how to use Pace, Metra and CTA buses and trains. In the Trip Training Program, participants work one-on-one with a travel trainer to practice using buses and trains to travel to frequent destinations. The RTA also offers the Individual Transit Orientation Program in which participants work one-on-one with a travel trainer to receive a general introduction to bus and train accessibility across the entire transit system. Travel Training is free except for the cost of transit fares during training sessions.
- The CTA has a fully accessible fixed route bus fleet and L trains also are accessible. A total of 100 L stations are accessible for people with disabilities.
- Buses kneel and are equipped with ramps for accessible boarding.
- Buses and L trains include audio and visual route identification and stop announcements. The CTA has added audio and visual bus arrival information at more than 330 shelters that are served by multiple routes.
- The CTA L trains provide designated priority seating areas for people with disabilities and older adults, including areas for people using wheelchairs and power scooters. Bridge plates are available when needed to span the gap between the platform and railcar. Rail operators will assist passengers with disabilities when boarding and exiting trains, if needed.
- Metra has more than 220 fully and partially accessible stations, representing its busiest stations that are used by more than 94 percent of its customer base. Customers who use wheelchairs at partially accessible stations can access train platforms from the street.
- All 11 train lines in the Metra system (plus the South Shore Line operated by the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District) are fully accessible to customers with disabilities.
- Cars on the Metra Electric are equipped with roll-on bridge plates that cover the gap between the vestibule and the high-level platforms. The diesel-powered lines have at least one lift-equipped car per train to provide access from low-level platforms.
- Each accessible car has three wheelchair areas for riders who prefer to remain in their chairs. Customers can also transfer to standard seats. Stations outside the downtown area have accessible boarding areas where the lift-equipped train car will stop for boarding.
- Pace has a fully accessible fixed route bus fleet, and was the first transit agency in northeastern Illinois and the second in the state to achieve this status.
- Buses have automated audio and visual route identification and stop announcements.
- Pace's bus shelter program provides for the ability to install new shelters that are fully accessible as well as retrofitting old shelters for accessibility.
- Pace's ADA Paratransit service, which includes both the Pace and CTA ADA service areas, is among the largest in the country and covers the largest
The region's transit system has designated priority seating areas for people with disabilities and older adults, as well as wheelchair securement areas. Bus operators will assist riders with disabilities to board and exit vehicles, and will assist with securing wheelchairs and other mobility devices, if needed.
The RTA is proud to continue to support the people with disability community by serving as a Gold Sponsor at this year's 13th Annual Disability Pride Parade on Saturday, July 23 in downtown Chicago. The march kicks off at 401 South Plymouth Court and ends at Daley Plaza. RTA, Pace, CTA and Metra staff will be on hand at Daley Plaza to provide information about the region's accessible public transportation programs.
Last week, the RTA participated in AccessChicago 2016 at Navy Pier. This premiere event draws more than 100 of Chicagoland's top disability-related service providers, product merchandisers, assistive technology suppliers and recreational exhibitors together under one roof. CTA and Pace were also on-site with buses, assisting riders with practicing boarding buses and using wheelchair securements, as well as becoming more aware of the accessibility features of the region's fixed-route system.
The RTA also hosts a RTA Citizens Advisory Board meeting on a quarterly basis. This committee provides input into all of the RTA's services with an emphasis on those provided to the disability community.
For more information about the various programs the RTA provides, please visit RTAChicago.org.


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Support material, soft furnishings
Event details Event cancelled
Support materials, soft furnishings has evolved through conversation stemming from an interest in artists whose work can be located in a space between art and furniture and/or art and dwelling.
Instead of picturing the domestic or describing the use value of art/design objects, Support material, soft furnishings will attempt to collect, arrange and re-arrange a selection of works that create a tension between surface and function be that the inane, socio-political, psychological or experiential.
Support material, soft furnishing uses Kati Rule's project Site Unseen (which is permanently located in her parent's home and inaccessible to the public) and an accompanying text by Kate Daw as a way of contextualising the exhibition and its focus around arrangement. Support material, soft furnishing uses the RMIT Project Space – which finds its form architecturally akin to that of a shop front or display warehouse – as a way of framing and re-arranging the selected artworks.
During the six weeks of the exhibition, Liang Luscombe and Lisa Radford will alter and re-organise the works in the exhibition to create four iterations of the project as a way of examining each work and their relation to other works through their individual and temporal arrangement.
- Elizabeth Newman
- Angela Brennan
- Alek O.
- Koji Ryui
- Katherine Hattam
- Natasha Madden
- Howard Arkley
- Pat Foster & Jen Berean
- Spiros Panigirakis
- Tony Schwensen
- Kati Rule
- Sanja Pahoki
- Kate Daw
- Liang Luscombe
- Lisa Radford
Transport and access
Walking from Cardigan Street, catch a tram at the intersection of Queensbury and Swanston Streets.
Trams running along Swanston Street include routes 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 16, 64, 67 and 72, from which you can connect to the train at Melbourne Central or Flinders Street.
Visit the Public Transport Victoria website for more information and connecting services in your area. No on-campus parking is available for visitors, but you'll find many commercial car parks a short walk away. Metered street parking is also available nearby, but note the time limits and clearway restrictions.


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I saw you on the Leslie Saeta Blog - Your pastel landscapes are gorgeous! clairhartmann.blogspot.comReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you Clair! This is a fun challenge!Delete
Another great landscape Cuz.ReplyDeleteReplies
As you know, landscape is a genre that doesn't come easy, but I like these abstract realistic paintings using big shapes and simplified composition.Delete
Thank you!
You could have fooled me. I didn't comment on this or any of the posts yesterday when I first came across your blog because I just wanted to comment, "This is wonderful," on all of them and I thought that would be a bit redundant.Delete
Beautiful! I have had the same experience with this challenge, I love the structure of doing a paintings a day.ReplyDelete
I always wished I was the type of artist to live, breathe, and dream art. Now I am and it is exhilarating. I finally feel like this is what I always thought being an artist would be like.ReplyDeleteReplies