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The Best Place to Live in Ireland
'The Irish Times' is running a competition to find the best place to live in Ireland, and we want your help. Our judges explain how to pitch your place and what they'll be looking for. Below, journalists give examples of the kinds of pitches that could help your place win.
WHERE'S THE BEST place to live in Ireland? An Irish Times search for the ultimate place to live starts today, and we're inviting people who believe they've found it to nominate it in our competition. The place could be a town or city suburb, a village or remote rural spot, a tiny community halfway up a mountain, a street, a road or a housing estate – anywhere you feel supremely lucky to have landed.
The reason could be the great neighbours, the sense of community, the vibrant social life, the ease with which your children have made friends, the beautiful scenery, the parks and playgrounds, the great local facilities – or something else entirely.
I like the part of north Dublin I live in. Sometimes I look at the greener grass of the neighbouring suburb, which has a good choice of restaurants, a seafront and a great deli, but I know that many of the people who live around me thrive on our area's community spirit and on the fact that people on our road take an interest in their neighbours.
If you're living in your ideal place, and believe it could win, go to irishtimes.com/bestplaceand tell us in no more than 500 words why it's the best place to live in Ireland.
To help us form a clearer picture, the website has questions about everything from the local schools to the local environment. But don't be put off if you live in an area that doesn't meet all these criteria.
Ultimately, it's the strength of your pitch that will count with the judges, of whom I am one. The others are the psychologist Maureen Gaffney, the architect Paul Keogh, Gerard O'Neill of Amárach Research and my colleague Frank McDonald, The Irish Times's Environment Editor.
As my fellow judges explain, we all have different ideas of what makes a good place to live. For me it's a feeling of ease that you've arrived and can't do any better. For Maureen Gaffney, the best place to live is one where you feel you and your family can flourish. Frank McDonald, a committed urbanite, says it's a street designed for people rather than a road designed for cars. Gerard O'Neill, a "romantic pretending to be a realist", says it's about the people as well as the place.
The winner will be announced in June. The Irish Times will mark the accolade with a plaque and a short film for irishtimes.com.
Here's what our judges consider important.
Maureen Gaffney, psychologist
For me, the best place to live is one where you feel you and your family can flourish: where you feel safe and happy, competent and fulfilled, free to be your best self; where you feel you matter and what you do matters; where you belong. Some of the elements needed to make that possible are easy to identify: access to work, to good public services, to sports, art, entertainment and shopping; and to opportunities to be of real service to others.
But other quality-of-life issues are harder to measure. The most interesting question for me in judging the best place to live in Ireland is how we will factor in attachment to place as a criterion, because I believe it is crucial to our sense of belonging. That intimate sense of place is bound up inextricably with how we feel about where we live.
Of course, you can measure some aspects of belonging: the social bonds that tie people together in networks of friendship and support. This includes groups that depend on each other to get things done: to organise sports, arts, fundraising or volunteering or just to have a good time. It also includes more formal networks, like residents' groups, that link the community to those who should or could help them – to local and national government, say.
But that is not the whole story. In the course of my work, I have been in many deprived communities that seem to have little enough going for them: no beautiful open spaces, no theatres, no inspiring public buildings. Sometimes, they seem to have little in the way of social capital. And yet the people living there will often have a very powerful sense of their own place and community. They love where they live. They would never want to move, and even if they have moved to a better physical environment they often pine for the old community, for "home". This is where they know everybody and, even more importantly, where they are "known".
Measuring that will be harder.
Paul Keogh, architect
In The Architecture of Happiness, the writer and philosopher Alain de Botton describes the deep-seated need for our homes to provide both physical and psychological sanctuary: "Although this house may lack solutions to a great many of its occupants' ills, its rooms nevertheless give evidence of a happiness to which architecture has made a distinctive contribution."
For me, this happiness can be found in a house or an apartment, in the city or the country. The essentials are similar: well- proportioned rooms and spaces; good sunshine and daylight; pared-down and uncluttered interiors; well-designed furniture and fittings; a space outside for sitting and for planting.
But when it comes to "where", the issues become more complex: the ideal is a balance between places where one can enjoy the best quality of life and where one can do so in an ecologically sound environment. Is this a one-off house in the country? A semi-D in the suburbs? A town-centre terrace? Or an inner-city apartment?
Most evidence points to urban living as the most responsible choice. In the US, the lifestyles in cities like Boston and New York have been shown to generate half the carbon emissions of the national average, a statistic corroborated by research on European cities such as Barcelona and Paris. But in recent UK surveys, the ideal for more than 80 per cent of people is a house in the country or a small village, though we can't all live in those.
In assessing the best place to live, it seems to me there are two fundamental questions to be answered. First, where are the places that balance a high personal quality of life with the ethics of sustainable living – social, economic and environmental?
Second, where are places that combine the attributes people find attractive in suburban and rural locations – conviviality, identity, safety, continuity and closeness to nature – with those only urban places can provide: convenient access to education, health, leisure, employment and culture?
Gerard O'Neill, statistician
I'm a romantic pretending to be a realist. (It's the reverse for women, by the way.) So if you ask me what makes a great place to live I'll likely point to local amenities, the unemployment rate or even the crime level. Certainly such things shape what makes one place more habitable than another, and can be measured and compared reassuringly logically and objectively.
But if you ask me what kind of place I would like to live in, well, that's different. And it's personal. We each collect impressions of places and people from childhood onwards. These seep into our subconscious, from where they shape our likes and dislikes about the new places and people we encounter.
What's more, we mostly collect good impressions (filtering out the bad), which is why we remember that the sun always shone when we were children and, even as adults, remember the good bits about our holidays and forget the bad.
I have a lifetime of such experiences, of course. From growing up in Northern Ireland to studying and working in the East End of London to settling down and raising a family in Dublin. What stands out about the places I really liked? The people come first, whether it was the neighbours, friends and cousins in my home town who looked out for one another or the East Enders who welcomed my wife and me into their community in the 1980s.
People make places just as places make people, and even the toughest of places can be softened by the bonds of neighbourliness and community, as I witnessed myself, growing up with a 25 per cent unemployment rate.
So I will be judging the submissions in terms of what each tells me about the people as well as the place: the romantic as well as the realistic.
Frank McDonald, journalist
The best place to live is on a street that's designed for people rather than on a road designed for cars. As well as creating a safer environment for children to play, a street also encourages more contact between neighbours and thus a greater sense of community; the popularity of Coronation Street shows we still hanker after these "old" values.
Diversity is also important. Many of our suburbs are ghettoised, even in middle-class areas – as exemplified by the gated-communities phenomenon. An ideal community should contain young, old and those in between; well-off and poorer people, students, foreigners.
The place should also bear evidence of being loved and looked-after. By this, I don't mean it should be prettified with window boxes and hanging baskets: it should be relatively free of obvious signs of antisocial behaviour, such as graffiti, littering or shabby public spaces.
Ideally, it should also have a range of recreational options, for both active and passive uses, as well as a variety of shops (not just an out-of-town Tesco!) and services.
I can think of several towns in Ireland that would score well in this category as well as many that wouldn't.
The judges Who they are
* Dr Maureen Gaffney is adjunct professor of psychology and society at University College Dublin. Her book Flourishing is published by Penguin Ireland.
* Paul Keogh is the founding partner of Paul Keogh Architects, which specialises in urban design, architecture and interiors. He was president of the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland for the 2010-2011 term.
* Gerard O'Neill is chairman of Amárach Research and a cofounder of Hireland.ie, the job-creation initiative. His book 2016: A New Proclamation for a New Generation was published recently by Mercier Press.
* Frank McDonald has been Environment Editor of The Irish Times since 2000 and is the author of The Destruction of Dublin, The Builders (with Kathy Sheridan) and Chaos at the Crossroads (with James Nix).
* Edel Morgan is an Irish Times journalist who has written extensively about property and planning, including on her blog, Home Truths, irishtimes.com/blogs/home-truths
How to enter
Go to irishtimes.com/bestplaceand "pitch your place" in not more than 500 words.
For examples of the kind of thing we're looking for, read John Waters, Conor Pope, Rosemary Mac Cabe and more below
Argue, gush, convince: sample pitches for the Best Place to Live in Ireland
We are inviting you to write 500 words on what you think is Ireland's most liveable location. Here's what some people we know wrote about their favourite places.
CORK CITY: 'Its intimacy is to be cherished. The convenience of a city with the human scale of a town is what makes the city stand apart'
When you're from Cork it's hard to be humble. The biggest county, the tallest building, the longest coastline, the second-largest natural harbour in the world. If self-regarding pomposity were an Olympic sport, I'd like to think we'd be world champions.
As if our heads weren't swollen enough, when Lonely Planet came calling, it labelled Cork one of the top 10 cities in the world to visit in 2010. Don't take my word for it. Here's how the guide described the city: "Cork is at the top of its game right now: sophisticated, vibrant and diverse, while still retaining its friendliness, relaxed charm and quick-fire wit." Rumours that the author is from Knocknaheeny are without foundation.
But there are those who say Cork's obsession with defining itself in competition with, say, Dublin is a classic sign of an inferiority complex. Peel beneath the fatty layers of self-trumpeting bravado, they might say, and you'll find a gnawing anxiety about its second-city status.
Seán Ó Faoláin railed at times against the small-town provincialism and the "damp dark miasmic valley". Paul Durcan wrote about the city being as "intimate and homicidal as a little Marseilles". But Cork's intimacy is something to be cherished. The convenience of a city with the human scale of a town is what makes the city stand apart.
After all, it's people who make a neighbourhood, a village, a town or a city. The social fabric that binds a community together – running into friends, familiar faces in the shops, simple, everyday human contact – is still firmly in place, at a time when it's frayed and stretched in much smaller places.
A stroll along the spacious, redesigned main thoroughfare and its connecting arteries of smaller streets is a pleasure. You do not feel bullied or harassed on the city streets.
At a time when life is being sucked out of the centres of countless towns and cities as a result of poor planning and out-of-town shopping centres, Cork's retail core is in remarkably good shape. It feels vibrant, modern and alive.
The city has challenges. The eyesore of the docklands needs to be tackled, and some of the poorer communities are badly scarred by neglect. The city still has its back turned to the incredible amenity that is the harbour (the second largest in the world, remember?)
Ultimately, Cork has a way of winning people over. Even Ó Faoláin mellowed with age. When he wrote his memoirs at the end of his life, he couldn't help admiring the city's "quiet sense of self-possession . . . It's something that one can only speak of as an air or a tradition, indigenous, time-established, as old as Shandon's bells."
Spoken like a true, modest, Corkman. CARL O'BRIEN
CO MEATH: 'Having endured the wind, the frost and the mud, the reward is now'
For all the urbanites who lament their desire to engage with nature, very few actually move to the country. Yes, there are those lavish magazine articles featuring wealthy couples who up sticks to restore some decaying mansion on 500 hectares.
For us ordinary earners, though, having a rural address may not mean we live in the countryside. It may mean living in a badly designed estate on the outskirts of a small rural town, now bypassed by miles of motorways and enough roundabouts to guarantee hours of confusion.
And for every city type who moves to the countryside in pursuit of a dream, hundreds if not thousands of rural natives announce an intention of moving to the city – and they do. Nothing would induce me to do so.
The "real", ever-shrinking countryside still experiences utter darkness and silence, with no hint of roaring traffic. Nothing compares with the mist slowly lifting off the river or early-morning birdsong ending the night. However crazy it sounds, the only way to fully enjoy the upheaval of a storm is from within a farm outbuilding.
The winters here are harsh: the mud turns to glue, the kitchen smells of damp horse blankets and there seems in late November no end to the darkness that is so appealing on a balmy June night.
Having endured the cold, the wind, the frost and all that mud, the reward is now: watching the leaves return, the hedges flesh out, the fields recover. No matter how many hares bound across your path, each new sighting remains as exciting as the first. It is the same with the owls. Badgers and foxes make regular guest appearances, as does an otter. It is surprising how much closer you can get, if you are quiet enough, to deer on horseback.
A trio of birds of prey soar high across our fields. My small wooded area is alive, particularly at night. The dogs can bark without upsetting any neighbours, and although country dogs have no more freedom than their city cousins, they have a wider range of activities and sensations and are never bored.
There is a privilege about having my horses with me; this couldn't be if I lived in the city. Early morning from about mid-March to September is a joy.
Whatever about the ugly modern developments, rural Ireland remains well marked by traces of ancient, far more sophisticated settlement; the archaeology of Co Meath is among the richest inventories in the State. Royal Tara endures despite the idiot planning.
It is the county of Newgrange – my home overlooks it – and Knowth, Loughcrew and Fourknocks and Bective, Trim Castle and the theatre of the Battle of the Boyne.EILEEN BATTERSBY
STONEYBATTER, DUBLIN 7: On a sunny day in the Batter, the residents come out to play
Stoneybatter is, according to Redrawing Dublin, the county's most densely populated area. It has no parks or green spaces; 95 per cent of the ground you walk on is concrete or asphalt. By today's living standards, the homes in Stoneybatter – terraced houses or bungalows packed on to labyrinthine streets – would not pass planning muster. They are too close and too small; few have gardens – or even yards in which to store next week's refuse.
But on a sunny day in the Batter, the residents come out to play. Deckchairs appear in front of houses as if from nowhere, and families sit outside smoking, drinking tea or gently admonishing the neighbours' children until the sun goes down.
In summertime, Billy Edwards's rose garden, tucked at the bottom of Oxmantown Road, erupts with multicoloured blooms; Phoenix Park, 10 minutes' walk from any Stoneybatter address, is full of Irish and non-Irish, families and nonfamilies, runners, walkers and sun-worshippers.
Then there are the places that are as much a part of Stoneybatter as the red-brick facades of the houses themselves: Maureen's, where its namesake owner sits behind her counter, day in and day out; Lilliput Stores, with its array of fast-selling sandwiches and soups; L Mulligan Grocer, the gastropub with the plentiful supply of board games; Top to Toe, the beauty salon on Aughrim Street with the neon sign; and Thunders, the bakery on Prussia Street that does Dublin's best iced log, but "only every second week".
Blow-ins like myself might expect the long-time residents – old Dublin folks, the likes of whom empty the contents of their dinner plates on to the road for the birds and think nothing of hammering on your window to check if it's more securely fixed than their own – to be somewhat unhappy about this Stoneybatter takeover.
On the contrary: within days of moving in, they knew my name, my origins, my job – it wouldn't be surprising if they had memorised my date of birth and PPS number.
The local newsagent regularly informs me of my presence in the newspaper, in the style of someone who expects a reaction; sometimes, when feeling charitable, I feign ecstatic surprise. Other times, I am in my pyjamas and eager to get home before someone spots me.ROSEMARY Mac CABE
DINGLE, CO KERRY: 'Many of the key things that enrich life are present'
I first went to went to Dingle in 1966, to learn Irish. I stayed under the foot of Mount Eagle, in a little house and I brought a record player and one single: See Emily Play, by Pink Floyd. Whatever happened, I fell in love with the place, with the sound of the language, with the physical beauty, with the people; with the convivial welcome. And I kept going there.
At that time, I was heavily influenced by Sean Ó Riordáin, John McGahern, and Muiris Ó Súilleabháin's Fiche Bliain ag Fás. I did Irish as part of my degree in Cork and to come here, to go west, young man, was for me like discovering the holy grail. I loved that the native language was still on people's lips, and with such wonderful cadence.
Later, I went on an enforced exile to Dublin for 25 years but I continued to visit and to develop my relationship with Dingle. And then, 15-16 years ago and with a young family, Nuala and I decided we would stay here. It was the best decision of my life. The seeds that had been sown in 1966 blossomed and grew. Intellectually, romantically and personally I had been drawn to this inspirational place.
It has a huge literary tradition, a great musical tradition, the sporting thing, and it has the food. Many of the key things that enrich life are present. And the music and all those other aspects are informed by the place itself. I like that there is just one school there, where everybody goes. And I like the intelligence and quick-wittedness of the people.
The physicality of the Dingle peninsula is breathtaking. It sits at the edge of the known world. I love the way the light changes. I love the isolation of it. I love the way the seasons change and the population with it. At other times of year, it's a very cosmopolitan place. And at all times it is a microcosm of Ireland in 2012, containing so many of the concerns that affect our cities and towns: the empty houses, the emigration, the fear that you won't be able to field a football team this year.
Yet there is something in the spirit of this place that is very empowering in this age of clamour.
Now lots of artists and musicians come here to perform in [the TV show] Other Voices. Many are city dwellers and many don't even know where they are, yet they often say there is something powerful here.PHILIP KING
BALLAGHADERREEN, CO ROSCOMMON: 'Many neighbours are in their mid-90s. See Ballagh and live forever'
That dreaded question again. "Are you Patsy McGarry?" As I prepared once more to explain that I didn't compile the Ferns, Ryan, Murphy or Cloyne reports, the lady responded to my timid "yes" by saying that her name was Rosemary and that she was a Ward who grew up in Ballaghaderreen. I changed, changed utterly.
Her father was a bank manager in the town, and her late mother used to say their move there was the best the family ever made. It was such a great place to raise a family. It was such a great place to grow up. Sing it, Rosemary.
She loved the town. Indeed she hopes to be there later in April for Annie Towey's 96th birthday. Happy birthday, Mrs Towey. Rosemary marvelled that so many neighbours on Main Street were all now in their mid-90s. Con Moynihan, next door to Mrs Towey, Sonny Coen, Mrs Sharkey.
See Ballagh and live forever. On December 7th my own family will be 50 years there. We crossed galaxies from Mullen, a townland 10km to the east, in Co Roscommon, where McGarrys had lived since before there was time. Mullen has almost entirely disappeared beneath battalions of all-conquering conifers.
My parents moved to Ballaghaderreen because of education. Then, as now, it had a reputation for great schools. With six of us and another to come, schools were a major issue then. For us kids it was also a great place to grow up and, for our parents, a great place to raise the family. Then, as now, that was a community effort. Then, as now, crime was minimal and petty. Safe for families. Safe for everyone. Housing then too was affordable, the quality of life good and the people decent.
Ballagh still ticks all those boxes. Its primary school has an excellent reputation. (Of course! The principal is my sister Sinéad Mangan.) St Nathy's College recently celebrated a tradition of providing 200 years of second-level education, a history with few equals for longevity or quality elsewhere in Ireland.
The town has state-of-the-art Gaelic and soccer pitches, a new rugby club, a very successful cricket club and some of the best coarse fishing in the west. It also has a busy nine-hole golf course. Walks are plentiful and scenic, with no traffic.
It also has a very active traditional music scene, and, for those into history, there's more than 4,000 years of lore locally. And there's Clarke's pub, with some of the best steaks (seriously) in Ireland at Durkin's, on the Square. A friend who retired to Ballaghaderreen in recent years after a lifetime in the UK is so busily involved with local activities she just exudes contentment.
The town is also centrally located, about 50km from Castlebar, Sligo and Carrick-on- Shannon, with their theatres and restaurants. The only drawback is unemployment, meaning many young people have to emigrate.
But, for those who stay, Ballagh is the undiscovered country from which no traveller really wants to return. PATSY McGARRY
GALWAY CITY: 'It is a magical combination of urban and rural, artistic and earthy'
Everyone loves Galway. Even as a young child carelessly burrowing into John Joe Melody's carefully constructed haystacks in the field behind our small house on the Dublin road leading into the city I knew I was lucky to come from this place. It was, after all, where other people wanted to come on their holidays to ride bumper cars and play bingo in Salthill.
But Galway was never just for holidays. It is quite possibly the only place outside their home where tribal folk from Cork and Dublin, with all their ridiculously misplaced geographical superiority, would be glad to live. because it is better than everywhere else. And everyone knows it.
It is a magical combination of urban and rural, artistic and earthy.
Salmon leap in the clear waters of the Corrib as it rages its way through the city.
Galway is the gateway to the rugged wilderness of Connemara and a short hop across the bay to the Aran Islands. It has a city centre small enough to cross on foot in less than 10 minutes yet busy enough to keep you distracted for days on end. It is just the right size to to make the making of definite plans unnecessary because you will inevitably bump into people you know at some point on a night out.
Some of the best pubs in the world are to be found on the Quay Street-Dominic Street axis, whether you're looking for a frenetic trad session or the best pint of stout outside St James's Gate. The city is also home to the best fish and chips in the country, and anyone who places Burdocks or Beshoffs in the top spot has clearly never been to McDonagh's.
A steady stream of tourists lends the city a cosmopolitan air and keeps it buzzing year round while the students who are so much part of the fabric of the city, because of the central location of the university, give the place a uniquely youthful vibe.
It has stamped a much greater cultural footprint on the nation and the world at large than its small size would suggest, with Druid Theatre Company and Macnas finding enormous success on the international stage and the arts festival serving as a template for similar events all over the globe.
The absence of any fee-paying secondary schools means it has sidestepped the educational elitism that bedevils Cork and Dublin, and asking a Galway person where they went to school means just that and is not an inquiry into their social status.CONOR POPE
MAUGHEROW, CO SLIGO: 'I have never heard anything like the roar of the Atlantic here in winter'
What I love most about this place is that it is haunted by everything and everyone that ever passed through it. I have been coming here for more than a decade, having bought a cottage in a hollow just before the Celtic Tiger found her stride. It was a ghost that brought me here: that of my father, who was born a half-dozen fields away, in Mount Edward.
Strictly speaking, my house is in Lislary. But when I say this to Sligo people, most of them look at me blankly. My postal address is Ballinfull, and my electoral ward is Lissadell North, but the locality is known to locals as Maugherow. Maugherow is actually a tiny village on a hill to the wild west – a church, a school and a huddle of houses – but its name seems to claim everything from Grange in the north to Drumcliffe in the west.
The house where I now live about a third of my time (and escalating) is the birthplace of the developer Tom Gilmartin, whose lethal Maugherow memory caused the establishment of the Mahon tribunal.
Down the road, an ethical half-mile away, is a house once owned by Charles Haughey. It was left to him by a longtime supporter in the 1970s, and there is some dispute locally about whether he ever visited it, although his family spent many a summer there, according to unsworn local testimony. I am toying with the idea of looking to have our road renamed Tribunal Boulevard and opening a bread-and- breakfast establishment to exploit the untapped potential of ethics-and-surf tourism.
The rugged coastline to the west is a much-favoured haunt of water warriors from all over the world. The claim that only Hawaii offers a more challenging swell can seem like an exaggeration until you've spent an idle hour watching these guys dice with a watery grave.
Walking from Haughey's house on the lip of the foreshore towards what I am coming to call home, I am watched by the beady eye of Benbulbin (below), which sits like a slumbering tiger in the distance. It has become, by dint of genius and opportunism, the spirit of Yeats, which surveys Maugherow as though it always has.
There is no single Sligo landscape; perhaps the reason for its largely undiscovered condition is that it contains a multiplicity of distinct landscapes. Of these, Maugherow is perhaps both the wildest and the subtlest. It is a strange collision of farmland and wilderness, seeming to persist on the extremity of civilisation.
When I do not live here I live in Dalkey, in Co Dublin, where the sea also lingers, but I have never heard anything like the roar of the Atlantic here in midwinter.
The people of the Maugherow peninsula oscillate between a desire to shout the glory of their place from the top of the mountain and an equal but opposite determination to keep it to themselves. It is the quintessence of unspoilt, an untamed oasis that lies quietly between the golfing blandness of Rosses Point and the Nordie refugee camp that is Mullaghmore.
Another of the peninsula's attractions is that phone signals enter here with a reticence that proposes silence as the default condition.JOHN WATERS
BELFAST: 'I don't want to live somewhere with white picket fences and manicured lawns'
Haunted by the Troubles, caught somewhere between swaggering brio and dark introspection, and painfully proud of its flawed icons – Titanic, George Best – Belfast is a city like no other. At once savage and benign, soberly conformist and wildly bizarre, it's the kind of place that inspires intense reactions. It's where I was born and the place I live today.
Let's get the obvious negative side out of the way first. Yes, Belfast remains, in many ways, a dysfunctional and disconnected city. When the travel writer Paul Theroux visited in the 1980s he said the city had a bad smell and too many fences. It's a bit more fragrant now, but the number of peace walls, or interfaces, has actually increased – a third of the house-high fences have gone up since the 1994 ceasefires.
Yet I love living here. Belfast is a small, friendly city where you're always bumping into people you know. There's a vibrant, irrepressible arts community that is never short of new ideas and projects, often produced on a shoestring, with friends happy to muck in. Belfast has long been known for its dark humour, and you don't get that distinctively anarchic spirit anywhere else.
Another advantage of the city's small scale is that the countryside is never far away. I live about two kilometres outside the city centre, but within five minutes' drive I can be strolling through unspoilt meadows and woodland, blue hills in the distance.
It's a walkable city too: 20 minutes takes me into the centre, and my kids walk to school across two lovely parks. Yet even the life of the city itself can be unexpectedly beautiful: the two great Harland and Wolff cranes rising against the sky above a slope of red-brick terraced houses; a guerrilla garden, bursting with spring flowers, created in the courtyard of an old RUC station. Somehow these moments of beauty seem all the more poignant and precious because of the city's terrible past.
We Belfastards, as my son insists on calling us, care about the place, you see.
There are plenty of creature comforts these days. You're never short of good places to eat and drink, and at the weekend St George's Market is alive with noise and colour. If shopping is your thing, you'll be spoiled for choice: despite the economic crisis, Belfast remains a retail nirvana, from the cut-price charms of the Wyse Byse stores to the more elegant offerings at Victoria Square.FIONOLA MEREDITH
THALLABAWN, CO MAYO: 'Birdsong, the rumble of surf and lungfuls of the cleanest air in Ireland'
From the kitchen, a hillside sheep pasture much as it was before the Famine, scattered with glacial boulders and sculpted with huge bolsters of lazy beds, then soil-black, now green. The stream divides the grass in a rocky hollow worn over centuries: we see it glinting and tinkling in the morning sun, more rarely in roaring, white-water floods.
From the living room, Connacht's highest mountain, Mweelrea, fills most of a window, playing tricks with distance. Snow makes a Japanese etching; a south wind spins clouds from the summit in lenticular meringues. I keep binoculars for armchair climbs to places where I used to go. Beyond it yawns the mouth of the Killary fjord and the far, Tolkien peaks of Connemara.
From my workroom, looking west: a rim of sheep fields to the shore, a long, creamy span of sand, the slow unlacing of white breakers.
Out there, low humps of islands – Inishturk, Inishbofin – and beyond them the ocean horizon: 50km on a good day, but always, spiritually, infinite. Where the sun sets, left to right through the year, marks off the calendar in Technicolor sunsets. Sometimes in winter, early at my desk, I see a full moon move a shining path across the sea, even more bewitching than broadband.
All this without stepping outside. Do that and it's birdsong and the small talk of commuting ravens, the swish of leaves, the distant rumble of surf and lungfuls of the cleanest air in Ireland. Sometimes, an enveloping silence, miles wide. Also, sudden smallness in this huge amphitheatre: smallness, but also connection with a sensual natural world, a man in his due habitat. You have to take its tempers of rain and wind, and deadening days of drizzle and fog. You need interiority and weatherproof hobbies (a polytunnel!) Not, then, the best place for everyone, thank goodness.
Looking out now, across the hedge (was that another hare?) and stripes of stone walls, two holiday cottages shine white against the sky. There are plenty more along the 12km to Louisburgh, but, spaced between us and the mountain, where the road ends in the sand, most of the new build was for indigenous families, among them grand neighbours and friends.
Some people need the human warmth of towns. On holiday, they seek out crowded beaches, to be sure they are enjoying themselves: ours is huge and deserted for almost all the year, and on fine bank-holiday Sundays we look the other way. It was never, in any case, a strand for sitting down on, even with one's back to the dunes.
No downsides, then? Remoteness matters now and then – 50km to the hospital, in Castlebar, for instance, or forgetting the thing that wasn't on the list for the once-a-month stock-up in town.MICHAEL VINEY

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My demonolatory journey | Ange Ferude
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Demon possession doubts | Martin McGreggor
Demonic medicine | Toby Scott
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The differences between pronation and supination are that pronation is the term for the inward roll of the foot in motion and supination refers to its opposite, the outward roll of the moving foot. Supination is also known as underpronation.
Pronation refers to the inward rolling movement of the foot while walking or running, specifically the moment when the outer edge of the heel comes into contact with the ground and the foot rolls inward to distribute the force from the impact. Some pronation occurs naturally as the foot moves, but if it happens to an excessive degree, it can flatten out the arch of the foot, leading to problems with muscles, ligaments and tendons.
Supination is the term for the outward roll of the foot in motion, when the heel lifts up and the front half of the foot and toes push off from the ground to propel the body forward. During supination, the force of the impact from the ground is distributed a lot more irregularly throughout the foot than during pronation, placing excess stress on the ankles and toes especially. Although supination is also a natural movement of the foot, excessive amounts can lead to Achilles tendinitis, iliotibial band syndrome or total ligament rupture.
Runners need to be aware of these types of motion to determine whether they have problems with excessive pronation or supination. If so, there are exercises as well as special footwear and orthopedic inserts available that can help.


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So I don't usually celebrate the 4th of July, just never got into it, which is a shame because it can actually be quite fun! Last year, I went with my family and boyfriend on a cruise and that was actually such a great way to celebrate. Drinking with people you love... obnoxiously blowing horns... fireworks in the stars above the bay... champagne and city lights in the darkness... it was pretty special. But this year, it was spent with friends and new faces in a very patriotic town I just so newly discovered..
Highlight of the night
: Specially made authentic mexican food. A lot of it. Freshly made corn tortillas, tender carne asada, fresh guacamole, and tons of pastries. Also the margarita machine was quite handy.
All of this was at our house. Overall a great night, the adults playing poker while the younger group taking shots and watching funny youtube videos.
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Coinciding with International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month, Christies is currently hosting the "For Members Only: Eyes on the Guise" online-only auction of Andy Warhol's work. The auction began June 13 and features over 200 paintings, prints, and photographs from the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts that focus on nude male figures, many of which have never been displayed for the public. Valentino, Yves Saint Laurent, and Versace are among the models featured in the photographs. With pieces started as low as $800, even small collectors have the opportunity to own work by the legendary pop artist.
The auctions are live at http://www.christies.com/warhol and end starting June 27 at 10 a.m.
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Thursday, January 12, 2012
Figure Drawing
This model had pile of tendril-like hair which was a lot of fun to draw.
Monday, January 09, 2012
Here is another bit of practice to get the hang of painting in Photoshop. Since I have struggled with this in the past I decided to start removing variables to make the process easier to get a handle on.
I started with a blank screen rather than an analog pencil sketch, and chose to do a side-by-side copy from photo reference so I would have fewer variables to worry about. To simplify further, I also chose a vintage black and white still so color issues would also not be a factor. Reducing choices and variables was a great way to get to know the tool, and make it much less daunting of an experience.
Using this brush set courtesy of Min Hyuk Yum was very helpful. The first brush in the set worked tremendously well as a pencil, and for the first time I felt comfortable sketching in Photoshop.
All in all I think it was a very positive step in the right direction.
The reference I used was this beautiful photo by Gordon H. Coster from the 1930's.
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fave as of late . . . [wedding inspiration]
bohemian backyard wedding [inspiration]
As we all know there is an endless supply of wedding inspiration on the internet, and on Pinterest especially. It is just so much FUN to collect these gorgeous images to create a board that conveys a wedding theme, 'look' and design. A great source of inspiration when designing your wedding day!
As my Pinterest boards continue to grow and evolve, this one – bohemian backyard wedding – has quickly become one of my faves. Love the boho look :)
The details are bright, funky, bohemian and a little bit bold mixed with some natural elements . . . as outdoor weddings are the absolute best! Even within this one wedding inspiration board a bride could take this 'look' in 2 different directions . . .
Eclectic, funky and bold by showcasing the colors and uniqueness – OR – by going for a more vintage garden look. Featuring sweet florals, vintage pieces and more natural elements. Either way makes for a VERY pleasing wedding design! What do you all think?!


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For many years I have been fascinated by the idea of disruptive innovation and technologies. Whilst disruption certainly happens, there are plenty of historical examples of that, I don't think you can identify which innovations will be disruptive and how
Does 3D Printing Help Sustainability?
Over the last few years, there has been a significant growth in interest in 3D printing. It has moved from clever demonstrations of technical capability, producing objects impossible by conventional methods, to commercial usefulness. Initially used for the creation of


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Despite the sharp Wednesday rally, the major stock market indices remain stuck below their respective 10-week moving averages. The Wednesday rally appeared to be attributed to the price gain in crude oil as the market moved almost in lockstep with oil prices today.
Regardless of why market moves occur, as a trend follower I focus primarily on the price action and the volume behind the price action. The market averages are in a nascent down trend and it remains to be seen whether the 2014 "buy the dip" market continues into 2015. As bulls and bears battle for supremacy, expect a volatile stock market environment.
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The Carlotta Wine Clutch from Picnic Plus is a customer favorite. This wine tote is a classy and stylish carrier making it perfect to take along on fun night out with friends. It has an interior pocket for keys, money or license and totes like a purse. With several designs to choose from you'll find a wine purse for any occasion. It makes a impressive gift for the hostess or wine lover.
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Here's the full report: "Kentucky's Immigrant Youth Face Tough Transition to Adulthood" by Kentucky Youth Advocates. -Patricia
By Sarah Vos
June 27, 2008
Kentucky's immigrant teenagers are five times more likely to drop out of high school than their American-born counterparts, according to a new study by Kentucky Youth Advocates.
The biggest reason for their failure is a limited ability to speak English, said Janessa Bryan, the report's author and a policy analyst for Kentucky Youth Advocates.
The report found that 41 percent of immigrants ages 16 to 19 either speak English "not well" or "not at all." But 70 percent of immigrants who were not enrolled in school had limited English skills.
Kentucky has one of the highest dropout rates in the nation. Most of the dropouts are white and U.S.-born. One in 10 is an immigrant.
But the number of immigrants in schools is growing. In 1990, 1,300 Kentucky students learned English as a second language. In 2005, more than 11,000 did.
Hispanic teenagers, in particular, are likely to drop out, the report found. Nearly three-quarters of Hispanic immigrants ages 16 to 19 were not in school and did not have a diploma or a GED.
To help immigrant teenagers graduate, the state needs to invest more in programs that help kids stay in school, Bryan said.
The report also calls for the state to track limited students after they finish English proficiency programs. Tracking students would help schools know whether the programs successfully transferred immigrant students into the English-speaking classrooms.
This blog on Texas education contains posts on accountability, testing, college readiness, dropouts, bilingual education, immigration, school finance, race, class, and gender issues with additional focus at the national level.
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State dropout rate is analyzed
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The Gospel of Jesus
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This is the story of Jesus told in a new way, relating the history of Jesus as contained in the gospels, but adding legends of his journey to the far east, including India, Tibet, China, and Japan. The Gospel of Jesus updates the story of Jesus making it much more accesible and understandable for modern man.
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I designed my collection with the lifestyle of ladies in mind, so you have no idea how excited I am to release it. Luckily everyone at What Woman Want loved the bag and thought it was beautiful. Thanks to What a Woman Wants Expo for me inviting me! Thank you for inviting me to speak at both of your events and share my design. Really hope to see you again soon. In the meantime, please check out my video from the event. It's a ton of fun.
This event was REALLY fun. I lived this one up and bought this amazing infused cooking oil imported from Italy and connected with a ton of ladies. You can't see them very well, but I designed the leggings I'm wearing. They're a snake print and I am thinking about using them for the summer of 2017.
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Technology and media companies face their own unique set of risks. From the obvious professional liability arising from consulting services for computer systems, to the more esoteric risk of maintaining security of data on computer networks, the digital age has introduced a range of perils not only for technology companies but for any company that holds third party data or processes online transactions. Media and advertising liability risks, traditionally the concern only of broadcasters and publishers, now have the potential to impact any entity that publishes a website. A range of products has evolved to meet these new exposures:
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Welcome to Tomah Memorial Hospital
You're more than an "illness" or "room number" at Tomah Memorial. We're committed to serving the Tomah community with superior healthcare in a compassionate setting. The expertise of our physicians and our advanced technologies rival any hospital in the area. We're known for excellence in orthopedic surgery, rehabilitation, overall patient care and much more. Choose Tomah for all of your healthcare needs and enjoy the comforts and convenience of being close to home.


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The virtual network design and testing software developed by GNS3 surpassed its funding goal by 1400%, raising over $600K on the popular crowdfunding platform Tilt Open. This is one of the most successful open-source projects to date and ranks among the top 15 crowdfunding projects of all-time on Tilt Open.
The GNS3 software is an easy to use and complete network simulation software
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GNS3 Technologies is pleased to announce that their crowdfunding campaign on Tilt Open has achieved record breaking status. GNS3's modest $35,000 goal was surpassed by 1400%, raising over $600,000 from 13,000 contributors from more than 80 countries. The funding will help to further develop the GNS3 software, a technology that provides virtual testing, design and configuration for the next generation of networks. Stephen Guppy, CEO and Co-Founder comments, "We couldn't be more excited with the overwhelming response from our campaign and community."
The GNS3 campaign is the most successful open source project to date on Tilt Open and ranks among the top 15 largest crowdfunding campaigns of all-time. The funds raised will be used to add additional features to the GNS3 software, including paid support and cloud processing to allow for unlimited scaling and further improve ease of implementation. The company is also developing an online portal where users can share product reviews, vendors can promote products and services, co-workers can collaborate and network professionals can continue to evolve and train with the software. Although the public beta for GNS3 released in July, the full version of the software is set to launch this October.
GNS3's technology replaces expensive physical testing and configuration labs with a virtual environment to test, design and configure the next generation of networks. This software offers a simple and intuitive interface and relative to current methods, GNS3 helps to significantly reduce costs. Because the hourly costs of downtime for computer networks is estimated around $42,000 according to leading technology research firm, Gartner, GNS3 can reduce testing costs by millions. GNS3's software is being used by organizations such as Walmart, Exxon, Twitter, AT&T, NASA and the US Department of Defense.
"Gone are the days where physical labs are needed to test network equipment," said Guppy. "Our vision for GNS3 will provide a truly scalable technology, which will transform the way users are testing, designing and configuring the next generation of networks. The two million active users in the GNS3 community have already seen the foundation of our success. We want to position the company as a central hub for everything networking."
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GNS3 was created in 2008 and holds offices in Calgary and Silicon Valley. GNS3 provides an intuitive graphical user interface to design and configure virtual networks. It runs on traditional PC hardware and may be used on multiple operating systems, including Windows, Linux, and MacOS X. Two million active users from over 190 countries worldwide have downloaded this software over 9 million times since its creation in 2008. GNS3 serves enterprises such as Walmart, Exxon, Twitter, AT&T, NASA and the US Department of Defense.
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These meetings have become a primary stage for the visible effects of increasing shareholder activism. Management agenda items previously considered non-issues are now facing greater scrutiny and opposition from individual and institutional investors alike, while the scale and focus of shareholder proposals are receiving increased support from both shareholder and influential institutional proxy advisors.
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elderberry tincture
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A time honored immunity tonic, known for helping keep viruses at bay. She's also great for seasonal allergies & asthma. Elderberry is a great preventative to have on hand for taking daily during cold & flu season and has even been used traditionally for heart health. We feel like she's one of those must-have allies.
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High quality voice processing is paramount whether you are live on stage or in your project studio. The Vocalist Workstation EX is able to rise to the challenge by giving you great vocals in both environments. The Vocalist Workstation EX contains a suite of effects designed to make your vocals outstanding as well. It has never been easier to add great sounding 2-5 part harmonies to live or pre-recorded vocals.
The high quality Reverb is easy to use and you can edit and store different reverb settings for each program. You can also fix that one out-of-tune note in an otherwise great vocal recording by using the automatic or manual "Pitch Correction" mode. Adjustable gender and humanization for harmony voices make them sound like other singers.
When you add a MIDI keyboard, it can create harmonies automatically using its chord recognition intelligence. Full MIDI Sysex implementation also allows the EX to move into the studio to run under full automation with your favorite sequencing and digital recording programs.
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This job fair will see over 30 employers which come from various industries including government sections, manufacturing, retail, finance, colleges, community services and human resource agencies and bring up numbers of job positions. At the job fair, you may have the chance of interacting with the employers, collecting information about the employment market, learning employment assistance programs of the government, obtaining volunteering jobs and accessing to specific instructions for finding a job. (Free workshops between 9:00 am – 10:00 am and on-site instructions to resume and cover letter writing at the job fair will be available)
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
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The chimes make no sense
Paper swirls and no one notices the ballerina inside
"you make walking in converse look like ballet"
Why don't your compliments make me shy?
no one ever noticed me like you
Buses caught and people flee like they know i'm not safe
dust rises higher than i've ever seen
Cover me just let me be, let mothers sheild their children's eyes
lower your head if you want to swear
no one catches you that way
Is it safe to look up?
i'm paranoid and i know it
can i help it you took my sanity and left
I should curse you for it
call down every blasphemy
I should hate you
but i don't.........why?
Am i supposed to overcome this?
i don't get it?
Do you feel the same way?
Is this turmoil mandatory before satisfaction? will i be more satisfied?
do i need it?
Self destruction feels more romantic than all the dried roses i kept
this ranting seems to go nowhere
In circles around my own head
I realise what i'm missing.....you
there's no one to shout at, no one to blame
no one to make up with ......
I can't believe it.
the very words that made me drive you away seem so much clearer.
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The chimes make no sense
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Accent your home with custom pillows from Jenny's Art Boutique and make yourself the envy of the neighborhood. Made from high-quality Simplex knit fabric, these 100% polyester pillows are soft and wrinkle-free. The heavyweight stretch material provides beautiful color definition for your design while also being the perfect complement to your couch! Design is on front and back of pillow.
Dimensions: 16" x 16" (square)
Simplex knit fabric; 100% polyester; wrinkle-free
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Football Hall of Famer and Actor Merlin Olsen Dies at 69
Mar 11, 2010 4:49 PM EST
Merlin Olsen, the Hall of Fame football star-turned-actor and commentator, has died. He was 69.Olsen died Thursday of mesothelioma at City of Hope hospital outside of Los Angeles, Utah State University, his alma mater, said. A three-time academic All… Read more


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Award-winning Karma game now comes in a mini!
What Goes Around...Comes Around! America's favorite infectiously fun game now comes in a mini 2-inch tin! This grab-and-go version allows you to play a quick game with 2-4 players! Race to get rid of all your cards by playing a card of equal or higher value. Use your Karma Cards to avoid picking up the discard pile. In this game there are multiple winners. You never really know who's going to lose until the very last card! The dramatic ending calls for an instant rematch—and since you can play a full game in only 15 minutes, you'll have time for a rematch no matter where you go! Karma Mini Round is perfect for traveling and on-the-go. Take it with you anywhere to turn "wait time" into game time!
"GIVE THE PILE TO A FRIEND" KARMA CARD: When played, give the entire discard pile to another player and then removed from the game.
"PLAY A TABLE CARD" KARMA CARD: This card allows you to play a Table Card(s) early.
"BOTTOMS UP" KARMA CARD: When this card is played, take the card at the bottom of the discard pile and place it on top of the pile.
"FIVE OR BELOW" KARMA CARD: This card requires the next player to play a number 5 or lower or a KARMA CARD.


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From Rick Van Horn-
Fred W. Gretsch, fourth-generation leader of a family business that has helped shape American music history, was presented with an honorary Doctor of Music degree from Elmhurst College at the school's Spring Commencement on May 28, 2016. Gretsch, who is an Elmhurst alumnus, is president of the Gretsch Company, which was founded by Fred's great-grandfather in 1883. Today the company makes guitars and drums for musicians who appreciate "that Great Gretsch Sound", top-quality craftsmanship and classic style.
Elmhurst College confers honorary degrees on individuals whose commitments and achievements embody the College's mission, vision, and core values. Fred Gretsch was recognized for his ongoing contributions to the music industry, as well as to his and his family's stated mission, which is "to enrich people's lives through participation in music."
Fred, his wife and business partner Dinah, his family company, and the Gretsch Foundation have been generous supporters of Elmhurst College and its Department of Music. That support has funded a variety of scholarships, as well as the state-of-the-art Sylvia and William Gretsch Recording Studio (established in 1987 to honor Fred's parents). In 1993 the Gretsch Electric Guitar Ensemble became a regular element of the music program, and in 2015 arrangements were made for the music department's ensembles to perform exclusively on Gretsch drum kits. Gretsch has also been a major supporter of the annual Elmhurst College High School Invitational Jazz Festival.
Speaking on behalf of Elmhurst College, Music Business Program director Tim Hays comments, "Fred Gretsch's support has helped us develop one of the top music business programs in the country, from the Gretsch Music Business Student Scholarship fund to his multiple gifts that have allowed us to build and continually upgrade our state-of-the art Gretsch Recording Studio. The College, the Music Department, and generations of students have benefited from his vision and generosity."
Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations Joseph Emmick adds, "We're pleased to honor Fred Gretsch. Who better to receive an honorary degree than someone who has distinguished himself in his service to the musical community? Fred and Dinah together form one of the music industry's most formidable teams, and their international success enhances Elmhurst College's reputation across the globe."
After receiving his honorary degree Fred Gretsch said, "I'm grateful and I'm honored. When it comes to enriching people's lives through music around the country and around the world, I recognize that Elmhurst is a great place to start. I look forward to working with the college to create more music-makers in the generations ahead."


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WPF 3.5 SP1 Tools with Erick Ellis and Mark Wilson-Thomas
Erick Ellis and Mark Wilson-Thomas talk about what's new in the WPF editor for Visual Studio in .NET 3.5 SP1. Topics include faster performance both from WPF and optimizations of their own, new cool visualizers, the Document Outline (very useful for WPF Apps) and more.
And as Mark mentioned, if you want to get your feedback in for future updates, go to the Visual Studio WPF Designer Forum on MSDN.
Looking for more than tools? Check out the WPF 3.5 SP1 Overview video!
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The potted feature plant in a shaded alcove or even indoors is a common element of a modernist home. The list of suitable and attractive species is quite extensive, ranging from the dramatic spikes of Mother-in-Law's Tongue (Sansevieria trifasciata) or the large glossy leaves of the Split Leaf Philodendron (Monstera deliciosa).
Ferns have long been a popular feature of Australian gardens and this post from Iota Australia shares some tips for having your own potted fernery.
Ferns in Pots, Grows Great in Shady Spots by Iota Australia
"Ferns are fabulous and make a beautiful addition to your garden. Having been around for millions of years, ferns usually grow in the forest, in rocky hills and in sand, but can also grow in pots with other plants or you can mix it with other flowers. You don't have to worry about growing ferns in pots.
This plant is not needy as it only needs little maintenance and can be useful to fill in the gaps in your container garden. Though it is not of major importance economically, it can be gathered for food, research, medicine and even for ornamentals which could also benefit you especially when you have it at home."
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The Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions (CPMR) is a French association created in 1973. It gathers over 150 coastal regions from 25 countries (both EU members and non-members). Representing close to 200 million citizens, the CPMR promotes a more balanced development of the European territory. Its main objectives are the development of the social, economic and territorial cohesion, of the blue growth and maritime policies, or even of accessibility. The European governance, energy and climate change, development policies also constitute important activity sectors of the association.
The AAC is one of the six CPMR geographical commissions. It gathers 17 regions in 5 countries, from Ireland to Portugal. It notably watches over social, economic and territorial cohesion, but also on the integrated maritime policy or the transportation accessibility in an area with a population of 60 million, amounting to 12% of the European population.In order to pursue its goals and promote regional interests to the European institutions, the AAC is divided in six working groups, on:
The Pays de la Loire Region assumed the presidency of the AAC on June 3rd, 2016. Its will is to rely on its mandate to ensure that european policies are optimally adapted to its maritime territorial specificity. To do so, the Region will carry out a working programme defined at the beginning of its mandate, which revolved around 4 main priorities:Increase the Atlantic Regions' visibility by the European institutions and influence the policies that impact them directly,Further its commitment to ensure that the Atlantic is specifically cared for by the European institutions, especially during the revision of European policies post 2020. It will be necessary to conduct a high standard lobbying, notably to promote the Atlantic maritime Strategy.Support the Arc Atlantic Commission action in the implementation of the Atlantic Strategy and the Interreg Atlantic Area Programme,New funding opportunities will be open by the European Commission in 2017 to make the Atlantic Strategy action plan more operational: those financial means will have to be maintained and benefit to the territorial stakeholders,Mobilize the working groups to respond to European calls for projects. The six AAC working groups (Renewable Marine Energies, Fisheries and aquaculture, Transports, Tourism and culture, Innovation, and Atlantic Strategy) will be committed to develop highly concrete European projects with an Atlantic dimension.Reinforce the political mobilization on strategic challenges for Atlantic Regions in key case files. This essentially covers the fields of accessibility as well as the support to emerging and traditional sectors (fisheries and aquaculture).
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aesthetic inspiration via the LIFE magazine photo archives
(photos via the LIFE photo archive @ google.com)
a recent post on the craft: blog mentioned the LIFE photo archive @ google.com. it's a huge collection of historic photographs that were published in the famed magazine in years past. one can virtually dig through said archive using keywords.
i had a fun time plugging terms into the search field on the site, such as: sewing, fashion, dressmaking, crocheting, knitting, needlepoint, needlework, quilting...and i got a kick out of the images that turned up (the results of some of those searches are shown above).
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Ian has been featured in the New York Times this holiday season, featuring his Spores.
From the New York Times: This homage to Surrealism inspired me to check out the works by another artist, Ian Trask, at Recession Art, several blocks away on Clinton Street. Using recycled materials like turquoise yarn and matchsticks, or mustard yarn and dismantled St. Patrick's Day jewelry, green beads and shamrocks, Mr. Trask turns Christmas balls into conversation pieces ($50). Very downtown.
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The contract modification establishes a new contract line to extend Integral Systems' integration of the Blue Force Server prototype on the CCS-C system to the Joint Space Operations Center (JSpOC) for the Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) system. Under the terms of the contract, Integral Systems will expand the current prototype Space Operations Center (SOC) 31 to support additional WGS payload telemetry and WGS spacecraft. The modification also funds a full backup system that will be installed into SOC-32. Interim Contractor Support will provide the Air Force with experts from Integral Systems during the implementation phase.
"We have worked closely with the Air Force to achieve the aggressive goals set out in the CCS-C program," said Larry Lind, CCS-C Senior Program Manager, Integral Systems. "The contract modification extends the work we have done to JSpOC as the military begins relying on the critical WGS system to provide 24/7 situational awareness from on-orbit assets and enhance overall MILSATCOM mission awareness."
The CCS-C contract, first awarded in early 2002, enables a unified Command and Control (C2) capability for the 50th Space Wing's complete family of MILSATCOM programs. By employing standards-based systems and an open architecture approach, the 50th Space Wing efficiently and cost-effectively supports future satellite platforms and programs. Lind continued, "The flexibility and exceptional performance of our CCS-C team, combined with an outstanding partnership with the Air Force, has been a winning combination as we continue surpassing expectations and delivering a cost-effective, powerful and reliable networked C2 system."
CCS-C is currently configured to support MILSATCOM satellites across four systems: the Defense Satellite Communications System (DSCS), Milstar; Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) and the AEHF system. CCS-C consists of high-specification, commercially-available computer servers and workstations running commercially-available TT&C software packages on a local area network-based client/server architecture.
CCS-C products are operational at the Air Education and Training Command, 533rd Training Squadron at Vandenberg AFB, Calif., the 14th Air Force, 50th Space Wing and the 3rd and 4th Space Operations Squadrons at Schriever AFB, Colo.
Integral Systems, Inc. is a global provider of products, systems and services for satellite command and control, telemetry and digital signal processing, data communications, enterprise network management and communications information assurance. We specialize in developing, managing and operating secure communications networks, both satellite and terrestrial, as well as systems and services to detect, characterize and geolocate sources of RF interference. Our customers include U.S. and foreign commercial, government, military and intelligence organizations. For almost 30 years, customers have relied on the Integral Systems family of companies (Integral Systems, Inc., Integral Systems Europe, Lumistar, Inc., Newpoint Technologies, Inc., RT Logic and SAT Corporation), as well as our services organization, Integral Systems Service Solutions (IS3), to design and deliver innovative commercial-based products, solutions and services that are cost-effective and reduce delivery schedules and risk. Our dedication to "The Integral Difference" has solidified long-term relationships with the U.S. DoD, NASA, NOAA and nearly every commercial satellite operator in the world. For more information, visit www.integ.com .
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These super awesome folks -- Bushwick based Braven Brewing Company recently came to visit the studio and interviewed me for #BravenVisits.
We're starting a new, monthly feature in 2016, where we visit a different Bushwick-based artist in their studio every month and ask them a few questions about their life and works. This is #BravenVisits.


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Interpreting historic eruptions with old dusty hidden treasures: Introduction to historical and social volcanology
Guest Blogger Jazmin ScarlettFollow her on Twitter: @scarlett_jazmin
Jazmin shares more of her adventures on her own blog: Phdvolcanology.wordpress.com
My name is Jazmin Scarlett, I am a PhD student in volcanology and I am not trained in geology, geophysics or geochemistry.
I am trained in understanding hazardous processes and how humans interact with them. I am, therefore, a weird mix of physical and social scientist. I understand the processes behind volcanic activity, but I mainly understand the many characteristics of volcanic hazardous phenomena. I understand how they impact on the natural and built environment and in turn, I understand how humans respond, mitigate and prepare against them. However, the interactions between hazard and person is more often than not more complicated than just hazard + human = impact.
As well as understanding the volcano and its hazards, what is around the volcano is just as important. Infrastructure, settlements, topography, climate and so on. Humans are far more complex, so responses, mitigation and preparedness goes beyond what is visible (e.g. running away, building a wall, evacuation drills), it involves understanding what makes us tick when it comes to confronting hazards and risk. This has led me to learning about theories and concepts with sociology, psychology and anthropology.
The village of Byera, located in the high risk volcanic hazard zone.
My approach to 'social' volcanology has been a mixture of volcanology, socio-psychology and disaster management. This all started with my masters dissertation into volcanic risk perceptions on the island of St Vincent in the East Caribbean. In order for people to do questionnaires and a semi-structured interview, I first had to learn about the volcano in question, La Soufrière and, its volcanic hazardous phenomena. After that, I had to understand the society, its common problems and other hazardous events (hurricanes, agricultural pests, crime and so on), culture and the country's take on disaster management and relation to its volcano. After that, it was the matter of being a non-biased and open researcher to get the most representative results as possible.
A street leading to the village of Bellevue in the medium risk volcanic hazard zone.
I learnt so much from the project: about myself, about the island my family is from, about the volcano and importantly, about social volcanology. The sub-discipline itself is quite young, so at the time I felt I got an equal amount of questions and answers! I learnt that the 'social' aspect of volcanology involves the need for the researcher to really strip back and understand the society and its connection to its volcano(es) and to be patient with participants. I spoke only to the lay-public, so despite keeping everything as jargon free as possible, there were still things I had to take the time to explain. I was going into the project using human geography techniques…but came out learning about socio-psychology and a bit of anthropology!
The beginning of the Windward volcano trail.
I took all the questions and answers from that project into my current PhD which is still looking at St Vincent. The initial innocent question was: "how did people respond in the past?" and it has now got me using historical geography understanding. My current project is investigating three historical eruptions of La Soufrière impacts on the society, alongside how the society developed with the volcano. This has involved all aspects of social volcanology (perceptions, development, awareness and so on) within the historical context. I have to understand factors such as the economy, colonial relations with the British Empire, the societal hierarchy, the slave plantation system, emancipation and the significance of gaining independence. It is split up into three parts: reconstruction of the eruptions using archive sources (across six different archives in three different countries), impacts on the agriculture sector (sugar, cotton, arrowroot, banana and others) as well as certain parameters of the society (responses, recovery, disaster relief, resilience) that may have influenced the 'co-volcanic society' today. 'Co-volcanic society' is a new term being created between myself and my supervisors about the reciprocal relationships between volcano and society.
A pile of archive documents related to the 1902 eruption of La Soufrière. These documents belong to The National Document and Archive Service of St Vincent and the Grenadines.
A Barbadian newspaper article with a strong religious reaction to ash fall from the 1902 eruption. Barbados always experiences ashfall from St Vincent due to the dominant Easterly winds.
Part of my historical hazard mapping experience. These are datapoints with descriptive observations of pyroclastic density currents for the 1812 eruption, often referred to as "lava" during this time. They are mapped onto a 1796 map.
On the main Leeward road in the southeast of St Vincent.
School children learning about volcanoes during volcano awareness week 2016 on St Vincent.
Governmental correspondence for Barbados during 1902. Book is within The National Archives in London, UK.
One of my interviewees in the town of Chateaubelair. He shared his experiences of the last eruption in 1979. He moved his family to a safer location south of the island then returned to volunteer helping sick people evacuate.
Being a historical and social volcanologist requires me understanding the volcano and the exposed population within the historical context. It is a unique approach to volcanology and one I am proud to follow. There are many ways to understanding volcanoes, mine is just one of them.
Photograph taken by volcanologist Dr Tempest Anderson at the Orange Hill Estate house after a pyroclastic density current on the 7th May 1902. Photographs held at the Yorkshire Museum, UK.
Diary entries from American barrister Hugh Keane, who observed the 1812 eruption. Diary held at the Virginia Historical Society, Richmond, VA


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Gentleman Brawlers Receives Honorable Mention:
Deli Magazine's Best of NYC
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"In a time where music is dominated by pop melodies and arrangements (even in R&B, hip hop, and electronica), Gentlemen Brawlers remind us that there is a world of music to discover and hear, as heard on their brilliant and inventive single "My Theory". . . . Gentlemen Brawlers integrate funky Afrobeat vibes with tinges of voodoo psychedelia. It's Lagos, Nigeria meets New Orleans, USA. Konono No. 1 blended with Dr. John. Together, you get a single that is tantalizing and intoxicating, a single that will entrance you while making your body involuntarily groove anytime and anywhere. . . . If the LP sounds anything like "My Theory", they could very well be the Western world's answer to Konono No. 1."
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— Ben Yung, TheRevue.ca
"A virtuoso live band of this calibre – grooving together like a beautifully engineered machine – topped off with silken female vocals...Liquid and inventive township style guitars, micron-precision drum grooves, yes… but what's nailing it all together is a bassist with the effortless rhythmic flick of a Norman Watt-Roy or a James Jamerson."
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"It had me on the funky intro. Great fusion of afro-soul, and dreamy synth pop, driven by a tight bassline and interesting guitar riffs. Lots of elements coming together beautifully."
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"Gentleman Brawlers are a Brooklyn, NY six-piece outfit that draws influence from afrobeat, funk, and psychedelic music. They're one of those groups that is so transcendent live that it feels almost pointless to try and describe them. …By the end of the set, Becca Fox … turned into a blur of energy like the ones you sometimes see in old cartoons, one moment belting out high notes from the center of the stage, five seconds later laying down some spooky, atmospheric flourishes on a keyboard located stage right, all before running to her left and busting out a series of high-velocity dance moves. It was a thrilling display that served to elevate the experience from concert to one-person dance party.
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— Ben Gibbons, Bored in Pittsburgh
"In the modern world of music, the spectrum of genres is infinite, as bands have started to blend genres together and began to erase any boundaries that existed before. New York-based Gentleman Brawlers is one of those bands who decided that one genre just wasn't enough for them."
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— Sheila Walsh, Shutter 16 Magazine
"Gentleman Brawlers moves between the lines of strong songwriting, theatrics and sonic experimentation, through the fusion of ambient and psychedelic melodies of guitarists Jim Thomson and Matt Walsh, the Latin funk polyrhythms of bassist Alexis Arkus-Duntov and drummer David Ashkenazy, and vocal combination and singer Becca Fox's moving stage presence."
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— Joe Marvilli, Queens Tribune
"Not being one of those bands who bother with belonging to a movement or a trend, the Gentleman Brawlers displayed their strong understanding of the tricks and techniques of pop's biggest and best moments, the moments that stop your breath during the pause just before the big chorus, and they set out to make an entire night of such moments."
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— Amanda Fortnoy, Fluxphase
"A well balanced, often humorous concoction of underground delight."
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"The challenge for the Brawlers is putting all their creativity into something that sounds original and consistent, making it just opaque enough to create mystery while acknowledging the legends."
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"Reminiscent of the powerful spareness of early Police albums, bassist Josh Myers and drummer Dave Chillino-Volano marry stripped polyrhythms with Matt Walsh's hooky guitar work as the band moves deftly through the history of chamber pop, Hendrix-era folk-metal, jazz, bossa nova and afrobeat. The diverse styles are woven together with excellent 3-part harmonies…"
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