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Posted on 09/24/2013 3:01:07 AM PDT by markomalley
At a recent talk, President Vladimir Putin defended Christian values and criticized the secularization of Europe, according to the Russian news agency Interfax.
We have been able to see many Euro-Atlantic countries effectively embark on a path of renouncing their roots, including Christian values, which underlie Western civilization, he said. Policies are pursued that put large families and same-sex partnerships in the same category, belief in God and belief in Satan.
Excesses of political correctness reach the point where there are serious discussions on the registration of parties that have propaganda of pedophilia as their objective, he continued. People in many European countries are ashamed and afraid of speaking about their religion, holidays are abolished or given other names, names that shyly conceal the nature of those holidays, and aggressive attempts are made to force this model on the rest of the world.
This is a direct path to degradation and primitiveness, to deep demographic and moral crises, he added. What can be a better indication of a moral crisis in human society than its loss of the ability for self-reproduction?
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Gee....Vladamir Putin, the leader of the free world- who'da thunk it?
Putin saying it like it is.
I never thought I'd see the day that a Russian prez would be a champion of Christianity.
I constantly find myself asking, What is he really up to?
Wow...and on another thread the Globalist Communists were attacking Putin for everything including kicking the dog
Putin's biggest critics are Commies upset Putin won't go Commies.
I don't trust Putin, but it seems that Bush was not entirely wrong in his charitable assessments of him.
Champion of the free world and sound money as well
Putin talks more like a man with more than a shred of decency permeating his character. I look at Putin and think what a disgraceful piece of ghetto trash we have sitting in the White House.
"I never thought Id see the day that a Russian prez would be a champion of Christianity."
Incredible, isn't it? Growing up in the eighties, they were the evil empire - now the roles are reversed.
"I constantly find myself asking, What is he really up to?"
I suspect he is looking at the disappearance of Europe's individual cultures and doesn't want the same fate for his people. I don't want it for mine, either.
I knew I'd lived too long when I learned my country was led by a Marxist Communist Muslim and Russia was led by a Christian. But, after all, Russia is the inheritor of the Byzantine Empire and Putin could now become Emperor Constantine XII. (and I'm not so sure that's sarcasm)
Told you. Putin is an enemy of Islam and he's fighting a religious war. How many christian orthodox churches has he built again? 200?
the more he talks, the more I like him.
Putin has murdered more people than the average jihadi or atheist lunatic could DREAM of killing. That he is able to con people even at FR into believing he is a "Christian" is testimony to his KGB training in disinformation.
Back in the ancient times, Western Roman Empire withered away and Eastrn Roman Empire expanded and prospered. Putin wants the same dream,this time his domain stretches all the way to Vladivostok.
This is his vision. It is another thing if Putin or Russia will be able to deliver the result
"I constantly find myself asking, What is he really up to?"
I've been wondering the same thing. Putin is a cynical guy who will do or say whatever is expedient. It's hard to believe that this Russian KGB thug is suddenly a Christian. Although I welcome his words to the Europeans - but this is definitely Bizarro World. I read - here probably - that he is doing this Christian schtick to help unify Russia and promote the birth rate...but there must be more to it than that. In any case, it's refreshing to hear these words coming out of a world leader's mouth.
I ask that about Obama every day.
Obama has conned more people than Putin has. I would seriously take Putin over Obama any day.
I forgot about this. People gave him (Bush) a hard time. It turns out he may be right about the man.
Who would've thought the leader of Russia would be the only person standing up for Christian values?
Wow. He's good at what he does. He knows all the right buttons to push.
I'm starting to think he's planning to contest the 2016 republican nomination for president of the United States...
..or even PRETENDING to be a champion of Christianity.
But you have to admit, that's a pretty low bar.
Of course it is. I never imagined I would have any respect or admiration for a Russian leader. I hid under my desk at school because the Soviets were going to be launching missles at me. I lived through the Cold War and had no love for the Russians. That is how far we have fallen - I now trust a Russian president much more than an American president. Pretty sick.
The world has truly become upside-down.
Putin speaking up on behalf of Christianity, and leading a fight for cultural preservation and self-survival... while America continues to devolve and decay into a suicidal sewer of degeneracy, exemplified by one-party statism to trillion-dollar deficits to homo marriage and a depraved culture of mind-boggling putridness.
Maybe Putin can tell us how to dismantle the cultural Marxism bomb that his country unleashed on us.
That's right - the guy who ordered polonium be squirted into a man's tea - who poisoned & disfigured a political rival- and who has Russian journalists shot — is the perfect guy to lecture anyone about Christian values
If the KGB guy really 'converted", it's equivalent to the Pope becoming a communist
I constantly find myself asking, What is he really up to?
I view everything he says through the lens of How can I (speaking as Vlad now) best control the Russian people.
Gays make trouble.
non-Christians make trouble.
Good Christians render unto Caesar, and all that stuff.
He's laughing at us, all right. Because so many actually buy his BS.
Putin will say and do what he thinks is in Russia's best interest. Who would expect otherwise? He apparently sees Christian and family values as the best pragmatic chance to halt the extinction of ethnic Russians, even if he does not hold those beliefs himself. Regardless of his motives, it is quite an improvement over the old Soviet Union.
No, just pretty stupid.
You trust Obama more?
What makes you suggest it? Seriously, once and for all, I'd like to get to the bottom of this failure of logic.
Put in stands up for his country and tells homosexuals to leave children alone. Obama apologizes for America and is turning our military gay and anti-God. Are you okay with that?
Back up a minute, cowboy. In the real world, one either trusts someone else, or one does not. It's possible to distrust two people at once, despite the fact that one professes to be anti-homo.
Putin is trying to save his country and religious values will help that.
Obama is trying to destroy his country and is succeeding by helping destroy religious values with the support of the media/entertainment bodies.
Indeed, Americans can and know what is right and to fix it, we do not need outside help, however we have a lot of idiots who are empowered to stop Americans from fixing themselves. This is a terrorism problem we need to wake to. Just as there were Saudis on 911, now, under Obama, surprize surprize, many of the terrorists are American muslims...
The last Pope was in the Hitler Youth. So yes, people can change for the better.
Putin is also saying we have terrorists here protected by Obama and he gives himself a reason to nuke us... the Marxist language mixes and is militant leveraging on some overreaching discontent.
Of course, if we give them this discontent on a silver platter as idiots voting for zero do, we might end up exiled to Babylon like jews of old.
Actually the current pResident of the White House is not exactly 'ghetto trash'. He was raised in an affluent environment, and went to a 'rich' High School in Hawaii. Affirmative Action pushed this underachiever along, and he was able to create a persona and schtick along the way that enabled him to win repeated elections (that, and voter fraud by his handlers also probably helped a lot). I'd call him a con man foisted on us by the God hating Media, but not 'ghetto trash'.
Put in doesn't just talk. It is the law.
And I'll wager that you yearn for a "strong leader," right?
People don't like their long held views challenged, no matter how weak or irrational. The MSM has shaped every American's perspectives and views, no matter how they deny it. Where do we get our news? Therefore: Russian leader = Communist, fascism (however it's defined) = bad, gummint helping the poor = good, and other similar simplification.
The figure of Putin, whoever he might be now or has been (and sorry, but no one here is presenting any knowledge about the man outside the usual superficial crap from the MSM, and no knowledge of how the Russian system of government works, everyone assuming that it is a dictatorship or that it is structured and works, or is supposed to work, like the US government) is challenging these silly brain orthodoxies. I only know that we don't know. We don't know enough, so spare me parroting these lines you've heard from MSM, ape!
That's the second time in as many days that I've seen you play the "MSM" angle here. Are you suggesting that FReepers are unable to find news on their own?
Where do you find your news if not from the MSM? Secondary sources that ape the MSM? Bulgarian media? Russian? Don't kid yourself.
I yearn for a leader who isn't trying to destroy my country.
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Athletes Find Opportunities and Challenges Playing OverseasMen's national team veteran Adam Simac added another championship to his record this spring, but this one didn't come with Team Canada. Adam's professional club, Arkas Izmir of the Turkish League 1, defeated Halk Bankasi 3-1 in a best of 5 series, winning 11 of 16 sets to take home the championship. This year, the Ottawa native is playing in Switzerland with Pallavolo Lugano and is off to a 5-0 start.
Simac is one of 29 national team athletes and 63 total Canadian volleyball players playing on professional teams abroad this season; including Gavin Schmitt who has just arrived in Turkey after having surgery on his left tibia at the end of September. Schmitt reported to Simac's former club, Arkas Izmir, with the hopes of repeating last year's championship run along with Canadian teammate Gord Perrin and men's national team head coach, Glenn Hoag.
When the international tournament season ends for the Canadian team, players have the option of staying in Canada to train with teammates or look for jobs elsewhere. These jobs often come in the form of contracts in professional leagues. This gives athletes the opportunity to continue to play in competitive matches and stay in game shape year round.
With so many leagues and divisions in so many countries, high-calibre players are faced with many options when it comes to deciding which team to sign with. Obvious factors such as location and salary come to mind first, but there is much more for the players to consider before putting pen to paper. The athletes take into account the stability of the country's economy, the strength and professionalism of the club and the league, the opportunity for exposure, living conditions, participation in Euro tournaments, and benefits such as accommodation, transportation, and food.
While playing professionally can be an excellent experience for these athletes, there are certain hurdles that they are faced with. The most obvious of which is being away from friends and family for an extended period of time. However, advances in technology are helping players feel closer to home. Programs such as Skype, Facebook, and FaceTime are being used by the athletes to connect with their family, friends and even teammates in real time. The women's national team actually has a Facebook group where they can keep in touch while they're spread out across the globe. Women's national team athlete Jaimie Thibeault says: "I think this is great because it definitely can get lonely overseas, especially when you don't speak the language, so it's comforting to know that all of us are going through similar situations." Thibeault is in her second year of professional volleyball, and first with Urbino Volley of the Italian A1 Women's league, one of the most competitive leagues for women.
As Thibeault mentioned, there is always the possibility of a language barrier when playing in foreign countries. In Holland, male athlete TJ Sanders finds that most people can speak some level of English, and his teammates on Abiant Lycurgus all speak English rather well. However in Italy, Thibeault has a teammate who translates their coach's Italian into English for her. "I feel like I am always missing parts or maybe sometimes it's mistranslated," said the middle from Sylvan Lake, Alberta. Sometimes it can be hard to communicate off the court, but most players say that once they step on the court, the international language of volleyball helps break that barrier.
According to a number of Canadian players, there are other potential drawbacks of playing overseas. Depending on where you're playing, these can include less than adequate facilities, non-optimal training times, decrease in level of play, and the increased risk of injury due to more frequent competition. "Since the season has started my team has been playing almost every 3 days, so it has been very difficult. Tournaments with the national team are difficult in a different sense because you have games every day for a week," said Shanice Marcelle who is in her first professional season with Dresdner SC in Germany. "The downside to that is that there are minimal days off and the training and competition becomes very hard on the body." Even with the physical strain this type of schedule can have on the players, these drawbacks are often offset by the experience the player gets of living in another country, embracing a new culture, meeting new people, strengthening their game, and playing in meaningful matches.
In addition to the experience players are gaining by playing with other players and coaches, they are also gaining insight. "I feel like an athlete can only improve their game by surrounding themselves with the best players in the world. In addition, you also learn so much about them that you can take back and use as a tool when playing against them with the national team," said Thibeault of the other players in Italy.
A number of athletes on Team Canada have been playing together for years, have very distinct roles on the team, and have built a certain chemistry with their teammates. The players on professional teams change year after year and often have no playing history with their teammates.This forces them to come together as a team and find their game much quicker. The common goal of the team also differs from national teams to professional clubs. "Unlike playing professionally, when playing on the national team you know the guys are there to play for their country and for the guys beside them. We aren't playing for money, we are playing for national and personal pride each time we put on the maple leaf. No one has a hidden agenda with Team Canada - it's all about the team," said Simac, who is currently in his 8th season of professional volleyball in Europe.
For the most part, younger athletes in Canada are more focused on putting that maple leaf on one day and playing for Canada. A lot of them aren't even aware of the possibility of playing professional volleyball in other countries. Sanders gives some advice for younger players interested in playing abroad. "Do your research on the organization and where you will be, then head over with an open mind. There will be many unexpected situations when you are over here and you will experience a change in culture. Enjoy the experience and challenges that come with it. Talk with other athletes that have done it before and coaches that may know how things work over here."
Adam Simac has a brief piece of advice for those kids who may play professionally one day, but the same can be said for family members, friends, and fans of the game – "expect the unexpected."
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What a lovely little jaunt from Emery to Ferron, not to mention the extended trip from Interstate 70, through Castle Dale over to Price. A persons trousers get worn at the knees, making such an adventure.
Each time the road is traveled, I pray to the Lord that the trip will be a safe one for me and my family. Again, I get on my knees and ask that "please, if I'm not in control of the steering wheel, would you watch over those close to me that they will be safe." The narrow path across this area scares the hell out of me. I hate that my teen daughter drives here.
Understanding the desire of the public, as explained by the elected officials, "Recreation is a resource to be developed in and around our county." Recreation seekers travel the same "expressway" as do the coal industry transports. How can they navigate an RV and keep their wheels out of the ditches? There is no room for travelers on this highway. Not recreation vehicles, commuters from the county (getting to be more all the time), and 300 coal trucks per hour. Intense!
Safety should be the first concern on our roads. Other issues need to be addressed in their order of importance.
One such issue is the perspective of a vacationer traveling our highways. Does the RV driver enjoy dodging coal trucks as he travels to a scenic designation? I think not. But the argument, one hears so often, makes so much sense. "We are not a big population area such as Salt Lake Valley. Those people can justify a 'Legacy Highway.' Much more tax money. Many more automobiles up there."
How, may I ask, can we justify a "Transportation Highway" down Quitchupah Canyon? Correct, it saves the truckers 55 miles distance traveling. Sevier County will fund it and a toll will be charged to the trucking company to pay for it. Is this not a private road only until it gets to a "bigger, better" public taxed Highway SR-10.
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The translation was a little off, but in short, it's Hell or Hell, no turning back now. I guess it's good that the MC has a normal Ki Center for now, so that he can master the Martial Arts as everyone has up until now and then, when it fully recovers and grows, he will be one-shooting skyscrapers... I'm wondering if perhaps the school wont's be blown up by his strike next chapter :p.
It's kinda cool him going all bad ass, but I really wanted Shiwoon to be the one to control the 'Black Heaven and Earth' where he would be able to use the Ki and not go crazy like 9 Arts or his master before him (so it would be like Shiwoon would be the first true master of the Black Heaven and Earth School).
Idk, I'm hoping he gains control of himself, I know it's been a long time since he has been able to fight - but still, I don't want him to go crazy like 9 Arts did.
It's one of the good manhwa! I hope it can be anime!
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Black Origin Threshold Whoopass chapter number 1 , shit just got real, the chapter we all been waiting for from new waves
Looks like his true potential is starting to break through.
I rlly hope he won't forget the new heights he's reached after the battle or after he calmed down.
He better kill somebody for real this time, looks like baldie picked the short straw.
Also was his ki center revived? , i mean did they jump forward in time after that doctor guy said he couldnt use martial arts during recovery or it would get shattered forever.
In previous, or so, chapter it was revealed that his center didn't recover normally. They thought that his gigantic Ki center would be slowly patching itself, which would leave it vulnerable. Yet it turned out, that it first recovered and became like that of any other Murim person. His Ki Center became normal and from there it started to forcefully grow again. The old man questioned if he even needs such a monstrous Ki Center, wondering if it wouldn't be better to stop the treatment and leave it as it is. Thus, making him grow through skill and not through artificial means.
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""...the truth that someday, you will go for your last run. But not today—today you got to run." - Matt Crownover (after Western States)
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A romance that sparked with the help of some Williamstown Elementary pen pals has led to the couple getting engaged.
When WES third grade teacher Michelle Whaley and RTI coordinator Carleen Ficker were looking for a group of soldiers to write to so they enlisted the help of Ficker's daughter, Kelly.
The 27-year-old Butler, Kentucky native who lives in Seattle, Washington recalled meeting Captain John Benson, 27, at a cancer fundraiser.
This Another Place In Time photo features Jansen Smith, Jordan Saylor and Joey Saylor. This photo was taken at Leo Saylor's home in Crittenden.
Thanks to Suzanne Saylor and Sue Covington of Williamstown for calling in and thanks to Glenna Smith for submitting the photo.
15 Years Ago
October 1, 1998
Veterans are heart, soul of country
Veterans are the heart and soul of our country. Whether it's the Marines, Air Force, Army, Navy or Coast Guard, they're all veterans. They're what make our country free, and freedom is not free. As a patriot, Thomas Paine said, "Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must undergo the fatigue of supporting it." We live in the land of the free and the home of the brave, and that my friend is the great U.S.A.
Grab your kayak or canoe and find out what it would be like to take a leisurely Saturday morning ride around Northern Kentucky's largest lake as Paddle Williamstown Lake returns on Saturday, Aug. 25.
Williamstown Lake will host the second Paddle Williamstown from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.
All power boat/jet ski traffic will be restricted during this time.
Williamstown Mayor Rick Skinner was pleased with the first event and hopes to show off the lake to even more participants this year.
Crittenden Fire Chief Lee Burton hopes caution is the rule when local families celebrate this year's Fourth of July, especially since a small spark from a sparkler could touch off a large grass or brush fire in these dry conditions.
When Kim Haubner of Dry Ridge was sitting by her father's bedside as he spent his last days battling cancer, she thought about people needing a little hope, especially when they were facing life's trials.
"It just kept gnawing at me and I knew I had to do something," said the woman, known for helping out family and friends.
For the last eight years, she's organized an annual event known as the County Christmas Party that helped families with Christmas trees and gifts.
This APIT photo features the 1976 Mets, including (front row), from left: Tony Wallace, Rick Courtney, George LaChance, Scott Arnold, Matt O'Neill, Scottie Schaffer and Mike Ackman. (back row) from left: Coach Rusty Arnold, Tracy Courtney, Bruce Poor, Greg Whaley, Terry Jacobs, Tommy Hammonds, Chuck Courtney, Tyler Arnold, Mark Courtney and Rick Mulberry. Thanks to Margaret Poor of Williamstown for providing the photo and Lisa Pelfrey of Dry Ridge, Rusty Arnold and Bonnie Northcutt for calling in guesses.
15 Years Ago
I have a handful of phalaenopsis about the house, and three of them have just begun to shoot up a bloom spike that, once in bloom (probably still about a month away), will bloom for months, if I keep them out of direct sunlight. One plant is like 10 fresh cut bouquets, and they are so delicately lovely you just can't beat them as a nice Valentine gesture.
Valentine's favorite
Have you noticed a sticky substance on the floor beneath your ficus or philodendron? Are there little scabs on the under side of the leaves of your orchid? Maybe you have noticed that your plants just look a little lack luster. Well, we can blame some plant puniness on being a tropical houseplant indoors in Kentuckiana during the winter.
Low light, humidity
This Another Place In Time photo features Ruth Whaley Simpson at home on Falmouth-Williamstown Road on an unknown date. Simpson was a cafeteria worker at Grant County High School during the late 1980s and early 90s.
Thanks to her daughter, Rekenna Simpson Rogers, for submitting the photo and Steve Jenkins of Williamstown for calling in a correct guess.
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PRICE-Surrounded by family, Chris John Diamanti passed away peacefully on Aug. 16, 2010 at the age of 92.
He was the last surviving child of 10 born to John and Afthemia Agureda Diamanti on Dec. 8, 1917 in Helper, Utah.
Chris happily lived his whole life in Carbon County where he graduated from Carbon High School in 1936. He later went on to work in the coal mining industry for 35 years where he owned and operated Carbon Fuel Mines with his brothers.
He married Margaret Winkelreid, Oct. 28, 1945 and celebrated life together with her for 62 years before her passing in 2008.
Chris could be found most days at work in his garden- among the tomato plants or tending to the roses. He disagreed with Walt Disney and thought the happiest place on earth just might be Joe's Valley where he built and enjoyed a cabin.
He is survived by two daughters, Kristen (Ralph) Taylor, Karen (Deon) Kone; and granddaughter, Nicolle (David) Jacobs.
Chris was preceded in death by his wife Margaret, eight brothers and one sister.
Funeral service, Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2010, 11 a.m., Assumption Greek Orthodox Church (61 South 200 East) in Price. Trisagion service, Tuesday evening 7 p.m., Mitchell Funeral Home (233 East Main Street) Price. Family will be at Mitchell's Tuesday and Wednesday one hour prior to service. Interment, Mt. View Cemetery, Helper. Friends are welcome to sign the guestbook and share memories of Chris at www.mitchellfuneralhome.net.


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The Winning Streak from Skechers is a sporty sneaker that pairs well with denim, and will make your feet feel like they've won the lottery! Its lightweight feel and comfort features keep you on top of your game and looking stylish.
- Leather upper
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- Round wingtip toe
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A tongue for almost every day of the week! When else can you get away with sticking out your tongue at peeps than in a pair of these women's low-top Chuck Taylor All Star Multi Tongue heart sneakers from Converse?!
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- More colors available
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University of Wisconsin Stout | Wisconsin's Polytechnic University
Celebrating 125 Years
UW-Stout celebrates 125 years of creative learning and technological innovation. Learn more about UW-Stout's history and polytechnic advantage. More
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This site contains the working documents and group writing area for the Marketing Leadership Team and the university identity committee (these groups' membership overlaps).
You may use the comment form if you wish; your comments will appear on this page if you do. This site is closed to anyone but the members of the Marketing Leadership Team. Documents for the group are linked below. If you have a document to add, please email it to Barbara Button (buttonb).
Cherie Grandt says: Current marketing related projects that might interest you are:
Discovery Tour mktg (Nov 18)
Webcast on Environmental Scanning for Adult & Continuing Education (Nov 19) from noon-1:30 in Millenium room 212
Discovery Center website
Discovery Center branding & mktg materials
Discovery Center mktg plan
Emma header and footer redesign
Qualtrics header to match Emma redesign
McNair Scholars logo and materials
Journal of Student Research designs
Student Research Week/Gala mktg
Commonspot transition
Online MS Education and related certificate programs redesign and mktg
Online MS Technology Education mktg
ReBAR Directory mktg
Online Gaming Certificate mktg
Pronto Spanish mktg
Personal Investing mktg
Career & Tech Ed programs redesign & mktg
ARC Modules mktg (Jan 2010)
Six Sigma Modules mktg (Feb 2010)
Confucius Institute mktg (Spring 2010)
Manufacturing Advantage Conf mktg (Apr 2010)
T&D Summit mktg (Apr 2010)
Courage to Teach mktg (Apr 2010)
Early Childhood Conf mktg (Apr 2010)
National Rural Institute (June 2010)
Polytechnic Summit mktg (July 2010)
Credit Catalog (Summer 2010)
Apprentice Dunn County mktg (Summer 2010)
Maureen Carlson says: Current marketing related projects that I am working on include:
Poster Series highlighting current students and graduates of various programs
Ads for Billboards, WEAU and Minnesota Monthly
Poster series for MS in Applied Psych
Wed Identity Program and templates for the Web
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Our Enrollment Services Center houses multiple student services, including the Bursar, Financial Aid, and Registrar.
It is a one-stop-shop for students to check on financial aid, register for classes, pay tuition, or get a parking permit. Most, if not all, of these tasks can also be completed online.
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Ralph Lauren Collection Falan Shearling Boot
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Mizuno Wave Precision 13 Lightweight Running Shoe - Womens
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Built for the neutral runner, the women's Wave Precision 13 from Mizuno provides superior performance and responsive cushioning. This lightweight running shoe features Mizuno Wave® and DynamotionFit™ technology that will give you your most supportive fit yet.
- Breathable mesh upper with synthetic overlay for structured support
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- Mizuno Wave® midsole technology pushes impact force away from the foot for superior impact protection
- Smoothride Engineering™ outsole creates a smooth transition from heel to toe
- X10™ carbon rubber heel and forefoot for superior durability in these high wear areas
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Section 1. Overview
- Each team will field a maximum of 6 players, and 4 players is needed to start an Ultimate Frisbee game
- Players must wear shoes at all times during a match. Players may wear cleats, but they must be approved by the RECSports staff
Section 2. The Field
- Matches must be played with the Ultimate Frisbee provided by the RECSports staff or with an Ultimate Frisbee that is mutually agreed upon within both teams
- Matches will be played on smaller versions of the official Ultimate Frisbee field.
- The "line" is considered out
- If any part of a player or Frisbee touches the line it is considered to be out of bounds
- The same rules apply to the end-zone boundary lines
Section 3. Rules/Gameplay
- Rocks, paper, scissors between the captains will determine the throw off to start the match
- Matches will consist of
- Two 12 minute halves that will consist of running clocks for the duration of the game (times are subject to change based off of number of teams participating)
- 2 minute halftime
- Overtime will consist of sudden death, and throw off will be determined by Rock, Paper, Scissors
- Games will be played to 15 if time permits
- Teams will have 1 time-out per half and a total of 2 for the entire game
- Timeouts can only be called after a score and before the throw off
- Players can only substitute into the game after a score or during a time-out
- On all restarts (out of bounds, only drops in the end zone, fouls) players must tap the disc on the ground or their pivot foot before restarting gameplay
- When a player receives the disc, he or she must stop
- A player can only use their pivot foot to move
- You CAN NOT run with the disc
- You have 10 seconds to get rid of the disc, and this count must be done by the defense
- Contact can NOT be made between players or with a Frisbee that is in possession of a player.
- However, a defender may block or knock down a disc that is in the air. If this occurs the disc changes possession and the defending team starts with the disc at that spot.
Section 4. Gameflow
- A stall count may begin once a defender is within ten (10) feet of a player with the disc in his or her hands. To perform a stall count a defender will start by saying "stalling one, stalling two…" and continuing on until ten. If the defender makes it to stall 10 then he or she must then call "stall" aloud and the disc is turned over to the other team.
- There is no contact in ultimate. Because there are no officials, players should abide by the system of "Spirit of the Game." If a player believes he or she has been fouled they must say it aloud at the time of the incident and all play should stop. If the player who committed the foul agrees that it occurred then the stall count is reset and play continues. If the player who supposedly committed the foul does not agree players return to their positions before the foul was called and the disc returns to whoever had it at the time of the call.
- A "pick" call that occurs when two players inadvertently run into each other (like in basketball) and play must stop. If the disc is in the air it must be caught to retain possession.
- If the disc flies out of bounds, possession is forfeit to the opposing team who then will walk to the sideline, establish a pivot foot and tap the disc in (either by tapping the side of the disc on the ground at their feet or having an opposing player tap the top of the disc).


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Jesse Jackson Jr.'s father says the ex-congressman is under "tight medical supervision" after being charged with misusing campaign funds.
"He is struggling with the highs and lows of his bipolar disorder," Jackson Sr., the civil rights leader, told the Chicago Tribune in a statement.
The younger Jackson was formally charged Friday with misusing $750,000 in campaign funds. Federal documents show Jackson bought memorabilia that once belonged to Michael Jackson, Bruce Lee, Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X. He is also charged with using the funds to buy children's furniture and a gold-plated men's Rolex watch.
STORY: Charges filed against Jesse Jackson Jr.
Jackson resigned from Congress in November, after serving for 17 years in a Chicago-based district. He was on medical leave for several months last year, and it was revealed he sought treatment from the Mayo Clinic for bipolar disorder.
Several news reports indicate Jackson is negotiating a plea deal with the U.S. Justice Department. Jackson faces a maximum penalty of up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
In a separate criminal complaint, federal prosecutors charged Sandi Jackson — the former congressman's wife — with filing false tax returns. She faces a maximum penalty of three years in prison and a $100,000 fine.
Jackson Sr. told the Chicago newspaper that he hopes his son's apology, issued Friday when the charges were revealed, will be well received. "This is a storm; within time, storms pass over," he said.


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SINGAPORE – General Motors officially opened its new regional headquarters today in Singapore. General Motors International will support the transformation of GM's business in its six key markets of Africa, Australia, India, the Middle East, Southeast Asia and South Korea.
GM President Dan Ammann and GM Executive Vice President and President, GM International, Stefan Jacoby officiated at the opening ceremony with the company's key stakeholders and local employees. The Singapore headquarters has approximately 200 employees, including 100 new local hires.
"GM International plays a critical role in our future growth strategy," said Ammann. "We're creating a renewed identity for the region. Establishing this headquarters in Singapore has put us closer to our key markets and will provide links to the broader business community as well as access to world-class infrastructure and talent."
"We are pleased that GM has chosen Singapore to set up their International headquarters. As Asia's burgeoning middle class fuels rapid growth in demand for automobiles, global companies like GM are choosing to leverage Singapore's well-established and unique ecosystem of logistics infrastructure, supply chain management talent and professional services to drive their regional strategy and capture the growth of the automotive segment in Asia," said Mr. Quek Swee Kuan, Deputy Managing Director, Singapore Economic Development Board.
"Whether in a mature or emerging market, everything starts and ends with great product," said Jacoby. "GM International is focused on becoming a strong competitor with our five brands – Chevrolet, GMC, Cadillac, Opel and Holden. The Singapore team will work closely with our individual markets to help drive their success, as we continue to launch 40 new models across the region by the end of 2015 and to define the strategy for our future presence in these important markets."
General Motors Co. (NYSE:GM, TSX: GMM) and its partners produce vehicles in 30 countries, and the company has leadership positions in the world's largest and fastest-growing automotive markets. GM, its subsidiaries and joint venture entities sell vehicles under the Chevrolet, Cadillac, Baojun, Buick, GMC, Holden, Jiefang, Opel, Vauxhall and Wuling brands. More information on the company and its subsidiaries, including OnStar, a global leader in vehicle safety, security and information services, can be found at http://www.gm.com
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By Bobby Harrison/NEMS Daily Journal
JACKSON – A voluntary, state-sponsored pre-kindergarten program would be created through legislation that has passed the Mississippi Senate.
The legislation, which passed the 52-member chamber with five dissenting votes Thursday, would allow communities to develop collaboratives involving the local school districts, nonprofit organizations and private and parochial day cares to improve the quality of early learning in Mississippi.
The state Department of Education would oversee the program.
The bill now moves on to the House for more debate.
"Mississippi is one of only four states in the nation to not have preschool supported by the state," said Sen. Brice Wiggins, R-Pascagoula, the author of the legislation.
Senate Education Chair Gray Tollison, R-Oxford, said the bill is part of an overall effort to improve the state's educational system. He said another bill passed by the Senate on Thursday with no dissenting votes – requiring students except in certain situations to be able to read at the basic level for a third-grader before advancing – also is a key component.
Tollison said studies show that both programs are effective.
"It is money well spent," he said. "…This incentives quality child care."
Under the bill, $8 million would be set aside to begin a phase-in of the pre-K program starting with the upcoming school year. The goal is to reach 3,500 children in five to eight communities. The state would provide $2,150 per child that would have to be matched dollar for dollar on the local level.
By phase three, the goal is to reach 15,000 students at a cost of $34 million.
Corporations could receive a tax credit for contributing to the program.
The state Department of Education would be in charge of the task of developing the curriculum and developing the standards for the pre-K instructors.
"The Senate is looking at several ways to raise the bar on education to help students be more successful in the classroom and in life," said Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves. "These bills will make a real difference in the quality of education in Mississippi and grow a stronger workforce for the future."
The third grade reading bill also is part of Gov. Phil Bryant's education agenda. Bryant calls for $15 million to develop programs and reading coaches to work as early as kindergarten with students who are struggling to read on grade level.


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By PATSY STODDARDEditor
Derris Jones, Southeastern director for the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources presented the Emery County Commission a PILT check at the Jan. 16 meeting. The check was for $2,751.30 Jones said, "We appreciate the working relationship we have with Emery County." Commissioner Drew Sitterud said that Payment in Lieu of Taxes is paid to the county by state and federal agencies for property owned in the county on which they don't pay taxes.
Jones reported that post season deer counts have gone well. The objective is 15 bucks to 100 does and all units have met or exceeded these numbers. Last year the division recommended the deer hunt go back to nine days, but the public voiced their opinion that it should stay at a five day hunt until the deer have recovered significantly. It doesn't make a difference to the division and if the public would like more days to hunt they need to let the division know.
With the recent storm the division will fly the Manti to count elk. They flew one day on the south end and even though conditions were not great for counting they are seeing a lot of elk. Commissioner Sitterud reminded Jones of the need to include the cattlemen on the flights. Jones said they are working with livestock interests.
The DWR is participating in sheep captures where 15 have been taken to the Dirty Devil and on Jan. 16 the Escalante Unit is being used to capture 12-15 more sheep to supplement the Dirty Devil herd.
Jones said they are meeting in Green River to discuss the habitat initiative money and how it will be allocated and which projects will be worked on this year. They meet in Green River.
Jones addressed the fee increase which they are introducing to the legislature for their approval this session. If fees aren't increased the division will see a $3 million deficit and programs and personnel would have to be cut. Jones said, "We hope this won't occur. We have had a lot of meetings and put the fee increase out there. The fee increase would affect those people applying for big game permits. They would be required to buy a general small game hunting license before they put in for the permits. There will also be an increase in federal aid associated with the number of licenses sold and we would be eligible for that increased aid. A lower combination price would encourage the purchase of a combination hunting and fishing license. This year's application for the big game permits is Jan. 17-Feb. 16 and increases will not affect this year's draw. The division is also proposing the $5 application fee per hunt be increased to $10 per hunt," said Jones.
Jones reported to the Emery County Public Lands council in their January meeting on the benefits of wildlife in the Utah economy. He presented a powerpoint with data from surveys which stated in 1996 the trip related expenses for outdoor activities was $231 million and in 2001 that had increased to $403 million. Jones looked at other factors which contributed to the economy including equipment purchases, fuel purchases, jobs created by wildlife related activities and hunting and fishing related expenses.
Another activity besides hunting and fishing included wildlife watching and related expenses to that. Wildlife viewing expenses went from $2.8 million in 1996 to $4.4 million in 2001. Trip related expenses which include lodging and other expenses went from $236 million to $682 million. Combined contributions to the economy was 1.57 billion which makes hunting, fishing and wildlife viewing a major factor and contributor to the Utah economy.
"Youth are the key to the future, we need to recruit younger hunters and anglers," said Jones. The legislature will act on the fee increases in the legislative session going on now.
Mike McCandless, Emery County economic development director was concerned that the division doesn't see a direct income from wildlife viewers.
In other wildlife matters, the DWR is increasing the fish limit at Scofield from four to eight per license holder. Jones said they are trying to increase the use at that fishery and create more opportunities for families.
Jones was questioned on where the Range Creek management plan is in its completion process. He said they still need to meet with the Bureau of Land Management and clean up the AC/ECs which are areas of critical environmental concern.


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Skip to comments.Why Darwinism Is Doomed
Posted on 09/27/2006 9:56:09 AM PDT by SirLinksalot
Why Darwinism is doomed
Posted: September 27, 2006 1:00 a.m. Eastern
By Jonathan Wells, Ph.D.
© 2006
Harvard evolutionary biologist Stephen Jay Gould wrote in 1977: "Biology took away our status as paragons created in the image of God." Darwinism teaches that we are accidental byproducts of purposeless natural processes that had no need for God, and this anti-religious dogma enjoys a taxpayer-funded monopoly in America's public schools and universities. Teachers who dare to question it openly have in many cases lost their jobs.
The issue here is not "evolution" a broad term that can mean simply change within existing species (which no one doubts). The issue is Darwinism which claims that all living things are descended from a common ancestor, modified by natural selection acting on random genetic mutations.
According to Darwinists, there is such overwhelming evidence for their view that it should be considered a fact. Yet to the Darwinists' dismay, at least three-quarters of the American people citizens of the most scientifically advanced country in history reject it.
A study published Aug. 11 in the pro-Darwin magazine Science attributes this primarily to biblical fundamentalism, even though polls have consistently shown that half of the Americans who reject Darwinism are not biblical fundamentalists. Could it be that the American people are skeptical of Darwinism because they're smarter than Darwinists think?
On Aug. 17, the pro-Darwin magazine Nature reported that scientists had just found the "brain evolution gene." There is circumstantial evidence that this gene may be involved in brain development in embryos, and it is surprisingly different in humans and chimpanzees. According to Nature, the gene may thus harbor "the secret of what makes humans different from our nearest primate relatives."
Three things are remarkable about this report. First, it implicitly acknowledges that the evidence for Darwinism was never as overwhelming as its defenders claim. It has been almost 30 years since Gould wrote that biology accounts for human nature, yet Darwinists are just now turning up a gene that may have been involved in brain evolution.
Second, embryologists know that a single gene cannot account for the origin of the human brain. Genes involved in embryo development typically have multiple effects, and complex organs such as the brain are influenced by many genes. The simple-mindedness of the "brain evolution gene" story is breathtaking.
Third, the only thing scientists demonstrated in this case was a correlation between a genetic difference and brain size. Every scientist knows, however, that correlation is not the same as causation. Among elementary school children, reading ability is correlated with shoe size, but this is because young schoolchildren with small feet have not yet learned to read not because larger feet cause a student to read better or because reading makes the feet grow. Similarly, a genetic difference between humans and chimps cannot tell us anything about what caused differences in their brains unless we know what the gene actually does. In this case, as Nature reports, "what the gene does is a mystery."
So after 150 years, Darwinists are still looking for evidence any evidence, no matter how skimpy to justify their speculations. The latest hype over the "brain evolution gene" unwittingly reveals just how underwhelming the evidence for their view really is.
The truth is Darwinism is not a scientific theory, but a materialistic creation myth masquerading as science. It is first and foremost a weapon against religion especially traditional Christianity. Evidence is brought in afterwards, as window dressing.
This is becoming increasingly obvious to the American people, who are not the ignorant backwoods religious dogmatists that Darwinists make them out to be. Darwinists insult the intelligence of American taxpayers and at the same time depend on them for support. This is an inherently unstable situation, and it cannot last.
If I were a Darwinist, I would be afraid. Very afraid.
Get Wells' widely popular "Politically Incorrect Guide to Darwinism and Intelligent Design"
Jonathan Wells is the author of "The Politically Incorrect Guide to Darwinism and Intelligent Design" (Regnery, 2006) and Icons of Evolution (Regnery, 2000). He holds a Ph.D. in biology from the University of California at Berkeley and a Ph.D. in theology from Yale University. Wells is currently a senior fellow at the Discovery Institute in Seattle
It was not a personal attack because it was not directed at any person. But thanks for playing.
Explain it to me now, where did say the 70 million year old T-rex come from?
What are you talking about? If you think the context is wrong - explain the context. I did not take anything out of context.
I beleive that statement is an example of bigtory. Based on his religion you pasted judgement on his scientific work. What next? The color of his skin?
I'll never forget Creflo Dollar asking people to come up and leave $$$$ at the feet of the preacher whose church he was guest-speaking at, or Kenneth Copeland telling the story of how God told him to buy a million-dollar airplane and then how his congregation made it happen.
Cherchez l'argent
Exactly. Which is why the origin of life is not a part of ToE.
We are talking about species -- groups -- not individuals.
Species that do not reproduce but CAN are lions and tigers. Without our assistance, they'd never reproduce. That's why they are different species.
It was not a plural, it was specific. Who was the remark in reference to?
Thank you. The mudskipper appears to be no more a "missing link" than this supposed missing link: http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2006/04/05/fossil-fish-20060405.html
It's called discrimination based on mental faculties. Would you feel comfortable having surgery if your anesthesiologist started talking about the aliens who are stealing his thoughts?
What next? The color of his skin?
Don't be ridiculous.
So you are saying if two groups of animals CAN reproduce but don't are considered different species - OK - what are groups that CAN'T reproduce called?
Like I said earlier - can you provide any supporting evidence for your claims?
Glad he makes this distinction...one than many Darwinists on FR refuse to make.
Define "Christianity."
The "70 million year" figure is highly debatable, and, contrary to popular belief, highly subjective. There are huge disagreements as to the validity of the "accepted" ages....or what those ages actually are.
Now, if Darwinism had anything to do with conservatism, you might have a point.
Then "Darwinism" can't be the issue either, since it's only incompatible with Christianity (and/or theism in general) by the stipulative, gratuitous and utterly ahistorical definition contrived by the ID types.
Their definition of "Darwinism" has nothing to do with understanding of the term by self-described "Darwinists". It's exactly like stipulating that pro-lifers are, by definition, religious extremists. It completely ignores notable Darwinists like R.A. Fisher, Francisco Ayala, Ken Miller, Simon Conway Morris, etc, who were or are theists. In fact all the preceding are professing Christians specifically.
So you claim you know Jonathan Wells metal faculties - how did you gain this knowledge? Have you ever met this man? Did you evaluate him? What is your Ph.D. in?
We all know you likely know absolutely nothing about his mental faculties - your statement is just poor cover for your bigoted statement
100 years from now, our descendants will all be living in a North American caliphate, and this silly little debate won't be permitted.
It's propaganda.
Evolution certainly won't be taught. But at least we'll all be religious.
What difference does it make if it was plural or not - I did not direct the comment at any person therefore it can not be a personal attack.
If I say "Watch out for the idiots" - is that a personal attack? ...only if you think you are an idiot.
They're also separate species. I don't get your point. Whether they can't, or simply don't, or even if they do but hybrids are sterile, of if they do with sufficient rarity that population genotypes are unaffected, etc, whatever. In all these cases their populations are reproductively isolated.
"Define 'Christianity.'"
St. Paul teaches us in Galatians that Christianity is the acceptance of the belief that Jesus was the Messiah, that he died for our sins, and, through the power of God, defeated death, thereby giving the promise of eternal life to all those who accept that gift.
In Romans and other letters, St. Paul instructs us not to bicker about the denominational details (which is basically anything more than the first paragraph).
So why do Evo's enter cosmology debates?
Um, we don't *know* that light took a 'very long time' to reach us.
We calculate that it did based on an *assumption* that the speed of light is unchanged over time. In some cases, we add that *assumption* to another *assumption* that redshift equals distance for even older age calculations.
This quite a different thing than 'knowing'.
Well I am guessing you have not reproduced with Pussy Cat Dolls (a group) (even though you could) - me neither - we are a group - what do you want to call out species?
....jeeze, it's a joke - lighten up.
Enough of the unsupported accusations - can you explain what you think I took out of context rather than spew personal insults?
So porn is completely compatible with Chrisianity too? I think we need a more definitive answer, although I agree with you. Maybe the wrong question is being asked.
How about this, "define, based on what is in the Bible Christianities teaching about the origin of life."
And then this: "Does the Bible specifically say that types of living things were made "as is" or does it give 'wiggle room' for the idea that some species came from others?"
Glory glory hallelujah
Glory glory hallelujah
Glory glory hallelujah
His farse goes marching on.
Mine eyes have seen the ramblings of a moron PhD
He was posted in the pages of the wing nut daily site
A real nut case and bozo he did surly turn out to be
A whack job sure is he
Glory glory hallelujah
Glory glory hallelujah
Glory glory hallelujah
His farse goes marching on.
from the institute where morons gather screachings were a heard
They were bothered by the judges and the first Amendment of
The Bill of Rights the Country was a founded on before
Their heads they did explode
Glory glory hallelujah
Glory glory hallelujah
Glory glory hallelujah
His farse goes marching on.
The evolution theory that the scientists did propose
Was backed by evidence so good the institute was formed
to whine and scream and throw the tantrums widely heard right know
It's BS through and through
Glory glory hallelujah
Glory glory hallelujah
Glory glory hallelujah
His BS flies right on.
You are a real blow-hard. I went back to the post of which you claim I took you out of context - you are so full of it - I quoted the entire paragraph.
Lets review:
mugs99: "I'm a Deist. We are agnostics. We believe that the question of God's existence isn't answerable. To answer the question of God's existence would require proof. Do you have that proof?"
LVD: "God by definition is a matter of faith - I think you are barking up the wrong tree"
If sure looks like you are the one being dishonest because I clearly did not take your statement out of context.
Evo's take personal insults to a whole new level.
Evo Strategy: if you can't intellectually challenge someone's positions - you can always spew personal insults (and they are so cute when you put them into a little song, like a preschooler)
While, ironically enough, Rev. Jesse Jackson is a creationist and gets a free pass from the media. I believe Rev. Al Sharpton is a creationist too, (he is a Pentecostal preacher), but I couldn't find any references on-line. There are a lot of creationists in the Dhimmie party: rather conservative, church going blacks.
Thank ye kindly kind sir.
I would imagine early herdsmen attempted to interbreed every variety of goat to every variety of cow, or deer, or whathaveyou "just to see what happens".
Today, with modern science at our command, we will succeed in creating a kosher pig.
Sure it does ~ that's why they are a vanishing group. Due to their unwillingness to treat their women right and give them many sons, they will wither away and hide in corners.
Well, if you take pride in spewing personal insults...to each his own.
Naw, sometimes mudskippers were something else ~
Hell hath no fury like a Darwinist denied
It's propaganda.
Evolution is a scientific field. Your misrepresentations will not change that.
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France 1868 – 1940
Profile of a woman in a green hat
[Femme de profil au chapeau vert] c. 1891
oil on card
card 21.0 (h) x 16.0 (w) cm
Musée d'Orsay, Paris , Accepted in lieu of tax 1989
© RMN (Musée d'Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski
This work exemplifies the caricature-based drawing style which Vuillard embraced in the 1890s. His drawings and paintings from this period use simple figurative forms. A few assiduously placed details such as the hat and firm brow animate this cartoon-like figure from the static background. Vuillard paints the figure on a plane of single colour, a striking technique which creates a bold effect, with the image jumping from the canvas. He uses a somewhat similar technique in The reader.
Vuillard creates bold structures in these paintings, with heavy dark lines and flat areas of colour resembling cloisonné enamels. He emphasises the contours of objects, in this instance the woman's face, accentuating them against the background. In Profile of a woman in a green hat, it is interesting to observe that he creates his Cloisonnist lines negatively. Rather than painting the dark outlines in at the end, he applied a blue ground first, which he then covered up with blocks of colour, leaving only strips of the base colour around the face, hat and body.
Vuillard struggled with the extreme simplification demanded by Gauguin and his Synthetist aesthetic. His diary details how he made himself concentrate on the 'emotion' that the subject produced in him, forcing himself to ignore all nonessential details.1 In Profile of a woman in a green hat, he achieves this aim. As Signac noted:
…Vuillard as a painter has freed himself completely from that reality with which we others have to contend … The people in his pictures are not properly defined. As he's an admirable draughtsman it must be that he just doesn't want to give them mouths and hands and feet.2
Visiting the 1890 exhibition of Japanese art at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris inspired Vuillard to sketch Japanese-style women with similarly pinched faces, and assuming odd poses. In the present work, Vuillard creates an elusive face—just a clearly defined eyebrow and overly simplified eyeball, peering back over one shoulder. The face is an enigma. The conspicuous brow evokes a variety of responses in the viewer. Is the woman anxious, persecuted or suspicious? Is she shying away from our intrusive gaze, archly teasing us, questioning what we are looking at, or crossly glaring at us?
This work relies keenly on colour theory. Vuillard positions complementary colours against one another to create dramatic effect with minimal detail. Light and dark areas of yellow juxtapose sections of violet, while the green of the woman's hat is matched against her reddish-brown hair. This style of painting by Vuillard, with its deliberate colours and simplified forms, prefigured the bold manner of the Fauves.
Simeran Maxwell
Text © National Gallery of Australia, Canberra 2009
From Masterpieces from Paris: Van Gogh, Cézanne, Gauguin and beyond Post-Impressionism from the Musée d'Orsay exhibition book, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra 2009
- Belinda Thomson, Movements in modern art: Post-Impressionism, London: Tate Gallery Publishing 1998, p. 49.
- Quoted in John Russell, Vuillard, London: Thames and Hudson 1971, p. 95.