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Todd Christensen's Observing the Withdrawn
By Alison Oatman [ Thu Nov 19 2015 10:21 AM ]
One way to view Todd Christensen's very personal art installation "Observing the Withdrawn" (Art.i.fact, 930 Baca St., Santa Fe) is as a psychological game of hide-and-seek. The artist's social anxieties inform this sprawling network of vintage decommissioned library textbooks, mostly stamped as "withdrawn" and shorn of their inner pages. Confessional journal entries and offbeat self-portraits riddle every spare surface.
By withdrawing into the shadows, Christensen steps back to observe society at large. Yet his work is so intimate: a spilling of secrets. As Christensen explained to me, the exhibit consists of standalone hard covers that he calls "pathways" to the more densely constructed patches of artwork that symbolize "groupings, social interactions, and conversation," as if to contrast solitude with community.
How must it feel for such an introvert to have his first solo show in Santa Fe teeming with fearful memories from his childhood and raw musings on his inner turmoil? He says it does not bother him. I would argue that just as he removes his mask, he is hiding in plain sight.
According to the magazine Psychology Today, those who suffer from Social phobia (also known as Social Anxiety Disorder) deal with "overwhelming anxiety and excessive self-consciousness in everyday social situations." What's more, "People with social phobia have a persistent, intense, and chronic fear of being watched and judged by others and of being embarrassed or humiliated by their own actions."
For extremely shy people, every social situation is an exercise in being more of an observer than a participant. It's daily performance anxiety. One "self-monitors" with every move taken and every word spoken like an actor on a stage. When that shy person is an artist, whose job it is to tell some sort of truth from a somewhat removed perspective, the alienation from both self and others must become even more pronounced.
Christensen's beholder witnesses a lot of despair. In one of his self-portraits, thickets of hair cover his face to the point of self-erasure. Then, there are even more negative portrayals of him with cactus pods sprouting out of his head—drawings that he hinted deal with a period of unhappiness and illness. As for his spacemen—mummified astronauts straight out of early science fiction—they are his "social alter egos." The spacemen are the party people.
In his work, Christensen reckons with his most intimate, lonely side. There is a lot of self-analysis. In one panel, he lists the seven deadly sins as if outlining a possible scorecard. Also on display is a lot of talk of food and body image, including a humorous self-rebuke for hankering after "a big juicy pork chop" that he displays near a book with the title Let's Eat Right to Keep Fit. He clearly battles his demons with a touch of grim lightheartedness. Two great quotes from his exhibit: "Pain is essential" and "Sink or sink."
But just what is private and what is public? Even as he opens the curtains, Christensen disguises himself behind a more straightforward persona. For example, he scolds the viewer for feeding on his secrets. Peering up into the guts of the busier sections of his installation is like looking up a woman's skirts. Furthermore, he has booby-trapped those interiors of his work with hidden rebukes such as: "My pain is my pain, my business is yours it seems, you peeping Tom."
Author, actor and comedian Stephen Fry once said about his social anxiety: 'It's not all bad. Heightened self-consciousness, apartness, an inability to join in, physical shame and self-loathing—they are not all bad. Those devils have been my angels. Without them I would never have disappeared into language, literature, the mind, laughter and all the mad intensities that made and unmade me."
In Christensen's work, we are blessed with all of his mad intensities.
Visit the installation at Art.i.fact now through January 4.
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ARSC T3D Users' Newsletter 57, October 20, 1995
Sample NQS Jobs
As users move from development in the interactive mode to production mode, the NQS queues on the T3D are the way to go. At ARSC, the current NQS queues are:
Queue name Maximum Maximum Maximum number When the PEs duration of job in queue is this queues active m_8pe_24h 8 24 hours 2 everyday 24 hrs m_16pe_24h 16 24 hours 2 everyday 24 hrs m_32pe_24h 32 24 hours 1 everyday 24 hrs m_64pe_10m 64 10 minutes 1 everyday 24 hrs m_64pe_24h 64 24 hours 1 everyday 24 hrs m_128pe_5m 128 5 minutes 1 everyday 24 hrs m_128pe_8h 128 8 hours 1 Fri 6PM-Sun 4AMA typical NQS for a T3D run might look like:
#QSUB -eo #this job will write the error output # and the user output to a single file #QSUB -q mpp #this job will use the T3D #QSUB -l mpp_p=128 #this job will use 128 PEs #QSUB -l mpp_t=250 #this job will run for 250 seconds setenv TARGET cray-t3d setenv MPP_NPES 128 cd /tmp/ess/128 a.outThis job will enter the NQS queues and execute as soon as all 128 PEs are free. If the file is called nqs.128, it will be submitted with the command:
qsub nqs.128and it will produce in the directory /tmp/ess/128 a file of output called:
nqs.128.o#####where ##### is the NQS identifier number for this nqs job. (This is the same number that identifies the job in the qstat display of all NQS jobs.) This job could also have been submitted as:
#QSUB -eo #this job will write the error output # and the user output to a single file #QSUB -q m_128pe_5m #this job will use the 128 PE, 5 minute queue setenv TARGET cray-t3d setenv MPP_NPES 128 cd /tmp/ess/128 a.outwith the same effect. The necessary manpages for running NQS jobs are:
qsub - submits the job to the queue qstat - monitors the job in the queues qdel - kills a nqs jobA more complicated nqs script might be a file call nqs.all:
#QSUB -eo #this job will write the error output # and the user output to a single file #QSUB -q mpp #this job will use the T3D #QSUB -l mpp_p=128 #the maximum number of PEs used will be 128 #QSUB -l mpp_t=250 #the max. seconds for all T3D jobs of this script #QSUB -l p_mpp_t=30 #the max. seconds for each T3D job in this script setenv TARGET cray-t3d cd /tmp/ess/128 make #this make happens on the Y-MP setenv MPP_NPES 128 a.out > results.128 # collect results on 128 PEs(don't go to nqs.all.o#####) setenv MPP_NPES 64 a.out > results.64 # collect results on 64 PEs(don't go to nqs.all.o#####) setenv MPP_NPES 32 a.out > results.32 # collect results on 32 PEs(don't go to nqs.all.o#####) setenv MPP_NPES 16 a.out > results.16 # collect results on 16 PEs(don't go to nqs.all.o#####) setenv MPP_NPES 8 a.out > results.8 # collect results on 8 PEs(don't go to nqs.all.o#####) setenv MPP_NPES 4 a.out > results.4 # collect results on 4 PEs(don't go to nqs.all.o#####) setenv MPP_NPES 2 a.out > results.2 # collect results on 2 PEs(don't go to nqs.all.o#####) setenv MPP_NPES 1 a.out > results.1 # collect results on 1 PE(don't go to nqs.all.o##### ) echo 'all done'
Timing the Cache Management FunctionsUsing the SHMEM routines require a certain amount of synchronization and cache management to make sure that the user is getting the correct answer. But of course there is a cost with using functions like shmem_udcflush and shmem_udcflush_line to do cache management. Below is the program I used to measure the times for these functions:
main() { int MYPE,NPES; int space[128]; int i1,i2,i3,i4; fortran irtc(); MYPE = _my_pe(); NPES = _num_pes(); shmem_barrier(0,1,NPES,space); if (MYPE == 0) { } else { i1 = irtc(); shmem_udcflush(); i2 = irtc(); i3 = irtc(); i4 = irtc(); printf(" cachcost in clocks %d\n",(i2-i1) - (i4-i3)); printf(" overhead in clocks %d\n",i4-i3); i1 = irtc(); shmem_udcflush_line(space); i2 = irtc(); i3 = irtc(); i4 = irtc(); printf(" linecost in clocks %d\n",(i2-i1) - (i4-i3)); printf(" lineover in clocks %d\n",i4-i3); } shmem_barrier(0,1,NPES,space); }For the T3D, with a clock period of 6.67 nanoseconds (1/150Mhz), the program above got the following timings for about 100 runs:
minimum in cps maximum in cps average cps shmem_udcflush 503 578 530 shmem_udcflush_line 256 307 270The SHMEM technical note for C (Version 2.3) says that the approximate time for shmem_udcflush_line should be 27 cps and for shmem_udcflush 230 cps. In the next newsletter, I will present some results on synchronizing SHMEMs.
The Problem with SHMEM getsIn Newsletter #53 (09/22/95) there was a report about a bug with the SHMEM_GET routines in the 1.2 PE. It is disconcerting that shmem_get has this problem because shmem_put is considered the more dangerous function. This is because shmem_put requires programmer-assured synchronization. Below is the replication of the shmem_get bug on the ARSC T3D with calls to the C shmem_get functions:
main() { int i,j,NPES,MYPE; long space[128]; double a[8]; double b[8]; double tmp; #pragma _CRI cache_align a,b NPES = _num_pes(); MYPE = _my_pe(); for (i = 0; i < 8; i++) { a[i] = -1.0; b[i] = _my_pe(); } shmem_barrier(0,1,NPES,space); if (MYPE == 0) { /* case 1 */ shmem_get(a,&b[3],4,1); shmem_get(a,&b[3],2,2); printf(" a[0] = %f\n", a[0]); printf(" a[1] = %f\n", a[1]); printf(" a[2] = %f\n", a[2]); printf(" a[3] = %f\n", a[3]); /* case 2 */ shmem_get(a,&b[2],4,1); shmem_get(a,&b[2],3,2); printf(" a[0] = %f\n", a[0]); printf(" a[1] = %f\n", a[1]); printf(" a[2] = %f\n", a[2]); printf(" a[3] = %f\n", a[3]); /* case 3 */ shmem_get(a,&b[2],4,1); shmem_udcflush(); shmem_get(a,&b[2],3,2); printf(" a[0] = %f\n", a[0]); printf(" a[1] = %f\n", a[1]); printf(" a[2] = %f\n", a[2]); printf(" a[3] = %f\n", a[3]); printf(" a[4] = %f\n", a[4]); printf(" a[5] = %f\n", a[5]); } else { } shmem_barrier(0,1,NPES,space); }The output from this test program is:
case 1 a[0] = 2.000000 a[1] = 1.000000 should be 2.000000 a[2] = 1.000000 a[3] = 1.000000 case 2 a[0] = 2.000000 a[1] = 2.000000 a[2] = 1.000000 should be 2.000000 a[3] = 1.000000 case 3 (correct because of the shmem_udcflush() function between successive calls) a[0] = 2.000000 a[1] = 2.000000 a[2] = 2.000000 a[3] = 1.000000 a[4] = -1.000000 a[5] = -1.000000I have experimented with different uses of shmem_get and it takes a lot of conditions for this error to appear:
- consecutive calls to shmem_get
- gets from different PEs
- gets to the same address
- gets of 2 or 3 words of data
- gets span a 4 word cache line
How are SHMEM PUTS Implemented?The timings in last week's newsletter showed that the shmem_puts are not totally non-blocking operations. One reader wrote in to comment that originally CRI planned to implement shmem_put with the BLT hardware (Block Transfer Engine) and that would have made them totally non-blocking. It seems that the actual implementation uses the processor, not the BLT and therefore the shmem_puts are not non-blocking operations (although still requiring synchronization). Does anyone know more about how the shmem_puts are implemented? I would like to get out the details of how much of a nonblocking operation it really is.
Reading and Writing IEEE and Y-MP Files on the Y-MP and T3DI have had two requests in the past week about reading Y-MP files on the T3D and reading T3D files on the Y-MP. If you have any examples, I would like to see them. I will be putting together the examples for the next newsletter. Thanks.
List of Differences Between T3D and Y-MPThe current list of differences between the T3D and the Y-MP is:
- Data type sizes are not the same (Newsletter #5)
- Uninitialized variables are different (Newsletter #6)
- The effect of the -a static compiler switch (Newsletter #7)
- There is no GETENV on the T3D (Newsletter #8)
- Missing routine SMACH on T3D (Newsletter #9)
- Different Arithmetics (Newsletter #9)
- Different clock granularities for gettimeofday (Newsletter #11)
- Restrictions on record length for direct I/O files (Newsletter #19)
- Implied DO loop is not "vectorized" on the T3D (Newsletter #20)
- Missing Linpack and Eispack routines in libsci (Newsletter #25)
- F90 manual for Y-MP, no manual for T3D (Newsletter #31)
- RANF() and its manpage differ between machines (Newsletter #37)
- CRAY2IEG is available only on the Y-MP (Newsletter #40)
- Missing sort routines on the T3D (Newsletter #41)
- Missing compiler allocation flags (Newsletter #52)
- Missing compiler listing flags (Newsletter #53)
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The drive for efficiency and greater instructions per clock (IPC) was the original impetus for
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module provides an independent, dedicated integer and scheduler unit for each core. A single floating point unit is shared between the two cores in a
module, along with the fetch and decode units and a 2MB L2 cache. There is a 16KB L1 data cache per core, as well as a 64KB L1 instruction cache per module. This adds up to an impressive 128KB L1 data cache, 256KB L1 instruction cache, and 8MB L2 cache for an eight-core FX processor.
Theoretically, this should provide much better performance than HyperThreading, which functions best when there are a lot of CPU stalls because all threads must compete for available execution resources. HyperThreading increases performance by approximately 30% at a cost of 5% extra die space, but the second integer core in Bulldozer could almost double integer performance at a die cost of only 12%.
The Bulldozer architecture was originally supposed to debut in the first half of 2009, and would've enabled AMD to compete toe-to-toe with Intel on pure performance, rather than on pricing alone. However, various financial difficulties and a major recession led to delays, while the divestment of its
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led to some technical delays. Almost three years late, the design has been updated significantly in order to accommodate the latest technologies and manufacturing processes.
FX chips are built by GlobalFoundries on its 32nm Silicon on insulator (SOI) process. The eight core
chips have around two billion transistors and a die size of approximately 315mm
. An integrated northbridge unit supplies an 8MB L3 cache, four 16-bit HyperTransport 3.0 links, and the integrated memory controller. Depending on the model, it runs at either 2.2Ghz or 2.0GHz. The most significant update to the integrated dual-channel memory controller is native support for DDR3 memory at 1866MHz (DDR3-1866/PC3-14900). ECC memory is still supported; a welcome relief to those who are planning on FX-based workstations, as Intel only supports ECC memory on its much more expensive Xeon workstations.
There are instruction sets aplenty: SSE3, SSE4.1/4.2, AES, and AVX. AMD is also introducing support for FMA4 and XOP. FMA4 can be thought of as specific instructions designed to speed up Fused Multiply–Add (FMA) operations. XOP is a revision of the SSE5 instruction set, redesigned to be more compatible with Intel's AVX.
The four new FX chips being launched today will require motherboards with socket AM3+, but the good news is that enthusiasts will be able to upgrade to a top of the line FX-8150 for $245. The FX-8120 will be available for $205, while the six-core FX-6100 will be priced at $165. The four-core FX-4100 with a 95W TDP is available for only $115. All FX chips are unlocked, and AMD has already set the Guinness World Record for the "Highest Frequency of a Computer Processor" by overclocking a
chip to 8.429 GHz.
Several speed bumps are already planned for Q1 and Q2 of 2012 as GlobalFoundries 32nm process matures. However, Bulldozer won't move into into the mainstream until the
refresh next year.
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Chakras: A chakra is a spinning vortex of energy created within ourselves by the interpenetration of consciousness and the physical body. Through this combination, chakras become centers of activity for the reception, assimilation, and transmission of life energies. Uniting the chakras is what we experience as the "self."
The word chakra comes from the Sanskrit word for "wheel" or "disk" and originated within the philosophy of the ancient yoga systems of India.
source: Truth about Chakras, Anodea Judith
Chakras: Wheel of light or spinning disc. The energetic organ located at various plexuses throughout the body and work to revitalize the physical body and the energy field.
source: The Sacred Path of Reiki, by Katalin Koda
Chakras: Pronounced "Chak-rah" with a hard "ch" as in the word "chalk" or "Kahk-rah," these are power centers in the aura related to organs or glands in the body. The chakras are not in the body per se; they are actually whirls, vorteces, circles, or lotuses that psychics can see in the aura.
source: Modern Magick, by Donald Michael Kraig
Sanskrit. "Wheel, Vortex, or Whirlpool." Psychic centers located in the aura functioning through the etheric body that exchange particular energies between the physical body and the personality, and the higher sources of energy associated with the planets, the Solar System, and the cosmos. They are interfaces between Mind and Body.
There are seven traditional "master" chakras and dozens of minor ones located in such places as the palms of the hands, soles of the feet, joints of arms and legs, and just about any place traditionally adorned with jewelry.
Chakras are "vortexes," whirling centers of energy associated with particular areas of the body. In the Hindu tradition, muladhara is located at the base of the spine and is the source of kundalini and the power used in sex magic. Svadhisthna is located at the sacrum. Muladhara and Svadhisthna are linked to the physical body. Manipura is located at the solar plexus. Muladhara, Svadhisthna, and Manipura are together associated as the Personality, and their energies can be projected through the solar plexus in such psychic phenomena as rapping, ectoplasm, and the creation of familiars. Manipura is linked to the lower astral body. Anahata is located at the heart and is associated with group consciousness. Vishuddha is located at the throat and is associated with clairvoyance.
Anahata and Ajna are linked to the higher astral body. Ajna is located at the brow and is associated with clairvoyance. Sahasrara is located at the crown and is associated with spiritual consciousness. Anahata, Vishuddha, and Sahasrara are together associated as the spiritual self.
The master, or major, chakras are as follows. While we are listing some correspondences to planets, colors, and the Kabbalistic sephiroth, there is considerable debate about these and the correlations cannot be specific because the chakras and the sephiroth involve two different systems. Likewise, although not listed, there are differences between both these systems and those of Oriental martial arts and healing systems.
Base Chakra: Muladhara, base of spine, color red, associated planet Saturn, Sephirah Malkuth, associated Tattwa Prithivi, symbol of the element of Earth.
Sacral Chakra: Svadhisthana, genital area, color orange, associated planet Jupiter or Moon, Sephirah Yesod, associated Tattva Apas, symbol of the element of Water.
Solar Plexus Chakra: Manipura, solar plexus below the navel, color yellow, associated planet Mars, sephirah: none suggested, associated Tattva Tejas, symbol of the element of Fire.
Heart Chakra: Anahata, heart, color green, associated planet Sun or Venus, sephirah Tiphareth, associated Tattva Vayu, symbol of the element of air.
Throat Chakra: Vishuddha, throat, color blue, associated planet Mercury, Sephirah Daath, associated Tattva Akasha, symbol of the element of Spirit.
Brow Chakra:Ajna (the Third Eye), brow (just above and between the eyes), color indigo, associated planet Moon, Sephiroth Chokmah & Binah.
Crown Chakra: Sahasrara, crown, color violet, associated planet none, Sephirah Kether.
The following chart is a simplification of the primary chakra system:
1 These are the most commonly assigned colors, but authorities differ.
2 These are the most commonly assigned locations, but authorities differ. Instead of the Solar Plexus, Theosophists identify it with the Spleen, others with the navel.
3 Commonly, this is given as two, but it is really two "wings" of 48 each.
4 Most commonly, it is identified as a thousand-petaled lotus. The crown chakra has 960 spokes plus another 12 in its center, which is gleaming white with gold at its core.
5 Between anus and perineum.
6 Again, there are disagreements among authorities. Remember that there is no direct physical connection between the etheric chakras and the physical body.
Suggested Reading:
Wheels of Life: A User'ss Guide to the Chakra System, by Anodea Judith
A Chakra & Kundalini Workbook: Psycho-Spiritual Techniques for Health, Rejuvenation, Psychic Powers & Spiritual Rejuvenation, by Dr. Jonn Mumford
source: Llewellyn Complete Book of Psychic Empowerment, by Carl Llewellyn Weschcke & Joe H. Slate, Ph.D. (Llewellyn Publications) - Carl Llewellyn Weschcke
Disk or wheel. Chakras are energetic centers in the body that can be used as a kind of inner roadmap in Tantric practice. Dr. Mumford defines a chakra as, "a whirling vortex of energy, the meeting point between the body and the mind."
source: Great Sex Made Simple, by Mark A. Michaels and Patricia Johnson (Llewellyn Publications) - Mark A. Michaels and Patricia Johnson
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TN believes that O-care "navigators" have some credentialsConsidering that these people will gather pretty sensitive info (like SS #s), it seems reasonable to weed out any with criminal intent. And it could be reasonable not to expect these people to be able to give advice on choosing different plans. Some on this forum are in this business, and it isn't as easy as it might sound to explain the ins and outs of different plans.Although the agency contends it does not limit advice given by navigators and counselors, the rules do state that they may not "discuss the benefits, terms and features of a particular plan over any other health plans and offer advice about which health plan is better or worse or suitable for a particular individual or employer."
The rules also require navigators and counselors to be fingerprinted and undergo background checks. Penalties of up to $1,000 for each violation were set in the rules.
"Our focus is on protecting Tennesseans and taking reasonable and responsible steps to provide consumer safeguards," said Julie McPeak, commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance. "The emergency rules filed on September 20, 2013, require those individuals who will be accessing Tennesseans' most sensitive personal financial and medical information to have been subject to a criminal background check as mandated by Tennessee Public Chapter 377. These rules are those reasonable and responsible steps."
The Federal govt does not require background checks, but the states are allowed to require them. (that may only apply to states that have agreed to set up state exchanges?)
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Ten Dartmouth student-athletes were honored with Academic All-Ivy recognition for the 2016 fall season.
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Discus with odd tank mates
Well, I have a densely planted (real plants) 65 gallon tank that has housed the same fish happily for about a year now. Everyone tells me I should not have these fish together, but they seem happy and the only issue I ever have is those *()&^*&% snails.
So, the tank has bright lights but because of the plants and driftwood does offer a lot of dark hiding places.
It houses 2 Discus (gender unknown), 2 Angels (gender unknown), a pair of Rainbows, 3 Corys, 4 Emerald Bronchis, 2 Siamese algae eaters (gender unknown, the real ones), and an assortment of some 12 Glofish (Danios).
The Discus swim together and the Angels swim together. Both species spend some time deep in the plants so they are "invisible", but they do spend the majority of the time swimming in the "clearing" or weaving in and out of tall, skinny plant leaves, in full sight and in the light. The Glofish don't look so restless in the planted aquarium - they look more like little colorful fruit among the plants as they dive in and out of sight.
Everyone is peaceful, except for the Siamese who chase each other on occasion. At other times they swim near each other.
So, I know Discus and Angels are usually not good company, and the little Glofish can drive them bonkers. But - it works for me for a long time now.
I assume it's the planting that makes it work.
I just love watching the graceful Discus and the Angels weave their way through the tank in tandem. I feed a variety of things and it seems that everyone has their preferences, but everyone loves the Spectrum tablets, brine shrimp and sea weed.
I just wanted to share because so many have told me I have to have Discus in a bare tank. This tank is anything but bare, and I think the many plants make them happy. And that makes me happy. It's a bit more work as the plants constantly need trimming, but I trim while I change the water and it's no big deal to me.
Only discus tanks I know are bare are breeding tanks. Got some video? I'm getting curious.
No video. I'll try take some pictures but am lousy with a camera, and the tank is a bow front which makes it more difficult. I'll wait til this evening to try, when I try in the daytime the deck outside gets mirrored in the tank and you can't see anything. I think my cell phone may take videos, not sure, I never take pics with it. I hope to post something tomorrow.
I was told if I didn't just keep one discus, I needed to keep six in an empty tank. 6 in an empty tank would look very sad to me, I like an aquarium to look like a piece of nature...
I see no issues with a planted tank for discus. I have seen too many successful discus tanks with plants, and given the benefit of live plants on water quality, there can't be a problem. I guess the reason so many advocate bare tanks is that it is easier to maintain water quality when less stuff is going in (thinking of the plant nutrients, if any) and when there is less "natural" processes occurring. And as talldutchie mentioned, if one intends to breed the discus commercially, bare tanks do work better, or at any rate, all the breeders say they do. Low-tech or natural planted method tanks are better than high-tech with discus and angels simply because of the lower light and less fiddling with this and that.
I do have concerns with your stocking though, notwithstanding it may seem to be working. Discus and angelfish should never be in pairs, unless they are a bonded male/female pair. Both fish have a natural tendancy to live in groups with a definite hierarchy within the group. You cannot get away from this, it is in the fish genes, so to speak. Why two or three fish of either may manage in the same tank is something we don't understand, but it is the exception not the norm. And things may change down the road, as the fish mature.
Angelfish and discus should not be housed together. The main reason for this, according to Jack Wattley, is that angels are more domineering especially at feeding times, and they shyer discus may not get their necessary nutrition even if they do eat. And bullying angelfish can stress out the discus. Again, this does sometimes work, but it is not recommended. And as other members on this forum may be tempted by this or that, one has to be careful to point out the risks.
Active fish like danio should not be included with sedate discus and angelfish. However, here again, what isn't advisable can sometimes work, or seem to. We don't know what allomones these various fish are releasing and how the other fish are reading these chemical signals; stress is always unseen until it becomes severe.Byron Hosking, BMus, MA
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Something we all need to remember: The fish you've acquired was quite happy not being owned by you, minding its own business. If youre going to take it under your wing then youre responsible for it. Every aspect of its life is under your control, from water quality and temperature to swimming space. [Nathan Hill in PFK]
Well, the way they seem to have figured it out now for like 6 months, one of the discus rules the tank, both discus rule the angels, one angel rules the second. I say that because of the pecking order at feeding time. Now, the discus like to feed on the bottom, while the angels like to feed on the top, and I make allowances for that when feeding, so they actually do not compete except with brine shrimp. Then the pecking order comes into play. The brine shrimp are just an occasional treat, no one depends on them.
When I first put them in the tank, they came at the same time, the discus were quarter size and the angels just dimes, they were really small. Everyone else was already in there. And it was the way you said, the little angels did mess with the big discus, but only as far as swimming alongside a lot and getting between them. They also seemed to want to feed off the discus (like discus babies would) but always were told off. This stopped after about one month, one of the discus told them off by chasing them to the other end of the tank. At that point the angels stuck together like glue and have ever since. There was also a time when one of the discus harassed the other. Mostly the dominant one claimed the front, bright part of the tank and the submissive one spent more time in the plants. This settled after a couple of weeks and they now swim in unison most times.
So now the 4 of them swim in pairs, and quite often even as foursome and it is all very peaceful. I think I just had the luxury of spending much time watching and so didn't panic when they were establishing themselves. No one got hurt, no one went hungry, and they did figure it out themselves.
I think the main disadvantage of the planted tank is that it makes it harder to catch specific fish. Luckily this has only happened once with a sick glofish. It's a pain, but it can be done. The glofish and the discus/angels barely ever encounter each other, the glofish tend to zoom around the tops of the plants while the discus/angels swim in the middle. The cory/bronchis of course swim on the bottom, and the rainbows/SAE are all over the place.
I am not going to recommend anyone else try this, I was given both the discus and the angels while still deciding what I wanted in the tank and gave it a shot for that reason. Always had a spare 30 gallon tank ready for any fish I might have to remove. And I had the time and patience to wait out to see how it would work itself out, as well as watching to make sure everyone ate and no one got hurt. Plants also make it possible to feed individuals as needed as they are shielded from view of the others... No one fish can control the others in the tank really, too many places to get and stay out of view while still moving around and having a life. I think that is key, in nature they can just hurry up and swim away when they feel harassed. They can do that in my tank, too.
The plants are not a problem for Discus. The problem is the other fish. Discus are shy, skittish fish and don't want wild swimmers in the tank with them. The other fish are also susceptible to disease and you do not want far more expensive Discus subject to becoming infected by cheap fish that can be replaced for $3-5. Discus also has totally different requirements than any of those other fish. They like tank temps in the 90's and that's too warm for all the others. Discus should be kept in species only tanks or perhaps with some cardinal tetra's or bristlenose pleco's.
Siamese should also be kept as singles because they fight and chase each other.
Discus do not need to be kept in a bare bottom tank but they are kept that way as young 'ems because they need very clean, daily water changes.
Last edited by Lady Hobbs; 09-23-2013 at 09:52 PM.
Water temp is 82, and I was told that was fine. The Discus have grown by leaps and bounds and colored in beautifully, as have the Angels. The other fish seem happy with the temps also.
Someone forgot to tell my Discus that they are shy or that they like dark places - they do rule the tank, and they spend way more time in the bright light than in the dark areas. They come to check out my hand if I stick it in there.
The tank is opposite my living room couch, and I often spend many hours there reading. So I am very aware of everybody's movements. Often I get so mesmerized by watching that I don't get any reading done.
Water changes - I do a lot of these. Every 2 or 3 days, half the water gets changed and any plant leaves showing old age get pruned. That way I pre-empt any plant decay, and the plants like fresh water too, they do consume any trace minerals and like them replenished.
The Siamese do chase each other periodically, but it is generally no more than once the length of the tank before one of them disappears and the other goes about his business. The chase is over in seconds. More often they will be seen cleaning plant leaves within close view of each other. They have never fought, probably because one just disappears and they are not ever forced to face each other. They seem oblivious to all the other fish.
Actually, each of the species in there seems oblivious to all the others. The Discus though will chase the Corys away from the food, so I now feed them on opposite ends of the tank.
I realize that I will need to break things up should the Discus or the Angels get in the mood for breeding. So far only the Corys mate. The Discus and Angels just swim in tandem - and it looks so beautiful. I can't imagine keeping either species in a smaller tank than the 65, it would seriously cramp their style.
It sure can be hard to predict the behavior and personality of fish. Sometimes they can act completely different from what all the experts have researched and published. After all, most fish don't read these profiles in as much detail as we do ! However, as you have already stated, it is a good idea to keep a close eye on things in case that changes.
Other than behaviorally, there are other concerns about the different types of fish. One of them is the preferred temperature. Discus (from what I have read) need temps around 82 to 84 F while the rest of your fish do best in temps of less than 80F. Higher temps then what they typically do best in can have long term effects on their health. This could even take as long as a year or two before you may notice it. Just a concern to watch out forIf you take your time to do the research FIRST, you can successfully set-up and keep ANY type of aquarium with ease.
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Let's not forget many of what we know about these combinations are rule of thumb.
Angels and discus are a potentially volatile mix, especially when the hormones get flowing. However having plenty of cover to break up sight lines will help a lot. There are tanks where this combo has been made to work but there's also plenty when it failed quite spectacularly. Possibly the fact that these two species are in undersized groups is what has made it work. And let's not forget, if a discus isn't happy it will show it.
Still, I reserve my final judgement until I've seen it.
Danios are hardy and adaptable creatures. Personally I wonder if these high temperatures will reduce their lifespan. Again, tricky to be sure with this information.
It's not the setup I would have picked but if OP says it works I'll take his/her word for it until I've seen the evidence.My 33 gallon/125 liter tank. My photography on flickr.
Here are some pics. Like I said, I am a lousy photographer. As you see, neither me nor the fish can ever see everyone all at once. These were taken immediately after a water change and in a hurry so the fish are not in the locations where they tend to be when business is as normal. I can try to get some more pics tonight if you like.
You may be right about the Danios - I lost two a year ago immediately after putting them in the tank, although this was before the discus/angels were added and the temp was at 78. I brought the temp up slowly when the big guys arrived. I lost another Danio not long ago. The Danios were full size when I bought them maybe a year and a half ago, so I don't know how old they are. The ones I lost - each had a different way of getting ill and no other fish were ever affected.


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Cougars Jones drafted in 8th round by Colorado
Washington State University outfielder Derek Jones was selected by the Colorado Rockies in the eighth round of the 2012 MLB First-Year Player Draft Tuesday.
Jones was the 10th pick in the round and the 258th selection overall. The Snohomish, Wash., native was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 13th round last summer, but elected to return for his senior season in Pullman. He was the second Cougar selected Tuesday after the Seattle Mariners drafted first baseman Taylor Ard a round earlier.
An All-Pac-12 Conference honoree in 2012, Jones is the highest Cougar outfielder drafted since Jason Grove in the third round of the 2000 Draft by the New York Yankees. He leaves Washington State as the Cougar career record holder in home runs with 41. Jones ranks on the Washington State all-time list in total bases (third, 414), RBI (fifth, 164), runs (ninth, 164) and hits (10th, 227).
As a senior, Jones batted a team-leading .335 with 17 doubles, three triples, nine home runs, 45 RBI and 11 stolen bases (in 13 attempts). He is currently among the Pac-12 leaders this season in slugging percentage (fourth. .574), on-base percentage (fifth, .438), walks (tied-sixth, 31), home runs (tied-sixth), total bases (tied-seventh, 120), doubles (tied-seventh), and stolen bases (tied-ninth). In addition, he received All-Pac-12 Academic honorable mention.
In 2011, Jones batted .275 with eight home runs and 33 RBI. He collected 11 doubles, two triples and scored 39 runs. In conference play, he batted .317 with 14 extra-base hits, including a team-best five home runs, and knocked in 18. He was named All-Pac-10 honorable mention for the second-straight season.
As a sophomore in 2010, Jones led the Cougars to their second-straight NCAA postseason appearance by batting .309 with a team-best 12 home runs, 49 RBI and a .581 slugging percentage.
In 2009, Jones tied the Cougar freshman record with 12 home runs. He also ranks on Washington State's all-time freshman list in walks (second, 31), RBI (fourth, 37), games started (fourth, 57), games (tied-fifth, 57), at bats (sixth, 202), total bases (tied-sixth, 91) and slugging percentage (10th, .450). He was All-Pac-10 honorable mention and a Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American.
Jones is the fourth Cougar to be selected by the Rockies, joining catcher Eric Wulff (1992), pitcher James Freeman (2005) and third baseman Matt Argyropoulos (2011).


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Everything you need to know about today's media coverage of Israel and the Mideast.
Hana Shalabi deported to Gaza. A nuanced look at how "rational" the Iranian regime is. And an Egyptian blogger makes a powerful case against US aid to Cairo's military junta.
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Israel and the Palestinians
• Israeli security forces busted an eclectic terror cell: its 13 members included Palestinian Red Crescent workers, an Olympic goalie, an officer in the PA's General Intelligence Service, and relatively more mundane Hamasniks. Haaretz suffices.
• AFP picks up on Hana Shalabi ending her hunger strike and being deported to Gaza. You won't know from AFP's report why she was detained in the first place, so I'll direct you to this CNN snippet:
Israeli authorities detained Shalabi in February, after the military said it had intelligence reports that she had resumed terrorist activity . . .
Israeli government spokesman Mark Regev told CNN last month that a judge had ruled that Shalabi presented a danger.
• Press freedom in the Palestinian Authority's deteriorating. See Khaled Abu Toameh and Amira Hass for more.
• Ten years after the Church of the Nativity siege, YNet caught up with some of the Palestinian deportees.
• Three kids killed by Gaza fuel crisis:
"Apparently the fire was caused by a candle which was being used after the electricity was cut," he said . . .
A fourth child — just six months-old — was hospitalized with burns.
Iranian Atomic Urgency
• In an LA Times op-ed, Alan Kuperman tackles the question of Iran as a rational actor. His verdict? "The Islamist regime usually behaves rationally. But occasionally, it doesn't."
Whatever the reason, the reality is that Iran seems to act rationally most — but not all — of the time. This has two major strategic implications.
Spring Winter
• Worth reading: Arab Spring is winter for Christians in Middle East
• A 26 year-old Egyptian blogger is making a very forceful case for suspending US aid to Egypt. Maikel Nabil Sanad — who was imprisoned by the junta for 302 days — tells Jackson Diehl that the Obama administration's decision to continue funding the regime is based on the military regime's lies:
Start, he says, with the first sentence of the State Department's explanation, that Egypt "is meeting its obligations under its peace treaty with Israel." Actually, Nabil points out, the military is systematically whipping up hostility to Israel inside Egypt and using the treaty to "blackmail both Egyptians and U.S. taxpayers" by hinting that the loss of aid — or a democratic government's control of the military — will mean its rupture.
What about the "strategic partnership" that State says it wants to preserve with Egypt? "Another lie," says Nabil: How can a military council that is lacing state media with vile anti-American propaganda and prosecuting U.S. NGOs be a strategic partner?
Undercutting secular progressives while telling the world, apres moi, le deluge Islamic is right out of Hosni Mubarak's playbook.
• CNN obtained footage Paul Conroy shot during his escape from Homs.
Rest O' the Roundup
• Yoel Finkelman quits contributing to the Daily Beast's blog, Open Zion in an open letter to editor Peter Beinart.
I wanted serious discussion of how, without sacrificing its vital security interests, Israel can help empower moderate Palestinian leadership, foster the creation of a stable and trustworthy Palestinian state—and, crucially, diminish Palestinian suffering until such time. Instead, I got morally confused debates over whether Israel is or is not an apartheid state. I wanted insight into the complexities of how and under what circumstances Israel might relinquish more territory to Palestinian control now that Israel's withdrawal from Gaza has brought on a Hamas takeover. Instead, I hear far too much self-righteous moralizing about Zionism's culpability for the evil of the occupation. I wanted serious consideration of how Zionist proponents of territorial compromise can minimize conflict and violence between the State and the settler population that stands to lose so much. Instead, I hear cavalier posturing about Jews boycotting other Jews.
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Have you always thought of yourself as someone who marches to your own drum? Or known that, deep down, you felt most at ease in funky communities filled with creative, free-spirited people?
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Robert Thurman, acclaimed translator of The Tibetan Book of the Dead and author of Inner Revolution, heads the Department of Religion at Columbia University and is the director of the Center for Buddhist Studies. He is a friend of the Dalai Lama's, president of Tibet House in New York City, and one of the most visible and respected Buddhist scholars and thinkers in the West.
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Today, the city is a Unesco World Heritage site (yes, another one on our trip!) with historic temples scattered throughout this once magnificent city. The ruins are divided into 2 areas: ruins "on the island" (which we rented bikes to ride around to see) and "off the island" (which we took a sunset boat ride)
As you can see there are images of Buddha everywhere, each in a different style. We stopped at the Historical Study Center which addressed the history of the city and Buddha "postures". The following is short list for your information:
Reclining - exact moment of Buddha's enlightenment.
Sitting - if right hand is pointed toward the earth "subduing the demons of desire; hands on lap turning the wheel of law".
Standing - bestowing blessing.
Walking - after his return to earth from heaven.
We found a great little Guesthouse called "Tony's Place", which seems to be the hub for tourists to either stay or eat at the open air bar and restaurant. I meet Tony who is Thai, but studied in the U.S. for 10 years and then returned to his native country. He asked me where we were from in America and I said Washington, DC, finding out he is a big Redskins fan and we talked football for a while. Never know where you will find a Washington Redskins fan!


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Located in Foggy Bottom, Hotel Lombardy is within a 5-minute walk of George Washington University and within 15 minutes of other popular attractions like White House. This 140-room, 3.5-star hotel has a restaurant, free in-room WiFi, and a fitness center. Lincoln Memorial and Ford's Theater are also near this Washington hotel.
Enjoy a leisurely bite to eat at the onsite restaurant, or have a drink at the bar/lounge. Savor a meal from the comfort of your room with room service. Start each morning off right with cooked-to-order breakfast served for a fee.
The 140 rooms are air-conditioned and have an array of amenities, including minibars, coffee makers, and free newspapers. Guests can expect free WiFi and flat-screen TVs with cable channels. Beds are dressed in premium bedding and bathrooms offer hair dryers and designer toiletries. Free bottled water, safes, and ironing boards are other standard amenities.
Property features
At Hotel Lombardy, guests have access to a fitness center, free WiFi in public areas, and 3 meeting rooms. Valet parking is offered for USD 47.20 per day. Multilingual staff at the front desk are standing by 24/7 to help with dry cleaning/laundry, concierge services, and luggage storage. Other amenities at this historic hotel include express check-out and free newspapers.
- Walking distance to George Washington University and White House
- Free WiFi in rooms and public areas
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Located few steps from both Georgetown, the World Bank/IMF and George Washington University and three blocks from the White House, this 140-room smoke-free hotel provides easy access to downtown Washington, DC businesses, government offices, and international organizations. Attractions such as the Lincoln Memorial and Washington Monument are within a mile of the hotel.
Hotel Lombardy offers American bistro fare at Café Lombardy, which overlooks Pennsylvania Avenue. The Venetian Room is an intimate lounge that offers a full selection of wines and spirits, as well as small-plate appetizers.
The hotel has a fitness room, and guests have complimentary access to an outdoor swimming pool at a local partner property. Three meeting rooms are available to guests. Concierge services and tour/ticket assistance are also available to guests.
- Fitness facilities
- Express check-out
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Total number of rooms - 140
- Number of floors - 11
- Valet parking (surcharge)
- Restaurant
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
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- Multilingual staff
- Number of meeting rooms - 3
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Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Valet parking (surcharge)
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Hotel Lombardy offers 140 air-conditioned accommodations with minibars and safes. Beds feature premium bedding. Flat-screen televisions come with premium cable channels. Bathrooms include bathrobes, designer toiletries, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.
This Washington hotel provides complimentary wireless high-speed Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and complimentary newspapers. Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottled water and coffee/tea makers. A nightly turndown service is provided and housekeeping is offered daily.
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Café Lombardy - A sun-splashed café overlooking Pennsylvania Avenue. Serves American bistro cuisine. Open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Venetian Room - Serves a full selection of wines and spirits, as well as small-plate appetizers.
Hotel Lombardy offers Room service.
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
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- Self parking fee: USD 44.84 per night
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Baroque Punk Behind the Scenes
If you guys loved our new Baroque Punk Blazer feature we shared on Friday (which you can check out in full here), today I've got a fun peek behind-the-scenes at the creation of this amazing jacket and the fun shoot that brought it to life. There were sit down meetings in coffee shops, color tests, late nights, oodles of texts send back and forth, zombie gnomes (I'll explain), one big oops I managed to fix (see if you can spot it on the final jacket before I point it out!) and of course the fun of the final shoot.
Ready to take a peek? Let's dive in…
While working on my initial designs, Laura and I were already in talks about the jacket. This sparrow design was maybe one of four done at this point, so we used it to mock up some color tests.
We had picked out a dye color on our first meeting, as she had decided she wanted to hand dye all our fabrics. We had initially thought our dye was going to come out more of a gray green, so when it came out a pale blue instead, we had to reevaluate our original color scheme.
Laura mailed me a swatch of hand dyed fabric, which I embroidered with three different brown/blue thread colors, to test out our new color ideas. When she got it back, she did a second test dye (you can see where there's a darker are of color around the two right sparrows) to find out how the fabric and the embroidery thread would react. The embroidery thread, being a rayon floss, took only the slightest hint of dye, which was perfect to pull all the colors together. Laura found some matching lining for the jacket, and some awesome buttons, and we had our colors.
It was time to start making the jacket.
A large packet of fabric arrived a day or so later, with all of it marked and dyed the first initial light blue pass. She had carefully marked on the fabric where the pattern for each piece was, so I could know where to put the embroidery to get it to lay right on the jacket.
The first embroidery I tackled was the roses high up on the shoulders. I took the same rose design, but in two sizes, and mirrored the smaller one to create a cascading effect. You can see left, is how I laid out my patterns, and right, the finished embroidery.
When laying out the second rose shoulder, I made by big mistake. I was loading and reloading many of the same files, and didn't realize that my machine had kept the previous mirrored layout of one of our roses. In another classic example of machine embroidery mishaps, I made the other big mistake of leaving the room while your project is embroidering. Yup, even I still make this mistake. And trust me, I know better.
By the time I got back, the rose had embroidered itself sideways, and it was far enough along that there was no saving it. Alone in the studio, I tried my best impression of an angry sailor, then let it finish and stared at it dejectedly for a long time.
Sad Niamh.
Thankfully, the next day I remembered a key part of the jacket's styling was this raw, layered effect. Laura and I had talked about the idea of countering the jackets modern, clearn styling with a raw tapestry of fabric strips, to really bring the texture of the jacket and the embroidery forward, as well as add a bit of punk to the mix. I had already layered a raw strip of fabric under the first rose…could I perhaps?
Yes I could!
I patched over the first rose, cut away the excess bulk underneath, then embroidered a brand new rose on top of it, in the right orientation this time. Crisis averted! You have to get creative with these things sometimes.
Here's hoping that no one noticed when you looked at the blazer the first time. Right? Right.
I continued on with the sleeves, measuring downward to try to get the right placement with the pistols. Thankfully, these didn't require any mirroring or fancy effects, but you can bet I was on my guard at this point.
The back of the jacket was a bit more experimental. I knew I wanted a cascade of designs, and I wanted a slight overlap, to create the impression of one large embroidered tapestry. I tried out all kinds of layouts, sending ideas back and forth to Laura. We finally settled on this one, featuring our sparrow, skull and the heart locket design. I got to work setting up my hoops.
Even on our big fancy industrial machines in back (we call this one Victor) these things take awhile, so I kept myself occupied by playing a little Plants and Zombies. It was also in part to keep myself distracted from the creepy banging noises our office makes at night when you're alone in there. I tried going on our facebook page to get some comfort from the fans, and I was promptly told it was likely a serial killer, gnomes, zombies, or serial killer zombie gnomes, and I would likely die that evening. Great.
I went back to killing virtual zombies with cute plants and hoped that would dissuade any observing ceiling zombies that I was not to be trifled with. It appears to have worked.
Finally, the last of the embroidery was done. The pieces had all been laid out and layered on, and I had not left the room, embroidered something on sideways, or been eaten by zombie gnomes since. I packaged up the fabric and dropped it off to Laura the next day.
Laura took some lovely in-progress shots so you could see just how the jacket took shape. This is it before its second dye bath. You can see she's attached the sleeves and started to shape the coat and lapels.
Once the main sewing on the coat was done, jacket, embroidery and all went in for a second dye. This helped darken the coat to bring it a deeper, grungier color, and pulled just a little of the blue dye into the brown embroidery, which worked beautifully to pull everything together and allow the colors to sit just right next to each other.
Here's the coat after the second dye bath, starting to get some final touches to the collar and label. If you want to know just how crazy good Laura is at this stuff, this was pretty much done in a day.
Nearly done! Just some hems and some button work and the jacket is there.
A final shot of the back. The coat is completed, and Laura can finally go get some sleep for the big shoot the next day.
We all meet up over the weekend at the studio of Burt Edwards Photography. Laura is there with the jacket, and I meet our lovely model, Lucie Mulligan, who will be rocking our coat for this shoot. I had a blast modeling for our last project, but I find I'm much better behind the camera. Best to leave these things to the professionals these days, eh?
I brought back our rockstar stylist from our last shoot, Sara Capers, who made me look like a model, so I knew she had to be good. She got to work transforming our all-American beauty into the elegant punk she needed to be.
Many of you have been commenting on the hair, and I have to agree Sara did an absolutely amazing job. We were looking at everything from updos, warrior braids, mohawks, and '50s greaser hairstyles, and she managed to pull all those ideas into one rocking hairstyle. You can see it in progress above.
Once everything was set, Lucie got to work looking hardcore and somehow still refined in that beautiful jacket, and Burt did an amazing job photographing it so all those lovely embroidery details wouldn't get lost.
The rest, as they say, is history.
Want to see the full results? Check out the original post to see all the amazing photos and hear the inspiration behind this new embroidery series. I hope you enjoyed this little peek into all the hard work and talent that went into bringing this project to life!


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According to a press release from the Monroe County Sheriff's Office, Tyler Owen Ott, 20, of Hamilton has been charged with possession of a controlled substance (crack cocaine) and possession of a controlled substance inside a correctional facility following a traffic stop March 16.
The release states the MCSO and North Mississippi Narcotics Unit had a safety checkpoint set up on Caledonia Road. When Ott arrived, agents found marijuana and crack cocaine in his possession.
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Started to check out the Open Cascade WOK. WOK stands for Workshop Organization Kit and it is a development environment. This looks like a very powerful tool that might be applied to large other projects. An alternative to automake/autoconf, a special emacs mode, and CDL, a meta language for designing c++ applications. Very interesting indeed. Check out the users guide (pdf file).


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