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Section 6: Approved sports – activities and specific rules
Amended 2017
6.15 Rugby League
6.15.1 Rugby League state-wide competition - University Shield (open) and W. G. Buckley Shield (14 years)
Refer NSWCHSSA Handbook "state-wide competitions" - Section 5.2
(a) Promotion
(i) The University Challenge Shield and W.G. Buckley Challenge Shield competitions are organised and conducted by the Combined High Schools which is the supreme authority in all matters affecting the conduct of these competitions.
(ii) These competitions shall be organised by the Rugby League Executive Council comprising:
Combined High Schools Rugby League convener and assistant conveners.
The four greater regional conveners.
The Combined High Schools Executive.
(iii) The CHS Rugby League convener or the assistant convener shall preside over all meetings of the Executive council and shall have both a deliberate and a casting vote.
(b) Competitors
(i) All affiliated New South Wales secondary schools and central schools shall be eligible to compete.
(ii) Players must be bona fide pupils of the school they represent for a minimum of four (4) consecutive weeks prior to playing unless on official transfer.
(iii) All players must sign official registration slip to be counter-signed by opposing coach prior to the commencement of each round match.
(c) Age limits
(i) The University Challenge Shield:
19 years and under during the year of competition. Players who attain the age of 20 years or over during the year of competition are not eligible to compete in this competition.
(ii) The W.G. Buckley Challenge Shield:
14 years and under during year of competition. Players who attain the age of 15 years or over during the year of competition are not eligible to compete in this competition).
(d) Entries
Completed draws should be sent by the regional conveners/Regional Sports Co-ordination Officer's to:
The CHS Rugby League convener
NSWCHSSA Office
(e) Regions and zones
(i) In order to reduce travel to a reasonable minimum, entries will be divided into 16 groups.
(ii) The winning school from each group will play the winner of the nearest group to determine the 8 quarter finalists, eg. group 1 v group 2, etc.
(iii) The number of each group in the shield competitions be varied by two each year throughout the top half of each draw; that is, groups 1 and 2 this year become 3 and 4 next year, thence 5 and 6, thence 7 and 8, thence 1 and 2. Similar, groups 9 and 10 this year become 11 and 12 next year, thence 13 and 14, thence 15 and 16, thence 9 and 10.
(iv) The draw and venue for the grand final will be determined at the state conference of conveners in March.
(f) The draw
(i) The entire draws for both competitions will be made following the completion date for entries, that is, as per the NSWCHSSA state-wide competition closing date.
(ii) The draws will be made in accordance with Rule 5 by the University and Buckley Shield regional conveners.
(iii) When compiling the draws, the following provisions will apply:
Any school which forfeits a game in the preceding year will not receive a bye in the year of competition, if possible.
Any school which received a bye in the preceding year will not receive a bye in the year of competition, if possible.
(iv) The draws will be placed on the NSWCHSSA Website in February each year, together with rule changes as ratified by the New South Wales Rugby Football League.
(g) Determination of home and away games
(i) Home and away games - refer NSWCHSSA Handbook "Determination of Home and Away Games" - Section 5.2.5.
(ii) Duties of the home school - refer NSWCHSSA Handbook "Fixtures" - Section 5.2.6.
(iii) Provide a ground manager to handle all details and this person to be made known to the opposing school.
(iv) Provide an up-to-date copy of the University and Buckley Shields at the playing venue to assist in settling any disputes that may arise.
(h) Referees/touch judges
(i) It is no longer the province of the home school to arrange the appointment of a referee.
(ii) All fixtures must be controlled by a senior qualified, certificated referee correctly attired.
(iii) The home school shall request the regional convener to arrange the appointment of a certificated referee through the district of group referees association applicable to the home school for rounds 1-8.
(iv) Conveners concerned must be given at least 5 school days' notice of date and venue of fixtures concerned.
(v) In round 9, the Executive Council shall request the N.S.W.R.F.L. Referees Association or the N.S.W.C.R.F.L. Referees Association to make the necessary appointments of referees and touch judges.
(vi) In rounds 1-8, each participant school shall supply one touch judge (qualified and correctly attired).
(vii)Referees/touch judge fees:
Where no admission is charged for spectators, the home school shall be responsible for the payment of referees.
Where a gate charge is made, referees expenses will be deducted from gross gate receipts.
In country regions, referees shall also be entitled to claim actual travelling expenses incurred.
In rounds 1-8 recommended referees and touch judge fees shall be:
University Challenge Shield $20.00
W.G. Buckley Challenge Shield $15.00
Touch judges $ 5.00
Round 9 (Grand Final):
University Challenge Shield
Referees and touch judges are provided by the NSWRL at no cost.
(i) Fixtures
(i) Refer NSWCHSSA Handbook "Fixtures" - Section 5.2.6.
(ii) No extension of time shall be granted except for flood conditions (as determined by the appropriate Convener, eg. if the grounds in a Area are closed by the local Council because of excessively heavy rain, then the term "flood conditions" applies).
(iii) The appropriate Convener should try to ensure that where a school Shield team has a player (or players) with Combined High Schools representative Rugby League commitments, that school should not be disadvantaged by being forced to play a Shield fixture while the player is absent with the Combined High Schools team.
(iv) Where two schools decide by mutual agreement to play a Shield fixture in rounds 1-8 on a neutral ground, they should be permitted to do so with no change to the subsequent determination of home game status in ensuing rounds.
(j) Results
(i) Results must be forwarded by telephone and/or FAX/or e mail to the CHS Rugby League Assistant Convener immediately after the match by the coach of the winning team AND also sent to the regional Rugby League convener.
(ii) Results must be confirmed by forwarding a result slip direct to the assistant convener, and the convener of your region.
(iii) Results should also be forwarded to the New South Wales Combined High Schools Sports Association Rugby League Publicity Officer and to Australian Associated Press for publication.
(iv) Results will be placed on the NSWCHSSA Website
(k) Publicity
(i) Press, radio and television coverage prior, during and after the game is essential. Radio, television interviews and press coverage are desirable. Maximum promotion and publicity is essential.
(ii) Make your home games a BIG FIXTURE for Combined High Schools.
(iii) See that your games are efficiently and attractively presented:
Games should be played on weekends for maximum promotion.
Grounds must be correctly marked and flagged.
Have effective cheer squads, streamers, school flag.
See that both teams are 100% correctly attired.
Suitable programs could be printed and sold.
Guessing competitions may be conducted.
Enclosed grounds should be used where possible and a gate charged.
(iv) Invitations should be sent to:
Assistant Directors-General and District Superintendents.
Principals of both schools.
Teachers of both and surrounding schools.
Local Rugby League club secretaries, presidents, star players, etc.
Combined High Schools conveners, etc.
Sporting editors, press, radio and television.
Departmental officials.
Other dignitaries – Mayor, etc.
(e) Attached to the draw will be a form (result slip) on the game and its scorers, etc. This form should also be used for publicity. All results should be sent to the New South Wales Combined High Schools Sports Association Rugby League publicity officer. For any outstanding boys please send photographs and extra details of other sports in which he has excelled.
(l) Disputes and protests
Refer NSWCHSSA Handbook "Disputes and protests" - Section 5.2.8
(m) Players sent off
(i) All players sent from the field by the referee for breaches of the rules, foul or dangerous play, or for other reasons, must be reported to the regional convener for rounds 1-5. For rounds 6-9 reports should be sent to the assistant Rugby League convener in charge of state-wide and the NSWCHS Rugby League convener within 48 hours. (see below 6.15.1 (m) iii)
(ii) Failure to notify the convener or assistant convener within 48 hours, could lead to the offending school being disqualified from the competition.
(iii) The report to the regional convener on players sent off, must be made by the winning team [(see 6.15.12(b)] and must include the referee's report (signed) as well as the signature of the coach of the dismissed player. Copies are to be FAXED to (i) the regional RL Convener, (ii) the assistant convener and (iii) NSWCHS Rugby League convener within 48 hours of completion of the match.
(iv) All dismissed players will appear before a constituted judiciary. Where long distances are a problem, a teleconference will be organised by the Regional Sports Co-ordination Officer Sports and the principal of the dismissed player. If information regarding the dismissed player does not reach the regional convener/ The assistant convener in charge of Rugby League state-wide/ NSWCHS Rugby League convener (where applicable) in the time required, the judiciary shall proceed on the evidence as contained in the referees report. The judiciary committee will comprise-
In rounds 1 – 5:
Regional Sports Co-ordination Officer (or their designated representative)
The regional Rugby League convener
The principal of the school involved.(or designated representative)
NSW Rugby League representative (D.O) and/or
Referees coordinator (or a designated representative)
In rounds 6 – 9:
NSWCHSSA Rugby League convener
Assistant Convener in charge of Rugby League state-wide
NSW CHS Executive representative
The principal of the school involved (or designated representative)
Nominee of NSW Rugby League (State D.O.)
(n) Suspensions
Any player suspensions will hold for the all Rugby League (schoolboys, junior, CRL and NSWRL) whilst the suspension is in force.
(o) Duration of play
Shall be:
(i) University Challenge Shield – 30 minutes each way with an interval of 10 minutes with time off for injuries or stoppages as indicated by the referee.
(ii) W.G. Buckley Challenge Shield – 25 minutes each way with an interval of 5 minutes with time off for injuries or stoppages as indicated by the referee.
(p) Assistant Rugby League convener
The assistant convener in charge of state-wide is responsible for all inter-regional matters including the conduct of rounds 6-9 and disputes in rounds 6-9 (see rule 6.15.1 (l).
(q) Conveners
(i) The greater regional conveners will be elected by the Rugby League sub-committee at the March conference.
(ii) The regional convener is in charge of all regional matters including compilation of and changes to the draw and conduct of rounds 1-5. The regional convener's decision in these matters shall be final.
(r) Drawn games
(i) 5 minutes each extra time shall be played with no interval in between. The team scoring the first shall be the winner (golden Point).
(ii) If the score at the end of extra time is still equal, then the result be determined over the entire match in the following way:
Most tries.
If tries equal – first try.
No tries – first scorer.
Nil all draw will be determined by penalties in extra time only.
(s) Admission charges
(i) In rounds 1-8, competing schools are encouraged to organise admission charges for spectators.
(ii) Suggested Charges are:
Rounds 1-6: Adults $2.00 Children $1.00
Rounds 7 & 8: Adults $3.00 Children $1.00
(iii) All gate money from fixtures in rounds 1-8 is to be retained by the home school.
(t) Round 9 (Grand Finals)
(i) These fixtures shall be organised by special committees authorised by the Executive Council and shall comprise: members of the Executive Council, Area and/or Zone Conveners, local Combined High Schools and Rugby League officials co-opted.
Admission charges Round 9 shall be:
Adults: $5.00/Children: $2.00
(ii) All net proceeds shall be put into the Combined High Schools Rugby League fund and a detailed financial statement be provided.
(iii) All proceeds from sale of programs, guessing competitions, etc. shall be included in gross proceeds.
(iv) Representative fixtures involving touring interstate and international teams shall be included on the programs where possible.
(v) The Executive Council will be responsible for organising:
Supporting fixtures
After match functions
(u) Rules
(i) Fixtures shall be played according to the rules of the N.S.W.R.F.L. so that any new rules adopted by the N.S.W.R.F.L. will automatically apply to these competitions. However, any change in NSWRFL rules after the commencement of the competition will not become effective during the current year's competition.
(ii) The Organising Committee shall have power to introduce variations of N.S.W.R.F.L. rules on an experimental basis, if considered to be in the best interest of the code.
(iii) Alterations or amendments to the rules of these competitions shall only be made at the October Conference and a two thirds majority will be required to amend or alter these rules.
(iv) The "Blood Bin" applies in these competitions.
(v) Each team may use up to seven (7) replacements with unlimited interchange in both state-wide competitions.
(v) Travel allowance
(i) Travel claims will be made to the convener prior to the match. Claims must be approved prior to the match for the NSWCHS Rugby League to make payment to the school. Schools will be able to take the refund into account and pass the saving onto the students.
(ii) The following claims can be made:
University Shield – 30 cents for each kilometre when travel exceeds 800 kilometres.
Buckley Shield – 30 cents for each kilometre when travel exceeds 800 kilometres.
(iii) Refunds will be forwarded to the schools at the completion of the Finals Day.
(iv) Claims for travel refunds
All claims for refunds must be made on the official claim form and must be forwarded to the Rugby League Convener, New South Wales Combined High Schools Sports Association no later than two weeks after the conclusion of the grand final.
(w) Accommodation – visiting teams
(i) Under no circumstances shall the home school or the executive council accept liability for costs of accommodation of visiting teams at motels or hotels.
(ii) Schools unwilling to accept billets provided by the home school or accommodation provided by the executive council must accept full responsibility for alternate accommodation costs.
(x) Awards
(i) University Challenge Shield (Comprehensive High School/Sports High School)
The Premier School shall receive a set of 22 winners shirts
The Second School shall receive a set of 22 runner-Up shirts
(ii) W.G. Buckley Challenge Shield (Comprehensive High School/Sports High School)
The Premier School shall receive a set of 22 winners shirts
The Second School shall receive a set of 22 runner-up shirts
(iii) University and Buckley Shields Competition Medal:
A plaque/trophy will be awarded to the best and fairest player of the University and Buckley Shield competitions. A perpetual trophy will also be presented to the best and fairest players, to be held by those players for one year. The players will be picked by the referee of each game and his points put in the space provided on the result sheet. The result sheet and best and fairest points will be sent to the assistant convener.
Note: In determining the medal winner, each player's points will be divided by the number of games his team has participated in, with a minimum of five matches required.
(y) Coach of teams
The nominated coach must be a staff member of the respective school.
(z) Situations not covered by these rules
Should any situation or matter arise, not covered in these rules, the matter shall be referred to the Executive Council (comprising the convener, assistant convener in charge of state-wide, and the conveners of the region concerned) for decision which will be final.
6.15.2 Rugby League state trials
(a) Event
The trials will be conducted annually.
The trial is to select a New South Wales Combined High Schools Sports Association team in the 15 years and under age group and the 18 years and under age group.
(b) Entries
Entries will come from combined regional teams including:
(i) North West and Western – Western
(ii) North Coast and Hunter – Northern
(iii) South Coast and Riverina – Southern
(iv) Sydney West and Sydney South West – Sydney Gold
(v) Sydney North and Sydney East – Sydney Red
(vi) President's team – chosen from players who are not selected in their greater regional teams and are nominated by their respective Regional Sports Association.
(c) Teams
Teams will consist of two officials and 17 players. (Due to the fact that this is a trial, a player who is injured and is unable to complete in the subsequent days play, can be replaced with another player to ensure contests remain as even as possible.)
(d) Uniform
(i) Players will be provided with their uniform. (except for their playing shorts)
(ii) Players must wear the relevant uniform as instructed by the trials convener.
(iii) Players must wear the same numbered jersey at all times, unless damage occurs to the jersey. Selectors must then be informed if a different number is to be worn by the player.
(e) Officials
(i) The two team officials will represent their greater regions and be nominated from each constituent region. The president's team officials will be elected at the October Sub-committee meeting in the year prior to the trials.
(ii) Team officials should have a minimum qualification of Level 1 Rugby League Coach.
(f) Eligibility
All players vying for selection in the NSWCHS Rugby League selection must:
(i) Be a current student of a NSW public school
(ii) Have the endorsement of the principal of their school
(iii) The president's team will then be selected from the players nominated by greater regions who fail to gain selection in the greater regional teams.
(g) NSWCHS RL representative pathway
(i) Players must show commitment to NSWCHS Rugby League by making themselves available for all stages of selection trials.
(ii) If injured at any stage (zone, regional, and greater regional) through the selection process and unable to trial, the player must be considered by the selection panel at that level for selection, in the team to be chosen from those trials. Only if a satisfactory medical certificate is supplied. Note: Injured players should only be given consideration if they provide medical evidence and present it to selectors at the trials. If considered good enough on reputation and/or past performance to be better than those players who have trialled on the day then that player is to be included in the team for the next level of trials. If not, he will then be ineligible for consideration for the president's team.
(iii) The president's team is to be selected from those nominations that have played in the greater regional trials and subsequently failed to gain selection in their greater regional team. Nominations for president's teams must be endorsed by the relevant Regional Sports coordination officer.
(iv) In the event of a player withdrawing from a greater regional team, the region will have first call on any player from that region who had been selected for the president' team. Note; This is to cover the situation which arose in 2010 when a player refused to play for the greater regional side after a withdrawal preferring to remain in the president's team.
A panel consisting of the CHS Rugby League convener, the relevant Regional Sports Co-ordination Officer and a regional rugby league convener can investigate any exceptional cases that may arise during the selection process.
(h) Selection panels
(i) Greater regional teams
Selection of the players up to the state trials stage will be undertaken by the relevant greater regional areas.
(ii) President's team
The selection panel will consist of:
The CHS Rugby League convener
An elected representative from each of the greater regions
(iii) NSWCHS team
The selection panel for the NSWCHSSA team will consist of:
A chairperson of the selection panel to conduct selection meetings, this person does not have a vote.
The NSWCHS coach of the relevant age group will have 1 vote.
Four officials who are selected at the October Rugby League sub committee meeting, these are four officials from any region, they have 1 vote each.
(i) Matches
(i) Matches will be undertaken under the relevant ARL rules.
(ii) Matches will be conducted in a round robin format over three days.
(iii) Matches will consist of 2 halves of 25 minutes.
(j) Disputes
Disputes must be presented, in writing, to the CHS Rugby League convener.
These will be investigated by a panel which will include:
The CHS Rugby League convener.
The executive officer of NSWCHS Rugby League.
Two officials from teams which are not involved.
(k) Judiciary
If a player is dismissed from the field of play, a judiciary which will consist of:
The CHS Rugby League convener
The trials convener
The chairman of selectors or a representative of the NSWRL
If a player is sent off or reported the judiciary will decide if there is a case to answer. If so, the player will then enter his plea to the charge.
Players found guilty by the judiciary are ineligible to be selected in the NSWCHS Rugby League team(s).
(l) Referees
Referees will be provided by the CHS Rugby League convener and the trials convener through consultation with relevant NSWRL representatives.
(m) Announcement of team
The 15 years and 18 Years NSWCHS Teams will be announced shortly after the completion of the final match of the trials.
(n) Situations not covered by these rules
Should any situation or matter arise, not covered in these rules, the matter shall be referred to the Executive Council (comprising the CHS Rugby League convener, a NSWCHS Executive committee member and the assistant Rugby League convener trials) for a decision which will be final.


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When they brought their desk in, it looked something like this:
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Muse was the colour choice for this desk to give it a lighter and brighter feel. Muse is one of those colours that just looks great on everything. It's light and bright and almost a neutral - with a subtle and refreshing green undertone. Using van Gogh Fossil paint to paint out the desk along with some mild distressing helped to hide a lot of the small imperfections . . . .
The original hardware was pretty fantastic so we kept it just as it was. Beautiful!
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Our breath is the crucial link between our mind and our body. It's the only system in the body that works both consciously and unconsciously.
The Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius wrote this while on the battlefield around AD 170. He believed a clear mind allowed us to live in harmony with 'logos' — a sense of universal order. For some ancient philosophers, this harmony was divine, for others, a principle of order and knowledge. Either way I find it amusing that the word 'logo', which was part of my everyday life in advertising for many years, has its origins in philosophy and self-enquiry.
In our lives we find harmony, order and a clear mind all too elusive. On today's commercial battlefields the enemies are more self-inflicted: stress, pressure, lack of sleep, an unhealthy diet, too much alcohol, too little rest … you know the score.
So when you arise in the morning you probably feel tired and irritable and the last thing on your mind is breathing and actually enjoying your life. Wouldn't it be refreshing if that was different?
From our first to our last breath, we breathe in and out somewhere in the region of 600 million times. We take it for granted. It just happens, doesn't it? What's the big deal? We breathe in oxygen and we breathe out carbon dioxide. As my son said: 'How are you going to write a whole book about that, Dad?' However, there's a lot more to the breath than that.
Our breath is the crucial link between our mind and our body. It's the only system in the body that works both consciously and unconsciously. It affects how all our other internal systems work (digestion, the immune system, heart, nerves, brain etc.). It both reflects and influences whatever is going on at any given moment in our minds and bodies. Our breath is also our only constant companion on life's journey. Worth knowing how to breathe better then?
Let's start by looking at two important coping mechanisms that have evolved in the human body to help us deal with life's challenges.
Our bodies are designed to maintain balance. The medical term is 'homeostasis'. So our bodies are always looking to maintain the right temperature, the right amount of oxygen and carbon dioxide, the right level of acidity and alkalinity, the right amount of sleep etc. Threats to this balance are called 'stressors' — like being attacked by an animal, or starving through lack of food. Our in-built 'fight or flight' response releases adrenaline and a myriad of other hormones to get us out of trouble. It evolved as a quick fix for extreme circumstances. However, our bodies are simply not designed to experience it too often. Yet nowadays, even the most mundane crisis like missing a train can trigger fight, flight or even a third possibility, freeze. We are chronically over-reacting to it and we are paying the price — heart disease, depression and obesity as well as wrecked jobs and ruined relationships. The World Health Organisation has called stress 'the health epidemic of the twenty-first century'.
The Relaxation Response
Controlled deep breathing has been shown to produce the body's 'relaxation response'. As with the stress response, a number of hormones are released in the body; however, these hormones slow down our heart rate, relax muscles, calm our nerves and improve our immune system. It also creates the ideal conditions for digesting food well. And yet how often do we make stress worse by gobbling down a sandwich at our desks, causing indigestion and putting more pressure on our bodies?
Both of these responses work two ways: being stressed or relaxed affects how you breathe, and your breathing dictates how stressed or relaxed you feel. With better awareness of your breath you can more easily notice early signs of stress (shallow or faster breathing) and induce the relaxation response to stop it getting worse.
The 'Bodymind'
You may have noticed by now that sometimes I'm referring to the effects of breathing, stress and relaxation on the mind and sometimes on the body. In fact there is only one 'bodymind'. Your body affects your mind and your mind affects your body. All too often, however, we listen to the neurotic ramblings of our mind and ignore the pleas of our bodies: 'please rest, please move, please eat …' Once we start to listen and pay attention to our minds, our bodies and our breathing, we can really start to build strong foundations for a better day, and a better life.
Adapted from Do Breathe: Calm your mind. Find focus. Get stuff done. by Michael Townsend Williams. Copyright © 2015 by Michael Townsend Williams. Published by The Do Book Co.
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Nokia MeeGo Smartphone N9: Sepcifications, Price and Launch Date
Nokia has officially announced its first MeeGo device this year – Nokia N9 on June 21, 2011. From this unique all-screen design we could see Nokia's latest design innovations and Smartphone technology in this MeeGo device. Instead of a "Home" button like iPhone 4, Nokia N9 enables users to go back to home screen by a simple swipe at the edge of the display.
Nokia N9 Specifications:
Nokia's MeeGo machine comes with a 3.9-inch AMOLED touch screen display which has a pixel resolution of 480×854. The screen is made up of scratch resistant curved glass. Nokia offers a better voice quality and a better reception with the superior performance of its antenna. This Smartphone comes with two memory choices, 16GB & 64GB and provides a RAM of 1 GB in both. Powered by TI OMAP 3630 1GHz processor and embedded PowerVR SGX 530 GPU, Nokia N9 is expected to have a great performance whether on movie, video or apps. An 8MP camera with Carls Ziess autofocus sensor is spotted at the back which supports 720p video recording. Nokia N9′s 1450 mAh battery delivers a backup time of 50 hours for music and about 4.5 hours for video. Other specifications like Bluetooth 2.1, 802.11 a/b/g/n, WiFi, Orientation Sensor, Light Sensor, AV Connector, Micro SIM slot are also included in Nokia N9.
Nokia N9 Launch date and Price:
One of Nokia's product managers in Australia revealed that it is possible that Nokia N9 will be provided to main distributors as early as August this year. While previously 3 carriers in Switzerland said Nokia N9 would be released on September 23.
According to the VP of Nokia's Global Sales Executives, the price of Nokia N9 will be at $660 for 16GB version and $749 for 64GB version.
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From Tree to Shining Tree. A forest can feel like a place of great stillness and quiet.
But if you dig a little deeper, there's a hidden world beneath your feet as busy and complicated as a city at rush hour. In this story, a dog introduces us to a strange creature that burrows beneath forests, building an underground network where deals are made and lives are saved (and lost) in a complex web of friendships, rivalries, and business relations. It's a network that scientists are only just beginning to untangle and map, and it's not only turning our understanding of forests upside down, it's leading some researchers to rethink what it means to be intelligent.
Produced by Annie McEwen and Brenna Farrell. Special Thanks to Latif Nasser, Stephanie Tam, Teresa Ryan, Marc Guttman, and Professor Nicholas P. Correction: An earlier version of this story misidentified naturalist David Attenborough as his late brother, actor Richard Attenborough. The Secrets of the Wood Wide Web. Epping Forest is a heavily regulated place.
First designated as a royal hunting ground by Henry II in the twelfth century, with severe penalties imposed on commoners for poaching, it has since 1878 been managed by the City of London Corporation, which governs behavior within its bounds using forty-eight bylaws. The forest is today almost completely contained within the M25, the notorious orbital motorway that encircles outer London.
Minor roads crisscross it, and it is rarely more than four kilometres wide. Dolphin Sounds Generate Images, Research Team Discovers. Research team discovers that dolphin sounds generate images with echolocation.
Amplify your worldview and explore the science and technology behind the startling announcement of "what-the-dolphin-saw" sound images, by Jack Kassewitz and John Stuart Reid, from CymaScope.com. This week the world was witness to a mind-bending scientific breakthrough: that the clicking sounds that dolphins transmit in using echolocation actually produce pictures that may be the basis of dolphin language. And further, that with specialized technology—that includes the use of a CymaScope and 3D print technology—researchers have seen what dolphins may be seeing for the first time. This could potentially lead to understanding dolphins and communication with dolphins in their own language. [1] "We've been working on dolphin communication for more than a decade," stated Jack Kassewitz, research team leader and founder of SpeakDolphin.com where images and a press release are available.
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Buying an Iphone 5 in New York
- Hi, I want to know if its safe to buy it from this web site newyork.craigslist.org ?04-02-2014 02:26 PM
- Personally that is 100% a decision that you and only you can make. I personally would not buy anything much less an iPhone from Craig's list anywhere because of all the horror stories I have heard from here. You make the choice being sensible about what you think.04-02-2014 02:30 PM
- safe from Craig's list can be hit or miss...
If you're buying a used iPhone anywhere, from anyone - you need to make sure it's not Activation Locked before you hand over any money... and if it's a Sprint or Verizon phone - verify with the carrier that the device's CDMA - MEID is not on an account that is in collection, or on their MEID/ESN Deny list.
After that - caveat emptor.04-02-2014 02:34 PM
- Asking us whether using Craigslist is safe or not is like asking us if driving your car is safe...04-02-2014 02:35 PM
- Personally I wouldn't touch Craigslist with a bargepole. Too many horror stories04-02-2014 03:02 PM
- I wouldn't do CL for an iPhone. It's really a big hassle. Especially with the activation/iCloud lock.
Sent from space using Tapatalk.04-02-2014 03:22 PM
- Just make sure you meet the seller in an Apple or carrier store and don't hand over money until phone is activated in your name.04-02-2014 03:26 PM
If a person can't do any of those things themselves, I would suggest never going outside again.04-02-2014 03:40 PM
- I don't really trust it, but make sure that you are meeting in a secure place, with many people around.04-02-2014 03:51 PM
- It doesn't have to be...making sure that you're an informed consumer is the biggest thing to make certain of...after that, it's just a matter of safety, which you can control yourself defining a place to do business where you are around other people, in view of an exit point and confident in making a good decision.
If a person can't do any of those things themselves, I would suggest never going outside again.
I'm just concerned over the amount of fraud and trouble Craigslist has brought lately.
Sent from space using Tapatalk.04-02-2014 04:11 PM
I'm going to be brutally honest with you guys...I'd be more afraid of online sellers and eBay than I would of Craigslist. At least on Craigslist you can physically WATCH the person reset it to the standards that make it appropriate for sale. With eBay and other online selling points, you just kind of have to hope they do it properly and then find out when you get it in the mail. You have SO much more control over a Craigslist transaction than you do an eBay one...so why be so paranoid about CL?
It's all about how intelligent you are as a consumer and how prepared you are before you hand over your money.04-02-2014 04:49 PM
- If the device is not locked down when you get it and you install your SIM card and convert it over to your backup in iTunes, reporting it stolen isn't going to do jack squat but waste that person's time. The police aren't going to go after a device that is "reported stolen" if the person doesn't have it connected to their own account still with the "Find My iPhone" still under their name...this is in direct relation to my "informed consumer" comment...when you buy the iPhone from a Craigslist ad, you don't hand over money until the device is completely reset back to factory settings and the person has PROVEN that Find My iPhone has been turned off. It's really simple to be honest.
Sent from space using Tapatalk.04-02-2014 04:50 PM
- It works the same for ANY iPhone. The only outlet they would really have is reporting to the carrier, which brings me to another point about buying used iPhones. Optimally, you'll make this transaction at a carrier store in your area, which will make it infinitely easier to weed out crooks and thieves because they know better than to walk into a carrier store, sell you a device and then try funny business.
If this isn't possible, make sure you contact your carrier before you buy to make sure you know exactly what to do to transfer your phone over...then as soon as you buy the device, transfer it. Once you have it setup in your name with your account and your Apple ID, there's really nothing someone can do to the device at all, and if they did try to contact the carrier to have it "blacklisted" (which i don't think the carriers even do anymore), they'd show it as your device and would hang up on the person anyways.
There are tons of crooks out there...but most people are honest and just trying to sell their iPhone to you most likely to get a new device or try something different. I'd say the majority of people who have issues with "Find My iPhone" passwords are people who either A.) Stole/Found a device that wasn't theirs to begin with, or B.) Had someone unfamiliar with the process that sold it to them, and would have zero problem helping them rectify the issue. Does that guarantee nothing can happen to you? Nope...but you never have that guarantee on the private market, regardless of what outlet you use to buy the device.04-02-2014 04:57 PM
- All of this when the person or buyer has an opportunity to actually meet the person in a public place and watch and see the phone reset as new, Totally unlocked and i might even call Apple with the seller there and give them the serial number or IMEI or the carrier and give them the same info...If the seller is legit he won't mind. If all checks out in your favor then and only then I would buy it otherwise pass and tell the seller to have a nice day instead of these people that say yeh man here is your $400.00 bucks(Just an Ex) and leaves with a dead phone that can't be used and we get them with the typical questions. It still amazes me.04-02-2014 05:05 PM
- People get so caught up in thinking of what MIGHT happen, they forget that they don't have to LET ANYTHING happen. Just like Jag said, there are so many different ways you can completely and totally eliminate being ripped off with an iPhone that unfortunately, those that do get ripped off are just uneducated on the subject and shouldn't have gone out to buy the device on their own in the first place. Is it their fault someone ripped them off? Nope, but I think in today's world of e-commerce, a person certainly needs to make sure they have a higher level of competency and knowledge before slapping down hundreds of dollars to a person you don't know.
I mean hell, I carry a firearm EVERYwhere I go, and I still take all these precautions...because shooting someone requires too much paperwork afterwards, lol!04-02-2014 05:23 PM
- People get so caught up in thinking of what MIGHT happen, they forget that they don't have to LET ANYTHING happen. Just like Jag said, there are so many different ways you can completely and totally eliminate being ripped off with an iPhone that unfortunately, those that do get ripped off are just uneducated on the subject and shouldn't have gone out to buy the device on their own in the first place. Is it their fault someone ripped them off? Nope, but I think in today's world of e-commerce, a person certainly needs to make sure they have a higher level of competency and knowledge before slapping down hundreds of dollars to a person you don't know.
I mean hell, I carry a firearm EVERYwhere I go, and I still take all these precautions...because shooting someone requires too much paperwork afterwards, lol!
Seriously it is just a simple again with Sean like Dude show me you are legit as a seller in a nice way. Who is the carrier, Oh great lets sit down while I make a call. hell carrier I am buying this phone from a private owner, Please check your list for me and Apple. If that seller is legit and wants his overpriced money he will wait and last you know what you are looking for. Look for the setup screen that it was reset and unlocked.. Set up YOUR iCloud right there to make sure activation locks clear and if so and you got an ok from who you called,pay the guy and leave.
Too many people give the seller their money and wind up in front of us.04-02-2014 05:44 PM
1. Check IMEI for red flags – you can Google 'IMEI checker' - do it before you go to a meeting.
2. Test/activate it with you SIM card.05-18-2014 07:35 PM
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Winners are selected on the basis of academic record, personal qualifications, financial need and other credentials submitted by or on behalf of each applicant.
The awarded scholarship will be paid directly to the student upon proof of acceptance and/or attendance of the institution of choice. The student will receive a certificate of award at the annual banquet. (Student must be present at the Banquet which will be held on Saturday, April 27, 2019.
Incomplete applications will be disqualified
Previously awarded scholarship applicants must have a minimum of a 3.0 Grade point average in order to re-apply.
Deadline: Application with documentation must be received by mail stamp marked by February 28, 2019
Howard C. Chadwick was a dedicated scorekeeper for the South Kingstown Parks and Recreation Department for over 45 years. He served the softball community with selfless dedication, commitment, and pride. His integrity was unmatched. This scholarship has been developed to honor a great man and outstanding community citizen.
GOAL: To provide financial assistance to a graduating South Kingstown High School senior baseball and softball player who plans to complete some form of higher education (college/vocational school).
SCHOLARSHIP QUALIFICATIONS: The applicant MUST have participated on the South Kingstown High School baseball or softball team for a minimum of 2-years; completed a minimum of 10 hours of community service; and participated in South Kingstown youth baseball or softball programs.
Pawtucket Credit Union is pleased to announce that we are once again offering the Investing in your Future College Scholarship Program to our members. We will award four scholarships in the amount of $2,000 each per year to assist members who are pursuing higher education.
Applications are now being accepted, and the submissions must be postmarked no later than Friday, April 26, 2019. To qualify, the applicant must be a member of Pawtucket Credit Union, and should have a strong academic history and demonstrated community involvement.
In addition, the Cooperative Credit Union Association, Inc. 2019 College Scholarship Program will award eight (8) $500 college scholarships. Applications must be submitted by April 3, 2019.
Both applications have to be returned to Pawtucket Credit Union to the attention of Community Outreach at 1200 Central Avenue, Pawtucket, RI 02861.
Attached please find both the 2019 Pawtucket Credit Union Scholarship and the Cooperative Credit Union Association, Inc. 2019 College Scholarship Program overview and applications that you can distribute to interested candidates and post in your Guidance Department.
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Each year the Rhode Island Society of Professional Engineers awards $500 scholarships to local high school seniors interested in pursuing an engineering degree in college.
The scholarship application period for 2018–19 has begun and we will award the scholarships for this year at our May 2019 Dinner Meeting.
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Fifth Harmony release the amazing "That's My Girl"!!
Thursday 29th September 2016
That's My Girl
Release date: TBC Label: Syco
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The next single the girls are unleashing is the amazing That's My Girl, a stunning pop anthem which has an amazing post apocolyptic video which you can check out below.
And thanks to the guys at Syco, we are over the moon to present this massive #ClubBanger for you guys to smash out to the max! We LOVE Fifth Harmony and this is a TUNE so please make sure you are on the case 100%
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Having traveled the world assisting the likes of Guido Palau at Fashion Week's in New York, Paris and Milan, Lores has garnered a career that has mastered session, focused on building teams, launching a salon and while relentlessly focusing on her unique salon environment. Leading the charge for major multi-national brands as ambassador and Creative Director – Lores' experience transcends conformity and is as diverse as the world of hair that continually inspires her to achieve more.
Now the mother of two, Lores has packed her bags and based in Ibiza, Spain frequently back in Sydney looking after her clients upon request. After a whirlwind few years juggling her role as Hair Director for X Factor, Creative Director for Pacha Club Nights, business owner and mentor to other leading stylists – she is primed to provide bespoke service, globally. Throughout her career Lores has juggled considerable pressure and conflicting schedules as diverse as her portfolio of work.


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Welcome to Cushendall Church
Cushendall, County Antrim
We exist to help build up all the people of Cushendall in their faith through the proclamation of the Word of God that brings personal transformation, community renewal, and the spreading of the gospel of Jesus Christ into the world.
Life can be very confusing at times, full of questions that don't seem to have many truthful answers. The harder we search for these answers the more difficult and confusing it can seem. All of us only really have two sources for finding answers to life's most important questions: we can either look deeply within ourselves, or we can look to God. The Bible is the way that God has revealed himself to us and so it is there that we go to get answers to these difficult questions in life. This is the purpose of Cushendall Church.
Enjoy the website, then come and see us, or contact us (Facebook, or Tel. 07525 123319).
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We love the Bible. We are unashamedly committed to the Bible, believing the Scriptures of the Old and New Testament to be inerrant and infallible and our only rule for faith and practice.
We are Confessional in that we affirm the great truths of the orthodox, Christian theology. Our officers affirm the theology of the Westminster Confession of Faith and Catechisms as the best understanding of Holy Scripture.
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US President Donald Trump has sacked the country's acting Attorney General Sally Yates.
The sacking took place after she questioned the legality of his immigration ban policy, according to foreign news.
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Last Day for America's Got Talent 2011 YouTube Auditions
The America's Got Talent season 6 YouTube audition deadline is June 9 (that's today for those keeping score). You can upload your short video to http://www.nbc.com/americas-got-talent/auditions/. Plus, you can also submit your audition using the Android or iPhone app, at YouTube.com/agt, or on the AGT Facebook page!
I think Jackie Evancho was a YouTube audition. Plus, she was a Pure America's Got Talent reader (or her mom was) years before she made it on the show. I always love when readers of this site make it on the show. So, go and submit your video and be sure to remember the little people when you become a star.


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Enjoy the Super Bowl. Speaking as a marketing expert, if National Football League executives continue to dilute the NFL's prime brand, the game of football may not be super much longer.
The NFL brand, with its hard-hitting action evoking the gladiators of the Roman coliseum, has come to represent a worldwide leader in sports and entertainment. In a world that is perceived to have gone soft, the NFL brand owns the niche of selling warrior bravado; the perception of participation in an epic battle of dueling cities; the opportunity to defend one's own, naturally-superior, even noble, city.
Thanks to the hard-hitting, blood, sweat, and tears mentality of its players, the NFL has mastered channeling regional pride into a billion dollar entertainment enterprise. It owns the "hero" whitespace in a way that our national "past its prime" baseball or even actual wars do not.
Doubt me? Consider the military metaphors of the broadcast booth. Quarterbacks are referred to as "field generals." A deep pass is a "long bomb." Moving the ball down the field is going into the opposing team's "territory." Even America's sweetheart pacifist Lisa Simpson of The Simpsons once said, "What could be better than the savage ballet that is professional football?"
Heck, the NFL pads even resemble the armor worn by the gladiators of old and the military of today. As a kid I still remember the injustice of Pittsburgh Steeler Jack Lambert being ejected for an allegedly late hit on Browns quarterback Brian Sipe. Later, Lambert told ABC Sports Howard Cosell, "Quarterbacks should wear dresses." These types of personalities built the NFL brand from a game into real life epic battle stories that are more relevant than movies, books, plays or opera. The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) likewise grew dramatically after pitching easy storylines any testosterone-fueled young man could get passionate about (e.g., Hulk Hogan versus Iron Sheik).
But in the case of the NFL, all this may be ending, as recent developments threaten the NFL's marketing niche. In July 2011, multiple lawsuits were filed claiming the NFL knowingly concealed data about the dangers of concussions. It's thought that multiple concussions increase the probability of memory loss, depression and degenerative brain disease. The suicide deaths of many ex-NFL players have been blamed on football-related brain injuries.
The NFL vigorously contests the claims made in the lawsuits, stating "The NFL has long made player safety a priority and continues to take steps to protect players and to advance the science and medical understanding of the management and treatment of concussions."
Indeed, the NFL has taken the issue of concussions very seriously by increasing the scrutiny and dollar amounts of fines for helmet-to-helmet hits and changing the kickoff starting point from the 30-yard line to the 35. These measures are an attempt to decrease the number of kickoff returns and supposedly the likelihood of injuries from an 11-man kickoff team running with a 70 yard head of steam against a stationary return man.
But worrisome for the NFL is the fact that this reduction in contact has players and fans alike outraged. Steelers linebacker James Harrison referred to NFL commissioner Roger Goodell as a "devil" because of the penalties for his seven infractions in three years.
As an expert in the field of marketing, I know that great brands are built by filling an unmet need with targeted passion. I believe the NFL lost some of its marketing power when it moved from the edginess of "sport" to the middle ground of "safe, family entertainment." I believe reducing the number of hits and kickoff returns will decrease the equity of the NFL brand. If fans perceive the NFL is becoming little more than non-contact, flag football, the NFL's core base will shift its time and money into other faux battles featuring more authentic heroes engaged in seemingly epic battles.
If NFL rules continue to reduce the number and ferocity of hits the equity of the football brand will decrease. This will open the door for other sports with bravado, warrior and hero identities to grow. Which sports might benefit? Look to NASCAR, the National Hockey League and the mixed martial arts Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
If you don't believe the smaller crowds of mixed martial arts could ever rival the NFL, or that the popularity of the NFL could ever substantially decrease, take a look at photos of the bleachers in the first couple of Super Bowls -- they were mostly empty. Baseball really was the national pastime -- for decades.
Boxing was a leading spectator sport in the 20th century until its tactics turned from combat to "grab and hold." Watch out, NFL: Part of what has made the popularity of the UFC surge is that it returns spectator sports to the one-to-one combat so popular in original form of bare-knuckle boxing. A UFC event last April sold all 55,000 tickets, for a reported revenue of $11 million, in an astonishing few minutes.
All brands have a life cycle -- some day, some time, the NFL will cease to be relevant. As I am a fan of the NFL, I hope it doesn't happen in my lifetime -- or, at least, it happens before league executives make quarterbacks wear dresses. When it comes to dress watching, I prefer Gisele Bundchen over Tom Brady.


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VA13 Locations
VA13 Discussions
Venice Discussions:
Live Art - Are you here? Were you there?
The Alternative Scene: International art production.
London Discussion:
Renegotiating The Body.
Margate Discussion:
What is Art?
VA:13 Speed Dating
Networking / twitter / facebook / YouTube
Social networking has become a means to communicate your lunch menu or a means to start revolutions and riots.
Connecting is important. It is essential to share and develop links with others to make the world a more interesting place, where ideas can be exported and imported without boundaries, where we can bypass political and cultural borders and create new pathways.
Discussions and talks are important catalysts for further debate. Often, one to one conversations can be the most informative. This model of discussion plays with the idea of speed dating and the notion of working the room - to dissolve the idea of the audience where every participant is an active part of the session.
In this speed dating experiment, we will pursue the idea that sharing on a basic level our interests in many subjects from painting to poetry, from stamp collecting to football we all share an interest in the wider world. The questions are designed to open up possibilities and to play with the idea of a blind date where each becomes the inquisitor and each must face their own nemesis.
Speed-date with Kathy Battista, Sacha Craddock, Tony Heaton, rAndom International, Brett Littman, Beral Madra, Richard Mosse, Andrea Pagnes, Verena Stenke, Hilde Teerlinck, Hans Ulrich Obrist, and Jinny Yu among others. See biographies below:
Hans Ulrich Obrist
Hans Ulrich Obrist is Co-director of the Serpentine Gallery, London. Prior to this, he was the Curator of the Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville, Paris. Most recently, he has curated 13 Rooms at Kaldor Public Arts in Sydney. In 2012, he co-curated Jonas Mekas, Thomas Schütte Faces and Figures, Yoko Ono TO THE LIGHT, Herzog & de Meuron and Ai Weiwei Pavilion and the Memory Marathon at the Serpentine Gallery, London; To the Moon via the Beach, LUMA Foundation, Arles; Lina Bo Bardi, Casa de Vidro, Sao Paulo; A call for unrealized projects, DAAD and e-flux, Berlin. Obrist's recent publications include A Brief History of Curating, Project Japan: Metabolism Talks with Rem Koolhaas, Ai Wei Wei Speaks, along with new volumes of his Conversation Series.
Kathy Battista
Kathy Battista is Director of Contemporary Art at Sotheby's Institute of Art, New York and Senior Research Fellow of the Centre for Global Futures in Art, Design and Media at the Winchester School of Art University of Southampton. She is author of Re-negotiating the Body: Feminist Artists in 1970s London (IB Tauris, 2012) and the forthcoming New York NewWave (IB Tauris 2013). Kathy is a regular contributor to the journals Art Monthly, Art Untitled, The Brooklyn Rail and RES Art World as well as Phaidon.com. She has taught at Cornell University; Birkbeck College; The London Consortium (University of London); Kings College; the Ruskin School of Art, Oxford University; and Tate Modern.
Beral Madra
Beral Madra is curator and art critic, founder and director of BM Contemporary Art Center (since 1984), Partner and artistic director of www.kuadgallery.com. Honorary President of AICA Turkey (2003), Mentor of the Berlin Senate Residency for artists in Istanbul (1995- 2013); Director of Visual Arts, Istanbul Cultural Capital of Europe 2010. She has curated the 1st and 2nd Istanbul Biennale (1987-1989), Pavilion of Turkey(1991, 1993, 2001, 2003, 2005) Central Asia (2009) and Azerbaijan (2011) in Venice Biennale.
Sacha Craddock
Sacha Craddock is a freelance critic and curator. Director of Programme at Max Wigram Gallery 2011- 2012. Co founder and curator of Bloomberg Space 2002- 2011 and active Chair of the Board of New Contemporaries from 1996. Chair of Braziers International Workshop; co-founder of Artschool Palestine, a Public Art Advisor for the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Member of the Curatorial Board of Fondazione MACC, Sardinia, Member of Council Abbey Awards for British School at Rome. Also a post-graduate tutor at the Royal College of Art. Recent essays include those on Angus Fairhurst, Richard Billingham, Edgar Davids, Mustafa Hulusi, Heri Dono, Rosa Lee, Art and Youth for Turner Contemporary and London in the 1970s.
Andrea Pagnes
Andrea Pagnes translated among others Jurassic Park into Italian, and has been working as independent curator, writer, founder of culture magazines, painter, glass sculptor, and artistic director of a Murano glass factory. His publications have been translated into German, Italian, English, Spanish, Hindu, Chinese and Finnish. He has been awarded among others with the Strasbourg Robert Schuman Silver Medal (1990), Millennium Painting Award in representation of Italy (Windsor & Newton, 2000), and the literary prize Storie (Rome, 2008). Pagnes works with Verena Stenke under the name of VestAndPage in Performance art, filmmaking, visual art, writing and as independent curators since 2006
Brett Littman
Brett Littman has been working in the non-profit arts field for more than fourteen years. He is the Executive Director of The Drawing Center, based in New York, since May 2007; was the Deputy Director at P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, a MoMA affiliate from 2003 – 2007; from 2001 – 2003 he was the Co-Executive Director of Dieu Donné Papermill in SoHo, New York and from 1995 - 2001 he was the Associate Director of UrbanGlass in Brooklyn, New York
rAndom International
rAndom International create artworks and installations that frequently explore behaviour and interaction, often using light, sound and movement. Founded in 2005 by Stuart Wood, Florian Ortkrass and Hannes Koch, the studio utilises raw fragments of artificial intelligence to encourage relationships between the converging worlds of animate and inanimate. A particular interest in naturalphenomena, intuition and the human form can be seen across rAndom's body of work. The studio is based in a converted warehouse in Chelsea, London and today includes a growing team of diverse and complementary talents. Their Rain Room installation is currently being presented at MoMA as part of EXPO 1: New York, a large-scale festival of exhibitions and events organised by MoMA PS1, which addresses pressing ecological concerns of the 21st century.
Hilde Teerlinck
Hilde Teerlinck lives and works in Dunkerque, France. Teerlinck was artistic director of the Mies van der Rohe Pavilion in Barcelona. After a short stay in Perpignan, where she founded an arts-centre linked to the local Fine Arts School she directed since 2002 the Rhenish Centre of Contemporary Art (CRAC) of Alsace in Altkirch. At the same time she remained active as an art-critic and a free-lance curator. Since September 2006 she has been the director of the FRAC (Fonds Regional d'Art Contemporain) Nord-Pas de Calais in Dunkerque. The FRAC NPDC has one of the most prestigious public collections of international contemporary art in France.
Tony Heaton
Tony Heaton Chief Executive of Shape, London. From 1997-2007, the Director of Holton Lee, a 350 acre campus with short stay residential facilities for Disabled people. During this led the commissioning and development of the award-winning Faith House Gallery and the Stables Studios. Initiator of the NDACA (the National Disability Arts Collection and Archive), Heaton is a sculptor and first exhibited in 'Out of Ourselves' in 1990, with fellow disabled sculptor Adam Reynolds.
Jinny Yu Born
Jinny Yu Born in South Korea, lives and works in Canada and Italy. A painter, she has shown in New York, Venice, Seoul, London, Kyoto, Montreal and Toronto. Associate Professor of Painting and former Graduate Program Director, Department of Visual Arts, University of Ottawa. Winner of Laura Ciruls Painting Award from Ontario Arts Foundation and Mid-Career Artist Award from Council of the Arts Ottawa, and a finalist for the Pulse Prize New York. www.jinnyyu.com
Verena Stenke
Verena Stenke is trained in dance, athletics, martial arts and as makeup artist. Her performance Speak That I Can See You has been rewarded with the Art Kontakt Prize (Tirana, 2007). Her videos have been rewarded with the Treviglio Video Poetry Prize (Italy, 2011) and the Nassauer Kulturpreis (Germany, 2011) and her art films presented on numerous festivals. Verena Stenke works with Andrea Pagnes under the name of VestAndPage in Performance art, filmmaking, visual art, writing and as independent curators since 2006
VA13 Performances
As part of Venice Agendas workinprogress and Arts Pavilion Bournemouth have commissioned a series of performances respectively, to take place in different locations.
There are three strands to the performances. Jenni Cluskey will be making a three durational works throughout the morning events at CZ95, Aaron Williamson will be performing in different parts of Venice and The Girls, Marcia Farquhar and Tim Russell will be performing at Palazzo Zenobio.
workinprogress invited artists Jennifer Cluskey and Aaron Williamson to respond to Venice in relation to its site, context and identity. Cluskey's new work explored the politicisation of culture through the action of 'peaceful protest' using the traditional art form origami. For Williamson the letters 'J, K, W, X, Y' which only appear in the Italian alphabet through imported words, form the basis of his performance in the streets of Venice.
Jenni Cluskey
Aaron Williamson: Venice Invasions
Venice Invasions is a new work by Aaron Williamson, where he explores the Biennale in relation to the cities own defenses against an international cultural invasion. The Biennale occupies Venice over a period of six months in order to promote a global culture of art led by national representatives. As the city that was built to withstand siege is taken over by more than 300,000 art-visitors into an area with under 50,000 residents, can this biennial event be considered an invasion of sorts?
Williamson proposes to explore this notion through a series of public performances. According to 'Invasion Theory' there are three stages for a successful invasion: infiltration, conflict and pacification. Williamson's performances along the waterfront between the Venice Biennale at Giardini and the Columns at the Molo, will draw upon these three theoretical stages for material. Each stage will be presented separately over three consecutive days.
Stage 1: Infiltration – This can be achieved more effectively through stealth rather than sudden aggression
Stage 2: Conflict – Conflict is often accompanied by the pitching of markers around the gained territory
Stage 3: Pacification – Having successfully taken over the territory the invaders' chief aim is pacification of the local populace. The ideal is to reach a condition of stasis so that they may remain in the territory for as long as possible.
Jenni Cluskey's work explores the politicisation of culture through the performative action of 'peaceful protest' using the traditional art form origami. Over a period of three mornings, Cluskey proposes a series of exchanges as durational live art works. Each event aims to open up a dialogue with the audience and invites them to take part or take away pieces of work made during the performance as tokens or an exchange.
Wednesday 29th May: at CZ95: Symbol Exchange focuses on the value and economical exchange of symbols. Starting with a paper gun Cluskey transforms this heavily imbued symbol into two peace cranes. The peace crane is handed out to guests – one peace crane to keep, the other to give away.
Thursday 30th May: at CZ95: Currency exchange sees Cluskey invite guests to exchange currency on a like for like value. Approaching the artist in pairs the audience is invited to exchange €2.50 each, which in turn is exchanged for a €5 note that the artist cuts in half and turns into a lotus origami piece.
Friday 31st May: at CZ95: Gifts is Cluskey's final performance and will see the artist give away what she refers to as Gifts in handmade origami boxes. Each Gift is a box, which contains the lowest denomination of the euro currency, a 1cent coin; the gift is the coin, the box is just the packaging – the recipients can decide which is more valuable.
Diamonds & Toads performance by The Girls (Zerelda Sinclair & Andrea Blood)
Palazzo Zenobio, Fondamenta del Soccorso, Dorsoduro 2596, Venice, Italy
Wednesday 29 May - Sunday 2 June
Arts Pavilion Bournemouth present Boîte-en-valise by The Girls (Zerelda Sinclair and Andrea Blood), Marcia Farquhar and Tim Russell. Appropriating and transmuting Marcel Duchamp's Boîte-en-valise and responding to Venice Biennale Art Director Massimiliano Gioni's theme of The Encyclopedic Palace, each of the selected artists has been asked to pack work in a suitcase and travel to Venice for presentation. Boîte-en-valise is co curated by Carol Maund, Stephanie James and Mark Segal.
VA13 Audio Works
Chantelle May Purcell: Out of many one people
Duration 1.41
Within Chantelle Purcell's work there is a continual rewriting and revising of image and text, that works together to create a cacophony of meanings that explore the authenticity within historical representation. The ephemeral nature is inherent within the work through utilising materials that are non-permanent, exploring the mediums of sound, film and performance and placing importance on the role of documentation.
Taking its cue from the symbolic motto 'Out of many one people', the piece explores the rich history of Jamaica and the prevalence placed on storytelling. Delving into the infamous legend of 'The White Witch of Rose Hall'.
The audio extract that the audience hears are the songs of 8 participants who were asked to sing transcripts from a previous performance that explored the patterns that emerge when a legend was passed along a transmission chain. The participants were instructed to emphasize the words that were carried along the transmission chain the furthest to create a heightened and monumental version of the narrative. Played in unison the songs collectively join in a cacophony of voices. This piece explores how fact and fiction interweave within history.
Bill Furlong: Ughms & Aghs (1989)
Duration 3.07
Through the tape editing process, the Uhms and Aghs, (which are often a characteristic of human speech), are removed and saved and then edited together to form an orchstrated sequence. Uhms and ahs normally represent thinking pauses in speech; moments when thoughts are organised and ideas formulated. Far then from being redundant mannerisms, uhms and aghs could be regarded as succinct audial equivalents to thought outside of language.
William Furlong was part of a generation of British artists of the 1960s-70s including Gilbert & George, Richard Hamilton, Bruce McLean, Paul Richards(whose Nice Style performance group was the first pose band) who were consciously moving from traditional art forms to conceptual art, performance, new media, cheap materials, in a dematerialized and process-oriented ethos.[1] Furlong is now a sound artist with sound installations exhibited in Lisbon (Walls of Sound, 1998), Bexhill on Sea, Sussex (Anthem, 2009), Genillard Gallery, London (Possibility & Impossibility of Fixing Meaning, 2009).
With the acquisition of the Audio Arts archive by Tate in 2004 (itself a long-time subscriber to Audio Arts cassettes releases), over 200 boxes of master tapes used to edit the magazine are now secured for future researchers. A selection was exhibited at Tate Britain March–August 2007. The archive is now being catalogued, digitized and preserved there.
In October–December 2006, a retrospective exhibition curated by Lucia Farinati took place at Rome's Sound Art Museum showing a selection of Audio Arts releases and adding a new sound art by Furlong: Conversation Pieces, a reworking/remixing of preview Furlong interviews, making famous interwiewes respond to each other by the magic of cut-up.
William Furlong's Audio Arts project was featured in the See This Sound (Promises in Sound and Vision) exhibition, curated by Cosima Rainer, August 28, 2009 to January 10, 2010, Lentos Kunstmuseum, Linz, Austria.


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The past month has been full of history-making Hurricanes — first Harvey, then Irma, and now Maria. The wicked wind, torrential rain and devastating floods these storms brought with them have caused billions of dollars in damage and have displaced thousands. These hurricanes have sparked further conversation about climate change, with everyday folks and scientists alike zeroing in on the present-day impact of natural disasters on our cities and homes. As we look at our neighbors in Texas, Florida and the Caribbean work to rebuild their lives, many have begun to wonder: Am I next?
- ATTOM Data Solutions analyzed 3,000 counties and 22,000 cities for their risk of earthquakes, floods, hail, hurricane storm surge, tornadoes and wildfires.
- California had the largest share of cities with 'very high' natural hazard risks.
- Agents should include natural hazard risk information in presentations for buyers so they won't feel blindsided if a natural disaster happens near their home.


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Spring Book Sale
The annual Spring Book Sale, presented by the Friends of the Library's Bayfront Bookshelf, will be held May 9-11 in the Admiral Room at the Blasco Library. Hours: Thursday, May 9 from 9 am to 8 pm, Friday, May 10 from 9 am to 5 pm and Saturday, May 11 from 9 am to 3 pm. Cookbooks, gardening and craft books, mystery and fiction paperbacks, children's books and a variety of CDs and DVDs will be featured.
- Date:
- Friday, May 10, 2019
- Time:
- 9:00am - 5:00pm
- Location:
- Admiral Room
- Campus:
- Blasco Memorial Library
- Audience:
- All Ages
- Categories:
- Blasco Memorial Library Booksale or Fundraiser
Event Organizer
Erie County Public Library
Blasco Memorial Library
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Erie, PA 16507
Contact phone: 814-451-6927
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Spring 2019 Course Design Institute for University College Faculty
Participants will:
- Design or redesign a course built on learner-centered design principles using strategies of backward course design;
- Create and revise learning goals for their course;
- Select instructional materials that contribute to student achievement of stated goals;
- Draft an assessment plan, including a description of major assignments and exams;
- Develop a draft of a syllabus and course policies that support learning goals;
- Consider and incorporate universal course design
Format: Participants will complete weekly online modules Canvas which will be available beginning January 28. Time required for completion will vary depending on prior course development, but participants should expect to spend 4-6 hours on each module, at a minimum. Participation at a face-to-face meeting on February 18th from 6:00 – 8:00 pm in January Hall, room 110 on the Danforth Campus is required. Dinner will be provided at the face-to-face meeting, beginning at 5:30 pm. Completion of all online modules, attendance at the face-to-face meeting, and submission of a revised syllabus at the conclusion of the institute are required for successful completion of this institute.
This institute is being coordinated by Lindsay Meador, Ph.D, Assistant Director of Academic Services, The Teaching Center. Please contact Lindsay with any questions.


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Time to Start Unpacking.
Debora Manusama-Sinaga
Today is the International Women's Day, and according to wikipedia, it is the day where women are celebrated for their social, political, and economic achievements. But I personally believe that women are to be celebrated, loved, and respected regardless of their socio-economic status. So I wanna take this time to honor you ladies, no matter who you are, what you do for living, and what you look like - you are amazing, beautiful, and loved :)
Speaking of honoring women, I am so grateful for the opportunity to get to know some of the most inspiring and strongest women I've ever known at the monthly gathering called OpenSeat.
This month, the decor theme was Rustic (hence the burlap table runner!), the meal theme was Brunch (I made the virgin mimosas and it was pretty awesome!!), and...
the overall theme was "Unfiltered". I came up with that word for the theme because I've noticed how we as a society have been 'depending' on photo filters to make our lives look better online. But at this month's OpenSeat, the founder Queen aimed for us ladies to hear a real, unfiltered story from our fellow woman, and learn from her. And last Saturday, it happened to be the beautiful Ashley Nesbitt.
Her story was so powerful and inspiring, it left me pondering upon this one quote that she said :
Throughout my childhood until adulthood, I've had a lot of new beginnings. But I realized one day, that I had not taken the time to upack the things I'd been carrying with me.
She wasn't just talking about the suitcases and physical things that she had carried, but distorted perspectives, unresolved issues, fear, and disappointments that we humans often carry through life.
Some women still make their current spouse/partner pay for their past lovers' mistakes, because they still carry that trauma and distrust. Some still carry their fear to try pursuing their dreams because of their past failures. Or...in my case, I was still carrying my past mistakes, those labels people put on me in the past into my marriage!
And you know what, you might have physically moved on (hey, I've migrated to another country!), but until youresolve your ast issues, you will always find yourself battling with them, over and over and over again. Some even until they are on their deathbed!
Now we don't want that do we? Especially with our families and our future at stake, we cannot afford to 'crowd' our lives with our baggages and destroy our relationships. It's time to start unpacking, ladies. I said 'start' because I believe it's a journey, and not an overnight thing.
We're in this together.
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