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I may be over Woody Allen.
I know, I know. I was surprised, too. There was a time when Manhattan (1979) was far and away my favorite movie. I loved everything about it. I was in love with the knock-off music they used for the DVD menu, for crying out loud.
The release of his movies, which have long-since stopped attracting the attention that other, more toy robot-centered studio flicks currently enjoy, were practically a religious holiday for me. It helped that one could count on a new entry in the canon each year. When I lived in Stillwater, which never ran his movies at the local Carmike, I would venture out to Tulsa to be sure to catch the movies for the week they ran at the AMC Southroads. Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008), Whatever Works (2009), Anything Else (2003). You name it. I was there. If you made a pie chart of Allen's box office gross in Oklahoma, a very clear sliver of the circle would be me and whoever I talked into being my date for the evening. All right, there were rarely dates, but a fella can dream, can't he?
I know, I know… There's a certain amount of ugliness that can orbit around Woody fandom. He did marry the adopted daughter of his longtime girlfriend, Mia Farrow. That's… pretty undeniably not great. Worse still, one of the children he adopted with Farrow maintains that he sexually abused her. This is terrible, but he insists the abuse never occurred and charges were not brought against him. This isn't an article about his unsettling personal life. I don't know what to believe about the more heinous accusations against the man, and believe me, I've given them their due consideration.
This is more about how his films and I have parted ways. People have been saying that his movies suck for years. I had written off Bill Maher as an asshole* when he devoted a "New Rule" to his assessment that any movie Allen made after Annie Hall (1977) was lousy, and that actors needed to stop clamoring to work with him, but for years I believed the guy made more entertaining fare at a faster rate than anyone else working in film.
Then came Café Society. Circle Cinema has been running the movie for weeks, and I've been meaning to go the entire time. I finally got to a screening** and… And…
The movie is fine. It's not one of his punishingly dour dramas, of which there are a few, but something didn't connect for me. Maybe its that he decided to shoot on digital for the first time***. It might be that, with a budget of $30 million, Allen's most expensive film was destined to be become his most distant. Ultimately, though, I think it's mainly because I'm over his movies. I'm certainly over his stock characters.
The main character, Jesse Eisenberg**** professes his love for Kristen Stewart despite having a wife and child at home. He isn't the only character in the movie that sleep-walks through cheating on their spouse. First, and this may make me sound like a square, but there isn't an ounce of romance to infidelity. His characters blithely, almost mindlessly opt for cheating on partners often guilty of no transgression against them whatsoever. I'm not sure what time in my life I might have found that appealing, but it certainly isn't now.
Then there's the whole murder thing. While Allen deals deftly in Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989) with the notion of an otherwise-respectable person morally accepting the fact that he is responsible for a murder, but he deals with the subject again in Match Point (2005), and here again he touches on it with the amount of focus normally reserved for a vine*****. I'm fairly convinced that Allen killed a hobo in the mid-80s and has been so far unsuccessful in working out his angst over the topic through his screenplays. Regardless of whether or not Woody is secretly a serial killer, the theme has moved from intriguing to decidedly not universal.
I'll probably still see his movies as they are released, although I may not make a point of seeing them in the theaters. I'm intrigued by his upcoming Amazon TV series Crisis in Six Scenes, but I'm not holding out a lot of hope. He is advancing in years, but I still hope he has a few more films like Midnight in Paris (2011)****** in him before he either retires or passes away. He may yet be able to surprise us; it'd be pretty terrific if someone near the end of his career could still try new things. It would mean there's hope for the rest of us.
*Maher is an asshole, and an increasingly unfunny one at that. It's a strange assessment for me to come to, as I essentially agree with most of the things he says.
**It was only as I wrote this article that I realized I somehow missed one of Allen's movies, 2015's Irrational Man. Apparently I've been over his movies for a couple of years now and never realized it.
***My quest to defend the virtue of real film may be doomed, but it does not mean that it should be surrendered.
****Thankfully, he wasn't playing Lex Luthor. The guy isn't always miscast.
*****Vine is still a thing, right? Should I have used snapchat instead? Will someone please tell me which references are hip with the youths of today?
******Man, I really love that movie, but even it seemed like it was pandering to me in a weirdly specific way. Also, I may be going a little over-board on the footnotes this week.


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I think the cuffs, rings, necklaces and earrings just look so cool, but is there already to many out there? I make some fantastic wtisted earrings and necklaces but I don't have a laser cutter to make the really intricate designs. I feel like there's so much that I wanna do that it's hard not to just get swept away with everything. Sometimes I get frustrated that I just don't have the exposure that I'd like. I mean, how do I really do that?
Here's the complete line that I'd like to have on etsy, artfire, 1000markets, and in several boutques and 3 markets by the end of 2010.
Messenger Bags:
-faux leather/ fused grocery bag
-billboard vinyl
-treated newspaper
-treated newspaper
-faux leather/ fused grocery bag
-billboard vinyl
-treated newspaper
-blown tire rubber
-record bowls
-wine bottle pastery roller
-beer/ wine bottle glasses
-wine bottle hanging lamp
-wine bottle chandalier
-salsa and chip record bowl
-record earrings and necklace spiral
-geometric record earrngs and jewelry
-painted record cuffs
-painted record bands
-record rings
-blown tire IPOD carrier
-fused plastic IPOD carrier
-cosmetic case
-woven magazine purse
-woven magazine clutch
-cassette tape coin purse
-milk carton coin purse
-wine bottle tiki torches
-car interior moccassins
-recycled artwork
-record buisness card holder
-dali inspired vinyl clock
-blown tire belt and buckle
-blanket coats
-accent pillows
-seat belt purse
-record mail organizer
-gift bags
-business card holder
.......is what I have so far. Eventually I want enough to have a complete line of recycled home and personal accessories..... I have this year to really jump start and see how this thing takes off. Wish me luck!
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The Sixties Cultural Revolution
The formation of communes in the l960's was the result of a cultural revolution that transformed American society profoundly. The raising of the anchor of the materialistic expectations of the mainstream culture of the l950's opened Pandora
The Sixties Cultural Revolution
The formation of communes in the l960's was the result of a cultural revolution that transformed American society profoundly. The raising of the anchor of the materialistic expectations of the mainstream culture of the l950's opened Pandora's Box and a cadre of souls looking for a new Utopia began to form. Some were able to create a version of Paradise that has endured and elements of which still pervade and change global society. ln the Sixties what happened in this country was nothing short of a revolution. When other boomer men ask my father if he was in Viet Nam my father replies that he was a foot soldier in the sexual revolution and then elaborates that he is proud to stand up with the other hippie men who helped the feminist to flush patriarchy down the toilet. He then offers me and my sisters as living proof of the war that he fought and won.
The collateral damage of an increase in divorce, and the ultimate decline of the nuclear family was the fare paid for the ticket of redefined roles for women sexually and in the workplace, redefined responsibilities for men as the provider for the family, redefined racial relationships and rights for people of color, and a general suspicion about the role of government as a socially benevolent force. It was a powerful time for cultural change and the youth culture of the day created a counter-culture that was a reaction against the very conservative social norms of the previous generation. Basic inequalities of race and sex were exposed. Other controversies that destroyed faith in the American Dream were the horrors of the Vietnam War and also the visually graphic nature of that war as presented on television, the inequalities of the draft, and the fascism of a Police State that had to answer to the public for very little of what it did.
The youth culture reaction to these injustices was the creation of a counterculture that explored possibilities for an alternative society, one based on World Peace, Love, and Racial Equality. The counter-culture contained many young Americans who were reacting to what was perceived as lies presented to the public by the mass media. Media information was scrutinized by all and either rejected as appallingly wrong or else completely embraced with Christian right wing fervor. There were very few opinions that were not entirely polarized. Men began to organize catalyzed by the unfair mandatory draft. Women banded together to procure rights for women who then often had no legal recourse in domestic disputes or with employment issues. An early member of Libre, Juana Bordas, moved to Denver in the 70's and devoted her life to a quite successful career promoting the rights of Hispanic women. Youth of conscience everywhere supported the civil rights movement which had it's beginnings in l954. It was in full swing by the mid-sixties and had begun to be violently revolutionary after the assassination of Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, and the murders by police of students protesting at Kent State. The Black Panthers, Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), the Weathermen, and the Symbionese Liberation Army were some of the very radical groups.
On college campuses around the country students often felt like they were under siege. It felt dangerous to wear your hair long and to protest against war and racism because it was dangerous. There was a wave of violence action and thought that was countered by the teachings of Gandhi who taught change though non-violent protest and introduced the west to the concept of not harming other beings. Gandhi does not receive nearly enough credit for his influence on the youth of the sixties.
Popular songs of protest were especially successful in converting the masses . Woody Guthrie, Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, The Beatles and Jimi Hendrix all gave voice the sentiments of the times. John Lennon was an incredible activist in American politics of the time. In August of 1969 the Woodstock Festival was the atomic bomb of all music festivals of all times, an explosion still reverberating in the world. As early as 1965 the Beat Poetry of the l950's and the wildly popular voice of Rock and Roll were becoming relatively mainstream. The hippie counter-culture sincerely believed that they could change the world for the better and in many ways they did! These revolutionary ideas along with and the widespread use of LSD and marijuana by the youth culture began to create the emergence of a search for a new utopian ideology. Before the media invented the term hippie the hippies originally referred to themselves as "Freaks". They were rebelling against the very limited palette of socially acceptable fashion and lifestyle options that represented a mainstream culture largely defined by antiquated patriarchal gender roles.
People began experimenting with alternative ways of building inspired by Buckminster Fuller's "Operating Manual For Spaceship Earth". The design of the geodesic dome was suddenly very popular The beginnings of the Health Food buying clubs and cooperatives is one very important contributions to modern American society that had its roots in the Hippie Culture. Stewart Brand parked his Airstream trailer in my Dad's front yard for a month while he was writing "The Whole Earth Catalog". It elegantly presented counter-culture alternatives to the stifling establishment options.
The youth culture of the 1960's grew their hair long and began to wear ethnic peasant clothes that were often handmade and that defined their wearers as a very different tribe from "normal" members of the bourgeoisie. Uppity Hippie Chicks assaulted the fashion sense of the middle class with their compelling open sexuality. They burned their bras, quit wearing underwear, took their clothes off entirely whenever they could get away with it, and nursed their babies in public. They spawned the modern beginnings of the women's movement. They made the then very bold statement with their actions and words that their sexuality and their reproductive choices were not only their own personal business but also their legal right.
The concept of Free Love was a prevalent sentiment that was vocalized much more than it was actually acted upon. Although the term was usually used to imply a freedom to be promiscuous what was actually much more relevant was the aspect of freedom from the tyranny of oppressive social attitudes limiting personal choices. There was also a freedom to love others in a spiritual sense that was a very important unifying element of the movement: "All You Need Is Love" was definitely not a song about getting off sexually. The sexuality of the sixties was for the most part much more innocent than the wild excess of the eighties. Even though the hippies liked to think that they were so very free there still remained all the problems inherent in most sexual relations. Nuclear families were ruined by jealousy and children were then raised by single mothers. Children were exposed to abuse. The increase in STDs was sometimes epidemic. Women were still locked into subservient roles within the family. Drug and alcohol excess fueled some very joyous celebration but also some very poor judgement. In spite of all the obvious failings of the Free Love ideal some profound global changes in women's rights and a trend to discard millennial old attitudes of women as property was begun. Hate crimes against promiscuous women or homosexuals are no longer viewed as socially acceptable because of these changes in conscience. The profound trend to liberalize sexuality begun in the sixties continues today as a powerful social force. That being said, it is also necessary to note that open sexuality destroyed quite a few of the Hippie Communes.
The experimentation with sexuality dovetailed with widespread experimentation with psychedelic drugs. The main point of taking acid, mescaline, peyote and a few other such drugs was generally perceived as a way of expanding one's consciousness. By making these personal changes it was also the intention to change the world in a positive sense. Timothy Leary preached from the pulpit of academia. His mantra was to, " tune in, turn on, drop out". The hippie code about dropping out was based on an ideology of blowing one's own mind and the minds of every straight person you met by opening their hearts to love and beauty. Ken Kesey and his Band of Merry Pranksters took a psychedelic painted school bus called "Further", on a tour across the country conducting Acid Kool Aid Tests. Wavy Gravy and the Hog Farm did similar socially interactive events interlaced with political demonstrations. The flagship of the Hog Farm was called "The Road Hog". My mom, Sesame, lived on both of these buses and quite a few other buses including "Dr. Gonzo" and "The Lust Bus". There were also some extremely colorful caravans of house trucks from the Northern California commune called "Blackbear". One of these in particular, "The Excess Express" was a 1930's moving van with a removeable canvas roof and a wood cook stove. It was a rolling happening involving an open relationship between three ladies and two very colorful men, Samurai Bob and Kiwa.
The Diggers in San Francisco stepped up to the plate with grass roots socialism which was basically the poor caring for the destitute. They were a collective of peace activist street performers bent on creating a new paradigm on the streets of Haight-Ashbury who were radical, responsible, and resourceful. Libre members Pat MacMahon and Steve Raines were among their ranks. The Diggers created a micro society, a street utopia that included free food for the poor, free medical care, free stores, and communal free living spaces.
The response of the establishment to these changes was to criminalize drugs as a weapon against the youth that they perceived as a threat to their power. The cities had become battlegrounds. When the police started arresting hippies on the streets of the wilder cities the venues for activism changed to larger gatherings that were much harder to police. The Monterey Pop Festival and Woodstock were much more than just music events. These music festivals were happenings were the tribes gathered not only celebrate but to also stage political protests against the Vietnam War and the wrongs proliferated by the police state. Impoverished rural areas all over the country offered cheap land in areas that were relatively safe from the persecution that was escalating in the cities and a migration to such places in New Mexico, Colorado, Northern California, Oregon, and Upstate New York began. A movement of providing alternative ways of living simply on the land gathered steam. Dropplng out all together was in many ways the only thing that seemed to make sense.
Rural communes such as Drop City, The Farm, New Buffalo, Lorien, Reality Construction Company, The Hog Farm on the Llano, Ojo Sarco, Long John's Valley, Libre, The Red Rocks, The AAA (Anonymous Artists of America), Ortivez Farm, Blackbear, Ojao Mountain and many more sprang up as places of refuge from the storm. Some such as New Buffalo emphasized subsistence farming. Libre was founded by artists for artists. The Red Rockers lived in an impressive 60 foot theater dome.
Hippies also sought out religious groups, especially Buddhist and Hindu. Maharishi Mahesh, Paramahansa Yoganada, Yogi Satchitanada, Yogi Bagwan, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, Lama
Yeshe, Lama Zopa, Geshe Tsultrim Gyaltsen, Geshe Sopa and many others found their first western students and began what would become a profound transformation of America's spiritual landscape. There was also a blossoming in Rosicrucian theology and Native American practices as well as darker stuff such as Aleister Crowley and Scientology.
The commune on which I was born is called Libre. It is situated on 360 acres of land surrounded by National Forest, mainly between 8000' and 9000' at the base of 12,300' high Greenhorn Mountain in Southern Colorado. Dean and Linda Fleming and Peter Douthit, aka Peter Rabbit, were the prime instigators who with the help of the Lama Mountain hippie philanthropist Rick Klein purchased the land in 1968 for $12,000. The local rancher who sold the land thought that he really pulled a fast one on the city slickers because he thought it was only worth $8,000 and was hoping that Libre would not last a single winter and that he would be able to buy it back for practically nothing. They were totally wrong in
underestimating the hippies. Much was accomplished the first year. It was an impressive beginning for city slicker hippie commie beatnik artists with limited funds.
Dean and Linda (a very pregnant redheaded sculptor from Pittsburg) put up a 40' dome in one summer where their first child, Lia was born. Linda was and still is a fireball of energy and participated fully in the construction. Peter Rabbit and his wife Judy, both from Drop City, also accomplished putting together a geodesic structure with two wings and a loft called The Zome. The design came from Steve Baer from the Zomeworks in Placitas, NM. It was a quite elegant building. Owsley sent Peter a quart jar of Sunshine Acid as a housewarming present and Peter became the resident wild man poet trickster shaman of the tribe. Peter Rabbit was a poet, indeed probably one of the very first slam poets, although that term had not yet been invented. He was a charming irascible trickster who loved nothing better than to trip you out and send you down the Rabbit Hole to Wonderland. If anyone ever embodied the caterpillar that Alice encountered it was Peter Rabbit.
Dean Fleming was a Malibu surfer dude, a Venice Beach Bum Beatnik and an impressive painter who had already begun to achieve recognition in the New York art scene as a member of the Park Place Gallery. Other artists from that scene in New York also came to Libre - Steve Vasey, Tony Magar, Patsy Krebs, and Jason Crum among them. Dean also had a strong connection with Native American traditions and modeled the Libre charter and later its bylaws on an idealized Tribal Council Meeting format at which every tribal member had not only a chance to speak and vote but also a right to withhold their approval on matters of communal gravity. That right amounts to a veto meant to protect members from being bullied by other members. What truly sets Libre apart from the way that others conduct business is the value the members put on achieving unanimous consent whenever possible. Libre was and still is unique in being a tribe of chiefs with no indians.
Dean also gave Libre it's name which in Spanish translates as "free", unless of course it is on a taxi in which case it means "available for hire". It's meaning was supposed to be free from establishment oppression, freedom to be creative, free to be happy, freedom of choice, sexual freedom, free to not be locked into some preordained role, hopefully free of suffering and its causes, but especially free to participate in the Utopian experiment that Libre is still conducting. No one wrote down a list of ways to be free but they all knew that, whatever it was, they wanted all of it immediately!
One of the land use decisions was an agreement to be stewards of the land in an ecological sense. Another important idea was that house should not be build within sight of each other so that each household could enjoy a certain amount of privacy. This brought a lot of criticism from other communes, especially the communes such as New Buffalo (they were determined to survive by farming) who accused Libroids of being elitist and bourgeoisie. At the Red Rocks everyone shared the same six hole outhouse- those uppity Libroids dug their own! It turned out to be a rather good thing to have the privacy of a home to retreat to and Libre endured for the next 40 years whereas many other communes floundered.
There were no building codes in those days and creative design was valued by all. It was a condition for membership in the first decades that a house needed to be built in order to join the group. The land and the houses are owned by the group which grants stewardship of the individual homes to its members. New members can only be admitted by unanimous consent. Libre was also meant to be primarily an intentional community of artists of all kinds. Steve Vasey had also completed a smaller living space, and Steve and Pat had broken ground on their building and were living in a teepee.
My Dad arrived at Libre in the spring of 1969. He had been living in theTaos, NM area with his first wife, Tzadi. He had invited some California hippies, Zaul, Quannu, and baby Dort, who were living in Volkswagen buses to share his rent free shack. Zaul was a mechanic, a fortune teller, and a welder. He taught my Dad how to weld and Daddy Dave Gordon gave him the back half of a '40 Chevy panel truck to weld onto his '47 Plymouth 2 door sedan. Much housepaint and paisley fabric later the Humpmobile house car was on the road and Daddy Dave said that a road trip to Libre should happen as that was where he was sure that my Dad belonged. That proved to be the case and Jim and Tzadi were rather quickly welcomed as the first new members to apply for a membership council. They were offered the entrance area to Libre as a building site which was appealing because it was on the creek and it had an electric pole. They built a crude mud cabin that summer while living in the Humpmobile and cooking outside on an antique wood cookstove. Pat and Steve, Tony and Marilyn, Steve and Harriet, and Bill and Annie Keidel were also building that summer. There was deep snow that winter and the 10 miles of roads to the highway were mud trails but Libre had already become a village inhabited by a tribe.
Izzy Zane (David Perkins) and his wife Roberta were the next new members to join. They were Ivy League and well educated, writing dissertations about communes and touring the west in a 1948 Chrysler. Roberta was a practical tough as nails little blond who would walk up the steep ridge to where they were building a house around a huge boulder with a five gallon can of water on her back. She totally did the pioneer woman bit and soon had a horse and goats. Izzy was a writer, a dreamer, and also a rather excellent songwriter and musician. Before very long his buddy from back east arrived with a guitar in a handmade leather case, leather pants that matched. David Henry was 6'6" with blond hair half way down his long skinny back. He was also an excellent musician and songwriter and the seeds for the Dog Brothers Band had been planted. The summers of '70 And '71 were full of wonderful visitors from both coasts and also from the New Mexican communes. Lovely new faces were coming and going in droves. Tom Grow and Peggy Abbot moved here from Drop City with Peggy's kids, Lump and Lori. Tom built the Grow Hole, a lovely delicate rebar,wire, plaster and glass structure built into a hillside. The Okies showed up and built a remote lean-to between rocks in a back canyon. Richard and Vickie Wehrman built a lovely faceted double A-frame on the ridge. Richard was a world class jeweler and illustrator and Gary "Okie" did incredible western wildlife castings. Peggy was a gifted classical pianist and Juilliard graduate but had rebelled against the establishment to the point of becoming one of the most earthy hippies of all times with the exception of Tom.
The AAA Band from San Francisco played at the Gardner Community Center and later settled in the Huerfano Valley nearby. A group from L.A. some of whom were from a film making family came and bought land that became the Red Rock Commune. Another group started up using the name of the previous owners of the land, Ortivez Farm. The summer solstice that year included Peyote Indian ceremonies from Taos, Banditos from Ojo Sarco, caravans from Blackbear in California, a hippie sundance at Libre, some locally infamous orgies, a renaissance of marijuana cultivation, the formation of the Dog Brothers Band - it felt as if a three ring circus had suddenly sprung out of the earth! The Summer of Love arrived later in the Huerfano but it lingered longer here than elsewhere. Communal living flourished here well into the eighties and still lives on, although slowed to a much more geriatric pace.
There was a lot of joyous celebration but there was plenty of drama and tragedy as well. Many relationships did not weather the storms of promiscuity. A child accidentally drowned. Two older children died in an auto accident almost before their lives began. Some unhappy souls ended their own lives. Other people could not stand the level of poverty and sought lives and careers in the cities. The hippies stood by each other and helped each other out whenever they could and a tribal aspect of kinship still endures.
A low point in Libre occurred with the alienation and expulsion Peter Rabbit and his wife, Annie. Peter had used the financial resources of his previous woman, Alex (a gorgeous blond who looked like Jerry Hall) to build up a rather large marijuana plantation in the hidden meadow near the Zome. He had also started a brewery that made possibly the most potent of beers ever made - "Cottontail Ale" - below on the label it read - "With the Hip Hops". It was a strong dark ale, almost a stout, and in addition to regular hops it also contained an ounce of strong bud leaf for each case of quart bottles. It even had its own label which featured a cartoon jack rabbit with a huge erection who was ejaculating into an open beer bottle. This brew almost destroyed the community, especially after it started to become the breakfast of choice. A single quart bottle was an instant rowdy party for a half dozen people but often left everyone with raw edges by the time afternoon rolled around. The entire community was very dismayed when Rabbit violently kicked Alex out of his house and replaced her with Bill Keidel's wife and child, Annie and Julep.
Further domestic violence against both Alex and Annie alienated the community from Peter. It was also a very dry summer and Peter quarreled violently with his neighbors when they tried to use "his" water on "their" vegetable gardens. He had 300 large marijuana plants in the ground in a community that was divided about growing, especially on a commercial scale. Tensions were high, to say the least, when Frank Noga, who was the local building inspector, came up to the Zome where Peter had started to build a new wing. Nothing would have happened if Peter had just gotten Frank loaded and sent him home smiling but Peter was already out of control and threw one of his infamous rabid dog shows in Frank's face. Frank showed up at dawn the next day with the biggest posse ever assembled in the county and busted not only Peter but everyone else in the area that was growing at several communes. The last straw that occurred was when the Flemings discovered that Rabbit had gotten the deed to Libre and was trying to remove everyone's name but his own from it. When we confronted him about it he flew into a rage and said he was going to come back with a shotgun and kick us all off the land. After debating what we could do to prevent bloodshed we decided that he would have a hard time laying siege to Libre if he didn't have a house and several of us went over the next day and tore down a large portion of his house. We all lost out on that day - Libre lost its Zome and its poet and Peter and Annie lost their tribe and their home. It was almost like in the Bible except it was the snake and the lady who got thrown out.
One of the main incentives for a person to resolve the interpersonal issues that are certain to occur within a tribe composed entirely of chiefs is that no one has any personal equity in the land or in the homes in which we have lived in, some of us for 40 years. Together we have a fabulous place with incredible quiet, stunning views, clean mountain spring water and life long friends, but when the boat starts rocking everyone gets seasick. One of the two huge lessons that we are all still trying to learn are: (1) Don't sweat the small stuff... and (2) It's all small stuff... which is to say utopia turned real, a mirror place, that connects the real and the unreal and is composed of virtual boundaries against which all places around them lie in the intersection of a concept of a place where the ideology of a utopia and the hardness of reality meet. Libre is the testing ground for the social experiment that Libre is. Life is short, make it count!
I think that my parent's generation was brave and went boldly into the world and the legacy that they left is one where anything is possible through love and an idealistic vision of the world. The tribal nature of Libre is in many ways one of the few vestiges of civilization that we have. Modern life is so fragmented and to get refuge from the storm sometimes takes having a "Little Help From Your Friends". Libre is in many ways a tribe of orphans, which makes it all the more fitting that it is in Huerfano (Spanish for Orphan) County ln Southern Colorado.
Current Members of the Libre Council
Dean Fleming
Linda Fleming
Luz Fleming
Mary Anne Flood
Jim Fowler
Sesame Fowler
Bill Haynes
David Perkins
Betsy Rich
Leon Smith
Sybilla Wallenborn
Andrea (Wallenborn) Bolman
Other offspring or spouses of current and previous Libre residents
Dr. Star Fowler (Star Desert Flower Viviette Fowler)
Waska Curly Arrow Redwing Hawk Archuleta John Lamb
Talatawi Sihu de la Joya (Glantz) Mousley
Ra Smith
Sean Kinnery
Angus Crum
Brent Seawell
Babs Seawell
Bo Seawell
Danielle Seawell
Truely Seawell
Graeme Seawell
Cole Rich
Pat MacMahon
Monty Ranes (d.)
Steve Ranes
Nanda Ranes
Tawa (Ranes)
George Kasander
Dr. Lori (Kasander)
Chamisa (Wienmeister) Gordan
Daddy Dave Gordan (d.)
Jimmy Robieson
Michael Moore
Tom Grow
Peggy Abbott
Roberta Price
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Now up and selling, a lovely online shop for Shelf. A web version of Katy and Jane's delightful shop in Cheshire Street off Brick Lane and filled with lots of desirable things from all over. www.helpyourshelf.co.uk
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The instructions are really hard to find for these bags. I searched for days until I found this one. They go over everything start to finish and you don't have to buy any instructions.
Mine is made with a Salt Lake City Map and a Davis County Map so just in case you ever get lost in this area you can always look down and see a scrambled map right there on your clutch! It's just big enough to hold a cell phone, a lipstick, and a couple cards... so perfect for a night out. I've got more details on mine here. Making the clutch took over four hours so it's no wonder they go for so much as farmer's markets. Take your time, have fun, and listen to some great music while you do it and don't get frustrated!
I actually doubled the size of each individual piece so my purse I'm working on now will have bigger, bolder, weaves and will be about four times the size of my clutch. I'll post pictures as they come up.
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If I could somehow get my products in this store when I'm a little more established... a little more experienced, and know what I'm doing a little more that would be so great.
I'm getting a little frustrated because although I'm making the postings, I'm getting the views, I'm just not getting the sales. There's gotta be something I'm doing wrong. My stuff is great, I have really cute packaging to ship it in..... why am I not getting the sales?
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The eve of hope. My hippe liberal parents were campaigning hard... door to door in the swing county I was born and grew up in. I was home for a weekend, considering how to quit my corporate job and leave behind a toxic workplace and all the insecurity that goes with being a target of sexual harrassment. I had left my husband and was in a serious state of limbo. I dropped my parents off at a luncheon for Mark Udall who was campaigning across the state and went to pick up my 91 year old grandmother. She in her dementia had forgotten. The 1940's junkyard that sprawled out along the Cuchara River that had been the domain of my grandfather and the prison of my grandmother was locked up tight with its rusted scrap tin lashed to the 12 foot high fence with an additional 2 feet of barbed wire above painted green. I had several hours to kill in the small town me and 3 generations of my family had gone to highschool. This small town was also where my mother had shot herself on St. Mary's hill in 1975, leaving an 18 month old daughter... me.
A brief homage visit to her grave with my requisite ritual begun as an early teen... the prayer for her soul... prayer for me... prayer for my family and friends... sitting on her grave talking to the stone my father had carved with her name "Christine Leigh Calza Fowler 1954-1975" as if she was there and we were instead of sitting around the kitchen table sitting around the overgrown lilac bushes that had taken over the grave plot. Followed by the multiple kicks of fury that had rendered her stone some what crooked. My Father had said, "I am going to have to bring a crow bar to straighten the stone... the ground is settling." I kept my mouth shut.
I still had time to kill and my grandmother had not returned to her fortress. I decided to find the spot, the clearing where my mother had taken her life and bled to death from a gunshot wound to the forehead. I drove my little car up behind Saint Mary's hill. There were piles of beer cans and an old mattress. I followed the muddy dirt road up until it was too washed out to go any further and got out and walked. I was overwhelmed by the thought that my 21 year old mother had thrown herself away like a piece of trash. This thought was beyond sadness for me. I was totally overcome in that little pinon clearing with the shot gun shells with sorrow for my loss and for my mothers. I sure would have liked to know her. I don't even know if I found the right clearing and the shotgun shells wee recent, but that didn't stop me from looking for evidence, of what kind I have no idea whatsoever. It was silent and the town below seemed so far away.
I walked back to my car as the clay built up on my boots like sedimentary platforms. I sat in the seat my door open, scraping mud off my boots and looking out at the abandoned landscape... its garbage and secrets all mixed together. Everything ends in death.. not everything ends in death... everything ends in death... not everything ends in death... I imagined myself digging into the earth on the spot where my mothers blood had soaked into the earth... pouring my own into the same place and walking shockwaves... the shockwaves that were the ripples that had eminated out throughout my entire life from that one moment that one spot in time... I saw myself prostrating... like a pilgrim to mecca my entire body on the ground to standing on the ground to standing... from that first moment... the shot and the slow leak.... everything ends in death... not everything ends in death... everything ends in death... not everythign ends in death... everything ends in death... not everything ends in death... from this spot on walking my way to all the places I had visited and carried this belief, prostrated circles to Boulder... Paris... New York... Sydney... Tokyo... Sao Paulo... Aukland... Istanbul and each circle the ripples held the same message everything ends in death... not everything ends in death... as I drove down the hill over the shockwave speed bumps of sorrow, I decided to trace my mothers path. The last portion of her walk until that fatal moment. I started at the community center where my parents were gathering with the other Sangre de Cristo Volunteers for change, many of my old teachers and neeighbors. and walked the river, abandoned and forgotten along the old WPA flood wall built when my Grandmother was a young girl. I crossed under the Main Street Bridge that she had undoubtably crossed and along the Bosque, the canopy of trees was beautiful. the river was full of water and I was distracted and had forgotten how beautiful this spot was in this ugly little town.
I wanted to make this spot remembered and precious again
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While the hub of human life may revolve around establishing interpersonal bonds, before such bonds can be fruitful it is the relationship that we have with ourselves that will ultimately define the kind of relationship we have with others.
In my counselling practice I believe that the goal of therapy is to deepen self-awareness and inner understanding by helping to cultivate the inner drive towards personal growth.
As a psychotherapist I have come to appreciate that the healing process takes time and that the possibility for change unfolds, as the other would have it. I pride myself in helping my clients come to that "moment" of self-awareness wherein they can take control of their lives, as they move towards achieving a sense of individual wholeness.
The journey of therapy may originate as a search for an end to emotional suffering, but it is also one that may continue to develop towards a sense of self-renewal in one's personal life.
I work primarily from a psychodynamic framework, which focuses on exploring the underlying thoughts and feelings that may be impacting an individual's life in the present (e.g., unhealthy relationship patterns), as well as exploring hidden barriers that could be standing in the way of psychological growth. Significant to the psychotherapeutic process is helping clients to engage in honest self-reflection and self-examination.
As an adjunct to traditional 'talk therapy', I occasionally use expressive arts, as a therapeutic tool, with clients who may find it initially difficult to express or verbalize their thoughts/feelings, with the goal of enhancing their ability to share and talk about their subjective experiences. Expressive arts may also serve as a facilitative tool for reaching individuals who are non-verbal, emotionally withdrawn, or developmentally delayed
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Dropped in to the Akasha Brewery the other day. This was the first time I have been able to get to it. We where there pretty early as is usual for me and so we had the place pretty much to ourselves for a while. So where able to chat with the staff about the beers and brewery. Didnt see the main man as he was down in Melbourne at the beer do down there.
We had a taste of all the beers on offer,. as I was driving I had to keep to the tasting paddle The beers were :- Water Buffalo 6.6% Brown Ale – American style Both hoppy and bitter. Tradewinds 4.4% A Hoppy Lager a bit fruity Freshwater Pale 5.2% Not so A hoppy one hoppy at first but built as the level went down I thought. Fire within Amber 5.8% Korben D Double/Imperial .I.P.A 8.5% This started off reasonably hoppy which also built up as you got through the it.
That these beers where all hoppy to some degree is not surprising as the Akasha Brewery is a self confessed brewery for the hop-head. While expecting hops verging on the hard to handle I felt that drinking these beers at the source is a lot less overwhelming than I might have expected. While the Water Buffalo was closer to my preferred style all the beers wher pretty good
"Fire Within is characterised by a rich copper colour and caramel sweetness, balanced with the floral and citrus flavours from a healthy dose of classic American hops. The result is a rich smooth brew…… Freshwater is an American style pale ale, brewed using our favourite American hop, Cascade. The Freshwater is well balanced between the sweet biscuity malt and the thirst quenching hop flavour and crispy clean finish……, the Tradewind is a hoppy twist on a classic pale lager. Brewed using a clean German lager yeast and seamlessly paired with the passionfruit and citrus flavours of Australian Galaxy hops,…..No information on the Water Buffalo or the Korben D on their site."


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Seeking a Health and Safety Manager - Fort Dodge, IA Includes: Providing leadership and direction in establishing and achieving a meaningful H&S vision and effective strategies through management. Seeking a Health and Safety Manager to provide leadership and presence at theFort Dodge, IA facility. The H&S Manager provides leadership and direction by collaborating with front-line leaders and business partners to develop H&S and PSM strategies aligning with organizational visions.
H&S Managers are dedicated to developing and mentoring the production team relating to H&S. Value is created by ensuring risk is aggressively identified and mitigated. The H&S Manager will report directly to the Plant Manager, with a dotted-line relationship to the Division H&S Manager. The facility produces gypsum wallboard products. Fort-Dodge has a team-based environment whose members work collaboratively to produce high-quality building products. Commitment and employee ownership Supporting and developing Compliance System Owners - CSOs (operations & maintenance personnel that manage critical hazards) Ensuring leaders and employees are trained and equipped to manage safety Facilitating H&S ownership and accountability by the line organization Assisting the site population in the building of the Process Safety Management system Sharing and seeking out knowledge Ensuring change is identified and proactively and effectively managed Driving continuous improvement by leveraging tools and activities, including: self-assessments and audit processes; incident/near miss investigations; metrics and targets and periodic reviews of performance, culture, and talent Communicating facility H&S vision, strategies, and performance to internal and external stakeholders
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Karma is a wonderful system of justice.
The Supreme System
One can cheat one's friends, one's relatives, one's community, one's nation and one can cheat one self but one cannot cheat God.
The Bible says, "be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap" (Epistle to the Galatians 6.7).
Law of Karma
The law of karma ensures that one will have to pay for the wrongdoing to one self and/or others. This system also ensures that everyone is responsible for their own actions.
Karma is summarised in the Bhagavd Gita (4.17), as "karma (action), vikarma (forbidden action) and akarma (inaction)" and also as the "art of all work – karmasu kausalam" (BG 2.50) is to work for the Supreme Lord.
The Law of Karma states that "for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction." (Newton's third law of motion)
How Karma Works?
Karma is a Sanskrit word that means 'action' or, more specifically, any material action that brings a reaction binding one to the material world. According to the law of karma, if we cause pain and suffering to other living beings, we must endure pain and suffering in return, either in this life or in the future live(s).
Basically, good actions (piety) bring good results and bad actions (impiety) bring bad results. To enjoy the results of pious actions one may be promoted to heavenly planets and to suffer from impious actions one may be put into hellish planets.
Different Stages of Karmic Reactions
The Padma Purana that "there are different stages of dormant reactions to sinful activities to be observed in a sinful life. Sinful reactions may be just waiting to take effect [phalonmukha], reactions may be still further dormant [kuta], or the reactions may be in a seedlike state [bija]…"
How to Stop Karmic Reactions?
The Padma Purana state that "all types of sinful reactions are vanquished one after another if a person engages in the devotional service of Lord Visnu." Lord Krishna, while concluding the Bhagavad Gita, states :
Abandon all varieties of religion and just surrender unto Me. I shall deliver you from all sinful reactions. Do not fear. (BG 18.66)


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when my hubs, hao, plays his
anyways, here's part of an entry that i thought i'd share {this was a note to myself}:
"also remember that no matter who in this world loves you and who doesn't- you're security is in Christ. so everything's gonna be okay 'cause no matter who hurts you or turns their back on you, Christ never will. He will always be there. you can rely on Him so you don't need to put your acceptance and/or your security in someone or something. God has got your back; you'll never be alone. rely on Him only."
"do not give dogs what is sacred; do not throw your pearls to pigs. if you do, they may trample them under their feet, and then turn & tear you to pieces."
Matthew 7:6
{ we need to be careful who we let into our lives. if we give our good stuff to the wrong, we will get hurt. we will get torn to pieces. and it won't be fun. i know this from experience.
as i typed this up, it spoke to my heart in multiple ways. it helped me realize that though i have to be nice and help people, i don't have to rely on other people's perceptions of me. i don't have to scrutinize ever decision i make or word i say. i don't have to worry about how i'm viewed. God has that under control. he will fight for me and my security is in Him. and because of that i can stand on my own two feet no matter what happens.
it reminded me that even though people i trusted and truly thought had my back turn on me, Christ never will. he will always have my best interests at heart because he is my father who loves me dearly. he will make sure that when bad things happen, some good thing, big or so tiny you barely notice it, will come out of it.
it has also made me thankful for who i married. honestly, hao is not who i thought i would marry. i thought i'd marry this super sensitive "i love Jesus. he is my best friend" cheesy kinda guy. that's who i prayed for. but that's not what i got. i got a hilariously sarcastic tough guy; and it's such a great thing. he pushes me to be a more secure and independent person. hao will not let me put my security in him. he will call my bluff, which requires to me to rely more on the Lord. and i wouldn't change that for anything in this world.
it's really amazing to look back and see how God has answered your prayers and given you ever more than you could ever hope for... even more than you prayed for.
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Egypt's Pharaohs stay top of Fifa's Africa rankings
- From the section Football
Egypt have moved into the Top 20 of the Fifa world rankings for the first time since January 2011.
Back then, the Pharaohs were tenth after winning Africa Cup of Nations crowns in 2006, 2008 and 2010.
They returned to the top of the African rankings last month, for the first time in six years, after finishing runners-up at this year's Nations Cup.
Burkina Faso, who finished third at the Nations Cup, have moved up to 36th, the best ranking in their history.
Africa's top 10 in Fifa's rankings for March (last month's rankings in brackets):
1 (1) Egypt
2 (2) Senegal
3 (3) Cameroon
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Alaska 50+ Voters
AARP commissioned a survey in Alaska to gauge the views of voters ages 50+ on a range of issues affecting their state. Key findings include the following:
- Alaska voters ages 50+ say that the economy and jobs represent the most important issues facing their state.
- Division in America is a top concern among Alaska voters ages 50+.
- Although the majority in Alaska feel that the U.S. economy overall is getting stronger, few feel that they personally are getting ahead financially.
- The vast majority of Alaska voters ages 50+ express support for reform to reduce the prices of prescription drugs.
- Many Alaska voters ages 50+ are concerned about changes that Congress may make to programs that matter to them, such as Social Security and Medicare.
This survey was conducted in December 2017 by Benenson Strategy Group and GS Strategy Group for AARP. The sample included 800 registered voters ages 50+ in Alaska. All interviews were completed by telephone using landlines and cell phones. For more information, contact
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Thank you for visiting my site. I've decided to participate in my first half marathon in support of Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America.
Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative colitis are the two main disease categories belonging to a larger group of illnesses called Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). Both of these illnesses trigger an abnormal response by the body's immune system resulting in chronic painful inflammation of parts of the digestive tract such as the small intestine and colon. These illnesses impact the daily lives of many patients and their families. It affects many aspects of the individuals lives from school, work, participation in sports, and ability to travel. As of yet, researchers still do not know what causes these diseases. More funding is needed for continued research and hopefully a cure.
My main reason for joining Team Challenge and joining their efforts in raising funds for CCFA, a non-profit organization, is also a personal one. My younger cousin Christian was diagnosed with Crohn's 11 years ago when he was just 9 years old. He has been struggling and suffering with this disease since then. Over the years, he has been on countless medications and treatments. My hope for Christian and the 1.4 million of others with IBD is to finally have a cure. Since further research is required for advanced drug development and treatments further funding is crucial.
I am asking for your support in helping me raise enough funds to meet the $4000.00 goal for Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America. In the next three months I will be training with professional coaches and trainers in preparation for the half marathon in Las Vegas on December 4, 2011. Your contributions are tax-deductible. My journey is considerably easier than anyone who has Crohn's or Colitis. My goal is to raise awareness and the much needed funds.
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Bless the Lord, O my soul, and do not forget all his benefits—who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases. – Psalm 103:2-3
Lord God, I bring you blessing and praise, even in my time of illness. I thank you for the many benefits you have brought to my life—the love of family and friends and a faith that has anchored me through many storms. Now I ask you for healing that is both physical and spiritual. Let me grow in my reliance on you even as you knit this body back to health. Amen.
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Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication! Attend to me, and answer me; I am overcome by my trouble. I am distraught. – Psalm 55:1-2 RSV
O God! I'm so frustrated. I feel as if every time I turn around another thing breaks or goes wrong or has to be done, and it's all up to me. My nerves and emotions are stretched to the limit. My mind won't quiet down at night, so I don't get the rest I need. Even my dreams are full of futile attempts to get something accomplished. Help me! Please! I can't seem to quiet myself, and I just can't take one more task or problem. I need to be in your presence where you can quiet me with your love. So here I am. Please look for me. I desperately need you right now. Amen.
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Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost
Scripture Readings: I John 3:1-3; Matthew 5:1-12
Rev. Nancy Asbury preaching
Sacrament of Communion
Chancel Choir participating
Daylight Saving Time ends - turn clocks back one hour
Nursery Care for children 2 years and younger available throughout the morning
Sunday School up through 8th grade begins at 9:45am following the Children's Message in worship. High School Breakfast Club remains in worship for communion.


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Poll of Prince Harry Shirtless Fishing in Caribbean
Harry and his brother took a break from their royal duties in Barbados to go fishing and soak in the sun shirtless over the weekend. This isn't the first time we've seen him show off those abs, but this time he's accessorizing more. So tell us what do you think about Prince Harry sans top — sexy or not?


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Human resource management, at its very core, is about maximizing talent within an organisation to achieve its goals. This is the reason why, for decades, HR professionals have been experimenting with ways to improve the productivity of their employees, as this can significantly reduce labour-related costs while still achieving profit.
In recent years, many technology companies have developed tools that would increase the efficiency and productivity of employees. These tools would normally eliminate mundane, repetitive tasks so that employees can focus more on important matters.
With the proliferation of technology in the office, many HR professionals tend to forget that productivity isn't just about equipping the employees with the right tools, but also about cultivating a positive attitude and work ethic in the workplace. Technology can't easily address both of these.
However, intangibles such as having comfortable working conditions, fostering healthy relationships among employees, and having a fun company culture are proven ways to motivate employees to be more productive.
In fact, various pieces of research have shown a correlation between employee satisfaction and the success of a company. It's up to HR teams and managers to find out what changes they can implement to improve employee satisfaction and productivity.
Before jumping into implementing new policies, a thorough research should be done first. Start by identifying the productivity levels of your employees and teams with the help of a performance tracking system.
Provide feedback based on the results. Listen and learn from your employees. By keeping communication lines open, you'll find out why some employees are motivated and productive while some are not.
Based on the most common reasons, you can now map out an employee engagement plan. Here are the common reasons and their corresponding solutions that you can include in your plan:
1. If employees feel under appreciated
One of the common reasons employees are demotivated and unproductive is that they feel they don't get enough recognition.
If most of your employees feel this way, you can set up a rewards program in the form of bonuses, prizes, sponsored training, and the like. You can also organise contests to encourage them to reach specific KPIs.
2. If employees are burned out
While we want employees to deliver 100% every day at work, pushing them too much can lead to burnout. This can cause major problems down the line aside from the decline in productivity.
Encourage them to have a healthy work-life balance. You can increase the number of your vacation leave allowance, organise game nights every month, or offer discounted gym memberships.
Most importantly, you have to assess the workload and distribution among each team and the members. Maybe it's time to hire a new employee.
3. If employees feel stuck
Growth is an important aspect for many professionals. Companies who encourage employees to take career development studies, keep up with latest technological changes in the industry, and trust their employees with important work are rewarded with loyalty.
For more ways on how to improve employee productivity, check out this infographic from e-days.


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The ambition of the European Union is to address the EUR 8 billion funding gap which is preventing the cultural and creative sector (CCS)[2] from growing, creating more jobs and stimulating economic and social renaissance. The European CCS is world leader in creativity but lacks the capacity to scale-up largely because of a deficiency in … Suite
Happy New Year! KEA turns 20!
KEA was created as an organisation with a mission. A mission that has more to do with promoting ideas and values than accumulating consulting fees. We obviously aim to please our customers (mainly public organisations) but we never deviated from our convictions and we are proud of our financial and editorial independence. KEA has survived … Suite
KEA and Panteia start off a new Study in the frame of Music Moves Europe
KEA and Panteia have been commissioned by the European Commission DG Education and Culture to conduct a study in the scope of the Preparatory Action Music Moves Europe. The 12-month study is structured in two intertwined parts: European Music observatory, and funding needs. The goal of the first part is to assess the feasibility of … Suite
b.creative goes to South Korea
b.creative is proud to partner with Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA) and the Korean Ministry of Culture to contribute to Startup:CON 2018 in Seoul on 19-20 November 2018. STARTUP:CON is an annual conference organised by KOCCA dedicated to culture and creative entrepreneurship. It will be attended by more than 1,000 entrepreneurs and start-ups from South … Suite
Une politique culturelle pour l'Union Européenne – La culture peut transformer l'Europe – par Philippe Kern
Le mouvement initié par Kaaczyński, Orban et Salvini fonde la vision d'une Europe « forteresse », close et isolationniste. Dans leur perspective, la célébration des mythes nationaux s'allie avec une vision nationaliste qui touche également les formes d'expressions culturelles. Ils accusent ainsi l'Union Européenne de menacer les identités nationales[1]. Si la politique culturelle a historiquement … Suite
KEA to provide capacity building to increase investment in the Cultural and Creative sectors under the EU Guarantee Facility
On 13 June 2018 the European Investment Fund (EIF) announced the launch of a capacity building programme for financial intermediaries in the Cultural and Creative Sectors (CCS). Selected by the EIF, KEA European Affairs partnered with Deloitte Digital to provide the scheme operating under the Cultural and Creative Sectors Guarantee Facility. The Facility is a … Suite
KEA contributes to Orfeo & Majnun, an ambitious artistic project to stimulate intercultural dialogue and community participation
Orfeo & Majnun is an inclusive, intercultural and multilingual music theatre project developed with a participatory community-driven approach by La Monnaie / De Munt (Belgium), Wiener Konzerthaus (Austria), Festival d'Aix-en-Provence (France), Valletta 2018 (Malta), Krakowskie Biuro Festiwalowe (Poland), Santa Maria da Feira (Portugal) and Operadagen Rotterdam (the Netherlands). This is a €4 million ambitious project … Suite
Communiqué: Cultural Policy Designers unite in new European network
Communiqué : Independent cultural policy designers, known in the field for their policy work across Europe and beyond, have launched a new network. The eight founders of the Cultural Policy Designers Network (CPDN) have joined forces to provide alternative and independent partnerships that draw on international expertise for advice, strategic planning and … Suite
Cultural & creative entrepreneurs call for improved mobility for market exploration and development
KEA reports on the 'International mobility of creative entrepreneurs' survey. Conducted among members of the b.creative network in February 2018, the consultation will inform the development of a European Mobility Fund for Arts and Culture[1] from cultural and creative entrepreneurs' point of view with the following main messages: Cultural and creative entrepreneurs call for … Suite
Future creative cities – Why culture is a smart investment for cities
New Eurocities – KEA report reflecting on innovative local cultural policies and setting out a vision for the future of cultural and creative place-making in cities and regions. This report takes stock of the experience of Culture for Cities and Regions, a €1M initiative funded by the Creative Europe programme between 2015 and 2017. 150 … Suite


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Chrysler Group Plans A Summer Sales Blitz
Auto Maker to Spend $100 Million In National Advertising to Lift Sales
DETROIT -- DaimlerChrysler AG's Chrysler Group will pour $100 million into national advertising in a blitz to boost summer sales.
Chrysler confirmed Tuesday that it plans a major new sales initiative starting in June, but didn't disclose details of the promotion.
Several Chrysler dealers, who asked not to be named, said they don't know of any...


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Salto: Revolutionary New Access Systems
The standard door lock has been with us for many centuries. However, with new Salto products, and the rise of alternative entry systems, the old lock and key formula that we know so well, is now taking on technological transformation. The rise of new forms of access systems, such as those pioneered by Salto, are so popular because they have revolutionised the way we protect our property.
Salto products work on systems that are easy to use, more safe and more efficient than key locks. From card access to futuristic fingerprint access, Salto is delivering up-to-the-minute technology for businesses and homes. A domestic disturbance usually means the necessity to get the locks changed on your property. With Salto, changing access privileges is simpler and cheaper than the costly reliance on a locksmith, which has been a nuisance for generations.
In all types of property, Salto access devices are a great way to keep safe and secure, whilst celebrating technological advancements that were once merely the stuff of science fiction and spy movies! The opportunity to pre-programme your personalised Salto system to regulate access to your property is an advancement that puts you in control of your property in a way that traditional lock and key combinations could never do.
The Salto electronic locking system offers a choice of different card readers built into the door handle, such as an iButton ID-carrier, smart card or proximity card. Salto systems are ideal for overcoming the necessity for traditional wiring associated with other access control systems. However, Salto still offers all the advantages of a wired system, including: a full audit trail, access level and time zones, integration with door intercom and CCTV, external rated readers, and conveniently, the Salto system is linked to your PC, for ease of management.
Together with stand alone electronic locks for individual doors, which not only 'read' but also 'write' to cards, wired online readers then report to a PC: the audit trail for the 'stand alone' locks and readers is downloaded onto the card whenever it is used, which then downloads onto the online system when it is used on that reader. For stand alone locks, a hand held portable programming device is used, which acts as a messenger between the door and the PC for programming and downloading information.
It may sound complex, but like any significant techonological development worth its Salto (see what I did there?), the Salto system is easy to learn how to use, as well as offering increased security for your premises than traditional lock and key systems could offer. There is such a wide range of Salto entry systems that it is easy to choose a Salto access system to suit you.


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In his Inc. article titled "The Best Way to Make a Decision," Jeff Haden shares Derek Sivers's "HELL, YEAH! or no" method for making decisions in business and life.
It's also a good way to determine whether the content or feature you're considering is worth including. A "Well, someone might use that sometime…" is just not good enough.
If you can't say "HELL, YEAH!" this will help our customers achieve their goals, then skip it.


text: Always unpredictable Dennis Rodman kept guests at his own birthday dinner waiting for nearly three hours Thursday at 75 Main in Delray Beach, Fla. When The Worm finally wiggled in, he had "a gorgeous blonde called Melinda on one arm, and a brunette named Anca on another," a spy said. Rodman and guests then had the long-awaited intimate dinner on a patio, where Rodman posed for photos with fans. The celebration later continued in the space's new lounge till closing time.


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Superstar Ajay Devgn will play an income tax officer hailing from Uttar Pradesh in his next film Raid.
The film is set against the backdrop of 1980s UP and is inspired by real life events. Rajkumar Gupta will direct the movie and the producers of the movie are Kumar Mangat and Bhushan Kumar. The script is written by Ritesh Shah.
"The story of the film is super. So I'm eagerly waiting to start the shoot. We will start shooting for Raid from September" said the actor.
Ajay Devgn is currently busy with promoting his upcoming film Baadshaho. Also starring Emraan Hashmi, Vidyut Jammwal, Sanjay Mishra, Ileana D'Cruz and Esha Gupta, the film is slated to release on 1st September 2017.


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What Are the Treatments for Alcoholism?
- 0.1 The objective of treatment for alcoholism is abstaining. Amongst problem drinkers with otherwise health, social support, and motivation, the probability of recovery is good.
- 0.2 Therapy for alcoholism could start only when the alcoholic approves that the issue exists and also consents to stop alcohol consumption. She or he need to comprehend that alcoholism is curable as well as should be encouraged to change. Treatment has 3 phases:
- 0.3 There are numerous medications utilized in order to help people in recovery from alcoholism preserve abstaining and sobriety.
- 0.4 Acamprosate is another medicine that has actually been FDA-approved to reduce alcohol yearning.
- 1 Video: Alcohol Help
Approximately 50% to 60% remain sober at the end of a year's therapy and a majority of those keep completely dry permanently. Those with poor social support, inadequate motivation, or psychiatric conditions tend to regression within a few years of treatment. For these people, success is determined by longer periods of abstaining, minimized use alcohol, far better health, and also enhanced social performance.
Standard Medicine for Alcohol addiction
Therapy for alcoholism could start only when the alcoholic approves that the issue exists and also consents to stop alcohol consumption.
She or he need to comprehend that alcoholism is curable as well as should be encouraged to change. Treatment has 3 phases:
1) Detoxification (detoxification): This might be required promptly after ceasing alcohol use as well as could be a medical emergency, as detoxification could cause withdrawal seizures, hallucinations, ecstasy tremens (DT), as well as sometimes could result in fatality.
2) Recovery: This entails therapy and medicines to give the recuperating alcoholic the skills needed for maintaining sobriety. This action in therapy could be done inpatient or outpatient. Both are equally reliable.
3) Upkeep of sobriety: This action's success calls for an alcoholic to be self-driven. The key to maintenance is support, which often consists of regular Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) conferences and also getting an enroller.
Because cleansing does not stop the craving for alcohol, recuperation is frequently challenging to preserve.
For an individual in a beginning of alcohol addiction, ceasing alcohol usage might lead to some withdrawal signs, including anxiousness and also inadequate rest. Withdrawal from long-term dependancy might bring the unmanageable trembling, convulsions, panic, as well as hallucinations of DTs. If not treated skillfully, individuals with DTs have a death rate of more compared to 10%, so cleansing from late-stage alcoholism ought to be attempted under the treatment of a seasoned physician and could call for a short inpatient keep at a healthcare facility or treatment.
Therapy might entail several drugs. Benzodiazepines are anti-anxiety drugs used to treat withdrawal symptoms such as anxiety and bad rest as well as to avoid seizures and also delirium. These are one of the most frequently made use of medicines during the detox phase, at which time they are typically tapered then stopped. They have to be made use of with treatment, because they might be habit forming.
There are numerous medications utilized in order to help people in recovery from alcoholism preserve abstaining and sobriety.
One drug, disulfiram may be used once the detoxification phase is full and the individual is sober. It disrupts alcohol metabolic process to make sure that consuming a small amount will certainly create nausea or vomiting, vomiting, blurred vision, confusion, and breathing trouble. This medicine is most suitable for problem drinkers that are highly encouraged to quit drinking or whose medication use is managed, due to the fact that the medicine does not impact the inspiration to consume.
Another medication, naltrexone, minimizes the food craving for alcohol. Naltrexone could be provided even if the person is still consuming; nonetheless, just like all medicines made use of to treat alcohol addiction, it is suggested as part of a thorough program that instructs patients brand-new coping skills. It is currently available as a long-acting injection that can be given on a monthly basis.
Acamprosate is another medicine that has actually been FDA-approved to reduce alcohol yearning.
Research recommends that the anti-seizure medications topiramate and also gabapentin may be of value in decreasing yearning or stress and anxiety throughout recovery from drinking, although neither of these medications is FDA-approved for the treatment of alcohol addiction.
Antidepressants might be utilized to control any type of underlying or resulting stress and anxiety or anxiety, but because those signs and symptoms may vanish with abstinence, the medicines are usually not begun until after detox is full as well as there has been some duration of abstinence.
Due to the fact that an alcoholic continues to be vulnerable to relapse and potentially ending up being dependent once more, the objective of recovery is total abstaining. Recuperation
normally takes a broad-based approach, which may include education programs, team therapy, household participation, as well as engagement in self-help teams. Problem drinkers Anonymous (AA) is the most well known of the self-help groups, yet various other methods have actually additionally shown effective.
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Nutrition and also Diet regimen for Alcohol addiction
Poor nutrition goes with hefty alcohol consumption as well as alcohol addiction: Because an ounce of alcohol has more than 200 calories yet no nutritional worth, consuming huge amounts of alcohol tells the body that it does not need even more food. Problem drinkers are usually deficient in vitamins A, B complex, as well as C; folic acid; carnitine; magnesium, selenium, as well as zinc, as well as essential fatty acids and anti-oxidants. Restoring such nutrients– by giving thiamine (vitamin B-1) as well as a multivitamin– could assist recuperation and are a fundamental part of all detoxification programs.
At-Home Remedies for Alcoholism
Abstinence is the most essential– and possibly one of the most tough– action to healing from alcoholism. To discover how to live without alcohol, you have to:
Avoid people and also locations that make consuming the norm, and also find brand-new, non-drinking friends.
Join a self-help team.
Employ the help of family and friends.
Replace your adverse dependence on alcohol with positive dependencies such as a new hobby or volunteer work with church or civic teams.
Start working out. Workout releases chemicals in the mind that give a "natural high." Also a stroll after supper can be tranquilizing.


text: The Guidelines provide for a two-level upward adjustment for obstruction of justice. USSG § 3C1.1. Because Courts often apply this adjustment whenever a defendant is convicted after testifying in his own defense at trial, the adjustment serves as a disincentive to a defendant's exercising that constitutional right – even though Application Note 2 states that that is not its intent. Last month, the Ninth Circuit joined the Sixth and Tenth Circuits by adding a little more protection for defendants by requiring that a sentencing court not only find that the defendant gave false testimony, but also make explicit findings that it was material (that is, that it tends to exonerate the defendant), and that it was willful (i.e., that it was not the result of faulty memory, confusion, or mistake). Because the district court had failed to make such findings, the Ninth Circuit vacated the sentence and remanded for further proceedings. Hopefully on remand the defense will be able to demonstrate not only that any false testimony was not willful, but also that it was not material. United States v. Castro-Ponce, 2014 WL 5394061 (9th Cir. Oct. 24, 2014).


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Best of Wire Jewelry: 100+ Wire-Jewelry Tips Plus Project Previews
|Viking Knit by Kathleen Pierce
|Tammy Jones is
the editor of Jewelry Making Daily.
I had a treat waiting on me when I got home from a business trip this week: The Best of Step by Step Wire Jewelry magazine. I look forward to hearing how much you love your issue when you get it, but until then, I wanted to tease you with some of my favorite features of the magazine (it's so much bigger than a regular magazine, I feel like I should call it a book!).
Wirework-Jewelry How-Tos for Newbies and Pros
The Best of Step by Step Wire Jewelry has an awesome rundown of wire types and gauges as well as wire-working tools, which makes it a great long-lasting how-to resource for a new or infrequent (like me) wire-jewelry artist. That's just the beginning, though; it's also packed full of expert-level tips and projects for the more advanced metalsmiths and wireworkers among you.
From little things we might forget (like a reminder that you can easily turn dead-soft wire into half-hard wire by work hardening it a little with a hard plastic or rawhide mallet) to expert advice on advanced wireworking techniques such as two-tone Turkish round chain maille (chain mail) and trichinopoly chainwork Viking Knit (whew!), this issue speaks to wire-jewelry artists of all levels.
|Cassie Donlen's Wonder Rings
Wire-Wrapped and Metal-Stamped Rings
The first wire-jewelry project I ever made was a wire-wrapped ring using sterling silver wire and a big oval turquoise bead. I still wear that ring now, years later. Wire-wrapped rings are ideal wirework-jewelry projects because they are fun, inexpensive, and quick projects that allow you to spotlight a favorite lampworked glass or gemstone bead in a big, sassy cocktail-style ring. They make great gifts, too, and you can make one in minutes. I like this issue's other quick ring projects, too, especially the interchangeable Wonder Rings project that allows you to show off a few favorite lampwork beads.
Money-Saving Wire-Jewelry Tips
Who doesn't love to save a few bucks? Just by flipping through The Best of Step by Step Wire Jewelry, I learned why nylon-jaw pliers are worth the investment (they can straighten and salvage curled or crimped wire that you might otherwise discard), how a cut-up blanket can help increase my beading speed, and how to get the look and feel of sterling silver wire for a little less cash. And those three tips are all from just one page out of over 140!
|Custom-Shank Earrings by Denise Peck
Quick Five-Minute Wire-Jewelry Projects
The holiday season is almost here, which means it's also gift-giving time. It's my favorite time of year, but if you're like me, once you've given a handmade gift, then every time you give that person a gift in the future, they immediately ask, "Did you make this?" Such pressure for a repeat performance!
Fortunately, The Best of Step by Step Wire Jewelry issue has at least eight quick wire-jewelry projects that can be made in just a few minutes, literally. Each one is easily adaptable with your own choice of beads, wire, and metals, so you can turn one simple project into an unlimited number of holiday gifts. And best of all, the wire-jewelry designs are so elegant, no one could guess they took only five minutes to make.
Wire Tips, Wire Tips, Wire Tips
Have I mentioned all the great wire-jewelry tips in this issue? I counted over 100 wireworking tips: workspace efficiency and organizing tips, precious metal money-saving tips, specific technique and project tips, tips for using household items such as a yard stick to improve your work space. . . . For example, did you know that memory wire can damage your wire cutters? Steel wire can, too. I ruined my favorite cutters by using them to cut what I didn't realize was steel wire when disassembling a vintage piece to recycle.
Let us know how you like your issue of The Best of Step by Step Wire Jewelry when you get it. Do you have a smart wireworking tip to share? Which project is your favorite? I'd love to hear it!


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Carbondale, CO--Michael P. Flaherty, 30, died March 27, at home. The son of Michael and Brenda (Rock) Flaherty, Mike was born February 26, 1988 in Framingham, raised in Northbridge and graduated from Northbridge High School in 2006. In 2014, Mike moved to Colorado to work in construction with his uncle. He had been working as a mail carrier for the US Postal Service since 2016. Mike enjoyed fishing and spending time outdoors. He loved the New England Patriots.
In addition to his parents, Michael and Brenda, Mike leaves his sister Kristen, all of Northbridge; his grandmother Emma Flaherty, of Medway and grandmother Patricia Miller, in Standard, CA; many aunts, uncles and cousins. He was predeceased by his grandfathers John Flaherty and James Rock.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Dog Orphans, 90 Webster St., Douglas MA 01516.


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|This document was created for the myRIO Balancing Robot Project
This document describes the CAD Prototype created for myRIO Balancing Robot, according to User Story U-002: CAD Prototype
The CAD Prototype was created using PTC Creo Elements. http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creo_Elements/Direct_Modeling
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creo_Elements/Direct_ModelingFor the use in LabVIEW a *.wrl File was created. All Elements (wheel1, wheel2, motormount, motor1, motor2 and myrio) of the prototype are accessible as individual parts in LabVIEW.
A rendering "balancingbot.png" has been created and is in use as the group picture for the myRIO Balancing Robot NI Community group.
All documents can be found attached to this document.
The CAD Prototype was created using PTC Creo Elements. http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creo_Elements/Direct_Modeling
The parts and assembly files are presented in "myRIO_BalancingRobot_CAD.zip" file attached to this document.
The file "myRIO_BalancingRobot_STL_v1.stl" can be used to import the model to other CAD programs, or to print the Prototype on a 3D printer.
The file "myRIO_BalancingRobot_3D_v1.pdf" is a 3D enabled pdf file that can be used to look at the CAD model without the need for specialized software.
LabVIEW needs VRML (*.wrl) files in order to work with 3D-models. To read more about VRML files please read: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VRML
The LabVIEW model was created using the "Save as" function in CREO Elements. The VRML files have been created in the assembly view.
CREO creates a *.wrl file for every part:
balancingbot_v1.wrl inlines all the other files. So make sure, all files are placed in the same location.
The parts are presented in "myRIO_BalancingRobot_WRL.zip" file attached to this document.
The VI "Draw myRIO Balancing Robot.zip" shows a quick example how the Robot can be built inside LabVIEW.
The zip file contains a LabVIEW project, compiled for LabVIEW 2013, showing how to draw a myRIO Balancing Robot inside LabVIEW.
The CAD prototype described in this document serves as a starting point for all Simulation activities (e.g. U-028 Simulate simple balancing Robot).
The CAD prototype contains models of the elements used for the myRIO Balancing Robot prototype (as described here: https://decibel.ni.com/content/docs/DOC-30571). The wheels, motormount and motors are exact models of the original Digilent parts.
The "myRIO" on top of the motormount is a rough representation of the real myRIO device, no mechanical structure to hold the device in place is presented in this work.
For further development additional elements can be placed on a future CAD model, e.g. batteries, sensors, an exact model of the myrio, mechanical structure.


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The other good one.
The Chucky reviews again.
*Sigh* course we've got a Tiffany-less unfunny "Curse Of Chucky", coming up the pike.
Let's remember happier times....
The other good one.
"Curse of Chucky"?
Wait, I thought they were just doing a straight up reboot of Child's Play. So . . . is it going to be more like a continuation/return to square one, like a 'Chucky: The Next Generation' thing, or what?
Well, he broke up with Tiffany, and abandoned her and the kid, so, just by ignoring them in the next one, it'll play like a reboot.
Don't think they're gonna redo the origin.
Okay, because that's all I'd been hearing about the next upcoming Child's Play flick (at which point I stopped being remotely interested).
Like, the first synopsis that leaked on it was exactly the original movie all over again. So . . . if it isn't an actual, complete reboot, I hope they are going to do something fresh with it.
Shame about them ditching his little family, though.