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The New Merit Scholarship
Students rewarded for high quality work.
Last month's announcement of the new Merit Scholarship and change in the Fall 2008 on-campus tuition rates has generated a great deal of interest in the George Wythe College community. This remarkable scholarship provides a reduction of approximately 45% of tuition for any on-campus student who qualifies. To qualify, continuing students must show high quality work each semester. Mentors will keep them posted of their progress during the semester and it is anticipated that any student who is seriously applying himself or herself will qualify.
For new students, we have an even more exciting qualification process. This summer GWC will be hosting it's first New Applicant Selection Retreat. All new on-campus applicants will be invited to the seminar at no cost. For more information about this new development please see the accompanying article in this issue of The Statesman at http://newsletter.gw.edu/a/CampusNews/29.
Following is a re-print of an interview with college CEO, Shanon Brooks that provides more detail about this exciting opportunity available to all on-campus students. More information is also available on the college website at http://www.gw.edu/prospective/finance/merit.php.
The Statesman (TS):Dr. Brooks, please tell us about the changes to the college's tuition rates.
Dr. Shanon Brooks (SB): Certainly. As of February 1, 2008, we have increased tuition for the on-campus undergraduate, graduate and doctoral programs to $15,000, $17,000 and $19,000 per year, respectively. These rates will apply to students attending the college's on-campus programs beginning with the Fall 2008 semester. The tuition for the college's off-campus programs remains unchanged. George Wythe offers a world-class leadership program and these rates are designed to move closer to the industry standard for the quality we provide.
TS: These new rates represent a significant increase over the cost of on-campus tuition in the past. Is the college doing anything to help students bridge this gap?
SB: Yes. Qualified students will notice only a small increase in their tuition, amounting to about $200 per semester. A new Merit Scholarship offered every semester to on-campus students in the undergraduate, graduate and doctoral programs will cover $3,505.00, $4,005.00 and $4,505.00 of their tuition costs respectively. This scholarship significantly reduces the financial burden of their on-campus education to $3,995, $4,495 and $4,995 per semester which, again, are only about $200 more than our current tuition rates.
TS: How do students qualify for this new scholarship?
SB: Students new to George Wythe College may apply for the scholarship at the same time they submit their application for admissions. The scholarship will be awarded to applicants with demonstrated excellence in their preparation for college. We assess their preparation using their application materials; which include their personal essay, creative sample, letters of recommendation, transcripts and\or test scores and, especially, their admissions interview. Scholarship applicants who are accepted to the college will also receive a letter of decision regarding the scholarship.
Returning students are eligible for the scholarship based on their performance at George Wythe the previous semester, based on oral examination results, classroom performance and other measures assessed by a student's mentor. That said, we hope everyone will understand that a student who is pushing herself, putting in the time and demonstrating leadership shouldn't have any problem qualifying. On the other hand, a student that allows himself to be distracted or isn't diligently striving to meet his potential wouldn't "merit" such an award. Moreover, students meet regularly with their mentor throughout the semester. They know in advance if they are meeting the standards and have ample opportunity to make necessary improvements before the semester ends and final scores are awarded.
TS: If a student does not qualify for the Merit Scholarship one semester could they be eligible to try for it in the future?
SB: Certainly. The scholarships are awarded on a semester-by-semester basis. If a student's performance in the previous semester did not qualify them for the scholarship they simply enroll at the regular tuition rate. Then, their performance in the current semester would determine their eligibility for the scholarship in the next semester.
TS: Does the college offer any other means of financial aid?
SB: In addition to the options already described on the college website we are working on a number of initiatives to help students with the cost of higher education. We encourage prospective students to apply and discuss their financial options during the application process. Returning students should contact the Registrar's office to discuss these options. Also, a number of the financial aid options offered by the college are only made possible when private funds are donated for that purpose. We welcome these kinds of donations and I encourage anyone interested in doing so to contact myself or Gary Arnell, our Vice President of Administration.
TS: What does the college hope to achieve with these changes?
SB: In the July 2007 edition of The Statesman, Oliver DeMille, President of George Wythe College, announced an initiative to raise the bar academically. These changes are simply the next step in that process.
The world is starving for statesmanship. We see the need in every aspect of our society and in societies around the globe. A world-class leadership education does not come easily and the numbers of mentors we currently have available to prepare students is far fewer than we need. Each of us must pay the price in our studies and efforts to personally improve. We anticipate these policies will ensure that students are sufficiently prepared for and committed to the intense, "Depth Phase" environment of our on-campus programs. Personally I hope every student - new and returning - will qualify for the Merit Scholarship every semester. If a student wants it, we will do everything we can to help them get it.
TS: Where should those with questions go for more information?
SB: The application deadline for the Fall semester is April 18, 2008. We encourage all prospective students to visit the website and review the admissions requirements well in advance and begin preparing now. The website also offers greater detail on the programs offered by the school and the tuition and scholarship policies we've discussed. For answers to any additional questions regarding these policies, prospective students are welcome to contact our Admissions office and returning students will be best served by speaking with their mentor or contacting the Registrar's office.
The following chart summarizes the Fall 2008 tuition changes described by Dr. Brooks:
|Regular Tuition
|Net Tuition
|Degree Program
|Fall 2008*
|w/ Scholarship
|On-campus BA
|$ 3,795.00
|$ 7,500.00
|$ 3,505.00
|$ 3,995.00
|On-campus MA
|On-campus PhD
*Tuition rates effective Fall 2008 and each semester thereafter.
Helpful Links:
Prospective Students
(click here for more information about the on- and off-campus programs of George Wythe College)
Student Center
(click here for semester-specific registration and enrollment information)
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London pub removes "sick" 'Bloody Sundae' cocktail from menu
A London bar has stopped selling a "sick and offensive" cocktail named after one of the worst atrocities of the Troubles following public outcry., writes John Mulgrew
The 'Sundae, Bloody Sundae' drink – which was being served at Adventure Bar in Covent Garden — has now been removed from sale, the bar has said.
The Belfast Telegraph revealed that the "crass and offensive" cocktail was being sold complete with a toy soldier atop a swirl of cream.
Named after Bloody Sunday — in which 14 innocent people were killed as paratroopers opened fire on them in Londonderry in 1972 — it prompted anger and revulsion among relatives of those killed.
In a statement on the pub's Twitter page, Adventure Bar said it "would like to again apologise unreservedly to everyone offended by the cocktail 'Sundae Bloody Sundae'".
"It was never our intention to offend anyone and to clarify, we removed the drink from sale permanently on Tuesday."
Relatives of those killed on Bloody Sunday had said they would seek legal action if necessary to ensure the "vile" cocktail at the London club was removed from sale.
After being contacted by the Belfast Telegraph last week, a spokesman for the bar then claimed that perception in London was "very different" to Northern Ireland while at the same time saying the organisation was "highly apologetic".
The SDLP's Colum Eastwood, a long-time supporter of the Bloody Sunday families, had also called for the bar to remove the drink from its menu.
Belfast man Adam McGibbon (25), who noticed the cocktails on sale, said he couldn't believe the bar was serving the ice-cream based drink.
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Sofitel expands in South America
French luxury hotel chain Sofitel, part of Accor Group, with two major openings in South America in 2013. The Sofitel Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay officially opens its doors in March 2013. The iconic Uruguayan building is a National Heritage Site in the district of Carrasco. Across 93 rooms and 23 suites, the French art of hospitality sets the tone while views of the Río de la Plata and the lush green environs of Carrasco create a lavish backdrop. With a decadent spa, tempting restaurant, vibrant bar and Tea Gallery, the renovated Sofitel Montevideo Casino Carrasco and Spa is a nod to the glamour of the early 20th century.
Sofitel will re-launch Sofitel Legend Santa Clara Cartagena, Colombia's leading holiday destination, after a major renovation in the Spring of 2013. The 17th century former convent is the setting of Gabriel Garcia Marquez's "Of Love and Other Demons". Today the hotel features numerous archaeological artifacts. With the renovation, the hotel joins Sofitel's 'Legend' line, the label for Sofitel's key historic properties.


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Peaceful Protesters Are Violently Arrested For Demanding Access to Healthcare
UPDATES: You can hear Toussaint & Alex speaking for themselves this morning in this WGN-TV report The University of Chicago has issued a statement on the arrests.
Several friends and allies were arrested this afternoon/evening as they protested at the new University of Chicago Hospital. Below is a photo of my friend Toussaint being roughly handled by police:
The Chicago Tribune reports:
Protesters marched into the University of Chicago's new $700-million hospital unannounced on Sunday, shouting and holding handmade signs demanding an adult trauma care center for the city's South Side.
Ultimately, four people were arrested at the scene, including a 17-year-old student at King College Prep High School.
The protesters staged the sit-in to call attention to the fact that the South Side has no trauma care centers that can treat adults for injuries sustained in shootings, stabbings, car accidents and other traumatic incidents. The U of C's medical center only admits trauma victims up to age 16.
The Tribune has some video of the protesters explaining their demands and their treatment at the hands of the University police:
Here is some video of protesters being arrested and assaulted by the police:
More video from the protest:
For some background about the history of this struggle, read this article in Colorlines. For information about the lead organization in this struggle, click here.
The young people of Fearless Leading By the Youth (FLY) have issued a statement about today's events. Here it is in its entirety:
Youth protest for life-saving trauma care met with police violence
Statement from Fearless Leading by the Youth
Youth are dying everyday on the south side. It is all over the press all over the country. But they are not talking about how the people who could help save lives are willing to let us die because they're greedy. Everyone wants to talk about the youth, but when we talk, instead of listening, they lock us up and brutalize us.
The University of Chicago is a few blocks from where we live, one of the areas where the violence is worst. They are the richest hospital in Chicago but have no trauma care for anyone over 16. The whole south side has none because health care in our country is about profit, not about helping people who need it. That's why the violence is so bad, because we don't have what we need to survive. We live in neighborhoods where there's no resources, no jobs, no youth programs, no mental health services, and the little they had they are taking away.
Fearless Leading by the Youth has been fighting for three years to change that, ever since our co-founder Damian Turner was shot by a stray bullet four blocks from the U of C but bled to death during the 10 mile ride to the nearest adult trauma center – Northwestern Hospital.
Today the University of Chicago showed how they feel about youth, especially black youth and allies who support us. We came peacefully to their new building, which they spent over $700 million on. Our point was if you can find that kind of money, you can save lives of the community around you. They are building this big flashy building right in the middle of our neighborhoods but they don't want to open up their doors to us, you got to flash your insurance card to get your life saved. We want a trauma center for our neighborhood, and as a first step we want them to increase the age limit on their children's trauma center to 21.
We had tickets to a tour of that building but their police said, "this ain't for y'all, get out." Then they started dragging us out, pushing us with batons, shoving us. They had male officers pulling young women across the ground. They even shoved and bruised Damian's mom. They knew they were wrong, they slammed our cameraman on the ground and arrested him.
We have been peacefully protesting since Damian died. We've sent letters, held forums, and done lots of protests. We are sick and tired of not being heard and today, a week after Martin Luther King Day, we did a sit-in to get them to finally hear us and they responded like they did to Dr. King, with brutality.
We feel abused and disrespected and not heard but we are proud of what we did, we actually took action and showed them three years later we're not going away. Everybody was focused, we knew what our mission was, we were of one accord. We knew what we came for we came to send a clear message – how can you ignore we're dying at your door.
We're the future and we aren't giving up and we're, aren't going away. Health care is a human right and we won't go without a fight!
As my friend Dara just expressed on Facebook: "For all those folks talking about gun violence and homicides in Chicago, pay attention to the trauma center demand too. The young folks at Fearless Leading by the Youth (F.L.Y) say that if they had a trauma center on the southside, we wouldn't have as many deaths." She is of course 100% right about this.
How you can support those arrested:
1. If you are a staff person or student at the University of Chicago, please call University Police and ask them to DROP CHARGES against protesters. Call 773-702-8190.. "If you don't get through to UCPD that way try 773.702.8181. They might not respond positively either but you CAN ask to be transferred to the sargent in command, and leave a message in his voicemail box if you have to."
2. Ask the U of C administrators TO ENCOURAGE UCPD TO DROP CHARGES. Email U of Chicago President Robert J Zimmer at firstname.lastname@example.com and tell him that the University Police should DROP charges against protesters. They were simply exercising their freedom of speech. Here are other administrators to email as well: Vice President for Campus Life Karen Coleman: email@example.com, Provost Thomas Rosenbaum: email@example.com, Dean of the Medical School Kenneth Polonsky: firstname.lastname@example.com, VP for Administration Nim Chinniah: firstname.lastname@example.com, Chief of Police Marlon Lynch: email@example.com
3. Sign this petitition asking the U of C police to explain the violence here.
4. And finally, feel free to send the youth from FLY a note of solidarity, encouraging them to continue struggling fearlessly! They can be reached at: email@example.com
More images from the protest:
As of early this morning, all three remaining arrested protesters were released. Below is a photograph that includes Toussaint and Alex outside of the police station.
I leave you with a music video by the youth of FLY explaining why they feel so strongly that their community needs a trauma center that also serves their peers:


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I want to give something to the community, if you are just new or stuck in bronze/silver then i want to take you on as my padawan and teach you the ways: D
I myself got gold elo and im just playing normals so that elo isn't going anywhere but that does not mean i cannot teach you, esp if you are new.
Please have Teamspeak 3 and a working microphone if you want to do this. Oh and your region has to be EUW if you want to play together. Im not sure how much i can teach with just talking and not playing with you ( if you are on another region ). PM me here if you're interested^^


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Minions Stuart, Kevin and Bob are recruited by Scarlet Overkill, a super-villain who, alongside her inventor husband Herb, hatches a plot to take over the world.
Minions Stuart, Kevin and Bob are recruited by Scarlet Overkill, a super-villain who, alongside her inventor husband Herb, hatches a plot to take over the world.
After the events of Captain America: Civil War, King T'Challa returns home to the reclusive, technologically advanced African nation of Wakanda to serve as his country's new leader. However, T'Challa soon finds that he is challenged for the throne from factions within his own country. When two foes conspire to destroy Wakanda, the hero known as Black Panther must team up with C.I.A. agent Everett K. Ross and members of the Dora Milaje, Wakandan special forces, to prevent Wakanda from being dragged into a world war.
Despite his family's baffling generations-old ban on music, Miguel dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz. Desperate to prove his talent, Miguel finds himself in the stunning and colorful Land of the Dead following a mysterious chain of events. Along the way, he meets charming trickster Hector, and together, they set off on an extraordinary journey to unlock the real story behind Miguel's family history.
Thor is imprisoned on the other side of the universe and finds himself in a race against time to get back to Asgard to stop Ragnarok, the prophecy of destruction to his homeworld and the end of Asgardian civilization, at the hands of an all-powerful new threat, the ruthless Hela.
Fuelled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by Superman's selfless act, Bruce Wayne and Diana Prince assemble a team of metahumans consisting of Barry Allen, Arthur Curry and Victor Stone to face the catastrophic threat of Steppenwolf and the Parademons who are on the hunt for three Mother Boxes on Earth.
Determined to prove herself, Officer Judy Hopps, the first bunny on Zootopia's police force, jumps at the chance to crack her first case - even if it means partnering with scam-artist fox Nick Wilde to solve the mystery.
Tarzan, having acclimated to life in London, is called back to his former home in the jungle to investigate the activities at a mining encampment.
When the evil mayor of Oakton decides to bulldoze Liberty Park and build a dangerous amusement park in its place, Surly Squirrel and his ragtag group of animal friends need to band together to save their home, defeat the mayor, and take back the park.
The city needs heroes. Darkness has settled over New York City as Shredder and his evil Foot Clan have an iron grip on everything from the police to the politicians. The future is grim until four unlikely outcast brothers rise from the sewers and discover their destiny as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The Turtles must work with fearless reporter April and her wise-cracking cameraman Vern Fenwick to save the city and unravel Shredder's diabolical plan.
When Tony Stark tries to jumpstart a dormant peacekeeping program, things go awry and Earth's Mightiest Heroes are put to the ultimate test as the fate of the planet hangs in the balance. As the villainous Ultron emerges, it is up to The Avengers to stop him from enacting his terrible plans, and soon uneasy alliances and unexpected action pave the way for an epic and unique global adventure.
Olaf is on a mission to harness the best holiday traditions for Anna, Elsa, and Kristoff.
Light years from Earth, 26 years after being abducted, Peter Quill finds himself the prime target of a manhunt after discovering an orb wanted by Ronan the Accuser.
A cryptic message from Bond's past sends him on a trail to uncover a sinister organization. While M battles political forces to keep the secret service alive, Bond peels back the layers of deceit to reveal the terrible truth behind SPECTRE.
When an attack on the Kingsman headquarters takes place and a new villain rises, Eggsy and Merlin are forced to work together with the American agency known as the Statesman to save the world.
One day, robot Robby enters into a life of the most creative little boy, Toby. Robby had been separated from his robot parents when his spaceship crashed. Toby decides to offer his help and the two of them become friends.
A teenager finds himself transported to an island where he must help protect a group of orphans with special powers from creatures intent on destroying them.
Autobots and Decepticons are at war, with humans on the sidelines. Optimus Prime is gone. The key to saving our future lies buried in the secrets of the past, in the hidden history of Transformers on Earth.
Thor fights to restore order across the cosmos… but an ancient race led by the vengeful Malekith returns to plunge the universe back into darkness. Faced with an enemy that even Odin and Asgard cannot withstand, Thor must embark on his most perilous and personal journey yet, one that will reunite him with Jane Foster and force him to sacrifice everything to save us all.
In the 28th century, Valerian and Laureline are special operatives charged with keeping order throughout the human territories. On assignment from the Minister of Defense, the two undertake a mission to Alpha, an ever-expanding metropolis where species from across the universe have converged over centuries to share knowledge, intelligence, and cultures. At the center of Alpha is a mysterious dark force which threatens the peaceful existence of the City of a Thousand Planets, and Valerian and Laureline must race to identify the menace and safeguard not just Alpha, but the future of the universe.
Armed with the astonishing ability to shrink in scale but increase in strength, master thief Scott Lang must embrace his inner-hero and help his mentor, Doctor Hank Pym, protect the secret behind his spectacular Ant-Man suit from a new generation of towering threats. Against seemingly insurmountable obstacles, Pym and Lang must plan and pull off a heist that will save the world.


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Bipolar Infidelity
Posted in Mania on December 16, 2009
I found this conversation between Stephen and Joe posted on another site and leveraged it. Have a read and see what you think. Whose approach is best? What point of view would you adopt?
Stephen says –
I've been married for 19 years to a woman who was diagnosed as BP 8 years ago. To say that we've been through a lot is an understatement. Hypersexuality, mania and the resultant infidelity are things that we've had to deal with several times.
There are times when people with BP simply cannot exercise good judgment. Any competent care provider will tell you this. People with BP WILL do things that affect their families. That's just part of being related to them. Although its really impossible to separate the illness driven behaviors from their personality, spouses and other family members need to understand that BPD changes the way people, think, feel and act. Allowances must be made. Not to do so is unfair because it holds people to unrealistic standards and disappointment becomes the inevitable outcome.
It is very hard to know that your spouse has sex with other people, becomes infatuated with other people, and can even turn against the people that love them most.For many people, these are unbearable behaviors. However, the reason they are unbearable is that they conflict so strongly with expectations. So you have two choices: moderate the behaviors and/or moderate the expectations.
It has taken years for us to come to grips with the fact my wife has BP. Fortunately, my wife is really good about taking her meds and seeking therapy. Even so, she has the occasional bout with mania so, for example, we now have an 11 month old girl by another man.
I could get all upset about that, demand a divorce, etc. But the truth is, I love my little girl and I still love my wife.
Joe says in response –
I think you must be more tolerant than the rest of us mere mortals, because I'm not sure I would put up with quite so much. You mention two choices: moderate the behaviors and/or moderate the expectations.
First, "moderate the behaviors" can mean all sorts of things from the person with bipolar willingly taking her medications and putting an honest effort into maintaining mood stability to forced commitment. Too much tolerance, I believe, can lead a loved one to inaction, which can actually be harmful to the person with bipolar, not to mention yourself and everyone else involved.
I would question whether too much tolerance would be beneficial to the person with bipolar. If the person has no limits, faces no consequences for destructive behaviors, she has license to do anything. This is not good for her or her loved ones.
From my experience, a certain amount of tough love is required.
Oh yeah, my second point is that there's a third option – leave. I'm not advising anyone to take this step lightly, but if the person with bipolar is doing nothing to help herself (or himself), I couldn't fault anyone for taking this choice.
To read the entire article go to Dr. Candida Fink's Bipolar Blog Information and Support site.


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I'm not one to be wandering around in the rain without an umbrella - gotta keep my hair dry or it gets out of control!! The umbrella I own is cute enough: modern, collapsable with a small black and white houndstooth print on it. Works just fine.
Since we've been struck with a deluge this week, however, I've turned my sights on prettier, vintage umbrellas on Etsy. Most of these parasols and umbrellas are probably better used to shade from the sun, but isn't it a romantic idea to use a vintage umbrella in the rain? I think so.


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Tony Petta
Tony Petta
Died peacefully December 13, 2012 at his home in Grand Terrace after a long illness. He is survived by Ann, his loving wife of 60 years. Born on February 12, 1926 in Ripacandia, Italy Tony moved to Chicago in 1938. He served as a US Army troop commander in Puerto Rico during
World War II
attaining the rank of sergeant. After the war Tony attended
Indiana University
where he graduated with a BA in Business Administration. For a while he worked as a Barber - in the family business - while taking classes to become a Real Estate broker. In 1951 he left Chicago heading to Southern California where he went to work as a title searcher for First American Title Company in San Bernardino. In 1957 he purchased some land on Barton Road in Grand Terrace and built his office where he became a Real Estate Broker, investor and an avid gardener. Tony is perhaps best remembered for his dedication to the founding of the City of Grand Terrace and his role as its first Mayor from November 1978 to April 1982. He continued to serve the City he loved as a council member for one additional term. Always speaking with animated enthusiasm about the City and its history, his slogan throughout the process of incorporation was "Let's make Grand Terrace an enviable place to live." During his tenure serving on City Council Tony was involved in the construction of the Civic Center on Barton Rd. which currently houses City Hall and Library. During his life in Grand Terrace Tony actively served his community through the Grand Terrace Lions Club and the Chamber of Commerce. He was a founding member of Grand Terrace Toastmasters where he honored his public speaking skills and encouraged others to reach their leadership and communication goals. He supported the establishment of a wilderness park on Blue Mountain, working to help maintain the natural resource that he believed in preserving for all the people in perpetuity. Always looking for ways to beautify the City, Tony spent much of his time pursuing his love of organic gardening, raising vegetables and fruit in multiple gardens in and around Grand Terrace. He was very generous with the fruits of his labor and it was not uncommon for friends and neighbors to find gifts of produce that he had left on their doorsteps. Memorial services for Tony will be held on Friday, December 28 at 10:30 am at Montecito Cemetery, 3520 E. Washington St., Colton, CA. A reception will follow until 3:00pm at the Lion's Community Center in Grand Terrace.
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How was this done?
Posted 26 March 2010 - 12:22 AM
What's your impression of the work flow? How was this done and what are the component pieces?
I see a raster graphic of an old map (source unknown) layered over the paper background image. Areas under the route lines are blurred or painted to obscure the background and create a blank space for the lines. I'm guessing this part is finished in Photoshop before being placed in Illy for route lines and some of the cartouche graphics which look to be vector (at least originally).
Is there more to it than that? I'm not ecstatic about this example, but I like the idea of using real images of texture for the back drops to certain maps. Any body have any other examples of this technique?
Posted 26 March 2010 - 08:38 AM
I like the idea of using real images of texture for the back drops to certain maps. Any body have any other examples of this technique?
I think your deconstruction above is spot on and that there isn't anymore to it than that. Coincidently, I just did this 2 days ago for a invitation. The map part is very minor but it was done like you said above:a basic image photshopped, tweaked, streched, cloned until it serves the purpose
Posted 26 March 2010 - 01:20 PM
This is actually a pretty nice example, but I cringe every time I see people using Zapf Chancery to emulate hand calligraphy.
Posted 26 March 2010 - 02:45 PM
Hum, the 'Celtic' typeface used on the map (and others from the same family) always make me cringe. There are a few old-looking typefaces that can be effective in the right place; one that I like is JSL Ancient (see attached). This comes with a little utility that knows about where to use long 's's and historic ligatures, which is handy.
One thing I can't quite put my finger on is that modern type always looks like modern type, even when using a historic typeface such as an unmodified Baskerville or Caslon. Was it that the sidebearings in the old days were less custom fitted (because they didn't have kerning pairs)? Did the letterforms vary ever so slightly from the baseline or get uneven impressions?
This is actually a pretty nice example, but I cringe every time I see people using Zapf Chancery to emulate hand calligraphy.
Regards, N.
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Posted 29 March 2010 - 04:20 AM
Is there more to it than that? I'm not ecstatic about this example, but I like the idea of using real images of texture for the back drops to certain maps. Any body have any other examples of this technique?
I agree with Jean-Louis - I think you've covered just about everything in your description.
But there's more than one way to skin a cat ...
I made this a while ago using Photoshop and Illustrator. I made the paper texture from embossed difference clouds with adjustment layers to tint and stain the edges. Embossing rendered clouds gives you a nice smooth papery look but embossed difference clouds give you a much older look with random deep creases. All of the linework was done in Illustrator with suitable "vintage" colours and fountain pen outlines - the fills were all treated with the inner glow effect and the vingette was done with a heavily blurred blue outline and an opacity mask on the waves. The font is ... awful (!) in retrospect! I wanted to keep the hand drawn feel of the map but that particular font is very scrawly and quite hard to read. It looks about right but if I were to redo the map I'd maybe try and find something clearer.
One neat thing you can do in making your own paper texture is to distort the finished map using the original clouds that you made to determine the paper texture.
If you think of the difference clouds as height data and the embossed texture as hillshading (if you've ever embossed height data in Photoshop you'll know the effect is similar) it makes sense that you can displace your map to fit the "terrain" of your paper.
It's a subtle effect but you can see from the scale bar that the lines have been integrated with the texture of the paper to sell the antique map effect rather than just dumping a map on a parchment texture with no interaction.
Posted 29 March 2010 - 07:20 AM
The reason the type fonts don't work is that on maps made before about 1930 (OK, maybe a little earlier), no-one used directly-set metal type. It was all hand-engraved on copper plates or hand-painted on litho stone. Except for wax-engraved maps, which used set type pressed letter-by letter into waxed plates. And while there's some very fine hand-engraved text out there, it's not the same. There's an irregularity that's created in an attempt to create regularity with cruder instruments. This I think is the key to why all "antique style" maps we create with digital techniques ultimately fall short: the lines and the text are always too clean and consistent. And when we try to "roughen them up," we lose something: the creators of those maps were trying to get as clean and accurate a line and as consistent a type as we can now get by pushing a button, but they were working in a technology matrix that only let them get so far.
One more thing, referencing Pete's map: color. There are two ways older maps achieved color. Most were hand-colored (transparent watercolor) on one-color originals, which means all the map detail was at least outlined in black strokes. You could use details like red lines, but these had to have some sort of black reference line to draw the watercolors upon. And these hand tints were as good as the artist coloring them: you get blotches, you get errors as the painter accidentally crosses a border. It's never perfect.
The other technique, developed in the mid-19th century, was using tint stones in stone, and later zinc-sheet, lithography. Here you picked a single ink color and used it across a broad area. Now you could actually print a little detail (those red roads, for example, or a yellow highlight for lighthouses on nautical charts), but there was a problem: tight registration was not to be depended upon. So, again, all the significant detail was held in the black plate.
Also, the color inks were not our standard CMYK until around 1960. Maps used all kinds of variants, again because of registration issues (if you want colored type, it pretty much had to be one-color, so you want an ink color that works OK going solo). At the end of this era of map design, you see maps being printed in a dozen ink colors, something you never see today. You can say that CMYK will get you most of the colors you need, and it does but the effect just isn't the same.
Nat Case
INCase, LLC
Minneapolis, Minnesota USA
Posted 29 March 2010 - 09:17 AM
Pete, I love your map (except for the font - so I'm glad you mentioned it).
Another way of approaching this subject of older techniques/styles is to look at various effects and see if they might be useful to things we do today and then adapt them to fit the tools we use. One example is what one of my colleagues called "coastal rakes" (I'm not sure what the real term is, if there is one). What I'm talking about are horizontal lines along coastlines on a map. The reason they were done this way on old maps goes back to Nat's point about the technology. They were done as part of the woodblock or copper engraving as solid black lines because that's what the technology produced. But something very similar can be useful today in black and white maps, especially ones where fine shades of gray may not be a good choice, for example, because the maps may be photocopoied and lose the fine shades of gray.
Dave Barnes
Map Geek
Posted 29 March 2010 - 11:54 AM
There's an irregularity that's created in an attempt to create regularity with cruder instruments.
So true. When I did pictorial map illustrations by hand the overiding concern was to aim for clean, consistent regularity not just in the hand-lettering but the whole drawing itself. Now with photoshop and Illustrator, I look for ways to 'mess it up'
I used to look for results of steel with wooden tools and now I try to reach wooden results with tools of steel
Posted 29 March 2010 - 01:20 PM
Posted 29 March 2010 - 11:59 PM
1. Create aged parchment (hues, textures, shadows, etc.)
2. Import vector linework - colorize, multiply
3. add clipart, multiply
4. add edge fading as needed
5. add type and linework
of course you could always get part or most of it from istock.com or someplace, but it is so easy to make from scratch if you have Photoshop just sitting there waiting to be played with
Posted 30 March 2010 - 12:07 AM
Posted 02 April 2010 - 12:28 PM
There are a few old-looking typefaces that can be effective in the right place; one that I like is JSL Ancient (see attached). This comes with a little utility that knows about where to use long 's's and historic ligatures, which is handy.
Regards, N.
Like that one! It remembered me of my old student days, reading old chronicles and royal ordinances. I tested it and it works great! I found some of my notes with extracts on them and manage to find online at least one of the book. JSL Ancient look almost exactly as the typeface used in a early 18th century book.
The first image is taken from that 18th book and the second is my notes converted with the utility... The last paragraph of my notes is the last phrase from the book as a comparison.
Nice one Nick, thanks for sharing!!!
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Posted 03 April 2010 - 10:17 PM
Do tell about your wine, cheese, and maps gig! sounds super!
I,m surprised you didn't hear about this. It's the latest rage!
People gather and get rip-roaring drunk. Then they smear themselves with molten cheese from a particular country. Then they wrestle through a labyrinth of hanging paper maps and attempt to emerge from it with only the maps from where the wine and the cheese originate stuck to their bodies.
Seriously, There is a guy opening a new wine bar in Seattle. And there is my client who is looking for advertizers for this new map. So they got together to jointly host a wingding for local business people to come see the new bar and a sneak preview of the new map. Thus an evening of Wine , Cheese and Maps...
Yes, I know. the first sounds like a lot more fun.
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I'm pretty sure everyone is recovering or has recovered from the Christmas holiday parties and all the festivities. Dan and Audrey Caufman had a little party on Christmas Day at their condo in La Ventana del Mar.
It blows me away when I look at a photo taken the same day in San Felipe where it's sunny and warm and look out my window at all the snow in Newton, Iowa where it's a tad chilly. I must be acclimating to the weather cause it's really not that bad. It's supposed to be in the 40's this week. Kind of makes me laugh because in San Felipe, that's cold and here it's balmy.
Kay Gabbard tells me the Rotary distributed all their Christmas presents to the poor elderly in San Felipe, which is very cool. I guess it's appropriate to remember we will all be old some day and our elderly deserve to be comfortable and respected. So, hats off to the Rotary Club of San Felipe for helping to make a better Christmas for the old folks in San Felipe. This is a photo of the top of the courthouse dome, all lit up for Double A.
The Illustrated Lady, my roving tattooed reporter, tells me the cook from Oshi's (the Japanese restaurant that closed down) is now working for Chumpo's on Mar de Cortez, next to The San Felipe Title Company Book Store. Hence, they have added some sushi dishes and tempura to their menu.
They serve breakfast, lunch and dinner in addition to selling ice cream. Stop by when you're in town and give it a try and if you haven't visited the bookstore, stop in and check out their huge selection of greeting cards and new books. They also have used books for sale and the shop is decorated very nicely, and if they don't have what you're looking for, just ask Cat or Ed to order it and I'm sure they will.
I didn't realize how difficult it would be to write Kat's Korner, which is supposed to be the San Felipe Scoop, when I'm not there to hear it or see it. I did, however, take a photo of the top of the courthouse for Double A, which shows the lights strung down the dome. I went to mass with Mikey's family on Christmas Eve and that was a bit strange. When you are used to hearing mass in Spanish it's a bit strange in English. Go figure.
Last year, I went to the Baja 250 with Shawnee and Bill Bowden and I bought them each a rosary from a kid who was selling stuff out in the desert. I think it's so cool they hang them from their fan above their bed. It's a nice photo of the fan too. By the way, Shawnee is turning the big 50 January 11 and Bill is throwing a birthday bash at Rositas. I hear Agave Blues will be playing, so it should be a good party. I'll be back in San Felipe by then, and I hope to attend the fiesta. I hope I have the date right, but if it's wrong, I'll change it in my next posting. Now, everyone who reads Kat's Korner knows what their bedroom looks like.
From the Illustrated Lady: "Ok. Marcie and I sacrificed ourselves and went back to Chumpos and ate again from the new Japanese menu…..shown are Marcie's combo Teriyaki plate…..and my Spicy Tuna Roll…..she gave hers a 9 and I gave mine a 9 1/2…..mmmmmgood ur Illustrated Lady aka the Goddess ." So, there you have it – a review from two customers. More scoop mañana!


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Last year, Armstrong, who wrote the "Guide to Birds of Alaska" and "Alaska's Birds" suggested to the Juneau Assembly that it ban all hunting during late spring and summer near to the Mount Roberts trail.
Last fall city officials passed a law prohibiting hunting from April 15-Oct. 15 within one-quarter mile of the Mount Roberts Trail.
The 4.5 mile path begins off a stairway at the end of Sixth Street above downtown Juneau and used to be known as Father Brown's Trail for the Jesuit priest who built it in 1908 with a group of energetic volunteers.
The trail offers some of Juneau's best views and is perhaps the only place where the nesting ground of the state bird overlooks the state capitol, according to Armstrong.
The naturalist said the seasonal ban helps to keep people safe.
The Mount Roberts Trail and especially the loop at the top of the tramway are well traveled in the summer.
Some 200,000 people take the tram every year, according to tram owner Goldbelt Inc.
Many of them meander along the twenty-minute walk that starts behind the tram's mountaintop terminus and ends at the Nature Center.
Trouble is some hunters are unaware of the ban, said hikers and people who work around the tram.
The trail offers glimpses of marmot, bear and several different kinds of birds.
Naturalists observe that one of the drawbacks of the hike's popularity is that animals have become habituated, and less fearful of people.
Armstrong said the new law also helps to protect birds that haven't yet learned to fly.
Before it was passed last year, several young birds were killed close to the Nature Center at the start of hunting season.
"There were six broods of Blue Grouse, five broods of Rock Ptarmigan and one brood of Willow Ptarmigan-the state bird of Alaska--between the Nature Center and Gold Ridge.
After the opening of hunting season as near as I could determine from the feathers and shells and lack of birds being around, nearly all of them were shot," Armstrong said.
Some employees of the tram operation and the Nature Center point out that it's dangerous to hunt in the area when it's full of people.
Theresa Walden, who manages the Nature Center on behalf of Gastineau Guiding, says her staff has encountered hunters who appeared unaware of the new law.
"There were two people that went by the Nature Center, they were in camouflage gear and had an enclosed case that appeared to have a gun inside. An employee asked them if they knew about the ordinance prohibiting discharge of firearms and these folks went right on by and up the trail."
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Chelsea skipper John Terry senses great determination within the squad to end the season on a high.
Chelsea are still in the FA Cup and Europa League.
Terry told the Sunday Mirror: "Managers will come and go. Players will come and go. But we must give these fans something to cheer for and to fight for. We are through in the Europa League, we are still in the FA Cup. The Premier League, realistically, we don't have a chance of that, but we will fight for the Champions League spots because we know how much it means to the owner and to the fans. They are the most important thing.
"We have not really been playing too well all season. So we know we have another level to go to.
"With everyone in front of us, we are quite encouraged that if we put on a good run, if we put in some good form, we can pick up some points and catch the teams above us.
"That's the target - to make the Champions League next year, which is a must for us.
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"When you go 2-0 down at Man United, then you see the real team spirit. Nine times out of 10 other teams would chuck the towel in.
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I'll be blunt. Syrians were a lot better off before Americans knew where Aleppo was. They were a lot better off before our President decided that their President must go. They were a lot better off before our government started providing weapons and funding to groups that behead Syrians.
Our country's recent history has involved Presidents surrounding themselves with Very Smart People like Henry Kissinger, Colin Powell, and She Who Shall Not Be Named who study the facts and come to the conclusion that launching missiles, dropping bombs, and sending troops to troubled regions will somehow make America safer and improve the lives of people living in the region that is being bombed. One of the reasons why I'm voting for Gary Johnson this year is because I'm hoping that Very Smart People won't start another Very Stupid War.
So I propose the Aleppo Challenge. Most of us have Very Smart Friends who post on Facebook and Twitter that Gary Johnson is not qualified to be President because he asked the wrong question during an interview. Make a screen shot of these posts, and save them in a folder. When your Very Smart Friend's favorite candidate goes on to start another Very Stupid War, post that old screenshot in their timeline and congratulate them for being too smart for peace.
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Medha Patkar very ill; 7 more join strike
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Medha Patkar's condition worsened on Friday, as her blood pressure and blood sugar levels dipped and ketone levels went up. Meanwhile, seven more people�joined the Narmada Bachao Andolan leader's hunger strike.
Patkar and two others - Jamsingh Nargave and Bhagwati Patidar -�have been�on an�indefinite fast for the past 16 days, protesting against the Gujarat government's decision to raise the height of the Sardar Sarovar Project.�Nargave and Patidar are also very ill, experiencing much pain and fatigue.
After the three began their strike, a Group of Ministers visited the Narmada Valley and submitted a report to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. However, there has been no positive response from the PMO, which has prompted the other seven to also join the strike.
"We had written to the PMO under the Right to Infromation Act two days ago. Today, we got a letter from them saying they had forwarded our request to the Ministry of Water Resources for necessary action. How long are we supposed to wait," environmentalist Shekhar Singh told reporters here.
Right to Information activist and Magsaysay awardee Aruna Roy demanded that all necessary documents related to Sardar Sarovar Project be made public. "In the Common Minimum Programme, the United Progressive Alliance had promised that they would encourage more effective systems of relief and rehabilitation for tribals. Then why are they not listening to these people. It proves that their assurances are all a big mockery," she said.


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Acts and Ordinances of the Interregnum, 1642-1660. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1911.
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June 1643
[5 June, 1643.]
Appointment of Committee of Lords and Commons.
Whereas the greatest part of this Kingdom, and more especially the City of London, and most Maritime towns, are served and furnished with Coals from the town of Newcastle upon Tyne, and the adjacent parts of Northumberland, and the Bishoprick of Durham, which being now kept by Forces consisting of Papists, and other ill-affected persons under the command of the Earle of New-castle: the City of London, and all the greatest part of this Kingdom are like to suffer very deeply in the want of that commodity so absolutely necessary to the maintenance and support of life, and which is like to be of very dangerous consequence in the influence which it may have upon the necessities of the meaner sort. And whereas 'tis also very dangerous to adventure shipping within the command of the Forts there erected, as being subjected to a surprize, and like enough to be made use of against the safetie of the Kingdome, if they should make their voyage onely man'd as usually for trade; And how great use has beene made of the port of Newcastle, to the danger of the Kingdome, since it came into the hands of the said Earle is manifest to all. It is therefore hoped that there are none that will be backward to contribute their best asistance towards the reducing of that place, in the recovery whereof all men are interessed, and the rather for the opportunity which is now given, if it be speedily undertaken, and effectually prosecuted. And whereas in obedience to an Order of the House of Commons the Committee of the Navy communicated their opinions in writing to the Lord Major of London by what means the said City may be furnished with coales, with desire that his Lordship would impart the same to the Aldermen of that City, or such other persons as his Lordship should thinke fit, which Writing, with the Petition and propositions of divers Citizens of London, were read at a Commoncouncell, held at Guild-hall in London, the twentieth of this moneth, where the said Court taking all the premises into their serious consideration did conceive that this great worke might be effected, if both Houses of Parliament should thinke fit to approve of these ensuing Propositions. Wherefore the Lords and Commons in Parliament assembled, upon mature deliberation had of the Propositions following, and well approving the good affections of the Citie of London to the publique service, and of all such other well-affected persons as shall subscribe and pay in any considerable summe of money according to the ensuing Propositions, for, and towards this great and necessary undertaking, doe Order and Ordaine in manner and forme following: And first the House of Commons doe consent to nominate ten of their own Members, And the Lords and Commons doe Order and Ordaine, that the Common-councell of London shall nominate a like number for the City, to be a Committee joyntly to mannage all affaires touching this adventure, and to call to their assistance in this service such of the out ports, or others, as they shall thinke fit.
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2. That the said Committee so to be nominated shall have power to make Sub-committees among themselves, and to give them such instructions as they shall thinke fit, being pursuant and agreeable to these Propositions, and to prepare bookes for such subscriptions, to appoint persons from time to time in all places to take the same, and to receive all such moneys as shall be subscribed, and paid in according to such subscriptions, and to return or issue out the same to such persons, and in such manner, as the said Committee, or the greater number of them shall direct.
Moneys advanced to be paid to Treasurers and employed only for reducing Newcastle.
3. That all Moneys to bee advanced upon these Propositions shall bee paid to such Treasurers as the said Committee shall appoint, and shall be onely imployed by the said Committee for the reducing of the said Town of Newcastle, and the said parts adjacent till the same be effected and to none other purpose whatsoever.
Tax on Traders in Coal, etc., to Newcastle, Sunderland, or Blith, that do not subscribe half their stock to these Propositions.
4. That they shall be accountable to such persons as shall be appointed by both Houses; that every Owner or Master, of, or in, any ship or ships, trading for Coals, Salt, or Glasse, to the towns of Newcastle, Sunderland or Blith, or to any place adjacent now under the power of the Earle of Newcastle, and not subscribing one halfe of his stock which he hath in any such Ship or ships, to these Propositions, within one moneth after these Propositions shall be agreed upon by the Lords and Commons in Parliament, shall pay to the persons to be appointed by the said Committee to receive the same, for every Chaldron of coals he shall so buy there, the summe of foure shillings, and for every weigh of Salt two shillings, and for every case of Glasse one shilling more then shall be paid by any Adventurer tha shall buy there any of the said commodities of Coals, Salt, or Glasse; The said payments to be made to the use of the Adventurers upon Accounts, and to continue till the said Adventurers shall be reimbursed, according to the ensuing Propositions, and no longer.
Tax on all persons in London, etc., that buy Newcastle coals and do not subscribe proportionably.
5. That every person within the said City of London, or ten miles thereof, or within such of the out-Ports or Cities, or dwelling upon any navigable River, or within five miles of any of them which have or shall have their Coals from any of the said towns of Newcastle, Sunderland, Blith, or places adjacent, which shall not subscribe to these Propositions within one moneth after the same shall be agreed upon by both houses of Parliament, a summe of Money at least proportionable to the Coales he annually expends in his house in the judgement of the said Committee (such as are not Subsidie-men onely excepted) shal pay ten shillings for every chaldron of coals more then others shall pay that doe subscribe, the same payments to bee made and collected to the use of the Adventureres upon accompt, in such manner as the said Committee shall appoint, and to continue untill the said Adventurers shall be reimbursed according to the insuing Propositions, and no longer.
Punishment for fraudulently furnishing coals to nonsubscribers.
6. That if any subscriber shall use any fraudulent or indirect means to furnish any other person with coals, that shall not subscribe within the time before limited, such Subscriber shall forfeit the benefit of his own subscription, and both parties shall be liable to such further punishment as shall be inflicted by both Houses of Parliament.
None to sell Newcastle Coals in London, etc., unless he subscribe proportionably.
7. That no person shall be permitted to sell Coals in London, or any other Port or place, which is or shall be furnished with Coals from the said town of New-castle, Sunderland, Blith, and places adjacent, unlesse such as shall subscribe a sum proportionable to their trade, in the judgement of the said Committee.
Papists' and Delinquents' Estates sequestered for use of Adventurers.
8. That two parts of the estates of Papists, not Delinquents, and all the estates of such as are declared to be Delinquents, by the Ordinance of Sequestration within the County of Northumberland, the County and Bishoprick of Durham, and in the towne and county of New-castle upon Tyne, shall be forthwith sequestred, and all such moneys as shall be raised thereby, shall be also payed to the use of the said Adventurers upon accompt, untill the said Adventurers shall be reimbursed, according to the insuing Propositions, and no longer.
Duties on Coals, etc., in Newcastle, Sunderland, and Blith to be for use of Adventurers.; Committee may propound Officers for Land Service.
9. That all such Customs, Duties, and Imposts as have been usually paid, or shall be thought fit to be paid by any Ordinance of Parliament, for Coals, Salt, and Glasse, within the said Town and County of New-castle, the said town of Sunderland, Blith, and the said parts adjacent, shall be paid to the use of the said Adventurers upon accompt, as aforesaid. That the said Committee shall have power to propound all Officers for the Land service of this Designe to the Lord Generall for his approbation of them, who is hereby desired forthwith to grant Commissions to such Officers so approved of by him, according to the quality of their severall commands.
And Officers for Officers for Sea-service.
10. That the said Committee shall have power to propound all Officers for the Sea-service of this Designe to the Commissioners of the Admiralty, and the Earle of Warwick, for their approbation, and the said Earl of Warwick is desired for the present to give Commissions and Instructions to the severall Sea-Officers so approved of according to the nature of their severall Imployments.
Forces for Expedition to be disposed by Committee. Commanders.
11. That all the Forces that shall be raised by Land and Sea for this Expedition, shall be ordered and disposed by the said Committee, yet so as the said Land-Forces shall bee subject to the command and controll of the Lord Generall and the Lord Fairfax, and the Sea Forces subject to the command and controll of the Earle of Warwick, in such manner as shall most conduce to this present Expedition.
On Reduction of Newcastle, etc., all moneys lent to be repaid with interest.; Adventurers meanwhile to have 8 l. per Cent. Interest.
12. That when the said Towns of Newcastle, Sunderland, and Blith, and the parts adjacent, now under the power of the Earle of New-castle, shall be freed from that grievous oppression, and reduced under the Authority of King and Parliament, then it shall be lawfull for the said Committee to pay or cause to be paid to every Subscriber, for every twenty shillings which he shall have paid in for this service, one pound six shillings and eight pence in such manner as in the ensuing Article is exprest, and so after that rate for a greater sum: And for the further incouragement to this Designe, It is ordered and Ordained, That until the said towns of New-castle, Sunderland, Blith, and the said parts adjacent, be reduced, the Adventurers shall have Interest at 8 l. per Cent. for their principall Adventure.
Repayment to be made in order of Subscriptions.
13. That all such persons as within London, or within five miles thereof, shall subscribe and pay in a third part of the sum subscribed within ten dayes after these Propositions shall be agreed upon by both Houses of Parliament, and another third part within twenty-eight dayes after such Subscription, and the last third part within fifty six dayes after such subscription. And all such persons as in any other Port, City, or Town, shall subscribe and pay in a third part of the sum subscribed, to such persons as shall be appointed by the said Committee to receive the said Subscriptions and Moneys, within ten dayes after these Propositions shall be delivered to the head Officers or headOfficer of such Port, City, or Town, and shall pay in the other two parts as aforesaid, shall be repaid their Moneys, together with their proceed by equall proportions: And all such persons as shall subscribe after the said space of ten dayes, and pay in their Moneys as aforesaid, shall be paid in such order as they shall subscribe.


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A Citizens' Boycott Rally against Nazi Aggression, held at the Hippodrome tonight under the auspices of the Volunteer Christian Committee to Boycott Nazi Germany, heard a message from Dr. Eduard Benes, pre-Munich President of Czecho-Slovakia, calling on the democracies to join in resistance to Nazi aggression. Among those on the speakers' list were Matthew Woll, Vice-president of the American Federation of Labor; Gustave Stroebel, president of the New York State Council of Industrial Organizations; Dr. Robert T. Searle, secretary of the Greater New York Federation of (Protestant) Churches; Dr. Clark M. Eichelberger, director of the League of Nations Association; Judge William Harman Black, Dr. Stephen S. Wise Otto Sattler, Dr. Guy Emery Shipler and Dr. William Jay Schieffelin, chairman of the Volunteer Christian Committee.


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Now that Cheryl Burke has been voted off this year's Dancing with the Stars (along with partner Wayne Newton), hopefully she'll find more time to pose for Stuff magazine.
The professional dancer, along with judge Carrie Ann Inaba, proves in this pictorial that she has a number of talents away from the TV cameras, as well.
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Unless you've been living in a cave for the past ten years (or deep in the Amazon rainforest), you've heard of Amazon.com. You may even use it regularly to buy everything from AAA batteries to Zippo lighters. But, did you know that Amazon sells a variety of different nootropics?
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Witnesses said that the gang of four men attacked the two gardeners in a residential street on Wednesday morning.
The two men were working in Poulton, Lancs, when they were set upon by the gang. One of the victims had his teeth knocked out after being hit around the head with a shovel while the other was stabbed in the head and arm with a pitchfork. The aggressors then smashed the windscreen of the pair's truck before fleeing the scene — leaving the two men lying bloodied in the road.
The victims, aged 48 and 43, were taken to Blackpool Victoria Hospital and Preston Royal Infirmary, while four men were arrested by police on the M6, near Preston.
Police said all six men, from the Manchester area, are believed to be known to each other.
Neighbours told how their normally quiet street turned into a battle scene.
Jean Grimes, witnessed the aftermath of the attack. She said: "I heard the commotion because I came outside and by this time the police had arrived. One of the men went white and had four fork stab wounds.
"As he spat, all his teeth came out. It's a vicious attack."
Maureen Charnley, 68, from Riversway, said: "There was a fracas, they had got a hammer and broke the windows. I just don't believe it, it doesn't happened round here."
Sue Douglas, who also lives nearby, said: "It's not very nice. They've been delivering compost in the area for years. The gang have attacked them with hammers."
Another neighbour, who asked not want to be named, said: "Somebody's taken offence about something and all hell has let loose. They were fighting and the two came off worst against the four. They were laying in the road — one was bleeding from his nose, his mouth and his ears.
"They were in a mess and they've really taken a pasting."
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The Suntory Cup NSW Finals was held last night at The Loft with Yoshi Onishi taking out the title.
Yoshi Onishi (middle) with Luke Hanzlicek
In second place was Jonothan Carr of Mojo Record Bar and Marco Oshiro Giron of Black by Ezard was awarded third place. Other finalist in the bartender competition were Evan Brown and Justin Southam.
L-R: Evan Brown, Yoshi Onishi, Justin Southam, Marco Oshiro Giron, Jonothan Carr
All state finalists have now been chosen and will battle it out at the Suntory Cup finals later in the year for a chance to win a trip to Japan with $1000 spending money.
The Suntory Cup NSW state final was held on Monday 8 September 2014 at The Loft in Sydney.
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Austin, TX (PRWEB) August 14, 2014
The Austin Technology Incubator (ATI), part of the IC2 Institute of The University of Texas at Austin, invites the public to attend the Virtual Decision Day of its summer accelerator for UT Austin student startups. Eleven of the most highly prospective UT Austin startups will present on Wednesday, Sept. 10, from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. CDT. Each startup spent the summer working with mentors to arrive at a critical decision: go all-in or kill this venture and head back to the drawing board. Presentations will be live streamed via https://plus.google.com/events/c5vls8phtrhj2f3pm026de9pgbc. The audience is encouraged to engage online with the founders in real-time and participate in a live Q&A hosted by Google hangouts.
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The ATI summer program, Student Entrepreneur Acceleration and Launch (SEAL), provides intensive, market-based mentorship to select teams of UT Austin student entrepreneurs. The program is highly selective — out of about 140 startup ideas at the university, SEAL incubates 10 to 12 per year. Over the seven years that ATI has run SEAL, one third of the participating teams received external funding, another third successfully bootstrapped their companies, and a third killed their venture and went back to the drawing board. SEAL leverages ATI's broader incubation program to provide additional guidance and expertise to student entrepreneurs. Notable alumni of SEAL include M87 from the 2010 SEAL class, which has now raised $4.6M in funding, and AdBm Technologies from the 2013 SEAL class, which has a pipeline of over 30 sales projects worth over $55 million.
ATI views Virtual Decision Day as an important evolution of its incubation model.
"At ATI, our number one job is supporting entrepreneurs through mentorship. An all virtual decision day may enable our founding teams to reach a broader range of mentors, influencers and potential investors," said Dr. Lydia McClure, who runs ATI's SEAL program. "We are especially excited about the potential for more and more relevant feedback and connections for the SEAL teams, as the virtual tools let us move beyond the boundaries of geography."
A video describing this year's SEAL program is available at https://plus.google.com/events/c5vls8phtrhj2f3pm026de9pgbc. In partnership with UT Horizon and FOUNDER.org, ATI is excited to pilot this virtual Decision Day.
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Royal Hill
Royal Hill (SX 618726) is the highest point of an enclosure that was built in the late 18th century by Thomas Tyrwhitt who was responsible for setting up the original Dartmoor prison. Tyrwhitt was apparently a rather likeable landowner and MP who dedicated his Tor Royal estate to his patron the Prince of Wales - hence the name Royal Hill. Royal Hill has a number of Bronze age tombs (or cists) scattered over the hillside and there are some splendid views over part of the southern and northern moors. In sunny weather this is a delightful place to visit.
Park near Gobbet Plain (SX 647728) on the road from Hexworthy to Sherberton. Walk down the west road down to Gobbets plain and take the left track that leads to the Swincombe valley past the tin mine remains. About 400 yds along there is a bridge over the Swincombe river that leads past the remains of the Swincombe Farms. Alternatively, you can carry on along the track until you get to the reservoir - but you'll have to retrace your steps back to the bridge. Go past the Swincombe Farms and you'll soon get onto more open ground with a clear track that leads towards Princetown. Walk for about a mile, passing Cholake Head and you'll get to the remains of an old Bronze Age cist - the Crock of Gold. Head SE to the rocks of Royal Hill and after admiring the views carry on SE and then S towards the Swincombe valley. There are other cists dotted around the sheltered hillside. You can then head back to the Swincombe Farms and thence to Gobbet Plain.
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Avocado Green Goddess Dressing Avocado Cilantro Hummus Avocado Toast
Rich and creamy, buttery and lush, my infatuation with the avocado continues. I'm obsessed with finding new ways to incorporate it into everything I eat. And because there's an avocado apocalypse rumored to be hitting next year (due to this year's extreme drought in the west) I'm borderline frantic about enjoying them now while I can still get my hands on them! Here are three delicious ways to show these jewels some love: a zingy green goddess dressing, blended with avocado and packed with fragrant herbs; luscious avocado hummus for dipping, zesty with cumin and fresh cilantro; and avocado toast, my new go-to snack of lightly mashed avocado piled high on crusty country bread. My beloved avocado, oh how I worship thee! Let me count the ways….
Buy only Haas avocados–they have the best flavor and texture by far. A perfectly ripe avocado will be shiny and almost black; it should yield slightly to the pressure of your thumb, but not be mushy. If you can't find ripe avocados at your market, buy them green and they will ripen quickly on your kitchen counter or in a brown paper bag. The flesh inside should be yellowish-green and unblemished; stab the pit with the blade of your knife, twist it slightly and lift to remove. Use the blade again to score the flesh horizontally and vertically to create dice–scoop it out with a spoon and you're ready to cook.
Avocado Green Goddess Dressing
Green goddess, a classic dressing concocted by a hotel chef in the 1920's, is loaded with verdant herbs, hence its colorful name. Avocado adds to its beautiful hue and thick and creamy texture, making it a perfect coating for buttery Boston lettuce or a wonderful dip for crudités or chips. It blends up quickly, but the flavors meld best if you allow it to sit in the fridge for a while.
Don't be put off by the anchovy here–it adds depth to the sauce, but you won't really taste it. In a small food processor, combine mayonnaise, buttermilk, avocado, chopped herbs, lemon juice, anchovy and garlic. Season with kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste, adjusting seasoning and lemon juice, if needed.
Refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Toss gently with tender Boston lettuce and plate, or serve as a dip with a variety of vegetables or chips.
Avocado Cilantro Hummus
Chickpeas never had it this good. Avocado adds a new dimension to this party favorite–kind of a mashup of hummus and guacamole. Using canned chickpeas makes this preparation quick and easy, but it still packs a wallop of flavor from lemon and lime juice, ground cumin and a final addition of fresh cilantro.
In a food processor, combine drained chickpeas, chopped avocado (squeeze the scored flesh right out of its skin), lemon and lime juice, tahini, chopped garlic, cumin, kosher salt and ground black pepper.
Add the olive oil and process until combined and smooth. Mix in chopped cilantro and pulse until just incorporated. Taste and adjust seasoning, if needed.
Spread hummus in a shallow serving bowl and drizzle with extra virgin olive oil. Serve with pita toasts and crudités.
Avocado Toast
Avocado toast is considered breakfast by many, but I'm happy to have it for dinner. Though this yummy snack takes only 5 minutes to make, it's extremely gratifying. There's a perfect yin yang of velvety and crunchy here. To gild the lily, I add crisp, thin slices of radish, delicate mustard micro greens and smoked sea salt for an unusual finish. Top this however you like: crumbled goat cheese, arugula leaves, fresh herbs, cucumber slices… or not. Sometimes simple is best.
Choose a crusty country bread and slice it thickly. Toast lightly and rub slices with a garlic clove half while still hot from the oven. In a small bowl, lightly mash avocado dice, leaving it mostly chunky. Add a drizzle of lemon juice to taste. Pile the mashed avocado on top of the toast and spread it thickly. Top with radish slices, micro greens or sprouts and sprinkle with smoked sea salt.
Avocado Green Goddess Dressing
Adapted from Bon Appétit
Makes 1 cup:
1/4 cup mayonnaise
1/3 cup buttermilk
1/2 avocado, chopped
1/4 cup chives, chopped
1/4 cup parsley, chopped
1 tablespoon tarragon, chopped
1 tablespoon basil, chopped
1 to 2 tablespoon lemon juice
1 anchovy
1 garlic clove, chopped
kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
Avocado Cilantro Hummus
Adapted from Kay Chun/Food and Wine
Makes 3 Cups:
2 avocados, chopped
1 15 ounce can chickpeas, drained
2 tablespoons tahini
juice of one lemon
juice of one lime
1 large garlic clove, chopped
1 teaspoon ground cumin
kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzle
1/4 cup cilantro, chopped
Avocado Toast
Serves 2:
2 thick slices of crusty country bread
1 garlic clove, cut in half lengthwise
2 avocados, chopped
lemon juice
2 sliced radishes
mustard micro greens or sprouts
smoked or flaked sea salt