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Amazing artists I discovered this week #6
Today I wanted to approach something outside my natural habitat. Since we are looking at other artists for inspiration I would like to talk about some illustrators who do completely different things than I do. But since this is MY blog and I am the king over here I didn't just took some random colleagues. The two illustrators I am going to talk about did in fact had an influence on me and are the reason why I am writing blog entries like this.
The first artists I am going to talk about is Holly Exley. She is an illustrator from the UK and worked her way up through social media and knowing what she wants to do. Food illustrations, plants and animals are the main thing you can expect from her. When you look for a light atmospheric watercolor painter as an illustrator you are at the right address.
Holly is different than most illustrators and that is what I think is interesting about her. She has a youtube channel where she talks about her life as an illustrator. I am not that much into Vlogging myself but she explores this medium in a good way. Most Youtubers are doing weird stuff or scream a lot or do some of those "DIY" (do it yourself) video's but that is not helpful in any way. Holly is one of those people who shares her own experiences in her life. We probably all know the struggles and it is nice to see or read how other people deal with that. In the video below we can see a good example of how she takes a common problem in the industry and how she deals with it.
When you are interested in her part of the artist life you could take a peek into her life through her Vlogs. The reason why I am writing these entries is because of her. I think she approaches a part from the industry which is magazines and promotional material. Also how she runs an etsy shop is a great Vlog to watch since I am not doing that at all. So she has more experience and answers to questions for artists who work in a traditional way. Me? I don't think I can sell my originals at etsy or something like that. I am not drawing bright and sweet drawings most people would like to put on the wall. I am that kind of illustrator who designs posters for that certain type of audience who like to visit metal festivals. The rock 'n roll fanatics who accept the darker parts of life with a smile and a beer in their hands! But that doesn't say shit about why you shouldn't be watching other illustrators who do things completely different. There is no one magical answer to any of these questions.
Since I am mainly working in the darker realms of the industry with posters focussed on the dark and wrong side of the mind and the urge to make album covers both disturbing and beautiful, it is really refreshing to put the mindset of a person like Exely in my world. It would be nice to draw objects or food in a certain way that it looks tasty or sweet instead of some food that would devour you instead of you devouring your food. So maybe I should let go the harder extremely symbolistic way of making art so now and then and enjoy making a really nice picture that people like.
Why should I explore something what is not your cup of tea?
This is one of the reasons you should take a peek in the lives of other people. Artists who do completely different things can add something great to your toolbox. You don't need to see all the things you already know and look similar. You need things you wouldn't look for in the first place and learn from that! I'll bet you get to learn about things you would never find while looking in your own box. GO OUT THERE AND SEEK! You are interested in making art so act like it!
A side note!
In the video below Holly explains why she is making video's. She replies to a comment from another illustrator who doesn't do any good to anyone.. That guy was breaking down her work without giving any constructive critics. Everyone can give you advice, maybe it is not suitable for everyone but since she has a lot of views she is doing a good job.
Another artist!
The artist I am going to talk about next is Fran Meneses who is drawing stuff as sweet as Adventure Time's Princes Bubblegum. She also is a Illustuber. I wasn't familiar with that word but it appears to be a real thing. Again, not my cup of tea so I am glad other people are doing this for me.
She is brutally honest with herself and really positive towards how you can climb up to succes. The difference between Holly's Vlogs and those of Fran is that Holly is talking on a more personal introvert level. How she is experiencing her life as an illustrator and how she does things and feels good about that. Fran is Vlogging more about the business side of being an illustrator. The funny thing is you can see the characteristics of both of them back in their style of illustration. You can find the softness of Holly in her watercolor paintings and the happy dynamics in line and composition in the work of Fran.
Check things out pleaaassseee!
Again that is something that makes me look at my own art, the question of 'who am I and how can I use this in my work?'came up. This is something I did not find on my own or by looking at artists who are fishing in the same pool as I do. The only conclusion I can pull from this is that I am doing the same kind of thing as those other artists and I feel bad ass while doing this (just kid din' I am quite soft hehe). These artists learn you more about yourself and they are professionals so even when you can't do anything with the style they have, you can learn about their process of drawing.
For all those students and starting artists and even advanced artists!
Youtube is not my domain at all. I don't like to sit before a camera and talking to nothing. Second thing is: I don't really have anything to tell on camera and certainly not in English. I can write it pretty well but I don't think I am the chosen one to talk about things. These 'Illutubers' do a terrific job in making people feel like they can make things happen and give you advice in how to start things up and how to handle with certain situations. Maybe you already know a lot of it, maybe you don't and then they are even more helpful. We all know things but not everything. All the information in the world could solve the biggest world problems and even create a utopia, but we don't have all this information at one spot. Even when we do have all the information in one spot(the internet?) we don't have enough time in our life to read and understand all this information. So please, take every bit of information and use it because every bit of information is valuable. Even when you don't think it is usable for you in the first place.
Thank you for your time and hope you learned something about where to get inspiration from!
Kind regards,
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James PLATTS
Martha AINSWORTH
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Date: 27 Sep 1999 11:29:08 -0700
Last February, I attended a NEHGS conference on the development of
surnames. The lecturerer was George Redmonds. He has a book, Surnames
and Genealogy: A New Approach. Since he is from Yorkshire, the book has
Yorkshire examples.
P.78, "The term by-name has come into general use in recent years,
almost as a technical word, to define a non-hereditary surname. It is
usually associated, therefore, with the earliest centuries of surname
evolution, and so far it has been employed in that sense in the text.
However, the same word has been commonly used in the north of England, if
not elsewhere, to describe a kind of nickname which occurred in some
social and regional groups at a much later period."
P.228. "GAUKROGER (sic)
For a long time this was considered to be a derogatory nickname, but
early references in the court rolls of Wakefield manor prove that it
derived from a Sowerby place name. Locally, 'rocher' was a crag or rock,
and the element is found in several minor place names... The change to
'roger' as a suffix took place very early and seems likely to have been
an intentional play on the word." Then it gives some examples which date
back as early as 1402.
P.83. "Local 'by-names'
The unusual surname Gaukroger derived from a minor locality in Sowerby
(Halifaz), probably c.1400, and it is still well established there. In
the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries the family ramified, but
persisted with the traditional Christian names, and a number of aliases
were used, e.g.
1569 John Goukroger alias Plates, Sowerby
1610 Joseph Gawkroger alias Barker, Halifax
1651 John Gawkroger alias Brigge, Sowerby
The origin and use of the alias 'Platts' is quite well documented,
and it can be seen to derive from property called Platts held by the
Gaukrogers from c.1465. Initially this family was said to be 'of
Platts,' but from c.1540 they were more usually 'alias Platts.' At that
time different branches of the family were acquiring interests in a
number of Sowerby properties, some of which were sub-divided and
occupied by tenants...
It is not yet known just when the family acquired this property,
and Platts may have been a by-name over the generations. More probably
it came into their possession in the late 1400s and the alias served to
identify one branch of the rapidly expanding family. The 'byname' Platts
was then inherited along with the property."
John PRESCOTT
Birth Date
Birth Place
Standish Parish, Lancashire, England
Death Date
Dec 1681
Death Place
Lancaster, Massachusetts
Immigr Date
Misc. Notes
According to Butler's
History of Groton
, "The name of Prescott deservedly holds a conspicuous place in the annals of Groton. John, the first of whom we have any precise and authentic account, was born in Lancashire, England, and married Mary Platts, of Yorkshire, by whom he had three sons and four daughters. On leaving England, he first went to Barbadoes, where he was a proprietor of lands, in 1638. About the year 1640, he came to Massachusetts, first stopped at Watertown, but soon settled at Nashua, afterwards incorporated and [p. 286] called Lancaster, probably from his native county in old England. He was a blacksmith by occupation, and was also a builder of mills. He had in his possession, brought from England, a coat of mail armour [a long footnote appearing here is reproduced below], and habiliments complete, such as were worn by field officers of that day; whence it had been supposed, that he or some of his ancestors were warriors, and some one of them might have received the order of knighthood.
"John Prescott had three sons, John, Jonathan, and Jonas." Butler's account of Jonas may be found under his entry.
On p. 286 Butler includes the following long footnote on John Prescott's armor:
"Of this armour and its owner the following anecdotes are told: --
"'John was a sturdy, strong man of a stern countenance, and whenever he had any difficulty with the Indians, he would clothe himself with his coat of mail, helmet, curiass, and gorget, which gave him a fierce and frightful appearance. They having once stolen from him a horse, he put on his armour and pursued them; and in a short time overtook the party. They were surprised to see him alone, and a chief approached him with uplifted tomahawk. John told him to strike, which he did, and finding the blow made no impression on his cap, he was much astonished, and asked John to let him put it on, and then strike his head, as he had done to John's. The helmet being too small for the chief's head, the stroke settled it down to his ears, scraping off the skin on both sides of his head. They gave him up his horse, thinking him to be a supernatural being.
"'At another time, the Indians set fire to his barn. Old John put on his armour, rushed out, drove them off, and let out his cattle and horses from the burning stable.' 'Again, the Indians set fire to his saw-mill. The old man, armed
, as before, drove them off and extinguished the fire.' 'Once more, they attacked John's house. He had several muskets in the house, which his wife loaded, and he discharged upon them with fatal effect. The contest continued nearly half an hour, John all the while giving orders, as if to soldiers, so loud the Indians could hear him, to load their muskets, though he had no soldiers but his wife. At length they withdrew, carrying off several of their dead or wounded.'"
Prescotts Unlimited
newsletter (19(3):29, September 1998) gives the following update on the ancestry of John Prescott: "Evidences on hand do not support that this John is the son of Ralph Prescott of Shevington as published in 1870 by Dr. William Prescott and as published in 1959-61 by Dr. Frederick L. Weis. The evidence that John, son of Ralph, died in Shevington in 1651 was presented in detail in
Prescotts Unlimited
, June 1992, under the heading 'The Ancient Prescotts of Shevington.' Additional information about John's sojourn in Sowerby, Halifax Parish, Yorkshire, has surfaced; however, his parentage and his Lancashire connection remain illusive [sic]."
Memorial stone in Lancaster:
Marr Date
11 Apr 1629
Marr Place
Halifax Parish, Yorkshire, England
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Judging by the applause, whistles and curtain calls at a sold-out Pickman Hall on Wednesday, Anthony McGill had a good night off from his regular job. The principal clarinet of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra was joined by the Pacifica Quartet for his first appearance in the Celebrity Series of Boston's Debut Series in Mozart's Quintet in A Major for Clarinet and Strings K. 581 (The Stadler). He appeared to enjoy making the music as much as the crowd enjoyed hearing it.
Written for Mozart's close friend, the esteemed Vienna virtuoso Anton Stadler, the quintet combines Mozart's gifts for elegant form, operatic lyricism and intelligent mischief. McGill's personality and confidence made this beloved yet familiar work itself seem like a premier. He tied playful arpeggios around the cool opening Allegro. Contrasting liquid phrases in that first movement with a pure, sweet tone for the third, McGill also showed off Mozart's rhythmic sensibilities, with a Menuetto to dance to and a snappy promenade in the fourth and final movement. Details such as the perfectly balanced, plaintive dynamics of the Larghetto and the propulsive octaves in the closing Allegretto con Variazioni were worth admiring for both technique and expressivity.
The Pacifica Quartet sounded relaxed and focused alongside McGill, with tutti passages enhanced by the clarinet glowing from inside the strings over a firm rhythm. The quartet's issues with cohesion as well as intonation became clearer in Beethoven's String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp Minor op. 131. Acclaimed by Wagner, Schumann and many others (including the composer) this was one of the last quartets Beethoven composed, transcending conventions and exploring a wide formal and emotional soundscape over seven contiguous movements.
Unfortunately first violinist Simin Ganatra's intonation problems went from a surprise in the clarinet quintet to a distraction in the Beethoven, almost immediately from the start of the pensive opening fugue. Despite their visible appreciation for the work, Pacifica's overall interpretation felt dutiful, at times directionless. A top-heavy second movement offered few musical or emotional insights, and the sunny central movement was neither a climax nor a contrast. By the sixth movement the first violin demonstrated some welcome evenness of tone, and cellist Brandon Vamos was clearly the standout. The concluding Allegro may have been too brusque for some ears, but at least disrupted the overall sense of uniformity with its galloping pace and lovely imitations. Yet the coda quickly turned repetitive and made the finale seem like an afterthought
Cambridge composer Keeril Makan, recent winner of the Rome Prize and a Guggenheim Fellowship, premiered his string quartet Return between the two other works. Commissioned by Pacifica, the composer introduced his "thirteen-minute progression of interconnected episodes" as a "disruption of expectation and return of new material." Return teased and deconstructed smaller ideas, twisting them into jarring modernist angles with a few purely melodic episodes. The composer's explanation notwithstanding, his work kept up a static anxiety that suited Pacifica's sound, yet made the ensuing Beethoven seem all the more mundane, and the preceding Mozart even more astounding.
I agree that hearing Makan's "Return," with its "jarring modernist angles" (Hans Hartung's elegant art came to mind) and nicely sustained anxiety, shed new light on the Mozart. Makan vividly drove home the impossibility of return! The impulse to return, he implied, leads to ever deepening self-estrangement.. It felt like a "Tombeau de moi-meme"! (I loved it.) But yes, conversely, the marvelously healing power of the Mozart piece became retroactively audible. One got the feeling that music allowed Mozart to return again and again to a place of deep personal well-being, where stress, precarity and daily vexations could become erased.
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Study of a Shipping Box; casein on board; 6" x 7.5"
What's that red worm in the lower right? Why are there bits of red and medium blue standing out? Why is the inside of the box so hazy?
Are you curious as to why these seemingly incongruous happenings are preserved in paint?
Even if you're not, I'm in the mood to address them. So - spoiler alert - read no further if you prefer to create your own interpretations.
The "worm" is an early sketch mark - it's where I thought the bottom of the plastic packing would go. Later on in the painting process, the packing moved up - but I left the worm there - I kind of liked it. The bits of red are also uncovered early marks. The entire table top was generally expressed in red before adding the various surface values (i.e. the medium blue patch) and reflections. The red bits poking through were never covered up because I felt they added to the story - to the mystery of the empty (or not) opened box. Finally, the haziness inside the box is very intentional - it's layer upon layer of paint until I felt I'd got it just right. Again, the haziness adds to the mystery of what was - or is - inside the box.
As for the contents of the box . . . I mustn't tell . . . just yet.


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Good news for all you Fifty Shades of Grey fans. I know when you're reading the trilogy, you are thinking one thing. You're thinking, I wish I could meet these characters. I wish I could be these characters. I wish I could ... Tweet with these characters! Yes, that's what you're thinking. Don't front me. Well, finally, you can! Christian, Anastasia, Katherine, Elliot, and other characters from the book are now on Twitter. And they're Tweetin' up a storm. Let's see what these randy bishes have to say.
Unlike a lot of fictional Twitter accounts, these are not parody accounts. (Unless you subscribe to the theory that all of Fifty Shades is actually a parody -- heh, good one, E.L. James!) Christian, Ana, and the rest all stick to their characters. *Pointed stare.*
Here's a lil' taste of Christian Tweeting to a fluttery fan:
@Jo_witterings: Good evening, Mr Grey. What a glorious sight it is to have you on my timeline once more. I have been pining away
@ChristianTGrey: Good morning, Ms. Jo. Feeling is mutual. *lifting a brow* Pining away?
@Jo_witterings: Yes Christian, pining away miserably for your tweets and replies as always. It was very dull without you. #sayyestochristian
Christian also sends out stalkery tweets to Ana, pressuring her to marry him. A sample:
@AnaRSteele: Of course being with @ChristianTGrey is its own kind of heaven :) RT @MrsChristGrey ...
@ChristianTGrey: Heaven, Miss Steele, is you under me, naked. I'm not content to go there alone. Marry Me? #SayYestoChristian
The tweets are the brain child of something called Grey House, which is fan driven. However, their disclaimer notes that they are using copyrighted material from the novels, as well as pictures that may be copyrighted. (A couple of catalogue models somewhere will soon be surprised to learn they are the spittin' image of Christian and Ana.) *Brow arching.*
It remains to seen if Fifty Shades' publisher has an issue with Christian and Ana getting frisky on Twitter. Considering that E.L. James based her original material on the copyrighted material of Twilight, it would be pretty ironic if Grey House got demolished. *Mouth downturned in contemplation.*
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Norwegian singer Sissel Kyrkjebø, whose last name (pronounced SHU-sha-ba) means "church hill," became a star in her native Norway in 1985, when she was 16 years old. After breaking Norwegian sales records with her first four domestic albums, she made her international debut by singing at the opening and closing ceremonies of the 1994 Winter Olympics. She first topped the American charts in 1997 as the ethereal vocalist on the soundtrack of the hit film Titanic, and went on to record her first American solo release in 2002. Often compared favorably with the Celtic-influenced singer Enya, Sissel sings in a blend of Norwegian, English, and Latin. Her music has been called by turns ethereal, angelic, and haunting. She herself resists such labels, however, telling Billboard's Chuck Taylor, "I'm a soprano, I like singing classical, I like singing classic al I like singing more ethnic music."
Sissel was born in 1969 on the western coast of Norway in the town of Bergen. She started her career in music when she was 14 by singing in local choirs. One of her performances, in which she sang a solo, was televised throughout Norway. After that, invitations to perform poured in, and her fame began to grow.
When Sissel was 16, she landed a recording contract with the Norwegian label Noah/Kantate. Two years later she was approached by music executives in the United States who wanted to introduce her to American audiences. She didn't feel ready for this step, though, and she turned the offer down. Sissel first reached a larger, international audience when she sang at the opening and closing ceremonies of the 1994 Olympic Games in Lillehammer, Norway.
In 1994, following her Olympic performance, Sissel cut her first recording for the Polygram label, Innerst i sjelen (Deepest in my soul). Featuring mostly Nordic folk songs, it soon became one of the best-selling Norwegian albums ever recorded. Concert tours followed, including performances with the Irish band the Chieftains. By then Sissel had broken Norwegian sales records, with more than two million albums sold—an astonishing achievement considering that the country's population was only slightly more than twice that figure.
In 1997 film composer James Horner, who listened to 30 singers before finally settling on Sissel, tapped her to sing the haunting, wordless melodies on the soundtrack of the film Titanic. She flew to Los Angeles to discuss the project with Horner, and "fell in love" with the film score, as she later told Steve Morse in the Boston Globe. This was not the first film on which the multilingual Sissel had worked; she had previously recorded voiceovers for the animated feature The Little Mermaid, giving voice to the film's main character, Ariel, in the Norwegian, Swedish, and Danish versions of the film.
The collaboration proved a fruitful one; the Titanic soundtrack hit number one on the Billboard charts, marking the singer's first appearance on American charts. The album sold more than 600,000 copies in the United States in a single week, breaking film soundtrack records, and sold millions of copies worldwide. Sissel was modest in her assessment of why the album sold so well, telling USA Today that Horner's music deserved all the credit: "When I first heard it, and he was just playing it on the piano with one hand, I was crying."
Sissel's haunting vocals on the Titanic soundtrack have often been mistaken for those of the Irish singer Enya. But Sissel has insisted that the similarities lie mostly in the atmospheric music surrounding her voice. "I'm not really influenced by Enya," she told USA Today's Andy Seiler shortly after the soundtrack's release, "because I've always been singing the way I do long before I ever heard her." She attributed any similarities between their voices to the Viking heritage common to both Irish and Norwegian ancestry.
Until this time Sissel was largely unknown in the United States—none of her five European-released albums had received American distribution. She had performed on American soil in only three concerts on tour with the Chieftains, with whom she had collaborated on an album. By this time, however, Sissel was a star throughout Europe; in 1997, she collaborated with California-based rapper Warren G and the group Rapsody on a song featuring a striking blend of hip-hop and opera music in a rendition of Alexander Borodin's classic "Prince Igor." The song became a hit in Europe, with its music video becoming the second-most-played video on MTV Europe. "I loved the mix between opera and rap because it was fresh," she told Taylor.
For the Record…
Born Sissel Kyrkjebo in 1969, in Bergen, Norway.
Sang at Olympic Games in Lillehammer, Norway, 1994; released albums in Norway, including her debut, Sissel, on the Noah/Kantate label, 1986; Glade jul, 1987; Soria moria, 1989; contributed to soundtrack of the film Titanic, 1997; released Innerst i sjelen on Polygram, 1994; Gift of Love, 1999; released All Good Things, 2000; released Sissel in Symphony, 2001; released U.S. debut album, Sissel, on the Universal label, 2002.
Addresses: Record company—Universal Music and Video, 5713 N. Figueroa St., Los Angeles, CA 90042. Website—Sissel Official Website: http://www.sissel.net.
At the start of the millennium, Sissel's record company Polygram merged with the United States-based Universal. Executives at Universal realized they had in Sissel an artist whose potential was largely untapped in the American market. By this time Sissel, now in her early 30s, felt she was ready to take the leap. Chris Roberts, the head of Universal Classics Group teamed Sissel with New York-based engineer/producers Elliot Scheiner (who had previously worked with James Taylor and Steely Dan), and Rob Mounsey (who had produced and engineered for Paul Simon, Donal Fagen, and others). The three of them headed for the studio, and the result was a blend of covers and original tunes in a range of musical styles that included pop, folk, and classical. Twelve songs were brought together to form Sissel's first solo album intended for American release. Sissel hit stores in October of 2002.
The album opens with "Sarah's Song," which Sissel cowrote to evoke the joy of motherhood—from the infant's perspective. Other songs include a rendition of the traditional American folk song "Shenandoah," a cover of "Solitaire" by Neil Sedaka, and the reggae-influenced "All Good Things." Sissel was very pleased with the album's lineup, telling Taylor in Billboard that they were all songs that she was "very fond of and related to." She expressed hope that they would make people listening to them as happy as they made her singing them.
Following the album's release Sissel toured several major American cities, performing in chain bookstores, appearing on national television with opera star Placido Domingo, and singing on National Public Radio (NPR). She also geared up to do a one-hour television special the following year. The schedule was an easy one for Sissel, who was used to performing in major European venues. She said that performing in more intimate venues, such as bookstores, was a refreshing change from the more intense touring to which she was accustomed.
Following her return to Europe after promoting her American album, Sissel again went on tour, performing from Norway to Moscow, where she sang with Domingo and Jose Carreras. She also sang at the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony honoring award recipient Jimmy Carter. Speaking to Taylor in Billboard, Sissel expressed delight at the direction her career had taken. She said that she would enjoy the ride as long as she could continue to stay relaxed and have fun.
Selected discography
Sissel, Noah/Kantate, 1986.
Glade jul, 1987.
Soria moria, 1989.
Gift of Love, Polygram, 1999.
Innerst i sjelen, Polygram, 1994.
(Contributor) Titanic (soundtrack), Sony, 1997.
All Good Things, 2000.
Sissel in Symphony, 2001.
Sissel, Universal, 2002.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution, February 15, 1993.
Billboard, February 7, 1998; November 23, 2002.
Boston Globe, February 8, 1998; October 11, 2002.
Daily News (New York), January 20, 1998.
New York Times, January 1, 2003.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, February 10, 1998.
USA Today, February 16, 1994; January 28, 1998.
"Sissel Kyrkebø" All Music Guide,http://www.allmusic.com (February 4, 2003).
Sissel Official Website, http://www.sissel.net (February 12, 2003).
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Due to use needing more space to house extra birds, me and my mom decided to build chicken tractors.
With the chicken tractors. We want to be able to let the birds completely eat an area down, then move them to the area next to it and let the destroyed area recover. This makes it so the birds will always have a nice area to live in.
We are moving them in a rectangle. When they eat down what they have, we move them over. I am surprised at what they do to an area. As you can see stuff is growing back where is has been before. So when it gets back to the start everything should be regrown.
We used these to build it:
- 10 2×4's (Used for the frame, the door frame and the part in the back that holds the wall)
- One tarp
- 2 cattle panels
- A lot of zip ties
- U nails
- 10 1×2's (Used for the door and holding the cattle panels to the 2×4's)
- Poultry wire
- Rabbit wire
- A lot of bracket joiners ( We used these for extra support by connecting boards together)
- 3 door hinges and a hook and eye latch
Here is what it looks like finished
It turned out to be a lot heavier than expected while moving it. We want to get wheels on it. When it doesn't feel like hell on earth we will finish the remaining three and get Cornish Cross meat birds.


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Here's the basics about me — Christian, American, Mom, Army Wife, New Yorker…. And I am conflicted about the building of a mosque at Ground Zero.
For some people this is very black and white. But as an American, I believe in freedom of religion. Something that others do not have in other countries. Even in Iraq, Christians have a hard time worshiping the way they choose. My husband served with an Iraqi soldier that was Catholic. He kept his family in a far away location and told my husband that because their church had been burnt down, they had to worship when and where they could. Being Catholic myself, I sent this soldier a set of rosary beads that I made for him and my husband, with my blessing, gave him the patron saint medals that I asked hubby to carry with him while deployed. My heart ached for this man and his family. They were not as fortunate as Americans.
The Quakers and the Puritans came to America in order to escape religious persecution. I won't tell you that all was rosy for them once they got here, but it was easier than if they had stayed in England. But they had a choice.
As a New Yorker and an Army wife, the September 11 attacks changed my life in many ways. I had been married for less than a year and was expecting our first child. We never thought that he would be deployed during war-time. War didn't seem like something to consider. And the attack was in my backyard. I have friends that watch the towers come down from where they lived and worked. I was angry for a long, long time! I still get angry, but my anger changed over time. First it was the loss of life and destruction, but now, the time my husband leaves his family, leaves me.
So how can these people who decided to build this mosque think that it was a good thing. I know that it was not them that did it and we should not blame the religion. Any type of radical religion is dangerous and, as I see it, corrupt. But unfortunately, this religion is where these radical terrorists came from.
While on one hand, I believe in freedom of religion, I also think that the organizers are being insensitive.
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queer at workPosted: August 30, 2011 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a comment
I have a job working with members of the public, and so I have trouble when people ask me if I'm married, seeing someone, etc. I work with populations where homophobia is very common, so I don't feel that I can give a real answer to this question and therefore I just say no, or give vague answers.
My straight coworkers are all married and have children, and can speak freely. They wear wedding rings and the women wear engagement rings too. No one ever accuses them of flaunting it or being inappropriate.
I'm the one who's keeping it professional by not talking about my personal life, but if I said half as much as they ever do there could be serious consequences. So I leave people in the dark.
Neutrality is not the pretense of heterosexuality. It is making no mention at all, in any direction. It is not even a denial, but a dodge into what little null space is available. People don't take it well. They want to talk to you about what they perceive to be normal life things and I'm caught between various lies and risking losing their business and seeming too distant.
I say nothing.
If I am in a situation where I could not talk about a girlfriend, I will also not talk about a boyfriend, because I do not talk about a boyfriend if it's going to leave people with the impression that I'm straight. There's a world of space between leaving people's heterosexist assumptions alone and saying something you know will confirm them. The false opportunity to be open about yourself as long as you're in an opposite-sex relationship reinforces a monosexual heterosexist construction of same-sex vs opposite sex relationships rather than a queer construction of queer relationships that includes bisexuality and other stripes of queerness as valid rather than judging based on a partner's gender. It reinforces silencing about same-sex partners and openness about opposite-sex partners and the only way I can see to break that is to be silent as I would have to about a same-sex partner, to treat all my relationships equally even and especially when others do not.
There is not a "queer half" of my life. My life is wholly queer.


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Jun 26
DVSL: An Alternative to XSLT
DVSL is a fairly small, little known, product associated with the Velocity project over at Apache which takes the best part of XSLT: XPATH, and replaces the verbose and frustrating scripting of XSLT with a java-based template language instead.
What's Wrong With XSLT?
The biggest problem with XSLT is the problem I have with custom-written domain-specific languages (DSL) in general (Make, XSLT, Maven's POM, etc, etc): They lack all the features of a heavy weight modern language.
As soon as you want to go out of the box defined by the language you have to resort to hacks like writing pre-processing and post-processing scripts in other languages, extensions in a particular implementation of the interpreter, etc.
Domain specific languages written within an existing language (take JMock or SConstruct) mean you have the power of the DSL as well as the resources of the containing language (in this case Java and Python). When you encounter a situation the tool designer did not consider important, you don't have to write a custom plugin, you just write plain old code.
The second problem with XSLT is verbosity. Since all of XSLT is written in XML, doing things like inserting a value into the output text or defining a variable require a lof of typing.
Also, although this is arguable a stylistic issue, XSLT often requires recursion where a loop is the more appropriate mechanism.
Non-XML Output
Although XSLT does support non-XML output, it isn't particularly good at it. This is particularly true when that text output contains large amounts of XML special characters like < and & .
What is DVSL?
DVSL uses XPATH to select nodes within the source XML document like XSLT, but once you have matched a node-set DVSL applies the Velocity template language.
As a template language written in java, velocity has access to the java language in general and a fairly wide set of tools targeted towards text/html/xml generation in specific. Because it's a template language, DVSL also makes it easy to insert values into the output text. Finally, because it's not written in XML, text output is much more like a perl block print than something like XSLT.
For example, lets take the following input:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?> <contacts> <contact type="friend"> <name>Bob Ripley</name> <age>45</age> <e-mail>email@example.com</e-mail> </contact> <contact type="business"> <name>Shirley Hannely</name> <age>24</age> </contact> <contact type="business"> <name>Steve Gates</name> <age>50</age> <phone>555-5555</phone> </contact> </contacts>
Generating a text file from this is fairly straight forward:
#match("contacts") My Contacts This is an automatically generated list of my contacts. Friends $context.applyTemplates("contact[@type='friend']") Business Associates $context.applyTemplates("contact[@type='business']") End of document #end #match("contact") Name: $node.selectSingleNode("name").value() $context.applyTemplates("*") #end #match("age") Age: $node.value() #end #match("e-mail") E-mail: $node.value() #end #match("phone") Phone: $node.value() #end
Issues With DVSL
(NOTE: correction. DVSL can read from multiple input documents despite what I said earlier). There are a number of other things it does not do well however which will probably result in a new article.
The maturity is somewhat lacking here. The documentation is, to be kind, minimalistic and there are a number of features conspicuously missing such as lack of sorting int the applyTemplates results.
As with velocity itself, the product is also very oriented towards a web environment. When I wanted to run DVSL from the command line I had to write my own wrapper script for setting up the classpath and so forth.
Finally, there is a lot of untapped potential here. The XPath implementation used by DVSL is actually jaxen, an awesome tool for navigating collections of POJOs using XPATH. This presents the attractive possibility that one could use DVSL to produce a report from an arbitrary java object tree.
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Today I found inspiration in this collection of goodies – perhaps Halloween inspired? Perhaps inspired by the fog that rolled into town and hung around? Perhaps I am loving black and purple and gold? Enjoy….
One – black and white desktop wallpaper from Sugar Paper on DesignLoveFest — Two – Art by Kaye Davis on In-spire — Three – Body Chain from Element7Style on Etsy — Four – DIY lace cuff from Wit and Whistle — Five – Woodland Bohemian Wedding Ideas on Ruffled


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AIG appoints chairman of International Life and Retirement
by Richard Kilner
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AIG has announced the appointment of executive VP Rodney O. Martin, Jr. to the post of chairman of International Life and Retirement Services.
His appointment follows the retirement of Edmund Tse, board member and senior vice chairman, who served almost 50 years with the firm.
In his new role Martin will be made responsible for the insurer's international life and retirement businesses, and will also become chairman of AIA and ALICO.
American International Assurance Company Limited (AIA), American Life Insurance Company (ALICO), AIG Star Life Insurance Co., Ltd., AIG Edison Life Insurance Company, and Nan Shan Life Insurance Company, Ltd. will all fall under his responsibility, and Martin himself will report to AIG's chairman and chief executive officer, Edward M. Liddy.
Liddy has paid tribute to Tse's wisdom and vision in service of the insurer, adding that he personally appreciated the advice Tse could offer.
Martin has already occupied a number of posts in the upper echelons of AIG, including president and CEO of AIG American General and chairman and CEO of ALICO.
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Friday, March 3, 2017
Young Adult Novel by Donna White.
My new young adult novel, Bullets, Blood and Stones: the journey of a child soldier, has just been released in December. The book is available at Chapters, Coles, Gallery 33 and The Book Shelf, here in Thunder Bay. It is also available on Amazon.ca. People can get more info from my website: wwwdonnawhitebooks.com . The blurb on the back of my book reads: The first rule for survival when you're a child soldier carrying an AK-47 is kill or be killed. But after you look at the blood of your first victim, you realize two things, one, you hate yourself. And two, there is no turning back.
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Pop artist and reverse trap from a Japanese group called 'KAT-TUN'. Pictures of Jin are usually posted by fans of said group and posts usually consist of text saying 'this is jin ____'. The first Jin thread was made on September 4th and lasted a good four hours before it was saged. Other resident /b/tards believe it is a forced meme, while fans of the reverse trap state that those who dislike him are underage virgins. Jin is frequently associated with the word 'fag' (as he is posted occasionally with his partner Kame) and is seen in a macro with the words 'WATCH OUT STEVE IRWIN, THERES STINGRAYS IN THE OCEAN'.


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Day one was tee times, and ladies were "properly" announced at the #1 Tee Box by Pro Reg Adams as they hit their first tee shot of the day, being cheered on by onlookers. When the scores were tallied for day one, Kathy Davis of Southern Trace CC had the lead by three strokes under Debbie Magee of Stonebridge, and also winning the Day One Medalist trophy with her score of 77! Net Medalist went to Mary Moore of Fox Run GC with her very nice score of 84, resulting in a net score of 67 which was three strokes better than the closest competitors.
A cool front rolled in for day two, bringing with it a 1-2 club wind to deal with. The shotgun start at 9:00am brought out a few sweaters but didn't "cool" the competition. Kathy Davis kept up the pace she set a day earlier and finished with an 80, edging out last year's champion, Mary Lynn Stuart, by five strokes to win the 2015 Championship. Kathy also had overall low putts of 56, tied with Debbie Magee of Stonebridge CC.
Net Champion for 2015 is Jill Litton of Northwood Hills GC, who quietly slipped up on everyone with her net scores of 71 and 68, winning by one stroke under Suzanne Patton of BWGA at Shreveport CC. Jill also took the Closest to the Line award.
At the awards luncheon ladies were treated to a lovely and tasty grilled chicken and fruit salad created by the Huntington and Querbes Food and Beverage Director Tina Bynog, who went "all out" to accommodate our SWGA group.
In addition to the Dick's Sporting Goods Gift Cards that were given to the winners, every player was given a "free green fee" certificate to Huntington by management, making everyone a winner!
CHAMPION: Kathy Davis, STCC, 77/80
NET CHAMPION: Jill Litton, NHGC, 71/68
DAY ONE MEDALIST: Kathy Davis, 77
DAY ONE NET MEDALIST: Mary Moore, FRLGA, 67
OVERALL LOW PUTTS: (tie) Kathy Davis and Debbie Magee, WGAS, 56
CLOSEST TO THE LINE: Jill Litton
Low Gross: Mary Lynn Stuart, ERCC, 83/79
1st Net: Debbie Magee, WGAS, 70/74
2nd Net: Vicki Cella, NHGC, 77/69
Closest to the Pin: Debbie Magee
Low Gross: Hui Bordelon, FRLGA, 88/88
1st Net: Mary Moore, FRLGA, 67/76
2nd Net: Suzanne Patton, BWGA, 72/74
Closest to the Pin: Suzanne Patton
Low Gross: Gayle Gansfuss, FRLGA, 93/93
1st Net: Grace Ireland, NHGC, 74/74
2nd Net: Ronda Smith, FRLGA, 75/74
Closest to the Pin: Gayle Gansfuss
Championship Chairman, 1st VP Joyce Middleton of Eastridge CC, thanks all of you who participated and supported your SWGA group of ladies and hopes you enjoyed this exciting annual event. Hope to see you next year!!!


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Members of the Board of Directors of INDESEEM, today, elected few officers of the Board who are charged with the authority to lead and govern the operations of the organization. The officers elected include President, Secretary, and Treasurer. Other officers yet to be elected shall include Vice President and Associate Vice President.
Members of the Board of Directors that were in elected as officers include:
Samuel Jacobs-Abbey, President, PhD., MBA., Woodbridge, Virginia, USA
Samuel is a Conflict Analyst and a Director of the International Centre for Conflict and Human Rights Analysis (ICCHRA). He is founder and CEO of Health Wings LLC. Samuel has a background in International Humanitarian Law with in-depth knowledge and extensive study in Conflict Management and Peace Building processes. He became involved in several international projects from which he learned firsthand that other cultures also struggle with how best to resolve differences and conflict in a mutually beneficial way. After much experience in his career as a Conflict Analyst, he served with United Nations missions in several parts of the world and then worked with the West Africa Youth Network as its liaison officer to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and then worked for several years as a peace trainer, conflict analyst, human rights activist, social entrepreneur and social change activist in Africa, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Far East and South America.
In August 2005 he was made an Honorary Peace Ambassador by the Apeadu Peace Centre at a ceremony witnessed by Audrey Kitagawa, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Children associated with armed conflict.
In 2007, he was awarded International Human Rights Hero by Artists for Human Rights at a ceremony held in Los Angeles, which was witnessed by high profile United Nations staff. He recently graduated with a Masters in Healthcare Administration from Kaplan University and is a member of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA). Samuel became a member of the Board of Directors of INDESEEM in 2017 and was elected President of the Board of Directors in September 2017.
Mr. Anthony Oduro, Vice President, MBA, MA, & Msc., Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Anthony recently received his MBA from Clark University and a Master of Arts in Community Development & Planning. Prior to his academic works at Clark, he earned a Master of Science in Development & Innovation from the University of Wageningen in the Netherlands as well as a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture from the University Cape Coast, Ghana. He currently works in Milford at the Commercial Credit Analyst at the Milford Federal Savings and Loans Association.
I have known Anthony for over 6 years and we shared similar interests in development, agronomy, and food security in developing countries. Having Anthony as a member of the Board will further our goal within the nonprofit sector. Anthony is originally from Ghana. Anthony became a member of the Board of Directors of 2017 and was elected Vice President of the Board of Directors in September 2017.
Mr. Afrifa Mensah, Associate Vice President/Treasurer, BS, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Afrifa is originally from Kumasi Ghana and holds a Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Development. He is the Founder of Afrimens Academy – an educational nonprofit organization based in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.
The vision of his organization is to provide quality education to rural communities in Ghana with a specific focus on math, science, technology, and cultural studies. Afrifa is currently in Ghana to ensure that the building of the school is completed as scheduled. He lives in Worcester, Massachusetts.
Jenkins Macedo, Secretary, Dual Bsc., MA., Msc., Westborough, MA, USA
Macedo holds a Master of Arts degree in International Development and Social Change and a Master of Science degree in Environmental Science and Policy from Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts in the United States of America. He holds a double Bachelor of Science degrees in Sociology and Geography with Concentrations in Environmental Studies and Forced Migration from Worcester State University.
His research interests include climate-smart agriculture, forced migration and refugees, environment, climate change, global food security, youth development, cultural exchange, and creative arts. He has conducted field research projects in the United States of America, Ghana, Lao PDR, Indonesia, and Liberia. He has written and contributed to several publications and presented at major conferences in the United States, Canada, France, Laos, and Ghana.
Macedo has over 10 years of combined professional experience working with various institutions and agencies including Children's Aid Direct UK (CAD), European Economic Community (EEC), United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), German Technical Cooperation (GTZ), RESPECT International & RESPECT Ghana, Unite for Sight, Regional Environment Council (REC), Commonwealth Corporation (CommonCorps), International Water Management Institute (IWMI), and Road Scholar. He's a member of several professional organizations including the Project Management Institute, Association of American Geographers, American Sociological Association, and the International Geographic Honor Society. Macedo started INDESEEM in 2014 while in Laos. You may access his full curriculum vitae at CV.


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What's In A (Last) Name?
Hey Readers!
Now that I'm engaged, the fun and the planning of this wedding have (slowly) begun. There are so many little moving parts to this shindig that we have to consider. There's the venue, the invitee list, the decor, the dress, but there is also one matter that nags at me from time to time: my name. My last name to be exact. For some brides-to-be, this is a no-brainer solution, but for others, it's one to be considered carefully. Would I want to change my last name or should I just keep it as it is?
When I was younger, there was no doubt in my mind that I would keep it as it was. Why change what was perfect? As I grew up, I had begun to flip-flop with the notion of changing my name. Why not be know as Mrs. Jones or Mrs. Smith? Of course, I turned to my friends for guidance. Just about all of my friends are married, or have been married, and they were a wealth on knowledge and opinions. They were also split down the middle between Team Change or Team Keep It. Here are the reasons they gave me on both sides of the situation.
Team Change
- Spirituality – The union of marriage unites two people, making them a singular unit. Since you are now "one," why not complete our union by sharing a last name.
- Tradition – This is how some people were brought up, and they want to carry on this tradition of taking the name of their partner. It also ties in nicely to my first point in this section. I have heard of both women and men changing their names to become a family unit.
- Confusion – Oh, the explaining I would have to go through when people ask why I didn't take my other half's last name! No one will be able to call us "The Smiths" or "Mrs. Smith" because, quite literally, I wouldn't be! I would also have to be constantly correcting people when, with the family, I am refered to as "Mrs. Smith"
Team Keep It
- Professional – If I have done work under one name, then it may become a bit confusing to those following you if I changed my name. I could change it legally, but professionally, it may just be easier to keep it as it is.
- Financial – It costs money to have my name. I'm not a cheap person, but I would have a lot amount of documentation to change to be known as Mrs. So-And-So. I know, it takes away form the romance and the family unity, but it is not an overnight change, either.
- Identity – Why should have to change my last name to become a family? Does changing my name automatically bond us together as a family? No, so then why make this change?
After mulling over all of the points of view my friends had on this subject, I made a decision. I will be keeping my last name. What made me decide to keep my last name the same? It had to do with the identity factor. I just could not see myself being called by anything else than my last name. I tried hearing what my last name would be if I changed it, and it just didn't sound right in my ears. As well, I just wouldn't feel like me with any other last name. As much as I do like keeping certain traditions, but not this one. Besides, with my mindset, my last name suits my somewhat stubborn nature, lending more support to Team Keep It side of the question at hand.
Now that one of the million of decisions has been made about this wedding, it can be crossed off of the "Wedding To-Do" list. Whew! 😛
Would you change your last name? What helped you make this decision?
Until my next post, Readers!
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AlwaysARedheadJanuary 21, 2015 at 3:29 pm
Firstly big Congratulations!! Okay the name, I changed mine simply because I didn't really like my last name. Plus I've never associated my name with my identity, I've actually never given "identity" any real thought. I just think of me as me. Maybe that is identity.
notjustbabybrainJanuary 23, 2015 at 2:40 pm
Congratulations on your engagement! I did change my name when I got married, mostly because I like the idea of how it makes us sound like a unit, or a team. I certainly understand why some women choose to keep their maiden name!
LouiseJanuary 27, 2015 at 8:50 pm
I ended up making this decision by not making this decision. I actually planned to change my name and then kept putting it off and putting it off. Then I realized there was a reason for that. It is part of my identity so I kept it. I do sometimes go by Madame Diotte informally though – that's also part of my identity know. I also joke that if I ever formally took my husband's last name I could probably convince the Public Service I was francophone and never have to be tested on my French again (but even that didn't get me doing the paperwork – so I listened to my inaction).
It's a personal choice – with good reasons for both. Well done on thinking it through to a choice that works well for you.
DadGoesRoundJanuary 29, 2015 at 3:20 pm
I changed my name three years after getting married. My wife and I – well she started it – decided to take both names – unhyphenated so that we can use either or both and our kids will be free to take whichever they prefer when they are older and if they choose to get married or change their names. I wrote a post about it last summer on the tenth anniversary of my new identity. http://dadgoesround.com/2014/08/this-womens-lib-thing-has-gone-too-far/


text: Just learning about Phalcon, I like how it is a decoupled framework and does not force you to stick to its own file structure etc. But also like how some other frameworks such as Yii can create an almost fully working basic app with a frontend, backend,user crud and login system fully working right off the bat. Can this be done with developer tools or will I have to manually code everything? If I have to do it all manually are there any good examples of code bundles I can download that has a frontend, backend and login system with user account activation/verification all ready working that I can use as an example?


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Groupwork Programme
A variety of groups are offered to clients in Dumbarton and Clydebank, the aim is to enable them to mix with other service users in a safe environment thereby boosting self confidence and social interaction.
Our varied group-work programme includes:
Drop in Social Club
Women's Group
Walking Group
Gardening Group
Health and Well-being Clinics
Client Involvement Group
A range of activities which are tailored to meet the needs of specific groups are held on a regular basis. The activities are designed to improve self confidence, social skills, general health and create a sense of well-being.


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Here's another video with some fish from my Eclipse 37 gallon fish tank. This video stars a couple of the Neon Tetras, and two of the Black Neon Tetras. You'll also see a brief cameo appearance of my Gold Gourami.
Fish of the Tetra Species are ideal in a non-aggressive community aquarium, where you have some extra space, and want to add some fish with color. The bright striping of the Neon Tetra, and Black Neon Tetra is an eye catcher. I'd recommend them for anyone beginning a fish tank.


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It's an insane turnaround that probably only Nintendo could pull off. After completely flopping in every aspect with the Nintendo Wii U, Nintendo continues to go from strength to strength with the Nintendo Switch.
Nintendo has today announced that it has sold 7.63 million Nintendo Switch consoles in just over the first six months of it being on the market. This is the magic number at the end of September. You just have to look at the fact that the Nintendo Wii U sold 13.56 million units in its entire time on the shelf (over 4.5 years until Switch was released) to understand just how well the Switch is saving. This is considering the fact that it's still out of stock almost consistently on America/Japan.
Taking into count that this number was a full month before Super Mario Odyssey had released, before Black Friday has happened and the Christmas Holiday season, it's extremely likely that if Nintendo gets their supply chain sorted, that the Nintendo Switch will be able to surpass Wii U lifetime sales on its first year on the market. It's going to be very close, that's for sure. It's also going to be a close race between the first year on the market for the PS4 vs Nintendo Switch.