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BOSTON – It will stand as their eighth consecutive loss to the Bruins. And yet as they left TD Garden amid the slush and snow of a winter storm on Thursday evening, there was a sense among the Leafs that they had finally stood toe to toe with their long-time bully, only to fall just short.
"Tonight we deserved a better fate," Randy Carlyle said proudly of his team's effort in a 4-2 loss, their second to Boston this season and eighth straight dating back to last year. "If we can manage to commit to that type of effort night in, night out we'll win our share of games."
His group matched the intensity and engagement of one of the Eastern elite – highlighted early when Mark Fraser squared off against Adam McQuaid – generally adhering to a smart, conservative road game. But as a team of the Bruins calibre will do, they punished the Leafs for their limited mistakes, edging in front for good with a pair of goals – from Tyler Seguin and David Krejci – in the middle frame. "They just took advantage of small, little mistakes and that was the difference," said Jay McClement, scoring for the third consecutive game, his goal cutting the Bruins lead to one with five-plus minutes remaining in the final period.
"When you play teams like that you have to cut down on your mistakes. You know you're going to make them, but obviously they made us pay for a couple there. But we played hard, we played the way we wanted to coming in, we just fell a little bit short."
The Leafs played to their blueprint, sustaining pressure with their forecheck while grinding with a cycle game down low, but opposite the second-best defensive team in the conference they failed to generate many second chance opportunities and could beat Bruins backup Anton Khudobin only twice on 27 shots. They didn't allow much conversely at the other end – 24 shots at Ben Scrivens – but their mistakes – a couple of forced forays into the neutral zone, Korbinian Holzer most prominently, and a casual backcheck or two, notably Nazem Kadri on the eventual game-winner – landed square in the back of the net.
"They're opportunistic," Carlyle said of the Bruins, now 10-0-1 this season when scoring first. "It's not like you're talking about a bad hockey club over there."
Not entirely proud of their near-meltdown in a 5-4 win over the Senators at home just a night earlier, the Leafs offered a hearty effort in a proving ground against the Bruins, more in line of what will be required in a furious push to the postseason. The Penguins come to town on Saturday, another hardened test for a club trying to assert its place in the Eastern Conference.
"I think we did a lot of things that we are asking of our group and we were not rewarded for the work I think that we put in," Carlyle concluded. "That's the type of hockey that we're going to expect our hockey club to play every night."
Five Points
1. Leafs vs. Bruins
After an empty 0-for-6 mark a year ago and two losses this season the Leafs have now dropped eight straight to the Bruins. In Boston, the results are equally one-sided; the Bruins are 10-1-1 in the last 12 home games against Toronto. "They're always a tough team to play against, especially in this building, definitely will be a good measuring stick to see where we are as a team," said James van Riemsdyk prior to the game. The Leafs last beat the Bruins at TD Garden on March 31, 2011 when Kadri potted the shootout winner in a 4-3 victory.
2. Missed opportunity early
The Leaf power-play entered the evening as the seventh-best league-wide on the road, but the unit failed to capitalize on a prime opportunity in the opening frame. With Chris Kelly already whistled off for a slash on Phil Kessel, Daniel Paille was then called for high-sticking, handing the visitors a brief, but potentially impactful 23-second 5-on-3 advantage. Tyler Bozak managed the only decent chance, his back-hand attempt stopped by the right pad of Khudobin. The Leafs have scored just three goals this year with the two-man advantage.
3. Second half intensity
With the second half upon them, the Leafs can expect the hockey to get tighter as the chase to the playoffs begins in earnest. "Any time in a year, whether it's a shortened year or not, as soon as the halfway point comes around and you get down to the quarter point of the season everything is ramped up," Dion Phaneuf noted. "You're going to see the intensity of games increase as they do every year down the stretch and this is the stretch run." The Leafs boast a 6-7-0 mark against the current batch of playoff teams in the East.
4. Dissecting a potential Gardiner recall
By all accounts, Jake Gardiner is back to being, well, Jake Gardiner. But for the time being, the 22-year-old remains in the American Hockey League with the Toronto Marlies. A unique skill-set within the organization, now would seem the obvious and prudent time to recall Gardiner. A look into the club's likely thought process, however, reveals a decision with some nuance and perhaps explains why he is not in the NHL at the moment.
First and maybe most importantly is the waiver dynamic. Holzer is the only defender among the current group of eight who can be reassigned to the Marlies free of the waiver process. Designating the 25-year-old would seem simple enough, but because he has played the past 14 games on the top pairing with Phaneuf and the team has had success (11 wins in 15 games before Thursday's loss), the option is not so clear-cut. Mike Komisarek holds a no-movement clause so he remains and the organization likely isn't at the point of placing John-Michael Liles through such a process. Mark Fraser and Mike Kostka are the next options, but they both require waivers and the Leafs surely have no interest in risking the loss of either one.
So what to do? The Leafs could re-assign Holzer, who struggled against the Bruins on Thursday but has garnered generally consistent minutes, thereby creating an opening alongside Phaneuf. Carlyle could theoretically fill that void by moving Carl Gunnarsson back to his previous position alongside the captain, shifting Phaneuf back to the right side. Carlyle could then slide Gardiner onto a pair with Kostka, a duo that managed much success with the Marlies during the lockout. Recalling Gardiner therefore would force the Leafs to alter two of their three pairs. And while that might not necessarily be a bad thing considering the unique dynamic Gardiner brings to the table, it is a whole lot of change at the midway point of a hectic season. The team has also enjoyed success so there may be no inclination for change just yet. The time will come though; injuries are inevitable, trades remain a distinct possibility and performance can falter. And the Leafs are simply a better team with Gardiner on it; a decision is likely to sort itself out.
5. 22 games for Lupul
Seemingly lost in the Leafs conversation is the continued absence of Joffrey Lupul. Lupul missed his 22nd straight game on Thursday night as he continues to recover from a fractured right forearm. When evaluating the Leafs surprising success this season, it's worth pointing out how much of it they've done – all but three games – without their 29-year-old All-Star left winger. Lupul continues to skate and work towards recovery with no definitive timeline in sight. Leafs GM Dave Nonis noted earlier this week that once the broken bone in Lupul's forearm is fully healed he can work toward strengthening the area before moving toward shooting the puck and eventually returning to practice.
Quote of the Night
"I thought we worked extremely hard. I think we did a lot of things that we are asking of our group and we were not rewarded for the work I think that we put in."
-Randy Carlyle, on his team's performance against Boston.
Stat Watch
7 games: Nazem Kadri extended his point streak with his 11th goal of the season. Kadri has totaled six goals and five assists during the seven-game run.
92 per cent: Leaf penalty kill over the past 15 games (43-47), perfect opposite three Bruins power-plays on Thursday.
3: Goals for Phil Kessel in 20 career games against Boston.
2-11: Mikhail Grabovski in the faceoff circle on Thursday.
6: Fights for Mark Fraser this season. Fraser fought Adam McQuaid in the opening frame against Boston.
2-3-0: Leaf record on the second half of back-to-backs this season. Minute Watch
15:04: Korbinian Holzer, his second-lowest mark of the season.
Up Next
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Paying homage to the original classic basketball sneakers, these Nike Blazer low profile trainers deliver a slice of vintage athletic style to your getup.
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The Nike Free 4.0 Flyknit is a premium ladies running trainer with Nike Free technology, letting you feet move more freely when running. And The textile upper fits to your foot like a sock for added comfort.Colour: Pink. Upper: Textile. Lining and sock: Textile. Sole: Other materials.
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From the b-ball courts in the 70s to the concrete jungles of contemporary metropolises, the Nike Blazer trainers have styled generations of trend setters. This season they present a dedicated rework in powerful pink.
The trademark mid-hi silhouette delivers premium comfort, while the textured suede upper makes a bold statement in fuchsia. Secured by a front lace fastening, with a contrast outsole, they're given a classic sporting style with an oversized Swoosh to the side, tab to the tongue, and a contrast heel panel.
Give your urban outfit a slam-dunk with these Nike trainers. Team them with a short skirt and printed tee for a casual look with vintage appeal.
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Kappa Veloce Fashion Trainers
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These bright pink Veloce fashion trainers by Kappa are the perfect colour pop your off-duty outfits need this summer.
With a mesh upper these trainers circulate the air inside the shoe keeping your feet cool and comfy, while contrast overlays better the fit. The cushioned midsole ensures your comfortable all day and the waffle patterned outsole provides even more cushioning under foot.
Wear these fashion trainers with a pair of skinny jeans and printed top, adding a hoodie on cooler days.
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Kappa Torantos Hi Top Fashion Trainers
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Kappa Torantos Hi-Top Fashion Trainers
Bulky and bold these Torantos hi-top fashion trainers by Kappa are inspired by the streets.
In the classic basketball silhouette, these trainers have a hi-top design and bulky features. The pink upper contrasts against the bold white accents and midsole, while the padded tongue and collar keep you comfy.
Team these hi-top trainers with your favourite skinny jeans, printed tee and hoodie when the weather starts to cool down.
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Nike Air Max Thea PRM Trainers
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Nike Air Max Thea Trainers - Pink
The Air Max Thea trainer by Nike is perfect for women who want plenty of cushioning and support as well as a sleek, understated style. In colour-popping pink , these sneaks become the focus of your workout wardrobe.
The upper of these trainers combines minimal textile with synthetic and leather overlays for targeted support that maintains its lightweight appeal. Mesh to the forefoot and perforations to the heel maximise breathability from toe to heel, while the visible Max Air technology provides maximum impact protection as you pound the pavement. The Phylon midsole doubles as an outsole for traction, durability and reduced bulk.
Wear these Thea trainers with Nike shorts, a high-intensity sports bra and bold pink racer back top for a coordinated and cool workout look this season.
- Air Max Thea by Nike
- Minimal textile-based upper for lightweight feel
- Mesh to forefoot and perforations at heel for breathability
- Visible Air-Sole unit to heel for maximum impact protection
- Phylon midsole for lightweight cushioning
- Solarsoft sockliner for superior comfort
- Phylon midsole doubles as outsole for traction, durability and reduced bulk
Reebok Classic Leather Seasonal Ladies Fashion Trainers - Pink
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Reebok Classic Leather Trainers - Pink
Classic by name, classic by reputation, these iconic Reebok trainers are back in all their glory with this iconic leather edition. In true Reebok fashion they deliver smooth sporting style in a cute pink colourway.
Constructed with a leather upper, flat sport laces and a padded tongue, they offer unrivalled comfort and protection. Perforations to the forefoot provide ventilation throughout the day, whilst the cushioned ankle collar and thick outsole ensure a secure fit. Finished with branded detailing to the tongue, side and heel, they present a definitive street style.
Team these urban essential fashion trainers with skinny jeans and a printed tee to stay cool and casual this season.
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Asics Gel-Lyte III Training Shoes
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These Gel-Lyte III ladies trainers by Asics are perfect for pounding the streets this summer.
Featuring a girly raspberry colourway, these trainers will see you through trans-seasonal training. The mesh detail to the upper allows breathability so your feet stay comfy, dry and cool, while the rubber outsole provides great cushioning.
Wear these trainers with a pair of Asics three-quarter running tights, a tank top and a lightweight jacket to keep you covered on cool early morning runs.
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- Gel-Lyte III trainers by Asics
- Mesh detail
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Voi Jeans Constantina Lace Trainers
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Voi Jeans Fashion Trainers
These fashion trainers by Voi Jeans are perfect for kicking back this summer with their easy, versatile style.
In a subtle pink hue, these trainers perk up your footwear collection, while the contrast metallic patent trims add a high-shine appeal. The padded ankle collar ensures your foot is comfortable, while central lace up fastenings perfect the fit.
Keep your off-duty looks laid back by wearing these fashion trainers with a Voi Jeans T-shirt and pair of jeans.
Useful info:
- Trainers by Voi Jeans
- Contrast metallic detail
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- Lace up fastening
- Branding to side
adidas Key Flex Trainers
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adidas AdiPure Key Flex Trainers - Pink/White
The AdiPure Key Flex trainer by adidas is a versatile training shoe suitable for all kinds of training activities.
Made in a one-piece layered mesh design with protective overlays, these trainers are comfortable and keep your feet supported. Flex grooves along the midsole allow natural, unrestricted movement, while the cushioned sole increases shock absorption which makes pounding the treadmill or pavement easier on your joints.
Wear these Key Flex trainers with a pair of adidas running tights, high impact sports bra and muscleback top for a streamlined workout look.
- AdiPure Key Flex trainers by adidas
- All-over graphic print
- Soft one-piece layered mesh upper for comfort and breathability
- Synthetic overlays for added support
- Medial and lateral adjustable midfoot support
- Flex grooves along midsole for natural, unrestricted movement
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Active learning with technology: bringing students, faculty, and information together
You will be joining a community of people devoted to creating and sharing information — activities that can be enhanced by information technology. Finding answers to the following questions can help you understand how technology is used to support learning and collaboration in your areas of interest or possible major(s).
Coursework—In and Out of ClassQ: How does the campus use technology to enhance teaching, learning, and access to information in your areas of interest?
Examples include online syllabi, Web-based discussion groups and project teams, and electronic portfolios.
Alvernia faculty and students embrace the use of instructional technology to enhance learning outcomes. Our Web-based course management system Blackboard allows for the online delivery of course materials (e.g., syllabus, handouts, and assignments) and provides online communication tools (e.g., discussion board, live chat, and e-mail) as well as tools for administering online tests, managing course grades and other course activities.
Additionally, course management tools are available in IQ.Web, the Web-based system that ties directly to the campus administrative system. Via IQ.Web, faculty members can post course announcements, correspond with students via e-mail, and initiate course-based forums.
Q: Are classrooms technology-enhanced?
All classrooms are enhanced with technology to varying degrees. Most classrooms are equipped with an LCD projector, computer, and VCR/DVD player. About 40% of our classrooms also have a document camera for displaying documents and objects. In addition, there are twenty classrooms with an interactive smartboard.
Q: In both introductory and specialized courses, what opportunities are there for you to collaborate with other students using technology on project teams?
In many courses, Blackboard is utilized to provide online opportunities to students to work in groups for course projects. Students can download shared documents for reviewing and editing. The threaded discussion tool comes in handy for students to exchange ideas and share their learning experience.
Q: Does the school give credit for courses taken electronically (online/at a distance) from other institutions and sources of instruction?
Yes, if appropriate.
Support ServicesQ: How does the campus provide access for students to work with multimedia (audio and video)?
The multimedia lab provides facilities for students to create multimedia work such as video clips and DVDs.
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From the library's Electronic Resources Web page, the library catalog, research databases with full-text electronic journals, an electronic book collection, Subject Guides, an Internet Reference Library, the public library's catalog, and other resources are available online and are accessible off-campus. Patrons can also search the FirstSearch WorldCat database containing more than 61 million library records held by over 9,000 member institutions. Streaming media are available in the EBSCO History database with over 87 hours of historical film and video, and in the field of health sciences via the Consumer Health and Patient Education Video Database. Electronic course reserves can be accessed via Blackboard.
Q: Can the library deliver documents to you electronically, either via e-mail or through Web posting? Does the library charge a fee when information resources that you need are not available in its collections?
The library can deliver documents via e-mail, through Web posting, and in print. Interlibrary loan is offered as a free service and there are no fees charged for information resources that are not available in the library's collections.
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Exhibits & Projects
Ever wanted to curate an exhibition? Work side-by-side with a museum professional to develop a program or educational resource? Dig deep into a collection of art and artifacts? Or just have fun participating in the local cultural scene? Museums and Society students have many opportunities like these, both in the classroom and outside it.
In 2011, a grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation recognized the Program for its unique offerings with a grant that is supporting seven museum-based projects with institutions in Baltimore and Washington, D.C. This grant was renewed in 2013 as part of a larger program in support of the arts and humanities at Hopkins. Projects underway involve work with living collections, historic cityscapes, artist's books, and more.
See below for a list of projects...and think about what you might like to try this semester.
Exhibits and Projects Online:
- JHU Collections Web developed by undergraduates enrolled in the M&S course "21st Century Approaches to Material Culture."
- Art on the Move (Walters Art Museum)
- An article about the project is in the journal Archive.
- Multimedia Features for Mellon-funded project Print by Print: Series from Dürer to Lichtenstein (BMA)
- The Archaeology of Daily Life (JHU Archaeological Museum)
- Audio Tour for Treasures of Heaven (Walters Art Museum); direct links to three sample stops here:
- Video for Decades of Change: Alice Garrett and the Theatre, 1900-1952 (JHU Evergreen Museum and Library)
- The Authority of Ruins (JHU Milton S. Eisenhower Library)
- Close Looking at Rinaldo and Armida (BMA)
- Video for Its a Man's World: Collections of the Male Garretts (JHU Evergreen Museum and Library)
Catalog of Exhibits and Projects
A Sense of Place: Homewood Campus
Homewood Campus, Johns Hopkins University, 2014-2015 Academic Year
In Beth Maloney's spring 2014 course, "Interpreting Collections: An Introduction to Museum Education," M&S students explored the history of the Homewood campus alongside experts in heritage studies. In the hands-on, exploratory course, they developed ten interpretive signs for display on campus which represent stories of the people who lived and worked there in the past. The signage will be produced through a partnership with environmental design students at the Maryland Institute College of Art, and an on-line component will share their work beyond campus. This project is made possible through a grant to Museums and Society by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
The outdoor signage will be on view, for one year, throughout the Homewood campus beginning fall 2014.
Explore further
- Check out the Hopkins Retrospective for more information.
Surrealism at Mid-Century
Milton E. Eisenhower Library, Johns Hopkins University, M-Level, April to June 2014
This exhibition was developed and curated by students in Dr. Molly Warnock's History of Art course, "Surrealism," and features journals produced between the late 1930s and the early 1950s in Paris, London, New York, and Mexico. Meet the student curators and learn more about a movement that remains influential in art and literature at the opening on April 25, 2014, from 4-7pm. The student curators worked diligently to shed light on Surrealism's global reach in the middle part of the 20th century. The periodicals on view in this exhibition served as social media does today, linking the Surrealist intellectuals in Europe and the Americas and spreading the word.
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Workin' the Tease: The Art of Baltimore's Burlesque
Modell Lyric Opera House, May 5 and May 7, 2014
Museums and Society student, Erin (Gloria) You, recently participated in a two-semester project through MICA's Exhibition Development Seminar (EDS) class, which resulted in an exhibition titled, Workin' the Tease: The Art of Baltimore's Burlesque.
The purpose of the show was to celebrate the renewal of Burlesque in Baltimore through the surge of Neo-Burlesque performers who have arrived to Baltimore and transformed it into one of the central hubs of Neo-Burlesque.
The project consisted of both an opening night of performances called "Best of Baltimore", in which 15 Baltimore-based Burlesque performers performed acts on the Lyric Opera House stage, and an exhibition that featured the historical Burlesque artifacts, artifacts donated by the performers, a series of photographs from Sean Scheidt's Burlesque series, and Globe Letterpress posters made specifically for the exhibition. The opening night was a one-time ticketed event that happened on April 22, 2014 from 7-10pm. The exhibition was held at the Modell Lyric Opera House on Monday, May 5 and Wednesday, May 7th.
Motifs in Jewish Art
Hillel, Fall 2013- Fall 2014
Contrary to the Second Commandment, which forbids the creation and worship of a carved-image, or false god or icon, Jewish art does, in fact, exist. Textual, archaeological and art historical sources attest to the vibrant and creative artistic traditions of the Jewish people, which is even referenced and revered in both the Torah and in the Talmud. Motifs in Jewish Art is the 5th in an annual series of student-curated exhibitions focusing on the Henry Sonneborn Collection. This exhibition will be on display for a year at Hillel. If you are interested in the Sonneborn Collection Curatorial Internship or other museum opportunities offered through the Program in Museums and Society, you can find more information here.
A Tale of Two Houses: Homewood, Clifton & Historic Preservation
Homewood Museum, Johns Hopkins University, December 10, 2013 - May 25, 2014
Curated by students from Johns Hopkins University, this exhibition of photographs, maps, manuscripts, furniture, and objects related to the Carroll, Thompson, Hopkins, Wyman, and Keyser families weaves side-by-side histories of the houses over three centuries and explores their different circumstances today. Come and explore the fascinating stories of several of Baltimore first families.
Explore further
- Read more on the JHU Museums site.
- Read the article in the JHU Gazette.
In Focus: Ara Güler's Anatolia
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Washington D.C., December 14, 2013 - May 4, 2014
Students in Museums and Society's Spring 2013 course, Photographs on the Edge, are pleased to invite you to their student-curated exhibition of Ara Güler's Anatolia. Güler is famous for his iconic photographs of Istanbul in the 1950s and 1960s. This exhibit presents never-before-shown photographs of important Anatolian monuments. These challenge Güler's definition of himself as a photojournalist, not an artist, and engage visitors in a critical debate about whether photography is an art form or a means of documentation. You can find more information here on the Sackler Gallery website.
Explore further
- Read more in the JHU Gazette.
Herbert Hasseltine: Sculptor of the Modern Age
Main Library, Evergreen Museum and Library, Johns Hopkins University, March 10 - May 26, 2013
As the Annual Student Curator at Evergreen Museum and Library, Museums and Society minor Chloé Pelletier (class of 2013) curated the show, which offers an intimate look at the renowned artist through the friendship he maintained with Ambassador John Work Garrett and his wife Alice. Displayed in Evergreen's Main Library (originally designed to display two of Haseltine's sculptures), the exhibition brings together works from the museum's and private collections, letters between Haseltine and the Garretts, and the artist's unpublished memoir. For more on the annual student curatorship at Evergreen Museum, please visit Museums and Society's resources and internship page (here).
Please Touch: An Interactive Study
Q-level, Milton S. Eisenhower Library, January 30 - May 26, 2013
Behavioral Biology major and Museums and Society minor Hannah Weinberg-Wolf (class of 2013) worked with the Hsiao Lab and Program in Museums and Society to develop the first ever exhibition on the Johns Hopkins University campus that aims not only to communicate cutting-edge research taking place at the university, but also to gather scientific data. The exhibit considers how tactile and visual aesthetics work in the brain by asking visitors to share their aesthetic judgment of a variety of objects on view. Objects rotate periodically. The exhibit was inspired by the show "Touch and the Enjoyment of Sculpture" at the Walters Art Museum in the Spring of 2012 and is at the Milton S. Eisenhower Library's former Café Q, a space currently under consideration as a potential future on-campus gallery. Read an article about the show in JHU's The HUB here and in the JHU newsletter here.
Portrait of a City: Views of Early Baltimore
Homewood Museum, Johns Hopkins University, December 4, 2012 - May 26, 2013
Students in the annual practicum course offered in conjunction with Homewood Museum ("Curating Homewood") curated a show of prints and original works of art recording the landmarks, landscapes, and historical moments of the nineteenth-century Baltimore. On loan from the private collection of Stiles Tuttle Colwill, this selection provides context for Homewood and includes extremely rare states of familiar prints as well as original works of art such as images of the Washington and Battle monuments from a sailor's sketchbook. An 1814 schoolgirl embroidery of the Baltimore Basilica supposes the intended appearance of the structure which wasn't actually completed until 1821.
Explore further
- Read about exciting historical happenings at Homewood Museum and the M&S course "Introduction to Material Culture" (now AS.389.261 "Curating Homewood") here.
Jews on the Move: Baltimore and the Suburban Exodus
Hodson Hall, Johns Hopkins University, October 17 - December 17, 2012
Chizuk Amuno, December 17, 2012 - January 28, 2013
Enoch Pratt Main Branch, January 28 - March 11, 2013
Beth El Congregation, March 12 - May 6, 2013
The second of four Mellon-funded collaborations between the Program in Museums and Society and a local museum, the Spring 2012 course "Staging Suburbia" invited students to work as public historians alongside Jewish Museum of Maryland curators and staff, researching primary documents and artifacts to develop a traveling exhibition about Baltimore's Jewish suburbs. Through an intensive semester studying the history of post-war Baltimore, students helped select the themes and objects, wrote text for the show, and blogged about their experiences.
Explore further
- Read the blog with contributions by JHU student Evan Fowler and Museums and Society minor Molly Martel
- Read the article in the JHU Arts & Sciences Magazine
- Read more in the Baltimore Sun.
To Glorify and To Sanctify: The Crown Motif in Jewish Ritual and Art
Hillel, Fall 2012- Fall 2013
In this exhibition Gabrielle Barr (class of 2012) explores the significance of the crown as a motif in Jewish culture from the rabbinic period to the present. Exploring both textual and visual sources, the show considers the crown's multivalent meaning in ritual and spiritual contexts, and in religious as well as secular spheres whether as a marker of kingship, a sign of the priesthood, or a symbol in marriage. As the fourth annual Sonneborn Collection Curatorial Intern Gabrielle researched and assembled objects from the Henry Sonneborn Collection. The exhibition will be on display for a year at Hillel. If you are interested in the Sonneborn Collection Curatorial Internship or other museum opportunities offered through the Program in Museums and Society, you can find more information here.
Federal Foodies: From Farm to Table in Early Baltimore
Homewood Museum, Johns Hopkins University, February 3, 2012 - April 29, 2013
Homewood Museum's seventh annual student-curated show explores the culture of food, farming and festivity in nineteenth-century Maryland. The exhibit takes a closer look at agricultural and gardening practices, as well as food preservation, preparation and presentation. It examines cookbooks, implements, tools and images from the period. This project emerged from the work of Johns Hopkins students in the fall 2011 course Introduction to Material Culture taught by Homewood Museum director-curator Catherine Rogers Arthur. They discovered, among other things, evidence for an early form of community supported agriculture (CSA) in Baltimore.
Print by Print: Series from Dürer to Lichtenstein
Baltimore Museum of Art, October 30, 2011 - March 25, 2012
The first of four Mellon-funded collaborations between the Program in Museums and Society and a local museum, the Spring 2011 course "Paper Museums: Exhibiting Prints at the BMA" brought students into the Baltimore Museum of Art to work alongside Associate Curator of Prints, Drawings and Photographs Rena Hoisington. Through an intensive semester studying the history of print-making, researching prints from the BMA's permanent collection, discussing issues and ideas about serialization, and working directly with works of art, students helped select the themes and objects, wrote text, and brainstormed programming for an exhibit of over 350 prints, many of which have never been exhibited before.
Explore further
- Reviews in the Washington Post and Baltimore Sun
- Check out this cover story in Johns Hopkins Arts & Sciences Magazine
Choreography in Color: The Art of Zelda Fitzgerald
Evergreen Museum and Library, October 19, 2011 - January 29, 2012
Awarded the prestigious Woodrow Wilson Undergraduate Research Fellowship in her freshman year, M&S minor Laura Somenzi (class of 2013) took the lead in curating the exhibit Choreography in Color: The Art of Zelda Fitzgerald with the steadfast support and mentorship of James Archer Abbott, Director and Curator of Evergreen Museum and Elizabeth Rodini, Director of the Program in Museums and Society. Through two years of sustained research and study of Zelda Fitzgerald's art, literary writings and diaries, Somenzi peered through Fitzgerald's image as the definitive flapper and revealed her both as an artist longing for recognition and a representative of a broader pervasive struggle for social equality. Somenzi worked through every aspect of the curatorial process from research and conceptualization to loan requests and photo permissions, to crafting the final presentation and writing the text for the exhibit and its accompanying catalog. On October 13, 2011 JHU's Rising blog featured Somenzi and her project.
From Sacred to Secular: Collecting and Caring for Judaica
Hillel, Fall 2011- Fall 2012
In this exhibition, Emily Carambelas (class of 2011) considers how museums balance their mission with religious instructions regarding the preservation, interpretation and display of sacred objects. Jewish tradition offers strict guidelines regarding the use and treatment of Judaica at different points in objects' lifecycles. As the third annual Sonneborn Collection Curatorial Intern Emily researched and assembled objects from the Henry Sonneborn Collection. The exhibition will be on display for a year at Hillel. The catalogue for the exhibit is here. If you are interested in the Sonneborn Collection Curatorial Internship, you can find more information here.
The Archaeology of Daily Life
In the Spring of 2011, eight Johns Hopkins undergraduates worked closely with Dr. Hérica Valladares in the Johns Hopkins University Archaeological Museum to explore an expanding, complex field of study – the archaeology of everyday life in the Greco-Roman world. The course resulted in an online exhibition and catalog of twenty-four little known and mostly unpublished artifacts from the museum's collection. Students investigated two related categories of objects: those designed for daily use, and those that represent ancient daily life. The pieces they selected for the catalog explore five main topics: childhood, private pleasures, female beauty, jewelry and "Tanagras" - modern terracotta sculptures produced in the style of Classical and Hellenistic works of art that offer insight into the reception of Classical art in the Victorian era.
Privileged Pursuits: Cultural Refinement in Early Baltimore
Homewood Museum, February 4th-April 17th 2011
Homewood Museum's sixth annual student-curated show explored how young Baltimoreans were instructed in cultural activities including music, dance, literature, fine art, and civility in the early 19th century. These five elements were thought to embody a complete education and were often introduced to young students through parental instruction, printed materials, tutors, and specialized schools. The exhibition drew from Carroll family correspondence, rare books, and other period items. An accompanying display located on the main level of the Milton S. Eisenhower Library, adjacent to Homewood Museum, featured objects from the Johns Hopkins Sheridan Libraries. This project emerged from the work of Johns Hopkins students in the fall 2010 course Introduction to Material Culture taught by Homewood Museum director-curator Catherine Rogers Arthur.
The Art of Diplomacy: The Garretts in Rome
Evergreen Museum & Library, March 6th – May 29th, 2011
Organized by Museums and Society senior and Evergreen Student Curator Kit Harris, The Art of Diplomacy: The Garretts in Rome focused on the years that John and Alice Garrett were in Rome while John was the US Ambassador to Italy. The show explored how the Garretts used their status within Roman society to further an exchange between the art worlds of the two nations. Kit's responsibilities included researching the history of the Garrett family, selecting objects to tell their story, writing text panels, and organizing the museum space.
Kit shared, "I focused on the ways in which [the Garretts] both used their position within Roman society and the great resource of the Embassy to promote a cultural exchange between Italy and America. I highlighted paintings in the collection that they collected while in Italy. I also pulled a lot of great materials from the archives at MSE, from both John's personal and professional papers and Alice's papers. I installed little "vignettes" throughout the house, each one a story in and of itself, which all told together showed how much the Garretts worked for the cause of art and culture."
Treasures of Heaven
The Walters Art Museum, February 13th, 2011 - May 15th, 2011
In fall 2010 students in the Museums and Society course Walking with Reliquaries had the chance to work with The Walters Art Museum Associate Curator Martina Bagnoli on the audio tour for the exhibition Treasures of Heaven: Saints, Relics, and Devotion in Medieval Europe. The students scripted the tour, each selecting two or three objects from the exhibition checklist to research in depth. Throughout the semester participants in the course gave presentations on their findings, which ultimately became the audio guide. The students are featured alongside the curator and the "official" narrator in the tour so that many voices are brought to bear in the interpretation of the reliquaries.
You can listen to three stops here:
Reading the Peabody
Eisenhower Library, M-level, Fall 2010- January 21st, 2011
Fairy tales, religious texts, wilderness adventures, and ancient Roman histories line the shelves of the illustrious George Peabody Library, but what do they have in common? The exhibition Reading the Peabody: Student Discoveries in Baltimore's First Public Library explored how 19th century readers might have used the rich holdings of the library's collection. Curated by Gabrielle Dean and her students from the Spring 2010 course Reading Culture in the 19th Century Library, the exhibition was devoted to these four facets of the library's holdings.
Dr. Dean plans to turn this exhibition into an on-line project in the future, via a digital platform currently in development in the library. An article about the project, entitled "Teaching by the Book: The Culture of Reading in the George Peabody Library," is in Past is Portal: Teaching Undergraduates Using Special Collections and Archives (Baltimore, 2012).
Evergreen as Muse
Evergreen Museum & Library, December 9th 2010 - January 30th, 2011
Butterflies, stained glass windows, and illuminated manuscripts inspired the handcrafted books displayed at the Evergreen Museum & Library. The exhibition Evergreen as Muse showcased books containing original art and writing created by students in the fall 2010 course Artist in the Museum: Making Books. The class was co-taught by James Abbott, Curator of the Evergreen Museum & Library, and Phyllis Berger, Supervisor of the Photography Program in the Homewood Art Workshops. Students were introduced to the concept of books as art. As a final project they created their own artist's books inspired by the collections at the George Peabody Library, the Walters Art Museum, Evergreen Museum & Library, The JHU Library collection of artist's books, and the artist book collection of Edgar and Betty Sweren. Some students combined their own poetry with their images, others illustrated fairy tales, and others created narrative stories. If you are interested in similar opportunities, you can find our course listing here.
Additional images from the show are available here.
The Five Senses and Jewish Ritual Objects
Hillel, Fall 2010- Fall 2011
The role of sight, smell, hearing, touch, and taste in Jewish ritual tradition is explored in Suzanne Gold's ('10) student-curated exhibition The Five Senses and Jewish Ritual Objects. The exhibition examines how ceremonial objects mediate religious experience through the activation of particular senses—for example the glimmer of light off polished silver, the aroma of rich incense, the sound issued from instruments, the smooth pulp of the Torah, and the taste of sweet wine. As the Sonneborn Collection Curatorial Intern Suzanne researched and assembled objects from the Henry Sonneborn Collection. The exhibition will be on display for a year at Hillel. If you are interested in the Sonneborn Collection Curatorial Internship, you can find more information here.
Baltimore's Billy Baldwin
Evergreen Museum & Library, May 20-October 24, 2010
Furniture, textiles, fine art, and photographs illustrate the professional evolution of Baltimore-born William "Billy" Baldwin (1903–1983), probably the most ingenious of 20th-century interior designers. Students in the spring 2010 Museums and Society course Curating Culture at Evergreen worked with museum director and curator James Abbott to research and put together this exhibition dedicated to Baldwin's lengthy and influential career. Baldwin, the so-called dean of American decorators, introduced a more relaxed design sensibility, one based on practical principles that could be followed by anyone. The exhibition focuses attention on Baldwin's life-long pride in his Baltimore origins, and includes vignettes representing three of his Maryland-based commissions that show the development of his now-iconic design vocabulary.
Baltimore's Billy Baldwin is the second in a series of courses and exhibitions dedicated to exploring Modernism at Evergreen. The exhibition and its accompanying publication were made possible by The Richard C. Von Hess Foundation.
Decades of Change: Alice Garrett and the Theatre, 1900–1952
Evergreen Museum and Library, February 28-April 25, 2010
Arts patron and philanthropist Alice Warder Garrett (1877–1952) held a lifelong passion for the performing arts; she attended plays frequently, collecting some 400 playbills and souvenir programs over five decades, and enjoyed entertaining friends, family, and her husband's diplomatic colleagues with song and dance performances in Evergreen's Léon Bakst-designed theatre. This focus show features key playbills from Mrs. Garrett's collection and examples of her "notes to self" on costumes and stage sets, illuminating how theatre provided a means of self-expression, and even self-definition, separate but parallel to her role as ambassador's wife.
Decades of Change was organized by 2009 Evergreen Museum & Library student curator and Museums and Society minor Suzanne Gold, '10. The exhibition was made possible by the Evergreen House Foundation and the Maryland State Arts Council. If you are interested in applying for the annual student curatorship position, you can find more information here.
Members of the fall 2009 course "Introduction to Material Culture," studying travel and transportation in early Maryland, visit the B & O Railroad Museum. This original cornerstone was laid by Charles Carroll of Carrollton, father of the builder of Homewood – the house that lends its name and architectural style to JHU's Homewood Campus.
On the Road: Travel and Transportation in Early Maryland
Homewood Museum, January 28-March 31, 2010
Letters, newspaper advertisements, surviving travel related-objects, and other period items were displayed in this student-curated show. The exhibition offered a look at aspects of travel and transportation in early Maryland, particularly in relation to Baltimore families like the Carrolls of Homewood. A related exhibition of printed material was on view at the Eisenhower Library. On the Road was researched and produced by Johns Hopkins students in the fall course Introduction to Material Culture taught by Homewood Director and Curator Catherine Arthur. Read more about their work in the Hopkins Gazette.
The Authority of Ruins
In the spring of 2010, seven Johns Hopkins undergraduates worked closely with Professor Hérica Valladares in the Rare Books collection at the Milton S. Eisenhower Library. With the assistance of Dr. Earle Havens, Curator of Rare Books at the Sheridan Libraries of Johns Hopkins University, the class explored antiquarian publications dating between the sixteenth and the nineteenth centuries.
Entitled The Authority of Ruins: Antiquarianism in Italy, 1500s-1800s, the final project for the course resulted in the creation of an online exhibition. The interactive site focuses on the visual nature of the study of antiquity, and investigates important changes in the methods for analyzing and depicting ruins over a span of three hundred years.
Behind the Scenes at the Walters Art Museum: Material Migrations
Ever wonder how objects and paintings in our museums got there? In the fall of 2009, Elizabeth Rodini and a group of Johns Hopkins students explored this question in a course entitled Behind the Scenes at the Walters Art Museum: Material Migrations. Taught in collaboration with Walters postdoctoral fellow Ben Tilghman (Ph.D. '09), the course considered the many ways and means by which objects circulate, ranging from pilgrimage to commercial trade to archaeological excavation. These general investigations were enhanced by directed student research on the "back stories" of fourteen artworks in the Walters' own collection. By examining how and why objects circulate, students were also invited to consider how meanings and values shift with shifting historical contexts. Students presented their research in several forms, including through maps produced in Google Earth that chronicle the geographic journey of each piece and explore its meaning at different "stops" along the way.
This work was possible thanks to the support of Hopkins' Center for Educational Resources and an Arts Innovation Grant. Read more about this course in the Hopkins Arts and Sciences Magazine.
A Handsome Museum: Selections from the Henry Sonneborn Collection
This historic collection of Judaica, the oldest in the United States, was formed by Baltimore clothing magnate Henry Sonneborn with the assitance of several faculty members from Johns Hopkins. It was donated to the university in 1902, but had been in storage or out on long-term loan for nearly 100 years. Several developments at Hopkins, including the establishment of programs in Jewish Studies and Museums and Society, made it a fitting time for the collection to be returned from its most recent home at Temple Oheb Shalon. A portion of the collection went on view in November 2009 at the Smokler Center for Jewish Life in an installation that paid homage to Sonneborn's dream of creating "a handsome museum" for teaching and research. The installation was curated by Museums and Society student Sarah DePaolo, '09, with the assistance of Suzanne Gold, '10.
Close Looking at the BMA: Rinaldo and Armida
In the spring of 2009, a group of JHU undergraduates met every week to study this singularly important painting in the collection of the Baltimore Museum of Art. Their mission: to look closely (really closely!) and consider this work by the Baroque painter Anthony van Dyck from as many points of view as possible. Under the guidance of Dr. Elizabeth Rodini and the BMA's Deputy Director for Education Anne Manning, they worked with art historians, curators, literary scholars, musicologists, conservators, and painters to uncover the richness of this complex work. Their research has now been developed into a web-based exploration of the painting, thanks to the work of Nora Krinistky '09, a Museums and Society graduate who joined the BMA as a Kress Interpretative Fellow. Explore the students' work here.
(Speaking of close looking, consider this recent series in the Washington Post by Blake Gopnik...sometimes less is more.)
At Your Fingertips
Baltimore Museum of Industry, Spring 2010
In celebration of the 200th anniversary of the birth of Louis Braille, the Baltimore Museum of Industry opened this small focus show dedicated to the embossed type invented by Braille to enable the blind to read and write. Six Hopkins undergraduates in the spring, 2009 course History of the Artifact worked with historian and BMI educator Lori Finkelstein to research Braille and his invention and organize this installation. They selected artifacts, wrote all accompanying text, and developed educational materials to help engage visitors. All of the objects in the show were lent by the National Federation for the Blind.
"Twitter Jay and the Re-Cyclists"
JHU's first entry in the Kinetic Sculpture Race, American Visionary Art Museum, Baltimore, May 2, 2009.
Follow a dedicated team of students from Arts and Sciences and Engineering as they negotiate a challenging 15-mile course through Baltimore with "Twitter Jay," their kinetic sculpture with a electronic twist. With the unwavering support of Joan Freedman and the staff of the Digital Media Center, and the sponsorship of Museums and Society and an Arts Innovation Grant, this team took home one of the most coveted prizes in this year's race...watch the video to learn more.
Interested in participating in the race? Contact Joan Freedman in the Digital Media Center.
Next to Godliness: Cleanliness in Early Maryland
Homewood Museum, January 29-March 29, 2009
The adage "Cleanliness is next to godliness" was certainly familiar to Homewood's residents, the Carrolls, and their contemporaries. Even without the religious context, they understood that cleanliness promoted health and that filth promoted disease. In fact, the very reason for building Homewood House was, in large part, to promote clean and healthful country living.
This focus show explored aspects of clean and dirty in the early 19th century including garbage, laundry, housekeeping, bathing, the issue of stink, shaving, tooth care, hair care, cosmetics, elimination, and even feminine hygiene. It was the result of research conducted by students in Introduction to Material Culture, taught in fall 2008 at Homewood Museum by Curator-Director Catherine Arthur as part of the Museums and Society program.
The course and the focus show were made possible by the late Anne Merrick Pinkard. Serious but with a good dose of humor, the show received strong attention in local blogs and papers.
Muse News
Students in the fall 2008 course Introduction to the Museum: Issues and Ideas worked assiduously all semester to develop original museum oriented periodicals—the Muse News. The students worked in teams of three and each member was responsible for writing three articles: one exhibition review, one Op-ed, and one report. As with any business project, the teams had to identify their audience and their focus. Once they had established an angle, they wrote, read, and edited the articles. Working with the digital media center they learned "in design," which helped them to create a clear layout with appealing graphics. The students then had to print and assemble their newsletters.
The last class was devoted to reading and evaluating each team's publication. Art Museums of the East Coast took first prize. Art Focus: Museum Exclusive was voted second. Museums Today was voted third. All of the students worked hard on this labor intensive project. Most importantly, they learned that there are many different types of museum careers.
It's a Man's World: The Collections of the Male Garretts
Evergreen Museum and Library, November 1, 2008-March 31, 2009
This exhibition was curated by Matt Turtoro, '10, the second recipient of the Evergreen Museum and Library Student Curator Internship. It examined the collecting activities of three generations of men in the Garrett family, who owned and resided in Evergreen House, the Italianate mansion on North Charles Street that now belongs to Johns Hopkins. Turtoro studied the Museum's collections and archives, and scattered the resulting installations throughout the house. One room featured an unusual map of all the countries visited by John Work Garrett, Jr., during his life time: the map was painted on a floorcloth by Turtoro, with the assistance of Homewood House Manager Mary Plumber. Other sections of the exhibition highlighted the Garrett's interest in coins, prints, and East Asian decorative arts, and exhibit artifacts from their travels and correspondance.
This curatorial experience allowed Matt to blend his fascination with history and the arts, to do in-depth research into the sources available at Evergreen, and to interpret them in an imaginitive and engaging way for the public.
On view in tandem with this show was also Evergreen as Muse, an exhibition of photos by undergraduate student artists. They worked with Homewood Art Workshops instructor Phyllis Berger and Evergreen Museum Curator and Director James Abbott to produce a series of photographs inspired by the house and its collections. This project was so successful that it was repeated in the fall of 2009. In fall 2010 a new collaboration centered on bookmaking, responded to Evergreen's wonderful Garrett Library. In fall 2011 that collaboration was repeated with a new group of students.
Mapping the Cosmos: Images from the Hubble Space Telescope
The Walters Art Museum, February 2-July 27, 2008
Mapping the Cosmos was curated by seven students in the fall 2007 course Behind the Scenes at the Walters Art Museum. Working closely with experts from the Walters and the Space Telescope Science Institute, as well as with their instructors, Elizabeth Rodini and Benjamin Tilghman, they researched everything from astronomy to museum audiences, designed the installation, and wrote all of the accompanying text--including wall labels, a cell phone tour, and an on-line interactive linked to Google Sky. A video produced by the STSci documents the class and the making of the show.
The exhibition was praised for its unusual blend of art and science, and drew large audiences of all ages. It received extensive coverage in the press, including the Hopkins Gazette, the Baltimore Sun, the Sun's OpEd page, and on the website of the Hubble Space Telescope.
Mapping the Cosmos continues to travel nationally, and inspired the fall 2010 exhibition at the Palazzo Loredan in Venice curated by the Space Telescope Science Institute. You can read more about the exhibition here.
Welcome Little Stranger: Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Family in Early Maryland
Homewood Museum, January 17-March 30, 2008
Curated by students in the fall course Introduction to Material Culture, taught by Homewood Museum Curator Catherine Rogers Arthur, this exhibition explored the practices surrouding pregnancy and childbirth among families like the Carrolls of Homewood. Students researched the historical framework of the show, selected objects that would elucidate its themes, and organized the installation. This course and exhibition are an annual offering through the Program in Museums and Society, generously sponsored by the late Anne Merrick Pinkard.
Read more about student research for this project in the Johns Hopkins Magazine.
Printed Sculpture/Sculpted Prints
The Baltimore Museum of Art, November 14, 2007-March 30, 2008
Curated by Elizabeth Rodini and undergraduates in her spring, 2007 Museums and Society course, Paper Museums: Exhibiting Prints at the BMA, this exhibition featured prints and small-scale sculptures from the BMA's extensive collection. The show explored the many and varied reasons sculpture was represented in printed imagery, from the sixteenth through early nineteenth centuries.
The ten undergraduate students met regularly at the BMA with Dr. Rodini to help select the works for the exhibition, research them, and organize the installation. Assisted by the BMA staff, they also planned programs and wrote the text for the exhibition, as well as for an illustrated brochure.
Printed Sculpture/Sculpted Prints was generously supported by Chuck and Amy Newhall and the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences of the Johns Hopkins University.
Renaissance Men: Classical Form in Art and Anatomy
Milton S. Eisenhower Library, November 5, 2007-March 3, 2008
Curated by Museums and Society undergraduate students Gillian Maguire '08 and Whitney Shaffer '08, this show featured works from the Sheridan Libraries Special Collections and the Johns Hopkins Institute of the History of Medicine. It was conceived as an extension of the student-curated exhibition at the Baltimore Museum of Art, Printed Sculpture/Sculpted Prints.
Feathers, Fins, and Fur: The Pet in Early Maryland
Homewood Museum, January 4-March 31, 2007
Students in the fall 2006 undergraduate course Introduction to Material Culture used artifacts and objects to investigate early American history. The result was this exhibition, which was profiled in the Chronicle of Higher Education. This seminar-exhibition project is now an annual offering of the Program in Museums and Society.
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Welcome to gardeners, growers of veggies, fruits, flowers, and trees!
Welcome backyard hen enthusiasts, worm farmers, beekeepers & composters!
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If you like to dig in the dirt, plant & prune, grow food & flowers, or sit and watch as someone else does your landscaping, you'll find something here to discuss!
Selected topics, in no particular order:
Moon Phase Widget here. Moon phase topic here.
What's your gardening style?
Frugal gardening.
Backyard Chickens here. here. here. here.
Growing Fruits
Wild Parsnip - It can burn skin.
Why buy locally-grown plants?
Cheap gardening.
Buy locally grown plants to prevent blight transmission here.
Grow lots of fruits in a small space, by backyard orchard culture.
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I think a hawthorn. I cannot see much of the leaves but it's the right time. Hawthorn has got some family members that look almost the same, so if it isn't the one, it's the other...
Hi all,
Any ideas as to identity of this tree? I don't know. It reminds me of spirea, but much bigger. There is a row of them on a neglected area on my property. They are near a creek that runs in fall/winter/spring, dry in summer. I think I see them growing wild in fence rows, so either native or feral. These reach about 30 feet tall, have bark like cherries. Wild, sweet, and tart cherry trees are all finished blooming here. Tart cherries just barely. This mystery tree just started blooming. i'm not aware of fruit but might not have noticed last year. The flowers have a musty/sweet scent, sort of like Bradford pear, but fruiting pears here are long since finished blooming.
Bees like the flowers, which is good. We seem to be in a minor nectar and pollen low until something else takes over.
This was lush growth a few days ago. Then it frosted.
Oh well. Into every life a little frost must land. I think they'll grow back.
I wouldn't like mice or rats in my compost. I found a mouse nest in the well house. Fortunately they ran off before I had to make a decision about eliminating them.
I'm enjoying the comments about killing viruses in composts. I like to add horse manure to my compost, as it really makes it cook. I am abandoning one compost pile as I have at least one rat living in there. I'll set up a new one in a sunnier area and hope I have more luck.
It was too rainy and chilly for any naked gardening here today... maybe next week? ;-)
And Dominic that serpent gourd vine is incredible... it looks like fine lace. I'm off to look it up!
So, you think you've out-skunked the skunk? Hope so.
Joan, just yesterday, I looked-up what temperature is needed to kill virus'. I was surprised to find that Influenza viruses are weakened or killed with temperatures of 167 to 212 F. Lower than I assumed.
I'm not familiar with the Hantavirus until now. I've just read some on it and now know why my city wants to keep junk from piling-up which provides a home for mice. They never mentioned the diseases that can be caught from mice. I don't know how reliable this site is, but it says the virus is only viable for 3 days or less at room temperature, and sunlight kills it faster: http://www.healthyhomespartnership.net/faqcd/PDF%20library/contamin...
This site says 150 F for 2 hours: . http://www.thermapure.com/environmental-services/viruses/
More interesting info on: www.cdc.gov/hantavirus/.
The northwest is my choice to live, by every measure I used to decide where I wanted to settle. It is hot and cold and beautiful and watered from an aquifer and just perfect for me. The bergenia is almost ready to go to seed, the Kwanzan Cherry coming into bloom very fast. I cleaned out only one raised bed, and I will get to the others as my energy developes. There are blossoms on strawberries and the raspberries look very healthy.
Did I mention, Cary successfully blocked the holes of the skunk? He placed concrete stepping stones where she dug under the shed.
Mice proliferate out under the compost pile so there should be some rich material coming from it. I probably should sterilize it with a plastic tarp and sun. Do you think that will take care of any Huntavirus?
Happy gardening!
Skimming the comments, I thought you were all talking about Sarah Palin. I would not mind if she went into the snow storm and was lost. But it didn't make sense to me so I googled. Guess I missed some American Culture or something.
I grew up in the Midwest near the Mississippi. Summers, hot sticky humid mosquito ridden. Winters bitter cold snow ice wind. Spring floods but mostly ok, Fall OK. Didn't like the climate. Happier in Pacific NW which to me is paradise.
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An exciting month with two great local conferences, BrightonSEO and Ion Search in Leeds setting the standard for out-of-London events. The news I have been focusing on this month has been rel=author tag, suddenly everyone seems to be talking about it and has been featured at the conferences.
I have put together a special Brighton SEO reading list of all the best round-ups from the event and (*self-promotion alert*) you can see a digital version of the souvenir poster from Brighton SEO that I was commissioned to produce for the show. Only 50 copies were made and sent to the speakers and a few select industry leaders.
Enjoy the reading and maybe see you at Sascon in Manchester next month.
Shelli aka shellshock uk
>> Link Building Reading List: April 2012
>> Industry commentary:
The New Google Link Algorithm
by Patrick Altoft
The online armageddon that the latest round of blog network de-indexing has caused is sending huge ripples and implications through the agency. Moving forward we are going to see a lot of second rate agencies who can't deliver fall away. If you have been relying on blog networks for links then you are in trouble. Patrick from Branded 3 gives an interesting insight to actual stats about what he has seen on clients sites during the snowfall of GWT unnatural links warning messages.
Linkpreneurs: The New School of Linkbuilding
by Shelli Walsh
Yes, this is another *self-promotion alert* but it is my first post on Econsultancy and shares my thoughts on where I feel link building needs to move to in light of all the recent changes thrown at us from Google. Created a few strong reactions and some entertaining comments. If you ever want a bit of controversy, just make up a new industry term!
Linkbranding – A Linkbuilders Marketing Mindset
by John Doherty
John has termed a new phrase Linkbranding (wow that's two new phrases for link building this month!) and discusses how focusing on high-quality sites that can refer traffic and gain social mentions, elevating you as a thought leader. I think this post shares similarities with Linkpreneurs and highlights the direction the industry is now moving in.
>> Interviews
Jim Boykin Interview
by Aaron Wall
Jim Boykin is one of the original link gurus who really does deserve the title. Jim has been around pretty much from the beginning of SEO and what he doesn't know aint worth knowing. An insightful interview by Aaron Wall on Seobook.
Interview with Link Building Expert Wil Reynolds
by Jon Cooper
Does Wil need any introduction? I hope not. Founder of SEER interactive Wil is a heavy-weight industry leader and usual speaker on the circuit. Get the insights into his thoughts on link building.
Interview with Debra Mastaler
By Aaron Wall
Founder of Alliance Link, Debra is one of very few high-profile female SEO/link builders in the industry. Aaron from SEObook (is he running a series?) interviews Debra on her thoughts on link building.
>> Tips for getting links:
21 Link Builders Share Advanced Link Building Queries
by Garrett French
Okay, this is from 2009 but is still a very useful post to bookmark. Day 1 of link building school tells us that learning search operators are the fundamentals of searching for link prospects and competitor analysis. Before you move on to using tools that take away the hard work for you I recommend having a grasp of these essentials so that you can understand why a tool brings back the results it does and improve your tool if it fails. Like when you drive a car you need to know how to check the oil and change a tyre.
Fundamentals of Large Scale Linkbuilding on #SEOchat with Garrett French
by Lyena Solomon
This is the transcript of an amazing twittercast #SEOchat which I managed to stumble on the tail end (Lyena was lucky to jump in as the first person to type this up). Garrett French held a QA about large scale link prospecting over twitter. Garrett is currently doing a lot of work promoting his new Link Prospector tool (which is well worth a look at) but he still imparts his wisdom on large scale outreach (and he is the expert).
Link Building in 2012: Scalable Link Building
by Jason Acidre
Can a month go by without me adding another amazing Kaiser the Sage post? Jason is really up there as one the best link building writers of the moment consistently producing great content. A must read post about how link building is evolving and Jason's tips for getting links in 2012.
Forget Rankings! 8 Tips To Build Links That Make Money Directly
by Scott Cowley
A few months ago nobody was talking about link building and PR and now nobody can stop talking about it. A great article which talks about how you should be building links for referral and not just for rankings (yes I have been going on about this for ages!). Link building and PR is where it's all at.
>> The best tutorial posts:
Competitor link prospecting in Microsoft Excel
and Identifying Link Patterns with SEO Tools
by John Doherty
Two excellent tutorials John has provided to help your link building efforts.
20+ resources for prospecting, organising and researching link opportunities
by James Agate
An incredible list of resources for anyone into high quality link building. Tools that can help with the time consuming mundane crap and give you more valuable time to network and score links.
Excel and Google Docs: Tools for the ultimate SEO dashboard
by Mitch Monsen
Comprehensive list of all the SEO tools built from Excel or Google Docs.
>> rel=Author
If you haven't already implemented the author tag to your posts and G+ account then now is the time to do it. Authorship was a big topic of conversation at recent conferences and IMO is going to have a huge impact. I have pulled out the best two posts which discuss the impact of rel=author, the best two presentations from recent conferences and the best two posts of how to implement the tag.
Ask The Experts How Will Rel=Author Affect SEO
I don't know how I managed to get on an ask the experts page but here are the thoughts on rel=author by Tom Anthony, Andrew Girdwood, Kevin Gibbons, Teddie Cowell, Peter Handley and someone called Shelli Walsh, never heard of her.
Author Rank
by AJ Kohn
Schema.org, semantic mark-up, rich snippets and micro formats are a hot topic right now. Author-rel is going to have big implications for anyone who uses a content strategy and guest posting. I strongly advise reading everything you can about this right now and jumping on board. This is going to be big.
6 Ways to Boost Your Rankings Using Google Authorship
by Kevin Gibbons
This just snuck in as I was going to press so I have only skimmed through but it looks like a comprehensive post on using rel=author and how it fits into a strategy of building your authority online for link building and SEO.
>> Best conference presentations
James Carson at Brighton SEO
Tom Anthony at Ion Search
>> How to implement rel=author
by Yoast
by Blind Five Year Old
>> And now for something else…
How to get more Likes on Facebook
by The Oatmeal
Without a doubt one of the best posts I have ever read on social media, link building and online networking! I'm off now to build a microsite about tanks driven by nuns.
9 Evil Ways to Build Links
by Peter Attia
I am thinking that Peter is a little TOO good at this! Amusing read, check out the comment left by Sean: the most extreme link building strategy I have read yet – brilliant.
You can now access all the best link building posts from April 2012 in this Delicious stack:
Best Link Building Posts | April 2012
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Senate President Jeff Kessler, D-Marshall, has removed Sen. Evan Jenkins, D-Cabell, from all leadership positions within the West Virginia Senate immediately.
Jenkins has been rumored to be planning a party switch to run for Congress in the next election cycle. Click here for our previous coverage on the subject.
He had been serving as chairman of the Minority Affairs and Pensions Committee and also was vice chairman of the Health and Human Resources Committee.
Jenkins, 52, was elected to the House of Delegates in 1994, and in 2002 he was elected to the West Virginia Senate.
"Refusing to dispel rumors that he is switching to the Republican Party in order to possibly run for Congress shows that he has no allegiance to his democratic colleagues or the constituents that elected him," Kessler said in a news release. "I do not want anyone on my leadership team or in a leadership position that does not show decisiveness or loyalty."
Kessler said replacements for Jenkins will be named at a later date.