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I don't see it in the photos Sue took of the giveaway haul, so I'm thinking it's probably from Kerry, but I'm not sure. Ladies, if you see this, which of you gave me these sweet buckles? Thanks, at any rate!
Now onto the other exciting news: I actually finished a sewing project!
I made a skirt to wear going out on my birthday night (as I've mentioned before, I love "occasion sewing"); E took some photos of me in it, which came out wicked blurry,
and then I took a couple boring hanger ones so y'all can see the print on the fabric.
I picked this fabric for two reasons. One, I bought it at the fabric store across the street from K and E's Astoria apartment last time I visited, back in February, and thought it'd be nice to "bring it home," so to speak; two, my birthday is la fete de Bastille, the French Independence Day, and I thought the red-white-blue print and French text would be appropriate for what was a jupe de Bastille as much as a birthday skirt.
The skirt almost didn't materialize, though, because guess what happened while I was panicsewing the evening before my trip (yeah, yeah, I know)? My (mother's) machine spazzed out! There is something (non-obvious, not solvable by simply adjusting) wrong with the thread tension that I, uh, didn't have time to fix. But after a slight freakout I realised something: I had a five-hour bus ride, and surely some time once I'd arrived and E and K's, to figure things out! I sewed the zipper, affixed the gathers to the waistband and folded over and secured it, hemmed the skirt, and applied the hooks and eyes at the waist all by hand.
This is obvious in some places,
but overall I'm fairly proud of myself. The stitches are solid, and it all looks fine on the outside, so--that's all that really matters, right?


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In this short article on using SLAM with ROS, I have posted a couple of videos showing Pi Robot mapping out part of an apartment using a Hokuyo laser scanner and the gmapping package. See
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In this short article on using SLAM with ROS, I have posted a couple of videos showing Pi Robot mapping out part of an apartment using a Hokuyo laser scanner and the gmapping package. See
For the past several months, I have been learning the basics of ROS from Willow Garage. At the same time, I have been testing Mike Ferguson's "Poor Man's Lidar" or PML as an alternative to a more expensive laser range finder. The results are encouraging--at least for obstacle avoidance and simple navigation tasks. You can see the report at:
I recently converted most of the C# code for my Pi Robot project to Python. At the same time, I am changing the programming architecture to use message passing among nodes. To get started, I wrote up a little introduction to the topic at:
I finally had a chance to write up the math behind the Pi Robot arm tracking video. Keep in mind that I am only using the two shoulder joints in each arm--the elbow and wrist servos are fixed--so the inverse kinematics is fairly straightforward. Later on I'll have to deal with the other joints...
Here is the link to the write-up:
Here is a followup video to my previous blog entry. In this video, a number of independent behavioral threads are running to enable the robot to track and grasp the green balloon. Whenever the balloon is grasped, the robot turns its attention to the red balloon. When the green balloon is released, tracking turns again to it and the red balloon is ignored. I use RoboRealm to do the green/red tracking. There is a sonar sensor on the inside of the left hand that tells the robot when something is ready to be grasped. It can also do this using vision alone along with some trigonometry, but the result is more reliable when using the sensor.
I just finished up some work on using RoboRealm to guide my robot as it reaches toward a target object. The ultimate goal is for the robot to be able to pick up the object from a random location or take it from someone's hands. For now, I simply wanted to work out the coordinate transformations from visual space to arm space to get the two hands to point in the right direction as the target is moved about. The following video shows the results so far:
I don't have a full write-up yet on how I did this but it basically just uses 3-d coordinate transformations from the head angles and distance to the target (as measured by sonar and IR sensors mounted near the camera lens) to a frame of reference attached to each shoulder joint. The Dynamixel AX-12 servos are nice for this application since they can be queried for their current position info. The distance to the balloon as measured by the sonar and IR sensors is a little hit and miss and I think I'd get better performance using stereo vision instead.
I put together a new robot using Dynamixel AX-12+ servos and I wanted to test an algorithm for tracking a moving object. The camera being used is a DLink 920 wireless operating over 802.11g and the visual tracking is done using RoboRealm. All processing is done on my desktop PC. The full writeup can be found here:
This video demonstrates learning by example in an artificial neural network that controls the motion of a mobile robot. The robot uses four sonar sensors and three IR sensors to detect the ranges to nearby objects. A wireless controller is used to initially remote control the robot past some test objects while the robot records the sensor readings and motor control signals. This data is then used to train a 2x7 artificial neural network (2 motors and 7 sensors). Once the network is trained, it is used to control the robot without intervention from the operator.
For more information, see http://www.pirobot.org/blog/0007/
This is a followup to my earlier post describing the use of a simple neural network to control a light following robot. In the original demonstration, the connections between input and output neurons were hard coded with values that were known to steer the robot in the right way. In the current demonstration, the neural network is initialized with random connections and the correct behavior has to be learned.
In the video below, the robot begins with a random 2x2 neural network for controlling the motors based on the values of the two light sensors mounted on the front. A supervised learning algorithm employing the Delta Rule is used to train the network by utilizing a known solution to provide the teaching signals five times per second. At the beginning of the video, you can see that the robot turns away from the light and even goes backward. However, within 10-15 seconds, the network is already sufficiently trained to follow the light beam.
For more information, see http://www.pirobot.org/blog/0006/
Greetings Roboteers,
I just finished up a little demo regarding the use of a simple artificial neural network (ANN) to control a mobile robot. The demonstration is only meant to introduce the concepts and terminology of neural nets rather than being something particularly useful. Also, this blog entry does not deal with *learning* in ANN's which is what they are most famous for. That will be the topic of a forthcoming blog entry and demo.
Here is the link to the report. If you get bored with the math at the beginning, you can scroll down toward the end where there is a Youtube video demonstrating the robot in action.
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van der Zijpp, Nanne. "Gereformeerden contra Doopsgezinden in vroegere eeuwen."
van der Zijpp, Nanne. "Gereformeerden contra Doopsgezinden in vroegere eeuwen." Algemeen Doopsgezind Weekblad(25 February-2 December 1950).
van der Zijpp, Nanne.
van der Zijpp, Nanne. Geschiedenis der Doopsgezinden in Nederland.Arnhem: Van Loghum Slaterus, 1952: 135-142, 159-162.
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Calvinism and Mennonitism, although agreed in rejecting the Roman Catholic doctrines of the church, the hierarchy, and the sacraments, and in accepting the Bible as the only source of doctrine, differ significantly both in doctrines and in polity. In the past there have been many conflicts between Calvinists and Mennonites. Calvinists, formerly very staunch in their opinion that Calvinism is the only true form of Christianity, often despised and even persecuted non-Calvinists, although with the exception of Michael Servetus they did not put their antagonists to death.
In the Palatinate and in the duchy of Jülich, Germany, Mennonites sometimes were forced by Calvinistic rulers to leave the country, but it was especially in the Netherlands that Calvinism and Mennonitism collided and struggled for centuries.
The main controversial issues from the side of Calvinism (see also Calvin) were: rejection of infant baptism, non-swearing of oaths, refusal to bear arms, refusal to serve in governmental offices, and the practice of avoidance. Occasionally the Mennonites were also charged with false doctrines such as unorthodoxy in regard to the Trinity, and denial of the deity of Christ and the atonement.
Calvinism attacked Mennonitism particularly in four ways:
- Recommending that Reformed ministers enter the Mennonite meetinghouses to refute the preachers and "to convince them of their false teachings." This advice was already given by one of the first Reformed synods, held in 1574 at Dordrecht. It was followed, among others, by Ruardus Acronius, who in 1594 broke into a Mennonite meeting near Leeuwarden, interrupted the preacher, and violently attacked the Mennonite principles. But this method of fighting the Mennonites proved to be very unsuccessful and was soon abandoned.
- Organizing public disputations. The most important of these debates were those of Frankenthal in 1571 and Emden in 1578, and that at Leeuwarden in 1596 between the aforementioned Reformed minister Ruardus Acronius and the Mennonite preacher Pieter van Ceulen.
- Combating the Mennonites in writing. Numerous polemic books were published by Calvinistic theologians against Anabaptists and Mennonites. We mention only a few: Guy de Eres, La racine, source et fondement des Anabaptistes (1565), with Dutch translation: Den Wortel, oorspronck ende het fundament der Wederdoperen (1570, reprint 1589, 1608); Jean Taffin (translated from the French), Onderwijsinghe teghen de dwalinghen der Wederdoopers, 1590; Marnix van St-Aldegonde, Ondersoeckinge ende grondelyc\e weder-legginghe der geestdrijversche Leere (1595), in which the author insists on capital punishment of the Mennonites; H. Faukelius, Babel, dat is de Ver-werringhe der "Wederdooperen onder malkanderen (1621 and reprint, no date of publication indicated); A. Doreslaer and P. Austro-Sylvius, Grondige ende klare vertooninghe van het onderscheydt in de voornaemste hooft-stucken der christelijcken religie tusschen de Gereformeerden ende de Wederdooperen (1637, reprinted 1649); P. Bontemps, Bewijs van de menighvuldighe doolingen van de Wederdoopers often Mennisten (1641, reprinted 1653, 1661); F. Spanhemius Sr., Variae Disputationes Anti-Anabaptisticae (1643); idem, Controversiarum de Religione Elenchus (1694); Joh. Ploornbeek, Summa Controversiarum Religionis (1653); Chr. Schotanus, Van de gronden der Mennisterij (1671); F. Spanhemius Jr., Controversiarum de Religione (1757). Mennonites defended themselves against these attacks. The most notable Mennonite replies are: Claes Claesz, Bekentenisse van de voornaemste Stucken des Christelijcken Gheloofs (1624, reprinted 1650); Anthoni Jacobsz Roscius, Babel, d.i. Verwerringe der Kinderdooperen onder malcanderen (1626); E. A. van Dooregeest, Brief aan den Heer F. Spanhemius (1693, reprinted 1693, 1700); Galenus Abrahamsz, Verdediging der Christenen die Doopsgezinde genaamd worden (1699).
- Pressing both state and city authorities to take measures against the Mennonites. As late as 1795 in the Netherlands the Reformed Church was a state church, and Mennonites and other nonconformists were accordingly only tolerated. Often—but usually without success—Calvinist ministers and church councils tried to persuade the government to close or even to tear down Mennonite meetinghouses, forbid their services, deny them the legacies from estates. They also insisted on the issuance of orders—which often occurred—that Mennonites must have their marriages performed in Reformed churches, and that they should be compelled to swear oaths and to render military service, etc. In these oral or written petitions the Calvinists mostly tried to persuade the authorities by pointing out the danger of the Mennonites to the state and public order, insinuating their reputed descent from the revolutionary Münsterites.
In the 18th century disputations were no longer held, and Calvinistic polemical books and complaints to the government rapidly decreased. Occasionally an action was still brought against the Mennonites, as for instance in the cases of Jan Thomas in 1719 and Johannes Stinstra in 1742. The agitation of the Calvinists then was usually based upon a charge of unorthodoxy, that is, Socinianism.
After 1770 Calvinism no longer troubled Mennonitism in the Netherlands.
van der Zijpp, Nanne. "Gereformeerden contra Doopsgezinden in vroegere eeuwen." Algemeen Doopsgezind Weekblad (25 February-2 December 1950).
van der Zijpp, Nanne. Geschiedenis der Doopsgezinden in Nederland. Arnhem: Van Loghum Slaterus, 1952: 135-142, 159-162.
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. (1953). Calvinism and Mennonitism (Netherlands). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 14 November 2018, from http://gameo.org/index.php?title=Calvinism_and_Mennonitism_(Netherlands)&oldid=161086.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 1, p. 498. All rights reserved.
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With the 2012 presidential election over, attention nows turns to the inevitable shuffling of personnel in the Obama administration. Chief among the vacancies will be at the helm of the State Department, where Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has indicated her intent to retire.
After heavy media coverage speculating on the appointment of Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry, rumors have more recently coalesced around U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice for the position. Rice's qualifications are difficult to contest. In addition to her four years at Turtle Bay, she has stints in the Clinton administration on the National Security Council and as an assistant secretary for African affairs. Moreover, she would be following the path of Madeleine Albright, who made a similar move from the U.N. post in President Clinton's second term.
Yet the Rice choice — leaving aside a looming confirmation fight — would not be particularly inspired or inspiring. A more dynamic choice could set a better foreign-policy tone, reassuring allies and indicating firmness to potential global opponents. Here are three unconventional options:
The Republican — Robert Zoellick. An across-party-lines pick for secretary of State would be not only headline-grabbing but sui generis in the modern era. Zoellick's experience and Obama's own stated desire for national unity should lead to serious consideration for this type of nomination.


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Mumbai: Priyanka Chopra, who is known for her non-conventional films like `7 Khoon Maaf` and `Barfi`, says that her upcoming film on boxing champion Mary Kom will be the different film next year.
"I do at least one film which is challenging for me every year. Mary Kom is that film for next year. If you meet her in person, you will see she is so sweet....can`t imagine her to be a boxer," Priyanka Chopra said at a press conference here Friday.
Talking about her preparation for the film, the actress said that the training is on and she hopes she can play the role well.
"There is a lot of training going on for it. I hope I can pull it off," she said.
With her debut single, `In My City` being liked by her fans, Priyanka does admit that her strong Bollywood career has supported this success.
"I have done films for so long and my fans have always supported me. It is easy for me to do conventional films, but then I want to try something different," she said.
The actress will be seen in four films next year - a remake of `Zanjeer`, `Gunday`, the film on Mary Kom, and `Krrish 3`. Will she be singing in any of them?
"I have not planned anything. I am new to all this," she said.


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KANSAS CITY, Mo. >> Omar Infante capped a seven-run inning with his first career grand slam, and the Kansas City Royals held on to beat the Los Angeles Angels 8-6 on a rough Friday night for starting pitchers.
Jason Vargas and Angels counterpart Matt Shoemaker (5-2) combined to give up 14 runs on 20 hits — four of them home runs. Neither got an out in the fifth inning.
Michael Mariot (1-0) picked up his first career win with 1 1-3 innings of relief, and Greg Holland earned his 23rd save by tossing a perfect ninth.
Salvador Perez had three hits while Lorenzo Cain, Billy Butler and Alex Gordon each drove in a run for Kansas City, which ended the Angels' six-game winning streak despite limping into the series having lost six of seven.
C.J. Cron hit two homers for Los Angeles, and Mike Trout sent a shot to center in the first inning that cleared the fence, four rows of seats and a walkway before landing in a fountain.
Trout's mammoth drive only counted for one run, though, and on a muggy night with a brisk breeze blowing out to left field, it was going to take more than that to win.
Cron added a homer to left with two outs in the second inning, but Kansas City quickly erased its two-run deficit in the third by matching its biggest inning of the season.
The seven-run outburst against Shoemaker began with a double by Alcides Escobar, who added a single later in the inning. Jarrod Dyson, Cain and Eric Hosmer hit singles, Butler walked, Gordon hit a sacrifice fly and Perez added another base hit.
By that point, the Royals had pulled ahead 3-2 and the bases were loaded for Infante, who hit a high fly to left field that carried just over the wall and landed in the bullpen.
His first career grand slam came in his 1,268th game.
Butler added an RBI single in the fourth to make it 8-2. Shoemaker finished the inning but did not emerge for the fifth after allowing eight runs on 11 hits and a walk.
The rookie was 5-0 with a 3.00 ERA in his previous seven starts.
Vargas nearly squandered the big cushion when Cron hit a two-run shot in the fifth for his first career multihomer game. David Freese, Chris Iannetta and Collin Cowgill joined Trout in stringing together enough hits to eventually put up four runs.
Howie Kendrick nearly tied the game with a shot to the wall in right, but Cain caught it on a sprint at the warning track to end the inning and preserve the Royals' 8-6 lead.
Despite some hiccups, their bullpen tossed five scoreless innings to seal the win.
NOTES: The Angels traded RHP Ernesto Frieri to Pittsburgh for RHP Jason Grilli before the game. "We're trying to get a bullpen with some chemistry and upgrade it," manager Mike Scioscia said. … The Angels optioned INF Efren Navarro to Triple-A Salt Lake and recalled RHP Michael Kohn after the game. … Royals RHP Yordano Ventura faces Angels LHP Hector Santiago on Saturday.


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HONG KONG, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- A flight attendant on Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific airline quit her job after being forbidden from making a political statement by dumping coffee on a passenger -- a daughter of a controversial former Thai prime minister.
The unnamed Cathay Pacific flight attendant said on her Facebook page that she almost flew into a rage when her supervisor told her not to pour coffee on Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the youngest daughter of Thaksin Shinawatra.
A report by the South China Morning Post newspaper said the flight attendant caused a stir in Thai online communities last week when she posted hostile comments about Paetongtarn Shinawatra.
The flight attendant, whose Facebook handle is Honey Lochanachai, said she resigned to take responsibility.
Her Facebook post reportedly showed a photo of the passenger list for a Hong Kong-bound Cathay flight from Bangkok on Nov. 25, on which the attendant came across Paetongtarn's name.
"I never expected that (Paetongtarn) was on board today," the post read. "I immediately told my flight manager I couldn't work knowing the daughter of my enemy was on the plane. I called my personal adviser asking if it would be all right to throw coffee at Paetongtarn but was told that this could breach Hong Kong's laws.
"I was so angry and could not come to terms with the failure of (last month's) anti-government rally in Bangkok."
The Hong Kong airline posted on its Thailand Facebook page that the flight attendant is "no longer an employee," the Morning Post said.
Thaksin, 62, was ousted in a military coup in 2006 and soon after was sentenced to two years in prison for tax fraud. He fled in 2008 rather than serve his sentence, leaving an estimated $2 billion in frozen assets, and lives in Dubai.
Thaksin's sister, U.S.-educated Yingluck, 45, was elected as Thailand's first female prime minister in July 2011. However, Yingluck's's political experience is limited, leading critics to claim that Thaksin holds the actual reins of power from Dubai.
At the end of November, leaders of an anti-government protest by thousands of demonstrators called off their march in the Thai capital Bangkok amid fears of further clashes with police.
Police defended the firings of tear gas at protesters at two roadblocks, saying a large number tried to break into Government House, a report by Thailand's The Nation newspaper said.
Police said the protesters failed to follow police's warnings and some of them began to cut away police barbed wire barricades.
"We had no choice but to fire tear gas at the protesters," police said.
The protesters believe the government is corrupt and they want new elections.


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MEDWAY, MA -- Cybex International Inc.'s second quarter net sales and net income were down in the second quarter compared to the same period last year. Net sales were $33.1 million, 4.6 percent lower than the $34.7 million for the corresponding 2007 period. Net income was $128,000 compared to $1.1 million for the corresponding 2007 period.
"At this moment, serious issues of credit, debt levels, consumer spending attitudes, and commodity prices are affecting the global economy, the U.S. economy, our fitness industry and, certainly, Cybex," John Aglialoro, chairman and CEO of the company said in a call with analysts after the financials were released last month. "For now, I'll restate what was reported at this meeting at the last quarter in April, and that is that the orders dropped suddenly at the end of March, affecting second quarter results."
However, for the six months ended June 28, 2008, net sales increased to $72.9 million compared to $69.4 million for 2007. Net income, however, was still down for the six months, coming in at $1.4 million compared to net income of $2.2 million for 2007.
Aglialoro noted that the company's first quarter had double-digit revenue gains and solid earnings. So far in the third quarter, the company has had an increase in orders.
"Although I can't predict the third quarter at this point yet, we have an excellent product map, a good balance sheet, and favorable indication for the industry—and Cybex at large—into the future," Aglialoro said. "The culture change, I believe, is authentic: people are exercising more, health clubs are opening more and more because of the benefits of exercise."
In the second quarter, cardiovascular equipment sales were down about 8 percent to $17,320,000, Art Hicks, president and COO of Cybex, said in a conference call with analysts last month after the release of the financials. The decrease in cardio equipment was generally due to the sale of Arc Trainers being down almost 17 percent in the quarter. The company will introduce the Arc 2 later this year, which Hicks said should reinvigorate that line.
"Treadmills were up a little bit in the quarter, mostly the effect of the new 750T, which seems to be well received in the marketplace," Hicks said.
Strength equipment sales were down 4 percent to $12.8 million. The company's new VR1 was up in the quarter, but most other strength lines were down, Hicks said, adding that no single element drove down sales during the quarter.
The other sales categories, including brake parts and miscellaneous, were up 16 percent at $3.3 million, he said. North America sales were down just under 5 percent, and international sales were down 4 percent.
Selling, general, and administrative costs were down 3 percent at $265,000 in the quarter, Hicks added.
Aglialoro said, "We remain confident that our strategy of emphasizing new products and expanding markets, combined with a continued focus on cost savings and manufacturing efficiencies, will promote both increased long-term sales and earnings growth."
He noted that the company began preparing for the possible downturn in the fall of 2007.
"We upped prices pretty well at the end of 2007 with the idea that we might need to really start doing some price promotions or be prepared to take less margins," he said, adding that he doesn't foresee price increases now. "I think we're priced attractively, and if this upturn in orders continues throughout the industry, I hope—because what affects the industry affects Cybex—I think we'll be in pretty good shape."


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Fall in Virginia. What is there to say except that it's stunning, breathtaking, amazing, vibrant, crisp and that there must be at least one hundred more adjectives that can describe the immense beauty of the season. This fall promises to be especially incredible, as Virginia's summer was wetter and cooler than usual – the perfect scenario for amazing foliage.
Who would you pick to stand by your side at a Blue Ridge Parkway overlook when the season is near or at peak? Probably your significant other, hand in hand. With that in mind, this is the first of eight posts that will give you grand ideas for ways to spend 48 hours in Virginia this fall. Enjoy!
Much Ado About Staunton
Virginia's foliage spreads west to east and the Shenandoah Valley is one of the areas to see orange, red and yellow first. If you're planning multiple fall getaways, start here.
In Staunton, the food and foliage are as fine as the performing arts and history. With culture and culinary stock rising, you'd better get your foot in the door early to book a room in this neck of the Valley. Choose from quite a few accommodations – an inn such as Frederick House or Inn at Old Virginia, a fine historic hotel like Stonewall Jackson Hotel, or a Shakespeare-influenced stay at Anne Hathaway's Cottage Bed and Breakfast to round out a visit to Blackfriars Playhouse. You won't go wrong with any of these.
I mentioned the food. Food is important and you want to make sure Zynodoa is on your "to eat" list. Zynodoa's ingredients are locally sourced and esteemed Chef James Harris is at the helm. Harris has kitchen management at the Mobil five-star The Inn at Little Washington under his belt.
Autumn Splendor in the Cabin Capital of Virginia
Luray is the Cabin Capital of Virginia. If you're looking for a sweet, snuggly place for the two of you to be alone, look no further.
Contact Shadow Mountain Escape to inquire about their luxury Ladybug or Bumblebee cabins. The last I checked, those two still had a Sunday-Monday availability in October. Mid-week stays are possible for the rest of fall.
Another great option for a fall cabin getaway is to call Shenandoah River Cabins to ask about their Angler, Drifter and Paddler cabins, which all sit riverfront, have a queen bed with fireplace and a private hot tub. Each cabin still has weekend availability for September and October.
In and around Luray you can enjoy Luray Caverns and a drive through or hike around Shenandoah National Park. Check out Skyland Restaurant (highest elevation and amazing overlook from Shenandoah National Park), Circa '31 and Triple Crown BBQ for great dining.
Get Out on the Wine Trail of Botetourt County
The Jackson, Cowpasture and James rivers are your playground this fall in Botetourt County. Or is it the wine that's calling your name? Either way, a getaway to Buchanan will be a memorable one.
Taste your way along the Wine Trail of Botetourt County, with a check-in at the Fincastle Vineyard Bed and Breakfast as a sure highlight. If you're an outdoor enthusiast, you'll want to get connected with Twin River Outfitters for a kayak or canoe rental to experience the Head Waters of the James and the James River itself.
Touring and Tasting DC's Wine Country
Loving the wine theme? You're going to LOVE Loudoun County, home to nearly 30 Virginia wineries! With that many to choose from, I can only wish you good luck!
Choose from an abundant amount of luxury accommodations, the newest being Salamander Resort & Spa in Middleburg. Also consider Lansdowne Resort in Lansdowne, Norris House Inn in Leesburg or the Briar Patch B&B in Middleburg. Each is unique and renowned in its own right. Then, let the fine dining and wining begin …
To Eat:
- Mom's Apple Pie, Leesburg
- The Restaurant at Patowmack Farm, Lovettsville
- Red Fox Inn, Middleburg
To Drink:
- Sunset Hills Vineyard, Purcellville
- Breaux Vineyards, Purcellville
- Chrysalis Vineyards, Middleburg
Fall in Rappahannock County
Art thrives in Washington and Rappahannock County. Retreat to The Inn at Little Washington, Gay Street Inn, or one of the other very fine accommodations nearby.
From the center of this historic town, you'll encounter several types of art galleries and can also schedule a plein air landscape painting lesson with artist Nora Harrington. Your handcrafted creation will be quite the memento to recall your trip.
Take a tour into "The Art of Whiskey" at Copper Fox Distillery and then on to the Artisanal Wineries of Rappahannock.
Subscribe to receive our latest blog posts via email so you don't miss a thing this fall! We have part two of the eight part 48 Hour Fall Getaways in Virginia series coming up Thursday, so keep an eye out.
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Could Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss be eyeing Dubai for their next investment? The duo was overheard at a holiday party for e-commerce site Hukkster saying they're exploring the Middle East for potential investment opportunities. The twins — best known for their pursuit of Mark Zuckerberg over the founding of Facebook — are also investors in Hukkster, the new site that tracks when items online go on sale. The Winklevi hosted the company's holiday bash at their LA bachelor pad for guests including "Fashion Star" host Louise Roe, Jason Lewis, Jesse Metcalfe and Jesse Williams.
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Did you ever wonder if there was a faster way to analyze a Windows Minidump?
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U.S., States to File Charges Against S&P
The Justice Department and state prosecutors intend to file civil charges alleging wrongdoing by Standard & Poor's in its rating of mortgage bonds before the financial crisis erupted in 2008. WSJ's Justin Baer has exclusive details on The News Hub. Photo: Reuters.
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Hmmm... but the Canucks only have 6 NHL defencemen under contract right now:BladesofSteel wrote:No surprises here, and no surprise that Rome wasn't offered a contract extension either. The depth of the blueline needs an overhaul, and they still need a bona fide top pairing D. I expect one of Alberts or Ballard to be moved too, if not both.
Hamhuis (29) -Bieksa (31)
Edler(26) - ?
Ballard (29) -Tanev (22)
Alberts (30)
Plus they have a few possibilities in Chicago:
Sauve (left) (22)
Connauton (left) (22)
Polasek (left) (20)
I'd say that things are looking a little thin, and it's unlikely that they'll look to be trading anyone...


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Verschijning van de architect-bemiddelaar
Een verkenning van een architecturale productie gericht op bemiddeling
Architectuur in naam van de vader
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Uplace of Shopping K? Nee, bedankt
Artikel over de architectuur van een vals dilemma rond winkelcentra
Dood van een dienstverlener
Column over het bouwen als olifant in de kamer van de architectuurcultuur.
Het belachelijk sublieme in de Vlaamse architectuur
Artikel over humor als het teken van kritische afstand in de architectuur
Verslaafd aan architectuur
Een artikel over de betekenis van de Biertempel discussie voor de architectuurcultuur in België
Wafels, bier en architectuur
Een artikel naar aanleiding van de herbestemming van de Beurs in Brussel tot biertempel naar ontwerp van Robbrecht & Daem Architecten.
Creatio ex nihilo
Column #1 over de oorsprongsmythen van de architectuur
Zorg dragen voor architectuur
Artikel over gebruik en postproductie in de architectuur naar aanleiding van het Jozef Plein in PC Cartias (Melle).
Do Good architectuur
Artikel over de rol van ontwerp in zorgarchitectuur.
Pic Nic Architectuur
Een retroactief manifest voor Pic Nic the Streets als bijdrage aan de architectuurcultuur in België. > Version Française > English Version
Wraak op de commons
Een artikel over het nakende einde voor Agrocité en de toekomst voor architectuur onder zelfbeheer.
Architectuur van de schaamteplek
Wie grip wil krijgen op de problemen van in psychiatrische ziekenhuizen, begint bij het ontwerp van de isolatiekamer.
Van Utopia naar Wuustwezel
Er zijn weinig termen die zo'n beladen betekenis hebben in de architectuurgeschiedenis als utopie. Version Français
Relational Architecture
Read about the production proces of the Kanunnik Petrus Jozef Triest Square in the Psychiatric Centre Caritas, Melle. Article in Dutch / English / French
Hoeveel samenwerking kan architectuur verdragen?
Artikel over de tentoonstelling 'Ensembles. Architectuur en Ambachtschap' in deSingel en Vlaams Architectuurinstituut.
Bouwstenen voor het psychiatrisch centrum van de toekomst
Lees meer over de visieontwikkeling rond het psychiatrisch centrum van de toekomst gepubliceerd in Psyche.
Eco-politiek in Brussel: Bas Smets en de Brussels Urban Landscape Biennial
Artikel over het nut en nadeel van landschapsarchitectuur als instrument voor regionale ontwikkeling in Brussel.
Architectuur vol van verlangen
Artikel naar aanleiding van de opening van het Kanunnik Petrus Jozef Triest Plein in Melle.
Proud to present the A+261 issue on architecture and politics - Dutch and French edition.
Architectuur met schaduw
De 20ste eeuw baarde vele duivelspacten tussen architectuur en politiek. Opvallend genoeg wordt de architectuur van het Italiaanse fascisme tot op vandaag geprezen omwille van haar abstracte vormentaal. Dergelijke rehabilitatie is de architectuur van het Derde Rijk nooit te beurt gevallen. België heeft zo zijn eigen kleine trauma in de relatie met de politiek.
Ingebedde architecten
Lees meer over de architectuur van oorlog en vrede
Vakmannen aan het front
Een recensie over de bijdrage van Bravoure in de Architectuurbiennale van Venetie.
Toiletemmers in Werelderfgoed
Er is iets curieus met de inrichting van de gevangenis van Merksplas, waar enkele weken geleden een opstand uitbrak. De geschiedenis van de site reflecteert een utopisch beeld van de gevangenis van de toekomst, de manier waarop omgegaan wordt met die geschiedenis symboliseert dan weer de gemiste kansen.
FPC Gent: geen markt, geen gevangenis
De opening van het Forensisch Psychiatrisch Centrum in Gent zorgt na één jaar werking voor een grote opluchting - zelfs bij voormalige critici. De juiste vraag is niet of aanvankelijke bezorgheid terecht was, maar wel of de opluchting niet een beetje voorbarig is?
Het penitentiair verdriet van België
In de bouw van het gevangenisdorp Haren vormen de lokale en regionale overheid samen front met de actiegroepen tegen de federale overheid - of toch niet? Hoe kunnen we de knoop tussen activisme en politiek ontwarren?
Een psychiatrisch centrum bouwen we samen
Ook architectuur heeft zijn plaats op de Vlaamse Hersteldagen. Doe mee op 18 november in de Vooruit.
Eindelijk een kennisplatform voor humane gevangenisarchitectuur
De website www.prisongear.be presenteert het onderzoek naar een humane gevangenisarchitectuur.
Ontmanteling van de psychiatrische kliniek
Lees de gevalstudies over zorgarchitectuur in Vlaanderen gepubliceerd in Psyche
Een sterke leefomgeving begint met ruimteregie
Wie is er bang van het Bouwmeestercollege?
Iedereen lijkt het roerend eens dat de Vlaamse architectuur zonder de Bouwmeester overgeleverd is aan de wetten van de markt en de willekeur van het politieke bedrijf. Lees de opinie 'De Bouwmeester en de onheilsprofeten'.
A humane prison is coming to your neighbourhood
As part of the Conflict & Design Triennial the knowledge platform Prison Gear presents design studies that pave the way for a humane prison in Leopoldsburg, Belgium.
Een humane gevangenis komt naar je toe
Als onderdeel van de Conflict & Design Triënnale presenteert Prison Gear twee visieontwerpen voor de toekomstige gevangenis op het militaire domein Reigersvliet in Leopoldsburg.
Limburg City / Stad Limburg
Read the memorandum of the Limburg Europa Workshop / Lees de projectnota van Atelier Limburg Europa
The dismantling of the psychiatric clinic
Read the case studies on care architecture in Flanders
Wat is ontwerpend onderzoek?
Drie vragen over ontwerpend onderzoek, drie antwoorden vanuit de Noorderkempen.
Heeft een gemeenplaats ook een gemene waarde ?
Commentaarstuk bij het Architectuurboek n° 10: Radicale Gemeenplaatsen - Europese architectuur uit Vlaanderen
Is onzichtbare psychiatrische zorg mogelijk?
Review van de opstart Pilootprojecten Zorg door de Vlaams Bouwmeester
Limburg heeft ambitie / Limburg has ambition
Presentatie van de Startnota Provinciaal Bouwmeester Limburg / Presentation Initial Memo Limburg Government Architect
Hoeveel vernieuwing kan de gevangenis verdragen ?
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San Gimignano aan de Zenne
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Sociaal-realisme of zelfcensuur
Met Jonas Staal schreef BAVO een pleidooi voor een nieuw sociaal-realisme in de kunst. Sociaal-realisme is broodnodig in het tijdperk van de hysterische reproductie.
Nu ook een schreeuw om architectuur!
Niet occupy-en, maar de gevestigde orde verleiden om in crisistijden te investeren in leuke projecten. Lees hier meer over de Studio for Unsollicited Architecture.
Gesloten architectuur is ook humaan
Lees meer over Fleur Agema's gevangenismodel
Waarom kunstenaars niet fascistisch genoeg zijn
Lees het artikel in het decembernummer van Rekto:Verso.
De Culturele Elite
Lees de bijdrage.
Recensies van boek Too Active to Act
Artist Participation in South Africa
The international PR campaign to showcase Rotterdam's robust policy on artist participation is now also tapping into the emerging African art markets.
Denkverbod op liberale kunst
Column over de stellingenoorlog naar aanleiding van de aangekondigde bezuinigingen in de cultuursector.
Maak liberaal kunstbeleid liberaal
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Vrijheidscampagne met inhoud
Edinburgh prepares for artist participation
Kunstenaars vormen een nieuwe alliantie met Geert Wilders / Artists form a new alliance with Geert Wilders
International promotion campaign of the Office for Artist Participation kicks off
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Culture and Contestation
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Art and Activism
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Boek verschenen: Too Active To Act
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Commoning the Clinic
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The Murder of Creativity in Rotterdam: From Total Creative Environments to Gentripunctural Injections
project: THE UNCREATIVE CITY
date: 20/06/2007
author: BAVO
source: MyCreativity Reader
status: article
This essay deals with Rotterdam's recent attempts to win the title of 'Creative Capital of the Netherlands'. (1) In particular, it focuses on two recent housing developments in Rotterdam in which the 'creative class' features as a central referent: the Lloyd Quarter development in Delfshaven and The Poetic Freedom housing project in Spangen. The main argument of this essay is that if creativity is as bad off as it is often claimed today – instrumentalised as it is through perverted schemes by city-managers – the only option left for creative forces is to perform a similar act as the Greek mythological figure Medea: to stop what is most dear to her, her children, from being the object of a cruel manipulation by her unfaithful husband, Jason; instead of trying to protect them at all costs, she killed them out of love. In a similar vein, we plead for creative agents to tactically act uncreatively in the face of the aggressive usurpation of creativity by government and market forces.
Rotterdam: The Next Creative Capital of the Netherlands?
It was always going to be tough for Rotterdam to market itself as a creative city. In the first place, it uffers the geographical proximity of Amsterdam, a city considered by many as 'creative by nature'. In Rotterdam, there can be no debate without 'big neighbour' Amsterdam serving as a shining example and/or being put forward as Rotterdam's foremost competitor. This underdog sentiment is additionally produced by the story Rotterdam 'tells about itself', about where it comes from, and how it wants to be seen by others. Here, we are referring to the popular image of Rotterdam as a 'no-nonsense working class city', the latter having enabled it to arise from its ashes after the destruction of the Second World War, and to build a strong and thriving harbour economy. This narrative was sublimely depicted in a series of collages by Crimson Architectural Historians, in which the Nazi bombardments of WWII that wiped out the entire centre of Rotterdam were not depicted as a traumatic event, but were, on the contrary, historicised and rationalised as a sublime chance to do 'it' all over again. Think of the simulated dialogue underneath one of the collages depicting the devastating post-war cityscape of Rotterdam:
"One utterly destroyed town. Two men. Man 1: We are witnessing the death of our great city. Man 2: Absolutely not! We are witnessing its glory. The bombs and fires were followed by five years of flattening and cleaning until the debris had yielded a perfect act plane. It took another ten years to conquer the emptiness with a collection of perfectly new objects. White was never whiter, concrete was never as mousegrey than that of the buildings parachuted on the emptiness created by the destruction of Rotterdam." (2)
However, it is this sturdy, resilient attitude depicted by Crimson that today appears to be Rotterdam's Achilles' heel in the rat race to become the Netherlands number one creative capital. On the one hand, this no-nonsense mentality to 'get to work' no matter how bad the circumstances is undoubtedly an asset in today's era of entrepreneurial capitalism. On the other hand, however, it is the main reason for Rotterdam's historic backlog in the construction of a bohemian climate – the sine qua non for a creative city. It was Richard Florida, after all, who posited a 'negative correlation' between the working class nature of a city and the presence of a bohemian climate. (3) And indeed, if in the creative city literature, homosexuals players increasingly use methods of soft and hard intervention to engineer creativity in the ruthless struggle for obtaining a prime position as a creative city.
From Total Creative Environments (the Lloyd Quarter)...
Exemplary in this regard is 'the Lloyd Quarter' development. This is an Urban Development Project (UDP) of the former docklands of Delfshaven – the old harbour of Rotterdam – through which the local government and its privileged partners already anticipate the arrival of 'the creative class'. Indeed, the makeover of the old harbour quarter is exceptional in its provision of an all-inclusive 'working, living, dining and shopping' environment tailormade for the needs and desires of the creative industries (including the anticipation of an audiovisual, film and ICT industry). The Lloyd Quarter is, consequently, not just another so-called 'breeding place' where creative people can cooperate, inspire and stimulate each other, create synergies, etc. In general, the majority of these districts are organised in old, abandoned industrial warehouses (such as 'Design Factory Van Nelle' based in the former coffee, tea and tobacco factory of Van Nelle or more 'bottom-up', less formally organised and market-oriented breeding places in Rotterdam, such as the creative hub in warehouse 357 in Marconistraat). Authentic or not, these marketed locales for creatives have one thing in common: they function more or less as a regular office block leaving untouched the 'private' life of these creative workers.
The newly built Lloyd Quarter, however, takes this specific step further by integrating formerly unexploited aspects of creative people's daily lives. The Lloyd Quarter presents itself as a 'total formula' for the creative class, supplying it not only with exclusive office and living space – a variation of shiny hypermodern objects, maritime-like buildings and reconverted warehouses – but also bars, restaurants, sporting and fitness facilities, and so on. A slogan on a promotion brochure for one of the developments could not have expressed the desired attitude of the ideal inhabitant better: 'This is not a warehouse, this is your life'. (4) In order to capitalise on the full potential of the creative class, the Lloyd Quarter has been conceived of as a hedonistic 'special zone' for the creative class, an exclusive playground fully catered to the needs and desires of its extravagant target group. (5) That said, it should be obvious that the Lloyd Quarter has little to do with providing affordable working space for creative people such as designers, artists and/or musicians – as in the Design Factory Van Nelle and Warehouse 357 mentioned above. In the Lloyd Quarter, creativity is no longer the exclusive right of cultural workers and artistic geniuses. Instead, it has become elevated to a lifestyle and is broadened to include all kinds of people that know how to enjoy a certain urban extravaganza and/or identify themselves, rightly or wrongly, with a bohemian way of life (managers, yuppies, CEO's). Creativity is, therefore, turned into a logo, a mark of authenticity or distinction, for top of the range urban developments that are implemented in good-old top-down fashion.
Of course, one would be blind not to see the problematic nature of these integral working and living' projects. We will only mention two. First, although one of the official goals of the Rotterdam Development Company in developing the Lloyd Quarter was to empower a rather depressed part of the city by attracting creative industries and entrepreneurs to the area – whose presence and 'good practices' were supposed to encourage local people to start developing and 'tapping' their own creativity – it is unlikely that this will ever materialise. It is clear from its structure and layout that the Lloyd Quarter functions as a quasi-gated community and that, in this sense, it simply mirrors the isolation of the adjacent depressed neighbourhood Schiemond. Since no integration of these two worlds at two extremes of the socio-economic spectrum is being attempted, the sustained improvement of the area is destined to remain a case of statistics (with the high income bracket and employment rate of the newcomers raising the overall average).
A second problem is the expectation by the Rotterdam Development Company that the Lloyd Quarter in particular, and the creative class in general, will provide the city with a solid local economy that can serve as a complement to the harbour activities that strongly depend on the fluctuations of international market. It is, however, naive – not to say ridiculous – to put the Lloyd Quarter development forward as an example of Rotterdam using its own specific qualities as a way of avoiding an increasing dependency on global processes. Not only is Rotterdam importing the Quarter's future creative entrepreneurs from outside, the urban gadgets that are supposed to seduce them to re-locate are 'copy-pasted' from other wannabe creative cities that are equally tormented by the big question of how to bind creative forces to their region. Which contemporary city today does not provide in an all-inclusive 'working and living'-oasis reserved for creative entrepreneurs – preferably on the site of former docklands? (6) In other words, Rotterdam's great 'creative' leap forward does not so much disconnect the city from the global marketplace, but rather subjects it even more deeply to the latter's laws of competition. And, as more and more cities around the globe are entering into the creative era, one can only expect a further intensification of inter-urban competition. (7)
…To Gentripuncture (The Poetic Freedom)
However, in order to discuss the instrumentalisation of creativity in Rotterdam's attempts to remake itself as a creative capital, it would be wrong to focus exclusively on grandiose new developments like the Lloyd Quarter. For starters, all but the most uncritical adepts of the new creative city religion will readily agree that both the motives and outcomes of such projects are highly questionable. Although there is nothing wrong with this position, there is nevertheless something pathological about the many lamentations surrounding big urban developments misuse of creativity for profits or votes. These commentaries are often an inverted way of asserting there is nothing wrong with the creative discourse as such. It is this benevolent stance that should be ruthlessly questioned. To put it bluntly: if the concept of the creative city is easily appropriated and commodified in large UDPs such as the Lloyd Quarter (and many other similar projects around the globe), then we should also scrutinise its 'use and advantages' in less obvious, seemingly more authentic cases. The problem, in other words, is that it remains difficult to criticise the corporate misuse of creativity – however justified – and posit one's own creative initiatives as more authentic and radical. Ultimately, it prevents any serious discussion about how outwardly progressive, honest or 'real' creative initiatives are tightly bound up, and complicit with neo-liberal processes of the same sort. In light of our analysis of the Lloyd Quarter, it is revealing that the Rotterdam Development Company is also active in supposedly more authentic creative city projects. The most striking example is the experimental housing project 'The Poetic Freedom' in Spangen, one of the most notorious social neighbourhoods of the Netherlands (a district that even featured as the setting of a nationally broadcasted crime series simply called 'Spangen'). Up to 75% of Spangen's inhabitants are immigrants and the area is threatened by the usual plague of unemployment, drug abuse and street violence. The Poetic Freedom was established by the local government and some respected partners within a broader urban renewal effort to change the negative image of the area. The concept was to offer practically for free a dilapidated housing block to a group of people who were looking for a place to buy, and have them renovate and restructure the block through a collective design and production process into high quality housing units. Although the public campaign to recruit possible candidates was open to all, the conditions were such that it cannot be seen as merely coincidental that the majority of the participants were part of the creative middle class. For instance, the most important condition was that the future homeowners would have to invest a lot of their time and energy in the collective renovation of the block, as well as invest a considerate sum of money within the first year after the purchase. Another noteworthy condition was that the participants were not allowed to sell the house, at least for the first couple of years. Also, it was expected that participants would actively engage with the impoverished local community through neighbourhood activities in order to become integrated within existing social networks. Finally, the renovations of the housing units had to conform to the high standards of the so-called 'new building norm'.
At first sight, The Poetic Freedom is certainly more modest than projects like the Lloyd Quarter. While the latter is an enclave for creative elites ruthlessly implemented in a top-down fashion, the former represents a moderate 'gentripunctural' operation that aims at embedding creative workers in Spangen's socio-urban tissue. To a certain extent, the development is more radical, since it demands courage and initiative from the new inhabitants to develop in an area put aside by many as hopelessly depressed. It additionally requires a lot of time and self-sacrifice to engage in collective decision-making processes, not to mention the financial risk of investing in a neighbourhood denied any serious investment by both the local government and the major housing corporations for decades.
What is striking with The Poetic Freedom, however, is that immediately next to this block the same Rotterdam Development Company and its partners demolished huge chunks of social housing and replaced them with generic commercial condominiums. This begs the question as to why it chose to develop one block in such an experimental, 'non-commercial' fashion. This extreme juxtaposition of opposite approaches can additionally be found in the organisational structure of The Poetic Freedom known as 'collective particular commissionership'. The idea behind this formula is that the new owners are not simply consumers of a product, but play an active role in the production of their own house. And further, that this involvement takes place through the self-organisation of participants as a collective body that decides on all possible design issues, divides the renovation work among the participants, and only engages with market-oriented companies for specific jobs that cannot be completed independently. The fact remains, however, that all people involved remain 'private homeowners'. The main goal of the collective cooperation is to obtain a private house, to which the collective organisation stands in an instrumental relationship.
Most importantly, other than with matters directly concerning the production process, no clear formal commitments were made regarding the organisation of neighbourhood activities for which the new homeowners were officially recruited; that is, the necessary contribution of the project to bring about a new dynamic within the depressed neighbourhood. For this reason, there is little guarantee that The Poetic Freedom will not operate as an isolated oasis like the Lloyd Quarter – albeit on a different scale. That the participants in The Poetic Freedom act and behave like a highly exclusive 'club of like-minded people' (as they themselves call it) is the first indication of such an 'island mentality' emerging. Indeed, this club-formation was not only one of the main reasons mentioned by the participants for joining the project, it was also considered as its condition of possibility. For instance, the notion of engaging other income groups to join the 'club' – particularly people for whom home-ownership is not an option, or who do not possess a certain amount of technical know-how – is seen by all involved parties as unworkable. The unlikelihood, or at least, uncertainty of a substantial contribution to the impoverished environment is all the more reprehensible if one considers the massive support of all kinds The Poetic Freedom received from government agencies. First of all, the City of Rotterdam used its full monopoly power, as well as its budget for urban renewal, to buy out the former homeowners or landlords of the block. Secondly, The Poetic Freedom was facilitated with all the necessary organisational infrastructure and expertise for structural renovation by the Rotterdam Support Services for Housing – a former municipal service for social housing that now focuses on the development of 'thematic' housing projects. This direct link to local government was additionally used to circumvent the obligatory transfer payments the participants owed to the tax authorities. This was done, again with the help of the Rotterdam Support Services for Housing, by organising the new homeowners in a so-called Neighbourhood Development Company (Wijkontwikkelingsmaatschappij) that allowed the block to be labelled as 'newly built'. The construction even needed special approval by the Netherlands Ministry of Spatial Planning. And is this not the deeper meaning of 'The Poetic Freedom'? Just as a poet is granted the freedom to say and do things that are forbidden to mere mortals, here, all manner of exceptional measures are taken to accommodate a privileged group of creative people in realising the house of their dreams. (8)
All these various forms of governmental and non-governmental interference not only seriously undermine the spontaneous 'bottom-up' character of The Poetic Freedom, they additionally demonstrate how this seemingly progressive housing development represents its exact opposite: it encapsulates the integration of the creative sector as 'voluntary imprisonment' within Rotterdam's ambitious project to become the creative capital of the Netherlands. The example illustrates how the privileges ascribed to creative forces in receiving a new 'working and living'-oasis 'for free' is not so much poor compensation for their notorious precarious working conditions: worse than that, this 'gift' itself reflects those precarious conditions. As a point of contrast, in Barcelona, the radical creative movement rebelled against the real estate market by demanded a decent living wage with slogans that already anticipated the reactionary answer of the local government: 'You will never own a house in your whole fucking life'. (9) The mechanisms of The Poetic Freedom, however, represent the exact opposite. Here, the local government anticipated the demand for decent working and living space by saying: 'take this fucking free house, you creative idiot'.
Of course, it is crucial not to be blinded by this gift in order to perceive how the benefits of the transaction are disproportionately on the side of the government, and especially the housing corporations who own most of the housing stock in Spangen and profit most from its gentrification (after which prices are expected to rise from €1100 to €1800 per square meter). In this sense, the government and corporations are getting a bargain: while they do not pay the full price of creativity and its fundamental role in the gentrification of Spangen, they secure a group of new homeowners that have a 'heart' for multicultural neighbourhoods – a passionate attachment, moreover, that is strategically exploited by the Development Company Rotterdam in helping the new owners to 'customise their house around themselves'. This is a high price the creative class pays for a free house and its 'poetic freedom'. Receiving a free residency would be a nice gift to the creative sector if it was not wrapped in a smart 'deal': the city of Rotterdam's secures for itself a docile and enthusiastic creative labour force by providing them with cheap accommodation, while the new homeowners are forced to invest their time, energy and savings and share the risks amongst each other.
All this makes The Poetic Freedom even more symptomatic of Rotterdam's 'creative turn' than the Lloyd Quarter. Or to be more precise, while the Lloyd Quarter embodies the excesses of neoliberalism, The Poetic Freedom represents its symptom: it affirms the neoliberal city in the sign of its opposite as a low-scale, bottom-up, cooperative, alternative, genuinely creative project. In other words, if there is any difference between the Lloyd Quarter and The Poetic Freedom, it is that the latter is covered by a mark of authenticity that prevents any criticism of it being an exclusive 'working and living'-oasis for the creative class.
The High Cost of Poetic Freedom
In order to fully recognise the high cost of the 'poetic freedom' granted to the creative class, it is useful to refer to the well-known role of the family under capitalism: on the one hand, the family is expected to deliver disciplined and productive subjects to society for free (by providing education, by teaching a certain set of social norms and values, good manners, etc.). On the other hand, the family functions as a safety net when individual productivity declines, for instance, due to physical or psychological problems. The parents are then supposed to provide emotional escort. However well insured the family might be, in the final instance, it always carries the risks for the dysfunctionality of its offspring. (The most recent addition to this risk-taking are proposals to make parents pay when their child ends up as a young criminal.)
In short, the family is caught in a double exploitation scheme where it has to carry the costs for services that society and the market are clearly not willing to pay for, although they clearly benefit from them, even depend on them for their existence. The point, of course, is that capitalism cannot pay for these services – even if it would want to out of a sense of ethics and justice. Or to put it better, capitalism cannot pay these costs and maintain the profits needed to keep the system running. Thus, it was not by accident that when Margaret Thatcher famously declared 'there is no such thing as society, only individual men and women', she quickly added, 'and their families'. (10) In order to maximize profits, capitalism is condemned to maintain a ruthless market system as the 'only game in town' and propagate the dream of a liberal utopia of free individuals, while at the same time sustaining nonmarket, social values such as family ties, community solidarity, informal networks, etc. (11)
If we transpose Margaret Thatcher's dictum to the situation today she would have certainly replaced 'and their families' with 'and their loose creative networks'. In today's capitalism, creative networks function in much the same way as the family did in its previous form. In the first place, creative networks are supposed to deliver disciplined creative subjects which – as we all know – means the exact opposite: creative workers are pioneers, always on the outlook for something new and alternative, constantly questioning the present state of affairs, and so on. In short, creative networks are production plants for the true urban pioneers that by their presence alone are said to dynamise an urban economy and create a permanent revolution in the city's culture. At the same time, creative networks function as a social safety net. Today's creative workers – just like the rising amount of 'flex-workers' – are increasingly dependent on a close and well-maintained network of friends and co-creative workers for possible commissions. They also strongly depend on their extended family for their social security and health (especially in the case of many international students working for Rotterdam's 'top' architectural offices under deplorable, 19th century-style working and living conditions.) (12)
In this light, we can see The Poetic Freedom as a subsidised way of installing and organising a solidarity network among its creative participants through a collective and cooperative housing project. Of course, it is obvious from the self-description of the group as a 'club of like-minded people' that this 'community-based' project will never be truly inclusive, since social solidarity will never extend to a real 'Other', such as a traditional Turkish family or an Eastern European immigrant (unless they are already themselves successful in the creative sector). In this sense, the solidarity of The Poetic Freedom is strictly limited to the creative class and remains a clear case of the 'middle class helping the middle class'.
Conclusion: To Be Uncreative
So, if The Poetic Freedom project illustrates anything, it is the cynical result brought about by the attempt of creative forces to safeguard at all costs their most precious capacity: their creativity. When creativity is affirmed as an autonomous value that needs to be nurtured and maintained, it stands in a direct instrumental relation to the current regime. The acquisition of poetic freedom by creative agents is achieved through the agent's voluntary acceptance of the inscription of creativity in the economic process, where it gets put into service as something that cannot be established by capital alone: i.e. in the case of The Poetic Freedom to market the specific 'radical' niche of a neighbourhood like Spangen. Moreover, the creative actors involved are supposed to allow this 'tapping' of their creative energies without financial compensation by the involved partners, since an essential cost of their reproduction – a space for work and living – is subsidised through an exceptional housing scheme. In other words, what is announced as the final liberation of creativity is the exact opposite: the localisation of creativity at a specific site in the city and its subsequent unrestrained exploitation.
When thinking of ways to undermine this deeply cynical situation, the main problem one is confronted with is the remarkable subjectivity of the creative worker. We all remember the days when the cultural sector was active in the education, organisation and emancipation of the working class. Its central mandate was to convince the deprived and dissatisfied masses of its revolutionary role in history, to raise consciousness among these people about the fact that although they are largely responsible for the well-being of the Dutch economy, they are not fully enjoying the benefits of their daily sacrifice. Their emancipation was seen as the conditio sine qua non to fulfil the dream of the Netherlands to become truly 'one', to establish solid, socially cohesive communities and a stable economy. However, through Rotterdam's attempt to become the next creative capital of the Netherlands, this traditional role is turned upside-down. Once baptised as the 'creative' sector, cultural workers eagerly take upon themselves the role of revolutionary subject and, along the way, redefine the struggle of Dutch society as one towards dynamism, innovation and competitiveness. Moreover, the 'education of the needy' is no longer on the agenda: creative agents now fully embrace their privileged position as connoisseurs and exploit it for maximum profit. Within this mentality, the old working class appears in creative circles as an annoying obstacle to the realisation of Rotterdam's creative dream. If anything, workers in Rotterdam – and its popular masses in general – are said to excel in capriciousness: while recognising the need for a strong economy to secure their current living conditions, they frustrate creative developments through their envy towards creative newcomers in the city. (13)
It is at this very point that we are able to identify the subversive core of creative networks today. If social engagement and political activism still means anything today for the cultural sector, it should take an unusual task upon itself: one should learn to be not creative. (14) It is only by a friendly, organised refusal of its manipulated role as creative avant-garde that the cultural sector can safeguard its most precious asset – its creativity – from becoming the object of perverse politico-economical games. The paradoxical situation today is that only by acting as an uncreative subject – strategically conservative if necessary – can the creative/cultural sector create that crucial gap where the necessity of a real alternative to today's challenges can emerge and begin to take shape.
1. The essay is a reworked version of a presentation delivered at the conference MyCreativity: Convention on International Creative Industries Research, Centre for Media Research, University of Ulster and the Institute of Network Cultures, Amsterdam, 16-18 November, 2006, http://www.networkcultures.org/MyCreativity/.
2. Crimson Architectural Historians 1994-2001, Too Blessed to Be Depressed, Rotterdam: 010 Uitgeverij, 2002.
3. Richard Florida, The Rise of the Creative Class: And How It's Transforming Work, Leisure, Community and Everyday Life, New York: Basic Books, 2002.
4. We refer to the sales brochure of BAM Real Estate for the redeveloped Sint Jobsveem warehouse at the Lloyds Quarter, Rotterdam.
5. In their essay 'Pervercity', Bülent Diken and Carsten Bagge Laustsen describe the rise of the 'zones of exception' in the contemporary urban landscape, see BAVO (ed.) Urban Politics Now: Re-Imagining Democracy in the Neoliberal City, Rotterdam: NAi Publishers, 2007.
6. Think of the curious multiplication of water front developments all over Europe: from the Dublin Docklands to Amsterdam's 'IJ-oevers', Antwerp's 'Eilandje', and so on.
7. This inter-urban competition, however, goes hand in hand with an intra-urban competition. This made us speak of a new urban class struggle in our article 'De creatieve stad. Stadsontwikkeling is politiek', De Groene Amsterdammer, 16 February, 2007. The latter is, of course, anathema today. We can think of the vehement response of Ries van der Wouden ('De harde competitie der steden', De Groene Amsterdammer, 23 February, 2006) in which he disqualifies our use of the term class struggle as an anachronism, a remnant of a long superseded Marxist orthodoxy. He suggests that the term 'struggle between cities' is more appropriate in denoting the current situation.
His emphasis on a struggle between cities, however, completely leaves out of picture the internal struggle between different groups in the city – immigrant worker versus high-educated professional, working poor versus managerial groups, etc. – with which the former is waged.
8. Given the fact that the poet traditionally expresses the inconvenient or obscene truth of a certain situation, and the fact that this 'obscene underside' has now become fully part of Rotterdam's official planning policy, we can rightly say that the latter now perfectly matches what Jacques Lacan called 'the discourse of the capitalist' (Jacques Lacan, The Seminar of Jacques Lacan: Book XVII: The Other Side of Psychoanalysis, trans. Russell Grigg, New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2007). According to Lacan, the superiority and cunning of this discourse is precisely that it is extremely critical of its own approach and, inversely, that it is extremely open towards alternative, non-conventional solutions coming from the bottom-up (like The Poetic Freedom). Of course, the critical point is that, once fully incorporated within the capitalist discourse, such alternatives are deprived of their subversive sting and made instrumental to the ambitions and values of the status-quo; see BAVO, 'Always Choose the Worst option', in BAVO (ed.) Cultural Activism Today: The Art of Overidentification, Rotterdam: Episode Publishers, 2007. Any critique of the creative developments in Rotterdam should thus take into account all the reversals and complications caused by the capitalist nature – in the precise sense of Lacan – of planning discourse.
9. We owe this example to Matteo Pasquinelli's presentation of the Barcelona case at the MyCreativity convention. See Pasquinelli's 'Immaterial Civil War', this volume.
10. Cited in David Harvey, A Brief History of Neoliberalism, New York: Oxford University Press, 2005.
11. The point is that capitalism cannot but present itself in an enlightened mode (i.e. caring for family ethics, environmental responsibilities and/or social values). It does so not only for 'strategic' ideological considerations, but structural reasons; see our essay 'The Freedom Not to Have a Wal-Mart', in Benda Hofmeyr (ed.) The Wal-Mart Phenomenon, Maastricht: Jan van Eyck Publishers, 2008.
12. Architectural firm OMA/AMO even cynically presented the inconvenient truth underlying the world-famous Dutch architecture: i.e. the precarious labour of international trainees, as the sine qua non for OMA's triumph of realisation. See OMA/AMO, Rem Koolhaas et al., Content, Köln: Taschen, 2004.
13. Richard Florida's 'negative correlation' between the working class nature of a city and the presence of a bohemian climate returns not only in the official propaganda of Rotterdam's development company and its priviledged partners; most of all, it manifests itself where one would least expect it: in progressive cultural initiatives. Take those organised under the banner of WiMBY! in Hoogvliet (Rotterdam), for instance, an initiative of Crimson Architectural Historians and former Leftist politician Felix Rottenberg. Being an acronym for 'Welcome in My Backyard!', WiMBY! clearly addressed the negative, recalcitrant attitude of the Rotterdam working class towards the new – i.e. the 'not in my backyard' attitude or 'NiMBY!' – as the most important obstacle for the great leap forward of the troubled neighbourhood. A similar logic was staged in Slotervaart (Amsterdam) in the project 'Face your World' by artist Jeanne van Heeswijk – somebody who can hardly be accused of being unloyal to the fate of everyday man. For a critique of these art practices, see our essay 'Let Art Save Democracy!', Regimes of Representation: Art & Politics Beyond the House of the People (2006), http://www.museumofconflict.eu/singletext.php?id=32
14. With this strategy, we are influenced by Jacques Rancière, who conceptualised the essence of a political gesture as 'the long protocol of disagreement over an argument in which everyone agrees', giving a twist to the common-sense interpretation of a concept and thereby alienating the powers that be from their own discourse. See Jacques Rancière, Disagreement: Politics and Philosophy, trans. Julie Rose, Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1999.
Harvey, David. A Brief History of Neoliberalism, New York: Oxford University Press, 2005.
BAVO (Gideon Boie and Matthias Pauwels). 'Let Art Save Democracy!', Regimes of Representation:
Art & Politics Beyond the House of the People (2006),
—. 'Always Choose the Worst Option', in BAVO (ed.) Cultural Activism Today: The Art of
Overidentification, Rotterdam: Episode Publishers, 2007.
—. 'De creatieve stad. Stadsontwikkeling is politiek', De Groene Amsterdammer, 16 February, 2007.
—. 'The Freedom Not to Have a Wal-Mart', in Benda Hofmeyr (ed.) The Wal-Mart Phenomenon,
Maastricht: Jan van Eyck Publishers, forthcoming.
Lacan, Jacques. The Seminar of Jacques Lacan: Book XVII: The Other Side of Psychoanalysis, trans.
Russell Grigg, New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2007.
Crimson Architectural Historians 1994-2001. Too Blessed to Be Depressed, Rotterdam: 010
Uitgeverij, 2002.
Diken, Bülent and Laustsen, Carsten Bagge. 'Pervercity', in BAVO (ed.) Urban Politics Now: Re-
Imagining Democracy in the Neoliberal City, Rotterdam: NAi Publishers, 2007.
Florida, Richard. The Rise of the Creative Class: And How It's Transforming Work, Leisure,
Community and Everyday Life, New York: Basic Books, 2002.
Rancière, Jacques. Disagreement: Politics and Philosophy, trans. Julie Rose Minneapolis: University
of Minnesota Press, 1999.
OMA/AMO; Koolhaas, Rem et al. Content, Köln: Taschen, 2004.
van der Wouden, Ries. 'De harde competitie der steden', De Groene Amsterdammer, 23 February,
Essay published in Geert Lovink et al. (eds.), MyCreativity Reader. A Critique of Creative Industries, Amsterdam: Institute of Network Cultures, 2007.


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Aaron Swartz was a wunderkind, a gifted boy who became a remarkable young man.
He created a Wikipedia-like Web app and RSS software when he was a teenager. As a college student, he co-founded the website service Reddit.
But like a figure in a fairy tale, despite his gifts, he was also evidently haunted: by severe depression, and lately by the prospect of a federal trial for a bakers' dozen of felony charges.
Swartz was found dead over the weekend, hanged in his New York apartment, a suicide at age 26. The online world is aghast.


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Leaked images of the rumored Sony Xperia Yuga are making their way across the web today, highlighting the handset's minimalism design that takes a few cues from the recently launched Xperia T. The Sony Xperia Yuga is said to be running a 1.5 Ghz quad-core processor (most likely a Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro) with 2GB of RAM, 12 megapixel camera and a 5-inch 1080p display that should give the HTC J Butterfly (and the upcoming HTC DROID DNA) a run for its money.
Naturally, everything we know about the Sony Xperia Yuga is completely based on rumors; there's no indication as to when the device will actually be available to consumers. Since we're already a week into November, we wouldn't be surprised at all if the Sony Xperia Yugo isn't unveiled until Sony shows off its 2013 lineup at Mobile World Congress next February. But we could be wrong.
How long would you be willing to wait for the Sony Xperia Yugo when the similarly spec'd HTC DROID DNA appears to be right around the corner?


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Boy Scout Troop 230 is in the midst of celebrating 80 years of providing opportunities that demonstrate pride in the community and America by serving others.
Boy Scout Troop 230 is in the midst of celebrating 80 years of providing opportunities that demonstrate pride in the community and America by serving others.
Young boys from all over Lexington and Davidson County have been part of the group sponsored by Trinity United Methodist Church. Scouting started as an outreach for the church, said Webb Athay, Scoutmaster of the troop, who said they always tried to run a quality program.
The troop was founded by twin brothers Earnest and John Hamilton, Athay said. Due to them not being old enough to be Scoutmasters, the Rev. C.E. Isley Trinity was brought on board as the leader at the time. Athay, Earnest Hamilton's grandson, joined the group in 1968 as a Cub Scout. In 1973, he became a Boy Scout. His father, Billy Joe Athay, had been a Scoutmaster, and his mother, Jean Parlier, was a den leader. Athay became a Scoutmaster in 2002.
"I always loved outdoors and the things we do," Athay said.
The group meets every Monday at the church on South Main Street. Assistant Scoutmaster Billy Joe Athay, 20, who is the fourth generation in the troop, hopes to one day become a head leader. Even though he attends Montgomery Community College in Troy, he still travels to attend activities.
"It's a good way for the kids to come into their own," he said. "It gives the boys merit badges and teaches them stuff. I enjoy the core values of the Scout law. It's a successful program."
Many of the members enjoy the aquatic and outside activities such as canoeing, shotgun safety, building models, lifesaving, kayaking and swimming.
"You get to learn more things than you would in school," said Central Davidson High School freshman Steven Myers.
Blake Miller, a Lexington Senior High School freshman, enjoys the life lessons and leadership skills he has gained from being a Boy Scout since he was 6 years old.
"It's a lot of fun, too. It's beneficial in a lot of ways," Miller, 15, said. "I like it better than a big troop because we get to connect more and do more."
The group usually has between 10-15 boys. There are 12 members now.
"We're different from others. We're not that big so we know each other well. Our Scout leader is the best," Myers, 14, said.
Lexington Middle School eighth-grader Eric Wertman agrees smaller troops do more things. Eric, 14, has been part of the group for the past seven years.
"It's a fun program where you learn a lot," he said. "Earning the badges feels pretty good."
Each year on the second Sunday in February, the troop celebrates its yearly anniversary.
"That makes you feel accomplished as a Scout troop and want to continue it on," Myers said.
George Clifton was part of the troop during his teenage years from 1937 to 1942. He was 12 years old when he was a Boy Scout. His favorite part was going to camp.
"They have had good leadership," Clifton said of the reason the troop still exists.
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We are interested in how circuitry that drives locomotory behavior is constructed during development. During embryogenesis, many cells navigate extensively to their final destinations, where they form precise connections with their neighbors. We intend to define the molecules and mechanisms that guide three cell types (mouse ES cells, motor neurons, and neural crest) to their targets. Mouse ES cells have been stably transfected to express EphA4 and we are examining their fate prior to and after stimulations with ephrins, in vitro and in vivo. Motor neurons originate in the ventral neural tube and extend their axons to innervate particular muscles in the limb. Our previous studies showed that these cells and their migratory pathways expressed unique combinations of Eph receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs) and their ligands, the ephrins. We also showed that distinct subsets of motor neurons that express EphA4 RTK respond differently to ephrin-A5. Previously, we also demonstrated that chick ephexin, a downstream intracellular signaling molecule that is phosphorylated by EphA4, is required for axon stalling at the base of the limb and that EphA4 works with Ret, a signaling receptor that interacts with Glial Derived Neurotrophic Factor (GDNF). Our current research focuses on unraveling the mechanisms that account for precise axon pathfinding to the limb and defining the exact role of Ret/GDNF in this process. Neural crest cells, a stem cell-like population, emanate from the dorsal neural tube and migrate along stereotypical pathways to their target regions to form various derivatives including sensory/sympathetic ganglia, components of the heart and craniofacial skeleton, and pigment cells. We are interested in how this stem cell-like population generates such a diverse array of derivatives and are examining the function of Hox genes in this process. Furthermore, we are analyzing how various molecules contribute to neural crest motility, directed movement, and settling patterns in cardiac, trunk, and cranialfacial regions. Together, these studies will yield important insights about the positive and negative cues that sculpt precise patterns of cellular architecture during development.
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CAMP LEJEUNE � As a 10-foot tall bronze monument outside of the Wounded Warrior Battalion Hope and Care Center on Camp Lejeune was revealed, clapping and cheers rang out, echoing off of the nearby trees.
CAMP LEJEUNE � As a 10-foot tall bronze monument outside of the Wounded Warrior Battalion Hope and Care Center on Camp Lejeune was revealed, clapping and cheers rang out, echoing off of the nearby trees.
�This monument itself is about hope, and that�s something that is important for the American public to recognize,� said Robin Kelleher, the president and CEO of Hope For The Warriors. �(The wounded warriors) don�t necessarily need money and trips. The hope is the real important concept that our service members need to move on to the next phase of recovery or their next phase of life � so this is for us, it�s about everything we do.�
On Friday afternoon, former Marine Sgt. Christopher Marquez and former Marine Cpl. Dane Shaffer unveiled the monument, which depicts them aiding now Sgt. Maj. Bradley Kasal during a firefight in Fallujah, Iraq, in 2004. The monument�s sculptor John Phelps, a gold-star father himself, spent the last four years constructing the life-sized monument, which was completed on Nov. 1.
�The monument itself is a gift,� said Kelleher, 47, of Alexandria, Va. �We have been very involved with the Warrior Hope and Care Center. You don�t need to ask too many questions when you drive up and see something like this. � I think everyone should come see it and see what this monument is all about.�
Kelleher describes the monument as part of Phelps� sacrifice.
�The gift that he has given to the Marine Corps through this monument � it�s a way we support our fallen families. Everything about this place is about healing and honoring,� said Kelleher. �It�s a pinnacle moment for all of us.�
Phelps� journey with Hope For The Warriors began in 2004 after his son Chance Phelps was killed in Iraq. John Phelps and his wife were subsequently named ambassadors for the state of Wyoming. When he requested to be more than an ambassador, he came to an agreement with Hope For The Warriors to put his sculpting talents to good use.
The construction of the monument made him miss his son more and more, he said.
�(The Marines) understand (the monument) is honoring the sacrifice of all Marines especially the wounded,� Phelps said.
According to Lt. Col Nick Davis, 41, of Sneads Ferry, this monument is a culmination of years of constructing facilities and programs for the wounded, ill and injured Marines and sailors aboard Camp Lejeune.
�As a Marine walks or drives into this complex, they are going to see Marines helping Marines,� said Davis, the commanding officer of Wounded Warrior Battalion East. �And that�s what Wounded Warrior Battalion East does. Our mission is to help the wounded, ill and injured in their transition back to the fleet or back to civilian life and this monument shows that in sculpture.�
Davis said the battalion supports 458 Marines and their families every day. And, Davis said, there is just as much support for Wounded Warrior Battalion East itself.
�We were just in California a couple days ago for the Marine Corps trials where the Marine Corps brings their wounded, ill and injured,�Davis said. �There was an outpouring of support and today � this is a snapshot of what Onslow County does for us every day.�


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Headbands are undeniably popular, thanks to Gossip Girl. Girls across the world can't seem to get enough of these lovely accessories. However, these headbands do come with a large price tag at the department stores. Recently, a lot of people took a different route and started making their own headbands. I've put up some instructions on this new piece that is quite popular.
1 thin headband (Available at your local convenient store)
- Turn the glue-gun on and leave it to heat up for about 3-5 minutes.
- After the glue is hot, carefully place a tiny dab of the glue long one end of the 1.5″ satin ribbon. Do this for both the 12 inch and 14 inch long ribbons.
- Then take the other end and place it over the area that you applied glue to.
- After a few minutes, turn both ribbons inside out. Apply a little bit of glue to the area where you see the ends that were already glued together. Then hold the ribbon together in the center so that there are two loops. (One on each side)
- Flip the ribbon back into place. Apply a little bit of glue along the center of the 14 inch long ribbon. Then place that glued area onto the headband. As you're adding the ribbon, pinch the ribbon into place. (As shown in the picture above)
- Repeat step 5 with the 12 inch long ribbon, but this time place the ribbon over the other ribbon that you glued onto the headband.
- Once you've done that, add a little bit of glue to the 5/8″ satin ribbon and wrap it around the center of the larger ribbons.
- Leave it to dry for a minute or two and you're done.