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Layer styles are a powerful and time saving feature that can help you apply amazing effects to your designs. In this tutorial we will use layer styles to create a light bulb inspired text effect in Photoshop. Let's get started!
Tutorial Assets
The following assets were used during the production of this tutorial.
- Junegull font.
- Golden Metal Gradients by Adoralyna.
- Texturetastic Gray pattern.
Step 1
Create a new 1280 x 1024 px document, or whatever size you need depending on the text you'll be creating.
Fill the Background with Black, or any other dark color you like, just make sure it is as dark as possible.
Step 2
Create the text in white. The font used is Junegull and the size is 400 pt. This is quite a big size but it will help show the details more clearly.
Change the text layer's Fill value to 0%.
Duplicate the text layer.
Step 3
Ctrl/Cmd + Click the text layer's thumbnail (icon) to create a selection.
Create a new layer between the Background and the two text layers and call it "Back".
Go to Select > Modify > Expand, and type 5. This will expand the selection 5 pixels outwards
Fill the selection with the color #9b7e4f, then go to Select > Deselect, or press Ctrl/Cmd + D to get rid of the selection.
Loading Contours
You might need to Load the Contours used in some of the Layer Styles below. To do so, go to Edit > Preset Manager, and choose Contours from the Preset Type drop down menu.
Click the small arrow in the top right corner, and choose Contours
Click Append to add the new contours to the existing ones.
Step 4
Double click the "Back" layer to apply the following Layer Style:
Outer Glow: Just change the color to #8f6f2c.
Inner Glow: Change the Blend Mode to Multiply, the color to #e4d7b2, the Source to Center, the Size to 125, and the Range to 35%.
Bevel and Emboss: Change the Technique to Chisel Hard, the Depth to 300, the Size to 20, and check the Anti-aliased box. Also, change the Highlight Mode color to #c6a96c and the Shadow Mode color to #ddd6c1.
Contour: Choose the Cone contour, check the Anti-aliased box, and change the Range to 70%.
Texture: Use the Texturetastic Gray texture, and change the Depth to a small value, something around 8 px. This will add a subtle texture so that the back is not so soft and has some details.
Stroke: Change the Size to 1, the Fill Type to Gradient, and the Angle to 90. Use the Gradient shown below from the "Golden Metal Gradients" pack.
This is what you should get.
Decrease the Fill value to 50% to make the back look transparent.
Step 5
Set the Foreground color to #555555, and pick a 3 px hard round brush. This brush will be used to create the wires in the middle of the text.
Create a new layer on top of the "Back" layer and call it "Wire".
Pick the Pen Tool and click the Paths icon in the Options bar.
Step 6
The Pen Tool will be used to add straight lines, simple curves, and a little bit more complex curves, depending on the letter's shape. Each case will be demonstrated in a separate step using a different letter. Let's start with the straight lines as they are the easiest.
To add an anchor point you need to click once where you want the line to begin. To create a straight line press and hold the Shift key then click where you want the line to end. Just make sure that you stay away from the edges.
Keep in mind that the anchor points are added consecutively, so you can't create the whole E shape at once. We will go ahead and stroke the path then create a new one for the missing parts.
If you want to move the points you created, pick the Direct Selection Tool, and you can either click one point or click and drag to select more than one point, then move using the arrow keys.
Step 7
To stroke the path, right click it and choose Stroke Path.
Choose Brush from the Tool drop down menu, and make sure that the Simulate Pressure box is un-checked.
Hit Enter/Return to get rid of the path so that you can create a new one.
Use the Pen Tool once again to add the missing part of the E.
And stroke it just like you did for the other part.
Step 8
For the simple curves, as in the letter D, you'll need to click and drag where you want to create a curve instead of clicking and releasing. Drag parallel to the direction of the curve, in this example, vertically.
Make sure to close the path by clicking the start point when you're done.
Don't forget that you can still use the Direct Selection Tool to move the anchor points.
Once you're path is created, stroke it the same way.
Step 9
To create the more complex curves, as in the letter S, start by creating the basic shape of the curve as you did before, by clicking and dragging. Don't try to make it perfect, as we will adjust it later on.
Once you've created the curve, pick the Direct Selection Tool, and select an anchor point (by clicking it). When you do so, you'll be able to adjust the two little handles (direction lines) that control it.
Click the point at the end of the handle and move it slightly to the sides if you want to change the direction (or the orientation) of the path, and move it up and down to make the curve wider or narrower.
It does not have to look perfect, just make sure it goes with the flow of the original shape, and that it is not too close or too far in certain areas, then go ahead and stroke it.
After you stroke inside all of the letters, change the Fill value of the "Wire" layer to 50%.
Step 10
Double click the "Wire" layer to apply the following Layer Style:
Outer Glow: Change the Blend Mode to Vivid Light, the color to #ffffbe, and the Size to 13.
Inner Glow: Change the Blend Mode to Vivid Light, the color to #d5d5cd, and the Size to 1.
This will add a very subtle glow.
Step 11
Duplicate the "Wire" layer.
Double click the copy to adjust the Inner Glow, by changing the Size to 10.
This will intensify the glow effect.
Step 12
Next, we will create a very simple brush. So create a new 16 x 16 px document, with a Transparent background.
Pick the Ellipse Tool, and check the Paths icon in the Options bar, then create a circle that covers most of the document.
Pick a 1 px hard round brush, and set the Foreground color to black. Then pick the Ellipse Tool again and stroke the path.
Hit Enter/Return to get rid of the path then go to Edit > Define Brush Preset, and type in a name for the brush.
Step 13
Back to the original document, create a new layer on top of the "Wire copy" layer and call it "Filament"
Right click the "Wire" layer and choose Copy Layer Style, then right click the "Filament" layer and choose Paste Layer Style.
Change the "Filament" layer's Fill value to 100%, and set the Foreground color to #d0b174.
Step 14
Open the Brush panel (Window > Brush), and change the values as shown below for the brush you've just created in Step 12.
Step 15
What we are going to do next, is create small paths along the wire to stroke them with the modified brush. So use the Pen Tool again, and start adding small straight lines or curves over the wire. Try not to make them very short though, as this will not give a nice effect.
You need to stroke one path at a time. Right click the path and choose Stroke Path.
This time, check the Simulate Pressure box.
This will make the brush fade at the ends. Add more paths along the wire, but don't add too many. We still need to add some bright light areas and leave some empty areas as well.
Step 16
Create a new layer on top of the "Filament" layer and call it "Light", then right click it and choose Paste Layer Style.
Double click the "Light" layer to modify the Outer Glow by changing the Opacity to 50%.
Step 17
Choose a soft round brush and modify its settings as shown below:
Step 18
Set the Foreground color to #fffde1, and use the Pen Tool to create small paths that cover some of the empty areas along the wire.
Make sure that the Simulate Pressure box is still checked when you stroke the small paths.
This will create some shiny areas that will make the final effect look more vivid and bright.
Add some more of those shiny areas, in different sizes and places. You can even change the brush size if you like. Again, don't forget to leave some empty areas in between.
Step 19
Keep in mind that you can always control how bright or shiny the brush is. You can lower the opacity if needed. Here, it is slightly decreased to 90%.
You can also change the "Glow" effects colors. Here, the Inner Glow color of the "Light" layer is set to #83591e.
The difference is very subtle, but you can notice it as you are changing colors, the glow will look less white and more yellow.
Step 20
Create a new layer between the "Back" and "Wire" layers and call it "Pins", then change its Fill value to 0%.
Double click the "Pins" layer to apply the following Layer Style:
Inner Glow: Change the Blend Mode to Vivid Light, the color to #e9dcbb, the Source to Center, and the Size to 7.
Bevel and Emboss: Change the Technique to Chisel Hard, the Gloss Contour to Ring Double, check the Anti-aliased box, and change the Shadow Mode color to #9a8739.
Contour: Change the Gloss Contour to Cone Inverted, and check the Anti-aliased box.
Step 21
Choose a 12 px hard round brush, and start adding dots at the ends of the wire in each letter. Place the center of the brush over the tip of the wire and click to add a pin.
This will create the illusion that the wire is not floating out of nowhere in the letters, and that it is going in and out of those pins.
Step 22
Double click the original text layer to apply the following Layer Style:
Drop Shadow: Change the color to #cbcbcb, the Distance to 0, and the Size to 10.
Inner Shadow: Change the color to #c2b394, the Opacity to 60%, the Distance to 0, the Size to 60, the Gloss Contour to Gaussian and check the Anti-aliased box.
Bevel and Emboss: Change the Depth to 300 and the Size to 16. Un-check the Use Global Light box so that we can change the Angle and Altitude values without affecting the other Layer Styles in the document, then, change the Angle to 80 and the Altitude to 50. Also, change the Gloss Contour to Rounded Slope, the Highlight Mode to Overlay, and the Shadow Mode color to #fefefe.
Contour: Just check the Anti-aliased box.
This will add simple light and depth effects, and create a base for the actual glossy effect on top of it.
Step 23
Double click the copy text layer to apply the following Layer Style:
Inner Shadow: Change the color to #d1c2a4, the Opacity to 50%, the Distance to 0, and the Size to 35.
Inner Glow: Change the color to #ebe3c8, the Technique to Precise, the Source to Center, and the Size to 70.
Bevel and Emboss: Change the Depth to 500, the Size to 20 and the Soften to 1. Un-check the Use Global Light box, then, change the Angle to 60 and the Altitude to 35. Also, change the Gloss Contour to Ring and check the Anti-aliased box, change the Highlight Mode to Vivid Light, its color to #d6d2bc, its Opacity to 60%, and change the Shadow Mode color to #fefefe.
Contour: Choose the Ring Double contour and check the Anti-aliased box.
This will create the final glass-like shiny effect.
Final Image
And this is the final result. Hope you enjoyed the tutorial and found it useful. Please feel free to leave your comments and suggestions below.


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select all polys with same mat ID than selected polys.
Hi, to be clear : I would like to select by ids like in max rollout "Polygon: Material IDs" but not one Id by one ID.
For exemple I select three polys of an editable poly car model ( one of the body, one of the tyre and one of the Mirror ) , run the script and ALL polys of the body, the tyres and the Mirror are selected.
Submitted by barigazy on Mon, 2016-02-22 10:50.
Use this function
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Garriott paid somewhere in the area of GBP 17 million for his ten-day jaunt, although according to the BBC a "meaningful percentage" of the cost was covered by companies who have asked him to perform experiments with protein crystal growth whilst onboard the ISS. Obvious jokes on a postcard please.
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How to not get sick
Erin Thomassen | Tuesday, December 2, 2014
It's the most wonderful time of the year for preschoolers, snowplows and that one person who actually looks good in red and green. It's also the most wonderful time of the year for germs.
The last time I interviewed a batch of bacteria, they said they couldn't imagine a better time of year than the holiday season. Everyone gives each other hugs and kisses (and germs). Aunts and uncles hop on planes to bring their nieces and nephews pie and presents (and germs). Washing hands? Ain't nobody got time for that. There are cookies to be decorated with frosting and sprinkles (and germs).
By now, you may be worried about catching a cold in the near future. This is good. I am brainwashing you to start hand washing.
Now, my hypnotized victims, it is time for you to ask: Can you save yourself from the sniffles? The answer is — drumroll from A) the little drummer boy, B) 12 drummers drumming or C) the Notre Dame drumline — yes. Follow these reasonable rules, and you will never be mistaken for Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer again.
Rule 1) Bring your own bathroom (BYOB)
Bathrooms will make you sick. Repeat after me: public bathrooms are the enemy.
"But Erin!" you might say. "Sometimes I need to go to the bathroom and I cannot run or skip or seesaw home."
This is an understandable plight. I have, on occasion, also had to use the restroom when I was out of my house. Yes, I do leave my house. Don't make that face. You're supposed to be hypnotized.
What I have come to realize, and what you will now come to believe until you come to your senses, is that you must bring your own bathroom if you are ever going to get through Thanksgiving dinner without sneezing on the mashed potatoes. You convinced your family last year that you added pesto to the potatoes, but this year, you are in charge of the pie. You won't be able to make up an excuse for boogery pumpkin pie.
But how can you bring your own bathroom? It's simple. Put a Porta Potty in your backpack. It will fit. Remember: You are hypnotized.
Your own bathroom will be so much better than a public one. You can have embroidered hand towels instead of those weak hand-dryers. I'm sure there are other pluses. Insert them here.
Rule 2) Curse the sneezers
All those suckers who offer a "bless you" to sneezers are simply inviting the diseased to enter their personal bubble and infect them. Make it clear to those sickies that you want them to stay far, far away by responding to sneezes with a forceful "Curse you." You may not have much experience with confrontation, so I invite you to practice, out loud, right now. Remember: you are hypnotized, and this is entertaining.
Rule 3) Eat the orange
See the orange. Peel the orange. Eat the orange. Preferably in that order. You could try to peel the orange without seeing it, or eating the orange without peeling it, but you might not enjoy the experience. Then again, you might get some great vitamins from that peel, so go ahead and eat the orange before peeling it. You have your own bathroom, after all.
Rule 4) Floss
I'm not sure why this will prevent you from getting a cold, but you should floss anyway. Personal hygiene for the win.
Rule 5) Smile
You should smile. It is the holiday season after all, and now that you've flossed, someone might smile back at you. Imagine that.
Smiling makes you happier and healthier. I have not done any doctoral research on that subject (or on any subject), but you're hypnotized, and I like to see smiles, so you should smile.
Rule 6) Learn to count past six
Mental exercise is important, as is physical exercise, so why don't you learn to count past six while hula hooping? Don't multi-task too much, though, for side effects include unnecessary stress.
In fact, trying to do too much at once will prevent you from learning well. It might also make you crash because distracted driving is the new drunk driving.
Rule 7) Like the Observer on Facebook
Rule 8) Delete your Facebook account. It's poisonous.
Rule 9) Don't actually delete it because then you won't see when I annoyingly post this column.
Rule 10) There needs to be a 10th rule because having nine rules is awkward.
I kind of like awkward, though. Awkward could be good for your health. If I ever do perform doctoral research, it will be on the health benefits of awkwardness. More to come on that later.
Rule n) Follow these rules
Rule n+1) Do not follow these rules
Have a great break instead.
The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.


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Perak, Malaysia: A Day's Visit to the Royal Town of Kuala Kangsar
I have only ever read about Kuala Kangsar in my local school textbooks, so I was excited to visit this royal Perak town — and step into a little bit of Malaysian history.
Genting Highlands, Malaysia: Food Experience at Burger and Lobster, Cafes Richard and Motorino in SkyAvenue
A cluster of three international restaurant chains have opened its doors at Genting Highlands' SkyAvenue mall. They are Malaysia's firsts, and definitely worth a taste if you're high up in the mountains!
My Malaysia: A Day of Food at the Old Johor Bahru Town
I was on a solo trip for just a day, and the one thing I wanted to explore was the food scene. So I based myself in the old part of the city, and stuffed myself silly!
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York is filled with an abundance of historical and cultural heritage; and it can be seen in every corner, every building and every street. It is like walking back into the medieval times.


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[BBC] As Sri Lanka's civil war came to a bloody end in May 2009, the BBC's Priyath Liyanage was struck by video footage of a boy walking through the war zone holding a violin. Two years on, can this boy be traced and why did he make such a perilous journey with only a musical…Read More
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Steve Jobs advised keeping hunger pangs, along with foolishness, at the forefront in his 2005 Stanford Commencement speech. Idealism, entrepreneurism and risk are often identified as a trailblazer's ingredients for success in lieu of the chef's sage, rosemary and thyme. Set the bar high, walk your own high wire rather than someone else's line, and get gutsy. But stay hungry? In the land of plenty, do we know what hunger feels like? And moreover, how can hunger be beneficial in a business sense as well as a physical sense?
Set the bar high, walk your own high wire rather than someone else's line, and get gutsy.
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Consider the concept of calorie restriction (CR). The government-funded CALORIE (Comprehensive Assessment of Long-term Effects of Reducing Intake of Energy) project, which completed recruitment and two-year follow up in April 2012, embarked to "…better understand the effect of prolonged caloric restriction on aging and to test how practical and safe is a 25% calorie-restricted diet in normal-weight individuals." Per the CALORIE project's website, "Numerous studies have shown that chronic caloric restriction extends average life span in animals and delays age-related diseases." According to Brian M. Delaney, president of Calorie Restriction Society International (CRSI) and co-author of "The Longevity Diet," as interviewed by Failure Magazine says "The evidence suggests that even a slight reduction [in caloric intake] will confer some health and longevity benefits." He adds "Everyone should try to get a good gauge of their current state of health before making any changes."
There's a difference between calorie restriction and malnutrition. The CR theory suggests that calorie intake should exclude foods containing empty calories, thus increasing the amount of nutrients per food compound capita, hence more bang for the bile-friendly buck.
If research shows that staying hungry extends your body's shelf life, then what of having a perpetual case of the munchies in business? Entrepreneurs write and talk about strategies and many aim to strike the balance between peckish vs. starved. The New York Times noted our nation's stilted celebration around economic improvements. Recent trends suggest that companies aren't hosting hiring parades and handing out proverbial tin-foil wrapped candies in the shape of dollars and cents toward new hires in order to stay afloat. Scarcity around new hires continues and according to the same Times article, there are six million fewer jobs to go around than at the start of the 2007 recession.
And glee for the entrepreneurial go-getter who doesn't mind a rumble in the tummy.
Entrepreneurs write and talk about strategies and many aim to strike the balance between peckish vs. starved.
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While tooling around a slimmed-down smörgåsbord of opportunities peppering the path toward the American Dream, listen to your belly. Every once in a while, indulge by taking on more than what you consider a normal serving. Do make sure the pile on is dense with rich experiences and leads to new inroads. No empty calories here. Fill your plate to the brim and then some. Just don't act as if it's your last meal.


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New York's comptroller says agriculture contributed $37.6 billion to the state's economy in 2012, an increase of more than 22 percent over five years, while the number of farms declined slightly.
The comptroller's office says the state ranks in the top 10 nationally in dairy production, as well as wine, apples and maple syrup.
The 2012 report shows the vast majority of farms — 98 percent — were family-owned.
More than half had sales below $10,000.
They were operated by 56,000 New Yorkers, employing 61,000 laborers.
Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli says Tuesday it makes economic sense for the state to retain and promote agriculture to feed New Yorkers, keep the economy diversified and preserve land.


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Honda Donates Two Africa Twins To Redondo Beach P.D.
- American Honda donated two Africa
Twin adventure motorcycles to the Redondo Beach Police Department
yesterday during a ceremony at the company's offices in Torrance,
The donation was to support the recently launched City of Redondo Beach Police Foundation, which funds new technologies to help advance the vision of the police department. American Honda Community Relations had already assisted the foundation as a founding sponsor, donating a pair of Pioneer 700 side-by-side vehicles that are currently being used by beach and community units.
More recently, officers began considering the possibility of transitioning from their current police motorcycles to an adventure-bike platform, with the idea that their relative agility, lighter weight, and increased suspension travel would make them well suitable for police work. Police Chief Keith Kauffman approached Honda with the idea, and after officers successfully tested a pair of units at a Ride For Kids event, Honda decided to move ahead with the donation.
The donated Africa Twins are equipped with automatic Dual Clutch Transmission (DCT), which could enable officers to focus more of their attention on riding and police work. In addition, the units have been equipped with a number of Honda Accessories, including hard luggage and a top box. With the help of noted bike customizer Roland Sands, the police department expects to make a number of additional modifications targeted to add additional law-enforcement functionality.
"One of the things that the police department is really focused on is our new vision statement: 'We are the community, leading the way in law enforcement," Chief Kauffman said. "That's why when we look at partnering, we're going out to the experts. If we want to be one of the most innovative law-enforcement departments in the country, we have to push the needle, and Honda's generous donation of these Africa Twins will help us to take a big step toward that objective."
"We're pleased to provide the Redondo Beach Police Department with these Africa Twin models," said Chuck Boderman, American Honda Vice President, Motorcycle Division. "Redondo Beach is a neighbor of our home city of Torrance, and we support the City of Redondo Beach Police Foundation's work to develop and incorporate technologies not typically used for police duties. We hope that these motorcycles will help the department's officers to carry out the important work they do for our community."
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It's true that all sorts of people ride and love horses, even famous ones like Elvis Presley. He didn't just enjoy a horse or two. Elvis had an entire 163-acre Mississippi ranch that he named Circle G. This ranch became his place of refuge and tranquility. The King of Rock and Roll was a passionate equestrian!
The first horse Elvis purchased was Domino, a 4-year-old Quarter Horse, for Priscilla. She turned out to be a natural rider! Soon after, Elvis wanted a horse of his own. He traveled to different farms looking for a golden one. A big palomino Quarter Horse was located and became his personal mount. He renamed the horse to Rising Sun. He also named the barn, House of the Rising Sun, after the horse. Elvis rode his horse hard, but always took great care to cool him down properly.
The King continued to purchase more horses. In fact, he bought them for his friends and bodyguards. Eventually, his herd outgrew the grounds of Graceland (his 13.8-acre estate). This is when he purchased the ranch Circle G.
Some of the Horses at Circle G & Graceland
Colonel Midnight– A black Tennessee Walking Horse
Bear– Tennessee Walking Horse
Mare Ingram– Grade mare
Others included– Beauty, Big Red, Buckshot, El Poco, Flaming Star, Golden Sun, Lady, Moriah, Memphis, Scout, Star Trek, Sundown, Thundercloud, and Traveler.
Elvis loved how the Tennessee Walking Horses moved. He thought they were beautiful to watch and amazing to ride.
Unfortunately, the ranch lifestyle faded and Circle G was sold in 1969. A few of the horses made it back to Graceland. When Elvis passed, the five remaining horses were left untouched. It wasn't until Alene Alexander, a racking horse trainer, that the horses were noticed. She brought them back to excellent condition and even showed one.
Horses will always be apart of Elvis Presley's fast and furious life.
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The Pirates have acquired utility player Yamaico Navarro from the Kansas City Royals for pitcher Brooks Pounders and infielder Diego Goris.
Navarro got to the majors as a 22-year-old and played for the Boston Red Sox and Royals last season. He has good power for an infielder, but his defense is suspect, particularly at shortstop. He's played shortstop, second, third, and all three outfield positions in the minors. The Pirates are probably figuring that Pounders and Goris aren't much to give up for a young major leaguer, so they'll take a look at Navarro in Spring Training and see if they can carve out a role for him as a bench player.
Pounders was a second-round draft pick in 2009. He pitched well in relief for Class A West Virginia this season, but the fact that he was pitching in relief less than two years after being drafted in the second round doesn't really bode well for him (and it demonstrates the pitching depth the Pirates had at Class A). Goris played all the way down in the Dominican Summer League last year; his stats were good, but he was playing against younger competition, and it's impossible to take DSL stats seriously. I've never heard him described as a top prospect, but maybe the Royals' scouts see something in him they like.
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Exhibition catalogue published in conjunction with show held September 13 - October 26, 1986. Essay by Marc H. Miller. Artists include Laurie Anderson, Diane Arbus, Eve Arnold, Philip Ayers, John Baldessari, Thomas Barrow, Robert Bechtle, Gretchen Bender, Paul Berger, Keiko Bonk, Chris Burden, Nancy Burson, Harry Callahan, Tseng Kwong Chi, John Clem Clarke, Maxi Cohen, Jaime Davidovich, Bruce Davidson, William Eggleston, Daniel Faust, John Fekner, Don Leicht, Eric Fischl, Janet Fish, Robert Frank, Lee Friedlander, Matthew Geller, Jon Gnagy, Rodney Alan Greenblat, Richard Hamilton, Keith Haring, David Hockney, Nancy Holt, Douglas Huebler, Isidore Isou, Richards Jarden, Burris Jenkins Jr. ... [details]
Prospectus for "Harry Callahan : Color," a photographic monograph and the inaugural publication of Matrix Publications. Includes a full sized reproduction of "Ireland 1979" a photograph by Callahan, housed in a printed envelope. [details]
October 22-28 issue of SoHo News. Issue edited by Josh Friedman. Cover stories include: "The New East Village: Gays, Goys, and Gourmets," by David Hershkovits; "City Opera's American Flops," by Tim Page; and "Pvt. ... [details]
Exhibition catalogue published in conjunction with show held at the Edith C. Blum Art Institute of Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, April 11 - July 5, 1987; the North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, July 25 - October 4, 1987; and the Grey Art Gallery, New York University, October 25 - December 19, 1987. ... [details]
Exhibition catalogue published in conjunction with show held at the Edith C. Blum Art Institute of Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, April 11 - July 5, 1987; the North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, July 25 - October 4, 1987; and the Grey Art Gallery, New York University, October 25 - December 19, 1987. ... [details]
Exhibition catalogue published in conjunction with show held July 7 - September 6, 2008. Essay by Linda Yablonsky. Artists include Harry Callahan, William Christenberry, William Eggleston, Mitch Epstein, Walker Evans, Luigi Ghirri, Nan Goldin, Dan Graham, Jan Groover, David Hockney, Helen Levitt, Joel Meyerowitz, Paul Outerbridge, Martin Parr, John Pfahl, Arthur Segal, Stephen Shore, Joel Sternfeld, Boyd Webb and Terry Wild. ... [details]
Exhibition catalogue published in conjunction with show held November 16, 1996 - March 23, 1997. Essays by Jeff Abell, Dennis Adrian, Staci Boris, John Corbett, Kate Horsfield, Barbara Jaffee, Judith Russi Kirshner, Carmela Rago, Franz Schulze, Peter Selz, Bill Stamets, and Lynne Warren. ... [details]
Issue edited by Jack Bankowsky. Essays "Books: Yve-Alain Bois on catalogues raissonés," by Yve-Alain Bois; "Slant: Hilton Als on Frank O'Hara," by Hilton Als; "Film: Peter Plagens on Charles and Ray Eames," by Peter Plagens; "Vernon Shetley on 'Titanic: Anatomy of a Blockbuster," by Vernon Shetley; "®™ark: Reena Jana on 'Mori,'" by Reena Jana; "Passages," by Patrick Heron, Raghubir Singh, and Harry Callahan; "Top Ten: Art Club 2000"; "Sovereign Remedy: The Art of Shirin Neshat," by Ronald Jones; "The Wild East: The Rise and Fall of the East Village," by Carlo McCormick, Gary Indiana, David Robbins, Liza Kirwin, Peter Nagy, Dennis Cooper, Glenn O'Brien; "The East Village 1979 - 1989: A Chronology"; "Wayne Thiebaud: Green River Lands, 1998," by Richard Wollheim; "Openings: Malerie Marder," by katy Siegel. ... [details]
Reference catalog of the Pacific Telesis collection. Texts by Don Guinn, Sam Guinn, Judy Kay, Mark Levy and John Bloom. Artists include Ansel Adams, Mark Adams, Thomas Arndt, Lewis Baltz, Robert Bechtle, William Beckman, Ruth Bernhard, Wynn Bullock, Harry Callahan, Paul Caponigro, Richard Chiriani, William Clift, Bruce Cohen, Larry Cohen, Imogen Cunningham, Liliane DeCock, Willard Dixon, Randy Dudley, William Eggleston, Lee Friedlander, Garnett William, Laura Gilpin, Emmet Gowin, Nancy Hagin, Raymond Han, Linda Heiliger, Peter Holbrook, Keith Jacobshagen, Yvonne Jacquette, Dewitt Jones, Pirkle Jones, Michael Kenna, Robert Glenn Ketchum, Mark Klett, Gregory Kondos, Alma Lavenson, Joel Leivick, O. ... [details]
2005 auction catalogue for the Chicago-based auction house Wright. Includes works by Ansel Adams, Jacques Adnet, Josef Albers, Franco Albini, Richard Anuskiewicz, Ron Arad, Arditi, Robert Arneson, Jean Arp, Arredoluce, Artisti Barovier, Richard Artschwager, Arne Bang, Ercole Barovier, Milo Baughman, Mario Bellini, Ward Bennett, Harry Bertoia, Fulvio Bianconi, Max Bill, Jacques Biny, Sol Bloom, Ilya Bolotowsky, Heinrich Siegfried Bormann, Osvaldo Borsani, Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec, Angelo Brotto, Paolo Buffa, Carlo Bugatti, Erwin Burger, Santiago Calatrava, Alexander Calder, Harry Callahan, Achille e Pier Castiglioni, Giacomo, Cavatorta, John Chamberlain, Pol Chambost, Norman Cherner, Pietro Chiesa, Luigi Colani, Rinaldo Cutini, Joe D'Urso, ANtonio Da Ros, Salvador Dali, Donald Deskey, Desny, Erich Dieckmann, Don Drumm, Charles Eames, Ray Eames, Craig Ellwood, Edmond Etling, Paul Evans, Claire Falkenstein, Salvatore Fiume, Piero Fornasetti, Paul Frankl, Gianfranco Frattini, Anzolo Fuga, Arditi and Gianni Gamberini, Guido Gambone, Denyse Gatard, Karl Gerstner, David Gilhooly, Philip Goodwin, Waylande Gregory, Greta Magnusson Grossman, Maija Grotell, Pierre Guariche, Irving Harper, Cedric Hartman, Poul Henningsen, Michael Higgins, Francis Higgins, Josef Hoffmann, Mabel Hutchinson, Max Ingrand, Arne Jacobsen, ALfred Jensen, Jasper Johns, Georges Jouve, Finn Juhl, Vladimir Kagan, Ilonka Karasz, Takeshi Kawashima, Poul Kjaerholm, Florence Knoll, Donald Knorr, Ron Krueck, Shiro Kuramata, Cesare Lacca, Boris Lacroix, Morris Lapidus, Ibram Lassaw, Julio Le Parc, Jules Leleu, Angelo Lelli, Cesare Leonardi, Raymond Loewy, Tyra Lundgren, Vico Magistretti, Dino Martens, Napoleone Martinuzzi, Samuel Marx, Luigi Massoni, Mathieu Mategot, Bruno Mathsson, Warren McArthur, Fausto Melotti, Roberto Monsani, Gino Levi Montalcini, Henry Moore, Francois Morellet, Serge Mouille, George Nakashima, Otto and Gertrud Natzler, George Nelson, Nerone e Palmizzi, Richard Neutra, Louise Nevelson, Marc Newson, Oscar Niemeyer, Isamu Noguchi, Kenneth Noland, Alexandre Noll, Rude Osolnik, J. ... [details]


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Maplewood Avenue is a great neighborhood, filled with older homes. Residents love the streetscape, and work hard to protect it.
In 1996, Bill Dohme — a restoration builder — and his wife wanted to expand their home, at 20 Maplewood Avenue. They drew up plans that kept the body — and historical integrity — of the house intact. But other expenses put the remodeling on hold.
Right after Memorial Day last year, the Dohmes sold their house. Knowing that teardowns are rampant all over Westport, they made the remodeling plans available to the new owner.
In February — hearing that 20 Maplewood would be torn down — Bill gave the plans to the Historic District Commission. He hoped they'd meet with the new owner, and urge him to reconsider.
It did not happen. On Tuesday, the bulldozers moved in.
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Elite has a full soybean development program dedicated to delivering soybeans with a maturity and performance profile to satisfy growers in all Prairie soybean production areas. The expansion of Prairie acres has driven investment into crosses directed towards early zone adaptation, additional private testing, disease screening and more nursery selection plots. The inclusion of pod height in their selection process is unique and has led to varieties with superior harvestability versus competing products.
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I recently came across an interesting problem mentioned in this post by Mr. Keir Bowden(@bob_buzzard), solution mentioned in this post was cool and it excited me to try an alternate one that started drawing in my mind, while I was reading his post.
The Alternate Solution (or generic API)
Using the same approach used by Keir, my goal was to come up with an API that can work with any Sobject and picklist field. The client code requiring a picklist describe needs to deal with only one class named "PicklistDescriber" and use one of the 3 describe() calls as explained below:
When you have the record id
// Query or Load the Account as required Id accountId = [Select Id from Account Where Name = 'Most Paying Customer']; // Here is the Describe call, the resultant List<string> is all picklist values List<string> options = PicklistDescriber.describe(accountId, 'Industry');
When you know the sobjectType and recordType name
// 'Record_Type_1' is a sample record type name on Account List<string> options = PicklistDescriber.describe('Account', 'Record_Type_1', 'Industry'));
When you know the sobjectType and recordTypeId
// 'Record_Type_2' is a sample record type name on Account Id recType2Id = [Select Id from RecordType Where SobjectType = 'Account' AND DeveloperName like 'Record_Type_2'].Id; List<string> options = PicklistDescriber.describe('Account', recType2Id, 'Industry');
You can copy the required metadata from this github project, if you are interested in internals about this API. All the required setup and usage information is mentioned in the README markdown file at the project home page.
If, you are interested in internals, please continue reading below.
How this works ?
The key ingredients to my approach were
Keir's approach to render picklist values in a visualforce page, i.e. use VF intelligence for rendering the picklist values based on record type correctly.
Use Dynamic Visualforce bindings, to make it work for any sobject.
Below diagram describes the communication between the components. Please refer this github repository for source code.
Please click on this image for bigger picture.
Your views and thoughts
Will be happy to discuss and looking forward for the same.
@bob_buzzard's post for original idea: http://bobbuzzard.blogspot.com/2012/01/record-type-picklist-values.html
Github repository for my approach : https://github.com/abhinavguptas/Multi-RecordType-Sobject-Picklist-Describer


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For decades, members of the Confederated Tribes have made their living from the resources available on the lands and in the rivers and streams located in the high desert region of Central Oregon known as Warm Springs.
It is fitting then that Tectonite™, the material that has been the foundation for Warm Springs Composite Products, is derived from the unique diatomaceous earth found in this part of Oregon. It should also be no surprise that nearly 80 percent of our employees are Native Americans who live on the reservation.
Warm Springs Composite Products is proud to be part of the Confederated Tribes' economic enterprise system that includes Power Enterprises, Kah-Nee-Tah resort and the Museum at Warm Springs.
We hold a number of patents on products and processes that help make us a leading supplier of fire-rated building components in both the U.S. and overseas markets. These include but are not limited to: South Korea and other parts of Southeast Asia; Dubai-UAE; Jordan; Bahrain; Qatar; Saudi Arabia in the Middle East; and throughout Western Europe.
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My favorite airline is JSX (external link) and they are helping out in this crisis. I haven't written about them before because many people think it is snobbish to fly private. But this isn't like hiring a private jet to go to Cannes. I'd call them semi-private. And they are trying to do the right thing when many people still have to fly.
JSX, formerly Jet Suite X, is a small, regional carrier here in the Southwest. They are a general aviation outfit, not a commercial carrier. As such, there is no TSA to go through, no bag searches, no overcrowded terminals, and no lines. Southwest does an admirable job but you will never want to fly them again if you can take a JSX flight to the same location.
The JSX people put all of your bags on a cart and from there into the back of the airplane. No real carry on bags allowed, save maybe a small backpack. There are no overhead bins in the passenger compartment so no one struggles to get on or off the plane. I'd say it takes less than 10 minutes for passengers to get on board, usually no more forty or so.
The downside is that they fly limited routes and fares can get expensive but with some searching you can get rates comparable to Southwest. Two across seating, no middle seats. Snacks. Alcohol if you want it. Friendly flight attendants who want to be there.
I once flew back to Las Vegas with several small radioactive mineral specimens in my luggage that I bought from Consolidated Rock and Mineral in Vacaville, California. I can't imagine what would have happened at a large airport, doubtless I would still be in some locked room trying to explain the difference between unrefined uranium ore and refined uranium ore. You can't carry just anything, though, they prohibit such items as certain batteries and the like.
The picture below shows the airplane I took on my last flight to Buchanan Field near Walnut Creek, California. Notice the old fashioned steps. Very refreshing. A one hundred yard walk takes you to the airfield parking lot which does not charge for parking.
They go into Oakland International much more frequently but to the general aviation terminal, avoiding the chaos surrounding the terminals of the big carriers like TWA, United, or Delta.
I'm promoting JSX because they lately have been helping people and groups get around the country in this current crisis. Here's their recent press release.
Although the travel landscape – and the world at large – have changed drastically in the past few weeks, JSX is still taking to the skies and providing essential travel services and solutions.
JSX Assists in Repatriation of Over 100 Senior Citizens
This week JSX had the opportunity to assist in the successful repatriation of 106 U.S. citizens – most over the age of 65 – throughout the country after they arrived at DFW International Airport from overseas. In less than 48 hours, JSX assembled a fleet of planes and crews to fly to 22 cities all across the U.S.
CEO Alex Wilcox was at DFW as the planes prepared for takeoff and had this to say about the extraordinary effort:
"Our crewmembers rose to the occasion, organizing dozens of flights on a moment's notice to pick up and deliver these special travelers ––all of whom are someone's grandparents, parents, aunts, and uncles––to their hometowns across the U.S. I know of no other non-military group or organization that could assemble a complex airlift that quickly. I am so proud of our team and grateful JSX had the opportunity to step in and get these citizens back safely to their communities and families."
JSX fleet is available for special missions like this and others across the country, like moving essential goods or medical parts and teams, transporting government and law enforcement professionals, transporting data center operating teams and even legislators and public officials as needed. For more information about chartering our uniquely fitted Embraer 135 or 145 jets, please email firstname.lastname@example.com or click here.
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Space is precious – especially when traveling – which is why JSX is temporarily limiting all public flights to 20 customers to ensure you'll have an empty seat or an aisle, not a person, next to you. This will also further reduce the already small number of people in our private lounges, which are sanitized regularly.
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African Fashion Week Nigeria will give equal opportunity and priority to top fashion designers alongside new and emerging designers to celebrate culture, style and increase their passion for fashion. This is an opportunity for all aspiring or emerging designers to use as a platform to showcase their talent to the right people. Designers and exhibitors who want to participate are required to log on to their website, www.africafashionweeknigeria.com to download the application form.
The event which will feature designers from the whole of Africa, offer those in the fashion industry a free platform on which to showcase their brands, act as an opportunity for fashion designers to network among each other, create a portal for new designers to enter into the market and integrate into the international fashion system, highlight the African textile Industry to a global audience, enable African countries to showcase their national fabrics through their designers, make African textiles visible to the rest of the world , and lots more.
Africa Fashion Week Nigeria will be attended by fashion designers, fabric manufacturers and printers, jewelers, photographers, make-up artists, models, media houses, buyers, press and indeed anyone that has any link with fashion, especially with an African interest.
African Fashion Week was created in London 2011 by Ronke Ademiluyi, CEO with impressive turnouts over the years. AFWL has created an unparalleled platform for over 100 UK and non UK designers who have showcased their collections in London.
The First Lady of Ekiti State, Her Excellency Chief Mrs. Erelu Bisi Fayemi was once the patron of the fashion show, the Nigeria-based architect and businesswoman, Princess Fifi Ejindu was an ambassador, Nigeria's number one online music platform, iROKING, OH TV, FAB magazine went into partnership with them, while Globacom Limited and others were sponsors. Who are the guys coming on board this year? Let's keep our fingers crossed.
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Baucus: President's Trade Agenda Fails to Advance Pending FTAs
Finance Chairman Calls for Specific Plan and Timeline on Colombia, Panama FTAs, Progress on South Korea Beef Issue
Washington, DC – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) criticized the President's 2011 Trade Agenda, released today, for failing to address Korea's continued unjustified restrictions on U.S. beef as well as the Agenda's lack of a timeline or specific steps to complete the Colombia and Panama Free Trade Agreements (FTAs). Baucus met with Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and other senior government officials last week in Colombia to discuss the loss of U.S. market share in this key market and to examine ways to continue to improve labor rights there. Baucus lauded the President's commitment to working with Congress to secure a long-term reauthorization of Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) and extension of expired trade preference programs, which Baucus has long championed.
"If we want to meet the President's stated goal of doubling U.S. exports by 2015, the Administration needs to act now to resolve the outstanding issues with the Colombia, Panama and Korea Free Trade Agreements and send these agreements to Congress," Baucus said. "It is time to develop a roadmap for increased market access for U.S. beef in Korea. And American ranchers, farmers and businesses can't afford to lose any further ground in the booming Colombian and Panama markets. Colombia has made significant progress reducing violence, protecting human rights and improving labor conditions in Colombia, but this work must continue. The Administration needs to quickly resolve all outstanding issues so Congress can approve all three free trade agreements as soon as possible this year and help create more jobs here at home. I welcome the Administration's support for TAA, which is essential to helping U.S. workers and building strong bipartisan support for the trade agreements."
Last month, Baucus and Finance Committee Ranking Member Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) sent a letter to United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk urging him to quickly address outstanding issues and lay out a plan so that Congress can approve the Colombia and Panama Free Trade Agreements (FTAs). In the letter, the Senators called on Ambassador Kirk to identify at a March 9 Committee hearing any additional steps that Panama or Colombia should take and to provide an expeditious timetable for moving the agreements through Congress.
Baucus has been a leader in Senate efforts to pass the Colombia FTA to expand access to the Colombian market for ranchers, farmers and businesses in the United States. More than 10,000 U.S. companies, most of which are small businesses, export to Colombia and would benefit from increased access to that market. Since 2002, Colombia has reduced the homicide rate of union members by 90 percent. The homicide rate of union members is now six times lower than the homicide rate of the general population in Colombia. And Colombia has strengthened labor rights, including by making it easier for workers to form unions and bargain collectively. But Baucus has emphasized that more work remains. He called on the United States and Colombia to quickly develop a plan that builds on the tremendous progress to date so that the FTA can be approved as soon as possible this year.
The United States already has programs that permit most Colombian exports to the United States to receive duty-free treatment, so the FTA would level the playing field for ranchers, farmers and businesses in Montana and across the United States. The Colombia FTA is particularly critical to U.S. agricultural producers. Historically, Colombia has been a top export market for U.S. wheat producers, but despite its advantages, the United States is already losing its share of the Colombian wheat market to Argentina and Canada. The U.S. share of the Colombian wheat market has already dropped from 73 percent in 2008 to 43 percent in 2010, and U.S. farmers could lose the entire market if the FTA is not approved soon. The Colombia FTA would also benefit U.S. manufacturing firms by immediately eliminating duties on 80 percent of exports to Colombia, with the remainder eliminated over time.
Baucus has been a long-time champion of the TAA program, which expired on February 13, 2011. Baucus is working with his colleagues in the House and Senate to extend TAA for all eligible groups. In 2009, Baucus led the effort in Congress to pass the most significant expansion and reform of the TAA program, including new performance measures, since it was created in 1962. TAA provides extended income support and job training to workers, firms, ranchers, farmers, and communities that experience job loss because of increased imports or factory shifts abroad and also helps prevent layoffs entirely by assisting trade-distressed companies retool and become more competitive.
Baucus has also been strong supporter of the Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA) and the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP). Both programs give developing countries duty-free access to the U.S. market for certain products, helping those developing economies grow and emerge from poverty. ATPA, which Congress established in 1991 to encourage Andean countries to diversify their economies away from illicit drug production, provides Colombia and Ecuador with duty-free benefits on a wide range of products. The expiration of this program comes at a particularly difficult time for Colombia, where heavy rains have caused flooding and landslides that have killed more than 250 people, severely damaged agricultural crops and public infrastructure, and resulted in total economic losses of $5 billion. The GSP program covers a variety of products from almost 130 developing and least developed countries.
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As a mother of two boys, keeping kids safe is important to Jo Palazzetti, Director of Turbo Studio, Sydney's premier indoor training facility for cyclists and triathletes.
Now in their eighth year, Turbo Studio has grown to include one-on-one coaching, outdoor squads, events, training camps and their dedicated 'Bravehearts Turbo Studio Masters Race Team', whose presence on the racing circuit has been proudly raising awareness of Bravehearts and the crime of child sexual assault since 2014.
"I understand how difficult it is to talk about child sexual assault," says Jo.
"If my business can lend a voice and encourage people to break the silence that so often surrounds this crime, then that will be one of our biggest achievements."
Riding for Change
This November, Joanne and the Turbo Studio team will be going all out to help break the silence when they host the inaugural 'Ride with a Brave Heart for Bravehearts' cycling challenge.
Kicking-off from Merimbula (NSW) on 9 November, cyclists will ride 500km and climb more than 10,000 vertical metres to reach Jindabyne in the Southern Highlands on 11 November.
"It's going to be an absolutely epic event," says Jo.
"The event is being run purely through volunteer support to maximise the amount we can raise and donate to Bravehearts."
Cyclists can register to ride for one, two or all three days of the event and can access a discounted entry fee by getting a team of six together.
All entry fees cover accommodation, guided cycling routes, a cycling kit, three months of pre-event training rides and support vehicle access during the ride.
"We hope all of those cycling enthusiasts out there will take on this challenge and join us," says Jo.
"Child protection is everybody's business so getting a team together through work or friends would really help to raise awareness."
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NOAA Teacher at Sea
Susan Carty
Onboard NOAA Ship Ronald H. Brown
March 14 – April 20, 2001
Mission: Asian-Pacific Regional Aerosol Characterization Experiment (ACE-ASIA)
Geographical Area: Western Pacific
Date: March 16, 2001
First day at sea was terrific! Blue waters like I have never seen. Almost a Royal Blue. We had company off the stern today. Two young albatross having a great time soaring on the air wake behind us.
Questions of the Day: What is so unusual about the albatross? How long can these birds keep flying? Where do they sleep?
A number of practice runs on scientific equipment were performed today. Weather balloon was released (photo to follow) to measure the temperature, pressure, wind speed, humidity, etc.. Later a CTD was lowered into the waters to measure water temperature and conductivity at various depths. (photo to follow)
Two different satellites pass over the ship twice/day. The SeaWifs and the N16. It would be an interesting assignment for students to investigate these satellites in terms of: How they actually work, Who owns and operates them, and What types of images do they produce?
Other scientific was tested as well today. Tomorrow should be the "real thing" with a number of these devices. I will report on them later.
One final exciting happening! A beautiful Mahi Mahi was reeled in off the stern. Actually – no reel was involved, just a thick rope with a lure on the end. Now that's "Fishin"!


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The experiment is the step of the scientific method that arbitrates between competing models or theories. Laboratory experiments are usually considered the hallmark of the scientific method. They generally compare the results obtained from an experimental sample against a control sample, which is practically identical to the experimental sample except for the one aspect whose effect is being tested. Without question, laboratory experiments are uniquely powerful in establishing chains of cause and effect but, unfortunately, they are impossible to perform in many sciences. An alternative technique, that frequently proves fruitful in economics, is the so-called natural experiment. This approach consists of comparing, preferably quantitatively and aided by statistical analyses, different systems that are similar in many respects but that differ with respect to the factors whose influence one whishes to study. In this class, I will present two recent papers that use natural experiments to test different theories on the emergence and the long-term effects of local credit institutions. In particular, Grosjean (2011) uses the occupation of South Eastern Europe by the Ottoman Empire to shed light on the persistence of financial development; Pascali (2011) uses Jewish demography in the Renaissance to explain the emergence of local banks in Italian municipalities and their long-term effect on economic development.
Bibliographical references :
Grosjean (2011), The institutional legacy of the Ottoman Empire: Islamic rule and financial development in South Eastern Europe. Journal of Comparative Economics 39, 1-16.
Pascali (2012), Banks and Development: Jewish Communities in the Italian Renaissance and Current Economic Performance, BGSE WP 562.


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After his history-making Tour de France win on Sunday, Bradley Wiggins has turned his attention to the next challenge – taking home an Olympic gold medal. The 32-year-old cyclist passed up the chance to celebrate his win in Paris, instead returning to Britain to focus on the London 2012 men's road race and individual time trial.
"Everything turns to the Olympics and I'll be out on the bike on Monday. I've got an Olympic time trial to try and win," he said. "It's a little weird to leave Paris without a party because it would be nice to spend time with the team and really enjoy it." The three-time Olympic track champion will compete in the Olympic road race on July 28 and the time trial on August 1.Union Flags waved and thunderous cries of "Allez Wiggo!" rang out on Sunday as a joyful Bradley powered down the Champs-Elysees and into the history books as the first Briton to win the Tour de France in the race's 109-year history. The sportsman looked close to tears after he crossed the finish line, raising his arms in a victory salute. Tens of thousands of spectators had gathered to watch the defining moment, which took place on a glorious sunny day in Paris.
After hugging his British team mate Chris Froome, who came second overall, he was then congratulated with kisses and hugs by his 30-year-old wife Catherine, and their children Ben, seven, and five-year-old Isabella.
It was the best end possible to 2,173 miles of racing over three grueling weeks. Accepting the cup, Bradley bowed to the British fans before opera star Lesley Garrett sang God Save The Queen."I just want to say thank you to everyone for the support all the way around. It has been a magical couple of weeks for the team and British cycling," he said. "Sometimes dreams come true and to my mother over there, her son has now won the Tour de France. Have a safe journey home and don't get too drunk tonight."It was a proud moment for Bradley's 55-year-old mum Linda, who raised him as a single mother on a council estate in Kilburn, North West London. His father, Australian professional cyclist Gary Wiggins, left when Bradley was two.
The pair were reunited when the sportsman was 19, but drifted apart again before Wiggins senior died in hospital aged 55. In his autobiography, In Pursuit of Glory, Bradley wrote fondly of his father. "He may have gone Awol for most of my life but his achievements as a cyclist and almost "legendary" hard-man status on the circuit undoubtedly helped propel me towards a competitive career in the sport. Our shared DNA is at the heart of the story."


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New restrictions on use of criminal background checks in hiring are now in place. The new law in Oregon and the ordinance recently passed by the Portland City Council both went into effect on January 1, 2016. In popular language the legislation is referred to as "ban the box" legislation, referring to the box in employment applications that an applicant must check as to whether or not they have had any criminal convictions. This post discusses both the new Oregon law and the new Portland City ordinance, which goes much further than the new Oregon law.
The Oregon Law
In Oregon, employers may not exclude an applicant from an initial interview based upon a criminal conviction. The applicant may not be required to disclose criminal convictions on an application or prior to such interview. If no interview is required, the employer may not require the applicant to disclose a criminal conviction prior to extending a conditional offer of employment. However, providing that the employer has complied with these restrictions, the employer is permitted to consider the applicant's "conviction history" while making hiring decisions.
I have not seen anyone commenting on the issue yet, but I believe that a fair reading of the statute prohibits an employer from using non-conviction criminal history in making an employment decision. In other words, it is not a prudent practice to rely upon any unverified criminal background check, as those may have errors or reflect matters upon which there is no judgment of conviction in the court file, putting the employer into murky waters at best. The database background check services are infamous for containing inaccurate information. But certainly verified convictions may be considered by the employer.
Specifically excluded from the restrictions under the statute are the following circumstances:
- If federal, state or local law requires consideration of an applicant's criminal history
- If the employer is a law enforcement agency;
- If the employer is in the criminal justice system; or
- If the employee is seeking a nonemployee volunteer
For employers, this change in the law means that applications have to be revised so that they do not contain any questions regarding criminal history. Further, interviewers should become familiar with the law. Finally, employers should consider their process in considering convictions, revise it if necessary, and ensure that they are only relying upon verified criminal convictions in making any employment decisions.
The Portland Ordinance
The Portland city ordinance applies to private employers with at least 6 employees and to the city itself. It pertains to employees performing the majority of their work within the Portland city limits. Under the ordinance an employer may not exclude an applicant from consideration from employment solely because of the applicant's criminal history. The employer may not access the criminal history prior to making a conditional offer of employment. Up to this point, the city ordinance tracks the Oregon law.
However, under the city ordinance, the employer may rescind the conditional offer of employment only if the employer "determines in good faith that a specific offense or conduct is job related for the position in question and consistent with business necessity" In making such a determination, the employer should consider:
"1. The nature and gravity of the criminal offense;
2. The time that has elapsed since the criminal offense took place; and
The nature of the Employment held or sought."
The ordinance also specifies that arrests may only be considered if charges are still pending, that expunged and voided judgments may not be considered, and judgments that were dismissed following diversion may only be considered if they involved physical harm or attempted physical harm to a person. If the conditional offer of employment is rescinded, the employer must notify the applicant in writing, and identify the specific conviction or charge upon which it is denying employment.
The Portland city ordinance contains the same exceptions as the Oregon law, so it does not apply where background checks are required by law, to law enforcement or jobs in the criminal justice system, or to volunteers. Portland is contracting with the Bureau of Labor and Employment (BOLI) to enforce the ordinance.
The foregoing post is informational only, and should not be interpreted or construed as legal advice. Employers with questions concerning legal issues should contact Beaverton attorney Brad Schrock at (503) 626-3087.


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IWA March 8 Statement: Women Rise and Resist Imperialist War and Aggression!
Updated: Feb 15, 2022
This March 8, the International Women's Alliance (IWA) and its member organizations invite women worldwide to resist imperialist plunder and war. In honor of the first women strikers in 1908, we commemorate International Working Women's Day to recognize and continue women' role in the struggle for peace, justice and self-determination. On this 110th anniversary we uphold the power and legacy of women's resistance and affirm our commitment to build a strong women's movement towards women's genuine emancipation.
We have witnessed the impact on women of wars of aggression continuously launched and supported by Imperialist countries. In the Middle-East, the occupation of Palestine by United States-backed Israel has resulted in the destruction of countless lives in the West Bank and Gaza, including women and children. Imperialist-led military attacks have increased in Syria, Libya, Iraq, Pakistan and Afghanistan as they continue to be targets in the United States' so-called fight against terrorism. With these attacks, women and children are seen as "collateral damage". Meanwhile, the United States is increasingly exposed as the world's Number One Terrorist.
In Asia-Pacific, the imperialist powers are strengthening their hegemonic control of the region thru the impending implementation of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement. This agreement, which will be signed on the very 8th of March 2018 in Santiago, Chile, only furthers their neoliberal policies and unfair trading laws in the region. In Asia, the Philippines has also continued to suffer from intensified militarization. With the increasing presence of U.S. troops in the country and with President Duterte's Martial Law, women and children have become victims of human rights violations, and of sexual violence, which is systematically used as a tool of war and as a tool to curtail the fundamental rights of the people.
In the Americas, particularly in the United States, with white supremacist and misogynist President Donald Trump in power, his administration continues to perpetuate political and economic oppression targeting people of color; women including queer women; immigrants from Latin America, Africa, Asia and the Caribbean; LGBTQ communities, and people with disabilities. In Canada, systemic racism against First Nations people, particularly women, has resulted to thousands of indigenous women murdered or disappeared with impunity.
In Europe, the rise of right-wing movements, and religious and ethnic fundamentalism in India and elsewhere has fanned the flames of anti-immigrant and narrow nationalist violence. A second cold war is heating up as imperialist powers led by the U.S. prepare for the eventuality of a world war. Regional wars have intensified in the Middle East, Asia, Africa, and Latin America to maintain political and economic hegemony. Puppet and client regimes are created. Regime changes are imposed when governments will not bow to the dictates of imperialist powers. As the imperialists rev up their engines of war, they likewise ignite the resistance of women of the world.
The past years have seen women at the forefront of the struggles against violence, exploitation and oppression. Whether they stand against phalanxes of police and military during strikes, pickets and demonstrations, against the threat of nuclear attack against North Korea, or against the invasion and destabilization of Venezuela, more and more women are joining the struggle against militarism, imperialist wars of aggression, and the rising neo-fascism in many parts of the world.
The resistance of women in Palestine, as emboldened by Ahed Tamimi and many others, who continue to resist and protect themselves and their families, has spread across the world. Women stand in solidarity and struggle against the Israeli occupation. Another model of resistance is that of the women in Kurdistan. They have formed armed self-protection units to protect their homeland and culture from annihilation.
We believe in the power of linking with women so we can collectively resist against imperialism and all forms of violence against our bodies and lives. We aspire for a global society that promotes and protects the rights and interests of women and is void of all forms of discrimination and violence against us. We strive to intensify local struggles and campaigns against imperialism and capitalism, to strengthen international solidarity, and to contribute to the people's struggle for national liberation, sovereignty and self-determination. This is our militant tradition and we are upholding it this March 8 International Working Women's Day!


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New Year's Eve and New Year's Day are often celebrated by staying up late to usher in a brand new year. In addition, almost all of us take a moment or two to reflect on our successes of the past year and muse on what we hope to change and the resolutions we hope to achieve in the next year. Because New Year's comes so soon after Christmas, often decorations for Christmas are still up and therefore New Year's does not get its own decorations. It is easy to add a bit to your existing Christmas decorations to set New Year's apart as a holiday in its own right.
Many of us do not wish to take down the Christmas tree and all of our Christmas decorations immediately after the presents are unwrapped and the stockings are emptied. We enjoy the lights on the Christmas tree in the evening, and the magic of the Christmas season that seems to linger as long as the decorations remain. We also just got all of the decorations exactly the way we want them and aren't ready for the task of putting it all away yet. This can actually assist in our New Year's decorations.
We can start at the floor level. If we have used rugs for our Christmas decorations it is important to determine if the rugs reflect a festive mood or a Christmas specific mood is a good place to start. If the rugs are Christmas specific, exchanging them for more festive colored rugs or monochromatic rugs will help with the décor shift. If rugs were not used for Christmas decorating adding an area rug will help to differentiate the New Year holiday. For extra pizzazz in decorating, consider a Flotaki rug which can be extremely luxurious and festive. Especially in a room that does not have a Christmas tree in it, brightly colored area rugs will signify a festive area in our house.
Brightly colored ornaments in jewel tones give off a festive feeling and can be accented with coordinating colored party favors. Table cloths and throws can be changed from Christmas specific afghans or runners, to jewel toned textiles.


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How will Cheick Diallo fit in New Orleans?
In the 2016 NBA Draft, there was only one player selected from the University of Kansas, and for the first time since 2009, it was not in the first round.
During Thursday's NBA Draft, the New Orleans Pelicans traded up with the Los Angeles Clippers for the rights to Cheick Diallo, the evening's only drafted former Jayhawk. The Clippers took Diallo with the 33rd pick and immediately sent him to New Orleans in exchange for the 39th and 40th picks from New Orleans, who locked down Diallo as the newest developmental piece in their organizational puzzle.
In his lone season at Kansas, Diallo missed the first five games of the year while under investigation from the NCAA for eligibility concerns. It wasn't until Dec. 1, 2015 that he saw his first live-action game. Diallo played in just 27 games in 2015-16, averaging three points and 2.5 rebounds per game. He had 23 blocks in 27 games and averaged 7.5 minutes per game.
[su_pullquote align="right"]"The NBA is looking for more Draymond Greens and Bismack Biyombos, and in time, Diallo may fit this mold of a smaller but more versatile big man."[/su_pullquote]
Though his only college season came and went without fanfare, Diallo, the former fifth-ranked recruit in the nation, holds a promise of untapped talent that has carried him to the next level.
Pelicans' general manager Dell Demps said the team, surprised to see Diallo still available at pick 33, was impressed by Diallo's talent and intangibles.
"He's a young player who is inexperienced," Demps said. "There is going to be a growing curve. But one thing I can assure you is you'll never see a lack of effort there. His motor is amazing."
After falling out of the first round, Diallo told Jim Eichenhofer of NBA.com that he was taking his second-round draft slot as a sign of disrespect.
"I feel not respected being picked 33, but there is nothing I can do, so I just have to take it," Diallo said. "You can't (worry about) things you can't control. I think New Orleans is the best fit for me. I just have to go there and fight. My goal [was to be picked in the first round], but if it didn't happen, there is nothing I can do. Going to New Orleans is a new start."
Diallo and sixth overall pick Buddy Hield will join a Pelicans team led by 2012 number one overall draft pick Anthony Davis. New Orleans has been looking for someone to supplement Davis, and Diallo could provide reliable backup minutes with tremendous upside.
[su_pullquote align="right"]"A full year spent on learning NBA nuances and the playbook as well as building a stronger physique should allow him to hit the ground running in 2018 for a possible rotation spot off the bench."[/su_pullquote]
Oleh Kosel of SB Nation's The Bird Writes said the Pelicans were in need of help down low and that Diallo should fit nicely in New Orleans.
"The depth behind Anthony Davis is shallow," Kosel said. "I expect Diallo will fit in nicely with the New Orleans Pelicans, as they traded two valuable second-round picks to reach for him. Traditional centers are a dying animal in the league, and the process was further expedited by Alvin Gentry begging for quicker pace and greater ball movement. Omer Asik and Alexis Ajinca struggled to find any consistency in his system so the Pelicans smartly drafted an energetic, quicker and hopefully someday, better floor spacer. The NBA is looking for more Draymond Greens and Bismack Biyombos, and in time, Diallo may fit this mold of a smaller but more versatile big man."
Diallo will likely struggle to find minutes in the 2016-17 season, and Kosel noted that New Orleans does not own a D-League team, so Diallo would have to stay on the Pelicans' roster throughout his development.
"I assume if his Summer League, exhibition season and everything in between go well, the Pelicans will commit to him on a three- or four-year, team-friendly deal. I would expect him to get little to no playing time in 2017 as he exclusively works on his game and conditioning with the Pelicans staff. However, a full year spent on learning NBA nuances and the playbook as well as building a stronger physique should allow him to hit the ground running in 2018 for a possible rotation spot off the bench."