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The son of British bandleader Ross McManus, Costello (born Declan McManus) worked as a computer programmer during the early '70s, performing under the name D.P. Costello in various folk clubs. In 1976, he became the leader of country-rock group Flip City. During this time, he recorded several demo tapes of his original material with the intention of landing a record contract. A copy of these tapes made its way to Jake Riviera, one of the heads of the fledgling independent record label Stiff. Riviera signed Costello to Stiff as a solo artist in 1977; the singer/songwriter adopted the name Elvis Costello at this time, taking his first name from Elvis Presley and his last name from his mother's maiden name.
With former Brinsley Schwarz bassist Nick Lowe producing, Costello began recording his debut album with the American band Clover providing support. "Less Than Zero," the first single released from these sessions, appeared in April of 1977. The single failed to chart, as did its follow-up, "Alison," which was released the following month. By the summer of 1977, Costello's permanent backing band had been assembled. Featuring bassist Bruce Thomas, keyboardist Steve Nieve, and drummer Pete Thomas (no relation to Bruce), the group was named the Attractions; they made their live debut in July of 1977.
Costello's debut album, My Aim Is True, was released in the summer of 1977 to positive reviews; the album climbed to number 14 on the British charts but it wasn't released on his American label, Columbia Records, until later in the year. Along with Nick Lowe, Ian Dury, and Wreckless Eric, Costello participated in the Stiffs Live package tour in the fall. At the end of the year, Jake Riviera split from Stiff Records to form Radar Records, taking Costello and Lowe with him. Costello's last single for Stiff, the reggae-inflected "Watching the Detectives," became his first hit, climbing to number 15 at the end of the year.
This Year's Model, Costello's first album recorded with the Attractions, was released in the spring of 1978. A rawer, harder-rocking record than My Aim Is True, This Year's Model was also a bigger hit, reaching number four in Britain and number 30 in America. Released the following year, Armed Forces was a more ambitious and musically diverse album than either of his previous records. It was another hit, reaching number two in the U.K. and cracking the Top Ten in the U.S. "Oliver's Army," the first single from the album, also peaked at number two in Britain; none of the singles from Armed Forces charted in America. In the summer of 1979, he produced the self-titled debut album by the Specials, the leaders of the ska revival movement.
In February of 1980, the soul-influenced Get Happy!! was released; it was the first record on Riviera's new record label, F-Beat. Get Happy!! was another hit, peaking at number two in Britain and number 11 in America. Later that year, a collection of B-sides, singles, and outtakes called Taking Liberties was released in America; in Britain, a similar album called Ten Bloody Marys & Ten How's Your Fathers appeared as a cassette-only release, complete with different tracks than the American version.
Costello and the Attractions released Trust in early 1981; it was Costello's fifth album in a row produced by Nick Lowe. Trust debuted at number nine in the British charts and worked its way into the Top 30 in the U.S. During the spring of 1981, Costello and the Attractions began recording an album of country covers with famed Nashville producer Billy Sherrill, who recorded hit records for George Jones and Charlie Rich, among others. The resulting album, Almost Blue, was released at the end of the year to mixed reviews, although the single "A Good Year for the Roses" was a British Top Ten hit.
Costello's next album, Imperial Bedroom (1982), was an ambitious set of lushly arranged pop produced by Geoff Emerick, who engineered several of the Beatles' most acclaimed albums. Imperial Bedroom received some of his best reviews, yet it failed to yield a Top 40 hit in either England or America; the album did debut at number six in the U.K. For 1983's Punch the Clock, Costello worked with Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley, who were responsible for several of the biggest British hits in the early '80s. The collaboration proved commercially successful, as the album peaked at number three in the U.K. (number 24 in the U.S.) and the single "Everyday I Write the Book" cracked the Top 40 in both Britain and America. Costello tried to replicate the success of Punch the Clock with his next record, 1984's Goodbye Cruel World, but the album was a commercial and critical failure.
After the release of Goodbye Cruel World, Costello embarked on his first solo tour in the summer of 1984. Costello was relatively inactive during 1985, releasing only one new single ("The People's Limousine," a collaboration with singer/songwriter T-Bone Burnett released under the name the Coward Brothers) and producing Rum Sodomy and the Lash, the second album by the punk-folk band the Pogues. Both projects were indications that he was moving toward a stripped-down, folky approach, and 1986's King of America confirmed that suspicion. Recorded without the Attractions and released under the name the Costello Show, King of America was essentially a country-folk album and it received the best reviews of any album he had recorded since Imperial Bedroom. It was followed at the end of the year by the edgy Blood and Chocolate, a reunion with the Attractions and producer Nick Lowe. Costello would not record another album with the Attractions until 1994.
During 1987, Costello negotiated a new worldwide record contract with Warner Bros. and began a songwriting collaboration with Paul McCartney. Two years later, he released Spike, the most musically diverse collection he had ever recorded. Spike featured the first appearance of songs written by Costello and McCartney, including the single "Veronica." "Veronica" became his biggest American hit, peaking at number 19. Two years later, he released Mighty Like a Rose, which echoed Spike in its diversity, yet it was a darker, more challenging record. In 1993, Costello collaborated with the Brodsky Quartet on The Juliet Letters, a song cycle that was the songwriter's first attempt at classical music; he also wrote an entire album for former Transvision Vamp singer Wendy James called Now Ain't the Time for Your Tears. That same year, Costello licensed the rights to his pre-1987 catalog (My Aim Is True to Blood and Chocolate) to Rykodisc in America.
Costello reunited with the Attractions to record the majority of 1994's Brutal Youth, the most straightforward and pop-oriented album he had recorded since Goodbye Cruel World. The Attractions backed Costello on a worldwide tour in 1994 and played concerts with him throughout 1995. In 1995, he released his long-shelved collection of covers, Kojak Variety. In the spring of 1996, Costello released All This Useless Beauty, which featured a number of original songs he had given to other artists but never recorded himself. Painted from Memory, a collaboration with the legendary Burt Bacharach, followed in 1998. The album was a success critically, but it only succeeded in foreign markets, outside of their home countries of the United States and Britain. A jazz version of the record made with Bill Frisell was put on hold when Costello's label began to freeze up due to political maneuvering. Undaunted, Costello and Bacharach hit the road and performed in the States and Europe. Then, after Bacharach left, Costello added Steve Nieve to the tour and traveled around the world on what they dubbed the Lonely World Tour. This took them into 1999, when both Notting Hill and Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me featured significant contributions from Costello. In fact, he appeared with Bacharach in the latter as one of a pair of Carnaby Street musicians, albeit street musicians with a gorgeous grand piano at their disposal.
Continuing his tour with Nieve, he began singing the last song without a microphone, forcing the audience to sit in complete silence as he usually performed "Couldn't Call It Unexpected, No. 4" with nothing but his dulcet baritone filling the auditorium. After the record company's various mergers ended, Costello found himself on Universal Records and tested their promotional abilities with a second greatest-hits record (The Very Best of Elvis Costello). The label promoted the album strongly, making it a hit in his native Britain. Unfortunately, they also made it clear that they had no intention of giving a new album the same promotional push, leaving him to venture into other fields as he awaited the end of his record contract. His first project was an album of pop standards performed with Anne Sofie Von Otter, which included a few songs originally written by Costello. The album was released in March 2001 on the Deutsche Grammophon label, neatly coinciding with the extensive re-release of his entire catalog up to 1996 under Rhino Records. Each disc included an extra CD of rare material and liner notes written by Costello himself, making them incredible treats for fans.
In 2001, he found himself with a residency at UCLA, where he performed several concerts and was instrumental in teaching music during the year. He also began work on a self-produced album that featured Pete Thomas and Nieve — now billed as a band called the Imposters — entitled When I Was Cruel, and the album finally found release via Island Records in the spring of 2002; at the end of the year, he released a collection of B-sides and leftovers from the album's sessions entitled Cruel Smile.
When I Was Cruel kicked off another productive era for the ever prolific Costello. In 2003, he returned with North, a collection of classically styled pop songs pitched halfway between Gershwin and Sondheim. The next year, he collaborated with his new wife, Diana Krall, on her first collection of original material, The Girl in the Other Room. That fall, Costello released two albums of his own original material: a classical work entitled Il Sogno and the concept album The Delivery Man, a rock & roll record cut with the Imposters. Issued in 2006, My Flame Burns Blue was a live album with Costello fronting the 52-piece jazz orchestra the Metropole Orkest; the release featured classic Costello songs (with new orchestral arrangements) alongside new compositions and a performance of the entire Il Sogno.
The River in Reverse, a collaboration with R&B legend Allen Toussaint, arrived in 2006, followed by Momofuku, another effort credited to Elvis Costello & the Imposters, in 2008. That same year, Costello teamed up with veteran producer T-Bone Burnett for a series of recording sessions, the results of which were compiled into Secret, Profane & Sugar Cane and readied for release in early 2009. The pair also recorded a second album, National Ransom, which appeared the following year. In 2011, Costello & the Imposters released The Return of the Spectacular Spinning Songbook!!!, which was recorded live over a two-day stint at the Wiltern in Los Angeles. The next year or so was relatively quiet for Costello, but at the end of 2012 he did release a new compilation called In Motion Pictures, which rounded up songs he contributed to films.
Costello devoted himself to working with hip-hop band the Roots in 2013. Originally planned as a reinterpretation of songs from his vast catalog, the album Wise Up Ghost turned into a full-fledged collaboration and was greeted by positive reviews upon its September 2013 release on Blue Note. In 2015, Costello announced that he was completing work on his memoirs, and that the book, titled Unfaithful Music & Disappearing Ink, was scheduled for publication in October 2015. Costello also compiled a companion album, Unfaithful Music & Soundtrack Album, which featured a career-spanning selection of songs from his catalog, as well as two previously unreleased selections. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine


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Paul (Yazigi)
His Eminence, the Most Reverend Metropolitan Paul (Yazigi) of Diyarbakir is the former metropolitan of the archdiocese of Aleppo (Haleb), Syria, of the Church of Antioch.
Metropolitan Paul (Rami) Yazigi was born in 1959 in the coastal city of Lattakya (Syria) into a very devout Christian family. After graduating from the secondary school, where he excelled in his studies, he entered the University of Tishreen and pursued courses for a Civil Engineering degree. While at the university, he was active in youth ministry, sunday school, and Byzantine music training. In 1985, he was ordained a deacon. After graduating, he studied theology at the University of Thessaloniki, graduating in 1989 with a Master's degree and in 1992 with a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Theology, with excellence. His thesis, written in Greek, has been published as a book titled: Eschatology & Ethics: The Eschatological Foundations of the Life in Christ According to St. John Chrysostom (Thessaloniki, Greece, 1992). He also studied Byzantine music and iconography in Greece and at Mount Athos.
In 1992, Metr. Paul was ordained to the priesthood and began teaching patrology, ethics, and homiletics at the St. John of Damascus Institute at the University of Balamand in Lebanon. In 1994, he was elevated to the dignity of archimandrite. From 1994 to 2001 he served as Dean of the Institute of Theology. In 1999, the Holy Synod commended him for his work at the Institute. On October 2, 2000, he was elected Metropolitan of Aleppo by the Holy Synod of the Church of Antioch. His election was followed by his consecration as bishop at Mariamieh Cathedral in Damascus on October 20. He was enthroned in Aleppo on October 22.
Since his elevation to metropolitan, Metr. Paul was active in ordination of his clergy. He had, through mid 2008, performed 24 ordinations to the holy diaconate and to the holy priesthood in Aleppo and in Turkey. He was appointed, in September 2005, representative of the Patriarchate of Antioch to the official theological discussions between the Orthodox and Catholic Churches. He also was commissioned by the Patriarch to minister the region of Hatay in Turkey that is under the jurisdiction of the Patriarchate.
He was kidnapped in Aleppo along with the Syriac Orthodox archbishop John Ibrahim on April 22nd 2013.
In October 2021, Paul was transferred in absentia to the honorary (titular) see of Diyarbakir, with Ephreim Maalouli becoming metropolitan of Aleppo in his stead.
Paul (Yazigi) | ||
Preceded by: Elias (Youssef) |
Metropolitan of Aleppo and Iskandaron 2000-2021 |
Succeeded by: Ephreim Maalouli |
Preceded by: — |
Metropolitan of Diyarbakir 2021-present |
Succeeded by: — |
Writings and translations
- Homelies (I), Triodion and Pentecostarion, ed. Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Aleppo, 2006.
- Homelies (II), Minaion, ed. Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Aleppo, 2006.
- Two Voyagers between heaven & earth, ed. Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Bosra, 2005.
- St Arsenios the Capadoc, of Gerontas Paissios, ed. Holy Monastery of Balamand – Lebanon, 1997 (Translation from Greek).
- Psalms 50 & 62, ed. Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Lattakia, no. 74, 1996.
- Staretz Ilarion, ed. Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Lattakia, no. 67, 1995 (Translation from Greek).
- Staretz Samson, ed. Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Lattakia, no. 657, 1995 (Translation from Greek).
- The power of the Name, ed. Holy Monastery of the Dormition – Blemana, 1994 (Translation from English).
- Letter of love – Basics of the Christian faith, ed. Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Lattakia, no. 58, 1994 (Translation from Greek).
- Spiritual Anthologia (I), ed. Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Lattakia, no. 57, 1994.
- St Cassionos the Roman, ed. Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Lattakia, no. 54, 1993 (Translation from Greek).
- Self knowledge and agape according to Gerontas Joseph the Hesychas (Greek), Holy Monastery of Makhairas, Cyprus 2005.
- Brief account of the Ecumenical Activities in the Middle East (English), Fairacres Chronicle, Vol. 36, Issue 2, Spring 2003, Oxford, England, pp. 27-33.
- Woman in the Bible and the Church Fathers (Greek), Synaxis Eukharistias, ed. Indoktos, Greece, 2003, pp. 205-236.
- Fleshly, psychic and spiritual man according to Apostle Paul and to St John Chrysostom, Chronicle of the Theological Faculty of Balamand, issues 3-5, 2001-2002 & 2002-2003, pp. 48-65.
- Globalization (Arabic & English), Chronicle of the Theological Faculty of Balamand, issues 2-3, 1999-2000 & 2000-2001, pp. 155-203.
- Woman in the Bible and the Church Fathers (Arabic), Al Nashra, Patriarchate of Antioch; AL Arabiya, Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Bosra.
- The Christian vision of unity in a multicultural world – the approach of St Maxim the Confessor (Arabic), Al Nashra, Patriarchate of Antioch.
Elevation of the Cross
- Elevation of the Cross-1 The Sign of the Cross
- Sunday After Elevation Who I Am & What I Own
Luke Sundays
- 1st Sunday of Luke The Fisher's and The Apostle's Faith
- 3rd Sunday of Luke Mankind And Divine Providence
- 4th Sunday of Luke The Sower & the Earth
- 5th Sunday of Luke The Human Sensitiveness About Life And Death
- 8th Sunday of Luke Who Is My Neighbour
- 9th Sunday of Luke The Fool
- Nativity Christ's Cradle or Grave
- Sunday before Epiphany Prepare the way of the Lord
- Epiphany The Divine Pleasure and Human Love
- Sunday of the Prodigal Son The Door of Repentance
- Sunday of the Last Judgment The meaning of love
- Sunday of Forgivness The Healing of Humanity
Great Lent
- Sunday of Orthodoxy The Icon & The Vision of GodThe Vision of GodOrthodoxy through the Past and into the Future
- Sunday of Gregory Palamas Sin from a Palamite View and from a Rational view
- Veneration of the Cross Is Christ the last ChristianThe Eternal Wooden Altar
- Sunday of St John Climacus Prayer and fastingFaith and Pain
- Sunday of St Mary of Egypt The Pleasurable or the WearisomeThe Blood of Christ and our Baptism
Holy Week
- Palm Sunday The King of Peace
- Great Monday (Mattin) The Unfruitful Fig Tree
- Great Tuesday (Mattin) The Dynamic Love & the Rigid Attitude of the Pharisee
- Great Wednesday (Mattin) Chastity & Resurrection
- Great Wednesday (Liturgy) Theory & Practice
- Great Friday (Mattin)The Golgotha of History
- Great Saturday (Mattin) The Death of God & the Life of Man
- Pascha Christ is Risen
- Sunday of Thomas My Lord and My God
- The Myhrr bearers Women The Myrrh-Bearers
- Sunday of the Paralytic The Living and Life-Giving Word
- Sunday of the Samaritan Who is Jesus Christ Risen from the Dead and Living Eternally
- Sunday of the Blind Man Pain & the ResurrectionThe Christening of Creation
- The Ascension The Divine Glory & Human Joy
- The Fathers of 1st Ecumenical Synod The Unity of Christians
- Pentecost The Kneeling Service
Matthew's Sundays
- 1st Sunday of Matthew Jesus, the All in All
- 2sd Sunday of Matthew The Call of the First Disciples
- 4th Sunday of Matthew The Effective Word of God
- 5th Sunday of Matthew Thy Kingdom Come
- 6th Sunday of Matthew An Age of Spirit or of Matter
- 10th Sunday of Matthew The Mustard Seed of Man's Work & the Mountains of Grace
- 11th Sunday of Matthew The Bond Linking Myself to my Neighbor
- 14th Sunday of Matthew The Heavenly Wedding Garments
- 17th Sunday of Matthew Faith & the Atheism of Religions
- The Three Hierarchs The Three HierarchsThe Word and Pastoral Care
- The Feast of Sts Peter & Paul The Kiss of Virtues
- Feast of St. John the Theologian Heavenly Wings
- The Feast of the Archangels Who Are You
- Metropolitan Paul's lecture as Dean of St John Damascene Institute of theology - Balamand, at the opening of the academic year 98 - 99 Who is the Theologian
- Metropolitan Paul's lecture, at Cambridge University Autumn 2002, addressing the students of the master degree program The Scope of Knowledge and that of Faith
- Metropolitan Paul's lecture, November 8th 2002, addressing the members of the Orthodox Institute at Camvridge University and memvers of St Alban & Peter Fellowship Fleshly, Psychic and Spiritual Man - Flesh's and Soul's Warfare - According to the Apostle Paul and St John Chrysostom
- Metropolitan Paul's lecture, September 11th 2002, at "East & West Meeting", Minster Abbey, U.K. A Brief Account of Ecumenical Activities in the Middle East
- Metropolitan Paul's lecture at the International Peace Conference in Aachen - Germany, September 7th 2003, organized by St Egidio Community Symphony and Heterophony Among Religions-Demarcation Line between Religiosity and Fundamentalism-
External links
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We do not always plot our futures. Things happen by accident, in defiance of our best laid plans. However well we think we know the past, the future is impossible to predict. There is no linear connection between the two. I abhor teleological thinking which tries to make such simple linearities between past, present and future.
Neither future nor past exist of course except in our imaginations, when most often we use them to justify what we do in the present. This leaves me with a dilemma. My fascination with the past is in the differences it offers us, in the disjunctures, in its deadends and failures. In the potential is offers for alternative presents.
A famous blog repeatedly asks: 'How are we humanists going to to contribute to the sum happiness of the future?' But I have trouble with this. Because I just don't know understand what this Future they keep referring to is. I must have a few genes missing somewhere.
Reading list please?I posted this on her Journal:
Okay, Violet, don't give up on the future yet, even if, as you rightly suspect, traditional teleologies are somewhat bankrupt. It may be that making a decision to think about the future is an ethical choice--i.e., I can only inhabit a certain present [albeit, that present is mainly defined by the continual traffic in my brain between "that already happened" & "that's where I think I'm going"], and I can certainly just concentrate on inhabiting that present in a kind of fullness of awareness of "nows" strung along a continuum, but if I want to be ethical, and think about others, not just those alongside me, but those behind me, and even up ahead of me, I can't discard the future. Think of Walter Benjamin's statement, in his "Theses for a Philosophy of History," that the claims of the past upon the present cannot be "settled cheaply," and also, that those in the past are always turning [leaning] toward "the sun that is rising in the sky of history."Of course, this is a mainly too-brief and summary answer, and I actually think Violet's assertion that neither past nor future exist, except in our imaginations, is really important, and we should maybe spend some time here debating that assertion. I have two minds on the subject. The first says, "Duh! Of course we're always inventing the past and present--the former is over and gone, and the latter is not yet here--therefore, the past and future are mainly what we need them to be at any given moment and are essentially ungraspable." My second mind says, "Just because the past and future are ungraspable by me, at any given present moment, does not negate their very real and materially vibrant existence, either just behind or just up ahead of me." And I think, further, that striving to encounter, and even "reckon" the materality of both the past and present [either through a kind of historical "accounting" or by actions, especially loving actions, designed to affect certain forward motions, respectively], could be very important ethical gestures par excellence. If I have any secretly heretical notions on the subject, it's that the future may matter a hell of a lot more than the past, and that the past can even, occasionally, be a heavy drag on the future's progressive momentum.
Reading list? To hell with a reading list, Violet! You're better than that! Look around you. Everywhere you go, the past and future demand your attention. Try to take every step as if you were a newborn. It's impossible, isnt it? Walk down the street and consider every passerby--where have they been, and what might they be--to you? Every moment is fraught with both history and the possibility of what you might have been, and that, my friend, is the future. No books required.


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June 1947 roadtrip
56 comments:
- The adventures of Mr and Mrs Jaime said...
I love all of these pictures!! and by the way I am a huge fan of your blog. There isn't a post I do not read from you. Great job on your blog and i can't wait to see what you have in store for us followers this year. happy new year by the way.
- January 2, 2012 at 7:59 PM
- Hosanna said...
What a hoot! I kind of get sad when I see old photos like this; that the family members didn't keep them in the family. My family never gets rid of pics; we have them going back to the late 1800s. That we know of. Boxes and boxes and boxes of them....:)
- January 2, 2012 at 8:03 PM
- Meg Eileen Carroll said...
I love looking at photos of the past, especially looking at childhood photos of m grandparents.
This is a truly elegant bunch of ladies.
http://meggymoo0.blogspot.com - January 2, 2012 at 8:05 PM
- Jana B said...
Great photos! It always makes me sad to see great family photos for sale in stores. Makes me wonder what happened to the family or why they didn't keep the photos...
- January 2, 2012 at 8:08 PM
- Mr. Tiny said...
Thanks for sharing these wonderful photos! It is always great to see a non-Hollywood vision of what people were wearing and doing.
- January 2, 2012 at 8:09 PM
- Charmaine said...
Wow, this is so precious and charming! What a great find!
- January 2, 2012 at 8:11 PM
- MrsAmberApple said...
Wow! That a great find! The second to last photo is too cute!
- January 2, 2012 at 8:12 PM
- cara said...
those are great- what a treasure. i love the teepee photos.
- January 2, 2012 at 8:16 PM
- Unknown said...
Oh goodness! One of my favorite posts ever, I think. Please, please bring this to the next shoot! I MUST see it!
- January 2, 2012 at 8:18 PM
- TrunkofDresses said...
This scrap book is super adorable! Those lace-back pants are amazing! I'm going to be searching for a pair of those forever!
- January 2, 2012 at 8:21 PM
- Zwzzy! Vintage said...
So cute! My parents have my great aunt's scrapbook, I think from the '40s, of her and her sisters (my grandma). I know there's some cute sailor outfits on the SF pier, I should find and scan!
- January 2, 2012 at 8:24 PM
- C said...
I would love to find a scrapbook like this too! Ironically enough this is my neck of the woods. Their roadtrip went super close to my city!
- January 2, 2012 at 8:25 PM
- ErikawithaK said...
Thank you SO much for sharing this! I love taking roadtrips to western National Parks and wonder if someone will be oohing and aahing over our pics someday?
- January 2, 2012 at 8:56 PM
- voguevintage said...
I love these women - so adventurous for their day! During college, I worked summers in Banff & Jasper so really cool to see these pictures too <3 Thanks
- January 2, 2012 at 8:58 PM
- Delphine said...
Loved this post. What a wonderful find! Next time I'm at my mother's I'm going to have a proper look through our old family photos.
- January 2, 2012 at 9:22 PM
- Cee said...
I'm with Cheri! That's my land! I would love to see the full pictures, especially any taken with buildings or landmarks to see how things might have changed :) Awesome find!
- January 2, 2012 at 9:35 PM
- Ashley said...
So cute! I'm going to Canada this spring and I think I'll do something like this too! Love all the day-to-day wear pictures!
- January 2, 2012 at 10:21 PM
- Emily & Gracie said...
This is probably the best post I've read in a while. I just loved all the photos and her captions! Im so happy right now, you don't even know.
Great stuff!
xxGee - January 2, 2012 at 10:23 PM
- Butch said...
Wow, this is just amazing!
http://91peachykeen.blogspot.com - January 2, 2012 at 10:48 PM
- Witchcrafted Life said...
I can scarcely begin to tell you how much these amazingly special vintage images warm my Canadian heart. I smiled ear-to-ear as I looked through each, remembering occasions when I myself passed through many of those same spots. Thank you very, very much, sweet dear, for sharing this fantastic slice of the past with us - I truly loved seeing it.
Wishing you a stellar New Year and only the very best in 2012!
Jessica - January 3, 2012 at 12:17 AM
- Unknown said...
Oh wow! What an amazing find! And what a fun bunch of girls - I'm quite envious of their trip together!!
Maxine xx - January 3, 2012 at 1:40 AM
- Charlotte said...
Wow, they're wearing sandals in snow? Those girls are so much harder than us modern pansies!
xx Charlotte
Tuppence Ha'penny Vintage - January 3, 2012 at 2:04 AM
- Jemima said...
Beautiful. Looking at old photos and magazines is the best source of vintage inspiration. x
- January 3, 2012 at 2:13 AM
- Marie said...
This is so enchanting...what a lovely find! I could spend hours looking at these lovely photos and imagining the lives of each girl featured!
- January 3, 2012 at 2:26 AM
- Jo Waterhouse said...
Fantastic! What an amazing find. I always make a beeline for old photographs. Great to see a group of independent ladies having fun!
- January 3, 2012 at 2:42 AM
- Unknown said...
Oh wow, those are wonderful! I love all the captions and the silliness. Such a lovely look back in to the past, thanks for sharing it with us.
- January 3, 2012 at 2:43 AM
- LandGirl1980 said...
I adore this post! I too spend a lot of time looking through things like this is junk shops. It makes me sad to know that someones memories are now part of house clearance - but warmed to know that there are people out there that care! Thanks for sharing :)
- January 3, 2012 at 4:13 AM
- Kristin said...
That is so awesome! I love vintage scrapbooks and photo albums. Thanks so much for sharing!
~Kristin - January 3, 2012 at 4:44 AM
- Stephanie Lynn said...
How fun! After my great-grandma passed this summer, the whole family went through her photos to take those they wanted. I saved two scrapbooks like these that were going to be thrown away! I guess they weren't old enough to be special to my grandma or new enough to be important to my dad's generation.
- January 3, 2012 at 5:34 AM
- Shannon said...
The best part about this group of photos is you can not only tell they were having a great time, you can just imagine the rest of the story---the inside jokes, the raucous parts that didn't make it into the scrapbook, lest anyone's mother be reading, just amazing!
- January 3, 2012 at 6:17 AM
- Annalise said...
What a fantastic collection. I have a vintage scrapbook. There are also lots of travel photos. My album spans a few years, and I love to watch people get older in the pictures. Plus the beautiful cursive script written in white ink on black pages is just lovely!
XOXO - January 3, 2012 at 6:27 AM
- Unknown said...
Oh my gosh, I just love this! How adorable are they?? Makes me want to go on a road trip with my best pals :)
- January 3, 2012 at 7:11 AM
- Mariela Santillan said...
These are beautiful candid shots of women having fun on their own. I love that their smiles are so natural not posed and forced. I'd collect old photos but my husband says it's weird.
- January 3, 2012 at 7:46 AM
- Q's Daydream said...
loveeee! i have a scrapbook of my Nanny's adventures in the 1940s and it's one of my favorite things ever.
- January 3, 2012 at 8:03 AM
- seannaapproved said...
"I wonder why they're wearing suits and heels in a cabin?"
Because that's just how classy ladies were back then!! Next time I go to a cabin, it's heels and a nice traveling suit! :) - January 3, 2012 at 8:07 AM
- Emily said...
Don't often comment here (read it all the time though :p), but I LOVE these! Photos like this bring the past alive so much, it's incredible.
I would love to use these photos for my blog when I get round to it if that's OK? I do creative writing based on vintage objects and people from the past, and these are so inspiring.
Emily - January 3, 2012 at 9:57 AM
- Molly Katherine Harries said...
This is utterly AMAZING! what a treasure!!!
- January 3, 2012 at 10:07 AM
- Katrin mdmB said...
Ahhh, this is a true treasure that you found!!! Thank you so much for sharing!
- January 3, 2012 at 10:24 AM
- Lottie said...
What a charming find. Thanks for sharing. It just goes to show that groups of highly girls doing road trips is by no means a new phenomena.
- January 3, 2012 at 11:03 AM
- Cassie said...
What a gem!
- January 3, 2012 at 5:03 PM
- Kim Campbell said...
This is so awesome!!! I love it! I hope you share more photos. :)
- January 3, 2012 at 5:35 PM
- Alli said...
What an amazing find! I love old photo albums......just fascinating :)
So sad that the family didn't keep it....so many memories - January 3, 2012 at 6:25 PM
- Anna Depew said...
This was a total delight! Thanks so much for sharing!
- January 3, 2012 at 10:37 PM
- Jessica Dimas said...
So awesome!
- January 3, 2012 at 11:05 PM
- Andrea said...
What a neat find! Thanks so much for sharing this... Makes me wanna take a little all girls trip to Banf too...but from Texas I think that might be a bit more than a "little" trip. Love love love it!
- January 3, 2012 at 11:43 PM
- Elise said...
Wow this is amazing, what a find! :)
- January 4, 2012 at 1:56 PM
- Unknown said...
Brilliant photos, these are gems! x
- January 4, 2012 at 2:23 PM
- Emily Rose said...
wow!! what a truly amazing set of photos. you did end up buying this one right? cant leave a gem behind twice!! love that photo on the beach of the girls leaning back, thanks for sharing!
- January 4, 2012 at 6:39 PM
- Courtney said...
I love love love things like this. So darling. So wonderful to see what real women wore, and how they wore it. Not just how hollywood portrays how things were worn.
- January 4, 2012 at 6:43 PM
- sweet harvest moon said...
Oh my, love these pictures! I would love to go to Lake Louise someday...
- January 5, 2012 at 11:16 AM
- SassySisterVintage said...
A great idea for a blog post! Such fun pics, especially for vintage fashion inspiration ;-)
- January 5, 2012 at 9:04 PM
- anna d said...
These ladies look like they have the most fun!
- January 5, 2012 at 10:01 PM
- Cheryl Ann said...
Looks like so much fun! Wish I was there with them. What a trip, What great pictures! Thank you. Loved it!
- January 7, 2012 at 4:01 PM
- Annika said...
What a find! These girls look like they were a fun bunch!
- January 7, 2012 at 6:33 PM
I love this! How adventurous for that young women in that time period-- doesn't this just show you what a wealth of stories are behind some of the older ladies we meet? I'm friends with lots of my grandparents' pals and some have the same names as these women... makes me wonder what they got up to as young women!
- January 11, 2012 at 7:38 AM
- New World Nana said...
What a fantastic find! I wonder what ended up happening to these lovely ladies and where their lives took them. xx
- January 17, 2012 at 8:40 PM


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Photo by James Schwartz / The Urban Country (via Instagram)
Yesterday morning a 30-year-old woman who was walking downtown was hit by a truck, pinned under the wheels and later died from her wounds. The woman's death is eerily similar to the death of Jenna Morrison last November. Jenna was also run over by the rear wheels of a turning truck that was lacking side guards.
Coincidentally, I was walking the same path as the deceased woman about 45 minutes after the fatal collision took place while taking my daughter to daycare. When I passed, the woman had already been taken to the hospital and all that remained was a large truck and a blanket underneath the truck in front of the rear wheels. The blanket was given to the woman by a construction worker who comforted the woman in her final moments of life.
This tragic loss is heart-wrenching, and sadly all too common. Eleven people, or "pedestrians" have been killed so far this year by motor vehicles in Toronto. Every four hours a pedestrian is injured in Toronto by a motor vehicle. That's 2,300 injured pedestrians each year on average.
In the same time that 11 people have been killed by motor vehicles so far this year, 13 people have been killed by guns. While our society tolerates death by motor vehicles, we spend tens of millions of dollars each year fighting to reduce gun deaths.
Pedestrians are collateral damage
Death by motor vehicles are simply considered collateral damage in our car-dominated society. When a pedestrian is killed, it is common to hear a remark such as "they were probably talking on their cell phone while walking", or "they were likely jaywalking" without even considering the driver might have been distracted or driving dangerously.
Unless the driver of the motor vehicle was intoxicated or grossly negligent, our media & society create excuses to absolve the driver from all blame, and drivers are rarely charged when pedestrians are killed.
When a pedestrian crosses mid block (which is legal in Toronto by the way), they are called reckless, but when motorists drive over the speed limit (which is illegal in Toronto by the way), it is called "safe driving to keep with the flow of traffic".
Our society goes to great lengths to shift the blame and avoid getting to the root cause of these deaths in order to retain the privilege of driving dangerous motor vehicles unimpeded, without being held accountable for our actions.
Our society is all about personal responsibility – except when it pertains to drivers of motor vehicles. In those cases, society often places blame on the victim, labels the death an unfortunate accident, blaming the lack of helmet in bicycle deaths, or society looks for other external factors to shift the blame to.
The Toronto Star article covering the collision that resulted in the woman's death clearly illustrates this blame shifting.
Here are all of the quotes in the article regarding the police investigation:
"Police will determine if the sun was a factor"
"Police will also determine if she (the deceased woman) was talking on her cellphone or was distracted."
"Police have also secured video which may show how fast the truck was travelling on the one-way street"
"Police must determine if the truck's speed and whether the driver was turning on a green, amber or red light"
Nowhere in the article does it say the police are investigating to see if the truck driver was talking on his cell phone or was otherwise distracted. Instead, the police are looking to see if perhaps the sun is to blame, or if the woman was on her cell phone when the truck struck her.
How is whether the woman was on her cell phone or not relevant to the investigation? Isn't it more relevant to see whether the truck driver was on his cell phone?
It is clear from the position of the truck that the woman was walking eastbound through the intersection on the one-way street while the truck driver was making a left turn. An investigation doesn't get much easier than this.
If the woman was "jaywalking" through a red light, then the driver too was illegally running a red light.
It is also irrelevant to investigate whether the truck driver was driving over the posted 50km/h speed limit. If the driver was making a turn at an intersection at faster than 50km/h then I am fairly certain more than one person would have been killed.
Asking all the wrong questions
Clearly the police are asking all the wrong questions, or it could simply be bad reporting by the Toronto Star, making the Toronto police appear to be inept.
I am not advocating for extremely harsh punishment of the truck driver. He already has to live the rest of his life knowing that a 30-year-old woman died under his wheels. But he needs to be held accountable for his mistake and other drivers need to be told over-and-over that their actions can have deadly effects.
Education is very important, but we also to take traffic calming measures, and at the very least these types of trucks should be mandated to be equipped with side guards.
Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. If we continue to shift blame from drivers and avoid getting to the root cause of the problem (dangerous, distracted, and aggressive driving of deadly motor vehicles), then these avoidable, unnecessary deaths will continue.
How many more of these senseless deaths will it take before our society starts to wake up and start taking preventative measures to avoid more deaths?
My sincerest condolences go out to the family of the woman who died yesterday morning while doing nothing other than walking to work. I hope something positive comes out of her senseless, avoidable, and unnecessary death.
James D. Schwartz is the Editor of The Urban Country. You can contact James at email@example.com or follow him on Twitter.
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Six Princeton staff members were recognized for their commitment to excellence and exceptional performance during the University's annual Service Recognition Luncheon on March 19 in Jadwin Gymnasium. In addition, two staff members were honored for their leadership potential.
Those honored as recipients of the President's Achievement Award were: Paul Bree, Department of Psychology; Peter Cassaday, Office of Human Resources; William Huston Jr., Department of Molecular Biology; Corazon Jeevaratnam, Department of Politics; Albert Pearson, Grounds and Building Maintenance, Facilities; Laura Strickler, Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment.
The award was established in 1997 to recognize members of the support and administrative staffs with five or more years of service whose dedication, excellent work and special efforts have contributed significantly to the success of their departments and the University. The winners receive a framed certificate and a $2,500 award and have their names inscribed on a plaque that is displayed in the Office of Human Resources.
The President's Achievement Award is part of the University's Staff Recognition Program administered by the Office of Human Resources. Staff members with 50, 45, 40, 35, 30, 25, 20, 15 and 10 years of service were honored during the luncheon; those with 25 or more years of service also received commemorative gifts. A total of 417 University staff members with a collective 7,980 years of service were honored for their dedication this year (see "By the numbers" at right).
In remarks at the luncheon, Princeton President Shirley M. Tilghman commended both the award winners and the long-serving staff members who were recognized at the event, praising their talent, dedication and commitment to excellence in their work at the University.
She described the staff as "the glue that holds this campus together and makes it possible for our faculty and students to excel. During my time in Nassau Hall, you have risen to every challenge, from Hurricane Sandy to the Great Recession to the H1N1 virus to the annual Reunions' invasion, demonstrating again and again that Princeton's staff is second to none."
Bree joined the Princeton staff in 1974 in the Department of Psychology, and today he is a senior technical specialist. From the era of film projectors to the age of iPads, he has helped faculty members and students take full advantage of technology in both the classroom and the lab. As Lecturer in Psychology Ronald Comer wrote in his nomination: "Over the years, Paul has literally forced me (despite my kicking and screaming) to appreciate the unique pedagogical opportunities afforded by new developments in the world of technology. … He has consistently extended to me the highest degrees of patience, enthusiasm and teaching skill." His talents as a videographer have been widely praised, whether he is illustrating a behavior, documenting an experiment or capturing material — often on his own initiative — to enrich a lecture. Bree has assisted on tasks ranging from the design of a new departmental newsletter to planning the department's upcoming move to Peretsman-Scully Hall.
Cassaday has worked at the University since 2000, when he began as an office support staff member in the development office. He transferred to the Office of Human Resources and has been a data management support staff member since 2007. Cassaday is responsible for processing vast amounts of employee information, such as every new hire form, salary form and job form. Cassaday also agreed to oversee the Jobs at Princeton website and is now responsible for technical support and vendor relations. He has worked closely with the system's vendor, Human Resources' staffing team, the Office of the Dean of the Faculty, the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory's Office of Human Resources, hiring managers and job seekers, while navigating complex relationships, resolving problems, and earning the respect of his partners. Human Resources Information Systems Director Steve Blechman wrote: "One of Pete's greatest assets is that he is a continuous learner. When he takes on a new challenge, he does not seek to just replicate what had previously been done, he looks to make it better."
Huston came to Princeton in 1991 and joined the Department of Molecular Biology, where he is now the facilities manager. In that role, he has been a reliable presence when a problem surfaces, be it a broken pipe, malfunctioning equipment or an impending hurricane. Huston is routinely on call, and he carries with him an awareness of and dedication to the scientific work of the department. Lynn Enquist, professor and chair of the molecular biology department, wrote that Huston "is one step ahead in thinking about and dealing with old and new potential problems." According to his colleagues, his solutions are innovative, cost-effective and accomplished with a minimum of fuss, allowing those he helps to focus on their research or instructional activities.
Jeevaratnam joined the staff in the Budget Office in 2002 as a labor accounting and budget specialist. In 2006, she became the business manager in the Department of Politics. In assuming this position, which did not exist before, Jeevaratnam was tasked with applying order to the department's finances, creating new processes and controls, including a working budget. To quote professor and department chair Nolan McCarty, "Due in no small part to her hard work and professionalism, the politics department is easily one of the best managed units at Princeton." She has also made a point of helping others to understand and embrace the standards and practices she has put in place. The James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions is one of the affiliates that has been brought into the department's financial fold. Program director and professor Robert George said, "Frankly, I don't know how we got along without her before she joined the staff of the Department."
Pearson began at Princeton in the maintenance department in 1979. Today, he is the grounds operational manager in Facilities' Grounds and Building Maintenance, serving as one of the stewards of the campus while accommodating the varied needs of the University community, such as Reunions. As Mibs Mara of the Office of the Alumni Association observed, "Al really goes above and beyond. … He tackles mud and rain, and then brings the grass back to life after Reunions are over and the tents leave." Combining long experience with innovative thinking, Pearson has inspired improvements to everything from Class Day sightlines to the treatment of large tree limbs and stumps, which are now recycled, saving Princeton tens of thousands of dollars a year. During major storms, he sometimes sleeps in his office in order to mobilize his crews at the crack of dawn. Said Vice President for Facilities Michael McKay, "We are thankful to have such a dedicated and exceptional colleague."
Strickler joined the University's Office of Human Resources in 1996. In 2011, after working in the Office of Information Technology and the Office of the Executive Vice President, Strickler was promoted to her current role as the associate director for administration for the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment. She has played a critical role in building the center from the ground up. The center, said professor and center director Emily Carter, "would be nowhere near as far along without her as my partner. She is — bar none — the best administrative staff member I have ever worked with in 25 years of being an academic." Strickler also continues to share her insights with other members of our University community, from the Office of Sustainability to the treasurer's Finance Advisory Council. Said Treby Williams, assistant vice president for safety and administrative planning "Laura's investment of her time and talent in others' professional development and work is extraordinary."
Griffin Management Award
In addition to the President's Achievement Award winners, two staff members were honored as recipients of the Donald Griffin '23 Management Award. They were Evangeline Kubu, associate director for communications outreach in the Office of Career Services, and Karen Sisti, college administrator at Rockefeller College.
The award was established to honor Griffin — a 1923 alumnus who served as the longtime secretary and general secretary of Princeton's Alumni Council — through a gift from his son James, a 1955 alumnus; his granddaughter, Barbara Griffin Cole, a 1982 alumna; and her husband, Chris Cole, a 1981 alumnus. The award was instituted by the Office of Human Resources to recognize administrators who would like to develop their leadership and management skills. The winners receive a grant of up to $2,500 to participate in professional activities scheduled within the next year to provide new insights and perspectives, renew motivation and/or enhance skills applicable to their current responsibilities.
Kubu has been working for the Office of Career Services since 2009. By winning the Griffin Award, Kubu will be able to attend the National Association of Colleges and Employers Management Leadership Institute this July in Arizona. She will be able to earn certification that is uniquely designed for members of her profession and develop her leadership abilities, master strategic planning skills, and learn how to navigate both financial and ethical challenges within her profession.
Sisti has been the college administrator at Rockefeller College since 2004. Through the Griffin Award, she attended the annual conference run by the Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education Association in Florida, including several sessions pertaining to issues related to athletes. She hopes to use the insights from this conference to continue to strengthen the connection between student athletes and non-athletes in the residential college and the broader campus community.


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Road Tripping
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Dreaming of driving cross-country this summer? Or perhaps your parents just broke the news that this year's vacation involves the family minivan, your whiny younger sibling, and one very carsick family pooch. No matter what the circumstances, a road trip's likely to feature into your summer plans.
When You're In the Driver's Seat
Whether you're driving to the beach for the day or putting serious miles on your dad's hand-me-down pickup, when you're in the driver's seat, you'll want to be prepared.
Stay focused on your driving. Try not to let passengers or your cell phone distract you. Although you'll want to keep your cell phone handy for emergencies, avoid talking or texting while you drive. Not only does it interfere with your concentration, it may get you a ticket in some states. Most important, pull over and take a break if you feel sleepy. Driving while drowsy is a major cause of car crashes. In fact, it can affect a driver's judgment as much as alcohol or drugs can.
Watch your speed. It's easy to cruise along with the music cranking and suddenly find you're over the limit. Not only does speeding play a huge role in teen driver crashes, it's also a great way to invite a ticket, which could put your license at risk. Plus, speeding penalties in some states can run several hundred dollars.
Know the limits of your license. If you have an intermediate license, you may be restricted to driving at certain times (some states don't let intermediate license holders drive during nighttime hours, for example). You may also be limited in the number of passengers you can take with you. And if you're driving through other states, be sure you know their laws before you hit the road.
Plan your trip ahead of time so you can concentrate on the road, not the map. If you're driving with friends, ask one of them to navigate. And be prepared to handle emergencies. Your basic roadside safety supplies should include a flashlight, a first aid kit, jumper cables, and a spare tire and flat repair kit that are in working order. And don't forget to check that you have your insurance information and vehicle registration card with you before hitting the road. (You can get a ticket for driving without that information.)
Family Road Trips
Family vacations can be challenging enough without long, tedious drives. If you'll be spending most of your time in the passenger seat, be sure to bring plenty of boredom-beating entertainment on the road.
If you have your license, ask your folks about sharing the driving. It gives them a break — and gives you a reason to escape the back seat when Fido's looking a little green. If you have your learner's permit and your parents are willing to let you drive, family road trips are a great way to rack up the hours needed for your license. (If you'll be crossing state lines, though, be sure to check whether other states allow you to drive with your permit.)
The prospect of cramming your family into a small space, adding wheels, and multiplying the experience by hours may seem downright horrifying. But you never know — the open road could lead to open minds. Perhaps you'll find you communicate better with parents and siblings away from the daily grind. At the very least, you can sit back, observe, and learn a lot about how your family interacts.
Safe driving!
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Hunter safety Internet-completion course offered in Taylor County
For immediate release: March 17, 2011
Contact: Karen Parker, 386-758-0525
Hunter safety Internet-completion course offered in Taylor County
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is offering a free hunter safety Internet-completion course in Taylor County.
Instruction is from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 16. Students who have taken the online course and wish to complete the classroom portion must bring the online-completion report with them.
The location for this class will be given to those who register in advance by calling the regional office at 386-758-0525 or going to MyFWC.com/HunterSafety.
All firearms, ammunition and materials are provided free of charge. Students should bring a pen or pencil and paper. An adult must accompany children under 16 at all times.
People born on or after June 1, 1975, must complete the hunter safety course before purchasing a Florida hunting license. The FWC course satisfies hunter safety training requirements for all other states and Canadian provinces.
Those interested in attending a course can register online and obtain information about future hunter safety classes at MyFWC.com/HunterSafety or by calling the FWC's regional office in Lake City at 386-758-0525.


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This song "On Top Of The World" is an impressive track that will surely be worth a place on your playlist if you are a lover of good Latest Nigerian Gospel Songs.
On Top Of The World (The Song) is a project inspired by the Holy Spirit, filled with messages of Jesus Christ from birth to death and the salvation that came thereof. It is a compilation of messages; That of Hope, Love, Joy, salvation and of gratitude.
And the first voice which I heard was like a trumpet speaking with me, saying, "Come up here, and I will show you things which must take place after this." 2 Cor 3'18 "But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord."


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August 8, 2012
Valve announced today that it will be expanding its popular Steam digital game distribution service for PC and Mac to include a wide range of non-gaming software starting on September 5.
Besides offering software makers a built-in audience of roughly 40 million gamers that already use Steam, Valve stressed in the announcement that the non-gaming software on the service would be able to take advantage of Steamworks features like simplified installation, automatic updates, and Steam Cloud saves that are portable across multiple computers.
Valve hasn't revealed specifically what non-gaming apps will be part of the expansion, but said that the selection will range from creativity to productivity programs. A list of non-gaming app categories that briefly leaked last month through the Steam mobile app specifically called out apps for accounting, animation and modeling, audio production, design and illustration, education, photo editing, software training, utilities, video production, and Web publishing. Software developers will be able to submit software for consideration via the recently announced Steam Greenlight, which lets Steam users vote on what will appear on the service.
The announcement comes just weeks after Valve itself expanded more fully into the market for creativity tools with the release of Source Filmmaker, a 3D animation program. The company is also working to expand to Linux distribution in the near future, a move apparently brought on by Valve head Gabe Newell's low regard for Windows 8.
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I've been putting the finishing touches on Vogue 8615, the pattern with which I've been demonstrating tissue-fitting. I'm making it in a lovely wine-colored silk shantung that makes the most delightful rustling sound when I walk. (Sneak peek above! Excuse the wrinkles please. Lesson learned: shantung is tricky to press!) But I wasn't even midway through that project before I was obsessing about the ones to come.
I think all this scattered-mindedness might be the result of working so long and diligently on just one project. That was great and all, but now I want some instant gratification. And lots of it, please! Preferably, in the form of a whole new wardrobe of office separates.
I'm going with the theory that I just need to get this out of my system, maybe make a few easy blouses and skirts. For instance! Check out this "teen" skirt pattern I just snagged:
Isn't the suspender version on the left incredible? Can't you just see it in something black and stretchy? Maybe paired with a bow-tied blouse? Don't try to convince me that a 30-year-old woman shouldn't be wearing suspender skirts that were marketed to teenagers sixty years ago. I won't listen!
Also, a lovely reader named Lee Ann sent me this blouse pattern and I'm dying to make it. Don't you love the cowl action?
And another lovely reader, Sarah, sent me this one. (You guys are so sweet to me!) Check out the awesome high-waisted skirt.
Okay, I better stop or I'll be here all day.
But don't think I've forgotten the Vogue's New Book for Better Sewing project! (As you may recall, I took a little break once I reached the half way point.) In truth, I've also been scheming about old VoNBBS quite a bit. I think I've come up with a good way to shake it up . . . details to come!


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Research on fatigue started in the 19th century, initiated following failing railroad axles that caused train accidents. In a rotating axle, stress varies from tension to compression and back to tension in one revolution. The load history is simple because it is uniaxial and proportional. Fatigue can then be evaluated with the S-N curve, also known as the Wöhler curve, which relates stress amplitude to a component's life. In many applications we deal with multiaxiality and non-proportional loading. In this instance, the S-N curve is insufficient for fatigue prediction. Critical plane models examine stress state in different orientations in space and can therefore incorporate some effects of multiaxiality and non-proportionality. Because they can accurately predict the fatigue failure phenomena for many structural applications, they have gained a wide acceptance among the engineering community.
About Critical Plane Models
The idea behind critical plane models is that failure is caused by a crack. The crack will form and run on a plane, a critical plane, that has the most favorable stress/strain conditions for either crack growth, crack propagation, or both events. Planes that experience the highest normal stresses and strains are usually good candidates for a critical plane.
The stress state in a point in a structure can be described with a two-dimensional tensor with three normal and three shear components. The magnitude of those stresses changes once the examined volume element is oriented in a different direction. This means that if we make a cut through a volume element and evaluate stresses on the newly created plane, its stress state will change depending on the orientation. In case of plane stress conditions, the stress state reduces to two normal stresses and one shear stress that also differ depending on the surface normal.
Stress conditions on different planes.
A plane in a volume element has one normal and two shear stress/strain components. A critical plane model utilizes those stress/strain components to define the critical plane in its own specific way. For example, the Normal stress criterion considers a plane with the largest normal stress range, the Findley model searches for a plane where the combination between the normal and the shear stress ranges is maximized, while the Matake criterion, on the other hand, evaluates planes with the highest strain range. From the picture above, it is clear that all of the planes have different orientations.
Fatigue Prediction Models
For plane stress conditions, the critical plane can be obtained with analytical expressions. The situation becomes more challenging when the load is non-proportional and the stress state is multiaxial. We must then search for the critical plane numerically and evaluate the load history in each examined plane orientation. This is done in the Fatigue Module with the Stress-based and the Strain-based models.
Fatigue evaluated with critical plane criteria: Normal stress, Findley, and Matake. Note from the editor, 2/24/14: This image has been updated with results from COMSOL Multiphysics version 4.4.
In the Stress-based models we can calculate Normal stress, Findley, and Matake criteria. These are evaluated according to the fail-safe philosophy — calculating the fatigue usage factor that determines whether the experienced fatigue load is above or below a fatigue limit. The material parameters for those models can be easily calculated from the results of standard fatigue tests. Stress-based models are usually used in the high-cycle fatigue domain where plasticity is very limited.
The Strain-based models evaluate strains or combination of strains and stresses when defining a critical plane. Those models can be seen as a modified, combined Basquin and Coffin-Manson strain-life relation. They predict the number of cycles to failure. In the Fatigue Module, there are three Strain-based models: Smith-Watson-Topper (SWT), Wang-Brown, and Fatemi-Socie. Those models are suitable for low-cycle fatigue where strains are usually large.
Fatigue Modeling Examples
I'd like to share three examples of fatigue evaluation based on the critical plane evaluation. Two of them evaluate high-cycle fatigue, and the last low-cycle fatigue. You can find these in the Fatigue Module.
- The Cylindrical Test Specimen model evaluates all three stress-based criteria on a non-proportionally loaded cylindrical test specimen.
- The Structural and Fatigue Analysis of a Shaft with Fillet model demonstrates how to perform high-cycle fatigue. It also show how to calculate fatigue material data based on fatigue tests in reversed axial tension and pure torsion.
- The Low Cycle Fatigue Analysis of Cylinder with a Hole model shows how to perform fatigue study in presence of plasticity. In such a case it is important to first obtain a stable load cycle before a fatigue analysis can be performed.
If you're interested in learning more about fatigue prediction modeling, watch the archived webinar Fatigue Modeling with COMSOL.


text: MacBook AirNew fifth-generation Intel Core processors. Thunderbolt 2. Same all-day battery life.Up to 12 hours of battery life.It won't call it a day until you do.The 11-inch MacBook Air lasts up to 9 hours between charges and the 13-inch model lasts up to an incredible 12 hours. So from your morning coffee till your evening commute, you can work unplugged. When it's time to kick back and relax, you can get up to 10 hours of iTunes movie playback on the 11-inch model and up to 12 hours on the 13-inch model. And with up to 30 days of standby time, you can go away for weeks and pick up right where you left off.Thin. Light. Powerful.And ready for anything.Whatever the task, new fifth-generation Intel Core i5 and i7 processors with Intel HD Graphics 6000 are up to it. From editing photos to browsing the web, everything happens ultra-fast. And all that power is encased in an incredibly thin 1.7-centimetre unibody design that weighs only 1.08 kilos.802.11ac Wi-Fi support.The next generation of wireless.With the latest 802.11ac technology, MacBook Air takes Wi-Fi speeds over the top. Connect to an 802.11ac base station — including AirPort Extreme or AirPort Time Capsule — and experience wireless performance up to 3x faster than the previous Wi-Fi generation. 802.11ac also delivers expanded range, so you can work more freely than ever.Fast all-flash storage.Ready. Set. Done.Flash storage in MacBook Air is up to 17x faster than a 5400-rpm notebook hard drive. So everything you do is snappy and responsive. MacBook Air even wakes up fast, thanks to flash storage and fifth-generation Intel Core processors.Powerful apps included.Get right to work. And play.Every new Mac comes with Photos, iMovie, GarageBand, Pages, Numbers, and Keynote. So you can be creative and productive right from the start. You also get great apps for email, surfing the web, sending texts, and making FaceTime calls — there's even an app for finding new apps.OS X El Capitan.There's more to love with every click.OS X is the operating system that powers everything you do on a Mac. With OS X El Capitan, it's simple to do amazing things and delightful to do all the everyday things. And it works seamlessly with your apps and iOS devices.


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"One of the most famous characters of American fiction, in one of radio's most thrilling dramas."
Someday he'll find you. Mr. Keen, that is! Radio's famous tracer of lost persons is back in this eight episode collection of puzzling mystery tales.
Jim Kelly is heard as Mike Clancy -- Saints preserve us! -- and Bennett Kilpack stars as the kindly old investigator in some of his "most celebrated cases."
Includes a Program Guide by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr.
Episodes Include: The Case of the Girl Who Flirted 02-03-44; The Case of Mr. Trevor's Secret 02-17-44; The Case of Murder in the Air 02-24-44; The Case of the Strange Display 03-16-44; The Nightmare Murder Case 12-14-44; The Case of Murder and the Star of Death 06-09-49; The Telephone Book Murder Case 01-26-50; The Case of the Woman Who Married A Murderer 04-27-50


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Google has an awkward way of dealing with contacts in its communication apps. In Gmail, your contact list includes all the people you've ever replied, but you can also add other contacts manually.
"Email addresses are automatically added to your Contacts list each time you use the Reply, Reply to all, or Forward functions to send messages to addresses not previously stored in your Contacts list," according to the help center. While this should save you some time and effort, your contact list will include a lot of people you wouldn't have normally added. For example, if somebody sends me a tip for this blog and I reply to thank him, my contact list includes that person. Gmail doesn't have an option to turn off this feature, so all you can do is to either ignore your contact list or create a group that contains only your real contacts.
By default, if your conversation with someone includes more than 2-3 replies, that person is automatically added to your list of Google Talk friends. To chat with someone you normally need to ask for permission, but this feature bypasses the annoying question because Google assumes you really know that person. Fortunately, you can disable it in Gmail's settings and Google Talk, but not many people will do this. "If there are other Gmail users whom you frequently email, you'll be able to chat and see each other online without having to send an invitation. Gmail automatically determines which contacts you'll be able to talk to without having to invite each other." (Gmail help center)
So the rules are simple:
Rule #1:
if you reply to someone's email, that person is added to your Gmail contact list.
(Error #1: you may not know that person)
Rule #2 (opt-out):
if you reply to someone's messages more than 2-3 times, that person is added to the list of Google Talk friends.
(Error #2: see error #1. Also that person may not be your friend.)
So it's quite likely that your Gmail contact list and Google Talk friends list include people you don't know. Now that we have these two lists (obviously, Google Talk friends are also Gmail contacts), you may wonder where you could use them.
In Google Shared Stuff, a rather obscure social bookmarking site, all the web pages you bookmark are public, but there's also a page with "stuff from people you know". That page shows the most recent bookmarks from your Gmail contacts, but many of these contacts are people I don't know.
Google Reader added a feature that shows shared items from your Google Talk friends. Here's how it was introduced:
One of my favorite uses for Reader is to share interesting stuff with my friends. I click "Share" whenever I find an interesting item, be it hilarious or serious. This way, all my friends can subscribe to my shared items (and I to theirs), and we can easily see if a friend has found something interesting. This can be inconvenient, as I have to distribute my shared items link to my friends and vice-versa. So, we've linked up Reader with Google Talk (also known as chat in Gmail) to make your shared items visible to your friends from Google Talk.
Except that, according to the rule #2, my Google Talk friends aren't necessarily my friends.
Google will probably continue to use your contact list for other services, so at some point your Gmail contacts or Google Talk friends might see your public documents, photo albums, notebooks, personalized maps, blog posts. All of these public actions dynamically generate a news feed (the way you know it from Facebook) and your contacts should be entitled to find things about you. The main problem is that your contact list has been generated automatically and has little to do with you. Those people aren't necessarily your friends, your family, your co-workers, they're just some people you happened to email at some point.
Before using theses random lists of people to broadcast information about you, Google should clearly define their purpose and let you manage them. The problem with creating a social layer over Google's web apps is that Google is not a social network and your contacts are not your friends and not even people you know.


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Hugo and Victor guimauve A French cultural nuance that takes getting used to - this woman is having a severe attack of the Miams. She's trying to merge with the window - something the French call "le leche vitrine" meaning to lick the windows.Miams HQ. A customer is desperately calling for help on what to buy.Paris vending machines makes me go miam. These are in every Metro station. I've lost more $$$ than I like to think, trying to grab a bag.Jaime Mascaro Ballerinas = miam miam
Fr Girl has not sent me a single miamable picture of Paris.
Which btw is pronouced something like yam-yam.


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