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The title was , duh, the title.... GBG the intro to the event was:
Patriots of the East Bay, represented by VFW, The American Legion, Pleasanton, Antioch and Livermore Military Families, Blue Star Moms, Lafayette Flag Brigade, Warriors' Watch Riders, the Livermore VA and many more, all of which have a heart for our Service Members and Veterans, invite Vietnam Veterans and their families to attend our - Welcome Home and Thank You VietNam Veterans
OK, it included era vets and that covered me... but I fought the battle of Charles De Gaulle in France. Remember when he kicked NATO out of France? Most of you don't! GBG + sigh, but it was in '66/'67. I left a rural tiny air base in the Alsace-Lorraine area about 20 clicks west of Verdon.
BUT, I was invited, so after about 15 miles of crankin', I went in! Very nice crowd and event, it was large! I thank ALL that went to the effort to finally give the VietNam Vets there LONG overdue "WELCOME HOME"!!! God Bless you all and heal and move on!
So I get there... followed the map... the young lady asks why are you here, I said the 'Nam event, she said next entrance... U'e and on to the next gate, the lady asked me if I was here for the veteran event... guess my PGR banner clued 'er in, I asked where is it
... lady said, right on down the road... Saw a bunch of scoots and thought, this must be it! Not crazy about loose gravel, but I'm a whoosey...
Nice 'Vet!
'nother test for you young'uns.... do you remember dash mounted mirrors????
Some more 'Vets... guess that is more than appropriate! GBG
Gee, wonder where the event is????... GBG
The very nicely done MIA/POW 'Vet!
Here comes Audie A, one of our District 13 ALR riders to say hi!
Just shooting pics for the cause...
And here comes fiancee Cheryl!
Audie's mom and dad, he has a hard to remember name... William.. same as me!
Shot of the Huey.
Most of that is the food line! I was surprised, I got there a bit after 1400 and I was early! Jake, eat your heart out!!! EARLY!!! GBG
Shot of the cookers, Mike "The Noisy Kid" in front of me. After meeting Audie, in my wandering, Dist 13 ALR Gary R found me and said Hi! He had a table with Sandy and Mike, plus Lori and Bruce P. Of course there were many ALR folks around. Kick myself, in my hunger forgot to take pics of out table group!!!!
The MIA/POW 'Vet was pulling this scoot! The guy who rides it must be a big guy!
A better shot of the Huey.
As I was leaving, I got another shot of Audie and family. Cheryl was working with Audie on something and I think it was the Welcome Home VietNam pin that we all got.
Another shot...
It was a VERY nice event and I will wear my VietNam Welcome Home pin with Pride! Thanks to all that made this happen, it was fantastic!!!
Saturday, March 20, 2010
Welcome Home and Thank You VietNam Veterans
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Misao Okawa, the world's oldest person dies at the age of 117. She passed away on Wednesday morning in Japan. Misao Okawa, the world's oldest person according to Guinness World Records, has died at the age of 117. Okawa passed away Wednesday morning in Osaka, Japan, Tadahi Uchimura, a local official from the city told CNN.
She left behind three children, four grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Okawa was born on March 5, 1898. Her family ran a Kimono shop in Osaka, Satoshi Yoshioka, an employee at the nursing home where she had lived since 1997 told CNN. "She was a person with mild character, and loved to eat so much. Her favorite food was sushi and udon noodles," Yoshioka said.

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Eisen Only Firm in Cincinnati to Earn Platinum Honor in One of Industries Top Competitions
Cincinnati, OH – October 29, 2009 – Another notch in Cincinnati's belt laying claim as one of the top marketing cities in the country, as its largest public relations firm, Eisen Marketing Group, was today honored with two Platinum MarCom Awards in the 2009 international competition.
Eisen was the only firm in Greater Cincinnati to earn a Platinum MarCom. In fact, Cincinnati's highest rated firm took home two Platinum Awards – one for the media kit developed for Eagle Coach Company, and another for the book promotion developed for Roto-Rooter, the aptly titled bathroom reader "Chilling Tales From the Porcelain Seat." EMG also took home Gold honors for its collateral development for The Center for Rural Development and received honorable mentions for the brand development of the Over the Rhine Foundation and the communications plan for Roto-Rooter.
There were almost 5,000 entries from various MarCom Awards is administered and judged by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals. The international organization consists of several thousand creative professionals. The Association oversees awards and recognition programs, provides judges and sets standards for excellence. As part of its mission, AMCP fosters and supports the efforts of creative professionals who contribute their unique talents to public service and charitable organizations.
Winners were selected from over 200 categories in seven forms of media and communication efforts- marketing, publications, marketing/promotion, public service/pro bono, creativity and electronic/interactive. About 18 percent of the entries won the Platinum Award, the organization's top honor. A complete list of Platinum Winners can be found on the MarCom Awards website at http://www.marcomawards.com.


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There is no way that Simpson will be fighting for a pool of 8-12 minutes per game by the time Big Ten season rolls around. Barring injury, Simpson himself will play more than 8-12 minutes per game. That said, I think Poole will play some on a regular basis, though I think (again barring injury) that his minutes are likely to be in the freshman Spike 5-8 minutes per game mold. That year, Beilein did play 9 regularly (the starters plus LeVert, McGary (later Morgan), Albrecht and Horford (who was not ab emergency center, but part of the rotation), and he did so with starters who warranted playing more minutes than this year's starters will play.
Depth and future rotations
So I just went back to see minutes distributions for starting guards in conference play over the past couple years:
17: 65.2
16: 67.6
15: skipped because of injuries
14: 70.9
13: 71.7
12: 70.6
So basically, there has been 10-15 minutes of backup guard minutes to go around (although it's interesting to see it trend down.
It trended down because we had no one to back up Rahk at the 2, other than the two point guards. Rahk was suppose to be the back up at the 2.
I see no benefit in using Simmons to rotate over to the SG and playing him along side of Simpson over using Poole as the backup SG. I think we will need Poole's size and scoring threat for spacing purposes.
Playing two point guards is only a benefit if one of them is a lethal 3 point shooter (Walton). I don't see that scenario with Simpson/Simmons.
yes, for the same reason, I am a little down on Simpson, if he cannot get his shots falling, Brooks is going to squeeze his minutes.
I don't agree. Louisville won it all in 2013 with 2 small guards (Smith and Siva, both 6'0"), one of whom (Smith) shot .343 from 3 for his college career and the other of whom (Siva) shot .291 from 3 for his career. MSU made the final game in 2008-09, starting 2 small PGs, Kalin Lucas, who was a good, but not deadeye 3 point shooter (career .377 from 3) and Travis Walton, who was a .315 career 3 point shooter with only 17 3s made in total. I can name other examples if you'd like. There are minuses to playing 2 smaller guards who aren't great shooters, but there are pluses as well.
I'd also warrant that, making some inferences from Ohio's team stats, that Simmons was creating virtually every look he got last year (the only other guy with 2 assists a game was the backup PG), and while our PG's have generally been tasked with that, they also get some catch and shoot opportunities as well - especially if they play with another PG. Generally speaking, catch and shoot threes are easier than ones off the dribble, I think we can see Simmons improve in a different situation.
Also, FWIW, Walton's shooting his junior year was significantly worse than Simmons was - we shouldn't ignore the possibility of growth.
I assume he was referring to Beilein's offense, one which depends on outside shooting to create spacing.
Simmons was basically doing it all for Ohio, too, and he was out there 35+ minutes a game his last two seasons. Although it will be a step up in competition level for him, he will also have a better supporting cast, and will hopefully only be tasked with about 30-32 minutes a night at most. His overall numbers will likely be down, but his efficiency may be up.
It can be done, yes, but the two examples you cite also had much better inside games, on offense and defense, than we are likely to this year. Without two quality bigs out there most of the time, and with weak interior defense and no better than average rebounding, three point shooting from the guards becomes much more important. The guys we have in the regular rotation at the 1 and 2 this year will need to do better than 35% for us to have a really successful season.
Still on the 2 bigs thing eh? I guess big means tall to you. Because the 4 in modern basketball, and especially at Michigan is a wing position.
What I think you're overlooking is that we'll still have multiple 3 point shooters on the court even if our guards aren't great shooters because of the 3 point threat from the guys who will play at the 4 and 5 for us (Wagner, Robinson, Livers). You don't need 5 3 point shooters on the court to be successful–we won the Big Ten in '13-'14 bu three games (and had the #1 offense in the nation) with Morgan and Robinson out there. I'm not advocating for long stretches with Simmons, Simpson and Matthews all on the court at once (or with any 2 plus Davis or Teske), but playing them together for minutes with, say Wagner, Robinson and Livers, or in a 3 guard rotation with Poole and 2 of the aforementioned won't hurt our offense one iota IMO. I think that can, and will happen.
Yes those guards brought penetration and tough defense to the table which worked for Louisville. Louisville would bring consistent pressure almost all game with that combination of guards. But is that what JB is going to hang his hat on and can we survive bigger guard mismatches.
Yes that is what my post was referencing.
Speaking of the 13-14 team, GRIII was a respectable three point shooter and one of the best cutters and finishers, then we had Stauskas and Levert, two big guards who can create for themselves and others. With these two, you can get away from many other things. We simply do not have such luxury this year.
I don't see much advantage of having Z and Simmons on the court together, the one without the ball is going to be less a threat. And we MAAR, Poole, Brooks who are all decent shooters with good enough handles.
GR III shot .306 from 3 that year, and .324 the year before. I wouldn't call him a respectable 3 point shooter–indeed, I would guess we will not have a player in the rotation this year other than our back-up 5 who doesn't exceed that number. Simmons, himself, has been considerably better than that at the college level, and Simpson was a respectable 3 point shooter in high school–much better than MAAR was. And the whole point of playing Simmons and Simpson together is that they can both create for themselves and others–Simmons was top 10 in the nation last year in assists, and Simpson can get in the lane and find cutters very well.
We'll see what happens. I think you're going to see stretches with both Simmons and Simpson on the court together, and that it will work. Maybe I'll be wrong. Time will tell.
You conspicuously fail to mention that in Big Ten play in 13-14, we shot 40.5% as a team on threes, and we had our top 4 three point attempt guys all above 42%. That IS what you need, if you want to do that well running a small lineup. Having 3 or 4 important players at 35-36% will not cut it…sorry.
At Michigan it may be, but at a lot of other schools it is certainly not, for example, Kentucky, Arizona, Louisville, Michigan State. They start two bigs, a true center and a true power forward, while we start one big and a small forward/wing most years.
I'm not conspicuously failing to mention anything–all I said is that you can play 2 guys on the court who aren't great 3 point shooters if you surround them with others who are. Was that inaccurate vis-a-vis the 2013-14 team? And if you think having 3 or 4 important players in the ranges you're talking about will not cut it, then I'd invite you to look at our '12-'13 team where we had exactly one guy (Stauskas) who made more than 20 3s and shot a really good 3 point percentage for the year from 3…and still had the number 1 offense in the country. Burke shot .384. Hardaway shot .374. Robinson shot.324. Are you somehow suggesting that having 3 or 4 guys shooting 35-36% is a disaster, but 3 guys shooting 37, 38 and 32 is fine?
Look, I'm not suggesting that we have the talent on this team that we had in either '12-'13 or '13-'14–that would be silly. I am suggesting though that the idea that Beilein's offense will only work with 4 or 5 really good 3 point shooters on the court at once is belied by the numbers.
We'll see what happens.
In 2013/2014 conference play Robinson shot 22% and JMO shot 0% from 3. They were on the court together a lot that year but we did ok.


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Soon after departing from San Jose I sat looking out the window across the mountainous Costa Rican jungle on the way to Manuel Antonio beach to meet Kevin and Willie. It felt like an eternity since I had seen my friends from back home and just thinking about them brought on a wave of old memories from New York. Days spent rolling in the grass and paddling around the lake in Central Park with Kevin, the uproarious Halloween that we had spent together that past year, sitting on the Christopher Street Pier and watching the boats go by, my farewell barbecue in Hell's Kitchen, and decorating gooey, ridiculous cookies for Valentines day. After what felt like an eternity, we were going to be back together again, and I just knew that we were in for a week of beautiful and unforgettable memories in the tropical moonlight.
The night before, I had found myself in a taxi speeding silently through the darkened streets of San Jose with two strange Irish blokes that had been on the bus with me from Guatemala. It had been a rather monotonous journey, a two leg ride from Guatemala City to San Jose, with one overnight stop in San Salvador, el Salvador. We had arrived in San Salvador in the early evening, just having enough light to somewhat get my bearings as we arrived at the cheap hotel above the bus station. I had considered just trying to sleep that night, but after having snoozed away almost the entirety of the trip earlier that day, and with the knowledge that our bus would be leaving at four in the morning, I decided that prudence was the wiser path under the circumstances, and got dressed to head out and hit the bars.
Now, it was never my intention to get sloshed, I mean honestly, I hardly ever enjoy doing that anyway, but somehow as I had wandered around the seedy city center earlier that evening searching for a satisfying dinner, I had found myself in a small supermarket marveling at the miraculous liquor prices. No wonder this place was in such a sorry state of affairs, if our cities sold almost all their bottles of liquor for around five dollars, we'd all be in a permanent state of hangover as well. Well, I had considered getting a few bottles of Coca Cola, but to be honest with ya, the rum was just far more economical, and being the thrifty young man that I am, I knew that I had to think about my finances first. Needless to say, an hour later I was back in my rustic hotel room, drinking rum and some kind of wretched fruit soda which I had made the mistake of trying (but hey, it was better than the Mexican Russians that I had found myself drinking several months prior).
It's a funny thing, but I realized that I hardly ever sat around by myself pouring drinks out of a half liter bottle of rum, and somehow, regardless of how many cocktails I fixed myself, I saw still sitting in a hotel room alone and still bored. Hunh? Go figure… Anyway, so in my some impaired logic, as I noticed the bottle was getting low, I rationalized that surely it wouldn't be logical to carry an entire half liter bottle with me all the way to Costa Rica the following day – so naturally, I decided to finish it. Of course, at this point it was most certainly out of the question to go straight to bed, I mean its just a recipe for a nasty hangover. So I decided to do the smart thing and head out and explore the nightlife that Friday night in that notoriously safe little city of San Salvador – sloshed.
Ok, s to be honest with you, the rest of the night is a bit of a blur, and I wish that I could tell you about some wild or dramatic events, but the truth of the matter is that from what I recall, it was just a big flop. I ended up heading out to some random bar which I believe that I had seen in my guidebook, the place had been completely dead, and I stood at the bar for about an hour and a half before I realized that my state of health was already taking a downward spiral and the force of gravity had almost doubled. Bored, disappointed, and only capable of thinking of returning to my oh so cozy hotel room and doing a nose dive into the luxuriantly soft, welcoming bed (although I think that I really did have that sentiment at the time), I stumbled out to the sidewalk and hailed a cab. After what seemed like an endless cab ride, we finally, I headed up to the room and that was all she wrote.
How exactly I could possibly have forgotten that my bus left at four AM the next morning is still a mystery to me… But thanks to a belligerent and excessively loud bus driver pounding on my door and informing me that it was time to go, I rolled out of my coma and onto the floor, reality hazily kicked back in, and I scrambled to focus my vision long enough to lug my bags and my bike down the stairs to the first floor and out to the bus. It wasn't long before we were underway, and I'd like to say that I just dozed off to sleep and when I woke up it was all over, but it didn't quite go that way. The rest of our three hour tour turned into a nine hour nightmare, as I lay there in my agonizing state, flopping from one side to the other every fifteen minutes in my seat, wiping the sticky perspiration from my brow, and dragging my haggard self out of the bus into the oppressive tropical humidity for hour long border-checks along the way. Yes, it was a lovely ride, and somehow it really made me miss those nice long days in the saddle, peddling along in the open air – sober.
Right, so I'd learned my lesson, and now here we were in San Jose. Tricky thing was that regardless of how troubled my sleep had been, I'd still managed to sleep on the way from San Salvador – and that left me in the safe predicament as the previous night. Now, this time I wasn't going to make the same mistake the with liquor, but I think all of those long nights of camping, traveling through indigenous villages, and riding a bicycle had caused some kind of social stir-craziness to build up in my system. And so, as it were, I found myself strolling past the midnight trannies of San Jose, flagging down a cab, and heading out to Bochinche, a little bar that I had caught wind of along the way. Fortunately this time the place was packed, and as I waited in line to get in I managed to make a few friends that then kept me laughing for the next few hours.
Since I knew that I had to make my way to Manuel Antonio the following morning I made it an early night, and the next day found myself cycling down to the Coca Cola bus terminal on the West side of the city center. I got lucky and happened to arrive only a short while before the next express bus to Manuel Antonio was about to depart (I didn't realize just how lucky until one of my following wretched experiences while returning to Manuel Antonio) and within moments my bike was securely stowed down below and we were on our way. And, indeed, it was a deliciously picturesque journey (aside from all the luxury home and building site billboards – nothing better than a piece of pristine jungle or coastline to haze for a big ol' subdivision), our path meandering gracefully through the cool jungled mountains, over rushing rivers in shaded valleys, out along the endless azure sea, and finally through fertile green fields and coconut groves. And as the delicately soothing breeze flowed in through the open windows and caressed my sunlit face, I couldn't help but to smile and feel my heart flutter with the excitement of being reunited with my dear friends.
The journey passed quickly and as we arrived in Quepos I decided I would hop off and cycle along the road that led to Manuel Antonio, as the bungalow where Kevin and Willie were staying was situated somewhere in between. Although Kevin had sent me an e-mail with descriptive directions, when I had read the word "hill" I don't think that I had quite envisioned just exactly what greeted me as I passed the outskirts of Quepos and entered the jungle. It was brutally steep and reminded me of a street in the town of Comitan, in Chiapas Mexico, where my bicycle had begun tipping backwards and almost flipped as I tried to take the climb head-on. Fortunately, on the main roads where the majority of my trip prior to that point had taken place, inclines didn't generally come in this almost forty-five degree angle variety, for if they had I would surely have been taken out by oncoming traffic as I weaved painfully slowly from one side of the street to the other, tacking against the uphill current. And it was after ten minutes of this torture when something wildly coincidental occurred, some might even call it destiny.
Drenched in humid jungle sweat, legs searing from exertion, and questioning my determination, I lifted my head to judge the path before me and whether it was time for a little siesta. And of all the people along the Quepos-Manuel Antonio road who could have been standing there in the middle of the fiery Pacific dusk, half bathed in canopy shadow, there was Kevin (and thank goodness, because I couldn't make out any of the signs and would surely have passed the inconspicuous earthen side-road otherwise). However, it made for an absolutely charming reunion, as I slowly rolled towards his side of the street while his back was still turned, and, in an out of breath sort of way, said "Hey Kev," as if I had just happened to run into him walking down the sidewalk in the East Village. He turned to look at me and for a second tried to make out who it was, then exclaimed "Oh, hi … Paul!" I tried to apologize for being a bit "moist" as I dismounted my cycle and turned to embrace him, but as he threw his arms around me, we both knew that it didn't really matter, and all I could feel was a rush of felicity pulse through my veins. We smiled and laughed and fell right back in where we had left off almost a half a year ago, and as we strolled up the road in the fading glow of the tropical twilight I felt a peaceful contentedness that I hadn't felt in months, and I felt sure that this next week together would be an unforgettable one.


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Have you ever felt like running over the people in the supermarket? More like, the old people who just think that, because they're old, they can run their carts into yours, yell at you when you're in line at the meat counter because they think they should go first even though your number is before theirs or worse is their parking lot driving.
Today, I braved the grocery store with my four year old. Usually, I go alone as I try to not involve him in this parade of stupid people showing up more and more in my town. But I had no choice, as it's the 4th of July Weekend and we needed BBQ stuff bad. I was completely surrounded by old people. Don't get me wrong, my father has entered the ranks of "old man" and able to order from the "senior" side of the menu's at local diners and restaurants, but it just seemed like I was a needle in a haystack today with my little guy. And this one woman was hellbent on getting to the front of the line, even if she showed up last. So it comes time for me to put my order in and this woman just jumps right on top of my son and starts spitting out what she wants. "excuse me" I say to her "but you just about knocked out my son to take my place in line". She looks me up and down like I'm some kind of thing she's never seen before and tells me "I'm in a hurry". Half the people back away at this point because you could see it in my face that #1: you pushed my son and #2 my eyes were on fire. I looked at her with such intensity that I don't even think my tone had to express just how angry she made me. "Isn't the whole DAMN WORLD" I said. "Evvvvvverybody's in a Fucking hurry" I put my face in her face and backed her away from the counter. "But in this world, people WAIT their turn like a good little peons. You don't touch my son. You don't touch ANYBODY's son. I am surprised with how old you are you don't have any manners or common sense. Your mother must be turning in her grave". At this point, the manager had to come out and actually asked the older woman to step aside and to leave the store so he could talk with her. Later, I learned that this hasn't been the first time she's pushed someone out of the way, the problem this time was that it was a child, MY child, and had she been younger, I would have whooped her ass. Lesson learned, even old people can be assholes.
But my tale of aggravation doesn't end there. As I am returning my cart to the caddy after putting my bags into my car and my son holding on to it's side, another old woman comes flying through the "no parking" stripes next to the caddy and almost slams into my cart and the side my son was on. I had him particularly on that side as it was on the side away from moving cars. Apparently not, as this woman thought the rules of the road did not apply to her. She hits to front end of my cart, which ends up denting her car (yeah, she was going THAT fast) and gets out of her car to yell at ME. "Watch where you are going" she yells! I'm stunned. I'm thinking "are you fucking kidding me? First the mean counter lady now you?" . Calmly I return my cart all the way, remove my cell phone from my pocket and dial 911. She's still yelling at me, asking for my insurance and telling me I will have to pay for the damages done to her car. This is laughable at this point; whoever heard of "shopping cart insurance"? "Who are you calling?" she's yelling at me as I return to my car, turn it on along with the AC and put my son into the car and sit in my drivers seat. Door open, she approaches me and keeps demanding for my insurance. As 911 takes my location and tells me an officer is on the way, I hang up and look over at her. The entire parking lot is staring at her, a younger man begins walking over to us. After taking a deep breath and telling my son "Mommy has to talk to the crazy lady, one second please honey" I gaze up at this delusional woman and calmly explain to her the heart of the situation, that she was behind the wheel of a moving vehicle and if anything is going to happen, she will walk away with a nice little "moving violation " if not "endangerment of a pedestrian" due to her illegal maneuvering of the parking lot. Still screaming at me that I am at fault, that I should watch where I am pushing my cart (where did she want me to push it, the roof?) the young man that had began walking over takes her arm. "Ma'am" he says "I saw everything. You hit this young lady and almost hurt her son. When the police come, I intend to give him exactly every harassing word you have said to this young lady and also your licence plate number, make and model of your car. In case you decide to leave, in such case this would become a 'hit and run' and thus, a felony". As the police arrive, they're almost giddy at what they hear this woman saying, just appalled at her stupidity and tell her that they should suspend her licence right then and there for her inability to recognize her responsibilities and liability in this situation. After leaving, she was still yelling at the office, and I wonder if she was taken back to the station for fingerprinting. Nice move, slick.


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The words on every mercenary's lips. No longer just for career hitmen in bad movies, those picking up a new language can learn from this ideology as well. Diving into a completely foreign language requires resources, time, the right contacts and energy. Students will always benefit by utilizing the resources most beneficial to them, and in this field, finding a language partner can be a priceless resource.
If you're new to this world: A language partner is someone who is learning your native language and is fluent in your target language [the one you're trying to learn]. Together you perform conversation exchanges, which are essentially bartering individual assistance in one language for assistance in another. This takes advantage of both your skill sets. They can take the form of formal lessons, casual tea meetings, or somewhere in between. Culture discussions are also often incorporated into the experience. Potential language partners can be found through your university, sites online (conversationexchange.com seems to be one of the most reputable), flyers in your town, local clubs, and more.
Here are some fun tricks to find and maintain language partners with a strong foundation for growth, mutual benefit & friendship:
1) Do your research first. What type of structure does your potential partner want? For example, some partners may choose to practice language A exclusively for 30 minutes, and then switch to language B also exclusively for the next 30 minutes; others at a beginner level may prefer to have each person speak in their target language the entire meeting. How many times do you want to meet, and for how long each session?
- Do you want more formal lessons or conversation practice?
- What are your partner's specific language goals—do you feel you can help with that, and vice versa?
- Does your partner live nearby, or are they willing to do an online session like over Skype?
- Does this person seem genuine, helpful, kind and serious about making progress together [as opposed to only focused on their own growth, or too much of a procrastinator]?
Some of this stuff can only be determined better after a first meeting, but these are just some questions to get you thinking about your own needs and if you have found a partner that is a good fit.
2) Informal sessions can be a great way to get to know your partner as a friend; enjoy hanging out at a restaurant or other local haunt. Some may fear that meeting in a less formal setting may disrupt the dynamics—for example, if you agree to practice 30 minutes Chinese and 30 minutes English, it can get tricky to precisely stick to the timetable when dealing with real-life interruptions [ordering from the menu, figuring out the tip, etc].
However, it's important to practice foreign language in these settings, so that you're prepared to face the challenges once you don't have the crutch of a translator to help get you through. My personal development philosophy is that it's better to be over-prepared and relieved upon an outcome, than under-prepared and in a state of shock. Case in point: do you buy more toilet paper than you think you'll need, or less and hope you can make do?
3) Keep it fair. A way to figure out how to equally distribute the language-practice time during informal sessions such as at restaurants is to play a rapid fire game. Try Language Switch: Choose a very short amount of time, such as 10 minutes, and switch the language you're speaking every time this amount passes.
The trick is that you have to maintain the same topic before and after a particular language switch. If you were in the middle of a sentence about the colonial war days in English and it's time to switch to Swahili, you still have to continue the sentence in the new language. Good luck.
(Bonus points for confusing the waiters.)
4) Keep accountable to both yourself and your language partner. Canceling sessions occasionally is fine, though it starts to slip when you go three or more sessions without actually meeting. Make a promise, albeit an unofficial one, to yourself and your partner to devote this partnership to growth. Even if you are studying language for fun and don't have a rushed timeline, it's beneficial for progress to carve a regular time in your schedule and your mind, so that you can get the most out of your experiences together.
5) Take notes. Are you going to remember what your partner said to you over the loud noise of a crowded bar about the Croatian word for "crowbar"? I don't think I'd even remember that in a quiet diner: I mean, who studies foreign words for crowbar? If you're reading this blog, I suspect you might be the kind of person that just enjoys language learning for the sake of it, and eventually you might get around to some of the weirder words such as toolbox lingo. Who knows?
6) Play people-watching games! Pick a person in the distance, and have your friend pick someone that that person is talking or interacting with. Roleplay a humorous version of what you imagine their conversation might be, in your target languages simultaneously.
Hey, people-watching is not a spectator sport. These people move fast once they realize you're watching them, which makes it perfect for speaking a foreign language and thinking on your feet.
7) Food-eating contest. Clarity will be a challenge when you speak a foreign language. Going off of the principle that it's better to over-train, why not have an eating contest with your favorite foods while maintaining conversation practice? If you can talk about your new job or the details of a house rebuilding while scarfing massive piles of lasagna, you'll be certain to impress at the business presentation where all you're expected to choke down is water. If an eating contest is too much food for you, going out to a buffet, downing some extra-thick smoothies or cooking lunch together are also great options.
Overall, a language partnership can have many rocks in its progress, and these tricks and games certainly aren't all-inclusive, or one-size-fits-all. I encourage you to explore what works for your potential language partners, and what your needs are as an individual seeking growth. Maybe it'll be extreme sports or cleaning house that bond your foreign vocabularies together, rather than any of these things that I've listed here. Whatever you do & wherever you go, the spirit of mutual discovery and spontaneity is something that can be vastly beneficial in your global communications–even if you only perform trades because you're up to no good.
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The mover's attention is arrested by a familiar sequence of painted interiors, captivated by the simplicity of the spaces, the hush evoked by the monochromatic scheme, and the intimacy of approaching the woman unseen. The mover is aware of viewing the paintings from her seat and yet simultaneously standing in the witness place of the artist. This experience evokes a coolness throughout the body reminiscent of opening a door not long after waking, the body standing at the meeting place of the outside and the inside. This clean, uncluttered, uncoloured awareness gives rise to the experience of three being in the paintings: the artist, the woman and I.


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Glen Lerner Gives Back Summer 2017
Summer camp can be one the most exciting and life-transforming experiences that any young person can have. And yet, many children of low-income families never get to experience it. For this reason, our personal injury firm has partnered with The Salvation Army in Gary, Indiana and Waukegan, Illinois to make camp of summer 2017 a reality for 30 underprivileged youth.
While at The Salvation Army's Wonderland camp, young people will enjoy swimming in the lake, boating, music, archery, outdoor recreation, sports, arts and crafts, all while making new friendships. For many of these kids, the time away from home is in itself lifesaving as camp serves as a safe haven from the challenges and dangers that kids face on the streets and making summer 2017 the best one ever.
Here is what some of our sponsored youth had to say about their recent camp experience:
Santana Harper – 11 "I really loved going to camp. I never went before and it was awesome and I met really cool people there. My favorite part was being on the drum line."
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When: August 11, 12 & 13, 7 – 10PM
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How Much: $15 and up (sliding scale, one drink and appetizers included)
Human rights violations in Iran, have forced many Iranians to seek refugee status in other countries. OMID Advocates For Human Rights, in collaboration with renowned graphic artist, photographer, and cinematographer, Serge Hamad and internationally recognized musicians, Arash Sobhani and Pezhham Akhavass, present this exhibit to raise awareness and funding about the ongoing human rights violations in Iran. Proceeds will go towards helping refugees with medical aid, housing fees, and education and tuition.
"Take a Stand" will inspire all to be a voice for change. No matter what race, religion, or nationality, we are all owed the same human and civil rights. Please join OMID Advocates for 3 evenings of art, music, and culture for a cause that needs your support. Proceeds will go directly towards helping refugees with medical aid, housing fees, education and tuition, etc. through OMID Advocates' Refugee Assistance Program. Let us be a voice for those whose cries for freedom and equality are not easily heard and let us "Take a Stand!"
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I don't know if it is the fatigue or all the Guinness I've consumed since I've been in Ireland or seeing U2 or that my trip is nearly over or that I have to fly tomorrow or what, but I have been overcome by emotions today. I nearly broke down on a park bench on St. Stephen's Green and I'm trying not to do so again.
Twenty years ago I first set foot on Irish soil, the first steps I ever took in Europe, and the first place I'd ever been as an independent traveler. I was in love before we even landed. I had a plan to see U2, a Let's Go budget guide book, and two large suitcases (I would be spending the next four months studying in Luxembourg that turned into nine) that were too much to lug around, but there I was doing it anyway. I had a public school education in southwest Ohio, one supervised trip to Australia for a softball tournament, and two years of university under my belt. That was it. The only thing I knew about the world was what was on a map, and that's only because of my 8th grade geography competitions.
I wandered the streets of Dublin until I couldn't walk anymore. Once in a quest to walk to the mountains I walked as far south as Blackrock, which is quite a distance from the city centre. The same knee that's giving me problems now was the reason I had to stop walking then. (soccer injury) I didn't know how far away were the mountains - in Ohio an anthill is high elevation. I think I may have seen mountains on that Australia trip and maybe in California before I was five years old, but I can't think of any real comprehension of mountains I had when I tried to walk to the Wicklows. Eventually, I figured out that mountains are further than they appear, and I also figured out the Dublin train system, so I went as far south as the train would take me, to Bray, where at least I could get a good look at them. I never imagined I'd spend three months living IN them a few years later. I never imagined anything that my life would become. I was a dreamer then and now I'm desperately trying to cling to what is left of those dreams.
I always knew there was a difference between happiness and contentment. Right now I am probably the most content I have ever been. Contentment is stability, settling, and a lack of want. Happiness? That's something more, and it seems much harder to sustain.
Happiness is staying where I want to be for longer than ten days. It's not having to wait six months or a year to go somewhere just to blink your eyes and you're home again. It's meeting people like the guy I met Wednesday and talking for hours and learning from him and feeling like you're kindred spirits and not having to say, nice meeting you, sorry I'll never see you again. Happiness is having a job you love so much that you want to do it everyday instead of wishing you didn't have to go. It's so much more than those things, but these are personal and immediate to me. What I wanted to do back then was write books that would convince the world civilization was worth saving. Now I'm not sure either of those things are possible or even worthy endeavors.
I think I knew all the street names in Dublin in a few days that first trip. All I did was walk, as I wasn't sure what you were supposed to do as a tourist. I was as interested in the normal things that make up people's lives as I was any museum or tourist sight, and no guidebook will show you where someone's nice garden is or where people buy their fruit. Walking forever has been my travel style since then. It's how you get to know a place, how you learn to get around, how you come to care about the things you are seeing. Some people never venture away from the guidebook. Most, even. You might as well stay home and watch a documentary.
What I am finding now in my reflection is that my memory is indeed slipping, that there are chunks of time that are missing from that first trip, things that I thought I'd remember forever. I got around easily enough this time around; I remember most of the street names and the landmarks as if it hadn't been seventeen years since I last set foot in Dublin. I remember Princess Di was killed that week. I remember walking around O'Connell bridge looking for U2 scalpers for night two. I don't remember a single pub I went to. I do remember being scared to go in places as a single woman who wasn't even old enough to drink back home and had never ordered a beer from a bar.
"Dublin is a strange city. I've never seen architecture so old - it's haunting." - My first journal entry from that 1997 trip. LOL.
I think part of me misses that naivety.
I know most of me misses those dreams and the unadulterated passion I had for life.
I think I expected to get something back that time stole from me. What I have found is a small city of the same mold as any other city, only with better Guinness. All I had wanted was to live here, and I never found the circumstances to make it work. I had experienced so many years of painful longing to be here, and now that I am here again, time seems to have taken that away.
But I definitely feel a stirring in my soul.
There IS a spirit here, a sort of resilience. What a people. I am proud to have some of that in me, even if I am just another American mutt.
Just as I am rediscovering this, I have to leave.


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Thursday, 29 July 2010
Techno help
Otherwise the world of Lakeland art is busy and feeling inspired to get the pastels out! But paper work and accounts need working on!! My exhibition went well at Moot Hall and it was great meeting everyone and hearing lot's of positive remarks. It really does help.
6 comments:
- rose.lutken said...
It seems the blog has lost the connections to the images. There are quite a few images showing a question mark on my computer.
- 29 July 2010 at 14:12
- rose.lutken said...
It seems the connection to the server with the images are broken. Maybe it will correct it by itself if you wait a little while. Or you have to talk to the blogger provider.
- 29 July 2010 at 14:13
- jane ward said...
Thanks Rose,I'm hoping it will all come back naturally, it would help if you could give it a gentle kick and hope that would solve it!!!
- 29 July 2010 at 15:10
- jane ward said...
Ahhhhhhhhhhh still not working, I think I'm going to have to load all the photo's back on again!!! Computers they drive you mad
- 31 July 2010 at 09:23
- Bursts of Bubbles said...
Its just a broken link and the images often come back unless you've used a website like flickr and deleted or rotated those photos then they won't
- 1 August 2010 at 15:55
- jane ward said...
Thanks bursts of bubbles, lets hope they do come back on their own accord, I miss my photo's and not impressed with these wretched crosses!!!
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What was I thinking when I decided to continue beyond the half-way point? Can I even make it up that step in front of me? Those are the kinds of thoughts that ran through my mind a thousand times as I slowly made my way up the mountainside. Emphasis on slowly.
The Blue Ridge mountains are usually pretty this time of year, depending on how dry the preceding summer was, and this year has been no exception. Driving alongside the base of the mountains, you can see the vibrant reds and oranges casting a sunset-like glow through the trees. Like I said, it's pretty from the road, and beautiful once you're inside the park.
It's still great for the first 30 minutes while you're photographing every flower and above-ground tree root that line the well-beaten path. The weather is the very definition of fall: Pure blue sky, a crisp breeze, decaying leaves swirling about…. pretty much perfect for hiking.
It's not so beautiful when all you can focus on is the stone step sitting between you and the rest of the trail. This rock looks the same as the one you are currently gasping for breath on, and it's fairly likely that it is identical to the rest of the thigh-melting hewn-rock steps looming ahead of you. Why keep moving forward?
Because someone said that the view from the half-way point is amazing. It better be. There was also the promise of lunch to press on for.
Suddenly there is a break in the trees, and the bald rock face of the half-way point comes into view. The rock is south-eastern facing, so that the sun beats down directly on lounging hikers in the early afternoon.
Is it worth it? In a word, yes. I could have sat there for a while before heading back down to the parking lot, but I was promised still a better view – this time from the top. Supposedly the hike is easier once you get beyond the oh-so tempting warmth of the stopping place.
Now, I had always planned on climbing to the top someday – I just didn't plan on getting to the summit that day. A little battle went on inside my head, and I argued myself as to whether I was actually up to the hike. In the end I decided to go for it; who knew when I'd get back to the mountain?
So that's how I found myself panting on a stone step with limbs as stable as jello doing their best to hold me up. There is an insane reality to be faced at that point: You know that you cannot possibly go on without taking a break, but you also know that it's nearly impossible to move again if you rest for too long.
I could have turned back at any time, but the thought of the accomplishment and great pictures found at the top, combined with the patience and encouragement of friends, kept me placing one foot in front of – or rather above – the other.
A couple we passed on their way down told us not to stop until we reached the 3.5 mile marker – over a mile away – or else we'd miss a spectacular view. Oh, so it's a spectacular view now….
The trail is misleading right around the 3-mile point, as there is a sign proclaiming the summit of 3,124 feet. Whatever the sign says, it is not surrounded by a spectacular view. It isn't even a nice view. In fact, there isn't a view of anything at that sign except for some pretty skinny trees on either side.
But the trail goes beyond the summit notation. Follow it a little ways and you get to more exposed rock, stuff that would make you think you're standing on a volcano. Look around, and no views greet you – this is just a little clearing in the trees. The path continues. For another half-mile it continues. Through trees lining a narrow path with little outlooks that don't provide spectacular views scattered along the way, even going down in elevation a few times, as if you've been on a pleasant stroll for the past few hours instead of a test of endurance.
There was very little conversation for that last stretch, and even fewer photographs taken. It took everything I had just to keep moving forward. And then the trail ended.
You really can't miss the end of the trail, since you come to about 50 feet of sloping rock that ends in a cliff. With the elevation of around 3,000 feet, there's a constant breeze that serves to remind you of the cool season – as if the stunning foliage to be seen in all directions isn't enough.
I could say that it wasn't about what I found at the top of the mountain but the journey itself, but that wouldn't be true. In the end I was just thankful that I could sit down in the sun and stare out over the horizon and not have to climb up any more weather-beaten stairs. I could say that the view took my breath away, but the hike had stolen that commodity long before the summit marker.
The view from the top really was wonderful though, and worth the trouble it took to get up there. The trip back down was much better, and I got down the mountain in half the time it took to hike to the spectacular view.
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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189165.post5711277318226458578..comments2018-07-21T11:26:58.488-07:00Comments on Eat The Blog: Recent TreasuresGoodyhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189165.post-6818520504346954162017-08-09T12:43:46.738-07:002017-08-09T12:43:46.738-07:00Oh, lovely, thank you; I am so glad you enjoy my p...Oh, lovely, thank you; I am so glad you enjoy my posts too That tale about your painter friend is brilliant :)Radostinhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189165.post-79227357432257256062017-08-09T11:18:00.570-07:002017-08-09T11:18:00.570-07:00@Radostin I feel the same way reading your posts! ...@Radostin
I feel the same way reading your posts!

@Beth
I had a friend who was working as a painter in a vacant house when he found a full set of Wedgewood in a crawl space. No one wanted to claim it, so he brought his wife home the expensive china she didn't get when they ran off and married without a big wedding.

Hot water pastry crusts are a pain in the butt! I've done it, but I never bothered with decoration on that level. Goodyhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189165.post-60172227585769002402017-08-08T14:59:51.226-07:002017-08-08T14:59:51.226-07:00Minton! You find antique Minton in Goodwill's...Minton! You find antique Minton in Goodwill's chipped china department?! I scored a white Wedgwood plate being used as a cache pot sauce once... (wrote she, green eyes glowing).

The springerle molds might prove useful in decorating a coffin, "coffin" as in stiff pastry shell. Haven't tried it, just found that Della Robbia pie crust inspiring.Beth Waltzhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189165.post-2689441189868495082017-08-08T12:58:19.558-07:002017-08-08T12:58:19.558-07:00Delightful outfit, wonderful finds! Thank you for ...Delightful outfit, wonderful finds! Thank you for sharing your thrifting adventures, it's next best thing to going oneself!Radostinhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189165.post-56281761620996589752017-08-07T21:02:14.267-07:002017-08-07T21:02:14.267-07:00@Mim The moulds were sitting on the counter in a b...@Mim
The moulds were sitting on the counter in a busy thrift shop that was having a sale. I'm still shocked no one picked them up, although it is in a part of town where there might just not be anyone old enough to know what they are. I'm personally terrible with stampers. I even have a design carved rolling pin for springerle, but I still can't manage them. Maybe Danny's young hands and patience will do better.

@Ann
The large heart mould had a hook for hanging, so I might do just that. The celluloid brooch was an impulse buy online, but I live on the American prairie-I *had* to buy it.

@Bibi
I'm wondering if I should get a display shelf like they sell for plates with a groove to hold it in place? Then again, dusting. So maybe not. Goodyhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189165.post-64072529775418777682017-08-07T04:32:15.114-07:002017-08-07T04:32:15.114-07:00Yeehaw! Love youer cowgirl outfit! Wow! those are ...Yeehaw! Love youer cowgirl outfit!
Wow! those are some amazing thrift treasures!
I'd hang those wooden molds on a wall they are so gorgeous.
Bibi Maizoonhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189165.post-75032625864700551042017-08-07T02:35:59.283-07:002017-08-07T02:35:59.283-07:00Those moulds are a great find, they can even be us...Those moulds are a great find, they can even be used to decorate your kitchen. Love the California Pottery dish too, such a nice colour! Your peasant skirt is gorgeous and so is the jacket, but what I love the most ... surprise! ... is that celluloid covered wagon brooch! xxxPolyester Princesshttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189165.post-58904212174220356212017-08-07T01:37:18.752-07:002017-08-07T01:37:18.752-07:00Woah, you've really done well at the shopping....Woah, you've really done well at the shopping. I bet Danny's biscuits will look amazing made in those lovely moulds.Mimhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189165.post-29405653922678083062017-08-06T20:24:03.263-07:002017-08-06T20:24:03.263-07:00@Vix This piece is from the 1860's, so it is a...@Vix
This piece is from the 1860's, so it is a little more sought after, but the pieces people will spend thousands on are the game pie dishes with birds or bunnies on the lid. If you can find those, you can make a pretty penny shipping them over here to collectors. Goodyhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189165.post-9332868018210741982017-08-06T10:33:08.184-07:002017-08-06T10:33:08.184-07:00If that's an indication of what you're pla...If that's an indication of what you're planning to wear to the State Fair then I can't wait to see the final outfit, the one you're wearing is fabulous. I love that skirt.
Gorgeous butterflies and great scores in the thrift shops. Those moulds are gorgeous and the colour of the Californian pottery is fabulous.
I'm amazed at the prices Minton commands over there but I suppose it's fairly common here especially where I live, it was only made up the road! xxx
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This is such a great bread to eat with a summer meal, or even as a snack! I'm not one that likes *hot* things, but I don't mind things that have "spice" in them and this bread is just that! It's honestly also depends on your jalapeno and how much heat it contains. This recipe is also so easy to whip up that anyone could do it! Even if you have a beer bread mix, you could alter it a bit with the toppings to make it seem like you slaved away hours making it! :) ENJOY!
Jalapeno Beer Cheese BreadPrint Recipe
- 3 c flour
- 3 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 1 can or bottle of beer
- 1 egg
- Topping:
- 1/4 c cheddar cheese, shredded
- 10 jalapeno slices
Preheat oven to 375.
In a large bowl, mix together flour, baking powder, salt, sugar and beat in egg; once fully combined, pour in beer.
Mix together until the dough becomes sticky and almost like one big dough ball; do not over mix.
Place dough in a bread baking pan and sprinkle shredded cheese and whole jalapenos slices on top.
Bake for 50 minutes to 1 hour and 15min, or until bread is fully cooked.


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Help, I can't find the pattern rule for this sequence(eg. -6,-3,2,9,18 and the pattern rule is n squared-7)
The pattern: 6,28,64,114,178.
What's the pattern rule?
The pattern: 96,84,64,36.
What's the pattern rule?
The pattern: 0,24,216,960.
What's the pattern rule?
These appear to be susceptible to solution using Newton's Divided Difference method.
For the first one,
n: 1 2 3 4 5
f(n): 6 28 64 114 178
d1(n)=f(n+1)-f(n): 22 36 50 64
d2(n)=[d1(n+1)-d1(n)]/2: 7 7 7 7
The second differences are constant. So, the final function has coefficients from the first entry in each row:
f(n) = 6 + 22(n-1) + 7(n-1)(n-2)
f(n) = 7x^2 + x - 2
This is the polynomial of lowest degree which fits all the given data points.
Read up on the method, and you can do the others easily. A web search on "divided difference interpolation formula" reveals lots of articles, and even a calculator at the ucla site.
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Traditionally, Native American dream catchers were only a few inches in diameter and it would be finished with a feather hanging from the webbing. Wrapping the frame in leather would be pretty common too as another finishing touch.
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Houdon's portraits of great American leaders and thinkers of the Enlightenment reflect the close ties between France and the United States during and after the Revolutionary War. His depictions of America's founders created lasting images that are widely reproduced to this day.
- Thomas Jefferson (1789) is a marble bust that has literally shaped the world's image of Jefferson, portraying him as a sensitive, intellectual, aristocratic statesman with a resolute, determined gaze. This sculpture has served as the model for numerous other portraits of Jefferson, including the profile on the modern American nickel. Jefferson considered Houdon the finest sculptor of his day, and acquired several of the artist's busts of famous men—including Washington, Franklin, John Paul Jones, Lafayette, and Voltaire—to create a "gallery of worthies" at his home, Monticello, in Virginia. He sat for his own portrait at Houdon's studio in Paris in 1789 at the age of 46. This piece is on loan from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
- George Washington (late 1780s), a portrait of America's first president, is a marble bust, one of several Washington portraits created by Houdon. The most famous, and considered by Houdon to be the most important commission of his career, is the full-length statue of Washington that commands the rotunda of the capitol building of the State of Virginia. Both Jefferson and Franklin recommended Houdon for the commission, and the sculptor traveled with Franklin from Paris to Mount Vernon in 1785 to visit Washington, make a life mask, and take careful measurements. The bust, which shows Washington garbed in antique Roman costume, was probably made at the same time Houdon was completing the full-length statue for Virginia. The work is on loan from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
- Benjamin Franklin (1779), on loan from the Philadelphia Museum of Art, shows the famous American statesman, inventor, and philosopher as he appeared while he was U.S. Minister Plenipotentiary to France in 1776–1785. Franklin was an enthusiastic participant in the intellectual salons of Paris, and became a great admirer and promoter of Houdon. This exquisitely finished bust, with mouth slightly open as if Franklin were preparing to speak, dynamically conveys his curious, restless, and good-humored nature.
- John Paul Jones (1781) is a marble bust on loan from the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. The "Father of the American Navy" is famed for his command of the Bonhomme Richard in battle with the British frigate Serapis during the American Revolution. He is also known for his legendary reply, when asked by the enemy captain if he would surrender: "Sir, I have not yet begun to fight." Houdon effectively captured Jones' resolute personality and intelligent face. A plaster cast of this bust was among those on display in Thomas Jefferson's "gallery of worthies" at Monticello. When Jones' body was exhumed in Paris in 1906, measurements taken of the skull exactly matched the measurements of Houdon's marble portrait, perfectly illustrating the artist's attention to exacting detail.
- Robert Fulton (1803–04) is among the last of Houdon's series of busts of great American men. Fulton was an artist, engineer, and entrepreneur—an exemplar of the self-made man so greatly admired during the Enlightenment. He studied with the famed American painter Benjamin West in London, exhibited portraits at Britain's Royal Academy, and in 1797 he moved to Paris to promote his many inventions, including a torpedo-firing submarine. Fulton is perhaps best known for perfecting the concept of the steamship. He built his first steam-powered boat in Paris in 1803, and Houdon's portrait of him may have been commissioned, in part, in celebration of that event. The result is one of Houdon's most beautiful late works. It presents the handsome Fulton at age 38, with romantically curling hair, delicately pleated jabot, and purposeful, ambitious expression.
Recognized as a gifted artist who was sympathetic to the ideas of his time, Houdon became the preferred sculptor of leaders of the Enlightenment. Influential thinkers such as Denis Diderot, Jean Le Rond d'Alembert, and Voltaire promoted the work of the young artist in intellectual circles in Paris and abroad, greatly expanding the reach of Houdon's career.
- Voltaire (1778) is one of four sculptures of the famous philosopher in the exhibition. François-Marie Arouet, called Voltaire (1694-1778)—playwright, novelist, satirist, and celebrated wit—was also a superstar of his day and one of Houdon's most popular subjects. Voltaire returned to Paris in 1778 from a 30-year exile in Switzerland, greeted by cheering crowds who surrounded his house, pushing and surging for a chance to see him. In the few months before his death that same year, he sat for Houdon several times. This portrait bust shows him wigless and bald, full of lively personality and imbued with a sympathetic realism. Voltaire's expression seems to change from every angle, from sardonic and witty to reserved and introspective. After Voltaire's death, the bust drew legions of his admirers to Houdon's studio, where they settled for viewing the lifelike portrayal instead of the late icon. Voltaire is on loan from the Musée des Beaux-Arts, Angers, France.
Houdon held the title of sculpteur du Roi (sculptor to the king) during the reign of Louis XVI (1774&8212;1792). Among his commissions in that capacity was a portrait of the king himself. Houdon's fame spread throughout Europe largely due to the enthusiastic recommendations of Denis Diderot and other Enlightenment thinkers, as well as through the visits made to his Paris studio by traveling aristocrats, diplomats, and royalty.
- Marie-Sébastien-Charles-François Fontaine de Biré (1785) was last exhibited at the Salon of 1785, before it disappeared from public view for more than two centuries. Until its rediscovery in 2002, the bust was known only from a half-size version dated 1786. Recently acquired by the Getty, this marble bust reveals expressive details not present in the smaller piece. Probably commissioned soon after 1782 when de Biré assumed an important treasury position in Paris, the bust captures the psychological sensitivity and personality evident in Houdon's greatest works. Rather than disguise the signs of age in his subject, Houdon seized the opportunity to articulate the wrinkles and lines that express the wisdom and experience of his sitter.
During the 1700s childhood was increasingly viewed as a distinct and formative stage of life. No longer perceived and treated as miniature grown-ups, children were thought to embody virtues or characteristics not found in adults. In the 18th century, with a new focus on innocence and naturalism, portraiture began to depict children as individual, emotive subjects rather than as mere heirs to wealth and power.
- Louise Brongniart (1777) is a superb example of Houdon's engaging portraits of children. Louise was five years old when Houdon modeled the bust, along with one of her brother Alexandre, age seven. Both were created for the children's father, the architect Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart. The exhibition features this terracotta on loan from the Louvre and two marble versions, one from the National Gallery of Art in Washington, and one from the Getty's permanent collection. Since the 18th century, this portrait has remained extremely popular, and has been widely reproduced in a variety of materials.
By the mid-18th century the social status of artists, writers, composers, and actors had risen to equal that of scientists and philosophers. In his portraits of artists, Houdon conveyed a sense of spiritual inspiration and dramatic movement that sets them apart from his more staid and contained depictions of philosophers and politicians.
- Sophie Arnould (1775) is among the earliest artistic figures that Houdon portrayed, and this bust is the only surviving plaster version of his portrait of the star of the Paris Opera. Lost and forgotten in a storage room of the Kunstsammlugen Goethe-Nationalmuseum in Weimar, Germany for more than 150 years, it was rediscovered and identified in 1999 by exhibition curator Anne L. Poulet. Despite—or perhaps because of&8212;being lost, it is in a remarkable state of preservation. The work is on loan from the Stiftung Weimarer Klassik und Kunstsammlugen Goethe-Nationalmuseum.
From the time of the Renaissance, French palaces and gardens were traditionally adorned with sculptures of mythological and allegorical figures, the best-known example being the palace and park of Versailles. In the mid-18th century, a building boom in Paris and a vogue to redesign gardens in the English style, complete with fountains, follies, and sculpture, created an increased demand for indoor and outdoor sculpture. These trends benefited Houdon immensely.
- The Kiss Given (Le Baiser Donné, 1778) is a double bust in white marble. This passionate portrayal of a man and woman kissing, bound together by a wreath of roses, is one of Houdon's most-copied sculptures. He himself produced various versions in different materials. The placement of two busts on one shared socle was virtually unprecedented, and gained Houdon many admirers. The work is on loan from the collection of Stewart and Lynda Resnick.
- Diana the Huntress (1782), on loan from the Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens in San Marino, California, and Apollo (1790), on loan from the Calouste Gulbenkian Museum in Lisbon, Portugal, are life-sized bronzes intended to be garden sculptures. The brother and sister Olympians are among Houdon's most popular works, and are reunited in this exhibition for the first time since the 18th century. The complete nudity of Diana was a shock to Houdon's contemporaries, and the sculpture's precarious pose, balanced on the ball of one foot, is a feat of virtuoso design and casting.
- Winter (La Frileuse, 1783) is an allegorical depiction of the season, on loan from the Musée Fabre, Montpellier, France. Sculpted in marble, it shows a half-nude young girl shivering with cold. The work became famous in Houdon's day, and was considered fairly shocking. Its counterpart, Summer (L'Ete, 1785), depicts in marble a young woman with symbols of the warm season, including wheat sheaves and a watering can. A bronze version of Winter from the Metropolitan Museum of Art is also included in the exhibition.
While in Rome, Houdon developed the artistic philosophy that would govern his work throughout his career. He believed that the role of the artist was to represent what he saw, truthfully but selectively, ennobling his subject by emphasizing what was most beautiful. Houdon returned to Paris in 1768 with plaster casts of many of his Roman works. Shown at the Salon Exhibition of 1769, they attracted the attention of French critics and launched his career in France.
- Écorché (Figure of a Flayed Man, 1767) is Houdon's famous life-sized sculpture of a man with the skin stripped off, revealing the muscles with great anatomical precision. The sculptor often visited the Hospital of Saint-Louis des Français in Rome, where a surgeon instructed him on anatomy using human cadavers. Completed by Houdon as a study for a statue of Saint John the Baptist, Écorché caused an immediate sensation. The director of the French Academy in Rome asked for a cast of the figure for use in art classes. It is one of the most celebrated anatomical models in the history of sculpture, and casts of it are still studied in modern studio art classes. The exhibition boasts the original plaster Écorché, marking the first time since 1767 that the sculpture has ever been loaned by its owner, the French Academy in Rome.
- Morpheus (1777) is a marble representation of the mythical god of sleep, sculpted by Houdon as his reception piece to enter the French Academy. The subject—a winged youth reclining gracefully, garlanded by poppies—differed from works by previous artists, who had always depicted Sleep as an old, exhausted man. Morpheus is on loan from the Louvre.
Houdon was a sculptor of remarkable breadth and skill who adapted to the demands of rapidly changing political and social trends without compromising the integrity of his art. He portrayed many of the most important men and women of the time of the French Revolution and the Empire.
- Napoléon Bonaparte (1806) is inscribed "executed from life at Saint-Cloud, August 1806." Houdon had won the unusual favor of having the warrior emperor of France personally pose for him in the midst of a year of military turbulence. The Journal de Paris, in September of that year, declared that the now-elderly Houdon had achieved a "striking likeness" of Napoleon. Houdon created not only this terracotta bust, which arises bare-chested from a herm in Roman style, but also companion busts of Napoléon (1808) and Josephine (1808) in contemporary dress (also featured in this exhibition). This terracotta bust is on loan from the Musée des Beaux-Arts, Dijon, France.
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