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iRobot: If you prick us, do we not bleed
A robotic sculpture using EZ-Robot's micro controller and software
Cast polyester, cell phones, Nook HD+ tablet, cast resin, and a few thousand other parts
If you would like to be a part of this sculpture, look up iRobot: If you prick us, do we not bleed? on Facebook. There are detailed explanations and instructions on how to add your face to the face-tablet of iRbot.
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Nice! It's going to be one tough competition, thanks everyone!
Nice! It's going to be one tough competition, thanks everyone!
Well.... I'll just....
*opens inspirations folder..... saves.... saves.... saves.... saves.....*
Nice work, everyone! Some darn good pieces and really good ideas there!
"The fact that no one understands you doesn't make you an artist"
Sork's SB - Crits appreciated - not getting updated atm
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wow, they are all great!!!
Thank you for those (2) that stuck with it and kept the fight going!! Ilaekae
and arttorney, great job!!!!
the rest of your crazy people, awesome job!!!
i hope i get to round 2 !
cheers and thanks Cody for a great job arranging it all
Sketchbook. Treat Me Like A Moron
I'm a dick, sometimes two. Hence my name.
Edgar Allan Poe
This is really Spartha!
Again thanks to you Cody dude, fer making it all happen!
And 2 everyone fer putting up a Insane fight!
My top Personal fav, this first matches.. GreenTopaz (love ur stuff) Sept13 (wtf!? crazy concept! ) but really all of you!
my mind is blown away...
wow xia, you handed my ass down to me badly haha, oh well. Some real nice entries, shame about the amount of puss outs. Just wish there were more in my match
icon, stevekim, m@, e-beef, young paddy1, bluefooted, pau1winslow, kian, alxcote, and Main Loop, thanks a million
welldone fellas, you all deserve a wank!
"Don't fink!...feeeeeeewwl" -Bruce Lee
I sent e-beef's wrong file by mistake and instead delivered the version previous to the actual final. I just wanted to show the real version if I hadn't fucked up. I know its too late but I just wanted to share.
So many great pics cannot even begin to name them. Everytime i look over the threads i find a new favourite i missed.
For the guys in my round 14 or 15 i knew i was going to get beat i just hoped it was'nt going to be as bad as it was.
Good luck
First impressions...Great job, Everybody!
I'm thankful that round 20 held its own with two great entries from Hurricane and Arttorney, and that I didn't embarrass myself as much as usual, but wish we hadn't had two pussouts.
And Cody...if there is an award of some kind somewhere in the universe that is appropriate for the amazing amount of work you put into this event, I'll find the bastard and ship it to you. Sir, I bow before your greatness.
One thing I am impressed by is the range of approaches taken to solving this competition. People seem to be more open to experimenting a bit more than they usually do, and that;s a good thing as far as I'm concerned.
All of you who came through and submitted...I suggest you stand and take a bow. The applause you hear is for you.
No position or belief, whether religious, political or social, is valid if one has to lie to support it.--Alj Mary
Ironically, the concept of SIMPLICITY is most often misunderstood by simple-minded people. --Alj Mary
curse you,competitors! awesome job
artbyzak,i think most didn't go with this kindof picture because of the (suggested) size restriction.
props to everyone.
Sketchbooks of inspiration:
Marc Taro|Maxetormer|ZhuZhu|Jeri|Dobu]
Always think about:
lighting! design! perspective! proportion!
And (self)motivation is still everything.
Hey Björn,
Yours turned out really well, brother!
Great work everyone! I'm really impressed by all the amazing pieces here. It's both inspiring and intimidating.
It's been ages!
Thanks Cody Again for everything.
Great job Everyone who didn't pussed out!
Many great pieces to mention!
Match 15!!!!! I am so proud of you brothers!!! mirskov, fedezz, mitze, and gul for sticking up ALL the way thru and finish the job!!!
Most recent workOriginally Posted by Dougbot
How to draw and paint *WARNING: You have been warned!*
Youtube.com/xiataptara Video process and tuts
mindblowing! all a yal!
One error on my part:
Klara's piece in match 17 managed to slip through the cracks and I managed not to post it up. No pussout for her! Sorry Klara, it's up now.
aaaaaauyyyaauurrgnngghhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Gotta keep my head unexploded for the other two threads though...
good jorb everyone. wehoooo
Holy goodness... I don't know if I've absorbed it all yet, will take a couple more days. BRILLIANT work in here and the other 2 threads... Burtzum: Seriously! WTH? Great minds...?
Plus, LOTS of for Cody, you awesome thing, you!
To match 14, AKA InvincibleWombat, Stokes, Chupacabra, and Nisse-Bula:
Holy crap.
I can't believe how much ass you guys kick. Congrats for not fallin out and awesome pieces!! Nisse-Bula where the hell did you come from? I couldn't find examples of your work anywhere!
And to everyone else, amazing work...
I also have a folder of my faves that is well above 50 pieces. A few of my absolute faves include ProstateSunrise, Icon, sept13, Rambozo, DavePalumbo and Pan. But in general everyone's work is so amazing its painful xP.
i love how many aquatic scenes there are in this competition~ i love so many of the entries, and i am amazed at how many CAers i never heard of turn in such stunning works~~ Good luck everybody!
No pussies in our match! Nice work everyone.
Hey, Carnifex, I kept within the restrictions: less than 1000 pixels across and under 500kb. My image was only 500 pixels across, and 481k or so.
I wish I could have made it even bigger, because it lost soooooooo much detail when I shrunk it down. If I'm fortunate enough to move on to round 2, I'll probably do something a lot simpler. This piece took so long to finish.
Chingwa, I just saw your entry again and then realised that you made an adaptation from a Japanese fairy tale, am I right ? That's the crucial moment of the story. Excellent, that fits greatly to the topic. I got the tale in mind, but can't remember the title. Can you enlight me ? Thanks.
Julien ALDAY
Here are a few comments for the pieces that stood out for me in this thread. I'd have loved to be able to comment on all of them but alas, there are only so many hours in a day.
Icon - Love it! Subtle and clever!
Dougbot - Very cool. I like it a lot.
Patrick Ballesteros - A lot of people did the "tiny creature piloting a robot suit" concept, but I love all the cool little details you threw in there.
ArtByZak - Aw man, I thought mine was going to be the longest image, but you beat me by 27 pixels. Great stuff, man.
GreenTopaz - Wow! You just keep getting better. Great work!
Romance - Very nice work; creepy, sad and a little disturbing. I knew it was yours as soon as I saw it.
bluefooted - I'm just a huge fan of everything you do. This is no exception.
Sept13 - Aw, how sweet. Love it, but it's perhaps a little too nicolas-esque.
Ilaekae - Haha, I never know what to expect from you.
PatriciaS - Very funny!
Vorace - Great creature design there.
Helzon - Haven't seen your work in a while, you've improved a lot!
daveneale - Love those little guys.
alxcote - You really did a lot with a simple concept. Great work.
Yumiko - There are a surprising amount of mermaids in this round, but yours is one of the best!
www.WhereIsMyEyeball.com My portfolio! Go check it out!
Heya Alday... Nice catch man! It's based on "The Crane Wife" (tsuru no ongaeshi), and is indeed depicting the crucial moment in the story... It's really a rather touching story of two beings who loved each other very closely. However there are underpinnings of greed and other less noble human characteristics as well. The final painting comes across rather ominous, and loses the touching aspect to the tale which I regret a bit...

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Today I thought I'd show the baby/adoption announcement we did for The Boy. I put a lot of thought and time into writing it. I wanted the words to be perfect. I took the picture too, but it has always driven me a little crazy because his right eyebrow is messed up (from food I imagine). When I took it I was not intending on it being for the announcement, but I just loved his smile so much in it.
closer view of the writing
Now, ask me if I've done an announcement for Baby Brother. Go ahead, ask. 'Cause the answer is nope. And for the life of me I can't figure out why. He was six months old last week and I've done nothing about it. Is there a time frame for sending out birth announcements?
Believe me, it in no way reflects the love I have for him. In fact, its another post entirely comparing my feelings for him and my feelings for The Boy.


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It's been more than eight months since the NYPD started arresting Occupy Wall Street activists, and yet the first cases have only now reached the court system for trial.
That glacial process is one of many reasons would-be activists are scared off from OWS-like demonstrations. Many don't have months to set aside strictly to fight legal battles due to obligations like jobs, school and/or caring for their children.
Yet, for those who have chosen, or been forced into, a situation where they did have to face down the NYPD in court, OWS has been accumulating many victories.
A judge recently threw out the third case in a row against an OWS protester, this time for the alleged crime of "impeding pedestrian traffic" during a Zuccotti Park protest back in March.
The judge found the summons to be "insufficient" and ordered it be thrown out.
The Village Voice's Nick Pinto:
The next day, another criminal case in which video evidence on YouTube appears to contradict the police version of events was set for trial, but the case was continued because the police witness failed to show.
The whole witnesses-not-showing phenomenon has become an ongoing problem for the NYPD.
Yesterday, Sarah Maceda-Maciel, who had been charged with blocking traffic and failing to follow police orders on November 17, also had her case dismissed after a police witness failed to show.
Another case scheduled for trial yesterday resulted in the same outcome: another missing witness, so Emmet Kavanaugh of Philadelphia and his legal team will have to return to court in late October when maybe the witness will show up.
Pinto reports that, far from feeling jovial, many protesters see the rulings as "evidence that the NYPD never made the arrests with any intention of securing convictions."
But these arrests did still preserve their intended consequences. The physical fear and intimidation of being beaten bloody by the NYPD, combined with the arduous, potentially life-ruining consequences of a legal battle, not to mention the on-going harassment of loyal Occupiers, are more than enough to scare individuals away from the OWS community.
This morning, the largest group of OWS cases (twenty-two) come to trial, and will be consolidated into four trials in Jury Part 7, the special section of the New York City Criminal Court created to solely handle Occupy-related cases. Today's cases all stem from the first mass arrests on September 24 of last year, the same day Deputy Inspector Anthony Bologna pepper-sprayed peaceful demonstrators, Pinto notes.
Unlike the protesters in these twenty-two cases, Bologna was never forced to go to trial for assaulting protesters. Instead, he was transferred to work in Staten Island.
Meanwhile, the OWS librarians have sued New York City in federal court over the destruction of the much-loved OWS library, which included thousands of books, during a late-night raid at Zuccotti. (OWS library October 26, 2011, photo by Allison Kilkenny)
The suit names Mayor Bloomberg, police commissioner Ray Kelly and sanitation commissioner John Doherty.
According to the lawsuit (filed late last week), the city confiscated 3,600 books on November 15, 2011, but the city returned only 1,003 of the books.
The librarians posted this statement at their website:
We believe that the raid and its aftermath violated our First-Amendment rights to free expression, Fourth-Amendment rights against unlawful search and seizure, and Fourteenth-Amendment rights to due process, as well as the laws of the City of New York regarding the vouchsafing of seized property. We are demanding compensatory damages for the lost/destroyed books and equipment, which we have estimated at at least $47,000. In addition, because we believe the seizure and destruction of the books went beyond negligence to constitute a reckless and callous indifference to our constitutional rights, we are demanding punitive damages of at least $1,000.


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Delhi court comes to rescue of harassed old woman, asks son to vacate house
The court said the judiciary would step in to stop "inappropriate and illegal conduct" of children against aged parents.india Updated: Jan 30, 2017 15:18 IST
New Delhi
Coming to the aid of a 74-year-old widow, who was harassed by her son and daughter-in-law, a Delhi court has asked the couple to vacate her house, saying there is rampant abuse and misuse of the domestic violence and dowry laws to "silence and arm-twist the aging parents".
"Life is not a ladder but a wheel which takes a full circle.... The courts of law cannot permit the elderly to be abandoned financially as well as emotionally at an age when they need their own most," additional district judge Kamini Lau said in her judgement, adding the judiciary would step in to stop "inappropriate and illegal conduct" of children against aged parents.
"We forget that if we do not care for our parents at the age they require us, our kids would not care for us," the judge said.
The court held that Shanti Devi, an elderly woman residing in Central Delhi, was entitled to possession of two properties and directed her son and daughter-in-law to vacate the house and peacefully hand it over to her.
It also directed the couple to pay damages of Rs 5,000 per month to Devi from the time of filing of suit in October 2015, till the date of handing over the property to her.
The court observed that Devi was a frail woman who was made to rush to the court in the twilight years of her life due to the harassment meted out to her by her son and daughter-in-law.
"This senior citizen has been facing trauma, harassment and humiliation in the hands of her own son and his wife. She has made numerous complaints to the police and reported the their harassment," the judge noted, adding that the couple was doing it to usurp the property.
"This is not the story of Shanti Devi alone but thousands of senior citizens which we hear almost every day," it said.
The court declared null and void the sale agreement of the property, Will and power of attorney as produced by Devi's son Ramakant and his wife Poonam and restrained them from selling the house to anyone.
Read | Cases filed by senior citizens get priority
"Respecting our parents and elders and caring for them is an integral part of our rich Indian culture and tradition. Of late, there is a rampant abuse and misuse of the domestic violence and dowry laws only to silence and arm-twist the aging parents.
"Life is not a ladder but a wheel and takes a full circle. As the wheels of time turns, men wear many names and faces and no one wants to realise the great pattern the wheel weaves," the court observed.
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Britain's 10 worst-off areas will suffer the biggest council cuts – as some rich Tory authorities get budget rises, research shows.
Deprived boroughs in Liverpool, London, Manchester and Middlesbrough, will lose ten times more from the government than the ten richest.
The reason lies in funding formulas used by the Tory-led Government which hits Labour-held areas hardest.
These local authorities will have their budgets slashed by an average 16.9% during this Parliament, but Tory-controlled councils will lose just 6.6% and Lib Dem councils, 7.8%.
But Communities Secretary Eric Pickles is hitting worst-off areas harder.
Liverpool will lose 27.1% in funding from 2010-15, Hackney in London, 27%, Manchester City Council, 26%, Middlesbrough, 24% and Birmingham, 23.3%.
But Tory-run Wokingham, one of the richest areas in England, will get a 1.1% rise and Education Secretary Michael Gove's council of Surrey Heath will receive a 0.9% increase in funding.
Other councils serving the seats of Cabinet ministers will also do well.
Justice Secretary Chris Grayling's local council Epsom and Ewell will enjoy a 3% increase, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt's Waverley council is getting a 1.3% rise and Defence Secretary Philip Hammond's Runnymede, 0.6%.
On average councils in the ten most deprived areas will have cuts of 25% but councils in the ten richest areas will only lose 2.5%, according to the figures compiled by Labour and Newcastle City Council.
Council leaders are already cutting libraries, road maintenance and youth clubs and will struggle to maintain vital services such as social care.
And the harsh spending cuts are being felt in cities with the most children living in poverty.
A worrying 38% of kids in Manchester live below the breadline – 33% in Liverpool. In Wokingham just 9% of children are living in poverty.
Shadow Communities Secretary Hilary Benn said: "These figures are shocking. They show the direct impact of David Cameron and Eric Pickles's unfair policies.
"The Government claims that those with the broadest shoulders must bear the biggest burden, but they are doing the exact opposite and hitting the poorest communities hardest."
"One Nation Labour will ensure that future funding of vital council services is done on the basis of need."
But local Government Minister Brandon Lewis claimed: "The coalition government has delivered a fair settlement to every part of the country - north and south, rural and urban, metropolitan and shire."


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Danita Berg is the English Department Chair at Full Sail University, where she directs the campus and online instruction of composition, creative writing, technical writing, professional writing, and public speaking. She was an assistant professor of writing at Oklahoma City University, where she also directed the Red Earth Low-Residency MFA in Creative Writing program.
She has published creative works in journals such as Redivider, Southern Women's Review, Quay: A Journal of the Arts, Black Market Review, and The Houston Literary Review, among others, as well as the non-fiction collections Press Pause Moments: Essays about Life Transitions by Women Writers and Ain't Nobody That Can Sing Like Me: An Oklahoma Writing Anthology. She earned her MFA in Creative Writing at Goddard College and Ph.D. in English at the University of South Florida.
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spring arrives with the crocus
There's this little crocus patch, up at the very back of our backyard, that I can just see from the kitchen sink.
I don't know how they got there, these little purple flowers, but I love them, and I keep my eye out for their annual blooming.
And this morning I saw them and decided to go photograph them.
It's just a little thing, walking up to the very back yard (It's terraced) and taking a few photos, but it made me smile.
As did today's weather, which is glorious and mild. I have windows open and I'm barefoot. Glorious.
Spring. It's here. We may still have some winter left (though I don't see anything cold in our forecast, yay!), but spring has begun. The crocus are always a first glimpse.
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¡Viva España! FIFA World Cup 2010
I wanted to blog this sooner but I fucked my sleeping pattern so I've been tired but YEAAAAAAAHHHH! Spain won the World Cup 2010! It's still fresh news right?
It's weird to care about it. I wasn't into the world cup earlier. The last time when I was really into world cup was in 2002 when Brazil won. I was supporting Brazil all the way, and I had my online friend to talk to about the world cup so it kept me interested..
The only picture of me during FIFA world cup 2002 that I
could find at internet wayback machine. I'm not sure
if I still have my old webcam pictures… 🙁
…but 4 years after that, I was in Japanese school, didn't really care. My Japanese school life was killing me. Now for this year, I didn't care UNTIL the match between Germany & Argentina. Usually I'd just check out the score the next day. I was shocked that Brazil lost! That day I hung out with my friend, and somehow she texted me about the game after, and I started to watch it.. luckily local tv was showing it live. Then I got more and more interested because I had someone to talk to about it.. and kept my interest going. Unfortunately, the next match on that day between Spain & Paraguay wasn't shown live here, so I was texting with my friend to keep me updated with the score. At that time, I still didn't have my internet.
Celcom, my cellphone telco, had this limited edition world cup
bear and it was only RM10! So I went and grabbed my 'Bearzil'
even though that morning, Brazil lost. 🙁
Argentina vs Germany – I was rooting for Argentina! My friend too.. but when Germany kicked their ass like no other, we were shocked, and pissed O_O Then Spain won, so that's something good. I hated Germany for kicking Argentina's ass.
Germany vs Spain – This was shocking! Haha and it was so much fun. A lot of people were rooting for Germany, and some were sure Germany would win. Yes, there has been predictions on Spain but come on, Germany kicked Argentina's ass with 4-0 score.. so it's not impossible they could kick Spain's ass…luckily they couldn't! Haha! 😀 I was so happy Spain made it to the final! Nobody cared about the match between Germany & Uruguay… I mean like, whatever right? Don't really care who won.. but Germany did so whatever lol.
The Final Match: Netherlands vs Spain
Oh God, it was the most intense match I have ever seen! The match was aired at 2.30 am Malaysia time, so I was screaming and shouting in the middle of the night… it was nerve-wrecking when no team has scored and they had to add extra time! And it was even shocking how the Dutch played the game! They played it dirty.. they played it rough.. they lost their integrity. Seems like they don't want to be respected for playing good, but just want the damn cup. The most shocking part was the super kung fu/karate/ninja kick to Alfonso's chest by De Jong!
That was just super brutal, dude! The worst tackle ever. Poor Alfonso. If it was a kick to the knee or ankle, that's normal.. but the CHEST?! He's lucky that he's still breathing. He might be suffering a broken rib though. What pisses everyone off is that, the stupid fucking referee only gave De Jong a YELLOW CARD? That should have been a damn RED CARD! Shame on you, De Jong. This match was also the only match that I've seen with so many yellow cards given! 14 yellow cards! And 1 red card. It was so annoying that every few minutes, there'd be something happening… either Holland played rough or Spain made a bad tackle.
"Haiyaaaah!!! Feel my super kick of furrrryyyy Alfonso-san!!!"
Haha I'm sure you've heard of him… the psychic German octopus!
Even though I'm not supposed to believe all this psychic mambo jumbo.. but I can't help but be amazed that out of 8 matches (7 involving Germany, and one for the final), he got all 8 predictions right! Apparently he first displayed clairaudience symptoms as a kid – and has been predicting stuff ever since. He even predicted that Spain would win the cup, but after almost 2 1/2 hours of no goal, I was starting to doubt Paul until few minutes before extra time ends, and Iniesta scored a goal! I was like omg Paul was right hahaha. If I had bet a lot of money on Spain, I'd be rich by now! So to honor Paul and his super psychic power & prediction /sarcasm, I promised not to eat octopus for a month haha.
Now I know why people with heart attack are not recommended to watch world cup … at least not alone. I nearly got a heart attack every time they tried to score a goal but the ball ended up outside..so close, soooo damn close.
Well world cup is over, I need to get back my normal sleeping pattern. Let's see if I can still gain interest in the next FIFA WC in 2014.. it's gonna be held in Brazil so I hope Brazil will win!


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Mid and East Antrim Borough Council has recently appointed County Antrim Archery Centre as the resident archery provider for Carnfunnock Country Park.
Deputy Mayor, councillor Timothy Gaston, said: "We're delighted to introduce a new archery activity to Carnfunnock Country Park which compliments the range of activities and attractions already on offer. Archery at recent events proved incredibly popular with visitors, so it highlighted an opportunity for a more regular arrangement.
"County Antrim Archery Centre applied for the franchise and met the high standards we set in terms of service provision, training standards, event support and qualifications. We hope that this new partnership will actively encourage more visitors to get out and about to enjoy the outdoors, discover a new challenge and have a fun experience at Carnfunnock."
Robin Brown, Head Coach at County Antrim Archery Centre, said: "We are a newly-established club within the Larne area and are delighted to be given the opportunity to supply archery within Carnfunnock Country Park. Archery is fun for all ages and abilities.
"Participants can enhance their hand-eye-co-ordination and develop their upper body strength with the help of our fully qualified instructors, who will be more than happy to teach the ancient art of archery. We look forward to working with the Council and hope to see everyone having a go with us soon."
'Have A Go' archery opportunities will be available from 11am to 5:30pm at weekends until September, with all bookings subject to ground and weather conditions. Group bookings can also be taken for corporate events and activities, birthday parties and general outings to Carnfunnock.
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So, it's been over a month now since I found out I have a bunch of food allergies and for the time being decided to cut gluten, dairy, soy, eggs and cane sugar from my diet. In the beginning, that list was daunting. I mean, what doesn't include at least ONE of those things!
People keep asking me what I'm eating. So here are a few things that have really helped me and actually made me excited about how many wonderful things out there that I can still eat.
I signed up for Sun Basket, a meal delivery service uses all organic foods with a farm to table model. Sun Basket didn't pay me to write this, but if you click here and use my referral code, you get three free meals and I get $25 :) I feel like enough bloggers have posted about meal delivery services, so I'll spare you the details about how great it is in general and say that Sun Basket specifically has been awesome for me because many of their meals are paleo and/or gluten, dairy, soy free. So for someone who's been overwhelmed with the idea of what to eat, it's been great to see a large variety of meals that not only fit with my diet, but are fairly healthy and amazing regardless of how you eat. Also, since I'm cooking it myself, if there's a recipe that almost works within my diet, it's worked for me to switch out a small amount of butter for olive oil, etc.
Heather Christo has also been a great source of amazing meal ideas as well. I made this salad for a party and had everyone asking for the recipe! And that's what really makes me happy, when I can make healthier options that are still amazing to feed to other people and not have anyone be sad that it's lacking cheese or sugar or, well you get the idea. A few other recipes of hers that I've loved...
One Pot Pumpkin Pasta
Lamb Chickpea and Apricot Stew
Gingerbread Sweet Potato Doughnuts
The best part about all of this is that it's really pushed me in the direction of making my lifestyle healthier all around (and yes, I realize this sentence is somewhat ironically located just after a link to a doughnut recipe). I'm back into a routine of going to yoga and am actively trying out other things, taking vitamins, meditation, etc. to continue to make things better and I can feel the difference. I have more energy, this is helping me deal with my stress and am feeling less seasonally depressed.
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I am a clay artist, who enjoys both throwing pots on the wheel, altering them, and handbuilding and altering pieces as I go. I enjoy working with the clay organically, having designs and ideas come to me thru the process, whether building from scratch or throwing on the wheel. I confess, however, that I most enjoy handbuilding as it lends itself to creating things on the fly. My goal is to create pieces that are functional; that is, that can be put to good use by the owner.
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Juvenile arrested in alleged sexual assault at Dixon High School
Dixon police report that a juvenile has been arrested in connection with an alleged sexual assault at Dixon High School.
Police were notified Monday of the incident, which reportedly occurred at the school during school hours and launched an investigation in cooperation with the Dixon Unified School District, according to a Police Department news release. The suspect was arrested Tuesday.
Police said they and school district officials believe the alleged assault was an isolated incident and that the risk to students has been removed as a result of the arrest.
Brian Dolan, school district superintendent, issued a written statement Wednesday saying that the allegations were made Monday night and the district and police followed up on them Tuesday. He said it will take some time to complete the investigation. He declined to elaborate on the Police Department's news release.
"I want to remind everyone that at the center of this incident are two of our community's young people and their families and friends," Dolan said in the written statement. "Their lives are changed forever regardless of the outcome of the investigation and any follow-up legal proceedings that may occur."
Cathy Locke: 916-321-5287, @lockecathy


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Democracy Watch Gambia Tuesday published a list of recommendations it wants to be included in the amended constitution of the Gambia.
The Gambia's Ministry of Justice is currently reviewing the country's 1997 constitution, which it said was heavily flawed and seriously limits the rights and freedoms of Gambians.
"Having conducted this exercise and published our pack today in full in anticipation of the constitution of the Constitutional Review Commission (CRC), we will continue to liaise and work with partner Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in the Gambia with a view to collectively producing a joint recommendation pack for submission to the CRC for them to consider as part of their review process," the Democracy Watch Gambia stated.
The Democracy Watch Gambia is calling on other Gambian CSOs in the Diaspora and elsewhere to join this historic collective civic exercise.
Below is a summary of the constitutional review recommendations by the Democracy Watch Gambia
The fall of the APRC regime and the election into office of the Coalition government on the 2nd December 2016 marked the end and the beginning of an era in our country's long strive for democracy. A battle among series of battles in the strive for democracy had been won and the fight for democracy must therefore continue.
The future of democracy in our beloved homeland basks on the collective selfless sacrifices we as a people are prepared to make. Our view is that, we must all be gatekeepers of our democracy: alert and proactive against all forms of despotic tendencies in the national interest.
In tandem with the above spirit, we the Democracy Watch Gambia (DWG) in anticipation of the constitution of the Constitutional Review Commission (CRC) conducted a holistic review of the 1997 Constitution and formulated a set of recommendations for the CRC to consider. Our recommendations will seek to achieve:
- Constitutional Safeguards
- Establishment of a Constitutionally mandated and publicly funded Constitution Safeguard Ombudsman solely charged with the responsibility of making representations (Constitutional breaches) to the Government and / or Supreme Court on citizens' behalf.
- Introduction of Constitutional levers to inhibit the emergence of a government / ruling party dominated Legislature.
- Entrenchment of all Constitutional provisions.
- A 2 (two) term limit for the Presidency and the closure of the loophole which could usher in an unelected and Constitutionally ineligible President.
- End state regulation of the press / media; introduction of a self-regulatory mechanism managed and operated by a body set up by the press and media agencies themselves.
- Citizens' Rights
- Reinforcing of the existing fundamental human rights guarantees and the introduction of a human rights Ombudsman to serve as an independent oversight authority and make legal representations to the relevant authorities and / or Supreme court on aggrieved citizens' behalf.
- Introduction of diaspora voting and representation Constitutional provision (entrenched) to mandate appropriate legislation (Act of the National Assembly) on the subject.
- Criminalisation of torture and maltreatment of detainees / suspects with a mandatory custodial sentence.
- Standards in Public Life
- Introduction of a respectable criteria for eligibility for cabinet appointment (subject to Parliamentary approval) and a Ministerial code in order to raise standards.
- Introduction of a respectable and fit-for-purpose eligibility criteria (education & civic awareness) for National Assembly candidates.
- Introduction of Constitutionally mandated mechanisms to address the subject of gifts to and by persons in public office.
- Public Accountability
- Reinforce the accountability and oversight levers with respect to the allocation and utility of public finances including the acquisition of loans and signing of deals by the government with significant financial impact to the public purse, sovereignty etc.
- Give Parliament a direct oversight role over Public Enterprises / Corporations and the introduction of a time limited contract (renewable on merit dependent on performance) for heads of such public entities.
- Administration of Justice & Law Enforcement
- Introduction of tape recorded Police interview of suspects in the presence of a legal rep / advisor (lawyer) in place of the status quo (recording of a cautionary statement).
- Free publicly funded legal representation during proceedings for all persons accused of imprisonable offences.
- Independence from political control of the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions.
- Decentralisation of the Police Force: introduction of regional Police forces in place of the current national police force (GPF).
- Reformation of criminal justice, prisons (decentralised) and sentencing (introduction of community / non-custodial sentences for certain offences).
- Democracy
- Total independence of the Electoral Commission of Executive control.
- Democratic regulation by the Electoral Commission of all political parties in order to upgrade and standardise internal political party democracy with those standard and the level of democratic accountability expected of the government of the day; & the public funding of Parliamentary political parties in order to facilitate proper government opposition.
- Introduction of a non-partisan upper (revising) Parliamentary chamber of diverse experts and professionals in order to enhance the quality of overall legislative output.
- Capping of top Executive pay and introduction of a wage ratio to eliminate the unfair wage gap in the public sector and eventually the entire Gambian labour market.
- Overhaul of the national honours system so that it is merit – based and un-politicised.
- Independence of the Public and Civil Services from political control.
- Independence of the Armed Forces from political control.
- Reformation of the National Intelligence outfit so that it becomes an intelligence gathering only agency and not a quasi crime investigation / law enforcement body.
- Reformation of local government administration so that it is localised and free from partisan politics.
- Miscellaneous
- Protection and preservation of Gambian art and culture – prevention of culture erosion and the loss of revenue by the Gambian art industry.
- Land allocation reform in order to make land acquisition / housing available to and affordable for all.
We encourage you to read the full version of our recommendations – a copy of which is available at www.dwgambia.org/.


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- Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
The Rialto Towers (often The Rialto) is a skyscraper located at 525 Collins Street, in the western side of the central business district of Melbourne, Australia. It is the second-tallest reinforced concrete building and the tallest office building in the Southern Hemisphere, when measured to its roof (several other skyscrapers in Australia are taller if their spires are included, as are some other structures in Australia such as communications masts and observation towers).
The Rialto Towers featured Melbourne's first skyscraper public Observation Deck which operated between 1994 and 31 December 2009. It was also the location of Melbourne's first Tower running event.
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In this corner, weighing in at 592 pages, The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves.' In the other corner, at 224 pages, we have Ways to Live Forever. In the judge's chair, we have Roger Sutton, reading, reading, reading, getting ready to deliver the Opinion in Round 1 of School Library Journal's Battle of the Books!
Month: March 2009
Strategies for Digital Natives
I'm at Computers in Libraries this week, and this morning I attended Helene Blowers's talk on digital natives. It was awesome. Helene is a great advocate for children and teens using technology. Here are some selected notes from her talk:
Identity—For teens, their online identity is the same as their in-person identity; they explore to see if a space is safe; their social identity is very important to them
I'm Reading Again
To be honest, I never stopped reading. However, as some people know, for quite awhile I've been talking about how my reading habits have changed. I spend my days reading quite a bit – blogs, web sites, web-based newspaper articles, Twitter and Facebook messages, email, text messages, and so on. But, for the most part, for several years, I've had little or no interest in reading physical books. As a matter of fact, whenever I started reading a physical book I found that it took me forever to finish it. (Even if I was really interested in it.) Obviously my reading habits and interests changed. And, I had no problem with that. I liked the reading I was doing. I was keeping up and learning more than ever. Continue reading
What Does That Have to Do With Libraries?
I get asked this question a lot. Sometimes it comes right after the "Oh, you have to go to school for that?" moment–you know, from someone who thinks a Master's in library sciences means Basic Shushing 101 and Advanced Glaring Techniques.
Sometimes it comes up when I'm carrying around a couple of Guitar Hero controllers (or my new DDR pads–huzzah!) and I have to explain–again–why one line of my business card reads "Library Gaming Advocate."
…Or sometimes it comes when I've just gotten back from an event with a swag bag that looks more like it came from a gay pride event than an educational conference. Continue reading
YALSA Podcast #65 – Teens Talk to NY Legislators
In this YALSA podcast Kelly Czarnecki interviews New York Public Library teen librarian Sarah Couri and teens about their recent trip to talk with New York State Legislators.
Sarah and the teens discuss: Continue reading
The YALSA Update: YALSA at ALA Annual, Support Teen Lit Day and more!
Explore the Universe of Teen Reading! YALSA's offering a fantastic full-day preconference before ALA Annual Conference. Come to Genre Galaxy: Explore the Universe of Teen Reading and meet popular YA authors, including Holly Black, Cecil Castelucci, David Lubar, and Dom Testa! Discover new ways to reach teens with books, including literacy activities, program ideas and collection development. Tickets start at $195 for YALSA members and include lunch.' Interested? Register online (you don't have to register for ALA Annual to attend this preconference).
Advance Your Career with YALSA! In uncertain economic times, it's important to think about your professional goals and make sure you're in a good position to meet them. Join YALSA for the half-day preconference Moving Up the YA Career Ladder, where we'll discuss career options for young adult librarians, tips for transitioning into management or other careers, writing effective resumes and CVs, and finding your management style. Tickets cost $129 and include refreshments. Interested? Register online (you don't have to register for ALA Annual to attend this preconference).
After the jump, details on other special YALSA events at ALA Annual Conference, Operation TBD and Support Teen Lit Day, the WrestleMania Reading Challenge winners, the ALA/YALSA Election, and the Great Ideas contest.
Smoking Smarties: News Report
Once again, I heard an item during the a.m. news that involves teens and a new trend.' The trend is performing a smoking ritual with the candy known as Smarties.' You take a plastic tube of Smarties, crush the candy up until it's powdery, and pull on it with your mouth like it's a cigarette.' You don't light the candy, and you're not supposed to inhale.' Users puff the candy out of their mouth and it looks like smoke.' This hit the news because a number of teens have posted videos of themselves on Youtube teaching how to "smoke Smarties."' In Frisco, Colorado, a middle school principal has made possession of Smarties a punishable offense. Continue reading
Making Change Happen Now-A Call to Action
Many of you already know or heard of the CPSIA of 2008.' For those of you who don't know or haven't heard, this is the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act that has been a thorn in librarians' sides since the emails and bulletins started circulating in early January.' It was originally meant to regulate lead and phtalates in age 12 and under children's toys.' However, it was misinterpreted to include books, which has lead to a paniac amongst all librarians across the U.S.' At first, it was supposed to take effect this February 10, but a stay was issued until next year.
However, something important has happened! Continue reading
Nominations for 2010 Slate Still Open!
As you may recall from my last post, YALSA's Nominating Committee is looking for a few good members to step up and volunteer for office in one of several committees, as well as YALSA's Board of Directors.
To wit:
- Two candidates for Vice President/President-Elect (to elect 1);
- Four candidates for' YALSA Board of Directors' (to elect 3);
Learning While Doing
Today at the jail where I do outreach we worked with Publisher software. The group is designing a flyer that will be posted in the facility to let people know about a project they are working on. By using Publisher they learned how to focus the message of their project in an attractive way and to match the images to their topic. Once we got past the clip art search for 'girls' we were well on our way to having a product that could be posted. When a group of observers came to visit the library they were impressed with the guys ability to navigate the software. Continue reading


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Do they just change thier audience,for example Manics in my opinion were one of the most exciting bands around in the early nineties and i went to a fair few dives to see them,but in my opinion they are now shit,but there is a millenium stadium worth of people who would disagree,and so i digress that the band are not shit but have moved on to a diffrent fan base who think they are great,in essence its not the band that are shit but the arseholes that now support them.
I think this theory works for any band you may care to mention who have at least 2+ albums out there
queens of the stone age perhaps
with the change coming sometime not long after songs for the deaf
some bands however
actaully do just becoming shit (see metallica st.anger)
I don't think newest qotsa stuff was shit at all
I may well have liked it more than songs for the deaf. The other one people always mention is trail of dead. And I really really really really like the new album, like lots and lots.
Idlewild are another common one
Having said that, Ive always thought that their change in sound/audience was natural and progressive rather than forced
so there you go
its official for everyone person who thinks a band have turned to dog poo,there will be someone else there to pick up the baton and carry on.
therefore there is no such thing as shit bands ...just diffrence of opinions.
I sort of agree
but St. Anger is the exception. I honestly don't believe all the kids who got into Metallica did it because of St Anger, unless you say that St Anger allowed them to tour around the world again playing more likeable music.
It's like the Rolling Stones! They are still releasing albums that nobody really cares about while still gaining new fans because of the older stuff.
Abigger bang was probably the best thing the stones have released since its only rock and roll.so in my opinion they are still relevent but that is only an opinion,i can hear a million other dis'ers disagreeing.
As for St Anger i havent heard it and gave up on Metallica after load,but am sure if sales are anything to go by a lot of people dug it.
your saying that a bands back catalogue preserves thier kudos no matter what they release in the future.
I like you way of thinking and agree.


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A conversation with Columbia's Rolf Aldag
Cavendish's team manager on radios and why Wiggins left Columbia
Speak to almost anyone at Columbia-HTC and they'll tell you that the best team in the world also has the best manager in professional cycling.
Not only that, but they might tell that the team — which today won its third Tour de France stage thanks to Mark Cavendish — may also be ahead of the competition because Rolf Aldag is in charge.
This morning in Limoges, I spoke to Aldag about the then still-unresolved debate about race radio,s and also Bradley Wiggins's controversial remarks about his former team on the Tour's first rest-day.
Procycling: Rolf, you've said that, although your team will respect the radio ban if it is enforced, you're against the idea for security reasons. Can you explain those reasons?
Rolf Aldag: You have scenarios, like if a rider has a flat tyre, he'll radio back and tell you that it's his back tyre. From that moment we have all time in world to get to back of peloton with the right wheel. Now, without the radios, how do I know if he has a flat tyre, he wants a drink, if he's got a cramp, or if he's sick… If it's a drink it doesn't matter. But not knowing, you have to hurry to the front just in case, because if he has to wait three minutes for a wheel he's out of the back of the peloton and even the line of team cars.
Procycling: And could you elaborate on why that could be dangerous?
Rolf Aldag: If they call you on radio you have to get there as quick as possible, because it could be anything. And that could cause dangerous situations, if you think of the cars, motorbikes and spectators. If you're car number 16 you are probably a minute behind, and to get up to the peloton you go at 100kph. If there's a bottle on ground and a five-year old girl wants to pick it up, she's dead. Not injured; dead.
We try to drive as safe as possible but it's the Tour, the most important bike race in the world; you can't give any gifts to anybody and we have to be there when riders need us. So, no, I don't see any benefit to having cars [mixed up] with bike riders. These are purely safety concerns. They have nothing to do with whether racing is exciting or not.
Procycling: Are you aware of what Bradley Wiggins said about your team yesterday? That it wasn't a happy camp? That it was becoming the 'Mark Cavendish Show'?
Rolf Aldag: I think I'm probably the wrong person to ask about whether it's a happy camp. You need to ask the riders; they hang out together.
I honestly think that Brad was probably a little bit pissed about Cav's statements in the past. I mean, the stuff he said before the Giro team time trial, about Garmin being disrespectful, saying their season ended there. It's a good level of competition between our teams. I respect Garmin, but you have riders there who wouldn't fit in our team, and the other way 'round. It goes both ways.
Procycling: Bradley seemed to suggest that there were differences in the way discipline was enforced, and in expectations.
Rolf Aldag: Yeah, for sure it is like that, but we're not here to have fun – we're here to have success and have fun. It's professional sport and I don't think you find big sponsorships if you hang out with a bunch of friends.
I think we have 55 [now 56] wins. I think it's crystal clear that definitely works. Our philosophy is we do bring new stuff into cycling, we need a good structure…Not 'I'll maybe do it or not do it'. We have expectations.
For example, on ethics, our code of conduct in contract is two times longer than any others. We are strict, we are hard on that. We learned our lessons from the history. I don't think you can make friends with the riders and agree to everything. I do believe the best way to have fun on the team is to have success. Not talking yourself into it… saying "oh what a great team of losers!"
Procycling: Do you think that you misjudged Bradley's potential, or that he misjudged his own potential while he was at your team?
Rolf Aldag: No, it was just a different focus he had. He was focused on the Olympics and we gave him all the freedom to do that.
We had a race schedule with him and he came back about five times and wanted to change it. He thought it was right, so we did it for him. There was no misunderstanding or disagreement… but he would come to change schedule, saying he needed extra kilometres on track and we'd say, that's fine, you do it. It's not that we didn't value him more highly.
We made him an offer and as far as I understand it he had a verbal agreement with [Columbia HTC directeur sportif] Brian Holm, to say he'd stay, then he left. He did have an offer [from Garmin] and he decided to leave the team. At end of day you have to take your chance; if he thought if he stayed he'd have to ride for Cavendish all his life, that's his judgement.
I'm not angry with him at all. But the facts are he got exactly the race programme he wanted in 2008, then he had an offer and he choose Garmin.
Procycling: Are you surprised by his performances in this Tour?
Rolf Aldag: I saw the big potential in him. We saw his SRM (power output) files, and it's not a big surprise he's doing so good here. We have files from the Giro time trial in 2008 and the wattage he posted there, it's incredible. He's incredibly strong. You see that number, you see he's tall and skinny, and now he loses six more kilos… It's just a question of his focus.
It's the same with Tony Martin. I know he can win Paris-Roubaix but he's just not interested in it. So we sat down with him in the winter, at end of his first season, and said what do you want to do? He said I really want to become a GC rider. So this is how we planned it – do small stage races, focus on climbing and time trial, then he wins the climbing jersey in Paris-Nice and the Tour Suisse. So it worked.
And It would have been same with Bradley after 2008: we'd have sat down and asked what his focus was going to be, then we'd have worked as best we could with him. But it's no drama, and there are no bad feelings at all.
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The Mediterranean style design and architecture and the red tiled roofs show that much thought has been put into giving this resort it's own identity – and the developer has certainly accomplished that here.
Solana has also had several upgrades of the past few years with improvements throughout the community and the clubhouse and surrounding grounds. Its looking about as good as it did now when it was brand new – one of the strong benefits of having an active and conscientious home owner association.
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50. The Stranger from the Sea by Winston Graham
I just had to include this cover of the book because my library has the original hardback version of the the book published in 1981. It amazes me that he wrote the twelve books in the series between 1945 - 2002 with a 20 year hiatus between books 4 & 5!
This is book 8/12. Love this cover! :) Love the storyline with more concentration on the next generation of Poldarks/Warleggan, especially Jeremy.


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Twinkle, twinkle. A star is winking at you. There is also a shooting star coming your way (a comet). You make a wish. I love astronomy, the study of stars and the universe.
How a star is born
There is a cloud of gas and dust, and a couple nebulas in space. Over time, (about million or billions of years depending on how big the cloud of gas is) gravity condenses the cloud of gas and dust to make a star. The new-born star is called a protostar. The core is about 10 million K(kelvin) degrees celsius. One Kelvin is 273.16 Celsius. That's really hot! Eventually, the protostar cools down. It coverts hydrogen into helium and starts shining on its own.
How a star dies
The average life of a star is around 9-10 billion years. The smaller the star, the longer the life. The more massive the star is, it has a shorter life. Our closest star, the sun, is a middle-aged star. It lived for about 4.5 billion years. It also has an average weight and size. There are 3 ways for a star to die:
1- First, the star swells up and gets red. This will happen to the sun, swallowing the inner planets, Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars. This is known as a red giant. Then, the star gets really small, even smaller than it was before it became a red giant. This stage is the white dwarf stage. Now it only shines dimly. Eventually, it darkens and becomes a black dwarf.
2- The star can become a neutron star. The neutron forms from a supernova. A supernova is when a big star explodes. A supernova can be as big as an entire galaxy! Then, pieces from the star come to form a neutron star. A neutron star is black and as gigantic as a city.
3- I'm pretty sure I left out the black holes. Black Holes form from supernovas, just like neutron stars. The star has to be very massive to form a black hole. The center of the star collapses in upon itself. Black holes are a mystery. They are also invisible. Nothing can escape it, not even light! So be careful.
Halley's Comet and Where Comets Come From
Halley's comet is probably the most popular comet. It was named after Edmond Halley, who obviously proved it was the same comet orbiting the sun. He examined reports of the comet in 1531, 1607, and 1682. He predicted it would come again in 1758. By the time it came again, which it did, he died. He got famous and the comet was named after him.
The last time Halley's comet came was in 1986. The next time it will come is in about 2061-2062. It has a 75 year orbit around the sun. This only makes it possible for it to be seen by someonce or twice in their lifetime. For me, unfortunately will be once.
Comets come from either the Kuiper Belt or the Oort Cloud. Short-term comets which come from the Kuiper Belt, orbit the sun for less than 200 years. Long-term comets come from the Oort Clouds, which orbit the sun for more than 200 years. Halley's Comet comes from the Kuiper Belt.
Types of Stars
Binary star- two stars that either orbit one object, or one star orbits the other
Double- Two stars that look really close together from a telescope. Can form to a binary star
Yellow Dwarf- A small, main sequence star. Our sun is a type of yellow dwarf
Red Dwarf- (do not confuse with red giant) Is a cool, small, very faint star. Cool fact: red stars are cool stars and blue stars are hot stars. Proxima Centuri is a red dwarf
Stars close to Earth
1- The sun
2- Proxima Centuri. It is part of a star cluster, Alpha Centuri. Made up of 3 stars
3- Alpha Centuri. Binary star that is part of the cluster Alpha Centuri
4- Barnard's Star. Part of the constellation Ophiuchus
Stars and comets are a mystery to me. What would we be interested without them?


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Assam Health Minister Dr Nazrul Islam recently implied in a press statement that the state hospitals are running shorts of doctors, and nurses. As many as 900 posts in the state are currently vacant.
Further, almost 16 hospitals in the State are running with a single doctor or nurse. The state government is further looking at appointing doctors and nurses to fill up the vacancy by January 2016.
Even the nurse:patient ratio in the State is very low compared to the WHO recommendations.
Replying to a question by AGP legislator Phani Bhusan Choudhury, the Minister further informed that at present 900 posts of doctors are lying vacant in the State and the doctor:patient ratio is far below the World Health Organization (WHO)-prescribed limit.
"While the WHO recommends that the doctor:patient ratio should be 1:1000, in Assam the ratio is four times less (.25: 1000)," the Minister said, as reported by Assam Tribune.
The Minister also added that 2005 posts of employees are presently vacant in the State.


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Friday, April 19, 2013
Weird MC – Fiesta + Ijoya [Remix]
'Ijoya Remix' and 'Fiesta' were all produced by Young D.
We also have another version of 'Fiesta' without Bass, but I like both though.
The songs were released from the stable of 0907 Music, and Weird Mc is currently under Funke Kuti Management.
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Welcome to Neuburg on the Danube
Even from the distance, the old part of the town, built on a Jurassic limestone hill, dominates the lovely Danube valley. This imposing silhouette has remained practically unchanged for centuries. On entering the old part of the town through a gate in the medieval walls, and passing the castle built by Ottheinrich, the visitor is taken into a fascinating world of Renaissance and Baroque. The old patrician houses and aristocrats' mansions displaying superb facades, the imposing churches, the provincial library and the ancient mint, the medieval walls and the upper and lower gates are all constant reminders of Neuburg's rich heritage.
The first duke of the Palatinate-Neuburg principality was Duke Ottheinrich, who inherited the castle in Neuburg after a war of succession in 1505 between Palatinate and Bavarian members of the House of Wittelsbach. Ottheinrich enlarged his medieval residence into a stately palace with high Renaissance gables and a beautiful courtyard surrounded by arcades.
The castle took on its present-day form during the reign of Duke Philipp Wilhelm with the addition of the Baroque eastern wing and the two round towers. Desiring to please his wife Susanna, Duke Ottheinrich had a hunting lodge built for her in Grünau. The lodge lies dreamily in the river valley and ranks as a fine example of early Renaissance art and architecture.
On the Danube
0f course we want to show you that you can't just go past this town: on the contrary, don't miss the unique opportunity of taking a look at the ancient capital. In Neuburg on the Danube you will find an historic town centre recognised as one of the most beautiful in the whole of southern Germany. Convince yourself of the charm of the Baroque and Renaissance splendour at the "Karlsplatz", or feel the southern European flair in the arcaded courtyard of the castle. The Jurassic rocks above the Danube are just calling out with something special to offer: something that can be seen when approaching the town from any direction. And you will soon detect the superb results of the council's work, along with state aid, in preserving the cultural heritage of the ancient capital of Neuburg.
Today culture also means conservation. Neuburg has learned to look after its over 5,000 hectares of river valleys and meadows. 40 kinds of orchids flower here alongside slow-flowing arms of the Danube; the beaver is building its dams again and in the early morning the fisherman casts his nets without a single envious glance towards the herons, cormorants and kingfishers. This is the place to enjoy nature calmly, for walks, fishing, boating or just simply for a little peace and quiet.
The Danube is altogether the bond that holds so much in Neuburg together: the town's River of Destiny, as the historians say; a bit slower these days, but still imposing. Just like its bridges, the river belongs to the townscape. It is the river that connects history back through the centuries with neighbouring towns like Donauwörth, Ingolstadt or Kelheim, and with the big wide world, too.
0n a clear day the Danube upstream from Bittenbrunn is as blue as on the day Johann Strauss immortalized it.
Discover the old town
Experience the joy of living at Neuburg's Medieval Town Festival, when the whole town steps back into the age of the Renaissance and 1,000 citizens slip into the garments of country mercenaries, ballad-singers and court dancers. But the joy of living can be more than that: for example, jogging in the English Garden, chatting in a café or a visit to the idyllically situated Brandl open-air swimming baths in west Neuburg. You don't need to go to the theatre just for a laugh, although the former ducal granary and its present-day programme - rich in contrast - is indeed a class apart.
Feel the flair
The open-air production of the Bavarian version of "Everyman" accentuates not only the transitory nature of life but also Neuburg's tradition for amateur dramatics. Germany's smallest opera company, the Neuburg Chamber Opera is likewise well worth a mention. There is ample room for avant-garde and classical art exhibitions in the "Fletz" and "Fürstengang". For its courses in art, music and theatre, the Summer Academy has earned a name for itself far afield. The reputation enjoyed by the Neuburg Baroque concerts is also unlimited. If you are looking for atmosphere - or even international stars then Neuburg's jazz club is just the place.
2,000 years ago the Romans felt quite at home at their base "Venaxamodorum".
Later, under the name of "Nivenburcg", Neuburg became a royal court. As an episcopal see, the town flourished for 500 years. Emperor Henry II had his residence in the Old Castle 1,000 years ago. Neuburg's history came to a climax in 1505 when the town suddenly became the capital of the newly-formed principality "Junge Pfalz". Duke Ottheinrich, full of life and obsessed with the arts, became the first sovereign. Seven dukes succeeded him and ruled Neuburg through its heyday for three centuries.
Between the gates at either end of the Upper Town, the churches of St. Peter and the "Hofkirche" take on a dominating role. And in any case, have a look at the Ancient Mint and the treasures of the Provincial Library as well.
Close to nature
Grünau is certainly worth a visit, and not solely on account of the hunting lodge that was built for the amusement of Duke Ottheinrich. You will be pleasantly surprised, too, at the romantic crypt and the Baroque splendour of the pilgrims' church of the Holy Cross in Bergen. Then climb the Finkenstein rocks for a breathtaking view down along the Danube valley. Take a look back 80,000 years into history in the Neandertal caves in Mauern. Nearby just get on the local steam train and enjoy the scenery at a leisurely pace. Or perhaps you prefer sailing? The reservoir at Bertoldsheim is ideal for this past-time.
Typical of the Donaumoos are street-side villages and black soil. Neuburg's rural areas are full of traditions such as the yearly Wedding Festival in Ehekirchen and the pilgrimage to the Kahlhof Chapel. For the gourmet there's the Schrobenhausen asparagus season.
In the heart of bavaria
Don't miss the
- hunting lodge in Grünau
- Finkenstein rocks near Bittenbrunn
- pilgrims' church in Bergen
- vineyard caves in Mauern
- Latour monument near Oberhausen
- Old Castle on Castle Forest Hill
- Pettenkofer House in the Lichtenheim Baroque castle in Bertoldsheim
- Camping facilities at the Boatshouse Rowing Club
- golf on the beautiful Wittelsbach links in Grünau-Rohrenfeld
- swimming in the heated indoor pool in Grünauer Straße or in the Brandl open-air baths
- the sports' centre in the English Garden and the Brandl football grounds.
Enjoy exciting days at Neuburg's Medieval Town Festival, with riding tournaments and the children's hobby-horse dance "Steckenreitertanz":
every two years, again in 2011;
the international Fishermen's Jousting Competition on the Danube:
in May (Neuburg) and in June (Stepperg);
Neuburg's Chamber Opera:
yearly, end of July;
the Summer Academy:
every summer;
Europe's biggest Winter Swim takes place in Neuburg on the Danube:
every January;
the Baroque Concerts:
every September;
Neuburg's Potter's Market in the Marstall:
yearly during the third weekend in September.
Information from
The Municipal Tourist Office, Ottheinrichplatz A 118
86633 Neuburg on the Danube, Telefone 0 84 31/55-2 40
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My grandfather, Robert Cole, was a coal miner his whole life. He went to school for just a couple of days and decided it wasn't for him, so at the age of 9, he went to work in the mines. Yes, that wasn't a typo...I said 9.
He was born in Rose Hill, Virginia in 1911. He lived the remainder of his life in Lee County, Virginia and on the other side of the mountain in Harlan, Kentucky. As a side note, have you ever heard the song "You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive"? It is about the life of Harlan, Kentucky coal miner.
|Death record for Jake Hensley found on Ancestry.com
Grandpa worked in several mines, but the following are the ones I remember hearing about: Bonny Blue, Kemmer Jim, and Benedict.
Grandpa and the family lived in the coal camps early on, but in the 1940's they moved to Stone Creek in what is now Wolf Branch Hollow in Pennington Gap, VA.
Coal camps had their own commissary, post office, and gas stations. Miners were paid with "script" that was meant to be used at that coal camp's facilities. Here is a picture of some scrip from a mine in West Virginia:
Grandpa's main job as a miner was to go in before the workers did and "sure up" the ceilings. These mines were not below ground, but rather far back into a mountain side. He worked along side his 2 sons, Millard and James. It was a dangerous job and slate falls were always a great danger. Grandpa was certified to give first aid to the injured. Below is a certificate given to him and now in the possession of my uncle Willard Cole.
I was not raised in a coal mining area and had no idea what life would have looked like there. I was fortunate enough to come across (thank you cousin Kathy!) a facebook site dedicated to the area of Virginia and Kentucky where my grandparents lived. "Looking Back at Days Gone By" is the name of the page. It is dedicated to posting pictures of the history and the families of the Cumberland Gap region and in particular, coal mines. Here I found a photo database loaded with pictures!
|Bonny Blue Coal Camp where Grandpa worked and lived
|Benedict Coal Tipple, another mine he worked in.
As I looked at the many photos of the coal mines, the story of how Grandpa died made more sense to me.
It was a cold, cloudy day in November at the coal mine owned by the Kirk's. Grandpa had gone to work that afternoon with his 2 boys, Millard and James. Later that evening, a third son Willard and Grandma drove over to pick the men up from work. I interviewed Willard, the only son still living who witnessed the event, about what happened next. In his own words is the story of that evening: [Note to the readers, I have omitted some more personal things that he said for this public setting, however in our family book it is written in full]
"Mom and I walked on across and got in Dad's truck and went up to the tipple of the mine and as soon as I opened the truck door I could hear Millard screaming, "Daddy's dead. Daddy's in there. Daddy's been killed." And I knew. I don't remember exactly, but I must have grabbed that railroad jack out of the back of the truck and us 3 boys ran back in the mine where Daddy was. It was about a quarter of a mile back. The boys said he was covered up. That slab was 18 inches thick, 12 feet long and 12 feet wide. People said later it had weighed 3 tons. We jacked up the rock, but the rock started to slip and I kid you not, those 2 boys, Millard and James, held up that rock when the jack fell and I pulled Daddy's body out from under the rock. Me and James got on either side of him and carried him out of the mine. With every breath he took, blood would bubble from his eyes and nose, his mouth and everything. He was alive, but just barely. Mom saw us coming and was just screaming and crying. We put him in the cab of the truck 'cause now it was late in the evening and turned cold and raining harder. Mom was holding him on the other side and the boys were in the back. Dad died in my arms right there. We got down to the bridge there and Robert Montgomery opened the door and said, "Willard, get on out now and let me take your Daddy." He felt his neck and said he was gone. And I'll never forget, he pulled him out on the gravel of the side of the road and it was raining and put an old dirty tarp over him. I just ran.
After a while, the boys came and got me and we went back down to where the body was. Robert Montgomery wanted us to go on home and he'd wait for the undertaker to come get the body, but we said no, we'd stay there till Clyde [the local undertaker] come. So we got in my car [which had been left on the other side of the bridge that was out] across the way and waited. When we were about to leave, Robert said, 'Willard, before you go home, you need to stop at Wright Kirk's (he was one of the owners of the mine) and tell him what happened'. So we did and when I told Wright about Daddy, he had a heart attack right there. They said when they told Wright's brother, George, he'd had a heart attack too. 'Course they were afraid, there being an accident in their mine and the insurance and all that.
"The undertaker brought the body back the next morning and laid him out in Lewey's room in the back there. He told us that they couldn't bury Dad without his teeth and someone was going to have to go back in there [the mine] and get Dad's teeth. That was law see, you couldn't bury anyone without you found all their body parts. So he looked to Ben and Harold [Willard's 2 brother's in law] who were there and they would not do it, so Mom said to me, 'Willard, you'll have to go'. The coroner drove me over to the mine and he wouldn't go in with me and I went in all by myself and picked up Dad's teeth like they were corn kernels and put 'em in a little brown bag I had. Back at the house, the neighbors and family was all there for the 'wakening' and they stayed up all night with the body." End quote.
Grandpa was killed in a slate fall on 13 November 1958 when my mother was just 11 years old. He was 46 years old. He left behind my grandma with 5 children still left at home. Grandma moved the family to Ohio the following year to get the boys away from the mines. I can't imagine she could have stood to lose another loved one.
Grandpa loved and raised 10 kids on a miners pay...Grandma scrubbed their clothes on a washboard everyday...the work he done was hard, at night he'd sleep 'cause he was tired...and here I've wrote the memories of a coal miner's daughter.
|Grandma Goldie Cole and Grandpa Robert Cole


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Billboard / page four
December 10, 1983
The Legend of Barbra Streisand (continued)
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Alan and Marilyn Bergman have written the lyrics to some of our most beautiful motion picture songs, including "Windmills of Your Mind, " "What Are You Doing The Rest of Your Life, " "The Way We Were" and "How Do You Keep The Music Playing. " Most recently, they have written the entire lyrical score to "Yentl.
James Spada: How did you first meet Barbra Streisand?
Marilyn Bergman: It was in 1961 or 1962. We were asked to go over to Jule Styne's apartment to talk about a new show there was interest in our getting involved in, and they also wanted us to meet "this girl" they thought would be perfect for the show. We were busy casting something else and were quite disinterested in going. "This girl? Who? What?" Jule said to never mind that and just come over.
We were there a little while and in she walked, and I realize now I must have been struck by her instantly, because I remember everything about her. I remember what she was wearing—she was all in black with pants tucked into boots with a black cossack fur hat. And I remember that she was hungry. Maggie Styne fixed her a chicken sandwich and I'll never forget these long red fingernails of hers holding the white bread of the chicken sandwich against all that black.
She ate through the whole presentation of the show. I didn't even know how much attention she was paying. She was what, 19 years old? When the writers got through telling the story, she said, "That would be terrific for . . . " and she mentioned the name of another star—who was, in fact, the person the show had originally been written for. Barbra would have had no way of knowing that.
Then she described the kind of show she would do when she starred on Broadway. Not "if," mind you, but "when." And later, when "Funny Girl" opened, Alan and I realized that she had come very close to describing "Funny Girl" that day. I remember thinking at the time, "Why doesn't this sound arrogant coming from a 19 year old?" But it didn't. It just sounded like ... fact.
MB: I believe it was that same night. We went down to the Bon Soir to hear her. I was totally unprepared. She started to sing and I remember that my eyes filled up with tears and I couldn't stop crying, I was so overwhelmed. Then we went "backstage," which was a joke because her dressing room was as big as a closet. I just said to her, "You must know how wonderful you are."
JS: What was the first song of yours she ever recorded?"
Alan Bergman: It was "That Face," part of a medley on the "Color Me Barbra" album in 1966. Then she put out a single of "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life" from "The Happy Ending" in 1969. She saw the manuscript on our piano, and asked us to sing it for her because she liked the title. Then she offered to sing it in the film. We told her that the director, Richard Brooks, wanted it sung by an anonymous male voice. Barbra said, "I'll sing it anonymously." We weren't sure how to tell Barbra that it would be very difficult for her to sound (A,) Male and (B) Anonymous! So we left it to Richard to dissuade her. But she did record the first single.
JS: You were, I understand, among the first people Barbra approached for advice about "Yentl."
MB: Yes. We felt that it was a wonderful story, that the metaphor of the story was extremely contemporary.
JS: Why do you think she was turned down by so many studios when she tried to get financing?
AB: A lack of imagination. They couldn't conceive of a film like this being done without it being very "ethnic." I don't think they saw the fairy-tale kind of romance, the universality the film has. And they were probably afraid to trust a firsttime director-who was a woman and an actress to boot.
JS: At first, Barbra did not see the movie as a musical.
MB: No, and we thought about it for a long time before making the suggestion to her. The reason we felt it was a wonderful story for a musical is because it is a character with a secret. Throughout the picture, after her father dies, there is nobody to whom she can talk, to whom she can reveal her essential self. And this rich inner life becomes the score.
AB: And once you arrive at this, that dictates other things, like why no one else sings in the movie. That was a decision that was hard to arrive at. Barbra was afraid that it might not be perceived properly, but it became more and more inevitable. She is the musical narrator of the piece. Nobody else is part of that inner music.
MB: It was almost the same way when she tried to create scenes in which Yentl didn't appear, so she could stay behind the camera wearing only her director's hat. But each time that was tried, we felt that the audience wouldn't know how it was privy to the moment if Yentl wasn't there. The picture is told through her perceptions, seen through her eyes.
AB: By the same token, we couldn't stay faithful to the style and have anyone else sing. We tried. Mandy Patinkin was cast, and he sings like an angel - but there was just no way to utilize his gift.
JS: How did some of the songs come about?
AB: There were four or five obligatory places for songs, and we would work up a scenario or a title for the song, and Michel Legrand would come up with five or six melodies ...
MB: —or eight or 12 ...
AB: He's very prolific. In addition to being a composer, he's a dramatist. The first day he played two melodies out of about eight-one he'd written became "Where Is It Written?" We had talked about that, but he had no idea of that phraseand yet when he came back with the melody there it wasthe key line - "Where is it written what it is I'm meant to be?'
MB: Michel writes such vocal music. We always say, there are words on the tips of his notes.
AB: In the case of "Papa, Can You Hear Me?" I know that phrase was never used until those notes were played. And the greatest thing about working on this movie was: where else in the world can you call your director and say, "Come over and sing this song for us?" Barbra would come over and we'd go upstairs and she would sing all day long. And we'd work on the song. She's got great instincts-the four of us would say, "we should do this, we should change that." We'd work late into the night. It was as if there were no outside world. We'd have our food brought up to us, never looking at the clock.
MB: It was a wonderful time, those few months up there ...
JS: When you hear Barbra singing in your living room, is it just as magical as when we hear her on our turntable?
MB: Maybe more.
AB: I think the logo for the picture, "Nothing's Impossible," is also what she believes. Whenever you tell her something's impossible, you're just firing her up. And a lot of people don't want to work as hard as she wants to. She works very, very hard.
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