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Commencement speech at Bucknell University
Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
June 12, 1999
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is chair of the National League for Democracy (NLD), a democracy movement opposing fifty years of military rule in Myanmar, formerly known as Burma. In Myanmar's November 2015 elections, the NLD won the majority in both houses of Parliament, potentially paving the way for democracy under Suu Kyi's leadership. Suu Kyi delivered Bucknell's 1999 Commencement speech in absentia while she was under house arrest in Myanmar. The speech was delivered by Burton Levin, then U.S. ambassador to Myanmar.
It is an honor indeed to have been presented the Award of Merit of Bucknell University and to have been asked to give the commencement address. A university graduation ceremony is a happy event where faculty members, students and their families gather together to celebrate the successful completion of several years of significant academic training. I would like to express my warm congratulations to the faculty members and the graduating students of Bucknell but even as I do so, I cannot but be aware of a sense of irony.
In my own country, Burma, a university degree has become an unattainable dream for the majority of high school graduates. Since 1988 when a spontaneous, nationwide movement for democracy was violently crushed by the military, higher education has been subjected to frequent disruptions. In the latter part of 1996, students of Rangoon University mounted demonstrations to make known their dissatisfaction with the education system. In response, the military regime closed down the universities and toda y, potential students and their parents still wait, in increasing despair and frustration, for the universities to be reopened. The children of the privileged elite may be able to go abroad to more stable societies for their further studies but for hundreds of thousands of young men and women in Burma, their learning process has been brought to an abnormal, possibly a permanent, halt through no fault of their own.
The closure of the universities of Burma is merely a symptom of a malaise that has turned a country rich in human potential and natural resources into a state that is politically repressed, intellectually impoverished, economically depressed and socially unstable. The root of this malaise is the vastly differing perceptions of the ruling military junta and the people of Burma as to what constitutes freedom and progress.
When the people of Burma called for democracy in 1988, they were expressing their total rejection of the authoritarian rule of the Burma Socialist Programme Party that had dominated the country for nearly three decades. They were asking for the right to shape their own destiny through a government that would be responsible to them in accordance with the democratic tradition. It was for such a government that they were opting when they cast their votes overwhelmingly for the National League for Democracy in the elections of 1990. The military junta ignored the results of the elections as well as their own promises of a peaceful transfer of power and nine years on today, the struggle for the right to life, liberty, security and, particularly on the part of the young, to learning continues in Burma.
Is it too much to ask that the young people of Burma should have reasonable access to university education just like millions of their contemporaries all over the world? Article 26 of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights declares that "everyone has the right to education." It further states that:
"Education shall be directed to the full development of the human personality and to the strengthening of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. It shall promote understanding, tolerance and friendship among all nations, racial or religious groups, and shall further the activities of the United Nations for the maintenance of peace."
How could education as understood by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights be possible in a country where fundamental rights and freedoms are suppressed and where the state, which tolerates no difference of opinion, actively promotes xenophobia?
In countries where the government is held accountable for the well-being and development of the people, the need for an uninterrupted education system is not a political issue. Curricula, academic standards, administration and financing may be open to controversy and debate, and it is only right that it should be so, but the maintenance of a social and political framework within which it is possible for the young to work their way through from elementary school to a university degree without undue hindrance would be considered an amenity so basic that it should not even be necessary for the people to demand it as a right. I would like all those present at this gathering today to cast their thoughts to my country where it is a struggle for children , and their parents, simply to gain access to a reasonable education. I would like them to understand the difficulties of our young people whose intellectual development has been cut off at a crucial stage. As their future is at stake, so is the future of our country at stake.
Education is not simply about academic achievement. As spelled out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, it is about understanding, tolerance and friendship, which are the basis of peace in our world. It is the fashion to refer to our age as one where all are engaged in a ratlike scurry for material gain, pushing aside such outmoded concepts as compassion and love of one's fellow human beings. Yet I see again and again proof that these concepts and others which constitute our basic humanity have the strength to overcome our less attractive qualities. The long association between Burma and Bucknell, covering one hundred and forty years, is proof that there remain such constant values as friendship and love of learning, values which have ser ved to preserve the ties between a university in the United States and a country in Southeast Asia for over a century despite the vicissitudes of internal politics and international relations.
Bucknell has demonstrated its friendship for Burma in the best possible way, by seeking to promote a better understanding of our country, its peoples, history, culture, politics and contemporary problems. It is only through understanding that we c an appreciate and help one another, that we can reach out across geographical and cultural divides to establish a fruitful partnership. I am confident that one day the people of Burma too will have the opportunity to make their own contributions towards mutual respect and understanding between the different peoples of the earth. In the meantime, I hope that those of my countrymen and women who are present among the audience today will be able to demonstrate to the world that they are united in the effort to make Burma a peaceful and truly progressive society built on a commitment to tolerance, compassion and justice, a society where liberty and learning can flourish.
May I conclude by thanking the president and faculty members of Bucknell University for the great honor they have done me and by expressing my conviction that the historic Burma-Bucknell partnership will gain in strength and beauty with the passing years.
Born in 1945 in Rangoon, Burma, Aung San Suu Kyi is the daughter of General Aung San, known as the "father of Burmese independence". After having spent many years away from Burma she returned in 1988 to Burma to care for her ill mother, leaving her husband and two sons behind in England. During this time in Burma she became engaged in the fight for Burmese independence. In 1989 she was placed under house arrest for 6 years. She did not return to be with her husband who was dying and later died from cancer, as on return to Burma she would have been refused entrance. In 1991 she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.


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For sale cheap -- actually, free -- are 500 VHS tapes on cutting and layering men's hair, "Classic Men's Hair Cutting Series #1 Tapering and Layering," wrapped in clear plastic with a box case.
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Big crowd coming for dinner? Maybe you can use 1,400 pounds a month of waste cooking oil, with a few scraps of French fries and won-tons mixed in, priced to go at $0.005 per pound.
These were among the offerings this week on RecycleMatch, a Houston-based startup that has built an online marketplace designed to connect buyers and sellers of waste. The company's promise is "Delivering the Future of Zero Waste." It's a great concept, another step toward -- not just reducing waste -- but eliminating the very idea of waste.
When I first heard of about RecycleMatch, I thought the idea of building what I think of as an eBay for garbage had a lot of potential. So did Brooke Farrell, who started the company at the end of 2009 with her brother-in-law, Chad Farrell.
Turns out we were both wrong.
So, as I learned this week when I talked with Brooke, RecycleMatch is more or less trashing its original business model. It's turning away from its online marketplace and turning into an enterprise software company, aimed at big customers who want to reduce their waste -- and realize the value hidden in it. The company's purpose remains the same, Brooke told me, but the business model is new.
"The companies that had the best materials and the most materials really weren't comfortable with the old model," Brooke said.
Before starting RecycleMatch, Brooke, who is 42, spent a decade as a marketing consultant to Waste Management, helping the Houston-based garbage giant develop campaigns around its environmental strategy. There, she could see the waste business changing. Instead of throwing garbage into landfills, companies -- including Waste Management -- wanted to extract value from the materials they no longer needed.
Because there isn't a lot of transparency in the industry -- who, for example, knows what 1400 pounds of spent cooking oil is worth? -- and because new technologies are being developed to make better use of waste, Brooke figured that an online marketplace would serve sellers of waste, who would then pay commissions to RecycleMatch. After all, waste generators had always paid something to haul away their trash.
But big companies didn't want to pay commissions, she said, and they were wary of a public marketplace. "They wanted to know exactly who was bidding," she explained. "They didn't want some fly-by-night guy with a pickup truck to come by and pick up their waste." Corporations wanted control, even over their garbage. (Companies want to control everything, I've learned as a business reporter.)
The RecycleMatch software, which will reside in the cloud and be sold as a service, gives sellers of waste that control. They will be able to maximize the sale price of their waste, either by working with their own buyers or through a larger network made available by RecycleMatch. They'll accelerate their zero-waste efforts and automate their reporting, Brooke says.
So far, RecycleMatch has two big pilot customers for its offering. Shaw Floors, the world's largest carpet maker, will use the software to help it drive down its landfill costs. [For more about Shaw, see my blog post, "Shaw Floors' wall-to-wall (and cradle-to-cradle) success story" aka "This carpet has moral fiber."] So will Progressive Waste, a Canadian trash hauler and recycling firm.
The companies that best fit the subscription model are those that manage large volumes of diverse types of materials -- a rule of thumb would be organizations that deal with about $1 million of materials annually, at least, Brooke said. "The high-quality, ongoing streams of materials these companies generate mean that they uniquely hold the key to establishing a viable, liquid market," she said. Eventually, the firm hopes to serve smaller companies, too.
As for the online marketplace, Brooke said the company hasn't decided yet whether to keep it (because it can generate leads for the software business) or take it down because it's a distraction. I hope it lives on. Someone, somewhere is going to want that cooking oil. The hair-cutting videotapes, I'm not so sure.
[Author's note: Next week at FORTUNE's Brainstorm Green conference, I'll be moderating a panel called The End of Garbage. I'll be joined by Brooke Farrell; Vance Bell, the CEO of Shaw Floors; Steve Davies, Director, Marketing and Public Affairs, NatureWorks LLC; David Edmondson, Chief Executive Officer, eRecyclingCorps; and Vikki Spruill, President and CEO, Ocean Conservancy. Much of the conference (but not that conversation, unfortunately) will be shown online, and you can register here].
Photo of garbage dump on green meadow by Dudarev Mikhail via Shutterstock.

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Is Jay-Z's agency closing in on another star athlete in the tri-state area?
NFL.com's Albert Breer reported Sunday that Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson has fired agent Drew Rosenhaus, and The Philadelphia Inquirer, CSNPhilly.com and USA Today all reported that Jackson might sign with Roc Nation Sports.
Landing New York Yankees star Robinson Cano was the firm's first major score. New York Jets rookie Geno Smith became Roc Nation's first high-profile NFL client last month.
The Smith signing didn't come without controversy. Breer reported last week that the NFL Players Association sent a letter of inquiry concerning Jay-Z's involvement in the recruitment of Smith to Roc Nation agent Kim Miale.
Agents are prohibited from having colleagues or friends who aren't NFLPA-certified agents present for recruiting meetings. Smith has denied the rapper was involved in the courtship.
According to NFL.com's Ian Rapoport, Jackson is expected to wait some time before he hires an agent, and he has not met with any agencies yet. His original thought was to go without an agent, but that might change as he is now being pursued aggressively. Jackson is mulling his options.
"I don't know right now," Jackson told reporters Tuesday. "It's a lot of thoughts. The (reports) are what they are, but coming out of my mouth, I don't know yet."
Jackson cited "personal issues" for dismissing Rosenhaus.
Jackson signed a five-year, $47 million deal with the Eagles in March 2012. But he has little guaranteed money after 2013 and might be playing his final season in Philadelphia. It's also no secret that Jackson wants to be a rapper. (Insert labored Jay-Z lyric reference here.)
UPDATE: Denise White, Jackson's publicist, tweeted the following:
Media @deseanjackson10 is not entertaining any new agencies/agents @ present, including @rocnation. We'll let you know @nfl @espn @usatodayâ Denise White (@DeniseWhite_EAG) June 3, 2013
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31st March 2017
Global Marketing and Business Development intern Shane Staudle reveals his keys to making your CV stand out…
The job market has always been competitive and as young adults with little experience it can be difficult to get your CV in front of proper eyes. This is why it is so important that when your CV does finally get looked at that it stands out from the clutter. A 2012 study by The Ladders concluded that recruiters look at a CV for an average of just 6 seconds, so words will have to pop off the page when in a recruiters hands to be remembered.
After originally struggling in my internship search, I met with academic advisors, spoke to classmates who had been successful in their searches, and held informational interviews with recruiters from big players like HSBC and Deloitte.
Incorporating what I learned and changing the way I presented myself on paper, I was able to land an internship each trimester of the past year. Most recently, I was even able land one at global communications firm Grayling with no prior experience in the industry. The major takeaways about how to be successful in writing a stellar resume is as follows:
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There's nothing that wastes valuable space on a CV more than a simple job description. The title of your position should already tell a recruiter enough about what you did in your role, so express how you contributed to the company instead. This is true for every industry and results may not always measure output by monetary means.
For example, a lot of people think that communications is all about content and "talk," but agencies, with the inclusion of more integrated, digital campaigns, have developed a heavy emphasis on tangible KPIs for evaluation. Essentially, companies care less about what you did, but rather how well you did it.
2) Get specific by using numbers
The best way to describe your contribution to a company is to quantify the results of your actions.
For example, rather than saying "Managed proposals for potential new projects," focus on the outcome and be specific: "Managed a £100K proposal that was approved for Company X by interfacing with designers to build a marketing campaign that resulted in a 35% increase in site traffic, a 10% ROI, and saved the company £2,000"
3) Utilize Action Words
Since recruiters only look at your CV for an average of 6 seconds it is important that your diction stands out compared to other CVs. On top of proper formatting, action words at the beginning of each bullet point can really contribute to your success in landing an interview.
For example, instead of writing "I worked on a proposal" or "I helped create the design" or "After only two weeks I built a new program" get right to the point. Begin with an action and then get to what the result was: "Produced valuable content," "Inspired a new creative design," "Developed an integral software." A recruiter should be able to skim just the first word of each bullet and have a good idea about the type of worker you are and what you performed at your last job before even looking at the results.
4) Only list skills that you can confidently backup in an interview
Anything you write on your CV is up for grabs in an interview. If you've only taken two elementary German classes, then don't list that you can speak German on your CV unless you are ready to have a full German conversation (I made that mistake).
Ultimately, when trying to get your CV in the right hands remember that the squeaky wheel gets the grease, so if you don't hear back or get something the first time then don't be afraid to try again.
Grayling is looking to fill some exciting positions across the network - in London, Paris, Vienna, Frankfurt and Southampton. Check out our current openings or get in touch if you are interested in applying to our internship program.
Grayling Team
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Danica Ross, Grayling San Francisco US Executive Vice President, on how brands can guide themselves through the 'the new space race' – part of our #7for17 trends series.In an era where brands...Read More
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CHICAGO — Michal Handzus scored at 2:04 of the second overtime, and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Los Angeles Kings 5-4 in Game 5 on Wednesday night to stay alive in the Western Conference final of the Stanley Cup playoffs.
Brandon Saad made a nice pass to the middle to Handzus, who beat goalie Jonathan Quick with a backhander for his second goal of the playoffs. Handzus celebrated by jumping against the boards behind the net as the sellout crowd of 21,871 roared.
Saad had a goal and two assists for the defending Stanley Cup champions, who stopped a three-game losing streak. Patrick Kane set a playoff career high with four assists.
Game 6 is Friday night in Los Angeles.
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|Remember this picture. This will be the cleanest I will be on the trip.
|Can you spot me? I'm the white splotch sitting in front of the decayed tooth, er, Sagrada Familia in Barcelona.
|In my "Before Sunrise" sundress at Versailles. You will see this dress many (many, many) more times before the tour is over. Don't judge me. ;-)
|Hmm. I wonder why Dan Brown didn't include this statue in the Da Vinci Code?
|Or this one?
|Luckily, unlike my main character, Shelley, I didn't have to race up the more than two hundred steps to the Sacré-Cœur Basilica to take this photo.
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|The bridge in the background is where we spent a homeless night in Lucerne when we got kicked out of the train station when it closed for the day.


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Somebody in our house started kindergarten today!
She now has to bring snack to school.
What's a crafty momma to do but make up a super-sized snack bag?
Big enough to fit a few items and have it all packed neatly in one spot. With so many new routines to learn, who needs to be fumbling for snack every day?
Of course, little sis got her own too. Even if it was just to sit in the living room and snack!
Hope your little ones are as enthusiastic and excited for school as that crazy girl up there!


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It's 2006 people! The internet impacts on nearly every aspect of our lives. We have more immediate access to more specific information about every conceivable thing under the sun — an access and availability unparalleled in history. We have the collective knowledge of all humankind at our fingertips, both literally and figuratively. Despite this super-available wealth of information, many of us still live in the dark when it comes to our bodies and how they work. We are uninformed about our anatomy, unaware of the mechanics that make us tic, and oblivious to our own sexual response cycle. This sort of ignorance and estrangement leads to all sorts of troubles.
Hi Richard
I really only had my first male sexual encounter in September (which I enjoyed!). We tried oral. He was cut and I'm not. I didn't enjoy receiving it though as the head my dick is sensitive to the point of being sore when the foreskin is pulled all the way back. I only do that in the shower when I'm cleaning down there. When I self-pleasure, I do it in a way that the foreskin never goes full back, just halfway. I'm not sure if this is a common problem with uncut men.
I do like the idea of anal sex and I'm looking for a patient top for my first time. But I'm just worried about the whole sensation and preparation, etc.
— Wayne
Wow, Wayne, new to gay sex, huh? I'm glad to hear that you're enjoying yourself. Yes, the prospects of fully enjoying your newfound sexual interests must hold great allure. Congratulations!
As to your issue of your hypersensitive dick head — let's just say that's part of the joy of having an uncut dick. Many uncut men report similar sensitivity, especially when they haven't had a lot of partnered sex. Some of the discomfort will dissipate on its own with the more cock-play you have. However, you can also hasten the desensitization process by retracting your foreskin and leaving your unsheathed dick in your underwear for an hour or so at a time. You could also try masturbating with your foreskin completely retracted. This will, no doubt, feel a bit odd and perhaps even uncomfortable at first, but like I said, this will subside. The object of these exercises is to take the edge off, so to speak. You don't need to concern yourself with thoughts of total desensitization — there's no likelihood of that happening. But you do want to get to a point where you can enjoy some great head without worrying that you will be sore afterward. You might also want to encourage your cock sucking friends to be especially careful when they're chowin' down on your tender meat.
In anticipation of finding that patient top you seek; you can prepare yourself, and your asshole, for the enjoyment to come. During your own private sex play — masturbation — be sure to include your sphincter and prostate. Familiarize yourself with your whole hole-area. Use your fingers and/or a small dildo to test the waters, so to speak. Take your time and use lots of lube. Don't be afraid to experiment and push the limits a bit. The more that you know about your own ass, the more you will be able to inform future partners on how best to pleasure you.
You might want to experiment with douches too. Over the counter stuff is ok, but a simple solution of warm water and a bit of vinegar or lemon juice works even better. It's cheaper too. When it comes to fucking, a clean ass is a happy ass. Remember when you bottom, your anal hygiene is your responsibility. The more you know about anal health and hygiene, before you give up your ass for the first time, the more likely both you and your top will enjoy yourselves.
Good luck
Hi again Richard
I appreciate you taking time to answer my questions and for the advice you've given me. I still think an uncut cock is a curse though! LOL Each time I read your suggestion about rolling back my foreskin, I have to cross my legs. So I just need to get over that. 🙂
I will try a dildo and some lube for exploration. The nearest I have come so far is to try a finger wrapped in tissue paper. The reason this worried me was because even after a BM, sometimes it caused gas to be released and once or twice even "forced" another movement.
When being topped, does the cock go past the "squishy" muscle that I can feel with my finger? And how would one apply a water and lemon juice solution?
— Wayne
Hello again, Wayne,
You'll never convince me that an uncut dick is a liability. I firmly believe that, in most circumstances, body parts are best left in their natural state.
Learning to care for an uncut dick is something else indeed. There are plenty of resources on the internet for uncut men like you. I suggest doing a search with word strings like: Sex Information or Health Information and Uncircumcised. You'll be pleasantly surprised with the wealth of information available.
One word of caution, have your wits about you when reading through the information you find on the net. For example, you will probably notice that the American medical industry has a very strong bias toward circumcision. For some reason, our culture would prefer to mutilate a cock instead of teaching the cock's owner, be it boy-child or grown-up man, how to care for and clean his pecker in its natural state.
Wait a minute; you're wrapping your finger in toilet paper before sticking it in you ass? That can't be fun or comfortable. Listen, partner, your ass is your friend, it's the source of loads of pleasure. Shit also comes out of your ass, but it's not the end of the world if you get a bit of it on your finger during exploration. It's soap-and-water soluble, ya know. Rootin' around in your bum or someone else's bum can and often does produce some interesting byproduct. No surprise there, it's an asshole after all.
Washing your hands after butt play, as well as keeping them away from your mouth until they are washed, will help keep things sanitary. May I suggest you get a copy of: Anal Pleasure and Health: A Guide for Men and Women by Jack Morin, Ph.D. It's an excellent primer for the anal novice. You can find it online.
My, you are uninformed about your own anatomy. The squishy muscle you speak of is your sphincter muscle. And yes, one would hope that a top's dick would go past that muscle to at least the depth where his cock can stimulate your prostate. Unclear on where your prostate is? You'll find plenty of information online about that too. Do a search with word strings like: Prostate and Health Information and Anatomy.
Here's some more homework for you. Do and internet search using the words: Anal Douche. You will find all the information you need about the care and cleaning of your asshole. You'll also find a vast array of implements designed for just this purpose. Have a ball!
Good luck
Dr. Dick,
Please help me. I am an attractive 21-year-old guy. I have no problems with meeting women nor do I have a low libido, the problem is that I suffer from hemorrhoids. This is really embarrassing as I don't even let a girl touch my ass. And you know how girls like to play with a guy's ass these days. I know there are cures for hemorrhoids, but none have worked and my doctor said it is useless to cure them because anal sex will cause their return. Please, please help…I am dying of frustration and fear.
Dear Jay,
You are not alone. Many men and women suffer from hemorrhoids and, as you say, it can be frustrating, even embarrassing. But there is hope.
The first thing you ought do is look for another physician. If you are accurately reporting your doctor's comments about butt fucking and hemorrhoids then he's got a problem. What he told you is simply not true. You needn't live a life of frustration and fear just because you have an ass-phobic doctor.
Do an internet search with word strings like: Hemorrhoids and Health Information and Anal Sex.
It's hard for me to imagine a case of hemorrhoids so bad that it couldn't be helped or cured by one of the many new and sophisticated therapies and interventions currently available. And with regard to butt fucking, there are many people who would believe that light anal stimulation can actually help relieve and even prevent hemorrhoids from reoccurring.
So do yourself a favor. Get a second opinion, a third if necessary. Find a sex-positive doctor. You can even do an internet search for Sex Positive Doctors. Or you can get a referral from a local gay hotline. Or look for a proctologist at a local university hospital. You're more likely to find an open-minded practitioner there.
Your current physician has given you very poor advice indeed. He has done you a great disservice. Don't let him have the last word.
Good Luck,


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Kerry Tobin wrote:I don't think the reason we're loosing resorts and campgrounds is necessarily due to too few customers (although in the current economy, I doubt it's helping either). A big part of the problem is the combination of ridiculous taxes and everyone's desire to own a vacation home.
It now makes more financial sense to sell the property off as cabins or develop it than run a resort or campground. That's exactly what happened to Bit-o-the-North and the big campground in town.
True, between taxes and insurance costs, I don't know how many businesses stay afloat.


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The August 14, 1910 article Banquet Oratory Now College Course (available in PDF for New York Times subscribers), with the subheadings "Visitor to Columbia University Finds Women Eager Students of After-Dinner Speaking" and "SUSPECT SUFFRAGETTE PLOT," is not a model of journalistic reporting, as the lede paragraph demonstrates:
If anyone doubts that the insurrection of women in this country means business, let him invade the class in "platform speaking," which is a part of the up-to-date menu of education provided by the Summer School of Columbia University....a man was found the other day who said he had just been there.This fine source of information describes at length the more attractive female students, but notes that most of the women who made up two-thirds of the class were "severely businesslike." When instructed to rest her hand on the back of a chair, one of the students attempting to speak was described as having "gripped the chair with a nervous strength which suggested that she expected to have to use it at any moment as a lethal weapon." This in turn led the observer to suspect the class was a thinly veiled training ground for suffragettes. No other reason could be determined for women learning to speak in public, unless it was to go out to rally for voting rights.
Cast as an unsolved mystery--"the feminine complexion of the class remained to be explained"--the article alludes to women's desire to speak in public as hardly credible, which was true for the day. The remainder of the article spends a lot of time harping about the fact that a class in platform speaking did not, in fact, include a platform, nor did the after-dinner speaking instruction include a dinner. If that all exaggeration sounds ridiculous, remember the root of that word is "ridicule," which the article certainly does.
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David Gerken Jr. made plans to meet his brother and some friends after the Bills-Dolphins game last November.
Ejected by stadium security for being disruptive and possibly drunk, Gerken said he would catch up with them at the Tailgaters Bar and Grill at Southwestern Boulevard and Abbott Road.
Gerken never made it there and was later found dead, face down in a creek outside Ralph Wilson Stadium.
The family of the 26-year old Palmyra man has filed a notice of claim indicating they may sue Erie County over his death.
"Right now, the family is undecided over what to do," said Eric M. Dolan, a Rochester lawyer representing the Gerkens. "This is really just administrative at this point." Dolan emphasized over and over again that Gerken's family filed the notice of claim, the first step in a lawsuit, as a way of preserving their right to sue.
They now have two years to decide.
When asked what might convince the family to sue, or not sue, Dolan said that was a private family matter.
Dolan declined to comment on what the family's lawsuit might allege, but the notice of claim outlines two potential allegations. One, that Gerken was forced to leave the stadium while intoxicated and during extremely cold weather. Temperatures that night - the game was on a Thursday – dipped below freezing.
The family also could allege that the fencing and lighting around the creek – Gerken's body was found at the bottom of what police described as a "steep cliff" – were subpar and contributed to his death.
County officials declined to comment Friday, except to note that a notice of claim is not a lawsuit.
Gerken's body was discovered at about 7 a.m. the following day, more than 9 hours after he was kicked out of the game for being disruptive.
When he didn't show up at Tailgaters, his brother called Orchard Park police, who spent the next hour and a half looking for him. When he still wasn't found by the next morning, the Erie County Sheriff's Office was called in and asked to conduct an air search for Gerken. Police also used "pinging" technology in an effort to locate his cellphone.
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Compatible with Firefox for Windows, Mac, and Linux, the new developer options represent the structure of websites in a new way and make it easier to live-edit CSS code. Along with this news, Firefox has also benefitted from expanded Firefox Sync capabilities to let users sync add-ons across computers.
According to Mozilla, this visual layout tool is "unique" to Firefox. Page Inspector 3D View (nicknamed Tilt) is a WebGL-based website visualization tool that highlights the structure of a page better than a flat view, so web developers can understand the relationship of the code to the page output.
"While developer tools like 'view source' have always been useful to learn about how to develop a page, the 3D View more clearly illustrates how the parts of a website are structured. After selecting '3D' View in Page Inspector, just hover your mouse over the elements to get more information about each piece you select," said Mozilla.
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This section feels great, but the big question is how much of that feeling can be maintained across a larger game, or for longer stretches of play. The online multiplayer is another aspect we're keen to try out. For now, make sure your kids are asleep, and try the demo available on both the Xbox 360 and PS3. The game itself is coming to the PC, 360, and PS3 on February 22.


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Big 12 bumps back baseball tournament start to Thursday after Oklahoma tornado
OKLAHOMA CITY – The Big 12 is delaying the start of its baseball tournament in Oklahoma City after this week's deadly tornado.
The league announced Tuesday that the tournament will change from a double-elimination format to pool play and start on Thursday instead of Wednesday.
Conference spokesman Bob Burda says Oklahoma City leaders asked the Big 12 not to cancel the tournament and allow it to show "the strong Oklahoma spirit and to the resiliency of the Oklahoma people."
One pool will feature regular-season champion Kansas State, No. 4 seed Oklahoma, No. 5 seed Baylor and No. 8 seed Texas Tech. The other will feature second-seeded Oklahoma State, No. 3 seed West Virginia, No. 6 seed Kansas and No. 7 seed TCU. The championship is Sunday.


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Schools close across Ontario as legality of strike debated
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Published Thursday, January 10, 2013 8:09AM EST
Last Updated Thursday, January 10, 2013 11:10PM EST
Ontario school boards notified parents that schools would be closed Friday, preferring not to wait for a decision from the province's Labour Relations Board on whether a teachers' walkout would be illegal.
The board began hearing arguments around 3 p.m. Thursday, but by 11 p.m. it was still trying to come to a decision.
Peel District School Board is encouraging parents to check for updates tonight and Friday morning to find out whether schools will be open. The Toronto District School Board and Ottawa Carleton Board were among those who decided to close their schools regardless of the hearing's outcome, saying there is not enough certainty about whether the schools will have adequate supervision for students.
Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty says the province is seeking an injunction to prevent the walkout, calling it an "illegal strike."
He says while the one-day walkout the teachers held in December was legal, Friday's scheduled walkout will be illegal because the province has now imposed two-year collective agreements.
He also urged teachers not to let the dispute affect students.
"I understand that we have some differences. I respect their right to give expression to those differences," McGuinty told reporters on Thursday in Newmarket. "Let's leave the students out of it."
For its part, the Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario insists it's not a strike at all. They're calling it a one-day political protest that is protected under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
If the protest is ruled illegal and the teachers go ahead with it anyway, McGuinty wouldn't say whether the government would go after the teachers in court.
Individual teachers could be fined up to $2,000 for illegal strike action. But since 92 per cent of the union voted last month in favour of a one-day walkout, it seems they're willing to take the chance.
"We are going ahead with our day of protest we will deal with whatever comes over the next few days," Elementary Teachers' Federation President Sam Hammond told reporters Wednesday.
He says the protest is what his 76,000 members want.
The ETFO said teachers will picket at schools, the Ministry of Education and the Toronto constituency offices of several MPPs, including Minister of Education Laurel Broten and Ontario Liberal leadership candidates Eric Hoskins and Kathleen Wynne.
No matter what you call the day of action, it's left parents of young students scrambling. Some parents are planning to stay home from work to care for their children, while many daycares are planning to stay open all day to accommodate the children. But other parents, who don't use daycares, are now rushing to make alternative child care arrangements.
Ottawa-area parent Vicky Edgecombe says she wishes the two sides would just resolve their differences.
"It's affecting the kids. It's affecting their education," she told CTV Ottawa.
Fellow parent Keely Davison says she's irritated by the short notice that parents were given this time.
"It's always just juggling the schedules and trying to figure out how you're going to accommodate for your child, where they're going to be on Friday, what you're going to do about work," she said.
Still, Davison and her 11-year-old daughter Taya say they support the teachers.
"I think they have a right to strike because the government has taken away their rights to do things," she said.
This most-recent job action was spurred when Education Minister Laurel Broten used Bill 115 to impose contracts on the thousands of teachers on Jan. 3 after the province's school boards failed to reach an agreement on new contracts after a Dec. 31 deadline. The contracts imposed froze wages for two years and put an end to the banking of sick days to be used at retirement.
Friday will not be the end of the planned protests.
The province's high school teachers announced late Wednesday they will hold a day of political protest on Jan. 16 if the government does not repeal Bill 115, rescind the imposed contracts and restore free collective bargaining.
"It is regrettable that the provincial government has chosen to continue down this path and not respect the rights of education workers," the union's president Ken Coran said in a news statement.
The teachers have already been boycotting extracurricular activities, in response to the legislation.
With a report from CTV Ottawa's John Hua and CTV Toronto's Zuraidah Alman
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Supermodel-turned-reality TV star Janie Dickinson celebrated her impending nuptials by throwing an engagement party on Saturday.
The 57 year old revealed last week she is set to wed Los Angeles-based psychologist Dr. Robert Gerner, who she met on a blind date at Hollywood's Chateau Marmont hotel earlier this year.
The pair is planning an April wedding, and they marked the upcoming marriage with a party, which also doubled as a housewarming, for their family and friends.
Dickinson, who has been married three times before, tells UsMagazine.com, "It was love at first sight! My children, Nathan and Savvy, are over the moon and so happy their mother is so in love. I intend to make (Gerner) the happiest man in the world for the rest of his life, I couldn't be happier right now. Oh! And our wedding is going to make Brad and Angelina's look like a trip to city hall!"
Gerner adds, "I had a great time last night and all my friends did too. We complete each other – our personalities really complement each other."


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Greetings from somewhere on the road between Dallas and Bowling Green, Kentucky. More than likely, we're probably in Arkansas, though there is a slim chance we're in Tennessee.
Since we are on our Christmas road trip, I decided there was a large need for on-the-road travel bentos. And since we are traveling in my car and I really don't like crumbs or stickiness in my car (seriously, the kids don't eat in the car unless we are on a road trip), I tried my hand at fairly non-messy bentos.
Lest you think the kids don't have any treats, trust me, we have a cooler full of goodies. I just figured any kind of cookie or granola bar would get soft and mushy in the bentos, so those kinds of things are packed in separate containers. We have granola bars, breakfast bars, chips, and each of the kids got to pick some sort of random candy from the Dollar Tree. I also have a container full of pineapple, another full of grapes, apple slices (on sale at Kroger, even though I usually don't like presliced fruit), bananas, cheese, crackers and pepperonis, lots of bottled waters, yogurt, juice, etc. I also have more sandwiches for the kids, as well as ones for Shaun & I. We're hoping to minimize the stops, since the weather seems questionable into Tennessee and Kentucky, and we want to get as far as we can before night sets in.
Anyhow ...
Ben has a cream cheese & strawberry jam sandwich on multigrain sandwich rounds, carrot sticks and blackberry kebabs. It's decorated with a few of my Christmas picks and a really cute candy Santa that my mom sent me. I think they are supposed to be cupcake toppers.
Faith still doesn't care for blackberries, so she has the same sandwich and carrots as Ben, but she opted for grapes. Hers is topped with a candy teddy bear and candy cane.
Hoping both of these aren't too messy!
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Trust me ...we knew your kids were not deprived of car snacks. Any bento mom would not let her kids do that! Hehe!ReplyDelete
I have the stuff to do a Christmas bento...I just have to get myself going on it! I love these two! Made me smile!
So cute! I love the little candy toppers :D I hope you guys are making it safely to your holiday destination!ReplyDelete
LOVE the candy details! Have a fun and safe road trip :)ReplyDelete
This is very cute!ReplyDelete
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Our City contractor, American Disposal Services, does not pick up yard waste, recycling or trash on July 4th, Thanksgiving, Christmas or New Year's Day. If the holiday falls on your regular collection day, the make up day for service will change. Please check the Trash and Recycling page for dates and details.
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Over 75% of waste is recyclable, but we only recycle about 30% of it!
When we convert old and waste products into something new, we are saving resources and sending less trash to the landfills. When we recycle: It reduces the amount of trash sent to landfills and incinerators. We conserve our natural resources such as timber, water, and minerals. The levels of pollution are reduced because we don't need to collect new raw materials for the things we need. It saves energy. The greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to global climate change are reduced. We are helping to protect the environment for future generations. New well-paying jobs in the recycling and manufacturing industries in the United States are created building a "green collar" industry that protects the environment and sustains workers and their families.
When the average person looks at their recycling bins, they don't see a $117 billion dollar industry or make the connection that the simple act of sorting plastic, cardboard, paper and cans supports over 500,000 jobs in the US, which in turn sustains many other local businesses and services that communities rely on.
In a recent report published by the Institute if Scrap Recycling Industries, recycling in the City of Manassas has created 347 jobs and provides an estimated $80 million to our local economy.
The economic impact does not end there. The City pays $60 for every ton of trash that we send to landfill. In 2017, City residents generated 12,786 tons of trash. The cost of disposal was just over $767 thousand. As part of our contract with American Disposal Services, the cost of disposing our recyclable materials is $0
If you don't believe there is a value to recycling, think again. When you don't recycle – you pay.
You can make a difference and support your friends and neighbors just by following three simple rules for curbside recycling:
The City of Manassas is working in partnership with our contractors and other regional jurisdictions to develop policies and outreach information for residents that clearly explains recycling requirements and improves public understanding of the economic and environmental consequences of recycling contamination.
The City of Manassas is working to clean up household recycling because throwing it all away – just doesn't make sense.
For more information call: (703) 257-8256 or visit www.manassascity.org/trash
Single-stream recycling seems is simple. You all of your paper, plastic or metal—into your cart or bin. The City contractor comes and takes that cart or bin away. It gets taken to the American Recycling Center where it gets separated through a series of screens, magnets and sorters. Once everything is sorted, it gets baled (like hay) and then sent on to companies who use the materials to make new things like: carpeting, insulation, tissue, greeting cards and lots of other items made from recycled materials. Click here for a great video that shows you how it's done.
The City of Manassas holds 9 drop-off days for Household Hazardous Waste and Electronic Waste (eWaste) every year between the months of March and November. Click here for more details.
Yes we do! The City has recently introduced curbside television and compute monitor collection. All you have to do is call the Trashline on (703) 257-8252 to schedule a pickup.
The City also has nine scheduled drop-off days for residents to recycle their electronic equipment along with their household hazardous waste. Click here for more information.
TVs and computer equipment contain hazardous metals such as lead, mercury, nickel, and cadmium. These metals are banned from many landfill sites and require a special license for collection. We want to make sure that all TVs and other eWaste materials are disposed of properly.
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Yes! The current sites for public dumpsters are:
But for many of us, the coding on plastic products can be a bit misleading. The symbols and numbers on plastics or the Resin Identification Code (RIC) is part of a system introduced by SPI: The Plastics Industry Trade Association, in 1988.
The RIC classification code was developed to meet recycling industry needs while providing manufacturers a consistent, uniform system that could help identify the resins used in the plastic manufacturing process.
Fact: the RIC code is specifically used to identify resins in manufacturing.
In 2008, the RIC classification code was adopted internationally making the identification of plastics easier for everyone to understand. This meant that the classification system needed to be reviewed and changed in order to make sure that all manufactured products were included.
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In 2013, a new system of RIC classification was published with one major change. The recycling symbol around the code number was replaced with a triangle. Too many manufacturers were using the recycling symbol and coding incorrectly. In addition, alleged abuses of RICs have led consumer and environmental groups to ask the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and State Attorneys General, among others, to take legal or regulatory action.
So, the RIC — was never intended as a guide for consumers, but as something to help the recycling industry sort plastics.
The City of Manassas accepts plastic bottles and containers (such as tubs with lids) and clean rigid/hard plastics for recycling.
The City does NOT accept: plastic bags, Styrofoam/polystyrene, plastic wrap or film.
Styrofoam is problematic for two reasons: it can't be recycled along with other materials such as paper and plastic because it contains the a material called benzene, which is a known human carcinogen. Due to its known toxicity to humans approximately two dozen cities no longer allow the use of polystyrene for the purpose of shipping meat or in fast food establishments. Styrofoam is produced and trademarked by the Dow Company. Generically is called polystyrene. It is plastic and is marked with the Recycling symbol (Mobius Loop) #6 PS. Note that not all packaging that looks like Styrofoam is plastic #6. If the material is ridged and hard most likely it is Styrofoam. The logo is misleading. It's not a recycling stamp, even though the graphic is clearly slated towards recycling. It's a "resin recycling code", which tells you what kind of plastic you've got. Some plastics can be recycled, and some can't. Many recycling facilities won't take it just because they either do not have the appropriate recycling equipment or the amount is too small. The recycling facility that is used by the City of Manassas does not recycle Styrofoam. It isn't the perfect scenario but hopefully over time Styrofoam's use will diminish and will be replaced with other materials such recycled paper.
Plastic bags, as common as they are, are still not as widely recycled as other forms of plastic. According to the EPA, only 12 percent of the category of plastics that includes bags, sacks, and wraps ended up getting recycled. That's compared to 31 percent of PET bottles and jars (water bottles or peanut jars, for example). Typically made of high-density polyethylene (HDPE, number 2 plastic) or low-density polyethylene (LDPE, number 4 plastic), plastic bags and other soft plastics are difficult to recycle because of their form.
When plastic bags get mixed in with other recyclables, they are difficult to sort out, and often jam or damage the machines at materials recovery facilities and slow down the recycling process. The City of Manassas sends all of our recycling to the American Recycling Center in the City of Manassas. Their equipment is designed to separate rigid materials like cans, bottles, or paper products.
How Can I Tell What is Plastic Film? That's easy! If the plastic material in question can be wrapped around your finger, it doesn't belong in your recycle bin.
Where Can I Recycle Plastic Bags?
While it is best to reduce the amount of plastic bags you use by reusing them or remembering to bring your own reusable bags to the grocery store, you can still recycle plastic bags and keep them out of landfills or the environment. Most large grocery chains, home improvement stores, and retailers, like Harris Teeter, Food Lion, Giant, WalMart and Target, provide collection bins for clean and dry soft plastics such as:
All of the plastic bags and wraps are collected and then shipped to Trex in Winchester, where they are turned into backyard decking, fences and playground equipment. Trex also has a recycling program in local schools. If a school can collect more than 500 pounds of plastic refuse in a six-month span (about 40,500 plastic bags), Trex will donate a composite bench to the school.
There are three reasons why your collection may be missed:
Timing:The City of Manassas works with American Disposal Services to collect trash, yard waste and recycling. They work to a regular schedule for collection that often begins early in the morning and goes through to about 6 p.m. at night. The route taken by the contractor changes from time to time. Residents are asked to set their trash, yard waste and recycling out to the curb the night before their collection day to make sure that they have everything out at the curb in time for collection.
Incorrect Set Out:Trash should be set out in the trash containers provided by the City or in private trash containers. Sometimes residents put their trash into their recycling carts. Please refer to our cart guide for more information. Please be advised that you may be fined for putting your trash in the wrong cart. If you need an extra trash cart, please call the Trashline on (703) 257-8252.
Uncollectable Material:The City does not collect everything that is set out. You may be fined for setting out excess material or uncollectable material. Please call the Trashline on (703) 257-8252 for more information.


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Cheryl S.
Help Cheryl Help Clara
Cheryl had a brain hemorrhage on August 20, 2011. The doctors didn't expect her to live, but she fooled everyone. Thanks to her building's quick response to her call for help, she survived.
In the next few weeks at Mount Sinai, she made a recovery that was nothing short of miraculous. Although her cognitive ability has completely returned, she's now confined to a wheelchair. She types on the computer with only her left hand, because her right side no longer works. She can't afford health insurance. The small monthly amount that she receives from social security disability is not enough to even pay her rent, yet that meager amount has rendered her ineligible for Medicaid or any other government benefits. Her medical expenses, past, present, and future, are staggering. She can no longer afford to pay for Clara, her full time nurse, or for the physical therapy, prescriptions, or doctor visits that she needs to improve.
Cheryl, an only child, postponed moving to New York to take care of her parents until they died within months of each other. Her mom had stage 4 Alzheimers' and her dad suffered from Parkinsons'. She kept them together in an apartment for three extra years, despite everyone's urging to put them in a nursing home, where they would have been separated. Cheryl knew that this would have broken her father's heart, and she refused. Cheryl spent all of her life savings to keep her family together. When asked if she regrets her decision, she said, "Of course not. I'd do it again in a heartbeat." That's the kind of person she is.
In an ironic twist of fate, Cheryl is now faced with the prospect of being placed in a nursing home herself, but instead wants to fight to return to her life. During a recent conversation, Cheryl told me, "I don't need to be there. I'm not ready to give up! I had to start over, from scratch, after my parents died. I did it once, and I can do it again. My long term goal is to pay it forward; to advocate for others stuck in similar situations who are unable to advocate for themselves."
As an attorney she took on many pro-bono cases. She helped women leave abusive and potentially life threatening relationships. She helped reinstate someone whose employment was wrongfully terminated, winning them back pay and full benefits. She helped clear someone's reputation who was falsely accused of shoplifting. And the list goes on.
One of Cheryl's favorite quotes is "Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will eat for the rest of his life."--Chinese Proverb.
Your contribution will help Cheryl relearn how to fish; how to adapt to her new circumstances and be productive again. In other words, your contribution will help to save her life so she can be an example to others who would otherwise give up hope.
Your contributions will enable Cheryl to help Clara, to get the medical care she needs, and to re-launch her new career. We need a total of $20,000 by January 13, 2013 to help Cheryl get back on her feet, which will sustain her while she completes the following 3 projects
1. She is writing a memoir, and already has a connection in publishing that has expressed interest. Click on this link for a sample of her writing
2. She is preparing an online course on Udemy.com designed to help people find the right attorney. She has more experience in this field than anyone I've ever met.
3. She will offer 1-on-1 legal and life coaching services via Skype.
Additionally, you will help my friend continue to be an inspiration to me and so many others.
Cheryl has taught me what it means to persevere despite all challenges. Even though something absolutely devastating happened to her, she continues to make the world a better place, and for that she will always have my utmost respect and admiration.
If you can't contribute financially, please take a moment to share this campaign on Facebook, Twitter, Google+, etc., with your friends and family, and with anyone who you think will be moved by her story of perseverance and triumph in the face of overwhelming adversity.
Spread the word. With so much negativity in the world today, help me prove that people like Cheryl deserve to be rewarded with kindness and generosity, and not be given a cold shoulder when they need it most.
If you're able to contribute financially (no amount is too small) and have a Paypal account, Paypal is preferred. If you don't have Paypal, credit cards are gladly accepted.
From the bottom of my heart, thank you!


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Nomura Fds (Ireland) Price Prediction and Hype Density Breakdown
We analyze noise-free headlines and recent hype associated with Nomura Fds Emerg Mrkt Lcl Ccy which may create opportunities for some arbitrage if properly timed. With Nomura Fds hype-based prediction module you can estimate the value of Nomura Fds Emerg Mrkt Lcl Ccy from the prospective of Nomura Fds response to recently generated media hype and the effects of current headlines on its competitors. The module also provides analysis of price elasticity to changes in media outlook on Nomura Fds over a specific investment horizon. Additionally see Investing Opportunities.
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The Fault in Our Stars Introduction Clip | Video
See Hazel Meet Augustus in The Fault in Our Stars Clip
It's no exaggeration to say that The Fault In Our Stars is one of our most anticipated movies of the season, and we're thrilled to help debut a new clip. In this, we see the movie's adorable two stars Hazel, played by Shailene Woodley, and Augustus, played by Ansel Elgort, share a sweet introduction moment. The book we all love made us laugh, cry, and fall in love with the characters, and we can't wait to see the big-screen adaptation when it hits theaters June 6. We have a lot more exciting TFIOS news coming your way soon on POPSUGAR, so stay tuned!


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life doesn't stop for anybody
life doesn't stop for anybody
Photo-Encaustic Art on Aluminum-Dibond
Title: life doesn't stop for anybody
Limited Edition of 10 in two sizes:
Materials: Photo paper, beeswax, damar resin, oil paint, aluminum-dibond
Please be aware, that every single piece of the limited edition is a one of a kind work of art. The photograph as the base for a piece is a print of the digital file, which means, the photographic prints look all the same. The treatment of the photograph on the other hand, differs every time. Thin layers of beeswax and damar resin are applied to the surface of the photograph to create a unique texture and look. Sometimes pigments or oil paints are added into these layers to accentuate certain details in the photo.
The piece of artwork you receive might look slightly different than the one in the images on my website, because the edition might be a different one.