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Clyfford Still Museum in Denver reintroduces the life and work of the American artist
Installation view of the Clyfford Still Museum's inaugural exhibition. The experience of the collection is enlivened by natural light that enters the galleries through a series of skylights over a cast-in-place, perforated concrete ceiling.
The Clyfford Still Museum opened its doors to the public on November 18, 2011, reintroducing the life and work of one of Americas most significant yet least understood artists. The new museum, which houses 94% of Clyfford Stills total creative output, allows the public to explore the full trajectory of the artists 60-year career for the first time, including his rarely seen figurative works from the 1930s, paintings from the 1960s and 1970s created after Stills retreat from the commercial art world, and the hundreds of works on paper that the artist created, often on a near-daily basis. The museums collection of approximately 2,400 paintings, drawings, prints, and sculptures, the majority of which have never been on public display before, provides an unprecedented opportunity to reflect on the full scope of Stills legacy and his profound influence on American art.
Designed by Brad Cloepfil and Allied Works Architecture, the new museum provides visitors with an intimate environment to experience the art of Clyfford Still. The museums inaugural exhibition, co-curated by Director Dean Sobel and Adjunct Curator David Anfam, features approximately 110 works drawn from the Still collection, exploring both the artists early arrival at complete abstraction as well as the ongoing significance of figuration on his later work. The exhibition includes a number of never-before-displayed paintings, works on paper, and objects from Stills personal archives, as well as the only three sculptures by Still in existence.
Still is considered among the most important and influential painters of the twentieth century, though the vast majority of his work has never been exhibited publicly, said Dean Sobel, Director of the Clyfford Still Museum. Our prior knowledge of Still was based on a small fraction of works that were in the public realm, a mere six percent of the artists creative output. The opening of the museum provides unprecedented insight into the life and work of Clyfford Still, and redefines how the artist is considered within the art historical canon. Our inaugural exhibition, which traces the arc of Stills career from his early figurative paintings, through his monumental abstract canvases, to his late works on paper, provides an overview of the artists primary imagery and establishes Still as one of the first of his American peers to realize the concept of a monumental, pure abstraction.
After achieving national recognition and prominence for his abstract works in the 1940s and early 1950s, Still ended his relationship with commercial galleries in 1951, infrequently exhibiting his work thereafter. Following the artists death in 1980, the Still collection, comprising approximately 2,400 works by the artist, was sealed off completely from public and scholarly view. Stills will stipulated that his estate be given in its entirety to an American city willing to establish permanent quarters dedicated solely to his work, ensuring its survival for exhibition and study. In August 2004, the City of Denver, under the leadership of then Mayor John Hickenlooper, was selected by Stills wife, Patricia Still, to receive the substantial Still collection. In 2005, Patricia Still also bequeathed to the city her own estate, which included select works by her husband as well as his complete archive.
Seven years ago Patricia Still, the wife of Clyfford Still, entrusted us with her husbands legacy and asked us to build a home for his work in Denver, said Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper. Colorados growing arts community is gaining the worlds attention. Having one of the most comprehensive single-artist museums in the world reside in Denver is an incredible collection for the city and our state.
Inaugural Exhibition
Curated by Director Dean Sobel and Adjunct Curator David Anfam, the museums inaugural exhibition presents a comprehensive survey of Stills artistic career from 1925 through the late 1970s, documenting the evolution of his primary imagery and motifs, his early arrival at abstraction, and the range of his media. The exhibition is the first to explore Stills striking figurative work created before World War II, which points to the significance of figuration throughout the artists oeuvre, even in his most apparently nonrepresentational compositions. The exhibition also considers rarely seen paintings and drawings produced by Still after he retreated from the New York art world to Maryland in 1961, providing visitors with a greater understanding of Stills impact on and relevance to Abstract Expressionism, as well as later artistic movements.
Still spearheaded what would become known as Abstract Expressionism, attaining a powerful, singular idiom early on that owed little or nothing to contemporary developments in New York, said David Anfam. The inaugural show of the Clyfford Still Museum aims to redefine our grasp of Stills vision in both its scope and sustained intensityhighlighting his extraordinary use of color, draftsmanship, gesture, figuration, serial procedures, and scale. Overall, Stills achievement reveals him as a momentous eminence of modern artand one still meaningful for the present.
Installed over the course of nine discrete galleries on the museums second floor, the exhibition establishes a chronology of Stills 60-year career to provide an overview of the stylistic evolution of his oeuvre and the places where he created these worksincluding Alberta, Canada; eastern Washington State; Richmond, Virginia; San Francisco; New York City; and rural Maryland. The first exhibition galleries present Stills figurative and landscape paintings from the late 1920s and early 1930s, which demonstrate his representational style and introduce characteristics that mark his later work, including his emphasis on the vertical form. At the center of the exhibition are a number of never-before-seen paintings, drawings, and prints made by Still in the 1940s that reveal the artists arrival at characteristics of Abstract Expressionism earlier than his peers, including Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, and Willem De Kooning. Later galleries show Stills dramatic expansion of scale, his rarely displayed works on paper from all periods of his career, and his works from the 1960s and 1970s, which are marked by a lighter palette and greater economy of imagery. Visitors will gain further insight into Stills personal history and creative process through the presentation of select objects from the Clyfford Still Archives on the museums first floor, including letters, photographs, tools and materials, and various personal effects.
Exhibition highlights includes:
PH-77 A figurative work painted in 1936 that portrays field workers with oversized hands and armsa feature common to Stills work at the time. Stills highly expressive interpretation of the subject denotes his increasing interest in abstracting the human form.
PH-343 This 1937 painting demonstrates Stills transition from figuration into abstraction, with a canvas that loosely depicts a farmer and his farming tools. Divided left and right between the warm earth tones used to paint the human form, and the black and white farmers tools, the work shows early techniques that Still used in his later abstractions.
1944-N No. 1 (PH-235) Featuring jagged streaks of blue, red, yellow, and white, Stills oversized, predominately black canvas is widely believed to be the first example of Abstract Expressionism as we conceive of it. Though Abstract Expressionism is identified as a New York movement, this painting was made during Stills stay in Richmond, Virginia, where he was a visiting professor from 1944 to 1945, three years before Jackson Pollocks drip paintings were made.
1957-J No. 2 (PH-401) This 9-by-13-foot mural features Stills iconic red, black, and white forms that seem to be simultaneously drawing towards each other and breaking apart. Like many artists working in New York at this time, this painting is indicative of Stills use of scale to create immersive environments for the viewer.
PH-1023 After a decade of living in New York, Still moved to rural Maryland in 1961, where he lived and worked in virtual seclusion until his death in 1980. Compared with his densely populated canvases of the late 1940s and 1950s, this painting from 1976 demonstrates Stills exploitation of the bare canvas and more minimal gesture that marked the artists final works.
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This is fabulous! Oh how I want to find a copy of this film... Le Gran Final!
How is it possible that children living in the remotest part of the Mongolian steppes know who Ronaldo is? This documentary film tells the adventurous story of three heroes, none of whom have ever met, but who nevertheless have two things in common: firstly, they all live in the farthest-flung corners of the planet and, secondly, they are all three determined to see on TV the final in Japan of the 2002 World Cup between Germany and Brazil. The protagonists in this 'global' comedy are: a family of Mongolian nomads, a camel caravan of Tuaregs in the Sahara, and a group of Indians in the Amazon. They all live about 500 kilometres away from the next town – and the next television – making their task a particularly daunting one. Nevertheless, these inventive people possess the resourcefulness and the willpower to achieve their goal.
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Whitney Schaaf knew she wanted to style hair from day one. For as long as she can remember, she was constantly styling anyone's hair that she could get her hands on. At the age of 18 she started hair school in Madison, Wisconsin and a few weeks later, had a chance to move to New York City and jumped on it. After graduating cosmetology school she immediately began working with Sally Hershberger at her Downtown salon.
She credits her cutting and styling skills to Sally Hershberger and Mary Brunetti, as they worked closely with her to refine her talents. Whitney's favorite cuts are long, streamlined layers that create movable, bouncy hair. She also favors Keratin treatments and performs many in the salon.
Working at Sally Hershberger Downtown has given her many opportunities to build her career. She recently worked backstage during Spring 2013's New York Fashion Week shows including Naeem Khan and Dannijo and has also assisted in shoots for WWD, Women's Health and Tracy Anderson.


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Britain's Everyday Heroes is not The Iliad. Its indestructibles cannot jump off skyscrapers or feed their arms down waste disposers like the TV avatars. Instead, they are the sort of community stalwarts who will henceforth be dominating the honours list. They are thoroughly good people, but are they heroes?
Humanity has always craved icons of god-like stature and pristine souls. The battlefield of conquest produced Napoleon and Nelson, just as the war of justice and ideals served up Martin Luther King and Nelson Mandela. Everyone has private heroes. Mine, though I don't believe in God, is a Catholic priest serving Christians and Muslims in Bangladesh.
Discounting Ant and Dec, great modern public figures are in short supply. It isn't simply that myth and history add lustre to dead heroes, but that the aspiring titans of the 21st century are often so flawed. Tony Blair's plunge into the Iraq war lacked legality and reason, but no one could say he was short on valour. As he may have reasoned, if the likes of Achilles and Hector had to stick around waiting for UN security council resolutions, mythology would look thin.
The schoolboy jailed last week after telling his parents that he would see them in 'the garden of paradise' was, in his mind, a hero of Islam. The suicide bomber and the airport jihadist are, to many, martyrs far outshining Joan of Arc. Nor is courage exclusive to the virtuous. Saddam Hussein also went bravely to the gallows.
9/11 may have ushered in a heroic age, but, like most disasters, it also produced the aberrant behaviour seen, in microcosm, in the water-grabbers and vandals of the English floods. Our wars, far from breeding heroes, are fought by soldiers often portrayed as victims, and sometimes brutes. Nor do modern challenges lend themselves to heroics. Creating a better world involves unflashy crusades, such as diplomacy and recycling, and old challenges are void. If wishing to visit Arabia today, TE Lawrence might be going by Ryanair.
But Brown is nostalgic. So out go those Chequers dinner-party guest rosters that read like Dale Winton's Christmas card list and in come ordinary heroes. The Methodist Central Hall where he launched his heroes' charter evoked a Victorian era in which there were poles to conquer, colonies to subdue and the poor to nourish with a crust of charity. As Brown knows, promoting good works can be an artful dodge by which the state foists its duty of care on to God and mercy. So he also stressed government's role. This wasn't just about gongs for the humble. But nor, as a school choir sang and a tea urn burbled, did it seem to be about heroism.
The next day, I saw a play about a boy who never made it into Brown's 'good society'. Mischa Niering had one heroic attribute; the risk-taker's impulse that no ordinary person possesses. He used it badly. Mischa ran with a gang that attempted to rob Sloane Street jeweller Tiffany's. As he fled on a motorbike, he crashed in front of a police Mondeo that dragged him for 15 yards. His aorta was severed, his skull torn open and he died instantly. He was 19.
His family has collaborated in a drama, co-written by his aunt and called As the Mother of a Brown Boy, which moves to the Edinburgh Festival this week. Chickenshed's play does not seek to glorify Mischa's life; simply to explore how a talented, mixed-race boy met such a fate. The clues are familiar: failure at school, prejudice, an absent father, insecurity, gang culture, and a poverty - of money and hope - that made Mischa attack a temple of materialism and so become the first civilian martyr of celebrity culture.
The play centres on his mother's raging loss. 'What have I brought this son into - that I have to work that much harder to make his footprint seen?' she asks. This is not, on any obvious level, a story of heroism. But afterwards I chaired a debate and heard real stories with the power of myth. One mother in the audience described how, long into her son's drug-addicted adulthood, she was struggling to keep him out of prison. Another wept as she talked of trying to rescue a child placed, by failure and fury, far beyond her reach.
A primary teacher said performance targets stop him tailoring lessons to the five-and-six-year-olds who have pulled knives on him. We are raising 'a time-bomb generation', he warned. The occupants of that hall are never going to be called heroes. Yet there was, among them, the scent of despair that can also be the DNA of heroism. But the political spotlight falls elsewhere, on firemen or carers who are not Dantes and Napoleons, any more than flood rescuers are Francis Drake with a hot Thermos. Some are simply doing the job they are paid for: others are kind and loving volunteers who prove that the vital human qualities of peacemaking and nurture are a commonplace, not an exception. Most would gladly swap their hero status for the extra state funding they deserve.
Besides, Brown's homilies risk echoing the old battle of good versus evil, cloaked in a fusty cassock. Though his instincts are good, he might do better to stop lionising the 'good' society and start exploring the 'bad' one, which is often a reservoir of positive anger and frustrated dreams. Mischa Niering's play will be in Brown's backyard from Friday. I urge him to see it.
He will get a glimpse of a world in which mothers routinely mourn sons who are all thwarted heroes. They want to be rich and happy, but they lack skills and self-belief, and the education system spat them out long ago. And so they end up on drugs, or jailed, or dead, as their mothers grieve. These women are not sink-estate Niobes, wringing wan hands. Many are thoughtful, resourceful people who strive to counter the forces of alienation.
On the night that Mischa, a good son and brother, set out, he must have seen himself as a daredevil hero. Chickenshed, which trains young people - including Mischa for a time - and his family have ensured that his name lives on, not to excuse his folly but to show the baby he was and the man he might have been. Their purpose is that no other mother's son should die so needlessly. That seems a heroic aim to me.


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Photo is the universal language of global social media. A good photo sums up an entire story in a single frame. Photos do not require that you share a language with your audience. They do not take up a lot of bandwidth to share or a great deal of space to store. For activists and citizen journalists, the ability to produce good photos is an essential skill.
Most smartphones are capable of producing very high-quality images -- if you know how to use them. But getting consistently good results from your mobile can be tough. A common problem is due to the fact that most native camera apps set both focus and exposure at the same point in the image. This can make it hard to find the right place on the screen to touch when trying balance exposure and focus.
Too often the subject of your image will appear out of focus or partially "blown out," meaning overexposed and white, or too dark and out focus. This happens when you can't find the perfect place to tap on the screen to set both features at once. To make matters worse, many native mobile cameras will reset after each photo. Even if you solve the problem with your first photo, you will have to do it again for the next.
This can make shooting good mobile photos impractically slow and extremely frustrating.
Here is a simple fix that can reduce the problem: separate your focus point from your exposure point when you take a photo. If taking multiple images of the same general scene, lock your selections as you go from one shot to the next.
For Android users some Samsung phones and Sony phones have the ability to separate the two built into their native camera application. If you are using an Android phone that does not come with this feature, Camera Awesome ($2.99 USD) will solve the problem. This app allows the photographer to easily separate the focus point of the screen from the exposure point. It also allows you to lock your selections from one image to the next. It is simple, quick, and the interface is easy to control.
For iPhone users Camera+ ($2.99 USD) provides an excellent solution. Camera+ works just as well as as Camera Awesome. Both Camera Awesome and Camera+ offer a variety of other images management features that can be useful.
The worlds of social media mobile tools are fundamentally visual worlds. Posts on social platforms such as Facebook generate 180 percent more engagement when there is visual content. Numbers are even higher with photos that are self-explanatory and do not require text to understand. The ability to separate and lock focus and exposure will help you take better photos.


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Wee Boutique owner, Mandy Cassiano, opened the children's consignment and custom creations store in November 2013. Located on Rt. 41 in Apollo Beach in the Winn Dixie plaza, the boutique sells children's clothes, shoes, books, toys and furniture. Seventeen local vendors feature their custom creations from dresses to personalized burp clothes.
Active in the community and the South Shore Chamber of Commerce, Cassiano lives in Apollo Beach with her husband and two children, Issac and Mercy.


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The green frame hopefully makes navigation simpler. No matter what page you are on, you can get to any other page by using the drop-down menus. The first menu contains categories of pages. Once a category is selected, the second drop-down menu shows the pages in that category. Clicking the "GO" button will load the selected page right here.
Here is an example that goes to Lesson 5:
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To go to the next page, click "Next". To go to the previous page, click "Back". The "Next" and "Back" links work for any page. To get back to the main page, click "Home".
Links from one lesson to another exist sometimes within pages themselves. These links are blue. Unfortunately, the frame at the top does not change accordingly when a link is followed.
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First of a series on how to recognize the most powerful people in the nation's most popular sport.
Team: Arizona Cardinals
Owner: Bill Bidwill
Beverage of Choice: a glass of house Chardonnay at 50% off during Wednesday Happy Hour.
Source of Wealth: Thirty years of pharmaceutical manufacturer bribe money. Upon retirement, grew moustache to conceal true identity.
Team: Atlanta Falcons
Owner: Arthur Blank
Notable Achievement: no-show for owner's meeting on franchise relocation.
Excuse: stopped to tie Nell Fenwick to the railroad tracks and subsequently missed the connecting flight from Saskatoon.
Team: Baltimore Ravens
Owner: Steve Bisciotti
Beverage of Choice: Foster's Lager
Shunned For: adopting a cheesy Scottish accent and scaring all the neighborhood children.
Team: Carolina Panthers
Owner: Jerry Richardson
Part-Time Job: Body doubles Lenin at the mausoleum in Red Square whenever the real Lenin goes in for a cleaning.
St. Louis Los Angeles Rams
Owner: Stan Kroenke
Beverage of Choice: Absinthe, with a splash of puppy blood.
Fun Fact: addresses all members of the domestic staff as "Cato".
Team: Detroit Lions
Owner: Martha Ford
Beverage of Choice: A cup of Chamomile tea, borne upon a silver salver by a Chippendale's dancer.
Arrested For: crashing White House state dinners under an assumed name.
Team: San Diego Chargers
Owner: Alex Spanos
Early Career: failed comic and game show host.
Notable Gaffe: playing the canned laugh track during that "I Hate Losing" interview.
Team: Buffalo Bills
Owner: Terry Pegula
Former Career: character actor
Claim to Fame: played the hey-I-know-that-guy roles in all those Mel Brooks films.


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State Representative Larry Seaquist is calling for the Tacoma Narrows Bridge (TNB) to be included in the gas tax deal-making. "We are paying 100% of the bridge costs," said Seaquist. "If we are going to raise gas taxes, part of that must be used to restore simple fairness to our bridge users."
"We were the state's tolling guinea pig," said Seaquist. "One of the big lessons in tolling is that the cost of these mega-projects needs to be spread fairly."
In 2002, the Legislature appropriated $849 million to build the new TNB. The state paid for the construction costs through bond sales, which are being repaid through toll collections.
State lawmakers are currently considering proposals that would increase the state gas tax to pay for long overdue transportation projects, like replacing the aging SR 520 Evergreen Point Floating Bridge. Some lawmakers have proposed using some of the new gas tax revenue to keep SR 520 bridge tolls low and avoid tolling on I-90.
Rep. Seaquist believes these proposals place an unfair burden on Olympic Peninsula residents.
"As negotiations continue between transportation leaders in the House and Senate and the governor, I want to express my strong support for a proposal that benefits the entire state and doesn't unfairly punish my constituents on the Olympic Peninsula," said Seaquist. "If using gas tax revenue to offset tolling costs is good public policy for the 520 bridge it is good policy for us, too."
Rep. Seaquist proposes:
• Rolling back TNB tolls, now $4.25 to $4 (2012 levels), and
• Prevent future toll increases by shifting a small percentage of the proposed new gas tax revenue to a new "Tacoma Narrows Bridge Toll Stabilization Account."
Seaquist will introduce legislation on these proposals during the next legislative session if a compromise transportation package deal that contains these proposals is not reached before January.
"My solution offers a fair and reasonable compromise," said Seaquist. "If these provisions are not enacted, not only will TNB tolls go up, but we'll be subsidizing the 520 project through higher gas taxes. That's a double hit for my constituents and is anything but fair."
"I can't thank the chair of the House Transportation Committee enough for her hard work and leadership on this issue," said Seaquist. "She's has always been a friend to our part of the state and a champion for a balanced approach that benefits all of Washington. I will continue to offer her my support and guidance as we continue to address these issues."


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Good pita bread (usually from Basson Bakery) is a staple in our house, which sometimes means we end up with a few stale loaves. I've gotten in the habit of tearing them into bite sized pieces, fry-toasting them in olive oil, then garnishing them with whatever is to hand for one of those late night snacks that an uncharitable person might call a good-sized meal.
This dish is infinitely malleable. Change the beans to chickpeas if you like, or change the vegetable to cauliflower. Heck, change the pita bread to corn tortillas and you are well on your way towards chilaquiles. Speaking of which, a fried egg on top is a completely valid option.
If you don't have harissa on hand, let me commend Mustapha's harissa to you. It is hot, yes, but also has a fantastic citrusy complexity to it. I use it constantly.
And from the way-back machine, here's a very different take on pan-fried pita, with warm grapes and ricotta salata.
Fried Pita Bread with Fava Beans and Zucchini
Vegetarian and vegan
Serves 1 as a hearty one-pot meal, multiply as needed
- 2 tablespoons olive oil plus more for garnish
- 1 pita bread (slightly stale is fine), torn into bite-sized pieces
- Kosher salt
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1/2 cup zucchini, diced
- 1/4 cup sliced marinated green olives, preferably a Middle eastern style
- 1/2 cup cooked fava or garbanzo beans
- 2 teaspoons harissa (less if you aren't into heat)
- Handful of cherry tomatoes, halved
- Minced parsley
- Zucchini blossoms, chiffonade (optional)
- Heat the olive oil in, say, an 8″ skillet over medium heat. When the oil is shimmering, add the torn bread and a pinch of salt and saute, stirring occasionally, until the bread is browned in a fair number of spots. Remove to a plate.
- Add a bit more oil if needed, then add the garlic and zucchini and a pinch of salt and saute, stirring occasionally, until the zucchini is browning in spots. Add the marinated olives, fava beans, harissa, and a bit of water (so it is just slightly saucy). Continue to cook, stirring occasionally, until everything is hot and integrated, maybe 3 minutes. Taste and add salt as needed. Loosen with a bit more water if needed but you are about to add the bread back, and you don't want to make it soggy.
- Return the bread to the skillet and toss through. Transfer to serving bowl.
- Garnish with plenty of additional good olive oil, the cherry tomatoes, parsley, and the zucchini blossoms if using.


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In this seminar, Matilda Arvidsson revisited the occupation of Iraq in 2003–2004 to ask about the use of the 19th century Lieber Code during this time. Why did an antiquated American Civil War code resurface in the wake of the international armed conflict in Iraq, and to what effect?
Often referred to as a historical predecessor to contemporary international humanitarian law, the Lieber Code has received little attention as a prevailing source of the laws and practices of international armed conflicts of today. However, in this seminar, the Lieber Code is read as the legal framework through which the occupying powers in Iraq sought to frame the legality of the oscillation between exercising sovereign authority and acting as a non-sovereign authority of occupied territory in Iraq. Moreover, the Lieber Code's prevalence in American military handbooks and literature, as both the origins of the international laws of armed conflict and as a source of the contemporary law and practice of warfare, indicates that the Lieber Code is far from an antiquated code primarily interesting for historical purposes. Drawing on recent debates on the 'turn to history' in international law, the seminar put Anne Orford's argument on international law's anachronism to use — an argument well received for its potential as we revisit international law and its histories for critical ends. Few scholars, however, have examined how anachronism appears in contemporary international legal practice: this, by contrast, was the task for this seminar. This seminar explored how the normative force of international law's many pasts continues to operate in our present times and conditions.
Dr Matilda Arvidsson is a postdoctoral researcher and lecturer in law at the Department of Law, University of Gothenburg. She researches international law and its histories, international humanitarian law, posthumanism and technology, as well as the embodiment of law in its various forms. She holds an LLM and LLD in international law from Lund University, where she has also served as a lecturer in law. She has a background in legal practice as a junior judge and she continues to practise as a legal counsel. Between October and November 2017, she is a Kathleen Fitzpatrick Visiting Fellow with the Laureate Program in International Law at Melbourne Law School.


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There are lots of different ways that you can support GlamSci in our fundraising efforts. You can make a donation, attend one of our events or hold your own fundraising event or get sponsored to take on a challenge.
If your workplace is looking for a new charity support why not nominate GlamSci to be your new Charity of the Year?
GlamSci is made up exclusively of volunteers who's help allows us to reach young people's lives over the country. From our 'Glam Scientists' who host events in their local areas, to the administrative team that helps with the day-to-day running of our organisation, our GlamSci volunteers form a vital part of our charity.
GlamSci is always looking to recruit some of the most passionate and dynamic STEM professionals, students and corporate members, to volunteer with us. From part-time members, to STEM hobbyists, your expertise will help those struggling to inspire the next generation of STEM professionals.
GlamSci also offers work experience roles within our organisation, for those passionate about STEM communication and education. These short-term posts allow young people to get a taste of the work we do, as well as one on one mentoring with a STEM professional, careers development, including CV help, and UCAS and options support.
Our most popular positions, work on you or as part of a team, delivering everything from hands-on demonstrations to engaging talks. As a volunteer with GlamSci we will train you in everything from delivering various workshops, to lesson planning and delivery with our GlamSci engagement course, run at various locations across the UK. CRB checks will be covered by ourselves, as well as any travel expenses and material expenses it would cost our volunteers to put on events. Engagement works on a voluntary rota and allows you to be as flexible as you like.
Don't have enough time to put on an event but keen to get your interest in STEM out there for people to learn about? Come and be a blogger for our award winning GlamSci Blog, the 'GlamBlog'. Come and write about your STEM passions and journey through STEM education and help inspire our readers to follow in your footsteps
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Join the 50+Adult Ministry for their November outing to Dazzle Restaurant featuring a live jazz trio.
Cost: $20 for choice of 3 lunch entrees and drink. Tax and gratuity are included. Sign up in the NW Foyer or contact the church office to reserve your seat.
Sign up deadline is Sunday, October 23. This is an RTD senior ride excursion and we must have at least 10 attendees in order to participate.
If you have any questions, please contact Nancy Nelson via the church office (303.798.2406).


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Dude, You Haven't Played This Game?! Episode XXXI: Castlevania Judgment (Wii) Review
Dracula returns to haunt Miketendo some more, this time forcing to review Castlevania Judgment for the Nintendo Wii. This is my gift to you on Halloween! Hope you have a great holiday and play some Castlevania, as it's the …
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A bizarre and beautiful folly (folly - costly ornamental building with no practical purpose, especially a tower or mock-Gothic ruin built in a large garden or park). Yes, I had to google the definition.
The Pineapple, often described as the most bizarre building Scotland, is located in Dunmore Park, near Airth in Stirlingshire. The Pineapple was built in 1761 by the Earl of Dunmore as a summerhouse where he could appreciate the views from his estate. At this time pineapples were among Scotland's most exotic foods. The Dunmore estate was broken up and sold in lots in 1970 and the Pineapple was originally bought by the Countess of Perth and subsequently given to the National Trust for Scotland.
To be honest I am not sure what the National Trust is doing with this amazing place, it's almost as if they don't want people to visit it. The road into the car park is very poorly signposted and the road itself is derelict. There are some nice woodland walks around the folly and the gardens. From what I witnessed, on a sunny Friday afternoon, it is very popular and many people take the time to visit. Don't take the lack of people in my photographs as a sign of how popular this place is though, it's more a sign of my patience than anything.
For some reason I remember going to this building when I was very young and thought it was somewhere in the south of Scotland. Much to my amazement, it's roughly 15 minutes drive away. I have been planning to visit the Pineapple for some time and as it was a rather nice sunny day it seemed like the perfect time to go. I am happy that I took this chance with some free time that I had today.
I took a few different shots, mostly long exposures as the clouds were moving and I like the effect that this creates in photographs (at some point I have to stop with the big stopper). For those on desktops/tablets larger versions can be seen by tapping/clicking on the thumbnail :-)


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I was left behind but I got to hang with my blog friends.
Soooo I wasn't raptured. I apologize for calling you all orgy loving heathens. I didn't mean it. You know I love you guys :)
Seriously though it has been a crazy five days. I am staying at my mother's house in Massachusetts with the kids. Beth / Me as a Mommy was here from Friday to Monday. She is an absolute sweetheart and her baby girl is the absolute perfect baby. She even wears jeggings! I fell in love with her. We also spent some time with one of my favorite people Joanna / Baby Gators Den. She brought her sweet son Jackson. P thinks he is the coolest dude ever and is still talking about him two days later. They go way back.
It was a wonderful weekend.
How hilarious are these pictures? The kids were so cute and had a blast as you can see. I cannot wait to see some of my favorite blog moms again in August at Blogher.


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This stunning ride takes you from the north coast of both Cornwall and Devon to their respective southern shores. Riding from Ilfracombe to Plymouth across Devon and from Bude to Port Wrinkle in Cornwall's Whitsand Bay, much of this spectacular route is on disused railway track taking you through tunnels and across breathtaking viaducts and bridges. Every day brings gorgeous scenery and grand views, with a day's riding in Dartmoor National Park as a special highlight.
Enjoy sandy beaches, long estuaries and lush green valleys, peppered with characterful towns, and charming hamlets. With a magic of its own, the Cornish coast has dramatic inlets sheltered by cliffs in the north and well-loved coves and beaches to the south. There are a few hills but much of this ride is traffic free as it slices through the countryside using the bike paths of the 'Velodyssey route' - Tarka Trail, the Granite Way, Drakes Trail and the Plym Valley. Let the adventure begin...
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- Extras included
- There are no extras, however you'll love what's included as standard
- Duration
- 7 nights
- Start & Finish
- Starts Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from Barnstaple. Finishes Barnstaple or Plymouth. By train, Barnstaple is 4 hours from London Paddington
- Hotels
- Classic Two small hotels, a village inn and a b&b in Tavistock
- Activity level
- Not so gentle cycling. More info...
- Self-guided
- This tour is priced without a guide and you are free to explore on your own. If you would like a guide for part or all of your trip, we are happy to provide a knowledgeable, local guide
- Electric bikes
- Available
- Mileage
- 3 days of cycling and 3 days of optional cycling 26 - 43 miles (42 - 69 km) per day
- Terrain
- A few slopes on most days
- Traffic-free
- 70%
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- Additional nights en route
- A day fly fishing on day 4
- Take the ferry from Plymouth to Roscoff and continue cycling the Velodyssey route in France


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Formed in 2004 by frontman Johnny Yong Bosch and Maurice Salmin, Eyeshine first found success in 2006 with a unique blend of pop punk and post grunge called Edge Rock. The band gained a modest audience with its debut EP, "How About That" and their first full length album, "Red Stripes White Lights" but it was their sophomore effort, "My Paper Kingdom" that officially opened the flood gates in 2009. MPK featured their award winning song, ALONE, whose honest and simple lyrics made a connection to a steadily growing fan base. The band has continued to self produced 2 more albums, "Tone Of Echoes" and "Afterglow" and are currently in the studio recording their 6th and 7th CDs. The band has been touring across the nation since 2006 and even making their way out of the country to New Zealand in early 2011.
Band members include: Johnny Yong Bosch (guitar and lead vocals), Maurice Salmin (drums, piano, vocals), Crystal Mesina (bass) and Ji Ho Lee (lead guitar)
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Generations Incorporated Staff
Wes Enicks, Executive Director
With a thirteen year background in development, marketing, management and sales, Wes Enicks brings commitment and leadership to his role as Executive Director. Wes is driven by the core values of giving those who are underrepresented the tools to create a pathway out of poverty and working alongside community partners to provide a catalyst for change.
Previously Wes served as Vice President of Development at Big Sister Association of Greater Boston. Wes played a key role in the organization's growth through fundraising strategies that increased revenue and helped garner the 2015 National Agency of the Year award out of more than 300 affiliates in the Big Brothers Big Sisters of America network. Previously, he served as Director of Development for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southeastern Pennsylvania.
In addition to his leadership positions in the Big Brothers Big Sisters network, Enicks identifies the importance of community-supported mentorship in his own life that began taking shape during his service through Habitat for Humanity in Lesotho, a small country located in South Africa, where he worked with a team to build houses that would become homes for families. Wes also served as a Big Brother for three years and works as a mentor in the Association of Fundraising Professionals Diversity Fellows program. Wes holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Wittenberg University and a Master of Science degree in Organizational Leadership from Cabrini College.
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Friday, March 20, 2009
Fleetwood Mac last night at Madison Square Garden
So I got a chance to check off one more item I didnt know I had on my list of things to do. I got a chance to see Fleetwood Mac in concert at Madison Square Garden. It was a packed house of 20 somethings, 30 somethings, 40 somethings, 50 somethings and beyond. I grew up listening to their music so it was a lot of fun to sing and dance in the stands to what I knew. You know how you get sometimes when you know most of the lyrics and you're singing but lyrics come up that you don't quite remember and there's a pause... til you can pick back up and sing rest. You know what I'm talking about. It was a fun and nostalgic night going through all the songs and feeling like a kid again. My favorite moments were jammin to "Stand Back" and "Go your own way".
As fun as it was they definitely showed signs of a band that's been through a lot and at certain points I felt that their sound and energy was'nt grand enough for the Garden. Besides that we were still dancin and screamin in the stands. Lindsey Buckingham's guitar solo sounded great. I think that was the point that made it a rock concert for me. Funny thing at the end was when Stevie was introduced as "our first lady Stephanie Nicks" which I thought was a odd sign of an aging band.
I had to include this shot because it was such a nice surprise. Our section was filled with out of town randoms from parts unknown sporting leather coats with tassles, acid wash denim and cowboy hats. Added to the patchouli that was in the air and I wasn't expecting fashion week in the house. This was the fashion highlight. A gorgeous woman with a severe look in all black. Hot.
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A box of 4 delicious brigadeiros. You choose the flavour you want from the list of flavours on the right side of the page.
The gift box will not be exactly as shown in the photo as your gift box will be created specifically for you, with the flavours you choose.
Pure Chocolate with 34%, 53% or 70% (Cocoa Mass, Cocoa Butter, Sugar, Milk solids, Soya Lecithin, Vanilla) Sugar, Glucose Syrup, Cream, Cocoa Powder, Salt and Butter.
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Vopt9 is a disk utility that lets you quickly defrag and pack your disk drives to maintain optimal performance and reliability. Its speedy performance makes daily defragging both practical and desirable. Vopt9 offers many different language choices and works on both client (XP to Windows 10) and server (Server 2003 to 2012) platforms.
The main screen displays a graphic map of the selected drive showing which clusters are fully used, partially used, and free. After you've done an Analyze process, the map shows which clusters contain normal files, fragmented files, fixed (immovable) files, excluded files, metafiles, system restore files, startup files, and the hiberfile.
Clicking anywhere on the map now pops up a window that lists the files using that area. You can drag a file from the list and drop it into a new location on the same drive. Right-clicking on the file brings up more options such as compress, encryption, etc.
The defragmenting menu offers a number of options for defragging the hard drive, including:
- Defrag drive (tighter packing) – Performs extra work to reduce the number of small gaps left after defragmenting. This takes more time.
- Quick defrag (VSS compatible) – Files larger than 64 MB are not defragmented, and file packing is minimal.
- Batch defrag – Defragments the multiple drives you select, and turns off the system afterward if you like.
- Defrag pagefile – Defragments the pagefile.
Vopt9 used to be a commercial tool but has become freeware as a compliment of the author, Howard Barry Emerson, who declared in his will that Vopt should be his bequest to all Windows PC users. Barry passed away on Feb 18, 2016. Therefore, as a Windows user, we all get to have the access to his legacy for free. Thank you, Barry, and RIP.
All you need is to download the registration file from the same download page and copy it to the program installation folder, such as:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Golden Bow\Vopt 9
Vopt9 is a very powerful disk tool that provides not only strong and fast defragment tasks but some other functions as well, such as disk check, disk failure prediction, garbage clean-up, etc. If your computer is still running off on those spindle disks, Vopt9 seems to be a must-have tool to maximize your disk performance.


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Magic The Gathering - Guilds of Ravnica Season
Guilds are back and we're inviting you to join us for the Guilds of Ravnica season!
There's plenty of events throughout the season to suit all styles of play - whether you're a veteran player and excited for the new set or you're completely new and looking for a way to start.
Open House - Saturday 22nd & 23rd September
This is the place to start your Magic the Gathering journey. Magic Open House is a day especially for new players. Whether you're brand new or a returning player, come along for a demo and meet some of the regulars.
If you already play and are one of our regulars, we invite you to join us and help show the newer players the ropes.
We'll also have giveaways of promotional items throughout the day - think posters, deck boxes and more!
Prerelease - Saturday 29th & Sunday 30th September
Prerelease is your chance to play with the new set a whole week before its official release!
We have multiple events across the weekend to choose from:
Prerelease with Swiss rounds - You'll be given a Prerelease pack which will contain 6 boosters. Players then build a deck using the cards you've opened and games are played in a Swiss round format - a number of rounds will be played against various opponents. It's a great way to test your deck building & interact with other players.
Prerelease 2HG - This event is great if you want to play with a friend. You'll each be given a Prerelease pack which will contain 6 boosters. You can then use cards from both yours and your partner's packs to build a deck. You'll then play as a team against other teams. Two-Headed Giant sees players partner up and play as one! This event is great if you're new and would like to work with a friend or even a more experienced player.
Check with your local TGS for individual event times - Prerelease
Friday Night Magic - every Friday
Join us every Friday for your weekly Magic fix and some fun, casual play and of course there are those fantastic FNM promos!
Check with your local TGS for start times/ formats played.
Draft Weekend - Saturday 6th & Sunday 7th October
Join us for Draft weekend to celebrate the official release of the set.
Drafting is a great way to add cards to your collection and test your skills.
Join us for drafts across the weekend.
Everyone who takes part gets a fantastic promo card too!
Find your local TGS event here.
Casual Magic League - Starts 8th October
Magic League is a fantastic way to play at your own pace, try out a bit of deck building and start to build your collection.
At the start of the League you purchase 3 Guilds of Ravnica boosters and build a small 30-card deck with the contents. Once built you can use the online community to arrange games with other players or use the time imbetween other games to get some league play in.
Once a week and/or after 3 consecutive game losses you may choose to purchase another booster to add to your league collection.
Each participant will be given a game tracker and once you have played 10 games you will also receive a foil promo card!
Perfect for new players to help improve your skills and grow your collection.
Standard Showdown - Starts 14th October
If you want to up your game and battle it out with some friendly competition this is the event for you!
There'll be some fantastic special Standard Showdown boosters, loaded with rares and foils from recent expansions, up for grabs at these events.
Standard Showdown events run for about 8 weeks. Click here for your local TGS' events.
Ravnica Weekend - 9th, 10th & 11th November
Get ready for one of the greatest Wizards of the Coast crossovers to date, as we delve deep into the world of Ravnica with both Magic the Gathering AND everyone's favourite tabletop RPG - Dungeons & Dragons.
Join us for a weekend of 4-pack drafts, Guild Kit Battles, and roleplaying with a preview adventure from Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica, the upcoming Magic/D&D crossover.
We'll have Guild prints and exclusive art Land cards to giveaway throughout the weekend too!
Check with your local TGS for event details and times - Burnley, Chester, Colne
Store Championship - TBC
Now this event is the one to prove yourself!
Winner takes away the fantastic Store Champion playmat and there are some lovely promo cards for participants too!
More details will follow for this fantastic event!
Products for Guilds of Ravnica
Booster box - Contains 36 Guilds of Ravnica booster packs. Preorder yours now!
Planeswalker decks - Planeswalker Decks familiarize players with basic strategy, plus the game's setting, characters, and mechanics of the latest set. Each deck comes with a foil Planeswalker card not found anywhere else.
Bundles - The Guilds of Ravnica Bundle lets you dive into the new set, with boosters to help update your decks for the new Standard environment, plus a Player's Guide complete with a set overview and a visual encyclopedia of every card in the set.


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If you accept credit card payments directly through your website, you must have an SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) installed. This guide will help you make sure your SSL is properly installed so your customers can shop with confidence that their information is secure.
- How does the SSL installation process work?
- How can I tell if my SSL is working?
- Why is my SSL not installed?
- I have an SSL, but I still get "insecure content" warnings on some of my pages.
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How does the SSL installation process work?
When you purchase an SSL from Volusion, there is no installation fee and the SSL will be installed for your domain within 3-5 business days.
When you purchase your SSL, make sure to enter the same information (domain name, email address, etc.) that you used to open your hosting plan. If the information doesn't match, the SSL cannot be applied to the correct account.
If the information is correct and accurate, the installation process is as follows:
- After you make your purchase from our website, Volusion Order Processing does a WHOIS lookup on your domain. If your domain name is registered privately, look for an email from our Billing department with further instructions. If your domain name isn't registered privately, we'll send the approval email to the address on your WHOIS record.
- When you click the validation link in the approval email, the SSL certificate is generated and queued for installation.
- Once the SSL has been installed, you'll receive another ticket in your MyVolusion account letting you know the SSL has been successfully installed on your domain.
Please note that if you change your domain name at any time during the installation period, the process will need to be re-started under the new domain name.
How can I tell if my SSL is working?
There are a few things to check if you want to verify that your SSL is installed. You should also keep in mind that if you're still on a temporary servertrust address, the SSL will not be applied to your site until you go live on your domain name.
- If you visit your store Admin Area, you should see "https" and a padlock symbol in the browser address bar. This may appear differently depending on which browser you're using (Firefox, Chrome, IE, etc.).
- If you click on the padlock, it should provide information about the SSL certificate and its expiration date.
- If you visit your store One Page Checkout, you should see "https" and a padlock symbol (if your Full Secure Store URL is set to https).
Why is my SSL not installed?
You may have ordered it under a different email address.
When purchasing your SSL on www.volusion.com, it's essential that you use the same email address that you used to purchase your hosting plan. If you use a different email, the Billing department won't be able to process the order. They'll send you a ticket asking you to use the right address.
If you don't remember the email address you used to purchase your hosting plan, please reach out to our Support team.
You may have ordered it for a different domain name.
If you ordered the SSL with the correct email address but it still isn't installed, make sure you ordered it for the correct domain name.
You may still be on a temporary servertrust address.
If you're still on a temporary servertrust address, the SSL will not be applied to your site until you go live on your domain name.
You may not have verified your domain name ownership.
If you recently ordered an SSL certificate from Volusion, you should see if your domain name has private registration. Check WHOIS for the domain registration information and see if your email is visible.
If your email isn't visible (your domain name is privately registered), then you likely have a ticket from Volusion Billing asking you to create a ICANN-approved email address so you can verify your domain name ownership.
Once you verify ownership of your domain, we can install your SSL certificate on your store.
The approval email may be in your spam folder.
After you provide our Billing team with a pre-approved email address, you'll need to check your email (and spam folders) to verify domain ownership.
I have an SSL, but I still get "insecure content" warnings on some of my pages.
When your store's SSL certificate fails to encrypt all of the elements on a page (e.g. forms, textboxes, images, etc.), customers receive an "insecure content" pop-up message.
To resolve the error, all you need to do is find the elements on the page that cannot be encrypted and make some minor modifications.
See "How to Resolve Unsecured Content on Secure Pages With SSL" to learn more.
How will I know when it's time to renew my SSL?
We'll send a reminder email to the address you used to place the original SSL order. Your first reminder will be sent approximately 14 days before your SSL is due to expire, and we'll follow up again at 7 days, 3 days, and 1 day.
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Hexagonal Straight Straps are a perfect hybrid exercise, combining the benefits of genuflexions with those of straightails. Use this method that lasts 10 weeks to increase your overall muscle mass.
Black chocolate is already recognized for the benefits it has on the cardiovascular system, and now a new study has shown that black chocolate can also increase sports performance at fitness enthusiasts.
Anabolic steroids are trendy. And many wonder if their side effects are so serious, or if there are steroids that have less side effects. Find out the answer here.
Anapolon 50 is definitely a powerful steroid hormone and successful at the same time. Even though dangerous, raises muscle mass, and may achieve 5-7 kilograms in two months. These types of boosts tend to be quantitative because of water retention in the body, which can be very theraputic for important bones. As it is a good androgenic steroid ointment drug, recovery happens swiftly and cuts down on chance of overtraining becoming an adult muscle strength.
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This is the stuff my dreams, guys. A couple of years ago, I putted around the idea of drafting and selling my own patterns. An overwhelming sense of "where do I even start?" was probably the main reason I hesitated. Even though most of the patterns I sew are Digital PDFs, it's still incredibly daunting to buckle down and take the plunge into drafting your first one! My advice to those considering it: just tackle one task at a time and celebrate your tiny accomplishments and hurdles every step of the way.
My girl had never shown a real interest in anything yet, until, around the holidays, she became inseparable from her stuffed "Horton hears a who" elephant plushie. And since I always look to my kids for inspiration (particularly for their birthdays) I focused on making her an elephant outfit. And then I had an epiphany: I'm going to make this into my first sell-able PDF Pattern! I decided to call it the ZOU Playset because zou is the Japanese word for elephant! Furthermore, I'm going to do this for each of my kids' birthdays, from now on! So get used to seeing some ultra fun, super kawaii inspired kids patterns popping up around here!✂🌈✂🎮✂🦄
I wanted it to look like an elephant without becoming an elephant costume. And of course there had to be surprise elements; there's nothing like seeing there face light up when they notice something isn't only what it seems! It's even more fun when your testers don't realize something is more than it seems, until they sew it! But in the same breath, I wanted it to be something that would look great without anything added as well: I love the full elephant look, AND the "no extras" version! So let's talk about those options, shall we:
ZOU Playset:
[sizes 2T-10Y]
•contrast side panels, arm cuffs, and button plackets
•gathered ear frills
•puff mini crown and eyes
•trunk that attaches to the bubble culottes and is [secretly] a pocket. (or mini trunk that fits completely on crop top.
Zou Playset
the SUPER BUBBLE CULOTTES
[sizes 2T-10Y]
•super poofy and fully lined.
•ties connect to the regular-sized trunk pocket
•optional snap-on tail
There are countless ways to change up the options to make it special! It's such a comfy outfit and so perfect for summer outings when the sun is blazing down! Such a happy, little playset; it even looks cute layered.
This would be thing to sew up for the summer edition of Kids Clothes Week, May 23rd- 29th! So many sunny, happy reasons to make some smiles with handmade goodness!
this ZOU Playset has:
•contrast arm cuffs and plackets
•puff eyes
•little puff crown
•mini sized trunk pocket
•snap-on tail with fringe
[size 6Y shown here]
this ZOU Playset has:
•contrast side panels,arm cuffs and plackets
•little puff crown
[size 8Y shown here]
My lovely testers for this pattern spanned the globe! They made such varied versions which really showcases the versatility of the ZOU PLAYSET. Check it out:
Aren't they all so lovely?! The multitude of fabrics choices really bring the pattern to life, right?! 🖤🖤🖤
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About HXNE 2019 -&- Frequently Asked Questions
Below is a list of FAQ's about Harmony Explosion Camp Northeast. If a question you have is not answered below, please feel free to contact our Camp Director at firstname.lastname@example.com
What is Harmony Explosion Camp Northeast?
Simply put, Harmony Explosion Camp Northeast is one of the best and most unique musical enrichment opportunities available to high school-aged students and their teachers. A joint outreach effort of the international Barbershop Harmony Society (BHS), Harmony Inc. (HI), and Sweet Adelines Intl. (SAI), HX Camp Northeast brings together young singers from the northeastern US and Canada for an intensive weekend of learning and music-making, under the leadership of stellar directors, clinicians and coaches. This year's camp will be held August 1-4, 2019 (Thursday-Sunday) at beautiful Worcester State University in Worcester, MA.
Who can attend Harmony Explosion Camp Northeast?
The camp is open to any student who has completed 8th grade (typically aged 13-14); students may attend through the summer following their 12th grade (senior) year (typically aged 17-18). We also have a peer leader program (ages 18-24), for more information please visit www.nedistrict.org/hxne/peerleader. Chaperones are also a vital piece to the camp and are accepted aged 24 and older (HXNE has the right to choose its chaperones based off of criteria as outlined in job description). Information about becoming a chaperone can be found here: www.nedistrict.org/hxne/chaperone. A separate track is available for professional music educators and collegiate music education majors, more information can be found on our website: www.nedistrict.org/hxne/musiceducators
Why is this camp so much less expensive than comparable music camps?
The estimated "real cost" per-person cost of just over $400 is subsidized by the generous support of Harmony Foundation, International and by contributions from chapters, quartets and individuals from men's and women's barbershop organizations, allowing us to set tuition rates at a lower cost. For tuition rates, visit our registration site: www.nedistrict.org/hxne/register. The camp is a nonprofit entity and all of the staff volunteer their time for the weekend. If you would like to make a financial contribution to the program, you may donate by credit card via the online registration site or by contacting firstname.lastname@example.com
I'm interested in possibly chaperoning, who do I talk to if I'd like to know more?
Chaperoning for HX Camp Northeast is an extremely rewarding experience and also is essential to the success of the camp in general. For further questions about what specific responsibilities chaperoning entails, please contact us at firstname.lastname@example.com or visit our website for a brief job description: www.nedistrict.org/hxne/chaperone.
How do I register for HX Camp Northeast?
Complete an online registration! Once your registration is submitted, you will be directed to print out and complete your required forms, which you will then send in to our registrar. If you are unable to register online, you may also obtain a paper offline registration form.
How do I know I'm registered?
You will receive an instant registration receipt once your online registration has been submitted as well as a follow-up confirmation email. Once your forms have been received, you will receive an email with a link to a "participant only" page which will allow you to download your information packet, music, and learning tracks.
What can I expect to experience at the camp?
You'll join over 150 other young singers in an experience you won't forget! You will sleep in the college dormitories, eat in the college cafeteria on an all-you-can eat meal plan (and the food is great!), attend dynamic rehearsal sessions, sectional rehearsals and workshops, and listen to quartets or sing tags at the picnic and ice cream social. The weekend culminates in a Saturday evening concert, featuring the camp choruses and guest stars from the international barbershop stage. For adults, you have the same amount of fun and an experience that is incomparable! Adults get to join 50+ other adults in a chorus to perform on Saturday night also!
When do I need to arrive at Worcester State University?
All attendee's should check-in on Thursday, August 1, 2019 in Sheehan Hall. Our staff will be ready to welcome Chaperones & Peer Leaders at 11:30am and Music Educators & Campers between 2:00pm-3:00pm.
When will I be departing from Worcester State University?
Participants of the camp (excluding Chaperones) may choose whether to stay until Sunday, August 4, 2019 (to depart between 8:00am-9:30am) OR Saturday, August 3, 2019 after the All Camp Show (estimated end time 9:45pm). While registering for HX Camp Northeast, attendees will need to choose their day of departure. The cost of staying until Sunday is included in the tuition price. But, if a participant choses to leave or stay on an alternate date from annotated on the registration form, the participant will be responsible for the difference in costs related.
What type of music will I be singing?
Repertoire at the camp is a mixture of men's and women's barbershop and TTBB/SSAA choral literature. Past selections have run the gamut from "Coney Island Baby" to "Under the Boardwalk" to Tomas Luis de Victoria's "Weep, O Mine Eyes" and Franz Biebl's "Ave Maria." We've also sung songs from the famous movies of "Pitch Perfect", "Les Miserables" and some other favorites! Our clinicians include respected educators and award/medal-winning barbershoppers. (Often both!)
I've never sung barbershop - what do I need to know?
The fundamentals of singing and technique are exactly the same for barbershop as for any other style of choral singing, although some of the stylistic conventions may be new to you. You will also need to choose your appropriate barbershop voice part. To find out more about the art of barbershop, please visit our website: www.nedistrict.org/youth-in-harmony
I currently sing in a barbershop quartet - what can the camp do for me?
Bring your whole quartet and get coached by our staff! Refine your barbershop skills, sing in a large chorus, perform for your peers, and learn some new repertoire and tricks of the craft while having a great time.
I'm a school choral teacher (or an aspiring one)… what can HX Camp Northeast do for me and my program?
The timing of the camp provides a perfect opportunity to energize your choral students in preparation for the new school year. The activities of the camp help students to train their ears, read music, tune close harmonies, improve part independence, and sing expressively. Personally, you can observe some master teachers and clinicians in action, pick up some new tricks of the trade, share your own insights and techniques with colleagues from a wide area, learn some new repertoire, and generally "recharge your batteries" before heading back to the classroom in September. Collegiate music education majors gain valuable experience before student teaching or moving into the workforce, interacting both with high school students and seasoned professionals. We also offer CEU's for music educators who are in need of credit for professional development.
My students are attending - what are my responsibilities as a teacher?
Ready for some great news? You can attend the camp with your students, but you are not their chaperone! No hustling them from one activity to another, no room checks at night or wake-up calls in the morning - you're not even housed in the same building! We have a full staff of chaperones who are responsible for the students while you get to take classes, observe rehearsals, and sing in the educators' chorus! As like most music festivals, we certainly encourage you to go over the music with your students before the camp, but they have the ability to practice on their own with .mp3 learning tracks. NOTE: We encourage students to arrange their own transportation with their families, but if you plan on driving a group of students to/from camp, we strongly suggest you follow whatever protocols your school district uses for permission for student transport to protect yourself from any liability.
HX Camp Northeast sounds great! How can I support this venture?
Tell everyone about us! Refer singers you know to our website! If you'd like to make a monetary donation, you may do so by credit card via the "Make a Donation" option on our registration page, or contact us via email to find ways to help.


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And so the legend goes . . .
People often ask why we are called Pear's. It all started back in 1915, as the legend is told . . . when our Master Roaster "Pierre Hermann" first came to the United States. When he arrived at Ellis Island, the U.S. customs official mistakenly wrote down the name Pear instead of Pierre . . . and the name stuck. Since that moment, he has been known as Pear Herman.
Pear was truly a gifted craftsman. With his expert touch, he created the finest, most flavorful roasted nuts and coffee in the world. He combined his love of fine French gourmet food with his delicate technique of roasting coffee and nuts and created art. His unique and finely tuned skills have been handed down from generation to generation. So magnificent were his creations, we decided to name our company in his honor - Pear's Gourmet.
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By Frank Walker at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, September 15, 2002 The Sun-Herald.
AS the world waits this weekend to find out what happens next in the war on terrorism, the Australians fighting phase one are awaiting fresh orders. Weapons and helmets are stacked against the walls inside Bagram air base in Afghanistan, home to the SAS who still patrol the foothills looking for the remnants of Al Qaeda. The base commander, US General John Vines, heaped praise on the Australians, saying he would "move heaven and earth" to have the SAS fight alongside him in any future conflict. But the men themselves, unable to be quoted or named, were markedly less gung-ho about the prospect of war with Iraq. Their average age is 32 and most are married with children.
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Here's Jen. She's a beautiful ninja.
I don't know her personally but she is far, far more than this short story: a few years ago, Jen rescued herself and her Littles. Then she got up and started a charity called the Beauty Bank.
Jen gives life's little luxuries to women in need. She takes the unused beauty items we ALL have lurking in our bathroom cupboards and wardrobes and packages them beautifully to give to our sisters.
Share, share, share our stuff
I don't need to give reasons for why we should help. We know.
Some of our sisters are worried about getting shoes on their kids' feet. Or they're trying to find a safe way to leave...so they are not exactly buying themselves scented soap or mascara or cute earrings. We have extra hidden in our drawers; we can bless the universe. You see how this works?
Find a box & fill it
You ready? It's not hard.
Get a box, walk to your bedroom / ensuite.
Put in all your unopened soaps, body wash, make-up samples, candles, jewellery, pre-loved but lovely scarves, belts, handbags etc (see full list here). Or throw a few new items in your cart when you're in the cosmetic aisle. Easy. Jen will make beauty packs for women in need.
Go to the post office (Cost: $10)
I know.
The queue.
But while you're there, think about this: you are a good egg. You are blessing the world. You are doing what you can for somebody who is scared or lost. She may be a stranger. She may live next door. (Or...she may even be you. If it's you and you're reading now, reach out. Take a baby step forward. Here's the number in New South Wales for domestic problems: 1800 65 64 63 and the website is here. People are ready to listen.)
BEAUTY BANK PO Box 991 Sutherland NSW 1499. (Postage costs $10.25 within 50km of Sydney for a box under 22 kilos)
Let's rescue some beautiful prisoners
A little kindness (body wash, mascara, scarf, earrings) goes such a long way when life is hard.
Can you see -- we're not giving soap, we're rescuing prisoners? We're dropping keys into their laps.
Thank you, Easter chickadees
Thank you, Aussie girls. And for all you overseas readers, Dr Google will show you a charity in your own hometown that does the same thing. Please say you will.
Sending big hugs. I hope you pilfer all the mini chocolate Easter eggs you desire this weekend.
Catherine xo
ps. Thank you for following my Happiness Blog. I hope you feel inspired to be yourself and love your world. If you like it, there's more here!


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Welly to the wescue/
I apologize for the widiculous title.
Last week I described some headaches I was having with well data, and I introduced welly, an open source Python tool that we've built to help cure the migraine. The first versions of welly were built — along with the first versions of striplog — for the Nova Scotia Department of Energy, to help with their various data wrangling efforts.
Aside — all software projects funded by government should in principle be open source.
Today we're using welly to get data out of LAS files and into so-called feature vectors for a machine learning project we're doing for Canstrat (kudos to Canstrat for their support for open source software!). In our case, the features are wireline log measurements. The workflow looks something like this:
- Read LAS files into a welly 'project', which contains all the wells. This bit depends on lasio.
- Check what curves we have with the project table I showed you on Thursday.
- Check curve quality by passing a test suite to the project, and making a quality table (see below).
- Fix problems with curves with whatever tricks you like. I'm not sure how to automate this.
- Export as the X matrix, all ready for the machine learning task.
Let's look at these key steps as Python code.
1. Read LAS files
from welly import Project
p = Project.from_las('data/*.las')
2. Check what curves we have
Now we have a project full of wells and can easily make the table we saw last week. This time we'll use aliases to simplify things a bit — this trick allows us to refer to all GR curves as 'Gamma', so for a given well, welly will take the first curve it finds in the list of alternatives we give it. We'll also pass a list of the curves (called keys here) we are interested in:
3. Check curve quality
Now we have to define a suite of tests. Lists of test to run on each curve are held in a Python data structure called a dictionary. As well as tests for specific curves, there are two special test lists: Each and All, which are run on each curve encountered, and on all curves together, respectively. (The latter is required to, for example, compare the curves to each other to look for duplicates). The welly module quality contains some predefined tests, but you can also define your own test functions — these functions take a curve as input, and return either True (for a test pass) for False.
import welly.quality as qty
tests = {
'All': [qty.no_similarities],
'Each': [qty.no_monotonic],
'Gamma': [
qty.mean_between(10, 100),
'Density': [qty.mean_between(1000,3000)],
'Sonic': [qty.mean_between(180, 400)],
html = p.curve_table_html(keys=keys, alias=alias, tests=tests)
4. Fix problems
Now we can fix any problems. This part is not yet automated, so it's a fairly hands-on process. Here's a very high-level example of how I fix one issue, just as an example:
def fix_negs(c):
c[c < 0] = np.nan
return c
# Glossing over some details, we give a mnemonic, a test
# to apply, and the function to apply if the test fails.
fix_curve_if_bad('GAM', qty.all_positive, fix_negs)
What I like about this workflow is that the code itself is the documentation. Everything is fully reproducible: load the data, apply some tests, fix some problems, and export or process the data. There's no need for intermediate files called things like DT_MATT_EDIT or RHOB_DESPIKE_FINAL_DELETEME. The workflow is completely self-contained.
5. Export
The data can now be exported as a matrix, specifying a depth step that all data will be interpolated to:
X, _ = p.data_as_matrix(X_keys=keys, step=0.1, alias=alias)
That's it. We end up with a 2D array of log values that will go straight into, say, scikit-learn*. I've omitted here the process of loading the Canstrat data and exporting that, because it's a bit more involved. I will try to look at that part in a future post. For now, I hope this is useful to someone. If you'd like to collaborate on this project in the future — you know where to find us.
* For more on scikit-learn, don't miss Brendon Hall's tutorial in October's Leading Edge.
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So what do you do if you're a developer and the credit crunch is keeping your potential customers away? Well, how about giving buyers the loan yourself!
That's precisely what the developers of a posh Harlem condo building are doing. Yup, they're going to personally finance your loan, or, in other words, essentially lend themselves the money so that you can buy one of their condos.
The building is the Fitzgerald, "a completely renovated and converted development in Harlem," according to the press release. It's at 257 West 117th street, right by Columbia University and right in the heart of one of the hottest neighborhoods in Manhattan (President Clinton set up shop in Harlem if you all remember).
I spoke with one of the developers this morning who claims that despite a slight slowing in the Manhattan market, he doesn't see any risk to this venture. Buyers have to put 10 percent down, but there are no closing costs. "Qualified buyers are offered a seven year loan on a 30-year amortization schedule at half a percent less that the interest rate Citibank is offering currently." There are no prepayment penalties and no processing fees.
The developers think it's a great way to get buyers into the building fast, buyers who will later refi into different loans or sell to third parties, so the developers will see the full value of the properties. And these are not low-income housing deals, no no. The units range in price from $665,000 to $1.85m.
It makes me wonder though. Manhattan isn't really the type of market that relies heavily on financing (many co-ops reject financing), and the prices are so high that really everyone needs to be able to get a jumbo. This says to me that folks in the know about Manhattan real estate know things are starting to get dicey. They want to get buyers in fast, give them the loans if they have to. Perhaps all the bleeding on Wall Street is finally beginning to bleed uptown.
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NC State
In his past, football at NC State. His future: Congress? The White House? We'll see.
NC State's Bo Hines gets his only collegiate touchdown
You can't get Bo Hines to look back.
You can try but the former N.C. State receiver, who left for the Ivy League three years ago, only looks ahead.
And to Hines, every day looks like his 54-yard touchdown did against Florida State in 2014: wide open spaces without an obstacle in sight.
Football is now part of Hines' past. Chronic shoulder problems forced him to give up the game this summer before his senior season at Yale.
Hines will watch the Wolfpack and Seminoles on Saturday from New Haven, Conn., and there might be a slight nostalgic twinge, but there's a reason he made the unusual choice to leave the ACC for the Ivy League.
"There are definitely days I miss walking into the Murphy Center," Hines said in a recent interview. "I knew the opportunity to make a name for myself in the political realm (at Yale) was going to be bigger than what I would have been able to do at N.C. State."
Leading receiver
N.C. State and Florida State will meet again on the football field on Saturday. In an alternate universe, Hines would be a senior for the Wolfpack and closing in on the school career record for receptions.
As a true freshman in 2014, the 6-1, 205-pound slot receiver led the Wolfpack in catches (45) and receiving yards (616). Hines' brightest moment came against Florida State on Sept. 27 at Carter-Finley Stadium.
On the second play of the game, Hines fooled FSU safety Tyler Hunter with a double move and then caught the ball at the FSU 30-yard line. He ran untouched into the end zone for a 54-yard score.
N.C. State jumped out to a 24-7 lead on the No. 1-ranked team before losing 56-41. Hines finished with eight catches for 103 yards. The touchdown wound up being the only one of his college career.
Hines decided to transfer from N.C. State to Yale in January 2015. He had quickly developed a good rapport with quarterback Jacoby Brissett and the two remain close friends. Another season older, stronger and with Brissett, who knows what kind of numbers Hines could have produced at N.C. State.
Without Hines, Brissett struggled to find a reliable receiver in 2015. Derailed by injuries at running back, N.C. State struggled to a 7-6 record.
"Obviously, it was hard to replace him," said N.C. State center Garrett Bradbury, who was Hines' high school teammate, too. "I wanted to keep playing with him, but I know his aspirations were way bigger than football."
When Hines left N.C. State, he said he thought Yale would give him a head start on his political career and he would still have a chance to make the NFL.
Hines was never healthy enough at Yale to make an impression on the NFL. In two games for the Bulldogs in his sophomore season, he caught 11 passes for 134 yards.
He needed reconstructive surgery of the AC joint in his right shoulder after the 2015 season. He went to renowned orthopedic specialist Dr. James Andrews in Birmingham, Ala., for surgery.
A broken collarbone kept him off the field for the 2016 season. He tried to rehabilitate and get back on the field this season but realized the injuries were too much to overcome.
"The next shoulder injury could be debilitating for a lifetime," Hines said. "That's not really a risk I'm willing to take."
On to politics
The 22-year-old Republican from Charlotte took the injuries as a sign from God to move onto his political career.
He already chooses his words like a classically-trained politician. Hines worked this summer for Indiana governor Eric Holcomb and U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-South Dakota).
His focus while working at Holcomb's office was "minimizing bureaucracy in Indiana," he said.
While working for Rounds, Hines was part of the senator's team to come up with a health care alternative for the Affordable Care Act.
"Bo's on to bigger and better things," Bradbury said.
Football is his past
In between his political apprenticeships this summer, Hines found time for his personal life. In June, he married Olivia Andretti. The two first met in middle school in Charlotte.
Next year, Olivia, who graduated from the University of North Carolina, will be off to medical school, and Hines will be at law school.
"She's way smarter than me," Hines said.
Yale and Harvard are on their list, as are Georgetown and Duke. Wait, Duke?
"We'd cover the Triangle," Hines joked. "It's good for politics."
Brissett and Bradbury went to the wedding. Hines also still keeps up with current N.C. State players Stephen Louis and B.J. Hill, who were his roommates in 2014.
He watched the Wolfpack's 35-28 loss to South Carolina in the opener. He'll keep tabs on the team the rest of the way, too.
But football is his past, and Hines' doesn't look back, only forward. He's already making plans to run for the House of Representatives in North Carolina's 9th congressional district, in either 2020 or 2022.
There are bigger goals after that. Governor in his home state is on his list of goals. And by the time he turns 35 in 2030 – who knows? – there might be a shot at the White House.
Hines has learned the hard way that plans can change, but he has also figured out how to adapt to them.
"My plan didn't work out the way I intended, but I find an immense amount of happiness in the political world," Hines said.
Joe Giglio: 919-829-8938, @jwgiglio


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Can anyone tell me if taking inhalers, I am on brown and green regularly know , can deplete your immune system. I seem to have had one heavy cold after another this year since I have been taking meds regularly . Does this mean I need to take vitimin supplements to boost my immunity, or is this just a coincidence.
Any advise would be helpfull. I cannot cope with anymore colds.They are getting me down This last one has given me awful sinusitus, still trying to clear it up , on antibiotics now, and before that terrible upper respiritory congestion . Both lasting for ages and created coughs I cannot clear. Before I took inhalers my colds cleared much quicker . is there an answer to this dilema, Help anyone
Mo !!!