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Lord Evans of Temple Guiting: My Lords, with all due respect, the noble Lord is well over his allocated five minutes.
Lord McNally: My Lords, during one of the last warm days of autumn, I took my three children on the riverboat from Greenwich to Westminster. As is the custom, one of the boatmen offered us a running commentary as we went down the river. As we passed the headquarters of the Greater London Authority on our left, he said, "And there, on our left, is the new headquarters of the Greater London Authority. As you can see, it was designed by an under-employed window cleaner".
It was a great honour today to hear from that under-employed window cleaner. I thought that I would tell the noble Lord that story because he has had so much praise today that he should hear at least one word from his critics. It was a great pleasure to hear from the noble Lord, Lord Foster.
My other problem arises from hearing the noble Lord, Lord Freyberg. As noble Lords may know, I am one of the revolutionaries concerning reform of this House, and yet, whenever I get out the tumbrels for the hereditaries I think of the noble Lord, Lord Freyberg, and his contribution to this House. Yet again, he has made a major contribution by raising the issue of design, and we are all in his debt for that.
My interest in design originated with my membership of the Select Committee on Trade and Industry in another place, then as director-general of the British Retail Consortium in the mid-1980s, and then, since entering this House, becoming associated with the campaigning groups, Anti Copying in Design, known as ACID, and the Federation Against Copyright Theft. Much of their work is about protecting creativity in areas such as music, film and product design, but protecting a good idea and rewarding creativity applies equally to the power and direction of public service procurement.
I agree with the Prime Minister that Britain's future lies in creating a high-skill, high-tech, high value-added economy. But to create and sustain such an economy it is essential that ideas, innovation and
This excellent debate has drawn on the brief produced by the Design Council, which is among my papers. I shall not repeat many of the points that other noble Lords have referred to except to point out that, although it may be a brief for the converted, as the noble Lord, Lord Wakeham, said, it would be well worthy of wider distribution, if only to provide the proselytizers of good design with a good document from which to work.
I agree with the noble Lord, Lord Pendry, that design has great importance in ensuring that our public services are taken up. Too many buildings that house organisations which offer help seem to say not "We are here to help" but "Abandon hope all ye who enter here". It is true that good design can make a building appear friendly to people who may be a little cautious about becoming entangled in the bureaucracy of public service.
Throughout the debate various themes have been taken upfor example, how good design can help in the areas of health and education; in sport and leisure, an issue to which the noble Lord, Lord Pendry, referred; and in tourism. I agree that good signage can be a great help to tourism.
As to housing and housing design in the public sector, I can remember going round a council estate in Southwark with a local councillor 30 years ago, at the beginning of my political career, and him standing there with real pride, looking at the high rise flats and saying, "When I see those high rise flats I see socialism in action". It is worthwhile designers and planners reminding themselves that sometimes they can get it disastrously wrong. Those high rise flats, which were built with such good intentions and such worthy aims, created massive social problems that we have spent many of the past 20 or 30 years trying to repair. In addition to the many virtues advocated today, I urge on the designers and planners a tad of humility.
Another area where public service lateral thinking as regards design can help is in the design of built-in deterrents against theft. Too many products are too easy to steal. There have been exchanges in the House about mobile phones and how slow the companies were in building-in anti-theft devices. Before that, the manufacturers of cars were similarly accused.
There is a whole range of areas in the public service where positive thinking can be of help. We have all learnt something today. Having listened to the noble Lord, Lord Brooke, speak about his hat-stand, my noble friend Lord Rodgers will probably now rush home and take a close look at his Festival of Britain cups and spoons. I recommend that he takes them to the next edition of the "Antiques Roadshow" because he might have some worthwhile heirlooms on his hands.
Like my noble friend Lord Rodgers, I left another place by public demand. One of the nice things about it is that I occasionally get invited back to my old constituency. On 28th March I shall be going back to
One of the lessons to come through the debate is that end users must be involved in design right from the beginning. I am going back to Stockport with a real sense of pleasurealthough slightly fraudulently because it is my membership of the All-Party Design Group which gives me the qualities to present the prizes. As my colleagues know, I have not been renowned in the past for my Armani suits or design consciousness.
The arguments that provoked the competition in Stockport could be rehearsed elsewhere. Good design is a win-win situation. It is a win for the citizen as a taxpayer because, as speaker after speaker has emphasised, good design brings good value. It is a winner for the citizen as the consumer of these services because, again as other noble Lords have emphasised, good design helps the consumer. My Whip is wagging his finger but, if he reads the whip, he will see that I have got 10 minutes. Whips try to control everything.
Finally, as my 10 minutes come up, let me say that good design is good for UK plc. I work with one of the big trade associationsthe electrical manufacturersand it is still in Britain because of the quality of design. Whether in manufacturing or public services, the lesson to be learnt is that design is not the cherry on the cake but the real heart of success.
Baroness Miller of Hendon: My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Freyberg, for several things; first, for having introduced the debate; secondly, for himself having introduced it so well; thirdly, for having introduced a debate which has caused so many excellent, interesting and different speeches to be made; fourthly, as my noble friend Lord Brooke said, for giving us an opportunity publicly to congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Foster of Thames Bank, on his excellent maiden speech; and, fifthly, for his adventurous spirit in introducing a debate that is more about ideas than anything tangible. It is true that the ideas have to be linked with discipline and experience, as many noble Lords have said, but the whole concept is very interesting.
Like the noble Lord, Lord Rea, I looked up the definition of "design" in the dictionary. The definition I came up with is completely different from hisI did not notice that there were seven othersand states:
I stress the word "concept" because the Design Council, of which the noble Lord, Lord Freyberg, is a member, in its brief for the debate, attaches the word "design" not only to physical objects such as I have described but to much more abstract matters.
I hope that the noble Lord, Lord Freyberg, and the House will forgive me if I do not attempt to deal with the philosophical concepts of designother noble Lords have spoken to that issue. It will be easier for me if I speak to the more tangible purposes and the need for good, better physical design.
My personal approach to the tangible nature of design is best expressed by the well-known quotation, to which I am glad no one else has referred today because I do not want to feel that I am repeating other noble Lords, from the American poet, Ralph Waldo Emerson, which is generally summarised as:
One of my own experiences of the effect of better design was an advertisement, which many noble Lords may remember, from 25 years ago when a company introducing tea used a very elegant-looking teapot. I do not know how much tea the company sold but it was said at the time that thousands of the teapots practically walked off the shelves. I still have one that I use today.
"Design" is not simply about building a better, better-looking or more efficient mousetrap. It is about finding what is sometimes described as a gap in the market, discovering an unfulfilled need and devising the means of filling it. It was so interesting to hear different people's experiences. The noble Baroness, Lady Greengross, talked about having to design things differently for the older person. Like the noble Lord, Lord Chan, I cannot open that wretched thing for pills that is supposed to be safe for children. Everything has had to change considerably. So discovering an unfulfilled need and devising the means of filling it is very interesting and worth while.
I remember my first experience of using a mobile phoneit was during an election in 1984. It was a great big heavy thing; you had to carry around heavy batteries because the thing never lasted long before it needed charging up again. I did not think that it was much use, but today, mobile phones are light and tiny. The only thing you need is good eyesight so that you can see the numbers. However, you can do all sorts of things such as sending text messages and photographs. I have just learnt to do that, which is why I mentioned itI would not have done so otherwise.
A new world-wide industry, of vast economic significance, has developed because of the improved design of the equipment and the technology which, within a generation or so, will make the public phone booth as obsolete as the gas lamp which, in turn, disappeared as a result of the introduction of the better designed, more efficient and less labour-intensive electric lamp standard.
It is clear that design is not limited to making objects better; it is also about bringing into existence more efficient and functional objects. Perhaps this is what the Design Council means when it talks about producing environments for people to work in that are more pleasant or promote more efficient operationsor, preferably, both.
Britain has long been a leader in design in every aspect of invention or in the delivery of services. The Moscow underground may be something of great beauty, but the London Underground map is a classic of design that has stood the test of decades. It has survived the introduction of several additional subway lines and is a model of clarity for locals and foreigners who need to find their way around. In fact, as my noble friend Lord Kirkham mentioned, that is especially so when we compare it with the maps of the Paris Metro or the New York subway. I do not want to be rude to them, but they resemble plates of spaghetti.
The London Underground map is an outstanding case of design improving public service. It also shows that good design can be timeless. In my former business, I used a machine for filling envelopes with forms and literature which is still used to this day. I was amazed to find that the machine that I used was designed in 1906. Apart from adjusting the use of simple knobs rather than complicated nuts and screws it was, in effect, exactly the same. Similarly, the qwerty keyboard, on which I typed my notes today, has served English-speaking typists throughout the world for almost 100 years.
It is beyond argument that well designed schools and classrooms are just as essential for encouraging learning and good teaching as well designed text books, while old-fashioned, decrepit classrooms encourage slovenly habits among the pupils.
Like the noble Lord, Lord Gavron, I am moving on rather quickly, as time is passing and much of what I was going to say has been said.
In a series of searching Written Questions in another place last summer and autumn, the honourable Member for Stourbridge elicited the information that although the Department for Education and Skills had one of the ministerial design champions, it had not sponsored a single projectat least, not as at 26th February 2002.
By contrast, it is a totally different story at the Department of Health. Research has come up with the fairly obvious conclusion, which many noble Lords have mentioned today, that medical treatment is better and recovery quicker in a pleasant, well designed hospital than in one that resembles a Victorian workhouse.
The noble Lord, Lord Hunt of Kings Heath, is the ministerial design champion for the Department of Health. Scouring through a series of Written Answers, I see that he is commendably mentoring four National Health Service schemes in central Manchester, Birmingham, Leicester and Walsall. To its credit, the Department of Health employs 47 chartered surveyors, 14 architects and four town planners in addition to outside specialist expertise. When someone who knows what to do harnesses that knowledge with whoever is to design a project, that makes it so much better.
Public transport is another important matter, particularly the objective of persuading more people to use it rather than their cars. I suspect that penal taxes will not be the answer. Instead, getting people to
I give credit, however, to the Civil Service for the efforts that it has conspicuously made over many years to redesign many of the forms that it sends us for a variety of purposes, so that they are clearer and easier to fill in by members of the public. The noble Lord, Lord Gavron, mentioned that as well. Doubtless, they are better because it is probably easier for computers to read them, but it is very important none the less.
The debate has shown that there is a consensus in favour of good design, not just for aesthetic reasons but for sound, commercial and environmental reasons, and in the interests of efficiency, delivering essential public services. I shall be very interested, as I am sure all your Lordships will be, in hearing the thoughts that the Government have to offer, not in the form of general platitudes or talk about more departmental design champions, but indicating what active steps they are taking to encourage good design in every field in which the Government, as the font of all public services, have an interest.
The Minister for the Cabinet Office and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (Lord Macdonald of Tradeston): My Lords, I, too, congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Freyberg, on securing this quite excellent debate. As the noble Baroness, Lady Greengross, said, it comes at an important time. This Government have increased levels of capital investment in our public services to their highest, in real terms, for well over a generation. In just four years, we have doubled levels of investment to some �38 billion in 200304.
I echo, too, the views of my noble friend Lord Pendry and others. These levels of capital investment are essential to deliver our main ambition, which is the reform of public services. The relationship between this ambition and the role of good design can be simply stated. Understanding and responding to customer experience is the key to successful public service reforms. By redesigning our systems for tracking the views of the users of our public services, we can then redesign services to match more closely the public's needs and priorities. As the noble Baroness, Lady Flather, and the noble Lord, Lord Bhatia, have emphasised, we need that stronger focus on customer needs.
The Government also believe that it is vital that public servants, politicians and other professionals think imaginatively about innovative ways in which we can realise the huge potential of good design to improve and even revolutionise sectors of our public services. As the Prime Minister stated when launching the Better Public Buildings initiative in 2000, we have
Good design is not just a matter of aesthetics, although we should always be aware of the profound impact of attractive products and distinctive buildings on the reputation of institutions and towns and the self-esteem of those who live and work in them. Good design is also about utility and service delivery. Better designed hospitals allow medical staff to deliver higher standards of healthcare and encourage patients to get better quicker, as we have heard. Staff and pupils can no doubt advise on how better designed schools can make teaching more pleasant and productive. Carefully designed local environments help the police to fight crime and promote community safety. In short, good design is a necessity for all our people, not a costly indulgence for a minority of aesthetes.
I hope to persuade the noble Lord, Lord Wakeham, therefore, that this Government have learnt from experience that good design need not cost more over the lifetime of the product or building. That is a lesson my colleagues in the Treasury would readily endorse. Good design can also demonstrate how new technology can promote better ways to build, manage and maintain new facilities. When one considers that design investment is usually only about 0.1 per cent of the total cost of building, maintaining and delivering services within a public building, one can see the potential for improvement. As the noble Lord, Lord McNally, warned, whether through municipal ambition or private speculative building, all around us in the public realm is the dismal evidence of past failure and the false economy of saving through the neglect of decent design.
As my noble friend Lord Borrie said, we must be alert to the lessons of that history. Given past mistakes, this Government have also had to start from a poor position. In contracting, the public sector was not often a competent client. In the 1980s and 1990s, building projects typically suffered cost over-runs and delays of some 60 per cent. That is why we invited Sir John Egan to produce his report on Rethinking Construction, which demonstrates how the standardisation of procurement techniques and the transfer of construction risk to the private sector could help us control our capital expenditure plans. By setting tough targets, we now have far more buildings delivered on time, on budget and with fewer defects.
I, too, share the fond memories of the noble Lord, Lord Rodgers of Quarry Bank, of those exciting early days of the Design Council in the 1950s and 1960s. He was pleased to learn that we have resourced two organisationsthe Design Council and the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE)to champion the pursuit of quality design across the procurement process. We understand that we can achieve the most efficient procurement process in the world, but unless we have a committed client working with talented designers, we will still end up with a poor product. We need only to look back at some of the disastrous public building strategies of the 1960s to see that future generations
We certainly have no cause for complacency. As the Audit Commission recently reminded us in respect of school design, we are still not achieving on a consistent basis the standards we strive for. Nevertheless, in responding to the debate, I want first to set out what we consider we have achieved to date before considering what more we need to do.
We have heard from distinguished former Ministers, such as the noble Lords, Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville and Lord Wakeham, who in their time effectively championed good design and we try to maintain that tradition. Following the launch of the Better Public Buildings programme in 2000, the Prime Minister appointed the noble and learned Lord, Lord Falconer, to chair a group of ministerial design champions.
A Minister champions good design in each government department with a significant capital expenditure programme. This group has been meeting for more than two years and it has made impressive progress. Each department now has a clear action plan for improving design standards which it is systematically implementing. Those are monitored by the CABE.
That system of champions has been replicated across the public sector so that, for example, every NHS trusthospital and primary carenow has its own design champion. The same applies to regional development agencies, the Housing Corporation and a growing number of local authorities. Each Minister is personally mentoring between one and four large capital projects to understand and influence the procurement process first hand.
Each department has been working hard to improve design standards. The importance of design in healthcare is reflected in empirical evidence from around the world, which demonstrates that high standards of design lead to quicker patient recovery times and improved levels of staff recruitment and retention.
Let me amplify the example of good practice in health given by the noble Lord, Lord Freyberg, and cite one of the studies mentioned by my noble friend Lord Rea. The University of Nottingham compared three healthcare environments before and after they were redesigned. The schemes included a cardiology ward with improved lighting, better external views and the clustering of beds in smaller groups; and a coronary day-care unit with better beds and patient facilities, larger windows and a visitors area. Measured healthcare improvements included lower pulse rate and blood pressure readings among patients; shorter post-operative stayseight days down from 11 days; and lower prescribed drug intakes. That is a remarkable outcome and the contribution of the noble
The Department of Health recognised early on that the NHS was achieving inconsistent standards of design in the early stages of its hospital building programme. There were some clear winners, such as the Norwich and Norfolk hospital, but some designs were out-dated in terms of our desire to create patient-focused environments. As a result, the NHS appointed His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales as its design champion and has partnered CABE on a variety of initiatives to improve standards. It has set up a design review process, which should help reassure your Lordships, so that every new hospital project is scrutinised for its quality at the key stage of the PFI process. It has revised its guidance to ensure that it reflects up-to-date healthcare management.
As the noble Lord, Lord Chan, may know, the NHS has also introduced a system of design quality indicators to help all the users of a hospital to be involved in the design process. Finally, it has sent the CABE to help individual hospitals and primary healthcare providers in the early stages of the design process. On hospital signage, I trust that the designers will take note of the lady mentioned by my noble friend Lord Gavron, who, like myself, does not have the Latin, and design something more functional.
The recent Audit Commission report tells a similar story in the education sector. A few years ago, the then Secretary of State for Education asked PricewaterhouseCoopers to explore the main impacts of capital investment in schools on pupil performance. It found that capital investment had the strongest influence on staff morale, pupil motivation and effective learning times. In the early years of this Government, we found that there was a considerable variation in the extent to which the LEAs and individual schools were responding to the design challenge. There were some real success stories, but too many schools were providing environments that were functional but not inspiring.
In response, the DfES has partnered both the CABE and the Design Council to drive the message home. The CABE is now working with every LEA going into a major round of PFI school procurement to act as a confidant and adviser in the early stages of that process. Both organisations are serving on the School Buildings Advisory Group, which also includes educationists, head teachers and designers. The DfES has recently published the results of Classroom of the Future, which used design and innovation to plot a series of responses to the changes in education environments we can expect over the next 10 years and beyond.
Perhaps most significantly, the Secretary of State is commissioning a series of exemplary primary school and secondary school designs, which will combine great architecture and urban design with a drive to maximise the benefits of off-site modular construction techniques. These exemplars will draw on the best
I cannot match the breadth of aesthetic influence on the noble Lord, Lord Brooke, of his school days, but I was fortunate enough to attend Scotland Street school in Glasgow. Sadly, it was the only school ever built by the brilliant Charles Rennie Mackintosh and I wish I had taken my school desk away with me when I left.
As the noble Lord, Lord Freyberg, mentioned, the department has been funding an organisation called School Works to examine new ways of involving pupils and teachers in the design process. Its first active case study was the Kingsdale secondary school in Southwark, which has just achieved a 20 per cent increase in the number of pupils achieving at least five GCSEs at A to C grade level.
All this effort does not start just when children enter primary school. Among our most successful design initiatives have been Sure Start centres and Neighbourhood Nurseries. In both cases, we used national design competitions to set the standards of design at the outset of those initiatives.
The noble Baroness, Lady Warwick of Undercliffe, and the noble Lord, Lord Chorley, reminded us of the importance of educating an ever more creative generation of graduates. I trust that this debate will demonstrate to students of design the broad and strong support for their future role, as witnessed by the entertaining contributions of the noble Lord, Lord McNally, and the noble Baroness, Lady Miller.
On courts and prisons, the Lord Chancellor has pioneered new approaches to the design of court buildings. Again from the outset he has used CABE as a critical friend. He has also employed the internationally-renowned architect, Ian Ritchie, to set appropriately high standards for these landmark buildings.
At the same time, Ministers at the Home Office are working with the Design Council and the independent design organisation, the Do Tank, to rethink the design of prisons. The importance of that issue was highlighted by the noble Baroness, Lady Flather. As I learnt previously from the noble Lord, Lord Freyberg, the cost of keeping a prisoner in gaol each year is twice the cost of Eton School's fees and six out of 10 ex-offenders are still returning to prison within two years. We have to work harder to incentivise those building and managing our prisons to design systems of detention which place greater emphasis on improving the future life chances of the prisoner, and reducing the probability of reoffence.
Of course, the role of design in the delivery of public services is not confined to the delivery of public buildings. In a few days' time, in another place, the Deputy Prime Minister will be publishing his Communities Plan which will set out how this Government intend to create neighbourhoods in different parts of the country which offer the better quality of life which the noble Lord, Lord Kirkham, rightly demands. We face two different problems: the
The Deputy Prime Minister has already announced at the Urban Summit that CABE will be asked to set up a new unit, CABE space, to champion the design and management of public space, including parks, playgrounds, squares and streets. At present, over half of local authorities have no strategy for making the most out of their green spaces. It is not surprising, therefore, that 30 per cent of the population will not use our parks at all.
Part of the process is designing places that are safe. The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister is currently working with the Home Office, CABE and the police to revise the planning guidelines on designing out crime. Again, there are many empirical studies that show a clear relationship between good urban design and improved community safety. We need to use Secured by Design principles, including increasing natural surveillance and reducing rat-runs, to help local communities and the police deter criminal and other anti-social behaviour.
I hope that your Lordships will agree that this programme of activity demonstrates our commitment to raising our consciousness across Government when it comes to investment in quality design. But we cannot be complacent. I want to close by concentrating on what still remains to be done. Last year, we asked CABE and the Office of Government Commerce to review our design performance in the procurement of public buildings. The report of their review was published last October. The 11 recommendations they made have been accepted by every government department and by the National Audit Office.
Let me add to the praise of the noble Lord, Lord Hunt of Chesterton, and many others. I feel particularly privileged to speak in the same debate in which the noble Lord, Lord Foster of Thames Bank, makes his maiden speech. It was an outstanding contribution which I take to heart as a Minister. In a previous life, as chairman of the Scottish Media Group, I was fortunate enough to be a tenant in his wonderful ITN building in Gray's Inn Road; and before that as a journalist who once worked in the old newspaper building which stood on the site I congratulate him on the dramatic use he made of the depth of the old print room. As a former Transport Minister, I should say that if one wishes to travel on the Tube, go to Canary Wharf. The station, designed by the noble Lord, Lord Foster, is well worth the journey.
The noble Lord, Lord Borrie, spoke of transport. I understand the problem with taxis. I see them also mutating into people carriers in many of the market places up and down the land. The noble Lord and I are both impressed by the advances made by London Transport with its low-floor buses, and so ondespite the fact that it is at the expense of that splendid classic, the Routemaster, which is a splendid vehicle as long as one does not fall off the platform.
The noble Lord, Lord Hunt, mentioned noise barriers. On the transport side, I assure him that we are very conscious of the needs there. The noble Baroness, Lady Greengross, spoke persuasively of the changing needs of an ageing population, comments which should carry across Government. I listened with great interest to the noble Lord, Lord Gavron, and the experience with the Royal Opera House and its thoroughly enjoyable outcome.
In conclusion, I agree with the general thrust of the argument of the noble Lord, Lord Freyberg, and other noble Lords who have spoken so persuasively from their wide experience of business. We all agree that we have extraordinary design talent in this country, arguably the best in the world. We are already reaping the benefits of that design talent in export receipts. It would be a missed opportunity if we were not to maximise the use of that talent in our drive to improve the quality of public services. We want the best designers and the best architects designing new public buildings and products. Our message to the private sector is quite simple. If you do not employ this design talent, you are reducing your chances of winning business from the Government. Once again, I commend the noble Lord, Lord Freyberg, on securing this debate and congratulate both the Design Council and CABE on their work to date. They enjoy our full support for the future.
Lord Freyberg: My Lords, I congratulate all noble Lords who contributed their impressive and considerable expertise to the debate. I also congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Foster, on his extremely informative and accomplished maiden speech, bringing to bear his enormous knowledge in this area. We all look forward to his future contributions on this and other matters.
I know how seriously the Government take the question of design in public services. The fact that current measures are frequently not achieving the high standards is no reflection on their interest in the subject but evidence that there is no single, simple set of criteria which can be implemented. However, I hope that the Minister will agree with me when I say that it is well worth persevering to improve all aspects of design in the public sector and that when a high standard is achieved, even in just one project, rewards are enormous. I beg leave to withdraw the Motion.
Motion for Papers, by leave, withdrawn.
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Ben Uri past exhibition 2009
Forced Journeys: Artist in exile in Britain c1933-45
20th January 2009 – 19th April 2009
Forced Journeys was hosted by the Ben Uri in conjunction with a new MA teaching module at the Courtauld Institute, London, entitled 'Arts in Exile in Britain 1933-45'. The course is led by Dr Shulamith Behr from the Courtauld in partnership with Sander L Gilman, distinguished Visiting Professor from Emory University, Atlanta, USA
The exhibition is co-curated by Rachel Dickson and Sarah MacDougall who have collaborated on the Ben Uri's extensive and groundbreaking series of exhibitions focusing on the 'Whitechapel Boys', most recently Whitechapel at War: Isaac Rosenberg and His Circle (2008).
The exhibition marks the first formal collaboration between the Ben Uri and a post-graduate university course; previous relationships with universities have included exhibition study days held in conjunction with both Leeds and Kingston Universities, and Ben Uri exhibitions have toured to both the Newcastle and Leeds University galleries.This joint venture is particularly significant given the Courtauld's role as one of the foremost art history teaching institutions and the Ben Uri's own history in supporting and fostering immigrant artists throughout the twentieth century.
Drawing on artists largely (though not exclusively) of German and Austrian descent, but with roots from across Europe and the Middle East, the exhibition will comprise some 90 works, including painting, printmaking, ceramics, photography, posters, sculpture and ephemera.
Core works will be drawn from the Ben Uri's own collection and from a private collection courtesy of Dr Jutta Vinzent of Birmingham University, co-author of Art & Migration (Barber Institute, 2005).
A small number of works by additional artists from outside sources, including Ernst Eisenmayer, Hermann Fechenbach, Henry Inlander, Pamina Liebert-Mahrenholz, Georg Mayer-Marton, Marie-Louise von Motesiczky, Hans Schleger ('Zero'), Kurt Schwitters, Helmuth Weissenborn and Erich Wolfsfeld were selected, in order to support appropriate sub-themes and a range of media and visual interest.
These themes included: the art of internment; post-internment art; contributions to British art schools; representations of the 'other' by the 'other'; and the shaping of the art market and development of graphic design in mid-century Britain.

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In the 1950s, a sweeping plan was percolating that would transform Philadelphia's Society Hill neighborhood, at the time an area that was rundown and deeply in need of urban renewal. Hopkinson House was a keystone of the neighborhood's revival. Designed by renowned architect Oskar Gregory Stonorov, Hopkinson House is on the south side of Washington Square Park, a lovely neighbor for all to enjoy. The building has always been a very upscale, utterly midcentury building, first as a rental building and since 1980, as condos. Its distinctive exterior pattern is formed by the placement of the building's balconies.
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Amenities include parking and a pool; both are extra and not included in the condo fees. On-site services include a small grocery/deli, a hair salon, dental practice, pharmacy, chiropractor and others.
Condo fees include electric, heat, water, hot water, sewer and all of the exterior maintenance typical in condominium buildings.
Hopkinson House, by the way, is named after Francis Hopkinson, one of the Colonial era's great renaissance men. He was a signer of the Declaration of Independence and reportedly designed the first official American flag.


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here you go.
only don't buy it or i will beat you to death.
unless you intend on buying it for me...then THANK YOU!!!!!
it's in north yorkshire in the middle of nowhere basically so it could only truly be a vacation house for us because we have a school aged child.
and i have no business homeschooling anyone.
i don't love the stone floors because COLD!
but they are original so i guess i sort of have to love them?
but i do love everything else.
(apart from the horrifying furniture and spice colored wall)
bonus points for the aga.
zero points for the picnic table and speckled granite counters.
the honey finish on the cabinets has to go too.
on the fence about the beams being so dark.
it seems of a period but maybe in an oppressive way.
yes, you'll have to look past the short bus curtains and pine everything furniture..
but what a cozy room.
why would you try to cover those windows?!?!
it's not like anyone's actually removing those beauty queen sashes to close them.
useless curtains drive me bananas. so do curtains that don't fall on the floor.
this room in general just doesn't need curtains or any window treatment for that matter.
also present..one of my all time least favorite decorating tricks..
sticks in a vase..or in this case...URN.
ditto the last image.
but the real reason this is my dream house apart from the charm of the interior minus a few honey colored items..is this:
i know.
this is yorkshire and it's my favorite place ever.
here's what the listing tells us about the property:
The property has been the subject of an extensive and sympathetic programme of restoration and modernisation by the current owners over the last few years who have successfully retained much of its inherent character and charm including the stone mullioned windows, stone flagged and stripped wooden floors, some exposed stone walls and a wealth of beams. Yet, they have incorporated the modern refinements to enjoy such
as a bespoke handmade kitchen with a Rayburn. The tastefully decorated and well presented accommodation is approached on the ground floor
through an entrance hall which leads to a sitting room with a multi fuel Aga stove and useful understairs cupboard, a study area with a useful store off and a farmhouse kitchen with a range of bespoke oak units with granite work surfaces over and a Rayburn cooker. To the first floor a landing gives access to three bedrooms and a bathroom.
Outside, the property is approached up
a private cart track where there is a five bar gate giving access to the front of the house. There is a two storey barn adjoining the property with potential for further accommodation if so desired subject to any necessary consents and
permissions. The gardens enjoy a southerly facing aspect and provide private parking with raised beds and a terraced area beyond. Dry stone walls then
lead to the Croft where there is a pond adjoining the beck.
"tastefully decorated and well presented" ...hmm...well, not in my opinion but again, that matters not a fuck because i would change a good bit of it..
sort of like this:
pure fantasy.
in reality that shit would be all jacked up with ikea and local junk shop fare.
but it'd still be awesome and you'd be impressed.


text: In the vain of, "Do Something Different, Start Today" I figured maybe I'll do something I have not done for many years here and post some poetry. I used to do it all the time in the way back archives. What is something that is possibly particular to me is that I cannot write shit at the computer. I need a good sitting spot some coffee and the outdoors to write anything decent. So when I get sucked up into computer land I fail to write anything at all. But anyhow, Here is a coffee time ditty I wrote this morning:


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You put your life on your story and believe that you can become something big. But when something happened to your story, and all your faith and anger can do something bad. You must be ready, you can not say no or do not want. If you do that, you lose everything.
Just one more word and this story will be complete. I stop walking and try to think.
"But what?" I said to myself and look at the picture on the wall. The image with a dark wood and pale blue eyes that looked right at me.
I shake my head and start walking around my house.
"It can't be" The End "it ruins the story," I said when I was in the kitchen.
"There must be something else," I rested my head in my hands.
"A perfect ending," I thought.
Like a flash, I had it. I smiled and run to my computer to write it in. I look at my work and smile the biggest smiles on earth.
"Finally, it is done, my life's work." I can be anything.
* Nightmare *
I sat in a large dark room with no light. I look around and feel something tight around my hands. I tried to see what it was, but I couldn't see.
"Hello?" I said, waiting for a response.
Nothing came.
Oh... Just great, I'm somewhere I can not see.
I tried to get my hands free, but even if I was strong for my age, I could not move my hands. When I heard a scary voice from the darkness.
"Kerwin..... DarkWater... 19 years," the voice laughed. "Is said to be 'The Dark One'."
I felt my whole body froze when the voice had said it. All my life I hated my name.
"Look, there is a Kerwin devil boy", "He will die in hell." When your name means 'The dark one', you will never have a normal life. You will get a hell of a life, a life that will make you crazy.
The voice laughed louder and then I heard footsteps coming closer.
"What's so funny?" No answer. "You know what, this is ridiculous, it's not real!", I shouted the last part, trying to not sound scared.
I felt a hand on my head. "Right now, it's not real. Soon, however." The person giggled. "We will."
I screamed and wake up with sweat all over my body. I've never had a nightmare before, but it was too real to be a dream. But my head was like a huge storm with questions. Who was it?, Why now?.
What does it mean?.


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* Nikkei up 0.23 pct, Topix climbs 0.27 pct
* Nikkei's rise slows, profit taking kicks in after days of gains
* Banks, insurers, brokerages extend gains amid rise in US yields
By Shinichi Saoshiro
TOKYO, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average inched up on Thursday as financial shares extended their rise, although advances were limited as market momentum slowed after several days of big gains.
The Nikkei was up 0.23 percent at 23,728.33 and headed for its fifth gaining day.
The index has risen nearly 3 percent this week, climbing to an eight-month high on Wednesday in line with a bounce in global equities.
The market was lifted by Wall Street, with the Dow hitting its highest closing level since January overnight.
Banking, securities and insurance shares continued to lead gains in Japanese stocks with the recent spike in U.S. Treasury yields boosting their Wall Street financial sector peers.
"The fundamentals point to the Nikkei advancing towards the 24,000 threshold and marking the year's high, with U.S. shares advancing strongly, the dollar weakening against yen and corporate performance proving to be strong," said Takashi Hiroki, chief strategist at Monex Securities.
"But for now, the market looks stretched after rallying for days, giving short-term players a chance to lock in profits."
Banks were strong gainers, with Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group rising 1.6 percent, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group adding 2.65 percent and Mizuho Financial Group rising 1.3 percent.
Insurers also rose, with Tokio Marine Holdings advancing 1.1 percent, Sompo Holdings gaining 1 percent and Dai-ichi Life Holdings rising 1.2 percent.
Daiwa Securities Group was up 1.1 percent and Nomura Holdings added 1.9 percent.
Other gainers included Nintendo Co, which rose 2.65 percent after launching its paid Nintendo Switch Online gaming platform on Wednesday.
Nishimatsuya Chain Co sank 4.3 percent after the retailer of child and maternity clothing and goods cut its net profit forecast for the six months through August to 2.06 billion yen ($18.37 million) from 2.82 billion yen.
The broader Topix added 0.27 percent to 1,790.49. ($1 = 112.1500 yen) (Reporting by Shinichi Saoshiro; editing by Eric Meijer)


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Anime Web Turnpike
|Anime Web Turnpike
|Jay "Jei" Fulber Harvey, Anime Broadcasting Network, Inc.
|August 1995 to present
|anime and manga
|Click here for related articles on Fanlore.
In the mid to late 90s, the Anime Web Turnpike, also known as "Anipike", was the premier source of information about online (and frequently offline) anime and manga fandom in the English-speaking world. The site is a collection of links relating to these media, fansubs, scanlations, fanfiction, webrings, episode guides, and other similar material of interest to these fandoms. Though slightly less influential today, it is still an important source of information, particularly for new fans.
The site also contains a web magazine with articles on anime, fan culture, and Japan.
Anipike was founded on August 16, 1995[1] by Jay "Jei" Fubler Harvey.[2] It was created as a "hub", a site which collected links of a particular type. Links were submitted by users and added to various categories on the site, connecting together animanga fandom in a way early search engines failed to do.
Users could create personal accounts to join the forums, chat on IRC, or submit links. Links were manually checked, mostly by Jei himself.[3] This was common for many non-professional hubs, as few had the resources or code to use databases, or the staff to have dedicated link reviewers.
In the mid-90s, U.S. and European companies began acquiring the rights and translating manga and anime titles in bulk for the first time (though not always the same titles across regions/languages). This encouraged a wave of new fans, many of whom had internet access, and small fan communities quickly sprang up on the available platforms of the day.
During Anipike's heyday, the technical constraints on animanga fandom tended to cause fragmentation. Blogs and journaling sites came into being at the end of the 90s, but many of these didn't allow comments, and none had tracking. Centralized archives for art, vids, and fics did not exist or were not popular yet. Fans tended to interact in forums, especially fandom-specific ones, and on newsgroups and mailing lists (which in many cases did not give the public access to their records). Fans often posted their fanworks to personal websites, popular free sites (such as Geocities, Fortunecity, and Angelfire), mailing lists, newsgroups, and/or fandom-specific archives. Search engines were in their infancy and often relied on web directories, limiting their usefulness.
Anipike was one of many sites that sprang up to bridge the link gap between fan resources, and it quickly became the dominant source for a large segment of the English-speaking population. It focused on being a one-stop shop for all English-language animanga fandom's needs. Its Classic Main Page shows the variety of material available on the site at that time.
Anime Broadcasting Network, Inc. acquired Anipike in 2000.[4] It had planned some enhancements for the site, but those did not materialize until 2003.
Many ISP's and free host providers are either gone or have changed their policies, causing many sites to go offline. Caught in the middle of all of this is Anipike. When we were starting to get into a good groove, we were hit by six viruses in a row (thanks to some of the user emails), along with three back-to-back machine failures courtesy of IBM.[4]
2003 and Beyond
The site began moving to a database and search engine in early 2003,[5] partially in response to the high number of dead links staff had to weed through.
The rate at which some of these sites turn up dead is amusing. We now weed out even the newly reported links! From Friday to Monday, 1-2% of the new link submissions show up as dead sites. It's becoming absurd. This is one of the events that have forced us to seek new tools.[4]
The advent of improved general search engines, movement of many fans to blogging or journaling sites with more internal links, and rise in popularity of animemusicvideos.org, fanfiction.net, deviantArt and other multi-fandom archives have affected Anipike's traffic. However, it was still seeing 1.76 million unique visitors per month before switching to a database structure.[4]
Due to the deletion of most of GeoCities and Fortunecity, as well as the general movement of personal webpages, many links on the classic version of the Turnpike are now broken. However, many do remain active or redirect to currently active pages. Link checks were performed up through 2003, and some of the dead links are marked.
The move to a database system automated this process. In 2008, the site boasted over 62,000 active links in its database form.[6]
Trixie Turnpike
Trixie is Anipike's logo, found at the top left of the classic site's pages. She has several different appearances based on seasons and specific anime/manga.[7]
Trixie originally was an animated gif created by Hans Raillard and adopted by Jei after he saw her on Hans's page.[8] In her basic form, Trixie is a pink-haired chibi with closed eyes, a triangular mouth, and a blue sailor-style school uniform. She holds a sign that says "Anime Web Turnpike" in her left hand and holds her right arm out in the American hitchhiking gesture, thumb up. Her Summer and Winter forms are similar, but her series-specific forms tend to not carry the sign and hold a jack-o-lantern style Halloween candy bucket in her right hand instead, indicating these are Halloween costumes for Trixie.
When I created her, she had no name, and she was not yet animated. The name Trixie was suggested to Jei by another person, and a simple cut-rotate-paste animated GIF was created by Tim Neams, which inspired me to make an official two-drawing animated GIF." ~Hans Raillard[8]
In 2003-2004, guest artists were featured drawing their own variations of Trixie. Some of these variations can still be seen at Backstage, but many were lost during the server crashes.[8]
In 2006-2007, Trixie was re-illustrated in a new style by Viviane and became an icon for database version site posts.[9]
- ↑ "Classic Main Page". Retrieved 2012-11-16.
- ↑ "About the Turnpike". Retrieved 2012-11-16.
- ↑ The NAQ, "He is the one who checks the over three hundred links that are submitted each week." Last updated June 19, 2000. Accessed Nov. 16, 2012.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "The Revival of Anipike". Retrieved 2003-02-28.
- ↑ Future Plans "Anipike is planning to add search engine on the entire site." Last updated Feb. 28, 2003. Accessed Nov. 16, 2012.
- ↑ New Main Page. "Currently over 62,000 live links. Wow Anime fans!" Accessed Nov. 16, 2012.
- ↑ Turnpike Logo: Trixie Turnpike. Raillard's versions include "Summer", "Winter", "Birthday", "Mononoke", "Sailor", "Dragonball", "Vampire Princess", "Misty May", "Inverse", "Ryo-ohki", and "R. Wayneright". Accessed Nov. 16, 2012.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Backstage: Trixie Turnpike "Ten years ago I made a small Anime style art gallery to showcase my anime drawings, and I drew a small GIF of a hitchhiking girl to link to the Anime Web Turnpike. Jei Fubler Harvey noticed her and asked if he could use her as an official mascot, which was fine with me." Accessed Nov. 16, 2012.
- ↑ TRIXIE, "Hello everyone!^^ My name is Viviane and I'm happy to draw the mascot Trixie for Anipike." Last updated 2007. Accessed Nov. 16, 2012.


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My thoughts on Embracing Your Body…
Lately I've been finding myself in conversations surrounding self acceptance and body positivity and what that all really boils down to. It's lead to such amazing and interesting conversations. There's either a strong sentiment of empowerment or a hidden whisper of complacency and I feel like it can dance on a very thin line, if we allow it to. The hardest struggle that women face these days is knowing and whole heartedly accepting that they can very well love their bodies no matter what shape its in and empower themselves to change their lives should they choose to. Self acceptance is truly about having the freedom to love yourself how you want to love yourself.
Body positivity can ebb and flow. One day you might feel 100% in love with yourself and the next you might not be having the best conversations with yourself. I want you to know that's OK! Give yourself a whole lot of grace, self forgiveness, and let go of the restrictive mindset that's keeping you from moving forward. You've got all that you need within yourself.
Thoughts on Embracing Movement:
Have you ever once had this dogmatic conversation with yourself around what it means or looks like to be "fit"? For years I had this perspective on what it meant to be "fit", but always desired to have some sort of healthy and active lifestyle. Reframing the conversation with myself has been a day to day challenge, but one that I always feel empowered to overcome.
These days I've had the challenge of finding what forms of movement I enjoy between yoga, high intensity circuit training, or weightlifting. The challenge is partially due to making sure that I don't injury my shoulder any further, which that in itself has given me more of a mental workout than anything. Just like how body positivity can ebb and flow from day to day, so does that inner strength when you feel like you were your most optimal condition at one point and are no longer that due to unfortunate circumstances. After having some moments of what I like to refer to as fitness commitment issues I've come to really learn that although I like circuit training programs like BBG, I much prefer lifting weights and getting out doors on a track for some sprints and plyometric training. It's just the way my body loves to embrace movement. For the past few months I've resisted it because I felt like I was getting bored, but after spending a two weeks to get back into the swing of things I realized its just my jam.
lululemon invited me in for a personalized fit session to try their brand new Enlite Bra, specifically designed for high impact workouts. Perfect for my love for plyometrics and sprints. The personalized fit session was such a treat to experience when shopping for the right sports bra because just like any bra you want to make sure that its comfortable and is everything you need for the type of workout you love.
I love this bra because it comes in conforms perfectly to your shape and body, streamlined without bulk fabrics or hardware, and the fabric is just like butter the skin making it comfortable for all day wear. My favorite part is that it offers the high support without the feeling of compressing the girls which can leave you feeling like you're suffocating.
My other lululemon loves:
This post was sponsored by lululemon, however all thoughts are 100% my own.
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So… Amanda and I have decided that we're going to go to Pittsburgh this summer to visit her brother. And since we'll be there anyway… Let's take the toddler to Pennsic! What could possibly go wrong?
Pennsic, for those who don't know, is an SCA camping event that regularly draws over 10,000 people. It's two weeks long, although we are only planning on going for the second week, called War Week.
For those who do know, we don't yet have an encampment. Got room in yours? Also, have you camped with a toddler who may or may not be potty trained? Advice and support much appreciated.


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As seen in my make up storage I keep everything in my MUJI draws, as beautiful as they are and convenient when I can get ready in the bedroom sometimes it's just a pain in the area when it comes to being in a rush. I recently switched to a make up bag. I've put in what I use on a daily basis and it's easy to grab when I'm in a rush in the morning… I can now be doing Jake some toast whilst bopping on my foundation.
So let's crack on… first up is my make up bag.. this is a Ted Baker bag with a pale pink bow.. the Pom Pom came from Superdrug. It's spacious and wipe clean.
My Base… Real Techniques Complexion sponge.. this is a new purchase and a review will be up soon. L'Oreal True Match in Vanilla 2N this is an old favourite, light, blendable and excellent coverage. For concealer I have been using the Collection Lasting Perfection in 1 Fair. This is excellent coverage and doesn't cling to dry patches.
For my bronzer I have been using my all time favourite which is the Nars Laguna bronzer, this goes on so nice and great for contouring. I use the Zoeva 127 it's an excellent brush for bronzer as it picks up a nice amount of product.
Blusher is my favourite autumnal shade which is the Rockateur and I pop this on with the Real Techniques 300 brush. This is a very Luxe brush and it feels it when I use it!
My brows I have been using the Sleek Brow Kit in light. I have just been using the powder shade as it's subtle and not too over the top and I apply this with the Zoeva 317 and blend it with the Benefit Tweezerman spoolie.
On my eyes it varies every day I sometimes don't use anything, sometimes all of it. You get the drift. The easiest product to use is the Maybelline Colour Tattoo in on and on bronze. It's got great lasting power and works great as a base too. I have my two favourite Urban Decay Eyeshadows in Half Baked which is a gold and Naked which is a matte brown which is perfect for the crease. The brushes I have been using are MAC 219 to apply a bit of eyeshadow on the lower lashline. And the others are Zoeva 231 and 227. I like to blend everything with the Real Techniques 200. I don't tend to use eyelash curlers everyday but I have the Emite ones which are good. I finish the eyes with the Lash Sensational in Brown for a day to day look.
Finally the lips… I tend to just use the Elizabeth Arden 8 Hour Cream but when I'm feeling a bit fancy I use one of these 4… MAC Creme Cup, MAC Rebel, Maybelline Honey Beige and my favourite at the moment the Revlon Lip Butter in Berry Smoothie. I am a bit late to the game with those haha.
I loved to know what's in your make up bags so link your posts down below 🙂 xxx


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Today I take note of the trees and the blossoms on the trees
without thinking of dying. When I see a
woman wiping the mouth of her child and
then hurrying to the bus, I think I am just like
her. Every longing isn't lined with pain.
Every ache isn't an ache for myself. I am
anyone: the girl sitting on her hands in front
of the Shell station, the man steaming shirts
at the dry cleaner, the stranger I recognize the
smell of, the woman who keeps to herself. I
rest, I work, I hurry forward to what I will
become. My future is not a long distance call
tumbling in static but here now, open, really
open, like something young coming together
and reaching out. For the first time in
months I love what is right in front of me: the
lead sky, the old rain in the gutter like rotten
fruit. There doesn't need to be great
distance. When I think about God I think of
how things transform – a huge stonewall in
the middle of the night is an open field by
morning. And when the rain comes, and it
always comes, dark as the wind over the
forest and loud as bells clamoring through
trees hissing like madness, I will pull my
name back. I will carry it out in front of me
and give it to anyone, cold and wet and in the
middle of sorry, sorry for everything so ugly.
I am done being afraid. I am done with
sadness like a fake moon all the time out my
window. I can love someone who is not
dissolving into the horizon.


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I discovered these funny throw cushions in Austin, Texas. Replaceface uses George Dawe's portraits of Russian generals from the Napoleonic era, and digitally incorporates celebrity faces into the paintings. Aren't they brilliant?
Bill Murray and a Christopher Walken are sitting comfortably on my sofa at home in San Francisco. The price is pretty unbeatable, starting at $20, so we bought one as a gift for a friend too. Choose your celebrity and sit on their face!


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Even as interest rates approach lows last seen in, oh, 50,000 BC, U.S. savings bonds are still a great deal.
I'm an obsessive fan of savings bonds, particularly Series I, or I-bonds, for short. Since I wrote about them last year, a few aspects of buying and giving them have changed, but the basic message hasn't: if you aren't buying savings bonds, you're missing out on a safe, simple, and relatively high-yielding investment available to anyone with a social security number.
Let's recap briefly what is so great about I-bonds:
- They pay an interest rate tied to the rate of inflation. You won't lose purchasing power, and if you're concerned about high inflation in the future, I-bonds will protect your savings. Most savings accounts, CDs, and other Treasury bonds pay less than the prevailing inflation rate. Right now, for example, I-bonds are paying 2.2% APY, which is more than almost any 5-year CD.
- Each person can buy up to $10,000 per year.
- You can set up an account in minutes and start buying I-bonds online at TreasuryDirect.gov.
- You can cash them in after one year or hold them for up to 30 years. (There's a small penalty for redeeming I-bonds before 5 years.)
- I-bonds are tax-deferred and can be used for a child's college education tax-free.
The way I always sum it up is: nobody regrets buying I-bonds.
The gift of aaaargh
The big change in bonds since last year: they got rid of paper savings bonds. If you're buying bonds for yourself, no big deal. Buying online is easy - all you miss out on is the cool pictures of Einstein and Chief Joseph and Helen Keller.
If you want to give a savings bond as a gift, however, the process is about to get a little awkward, because the recipient of the gift has to have their own Treasury Direct (TD) account. For example, say I want to give my niece a $25 I-bond. I can buy the bond right away and keep it in the "Gift Box" section of my TD account. To transfer it to my niece, however, I have to:
- Call or email my brother and tell him to open a TD account for himself, then a subaccount for his daughter (oh, and another subaccount for his son, if I want to give him a bond, too).
- Have him give me the kid's TD account number. Yes, it is safe to share your TD account number. No, this is not intuitive.
The Treasury has produced a YouTube video, complete with that reassuring "Welcome to your first day at work"-style voiceover, to explain how to give electronic savings bonds as gifts. Honestly, I would rather call my grandmother and ask her if she has any tech support questions for me.
Instead, I called James Kelly, director of the Treasury's Ready.Save.Grow campaign. His response, in short: Believe me, we know. "There are a lot of things we're looking at to simplify the process," said Kelly. "One of the things we keep in mind for simplicity is PayPal, or, for example, or iTunes. We want to get there eventually. It's going to take us time."
I asked Kelly whether anyone is using the gifting feature. "It's certainly not as robust as paper was, and we knew that would happen," he replied.
This isn't good enough for Mel Lindauer, a Forbes columnist, coauthor of The Bogleheads' Guide to Investing, and a man even more into savings bonds than I am. "The answer is simple," said Lindauer by email. "Bring back paper I-Bonds and give investors an option. Prior to the elimination of paper I-Bonds, investors overwhelmingly chose paper I-Bonds over TD."
Stay safe out there
Lindauer ticked off a variety of objections to Treasury Direct, most damningly the fact that, unlike your bank's website, TD doesn't promise you're off the hook in the event someone fraudulently cleans out your account.
"There is an element of truth to that," said Kelly, but in over ten years and hundred of thousands of TD accounts, no customer has lost a dime to fraud. "We have had people who've had problems, but we have not held them accountable for it, because we haven't deemed them to be negligent with their access information." He mentioned the guy who put his Social Security number on the side of his truck. If someone did that with their TD password, "we probably would not have a whole lot of sympathy for them."
And a TD account is not like a checking account: it's designed to be easier to put money in than take it out. In order to steal my I-bonds, you'd not only need access to my password and my email account (TD sends a one-time passcode via email when you log in on a new computer), you'd then have to link my account to new bank account, which would leave an obvious trail.
In short, it would be even more work than convincing my brother to open a TD account for my niece. Please do not take this as a challenge.
To sum it up
- I-bonds are still an awesome, flexible, safe investment.
- The process for gifting them is too complicated, and no one blames you if you wait until they fix it.
- Buying them for yourself is a snap.
- I'm probably about to get a call from my grandmother asking if she can treat computer viruses with ibuprofen.
Matthew Amster-Burton is a personal finance columnist at Mint.com.
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text: After I spent a week travelling and staying in downtown London I found my bank account had taken quite the hit! (The UK is expensive!) I knew I would need to wise up a little bit, ie spend less money, for my week in Scotland. I started my Scottish adventure in Edinburgh, the capital city, which is traditionally an expensive place but I tried really hard to have a fantastic time while spending as little money as possible. What follows is the some tips I discovered along the way to really enjoy Edinburgh without breaking the bank – and in case you didn't know I absolutely loved Edinburgh, it was my favourite stop on my UK adventure. Continue reading


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Welcome to Haochen's playground! Here you'll find something that comes and goes. Feel free to explore here, but don't expect anything here now will still exist the next minute.
If you find something interesting and want a permanent URL for it, contact me and I'll consider to make that content permanent.
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The most successful stock images are those that embody iconic symbolism and authenticity. Buzzwords used by Art Buyers often include "candid", "trustworthy", "connection", "hero" and "real". These words can describe a wide variety of subjects, but one that comes to mind first and foremost is that of dear old dad.
In popular culture, the image of dad has largely been shaped by his portrayal in television programs. He has evolved through the decades, with his 10 most iconic personas being short-listed by radio.com:
1. Doing the Best He Can Dad: Louis CK (Louie)
This single dad works hard to make ends meet. He puts the needs of his children first, though his efforts are often under-appreciated. He is patient and kind, even when he's tired, and he boasts a dry, observational style of humor that makes us laugh instead of cry when the chips are down.
2. Blue Collar Dad: Burt Hummel (Glee)
This dad is a real "man's man". He likes football and fixing cars, but he is not a one-dimensional character. He loves and supports his children above all else, and he's not afraid to let them know it through an awkwardly heartfelt "dad talk".
3. Conspiracy Theory Dad: Ron Swanson (Parks and Recreation)
Conspiracy theory dad is a guy with strong opinions on government. He is classically masculine and plays his emotional cards close to the vest. He fits the hunter-gatherer archetype and washes it all down with a single-malt scotch. Despite his prickly exterior, this dad cares deeply about those around him, though he would never say it out loud.
4. Prince Charming Dad: he is literally Prince Charming (Once Upon a Time)
He's the stuff that fairy tales are made of. A handsome hero on horseback who rides in and saves the day.
5. Hard-Ass Dad: Red Foreman (That 70's Show)
Equal parts gruff and critical, he does not treat his children with equal consideration. One gets a free pass, while the other is subjected to daily performance coaching and empty threats. He berates because he cares, and somehow his love is understood in spite of this unfiltered dialogue. Against all odds, the bond he has with his children is a strong one. As it turns out, beneath his verbal armour, he's a big softy at heart and they know it.
6. Spooky Dad: Gomez Addams (The Addams family)
Don't be fooled by his ghoulish appearance and supernatural abilities. Spooky dad adores his wife and is a devoted father. He's a little quirky and loves Halloween, which means he's a lot of fun. Appearances can be deceiving, and that's one of the many life lessons Spooky Dad teaches his children. Encouraging them to follow their dreams, they don't concern themselves with keeping up with the Joneses. In fact, if you ask him, the Joneses are a little on the weird side.
7. Absentee Dad: Ned Stark (Game of Thrones)
This dad wasn't raised by a father of his own. He is a brave and noble man with an understated demeanour and a kindness that twinkles in his eye when he thinks of his wife and children. He is a trusted friend, advisor, and all around stand-up guy. Unfortunately, he is also a tragic figure. Nice guys tend to finish last and when this dad meets an early demise, complete and utter chaos ensues.
8. Best Intentions Dad: Walter White (Breaking Bad)
When faced with a life-threatening illness, even a meek and mild dad can transform into an outlaw in the interest of supporting his family's financial future after he's gone. But as they say, the road to hell is paved with good intentions. In reality, there is no such thing as having nothing to lose.
9. Philosopher Dad: Danny Tanner (Full House)
Everyone knows one of those dorky dads who tries to be cool. His children are constantly rolling their eyes as he flips up his collar and attempts to channel his inner rockstar. In reality, he's a slightly neurotic clean-freak who uses household chores as opportunities to teach his children life lessons. As embarrassing as the kids find him at times, he is their moral compass. When push comes to shove, "what would dad say?" weighs very heavily in their decision making process.
10. Best or "Perfect" Dad: Philip Banks (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air)
He may not be the most patient man in the world, but he is a good father and a devoted husband. He is highly educated and accomplished, so he holds his children to a very high standard as well. He has no time for nonsense. What takes him from good to great on the dad scale is simple. He opens his home and his heart to a troubled teen nephew and gives him the same level of love and security (and much needed boundaries) that he provides to his biological children. In a contest of dads, it's Uncle Phil for the win!


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Posts tagged web criticism
great concepts. bad execution.
March 30th, 2010 | 3:44 pm
Say what you will about Andrew Sullivan: He likes saying he's a conservative more than actually being one. Or his views on organized religion contradict themselves. He's a pot head. He has tiny hands. All of these things are true. But the one thing you can't take away from him is that he is an unending font of procrastination-empowering links.
From today's batch comes one from the New York magazine's web site. Unfortunately, it's a slide show. I understand that these are ways to "up" page views and advertisers seem to like eyeball-keeping element they have. But the current tech that nymag.com utilizes is very frustrating and jerky. I'm hoping various new web techs will help make embedded presentations like this more palatable. But I nerdily digress. This slide show starts with the brilliant concept "A History of Obama Feigning Interest in Mundane Things." And some "slides" offer exactly what you are hoping for: Obama looking devastatingly bored in the various photo-ops he is forced to endure every single day of his life (here for example). Unfortunately—or perhaps fortunately, for America—Obama seems able to summon his inner nerd who is able to get excited by the newest innovations from McHenry Inc.'s pipe fitting factory and Shutzer & Sons solar panel cleaning supplies (like here, for example). So the joke just kind of falls flat. But I'm willing to bet that on title alone, nymag did alright for themselves. Fuck, I even linked to it on my Facebook.
Andy Sullivan also served up another link—in between posts railing against the Catholic Church (which he usually defends against the middle class neo-atheists he seems to exclusively hang out with)—to this kooky web book: Alien vs. Pooh. It's exactly what you think it is. Unfortunately, the potentially ingenious mash-up is just not that funny. However, I do love the bare bones format that Godxiliary is using for their web comics. And, if nothing else. it got me thinking of new projects for pseudo webby comicbooks.


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Leadership Team
As the owner and founder of KGPCo, I am proud of our years of experience we have accumulated as an organization totaling more than three decades. KGP was established on the belief that, with hard work and dedication, we could serve Customers better than anyone else. All these years later we have expanded where it makes sense and continually invested with only one goal in mind—the Customer comes first.
KGPCo is unlike any other telecom distributor. We have a broad range of services that go far beyond the traditional distribution model. Our objective has always been to find ways to drive cost out of your business by utilizing our expertise in supply chain services, as well as network services. To not only deliver product on time but to drive out inefficiencies through standardization and material management or the integration of multiple products to decrease your time to market.
At KGP, we began as a family owned and operated company and we continue that legacy today. Now, we have grown our family to include Customers and associates that have become a part of our lives through business and friendships which are unmatched in any organization.
KGPCo Network Services has a solid foundation of executing, through hard work and dedication, the technologies and solutions our Customers depend on. It's that trust which our Customers have imparted in our organization that means the most; keeping that trust is our highest priority.
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Staxton beat Ebberston by 32 runs to lift the Linda Goulding Memorial Harburn Cup trophy at North Marine Road on Friday evening.
Staxton won the toss and elected to bat and the opening pair David Morris and Rob Pinder put on a 104 run partnership before Morris was caught behind having scored 35 with Pinder batting on to hit fine 88 before he was out off the last ball of this 15 eight ball over per side competition.
Pinder hit nine fours and two sixes in his innings. There were 27 extras conceded by Ebberston which included 20 wides.
Staxton's final total was 155-4 with Matty Turnbull (2-25) and Ben Lealman (2-38) being the only successful bowlers for Ebberston.
In reply Ebberston made a fairly solid start with opener Ben Lockey hitting a fine 21 and with Matty Turnbull hitting 16.
Number three Alex Machin added 14 and they looked in a good position at 73-3 and with Jonny Mason hitting a quickfire 28, Ebberston reached the 100 run mark with 11 overs gone.
But the introduction of fast bowler Andy Holtby, who took a fine 4-10, saw the Ebberston innings petering out at 123-9 at the end of their allotted overs to finish 32 runs short of their target.
Rohan Diamond took 2-31 from his four overs.
The new Linda Goulding Memorial Harburn Cup was presented to Staxton skipper Rohan Diamond by Sharon Blackstone from league sponsors Andy Hire and Andre Meunier, president of the AndyHire Evening League, who also provided the new trophy.


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Saturday, July 3, 2010
Max on ... freedom
Except for a time or two when HH put me in time out for minor infractions of the rules, I have never been without my freedom. Isn't that great!
As a writer and photographer, I especially appreciate being able to express myself freely according to my own creativity. Yay for July 4th.
I'll be watching the fireworks outside the porch window tonight and tomorrow night. How about you? Whatever you have planned, have a great weekend.
Max loves ya!
Posted by HH and The Boys at 6:46 AM
Labels: Max on.... freedom
6 comments:
- Brian said...
We will be watching fireworks too, they shoot them off over our lake until about 3AM!
- July 3, 2010 at 9:00 AM
- Pumpkinpuddy said...
This is my first time for fireworks. I was born in the fall, so I missed the fireworks time of year. I'm very excited to see them. We can see very, very far from our back door, so I bet I'll get to see lots of them.
- July 3, 2010 at 11:02 AM
- Katnip Lounge said...
Max, we will be camped out in the back of the closet. We don't care for the booms.
- July 3, 2010 at 11:17 AM
- Cindy said...
Enjoy the 4th!
- July 3, 2010 at 11:22 AM
- Cathy Keisha said...
We can see them in our courtyard and at our window too! Yay!
- July 3, 2010 at 9:05 PM
- Inigo Flufflebum and d'Artagnan Rumblepurr said...
Stay safe my friend, don't let the noise bother you.
- July 5, 2010 at 4:03 AM
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At some point in my development, before I entered high school, I'm sure, I knew two fundamental facts about myself: I am a writer, and I wasn't one to marry until I was at least 28.
Sometimes I let dreams of seeing my name in caps on the covers of several works of fiction slide under an avalanche of reality, but my identity as a writer remains.
At age 11 I began collaborating with another girl at school on a fantasy novel, where two girls went to rescue a slightly older boy. He was imprisoned, and I can't recall why or why he was so important, but I had considered myself a writer for some time. And my name had to go on this work of fiction. And it could only be, at that time, my full name.
Over time, my byline morphed to simply my first and last name, and lined sheets of paper in unicorn trapper keepers that retained first editions of amatuer masterpieces gave way to computer files.
Sometimes I would consider adopting a man's last name, cutting my maiden name from my sense of self. I even recall thinking how I wanted to marry, but I wasn't old enough to legally drink the champagne, so wasn't that a shame, and a major breach in a promise made to myself?
Thankfully, I listened to my teenage intentions. And this summer I tie the knot at age 35. And we agree that I keep my name.
I once, egotistically, believed my readership would get confused and frustrated if I changed my name. This was long before Google, when there was E-nothing, and nothing of mine was published, certainly not outside of my own school literary magazine.
Whether you consider yourself an artist, scientist, writer, entertainer, or anyone else who is making or has crafted a name for yourself, these are a few reasons to consider keeping your name when marrying:
1. Arguable Unity with the Queer Community/Modernization
Homosexual couples are faced with the challenge of which last name to take, should they elect to attempt to follow patriarchal tradition. Why should anyone?
2. Heritage
If I stay a Dial, I honor my family.
3. Less Mess for Potential Heirs
Hyphenating a last name could produce the mayhem of a surname collision! Imagine: The ink spilled for the Dial-Awesome-Super-Spectacular wedding announcements? And the children who would have to lug long last names everywhere. There are only so many characters allotted on official forms, and so much space allowed on snail mail and important documents, like payroll.
4. Larger Font on Resumes, Business Cards
I'm lucky I have a pretty snappy name. Its length allows me to "embiggen" my font on resumes and marketing materials, ever-so-slightly more than if I changed my name. Also, if you've networked plenty prior to getting engaged, a name change could be a game change.
5. Extra Paperwork
Name changes require work. Registering. Waiting for new Social Security cards. Taking official documents, like the new Social Security card, to sit at the DMV for a new license. Changing your bank account (you may get a fee for a new debit card). Updating employers, credit card companies, the post office, voter registration, the landlord or your mortgage company, social media, monograms...Ain't nobody got time for that.
6. Unspeakable Circumstance
Death. Divorce. At least one will happen!
Comment with reasons to keep your last name that I have I missed.
Tabitha Dial can be reached on social media at @TabithaDial.


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The Push are jumping in the bus and heading across Victoria these July school holidays for the 2017 Freeza Summits – a series of free music industry training workshops for young people.
Over three days, The Push will be teaming up with a bunch of industry professionals to deliver tailored sessions, advice and information for young people interested in pursuing a career within the music, events or wider arts industries.
The 2017 Freeza Summits program is now online:
10:20am – 11:15am
Booking Agents and Artist Offers
Presented by 123 Agency
Want to book a headline artist for your Freeza event but don't know what information to include in your offer? How do you determine what an artist is worth? Facilitated by Josh Lane at 123 Agency, this session will break down everything you need to consider when you're approaching a booking agent or artist with an event offer and negotiating a deal.
11:30am – 12:25pm
Social Media and Facebook Advertising
Presented by Bolster
Are you using social media to promote your Freeza events? How do you know if you're getting the attention of your all-ages audiences and getting your event the right exposure and awareness? This session will go through the basics of digital advertising to get you started, a step-by-step guide on how to set up a post boost for maximum awareness of your event, and the tools and resources you'll find useful if you want to deep digger into digital marketing.
12:30pm – 1:20pm
Free Lunch
Bec Sandridge Live Performance
1:20pm – 2:15pm
Event Artwork and Visual Design
Presented by The Push IncHaving effective event artwork and visual design is essential to the success of any Freeza event. What imagery and branding best connects with young markets? Learn some simple and engaging ways that will allow your Freeza team to better connect with young people. This interactive session will unpack the do's and don'ts of event artwork and visual design and will get you thinking in new ways about how to improve the branding of your events.
What Makes A Good Freeza Worker?
Presented by The Push Inc
Freeza programs are facilitated with many different models and approaches, but an effective program is always led by a worker who engages in ways young people feel respected and equal. In this session The Push Inc will lead a discussion with a panel of young people from Freeza teams across Victoria to explore first-hand what they think makes a good Freeza worker.
2:30pm – 3:25pm
All-Ages Event Pitch Session
Presented by The Push Inc
This moderated session is an opportunity to unpack your all-ages event ideas with a panel of industry representatives who will give individualised feedback on the artist curation, marketing, venue and logistics of your event. Learn directly from professionals around how to make your event unique and appropriate for an all-ages audience.
Your Freeza Program
Presented by The Push Inc and Department of Health and Human Services
This session will provide an opportunity for Freeza workers to troubleshoot any program related issues, concerns or hot topics amongst other workers. DHHS and Push staff will offer advice and innovative ideas for support.
Please note: The Freeza Summits held on Friday 14 July at Fitzroy will be delivered on a rotating schedule. Attendees will get to attend all workshops, however these will be delivered over four small group sessions throughout the day.
The 2017 Freeza Summits are free for all young people, aged 12-25 and include lunch.
Tuesday 4 July
Ballarat Regional Soccer Facility
900 Pleasant Street, Redan, 3350
Wednesday 5 July
Benalla Drill Hall Community Activity Centre
Corner Bridge and Arundel Streets, Benalla, 3672
Friday 14 July
Collarts, The Push Pop Up Shop
209 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy, 3065
To register for the 2017 Freeza Summits complete an online application form here.
For more information contact The Push on 03 9380 1277 or email email@example.com.