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Clue: Seascape sights
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Desktop Wallpaper Calendar: February 2010
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Desktop wallpapers can serve as an excellent source of inspiration. However, if you use some specific wallpaper for a long period of time, it becomes harder to draw inspiration out of it. That's why we have decided to supply you with smashing wallpapers over 12 months. And to make them a little bit more distinctive from the usual crowd, we've decided to embed calendars for the upcoming month. So if you need to look up some date, isn't it better to show off a nice wallpaper with aAbstr nice calendar instead of launching some default time application?
This post features 70 free desktop wallpapers, created by designers across the globe. Both versions with a calendar and without a calendar can be downloaded for free.
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So what wallpapers have we received for February 2010?
Please notice that you can also download the February 2010 Windows 7 Theme, prepared by Tim Heuer for Smashing Magazine and its readers.
[Offtopic: by the way, did you already get your copy of the brand new Smashing Book?]
"I thought I would like to make something relevant to the Aussie readers of Smashing Magazine. This is what February in Australia looks like!" Designed by Eli Burford from Australia.
Pizza and Wings
"Football season is coming to an end and March Madness is about to begin, carb up." Designed by Ashleigh Liggett from United States.
Love Memories
"First time I try to paint a sketch in the computer. Beginner… but I like it! :)" Designed by Alicia De Freitas from Venezuela.
Childhood Sweethearts
"Remember the excitement of Valentine's Day when you were in grade school? Remember the cheesy Valentines cards and the sugary treats; the silly love predictions? I'm hoping to invoke a sense of nostalgia with "Childhood Sweethearts."" Designed by Leisha Farrell of Feral Bytes from USA.
Imaginary Friends
"The inspiration for this illustration was russian rock'n'roll-song "Pharmacist, judge, beaver and owl" by Maksim Leonidov." Designed by Andrei Verner from Russia.
"Big lovers!" Designed by Giada Degli Agostini from Italy.
"February is the month for doing the things you love and loving the things you do." Designed by Heldrik Lynch from Peru.
Love is all around me
"February is a month when everyone and everything radiate love!I wish you to love and be loved:)" Designed by Anna Volkova from Russia.
Eternal Battle
"Eternal battle between photographers – to use them or not to use them…" Designed by Martin Cajzer from United Kingdom (originally Poland).
Valentines Disaster
"Sometimes the best laid plans fail… even on Valentine's Day." Designed by Popephoenix from United States.
It's a French Kind of Love
Designed by Nicole Dominguez from USA.
Clockwork Decay
"I've been wanting to play with a steampunk-themed design for a while. So, I made that the goal of this month's design. I started out with some watch pieces and I added in some grunge textures and played with the color palette. I really like the way the end result looks like rust, and has a real gritty quality to it." Designed by Arcane Palette Creative Design from USA.
Pink Textile
Designed by Indeziner from Romania.
A little month i call Feb
"Corresponding colors to corresponding days of the week to correspond the awkwardness of limp-dated Feb." Designed by Alicia Souza from Australia.
Colorfull Winter
Designed by Natasha Klever from Russia.
Designed by Amandinelle from France.
Be My Valentine
"Teenagers in love! Isn't love awkward at times?! Happy February!" Designed by Sasha Bell from England, UK.
Grunge Love Hearts
"This isn't the most amazing and complex of designs, but a lot of the times, simplicity is the beauty of things… this isn't 100% simple, but it's edging there! Happy Feb 2010 :)" Designed by Rosanna Bell from England, UK.
Everyday Love
"Designed for daily inspiration and encouragement to live a life of love." Designed by Millicent Bowman from USA.
Love Wallpaper
"Suffering from unrequited love? Care to attract your sweetheart right now?Try this free Love Wallpaper at work!Post your and your love's pic files so that they fitted into the Love Wallpaper's face silhouettes… Done! Meet your valentine, friend!" Designed by Rumake Web Agency from Russia.
"This is a present for valentine enjoy ." Designed by Vanhove Jonathan.
It's Amore!
"When the world seems to shine like you've had too much wine." Designed by April Joy E. Jasmin from Philippines.
Designed by Misti Kenison.
"Blow the love over everyone you know!" Designed by VeraART from Brussels, Belgium.
Couple in the City
"Kisses can be incredibly sweet! Just a romantic wallpaper. Happy Feb! :)" Designed by Sasha Bell from England, UK.
Less Hooks more Books
Designed by Klement Grgić from Croatia.
Love Is Not Simple
"Love is not simple… I think everyone knows that! Just a little wallpaper for you all to enjoy (I hope!) – Happy February :)" Designed by Sasha Bell from England, UK.
"Yes it's another Valentine's inspired wallpaper, I just couldn't resist! Enjoy (with love)." Designed by Federica Sibella from Italy.
True Love
"Valentines Day chocolates are the perfect gifts to melt a heart." Designed by Manish Jinwal from India.
A Tree of Love
"February is a month of "LOVE", so i create "A Tree of LOVE"" Designed by Sandhya Banshal from India.
Mid Term Valentine
"February bring is love and mid term exams. It is about fitting that valentine between all those examination dates." Designed by Kumar Ritwik from India.
Love flight
"Let's up in the clouds in this February. You shoud give credence the love flight." Designed by Roman Volkov aka dacascas from Russia.
"Happy Valentine's Day …" Designed by Soodabeh Amirakbari from Iran.
Sweet Clouds
"It's a party in the clouds, sweets all round!" Designed by Chris Alexander (Yipori) from England.
Retro Love
"A retro themed Wallpaper Calendar, inspired by Deandesign." Designed by Abdus Salam from Pakistan.
Chocolate Heartz for Valentines
"Valentines Day chocolates are the perfect gifts to melt a heart." Designed by Manish Jinwal from India.
Abstract Love
"This is my first wallpaper… February under the aspect of abstract love… Love isn't always what we expect…" Designed by Mehdi Naqi from Belgium.
Bird Love
"A motive is dedicated to all that keeps warm with love in cold winter days." Designed by Art design, Tina Krašovec from Slovenia.
"Happy Valentine's Day." Designed by Dragos M from Romania.
The ambitious february
"abstract illustrations for better next month" Designed by ebaq from Poland.
"I didn't want to design the normal routine love wallpapers… so I thought to do something different. Hope you like it." Designed by Zainab Sule from Nigeria.
"She loves snow and snowdrifts most of all in life." Designed by Lex Rusakoff from Russia.
Frozen Bike
"February is freezing and the frozen bike has its rest. It becomes part of the landscape." Designed by Ester Liquori from Italy.
"Wall inspire by a macro photography taken by me with a reflex camera in the glass of my car." Designed by Alejandro Pratto from Argentina.
Winter Olympics Vancouver
"It's a wallpaper about the Winter Olympics Vancouver 2010 and I made this because when it's the Olympicsthere is alot of advertising but there isn't for the Winter Olympics and the Winter Olympics are just as much fun as the Olympics." Designed by Kenneth Driege from Belgium.
Love wall painting
"Hey! This is my latest idea on the subject "Valentine's day". I know that not everybody loves Valentine's day but i do! So i hope that you lovers will love my valentine calendar too.Cheers and happy Valentine's day!" Designed by Alexandra Ipate from Romania.
Superheroes in Love
"Two super lovers… for the lovers' month. Pop art style." Designed by Davide Vicariotto from Italy.
"The most famous actress in Turkey, T?rkan ?oray, known as Sultan of Turkish cinema." Designed by Banu from Turkey.
Geeky Love
"This would be my second wallpaper design for Smashing Magazine. Since it's going to be Valentine this February, and since I'm such a geek, I tried to combine those two things together. I hope you'll like it! And Happy Valentine's Day, guys!" Designed by Adrian Wildandyawan (Ryan|Kon) from Indonesia.
Good Morning
"While wandering in the desert (you are on some kind of secret mission),the night catches you up and you fall exhausted, dehydrated and pass out.This is the first thing you see when you wake up in the morning…" Designed by Akif Top from Sweden.
Snow Bird
Designed by Kenneth Meert from Belgium.
Smashing Valentine
"A Valentines Day themed wallpaper for Smashing Magazine." Designed by Jared Williams from United States.
Sexy Valentine
"Becuas of the event on the 14 ferbruary 'Valentine' I wanted to spice up the desktops of the people." Designed by Johan Teirlinck from Belgium.
"Winter is exiting. Spring is on its way. February is to celebrate the coming season." Designed by Jade Cheng from USA.
"I've been really digging information graphics lately, so I decided I'd incorporate that into this month's wallpaper." Designed by Colin Parks from Canada.
Snow Rainbow Cat
""Don't worry rainbow kitty.the snow is melting and soon,the sun will return and make the colors of the rainbow shine bright. "I got inspired by the song "colors of the rainbow" by Dj Skeptyk." Designed by Rolies Renske from Belgium.
Colourful Life
"January takes the winter with it. February comes with colorful life…" Designed by Rajeesh from India.
An Extraordenary Mountain View
"I wanted to express an extraordenary winter landscape." Designed by Stijn Serruys from Belgium.
Simple Love
"I wanted a minimal desktop calendar this month. I was inspired by the crisp snow/frost outside as well as my favorite day of this month – Valentine's Day." Designed by A. Monday from USA.
Feb Twenty Ten
Designed by Giles Van Gruisen from USA.
Designed by Segers Sven from Belgium.
Smashing Robot
"There is a robot on my design, consist of real engine parts." Designed by Ammar Ceker from Turkey.
On Air Equalizer
Designed by Weckx Ennio from Belgium.
8 Track
"I took this photo a few weeks ago in a "junk shop/flea market". Although 8 tracks were a little before my time, I remember some of the artists in the photo. I loved the color combinations and patterns all those 8 tracks created. Take a trip in the wayback machine!" Designed by Stacy Blackman from United States.
Monochrome February
"February is a time of year where the days are short and dark, weather often is gray, and the ground sometimes white – but that doesn't mean that it can't be beautiful" Designed by 3D Wallpaper Studio from Denmark.
Struggle For Future
"If you dare to struggle today, You will dare to win tomorrow." Designed by Prashant D Barakale from India.
"This is a bird (Tangara desmaresti) from my contry, with the colour from ours simbols and flames." Designed by Romy Campos from Brazil.
Sweet Home Clothing
"-" Designed by Vladyslav Samsonov from Germany.
Month of Hearts
"February the month of Valentines, I hope this month brings many Valentines to you." Designed by Stephanie Lam from Australia.
Adjust Your Tie
"This illustration should give february a person with a touch of snob appeal. Adjust your tie and welcome february. Strangely done in illustrator." Designed by Jonas Seydel from Germany.
February Sentense
"Just motivating sentence for February :)" Designed by Temeshi from Poland.
For Haiti
"Your help is urgently needed. Please visit www.redcross.org to find out how you can take part in the relief effort underway in Haiti." Designed by Umer Tahir from Canada.
Join in next month!
Please notice that we respect the ideas and motivation behind artists' work which is why we've given artists full freedom to explore their creativity and express emotions and experience through their works. And this is also why the themes of the wallpapers weren't anyhow influenced by us, but designed from scratch by the artists themselves.
Thanks to all designers for participation. Join in next month!
What's your favorite?
What's your favourite theme or wallpaper for this month? Please let us know in the comments! And have a smashing February, folks!
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Title says it all. It's past time, we have been going in reverse for years.
Please Dr. Maggard Cajun nation begs you
Title says it all. It's past time, we have been going in reverse for years.
Please Dr. Maggard Cajun nation begs you
I disagree.
Well I love this Offense and O.C. got to give him props, now defense that's a different story you cant win without defense, all I got to say is he's got a lot of work to do, Texas A&M will score 100 on us. Our defense will not be able to compete.
I'm in.... fire Hud. Time to move on. It was a great ride for awhile.
Nope. The knock last season was that Hud interfered too much with the offense. That looks to be remedied so far.
This will be the Cajuns fans next week when they hang 100 on us
Disagree, let the season play out.
If he can't win 6 games, it won't matter what we think.
I agree let the season play out our record is right where anyone with any common sense would think where we would be at this time of the season. If the offense keeps it up and the defense shows up we may steal a game or two we are not suppose to win. Plus if you fire Hud you still have the same players. I do like his hands off approach so far this year.
Am I the only one who thinks that our talent on defense can't be this bad? Inquiring minds want to know.
EDIT: And Lightfoot, forgot about him. He was in and out of the program throughout his career, but he had a pretty nice senior year last year.
ACT scandal. Trump video. 13 players arrested. Getting blown up by G5 teams. I'm done. Sign me up. For $1mm a year I expect more. I thought we were past this.
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Comparison of Analgesic Methods, and Their Effects on Patient Recovery, Following Liver Surgery (LIVER)
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01042054
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : January 5, 2010
Last Update Posted : March 13, 2015
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The provision of adequate pain relief following major liver surgery is essential, not only for patient comfort, but for the prevention of complications, such as chest infection.
Commonly, pain relief in the first few days after surgery is provided by epidural analgesia. Drugs are delivered to the area around the spinal cord, through a fine plastic tube placed in the patients back, and this blocks sensation from the abdomen downwards, thereby providing effective pain relief without the need for opiate analgesia (e.g. morphine). Opiate analgesia can cause nausea, drowsiness and constipation, and its use should be minimised. Epidurals, however, can be associated with some problematic side effects. Low blood pressure is commonly encountered, and not only can its treatment be associated with complications, but patients are often confined to bed.
Mobility can also be limited if muscle function in the legs, (in addition to sensation), is inadvertently affected by the epidural drugs. Other problems associated with epidural use are the relatively common failure of the technique to provide adequate analgesia (20%), and some extremely rare but potentially disastrous complications of epidural insertion.
An alternative technique, is the provision of pain relief directly into the wound, via one or more multi−holed tubes(catheters), placed either in or close to the wound. This technique alone does not provide as effective analgesia as a functioning epidural, but when combined with other intravenous or oral analgesia, has been shown to be effective following a variety of surgical procedures.
It is hypothesised that, following major liver surgery, the use of this latter technique may result in superior outcome and faster recovery, when compared with epidural, by avoidance of the side effects and complications discussed above.
In this study, patients scheduled to undergo major liver surgery at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh with be randomly assigned to receive the first two days of pain relief either by epidural, or by wound catheter plus additional analgesia. Both groups will then receive an identical oral analgesic regime for the remainder of the hospital stay.
Outcomes of interest will include the quality of pain relief attained, patient mobility, frequency of complications, and overall recovery time.
|Condition or disease
|Postoperative Pain
|Other: Standard optimised recovery protocol. Other: Wound catheter plus patient-controlled analgesia.
|Not Applicable
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|65 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Parallel Assignment
|Single (Participant)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|The Effects of Local Infiltration Versus Epidural on Recovery
|Study Start Date :
|July 2009
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|July 2010
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|July 2010
Active Comparator: Epidural
Patients will follow a standard optimised recovery protocol, including epidural analgesia for the first 48 hours postoperatively.
Other: Standard optimised recovery protocol.
Experimental: Wound catheter
Patients will follow a standard optimised recovery protocol, but analgesia in the first 48 hours will be delivered through local anaesthetic wound catheters and additional patient-controlled analgesia, instead of epidural analgesia.
Other: Wound catheter plus patient-controlled analgesia.
Other Name: ON-Q PainBuster
- Length of time to reach criteria for discharge from hospital. [ Time Frame: This will be assessed twice daily until criteria for dicharge from hospital are met. ]
- Pain scores, assessed using numerical rating score (0 to 10). [ Time Frame: Assessed at 2, 6 & 12 hours following closure of wound, and daily thereafter until discharge from hospital, or day 7, whichever is sooner. ]
- Nausea and sedation scores, assessed using numerical rating score (0 to 3). [ Time Frame: Assessed at 2, 6 & 12 hours following closure of wound, and daily thereafter until discharge from hospital, or day 7, whicever is sooner. ]
- Sleep disturbance, assessed using numerical rating score (0 to 10). [ Time Frame: Assessed daily from the morning following surgery until discharge from hospital, or day 7, whichever is sooner. ]
- Volume of intravenous fluids received in the first 48 hours following operation (ml). [ Time Frame: Data collected daily for first 48 hours following operation. ]
- Mobility (percentage of time spent lying / sitting, standing or walking, as measured by ActivPAL meter). [ Time Frame: From the end of the operative procedure until discharge from hospital, or day 7, whichever is sooner. ]
- Time to return of bowel function (days). [ Time Frame: Assessed daily until return of bowel function. ]
- Length of time to meet criteria for discharge from the High Dependency Unit. [ Time Frame: Assessed twice daily until criteria for discharge from the High Dependency Unit met. ]
- Complications (General and Technical). [ Time Frame: Assessed daily throughout hospital admission, and at outpatient review clinic 4-6 weeks following discharge from hospital. ]
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|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients undergoing open hepatic resection for benign or malignant conditions.
- Able to understand the nature of the study and what will be required of them.
- Men and non-pregnant, non-lactating women.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients with contraindication to either epidural or wound catheter techniques.
- Inability to give written, informed consent.
- Patients with dementia or neurological impairment.
- Patients with pre-existing condition limiting mobility.
- Underlying cirrhotic liver disease.
- Jaundice (Bilirubin > 50 μmol/L).
- Liver resection combined with secondary surgical procedure.
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01042054
|United Kingdom
|Department of Surgery, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
|Edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom, EH16 4SA
|Principal Investigator:
|Erica J Revie
|University of Edinburgh
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
|Responsible Party:
|Erica Revie, Miss Erica Revie, University of Edinburgh
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01042054 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
2009/R/SU/04 ( Other Identifier: South East Scotland Research Ethics Committee 02 )
|First Posted:
|January 5, 2010 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|March 13, 2015
|Last Verified:
|March 2015
Keywords provided by Erica Revie, University of Edinburgh:
Postoperative Care
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Pain, Postoperative
Neurologic Manifestations
Nervous System Diseases
Postoperative Complications
Pathologic Processes
Signs and Symptoms
Sensory System Agents
Peripheral Nervous System Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs


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The WOO Audio WA7 "Fireflies" Amp/DAC is a combination of high performance vacuum tube headphone amplifier with a built-in USB Digital-to-Analog Converter.
It is a pure tube design, utilizing 6C45 tubes in a class-A, single-ended topology, with transformer coupled outputs. There are no semi-conductors used in the entire signal path. The D-A converter is designed to be capable of up to 32-bit/192k sampling rates. This maintains pure data integrity, which is transmitted via standard high speed USB 2.0 interface operating in asynchronous mode.
The high quality construction features include a pair of Nickel Alloy core output transformers, all-aluminum chassis with no screws visible from any viewing angles, a linear external power supply for amplification circuitries, a custom built toroidal power transformer, and multi-layer military grade PCBs.
The dedicated port for in-ear-monitors carries a full range of volume controls ensuring minimal noise. Despite its incredibly compact size, "Fireflies" is a power-house with the capacity to drive almost any demanding audiophile headphones. To accommodate different system setup needs, "Fireflies" can also be used as a stand-alone D-A Converter.
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PE teachers leave no stone unturned in quest for new funding
Funding for new school initiatives including technology can be challenging, but creative teachers continue to find ways to help raise money by advocating for their needs, including staging community events that bring stakeholders together for a common cause.
Last year, IHT and partner adidas combined to launch the IHT Spirit FitFest powered by adidas. FitFest is a "fundraiser in a box" program that helps schools host community-wide events designed to raise awareness for the physical education program and, more directly, money to purchase PE technology including the adidas Zone for IHT Spirit wrist heart rate monitor.
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It was recently announced that Brad Reifler, the CEO of Forefront Capital spearheaded a new partnership with Easter Seals that will significantly benefit military veterans recently discharged from the service and military families. The Easter Seals Dixon Center is the recipient of the generous $3 million donation from Forefront Capital.
Having the ability to make an incredible impact on the people and families of people that sacrificed so much for their country is the main focus behind the donation. It provides resources to veterans and will provide opportunity to change their lives and move forward with hope into a brighter future. They are now providing a direction for veterans and allow them to create a new future. The greatest gift the Dixon Center provides is a connection between veterans in need of services and organizations that can provide help. There are many obstacles in the way of this happening and the specialty of the program is to overcome these challenges and allow veterans to access help easily no matter where it is located. There are local and national programs that provide significant help in education, employment or even health care.
Forefront Capital has a keen desire to create a real difference in the lives of military veterans and their families and that is what the $3 million donation was intended to do. Through the established programs at the Dixon Center they are hoping to get the entire staff of their organization behind this great cause.
Brad Reifler is the leader and CEO of Forefront Capital Advisors. This is a financial services firm that stretches its influence across the globe. Their specialty is attracting business leaders who are highly respected into their community. The unique level of intimacy between Forefront Capital and its well respected clients allows them to create investment opportunities that are not available for similar sized firms. In short, Forefront Capital provides unique opportunities for investment which provide high yielding profits with a risk that is manageable for their investors. They do this by being clear on their direction through clear and open communication. Reifler has been a successful financial adviser for over 30 years and helped his company earn over $200 million in profits.
With this new partnership between the Easter Seals Dixon Center and Forefront Capital it creates a new powerful program that will indeed change the lives of many military veterans and their families. All of the issues that face this group of heroes can now be better addressed because of the gift from Brad Reifler and Forefront Capital.


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Courage Sensibilities (2011 - 12):
l and water color on canvas 12"x16"
The collection of 10 paintings speaks of the journey of our refugees and immigrants. The first three paintings (diversity, courage and language) were first exhibited as part of the Refugee Rights Day Art Show at Toronto City Hall Rotunda in 2011 (photes below). The rest of the collection was completed in April 2012.
The full collection is exhibited for a month in April at
Woodside Public Library
You can also view the full collection
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Artist Statement – Courage Sensibilities
"Courage//Sensibilities" speaks of the journeys and stories of our refugees and immigrants.
– the different faces and identities make us one and strong; the beautiful people of a diverse Canada and our world, the Earth.
Diversity – diversity is our strength. We are stronger because of our diverse people, cultures uniting under one nation and the values of the Charter of Human Rights.
Bridge – as refugees, immigrants and citizens of the world and particularly Canada, we are constantly challenged by the imbalances in the scale of economics, justice and civic society.
Courage – it takes a lot of courage to resettle in a new home and begin a new life. Courage, it is to get over the sadness of not being with your loved ones; courage to begin a new chapter in life.
Language – immigrants come from all over the world along with their languages and cultures. Some of us have to overcome the challenge of learning a new language, or languages.
Fences – fences keep us in and keep us out. The line between security and marginalization is thin for many of us adapting to a new country.
Pain – the pain faced by refugees and immigrants is like a piercing arrow; the most important thing to take care of before anything else is removing the arrow rather than debating about how it got there in the first place.
Hope – our dreams, our struggles lay around a steep and meandering path, yet we carry on with that lightest burden of all: hope.
Belonging – where do we belong? Our sense of identity and belonging in a new home is akin to the barren branches of winter, that of the trees with strong roots. The same forlorn and sad branches bear flowers, fruits and then seeds for our sustenance.
Choice – it takes education, empathy, sacrifice and courage to make the difficult choices in our lives. Sometimes we feel fortunate about the abundance of choices; sometimes we feel burdened by them.
The oil paintings presented here below were selected as part of the Refugee Rights Day Art Show held from April 4 to 8, 2011 at the Toronto City Hall's Rotunda Room to celebrate Refugee Rights Day and the 25th anniversary of the Canadian people receiving the Nansen Refugee Award from the UNHCR. To read more, visit online at http://www.ocasi.org/index.php?catid=176
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Anthony Garratt
ANTHONY GARRATT - FOUR, Anglesey, 2015
ANTHONY GARRATT - High & Low, Snowdonia - 2016
ANTHONY GARRATT - FOUR, Tresco, 2014
Anthony Garratt was born in Sevenoaks, Kent. He studied at Chelsea College of Art and then Falmouth College of Arts for a design degree. Having worked as a designer for a few years in London, he was able to take up painting full time following two successful Solo Shows.
Anthony is predominantly a painter of the British landscape, his work concerned with the weather, an experience and impact of a landscape. His research time is spent in heavy weather, in remote locations and places that have an emotional impact. Inspiration comes from the British landscape and ever-changing climate.
Anthony is an artist member of the Royal West of England Academy where he has regularly exhibited. He has also shown work at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition and the Royal College of Arts Henry Moore Gallery having featured on a BBC2 art series.
In 2012, Anthony was invited by BBC1 to paint the Diamond Jubilee Pageant from the Millennium Bridge. He painted some sketches on the Day, and worked on a series of paintings to follow. In addition, he was selected to have a Billboard at Regent's Park tube station, during October 2012.
In September 2014, Anthony Garratt was commissioned to create four vast, impressive outdoor paintings installed on the island of Tresco, Scilly Isles. These remained on site for three months.
Following the success of this commission, a further project was funded called HIGH AND LOW – a spectacular outdoor painting installation in Snowdonia, Wales. Two giant paintings, one floating high on the flanks of Snowdon on Llyn Llydaw, and one deep beneath the mountains in a cavern at Llechwedd slate mine. This commission was featured on BBC1 Countryfile on 9th May 2016.
Since September 2015, Anthony has been a tutor at the Newlyn School of Art, Cornwall, which he continues to do today.


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Reviewing plans for the W.T.C.
It is much more telling to look at what many of the supporters of the plans to redevelop the World Trade Center site are saying rather than the critics. The critics will of course highlight flaws in the plan designed by architect Daniel Libeskind and look to turn the public tide against it.
Second thoughts
By RICHMOND JONES
The Penny Post
By ANDREI CODRESCU
Lance-less race Downtown
Imagine an L.M.D.C. addition
Maya Lin film
Chinatown fest
Police Blotter
After the shooting, scary hours for Downtown parents
Childrens Activities
Free B.P.C. movies
City Hall visitors viewed the body of Councilmember James E. Davis Monday.
Remembering Davis before City Hall
By Elizabeth OBrien
I remember the first time I met James E. Davis. It was August of 2001, and Davis was stumping on a sweltering morning at the subway station around the corner from my apartment in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn. It must have been about 90 degrees, but the unflagging Davis wore a dark suit and a Cheshire Cat grin as he pumped my hand and asked for my support in the upcoming City Council race. He was the only candidate to campaign at my subway stop before the primary, and I thought to myself, This guys got my vote.
What Downtowns councilmembers saw
By Elizabeth OBrien with Lincoln Anderson
Local lawmakers described a scene of horror and uncertainty inside City Hall last Wednesday as a political opponent fatally shot Councilmember James E. Davis of Brooklyn before the assailant was shot and killed by a police officer in the chamber.
Trust knocked on Pier 40, Yankee Ferry
By Lincoln Anderson
A plan for interim recreational uses for Pier 40 will be presented to the Hudson River Park Trusts board of directors in a month or so, reported Robert Balachandran, the Trusts president, at the agencys board meeting last Thursday.
W.T.C. plan needs changes, many say
By Josh Rogers
Many opponents and supporters of the selected plan for the World Trade Center site agreed that there was too much office bulk in the proposal, last week at the first meeting to discuss the environmental impact statement for the $10 billion project.
Council says bill would protect middle-income housing
By Albert Amateau
More than 200 residents of Mitchell-Lama houses throughout Manhattan came to the steps of City hall on Tues. July 22 to hear City Council Speaker Gifford Miller introduce legislation aimed at protecting tenants at risk of losing affordable housing when landlords leave the Mitchell-Lama program.
Harwayne retires three weeks after promotion
By Elizabeth OBrien
Parents and community members expressed surprise and disappointment at the news last Friday that Shelley Harwayne, the former head of local school District 2, would immediately retire her new post as superintendent of Region 9.
Private school proposed for Wall St.
By Elizabeth OBrien
Starting in the fall of 2005, backpacks could join briefcases on Wall St. as a new private school opens its doors across from the New York Stock Exchange. Private funds totaling $8 million have already been secured to open Claremont Academy, the planned school for kindergarten through eighth grade, according to Michael Koffler, president of Metropolitan Preschools, Inc., which owns Claremont Childrens School on Amsterdam Ave.
Facing threat, city backs C.B. 1 on high school
By Elizabeth OBrien
The Department of Education stated last Friday that students living south of Houston St. would be granted preference in admissions to Millennium High School, providing the response that Community Board 1 officials sought when they recently threatened to withhold funding from the project.
C.B. 1 committee skeptical of tunnel plan
By Jane Flanagan with Josh Rogers
Still unable to come to a consensus over whether or not a West St. tunnel is a good idea, a Community Board 1 committee postponed a vote on it last week.
Downtowners brainstorm at L.M.D.C. workshops
By Josh Rogers
Before the Lower Manhattan Development Corp. had a staff or an office, John Whitehead, the agencys chairperson, in Jan. 2002 said it was the only organization in history to get over $2 billion that we never asked for. Now with about $1.3 billion of federal money left to spend, the L.M.D.C. has begun a series of invitation-only neighborhood workshops to get feedback on how best to use the money.
Vendors and city dispute meaning of court ruling
By Elizabeth OBrien
Art vendors cheered a federal court decision that upheld a lower court ruling against a permitting system for art sellers. But city officials said that the decision would have no bearing on the citys ability to regulate selling in city streets or parks.
Great walker sits down to write
By Albert Amateau
Its 32 miles around the shoreline of Manhattan and Cy Adler knows every inch of it. Teacher, writer and environmentalist, Adler is the founder of Shorewalkers, Inc., a not-for-profit walking and environmental group dedicated to exploring the metropolitan area shoreline on foot.
Dance company brings the world to Downtown
By Tanya Gingerich Warren
Despite over 27 years in the community, the full scope of the Battery Dance Company is still unknown to many downtown residents. They may be familiar with the Downtown Dance Festival, the free outdoor dance concert the company has produced in Battery Park every summer since 1982. But they may not know about their Dance-in- Schools program for inner-city schools.
Koch on film
By Ed. Koch
The Embalmer (+)
The style of this film, particularly the camera work and bleakness of scenes, reminded me of the Italian movies made after World War II like The Bicycle Thief. Johnny English (+)This film is a spoof on the great James Bond 007 series. The production - acting and script - are thoroughly British and enjoying it requires a taste for British humor, e.g., slapstick, pratfalls and toilet humor.
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Join us with our guest Barbara McGovern, MD.
Since 2012 Dr. McGovern has been working within the pharmaceutical arena and currently is head of Medical Affairs at Seres Therapeutics, which is developing microbiome-based therapies. Their lead microbiome therapeutic drug is SER-109, which is being evaluated in a phase 3 clinical trial for recurrent Clostridium difficile infection. We will be discussing the role of the Microbiome in reducing the risk of C. diff. infection recurrence.


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Castlevania's next-gen debut may still be three months away, but ShopTo are already dropped their preorder price to a impressively low level. They're currently stocking Lords of Shadow for £34.85, whicb is £3 less than their nearest competitors (Zavvi in this case). There's still plenty of time for the price to drop even further- but this is still a decent price for any new release that's probably worth a punt for diehard fans!
- Click here to preorder Castlevania: Lords of Shadow for £34.95 from ShopTo (PS3)
- Click here to preorder Castlevania: Lords of Shadow for £34.95 from ShopTo (Xbox 360)
Castlevania is one of the most oldest and most revered platformers in videogame history (though I must admit that the original's savage difficulty curve frequently got the better of me). Drafting in legendary developer Hideo Kojima to the cause, Konami plan to bring the series' trademark platforming to next-gen consoles and western audiences; along with enhanced combat to bring Castlevania in line with more modern hack & slash titles.
Armed with a versatile 'Combat Cross' (an homage to the throwing crucifix from the original), the heroic Gabriel will lay siege to horrific supernatural foes to redeem his wife's soul. Far from a meatheaded lug, Kojima assures us that Gabriel will be a relatable character with a tragic, powerful backstory- and we'll find ourselves feeling his pain more than once.
Naturally, we'll be keeping a close eye on any further preorder price drops- and remember that you can cancel your preorder at any time to take advantage of a better deal. On the other hand, this is a good price for one of the year's most anticipated releases.


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Show me one honest politician and I'll show you a saint.
"Elections belong to the people. It is their decision. If they decide to turn their back on the fire and burn their behinds, then they will just have to sit on their blisters." - Abraham Lincoln -
Show me one honest politician and I'll show you a saint.
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Portugal PM submits resignation
By Ian Simpson
LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's prime minister says he and his cabinet have submitted their resignations, a move that came a day after a snap election was called.Centre-right Prime Minister Pedro Santana Lopes said he would head a caretaker administration until a new government was named following February 20 election. "Before this address I informed the president of my and the government's decision, taken in the cabinet meeting just held," Santana Lopes said in a televised address on Saturday. The announcement came after a cabinet meeting at Santana Lopes's official residence. He said he would meet Sampaio on Monday to formalise the resignations.
Santana Lopes's Social Democrats and the rightist Popular Party, the junior partner in the coalition government, are well behind the opposition Socialists in opinion polls. The constitution calls for a prime minister who resigns to remain in office until the president names a new one and he or she takes over. Guilherme da Fonseca, a former Constitutional Court judge, said caretaker status would hamper Santana Lopes's powers. "A caretaker government is a government that is limited, in accordance with the constitution, to practices strictly necessary for the oversight of public business," he told private TSF radio. Sampaio dissolved parliament on Friday and scheduled an election, saying instability in Santana Lopes's government threatened to damage Portugal and its institutions.
Santana Lopes's brief tenure was marked by a minister's resignation, slumping polls, a negative outlook from the Standard & Poor's credit rating agency, and charges of government interference with the media. Santana Lopes, then Lisbon mayor and number two in the Social Democrats, took over as prime minister when Jose Manuel Barroso left Portuguese politics in July to head the European Commission. The Socialists, under telegenic new leader Jose Socrates, are considered to have a good chance of taking power in the February election, which will usher in Portugal's fourth government since late 2001. Polls had been scheduled for 2006.
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Portugal faces general election
Portuguese President Jorge Sampaio has called an early general election on 20 February, just four months after the centre-right government took office. Mr Sampaio said that dissolving parliament was the only way to solve a crisis of credibility and instability. Prime Minister Pedro Santana Lopes took office when Jose Manuel Barroso become president of the European Commission. Their Social Democratic Party is currently trailing in the opinion polls behind the opposition Socialists. "This government's negative succession of incidents and declarations, contradictions and discoordinations in whole led me to dissolve the parliament as the only solution for a grave crisis of credibility and instability," Mr Sampaio said in a televised address.
The announcement came 11 days after Mr Sampaio had said he intended to dissolve parliament and call an early vote. The brief tenure of Conservative Prime Minister Santa Lopes has been marked by the bitter resignation of a minister, slumping polls and allegations of government interference with the media. The Socialists, under the new leader Jose Socrates, are believed to have a good chance of winning the February election. The Social Democratic Party and Popular Party are to continue as a caretaker government until the election.
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The Organisation of Disaster-Prone Countries, meeting in Seoul, South Korea, yesterday discussed ways in which their members could be seen to be more 'stoical' than the people of Japan in the event of an earthquake or other natural disaster affecting their countries.
'We all saw how the Japanese reacted with calm and dignity in the face of appalling devastation,' said conference organiser Jaeyoung Kim. 'Their patience and fortitude raised the bar when it comes to what we call post-disaster image perception. They've effectively cornered the market in stoicism.'
Measures proposed included carrying on cleaning the windows even as your house is being carried away by flood waters, running from a tsunami in a manner that suggests you are merely late for a meeting, and making sure you have a good book when you bed down for the night in a vast emergency shelter.
'It's no longer enough simply to not panic,' said Kim. 'The world expects you to react to apocalyptic disasters as if you live through this sort of calamity everyday. So things such as idly studying a map as your car is swept miles out to sea or pretending to chat on a non-existent phone network can all help propel your country to the 'top of the imperturbables' league.
The conference was cut short when an announcement that free drinks were being served in the bar caused a stampede resulting in the deaths of three delegates.


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MidCal Labor Solutions, Inc. is the premier staffing agency for Kern County and throughout California. They're proud to build strong, profitable relationships with their clients by training and placing qualified employees with some of the top-rated companies in the valley.
Their new Bakersfield, California office offered 3,000 square feet of untapped potential for intake, training and business management. But "we were definitely on a budget," says Kevin Hoover, CEO. Their key challenges were to optimize the space with high quality furniture that would also have multi-use functionality and not clutter high traffic areas such as the training room and reception.
StrongProject designed an office furniture layout that would accommodate as many people as possible with room to move freely, enjoy plenty of space and preserve the outer wall's natural light and plentiful windows.
The reception area was designed and outfitted with a larger, sleek modern white reception desk where multiple individuals could be assisted at the same time, while paring contrasting black waiting chairs. The lighting from reception highlighted the unique textures of the new flooring and walls and the neutral palette complemented MidCal's red logo detail.
With regards to workstations and private offices, Hoover knew there were a few must-haves, including ergonomic options. StrongProject installed adjustable height desks in each of the seven private offices, which the staff enthusiastically use. A cutting-edge six-person cubical workstation was also maximized for the central workspace. The StrongProject team simplified the search for training room furniture by providing new tables and comfortable chairs for twenty-two people and room to stretch.
For a company that must focus on 21st century employment needs and trends, they now had a future-forward office to reflect their mission.
"This is like no other office furniture you're ever going to see."


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On Wednsday the 8th of February Hrönn Egilsdóttir will defend her Ph.D. thesis in Earth Sciences.
The thesis is titled "Calcifying organisms in changing shallow and deep marine environments"
Opponents are Dr. Jean-Pierre Gattuso, CNRS Senior Research Scientist, Laboratoire d'Océanographie de Villefranche, France.
Professor Stephen Widdicombe, Head of Science "Marine Biodiversity and Ecology" at Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) in England.
Prof. Jón Ólafsson, professor emeritus, Faculty of Earth Sciences, University of Iceland Supervised.
The assessment committee included Dr. Karl Gunnarsson, Specialist at Marine Research Institute and
Dr. Þórarinn Sveinn Arnarson, project manager with the National Energy Authority of Icela
Anthropogenic CO2 emissions, which are resulting in ocean acidification and a decrease in the saturation state for calcium carbonate (Ω), are a particular threat to calcifying marine biota. The aim of this thesis is to fill important knowledge gaps that limits our understanding of the implication of these anthropogenically driven changes for calcifying organism in intertidal, coastal and deep sea environments.
Papers I and II investigate the intertidal environment where the range and rate of environmental changes are often extreme. Paper I describes seasonal and daily fluxes in the inorganic carbon system in tidal pool environments in relation to biological processes in a red calcifying coralline algal species (Ellisolandia elongata) through irradiance response curves. Paper II describes an experimental study where alga from the same population as studied in paper I were grown for 3 weeks at varying pCO2 concentrations: 380 µatm (representing modern day atmosphere) and 550, 750 and 1000 µatm (representing future atmospheric CO2 concentrations). Results suggest intertidal algae are less susceptible to future atmospheric CO2 concentrations compared to coralline alga from the subtidal marine environments.
Data on spatial and temporal variability in the inorganic carbon system in coastal regions is limited, which is an issue for understanding biological responses of coastal species to ocean acidification and for the construction of numerical biogeochemical models. Paper III investigates the seasonal variability in the inorganic carbon system in a pristine coastal region of Iceland, Breiðafjörður Bay. The study region was identified as a net sink of atmospheric CO2 at a rate of 1.8 mol C m-2 y-1 with surface pCO2 ranging from 212 to 417 µatm from summer to winter.
The deep sea is a relatively stable environment. Regardless, numerical model predictions suggest the Nordic Seas will be largely undersaturated with respect to aragonite by the year 2100, posing a severe threat to calcifying mollusc in the region. Paper IV provides previously lacking information on bivalve and gastropod occurrences and biodiversity in the high latitude North Atlantic, north and south of the Greenland-Iceland-Faroe (GIF) ridge. This information is fundamental for evaluating the effects of environmental changes in this regions on calcifying benthic molluscs.
Altogether, the research presented in this thesis contributes information needed to understand the implications of environmental changes, in particular ocean acidification, for calcifying biota in intertidal, coastal and deep sea environments
About the Ph.D. student
Hrönn Egilsdóttir was born in Reykjavík, in 1983. Her partner is Róbert Cabrera and together they have one son, born in 2013. In 2007 she completed a BS-degree in biology from the University of Iceland. In 2008 she received a Master of Research (MRes) degree in marine biology from the University of Plymouth in England. In 2009 she began working towards her PhD at the Faculty of Earth Sciences at the University of Iceland together with the Marine Research Institute, Iceland. The aim of the project was to increase understanding of the implications of ocean acidification for calcifying biota in the marine environment. The PhD project was originally funded by the Marine Research Institute and the European project EPOCA. The project has also received funds from the National Power Company of Iceland, Energy Research Fund and the Nature conservation fund of Pálmi Jónsson. The last stage of the project were funded by Fisheries Iceland which also fund Hrönn to continue work as a post-doctoral researcher at the Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Iceland.


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Martin Boyce: Winter Palms
January 8 – February 5, 2011
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for immediate release
Tanya Bonakdar Gallery is pleased to present Martin Boyce's second solo exhibition at the gallery entitled Winter Palms. Continuing the artist's ongoing exploration of cycles in visual culture, Boyce makes specific reference to the ghost of Modernism as it haunts the public urban and architectural landscape. Boyce's inanimate objects suggest an imaginary public space, illustrating the potential for poetry and romance within the sleek cool of industrial design and the reference to the urban environment. Through this installation, one's fleeting memory of a commonplace object, or experience of an everyday place, is frozen and then altered through positioning and placement of form, language and color.
The title of the show, "Winter Palms," suggests a palm tree in cold weather, and a location perpetually out of season. As such, Boyce's individual pieces occupy a dreamlike atmosphere or alternate universe - unsettled in their separation from modern history, design and architecture. The artist imbues familiar forms with new life as they are stripped of their former meaning, emphasizing the potential for change over time and the mutation of all objects, even ones that have a strong grounding in past theories and concept. Placing the forms in a contemporary context, Boyce explores "how the original political or aesthetic ethos has changed over time." For example, the iconic angularity of many works finds their roots in the "concrete trees" created by Jöel and Jan Martel in 1925 for the "Exposition des arts Décoratifs" in Paris. As described by the artist, these trees "represent a perfect collapse of architecture and nature," and are emblematic of his ongoing exploration of the oppositional elements of contemporary urban existence: the natural versus the constructed, the populated versus the uninhabited, the old versus the new.
In the major autonomous free-standing sculpture in the exhibition, Boyce fabricates what appears to be a cluster of functional outdoor park benches, tilting them on their side to emphasize the perforated surfaces, rust streaks, and smooth wavy contours. Although we still recognize their original function, this new composition evokes a Japanese screen, a flowing theater curtain, or, given the soothing green/blue color, gentle ocean waves. In another work, the form of a rectangular trash bin has been pushed nearly to its breaking point, activating the composition of a usually static functional object while endowing it with a psychological effect. Pale hooded sweatshirts, faded and worn, suggest a figurative absence as they are tightly fitted like garbage bags inside these diagonal cubic structures. Boyce carries the "Winter Palms" theme of displacement and the mood of "a lost place" through several other works, specifically the wall mounted slabs, which display texts that read "empty pools," "undisturbed air," and "remembered skies." This series of wall mounted text works each feature wood-grain patterns cast into the concrete, along with simple or complex linear patterns that serve as background for steel text and phrases. Boyce makes visual reference to gates and window grills, thus creating layers of subconscious tension, yet these forms are balanced by poetic, often abstract references to nature via the angular "concrete trees" that we have come to recognize as Boyce's grid pattern, along with text incorporated into the works' formal structure. These works and more suggest the threshold, screen, or filter which defines space in architecture, divides one place from another, and/or serves as a frame for viewing.
Born 1967 in Hamilton, Scotland, Martin Boyce's work is in the collections of the Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow, Tate Gallery, London, MIT List Visual Arts Center, Cambridge, Massachusetts, MMK, Frankfurt, Germany and FRAC, Bourgogne, France, among others. Current and upcoming exhibitions include: a commission for the David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, February 2011; The New Decor, The Garage Centre, Moscow, through February 6, 2011 (group); La Carte d'apres Nature, curated by Thomas Demand, Nouveu Musee National de Monaco, France, through February 22, 2011 (group); Alexander Calder and Contemporary Art: Form Balance Joy, Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas, through March 6, 2011 (group), which debuted at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago in June 2010; and Modern British Sculpture, Royal Academy of Arts, London, January 22 - April 7, 2011 (group). Recent exhibitions include: No Reflections at the Palazzo Pisani, the Scottish representation at the Venice Biennale, travelled to Dundee Contemporary Art, Dundee, Scotland, 2009 - 2010; Parkliv, Marabouparken, Stockholm, 2010 (group); and Martin Boyce and Udo Rondinone: We Burn, We Shiver, SculptureCenter, Long Island City, New York, 2008. The artist's first major monograph was published by JRP-Ringier in 2009.


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These types of sites can require membership or have rules about how the images may be used in commercial or personal use. Some of the sites might limit how many pictures can be downloaded per account each 24-hour period as well. If someone is considering using these pictures for commercial work, they should make sure they check the license or rules for each picture they use in their work to avoid any kind of legal issues that could arise.


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Creatures of the Earth, Sea, and Sky: Painting the Panamanian Cosmos
Ancient Panamanian art has not yet received the scholarly or public attention it deserves. Creatures of the Earth, Sea, and Sky: Painting the Panamanian Cosmos presents a unique opportunity to see a selection of extraordinary painted ceramics from LACMA's collection, supported with loans from Drs Alan Grinnell and Feelie Lee. The dizzying slip-painting, covering every inch of the surface with strong, unusual colors and forming barely discernible figures, is identifiable only with ancient Panama.
The exhibition focuses on depictions of animals, real and mythical, that inhabit the different levels of the cosmos—the sea, earth, and sky. Artists disassembled readable images and merged them into hybrid combinations that are so abstract it makes identification impossible—and probably undesirable. The Panamanian aesthetic deemed naturalism far less important than the significance of unifying diverse cosmological beings into one multilayered image that captured a snapshot of the cosmos as experienced in shamanic vision quests.
As well as featuring ancient ceramics produced for elite burials, a few 20th-century textiles will be on display, showcasing both the ancient and modern fascination with bright colors, bewildering visuals, and the natural world.
Join now and see it free, or reserve a ticket.
This exhibition was organized by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
All exhibitions at LACMA are underwritten by the LACMA Exhibition Fund. Major annual support is provided by Kitzia and Richard Goodman, with generous annual funding from Jerry and Kathleen Grundhofer, Lauren Beck and Kimberly Steward, the Judy and Bernard Briskin Family Foundation, Louise and Brad Edgerton, Edgerton Foundation, Emily and Teddy Greenspan, Marilyn B. and Calvin B. Gross, David Schwartz Foundation, Inc., and Lenore and Richard Wayne.
Image: Plate with Smiling Serpent, Millipede, or Tadpole Creature, Panama, Conte Style, 600–800 CE, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, gift of Drs. Alan Grinnell and Feelie Lee, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA


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Don't Forget To Breathe – in production now
DON'T FORGET TO BREATHE (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt6207538/?) - a film I co-wrote with Darwin Reina, is being shot right now in Barcelona, and I'm not there. It's a weird feeling. On the one hand, I am super stoked that the film is going ahead - after a lengthy but much needed pre-production period. On the other, I'm feeling a bit disconnected from it - a social media lurker, merely peering in through the lens of posts on Facebook and Instagram and checking up on progress. It's strange... so why am I not there?
I've been working my fingers to the bone recently - I had some very tough script deadlines to meet and some business travel to conduct. All of that is now done. And soon my holiday starts. But right now I am exhausted. Any creative will know that feeling of having recently achieved something significant, but then being in a weird limbo of not knowing if it is even any good? If people will even like what you've created? And having given everything to hit that deadline and to then be utterly crushed as the weight is removed from your shoulders - and the rest of you sags to the floor. The fact that I am able to sleep right now - in my new house and new bed - is propping me up. My brain is firing on all cylinders creatively, having been well-warmed up by the recent productivity, but I need to allow myself to rest and not dive into the next big thing right away. And that also means that although I technically could jump on a flight to Barcelona.. and book a hotel... should I?
I've worked on films before and it is exhausting. It's an amazing process - long days, lots of standing around, great camaraderie etc - but although it can be incredibly rewarding and give you a chance to forge new creative relationships, it can also be very draining. If it was in a week, I'd be there. But right now... I need to cling on to rest.... My holiday starts then. But right now, I'd be no good to them. I'd be the worst kind of on set hanger on. A sleepy and irritable guy, and feeling like a zombie the whole time, trying to follow what's going on and needing everything to be explained to him again in another language - and merely delaying and exacerbating the inevitable crash that will follow. After all the film is being shot in Spanish and although I did a year of it in school, it was 35 years ago and I can only order a cool beer right now. I'd only have to get people to use English, and it would bring the wrong kind of vibe to what is by all accounts an otherwise smooth production. So despite being torn, and really wanting to be there, I must give in to my need to rest. After all, I've been working crazy hours, often 7am to 1opm all week round for weeks on end, and doing this since November!
So all I can do right now is urge you to check out the social media feeds, follow and share the posts and await the eventual film - as I am doing.
I'm waiting in case the cast or crew have a question about the script that I can help with. I'm going to be there to help Darwin with the edit and the post production. And when we make the next films that I am writing for him, we'll do it together.
For now, I have a big magnetic white board to fill, and it's crying out for some index cards, some story beats and some fresh ideas. I can do this from an arm chair. It's a kind of rest. It's creative. But I'll also be hawk-eyed on my social media feeds...
Good luck guys! ¡Buena suerte!
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Immigration Status for Victims of Certain Crimes: The "U" Visa
A violent crime can have devastating and lasting effects on the victims. The scars are physical and emotional, and often run deep. After an attack, when recovery and recuperation are of primary importance, a victim will often put his or her own needs aside to assist police or others in the crucial stages of an investigation.
Days, weeks, and months later, that victim may be needed to assist with a criminal prosecution, including identifying an attacker and testifying in court.
Sadly, when the victim of a violent crime is a person without immigration status in the United States, the victim may prefer to avoid law enforcement, and may not report the crime or seek crucial medical treatment.
To encourage cooperation and treatment, U.S. immigration law offers the "U" visa. The "U" visa provides nonimmigrant status (and a pathway to a green card) to victims of certain crimes who suffer substantial physical or mental abuse as a result of the crime, and who provide help in a criminal investigation or prosecution.
In order to qualify for a "U" visa, a person must be a victim (direct or indirect) of certain statutorily qualifying crimes. The list of specified crimes include rape, torture, domestic violence, kidnapping, sexual exploitation, murder, obstruction of justice, and others. A crime does not have to be specifically listed in order to qualify, but must be of a similar nature to one of the listed crimes, or must be related to one of the targeted offenses.
For example, "stalking" might qualify, if it is related to domestic violence. Generally, the immigration services have refused to recognize notario fraud or immigration fraud as a specified offense. A victim may be direct or indirect. A "direct" victim includes the person who directly suffers harm, as well as bystanders who suffer unusually direct injury (e.g., eyewitness to a murder who suffers psychological harm from witnessing horrific events).
An "indirect" victim is a family member (spouse, children, and parents) of a "direct" victim who is killed (or incapacitated) as a result of the crime. A "U" visa applicant must be helpful in the investigation or prosecution of the criminal perpetrator. The responsibility to be helpful is ongoing, and victim must not refuse to provide reasonably requested assistance.
As part of the application process for the "U" visa, the applicant must obtain a certification from a law enforcement official, recognizing that the victim has been helpful. Helpfulness might include providing a witness statement, identifying a perpetrator from a lineup, and providing testimony to a grand jury and in trial.
In addition, the victim/applicant must demonstrate that he or she suffered substantial physical or mental abuse as a result of the crime. Many factors will be considered, including the victim's preexisting conditions, but in general, an applicant will satisfy this criterion if the harm is severe and the effects are long-lasting or permanent.
A person who qualifies for a "U" visa may be granted nonimmigrant status in the U.S., even when that person is otherwise "inadmissible" to the United States. A waiver is available for virtually all grounds of inadmissibility (e.g., prior convictions for drug offenses, health-related grounds, prior immigration fraud, etc.). A waiver of inadmissibility will be granted if it is in the public or national interest.
A "U" nonimmigrant may also be eligible for a green card. The "U" visa is granted for a period of four years. After three years in "U" status, an individual can file for adjustment to permanent resident status (green card). This process is discretionary, ant the applicant must demonstrate that permanent residency is justified on humanitarian grounds, to ensure family unity, or in the public interest. In addition, the applicant must demonstrate that he or she has not unreasonably refused to assist in any ongoing investigation or prosecution.
The "U" visa is a tremendous incentive to victims of crimes to seek necessary medical and psychological treatment, and to assist law enforcement agents in the investigation and prosecution of the crime. Reporting criminal activity and assisting law enforcement is essential to keeping this country safe and secure. The "U" visa may be the only option for certain persons who are in the United States without status and who are otherwise inadmissible to the U.S., but the criteria to qualify for the visa are strict. If you or someone you care about might be eligible for a "U" visa, you should contact an experienced immigration attorney to discuss your options.


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I had intended to hard-plumb my returns, but I am finding that BRS does not carry schedule 80 bulkheads that slip-fit on the outside of the tank, only threaded. Given space constraints I would need a street 90 right out of the bulkhead. They do have thread x barb 90s that should meet my space constraints, but that would require plumping at least part of the return with flexible tubing.
What are the tradeoffs and what direction do people think I should jump?


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Hi friends! I have to be honest, it has been really tough finding the inspiration to write. As my dedicated readers know, my goal is to help other moms live their best life. The reality is that I have not been living my best life. I have been thrown a few curve balls lately and it has been a daily struggle to stay positive. There have been days that I have wanted to just throw in the towel and stay in bed. At times, I struggle to find the motivation to get through the day. I have good days and bad days, but the bad days are really tough. Staying positive is not easy, but is necessary in order to live your best life.
Motivation to Move Forward
I have learned so much over the last several months and I feel that it is my calling to help other moms. Life is not easy and each and every one of us has some type of "struggle" that we are working through. Whether it is trying to fit into your pre-baby jeans or navigating through financial hardship, I know the struggle is real. But, I also know that you have it in you to get through any struggle that you are faced with. While I know the road will not be easy, I am here to encourage and support you. We can and will get through this!
This past week, I have been really irritated about something and I got inspired to write again. If I am being candid, my recent diagnosis has caused me to age quite a bit. I was looking rough! My hair was falling out, my skin was crazy dry and my body was covered with rashes and white blotches. It was not pretty. Thankfully, I have been able to find some answers and on the outside I am looking a lot better than I was a few months. My hair is shiny again and I am starting to get my glow back. I look like a healthy mama on the outside once again. On the inside, it is whole different story.
Flares Are No Fun!!!
Unfortunately, I am in the middle of a flare. My joints ache, my head will not stop pounding and I am tired ALL THE TIME. Every time someone tells me I am looking great, I just smile and politely thank them. Yesterday, a coworker complimented me on how "put together" I looked. That morning, it took everything I had to get out of bed, shower and put makeup on. I just smiled and told her that I was feeling much better. The truth is, I was feeling like crap and questioned how I was going to make it through the rest of the day.
I have learned to accept that I will likely never get back to 100% and that I am going to have to battle the complications of of my various autoimmue conditions the rest of my life. I know there are going to be good days and bad days. The good days will be cherished and the bad days will be a reminder of how strong I really am.
Don't Judge a Book by it's Cover
As I was driving home yesterday, I was thinking a lot about what I have been through and what a few of my close freinds are dealing with. I have a friend dealing with a sick child, another friend who just lost her husband and another who is about to undergo a major surgery. Every time I talk to these women, I question their strength. If I did not know what they were going through personally, I would never have guessed they were working though what is likely one of the biggest struggles they will face in their lives.
This made me think of myself. Throughout my life, I have never been very open about all that I was going though. My childhood was filled with emotional and physical abuse, as well as living in poverty. In adulthood, I have struggled with self-worth and finding the courage to be vulernable and share my story. Until recently, I was not open about my past and was certainly not brave enough to share my struggles through blogging. On the outside, I appeared to be a happy, successful mom who had it all together. The truth is, I was falling apart on the inside.
I know I am not alone and I am certain that many of you are dealing with your own internal struggles right now.
You need to know that you are not alone.
Please do not make the same mistake that I made and end up being diagnosed with three different autoimmune disease and adrenal fatigue before you really start opening up. It is so not worth it. Talk to someone. Journal. Meditate. Try practicing yoga. If you have no one to talk to, I am here for you.
I am also writing this for those of you that are fortunate enough to not be struggling through life right now. Please do not assume that everyone lives that same perfect life that you do, if there is such a thing. That woman beside you at the coffee house could be struggling with depression due to losing a child. The woman on the treadmill next to you at the gym may be struggling to walk, let alone run, due to health issues. Your friend with the amazing Instagram feed my be struggling with her self-worth.
As women, we are strong. However, sometimes we are so strong that we do not let others in. We need to have the courage to be vulnerable and share our struggles with others. I am not saying you need to start a blog or share your details on social media. Find a village to support you. Surround yourself with positivity. Remove the negative influences in your life. Most importantly, know that you are not in this alone.
If you know someone that is struggling, do not assume that all is good. She needs you more than you will know. Take her to coffee or just be her shoulder to cry on.
Moving forward, I will never assume that anyone has it easy in life. Let's face it, no one does. Find your village and embrace this messy life one day at a time!


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| During the 1930s, the WPA undertook a city-wide drainage
program, which included, among other projects, replacing and extending subsurface drainage, covering open canals
and replacing the old wood linings in previously covered canals with concrete box culverts, removing and replacing old
water mains, and installing curbs and gutters along city streets.
Another of the WPA's projects was the construction at Robert E. Lee Boulevard of a concrete drainage siphon and two five-feet square chambers 13 feet below the bed of the Orleans Canal. Designed to handle storm water in the new Lake Vista subdivision, the system allowed excess flood water that gathered in the "regular" twelve-inch drain to spill over into the chambers and then to be carried under the Orleans Canal, into the lakefront drainage system and finally to the Orleans pumping station.
This photograph, taken on October 25, 1938, shows one of these two five feet square chambers and the drainage siphon beyond.
The New Orleans drainage system is so complex that it includes canals beneath canals!
|From the WPA Photograph Collection. For further information on WPA drainage projects in New Orleans, link to our inventory of WPA photographs.


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National Grid set for liquefied national gas expansion
NATIONAL GRID is considering expanding its liquefied national gas (LNG) import terminal on the Isle of Grain to help plug potential energy shortfalls.
The UK's gas fields are ageing, making the country increasingly reliant on foreign supplies which are imported into the north Kent terminal.
Currently, it can supply 20 per cent of the UK's forecast gas demand.
National Grid said it would expand the facility, Europe's largest, by winter 2018 if there was sufficient interest in the move from new and existing importers.


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Any hearing aids or hearing aid masking devices can help to alleviate tinnitus, explains Harvard Medical School. While regular hearing aids amplify other sounds to help drown out the inner ringing caused by tinnitus, masking devices use white noise to reduce the noise level.
Tinnitus is a condition characterized by an internal ringing in the ears, according to Harvard Medical School. Sometimes the sound manifests as a low-level humming or hissing. Most people only experience tinnitus irregularly; however, continuous ringing noises lasting more than six months is more serious. Short-term tinnitus can be the result of exposure to loud noises or certain medications such as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.
Constant ear-ringing, or chronic tinnitus, is often worse while lying down when blood flow to the brain improves, and it can be unpredictable, states Harvard Medical School. The ringing can intensify and worsen. Although chronic tinnitus is incurable, it can be managed. A patient with tinnitus needs to treat any underlying problems such as loud noise exposure, jaw clenching, tooth grinding and muscle tension. Hearing aids or masking devices can help to manage the noise level. The individual needs to maintain a healthy lifestyle including getting plenty of exercise, sleeping well, eating healthy and keeping stress levels low.