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"In the winter of 2013 I was visiting New York City for Armory Week. At the time Brett Amory was in town from San Francisco working in the street and capturing images for his mid summer exhibition at Jonathan LeVine Gallery. We hooked up on Houston Street where he was shooting Katz's Delicatessen. After wrapping up, we headed off on foot over to Greenwich Village to meet up with one of Brett's friend's Derek Weisberg from San Francisco that was now residing in New York City.
When we got to Derek's studio he was working on a series of very interesting sculptures while an artist-in-residence and teacher at Greenwich House Pottery. We got to talking and this idea started to circulate about how interesting it would be for artists from different mediums to collaborate on a piece and capture that experience. We all agreed it would be quite an interesting way to show the creative process despite the disparate mediums.
Brett mentioned that Shaun Roberts, an accomplished photographer in his own right, was on his way to New York City and he may be interested in the collaboration as well. The guys started to shoot me over some photos throughout the week and about nine months later Shaun called to say the video and photos were just about complete. The organic nature of these three long time friends collaborating became Conversatin'. What the project evolved into was a unique look at three very talented artists converging from three different mediums without any rules and to explore unbridled creativity. – Jesse Cory 1xRUN C0-Founder
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Conversatin' by Brett Amory, Derek Weisberg & Shaun Roberts
Derek Weisberg: My name is Derek Weisberg and I am an artist that primarily makes ceramic sculptures. I live in New York City and work in the West Village. My part in the collaboration of this piece was the sculpting of the bust.
Brett Amory: My name is Brett Amory and I am an artist living and working in Oakland, California. All of my subjects in my pieces are of random people that I don't know that I see on the streets.
Derek Weisberg: Brett has done these anonymous portrait series, he's also done the waiting series where he photographs people and places on the street.
Brett Amory: The people that I put into my paintings all tend to have something in common, they all tend to be overlooked. Ordinary, everyday people.
Shaun Roberts: My name is Shaun Roberts and I am a photographer based in San Francisco. I am a documentary photographer. I shoot everything from street photography to stories for magazines and even some fine art projects.
Derek Weisberg: This project took place in New York in the West Village.
Brett Amory: Shaun was out in New York at the same time that I was, so we were in Derek's studio looking at all his sculptures, so we started talking about doing a 3-way collaborate. I would paint on one of his sculptures while Shaun would document the process.
Derek Weisberg: The subject of the sculpture is an anonymous Washington Square Park visitor.
Brett Amory: Washington Square Park is definitely a different place in the winter than in the summer time. There are these misfits wandering around, so the subject was just one of the guys that was just there. He definitely stood out.
Derek Weisberg: My initial intent was that I would make a sculpture that was very much my kind of aesthetic. Very stylized figuration. I think that it really came through, but I found myself loosening up to match and emulate Brett's painting style, as well as to accommodate Shaun's style.
Shaun Roberts: Photographing Derek is always fun because of the gestures and motions that he goes through while creating. They go from large macro movements positioning himself around the piece, all the way down to small movements of his hands and fingers while he is working with detailed portions.
Derek Weisberg: I did find myself adding and leaving textures and tool marks that I probably wouldn't have normally if i wasn't working on this project. OI twas not my normal pace. I work fast, but this was on fast forward because of our time constraints.
Brett Amory: We had about 2-3 days with all 3 of us there. It was the first time i had painted a sculpture before it a bit different from what I'm used to in my studio. I wanted the process to be free and loose, just have fun with it and enjoy the act of painting.
Derek Weisberg: I was surprised by how quickly Brett took to painting on an object, and how quickly he was able to transfer his painting style from a flat surface to a 3D surface.
Brett Amory: It was tricky at first, but after about 20 minutes or so I realized that it was the exact same as painting a face on a flat surface. In some ways you have to think like sculptor but approach it like a painter would sculpt a painting. I think most artists are used to isolation and being by themselves. It's nice to be in somebody else's studio, especially if you can hang out with other artists that you admire and respect, you start talking about art and it opens it up.
Shaun Roberts: I consider photography to be a form of sculpture as well. Essentially you are just sculpting with light. So I think there are more similarities between the three of us than there are differences. I think the differences are just choice of medium.
Derek Weisberg: The only differences between any visual art really is the material really. The medium in which you are expressing. Otherwise it's all about looking. It's all about perceiving the world and observing it. Whether it's photography, painting or sculpture, it's really all just translations of observations.


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A man who has helped organize the Wyoming Valley Veterans Day Parade for 35 years is getting to lead the march this year.
Retired Army Col. Charles Luce of Bear Creek Twp. will serve as grand marshal for the parade, which steps off 2 p.m. Sunday on Market Street in Kingston.
The parade travels across the Market Street Bridge to Public Square.
"Being selected by my peers on the parade committee to be this year's parade marshal is very humbling and I will do my very best to represent my fellow veterans leading this year's parade," Luce said.
Retired Navy Lt. Cmdr. Susan Allen of Dallas is this year's parade chairwoman.
"I am honored to serve as the chair of the parade committee this year. We all work as a team to get the parade planned and each member of the committee plays an integral part," Allen said.
The theme of this year's parade is celebrating the end of World War I. The parade will be held on the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I when the Allied Powers signed an armistice on the "eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month" of 1918.
Armistice Day has been celebrated annually around the world on Nov. 11 for much of the last century. Following World War II and the Korean War, Nov. 11 was renamed Veterans Day in the United States.
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The Wyoming Valley Veterans Day Parade steps off 2 p.m. Sunday on Market Street in Kingston. The parade travels over the Market Street Bridge to Public Square in Wilkes-Barre. This year's parade is dedicated to the 100-year anniversary of the armistice that ended World War I.
A special section dedicated to area veterans will appear inside the Sunday edition of The Citizens' Voice. Stories include:
WOMEN: Female veterans are taking leadership roles in area American Legions
NURSE: A look back at a trailblazing nurse from Wilkes-Barre who cared for two presidents
WWI SOLDIER: See a local soldier's diary he kept in France during World War I

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Vaccination Protects Against New, Emerging PRRS Strain
Reid Philips, DVM, Senior Swine Technical Manager for PRRSMarch 9, 2018
Ingelvac PRRS® MLV provides cross-protection against a PRRSV 1-7-4 challenge
The swine industry continues to experience significant losses due to porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) infections at sow farms and in growing pigs. PRRSV has the ability to mutate as it replicates, which can allow for the emergence of new virulent, wild-type strains. In 2014, the PRRSV 1-7-4 isolate was identified, and early reports from the field described it as more virulent than previous strains.
Boehringer Ingelheim (BI) is committed to demonstrating that Ingelvac PRRS® MLV vaccine provides protection against new, emerging strains of PRRSV. Previous studies have demonstrated that INGELVAC PRRS MLV provides protection against a number of heterologous PRRSV challenge isolates.1 More recently, we conducted a cross-protection study against the new PRRSV 1-7-4 isolate. The study demonstrated that INGELVAC PRRS MLV provided protection against this new strain of PRRSV.
Testing vaccine efficacy
In the study, pigs vaccinated with INGELVAC PRRS MLV demonstrated significant protection against a virulent PRRSV 1-7-4 challenge.2 Compared to non-vaccinated challenge-control pigs, INGELVAC PRRS MLV–vaccinated pigs demonstrated a significant reduction in lung lesions, a significant reduction in viremia, and a significant improvement in average daily weight gain (ADWG) following challenge. In addition, when compared to Fostera® PRRS–vaccinated pigs, INGELVAC PRRS MLV–vaccinated pigs demonstrated a numerical advantage in ADWG, and a significant difference in the reduction of the level of viremia at 14 days post challenge.
In this study, 3-week-old pigs were randomized into groups and intramuscularly vaccinated with 2 mL of a placebo (non-vaccinated challenge controls), INGELVAC PRRS MLV or Fostera PRRS (day 0 of the study). Pigs were housed in rooms by group during the vaccination period. On day 28 of the study (D28), all pigs were commingled and challenged with 2.0 mL intramuscularly and 2.0 mL intranasally with 104.6 TCID50/mL of PRRSV 1-7-4. Serum samples, weights and temperatures were collected periodically from D0 through termination of the study on D42. On D42 (14 days post challenge), all pigs were necropsied, and lungs were scored for the presence of macroscopic lesions.
Pigs vaccinated with INGELVAC PRRS MLV had the lowest median percent lung lesion scores at 8.4 percent, and the highest ADWG (0.61 lb.) during the post-challenge period. The median percent lung lesion scores were 12.9 percent for the Fostera PRRS group and 25.4 percent for the non-vaccinated challenge control group (see Table 1).
Table 1 – Day 42 Percent Lung Lesions (Median)
Lung Lesions
Ingelvac PRRS® MLV
Fostera® PRRS
aSignificantly different from placebo at P ≤ 0.05.
Table 2 summarizes the post-challenge ADWG for all three groups. The INGELVAC PRRS MLV group had the highest ADWG at 0.61 pound per day. Fostera PRRS pigs gained an average of 0.49 pound per day, with 0.24 pounds for non-vaccinated challenge control pigs.
Table 2 – Post-Challenge ADWG
ADWG in pounds
Ingelvac PRRS® MLV
Fostera® PRRS
aSignificantly different from placebo at P ≤ 0.05.
At D42 (14 days post challenge), levels of viremia were significantly lower in pigs vaccinated with INGELVAC PRRS MLV in comparison to pigs in the non-vaccinated challenge control group and Fostera PRRS group (P < 0.001 and P < 0.0017, respectively).
Results of these studies show that INGELVAC PRRS MLV provides cross-protection against a current and relevant PRRSV 1-7-4 challenge. Boehringer Ingelheim researchers have conducted multiple challenge studies against wild-type PRRSV strains since the introduction of INGELVAC PRRS MLV in 1994, and the vaccine has demonstrated cross-protection in every study.
1 Patterson A, Victoria J, Jordan D, et al. Modified-live PRRS vaccination is efficacious following challenge with eight genetically diverse PRRSV isolates, in Proceedings. Allen D. Leman Swine Conference 2013.
2 Patterson A, Haiwick G, Hermann J, et al. Efficacy of Ingelvac PRRS® MLV against a heterologous PRRSV 1-7-4 RFLP challenge. Paper presented at AASV Annual Meeting; February 2017; Denver, Colorado.
Ingelvac PRRS is a registered trademark of Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica GmbH. Fostera is a registered trademark of Zoetis, its affiliates, related companies, or its licensors or partners.


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TSR Exclusive : A$AP Ferg Balls Out on Custom Grills
When it comes to fashion and custom jewelry the hip hop community has always had it on smash; from sporting exotic furs and feathers, to illustrious chains and wrist ornaments. ASAP Ferg has been a consistent leader when it comes to personal style and custom fits. The self proclaimed "Hood Pope" stopped into DWS Jewelry in NYC this week to sort out his latest couture trend. What he ended up walking out with was nothing short of a Masterpiece.
Ferg dropped $10,000 for a new grill, but this is no ordinary mouthpiece. The 18KT rose gold grill is comprised of multiple colored diamonds. The top row reads "HOOD" in white diamonds, with ruby inspired fangs and pink diamonds. The bottom row reads "POPE" and is set in green, pink, yellow and blue diamonds and is offset by pearl fangs encrusted in chocolate diamonds.
"I wanted to create something that was unique to me," the Harlem rapper said. "I remember being in Social Studies class in high school and seeing a picture of a pope in my text book with a crucifix . This crucifix was studded out with all precious stones, diamonds and pearls. Ever since then I never wanted jewelry that looked like anybody else's . This grill in a way is the new crucifix (for me)."
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Now, Jasmine Haynes is an author of over 35 "classy erotic romance tales," a two-time Holt Medallion and National Readers Choice Award winner, and a Rita Finalist. For over 20 years, however, she was an accountant. Which explains why many of her novels are set in the business world — the protagonist of her self-published Max Starr series, for example, is also an accountant.
She's no stranger to mainstream publishing though — she's published a number of books through the years for Berkley Jove and Harlequin HQN, under her own name and her pseudonym, Jennifer Skully. Maintaining a traditional publishing presence is still very much a part of her author career mix, giving her membership in that small but growing club of "hybrid" authors.
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But she points out that indeed there was a learning curve to tackle. The good news: "[O]nce I mastered uploading to Amazon, all of the other sites were similar. They're user friendly."
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Learn more about Jasmine and her work by visiting her Amazon author page and her website. You can also follow her on Facebook and Twitter.


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The Cincinnati Ballet Academy teaches both children and adults ballet and dance.
The Cincinnati Ballet's Otto M. Budig Academy is a pre-professional training program for students who want a future in dance.
Located in Over-the-Rhine on Central Parkway is the Cincinnati Ballet's Otto M. Budig Academy. Catering to children from the ages 2 to 17 and adults from the age of 18 and up, the academy is a pre-professional training program for students who want a future in dance.
There are three divisions that make up the academy: the children's division for ages 2 to 7, the main division for ages 8 to 17 and adult classes for ages 18 and up.
The children's division has different levels, which students are placed in by age, and students in the main division are placed in levels after a placement class.
"The connection our academy has to the Cincinnati Ballet Company makes us unique and allows us to offer a different type of education," says Ginger Johnson, director of academy operations. "The company members train a lot of our students so that offers a different element for them."
Many of the students also get opportunities to perform in company productions, which expand their horizon in dance. Productions in the past have included The Nutcracker and Alice in Wonderland.
Students in the academy also get to perform in the annual spring production at the end of the school year. All students get to participate and members of the public can buy tickets to attend.
Students are exposed to diversity in dance and dance style at the academy. In the higher levels of the main division, students are required to take an elective along with ballet practice. Some electives offered include modern styles of dance, musical theater, jazz, contemporary ballet, body conditioning and more.
"These electives are meant for students to expand their dance knowledge and ability," says Johnson.
The school-year divisions serve 400 to 500 families, but the summer programs also serve about 200 to 300 families.
"Summer is intensely busy for us," says Johnson. "There are eight summer programs in eight weeks, so there is a lot to do."
One program in particular has gained the academy national attention: the Summer Intensive program. "This is our biggest and nationally renowned program," says Johnson. "We have students audition from all over the country and one student who is joining us this summer from Japan."
The faculty teaches the program and students have intensive training for seven hours a day. There is also a very strong connection to the company; two dancers were hired as trainers from the program recently, says Johnson.
Along with the programs and divisions for children, there are also classes for adults. The adult division has levels for former professional dancers who want to stay in shape and first-time dancers.
The classes are flexible and do not require pre-registration, says Johnson.
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Traditional Treats: Luang Prabang night market & Lao fashion
Luang Prabang is the fourth biggest city in Laos and a true gem in Asia. No high rises, no shopping malls, not even a cinema, yet a tourist paradise.
Luang Prabang is drawing more and more tourists each year, yet it has managed to keep its authenticity without ever becoming tacky. And that is especially true of unique merchandise. The Night Market of Luang Prabang is said to have the most extensive collection of handicrafts for sale in Laos.
It so happened that from our hotel balcony, we could overlook the most popular and colourful shopping distraction in Luang Prabang. A whole street transforms in the city's centre at around 5 pm, to create one long open air market, with friendly ladies selling their home made products – up until 10 pm when everyone packs up. No hassle, no scamming, no pushy vendors like in many other Asian cities where mass tourism has taken the best of sellers and buyers.
Probably the biggest pleasant surprise is that you will not find abibas socks, no Luis Vitton bags, no Dolce Garbana t-shirts, no fake watches, no screaming plastic toys, no made in China crap at all! I am just thinking back to the main market for tourists in Singapore's Chinatown with the worst 'souvenirs' (and food) of all times. It doesn't matter how rich a country is, you just can't import culture. The beauty of Laos lies in its cultural riches.
The Night Market is located on the main road in the centre of Luang Prabang.
Right opposite the main entrance to the Royal Palace complex.
It is so delightful to walk through the aisles of souvenirs, laid out nicely on big plastic blankets on the floor.
A distinctive feature of the smiling sellers is that the ladies are so ready to please with discounts, right after you have inquired about the price, they will propose a reduction – despite the first amount truthfully being very cheap already.
Embroidery on textiles.
Our friends who are branded by market procedures in Egypt, where they lived for some time, haggled hard and bought beautiful hand made lamps, each for 5 USD. Amazing. Prices are usually in the local currency, which is Kip but there are so many zeros on the bills, it is easy to confuse amounts. I do like to convert to make it easier. Most Lao businesses accept USD and Thai Baht just the same.
After a purchase the ladies will tap the bills three times against the floor, saying something along the lines of 'lucky money'.
Amongst wooden bowls, plates, pretty hand made garments, tablecloths and textiles, basketry, paper lamps, stuffie toys, exquisite bags, uncommon slippers and other particular accessories, I was thrilled to find fantastic folk outfits with the distinguishable character of ethnic minorities. The kind I have only seen and bought from ethnic groups in very remote areas of Vietnam.
Obviously I couldn't resist and have treated myself to some nifty Lao garments. The black skirt with red rim was initially 7 USD and the white dress was 12 USD. After a symbolic haggle to 15 USD for both, I felt so bad that I paid the full price.
So these are my new outfits for Laos. I got a skirt and dress (for 19 USD), a silver bracelet (13 USD), a bag (10 USD) two matching shirts (for 4 USD) and a hairband (2 USD). Love it!
Red shirt variation.
White variation with market heaven in the back.
White variation with belt.
Zoom to bag.
Zoom to bracelet.
Zoom to manicure. Given the bright colours, I opted for a subtle nailpolish. Inspired by my mum in law – who mixes nailpolishes herself to make new colours, I came up with that. Tomek was less enthusiastic about the outcome and called it ' zombie flesh'.
Finally my Hong Kong purchase of mustard ballerinas would come to good use.
Perfect for any season.
Talking about the seasons. It sure was the rainy season. One day, I was just about to try on another hairdo when it started to rain, then pour, then trying to wash the market away!
Street fashion in Laos is a lot less vivid than ethnic clothing and not as dainty as the textiles sold to tourists. Ankle length sarongs with embroidered rims and blouses (often buttoned up) with little cleavage in toned down, earthly colours are prevalent. Silk and good quality linen are used to tailor outfits. Men wear long pants and Asian style long sleeved shirts. The younger generation tends to wear western-style clothes at work and in private life.
The new age variety of traditional dress. Worn to special occasions such as weddings or the Lao New Year.
You will find a big variety of the above Lao style ensembles in the capital of Laos, Vientiane.
Vientiane has two shopping malls with market like shop-stalls. I found one store at Talat Sao Mall selling traditional outfits. Most are new and not as elaborate (patterns are printed, materials are cheap) but they also have piles of hand stitched, beautiful folk dresses, thick belts and bags.
Hmong dress consists of a wide belt, usually has a round head, some decorated with dangling beads.
Shiny laces in all colours are part of contemporary fashion. I prefer the old rims with neatly stitched folk patterns in primary colours, without the glimmer.
Hmong hats.
Sadly, most of the ethnic villages prefer modern, western looking outfits. T-shirts and shorts have taken the place of beautifully elaborate clothing, by which ethnic minorities stand out. I have marvelled at stunning traditional dresses which distinguish and are authentically worn by minorities in North Vietnam. In Laos, I have mainly seen children being dressed up for tourists, in costume-like Lao clothing. Traditional patterns were not sewn onto garments but imprinted onto cheap materials, which carry little of the true beauty of ethnic embroidery. Still a very cute young Lao girl!
I was positively surprised to find old skirts, sewn traditionally at this store at Talat Sao Mall in Vientiane. The prices were incredibly cheap. A skirt for 75.000 kip, which the selling lady reduced to 60.000 kip each, as I bought three. I am going for a folk look in autumn. Yep, folk is the new city look!
Another fashion treat was our visit to Luang Prabang's Hive Bar, where you can see a local fashion show organised by female students (followed by a break dance session to keep the guys busy, too). I think it is performed on Tuesday, Thursday,Friday and Saturday (unless it is raining – catwalk is an open air stage). Admission is free. You can order drinks and the students are happy about donations.
I was impressed by a truly professional looking fashion presentation. We even received a handout informing the audience about ethnic groups represented by traditional clothing which we were about to see, like Khmu, Lahu, Lanten, Akha, Tai and Hmong outfits.
The handout had a funny comment which is one of many examples of the sincerity of Lao people and their ability to criticize themselves and apologize for mishaps (characteristics lacking in Chinese culture from which we arrived to Laos) – the first sentence said: "We normally have a presentation on big screen. Unfortunately the projector is in the repair shop. Sorry for the inconvenient." No one would have noticed but there you go.
Have a taste of the catwalk fashion show! (Annoyingly, You Tube muted the sound because it "may have content that is owned or licensed by PIAS" – whatever that means.)
Modern Lao fashion.
Break dance!
More from our PTworld – tomorrow!
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Hi love your story about the market in Lao. I am trying to purchase a complete traditional lao H'mong costume for an exhibit I'm putting together in Melbourne. Do you know someone I can contact who can help me purchase one please? The exhibit will support a small charity I run each year to support children and elderly H'mong in North Vietnam, please see my website for information: http://www.sapachildrenscharity.com


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Wordless Wednesday: Sisters on pasture
May 9, 2012
Willie the orphan lamb
April 22, 2012
I've been a farm wife for more than 20 years. Not once has a farm animal made its way into the house. That is, until a couple of weeks ago when a ewe (female sheep) died after giving birth. What to do but start bottle feeding her lamb? Since the little male, who came to be known as Willie, needed to eat about every four hours, he came inside.
My farmer-in-law brought out a baby bottle and diapers from the grocery store and we were set. Since Willie had only sucked on his mother for a short time — and because he was hungry — he quickly took to the bottle. We started him on canned goat milk until we were able to buy powdered milk replacer for sheep.
He was just so darn cute — always eager to eat, snuggle and play. The kids took turns falling asleep with him each night. I would gather him up before I went to bed, so he could have his last bottle of the day and then settled him in to his blanket in our mud room. I didn't even mind those 2 a.m. feedings.
But, lambs grow up and need to be sheep. So, today Willie is back outside in his pen. We brought home a three-week-old Alpine dairy goat buck yesterday, so he has a pen mate. We just finished feeding both for the night. When we left, they were busy practicing butting heads. Their pen is full of fresh straw, so I'm sure they'll tuck themselves in soon. Or, not. Who knows what happens in the farmyard when the farmer goes in the house?
Wordless Wednesday: Honey Creek School, #21, 1874
March 28, 2012
Population Density: 4
December 4, 2011
An article I read recently mentioned population density — people per square mile. The term left my brain until the other day when I was driving into town. Our farm is on the northeast corner of a section, which is 640 acres or one square mile. Population density for that square mile: 4. Us.
Head a mile north. Population density: 0. Head a mile south: 0. East: 0. West: 0.
We do have neighbors, who live just outside the sections around us. But, "aloneness" is one of the reasons we love our rural life. And, it quiets the soul to look at land free of electric poles.
In the Woods
November 25, 2011
On a cold, gray, windy, post-Thanksgiving day, D., E., Cesar and I headed to the woods.
Prairie wildflowers: Great lobelia
September 22, 2011
Milton, KS 67106 update
May 3, 2011
This was tucked in with my mail. Sad news regarding our country post office that I wrote about in February: https://lynnwoolf.wordpress.com/2011/02/18/whats-so-special-about-milton-kansas-67106/
My V. says, "That little ol' post office never hurt anyone."
Maybe this was the last resort of a desperate person in need. I bet the good people of Milton would have helped this person, if they only had asked.


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One of my pastimes in writing involves speculation – speculation about historical events, speculation about current events, and speculation about what these might mean toward future events. I can get to rambling a bit on this topic – I am trying to put into meaningful form ideas that are often abstract speculation still being worked out in my head. Often, my writing is just me in the process of working things out.
I suspect I will ramble through this post….
I have looked quite a bit at the history of the last couple of centuries – the history of the American Revolution, the maneuverings of Anglo-American power, the World Wars and Cold War of the 20th century. Much of this has been done via reviews of books with a viewpoint different than the mainstream; some has been my own (although I doubt ever original) formulation for a different answer to two-plus-two.
Generally, my interpretations are guided by a few assumptions: 1) politicians lie for public consumption, 2) there are rarely big mistakes in desired outcomes on the big things (although, as they are human, mistakes happen, therefore making lemonade out of lemons is a developed skill), 3) there are individuals more powerful than the actors we see on the stage, and 4) these powerful individuals are not completely aligned toward common outcomes – they aren't always on the same team; however, they share common objectives to the point where they will defend their common toolkit for control (for purposes of this post, the important tool in the toolkit is to create an enemy in order to rally and further control the masses).
Without reviewing every step of the road I have travelled, I am generally settled in a place where I believe a major shift is coming in the structure of the world order away from the Anglo-west; it seems fairly easy now to draw common thread through the growth and expansion of two-hundred years or more of Anglo-elite power, and to see the primary tools for the execution of this power transfer from Great Britain to the United States.
As I have written often, it seems to me that we may have seen the zenith of Anglo-domination – the west may have played its last hand. Long-time readers will be familiar with my speculation that we are headed toward a world where power will shift to a loosely-aligned group including China, Russia, Germany, and maybe Japan and Australia. (See a recent post on this here.) One can find signs in many recent events that point toward this. I am also not the only one making such speculations – rarely is anything truly original under the sun.
Events in the Ukraine can certainly be interpreted along the lines of my general premise – the zenith of Anglo-elite power through the west is behind us; the world is re-shaping along the China-Russia-German lines mentioned above.
What does any of this have to do with the United States calling it quits in the global war on terror (GWOT)?
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This story does bring to light a major issue. Something that I have covered in a different venue, many times. 911 response time. We will not be talking politics here, but the saying can still apply, "When seconds count, the police are minutes away." Now, this is not to take away from our first responders, anyone who is familiar with my work knows that I am a very big supporter of the NYPD, and first responders in general. The work that they do is invaluable, and I do not knock or attack them.
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I send my son home in a cab on occasion, we use Uber at times, and I can see EXACTLY where my son is on his way home. Using his iPhone, I can locate where he is at anytime. When I am going to order food, the services I use, such as grubhub and seamlessweb can determine exactly where I am and recommend restaurants. When I am lost, Google maps can find me, and tell me STEP BY STEP where to go. I have access to all this technology, and I am just a civilian now!
In fact, even when I was serving the nation, we encountered the same types of problems when it came to funding and technology. It seems as if we were always slightly behind the curve. I'm not talking state of the art, I'm talking just barely meeting the current minimum!
Rossen asked the 911 operator to track his location based on a phone call he made to them, they could not. How is it that our 911 operators are using technology that failed that test, and failed that driver in the SUV? How can they say that they expect a 40% improvement in two years, when the technology exists today?
Ladies and gentlemen, when it comes to saving lives, bureaucracy and red tape should not be an issue. We know that government moves slow, but when it comes to saving lives, this should not be the case. I think I really need to reexamine my bid to run for public office. These things have to change.
Thanks to our friends at the Rossen Report for bringing us stories like this one. I was not aware of how bad it actually was, and this is why I felt compelled to share this story! We all must be made aware, and these things need to change. Sooner, not later! Correcting these problems would prevent needless loss of life.
I will restate, this piece is not an attack on our first responders. You guys keep us safe, and we appreciate you. What this piece is about, is getting our leaders to give you guys the tools you require to save lives more efficiently! So, once again, to all of our heroes out there, thank you for all that you do.


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Total cost for me was about $25, but I had some parts lying around. (metal grates, screws, wire, superglue, battery)
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This lens will sit on top of the led chip and focus the light. The beam tightens down from 180 degrees to about 60 degrees and increases the intensity of the light by 5x.
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I had one of these laying around but if you need one, I recommend the 5 amp-hour security system backup batteries, but any 12V battery will do.
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I used thick 16 ga speaker wire, but any type of thicker wire will do nicely.
I also used some power quick connects so that I can remove the battery quickly and charge it.
The switch can be any inline rocker switch. I used a small metal flip switch.
The handle is a plastic drawer handle mounted with 2 screws underneath.
Black spray paint for a finish. I used high temp grill spray paint because of the heat generated.
Step 2: How to Build It
The pieces all fit in an 18″ length of PVC pipe (Mine is 4″ diameter pipe because I have such a huge heatsink, but if yours is smaller you dont need this big of a pipe.
From front to back, the components are as follows:
Lens (not shown)–>LED chip–>Heatsink/Fan–>DC-DC power board–>Switch–>Power connector–>Battery
I also have a secondary, tiny 12v fan that I had left over from another project mounted to the top of the DC-DC power board for additional cooling. Its probably not necessary but I just had it so I used it.
The way my CPU fan is situated, it actually pulls air from the back, over the battery, and out the front over the LED chip. This is probably the opposite of how most CPU fans will work. I could probably try reversing the polarity for the fan and make it run the other way, but I kind of like it.
The DC-DC Power Step up transformer connects directly to the battery at its "in" ports and the + line going from the battery to the DC-DC power converter has the switch inline. That way, no power is used when the switch is off. Once the switch is flipped on, power is sent to both the fans (at 12V) and to the DC-DC power transformer.
From the other side of the DC-DC power transformer, the wire connects directly to the LED chip. Its kind of hard to tell which side of the chip is positive and which is negative, but make sure you get it right or you can fry your chip quickly. Power is only meant to flow one way through this thing.
When you get it all wired together, try it out for a few minutes at a time to see how hot everything gets. And definitely don't look into it. It is literally blinding. I was, and still am, shocked at how bright this thing is, being that small of a light emitter, but its crazy.
The back grate on my build is a CPU fan finger protector that I had a few extra of laying around, and I mounted it to the back of the airflow path just to protect wandering fingers, but its mainly decorative.
I also cut two little feet to keep the flashlight from rolling when you set it down. They are cut from the PVC that was removed for the battery opening (just cut lengthwise in half) and superglued to the bottom.
The battery opening had to be cut because my big battery pack was just too big to fit. If you use a different 12V pack, say some AA's in a pack, or a roomba battery, or something more sleek, you can probably fit it in there more cleanly. At first, I was really annoyed that I had to do this, but it actually makes changing the battery out REALLY simple. I just pull up, unclip the quick disconnect, and drop in a fresh battery.
100W LED Chip Disclaimer:
Some electrical engineers online have run legit tests on these chips and claim that they do not output or draw the 100W claimed by the chip manufacturer. I'm pretty sure thats true, since my battery life calculations based on draw of 100W show that I get less battery life than I really do, so it tells me it doesn't draw as much as it says. I know there are more quality LED chips out there, but to me, the difference between 75 and 100 watts wasn't worth quadrupling the cost of the chip, and whatever the actual output of this thing, its crazy bright. I've still never seen a brighter flashlight.
Step 3: Potential Mods
If you want to go a little more in depth with this, there are a few mods you can add.
A potentiometer – If you add one of these guys inline with the + wire just like the switch, you can control the power getting to the chip and it will act like a dimmer. Which is nice, but I wanted this flashlight to be the nuclear option. Its not the solution for small lighting tasks. There are tons of diagrams online that explain this so I'm not going to try here, but its not too bad and they are about $5.
A charging port – If you don't want to have a removable battery and instead want a rechargeable one, that is very doable. I didn't bother here because I wanted to keep cost to a minimum and I use a bunch of these 5amp-hour security system batteries on my workbench, but a rechargeable circuit would be very easy to switch out with this battery system. Just wire it in the same way you would any battery pack and drill a hole for the charging port. Then you can just plug this thing in on a bench somewhere and keep it topped up.
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There are some situations in which the monthly payment can rise, especially if you close the deal with an adjustable-rate: this means that in the beginning, the rate is fixed, but it can change after some years. If the national taxes grow, the monthly rates are also likely to grow, but this is not something you can do anything about, except informing yourself and being aware of all the options you have.


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August 29, 2013 – Nollywood Tattoo Actress Ayo Adesanya Flaunts Son (Pictures)
Check out the beautiful son of Nigerian actress Ayo Adesanya.
The 9-year-old boy is the product of her romance with her former husband, Omogoriola Hassan.
These photos were taken yesterday on a movie date.
Ayo Adesanya said it's been a while she had such moment with her son.
What a lovely boy!


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International Flute Seminar Bruges
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We are still taking bookings for the course this year in the hope that we can run as usual.
We are working on an online-livestream-option of the course for those unable to travel to Bruges.
If you cannot travel to Bruges because of COVID-19, we will give a full refund.
International Flute Seminar Bruges
15 - 20 July 2020
Monastery School Zevenkerken
Bruges, Belgium
Masterclasses - Workshops - Piccolo
Individual Lessons - Warming up - Flute Choir - Teachers' Conference
Alexander Technique - Audition Training - Junior Day
Would you be unable to attend the IFSB summer school without financial help ?
Verne Q. Powell Flutes Inc. offers a scholarship for students aged between 15 and 24, who can clearly demonstrate that they have significant musical potential but cannot afford fees to attend the International Flute Seminar Bruges 2020.
Send your application form with a motivation letter and a recording (audio or video) before 1st of April 2020 to the IFSB office.
Applicants will be informed of the results of their application before the end of April 2020.
Special Prizes
° IFSB offers the summer course 2020 to a prize winner of the Dutch International Flute Competiton.
° Stichting Nationaal Fluitconcours offers the summer course 2020 to a prize winner of the Benelux Flute Competition for amateur flute players.
° Verne Q. Powell offers a silver Powell headjoint to a participant of the IFSB summer course 2020.
Teaching Staff
Course Pianists
Junior Day
Alexander Technique
Special Guest
Katherine Kemler, Professor of Flute at Louisiana State University and member of the Timm Wind Quintet, will be our special guest for the IFSB Summer School 2020.
She taught at masterclasses and performed solo recitals at Flute Festivals and Conservatories in the Usa, Europe, China and Australia.
She has appeared as soloist with the British Chamber Orchestra in London's Queen Elisabeth Hall and with the Orchestra Medicaee Laureziana throughout Italy.
She has toured extensively with the Kemler/Benjamin Flute/Harp Duo and with the Timm Wind Quintett through Europe, Canada, Chinba, Australia, North and South America.
She made solo broadcasts on BBC Radio 3 and National Public Radio and has recorded several CDs.
Katherine Kemler will be participating at the IFSB Summer School in giving masterclasses, individual lessons and workshops for Bodymapping and Beatboxing.
Her participation will be sponsored by Verne Q. Powell Flutes Inc.
Course Fee
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International Flute Seminar Bruges
't Kloosterhof 67
B-8200 Sint-Michiels
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Are you between 8 and 88 years old ?
Would you like to improve your flute skills ?
Would you like to learn more about playing piccolo, alto flute of bass flute ?
Are you considering a professional flute career and would you like to meet teachers of Flemish and Dutch conservatoires ?
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Would you like to meet new flute friends ?
Or are you looking forward to an unforgettable flute day ?
Join us at one of our Festival Days !
The IFSB Festival Days are open to flute and piccolo players of all ages and different levels.
We welcome professional flute players, teachers, students, adult amateur flute players and young players.
Flute players aged 6 to 12 are welcome at a Junior Day.
For those considering a professional musical education, this is an opportunity to meet the professors and receive tips for the entrance exams.
Festival Day The Netherlands
18.01.2020 Adams Flute Center Ittervoort
Festival Days Belgium
08.03.2020 Royal Conservatoire Antwerp (deSingel Antwerp)
22.03.2020 Académie de Musique Braine L'Alleud (Inscription required before 03.03.2019)
participant's ticket: € 50,-
includes warming up, individual lesson (30'), flute recital, students concert, lunch, coffee, tea
auditors' ticket: € 30,-
includes warming up, flute recital, students concert, pizza, cake, coffee, tea
Application Forms
° 18.01.2020 Ittervoort (Nl)
° 08.03.2020 Antwerp (Be)
° 22.03.2020 Braine l'Alleud (Be)
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The International Flute Seminar Bruges
't Kloosterhof 67
B-8200 Sint-Michiels
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welcomes professional flute players, students, advanced amateur flute players and young flutists in the beautiful Monastery School in Zevenkerken near Bruges. We offer a six day seminar with masterclasses, workshops, warming up, individual lessons, piccolo, Alexander technique, audition training, flute choir, teachers' conference and a junior day in an inspiring atmosphere.
Aldo Baerten is Principal Flutist at the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Elim Chan, Edo de Waart en Philippe Herreweghe. He is Professor of Flute at the Royal Conservatoire in Antwerp, Hogeschool der Kunsten Utrecht (NL) en Trinity Laban Conservatoire for Music and Dance London (UK). He is appointed for the Lehrauftrag Querflöte at the Musikhochschule Köln/Aachen. He gives masterclasses and concerts on 4 continents.
Peter Verhoyen is principal piccolo at the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra, co-founder of the Arco Baleno ensemble and piccolo teacher at the Royal Conservatoire in Antwerp. As a piccolo specialist he has been invited in Europe and the USA to give masterclasses and piccolo recitals. With Arco Baleno and other ensembles he has made several CDs as well as various radio recordings.
Robert Pot studied with Thies Roorda and Koos Verheul. He teaches and coaches educated professionals, students and very advanced amateurs. He is a co-founder, artistic leader and teacher in the annual 'Festival Querwind – Flötentage Staufen' near Freiburg. He is the founder of 'Flöte Intensiv' in the Landesmusikakademie Rheinland-Pfalz. He leads flute orchestra courses, technique workshops and teachers' training with advanced methodology and error analysis.
Blaz Snoj obtained a master degree flute (class Aldo Baerten) and piccolo (class Peter Verhoyen) at the Royal Conservatoire in Antwerp. At the Dutch International Flute Competition was the winner of a special prize. He is sub principal flute and principal piccolo of the Nederlands Camerata and works as a free-lance musician with several orchestras in Belgium and Slovenia.
Stefan De Schepper won prizes in several piano competitions including Bach competition, Cantabile competition, Belfius Classics and Durlet competition. He gave concerts throughout Europe and the USA. He accompanies flute & piccolo classes at the Royal Conservatoire in Antwerp & performs & composes theatre productions for children.
Pieter-Jan Verhoyen obtained his bachelor diplom (piano class Jan Michiels) and continues his studies in Antwerp (piano class Sergej Edelmann) and Brussels (pianoforte class Claire Chevalier). He won prizes in several competitions (Steinway Competition, Concours de Piano de Liège, Belfius Classics). With the Trio Telepatico he made his debut CD, was finalist at the Storioni competition and won first prize at Belfius Classics.
In her growing practice Helga Henckens teaches Alexander Technique individually. She cooperates free-lance with several professional associations and organizations for different performers e.g. clowns, dancers, singers, horsemen, children's choirs, marathon runners, teachers at music academies, teachers of senior sports.
Annemie Verhoyen teaches flute at the Conservatory of Bruges. As a jury member she participates at the Benelux Flute Competition. Together with her husband Peter Verhoyen she was the co-founder and editor of 'Het Vlaams Fluitistentijdschrift' (1993-1998), a journal for flute players in Flanders.
Ann-Sofie Verhoyen studies language and liiterature at the university of Kortrijk and harp at the conservatoire of Roubaix. She won first prize at the Harpegio harp competition (2010). For several years she was a member of the ReMix Orchestra (deFilharmonie). She is particularly interested in playing chamber music, with a preference for the flute and harp duo.
Known as the Venice of the North, Bruges is one of the most beautiful cities in Europe! It was a justified motive that prompted UNESCO in 2000 to include the entire historical city centre on the World Heritage list. Walking along the maze of winding cobbled alleys and romantic canals, you imagine yourself to be in medieval times. The wealth of museums is a striking image of this city's stirring history. Bruges is also home to contemporary culture, such as the new Concert Hall, which is one of the most prominent music complexes in Flanders. Bruges is only 15 minutes by public transport from Zevenkerken.
International Flute Seminar Bruges
't Kloosterhof 67
B-8200 Sint-Michiels
Tel: +32 479 497 407
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