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Ipsy is "Pretty in Pink" for April with most of the products this month featuring this rosy hue! How does this month compare overall with other ipsy bags?
Ipsy has increased or improved in its variations this month with products having a different color or even one with a different eye shadow brands.
The bag this month is white with the vinyl pink stripe on top. Inside the bag is a pink stripe print with the ipsy logo on the white. All the bags these recent months have had the ipsy logo printed somewhere on them which is a nice touch.
Sation Nail Lacquer 'Love at First Byte' or 'Of Corset I'll Call You' | 'Love at First Byte' is a light peachy-pink and 'Of Corset I'll Call You' is a light purplish-pink. I received 'Love at First Byte' which looks like a nude-pastel pink color to me. I haven't tried it yet, but I've seen reviews of it being sheer or natural, requiring 3 coats for full coverage.
Sexy Hair Soy Renewal or Powder Play | Powder Play adds volume and texture. Soy Renewal is an Argan oil based treatment. I'm happy to have received the Soy Renewal which claims to help dry hair and reduce frizz.
Be a Bombshell blush in 'Sweet Cheeks' or 'Beach Please' | 'Beach Please' is a bright pink matte and 'Sweet Cheeks' is a medium rose with shimmer. I received 'Sweet Cheeks' and it feels soft and looks nicely pigmented. The color appears on me as a bright pink on me with a slight sheen.
MicaBeauty Mineral Eyeshadow 'Earth' or Two Cosmetics Eye shadow Duo 'Heartache' | I received the beige-pink Mica Shimmer powder in 'Earth'. It looks like it would be great for highlighting, but I haven't tested it out yet since loose powders are messy to work with on your face.
Overall, I really liked this month's bag, even though it only had four beauty products inside. As a recent lover of pink, I thought the theme is month was kinda cute and the size of samples (mostly full-sized) to be a great value. The only complaint that I can foresee is that ipsy is definitely repeating brands (MicaBeauty, Be a Bombshell, Sexy Hair) and type of products (neutral nail polishes and loose eye shadows, etc), but I still think the quality and size of products still make ipsy a great service for those looking to build a good collection or try out various products in the same brands.
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Home > JOURNALS > MULR > Vol. 80 > Iss. 4 (1997)
Summer 1997
The Tax Paradigm of Child Care: Shifting Attitudes Toward a Private/Parental/Public Alliance
Sharon C. Nantell
Female Correctional Officers and Prisoner Privacy
Mary Ann Farkas and Kathryn R. L. Rand
Judicial Responsibility, Judicial Independence and the Election of Judges
Nathan S. Heffernan
Contracting for Indigent Defense: Providing Another Forum for Skeptics to Question Attorney's Ethics
Kelly A. Hardy
Double Jeopardy's Multipunishment Protection and Regulation of Civil Sanctions After United States v. Ursery
Patrick S. Nolan
The Essential Facilities Doctrine: What Does It Mean To Be Essential?
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Paying off your mortgage quickly is possible with proper planning and budgeting. It won't happen overnight, but even making small changes here and there will benefit you in the long run.
Mortgage Repayment Tips
In this article we look at a really basic thing about a mortgage: how to pay it off quicker. Now a lot of us think about this but a lot of us just fall into the trap of set and forget principal and interest payments and the bad news is, it's going to take maybe a 30 year term to pay off your loan.
The main thing to think about is, any additional money that you have, if you're thinking about putting it into your loan, do it and do it earlier rather than later.
To use an example, if you have a $250,000 home loan and let's say the interest rate is 6.5% and it's your standard 30 year term. Now if you pay $5000 off your mortgage at the end of year one, you're going to save $26,000 over the life of that home loan.
If you contrast that by paying $5000 later, say at the end of year 5, then what happens is, you're only saving $19,000 in interest so you can see that if you do have some extra money, the sooner you can pay it into your home loan, the better.
The other way obviously to pay off your home loan is the slow bits at a time. Don't discount the value in putting an extra $50 into your home loan. On this same example of putting $50 a month into the home loan over and above your regular repayments, that's going to save you 2 years and 7 months off the term of your home loan which equates to $30,000.
So every time you forgo that coffee or you forgo those snazzy shoes then just think about how much more you're saving because you're not paying so much on your mortgage.


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Let's face it, no one enjoys talking about dental health. Well, except maybe for dentists and dental hygienists. But I have a confession to make: I am obsessive about my teeth. I floss after I eat every meal and I brush three times a day. My dentist warned me against brushing too much, as that can be detrimental to your teeth. But for those of you who don't floss as often as I do, or those of you who may dread it because it can be painful, DenTek has come to rescue!
*Disclaimer: Products were sent to See, Shop, Love! for review purposes.
Mickey and Donald agree: a healthy smile is as important to your overall beauty as any hair or makeup can be. Flossing is an easy way to ensure that your teeth and gums stay healthy. If you don't floss regularly, you could leave yourself susceptible to gingivitis, which is a gum disease that causes painful inflammation.
DenTek was founded in 1984 by John Jansheski, who took his dentist father's invention, the Dental Pik, and turned it mass-market. They provide innovative oral care products that keep your smile beautiful and in prime condition.
I think that the DenTek Comfort Clean Floss Picks make flossing less of a chore. Although it doesn't take much effort to open up a container of floss and pull some out, I find that flossing with a string of floss can be difficult. It's not always easy to reach the backs of your teeth, and if you use too much force you might cut your gums. No fun. The Comfort Clean picks are made with a silky tape of floss that is incredibly soft. I actually just flossed with them before sitting down to write this post!
The floss glides smoothly and easily between my teeth, even when I'm flossing the tight spaces between my back molars. If you already have sensitive gums and shy away from flossing because of the pain it can cause, these are a great way to get the job done without irritating your mouth any more. They're easy to maneuver around my teeth and get all of the yucky stuff out from between them.
The Comfort Clean Floss Picks also have a mint coating, so not only do they clean out the food stuck between your teeth, they leave them feeling minty fresh, too! The pointy pick end can also be used to dislodge stubborn food particles in between the teeth. And last, but not least, they can be used as a tongue cleaner if you hold them flat against your tongue (illustrated on this page). Scraping your tongue is just as important as flossing and it goes a long way towards killing bad breath.
DenTek has a wide range of oral care products beyond these picks, including products for kids! The Comfort Clean Floss Picks sell for $1.39 to $4.29 and are available in 30, 60, 75, 90, and 150 count packs at Walmart, Target, CVS, Walgreens, Rite Aid, and many other grocery and drug stores. Be sure to check out their website to view all of their offerings.
Bottom Line: Dental health might not be sexy or exciting to talk about, but everyone can agree that having a healthy mouth is important. DenTek's flossers make flossing painless and easy, so you have no excuse not to do it now!
Tuesday, March 17, 2015
DenTek, Beauty, and Why YOU Should Be Flossing!
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Flossing is DAMN sexy! OK, maybe not. I do find little floss picks like these easier to use than traditional floss... if only they came in tons of fun flavors.ReplyDeleteReplies
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Obama-Biden Transition Project Co-chair John D. Podesta announced that all policy documents from official meetings with outside organizations will be publicly available for review and discussion on Change.gov.
This means the American public is invited to take a seat at the table and engage in a dialogue about these important issues and ideas — at the same time members of the team review these documents themselves.
Director of Public Liaison and Intergovernmental Affairs Michael Strautmanis spoke and gave an overview of this unique program. Watch the video below:


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Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced the affirmative final determination in the countervailing duty (CVD) investigation of imports of tool chests and cabinets from the People's Republic of China (China).
"The unfair government subsidization of products is something the Department takes very seriously," said Secretary Ross. "We will continue to take action on behalf of U.S. industry to defend American companies, their workers, and our communities adversely impacted by unfair imports."
The Commerce Department determined that China is providing unfair subsidies to its producers of tool chests and cabinets at rates from 14.03 to 95.96 percent.
As a result of this decision, Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to collect cash deposits from importers of tool chests and cabinets from China based on these final rates.
In 2016, imports of tool chests and cabinets from China were valued at an estimated $230 million.
The petitioner is Waterloo Industries, Inc. (Waterloo). Waterloo manufactures tool chests at its production facility in Sedalia, Missouri.
Enforcement of U.S. trade law is a prime focus of the Trump administration. From January 20, 2017, through November 28, 2017, Commerce has initiated 77 antidumping and countervailing duty investigations – a 61 percent increase from 48 in the previous year.
The CVD law provides U.S. businesses and workers with an internationally accepted mechanism to seek relief from the harmful effects of unfair subsidization of imports into the United States. Commerce currently maintains 412 antidumping and countervailing duty orders which provide relief to American companies and industries impacted by unfair trade. CVD laws provide U.S. businesses and workers with an internationally accepted mechanism to seek relief from the harmful effects of unfair subsidization of imports into the United States.
The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) is conducting an investigation to determine whether or not the domestic industry is harmed by imports of certain tool chests and cabinets from China. The ITC is currently scheduled to make its final injury determination on or before January 8, 2018.
If the ITC makes an affirmative final injury determination, Commerce will issue a CVD order. If the ITC makes negative final determination of injury, the investigation will be terminated and no order will be issued.
Click HERE for a fact sheet on today's decision.
The U.S. Department of Commerce's Enforcement and Compliance unit within the International Trade Administration is responsible for vigorously enforcing U.S. trade laws and does so through an impartial, transparent process that abides by international law and is based solely on factual evidence.
Imports from companies that receive unfair subsidies from their governments in the form of grants, loans, equity infusions, tax breaks, and production inputs are subject to "countervailing duties" aimed at directly countering those subsidies.


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Our Research investigates the use of Artificial Intelligence techniques for New Media and interactive systems. We are more specifically interested in Human-Centred Multimedia, and Human-centred Interfaces. Our application areas are mostly in Entertainment Computing, with some work in Health Informatics.
We are best known for our work in Interactive Storytelling, but we are also active in Multimodal Interfaces and in Document Engineering. The main AI technique supporting this work is Planning, although recently we have also explored Qualitative Reasoning, Natural Language Processing and Complex Systems Simulation.
Recent work by the group includes:
- one of the first prototypes of fully immersive interactive storytelling
- a new technique for multimodal affective fusion based on the PAD model
- the CaveUDK software, a new Virtual Reality middleware based on one of the leading game engines
- a new approach to Interactive Storytelling based on Planning with landmarks, which has been applied to trajectory control and various forms of authoring
- the use of physiological signals to influence Interactive Narratives
- a new Brain-Computer Interface for Interactive Storytelling based on empathy as a unifying concept
- agent-based models of health and social care service delivery
- modelling current and alternative structures for academic research funding
We have published extensively in relevant conferences including the Autonomous Agents and Multi-Agent Systems (AAMAS) Conference, the International Conference on Automated Planning and Scheduling (ICAPS), ACM Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI), ACM Virtual Reality Software Technology (VRST), ACM Multimedia, and the ACM Symposium on Document Engineering.
We have developed many fully-implemented prototypes which have been publicly demonstrated at the above conferences. We have been awarded the Best Demonstration Prize at AAMAS 2010, the second prize at the EuroITV 2011 grand challenge, and the Best Application Prize at ICAPS 2013. Check our demonstrations page!
The group comprises six full-time academic staff, two research fellows, one research assistant and four PhD students. It is located in the Phoenix building, hosting the Institute of Digital Innovation (IDI).
Our current research is funded by the EPSRC on grants EP/N017447/1 and EP/K504609/1 and by Teesside University Doctoral Scholarships. Our research was also supported by the European Commission with over 3M Euros funding in recent years: our latest projects included one Network of Excellence and two FET projects.
Our facilities include a 4-side CAVE-like device which operates the CaveUT and CaveUDK software.


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We used one for test purposes. Very interesting drive unit. Very robust. Is the new code sail "cableless"?DD15, which is a Jefa DU-DD1 with rudder sensor added
We used one for test purposes. Very interesting drive unit. Very robust. Is the new code sail "cableless"?DD15, which is a Jefa DU-DD1 with rudder sensor added
That looks like a bobsled run. Are you sure it's a sail?
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Well THAT's a surprise!
I guess that means you're not bringing me a burger king to eat on DM in Benicia? Oh well, first they get the electric winches, then a "powerboat". You look like a drug dealer.
I read in the newspaper that California's marijuana tax revenue has proven elusive because people continue to get pot from their known suppliers. Here in Benicia the Bob to Boat delivery service is equally inadequate. For food I had to resort to a restaurant here in town instead. And I had to walk three whole blocks from the Marina!!!
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Sorry, I don't represent my home town very well. I'm glad you found some lunch - First Street Cafe?
We just got back from Big Bear Lake. Sailboats were limited to a few Hobie Cats and a Mini Fish. So to keep the fam' happy I stooped to renting a stinkpot. I almost crashed into a couple boats while exiting the marina - the throttle was touchy. Yeah, that was it - a touchy throttle.
Those legs in the background are plastic. They rent them to you with the boat, so you can look like a drug dealer.
Latitude 38 just posted this. Somehow it reminded me of driving the patio boat at Big Bear Lake.
As often happens, the blue sailboat won this race.
Kame always said the SSS Vallejo 1-2 should be the "Vallejo 2-1" because sailing up with a chute is harder than beating back down. So I propose a new SSS race: "The Sears Point 2 - 1." Race double handed from Richmond to Black Point at the mouth of the Petaluma River for the "2 Race." Haul out onto trailers, drive up to Sears Point Raceway for the "1 Race" around their road course pulling the boats in their trailers. It would be much more fun than just going around an oval 50 times. Since Sears Point has lost NASCAR, they just might be interested.


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SILK Fluegge presents Fluegge's Guests #5
on 30.09.2016 – 19:00
We would like to invite you to "Fluegge's Guests". Uncurated performance evening in SILK Fluegge Studio in Tabakfabrik Linz.
6 works of different artists and one excerpt of SILK Fluegge new production will be presented during one evening and open for audience.
Entrance: Ludlgasse 19. 4020 Linz
Magazin A – Rampe 2
Fee: "pay as you wish"
After party with DJane Charlie!
CALL for PERFORMANCES:
If you would like to present any performance or work in progress (any style of: dance, performance, acting, multi- layered piece, etc.)
with a length of 1 min. to max. 20 min
Please write to: email@example.com
In the message include:
- name of choreographer and performers,
- title of the work, length(min.),
- stage design,
- your contact details.
It is a low tech event. We will provide you with
- sound system,
- general studio light
- dance floor 12×9 m.
Please note as the evening is uncurated, only the first 7 applicants who writes to email@example.com will present their works. We don't select the work, first comes first shows.
Application deadline: 27.09.2016 – 00:00 CET
We are looking forward to spend this amazing evening with YOU!!!
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John Terry has revealed that he was injured during Chelsea's Champions League quarter final second leg match with Benfica, with the skipper admitting he doesn't know how long he'll be unavailable for.
Terry was on the pitch for 59 minutes before coming off for Gary Cahill during the week, as the Blues moved through to the Champions League semi-finals.
And the club are currently fearing the worst for their captain, who admitted that he had trouble breathing while on the pitch.
"I couldn't breathe and my chest was closing up," the Chelsea star told Sky Sports. "I was having a difficult time out there, especially in the first half. Hopefully, I'll be okay.
"I don't know how long I'll be out. I will have a scan in the morning and we will see where we go from there. It's just horrible.
"In the away leg, after about 20 minutes, I got an elbow in the ribs and they sort of fear I fractured two ribs, so I've just got to wait and see the result of the scans.
"When you get one in the ribs, you can't do anything about it, you can't treat it, you just have let it heal, but I can get through games definitely.
"I thought it was okay but, later in the second half, it just seemed to be getting worse and I was struggling to breathe to be honest.
"It was difficult. I have never felt anything like that before."
Terry is famous for his toughness and ability to play through pain. The former England captain has endured setbacks both on and off the pitch before, and will need to use that strength as Chelsea face a particularly difficult schedule of eight games in 26 days.
Chelsea will need to work hard as a squad to balance their Champions League and Premier League commitments, and Terry hopes that they can finally win their first top-tier European trophy this season.
"It's a very good achievement to reach our sixth semi-final in nine years, but we want to go through to the end," he explained.
"Clearly, that's going to be tough against Barcelona, but we're playing well.
"I am not sure anyone will fancy playing us at the moment because we are a very good side, especially in this competition."


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The Emelisse Brewery is located in Kamperland, an island village of the Zeeland province in the Netherlands. The name comes from a nearby village, flooded in the 16th century – many were so destroyed in this region of polders. Kamperland is a spot for windsurfers – and since 2004, for craft beer lovers, since the brewery's founding by Tom ter Horst.
This brewpub produces several beers, among which is this "DIPA." Double IPAs (also referred to as Imperial IPAs) are stronger – here 7.9% ABV - and very hoppy. This deep amber-coloured beer immediately reveals a resinous and bitter flavor. The soft and spicy aroma which follows has to be the result of Saaz hops. This DIPA is an original and enjoyable drink to discover.


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Luxury vinyl tiles or planks, more commonly referred to as LVT, replicate timber and stone looks by using advanced technologies. Now your home can have the timeless look of wood or stone at a fraction of the cost.
All flooring types have their own pros and cons, and it is up to you to decide what option best fits your home and lifestyle. Here are some characteristics of LVT flooring to help you decide if it is the right choice for you.
- Luxury Vinyl Tiles and Planks (LVT) are made up of multiple layers starting with a base of PVC, topped with a fill layer for a bit of thickness and dimensional stability. Overtop of this is a photographic image that replicates the latest trends in wood, ceramic and stone designs. On top of this photographic print, a clear vinyl wear layer is applied to protect the tile or plank for durability.
- Depending on the variety of LVT that you are looking at, there may be slight differences in the layers making up the flooring. Some manufacturers use more or less layers, or have different protective layers on the top surface to further enhance wear resistance and other features. These vary across the different ranges and can make some LVT superior to others.
- The quality of the top coat wear layer should not be underestimated as this is what makes the LVT floor more durable, hardwearing and scratch-resistant. Scratches from debris, furniture moving and human interaction can be avoided by selecting a quality LVT that has a better wear layer. It is always good practice to lift furniture instead of dragging when moving it across your floor and using felt pads on the feet of furniture.
- There is a wide variety of qualities of LVT. Some ranges have the texture of wood or stone with grooves and embossing, truly replicating the look and feel of the raw material.
- It is important to note that while luxury vinyl replicates wood or stone, you will notice on closer inspection that it is not a natural product. For those looking for a natural product, opt for laminate, wood or tile instead.
- Different types of LVT will have different thicknesses. The thickness will be a factor in determining the durability and quality of the product. A LVT with a thicker layer, while more expensive, will provide longer resistance to wear-and-tear. Opting for an LVT with a thin top layer, will be cheaper but may not have the lasting quality and appearance.
- One of the most appealing features of LVT is the ability to install it in homes without having to remove skirting boards or kickboards from kitchen cabinetry.
- Luxury vinyl planks can be laid on top of any existing hard flooring. The subfloor that the luxury vinyl tiles or planks get installed on top of needs to be finished well with no dust, dirt, high levels or protruding stones in the concrete and so forth. This is so the planks or tiles lay completely flat and don't have any irregularities show through.
- As LVT is glued directly to the subfloor without the use of an underlay, there may not be the desired or required sound absorption levels that can be achieved with other flooring types. This is especially important to note for multilevel homes or apartments where noise travels between floors. The exception to this is in the case of a Loose-Lay LVT which is thicker and has additional layers that enhance the acoustic properties beyond the standard LVT
- LVT is an easy care, low maintenance flooring option. It doesn't need waxing, polishing, sanding or refinishing. Instead, regular mopping and sweeping will maintain its appearance.
- LVT planks and tiles are glued to the subfloor and for this reason the subfloor needs to be completely clean, allowing the glue to stick.
- Like with any other floor covering, spills on the floor should be attended to briskly to avoid lasting damage. Liquid spills have the potential to lift planks along the edges, particularly the short edges. Water can seep into the seams and "washout" the adhesive. If this does happen and only a few planks are affected, it can be fairly easily remedied.
- Dimensional stability is the biggest issue when using luxury vinyl. Gapping or 'peaking' where ends of planks butt into each other and stick up, may occur due to environmental and installation factors. This is undesirable as it can make for an unsightly looking floor, as well as result in dirt build-up in the gaps over time. Some LVT ranges are proven to be more stable than others, with extensive testing evidence available on request.
- Environmental factors are the major cause of this phenomena occurring. Luxury vinyl needs to be acclimatised at the property before being installed. The floor and room temperature also needs to be maintained prior to, during and for some time after installation. It also can't be installed outside of certain temperature range.
- After installation, the indoor climate conditions need to be kept between a certain range to avoid shrinkage.
- Providing installation is carried out to manufacturers instructions by a qualified and reputable installer, these issues are easily avoidable but good to be aware of nevertheless.
- LVT is available across a wide variety of price points that are comparatively cheaper to real wood or stone. Installation is relatively quick as well so there may be savings in laying LVT over other hard flooring types.
- Most Luxury vinyls are compatible with underfloor heating systems. To avoid damaging the planks or tiles, there are maximum heat setting recommendations and best practice guides to follow.
- It is always a good idea to order slightly more flooring than you need and to store this away somewhere safe. When you come to making any alterations to your home and need to 'patch' your floor or you seriously damage a plank, you can remove this and replace it for a seamless repair.
KITCHEN : Luxury vinyl is a great option for kitchens. It can be installed in existing kitchens without having to remove kickboards or scotia. Dropped food can be cleaned away without mess or fuss.
HALLWAY: Perfect for entrance and hallways, Luxury vinyl will withstand the constant movement and traffic with its hardwearing properties.
BEDROOM: A good choice for bedrooms, luxury vinyl will work well in this space. For chilly winter mornings place a sheepskin on the floor at your bedside for something warm to step onto, or an area rug for kids playing on their bedroom floor.
BATHROOM & LAUNDRY: Providing the bathroom has good ventilation and temperature ranges do not move outside of recommended conditions, Luxury vinyl can be used in these spaces.
LOUNGE: Luxury vinyl is well suited for lounges and living spaces. Team this with a rug to add texture or warmth if required.


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"Generally speaking, it can be said that people wish to escape from personality. When people are encouraged, as happens in a democratic society, to believe that they wish "to express their personality, the question at once arises as to what their personality is. For the most part, if investigated, it would be rapidly found that they had none. So what would it be that they would eventually "express "? And why have they been asked to "express" it?" Wyndham Lewis, "The Contemporary Man 'Expresses His Personality"'
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Ludwig Hilberseimer - Hochhausstadt - 1924
Vadim Ryndin - Sets for Mashinal - 1933
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Program Details
- Location:
- London, United Kingdom
- Program Type:
- Study Abroad
- Degree Level:
- Undergraduate
- Term:
- Fall Semester, Spring Semester
Program Overview
- Program Description:
This program is perfect for the student who wants to study abroad in London, but is looking for a more affordable, and more familiar alternative to the many other academic options in the city. Since 1971, the FSU London Program has offered students from across the U.S. a liberal arts curriculum in a historic seat of Western government, commerce, and literature. The FSU London Study Center is centrally located in London in a row of 17th century buildings registered on the British National Heritage list. The Center is approximately five minutes from the British Museum and seven minutes walking distance from API housing. The 'broad curriculum' program at the FSU Study Center gives students the opportunity to pursue general requirements and elective courses while experiencing all that is great about London.
- Setting Description:
- London, an international center of business, fine arts, design, theater, technology, politics and finance, has inspired creativity and cutting-edge innovation for centuries. There is something for everyone in London: a bustling financial district, street markets, green spaces and elaborate parks, ruins, monuments, political machinations, art galleries and museums. Monuments to Britain's glorious past are found throughout London, including the Tower of London, the Old Royal Observatory in Greenwich, the British Museum, and Trafalgar Square. Because of its famed galleries, the energy of Soho, the history that lives in the streets, the pub scene and the tranquility of London's parks, London is alive with sources of inspiration.
- Cost:
- Pre-departure, On-site, and Re-entry services included, such as advising and online resources, airport reception, resident directors, housing, tuition, tutoring, medical & life insurance, excursions, social & cultural activities, alumni network, and more!
Additional Program Information
- Requirements:
- *Minimum 2.75 GPA *Open to sophomores, juniors and seniors
- Scholarships:
- Yes
- Scholarships Description:
- API awards approximately $500,000 in study abroad scholarships annually ranging from $250 -$1,000 per student.
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This is my maternal grandfather's mother's line.Eliza S. "Lida" Harding [1869-1942] m. William H. Downing [1863-1903] m. John Rupp [1878-1935]doBenjamin Harding [1836-1915] m. Mary Ellen Clark [1847-1914]so Daniel Harding [1798-1869] m. Elizabeth Wilson [1801-1884]soJohn Bennett Hardin [?-1849] probable but not sufficiently … Continue reading
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I recently had a lengthy email correspondence with another transplanted Logan County native. We have different backgrounds and no ancestors in common but when we started talking our ancestors, collaterals and their families brushed at so many spots that I … Continue reading
Joseph A. Bozarth Probate
Joseph A. Bozarth wrote his will on February 28, 1896. He died April 18, 1897, in Illiopolis, Sangamon County. I got it through IRAD because it less expensive. Also, the interns at IRAD are more experienced at finding the entire … Continue reading
William Henry Downing Probate
William Henry Downing's probate file came from the Logan County Circuit Clerk. Parts of it could be found at IRAD and the whole probate would be in the FamilySearch files.On December 2, 1903, in the typhoid epidemic, William Henry Downing … Continue reading
Delilah Downing Downing Shellhammer Will
Delilah Downing Downing Shellhammer was the youngest child of Robert Downing whose probate was previously discussed. I had never considered that she had a will or probate but I found it in the probate records posted online at FamilySearch. These probate … Continue reading
10,000 Dead People
It was a long and miserable December thanks to the cold from hell. The bright spot is when I was able to be up but not able to go out I worked on my "10,000 Dead People" database and got … Continue reading
10,000 Dead People
For several years I have been working on a massive database of, basically, burials in south Logan County. It includes cemeteries from Hurlbut, Elkhart, Mt. Pulaski, Lake Fork, Laenna and Aetna Townships and two in Chester. Elkhart is not complete. … Continue reading
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John Downing was a veteran of the Revolutionary War. After the war he left Pennsylvania for Ohio where he lived for many years before moving on to Logan County in 1821. John and his wife Hannah Frakes had nine children, … Continue reading
Vanishing DAR Markers
Humphrey Scroggin was a veteran of the Revolutionary War. Note the DAR markers on his grave in Steenbergen Cemetery, Mt. Pulaski Township, Logan County, Illinois. He also has a flat military plaque. The stone was saved and repaired through the … Continue reading
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On February 1 I wrote about Berryman B. Wood, my great great grandfather. I have some pictures and a lot of questions. http://genealogysleuth.blogspot.com/2009/02/mystery-of-berryman-b-wood.html As a result I have heard from several people. Two are relatives who have never lived in … Continue reading


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The rules for happens-before are:
Program order rule. Each action in a thread happens-before every action in that thread that comes later in the program order.
Monitor lock rule. An unlock on a monitor lock happens-before every subsequent lock on that same monitor lock.
Volatile variable rule. A write to a volatile field happens-before every subsequent read of that same field.
Thread start rule. A call to Thread.start on a thread happens-before every action in the started thread.
Thread termination rule. Any action in a thread happens-before any other thread detects that thread has terminated, either by successfully return from Thread.join or by Thread.isAlive returning false.
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William Clay Ford, who once steered a car from his grandfather Henry Ford's lap but, overshadowed by his brash older brother Henry II, never got the chance to run the family business, died on Sunday at his home in Grosse Pointe, Mich. Ford's last surviving grandchild, he was 88.
The cause was pneumonia, the Ford Motor Company said.
Mr. Ford, who was also the longtime owner of the Detroit Lions football team, represented the automaker's last direct link to the days when the company belonged entirely to the Ford family. He was long the company's largest shareholder, and the last Ford family member to be a confidant of Henry Ford, the American legend who made the automobile accessible to the masses.
As vice chairman of Ford and the leader of powerful board committees, he provided stability, perspective and stewardship of the family's interest. Under company bylaws, Ford family members retained 40 percent of voting power, even as their proportion of common stock slipped to less than 2 percent.
Through his marriage to Martha Parke Firestone, granddaughter of the tire magnate Harvey Firestone, Mr. Ford united two of America's industrial dynasties. Ford has bought millions of Firestone tires.
He was appointed to the Ford board while still a student at Yale and joined the company after graduation in 1949. In 1952, he headed a group that came up with a new edition of the Lincoln Continental, a luxury car so elegant it had been displayed at the Museum of Modern Art. The new model, the Continental Mark II, was a hit.
"He had exquisite taste, and he knew when an idea was right," John Reinhart, the Continental's chief stylist, told Automobile Quarterly in 1974.
It was Henry II, Mr. Ford's older brother, however, whom Henry Ford picked as his successor, and he became president of Ford in 1945, later becoming chief executive and chairman. Nicknamed Hank the Deuce, Henry II was known for his effective management and a jet-setting lifestyle. When The New York Times Magazine asked William in 1969 about his brother's cosmopolitan crowd, he allowed that they were not his "cup of tea."
In planning his succession after he was slowed by a heart ailment in 1976, Henry II expanded the office of chief executive, making William a member of the executive team. He also made him chairman of the board's executive committee.
But when it came to choosing a chief executive to replace him in 1980, Henry II picked Philip Caldwell, the first person from outside the family named to run Ford. William's consolation prize was being named the company's vice chairman.
Mr. Ford bought control of the Lions in 1964 for $6 million, the largest cash price then paid for a sports team. (It included Lions assets like an office building and stocks and bonds valued at $1.5 million.) In 2013, Forbes magazine estimated the franchise's value at $900 million.
Early in his ownership Mr. Ford feared that the season's tickets would be looted during the Detroit race riots of 1967 and called Ford to ask for vans to move the tickets. An executive refused, saying no company driver would risk it, Peter Collier and David Horowitz recounted in their 1987 book, "The Fords: An American Epic."
Mr. Ford recruited a janitor and a staff assistant he had hired, Dick Lane, who had been a star Lions defensive back nicknamed Night Train. The three did the job themselves.
Mr. Ford came under sharp criticism from Detroit leaders when, in 1975, he decided to abandon the city and move the Lions from Tiger Stadium in Detroit to the new Silverdome, in Pontiac, a Detroit suburb.
In 2002, William and his son, William Jr., who had become chairman of Ford and a top Lions executive, moved the team back to Detroit, to Ford Field, a newly built 65,000-seat indoor stadium.
But the team, one of the oldest N.F.L. franchises, has never gone to the Super Bowl, and in 2008 it lost all 16 games, an NFL record. Fans sharply criticized Mr. Ford and the team, and he could be stinging himself, calling his club "ragtag" in 1982 and "lousy" in 1989.
William Clay Ford was born in Detroit on March 14, 1925, the youngest of the four children of Edsel Bryant Ford, Henry's only son, and Eleanor Lowthian Clay, who had been raised by her uncle, J.L. Hudson, founder of Hudson's Department Store in Detroit. The Ford family lived in an estate in what is now Grosse Pointe Shores, Mich.
The first Henry Ford doted on young Billy and his two brothers, Henry II and Benson, taking them on camping trips. When Billy was a teenager, a police officer stopped him and his grandfather for "driving like a bat out of hell," in William's recollection. Neither had a license. The officer called Clara, the elder Henry's wife, who promised to handle the matter, according to "The People's Tycoon: Henry Ford and the American Century" (2005) by Steven Watts.
When they got home, she was waiting. "Billy, you go to your bedroom," Mrs. Ford said sternly. "And Henry, I want to talk to you."
Mr. Ford went to the private Detroit University School, later incorporated into the University Liggett School, in Grosse Pointe Woods, and progressed to the Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, Conn. He enlisted in the wartime Navy in 1943, and was in flight training at the time of his discharge two years later.
While he was stationed in New York, his mother visited him and arranged a lunch with her old friend Isabel Firestone and Ms. Firestone's daughter, Martha, a student at Vassar. At first the two resisted their mothers' matchmaking. But when Mr. Ford was transferred to California, they secretly corresponded.
Mr. Ford enrolled at Yale and was captain of the soccer and tennis teams. While students, Mr. Ford and Miss Firestone married in Akron, Ohio, on June 21, 1947. A Model T from 1908, the year Henry Ford and Harvey Firestone met, was parked in front of the hotel where the reception was held. Edisons and Rockefellers attended.
Mr. Ford is survived by his wife and son as well as his daughters Martha Ford Morse, Sheila Ford Hamp and Elizabeth Ford Kontulis; 14 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
William's brother Benson died in 1978 and his brother Henry II in 1987. His sister, Josephine Clay Ford, died in 2005.
Mr. Ford worked on the Ford assembly line during summer vacations from college. He never considered not working at Ford when he graduated in 1949 with a degree in economics. He worked in sales and advertising, then industrial relations, where he helped negotiate a contract with the United Auto Workers.
In 1957, Ford introduced a midsize car with much hoopla. It was named the Edsel, after Henry Ford's only child. It sold poorly, and production ended in 1959. "You're always sensitive when your father's name becomes a synonym for failure," William said.
In 1968, Mr. Ford astounded friends, business executives and politicians by publicly supporting Senator Eugene McCarthy's campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination. He backed Senator Barry Goldwater, the Republican, four years earlier. Mr. Ford said he was moved by Mr. McCarthy's opposition to the Vietnam War.
Mr. Ford was vice chairman of Ford from 1980 to 1989, and led Ford's powerful finance committee from 1987 to 1995. After serving nearly 57 years on the board, he retired in 2005. One of his last successes was helping to get his son, William Jr., named Ford's chairman in 2002.
Mr. Ford drew psychic nourishment from a long-ago triumph, he recalled in the book "The Fords." He remembered winning an athletic competition over hundreds of other Navy cadets.
"Without anyone knowing my name or who I was or whether I had a dime," he said, "I did it on my own."


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It is raining special contributions in Greece
I have to apologise because I have not written anything about Mr. Papandreou's speech and announcements in Thessaloniki. My excuse is that he usually changes his statements about one day after making them ( I have proof) but also that it is becoming extremely depressing to watch the news – especially on tv.
In the meantime the Greek working people are faced with a storm of "special contributions" with various tags after them. A "special solidarity contribution" calculated on a percentage of the income stated on the tax return of 2010. A second "special contribution" will be paid by all home owners. This one will be calculated according to the size of the property and the area in which it is located. The lowest is 50 cents per square meter for buildings, flats etc situated in a cheap area and the highest 10 Euros per square meter for the more expensive, high class areas.This "special contribution" – a special tax to call it by its right name- will be collected through the DEH (Public Electricity Company)bi-monthly bills. As you understand in case the property is rented the lessor has to pay and deduct it from the rent.
Greek citizens live in daily uncertainty, not knowing what their income is or what will be left of it at the end of the month while the PASOK government promises "development".
( Special notice: I have translated the Greek word εξαιρετική as "special" even though the actual meaning is "extraordinary".I did this because it has not been clear whether these contributions are in reality "extraordinary" or will be repeated annually or monthly in the future)


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Singer Vehicle Design: Porsche 911 Re-Imagined, Original Spirit (XCAR video)
Here's another great video from the XCar team. Meet Rob Dickinson, the founder of Singer Vehicle Design. This documentary follows his passion of the Porsche 911, and shows how Singer rebuild and modify the classic car.
Singer performs restoration, tuning, modification and customization services on Porsche 911s owned by its customers. Each customer presents a tired 911 to Singer and together they work collaboratively over 8 or 9 months to restore, tune, modify and customize the customer's car. Singer does not design, manufacture, remanufacture, create or sell automobiles. Singer's restoration services are provided solely by Singer. Singer is not sponsored, approved, endorsed by nor, in any way, associated or affiliated with Porsche Cars North America, Inc., or Dr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche, AG.
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To cite this article: Paquette, Lucy. "The James Tissot Tour of Victorian England." The Hammock. https://thehammocknovel.wordpress.com/2017/10/12/the-james-tissot-tour-of-victorian-england/. <Date viewed.>
James Tissot fled the violence and chaos of the Paris Commune in June, 1871, after prospering under Napoléon III's Second Empire and then fighting for his country in the Franco-Prussian War, to live and prosper in London during Queen Victoria's reign until he returned to France in November, 1882.
I've just returned from my long-planned Victorian Tour of the U.K. with my husband and gained more understanding of the Victorian England that Tissot experienced. I studied Art History in London for a year when I was in my twenties, and since I married, my husband and I have traveled in the U.K. together three times, exploring London, Bath, Cambridge, Ely, Bury St. Edmunds, and Laycock. On this trip, we were focusing on the Victorian experience, but without doubt, we missed a great deal in two weeks, and I'd like to hear from those of you familiar with other not-to-be-missed Victorian sights. Relying on trains, we traveled from Manchester to Liverpool, York, Nottingham, Birmingham, and London, for the most part staying in Victorian-era hotels, dining in Victorian pubs, and visiting Victorian art collections and points of architectural interest. These are some of my photos – and some by my husband, who really is the best traveling companion I could ever wish for.
We started in Manchester, a handsome, exciting city combining the grandeur of its Victorian architecture with the sophistication of its modern energy.
Manchester, or "Cottonopolis," was the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution, and it became a city in 1853. We saw a demonstration of original 19th century textile mill machinery spinning cotton yarn into cloth at The Museum of Science and Industry, and we learned a bit about the working conditions at the mills. Manchester – dirty, noisy and overcrowded – was the model for Milton in British novelist Elizabeth Gaskell's North and South, published in 1855, which centers on the romance between the idealistic Margaret Hale and cotton-mill owner John Thornton.
The cotton industry made Manchester the wealthiest city in the British Empire during that time, and its architecture reflected that proud status. The magnificent Gothic Revival Town Hall (1868 – 1877) designed by Alfred Waterhouse (1830 – 1905) dominates the city center, and its Sculpture Hall Café offers a secluded, rather posh environment for brunch or afternoon tea amid marble busts of former town alderman and other local dignitaries of the era.
In front of the Town Hall, in Albert Square, Manchester's Albert Memorial was completed in 1865 as the first of several memorials to Prince Albert (1819 – 1861) including the one designed by Sir Gilbert Scott (1811 – 1878) in Kensington Gardens, London, unveiled by Queen Victoria in 1872.
In 1876, James Tissot began exhibiting his work outside London, marketing it to the newly-rich men of the Industrial north. Today, six of his finest works can be found in museums there. The Manchester Art Gallery's collection includes Hush! (The Concert), painted in 1875 and displayed at the Royal Academy exhibition at the height of Tissot's success in London. The collection also includes The Warrior's Daughter (A Convalescent, c. 1878), which was not on display when we visited.
British painter George Adolphus Storey (1834 – 1919), in his 1899 memoirs, described a high-spirited "railway picnic party" in 1873 with a large group of men returning from a lavish house party in Manchester hosted by art dealer William Agnew (1825 – 1910): Tissot, painters Ferdinand Heilbuth (1826 – 1889), Philip Hermogenes Calderon, R.A. (1833 – 1898), George Dunlop Leslie, A.R.A. (1835 – 1921), David Wilkie Wynfield (1837–1887), William Yeames, A.R.A. (1835 – 1918), and Frederick Walker (1840 – 1875), editor Shirley Brooks (1816 – 1874) and "the Punch men," pianist, conductor and composer Frederic Hymen Cowen (1852 – 1935), and a host of others including opera star Charles Santley (1834 – 1922), who "sang us many of his delightful songs."
Tissot's work was being purchased by the newly-rich in Northern England as early as 1873, when he painted A Visit to the Yacht, which he sold directly to Agnew's, London for £650, as La Visite au Navire. Shortly after, Agnew's, Liverpool sold the picture to David Jardine (1827 – 1911), a Liverpool timber broker, ship owner and art collector who eventually became Chairman of the Cunard Steamship Company.
We took a day trip to the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool to see Tissot's Portrait of Mrs Catherine Smith Gill and Two of her Children (1877), one of the largest works he ever had produced.
Mrs. Gill's husband, Mr. Chapple Gill (c.1833 – 1901/2), was the son of Robert Gill, a Liverpool cotton broker of Knotty Cross and R. & C. Gill; the son joined the business in 1857 and had risen to senior partner [by 1880, he became head of the firm]. He commissioned French painter Tissot, then living in London, to paint a portrait of his wife, Catherine Smith Carey (1847-1916), whom he had married on June 10, 1868 at Childwall. She was the only child of Thomas Carey (1809 – c. 1875), a wealthy, retired estate agent. Tissot's portrait of Catherine Smith Gill shows her – heiress at age 30 – sitting in the drawing-room window of her mother's home at Lower Lee, at Woolton near Liverpool, which was built by Catherine's father. Tissot lived at the red sandstone mansion for eight weeks while painting the portrait, in which he depicts Catherine with her two-year-old son Robert Carey and six-year-old daughter Helen; she was to have another boy and two more girls.
Outside Liverpool, we visited Sudley House, the former home of George Holt (1825 – 1896), a self-made Victorian shipping-line owner and merchant who built an impressive art collection that includes work by Thomas Gainsborough, Joshua Reynolds, Edwin Landseer, J.E. Millais, and J.M.W. Turner. Since British aristocrats did not patronize contemporary French painters, George Holt was just the type of client that Tissot catered to in England: newly-wealthy men who would invest in art purchased from dealers and at exhibitions rather than from commissions. Since there is no home of a contemporary client of Tissot's to tour (e.g. Mr. Chapple Gill), it was quite insightful to see George Holt's home and collection, now managed by National Museums Liverpool.
We continued our Victorian Tour in York, at the York Castle Museum's Kirkgate, a recreated Victorian street where we were immersed in the experience of strolling over the cobblestones past the goods on display for the rich and the backstreets of the poor. Kirkgate has everything from a hansom cab like the one Tissot depicted in Going to Business (Going to the City, c. 1879), to a confectioner's, schoolroom, police cell, millinery shop, watch shop, a gentleman's clothier, stables, privy, and alleys, one of which smelled strongly of horse manure in a distinctly authentic sensory detail. The shops are based on real York businesses that operated between 1870 and 1901. Afterwards, I tried on a bustle gown and smart little chapeau. While the gown was just a costume, without a corset or foundation garments, I was surprised how very hot, heavy, and constricting it felt.
During our visit to the National Railway Museum in York, we were able to look in the windows of Queen Victoria's palatial train carriages, upholstered in yards of bright blue silk, as well as a train outfitted by King Edward VII in 1902 for his own use, complete with a smoking saloon and full bathroom. It was Queen Victoria's delight in train travel than soothed the qualms of the general public, frightened that the wind generated by the speed of this new mode of transportation would blow their heads off.
We continued on to Nottingham, a bustling city boasting glorious Victorian buildings by architects including Watson Fothergill (1841 – 1928), who designed over a hundred houses, banks, churches, shops and warehouses in the Nottingham area from about 1864 to 1912.
Though Fothergill's Gothic Revival and Old English vernacular style buildings now are interspersed with modern architecture, we felt surrounded by the Victorian experience.
Tissot's Waiting for the Ferry at the Falcon Tavern (1874) was exhibited at Nottingham Castle, still an art gallery today, and at Newcastle-on-Tyne in 1887.
In Birmingham, where the industrial steam engine was invented and which became a manufacturing powerhouse, the architecture was grander than in Nottingham. Queen Victoria granted Birmingham city status in 1889, and the vibrant center of the second most populous city in Britain is now under the gaze of the bronze monument to her in Victoria Square.
We received a lovely private tour of Birmingham's Anglican Cathedral from a kind and knowledgeable volunteer on duty. Designed in the Baroque style in 1715, it features soaring Pre-Raphaelite stained glass windows designed and manufactured by Edward Burne-Jones and William Morris in 1880. The Cathedral was bombed during World War II – just after the priceless stained glass windows had been removed and hidden in a slate mine in Wales.
We viewed the Pre-Raphaelite masterpieces at the imposing Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, opened by the Prince of Wales in 1885, during a leisurely afternoon before relaxing over tea in the Edwardian Tea Rooms.
Dashing to the other side of town, we missed the last house tour of the day at the Birmingham Back to Backs, operated as a museum by the National Trust, but the staff kindly allowed us to look at the exhibit above the gift shop and also to walk around the common yard that was shared by several families who lived in these inner-city homes that were three storeys high and one room deep. Restored by the Birmingham Conservation Trust in collaboration with architects S. T. Walker & Duckham, the Back to Backs were opened to the public in 2004 as the city's last surviving example of such houses. After the Public Health Act of 1875, no more back to backs were built, but people continued to live in the crowded existing housing units until the 1950s. Thousands of similar houses were built throughout the 19th century, for the rapidly increasing population of Britain's expanding industrial towns, including the families of workers in button making, glass work, woodwork, leather work, locksmithing, tailoring, and jewelry trades. The common yard was quite small for exercise of those many family members, with a shared laundry room and privies.
While James Tissot was wealthy and would have had little contact with this aspect of Victorian life, it nevertheless was the social reality of his time and the underpinning of many luxury goods and services he would have purchased.
In London, we stayed near St. Pancras rail station, the most splendid Victorian edifice of all. Designed by Sir Gilbert Scott (1811 – 1878) and opened in 1868, it was a marvel of Victorian engineering and a masterpiece of Victorian Gothic architecture.
St. Pancras Station was built by the Midland Railway Company to connect London with some of England's major cities: Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds and Bradford. By 1876, the station offered services to Edinburgh. In June, 1874, the first Pullman service in the U.K. was available, with a restaurant car and sleeping accommodations, and by 1878 this service extended to the northern tip of Scotland.
So when James Tissot participated in that "railway picnic party" in 1873, returning from art dealer William Agnew's lavish house party in Manchester, he would have traveled to and from the sumptuous new St. Pancras Station, convenient to his villa in St. John's Wood.
St. Pancras declined over time and finally was restored from 2004 – 2007, officially re-opening as St. Pancras International in 2007 in an elaborate opening ceremony attended by Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh, with a concert performed by the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra. Passengers now can travel to Paris and Brussels, among other destinations.
Inside and out, St. Pancras International and the luxury five-star St. Pancras Renaissance Hotel, which was the talk of London when it opened in 1876, are simply jaw-dropping. My husband and I had cocktails at The Gilbert Scott bar, where I couldn't take my eyes off the shimmering painted ceiling.
Another incredible place that James Tissot lived near and would have enjoyed is The Regent's Park, developed by architect John Nash (1752 – 1835), a friend of the Prince Regent (later King George IV). A vast, rounded green area north of London, The Regent's Park features a large lake, landscaped gardens, an open-air theater, the London Zoo, and much more.
Tissot's friend since 1859, the Dutch-born painter Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1836 –1912), lived in Townshend House on the north side of the park near the Regent's Canal, which we cruised along in a canal boat.
Later, we visited the exotically-decorated Leighton House Museum, the former home of the distinguished Victorian artist Frederic, Lord Leighton (1830 – 1896), in Holland Park. There we viewed the extensive Alma-Tadema exhibition, "Alma-Tadema: At Home in Antiquity," (July 7 – October 29, 2017), the largest exhibition devoted to the extraordinarily successful Victorian painter held in London since 1913. The exhibition includes a few contemporary photos of the house at 17 (now 44) Grove End Road in St. John's Wood that Alma-Tadema purchased from James Tissot in 1883 and lived in from 1885 until his death in 1912. In 2014, my husband and I toured this large home, now a private residence.
At Kensington Palace, we took in the "Victoria Revealed" exhibit (through November 12, 2017), walking through the rooms in which the young princess resided. I saw the staircase below the room she was in when she learned that her uncle had died and, at age 18, she had become Queen. Here in the Red Saloon, she held her first Privy Council meeting.
Several of Victoria's gowns were on display, including her delicate gold coronation robe replicated for the current television drama "Victoria," starring Jenna Coleman, as well as a smart military-style riding jacket with a waist so small it is hard to believe anyone could ever wear it.
My husband and I spent a lot of time at Trafalgar Square, where the portico of the National Gallery of Art and the church of St Martin-in-the-Fields provided the backdrop (though slightly altered, which did not endear him to the British art critics) for Tissot's two versions of Foreign Visitors (1874). Tissot exhibited the larger version at the Royal Academy in 1874.
On the last day of our Victorian Tour, where else could we have afternoon tea but in the Victoria & Albert Museum's luxurious Gamble, Poynter, and Morris Rooms, beckoning with multi-colored ceramic, stained glass and enamel, opened in 1868 as the first-ever museum restaurant?
The scones, as big as our faces, were a fitting finale to our Victorian tour – along with one last trip from the awe-inspiring St. Pancras station.
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On Friday 27th July I will perform at the Free Church in Hampstead Garden Suburb on their lunchtime recital series. I have performed many times as part of this series and last time was in 2011 when they were celebrating the 100th anniversary.
Hampstead Garden Suburb was my first landing place in London as that's where my teacher Ben Kaplan used to live and although just a stone's throw away from where I live now, it's always a special treat to go back there. It's such a remarkable and quiet little place in the midst of the busy London and the two churches on the Central Square (St Jude's and Free Church) enrich the cultural life of the suburb.
The lunchtime series at the Free Church have always had a great audience and I got to meet so many great people there. It is always a great pleasure to talk to your audience after the concert and hear what they thought. I will also play works by Debussy and John Cage whose anniversaries are celebrated this year.
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted its first-ever approval for a drug manufactured by 3D printing.
The FDA told Aprecia Pharmaceuticals it could move forward [PDF] with the introduction of Spritam, an anti-seizure medication for people with epilepsy. The pill is set to go on sale in the US early next year.
Aprecia said it uses a 3D printer to create a highly porous structure within the liquid-soluble pill. Each Spritam tablet carries 1,000mg of levetiracetam anti-seizure medication with one orally dissolving tablet, a dosage level not possible from traditional pill manufacturing techniques.
The printing technology, which Aprecia dubs "3DP," was licensed by the company from MIT. The process mixes a powdered medication with a fluid and prints multiple layers into a pill form. This results in a specially-designed structure capable of holding larger doses of medication in each tablet.
"In my experience, patients and caregivers often have difficulty following a treatment regimen," said Marvin H. Rorick III, M.D, a Cincinnati neurologist Aprecia trotted out to tout the drug.
"Whether they are dealing with a swallowing disorder or the daily struggle of getting a child to take his or her medication, adherence can be a challenge."
The pharmaceutical company hopes the pill will allow people with epilepsy to carry their medication in pill form without the need to measure out dosage every time they take the drug.
Additionally, the liquid soluble pills, which disintegrate in 10 seconds, will allow epileptics who have trouble swallowing tablets or dislike the taste of liquid medicines to receive their medications.
The approval marks the first time the FDA has allowed an orally-administered drug to be 3D printed, though the administration has previously approved other medical devices manufactured via printer.
While most of the 3D-printing focus in the medical field has been in areas such as implants and prosthetics, Aprecia said it will continue work on designing and printing pills for oral medications. The pharmaceutical company plans to use the 3D printing technology, which it has named "ZipDose," to manufacture additional drugs designed to treat central nervous system disorders. ®


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SF tries to curb panhandling with puppies, stipends
SOCIAL WELFARE S.F. thinks foster dogs, stipends might deter city's panhandlers
When it comes to tackling San Francisco's entrenched panhandling problem, City Hall has tried just about everything: laws banning aggressive panhandling and sitting on sidewalks, teams of service providers who attempt to get beggars off the streets, and an employment program to get them hired at nearby businesses.
But it's never tried puppies - until now.
Starting Aug. 1, the city - in a program believed to be the first of its kind in the country - will attempt to lure panhandlers to give up their cardboard signs and metal cups in exchange for a small stipend to foster problematic puppies at the city's Animal Care and Control, making them ready for adoption.
Bevan Dufty, Mayor Ed Lee's point person on homelessness, is calling his new program Wonderful Opportunities for Occupants and Fidos, or Woof. Dufty said it's a win-win for the panhandlers and the puppies - even if it may prompt eye-rolls at first.
"I'm tired of pushing people around. You can make it difficult for people to panhandle, but ultimately they're just going to go do it somewhere else," he said. "Why not try to meet their needs for income in a way that helps the city and its animals?"
Ideal pairing in Tenderloin
Dufty points to Matt Traywick and his best friend, a 4-year-old bichon mix named Charlie, as an ideal pairing.
Eighteen months ago, Traywick was a formerly homeless man living in the Empress Hotel, a supportive housing complex in the Tenderloin. He struggled with severe depression and isolation after leaving the streets.
"You have no phone, and there's nobody knocking on your door," said Traywick, 52. "It's not as happy an experience as you'd think it might be."
A friend finally dragged him to the Animal Care and Control shelter, where he fell in love with Charlie, who was so skinny you could count his ribs and whose fur was so matted it had to be shaved off. Traywick adopted Charlie, and now the two venture out for walks eight or nine times a day.
Charlie is now well fed, sports fluffy white fur, and easily bounds up the six steep flights of stairs to his owner's hotel room. Traywick, too, is healthier and happier.
"I never go to bed by myself, and I never wake up by myself," he said. "It makes me walk with my head a little higher."
Finding the right fit
Traywick adopted Charlie without the help of a city program. But he thinks Dufty's idea could help other formerly homeless people and puppies find the same kind of enjoyment.
Animal Care and Control will screen applicants to ensure they're a good fit for Woof. They must be living in supportive housing and not on the streets; the city has anecdotal evidence to suggest the majority of panhandlers are housed, but supplement their income through begging or just don't have anything else to occupy their time.
The applicants must also show they're not severely mentally ill, aren't hoarders, don't have a history of violence, and are seeking treatment if they have addictions. They also must pledge to forswear panhandling, and if they're caught begging with the puppy, the animal will be taken back to the shelter.
In exchange, they'll receive $50 to $75 a week, several training sessions provided by an animal behavior specialist at Animal Care and Control as well as regular check-ins by that person, and all the dog food, toys, leashes and veterinary care they need. A $10,000 grant to Animal Care and Control from Vanessa Getty will provide the seed money for the program, and Dufty said he'll seek more philanthropic donations.
S.F.'s huge influx of dogs
Dufty said Woof will start with just a handful of guardians, but he hopes to expand it to include many more and eventually train them in grooming, dog walking or other animal-related skills so they can hold regular jobs.
Rebecca Katz, director of Animal Care and Control, said the program will help the city's shelter cope with its huge influx of dogs caused by the economic downturn. The shelter is receiving 500 more dogs per year than it did before the recession struck because owners can no longer afford their pets.
But about 15 percent of dogs are deemed not adoptable because they're not socialized and are rowdy, hyper or too shy to interact with humans - and those dogs are eventually euthanized.
Katz hopes more of them can be made adoptable by being fostered in the Woof program. She said the formerly homeless people living in supportive housing could be ideal foster guardians because they can spend the entire day with the puppy. The Woof participants could opt to adopt the animal at the end of two to six weeks or return the animal to the shelter and foster another one.
So far, the groups that run the supportive housing units are cautiously supportive of the idea. Krista Gaeta is the deputy director of the Tenderloin Housing Clinic, which operates 1,600 units - none of which allows regular pets, but all of which allow service or companion animals as deemed necessary by medical providers.
Protecting dogs, residents
Gaeta said she wants to ensure that the dogs fostered in the program aren't aggressive, which could scare other already on-edge residents, and that the clinic will have the right to say a particular pairing isn't working.
But Katz hopes Woof can be successful, and she still carries a letter she received from Traywick three months after he adopted Charlie.
"My case manager dubbed him TLC - Tenderloin Charlie - because everyone needs a little TLC now and then," Traywick wrote. "If I do a decent job as a parent, he's going to be a magnificent animal when he grows up. I can't believe how lucky we both are."
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Katherine Sue "Kathy" Wierman, 61, daughter of Wallace and Ethel Louise (Ritt) Schuder, was born Oct. 12, 1946, near Fordland, Mo.
She departed this life Wednesday, March 5, 2008, in her home in Seymour, Mo.
On Jan.16, 1965, she was united in marriage to Larry Max Wierman.
She was preceded in death by her father and one brother, Darrell Schuder.
Survivors include: her husband, Max, of the home; her son, Steve, and his wife, Tina, of Seymour; two grandchildren, Dustin Wierman, and Erica Wierman, both of Seymour; her mother, Louise Schuder, of Fordland; one brother, Danny Schuder, and his wife, Dea, of Fordland; two sisters, Margie Stuckley, and her husband, Wade, of Fordland, and Vicky Cotrel, and her husband, W.H., of Falcon; and her mother-in-law, Myra Wierman, of Cassville.
She was born in Webster County, near Fordland, where she graduated from high school in the class of 1964. Following her marriage to Max, they lived in the Fordland area and then moved to Seymour about four years ago.
She accepted Christ as her personal Savior early in her life and had attended West Finley Baptist Church near her home. At the time of her death, she was a member of the First Baptist Church in Seymour.
Besides being a devoted wife and mother, she loved to read, do cross-stitching and painting.
Graveside services were held at 11 a.m., Saturday, March 8, 2008, in West Finley Cemetery, south of Fordland, with Rev. Jerry Cox and Rev. Melvin Napier officiating. Services and burial were under direction of Holman-Howe Funeral Home, Seymour. Paid


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Rheumatology Patient Support & Information
Rheumatology Support Group
We are a community of people who have rheumatoid or psoriatic arthritis under the care of the rheumatology team at North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT). Our aim is to support each other, discuss ways to cope as well as provide reassurance and motivation in a relaxed environment.
We are a mixed age group ranging from 20s to 80s - everyone is welcome to join.
We meet every 3rd Wednesday of the month between 2pm and 4pm at the Stapleton & Begbrook Club, Frenchay Park Road, Stapleton, Bristol. We also organise days out and other activities throughout the year. Please ask the Rheumatology Team for more information.
Rheumatology Support Group – Hydrotherapy Session
Originally organised by the people who attend the Support Group, Hydrotherapy Group Sessions have become a part of our Rheumatology Service. This group is led by our physiotherapists. We meet each Wednesday for a 30 minute session at 2.30pm, 3pm and 3.30pm in Gate 24, Southmead Hospital, Bristol.
To help support our Rheumatology Physiotherapy Department a suggested £4 voluntary donation is appreciated. We operate on a first come, first served basis and suggest new people arrive around 2.50pm and come through the Therapies area to the pool waiting room. If there are spaces you can join the first session but you won't have such an extended wait for the second session! For further information contact Jenny Carter on 01454 882280 or Mary Ives on 01454 881522.
Rheumatology Patient Representative Group
The patient representative group consists of health professionals and patients and meets every 2 months at Southmead Hospital Bristol. We work in partnership with our patients to improve and design our services around patients' needs and expectations. If you would like to be part of this group kindly contact Dr Minaur's secretary Liz Emery on 0117 4142840.
Transitioning from Children's to Adult Services
For information on transitioning from Children's to Adult services please visit www.uhbristol.nhs.uk/transition
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How to Connect Your Android Phone to Your Car Audio System
Want to enjoy your favorite music, podcasts, or audiobooks while you drive? The answer is to hook your phone up to your car.
But what is the best way to do this? We'll show you all the different methods, like Bluetooth and USB, that will let you connect your Android phone to your car audio.
Listen to What You Want While Driving
Most of us enjoy music while we're driving, but often the radio doesn't play the tunes that get you rocking. While CDs are a good choice, they scratch easily and you have to swap them often.
Fortunately, a smartphone with storage space for MP3s, and online connectivity for streaming is a good alternative.
As long as you have a safe place to mount or place your phone (our list of the best car phone holders The Best Car Phone Holders to Mount Your Android or iPhone A car phone holder lets you keep your phone in view while driving, providing you easy access to GPS, music, and more. Here are the car mounts you should buy. Read More should help) and the necessary range (or cable) to send a signal to your in-car audio system, you can use an Android phone for your audio entertainment while driving. After all, if you're going to use Android to monitor car performance How To Monitor Your Car's Performance With Android Monitoring tons of information about your car is incredibly easy and cheap with your Android device -- learn about it here! Read More and navigate with GPS apps 8 Best Free Offline GPS Navigation Apps for Android Need directions on your phone but don't have an internet connection? These offline GPS apps for Android will help you navigate. Read More , then it makes sense to rely on your phone for music in the car too.
Four options will allow you to play music stored on (or streamed via) your Android phone, through a typical car audio system. We've also highlighted an option that you should steer clear of…
PSA: Don't Use Your Phone When Driving!
Although we're discussing the use of a smartphone while driving, it is important to understand just what this means. While you're not making calls or texting, the device is still running. As such, taking your hand off the wheel and eyes off the road to change track, find a new radio station, switch audiobook chapter, or load a new podcast is dangerous. It's even illegal in many areas, just like taking a call or texting.
You should not do anything that distracts you from actually driving.
Wherever the phone is while driving, don't touch it. If you need to make a change to the music, you should either:
- Rely on one of the passengers (preferably one in front).
- Use steering wheel mounted controls, if available.
- Find a safe place to pull over (bearing in mind the importance of being able to pull away safely later) and make the changes.
For the safest experience, however, just leave the music alone until it's time to stop. If worst comes to worst, you could switch to broadcast radio.
How to Connect Your Phone to Your Car
Old Car? Try an Analog Aux Cable
The most obvious solution is to use an analog cable (like this model from StarTech) connecting the 3.5mm headphone jack on your phone to the line-in port (or aux port) on your car's audio system. They're easy to find offline or on Amazon, and simple to connect.
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For instance, you might have a standard line-in connector mounted on the front of your car audio system (or elsewhere on the center console), providing easy access. Alternatively, you may need to run the cable into the dashboard in order to hook up your phone.
Older audio systems with a cassette tape player allow you to use a cassette adapter. This is a small, low-cost device that connects to the headphone jack on your phone and allows you to play music into the car audio system.
New Car? Use Bluetooth
Many modern car audio systems have Bluetooth as an option for playing music across a short-range wireless network. In order to take advantage of this, begin by activating Bluetooth on the car audio system, making sure that it is discoverable.
You'll need to check your automobile's handbook to find how to do this.
On your Android device, open Settings > Device Connection > Bluetooth and set to On. (You can also find your way here by pulling down the notification shade and long-pressing the Bluetooth button.) Wait for the screen to update and display your car audio system, then select it to pair.
Once done, your phone should automatically pair with the car in future. For the best results, your phone should have Bluetooth 4.0 BLE to reduce the impact on battery life. However, even on long journeys (especially if you're also using Google Maps or some other GPS app), you should keep your phone charged while driving.
No Bluetooth? Try a USB Cable
Like Bluetooth, some modern car stereos have a USB port that you can use to connect external storage devices. This enables you to then browse your library of tunes through the car audio system.
Hooking up an Android phone this way is simple. If a USB cable came with the audio system, then simply connect your phone with a suitable adapter. Otherwise, identify the USB port on the unit and connect your Android device.
Once connected, your Android phone will need switched to storage mode. Drag down the notification bar and tap Charging this device via USB. Switch the Use USB for option to File transfer (differs according to Android version and manufacturer). You will then be able to navigate your Android phone's library on your car audio system.
The type of USB your phone has will determine what audio files you can listen to.
The standard data/power cable for Android devices, this should enable you to connect your phone to your car and enjoy your MP3 collection.
However, that's it. This option is no good if you're planning to stream music from Last.fm, Spotify, or Pandora, as it is purely for playing back MP3s stored on your device.
USB Type-C
With USB-C, there's a good chance that the connection will support audio (some earlier examples of the connection do not, however). As such, you may be able to connect your USB-C cable from your phone to the USB port on your car's entertainment system and enjoy streamed audio as well as MP3 data files. You'll find the right USB-C cable on Amazon.
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Last Resort: FM Transmitter
If Bluetooth isn't an option for you, consider an FM transmitter.
This is a device that connects to your phone and broadcasts (over a very short distance) to your car stereo. Switching to the FM band on the radio should then let you wirelessly enjoy the audio playing on your phone. Some FM transmitters connect to your phone's headphone jack, while others rely on your phone's Bluetooth connection, essentially giving your car radio Bluetooth capability. Either way, most require constant power from your car's charger.
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Smartphone design differs considerably between manufacturers. As such, you should take the time to find a unit that works well with your device. We've covered the best Bluetooth car adapters The 4 Best Bluetooth Car Adapters to Connect Your Smartphone Looking to connect your phone to your car? Here are the best Bluetooth car adapters, aux adapters, and more. Read More worth a look.
What About an FM Transmitter App?
You might be tempted to try the FM transmitter approach using an app Do FM Transmitter Apps Work? How to Transmit Radio From Your Phone Do FM transmitter apps work? And how else can you broadcast radio from your phone? Here's what you need to know. Read More .
However, we would strongly recommend against this. Our research reveals that such apps are almost always adware, and Android devices don't ship with the necessary hardware to broadcast on the FM band.
Indeed, apps listed as "FM transmitters" on Google Play are very poorly rated, a situation that doesn't change until legitimate streaming apps (with no transmission feature) begin to appear in the search results.
In short, FM transmitter apps are at best a waste of time, and at worst scams Scam Apps in the Play Store You Need to Avoid For every amazing app you can find on Android, there's a cheap knockoff waiting to waste your time and steal your money. Read More .
Let Your Phone's Audio Entertain You While Driving
With the wealth of ways for playing music in your car from an Android device, more and more people are opting for Bluetooth or FM transmitters.
But you also have the option of USB cables and 3.5mm audio cables, just in case. This last option also includes the increasingly rare cassette tape adapter.
These are not your only options—you can use Android Auto now. Wirelessly connecting your phone to your car is easy and convenient. In fact, the only real problem is that you have two volume control options to keep track of.
Moving on from music to Wi-Fi, if you're looking for internet access on the go, try these in-car Wi-Fi options 5 Ways to Get In-Car Wi-Fi for Internet Access on the Go Want to get internet in your car? Try these methods to get in-car internet to stream music and entertain passengers. Read More .
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Terje Normann is First Vice President of the Industry and Energy division of GIEK, the Norwegian Export Credit Agency. GIEK is a government entity that offers Norwegian sovereign guarantees for foreign buyers of Norwegian exports. Previous professional experience includes corporate banking at the Energy division of DNB, equity sales at Pareto Securities, and the Power Market Section at the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy. Mr. Normann has also served as a financial correspondent of the Norwegian online business daily E24. Mr. Normann holds an M.Sc in finance from the University of Pécs, and he is also a CFA charter holder.
GIEK, the Norwegian Export Credit Agency, issues guarantees for Norwegian companies' export credits on behalf of The Norwegian government. With assistance from GIEK, exporters can offer credit or finance without bearing the entire risk themselves. GIEK secures competitive terms for the industry and promotes the export of Norwegian goods and services and investment abroad.
GIEK is open to all industries, and can provide guarantees for exports to most countries around the world. The guarantees can cover single or multiple transactions, and commercial as well as political risk. GIEK's customers come from all parts of Norway, and range from small, inexperienced export companies to Norway's largest industrial groups. In practice, GIEK is the only organization in Norway that can offer cover for long term loans for the export of capital goods to developing countries, newly industrialized countries and former state-trading countries. GIEK also offers guarantees for the export of ships and for building loans given by banks to Norwegian shipyards for the building or refitting of ships.
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This award is to recognise any North East based writer, artist, performer or visual artist who has exhibited, performed or been brought to the wider public's attention for the first time during 2014.
An ever-changing face in the Peter Mortimer production of Death at Dawn - a re-examination of the 100-year-old controversy of British soldiers being executed during the First World War for military offences - Heather Carroll played almost every female role.
During the play, which was performed at the Linskill Centre in North Shields, the actress was responsible for providing much of the emotion behind the soldiers in the trenches, portraying the love and despair of a number of characters.
The play focused on the story of local soldier William Hunter, who was shot by his own battalion for desertion offences in 1916.
With only time for a quick, superficial costume change between roles, Heather convincingly brought several characters to life, including local girl Bella, Canadian Juliette and Claudette in France.
A young actress rapidly gaining experience, her performance in Death at Dawn was certainly stand out.
Website: www.castingcallpro.com/uk/actor/profile/heather-carroll
Twitter: @HLCarroll7
As a photographer and filmmaker, Magali Pettier's (perhaps rather lengthy) motto: "Make authentic, observational, emotional and narrative-led films about people, where they come from and what they value" certainly applies to her debut feature, Addicted to Sheep (2014).
Co-produced with Jan Cawood, the film, which was funded by Northern Film and Media as well as a crowdfunding campaign, follows a year in the life of a tenant farmer and his family through rain and shine as they try to breed the perfect sheep in the region.
Growing up on a farm in Brittany as a farmer's daughter, Magali describes her low budget film as a "passion project" and aimed to make it as authentic as possible in its portrayal of the day to day reality of farm life.
Beautifully observed and laugh-out-loud funny, the resulting film provides an insight into the past, present and future of a way of life far removed from the high-tech hustle and bustle of modern existence.
Culture editor, David Whetstone reckons it might be one of the best films you'll see in 2015.
Websites: www.magalipettier.com , www.addictedtosheep.com ,
Twitter: @MagaliPettier
The Sunderland Stages project was launched with the aim of beginning a new era of performing arts in the city of Sunderland, reinventing found spaces as areas of arts and cultural presentations.
Theatre, dance and spoken word were performed by a plethora of local artists across a wide range of venues which collectively offered a whole new platform for both artists and audiences alike.
During Autumn 2014 Sunderland Stages brought performances to a range of venues in the city including the Royalty Theatre, Arts Centre Washington and the Bonded Warehouse.
There were also a number of special performances in 'found' spaces, including Unfolding Theatre's Lands of Glass in National Glass Centre to a sold out crowd; family theatre in Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens; Kate Tempest's Hopelessly Devoted by Paines Plough in Arts Centre Washington; and an unforgettable evening of dance as balletLORENT performed their stunning Night Ball in North Shore.
The project, headed up by Helen Green, creative director of the Arts Centre Washington, really has brought the best in performing arts to the people of Sunderland's doorstep.
Website: www.artscentrewashington.co.uk/sunderland-stages.aspx
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tetrasnake Bio
It's been over 5 years since I've joined Renderosity, and I'm having a blast here! I enjoy sharing my artwork and my photos with all of you here. And I enjoy seeing your fantastic work as well. Well I'll have more on the way, and I hope you enjoy it.
Once again: Thank You All, My Friends!
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The Sphinx Organization would like to thank Sphinx Virtuosi at Carnegie Hall Co-presenters Bloomberg and the Sander and Norma K. Buchman Fund, as well The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the GM Foundation, Dr. William H. Carson, The Linda and Isaac Stern Charitable Foundation, Aetna and the Aetna Foundation for their additional support. Additionally, Sphinx thanks The Joyce Foundation for its generous support through the Joyce Awards and The Victor Herbert Foundation in memory of Lois C. Schwartz., which enabled the creation of Jessie Montgomery's new work Banner! and its performances throughout the
2014 national Sphinx Virtuosi Tour.
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This is a brief (approximately 2 hour) tutorial to increase familiarity with they/them pronouns. These pronouns are often used by individuals who are gender non-conforming, gender neutral, nonbinary, or genderqueer. While many pronouns exist, this tutorial focuses specifically on they/them. Gender non-conforming and nonbinary are, in this module, utilized as umbrella terms for a variety of identities that utilize gender neutral pronouns.
This short tutorial is designed to incorporate both why and how to use they/them pronouns. It includes
- basic definitions and information
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- an exercise for gender reflection
It is designed for friends, peers, coworkers, and professionals who are working with gender non-conforming people or seeking to gain greater awareness of how to show respect for people who are gender non-conforming. It incorporates both popular and academic materials and emphasizes materials created by individuals who identify as gender non-conforming or nonbinary.
Why this tutorial matters
One-third of the approximately 28,000 respondents to the 2015 U.S. Transgender survey identified as nonbinary. A recent California study conducted by the UCLA Center for Health Study and Research and the UCLA School of Law found that 27% of the study respondents were identified as being gender non-conforming. This study related the high frequency of gender non-conforming youth in California, and their general well-being, to nondiscrimination policies in the state.
While not all gender non-conforming or nonbinary individuals use gender neutral pronouns, becoming familiar with the use of pronouns and the concepts behind pronoun usage will create opportunities for more adroit dialogue and removes the burden of explanation from individual nonbinary people. This module will help you build understanding and skills that convey recognition and respect to the gender non-conforming people you encounter.
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