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Updated at 7:40 p.m. ET with Senate votes
To virtually no one's surprise, the Senate failed to advance any of the four gun control proposals — two offered by Democrats, and two by Republicans — that came in response to last week's mass shooting in Orlando, Fla.
Here are the results:
A proposal sponsored by Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, the Senate Judiciary Committee chairman, failed on a vote of 53-47, seven votes short of the 60 needed. It would have increased funding for background checks and changed the language barring people with mental health issues from buying a gun.
A measure proposed by Chris Murphy, D-Conn., expanding background checks to the sales of firearms at gun shows and on the Internet failed 44-56, 16 votes short of the 60 needed.
A bill by Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., to let the Justice Department bar gun sales to anyone who was on the terrorist watch list in the past five years failed on a vote of 47-53, 13 votes short of the 60 needed.
A bill offered by John Cornyn, R-Texas, failed on a vote of 53-47, seven votes short of the 60 needed. It would have allowed the government to block a gun sale for up to three days pending a court review. The government also would have to show probable cause that the prospective gun buyer was involved in terrorist activities.
Here's our earlier post:
Just over a week after the deadly nightclub rampage in Orlando, the Senate will take up four amendments Monday related to guns and terrorism — two from Democrats and two from Republicans.
Such a quick vote after a tragedy is not remarkable. Proposals were put forth — and rejected — right after the murders of children and teachers in Sandy Hook Elementary School 2 1/2 years ago. Bills very similar to those coming up for a vote now were actually taken up just one day after the mass killing in San Bernardino in December. They too failed. So there's little reason for optimism on the part of advocates of tougher gun laws this time around, when defeat is once again the most likely outcome for these latest proposals.
Still, for gun control advocates, it's important to force votes and to get members of Congress on the record.
A big reason there is a vote is a marathon 15-hour speech by Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., and other Democrats last Wednesday. After that, the GOP leadership agreed to hold the votes.
Here are the measures up for consideration.
The Democratic proposals:
- Brought by Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., it would give the Justice Department the power to stop anyone from purchasing a gun if that person has been on the federal terrorist watch lists sometime in the past five years. This measure would also make it easier for the government to halt a gun purchase, based on "reasonable belief" as opposed to "probable cause" that the individual will use the firearm to commit terrorism. The White House backs this measure.
- An amendment by Chris Murphy, D-Conn., would close the "gun show loophole" by requiring every gun purchaser to undergo a background check and to expand the background check database. It would also extend background checks to Internet sales.
The GOP proposals:
- This one from John Cornyn, R-Texas, would require that law enforcement be alerted when anyone on the terrorist watch list attempts to buy a weapon from a licensed dealer. If the buyer has been investigated for terrorism within the past five years, the attorney general could block a sale for up to three days while a court reviews the sale. The government would have to show probable cause that the person is a known or suspected terrorist.
- An amendment by Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, would clarify what it means to be found mentally deficient and give people suspected of serious mental illness a process to challenge that determination.
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, one of the few GOP moderates in the Senate, told NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday that she wants to find a compromise that would lead to a different outcome this time. "What troubles me about the votes that we're going to have tomorrow is that they are repeats of the votes that we had after the San Bernardino shootings. And the result is going to be the same; neither is going to pass. I want to get something done, so I've been working with a group of Republicans and talking to many Democrats to put together a new proposal. "
Collins says her proposal would create a simple standard that she thinks could pass.
"It says that if you are too dangerous to board an airplane or if you are so dangerous that you're selected all the time for extra screening before you can board an airplane, you're too dangerous to buy a gun." She went on to explain: "It takes the federal government's no-fly list and what is called the selectee list, which requires extra screening, and says that those are the individuals against whom we have credible evidence and reason to be concerned, and we're not going to allow them to purchase firearms."
The National Rifle Association takes a dim view of all of this, not surprisingly. Its executive director, Wayne LaPierre, told CBS's Face the Nation on Sunday that the problem in Orlando and San Bernardino was terrorism, not guns. He said these measures are like "trying to stop a freight train with a piece of Kleenex."
The Senate voted tonight on four different gun proposals, and they have all failed. This comes after Senate Democrats held the floor for 15 hours last week, pressuring Republicans to schedule votes on stronger gun control measures. Lawmakers on both sides acknowledge there is little chance these votes will change anything. Earlier today, I talked to NPR's congressional correspondent, Ailsa Chang, about the vote.
AILSA CHANG, BYLINE: The two that have gotten the most attention are competing proposals on how to deal with the terror watch list. Both Democrats and Republicans agree that terrorists shouldn't be able to buy guns. That's simple enough. But where they disagree is what to do when the government isn't sure if someone is a terrorist. The Democrats have been proposing that the Justice Department have the power to stop anyone who's been on the terror watch list within the last five years from buying a gun.
Meanwhile, Republicans have been pushing a measure that would let the government permanently stop someone on the terror watch list from buying a gun only if the government can convince a judge that there's probable cause the person is a terrorist.
MCEVERS: That sounds like a difficult thing to do. I mean, is that why Democrats are against that particular measure?
CHANG: Pretty much. I mean, their argument - the Democrats' argument has been if the government really had that much evidence, enough for probable cause, which is a really high evidentiary standard, then that person would've been arrested already for being a known or a suspected terrorist. And Republicans have said that's exactly the point. If you don't have very strong evidence that someone will commit terrorism, you shouldn't be limiting that person's Second Amendment rights. But Democrats say that's a very disingenuous argument. Here's how Chris Murphy of Connecticut put it.
CHRIS MURPHY: I haven't heard these due process concerns when it comes to the right of Americans to travel. So we didn't hear any of these concerns about due process when the no-fly list was working effectively for years and years.
MCEVERS: All right, so the two other gun proposals - they are about background checks, right?
CHANG: Right.
MCEVERS: And we've see legislation like this before, haven't we?
CHANG: We have. Democrats proposed nearly the same exact measure in 2013 after the shootings in Newtown, and it failed then. It would require background checks by private sellers even at gun shows and over the Internet. The Republican proposal tonight focuses on people who are flagged as mentally ill during a background check. The measure would allow those people more ways to challenge that determination.
MCEVERS: All right, so for some time now, it has been widely assumed that all four of these measures would fail. Why is that?
CHANG: Well, Republicans I've talked to have said that it's just too soon after Orlando. That's why. On one hand, there was this great urgency to act right after the shootings in Orlando. But they say there hasn't been enough time for lawmakers to change their minds. Remember, these terror watch list proposals actually already failed in the Senate last December after the San Bernardino shootings.
And Bob Corker of Tennessee, a Republican, told me last week that if you wanted to convince senators to vote differently this time around, you would need more hearings. You would need more conversations. He says most of his colleagues still don't get what these terror watch lists are.
BOB CORKER: We're going to vote with almost no one understanding how these lists are put together or how they're adjudicated, how you get off of them. And it's just - it's a shame.
CHANG: So Corker says right now, he resents being put in a position where he has to vote on something that doesn't get any closer to a solution. He says tonight is all about political theater.
MCEVERS: That's NPR congressional correspondent Ailsa Chang on four gun measures that have failed in the Senate. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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When society faces a problem, educating the youth about it seems like a good place to start. In Lebanon, a tiny country of less than 4 million people, many middle- and upper-class families employ domestic workers from countries like the Philippines, Sri Lanka and Ethiopia. A generation ago, those employed in these jobs were mainly Lebanese workers from less privileged backgrounds and this shift from local to foreign hired help has been accompanied by a rise in discrimination and mistreatment. One study of 600 women workers found that 56% work more than 12 hours a day, and 34% have no regular time off.
There are an estimated 200,000 domestic workers in Lebanon, mostly female, and they are both visible and invisible. Some can be seen in the streets or in restaurants, often dressed in pink, blue or white uniforms, looking after small children or trailing behind their employers, struggling with grocery bags. Many more stay behind closed doors, subject to abuse and mistreatment.
To confront this phenomenon, Leila Zahed, in collaboration with the International Labour Organisation (ILO), created a series of Arabic-language books called Mimi and her Magic Globe, aimed at Lebanese children. In them, the main character Mimi zooms across the planet to visit "sending countries" – the Philippines, Ethiopia, Sri Lanka – learning about the local culture and picking up a few words of the language.
As with a recent promise by the Lebanese authorities to require copies of a worker's contract in her own language, the book series sounds like a well-intentioned effort. However, I wonder how far it will go towards addressing what appears to be deeply ingrained racism, or whether it will inadvertently reinforce the idea that everyone from the Philippines, Ethiopia and Sri Lanka is – and only could be – a migrant worker.
Although it is, perhaps, an urban myth, a friend once told me how the wife of an Asian ambassador had been asked to leave the swimming pool of an upscale beach club when other patrons complained to the management that "the help" was swimming in the pool. The fact that her social class and diplomatic status overrode the colour of her skin, causing embarrassment and profuse apologies, only makes it worse.
That friend, an Indian who recently completed her doctoral thesis and whose husband is an architect for the United Nations, said the story struck something deep in her. Until she heard it, she thought the funny looks she and her Indian husband got when they walked into restaurants and bars (and the fact that every time she answered her door, whoever had rung – the electrician, the postman – would look over her shoulder and ask "Where is the Madame?") stemmed from harmless curiosity or, at worst, ignorance. Now, she senses a definite hostility behind the stares.
As with racism and discrimination everywhere, the mental process of "othering" is the first step on what can become a path of mistreatment and abuse. In Lebanon, this path is well trodden: according to Human Rights Watch, over a 20-month period, two maids were beaten to death, while 40 committed suicide and 24 died as a result of "falling from a high floor", in what may be presumed are suicide attempts.
These women often have their passports confiscated, creating a de facto situation of forced labour. Some suffer regular physical or sexual abuse. And sadly, the problem is not unique to Lebanon, but stretches throughout the Middle East and the Gulf, affecting not just migrant women but men as well, particularly in the construction industry.
So while I hope the Mimi books create a new generation of caring and informed Lebanese children, perhaps the next series of books should target adults, who are the ones withholding the pay cheques, confiscating passports and doling out abuse.

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The first comprehensive survey on the effect of crime on England's historic buildings and sites, commissioned by English Heritage, has been released. The survey shows a worrying rate of damage. Read more
On the survey's release Heritage Minister John Penrose showed his concern:
"This survey makes for depressing reading. When historic buildings and sites fall victim to vandalism, damage and theft, it's not just the owner who suffers. Very often the thing that's been stolen or damaged is literally irreplaceable, and the whole community is the loser.
"So I pay tribute to English Heritage for drawing everyone's attention to this problem, and for the work they - along with the police and the Crown Prosecution Service - are doing to help combat it."
Dr Simon Thurley, Chief Executive of English Heritage commented:
"The figures are alarming, particularly for our churches. Whilst heritage assets are not necessarily being targeted over other places, save perhaps for their valuable materials and artefacts, they are suffering a substantial rate of attrition from crime nonetheless.
"Damage done to a listed building or an archaeological site can often not be put right and centuries of history will be lost forever. These places have an obviously high value to society. Their particular vulnerability warrants every effort to ensure they are still around for future generations to enjoy just as much as we enjoy them now."


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a little note, i would like everyone to know
Today i made a topic i never would have done if i wasnt over accumilated, but due to some over shocking comments and attacks i decided to do this topic in the manner of HELP.
Over the last few weeks i have experienced some unforgettable experiences, well first in my Sing for the Moment topic, after a big number of users have seen it i change "Mixed cd to compilation", and i get attacked, instead of being corrected.
Second, a user or so called "dj", posting about a unconfirmed event in News and Events, and you allow it to pass, plus this user Moudy not only discrimenates but makes fun of, threatens, and a public scene out of me, and you lay quite?
If you are a crew that respects and wants everything in here perfect, why dont you make sure you have that trait in your users...i have been himiluated here and have nothing else to say honestly, ive been called a liar, threatened, made fun of, and still the crew sees no respond to this by doing anything but locking the topic.
Thats all i have to say.........
a small story about @mr ... a 16 yr old boy living in cup sur ville with the highest security in the world ... as u know people he is an important organizer / producer/ promoter / dj .. with 0 EVENTS 0 BUDGET .. and will be promising djs to bring them to leb from his LUNCH MONEY ... he organized a small group .. and created a LABEL Amplifying Studios with doesnt exist ... anyhow .. people prepare to be amazed with his wonderful events in the world of dreams ... am out when i figured out that all of this is just a BIG FAT LIE ... and when @mr started to pospone all the dates every month and started to change the name TTR - TTJ - AND WHO KNOWS WHAT IS IT NOW .. with his website and his events .. he comes 2 me .. plzzz moudy find me a place to host the launch or the summer thingy ... well as a good guy i found some ... but nooo he posponed it agian .. and here we go people a guy or a child must say trying to fool everyone especially upcoming djs ... a small advice from me people and for ur own reputation keep away from him .. and trust me @mr becuz u wasted my time and the time of me friends .. u will be sorry for that .. and u will punished and if u think u wanna do such events in leb .. i will be the obstacle ... which i doubt u will have anything ..
NOW good luck in ur events @mr ... trust me u will need it
lol lol lol i couldnt stop laughing seriuosly
so i should ask u Mr.16 :S ... @mr u have been in the music scene for 1 month lol ... and now ur giving me advices
a small info .. @ www.thedjlist.com anyone can book djs ... but the thing is .. the djs must agree on it get it @mr ... thats why i posted MIKE FOYLE LIVE IN LEB ? with a question mark
am seriosly still laughing lol
A compilation is a selection of tracks by various artists placed on one unmixed CD. In order to "release" a compilation, you need authorization from the producer and record label behind each and every track.
An album is a number of tracks produced by just one artist and placed on one usually unmixed CD. In order to "release" and album, you need a record label to adopt it.
However, there is no such thing as a "compilation album". And since you neither produced any of these tracks nor are licensed to compile them on a CD, this renders "Sing For The Moment" (wasn't that the title of an Eminem song?) an illegal CD that is neither a compilation nor an album, and certainly not a "compilation album".
We maintain a quality forum here, now if you have a mix or a production with a download link you would like to share with us, then fine, so be it.
We were able to tolerate your announcements of unknown DJs coming in 2020 and your radio that was supposed to be released a month ago, which later turned into a jukebox, then God knows what...BUT a friggin' mix with promises of a release date, an undecided tracklist, AND even a cover thats not even there?! You expect us to buy that shit?
I'm getting sick of this, what we have here is a quality forum being threatened by people like you who come and just destry the efforts of the users who actually make this site look good!!


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For several years, geothermal power has been used to heat swimming pools and it has been proven to be incredibly effective at keeping the water in the pool at the desired temperature. A-1 Top's amazing new technology adapts this geothermal heat pump system to heat and cool your home at much lower costs than traditional HVAC systems.
Our geothermal heating and cooling systems operate on what is called an open loop system. It works in much the same manner as an air-to-air heat pump, but instead of air-to-air coils, it uses water pumped through buried pipes between the pool and the pump as its medium for transferring heat. Your swimming pool serves as both heat source and heat sink, using circulating water to transfer heat into or out of your home, depending on the outside temperature and keeping your pool cool at the same time for a more enjoyable swim.
This type of heating and cooling system is far more efficient than an air source heat pump system. During the winter, the water collects heat and carries it through the system and into the building. During the summer, the system is reversed, pulling heat from the building, carrying it through the system and circulating it through the ground to cool it. This type of system is for people thinking about getting an inground swimming pool or who already have a pool that needs to run the pump up to 10 hours to keep the ph properly maintained. Why not run your geothermal water source heat pump and save energy at the same time!
Basically you can have an air-to-air heat pump that's running a lot of current and spending a lot of money, but if you have a pool you can use the pump from the pool and a add a tax credited 30% water source heat pump and save money and run the same system for less than a 20k investment.
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More About Domino's on Broadway
Order Fresh Handcrafted Pizza at 2004 W Broadway
When your tastebuds are tingling for a delicious slice of cheesy, meat-topped goodness, we know you're not craving any old pizza in Council Bluffs. You want a scrumptious pizza prepared with a flavorful tomato sauce, expertly sliced pepperoni, heaping piles of melted mozzarella and a crust that's both crunchy and chewy—all at the same time. You want pizza, perfected. You want Domino's.
At Domino's on Broadway, we make it fast and easy to get the fresh pizza you're craving. Order your pizza online or by calling (712) 325-8848, or stop by and place a takeout order in person.
First, start by selecting from one of our handmade crusts, like our hand-tossed crust that's packed with buttery flavor, a pan crust featuring two whopping layers of cheese, a crunchy thin crust, or even a gluten-free pizza crust! Then, choose your sauce and your favorite pizza toppings. Whether you're all about the veggies like green peppers, spinach, and onions, or you prefer the sweet and savory combination of ham and pineapple, your local Domino's has it all.
There are over 34 million ways to craft a single Domino's pizza. That means you can be sure we've got a slice for whatever your hunger demands! Build your own pizza from scratch or choose from one of our specialty pizzas, like the ever popular Buffalo Chicken, Pacific Veggie, or Ultimate Pepperoni and have it delivered hot and fresh to your doorstep, fast!
From Our Oven on Broadway to Your Door: Council Bluffs Pizza Delivery
At your Domino's on Broadway, we take pizza delivery pretty seriously. We guarantee that your pizza will arrive at your doorstep hot and fresh, straight from our oven. Stay up to date with the status of your order using our custom made TrackerⓇ. Enter in your phone number online and follow the progress of your pizza order from the moment you place it until it arrives at your door... and do your best not to drool on your computer's keyboard in the meantime.
Call (712) 325-8848 now or order online for the best pizza delivery near you! Why keep your hunger waiting?


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December 5, 2012 – GQ India Online
When GQ approached me to write a short piece about Yoga, I laughed. It seemed absurd. Then they explained the premise: a guy who has never attempted yoga will test out and evaluate a few different types. Fine. I normally eschew exercise for the sake of exercise, and I doubt this little experiment will change that. What follows is a brief and not-terribly-comprehensive chronicle of my experiences in the yoga studio. (more…)


text: Hi all, Erik just opened an issue on Github[1] that affected me very recently as well when writing some automated Hackage checking code[2]. The issue is that http-enumerator sees the content-encoding header and decompresses the tarball, returning an uncompressed tarfile. I can avoid this with rawBody = False, but that's not a real solution, since that also disables chunked response handling. So one possible solution is to just add an option to never decompress response bodies, but that's a bit of a hack. The real question is: what's the correct way to handle these tarballs? Web browsers seem to know not to decompress them, but AFAICT http-enumerator is correctly following the spec by decompressing. Another possibility is to determine whether or not to decompress based on the content type, using either a white or black list (e.g., never compress TAR files, always decompress HTML files, etc). I'm open to suggestions here. Michael [1] https://github.com/snoyberg/http-enumerator/issues/30 [2] https://github.com/yesodweb/maintenance/blob/master/release/sdist-check.hs


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Stones attracted me since I was a little! Its the shape, the colour and much more which makes each stone a unique piece of matter!
I was blessed growing up TV less and surrounded by stunning Nature where I spend many hours observing and exploring. Ever since I am in love with Mother Nature and I feel most comfortable out in the green. Already as a child inspired by my mum I created little pieces of landart here and there and I continued this practise from time to time but just for fun with no project in mind.
It was in the late nineties when I came across Rock Balancing for the first time. At the shore of lake Zürich in Switzerland, I meet a artist standing for hours in the water and placeing rocks after rocks into a state of equilibrium.
I was blown away that time and I had to laugh about the artist recommending me to try it my self. My replay at the time was "no way, what you are doing is crazy! I'll never be able to do this myself!", well I have proven myself wrong! Till I'll realise that many moons passed by.
The next big discovery of my life was travelling, which is together along my bound with Nature the most important experience of my life. With the travelling I also focused on photography a hobby I pursued already for a couple of years.
I was than in fall of 2oo7, just when I reached the amazing Himalayas overland from Europe full of heart warming experiences, when it all kind of started.
On a sunny day up in the breathtaking Kinnaur Valley I wandered around and felt the sudden ambition to do something special to show my appreciation of "being here and now" to Mother Earth. I start collecting rocks for two days and build a over two meter (6 feet) high tower, not knowing that this will change my life.
The next tower and the idea to keep on building those cairns which I later named Gaia Inuksuks came a few weeks later when I visited Hampi, a thoroughly magical place for any Nature lover but especially for those who are in favour of rocks! This place is totally unique to me and I am full of gratitude that my way lead me there!
When I visited Luzon island in early 2o12 it was one of those days when the stones spoken to me and I start stacking ... but I did not stop this time, I continued for 3 days till I stand in between 42 rock piles, it was this key experience which opened a new door to my creativity, its the balance which captured my attention. It was due a conversation when a local tour guide asked me if I only stack rocks or if I also balance them, I remembered the artist from Zürich. It happened that my camera broke on that trip and for the first time in a decade I was without a light drawing device.
I had much time back on Formosa to experiment with this practice I believed I would not be able to accomplish. I immediately felt great joy and as more I practised as harder it became to not doing it. To me its a magic discovery, my relation to stones was revolutionised and I developed a strong passion for this craft.
It became a interactive relation where I give balance to the rocks and they give balance to my life.
With my growing interest in the creation of art with rocks I shifted away from travel photography and devoted my time mostly to landart. As more time I spend being creative in Nature as wider my interest in landart became, beside the Gaia Inuksuks (cairns/rock towers) and the Stone Balancing I also love to work with sand, the tide, actually water in general and alternative organic materials to shape mandalas and sculptures.
With my work I wish to catch your attention to share a few moments of Natural beauty and the ability of endless modification of our world as well as our perception.
The Name Gravity Meditation combines two essential aspects of my work.
Meditation because it had ever since I balanced the first rock a very meditative effect on me. And Gravity because its the force which dos not only keep you on the surface of the Earth but also allows a wide range of fun and explorations. One of it is Rock Balancing a quick spreading activity in Nature which has several benefits. It reconnects humans with Nature, it encourages creativity and has a very calming effect on the practitioner.
I wrote a essay about The Art Of Rock Balancing which explains in depth the details of this organic art form. If you would like to try yourself on some earth sculptures in equilibrium I recommend to have a look at the tutorials.
I wish you a good time experiencing my creations...
Laozi - 老子
Albert Einstein
Jiddu Krishnamurti
Big collection of Rockbalancing and Envoirmental Art Instalations as Digital Download, on Canvas and Print.
You would like to see it happen on your event?
For your venue, garden and other locations.
For Rockbalancing and Envoirmental Art workshops please contact to exchange ideas.
This Travel Stock covers lare aerias of Asia from Istanbul to Tokyo & impressions from Europe
You are looking for a somwhat diffrent photoshooting,
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It's all about the details
Images are        a beautiful
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sculpture lasting. Nevertheless when it comes
to video documentation a new feeling towards
this art form will quickly evolve. Wonderful
moments of motion and stillness in
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This featured video is
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The Venus Project proposes an alternative vision of what the future can be if we apply what we already know in order to achieve a sustainable new world civilization. It calls for a straightforward redesign of our culture in which the age-old inadequacies of war, poverty, hunger, debt and unnecessary human suffering are viewed not only as avoidable, but as totally unacceptable. Anything less will result in a continuation of the same catalog of problems inherent in today's world.


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The Gallery's Trustees purchased this work in 1895 from the Society of Artists' inaugural exhibition, along with Emily Meston's 'Study of grapes'. Both were included in the prestigious Australian art exhibition held at London's Grafton Galleries in 1898. 'The cockatoo's' beautifully painted spray of creamy white plumage shows Margaret Fleming's mastery of contrasting tonal effects, with the bright, feathered body set within a dimly lit interior.
Born in Nowra and schooled briefly in Sydney under Julian Ashton, Fleming achieved a respectable local reputation as a still-life painter, although very little is known about the artist herself.
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oil on canvas
56.5 x 75.2 cm stretcher; 79.0 x 95.0 x 9.0 cm frame
Signature & date
Signed and dated l.l., "M Fleming 1895".
Purchased 1895
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Shown in 5 exhibitions
Exhibition history
Society of Artists First Exhibition (1895), York Street Skating Rink, Sydney, 28 Sep 1895–20 Oct 1895
Exhibition of Australian art in London (1898), Grafton Galleries, London, 02 Apr 1898–31 Jul 1898
The Sydney Art School retrospective exhibition, 1890-1933, Vickery's Galleries, Sydney, 01 Mar 1933–28 Mar 1933
Review: works by women from the permanent collection of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 08 Mar 1995–04 Jun 1995
A Bird in the Hand, National Library of Australia, Canberra, 01 Mar 1999–30 Jun 1999
Referenced in 6 publications
Penelope Curtin and Tansy Curtin, Blooms and brushstrokes: a floral history of Australian art, 'Flowers A-Z: Primrose', pg. 156-157, Mile End, 156, 157 (colour illus.), 196.
Joan Kerr (Editor), Heritage: The national women's art book, Sydney, 1995, 12 (colour illus.). cat.no. 16. Entry by Joan Kerr. Biography by Joan Kerr p350.
Elizabeth Lawson, Birds, Canberra, 1999, 9.
Barry Pearce, Australian Artists, Australian Birds, North Ryde, 1989, 88 (colour illus.). plate no. 71
John Young and Henry Gibbons, The Sydney Art School retrospective exhibition 1890-1933, Sydney, 1933. not paginated, cat.no. 238
Editor Unknown (Editor), Daily telegraph, 'Pictures for the National Gallery', Sydney, 28 Sep 1895, page unknown. From the Art Society Exhibition and priced 7 guineas.


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When it comes to Broadway tickets, "rush" tickets and Standing Room are great if you can get them, but you can sit in line for hours and walk away empty-handed.
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18 Aug Braised Chicken Tacos
So last week-end I was really in the mood for chicken tacos. Usually I just throw some chicken on the grill and then assemble in a corn tortilla with some avocado and onion. But this time I was in the mood for something a little more authentic.
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I threw together a spice mixture containing Smoky Paprika from Spain which has a great flavor, along with some chili pepper, cumin, coriander, a pinch of cayenne, S & P and brown sugar. I rubbed this mixture all over my chicken breasts and then drizzled a little olive oil in there just for good measure.
Into the fridge those babies went to party all night long with their spices.
The next morning I took out my dutch oven ( I love my dutch oven!) and added a couple of glugs of olive/canola oil mix and then a large sliced sweet onion and a couple of cloves of garlic. I let those saute for a couple of minutes and then I added the chicken breasts and turned the heat up to high so they could brown. With the heat still on high, I added about 1 cup of white wine. When the wine is cooked off you add about 3 cups of chicken stock and some tomatoes or salsa. I didn't have salsa but I had cherry tomatoes so I added those and it turned out fine. Place this mixture covered in your oven at 300 degrees. Your going to cook this for several hours, at least 4, and then check. The chicken should be really easy to shred at this point.
Now you are ready to serve your tacos. I used corn tortillas and topped my tacos with a little shredded lettuce, onions & Cotija cheese. But you could add Avocados, Cilantro or whatever you want. I served with black-eyed peas.
If you want good drinks to go with these I suggest a watermelon margarita type drink that I just read about in the NYT. I tried these and they are amazing!
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Braised Chicken Tacos:
- 4 large boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 4 tbs smoky paprika
- 2tbs coriander
- 1tbs cumin
- 1tbs chili powder
- pinch of cayenne
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp pepper
- 2 tbs brown sugar
- 1 large sweet onion
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1 cup salsa or tomatoes
- 3 cups chicken broth
- 1 cup dry white wine
- Corn tortillas
- Cotija cheese
- Diced onion for topping
- Shredded lettuce
- Olive oil/Canola Oil mix
- Combine all your spices together and rub on chicken breasts. Drizzle with a couple of tablespoons of oil and place in refrigerator overnight.
- Heat 2 tbs oil in a large oven proof pot or dutch oven. Added onions and garlic and saute for a couple of minutes until sweating.
- Turn heat up to high and add chicken breasts and brown on all sides.
- With heat still on high add white wine and cook off.
- Add chicken broth and salsa and cover.
- Place into 300 degree oven and cook for 4 hours. Check after 2 hrs and if needed add more liquid. Water is ok.
- After 4 hours remove from oven and shred chicken with a fork. The mixture will be really juicy, make sure to include the juices when making your tacos.


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However, there is a bread much better than this.
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John 6:25-59
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"Yes, I am the bread of life!"
"For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who looks on the Son and believes in him should have eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day."
I have always appreciated and enjoyed a good, crusty bread, but I am humbled and grateful for Jesus. He gave His life so I may have eternal life.
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has anyone heard any problems regarding berketex
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i was told by a dress shop rep that berketex have shutdown their stores any news would be appreciated from anyone .
cheryl654 Posts: 366Have you tried contacting their Head Office direct?0
BerketexBride Posts: 1I've spoken to head office and they were very helpful, assuring me that it's business as usual. If you have any concerns phone head office.
oh my god my heart missed a beat then honeycubs! i havent heard anything im having my dress from there must ring 2morrow???0
just tried to phone them (liverpool store) but no answer hopefully thats just because its bank holiday gonna have to try again tomorrow. worried!!! if anyone hears anything keep us posted x0
helenwiles Posts: 215i have ordered bridesmaids dresses from there and have just recently recieved colour swatches so i wouldnt worry too much.
also kel2 they probably arent open due to a bank holiday and i know the berketex where i have ordered the dresses from dont open on one day through the week.0
hi, been to the liverpool store today and everything is fine, although its closed for the day! open again tomorrow and business as usual. wedding in 71 days so was rather worried. PANIC OVER!!!! x0
isabellauk Posts: 1Hi,
i contacted the headoffice & its complete rubbish, apparently they think its nothing more than the 'local bridal competitors' spreading untrue rumours!
suggest you ring the store again if you're worried, but i don't think theres anythng to worry about as they must be the biggest bridal store in the UK.
hi ive rang my local store today she said its a very small business competitor who told a mag that they had gone into liquidation but now he as written a retraction and berketex have got there solicitors onto it? if that helps!so no, they are open and she reasurred me they will b for a long while yet?0
spoke to my store yesterday and told no probs they have had this before. ive got a fitting this month, can't wait!!!0
BeXuk Posts: 96I went into a berketex store today to look for shoes, and they told me they are shutting down. All their dresses and shoes where all reduced, but you wouldn't be able to take anything back if you decided you didn't want them. I asked if it was all the stores, but she didnt know!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!0
any chance of knowing where your local store is becky?0
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We haven't done a Teaser in forever!!! Sorry!!! Today's Teaser comes from Pirates by Celia Rees, and was chosen by Ally.
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Teaser Tuesday (On a Wednesday) March 25, 2009
"I held my two hands together and pulled my jacket open, rending the shirt beneath so that he could see my breasts. The effect was dramatic."
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Got to love a pirate! Thanks for the teaser.
- March 27, 2009 at 12:28 PM
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You are so welcome. When I pick them I try to find the most scandalous and horrible part. It makes me very happy. If you were to visit my office, I typically read the teasers to Rochelle using various Folkmanis puppets. Which by the way ROCK. And hearing a mouse saying "breasts" is much funnier than hearing me say it.
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And the artist formally known as...........hmm...Prince is taken.....so is Van Gogh.......perhaps.....Fred
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Thursday, July 21, 2011
Venti and Mocha drove straight from Chicago and arrived home yesterday afternoon! They are coming over tonight and I can't wait to see them! It has been a long 4 months! I will take pictures! Their Great Dane is supposed to be huge so I can't wait to see him either. He was big 4 months ago so I can't imagine what he looks like now!
I'm sure you have all noticed that I haven't done any of the hops lately. I have decided to wait until the Fall to start them again. I noticed a lot of people not "hopping" on and found out that with everyone traveling and doing their summer things that blogging gets put on the way side. No worries! We can start again in September. Until then I will post things about me! Or the boys...or Joe...or the cats....hehe...I promise to post more after this weekend (the beach)...things should slow down then!
Hope everyone is doing well. I am creeping on your blogs and catching up on what everyone's been up too! I may not comment...but I am reading!
Stay tuned for pics of Venti's homecoming and our kid free beach trip!!!!!
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- AnonymousJuly 21, 2011 at 10:14 AM
So glad you are enjoying your summer!!! That is what it is all about!! Have loved being part of your hops but totally understand how time consuming they must be!! I have met a lot of great bloggers through them and am happy about that!!! Thanks again and enjoy some great family time!!!ReplyDelete
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Enjoy your kid-free beach trip! I won't tell you what happened to us when we tried that...other than to say we came home to mess! It's funny now, but it wasn't when we still had teenagers at home.ReplyDelete
Will be looking forward to fall, and your resuming the blog hops. I, too, have met lots of friends through them.
Enjoy the rest of your summer--especially the arrival of Venti and family.
Have a great time at the beach! I'm sure your house will be just as you left it! ;)ReplyDelete
Have a good time Java! Just imagine in a few years it will always be just you and JOe. :)ReplyDelete
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We're just back from our first "no kids" trip in 19 years! Brilliant!
I'm so happy for you. What a fabulous vacation, and I love that you kinda take us with you by sharing your wonderful pictures. Thank you and have a wonderful time without the kiddies! Quality time with the one you love is important.ReplyDelete
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Enjoy the rest of your summer, Java! Looking forward to all the pictures! ;)ReplyDelete
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My first thought when reading your summer comment was that it is winter here in the Southern Hemisphere - but then again I am off to the tropics in a few days. :)
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I miss your hops but will see you again in September, totally understandable!
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Trail camera pics
We finally figured out what was wrong with the one camera. Apparently one or more seals gave way, allowing water into the unit. Put it into a sealed storage tub with some Damp Rid seems to have dried it out. A piece of duck tape across the top in an attempt to seal the most obvious spot for rain to penetrate seems to have kept it from having more problems. Cross fingers!
A quick selection of the pictures taken in the last few months. First time I recall seeing a skunk back there, oddly enough I don't recall smelling him. Not as many deer as usual, but our apple trees basically didn't produce anything last summer, so not a huge surprise. Lotsa fox and coyote.
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I had a skunk living under my shed for a couple of years. I normally didn't smell it unless, of course, it got a bit excited. I had a family of two adults and 3-4 youngsters stroll along beside the path from the building to the dumpster at my night job and didn't smell a thing (and I got a good sniffer).
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iet Nam News QUẢNG NGÃI — The Island district of Lý Sơn in the central province will start constructing its first organic garlic farm, with a total investment of VNĐ4 billion (US$177,000).
The director of the Lý Sơn Island Company, Nguyễn Văn Định, told Việt Nam News that the farm will be built on 2,500sq.m with updated high-tech farming equipment.
He said the farm will provide 700kg tall shoots of garlic each day after a two-month growth period. It will also employ 50 local residents with stable income.
Định said the farm will provide technical consultancy for local farmers in the district to develop organic garlic farms with high productivity and price.
He said the farm can increase its garlic area by growing on ready-made soil on high-rise buildings.
It's also the first investment in high-tech farm project in the island, which is 30km off the coast of the central province.
The farm plans to offer a tour for VNĐ20,000 (nearly $1) per visitor.
It's also the first made-in-Lý Sơn seafood and aquaculture products to have their own brand nationwide.
In 2015, 40 tonnes of Lý Sơn garlic were exported to Thailand.
The company, in co-operation with the island district and the island's farmers association, plans to produce organic black garlic for export to Japan, the US and Asian countries, and produce garlic oil.
Lý Sơn garlic has a distinctive flavour and is in high demand at home and abroad. However, this year only 250ha of garlic and onion were planted due to serious drought on the island.
The island, known as the Kingdom of Garlic in Việt Nam, has 21,000 inhabitants, of whom 73 per cent makes their living from farming garlic and spring onion or fishing. — VNS
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PHP 5's ability to read XML files is fantastically easy to use. In the past it was possible but it required quite a bit of long winded code to get any where. PHP 5's SimpleXmlElement function makes working with XML a breeze, and with much less code too!
They include a script as an example - five lines to completely parse and pull the title and link information out of the remote RSS file. The example creates a SimpleXML object using the feed's URL and makes each element inside accessible as an object (that can be looped through and properties can be checked on).


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Mangaluru, Dec 15, 2017: The Palakkad Division of Southern Railway of which M'luru is a part, announced doubling the 1.5-km line between Netravathi Cabin and Mangaluru Central Railway Station as well as building an additional platform at the Central Railway Station.
The zonal headquarters at Chennai will accord approval for the plan, tenders would be called for and work would start, said Divisional Railway Manager Naresh Lalwani. The single line between Netravathi and Central Railway Station at present has put severe constraints in the arrival and departure of trains.
The platform work was sanctioned in the previous Railway budget, the work on line doubling was sanctioned in the 2017-18 budget. A sum of Rs. 21 crore has been earmarked for the doubling work, DRM Lalwani stated.
Mangaluru Central, at present, has four platforms and caters to 26 originating and terminating trains every day, while eight trains halt at the station overnight. Adding one more platform at the station, along with line doubling, would considerably enhance the capacity of the station to handle more trains. Southern Railway is likely to take up doubling of the single loop line between Central Railway Station and the Netravathi-Mangaluru Junction bypass line later.
DRM Lalwani said that the new platform is being so designed that the Railways should be able to receive and despatch trains from and to all platforms. Some gradient issues while laying the double line would have to be addressed during the construction stage itself, he said.
Though the length of the new line is just 1.5 km, the Railways has to work under severe constraint as very limited space is available adjoining the existing track. Blocks on operation of trains have to be planned with care not to critically affect regular operations.
At the same time, the Railways would not require much land for line doubling, DRM Lalwani said. However, one road overbridge near the Central Railway Station has to be dismantled to execute doubling work, he added. No mention seems to have come regarding the extension of Bundar Goodshed.
Meanwhile, tenders are invited to install two elevators at Mangaluru Junction towards enhancing passenger comfort, he said.
Train extention : The Divisional Railway Users Consultative Committee (DRUCC) of Palakkad Division in its meeting earlier decided against extending Yeshwantpur-Mangaluru Junction-Yeshwantpur tri-weekly Gomateshwara Express to Mangaluru Central despite the demand from residents.
The decision is contrary to its earlier decision where the DRUCC had recommended shifting of three trains — Chennai Egmore, Kacheguda and Puducherry express — to Mangaluru Junction to provide space for the Gomateshwara Express. Southern Railway's zonal headquarters had taken objection to the move.
Divisional Railway Manager Naresh Lalwani said that the number of passengers boarding the three trains is more than those boarding Gomateshwara Express. Shifting terminals thus would be inconvenient to passengers, he quoted DRUCC as saying.
Only when an additional platform is completed at Mangaluru Central, the division can think of extending the train, he added.
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|Pandit, Magalore
|Wed, June-19-2019, 10:13
|What a pity the doubling of rails between Shornoor to Netravathi completed about 20 years back but the doubling between Netravathi to Mangalore only 1.5 KM could not complete still till now, Who is responsible the local MP don't know whether such a Railway Station in his city. He thinks this city railway station is for Keralites as 95% passengers are Keralites. This linguistic mentality made this station remained 20 years back.


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India and Russia Sign MTA Joint Venture
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India Defence Online, New Delhi — India and Russia have finally signed an agreement to set-up a joint venture company for the design and development of a multi-role transport aircraft (MTA). The joint venture to produce this medium category twin-engine aircraft has been formed between state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and the Russian United Aircraft Corporation & Rosoboronexport.
As per the agreement, both the sides will share the development cost equally and the joint venture will manufacture 205 aircraft. The estimated cost of this joint venture project is to the tune of $600 million. The joint venture company would be based in Bangalore.
The MTA will function like a military aircraft capable of short landings and takeoffs and ferrying 80 fully equipped troops and will also be useful in battlefield medical evacuations and relief operations. While the Indian Air Force (IAF) plans to acquire 45 of these aircraft, the Russians are committed to acquiring around 100 over 12 years. The MTA is designed to replace India's Soviet vintage AN 32 aircraft, which are undergoing upgradation in Ukraine. The MTA will also be used by Russia to replace its fleet of AN-12, AN-26 and AN-32 aircraft.
The salient features of the MTA includes a maximum take-off weight of 65 tonnes, payload capacity of15-20 tonnes, cruise speed of 800 kilometres per hour and a range of 2500-2700 kilometres. The MTA will have two engines, state-of-the-art features such as fly-by-wire, full authority digital engine control (FADEC), modern avionics and a glass cockpit. The service ceiling will be 12 kilometres.
The MTA venture had run into trouble in the past due to the Russian aerospace giant Irkut abandoning its participation in the project. In 2002, India and Russia had decided that they would create a 50-50 joint venture, with a Russian consortium – Irkut Aviation and Industrial Association, the Ilyushin Aviation Complex and Rosoboronexport – contributing half of the $300 million development costs and HAL contributing the remainder. However, in March 2008, Russian aerospace major, Irkut Corporation, decided to pull out of the MTA joint venture.
However, the MTA project was kept on track since Rosoboronexport, Russia's state-owned defence agency identified Ilyushin Aviation Complex as the new prime nodal agency in place of Irkutsk. Finally, the Cabinet Committee on Security gave its nod to the joint development of a multirole transport aircraft (MTA) with Russia in December 2009.
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