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Next 'Rockin' with Robert' concert announced
The Upper Alton Association announced the seventh annual "Rockin' with Robert" summer concert series, to be held from 7 to 8 p.m. on the third Tuesday in June, July and August.
On August 16, the organization presents the Great Rivers Choral Society, performing the hits from The Beatles.
The public is invited to enjoy the free, family-friendly events at the Robert Wadlow Statue, located on the SIUE Dental School Campus located at 2800 College Ave. in Alton.
Concert-goers are encouraged to bring a lawn chair or blanket. Refreshments will be available for purchase. In case of inclement weather, the concert will be rescheduled.
A 50/50 drawing will be held to offset the expenses of the event, and sponsorships are available. Call 618-465-6303 for details.
The mission of the Upper Alton Association is to support future improvements to the Upper Alton area for residents and businesses. The organization sponsors the installation of U.S. flags on light poles for all federal holidays, maintenance of the hanging flower baskets during the summer months, coordination of the "Souper Saturday" dining event, installation of holiday decorations during the winter, and supports the City-Wide Litter Clean Up.
New volunteers are welcome, and membership is open to anyone. Dues are $75 for businesses and only $15 for residents. Meetings are held at 8 a.m. on the third Thursday of every month at Senior Services Plus, located at 2603 North Rodgers.
For more information on the group or on the "Rockin' With Robert Concert Series," visit www.upperalton.com, or www.facebook.com/UpperAltonAssociation.


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Rare Maps of South American Port Cities, part of the Founding of the South Sea Company
Separately-published partial sheet containing maps of Valdivia, Guayaquil, and Chiloe, all on the west coast of South America. Moll usually published his maps in atlases, as large sheet maps, or in voyage accounts, making a separate, smaller item like this a rare survival. This particular set of three was issued to be attached to a map Moll prepared for the South Sea Company at its founding in 1711.
To the left is the Valdivia map or, as it was written by English-speakers in the eighteenth-century, Baldivia. The map shows the formidable fortresses that line the bay, including the walled city itself. The many rivers and streams that empty into the bay are shown, as is the hilly terrain that would greet a sailor from a sea-view. A compass rose is to the right, while several blocks of text provide further detail for the reader.
In the center is a map of the Bay of Guayaquil, or Guiaquil as it is written here. A wider map than the two flanking examples, this map again shows the hills visible from the water, as well as the many inlets that lead into the interior. Several soundings, sand banks, rhumb lines, and a compass rose indicate that this map was meant to be helpful to, or at least to appeal to, a maritime audience. A large cartouche in the center top of the map carries a dedication to the Earl of Oxford and Mortimer.
To the right is the final map, which returns south to the Chilean coast. It shows the island of Chiloe, one of the first inhabited areas as one came through the Straits of Magellan or rounded Cape Horn. A jagged line to the east shows how close the Andes Mountains are to the coast, and the many islands suggest that it would be difficult to sail through what is called the Lake of Ancuna, between Chiloe and the mainland. Slightly out to sea, near the compass rose, is the island of Guafo, with a puffing volcano at its apex.
Spanish draughts and other sources
Moll mentions on all three maps that they are informed by the latest Spanish draughts, or maps. In the early modern period, the Spanish maintained a tight hold on their geographic knowledge; they stored everything centrally in the Casa de la Contratactión in Seville (and later in Cadíz). Their pilots and captains would check out maps from the repository and return them when they finished their cruises. The only way for British mapmakers, like Moll, to get access to them was via theft.
In this case, Moll is most likely referring to Spanish maps taken by pirates who visited the South Seas in the 1680s. Bartholomew Sharpe, a sometime captain of these buccaneers, managed to seize a Spanish derrotero, or sea waggoner, that showed the entirety of the western Americas from Acapulco to the Straits of Magellan. He brought it back to England, where a mapmaker named William Hacke made luxury copies for noble clients. When Hacke published a collection of South Seas voyage narratives in the 1699, Moll engraved the maps for the volume, gaining valuable geographic knowledge in the process.
These maps gained further detail from another cache of stolen Spanish maps, this time taken by the privateer Woodes Rogers on this voyage around the world. Rogers, who would later serve as Royal Governor of the Bahamas, took a treasure galleon and rescued Alexander Selkirk, the inspiration for Robinson Crusoe, on this eventful voyage. Moll also prepared the maps for Rogers' account, whose title page proclaims that the maps are made from the "best Spanish Manuscript Draughts."
The South Seas Company and their map
Rogers' account was published in 1712, but these three smaller maps most likely debuted a few months earlier. They were intended to be attached to a full sheet map of South America which Moll prepared for the South Sea Company, founded in 1711. The company was the brainchild of none other than Robert Harley, the Earl of Oxford and Mortimer, the subject of the dedication in the cartouche on the Guayaquil map.
Harley needed a means to fund Britain's unsecured debt, which he cleverly tied to the South Seas, then enjoying a moment of popularity thanks to Rogers' triumphant return. For a brief time, the fledgling company actually planned a voyage to the South Seas, to which they now had a trading monopoly. As part of their preparations, they commissioned Moll to make a map of their new holdings, "A New & Exact Map of the Coast, Countries and Islands within ye Limits of ye South Sea Company".
These three insets, meant to line the top edge of the larger sheet, were included as suggestions of places for the British to trade (or plunder). Rogers had just sacked Guayaquil, while John Narbrough had visited Valdivia in the early 1670s in an attempt to start a commercial relationship. He failed and had to leave several of his men in a Spanish prison, an event referenced on the Baldivia map.
The proposed South Sea Company expedition was ultimately dropped, but Moll's map, and these smaller maps, remain a testament to a time of great ambition on the part of the British Empire. This sheet is a rare survival seldom seen unattached to the larger map and would make a noteworthy addition to a collection of British Empire, Pacific, pirate, or South America maps.
Herman Moll (c. 1654-1732) was one of the most important London mapmakers in the first half of the eighteenth century. Moll was probably born in Bremen, Germany, around 1654. He moved to London to escape the Scanian Wars. His earliest work was as an engraver for Moses Pitt on the production of the English Atlas, a failed work which landed Pitt in debtor's prison. Moll also engraved for Sir Jonas Moore, Grenville Collins, John Adair, and the Seller & Price firm. He published his first original maps in the early 1680s and had set up his own shop by the 1690s.
Moll's work quickly helped him become a member of a group which congregated at Jonathan's Coffee House at Number 20 Exchange Alley, Cornhill, where speculators met to trade stock. Moll's circle included the scientist Robert Hooke, the archaeologist William Stuckley, the authors Jonathan Swift and Daniel Defoe, and the intellectually-gifted pirates William Dampier, Woodes Rogers and William Hacke. From these contacts, Moll gained a great deal of privileged information that was included in his maps.
Over the course of his career, he published dozens of geographies, atlases, and histories, not to mention numerous sheet maps. His most famous works are Atlas Geographus, a monthly magazine that ran from 1708 to 1717, and The World Described (1715-54). He also frequently made maps for books, including those of Dampier's publications and Swift's Gulliver's Travels. Moll died in 1732. It is likely that his plates passed to another contemporary, Thomas Bowles, after this death.


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Sudbury's Take Back the Night took place on Thursday evening and it was one of the least empowering feminist events I have ever attended.
A few months ago, I was asked to speak at the event. I started receiving committee emails at this time and noted that there were police officers on the organizing committee. Every person on this committee was there as part of their job representing various organizations.
One email included a draft of the new "parade purpose" which was changed in order to fit with the police's new community mobilization model. Yes, you read that correctly. They changed the written purpose of TBTN to get a parade permit.
When I suggested that we could march without the police which could be more empowering because so many victims of violence are revictimized by police services, I was removed from the speakers list because we are not allowed to subject "guilt on another because of their profession."
A group of wonderful (and angry! ) feminists pulled together to get me back on the speakers list. Then we attended the event.
I think I was the only speaker who even said the words "queer" "trans" or implied that things like skin colour or disabilities can impact experiences of violence (there was an indigenous speaker who had a lot to say about intergenerational violence so they at least had that covered). Half the speakers used the phrase "not all men" because they wanted to make sure the men present were comfortable. But you know where men are already comfortable? everywhere. That is kind of the point of the event.
When my speech was over, the next speaker was a (white male) police officer. This officer has arrested several of the women in the room at various times including sex workers and local activists engaged in a peaceful protest. He also has been known to displace homeless women. And he had been invited to speak by the committee!
He actually said that since the beginning of time, humans have been violent (not true, but if it were, why would we bother trying to end violence at all). Then he differentiated between wars and hurtful violence, making it sound like violence used to be productive when it was to steal indigenous land or stop Hitler but now we are just using it to be mean. There is good violence and bad violence. And the nice protective police officer seems happy to decide which is which. That was just the first of five minutes but the whole thing was pretty terrible. And not all men are violent, in case us ladies forgot.
When a few radical feminists expressed outrage at him being on stage, they were chastised. A group of women turned their backs on the officer when he got on stage and another group ran up to block the police officer from having to see them. Two women went on stage at the open mic to publicly shame the women who expressed discomfort with the police officer's presence because they met him and he's a nice guy.
Other themes included that feminism isn't women> men but women=men, that men can help protect women (from other men, if they feel like it, because that is totally empowering), that not all men are violent, and one queer woman was even asked by a fellow activist not to talk about same sex violence because it takes away from the fact that men are the most common perpetrators. It was seriously fucked up.
I've read a dozen facebook posts from women who were outraged or left feeling less safe and empowered than when they got there. This is a huge problem.
So, now to figure out what to do about it... how do we take back take back the night?


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On Fri, 17 Mar 2000 07:30:30 -0600, Rik Drummond wrote: >may be i have a procedural misunderstanding. Now i know that everything we >do is viewable by the public... but i thought we did work in the committee, >then voted on release to the wider ebxml audience for review and after they >reviewed it then we released it to the public... what i get from the >discussion is that voting to pass it on to the wider ebxml community is the >same as going to the wider audience "officially"... is this true? if so i >would like to discuss it, because it think that will get us in trouble.... Rik, >From my point of view you DO NOT have a procedural misunderstanding. Attached is the diagram I made available in regard to our process. It clearly identifies that the review is by "all" ebXML participants (those that have registered and are part of the ebXML list. The public is welcome to join by registering, but there was no intend to pass it outside ebXML for comments. After the two internal reviews cycles and the final approval via the "plenary", will we pass to the public our specification. As to the press release, the wording seems to indicate that we made it available for public review, which was not our intention. I guess we learn from our mistakes. What should have been said was that is is now out for review to the ebXML community and that anyone wishes to participate is welcome by joining the ebXML initiative. However, it does correctly outline the process by stating that a second review cycle is scheduled before the Brussels meeting in order to seek approval by the plenary. Rik, thanks for pointing out our slip, and I take some responsibility by not reading the press release more carefully. One way to fix this is to adjust on our web site the text under the "Draft for comment" section by not asking comments to be send to the project team leader and editor but to a ebXML list. We could create a special list that includes all ebXML participants as members that can send to the list, but the messages are only send to the StC members which includes the chair of the respective project team leader. This way we "force" those who want to comment but are not ebXML members at least to register in order for us to get some idea about who they are. Feel free to think about this, and remember, in reality we are a wide open group and because of it it will be hard to limited the audience who wishes to comment on our work. Let's try to be positive in that any comment may help us in creating the best technical specification that we can. Regards, Klaus BTW, I did not copy all the project team lists on this reply because it is my understanding that the ebXML list includes every ebXML participant, in other words the all ebXML project team members are part of this general list.
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"Surprisingly trenchant commentary." Come on! I like delicate toilet paper, but why the delicacy talking about toilet paper? What, exactly, is the commentary? I assumed it was: American currency is something you may as well wipe your ass with. But then I thought the idea was: Uh, oh, we just pooped ourselves.
Maybe you're wracking your brain for a way to use the old "Don't Squeeze the Charmin" slogan, but that was the 1960s. The current slogans — if I am to believe the Charmin Wikipedia page — are: "Enjoy the Charmin experience" and "Enjoy The Go." Enjoy the go?! Put that on the coin. Hell, make that the national motto. "In God We Trust" is getting old. It's divisive. And, frankly, it's unfair to God.
"Enjoy the Go"... I looked it up to see how they were playing this slogan in the commercials:
The relief. The calm. The clean. The comfort.
See? That's the way you'll feel after that $1-trillion is deposited in the
Freud suggested that children in the anal stage of development regard the release of their feces as a gift to the parent — a gift that can be given or withheld. Children will release the feces if given sufficient love and withhold them if not. In Freudian thought, fecal matter becomes a type of currency in the parent-child relationship, which can be withheld or dispensed, thus giving the child a sense of control. The word currency is appropriate in this context; Freud assumed that the human unconscious makes a symbolic equation between feces and money. In a 1911 paper on dreams in folklore, he noted that according to ancient Eastern mythology, "gold is the excrement of hell" (Freud & Oppenheim, 1911/1958, p. 157).Hell!
(I'm riffing on the toilet paper topic topic Meade introduced late last night. That was Meade — did you notice? — not me.)


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| It came as no surprise that the newly regulated French betting market ended up being a flop although few would have thought that it would have failed in such a spectacular manner, particularly when France's legal poker business has been such a success.
THE SEEDS OF THE DEBACLE were sown early on when the French chose not to learn from the mistakes of others, in this case, the Italians who went through the process of moving from prohibition to liberalisation a decade earlier with disastrous effects, and ploughed on with legislation that everyone with knowledge of the industry warned them was bound to fail.
How did the French manage to make such a mess of things?
You do not have to be a top economist to know that applying a tax substantially higher than virtually anywhere else in Europe was not going to bring bookmakers flocking to apply for licences, especially in a country where football - the main product for betting - has less of a following than elsewhere. Furthermore, the high level ...[more]
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That's the dilemma facing Felix Essien when he wakes from a coma to find he is married to the most beautiful and sensual woman he's ever known. He cannot remember her or their wedding; he who had sworn never to get married or to give his heart to another. Yet, he feels an intense bond with her that he intends to explore fully.
Ebony can't believe her good fortune when her paper husband wakes not remembering the temporary marriage arrangement with no intimacies he'd proposed, and is now the adoring husband she's always dreamt of.
She plans to make the most of the passion blossoming between them. However, would he still feel that way when he regains his memory and realises she's been keeping secrets and their marriage is not what he thinks it is?
friend for lunch and I enjoyed being pampered at the spa. But I've been here
every day since you've been hospitalised and it felt strange not seeing you."
tired. I just drifted to sleep." She bit her bottom lip, drawing his attention
to it.
pulling her close. With the other, he lifted her chin and lowered his head to
meet hers.
a game of polo. With gentle brushes, he swept his lips across hers. The sealed,
luscious pair called him to mine their depths. Instead, he coaxed and stroked
and traced them with his tongue from one end to the other, bidding his time.
wedding night. No matter what else went on, they desired each other. Mutual
his lap so that she straddled him.
his chest.
breasts down to the hem of her tunic. He lifted it, his hand making contact
with smooth, warm skin. Another moan escaped her lips. He swallowed it, loving
her sound and taste. Moving his hand up till it reached her breast, he caressed
it through the lace of her bra, flicking the already taut nipple with his
thumb. In response, she ground against his bulge.
with a torch at night. These days, with a young family to take care of, she's
still sacrificing sleep for the pleasures of a good book. During
atmospheric romance stories with passionate characters.
travelling. Born in Nigeria, she currently lives in the UK with husband and
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|Running race name: 5° Maratona di San Valentino
|Date and Time: Sun 15/02/2015 10:00
|City: Ferentillo
|Region: Umbria - Province: Terni - County: Terni
|Country: Italy
|Latitude and longitude: 42.620389 12.787588
|About the event:
Partenza ore 10:00 da Ferentillo e arrivo a Terni
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|Trail? No
|Cross country event? No
|Multi-stage event? No
|Initiatives for children and families:
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|Flier: Link
|Final ranking: Not available
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Consumers describe their relationships with brands in human terms. More and more, people describe their relationships with charity brands to us as 'On the Rocks' or a 'Stalker' – archetypes we would more typically associate with financial services brands. In contrast, the most salient and positive relationship types (we call these relationships worth having) all have a strong element of trust. From my 'Best Friend Forever' I always know what to expect; I work together with my 'Team Mates' towards a shared goal; when we're 'Together Forever' everything feels so easy – we just click.
Trust, once lost, is hard to regain; trust takes time to build, but can be destroyed in seconds. Just as if I had betrayed the trust of my Best Friend Forever or Team Mate, there are no shortcuts or quick fixes. Fine words won't wash. Charities must take purposeful action to rebuild trust and subsequently their supporter relationships.
To take purposeful action, however, a charity first needs to communicate their strong sense of purpose. A charity's employees – be they at head office or in the field – often have a powerful sense of purpose. But all too often, charities struggle to articulate this in a way that is singular and simple – to acquire and retain supporters who really buy into why the charity exists.
Lloyds Bank, for example, has put the PPI mis-selling scandal behind it and now looks to the future with a strong sense of purpose – by their customers' side, giving them the financial confidence to take their next step.
Purposeful action that feels authentic (not like a calculated marketing effort) needs to fall directly out of the charity's core values – values that are shared with its supporters. Honesty and transparency are vital in this context, as is expertise (another feature of trust is that its failure is more easily forgiven if it is perceived as a failure of expertise rather than a lack of honesty).
RBS – arguably the most damaged of the financial services brands – expresses its values in very human terms: serving customers, working together ('We care for each other and work best as one team'), doing the right thing and thinking long term.
Then the charity must act (be that in relation to its service provision or approach to fundraising) to dramatically bring to life its core purpose and values, to enable supporters to experience the changed charity. These actions don't have to be complex or expensive to take, but they do need to feel significant.
NatWest recognises the need to act with its new brand platform 'We are what we do', inviting customers to hold the bank accountable for its actions – from supporting British businesses to teaching young people about money. Similarly, Barclays' LifeSkills helps to prepare young people for the world of work, whilst Digital Eagles shows the elderly how to get more from technology.
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Posted on July 22, 2013
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The first course will run in August for the University Department of Audiology Clinical Audiologists and for Clear Ears' Nurses.
We would like to wish our first students happy studies and all the best for their exam.
Course in Aural care is based on the UK "Aural Care Certificate" with permission from the Department of Otolaryngology, Stoke Mandeville Hospital, and adapted to Australian standards with assistance from ENT Surgeon Mr Perry Burstin.
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At the age of four, Lina discovered she could start fires with a mere thought – a trait which had died out long ago. Cautioned by her telepathic cat, Tosh, she kept this Elemental power a secret to avoid being an outcast. That was easy to do growing up in the remote grasslands of Zena.
Now eighteen, she had no plans to leave her beloved homeland. So when a strange urge compels her to travel north to an unknown destination, Lina resists this unnatural feeling. But her plans to stay in Zena are taken out of her control when she is kidnapped by gypsies and wakes in a foreign land. The desire to travel north is as strong as ever. She fears she will have no choice but to give into the compulsion. When a raging fire prevents her return home, she realizes she must find out once and for all what or who is summoning her.
On her journey, Lina befriends an odd assortment of allies. Together they battle mystical creatures and unnatural forces despite the fact that such magic had died out over 800 years ago. Lina reluctantly begins to use her innate Elemental power as she becomes more certain that someone is using magic against her. When she discovers the shocking truth, it will change her life in ways she could never imagine. Amazon
Susan Leigh Noble has always loved to read. She has been writing since childhood – anything from poetry, short stories, news articles and finally full length fantasy novels. She has always loved dragons, magic and cats so it is no wonder she put them all together in her "The Elemental" trilogy. When she isn't writing, Susan is an active volunteer in her neighborhood and at her children's' schools. She lives with her husband and two children in Texas.
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Ah, the ubiquitous kale. If you stick close to a local diet, that means lots of kale in the winter.
Since I have a kale-disliking husband, I'm always seeking kale dishes he doesn't find objectionable. So I paid attention when I started seeing a new technique:
Rubbed kale, sometimes called massaged kale. Seriously -- you toss raw kale with olive oil, lemon juice and salt. And then you rub it: Knead it, squeeze it, scrub it between your palms. Do that for at least 2 minutes and the kale breaks down, softens and takes on a silky texture.
Yes, you have to rub it after you add the oil, salt and an acid. If you just rub the bare leaves, it won't get all that soft. But think of all that oil you're massaging into your dry hands in winter. It's like a kale spa treatment.
After you soften the leaves (and wash your hands), you toss the kale with a few more ingredients and end up with a terrific winter salad. You can add almost anything. For this version, the spicy nature of kale led me to think of sweet and hot touches of maple syrup and cayenne, plus some sliced mushrooms because I had them handy. But you can change it up. Swap the lemon juice for a flavored vinegar. Add Parmesan, feta or goat cheese. Try toasted nuts and sliced pear. Toss it with a diced avocado.
The method works with regular kale or black kale (AKA lacinato or dinosaur kale). The salad even keeps a day or so in the refrigerator, so you can take extras for your lunch.
Rubbed Kale Salad
1 head kale (regular or black kale)
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice (or try a flavored vinegar)
1 teaspoon coarse salt
1 tablespoon maple syrup
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
1 cup sliced fresh mushroom caps (see note)
TRIM away and discard the kale stalks. Stack the leaves and cut into 1/2-inch- to 1-inch-wide ribbons. Place in a large salad bowl.
ADD the oil, lemon juice and salt and toss to miss. Put your hands in the bowl and massage the kale, rubbing and squeezing it for 2 or 3 minutes, until it's soft.
ADD maple syrup, cayenne and garlic and toss well. Add the mushrooms or whatever else you're adding (see note). Serve at room temperature. Refrigerate leftovers for a day or so.
NOTE: Instead of mushrooms, you could add shaved Parmesan or crumbled feta or goat cheese, toasted nuts, sliced fruit or diced vegetables.
YIELD: 2 to 4 servings.
Friday, December 28, 2012
One Great . . . silky kale salad
Ah, the ubiquitous kale. If you stick close to a local diet, that means lots of kale in the winter.


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Our criminology and criminal justice major offers you classroom and real-world experience in social, behavioral and political sciences, law, and ethics. Together, we'll build a foundation for understanding, explaining and preventing crime, as well as informing criminal justice policies and practices.
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[This is one in a series of self-paced discovery exercises for library staff venturing into the social web.]
Like the social networking topic we discussed a few weeks ago, blogging is simply too big to take in all at once. So much has been written about blogs that I'm a tad hesitant to add my text to the pile. For the sake of inclusion within this series, however, here goes. We'll start today and continue with Part 2 next week.
People have been keeping private journals for centuries. A diarist might have carried on an ongoing conversation with himself and used it as a record of his thoughts and feelings as those thoughts and feelings developed. Authors, meanwhile, have written public works in books and periodicals for mass-consumption. The cost of production (i.e., materials and distribution) limited publishing access to writers with exceptional knowledge, skill, or monetary resources.
The Internet and easy-to-use software have removed the barriers to publication and the cultural shift that followed the advent of the social web has changed the nature of the journal-writing. Both effects may now be seen in blogs. A blog, by simple definition, is a journal maintained on the Internet. It was originally called a web log, then later shortened to weblog and finally, blog.
Setting up a blog and publishing to the world is free. It also requires no competency tests or admissions process. That's bad in the sense that there's a lot gunk out there that would have been filtered out by learned editors in the past. But it's good because there are many gems that those editors would have rejected, too. Knowledge and skill play significant roles in whether the blog is widely read, but the audience can decide that. Assuming a writer has something to say and knows how to say it well, a blog can be an effective vehicle with which to express a point of view to the world. This can be done immediately at virtually no cost.
Some blog writers (a.k.a. bloggers) are online journalists, tracking traditional news in a nontraditional medium, or specializing in subjects that had no previous forums. Many bloggers are online diarists, making public what past generations would have kept private. And some bloggers post only for themselves, their friends, or family. They don't seek vast audiences; they merely share with each other. Most bloggers allow readers to comment. They encourage it, in fact. It fosters discussion about the topic and lets everyone swap ideas and opinions.
The result of all this is a rich cacophony of conversation ranging from insightful to useless, written with talents varying from gifted to abysmal, and reaching audiences from millions worldwide to perhaps no one. The blogosphere (i.e., the collection of all blogs) is online self-publishing writ large. Anyone can participate as long as they're interested.
- Posts. The basic building blocks of a blog are the individual articles. They can very long — as long as the chapter of a book — or extremely brief. Some include links to other websites, photos, or video clips. Whatever their individual style, however, blog posts are usually displayed in reverse chronological order so that the newest posts appear at the top. Older entries get pushed down the page.
- Comments. Blogs almost always allow readers to add or view comments. This invites everyone to get involved in the topic.
- Tools. Often a blog has a collection of sidebar tools to aid the reader. These tools may include an archive of old postings, an author profile, and a "blog roll" of links to other blogs that the writer finds interesting.
Meaning for libraries
"Hmm," the blogger murmurs while glancing at the length of this blog post and holding his fingers to his chin. "Let's save this topic until Part 2."
Learn more by participating
We'll save the set-up and development of our own blogs for Part 2. Right now, let's explore a bit. Visit a variety of blogs on two or three separate days this week (15-20 minutes each):
- Obviously you're already reading LibraryStream. Now visit a few of the library-related blogs listed in my blogroll in the right-hand margin. Explore, scroll, and click. Get a feel for the content and style of the various blogs.
- Would you like to see more library blogs? There are many lists out there, including the blogrolls of other blogs. I encourage you to wander! I enjoy browsing Dave Pattern's biblioblogosphere tag cloud for interesting new topics, too.
- Want to break free of the library world? Go to Technorati or Google's blogsearch and search any topic that strikes your fancy. Blogs are written about almost any subject you can imagine. See what's out there.
- Remember when I said that the blogosphere is "a rich cacophony of conversation ranging from insightful to useless, written with talents varying from gifted to abysmal"? I wasn't kidding! 🙂
Now think about a blog YOU might create. Get your imagination humming. I'll see you next week in Part 2.


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Marquee™ lighting control consoles use a Graphic User Interface (GUI), much like a personal computer, instead of a text-based DOS user interface. The display clearly and accurately shows what each dimmer, fixed light, and automated luminaire load is doing. Based on Microsoft Windows XP Embedded secure operating software, both the Marquee and the Marquee ILC are last-action tracking consoles that will run a live performance on the fly, operate as a conventional preset desk, and provide support for palettes and other automated lighting functions. If a user requires more power, more channels, or more sophisticated control of automated lighting, the consoles are upgradeable via an Internet connection. Features include an installed media player, Internet browser, email, CD drive, USB/Ethernet expansion ports, and PDF reader. The consoles are ACN- and RDM-ready, as well as Ethernet, DMX512, and Pathport supported.
Entertainment Technology
Dallas, TX
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The Avab Congo™ is designed for theatre, broadcast, club systems, and special event lighting including concerts. Recently used for the Eurovision Song Contest broadcast in Kiev, Ukraine, the consoles controlled 300+ moving lights, 200+ conventionals, and 16 media servers, among other devices. Complete with a theatrical-style main playback fader pair, 40 multipurpose Masters for group, submaster, effect and additional sequence control, 40 Direct Selects, and a dedicated moving lights control section, the hardware is suitable for any playback situation. Over 200 moving-light templates and 30+ Dynamic Effects are provided within the console, with the ability to build and edit on the fly.
Middleton, WI
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The Hog® iPC from the Wholehog® family of control systems is the industry's first hybrid console. It is a full-featured lighting controller with an integrated PC motherboard running Windows XP Embedded. As part of the Wholehog 3 family, it operates using Hog 3PC software and is also backward compatible with the discontinued Hog 2PC software. The console comes standard with two external 12" touch screens, four universes of DMX output, Timecode input, MIDI input/output, internal hard drive, internal CD-RW drive, and five USB connectors. All programming capabilities are the same as the Wholehog 3 Operating System. Users can network with other Hog iPC consoles, Wholehog 3 consoles, and Hog 3PC computers. It is suitable for concert tours, theatres, nightclubs, cruise ships, churches, corporate shows, and other entertainment-oriented events.
High End Systems Inc.
Austin, TX
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The grandMA is the largest console in the grandMA range. It is an operator's console with three high-contrast color touch-screens, two external monitors, and 60 playback groups per page (20 with motorized faders). It has a built-in keyboard, mouse and trackball, and four parameter encoders. It is scalable and will run up to 64 universes of DMX though the MA-NET network utilizing the Network Signal Processor. LEDs are handled via the Bitmap Engine and Bitmap Effects. Users can visualize a show on the free grandMA 3D software in addition to the suite of offline pre-programming software available. The console also now features a full Blind Editor. Also available is grandMA — the DVD. It explains, step-by-step, how to program grandMA consoles.
A.C.T Lighting, Inc.
Agoura Hills, CA
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The Maxxyz was designed for touring, theatre, TV, special event, and even club applications. Features include: fast processing power, direct fixture access, a powerful effects generator, USB, motorized faders, quality touch screens, along with SMPTE/VITC/LANC/MIDI timecoding. New features include: digital LCD buttons, flexible programming; built-in 3D Visualizer; and multimedia, to name a few. Along with the eight DMX universes available directly from the console, it is also fully Ethernet enabled. The console has recently undergone a series of significant updates, including a complete PATCH revision, an overall speed upgrade, extended Preset functions, extended Copy commands, a number of Chase command revisions such as Chase Tap Sync/Learn timing, Chase Multipart timings, and Chase directions. An adaptable Playback Wing expands the console's functionality.
Martin Professional
Aarhus, Denmark
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The Emmy® Award-winning Virtuoso® DX2 console provides control of automated fixtures, digital lighting media servers, and conventional instruments. The front panel is designed for all programming situations, with illuminated buttons and displays readable in any lighting condition and viewing angle. The dual processor Power Mac G5 running Mac OS X provides a graphical interface for visual control of media servers via thumbnail images. The console includes eight integrated DMX universes and supports over 700 universes with the addition of external Ethernet Virtuoso Nodes. The system also includes a fully integrated 3D programming environment, real-time status display, inhibitive submasters, track and fill editing, and features an offline editing program that allows pre-programming and touch-up of all show data. The Virtuoso DX2 has been used in a variety of applications from concert touring to live television, theatre, trade exhibits, corporate meetings, sporting, and special events.
North Bergen, NJ
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The Vector family includes three fully compatible models — Red, Blue, and Green — designed for touring, theatre, and television lighting applications. The low profile, independently adjustable touchscreens, integrated desk lights, and motorized faders are among the unique aspects of the physical design. The hardware is based on two processors, one running Windows XP Embedded version (for user-interface, multimedia, and archiving), and the other running VxWorks (a networked, real-time operating system designed to be used in a distributed environment). This unique architecture offers the interface and capabilities of a desktop PC, along with the reliability and speed of an industrial control system. Vector was recently used by LD Bryan Hartley to program and run over 50 shows of the Trans Siberian Orchestra.
Compulite Systems
Wallingford, CT
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Applied Electronics is the exclusive American importer of the LSC maXim line of lighting consoles. The touch sensitive PaTPad controller allows instant access to any attribute of up to 36 moving lights and enables features such as palettes, presets, and individual attribute characteristics, such as timing and triggers. Features include a built-in effects engine; comprehensive fixture library; two scene preset and playback interface; fully proportional softpatch out to 512 (1,024) output channels; 25×7 dot matrix LED display that shows scrolled messages for effective reporting; electronic labeling function for naming Scene, Chase, Stack, and steps of Stacks; and Stack playback master and effects buttons for full control of sequences. All features of the maXim are identical across the line, with six models available: 24 fader MAX/S to 120 fader MAX/XXL.
Applied Electronics
Newport News, VA
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The newest member of the Show Designer family, the Show Designer-2CF features a built-in Compact Flash Drive. Users can store the entire memory of this 1,024-channel DMX controller on one 64MB Compact Flash card. Suitable for concerts, stage productions, and clubs, it has two universe outputs that can control complete presentations in two separate rooms or areas. It controls up to 48 fixtures (up to 32 channels each), with 1,152 programmable chases, 4,752 programmable scenes, 1,152 programmable shows, and 1,152 programmable presets. Keyboard input allows scenes, chases, and shows to be named using a standard computer keyboard. It comes with a large preprogrammed library of DMX fixtures. Additional features include: Effects Engine, joystick for pan/tilt, Scene Preview with "Go" feature, Pile On Mode for multiple scene playback, eight faders that can control 32 DMX channels, and an 80-character backlit LCD display. Software updates are available online. The unit is rack mountable (six spaces).
Elation Professional
Los Angeles, CA
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Regia 2048 consoles are used in concert, theatrical, and entertainment settings. They feature a combination of clear, user-friendly control panels, a constantly updated OS, and sturdy hardware. WYSIWYG CE is included with each console. The three different options, Pro, Opera, and Live, offer three different levels of complexity for control. All three consoles feature 2,048 DMX channels, four independent DMX lines, full compatibility with WYSIWYG CE, a shape engine, motorized A/B masters, unlimited multi-part cues, and internal power backup. The Regia Live also features a touchscreen panel.
Orlando, FL
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Featuring a major new design, the Vista dispenses with touchscreens, keypads, and number crunching, employing a pen and tablet/LCD for control over every aspect of a show. The console incorporates a timeline that illustrates what's happening in the design: when lights come on, when they go off, when they change color, and so on. It also features a generic fixture model that simplifies changing fixtures. When you make a change, the console compares the two lights and works out how to adapt, even if the new light doesn't have the same feature set. And for the operator, it provides splittable fader banks, user-definable buttons, and assignable encoders.
A.C. Lighting
Toronto, Canada
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The Leprecon LP-X Series consoles are designed for programming moving lights and conventional dimming for concert and live events, corporate events, production, theatre, and houses of worship. The consoles support a touchscreen monitor. The LP-X24 with 512 DMX channels and the LP-X48 with 1,024 DMX channels both feature an extensive built-in fixture library, 20 pages of preset playbacks with extensive cue lists, CBIF presets with individual fade times for each attribute, Effects Generator, and separate Cue Stack memories with hold and fade times. Standard features on both consoles include VGA, keyboard and mouse interface, and two dimmable Littlite work lamps.
Hamburg, MI
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The Frog 2 can control up to 2,048 channels of DMX and is fully Ethernet enabled. It offers multiple cue stack playback, comprehensive palette selections, and effects libraries. The use of macros allows for the automatic programming and playback. For busking in live environments, there are 2,000 user-definable buttons and 1,000 faders that can be assigned to control anything from a single channel to a group of fixtures to a complete memory. Using macros, these controls can be loaded from a memory or from a cue stack. Feedback is provided via two monitors and an onboard touch screen. It is also possible to display up to nine different sets of information simultaneously and to define specific user views. Storing shows is possible on either a USB memory stick or using the built-in CD writer. Three USB ports allow for use of a variety of accessories. It is possible to operate the console while it is in its flight-case base.
A.C.T Lighting, Inc.
Agoura Hills, CA
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The TL-5024 is a compact console offering softpatch with multiple pages, cue lists, scene and chase memories, programmable fade times, and live scene control. It is suitable for theatre, worship facilities, touring, nightclubs, and other live stage applications. Features include a "Go" button for scene cue, Fade In/Out control for cues, audio sync for chase patterns, chase fade time control, a dedicated house master fader, "Grand Master" fader, blackout function, and a backlit LCD display for status and programming. Lightronics offers a five-year warranty on all products.
Lightronics, Inc.
Virginia Beach, VA
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Diamond 4 is available in two models: D4 Vision and D4 Elite. The D4 Vision is design-ed for large-scale shows, festivals, concerts, events, and multi-purpose venues. Its new processing engine ensures faster response times and seamless selection and running. A new programming panel allows entry and selection of fixtures and palettes by number, while the electronic palette gives entry by legend. These entry systems can be mixed in any way. Additional new features include the Command Syntax, which allows replaying of the last entered button presses and the storing of these for later use; and the storing of Times within a Palette, expanding the ability to use Palettes during live performances. The D4 Elite console is streamlined to offer the maximum power and functionality in minimum space. It is encased in a smaller, lighter chassis, complete with 14 submasters and 96 assigned playbacks, with direct access to 96 fixtures or cues via the re-assignable Preset Playbacks.
Avolites America
Powell, TN
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The Millennium console is used primarily in theatre applications and is available in 24/48 and 48/96 models with up to 500 control channels. The console also includes an additional group of 500-plus channels dedicated to moving lights. It operates on an embedded Windows XP operating system. The current design includes an optional wireless remote focus using a pocket PC, remote video, and is compatible with WYSIWYG. It is Ethernet-compatible using ArtNet and Pathport systems. The basic console provides 600 cues, 10 pages of 24 submasters, 2,000 macros, 500 groups, and an offline editor function.
Allentown, PA
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ShowCAD Artist show control system now manages from 512 to 32,000 DMX channels output, utilizing Ethernet or USB. Artist implements WYSIWYG, MIDI, DMX In, RS232, digital and analog input/output protocols, and reads SMPTE, MTC, and timecode from CD, DVD, MP3, and more. The system features setup wizards, automatic scene generation functions, and multimedia interfacing. Comprehensive matrixing, color mixing, and crossfading features simplify LED fixture control. ShowCAD Artist club installations are Avalon New York City, Avalon Hollywood, Fabric London, Hippodrome London, and Manumission Ibiza. At the StratoFantasia extravaganza in Hong Kong's Victoria Harbor, lasers, video, lighting, and sound were all cued or controlled by Artist. In some 50 Chicago Rock Cafés and Lloyds No. 1 venues in the UK, systems can operate unmanned, with cues changing automatically in sync with Artist's Real-Time Clock. Trial software can be downloaded free of charge, as well as tutorials, a demo, and pricing information.
ShowCAD Control Systems Ltd.
Dorset, UK
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What Is The Alcat Test?
The Alcat Test is a simple blood test that measures food sensitivities based on reactions of immune cells when exposed to different foods. It's the only proven laboratory method of detecting food sensitivities and is performed under careful control by only one U.S. Government certified laboratory. There are home kits available to allow someone to perform the basic blood drawing and subsequent shipping to a lab to help determine if someone is allergic or sensitive.


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The government of Burundi says it outrightly rejects allegations by Human Rights Watch (HRW) that members of the youth wing of the ruling Conseil National de Defense de la Democratie – Forces pour la Defense de la Democratie (CNDD FDD) had engaged in gang-raping of relatives of political opponents.
According to Willy Nyamitwe, a media and communications advisor at the presidency, the report was full of falsehood calculated to demonize the ruling party and its youth wing.
He further stated in a series of tweets that the publication was sponsored by elements who were doing everything possible to back calls for the United Nations Security Council to send police officers to the country.
Attackers from Burundi's ruling party youth league tied up, brutally beat, and gang-raped women, often with their children nearby. Many of the women have suffered long-term physical and psychological consequences.
He stated that the Imbonerakure, youth of the CNDD FDD were not a gang of rapists and that HRW was bent on rehashing old facts of gang-rape even in the face of several denials in the past. ''HRW has lost all the battles against Burundi for months. It will lose this also and the truth will triumph,'' he added.
HRW reported on Wednesday that they had found that members of the Imbonerakure, youth league of Burundi's ruling party had severally gang-raped relations of political opponents.
The group further reported in its communique titled 'Burundi: Gang Rapes Ruling Party Youth' that male members of the opposition who were targeted by the youth and security services (particularly the police) were killed or abducted whiles the rape took place.
A women's right emergencies researcher with the group said "Attackers from Burundi's ruling party youth league tied up, brutally beat, and gang-raped women, often with their children nearby.
"Many of the women have suffered long-term physical and psychological consequences," Skye Wheeler added.
The international rights group said it interviewed over 70 rape victims in May this year in the Nduta refugee camp in Tanzania, a camp that currently holds 140,000 Burundian refugees.
The lack of funding from donor agencies towards the welfare of refugees is also worsening the situation. The UN refugee agency reported that donors have provided less than 40% of funds requested to help Burundi refugees in Tanzania.
Human Rights Watch said it was still awaiting a response from president of the ruling party, Pascal Nyabenda, following a submission of its findings to his office on July 12, 2016.
President Pierre Nkurunziza's decision to seek a third term as president led to political unrest since April last year. He went on to win elections in July and was subsequently sworn in as president.
Rebel groups have been making the country ungovernable with tit-for-tat assassinations and running grenade and gun battles that have killed more than 450 people and forced over 250,000 people to flee the country.
Human Rights Watch?
Human Rights Watch as the name implies is a global human rights institution. They investigate issues of rights abuses by governments and institutions and expose the facts widely in the media.
HRW also puts pressure on those with power to respect rights and secure justice. It is an independent outfit that works as part of a vibrant movement to uphold human dignity and advance the cause of human rights for all.


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ECS approaches property and facility management consulting services from your perspective. ECS delivers solutions to reduce your risk. We offer a full range of engineering consulting services for both existing and new buildings, working closely with each client to identify their specific needs. Our team of problem solvers understand the challenges faced in today's environment and provide real-world solutions to achieve your compliance, sustainability and performance goals. Please contact us with any questions you may have around building envelope testing and other facilities related services.
Services Include
- Due Diligence Services include property condition assessments, accessibility compliance assessments, bank draw reviews and pre-and post-construction surveys. In all cases, ECS helps our clients understand the condition of their property and help them mitigate risks during the construction process
- Structural and Special Testing Services include everything from load testing, material sampling and testing, to structural assessments, forensic investigations and limited structural design. From pedestrian bridges and retaining walls to parking garages, fall protection anchors and portfolio assessments, ECS' structural engineers bring a wealth of experience to your project
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- Code Compliance Services help our clients achieve code compliance in areas such as accessibility, energy conservation and specialty ventilation systems. ECS also serves to expedite building permit acceptance in many local jurisdictions


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Choose a Chicago hotel
Select a hotel in Chicago for your perfect city break. Our range offers everything from budget accommodations to luxury hotels, all in fantastic, central locations.
Select a hotel in Chicago for your perfect city break. Our range offers everything from budget accommodations to luxury hotels, all in fantastic, central locations.
Chicago is an eclectic city with a huge variety of hotels that are just as varied. We have a range of cheap hotels ideally situated for sightseeing, right up to luxury hotels perfectly located for boutique shopping or gallery viewing. Choose a hotel in Chicago to best suit your holiday needs.
All our hotels are located in prime Chicago hotspots. The 3 star Essex Inn Chicago has an enviable all season, rooftop pool. Enjoy a beverage from a selection of over 1,400 drinks, in the US's longest freestanding bar, located in 4 star Hyatt Regency Chicago. Or relax in 5 star luxury on the rooftop terrace at the Conrad Chicago. Indulge in one of Chicago's best spas at Spa@theWit, part of theWit Chicago. Whichever hotel you choose, you can be sure that our hotels have been carefully selected. See our Chicago deals and save money when you combine your flight + hotel together.
Across the Chicago River, immediately due North of the Loop, is a neighbourhood of densely packed galleries, with its requisite arts fairs and gallery walks. Wander around boutiques and speciality shops, including upscale antique stores and furniture dealers. It is a food lover's paradise, with an amazing assortment of dining options to satisfy every palate and budget. After dark, young and hip club-goers descend on River North for its plentiful and vibrant nightlife.
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Chris Hardwick joins the judges' panel and gets the opportunity to send an act directly to the live shows via the Golden Buzzer. Contestants have one last chance to impress the judges before the live rounds.
"America's Got Talent" and Simon Cowell is determined to find it. In "America's Got Talent", Simon searches for the most talented person in a variety of categories including singing, dancing, comedy, and various novelty acts.
Each of the contestants, chosen at casting calls around the nation, will have a chance to prove that they have talent in front of judges and America. The winner, chosen by viewers, will receive the opportunity to headline a showcase Las Vegas act and 1 Million Dollars!


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Manufacturer: Collegiate (View all products by Collegiate)
Model: Diploma with Easy Change Gullet (View all Diploma with Easy Change Gullet System reviews)
Category: Close Contact Saddles
Purchase: I bought this saddle at Fisher's Tack Shop in PA after trading in my old Kincade. After trading in my saddle I paid around $750. I tried the regular flap in store and decided to order the long flap so my knees wouldn't overshoot the flap. It came with a free saddle cover and hat.
Likes: I love the color of this saddle. It's a nice dark brown. It was a very easy transition from my old saddle, it did not pinch my leg or squeak. The seat is very comfortable and I like the recessed stirrup bar. No huge lump under my leg. The knee blocks are small but you still know they are there. The twist on this saddle is probably a med-wide and this suits me very well. I feel like I can ride properly now. I also like the changeable gullet. The horse I'm riding takes a wide and I have not noticed any back pain with her like I did with my old saddle.
Dislikes: Even though I like how the recessed stirrup bar eliminates bulk under my leg, it is really annoying to take my stirrup leathers on and off. The bar is not very big and does not have a safety switch on the end. I read one review about the stirrups slipping off when jumping but with the trouble I have removing my leathers I don't see this happening if you have wider leathers (mine are one inch Amish handmade Leathers) This saddle cleans up nicely but every time I clean and oil it, it squeaks! It didn't squeak when I rode in it new but now every time I oil it there is squeaking for about 30 minutes or so. Not a big deal, it's annoying but motivates me to keep my leg still. The leather under the leathers is wearing some. I clean and oil my saddle pretty often and it is kept indoors but I have notices the dye wearing off where the leathers lie. Once oiled with Lederbalsam, though, it goes away. I also recommend having a helper if you plan to change the gullet. It definitely takes two people.
Quality: The stitching on the saddle is really nice. I ride 1-3 times a week depending on the weather and am pretty diligent about cleaning and oiling it. The leather is still a bit stiff but the quality is infinitely better than my Kincade. Under the leathers is scuffing some and it will be interesting to see what happens as time goes on.
Summary: For the money I paid and what I got, I would most definitely recommend this saddle to someone looking for a nice, fair priced saddle. The gullet system is great and I have seen no back pain with my mare. The flaws I have found with this saddle are minor and they will not stop me from buying a Collegiate in the future
Rating: 4
Author: JumpWhat
Date: 2010-03-03
Usefulness Rating: 3 out of 5.
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Fall on the Blue Ridge Parkway
Fall is the time of year many people like to travel the Blue Ridge Parkway, so Southern-Traveller brings you some interesting tidbits about the Parkway to share at your next cocktail party.
Did you know: 250-miles of the Blue Ridge Parkway passes through North Carolina. And there are 25 tunnels along the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina alone. The Parkway actually begins in Shenandoah National Park in Virginia and follows the crest of the Blue Ridge Mountains for most of its 469 miles. At the southern end it passes over the Black Mountains, the Great Craggies, the Great Balsams, the Plott Balsams and into the Great Smoky Mountains.
It took 52 years to build the Blue Ridge Parkway, which was begun in 1935. The government gave the road its official name, but the local mountain people called it "The Scenic."
For a great fall weekend trip to Asheville, NC, check out my suggestions at: https://southern-traveller.com/north-carolina/blue-ridge-mountain-town/what-to-do/ and https://southern-traveller.com/north-carolina/blue-ridge-mountain-town/where-to-stay/.
(Parkway info excerpted from the book, Backroads of North Carolina by Kevin Adams; photos by Sandra Chambers, copyright 2011).


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We invite you to join us in one of our classes. Whether you are looking to get more strong and increase your flexibility or you are curious in discover a deeper sense of self or you are looking to deepen your practice.
Our goal is to create a space to allow you to tap into your greatest potential. Learn to blend the right amount of technical knowledge, joy, power and spirituality into your daily live. We look forward to share our passion and knowledge with you!
ATHAYOGA has two beautiful yoga studios – one studio in Zollikon, with a wonderful view on the lake and one in the middle of the beautiful old town of Zurich behind Grossmünster. Both are amazing locations definitely worth a visit
We offer 40 classes a week – 365 days a year. Every Weekend we offer Workshops, Masterclasses and Teacher Trainings, as well as Pop-Up Classes to deepen YOUR practice.
We are proud to have top qualified yoga teachers as part of our team that teach a wide range of morning, lunch and evening classes. The diversity of classes includes different yoga styles either in German or in English and suitable for all levels and age groups – from Beginner to Advanced Yogis. We also offer Private Yoga Classes, Ayurveda Treatments and Massages – everything you could wish for to improve your wellbeing.
Make sure to check our schedule to see which class would be suitable for YOU http://www.athayoga.ch/stundenplan/
For people new to our studio we offer a Trial Pass that includes 5 classes for a very good deal. This is ideal to get started into your yoga journey at ATHAYOGA. Check our website for other membership possibilities and prices
Here at ATHAYOGA we make sure that you feel at ease and welcome in our studios. It is our top priority that you have a wonderful experience and enter a secure space of peace where you can find stillness in your mind and recharge your energy for your busy life
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The Adult College Completion Network (ACCN), which concluded operations in 2016, united organizations and agencies working to increase college completion by adults with prior college credits but no degree in a collaborative learning network. The collaboration helped members to expand their knowledge, engage with one another, and explore new ideas and promising practices to better serve this population.
The Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) facilitated the work of the Network with funding from Lumina Foundation from 2011 to 2016.


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(Pt. VIII)
Although I've not posted a
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Where else but in Florida can a bride and groom schedule a wedding for the middle of February and experience near picture perfect weather conditions? Well, that's how it played out for Margaret and Bill. Although Friday, February 15, 2013 brought torrential downpours to Florida's Space Coast and Sunday, February 17th ushered in some of the coldest temperatures of the season, the weather on Saturday, February 16th, was pretty darn fantastic — 76 º and sunny skies with a slight breeze.
The Munsey's perfect day!
(Jenee' Michelle Photography)
I felt compelled to share a few details of Margaret and Bill's big day with readers because it so perfectly exemplified how a wedding reception should play out when you make the right choices.
The soon-to-be newlyweds wisely planned for their ceremony and reception to happen indoors. If the weather cooperated, which it did, there would be plenty of opportunity to get oodles of fabulous outdoor shots following the nuptials, which they did.
The soon-to-be newlyweds wisely planned for their ceremony and reception to happen indoors. If the weather cooperated, which it did, there would be plenty of opportunity to get oodles of fabulous outdoor shots following the nuptials, which they did.
I've said it before and I'll say it again. Although anything can happen (and it's wise to prepare yourself for a hefty glitch or two), your wedding-related anxieties can be greatly minimized simply by:
A) Remaining calm at ALL times.
B) Making smart, realistic choices.
C) Keeping the gig indoors
(or have an easily implemented back-up plan).
D) Involving only experienced professionals.
E) Remaining calm at ALL times.
I can't confirm A) or E), but I do know that Margaret and Bill perfectly nailed B), C) and D). From locations to time coordinates, they made smart, realistic choices and as I mentioned, they kept it all indoors. But they also had the good sense to hire some incredibly talented professionals to help make it all come together.
I've often referred to the cake as the "crowning jewel" of any wedding celebration. And throughout my 30-year career in the bridal industry, I've seen countless gems. I've also witnessed a few cake-related disasters — all of which could easily have been avoided had a proper professional been hired. In this regard, Margaret and Bill weren't taking any chances and they hired one of the area's best — Carlia Alderman from Carlia's Cakery. Carlia's unique carrot cake was adorned meticulously with amazing handmade calla lilies — making for a creation that was (almost) too beautiful for the bride and groom to slice. But I'm sure glad that they did because it was as delicious-tasting as it was fabulous-looking.
However, the Munseys really managed to impress even a longtime wedding pro like myself by serving sushi for the evening meal. Heck yeah, man — SUSHI! From various types of rolls with an assortment of sauces to an array of delightful nigiri choices, this buffet was the hippest (and tastiest) reception spread that I've ever experienced. Kudos to master chefs Carla Thompson, Silvio Marino and their cracker jack staff for a job well done!
And then there's the true unsung hero of the reception scene — the photographer. I've worked with many impressive photographers over the years, but this was my first experience working with Jenee' Michelle from Jenee' Michelle Photography and she quickly became one of my all-time favorites. Prompt, personable and professional — I look forward to working with Jenee' again in the (very) near future.
As for the reception itself — holy cow, what a blast! The bride, the groom and the bridal party all looked as stunning as any I've ever seen. The first dance was a bona fide tear-jerker and the toasts from the Matron of Honor and Best Man both were personal and engaging. The guests in attendance made up a lively group who were all too ready to "raise the roof" as they danced (and danced) to high energy favorites ranging from current chart-busters to retro classics. It truly was a night to remember, indeed.
-Christopher Long
(February 2013)
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Pertinent during Retrograde Mercury's current square to Uranus and Saturn's square to Neptune. Tension is high, nerves are "on end" and minds are reeling. I, for one, have done a lot of recent reflection, not only the subject matter contained in this article but particularly on what we call mental illness in today's world. Mental illness, a topic for another post altogether, is something that affects us all at some point whether we experience it directly or indirectly. It seems to have been a highlight throughout my life with family and loved ones, with opponents, authority figures, and random strangers. Life for me has been an intense series of breaking out of religious, cultural, and traditional conditionings (Capricorn – the sign we are exiting), shaking out the demons in total irreverence and wild abandon – and drawing unwanted attention to myself during this process at times (Aquarius – the sign we are entering) and exploring cosmic realms and expanded states of awareness, developing higher love and compassion despite all odds (Pisces – the final sign of the Zodiac, before reentering Aries).
Whether one would say it's karmic, genetics, or just my luck I have had to look long and hard at the causes and effects of some severe mental aberrations in this lifetime, and have dealt with more than my share of people who are very sick in both body and mind. After a lifelong battle with sickness and insanity within myself, along with a false belief that I could never achieve wellness, it eventually became apparent that sometimes we struggle the most when we have internalized the sickness of the world around us. There are patterns inherent in us and patterns we have learned. When we understand this, we can disentangle from the mess we perceive ourselves to be in and gain clarity into our situation and that of others, also helping to liberate them from the chain of pain in that specific area we are most collectively and consistently attacked in – our consciousness. I offer this piece as a ray of hope for those experiencing something similar to what I experienced.
The Psycho-Spiritual Aspects of Brain
and Endocrine Imbalances
"To experience pain is inevitable. To suffer is optional."
(Zen Aphorism)
Before modern medicine, many people with autoimmune, brain, and endocrine illnesses died slow and painful deaths in isolation and fear. Those fortunate enough to live somewhat peaceful lives had the support of family or friends, and often some sort of spiritual practice that helped them make sense of it all. Now we have the knowledge and the medicines, both allopathic and alternative, to help ourselves, but there still so many who do not realize this, and thus resign themselves to suffering. Unfortunately these illnesses are still sorely misdiagnosed with dire consequences for the patients, by many modern medical practitioners. This is why it is so important for us to educate ourselves.
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More than 1,300 Long Island high school students, representing more than 70 schools, will showcase their "virtual businesses" at the 6th Annual Long Island Virtual Enterprises Business Plan Competition and Trade Show being held at Farmingdale State College, Friday, January 13 and Tuesday, January 17, from 9.a.m. to 1 p.m. in Roosevelt Hall (Trade Show) and the School of Business building.
The top 10 "businesses" will go on to the Long Island Business Plan finals in March; the most outstanding will advance to the national competition sponsored by Virtual Enterprises International in New York City in April. Judging at Farmingdale will be done by Long Island business leaders and members of the college's business faculty. The competition is sponsored by Virtual Enterprises International, Farmingdale's University in the High School program, and the Career and Technical Education Technical Assistance Center of New York.
Virtual Enterprises International (VEI) is an in-school entrepreneurship program modeled on the European tradition of apprenticeships. The program targets high school and college students. With an emphasis on college and career readiness, VEI offers students a competitive edge through project-based collaborative learning, and the development of 21st-century skills in entrepreneurship, global business, economics, problem solving, communication, personal finance, and technology. Each year, VEI works with schools to transform 500 classrooms into offices and 12,000 students into business executives.
Farmingdale's University in the High School program enables qualified high school juniors and seniors to earn college credit for approved courses offered in their own schools. Students who register with Farmingdale State College and successfully complete the course will be eligible to earn undergraduate credits that can be used to pursue a degree at Farmingdale or any other college the student wishes to attend.
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In 2007-2012, in cooperation with industry partners and faculty at several universities through the Consortium on Research for Renewable Industrial Material, Richard began a series of research projects focusing on investigating the environmental impacts of virgin manufacturing and reclaiming wood building materials in the United States, particularly for the eastern United States.
He prepared comprehensive environmental performance estimates on producing these wood
products based on material and energy inputs. These estimates included a broad range of
environmental outputs to air, water, and land. In 2007-2012, Richard discovered that a larger portion of carbon dioxide was from biogenic than from anthropogenic (fossil) sources for all types of virgin lumber produced. In addition, he found that the amount of carbon stored in these lumber products far outweighed, up to a factor of 10, the amount of anthropogenic carbon emissions released.
Furthermore, Richard demonstrated that the geographic location of the production facility played a role in total CO2 released. He developed carbon balances on wood products that aided the understanding of the global carbon balance and helped submit critically reviewed LCI data into the U.S. LCI Database. Currently, Richard is a member of a funded BRDI proposal in which he will be evaluating on an environmental basis, the consequences of using biobased products from woody biomass gasification compared to the commercially available fossil fuel-equivalent products. He will be a team member with Drs. Han, Oneil and Puettmann to evaluate the environmental performance of three biobased products and will lead the effort on biochar and briquettes.


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Looking to DC for a model of bike sharing
The Sixth Square is WHYY's arts and culture blog. Culture can include a lot of things.
For example, Philadelphia has a thriving "bike culture." To some cycling approached a belief system while others pick up a bike every so often for a nice ride or to get some exercise and of course, many people fall somewhere between.
Those who count themselves among this "bike culture" may be getting some new neighbors soon if attempts to start a bike sharing program are successful here in Philadelphia. Bike sharing, popular for several years in Europe, is coming to America. WHYY's Bill Hangley recently did a story about how Philadelphia is looking to Washington DC's new program to see whether bike sharing can work here.
Bill talked to some advocates of the program who are skeptical that DC's program can work since it's on such a small scale.
Governing.com's blog, The 13th Floor, agrees that DC's program has some flaws:
But there's one aspect of the program that just might doom it altogether. From DCist:
It takes at least a couple of weeks to process memberships, so if you sign up today, you can be one of the first people to try out the new program.
"At least a couple of weeks"?? I'm sure people are excited about the notion of being about to grab a bike and go, but won't a two- or three-week wait be a huge discouraging factor?
For this to work in Philadelphia, it has to be easy to use, convenient, inexpensive and reliable. The stations need to be everywhere and there has to be bikes available at all of them. In other words, when it comes to bike sharing, go big or go home.
Encouraging an expansion of Philly's "bike culture" can only help in the long run.Explore posts in the same categories: This Philadelphia Culture
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As many of you know, last month we had a real scare in our family when Mr. E was hospitalized for 2 1/2 days with pulmonary emboli...also known as blood clots in the lungs. It was quite the ordeal, and now a month later I am happy report he is doing exceptionally well, and has had all good check ups at both his cardiologist and hematologist...praise be to God!
Upon being discharged from the hospital, the only dietary restrictions he had were to attempt to eat a little heart healthier, meaning lower sodium and trans fats. To be honest, it wasn't a major change in something he's already been doing. See, a few years ago at the urging of his physician, he decided to start eating better and working out. That's when his food habits began to change; and he went back to Taekwondo. Three years later, and almost 100 lbs. later, he is more fit, and healthier than he has ever been in the 17 years we've been together. I'm so proud of the changes he made in his life; and was up to the challenge to find even more ways to make his diet healthier.
In that spirit, how about a one skillet meal that has robust, fresh, bright flavor that is not only a fantastic meal for a busy weeknight, but also includes my favorite tip on adding less salt, without taking away flavor. What is that? You ask. Well, it's our trusty friend the lemon.
I can't even tell you where I learned this trick, it's been so long ago, but the flavor of lemon or lemon juice hits some of the same taste buds on your tongue as that of salt, in such a way, it tricks your brain into thinking it has a salty flavor when in reality it has very little or even none.
So there you go. A terrific new supper idea you can have on the table in almost no time at all; and a tasty little trick to keep up your sleeve any time you want to reduce the sodium but punch up the flavor!
Lemon Chicken and Rice Skillet
3 boneless chicken breasts, cut into bite size chunks
1 1/2 c. instant white rice
1 (14 oz.) can low sodium chicken broth
1 TBS cornstarch
1 medium white onion, chopped
2 TBS butter or margarine
2 carrots, thinly sliced
1 c. frozen peas
1 lemon, juiced and divided
2 tsp. dried parsley
2 cloves garlic, minced
Salt and Pepper, to taste
In a large skillet or dutch oven, melt butter over medium high heat. Saute chicken, onions and carrots until tender and chicken is browned, about 10 minutes, stirring often. Season with salt and pepper. Add garlic and cook 1 minute more. In a small bowl combine chicken broth, 2 TBS lemon juice and cornstarch. Add to chicken mixture. Bring to a boil, and cook 2-3 minutes, stirring, until slightly thickened. Add rice and peas. Stir well. Remove from heat and cover. Let stand for 5 minutes. Check for rice tenderness. Add parsley and stir again. Just before serving, drizzle with remaining lemon juice, to taste.
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I write this with the vague and fleeting notion that there are still people who irregularly check this blog and hope to someday find regular updates.
I've been writing elsewhere recently: most critically as Live Theatre's guest blogger, but sporadically – often drunkenly – on CAPTCHA, my attempt at trying to fuse the minds of Tao Lin, Steve Roggenbuck and Julia Darling. No, I don't know what I mean either.
Regardless, CAPTCHA (and the myriad related internet poetry/macro Tumblrs it tries to emulate) has provided some kind of creative catharsis – or, at the very least, outlet – while I try and negotiate my way through my mid-twenties in this clusterfuck nation of ours.
I have "high and lofty"* hopes of beginning to form the CAPTCHA poems into some kind of coherent narrative over the next "however long"*. I say that; I've probably only written 3 worth theirs or anyone else's salt. So, in short, I'm just beginning to feel again that I might want to actually write some poems. But I've totally given up on form and learning about it or learning about why I should learn about it, so expect some prose-poetry about quarter life crises soon. And by 'soon' I mean whenever I actually get round to doing it. Priorities, people.
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I got hundreds to thousands of photos through my life. A lot of which would match up to stories here on Cowabunga Corner, but for one reason or another they are not chosen. This does not mean that these photos are not worth sharing and do not hold stories of their own. I would like to keep sharing what I can here on the site, so whenever I can I will share a photo and a story to go along with the photo. If it's a part of events that has been shared here, we will link back to the stories of the events themselves as well. Hope everyone enjoys. Today's photo is at Toronto Fan Expo 2005.
With all the conventions that I go to, I'd like to share some fun memories from different conventions. This time it'll be a day at Toronto Fan Expo in 2005. I met up with some friends for the event and even made some new friends at this convention, who I still hang out with to this day.
Hey everyone! Welcome to episode 15 of Cowabunga Corner Season 3. In this episode I talk a little about the history of TMNT voice actors.
One thing all Turtle fans know is that every media has a new set of voice actors, so we're always seeing new faces being brought in. It's been this way since the early day of Ninja Turtles.
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Well folks, it's a new dawn, a new day, a new week AND a new month and we thought what better way to start things off than with a mighty THANK YOU to YOU, our LOVEly customers. Our 'shop baby' has now been open exactly three months and PHEW, what a learning curve it's been! Mark and I have been well and truly stretched both personally and professionally at times. However even with all that's going on 'behind the scenes' and the pressures that come with it, we do strive to give excellent customer service at all times. However we are only human and highly fallible and sometimes it isn't always easy but we do hope that for the most part, your experience of Sunrise (and us!) has been both positive and enjoyable. There have been LOTS of changes these last 13 weeks - the biggest of which being the addition of the fresh organic fruit and veg in the shop. (And there's bound to be lots more as we continue to evolve and grow and generally find our shopkeeper feet.) The organic fruit and veg has gone down a storm and well, it didn't take long for us to realise it is because it is what YOU, our lovely customers wanted! As much as we may have our own ideas as to where we'd like Sunrise to go, it is ultimately up to you which direction we/the business takes. SO, we will continue to listen and take note of what you want from us and the shop and, where cash flow allows, do our utmost to oblige. So once again, THANK YOU so much for all your custom and support over our first 3 months of trading and long may it/we continue! Happy month peeps and we very much look forward to seeing you at Sunrise again SOON! Be happy. Be healthy! Liz and Mark x
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Crimes of the Heart is a 1981 Pulizter winner and has also been awarded the Drama Critics Circle Award. It takes place in Hazelhurst, Mississippi, 5 years after Hurricane Camille.
Welcome to the wild and wacky home of the McGrath sisters, one of whom has just shot her state senator husband, the other of whom has returned home after a failed singing career in California, and the oldest of whom is turning 30 and wonders if her "shrunken ovary" is going to keep her from ever finding a husband. Oh, and don't mention their mother who hung herself beside their family cat. Crazy? Yes. Funny? Yes. Warm and full of the things that make families the things that we can't live with and can't live without? Absolutely! According the Pulitzer Prize Committee citation, Crimes of the Heart is "a play rich with wisdom about the way people respond to life".
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> Mark, > I believe that (a) is not a special case of (c) because: > > 1) SOAP as a messaging protocol is one-way, therefore HTTP > response again transfers just a one-way message, in which case it > should always be 200 OK (even for faults), Hmm, well, I don't see how that follows. An underlying protocol with its own notion of response should be able to transfer a SOAP envelope while still returning what it knows to be a response, no? > 2) "sending a message to a SOAP Node identified by a URI" > contains nothing indicating what HTTP method should be used, > in other words SOAP as a messaging protocol means that semantics > are defined by the SOAP message and the endpoint application. Sure, that's the tunnel view. The chameleon view of our default binding is that POST semantics are used. > If we want SOAP to be transport independent, it must be layered > above HTTP. If we want HTTP methods to affect SOAP, they must be > layered above or equally to SOAP. No way to consolidate. There is a way. We've done it already. See http://www.w3.org/2000/xp/Group/1/10/11/soap12-part2.html#IDALNXZ "The SOAP HTTP Binding ( see 7 SOAP HTTP Binding ) can be considered as an extension of the HTTP application protocol." > It seems that SOAP is on the same level as MIME, for example, > (or RFC 822, whichever is used for HTTP after the leading method > line), so you could probably have HTTP/SOAP (HTTP with SOAP data > instead of MIME/822 data), but not SOAP non-tunneled over HTTP. Yes you could! If SOAP is sucessful in the long run, I see it looking exactly like this. HTTP headers would migrate to be SOAP headers over time, and you'd be left with HTTP Request-Line and a SOAP envelope. (hopefully my previous suggestion for a GET binding should make more sense given that as context) > I understand that you can use SOAP as a data encapsulation > format, but how does this play with idempotent request/response > queries? (HTTP says GET, SOAP says Envelope, AFAIK you can't have > a GET with a request body - for the good reason of > addressability.) Right. Using SOAP with our default binding in a chameleon way means only using SOAP for things that you'd normally use POST for. If you wanted to do GET, PUT, or DELETE, you'd have to use them the way you normally do. > Oh, and an HTTP application using SOAP as its data format is > just that, it's not a SOAP application with an HTTP binding. This > application uses SOAP *without* any transport binding because > it's the application and not SOAP who defines the transport. SOAP is not an application protocol though, and the application semantics have to come from someplace. In the example I mentioned, the SOAP envelope included the application semantic "Add", and I showed how to do the same thing by using POST. Henrik talked about how SOAP can't "perform tasks" on www-tag; http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-tag/2002Mar/0210.html > (Hope I'm clear, it's almost 4am here. 8-) ) Ack. Get some sleep! MB -- Mark Baker, Chief Science Officer, Planetfred, Inc. Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA. firstname.lastname@example.com http://www.markbaker.ca http://www.planetfred.comReceived on Tuesday, 26 March 2002 22:27:06 UTC
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Frank Mahony
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27.9 x 41.4 cm
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Frank Mahony was born in Melbourne and studied in Sydney at the NSW Academy of Art. He painted Australian genre subjects and was a highly talented and professional illustrator who drew for numerous publications including The Picturesque Atlas of Australasia and The Bulletin. He also illustrated books by Henry Lawson and Banjo Patterson.
Mahony specialized particularly in horse subjects. His painting Rounding up a straggler, 1889, in the Art Gallery of New South Wales was purchased in the year it was painted. An engraving of it appeared in The Picturesque Atlas of Australasia
Mahoney also produced a large work titled The A. J. C. Autumn Meeting – The Lawn at Randwick, 1888 (painted with Albert Henry Fullwood – see elsewhere on our website) which was engraved as an insert for The Sydney Mail, Saturday, March 31, 1888. The oil painting At the Races was probably painted at around the same time.
Specialising in Australian Colonial, Impressionist, Edwardian and Modern paintings,
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