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Error code: DatasetGenerationError
Exception: ArrowInvalid
Message: JSON parse error: Missing a closing quotation mark in string. in row 3
Traceback: Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/src/services/worker/.venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/datasets/packaged_modules/json/json.py", line 153, in _generate_tables
df = pd.read_json(f, dtype_backend="pyarrow")
File "/src/services/worker/.venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pandas/io/json/_json.py", line 815, in read_json
return json_reader.read()
File "/src/services/worker/.venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pandas/io/json/_json.py", line 1025, in read
obj = self._get_object_parser(self.data)
File "/src/services/worker/.venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pandas/io/json/_json.py", line 1051, in _get_object_parser
obj = FrameParser(json, **kwargs).parse()
File "/src/services/worker/.venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pandas/io/json/_json.py", line 1187, in parse
self._parse()
File "/src/services/worker/.venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pandas/io/json/_json.py", line 1403, in _parse
ujson_loads(json, precise_float=self.precise_float), dtype=None
ValueError: Trailing data
During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/src/services/worker/.venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/datasets/builder.py", line 1997, in _prepare_split_single
for _, table in generator:
File "/src/services/worker/.venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/datasets/packaged_modules/json/json.py", line 156, in _generate_tables
raise e
File "/src/services/worker/.venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/datasets/packaged_modules/json/json.py", line 130, in _generate_tables
pa_table = paj.read_json(
File "pyarrow/_json.pyx", line 308, in pyarrow._json.read_json
File "pyarrow/error.pxi", line 154, in pyarrow.lib.pyarrow_internal_check_status
File "pyarrow/error.pxi", line 91, in pyarrow.lib.check_status
pyarrow.lib.ArrowInvalid: JSON parse error: Missing a closing quotation mark in string. in row 3
The above exception was the direct cause of the following exception:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/src/services/worker/src/worker/job_runners/config/parquet_and_info.py", line 1529, in compute_config_parquet_and_info_response
parquet_operations = convert_to_parquet(builder)
File "/src/services/worker/src/worker/job_runners/config/parquet_and_info.py", line 1154, in convert_to_parquet
builder.download_and_prepare(
File "/src/services/worker/.venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/datasets/builder.py", line 1029, in download_and_prepare
self._download_and_prepare(
File "/src/services/worker/.venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/datasets/builder.py", line 1124, in _download_and_prepare
self._prepare_split(split_generator, **prepare_split_kwargs)
File "/src/services/worker/.venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/datasets/builder.py", line 1884, in _prepare_split
for job_id, done, content in self._prepare_split_single(
File "/src/services/worker/.venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/datasets/builder.py", line 2040, in _prepare_split_single
raise DatasetGenerationError("An error occurred while generating the dataset") from e
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General Steam Navigation Locomotive Restoration Society
The General Steam Navigation Locomotive Restoration Society are the owners of Merchant Navy class locomotive General Steam Navigation. The society is currenly restoring 35011 to unrebuilt condition complete with air smoothed casing and chain driven valve gear.
https://youtu.be/c20wNDChV1U
Doesn’t it seem like a crime that the only UK steam locomotive to bear the word ‘steam’ in its name hasn’t made steam in over 50 years? This is something the General Steam Navigation Locomotive Restoration Society plan to change. Launched in January 2016 the society has gone from strength to strength and purchased the Class 8P locomotive 35011 General Steam Navigation in July 2016.
Now based on the Swindon and Cricklade Railway, the Society aims to restore the Merchant Navy to her original as built condition complete with air smooth casing and Bulleids unique chain driven valve gear. Retro-converting a Merchant Navy has long been debated since the days of Barry Scrap Yard with 11 of the 30 members of the class surviving the cutters torch. General Steam Navigation went to Barry in June 1966 with most of her running gear missing and critically no crank axle. This has put GSN in a rather unique position compared to her sisters as the cost of restoring her to either rebuilt or original condition are fairly similar. 35011s unrebuilding is the most exciting Southern Region project and we invite you to join us in our efforts to put the steam back into General Steam Navigation.
The Latest News From The Project
The latest monthly news update from the 35011 General Steam Navigation Project. This is the best place to find out about all the progress being made wth the locomotives restoration, upcoming events and everything associated with the project.
We've moved to Swindon!
The 35011 General Steam Navigation Locomotive Restoration Society are delighted to report that the project has moved to the Swindon and Cricklade Railway in Wiltshire. The Railway offers a round-trip passenger journeys of approximately 4.5 miles with trains running between Blunsdon and Hayes Knoll, plus an extension south to Taw Valley Halt at Mouldon Hill Country Park within the Borough of Swindon. 35011 arrived at Blunsdon in April 2019 and will be the location where the locomotive is eventfully restored back to steam.
MORE INFO ON THE SWINDON AND CRICKLADE
Member of the Heritage Railway Association and Bulleid Pacific Locomotive Association
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I Can'T Do Without You - Clarence Carter
Clarence Carter
I Can'T Do Without You
Testifyin'
Clarence Carter (born 14 January 1936, Montgomery, Alabama) is a singer and musician. Carter's earliest releases were as half of the duo Clarence And Calvin. Also known as the "C And C Boys", the blind duo made seven singles, the last of which was recorded at Fame's Muscle Shoals studio. When his partner, Calvin Thomas (aka Scott), suffered serious injuries in a car accident in 1966, Carter became a solo act (Calvin himself later reappeared as a Show more ...
Bettye Swann
Eddie Floyd
The Chi-Lites
1) Slip Away
2) Snatching It Back
3) Patches
4) Back Door Santa
5) Too Weak to Fight
6) Strokin'
7) Looking for a Fox
8) The Road Of Love
9) Slip Away - Single/LP Version
10) Slip Away - Single/
11) Backstabbers
12) I'm Easy
13) You're Love Lifted Me
14) I'd Rather Go Blind
15) do what you gotta do
16) Strokin
17) I Can'T Do Without You
18) part time love
19) I Can't See Myself
20) Lovely Day
21) Funky Fever
22) Making Love (At the Dark End of the Street)
23) slippin' around
24) I Can't Leave Your Love Alone
25) Willie and Laura Mae Jones
1) Booker T. & the MG's - Let's Go Get Stoned
2) Otis Redding - Cigarettes and Coffee
3) Clarence Carter - Snatching It Back
4) Clarence Carter - Slip Away
5) Aretha Franklin - One Step Ahead - Mono Mix
6) Solomon Burke - I'll Be Doggone
7) Sam & Dave - Soothe Me
8) Solomon Burke - Can't Nobody Love You
9) Mable John - That Woman Will Give It A Try
10) Sam Cooke - Chain Gang - Remastered
11) Otis Redding - That's How Strong My Love Is
12) Marvin Gaye - Is That Enough
13) The Isley Brothers - It's Your Thing
14) Rufus - Your Smile
15) Shuggie Otis - Inspiration Information
16) Lee Dorsey - Get out of My Life Woman
17) Syl Johnson - Let Yourself Go
18) Lee Dorsey - Little Ba-by
19) Shuggie Otis - Destination You!
20) Wilson Pickett - Mr. Magic Man
21) Wilson Pickett - Mustang Sally
22) Sly & The Family Stone - Family Affair - Single Version
23) Sam & Dave - My Reason For Living
24) Betty Wright - Clean Up Woman
25) Al Green - Take Me To The River
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Coroner: Mark Dombroski’s Death Was Accidental
[Updated] The Coroner’s inquest findings have been released, which ruled that the death of American teenager Mark Dombroski was ‘accidental death or misadventure.’
Mr Dombroski, a 19-year-old student at St Joseph’s University, was in Bermuda to take part in a rugby tournament in March 2018.
He went missing in the early hours of the morning on Sunday, March 18, 2018, and after a search involving numerous people, his lifeless body was found at the bottom of a significant drop at Fort Prospect on the afternoon of Monday, March 19th.
An overseas forensic pathologist previously stated that he “died from a fall” and there was “no evidence of foul play,” and a coroners inquest was held into his death late last year, with the judgement handed down today, after having been shared with the family.
Update 4.08pm: A police spokesperson said, “The Bermuda Police Service notes the Coroner’s verdict of “death by misadventure” in the untimely passing of Mark Dombroski.
“The Bermuda Police Service conducted a thorough, professional investigation and hopefully the Coroner’s findings will bring some closure to the matter.
“This was a tragic accident that greatly impacted the Dombroski family, and indeed the whole community. We continue to extend our sincere condolences to the friends and family of Mark Dombroski.”
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Exhaust Systems – XK & V12
Fuel Injection for V12 E Type Guide
E Type Systems – XK & V12
Tail Pipe Trims
TT Systems Explained
V8 Systems
XJ6 & XJ12 Systems
XJS Systems – V12 & 6 Cylinder
XJS 3.6 Richness Problem
Exhaust Emissions Notes
Flywheel Mass
How Things Are Done
Things That Might Have Been
Understanding Electronic Fuel Injection
V12 Specialities
Cost Effective V12 Upgrades Guide
Lambda Feedback Idle Adjustment
Modular V12
Air Filter Boxes
Inlet Manifolds
AJ6 on Jagweb
There have been some very strange engines over the years. Here are a few examples, some of which were surprisingly successful or provided a path to something that was, some were successful for a brief time until the limit of the potential had been reached, whilst others probably never even ran.
1. The Adams Farwell motor car.
It seems beyond belief that anyone would consider making a motor car with a rotary engine (one in which the entire engine spins around a stationary crankshaft) yet that is what powered the Adams Farwell in the early 1900s.
The entire concept of the rotary engine now seems bizarre but at the time it provided a solution to getting equal amounts of fuel, air and cooling airflow to all cylinders at a time when low thermal efficiency meant that a lot of heat would need to be dissipated and cooling systems were rudimentary and unreliable. It also enabled processes like ignition and valve actuation could be synchronised simply by having stationary cams or contacts located to act for each cylinder as it passed.
2. Gnome rotary aircraft engine.
Some would say this engine, a rotary like the Adams Farwell, allowed aviation to become viable more than any other, with its absurdly thin walled (1.5 mm) nickel-chrome steel cylinders and other light weight features. In its original form it had automatic inlet valves in the centre of the piston crowns to admit rich fuel/air mixture from the crankcase to mix with air entering from an exhaust valve that remained open for part of the induction stroke. Only after the exhaust valve closed would a vacuum be produced in the cylinder to induce mixture flow from the crankcase. For this to work there obviously could be no manifolding around the exhaust valves so that flow could reverse as necessary.
The automatic inlet valves had balance weights to counter the effects of centrifugal force which would otherwise open the valves prematurely. A very light spring across the weights ensured closure whilst allowing the valve to open with the slight pressure difference produced.
Centrifugal force acting on the exhaust valves meant that again only a very light spring was required for closure.
The setting of the piston valves was critical to performance, yet they were not easy to access, and failure to close properly could lead to detonation of the entire crankcase charge.
This prompted a redesign to dispense with the piston valves and the result was our next example.
3. Gnome Monosoupape rotary aircraft engine.
Now with solid pistons the Gnome Mono had a row of ports in the cylinder wall that were uncovered by the piston as it neared the bottom of the stroke thereby admitting rich charge as before. Early opening of the exhaust valve allowed cylinder pressure to drop so avoiding backflow of exhaust gas as the ports were uncovered at the end of the power stroke. The induction of fuel/air mixture took place towards the end of the next induction stroke as before.
Both of these Gnome engines were widely used in the early days of aviation and well into WW1 but larger more powerful rotary engines like the Clerget and then the 200 b.h.p. Bentley carried the type forward but by this time the rotating mass was becoming problematic with gyroscopic precession making aircraft handling difficult. In the hands of a pilot who could master it a Sopwith Camel could make snap turns that defied belief but the same feature could be a death trap for the unwary.
The obvious limitations brought the reign of the rotary to a sudden end with the finish of WW1 by which time better performance was becoming more easily available from conventional engines.
4. Demont double acting rotary aircraft engine.
In the days when light weight was an imperative this contraption with centrifugally induced internal air cooling of its complex pistons was intended to be a higher powered rotary engine with six double acting cylinders.
Inlet and exhaust valves were provide for each combustion chamber activated by face cams and links. The exhaust valves faced forwards to benefit from cooling air
It seems unlikely that it could ever have run and produced useful power or held together for any length of time.
5. 1913 Peugeot L3 four valve racing engine.
It would be most unfair to call this engine an oddity because its layout is still very relevant today. It was only odd because of its innovative features which marked it out from all the other engines around at the time.
It was the very first four-valve, twin overhead camshaft, racing engine with pentroof combustion chambers and a single central sparking plug, an arrangement that we now regard as normal.
Needless to say, it was very successful.
6. Barr and Stroud sleeve valve motor cycle engines.
I found these drawings loosely inserted inside a book dating from 1922 that I inherited from a relative.
Barr and Stroud were prominent in the field of precision optics and also were early producers of engines using the Burt-McCollum single sleeve valve and may well have inspired Ricardo and others to pursue the principle to great effect.
Roy Fedden’s impressive Bristol sleeve valve radial engines were of this type, exemplified by the Taurus, Hercules, and mighty Centaurus, that powered so many aircraft during and just after WW2.
Napier’s H24 Sabre that powered the Hawker Typhoon was another outstanding example.
Had the gas turbine not intervened it seems likely that high powered sleeve valve engines would have been still more widely used, possibly in highly supercharged two-stroke form developed to impressive levels by Ricardo, culminating in the remarkable V12 Rolls-Royce Crecy, which came too late to reach fruition.
7. Fairchild Caminez engine.
Designed in the mid-1920s by Harold Caminez, the Fairchild Caminez engine was an ingenious device that seemed to have much promise. The main shaft carried a lemniscate (figure eight shaped) cam which propelled four pistons up and down in radially disposed cylinders as it rotated. The substantial pistons, carrying rolling followers, were attached by tension links and moved as opposed pairs thereby balancing out their inertia forces. Also appealing was the feature that each cylinder undertook a complete four stroke cycle for each rotation of the main shaft. The engine was successfully flown, endurance tested and certified but it had an inherent serious problem.
Although the arrangement produced no unbalanced forces in the normal way, because of the interconnecting tension links the inertia loads of the outgoing pistons significantly added to those of the incoming ones so that these combined masses acted heavily upon the waist of the cam as they were slowed to a halt then accelerated again. This resulted in powerful fourth order torque irregularities which could not be resolved. The resulting torsional vibrations made the engine impractical and it was eventually abandoned in 1929.
8. Butterworth swing valve engine.
The sleeve valve arose as an alternative to the poppet valve, which at one time seemed to be limiting the potential of conventional engines.
The Butterworth swing valve was another attempt to overcome the perception that poppet valves were a hindrance to optimum induction flow.
Archie Butterworth was a notable ‘character’ in British motor racing in the early post WW2 period, who produced a 1.5 litre flat four racing engine with swing valves operated by pushrods acting on the pivoting shaft and closed by torsion bar springs.
Although the swing valves were troublesome initially, they were made to work and the engine produced over 150 b.h.p. at 7000 r.p.m. This was quite good performance for the time but not enough to keep in front of more conventional engines which were being developed at an increasing pace.
9. Renault planetary rotation engine.
After Felix Wankel’s famous little engine burst onto the public stage in 1957 there was a massive surge of interest in ‘alternative’ engines, few of which had much real merit.
Quite a number of motor manufacturers became receptive to schemes that previously would have been just dismissed as unworkable.
The planetary rotation engine of 1963 resulting from collaboration between Renault and AMC was one example and it seems strange now to imagine how hardened professional engineers could ever have taken such a contrivance seriously. A four lobe rotor moved eccentrically around a five lobe housing much like an eccentric rotor oil pump, but even if the sealing problems could have been overcome, what advantage would it have had over a conventional engine?
10. Sarich Orbital engine.
In 1972 stories began to come out of Australia about a new wonder engine that was going to revolutionise the motor industry. It was called the Sarich Orbital Engine and for months the motoring press around the world was full of impressive claims for high power, low fuel consumption, low emissions, compactness, and simplicity, but no details about it were forthcoming. Stories of a 2 litre engine producing 200 b.h.p. and weighing just 100 lbs were avidly propagated by the press without being properly questioned.
Finally, in early 1973 a non-running prototype was at last shown to the public: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SiRqmo5Onc
I have a copy of an article that followed by Phil Irving, a highly regarded Australian engineer who had designed the Repco F1 racing engines that had powered Jack Brabham and Denny Hulme to two world championships. Irving’s incisive analysis of the Sarich engine read almost like a lawyer shredding a contrived defence in a courtroom. From that moment it was a dead duck!
But, Sarich had been hailed as a genius and showered with awards, while vast amounts of money had been committed by huge companies like BHP as well as the Australian government. Not wanting to be seen as fools the people concerned just kept the Sarich Orbital company going in the hope something useful might eventually come from it.
In the early 1990s a number of manufacturers, including Jaguar, experimented seriously with two-stroke engines using what could be described as an air-blast direct injection system devised by Sarich’s company, but it failed to gain acceptance in the motor industry. Problems with durability and NOx emissions proved to be insurmountable although the system seems to have found success in less critical small power unit applications such as outboard motors and scooters.
Ralph Sarich apparently prospered well from all this and then made a fortune in property but no car was ever powered by his original orbital engine. It is rumoured that a prototype did eventually run but was unable to produce any useful power. What is amazing is that such huge resources were poured into something that any competent engineer would have recognised as hopeless right from the start.
Lots of others too…
For those interested in seeing just how many unconventional and odd-ball engines have been proposed over the years there is a remarkable website all about such things here:-
http://www.douglas-self.com/MUSEUM/POWER/unusualICeng/unusualICeng.htm
Considerable efforts and investment have been spent over the last hundred years or so, and still are, in pursuit of a ‘better engine’ yet in the vast majority of proposals it is hard to see any merit that might make them viable. Being different or simpler is only advantageous if the inevitable negative aspects are minimal and apparent simplicity soon disappears with progress. Poor conditions for combustion or dissipation of heat from critical parts are common problems. Sadly many inventors of such devices develop an excess of faith in their ‘creation’ and a wilful blindness to the realities.
The conventional poppet valve four-stroke engine has proved to be a moving target that is unlikely to be displaced in the foreseeable future other than by some alternative power source. It is also possible that continuing improvements of the conventional internal combustion engine will make it difficult even for promising alternatives to beat it. The thermal efficiency (around 50%) of current (2017) F1 racing power units would have seemed impossible a few years ago but in ten years time may well be surpassed by mundane production cars and emissions may be down to insignificant levels.
E Type Exhaust Systems – XK & V12
Fuel Injection for V12 E-Type Guide
XJ6 & XJ12 Exhaust Systems
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How Things Might Have Been
About AJ6 Engineering
AJ6 Engineering provides products to improve the responsiveness and performance of your modern classic Jaguar (E Type, XJS, XJ6, XJ12 & early V8s).
We produce uprated induction systems for the V12, a range of exhaust systems and we reprogram electronic control units, which we also test and repair.
We can also provide versions of our upgrades suitable for racing, with the emphasis shifted towards top-end power rather than the mid-range torque that is more useful for a road car.
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AJ6 Engineering,
60, Henshall Road,
Bollington,
SK10 5DN,
Email aj6engineering@ntlworld.com
Tel/Fax:- 0044 (0)1625 573556
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New York Film Festival In Portraits
It’s our favorite choices from this year’s Manhattan shindig: the films, the directors, the performers, and the newcomers.
Images: Reto Sterchi
Posted: 17 October, 2018
Frederick Wiseman in New York City. © Reto Sterchi.
Olivier Assayas in New York City. © Reto Sterchi.
Louis Garrel in New York City. © Reto Sterchi.
Nicole Perlman in New York City. © Reto Sterchi.
Bi Gan & Huang Jue in New York City. © Reto Sterchi.
NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL, NYFF
The party is over!
We made it through another New York Film Festival, which culminated in Manhattan’s most A-list—the starriest film night of the year in the city. As always, the strong line-up proved an accurate indicator of the crème de la crème of cinematic offerings from around the globe.
In all the years that Anthem spent attending film festivals, we’ve never seen a line-up that looked as good as it did this fall—the main slate of films from 22 different countries—new titles from both auteurs and works from filmmakers making their first NYFF bows. Bookending them were Yorgos Lanthimos’ The Favourite and Julian Schnabel’s At Eternity’s Gate, with Alfonso Cuarón’s ROMA as its centerpiece. Five films were already honored at Cannes: Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Palme d’Or winner Shoplifters; Jean-Luc Godard’s The Image Book, the recipient of a Special Palme d’Or; Pawel Pawlikowski’s Cold War, the Best Director honoree; and Alice Rohrwacher’s Happy as Lazzaro and Jafar Panahi’s 3 Faces, which shared the Best Screenplay prize. Returning to the festival for the third consecutive year was Hong Sang-soo (Grass and Hotel by the River), who was joined by fellow NYFF54 directors Olivier Assayas (Non-Fiction) and Barry Jenkins (If Beale Street Could Talk). Frederick Wiseman made his 10th outing at the festival with Monrovia, Indiana, while other returning filmmakers included Joel and Ethan Coen (The Ballad of Buster Scruggs), Alex Ross Perry (Her Smell), Claire Denis (High Life), Ulrich Köhler (In My Room), Lee Chang-dong (Burning), Jia Zhangke (Ash Is Purest White), and Christian Petzold (Transit). Making their directorial and NYFF debuts were Paul Dano (Wildlife) and Richard Bellingham (RAY & LIZ), while Louis Garrel made his first NYFF showing with A Faithful Man. Other filmmakers new to the festival were Domingo Sotomayor (Too Late to Die Young), Christophe Honoré (Sorry Angel), Tamara Jenkins (Private Life), Mariano Llinás (La Flor), Ying Liang (A Family Tour), Bi Gan (Long Day’s Journey Into Night), and Ryûsuke Hamaguchi (Asako I & II).
The standouts:
ROMA by Alfonso Cuarón
Cold War by Paweł Pawlikowski
Burning by Lee Chang-dong
The Favourite by Yorgos Lanthimos
Olivia Colman in The Favourite
Yalitza Aparicio in ROMA
Joanna Kulig in Cold War
Yoo Ah-in, Steven Yeun, and Jun Jong-seo in Burning
The Directors
ROMA — Alfonso Cuarón
Cold War — Paweł Pawlikowski
Burning — Lee Chang-dong
Hung-I Yao, Jinsong Dong, and David Chizallet — Long Day’s Journey Into Night
Olivier Assayas — Non-Fiction
Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara — The Favourite
The New Voices
Franz Rogowski (actor) — Transit
Kayli Carter (actress) — Private Life
If you haven’t already, check out some of our portraits with those finely-tuned eyes back up top.
The 56th New York Film Festival ran from September 28th to October 14th.
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Nick Irwin
Education Australia
GLOBAL CREATIVE DIRECTOR: NICK IRWIN
In the shortime that it has been in our local market, ANTI has inspired a new mindset in the industry in terms of both luxury and authenticity, speaking to hairdressers, artists and your salon’s savviest consumers. Driving this mentality into the UK and globally will be the brand’s newly-appointed global creative director Nick Irwin.
“ANTI is a brand that brings people together, initiating positive change in the industry and in the world. I very much look forward to building this brand and the global creative collective,”
“I’ve been waiting my whole career for a brand like this. Every element comes from my aesthetic as a hairstylist, and on a personal level. It’s time for change in the industry and in the world – ANTI is at the heart of that,” Nick said.
Adding a level of altruistic creative genius to the ANTI brand, Nick Irwin will leverage both the creative and the business foundations of the ANTI collective globally. Nick has been in the industry since the 80s working his way up from the TONI&GUY Art Team to lead the Creative Development of some of the world’s most successful brands.
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18F-FDG PET/CT in pleural epithelioid hemangioendothelioma
Document Type: Case report
Domenico Albano 1
Giovanni Bosio 2
Andrea Tironi 3
Francesco Bertagna 2
1 Spedali Civili Brescia
2 Nuclear Medicine, University of Brescia and Spedali Civili Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
3 Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, Anatomic Pathology Section, Spedali Civili Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
10.22038/aojnmb.2016.7971
Pleural epithelioid hemangioendothelioma (EHE) is a rare malignancy of vascular-endothelial origin with non-specific symptoms and an unpredictable outcome. Diagnosis of this condition by imaging modalities is challenging, and no standard therapeutic approaches have been established in this regard. In this paper, we described the case of a patient with a low-grade fever, coughing and chest pain who underwent 18F-FDG PET/CT after a positive thorax CT showing multiple bilateral calcified pulmonary nodules and extensive right-sided pleural effusion. Moreover, PET/CT revealed increased tracer uptake on the nodular pleural thickening and one nodule in the upper lobe of the right lung. A diagnostic thoracentesis was performed to obtain the pleural fluid. However, cytology was not diagnostic, and the subsequent thoracotomy with pleural fluid drainage and pleural biopsy was positive for pleural EHE. The study showed also an abundant non-FDG-avid pleural effusion in the collapsed right lung. Despite chest tube insertion and partial drainage of the volume, patient’s condition deteriorated, and patient passed away six months after the PET scan.
18F-FDG PET/CT
pleural epitheliod hemangioendothelioma
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2. Dail DH, Liebow AA, Gmelich JT, Friedman PJ, Miyai K, Myer W, et al. Intravascular, bronchiolar, and alveolar tumor of the lung (IVBAT). An analysis of twenty cases of a peculiar sclerosing endothelial tumor.
Cancer. 1983;51(3):452-64.
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Postby Mechanist » Sun Apr 22, 2018 8:37 pm
As part of the preparations for my LP, I'm very thoroughly investigating OOTF's levels - including the areas not normally intended to be seen
Here's a list of my findings, which will be updated concurrently with my progress through the levels.
Some of these things are probably already known, but I guess that it's nice to have it all grouped in one place nonetheless.
Of course I'll be showing this off, in video form, in the bonus content for my LP
However, in this list, I'm not including most of the craziness that can be caused by clipping out-of-bounds with Arokh; nor by item boosting, sword block clipping or sword block flying - simply because that's far beyond anything the developers could have possibly expected the player to do. The same logic applies to using console commands.
I'll only mention the most noteworthy of these instances.
As for the sequence breaks, I'm only going to mention those which can be performed without relying on any cheats or glitches - because with heavy glitch abuse, OOTF can be "completed" in under 15 minutes; at least for some definition of completion (as in, reaching the ending).
BTW: if anyone happens to notice any errors in this list, please point them out.
I have gone to great lengths to try and ensure that it's largely free of both typographical, as well as factual errors - but given the size of it, it's inevitable that some mistakes might have slipped through.
Latest update: 29/04/18 (Added some new information, and reformatted the list somewhat for better readability)
General findings (not level-specific):
Observation: many of the waterfalls in the world of Drakan - even some of the smallest ones - have the bizarre property of instantly shredding Rynn into mincemeat on contact; including when approaching from the downstream side! The areas of calm water to the sides, on the upstream side of the waterfall, appear to be especially deadly; they make Rynn explode upon the slightest touch .
Observation: Rynn can actually swim against the strong river current fairly well, by clinging to the riverbed. Perhaps she's using it to "climb" its surface, like how rock climbing normally works on land?
Observation: enemies in OOTF can most certainly hit and hurt each other, even if they are supposed to be on the same team. Many times I've witnessed one wartok accidentally hit another instead of Rynn, whereupon they promptly forgot about her and started bashing each other to death!
Unrelated observation: you're now probably reading these "Observation: (...)" lines in HK-47's voice, meatbag
Model reuse leading to a possible inconsistency: the Mithril Sword is obviously a direct copy of the design for Atimar's Blade (which, I presume, might actually date all the way back to the times of the Order?).
It's apparently composed of a superior material, dealing twice the damage; yet it can break like any other weapon.
One plausible explanation is that the glowing hilt of Atimar's Blade signifies that a durability-boosting enchantment had been applied at some point; which is why it's effectively unbreakable, despite being made out of an inferior material.
Geographical protection fault / continuity error: the direction of Rynn's progress through the world is not consistent with how the levels are laid out. She leaves her village to the west, but then starts at the western end of Wartok Canyons and goes towards the east; a clear contradiction.
And that's not even considering what we learn of Drakan's geography in TAG.
Glitches, bugs, and other oddities (not level-specific):
Inconsistent movement physics allowing various sequence breaks: Rynn's diagonal jump allows her to cover significantly more distance than a straight jump would; likely due to an incorrect implementation of jumping physics.
This allows her to reach some areas of the levels earlier than intended by the developers, sometimes making major skips possible.
Game-breaking bug allowing major sequence breaks: the "sword block flying glitch". Turns out that it was very much alive and well for a very, very long time; but now it's been fixed since AiO patch version 123.
How to perform: have Rynn hold a weapon that she can block with, then jump forward so that Rynn lands on the very edge of some geometry; such that she would fall off when taking another step forward - it won't work otherwise!
As she's recovering from landing the jump (not before landing!), press jump+forward+(left or right)+block. She should start falling off the edge, but immediately enter the block pose and stop falling any further. Keep holding block to keep flying; the other keys can be released though.
If it didn't work, try landing slightly closer to the edge.
Note that Rynn can't gain altitude in this state; any contact with the level geometry will cancel the glitch.
Game-breaking bug (physics): trying to jump over some steep slopes can result in Rynn being flung sideways with extreme velocity if she "catches" on an intervening slope in mid-jump, causing her to be instantly splattered to gibs upon contact with any solid obstacle - including the terrain, of course.
I know of at least one particular spot in Ruined Village where that effect can be semi-consistently reproduced.
Game-breaking bug (physics): the "item boosting" glitch - drop an item on the ground, stand facing it but from about 1 meter away, jump straight up, and spam the "Use item" key during the jump.
If all the moons of Drakan are correctly aligned, Rynn will now be propelled backwards with a great velocity - sadly, this usually ends in her prompt demise on impact with the terrain; sometimes she survives the process, albeit with major wounds.
Game-breaking bug (array index out of bounds and/or dangling pointer?): placing a 2-slots-wide inventory item in the rightmost column (doing that shouldn't be allowed in the first place!) causes bizarre results, up to and including duplication of the item in question.
However, the duplicated item isn't quite a perfect copy of the original: saving and reloading can cause the copies to become corrupted and impossible to interact with; also, while experimenting with the duplication, I managed to cause a very nasty crash (not a BSOD) which effectively brought down the entire OS.
Note: this has been partially fixed since AiO patch version 122.
Poorly coded AI?: the "Arokh's indifference" bug.
Arokh's AI can sometimes enter a bugged state, in which he'll follow Rynn around, but won't help her in any way. He'll just fly around and stare idly at the enemies, even if they're busy pounding her to a pulp. Doesn't matter if they are within range, he still won't engage them.
It seems to be quite random, but I've had some measure of success invoking that state by deliberately hitting Arokh with a weapon, so that he takes off without Rynn.
In any case, when he's called, he quickly snaps out of it, and starts blasting the enemies. Immediately, if they happen to already be within range.
Note that this usually doesn't happen when an enemy hits him while on the ground, since in such cases there already exists a suitable target for his wrath?
Failure to properly initialize some variable(s)?: the "Rynn's stiff back" bug.
At the beginning of Wartok Canyons, Rynn doesn't perform her usual animation of attempting to stay vertical when Arokh flies a banked turn. This way, it actually ends up looking more natural when considering the forces involved, for the same reason as when riding a motorbike.
Such a state persists until Rynn dismounts and re-mounts Arokh for the first time. Saving and reloading has no effect.
Possibly it's a side effect of the dragon controller having been disabled for the near-entirety of Ruined Village (except for the last few frames)?
Strange left/right movement asymmetry:
For some odd reason, the OOTF engine handles turning/strafing to the left slightly differently than towards the right; although this appears to have no significant effect on the actual movement, beyond the different visual appearance.
With Rynn, her ponytail shows considerably different behavior depending on whether she's strafing left or right.
On the ground, it's also evident when looking at Arokh's neck bending slightly as he turns/strafes - again, it's strongly direction-dependent.
Unexpected behavior:
General: forcing Arokh to enter a body of water causes odd things to happen.
Ruined Village (Arokh's lair): interestingly, approaching the pedestal in Arokh's lair unconditionally activates the bonding cutscene - even if Rynn has somehow sequence broken all the way past Heron's soul crystal, and thus doesn't even have it with her!
She simply pulls it out of thin air with the power of the plot . Again, everything proceeds normally after that.
Ruined Village (Arokh's lair): noclipping or dropping onto the elevated platform where Arokh stands in his stone form, reveals that in this state he is actually totally insubstantial! Which is rather odd, since I expected it to be just a simple texture swap of Arokh's usual model.
This is likely related to the fact that the real Arokh is sitting on the floor below, but is invisible and has no collision before the right point in time.
Ruined Village (Arokh's lair): "Things to do in Arokh's lair when Rynn is dead" .
It turns out that even when Rynn is dead, it's nonetheless still possible to trigger the bonding cutscene!
This can be accomplished by falling sufficiently near the central pedestal (not directly on top of it) from a suitable height - but note that if the drop is too great, Rynn will splatter into gibs instead, and the trigger won't activate! She needs to still be in one piece for that to work.
One (fun) way to do that is to slide down the rim of the exit opening (after reaching it from above), and perform 2 skullsplitters on the way down to reduce the falling damage, so that Rynn will merely collapse and die, instead of exploding into a spray of meat.
Another, much simpler method is to just jump from the spiral path. But not from the high ledge, as the fall is too long from there; instead, use the triangular protrusion of rock a short way down the path.
Whatever the method though, the results are rather... anticlimactic: the cutscene plays as normal for the most part, although it's likely that whatever weapon Rynn was carrying is now weirdly embedded into the central pedestal; of course when Arokh reaches the level transition to Wartok Canyons, the game transfers control back to the player, as usual. Normally this would immediately activate the level transition, with the player in control of Arokh at the entrance to Wartok Canyons.
However, in this case, it ends very poorly instead, since the game has only just now realized that we've been Bad - so rather than go to the next level, Arokh just immediately drops dead on the spot, but with Rynn now in an apparently undead state, stuck in the riding pose in midair.
Unused/cut content, level editor & behind-the-scenes stuff:
Observation: the icon for the Level Editor (3 gears meshed together) depicts a system where none of the gears can turn at all! Make of that what you will...
Observation: items (eg. health elixirs) contained inside breakable containers are actually predefined, not randomly generated.
This also applies to potions dropped by enemies - who, in the end, are effectively just another kind of breakable container; merely somewhat more durable and vicious than the other container types.
Name changes in the middle of game development: a bunch of characters' names used internally in the editor are very different from how they're actually named in the game proper.
For example: Arokh is simply called "Dragon", Atimar is "Julian", Navaros is just "Dr. Evil", wartoks are inconsistently referred to as either "orcs" or "hueges" (whatever that is), and crow dragons are interchangeably called either "crow dragons" or "blade dragons".
There are lots of spelling errors in the level data, in general (ie. Arock, Aroch, "SROMP" instead of "STOMP", etc.), which seems to suggest a very lax development attitude towards quality and/or consistency.
Unimplemented/unused features: the available parameters in the level editor seem to indicate that NPC dragons (including crow dragons) are also capable of carrying NPC riders - but AFAIK, this feature isn't actually used anywhere in the stock game. I'm not sure if it functions properly - or even at all, to begin with; I haven't tested that in any way.
Behind the scenes (Ruined Village book sequence): the way the book sequence is executed is quite interesting.
It's actually a separate level, in which a slideshow had been assembled using the engine's existing assets; an elegant way of creating an unusual setpiece without having to code for it specifically.
For some reason, it reminds me of the "wearing a train car as a helmet" technical trick, which was utilized in Fallout 3 .
Unused animation: Arokh has an unused animation for running (not flying) into a wall. Well, not entirely unused - it's utilized once, in the bonding cutscene, right after he's awakened.
The animation slot for Arokh running into a wall exists, but appears to be broken - assigning that animation to its slot doesn't result in the expected behavior; as if there's something else preventing that from working.
Evidence of cut content (Ruined Village): the 3 opening cutscenes are internally labelled "1.1", "1.2a" and "1.3". The bonding cutscene is "1.6b".
Note that the backstory book cutscene doesn't count towards this - the "book sequence" slideshow is actually a single sequence which takes place in a completely separate level; and the cutscene of the temple floor opening and Rynn descending the stairs doesn't follow this labelling scheme, either.
So where did cutscenes 1.4 and 1.5 (and possibly 1.6a) go?
Further evidence pointing towards missing content is provided by the game itself, at the very beginning of Wartok Canyons: upon exiting the starting cave, Rynn tells Arokh of a wartok who mentioned the Grimstone Mines - but no such thing actually happened at any point in the Ruined Village!
Also, the bonding cutscene itself doesn't quite stand up to close scrutiny: Arokh first objects vehemently, then rapidly backs off for no apparent reason; he also omits a whole lot of significant details - most of which Rynn would have probably already known from listening to Atimar's stories, but which the (first-time) player doesn't know; and the final part also feels off - he's now stuck with Rynn for the next century (or thereabouts), and doesn't even say a single word?
Not even to ask which direction are they supposed to go?
Looking in the level editor, in the voiced lines for the bonding cutscene, there's an unused line for Rynn: "Heh, easy for YOU to say!" (#14).
Going by the numbering used, it would've been Rynn's reply to Arokh telling her the words to speak - although it doesn't seem to fit very well; maybe that's why it was cut?
Unfortunately, Arokh's reply to that isn't present at all But evidently there was supposed to be one, since the next number in the sequence (#15_1) is not used. Furthermore, in the STOMP sequence, there are 2 key frames right next to each other where these two lines would've been. Each keyframe specifies a similar, but not identical, camera position; resulting in a slight camera "jerk" at that point in the cutscene.
Finally, there are at least 3 lines missing entirely (2 for Arokh and 1 for Rynn?), which would've been spoken before Rynn says "Let's get going!".
Ruined Village:
Observation: the sword Rynn uses in the intro cutscene is not Atimar's blade; clearly it also does much more damage.
Presumably, it was taken by the wartoks after she was knocked out.
But as for why they didn't finish her off right there and then (or just take her as a slave instead), it's anyone's guess... of course, the obvious reason is "because it wouldn't be much of a game if that were to happen", but that's not the kind of answer I'm looking for.
Typo: Arokh's name is misspelled "Arohk" on the map. But let's cut Rynn some slack on that one, given the dire circumstances...
Observation: entering the inn's basement from the cave, without having entered it from the ground floor first, causes Rynn to never say her "I never knew this cellar existed!" line.
Also, the wartok trapped in the room with the spiders was already dead when I found him by approaching from that direction, which is not what's normally supposed to happen.
Observation: flying around in debug mode gives a good feel of just how big the level is for Rynn... and how small it would have been for Arokh! And now you can also take Arokh for a spin there, as well! Just mind the resulting bugs!
Secret area / easter egg: a wooden outhouse in a small side area near the level transition to Wartok Canyons.
Oddly, it's located in a place which is quite tricky (but certainly not impossible) to reach without cheating.
Approaching it causes the door to open, and a wartok emerges - or at least is supposed to, but tends to frequently get stuck on the geometry instead. He's carrying 2 health elixirs, and an invisibility potion.
Perhaps he was intending to use the invisibility potion for some sort of a silly toilet prank on one of his friends?
Game-breaking bug (forcing the game into an inconsistent state): the level transition to Wartok Canyons is always active, and it can be crossed by Rynn without Arokh (although that part of the level cannot be reached without Arokh, barring cheating or glitching).
Needless to say, Bad Things happen if Rynn does that - because she's now hopelessly stuck in Wartok Canyons without Arokh!
Observation: the area with the winding path and several trees, just past the bridge to Atimar's house, is where the intro cutscene takes place; it's where Rynn and Delon were ambushed by a group of wartoks.
This raises an interesting question: Rynn and Delon were ambushed on the path from the temple, which is also clearly its sole "normal" exit; yet later on we find Atimar near-dead in the village, which lies further down the same path.
So, were they in the temple alone, then? Cleaning duty, perhaps?
I don't think that Atimar (nor the other temple-goers, for that matter) would have simply walked straight past Rynn, who was knocked out cold in the middle of the path, without helping her...
Sequence break (minor; small timesave): Rynn's diagonal jump is sufficiently long to easily clear the gap to the central pedestal with Heron's sarcophagus, without raising the intervening platform first. Picking up the crystal in these circumstances causes the (still not raised) platform to instantly teleport to the topmost position, and the stairs then lower normally.
Major OSHA violation: the elevator out of Heron's tomb. Lack of basic safety features aside; the ceiling at the upper landing slopes in such a way, that standing on the far left corner of the elevator platform would cause the passenger to get squashed against the very low ceiling there.
Luckily for Rynn, the ceiling is very slippery, and causes her to get harmlessly pushed outward in that case.
Sequence break (major; large timesave): with 2 fiendishly difficult jumps, and a very harrowing swimming sequence (against a strong current, an instakill waterfall, as well as a high risk of drowning), it's possible to bypass Heron's tomb in its entirety , as well as all the events leading up to it!
Rynn can then climb out of the water quite some ways upstream from Atimar's house, just before the first broken rope bridge.
This skip could be useful for a glitchless RTA route. The timesave is quite substantial, and the high difficulty is largely offset by its very early occurence in the run.
Sequence break (minor; small timesave): with 2 relatively easy diagonal jumps, it's possible to skip from the exit out of Heron's tomb straight to the other side of the toppleable tree/bridge, saving several seconds by not having to go the long way around.
Sequence break (minor; small timesave): there's one broken bridge where the gap is a little too wide to jump; it is normally intended that the player goes the other way instead.
However, Rynn can cross it with either a diagonal jump, or by simply walking on the suspension ropes. This makes for a minor shortcut to the entrance to Arokh's lair.
Unusual level design (superfluous item floating in the sky): a visible (not hidden) copy of Heron's soul crystal, which can be picked up while falling (albeit with great difficulty), floats high above the pedestal in Arokh's lair, roughly at the same height as the circular opening in the ceiling; it's clearly visible when approaching the exit from above. Why is it even there?
Interestingly, it's also visible just fine from below - which is to say, when approaching from the normal direction; although it can be quite hard to see against the background of stars in the sky, if you don't know what it is that you're looking at.
However, for whatever reason, it isn't visible any more during the bonding cutscene - and I've checked that very thoroughly in my recording, with frame advance.
Sequence break (minor; little/no timesave): with one very difficult jump, as well as many easier ones, it's possible to reach the exit out of Arokh's lair from above , by starting from the patch of shore to the left of the usual entrance.
Of course the fall would normally be lethal, but Rynn can nonetheless survive it by using the mysterious grab-at-a-great-distance properties of the floating duplicate Heron's soul crystal to cancel most of her falling velocity, turning the absolutely fatal drop into merely a maiming one (very difficult due to sheer randomness; it took a few tens of tries...). Approaching the pedestal starts the bonding cutscene, as usual.
It is also possible - although only with considerable difficulty, and no small amount of luck - to survive by dropping from the rim of the exit opening onto the platform where Arokh is standing.
This requires using some sick midair turns, and performing the skullsplitter move to reduce the falling damage; but even then, starting from full health, Rynn will just barely survive the fall with <10% HP remaining.
Unfortunately, this sequence break takes roughly as long to perform - if not longer - as simply going in through the normal entrance, so I'd say it's not a viable timesave; it's only interesting because of how ludicrous it is.
Last edited by Mechanist on Sun Apr 29, 2018 4:09 pm, edited 8 times in total.
UCyborg
Re: Sequence breaks, glitches, secrets, ghosts of content cut, and other observations...
Postby UCyborg » Wed Apr 25, 2018 6:12 am
Note: I seem to be unable to replicate the "sword block flying glitch"
It's possible that the patch fixed it. Can't confirm though because I have no idea how to perform it in the first place.
BTW, here's an interesting physics glitch. Try dropping something from the inventory on any artificial bridge. Most objects except the smallest will start moving to one side of the bridge.
"When a human being takes his life in depression, this is a natural death of spiritual causes. The modern barbarity of 'saving' the suicidal is based on a hair-raising misapprehension of the nature of existence." - Peter Wessel Zapffe
Postby Mechanist » Wed Apr 25, 2018 2:51 pm
Here's a video of the "sword flying glitch" in action, starting at about 0:30; for example, most of Ruined Village gets skipped using it.
The effect is similar to, but distinct from, the Tomb Raider "airwalk" glitch (Anniversary/Legend, IIRC?).
I have since managed to replicate it; updated the OP with the new findings.
In the meantime, I have found another strange physics glitch, when dropping Atimar's Blade in the center of Arokh's lair, while standing on the very edge of the high ledge where you enter from the collapsing floor room.
Trying to drop it so that it falls onto the floor far below, sometimes caused it to bug out and fall in very slow motion!
I have it on video, but unfortunately not from the moment when I drop it from the inventory screen.
Managed to replicate this effect at least twice, but it seems very random.
Postby UCyborg » Wed Apr 25, 2018 10:20 pm
I remember that slow motion item falling glitch throughout the game. A bit random occurrence I think.
Postby Mechanist » Sun Apr 29, 2018 12:07 pm
Wow, I'm still not entirely done with Ruined Village yet. I've found a few new glitches, as well as more evidence of cut content; I've updated the OP accordingly.
Here's a list of what had been updated, for reference:
Arokh's partially-unused "run into wall" animation,
Glitches fixed in the recent releases of the AiO patch,
Lines cut from the bonding cutscene,
"Arokh's indifference" glitch,
"Rynn's stiff back" glitch,
Strange left/right movement asymmetry,
Added a possible reason for why Arokh's statue has no collision properties whatsoever,
Added another way of surviving the fatal drop from the exit of Arokh's lair,
"Things to do in Arokh's lair when Rynn is dead".
Strange, I was unable to replicate this.
Tried on a few of the bridges in Ruined Village, including the intact stone bridge near the graveyard.
The dropped items (weapons) generally exhibited the expected behavior, sliding downhill - although oddly, the sliding speed wasn't dependent on how steep the slope was.
The only signficant quirk which I noticed was on the rope bridges - when the item reached the center of the bridge, it tended to sink into the planks and become unreachable somehow?
Postby UCyborg » Wed May 02, 2018 1:24 am
That's what I meant I think, might've used the wrong wording. But yeah, swords in real life wouldn't move with a very small steep like they do in Drakan. Armors are more interesting to watch, they keep the upwards pose until they reach the stopping point.
Postby UCyborg » Mon May 21, 2018 7:48 pm
Another odd glitch, dropping certain items at certain places makes them disappear after you save the game. It definitely works for armors, try the cheat "gimme chain mail" on the starting spot in Ruined Village. Check the comments on AiO Patch's ModDB page.
Edit: model of the item is the factor.
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Camp hospitals for prisoners (Häftlingskrankenrevier or Häftlingskrankenваu, HKB) were first constructed in Auschwitz in the summer in 1940. As the camp expanded, they were constructed in the camp’s divisions and affiliates. The conditions prisoners lived in and their treatment led to different types of illnesses. This forced the camp administration to take measures to treatment the sick, enlisting the help of medical personnel among the prisoners.
In the second half of 1942, when there was a risk of an epidemic and there was an increase in demand for labor, and prisoner doctors were utilized in accordance with their abilities. Prior to this, prisoner doctors could only work as junior medical staff.
The Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum archives does not contain documents regarding the presence of Soviet medical personnel in hospitals prior to the “Russisches Kriegsgefangenen Arbeitslager” elimination. However, many of them are mentioned in lists that were compiled later.
POW Andrey Pogozhev (camp number 1418) remembered his stay at the camp hospital in the main camp of Auschwitz in the spring-summer of 1942, when there were no such facilities in Birkenau. He was wounded by an SS soldier in the arm, but a Polish prisoner doctor of German descent, Tyurschmidt, was able to save his arm.
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Some Lila That I Used To Know
You're singing now, aren't you?
Admit it.
Also, this is the first time I've used gifs. Forgive me if they're stupid.
There was once a girl. (Such a unique way of beginning, I know)
She was a stay-at-home mom. In the mornings, she would wake up, put the fixings for dinner into the crock pot, follow a cleaning schedule, and even baked two loaves of bread before the kids even woke up. Then she dutifully homeschooled her kids, fixed a sensible dinner with vegetables and everything.
She couponed religiously.
For the love of all that’s holy, that girl used to cross-stitch. CROSS-STITCH.
And she did that thing—like—she wore real clothes, not yoga pants, sports bra and a tank top all day. She brushed her hair and sometimes even—GASP—put on make-up.
Don’t get excited, it wasn’t that often.
She used to shower twice a day and dance with her kids in the kitchen to cheesy eighties music.
Such a goody two shoes. I mean seriously, the girl was such a kiss ass.
What happened to her?
She got the bright idea to write a book and never looked back.
She basically became a typing lump—in the best way possible.
Everything else went away.
Now her knees ache (what is that about?) her elbows pop randomly, and she carries around drops for her constantly dry eyes and Tums for her constant heartburn.
She’s now ADDICTED to coffee.
For a little over two years now, I’ve been consumed by this thing called writing. It’s the first thing I think about in the morning. Sometimes I dream about it. Sometimes I do that Walter Mitty thing and just space out completely.
And I love it. It’s been such a blessing to us.
We used to live paycheck to paycheck, no savings in sight. My husband worked his arse off and I did editing jobs here and there to bring in a little extra. We saw no hope for anything more in sight. But we were content.
Then I found writing.
There’s no other career I’d rather have in the world.
And the fact that someone, anyone reads my books just blows my mind day after day.
The thing is—I miss that Lila that I used to know. She collected her records and changed her number on me. I miss her homemade pasta Alfredo. I miss her little keychain chapstick holders that she used to sew on the side. There’s some remnants of her around here. Her menus are still in the perfectly organized Household Notebook she used to maintain. There’s an untouched coupon holder that misses me—my checkbook misses it too.
I began to feel like a failure as a mom and a wife and everything that wasn't writerly.
I miss that girl.
So my new mission is to work her back into my life—slowly.
Like so slow, she won’t even notice.
Hopefully I won’t either.
I’m starting in October by not eating out anymore. We used to eat out at most once or twice a month.
Now the lady at the Chinese place knows my name. And I'm all about the pizza.
Little by little, maybe I can be a good mix of the Lila I love now and the Lila I used to know and love.
I’m trying.
It's all about balance. Which is incredibly hard. Little by little.
Is there somebody that you used to know?
Throwback Thursday: Sparrows For Free
There are skeletons in every closet. Some stay quiet—and some rule your soul with an iron fist.
Ezra is ruled by the ghosts of his past—and needled by the guilt they create. Not only does he have to manage his own guilt—his friends are forced to bear the weight as well. He lives in limbo, never dreaming of anything that lies beyond the grave.
In his mind, he’s a murderer, pure and simple.
Hide and seek is Aysa’s game. She begs for small spaces and empty places. But, she secretly desires so much more.
When they find each other, a hope for something new is sprung.
But Ezra’s skeletons are out for blood.
“I hide shock well. I’m a pro at hiding. I have no idea that whatever he had to tell me would be so personal—so heartbreaking. But, I quickly remembered that heartbreak was all around him every time he turned around. He needs no more empathy or sympathy in his life. He craves someone to give him a different take on a tired situation.
And different is practically my middle name.”
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While we worked out in the backyard, I looked to Lyra’s windows every chance I got. I didn’t understand my obsession. I was stuck on her—needing to know what she was doing or what carb-loaded thing she was eating or if she was scared again.
She hadn’t said anything about the night before and I hadn’t brought it up.
Between sets, my eyes were locked on her back door.
Every noise made me think she was coming outside.
Blake was making me do some weird squat things and after about four, I heard a snort and turned around to see him laughing his ass off. His shoulders were shaking and even his damned nostrils were flaring.
What a dill weed.
That caused a whole new round of laughing and knee slapping.
“Don’t you ever—ever—bag on me for getting calls from my wife. Ever!”
My eyebrows scrunched together. “What?”
“You are so caught up in what’s going on with the girl next door that you don’t even know what you’re doing. We stopped doing squats three sets ago. I’m over here doing stretches and you’re back to squats with your eyes on her window. Stalker, much?”
“Shut up. At least I don’t get calls from my ‘beautiful wife’ ten times a day.”
He huffed. “It’s gorgeous wife. And you look like a phone call from her would just make your day. I have six brothers, Crown. I know that look when I see it.”
“You don’t know shit.”
Blake went through some more exercises that he wanted me to do on my own. By the time we were finished, I was exhausted. Carrying around that bum knee was more work than soccer ever was.
“Get some rest. You still tapering off on the meds?”
He started making notes about me again. I hated when he did that.
“I’m just taking them mainly at night when it starts swelling.”
He nodded. “
Well, ice it down now and if you need to take one before night, do it.”
“Yeah. How long has it been?”
“You’ve been here three weeks today. But you’re back on schedule since you got off your ass. So, maybe just another three weeks and you’re out of here. Back to your celebrity status.”
A blaze of concern shot through me. Three weeks wasn’t a lot of time.
I needed more time with her—to get as much publicity as possible, of course.
Nothing more.
I didn't even believe myself.
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Tate Halloway lives life to the fullest. She had a rough childhood and a rougher adolescence. Now that she’s away at school and on her own for the first time in her life, nothing can hold her back from making the most out of every single day. Well, just that one thing. But she refuses to think about. And why would she, when life is so much more fun when you’re living it, experiencing every little thing.
When she bumps into Bridger Wright, a childhood friend that was both a bully and a serious crush, she starts to see that not everyone thinks like her. She’s always had a thing for Bridger, but the guy she catches up with is a far cry from the little boy that used to put toads down her dress and pull her ponytails. She knows there’s more to Bridger than this sulking, disconnected version of him and she’s bound and determined to pull it out of him.
Bridger Wright has been spurned in love more than once. He always seems to trust the wrong girls and end up with a broken heart. He’s tired of it. And he has resolved himself to a life without love. He believes he’s better off, if only he could convince Tate too. Tate bursts into Bridger’s life like sunlight through clouds. She’s vivacious, energetic and adventurous. But she’s not without secrets. Just as Bridger starts to open up to her demanding presence and the feelings he can’t seem to deny, his trust is broken again.
Bridger and Tate are forced to face each other and the pain of their past. Neither wants to face their demons and deal with their hurt, but neither can deny the depth of their feelings for each other.
Their brazing love will take work and sacrifice. Both are capable of giving to each other. Both will have to decide whether or not it’s worth it.
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Can two hearts be forged into one?
Cami Montgomery stole a car and smashed it into the front of a building in upscale Beverly Hills after a lousy date with the epitome of sleaze balls. The worst part, her parents are following through on threats after this latest plea for attention. Banished from her L.A. paradise and plunged into the Appalachian Mountains with her industrious aunt and uncle, Cami is about to find out how precious life really is.
Stockton Wright has been thrust into a hard life. He sacrifices everything to give his family and community what they need. He’s exhausted from life and work—and he’s only twenty four. What he needs is some change, and some sunshine. Even he will agree to that. He just doesn’t expect to find it in a stuck up, pompous, entitled Californian.
Cami bursts into Stockton’s life like wildfire, consuming all his thoughts and tangling him in her web. What starts out as a contentious rivalry evolves into a desire neither of them expected. When hammer meets metal, will they crack under pressure or be forged as one?
Cami and Stockton might just end up being exactly what the other one needs, but first their love will have to be drawn out in fire.
Throwback Thursday: STRIKING
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“No, I’m sorry because I’m about to kiss you. I shouldn’t. I should stay away from you. I’m just gonna break you. I’m gonna ruin you and maybe ruin us both.”
“Maybe I want to be ruined.”
Throwback Thursday: Seeking Havok
Her life is just as messed up as her name.
All she wanted was a friend---one that knew her and not her circumstances. She needed somewhere to call home. Hers was an open door for countless men looking for the services her mother offered them. She camouflaged herself against lockers and blackboards to avoid the stares and whispers at school.
And then she found Cal...and Fade.
Cal lives like Frankenstein, rising at night to work and just trying to make it until dawn. He avoids most relationships, afraid of the things he will be asked to do. He moonlights as Fade, a radio station DJ who spends hours counseling his peers on their troubles. It was all mundane until Jocelyn called the station.
Cal and Havok pursue a friendship.
Jocelyn and Fade pursue a relationship beyond the confines of the radio waves.
But when Havok disappears, Cal will find that Havok has been guarding a lifetime worth of secrets. And when Fade and Jocelyn’s all night phone conversations cease, he finds a link between them he never saw coming.
Throwback Thursday: Emerge
Jenna has spent too long being complacent and accepting. Her mother and step-father constantly belittle and berate her for simply being alive. She passes through life keeping everyone and everything at arm’s length because it’s just not worth the questions or the pity party. She takes what they dish out and just tries to survive.
She has thought up a million different ways to get away from them, but lacked the motivation and the sheer will. Like a fast moving tornado, her motivation comes in the form of a boy who cares for her as none other has and who shows her a glimpse of hope, a glimpse into a life she never thought she could have.
But is her new motivation enough to get her out…
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Honestly, I didn’t know what to say to him and really I was waiting for him to say that it was all too much. I was waiting for him to admit that I wasn’t worth the fight, wasn’t worth the hassle. Wasn’t worth the time and energy needed to deal with my drama.
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Thrill Capital of the Southeast – Carowinds Amusement Park
Posted on October 22, 2012 by lesleycarter
Extreme adventure = thrill time
Skydiving free-fall = roughly 1 minute
Bungee jumping = roughly 10 seconds
Base jumping = roughly 20 seconds
Theme parks = a full day of “peaks”
13 coasters + 1 park + none stop adventure = Carowinds Amusement Park
Constant loops, spins, drops, forward, backward, and corkscrew turns brought my senses alive with excitement at Carowinds in North Carolina. Each roller coaster offered breathtaking views, heart pumping adventures, and unique thrills. Highlights of the day: Drop Tower, Intimidator, Vortex, and Carolina Cobra.
Drop Tower = 1 minutes; 28 seconds
Strapped into an open car and lifted 160 feet into the air at a speed of 16 feet per second, we felt the tension build as we were held for a few seconds, and then dropped on a 100-foot, 56 mph freefall. Just 60 feet above the ground, the ride’s magnetic braking system saved us from gravity and gently brought us back to reality.
Intimidator = 3 minutes; 33 seconds
The Intimidator is the tallest, fastest, and longest coaster in the Southeast! It dominates the skyline at 232-feet tall and sends you plummeting down a 211-foot first drop, then races through more than a mile of high speed twists and turns, including seven extreme drops in excess of 75 MPH! The initial climb is enough to make anyone’s hair stand up and when you come over the top of the curve in the back of the roller coaster, you’re at top speed and guaranteed to let out a yelp. The most nerve-racking part of the ride: you’re only strapped in around the waist. As we flew over the top of each peak, I was lifted completely off of the seat and suspended in mid air before dropping into another loop of extreme fun.
Vortex = 2 minutes; 19 seconds
This stand-up rollercoaster took us on a 50-m.p.h. series of fun-filled loops and dramatic drops. With an upward helix, followed by a right corkscrew, another upward helix, and a wide turnaround, our heads were nodding with approval after the Vortex.
Carolina Cobra = 2 minutes; 0 seconds
Carolina Cobra features three inversions, including a cobra roll and loop; Back and forth for a total of six inversions. Starting out backwards, we were pulled to the top of the ride and let go! The initial, forward motion was exciting, but the backwards return really got my blood pumping.
Amusement parks are typically known as great places for children, but even the extreme adventure seeker, like myself, can find excitement around every corner at Carowinds! I just might need a season pass for next year.
Watch us ride the Cobra and Cyclone Roller Coasters on Bucket List Publications Online Magazine
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57 thoughts on “Thrill Capital of the Southeast – Carowinds Amusement Park”
now at home mom on October 22, 2012 at 8:24 pm said:
they all look fun and scary too! 🙂
The Perky Poppy Seed on October 22, 2012 at 8:29 pm said:
I love amusement parks:) they always make me feel like kid again:)
lesleycarter on May 22, 2013 at 5:53 am said:
Do you have a favorite amusement park?
Stone.Soup.Stories. on October 22, 2012 at 8:37 pm said:
I love adventures, but boy do rollercoasters just not do it for me. I think it’s because my very first rollercoaster traumatized me. Love the pics and descriptions!
Joseph Nebus on October 22, 2012 at 9:24 pm said:
Carrowinds is one of the amusement parks my Dearly Beloved and I plan to visit in coming years. We were thrown a bit behind schedule in getting to new parks by our marrying, although the honeymoon gave us the chance to take in De Efteling in the Netherlands and Blackpool Pleasure Beach.
ThoughtProvokingMoments on October 22, 2012 at 9:55 pm said:
OMG! I haven’t been to Carrowinds since I was a little girl. Thank you for providing me with that brief flashback… lol 😉
djmatticus on October 22, 2012 at 10:19 pm said:
I used to go to Six Flags Magic Mountain at least once a year… but it has probably been 8 years since I made it over to the park at this point. Your photos and commentary made me long for those thrills again. I just might have to make some time for that in the near future. As always, thanks for sharing your adventures with us.
thehappyhugger on October 22, 2012 at 11:06 pm said:
Way too scary for me 🙂
Irene on October 22, 2012 at 11:15 pm said:
Drop Tower and Vortex are what we have here in California at Great America! Exact names! As I get older, roller coasters become scarier 🙂
Deborah Hawkins on October 22, 2012 at 11:25 pm said:
Can’t do the roller coaster thing, but my oldest son loves them. He would love a trip to Carrowinds. Thanks for another great idea!
Marianne on October 22, 2012 at 11:28 pm said:
Love rollercoasters! Hey, Lesley – wait until they have the Felix Baumgartner Ultimate Skydive plunge for you to experience!
ibdesignsusa on October 22, 2012 at 11:50 pm said:
Wow, all of the rides look so scary. Glad that you had fun. My first thought was make sure you have a empty stomach before riding!
iamalexwyler on October 22, 2012 at 11:59 pm said:
I hate this rollercoasters, they make me sick! 🙂
GalOnTrip on October 23, 2012 at 12:10 am said:
Gosh, I miss those thrilling roller coasters! Love it lots!
miestravels on October 23, 2012 at 12:34 am said:
Yes yes yes! I want to go here! TODAY!
ayna on October 23, 2012 at 2:17 am said:
I’ve been to amusement parks just twice. I think I wanna get that sickening feeling again! 😀
runesandrhinestones on October 23, 2012 at 2:24 am said:
That sounds like an amazing day out 🙂 Hairy and I are off to Scarefest at Alton Towers at the weekend for a day of thrills and he hates heights! Let’s see how many terrified yelps I can get out of him… 😀
cottageholidaygroup on October 23, 2012 at 3:08 am said:
Fun , Fun and more fun – love it!!!
Drew on October 23, 2012 at 3:14 am said:
Oh… my… gawd!
Those look awesome! I like rollercoasters and speedy rides, but I really hate those that just spin you around and around in a circle… like those octopus rides. They just make you smack your head to one side and give you a headache, without any real thrill or sensation of speed.
Adventures We Seek on October 23, 2012 at 4:22 am said:
When I was a little girl, we used to go to this park with my summer camp. I remember jumping across the border over and over. It is a very fun park!! Thanks for the memories!!!
flyingbubbles on October 23, 2012 at 4:33 am said:
Awesome👍
magician Raj on October 23, 2012 at 4:48 am said:
Looks Exciting!
kellisamson on October 23, 2012 at 5:33 am said:
Love the new look of your site! One of my best friends used to work at Carowinds in college. You know my fave roller coaster, thought? The one at Dollywood in Tennessee! Seriously. So fun.
Honie Briggs on October 23, 2012 at 5:53 am said:
Our kids loved Carowinds. My son had a birthday party there once and he and his buds got fake dragon tattoos. Wonderful memories!
Bo Lumpkin on October 23, 2012 at 5:53 am said:
I miss the excitement of the rides. I used to love them and the more extreme the better but with congestive heart failure they really don’t reccomend you do anything that might make your blood pressure drop suddenly.
ebikerleatherblog on October 23, 2012 at 6:16 am said:
It is time to take vacation!
missscarlet88 on October 23, 2012 at 6:24 am said:
I live right on the SC/NC border, giving me about a 10 minute drive to Carowinds. I bought a season pass this summer. If I ever needed to blow off some steam, I would pop by for an hour, ride a few coasters and get back home in time for dinner. Been going to this theme park since I was 5. Great memories. http://livingyoungwildfree.wordpress.com/2012/04/17/travel-tuesday-the-thrill-capitol-of-the-southeast/
eatwithfatjoe on October 23, 2012 at 7:59 am said:
The brave thing to do would be to ride that after a couple of chili dogs….
Phillip on October 23, 2012 at 8:35 am said:
I love Carowinds and the intimidator and I have many rides together. The water park is pretty good in the summer as well. Great memories…..
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We live 14 miles from Kings Island amusement park in Ohio and my 3 kids go every week! Thirteen roller coasters……..bring it on. Oh, and they all happen to have Down syndrome.
Orlando Realtor and Property Manager Dennis Burgess on October 23, 2012 at 11:17 am said:
Amazing..your descriptions make it seem like I’m riding the things with you!
Queen of the Food Age on October 23, 2012 at 11:29 am said:
I just went to Carowinds a couple of weeks ago. It’s so much fun! Glad someone else recognizes what a gem of an amusement park the Carolina’s have!
amelie88 on October 23, 2012 at 11:47 am said:
Glad you had fun! However nobody will ever get me to go on a roller coaster ever. I was traumatized at the age of 4 by the “kiddie coaster” at the local amusement park in my town (appropriately named Playland). I tried to give them another go when I went to Six Flags in NJ in middle school and went on another kiddie themed roller coaster to see if I could stomach the big scary ones.
I was terrified the entire time and knew for certain I could never get past the 4 year old terror haha.
lesleycarter on October 23, 2012 at 11:51 am said:
To each his/her own, right? I’m sure there are some things that you really enjoy or don’t fear at all that would make me shiver with fear. I hate spiders and no matter how rational I try to be about it, I can’t get over it.
Thanks for reading and come back again soon,
c to c friendspirations on October 23, 2012 at 12:21 pm said:
You know, the concept of an ammusement park makes sense, but I am afraid of heights and cannot do rollercoasters. However, ammusement park food is yummy.
RainStar Callisto on October 23, 2012 at 3:41 pm said:
There is absolutely, no way, none whatsoever that anyone would ever ever get me to go on anything like that! No chance at all! lol 😉
maidimoo on October 23, 2012 at 5:32 pm said:
I’m definitely adding this theme park to my ‘To Do’ list! I can’t get enough of them 🙂
tonettejoyce on October 23, 2012 at 5:53 pm said:
YIKES! Wish I could still do these, but….yikes!
A Gracious Life on October 23, 2012 at 7:01 pm said:
I. Can’t. Do. This.
And if I can’t, can I still be called an adventurer?? Wouldn’t want to miss out on life’s thrills still. lol
lesleycarter on October 23, 2012 at 7:06 pm said:
There are some things that we just can’t conquer just yet. I have a paralyzing fear of sharks. I did swim with whale sharks at an aquarium but cage diving scares the life out of me. Everyone has their limits 🙂
Yeah, I read that post of yours! And conquering those sharks was just awesome. =>
LizForADay on October 23, 2012 at 9:59 pm said:
You remind me of Burt the Conqueror on the Travel Channel. Except you are much prettier of course. I wish I had that adrenaline gene so I would not be afraid of stuff like roller coasters. 🙂
jimkane on October 24, 2012 at 4:45 am said:
There is nothing like a good roller coaster ride to clear the senses! Great post! Have you been to Cedar Point and Kings Island?
lesleycarter on October 24, 2012 at 4:51 am said:
I’ve been to Cedar Point, but where is Kings Island?
It is northeast of Cincinnati along I-71. It has The Beast – my number two favorite. (#1 is the Millennium Force at CP!)
Grass Oil by Molly Field on October 24, 2012 at 8:12 am said:
i have never heard of this amusement park. but that doesn’t surprise me… i just did my first zipline ride monday and had a great time! so maybe more coasters are in my future – they’re so hard on the neck though… – looks like the weather cooperated. 🙂
rusty on October 24, 2012 at 8:37 am said:
If only my heart can take the effect of the plunge. Those rides seem really exciting.
thesullinsfamily on October 24, 2012 at 11:15 am said:
I rode the Intimidator for the first time this past weekend at Carowinds (or Scarowinds during Halloween season)! It was awesome! Is going down that first hill similar to what it feels like to jump out of an airplane?
janeenate on October 25, 2012 at 7:19 am said:
wow…I love roller coasters but not sure if my stomach could handle this one
You can watch the videos at http://www.bucketlistpublications.com. They are awesome 🙂
cypruslifeinpictures on October 26, 2012 at 9:21 am said:
Now you’ve just made me sooooooo damn jealous!
I love theme parks and particularly roller coasters and it’s the one BIG thing I really miss from my new life in Cyprus. Since leaving the UK to live here permanently in 2004 I haven’t been on even a funfair ride…..
It’s a very sad state of affairs and I’m getting the urge to travel and find one soon!!!
f-stop mama on October 27, 2012 at 7:14 pm said:
When I lived in Charlotte I would purchase season passes for myself and my son. We would spend countless afternoons there enjoying the coasters and cooling off in the water park. My son’s first coaster ever was Carowinds’ The Hurler. Good times!
rachelmeeks on October 27, 2012 at 9:48 pm said:
Sounds like a ton of fun! Except the falling part…hahaha. I’m actually a little surprised that roller-coasters are even exciting to someone like you who’s experienced so much!
publicmattersblog on October 31, 2012 at 2:18 pm said:
I love amusement parks! Rollercoasters are the best! No matter how old I get, I will probably always enjoy them. I enjoyed your pictures and your descriptions! It makes me want to try the ride out for myself 🙂
Enchanted Seashells on November 1, 2012 at 11:58 am said:
No way, I got scared just looking at the pix! But I enjoyed it from afar…
Kodiak My Little Grizzly on December 15, 2012 at 2:03 pm said:
I need to take my kids to a roller coaster… They would love it
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November 2, 2017 / Brooklyn news / Photo Galleries / Canarsie
Survivors remember Hurricane Sandy five years later
Photo by Stefano Giovannini
Going up: Build it Back busy elevating the homes in the Sheepshead Bay courts.
Taking a look: Councilman Chaim Deutsch (D–Sheepshead Bay) walks with contractors during a tour of the courts on Oct. 26.
Damaged: Several homes in the courts are now abandoned or foreclosed.
Above water: An elevated home in Sheepshead Bay’s courts.
Love shines a light: State Sen. Roxanne Persaud (D–Canarsie) leads a Hurricane Sandy vigil for the five-year anniversary at Canarsie Pier on Oct. 29.
Never forget: Community members bow their heads for a moment of silence during the vigil.
Stronger together: Hurricane Sandy survivors Missy Haggerty and her fiancee Peter McCandless.
Checkin’ in with: Checkin’ in with Roxanne Persaud
Bergen Beach: Space out: Pol mulls parking ban as swipe at controversial bus depot
Canarsie: Persaud prevails
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Sweating bullets: NRA photo threatening Brooklyn pols ignites firestorm
They’re getting stronger every year.
Communities devastated by Hurricane Sandy came together for a candlelight vigil for the fifth anniversary of the superstorm during torrential rain at Canarsie Pier on Oct. 29. The cold rain and strong winds unfortunately deterred more people from coming out, but the weather was also a poignant reminder of what so many families went through the night of the 2012 storm, and how much they have rebuilt since, said the founder of the Canarsie Disaster Recovery Coalition.
“We were weathering the storm, we had our candles and flashlights,” said Lucina Clarke, whose own home basement flooded with six feet of water the night of the storm. “It was just a reminder what was about to happen to us, it was a little scary, but it was comforting to know we are such a resilient people and we have come a long way.”
The roughly two dozen attendees enjoyed song and prayer from choir members and religious leaders from the local Beraca Baptist Church, and everyone bowed their heads for a moment of silence. Seeing everyone come together, even huddled under a shelter away from the rain was again a reminder of everyone’s strength, said state Sen. Roxanne Persaud (D–Canarsie), who urged everyone to be prepared for the next storm.
“Even though some are still in recovery mode from the ravages of Sandy, their resilience was evident as they gathered for this annual Candlelight Vigil on Canarsie Pier,” she said. “I call on constituents to have their own emergency plan for their family and loved ones. Be prepared.”
Just three days earlier, Councilman Chaim Deutsch (D–Sheepshead Bay) and officials with the city’s Build it Back recovery program took a tour of the Courts in Sheepshead Bay — a neighborhood set five feet below street-level that was hit particularly hard by Sandy. The community faced even more difficulty as it tried to rebuild, so to finally see houses getting lifted off the ground was an emotional and proud moment, said Missy Haggerty, who lives on Lake Avenue and helped her neighbors escape the night of the 2012 storm.
“I’m happy we got to this point, we fought for it,” she said. “It took so long, but sometimes good things come to those who wait, that’s what I believe.”
Downtown: Pre-mium K: International private school to open in Downtown Brooklyn
Coney Island: Coney civic leaders demand study on air quality, citing breathing problems after Sandy
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Home>New Videos>Kevin Gates Videos> Kevin Gates Talks Taylor Swift, Leonardo Dicaprio & More On "Over/Under"
Kevin Gates Talks Taylor Swift, Leonardo Dicaprio & More On "Over/Under"
By Trevor Smith
@trevsmith_
Kevin Gates may have the funniest "Over/Under" yet.
Kevin Gates interviews are always entertaining, but they can go one of two ways -- either the rapper is extremely funny and animated, or he gets deep and pensive, but for "Over/Under" it's definitely the former that comes to play. Right out the gate, he calls Winnie The Pooh a drug addict, and it's just classic after classic thereon in.
After weighing in on Taylor Swift, Adele, and Leonardo DiCaprio, Gates ends things off with a medley of early 00s alt-rock and pop-punk renditions including hits from the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Blink-182, Green Day, and Panic At The Disco. Whether you're a Gates fan or not, it's an essential watch.
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Home / Dodge County Independent / News / Big Brothers seeks littles to join older mentors at area high schools
Big Brothers seeks littles to join older mentors at area high schools
Rick Bussler DCI/SCT Publisher
A new program at Kasson-Mantorville Schools is reaping big benefits for children around Dodge County.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern Minnesota started a new program last year of training high school students to mentor younger children. Michelle Redman, executive director of BBBS, is thrilled to see that 50 K-M high school students want to be bigs in hope of being matched with littles. They showed up for a training session Aug. 2 in Kasson.
The school-site mentoring program through BBBS is available for students K-7 in K-M Schools.
With a large contingency of bigs ready to go in Kasson, Redman now needs to find littles to be matched with them. So far she has only 13 middle school and elementary students signed up for the program.
There is no cost for children to participate in the program. Children will have the opportunity to spend time with a high school big once a week at school.
“Anybody can benefit from having a role model,” Redman says. “We’re looking for parents to sign up children to benefit from this program.”
The mentoring program between bigs and littles, Redman said, allows children to have a good friend and someone to talk to on a frequent basis. “The bigs know how to make math or reading fun,” she said.
Redman said bigs and littles are matched based on compatibility of hobbies and personalities. “We want to make sure it is a benefit opportunity not only for the child, but also the volunteer,” she noted.
Mentoring through BBBS helps reduce truancy issues, according to Redman. “When they know their big is coming, they are in school,” she said.
Children with a mentor are more likely to achieve academic success, social competence and self confidence, according to Redman.
Activities between bigs and littles through the mentoring program only take place at school, Redman said. “They are not allowed to leave school,” she said.
Last year was the first year Kasson-Mantorville participated in the mentoring program. Triton and Hayfield have also taken part in the program. “We had a tremendous response,” Redman said. “All three schools participated, and they have been great to work with.”
Redman said she is amazed with the stories she hears about the impact of mentoring between bigs and littles. “The stories we hear of the life changing effects of a big are amazing,” she said, noting it may take years for some people to fully understand the impact they have in the lives of other people.
She related a story about Natalie Morrow, a 22-year-old who was matched last year with Sophie and will continue that relationship this year. Morrow spoke at the recent training session stressing how important it is for showing up because littles will be waiting.
“Natalie shared that being a big has been a good experience not only for Sophie but for her as well,” Redman said. She noted Morrow was the recipient of having a big come to her when she was in elementary school. The big changed her by providing her with more self-esteem and self-confidence.
“The impact the high school can make on middle school or elementary is endless,” Redman said.
In addition to the Dodge County schools, the mentoring program is available in Owatonna, Faribault and Medford. Redman said K-M has the highest number of mentors out of all the schools.
The criteria for littles to be involved in the mentoring program are that they live in the service area of BBBS and be between the ages of 5-14. There is no other criteria related to family dynamics, Redman stressed.
Anyone interested in becoming involved with the mentoring program can contact BBBS at 507-634-4595 or check out the website at bbbsofsouthernmn.org.
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Impressionists on the Water, celebrates the America's Cup
This summer, the America's Cup will be held in San Francisco Bay. In honor of this event, the Legion of Honor is hosting "Impressionists on the Water," featuring works by Claude Monet, Gustave Caillebotte, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, and Camille Pissarro. These paintings have been brought together from the Musée d’Orsay, Paris; the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam; the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, and from private collections.
Paintings depicting reflections in water are far different than mirrored reflections. When you think about it, the same subject is rendered twice, but in totally different ways.
For example, a boat on water is an appealing scene. The boat itself is pictured in the naturally occurring light, in fully lighted colors conditioned by the atmosphere, light angle and intensity.
But, when that same boat is shown as it is reflected in the surrounding water, hues are subdued, as the image merges with the rhythms of dancing ripples, creating an echoed shimmering vision of the original object.
Behind the scenes, Impressionists on the Water
Gustave Caillebotte, Skiffs on the Yerres
One of the real treats of this exhibition were three large paintings by Gustave Caillebotte. His work in Paris included many interior scenes often including portraiture with his family serving as models. His paintings of the city capture the staccato urban life, with angular lines of architecture punctuated with busy figures in formal dress.
In dramatic contrast, his country paintings with water are reminiscent of Renoir's impressionistic style, capturing the tranquility of the country. He enjoyed creating leisurely water scenes, often of his family and friends engaged in boating, fishing or swimming.
Gustave Caillebotte, Regatta at Argenteuil 1893
Gustave Caillebotte, Sunflowers on the Banks of the Seine
Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Oarsmen at Chatou, 1879
Pierre-Auguste Renoir was one of the key artists responsible for the development of impressionism. He is known for vibrancy of color and focus on subjects in private and unobserved moments. His Dance at the Le Moulin de la Galette shows figures at an outdoor dance, in mottled sunlight and shadow.
Pierre-Auguste Renoir 1841-1919
Pierre-Auguste Renoir, La Seine à Argenteuil
In the late 1860's, Renoir and his friend Claude Monet practiced painting outdoor light and water. Monet professed that shadow is not brown or black, but the reflected color of the object reflected. Today, we know this effect as "diffuse reflection." With shadows, the reflected light bounces off in different angles, causing the reflected light to be less intense than the light seen coming directly from the object itself.
Claude Monet, The Seashore at Sainte-Adresse, 1864
Claude Monet founded French Impressionist painting and defined the movement with both his paintings and artistic philosophy. He is especially beloved for his belief that artists should paint their perception of nature while painting en plein air. As a young art student, Monet didn't like formalized
Claude Monet 1840-1926
art training. He became a student of Charles Gleyre where he met Renoir, Bazille and Sisley. Together, they explored new approaches to painting, exploring light effects en plein air, using broken and rapid brush strokes.
Claude Monet, The Studio Boat
Claude Monet, Boats at Rest at Petit Gennevilliers
The Impressionists on the Water exhibition at the Legion of Honor includes over 80 paintings from a long list of notable impressionist and post impressionist artists. The exhibition runs through October 11. Make plans to visit soon.
James Gale Tyler
Sailboat nocturne,
Sailboat and Dory,
Bodega Bay Heritage Gallery has its own celebration of Impressionists on the Water. Harbors, Boats and Reflections on the Water. The paintings pictured here are among those on exhibit. Click the individual photos to view larger photos and information about each painting.
The two paintings to the left are by James Gale Tyler, a marine artist who painted every America's Cup Race from 1900 to 1930. His illustrations of the race were published in Harpers, Literary Digest and Century Magazines. His paintings are currently at the Corcoran Gallery in Washington and the Yale University Library.
(click on photos to visit individual pages for each painting)
California School
Sailboats in
San Pedro Harbor, 16 x 24
Paul Lauritz
Passing Storm, Carmel, CA
Jean Mannheim
Sunset Glow, 12 x 16
George Gardner Symons
Seacoast, 12 x 16
Sam Hyde Harris
Lakeside, 12 x 16
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at Sacramento's
California State Railroad Museum
Summer has arrived, and Bodega Bay is hosting visitors from Sacramento and the Central Valley who come to Bodega Bay to enjoy our seaside breezes. To return the favor, here's our encouragement to visit one of Sacramento's treasures, the California State Railroad Museum.
The California State Railroad Museum is a fantastic journey into yesterday, telling the amazing story of the Transcontinental Railroad, how it was built and how it vaulted California's economic growth. Building the railroad was arguably the most impressive technological achievement of the 19th century, and the museum tells this story. It also exhibits the story of California's growing economy, ranging from how logs from California's great forests were moved by rail to how iced box cars wheeled their way east, transporting California's agricultural produce to dining tables in the Midwest and East.
Passenger rail began too. Before train travel, transportation from New York to California was a lengthy and dangerous endeavor involving six months of bumpy travel over land, or uncomfortable and dangerous months at sea. But with the railroad, the distance could be covered in a little over a week in "relative" comfort. Alongside the tracks were telegraph lines, shrinking the communications time gap from weeks to hours and even minutes. California physically became part of the nation.
This impressive museum features massive displays of locomotives and train cars. But for art enthusiasts, there are two notable paintings to look for. One is by famous California landscape artist Thomas Hill and the other is of Santa Barbara being served by a locomotive of the Sante Fe Railroad by Southern California painter and illustrator Sam Hyde Harris.
Just a year after the Gold Rush in 1850, the nation began planning a railroad to California. But planning was interrupted by the Civil War, and construction was not completed until 1869.
Construction was a monumental effort. Track was laid westward by the Central Pacific railroad, and from the west the Union Pacific laid track eastward from Sacramento, traversing the treacherous high Sierra, a staggering engineering challenge requiring bridges, tunnels and huge amounts of lowly paid Chinese immigrant labor exposed to exceptionally dangerous tasks with little regard to occupational safety.
The driving of the Golden Spike joining the completed eastern and western portions of laid track took place in Promontory Summit, Utah on May 10, 1869.
A. J. Russell's photograph of the Driving of the Golden Spike in Promontory Point, Utah Territory in 1869.
A. J. Russell was an experienced Civil War photographer. Getting photographic delicate equipment to battlefields was a cumbersome and problematic task. But Russell met that challenge, and his experience allowed him to head for the wilds of the Utah Territory to capture this historic scene. East and West were joined with the driving of the Golden Spike, and Russell's photograph captured the real scene, with celebration and drinking.
The Last Spike by San Francisco artist Thomas Hill, commissioned by Leland Stanford in 1877 and completed in 1883.
Leland Stanford served as President of the Union Pacific Railroad, and he wanted the story of the driving of the Golden Spike to be preserved for posterity. For him, the photograph by A. J. Russell was insufficient.
Six years after the completion of the railroad, Stanford commissioned Thomas Hill to create a large painting of the event. He was charged with producing a painting documenting the important people in attendance. Central to the festivities is Stanford, larger than life, holding the sledge hammer, surrounded by formally dressed gentlemen. The reason the painting took six years is Stanford would instruct Hill to add or subtract individuals or move them within the scene. Stanford liked the final painting, but his prominence in the center of the scene and the absence of the thousands of laborers who actually built the railroad speaks volumes.
One of Sam's Railroad posters, this one for the the
Southern Pacific's Los Angeles to New York train, the Sunset Limited
Sam Hyde Harris was a successful commercial and fine art painter from Los Angeles, and he is well known for his enticing and stylized commercial posters.
The California State Railroad Museum displays a extremely large Sam Hyde Harris painting of a speeding locomotive having just left Santa Barbara. The Santa Barbara Mission backed by idyllic Southern California mountains is pictured as the speeding powerful locomotive gains speed its way along to coast toward Los Angeles.
Railroads often advertised their passenger service with locomotives powerfully traversing western terrain, and Sam provided railroads with enticing advertising posters drawing the interest of easterners to visit the wonders of California and the West. The painting below originally hung in the Santa Barbara train depot, and now graces the lobby of the museum's theater.
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Joshua Meador
& the Meredith Fish Company
Sometimes, landscape artists can capture a bit of history.
There it was again ... the name "Meredith" in a painting by Joshua Meador. We had seen the same name in a Meador painting before.
A couple of years ago, we sold a Bodega Bay scene by Joshua Meador entitled "Bodega Dock." Written on the side of the dock was the name "Meredith," painted by Meador in the early 1950's. Now we have come across the name "Meredith" again, this time in a Meador painting entitled "Waiting at Noyo," the fishing harbor north of Bodega Bay in Fort Bragg.
Joshua Meador, Bodega Dock - early 1950's (private collection)
Joshua Meador, Waiting at Noyo - 1950's
Meredith Wharf much as it appeared when Joshua Meador
visited Bodega Bay in the late 1940's and early 1950's
while on hiatus from the Walt Disney Studios.
Today, the Spud Point Marina services the Bodega Bay fishing fleet,
while the former Meredith Wharf is visibly dissolving into history.
If it weren't for films, magazine archives, and paintings, once familiar brands of the past might be forgotten. But painters like Joshua Meador have helped preserve an era by including the familiar names, buildings and places of their day.
From 1936 until 1965, Joshua Meador was Director of Animated Effects for the Walt Disney Studios. During some of those years, Josh was a regular visitor to Bodega Bay. He would drive north from Los Angeles with his wife Libby and son Philip in their wood-paneled station wagon pulling their teardrop trailer. Once in Sonoma County, Josh busied himself with his greatest love, plein air painting. He painted breaking waves and rocky coasts, harbor scenes, coastal farm scenes and among our collection, we have Sonoma County scenes of Duncans Mills, the town of Bodega, and Sonoma Square.
Philip recalled that these were special times for Josh and Libby, and their love of the Coast lead them to open a gallery in Carmel Highlands and later build their sea-cliff dream house, studio and gallery in Caspar, just north of Mendocino.
Aiken's Grocery Store, circa 1950
Today, Candy and Kites
Like all good campers, we're certain Joshua Meador had to replenish supplies, and was probably a customer at Diekman's and Aiken's Grocery grocery stores. Above are photos of Aiken's Grocery much as it would have appeared when Josh visited Bodega Bay, and the same building today, home of Candy and Kites. From our perspective, it would have been nice if an artist had produced a painting of Aiken's Grocery back in the day with busy locals coming and going. But back then, no one seems to have had such a thought -- it was just the place to go to buy a quart of milk, a dozen eggs and a pound of coffee.
In a similar fashion, another of our gallery's paintings by artist Elmer Stanhope captures a rather utilitarian scene of the Palladinis Fish Company. (Palladini's was next to Meredith Fish Co. in Noyo Harbor.)
Elmer Stanhope, Paladinis Fish
I doubt if Joshua Meador or Elmer Stanhope considered that they were preserving an echo of history for the ages. But for us looking back, we are glad they did, and the richer we are for their efforts. Below are some of Joshua Meador's scenes done in Sonoma County, preserving for us all how it once was.
"Rainy Day" (Bodega, CA) 22 x 30
Inner Harbor (Bodega Bay) 18 x 24
Duncans Mills, 20 x 27
Captain Vallejo's House 22 x 30
Town square, Sonoma
News from our Gallery
Gallery Hours are 11:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M., Wednesday through Sunday. We are also available for scheduled appointments, especially for those who wish to view the gallery on Mondays or Tuesdays. Please call Dan at the gallery and schedule a visit, or call him on his cellphone, 510-414-9821
Kudos to the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors and to our Supervisor for Bodega Bay, Efren Carillo. They stood up for a free coast, opposing the placement of Iron Rangers skimming 8 bucks from each car seeking a brief visit to park on Bodega Head and take in the view. If this proposal ever comes to pass, it would probably be cheaper per hour to park in front of the State Capitol in Sacramento. Well done Supes!
The San Francisco Symphony features Disney in Concert, Magical Music from the Movies, Sunday, July 28, 2:00 PM. This and other film concerts are coming this summer. http://www.SFSymphony.org/film 415-864-6000.
FIREWORKS!!! Fourth of July Fireworks in Bodega Bay will take place Friday, JULY 5 at 9:30 PM at Westside Park. Enjoy the Fourth by the Bay.
Bodega Bay Heritage Gallery will host a new exhibition, Harbors, Boats, and Reflections on the Water beginning Wednesday, July 10. This new show celebrates the Americas Cup Races, soon to ply the waters of SF Bay, and also the current exhibition at SF's Legion of Honor, Impressionists on the Water.
What's showing in Bodega Bay?
Bodega Bay Heritage Gallery
1785 Coast Highway One, Bodega Bay, CA 94923, 707-875-2911 | Map & Location
Celebrating Early California, Western and American Art
- original paintings by famous artists of the past
Now showing ... "New to Us," Recently acquired works by Joshua Meador
Opening Wed, July 11, Harbors, Boats and Reflections on the Water
plus Bodega Bay resident artists
Jean Warren (watercolors), Diane Perry (photography), and Linda Sorensen (oil paintings)
The Ren Brown Collection, (right next door to our gallery)
A major focus of the gallery is on modern Japanese prints by living artist, including Toko Shinoda,Ryohei Tanaka, Yuji Hiratsuka, Iwao Akiyama, and others. Many have works included in the collections of prominent museums, and have been exhibited world-wide. Some of this artwork can be found nowhere else in northern California. The original prints are done in traditional woodblock, as well as more Occidental mediums, such as serigraph, etching, stencil, and lithography–often on fine handmade papers. Subjects and themes vary widely, and images are both abstract and representational.
http://www.renbrown.com | Back to the Top
Local Color Artist Gallery (just an easy stroll around the corner)
Summer Show 2013: Retrospective and Beyond
Opening July 10: Horizons, paintings and drawings of Pamela Wallace and Linda Gamble
Gallery Hours, daily 10 AM to 5 PM
1580 Eastshore Dr., Bodega Bay
707-875-2744 | http://www.localcolorgallery.com | Back to the Top
What's showing nearby?
in Sonoma, Napa & Marin Counties
IN DUNCANS MILLS Christopher Queen Galleries
Now Showing ... Animal Fare through July 7
Opening , 2013's Boho Show
"Bon Vivants" ... 23rd Annual Early Artists of the Bohemian Club, 1870 - 1920
3 miles east of Hwy 1 on Hwy 116 on the Russian River
http://www.christopherqueengallery.com |707-865-1318| Back to the Top
IN DUNCANS MILLS Quercia Gallery
"Our Natures" Sandra Rubin and Alan Johnson, mother and son
Ron Quercia paintings & Bobbi Jeanne Quercia sculpture
Hours: 11am-5pm, Thur - Mon (707) 865-0243
http://www.quercia-gallery.com | Back to the Top
IN Santa Rosa The Annex Galleries
specializing in 19th, 20th, and 21st century American and European fine prints
now showing ... Stanley William Hayter and the influence of Atelier
The Annex Galleries is a member of the International Fine Print Dealers Association (IFPDA).
http://www.AnnexGalleries.com | Back to the Top
Lee Youngman
IN CALISTOGA the Lee Youngman Gallery
Featuring the work of contemporary painter Paul Youngman,
and the works of famed painter, Ralph Love (1907-1992)
http://www.leeyoungmangalleries.com | Back to the Top
Left ... Lee Youngman, Right ... Paul Yougman
Paul Youngman
IN TOMALES Tomales Fine Art
Host artist Janette LeGrue
Featuring local and national, award-winning artists:
Anne Blair Brown, Christin Coy, Timothy Horn, Debra Huse, Jeanette Le Grue,
John Poon, Randall Sexton, Brian Mark Taylor, and Antoinette Walker.
jeanette@legrue.com / www.LeGrue.com
Open most weekends 12-5pm, and by appointment (707) 878-2525 | Back to the Top
IN GRATON Graton Gallery
http://www.gratongallery.com
"Summer Songs" featuring Mylette Welch & Maria Esther Sund
Graton Gallery | (707) 829-8912 | artshow@gratongallery.com
9048 Graton Road, Graton CA 95444 | Open Wednesday ~ Saturday 10:30 to 6, Sunday 10:30 to 4
IN BODEGA Bodega Landmark Gallery Collection
17255 Bodega Highway Bodega, California USA 94922 Phone 707 876 3477
http://www.artbodega.com | Lorenzo@ArtBodega.com | Back to the Top
IN PETALUMA Calabi Gallery
Sebastopol's own famed master conservator Dennis Calabi brings his rare knowledge and experience
to present a tasteful and eclectic array of primarily 20th century artwork.
now showing: "Intimate Enigmas" abstract stone sculpture by Easton, through July 7
144 Petaluma Blvd. North, Petaluma, CA 94952 Call 707-781-94952
http://www.calabigallery.com |Back to the Top
Right ... Yellow Eye (Protest) by Robert Pearson McChesney, 1946, Oil on Masonite
Easton, Crustacean Dancing Dream, American Alabaster
IN PETALUMA Vintage Bank Antiques
Vintage Bank Antiques is located in Historic Downtown Petaluma, corner of Western Avenue and Petaluma Blvd. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Warren Davis and the rest of the team at Vintage Bank Antiques has assembled a spectacular inventory of paintings. From the 18th Century to Contemporary Artists. We have paintings to suit every price point and collector level.
If you have a painting for sale, please consider Vintage Bank Antiques. Contact Warren Davis directly at WarrenDavisPaintings@yahoo.com
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IN PETALUMA Petaluma Arts Council
"... to celebrate local artists and their contributions and involve the whole community
coming exhibition ... opening July 12, "Uncovered Genius" The creative lives of Artists with disabilities
Petaluma Art Center
Photo:Anita Diamondstein
Links to current museum exhibits relevant to Early California Art
The Greater Bay Area
The Walt Disney Family Museum
This museum tells Walt's story from the early days.
(on the Parade Grounds) 104 Montgomery Street,
The Presidio of San Francisco, CA 94129
-- view location on Google Maps --
Richard Diebenkorn, The Berkeley Years 1953-1996
Opens June 22
Curating the Bay
Apr 7 - Aug 25
Permanent European and Impressionist Paintings
"Impressionists on the Water"
Opens June 1
Beat Memories: The Photographs of Allen Ginsberg
through Sept 8
Oakland Museum of California
ongoing Gallery of California Art
-showcasing over 800 works from the OMCA's collection
Currently closed for a major expansion
http://www.sfmoma.org/our_expansion
-Margins to Mainstream: Contemporary Artists with Disabiilities, Jun 15 through Sep 15
Charles M. Schultz Museum
"Mid Century Modern" through Oct 27
Hearst Art Gallery
Carnival ... July 14
150th Anniversary of St. Mary's College,
Best of the Permanent Collection
Mission San Francisco de Solano Museum
featuring the famed watercolor paintings
of the California Missions
by Christian Jorgensen
551 Broadway, Sonoma CA 95476 (707) 939-7862
Akin: The Art of Nicole and Marc Katano and Stand by Me: The Sprit of Mentoring in Sonoma
through Aug 25
Grace Hudson Museum
Points of Encounter:
Catherine Woskow and Larry Thomas
http://www.gracehudsonmuseum.org
Bolinas Museum
featuring their permanent collection,
including Ludmilla and Thadeus Welch, Arthur William Best, Jack Wisby, Russell Chatham, Alfred Farnsworth.
Bedford Gallery, Lesher Center for the Arts
Larger than Life, Exploring Scale in Contemporary Art
Jun 2 - Aug 18
approximately 2,000 20th & 21st century artworks including paintings, sculpture, new media, photography, drawings, prints, and artist books.
Monterey Museum of Art
Henri Matisse: Improvisation, through May 19
Facing Forward: through June 9
Return to the Sea, Saltworks by Motoi Yamamoto
Jun 13 - Aug 25
http://www.montereyart.org
Cantor Art Center at Stanford University
Rodin! The Complete Stanford Collection
Permenant Collection
Capitol Museum
Governor's Portrait Gallery
Stockton's Treasure!
The Haggin Museum
"if you've not visited yet, you must go!"
-Largest exhibition of Albert Beirstadt paintings anywhere,
-Joseph Christian Leyendecker,
(Norman Rockwell's mentor)
see our Newsletter article, April 2011
Southern California (and Arizona)
Los Angeles Museum of Art
Art of the Americas, Level 3:
Artworks of paintings and sculptures from the colonial period to World War II— a survey of of art and culture
& "Levitated Mass"
The Irvine Museum
Mastering the Medium, Works on Paper
Jun 19 - Sep 19
The Santa Barbara
Van Gogh to Munch: ongoing
Scenery, Story, Spirit: ongoing
California Dreaming, through Jun 16
Opens Jul 2
American 19th century Landscape Painting
American Art Collection
Paintings by John Singer Sargent,
Edward Hopper, Robert Henri, Albert Bierstadt, Thomas Moran, William Keith, Mary Cassatt, Thomas Hart Benton and many more.
-Permanent collection, European paintings
Museum of California Art
-California Scene Paintings, 1930-1960, through Jul 28
Phippen Museum
Rodeo! A Tribute to Louise Serpa
James Gallery
June 22 through September 22, 2013
Permanent Collection: American Art
The Renwick Gallery
Permanent ... Grand Salon Paintings
from the Smithsonian American Art Museum
Permanent collection:
the Impressionists
The Cedar Rapids Museum of Art
Grant Wood: In Focus
is an ongoing permanent collection exhibition.
American Paintings
The Philadelphia Museum of Art
Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia Campus
The Brooklyn Museum
New York , NY
The Whitney Museum of American Art
The largest selection of works by Edward Hopper
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Papa’s Pennies: unique store with unique story
By Emily Weaver
Of the Record staff
Mandy Hall’s late grandfather collected pennies, a lot of pennies, an entire oil drum full of pennies, to be exact. Hall is a collector, too — a collector, who is cashing in those pennies from …
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Mandy Hall stands inside her new shop in downtown Dunn, Papa's Pennies.
DAILY RECORD PHOTO/RICK CURL
Posted Friday, January 10, 2020 12:00 am
Mandy Hall’s late grandfather collected pennies, a lot of pennies, an entire oil drum full of pennies, to be exact. Hall is a collector, too — a collector, who is cashing in those pennies from heaven with a shiny new shop in downtown Dunn called Papa’s Pennies.
“I named it in honor of my grandfather, Sherrill Caudle. He was from Dunn. He actually lived right over there on Pearsall Street,” she said, standing in her shop at 108 N. Clinton Ave., three blocks down from Pearsall.
“He collected pennies all of his life and he passed away a few years back,” she said. Sherrill Caudle left his family with “one of those big blue oil drums full of pennies,” Hall said.
The family kept the collectible ones and cashed in the others. Each time Hall has dipped into her share for a run to the store when things get low she reminds her husband of the meals that come courtesy of “Papa’s pennies.”
“He said, ‘You’re always talking about Papa’s pennies. Why don’t you name your store Papa’s Pennies?’”
So she did.
Papa’s Pennies is a collectibles shop stocked with unique items that seem to tell a story of how Hall turned her skills of bargain hunting and passion to pick into a full-time job. Papa’s Pennies opened in September.
“We’re a bargains and collectibles store,” Hall said. “We have modern collectibles, vintage ’80s retro toys, collector glasses, antique items, thrift items... comic books” and anything unique, she said.
Hall started her business at home, flooding her living room with unique collectibles she sold on eBay. But as her inventory piled up, her husband spoke up.
“My husband was like, ‘You’ve got to do something different about this,’” she said. “So I went and opened a booth up at Harper’s Flea Market in Smithfield.”
But Hall could only use that space to sell on Fridays and Saturdays. So when Heart & Hammer moved from its former home at 108 N. Clinton Ave., a location her husband had helped renovate, Hall decided to claim the space for her first brick-and-mortar shop.
“It’s like a hobby for me. I love doing the searching and finding and picking... We’re a small version of the ‘American Pickers,’ I guess,” she said in a nod to the History channel reality show that made “picking” popular.
“I like people to be able to come in here and be able to find something that they can’t find anywhere else,” she said.
Hall lives between Dunn and Benson and says she comes from a family of collectors and bargain hunters.
Emily Weaver can be reached at eweaver@mydailyrecord.com or at 910-230-2028.
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The association between Toxoplasma and the psychosis continuum in a general population setting
Lindgren, M., Torniainen-Holm, M., Yolken, R., Suvisaari, J.
Schizophrenia Bulletin 2017; 43: S108-S109
Background: An increased prevalence of antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii has been found to be associated with psychosis. An association with positive symptom severity in a psychosis risk sample has also been reported. However, the possible association between toxoplasma and positive symptoms in the general population is unknown. Methods: We investigated whether Toxoplasma gondii is associated with psychosis diagnoses and psychotic symptoms in the general population. We used data from Health 2000, a large health survey of the Finnish population aged 30 and older (n = 5906). Levels of IgG antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii were determined and seropositivity defined as a cutoff of 50 IU/ml. Lifetime psychotic symptoms were identified with section G of the Composite International Diagnostic Interview, Munich version (M-CIDI). The CIDI screen was considered positive if the interviewee reported any clinically relevant symptom or at least 3 symptoms regardless of clinical relevance. Lifetime psychotic disorders were screened from the sample and were diagnosed with DSM-IV using case notes and SCID-I interview. The possible diagnoses were: any psychotic disorder, functional psychosis, schizophrenia, other nonaffective psychosis, and affective psychosis. Results: The seroprevalence of Toxoplasma in the population was 13%; 12% of the participants reported at least one psychotic symptom, the most common symptoms being delusions of reference and suspicion, and 4% were considered positive for the CIDI screen. In a logistic regression model, toxoplasma seropositivity was the only significant predictor of the CIDI screen status, when other variables associated with toxoplasma were adjusted for (age, gender, education, region of residence, cat ownership, and C-reactive protein measuring inflammation). Toxoplasma infection was not associated with any psychosis diagnoses. Conclusion: In a large sample representing the whole Finnish population aged 30 and older, we found that toxoplasma infection predicted psychotic symptoms but not psychosis diagnoses. The association between psychotic symptoms and toxoplasma was not explained by inflammation.
Tagged: affective disorders, antibodies, c-reactive protein, delusions, diagnostic and statistical manual, finnish, gender, health surveys, igg antibody, infection, inflammation, ownership, patient interview, psychotic, psychotic disorders, psychotic symptom, Schizophrenia, seroprevalence, severe combined immunodeficiency, Toxoplasma, Toxoplasma gondii
Maternal T-gondii, offspring bipolar disorder and neurocognition
Freedman, D., Bao, Y. Y., Shen, L., Schaefer, C. A., Brown, A. S.
Psychiatry Research 2016, 243: 382-389
Prenatal exposure to maternal Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) IgG antibody titer has been associated previously with an increased risk of offspring schizophrenia (SZ) and cognitive impairment. We examined maternal T gondii, offspring bipolar disorder (BP) and childhood cognition using a population based birth cohort. Maternal sera, drawn in the third trimester, were analyzed for T. gondii IgG antibody titer, and offspring cognition at ages 5 and 9-11 was measured with the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT) and the Raven Matrices (Raven). Raw scores were standardized and the ages combined. Potential cases with BP from the cohort were identified by database linkages. This protocol identified 85 cases who were matched 1:2 to controls. Maternal T. gondii IgG was not associated with the risk of BP in offspring. Neither moderate [HR = 1.43 (CI: 0.49, 4.17)] nor high IgG titer [HR=1.6 [CI: 0.74, 3.48)] were associated with offspring BP. Associations were not observed between maternal T gondii and BP with psychotic features or BP type 1. In addition, maternal T gondii was not associated with childhood cognition. Our study suggests that T. gondii may be specific to SZ among major psychotic disorders, though further studies with larger sample sizes are required. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
Tagged: 1st-episode schizophrenia, adult schizophrenia, birth cohort, cognition, cognitive impairment, congenital toxoplasmosis, danish draft-board, infectious agents, mood disorders, neurodevelopment, of-the-literature, ppvt, prenatal exposure, psychotic disorders, raven matrices, spectrum disorder, Toxoplasma gondii
The urban risk and migration risk factors for schizophrenia: Are cats the answer?
Torrey EF, Yolken RH.
Schizophrenia Research 2014; 159: 299-302
Being born in and/or raised in an urban area is a proven risk factor for developing schizophrenia. Migrating from countries such as Jamaica or Morocco to countries such as England or the Netherlands is also a proven risk factor for developing schizophrenia. The transmission of Toxoplasma gondii oocysts to children is reviewed and proposed as a partial explanation for both of these risk factors.
Tagged: association, east london, netherlands, oocysts, prevalence, psychotic disorders, rheumatoid-arthritis, rural difference, s birth cohorts, Toxoplasma gondii, toxoplasmosis, urban risk, urbanization
The psychiatric complications of toxoplasmosis
Minto A, Roberts FJ
Lancet 1959: 1180-1182
Tagged: *medical records, humans, mental-disorders, psychotic disorders, toxoplasmosis/*psychology
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athletics and student events in luther high school's first year. 1975-76 (4)
four principals of st. luke's lutheran school (4)
administrators and faculty of luther hs-orlando luther-ola (2)
aerial view:st luke's school 60th anniversary event 2008-09 (2)
chef scott feeds the masses at groundbreaking for new school, april 2, 2000 (2)
christmas pageant: december, 1954, st. luke's christian day school (2)
construction of new lutheran high school, c.1986 (2)
construction of school media center. c. 2000 (2)
exterior of first permanent school 1949 (2)
graduation procession (2)
black and white photography -- florida -- daytona beach -- photographs (13)
students -- african americans -- florida -- daytona beach -- photographs (9)
men -- florida -- daytona beach -- photographs (8)
women -- florida -- daytona beach -- photographs (8)
spectato (2)
trees -- florida -- photographs (2)
< (1)
african american universities and colleges -- handbooks, manuals, etc. (1)
Description: school's
Sandspur, Vol. 26 No. 15, January 9, 1925.
Rollins College student newspaper, written by the students and published at Rollins College. The Sandspur started as a literary journal.
Collection of items pertaining to Orlando High School.
Orlando High School (Orlando, Fla.).
Collection of items pertaining to Orlando High School. Includes invitation to the commencement and correspondence between Vera Somers and Burnette Roth.
Administrators and faculty of Luther HS-Orlando Luther-OLA
Images of various members of the faculty and administration of the Lutheran High School which operated under the names of Luther HS, Orlando Luther and Orlando Lutheran Academy over its 35 years of existence. Selection of images includes those of...
Aerial view:St Luke's School 60th anniversary event 2008-09
Aerial view of church and school campus, taken (ca. 2008-09)during the celebration of St. Luke's Lutheran School's 60th Anniversary celebration. Note that the number '60' is visible on the school athletic field. This is a formation of St. Luke's...
Athletics and student events in Luther High School's first year. 1975-76
Photos from Luther High School's yearbook ("Shield") during its inaugural academic academic year in 1975-76, when the school had a total co-ed enrollment of only 26 students in its first 9th and 10th grades. The school managed to put together an 8...
Bethune-Cookman Wildcats football game
Black and white photography -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; Men -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; Students -- African Americans -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; Football players -- Florida -- Daytona Beach --...
A black and white photograph of the Bethune-Cookman football team tackling players of an opposing school's team. The players are wearing their team uniforms and leather helmets in the style of the 1940's. They are playing on a football field on...
Bethune-Cookman Wildcats Majorettes
Black and white photography -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; Women -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; Students -- African Americans -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; Automobiles -- American -- Florida -- Daytona Beach...
A black and white image of the Wildcats Majorettes dance team and fellow female Bethune-Cookman students posing next to a decorated car. The Majorettes can be identified as the women wearing the white marching suits, tall white band hats, white...
Bethune-Cookman Wildcats marching band
Black and white photography -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; Men -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; Women -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; Students -- African Americans -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs;...
A black and white image of the Bethune-Cookman marching band lined up in formation at the 50 yard line on the football field at Bethune-Cookman University. They are wearing matching band uniforms, and all are playing their instruments. At the...
Chef Scott feeds the masses at groundbreaking for new school, April 2, 2000
Sunday, April 2, 2000. Chef Scott Dickinson (on right; other man unidentified) prepared a fabulous meal (based on the SEA theme) for 1,000+ participants, who were served under enormous tents at the groundbreaking festivities for St. Luke's School's...
Christmas Pageant: December, 1954, St. Luke's Christian Day School
Students of St. Luke's Christian Day School portray the Holy Family in the school's annual Christmas Pageant, December, 1954. Students were not identified in this photo from the school annual
Black and white photography -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Florida; Outdoor photography -- Photographs; Students -- African Americans -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; Trees -- Florida -- Photographs; Women -- Florida -- Daytona Beach --...
A black and white image of a large group of people gathered outside celebrating a Christmas party. In the photo can be seen varieties of trees, some covered in Spanish moss, and also scrub palm trees. Beyond the crowd, across a dirt road, can be...
Construction of new Lutheran high school, c.1986
Images scanned from the 1985-86 editions of the Luther High School yearbooks show the student body gathered to celebrate the beginning of the construction of their new school and Judy Duda, a founding member of the school's Board of Directors,...
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Double disasters cause major traffic jams at JJ, Gandhi Nagar flyovers
Commuters faced a harrowing time on Friday morning when two separate incidents on the Gandhi Nagar and JJ flyovers caused massive traffic snarls.
At 11 am, the fuel tanker of a BEST bus developed a leak due to which oil spilled over the road, slowing down traffic upto Lalbaug flyover for almost two hours. "The oil tank of the bus on route number 19 was hit by a metallic object. Fire brigade officials were called to throw sand and mud on the oil spill. The bus was moved out within 20 minutes," said a BEST official.
The situation was far worse on the flyover at Gandhi Nagar junction, when a cement mixer turned turtle at about 12.30, forcing the flyover to be closed to traffic for about six hours till the cement was cleared from the road. Bhaskar Gaikwad, senior police inspector, Ghatkopar traffic police station said, "The mixer was removed at 7 pm and vehicles were allowed on the flyover by 7.45 pm.
Gandhi Nagar flyover had to be closed to traffic till the cement mixer was removed by a crane
The oil spill at JJ flyover slowed down traffic upto Lalbaug flyover for about 2 hours
Even as India is home to one of the highest populations of the visually impaired, eye health is the least priority for the popula...
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Background on the CVCA
What Does the Association Do
Association Committee
A Brief History of Colo Vale
Members/Residents Meetings
Village Men’s Shed
Welcome to Colo Vale
2020 Association Committee
Elyse White
Elyse has lived in the Southern Highlands for over 40 years, moving to Colo Vale 15 years ago. Together with her husband Gary, she has operated a number of businesses in the Highlands before studying law in the late 1980’s. She has worked with Marsdens Law Group for 26 years, practising in the areas of estate litigation. Elyse was appointed as an Assessor with the State Insurance Regulatory Authority in 2003 and continues to assess claimants injured in motor vehicle accidents. She enjoys community based programs and is passionate about preserving the Colo Vale Community Association’s greatest asset, the hall in Railway Parade.
John Stead
John has been a resident of Colo Vale for 14 years and has been actively involved in the Community Association for all that time. He is retired, being a Returned Vietnam Veteran and ex-President of the Association. He was married for 25 years to Pamela and loves living in Colo Vale.
Gary White
Secretary / Public Officer
Sue Edney
Sue and husband Fred lived in Baulkham Hills for 37 years and after raising two sons decided to move to the Southern Highlands in 2012. One of the first things they did was to join the Colo Vale Community Assn and were immediately made welcome. Both are retired and have historic cars and have made a lot of friends through this pastime and feel lucky to have such a wonderful car club to belong to. Sue also volunteers at the Southern Highlands Community Hospice twice a week and enjoys volunteering.
Committee Member/News and Social Media Officer
Ryan Smythe
Ryan has been living in the Colo Vale for 6 years. He works full time as a IT Operations manager for a multi national company and is a family man with 4 children. Ryan dedicates his free time to the community managing the Colo Vales News Facebook page and pulling together the printed Colo Vale news that reaches letterboxes each month. You will also see Ryan and his children helping at our Markets each month.
Men’s Shed Co-Ordinator
Steve Clarke
Colo Vale, NSW
Colo Vale is a Northern Village of the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, in Wingecarribee Shire. It is situated approx. 1km from the freeway and 10km from Mittagong. Colo Vale has a population of approximately 1,500 people.
The Village Market
The Village Men’s Shed
The Memorial Hall
28 Railway Avenue
Colo Vale, NSW 2575
President – Elyse White
Vice-President – John Stead
Secretary – Sue Edney moox1428@bigpond.com
News Editor – Ryan Smythe
smytherl@gmail.com
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Big business using lower case to make friends
Press Release – UCOL
Big business is increasingly using different type faces and fonts to show a more friendly face to customers.Big business using lower case to make friends
Big business is increasingly using different type faces and fonts to show a more friendly face to customers.
Research by lecturers on UCOL’s Bachelor of Applied Visual Imaging (BAVI) programme have identified a new trend in typography in the rebranding of corporate businesses. Lead researcher Rachel Hoskin says many now use lower case in their signage and other branding to increase their appeal.
“This includes Telecom, BNZ, AMI, Kiwibank, Postie Plus and Ballantynes. Their use of lower case is aimed at communicating a more accessible, informal and relaxed image to their customer base.
“For example, the BNZ logo uses a softer, friendlier, lower case font, more in line with the cute little piggy in the advertising campaigns, rather than the image of a hard-faced corporation.”
The BAVI research team set out to observe trends in typography during a road trip to 43 towns to document signage uniquely kiwi signage. Award winning photography Lecturer Ian Rotherham took the photographs while Ms Hoskins and Senior Lecturer and social anthropologist Dr Mandy Rudge did the observation and analysis.
“There’s surprisingly little knowledge available on business signage, in New Zealand or overseas,” says Ms Hoskin. “But knowledge about contemporary trends is needed by current and future generations of graphic designers.”
The research expedition took three weeks, in communities from Wellington to Whangerei, covering 1,265 businesses and 3,177 images. “There were some surprises. It’s common knowledge that towns and cities are branded and actively marketed with certain characteristics. Bulls has its take on its “Un-for-get-a-bull” name, Napier is known as the art deco capital of the world, Wellington thinks of itself as the country’s creative hub.
“These brands don’t necessarily mean that marketed identity and signage is unified. For example, hardly any businesses in Napier use the art deco style in their signage typeface.
“On the other hand, signage in the creative town of Greytown in the Wairarapa used a wide variety of colour, font and style, generating an impression of diversity and creativity. And areas such as Cuba Street in Wellington and Karangahape Road in Auckland were highlights because of the diversity of the signage and the creative designs and materials used.”
Ms Hoskins says the team also appreciated some of the quirkier signs they discovered. “We liked the roadside sandwich board saying “Last Cheese for Miles” in Puhoi and the pharmacy in Waverley whose startling signage used a racy typeface more associated with an 80s car parts shop than chemists.”
Photographs of signage taken during the research project will be on display in Palmerston North in an exhibition at Square Edge, opening Friday 16 March.
UCOL’s Bachelor of Applied Visual Arts programme includes typography in its subject areas of photography, graphic design, web/interactive design, animation, video and illustration.
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Designer Cannibalism?
Tiredly checking my email late last night, I came across an invitation to sell my logos on iStockphoto. I couldn't really process it mentally, so I left it open and gave it a second look this morning. I honestly don't think I processed it any better. WTF is this?
Confused, I read everything and then went onto the website to check the forum. I sent an email to a few esteemed designer friends to see if there was something I was missing, some positive angle that I hadn't seen right away. Because to me it looked horrible and I couldn't understand it.
Quick catch up:
In case you're not familiar with iStockphoto, they are an internet-based "member-generated image and design community." Translation: they sell people's photographs, illustrations, videos, audio tracks and Flash files as royalty-free files. They sell to designers. RIght, back to this logo thing they're doing.
The nuttyshell:
A designer submits a logo they have sitting around or a new one they come up with to iStockphoto. If iStockphoto approves it, for a limited time only, the designer receives $5. Woo hoo! iStockphoto now owns it outright. This logo goes up on the site for an asking price of 100 to 750 credits (value of each logo suggested by designer but determined by iStockphoto). If I've done my math right, this puts the logo dollar amount somewhere between $24 and $847.50. Upon sale of said logo it comes down (one-time sale), iStockphoto gives 50% in royalties. The designer walks away with $12 to $423.75 for their original logo design.
Issues that I see straight away:
One, copyright. iStockphoto is putting the burden of checking for trademarkability on the client. Dangerous, plus don't you just want to know that you are spending money on original art?
Two, branding value. Talented, professional designers have enough of a struggle trying to prove their worth without companies like this establishing "bulk pricing" for something as custom as a logo. How can one $50 piece of art tell the story of your company when it wasn't even made for you?
Three, designer cannibalism. Paying slave-labor prices to designers in order to turn around and sell to designers who then have to turn around and sell to their client. What is this saying?
On iStockphoto's forum, designers sound happier than pigs in mud and are rolling their sleeves up to start mass-designing logos for mystery companies. I am so confused! Here are comments from this morning's email that went between a few of my professional designer friends:
"Isn't it time to stop using Istock and other "stock companies" (it's not even really stock, it's really cheap royalty free)? I hope none of you all take part in this. Likewise with crowdsourcing. You can't expect everyone to understand the value of real design in the business environment, but there is no excuse for industry suppliers. Hopefully this logo thing will end up the same place the stock layouts did, nowhere."
Kip Williams [www.kipcreative.com]
"I agree Kip. I have a hotline set up for anyone who is contemplating Spec Work. I will talk you off that ledge. Remember, you are loved, so are your talents and design. Dont throw it all away and make a mess for the rest of us."
Andy Stracuzzi [www.zedzedeye.com]
So, is iStockphoto helping designers in a rough economy by offering them the opportunity to put work on a site that might or might not yield them at most a few hundred dollars? Or is this yet another pin in the design industry voo-doo doll that someone out there is wickedly poking in? There are no rules for this, we have to police ourselves. If you agree with me that this sounds horrible, please, don't do it and tell your designer friends the same.
Whores don't put their goods up on spec, let's not jump on this new, designer, pimp ride either.
branding, marketing, advertising, graphic design advertising, illustrators, logos, market value, royalty free, social marketing, social networking, stock art, stock photos
R3: Renaissance 3.0
Web 2.0 is dead. Social media and social networking are the new PR and advertising is blending into marketing is the new black and white newspapers are dinosaurs are still hot with the kid market your product as a human seeking a date with your customer not their wallet. Forget CEO, it's SEO, SEM, SMO, SMS, GPS, conversations, experiential, engagement, behavioral, digital, e, i, blog, blawg, vlog, pod, dig, cast, web, net, analytics, metrics, pay-per-click, micro, global, tweet, portal, virus is bad, viral is good. Can anyone hear me? Yes, loud and clear! The world is listening just as much as the world is talking.
We live in a world of paradoxes. We constantly want and resist change at the same time because of our basic needs for stability and variety, leaving us with an ever-present inner-struggle. Hence all the panic right now. I say we calm down a little and enjoy the ride, this recession part of a renaissance. A transformation. An evolution.
People are running around saying that the automobile industry is in trouble. Really? Are we suddenly not going to need to get around? *blows raspberry* Of course the automobile industry is in trouble, but only as we know it. Thank God! We've been using outdated technology – I look forward to clean, efficient, quick transportation. In fact I really look forward to teleporting, but that will take a bit longer.
It's not any one industry that is undergoing metamorphosis, it's industry itself. Everything is changing – corporate structure, systems, religions, expectations... we are in a renaissance of science and culture.
The advertising industry is no exception. Technology has given us a whole new world of media, and has shifted the powers around to level the communications playing field between the consumers and the marketers. This is exciting! We are all both consumer and marketer to whatever degree, so it's good for everyone. The trick is to jump in with an open mind and to let go of the old games. It's time to redefine, for a greater good.
During artistic renaissances, there are a plethora of artists that sprout up and help push up the concrete institutions, but only certain people really get it right and are remembered for it. So who are the Michaelangelos of the ad industry during this renaissance we're going through? How can we tell the hacks from the masters? The trick might be to watch for people who practice the very thing they should be preaching right now: honesty.
Above all else, this level playing field has forced honesty, and if a marketing company is telling its clients that they need to have "honest conversations" with their consumers, then the marketing company should be having one too. That means admitting that no one is an expert right now because things are changing too fast. There are strong players, though. These players are out there not just speaking the new language, but questioning and redefining it as they go, faster than Googles changes its SEO criteria.
So engage in the conversation whether you're a marketer or a consumer, because really, you're both.
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Farming is the new black
Farming? Really?
Yes, if you're not already hooked on plowing, you've at least seen a related request (or a hundred) come across your Facebook. As you read this blog, it's already too late to spot this trend at the early-adoption stage. Be it in cyberland or live earth, farming is sprouting up and growing fast.
When it comes to trends, I find that I get tired of themes and buzzwords right about when they become most relevant to the general public. Aesthetic trends, for example – just when something I like becomes readily available, I know it's time to move on. Remember the suns and moons, Raphael's angels, concentric circles and grunge? Alas, I loved them all once. The disappointment that comes when I can easily find what I like gets replaced by a curiosity for what's new and not on every-other teenager's shirt.
To stay ahead and set trends, you have to move fast and be different. You shouldn't be doing what the masses do. However, the largest percentage of consumers happily ride the big waves. They were out there buying suns and moons set in dark blue and gold because it was "in." They are still caught up in a 70's and 80's bag that's mixed up with hip-hop and grunge right now, though thankfully I believe the "swoosh" is no longer the most popular logo element in new designs. If you're selling to this larger percentage of consumers, then it's not always a bad thing to be with the current trend as opposed to ahead of it.
"In this economy...blah blah blah." Those words are old now if you're a trend-setter but they're not old to the average person feeling these tough times. They're still highly relevant. How are advertisers speaking to consumers right now? With themes of value, of a deeper meaning, back-to-the-basics, of helping out and pitching in. In a time when the government is needed most, it is trusted least. Self-reliance used to be running your own stock portfolio, heavily investing in a 401K and saving for kids' college. Now, self-reliance has gone back to basics. All the way back to the farm.
People are growing food gardens in their own back yards. From the White House down to the hoods and everywhere in between, harvesting is IN. While I don't get delicious collard greens from the computer like I do from my friend Shonna's real-life garden, I recognize a value of virtual farming in the numbers. Facebook alone has over SIXTY Farm-related games and quizzes plus tag-along apps. FarmVille (the offshoot of YoVille on Facebook) is leading the hoe-down with 33 million monthly active users – over FarmTown (also on Facebook) which reaps-in 18 million monthly active users.
This growing farming trend is about community as much as self-reliance. Social networking has gone to the farm, at least with the over-thirty's and their mothers. All of these farm games involve visiting and working on friends' farms, giving gifts to each other, and some even include chat rooms. While this trend might pass and go out to sea with the concentric circle craze, it's worth taking note of now. Ride the big wave. People are willing to pour their time into food gardening in the dirt and virtual farming on the computer because of the sense of accomplishment, growth, significance, connection and contribution that they get in "economically challenging times like these."
branding, marketing, advertising, graphic design advertising, branding, facebook, farming, gaming, networking, social marketing, trends
Hey Fox, you're micro-blogging my view!
Last night my mom was freaking out because Twitter posts were on the television screen while she was watching Fringe. At first I thought her complaints were the voice of her opposition to the conformist “twitterland” that we're all being sucked into. She isn’t a fan of the social media renaissance.
"Come out here and look at this Jessi! You have to see it!"
I tore myself away from Facebook, Twitter, Skype and Yahoo, and went into the living room. To my surprise, what I saw really was bad! One third of the TV screen was being taken up with two tweets at a time, by the Fringe people answering fans' questions.
At first it seems like a good idea: engage the audience in a conversation, celebrities answer questions live on TV, yes?
NO! Three strikes, they’re out.
First strike: The beauty of social media is that it is conversational, putting power in the consumer’s hands. It’s not one-sided messages that TV throws at us. Last night we (the viewers) couldn’t see the questions and @FringeonFox didn't answer with the question built-in. Interviewing 101 – phrase your answer with the question. Question: What’s your favorite color. Correct answer: “My favorite color is blue.” Wrong answer: “Blue." Here are some of the tweets they posted:
- RT @PeterBishop2 @jimdumas - the answers are yes and yes. #fringe
- RT @LabDad1 Watch what happens #fringe
- RT @LabDad1 Look at this! #fringe
- RT @JPFringe Sanford Harris - what a sweetheart! #fringe
- Don't miss season 2 of #FRINGE premiering Thu 9/17 at 9/8c on #FOX.
- RT @LabDad1 @xcori Of course! I'm only human #fringe
- RT @JWFringe @aolli I am so glad you love the show. Thanks man!!! #fringe
- RT @LabDad1 Josh and Anna said that Clint Howard was fantastic to work with! #fringe
- RT @LabDad1 This is a very important scene! #fringe
- RT @LabDad1 I haven't seen this scene for ages! #fringe
- RT @LabDad1 This is pretty powerful #fringe
- RT @LabDad1 Watch this scene here - she's really mean to me! #fringe
- RT @PeterBishop2 I hope you mean "did" metaphorically. #fringe
- RT @LabDad1 this is really cool what happens here #fringe
- RT @PeterBishop2 Like Father Like Son. #fringe
What a waste of space.
Strike two: Distraction. Tweets like, "Watch this!" and "This is powerful" don’t add to the plot. They actually make it impossible to watch with any kind of focus. Fringe isn't a light comedy where you don't need details. It's a metaphysical-psycho-drama that you want to pay attention to. By distracting their viewers, they have taken away from the product. If their goal was to detract value from the show and replace it with sensationalism, they might have hit their mark. Here are some tweets that went out from their audience last night:
- bobh62000 @FRINGEonFOX I will never watch Fringe again if I see twitter popping up on my TV.
- irishgirlene @FRINGEonFOX: why r u doing this on screen and will u b doing this all season
- Eskissmo_chick @Fringe This is rediculous! I hope this doesn't happen on any other good shows.
- HeatherAre @fringe how do I turn this off my tv?!
- gregtarnoff @mkebiz seriously? I can't watch it because they are distracting. Bad move @fox @fringe #fringe
Strike three: It's contrived. Unofficial rules 1, 2, and 3 in social marketing: be genuine, be relevant, be transparent. Rule 4: listen, don’t push. Fox decided to take up 1/3 of the screen during a show that has avid and intelligent followers, to disseminate drivel. I wonder if they filmed for it. Did they actually compromise creative integrity to make space for these tweets? I hope not. Either way it was not asked for by their audience, it was “forced.” I hope Fox uses Twitter to listen, not just to masturbate in the mirror.
- carsnmoney00 @fringe I hope you idiots dont do this again
- rebmarks @fringe GET OFF MY TV SO I CAN WATCH THE DAMN SHOW
By the time it all ended – the hoopla and the show – my mom threw up her hands and said, "I didn't even see the show!"
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[ Brain Food ] “Kendrick Lamar Played You” by Michael Waterloo
By Michael Waterloo (@MichaelWaterloo)
If you haven’t realized by now, Kendrick Lamar played you. Yes, you. If you’re reading this, or if you live above a rock, you’ve heard his verse on “Control” with Big Sean and Jay Electronica. While Sean, well, tried on his verse and Electronica had the best lyrical verse on the song, it was Lamar’s bars that stood out the most.
You know what he said by now, so I’m not going to repeat it again in full. But in case you didn’t know, he basically said that he is “King of New York.” And no, he isn’t from New York, he’s from Compton, Ca. He also listed a bunch of artist and said while he respects them, he’s here to murder them on the mic.
The phrase ‘Twitter is going to blow up’ gets thrown around as much as elite, clutch and epic. But if I had to defend its use one time, it was when Sean dropped the song.
Whoa…..
I think I’m safe to say that was the response everyone gave. From saying he killed it, to taking his words personally, Lamar had you eating out of the palm of his hand.
Lamar wasn’t disrespecting anyone, even if they took it that way. You heard Joel Ortiz say “You ain’t the King of New York, you’re the next thing on my fork.”
You have Joe Budden looking for a studio that was open, and Fabolous looking for the same thing. Tyga felt inspired to write, and even Mac Miller responded in his own, umm, way on Twitter.
Don’t you see what Lamar did? He brought real rap back for a minute. Actually, the buzz is still going on Twitter about what he did and everywhere you look, you see a response.
What happened with them? They took it personal. From Fred the Godson, to Action Bronson, to a slew of local artists; they went and put their best stuff into a response.
I mean did you hear Mickey Factz response? My god.
Lamar fired up B.o.B. enough to where he sounded like he did in his “Cloud 9” days. Frankly, it was beautiful.
He wasn’t disrespecting anyone, but what he did was influence people to start rapping again. Not the Future or Trinidad James rap, but actual rap.
What Lamar did on “Control” is what Eminem used to do on every song he graced. It’s what Tupac did on “Hit em up” and what Nas showed to the world on his “Ether” track.
Lamar’s verse doesn’t compare to them lyrically or from a diss perspective, but he made the hip hop world slow down for one minute.
He inspired rapper’s that haven’t had anything hot drop since their debut album, to instantly hit the studio and give it all they had.
Lamar played everyone and I speak for hip hop heads everywhere when I say thank you, Kendrick.
Listen to the verse that has hip hop in a frenzy Big Sean ft Kendrick Lamar & Jay Electronica “Control”
Reponses:
T.O.A.K
Dion Primo
Fred The Godson
Joelle Ortiz
Mickey Factz
Rai L
Platni
Yungn Vorheez
Sturk
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