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Q: Add Request Variable from Client to NodeJS Server for MiddleWare Router I am trying to use routes to help server pages from a nodejs server based on a user being logged in. I am trying to take the login session details from the client side, and pass them back to the NodeJS server to be used in a middleware function for checking authentication.
How do I go about adding a variable to a request for a NodeJS route from the client side?
middleware.js
function loginRequired(req, res, next) {
  if (!req.user) {
    return res.status(401).render("unauthenticated");
  }
  next();
}
module.exports = { loginRequired };

server.js
app.use("/dashboard", middleware.loginRequired, mainPage);

The desired result would be, user clicks "Login", some variables are sent back, as well as the request to that route, the variables (i.e req.user) are used to check authentication.

A: You can send the variables in cookies, and use cookie parser, before your middleware. It provides parsed cookies.
For example, you can send a User variable in cookie, and then in your middleware use req.cookies which will contain your User variable.
Alternatively, you can send data in a POST request and use body-parser to do the same thing. But for authentication purpose, you should use cookies.


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After crashing the stage during Taylor Swift's acceptance speech at the MTV Video Music Awards last weekend and numerous apologies for his outburst - stating he would "take some time off" to reflect - Kanye West will instead join Lady Gaga for the "Fame Kills" tour starting this fall.
But will the outburst affect his ticket sales?
"I think this could potentially affect his upcoming tour with Lady Gaga," says a PD for a major urban mainstream radio station who chose to remain anonymous. "This isn't an urban tour -- urban audiences can be a bit more forgiving than mainstream audiences are. I can see him going on stage and people booing him. It's unfortunate."
Ebro Darden, PD for New York radio station Hot 97 (WQHT) agrees, stating "people who genuinely like Kanye won't be affected. Tickets for his GaGa tour go on sale in a few days and I'm sure people will be in the building."
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Published in History of Number One Songs
January 30 – February 12, 1961
The Shirelles
Will You Love Me Tomorrow
The idea of an all girl group was not new, but it had never been proven in the rock and roll era that one could be successful. When the Shirelles went to number one with "Will You Love Me Tomorrow", it proved that it could be done.
From Passaic, New Jersey, the Shirelles would win a talent show in high school and gain the attention of Decca Records, who released a few of their songs (though to no success) but it was not until they were signed by the smaller Scepter Records and were tasked to songwriter/producer, Luther Dixon. Dixon didn't see them as four black girls from Passaic, but as four girls who could who had talent with crossover appeal. With lush string arrangements, sweet harmonies and mature songwriting a blueprint for all girl groups was created and was copied throughout the 1960's.
The lead singer, Shirley Owens (you can tell it was her name from which the group name derived from) had the voice that was the key to Dixon's equation. The Shirelles had an innocent quality to their vocals that allowed them to tackle more adult subject matter without the casual listener really picking up on the innuendo. The arrangements certainly helped, as the more adult choice of instruments was a nice contrast to Owens and the rest of the Shirelles' singing.
After a few minor hits, the group released a song written by the songwriting team of Gerry Goffin and Carole King, which would be the first of many hit songs that they would be associated with. "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" took up where Brenda Lee and Connie Francis left off and the female voice was getting louder. Now there had been hit songs from the male point of view that alluding to couples having sex, but never before had there ever been a woman singing about it.
The name of the song implied (though again never stated) that if they had sex that evening, would he still be interested in her the next day. In 1961, men were supposed to want to have sex, and women were supposed to push them away…at least on the surface anyway. We know that certainly wasn't always the case and the amount of abrupt marriages taking place with a baby (and of course always "premature") arriving seven months later in the late 50's and early 60's was not just one or two. The song doesn't seem that progressive now, or even by the time the mid-60's rolled around, but for '61 this was very adult and very much ahead of its time.
While many didn't pick up on the message, there were a few stations that refused to play the song, but for the most part there was little fuss raised and it would become one of the most enduring songs of the era. "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" unquestionable be their biggest and most important hit, but it would not be their last, nor would it be the final time that an all girl group in the model of the Shirelles would reach the top.
Actually, this is the 60's! We are going to see a lot more like this!
Other Notable Songs that charted but did not go to number one in this time period: January 30, 1961 – February 12, 1961.
2/6/61: At Last by Etta James went to #47 but would go #2 on the R&B Chart[1].
[1] That's right. This legendary song was not even a top 40 Hit!
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The Solicitor-General is an important independent office within the Commonwealth; as Justin Gleeson's resignation shows, it is being badly damaged by George Brandis.
The resignation of Solicitor-General Justin Gleeson places the Prime Minister in a difficult position: he must decide just how much damage he will allow his bumbling Attorney-General, George Brandis, to inflict on Australia's key institutions before he either forces Brandis to resign or Brandis leaves of his own accord to take up another taxpayer-funded position outside politics, as seems likely.
As Gleeson's departure demonstrates, Brandis is no longer just a liability for the Turnbull government, he's a liability for the rule of law and good government. The Solicitor-General is not just another senior public servant -- he is intended to play a specific and very important role within the Commonwealth, as the source of binding legal advice for the government. That's why the position is the creation of a separate act (the Legal Officers Act 1964) and why the role is intended to be independent. Without an independent Solicitor-General, the only legal advice the government will have is the advice it wants to get from the public service (the Australian Government Solicitor), or privately from hand-picked barristers. That is, it will get the advice it wants politically, but not the advice it necessarily needs.
The Witness K and Bernard Collaery case could well continue behind closed doors, prompting great concern over their right to a fair trial. But who gets to make the decision?
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After more than 1000 days, Attorney-General George Brandis has finally released his diary.
The ongoing stoush between George Brandis and Justin Gleeson has reached boiling point, with the Solicitor-General tendering his resignation.
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package breeze.util

/**
 * Utilities and implicits for iterators. Nothing major.
 *
 * @author dlwh, dramage
 */
object Iterators {

  def fromProducer[E](prod: => Option[E]): Iterator[E] = Iterator.continually(prod).takeWhile(_.nonEmpty).map(_.get)

  /**
   * Merges (ordered) iterators by returning the lesser element at the
   * head of each, according to the given comparator.  Ties go to the element
   * from the first iterator.
   */
  def merge[T](iters: Iterator[T]*)(compare: ((T, T) => Int)): Iterator[T] =
    new Iterator[T] {

      /** Keep track of the top of each list. */
      val heads = iters.map(get _).toArray

      /** The merged iterator has more if any head is not None. */
      override def hasNext: Boolean =
        heads.map(_ != None).foldLeft(false)(_ || _)

      /** Return the smallest element that is currently a list head. */
      override def next: T = {
        val top = heads.zipWithIndex.foldLeft((None.asInstanceOf[Option[T]], -1)) {
          (headA: (Option[T], Int), headB: (Option[T], Int)) =>
            (headA, headB) match {
              case ((Some(a), i), (Some(b), j)) => if (compare(a, b) <= 0) headA else headB
              case ((Some(a), i), (None, j)) => headA
              case ((None, i), (Some(b), j)) => headB
              case ((None, i), (None, j)) => headA
              case x: Any => throw new IllegalStateException(x.toString)
            }
        }

        // update the top list and return its value
        heads(top._2) = get(iters(top._2))
        return top._1.get
      }

      def get(iter: Iterator[T]): Option[T] =
        if (iter.hasNext) Some(iter.next) else None
    }

}

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Q: How can I solve $x^2.(y')^2-2.(x.y-3).y'+y^2=0$? How can I solve the differential equation $x^2.(y')^2-2.(x.y-3).y'+y^2=0$ ? I don't have any idea of what method to use on this.

A: Hint:
$$x^2.(y')^2-2.(x.y-3).y'+y^2=0$$
$$(xy'-y)^2=-6y'$$
This is Clairaut's differential equation:
$$y=xy'+f(y')$$
$$y=xy'\pm \sqrt {-6y'}$$

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Learning is learning, whether it's in the corporate world or in the field of education. The job of instructional designer is similar in both settings, but there are a few distinct differences. If you've ever wondered what those differences might be, read on.
If you work for a corporation as an instructional designer, you will most likely work with Human Resources to identify course content and manage the implementation of courses that you design. In business, instructional designers will work with subject matter experts (SMEs), and spend a great deal of time working alone on the actual development and design of courses. It's up to them to decide on the appropriate instructional strategy, and assessment methodology, and the SME isn't involved in the delivery of content.
Also there is the question of pace. In a corporation, instructional designers will be under constant pressure to produce content better, faster, and cheaper. There are usually several projects under development at one time, so it certainly will not be boring.
Instructional designers in education will work directly with professors or other educators to build and maintain courses. Generally faculty members prefer to work in committees, and projects can last an entire semester. The academic world loves collaboration, so instructional designers can expect a lot of input and feedback on their course design and selection of instructional strategies. Also, the educators will be intimately involved in the ultimate delivery of the content, so there is much more of a vested interest.
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When it comes to designing learning for corporations, typically instructional material will be closely tied to the competencies of the various jobs within the corporation, or about company standards, policies, or procedures. There will be very specific requirements to influence behaviors, with measurable outcomes in terms of knowledge, skills, and abilities.
On the education side, it's all about expanding horizons, creating "aha" moments, and trying to make learners think differently about the subject. There is greater emphasis on critical thinking, which definitely impacts how an instructional designer will approach the course development.
In academia there is much more room for experimentation on different technologies and approaches. If it's not successful, then it was a learning experience. That doesn't track on the corporate side, where the emphasis is always on results, addressing specific problems, and improving performance. So although the job may have the same title, instructional designers in education approach their work much differently.


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I feel the conventional definition of a societal retirement (i.e. leaving work at 65 years old and getting biweekly pensions) is not applicable to an artist. If anything, I feel as an aspiring writer, we probably go through multiple 'retirements" and "come-backs" throughout our career; we take breaks from our arts, learn and be stimulated by other interests, and come back to our main brush strokes to transform our arts. I can relate to this process as I have periods of hiatus followed by a renewed inspiration.
Very well put, Calvin! I think we all agree. Thanks.
Thank you for sharing! Beautiful post.
The fellow that is second from the left sure looks like your brother Robert. Definitely a member of your family!
I agree. Wish I could figure out who he is!
Thanks for commenting, Christine. I think you're entirely right! And it's so much easier to write when doing it just because we feel like it. Same goes for all the other tasks we take on.
No, I don't think artists ever retire, Judy. They just figure out different ways to keep their passion alive. You are doing that, and whether you are writing travel stories, memoir, or family history, it's all writing, which you love. Whether you post it; whether you make any money at it (which is becoming increasingly difficult), the important thing is that you keep doing it. Once you start, you never know where the writing will take you. That's a journey worth writing about in itself that may cover all of your passions.


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#ifndef ASMARM_THREAD_NOTIFY_H
#define ASMARM_THREAD_NOTIFY_H

#ifdef __KERNEL__

#ifndef __ASSEMBLY__

#include <linux/notifier.h>
#include <asm/thread_info.h>

static inline int thread_register_notifier(struct notifier_block *n)
{
	extern struct atomic_notifier_head thread_notify_head;
	return atomic_notifier_chain_register(&thread_notify_head, n);
}

static inline void thread_unregister_notifier(struct notifier_block *n)
{
	extern struct atomic_notifier_head thread_notify_head;
	atomic_notifier_chain_unregister(&thread_notify_head, n);
}

static inline void thread_notify(unsigned long rc, struct thread_info *thread)
{
	extern struct atomic_notifier_head thread_notify_head;
	atomic_notifier_call_chain(&thread_notify_head, rc, thread);
}

#endif

/*
 * These are the reason codes for the thread notifier.
 */
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Video is everywhere and inevitable. The next generation workforce really is already used to use video to communicate with their friends, classmates and family. They really understand the power of videoconferencing in their daily life. But the question is whether the future employers are ready for this.
Kinly is provider of managed videoconferencing services with a strong focus on innovating the primary business process of our customers and prospects with the use of videoconferencing. The launching customer of Kinly was the Dutch Police. Together with them we developed a secure service with which the Police can guarantee that interrogations are done in a proper way. Based on that experience we have developed a vision on what the role of video can be in the wheel of justice and in the security domain. But also on how governmental organisations can collaborate better using one common video collaboration platform. Video, in all its formats (live, recorded or still) should be securely and easily transferable, but also stored and interpreted, between different organisations.
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SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Airbus Model A300 B4-600, B4-600R, and F4-600R series airplanes, and Model A300 C4-605R Variant F airplanes (collectively called Model A300-600 series airplanes) modified by a particular supplemental type certificate (STC). This proposed AD was prompted by a report of chafing found on the overflow sensor harness of the surge tank, and subsequent contact between the electrical wiring and fuel tank structure. This proposed AD would require a one-time inspection for damage of the outer tank of the overflow sensor harness, and repair if necessary. This proposed AD would also require modification of the sensor harness. We are proposing this AD to prevent chafing of the harness and subsequent contact between the electrical wiring and fuel tank structure, which could result in electrical arcing and a fuel tank explosion.
DATES: We must receive comments on this proposed AD by December 7, 2015.
Mail: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590.
Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
Vergennes, Vermont 05491; phone 802-877-2911; fax 802-877-4444; Internet http://www.utcaerospacesystems.com. You may view this referenced service information at the FAA, Transport Airplane Directorate, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA. For information on the availability of this material at the FAA, call 425-227-1221.
4204; or in person at the Docket Management Facility between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The AD docket contains this proposed AD, the regulatory evaluation, any comments received, and other information. The street address for the Docket Operations office (telephone (800) 647-5527) is in the ADDRESSES section. Comments will be available in the AD docket shortly after receipt.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marc Ronell, Aerospace Engineer, Boston Aircraft Certification Office, FAA, 12 New England Executive Park, Burlington, MA 01803; phone: 781-238-7776; fax: 781-238-7170; email: marc.ronell@faa.gov.
We invite you to send any written relevant data, views, or arguments about this proposed AD. Send your comments to an address listed under the ADDRESSES section. Include ``Docket No. FAA-2015-4204; Directorate Identifier 2015-NM-001-AD'' at the beginning of your comments. We specifically invite comments on the overall regulatory, economic, environmental, and energy aspects of this proposed AD. We will consider all comments received by the closing date and may amend this proposed AD based on those comments.
We will post all comments we receive, without change, to http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information you provide. We will also post a report summarizing each substantive verbal contact we receive about this proposed AD.
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), which is the Technical Agent for the Member States of the European Union, issued EASA Airworthiness Directive 2013-0193, dated August 23, 2013 (referred to after this as the Mandatory Continuing Airworthiness Information, or ``the MCAI''), to correct an unsafe condition for all Airbus Model A300 series airplanes and all Model A300-600 series airplanes.
The MCAI corresponds to FAA AD 2015-03-03, Amendment 39-18099 (80 FR 11101, March 2, 2015), which applies to Airbus Model A300 series airplanes and Model A300-600 series airplanes, all serial numbers, except for airplanes modified by supplemental type certificate ST00092BO (http://rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgstc.nsf/0/D41C5AE8E46B4901862574900069E004?OpenDocument&Highlight=st00092bo).
In AD 2015-03-03, Amendment 39-18099 (80 FR 11101, March 2, 2015), we explained that airplanes that have had the in-tank fuel quantity system modified by STC ST00092BO cannot accomplish the actions required by AD 2015-03-03 by using Airbus Service Bulletin A300-28-6109, Revision 01, dated December 20, 2013.
We also stated that we were considering separate rulemaking to require the procedures and compliance time specified in UTC Aerospace Systems Service Bulletin 300723-28-03 (V-1577), dated October 10, 2014, for airplanes modified by STC ST00092BO. We now have determined that further rulemaking is indeed necessary, and this proposed AD follows from that determination.
1577), Revision 01, dated July 20, 2015. The service information describes procedures for an inspection for damage of the outer tank of the overflow sensor harness, repair, and modification of the sensor harness. This service information is reasonably available because the interested parties have access to it through their normal course of business or by the means identified in the ADDRESSES section of this AD.
We are proposing this AD because we evaluated all the relevant information and determined the unsafe condition described previously is likely to exist or develop in other products of these same type designs.
We estimate that this proposed AD affects 65 airplanes of U.S. registry.
We also estimate that it would take about 3 work-hours per product to comply with the inspections required by this proposed AD. The average labor rate is $85 per work-hour. Based on these figures, we estimate the cost of this inspection proposed by this AD on U.S. operators to be $16,575, or $255 per product.
We estimate that it takes about 11 work-hours per product to comply with the modification requirements of this AD. The average labor rate is $85 per work-hour. Required parts cost about $100 per product. Based on these figures, we estimate the cost of this modification on U.S. operators to be $67,275, or $1,035 per product.
We have received no definitive data that would enable us to provide cost estimates for the on-condition actions specified in this proposed AD.
Title 49 of the United States Code specifies the FAA's authority to issue rules on aviation safety. Subtitle I, section 106, describes the authority of the FAA Administrator. ``Subtitle VII: Aviation Programs,'' describes in more detail the scope of the Agency's authority.
We are issuing this rulemaking under the authority described in ``Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart III, Section 44701: General requirements.'' Under that section, Congress charges the FAA with promoting safe flight of civil aircraft in air commerce by prescribing regulations for practices, methods, and procedures the Administrator finds necessary for safety in air commerce. This regulation is within the scope of that authority because it addresses an unsafe condition that is likely to exist or develop on products identified in this rulemaking action.
Will not have a significant economic impact, positive or negative, on a substantial number of small entities under the criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
We must receive comments by December 7, 2015.
This AD applies to the Airbus airplanes specified in paragraphs (c)(1), (c)(2), (c)(3), and (c)(4) of this AD; certificated in any category; modified by Simmonds Precision Products, Inc., supplemental type certificate (STC) ST00092BO (http://rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgstc.nsf/0/D41C5AE8E46B4901862v574900069E004?OpenDocument&Highlight=st00092bo).
(1) Model A300 B4-601, B4-603, B4-620, and B4-622 airplanes.
(2) Model A300 B4-605R and B4-622R airplanes.
(3) Model A300 F4-605R and F4-622R airplanes.
(4) Model A300 C4-605R Variant F airplanes.
Air Transport Association (ATA) of America Code 28, Fuel.
This AD was prompted by a report of chafing found on the overflow sensor harness of the surge tank, and subsequent contact between the electrical wiring and fuel tank structure. We are issuing this AD to prevent chafing of the harness and subsequent contact between the electrical wiring and fuel tank structure, which could result in electrical arcing and a fuel tank explosion.
Within 12 months after the effective date of this AD: Do the actions required by paragraphs (g)(1), (g)(2), and (g)(3) of this AD, in accordance with the Accomplishment Instructions of UTC Aerospace Systems Service Bulletin 300723-28-03 (V-1577), Revision 01, dated July 20, 2015.
(1) Perform a one-time general visual inspection for damage of the outer tank sensor harness, and if any damage is found on the expando sleeving, before further flight, do a detailed inspection of the underlying wires for exposed conductor wires. If any exposed conductor wire is found, before further flight, replace the outer wing harness assembly.
(2) Install new brackets and re-route the surge tank overflow sensor harness.
(3) Modify the harness protection.
28-03 (V-1577), dated October 10, 2014. This service information is not incorporated by reference in this AD.
150, FAA, has the authority to approve AMOCs for this AD, if requested using the procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. In accordance with 14 CFR 39.19, send your request to your principal inspector or local Flight Standards District Office, as appropriate. If sending information directly to the manager of the ACO, send it to the attention of the person identified in paragraph (j)(1) of this AD.
(1) For more information about this AD, contact Marc Ronell, Aerospace Engineer, Boston ACO, FAA, 12 New England Executive Park, Burlington, MA 01803; phone: 781-238-7776; fax: 781-238-7170; email: marc.ronell@faa.gov.
877-4444; Internet http://www.utcaerospacesystems.com. You may view this referenced service information at the FAA, Transport Airplane Directorate, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA. For information on the availability of this material at the FAA, call 425-227-1221.
Issued in Renton, Washington, on October 15, 2015.
Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service.


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Alec John O'Riordan
Born 26 July 1940, Rathmines, Dublin
Educated Belvedere College, Dublin University College, Dublin
Occupation Consulting Engineer
Debut 30 August 1958 v Worcestershire at College Park
Cap Number 487
Style Right hand batsman, left arm fast medium
Teams Clontarf, Old Belvedere, MCC
Alec O'Riordan is one of the select band of Irish Cricketers to whom the term "great" can be applied without any reservation or qualification. A magnificent all rounder, he was, according to that knowledgeable and long term observer of our cricket, Derek Scott, "The best Irish Cricketer I ever saw." With the ball he had no peers among his contemporaries as an opening bowler.
He approached the wicket with a smooth, gradually accelerating run, his action was classical, the left arm coming over with rapier like speed, so close to the stumps that he was sometimes a danger to an unwary umpire, this one included! Not only did he deliver the left armer's stock ball, running the ball across the batsman, often inducing an edge to the keeper or slip cordon, but he would, with deadly effect cut or swing the ball back into the batsman. All this at a lively pace in a manner which induced the Australian paceman, Alan Davidson - who knew a thing or two about fast left armers - to see him as a potential Test player, when he took five wickets as Richie Benaud's Australians came to College Park in 1961.
Batting he was tall and upstanding. A natural left hander, he batted right to enable his dominant left hand to have control. While this might not please the purists, he was a wonderfully orthodox player, using his long reach to drive powerfully, but also hooking savagely, and having a most delicate late cut. I first saw him bat in June 1958, when he came with a Leprechauns side to play at my school, St Columba's College. He made a brilliant 81. I can still see his cover and straight driving our fast bowler, Paddy Willis who a year later was playing with distinction for Merrion and Dublin University.
That innings remains the best I ever saw on the College ground and, after a lifetime involved in schools' cricket, has never been surpassed among many fine knocks at this level that I have witnessed. Like all truly great players, some of Alec's team-mates thought him intolerant of those of lesser ability, and some in his slip cordon dreaded fielding there, for fear of repercussions should they drop a catch. Those who knew him best however dismissed these fears. He was "a gentle giant" and "great fun to play with." What he did not tolerate were people who refused to practise to make the most of their abilities.
His cricket began at the age of eight at Belvedere College, a successful nursery for many, including such as Jimmy Boucher, Eddie Ingram and the Quinn brothers in its alumni. Alec followed his brother Kevin to school. Kevin, who tragically died while a still comparatively young man was even more strongly built and a fine off spinner, who might well have played for Ireland but for work commitments. He later became a valued administrator. Alec benefited greatly in his cricket upbringing from two coaches employed by the Jesuit run College. In his early days was the old Lancashire batsman Charlie Hallowes, scorer of over 20000 first class runs and an England opener in two Tests. Then, and of key importance to Alec, was Frank Worrell, the great West Indian batsman and captain, who was also a very useful left armer, either at a brisk medium or with the old ball.
Alec's senior debut came for Clontarf, Old Belvedere then being a recently founded junior side, in 1954. As a 14 year old he made 13 against a Merrion attack including Irish medium pacer Joe Burke and veteran left armer Cecil Little. By 1956 however Alec, though still at school, was playing his home matches at Cabra, helping Old Belvedere to "the big time" by winning Senior 2. Also in the side was a tall 21 year old with flaming red hair. A promising batsman, he, too played for Ireland, but in a different sport. His name was Tony O'Reilly.
In a senior career which was to last until 1988, though his appearances dwindled in his last years, Alec had staggering all round figures. As a batsman he scored 10705 runs at 34.98 with 9 hundreds and 74 fifties. Injury prevented him bowling as much as he wished which gives rise to the sobering thought that his bowling figures might have been even better. Nevertheless he took 849 wickets at a mere 8.88 each, easily heading Leinster's all time bowling averages. He also dominated the individual trophies.
The Marchant Cup, awarded to the best bat in Leinster cricket, finished on the O'Riordan mantelpiece on four occasions, the O'Grady Cup for bowling was his eleven times, while, before the Samuels' Cup for all rounders was awarded in 1964, he was twice the province's leader in this department. When the Cup became available, he won it eight times!
He was often seen at his best in the Leinster Senior Cup, being a key figure in his side's hat trick of successes between 1964 and 1966. In the first season, he played a leading part on the way to the Final, taking 7-12 vs Clontarf in an early round. The big match v Malahide saw Dougie Goodwin and "Podge" Hughes give their side a chance, in those old days of unrestricted overs, bowling their hosts out for a gettable 158, Alec top scoring with 41. He then took 5-36 to see his side home by 35 runs.
The same teams were on opposition the following summer at Malahide. Goodwin again gave his side a boost bowling their visitors out for 183, then Alec had 7-23 to retain the Trophy by 68 runs. The hat trick of wins came in Phoenix Park the following year, with the luckless seasiders again the opposition. This time, he left nothing to chance with a magnificent all round display. He made a domineering 80 to enable Old Belvedere to reach the near certain safety of 263, then blew away the Malahide batting with 6-22. In the very next match, v Merrion in the League, he made 51 and took 7-26. A preliminary Cup round in 1969, when the Cabra side did not reach the Final, had seen an astonishing innings against Leinster at Rathmines. Taking complete charge he made a magnificent 178, threatening Jim Pigot's Cup record 194, and then following this with 4-32!
In the League his outstanding performances were legion. Twice in 1963, he took 8 wickets in the innings, at a cost of 22 v Phoenix on their own ground, and, at home, for a mere 18 against YMCA. No less than eleven years later, he was to take 6/20 v Malahide including the hat trick. The following year, he passed 100 on three occasions One in the Cup, by then 60 overs a side, against Merrion at Cabra, was followed by figures of 5-10.
His impact on the Guinness Cup was immediate, though was more often seen with bat rather than ball. With the latter he took 58 wickets at 15.35, without recording a five wicket haul. Injury often prevented him from bowling and North Leinster was well served by other pacemen at this time. He sometimes came on late in an innings, after spinners such as his brother Kevin or Mike Halliday. As a batsman, however, he was often dominant as his 1137 runs at 40.64 suggest. He hit two 100s and six 50s.
The first of those centuries was a glorious 142* v Ulster Country at Cabra in the Cup's inaugural year. Coming in after an early wicket had fallen, he utterly dominated a score of 208-5 declared. For once a certain left armer from Lisburn failed to weave his web around opposition batsmen, and so formidable an opening bowler as Lawrence Hunter was also put to flight. The visitors were then ousted for a paltry 62.
His best performance for the South against the North, a key all round one, came at Castle Avenue in 1963, when the South included two players, in all rounder Algy Rice a Trinity undergraduate and wicket keeper Ken Adams, a lecturer at the same institution, whose Irish qualifications were somewhat dubious. The North batted first and made 181-7 declared, a collapse setting in after an opening stand of 122 between Bobby Matier and Tom MCloy, Alec taking 2-50. The South then collapsed in turn crashing to 30-6 before Alec was joined by Ian Lewis in a stand of 60. Alec eventually was dismissed for 40, Ian making 38. However the hosts conceded a lead of 53. However Alec well supported by fellow pacemen Rice and Podge Hughes, then destroyed the North's innings. The visitors were dismissed for 85, Alec having taken 4-17 and Rice 4-39. Needing 139, the South lost 3 wickets for 34 but were then seen home by "Ginger" O'Brien and Donald Pratt. It had been one of the best matches in this somewhat disappointing series, the South owing much to Alec's all round skills.
Six 50s followed over the next ten seasons. These included a wonderful 94 against Munster at The Mardyke in 1972, when he and David Pigot (105*) put on almost 200 for the second wicket. The declaration came on Alec's dismissal, whereupon, Munster collapsed. There was an almost repeat performance four years later at Cabra, the hosts reaching 212-5, with Alec making 79. He then held three catches off Mike Halliday as Munster went down by 61 runs. The following season was to prove his last in representative cricket and saw a vintage innings v Ulster Town in Phoenix Park. Driving powerfully, but also exhibiting his full array of back foot shots, Alec made 148 in 166 minutes with two 6s and sixteen fours. The hosts finished on 237-4, before Halliday bowled "Town" out for 83.
Alec played 72 matches for Ireland, becoming the first to score 2000 runs and take 200 wickets, in reaching 2018 runs at 19.40 and 206 wickets at 21.66. His figures have since been surpassed by Kyle McCallan, though Kyle has played almost three times as many matches. However a number of these have, of course been one day games.
Alec made an immediate impression in his first two matches, as an 18 year old, in 1958. On a turning College Park wicket in late August 1958, he made 25 against the Worcestershire spinners, left armer Bob Berry who had already played for England and Martin Horton an off spinner, who was to do so the following summer. Alec was second top scorer to Larry Warke. He was undefeated on 5 in the second innings as Ireland again collapsed to spin. Against MCC the following weekend at the same venue, batting at 5 he again showed remarkable skill and technique. "It was, "wrote Derek Scott in Wisden, "a splendid technical performance and only once was he beaten."
It was all the more remarkable as Alec really struggled for Old Belvedere that season, scoring only 55 runs at 9.16. He also batted well against MCC at Lord's the following season, but his performance against the 1961 Australians in College Park was to be his first major impact as a bowler. Now in his first spell as captain, our youngest ever, he had done well in the hurricane affected match at Ormeau, removing Bobby Simpson, Neil Harvey and Alan Davidson for 78 in the first innings, besides making the first innings top score of 38, staging a rescue as Ireland lost four wickets on 64, but at College Park, in more clement weather, he did even better. In Australia's first innings of 291, his analysis was 26 - 6 - 85 -5. The five being Simpson, Bill Lawry, Peter Burge and Brian Booth, a notable bag, as well as tail ender Frank Misson. He was also the only Irishman to make double figures in both innings, making 38* in the second when he and Ray Hunter put on 81 for the sixth wicket.
His three centuries for Ireland all involves rearguard actions of a kind. At Lord's in 1969, now under Dougie Goodwin's captaincy, he took 4-27 in 26 overs, with only MCC captain the former Middlesex opener Bob Gale (111) facing him and Goodwin with confidence. Then Ireland collapsed to 32-4 before Alec came in to make a memorable 102*, adding an unbroken 133 for the 6th wicket with Gerry Duffy. The Leinster man, for once taking a back seat, finished on 39*, Alec reached the 1000 run and 100 wicket double for Ireland in this match.
Four years later, he was back in charge against Denmark at Castle Avenue, and winning the toss, saw his side slump to 37-4, before he joined Jim Harrison. They put on a 185 before the Waringstown man was out, Alec going on to 119 and being able to declare at 285-9. The bowling of John Elder and Dermott Monteith then ensuring an innings victory. His third hundred came in a high scoring draw in his penultimate season, the long hot summer of 1976 v Scotland at Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow. Again, he had to help Ireland recover from a poor start. They were 32-3 when he joined Ivan Anderson to add a then record 222 for the 4th wicket. Ivan, who scored another hundred in the second innings, finished on 147 and Alec on 117.
His bowling achievements are numerous so only a few will be commented on here. He did, of course, play a major role in the destruction of the Windies at Sion Mills in 1959. His figures of 13 - 8 - 18 - 4, including the scalps of opener "Joey" Carew, outstanding batsman Basil Butcher, and Caribbean legend Clyde Walcott, by then the manager but one of the finest batsmen ever to play for the West Indies. The following season Alec took 30 wickets in five matches, including 10-71 v the Netherlands at The Hague, returning his best ever analysis for Ireland in the first innings: 37.2 - 11 - 60 - 8. He had a good all round match, having made a first innings 57*, adding 112 for the 4th wicket with Mike Reith (129).
Injury ended his career following the famous victory over Sussex at Pagham in 1977, even in that match however his first innings 40, helped Ireland keep on level terms from which to mount a memorable run chase.
He was captain 28 times, including the American tour of 1973, and would have been so on many more occasions had it not been for injuries, one of which, ironically, was acquired while touring the Channel Islands with MCC. He attracted offers from six English counties but never felt the inclination to take the bait. However in an interview in 1995, he confessed that in modern circumstances, "I would have loved to have tried it for a few years."
Many have asserted that he would also have played for England. That may very well be the case, though the English fast bowling cupboard was not as bare at the time as has sometimes been suggested. It is, however certain, that he would have been a considerable force in county cricket. In retirement he not only delighted in the progress of his three sons, one of whom, Paul must have come close to consideration for the Irish side, but was also a selector and, in 1995, President of the Irish Cricket Union.
A fine rugby player he had taken Belvedere to the final of The Leinster Schools' Cup in 1957/58, only to go down to Blackrock. He later played for Old Belvedere 1st XV for a number of years both at No 8 and scrum half.
Away for the games field, he was a civil engineer and showing the same application and dedication that characterised his cricket, became Managing Director of the Dublin consulting engineers Delap and Waller. He is married to Geraldine Hannigan, well known as a TV presenter in the early days of RTE.
Alec John O'Riordan has been the subject of many feature articles, not just in Ireland.
He is profiled in Christopher Martin-Jenkins "Dictionary Of World Cricketers" and has one of the longest entries in Siggins and Fitzgerald, "Ireland's 100 Cricket Greats."
Edward Liddle, January 2009, updated May 2015
1969 Ireland v West Indies: Dougie Goodwin and Alec O'Riordan were the heroes of the Irish victory
Irish Universities v Leprechauns 1973: Bowling to Jack Short
On the front cover of Irish Cricket, Autumn 1973
2003: Dougie Goodwin and Alec O'Riordan return to the scene of their triumph at Sion Mills
2010 Alec O'Riordan RSA Hall of Fame Award: Australia team manager Steve Bernard presents award to Alec O'Riordan
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View Match Ireland drew with MCC (3 Day, College Park, 6-8 September 1958)
View Match Ireland lost to Lancashire by 9 wickets (2 Day, College Park, 1-2 July 1959)
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View Match Leicestershire beat Ireland by 8 wickets (3 Day, Leicester, 12-14 August 1959)
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View Match Ireland drew with Scotland (3 Day, Cork, 22-24 July 1961)
View Match Ireland beat MCC by 35 runs (3 Day, College Park, 12-15 August 1961)
View Match Ireland drew with Australia (2 Day, Ormeau, 15-16 September 1961)
View Match Ireland lost to Australia by 282 runs (2 Day, College Park, 18-19 September 1961)
View Match Scotland beat Ireland by 5 wickets (3 Day, Greenock, 14-17 July 1962)
View Match Ireland drew with Pakistan (2 Day, College Park, 1-2 August 1962)
View Match MCC drew with Ireland (3 Day, Lord's, 25-26 August 1962)
View Match Ireland drew with West Indies (1 Day, Ormeau, 12 June 1963)
View Match Ireland lost to West Indies by 5 wickets (1 Day, College Park, 13 June 1963)
View Match Ireland lost to Leicestershire by 5 wickets (2 Day, Sydney Parade, 6-7 July 1963)
View Match Ireland beat Scotland by 70 runs (3 Day, Londonderry, 27-29 July 1963)
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View Match Ireland lost to New Zealand by 10 wickets (3 Day, Ormeau, 19-21 July 1965)
View Match Ireland lost to Scotland by an innings and 22 runs (3 Day, Sydney Parade, 14-16 August 1965)
View Match Ireland drew with Hampshire (3 Day, Clontarf, 4-6 September 1965)
View Match Ireland lost to Middlesex by an innings and 21 runs (2 Day, Ormeau, 20-21 July 1966)
View Match Scotland beat Ireland by 6 wickets (2 Day, Edinburgh, 30 July - 2 August 1966)
View Match Ireland lost to MCC by 32 runs (2 Day, Clontarf, 3-5 September 1966)
View Match Ireland lost to India by 6 wickets (2 Day, Clontarf, 21-22 July 1967)
View Match MCC beat Ireland by an innings and 62 runs (2 Day, Lord's, 28-29 August 1967)
View Match Scotland drew with Ireland (3 Day, Glasgow, 3-5 August 1968)
View Match Ireland beat Combined Services by an innings and 46 runs (2 Day, Shane Park, 23-24 August 1968)
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View Match Ireland beat West Indies by 9 wickets (1 Day, Sion Mills, 2 July 1969)
View Match Ireland drew with West Indies (2 Day, Ormeau, 3-4 July 1969)
View Match Ireland drew with Wilfred Isaacs XI (3 Day, Rathmines, 19-21 July 1969)
View Match Ireland lost to Pakistan International Airways by 7 wickets (3 Day, Sydney Parade, 16-18 August 1969)
View Match Combined Services lost to Ireland by 7 wickets (2 Day, Uxbridge, 30-31 August 1969)
View Match MCC beat Ireland by 36 runs (2 Day, Lord's, 1-2 September 1969)
View Match Scotland drew with Ireland (3 Day, Perth, 20-22 June 1970)
View Match Netherlands lost to Ireland by 187 runs (3 Day, Den Haag, 24-26 July 1970)
View Match Ireland drew with Denmark (2 Day, Cork, 15-17 August 1970)
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View Match Ireland lost to MCC by 5 wickets (3 Day, Clontarf, 5-7 September 1970)
View Match Ireland drew with Scotland (3 Day, Ormeau, 19-21 June 1971)
View Match Ireland beat Wales by 260 runs (3 Day, Cork, 17-19 July 1971)
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View Match MCC lost to Ireland by 97 runs (2 Day, Lord's, 23-24 August 1971)
View Match Denmark drew with Ireland (3 Day, Aalborg, 27-29 August 1971)
View Match Scotland drew with Ireland (3 Day, Greenock, 24-26 June 1972)
View Match Wales drew with Ireland (3 Day, Swansea, 20-21 August 1972)
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View Match Ireland beat Scotland by 50 runs (3 Day, Cork, 11-13 August 1973)
View Match Canada drew with Ireland (3 Day, Toronto, 14-16 September 1973)
View Match USA beat Ireland by 42 runs (3 Day, Los Angeles, 22-24 September 1973)
View Match Netherlands lost to Ireland by 3 wickets (3 Day, Amstelveen, 21-23 JUne 1974)
View Match MCC beat Ireland by 69 runs (2 Day, Lord's, 11-12 June 1975)
View Match Denmark drew with Ireland (3 Day, Ringsted, 25-27 July 1975)
View Match Ireland beat Scotland by an innings and 41 runs (3 Day, Rathmines, 9-11 August 1975)
View Match Ireland drew with MCC (3 Day, Cork, 12-14 June 1976)
View Match Ireland lost to West Indies by 204 runs (2 Day, Rathmines, 14-15 July 1976)
View Match Ireland drew with Australia (2 Day, Rathmines, 9-10 June 1977)
View Match Ireland lost to Scotland by 74 runs (3 Day, Clontarf, 2-4 July 1977)
View Match Wales drew with Ireland (3 Day, Swansea, 24-26 July 1977)
View Match Sussex lost to Ireland by 3 wickets (3 Day, Pagham, 27-29 July 1977)
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Alec O'Riordan 1958-1977 Philip Boylan, 1995
Only a handful of 20th century Irishmen could with certainty be said to have had the credentials for the top flight of cricket. Alex O'Riordan was such a one.
O'Riordan receives lifetime achievement award CricketEurope, June 2010
Legendary all-rounder received his honour from Australia manager Steve Bernard.
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Slideshow at left :
1: Dog 1 (1992, 27 x 41cm) first of Lennie Mace's ' pet' series, which continues to this day.
2: CBS Dog (1993, 28 x 41cm) drawn on nationally televised news.
3: Small Face Dog (1994, 30 x 41cm) the commission was actually to draw the rare ' Small Faces' 45 single.
4: Purple Pachyderm (2006, 30 x 48cm, ballpoint on newspaper) drawn in Bangkok, Thailand.
5: Douglas (2010, 18 x 26cm, ballpoint on wood) actual pet portrait, showing how Mace's ' pet' series has evolved.
PRIORSARCHIVED originally posted May 1, 2016
Pepe Lozano Cordoba, Spain
From among a small but prolific group of artists who could be considered the Blue Period photorealists of contemporary ballpointing, we find Pepe Lozano quietly churning out fine works of neoclassicism epitomizing the painterly effects achievable via ballpoint pen which define ballpoint 'penting'...
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Above: Puzzled Self-Portrait (1984, 21 x 28cm) drawn on blank puzzle.
Left: Don't Walk (1987, 21 x 28cm).
Right: Mermaid (1986, 15 x 55cm) ballpoint
& paint marker on board.
Below left: dreAmm
(1988, 21 x 28cm).
Below middle: Black & Blue
All artwork ballpoint
unless noted.
If only every assignment proved so fruitful. Show up to report one story; come away with five or more stories. At the invitation of artist Lennie Mace, staff of The Ballpointer converged in the mountains of central Japan to report about what could be called 'the castle that ballpoints built ' — the castle that ballpoints ARE buildING, that is. While it is already quite a sight to behold, Mace's Ena Castle (Ena being the name of the town) is still too much of a work-in-progress and was deemed not-yet-ready for the exposure it will one day deserve. Luckily Mace is full of other stories. At the time of our visit, the artist happened to be in the midst of scanning slides and transparencies into digital data for publication in an upcoming book about him and his artwork. By our insistent pleading, informal slideshows accompanied by drinks became a nightly event. Mace not only provided candid narration but also gave his permission for The Ballpointer to share a sampling of his archive with readers.
An online retrospective would instead become our story. No other ballpointer is more deserving than Lennie Mace, who has produced an expansive body of work in more than 30 years as a professional artist. The artwork presented here is surely new to many, but these were among the artworks which put Mace on the map. Drawn between 1984 and 1994, before the internet and social media, these were the viral works of their time, written about in newspapers and magazines and discussed on TV in New York City and around the USA. These are not Mace's earliest ballpoint penworks — The Ballpointer featured one earlier example, drawn in 1982, as a PICK in May — and they are not his only ballpoint artworks from that period, but they represent a finely documented birth and evolution of one artist's foray into uncharted art territory. With that 1982 drawing as a starting point, it became interesting to gauge Mace's progress in ballpoint pen during his first prolific decade. These were drawn as the artist grew into a popular illustrator (another story) and colorful character (another movie) in 1980s New York, and for his earliest exhibitions at the start of the 1990s. At that time, there were neither ballpoint predecessors nor peers; no footsteps for Mace to follow. ''I learned other things during my time at SVA (New York's School of Visual Arts) but that was completely different, and I'd been drawing in ballpoint long before that. No school taught me any of what you see here.''
Discernible in many of these drawings are hints of art to come; the beginnings of his own visual language, some of which continue to fill his artwork to this day. In Don't Walk, a 1987 line drawing created using a Bic 4-in-1 pen (pictured, near right), a curbside city street scene shows imagery which would reappear in more refined variations throughout the course of Mace's career. Black & Blue (1987, pictured) and dreAmm (1988, pictured) are more fully fleshed-out iterations using the same montaged composition of Don't Walk. Patterns utilized in Mermaid (1987, pictured at right ), and its overall art deco styling, also turn up in drawings which take completely unrelated directions in the years thereafter...
RETROSPECTACLE by E. Lee originally posted June 12, 2016
Lennie Mace・Tokyo, Japan
Decade 1 : 1984-1994 Birth of Visual Vocabulary
The Ballpointer 's special online retrospective of Lennie Mace's ballpoint pen art will continue in December as Decade 2 : 1994-2004.
A comprehensive book documenting Mace's artwork & art life is slated for publication in 2017. The Ballpointer will report its release.
All artwork in this article © Lennie Mace/THE LAB
lenniemace.com presents a tickertape scroll of Lennie Mace artwork ・ lenniemacemarket.com presents goods for sale.
Top left: Iris, Stenciled (1990, 41 x 29cm) shows Mace's original stencil graffiti icon which recurs in many early artworks. Top right: Corner of Love & Hate (1990, 29 x 41cm). Above: Semi-Self Portrait as a Black & Blue 3-legged cat on painkillers (1993, 41 x 29cm). Left: 3-legged Cat Post-it (1994, 4 x 5cm pictured at actual size). Below: California Zephyr (1994, 16 x 10cm) illustration for The New York Times newspaper. All artwork © Lennie Mace
All artwork © Lennie Mace
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Continuing from above... Reassembled in hindsight as
one span of work, the idea of ballpoint pens as a preferred art
medium is clear in Mace's artwork; ballpoint pen art a
giant step beyond the pens' longstanding associations with
doodling, documented in its infancy, and the artist shown
to be mastering the as-yet unsung medium with very
identifiable progress. Mace seldom draws 'sketches',
per se, but doodles and stream of conscious sketching
do serve him. Sketches over time often become the
finished artwork, itself, drawn a little bit at a time with no
preconceived outcome over the course of weeks, months or
years in what Mace refers to as ''a word association game using
pictures instead. After adding one element, you give some
thought to what might be interesting to add next.'' Black &
Blue and dreAmm are two examples of this process.
In 1983 Mace drew a self portrait that still holds its own.
Puzzled Self Portrait (pictured at top) shows an intellectual
leap from earlier drawings and possibly the earliest
documented example of photorealism in ballpoint. ''I drew that
while looking at myself in the mirror, not from a photo,'' Mace
reminisces. ''No photos to work with; I didn't like cameras stuck
in my face at that time. It really was a puzzling time for me. That
was drawn onto an actual blank puzzle provided by an SVA
teacher for a class assignment ''.
Mace often inserts cameos of himself into more elaborately composed drawings
(another story), but Puzzled Self Portrait is the only straightforward self portrait he
has ever drawn. One of his most interesting cameos appears within one of his most
enduring series, his ongoing pet 'portraits' (another story), which began on a whim
at the start of the 1990s. ''I'm a city kid, I never really cared about cats or dogs, but I
love drawing them. I had this character I drew as a kid; 'Grins'. They were just
ear-to-ear grins, invisible except for their smiles, like a cheshire cat. I even graffitied
them onto walls. Doodling one day I combined that smile with a version of the
Buster Brown dog and the Little Rascals' Petey, I don't know. Anyway, out came this really interesting cat, dog; again, I don't know (Dog 1 pictured in the slideshow below), but everybody loved them so I kept drawing them; just plain fun to draw.'' Soon enough, people were commissioning Mace to draw their pets in a similar way, work which continues to this day. ''In 1993 I had a wisdom tooth pulled during preparations for an exhibition and I was prescribed strong drugs for the pain. Between the drugs and the pain itself it really affected my output. One day, out came me as a cat.'' Semi-Self Portrait as a Black & Blue 3-Legged Cat on Painkillers (pictured), Mace tells us, was drawn in one sitting, under the influence of the aforementioned painkillers. Already known to utilize stickers and stamps relevant to a piece, here he peeled the stickers from his prescription bottle, drew the bottle life-sized and pasted a trimmed piece of its label onto the drawing. The only element identifying the piece as a self portrait is Mace's inclusion of his trademark smile; naturally prominent fangs, top and bottom, as this particular cat's 'grin '.
Above: Sueños de Libertad (Dreams of Liberty ) 2016, ballpoint
on paper, 70 x 100cm (shown cropped). Artwork © Pepe Lozano
''It's funny to read about people using ballpoint pens now who are spending 200 hours on one piece. I did that, too, of course; still do, sometimes, but the hours are irrelevant and I don't brag about how long it takes. I feel prouder to say that I've drawn so much more in so much less time. Spending 200 hours on something doesn't make it great art, anyway.'' Lennie Mace, 2016
RETROSPECTACLE by E. Lee originally posted June 12, 2016
Lennie Mace・Decade 1 : 1984-1994 Birth of Visual Vocabulary
It's interesting to trace how motifs have come and gone from Mace's visual language. Street scene elements from Don't Walk (1987) reappear in Corner of Love & Hate (1990, pictured) and again in later reboots. Train wheels and rails drawn in a New York Times illustration (1994, pictured) can also be directly traced back to Don't Walk . The serpentine patterns appearing in Mace's Mermaid (1987) continued appearing for many years thereafter, especially in his pet portraits. Other animal life such as elephants (pictured, left ) were also put through Mace's ''filter ''. Refreshingly visible among Mace's recognizable language of plaid patterns and textual graphics is healthy experimentation. No one can call Mace a one trick pony. His interests and the visual evolution of his depictions always take what Mace calls ''left turns ''.
Although drawn between 20-30 years ago, these works remain as fresh as at the time of their creation, as if drawn yesterday. Mace was never one to use his art to further the pop culture clichés that many of his peers did, undoubtedly one reason why his work retains a certain timelessness. No catering, just an artist doing his thing. And an artist living a life. ''I can't be the solitary artist spending days at a time in a studio toiling over one artwork or another. It's funny to read about people using ballpoint pens now who are spending 200 hours on one piece. I did that, too, of course; still do, sometimes, but the hours are irrelevant and I don't brag about how long it takes. I feel prouder to say that I've drawn so much more in so much less time. Spending 200 hours on something doesn't make it great art, anyway. I need the refueling process; going out and enjoying myself, feeding the creative process with plenty of real life, no matter how it ends up spilling out onto the page, and even if it never does. I have to be enjoying myself away from the drawing board or else I'd have nothing to draw from.''
Although Mace was never personally interested in using the internet, he is not altogether against it. He has always welcomed contact and sometimes reaches out to artists who interest him. Now that Mace is mostly (but not exclusively) working by commission, exhibiting less and building that castle (we'll get to that! ), he sets aside more time to interact online, considers all offers and participates where it suits him. Were he not to, ballpoint pen art history may have been written without him, and some of this artwork lost to time ・


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Blade Runner 2049 disappoints at US box office
By Chris Johnston
Business reporter, BBC News
Ryan Gosling, Denis Villeneuve, Ana de Armas and Harrison Ford at the Paris premiere of Blade Runner 2049
Blade Runner 2049 has made far less than expected on its opening weekend at the US box office.
The $31.5m (£24.1m) total will be a major disappointment for distributor Warner Bros, which had projected ticket sales of between $45m and $50m.
Its 163-minute running time, limiting the number of screenings, was said to be one factor in the under-performance.
But it was still the weekend's most popular movie in the US. It topped the UK box office, with sales above £6m.
The sequel to the 1982 cult classic, which also stars Harrison Ford as well as Ryan Gosling, cost Sony and Alcon Entertainment $150m to make.
Despite strong advance ticket sales and glowing reviews from many critics, the movie made $12.7m on Thursday night and Friday, $11.4m on Saturday and a projected $7.4m on Sunday from just over 4,000 cinemas.
Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford star in the sequel of Blade Runner
Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst with comScore, said: "The core of enthusiastic and loyal 'Blade Runner' fans were over 25 and predominantly male, and propelled the film as expected to the top spot, but a lengthy running time and lesser interest among females made it tougher for the film to reach the original weekend box office projections."
Men over 25 accounted for half the audience, according to PostTrack, with women over 25 making up 27%.
Jeff Goldstein, of Warner Bros, said Blade Runner 2049 had disappointed in smaller cities and in the South and Midwest, where the running time and baseball playoffs appeared to have deterred moviegoers.
"We did well in the major and high-profile markets," he said. "Alcon and Denis [Villeneuve, the director] made an amazing movie. The audience for it was narrower than we anticipated."
Harrison Ford at the film's Madrid premiere
Globally, the film took $50.2m and claimed the number one spot in 45 of its 63 markets, Screen Daily reported.
That tally was higher than the $44.6m for The Martian, starring Matt Damon, on its opening weekend in 2015. The movie was directed by Ridley Scott, who also made the original Blade Runner and was an executive producer on 2049.
The Chinese comedy Never Say Die took $66m globally to top the international box office, pushing Kingsman: The Golden Circle into second place.
The remake of the Stephen King killer clown thriller It has now taken $305m in the US, and almost as much internationally, to top the $600m mark globally, making it the most successful horror film.
UK moviegoers have been its biggest fans, spending $40.7m (£31.1m) on tickets since its release on 8 September.
Why the Blade Runner sequel took so long
Blade Runner 2049: The first reactions
Movies go back to the future for revenue


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BB King's Closing.....
Billy K. posted a topic in Cruisin' Music
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Finally did get one, about two weeks ago. Still getting used to it.......but a lot of good things. Sounds great! Also built "like a tank", very solid, in comparison to many other pedals. And still trying to get the routine down on this one. I have not tried the Tele or the Bass with it yet, just been using the Flying V with it. Even got a good COUNTRY tone using the V.....which is surprising! The one issue is the power......the "daisy chain" doesn't seem to have enough juice to power all the pedals......will have to get an additional/better power supply. Works excellent with the 9v battery......but, as you may expect, eats them up fairly quickly(though not as bad as certain other pedals). Bogner also offers the "Bubinga" version of it. The only difference, is that it has a faceplate made out of some kind of exotic wood.....and I think they charge $65 more just for that.
Eventful: Demand It.....but wrong similar choice?
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I subscribe to this, and they always send an e-mail to me, to send a "demand" for a concert. Well, this is funny........recommendations "similar to the Raspberries"....... Dane Cook......never even heard of this guy....but had to look him up.....he is a comedian......(possible opening act, maybe?) KISS.......a certain percentage of the KISS fans are also Raspberries fans.....so that makes sense...... But how the heck did JUSTIN BIEBER be considered as "similar"??
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https://www.insidehook.com/nation/funk-music-hall-of-fame-dayton And I think they got all of the choices right, unlike the other one...
I think I'm going to get one, put this at the end of my effects pedal chain. But I have other musical equipment priorities, for now.
Thinking of getting one of these......reminds me of some producer in the UK......and some rocker from Cleveland..... https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/Lyndhurst
Maggie Roche R.I.P.
Billy K. replied to Matthew C. Clark's topic in Cruisin' Music
I'll be honest with you......haven't checked out the Roches' music at all. But maybe I should, to see what the deal is all about. Wasn't all that anxious to listen to them in the past.......knew many people that went to a Boz Scaggs concert, where the Roches were the opening act, and got a resounding amount of boos.
Billy K. started following Fyre Festival and The Beatles reissues May 1, 2017
The Beatles reissues
Don't forget.....Sgt. Pepper 50th Anniversary re-issues coming up in June!
Barry "Frosty" Smith R.I.P.
Thank you Matt, for coming up with these obscure facts. There are some interesting information that get "lost through the cracks". It is really appreciated.
Yes, it has been publicized as being a "fiasco" due to the logistics involved. But it also amazes me that people would pay that kind of money for those "levels" of acts. And I'm not referring to this by genre/style, either. Only two kinds of acts should be headlining a kind of festival, and warrant such charging crazy types of ticket prices. (1) Acts that are currently "super hot commodities"--i.e. Beyoncé, Katy Perry, The Weeknd, etc. (2) Or acts with a deep catalog of music----i.e. Tom Petty, Mariah Carey, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Celine Dion, etc. But to have Blink-182(which is neither of the above)be the headliner, and charge crazy amounts of money, is a bit ludicrous.
Paul O'Neill (Trans - Siberian Orch.) dies
And actually there were TWO authorized contingents of them, touring simultaneously.
20 Years of EricCarmen.com
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Wow! It's amazing......having a hard time to sink in.....
Free-Hand Stick...."Almost Paradise" on there!
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There is this USB stick called the "Free-Hand Stick".......you can plug it into your computer, puts up the sheet music on your screen, and it can play a song at any tempo, for learning purposes. This particular stick is loaded with a bunch of 80s songs, including "Almost Paradise". http://www.musiciansfriend.com/books-sheet-music-media/freehand-music-on-a-stick-play-hits-of-the-80s--piano?src=3XBACR#productDetail
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Actually not planning to use MIDI for sequencing, to have the computer play the song....but rather, to get some different tones in the computer. There is a lot of things that MIDI can do, from what I gathered. Well, it turns out it is not the drivers. It was one really stupid thing that fixed it. I heard about this one guy, a while back who had bought a USB to dual MIDI.......and the thing was wired backwards! So I reversed the "in" and the "out" plugs......and it is now communicating with the laptop. Now the next step is to be able to play those new tones. Haven't figured it out yet(too much of some kinds of information, and not enough of others) but more than likely, it will be something that is really stupidly easy.


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Home Topics Infection Control 2020: The year that will reshape healthcare
2020: The year that will reshape healthcare
Natasha Salt and Dr. Jerome Leis.
By Natasha Salt and Dr. Jerome Leis
New Year's Eve 2019 was an ominous time for us. We were busy tracking the movements of a novel coronavirus in China that at the time appeared concerning but it was difficult then to foretell what kind of global impact this illness would unleash on the rest of the world.
On January 23, 2021, it will have been exactly one year since we admitted the first patient in Canada with COVID-19 to Sunnybrook. In looking back over the past year, it is worth asking ourselves, what have we learned and what has changed? To no one's surprise, the short answer is, plenty. The pandemic has been stressful and has placed enormous pressure on our hospital, our staff, and the healthcare system at large. At the same time, it has been a tremendous catalyst for learning and for rapid cycle change. A number of key advances have improved quality within our institution and collectively across the system.
Chief among the most significant changes has been the necessity for hospitals to be better integrated with their community partners. Prior to the pandemic, our hospital like many others recognized the importance of supporting health outcomes beyond the walls of our facility – but COVID-19 has strengthened this integration at many levels. For example, we have seen accelerated adoption of virtual care platforms that have enabled our clinical teams to manage patients remotely. Our Infectious Diseases specialists created a virtual consulting service called COVIDEO, that has managed over 1500 patients with COVID-19 from their homes, while providing ongoing clinical support and home oxygen monitoring. This system of care has given these patients clinical and social supports in the community and resulted in fewer unplanned visits to the Emergency Department.
Similarly, a cross-Toronto initiative called "Long-Term Care" Plus has provided virtual consultative care to long-term care physicians as needed to help support the management of residents of long-term care. The partnership between primary care physicians in both long-term care and the community has been strengthened in the process while striving to care for the most vulnerable patients in their home, rather than in hospital, whenever possible.
Hospital infection prevention and control (IPAC) programs have repeatedly demonstrated that they are essential and a pillar in effective response to local infectious disease transmission, epidemics or pandemics. After SARS in 2003, hospital IPAC teams were strengthened in Ontario. Significant iterative improvements were made over nearly two decades prior to COVID-19. Strong surveillance and containment strategies have successfully minimized transmission of COVID-19 in hospital settings and the demand for this expertise has risen exponentially well beyond these walls. Our hospital as well as many others have formally been supporting long-term care, retirement homes and the broader community, throughout the pandemic in attempts to build IPAC capacity across the continuum of care. Investment of resources in IPAC will be crucial to making further advances in IPAC across these institutions over years to come.
From planning to practice, we have also learned a significant amount about the allocation and resourcing of personal protective equipment and specifically, the use of masks. In the nascent days of the pandemic last spring, our conversations and decision-making were dominated by the scarcity of personal protective equipment. Our supply chain has responded to these pressures and there has been relatively broad acceptance of the use of masks both inside our organizations and publicly. Enhanced awareness and education about proper mask use and other preventive measures such as hand washing and social distancing have become normalized in our routines and their broad use has helped in managing the pressure on our facilities.
In addition to the day-today management of the virus, the academic curiosity of our teams has also been in full flight during the pandemic. Early in the pandemic, researchers were designing innovative devices to support infection prevention and personal protection when supply chains were threatened. Our Sunnybrook Research Institute has in excess of 100 different studies taking place to examine every aspect of the pandemic and ensure we are learning from it. We have been a lead hospital in a number of global trials and have conducted research that has isolated the virus and has set the groundwork for what we hope will be the introduction of a vaccine in 2021.
It has been inspiring to see how our teams across the hospital and others throughout the system have responded to the pandemic. The resiliency of our front-line staff has been nothing short of heroic and they continue to set new expectations for high performance. The support we have received from our community including everything from donations to advance research, to thank you cards and letters, have helped buoy our teams and motivate them to continue moving forward.
Looking back on this year, it has clearly been unparalleled and has challenged every aspect of our work and our lives as a whole. It has had pitfalls and occasional triumphs but as we look forward we can say confidently we have learned a substantial amount, and have gained further confidence that we are on the right path and will emerge from this stronger and better informed.
Looking ahead to 2021, like many, we are eagerly anticipating the arrival of a vaccine. But we must remain extremely cautious to avoid declaring a premature victory. Among the many lessons we have learned is that as soon as you think you are on top of this situation, your perspective changes without much notice and you find yourself slipping underneath it again. COVID-19 is a crafty virus and the biggest mistake we can make is underestimating it.
No one knows exactly when this will end but we do know the pathway to get there is best travelled with the lessons of the past in mind and a vision for the future that is well-informed and rooted in evidence.
New Year's Eve 2020 will certainly be a different time for all of us but let's take the opportunity to look back, reflect on what we have experienced, and look forward to the year ahead, when we take what we have learned and use it to our advantage against this virus in 2021.
Natasha Salt is the director of infection prevention and control at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, and Dr. Jerome Leis is the medical director of infection prevention and control at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre.
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