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YouTuber 'rehoming' adopted Chinese son outrage netizens in China
By Shan Jie Source:Global Times Published: 2020/5/28 19:43:40
A US YouTuber recently announced her family 'rehomed' a 4-year-old boy allegedly suffering autism after he was adopted from China three years ago, which has outraged some online commentators. The Chinese civil affairs authority of the boy's home region said it would confirm the case.
Myka Stauffer, a YouTuber influencer, and her husband James have sent Huxley, an orphan with special needs the couple had adopted in October 2017 from Southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, to adoption agencies.
An employee working on children adoption affairs at the Guangxi Civil Affairs Department told the Global Times on Thursday that they are confirming the case.
"In China, abandoning an adopted child is a violation of law," the employee said, but since Huxley might have gained US citizenship, the case would to be processed according to the US law, she explained.
"From the updates we've gotten from the adoption agency [it's] like they were able to place him in what they felt was literally the perfect match," Myka Stauffer said in tears in a Tuesday video on her personal YouTube channel, which had 716,000 subscribers as of press time.
Twitter user posts to accuse Myka Stauffer
James Stauffer said in the video that "When Huxley came home there was a lot more special needs that we weren't aware of, in that we were not told."
But the employee in Guangxi noted that before adoption, the civil affairs department would truthfully provide documents about the children's condition. "We will not hide the real conditions… If the adoptees found they could not accept, they should not adopt."
Videos on the family's vlog channel, Stauffer Life, have all been removed as of press time. Apart from Huxley, the couple has four biological children.
Huxley's disappearance and being sent away outraged netizens who have been following his stories, as well as those in China. The family has also gained fame in China after their videos being posted on Chinese video platforms.
"Does this mean Huxley been abandoned another time? He was so small and had been trying so hard to progress… I had thought the parents could accompany him forever," a Bilibili netizen said.
KowawaBear, who has been reposting Stauffers' videos on Bilibili, said that the couple has "lawyered up" after several media reported Huxley's case. "I will update if the family was found guilty of child abuse or making profiting off of (Huxley) after the investigation."
Sara, a Chinese neitzen, told the Global Times that her comment in Myka Stauffer's instagram accusing them of abandoning Huxley was removed within one hour.
"The family made money from the videos showing Huxley, changed the house and had a new baby… now they abandoned Huxley," she said. "Huxley's experience was showed on the internet, what about other thousands that were not seen by the others?"
Americans adopted 81,637 children from the Chinese mainland from 1999 to 2018, according to the Bureau of Consular Affairs under the US Department of State. Among them, 84.5 percent are female.
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When we send our kids to school, we want them to receive the best education. Having a healthy lunch to eat is a big part of that. But, if you choose to buy convenience packages of snacks and desserts as well as lunch meat, sack lunches can quickly become an expensive endeavor over the course of a year. Especially if you've got a hungry teenager. If you're looking to curb costs, consider some of these frugal sack lunch ideas. Mix and match to make tasty, healthy, low cost lunches for your kids all day long.
We've found that the best place to buy lunch ingredients is at big warehouse clubs like Sam's or Costco. For instance, at Costco, you can buy a 10 lb. bag of organic carrots for $5! Or, you can buy a big bag of potato chips for less than $4, which is much less than you'd pay at the grocery store. You just need to take the time to bag these items in individual portion sizes.
If you look at the suggestions above and think there's no way you'd have time to prepare a lunch from scratch every day, especially if you have multiple kids, you're probably right. Most of us don't have that kind of time early in the morning.
Instead, prep all of the lunch ingredients for the week on the weekend. Have them all packed and ready to go in the pantry and the refrigerator so you or your kids just simply have to grab them and pack them in the early morning rush. Or, to be safe, prep on the weekend and prepare the lunches every night so you just need to grab them from the refrigerator in the morning.
Feeding your kids a brown bag lunch can be affordable. . .if you choose the right ingredients, and use these frugal sack lunch ideas.
How do you save money on your kids' sack lunches?
My son loves egg salad so my wife will often whip up a batch and we can make him sandwiches for a few days off that.


Effective June 30, 2016 The Birdsboro Lions Club will be disbanding. It is with deep regret and a heavy heart that we make this announcement. It has been an honor and a privilege to be able to help this community since 1944.
We have in the past 10 years donated over $25.000 to the many organizations in the community including the Birdsboro Union Fire Co.; Southern Berks Ambulance, Birdsboro Cmmunity Center and the Boone Area Library. We have provided gift cards for Christmas holidays to the less fortunate and have awarded scholarships to graduating seniors.
We have supplied numerous individuals with medical equipment and eye glasses and eye examination. Lions International is the largest recycler of eye glasses in the world.
GOODBYE and THANK YOU for allowing us to help you.
The members of The Birdsboro Lions Club.


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The HP Designjet T795 44″ ePrinter is a wide-format ink-jet printer that can print resolutions up to 2400 x 1200 dpi for sharp, vibrant images. Furthermore, it could function with HP's Designjet ePrint & Share software application to permit for distant printing from networked computer systems, with e-mail, as well as from a mobile phone or tablet computer.
It has photo black, matte black, as well as grey cartridges for real dark blacks and also neutral grays. The HP Designjet T795 could be managed conveniently with an LCD touchscreen present, and also it has a USB port on the front for direct printing abilities.
– ePrinter internet connection allows you utilize your Apple or Android mobile phone or tablet computer to publish from virtually anywhere (call for HP Designjet ePrint & Share account).
Here a fun video that gives you a great tip to help you successfully print anything you like, the first time. No reprinting with this!


Large roach and pike fishing on the Bristol Avon. Large roach do exist in the Bristol Avon and Mark Everard will be a good testimony to that. 2lb roach though are one of the most enigmatic of fish, however when conditions are favourable then the chances are improved. The pike fishing on the Bristol Avon is undervalued in my opinion. There are some hefty big old girls around if you know where to look.
The Dorset Stour and H. Avon also hold some huge pike that are often overlooked by other anglers.


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Tammie Baird
Posted by Chris Charles on Wednesday, September 24, 2014
Award-winning Hollywood stuntwoman Tammie Baird grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area. The eldest of six children, Tammie studied gymnastics as a child until her mother deemed it too dangerous and made her quit. Needless to say, it didn't make Tammie shy away from risky activities. Quite the opposite, in fact. She's since doubled for numerous A-list actresses when their characters have gotten in fights, been slammed on concrete, and hit by cars, just to name a few things. Despite all that, she says she's never had any serious injuries, just a few aches and pains the next day.
When not on the set, Tammie can often be found swinging from the Traveling Rings at Santa Monica, which, she tells me, relieves her of all stress and makes her feel weightless and free. She says her "to do" list includes (probably to the horror of her mom) hanging from outside of a helicopter, crashing through glass, and doing a car-to-car transfer. (Yes, of course while they're moving fast.)
Also an avid Pez collector (which is probably something only those close to her knew until now), the above photo of Tammie with two of her most prized Pez dispensers; Inspector Clouseau and the Pink Panther, is courtesy of Tammie, herself.
At Santa Monica Slackline Park in a
Diane von Fürstenberg dress
CHRIS CHARLES: It's great to be featuring you here, Tammie. First off, congratulations on the Action Icon Award you won last year.
TAMMIE BAIRD: Thank you so much. It was such a wonderful feeling to be honored with the Special Achievement Award at the 6th Annual Action Icon Awards. It will always be so special to me.
CHRIS: You were born in the San Francisco Bay Area, but now you live in the LA area. Is there anything you miss about the Bay Area that LA just doesn't have?
TAMMIE: I feel so lucky to live in California. No matter which end of California I am in, I am only an hour or so from the beach, the snow in the wintertime and some of the best wineries. But to answer you question, I love hearing people say, "hella." That is totally a Nor-Cal thing.
CHRIS: Well, one of your colleagues, whom I've corresponded with and featured here recently, Jasi Lanier, speaks hella highly of you. How did you and her first meet?
TAMMIE: I love Jasi. She is so dedicated to her training and becoming the best stuntwoman that she can be. Which is how we met; training at a gymnastics gym in Los Angeles. She may be all of 5'1" but she is a tough cookie.
CHRIS: I surely agree. So, who are some others in your field whom you admire?
TAMMIE: There are so many amazing stuntmen and women who I absolutely admire and have the utmost respect for that it would be impossible to list everyone. Without naming any names, I would say that the stunt people whom I admire the most are the ones who go after it. They train everyday honing in on their skills and never give up.
With Daniela Ruah on the set of NCIS: Los Angeles
CHRIS: How long did you study ballet?
TAMMIE: It wasn't until I was 20 that I went to London and discovered Pineapple Dance Studios. It was then that I feel in love with ballet. I would take classes and stay there all day long. Everyone at that dance studio was amazing. I loved it there.
CHRIS: Has your ballet training been beneficial to you in your stunt work?
TAMMIE: Yes, I do feel that my dance training has helped me in stunts. Ballet is so disciplined that you need to be focused and this holds true for stunts. It has also helped me with learning and picking up choreography quickly.
CHRIS: I don't usually ask "generic" questions, but whenever I interview a stuntwoman, I like to ask certain questions. Such as; have you ever been notably injured while performing a stunt?
TAMMIE: I am very happy to say that I have not been seriously injured while performing a stunt. However, if you ask, "Have I ever woken up the following day super sore and very bruised up? Then answer to that would be, "Oh yes I have!"
CHRIS: Are there any stunts you haven't performed yet, that you really want to?
TAMMIE: Where do I start? I have always wanted to hang from outside of a helicopter, like in True Lies. I have crashed onto glass but I really want to crash through the glass! Of course, doing a car to car transfer sounds
like so much fun! I can go on and on.
CHRIS: How often are you asked to perform a stunt on the spot, that wasn't planned?
With Tara Summers on the set of
the TV show Ringer
TAMMIE: Being asked to perform a stunt on the spot, that wasn't planned is something that you need to be ready for. In the film and television business, things change all the time. Be prepared or go home!
CHRIS: You're fairly tall, so have you ever stunt doubled for any (male) actors?
TAMMIE: No. I have never stunt doubled a male actor. That would be so much fun. I'd have to do a completely different walk and mannerisms than what I am used to. I love acting, so that would be a welcomed challenge.
CHRIS: What's the most extreme thing you've had to do to resemble an actress you've stunt doubled for?
TAMMIE: I am pretty lucky. I always seem to be the same height and weight as the actresses that I double. So there is never an issue of extreme dieting for me. Which is great because I love to eat food. I hate to sound boring but the most extreme thing that I've ever had to do was that I had to remove my belly button ring for a job.
CHRIS: I'll throw some titles at you and I'd like you to tell me some of the stunts you've performed in them: Legends.
TAMMIE: Legends was so much fun. I played an assassin. It wasn't a heavily stunted job. I just had to kill a few people.
CHRIS: Fast & Furious.
TAMMIE: Fast and Furious was awesome. Myself and another stuntman quickly get out of the way of Paul Walker's speeding car. To this day that stunt gag is one of my favorite near misses.
CHRIS: Desperate Housewives.
Stunt doubling for Whitney Cummings on an
episode of her show Whitney, entitled
"Something Black, Something Blue"
TAMMIE: On the day that I worked Desperate Housewives, I was asked to do a simple trip and fall, only to then get trampled by the neighbors who were running in fear of their lives.
CHRIS: Lauren.
TAMMIE: I did a fight scene with actor Raymond Cruz. He is so great to work with. I also did two rape attack scenes. One with which was very brutal.
CHRIS: The Purge: Anarchy/ The Purge 2
TAMMIE: On The Purge: Anarchy I played Hanover Sister #1 and have a great fight with actor, Frank Grillo who plays Sergeant.
CHRIS: Now some names of ladies you've stunt doubled for: Sofia Vergara.
TAMMIE: I have had a lot of fun doubling Sofia. She always has the best wardrobe with most beautiful high heel shoes. The first time that I doubled her was on Modern Family. I drove a car through an exit arm of a parking garage and then sped off.
CHRIS: Daniela Ruah.
TAMMIE: I did my first car hit on the set of NCIS: Los Angeles doubling Daniela Ruah as Kensi Blye. I was smiling ear to ear the entire time. It was awesome!! I doubled Daniela for four seasons on NCIS: Los Angeles and one of the stunts that really stands out for me would be the stunt that I refer to as my hardest hit. I am fighting with another stuntman and he slams me down to the cement on my back! The stunt did not end there, I had to get up and continue the fight. Thankfully we only did that once. Other stunts that I did on that show include fights, explosions, inverted repelling and sliding down the center of an escalator on my knees, chasing the bad guy, etc.
CHRIS: Katey Sagal.
On the set of Sons of Anarchy during
TAMMIE: Whenever I get a call to double Katey Sagal as Gemma on Sons of Anarchy, I know that it is going to be interesting to say the least. The first time that I was asked to double Katey Sagal on Sons of Anarchy, it was to do a rape scene, it was pretty intense. As was the fight scene that took place on the season finale in season six, where Gemma kills her son's wife!
CHRIS: Katee Sackoff.
TAMMIE: I had such a great time being on location in New Mexico doubling Katee Sackoff on the television show, Longmire. My first time doubling her was to take a car hit. This was an interesting job because my boyfriend at the time was the stunt driver who hit me. Talk about pressure.
CHRIS: So, does it feel that the Gemma action figure is just as much your likeness as Katey Sagal's, since you both actually play that character?
TAMMIE: I have seen the action figure. I think that the likeness is exactly like Katey Sagal as Gemma. I just do the physical action, when needed, so that Katey stays safe and unharmed. She does the character work, Gemma is all her.
CHRIS: What do you love the most about the flying rings in Santa Monica? (Wink to Jasi Lanier)
TAMMIE: What I love most about flying the traveling rings is that when I am swinging, I am weightless and free. No matter what kind of day I had or what stress is going on in my life, during my ring swings none of that matters and life is just good.
From a 2013 shoot with Michael Helms
CHRIS: How often can you be found there?
TAMMIE: I try to get to the beach at least three times a week to swing the rings.
CHRIS: I understand you're a wine connoisseur?
TAMMIE: Well I don't know about "connoisseur" but I do enjoy drinking red wine.
CHRIS: Can you identify wines just by aroma and taste?
TAMMIE: No. Not at all (laughing).
CHRIS: Do you have any hobbies or interests that most people don't know about?
TAMMIE: Yes. I am a big Pez collector. I love them. My favorite Pez dispensers would be my Pink Panther collection. I have always been a big Peter Sellers fan.
CHRIS: With that, I'll say again what a pleasure this has been, Tammie. In closing, any shout-outs to anyone?
TAMMIE: I would like to give a shout-out to all of the awesome stunt coordinators who have hired me and continue to hire me. I am truly grateful. Thank you.
CHRIS: Oh, just one last question: Was that cake you went face first into on Days of Our Lives really delicious?
TAMMIE: Yes it was! My only regret is that I did not find out who the baker was.
Doubling for Shannon Elizabeth in Chris Brown's music video for Next 2 You
Driver's view of Tammie from the Next 2 You music video
At the 2012 Action Icon Awards
Tammie's most recent stunt reel
See more of Tammie at:
Her IMDb Page
Tammie on Twitter
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Carol Sennheiser March 9, 2015 at 2:53:00 PM PDT
It's so awesome that you give so many of these talented ladies like Tammie - who so often go unseen by the public - the spotlight they truly deserve!
It's awesome that she went on to become a stunt woman who is known for getting hit by cars! This is what brought me here..
http://www.npr.org/2015/03/27/395593337/twist-of-fate-an-accident-brings-beautiful-symmetry-to-two-lives
JC Dunn March 27, 2015 at 10:07:00 PM PDT
That NPR article led me to do a Google search of her. That led me to her website and that led me here! Looks like she gets hit even harder by cars these days. Awesome lady!
Anonymous May 6, 2015 at 2:51:00 PM PDT
Yes, how ironic that she's now a stuntwoman and gets hit by cars for a living!
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Here comes the first post of 2014 and I'm amused at myself that I'm starting off with a bread. I have posted an Onion-Rosemary Focaccia earlier and is one of my favourite posts from my blog. I have recently joined a group called 'We Knead To Bake', created by Aparna of My Diverse Kitchen. When I was thrown to this first challenge of baking Caprese Focaccia by her, I was overwhelmed. My only worry was how to avoid the APF since I've been trying to cut down on the it's use. I initially thought that I would make a whole wheat Focaccia but then I knew it won't be as soft and spongy so I kept postponing it. The pictures of the bakes posted by others in the group were too tempting and they lured me to finally bend my rule and I decided to bake this bread only to land up watching smiling faces of the family.
I've provided step wise instructions on making this bread here and hence I'm only repeating the important steps in this post but I do want to discuss more about this rustic Italian bread the name of which has been derived from 'Panis Focacius' which means a flat bread baked on the hearth.
Focaccia is of two kinds, salt and sweet. The salt version is also called 'Schiacciata' and the sweet version which is an Easter cake from Veneto hence called Focaccia Veneto. The Focaccia Veneto uses butter and sugar instead of olive oil and salt.
In my previous post on Focaccia, I've mentioned that it resembles a Pizza. Let me now explain, in what way it's different from a Pizza..
Conventionally a pizza is round in shape whereas a Focaccia bread is square in shape. The Pizza has less leavening added to it's dough as compared to the Focaccia due to which the Pizza dough is more dense as compared to the Focaccia dough. Less leavening of the Pizza dough results in a thin, flat and flexible crust (except the Sicilian Pizza which has more leavening and resembles the Focaccia) whereas the focaccia dough has more capacity to absorb the olive oil (hence thought as an olive oil bread) and hence has a firm crust. Traditionally, Focaccia has the topping ingredient (no mixed topping) and a herb kneaded into the dough while Pizza (mixed toppings) has it on top of the dough. Also, the Focaccia has more amount of salt added to the dough.
Coming back to the Focaccia Caprese….Caprese is a salad made by using Tomatoes, Mozzarella cheese and fresh Basil leaves. Focaccia Caprese is hence the basic Focaccia which has olive oil and herbs with a Caprese topping.The bread and the Caprese topping complement each other.I must confess that I'm in love with the Basil, I simply love the fresh flavour that it adds.The topping adds an amazing flavour to the very soft Focaccia bread, it's like adding a beautiful tune to a well written lyrics. Since I'm avoiding the use of all purpose flour, I halved the original recipe and made one medium sized Focaccia. For every ones convenience I'm reproducing the recipe as the original one..
First make the herbed oil, making the herbed oil in advance ensures that the oil imbibes all the flavours. Tip in all the ingredients in a bowl and whisk them together. Keep aside till required.
The dough can either be kneaded by hand or by a machine. Throw in the yeast, sugar flour, salt and oil into the bowl of the food processor and give a quick pulse at short intervals so that all ingredients mix well (If using active dry yeast, first proof it in a little water with a large pinch of sugar). Gradually add about a cup of warm water (add more warm water if required) and knead until you have a soft elastic dough that is just about short of getting sticky. The absorption quality varies from flour to flour hence the quantity of water required to knead the dough also varies.
Remove the dough from the processor bowl, shape it into a round using hands and place it in a well oiled bowl turning the dough around so that it is evenly coated (this prevents drying of the dough). Cover it using a wet cloth or cling film and let it rise till almost double in volume. This should take about an hour or so based on the outside temperature. If you live in cool region, keep the dough covered in the oven with the light 'on' or in a microwave.
You can either make 2 medium sized Focaccia or 4 smaller ones using this recipe.
For the rectangular Focaccia using the original recipe, take two rectangular pans/ jelly or Swiss roll pans/ square tins (use around 11" by 7" tins) and oil them well. Punch down the dough and then divide it into two equal portions and lightly roll them (or press out) out on a lightly floured surface into approximately 11" by 7".
For making 4 Focaccia, divide the dough into 4 equal portions ( I divided into half, and rolled 16"*8"). Roll out each portion or press out evenly into approximately 5" by 7". If you don't achieve a perfect square or rectangle, it's perfectly okay as it's a 'rustic' bread.
Transfer the rolled dough gently to the baking tins. The dough will shrink a little. Using fingers push it out from the centre towards the edges. Make sure it's evenly thick throughout. Let it rise again for 20 minutes. Lightly oil your finger tips and press into the dough creating evenly spaced 'dimples' in it. Finally brush the surface with a generous amount of olive oil.
Bake at 200C (410F) for about 15 to 17 minutes till it is almost done and is beginning to turn golden brown.
Once the Focaccia is removed from the oven, lightly brush or drizzle some of the 'Herbed Oil' over the Focaccia and then evenly arrange the slices of mozzarella over the bread, leaving very little space between them (this ensures that the cheese spreads out leaving no spaces on melting). Arrange the tomato slices over the cheese slices and spread the sprinkle of the chopped basil over this. This arrangements looks beautiful to the eyes. Always ensure that the topping should cover most of the surface of the bread so that every bite gets the cheese and tomato.
Drizzle some more 'Herbed Oil' over the topping and return the bread to the oven. Turn up the oven to 230C (450F). Bake the Focaccia for 5 to 8 minutes or until the cheese has just melted (as the mozzarella once melted, browns fast). Remove from the oven and garnish with fresh basil leaves.
Cut the Focaccia into slices or wedges and serve immediately while it is still hot else always warm the bread before serving. This recipe serve around 4 if served alone or 6 if served with a side. It goes well with a bowl of soup or with pasta.
* If you cannot find bread flour, you can add 1tbsp of Vital Wheat Gluten to 3- 1/2 cups of all purpose flour and mix together well. Otherwise just use 3-1/2 cups all purpose flour (APF).
**I used the John's brand of mozzarella but Kodai/ Amul /Britannia or any local brand should do as well. Otherwise, use any "melting/stringy" kind of cheese that you can find easily.
Coming to the winner of 'Only' Baked Treats hosted by Kalyani, based on the round up posted here, I've picked the winner.
2. In case you qualify the first condition, send me your address in India with pin code, landmark and your phone/cell number.
Bread looks very tempting, especially with the cheese and fresh basil, wonderful flavor too..
Looks tempting. I love focaccia bread.
I was also tempted to try whole wheat, but it would not be focaccia then. Your bread looks great.
WOW! So gorgeous!!! Thank you so much for featuring my recipe!!!
So enjoying everyone's posts on Focaccia Caprese.The texture on yours is amazing. The instructions are so good. Thank you for sharing.
this looks so tempting! will try soon ..


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Da calciatore ha militato nel FK Sarajevo, nel Sochaux e nel Betis Siviglia, mentre da allenatore è stato selezionatore nel 1999 della Nazionale di calcio bosniaca.

È stato capitano della Nazionale di calcio della Jugoslavia al mondiale di calcio "Italia 90", sbagliò il calcio di rigore decisivo nei quarti di finale contro l'Argentina, fu anche l'ultimo giocatore ad indossare la fascia di capitano della nazionale della Repubblica Socialista Federale di Jugoslavia in occasione dell'incontro amichevole contro i Paesi Bassi del 25 marzo 1992, ultima partita disputata nella storia dei Plavi..

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Danish firm 3XN has won the architecture competition for a university building in Uppsala, Sweden. The new structure unites the past and the future by extending the lines from the historical surroundings into an innovative building pointing towards future study and work life.
UADM is designed with particular attention to Uppsala University's historical location and legacy combined with today's modern and transparent working environments, which invite social interaction in a multi-disciplinary forum. The building will house the University management, administration, restaurant, and a small study hall.
The building concept is a simple construction of overlapping office wings placed on top of each other. In doing so, the result is an open atrium which unites the building. The atrium is serves as the backdrop for the staircase which not only connects the floors, but also provides mezzanine areas in connection with the atrium. The building's entrance and lower floor has a sense for the human scale, while the higher floors open up and grant a treetop view over to the Uppsala Castle, the botanical garden and the university campus area.
The design of the floorplate gives a dynamic and variation to the whole building. The open spaces increase the experience of being a part of the same environment, while the small and large plazas create the feelings of intimacy and community.
UADM is a multi-purpose building within a unified structure. It respectfully integrates the landscape and lines from the surrounding buildings, most importantly the 16th century Uppsala Castle. With flexible design and integrated environments, UADM lives up to the University's ambition of creating new ways of working, studying and interacting.
3XN Team: Kim Herforth Nielsen, Jan Ammundsen, Christian Wamberg, Olaf Kunert, Tobias Gagner, Stig Vesterager Gothelf, Majbritt Lerche, Rasmus Hjortshøj, Eva Hviid-Nielsen.


The next Community Grant application deadline is May 20, 2019.
The Foundation was established in 2008 by a trust created by Felix E. Martin Jr. (1927-2007), a native and long-time resident of Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, and is administered by The Community Foundation of Louisville.
Since that time, The Felix E. Martin Jr. Foundation has focused its charitable work on investments in quality of life in Muhlenberg County, a county of over 31,000 people. While all grants which benefit the education, civic and cultural needs of the County are considered, the Foundation gives priority to grant projects which support economic and community development and youth services in Muhlenberg County.
Since the Foundation's first grants were awarded in 2008, the Foundation has awarded over $23 million dollars to support projects in Muhlenberg County.
The Felix E. Martin Jr. Foundation initiates grant programs and responds to grant requests in all areas which benefit the civic, cultural and educational needs of Muhlenberg County. While grant programs are diverse in scope and focus, several areas of need have produced signature programs. For a deeper look at some of our currently featured grants and programs, please click on the links below.
SOAR is the Foundation's early childhood education program focused on helping Muhlenberg children arrive at kindergarten ready to learn. SOAR believes that a strong start for children will allow them to succeed in school throughout their academic careers, and move onto eventual success in the workplace. This short term win for our youngest citizens will provide a long-term win for Muhlenberg County. SOAR hosts multiple programs and events focused primarily on early childhood literacy including READY! for Kindergarten, the Books 'n Cream summer reading program, Dolly Parton's Imagination Library and the Reach Out and Read program.
The Muhlenberg Achieves program strives to increase educational attainment for Muhlenberg County students, providing support to students from their senior year of high school through the first semester into postsecondary education. Muhlenberg Achieves e-COACH program connects high school seniors with community coaches who provide resources and support as students navigate the transition from high school to their next educational step. Additionally, the program hosts learning sessions throughout the academic year, focused on important topics such as the completion of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and other topics related to applying for and attending classes after completing high school.
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Home Transportation Electric Vehicles
Do Electric Cars Have Gears? No. Here's Why
Benji Jerew
Modified date: February 17, 2015
Here's a conversation that piqued my interest today: "Are electric vehicle transmissions necessary?", or "Do electric cars have gears?". Really, could multispeed gearing do anything for electric vehicle performance, acceleration, speed, efficiency, or otherwise? (For the purposes of this discussion, we're leaving out heavy-duty applications, such as delivery trucks or tractor-trailers.)
After decades of driving conventional vehicles, one gets used to the idea of shifting gears, multispeed transmissions an absolute necessity in combination with an internal combustion engine. In an electric vehicle, perhaps one comes to the conclusion that a multispeed transmission would be a given, but practically none of them do. Are electric vehicle transmissions necessary to improve performance? First, let's take a look at why we have multispeed transmissions in the first place.
Actually, the very first production automobile, the 1886 Benz Patent Motorwagen, had a single-speed transmission and clutch. Then again, its engine generated less than 1 hp and it had a top speed of about 10 mph. Today, with engines pushing 1,000 hp and tops speeds over 200 mph, five- and six-speed transmissions aren't at all uncommon, automakers are toying with transmissions with up to ten gear ratios, and CVT (continuously-variable transmissions) have infinite gear ratios, but why?
The problem is that the ICE (internal combustion engine) only generates usable torque and power in a narrow band of engine speeds. To accelerate the vehicle, multispeed transmissions step that down, in varying gear ratios, to keep the engine in its power band. Keeping the engine in its power band also proves to be the most efficient and durable. An engine, in first gear, can easily accelerate a car to 30 mph, but would also shake itself to bits attempting to accelerate to highway speed. Likewise, that same engine would hardly be able to accelerate from a stop in 6th gear.
AC MG Torque / RPM / Efficiency
Interestingly, electric motor-generators (MG) generate 100% of their torque at very low speeds, DC MGs near stall (zero rpm), and AC MGs around 1,000 rpm, as a general rule. As rpms increase, torque falls off at a fairly linear rate, at the same time that power is increasing. According to an ORNL (Oak Ridge National Laboratory) Evaluation of the 2004 Toyota Prius (PDF), for example, the MG generates up to 300 N•m of torque around 1,500 rpm, trailing off to about 50 N•m at 6,000 rpm. At its most-efficient, 93%, the MG is pushing only 100 N•m at 2,250 rpm, perfect for cruising. In any case, a multispeed electric vehicle transmission is unnecessary because even 100 N•m is plenty of torque at cruising speed.
Of course, this doesn't mean that electric cars couldn't have gears, but they aren't necessary. First, given MG torque / power / rpm characteristics, they're perfect for transportation. Torque is necessary for acceleration, the most of which is generated near stall. Power is necessary for cruising, the most of which is developed at high rpm. Second, a multispeed electric vehicle transmission would add weight, complexity, friction, and inefficiency to an otherwise simple system, actually robbing the powertrain of torque, power, and efficiency. The Tesla Model S, for example, is equipped with a single-speed 9.73:1 step-down transmission, not even a two-speed transmission, for two reasons. First, there are very few transmissions capable of handling 600 N•m torque. Second, you can't spin the wheels at 10,000 rpm. Well, you could, but it would be totally unnecessary.
Where do we see multispeed electric vehicle transmissions? Not in production vehicles, but in conversion vehicles. The easiest way to convert a conventional vehicle to electric is simply to swap out the ICE with an AC or DC MG and throw some batteries in the trunk. Granted, that's an oversimplification, but why replace the whole drivetrain, multispeed transmission included, if you only want to achieve a relatively convenient electric vehicle powertrain?
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Gerard C Weatherby December 28, 2019 at 9:45 am
https://cleantechnica.com/2019/07/22/ev-transmissions-are-coming-and-its-a-good-thing/
FJ BORG March 14, 2019 at 11:27 am
10,000 rpm in an ICE is far different than and electric motor, which has no reciprocating mass, spinning at 10,000 rpm. The electric motor is actually harder to punish with aggressive speeds as long as it doesn't grenade from poor manufacture. ICEs only last a very short time when pushed to those same speeds and must be torn down and rebuilt regularly.
Dimov January 20, 2019 at 10:05 am
If the different gearing woun't change the range of Tesla, the what about this: We take Tesla Model-S, with a gear transmition of 9.73/1. We take these gears-off, and we put a new one, with 9730/1. That's a thousand times higher. Now, the engine will work for 6-7 hours, and will dry-off the battery. But for this time, the car will be traveled only 0.5km, instead of 500km. So, as you see, the whole battery charge will be spend for only 0.5km. And if this reduces the range, why not the smaller gear rations, like 5/1, to increase it?
Sujay Rao Mandavilli December 23, 2017 at 8:44 am
does it climb hills well?
Gary Laugharn April 8, 2017 at 2:51 pm
In concept, the variable ratio transmission is very appealing. If it were possible, I'd be happy to have a sort of overdrive or alternate drive ratio to extend range for longer trips. Mine goes as quick and fast as I could want. Range improvement would be one of the best improvements. (Of course, I have no technical knowledge.)
Andy Callander April 7, 2017 at 5:44 am
Some quick calculations indicate that with a fixed final drive ratio of 9.73:1 and 19″ wheels, with a maximum RPM of 9500, the same Tesla that smoked your Ferrari off the line is going to have trouble keeping up with your Volkswagen once your speed starts exceeding 100 mph.
The Tesla would in fact benefit greatly from a variable ratio transmission, in terms of overall performance if not 0-60 times. With the right gearing and proper materials, I feel like the acceleration characteristics of the vehicle could remain largely untouched, while freeing the vehicle to explore the upper limits of the speedometer range.
dudeman44 September 19, 2016 at 12:44 am
So, you might not need a trans for normal driving. Now lets say I'm building an electric car for drag racing. I'm familiar with the times of the Model S, but wouldn't I actually accelerate faster with a two speed gear box in order to maintain lower RPM? Just curious…
Shannon May 27, 2016 at 1:06 pm
No wonder the major car makers have been slow to embrace EV's. Half the time when something goes on a car, it's the transmission. There goes a huge chunk of revenue.
thegreenoptimistic October 2, 2015 at 9:22 pm
"once you get to freeway speeds (high motor speeds as well with a single speed trans), the torque drops dramatically"… have you ever driven a P85D, or you're just theorizing? I suggest you go try one and while at freeway speeds floor it. I'm telling you – it goes.
Miguel Ortiz December 6, 2015 at 12:59 am
Well it's different for DC and AC motors. For DC it drops, but has a whole lot or torque in the beginning. AC, used in Teslas, are mor constant with their torque. It isn't as high as DC but is still very high
marclar February 21, 2016 at 6:44 am
as i see it… DC = diesel… AC = petrol.
Outcast_Searcher September 23, 2016 at 10:37 pm
Yes, it goes. It's about relative torque though. A PxxxD beats about anything but a top fuel dragster from 0-60. However, after about 80, the high end gasoline muscle cars have a significant advantage. 80ish, IMO, is close enough to freeway speed to be valid for this concept.
Theorizing with all the detail in the article? It's you who seem to be relying on feelings instead of data.
Nero1k October 2, 2015 at 6:07 pm
I realize this article is a half a year old, but someone has to read it every once in a while still. I mean, I did (: The automatic transmission has evolved as much, if not more than internal combustion engines have over the last few decades. We have smart transmissions with dry and wet clutches to engage and disengage drive trains when idling and/or decelerating (obviously counter intuitive for regeneration on an EV), which dramatically increases efficiency. Obviously, inductive motors can do 10000 RPM without too much worrying, but how much torque is produced at that motor speed? Sure, a Tesla P90D can do 0-60 mph in 2.8 seconds. Amazing for a 5000 lb sedan. But, once you get to freeway speeds (high motor speeds as well with a single speed trans), the torque drops dramatically. Keeping motor RPM in the lower end of that range would allow the electric motor to still produce monster torque at higher vehicle speeds, would it not? Real driving speeds, Tesla has done a great job. But everyone knows that their fastest car will be overtaken by high performance petrol fed cars in the same segment because of horsepower, and multi-range transmissions. Figure out a way to minimize the parasitic effect this drive train could have on an EV battery (increase range capabilities), and you can have an EV that's track ready, and the consumers will come. An EV that performs like a 911 around the track would have a lot of buyers…
Miguel Ortiz December 6, 2015 at 1:00 am
Have you heard of the Zombie 222?
Question: when you're already at freeway speeds, why would you NEED higher torque? We're not building race cars here.
Nero1k September 26, 2016 at 7:34 pm
Then why does any car need gears?!!! Just put a third gear ratio in a final drive and by your logic that's enough lol Think it through. EV's have a huge torque drop off at higher motor speeds, ICE's GAIN torque through the powerband. This is why the Model S gets over taken through the quarter mile traps. It doesn't have to be for race cars, but having the motor in the correct RPM range at highway speeds would be beneficial regardless of how or where the car is driven.
Nilus Dionis November 11, 2016 at 3:21 am
I lack any expertise in this area but your response confirmed my thinking that a single gear means that the electric motor will have to spin very fast to keep the vehicle moving at higher speeds – I am not dumb after all 🙂 I am amazed that those motors don't produce a lot of noise at those RPMs or so I guess since people don't complain. But I still don't get it – having to spin continuously at some crazy 10000 or so RPM just so you can cruise is more efficient and effective than having a transmission? What about engine wear? Explain to me please someone 🙂
VvdD December 13, 2016 at 3:04 pm
A little late, but consider that since there are no gears, the electrical motor is running at the same speed as the wheels. so wear and tear is the same as that within the wheel of a conventual vehicle.
Also consider your engine isn't necessarily going to have to spin much faster if you have no gears, knowing that most of the smaller gears (1st, 2nd and 3rd) in normal cars, gear DOWN, meaning the engine spins faster at lower wheel spin speed.
So having no gears at all likely means your engine will spin slower on average (considering you don't average over a 100 mph or something.
Summarized, the main function of gears is essentially to make an engine spin faster to reach its power band even at low vehicle speeds, so without gears the engine will run slower most of the time.
Matthew Jenkinson October 11, 2017 at 11:02 pm
More to the point, it will not be doing 10000rpm at cruising speed – more like at 250kph. at cruising speed it will be doing something a bit more sensible.
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Now in its 29th year, New Voices is an intensive, fully-subsidized program that uses theatre to develop students' confidence, academic discipline, and communication skills. Over the summer, we hosted a reunion for alumni here on our campus. Throughout the month of December, we've been raising money to support the future of New Voices; you can learn more and make an end-of-year gift here.
We turn to New Voices Program Director (and original ensemble member) Nadira Beard for her perspective on the program.
The friendships we made in New Voices are special. I think that each of us left the program with friends for life. When we met each other in middle school, we were all at a very vulnerable and awkward stage in our lives - physically, mentally, and emotionally. I guess New Voices not only provided a safe place to be ourselves, it also provided a positive space where my peers and I could talk, relate, and help each other through tough times. And to have adults around to listen and not judge was the icing on the cake.
Nadira performs as a student in New Voices.
Not attending New Voices was a common punishment that our parents used on us. They knew that being at People's Light made us happy. They knew that taking away the one place that we could be ourselves would devastate us. They also knew that we didn't want to let our ensemble members down by not showing up – we were accountable to the group. To be at the reunion and see all the faces that made my pre-teen and teen years special and beyond memorable was powerful. A different type of family that influenced my life so much.
When I was in New Voices, I used to walk around with notebooks. In the notebooks were stories, scenes, and plays I wrote using my friends in the ensemble and staff as characters. All I wanted to do was write stories for us and about us.
Nadira (second from left) with the cast of her original play Some Days Are Never Forgotten, performed on the Steinbright Stage and at Chester City Hall in the summer of 2017.
With every year I spent at People's Light, I realized that there were so many more stories to be told, and the new voices of children, who thought they had no voice, would be the people to tell them. It's hard to be a kid and be heard. New Voices is where the smallest voice becomes huge, and the biggest voice becomes humble.
Nadira began her association with People's Light in 1990 when she was a student in a People's Light residency in the city of Chester middle schools. She toured with the original New Voices Ensemble, performing in Stolen Voices, A Midsummer Night's Dream, and Madwooman of Chaillot, as well as People's Light mainstage productions of Peter Pan and Grimm Tales.
Nadira was also a Teaching Assistant for People's Light SummerStage as a teenager, part of a residency at Chester East Side Ministries. In 2011 she returned as a Teaching Artist for the Theatre School and Summer Stage, teaching acting and improvisation, and continues to do so. She participated in the People's Light 2013 Summer Lab with the National Theatre of Scotland, taught a playwriting residency at Chester Community Charter School of the Arts under the auspices of People's Light, and ballroom dancing for Dancing With the Students in the city of Chester.
As well as being a Resident Teaching Artist, Nadira is currently the Program Director for the New Voices Ensemble, which performed her original plays, Some Days Are Never Forgotten (2017) and Y, I Love You (2018) at Chester City Hall and People's Light. Nadira performed in People's Light's 2017 production of Project Dawn. She is also the recipient of the 2015 Colleen Toohey Porter Emerging Artist Award of the International Performing Arts for Youth Showcase.


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Leprosy, Crusades and the State of Israel – 5764
by Rabbi Emanuel Cohn | Apr 24, 2004
Rabbi Emanuel Cohn
Former Avrech in Montreal (2001-2003)
Founder of "Torah MiCinema" – Teaching Film and Judaism
The fact that both Yom Ha'atzmaut and Yom Yerushalayim occur in the period between Pesach and Shavuoth, known as Sefirat HaOmer, is very significant. Indeed the journey we take from Pesach to Shavuot is the one from physical freedom to spiritual freedom, from the Exodus to the Acceptance of the Torah at Mount Sinai. It is a meaningful coincidence that the Israeli Independence Day, which signifies our physical and political independence, falls in the BEGINNING of the Omer period (two weeks after Pesach), while we celebrate the liberation and reunification of Jerusalem – an event of more spiritual character, since it stands for another cornerstone in the future reestablishment of the Kingdom of David in the Land of Israel – towards the END of the Omer (one week before Shavuot).
It seems, however, that the greatness of the "timing" of these two new festivals can be understood at an even deeper level if we reflect on the historical background of the mourning period during Sefirat Ha'Omer. The Gemara in Yevamot states the following incident:
"Rabbi Akiva had twelve thousand pairs of disciples extending from Gevat until Antiparis [two border towns in ancient Judaean territory] and they all died during one period because they did not treat each other with respect. And the world was left barren of Torah until R' Akiva came to our Rabbis in the south and taught the Torah to them. They were R' Meir, R' Yehudah, R' Yose, R' Shimon and R' Elazar ben Shamua; and it was these later disciples who upheld the study of Torah at that time." (Babylonian Talmud, Yevamot 62b, Transl. Schottenstein) The Gemara later states that R' Akiva's students died between Pesach and Shavuot. The impact that this disastrous event had on the Jewish people can not be grasped. Not only the loss of so many young Jews, but also the potential Torah which was lost as a result, almost endangering the survival of the Oral Law, are both part of this unbelievable tragedy. Indeed this event left its signs on the Jewish community, and soon thereafter mourning-customs arose, such as refraining from marrying and not cutting one's hair between Pesach and Shavuot. Later on we find a tradition based in Spain and in the Province to shorten the mourning period till the 33rd of the Omer (Lag baOmer).
On the other hand there is another Minhag of Ashkenazi origin which starts with the Omermourning customs only on Rosh Chodesh Iyar lasting till Shavuot. The Mishnah Berura tries to explain this Minhag as a "mutation" of the old custom with a different time frame, implying that the 33 days of mourning for R'Akiva's students start according to this second Minhag on Rosh Chodesh Iyar. However, this explanation is not convincing from a historical point of view and it seems that the background of this second Minhag is not the tragedy of R'Akiva's students, but rather a totally different incident!
In the year 1096 the first crusade, aimed at conquering the holy land from the Muslims, was spreading rapidly through Europe. Thanks to historical accounts we are able to track the rioting route of the rabidly antiSemitic crusaders: "On the 8th of Iyar (May 3, 1096), the crusaders surrounded the synagogue of Speyer; unable to break into it, they attacked any Jews they could find outside the synagogue, killing eleven of them. One of the victims, a woman, preferring death to conversion, the only choice left open by the crusaders, inaugurated the tradition of freely accepted martyrdom… On the 23rd of Iyar (May 18, 1096) Worms suffered a similar fate. The crusaders first massacred the Jews who had remained in their houses, then, eight days later, those who had sought an illusory refuge in the bishop's castle. The victims numbered about 800; only a few accepted conversion and survived, the great majority choosing to be killed or suicide rather than apostasy… When the crusaders, led by Emicho, arrived outside the town of Mainz on the 3rd of Sivan (May 27, 1096), the burghers hastened to open the gates. The Jews took up arms under the leadership of Kalonymus ben Meshullam. Weakened through fasting, for they had hoped to avert the disaster through exemplary piety, the Jews had to retreat to the bishop's castle; however the latter could do nothing for them, as he himself had to flee before the combined assault of crusaders and burghers. After a brief struggle, a wholesale massacre ensued. More than 1,000 Jews met their deaths, either at the enemy's hands or their own. Those who managed to escape were overtaken; almost no one survived. A comparable disaster occurred in Cologne, where the community was attacked on the 6th of Sivan (May 30, 1096)… There had been more than 5,000 victims." (Encyclopaedia Judaica)
This is the horrible account of the catastrophe of the first crusade. As can be seen, the major destruction of Jewish communities along the Rhine River occurred between Rosh Chodesh Iyar and Shavuot. As a result of it, many Ashkenazi communities adopted the custom to mourn in this period, and not from Pesach till Lag ba'Omer, as the older Minhag dictates.
It seems as if Yom Ha'atzmaut and Yom Yerushalayim receive a deeper meaning in light of the above mentioned historical tragedies, the death of the students of R' Akiva and the pogroms of the first crusades. The physical-political independence achieved by the Jewish people on Yom Ha'atzmaut might have a healing quality for the destruction of the Jewish communities in Western Europe during the crusades. On the other hand, Yom Yerushalayim and its spiritual content might be a consoling reaction to the loss of the Torah Scholars of R' Akiva.
This conclusion might receive additional depth through the eyes of this week's Parasha: "God spoke to Moshe and to Aharon, saying: When you enter the land of Canaan, which I give you for a possession, and I put a mark of leprosy on a house in the land of your possession, …then the priest shall come in and make an inspection. If he sees that the mark has indeed spread in the house, it is a malignant mark in the house; it is unclean. He shall therefore tear down the house, its stones, and its timbers, and all the plaster of the house…" (Vayikrah 14, 33-45) Needless to say, this whole world of leprosy in general and house-leprosy in particular seems very strange to a Jew of the 21st century. However, Rashi explains this phenomena as one of the miracles which our forefathers enjoyed for a positive purpose: "'And I put a mark of leprosy'- this was an announcement to them that these plagues would come upon them because the Amorites concealed treasures of gold in the walls of their houses during the whole forty years the Israelites were in the wilderness, and in consequence of the plague they [the Israelites] would pull down the house and discover them." Indeed, at first glance the period of the Omer looks like one big plague, but when we "enter the land of Canaan" and "dig deeper", we realize that the realization of an independent Jewish State in our time is a "treasure of gold", a beautiful gift we have to cherish, and maybe through the miraculous shine of this "gold" the tragedies of the past receive a different perspective. In modern Israel the old circle of mourning has finally found a consolation.
Chag Atzmaut Sameach!


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This 1959 musical was the final collaboration between Richard Rodgers (music) and Oscar Hammerstein II(lyrics) and is based on the memoirs of Maria Von Trapp (The Story of the Trapp Family Singers).
Many of the songs from the musical have become standards, such as "Edelweiss", "My Favourite Things", "Climb every Mountain", "Do-Re-Mi" and the title song "The Sound of Music". The original Broadway production opened in 1959 and was adapted in a 1965 film musical – starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer – winning five Academy awards.
"Friends of Jordan Festivals" launched the Amman Citadel Festival 2013 – which begins on 20th August until 10th September 2013 – promoting Jordan as a hub for art and culture. Among other performers, The Sound of Music will run for three consecutive nights. As part of the festival's commitment to social responsibility, one of the performances will be for the less fortunate and individuals with special needs.
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Reprinted from Chess Life, November 1986 with permission.
Danny Edelman of New Rochelle, New York, continues to enlarge his collection of national championship trophies. The reigning national high school co-champion won the Arnold Denker National Tournament of High School Champions, held from August 3 to 8 at the U.S. Open in Somerset, New Jersey.
Edelman scored 5 – 1 in this Swiss system event, drawing only with the two second-place finishers, senior masters Vivek Rao and Ilya Gurevich, who tallied 4 1/2 – 1 1/2. His final round battle with world under-14 champion FM Gurevich was dramatic indeed. Gurevich, in a better position, picked up a Rook and mistakenly placed it on a square where it was en prise. When he extended his hand to resign, Edelman grabbed it. But before Gurevich could speak, the champ accepted his "offer" of a draw.
In addition to his championship trophy (all the hardware was provided by Fidelity Electronics), Edelman received a $1,000 college scholarship. Edelman is a former national eighth grade champion (1983), national junior high champion (1984), and national high school champion (1985).
Six players tied for forth through ninth places at 4 – 2. They were, in tiebreak order, Tim Radermacher, Benjamin Finegold, Joseph Waxman, Erik Ronneberg, Chuck Lovingood, and Andrew Witte. The final trophy for 10th place went to Andy Serotta, who had the best tiebreaks among five players scoring 3 1/2 – 2 1/2.
The tournament, which was co-sponsored by the USCF and by the New Jersey State Chess Federation, was directed by Michael Somers, who was assisted by veteran NM Edgar McCormick.


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Volume 66 Number 3, March 2015
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Veenapani Chawla's Adishakti
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Fragile Legacy: The Paintings of Ajanta Caves 9 and 10
Dating the Hamzanama: A Re-examination
The Temple at Thirukurungudi: Flights of Fancy in Stone, Wood and Words
The Diverse Faces of Burma
Conversation: Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam
An Early Woman Artist at Santiniketan: Chitraniva Chowdhury
Journeys into the Sublime: V. Ramesh's Works, 2003–13
What's in a Name? ''The Arts of Islam'' at the Louvre
Exhibition Review: Sahib, Bibi, Nawab: Baluchar Silks of Bengal 1750-1900
Zahra Faridany-Akhavan
The Temple at Tirukurungudi: Flights of Fancy in Stone, Wood and Words
Pradeep Chakravarthy
Andrea Baldeck
Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam
Latika Gupta
Soma Sen
Ashrafi S. Bhagat
What's in a Name? "The Arts of Islam" at the Musée du Louvre, Paris
Alka Patel
Exhibition Review
Sahib, Bibi, Nawab: Baluchar Silks of Bengal 1750-1900
Monisha Ahmed
Exotic Aliens: The Lion and the Cheetah in India, by Valmik Thapar, Romila Thapar and Yusuf Ansari
Nachiket Chanchani
Under the Banyan Tree: Relocating the Picturesque in British India, by Romita Ray
Debashish Banerji
The Making of a Modern Indian Artist-Craftsman: Devi Prasad, by Naman P. Ahuja
Ella Datta
Kumar, Vinay
Vol. 66 No. 3, March 2015, 3 unnumbered + pp. 1–9
This article pays tribute to the late theatre artist and the performance space and company she set up. It focuses on her practice, especially the research put into understanding and then creating a physical craft methodology out of traditional forms like Kutiyattam and Kalaripayattu.
Ahmed, Monisha
Vol. 66 No. 3, March 2015, p. 10
Marg pays tribute to Veenapani Chawla, founder of Adishakti, and artist Mrinalini Mukherjee, both of whom passed away recently.
Dalrymple, William
Vol. 66 No. 3, March 2015, pp. 12-21
The earlier Ajanta caves of the 1st-2nd century BCE and their picture cycles have received only passing scholarly attention because of the dirt obscuring them. Masterworks of early Buddhist art, they are the oldest pictures of Indian faces to have survived. The ASI chief of conservation at Aurangabad, Rajdeo Singh, began restoration of the murals in 1999 and it took over a decade. In doing so, these murals have been restored to their former glory. They pre-date by 600 years the better-known murals at Ajanta. The writer contends that they represent nothing less than the birth of Indian painting.
Faridany-Akhavan, Zahra
The present state of the manuscript consists of about 170 loose pages of illustration on cotton cloth, backed by a full page of text on paper. The distinguishing feature of the pages is their large size. The pages are dispersed in collections all over the world. Based on the primary sources, theories as to the date, production and function of the manuscript have been proposed with the hitherto accepted date of 1562–77. In 1993 the "discovery" of certain numbers on two of the illustrations were put forward as irrefutable hijra dates to discard the earlier dating of the manuscript in favour of 1557/8–72/73. Then in 2002 several single digits which appeared on the folios were used with the "dates" to place the folios into an earlier sequence of production. This article examines the merits of the numbers on the folios and their relationship to the text and the illustrations. It holds that as evidenced by the problems and contradictions presented by these numbers the new theory of dates and volume numbers is not consistent with the tradition of oral storytelling and manuscript dating.
Chakravarthy, Pradeep
This article examines in detail the various examples of art in the Azhagiya Nambi Rayar temple at Thirukurungudi in Tamil Nadu's Tirunelveli district. The temple predates the 8th century though the earliest inscriptions and literature are from the 8th century. The building dates from the 17th century and has remarkable stone and wooden carvings. The themes are both Vaishnavaite, Shaivaite, secular and nature inspired. Some of these are individual panels, others complex narrative compositions. Rare themes include Arab sailors and their wares, the life cycle of a bird, boar hunts, unique forms of Narasimha, circus, people playing games, etc. The article calls for the documentation and conservation of the stone and wooden sculptures.
Baldeck, Andrea
After 50 years of isolation under military rule, Burma/Myanmar is now re-engaging with the outside world. A sprawling country rich in natural resources, with a population as diverse as its topography, Burma contains 135 ethnic minorities, many of whom have long been isolated by geography and absent infrastructure. Now, increasing foreign investment and tourism are making inroads in previously remote areas, influencing and altering traditional societies. In this photo essay, photographer Andrea Baldeck captures images of cultures on the threshold of change.
Gupta, Latika
Filmmakers Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam are asked about their work in documentary filmmaking, the founding of the Dharamshala International Film Festival, collaborative practices and the future of filmmaking by Himalayan filmmakers. They speak about Tenzing's roots in Tibet, the friction between tradition and contemporary political exigencies in the Tibetan diaspora, exile and language and the political activism that underwrites their work.
Sen, Soma
A re-discovery of Chitraniva Chowdhury (1913-99), one of the foremost women painters of the modern school of art in India. Early in life she showed her talent for the fine arts. She came to Kala Bhavan in Santiniketan as a married girl aged 15. Here she came in contact with Rabindranath Tagore. She was under the tutelage of Nandalal Bose, and learnt music from Dinendranath Tagore at Sangeet Bhavan. The poet himself taught her the rudiments of Bengali and English literature and gave her the name Chitraniva, like a picture. Many of her works were published in Prabasi, the Bengali literary magazine. After her five-year course in Fine Arts she joined Kala Bhavan as the first lady Professor of Art, a rare distinction. In 1938, at the end of five years of teaching, she went back to her family in Dacca. She returned to Santiniketan in 1946 for her children's education and stayed there for 10 years. In this spell she immersed herself in portraits of distinguished visitors and teachers. In 1956 she came to Calcutta and worked at Vidyasagar Bani Bhavan, a school of arts and crafts for women, till the end of her life. She was a pioneer of batik work in Bengal. Unfortunately only a fraction of her work has been displayed in exhibitions.
Bhagat, Ashrafi S.
"Remembrances of Voices Past", by the artist Vedhanbatla Ramesh was the first solo show hosted by the NGMA, Bengaluru with support from Threshold Art Gallery, New Delhi. Painting in a style that is realistic and quasi abstract, he made an attempt to interpret the intense and personal vision, emotions and experiences of the lives of Bhakti saint poets and philosophers who lived from the 7th to the 20th century by revisiting their work and rekindling the saliency of their piety and selfless devotion in search of truth. The works are rich in sublime, where the viewer is forced to grapple with the seen and the unseen, the fathomable and the unfathomable, through allegories and metaphors, gleaned from the poetic narratives to visualize their intuitive spiritual experiences, making his works not only emotionally rich but also spiritually elevating. Ramesh's spiritual vibrations manifesting the reading of select poets and saints, was realized by his methodology of painting and the visual language that he efficiently engaged with.
Patel, Alka
This essay reviews the new Arts of Islam galleries at the Musée du Louvre (Paris), a museum with extensive holdings of objects from the Islamic world, housed since 2012 in their own partially purpose-built space. The new building is an architectural statement in itself, leading the visitor to think about perceptions of Islam in the West. While a healthy representation of the Louvre's Islamic collections is on display, some works and geographical areas are not, and the essay critiques some curatorial decisions. Ultimately, a walk through the galleries and a perusal of the wealth of objects displays both the global reach of Islamic culture and its dazzling variety throughout time and space as distant communities made Islam into their own way of life. Given the wonderful variation of multiple Islamic cultures depending on historical period and geographical location, the essay asks why the Louvre did not engage with the very concept of "Islam" as other major collections have in recent times.
A review of an exhibition of Baluchar silks of Bengal in the TAPI collection, largely consisting of exquisite saris. Best known for their quirky figurative motifs of British residents, nawabs, modes of transport, the textiles have long intrigued collectors and scholars. The weavers were largely centred in Murshidabad and the surrounding villages in the 18th and 19th centuries. Declining patronage and changing fashion trends led to the decline of a once thriving industry. It is believed that the weavers of Baluchar wove their impressions of a changing Bengal into their textiles.
Vol. 66 No. 3, March 2015, pp. 96-103
Exotic Aliens: The Lion and the Cheetah in India by Valmik Thapar, Romila Thapar and Yusuf Ansari, reviewed by Nachiket Chanchani; Under the Banyan Tree: Relocating the Picturesque in British India by Romita Ray, reviewed by Debashish Banerji; The Making of a Modern Indian Artist-Craftsman: Devi Prasad by Naman P. Ahuja, reviewed by Ella Datta.


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It was raining and very dull when we woke up, which seemed appropriate for the day ahead as we were going to view a very dark period of Cambodian history. We were going to what has become known as the Killing Fields and on to the building known as S21.
The start to the day was interesting in that, due to major works taking place on the building, we had to take a tuk tuk ride to breakfast to another hotel. Here the meal we had ordered the previous day was delivered on a sort of airline tray, together with a whole baguette for each person! The first bread we have seen this journey and it certainly arrived in abundance. For the tea drinkers though it was not such a good experience!A first excellent cup of tea could not be followed with a second due to a major communication issue. As an old colleague of mine would have said, the young lady concerned was something of an 'empty vessel'. No amount of pointing, enunciating or acting out could get her to understand that a second cup was required! Eventually after management intervention a teapot was produced – but not before the cups themselves had been removed and the requirement for a replacement had been identified. Somehow breakfast seemed really hard work!
Back to the serious business of the day. Having done a little homework in preparation, we had already established these horrendous atrocities that we were to hear more about, happened in our lifetime and were so horrific that I found them difficult to assimilate. It took mans inhumanity to man to a new level.
Modern Cambodian history can only be described as tragic. By the mid 19th century the once mighty Khmer Empire was much weakened and dominated by Vietnam to the east and what was then Siam in the West. It was at this stage that the then king accepted the support of France. Cambodia became a French Protectrate and the French influence can still be seen in lay out of some parts of the city of Pnom Penh. All was reasonably quiet in the country until 1941. Then the war in Europe and the Indo Chinese wars impacted on the political situation and finally the Vietnam War, when the American Air Force started bombing the Cambodian border, ostensibly trying to eliminate the Viet Cong rebels hiding there. Or so Mr Nixon said. It was against this background that Pol Pot and his cronies came to power providing retaliation for the people living in fear of the US bombing which was killing thousands of the rural population. They operated under the banner of Cambodian Communism. They were to become known as the Khmer Rouge. It was 1975.
This date was to see the start of a period of unmitigated cruelty and terror. It is beyond belief that a man who himself had been born to a good family with a close association with the royal family, had been well educated, spent some time as a monk, had benefited from a scholarship to Paris and became a teacher could head an organisation that was responsible for the death of an estimated third of the population either killed outright, tortured, starved or worked to death.
The so called Killing Fields are an area just outside of Pnom Penh, previously a Chinese Cemetery. It was the place where prisoners of the Khmer Rouge regime prison known as S21 were taken to be killed. It is now a memorial to those who died there. There were another 196 prisons and 388 killing fields in other parts of Cambodia. This was the largest and has become the most famous. It serves as a chilling memorial to those who were caught up in the Pol Pot regime.
As you enter the area, a tall monument rises up in front of you.
At first you do not notice that it is full of the 8,985 skulls of the people murdered on the site. And then you realise what you are looking at.
The prisoners were taken to the area at night. They were then killed by having their throats cut with the serrated edge of a branch of the Super Palm tree, or being bludgeoned to death with axe handles or hoes to 'avoid wasting bullets'.
The bones and clothes of those who were killed continue to rise to the surface of the ground when it rains. I found this one of the most poignant features of the site. Men, women, children and babies were all killed there, by boy soldiers as young as 12.
I have given much thought about what I should record of my visit to this and building S21. I think a few photographs will serve to capture the nature of the place.
First the drawings that tell the tale
Music was played over loudspeakers during the killings to drown out the noise.
One of the mass graves – only a few have been excavated.
Others can be seen …….
The killing tree where babies were battered to death, now covered with the acknowledgements of those who come to see and mourn.
The contents of the monuments…….
The cat nestled on an alter in the grounds seemed strangely comforting ………
We then travelled on to the Museum, the site of the prison called S21.
Although it is difficult to imagine, to many, death in the killing fields must have come as a relief after the horrific brutality of the interrogation in the building known as S21.
This was in fact an old school converted that the Khmer Rouge converted into an interrogation and torture machine to house those accused of conspiracy against the regime. 'Confessions' were gained by the most vicious and brutal means. Amazingly 7 people survived (one an artist) to give witness to what occurred in the prison. Corroboration, if it was needed, was provided by the regime itself in its careful record of all those detained there to demonstrate to Pol Pot that his will was being done. Ultimately the guards themselves were subject to the same fate as the prisoners they had guarded as distrust within the regime grew and they were considered to know too much. There is evidence that the young soldiers killed were beheaded and their severed heads were used to terrify those who were to replace them. Even those in the upper echelons of the organisation were later tortured into confessing to being members of the CIA or KGB.
I will leave the museum to talk for itself…….
The rules of the establishment……
The school building, just like any other……
The photographs……..
A particularly haunting face…….
The cells, for men……..
……and women
The shackles……..
A poster relating to the number of deaths, published after the activity of the Khmer Rouge was revealed, and then withdrawn as too horrific……
Journalists entered the prison three days after the Vietnamese arrived to liberate the City in 1979. By this time the Khmer Rouge had killed the last VIP prisoners being held there. The stench of these bodies led to the building being investigated. The soldiers, like Pol Pot had disappeared either into the jungle or to the Thai Border.
Only a few of the senior figures of the regime were ever arrested and tried. Many of them and the people who worked for them have reinvented themselves. The current Prime Minister was a member of the Khmer Rouge elite. Pol Pot himself remained at large for nearly 20 years, eventually dying in 1998.
Three of the survivors of the prison were at the Museum. All had been boys when they were released from the prison. One was even photographed when pictures were taken of the prison being liberated in 1979.
All were tortured and only survived due to various spurious circumstances. All are allowed to tell their stories and sell the books of their ordeal for charity. The artist among them painted some of the pictures in the Museum.
The whole morning was extremely disturbing and I will never forget the experience. I have limited my commentary on the sites because some of the information seemed too awful to repeat, but the memory of it will remain with me always, as will some of the faces……..
It seemed appropriate that the rain continued when we emerged from the museum. We arrived back at the hotel in somber mood.
After a brief visit to the market and a snack lunch we were launched into heavy traffic as we made our way to the airport. We were leaving for Laos.
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Nope, the issue is the sure knowledge that I'm going to lose some of my hard-earned fitness and that it is going to HURT when I get back into it. My heart and lungs will struggle, my muscles will burn and the after-effects will be very, very, ugly.
My recent illness saw me take almost four weeks off from any kind of activity, other than a few walks and some gentle rehab work for my shoulder - and even that was skipped most days whilst I wallowed in my snotty, wheezy misery. So although I was happy to be heading back to the gym last week, my brain was sending out all sorts of messages of dread and gloom, and I found myself feeling quite nervous about the whole thing.
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I've gradually upped the intensity a little over the past ten days, and this morning's RPM class saw my performance only slightly below where I was when I got sick.
Seems my inner voice of doom was being a bit of a drama queen after all.
How do you psych yourself up for a return to activities that you know are going to cause short-term pain?
For sure!! This is my reality right now. Leg training last week after 3 weeks off - OUCH!!! The DOMS was ferocious. Yesterday I caned back and chest and this morning , well before the 24 hour mark my chest DOMS had already set in. 'Nobody ever died from DOMS' LOL - we just feel like we are!!!
Yup, I'm doing this too at the moment. My trick is just to start small, so it's not too heinous. I think the type of training I'm into now gives me less DOMS anyway. Oh, and I take the glutamine - lack of scientific evidence or not, it really seems to work.
Yes I certainly do. I tend to expect the worst! I worry less about DOMS and more about my fitness levels though! I'm struggling a little at the moment after 3-4 weeks of minimal activity (injury, illness etc). My Zumba classes last week nearly killed me!


The cosmic scouse rock sextet, The Bandits, warmed the crowd up nicely with a combination of bouncy alt.country influenced tracks, like the opener 'On my way', and the more chilled out sound of 'Take it and run', their latest single. Front man John Robinson lost himself in the music, as did a lot of the people who turned up early, he was a little disappointed that everyone was sitting down.
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The masses only had to wait until the third song to find the answer; the first few chords of The Jam song 'In the crowd' rung out around the compact venue. This was greeted with bewilderment at first, like everyone had just won the lottery, then the realisation kicked in, everyone was livelier and more excitable than Graham Norton with a jet powered engine stuck up his backside. None more so than Mr Weller himself, who strutted and gyrated around the stage with his guitar in hand, as though he was twenty again and playing the song for the first time.
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Proceedings reached a high towards the end of the main set when Weller put his hands in the air with a tambourine in one hand, as the opening riff to the timeless 'A town called Malice' resonated around the arena, bringing about an all mighty cheer. The song contains lyrics that sum up Weller and what his live shows do to the places he visits: "I'd sooner put the joy back in, this town called malice'.
Boy, did he achieve that and more after finishing with the breathtaking 'Woodcutter's son' from the "Stanley Road" album. Hopefully he won't leave it as long as he did last time before returning to the City of Culture!


National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Tinubu today clocked 67. To honour him a colloqium was held at the International Conference Centre, Abuja.
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The Charlatans to host album signing at Hotel Football
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Located in Heaven – Hotel Football's rooftop event space, The Charlatans will be available from 2pm to sign copies of their new full-length LP 'Different Days', which is the 13th album from the band.
Speaking about the up and coming album signing, frontman Tim Burgess said: "We love it at Hotel Football – we played on the roof a couple of years ago and Mark and I always stop by if we're lucky enough to get Manchester United tickets."
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Paul Walsh, general manager at Hotel Football, said: "It is always a pleasure to welcome the band to Hotel Football. They have supported the business since it opened and being from Manchester, they always come and visit us when they can."
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Help the child in your life start her own dog walking business.
Teaching entrepreneurship to kids from a young age can help them get a head start on an independent future. One ideal venture for a child to try is a dog walking business. This gives the child an opportunity to do something that kids commonly enjoy while getting exercise and learning the value of making her own money. As the adult, you can help the child in your life start a successful dog walking business.
Establish a custodial bank account with the child where she can deposit her business earnings. A parent, relative or friend can establish the account on behalf of a minor under 18 (sometimes 21). Create a budget worksheet for her to record her earnings and manage her expenses.
Check your state's child labor laws to determine how many hours he can work each day and week walking dogs. See the Resource below for links to the laws by state.
Create professional business cards and flyers that advertise the child's dog walking services. Make sure that the cards contain attractive photos of dogs and contact information for your home. Do not allow potential customers to call the child directly on a cell phone for safety reasons.
Establish a walking route for the child to follow when picking up and walking the dogs. Take the route with the child a few times so that you both get used to the routine. Explain the importance of following that route closely to the child whenever walking dogs for clients. Set a schedule for the child to work his route as well.
Provide the child with a cell phone or GPS monitoring device so that you can keep track of her whereabouts when visiting homes and walking dogs for customers.
Help the child distribute his dog-walking advertisements to potential customers in your neighborhood. You can go door to door, post flyers on community bulletin boards, and visit dog parks to find clients. Limit your distribution to trusted community members and screen each potential customer.
Make sure your child knows the importance of avoiding strangers and staying out of the homes of customers with whom he's not familiar.
Balle, Louise. "How to Start a Dog Walking Business for a Kid." Small Business - Chron.com, http://smallbusiness.chron.com/start-dog-walking-business-kid-4449.html. Accessed 20 April 2019.
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