Kitulgala is a small town set in the countryside of Srilanka. Although I would prefer calling it a beautiful modern village based on the infrastructure and the lifestyle of the majority population. It is 5 hours away from Colombo and only if you make a conscious effort to avoid the rush hours of the city (starting from 7 a.m) you shall be rewarded and your travel time may reduce by an hour or so.
For us choosing between the hassle free commute and the complimentary breakfast was definitely the most difficult decision that had to be made, but we remained loyal to our love for jams.
On our way we were accompanied by tropical rainforests, light showers and picturesque scenery of the locals going about their daily lives. A long scenic drive and a few episodes of food coma later, we finally managed to reach our resort in Kitulgala where the river facing, open air rooms were ready to be our humble abode for the upcoming 2 days.
Husband Jee decided to join the last white water rafting trip departing from the resort while I enjoyed settling down in the serenity of the surroundings and having a cup of tea after putting Noorain to sleep.
He returned from white water rafting an hour later and I felt nature had taken away my full grown workaholic husband and given me an over stimulated drenched kid in return who could not stop reminiscing about his experience for the rest of the evening.
His adrenaline rush only made me more excited about my experience and I signed up for the first trip that was to leave for white water rafting the next day.
We slept to the sound of the crickets buzzing and the river gushing and now when I look back the day seems like a perfect personification of the calm before the storm.
Come back next week and find out more about the perfect beginning to our not so perfect vacation.
I love the nature and I have really enjoyed the description of the natural beauty of Kitulgala. Now I am waiting to read part 2.


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Q: for loop bounds recalculated each iteration? Suppose you have a class like so:
class A {
public:
    A(const size_t m, const size_t n) :
        m_(m), n_(n), data_(m*n ? new double[m*n] : nullptr) {}
    ~A() { delete[] data_; }

    void foo() const {
        // m_*n_ evaluated each iteration?
        for (size_t i = 0; i<m_*n_; ++i)
            data_[i] = 0.0;

        // this probably wont but what about the above?
        for (auto& i : *this)
            i = 0.0;
    }

    double* begin() const { return data_; }
    double* end() const { return data_ + m_*n_; }

private:
    size_t m_, n_;
    double* data_;
};

Since foo is const and m_,n_ are member variables, the compiler should know that these cannot change. Is the product evaluated each time or does the compiler optimize this away?

A: Question 1:
   // m_*n_ evaluated each iteration?
    for (size_t i = 0; i<m_*n_; ++i)
        data_[i] = 0.0;

Answer: Probably, but you never know. Compilers are getting pretty clever.
You could improve the odds a lot by declaring m_ and n_ to be const members. You should do that anyway, IMHO, because the logic of that class requires it; if m_ or n_ change, then data_ needs to be reallocated. Declaring the variables as const tells the compiler that even if it can't see all the definitions of all the member functions of the class, it is allowed to assume that m_ and n_ don't change.
Question 2:
    for (auto& i : *this)
        i = 0.0;

In this case, the end value will not be recomputed, by definition. That is how the range for statement is defined.
In general, there is a considerable difference between:
 for (auto p = container.begin(), lim = container.end();
      p != lim;
      ++p) { ... }

and
 for (auto p = container.begin();
      p != container.end();
      ++p) { ... }

In the first case, the assumption is that the container is not modified during the loop, since a modification will invalidate iterators (such as the lim iterator). (There are some container types for which this is not true. But for most container types, modification should be avoided during loops.)
In the second case, the limit value is computed every time, so if the container is modified there is no problem. At least, there is no problem with the end test. You still need to ensure that p cannot be invalidated, and for some container types -- unordered maps and sets, for example -- the sequence of elements can be altered by a modification, so adding a new element might cause some elements to be missing from the iteration.
The range for syntax for ( variable : expression) is explicitly defined to be translated into the first of the above iteration styles, where the limit is computed once at the beginning of the iteration, and consequently mutations which might invalidate the limit iterator result in undefined behaviour.
In most cases, you should avoid such mutations and you should use the range syntax or the equivalent style. But there are applications in which recomputing the limit each time is appropriate. Probably the best example of such a use-case is a worklist, which can be modeled with a std::deque:
for (auto work = workqueue.begin();
     work != workqueue.end();
     ++work) {
  /* ... */
  if (some_condition) {
    work_queue.emplace_back(work_item);
  }
  /* ... */
}

That's a common style in graph algorithms, for example.

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Q: MUI DataGrid Error: 'props.pageSize' cannot exceed 100 in DataGrid. How to display all rows? It's a simple question, but seems that this functionality is purposely blocker by MUI.
How do I list 100+ row table in DataGrid without pagination? (not DataGridPro or DataGridPremium)

A: Cannot be done while using a free version.
Like warning says:
"Only page size below 100 is available in the MIT version."


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Regional and Local Studies
Publishing House: EUROREG - Uniwersytet Warszawski, Regional Studies Association - Sekcja Polska
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"Regional and Local Studies" ("Studia Regionalne i Lokalne") is a leading Polish quarterly journal in empirical analysis as awell as theoretical development in the field of regional and local studies. It is published by the Centre for European Regional and Local Studies (University of Warsaw) and Polish Section of the Regional Studies Association. It focuses on economic, social, environmental and political aspects of regional and local development, both in national and international perspective. All articles in the journal have undergone peer review, based on preliminary editor screening and anonymized refereeing. The Centre for European Regional and Local Studies (EUROREG) [Centrum Europejskich Studiów Regionalnycyh i Lokalnych (EUROREG) - Uniwersytet Warszawski oraz Regional Studies Association - Sekcja Polska] based at the University of Warsaw is Poland's leader in interdisciplinary research and education in the field of regional and local studies and policies. Since 2002 the Centre has been a part of the Institute of America and Europe.The Centre offers four-semester postgraduate (MA) programmes in Spatial Economy and two postgraduate programmes: the Academy of Regional Development (ARR) and the Academy of Evaluation (AE). EUROREG cooperates with a large number of scientific and research institutions, organisations and universities, and is also engaged in many wide-ranging projects, analyses and expert's studies. The Centre is a partner or a coordinator of many seminars or conferences, also international, and has a broad offer of publications, mostly in Polish, and, though less so, in English. The Regional Studies Association is a learned society concerned with analysis of regions and sub national issues. Through the international membership RSA provides an authoritative voice of, and network for, academics, students, practitioners, policymakers and interested lay people in the field of regional studies. Polish Sections of the Regional Studies Association was established in 1998.
Editorial Board:
Professor Grzegorz Gorzelak – Editor-in-Chief
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Professor Iwona Sagan – Editor
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Scientific Board:
Professor John Bachtler (University of Strathclyde, UK)
Professor Roberta Capello (Politecnico di Milano, Italy)
MSc Stanisław Furman (Poland)
Professor Piotr Korcelli (Polish Academy of Science, Poland)
Professor Antoni Kukliński (chairman) (University of Warsaw, Poland)
Professor Aleksander Łukaszewicz (University of Warsaw, Poland)
Professor Andres Rodriguez-Pose (London School of Economics, UK)
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"Studia Regionalne i Loklane" has been indexed in the following databases: SCOPUS, ERIH PLUS, The Central European Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities (CEJSH), Central and Eastern European Online Library (CEEOL) and BazEkon.
Papers published in "Studia Regionalne i Lokalne" should not exceed about 22 pages (40 000 characters, with spaces). A short abstract (max 100 words) and keywords (max 6) should immediately precede the introduction. Basic information about all authors should also be added (affiliation with institution's address, authors' e-mails and correspondence postal addresses). All figures, tables and maps (in vector format) should be placed in the article exactly as they should appear in print. References should be cited in text according to the Harvard style.
The journal does not consider contributions under consideration or published elsewhere. Unethical practices (like ghostwriting, guest authorship or plagiarism) are not accepted. If appropriate, funding acknowledgements should be added. Publishing in the journal is based on non-exclusive license agreement, signed with authors of approved articles.
All articles undergo double blind peer-review process, based on preliminary editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two referees. The review process contains six steps: 1) evaluation of formal criteria (such as article's length, references etc.); 2) removing from the article and its metadata author's personal data; 3) preliminary review by Editorial Office (ethical criteria, scientific character of the article, consistency with the journal's thematic profile); 4) double-blind peer-review by at least two external reviewers (at least one reviewer is from country other than author's host country) with the following criteria:scientific significance, originality of methodology/approach, coherent and logical reasoning, clear formulation and achievement of the aim of the article, correctness of reasoning and argumentation, adequacy of the title, appropriate bibliography, graphic ilustration and lenght of the article; the reviewers can choose one of the three options: accept as it stands, accept - subject to revisions, reject; at this stage one negative review is a basis for rejection of the article; 5) revision of the article, based on reviews (if necessary); 6) final acceptance of the article. The same article can be revised only once.
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The consequences of the introduction of single-member districts in local elections Skutki wprowadzenia okręgów jednomandatowych w wyborach lokalnych Year: 2016, Issue No. 65 Sport Mega-Events: Benefit or Loss? Wielkie imprezy sportowe. Korzyść czy strata? Year: 2010, Issue No. 39 Discovering the ideal city. Marginal gentrification of the old part of the Nowa Huta district Odkrywając miasto idealne? Marginalna gentryfikacja starej części dzielnicy Nowa Huta Year: 2013, Issue No. 54 Endogenous and exogenous factors of economic development of communities and regions Endo- i egzogeniczne czynniki rozwoju gospodarczego gmin i regionów Year: 2000, Issue No. 02 Explaining regional variation in gender wage gaps in Poland Próba wyjaśnienia regionalnego zróżnicowania międzypłciowej luki płacowej w Polsce Year: 2012, Issue No. 49

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Home » May 5, 2005: Residential Combined Heat And Power System Introduced
HVAC Breaking News
May 5, 2005: Residential Combined Heat And Power System Introduced
TORRANCE, Calif. - American Honda Motor Co. is partnering with Massachusetts-based Climate Energy to bring micro combined heat and power (MCHP) cogeneration technology to the home. The new MCHP system uses natural gas to provide residential heating, with the added benefit of producing electric power for residential use.
Honda will supply its compact home-use cogeneration unit to Climate Energy which will combine it with a furnace or boiler and market the entire system as an alternative to conventional space heating and electric power in new and existing homes. Working in coordination with state and local authorities as well as energy utilities, limited in-home field test installations are expected to occur by late 2005, with more widespread distribution planned for fall 2006.
The Honda unit consists of a small natural gas-powered internal combustion engine (the GE160V) developed specifically for this application, and a small electrical generation system that utilizes Honda's sine wave inverter technology.
Honda bills the GE160V as the world's smallest reciprocating gas engine. A three-way catalyst and oxygen feedback control reduce NOx emissions, resulting in cleaner exhaust gas emissions than those of conventional domestic water heaters, says the company.
Honda also expects the system to yield a 30 percent reduction in carbon dioxide emissions as compared with conventional heating appliances and grid-supplied electricity.
Designed primarily for detached single-family homes, the unit will generate up to 3 kilowatts of thermal output per hour and 1 kilowatt of electricity.
The complete Climate Energy Micro-CHP system, powered by the Honda MCHP unit, is said to provide more than 85 percent efficiency in converting fuel energy into useful heat and electric power.
A similar version of Honda's cogeneration unit has been available for general use in Japan since March 2003, and is now in more than 15,000 homes.


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Mixed doubles match-fixing allegations rock..
Mixed doubles match-fixing allegations rock the Australian Open
Allegations of match-fixing have rocked the Australian Open, with suspicions a mixed doubles match on Sunday may have been fixed.
It's been revealed a major sports gambling website suspended betting after large amounts of money was poured on Andrea Hlavackova and Lukasz Kubot ahead of their clash with Spanish pair Lara Arruabarrena and David Marrero.
Hlavackova and Kubot won the match easily 6-0, 6-3, with the first set lasting just 20 minutes.
The New York Times reports more than $25,000 was wagered on the match, with three other mixed doubles matches being played at the same time taking a combined total of just $2000.
Traditionally there's very little interest from punters in the mixed doubles.
Marrero and Arruabarrena rejected any suggestions of foul play after the clash, with Marrero citing a knee injury for his performance.
Tennis is already under intense scrutiny over betting activity, with an investigation on the eve of the Australian Open revealing 16 players had been repeatedly flagged over match-fixing suspicions.


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Thanthani  is a village in the Aranthangirevenue block of Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu, India.

Demographics

As per the 2001 census, Thanthani had a total population of 838 with 437 males and 401 females. Out of the total population 609 people were literate.

References

Villages in Pudukkottai district

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For some, the name Jack Labosky may sound familiar.
The handsome 22-year-old is a minor league pitcher, drafted and signed by the Tampa Bay Rays.
As an athlete, Labosky's worked hard for this moment— but alongside him throughout the journey has been his girlfriend, Madi Hiatt.
On their Instagram page, the couple reveals they met each other in high school. Both were athletes; Labosky played baseball, while Hiatt did cross-country running and track. The two stayed together throughout college, inspiring one another to meet their goals. They were thrilled when Labosky was drafted, however, they knew big changes were to come.
Keeping their eyes peeled on deals, Labosky and Hiatt managed to scoop up a 1999 yellow school bus in Lynchburg, Virginia, for a mere $4,000.
But from that moment on, they had their work cut out for them.
Working together, the couple completely gutted and renovated the 1999 school bus, transforming it into a swanky, mobile abode. They chronicled the entire project on the @thegreatbusadventure Instagram page.
First thing on their agenda was removing the seats— a task Labosky described as the most labor-intensive.
Next, they painted and primed the floors and the walls.
Next, they installed subfloors and designed the bus's floor plan.
Because the walls are lined with windows, they decided to remove twelve of them, creating their new wall space.
With insulation and a bit of framing, their home slowly began to take form.
Next, Labosky tackled the electrical, which he says was the hardest part.
When having issues, the two turned to YouTube tutorials, fellow 'skoolie' renovators, and their parents for help. With the support of those around them, they managed to figure everything out.
"It's set up with 120-volt electric— the same as a household— and has running water and hot water," Labosky told TODAY Home.
Once the basics were complete, Hiatt stepped in with the interior design.
One of the first aesthetic changes was at the entrance of the bus.
Next, flooring, cabinet, and counters would make the place feel more like home.
In the end, the final result was better than the couple ever imagined.
Be sure to click the tiny, side arrows to scroll through the photos in the Instagram post.
"We have AC, heat, a stove, two sinks, a running toilet, a house trough tub, plus a full bed," the pitcher boasted.
All in all, the renovations took 90 days, and the total cost of the updates was $9,000.
Although the couple admits the bus may not be perfect, they are both thrilled with their new home.


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Q: Multiple forms in single html angular2 I have the following code :

<md2-dialog #techniciansDialog>
  <md2-dialog-title color="primary">Técnicos</md2-dialog-title>
  <form #technicianForm="ngForm">

          <md-input-container>
            <input mdInput [(ngModel)]="technician.name" name="nameTechnician" type="text" placeholder="Nome" required>
          </md-input-container>

        <md-input-container>
          <input mdInput [(ngModel)]="technician.responsability" name="responsabilityTechnician" type="text"
                 placeholder="Responsabilidade" required>
        </md-input-container>

        <md-input-container>
          <input mdInput [(ngModel)]="technician.phone" name="phoneTechnician" type="text" placeholder="Telefone"
                 required>
        </md-input-container>

      <md-input-container>
        <input mdInput [(ngModel)]="technician.email" name="emailTechnician" type="text" placeholder="Email" required>
      </md-input-container>

      <md-input-container>
        <input mdInput [(ngModel)]="technician.password" name="passwordTechnician" type="password"
               placeholder="Password" required>
      </md-input-container>

  </form>
  <md2-dialog-footer>

    <ng-template #content>
      <button md-raised-button color="primary" [disabled]="!technicianForm.form.valid"
              (click)="gravarDadosTechnician(); technicianForm.reset()">Criar
      </button>
    </ng-template>
    <ng-template #other_content>
      <button md-raised-button color="primary" [disabled]="!technicianForm.form.valid"
              (click)="sendUpdateDadosTechnician(techniciansDialog); technicianForm.reset()">Atualizar
      </button>
    </ng-template>
    <button md-raised-button color="primary" (click)="closeDialog(techniciansDialog); technicianForm.reset()">Fechar
    </button>
  </md2-dialog-footer>

</md2-dialog>

<md2-dialog #serviceDialog>
  <md2-dialog-title color="primary">Serviços</md2-dialog-title>
  <form #servicesForm="ngForm" name="servicesForm">

        <md-input-container>
          <input mdInput [(ngModel)]="service.name" name="nameService" type="text" placeholder="Nome" required>
        </md-input-container>

        <md-input-container>
          <input mdInput [(ngModel)]="service.SLA" name="SLA" type="text" placeholder="SLA (HORAS)" required>
        </md-input-container>

        <md-input-container>
          <input mdInput [(ngModel)]="service.description" name="descriptionService" type="text"
                 placeholder="description"
                 required>
        </md-input-container>

  </form>

  <md2-dialog-footer>

    <ng-template #content>
      <button md-raised-button color="primary" [disabled]="!servicesForm.form.valid"
              (click)="gravarDadosServices(); servicesForm.reset()">Criar
      </button>
    </ng-template>
    <ng-template #other_content>
      <button md-raised-button color="primary" [disabled]="!servicesForm.form.valid"
              (click)="sendUpdateDadosServices(serviceDialog); servicesForm.reset()">Atualizar
      </button>
    </ng-template>
    <button md-raised-button color="primary" (click)="closeDialog(serviceDialog); servicesForm.reset()">Fechar</button>
  </md2-dialog-footer>

</md2-dialog>

Both forms work perfectly when i dont validate them, or if i just validate one of them.
Ex:
servicesForm works fine with the validation but when i go to fill the technicianForm it does not validate even if i fill the fields correctly.
technicianForm just not answer, it stays false the technicianForm.form.valid
So if i take off #servicesForm, #technicianForm works perfectly.
How can i validate those multiple forms fields, because i will have more 2 forms on the same page.
Do i have to make a form validation on my .ts file for each and one of them?

A: So I'm posting an answer so we can close this question. There are several options.
1) You could create a separate component for each form and nest those components in a parent component that contains the desired set of forms. That provides a good separation of concerns and keeps each component small.
2) If the purpose of the multiple forms is for grouping (and not separate submit) you could use FormGroup to track a related set of controls. But that does not sound like the case here.
You could also check out Kara's videos here for additional options and discussion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfILq1LNSUk

A: You can also explicitly check for form errors/field errors if you check if the form or field is not undefined like this:
[disabled]="technicianForm && technicianForm.form.invalid"

Or, if you have a required field, for example, and want to show an error (input field with: #name="ngModel"):

    {{ '_MY_NAME_ERROR_' | translate }}

This worked for me with multiple forms (built like #myform="ngForm") in one template with one component.


Choosing the type of floor for your home is made easier when you speak to one of our experts here at Timber Flooring Clearance Centre in Melbourne. There is a lot more to think about than just the way it looks - such as the age and style of your home, your lifestyle, and (just as important) your budget.
Each type of timber flooring has different characteristics, so it's important that you take all of them into account when choosing the right one for you. We do advise that care should be taken when making your selection based on one of our sample pieces, as if you are choosing a timber floor, there will be some variations from the sample to the delivered job lot from our suppliers. After all, it is a natural product.
Your floor will be around for a long time so be sure to get it right. Whether your building is modern, heritage or in between, we will have a timber floor to suit your needs. The most important thing is to choose a flooring that you love the look of, which suits your purposes, your family, and your budget.
Trust the experts at Timber Flooring Clearance Centre in Springvale to help you decide on the right timber flooring for your home or business.
For more information on specific floors and installation check out our FAQ page.


Gold Buster #2 Recirculating Highbanker is made in America and includes the mini highbanker, tub stand, gravel catch, 12 volt attwood 1200 GPH pump on custom bracket, 6 feet of 3/4" hose and it's all packed in a plastic tub for easy transport and set up.
The GOLD BUSTER #2 Recirculating Highbanker includes black ribbed matting for fast gold ID and ribbed miner's carpet. Designed to fit in a 35 Gallon plastic tubs which is included.
The sluice and hopper make 45" of classifying area. The box measures 9"W x 27"L and the hopper measures 9"W x 18"L x 3 inch high sides.
Highbanker includes a 12volt 1200gph pump for plenty of water volume. The sluice and hopper is crafted from strong .080 gauge 5052 aircraft aluminum. The riffle and cage is also aluminum.
Please note: gold buster recirculating highbankers are built upon order. Please allow approx. 4-7 business days until shipment.


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Working at the British Museum's Hirayama Studio
In July 2019, Factum Foundation was invited to carry out two recordings at the British Museum's Hirayama Studio – a specialist studio for conservation of East Asian paintings. Conservators at the Hirayama Studio employ traditional East Asian scroll-mounting techniques combined with digital technology and contemporary approaches to cultural heritage conservation.
Scanning Amida sanson raigo zu
Recording Amida sanson raigo zu with the Lucida 3D Scanner: the painting is attached to a karibari drying board for the scanning. © The Trustees of the British Museum. Shared under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) licence
Hirayama conservators were working on an exquisite 14th century Japanese scroll-painting – Amida sanson raigo zu (BM 1938,0108,0.1) – depicting Amida (the Japanese name for the celestial buddha Amitābha) on a lotus pedestal, with two attendant bodhisatvas. The painting falls within the Japanese raigō-zu genre, in which Amida, accompanied by bodhisatvas, descends on clouds to greet the dying. The Hirayama Studio were particularly interested in using 3D scanning to investigate the cut-gold leaf, or kirikane, used to decorate the figures' garments.
Factum Foundation used the non-contact Lucida 3D Scanner to record the surface of Amida sanson raigo zu. The scanner 'removes' colour from the surface, allowing conservators to see subtle relief patterns in detail. It is also capable of dealing with different types of materials, including shiny or reflective surfaces, which made it the ideal technology to capture the texture of the kirikane. Mapping colour and infrared data provided by the British Museum onto Lucida data will give conservators a comprehensive tool they can use to study the Amida painting and develop their understanding of the techniques used to produce it.
An 19th century Korean silk screen
19th century Korean screen painting (recto) (BM 2016,3028.1) © The Trustees of the British Museum. Shared under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) licence
19th century Korean screen painting (verso) (BM 2016,3028.1) © The Trustees of the British Museum. Shared under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) licence
Recording the colour of the 19th century screen painting © The Trustees of the British Museum. Shared under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) licence
A second object was also recorded at the Hirayama Studio: two panels from a 19th century Korean screen (BM 2016,3028.1) of pyeongsaeng-do (scenes of daily life) depicting successful stations in a man's life. Pyeongsaeng-do consists of six or eight painted scenes. This two-panel screen is likely parts of a larger screen: the right panel is of a 60th wedding anniversary, left panel commemorates the 60th anniversary of an official's passing the civil service examination. The screen is of particular interest to conservators because it retained its original cotton mount. High-resolution 3D and colour data provided by Factum will serve above all as a precise record of the screen's condition before conservation; but the recording, and associated digital browser, will be equally useful for the study of this unique painting in its original mount.
With thanks to Kyoko Kusunoki, Meejung Kim Marandet, and Matthias Sotiras at the Hirayama Studio; and to Joanna Kosek at the British Museum Conservation, Department of Collection Care.
Factum Foundation: Eva Rosenthal, Elizabeth Mitchell, Gabriel Scarpa, Teresa Casado, and Osama Dawood.


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The Elizabeth Murphy House is an American System-Built Home designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
The Elizabeth Murphy House
A Frank Lloyd Wright American System-Built House
Shhhh.
Historic Home
Sixteen Russell Barr Williamson designs less than one mile from FLW's Murphy House
Posted on January 26, 2019 February 1, 2019 by Nick Hayes
We had the privilege of visiting with Dorothy Hoffman again, the lifelong friend of Teddy Kibbie, who grew up in our Elizabeth Murphy House. Dorothy visited a little over a year ago with Kathy Kean, from the Shorewood Historical Society.
With this visit, we hoped to explore other relationships in the neighborhood when the Elizabeth Murphy House was new.
For example, Dorothy's parents, who lived on the 4200 block of Ardmore, were friends with Russell Barr Williamson, the noted architect who had worked with Frank Lloyd Wright and Arthur L Richards on the construction of the Bogk House and the Munkwitz Apartments before going into business for himself. Russell Barr (as he was fondly called by family and friends) didn't work on the Elizabeth Murphy house, since it was built after he left Wright's employment and moved temporarily to Kansas City in 1917 to 1918*. A year later, Williamson returned to the neighborhood to build his own home and studio about 10 blocks from here, earned his Wisconsin architect's license, and then designed the 1921 Eggers Cottage and the 1922 Richards Bungalow, both within a few hundred feet of here.
Importantly, Wright's former assistant Williamson would play a large role in shaping the aesthetic of Village of Shorewood.
In total, Russell Barr Williamson designed 16 homes within the 1 square mile that is Shorewood Wisconsin. As of today, just one has been dismantled and the rest are private residences. Here they are, organize by year constructed and proximity to this Elizabeth Murphy House, which is designated with a white star and the year 1918 in the southeast quadrant.
Dorothy recalls Mr. Williamson visiting her family home when she was a child. She said he was a big, friendly man who consumed large quantities of her father's sandwiches and beer and who had a "lot of money" — not surprising given his booming local business.
Every morning we wake to this view of Williamson's lovely Egger's Cottage, a cinder-bock Prairie Design. This photo was taken from our front window. and are reminded that it is a small neighborhood with a big history.
* Barr Williamson Jr., Russell, Russell Barr Williamson Architect – A Collection, 2000, The Barr Brand.
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The System within the System
Posted on January 9, 2019 March 10, 2019 by Nick Hayes
Wright and his team at Taliesin delivered over 900 drawings to contractors to support the construction of about thirty American System Built Homes (ASBH) built between 1915 and 1918, including this home. Many of the drawings are in the Avery collection at Columbia University. Others are at the Getty Museum.
Citing this vast body of work, ASBH historians have called the ASBH project the largest single design effort by Frank Lloyd Wright. We're finding evidence to suggest that Wright and Arthur L. Richards, his marketing partner, may have seen the heavy lift as a necessity.
Specifically, it was not economic or practical for Wright to visit or send an assistant to ASBH job sites, which could be anywhere and happen concurrently. Lacking architectural supervision, a builder needed as much clear instruction as could be delivered remotely. So no matter how small the home to be built, each project would require in-depth plans, including drawings, detailed bills of materials with a complex numbering system, inventory management and instructions for assembly. Thus, over 900 drawings.
As evidence, see an inventory numbering system, along with quantities and sequencing stamped and drawn on the back of a section of trim in the image below.
Presumably, 350 feet of milled lumber of the the shape called 60-455 would be assembled as the 54th step. (It is interested that Wright's drawings call this item number B-11. Did Richards and Wright have their own lists?) The stamp was used at the lumber yard to control stock of a specific geometry. The colored pencil explained what was required to build a specific model of home. Historians with evidence to support or refine this interpretation are invited to comment or email.
Finally, so dependent on instructions like these were Richards and his subcontractors that Richards pleaded to Wright sometime in 1917, when Wright had gone to Japan to design and build the Imperial Hotel:
"every minute of your time is needed here… …you can make more money making plans"
Shortly after reading these words, Wright terminated his agreement with Richards to design ASBHs. The Elizabeth Murphy House was among the last in the program to be started, and was certainly the last to be finished. More on that in future posts.
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Beauty in an imperfect system
Posted on December 30, 2018 January 7, 2019 by Nick Hayes
A legendary local cabinet maker walked into the kitchen, gazed upon the original upper cabinets and exclaimed "magnificent!" They are simple boxes, built in place one hundred years ago and still housing plates and cups and carrying the prints and patina from thousands of oily fingers opening and closing the doors. As seen above, the deeper cabinets get less attention than those handier to the person needing a bowl.
The carpentry is basic. Butt and mitre joints are held fast with nails; no glue. One cabinet is deeper than another. Shelves are held up by stepped bevelled supports and can be adjusted up or down.
These American System-Built Homes were part of a "system" conceived by Frank Lloyd Wright and his project partner Arthur L. Richards, whose job it was to sell and supply materials to independent contractors who would assemble the pre-cut kits on site.
In our case, a carpenter named Herman Krause contracted to build the house but didn't finish it. Instead, he walked from the job-site after 18 months and sued the buyers for back payments. There had been material shortages and cost overruns. We're reminded of these tense times every time we get a coffee cup. As Krause was hurriedly installing kitchen cabinets just before walking away, he used the last imperfect scraps of birch to make this door, leaving deep milling scars from Richard's lumberyard saw-blade for all to see. It's something a cabinet-maker would never do, unless he wanted to make a point.
The "system" wasn't working.
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Christopher Unterberger, also Christoph or Cristoforo (27 May 1732 – 25 January 1798) was an Italian painter of the early-Neoclassical period.

Biography
He was born in Cavalese in County of Tyrol (today located in Trentino, Italy). He was initially taught drawing by an uncle, Franz Sebald Unterberger, and then in the Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna, where another uncle, Michelangelo Unterberger, was the co-director from 1751-1758. He then traveled to Venice and Verona, where he studied under Giambettino Cignaroli; and finally in 1758, to Rome.

In Rome, he befriended and fell under the influence of Anton Rafael Mengs, and copied the works of Pietro da Cortona, in whose style he produced two altar-pieces of St. Jules and St. Agnes for the cathedral of Brixen. In 1772, he joined the Accademia di San Luca under the sponsorship of Mengs. In 1772, he and Mengs were commissioned to decorate the Papyrus room in the Vatican Library with themes from classic Roman frescoes, including grotteschi and other painted ornament,

Starting in 1780, he led a team of artists replicating on canvas the Vatican Loggia designed by Bramante and Raphael. The commission had been communicated by Giacomo Quarenghi, the architect to Empress Catherine II of Russia. Quarenghi replicated the classic decoration gallery in the Hermitage in St. Petersburg.

He also decorated the Stanza d'Ercole (1784–86) in Villa Borghese for Marcantonio Borghese. Once called Stanza del Sonno because of the statue of Sleep by Alessandro Algardi. The frescoes depict the Apotheosis of Hercules in the center surrounded by four of stories of his life, Receiving the horns of Achelous; Hercules and Lichas; Nessus and Deianeira, and the Death of Hercules. In 1790-91, Unterberger also helped design the playful Fontana dei Cavalli Marini (fountain of the sea horses) and the architectural capriccio of a hemi-facade (simulated ruins) of the Temple of Faustina in the Borghese gardens.

His works were mostly historical, but he also executed genre subjects, landscapes, and fruit and flower-pieces. He painted some genre paintings now in the Liechtenstein Gallery in Vienna. He painted a Madonna with St. John for the Ferdinandeum at Innsbruck; a Martyrdom of St. Pontianus for the cathedral at Spoleto; and an Assumption for the Loreto Cathedral. A number of his works can be seen in the Pinacoteca Civica Fortunato Duranti. He saw the commission for the decoration of a ceiling of the ducal palace of Genoa go to Giandomenico Tiepolo instead of him. He died in Rome.His brother Ignaz Unterberger was a prominent painter who was active in Vienna. One of his pupils was Giuseppe Turchi and Antonio Longo.

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Abbas meets with families of terrorists
Israel agrees to return terrorists' bodies
Agreement in principle reached to send terrorists' remains back to Palestinian territories for burial after being held in Israel for a lengthy period.
Elior Levy and Roi Yanovsky|Published: 02.08.16 , 11:21
Israel has reached an agreement in principle with families of Palestinian terrorists to return the terrorists' bodies for burial, after holding the remains for a lengthy period, Ynet learned on Monday.
The agreement concerns the bodies of ten terrorists from East Jerusalem who committed attacks in the current ongoing wave of terrorism.
The issue caused controversy after three MKs from Balad – Haneen Zoabi, Jamal Zahalka, and Basel Ghattas – met with the families and even observed a minute of silence with them. Balad members promised in that meeting to work towards convincing authorities to return the bodies to families for burial. The families also met with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah.
Palestinian leader Abbas meets with terrorists' families.
Mohammed Mahmoud, an attorney representing the families, said the body of Ahmad Abu Shaaban, who committed a terror attack near the Jerusalem bus terminal early in the wave of violence, was supposed to be returned on Monday at midnight for burial, but the transfer of the body was delayed at the last moment.
According to the agreement that was reached, the funerals of these terrorists are to occur in the middle of the night and with a limit of only 50 people present. The funerals must end within two to three hours. Each family is also to provide a NIS 20,000 guarantee to police – money that it will not get back if any of the burial conditions are violated.
Arab MKs meeting with terrorists' families (Photo: Arab media)
On Tuesday, the body of Musab al-Ghazali, who committed a stabbing attack in December, will be returned.
The process of returning the bodies is expected to be lengthy and will continue only as long as the relatives meet the conditions. Security sources emphasized that Israel has no interest in holding terrorists' bodies and it's been made clear to families for months that bodies would be returned under the aforementioned conditions.
The funeral of one of the Qabatiya terrorists.
The bodies have not been released because they fall under the purview of the Interior Ministry, which opposed this policy, unlike the Defense Ministry.
Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan fiercely fought the plan, arguing that the families were not committed to the conditions and that the funerals will become mass displays of incitement encouraging further terrorism.
This stance contrasted with the position held by senior IDF officials who claimed that refusing to return the bodies was causing unrest. Meanwhile, the Defense Ministry's working hypothesis has been that holding the bodies could encourage kidnapping of Israelis as bargaining chips.


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Billed as the fastest street circuit in the world, organisers have been racing against time to get the track built in time for this weekend's race.
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"So [it's] high-risk, high jeopardy. That always gets your attention as a racing driver."
Max Verstappen of Red Bull won the United States Grand Prix. (Getty)
Since 2017 Formula 1 has visited the high-speed Baku circuit for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, a track that some, including Hill have likened to the new circuit in Jeddah.
"I think it's a very difficult one to judge, because it's such an unusual-looking track," said Hill.
"I compared it to possibly like Baku, and I was told off by Ross Brawn who said, 'No, no, it's not like that at all. It's a completely different type of track. It's got banked corners and stuff'.
"Some of the sweeps look quite long, so I'm racking my brains – I think it could be a cross between something like Singapore and Baku."
Max Verstappen holds an eight-point lead over Lewis Hamilton in the world championship with just two races to go, however the Mercedes driver appears to have all the momentum after wins in Brazil and Qatar.
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Teaser Tuesday - Teton Splendor #4
Joseph stood by his horse, watching her. Sophia's lips trembled, and she held her clammy palms to her pounding chest. Her heart skipped a beat when he moved toward her. The urge to run overtook her mind, but she stood rooted to the spot. Her legs wouldn't move.
"Are you all right?" he asked, stopping just in front of her. Wide-eyed, Sophia stared up at him. He no longer looked vicious. His utterly handsome features had softened considerably, and a concerned look passed over his eyes. His gaze rested on her face, his brows wrinkled slightly. "Sophie?" His hand reached out, his fingers grazing her arm.
Sophia sucked in a deep breath. He'd barely touched her, yet the jolt in her arm, making her skin tingle, was immediate. She stepped back, out of his reach, and tore her eyes away from him.
"Don't touch me," she produced between trembling lips.
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Guest Author - L.B. Shire
First off, Iʹd like to thank Peggy for having me on her wonderful blog today to help promote my newest release, a western historical romance set in the old west titled: The Damned. My heroine for this book popped into my head one day while glancing through a book titled Wild Bunch Women by author Michael Rutter.
Strong women from centuries past have always intrigued me. (And there are many mind you :)The women he mentioned in this book sparked all kinds of story ideas. Women like Annie Rogers, also known as Della Moore. She was considered a pretty prostitute who traveled with the outlaw, Kid Curry. Then there was Fanny Porter, who started her own brothel in Texas and was known to be ruthless and cutthroat in her management of the business. Last of all was Elizabeth Bassett. She started a horse and cattle ranch with her husband along the Green River. These women were entrepreneurs of their time. Blending these traits together, my heroine, Josie Talbert was born.
Josie is a horse rancher and a widow with a young daughter to care for. Her sister and an elderly friend also help on the ranch. But, times are tough, and Josie risks losing all she and her husband worked so hard for. Occupations are limited for a woman in the town of Hellʹs Hollow. Being a fighter and survivor that she is, Josie makes the decision to become a soiled dove to help make ends meet.
She soon finds her life is to change, when cowboy/drifter Shane Gregor walks into the Dead Horse Saloon where she works. Can a woman in her circumstances find love once again?
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Sometimes, what a man needs is a little hope...
Travel worn, and weary, Shane Gregor rides into Hell's Hollow for a drink and answers. On the run for a crime he didn't commit his days are numbered unless he can find proof. What he discovers instead is a green eyed enchantress and a sheriff who's out for blood. When the law catches up to him, can he put his hopes in a woman he's only just met?
A widow who has fallen on hard times, Josie Talbert became a soiled dove for the sake of survival. Her life changes in the course of a night, when a dark and dangerous cowboy steps through the doors of the Dead Horse Saloon, a death sentence looming over his head. Can his words of innocence be trusted? Can a lone woman change the course of fate?
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Tension gnawed at Shane's soul. The door to the holding cell slammed shut behind him. This must be what a caged animal feels like. He glanced around the room. All ready the walls were moving in on him.
"I'll talk with you later, Gregor," the sheriff told him before leaving him alone with only his thoughts in the darkness. Shane didn't respond, but listened in silence while the sheriff's boots clicked across the wooden floor. With a heavy sigh he laid on the cot. He knew he was in a heap of trouble.
Shane needed to convince the sheriff of his innocence or he'd be a dead man by the end of the week, so they'd told him. He couldn't let Mort win so easily. The man had managed to ruin his life in one fail swoop and at present it didn't look like there was a damn thing he could do about it.
The night dragged on in insufferable silence. His thoughts flitted to earlier in the evening. When he had entered the saloon—when he'd first laid eyes on Josie... His mind wandered as he recalled how her curls bounced about her shoulders when she moved, and those eyes—she was a brazen one. Her hands on his skin when she washed him—stop, his mind screamed. The memories were pure torture.
Josie, he had to admit, intrigued him. He hadn't given any woman a second thought for some time. He shook his head to clear it off the woman. It would do him no good to dream of her, he was a dead man.
Shane wondered if morning would ever come. The cell had no windows to let him know the time of day. But when the sheriff came through the front door, a hot cup of coffee in his pudgy hand, he knew he'd survived.
"I've sent word to the judge up in the next county. Said he should be here by the end of the week. Then there'll be one less lousy gunfighter roaming the territory."
"Will I have a chance to plead my case?" Shane asked. He gripped the bars of the cell until his fingers turned white. He gathered his answer by the unsympathetic smile on the sheriff's lips.
"No trial is needed, son." The man snorted, his chubby chin wiggling. "They start construction on the gallows today." The sheriff took a sip of his coffee and stared at him with a look of contempt over the rim of his cup.
"The judge coming out here is to make it all official. He'll sign the documents and so forth," he said, matter of fact.
Shane stepped back from the bars. So it was over for him.
"So this is how it ends," he murmured under his breath. He would need to send word to his brother and let him know what had happened to his sorry ass. Without another word he returned to the cot placed in the corner of the cell and sat down.
He rubbed his temples, wariness of the situation made his head throb.
"I'll get you a bite to eat after a bit," the sheriff called over his shoulder. "I've got stacks of paperwork to sift through on my desk first." His voice echoed down the empty hall.
No longer hungry, Shane laid his head in his hands. A sense of despair that he couldn't shake off overwhelmed him. Giving into his fatigue, he lay back on the cot and closed his eyes. It would be a long week.
L.B. Shire has been writing stories for as long as she can remember. A lover of most all genres, her favorites include: Western Romance, YA, Paranormal and Shifter stories, to name a few!
When not writing or researching, L.B. enjoys spending time with family, riding one of her horses, and, of course, reading anything that is set before her! She currently resides on the West Coast in a sleepy little mountain town. There, in the midst of all that beauty, she plans her characters' next adventures.
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"Aren't you in the least bit curious about what happened to your real folks?" Joseph pressed on, refusing to let her walk away. She stared straight ahead, her chin up in the air, and her spine so stiff that she had to be in pain. She continued up the stairs in silence, and Joseph followed several steps behind. He couldn't help but notice the seductive sway of her hips, and the way the bodice of her dress hugged her slender back. Those cumbersome women's undergarments she wore emphasized her curves, but he'd be willing to bet that she'd look even better without all those unnatural contraptions.
At the top of the stairwell, Joseph took the last two steps in one leap, and reached for her arm again. Apparently she was under the impression that if she ignored him, he would simply go away.
"You can't run away from this, Sophie," he said, pulling her to a stop.
She spun to face him fully. "My name is Sophia," she spat. "I have asked you once to let go of me. If I scream for help, James will call for the constable."
Joseph grinned. "Is that a threat? Or a dare?" He stepped closer, inhaling the fragrant flowery scent coming from her hair. He couldn't understand his need to provoke her, but he enjoyed watching her spirited side emerge.
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Teaser Tuesday - Teton Splendor
"She's got the right to know, Mr. Yancey," a deep, resonating voice drifted to her ears.
"I will not upset her with this," her father responded heatedly. "We've been over this already, Joseph."
"Dammit. I made a promise to Raven's grandfather that I would bring her to him," Joseph argued, his voice growing louder.
"Stop calling her that. Her name is Sophia. And I also made a promise to keep her safe."
Sophia's heart pounded in her ears. She wished her corset wasn't strapped so tight. Feeling suddenly light-headed, she couldn't catch a deep enough breath. Nothing her father or the other man said made any sense to her.
"Maybe you should ask her what she wants," Joseph raged.
"Out of the question."
"She's standing right outside the door. I'm sure she's heard enough already to wonder what's going on. Why don't you invite her in?"
Sophia gasped. Before she had a chance to react, the door opened in front of her. Her eyes widened and she sucked in a deep breath, or as deep as her corset would allow. Swallowing the lump in her throat, she stared up into the midnight blue eyes of Joseph Walker, and her knees buckled beneath her.
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Guest Author - Jacquie Rogers
Please help me welcome today's guest author, western historical romance author Jacquie Rogers. And what could be more western than a good ole rodeo!
Let's Rodeo With "Much Ado About Mavericks"
By Jacquie Rogers
Rodeo is a modern sport and the only sport born in the United States that came from an industry--the cattle business. It's only natural that after the chores were done, the cowboys would have a little competition to see who could win bragging rights of being the best, and maybe earn a few dollars, too.
The term "rodeo" is from a Spanish word meaning to round up or encircle. So rodeo actually is closer to our term of round-up than, say, tournament or horse show, terms used for early rodeos. Many claim to be the first rodeo. From the University of North Carolina:
The first formal rodeo was held in Cheyenne, Wyoming in 1872. However, the first rodeo to deliver monetary prizes was said to be in Pecos, Texas in 1883, and the first rodeo to charge admissions was in 1888 in Prescott, Arizona. The rodeo emerged as entertainment between 1890 and 1910 due to Midwest shows and performances during July fourth celebrations and cattlemen conventions.
Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show also professes to be the first.
In 1882, the town of North Platte, Nebraska where Cody lived at his Scout's Rest Ranch, wanted to celebrate the 4th of July, and asked Colonel Cody to put the show on for them. Cody obliged, and put on what has been considered to be one of the first rodeos in America, and was called "The Old Glory Blowout".
This show is still on the road today, first under the guidance of Monty Montana, and now with Monty Montana, Jr., and the Montana family.
101 Wild West Rodeo makes the same claim.
It was 1905 when the Millers offered to perform what they called a 'round-up' or 'buffalo chase' as an entertainment incentive for a National Editorial Association convention. Visitors were said to come to the ranch in 30 regular and special trains, and the crowd estimated at nearly 60,000 was thrilled to the exhibition of cowboys recreating real life ranch work from bronc riding and roping to Tom Mix's debut as a roper and rider.
Most agree that saddlebronc was the first official event, but not in the format we know today. The eight-second ride hadn't been invented. Instead, the cowboy who rode the longest, providing that the horse was still bucking, was the winner. This, too, could be how we ended up with separate scores for cowboy and horse. (Modern day: judges score 50 for the horse and 50 for the rider, so there's a possible 100 points for an 8-second ride.)
One of the earliest saddle bronc stars was Waaya-Tonah-Toesits-Kahn, better known as Jackson Sundown, a Nez Perce Indian who, at 14, endured the Nez Perce Retreat under the leadership of Chief Joseph. Sundown made it to Canada, then moved back to Idaho in 1910 where he married and started a ranch. His name was legend, and he last won the saddle bronc world title when he was 53 years old.
No doubt about it, Bill Pickett was the man who brought bulldogging, now called steer wrestling, to modern rodeo. As the story goes, when Bill was a boy growing up in Texas, he watched the dogs subdue cattle, and he copied their technique. He could jump on a steer, bite its lip, and the steer would stop struggling. There's certainly no lip-biting in modern rodeo, but it's still spectacular to watch a cowboy leap from his horse and wrestle a steer twice his size to the ground. This is a timed event--no points for finesse in bulldogging.
The traditional events in rodeo are saddle bronc, bareback bronc, calf roping (tie down roping), team roping, steer wrestling, and of course the most popular of all events, bullriding. Of these events, only bullriding is of no use on a working ranch, although I doubt much steer wrestling goes on, either.
Women have a lower center of gravity than men, and even though they're generally not as strong, many women showed they could compete on the same level as men. During the 1910s until 1929, there were many prominent women who were champions in their own right, performing side-by-side with the men. But in 1929, Bonnie McCarroll was killed in the bronc riding at the Pendleton Round-up in Pendleton, Oregon. A huge outcry forced most of the rodeos in the west to ban women from competition, and the cowgirls headed east, but eventually, their opportunities died there, too. For a brief time in WWII, women were allowed to compete due to the lack of men, but as soon as the war was over, women were relegated to barrel racing. Some of the champion women athletes were: Prairie Rose Henderson, Goldie St. Clair, Bertha Blancett, Norwegian emigrant Tillie Baldwin (first woman bulldogger), and bullrider Tad Lucas.
In Much Ado About Mavericks (Hearts of Owyhee #3), they hold what they call a tournament. This is set in 1885, Idaho Territory. The heroine's name is Jake, short for J.K. (Janelle Kathryn). Ben is the hero—he's a Boston lawyer. Reginald is also from Boston.
Reginald put on a respectable show. Over thirty seconds was considered a decent ride on a rank horse. He came back dirty, sweaty, and grinning. "Damn, this is fun!"
"Even eating dirt?" Jake asked.
He wiped his face with his sleeve. "That part, I could do without."
A few cowhands rode for less than a minute each, and then Crip called, "Number thirty-three."
"That's me." Jake checked the buckles on her chaps and picked up her tack. "See you in about fifteen minutes."
"Hell it only took me five minutes to saddle the horse," Reginald mumbled.
"It'll only take her about two." Ben nodded toward her. "You watch a real cowhand ride."
She drew a sorrel stallion that had several gashes on him. A fighter, Ben noted, just like Jake. The two wranglers had a helluva time quieting him, then Jake threw her saddle on his back and cinched it before he had a chance to blow. She leapt on him and jammed her hat over her ears. As soon as Crip handed her the reins, she nodded. They let go, jumped back, and ran for the fence.
The big stallion bucked hard, then galloped around the corral twice, then bucked and bucked and bucked. Jake sat a firm seat, never flinching. The horse bucked more, by now lathered. Finally, he stopped, his head sagging, his sides heaving. She hopped off and lead him over to the wranglers.
"Four minutes and thirty seconds," Crip yelled. "And she greenbroke that horse, besides!"
She ambled over to Ben. He tipped his hat to her. "Great ride, Jake."
"Good enough." She turned away and leaned on the fence. "Now let's see what you can do, Boston."
Bullriding is a spectacular event, called the most dangerous eight seconds in sports. The only men in more danger than bullriders are the bullfighters—rodeo clowns, but their business is anything but funny. Some of the best I've ever seen are Wick Peth and Leon Coffee.
I loved watching Leon Coffee fight bulls—he's an incredibly gifted athlete, the best at cowboy protection, and a terrific entertainer. In Down Home Ever Lovin' Mule Blues, I patterned my hero's moves after Leon's style:
Brody did a little fancy footwork, loving the sounds of the boys' ooo's and ahhhs, then got a laugh out of them by snagging his green derby on one of the bull's horns. For the grand finale, he teased the bull into charging, then did a handspring over the bull's head and walked the length of his back, jumping off the tail end.
I saw Coffee do exactly that many times at the Snake River Stampede.
Another rodeo clown and bullfighter that I know personally is Jim O'Keefe. He gave me this scene:
Brody thrived on danger, just like all the other men Rita had known until she moved to the city.
Fearless, daring, and downright foolhardy, Brody rushed to the side of the bull, jumped up, and jerked the bullrope's tail, releasing the hung cowboy's hand from the bull. The cowboy flew several feet in the air and landed off to the side like a sack of potatoes.
The bull whipped around and bashed Brody in the ribs with one huge horn. Even though Brody's ribs were probably broken, he kept the animal away from the downed cowboy until the chute crew could drag the unconscious man off to the ambulance. Finally, the pick-up men herded the snorting bull back into the corral.
Jim's ribs have been broken a few dozen times. He has a plate in his head, steel rods in his spine, and has had well over 200 broken bones. This is actually fairly typical of a rodeo bullfighter.
Thrills and spills . . . rodeo is getting more and more popular as the years go by. Yes, the sport evolves, but it seems that the further away from the Old West we get, the more we savor the values of family, hard work, and an honest relationship with our animal friends and the earth. Find a rodeo, put on your best hat and boots, grab the kids, and go have a great time!
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Teaser Tuesdays are back! I have a new work-in-progress. Book 2 in the Teton Romance Trilogy, titled Teton Splendor. If you've read Book 1, Teton Sunrise, you will find the prologue to Book 2 at the end, so I'm not going to repost that here.
Here is the first short glimpse at Teton Splendor:
"Daddy, everyone's waiting on you."
Wide-eyed, Yancey stared beyond Joseph's shoulders. Joseph turned slowly at the sound of the soft female voice behind him. He hadn't even heard the door open. His eyes widened for a split second. He swallowed back the sudden lump in his throat, and his heart drummed steadily in his ears, drowning out all other sound.
A young woman, the most stunning woman he'd ever laid eyes on, stood just inside the room. Her big brown eyes rested on him. Her head tilted slightly, then her gaze shifted to Yancey before moving to the artifacts hanging over the fireplace. After a few seconds, she stared back at him.
Acutely self-conscious that he looked as out of place in this room as the items she apparently already associated with him, Joseph sucked in a deep breath. There was no question as to who she was. Her raven black hair was swept up behind her head in some intricate fashion, coifed and curled like he'd seen on women the further east he traveled. Several thick locks spilled down her back, caressing her slender neck. Her dark olive, almost bronzed complexion was accentuated by the dark blue dress she wore. The gown hung off her slight shoulders, emphasizing her neck and the swell of her breasts. The wide skirt that fanned outward from her hips swayed, and all that material hanging from her waist rustled as she stepped into the room.
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Guest Author - Caroline Clemmons
Do you wonder why authors choose a particular location for their books? Peggy loves Yellowstone National Park and used its beauty before it became a national treasure as a background for her wonderful stories. As a Texan, I enjoy setting my books and novellas in my state. Texas is a big state, though, with diverse landscapes.
How do I choose?
First, I write about locales I enjoy visiting. That's what happened several years ago when my husband and I learned of the open house at an historic ranch about forty miles from our home. We visited the Belding-Gibson Ranch in Palo Pinto County. Part of this ranch was taken in by the formation of Possum Kingdom Lake, known locally as PK. The occasion of the open house was to announce the release of Barbara Belding Gibson's book about the ranch, PAINTED POLE: The Beldings and Their Ranches in Palo Pinto County – Pioneer Days to Computer Age by Sunbelt Eakin Press.
I had used this lake for a modern story, OUT OF THE BLUE, featuring a heroine who travels from the past to help a modern police detective solve several murders. This was my first visit to this ranch. The Belding-Gibson Ranch started in 1859 with a 12 by 12 cedar log cabin. Fortunately, the Gibsons who own what remains of the ranch have preserved the cabin, the smokehouse, and as much of the original homestead as possible. The ranch is beautiful with huge live oaks dotting the pastures and offering shade for cattle.
The old cabin now is a bathroom in the Gibson's home. Hard to visualize a family living in a room that size, and at first only the Belding forefather lived there. The smokehouse is now a storage room/pantry. A cold room, actually a furrow filled with running water, kept milk cool. Now it's a part of a hallway leading to a family room. I so appreciate people like the Beldings and Gibsons who value their heritage and preserve it.
The area was inhabited by cedar cutters and hunters in 1854—and Comanche and Kiowa. People from Colorado might laugh at the Palo Pinto Mountains and say they look like big hills. Geographically, they are genuine mountains covered in live oak, scrub oak, cedar, and other native trees such as elm hackberry, and cottonwood. The scrub oaks turn lovely colors in the fall, which is why the Native Americans named them palo pinto, or painted stick or post.
No, they're not as pretty as Vermont's fall colors, but give us a break. They are beautiful in their own rite. Cedars and live oaks retain their dark green foliage among the fall hues of the scrub oaks. My favorite time to drive through this area is spring when trees and grass are green and wildflowers abound.
Live oaks are a species of oak, not an oak this is living. Of course it is living, but the tree gets its name because while it is deciduous, it bears thick clusters of dark green leaves year round. I used that feature to help the heroine of HIGH STAKES BRIDE, Men of Stone Mountain book 2, escape capture. Which brings me a chance to segue to my book BLUEBONNET BRIDE, Men of Stone Mountain, book 3.
The three Stone brothers have settled in the Palo Pinto Mountains to raise cattle. In book one, BRAZOS BRIDE, they face a drought and a heroine someone wants dead. By book three, the first two brothers have married and only Joel Stone, eldest, is single. He's sheriff of the fictional town of Radford Springs, and an excellent lawman. While his brothers each have ranches of thousands of acres, Joel's smaller ranch is managed by a foreman. I love setting a series of books in this locale, and I'm sure it will pop up again with spin off characters from the Men of Stone Mountain series.
BLUEBONNET BRIDE is Joel's story, and he finally meets the woman for him. Too bad she isn't receptive to his attention. Joel is not a man to give up easily, but he doesn't know the terrible secret Rosalyn hides.
He's a by-the-book Texas sheriff; she's on the run from a murder conviction...
When a tornado provides Rosalyn with the opportunity to escape the gallows, she collects her daughter Lucy and flees. They travel far enough West that Rosalyn believes she's gone to the ends of the earth. She hopes she and Lucy will be safe in this remote North Texas town where she embarks on a new life as a dressmaker. If only she could avoid contact with people, especially the handsome sheriff who pops up every time she turns around. She fears either she or her chatterbox daughter may slip and reveal too much.
Joel Stone has been content with his life, even if it's not the one he'd dreamed. His younger brothers are married and living nearby, his aunts have moved to Radford Springs, and he is respected for the efficient job he does as sheriff. When he meets the new widow in town, his instant attraction staggers him. She appears uninterested, but he is determined to win her hand in marriage.
But life doesn't turn out the way either Rosalyn or Joel plan. They overcome temporary obstacles, but what of the secret she protects? Can he save her from the gallows?
Does that tempt you? BLUEBONNET BRIDE is my favorite cover so far. My friend Nelda Liles in Frisco, Texas gave me several of her excellent bluebonnet photos taken at the annual Ennis, Texas "Bluebonnet Trail." I found the photo representing Rosalyn on iStock. I hope you find this cover irresistible. My sweet husband combined them and completed the cover.
Here's an excerpt from BLUEBONNET BRIDE where Joel has just hung a swing for Rosalyn's daughter Lucy:
Lucy did as he asked. He thought he could shinny down the rope so he wrapped his legs and hands around it. He would have been all right if Mrs. Dumas hadn't chosen that moment to come outside. She shaded her eyes with her hand, but the sunlight hit her hair and turned it molten golden red.
He stared at her and lost his concentration. His legs drooped and his fingers tired of supporting him. He dropped to the ground in a tumble. The fall knocked the breath from his lungs and he lay there amid twigs and leaves. He blinked and tried to focus through watery eyes.
Mrs. Dumas knelt beside him. "Oh my word. Sheriff Stone, are you all right? Is anything broken?"
He sat up and conked his head on the swing seat. He rubbed the spot and grinned. "Not my most glorious moment, but I'll survive." He stood, wincing at the pain in his back where he'd hit the broken limb.
"Please let me help you inside. Lucy, get his coat and hat."
Going anywhere with her sounded good. She took his arm and led him into the kitchen. He didn't feel at all guilty throwing a limp into his walk.
"Sit at the table and tell me where you're injured."
"I'm fine, ma'am. Just need to sit a while and clear my head." He remembered this kitchen from when the Brown family lived here. Already she'd begun changing the appearance by moving furniture around. The table was much nicer where diners could look at the back yard while eating.
She pumped water into a glass and set it in front of him. "What were you thinking? You could have broken your neck."
"I realize that now. At the time, it seemed an easy enough task." He downed the water then smiled at Lucy. "I had a good helper."
Lucy giggled. "Giant sheriffs can fall after all."
"Apparently so. The swing's strong enough for you, though."
"Mommy, may I go swing now?"
"Just be careful of that broken limb until we can clear it away."
"I'd better do that." He started to rise.
She pushed him back onto his seat. "You sit right there until I'm sure you're all right. Does your head hurt? How's your vision? Do you see double?" She tilted his head so their gazes met.
"My vision is fine, ma'am, and I sure am glad. You have the prettiest eyes I've ever seen."
She jerked her hand back so fast you'd think she'd been burned. He savored the warmth where her fingers had touched his jaw.
"Humph. Apparently there's nothing wrong with you, sheriff." She fisted her hands on her hips. "At least no damage from your fall."
"I'll just move that branch out of Lucy's way and then get back to my business." He stood and bent to grab his coat from where Lucy had dropped it.
She grabbed his arm. "Wait. There's blood seeping through your clothes. Sit down and take off your shirt."
He froze and considered following her request before sanity gained a toehold. "Nothing I'd like better, Mrs. Dumas, than having you tend my cuts and scrapes. Seeing as how you're a widow on your own, I reckon I'd better get on to Doc Ross's and let him see if there's a problem. This is a small town, and I sure would hate if anything I did caused gossip to smirch your good name."
Her expression softened. "Thank you, sheriff. I appreciate that more than I can say. I'm pleased you're truly a gentleman."
Joel pulled on his coat and left. He kicked himself all the way to the doctor's office.
I'm sorry the book has not yet reached iTunes, Nook, or Kobo, but can be purchased for those e-readers at Smashwords, https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/287177?ref=CarolineClemmons
The print and e-book version are available from Amazon at
http://www.amazon.com/Bluebonnet-Bride-Stone-Mountain-ebook/dp/B00BHOC7L8/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1362152055&sr=1-1&keywords=caroline+clemmons
Caroline Clemmons is an Amazon bestselling author of historical and contemporary western romances whose books have garnered numerous awards. Her most recent novel, BLUEBONNET BRIDE, is a poignant tale of tender redemption. A frequent speaker at conferences and seminars, she has taught workshops on characterization, point of view, and layering a novel.
Caroline and her husband live in the heart of Texas cowboy country with their menagerie of rescued pets. When she's not indulging her passion for writing, Caroline enjoys reading, travel, antiquing, genealogy, painting, and getting together with friends. Find her on her blog, website, Facebook, Twitter, Goodreads, and Pinterest.
Thanks to Peggy for having me as her guest today. And thank you, readers, for stopping by.
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We have all experienced being down in the dumps for this or that reason. It's part of the human experience. Of course, some problems may be heavier than others and require additional attention. But here are some surefire ways to instantly lift ourselves up from unhappy times that have worked for me.
Gratitude instantly turns our focus away from what is wrong or bad to what is good. It may be difficult to get started finding something to be grateful for amidst the unhappy feeling. But if we can find one thing to be grateful for, more ideas will surely follow. I usually find at least five things because that seems to be the amount that really starts ramping up my mood.
Our bad moods usually have something, in some shape or form, to do with not liking ourselves, whether we want to admit that or not. So, thinking about (or writing) positive traits about ourselves will make us feel better not only in the present but also in the long run. Keep it simple as to not get deterred by things we wish were better. Maybe, we like our hair or color of our eyes; that we said hi to a stranger, didn't get mad at the driver who cut us off, or remembered a friend's birthday. Again, about five things really gets the feel-good energy moving.
I have a tendency to get caught up in things I have to do, as many people do. This list reminds us to make time for joyful activities. The list also reminds us that we do have good, happy times which may just be covered up by a focus on our problems. Activities on the joy to-do list don't have to be big, ultra-exciting activities. The point of the list is to remind ourselves of things we enjoy. A list could include things, such as, listening to music, exercising, sitting in nature, talking or texting with friends, doing a craft project, reading an inspiring book, watching a funny show. This will be a very personalized list. Remember the point is not what we are doing, but that we are making a deliberate effort to think of things we enjoy.
It is difficult to skip and remain unhappy! It doesn't necessarily need to be skipping. Any form of physical movement has a way of boosting our mood. Whether it is a whole workout, a silly dance move, or just a couple minutes of motion, the benefit is instantaneous.
This can be as simple as holding the door for someone, a friendly chat with a neighbor or co-worker. It could also be helping a close friend or family member where they need some assistance. It could even simply be nice thoughts or prayers directed towards someone. The act, per se, does not matter. It's the generous, thoughtful attitude that makes the difference. Doing something for someone else takes the focus off of our problems. It doesn't mean we are denying the existence of our problems. But by temporarily disregarding them, it gives us some respite. After focusing on another person, we sometimes then gain new perspective about our issue or even a new idea of how to handle it.
These are ways to rapidly shift our perspectives from unhappy problem to light-hearted enjoyment. The goal isn't to solve our problems, but to take our focus off of what is troubling us. Once we shift our thoughts to better feeling ones, our problems have a way of working out in ways we hadn't previously imagined and we get to have some fun along the way.


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New primary school learning resource launched about Japanese toys, arts and crafts
To accompany the popular exhibition, 'Reflections of Japan in East Yorkshire', which is still on display at Beverley Art Gallery, East Riding Museums have launched a new online learning resource for primary schools, all about Japanese toys, arts and crafts.
The video-based resource explores the fascinating world of Japanese culture and investigates the connection between Beverley Art Gallery and Japan.
Children are invited to find out about a selection of the traditional Japanese toys collected by East Riding resident Jane Irisa, including hajikizaru, Hina ningyou, and Pyon Pyon Uma. Jane's toys feature in the current exhibition 'Reflections of Japan in East Yorkshire', until 26 March.
In addition, the resource includes international contributions from Japanese graduate Hinoka and student Akari, who demonstrate how to use kendama and how to make an origami crane.
Exhibition curator Helena Cox provides insight into the links between Beverley Art Gallery and Japan, exploring Fred Elwell's interest in Japanese art and crafts, and John Champney's commission of Sir Alfred East, who spent six months in Japan painting the scenes he encountered there.
There are also activity suggestions for use with Key Stage One and Two classes, supporting a variety of subjects, including history, design and technology, art and design, geography, science, maths and English.
Lucy Cooke, Under 5s Learning Co-ordinator, said: "This new resource is a very exciting way for our primary schools to explore the links between the East Riding and Japan, which are shown so clearly in the exhibition, whilst having fun at the same time!"
Families are also welcome to visit the webpage or watch the videos on the East Riding Libraries, Museums and Archives YouTube page.
To access the Japanese toys, arts and crafts resource, visit www.eastridingmuseums.co.uk/japan
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