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Erik Jones. In Colour
24 Oct — 1 Dec 2015 at Dorothy Circus Gallery in Rome, Italy
Sea-Fingers. Erik Jones. 41x41cm, 16x16in. Watercolor, colored pencil, water-soluble wax pastel, acrylic on Rives bfk paper mounted to panel
Dorothy Circus Gallery proudly presents the first European solo show by Erik Jones, American artist from St. Petersburg, Florida, who stands out as one of the most innovative and successful painters of the New York hyper-contemporary art scene.
The show created by Jones expressly for Dorothy Circus Gallery features a brand new body of works that, thanks to its vibrant and highly colourful character, is able to put the Italian and European public in touch with the kaleidoscopic New York Art Life.
In Jones' art, the heightened sense of realism, captured in his female subjects depicted by the artist, is juxtaposed with a structure of elaborated nonrepresentational forms that could be said to mimic geometric high-end fashion. This effect is achieved by using multiple media such as watercolour, coloured pencil, acrylic, water-soluble wax pastel and water-soluble oil applied on paper.
The sweet but determined looks of Jones' characters emerge from a hurricane of colours, which seem to contrast with the serious and sometimes melancholic looks of these women. While their bodies are often concealed behind the numerous patterns of colours, their eyes always stress their strong presence; the ladies' looks create a visual connection with the beholders, almost as if inviting them to join their infinite space, where no blank space is allowed. These human beings, depicted as hyper-realistic figurations preciously nestled against geometric motives and original artistic outbursts, seem to live and breathe as symbiotic organisms. Abstract forms become alive by establishing a deep and intricate relationship with the figurative subject, as if the one wore the other, becoming virtually indivisible from one another.
Jones' portraits are dazzling celebrations of beauty exhibited with elegant bouquets of colour, which dress the figures within through a rediscovered sacredness and romanticism. The body of work may look like a dreamlike parallel universe but, as the artist himself states, his creations are not dreams; they exist in front of the viewer, placed on canvases and paper with skill and thoughtful reverie, as if looking at a real living being.
For his first solo show in Europe, Jones will exhibit more than fifteen artworks that revoke the incredible strength of the most important dripping paintings from the fifties. Erik Jones stands as a unique representative of Pop Surrealism that, while keeping faith to its roots, reaches out to encompass in his works the typical features of abstract art. The figurative never dwells alone in the scene, but it intertwines and melds with the extraordinary colours that fill the space. Jones learned carefully the lessons of past Action Painting masters, such as Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning, but he pushed his art beyond such heritage, in a hyper-contemporary field where figures, geometric and abstract shapes co-exist and create an outstanding collection of artworks.
"The newest collection, In Colour, is a continuation of mixed media exploration. To create these works, many different things are used; from airbrushed watercolors, vinyl adhe-sives, and even ply-wood cutouts. The process begins with watercolor airbrushed onto paper that is mounted to wood panel. The wa-tercolor serves as the primary base color for the figure, which is then rendered (usually in its entirety) using colored pencil and water-soluble wax pastels. The dry mediums are sealed, and then reworked with wet mediums such as acrylic and water-soluble oils. With the help of masking tape, the graphic shapes are created primarily with acrylic and wax pastel. The narrative behind the work is more about challenging the viewer to see beauty in chaos. The figures are used as an aesthetic anchor, holding the viewer's attention to a recognizable form, while exploring colorful, nonrepresentational abstractions. In a way, the figures make the chaos palette-able. Many of the graphic elements in this current body of work are a slight departure from some of the older work. I wanted the graphic aesthetic to take on digital qualities and appear to be more naive and childlike in the approach. As if an inexperienced, non-artistic person were exploring a digital drawing pro-gram for the first time. The intention is to present ability and craft juxtaposed with chaos and disorder." (Erik Jones)
Dorothy Circus Gallery
Opened in Rome in 2007, the Gallery was born "on the boundaries between New York and Wonderland". For the first time within Italian contemporary art, a space dedicated to pop surrealism and new tendencies of figurative arts has been brought into the spotlight.
After completing his studies at the Ringling College of Art and Design he toured the US, showing his works at various pop-culture and art conventions. He currently lives and works in New York.
Explorers. Erik Jones. 48cm, 18.9in Diameter. Watercolor, colored pencil, water-soluble was pastel, acrylic on Rives bfk paper mounted to panel
PS36. Erik Jones. 91x91cm, 35.8x35.8in. Color pencil, Water-Soluble Wax Pastel, Acrylic, Adhesive White Vinyl on Rives bfk paper mounted to panel
Flirt. Erik Jones. 57cm, 22.5in Diameter. Watercolor, colored pencil, water-soluble wax pastel, acrylic on Rives bfk paper mounted to panel
Snake. Erik Jones. 61x91cm, 24x36in. Watercolor, colored pencil, water-soluble wax pastel, acrylic on Rives bfk paper mounted to panel
A Colorful Malady. Erik Jones. 41x51cm, 16x20in. Watercolor, colored pencil, water-soluble wax pastel, acrylic on Rives bfk paper
Royal-Crayons. Erik Jones. 61x91cm, 24x36in. Watercolor, colored pencil, water-soluble wax pastel, acrylic on Rives bfk paper mounted to panel
More from Dorothy Circus Gallery
Freedom is the new Rainbow
16 Sep — 30 Oct 2021 at the Dorothy Circus Gallery in London, United Kingdom and in Rome, Italy
House of the Rising Light
30 Jul — 18 Sep 2020 at the Dorothy Circus Gallery in London, United Kingdom and in Rome, Italy
Happy Days & Parade of Emotions
30 Oct — 30 Nov 2020
Rafael Silveira. Metaforamorfoses
25 Jun — 25 Jul 2020
More in Rome, Italy
1 Oct 2021 — 13 Feb 2022 at Maxxi
E quindi uscimmo a riveder le stelle
24 Sep 2021 — 15 May 2022 at Teatro Quirino
Lo Spazio Dell'Immagine
Permanent event at Maxxi
More in Italy
Katharien De Villiers. Echo Me / Here I am / Ecco Mi
17 Dec 2021 — 19 Feb 2022 at Osart Gallery in Milan
Hi Woman! La notizia del futuro
11 Dec 2021 — 17 Feb 2022 at Fondazione Palazzo Pretorio in Cittadella
Steve McCurry. Icons
4 Dec 2021 — 13 Feb 2022 at Palazzo Sarcinelli in Conegliano
13 Nov 2021 — 29 Jan 2022 at Alberta Pane Gallery in Venice

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Robinsons Shortlisted For Re:locate Green Award
We have been shortlisted for the Re: locate Awards 2010/2011!
Robinsons Relocation has been recognised for excelling in environmental initiatives and practises and has been nominated for the coveted awards in the Green Achievement category.
Sponsored by Connells Relocation Services, the category awards a company or organisation for their outstanding and top-level commitment to the environment. This may be from having green buildings and facilities, empowering staff to become greener with strong mission statements, using renewable energy, reducing and recycling waste, or implementing green travel and transport policies.
The judges, who are distinguished figures from their fields of work, will be announcing the winner and presenting the trophies at an esteemed Gala Dinner this Thursday, in London.
The winner will be judged on whether their environmental practises have had a real impact and if they have helped to inspire other business to go green too. It will be decided on the basis of Innovation and Achievement, Teamwork and Customer Relations, Leadership, Effective Use of Resources, and Environmental Contribution to Business.
Tim Rose, Managing Director at Connells Relocation Service, said: "Sustainability is at the top of the agenda for our corporate clients. We've been involved with these awards since the beginning, and are delighted to support this exciting new green initiative."
The Re:locate Awards are the ultimate accolade to everyone working in relocation. Fiona Murchie, Re: locate's Managing Editor, said: "I'd like to thank everyone who entered for making this a bumper year. With such stiff competition, I can honestly say that every shortlisted entrant is a winner."
The glittering event will feature special guest speaker Floella Benjamin, a distinguished broadcaster and cultural ambassador for the London 2012 Olympic Games.
This year's judging panel includes: Elaine Crowe, Susie Inwood, Janet Kidner, Sally Lockhart, Eileen Pevreall, Susan M Shortland, Alison Van Dalen and Taryn Whitfield.
Last year we picked up the much coveted 'Best Relocation Service Provider of the Year' award.
Robinsons is one of the top five UK based leading specialists in International, European and UK Removals, moving and relocation.
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I posted this in an old thread and for those of you who like Asian flavors, this was such a good dinner. And to top it all off, me who is not a Chardonnay fan (very often anyway), loved Tobin James '07 Radiance chardonnay with both of these dishes.
We ended up going Asian last night and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves - both of these recipes are from Rhonda Fleming's Chinese Cooking newsletter.
Fill a large pot with water, add the salt and bring it to boil. Then add the noodles and let them cook for about 5 minutes or until they are as the Italian's say "al dente." Drain them thoroughly in a colander, return them to the pot and mix them with 2 tablespoons of the peanut oil and set them aside.
While the noodles are boiling, prepare the vegetables. Peel and cut the onion into ½ inch cubes and set them aside.
Cut the bell peppers in half. Remove the stem, seeds and inner white meat. Then cut them into ½ inch to an inch squares and set them aside.
Rinse the snow peas in a colander under cold running water. Remove the stems if any, and let them dry.
In a small cup, mix the cornstarch with just a little water to dissolve and set it aside.
Remove all of the fat from the chicken and cut it into ½ inch to an inch pieces.
Heat a large non stick pot or wok on high and add just 1 tablespoon of the remaining peanut oil. Let the oil get hot, then add the chicken and stir fry for about 8 minutes or until brown. Then remove it from the pan and set it aside.
Without wiping the wok, add the remaining tablespoon of peanut oil. Let the oil get hot, and then add the onions, peppers, and snow peas and stir fry them for about 4 minutes.
Return the chicken to the pan. Add the soy sauce, sherry, garlic salt and chicken broth. Bring everything to a boil and then add the cornstarch mixture and stir until thick.
Notes: Lo mein is a wonderful warm dish that is a favorite among Chinese restaurant goers today. Lo mein simply means "tossed noodles," which can be mixed with a variety of vegetables and meats. This delicious noodle dish can be made a thousand different ways depending on the size of the noodles, and the vegetables and meats that are mixed with them. Also, the sauce in this dish is very important. Usually made from a combination of chicken broth, beef broth, soy sauce, or oyster sauce, the sauce is what completes the lo mein dish.
Lo mein noodles are Chinese egg noodles which can be purchased either fresh or dried. They also come in a variety of sizes. The wide lo mein noodles are great for heavier dishes that are beef based. The thinner noodles are great for lighter dishes made with chicken, pork, or vegetables. The combinations of meats, vegetables and noodles are almost endless. Try this delicious chicken lo mein recipe below and then experiment by switching out some of the ingredients for ones that suite your own tastes. Let me know if you come up with an amazing combination in the Chinese food forum. Enjoy!
These sound so good! I think I need to make the Lo Mein this weekend. I haven't had it in a gajillion years and how great it would be to make it myself. I think it even fits in hubby's diet. Thanks once again Jean! You never cease to amaze me.
Love the "horsepuckie" comment. was that part of the original recipe?
Thanks Jean. My kids LOVE LoMein. We will give this one a try soon!
While I'm not real sure about the tofu, I really like the sound of the lo mein and will probably make this up as soon as I get to the Asian market for the noodles. YS LOVES lo mein. Thanks Jean!
Jean, thanks for posting and now I'm craving lo mein (must remember to put snow peas on my list for next week!) I usually use whole wheat linguine instead of Chinese noodles, though (although I can get snow peas in the nearby grocery, the noodles require a much longer trip).
As a note, I make hot and sour soup with almost the same ingredients but I use shredded chicken breast (since we don't eat red meat). And, Daphne, the small squares of tofu "soak" in that delicious broth and taste wonderful. Give it a try!
Thanks for the plug Vikki, I may just have to try it. The flavors of the soup sound really good.
Hey, if the guys don't want to eat it, they can pick it out...right? That's IF I tell them what it is...LOL! NOT!
Daphne, I'm not a tofu fan, but I know I eat a lot of it in Asian dishes at restaurants, so I usually trust the recipe (Asian) that calls for it.
I still stay away from vegetarians asking for it....unless someone has road tested the recipe.
The chicken lo mein is awesome. I am not sure if it is due to not serving anything else on the side and no appy, but I think it truly would feed 3 or 4. It is just so good hubby and I both ate a lot. Thankfully, there is enough left for my lunch tomorrow. If I don't eat it for a snack in a few hours!


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Bookstore owner Vickie Williams, 'a giver,' created hub for Columbia City's black community
Originally published March 15, 2017 at 6:30 am Updated March 15, 2017 at 11:37 pm
Vickie Williams wanted to create a place where people came in to browse and left feeling part of something bigger than themselves.
Nicole Brodeur
Seattle Times columnist
You can find a great book at the LEMS Life Enrichment Bookstore on Rainier Avenue in Columbia City.
But really, the store — believed to be the only African American-owned bookstore in the Pacific Northwest — tells a story all its own. It is one of history and struggle, community and pride. And love. Lots of love.
That was owner Vickie Williams' intent: To create a place where people come in to browse, and leave feeling part of something bigger than themselves.
"We had anything and everything," said Aaliyah Messiah, Williams' partner in business and life. "There's so many things that happened in that store."
Williams, 65, died March 3 of heart failure at her home in Federal Way. Almost 1,000 people showed up to pay their respects at her funeral services last weekend.
Just last month, Williams was diagnosed with atrial fibrillation — an irregular heartbeat. She had been treated but went to sleep on March 2 and never woke up.
"Her heart just stopped in the night," Messiah said.
Williams, who grew up in Indiana, moved to Seattle after graduating from Indiana State University. After stints as a Metro driver and substitute teacher, she opened the bookstore 21 years ago with her sister.
At first it was a Christian bookstore. Then it became Learning Educational Materials and Software, or LEMS.
But over time, Williams added children's books, then the works of African-American authors like James Baldwin and Toni Morrison. She wanted the African-American community to learn its history and build a future.
The store moved around for years before it settled into its current, sixth location in 2008. It became a community hub, where kids came by after school to page through books, do homework and seek Williams' counsel.
"She was always making sure that the young folks knew what to do when they were faced with racial trouble, so they wouldn't end up in jail, or dead," said friend Bridgette Hempstead. "She was a mentor to them."
Small African churches held services at the store. A recovery group started weekly meetings, as did a group of former inmates working on job-development skills.
Williams kept supportive tabs on everyone.
"Vickie went to games, to the courts, to the hospital," Messiah said. "If she thought that her presence could be of any support, she would be there."
At Christmas, Williams hosted a Christmas and Kwanzaa holiday bazaar where black-owned businesses could set up tables and sell. And LEMS was the place where you could buy a doll with brown skin and curly hair.
Hempstead remembered the Christmas Eve when a man came into the store, helped out a bit, and then asked Williams for a ride. She found out he was homeless and took him home.
"He stayed the whole Christmas season," Messiah said, filling in the rest. "You trusted and believed that it would be OK. We're both very spiritual and you trust it and let it go. Or you don't make that kind of gesture."
Messiah used to joke that they should change the name of the store to "The Open Book."
"People would always come in and tell Vickie their stories," she said. "They'd come in for something and end up telling her everything. I would say, 'Someone came in and told you that?' and she would say, 'I promise you.' "
Messiah is a case manager with a social-service agency that worked with people re-entering society after serving time.
She met Williams when she worked in the same office as a peer counselor.
"Best friends," she said. "Best friends and confidantes to each other."
When they weren't at the store, they traveled to 30 states. Williams loved to drive.
"We've been so many places," Messiah said, "that I am just going to sit down and reflect someday."
For now, the store is closed while Messiah grieves and regroups. But it will reopen soon and continue what Williams started.
Friends have started a GoFundMe page to help pay for funeral and other expenses. It's a little ironic, Messiah said, considering who Williams was.
"She loved what she was doing, she loved people and she was a giver," Messiah said. "It was hard for her to receive."
Nicole Brodeur: nbrodeur@seattletimes.com; on Twitter: @nicolebrodeur.
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Focke Ziemssen, Martin Leitritz, Ditta Zobor, Michael Voelker, Karl-Ulrich Bartz-Schmidt, Faik Gelisken; Semi-automated Contour Analysis of SD-OCT images after Epiretinal Membrane Peeling using either air tamponade or balanced salt solution. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2013;54(15):5506.
Purpose: To compare the morphological changes after macular surgery for epiretinal membranes (ERM) in transconjunktival 23G surgery using air or balanced salt solution (BSS) by spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) and standardized contour analysis.
Methods: Consecutive patients (80 eyes) with ERM were included in the retrospective analysis after receiving BSS (41) or air tamponade (39) at the end of surgery. Ophthalmic examination included best corrected visual acuity (BVCA) and SD-OCT. The OCT was performed preoperative and three months postoperatively. The analysis of the images was made with image processing ImageJ software. The binary images were processed in a masked fashion. Automated threshold algorithm was used to detect and measure the retinal area. The inner and outer borders of the binary picture were outlined and analyzed on the basis of their coordinates. Further geometric parameters were calculated with the JMP 10.0 software package (SAS Institute, Cary, NC, USA). For the regularity assessment, the rotational symmetry of the foveal depression was tested. The group differences were detected by using Wilcoxon Signed-Rank test (α=0.05).
Results: Preoperative best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) after air tamponade (0.6 logMAR; median; range: 0.2 to 1.3) did not significantly differ from the BSS group (median: 0.4 logMAR; range: 0.1 to 1.3). Three months after surgery, the median BCVA of the air group increased significantly to 0.3 logMAR, similar to the BCVA in the BSS group. The measured retinal area showed a similar distribution in both groups (air: 976.919 µm2, range: 524.955µm2-2.656.249µm2; BSS: 937.370 µm2, range: 622.763µm2-1.540.951µm2). After three months, the area significantly decreased in both groups (air: 749.002µm2, BSS: 749.038µm2). Foveal symmetry (±100µm) were significantly more common seen when using BSS (median 10.44µm, range 0-41.24µm) in comparison to air (median 10.99µm, range 0-65.93µm).
Conclusions: Interestingly, comparable functional and anatomical results were seen for both groups. At the 3-months examination, the changes of retinal thickness were slightly more pronounced in the air group, while foveal symmetry was more frequently seen in the BSS group. Semi-automated contour analysis is able to describe the gradient of the foveal surface and provides objective parameters of local thickness development.


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The Xbox One's new Kinect sensor brings a whole range of improvements over the current generation, but the most appreciated element is likely to be the wide-angle lens.
Talking after the launch of the Xbox One, Harvey Eagle, marketing manager of Xbox UK, candidly regaled us with the familiar tale of having to move furniture out of the way when using the Kinect in typically smaller UK homes.
But the new wider angle lens on the Xbox One's Kinect "improves the play space, so more people can play", according to Eagle, meaning that it will be more appreciated in your cosy living room. Microsoft says that the new sensor is 60 per cent better in small homes.
Aside from the wider angle lens, the new Kinect sensor also brings improved fidelity and enhanced voice recognition, a major part of the Xbox One experience revealed today at the launch event in Seattle and ditches the motor so you won't have to worry about it moving to detect people in the room.
Microsoft also detailed that the new Kinect would handle a whopping 2 gigabits of data per second, with better recognition for body movements and an enhanced range of gesture controls for navigating your device.


MADRID (Reuters) - Support for Spain's Socialists has jumped since leader Pedro Sanchez staged a successful no-confidence vote against previous Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, two polls looking at voting intentions showed on Sunday.
The June 1 no-confidence vote, raised in parliament by the Socialists after dozens of high ranking politicians from the ruling conservative People's Party (PP) were sentenced on corruption-related charges, ousted Rajoy after six years in power.
Sanchez, who leads the minority government which has just 84 seats in a 350-seat parliament and plans to remain in government until the end of the scheduled term in 2020, named his cabinet on Wednesday.
In the June 2016 general election, the Socialists won just 22.7 percent compared to 33.0 percent for the conservatives. According to some polls held before the non-confidence vote, Sanchez' party had fallen into fourth place.
The GAD 3 poll surveyed 800 people by telephone while the NC poll involved calls to 1,200 people.


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Schlabach: Tide will 'never forget' Iron Bowl loss
10yMark Schlabach
Iron Bowl loss still motivates Tide
Mark SchlabachESPN Senior Writer
Senior college football writer
Author of seven books on college football
Graduate of the University of Georgia
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- The sign hangs near a mirror in Alabama nose tackle Josh Chapman's bedroom at an off-campus apartment in Tuscaloosa.
Greg McElroy and Alabama were stunned by Auburn's comeback in the 2010 Iron Bowl. AP Photo/Butch Dill
It reads: "Never Again."
Every time Chapman sees the sign, he's reminded of the final 38 minutes in last season's Iron Bowl, in which the then-No. 11 Crimson Tide blew a 24-0 lead against No. 2 Auburn.
The Tigers came back to defeat Alabama 28-27 at Bryant-Denny Stadium on Nov. 26 in one of the Crimson Tide's most deflating losses in Iron Bowl history. Auburn won an SEC title the next week and then defeated Oregon 22-19 in the Tostitos BCS National Championship Game on Jan. 10.
Chapman and his teammates know history would read differently now if they'd simply finished off Auburn.
"It's a lot of motivation," Chapman said. "It's something you don't want to see ever happen around here again."
Alabama coach Nick Saban and his coaches are trying to make sure it doesn't happen again. The "Never Again" signs started showing up in the Tide's locker room this past winter. The Tide's strength and conditioning coaches played video highlights of South Carolina, LSU and Auburn -- the three teams that defeated Alabama last season -- over and over again in the weight room during offseason workouts.
"Finishing is a big thing for this team," Saban said. "I don't think we finished well last year whether it was plays, games, season or however you want to look at it. I think that's all about mindset. It doesn't really have anything to do with how fast you run or how high you jump."
More than anything else last season, the Crimson Tide didn't look very tough -- mentally or physically -- when games got tight, especially against Auburn.
After Auburn scored to make it 24-7 late in the first half, the Tide missed a chance at another touchdown when Tigers defensive tackle Nick Fairley caused quarterback Greg McElroy to fumble at Auburn's 12-yard line.
Auburn quarterback Cameron Newton threw a 70-yard touchdown pass to Terrell Zachery on the second play from scrimmage in the second half, and the Tigers were on their way to their remarkable comeback.
"The Iron Bowl game is a really big rivalry," Alabama linebacker Dont'a Hightower said. "It's almost like the national championship, it's the next-best thing. For us to come out and play the way we did and then slip and not finish, it was like [that] our whole season. The South Carolina game, the LSU game, the Auburn game, it was just us not finishing."
Tide fans weren't happy with little brother's success last season. AP Photo/Dave Martin
Finding a way to finish games is Alabama's motivation heading into the 2011 season. The Crimson Tide are favorites to win the SEC again and to possibly compete for a BCS national championship.
"They are hungry because some of them were embarrassed," Alabama defensive coordinator Kirby Smart said during Alabama's media day last week. "Some of them didn't play as well as they should have last year, and they want to play better this year. There were a lot of lessons that our guys learned last year, especially defensively, and we were a young team. I expect them to grow up. I assure you, if they're not hungry, that's our job to put an end to that."
The Auburn collapse, of course, is the defeat that still stings the most.
The Crimson Tide hadn't suffered such a devastating loss to their heated rivals since the infamous "Punt, Bama, Punt" game in 1972. In that game, Alabama blew a 16-3 lead in the final six minutes, after Auburn's Bill Newton blocked two Tide punts and David Langner returned both for touchdowns.
The 1972 loss to the Tigers cost the then-undefeated and No. 2-ranked Crimson Tide a chance at winning a national championship. The 2010 loss cost Alabama a chance to do something just as significant in college football's most heated rivalry: deny Auburn a national title.
"I've never seen anything like it," said Birmingham-based sports-talk radio host and columnist Paul Finebaum. "I really think it is the motivating factor behind so many other things, from Harvey Updyke to Cam Newton. There are a lot of reasons those things happened, but the main reason is because of what happened in the second half of that game."
Updyke, a self-described Alabama fan and former Texas state trooper, is accused of poisoning Auburn's beloved oak trees at Toomer's Corner, where Tigers fans have traditionally gathered to celebrate football victories. Updyke allegedly committed the act shortly after Auburn's dramatic comeback.
Newton, who won the 2010 Heisman Trophy winner and was the No. 1 pick in April's NFL draft by the Carolina Panthers, was under investigation by the NCAA throughout his only season at Auburn. Most Alabama fans are still convinced Newton did something wrong, even though the NCAA ruled he didn't know his father, Cecil Newton, solicited $180,000 from Mississippi State boosters for his son to play for the Bulldogs.
After the Updyke incident, Saban and Auburn coach Gene Chizik tried to restore order and implored their respective fan bases to play nice.
"It lasted for a couple of days," Finebaum said. "I've never seen it like this or sensed it like this. There have been a lot of heated things said and done [during the history of the Iron Bowl], but it's boiling over now."
Finebaum said he senses the rivalry is heating up again as football season approaches.
"Once the summer started and people started talking about football again, the [2010 Iron Bowl] just parachuted back in," Finebaum said. "A lot of Bama fans are still coming to grips with a lot of things. If LSU had come back and won a national title, they would have survived that. But not little brother down the highway."
Mark Schlabach covers college sports for ESPN.com. You can contact him at schlabachma@yahoo.com.


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Quigley Amendment Would Prevent ICE from Launching "Citizen Academy" Program
Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), a member of the House Committee on Appropriations, successfully introduced an amendment to prohibit funding for ICE's "Citizen Academy" pilot program from the Fiscal Year 2021 Homeland Security funding bill. The "Citizens Academy" is currently set to launch in Chicago this September and aims to train citizens to arrest and detain undocumented immigrants. If allowed to begin, the program would dangerously increase fear and discrimination against immigrant communities and lead to increased violence and racial profiling. The amendment was adopted by the Committee on a voice vote and is supported by the National Immigrant Justice Center, the ACLU, and the ACLU of Illinois.
"The United States is not a police state where ordinary men and women are deputized to carry out immigration enforcement based on discriminatory racial profiling practices. The so-called 'Citizens Academy' program would do nothing less than train Americans to suspect their friends of neighbors of being dangerous criminals, regardless of their actual immigration status," said Quigley. "In Chicago, we believe that immigrants make our city great. ICE's targeting of our city for this pilot program is an affront to our values and I for one, will not let it stand."
The "Citizen Academy" program initially raised red flags for advocates when an invitation was sent out encouraging members of the community to learn about "defensive tactics, firearms familiarization and targeted arrests." The announcement met with staunch opposition from House Democrats, including from Representatives Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-04) and Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), who, with Representatives Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14), led a letter requesting that the Appropriations Committee prohibit the use of funds for the program.
"These 'academies' are nothing more than taxpayer-funded PR stunts to improve the image of an agency that continues to cage migrant children in inhumane and deadly detention centers. The launch of a pilot Enforcement and Removals Office (ERO) Citizens Academy in Chicago, directly contradicts the Department of Homeland Security's claims of being too cash-strapped to carry out core components of their mission," said Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García. "It is unconscionable that the Trump Administration further delays resolving USCIS visa and citizenship application backlogs while allowing further personnel resources to be allocated to unchecked programs that create fear within our communities. I'm proud to support my colleague, Rep. Quigley, to immediately defund these activities."
"We are a country of immigrants, and throughout Illinois and the Chicagoland area in particular, we have a diverse population and welcoming communities that are open to all. When I heard that ICE is starting a 'citizens academy' for the Enforcement and Removals Office in Chicago, I knew they were trying to attack sanctuary cities by creating some sort of vigilante organization to harass, arrest and deport our immigrant community members. Given the history of ICE abusing its power, Congress must block any funding that would be used to support these kinds of programs that could lead to increased profiling and militarization by ICE," said Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky.
During the Appropriations Committee markup today, Quigley spoke in favor of the amendment, saying in part, "This program has yet to become operational and with this amendment, it never will."
Video of Quigley's full remarks are available HERE and the text of his remarks as prepared for delivery are below.
I have an amendment at the desk.
Madame Chair,
My amendment strikes funding for ICE's so-called citizen academy programs across the country.
This program has yet to become operational and with this amendment, it never will.
In Chicago, ICE's office of Enforcement and Removal Operations recently announced a 6 week "Citizens Academy" pilot program on immigration enforcement that will begin in September.
This program intends to train everyday citizens on how to arrest and detain undocumented immigrants,
And includes courses on defense tactics, firearms instruction, and targeted arrests.
This cannot simply be understood as a program designed for citizens to learn about a federal law enforcement agency's operation,
Instead, it will perpetuate a culture of fear and discrimination,
That will inevitably lead to increased violence and racial profiling in our communities.
It is neither the right nor the responsibility of civilians to carry out immigration enforcement in the United States.
Regardless of how one feels about the Administration's policy—I for one am deeply opposed—
We should agree that federal law enforcement does not need to build up an unofficial citizen police force aimed at suspecting neighbors and friends.
Under this Administration, ICE and ERO have simply lost the benefit of the doubt—and in many communities, the trust of the American people all together.
For that reason, I urge a YES vote.


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Art historian Thomas composed the following article which has served as a leading light in creating multiculturalism which has cemented McEvilley place in art history. McEvilley utilizes these superbly crafted letters send to the editor of Artforum as a protest against the MoMA (Museum of Modern Art). In addition to blasting the Museum of Modern Art, the author also condemns how the entire art-historical infrastructure. It is clear from the authors writing that he harbored significant hostilities towards the functioning of MoMA and the role it played in modern art. McEvilley begins by describing the ironical display or exhibition of one hundred and fifty modern works complemented by two hundred tribal objects. The author then outlines the presentations by William Rubin of the Department of Painting and Sculpture who was more inclined on modernism and rejected the idea of objective aesthetic value. Rubin appreciated art that emphasized intellect, content and social criticism. Rubin's exhibition, in collaboration with Kirk Varnedoe, an art historian, placed emphasis on the notion that the course of modern art was shaped by the presence of primitive art. According to the author, Rubin's exhibition is a pinnacle of upheld modernism and withheld primitivism. It is, however, vital to grasp that in many instances, the primitive objects can be the cream of the crop, an appeal that the Western arts may not possess. Also, the presentation of the objects can cause increased attention on the primitive arts.
According to the author, American and European art history was guilty of manipulating third world arts and their artists. He insists that Western art history utilizes the arts from the third world as stepping stones while also considering the artists as the footnotes that create or produce Western art history. Museum of modern art subjects these assumptions to the arts and the artists of the third world devoid of any recognition of the cultures of Asia and Africa. McEvilley emphasizes how art from the third world, namely from Asia and Framework is never given the respect availed to other arts and artists around the whole. The author uses the article to illustrate how African and Asian works are rarely offered any recognition in the wider context but are often utilized as the elevators of Western art which is often presented as the masterpiece and the virtuosity to tribal art's perpetual role as an antecedent. In essence, the tribal and discriminatory nature of the Museum of Modern Art through their preference and bias for Western art evoked disdain from McEvilley.
The author has many arguments in the article which coincide with his desires relating to art. "Doctor, Lawyer Indian Chief's main argument was how the "primitivism" in the 20th century Art curation only served to depict tribal arts. Such arts were placed or displayed devoid of any labels and also lacking in any wall text then placed alongside pieces that were considered modernist. As such, due to these circumstances, the museum only served to strengthen the superiority of the Western culture. Also, they faced a challenge referring to this third world art, as the more appropriate name for them was "artifacts." In the article, following the author's argument, it invoked no signs of abstruse philosophical claims nor was the critique meant to implicate only a single exhibition. McEvilley offered an outlook and an indictment of how the Museum of Modern Art (most important museum) was more devoted to modernism neglecting any traces of tradition.
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Home Sports England vs Bangladesh 2016
Woakes reprieved by controversial no-ball
England's Adil Rashid (L) and Chris Woakes run between the wickets during the second day of the second Test cricket match between Bangladesh and England at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka on October 29, 2016. Photo: AFP
Chris Woakes battled his way through to a vital 46 on the second afternoon in Mirpur to give England a priceless first-innings lead. However, he might have been dismissed half an hour before his eventual departure, after being given a controversial reprieve off a waist-high full toss.
Facing up to the legspin of Sabbir Rahman, Woakes had made 38 when he pulled fiercely across the line and straight into the hands of midwicket, and began walking off the field.
However, the umpires opted to check the height of the delivery before upholding the decision, and after assessing several replays, the third umpire Chris Gaffaney ruled that the ball had been above waist-height and therefore a no-ball was called.
Law 42.6.2, relating to bowling of high-pitched full toss, in the ICC playing conditions states: "Any delivery, which passes or would have passed on the full above waist height of the striker standing upright at the popping crease is deemed unfair, whether or not it is likely to inflict physical injury on the striker."
This playing condition supersedes the MCC Law, 42.6(b) which makes a distinction between the pace of delivery. "(i) Any delivery, other than a slow paced one, which passes or would have passed on the full above waist height of the striker standing upright at the popping crease is to be deemed dangerous and unfair, whether or not it is likely to inflict physical injury on the striker.
"(ii) A slow delivery which passes or would have passed on the full above shoulder height of the striker standing upright at the popping crease is to be deemed dangerous and unfair, whether or not it is likely to inflict physical injury on the striker."
This, however, was an extremely marginal decision. The ball had looped high above Woakes' eyeline and was clearly dipping sharply when the batsman made contact several feet in front of his crease. In fact, subsequent HawkEye replays showed that the ball was hitting for the base of the stumps.
What is more, Sabbir had opened his spell with two further full-tosses, the first of which was much higher than the wicket-taking delivery, neither of which was called for no-ball. The incident was reminiscent of Rohit Sharma's reprieve against Bangladesh in the World Cup quarter-final at Melbourne last year, on that occasion for a delivery that was clearly below waist-height.
Not even Woakes' own family felt that his recall was justified. "Have to say, I wouldn't have given no ball for that one," said his brother, David, on Twitter. "But the others in Sabbir 1st over were. Keep going boys, great effort."
England were eventually bowled out for 244, a lead of 24.
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Edmond Tillman
Edmond, circa 2005; Age-progression to age 23 (circa 2014)
Missing From Manhattan, New York
Classification Endangered Runaway
Race Black
Height and Weight 5'3, 135 - 145 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A white t-shirt, denim shorts or blue jeans, blue and white Nike sneakers and a gold hoop earring.
Distinguishing Characteristics African-American male. Brown hair, brown eyes. Edmond's nickname is Eddie and he may use the first name Deshawn. His left ear is pierced, and he has a preauricular sinus, which is a hole above the ear canal on each ear which looks like a piercing. He is pigeon-toed and right-handed, and he has a mole on his left eyebrow and a birthmark on the left side of his abdomen. Some agencies give his date of birth as November 19, 1991.
Edmond was last seen in the vicinity of Houston and Pitt Street in the New York City borough of Manhattan at 7:00 p.m. on August 10, 2005. His mother dropped him off at a school so he could take a test to determine whether he could advance to the eighth grade. He has never been heard from again. Authorities believe he left of his own accord. He did not take any belongings with him.
Edmond is gay and came out to his mother two months prior to his disappearance, and she claims she accepted his sexuality without any problems. According to his mother, beginning in June 2005, Edmond began coming home increasingly late and started having trouble in school. After his disappearance, she discovered that he had been talking to adult men on the internet and may have had an 18-year-old boyfriend.
There have been sightings of Edmond in the West Village area of Manhattan since his disappearance. Authorities believe he is living with friends in the local area, but he could also have traveled to San Francisco, California. His case remains unsolved.
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JOHN THOMSON (1837-1921)
PHOTOGRAPHS OF CHINA AND THE FAR EAST
May 25 - July 31, 1998
John Thomson, one of the great figures of nineteenth century photography, is known for the unusual and exotic nature of his chosen subject matter. Born in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1937, Thomson took up photography as a profession in his early twenties. For ten years, from 1862, he traveled and explored the Far East, visiting Hong Kong, Singapore, Penang and the Malay Peninsula, Siam, Cambodia, Vietnam, Formosa and especially China.
Utilizing a large wooden box-type camera capable of accommodating a glass plate of up to 12 x 16 inches, John Thomson photographed commoners and kings, attempting to capture the individual behind the veneer of social status. His photographic record of the Far East documented a complete panorama of the cultures and people of the region at a time when Westerners were a few and curious lot. John Thomson not only created a photographic history, but also wrote numerous articles and books on his travels and views of life in the Far East.
There is no doubt that it was Thomson's sympathetic approach to his subjects, and the dignity with which he imbued them, as much as his great technical expertise that enabled him to produce such an outstanding photographic documentary. It is this marriage between sensitivity, technical expertise and sheer professionalism, not to mention his voluminous literary output and descriptions of the scene and people that he photographed, that has earned Thomson the tile of the 'first of the great photojournalists.'
His work, which has only recently gained full recognition, represents one of the great photo-historical records in the history of documentary photography.
JOHN THOMSON'S PHOTOGRAPHIC TECHNIQUE (VINTAGE PRINTS)
Thomson used the wet collodion process, whereby single glass plates were sensitized just before exposure, then quickly exposed while still wet. This meant that the photographer could see the results of his work immediately. However, it also required an enormous quantity of equipment, the plates had to be developed on the spot in total darkness and chemicals prepared, in many cases from raw materials available at the photographic location. The processing had to be carried out in a portable tent, large enough to contain weights and measures, chemicals, funnels and instruments. A fresh water supply would also have been necessary and to carry all, a team of probably about eight to ten bearers. It is hard to imagine today the hardships and difficulties of producing photographs in remote regions. Such problems were a part of Thomson's every working day. Photographic enlargements were unknown at the time of Thomson's work in the Far East. If a large print was required, a large wooden box-type camera capable of accommodating a glass plate of up to 12 x 16 inches (sometimes even larger) was required. Throughout his travels he used a small stereoscopic camera, making two small images at one time, in addition to a number of larger cameras for such pictures.
The photographs in the John Thomson collection are taken from 10 x 12 glass plates. In addition, several are from stereo negatives, where only one half of the plate has been exposed.
Photographs courtesy Welcome Images.


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For newcomers to Cambridge Underground, a few words may be in order about our involvement with Austria. The first CUCC expedition in 1976 stayed at the small village of Altaussee, 55km southeast of Salzburg and on the southwestern fringe of the Totes Gebirge - and we have had no reason to move. The 77-79 expeditions worked on the Loser Plateau and found 82 (-215m), 97 (-265m) and 76 (-506m) (see map). The numbers are those of the Austrian Catalogue and should be prefixed by the area code 1623/. The 1980 expedition concentrated on an area further south (and nearer the car park at the top of the toll road); this was the region near Stoger Weg (path no. 201).
113 (Sonnenstrahlhöhle) went to -329m; 41 (Stellerweghöhle) was still going at -350m; and 115 (Schnellzughöhle, but referred to as Gemsescheisenhöhle in last year's journal) was discovered. The 41 entrance is just above the path near the point where it drops sharply and 115 is nearby, below the path. It was with the intention of looking at these two pots that the 1981 expedition went out for the first three weeks of August.
This year's expedition included a large number of new faces. The usual exCS contingent had decided to give Austria a rest for a year and live it up in the Pyrenees; so that there were mostly resident CUCC members on this year's trip. They were joined by a large party from UBSS, some of whom had been to Austria before. Although the expedition as a whole lacked experience outside Britain, the larger than usual number of very enthusiastic and able speleos gave hopes of a successful expedition.
Those partaking of regular refreshment in the Bar Fischer were:
Rich Barker (UBSS)
Dave Brindle
Chas Butcher
John Cownie
Judith Greaves
Simon Kellet
Pete Lancaster
Jane Lolly
Tim Lyons (UBSS)
Fraser MacDonald
Mick McHale (UBSS)
Pat Martin (UBSS)
Clive Owen (UBSS)
Rob Parker (SWCC)
Tim Parker
Phil Townsend
Julian Walker (UBSS)
Martin Warren (UBSS)
four of whom had caved on the CUCC expedition in previous years.
The expedition intended to continue the exploration of 41 and 115 from 1980 and so Altaussee was the obvious place to stay. The steady influx of nineteen cavers, their cars, ropes and heaps of smelly tackle came as rather a shock to Fritz the campsite owner and even more so to the other campers. The half-sized campsite rapidly became overcrowded - some of us nearly had to sleep in t'bottom o't'lake with only a handful of cold ravioli for breakfast. This overcrowding was certainly a factor, along with the hedgehog, in the spreading of the dreaded lurgi in the second week, when everybody on the site was struck down at some time by the legendary Spanish tummy, Delhi belly, or whatever you care to call it. This illness nearly had serious consequences when several people were taken ill underground, one particularly badly, leading to a certain lack of enthusiasm to enter 115 amongst other cavers for fear of what they might put their hands in ! Many thanks are due to our eminent expedition surgeon for ministering to the sick with undying affection.
CUCC will not forsake Fritz another opportunity of forcing them to drink a crate of beer on arrival; Seecamping Madlmeier will see them again next year. As in previous years, a special rate was negotiated for the toll road - bottles of Scotch should go at the top of any quartermaster's list of essentials. An accident-free three weeks on the driving front was an unexpected achievement considering the many early hours trips back from the plateau and our previous record of crashes.
The arrival of the UBSS in force on the Loser this year was particularly useful from an expedition point of view. They had received and spent a sizeable grant on expedition tackle so that there was enough rope to explore two large caves at once and furthermore no necessity to chop up personal rope. The UBSS also provided much of the transport during the first week.
It was decided that the ubss/SWCC Höhlenforschers would concentrate on 41 whilst CUCC renewed the attack on 115. This decision was based purely on the fact that Steve Perry knew where 41 was and Simon Kellet purported to know the whereabouts of 115. In fact everyone who wished got a trip in both caves; which produced some constructive criticism of the rigging in 115! The exploration of 41 was perhaps carried out by too few and as a result very long tackling trips were undertaken, worth many hero points but leaving several days when no-one entered the cave. The rigging was a superb piece of engineering and the cave was a real pleasure to descend. In contrast 115 was overmanned, largely because the prospect of breaking new ground was present from the first trip, and some pretty unimaginative rigging was done. It is fair to say that the entrance series of 115 to the streamway, does not lend itself to long free-hanging pitches, much of the depth being gained in hading rifts; any exploration next year ought to start by rigging a more enticing route in.
Once the streamway and high-level dry phreatic maze had been reached in 115, and a similar situation revealed in 41, the chance of a connection became more than a dream. A 115 trip to find a bypass to the first arduous 500m of streamway discovered a considerable amount of phreatic passage, some with seemingly anomalous draughts. Finding no obvious right way on, a cairn was built at the furthest point of exploration and a decision to push on down the streamway made. Three days later a pushing trip in 41 found the cairn and the connection was made. Unfortunately it now became easier to get into the system so that the more spectacular and better-rigged entrance was used only for tourist through-trips and may not be rigged next year.
The exploration of the streamway was dogged by illness, badly coordinated trips in which teams reached the bottom to find that there was insufficient rope or the bolt kit had been taken out, and by the arduous nature of the first tight 500m of streamway. It will be necessary to find a high level route if the exploration is not to involve twenty hour trips and a lot of enthusiasm.
Very little prospecting was done this year, and most of it concentrated on finding a third entrance to the 41/115 system. 32 is a promising hole but requires either a lot of hammer wielding or an application of Dr. Nobel's Linctus. The region to the north of 113 has yet to be investigated, largely because it is a long walk to lug tackle!
CUCC is not in the habit of mounting serious scientific expeditions and this was no exception. Surveying was the usual pain in the posterior and the club lacks a committed cartographer to sit around in the cold distasteful bits of 115. The club does have a surfeit of geologists, but they showed very little interest in applying their brains to the hydrology and geology of the system, though they did find some "pretty fossils - **** knows what they are".
CUCC may be criticised for not moving to pastures new, but the fact remains that the Loser Plateau continues to provide good caving, considerable depth potential - the current bottom of 41/115 is around 800m below the entrance to Eislufthöhle - and is a very accessible area. This latter part has to be the greatest advantage, after all, for most participants, the expedition is a holiday and so there should be a minimum amount of donkey work, trekking and roughing it involved, and easy access to beer, Apfelstrudel and Pfeffersteaks.
Finally thanks to campsite owner Fritz Madlmeier and to our local contacts Gunther Graf and Karl Gaisberger.
Link to area map accompanying this article.
115 - Schnellzughöhle
Schnellzughöhle was discovered in 1980, a draughting, horizontal passage which ended in a choke (with some survey cotton found). This was dug and a complex abandoned system reached via a bolted climb. The limit of exploration was a ramp which led both up and down to undescended avens at -80m. The size of the passage and strength of breeze made a return very attractive.
The initial rigging in and pushing trips did not follow the marathon-from-the-word-go pattern of the Stellerweg heroes; usually two 2-man teams would descend in relay each day. This avoided the withdrawal symptoms and 'driver of the year' risks associated with all night trips.
Rigging in to the 1980 limit took one trip, the old bolts were reused. An inlet above the ramp was also explored; a series of 8 cascades led up 30m to a choke. At the aven a decision was made not to descend via the main shaft but to a rift to one side. This was primarily because a pile of loose boulders threatened to mangle anyone dangling below. Also, a peer into the depths showed that rebelaying would be necessary, giving no advantage over the rift. The rope dropped via a series of muddy ledges (although there were no severe cam-slipping problems) into a small active streamway, just a tiny dribble when it wasn't raining. Two fine, clean-washed pitches of 19m and 14m followed, which were the scene of an exciting trip when it did rain once. A tremendous whooshing noise announced the arrival of quite a small flood pulse, which would have made the pitches miserable rather than impassable; the intrepid explorers were exiting too rapidly to actually prove this. The second wet pitch was followed by a damp 9m ladder climb to a 15m by 5m ledge. Here the water disappeared into boulders, and then a 34m freehang dropped into a chamber.
This was big, 30m by 30m with the roof beyond stinky range. A food dump was established here, complete with stove in case the pitches ever did become impassable. A stream vanished into an uninviting slot in the floor. Upstream, 60m of big phreatic tube connected with another aven. Downstream, a similar 5m diameter tube was reached by traversing up through boulders from the stream bed. It proved too difficult to follow the stream at high level (this had also been found out by a rather forlorn, green bat here found entombed). However, 50m from the chamber the tube branched off into a phreatic maze. The draught was pursued to a second stream, and a small cairn built. This was later to be found by the Stellerweg team.
Meanwhile the streamway was pushed. It meandered on and on for 800m, and required much shuffling and a couple of awkward traverses. An hour of this led to a more comfortable sized streamway (probably the Stellerweg water). This proceeded with a 7m lined climb to a sump.
This was easily bypassed via a 3m diameter phreatic tube which emerged above the stream again. The discovery was celebrated by a severe attack of the Lurgi and an epic 11 hour exit, after which the narrow streamway was christened Pete's Purgatory. A ladder was rigged back to the stream, and the descent continued with increasing enthusiasm. The canyon was 1.5-2m wide, too high to see the roof and getting bigger all the time. Fifty metres and a 5m ladder climb led to 500m of fine stream, which descended quite rapidly by numerous sporting cascades.
A 5m pitch (the 'twelve foot climb') was reached and bolted when play was stopped again by Lurgi. The victim escaped this time, but his partner got lost near the entrance and had to be rescued the following morning. 500m after the short pitch came a 10m wet pitch and then 300m more passage. In two places here, classic vadose canyon gave way to low, wet ramps with some grotting in boulders. A fine, free-hanging pitch of 10m then dropped into a dark pool. 150m more stream, and a 15m pitch, broken by a ledge, was followed by a 4m roped climb. 70m of horizontal passage followed, with dismal pools leading to hopes of a sump; these were dashed by another pitch, a dry 15m free-hang. The streamway continued inexorably to yet another 10m pitch, but a realistic decision / miserable witter was made and the derig commenced to the sump bypass. This was completed in a mammoth 3-wave session, remarkable for feats of gluttony and nicotine consumption, and an attempt to wall in the consultant geologist and catering manager.
Trips into the lower streamway were becoming quite serious, with hitch-free trips taking from 12-14 hours, typically adding just a couple of bolts. Flooding could be an extremely dangerous proposition: there is nowhere warm and dry to hide. However, it needs a good survey and the combined system is getting close enough to the 700m mark to put a return next year very much on the cards.
Simon Kellet.
Link to 115 survey and accompanying notes to go with this article.
Link to 41 German route survey and accompanying notes.
UBSS in Austria - Stellerweghöhle and the connection
Stories of pitches, classic continental rigging and depth, honour and glory attracted the UBSS to join CUCC in Austria. With them came the state of art tackle they had bought to the keen specifications of their more experienced members. The latter came too, though not all of their experience had been of caving over the previous few years. One, a Doctor noted for his energy, sent out to buy an escort for transport, misinterpreted his brief and provided a racy little sportster. The others showed good humour by providing the real transport; an Escort advertising longevity and the redundancy of prissy bodywork, and an Imp with a trailer its own size. The trailer was in quite reasonable repair. Your correspondent provided a tent suitable for the bridge parties and a cook to double as decoration and baggage for the sportster.
The walk to Stellerweghöhle (41a) takes a contoured path from the restaurant overlooking the campsite. In the sun it is an enjoyable stroll made serious only by the thoughts of caving ahead. Memories of the long slog across the plateau on previous trips are recounted with expansive gestures over the skyline, and just a hint of 'hard days remembered' in the eyes. The easy efficiency of our path soon leads to an orange paint blob marking the start of the winding climb up through thick bush and stone gullies to the 41a entrance. Below, a more serious slither leads down to 115. The entrance belches cold air, welcome relief to sweat for just a moment before the various chills of present, past and future cool the mind.
The route to the big pitch follows phreatic passages developed along inclined bedding planes. It is crossed by 45 degree ramps which are traversed, several with the aid of fixed lines. The first pitch bypass takes one of these ramps down, then along the strike to join the bottom of the pitch chamber. The final ramp is descended, dropping down the base of its 'T' section, then over large boulders to the division of the rift. To the right last year's route gains an airy take-off made horrid by mud and spoilt further by rebelays at several contact points. To the left, a couple of 10m abseils lead to a fine free hang for the big pitch: a splendid 100m drop, hanging at times at least 10m from the nearest wall, broken only by a free rebelay in slings.
At the foot of the pitch a stream runs down the rift, then below an awkward traverse section which is followed by a series of progressivly wetter and tighter pitches. We remember the sound of flood pulses, a feature not to be taken lightly in a place with the promise of this cave. A hammered squeeze on a 6m pitch adds interest as a marker of better to come - not the least interest is the thought of others negotiating it. Strange Comfort. An awkward 7m pitch then a thrutchy climb (up over large boulders and losing the water) folows the rift into a magnificent cleft some 3m wide and over 100m high. Oddly it was at this spot last year that we directed attention to an alternative route (the 'German Route') for 3 days, pushing to -140m in increasingly nasty sharp, tight passage. Odd how that narrow rift quietened enthusiasm with such a superb way lying ahead.
The route on follows the now dry rift and includes numerous small pitches and traverse rebelays. The water is rejoined and the passage roof closes to within 10m in places. The final pitches are in clean washed round pots with a stream lip and more spray from above. The walls are decorated with the fossils of large bivalve molluscs about 30cm across. The rift must surely plunge on down, grey and businesslike, and deep.
Here, on our third major rigging-in day, we placed a final bolt ahead of last year's progress. We had consolidated the route with fine rigging in preparation for the pushing trips beyond. Each trip had been tiring to the experienced members, now we were damp as well and still the return to make. During the ascent one wondered what one was doing here; building character or the foundation of more good stories ? Certainly we had provided the basis for a memorable through trip as the next visit revealed. We even lured the 115 contingent down to this spectacle of fine cave and tasteful rigging and the through trip gave us the opportunity to curl a lip over the 115 entrance series.
The last pitch drops into Junction Chamber. Turning right one follows a gently descending stream. Soon the way traverses the rift above the stream. Above (after 40m) a hole in the roof leads to a series of small and dusty tubes. We are in a phreatic zone. After a few bends the passage on closes down to a short flat out crawl regaining the stream. More traversing on dusty loose mud ledges in the passage roof gains a hole in the roof and a series of phreatic tubes of railway tunnel proportions. These tubes can be followed back to Junction Chamber entering about 10m above the floor. Ahead they take a series of swooping inclines punctuated by dramatic bends. This area was much appreciated by the surveying party. A final incline to a sharp left bend regains the stream in its rift and reveals the sight, surprising to the first explorers, of a cairn.
From this lowest point of the connection there are two routes on - one a traverse over the stream then a climb over large boulders into a passage entering from the left; the other a 0.75m hole at floor level to the left of the start of the final incline. The two ways join in an uphill sandy passage (1.5m high by 3m wide).
At some stage one should appreciate the significance of the cairn - marking the limit of exploration of a side line in 115. The eagerness to get out through 115 may have reduced interest in 41a, a shame as it was only later that we looked at another exit from Junction Chamber. Anyway, following the uphill passage one can reflect on the peace of this area, the comfort and ease of progess. A nice site for a bivvy if necessary.
Next a flat out crawl hardly slows progress into the teeth of a healthy draught. Enthusiasm is rewarded by a motorway (almost) sized passage (all things, the educated mind realises, are relative. John Parker once described a passage: "It's huge in places, one can stand up even." This passage really is big). Now turning right - who knows what lay to the left - a further 90m of phreatic tube led to the 115 main passage.
Our next interest in 41a lay in derigging it. This came after a suitable period for through trips of both a caving and an enteric nature - which some of our party combined.
At Junction Chamber we noticed the obvious and hitherto ignored 15m climb leading left into a choice of phreatic passages with further avens gaping above - a really large junctional complex. To the right after 50m the passage led to a rift above a stream. The other choice was a large phreatic tube (10m by 10m) in which easy progress down a 30 degree slope gained 50m of depth. This scramble down boulders leads to a cross-rift after about 150m. To the right a stream, to the left a traverse after a short distance. It is galling to find such a passage on your derigging trip, but that's why the description stops here.
Cambridge Underground 1982 Table of Contents
1981 Expedition info:
BCRA Caves & Caving Report
Cave Development in the Totes Gebirge (from CU Report)
Index to all publications
Back to Expeditions intro page
CUCC Home Page
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Credit Flow to Smaller Farmers Has Not Reached Sufficiently: Indian Finance Minister
Union Finance Minister of India, Pranab Mukherjee recently addressing the Meeting of the Board of Directors of National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) said that the rural Bank should deploy new technology, innovate and create financially viable models that can take forward the process of financial inclusion.
He said that the primary expectation of the nation from banks, including NABARD, in the next decade was to eradicate financial exclusion. He stated that the biggest challenge was to deepen and broaden the inclusive nature of growth which is the central focus of the Government's agenda.
Mukherjee also said that raising agricultural productivity was much needed. "Though the total amount of credit to agriculture has grown over five-fold in the last 7 years, we have not seen any significant improvement in agricultural productivity," he said, adding, "While total credit to agriculture has shown consistent growth, the number of accounts has not grown commensurately which means that credit flow to smaller farmers has not reached in sufficient measures."
The Finance Minister further said that the situation had to be corrected and ensuring that the credit flow to small farmers is adequate in meeting their needs. "NABARD, in particular, has a major role to play in this regard," he said. He also said that agriculture sector should enhance production and focus should be on improving the situation in Eastern India and dry lands.
Source: Microfinance Focus (link opens in a new window)


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We know most of you that come to gfest are fans of Watchmen. But do you share the love that gfest has for Arrested Development? Few do. It was a groundbreaking and hilarious show that very few people watched. If you haven't watched it, and you enjoy laughing, do yourself a favor and go get the series here .
Regardless of whether you were an Arrested Development fan or not, you have to appreciate this mashup of Tobias from Arrested Development as Dr. Manhattan.
But you know he's still wearing shorts.
They must think they are hindus in India. This is not India.


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Ронсон () имеет много значений.

 Ронсон — первый производитель зажигалок.

Английская фамилия; известные носители:
 Ронсон, Джесси (род. 1985) — канадский боец ММА.
 Ронсон, Джон (род. 1967) — уэльский журналист, режиссёр-документалист, радиоведущий и публицист.
 Ронсон, Марк (род. 1975) — английский DJ, гитарист, музыкальный продюсер, исполнитель.
 Ронсон, Мик (1946—1993) — английский гитарист, аранжировщик, композитор и музыкальный продюсер.
 Ронсон, Саманта (род. 1977) — американский DJ.

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How will we pay for health care in Minnesota?
During this election cycle, in their ads Democrats claimed falsely that Republicans (who oppose the ACA) would take away their health care insurance protections for pre-existing, chronic/expensive, medical conditions. This of course is simply not true. But such scaremongering has only temporarily overshadowed a reasoned examination of how to reign in health care costs by promoting competition in a consumer (patient and family)-controlled health care market in Minnesota. Patients and families must have the tools and power to make choices of care and insurance suited to their needs and preferences — while also providing taxpayer support for the poor and disabled among us. We also need a high risk pool (either internal or external) to a patients insurance policy. Considerable work has already been done on this. As Jeff Johnson correctly pointed out during the campaign, we can learn valuable lessons from Minnesota's pioneering and successful (1976-2013) Minnesota Comprehensive Health association (MCHA) high risk pool program and experience for covering pre-existing conditions.


Types Of Forex Volume Indicators. The volume can be interpreted in various ways to facilitate accurate interpretation of the market trend and technical analysis of the trends that are underway or that need to be predicted: Accumulation/Distributor Indicator. This volume based technical indicator is used to determine the flow of money into an asset class.
Forex Volume Indicators. Volume indicators are used to determine investors' interest in the market. High volume, especially near important market levels, suggests a possible start of a new trend, while low volume suggests traders uncertainty and/or no interest in a particular market.


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The Sengjia Bridge () is a historic stone bridge over the Longxi Stream in , Deqing County, Zhejiang, China.

History
Sengjia Bridge was first built in 743 during the Tang dynasty (618–907), and was rebuilt in 1226 during the reign of Emperor Lizong of the Song dynasty (960–1279).

In March 2005, it has been inscribed as a provincial-level cultural heritage site by the Government of Zhejiang.

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Deqing County, Zhejiang
Bridges in Zhejiang
Song dynasty architecture
Buildings and structures completed in 1226


Supervizor Zvuka: BRANKO NEŠKOV C.A.S.
2005 ZLATNI VITEZ na festivalu u Čeljabinsku – Rusija - za ulogu u filmu SAN ZIMSKE NOĆI.
2005 Nagrada FIPRESCI – domaćih filmskih kritičara za ulogu Lazara u filmu SAN ZIMSKE NOĆI.
2005 Nagrada FIPRESCI – domacih filmskih kriticara za najbolji film.
Goran Paskaljevic's heart-felt "A Midwinter Night's Dream" draws a pessimistic picture of post-war Serbia, caught between the guilty nightmares of recent wars and the rise of ultra-nationalism. Yet, its brooding story of a veteran desperately attempting to connect emotionally with an autistic girl and her refugee mother makes it one of the director's most powerful dramas. Lean, pared-down filming draws viewers in and the threat of imminent violence (not actually on-screen like in "The Powderkeg" aka "Cabaret Balkan""Cabaret Balkan") keeps them. Festival kudos and critical support will be needed to overcome film's tragic bleakness, however, and attract the distribution it deserves.
Using a real autistic girl (Jovana Mitic) in a central role, the film shows great sensitivity in exploring the autism and the uneasiness it causes in "normal""Normal" people. Here autism can be read as a metaphor for Serbia's ills: people's alienation from one another, their inability to grasp the meaning of their actions, their panicky fear of losing their identity. Paskaljevic's anguish is that all attempts to wake up his countrymen seem futile.
Lazar (Lazar Ristovski, who co-produced the film) returns from 10 years in prison a silent, deeply wounded man. He discovers a strange woman, Jasna (Jasna Zalica), and her autistic teenage daughter, Jovana (Mitic), living in his apartment. They are Bosnian Serbs displaced in the war. Acknowledging his rights as owner, Jasna numbly agrees to move into an overcrowded refugee shelter but in a sudden rush of pity, Lazar lets them stay in his house.
As the trio slowly draws closer to each other, their individual dramas are revealed. Jovana's father deserted the family when he realized his daughter was not a normal child. The mother brought her to Serbia in the mistaken hope of a better life.
Lazar's anguish is equally great. In an eerie, very delicate scene, he goes to visit the aged mother of his best friend Milan and asks forgiveness for killing her son. His terrible pain surfaces again in an electrifying confession scene, when he describes to Jasna how he deserted the Serbian army after witnessing his company perform a gruesome atrocity in Bosnia; then he started drinking and killed Milan in a meaningless barroom brawl.
Only after all the ghosts are out of the closet do Lazar and the woman become lovers. His great affection for Jovana helps the girl open up at the special education school she attends. She even takes part in a touching performance of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream."
She provides a kind of therapy for him, too, by giving him a way to temporarily regress into childlike innocence and come to terms with his feelings of guilt. Just when happiness seems within reach, an act of senseless violence shatters their future. As in "The Powderkeg," the audience is meant to identify the origins of this violence -- which would otherwise be an arbitrary plot twist -- in the war and general political conditions.
Conveying deep feelings in a whisper, Ristovski gives one of his finest perfs, a powerfully understated portrait of the nightmare-ridden veteran who seems to have no greater enemy than himself. In an unusual piece of casting, Zalica -- who is actually a Bosnian Muslim -- suggests a life of suffering and courage with reticence and a worried smile.
The charming, sweet-faced Mitic becomes a credible character thanks to editor Petar Putnikovic's careful selection of footage. As with Gianni Amelio's use of young Andrea Rossi, a real handicapped boy, in "The House Keys," Mitic does not actually perform, yet gives film an enormous boost by her presence. The 35mm blow-up shows off cinematographer Milan Spasic's fine digital camerawork. >From a mud-brown junkyard that resembles a grim scene of post-war destruction to a heavenly cherry orchard, the images carry a strong but subtle symbolism. Zoran Simjanovic's throbbing score shoots through the film with urgency and tension.
Camera (color, DV-to-35m), Milan Spasic; editor, Petar Putnikovic; music, Zoran Simjanovic; production designer, Tijana Maric; costume designer, Jelena Andjelkovic; sound (Dolby Digital), Velibor Hajdukovic, Branko Neskov; associate producers, Philip Zepter, Jose Maria Morales.. Reviewed at San Sebastian Film Festival (competing), Sept. 20, 2004. (Also in Toronto Film Festival -- Masters.) Running time: 95 MIN.
With: Boda Ninković, Erol Kadić, Danica Ristovski, Lav Gersman.
Filmography - long feature films.


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Q: CakePHP View with json format I 'm going to make a CakePHP application which collaborates with a mobile application. Mobile application is going to query CakePHP app to check if some vouchers are valid or not. I need to change some of my views such that their outputs be in json format in order to be parsed by mobile application easily.
To be specific if mobile app calles example.com/vouchers/check/1234 Cake should return something like this as response: {"validity":"valid"} or  {"validity":"invalid"} which is the result of checking the validity of voucher with id 1234.

A: Basically, you should use extensions when you expect non HTML responses (JSON in this case)
So request
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and use the JsonView as per docs and as per ajax-and-cakephp tutorial.
To sum it up:
Use this to allow json extension being enabled:
Router::parseExtensions();
Router::setExtensions(array('json', ...));

Don't forget to include the RequestHandler component in the controllers $components list.
Add this to your action:
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$this->set('_serialize', 'data'); // Let the JsonView class know what variable to use


Because protests blocked traffic on the street Athletic, on Victory Avenue, and on the route Kyiv-Odessa.
Auto avtonomera on the morning of Thursday, October 11, blocked of the streets in Kiev, as well as tracks at the entrances to the capital. The protesters are protesting against the increase in fuel prices. About it reports the UNIAN.
It is noted that the traffic blocked on the street Athletic, as well as on Victory Avenue.
According to UKRINFORM, the main forces of the activists and motorists were concentrated in the government quarter. On both sides of the street Grushevskogo parked several dozens of vehicles with stickers "Boycott the fuel prices!", "No crazy fuel prices!". Owners of cars loudly honking. Traffic for other transport is not covered.
The protesters need to reduce the cost of fuel to the level of the spring of this year due to the reduction of excise duty on fuel and the binding of excise duty to the Ukrainian currency.
Earlier it was reported that in Kiev will host the event, which will cease to drive cars and taxis.
As of the morning of October 11 in the capital obraschalis traffic jams.