Every visitor to West Wycombe knows about the mystical Hell Fire caves, the place where myth and reality are so entangled that you can't separate facts from legend. The legend said after the local harvest failed Sir Francis Dashwood decided to give jobs to the local community and build a road from High to West Wycombe by excavating caves on his estate. Many of his contemporaries were building estates, temples, landscape gardens above the ground but no one ventured underground.
The excavated chalk was used to build a road from West to High Wycombe which stretches along a thin line and is still in use today. Above the Hell Fire Caves there is an imposing mausoleum or private burial ground dedicated to the deceased members of the Dashwood family. The Mausoleum was built in 1765 from the local Portland stone and flint.
Not far from the Mausoleum there is a famous landmark, St Lawrence's Church, which was originally built in the XIV century and refurbished in 1752 by Sir Francis Dashwood. The church is famous for its golden balls which are copies of those at the custom house in Venice. In the Chancel there is a striking Last Supper painting by Giovanni Borgnis who was brought over from Italy to work on the Church as well as the Manor House. The views from the top of the church are magnificent and if you are given chance to climb to the top – don't miss it. It well worth £2! The tower is 80 meters high and there are over 100 steps but you will pass 8 fantastic church bells which are made in Germany and they are still in use today.
During the winter time you'll probably catch a glimpse of the elegant yellow manor house, the creation of the 2nd Baronet in the 18th centuryand home to the Dashwood family. The house which lies in 45 acres of landscaped parkland is regularly featured in movies such as Downton Abbey, The Duchess and Pride and Predujce. The park around the house is like an openair art gallery featuring statues and temples, inspired by Sir Francis Dashwood's travels through Europe and the Ottoman Empire. The most impressive is the Temple of Music set on an island in the lake created from the River Wye in the form of a Swan and inspired by the Temple of Vesta in Rome.
Once you finish exploring all the achievements of the Dashwoods you can take a break in the village itself which is part of the National Trust. The houses are well preserved and walking along the main road is like walking back into the rich past of the area with several small independent pubs with gardens, sweet shops and galleries. The West Wycombe is an excellent place for family outing.
The travel professional with years of experience in the travel industry – in guiding, reservations, operations, contracting, customer service and product development – and have travelled extensively in Asia and Eastern Europe not just on holiday but also for work, inspecting hotels, visiting attractions and seeing exactly what each destination has to offer. The only way I could do this properly was with my own guide, car and driver and this inspired me to create my own range of customised private day tours for other people to be able to explore in-depth and learn to love their destination as much as I do.


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remote_file ::File.join(node['vim-windows']['cache_path'], 'vim74rt.zip') do
  source node['vim-windows']['vim_rt_url']
  notifies :unzip, "windows_zipfile[unzip vim runtime files]", :immediately
end

windows_zipfile "unzip vim runtime files" do
  path node['vim-windows']['install_dir']
  source ::File.join(node['vim-windows']['cache_path'], 'vim74rt.zip')
  overwrite true
  action :nothing
end

remote_file ::File.join(node['vim-windows']['cache_path'], 'gvim74.zip') do
  source node['vim-windows']['gvim_url']
  notifies :unzip, "windows_zipfile[unzip gvim]", :immediately
end

windows_zipfile "unzip gvim" do
  path node['vim-windows']['install_dir']
  source ::File.join(node['vim-windows']['cache_path'], 'gvim74.zip')
  overwrite true
  action :nothing
end

windows_batch "install vim" do
  code "install.exe -install-popup -install-openwith -create-batfiles vim gvim"
  cwd ::File.join(node['vim-windows']['install_dir'], 'vim', 'vim74')
  creates 'C:/Windows/gvim.bat'
end

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class SendAnalyticsEventJob < ApplicationJob
  queue_as :low_priority

  def perform(body)
    Annict::Analytics::Event.post("/collect", body: body)
  end
end


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Q: Use Django ORM outside of Django I'm new to Django and want to use its ORM in my scripts without running whole Django thing. I'm scratching my head how to configure it. Searches on StackOverflow didn't help as answers don't show the full picture.
Therefore, I created a small project:
app.py
manage.py
orm/
  __init__.py
  models.py

manage.py has configuration:
from django.conf import settings
settings.configure(
    DATABASE_ENGINE = 'mysql',
    DATABASE_NAME = 'db',
    DATABASE_USER = 'admin',
    DATABASE_PASSWORD = '',
    DATABASE_HOST = 'localhost',
    INSTALLED_APPS = ('orm')
)

models.py:
from django.db import models
class Label(models.Model):
    name = models.CharField(max_length=50) # required max_length

and finally my main file app.py:
from django.conf import settings
from django.db import models
from orm.models import *
\# do database maniupaltions

Though after running app.py I receive an error that:
django.core.exceptions.ImproperlyConfigured: Requested setting DEFAULT_INDEX_TABLESPACE, but settings are not configured. You must either define the environment variable DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE or call settings.configure() before accessing settings.
What am I doing wrong?

A: You can find all the information here
This works for version 3.1 of Django
import django
from django.conf import settings
from myapp import myapp_defaults

settings.configure(default_settings=myapp_defaults, DEBUG=True)
django.setup()

# Now this script or any imported module can use any part of Django it needs.
from myapp import models

A: Here's an updated version, fix was including django.setup() line and some additional settings and includes:
manage.py
import os
import sys
import django
from django.conf import settings

BASE_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))

INSTALLED_APPS = [
    'orm',
]

DATABASES = {
    'default': {
        'ENGINE' : 'django.db.backends.mysql',
        'NAME' : 'playground',
        'USER' : 'admin',
        'PASSWORD' : 'pasw',
        'HOST' : 'localhost',
    }
}

settings.configure(
    INSTALLED_APPS = INSTALLED_APPS,
    DATABASES = DATABASES,
)

django.setup()

if __name__ == "__main__":
    from django.core.management import execute_from_command_line

    execute_from_command_line(sys.argv)

And app.py:
import manage
from orm.models import Label

if __name__ == '__main__':

    Label.objects.create(name='test')
    print(Label.objects.get(name='test'))

Hope someone will find it useful.

A: So your question is :

I want to use Django's ORM in my scripts without running a complete Django application, how to configure it?

I'll share what I did for a project I am currently working on, using Django 2.0.2.
I suggest you create a file SetupDjangoORM.pywith :
import django
from django.conf import settings

settings.configure(
    DATABASES={
        'default': {
            'ENGINE': '<your_engine>',
            'NAME': '<database_name>',
            'HOST': '<hostname_or_ip>',
            'PORT': '<port>',
            'USER': '<user>',
            'PASSWORD': '<super_secret_password>',
        }
    },
    INSTALLED_APPS=[
        '<your_app>',
    ]
)
django.setup()

You can find this informations in your settings.py file.
Then, you can import this wherever you need :
from . import SetupDjangoORM

And now you are able to use Django Models (ORM) in your scripts.

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Algú com tu (She's All That en versió original), és una pel·lícula estatunidenca estrenada l'any 1999, dirigida per Robert Iscove i protagonitzada per Freddie Prinze Jr. i Rachael Leigh Cook. Ha estat doblada al català.

Argument
Zach (Freddie Prinze Jr.) és un estudiant d'institut molt popular. Però quan la seva xicota Taylor (Jodi Lyn O'Keefe) li anuncia que tot ha acabat entre ells, la seva reputació se'n ressent. No obstant això no es deixa abatre i aposta amb el seu millor amic i rival Dean (Paul Walker) que, als seu costat, qualsevol noia pot assolir el títol de « reina del ball » de final d'any.

Dean, que fa « la tria d'armes », escull Laney (Rachael Leigh Cook), una artista marginal que no té al cap més que els seus quadres d'art i els seus estranys espectacles. Zach intenta discutir aquesta tria abans de posar-s'hi.

Tanmateix, al fil de les setmanes, una amistat naixerà entre Laney i Zach.

Repartiment
 Freddie Prinze Jr.: Zach Siler
 Rachael Leigh Cook: Laney Boggs
 Matthew Lillard: Brock Hudson
 Paul Walker: Dean Simpson
 Jodi Lyn O'Keefe: Taylor Vaughan
 Kevin Pollak: Wayne Boggs
 Anna Paquin: Mackenzie Siler
 Elden Henson: Jesse Jackson, el millor amic de Laney
 Dulé Hill: Preston
 Kieran Culkin: Simon Boggs
 Usher: Campus Dj
 Gabrielle Union: Katie
 Tamara Mello: Chandler
 Clea DuVall: Misty
 Tim Matheson: Harlan Siler
 Alexis Arquette: Mitch
 Dave Buzzotta: Jeffrey Munge Rylander
 Katharine Towne: Savannah
 Michael Milhoan: el principal Stickley
 Milo Ventimiglia: un jugador de futbol
 Sarah Michelle Gellar: la noia a la cafeteria

Al voltant de la pel·lícula
 Aquest film ha contribuït a la notorietat de la cançó Kiss Me del grup americà Sixpence None the Richer.
 El film és particularment conegut per presentar el que es considera com un dels més grans clixés del cinema: la noia suposadament lletja que resulta ser bonica quan es treu les ulleres.
 El film ha servit de base a la parodia Sex Academy.
 Sarah Michelle Gellar fa una aparició en l'escena on Zach defensa el germà de Laney a la cantina.
 Freddie Prinze Jr. i Matthew Lillard es trobaran tres anys més tard a Scooby Doo i la seva continuació, on es troba d'altra banda Sarah Michelle Gellar
 L'institut on va Zach és el mateix que a Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Referències

Pel·lícules del 1999 doblades al català
Pel·lícules de comèdia romàntica dels Estats Units
Pel·lícules dels Estats Units del 1999

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Pitbull unleashes new single 'Greenlight' Ft. Flo Rida & Lunchmoney Lewis
GRAMMY® Award-winning multi-platinum international icon, and newly anointed recipient of a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Pitbull unveils a brand new single entitled "Greenlight" feat. Flo Rida & LunchMoney Lewis.
CLICK HERE to listen now to "Greenlight."
"Greenlight" feat. Flo Rida & LunchMoney Lewis was co-written by Pitbull, Dr, Luke, Cirkut, LunchMoney Lewis and Flo Rida, and produced by Dr. Luke and Cirkut.
"Greenlight" follows the release of Pitbull's latest single "Messin' Around" feat Enrique Iglesias, both tracks will be featured on Pitbull's forthcoming album CLIMATE CHANGE.
Pitbull is currently on a massive North American summer tour with Latin megastar, singer-songwriter Prince Royce entitled THE BADMAN TOUR, promoted by Live Nation, with special guest Farruko. For all the latest news and updates on the tour, visit www.thebadmantour.com.
Click Here to Watch the Lyric Video for "Greenlight": http://smarturl.it/GREENLIGHTlv
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http://www.pitbullmusic.com
US rapper Brooke Candy shares new music video for 'Paper Or Plastic'
Today, 26-year-old California rapper and singer, Brooke Candy, unveils the music video for her new track, "Paper or Plastic", described by Noisey as "a pure shot of sparkling pop". The video, directed by Darren Craig, and creatively directed by Brooke herself, tells a story of patriarchal oppression with stylistic innovation and panache. CLICK HERE TO WATCH.
Brooke says about the video,
"This video was scheduled to be released last week, but after the numerous terrible tragedies involving gun use in America escalated, putting it momentarily on hold felt like the right thing to do. I have always been a strong believer that art should not be subject to censorship, and so after much thought; I have decided to release the video this week, in its original unedited form. I have been working on this video and this concept for over 2 years. It is very important that it be understood that this is an ARTISTIC STATEMENT that was conceived as a satire on oppression and the current state of the world."
Following the release of Brooke Candy's "Happy Days", "Changes", and most recently, "Nasty", "Paper or Plastic" is the latest track from her upcoming debut album, which is exclusively produced by her mentor and label-mate, SIA. "Paper or Plastic" is now available to buy or stream at all digital retail providers.
To Buy or Stream "Paper or Plastic":
iTunes: http://smarturl.it/PaperOrPlastic
Spotify: http://smarturl.it/StreamPaperOrPlastic
Apple Music: http://smarturl.it/BCPaperOrPlastic
Amazon Music: http://smarturl.it/PaperOrPlasticAmz
Google Play: http://smarturl.it/PaperOrPlasticGP
Vevo: http://smarturl.it/HearPaperOrPlastic
www.brookecandyofficial.com
www.facebook.com/brooke.candy
www.twitter.com/brookecandy
Big Sean set to tour with Rihanna on tour across Europe
Following the critical success of Twenty88, a musical collaboration with R&B artist Jhené Aiko, global superstar Big Sean will be joining Rihanna and DJ Mustard on a live tour across Europe and performing at festivals including V, Pukkelpop and Wireless over Summer.
Big Sean has an undisputed reputation as one of the best performers and artists of his generation, blending pop and hip hop seamlessly to create chart topping hits with the likes of Kanye West, Drake, Lil Wayne and Chris Brown.
Big Sean released his third album 'Dark Sky Paradise' last year. The release debuted at #1 and is registered platinum, with an incredible 7.5million singles sold worldwide.
The Anti Tour with Rihanna
17th June - Amsterdam, Netherlands
21st June - Dublin, Ireland
24th June - London, UK
25th June - Coventry, UK
27th June - Glasgow, UK
29th June - Manchester, UK
2nd July - Oslo, Norway
4th July - Stockholm, Sweden
7th July - Hamburg, Germany
13th July - Milan, Italy
15th July - Nice, France
17th July - Frankfurt, Germany
19th July - Lyon, France
21st July - Barcelona, Spain
23rd July - Lille, France
26th July - Prague, Czech Republic
28th July - Cologne, Germany
30th July - Paris, France
2nd August - Malmo, Sweden
5th August - Warsaw, Poland
7th August - Munich, Germany
9th August - Vienna, Austria
12th August - Zurich, Switzerland
16th August - Berlin, Germany
10th July - Wireless Festival, London, UK
18th August - Pukkelpop, Hasselt, Belgium
19th August - Blockfest, Tampere, Finland
20th August - V Festival, Stafford, UK
21st August - V Festival, Chelmsford, UK
https://www.instagram.com/bigsean/
https://twitter.com/BigSean
https://www.facebook.com/uknowbigsean
Alicia Keys confirmed to perform at UEFA Champions League Final opening ceremony
UEFA and Pepsi® are excited to announce that for the first time ever, the UEFA Champions League Final will feature a global live music headline performance as part of the opening ceremony pageantry. Taking place on May 28th at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza in Milan, Italy, the "UEFA Champions League Final Opening Ceremony presented by Pepsi" will feature Alicia Keys as the inaugural artist to usher in a new live entertainment era for the UEFA Champions League Final.
Airing in more than 220 countries, the UEFA Champions League Final is the most watched annual sporting event in the world.
"I'm extremely excited to share my new music at the UEFA Champions League Final, an event that is celebrated in every corner of the world," said Alicia Keys. "This is going to be a powerful moment in history and one that represents the spirit of all the similarities we share no matter where we live and who we are. I'm honoured to be a special part of such a beloved experience."
This year's "UEFA Champions League Final Opening Ceremony presented by Pepsi" will merge the worlds of world-class music, entertainment and sports, as well as celebrate design and fashion as a nod to the host city, Milan.
"Music, entertainment and sports have always been a vital part of the Pepsi DNA. We are the brand that invented entertainment marketing and continue to push creative boundaries," said Carla Hassan, SVP, Global Brand Management, Global Beverage Group, PepsiCo. "By creating a global stage as part of the UEFA Champions League Final for the first time, Pepsi will produce an epic, memorable moment that will draw an even broader global fan base to the pitch, elevate the excitement of the 2016 final, and establish a new tradition for one of the world's most beloved sport spectacles."
The revived opening ceremony marks an expansion of PepsiCo's existing partnership with the UEFA Champions League, bringing one of the world's most passionate musicians to a massive global audience and further heightens the excitement and grandeur of the world's most watched annual sporting event. PepsiCo initially joined forces with the UEFA Champions League in 2015, announcing a partnership with the prestigious European club football tournament where Lay's, Gatorade and Pepsi MAX / Pepsi serve as lead brands for the competition.
Guy-Laurent Epstein, UEFA Marketing Director, commented, "With an iconic and storied history in music, Pepsi was the ideal partner to bring an epic music performance to the world's most watched annual sporting event for the first time, and UEFA is delighted that Alicia Keys will be performing in Milan. The UEFA Champions League Final is the ultimate stage in European football, bringing together the two best teams on the continent. With such a highly respected and truly global artist performing ahead of the UEFA Champions League Final, it heightens even further the appeal of the match and consequently will reach a broader audience demographic, which ultimately further strengthens the global status of UCL."
In addition to the "UEFA Champions League Final Opening Ceremony presented by Pepsi" performance, Keys – who recently joined Season 11 of NBC's hit show The Voice in the United States and will release her 8th album this year – will be featured in a variety of integrated campaign elements leading up to the performance.
For more information, visit www.facebook.com/uefachampionsleague.

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What the Conventional Wisdom Gets Wrong
By Seo Blog Submitter On Nov 28, 2022
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Recession. Downturn. Economic uncertainty. When these words start to appear, conventional wisdom tells businesses to cut their marketing budgets.
It turns out that advice is dead wrong.
As multiple researchers have found over decades of studies, stopping your marketing efforts during tough times is a mistake. Data shows that proactive marketing "pays off" during recessions—for brands across industries, including the likes of Toyota, Amazon, Coca-Cola, etc. As two marketing professors put it in a 2020 Harvard Business Review article: "Firms that maintain their marketing spend while reallocating it to suit the context … fare better than firms that cut their marketing investment."
When everyone is on high alert, pulling back might seem like the safe bet in the short term. But keep in mind that this moment full of challenges also presents opportunities. Companies need to keep growing to succeed, and content is one of the most effective ways to do that.
That doesn't mean you should ignore reality and pretend everything is great. The trick, as many researchers found, is to adjust and reallocate your budget rather than gutting your chance at growth. Here's how investing in content can help you overcome today's biggest challenges and position your company to succeed long term.
How content marketing leads to meaningful ROI
Paid ads and content marketing have inverse reputations. Ads tend to be annoying disruptions that don't work well but are very easy to track for ROI. Content, meanwhile, offers buyers a lot of value but takes deeper effort to tie to business results. This strange dynamic is one reason why professionals fall back on paid budgets despite the crappy user experience.
In the last few years, though, content ROI has gotten much easier to track and optimize. If you examine the two tactics side by side, it's clear content is a better investment, especially if budgets are tight.
Let's say you have $500. If you spend that on an ad campaign at a $10 cost per click, you get 50 clicks. When the budget runs out, you'll have to spend more to keep seeing results. But remember, you can't necessarily tie that click-through rate to sales. You've got to hook them and drive them to action.
With owned content marketing, you take that same $500 and work with a skilled creator who produces an asset that truly helps your audience. It can be optimized for search and distributed through your organic channels. That article drives 500 clicks through email and social, and continues to drive results for months to come.
You can always scale ad spend up or down over time, depending on budget constraints. But no amount of paid spend can make up for weak content. Focusing on great content puts you in a better position to succeed and gives you flexibility around distribution.
Remember: Buyers don't stop buying during a recession. They just get really choosy about where their dollars go.
Where to increase your content spend
There's a really interesting contrast playing out in marketing right now. According to Gartner, marketing budgets as a percentage of revenue are actually up overall this year compared to 2021. However, ad spend is down, particularly in consumer and B2B tech.
Marketers would be wise to use some of those new funds on ambitious content. And if other companies are making cuts, one advantage is you won't have to deal with as much competition for attention.
Plus, innovation happens when budgets are tight.
We don't even have to look that far back to see an example: How we work and interact with colleagues has changed dramatically since the global pandemic. Prior to March 2020, Zoom calls and people working remotely were rare and few and far between. Now? It's the status quo.
With dozens of companies announcing layoffs, we're seeing an increase in demand for freelance content creators. Gartner research also revealed that 58% of CMOs don't think they have the in-house talent "needed to execute on their strategy." Addressing the talent gap is a smart way to adjust your content spend.
That way, you'll be able to keep content quality and volume up with a smaller team. You can streamline communication with both internal and external teams with platforms like Slack or even our own Contently, where you can manage deadlines, projects, and communications all in one location.
How to adapt your goals during tough times
In 2016, CEO Tim Cook told a crowded room, "We believe in investing during downturns," as he reflected on Apple's response during bleak times, like 2008 at the height of the Great Recession.
Similarly, now is the perfect opportunity to move miles ahead of the competition. For one, you're already out of the starting gate by understanding the important role storytelling plays in how we connect with brands. We've got a few ideas to help you plan your improved path forward and win the day with content.
Focus on big ideas and big rocks
While you're adjusting your goals to meet the current need, it's vital you step back and look at the giant opportunity waiting on the other side of the crisis.
Need some inspiration? Procter & Gamble was already famous for their "floating soap" at the start of the Great Depression. As the Depression lagged on, stores cut back on their orders and sales stagnated. P&G could have stopped producing soap altogether to take care of the immediate need. Instead, they realized they had to engage their audience in a different way—people still needed soap—and they created the first ever direct-to-consumer marketing strategy, increasing their soap sales and changing how brands interact with consumers to this day.
For today's content marketers, look at your current strategy and goals and adapt them to fit where we're headed, not just where we are today. That could mean focusing on your most important owned channels like email and social rather than experimenting elsewhere. Or maybe you choose to focus on a few essential big rock content pieces that you can repurpose instead of producing a bunch of shorter articles.
Audit your content
Now is the perfect time to audit the content you currently have and review your data. What are your most popular articles and have any shifted since the beginning of this downturn? Look at individual pieces and ask: How is it performing? Are people reading it all the way through? Is it still generating traffic to your site?
Update some of that content to engage today's audience (and it'll do better in search). You may find you have a lot of material on a topic and can create a course out of those pieces. You'll give customers a way to learn a skill or how to use your product more efficiently, and if they're new, you get their email address to continue building trust with them.
Listen to your public-facing teams
Your Sales and Customer Success teams are your "ears to the ground." They know very well what your customers are saying, because they're on the phone or in a live chat with them on the daily. What are they hearing? What fears and concerns do current clients and prospects share with them?
Take this feedback and use it to generate content that helps address their concerns. (Where do you think we got the idea for this piece?) What content can you generate that can help them make the case for your product or services and prove bang-for-the-buck? This is another moment where you can showcase your value and reinforce why they should choose you—even in the middle of a recession.
While your internal teams are listening to the customers they're talking with, what are people saying to you on social? Are you asking questions? You should be! This is a great opportunity to be like Slack and create channels dedicated to listening to your customers directly.
Create content for your current customers
Once someone becomes a customer, it may be easy to forget about them and move on to the next lead. But that's short-sighted and an easy way to lose them. (Anyone fed up with their internet provider and switched just because of poor customer service? Just me?)
Customer success teams tend to be overbooked as they juggle keeping 12 clients happy at once. Retention content is such an important tool that many companies don't invest in till it's too late. Creating content specifically for your customers, whether it's onboarding or beyond, helps strengthen the relationship and can increase profits exponentially.
So as you prepare to balance the need for growth with the urge to save, think about how great content can lift your organization. Now's not the time to pull back. Those willing to stay the course and double-down with their content can reap monumental rewards that will follow them well beyond the current downturn.
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At the BOD AGM Bob Richardson stood down as our Chairman having competed his two year stint and Jeremy Newman also stood down as Class Secretary, although he has generously agreed to continue coordinating the sailing programme.
The new officers elected for 2016 are Alan Hicks, who becomes our new Chairman, Phil Rust, who takes over from Alan as Vice Chairman, and Fiona Brown, who becomes Secretary.
To view a full list of officers and their contact information please click here.


Kick back, relax and take a drive along the Mother Road, Old Route 66 all around Macoupin and Madison Counties. There are more than 30 different sites to see along Route 66 from Livingston and Staunton to Edwardsville, Glen Carbon and the Old Chain of Rocks Bridge which crosses the Mississippi River.
1. Henry's Rabbit Ranch, 1107 Historic Old Route 66, Staunton, IL. This modern attraction celebrates Route 66 with an emporium of highway and trucking memorabilia and rabbits, the hopping kind and the Volkswagen kind.
2. Staunton Traction System Interpretive Statue. Before roads, railways were the rage in the early 1900s. Once Henry Ford's Model T came out and Route 66 was born, rails were doomed. Visit this site and learn about the history of life before the roads.
3. Decamp Station, 8767 State Route 4, Staunton, IL, open Wednesday – Sunday 4 p.m. to midnight. This historic roadhouse on Route 66 once housed tourist cabins, a dance hall, gambling and a brothel. Today the historic tavern displays the photographs of the old dance hall.
4. Country Classic Cars, 2149 East Frontage Rd., Staunton, IL. This family owned and operated business features 400 classic cars and trucks displayed outside and in an indoor showroom with 400 classics under its roof.
5. World Famous Pink Elephant Antique Mall, 908 Veterans Memorial Dr., Livingston, IL, open daily 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. This is a place you don't want to miss along Route 66, stop in to view their selection of antiques and collectibles.
6. Larger than life sculptures at the Pink Elephant Antique Mall, 908 Veterans Memorial Dr., Livingston, IL. Look for a large pink elephant, a male swimmer, a bright green UFO, and two elephants emerging from the exterior wall.
7. Twistee Treat 50s Diner, 908 Veterans Memorial Dr., Livingston, IL, open daily 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. After looking around the Pink Elephant Antique Mall stop inside the ice cream cone building for burgers, fries and ice cream.
8. Livingston Muffler Man, 908 Veterans Memorial Dr., Livingston, IL. Located outside the Pink Elephant Antique Mall the Muffler Man in his spiffy orange Harley- Davidson shirt is something you can't miss.
9. St. Paul Lutheran Church, 6969 W. Frontage Road, Worden, IL. This church is known for its large blue neon cross that signifies safe travel for those driving along Route 66.
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16. Cleveland-Heath, 106 North Main Street, Edwardsville, IL, open Monday – Thursday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Friday – Saturday from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Stop by for a great environment, surrounded by happy people, awesome drinks, and gourmet comfort food.
17. Bigelo's Bistro, 140 North Main St., Edwardsville, MO, open Monday – Saturday 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. This favorite dining experience in Edwardsville features "inventive" food and drink.
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19. Madison County Historical Society Museum and Archival Library, 715 North Main Street, Edwardsville, IL, open Wednesday – Friday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Learn about the people, places and events that shaped Madison Country throughout its century plus history. Located in the second oldest brick house in Edwardsville, IL.
20. The 1820 Colonel Benjamin Stephenson House, 409 S. Buchanan St., Edwardsville, IL, tour hours are Thursday – Saturdays 10 a.m.to 3 p.m. and Sundays 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. The beautifully restored Stephenson house offers tours by costumed docents who represent the Stephenson family in the oldest brick building in Madison County.
21. St. Louis Street Historic District, 603 through 1306 St. Louis St., Edwardsville, IL. You'll find a collection of beautiful homes built in the 1880's and 1890's that represent different architectural styles from that time period.
22. Edwardsville City Park, 101 South Buchanan, Edwardsville, IL. The city's most centrally located park houses the Madison County Centennial Monument and beautiful park fountain. The park is also host to a number of large community festivals and events each year.
23. Leclaire Village Historic District, Edwardsville, IL. This vibrant area has a beautiful lake and park, baseball field and is home to the Edwardsville Children's Museum.
24. Edwardsville Children's Museum, 722 Holyoake Rd., Edwardsville, IL. Located in the historic Leclaire Village, the museum features different education stations where kid's imagination can go wild.
25. Glen Carbon Heritage Museum, 124 School St., Glen Carbon, IL. The museum was originally built in 1914 as the community school. It now houses the Heritage Museum with original hardwood floors and tin ceilings. Inside you'll find a recreated classroom setting, military uniforms from various eras and Native American artifacts.
26. Covered Bridge in Glen Carbon, South Main St. It was constructed in 1976 to celebrate the 200th birthday of the United States and is now the village's focal point.
27. Yanda Log Cabin, 148 South Main St., Glen Carbon, IL. The cabin was believed to have been built in 1853 and was found within the walls of a modern home. The cabin underwent renovations to be restored and now serves as a satellite center for the Glen Carbon Heritage Museum.
28. The Old Chain of Rocks Bridge, Madison, IL. At 5,353 feet long, it is one of the world's longest bicycle and pedestrian bridges. The bridge spans across the Mississippi River and has a rich history.


We've all experienced people who weren't picking up what we were laying down. Haters. Doubters. Critics. Tim Tebow has a small armada of such exasperating entities, perhaps more so than any other professional athlete.
Some fault Tebow for not materializing a robust NFL career after a brilliant college football run (capped by winning the Heisman trophy in 2007). Others doubt his ability to make it in professional baseball (the New York Mets signed him in 2016 and he's been working his way through their farm system).
Still others are rubbed the wrong way by Tebow's being very open and frequent in talking about his faith or his habit of displaying unswerving optimism.
You're always going to have critics and naysayers and people that are going to tell you that you won't, that you can't, that you shouldn't. Most of those people are the people that didn't, that wouldn't, that couldn't.
Criticism is a fact of life. And we're not wired to handle it well. In fact, psychology professor Roy Baumeister says our brains need to experience five positive events to make up for the psychological effect of just one negative event.
So Tebow offers a brilliant way to deal with the reality of criticism: Ignore the boos, because they're coming from the cheap seats.
Keep that important perspective in mind.
Would you rather be judged or ignored? These are the consequences of life's great binary choice–whether to make a difference, or not. Faced with this decision, surely taking on some criticism seems acceptable in comparison. If you want to "dent the universe," as Steve Jobs once challenged, you're going to take dents in your armor here and there. No one said it was fair.
In fact, one of life's great imbalances is the fact that what others risk by criticizing is minuscule compared to what you risk by putting yourself out there (internet trolls I'm looking at you). But don't let that stop you. Don't ever let that stop you.
This one is my personal favorite. I could never have made the leap from corporate to entrepreneur without following this. When you adopt this philosophy, you're drawn to criticism as a cradle of insight instead of steering away from it as a source of rejection. Consider what is constructive about criticism, find the nugget of truth in it, and let it elevate you to higher standards.
Don't think of it as exposing flaws but instead as helping you make new self-discoveries. Let criticism feed you, not your insecurities.
Mentors are a particularly good choice for those on the short list, because they can give you practice receiving criticism in a safe environment, making it a less frightful experience over time. The mentors I've chosen have provided some of the most useful feedback I could want–and I never view it as unwarranted criticism.
This is particularly poignant when it comes to our fear of criticism. If we take our eyes off the road ahead and what we're trying to achieve, and instead focus it on the walls of potential criticism all around us, we'll steer right into those walls. Our misplaced focus on the criticism may well cause us to alter our actions and crash into an outcome that attracts the very criticism we feared in the first place.
Net, you can handle the haters. Don't be one of those who didn't, wouldn't, couldn't.
And now, I see it like, if I am getting hate if I am doing good in life I just level up my lifestyle.
Thank you for this amazing article, I can relate to this a lot.
Thank you for your readership and for taking time to comment on this article Avneet. Lots more to come!


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I discovered Bikram yoga in October of 2013. I did 11 classes during the 10 day intro. at BYMV and was hooked and confused. I grew up dancing (mostly ballet), and I crave the varied choreography of dance because it challenges my brain to connect with my body. I thought the routine of Bikram would bore me, especially since I had found 'yoga' boring in the past. But to my surprise, it was quite the opposite. I found it very satisfying, as it was challenging in a completely different way and I would feel SUPER after every class.
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Cocoa, long haired Chihuahua owned by my friends Sue & Eldon P. of Valley Mills, TX. I took this shot of Cocoa inside their Toyota Rav while they were shopping in Marble Falls,TX.
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The best dog-gone treats that I've given to my dogs. These are Dog Pumpkin Treats called "Doggie Delirious." I found these at my local HEB grocery and my dogs "dig" these. They are inexpensive and all natural and made in the US. Also available at Sam's club.
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I follow the blog of a very nice Aussie lady. She posted this on a recent blog and I think the "little story" is cute. It shows a need and belief in God all in one little scenario. The story involves an elderly lady and someone in need. I do not mean any offense with the joke. I'm elderly myself and don't usually like references to "old age." Folks that's anyone past 65 years old in my book.
I'm not in the habit of reblogging and I think this is the first one that I've done. I've used things from You Tube but those are not reblogs. I prefer my own posts but this one made me smile and I really needed to find some humor in life these past few months.
I changed one word. It's still a good story.
I am an 83 year old widow, living on a very small pension. Yesterday someone stole my purse. It had £100 in it, which was all the money I had until my next pension payment.
The postal worker was touched. He showed the letter to all the other workers. Each one dug into his or her wallet and came up with a few pounds.
By the time he made the rounds, he had collected £96 which they put into an envelope and sent to the woman.
By the way, there was £4 missing………..
I think it might have been those buzzards at the post office!!!


My eldest son, BP, is 13 years old and refuses to talk to me most of the time. He is quiet, which is fine, but even with simple things like asking for sweets he is reluctant to do. I have no idea why and sometimes it makes me feel like I'm failing at being his mum. Surely I'm a person he should feel most comfortable talking to?
Of course when I think about it I remember hating my parents when I was a teen, I thought they couldn't have any idea what life was like for me. How could they? They were adults who had everything together and I was suffering at the hands of everyone and feeling like the world was against me.
I read an article on The Guardian website that I found quite interesting, it was written in 2014 but it makes a lot of sense. In the article Tim Lott says "The reason your teenager won't talk to you is because you're boring and they're not going to waste their time." - now I know that sounds daft but to be honest it's kind of true. As parents we have been through the teen stage and come out the other side, we know that things change but saying that to our teens doesn't help them. It makes us sound like know-it-alls and pushes our teens further away.
Unfortunately now is the time that your child (and mine) is trying to become their own person, they want separation from you and when you ask them to talk to you you're actually pushing them away. Teens turn to their peers for advice, they do everything in their power to not be influenced by you. It is the hardest time for us as their parents though because all we want to do is help, to talk, to impart wisdom.
Most of the articles I've read on this topic say you should do your best to take a step back. Let your child be themselves, let them confide in friends rather than you, and let them make mistakes. Be open with them, show them you are there if they need you but don't push them to share.
I know he needs to grow up. I know he needs to learn what life is like without me there to turn to every second. I know he needs to explore who he is.
These two sides are not compatible, I know this, but it doesn't make it any easier. Being a parent to a teen is worrying, frustrating, maddening even, especially when they do everything you tell them not to! But taking a step back and trying my best to not interfere is the best thing I can do for him at the moment.
Will he ever talk to me?
One of my worries is that by taking a step back I will show BP that I don't care about his life. Maybe he will think that because I'm not constantly asking about his life and trying to get information out of him that I don't want to know that stuff.
Again articles say that's not true. And when I think about it logically I know it's not true because I talk to my parents now. I tell them things. I share.
The teenage years are the time your child branches out and explores who he/she is. It is a chance for them to learn to be a person without you by their side every second and just because they don't talk to you now doesn't mean they won't want to when they come out the other side of this stage. In fact if you wait patiently and show them you're there if they need you they are more likely to turn to you for advice later.
So yes, he will talk to me... eventually. Or at least I hope he will.
Parenting a teen is fun!
Okay so fun might not be the right word, perhaps "testing" is better? While I worry about BP's decisions and the fact that he doesn't talk to me I know he is making the right decisions. He's doing well in school, he has friends, and he is sociable (at least some of the time). He can surprise me sometimes with how old he can act, and sometimes he infuriates me with how childish he can act. But I guess that's just part of being a teen, he's testing, he's learning, he's exploring.
I have quite a few years of parenting teens ahead of me, with BP being 13 and LP being 8 by the time BP is almost out of his teens LP will be just entering them. That'll be 10 years of parenting a teen so I ought to get some experience!
Parenting a teen is tough at times and you can feel like you're the worst person in the world. So if you need a shoulder to cry on or someone to vent to I am here for you. I will listen to your woes and your worries and nod along as I relate to your stories. Us parents of teens need to stick together - there's power in numbers right!?
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I am lucky because my children aged 12-17 talk to me a lot but yes they probably talk about other stuff with their friends. I hated my lovely Dad when I was 14 so I count myself very lucky that my tween and teens talk to me so openly and are all up for cuddles and so on. My late Mum told me that the problems only get bigger as children get older and I don't think it will ever end until we die. I don't think there will be an age they become where it is all plain sailing as life will throw its curve-balls. I guess there is a lot of support out there via charities like Young Minds and online parenting forums. We do out best and that is good enough.
You're right Kate. I didn't talk to my parents either so I guess it's just like that but it is so frustrating when you're the parent! You are very lucky that your children talk to you, I can only hope that by being there for him BP realises he is safe talking to me.
Thanks Carol, that sounds good. It's funny because our youngest, LP (who is also 8), is much more talkative!
Sometimes teens will listen to anyone but their parents. Twenty years ago my brother's son wouldn't do anything for his parents, fought with them and even ran away. When he came to stay with me, he did what I said. He had problems and we got him into counseling. After a while he wanted to be back home - his attitude was different. His parents hadn't changed - he had.
You're right Carol, it's just an inbuilt thing isn't it? It's like they're rebelling. I just hope he talks to us if he needs to.
Oh gosh! Yes I think I'd be the same, I guess we're never happy are we? If they're not talking to us we want them to and if they are we want to help them but can't. It's called being a parent I guess!
Aw that's lovely Kim. You're right of course, I wouldn't want to change BP I just wish he would share more. But as I said, I never shared with my parents so I kind of understand it.
At least he learned Suzanne - that's good. I'm hoping that BP learns I'm here if he needs me.
I love this guide - I think it's just being open as much as you can!
Thanks hun. Yes, just be more relaxed about it... I can only try.
We've got quite a few years before teenager-dom hits, but I know it will come around so quickly. I think it's good to try and remember what we were like ourselves as teenagers, but I know I will find the whole process really difficult. BP will know how much you care about him - even reading this and seeing that you've been caring enough to research some articles about parenting teens is enough to prove this! Just keep going, lovely.


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According to UNESCO science report, today only 29% of researchers are women and only 3% of Scientific Nobel Prizes have been awarded to women. While men and women are equally represented in the undergraduate courses in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM fields), the number of women in science and academia drops with each increasing level of qualification. Diverse workplaces have been shown to be more productive, more innovative and more creative because people with different background address problems in different ways, ask different questions, and come up with different hypotheses and strategies to solve problems. This is one of the reason why the scarce representation of women in academia has serious consequences on the research system.
One way to address this systematic under-representation of women towards the top of the academic career path ("leaky pipeline") is to provide role models, women and men, to the students and scientific community. A beautiful initiative in this area is a comic book called "Of course!" has been designed, produced, printed and distributed in November 2020 by LMU Munich. My story is featured among other eight illustrated interviews of researchers who experienced gender biases and imbalance at home, during their education, and at their work place. The aim is to inspire and encourage young women by showing examples of how by making positive changes can lead to a happy and fulfilled life as a scientist. Here is my story illustrated by the graphic designer and cartoonist Dominik Wendland.
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I have been interviewed by the journalist Benedetta Moro for a paper in the Italian newspaper "Il Piccolo" on 26 January 2021. The article talks about my involvement in the project "Of course!" as an inspiring female role model. The challenges I faced, Benedetta wrote, are widespread among women in the academic world and although the path is sometimes very hard, having the encouragement to other women (but men too) can be fundamental. The article goes on saying that in Germany, equal opportunities are taken very seriously with the hope to increase the number of women in leading positions in academia, and there are several projects and funds dedicated to this. In particular, the comic book project aims to encourage young female students that would like to start a career in science. Although choosing this career can be tough, and there are obstacles to overcome, it is a gratifying job. It is also mentioned that I won the Max-Grunebaum prize for the best doctoral thesis at the BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg university and that I was shortlisted for the Bertha Benz prize.
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Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Architect, was born in 1868 in Parson St, Townhead, Glasgow. His Martyrs Public School can still be found here.
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Glasgow Herald Building
Charles Rennie Mackintosh in 1893-95, 56 Mitchell St, Glasgow
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This building was remodelled by Charles Rennie Mackintosh in 1895, his first major public building.
Charles Rennie Mackintosh : Glasgow School of Art, 167 Renfrew Street, off Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow
Glasgow School of Art is probably the most well know Charles Rennie Mackintosh building.
Glasgow School of Art – southwest view © Adrian Welch
Charles Rennie Mackintosh: Hill House, Upper Colquhoun Street, Helensburgh, north-west of Glasgow
The Hill House was designed for publisher Walter Blackie. After the Glasgow Art School, The Hill House is one of Rennie Mackintosh's best known works. The facades are typically strong with the few apertures articulated with characteristic grids, and subtle non-orthogonal elements such as the chimney. Rennie Mackintosh's style is often seen as not only related to fin-de-siecle Art Nouveau but to the burgeoning Modern Architecture movement. This Rennie Mackintosh work typically works with the Scottish traditional architecture, often referred to as the Scots Baronial, the rustic architecture of towers and crow steps. The Hill House is run by the National Trust for Scotland and is close to Loch Lomond.
House for an Art Lover
Charles Rennie Mackintosh : House for an Art Lover, Bellahouston Park, Glasgow
photo © Keith Hunter
Charles Rennie Mackintosh building designed with his wife Margaret Macdonald in 1901 for a German architecture magazine competition and constructed to his original plans in 1989-96.
Charles Rennie Mackintosh : The Willow Tea Rooms, 217 Sauchiehall St, Glasgow
Glasgow Tea Rooms for Kate Cranston. A similar Rennie Mackintosh Tea Room exists at 97 Buchanan Street.
Hunterian Gallery
Charles Rennie Mackintosh : Hunterian Gallery, Kelvingrove, Glasgow
Interior of a Rennie Mackintosh-designed house relocated to this site from where the architect once lived.
Glasgow Rennie Mackintosh Festival 2006
Glasgow Projects by Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Balgrayhill Road, 140-142 Date built: 1890
Blythswood Square, No.5 door only
Daily Record Printing Works, Renfield Lane
Glasgow Herald, 200 Renfield Street
Date built: 1893-95
Glasgow School of Art, 167 Renfrew Street
Date built: 1899 & 1910
Hill House, Upper Colquhoun Street, Helensburgh
House for an Art Lover, Bellahouston Park – Andy Macmillan after Mackintosh
Hunterian Gallery –
Martyrs' School, 52 Parson Street – Honeyman & Keppie (Mackintosh)
Queens Cross Church, Woodside
Ruchill Free Church Halls
Scotland Street School
Willow Tea Rooms, The, 217 Sauchiehall Street
Glasgow Style Room, Art Gallery & Museum, Kelvingrove
Peripheral Building / Project:
lilybank House Extension – 1890s
Queen Mary's College, 1895 with John Keppie
Rennie Mackintosh – Outside Glasgow
78 Derngate, Northhampton, England – 1919
refurbished 2002-2004 by John McAslan + Partners
St Andrews Church, Roker, England
Rennie Mackintosh – History / Background
Charles Rennie Mackintosh worked closely with his wife, Margaret Macdonald: she apparently was primarily involved in the interiors.
Charles Rennie Mackintosh was born Glasgow in 1868.
Mackintosh enrolled at the Glasgow School of Art at the age of fifteen. A year later he joined John Hutchison Architects as an apprentice.
After completing his apprenticeship he moved to Honeymann & Keppie Architects in 1889.
Rennie Mackintosh won the 'Alexander Thomson Travelling Studentship' for Public Design in 1890. He travelled around Europe, principally in Italy as previous great Scottish architects had done. Rennie Mackintosh drew influence from these travels, but also from other cultures such as Japanese Art, and from the Scottish countryside.
Rennie Mackintosh continued his studies at Glasgow School of Art: the new principal Francis Newbery had transformed the School.He encouraged the students to follow the latest trends in art, design, crafts and architecture. Charles formed a close friendship with a fellow draughtsman Herbert MacNair, they both shared a vision of a new and symbolic architecture.
Glasgow School of Art was built in two phases – the East Wing in 1897-1899 and the West
Wing in 1907-1909.
Whilst studying at the Glasgow School of Art Rennie Mackintosh was introduced to two sisters – Frances & Margaret Macdonald.Daughters of a Scottish mother & English father, they had settled in Glasgow. Rennie Mackintosh together with his friend Herbie MacNair formed an artistic alliance with Frances Macdonald & Margaret Macdonald: they became known as the 'Glasgow Four', and their Art Nouveau-inspired work became the hub of the 'Glasgow Style'.
In 1896 the 'Glasgow Four' were invited to exhibit at the London Arts &
Crafts Society Exhibition.
In 1899 Frances Macdonald & Herbie MacNair married and moved to Liverpool.
Rennie Mackintosh started the Glasgow School of Art.
In 1900 Rennie Mackintosh married Margaret Macdonald.
In 1896, Rennie Mackintosh met Miss Catherine Cranston, a local Glasgow businesswoman with a firm belief in Temperance. Kate Cranston wished to create a series of 'art tearooms' in Glasgow. From 1897 to 1917 Rennie Mackintosh designed or restyled rooms in all four of Kate Cranston's Glasgow tearooms.
She approached Rennie Mackintosh to assist architect / designer George Walton on her new property in Buchanan Street. Rennie Mackintosh worked on just the wall murals for the Buchanan Street Tearooms as the interiors and furnishings were designed by George Walton.
Rennie Mackintosh commenced work on Ingram Street Tearooms in 1900 and created the White Dining Room. Rennie Mackintosh then worked on The Willow Tearooms before returning to Ingram Street Tearooms on several occasions, creating the Chinese Room.
In 1903 Rennie Mackintosh moved permanently to the Willow Tearooms in Sauchiehall Street where he designed all the interior fittings plus some exterior.
Blythswood Square Building
Blythswood Square featuring a door by CRM.
Glasgow walking tours
Rennie Mackintosh – Models
Masterpieces of architectural design by Charles Rennie Mackintosh that have existed only on paper for more than 100 years, have finally been built in model form. A spectacular domed concert hall, a railway station and an alternative to the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall are among the elegant buildings proposed by the renowned architect, artist and designer only to be rejected in the early twentieth century.
The Mackintosh Lectures
The New Paradigm in Architecture
For more info: Charles Rennie Mackintosh Society, Queen's Cross Church, 870 Garscube Rd, Glasgow
The Quest for Charles Rennie Mackintosh
John Cairney will be talking about his new book, The Quest for Charles Rennie Mackintosh – the first full-scale biography of Rennie Mackintosh, the architect and artist – on 10 August in Ottakars Edinburgh. Thirty years in the making, John Cairney sheds unexpected light on this complex Victorian Glasgwegian.
The Quest for Charles Rennie Mackintosh is available from all good bookshops
SNIPPETS FROM CHARLES RENNIE MACKINTOSH'S LIFE
Extracted from The Quest for Charles Rennie Mackintosh
HIS BUILDINGS
Every qualifying adjective available has been brought into service in its praise and it is justifiably the best-known of Rennie Mackintosh's architectural works, but this was not always so.
On a wet Monday in December 1899, the first part of the new Glasgow Art School was opened, ten days after Rennie Mackintosh's 31st birthday. Once inside, safe from the rain outside, there were nine speeches in all, including one by John Keppie, his immediate boss, who was introduced as the architect. Rennie Mackintosh was nowhere to be seen and his name was not even mentioned.
When the Glasgow Art School was finished in December 1908 Rennie Mackintosh was still not fully acknowledged as the architect. Director Francis Newbury in his own way tried to set things graphically to rights five years later when he presented to the School his portrait representation of the members of the Building Committee (1906-1909). However when the painting was unveiled a general consternation settled over the meeting when the Governors saw that Newbury had added the standing figure of Rennie Mackintosh on a fold at the left margin. When the portrait came to be presented to the Governors no mention was made about the figure of Rennie Mackintosh at the side. In the minutes of the meeting, the addition was not reported. Officially, it would seem, he did not exist. (The full photograph is reproduced in The Quest for Charles Rennie Mackintosh).
When the new building was completed there were more than a few detractors. The Building Industry News reported that the South Elevation, as seen from Sauchiehall Street, caused 'wayfarers to stop and marvel that the authorities have permitted the running up of a house of correction or poor house on such a site.' More outspoken gentlemen were of the opinion that Charles Rennie Mackintosh 'should be horse-whipped for showing its bare arse to the face of Glasgow.'
Young Charlie was to develop a life-long love of flowers as well as a botanical awareness of their structure – all of which was to inform his adult work in design and form. This awareness was probably due to Rennie's father, William McIntosh, who, although in the police all his life, was a passionate gardener and filled their Dennistoun tenement flat with flowers and vegetables produced from a sooty allotment which he rented in the grounds of Golfhill House nearby.
HIS MARRIAGE
Rennie Mackintosh and Margaret Macdonald complemented each other perfectly. Their honeymoon house (1902) was probably the first minimalist decoration scheme in a private home. It was also, to the professional eye, a domestic oasis in a cultural desert, and, to many, especially the Continental visitors was a white mirage in the middle of sooty Glasgow.
Charles Rennie Mackintosh was sufficiently inspired by their life together to design in that same year a pair of ideal homes that they one day might build, one in town and another in the country. The latter was in fact actually constructed, but nearly a hundred years later in 1992, at Farr, near Inverness, for Mr and Mrs. Tovell. One can only hope that someone will build the town house one day, and where better than in his home town of Glasgow.
Rennie Mackintosh said his wife was his – 'spirit key. My other half. She is more than half – she is three quarters – of all that I've done. We chose each other and gave to the other what the other lacked. Her hand was always in mine. If I had the heart, she had the head. Oh, I had talent but she had genius. We made a pair.'
LITTLE KNOWN SNAPSHOT
Rennie Mackintosh jailed during WW1 in Suffolk: Scottish accent led to arrest as a German! Village-sized suspicions and curiosities were fuelled by the paranoia created by the war and the odd behaviour of artistic Mackintoshes prompted gossip and in the jingoistic atmosphere of the time led to hysterical conclusions. Toshie's nocturnal walks by the seashore and Margaret's frequent trips away were not viewed as normal behaviour in war-time. Once when Margaret was away, Toshie was having trouble with a flickering lantern. The locals took the intermittent light to be a signal to a German ship at sea and informed the military. Returning from one of his nocturnal constitutionals Toshie found soldiers searching his house and, with the pent-up rage of the last decade boiling forth, went mad. Seized by two soldiers Rennie Mackintosh gave as good as he got, both physically and audibly, and the soldier on guard had to lay down his rifle and help control this manic, frantic German who was screaming incomprehensible Glasgow obscenities at the top of his voice. It took the arrival of Margaret a few days later to free the famous architect from jail.
Rennie Mackintosh – Book Launch information:
The Quest for Charles Rennie Mackintosh Launch : Port Vendres, France, 19 Jun 2004. UK publication date: 26 Jul 2004
MAN BEHIND THE ART
With an astonishing array of books on the work of Charles Rennie Mackintosh in print, this is the first full-scale biography of the architect and artist – the story of the man behind the myth.
Charles Rennie Mackintosh can be described as the greatest-ever Scottish architect, a water colourist of genius or a capricious interior designer with a flair for unstable furniture. He is all of these things, but he is also an enigma – an almost impenetrable figure in the history of Scottish art and architecture.
John Cairney, who, like Rennie Mackintosh, began his career at the age of fifteen at the Glasgow School of Art, has been trying since 1975 to find Mackintosh the Man amongst all that we know of Mackintosh the Artist and Architectural Icon. Managing to annoy, offend and finally antagonise the architectural establishment of his day to the extent that he was effectively driven out of his own city, Rennie Mackintosh went willingly into exile, first to England, then to France. Cairney traces Rennie Mackintosh's turbulent life from his native Glasgow tenement, through success in Vienna and Turin until the final, bleak end in a London nursing home.
John Cairney's personal approach sheds unexpected light on this complex Victorian Glaswegian, and uncovers the talent and the passion that set him apart in his own time. Suffering from dyslexia all his life he still managed to produce work that astounded his peers with its originality and beauty. Having a drink problem at one stage he yet produced buildings that are now recognised as masterpieces of design and function. Making enemies on all sides, he still contrived to find a soul mate in a fellow-artist, Margaret Macdonald. Together, they created memorable interiors, but more importantly, they made a marriage that is one of the great love stories of art history. Throughout his tumultuous life, she was his one constant, and The Quest ultimately reveals not only a great artist, but also the man that has taken Glasgow a hundred years to find.
John Cairney is an actor, writer and painter. He is best known for his solo performances playing such as Robert Burns, Robert Louis Stevenson and William McGonagall. His solo work has taken him round the world many times since 1965. In 1975 he wrote Mackintosh the Man, a 90-minute Dramatised Lecture Reading, which was later fleshed out by a full cast and shown by STV. When researching this script Cairney found no books solely on Mackintosh the Man and this lead him to search out the artist's life. He now lives in New Zealand with his wife and colleague, actress/writer, Alannah O'Sullivan. Cairney's previous books for Luath include On the Trail of Robert Burns, The Luath Burns Companion, Immortal Memories and The Quest for Robert Louis Stevenson.
Launch and events – launched at Port Vendres, France, on Saturday 19 June to coincide with the initiation of the Rennie Mackintosh trail and the opening of the Rennie Mackintosh exhibition in France in June 2004 as part of celebrations of the centenary of the Entente Cordiale. UK Launch dates for The Quest for Charles Rennie Mackintosh to follow. Trade order hotline for The Quest for Charles Rennie Mackintosh – please call Scottish Book Source on 0141 558 1366. The Quest for Charles Rennie Mackintosh by John Cairney (ISBN 1842820583 hbk £16.99) was published by Luath Press on 24 Jul 2004
The unique one-day Rennie Mackintosh Trail Ticket is Glasgow's newest tourism initiative For only £10 the one-day ticket gives unlimited travel on SPT subway and First's bus services and entry to Rennie Mackintosh attractions including The Lighthouse, House for an Art Lover, Scotland Street School and The Mackintosh Church at Queen's Cross.
Charles Rennie Mackintosh – Trail Ticket
Get around Glasgow and see your favourite Charles Rennie Mackintosh attractions in one day with the new Rennie Mackintosh Glasgow Trail Ticket
For only £10 the new one-day ticket gives unlimited travel on SPT subway and First buses and entry to twelve Rennie Mackintosh attractions throughout the city including Scotland Street School, Glasgow School of Art, The Lighthouse, McLellan Galleries, House for an Art Lover and more! Discounts can also be claimed at the Willow Tea Rooms and selected attraction's gift shops.
Tickets are valid for travel for one day and can be purchased from Tourist Information Centres, SPT Travel Centres and participating Rennie Mackintosh attractions.
Participating attractions:
Martyrs' Public School
The Mackintosh Church at Queen's Cross
Hill House, Helensburgh
Willow Tearooms
The Mackintosh House at the Hunterian Art Gallery
McLellan Galleries
Rennie Mackintosh is recognised as one of the World's great architects
Historic Glasgow : best buildings of the past
Scottish Architecture
Briggait Centre : Nicoll Russell Studios
photo : Andrew Lee
Glasgow Buildings
Central Station Glasgow
picture : Guthrie Photography
Scottish Architects of the past
Photos for the Rennie Mackintosh Architecture page welcome
Rennie Mackintosh Architect – page
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About the Author: adrianwelch
Adrian Welch was born in Kincardineshire, Scotland and attended school in Scotland. He completed his Architecture degree in 1992, attending Manchester University. After a year-out working as an architectural assistant in Manchester he attended The Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London, where he did a Diploma in Architecture.
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Writer's block?! Really Carly? You only started blogging like 2 weeks ago.
However, you may not know that I spend a good portion of my 40 hours per week at my place of work writing.
So in lieu of a blog post today, here are some wonderfully random, recent pictures of my summer adventures.
Happy Friday! Be safe out there.


The OHSU-UO Collaborative Seed Projects funding program develops and builds new collaborations between researchers at the two institutions.
Wednesday, March 13 from 1 to 2 p.m.
https://zoom.us/j/292771469 (meeting ID: 292 771 469).
The Seed Projects program encourages robust collaborations between UO and OHSU faculty. The program, now in its second year, is an important step in developing OHSU's trans-institutional relationships.
If you are considering applying for the 2019-2020 award cycle, you may want to attend the webinar. Hear from past successful applicants, ask questions and glean important information to make your application successful.
Convening grants bring together faculty from both institutions to incubate collaborative ideas.
Piloting grants support studies designed to provide feasibility evidence or preliminary data for joint OHSU-UO grant applications. Note that previously funded pilot award teams are eligible to submit Piloting Phase Two proposals, which will allow projects to transition into external funding.
Last year, the Collaborative Seed Projects program funded 10 faculty teams focused on areas as diverse as optogenetics, biophysics, neuroscience, chemical biology, biology in the built environment, reduction of health disparities and a host of other specialties. Researchers have held structured meetings to bring together colleagues to design long-term collaboration strategies, conducted pilot studies and several have submitted funding for external grants.
The OHSU Office of the Senior Vice President for Research and the UO Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation support the Collaborative Seed Projects program. If you are interested in learning more about this opportunity, you are encouraged to join the webinar.
Any questions about this funding opportunity can be directed to Rachel Dresbeck (dresbeck@ohsu.edu) or Kate Petcosky-Kulkarni (rds@uoregon.edu).


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Gods at War
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Marvel and DC, those comicbook giants, have each released a movie with practically the same themes: superheroes at war with each other but, somehow, one gets lambasted and the other praised. What gives?
To be sure, the two movies, DC's Batman v Sperman: Dawn of Justice and Marvel's Captain America: Civil War, have common elements: they involve family, especially moms; manipulation by a villain who is just plain human (not a metahuman or enhanced as DC and Marvel respectively would refer to supers); government intervention (or an attempt at it), and an all out slugfest between the superheroes. Exciting stuff, IF you know how to mix them properly. As it stands, it seems that Marvel succeeded spectacularly and DC failed miserably. Alone, Superman and Batman are two of the most popular characters around but while the Dark Knight Batman trilogy worked well, Man of Steel and Dawn of Justice did not. In fact, for all the spectacle, it left you empty.
On the other side, Marvel has been churning out hit after hit. True, Civil War does not feel like a Captain America movie and more like an Avengers one with Tony Stark/Iron Man getting equal amount of screen time with Steve Rogers/Captain America. The movie needed it because it was because of the conflict between their two beliefs that gave rise to the War, although, compared to the source material, it was a rather small encounter.
The difference between the two though is quite simple: Civil War is built on friendship — between Steve and Bucky (Winter Soldier), Steve and Tony, and, to a lesser extent, Natasha Romanov (Black Widow) and Clint Barton (Hawkeye), Steve and Natasha, Tony and Jim Rhodes (War Machine) and Steve and Sam Wilson (Falcon). You even have something going on between Steve and Sharon Carter/Agent 13, and Vision and Wanda. DC didn't have that, despite the source material having that as a central theme. Robin was dead. They turned Jimmy Olsen, photographer for the Daily Planet, into a spy and discovered. Yup, he's dead too. These two characters have always been important to Bruce/Batman and Clark/Superman. Taking them away that way leaves these characters dead. The relationships that Bruce and Clark on the one hand, and Tony on the other, have with their mothers is but a part of who they are. The rest is due to their friends. DC missed that.
Friendships are essential in the whole story because it hurts you, the viewer, to see friends fighting each other and, yet, mesmerized by all their skill, weapons, talents and strength of character. DC just decided to bring in three of their most iconic characters and join in a slugfest, the very heart of which would leave you asking "why?" It's so dissatisfying an explanation that you even wonder if these superheroes are worth it. Dawn of Justice may have started off as a Superman sequel but, with the introduction of Batman, the story got too complicated. Eventually, it felt like it wasn't really a movie about Superman or Batman but Wonder Woman. I get it that it's supposed to set up the coming of the Justice League what with all the cameos and the not so subtle hints but even that was badly managed. The plot was so messed up and characters badly casted or played that it hurts to watch sometimes. Remember how the idea of the Avengers began? It was just an after-credits scene and yet here we are. Civil War is not perfect but it works perfectly, and it all stems from those wonderful friendships.
An interesting sidelight to all this is a growing concern about civilians becoming collateral damage. DC built on that as the starting point of the conflict between the Bat and Superman but it went to great lengths to describe the final battleground as total devoid of humans because it was after office hours (what, no nightlife?) and "the monster" falling into an uninhabited area. Marvel also used it as their take off point, citing the casualties from the earlier adventures of the Avengers as a reason for government intervention, and the final fight scenes occurred in an unused part of an airport and an abandoned base. While we don't mind the absence of civilians in the battlefield, it does make the films less real. Nevertheless, it may mean that DC and Marvel don't want their audience to be desenthisized about collateral damage even if it is a reality. Ultimately, that is a good thing.
So, here you see both camps with the same basic story but with totally different results. Marvel won. Hands down.
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