A totem is an object that is considered a revered symbol. Totems also served as an emblem of a family or clan. Often people used the totem to serve as a reminder of their ancestry. With the level of the totem being so strong as to have it sacred to the person, it brought much energy into that person just from the thought of having this totem on them. You see, all in Spirit is contrived through Thought. We are much the same down here with the thought being the first event, then followed by the action. So thoughts could be quite influencing if there were strength derived from an additional source to "enhance" it.
Having a totem meant many things to many people. It brought "luck" which is much like a placebo effect without ingesting it. What it did actually was make the person more receptive to having good feelings, which translates into having more vibrations radiating into them. Totems were something which were taken from animals, plants or natural elements of the earth and usually worn on the person. They are objects of which the person felt strongly akin or close to what it represents.
Many cultures felt good about having a totem, as they derived satisfaction and peace from having it with them. It waylaid fears basically, which in truth is where it all originated from--fear. Fear of the unknown. Therefore, by having a totem on them this would alleviate that fear, --the fear of the unknown. If the person wore the totem which could be just about anything, they felt it would bring them luck, support and blessings, however, did it? Or was it really the person's own Higher Self coming into the situation with them here feeling less worry. Fear does indeed block the Love Energy, that's why when they would carry a totem on them, they had this "invisible shield" from that said totem to "protect them".
Let's start from the beginning here. Generally speaking, totems worked in order to make the person feel more "at ease", more protected by this unknown fear. A totem of someone's ancestry showing their tribal beliefs meant that they were to use the energy of their ancestors also to alleviate their fears and be protected, thus being supported by them. Being superstitious people, those of the past worried about negativity from both dimensions, the Earth Plane plus the Spirit Realm causing them harm. They were fearful of such things as spirits possessing them, animals attacking them, etc. and many would carry around in this totem bag slung around their necks or midriff objects that they felt had a positive effect. For example, carrying a tooth or claw of an animal such as a bear would thus have the animal's spirit protecting them from attacks by another bear. Now we know that this really can't happen actually, as that is all in God's divine hands, but having this bear claw or tooth would lessen and thereby aid the person's own worries and anxiety about it, thereby making them more clear-minded. You see, if you cloud your mind with anxiety over anything, that anxiety blocks the Love and Light Vibrations, and thereby makes the person more prone to make a mistake just due to the distraction by the worrying. Outdoors in rugged country, even if there aren't wild animals in close proximity of the person, there are always other dangers, as well such as falling. If the person could be more surefooted, for example, then their changes of survival would be higher, especially in climbing. Having an item of a "sure-footed animal" would make them also feel "sure-footed" and more at ease on rough terrain and hostile environment. It was a "cause and effect" type situation going on for thousands of years. So you see, by having a totem that protected you from outside or out-world dangers meant you were feeling like there was a higher protection going on just because of that little pouch you carried. You can imagine with such thoughts about how their totems worked, losing their totem pouch meant serious anxiety over it. Shamans would have to recreate another totem assembly (sometimes to an elaborate degree) just to make that person feel wholly protected and good again.
Another reason why a person carried a totem in their medicine bag on their person was also to have "more" of what they themselves felt they needed. Courage would be represented for example with the claw or tooth of a bear or a violent predator. If they felt they needed keener perception, they would carry around an eagle or hawk's claw or perhaps a feather. If they wanted "more" wisdom, (and again here, this is just a basic example, they would have owl's feathers in this pouch. You can see that the object was a type of "reminder" to them about the basic necessities that they were lacking in their personality. In that respect, again, it did work to a degree, because of the chain reaction of having a reminder alongside them of their need to be better in any given area, which caused them to think more about it, and then do something initially themselves. This reminder gave them the impetus to show that this totem was "working", which in effect it was their own minds doing the clearing of their fears, and the sharpening of their minds.
Often if a person had a vivid dream or was going through a crisis in their life and had a vision of a certain animal which represented symbolically something that would aid them in this circumstance, they would seek out what they saw and place a token of that animal in this pouch. So for example if they witnessed an eagle soaring in a dream, it would bring them good vibrations to seek out an eagle's feather to have as a token. These people could be guided in dreams by Spirit Guides to go a certain path just through the use of totems. It put them in the mind frame of making choices in their life whereby they would learn and grow in wisdom and perception. Eventually, if they were decidedly adept at making good choices, others, too, would notice this, thereby making these people good candidates to be Elders in their tribe later in life.


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Ex-Muslims of North America debuts billboards in Atlanta, Chicago, Houston
Alongside a first-of-its-kind "coming out" social media campaign, #AwesomeWithoutAllah, Ex-Muslims of North America stands up on behalf of those who have left Islam with national billboard campaign.
Immediate Release
Washington, D.C. – 09/04/2019
Today, Ex-Muslims of North America (EXMNA) launches billboards to support former Muslims with billboards in Atlanta, Chicago, and Houston. Sporting the message "Godless, Fearless, Ex-Muslim", the billboards highlight the astounding growth of atheists from Muslim backgrounds.
After several rounds of rejections, changes, and even one contract termination from companies afraid of offending religious sensibilities, the billboards are scheduled to be placed on Tuesday and Wednesday, September 3rd and 4th, 2019.
"In a dozen Muslim-majority countries, ex-Muslims are condemned to the death penalty", said Muhammad Syed, President of Ex-Muslims of North America. "In the West, our existence is not a crime, but we still face isolation, threats, and abuse by our own families and former faith community. Unsurprisingly, many former Muslims choose to hide their lack of belief. But the first step to gain acceptance is coming out openly, without shame or fear."
"We want closeted ex-Muslims to know they are not alone", said Sarah Haider, Executive Director of Ex-Muslims of North America. "We also want them to know that while the prospect of coming out as nonreligious is frightening, there is a light at the end of the tunnel. You can make it to the other side, you can rebuild your life and find joy in the freedom from religion."
Ex-Muslims of North America (EXMNA) is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit which advocates for acceptance of religious dissent, promotes secular values, and aims to reduce discrimination faced by those who leave Islam. In service of this mission, EXMNA operates underground support communities for ex-Muslims throughout the United States and Canada. In addition to community organizing, EXMNA raises awareness of ex-Muslim issues by coalition-building and grassroots campaigns. More recently, EXMNA has highlighted ex-Muslim voices by producing ex-Muslim panel events, conferences, and mini-documentaries.
More about Ex-Muslims of North America: ExMuslims.Org | @ExMuslimsOrg.

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If you tune in to our Monthly Social Updates or catch our Facebook Lives you know we talk about different social network updates and how we feel about them. Since social media falls under the digital marketing umbrella we take it pretty seriously. Recently you may have heard about some very big changes for both Facebook and Instagram and today we're going to fill you in on what you need to know.
In case you've been on a social hiatus or cleanse, Facebook recently made another algorithm update focusing on bringing you less content from brands and more engaged content from your actual friends and local news updates. This is great for keeping you connected to the people you know love, or want to follow. Yet it is another hurdle for small business with small content teams or budgets to be able to reach a larger audience. How can small businesses continue to use Facebook? A tale as old as time: better content. Like the BEST content. This is said over and over but this algorithm makes it even more imperative to execute. The more relevant and engaging your content is, the more your audience will have a chance to see it. Think quality over quantity even more than before, and take this time to connect with your most engaged followers and reward them for remaining loyal.
Once you've answered these questions you'll be able to pinpoint if your time should be spent on Facebook or Instagram and be able to develop a strategy dedicated to that specific network. Once you are ready for social advertising, you can use custom audiences and create your specific KPIs to A/B test and get the best results to provide value with your ads.
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Do you ever get stuck in your home business and cannot make anything happen?
What do you do to get your network marketing business going again?
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Here is a great article about getting your team members to use the skills and knowledge they already have. You hve everything you need at your disposal to CRUSH IT in your home based business, but many do not use those skills and knowledge.
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I'm very fortunate to work with very talented sales executives, team leaders, and people. Most have very deep experience in selling. They've been through some of the best training programs around. However, despite having the skills and knowledge, they aren't producing the results or achieving the goals they've established for themselves.
Based on the backgrounds they should have the ability to perform. They have the skills and knowledge, but they don't seem to be applying it.
As sales and marketing people get stuck, they try to figure out what's going wrong, they analyze what's happening all in the effort of getting unstuck.
There's an odd phenomenon that happens in this process.
We can't remember what we know.
As I look at many people and organizations that are failing to meet their goals, it's puzzling. They have the knowledge and skills to solve the problems they are encountering, but they aren't applying these skills or knowledge. Hello.
Afterall, if they were, they wouldn't be stuck.
When you start drilling down into this, what we discover is the reason we got stuck is we forgot to apply our knowledge and skills in the first place.
We know the right way to achieve a goal—for example, how to structure a high impact sales call, how to handle an objection, how to develop and execute a deal strategy, or how to cloe the prospect. We've been trained in how to do these things.
The problem is we forget to apply them and we get stuck. But since we forgot them in the first place, we never remember them and get unstuck.
The harder we try to analyze the problem, the more difficult it is to remember what we should have done in the first place.
As managers and team leaders, coaching our people, too often we focus on the wrong thing in coaching them—we help the get unstuck, we may tell them what to do, we may go through a conversation analyzing ths situation, why we are stuck and how to get unstuck.
Doing the right thing in the first place, means applying the knowledge and skills you and your sales people have already developed.
We know our sales process—but we forget to apply it, so the deal starts going sideways. We know how to conduct a sales call, but we don't apply it, so we don't accomplish what we should have. We know what a healthy pipeline looks like, we know what we have to do to have a healthy pipeline, but we forget to apply it.
We don't forget them but we apply them consistently as we execute our sales strategies, manage our pipelines and territories. For example the deal strategy always begins with the sales/buying process.
Conversations about deals or enrollments always have to start there. The sales and marketing process informs us where we are, what we need to do next. It provides the starting point for drilling down into what's happening.
When your people are stuck, back track a little. Help them discover what they forgot. Remind them of what theynhave been taught and even ROLE PLAY with them. They should have the knowledge and skills, they just can't access them.
These are sone powerful secrets to getting your team UNSTUCK in your mlm network marketung home based business.
There are many people who continue to be stubborn about accepting MLM as a real business. They keep missing the wonderful opportunity MLM offers to diversify themselves financially with little time invested and almost no financial risk. Having an MLM home business has significant tax benefits too.


Well. Someone had to tell you right? Apparently all that great content you are starting to put on Facebook is not doing as well as they would have you believe. You know..the same content they want you to boost for $10 every 3rd time you log onto your page. Hank Green, a YouTube video creator, wrote this post over at Medium. It claims that Facebook is bending the rules to beat YouTube at the streaming video game. Some of the highlights?
The folks at Duke University took the time to actually start to crunch the numbers. You can check that out here: http://www.slideshare.net/CaraRousseau/facebook-video2015-slideshare.
Both Green's article and the Duke research are worth the time to read. Even if Facebook is gaming the system, we all know it's going to be hard to NOT post your video there.
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I taught myself to read the tarot 25 years ago. My methods reflect the way I taught myself to read and include the academic side AND the intuitive side of interpreting cards.
The way I teach the tarot is to compare the classic Ryder Waite Tarot to the Thoth Tarot. Each has a very different philosophy to the cards and to how life works. When you learn both meanings the card then has a deeper meaning. Then you can apply this to any deck you buy and compare on your own what the creator of that tarot is saying about life !
There will be an introductory video, then one video per card. You will have access to the series you sign up for and have access to the videos for a few months to go back to and review.
When you learn online the classes are recorded so you can go back to watch any of them again, and if you need to miss a week or two you can always catch right up again. It's your personal taste how you want to learn.
Astrology is my passion since I was 15. I will take you through all the basics to understand each sign, each planet. each house. We will talk about how to interpret your Sun, Moon and Ascendant. We will show you how to look at the aspects in your chart to see where your greatest gifts and challenges are. We will also show you how to interpret your chart once you have passed through these first steps. Astrology is a language and it will transform the way you see yourself and others in a positive way. With greater understanding of yourself - how and why you tick the way you do, what past life elements are repeating this time around, knowing your deeper needs - you will be able to make better choices that lead to more compatibility and happiness.
This series also goes one chunk at a time. Each class will cover something specific and in detail. You can do it at your own pace and the sessions are recorded so you will never miss one!


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First, just a note about re-installations. With Debian, a circumstance that will require a complete re-installation of your system is very rare; perhaps mechanical failure of the hard disk would be the most common case.
Under Debian GNU/Linux, it is much more likely that your OS can be repaired rather than replaced if things go wrong. Upgrades never require a wholesale installation; you can always upgrade in-place. And the programs are almost always compatible with successive OS releases. If a new program version requires newer supporting software, the Debian packaging system ensures that all the necessary software is automatically identified and installed. The point is, much effort has been put into avoiding the need for re-installation, so think of it as your very last option. The installer is not designed to re-install over an existing system.
Create partitionable space for Debian on your hard disk.
Locate and/or download the installer software and any specialized driver or firmware files your machine requires.
Set up boot media such as CDs/DVDs/USB sticks or provide a network boot infrastructure from which the installer can be booted.
Create and mount the partitions on which Debian will be installed.
Install a boot loader which can start up Debian GNU/Linux and/or your existing system.
Load the newly installed system for the first time.
The installer software, debian-installer, is the primary concern of this manual. It detects hardware and loads appropriate drivers, uses dhcp-client to set up the network connection, runs debootstrap to install the base system packages, and runs tasksel to allow you to install certain additional software. Many more actors play smaller parts in this process, but debian-installer has completed its task when you load the new system for the first time.
To tune the system to your needs, tasksel allows you to choose to install various predefined bundles of software like a Web server or a Desktop environment.
One important option during the installation is whether or not to install a graphical desktop environment, consisting of the X Window System and one of the available graphical desktop environments. If you choose not to select the "Desktop environment" task, you will only have a relatively basic, command line driven system. Installing the Desktop environment task is optional because in relation to a text-mode-only system it requires a comparatively large amount of disk space and because many Debian GNU/Linux systems are servers which don't really have any need for a graphical user interface to do their job.
Just be aware that the X Window System is completely separate from debian-installer, and in fact is much more complicated. Troubleshooting of the X Window System is not within the scope of this manual.
Chapter 3. Before Installing Debian GNU/Linux 3.2. Back Up Your Existing Data!


The Gazelle main gas pipeline, that extends the OPAL and Nord Stream gas transportation system, has been commissioned in the Czech Republic.
TransCanada Corporation (TSX, NYSE: TRP) (TransCanada) today announced that its Mexican subsidiary, Transportadora de Gas Natural del Noroeste, was awarded the contract to build, own and operate the El Oro-to-Mazatlan Pipeline (Mazatlan Pipeline) in Mexico, following a successful bid to the Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE), Mexico's federal power company.
TransCanada Corporation (TSX, NYSE: TRP) (TransCanada) today announced that its Mexican subsidiary, Transportadora de Gas Natural del Noroeste, has been awarded the contract to build, own and operate the El Encino-to-Topolobampo Pipeline (Topolobampo Pipeline) in Mexico by the Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE), Mexico's federal power company.
Santos today marked a historic milestone for the Australian resources industry, announcing it has commenced commercial natural gas production from its Moomba-191 shale well in the Cooper Basin.
Inergy Midstream, L.P. (NYSE: NRGM); UGI Energy Services, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of UGI Corporation (NYSE: UGI); and Capitol Energy Ventures Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of WGL Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: WGL), today announced that UGI Energy Services, Inc. and Capitol Energy Ventures Corp. have each executed binding precedent agreements for firm transportation capacity on the Commonwealth Pipeline. These anchor shippers have agreed to purchase firm transportation capacity on the Commonwealth Pipeline for a ten-year period at negotiated rates, upon and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the precedent agreements.
Bratislava celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Druzhba oil pipeline commissioning, the 45th anniversary of the first export supplies of blue fuel from the former USSR to the then Czechoslovakia and the 40th anniversary of the Eustream transit gas pipeline system.
The Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC; Governor: Hiroshi Okuda) signed today a loan agreement totaling up to 650 million Canadian dollars (JBIC portion) with Cutbank Dawson Gas Resources Ltd. (CDGR), a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) in Canada. The loan is cofinanced with The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. and Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd.
This loan will finance capital investments required of CDGR in connection with its subscription of 40% interest in a partnership which owns the shale gas assets in the Montney land in British Columbia, plus additional potential lands tapping the Cadomin and Doig geological formations. Encana Corporation, Canada's largest natural gas producer, is the operator and managing partner of this partnership.
Canada is endowed with vast shale gas reserves and has great potential as a new natural gas supplier for the markets in the Asia-Pacific region. The participation of MC in this project to secure gas interests in North America will contribute to Japan's energy security by diversifying the natural gas supply sources and easing the demand-supply balance in the Asian liquefied natural gas (LNG) markets.
MC is also planning to produce LNG in its production facilities that are going to be built on the western coast of British Columbia by using the natural gas produced from this shale gas project and the shale gas project in the Cordova Embayment*1, and to export the output to Japan and the Asian region. This project is expected to make Canada, which is politically stable and a relatively short distance from Japan, a new LNG supply source, thereby contributing to the diversification of Japan's LNG supply sources.
JBIC will continue to actively support Japanese businesses that promote the development and acquisition of energy resources by drawing on its various financial facilities and schemes for structuring projects, and by performing its risk-assuming functions.
Irving Oil announced today that it will be making natural gas available for the first time to commercial customers in parts of Nova Scotia that currently do not have access to natural gas pipelines. The Nova Scotia Government's recent announcement that the market for delivered natural gas will remain open and competitive means Irving Oil will begin servicing natural gas customers in the province.
TransCanada Corporation (TSX, NYSE: TRP) (TransCanada) is pleased to announce that it has been selected by Shell Canada Limited (Shell) and its partners to design, build, own and operate the proposed Coastal GasLink project, an estimated $4-billion pipeline that will transport natural gas from the Montney gas-producing region near Dawson Creek, British Columbia (BC) to the recently-announced LNG Canada liquefied natural gas export facility near Kitimat, BC. The LNG Canada project is a joint venture led by Shell, with partners Korea Gas Corporation, Mitsubishi Corporation and PetroChina Company Limited. Shell and TransCanada are working toward the execution of definitive agreements on the Coastal GasLink project.
The Union Cabinet today approved the proposal of the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas to permit GAIL( India) Limited to sign the Gas Sale & Purchase Agreement (GSPA) with TurrnenGas, Turkmenistan's national oil company, for the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) Gas Pipeline Project.


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Q: OpenLayers 3 postcompose to OpenLayers 6 event in Vue SPA I have made this codepen where I manipulate the context of the basemap of a OpenLayers map on postcompose. The problem I have is translating this working demo to a Vue SPA which uses OpenLayers 6 where I would like to link the dark mode map effect to a toggle. The postcompose event is not fired the same way for OL6 as it did for OL3 so I tried hooking onto prerender.
import TileLayer from 'ol/layer/Tile';
...
osm: new TileLayer({source: new OSM()})

In OpenLayers 3 the following code gets me a permanently dark mode map :
OSM_LAYER.on('postcompose', function (evt) {
    evt.context.globalCompositeOperation = 'color';
    evt.context.fillStyle = 'rgba(0,0,0,' + 1.0 + ')';
    evt.context.fillRect(0, 0, evt.context.canvas.width, evt.context.canvas.height);
    evt.context.globalCompositeOperation = 'overlay';
    evt.context.fillStyle = 'rgb(' + [200,200,200].toString() + ')';
    evt.context.fillRect(0, 0, evt.context.canvas.width, evt.context.canvas.height);
    evt.context.globalCompositeOperation = 'source-over';
    document.querySelector('canvas').style.filter="invert(99%)";
});

Currently I am trying to use getVectorContext as per this answer but I am not understanding something since my code does not give me the correct dark mode :
OSM_LAYER.on('prerender', function (evt) {
    var ctx = getVectorContext(evt).context_
    ctx.globalCompositeOperation = 'color';
    ctx.fillStyle = 'rgba(0,0,0,' + 1.0 + ')';
    ctx.fillRect(0, 0, ctx.canvas.width, ctx.canvas.height);
    ctx.globalCompositeOperation = 'overlay';
    ctx.fillStyle = 'rgb(' + [200,200,200].toString() + ')';
    ctx.fillRect(0, 0, ctx.canvas.width, ctx.canvas.height);
    ctx.globalCompositeOperation = 'source-over';
    document.querySelector('canvas').style.filter="invert(99%)";
});

EDIT : Thanks to Mr. Mike's answer I am able to replicate the look of the OL3 dark mode. The problem now is that I actually use this basemap to create an animation where I update the time parameters of all layers in a for loop and then extract the map canvas using :
getMapCanvas () {
    var mapCanvas = document.createElement('canvas');
    var divElement = document.querySelector(".map");
    mapCanvas.width = divElement.offsetWidth;//size[0];
    mapCanvas.height = divElement.offsetHeight;//size[1];
    var mapContext = mapCanvas.getContext('2d');
    Array.prototype.forEach.call(
        document.querySelectorAll('.ol-layer canvas'),
        function (canvas) {
            if (canvas.width > 0) {
                const opacity = canvas.parentNode.style.opacity;
                mapContext.globalAlpha = opacity === '' ? 1 : Number(opacity);
                const transform = canvas.style.transform;
                const matrix = transform
                                        .match(/^matrix\(([^\(]*)\)$/)[1] //eslint-disable-line
                                        .split(',')
                                        .map(Number);
                CanvasRenderingContext2D.prototype.setTransform.apply(mapContext,matrix);
                mapContext.drawImage(canvas, 0, 0);
            }
        }
    );
    return mapCanvas;
},

which is called only after a rendercomplete promise is resolved. Using Mr. Mike's method I get a weird white hue instead of the dark mode OSM and I think it is because of how I am exporting the canvas in the getMapCanvas function. Can someone help me out debug this?

A: Style filters only affect how the canvas appears on screen.  To invert what is drawn needs a difference globalCompositeOperation with white fill.
this.map.getLayers().getArray()[0].on(['postrender'], (evt) => {
    if ( this.darkOSM !== null && this.darkOSM === false ) {
        evt.context.globalCompositeOperation = 'color';
        evt.context.fillStyle = 'rgba(0,0,0,' + 1.0 + ')';
        evt.context.fillRect(0, 0, evt.context.canvas.width, evt.context.canvas.height);
        evt.context.globalCompositeOperation = 'overlay';
        evt.context.fillStyle = 'rgb(' + [200,200,200].toString() + ')';
        evt.context.fillRect(0, 0, evt.context.canvas.width, evt.context.canvas.height);
        evt.context.globalCompositeOperation = 'difference';
        evt.context.fillStyle = 'rgba(255,255,255,' + 0.9 + ')';
        evt.context.fillRect(0, 0, evt.context.canvas.width, evt.context.canvas.height);
        evt.context.globalCompositeOperation = 'source-over';
    }
});

To use on and un you would need:
this.myFunction = (evt) => {
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Finding 'Structure'
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01 Jan 2020 (Updated 08 Apr 2020)
In my last interlude with Structure, I learned that I needed to lay out the structures I have discovered from my research and decide how I will select one that best fits me. So let's start by defining the structural options I've unearthed with my research.
1. Collective or Team Curation
This would involve assembling others to work alongside me as the co-curators (a collective) or assembling others to support my work as curator (a team). Both the collectives and the teams would contribute to producing the exhibition. They would heavily influence the execution of the vision (the collective, more than the team) and have some input into the vision; but the idea and final say on the vision we're working toward remains with me.
This option appears in my interview with Janine Francois who did most of her biggest curation projects as a collective of which she was the head(Francois, 2019, pp.5-6). Collective curation also appears in my contextual review via Tate Exchange, Breaking Criminal Traditions (BCT), and Passion for Compassion. At Tate Exchange, the lead artist selected still has to make space in the programme to include events from other associates. The Breaking Criminal Traditions is led by Cheryl Jefferson and the idea was originally hers. She invited two collaborators, and together the three of them have split the roles essential to make their exhibition successful for the last four years. Passion for Compassion is a group of student curators. I am unsure whether they were selected by their university or themselves but they also split key roles to produce a single exhibition.
Personal Rating: Hell yeah!
The appeal –
Is an excellent way to share the workload
Bring a wealth of complementary experience together
Provides me with opportunities to share my skills
Provides me with opportunities to learn new skills from others
Would help me to broaden my network
Enables the exhibition to tap a wider pool of resources
Could introduce me to artists whose work fits the exhibition objective
The catch –
How would I decide who is a good fit? And what if my decision later proves wrong?
Money and success makes people crazy. What's in place to manage this?
Decision-making is more time-consuming
Way more paperwork. I'll need to have all my paperwork in place – contracts, agreements, etc
If I go this route I will need to:
Be exceedingly clear about the exhibition objective and vision
Be sure to get complete buy-in to that objective and vision so we're all working together
Have a probation period to check each new person's fit with the team
Get real familiar with accountability structures (Francois, 2019, pp.6)
Agree terms of compensation and collaboration in advance and in writing
2. Lone Artist Curating within an Open Call
This structure would see me producing the artworks myself and then responding to an Open Call that fits with my exhibition objective.
This was Curator 1's approach with her solo exhibition (Curator 1, 2019,pp.5). Alketa also took this approach to produce Refugees Welcome (Xhafa Mripa, 2017) and in some ways the Tate Exchange associates also respond to Tate's open call for a particular theme each year (Courage, 2014). If we look at the same structure but from the viewpoint of the supporting organisation, People United also take this approach . They put out Open Calls to attract artists to their projects, though this is not the only way they engage artists (Andrews et al., 2017).
Personal Rating: Ok
Decision-making is faster alone, compared with a group of collaborators or contributors
Likely to exhibit with other Open Call respondents/artists. Same effect, different route?
Could gain instant access to a wealth of resources from the Open Call organisation
The Open Call organisation is likely to help/handle the extras e.g. publicity, risk assessments, etc
Full creative control over all artwork (once within Open Call terms)
I could step back into the role of artist, curatorial duties would be limited (comparatively)
Usually venue included, so no hassle trying to find one on my own
Open calls applications usually offer a space to a single artist so…
More pressure on me to produce all artwork
My artwork would be limited to my view and interpretation (regardless of research)
I would need to conform to the terms of the Open Call
It would be someone else's exhibition. My vision would be irrelevant.
I might be allotted limited space or number of artworks
Could be sharing space with artists whose exhibition vision doesn't fit mine
May not be free to choose the venue I want
Work hard to ensure other voices are heard through my artwork
Read the fine print and be sure that I'm happy with what I'm signing up for
Adjust my exhibition vision to fit the structure I'm working with
Check to see is terms would stop me from hiring a team?
3. Lone Artist or Collective supported by an Support Organisation
This structure sees the lone artist or collective retaining the majority of control over their exhibition vision while conforming to some terms and conditions in order to benefit from the guidance, networks and resources of an arts charity or supporting organisation. Usually the arts/collective/curator and the support organisation have matching or synergistic curatorial goals.
Clare Patey achieved this structure for her Empathy Museum which is 'presented' by Arts Admin (The Empathy Museum, 2015). People United also discussed supporting artists projects as one of the ways they engage with artists (Andrews et al., 2017). In theory, an artist or collective could approach People United with a proposal and though they might implement some terms (e.g. research access, evaluation measures, etc.), People United could decide to support the project once it fits their overall ethos of Art and Kindness. Curator 1 was also given some measure of freedom to design her exhibition space and have her own exhibition vision for her work (Curator 1, 2019, pp.6) but that freedom existed because her vision already fit with the Open Call that she responded to. In this structure, the artists/curators must be able to set their own agenda, though the curatorial purposes of the curator(s) and the supporting organisation must be in sync for a smooth ride. This is why I haven't mentioned Alketa. If Counterpoints Arts commissioned her then she merely responded to their request creatively, she didn't determine the agenda, though it did obviously fit with her interest in Human Rights themes (Xhafa Mripa, 2016).
Having back up who shares the same curatorial purpose would be awesome!
Retaining control of my exhibition vision. Yay!
Enables the exhibition (and me!) to access to a wider pool of resources
Some terms might help improve the exhibition e.g. People United's research and evaluation commitments
Allows options to work alone, collectively or with a team
Almost full creative control over all artwork (I'm sure terms will include some restrictions)
Could introduce me to a new pool of art and artists with similar interests
There will be terms and conditions that will add some restrictions
How to establish a link with such an organisation? New research project!
Support might not include funding meaning I'd still have to do a funding application and
Separate funders would mean 2 sets of terms and conditions to comply with.
Doing and sending multiple tailored 'alliance' proposals is time consuming
Repeated rejections can be demoralising
Approach the supporting organisation with my proposal in place
If I'm working in a collective, we would need to be formed and solid before approaching the supporting organisation.
4. Lone Artist/Collective producing Guerrilla Art
This would entail a single artist or group of artists creating using the streets as their canvas or exhibition space. The legal version of this involves getting permission from property owners to use their space to show the work. The illegal version of this involves posting artwork quickly, anonymously, and anywhere you like.
I didn't include JR's Face2Face or Women are Heroes campaigns in the Contextual Review as I couldn't find enough information to fully populate the table, but the information I did find really made me think about bringing art to the people, letting them decide what art they want to see in their spaces (JR, 2011). Alketa's Refugees Welcome lorry that travelled the country to approved sites also brought art to the people e.g. at one location she parked next to a ship and a pile of life jackets to emphasize her point.
Cuts through all the red tape
Simplifies the offering to a series of pieces rather than a massive exhibition
Allows the art to be very close to the target audience, everyday!
I would instantly know if my target audience accepted the message i.e. defacing of work
A real creative challenge to find a way to make practical but striking message age on the street
Simplifies the offering to a series of pieces rather than a massive exhibition (How attached am I to the idea of an exhibition?)
I cannot do the illegal option – I can't do jail time, I have 2 young children.
Illegal option limits my choice of medium
The work could be destroyed soon after being put up
Legal street or public art requires tonnes of insurance, contracts, agreements, paperwork.
The more people involved the less likely I can stay anonymous and out of jail/court.
Need money for bail and court OR legal and insurance fees
Rethink 'exhibition' vision
Work with a team or collective who are keen to do street/public art
Cross my t's and dot my i's to do this legally and avoid trouble
Be prepared to have the audience physically accept or reject the work
Get very creative about how I will deliver art on the street
5. Lone Artist/Curator/Collective applying for Funding to Curate and Produce Exhibition
This is a very traditional structure. Artist/collective/curator has idea, develops exhibition proposal, applies for funding, and prays for a Yes! If application successful, takes money, produces exhibition, provides proof to funding body of all activities, costs and evaluations associated with the exhibition.
All three curators that I interviewed have had to apply for funding for their exhibitions at some point. Janine Francois tends to apply once she has her collaborators and contributors in place (Francois, 2019, pp.7); Shasti Lowton tends to apply after she has confirmed a date with the venue (Lowton, 2019, pp.5); and Curator 1 applies once she achieves clarity with her exhibition proposal and gets the funding application double checked by experienced fundraising specialists, though even that is no guarantee of success. (Curator 1, 2019, pp.1,5).
Personal Rating: Do-able
Leaves me (and my collaborators) with complete creative control (mostly)
Allows me to collaborate if I want (pre-application definitely, post-application maybe?)
I have experienced curators' insight into when to apply and what to consider before applying
Freedom to connect with my choice of venue
Provides money to make my exhibition vision a reality
Evaluation requirements can help focus feedback methods or add good content to exhibition
Dependent on funders wanting to fund this type of project at this time. Sometimes their area of interest is not obvious.
Doing and sending multiple tailored funding applications is time consuming
Hassle of finding a venue that I like, that likes me and my project
Terms and conditions may add workload not originally anticipated
Establish a USP, there will be a lot of people going this route
Research funding body. If they share your curatorial goal success should be easier
6. Practice PhD
This involves doing all the research work and development of the exhibition as part of a practice PhD with support from a PhD supervisor.
Currently Janine Francois is doing a practice PhD with Tate Britain and the University of Bedfordshire. She is putting together programmes for the museum to test her PhD question and advance Tate Britain's level of inclusivity(Francois, 2019, pp.10-14). Some parts of her experience are harrowing to hear.
Personal Rating: Hell NO!
Being part of PhD study gives the exhibition more credibility and,
Could make it easier to apply for funding and a venue
Opens up new avenues of funding (special funding ops for research)
I would have the support (hopefully) of a PhD supervisor with extensive knowledge in this area
Gives me access to university resources and networks
PhD's typically take 3-5 years. I'd like to do this exhibition in under 3 years
I would need to study methodologies, all those awful isms that make my head hurt!
Doing the isms feels like a detour from getting on with researching the exhibition and its content. I want to know more about social justice not research processes.
The intensive study/research time required would mean less time with my young children. I resented the hell out of this PgCert taking me from my kids over Christmas, a PhD would be so much worse for so much longer. Nuh-uh.
Limited time to do paying work during a PhD
A PhD is not a collective endeavour and I want to work with others
The journey of a Black academic is not an easy one. Over the last 3 years only 1.2% of PhD funding from UK Research and Innovation, the largest PhD funding body in the UK, has gone to Black or Black Mixed students. 0.15% went to Black Caribbean students like me. (Williams et al., 2018) A PhD for me would be a fight from start to finish and that doesn't even involve the workload!
If I go this route I will need to consider:
Funding and access for black academics is thin on the ground (Lewis, 2019)
What will you do if your supervisor is not supportive?
Honestly, I'm just not going this route. Considering over.
Collective or Team Curation
Lone Artist Curating within an Open Call
Lone Artist or Collective supported by an Support Organisation
Lone Artist/Collective producing Guerrilla Art
Lone Artist/Curator/Collective applying for Funding to Curate and Produce Exhibition
Practice PhD
Now that I've listed all the structure options, it bears mentioning that some of these options can be used together. For example, my favourite – 1. Collective and Team Curation – could work well with either option 3. Lone Artist or Collective supported by an Support Organisation or option 5. Lone Artist/Curator/Collective applying for Funding to Curate and Produce Exhibition. I could lead a team of collaborators and apply for funding and propose an alliance with a support organisation. None of those options are mutually exclusive.
Personally, all three (1, 3 and 5) appeal to me because I can get started as soon as I'm ready. There are no detours into research methodologies as with a Practice PhD (6); there is nothing forcing me to tie into someone else's vision as with an Open Call (2); and there are considerably less restrictions, paperwork, jail time or bureaucracy than legal or illegal guerrilla art (4). Also, I believe that I can more easily plan strategies to mitigate the potential pitfalls with 1, 3 and 5, my chosen three options, compared to 2, 4, and 6. More importantly, I am more motivated to find solutions for these 1, 3 and 5 than I am with the others.
What about the rest of the question? Read about that here.
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Lyons Township's 'Grease' to feature 60 performers, 10 musicians
By Jesse Wright
Feb 11, 2019 | 10:20 AM
Students rehearse the song "Greased Lightning," one of the iconic songs from "Grease." (Jesse Wright / Pioneer Press)
When the musical "Grease" opens at Lyons Township High School Thursday, audiences will see and hear one of the most ambitious productions at the school this year.
The musical includes 60 performers, 10 musicians and more crew. Students began rehearsals in December, before the holiday break. The production is so large, two instructors are directing it, Mike Kuehl and Lawrence Keller, along with a student, Olivia Janik, as assistant director.
Janik said this is her first time in the role, and she said the play has been a workout.
"It's definitely not an easy task," she said. "There are 60 cast members and around 20 crew members and a giant space. It's a lot of people to kind of oversee but its really worth it in the end because when you see the final product you know all the hard work you put into it will be worth it."
Keller said every show has its challenges, though he did say having 60 students in the cast presented some hurdles, but also opportunities.
"'Grease' checks off many of the boxes we were looking for," he said. "It offers many kids a chance to be on stage. And because they're playing high school kids, there's an immediate familiarity."
Students rehearse the song "Greased Lightning." (Jesse Wright / Pioneer Press)
Natalie Crown (from left), Elaine Tracy and Lauren Scriba rehearse "Grease." (Jesse Wright / Pioneer Press)
Ben Smiley is Roger, the king of the mooners, and he agreed he's been having a good time at rehearsals.
"As the king of the mooners, he's the goofball of the group," Smiley said. "He loves to eat and get picked on by the other kids but it's all in good fun."
Smiley and the others in the cast, of course, were born well after both the initial stage production in 1971 and the movie in 1978, but the production is so well known, it's still familiar territory.
"When I was growing up, my sisters really loved the movie and so I was forced to watch it," Smiley said.
Other actors are even more familiar with the material.
Clark Anderson as Danny has been doing musical theater since he was 8, and he's played Danny in a community theater performance. Anderson said he was eager to get another shot at "Grease."
"I just love the style of the show. It's a very fun show and you really enjoy it. It's super upbeat and its super stylized. And it's my favorite style to dance to."
It's a special show for Keller, too.
"'Grease' was literally the second show I ever saw on Broadway," he said. "The original production in the '70s went on to become the longest running show before being eclipsed by 'A Chorus Line.' Directing the show has reminded me what joy it brings. But it has its edgier moments with some of the characters that are just plain mean. And that mix is what I think resonated with me and still does for many."
Students actors rehearse "Grease" at Lyons Township High School. (Jesse Wright / Pioneer Press)
Eli Michor (from left), Nate Scriba, Clark Anderson and Ben Smiley prepare to break into song. (Jesse Wright / Pioneer Press)
A week out from opening night, the production wasn't ready to resonate. The actors were off script and singing and dancing together, and Kuehl and Keller were still making staging adjustments, tweaking performances and getting the actors in shape for their Valentine's Day opening.
At one point during a rehearsal that stretched to 6 p.m., Keller reminded the actors about talking backstage and he reminds his singers to play to the last row. He also reminded his actors to stay away from dairy because it's bad for the voice.
"I'm seeing a lot of people drinking things like lattes," Keller said. "By and large, stay away from dairy."
Despite those tweaks, Kuehl said he believes the production is ready.
"The final days are always a little hectic, but we've got a great team working on this production," he said. "We've got all the pieces of the puzzle, so now it's just a question of getting them all in place."
Now, he said, it's just a matter of delivering the material. Kuehl said he hopes the familiar material delivers for the audience.
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"I hope audiences leave the theater with toes tapping and a smile in their hearts," he said. "This show is nothing if not nostalgic. I hope we can remind people of the joy the movie brought them, but I also hope they can appreciate the nuances of the stage production."
'Grease' is the word
When: 7 p.m. Feb. 14-16; a sing-along performance at 3 p.m. Feb. 17
Where: The Reber Center, Lyons Township North Campus, 100 S. Brainard Ave., La Grange
Tickets: $10 for adults; $5 for students and senior citizens.
Director Lawrence Keller (left) talks about staging "Grease" with director Mike Kuehl. (Jesse Wright / Pioneer Press)
Lauren Scriba (from left), Elaine Tracy, Alyssa Frey and Natalie Crown rehearse "Grease." (Jesse Wright / Pioneer Press)


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Unity is prerequisite for development: Prof. Rahmatullah
MANUU celebrates Independence Day
Rasia Hashmi| Updated: 15th August 2020 4:00 pm IST
Hyderabad: Unity of the Nation is a prerequisite in development of our country. The leading freedom fighter, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, once said that if an angel from heaven offers freedom in 24 hours at the cost of Hindu-Muslim unity, I will not accept freedom. For the last 70 years this unity has kept India on the path of continuous development.
These views were expressed by Prof. S M Rahmatullah, Vice-Chancellor I/c, while addressing the gathering after unfurling the tricolour today at Maulana Azad National Urdu University. MANUU has celebrated the Independence day with all the precautions and preventive measures as issued by the Ministries of Home Affairs and Family Welfare in the wake of Covid 19.
While welcoming the National Education Policy 2020, Prof. Rahmatullah said that important factors such as emphasis on education, provision of funds and Accreditation & Evaluation of educational institutions have been covered under this policy. The policy lays special focus on research, which is essential for the development of any country. Paying homage to the services of Maulana Abul Kalam, after whom MANUU is named, he said that while Maulana encouraged Muslims to take part in Independence Movement, he also persuaded other great leaders of the country to support the Khilafath Movement and brought these two movements on the same platform.
Dr. Karan Singh Utwal, Head, Dept. of Hindi and Dr. Mohd. Muzaffar Hussain, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Education & Training presented the National Anthem.
Prof. Siddiqui Mohd. Mahmood, Registrar I/c, Prof. Abul Kalam, Proctor, Mr. M G Gunasekaran, Finance Officer, Mr. Mirza Farhath Ullah Baig, Controller of Examinations attended the function. Good number of faculty members, officers and other staff were also present inspite of continuous drizzle.
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Snow showers this evening. Becoming partly cloudy later. Low 2F. Winds NW at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of snow 40%..
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P-R Outdoors Writer Dennis Aprill dies
By NATHAN OVALLE, and JOSHUA CAMERON
Night Editor, Staff Writer
Longtime Press-Republican Outdoors Writer Dennis Aprill died unexpectedly Saturday from an aggressive form of pancreatic cancer.
Aprill's "Outdoor Perspective" column first appeared on the pages of the Press-Republican Sept. 9, 1990, and has been there every Sunday since, more than 1,000 weeks in a row.
"Dennis Aprill did something almost nobody was able to do before him: broaden the appeal of the Outdoors pages to reach every demographic category. Men and women, young and old followed him every week for 19 years," Press-Republican Editor Bob Grady said.
"He was especially proud that in all that time he'd never missed a week, whether to illness, vacation or life's emergencies. For me, he'll be hard to replace as a contributor to the paper, but impossible to replace as a friend."
Aside from anchoring the Press-Republican's Outdoors page, Aprill contributed to Vermont Outdoors magazine, Adirondack Life, Sports Afield, Country Journal and Conservationist; he also authored several books, including "Paths Less Traveled" and "Good Fishing in the Adirondacks," and co-authored the field guide "Mammals of the Adirondacks."
Aprill, a licensed guide for 20-plus years and member of the New York State Outdoorsmen's Hall of Fame, was also involved in many state and national organizations, including Trout Unlimited, which honored him with the State Professional Communicator Award in 2004.
"The North Country has lost a great friend with the passing of Dennis Aprill," said William H. Wellman, Region 5 vice president for the New York State Council of Trout Unlimited.
"Many of us love the outdoors but few of us can express it the way Dennis did."
Aprill, who taught English and journalism courses at Plattsburgh State, is survived by his wife, Kathy; son, Colin; and daughter, Karalyn.
Among his other honors were numerous writing and photography awards from the New York Outdoor Writers Association, including two first places for columns in 2004; in 2000, he was recognized by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Earth Day Media Partnership; and in 1999, the Woodmen of the World named him their Conservationist of the Year.
The Press-Republican's Outdoors page received the "Best Outdoor Coverage by a Newspaper" award from by The New England Outdoor Writers Association in 2008.
No information on funeral arrangements was available Saturday night.
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International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Cybernetics 2016 (CYBERNETICSCOM) aims to address current state of the technology and the outcome of the ongoing research in the area of Computational Intelligence and Cybernetics. It encourages a broad spectrum of contribution in the Computational Intelligence and Cybernetics sciences. Articles of interdisciplinary nature are particularly welcome. CyberneticsCom 2016 intends to be a major forum for scientists, engineers and practitioners interested in the study, analysis, design, modeling and implementation of Computational Intelligence and Cybernetics, both theoretically and in a broad range of application fields. It invites papers, original & unpublished work from individuals active in the broad theme of the conference.


Love this place, great food, friendly people, and the best prices. Highly recommend!!
I accidentally ordered Steamed Shrimp Dumplings instead of just Steamed Dumplings, and did not like them. The delivery took about 70 minutes but was on time. Other than that, I can say that we really like the dishes we normally order.
You can always depend on New China. Food is always good and the order is always accurate. Husband loves the egg drop won ton soup. Have never seen that combo at another restaurant.
Order was ready right when I walked in. Drove 45 minutes home and the food was still hot and very tasty.
Reliable. Good food and good service.
This is my favorite Chinese restaurant. Fresh and good tasting every time.
The food was fresh and hot when it was delivered. My coworkers and I have ordered from here before and the delivery time is very good as well.
Food is incredibly fresh and very tasty.
The food is the best Chinese I have had since I arrived in Atlana 5 years ago. Servings were generous and when I find I needed to call, they were very courteous. Worth every penny. Prices very fair. Thank you. Try the veggie fried rice for sure.
The food was great. It was plentiful and well cooked. I will be ordering from New China again.
Wish the website would of updated with the correct wait time. Otherwise I love this restaurant!
New China has the best food around! Always correct and on time.
Fast, cheerful service for reliable Chinese food.
Food is excellent. The wait for the food to be ready is excessive on the weekends. If you are going to make people wait well past the time promised, you should give free appetizers for the inconvenience. I waited 40 mins past the time promised.
Slow delivery, food was just ok. Lo menu was tasteless. They also tried to charge me cash at delivery even though I paid online when I ordered.
My favorite place to order from!
Great service, and great food as always!!!
A little long in delivery time but a perfect order and was hot when delivered. Highly recomend,.
The food is very good! They also deliver, which is rare now in our area.
Arrived 30 minutes late. The meat was dry but the rest was good. Hot and sour soup is great.
Great food. Great price. Great service. And that little 6-month-old baby girl was absolutely beautiful!
Great food, food came in about an hour which I think is fair because we ordered quite a lot. The serving sizes are great, nice and big and absolutely delicious.
Delivery was on time and the guy who gave me my food was pleasant and polite. Great food aswell.
My children love the food, but we always have to wait well beyond the estimated pick up time.
Crab meat in Phoenix & Dragon was rubbery. Egg rolls were very doughy; need a lighter option.
Very good, very fresh, very fast!! And ordering on-line is a breeze...just walk in and no waiting.
We didn't receive the spicy basil chicken, they sent some other dish. They random chicken dish was terrible!
Delivery was quick and the food was delicious.
All the food except the Chicken Chow Mein was good. First there was no chicken. Second the sauce was not good. Last the food took forever to come. Willing to give another try because the last two times we ordered were much better.


The CPA Leadership Institute and Ernst & Morris are presenting a Webinar on the Energy Policy Act (EPAct) and Section 179D Tax Incentives on January 13, 2009 from noon to 2:00 pm. The EPAct created a new tax incentive for constructing energy efficient commercial buildings. Section 1331, the commercial building tax deduction, establishes a tax deduction for expenses related to the design and installation of energy efficient commercial building systems.
Discussions in the Webinar will cover the EPAct, eligibility by property type, benefits for commercial property owners, benefits for architects, engineers and lighting designers, Leed certification and energy codes and compliance. For a more detailed outline of the Webinar, click here.
The Webinar is most suitable for those with a tax and/or architectural background.


This walnut has some figure. Not a lot, and only in a few spots. But any chisel work in these figured areas is brutal. Here's my big chisel with nicely destroyed cutting edge. And this is after doing some grinding to remove the damage. Just trashed.


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This article was published on August 8, 2011
Twitter acquires item list sharing startup Bagcheck
Martin Bryant
Martin Bryant is founder of Big Revolution, where he helps tech companies refine their proposition and positioning, and develops high-qualit (show all) Martin Bryant is founder of Big Revolution, where he helps tech companies refine their proposition and positioning, and develops high-quality, compelling content for them. He previously served in several roles at TNW, including Editor-in-Chief. He left the company in April 2016 for pastures new.
According to its blog, startup Bagcheck has been acquired by Twitter.
The company notes:
We're very excited to announce that Bagcheck has been acquired by Twitter, and as of today, Sam Pullara will be joining the Twitter engineering team.
Bagcheck started out of a passion for connecting people to their interests, allowing people to have a place to discover and share the "bags" of items they are most passionate about, whether it's a collection of photography gear or an arsenal of cooking tools. Now, Sam will bring his passion for connecting people to what interests them to his new role at Twitter.
Bagcheck is a startup based around the idea of sharing lists of your favorite items, these lists are described as 'bags'. The company says that all existing bags will remain available, but notes that "Things may change at some point in the future, so if you're worried about your content we've also created an instant export feature that will wrap all the bags you've made into a tidy set of HTML and JSON files."
While Sam Pullara is joining Twitter as a member of the engineering team, his fellow Bagcheck co-founder Luke Wroblewski is moving on to new projects elsewhere. Details of the price of the acquisition where not shared and it's unclear whether this is a straight talent-grabbing 'acqui-hire', or if Twitter plans to use any of Bagcheck's technology in its own products.
We have more analysis of the deal here.
Published August 8, 2011 - 6:16 pm UTC


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There's a 95 percent chance Senior Editor Christine Sarkis is thinking about travel right now. Follow her on Instagram @postcartography and Twitter @ChristineSarkis.
Christine Sarkis is an SATW-award-winning journalist and executive editor at SmarterTravel. Her stories have also appeared on USA Today, Conde Nast Traveler, Huffington Post, and Business Insider. Her advice has been featured in dozens of print and online publications including The New York Times, Conde Nast Traveler, and People magazine. She has also shared travel tips on television and radio shows including Good Morning America, Marketplace, and Here & Now. Her work has been published in the anthologies Spain from a Backpack and The Best Women's Travel Writing 2008. She is currently working on a travel memoir.
The Handy Item I Always Pack: The Trtl Pillow. It's easy to pack and comfortable, and makes it so I can actually sleep on flights.
Ultimate Bucket List Experience: Seeing the Aurora Borealis from the comfort of somewhere warm, like a glass igloo or hot spring.
Travel Motto: Curiosity is an amazing compass.
Aisle, Window, or Middle Seat: Aisle all the way.
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The third time is a charm, at least when it comes to confirming a new head of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). If you've been following our coverage of the drawn-out process, you know that the first two candidates withdrew their nominations after relatively minor concerns about their records surfaced.
But with the confirmation of John S. Pistole, former deputy director of the F.B.I., the extended search has come to a close. According to the New York Times' blog The Caucus, Pistole's "nomination was met with approval by senators from both parties, though he was questioned at a hearing about his stance on collective bargaining rights for airport screeners."
If you remember, the last year has seen a number of embarrassing public incidents that seemed connected to a lack of strong, dedicated leadership. Let's hope this is the start of something good for the TSA.
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Bill Johnson, Radio Great
To the new year, 2016, I reflect and remember the life of Bill Johnson, a great voice in radio, who died on 11-29-15. He was heard in many different genres, but mainly as a sports radio broadcaster who spent most of his career in the Portland, Oregon area, with college radio, the Portland Trailblazers, and others. When I knew him, he reflected on being present for the Hank Gathers death during a late 80s game in the NCAA. I came to know Bill during my stint with KSRO AM radio in Sonoma County, California. At the time I had a college radio show going, during the busy hour, which probably yielded ten listeners, and was on the verge of getting my own variety show with two colleagues at another larger station, nearby. (James and Henry were part of my crew, with some assistance from Tommy; we were excited with the ambitious nature of our show, as the signal went all the way to Bodega Bay, San Jose and Los Gatos, while reaching as far west as Walnut Creek, including of course Oakland and San Francisco. Bill saw the excitement brewing, happy to lend advice.) Bill was new to Sonoma County, the hub of the wine country, just taking the job, wanting to try a new area. What Bill had, which I noticed right away, was the classic play-by-play radio voice, which he used very well to relay the news of the region and world, to the listeners of the Bay Area. It's one of those voices that you encounter in person and think, this guy can't be serious, but then it grows on you and within seconds you're hooked. There was a funny moment I recall, which I never actually shared with him. I thought it was funny, anyway. I was busy as his assistant, taking on assignments with alacrity. It turned out, maybe I was working too fast, as he gave me a look and nudge suggesting "If everything's done, I'll have no way to act like I'm working on something." Each day was a fresh start with Bill. He had a great attitude and was very open to show me tricks of the trade, accepting me as his partner...he'd ask me about this interview or that one, or he'd comment on the finer points of the equipment, even showing me how to edit the sound from his assignments (which I inevitably took over). Very quickly, I was actually editing stories for the feature news broadcast. Then he'd read it. To any editor out there reading, they're probably thinking: Yeah, and? It was exciting to do mundane things like this in his company. It felt like a team of guys from the 50s, encountering new digital technology, along with his shiny, silver, digital recorder that he'd plug into the computer system, yielding the wavelengths, going up and down from the inflection of voices, and the ability to fade a sound. The editing system "was new" as he said, and he had just started to tackle it. On many occasions, he'd say, "Come on, I've got the mid-day news to read," motioning for me to join him in the live broadcast booth - and I'd be sitting there, observing him in action, being part of the radio waves. It was weird, seeing the voice of the station talking into the mic, in real time. What also struck me, was the confidence he had to allow me in there, knowing me to be the prankster I am at times. But I behaved, watching a great master do his thing. The station manager had been giving me multiple assignments, like the birthday of a Harley Davidson store in Rohnert Park, California; the birth of a giraffe at a zoo; an interview with Duf Sundheim, who was head of the California Republican Party at the time; the Native-American casino debates in Rohnert Park, which was a huge ongoing story, among others. I'd return to the station and Bill would greet me with something like, "Okay, what've we got?" I'll remember his enthusiasm, professionalism and dedication to producing a quality product. With all the news coming in from the region, nation and worldwide there were a lot of things being juggled at once. The radio news room can get quite hectic. When it all came together, Bill was the end product, acting as the final medium in which the news flowed through and into a myriad of car radios and stereos across the region. A good twenty years or so my elder, I think he saw a little of him in me, mentioning I had a pretty good radio voice, from time to time. I learned a lot from him, and I hope to continue tackling projects with the same positive attitude he exuded.