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About Christine Arveil
Boston-based artist Christine Arveil integrates painting, writing and three-dimentional work in her creations.
Born in Lyon, France 1958
BA Literature and Ancient Languages, Lyon & Paris IV Sorbonne 1979
MA Literature and 18th century Arts, Paris III Sorbonne 1985
MBA Art Management and Public Policies, Paris-Dauphine 1993
Directing an international art festival and teaching, Paris 1993-95
Studio in Ann Arbor, MI. Teaching at the Toledo Museum of Art, OH 1998-2000
Studio in Boston since 2001. Partner with Benoît Rolland Studio
Painting exhibitions: France 1985-94, U.S.A. 1996-2010, Portugal 2009
Born in Lyon, France in 1958, Christine Arveil became the first of her working-class family to enter university, graduating with a master's degree in Classics and literature.
In 1979, she joined the studio of Luis Ansa, master of lacquer restoration and brush calligraphy in Paris. From Ansa she learnt ink-on-paper and lacquer-on-wood Oriental landscape painting.
She continued studying at Isabelle Emmerique's lacquer studio, while independently experimenting with early European painting formulas uncovered through archival research. She wrote the first monograph of Jean-Felix Watin, artisan and author in18th century France.
Her philosophical and technical quest for the founding grounds of painting developed beyond color. For two years, she restricted herself to using stone-ground black ink, tracing single large words on white paper, presented in a solo show, A mots roseaux Paris 1987. Arveil's work was recognized the same year at the Japanese embassy Contemporary Calligraphy landmark exhibition.
After this ascetic period, she reverted to colors prepared from dry pigments. Further delving into the European roots of painting, she reproduced medieval manuscripts "illuminations" and their process of creation as a performance act. Her replicas were featured in the 1994 Centre Pompidou exhibition Ecriture, and she would later teach medieval painting at the Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio.
Interrogating time and space in art creation, she met Arab calligraphers Abdallah Akar and Hassan Massoudy who develop a perception different from those found in Chinese and Occidental cultures. She deepened this understanding by working at the Contemporary Art Department at the Arab World Institute in Paris (1993).
1992-95 were years of outreach to the international art community, leading art gatherings that brought together musicians and visual artists. This involvement led Christine to an Art Management and Policies MBA (University Paris-Dauphine, 1993), and then to create the international festival Latitudes Nord. Fiction and non-fiction writing also took momentum, steadily occupying her early mornings, while painting remained nocturnal.
In 1996, Arveil moved to the United States. There, she integrated her life and artistic experiences into semi-abstract expressionist images for which she devised a unique painting technique and medium based on violin varnish. She had joined the studio of Joseph Curtin, luthier, for learning from the violin making world. Experienced with lacquer and the documentation of finishes, she brought an original perspective on varnishing musical instruments. Her research has appeared in The Strad, a reference publication for classical music, on the BBC and in lectures at violin makers' conventions.
Since settling studios with her husband Master Bow Maker Benoît Rolland in Boston in 2001, she shares her time between her creative work and developing the music studio's outreach. Her knowledge of 18th century French crafts articulates with her dedication to creative synergies in the 21st century. Their studios are a meeting point for intellectuals and artists of diverse horizons. In 2018, she is a partner to Rolland's Legacy of Knowledge Project that envisions an artform, bow making, from historical roots to cutting edge innovation.
Christine Arveil has authored fifty short stories, a novel, autobiographical texts, essays and poems. In 2009, she completed the Volcano Project. This large-scale multi-years ensemble – a novel, lacquer-on-wood red paintings, a stone-drawings series, sculptures and autobiographical materials- unites painting and writing in one strong entity reflecting on how the creative process arises amongst adversity. Seventy pieces were installed for a six-week solo show in Portugal, Azores Islands, then at Boston State House, in 2010. In the following years, she collaborated to the hand-made artist book Waterlines with photographer Sal Lopes, contributing 35 poems, painted calligraphy and the concept of the book around Lopes' photographs of water.
Since 2013, she has designed two building-conversions into studio spaces tailored to the art project. As with painting, she takes architecture and sculpture across the scale, from actual buildings and art installations to a single stone or flower compositions, meaningful to a moment. Whether she writes, paints, designs architectures or intellectual projects she is a builder of places that harmonize technical mastery and imagination. She brings installation art and process art to life-size.
Christine has two children Sonia Elise Rolland, International Law Professor, and Damien Boutillon, Anthropologist, whose achievement and creativity she admires.
She is an active friend to non-profits like Music for Food, Community Music Works or Community Supported Films, that weave social safety-nets through the arts.
Roland Barthes once wrote: "On n'écrit jamais que le désir d'écrire" (we only ever write the very longing for writing). Such "desire" kindles my work. Of contemplative nature, I observe the real as well as the imaginary. I travel familiar places as if it was the first time, noticing the poetic within the ordinary. Poetry is a transformative experience; its strong statement, no matter the art form it takes, informs the present. Painting, writing, composing places—from art installations to live-in spaces, are facets of a same crystal. Whatever the material at hand, I "sculpt" my medium with precision to trigger a mobile and complex perception, beyond what had first furtively sparked my work.
I write on artisan notebooks with a fountain pen. Digital media only comes as a next layer of composition and communication. I write in the morning, stories that can be as short as a few words. I patiently work on longer texts to bring each sentence to a similar intensity and exact both the sensation and meaning I have in mind.
I paint in the later afternoon when the setting sunlight overpowers the studio, quietly installing high intensity as a daily norm; only then, plowing through feelings and technical challenges becomes natural. The mediums that I use for painting come from ancient traditions and have in common their elaboration steps: building a ground, layering transparent colors, "carving" an image into a micron-thin, illusory space. I paint with raw pigments that I imbed in thin coats of lacquer, on grounds of wood and paper, or gesso that I make from natural materials. Rather than a brush, I often use a rag and friction to move quasi-transparent coats of pigmented lacquer around. This gradually shapes the image with more depth and fiercer hues than processed paint in tubes and conventional painting methods would allow. I first see the image when it faintly appears, still a mere projection of inner emotion; then, I enhance the figure while dealing with pigments migration that alone influence the image, giving it a form of independent life. As the light plays with the layered lacquer, the shapes will remain somewhat elusive. Ultimately, different people see different representations. I like this lasting freedom for "reading" a story that departs from the standards of abstraction as well as those of realism. Bringing the concept to simple pencil drawing, I have been drawing since 2009 one small basalt stone: it is not possible to give an exhaustive realist representation, precisely because I try to be exact and precise. The multiple sketches form a series that will never be complete, and ultimately tells another story. Art is beyond grasp, always in movement.
To design interior buildings, I compose with found materials and industrial standards or simply use what is immediately available to transform the space. My choices were made to break free from the limits of today's standardization and get closer to the each individual story.
My materials and techniques are not limiting: their process is labor intensive, but free and emotionally intense, as well as technically so (for instance: the dry pigments intense hues). It is my physical capacity that sets the limits: what I can lift, reach, and understand. As I tend to engage in large hands-on projects or intellectual pursuits, time in completion amounts to years at work with sustained focus. I pushed to exhaustion with my last large creation, the Volcano Project, mirroring the experience of the fictional character in my seed-novel for the project: La Faille-The Fault.
This overall demanding art process first came from necessity: the materials available to me as a young artist were ones found (an egg, colored dust, nail polish, a pen…). My strengths were resilience and a thirst for education, while overcoming my own history of trauma prepared me to navigate the different spheres of reality and abstraction. During my formative years in Paris, I researched ancient painting techniques and found new potentials for creation in each of these mediums. I collaborated with artists from different cultures and creative areas: oriental and Arab calligraphers, icon painters, musicians, musical instrument makers, story tellers, poets, photographers, filmmakers. Labor, researched knowledge, and imagination converged into a binding chemistry.
Crossing thresholds, I build a dialogue with the past, the distant, the foreign and the imaginary as well as the intimate. What is art creation? Wherever it stem from, art is surprising. It seems to harbor forms of resilient love and beauty, particularly the ones who resisted suppression.
Copyright© Christine Arveil 2018. All rights reserved.


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Most people do not know that India devotes a separate day to tourism. But that's not surprising, because India is a treasure trove of exquisite mountains, forests and seashores. The Indian government has declared January 25 as National Tourism Day to raise awareness about the importance of tourism to the country's economy.
In 1958, the government recognized the importance of tourism to India and created a separate Department of Tourism. The aim of this department was to preserve our national heritage and take care of tourist destinations to preserve their beauty while making them tourist friendly. India also attracts many foreign tourists every year. People from all over the world come and stay for months in 'Incredible India' to explore its scenic beauty. To keep the culture alive and promote tourism, we celebrate National Tourism Day on January 25. Every year this day has a different theme. The day is important as it raises awareness about the importance of tourism and its economic aspects.
The day is observed to raise awareness among the global community about the importance of tourism and its social, political, financial and cultural value. The Ministry of Tourism is the central agency in India that shapes national policy for the promotion and development of tourism. It also coordinates with central and state agencies and the public sector.
What is tourism?
Tourism and travel are often used interchangeably. Travel, however, is the movement of an individual or a group of people from one place to another because of work, health, education, or meeting with family. Tourism, on the other hand, refers to the movement of an individual or group for recreational purposes.
Nothing defines a country and makes it unique like its culture. Seeing its art, experiencing its traditions, tasting its cuisine and strolling through its history is undoubtedly the best way to discover a country. And that is exactly what cultural tourism is all about. Unlike sun and beach tourism, where the main attraction is recreation, cultural tourism essentially has one goal: understanding, in the broadest sense of the word. To know the history, the art and the people of a place, to taste its food, discover its customs and enjoy first-hand a different way of looking at the world.
Although tourism has always been associated with learning in one form or another, the fact is that cultural tourism has experienced tremendous growth worldwide, but especially in Europe, since the 1970s when UNESCO developed the Convention on World Cultural and Natural Heritage along with proposals for its conservation and promotion.
The World Tourism Organisation (WTO) (1985) defines cultural tourism in very general terms as the movements of people intended to satisfy the human need for diversity, to raise the cultural level of individuals and to lead to new knowledge, experiences and encounters.
There are many. Intangible ones, such as preservation of cultural and artistic heritage, local wealth for non-traditional destinations, and the creation of links between different cultures. And tangible ones, too, like the impact on the economy and jobs. The money that cultural travelers spend has a very positive impact, both financially and in creating jobs in sectors such as hospitality, trade, and culture.
The main purpose of India National Tourism Day is to educate people about the benefits of travel and the importance of tourism. India is a paradise for tourists and this trade plays an important role in the economy of the country. This also helps us to remember how diverse India is with its spectacular sea beaches, magnificent forests, majestic mountain peaks and a dazzling dessert.
Celebrations in India:
The tourism industry has been hit drastically in the last two years by the COVID -19 pandemic. The states that are heavily dependent on tourism such as Himachal Pradesh, Goa, Uttarakhand and the northeastern states have suffered huge losses. In 2021, the National Tourism Day was themed 'Dekho Apna Desh' and encouraged Indians to travel to India and discover its beauty. The celebrations were practically held through seminars amid COVID -19 restrictions.
This year, the day is being celebrated in Andhra Pradesh under the theme 'Azadi ka Amrut Mohatsav'. The Government of India has launched the 'Azadi ka Amrut Mohatsav' campaign to mark India's 75th Independence Day. India has many historical sites that tell the story of sacrifice, bloodshed, patriotism and freedom. This year, we all hope that the pandemic ends and we can safely visit these great places to relive the history.
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Zimbabwean startups will be joining other African businesses at the Seedstars Africa Summit. The regional summit will be held in Mozambique on December 12. 20 startups will converge to share their tailored technology solutions for Africa.
Seedstars Africa Summit serves as a platform through which tech entrepreneurs in Africa and around the world are given the chance to network. The winner of the competition in each African nation will join other Seedstars country-winners at the final event in Switzerland during April next year. The start ups will compete for up to $1-million in equity investment and other prizes.
Representing Zimbabwe are the winners from the Impact Hub Harare, MyRunner, a platform allows users to book their bus tickets and track their location.
Runners up Munch, which came in second and Equities Nest who took third place will join the Seedstars Africa Summit. Tipster and Commonground were also selected from the Impact Hub Harare, to also represent the country in Mozambique.
The five startups will be part of a Zimbabwe delegation that will attend the upcoming Africa Regional Summit in Maputo, Mozambique from the 12th to 14th of December.
The Africa Regional Summit will last for 3 days and bring together over 500 attendees. It will start with a boot camp for the participating startups. There will be an ecosystem tour and an investor day. The Conference will be held on December 14th, featuring the startup pitches, keynote speakers, and panel discussions.
The event is hosted by local ambassador. UX Information Technologies. The main sponsor of the event is Standard Bank. Other partners include both local and international organisations such as: Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, UNFPA, Merck, Enel , TRECC, Microsoft, Orange, GSMA and VC4A amongst many others.


These Great Feasts (thusly called because they are commanded) also appear in Psalm 84:5–7 "Blessed ['Happy': Asher in Hebrew] is the man whose strength is in You, Whose heart is set on pilgrimage. As they pass through the Valley of Baca, They make it a spring; The rain also covers it with pools. They go from strength to strength; Each one appears before God in Zion." As Believers, we are all to be moving up, as if still going up to Jerusalem. In the spirit realm, we are to be drawing nearer to the Lord at all times.
Hebrews 12:22 says we have come up to Zion (not Sinai), the City of God, which is heavenly Jerusalem … and an innumer- able company of angels bears witness to the call!
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Osmanthus heterophyllus (Chinese:t , s , p zhōngshù; , Hiiragi), variously known as holly osmanthus, holly olive, and false holly, is a species of flowering plant in the olive family Oleaceae, native to eastern Asia in central and southern Japan (Honshū, Kyūshū, Shikoku, and the Ryukyu Islands) and Taiwan.

Description
It is an evergreen shrub or small tree growing to  tall. The bark is brown to grey or blackish, cracking into small plates on old plants. The leaves are opposite, 3–7 cm long and 1.5–4 cm broad with a thick, leathery texture, lustrous dark green above, paler yellow-green below; the margin is entire or with one to four large spine-tipped teeth on each side. Spiny leaves predominate on small, young plants (an adaptation to deter browsing animals), while entire leaves predominate higher on larger mature plants out of the reach of animals. The flowers are very fragrant, white, with a four-lobed corolla, the corolla tube 1–2 mm long and the lobes 2.5–5 mm long; they are dioecious, with flowering in the autumn. The fruit is an ovoid dark purple drupe 1.5 cm long and 1 cm diameter, mature in the following summer about 9 months after flowering.

Varieties
There are two varieties:
Osmanthus heterophyllus var. heterophyllus. Leaves entire or spiny; flowers with short corolla lobes 2.5-3.5 mm long. Throughout the range of the species.
Osmanthus heterophyllus var. bibracteatus (Hayata) P.S.Green. Leaves always entire; flowers with long corolla lobes 5 mm long. Endemic to Taiwan.

Nomenclature
Osmanthus is derived from Greek and means 'fragrant flower'.

The scientific name heterophyllus, "different leaves", refers to the variation in leaf shape between spiny and entire. The common name holly osmanthus refers to the similarity in leaf shape to that of the holly (Ilex aquifolium), an example of convergent evolution with a common objective of deterring browsing; the two may be distinguished easily by the leaf arrangement, alternate in Ilex aquifolium and opposite in Osmanthus heterophyllus.

Cultivation

It is widely used as a hedge plant. Several cultivars have been selected for garden use, including 'Aureus', 'Goshiki', 'Purpureus', 'Rotundifolius', and 'Subangustatus'. The cultivars 'Goshiki', 'Variegatus' and 'Purple Shaft' have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

The species has been hybridised in cultivation with Osmanthus fragrans; the resulting hybrid is named Osmanthus × fortunei Carr.

Historical mentions
It is mentioned twice in the Kojiki, the oldest surviving historical record of Japan. The first mention, under the name hihiragi, is in connection with the name of a kami, Hihiragi-no-sono-hana-madzumi-no-kami (translated by Chamberlain as "Deity Waiting-to-see-the-Flowers-of-the-Holly"), with the word madzumi (rarely seen) being used to describe the plant's characteristic of its flowers rarely blossoming, as interpreted by the scholar Tominobu. Its second mention occurs during a passage referring to how a holly wood spear, made of material from the tree and spanning "eight fathoms long", was presented to the Prince Yamato-take by the Emperor prior to him being sent to subdue the East. Its prickly and non-prickly variations are sometimes described as "male" and "female" respectively, though this does not have a relation to the plant's gender.

References

heterophyllus
Flora of Japan
Flora of Taiwan
Plants described in 1832
Flora of the Ryukyu Islands
Dioecious plants

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Q: Output time time between a past date and today php At the moment I have a query which check the date from an external website and give me some information if that date is older than four weeks:
$json = json_decode($result, true);

echo date("d.m.Y",strtotime($json[lastUpdated][when]));

$mydate = strtotime($json[lastUpdated][when]);

if ($mydate <= strtotime('4 weeks ago')) {
    echo "Is not up to date!";
}

And I would like to have an output of how much time has passed between the date $mydate and today. Thanks!

A: You could simply calculate the difference between both dates by using:
$mydate = strtotime($json['lastUpdated']['when']); // I guess the quotes are missing in your code
$now = time();
echo "The difference is " . ($now - $mydate) . " seconds";

If you need something different then seconds you'll have to calulcate those values, e.g.
echo "The difference is " . (($now - $mydate)/60) . " minutes";
echo "The difference is " . (($now - $mydate)/60*60) . " hours";
echo "The difference is " . (($now - $mydate)/60*60*24) . " days";

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Cricut recently released a machine, EasyPress™, for applying heat transfer materials to apparel and soft goods. If you aren't familiar with it, I'd describe it as a hybrid between an iron and a heat press. It's 9 inches by 9 inches square and heats up to 350 degrees Fahrenheit in minutes. Today, I'm sharing my thoughts on it.
On demand personalizing. The Cricut EasyPress™ is convenient to take to shows and fairs to personalize on demand. If you don't want to lug your full sized press to your next vendor event and don't want to invest in a smaller heat press, take your EasyPress™. It's lightweight, easy to handle, and heats up quickly so you won't have to leave your heat press running the entire time. It's also ideal to take to home parties you are hosting!
Great for occasional use. If you only work with heat transfer occasionally and don't have a need for a full sized heat press, the EasyPress™ is your answer.
Low price point. In relation to a high quality traditional heat press, the EasyPress™ is cheap with a release price point of $149. I'd be confident selling items made with the EasyPress™. Remember, to make sure that your heat transfer material has been applied well, you should be able to see the texture of the fabric in the heat transfer material.
Small size. The EasyPress™ doesn't take up a lot of space and can be stored in even the smallest of craft spaces. It's small size lends itself well to traveling as well.
Fast to heat up. The EasyPress™ heats up in minutes and has an auto off feature – just little bonuses that I love!
If you are working with heat transfer materials that rely heavily on pressure, the Cricut EasyPress™ is not for you. You cannot adjust the pressure of the EasyPress™.
The EasyPress™ is not hot enough to do sublimation. Most sublimation relies on a temperature of around 400 degrees Fahrenheit. The maximum temperature of the EasyPress™ is 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
If you mostly apply materials that are larger than 9 inches by 9 inches, it'll save you time to just purchase a traditional heat press instead of the EasyPress™.
You'll want to use your EasyPress™ on a flat, hard surface – not on a padded ironing board. I'm using the pad from my heat press to protect my table top. Cricut does plan to release a pad to accompany the EasyPress™, but it is not yet available.
Turn the EasyPress™ on and set the time and temperature.
Prepress your blank to remove wrinkles and moisture.
Place your transfer onto your apparel or soft good.
Hold the EasyPress™ on your transfer and press the Cricut button to start the timer. There is no need to move the EasyPress™ around while pressing. Instead, hold it in place with a bit of pressure. Remove the EasyPress™ when it beeps.
Turn your apparel over and repeat step 3 on the back.
Check for a good press. You'll know your press was successful when the heat transfer material has the texture of the blank.
This shirt has now been washed two times and has held up well. Other users are reporting that materials applied with the EasyPress™ are holding up fine to standard washing and drying.
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Broad Run, Virginia
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This pre-Revolutionary War grist mill ground corn and flour for soldiers in seven American wars.
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This mill goes back–way back. Before the Revolutionary War back. Erected from solid stone, what was originally Chapman's Mill went up in 1742, five full stories and open for business.
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Operating as a grist mill in northern Virginia in an area that was known as Thoroughfare Gap, the mill is about 40 miles west of what would later become Washington DC. Built for local farmers who wanted to process and transfer their corn and wheat to the nearby port town of Alexandria, the mill saw steady business for over a hundred years. When the railroad came through the gap in the mid-19th century, business only got better as transportation got faster.
The Civil War saw a change of operations at the old mill, as the Confederate Army thought that it might make a good meat curing operation. Commodities of corn and wheat turned into pens of pigs and cattle, and tons of meat were cured on-site for the troops. But after only a short time in its new job, the Confederate Army was on the move as Union Troops pushed ever closer. As the Confederates moved on, they burned not only the meat behind them, but the mill as well in order to keep them from the advancing Union Army.
It wasn't until another 10 years after the Civil War that the mill was rebuilt, this time under a new owner, the Beverley family–and the old place was back in business. Over the next quarter century it changed hands many times, and the 20th century saw mechanical improvements and the addition of a store. Business continued in fits and starts, until finally, by 1946, the wheels stopped turning and grinding for good. But during its 200 years in operation the old Chapman Beverly Mill fed troops over the course of seven wars–from the French and Indian War all the way through World War II.
The Mill suffered a major fire in 1998, but it's been designated as a National Historic Landmark, and is now structurally stabilized for visitors. Current fundraising efforts now seek to make the site accessible to the public regardless of physical disabilities by improving the road and installing walking paths and interpretive signs.
The mill is about 40 miles west of Washington, DC. Leave I-66 at exit 40 and go south on Rt 15. Turn west on Route 55, and after about two miles turn right on Rt 723 and then take an immediate left onto Beverley Mill Drive. The site is fenced, and the neighboring trail management rangers advise that the mill folks are very sensitive about trespassing. There are posted opening times of Saturdays and Sundays, but a recent Saturday visit proved it to be quite closed; best bet is to call them first and be sure about when they will be open.
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Roy E. Call, 67 of Sidney, passed away at his home Friday morning, February 21, 2014.
Graveside Military Honors will be held at 2 p.m., Fri., Feb. 28th in the Greenwood Cemetery.
Cremation has been chosen. Friends may stop at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel on Thursday to sign Roy's register book and drop off condolences for the family. Memorial contributions may be made in Roy's name to the DAV Chapter #40 Van Fund for Cheyenne County.
Gehrig-Stitt Chapel & Cremation Service LLC, is in charge of Roy's care and funeral arrangements.
Roy Everett Call, the son of Vernon Everett and Lillian Marie (Jensen) Call was born on June 25, 1946 in Sidney. He grew up on Fifth Avenue with his parents and two sisters. He enjoyed woodworking while in school and completed the eleventh grade. Roy joined the United States Navy Feb. 10, 1964 where he completed his G.E.D and was awarded the National Defense Medal. Upon his Honorable Discharge he continued to serve with the Naval Reserves until Feb. 9, 1970. Roy began working for Hamlin Electric where he completed nearly thirty-five years of employment.
Roy enjoyed fishing, hunting, playing pitch, shooting pool and spending time with his family. He loved practicing various sports and attending games and events of his children and grandchildren. Roy is a twenty-five year member of the Sidney Volunteer Fire Department, enjoyed smoking various meats and driving the fire truck during parades.
Survivors include his wife: Norma of Sidney; (4) children: Rhonda Schuh and husband Ed of New Mexico, Louie Miller and wife Amanda of Morrill, Regina Williams and husband Steve of North Platte, and Michelle Call of Sidney; (12) grandchildren; (3) great-grandchildren; (2) sisters: Geri Buxbaum and husband Kenny of Bayard, NE and Jeanette Dorman and husband Ray of Sidney and numerous extended family members and friends.
Roy was preceded in death by his parents Vern and Lillian, (1) grandson: DJ and lifelong friend/brother: Mark.


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using System.Net;
using System.Net.Http;
using System.Net.Http.Headers;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using System.Web;
using InterFAX.Api.Dtos;

namespace InterFAX.Api
{
    internal static class HttpClientExtensions
    {
        public static async Task<T> GetResourceAsync<T>(this HttpClient httpClient, string requestUri, IOptions options = null)
        {
            var task = httpClient.GetAsync(requestUri.AddOptions(options));
            var response = await task;
            if (response.IsSuccessStatusCode) return await response.Content.ReadAsAsync<T>();

            throw new ApiException(response.StatusCode, await response.ToError());
        }

        public static async Task<T> PostAsync<T>(this HttpClient httpClient, string requestUri, IOptions options = null)
        {
            var task = httpClient.PostAsync(requestUri.AddOptions(options), new StringContent(""));
            var response = await task;
            if (response.IsSuccessStatusCode) return await response.Content.ReadAsAsync<T>();

            throw new ApiException(response.StatusCode, await response.ToError());
        }

        public static async Task<HttpResponseMessage> PostAsync(this HttpClient httpClient, string requestUri, IOptions options = null, HttpContent content = null)
        {
            var task = httpClient.PostAsync(requestUri.AddOptions(options), content ?? new StringContent(""));
            var response = await task;
            if (response.IsSuccessStatusCode) return response;

            throw new ApiException(response.StatusCode, await response.ToError());
        }

        public static async Task<HttpResponseMessage> PostRangeAsync(this HttpClient httpClient, string requestUri, ByteArrayContent content, RangeHeaderValue range)
        {
            var request = new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Post, requestUri);
            request.Headers.Range = range;
            request.Content = content;
            var task = httpClient.SendAsync(request);
            var response = await task;
            if (response.IsSuccessStatusCode) return response;

            throw new ApiException(response.StatusCode, await response.ToError());
        }

        public static async Task<string> DeleteResourceAsync(this HttpClient httpClient, string requestUri)
        {
            var task = httpClient.DeleteAsync(requestUri);
            var response = await task;
            if (response.IsSuccessStatusCode) return response.ReasonPhrase;

            throw new ApiException(response.StatusCode, await response.ToError());
        }

        public static string AddOptions(this string requestUri, IOptions options)
        {
            if (options == null) return requestUri;

            var optionsDictionary = options.ToDictionary();
            if (optionsDictionary.Keys.Count == 0) return requestUri;

            var queryString = HttpUtility.ParseQueryString(string.Empty);
            foreach (var key in optionsDictionary.Keys)
                queryString[key] = optionsDictionary[key];
            return $"{requestUri}?{queryString}";
        }

        private static async Task<Error> ToError(this HttpResponseMessage response)
        {
            if (response.Content.Headers.ContentLength == 0)
            {
                return new Error
                {
                    Code = (int)response.StatusCode,
                    Message = response.ReasonPhrase,
                    MoreInfo = "No content returned"
                };
            }

            try { return await response.Content.ReadAsAsync<Error>(); }
            catch
            {
                return new Error
                {
                    Code = (int)response.StatusCode,
                    Message = response.ReasonPhrase,
                    MoreInfo = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync()
                };
            }
        }
    }
}

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Q: How to detect colored blocks in a PDF file with python (pdfminer, minecart, tabula...) I am trying to extract quite a few tables from a PDF file. These tables are sort of conveniently "highlighted" with different colors, which makes it easy for eyes to catch (see the example screenshot).
I think it would be good to detect the position/coordinates of those colored blocks, and use the coordinates to extract tables.
I have figured out the table extraction part (using tabula-py). So it is the first step stopping me. From what I gathered minecart is the best tool for color and shapes in PDF files, except full scale imaging processing with OpenCV. But I have no luck with detecting colored box/block coordinates.
Would appreciate any help!!

A: I think I got a solution:
import minecart

pdffile = open(fn, 'rb')
doc = minecart.Document(pdffile)
page = doc.get_page(page_num) # page_num is 0-based

for shape in page.shapes.iter_in_bbox((0, 0, 612, 792 )):
    if shape.fill:
        shape_bbox = shape.get_bbox()
        shape_color = shape.fill.color.as_rgb()
        print(shape_bbox, shape_color)

I would then need to filter the color or the shape size...
My earlier failure was due to having used a wrong page number :(

A: PyMuPDF lets you extract so-called "line art": the vector drawings on a page.
This is a list of dictionaries of "paths" (as PDF calls interconnected drawings) from which you can sub-select ones of interest for you.
E.g. the following identifies drawings that represent filled rectangles, not too small:
page = doc[0]  # load some page (here page 0)
paths = page.get_drawings()  # extract all vector graphics
filled_rects = [] # filled rectangles without border land here
for path in paths:
    if path["type"] != "f"  # only consider paths with a fill color
        continue
    rect = path["rect"]
    if rect.width < 20 or rect.height < 20:  # only consider sizable rects
        continue
    filled_rects.append(rect)  # hopefully an area coloring a table
# make a visible border around the hits to see success:
for rect in filled_rects:
    page.draw_rect(rect, color=fitz.pdfcolor["red"])
doc.save("debug.pdf")


After four years Rob Zombie returns to the world of music with Hellbilly Deluxe 2: Noble Jackals, Penny Dreadfuls and the Systematic Dehumanization of Cool.
A companion to his debut solo album, Hellbilly Deluxe: 13 Tales Of Cadaverous Cavorting Inside The Spookshow International, Hellbilly Deluxe 2 was billed as a return to the more industrial style heard in the first two Zombie solo albums. This is not true. The album has the same sound as Educated Horses, but this isn't necessarily a bad thing.
Zombie said prior to this albums release that this was the first album since White Zombie where he felt like he was part of a band, this really shows in the music as the band has pulled together, keeping the same sound they started on Horses but moving it forward. It may not be the masterpiece that was Hellbilly Deluxe, but it actually sounds like a real band making a great album.
The opening track Jesus Frankenstein has more in common with (Rob Zombie's first band) White Zombie than any previous solo album, with the lyrical patterns being reminiscent of tracks like Black Sunshine and Thunder Kiss '65.
The first single, What? is just fantastic, and second single Sick Bubblegum is also great, ensuring that Rob will still be heard on rock radio stations for a while to come.
The track Burn, is the highlight of the album. It is a proper, straight up rock song, showing that the band are capable of writing brilliant songs, its a pity that Rob has said this will be his last album, because many of the tracks on this album show that there is definitely a future for Rob Zombie, and that Educated Horses was nothing but a blip.
There are however some not so good tracks on the album, Cease To Exist is just boring as is Mars Needs Women and Virgin Witch, but of all the tracks The Man Who Laughs is the worst. It is a horrible song, and (no offence to any drummers here) what must have possessed them to put a drum solo on a studio album, i could have accepted it if it was a few seconds long, but this is over 4 minutes… it's just not needed and gives nothing to the album.
As a whole this is a good album, a very good one, but the fans need to stop comparing it to Hellbilly Deluxe and The Sinister Urge, because it is a different band now, who play different music, the fans need to accept that and hear this album for what it is. a great hard rock album.
Highlights: Jesus Frankenstein, Sick Bubblegum, What?, Burn, Werewolf Baby!
Rob Zombie's forthcoming release "Hellbilly Deluxe 2: Noble Jackals, Penny Dreadfuls and the Systematic Dehumanization of Cool" has been pushed back from its November release to sometime in 2010.
Bad news for Zombie fans, I was looking forward to this.


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Q: Can I force a warning on an assignment to a weak parameter? I am seeing the condition described in this question but with an important caveat. Consider this code:
@implementation UIAlertView (Factory)

+ (instancetype)alertViewWithTitle:(NSString *)title
                           message:(NSString *)message
                          delegate:(id)delegate
                 cancelButtonTitle:(NSString *)cancelButtonTitle
                 otherButtonTitles:(NSArray *)otherButtonTitles
{
    UIAlertView *alertView = [[UIAlertView alloc] initWithTitle:title message:message delegate:delegate cancelButtonTitle:cancelButtonTitle otherButtonTitles:nil];
    for (NSString *otherButtonTitle in otherButtonTitles)
    {
        [alertView addButtonWithTitle:otherButtonTitle];
    }
    return alertView;
}

@end

If I do this:
@property (nonatomic, weak) UIAlertView *alertView;

...

self.alertView = [UIAlertView alertViewWithTitle:@"Hi" message:nil delegate:self cancelButtonTitle:@"OK" otherButtonTitles:nil];
[self.alertView show];

When I build in debug mode it works -- i.e. the factory method returns an autoreleasing pointer, so self.alertView has a value. Once it's shown, it's retained in the view hierarchy. This is not something I want to do, though -- this was a mistake and it reared its head as an actual problem when I built for release: the compiler (logically) appears to optimize away the assignment, leaving self.alertView equal to nil.
Even if I switch the analyzer to run on my release build it is not flagging this use of a weak pointer.
Is there a way to get the compiler / pre-compiler to flag this?

A: Add this to get the behavior you are expecting...
@autoreleasepool {
    self.alertView = [UIAlertView alertViewWithTitle:@"my alert view"];
}
[self.alertView show];

With ARC you are not guaranteed that your object will cleaned up immediately. The compiler doesn't know if your factory method is adding strong references. It could be.
This answer goes into more detail.
A static method is not always the same thing as an alloc init. The compiler can't tell the difference between +(id)makeMyObject and +(id)getMyObjectThatAlreadyExistsAndIsManagedBySomebodyElse.


For those of you who meditate, here is some really good news. According to a recent Harvard Study meditation literally rebuilds your brain in areas responsible for learning, memory, self-awareness, compassion and introspection. Such scientific evidence demonstrates meditation's capacity to influence the brain's plasticity and to enhance well-being and quality of life.


Throughout the year, (ISC)² and (ISC)² Chapter Switzerland host regular meetings, professional events and social activities throughout the year. Exact event location, timing and additional details are communicated to all members 2 to 4 weeks prior to the event. The Events and Announcement section of the webpage will be updated accordingly. Please check back regularly for updates.


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Hundreds of staff, former pupils and guests attended the event, at which a new Rugby School history book and exhibition – from Elizabeth to Elizabeth – was also launched, illustrating the school's history against a backdrop of national and global events. The Exhibition which is open to everyone features images and text from the 450th Anniversary book as a dramatic visualisation of the School's history and Alumni achievements.
The anniversary marks 450 years since Lawrence Sheriff – grocer and purveyor of spices to Queen Elizabeth I – left a legacy to found a school.
Chair of the Governing Body Lucinda Holmes – who was one of the school's first female pupils – said: "That generous gift of £50, and eight acres of orchard in what is now Bloomsbury in central London, was given to fund the education of the boys of Rugby, which has – without exaggeration – influenced so many thousands of lives.
"This anniversary is about giving thanks for the bequest, and everything it has bestowed on us all, and on the generations before us."
Head Master Peter Green said: "It's a momentous occasion. You don't often have the opportunity as a headmaster to celebrate a school's 450th anniversary."


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Aberystwyth Summer Musical
The King and I- Aberystwyth Arts Centre , Aberystwyth Arts Centre , August-13-09
"The King and I" was seen a couple of months back in London's Albert Hall and got somewhat lost in that cavernous setting. Aberystwyth has extended its stage for its summer production and director Anthony Williams has flooded it to the brim with brilliant colour. Richard Rodgers' score is admittedly not that of "Carousel" or "South Pacific"- it was written as a vehicle for a star with a limited range- but a composer of genius in second gear is still better than almost any musical writer of today. "We Kiss in a Shadow", in the hands of Jennifer Tanarez and Makakilo Ancheta, is worth the ticket price alone.
Structurally "the King and I" is something of a slow burner, the early scenes more display than drama. By the fourth scene it is getting an uncanny resemblance to the same team's "Sound of Music" of eight years later. Tutor Mrs Anna is a stand-in for a sugary Maria, the King a variation on frosty Captain von Trapp. Even the British lurking in nearby Singapore are a kind of surrogate for the threatening pre-Anschluss Nazis just across the border from Salzburg. Happily, the narrative switches gear and the drama becomes more than just whether Mrs Anna will get a little house of her own or not. By the end there is acid, an offstage death, and like "South Pacific", some substantial dramatic meat beneath the surface.
Steve Denton's design for the Bangkok palace sets a severe Buddha, fifteen feet high, above a cunning reflective floor. It stands for the plot itself, the tussle between tradition and modernity. Iestyn Giffiths' lighting suffuses the set with a tinged golden hue. When illicit lovers Tuptim and Lun Tha meet, they do so under the spectral light of a giant white moon cut across by an angular Hokusai tree branch.
I had never seen "The King and I" before, neither on stage nor film so was entirely unprepared for the ballet "The Small House of Thomas." Harriet Beecher Stowe is refracted, astonishingly, through an Asian cultural prism. A kneeling Princess Tuptim presents it in thick white Kabuki make-up. The freezing of the Ohio River for Lisa Bridge's Eliza to make her balletic escape is a visual coup. Director Anthony Williams is his own choreographer and on this night stood in as slave-owner Simon Legree, re-cast as a vengeful devil.
The scene was a reminder that the very young Stephen Sondheim came under the wing of lyricist Oscar Hammerstein. Exactly twenty-five years later he featured the same arresting Asian-Western melange in his own "Pacific Overtures." Hammerstein's lyrics are also a pointed reminder that few today have inherited his level of lyrical panache. "Bigamy" rhymes with "prig of me", "civilise us" with "advise us". There are triple rhymes like "degrees/ knees/ please."
The six-strong band under musical director Michael Morwood is placed offstage. The gain is that the cast of thirty-six gets to utilise the performance space to its full. The loss is that the physical production of the music is absent. I would have welcomed the visual presence of Gethin Jones' percussion. Aberystwyth's Rachel Crane is given a solo, also sung offstage. The lack of her physical presence on stage behind that great voice was a definite loss.
Once again Arts Centre Director Alan Hewson has attracted star quality leads to Aberystwyth. Marcus Cunningham, barefoot and bare-chested, ripples with charisma and the complexity of the character of the King. Shona Lindsay wears a luscious cream concoction of a dress for "Shall We Dance" and is simply radiant in that key number. In the opening quieter verses of "Hello, Young Lovers" her phrasing and soprano had to contest with the Curse of the Crinkling Sweet Packet from the auditorium. One day theatre-lovers, audiences and management alike, are going to rise up against the small but growing army of pernicious texters, e-mailers and chocolate-chompers.
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Q: BigDecimal rounding issue I want to convert 1256.3648 to 126.36 (up to 2 decimal places)
To implement this thing, I am using .setScale(2, BigDecimal.ROUND_HALF_UP));
But for some reasons, it doesn't work
Any idea?

A: You can do it this way
.setScale(2, RoundingMode.FLOOR);

Assuming you are calling it on the BigDecimal object
will o/p

1256.36

If your input is 1256.3648

Remember,
java.math.BigDecimal.setScale(int newScale, RoundingMode
  roundingMode) returns a BigDecimal whose scale is the specified
  value, and whose unscaled value is determined by multiplying or
  dividing this BigDecimal's unscaled value by the appropriate power of
  ten to maintain its overall value.

A: Here is a test program demonstrating the rounding:
import java.math.BigDecimal;
public class Test {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    BigDecimal x = new BigDecimal("1256.3648");
    BigDecimal y = x.setScale(2,BigDecimal.ROUND_HALF_UP);
    System.out.println(x);
    System.out.println(y);
  }
}

It outputs:
1256.3648
1256.36

x is unchanged, but the result of the setScale call is properly rounded.


Ex-wife Marat Basharova had an affair with Paul DeLong. Couple literally shines with happiness and tries to spend together as much time as possible. It seems that in the life of Catherine Ancharovoj it's light bar.
Catherine arkharova first time since her failed marriage to leading "the battle of psychics" has opened a new feeling. Elect Catherine became the Russian-Polish actor Paul DeLong. Now the pair spends time together at the festival " Bridge of Arts. Interestingly, this event Arkharov and DeLong met a year ago.
"Pasha almost immediately fell in love with Katya, – told the "StarHit" a friend of the actress Elena. But it is a long one, no. After the sad experience she stopped trusting men. This time not to not rush, and inhibited events. But in the end could not resist the pressure of the Pasha and surrendered after ten months of courtship".
According to friends, DeLong behaved like a gentleman. Led the actress to restaurants, gave flowers. Moreover, 41-year-old Catherine and 46-year-old Paul was often in one company. Last new year's eve they met together, Kate and Paul were invited to the Banquet by a mutual friend.
Paul DeLong was known for starring in the film-adaptation of the Polish novel by Henryk Sienkiewicz "quo Vadis" in 2001. Now on account of the actor more than 45 Polish, Belarusian and Russian paintings. Officially DeLong was not married, but long time was in a civil marriage with the Polish actress Katarzyna Gaidarski. He has a 23-year-old son Paul, who also tries his hand at acting.
That Catherine Arkharov ready for a new relationship after a painful divorce, she talked for a long time. Like many women, she wanted to meet a man who will be her dependable in everything, but for a long time she was not able to meet the right person. Only now the actress has found happiness and became really quiet and peaceful.


It looks like Apple has finally started considering India as one of its important markets. The company is apparently planning to increase the number of exclusive franchisee stores in the country from the existing 65 stores to 200 stores by 2015, according to a report from The Economic Times.
Franchisee Stores As Apple Stores?
Citing three such unnamed franchisees, the report also mentions that Hugues Asseman, Apple's Vice President (Sales) for Europe, Middle-East, India, and Africa, has asked these franchisees to redesign these stores to match Apple's own retail stores in terms of layouts and fit-outs, saying that and the company will reimburse the entire cost to the franchisee.
We believe this is particularly interesting considering that Apple has not opened any retail store of its own in the country. While reports had previously suggested that Apple was planning to launch an Apple Store in India last year after the Indian Government had allowed 100% FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) in single brand retail stores, Apple CEO had later dismissed this as a rumor and the company has no such plans in India yet. Even if the company plans to open a retail store in India in the future, it would have to adhere to the 30% local sourcing clause in the regulations, which mandates companies to source at least 30% of the goods to be sold from local partners.
With the company not producing any of its products in India, this could turn out to be a major roadblock for Apple to open a retail store in the country, which we believe is why the company is probably working around FDI regulations to provide the same Apple store retail experience to users without opening any physical store of its own.
Some of the exclusive franchisee stores, also called as Apple Premium Resellers, in India include Reliance Digital's iStore, Ample Technologies's Imagine Store, Consolidated Premium Retailers's iPlanet and Maple Digital Technology International among others.
Citing an Apple premium reseller, the report also mentioned that several premium resellers were generating iPhone sales worth Rs 2 crore every month, up from Rs 30-40 lakh per month earlier. It also mentioned that Apple has sold more iPhones in India since November when it changed its retail strategy than the company did in the last four years.
Note that while the company doesn't offer any country specific iPhone sales data, Apple had said that it had generated a total $30.66 billion revenue (pdf) from 47.8 million iPhone sales globally for the quarter ending December 31, 2012. This was a significant 28% growth from $23.95 billion revenue generated from 37.04 million iPhone sales in the same quarter last year (Q1-FY12).
This development also ties in with the IDC report from earlier this month, which had suggested that Apple had generated the second highest revenue in the Indian smartphone market for Q4 2012, although the report hadn't revealed any specific numbers around this.
Apart from this, Apple also apparently plans to expand its presence in multi-brand stores in the country like Croma and The Mobile Store. Remember that Apple has tie-ups with national distributors like Redington India to distribute Apple products like iPads, Macbooks and iPods. It had also inked a deal with Redington India and Ingram Micro last year to distribute iPhone through their respective channel partners in India.
Following these tie-ups, we had noticed that Apple had become significantly aggressive with both marketing and the pricing of iPhone in the country, including offering Apple products on an EMI basis, which was typically not available earlier in the country.
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Thursday 8th ended up being quite a profound day for me. Firstly, I received news (which I can't divulge) in regards to my own illustration work that will in no doubt change and potentially help define my career. Presumptuous to say so I know, or to even talk about it. So, straight after this news, I was off to attend David Downton's talk at the Fashion Illustration Gallery on Cork St, a talk that I jumped at the chance of attending the moment it was announced. On the way out of the tube at Oxford Circus I even noticed the new posters for Fenwick's Autumn Winter ad campaign, beautifully done by David himself. David's talk, coupled with aforementioned news, left me feeling almost emotional at the level of passion I felt towards fashion illustration, and how I'm absolutely confident in knowing I want to continue with it for as long as I can.
So, once I had arrived, there were a handful of tables laid out in the gallery space, along with assistants in gloves, showing us many of Davids originals and prints, all to see in their beautiful large-format glory. It's incredibly reassuring that his work is near enough exactly the same as the image as you see in print. There are no noticeable adjustments made in photoshop in order to create the final image, something I've relied on once or twice myself and generally illustrators have the opportunity to rely on.
Once we were all seated, David introduced himself, and began to speak about how he came to be a fashion illustrator. I've read enough interviews with him to know the general story but it was fantastic to hear it from a more personal angle. His family were very sports based. He grew up in a family where his father and brother were professional cricketers, and a career involving fashion and style was an unusual pursuit. He spoke about how he was praised very much as a child, his feelings towards being an art student and dealing with levels of expectation and self-expectation (something I completely empathize with). He discussed the great artists and illustrators whom he studied, who whether conscious or subconsciously, influenced his style of work.
To quote him directly "nothing is original, everything is re-interpreted, there's nothing wrong with copying in order to learn, just copy from the best". A very similar quote that Westwood once made about studying Dior's new look endlessly in admiration, in order to gain her own visual language.
A great piece of information he shared with us was discovering the original illustration that he used to stare at and draw continuously as a child. In his parents LP collection, he became obsessed with the only LP cover that was illustrated, shown below, 'Never On Sunday.' He studied it continuously, the way the models' weight was shifted in that particular stance, the way her bag was drawn and the way the linework was used to full effect. The influence on him is clear.
David then proceeded through a presentation of artists including Rene Bouche, Bob Peak, Gruau and the other artists that he looked to for inspiration to show how his own style has developed through influence. It was great to see his admiration for Viramontes again and informed us there will be a new book on his work coming out (see the last blog post on Decoy for more info on Viramontes). Leading up to work in the 60s and 70s, he informed us that his original desire was to illustrate film posters, which of course we know is now sadly non existent. It's clear that the element of iconography has always been a major factor in David's work, that drive to illustrate charismatic models and people, and create an iconic image, not just an illustration of anybody, or a forgettable face. He manages to create the striking element of simplicity in an image, the immediacy of star quality and great style.
As the story goes with Downton's career, it's widely known that at 36 his career took the turn of fate when he received a phonecall asking him to illustrate the couture shows. Being at the Versace show, and in his words 'watching Naomi, Kate, Linda, these gorillas of fashion' saunter down the catwalk, he could barely sketch fast enough. He spoke about the surreality of drawing Amber Valetta in a couture fitting with Valentino, the dogs playing about, and having to make himself able to detach himself from being in awe of the situation in order to get the sketch done.
Jokingly he stated that he was jealous of himself, never taking it for granted and always being amazed and grateful to be around and work with such incredible talent, which is understandly important, that level of awe becomes the driving inspiration and context for work. He began to start signing his illustrations with 'dd', something which he felt became a persona and helped detach him from the surreal world of the industry and the briefs he was getting. He wasn't doing all this, 'dd' was doing it all. He showed us a fantastic photograph of Linda Evangelista, posed in front of him while he sat sketching in Philip Treacy's studio, Linda in one of Philip's pieces.
Another example of work that he discussed was an older illustration for Thierry Mugler. It was one that might not be immediately recognisable as David's style, but the elements are still there. As you can see, the image is in a paper-cut style, and David emphasized the importance of respecting a designer's style as much as your own, which the illustration manages perfectly.
We were treated to one or two looser rougher pieces of work that David stated aren't really for a brief as such, but fun and important to play around with, and incredibly satisfying. As an illustrator myself I know I like to create really simple rough work to exercise some creativity when I can, even if the illustration is only for myself.
One of the more important and inspirational points of the talk was when David stated that a lot of contemporaries who he started out with either no longer do illustration or have changed career. I recently met up with Richard Gray (another member of the elite illustrators at F.I.G) who said the same thing to me, that a lot of illustrators seem to burn out in five years, and their popularity begins to fade. Richard pointed out it's important to establish your identity as an illustrator but also need to diversify in order to not become associated with the past or a particular time. To quote David: "if you find yourself in fashion you'll also find yourself out of it again, it's not possible to stay on top, fashion by nature means replacing with the new". A slightly disheartening (because it's true) statement, and shows just how aware and self-aware illustrators like David and Richard are. David explained that to some extent he is almost 'uncool', as his work is, at the end of the day, seen as reflecting a bygone era, yet at the same time, his line work and style keep him in a contemporary context, without being too directional to become dated in a few years time.
As David continued, he brought up the point that fashion illustration is still everywhere but the mags; it's seen as a side alternative, it's more artistic but it doesn't sell the product as strongly and at the end of the day, we all know the mags are ruled by the advertisers. 'Cooler' mags will use illustrators to appear more forward and directional but will soon give up on it if they get bigger.
As for his clients, he mentioned that models and actresses work differently with illustrators. It's very easy in their careers to say no and very hard to say yes, their image is there career and what they earn from, and it's completely rightfully understandable for them / their agent to be in control over it. They put their image in the complete hands of the illustrator, whereas with photographers there is the element of control and discussing back and forth. With an illustrator, it's completely in the illustrator's construction. (gossip: he also announced as part of his residency at Claridges, he has just illustrated Sarah Jessica Parker). When asked by a member in the group, he said he would love to illustrate Julianne Moore, Tilda Swinton and Charlotte Rampling, amongst others. Classic Downton women for sure.
David manages to instill the faith that a career in fashion illustration is not only possible but also long lasting, providing your enthusiasm and determination for it come from a genuine place, and I was probably not the only person to walk away from the talk feeling even more passionate and driven about fashion illustration than ever before.


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http://www.hrtrainingcourses.org/category/from-facebook/When you think about people who have changed the world, who comes to mind?
Maybe you think of people like Henry Ford, who transformed the automobile into an innovation that has moved the world. Or Orville and Wilbur Wright, who made the world accessible to all.
It makes sense that these individuals are thought of as world-changers. They've invented or improved upon everyday things that have had a lasting impact on us all.
Now, think about who has changed YOUR world?
If you were to make a list, it might include a parent, a teacher, a boss, or maybe even a religious leader. These types of people hold places in our lives that position them for great opportunities to influence.
But what about you? Would anyone name you as someone who has influenced his or her life?
The truth is, there are many good things – and maybe a few not so good things – that make up who you are. So you've got something – and you can use your life experiences to help someone else.
The good news is that influencing others is not about you. It's about them. You influence others by focusing on their story – not yours.
Your level of success has nothing to do with your ability to listen. Many people are seeking influencers who they can simply talk to, and who will share a different perspective.
Failure makes you human. There's someone out there who can relate to – and learn from – your failures. So can you.
Then your first opportunity is ready for you! Don't wait for someone to ask you to speak into his or her life. Most likely, the people who have influenced you the most weren't invited to do so.
So how can you actually change the world?
You don't have to invent something with lasting impact or create a movement to change the world.
Somebody in your life needs your influence. Somebody is ready to benefit from your knowledge, skills and expertise.
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Interns are a great source for new hires. They know the company and the company knows them. Even if the intern isn't currently interested in a position, they might have friends who are looking for a new opportunity.
As employers are faced with a candidate-driven job market, building and maintaining a positive working relationship with interns will be an important part of their recruiting strategy. A couple of years ago, Kronos shared with us the secrets to an award-winning internship program. It's a great read, I hope you'll check it out. One of the key activities was staying in touch with interns.
But how do you do that? Send postcards or regular emails? Both of those are possible but the real way to stay connected is by creating an experience that bonds the interns and the company. Something everyone will talk about. Something interns might even want to visit (post-internship).
In the past, Kronos has held their own Intern Kronolympics. This year, Kronos decided to kick it up a notch and invited five fellow Greater Boston technology companies to hold the inaugural Summer Games: Battle of the Interns. It's a day of competition and networking for organizations and individuals focused on innovation, technology and leadership. In watching the video, it was a day of hard work pure fun.
While the goal was to give interns an event they'll never forget – and I think Kronos was very successful in doing that – they also accomplished a couple other things.
Industry Connections: The Mass Technology Leadership Council (MassTLC), the region's leading technology association, offered volunteers to help with the event. This provided interns with the opportunity to connect with a professional association that can help to advance their career.
Networking: After the games, the interns, company employees and volunteers were able to celebrate and network. Just think – next year's networking event is a perfect opportunity to invite former interns. They can share stories and stay connected with the industry.
The goal of an internship program is to provide young professionals with an opportunity to experience the industry they've chosen. It's to give them a chance to gain some work experience. That doesn't mean you can't have a little whole lot of fun along the way. In fact, maybe one of the best things you can teach interns is the importance of working hard and playing hard.
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This year, one of the speakers focused his session on how to manage expectations. Steve Zehngut is the founder of Zeek.com, a consultancy dedicated to building software solutions. While I was listening to his session, I realized that the information he was sharing about managing expectations didn't only apply to software project management. It applies any time we are trying to manage expectations in the workplace.
Honesty means that we reveal the truth when it comes to setting expectations. It might be tempting to concoct some little white lie to push back a deadline, but honesty is better. Accountability demands honesty.
Transparency is related to honesty but it's defined as revealing information so others can see the truth. I really liked the distinction between honesty and transparency – and how they can work together to build credibility and integrity.
Integrity happens when we become a trusted advisor and/or colleague. This gives us the ability to manage expectations more effectively because the person we're communicating with believes our message.
Accountability is defined as taking responsibility for our actions. And not just ours, but the organizations we work for. We simply can't say, "I didn't do it." When the reality is – maybe the company did do it.
Consistency translates into being a person of your word. Every. Single. Time.
Vulnerability is necessary because none of us is perfect. We have to be prepared to admit mistakes, making apologies, and work toward finding solutions.
NUMBER 7. The last one Steve mentioned was Respect. And he set it up by saying it's the one word on the list that doesn't end in "Y." But that's not true. I viewed respect as a twofer. Respectability is the quality of being socially acceptable. If others do not find us respectable, it's kind hard to do items 1-6 above. It's also important to deliver any expectations respectfully. We can't wait until we're completely exasperated with the situation to convey expectations.
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