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Sale 17218
Art of Africa Masterworks
THE WALSCHOT-SCHOFFEL KIFWEBE MASK
SONGYE MASTER ARTIST DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
USD 4,215,000
Songye Master Artist
Height: 14 5/8 in.(37cm)
Jeanne Walschot Collection, before 1933
Roger Vivier Collection, before 1978
Drouot-Paris, 26 April 1978, Lot 18
Alain de Monbrison, Paris
Alain Schoffel Collection
Susan Kloman
SKloman@christies.com
Literature and exhibited
Berjonneau, Gérard and Sonnery, Jean-Louis, Rediscovered Masterpieces of African Art, Boulogne, 1987, front cover & p.182, no.151
Falgayrettes-Leveau, Christiane, Le Fur, Yves, et al, Masques - Suivi d'un texte de Leo Frobenius (1898), Musée Dapper, Paris, p. 113
Lacaille, Agnès & Gastmans, Nico, 'African Art in Brussels as Seen Through the Lens of Germaine Van Parys - Belgian Photojournalism Pioneer', Tribal Art Magazine, Summer 2018, no. 88, p. 150, fig. 16
Valluet, Christine, Regards visionnaires: Arts d'Afrique, d'Amérique, d'Asie du Sud-Est et d'Océanie, Five Continents, Milan, 2018, p. 110
Bruxelles, Cercle Artistique et Littéraire du Théâtre Royal du Parc, 1,000 objets nègres de la collection de Mlle Walschot vous transporteront dans le monde merveilleux des Noirs, 23 December 1933 - 7 January 1934
Paris, Musée Dapper, Masques - Suivi d'un texte de Leo Frobenius (1898), 26 Octobrer 1995 – 30 September 1996
Lot Essay
A Master of Geometric Abstraction: The Songye Sculptor
The Walschot-Schoffel Kifwebe Mask is the most beautiful and important example of this iconic type to come to market. The mask evinces a hypnotic grip through the sculptor's genius of marrying powerful proportions and sensual volumes with graphic lines. The work's thoughtful interiority is expressed in the eyes under the forehead which rolls down to the mouth and chin, which also lift upwards – a state of perpetual animation. The lines imbue it, simultaneously, with palpable vitality through the impression of movement, it heaves like waves that swell and contract.
The Fourth Dimension
More than a three-dimensional sculpture, it has a fourth dimension. The mastery of the Songye artist who created this work in what is now the Democratic Republic of Congo in the nineteenth century, is evident. The Kifwebe type of mask is the most iconic in all of African artistry, and has compelled artists since the early 20th century and appears prominently in the works of Alexander Calder and later, Jean-Michel Basquiat. The highly graphic quality and abstraction of the mask has made its original function in the Congo – that of a supernatural being – evident to modern artists, who also strove to visually express that which is intangible.
This mask was first in the legendary collection of Jeanne Walschot in Belgium before 1930, and made its way to another major collection by the 1980s – that of Alain Schoffel. The 'eye' of Alain Schoffel is synonymous with the art of Africa and the Pacific of epic quality, with works formerly in his collection now represented at the Louvre Museum.
Power incarnate: The Kifwebe Mask
The society for which these masks were created called, bwadi bwa kifwebe, is the most important association in the east of the Songye region. With the power of judicial and social control, and thereby measures of economic control, as a redistributor of the levies it raises. Some sources suggest the bifwebe were linked with rituals such as the investiture of a new chief, new moon rites, initiation of new members into the bukishi society, and proceedings for young males initiates.
One general distinction was made with reference to the function of male and female masks. Male masks participated during rites of passage for security reasons, policing the bukishi camp (where socio-religious lessons are given) and place of circumcision to ward off women and the non-initiated. On the other hand, female masks, which appeared on the occasion of a chief's death or investiture and during lunar rites, played an integral role in the symbolic composition of these rituals by animating benevolent spirit forces through dance.
The kifwebe creature least resembles a man. He walks upright like a man, yet is known to fly like a bird. He has hands like man, but only three fingers. He talks, but in an odd falsetto voice. Although he carries a stick like a man, threatening to inflict punishment by physical means, he can bring death to his victims mystically. In announcing his approach he produces thunderous echoing sounds and the deep growling of a lion. Entering a village he runs wildly and frantically like a beast set loose or one on the track of its prey. At the same time the kifwebe, especially the female type, can demonstrate the cultivated and learned movements of dance or the stately poise of dignitaries.
To the uninitiated certain morphological features of the kifwebe are visually readable, wheras others are alluded to metaphorically, mainly through accompanying songs of the bwadi. The power of the kifwebe, said to be concentrated in the face, is visually perceived in features similar to those of animals considered ferocious such as the crocodile, lion and zebra. The crocodile is perhaps the most feared of aquatic animals. The lion who plunders the village and bush dominates through sheer strength and brutality. On the other hand, the zebra, an animal alien to the Songye region, is an anomaly and probably something of a mystery to the inhabitants. Hence the striations of the kifwebe emphasise the supernatural, that is, a transmutation or metamorphosis, not only in association with the zebra, but simultaneously with the striped bushbuck antelope (to which reference is evoked by the masqueraders name, ngulungu). Significantly, too, the aggressiveness of both animals matches the temperament of the kifwebe. Related to the striped species of animals Hersak also includes a reference to the porcupine. The identified Hystrix sp. is the largest African rodent whose long quills (up to 30 centimetres), capable of causing fatal wounds, are striped in black, brown and white. Thus the kifwebe, having the snout of a crocodile, the mane of a lion, the stripes of a zebra and antelope and nasal hair sharp like the quills of the porcupine, is potentially endowed with the behavioral characteristics of all these animals.
For the Songye white symbolizes goodness, purity, health, reproductive strength, joy, peace, the attainment of wisdom, and beauty. It is associated most commonly with the moon, light, daytime, manioc flour, semen and mother's milk. The white pigment used is called ntoshi. It is a clay (kaolin) most commonly brought from river beds which is dried, crushed to powder and applied either wet or dry. The specific use of white clay from rivers and forests seems to activate the female mask physically, linking its symbolic representation to aspects of the environment associated with the sacred, ancestral domain. Rivers and certain species of trees in the forest are conceived of as points of interaction with the ancestors who are responsible for the descent of the new-born to earth. The female bifwebe are said to call these descendant spirits from the forest to the village.
The absence of a crest and the signalling white pigment make this mask clearly recognizable as female. Unlike the striated male masks, traditional female bifwebe are characterized by contrasting fields of colour and more numerous and finer grooves than the other types of masks. In comparison with the male masks, significantly fewer examples of female masks exist in public and private collections. This confirms the singular participation of the female bifwebe in the bwadi ensemble.
Hersak (D.), Songye Masks and Figure Sculpture, London, 1986
Maes (J.), Aniota-Kifwebe. Les Masques des Populations du Congo Belge et le Matériel des Rites de Circoncision, Antwerp, 1924
Merriam (A.P.), Kifwebe and other masked and unmasked societies among the Basongye, Tervuren, 1978
Mestach (J.W.), Etudes Songye. Formes et symbolique, essai d'analyse, Munich, 1985
Neyt (F.), La Rédoutable Statuaire Songye, Antwerp, 2004
Olbrechts (F.M.), Les Arts Plastiques du Congo Belge, Antwerp, 1946
Samain (A.), La Langue Kisonge, Brussels, 1923
Van Overbergh (C.), Basonge, Brussels, 1908
Wenga-Mulayi (M.), Etude socio-morphologique des masques blancs Luba ou 'Bifwebe', Diss. Université Nationale du Zaïre, Lubumbashi, 1974
The Legendary Collection of Jeanne Walschot
Jeanne Walschot (1896-1977) was one of the few and first women to become a dealer and collector of African Art. Based in Brussels, she had exceptional long career, spanning over nearly 50 years, and played a pivotal role in the promotion of African art in Belgium. She opened her first gallery in 1923, which she renamed Art Nègre in 1926. Unmarried, she lived together with Victor Hennebert (1877-1947), a well-known photojournalist who introduced her to Belgian's artistic scene. Like her contemporary Nancy Cunard, Walschot was notorious for wearing African jewelry and pendants, and her feminine eccentricity. Like Helena Rubinstein much later, she would frequently pose in close contact with the objects in her collection, establishing her identity as avant-garde art collector in a scene mostly dominated by man. The Belgian photographer Germaine Van Parys documented Walschot's collection. Van Parys was the first female professional press photographer in Belgium and the two women developed a strong friendship that sprang from their many similarities – traits such as their strong characters and the pioneering roles they played in their respective professional environment. Between 1929 and 1932, Van Parys took numerous pictures of the different rooms in Walschot's home, all saturated with objects. In less than ten years, Walschot's collection had completely taken over her living space and the walls displayed a panoply of objects. Indeed, Walschot was merely a dealer to pay for her collecting activities. In 1934 Van Parys would document one of the first African art exhibitions to be dedicated to a single owner collection: 1,000 Art Nègre objects form the Mlle. Walschot collection will transport you to the amazing world of the Black Africans (in French 1,000 objets nègres de la collection de Mlle Walschot vous transporteront dans le monde merveilleux des Noir), which ran from December, 23, 1933, through January 7, 1934, at the Cercle Artistique et Littérature in the Théâtre Royal du Parc in Brussels. One installation view by Van Parys features the present kifwebe mask mounted on a wall, next to second Songye mask, and a shield. The 1933 exhibition would remain the only exhibition exclusively devoted to her private collection. Many of the featured objects would later up in different important public and private collections. With 1,000 objects of view it was a testament of her all-engulfing passion for the Arts. After her death, the remaining 3,000 objects would be bequeathed to the Royal Museum for Central Africa in Tervuren.
Alain Schoffel began collecting when he was 10 years old. His first love was ancient stone arrow heads. His father took him around to the antique shops in Paris as a youth, and at the same time he began a personal self-discovery of his Jewish heritage. This same journey was inextricably linked to his thirst for knowledge of world cultures, which he quenched in their relics – the art. A self-made man, at the ripe old age of 14, he was in severe negotiations with the inimitable Parisian dealer and specialist of African art, Hélène Leloup (then Kamer), wishing to partially pay and partially trade from his collection in order to make new acquisitions. He was intrigued by the Surrealists. At age 19, he invited himself to visit the collection of André Breton. And why not? Breton said, 'Yes'. Fortune favors the bold. The art of Africa – the art of the Pacific – he has an innate ability and the benefit of years of honing his sense for quality and inner beauty. He carried this gift into some of his most daring approaches into the art of Indonesia and the Philippines; he, almost solely, blazed a trail to understanding the art of these cultures. He went on to acquire the icon of Indonesian art – the Nias figure, which also, by the way, once belonged to Breton, now central in the Louvre's collection at the Pavillon des Sessions – a temple to art of other times and cultures. His Uli figure from New Ireland also now lives in the Louvre. Despite these daring accomplishments in collecting, Schoffel exists without ostentation - content to be fed by art – albeit to an epic level – as an enduring source of knowledge and understanding.
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Written by Lucas Pralle
Narrated by Larry Anderson
"What the fuck do you mean you don't have my account on file?"
"Ma'am, I'd appreciate it if you didn't swear at me. We're trying our—" said a frail male voice on the other side of Lily's cell phone.
"I would appreciate it if you found my account and the fifty-seven fucking dollars I spent on a pair of pants from your catalogue," said Lily as she drove her '98 white Toyota Corolla through the university area in Madison, Wisconsin—ten miles an hour over the speed limit.
Students were pouring out of the campus buildings and flooding the sidewalks, bike lanes, and—
Lily ploughed her brakes into the floorboard, and her little white car let out a very embarrassing shriek before stopping. The green and blue mermaid bobble head on her dash spasmed and bobbed furiously with its little Barbie doll head as a thousand UW students rubbernecked at her shabby white car.
"Ma'am, I'm going to have to ask you to calm down," said the remarkably calm and infuriating voice on the line.
A freshman girl wearing a tight red "Get Bucky" T-shirt with the badger mascot on the front of it nervously passed in front of Lily's white car while wheeling her bike. The stoplight was red, Lily felt like an ass.
"Fuck you," said Lily before hanging the phone up and throwing it in the passenger seat beside her. She flashed a quick communicative wave to the girl to let her know she wasn't deranged or drunk. The girl walked on and the rest of the UW campus did too.
Lily looked at the phone and stifled an impulse to pick it up, hit redial, and pick another fight. The cute purple flare jeans she had ordered were two weeks late, payment and no delivery, and no idea where the jeans were. Lily figured that's what she got for listening to her mother and ordering from a catalogue over the phone, not using the internet like every other sane consumer in the 21st century; Lily had only agreed to it because she felt like she was bonding with Diane and, at the time, the whole outdated ordering process seemed like a novel concept, not a fucking nightmare.
The light finally turned green and the little white Corolla spurred on with a decrepit bellow. Lily had a date to attend.
Well, not exactly a date where you arrived dressed, smiled and batted your eyes, and brilliantly simulated interest in statements like: My dad has a boat/I'm just looking for the right woman to settle down with/What's your favorite movie/I enjoy running along the lake and watching the sunrise in the morning; which roughly translated to: I'm a douche bag/I have no real aspirations of my own/I saw in a movie that if we like the same movie we're supposed to have children/I'm an overachiever.
Lily withstood such poisonous encounters once every month or two; she generally gave the gutsy guy in the grocery store a chance if they asked her out—she respected that. What she didn't respect were the hollow dreams and fictitious pathways smashed into their brains that they so eagerly and continually recited.
The worst part was that it wasn't even their fault. These notions had at least thousands of years of tonnage anchoring them to the toes of goddamn God Himself and seemed to be as immeasurable as an ocean or distant bright star; "seemed" being the key word, because when the cracks did show and things didn't follow the itinerary, people lost their fucking minds, like Diane did when Lily's father Gary left her for another man in Washington state. Ooops, didn't see that one coming. And because of all of this iron-willed, fallacious thinking about what was right, who you should fuck, what you should do with your life, what you should put into your body, Lily had to endure a shelling of doe-eyed breadwinners and seed carriers, a mother who compulsively shopped in outdated clothing catalogues, and a father that couldn't face his own family and didn't even bother to send a card anymore.
What a crock of shit, but what did she know, she worked at Staples.
That's where Lily had originally met Sergei, her date. In most civilized circles Sergei would have been deemed dangerous upon immediate inspection. Luckily for Lily, she was neither civilized nor a circle.
Lily had been diligently wasting time stocking pens for an hour when she first laid eyes on the scraggly dark-haired Sergei coming down the aisle toward her. She first imagined that his name was Paul, a very burnt out Paul—his mannerisms pegged him at twenty, but his face hidden behind his scraggly beard and gaunt muscles indicated at least fifty—but when she checked him out at the front of the store his card had said Sergei. Lily thought that Sergei was a Russian or at least eastern European name, but he sounded more like a cracked out honky from Texas. Maybe he was into bath salts or meth? Either way, he was interesting, and Lily looked forward to his visit every Friday at 3pm. It was like clockwork, and it had been going on for the past year.
Sergei was into office supplies. Every month he'd buy all sorts of clips, markers, glues, paper, scissors, rulers—there never seemed to be any consistency to the orders other than that he needed a lot of them. Lily figured that office supplies were much more innocuous than other items. She could have worked in a cutlery depository or a chemical boutique. And what do you know, Sergei the cracked out honky finally asked Lily if she would like a cup of coffee.
As Lily drove toward the coffee shop, she decided that she probably wouldn't like to fuck Sergei. It wasn't completely out of the question, but she was in it for more of the intriguing wildlife than anything. Maybe he had a big dick. Lily wished she had a big dick on occasion. One time she ran around her mother's house with a gigantic red pepper between her legs, knocking over a lamp, boffing her mother's stupid catalogues, and snapping it off on a mounted horse's head (it had been Gary's), but when Diane began crying during this episode, as much as Lily reveled the act of fucking with her mother, she had felt bad enough to actually apologize. She still wanted a big dick, occasionally.
Lily pulled the white Corolla up to the coffee shop, parked, and entered. Discerning Sergei in an environment as eclectic as a Madison coffee shop was quite easy; his raven hair and feral beard made him look like he should be drinking Mad Dog 20/20, definitely not the vanilla latte that he was so delicately holding against his lips with pinky aloft—more like an honored guest in a certain Lewis Carroll novel, thought Lily, and no, she wasn't thinking about the one where he fucks children. Then there was the jacket.
Lifted from the rigor mortis-afflicted corpse of Louis Jolliet or bought from a nomadic renaissance fair for a lot of money was Lily's best guess. The jacket was a gorgeous sunshine wheat with cool tassels swinging from the underside of the arms. Lily smiled when she noticed all of the hipsters in the coffee shop green-eyed-drooling at Sergei's garb. He even had leather boots to match his jacket. His pants were ashen. It was 80 degrees outside. Lily approached the table.
"Hey," said Lily. She watched Sergei's dark brown eyes, which were keenly focused on the white-swirled surface of his latte like it was a soothsaying cauldron, slowly rise to meet hers.
He emphatically put the coffee down on the table and, with a whipped cream frosted mustache, said, "Hi!"
Lily sat down across from him and ordered a coffee. "So what's with the getup? I like your jacket and your boots. I think they're really cool. Aren't you hot in all of that?"
"You get used to it," said Sergei, unconcerned, before taking another drink of his latte.
"Where did you get that stuff?"
"I made it."
"That's amazing! Where did you learn how to do that?" said Lily.
"My father taught me," said Sergei.
"Does he still do it?"
"No, he died when I was young. Right after he taught me."
"Oh. So what do you want to do after coffee? Why did you ask me to come here?" asked Lily, a little upfront, but she was like that.
Sergei didn't betray an extraneous twitch, unruffled. "I need your help," he said before taking another sip from his coffee.
"Well, lead the way, mountain man, or whatever you are," said Lily, crossing her arms under her breasts and leaning back in her chair with a roguish grin. Her mother would be so pissed if she knew what she was up to.
Nikolas opened his eyes. The tyrannical white mist was gone and Nikolas could once again see into the mirror arcade that was the Inner Harsh. "Now, that's more like it," said Nikolas, satisfied.
He squinted and looked down the veiled lanes for any sign of the way, or better yet, the center itself. Nikolas figured that it couldn't be that far off, but this was the Inner Harsh, and certain rules of logic didn't exactly work here. Nikolas turned to Sergei.
"You see anything?" asked Nikolas.
Sergei turned his ragged head a bit like he was looking, perhaps feeling a bit guilty for not looking in the first place. "Nothing," said Sergei.
Nikolas crushed the irritation building in his gut. A lifetime of adventuring and surviving had taught him that frustration could be as toxic as the most venomous bite in these circumstances; best to keep one's cool.
"Well at least the fog has lifted," said Nikolas, choosing a more optimistic subject.
"What fog?" asked Sergei, crinkling his brow in confusion.
"The white mist that didn't consent to me seeing more than a spear's length in front of my face a moment prior."
"Hmmm. I'm not sure I understand what you are saying. Perhaps it's your one eye, the blue one; pardon me for saying, but it does look quite peculiar," said Sergei, crossing his arms and legs in one stroke like a giant insect.
Nikolas was ready to get back to the shelter. He took a closer look at his surroundings, and just beyond Sergei's muddy ear, he spotted something. A silver, waxen speck was ricocheting around Sergei's greased black hair like a magnetic fairy. Nikolas pushed past him and smiled.
"Lily," said Nikolas quietly. The owl was dauntlessly wavering through the canopy and weaving through the porous rampart of trees in the distance.
"I'm sorry, what did you say?" asked Sergei.
"C'mon, follow me," said Nikolas. "This way to the center." They both took off in a light trot after the owl, with Sergei following close behind Nikolas toward the first real test of the Inner Harsh.
The wolves revealed themselves. "Bawoooo," howled the first one as it stepped out, directly in the path of Nikolas and Sergei. It was monstrous. Amber eyes rimmed in lacuna black flashed, and a terrifying devil's butcher grin exhibited hundreds of impossibly straight and sharp fangs cloaking the passageway to hell itself. It was wintry murder; and as the wolf let out another ear-shattering howl and shook its guiltless and wretched white fur, Nikolas nocked an arrow on his bow.
"Stay close and watch our back and flanks," he commanded Sergei as he slowly back-pedaled until they were touching. Delirious howls and whispers seethed through the bracken trees and swirled, licking at the flesh of the two men like flame to a spit. There was no telling how many wolves there were, but by the gods, Nikolas wasn't going to let this one in front of him leave his sight. He drew the bow.
"They're getting closer!" yelled Sergei over the schizophrenic doomsday choir enveloping them.
"Stand fast, on my signal; we're going to make a break for it."
"What's the signal?"
Nikolas released the string and the blue fletched bolt drove through the bayonet grin of the wolf and straight down its throat. The wolf's flashing amber eyes burst into a blue fervent, and a dense pillar of lightning thrust down through the canopy overhead, eviscerating the wolf and the trees around it into burnt nothingness. A ferocious crack sounded as the hot expanding air exploded around them.
"Run!" yelled Nikolas.
They surged forward, kicking through the ashen ruins of the wolf. Cold-steel electricity bloomed on their boots and made their teeth chatter as the wild-pitched raging screamed close behind. Nikolas frantically nocked another arrow as they ran. The trees passed as a steady turbid stream. Insufferable phantoms lurked in its depths. Another wolf snapped at Sergei's feet like a steel trap.
"Heeeelp!" yelled Sergei as he almost fell over himself.
Nikolas looked back over his shoulder. He couldn't possibly take the shot in time. He grabbed the bow in his left hand, turned and faced Sergei, grabbed him by the front of his collar, and sent them both flying through the air in a headlong dive.
Time slowed and Nikolas watched the look of terror and betrayal in Sergei's eyes until they finally hit the ground, sprawling. The wolf passed over them, stretched out in a death-dealing attack. Its mouth was agape, and Nikolas could feel its breath on his face as it passed, cold as death.
The wolf hit the ground and tumbled in a blind wrath that neither man had ever seen matched before Nikolas drove a golden bolt through the wolf's ear and out the back of its head. The fiend let out a cry like a baby, and cooed and gurgled as it melted into the forest floor.
Nikolas picked Sergei up and they continued on. The clearing and the shelter were up ahead.
Inner Harsh SE1: EP3 Commentary by Lucas Pralle
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[Updated] School Shooting Threat at Billings West High School
Josh Rath Updated: December 12, 2022
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This release from the Billings Police Department, Saturday Dec 10th:
On December 9th, at approximately 9:30 AM, the Billings Police Department dispatch center received a call of an individual with a firearm at West High. Officers were immediately dispatched to the area and the school administration was notified. The school was placed on lockdown and BPD Officers arrived on the scene very quickly and began a search of the school and school grounds. The school had been cleared by 9:39 AM and no suspect was located, and no incident had occurred at the school. Yellowstone County Deputies assisted in the response by responding to other School district 2 schools to make sure all schools had appropriate resources.
The initial investigation indicates the caller used applications with the intention of concealing their identity. The investigation has been turned over to the BPD Investigations unit and will continue to be investigated.
BPD would like the public to know that we take all of these reports seriously and will investigate each incident to the fullest of our capabilities.
***Updated information***
BPD investigators continued to work to identify the threat at West High throughout the day on 12/9/22. Detectives served emergency disclosure requests to several social media platforms. The information obtained by these requests has revealed ties to an account outside of the United States as well as an account outside of Montana. Students assisted in this investigation by providing a TikTok video from outside of Montana, which was investigated as potentially involved.
Multiple schools across the State received the same or similar threat at the same time the West High call was made. Due to the information received during this investigation, at this time it does not appear there is any local threat to West High or any other school in the Billings area.
The BPD has sent the information to Federal Law Enforcement Agencies requesting assistance in continuing the investigation outside of the BPD jurisdiction.
Today, Billings Police Tweeted:
A threat of a shooting at West High was called in this morning. West High was placed on lockdown, and the caller appears to be from out of state.
Multiple Billings Police Department officers were on scene, and everything is Ok.
As more information is released, this article will be updated.
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Menschen für Menschen Foundation calls for fair opportunities for people in Africa
Munich, 6 July 2017. Prior to the G20 summit in Hamburg, the Menschen für Menschen Foundation – Karlheinz Böhm's Ethiopia Aid, has called for fair opportunities for people in Africa. The continent is poised on the threshold to a new age. Now it is more important than ever to support men, women and children in poor regions in their struggle to live a life of dignity by their own efforts. Young people need a career perspective in their home country, and families should have a future that is worth living, in which they are permanently independent of outside help.
"The African people must go their own self-determined development path, without the benevolent paternalism of western society. We must distance ourselves from the donor-receiver mentality and move towards partnership and cooperation at eye level," stresses Peter Renner, Executive Director of the Menschen für Menschen Foundation and responsible for the project work of the relief organization in Ethiopia. Renner continues: "The dynamism of the social and economic development in many African countries are clear indications that Africa is on its way to becoming the continent of the future. This represents a huge opportunity to at last achieve peace and prosperity in these countries that have been exploited over the past centuries.
"In the view of the non-profit organization Menschen für Menschen, which has been successfully implementing projects in Ethiopia for the past 35 years, involving the African people in the decision-making process from the outset is a prerequisite for continued sustainable development. Only in this way can they become independent of outside help in future.
Coordinated and strategic long-term measures – together with the local people – are necessary to improve the general living conditions of the population. Solutions and initiatives geared to the needs of the respective African countries are called for, accompanied by fair world trade with the appropriate structures and consistent climate protection measures. It will then be possible to lessen the effects of drought and famines.
The work of Menschen für Menschen
Since its inception, Menschen für Menschen has pursued the concept of sustainable development at eye level. The actual needs of the population were and remain the focal point of operations, enabling it to derive specific, interwoven measures. The integrated approach continues to be the organization's leitmotif.
Together with the local population, Menschen für Menschen works to plan and implement integrated rural development projects in the project regions. These comprise dovetailed measures in all areas of life, such as improvements in agriculture, supplies of clean drinking water, education, health and human development. The decisive factor here is aid for self-development, and all projects must be planned for a sustainable future. The aim is to enable the population of entire regions to improve their life situation by their own efforts, until they are one day no longer in need of outside help. Far in excess of 5 million men, women and children have hitherto benefited from the activities of the relief organization and received an opportunity to improve their lives. A total of about 450,000 schoolchildren now attend the schools built by Menschen für Menschen, and have access to a school education.
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A new decade means celebrating in style, so if you have ever dreamt of a white Christmas then look no further! What better way to treat yourself at the end of the year than a voyage to the end of the earth. Ring in 2021 surrounded by the diverse wildlife both above and below the water, the outstanding landscapes as far as the eye can stretch as the icy silence warms your very soul.
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Silversea Luxury Cruises - Ushuaia, Argentina
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Monday 21 Dec
Departure 5:00 PM
At 55 degrees latitude south, Ushuaia (pronounced oo-swy-ah) is closer to the South Pole than to Argentina's northern border with Bolivia. It is the capital and tourism base for Tierra del Fuego, the island at the southernmost tip of Argentina.Although its stark physical beauty is striking, Tierra del Fuego's historical allure is based more on its mythical past than on rugged reality. The island was inhabited for 6,000 years by Yámana, Haush, Selk'nam, and Alakaluf Indians. But in 1902 Argentina, eager to populate Patagonia to bolster its territorial claims, moved to initiate an Ushuaian penal colony, establishing the permanent settlement of its most southern territories and, by implication, everything in between.When the prison closed in 1947, Ushuaia had a population of about 3,000, made up mainly of former inmates and prison staff. Read more Today the Indians of Darwin's "missing link" theory are long gone—wiped out by diseases brought by settlers and by indifference to their plight—and the 60,000 residents of Ushuaia are hitching their star to tourism.The city rightly (if perhaps too loudly) promotes itself as the southernmost city in the world (Puerto Williams, a few miles south on the Chilean side of the Beagle Channel, is a small town). You can make your way to the tourism office to get your clichéd, but oh-so-necessary, "Southernmost City in the World" passport stamp. Ushuaia feels like a frontier boomtown, at heart still a rugged, weather-beaten fishing village, but exhibiting the frayed edges of a city that quadrupled in size in the '70s and '80s and just keeps growing. Unpaved portions of Ruta 3, the last stretch of the Pan-American Highway, which connects Alaska to Tierra del Fuego, are finally being paved. The summer months (December through March) draw more than 120,000 visitors, and dozens of cruise ships. The city is trying to extend those visits with events like March's Marathon at the End of the World and by increasing the gamut of winter activities buoyed by the excellent snow conditions.A terrific trail winds through the town up to the Martial Glacier, where a ski lift can help cut down a steep kilometer of your journey. The chaotic and contradictory urban landscape includes a handful of luxury hotels amid the concrete of public housing projects. Scores of "sled houses" (wooden shacks) sit precariously on upright piers, ready for speedy displacement to a different site. But there are also many small, picturesque homes with tiny, carefully tended gardens. Many of the newer homes are built in a Swiss-chalet style, reinforcing the idea that this is a town into which tourism has breathed new life. At the same time, the weather-worn pastel colors that dominate the town's landscape remind you that Ushuaia was once just a tiny fishing village, snuggled at the end of the Earth.As you stand on the banks of the Canal Beagle (Beagle Channel) near Ushuaia, the spirit of the farthest corner of the world takes hold. What stands out is the light: at sundown the landscape is cast in a subdued, sensual tone; everything feels closer, softer, and more human in dimension despite the vastness of the setting. The snowcapped mountains reflect the setting sun back onto a stream rolling into the channel, as nearby peaks echo their image—on a windless day—in the still waters.Above the city rise the last mountains of the Andean Cordillera, and just south and west of Ushuaia they finally vanish into the often-stormy sea. Snow whitens the peaks well into summer. Nature is the principal attraction here, with trekking, fishing, horseback riding, wildlife spotting, and sailing among the most rewarding activities, especially in the Parque Nacional Tierra del Fuego (Tierra del Fuego National Park).
DAY AT SEA
Tue 22 Dec
Tuesday 22 Dec
Days at sea are the perfect opportunity to relax, unwind and catch up with what you've been meaning to do. So whether that is going to the gym, visiting the spa, whale watching, catching up on your reading or simply topping up your tan, these blue sea days are the perfect balance to busy days spent exploring shore side.
Wed 23 Dec
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The remarkable beauty of the remote Falkland Islands can best be seen on New Island. The westernmost of the inhabited islands of the archipelago, it is a wildlife and nature reserve, and an environmental conservation group protects its many birds and animals. There are rookeries where Rockhopper Penguins and Blue-eyed Shags share the same nesting area. Black-browed Albatrosses can be seen going about their daily routines and it is easy to spot Upland Geese. More than 40 species of birds breed on the island. Near the landing site is 'Barnard's barn' — a restored stone structure going back to the early 19th century. Lying in the sandy shallows in front of the barn is the wreck of Protector III, an old minesweeper used for seal hunting.
WEST POINT ISLAND
Located slightly northwest of West Falkland, West Point Island is used for sheep farming and nature observations. Peale's dolphins and the distinctive black and white markings of the Commerson's dolphin can usually be seen in the waters around West Point Island. Rolling moorland and steep cliffs make for great photographic opportunities, but the main attraction is the Devil's Nose, a cliffside colony of Black-browed Albatrosses nesting side-by-side with feisty Rockhopper Penguins. Magellanic Penguins and Magellanic Cormorants can also be found on the island.
Thu 24 Dec
Thursday 24 Dec
Tiny Stanley, capital of the Falklands, seems in many ways like a British village fallen out of the sky. Many homes are painted in bright colours, adding visual appeal to this distant outpost. Not far offshore, the wreck of the Lady Elizabeth, is one of the many vessels remaining as a silent testimonial to the region's frequent harsh weather conditions. The islands, also known by their Spanish name of Islas Malvinas, are home to arguably more tuxedo-clad inhabitants of the penguin variety than human residents. Various species, such as Gentoo, Magellanic and the more elusive King penguins, either live here permanently or use the Falklands as a stopover on their migration route. Darwin found the islands' flora and fauna fascinating - no doubt you will, too.
BLEAKER ISLAND (Falklands)
Fri 25 Dec
Friday 25 Dec
Bleaker Island is privately owned, with sheep and Hereford cattle grazing on its extensive greens, yet it is also an excellent site for birding. The Bleaker Island Group is recognized as an Important Bird Area and its northern part is a National Nature Reserve.
SEA LION ISLAND (Falkland)
As the name suggests Sea Lion island was and is home to southern sea lions, but it also holds some 95% of the Falklands southern elephant seal population. Although the breeding season ends in November, yearlings and non-breeders come ashore in late November and can be seen until April. Because of the penguins and the seal populations and the deeply shelving coastline, this island is one of the best places in the Falkland Islands to see orcas (killer whales) –there are two resident pods.
DRAKE PASSAGE
Sat 26 Dec
Saturday 26 Dec
The Drake Passage has a notorious reputation for its turbulent seas due to the westerly winds and the funneling effect of the passage. The Antarctic Convergence, a natural boundary where cold polar water flows northward and warmer equatorial water moves southward, is within the Drake Passage. When these two currents meet, nutrients are pushed to the surface, often attracting a multitude of seabirds and whales. Black-browed Albatross, Sooty Shearwaters and White-chinned Petrels glide in the air currents alongside and in the wake of the ship.
Sunday 27 Dec
Arrive 3:30 PM
Awesome glaciers flecked with pink algae can be seen approaching Elephant Island — so named either for its elephant-like appearance or for sightings of elephant seals here. Elephant Island is home to several Chinstrap Penguin rookeries, as well as 2,000-year-old moss colonies. Weddell seals and Macaroni Penguins can also be spotted. In 1916, when Ernest Shackleton's ship Endurance was crushed in pack ice in the Weddell Sea, the crew was stranded here for more than 4 months finding shelter under two upturned lifeboats on the spit of land Shackleton's men named 'Point Wild'. The bust of the Chilean captain Luis Pardo has been erected here to commemorate the successful rescue in the tug Yelcho.
ANTARCTIC SOUND
Few voyages ignite the imagination like a journey down to one of the planet's most remote, extreme and enchanting wilderness, Antarctica. An adventure in its purest form, only a handful of people will ever be lucky enough to experience the majestic beauty of these monochrome landscapes first-hand. The Antarctic Sound will be one of your first encounters of this whitewash kingdom, located at the northerly tip of the Antarctic Peninsula - which sprawls up like a tentacle towards Tierra del Fuego, South America's most southerly point, otherwise known as the 'End of the World'. Taking its name from the first ship to brave the passageway between the peninsular and the Joinville Island groups back in 1902, the Sound is a raw, sensory assault of imposing iceberg slabs, broken away from the disintegrating Larsen Ice Shelf. Come face-to-face with stadium-sized islands of ice and meet the extraordinary birdlife that call this whitewash kingdom home. Read more Watch on, as colonies of Gentoo penguins hop around, and cape petrels sweep overhead, as the continent's unique wildlife thrives around you. If you're planning your first venture into Antarctica, you'll want to brush up on your photography skills in advance, to capture this unforgiving continent in all of its unrestrained glory. Read our blog for tips on how to ensure that your photos do justice to the adventure of a lifetime.
The Antarctic Peninsula unravels upwards towards South America, reaching out a beckoning finger to the adventurous, who dare to explore this untamed realm. Stretching up from the heart of the world's southernmost continent, the Antarctic Peninsula lies a mere 620 mile from Tierra del Fuego and, for many, offers a spectacular first taste of the snow-blanketed landscapes and colossal ice sculptures, which make up Earth's least-explored continent. Unseen by humans until 1820 - a blink of an eye ago in relative terms - this is an adventure sure to make your hairs stand on end, as you experience the thrill of the truly unknown and extraordinary. The vast peninsula is sprinkled with research bases, which are at the frontline of human scientific endeavour, pushing to study and understand this unique landscape, its exceptional wildlife, and the impact that humans are having on this pristine continent. Read more Witness cathedral-sized icebergs up close, and blue-hued glaciers, slowly slipping from imposing locations like Hope Bay. Blanched mountain peaks cover the peninsula, and you'll find thousands of adorable Adelie penguin pairs thriving undisturbed in this peninsula's unique setting.
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SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS
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Saturday 02 Jan
The ice-coated Antarctic Peninsula forms perhaps the most accessible region of mainland Antarctica, lying a mere 480-miles away from South America, across the fabled waters of Drakes Passage. Lying close to the northwestern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula, separated by the Bransfield Strait, the South Shetland Islands fall under the jurisdiction of the Antarctic Treaty, suspending claims on their sovereignty. Several countries maintain research bases here, and with plump elephant seals, and crowds of Gentoo, Chinstrap and Adelie Penguins also calling the islands home, it can even feel a little crowded at times. King George Island is the largest and most hospitable island, hosting the majority of the research stations - some of which are populated all-year-round by tiny, hardy crews. Don't be fooled though, these islands offer extraordinary adventure in one of the most remote locations on earth. Read more The triple peaks of Mount Foster tower above the archipelago, and you'll feel your heart pumping a little quicker, as you sail into the core of Deception Island's magnificent collapsed volcano caldera. Hike the luna landscapes within, and even dip into the improbably warm, geothermally-heated waters of Pendulum Cove. Elephant Island, meanwhile, is written deep into the annals of Antarctic expedition legend, as the site where Ernest Shackleton and the stricken crew of the Endurance miraculously survived a harsh Antarctic winter, in 1916. Discover even more reasons to visit this incredible icy kingdom and find out why many consider the South Shetland Islands to be the jewel in Antarctica's Crown, by reading our blog.
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More winter, summer trails are coming to the Frisco Nordic Center
New trails will be on the Peninsula Recreation Area
By Stephanie Butzer, Denver7 Jun 24, 2021, 6:00 am
The Frisco Nordic Center is constructing new winter and summer trails. (Denver7)
New winter and summer trails have been approved for construction at the Frisco Nordic Center.
On June 9, the White River National Forest approved the construction of new winter and summer trails at the Frisco Nordic Center (in the same area as the Frisco Adventure Park) in Summit County.
The center has trails for both seasons on National Forest System and Town of Frisco lands. The trails are on the Peninsula Recreation Area, which is adjacent to the Town of Frisco.
This is part of a two-phase project that was approved in 2019. The first phase is mostly complete, and this second phase focuses on the new trails, said Dillon District Ranger Adam Bianchi.
"We've been working with the Frisco Nordic Center for the past several years as they improve their trail system to be better suited for a wider variety of trail users year-round," he said.
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Opinion: Trump vs. Truth
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In the latest installment of Politipress, WSPN's Atharva Weling takes a look at the implications of Twitter's decision to fact-check President Trump's tweets for misinformation in America.
Atharva Weling
This should have happened a long time ago.
On Tuesday, May 26, the president tweeted that "there is NO WAY (ZERO!)" that mail-in ballots would not result in election fraud. He boldly declared that "mail boxes will be robbed [and] ballots will be forged," and concluded by warning America of California governor Gavin Newsom's plan to send mail-in ballots to every registered voter as a matter of public health.
The president's statements are, of course, not even slightly true. There is no evidence of mail-in ballots being used to commit fraud, and in fact, five states (one of them being the Republic stronghold of Utah) conduct their elections entirely by mail with no disturbances. Most of the time, such a lie would go unnoticed, another drop in the ocean of falsehoods that the president's Twitter account has become. But this time, someone decided that enough was enough.
That someone was Twitter CEO, Jack Dorsey, who had his company place a fact-checking warning on Trump's tweet, directing users to a page listing the inaccuracies of his statement. The president's reaction and the ensuing actions by Twitter mark the beginning of another chapter in the saga that began when Trump first rose to political prominence: the war on the truth.
It's no secret; the president tends to lie. He has lied about building a border wall, about overseeing the strongest economy in American history and about basic facts surrounding the spread and treatment of COVID-19. At the beginning of his presidency, these lies were treated as what they were: outrageous statements by a man with incredible power that needed to be discussed on a national level. However, as it became clearer that the president's advisors, supporters in Congress and loyal voters had no intention of changing their ways regardless of his actions, we stopped caring as much. So what if he lies, what will calling him out achieve?
But this fact-checker represents a change in that dynamic. For the first time, a corporate entity with power over what information the president provides to the public is making a decisive move to call out his lies, and that is a massive deal. It means that for once, Donald Trump's tower of lies has a chance of crashing down and that Americans who might not have otherwise been exposed to the reality veiled by his deceit, will have an opportunity to access it.
This is no coincidence either; there's a reason that Twitter has decided that now is the time for serious action. Not only is there an election around the corner that President Trump could seriously affect if he were to gain support for banning of mail-in ballots, but the amount we have to lose from misinformation is a lot higher. If the current pandemic is not dealt with within a reasonable, scientific manner, then hundreds of thousands of lives could be lost. Now more than ever, reliable information is a necessity for our country and the world.
Fact-checking doesn't have to be limited to the coronavirus either. By calling out the president, Twitter has set the precedent that social media sites really do have the power to influence American society for the better. Just a couple of days after fact-checking Trump's statement, Twitter labeled another one of the president's tweets as having violated their rules about "glorifying violence." The tweet in question was a response to the riots in Minneapolis surrounding George Floyd's death and stated, quote: "when the looting starts, the shooting starts." This is not a small action; the president's tweets do have the capacity to encourage violent action, and by flagging his words, Twitter has taken a firm stance against hatred and division in America.
Obviously, President Trump has not sat by idly. Claiming that his First Amendment rights have been violated, he has signed an executive order aimed at Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which allows social media platforms to regulate content on their sites with relative impunity. His order is likely to go nowhere, as the Federal Communications Commission, which he has ordered to restrict platforms' capacity to remove content from certain sources without being sued, has limited control over social media and Congress is unlikely to support him by passing an actual law.
You may think that a small warning from Twitter isn't a big deal, that this is just a one-off event to improve Twitter's public standing after it didn't remove Trump's false tweets alleging that MSNBC host Joe Scarborough killed his former aide, and maybe you're right. But that's not what's important. What's important, is that the "Trump vs. Truth" debate is once again two-sided, there is a new hope that we can break through the veil of ignorance that has smothered our country. We are no longer desensitized to @realdonaldtrump; the fight to preserve the facts is back on.
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Shiba Inu and Dogecoin Have No Value, Says Real "Wolf of Wall Street"
Former Wall Street trader Jordan Belfort is not a fan of Dogecoin and Shiba Inu
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Jordan Belfort, the ex-stock broker whose insane life story served as the inspiration for Martin Scorsese's The Wolf Of Wall Street movie, lashed out at meme coins in his recent interview with British tabloid The Sun.
The infamous American entrepreneur said that Dogecoin and Shiba Inu, the two most popular joke cryptocurrencies, have no real value and no utility.
He then opined that the only purpose of "s**tcoins" is to part people with their money, questioning their abilities to make people rich.
While there have been numerous stories about lucky buyers making fortunes with Shiba Inu, there are infinitely more people who have been crushed by the meme coin sensation, according to Belfort:
You hear crazy stories of people making millions and billions but for every person like that there are 10,000 or a 100,000 people getting their a** handed to them in Shiba Inu. It's not a proper investment.
After soaring over 800% in October, Shiba Inu was down 29% in November.
Yet, the meme coin is seeing growing merchant adoptions, with movie theater AMC and online electronics retailer
Dogecoin Killer Shiba Inu Starts Trading on Kraken
Some people should go to jail
The convicted felon, who spent 22 months in prison after being indicted for securities fraud and money laundering in 1998, said that some coins could be outright illegal, adding that their creators should be locked behind bars:
People should go to jail seriously - they are not legitimate. There is no way they are ever going to work.
Belfort says that legitimate projects like Bitcoin and Ether suffer because of some bad apples.
In early November, the Squid Game crypto coin crashed to virtually zero after gaining widespread media coverage despite not being affiliated in any way with the hit Netflix series. The incident became a cautionary tale for cryptocurrency investors.
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Q: Android notifications not expanded when app in background I'm trying to send notifications with FCM, it works as expected but i'm facing two different behaviours that I want to deal with because I'm using bigtextstyle and an action:
First case: App in foreground,
onReceiveMessage works as expected and notification is shown correctly

Second Case: App killed or in background,
the documentation says that messages are not handled in the onReceiveMessage event, and the layout of the notification is not the bigtextstyle one:

I tried to find a way for showing the desired layout, but nothing is working, they said that data payload is delivered in the extras of the intent of the launcher Activity!
So, what I want, is to show the same notification layout in the two cases, because some time I use the notification to trigger a call or to open a link in a browser not to open the app itself.
I sent my messages from Firebase Console as shown :

and here's the function that notify :
    private void notifyMe(RemoteMessage rm){
    String title = "";
    String body = "";
    String phone = "";
    String link = "";
    long time = System.currentTimeMillis();
    Intent iCall;
    PendingIntent pintCall = null;
    Intent notificationIntent = null;
    NotificationManager notificationManager;
    notificationManager =  (NotificationManager)FirebaseMessagingService.this.getSystemService(Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);

    if (rm.getNotification() != null) {
        title = rm.getNotification().getTitle();
        body = rm.getNotification().getBody();
    }

    if (rm.getData().size() > 0) {
        phone = rm.getData().get("phone");
        link = rm.getData().get("link");

        if(link.contains("http://")){
            notificationIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse(link));
        }else{
            notificationIntent = new Intent(FirebaseMessagingService.this, MainActivity.class);
        }

        if(phone.equalsIgnoreCase("")){
            iCall = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_DIAL, Uri.fromParts("tel", phone, null));
            pintCall = PendingIntent.getActivity(FirebaseMessagingService.this, 0, iCall, PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT);
        }

    }

    notificationIntent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP | Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK );
    PendingIntent pint = PendingIntent.getActivity(FirebaseMessagingService.this, 0, notificationIntent, 0);

    NotificationCompat.Builder mBuilder = new NotificationCompat.Builder(this)
            .setSmallIcon(R.mipmap.ic_launcher)
            .setContentTitle(title)
            .setContentText(body)
            .setWhen(time)
            .setPriority(Notification.PRIORITY_MAX)
            .setDefaults(Notification.DEFAULT_LIGHTS| Notification.DEFAULT_SOUND)
            .setContentIntent(pint);

    NotificationCompat.BigTextStyle bigtext =  new NotificationCompat.BigTextStyle();

    bigtext.setBigContentTitle(title);
    bigtext.bigText(body);

    mBuilder.setStyle(bigtext);

    if(!phone.equalsIgnoreCase("")){
        mBuilder.addAction(android.R.drawable.ic_menu_call, "Call me!", pintCall);
    }

    notificationManager.notify(0, mBuilder.build());
}

Someone has a path on how to do this ?
Thanks.

A: The Firebase Notifications console sends so-called "notification messages". When your app is not in the foreground, these notifications messages are handled by the system itself and automatically displayed in the notification tray in the format you're seeing. When the user clicks this notification, the app is activated.
To ensure the message always gets delivered to your onReceiveMessage method, use "data messages".
For a great explanation, see the documentation on the different message types.

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Wednesday, April 17, 7-8:30 p.m. at the Salt Spring Library: National Poetry Month Reading. Earth Songs: Celebrating nature in all its forms: the forests and oceans, the birds and butterflies—all that delights, sustains, and nourishes us on Planet Earth. Christine Smart is the author of two books of poetry published by Hedgerow Press: The White Crow and Decked and Dancing (winner of the Acorn-Plantos People's Poet Award); she also writes fiction and non-fiction inspired by nature: sailing, hiking, swimming, and gardening. Diana Hayes is the author of four poetry collections, including This is the Moon's Work (Mother Tongue Publishing, 2011); a new volume of poems will be published next year by Plumleaf Press. Lorraine Gane is the author of several chapbooks and three poetry collections, among them The Blue Halo (Leaf Press, 2014), and The Way the Light Enters (Black Moss Press, 2014); she is now completing her fourth poetry book. Murray Reiss is a lifelong activist, poet, and Climate Action Performance Poet whose first book, The Survival Rate of Butterflies in the Wild (Radiant Press), won the League of Canadian Poets 2014 Gerald Lampert Award; his second poetry book, Cemetery Compost, was published by Frontenac House in 2016.
On Saturday, April 7, Salt Spring members will meet at the Brinkworthy Club House from 4-7 p.m. New members will give presentations on their books. This will be followed by a potluck dinner (please bring a dish to share). Please RSVP lorrainegane@shaw.ca. For directions see below.
On Saturday, July 8 from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Lorraine Gane will give a talk on grants available to Canadian writers and how to increase the chances of success. There will be time for questions and answers. This will be followed by a potluck dinner (please bring a dish to share) to 6:30 p.m. Free. Please RSVP lorrainegane@shaw.ca.
From the Vesuvius Ferry: after leaving the ferry, drive on Vesuvius Road to the first intersection (Lower Ganges Road) and turn right; follow the road to Brinkworthy Road on the right (about 1/2 km), then follow the directions below to the clubhouse.
From Fulford Ferry: after leaving the ferry, drive on the Fulford-Ganges Road through Ganges and turn right at Brinkworthy Road (about 2 1/2 km north of town); follow the directions below to the clubhouse.
Location: Brinkworthy Place, 135 Brinkworthy Rd.
Directions to the clubhouse: drive into Brinkworthy on Beech Street and cross Cherry. The clubhouse is on the corner of Beech and Pine. You can't miss it. Please park in the parking lot, not on the street.
Tuesday, June 9, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, June 16, 8 p.m.
Tuesday, June 30, 7 p.m.
Salt Spring poet Lorraine Gane is launching two new poetry collections this fall: The Way the Light Enters (Black Moss Press) on Sunday, October 12, with readings along one of the most beautiful coastal walks in the Gulf Islands (2-3 p.m., meet at the barn at Ruckle Park, rain or shine) and The Blue Halo (Leaf Press) on Saturday, October 18 at the Salt Spring Library with Nanaimo poet Mary Ann Moore at 3 p.m.
In this free workshop you'll be presented with a summary of the major grants available to writers through government funding bodies, as well as ways to write a compelling, clear, and concise application to increase the chances of success. There will be time for questions and answers. A resources list and other material will also be provided.
Date: Saturday, August 23, 2-4 p.m.
On Saturday, November 30th at 12:30pm, two Salt Spring poets will join together for Love and Beauty: The Perfect Day of Poetry at the Salt Spring Library (129 McPhllips Ave., 250-537-4666).
Joanne Thorwaldson will read from thirteen poems for releasing love and Lorraine Gane will read from Beauty and Beyond: Songs of Small Mercies. Joanne Thorwaldson's thirteen poems for releasing love was recently shortlisted for the 2013 bpNichol Chapbook Award. She has a previous chapbook of poems written with K. Louise Schmidt (Vincent) entitled The Letter Poems. Lorraine Gane is a poet, writer, teacher, and editor. She is the author of Even the Slightest Touch Thunders on My Skin (Black Moss Press, 2002), Beauty and Beyond: Songs of Small Mercies (Leaf Press, 2012), and The Blue Halo, to be published by Leaf Press next year. Lorraine is currently completing a book on writing, and she also mentors writers through workshops, online courses, coaching, and manuscript editing. www.lorrainegane.com.
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The 2022 tuition & fees is $11,752 for Texas residents and $40,996 for out-of-state students. The school offers both undergraduate and graduate programs and a total of 50,476 students are enrolled. The acceptance rate of undergraduate school is 28.75% and the graduation rate is 88% last year.
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SEPTA trains to return to Coatesville; Commissioners pledge $1M
Mar 8th, 2019 · Comments Off on SEPTA trains to return to Coatesville; Commissioners pledge $1M
Chester County Commissioners Terence Farrell, Michelle Kichline (front row left and second left) and Kathi Cozzone (second from right) present a check for $1 million to Coatesville City Council and city staff to kick-start a train station parking garage. The presentation was made as SEPTA announced its plan to return regional rail service to the city. Also pictured, is State Representative Dan Williams (third from right).
COATESVILLE — The Chester County Commissioners, joined by SEPTA General Manager Jeff Knueppel, announced today details of major investments that will boost public transportation, economic development and community services in the City of Coatesville.
At a briefing held at the location of Coatesville's proposed new train station, Commissioners Michelle Kichline, Kathi Cozzone and Terence Farrell noted the many city, county and state initiatives and efforts that have been coming together – and will continue to come together – to strengthen Coatesville's neighborhoods and its downtown.
"Partnerships are paramount for the growth and development of Coatesville, and we are pleased to be part of that," said Chester County Commissioners' Chair Michelle Kichline. "What I see is a movement where we are all working together in a direction that is revitalizing Coatesville, and that importantly, is enabling the residents and businesses of the city to take advantage of the revitalization."
Headlining the list of the Commissioners' announcements is Chester County's agreement with SEPTA to bring back the regional rail service to the City of Coatesville that ceased operation in 1996. The proposed new service will extend SEPTA train operations beyond the current terminus in Thorndale to a new station in Coatesville. Service will begin when construction of the new train station is completed by PennDOT.
"Coatesville's population has grown 20 percent since just 2000, and Chester County's as a whole has nearly doubled since 1970," SEPTA General Manager Jeffrey D. Knueppel said. "Given this growth, we believe the time is right to take a fresh look at SEPTA service here."
Commissioner Kathi Cozzone noted: "We cannot stress enough how important the SEPTA regional train service will be to the people of Coatesville.
"Each train coming into the new station will bring with it developments and businesses offering more jobs and more opportunities. And each train leaving the new station will give access to regional jobs and greater economic opportunities for those living in Coatesville. A restored regional rail service will go a long way in restoring Coatesville's strength."
The design for the new Coatesville Train Station is well underway and PennDOT is anticipating that the station project will be completed within three years of the start of construction.
As a major gesture of confidence in the return on investment in Coatesville, the County Commissioners also announced funding of $1 million in community revitalization funds for the city, to be used to kick-start the parking garage project that is part of the train station development.
"SEPTA's commitment to restore the regional train service is exciting, but hinges on the completion of the new train station complex," said County Commissioner Terence Farrell. "This check for $1 million shows that we are very serious about getting this project started, and we now turn to other partners, including PennDOT, for a firm date for completion of the train station. It's what the Coatesville community deserves."
The County Commissioners also noted further commitments that confirm their desire to remain fully engaged in the success of Coatesville, including funding for infrastructure improvements, affordable housing projects, education, training and job creation opportunities, and access to community programs and services.
Work on the 1st Avenue and Lincoln Highway intersection is just beginning through $1.7 million in Chester County Community Revitalization Program funds, and $750,000 was provided late last year by the County to purchase the new Chester County OIC offices and to make major renovations to the Coatesville Library.
Beginning later this month, a Coatesville Community Connections service will set up shop in the Coatesville Library with a "community connector" who can help all individuals and families to find crucial services such as food, rental and utility assistance; housing; childcare; jobs; transportation; health and dental programs; and CHIP information. The service is administered by the Maternal & Child Health Consortium and funded by the Chester County Department of Human Services.
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21st Foreign Policy Conference
Between Hard and Soft Power - The European Union In A More Competitive World
Worldwide we are witnessing the return to great power rivalry, and – as a reaction – the calls for strategic sovereignty of the European Union are gaining strength.
Would a more strategic EU risk to lose its "soul" and its unique identity? How can the EU navigate through a more competitive world and maintain its core values at the same time? And how does the concept of European strategic sovereignty resonate with green principles?
These questions are at the core of the 21st Foreign Policy Conference of the Heinrich Boell Foundation, which focuses on the future of Transatlantic Relations, the European Neighbourhood Policy, Digital Politics and Geo-Economics.
Online conference Thursday, 21. January 2021
21st Foreign Policy Conference (Day 2) - Elements of a New Progressive Transatlanticism
Between Hard and Soft Power. The European Union in a More Competitive World
21st Foreign Policy Conference (Day 3) - Europe in the World: A Green Vision
Recording of the opening event of the 21st Foreign Policy Conference on January 14, 2021
The Europe We Want
Europe as a Power: A French Vision for Europe in the World
President Macron has been promoting the concept of European sovereignty and strategic autonomy for quite some time. His vision of a strategically autonomous Europe is based on the premise of profound geopolitical shifts and a new reality of big power rivalries. Still, Paris will have to convince skeptical EU Member States about the soundness of this concept.
By Martin Quencez
Poland and the Baltic States: A Preference for a Renewed West
The vision of a strategically autonomous Europe is not met with great enthusiasm in Poland and the Baltic states. On the contrary, the preferences between Warsaw, Vilnius, Riga and Tallinn point to a renewal of the transatlantic bond and a stronger NATO in order to contain the challenges represented by Russia and China.
By Justyna Gotkowska
Belarus Needs Help: Germany and Europe lack solidarity and strategy for a democratic Belarus
The EU strives for strategic sovereignty and the capability to master global politics. The crisis in Belarus presents an opportunity for Brussels to contribute to stability in its eastern neighborhood. In order to support a democratic transfer of power in Minsk, however, the EU must enhance its engagement across five areas.
By Dr. Jörg Forbrig
How Common and Effective is the EU's Common Foreign and Secuity Policy in the Eastern Mediterranean?
The EU's southern flank has been under immense security pressure by external actors recently. These security challenges require the EU to adopt a holistic approach and address a range of complex regional issues, making use of a wide range of tools.
By Yvonni Efstathiou
20th Foreign Policy Conference
"Multilateralism 2.0 - In Search of New Partnerships for the German and European Foreign Policy". The international order shows signs of disintegration, while global challenges become more pressing by the day. What can Germany do to save a rules-based world order? And who are Berlin's partners? We addressed these difficult questions at our 20th Foreign Policy Conference on 30 January 2020.


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And in the above picture, a WINDOW! Whoever had last remodeled the kitchen paneled right over the top of this window on the inside and put the siding over it on the outside. It was a surprise to find! We ended up adding a new window right here.
That's a whole lot of yuck.
After all of this our house is a mess. We're tired. If it can't be microwaved or made on the grill, we can't eat it. I'm tired of eating out. Dishes have to be done in the bath tub, at work, or at my parents (Yup, done all three!) Dust is covering everything. AND I CAN'T QUILT.
My quilting table has the microwave and other junk on it.
THE HORROR! Going through withdrawal in a bad, bad way.
But I found a way around it.
We picked out five colors, cut each square in half, and then I went crazy laying them out in a random-like pattern.
Man, I love our new floor. Makes all the dust, ickiness, and sweat of the last month worth it.


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