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I've been very successful inviting interesting people to the monthly Modular Builder Breakfasts and this time is no exception.
The October Breakfast will be a little different. The main speaker will be, Steve Kennealy, Director of the Manufactured Buildings Program, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Department of Public Safety, talking about the problems he faces with untrained, unqualified set crews in his state.
Then Mark Conte, PA Department of Community Economic Development, Factory Housing Building Standards, and Stan Weaver, Modular Home Erectors, Inc, will join with Mr Kennealy in an Open Forum where you can ask questions and get answers to some of the biggest problems facing the modular home industry including the future of licensing set crews.
If you build homes or work for a modular home factory, this is one Builder Breakfast you can't afford to miss.
Join us on Wednesday, October 21st from 8:00 AM to 10:30 AM for a great breakfast buffet followed by an Open Forum.
It will be held at The Country Cupboard, 101 Hafer Road in Lewisburg, PA, 17837, one of the most unique venues in the entire state with two large hotels on the grounds for those needing rooms.
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Wow, Gary, you hit the jackpot on this month's speaker.
This will be a very interesting forum with Steve Kennealy. Bing part of a manuafacturing team, it is very difficult to over see a hired set crew from here in PA. You have to belive that they are making all of the required connections, only to find out months later that they never properly installed a 100+ connectors. Now the local has Steve involved and your company is spending $1000's of dollars to make the necessary repairs and try to keep your name out of the negative section of the newspaper.
I am glad to got Steve to attend. Well done Gary!!!
As I have expressed to you in previous conversations I believe there are few on the regulatory side that have impressed me as much as Steve has during my 34 years in the industry. He maintains an understanding of our industry that many on our side are lacking as well as being both well informed and well spoken.
The connection between manufacturers, builders and regulators is known to be tenuous at times but this has never been the case in my dealings with Steve from the manufacturing side. Professional, fair, open minded; these are a few of the positives I connect with him as a person and as a representative of the BBRS in MA. I think his presence at the Breakfast is a great plus and should open the floor to the possibility of extremely constructive dialogue.
A lot of problems with the set crew could be avoided if there was a builder rep and factory rep on-site paying attention to what is being done. Also builders need to know what goes into setting a modular. Would help the set crews to have someone on-site when there are problems with the house too.


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Crash victims remembered as great family with big hearts
Updated: 6:13 AM CDT Sep 22, 2016
Kim St. Onge
Vincent and Kelli Basile died when their plane crashed as it was trying to land at the Lee's Summit Airport last night just after 6pm.
A plane registered in Des Moines crashed outside of Lee's Summit Airport in Missouri Tuesday. Police said the airplane in the crash was a 1964 Piper PA-28-235, which is a four seat, low wing and fixed gear general aviation aircraft. The initial investigation indicates that the flight originated in Des Moines, and the occupants were travelling to Lee's Summit to meet family when the crash occurred.Right now there are no indications their plane made any distress calls.The Lee's Summit Airport is small and has no control tower, but radio traffic from surrounding areas revealing other aircrafts were warned. Lee's Summit police officials identified the victims as pilot Vincent L. Basile, 53, of Des Moines, and passenger Kelli B. Basile, 24, of West Des Moines. Family members confirmed to KCCI that Vincent and Kelli are father and daughter.Waukee School District officials also confirmed that Kelli Basile worked as a special education associate at Grant Reagan Elementary School. A grief response team is available at the school.Kelli Basile graduated from Iowa State University in 2014. Her alpha chi omega sorority sisters posted condolences on Facebook, saying she will be remembered for her kind spirit.Vince Basile co-owned Des Moines-based Innovative Manufacturing and Engineering. He also coached West Des Moines girls' softball. Several parents of his former players reached out, Calling Vince a great role model for the girls and a positive influence on everyone.Their family learned about their tragic deaths last night and was too upset to go on camera Wednesday.
A plane registered in Des Moines crashed outside of Lee's Summit Airport in Missouri Tuesday.
Police said the airplane in the crash was a 1964 Piper PA-28-235, which is a four seat, low wing and fixed gear general aviation aircraft. The initial investigation indicates that the flight originated in Des Moines, and the occupants were travelling to Lee's Summit to meet family when the crash occurred.
Iowa father and daughter killed in Mo. plane crash
Right now there are no indications their plane made any distress calls.
The Lee's Summit Airport is small and has no control tower, but radio traffic from surrounding areas revealing other aircrafts were warned.
Lee's Summit police officials identified the victims as pilot Vincent L. Basile, 53, of Des Moines, and passenger Kelli B. Basile, 24, of West Des Moines. Family members confirmed to KCCI that Vincent and Kelli are father and daughter.
Waukee School District officials also confirmed that Kelli Basile worked as a special education associate at Grant Reagan Elementary School. A grief response team is available at the school.
Kelli Basile graduated from Iowa State University in 2014. Her alpha chi omega sorority sisters posted condolences on Facebook, saying she will be remembered for her kind spirit.
Vince Basile co-owned Des Moines-based Innovative Manufacturing and Engineering. He also coached West Des Moines girls' softball. Several parents of his former players reached out, Calling Vince a great role model for the girls and a positive influence on everyone.
Their family learned about their tragic deaths last night and was too upset to go on camera Wednesday.

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My platelet count was 64. Unfortunately, that is lower than what the doctor would like it to be. The platelets help with blood clotting in case of a cut/injury. With a low count I run the risk of an uncontrolled bleed. Given this risk the doctor has eliminated the oxaliplatin from the mix of chemo drugs I will receive today. The good side of this change is that the oxaliplatin side effects should also be eliminated. I suppose that the bad side of this adjustment is that I will receive one less cancer fighting drug today. In any event, the side effects of this drug included neuropathy (tingling / numbness in hands and feet), cold sensitivity, and jaw pain. I certainly will not miss these side effects. He has also will lower the amount of this drug on the remaining treatments.
The blood test also shows that I have a low Neutrophil count. This means I have an elevated risk of infection. Extra precaution was advised; including washing hands, using hand sanitizers, and avoiding sick people.
My CEA level has increased as well (hovering between 8 and 9). As you may recall from a previous posting, the CEA level is correlated with tumor activity. The doctor assured us that CEA increases could also be a result of receiving chemo, so tumor activity is not the only cause of increases. In any event the doctor has scheduled a PET and CT scan to be done on 10/1/12. Hopefully these scans will show no evidence of any further tumors. And hopefully I won't be too anxious about these upcoming scans and potential results.
The other news received today is that my doctor is relocating to Los Angeles California. He will be leaving U of M in a few weeks. So my last visit with him will be on 10/4/12, when we review the scan results. My doctor assured us that his colleague is a very good doctor and that he will take good care of me throughout my remaining treatments. We will probably see the new doctor on 10/18.
I will be on the pump until Saturday afternoon and probably sleep away Saturday and Sunday this week. Hopefully I'll feel good on Monday (working from home) and be back to work on Tuesday.
Thank you all for your continued prayers and support throughout this journey.
Continuing prayers for you as you make this fight. May those with infections stay away. We send only good thoughts to you on this sunny fall day. God keep you in His healing arms and give you a special peace.
Teresa Odden shared your blog with me. I'll be sending many prayers your way for you and your family. One big hug to you……Celeste.
Uncle Phil, you are the strongest person I know. Staying positive is a drug in itself. One with no bad side effects. I know that a man of your faith has a strong relationship with God, and He most certainly is with you on this journey. We love you and praying that your body is 100% healthy again.
Phil: Celeste shared your blog with me. I'll add you to my prayer list. I was so happy to read that you have accepted Jesus as your Savior!
Hang on, Phil, and keep looking forward. You're almost 2/3 of the way through this. Keep that great, positive spirit. Prayers and hugs from us.


Are you a residency-seeker who cares about your future trainee lifestyle? Need to generate a list of IMG-/DO-friendly programs, but don't know where to start? Do you care about things like your residency salary, call schedule, or hours/week? How about vacation days or moonlighting opportunities? Want to know how competitive your application will be to a particular program? Then bookmark both FREIDA and this article now.
Finding credible information about residencies is difficult. Making lists of programs that meet specific criteria is even more of a nightmare.
Wouldn't it be great if there was a "residency search engine"? One with up-to-date, relevant information that you want to know but are afraid to ask?
In FREIDA, you can sort for a variety of things. In this screenshot, I'm searching for university-based anesthesia programs.
FREIDA is an excellent source of information. However, there are some quirks in the program that make some of the most useful tools harder to find. I've talked to students who wasted weeks because they didn't know how to use FREIDA properly.
Don't be one of those poor souls who search through every program's website by hand. Learn how to use FREIDA properly!
We'll start by laying out the two most important ones.
One of FREIDA's most useful functions is filtering programs based on specific criteria. However, it's not immediately clear how to do so.
No filters! What gives? To get to the filters, you must first select a specialty and perform a search.
Once you've performed a search, you'll see the filter criteria.
FREIDA also allows you to compare programs' key stats at a glance. However, like with the filters, the "Comparing Programs" tool is hard to find.
Next, click on an individual program's page.
Now you can see the "Comparing Programs" view.
Again, not the most user-intuitive design. However, it's easy once you know what you're looking for.
One thing that vexes IMGs and DOs is to finding IMG or DO-"friendly" programs. FREIDA makes this super easy.
(To read The IMG's Guide to Obtaining Residency in the United States, click here).
On FREIDA, you can refine your search by state and specialty. Even better, you can sort for programs which offer J1 or H1-B visas (see below). You can also find programs that have had IMGs in the past.
As you can see above, I can search for internal medicine programs that sponsor J-1 visas. Additionally, I can even find programs that have above a certain % of IMGs. (In the above example, there are 267 IM programs that support J-1 visas, and have ≥5% of residents as IMGs).
This is an effective way to generate a quick list. Once you have a preliminary list, you can go to the program's actual website. There you can see further information, including IMGs among their current residency class.
The merging of previously DO-only residencies with MD residencies has created some confusion. Are COMLEX scores going to be ok? Or do all DOs absolutely need to take the USMLEs to be considered for a program?
What is a Residency Program's Lifestyle Like?
No question: residency can be brutal on your personal life. However, not all residency programs are equal.
The best information source on resident lifestyle is talking to current residents. However, when you're deciding where to apply, talking to residents isn't an option. Here, FREIDA can give a good lifestyle overview.
Here are some examples, taken from the Beth Israel Deaconess Anesthesiology Program.
The "Comparing Programs" tool compares 1st-year salary and average duty hours/week. However, you'll find more detailed information on each program's page.
What criteria you use for choosing a residency are up to you. Many (including myself) take the "I can do anything for ___ years" mentality. However, 4 years of residency have changed my perspective a bit. (This is likely the topic of a different article). Suffice it to say I'm glad I didn't choose the program with the most grueling reputation. (It certainly wasn't the easiest, either).
Whatever you choose, there is a lot of useful information in FREIDA on resident lifestyle.
How Competitive is a Given Residency Program?
Wonder how competitive your application would be at a given program? FREIDA can help.
Ever wonder what a program's minimum Boards scores are? You can see programs' minimum Boards scores. For a high-level overview, use the "Comparing Programs" tool. Here you can see quick stats, like USMLE Step 1 cutoffs, # interviews, etc.
Programs list the number of interviews they give, and first-year spots available. This can give you a sense of how competitive it is to get an interview.
Next, you can get even more information by going to each program's individual page. For example, under "Program" some residencies also share residents' average Boards scores.
No one likes to waste time/money. FREIDA can help you find programs with varying levels of competitiveness.
I know what you're thinking: "FREIDA sounds perfect. What's the catch?" Honestly, it is by far the best tool I've found to find up-to-date information on programs. However, nothing is perfect. FREIDA is based on surveys from the programs themselves. While I doubt many programs would misrepresent themselves, not all programs share all information.
You can look at each program individually for even more detailed info. Note that not all programs report all info.
For example, the Harvard-MGH Anesthesia program (above) only lists basic information. They don't include cut-off Step 1 scores, % of residents who are IMGs, or what visas they sponsor. Having completed my residency there, I know that they have IMGs and sponsor visas, but programs like MGH Anesthesia won't show up in your searches.
Although you can use FREIDA at any time, there are likely two times you'll find it most useful. First, as we've discussed, you can use it to generate a list of programs you might want to apply to. However, I'd also recommend using it during your interview season.
Boards scores are essential for getting an interview. However "program fit" determines where you'll match. One way that you can show you "fit" with a program is knowing specific knowledge of a program.
Students often discuss their residency program search as excruciating. IMGs and DOs, in particular, have it rough. IMGs have made spreadsheets with every program for a given specialty. They spent countless weeks painstakingly combing through each program's website to determine "IMG-friendliness." Even worse, much of the information was suspect, as many of the sites were out-of-date.
Most med students don't know there's a much better way to search for residency programs. Heck, I barely used FREIDA when I was a med student. I certainly didn't know about its power until writing a different article. Now, I'm convinced it's the best source of relevant, up-to-date training program information.
What do you think of FREIDA? Have you used it? Let us know in the comments!


Robert Madsen, one of four whistle-blowers in the federal government's 6.65 billion civil settlement with Bank of America, said keeping secret his cooperation with federal prosecutors for nearly four years had not been easy.
But for his efforts, Mr. Madsen is being rewarded.
Mr. Madsen said federal prosecutors would pay him 6 million, out of the 6.65 billion Bank of America agreed to pay in August to settle claims arising from the investigation into the bank's mortgage lending and mortgage securitization business. The specific terms of Mr. Madsen's settlement with the federal government remain sealed.
In an interview on Thursday, Mr. Madsen said he could not talk to many people about his behind-the-scenes cooperation with federal prosecutors, which involved turning over thousands of pages of documents and sitting for many interviews with an agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
And, he said, when the process of working with federal authorities began, there was no guarantee anything would come of his claim that Bank of America systematically overvalued distressed residential properties held on its balance sheet, much of it after the 2008 financial crisis.
In a confidential complaint that Mr. Madsen filed in federal court in Manhattan against Bank of America in 2011, the appraiser said the bank deliberately used "improper appraisal practices" that overstated the value of the homes backing Bank of America's portfolio of nonperforming loans by .6 billion. The 220-page legal filing said the improper appraisals at the bank's LandSafe subsidiary continued until at least 2011.
"I did not go into this with the mindset that I would get some money," said Mr. Madsen, a northern California resident.
Mr. Madsen said he filed the "qui tam" action under the federal False Claims Act, which is intended to help protect jobs of potential whistle-blowers who assert that they have claims of fraud against the federal government. Mr. Madsen's complaint against Bank of America was unsealed by a federal judge on Dec. 9.
The government's whistle-blower settlement with Mr. Madsen is comparable to the 7.6 million payout Edward O'Donnell, a former executive with Countrywide Financial, is receiving for his role in contributing to case prosecutors in New York were building against Bank of America. Mr. O'Donnell provided prosecutors with evidence that Countrywide, which Bank of America acquired in early 2008, were more interested in churning out mortgage despite growing signs of problems with quality of those loans.
Bank of America acquired LandSafe, where Mr. Madsen had worked, when it bought Countrywide Financial in 2008.
Lawrence Grayson, a spokesman for Bank of America, said on Thursday that the bank did not comment on "unfounded assertions." He reiterated what he said on Wednesday about Mr. O'Donnell's settlement with the federal government, which is that the bank had "fully resolved" the matter.
Neither the involvement of Mr. O'Donnell nor Mr. Madsen in providing authorities with information that helped forge the 6.65 billion settlement were known before this week.
Two other whistle-blowers were also credited by the federal government with providing useful information during the investigation in the civil settlement agreement between Bank of American and prosecutors. Their identities are not yet public.
Mr. Madsen's cooperation is particularly interesting because the misconduct he cites in his lawsuit occurred mostly after the financial crisis — he worked at LandSafe from 2007 to early 2013 — and is not directly tied to sale of mortgage-backed bonds.
His lawsuit said the "systemic misrepresentation" in property appraisals and valuations made the bank "appear to be more profitable and financially stable" than it was at the time.


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Dave Rowland's Schizotype has made its mark over the last few years with casual brush scripts, but some of his most interesting designs are playful takes on traditional styles, such as Tusque, a whimsical rendering of ornamental "Tuscans" of the Victorian era with four layers for multi-color effects.
Another spirited and cheery Schizotype is 2016's Revla Serif, a single-style face reiminscent of mid-century advertising lettering. It was recently followed by Revla Sans, a nearly monoline, serifless version with three additional weights. I appreciate that it includes alternates to prevent repeating shapes, and thus retain the flavor of hand-lettering. If you want to see this in action, sample the fonts on Fontspring with the Contextual Alternates option enabled (MyFonts does not provide this setting). Try words like "Greenroof", "lilly", and "hopper".
In 2008, Swiss Typefaces (then B+P) released SangBleu, SangBleu Sans, and Romain. These slightly idiosyncratic designs based on 19th-century French type were unique and well crafted, but the font families were relatively limited in scope and utility. Now the team (led by Ian Party and Emmanuel Rey) has reimagined these typefaces as a new suite with several additional styles, each with a broader range of weights than the original incarnation. The subfamilies — Empire, Kingdom, Republic, Versailles, and Sunrise — are generally bound by a common skeleton, but are not related in the traditional way (such as sans, serif, slab, etc.). To learn more about this unusual superfamily, I recommend reading Florian Hardwig's description at Swiss Typefaces' website.
We see painted letters like these on streets all over the world. When seen from directly overhead they appear distorted, stretched to almost ridiculous proportions. But these signs were designed to be seen at a low angle, from the seat of a car or bike, so the peculiar proportions are intentional — optical adjustments for the effect of foreshortening. Emmanuel Besse's latest release from Production Type, Signal Compressed, is a simple celebration of these road markings. As one might expect, it comes with several directional arrows and symbols inspired by road signage.
Gryffith CF's construction is clearly based on the strokes of a broad nib pen, but its influences — which designer Connary Fagan says range from "medieval calligraphy to art deco lettering to high technology" — are more difficult to place. That's perhaps what makes it so intriguing. I'm not a fan of the terminus of some of the curved strokes (a, b, d, p, q), and I feel the dots (i, j) might be too light for some settings. Still, I'm impressed with the originality of Fagan's design, which feels fresher than most historically inspired typefaces.
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Q: Reading a CSV file my date formats keep changing? I'm reading a flat-text CSV file with fgetcsv() and extracting the date from one of the columns, like this:
$visit_date_title = 'SVDT';
while (($data = fgetcsv($this->handle, 2000, ",")) !== false) {
    $this->row++;

    //Set header columns
    if ($this->row == 1) {
        if(($visit_date_col = $this->get_column_number($data, $visit_date_title)) === false) break;
        $minimum_cols = ($visit_date_col > $minimum_cols) ? $visit_date_col : $minimum_cols;
        continue;
    }

    $this->visitDate = $data[$visit_date_col];

    $this->logprintf(__LINE__, "NOTE  : Received >" . $this->visitDate. "<");
}

I use the following data...
SVDT,NOTHING
12/11/2019,0
13/11/2019,0
14/11/2019,0
02/12/2019,0

Why do I get varying date formats, even just on reading the text?! I see this...
2019-12-12T14:57:48+00:00 : [line  376] : NOTE  : Received >2019/12/11<   <===
2019-12-12T14:57:48+00:00 : [line  376] : NOTE  : Received >13/11/2019<
2019-12-12T14:57:48+00:00 : [line  376] : NOTE  : Received >14/11/2019<
2019-12-12T14:57:48+00:00 : [line  376] : NOTE  : Received >2019/02/12<   <===

Is there a way to avoid this meddling and just get the data?

A: You are getting a actual/correct date from CSV file, so no problem in that. So at the end of getting output and assigning a value of date to your visitDate variable, you format a standard date format like below. Hope it helps you
 // change date format here

$dateVisited = str_replace("/", "-", $data[$visit_date_col]);

$this->visitDate = date('d/m/Y', strtotime($dateVisited));

$this->logprintf(__LINE__, "NOTE  : Received >" . $this->visitDate. "<");

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For quite a while now I have been mentioning here that I would love to own sheep one day.
Initially I became interested in sheep as I became more interested in pursuing herding with Rilla.
Then I came to the point where I realised we need to produce more varieties of meat for our own consumption. Chicken is a treat and when the beef runs out.....that's pretty much it.
I am not, however, a big fan of lamb from the supermarket. It often has a very strong flavour and is way too fatty for my liking, and I'm not one of those lean meat people. I do enjoy a good proportion of fat with my meat.
In the midst of deciding whether or not to keep sheep, a lamb business started in our local area. They were going to produce "ethically raised lamb free from chemicals".
They were growing Dorpers, the breed of sheep that we were interested in. We ordered a side of lamb from them to try. It was delicious.
The cuts of meat were smaller than those sold at the supermarket, as they slaughtered their lambs at a younger age, so what we were actually eating was lamb, not mutton. The flavour was delicate and the fat content was good.
I loved it, and suddenly became interested in keeping sheep for a purpose other than herding. I wanted them for meat.
Needing to keep them for meat makes a lot more sense. We're on a small block so every animal that is here needs to have a purpose, outside of recreational activities - dogs excluded. It seemed for a little while that sheep were a long way off, at times I wondered if a flock of sheep would ever come to be.
And then it happened. My Mum and I went to just look at some sheep, as part of our research stage. It turned out that they were the ones we wanted, and the best thing was that some of them had only just been born, which meant we had three months to prepare for their arrival.
So we ordered six sheep, paid a deposit, and returned home in excitement to begin planning the sheep paddock.
To be honest, I can't really believe that we have bought sheep. I don't think it will feel real until we pick them up and bring them home. They'll be coming some time in October. I'm looking forward to then with much excitement!
Gorgeous photos! I also have sheep envy!
Your photo is lovely. Congratulations on getting the sheep!
I think every knitter, meat eater or otherwise, dreams of keeping sheep, which is probably why I'm ridiculously excited for you!


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Movie audiences are no strangers to films in which the central story line involves a human's relationship with a horse. However, The Mustang certainly avoids most of the formulaic ingredients of such films; it is certainly no National Velvet or The Black Stallion. Rather, The Mustang is a gritty, occasionally violent, and constantly engaging story of a convict with massive anger issues and his enforced involvement with a wild mustang.
Background to all of this is a true-life story of which many are likely to be unaware. There are far too many wild horses for the herds to be sustainable in their natural environment which stretches across several of the United States. Therefore, each year hundreds of these wild horses are rounded up. Some, sadly, are euthanized; others are corralled and sent to various federal penitentiaries where inmates participate in the "breaking" or "gentling" of these horses, preparing them for auction with the horses going to a range of buyers from private owners to border guards.
Drawing on this reality, The Mustang tells the story of Roman, a convict who has served 12 years in prison, originally for violently assaulting his wife, and who still erupts into anger at any perceived slight.
However, a counselor sees in him a man who can be redeemed and recommends him to the horse-training program. Like many inmates who have participated in the program, Roman has no experience with horses, but he soon recognizes in the animal to which he is assigned a reflection of himself.
The film is largely concerned with the development of the relationship between horse and trainer. Both are wild; both express anger violently; both are apparently beyond redemption.
However, slowly each comes to respect and become attached to the other, so that their forced relationship becomes one of transformative affection. The result is a film which is a joy to watch.
Matthias Schoenaerts, a Belgian with a flawless American accent, as Roman turns in a beautiful performance which is at once able to register the brutal and the sensitive sides of the character.
He is supported by a fine cast, many of which are former inmates who participated in the program when incarcerated, headed in a lively fashion by Bruce Dern as the crusty head trainer. At the same time the narrative is expanded to show the development of Roman's fraught relationship with his daughter Martha (a lovely performance by Gideon Aidon).
Under Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre's sensitive direction, the elements of the story are brought together in a satisfying whole, including moments of violence and moments of stunning beauty.
Equally important to the success of the film is the gorgeous cinematography which superbly captures the spectacular scenery against which the film is set, while depicting dramatically and vibrantly the interiors. In its less than 100 minutes of running time, The Mustang takes the audience on a gripping, multi-faceted story.
While this is a film which has, as one might expect, considerable objectionable dialogue, it is, despite that, a film which might well be one to share with teenagers.
In showing the human side of the inmates, with all their flaws, it is above all a film of optimism as it also makes apparent that if those who have broken the law can be treated with dignity and allowed to engage in worthy remedial programming, they too can welcome the chance to become contributing and praiseworthy members of society – an altogether appropriate message for this Easter season.


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"La Cumbia Feminazi" went viral on Latin media, with hundreds of thousands of shares on Facebook.
The cumbia has a satirical flare. Goust describes the guitar strumming as "groovy," while the lyrics reflect a more serious tone.


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Resolution – Curb Cut Application 4315 Fessenden St – October 2020
by Sherry Cohen | Oct 15, 2020
RESOLUTION REGARDING APPLICATION FOR CURB CUT (DDOT TRACKING # 358869)
An application has been filed with DDOT's Public Space Committee (PSC) for permission to add a curb cut and driveway in public space for the property located at 4315 Fessenden Street NW, at which an existing bungalow is being replaced with a new three-story house. A full-size tennis court also occupies the lot and will remain.
Current zoning law does not require properties such as the subject property, that do not adjoin an alley, to have off-street parking.
Curb cuts are disfavored because, among other things, they expose pedestrians to moving traffic, and remove valuable right-of-way that could be used for trees, planting, or other desirable purposes.
The applicant seeks to connect the curb cut to an underground garage via a 10-foot wide driveway at a steep grade.
An existing gravel driveway directly adjoins the property. ANC 3E understands that residents at the property have shared access to the driveway for many years. An easement, implied or otherwise, may exist. Indeed, on the evening before the ANC meeting at which this resolution was passed, a car was parked behind the existing house on the property, having used the existing driveway to get there.[1]
The existing driveway and parking area permit drivers to turn their cars around before exiting onto Fessenden Street, on which there is often considerable traffic. The proposed driveway will apparently require drivers to back out onto Fessenden Street or back into the driveway, both potentially hazardous movements.
Finally, ANC 3E Commissioners have frequently observed users of steep driveways leaving their car parked near the top of the driveways because it is more convenient than any alternative. This often impedes public space. Most such driveways are in alleys, but at least one such alley does front a street, as the proposed driveway would, and the residents of the property frequently block the sidewalk.[2]
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED:
For all the reasons above, ANC 3E opposes the application. The property has successfully shared an adjoining driveway for many years. The ANC believes that the approach that best protects pedestrians, motorists, and the environment would be for the applicant to formalize the existing driveway-sharing arrangement, and notes again that an easement to use the driveway might exist.
The resolution passed by a vote of __-__-__ at a properly noticed meeting held on October 15, 2020, at which a quorum was present, with Commissioners Bender, Hall, McHugh, Quinn, in attendance.
ANC 3E
by Jonathan Bender


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Understanding the Suicidal War in South Sudan
January 10, 2014 January 16, 2014 / aidleap
This is one of the best analysis of the South Sudan crisis we have seen. We liked it so much we are posting an English translation from the original French article as a guest blog.
Original article by Vincent Hugeux, published January 8, 2014 at 7:57 in the French newspaper L'Express.
Translated from the French for AidLeap by Abiol Deng.
Africa's newest state, South Sudan, is the scene of a deadly conflict, the stakes of which Professor Gérard Prunier breaks down.
What do we know in our part of the world about South Sudan, with Juba as its capital? If truth be told, not much. Maybe those French who are familiar with Post-colonial African upheavals will remember that the newest sovereign state on the black continent, which is as large as France, inhabited by 11 million souls and endowed with an enviable abundance of oil, came to being in July 2011. They are probably aware that South Sudan was born of a separation between the Sudan of Islamist Field Marshall and President Omar al-Bashir, indicted by the International Criminal Court for crimes perpetrated by his militias in Darfur, and the predominantly Christian and animist rebellious southern territories. This Separation was bitterly negotiated at the end of more than two decades of carnage. As for those "addicted" to Sub-Saharan current events, they will know that this frail newborn has been stricken since mid-December by a deadly conflict which opposes President Salva Kiir of the Dinka ethnic group and his Nuer ex-Vice President Riek Machar, who was fired five months earlier under the pretext that he had hatched a putsch attempt. The current result: several thousand dead and 200,000 displaced.
A former researcher at the CNRS (French National Center for Scientific Research), longtime director of the French Center for Ethiopian Studies and presently working as an independent consultant, Gérard Prunier bluntly breaks down the stakes and the hidden agendas of the confrontations that are setting ablaze five of the ten states which comprise the country. Moreover, it is from Addis Ababa, the headquarters of the African Union and, since Monday, the site of laborious peace talks, that Prunier answered our questions.
What are the chances of success for the Addis Ababa talks?
Zero. They are non-existent. This is war. The winner will be he who ousts the other militarily and diplomatically. Only intense international pressure convinced the two delegations to meet here, even if it's only for show.
Announced as imminent, would the recapture of Bor, the capital of Jonglei State, by President Salva Kiir's forces sound the death-knell of the insurrection?
No, quite the opposite: If government troops take back the key cities, they will only control the urban centers but certainly not the rural areas which are destined to interminable guerilla warfare. Put simply, Juba finds itself in the situation of Khartoum ten or twenty years ago, master of the cities but not of the rest. Incidentally, know that this "coup d'état" story is total garbage. Hunted down, Riek Machar is probably only alive thanks to his bodyguards, who hid him as he slipped through a fence.
From a military standpoint, what are the power struggles?
Machar himself told me, he has more volunteers than needed but he lacks munitions and fuel. Put simply, if he doesn't receive help from Ethiopia with the approval of the United States, he will be in a real bind. Thus, in the short term, the Bashir-Kiir team can prevail. In the long term this is out of the question.
Can the announced doubling of UNMISS troops (the United Nations contingent), meant to go from 6,000 to 12,500 men help to put out the fire?
By no means. In South Sudan the UN is useless.
What role does Omar al-Bashir, who has never recovered from the amputation of his "Sudan," which was imposed by the international community, play on this chessboard?
Here's what he said to a now very unpopular Kiir: "Salva, you're hard up. I am coming to your rescue but in return give me back the oil wells. Don't worry, I'll leave you some crumbs, enough to buy yourself some apartments in London or some villas in Nairobi and to fill your bank accounts in the Virgin Islands or in Luxemburg."
Is it truly the eviction of Riek Machar that sent the sparks flying?
Yes, even if the conflict began before that with the forced retirement of 170 officers who assisted the SPLM-North, a guerilla group of black Muslims who are hostile to Bashir. At the origin of this crisis, there is Salva Kiir's realization that he had no chance of honestly winning the 2015 election. That's why he bowed down to the master of Khartoum. Since the embraces of the two men on Monday, no more doubts are possible: Kiir has sold himself body and soul to the Arab enemy of yesteryear. This man is so stupid that he has managed by behaving thus to strengthen a fierce opposition against him.
What is the role of ethnicity in the current conflict which is marked by ethnic violence of Dinka against Nuer?
It is by no means an ethnic or clannish conflict. As often in Africa, war against the other is merely the collateral effect of a power struggle. The evidence here is that one finds Dinkas in the anti-Kiir camp.
Let's now look at the position of the regional actors, starting with IGAD, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development.
Very simple: IGAD doesn't exist. It's a "thing" to reprise the name that Charles de Gaulle gave the UN, but a very small thing. Uganda is sticking to its support of Salva Kiir. And for a reason: hovering in the entourage of President Yoweri Museveni, who thinks he is Bismarck, are many businessmen who have economically colonized South Sudan. It's the same for Kenya, even if Uhuru Kenyatta does not think of himself as a great man. This being said, the wind is changing. Nairobi, overcome by the fear of chaos, has begun an operation of backpedaling. As for Eritrea, they are supporting Salva Kiir. Ethiopia, which hasn't had a real government since the death of Zenawi, hesitates and procrastinates. The military in Addis know very well that a victory by the president in place would lead straight to a guerilla war without end, hence the stalemate. Nevertheless, without a green light from the political class they cannot make any decisions.
What is the role of Bejing, the largest international buyer of Sudanese oil and the number one investor that is apparently very active in the diplomatic arena?
Truthfully, the Chinese are a bit lost. They don't have any ambition other than to preserve their energy and financial interests.
Does South Sudan's fragility have historic roots?
Yes. We find them first in the British colonial policy. In the 1930s and 40s, London refrained from forming a local elite. Nevertheless, later on, remarkable personalities emerged. However John Garang (historic leader of the Southern rebellion, killed in a plane crash in July 2005) feared their talents and pushed them away, even if it meant killing some of them. Therefore, all of the educated diaspora remained at a distance. Hence the arrival of an actor as mediocre as Salva Kiir, ex-sergeant of the Sudanese army, with a greater interest in whisky and women than in nation building and whom Khartoum manipulates like a puppet.
Gérard Prunier is a French academic and historian specializing in the Horn of Africa and the Great Lakes region.
Abiol Deng is an international development consultant based in Berlin, Germany.
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Arinze
Insightful analysis but stops at painting a pessimistic picture of the whole conflict resulting from the scholar's refrain from projecting solutions.
Puoch Riek Deng
Congratulation for the wonderful, candid, truthful, and profound analysis ever publish since this deadly war broke out on 15 December 2013. Please, keep the good and we will be there to provide any hard facts from the ground, Thanks
Nicole Khan
All that people are clamoring about as failures of the Government of South Sudan are indeed SPLM failures. The SPLM failure to organize itself with functional organs and institutions sensitive to the concerns of the citizens; the failure to evolve a political ideology has resulted in the ethnicization of SPLM power politics; the failure to institutionalise power relations within the SPLM has result in autocracy and one-man dictatorship relying on ethnic lobbies and close business associates who have turned South Sudan and its state institutions into a limited liability enterprise. These are the issues that have precipitated the current political crisis.
Sweeping, unbacked categorical assertions from somebody with a thin grasp of Machar's problem.
In the 80s, 90s and 2000s, Garang's SPLA managed to hang on in the bush and take some towns because they had substantial foreign backing. That allowed them places to resupply, rearm, train and sustain the fight.
Machar has no foreign backers – nobody to sell him or send him guns, ammo, food, supplies. The notion of Ethiopia and the US helping him is sheer fantasy. The guy has no plausible way to resupply, so he'll fight as long as the ammo holds out, and then try to get the best deal he can in Addis.
Also, the idea that the "historic roots" of the conflict "start" in the 1930s is staggering for someone calling himself a Sudan expert. There's historical evidence in written arabic documents of intra-south ethnic conflict and slave raiding as far back as the 17th century!! Gah, but there were no brits around then, and it's such a shame to spoil a neat anti-colonialist riff…
PaanLuel Wël
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This analysis is too substandard and subjective at best, the author failed to provide a balanced and fair assessment of the situation. He also fall short of providing possible solution to the crisis. Describing the President as having "greater interest in whisky and woman" isn't analysis at all but personal defamation. It is abundantly clear from this article that the "scholar" had placed greater interest the success of failed coup, he would better be advise to accept the fact that Riek's rebellion is doomed to fail.
Aken Tong
The author has shown his imbecility and naivety to the situation that brought South Sudan to where it is today. It is a common phenomenon most western scholars would see a puppet to the west as a genuine political leader and those independent-minded as drunkards, womanizers and the likes. Call Prez Kiir those names as you want, but it wont change the fact that he is the legitimate leader of the Republic of South Sudan. Gérard Prunier, Francoise Hollande was caught having an affair with an actress in France, if this does not legitimize a leader and thus makes him a puppet, then whose puppet is your president Hollande?
Bol Kuol
This artical is good but lacking critical and centre critisism againts both sides. I think it clear this this author seem to be in love with other single side, which you can clearly see.
Japhet Muthomi
I regretted why I even had to read this woeful partisan opinionated piece. This Riek you are painting as a saint as such a woeful bloody past that Id Amin and Adolf Hitler would be ashamed to be associated with him. I wouldn't be surprised if the article is a product of lobbying business.
Arthur Nsubuga
I have not gotten any value from reading this critique. It doesnt point to any solid basis of this conflict or any remedy for resolution. Why write when you will neither clearly explain the conflict or give any remediation. We need solutions not whimpers and baseless personal attacks…
War is a lose lose game in the long run. It is the best interest of both sides to have candid dialogue and deal with the issues at hand. It is sad that the Nelson Mandela philosophy that made most of the news in early december isn't coming into play. There is enough for every South Sudanese and some east africans in that beautiful country.
kuol
The author of this biased and short sighted analysis is a member of the old school of divide and conquer type of thing. I thought Gerard's President Hollande, has met the theme of this article, ironically, if Gerard wanted to talk about president who loves women and concubines per se.
Kilama Koma
I wouldnt like you to compare Id Amin to your tribal leaders. He was one African who had done with world feared countries
You start the article with the following words: "What do we know in our part of the world about South Sudan, with Juba as its capital? If truth be told, not much" You are very right! And the ignorance applies abundantly to you too the writer of this article. IGAD is the problem, Kiir is the problem, investors (business people) are the problem, Chinese are the problem, Khartourm is the problem and so on. The cool nice and great saviour is Riek Machar and the West. Are you aware the fellow abandoned the struggle, wined and dined with the enemy and even ordered some macabre massacres of unimaginable magnitude against defenseless villagers (women having their breasts cut off and children beheaded)? He himself confessed to this. Just because Kiir is selling the oil to China and the west are not having their way, a coup has to be sanitised. This is Id Amin coup against Obote being played all over again. We haven't forgotten that Amin was a project of the West. Having said that, the South Sudanese need to realise that they will be the end losers in a war and should solve their differences through democratic means.
Barack kinanga (@barackkinanga)
Honorably stupid article very opinionated to the rebel Riek (trouble maker) Machar
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software. If you make good money using a certain software on a daily basis it is way more important how good a software fits into your workflow.
I think the very fact that you can compare the two based on price or not is a very good argument. It's 1000% easier for me to get FOSS approved than software that costs thousands of dollars, and I can do anything for my job in Blender that I can in Maya or 3DS Max. If Blender was the same price as Maya, you might be right about one being better than the other, but since Blender is 100% free, and you can do most of the same things -- that is a very good argument to me.
There is really nothing to dispute. Maya has the tools it has. Blender has the tools it has. Choose the one that has the tools you need. There are only a few things that compare fairly closely. Everything else is miles apart. Some things don't exist at all in one or the other. All apps are drastically different in some way. And while some people could shift between one app and another without feeling the difference, that is not a proper review in my opinion. A proper review is to look at all of the features of each app and see which ones fit your needs the best. The more you are specific with what you need. Or the more time you spend working on a particular feature and realize the limitations, the more the gap widens between one app and another.
i wouldn't get caught up in the price comparison in this video.
unfortunately, i guess, he only covered a fraction of them.
so 17mins and 17 seconds in....wrong!
also student (non commercial use) is FREE unlike lightwave or modo.
ZERO cost for a 3 year licence as you learn it.
Funny how he mentions he's doing an Animation Mentor course currently, and that got him to have to use Maya again for animating characters: A couple of years ago I did a iAnimate course, and I tried to get to grips with Maya's animation tools, but they all felt clunky to me. The small timeline in Maya, though, is way better. I think he is correct in saying it can be improved a lot in BL.
One thing, however, you tend to do a lot while animating is selecting keys, frames, objects, controller objects, and so on, and moving, rotating and scaling those. In Blender you have a choice to drag physically with the mouse while holding down the mouse button, OR you activate dragging with a simple shortcut key, and move the mouse only. Then click to confirm and set. No need to hold down a mouse button while performing an transform or translate action - and that is very, very comfortable on your hand. It also makes you more precise, since I can move the mouse cursor completely out of the way, and focus on the movements. I love that. No cursor in your way while you try to animate an eye lid.
I was really lucky to have one other student use blender, and he converted all the iAnimate Maya characters to identical Blender rigs. I just thought, while looking at the iAnimate demonstration videos that certain things were kinda clunky in Maya (animating that is).
is the AutoDesk website showing the wrong price?
upgrades used to be £700 VS subs of £300...now they upped upgrade to put people off and go subscription no one in their right mind would 'upgrade' each year.
to upgrade each you you go on subscription simple as that.
so it's more open...which naturally means you have to SELECT the 'view' or camera.
I don't know where you got that number: I checked the UK site, and a new perpetual license seat costs you a whopping £3,795 (inc vat) - and an additional subscription for more flexible licensing an additional £644. And if you do not keep upgrading you lose the right to upgrade to the newest version at reduced upgrade cost.
The subscription (rental) version of 3dsMax will cost you £205 per month, or still a rather hefty £1650 per year - without any "advanced" support. If you add in the advanced support it's going to be £35 more per month. That is a subscription (rental), however, not a perpetual license. You should be comparing the perpetual license version to Blender in my opinion, since Blender is a license you own and can use forever without additional rental costs involved. And that is what he had in mind, I think.
The student version cannot be used to do any commercial work at all - so while you are learning in that three years time, the student learning Blender can go ahead and start taking on some real work to finance his learning ;-) (Of course this is not black and white: the Maya user could in principle start working as an intern in a studio that uses Maya). Sort of comparing apples with tomatoes, and all that.
BTW, Cresshead: why on earth do you Brits pay such an extra premium on the same products? It's verging on the edge of ridiculousness!
that is, simple for someone who already knows.
i certainly can see how he missed it.
I agree - and I still feel one should be comparing perpetual licenses. The rental model just does not come close enough to the freedom and flexibility of Blender's free to use infinitely (in time and installations).
yeh a casual glance at that page might lead you to that but if you're going to do a Verses...you should not be too biased in your research to only look skin deep on maya and in great depth on blender!
or maybe just put a note in there to...i think this is correct..tell me if i'm mistaken.
and btw i love what blender is doing..its showing EVERYONE up from autocash to houdini to cinema 4d to modo...the flippin lot.
i'd also add in that blender has a maya selectable hot key option as well as 3dsmax if you don't want to use that non standard fudge of default select with right mouse button!
I do have a question regards character animation in blender..
does it have animation layering like 3dsmax , softimage and maya?
or in 3dsmax you'd use c.a.t or workbench in biped.
Any application can be clunky and cumbersome if you are not familiar with it. Their is a lot of power behind the scenes in Maya if you know how to use it to your advantage. This can take a lot of the workflow issues out of animating. Really it comes down to familiarity and how you want to animate.
Not being familiar with Blender, I find it clunky and cumbersome, while I find my own Maya interface setup Sleek and clean. But then I have been working with Maya since 1999.
So I have had a fair bit of time to get used to it.
If you don't have an equal knowledge of both applications you are reviewing then there is a lot you are missing. For instance the review of the Channel box, just has be face palm. There are many different ways to do this in Maya. Off hand it looks like he is using just the standard channel box, and only the General toolbar open and not the Animation or Custom Toolbar open. For the channel box, this is just a personal preference but spacers, spacers, spacers. Technical artists you can put spacers in your channel boxes to break up categories. It pains me to see sloppy Maya setups like this.
It also does not appear that he has an actor setup. In Maya if you're going to be keying certain things on a regular basis, you can simply macro those and push them to a hot key to make your life soo much easier. The same is true for pretty much any application that includes Lightwave!
It's all subjective of course but IMHO the animation tools in Maya are anything but clunky. I'm using Maya for work related stuff and Lightwave at home. If you're up against a deadline, there are scripts for Maya e.g. Advanced Skeleton that enable you to build very powerful and flexible rigs in minutes. Controllers and inverse IK make animating a pleasure (that is following a good session of weight painting).
I must say, all credit to the LW3DG, Genoma feels just as fast and intuitive. Also I do think Lightwave's bones are underestimated in how 'intelligent' and fast they are to rig with default settings. I've rigged bipeds with Genoma adding say just a couple of extra hold bones in the torso and maybe one in the cranium without any need for weights at all. Whereas the same character meshes in Maya need a dose of precision weight mapping or they turn into soggy puddings. Would other Maya users confirm this?
Of course an advantage of Maya is corrective blendshapes but the 3rdPowers plugins for LW are a huge leap in the right direction.
I hope Lino continues to build on Genoma, it's a very strong tool. Advanced Skeleton has a walk cycle generator with loads of parameters - in its infancy but it's very good fun and will be very useful in tight deadlines. If some of these features are considered for Lightwave Genoma will engage users even more.
unlike the americans who are bi lingual and can speak american but also have a fair grasp of english too.
and adobe apps when they used to be sold boxed were 2.5 times the cost of USA...great!
re lightwave...seeing as this is a lightwave forum!
re Genoma...i hope the autorigger will at some point be in layout not modeller.
Yes, Blender has a NLA editor to mix action clips. Action clips can be blended with add, replace, multiply and substract with a slider for influence. And much more, of course: modifiers can be applied, and the influence can be animated as well.
Jeez, in regards to your prices: yikes! And here I thought the Netherlands were bad at occasion.
@Darksuit: you are correct - comparisons can be so incredibly relative. And we all have our own workflow preferences. For instance, I love Blender's GUI (for the most part, there are some glaring omissions), and never could get along with Maya (and believe me, I tried in the past!) or Zbrush. Lightwave: no issues there. It has a good feel, though I wish the GUI would be more configurable - as it stands, it's quite rigid. 3dsMax: it's okay, but I'd rather hit nails with a rock. Modo: Nah, doesn't feel right to me. C4D: no issues there. I really like 3dCoat too.
Genoma...i hope the autorigger will at some point be in layout not modeller.
I can only agree with this if there are editing methods that can equate to modeler functionality. For example, if I want to modify the rest length of every single bone in a character rig with a single action and be able to use things like the magnet tool to adjust groups of bones to "sculpt" the result, it isn't something that one can easily do in layout. This is in part why Genoma/skelegons being in modeler are in many ways advantageous when adapting bones to characters. This approach makes a lot more sense when the user is faced with the task of adapting many skeletons to many models.
The thing that pushes Blender over the top for me are the modifiers. You never have to "apply" a mirror, array, deform, etc., if you don't want to. This makes editing your work TONS easier. For instance... I often have to draw arrows in a circle (embarrassingly), but it's often never the same amount, so I created a single arrow in Blender, put an array modifier on there, then a simple deform set to bend, and viola... instant arrows in a circle. I can just click to increase the number of arrows in the array modifier or edit the arrow shape to my hearts content and everything is set. I can then use the export to SVG plugin that I found online for free and have a vector version ready for Illustrator. A simple example, I know, but it works for me quite nicely. Modifiers -- FTW.
If only they would ALL work on curve objects... Some do, but most do not.
It is because in Maya there are no "views" only cameras. They all have the same properties of course. Blender has a relatively new feature called "lock camera to view" which turns it into the same thing.


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Minister for National Parks, Lord Gardiner of Kimble said: "National Parks are incredibly important and it is essential that we celebrate the people who work hard to protect these special landscapes for all of us, and future generations, to enjoy.
Nominations are open until Friday 31 May. Nominated projects must be seeking to connect people with the environment, conserve or enhance the biodiversity or a heritage site, improve access to the Parks, or protect an area in a National Park.
A project restoring a bog habitat for rare wetland species, won last year's Award. They were presented their award by actress Caroline Quentin and journalist Julian Glover at a Parliamentary reception. This year Campaign for National Parks will also be celebrating 70 years since the 1949 Act of Parliament established the National Parks – something the organisation has led the fight for.
There are 13 National Parks in England and Wales covering famous landscapes such as the Lake District, Yorkshire Dales and Dartmoor.
"If you are dedicated to connecting people and nature and caring for our cherished National Parks, then I urge you to apply. You have nothing to lose but the National Parks that you love have everything to gain." Commented Lord Gardiner.
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Pasqualino di Niccolò, zvaný též Pasqualino Veneto, Pasqualino Veneziano nebo Pasqualino Lamberti (* 1463, Benátky – 6. prosince 1504, Benátky) byl italský renesanční malíř.

Život
Původ Pasqualina di Niccolò je nejistý, ale mohl být synem benátského malíře "Francesco de Pasqualin Lamberto, pittore", který je uváděn v Benátkách dvakrát mezi roky 1549 a 1564. Historici umění obvykle souhlasí s tím, že byl v učení v ateliéru Giovanni Belliniho někdy mezi 1485 a 1490. Z ikonografie Pasqualinových obrazů je zřejmé, že měl blízko k dílům Giovanni Battisty Cima da Conegliano, který měl malířskou dílnu v Benátkách koncem 80. let. O dalším životě Pasqualina di Niccolò chybí informace a jeho působení je známo pouze z datace jeho díla. Obraz Madony z Musea Correr z roku 1496 je nejstarším datovaným a signovaným dílem. Posledním záznamem byla objednávka obrazu Představení Panny Marie v chrámu pro Albergo della Scuola Grande di Santa Maria della Carità di Venezia z roku 1503 a potvrzení objednávky roku 1504. Malíř nestihl dílo odevzdat, když v prosinci roku 1504 zemřel. Objednávku převzal Tizian, který obraz dokončil až roku 1538.

Z celého díla umělce bylo identifikováno pouze několik obrazů, které vynikají technickou a kvalitou malby a stylovou rozmanitostí. Jsou považovány za vzácné.

Dílo

Pouze na základě stylistického rozboru se předpokládá, že Pasqualino di Niccolò byl v kontaktu s dílnou Giovanni Belliniho a později ho ovlivnily malby Cima da Conegliano. Oproti Bellinimu se liší přísnější artikulací objemů a ostřejšími hranami záhybů, i podrobnějším provedením krajin. Od Cima částečně přebírá kompoziční schéma drapérií i charakter obličejů, ale provedení se liší.
Na obrazu Madony s dítětem v krajině (Rovigo) je silně zdůrazněn monumentální objem a modelace bohatě řasené drapérie. Madona sedí na kamenném zábradlí a drží v ruce modlitební knížku, ale pohled dítěte směřuje k divákovi. Intenzivní barevnost oděvu i ostré ohraničení Madonu nijak nepropojuje s krajinou v pozadí. Charakter krajiny je odvozen ze severské renesance a vyznačuje se pečlivým provedením detailů.

 Svatá konverzace mezi světci za přítomnosti dárce obrazu je tématem malby z Národní galerie v Praze. Byl to žánr od konce 15. století v italském, a tím i benátském malířství mimořádně oblíbený a zabývali se jím například Giovanni Bellini nebo Cima da Conegliano. Na tomto obrazu Madona nabízí dítě k adoraci donátorovi, který klečí v pravém dolním rohu. Donátor je konkrétní osobou, která v období baroka upadla v nemilost a na obraze byla zamalována. Původní podobu obrazu vrátilo až restaurování, kdy byly pozdější přemalby odstraněny. identifikace dalších osob vyvolala v dosavadních publikacích různé možnosti: podle zrzavých vlasů a nádoby s mastí (atributu balzamování Ježíšova těla) je jisté zobrazení prvé ženy zleva jako svaté Marie Magdalény. Druhá osoba je sporná. Může to být muž i žena. V případě Jana Evangelisty (Pujmanová) nevyhovuje věk, protože "Jan miláček Páně" byl podle vyobrazení při Poslední večeři ještě chlapec, tedy o několik let mladší než Ježíš, zde by tomu bylo naopak. Nabízí se ztotožnit osobu se svatou Kateřinou, která byla s Ježíšem mysticky zasnoubena a jejíž ruka na Ježíšově rameni by to mohla vyjadřovat podobně jako později vyobrazované předání snubního prstenu. Další světice (vnějškem podobná té předchozí) by v tom případě mohla být identifikována jako svatá Markéta nebo Barbora. Svatý Josef byl určen podle věku, plnovousu a své hole, podle ochranného gesta ruky byl křestním patronem donátora. V této souvislosti bývá zmiňován obraz Svaté konverzace od Alvise Vivariniho

Známá díla
 Madona s dítětem (počátek 90. let?), Bonnefantenmuseum, Maastricht
 Madona s dítětem a Maří Magdalenou, 1496, Museo Correr, Benátky, Itálie
 Madona s dítětem, pův. soukromá sbírka
 Svatá konverzace (Madona s dítětem, sv. Máří Magdalenou, sv. Janem Evangelistou nebo sv. Kateřinou, světicí, sv. Josefem (?) a donátorem), po 1502, Národní galerie v Praze
 Madona s dítětem, světci a donátorem, 1504, Ermitáž, St. Petersburg
 Madona s dítětem, Harvard University Art Museums, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge (MA)
 Madona s dítětem, malým Janem Křtitelem a sv. Kateřinou
 Madona s dítětem v krajině, Rovigo, Pinacoteca dell'Accademia dei Concordi
 Kojící Madona s dítětem, La chiesa del SS. Redentore, Benátky
 Madona s dítětem a malým Janem Křtitelem, sbírka Dr. Kisters, Kreuzlingen
 Madona s dítětem a malým Janem Křtitelem, (připsáno, nebo též Francesco di Bernardo de' Vecchi), Museo Civico Sartorio

Odkazy

Reference

Literatura
 Marius Winzeler (ed.), 50 mistrovských děl, Sbírka starého umění ve Šternberském paláci Národní galerie v Praze, Národní galerie v Praze 2016,
 Olga Pujmanová, Petr Přibyl, Italian painting c. 1330-1550, Národní galerie v Praze 2008,
 R. Rusoli (ed.) "Pasqualino di Nicolò", in Dizionario Enciclopedico dei Pittori e degli Incisori Italiani, 3rd edition, Milan 1990, pp. 356–357.
 R. Palluchini, "Giunte al Catalogo di Pasqualino", in Arte Veneta, 1957, p. 199
 Federico Zeri, Elisabeth E. Gardner: Italian Painting Venetian School, the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York 1973, s. 35n.

Externí odkazy

 Mattia Biffis: PASQUALINO Veneto, Italský biografický slovník sv. 81, 2014
 Fondazione Federico Zeri: Pasqualino Veneto, dílo
 Alessia Vedova, Pasqualino Veneto documentato. Una Madonna col Bambino nell'Accademia dei Concordi di Rovigo, 2008/20011
 Komentovaná prohlídka obrazu v NG
 Pinterest: Pasqualino di Niccolò, ukázky díla

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As an individual, you know your own behavior doesn't fit neatly within a generational category, but as a marketer you know that targeted marketing (like segmenting your email list) can dramatically improve results. Advice for marketing to Millennials (or Baby Boomers or Gen Xers or even Generation Z) abounds, but smart marketers (like Scott Dubois) look deeper.
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A manhunt has been launched in Paris after a gunman attacked offices of the newspaper Liberation and fired outside the headquarters of the bank Societe Generale.
A photographer, 27, was seriously hurt at Liberation. The gunman later forced a motorist to drive him to the Champs Elysees before allowing him to go.
Police are looking for the same man who broke into the Paris offices of the 24-hour news channel BFMTV on Friday.
Police have now been stationed outside all the main media offices in Paris.
People have been encouraged to stay indoors. Police say the suspect is calm and assured, our correspondent reports, and each time has walked away from the scene of his attacks.
French media say the suspect told the motorist he hijacked that he was armed with grenades.
At 10:15 local time (09:15 GMT) on Monday, the gunman entered the Paris offices of Liberation, near the Place de la Republique in the east of the city, and opened fire.
He injured a photographer in the chest and stomach before escaping. Liberation said three spent cartridges had been found.
The gunman did not say anything during the attack, Liberation reported.
Some two hours later, the bank Societe Generale confirmed that a man opened fire outside its headquarters in the western business district of La Defense. No-one was injured, the bank said.


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Caused by the increase in size and number of fat cells.
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Caused by structural changes and weakening of the collagen fibers.
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Caused by poor circulation & liquid retention.
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The weakening of the vascular walls does naturally occur with age but can also be affected by a number of lifestyle choices such as lack of regular exercise, smoking, stress, sitting for long periods of time or eating foods high in salt.
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