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Second and Third Acts for One Russian Girl
Enchantments by Kathryn Harrison (Random House, 2012) 311 pages
** SPOILER ALERT**
This is an intriguing piece of historical fiction about the fate of Rasputin's daughter Maria Rasputina (renamed Masha in this novel). Rasputin has been, of course, variously described as a holy man, a charlatan, the lover of the Tsarina Alexandra, and instigator of the Russian Revolution.
F. Scott Fitzgerald famously said that "There are no second acts in American lives." But for some, like Maria Rasputin, there are second, even third acts. Would it amaze you to learn that Maria, having escaped the Bolsheviks and the excesses of the revolution, would eventually end up spending her last days in America, specifically in that most modern of cities Los Angeles? It amazed me.
The novel starts on January 1, 1917 with the discovery of the drowned body of Rasputin who had been bound, then thrown into the ice packed Neva River. Neither the cyanide he ingested nor bullets he took at a "party" he was invited to by a friend did the trick. When he is fished out from beneath the ice, Russians rush to the river with bottles to gather the water that touched this infamous man. Still perceived as a holy man by some, they clamored for a piece of him.
Maria Rasputina, as a child, with her parents
His daughters, the eldest Masha, and the younger Varya, are brought to the Alexander Palace in Tsarskoe Selo, an opulent imperial residence, under the protection of the Tsarina Alexandra. Her motive is not merely charitable. In the Mauve Room of the palace, where everything including the Tsarina's lips are mauve, the Tsarina reveals that she believes Masha has inherited the healing powers of her father and will save the life of Aloysha, the Tsarevitch, the youngest child of the Tsar and the heir to the Russian dynasty who is also a hemophiliac. Here, Harrison describes the tragic legacy of inter-marrying amongst royals in Europe:
Some misfortune, or the sum of her misfortunes: whatever it was reached inside [Queen] Victoria and twisted the stalks of her ovaries, poked at the clabbered pink jelly of her still-sleeping eggs, pinched and popped and did the rest grave damage...
But note the date, the Romanovs are on the cusp of devastation. Tsar Nicholas is forced to abdicate. The Romanovs are under house arrest by the Red Guards who terrorize them and destroy the palace, stealing items, leaving obscene drawings on the walls for the four daughters to see. Even royal family abroad in England, specifically George V who was said to be a dead ringer for Nicholas, refuse assistance lest they be perceived by their own struggling populace as abetting and offering aid to a foreign tyrant. The fate of Masha and Varya is precarious. Masha's only friend is Aloysha, the spoiled, hemophiliac boy who has lead a pampered life and whose very existence is now in jeopardy.
Maria Rasputina
Masha entertains the captive boy with tales of another Aloysha, named "Handsome Aloysha", who lives in an alternate world: valiant, brave, forging wars and winning them, siring many sons and grandsons and living to a grand old age, a futile hope for the fatally ill boy.
Some of the stories are fantastic; others are salacious. Certainly the level of dialogue is quite elevated, precocious, actually quite unbelievable, considering Aloysha is 14 and Masha is 19. Aloysha uses the word "totalitarian" to describe Bolshevik Russia in his diary, a term I believe that did not come into usage before the advent of Italian fascism in the 1920s.
Of course this is not only Masha's and the Romanovs' story but her father's. One day she explains to Aloysha how Rasputin gained the special powers attributed to him. The death of Rasputin's brother Misha, after a near drowning, triggers fevers and spells of incoherence in Rasputin but then he appears to gain special powers of divination:
... one day he woke up with voices in his ears. Sometimes they told of him that had yet to come to pass; other times they revealed secrets or thoughts people hadn't voiced. He identified a man who had stolen a horse from a neighbor; he predicted the day, even the hour, of an uncle's death. The grass began talking to him., and the trees told him their secrets. When raindrops pocked the surface of still water, he could read the marks they made just as other men read newspapers.
With his new powers of divination and healing, Rasputin travels the countryside "healing" the sick. When they can't pay him, he graciously accepts a romp with the mother/ wife/patient in payment.
The troubling Rasputin .
But, oddly, these stories of Rasputin's exploits do not interest me so much as the courtship of Nicholas and Alexandra. Harrison is a talented writer of erotic scenes even when it ventures into dangerous terrain (as in her memoir The Kiss). She fleshes out the frozen in time images of the Tsar and Tsarina during their courtship when Nicholas, a full grown man, falls in love with the teenage Alexandra. Alexandra, pretty, cerebral, was the granddaughter of Queen Victoria. She was considered a disaster in the Russian court - too introverted, intellectual and troublingly uninterested in jewels, clothes and small talk or gossip.
The Dowager Empress Marie, Nicholas' mother, is portrayed as a particularly malignant force as are the "Meddlesome Four", Nicholas' four brothers. Yet the doomed pair forge a happy if oblivious life together. When they realize the seriousness of Aloysha's illness they tuck themselves away in removed pockets of the empire to hide this fact, which is inevitably perceived as indifference to the fate of the Russian people.
Not surprisingly, most of the story is devoted to the Romanovs and in particular Aloysha. Harrison imagines his life after the family is removed from Tsarskoe Selo and placed for their "protection" in Yekaterinburg. Their safety and temporary "happiness" is short lived. Under heavy guard, they grow vegetables that they will never eat. The Tsarina organizes their daily schedule of meals. The Tsar cuts wood and rides his bicycle when permitted. Aloysha experiments sexually with a local girl, knowing he will die but hoping that he won't before he experiences this particular pleasure (the details he provides in a fictitious diary that comes into Masha's hands many years after his death).
By July of 1918, the Romanovs are murdered, shot and then some bayoneted to ensure that they will never rise again, the four girls - Olga, Tatania, Maria, Anatasia - with precious jewels sewn into the undergarments in the hope that they will one day be rescued and can buy their freedom out of Russia. Unfortunately the jewels only prolong what might have been a quick death. Other Romanovs, Nicholas' brothers and his in-laws, are similarly, and gruesomely, dispatched by bullet or being thrown into mine shafts and smothered to death.
The Romanov princesses
Before the devastation, Masha is sent away and marries one of her father's acolytes, Boris Soloviev, whom she despises, in Paris. He is cruel and certainly mad, believing that the Romanovs are not dead long after everyone knows that they are. She eventually leaves him and ... joins a circus in Paris. Yes, this is explained by her great love of horses and expertise as a equestrian rider as a girl. Eventually Boris dies before he turns 30 as her father prophesied when he arranged this unwanted marriage. Masha joins the Barnum circus in America and is advertised as the "daughter of the Mad Monk Rasputin" who has allegedly inherited her father's powers of hypnotism and subdues wild beasts. As she cannot escape this description she chooses to embrace it.
Still, despite the ugliness of the demise of the Romanovs, which Harrison does not dwell on extensively, there are amazingly beautiful images here ... Tsar Nicholas and his five children sliding down a snowy hill on tea trays after he has asked the imperial train to stop for an hour during a journey; the drawing of the Virgin Mary by Rasputin whom he sees in the woods and that Masha describes; the image of the Tsar chopping down tree after tree (which he had sown with his brothers forty years before) while Aloysha suffers from the uncontrollable bleeding that plagues him during the turmoil of the revolution as if he is presaging the destruction of the Romanov legacy; Masha, her sister and Rasputin's mistress Anna washing the body of Rasputin before his burial; tender scenes of intimacy between Masha and Aloysha.
Rasputina in her new reincarnation
as circus performer
In the book, Masha's story ends with her mauling and near death by a bear during one of her circus routines. The Romanovs' story ends ... well, we all know how it ends. Perhaps it is best, as readers, that we do not learn of the rest of Maria Rasputina's life. There sometimes appears to be a kind of inevitable degradation when a notable figure makes the transfer from the old world to the new. Once coddled by princesses and having escaped the Bolsheviks with the sale of the jewels smuggled out of the old regime, the real Maria Rasputina ends her days as a dancer, circus performer, a riveter in the defense industry in California during WWII, retirement in the 1950s and her peaceful death in 1977. Harrison must have divined that reading of a life that began in such extremes, the reader would likely not find fulfillment if Rasputina's life ended so mildly, so stoically in fiction.
Luckily, for this one Russian born in Imperial Russia, it ends with a whimper, not a bang.
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I see how curious my daughter has become since she is 6 months old. She looks at everything that breaks a pattern. I wish I had the power of Aquaman; the ability to read her mind. She loves engaging with people and gives a smile to everyone at near proximity. I guess that by being a new dad and studying my daughter I can see how early in life people want to engage. I observe her especially when she sees herself in the mirror and is trying to reach out to touch her reflection.
Most of our time is spent trying to engage with others. We meet many people where we either connect or don't connect. With the today's social platforms, everyone wants more friends and a larger network, but as adults are we evaluating who we have around ourselves and family? Are we making sure we have quality people over the quantity of people?
As a kid, I use to always mix myself in with a different crowds. I have never tried to make anyone happy just to have them around me, I guess it is not in my nature. Even though I had a high probability of rejecting people who I thought could harm me, I still ended up with a good share of bad relationships. With the help of certain individuals who had the foresight to pick out the bad apples, their advice was an integral part of filtering out the toxic relationships.
How do you guide your children into creating healthy relationships?
I guess children learn what their parents teach them. How is it that sometimes adults have issues picking the people around them and children have better radar when choosing relationships.
The internet brings new opportunities and threats into parent's busy lives. There is very little advice that we can get from our parents and grandparents because they did not have to deal with the interconnected world.
It is even more important to set those rules of using the internet and guide our children in learning the meaning of relationships online and offline as early as possible. There is a communal effort that has to occur between parents today. Even the Papaheroes don't have the capability that Professor Xavier from X-Men has of reading people's mind or the intentions they have whether online or offline.
What new issues do you think have appeared in this new world that our parents and grandparents did not have to deal with in regards to relationships?


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White Sox are angry about Astros, but hold no grudge against new teammate Dallas Keuchel
"That's an interesting line we're tiptoeing because everybody everywhere is mad," Sox right-hander Evan Marshall said.
By Daryl Van Schouwen
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Dallas Keuchel (right) talks with new teammate Tim Anderson during SoxFest in January.
GLENDALE, Ariz. — The Astros scandal is the elephant in the room, but it's a tame beast because the White Sox aren't making a huge deal about left-hander Dallas Keuchel's involvement with the 2017 team that cheated and won a World Series.
Players are seething about it, but Keuchel helped his standing by being the first player to express remorse for the Astros' sign-stealing shenanigans at SoxFest, then again during the first week of spring training.
"That's an interesting line that we're tiptoeing because everybody everywhere is mad," Sox right-hander Evan Marshall said Thursday. "Dallas, you respect the hell out what he's done on the field as a player. No scandal can take away what he did as a Cy Young winner. It's one of those things where nobody's really talked to him about it. He's made his public comments."
Dallas Keuchel apologizes for Astros' sign-stealing scandal
No anger management from players upset over the Astros' sign-stealing scandal
Cubs' Yu Darvish: Cheating Astros should vacate 2017 championship and stop talking
So no cause for concern about a rift or tension in the clubhouse?
"With Dallas? No," Marshall said. "He's been just a great teammate in the short time he's been here. A guy like that has a lot to offer as far as teaching the young players and really just leading by example. That's really not the way you would envision that relationship going. Nobody's approaching Dallas to yell at him about that. If guys want to talk about it, he's approachable."
Marshall and Keuchel disagree on whether the 2017 title should be stripped, but teammates aren't shunning Keuchel, perhaps in part because hitters, not pitchers, benefitted directly from the illegal sign-stealing.
"We accept everybody," shortstop Tim Anderson said. "That's something he was [associated with], not something he's doing. We just want to win. That situation has nothing to do with us."
Anderson said the Sox are tired of talking and hearing about the Astros.
"They cheated, but that's cool,'' Anderson said. ''Let them play — don't suspend them. That way we go into Houston, we got to knock their heads off. For real, man."
As for Keuchel, "everybody makes mistakes," Anderson said. "It's how you own up to it."
And the way he did went a long way in the clubhouse, catcher James McCann said.
"He didn't beat around the bush," McCann said. "And from an individual-numbers [standpoint], did he really benefit from it? I don't know, maybe wins and losses. Who knows exactly the truth? But for me personally, I believe he's apologized and asked for forgiveness, so all I can do is pass my forgiveness on. There's no judgment on my part."
There's anger about what happened, but no axes to grind with Keuchel.
"Everybody is mad," Marshall said, "but Dallas is a great guy in the short time I've known him. With him signing a multiyear deal and being here for a while, that's just a relationship we all want to start fresh now and build on and not worry about something that happened previously.
"Quietly, you can have individual conversations. Sure, you can pick his brain and say, 'Hey, what happened here? Why was it happening? How deep does it go?' But everyone just wants to move on to 2020."
Keuchel said the Astros "earned the right to be World Series champs," but Marshall believes a blank space should stand where the 2017 champion is listed "to remind everybody of what happened."
"Maybe that would prevent it from happening in the future," he said.
The Astros will be motivated to prove they can win without operating a scam. The teams that face them, including the Sox, also will be motivated.
"We're coming for everyone the same way, but they have a little icing on their cake," Anderson said. "They cheated so many games we played, we got to make it sweet for them. Keep 'em in there, let them play. We're trying to knock everybody's heads off, from the owner down to the trainer. Everybody, it don't matter. If you're a Houston Astro, we're coming."
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redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


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import tensorflow as tf
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

input_layer = [1,2,3,4,5,6]
output_layer = [3,6,9,12,15,18]

w = tf.Variable(-1000.0)

x = tf.placeholder(tf.float32)
y = tf.placeholder(tf.float32)

h = w*x

cost = tf.reduce_mean(tf.square(h-y))

optimizer = tf.train.GradientDescentOptimizer(0.01)

train = optimizer.minimize(cost)

sess = tf.Session()
sess.run(tf.global_variables_initializer())

cost_list = []
weight_list = []

for step in range(100):
    cost_value, weight_value, _ =  sess.run([cost, w, train], feed_dict= {x:input_layer, y: output_layer})
    print("step: {0}, weight: {1}, cost: {2}".format(step, weight_value,cost_value ))
    cost_list.append(cost_value)
    weight_list.append(weight_value)

plt.plot(weight_list, cost_list)
plt.show()

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


This paper projects Enriched Monkey Algorithm (EMA) for solving the Reactive Power problem. The crucial feature in this problem is to reduce the real power loss and to keep voltage profiles within limits. This algorithm is stimulated from the mountain climbing procedures of monkeys where the monkeys look for the highest mountain by climbing up from their present position. The simulation results expose amended performance of the EMA in solving an optimal reactive power problem. In order to evaluate up the performance of the proposed algorithm, it has been tested on Standard IEEE 57,118 & practical 191 bus systems. It has been compared to other reported standard algorithms. Simulation results show that EMA is better than other algorithms in plummeting real power loss and voltage profiles also within the limits.
Enriched Monkey Algorithm, Optimization, Optimal Reactive Power, Transmission Loss.
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Accueil » Advocates applaud extension of TPS for Haitian migrants residing in U.S.
Juliette Perrot on 6 décembre 2022
Advocates applaud extension of TPS for Haitian migrants residing in U.S.
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas Dec. 5 announced a redesignation of Temporary Protected Status for Haiti and an extension of TPS for Haitian migrants already residing in the United States for an additional 18 months, from Feb. 4 through Aug. 3, 2024.
He said this "much-needed humanitarian relief" for Haitians was compelled by current conditions in Haiti such as "socioeconomic challenges, political instability, and gang violence and crime — aggravated by environmental disaster."
Mayorkas' decision came "after consultation with interagency partners and careful consideration of the extraordinary and temporary conditions in Haiti," said a news release from the Department of Homeland Security.
It said the Caribbean nation has endured a prolonged political crisis, as well as "grave insecurity and gang crime that worsened a dire economic situation; a lack of access to food, water, fuel and health care during a resurgence of cholera; and the recent catastrophic earthquakes."
Executive director Gustavo Torres of CASA, an immigrant advocacy organization in Hyattsville, Maryland, said the Biden administration's decision "restores security to our Haitian brothers and sisters that their lives here in the United States will not be uprooted nor that they will be separated from their families."
"As we celebrate this win, we will continue to shed light on the millions of migrants still waiting on TPS designation for their countries," Torres said. "The fight for immigrant justice continues as the fate of DACA holders and DACA-eligible youth hangs in the balance."
He added, "We will not rest until the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program and other protections are provided for the millions of immigrants that have built lives in this country."
DACA was authorized by the Obama administration in 2012. It protects young adults brought into the country illegally as minors — giving them a reprieve from deportation and allowing them to get the documents they need to work and drive.
But in October of this year, a three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans affirmed a lower court's ruling last year that said the Obama administration did not have the legal authority to create DACA in the first place.
The appeals court did not say the program had to completely shut down or stop processing renewal applications, but it left in place last year's order from Judge Andrew Hanen of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. He ruled DACA could continue only for current recipients with no new participants.
The Washington Post was the first to report Dec. 5 that two members of the U.S. Senate are working on a bipartisan framework for immigration reform that would allow a pathway to citizenship for the DACA recipients, known as Dreamers.
According to the Post, the framework proposed by Sens. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., and Thom Tillis, R-N.C., also provides for:
— $25 billion to $40 billion in increased funding for Border Patrol and border security, "including a commitment to hiring more agents and increasing their pay."
— An extension of Title 42 until a formal plan is in place to stop an expected surge of migrants at the border. The public health rule has allowed U.S. authorities for health reasons to expel more than 1 million migrants who illegally crossed the U.S.-Mexico border. Under the proposed framework, the law would remain in effect for at least a year, while processing centers are set up.
— An overhaul of the asylum system "to prevent abuse of the law."
De réfugiée à leader mondial, Madeleine Albright se souvient à Washington
Bien que les problèmes abondent, l'espoir donné par Dieu n'échoue jamais, dit le pape


Celebrating 2 years of public liturgy and the release of our third volume of music!
This multi-church event will be held in a private residence in Daphne, AL. Admission is donation-based, and R.S.V.P is required. Contact davo @ 251-680-8981 or email worship@christanglican.org OR click "Going" on this FB Event to for more details and address.
Hey all you Liturgical Folks!
It's time for us to move into Phase 2 of our vision. So many exciting things to share with you, including new music, upcoming record projects, and tours. And what better way to share all of this than with a special concert.


Confessions of a 20-something Scrapbooking Mother: Some NICU pages!
Here is a layout I did from Alex's time in the NICU. I used this ADORABLE Imaginisce line called Baby Powder. I got it at the Great American Scrapbook Convention this summer. Isn't it cute? :) I used my Cricut Opposites Attract cart for the title. You can't see it very well, but the chipboard sticker on the 2nd page is very glittery and says Baby Boy. I got it a few days ago with my awesome 40% off my entire purchase at M's! It was the best shopping trip ever! I also added some dyed skittles so my layout wasn't too plain. With 2 boys photos to scrap, plus trying to catch up on other things, my layouts tend to be pretty simple nowadays.
That's all for now. I'm hoping to get some more pages done this week. I was all caught up for a while, now I'm about 3 months behind on Aaron's album, and I only have 4 pages done in Alex's! Thanks for stopping by! Have a great day!
I don't think these two pages are plain at all! They're really wonderful! They're so clean, but the photos really take center stage, and that's the way it should be!! What a little sweetheart! I love this!
Becky, I love these pages! The paper is adorable! I also love the adorable pics.
I love the little dew drops. The pictures are so great that I think the simple layouts work best to show them off.


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Salvesen Archive – 50 years at Edinburgh University Library – 1969-2019
50th ANNIVERSARY OF THE ARRIVAL OF THE CHRISTIAN SALVESEN & CO. ARCHIVE AT CRC – MARITIME TRADING AND WHALING MATERIAL
50 years ago in May 1969 former colleagues of the Centre for Research Collections had been busy collecting a large maritime trading and whaling archive from the offices of Christian Salvesen & Co. in Leith. The collection of company records was deposited on 'permanent loan', and would be joined by a second tranche in 1990, and a third in 2008. A gift of the entire archive to Edinburgh University Library was negotiated and signed in May 2012. That year, a small additional collection of material relating to the firm and its activities was received from Sir Gerald Elliot (1923-2018), a great-grandson of Christian Salvesen (1827-1911), the founder of the company.
Christian Salvesen and his wife Amelie, with their family, and photographed on holiday in Norway, in about 1860. The children may be (from left to right) Johan Thomas (b. 1854?), Edward Theodore (b.1857), and Frederick (b. 1855).
From Mandal, Norway, Salve Christian Fredrik Salvesen, son of a Norwegian merchant ship owner, first arrived in Scotland in the 1840s working at the Grangemouth shipbroking business owned by his brother, Johann Theodor Salvesen (1820-1865). Later on, after gaining experience on the continent, at Szczecin (then Stettin), he returned to Scotland and joined his brother again at Salvesen & Turnbull, now in Leith. On Johann's retirement, the name changed to Turnbull, Salvesen & Co. The firm imported grain and timber, exported coal and iron, and also handled cargoes of salt and Norwegian herring. The carrying of migrants and gold prospectors to Australia was also an important trade.
Letter addressed to Christian Salvesen at the offices of Messrs Turnbull and Salvesen & Co., Leith, May 1861.
Following his brother's early death in 1865, and after arguments with Turnbull, Salvesen went into business on his own, and his new firm, Chr. Salvesen & Co. began life on Bernard Street, Leith, in 1872. This change coincided with the advent of the steamship, and the expansion of maritime commerce with German and Baltic ports. In the 1880s, Salvesen was joined in the business by three of his sons.
For the Salvesen whaling enterprise in the South Atlantic, a subsidiary company was formed – the South Georgia Company of Leith (1909-1966), based at Leith Harbour, Stromness Bay, South Georgia.
By 1911, the year of Salvesen's death, the firm's vessels were trading with ports on the Baltic, in Norway and Sweden, and were servicing whaling stations in the Arctic, Iceland and the Faroe Islands. Cargo lines were also opened up between Leith, Malta, and Alexandria, and then into the Black Sea.
The Salvesen Archive contains ledgers and cash and account books in various forms, both from the firm Christian Salvesen & Co., and the important subsidiary, the South Georgia Co.
During that first decade of the 20th century, the shipping industry was in a depressed state and, globally, shipping companies made heavy losses. While the Salvesen fleet fared no better, the company's whaling interests – now expanding as far as the Falkland Islands and South Georgia – helped it to show occasional profit. The Salvesen whaling enterprise in the waters of the South Atlantic was operated by a subsidiary company, the South Georgia Company of Leith (1909-1966), based at Leith Harbour, Stromness Bay, South Georgia.
Whale on the 'slip' prior to be being 'worked', South Georgia. From a large photograph collection in the Salvesen Archive.
Into the 20th century, whaling began to dominate Salvesen business and the firm became an industry leader just at the time when food oils and other products from the Antarctic were considered a boundless resource.
Conservation of species… far from the concern of our own time… Report on whale stock and conservation in The Times, 9 September 1918, from a correspondent in Oslo. However, the concern about conservation at that time was not so much about the various whale species themselves, but rather more about continuing access to whale oils. Conservation of whale oils, rather than conservation of whales. From a collection of newspaper cuttings albums in the Salvesen Archive.
A third Salvesen generation entered the business in the troubled economic period of the inter-war years. The firm managed to ride out these troubled times, and whaling was expanded and modernised. As stocks began to diminish however, the firm of Salvesen – whalers for nearly 70 years – was prominent in urging conservation. In 1963, they gave up whaling.
Distinctive funnel colours of the Chr. Salvesen & Co. shipping line shaded-in on the plans for the whale catchers 'Southern Lily' and 'Southern Laurel'. From a collection of plans in the Salvesen Archive.
By the 1960s and 1970s, a fourth generation was still playing an important role in the firm, and over that period the company had begun to diversify its interests: home construction; canning, and cold-storage facilities; food processing; frozen and chilled food logistics; generator rental; off-shore oil support; and, road transport logistics.One of Salvesen's acquisitions was the Buttercup Dairy cold storage business, taken over in 1964… though the company was unable to save the well-known and popular Buttercup Dairy stores.
Day Books of the Aberdeen-based Glen Line, a shipping firm owned by John Cook and Son which had been an acquired by Christian Salvesen & Co. in 1928.
In 1985, Salvesen went public on the London Stock Exchange – Christian Salvesen PLC. In 1990 the firm left shipping, and in 1997 it moved to Northampton, England. In October 2007, the Christian Salvesen board recommended a takeover of the firm by Norbert Dentressangle, the large French-based European logistics firm (the unmissable red trucks of Groupe Norbert Dentressangle are almost on a par with Eddie Stobart among the lorry-spotting community!).
The Salvesen Archive includes many years of the 'Norwegian Whaling Gazette', or' Norsk Hvalfangst Tidende', which is rich in articles concerning the whaling industry (in Norwegian and English), and rich in contemporary whaling industry advertisements.
It was with Christian Salvesen Investments Ltd., a Groupe Norbert Dentressangle subsidiary, that the Centre for Research Collections would finally agree acquisition of the Salvesen Archive in 2012, so ending much involved contact and conversation between CRC staff and the firm in Northampton over access to the deposited collection.
Advertisement for BP bunker fuel placed in the 'Norwegian Whaling Gazette'.
Taking up just short of 70 metres of storage space, the archive is composed of a wide mix of material representing the firm's early shipping interests, its whaling interests, and the firm's later diversification. The archive includes: office ledgers; cash, accounts and invoice books; letter and day books; order and stock books; whale catch records; log books; correspondence; newspaper cuttings; photographs; and, copies of the 'Norwegian Whaling Gazette' and the company magazine of latter years 'Salvesen News'.
Advertisement placed in the 'Norwegian Whaling Gazette' by the Tønsberg 'ropewalk' (or reperbane), a covered pathway, where long strands of material are laid before being twisted into rope.
When the first tranche of the archive arrived at the Library in 1969, Christian Salvesen & Co. had been preparing to make a move from their offices at 29-33 Bernard Street, Leith, to larger and recently constructed premises at Citadel House, East Fettes Avenue, in Edinburgh. Doubtless the impending move had spurred the firm into disposing of unneeded company records, and the National Register of Archives for Scotland (NRAS) had surveyed and drawn up a list of material in July 1968.
Whales being 'worked' on a whale factory ship. From a photograph in the Salvesen Archive photograph collection.
The NRAS list shows that the material now in the care of CRC had been located at several places: Inveralmond House, Cramond, the home of Captain Harold Keith Salvesen (1897-1970), grandson of Christian Salvesen; Attic No.1 at the firm's offices, 29 Bernard Street, Leith; Metal cupboards at the top of the stairs at the same location; Captain H. K. Salvesen's room in the offices at the time of the survey; and, the Operations Store Room, at the Bernard Street offices (it is worthwhile noting here too that some material in the second tranche, 1990, had been drawn from not only the headquarters in Edinburgh, but also from the abandoned whaling stations on South Georgia).
The interior of the cinema at Leith Harbour. Many of the films (in Norwegian and English) were brought out to South Georgia from Norway and the UK.
In 1968, the Library had moved into its new premises on George Square in closer proximity to the academic community and departmental offices, and from an exchange of correspondence between the Company and the Library, and between the Library and Professor Samuel Berrick Saul (1924-2016), Economic History, it can be speculated that Professor Saul may have been a prime mover in having the Salvesen Archive brought to the Library. As an economic historian, he may have been helping us to build up a business archive. Professor Saul had facilitated the commissioning of Mr Wray Vamplew, a postgraduate Economic History student, to write a history of the Company.
Painting of a whale factory ship, the 'Southern Venturer', by George McVey, which illustrates the cover of Wray Vamplew's book, 'Salvesen of Leith'.
The book, entitled Salvesen of Leith, was eventually published by the Scottish Academic Press, Edinburgh and London, 1975.
Copies of the Salvesen in-house magazine. From a run of the magazine in the Salvesen Archive.
Graeme D. Eddie, Honorary Fellow, CRC… Engaging with the Salvesen Archive of maritime trading and whaling
If you have enjoyed reading this post, check out previous ones about the Salvesen Archive…:
Cinema at the whaling stations, South Georgia August 2016
Maritime difficulties during the First World War – Christian Salvesen & Co. October 2015
Talk on the Salvesen Archive to members of the South Georgia Association November 2015
'Empire Kinsley' – 70th anniversary of sinking on 23 March 1945 March 2015
Pipe bombs, hurt sternframes, peas, penguins, stoways and cookery books: the Salevesen Archive July 2014
Whale hunting: New documentary for broadcast on BBC Four June 2014
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David Cooper feels he can reach across party lines and defeat Doug Collins
Election 2018, News, Politics April 20, 2018 , by Natalie Kissel
BLUE RIDGE, Ga. – David Cooper will face off against Josh McCall for Georgia's 9th congressional district seat Democratic nomination. The winner of the May General Primary will then run against Republican incumbent Congressman Doug Collins in the November General Election.
Collins has held the Georgia 9th Congressional District seat since 2013.
David Cooper seeks Democratic nomination in May General Primary.
Cooper stopped by the Fannin County Democratic meeting to share with Fannin County residents why he feels that he is the best man for the job.
"I am soldier. I have served in the forces that have guarded this country and our way of life, and I am prepared to serve again," Cooper introduced himself.
Holding a bachelor's degree in political science and a master's degree in public administration, Cooper has also had a career working various levels of government and is currently retired from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). During his employment with the EPA, Cooper worked in hazardous waste clean up and also worked in commercializing green options, such as solar, wind, and geothermal.
Because of his background, Cooper feels that he can reach a wide audience: "I speak the language of patriotism and sacrifice. I speak the language of compassion and selfless service. I speak the language of public participation, cost effective regulation and legislation."
"It is not about giving a speech. It's not about making a list of here's my issues, and wouldn't it be cool if we could do these things. That is what every politician is taught to do," Cooper said, explaining he wants to see real accomplishments.
"I am an unconventional candidate, and I will be running an unconventional campaign," Cooper noted, adding that unlike his opponent, McCall, he would in fact seek to sway Republican voters. "I have the skills and experience to have those conversations."
Cooper is convinced that there is no such thing as a single-issue voter and is confident that he can find common ground and common values among all residents of Georgia's 9th District.
Cooper summarized his beliefs and his platform into three key elements, with the first being a need to "save democracy". He feels this can be accomplished by stopping fake news, ensuring clean elections, and implementing term limits.
His second stance is to "protect what we hold dear." Cooper cited a few areas that deserve our attention and care, with these being social security, medicare, women's rights, the environment, veterans, and small businesses.
Cooper labeled his final stance as "progress for the future." He would like to see steps made toward universal health care, common sense gun control, clean energy, fair taxes and affordable education.
"Not free education," Cooper pointed out, "until we can get healthcare for everybody, don't talk to me about free education."
Locally, Cooper would like to work to support small businesses, citing that they are uniquely numerous in our area due to the tourism industry. He feels that one way to promote this would be to "energize the Small Business Administration to do more to support and provide more outreach."
"That's how we keep the Georgia 9th vibrant, keep these small businesses going," Cooper added.
"Collins should not be making rules for anyone," Cooper spoke of his Republican opponent. "His loyalties are not with the people."
In the General Primary, Cooper said the focus should not be about himself running against McCall, but instead he advised the crowd, "You need to pick the person who can beat Doug Collins and who has a plan."
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Josh McCall prepares to face Doug Collins in upcoming election
BLUE RIDGE, Ga. – Josh McCall hopes to receive the Democratic nomination in the race for Georgia's 9th congressional district seat.
This seat is currently held by incumbent Congressman Doug Collins. Collins has been Georgia's 9th District representative since 2013.
Josh McCall seeks Democratic nomination in May General Primary.
McCall has been traveling the district during his campaign, and made a stop at the Fannin County Democratic meeting to discuss with residents why he should represent our district.
Tired of hearing negativity in politics and disagreeing with many of today's political moves, McCall stated that it had gotten to the point where he dreaded looking at his phone to get the latest news.
"Inevitably, as though it is some kind of force of fate, I do open my phone because I do care about my country and I want to know what's happening," McCall added.
Criticizing the Republicans, McCall referred to the party's Debt Clock: "because everything that goes into feeding the poor people, those Republicans are putting it on the clock."
"They just passed a bill handing over the fortunes of our children that was supposed to go into green infrastructure and the educational facilities of tomorrow," McCall spoke of the party's hypocrisy, "and it went into the pockets of billionaires."
McCall added, "Let me tell you the red letters of our (Democrats) debt clock. They are written in the blood of students who died at Parkland. They're written in the blood of the children who died daily from gun violence in this nation, which is breaking out like an epidemic."
According to McCall Republicans used to care about urgent matters such as the National Debt and what is being left to the nation's children, but their concerns have since shifted.
McCall wants to see focus put on healthcare and the costs related to this field, stating, "Those are the threats that are really facing us. You deserve life and you deserve health."
"It is my fundamental belief that nobody should die because they are poor, and that nobody should be poor because they are dying," McCall reiterated his passion to see meaningful change.
On national matters, McCall would like to see corporations "put on check" for environmental damage, and for lobbyists and organizations to have less of a hold on our government, citing that NRA (National Rifle Association) money is what stops real change to gun control.
"We are in too many nations right," McCall said stating that we should pull forces out and invest at home,"There is not a single nation with a possible exception of Korea, that is any better off than it was before we invaded it."
McCall would like to form a Public Service Coalition to serve at home and focus on social needs. The Civil Conservation Corp. could provide services such as taking care of the elderly in their homes and aid in environmental protection and clean up in exchange for scholarships to colleges.
For a two year term, McCall suggests, participants could receive a two-year technical degree scholarship, and for a four-year term, participants could receive a scholarship for a four year Bachelor's Degree.
McCall switched gears to speak of his stance on the Second Amendment, "I firmly believe in the Second Amendment. The problem is the NRA does not. They only believe in that second part that makes them money."
Citing that no one is safe in any public space in today's climate, McCall emphasized that there is need for a well regulated militia.
"If they are law abiding citizens of sound mind, I want them to have that bolt action rifle. Their hunting rifle," McCall stated, but also explained that there needs to be meaningful change.
One simple solution that he felt could have a lasting impact would be to have a 10 bullet limit on magazines, and outlaw removable clips. Other solutions would be to have gun owners secure weapons in their homes to keep them away from children. McCall stated that Georgia was number one in the nation for toddlers to die of gun related deaths.
"I don't believe in confiscation," McCall made very clear if new reform were to pass.
Locally McCall would like to focus on infrastructure in the 9th District, and have improvements to infrastructure done by people trained in our area.
If McCall were to receive the Democratic nomination, he spoke of where he differs from his Republican opponent Doug Collins.
"I believe that Doug Collins is most vulnerable in his complacency," McCall stated and added that this election year Collins cannot ignore the Democratic party.
"Compassion and cooperation are the center pieces of my campaign," McCall said and then added, "That is where he is vulnerable, he has not a compassionate or cooperative bone in his body, and that is our strength."
McCall concluded by saying, "Am I my brother's keeper? My answer to that is a resounding yes. This race is truly not about me. I have faith in the people of the 9th District."
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BKP Interviews Congressman Collins regarding Government Shutdown and More
Politics, State & National January 22, 2018 , by FYNTV Producer
Tune in as BKP interviews our very own 9th District Congressman Doug Collins on the current government issues and day 3 of the government shut down. Hear how Collins feels about the situation and what needs to happen to resolve the issues at hand.
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GA 9th District Congressman Collins (R) Interview on the new Tax Bill and its passing
Politics, State & National December 19, 2017 , by General Manager
Georgia's 9th District Congressman Doug Collins joined us for a brief phone interview this morning. He started out the interview by saying today is going to be a good day and a good day for the American people. The new Tax Bill should be on the President's desk by the end of the week, Collins said. This new bill will do away with the Obamacare/health insurance mandate. The American people will no longer be "forced" to purchase health insurance. BKP went on to ask Collins about topics such as the government funding, a possible spending resolution, Russian dossier on going investigation, and a possible 2nd council. Collins finished the interview with a comment about President Trump's National Security speech. "We have a world that is unstable but a leader who wants to keep America safe and keep our leadership in the world." As always we would like to thank Congressman Collins for taking time to speak with us.
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Ga 9th District Congressman Collins on Tax Reform passed in the House
Politics November 21, 2017 , by General Manager
Congressman Collins had the privilege to gavel in the passing of the Tax Reform Bill. The bill passed in the House on Nov. 16 with 227 votes. Of the 227 votes, there were absolutely no Democrat supporters on this bill. Collins says the passing of this bill strictly by Republican votes shows that Republicans can come together to get the 218, or over 218, requirement. This tax plan is designed to give people a tax break; to put money back into their pockets, but doing so in a way that will stimulate the economy for small businesses.
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WATCH LIVE Congressman Doug Collins serving the 9th District of Georgia Town Hall Meeting
Featured, Politics August 9, 2017 , by Lisa Pritchard
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"I'm grateful for the opportunity to represent the values and priorities of our community, and that starts with listening to its residents."GAINESVILLE, Ga.—Rep. Doug Collins (R-Ga.) is holding a town hall meeting in Gainesville this Wednesday.
"Washington needs to hear the voice of northeast Georgia, and I'm looking forward to continuing conversations with neighbors this week.
"Whether I'm working for rural broadband access, fighting for criminal justice reform or advocating for local residents in the face of federal bureaucracy, I'm grateful for the opportunity to represent the values and priorities of our community, and that starts with listening to its residents," said Collins.
Collins will also update residents on the progress being made by the unified government led by President Trump. Since January, the American economy has added more than one million new jobs. Congress and the White House have eliminated billions of dollars in regulatory burdens and are working together on comprehensive tax reform.
All Ninth District residents are welcome, and details are below.
What: Town hall meeting
When: 5:30 p.m., August 9, 2017
Where: Gainesville Public Safety Building
City Courtroom
701 Queen City Parkway
Who: Rep. Doug Collins and Constituents of Georgia's Ninth District
Security: For the security of all in attendance, please be advised that no bags or signs will be permitted.
Background: Collins has held public meetings over the August district work period every year that he has served as the U.S. Representative for the Ninth District of Georgia.
In addition to holding public meetings over this period, Collins welcomes residents to join him for interactive telephone town hall conversations regularly while Congress is in session. Thousands of residents from across the twenty counties of northeast Georgia participate in these interactive events, and Collins has held six telephone town halls this year.
To learn more about these live conversations or sign up to participate in a future event, residents may visit his site.
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Phone: (202) 225-9893 District Office:
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Collins Welcomes Neighbors to Town Hall
Politics August 7, 2017 , by General Manager
"I'm grateful for the opportunity to represent the values and priorities of our community, and that starts with listening to its residents."
GAINESVILLE, Ga.—Rep. Doug Collins (R-Ga.) is holding a town hall meeting in Gainesville this Wednesday.
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Collins Supports Appropriations Plan to Elevate Conservative Priorities
Politics June 5, 2017 , by General Manager
WASHINGTON—Congressman Doug Collins (R-Gainesville) has voiced his support for a plan that would allow Republicans to move 12 individual bills through the committee process before August and elevate conservative priorities in the budget for FY 2018.
Introduced by Rep. Tom Graves (R-Ranger), the approach to funding the government emphasizes regular order and efficiency in the budget process leading up to the start of the fiscal year on October 1. Once Members of the House have marked up the individual bills, these would be brought to the floor as a package that the House could vote on before August recess, giving the Senate and House a chance to reach a funding agreement before September 30.
This plan also allows the House to pass the legislation with the Republican majority, meaning that conservatives could include priorities like funding the president's border wall without being hamstrung by resistance from across the aisle.
"This plan is ambitious, and we know that. Conservatives have a responsibility to fund the government wisely, and the Constitution tells us that that process starts in the House. We have the ability to send a commonsense budget to the Senate ahead of the deadline, and I hope to see my colleagues take advantage of this opportunity," said Collins.
Collins, Vice Chair of the House Republican Conference, commended this plan to fellow Republicans at a recent Conference meeting, and it has gained support among appropriators and other Representatives.
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These words fly off the screen and into the heart of the viewer. They also reflect the artistry of one of the world's leading costume designers, Ruth E. Carter.
Carter shows us who we were, are, and what we may become. "That is the role of the storyteller, that is the role of the costume designer," she explains.
FashionAFRICANA presents the world premiere of Heroes & Sheroes: The Art & Influence of Ruth E. Carter in Black Cinema. Opening Sat., Aug. 25 at the Heinz History Center and on view here through Dec. 2, the show then travels to Chicago, New York, and Los Angeles.
The exhibition will feature costumes from the 35-year career of the Academy and Emmy award-nominated designer. Carter's work appeared in Do The Right Thing (1989), Malcolm X (1992), What's Love Got To Do With It (1993), Amistad (1997), The Butler (2013), Selma (2014), Sparkle (2016) and Black Panther (2018).
Carter feels "Pittsburgh is the perfect place" to launch this exhibition. The late, great Bill Nunn Jr. was a close friend to Boccella and "film family" to Carter through their work with Spike Lee. Also, Teenie Harris, a legendary Pittsburgh photographer, played a huge role in inspiring her work, "I fell in love with Teenie Harris before I knew anything about coming to Pittsburgh," Carter says, adding that Harris' work was the main inspiration for her designs used in Thurgood Marshall biopic Marshall (2017).
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Fintech digest: Russians will be able to take out a loan by voice, PayPal goes to China, arrest of Cobalt leader
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Hello. At the end of March, the world of fintech pleases us with a variety of news. Newsmakers - PayPal, Russian banks, the creator of the Cobalt malware, which caused losses of $ 1 billion, and other organizations and individuals.
Let's start with PayPal. The fact is that this company begins expansion into China. China, despite the relative closeness of its financial market, will allow foreign companies to gain access to their electronic payment infrastructure. The Central Bank of China said that foreign companies need to obtain a license to enter the country. If everything is arranged correctly, such a company will work in China. Unless, of course, will comply with the law.
PayPal is one of the first to decide on this opportunity. She is no longer a newbie in China, because for more than a year she has been cooperating with a giant even on a Chinese scale - Baidu. The agreement allowed 100 million Baidu Wallet users to link their wallets with PayPal.
In addition, in 2016, the payment system began to work with Alibaba, a marketplace that began to offer its users the opportunity to pay for goods through PayPal. True, China has its own payment systems, which will be difficult for companies to compete with. But PayPal CEO Dan Shulman has already said that "collaboration with digital payment providers inspires us."
Russian banks
Starting June 30, 2018, Russian citizens will be able to become customers of banks without visiting their offices. In order to register as a client, it is necessary to provide biometric data once - this is a face image and a voice sample. As far as one can understand, in the future a similar method of identification can be used in other areas: insurance, pension and notarial.
In order to use a certain service, the user will need to pronounce on the camera a sequence of numbers and letters written on the screen. If the video matches the samples in the system, the user goes through the identification procedure without problems.
Where is the money, Cobalt?
The most interesting thing is that the program itself, which the attackers used, is absolutely legal.
Yesterday, the leader of the hacker group Cobalt was arrested in Spain. Last year, she withdrew 1.5 billion rubles from Russian banks (of course, dishonestly). Representatives of the group were introduced into the bank's infrastructure using the Cobalt Strike program. After that, the funds received were withdrawn in various ways to their accounts.
The most significant withdrawal of funds was the attack on Soyuz Bank this summer. Attackers were able to replace debit cards with credit cards without a limit and withdraw money through ATMs of a third-party bank about 400 million rubles. In total, this group caused damage to the financial institutions of Russia and the world about $ 1 billion .
Central Bank of China
China continues to explore the possibilities of digital currencies. Earlier, the government introduced tight regulation of cryptocurrencies and ICOs. Nevertheless, representatives of the country's financial regulator have repeatedly stated that the emergence of China's own digital currency is only a matter of time.
"I can say that the emergence of digital currency is inevitable due to the development of technology. In the future, the use of conventional banknotes and coins will be reduced to a minimum. Instead, a "figure" will work, "said one of the senior officials.
State Duma of Russia
On March 20, 2018, a number of deputies of the State Duma of Russia introduced bill No. 419059-7 "On Digital Financial Assets" . The purpose of the document is the legislative consolidation of the definitions of cryptocurrency, token, distributed registry of digital transactions and smart contract in the legal field. It is also the creation of legal conditions for attracting legal entities and individual entrepreneurs by issuing tokens.
So, mining, according to this project, is recognized as entrepreneurial activity. True, only if the person who is mining, for three consecutive months, exceeds the energy consumption limits set by the government of the Russian Federation.
In addition, cryptocurrency and token are declared property. True, digital financial assets are declared as such, and are not legal tender in the Russian Federation.
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PE (exe, dll,....etc.) Icons are located in the resource section of the PE file. There are pleanty of programs that will allow you to add/remove/modify resources.
ResourceHacker by Angus Johnson is a good one.
The map editor has 2 icons, one for the editor program, and the one that is assigned to PUD files for the system to use.. and again 2 sizes of each, so 4 total.
For me, the 16px wc2 icons end up looking better on the taskbar/dock, even though they are blocky and horrible when you zoom in. The 32px ones work well for desktop icons.


OK, now that I have publicly berated myself for failing to keep up with an entirely self-fabricated challenge let's move on, shall we?
Possibility – you know, that undeniably intoxicating feeling when the stars align and the calendar is open and your heart feels strong and you know you could do anything you put your mind to? Yes, that feeling. It makes me happy.
Oh my gosh you guys…there is so much more that makes me happy!
The trick, I believe, is to pay attention. To notice the small, seemingly insignificant things that raise your vibration, even just a little.
I believe that ^^^^ all makes it even more important to appreciate the little things that make you happy. There is something in every moment, isn't there?
Like right now, my neighbor who is learning to play the saxophone just started his daily lesson. Sure, it could annoy me, like it does others in my house who shall remain nameless #ahem #youjustmethim but to me? It's sweet. The warbling. The stopping and starting. The same tune played each day at about the same time. There is something so…optimistic about it.


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Tuesday Talk at Ventfort Hall and on Zoom – "Love & Loss: Framing Memory in American Portraiture."
Home » Events » Tuesday Talk at Ventfort Hall and on Zoom – "Love & Loss: Framing Memory in American Portraiture."
A most timely subject after a year of the pandemic, art museum curator, lecturer and historian Robin Jaffee Frank returns to the mansion to give a visual presentation on "Love & Loss: Framing Memory in American Portraiture." The speaker will appear in the library of the museum and will be seen via Zoom as well.
Frank's subject is based on years of research that led to a book titled Love and Loss: American Portrait and Mourning Miniatures and essays, as well as "new scholarship and a deeper perspective" on Victorian mourning miniatures. She says, "Understanding the personal stories of love and loss that such keepsakes commemorate returns to them their power to move us. And these exquisite objects and their histories have highly personal resonance today for so many of us… looking at these objects that attest to the resilience of the human spirit, reinterpreting them for this moment, convinces me that the topic matters now."
Frank, considered an innovative art museum curator, has organized exhibitions, lectured and published widely on American visual culture from the colonial to contemporary periods. As chief curator of the Wadsworth Atheneum, she oversaw the museum's reinstallation of its newly renovated galleries, opened in 2015. Before then, she was a curator at the Yale University Art Gallery. She spoke at Ventfort Hall in 2019 on "Coney Island: Visions of an American Dream, 1861 – 2008," the subject of a traveling exhibition which she curated.
Admission for the Frank talk is $20 per person whether via Zoom or by attending at Ventfort Hall. Reservations for attending the talk at Ventfort Hall are strongly recommended by calling us at 413-637-3206. To order on Zoom visit https://ventfort08172021.eventbrite.com The historical mansion is located at 104 Walker Street in Lenox. The Summer 2021 series of Tuesday Talks is sponsored by Ventfort Hall board member Lucille Landa and William Landa.
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Hello again; one of my favourite things to do every month is look through all of the photographs that I've taken and shared throughout the month. April is always a nice month for me as I love chocolate so Easter is always a good time of the year, but this year I spent the first few days of the month in Poland with my boyfriend, which was an automatically amazing start to the month as being on holiday always guarantees a good mood. One sad part to the month was one of my cats dying (she was thirteen) so I found some kitten photos of her to remind me how much time we spent together over the years. April is also my birthday month so if I'm honest I am usually a bit naughty food-wise during April; e.g. I seem to have a lot of treats, oops. I spent a lot of time during April exploring the world, both in Poland and in England and I honestly feel like the world is beautiful now. I want to see so many things, discover and photograph so many different places. I love Spring as a season and I've enjoyed spending a lot more time outside, enjoying views and seeing nature at its best. April for me represents the start of summer, the hope of nice weather and spending time with friends and family as the year starts to suddenly disappear as soon as April comes and goes. I'm excited for summer, I'm looking forward to many more memories being made and always enjoy sharing snippets of my life; blogging definitely pushes me to keep on the positive side of life!


"People I Think Are Cool" Interview!
I recently did a podcast interview with Liz Reed, the talented (and cool) artist and sculptor of of Cuddles and Rage, for her People I Think Are Cool Podcast. It was super fun and we talk about stuff like working for Cosmopolitan, tabling at comic conventions, and my creative process. Check it out!


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HomeGrowing EntrepreneursAmishi Jain - The Part Time Student.
Amishi Jain – The Part Time Student.
Amishi Jain is an 18 year old entrepreneur who started a Sushi Delivery Business in Pune, named Let's Roll. She is currently an undergraduate student at Babson College in Boston and is majoring in Entrepreneurship and Marketing. Amishi identified the lack of vegetarian sushi options in her city, more so during the lockdown, and decided to utilize her knack of cooking to find potential in this area of the food market.
Amishi started operating from her home kitchen and opened with a brief menu with just 3-4 options of sushi, as a way to use her time productively throughout the months she deferred her university admission. Today the Let's Roll Menu has over 14 sushi options, sushi cakes and desserts! Handled majorly by the 18 year old and her 3 employees, Let's Roll seems to have transitioned into a more permanent factor in her life with a large customer base and sales crossing $15,000 and in less than 7 months of operations. What started off as an experiment is now a path the young entrepreneur considers to pursue after her graduation.
"Business has been an integral part of my life for as long as I can recall. I vividly remember listening to my father and grandfather passionately discuss their company and the impact economic changes were having on it. Big words like 'investment', 'business cycle', 'market value' puzzled my childish but intrigued mind."
Amishi's business-oriented family soon had her involved in most of their discussions and asked her opinion before making decisions at their organization. This exposure not only triggered a love for the subject of entrepreneurship but also yielded great results in school; topping her class in the Business Studies CIE final exam (2018), the IB Business Management Final exam (2020) and being awarded the Dean's List Certificate for Academic Excellence at Babson College (2021).
Honing and executing one of the vital qualities of an entrepreneur- innovative- Amishi is the pioneer and starter of Sushi Cakes in Pune. She has not only introduced the idea of it to the wide spectrum of customers but has also lured several competitors into the market. Eventually, she started to add a variety of desserts such as brownies, cheesecakes and cookies, flourishing in a whole new section of the market.
It is unlikely for an 18 year old to find time when juggling between the IB curriculum, SAT classes, career counselling and social life. "The pandemic is/was a bane for most, but a boon for me." says Amishi. She found the time to discover her talent in cooking and the scope to commence her own venture. Amishi is now looking at employing more staff and moving into a cloud kitchen as she plans for Let's Roll's smooth functioning during her absence upon returning to Boston for her education.
"Entrepreneurship inspires me due to its numerous opportunities, possibilities for success and space for creative thinking."
Yasar -A night that realised my true value.
Shachi Dwivedi – Journey from being a bookworm to a successful six figure earner.


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Lincoln Minster School offers an enriching and rewarding education for your child
Lincoln Cathedral (pictured) is used as a performing venue for pupils at Lincoln Minster School. Picture: Getty - Credit: Archant
With easy connections to London and excellent academic and extra-curricular opportunities, Lincoln Minster School is an attractive choice outside of the capital
the school offers excellent sporting opportunities with a modern sports hall and state-of-the-art gym. Photo: Steve Smailes Photography - Credit: Archant
Lincoln Minster School (LMS), which sits alongside the stunning cathedral within the city's historic quarter, is a popular choice for families who want a weekly or termly boarding experience and enriching education for their child outside of London.
With direct trains from King's Cross taking under two hours to Lincoln, and the school just a five-minute walk from the station, a weekly boarder could leave the school at 4pm on Friday and walk through their front door by 6.30pm to enjoy weekends at home.
Headmistress Maria Young said: "In these strange and uncertain times, I invite you to think differently about the educational possibilities for your child. The current educational hinterland of London includes many superb schools, offering an almost overwhelming choice. However, there is currently a discernible and understandable trend to place young people outside of the capital but still within comfortable reach, with the more provincial schools offering a safer alternative to the contemporary challenges of London life."
LMS was created in its current guise in 1996, merging four of Lincoln's historic schools, including the Cathedral School which had its origins in the 13th century. The school now offers education at its pre-prep, prep and senior sites, with the senior school occupying inspirational, purpose-built accommodation with sweeping views of the city.
Art, music and drama facilities at LMS are outstanding. Photo: Steve Smailes Photography - Credit: Archant
Facilities for art, music and drama are outstanding, and there is a modern, fully-equipped sports hall and state-of-the-art gym. Termly concerts in Lincoln Cathedral offer an unrivalled performing venue in addition to the recital hall located in the purpose-built music and drama facility, the Harper Building.
The school offers a full range of academic subjects and is proud of its 'value-added' statistics: each year sees the school attaining the best value-added results at A-level and GCSE for the whole of Lincolnshire. The school is small enough to ensure that each child is genuinely known as an individual and is offered appropriate support and encouragement to achieve their personal best. Most students go on to Russell Group universities and advice and support is offered throughout the university application process in the sixth form.
LMS has developed industry-leading performance pathways in various fields, including sport, music, drama, business, engineering and medicine. These involve partnerships with local universities in the case of business, engineering and medicine and with other external organisations, for example Lincoln City Football Club, who provide the innovative Football Scholar programme, or Woodhall Spa Golf Club, the home of England Golf.
The needs of children following these specialised programmes are accommodated within the school timetable and everyone is supported to achieve their full potential both within school and in their own field of personal endeavour.
Unique to Lincoln Minster School is the 2 + 3 Programme, in which students are able to access a sixth form pathway in business, engineering or medicine that leads them straight into a degree programme at the Top 20 University of Lincoln. UoL enriches pupils' sixth-form studies with lectures and workshops and encourages them to stay on in Lincoln for their degree – although they are free to apply elsewhere, of course.
Lincoln Minster School is part of the United Learning group, and is able to offer places at exceptionally competitive rates, often well below those of London day schools. Lincoln was recently voted the best city in the UK in which to bring up a family and is also the 4th safest city in the UK.
Please contact admissions@lincolnminsterschool.co.uk or visit lincolnminsterschool.co.uk for more details. You can also arrange a tour either in person or virtually, to meet the headmistress and to see the rich and hugely rewarding education LMS offers that is truly individual to your child.


"For Katie . . .You bounded out of the shelter's door straight into my arms and heart. A gentle giant of a girl, who took treats from my palm as though they were rare, delicate diamonds of delight.
1. You are not alone, and 2. You can do it.
Nobody ever regretted saving a life. Yes, people have called me, scared and confused, and wonder what they've gotten themselves into. But once they give it a shot, they call me back and tell me fostering is the best thing ever, and that it's changed their lives in countless positive ways.
Most people in this country know our traditional animal sheltering system was started with the best of intentions. The mission was to save animals' lives through rescue, medical care, and adoption. Somewhere along the line, that mission got lost, and our shelters turned into warehouses for animals that are held for a period of time and then euthanized. Few animals today get through the archaic system and into loving homes.
"I wrote Carla that Tinkerbell had given me "new courage of heart." The words came to me suddenly, but I knew they were deeply true, even though I had not thought of the experience of fostering, caring for, and ultimately loving her in that way, until that moment.
If you suffer from BAS (Black Animal Syndrome) you're not alone. This is a treatable condition that affects thousands of creatures annually. The good news: Black Animal Syndrome can be solved with a simple prescription of one ingredient: a li'l bit of awareness. Did you know black animals spend far more time languishing in shelters than do their not-black brethren? Betcha also didn't know we can change this.
Welcome to the new Animal Synergy blog!
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Brian Chasnoff Nov. 18, 2015 Updated: Nov. 18, 2015 7:05 p.m.
For such a celebrated debater, Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas sure does make a lot of untenable blanket statements.
There are only two plausible explanations for Cruz making such a statement.
One, he ignores Christian terrorists at the same rate that he ignores Hispanic panhandlers. Also, he's trying to become President of the United States.
Cruz is aware, of course, of the Ku Klux Klan, the American hate group that "has typically seen itself as a Christian organization" since it was formed in 1865, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center.
And Cruz has likely heard of Anders Behring Breivik, the terrorist who in 2011 in Norway slaughtered 77 people, many of them teenagers, and who "saw himself as a Christian warrior in the midst of what he called an 'existential conflict' with Islam," according again to the Southern Poverty Law Center.
I'll stop there; such holes in Cruz's logic don't matter to him at the moment. As a presidential candidate, he's simply trying to wrap a voting bloc in the warmth of another blanket statement.
In this case, he's warming up Christian conservatives, a crucial constituency if he is to win the GOP presidential nomination.
These voters believe that Christianity is under assault around the world, particularly in the Middle East. They're right about that. But other religious groups are under assault as well, including moderate Muslims.
But America can only save so many people.
"So Cruz is saying, 'I'm with you — if we're going to take anybody, let's take these Christians,'" Jillson said.
This strategy is "effective short-term and more troublesome long-term," Jillson added. "The problem with that in the context of a broader general election … is that we don't make religious distinctions" in America.
That's right: the terrorists. Killers like Breivik, the KKK and the Islamic State.
In "Fear," a recent essay in The New York Review of Books, author Marilynne Robinson makes a related point.
Apparently, Christians other than Cruz understand this.
A report published Tuesday in Politico suggests that the senator could be severely misjudging the Republican primary electorate he so prizes.
Faith-based groups are "dismayed by the wave of anti-refugee fervor set off by the Paris terrorist attacks and are urging supporters to contact elected officials on behalf of victims of the Syrian civil war," according to the article by Nahal Toosi.
Christian compassion, thank God, isn't as persnickety as our ambitious senator from Texas.