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Book Launch & Signing / Wed 12 August / Giles Bettison / Pattern and Perception
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WEDNESDAY 12 AUGUST 6 TO 8PM
We are pleased to have Grace Cochrane, independent curator and writer, as our special guest and to launch this beautiful Monograph
Please join one of Australia's foremost glass artists Giles Bettison and Sabbia Gallery's directors Anna Grigson and Maria Grimaldi at the Sydney launch of Giles' SALA monograph 'Pattern and Perception' by Margot OsborneRSVP Essential by 11 August to Sarah Grimaldi on +61 2 9361 6448World studio glass authority Dan Klein has praised Giles Bettison as 'one of the great practitioners of today', who 'more or less reinvented the ancient Venetian tradition of incorporating murrine into glass vessels'. Bettison's work has been exhibited extensively overseas since the 1990s but he has received far less recognition in Australia, even in his home town of Adelaide – until now.Wakefield Press is proud to collaborate once again with the SALA Festival and Arts SA to bring you this year's SALA monograph, Giles Bettison: Pattern and Perception. Author Margot Osborne has worked in collaboration with the artist to trace the evolution of his aesthetic philosophy over the past two decades. After bursting onto the international scene in the mid-1990s he was honoured with the 1999 Urban Glass New York Award for New Talent and picked up for representation by major galleries throughout Europe. In 2004, after working in New York for many years, Bettison returned to South Australia to re-establish his studio in Adelaide. His work can now be seen in the Australian National Gallery, the Powerhouse Museum, the Art Gallery of South Australia, the National Gallery of Victoria, as well as in museum collections around America and Europe.
'Giles Bettison – Pattern and Perception' will retail for $49.95AUD.
Margot Osborne is a renowned writer, critic and curator. She has spent months drawing out Bettison's techniques and guiding principles. In doing so she makes connections between his approach to pattern and scientific studies of how the mind perceives colour and complexity.
The release of this book coincides with the exhibition JamFactory Icon 2015 — Giles Bettison: Pattern and Perception that runs from 17 July to 12 September at Adelaide's JamFactory during the 2015 SALA Festival.
The book will be launched in Adelaide on the 31st July and then in Sydney for its East Coast launch on the 12th August.
Giles Bettison: Pattern and Perception is the latest in Wakefield Press's prestigious SALA series, celebrating such diverse and celebrated artists as Nicholas Folland, Stephen Bowers, Mark Kimber, Hossein Valamanesh, Khai Liew, Angela Valamanesh, Gerry Wedd, Julie Blyfield, Aldo Iacobelli, Michelle Nikou, Deborah Paauwe, Ian W. Abdullah, Nick Mount, James Darling, Kathleen Petyarre and Annette Bezor.
A small body of new work by Giles Bettison will be on display for the evening in conjunction with the book launch.


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Viking Farm Animals
In Vikings by Skjalden May 10, 2018
Before I start, I know that many people will think it is obvious which animals the Vikings had on their farms. But we cannot expect everyone across all cultures and ages to have the same knowledge, so I still think it is an important piece of the puzzle to understand how it was to live in Scandinavia in the Viking age.
Said I have said before, the animals were not separated into two groups in the Viking age. Most of the domestic animals in the Viking age lived inside their houses and were not seen as either pets or farm animals, all the animals had their uses, and were part of the household for a reason.
Sheep in the Viking age
Sheep and goats are some of the oldest domestic animals in Scandinavia, and there has been found evidence from them as far back as 3790 BCE. Initially, sheep were not domesticated for the sake of wool, but for the meat.
However, sheep changed its appearance over many thousands of years, from being shorthaired to having a thick coat of wool. The Vikings valued the sheep for both their meat and their wool, and especially the wool was important to them for their textile production.
The sheep would not be sheared for its wool, which is a common practice today, instead, they would go around and pluck them, or just wait for them to shed it naturally.
Video about Viking farm animals
Manx Loaghtan Sheep
The oldest type of sheep in Scandinavia is the Gotlandic sheep, a term that is still used in Sweden where they call this breed for Gutefår ("Gotlandic Sheep"). However, the Gotlandic sheep has changed its appearance in the last 1000 years, and it could be argued that the Manx Loghtan sheep is more similar to the early Gotlandic sheep breed.
As most people know, the Vikings loved to travel, not just for raiding but also to find new lands where they could settle and start a new life. The Vikings did not leave their homelands empty-handed, they did, of course, also bring everything with them that they owned and as much they could fit on their ships, including their livestock.
It is therefore highly likely that the Manx Loghtan sheep, that is pretty much only located on the Isle of Man, is a descendant of the ancient Gotlandic sheep, and was brought to the Island by the Vikings sometime in the 9th century. The Manx Loghtan sheep is probably not like the picture of the sheep you have in your mind right now.
The sheep have light to dark brown wool, with four or sometimes even six horns. The Manx Loaghtan sheep is well-known to shed its wool naturally, which falls well in line with how the Vikings collected their wool from their sheep.
The kind of sheep that was brought to Iceland in the 9th century by the settlers from Norway and Denmark, is one of those sheep with typical Northern European characteristics. The appearance of the Icelandic sheep has pretty much been unchanged since the Viking age, due to the Icelandic ban on the import of sheep to Iceland, so it is like a window to the past.
Surviving on Iceland is much harder than where the settlers came from, so having sheep as part of the household was very important to the early Icelanders, and families that could not afford to have sheep as an insurance for tough times, would often starve in the winter months.
Other Sheep from the Viking age
But there where many more places where the Vikings brought their sheep along for the ride. The sheep on the Hebrides Islands, Shetland Islands, and from the Orkney Islands, are all descendants of the sheep that the Vikings had in Scandinavia.
Goats in the Viking age
Goats were a common farm animal in the Viking age, however, the goat was seen as a poor man's animal. That was because a goat does not grow wool as a sheep does, instead, it grows hair which typically is of lesser quality than the wool from a sheep.
Goats are reflected in the sagas from the Viking Age, which to some just are stories but they have a deeper meaning if you have an understanding of how it was to live the Viking society. Thor, who is the God of thunder, is often referred to as the God of the common people.
Goats in Norse mythology
Thor has on many occasions traveled to Midgard and spent the night with some of the common folk. Even though Thor could have chosen to stay with the rich or even Kings, but he always chose to stay with the poor or the average family.
One of these sagas is Thor's journey to Utgard, where he stops at a farm of a poor family to spend the night. The family was so poor, that they could hardly offer him anything to eat. But Thor is a generous God, and he slew his own two goats, who are called tooth-cracker and Tooth-gnasher ("Tanngrisnir" and "Tanngnjóstr") so the family, and Thor and Loki had something to eat.
Thor's two goats are very important to him because he uses them to pull his chariot whenever he travels across the sky, which is something that can be heard from miles away in form of lightning and thunder. So it might sound like a bad idea to slay your own two goats that you use for transportation, just for an evening meal, but it is really not that big of a deal if you know of the powers of Thor's hammer.
Thor's hammer is not just a weapon of violence and destruction but it can also be used to create life. Thor used his hammer, which is called Mjolnir the next day to revive his two goats again.
Not only is Thor's two goats clearly a symbol of Thor's connection to the common folk, but the people also sacrificed goats at their rituals in honor of the God Thor.
But it is not just Thor who is connected to the goats in the old Norse sagas. In Asgard, there is also a she-goat called Heidrun who feeds on the branches of the great world tree known as Yggdrasil. From her udders flows a neverending stream of mead into a big barrel in Valhalla, which supplies Odin's chosen warriors with mead every night for their great feast.
Pigs in the Viking age
Another common farm animal in the Viking age was the pig. The pig that the Vikings had was descended from the wild boar also called the Eurasian Wild Boar which was first seen in northern Europe in around 4000 BCE.
The pigs were very easy to have as farm animals, they were not hard to feed, and they would eat pretty much anything they were given or could find in their surroundings. The pigs were also good at adapting themselves to the seasons and the different environments throughout Scandinavia.
The pigs were food for the common people, and they were not seen as something that was luxurious. Or at least we think so because there have never been any pigs in the bog sacrifices from the Viking age.
But the people loved the pigs and there has been found plenty of evidence for this in their graves and in the layers of waste that have been examined by the archeologists.
Pigs in Norse mythology
Pigs are also part of Norse sagas, which can be read in sagas such as in the poetic edda that was written by Snorri Sturluson, who was an Icelandic author. The Poetic Edda was later translated into many languages, so we all do not have to learn the old Norse language to enjoy them.
If we take a few examples from the Norse sagas were a pig is mentioned we can start by looking at Valhalla. For those of us, that the Gods and Goddesses in Asgard, deem worthy enough to step foot in Valhalla after we die, there will be a great feast for us to enjoy each night. At this feast the pig Saehrimnir is the main course, Saehrimnir is not a normal pig, but a magical pig, and every time the cook Andhrimnir cuts a piece from the pig, it will immediately grow back.
The two siblings, Freyr and Freya both have a boar as a pet, which they use for transportation. Freyr and Freya do not originate from the Aesir branch of Gods and Goddesses, they belong to the Vanir and moved to Asgard as a part of the treaty after the great war between the Aesir and the Vanir.
The boar that Freya has is called Hildisvini ("Battle-swine"), and she rode the boar around when she didn't feel like using her cat-drawn chariot. Loki has on many occasions accused the boar to be a magical boar and has said that it is her human lover Ottar in a disguise.
Freya's brother Freyr has a magical boar named Gullinbursti ("Golden-bristled") that he uses as his steed. The bristles are so golden that everywhere he travels night turns into day.
Pigs are still to this day a big part of the Danish farming industry and the Danish pigs have gotten a great reputation in many parts of the world, especially in England where they love a few slices of Danish bacon for their English breakfast.
Cattle in the Viking age
Cows and oxen were extremely useful animals in the agricultural community during the Viking age. Not only were they used as labor to help plow the fields to grow crops, but they were also valuable because of their meat, and their milk which they either drank or used in the production of cheese and butter.
Most cattle in Scandinavia and the rest of the world are descended from the extinct aurochs. The aurochs were widespread throughout Europe after the last ice age and the first signs of the domesticated bovine in Denmark were in 3955 BCE. Which we know because of a test that was conducted on some bones that were found at Åkonge in the western part of Zealand (Sjælland).
Cattle in the runic alphabet
We can again link the importance of animals, which in this case is cattle to the old Norse sagas, but cattle are also linked to the runic alphabet that was used in the Viking age.
The cattle were so important, that there are, in fact, two runes that symbolize cattle. However, one has changed its meaning over time, both of the runes are very ancient and they are both represented in the elder futhark and the younger futhark.
If we take a look at the first rune and the rune that still symbolize cattle, it is the rune Uruz, which you can hear in just saying the name of the rune Uruz, sounds like aurochs. Aurochs has probably been desired for their meat and hide for thousands of years, so it would make sense that such an important animal would get its own rune. Aurochs has been mentioned in historical texts such as poems.
Aurochs is fearless and greatly horned a very fierce beast, it fights with its horns, a famous roamer on the moor it is a courageous animal. -Anglo-Saxon Rune Poem.
The Younger Futhark
The second rune from the runic alphabet that symbolizes cattle is the rune Fehu, which literally does mean cattle, but the meaning of the rune has changed over time from cattle to mean wealth and money.
It could be argued that the rune Uruz is more of a term for wild aurochs while Fefu could have been used to describe the domesticated aurochs, at least before its meaning changed to symbolize wealth. Owning cattle was not something for the common people in the Viking age, and it was seen as having a high status within the Viking society, not only were they expensive to purchase, they did also require that you owned a large piece of land for them to grass on.
Although cattle were expensive, they did still get sacrificed from time to time, and since they were not cheap, they might only have been sacrificed when they really needed the Gods and Goddesses to lend them an ear.
Cattle in the Norse sagas
As I said earlier, the use of cattle is also mentioned in the old Norse sagas, for instance in the saga of how the Island Zealand (Sjælland) was created. There are two different versions of this saga, which can be found in either the Younger Edda or in the Ynglingesaga. But just to give you a short summary of the story. Gefjon travels to Sweden to entertain the King, and as a reward for her entertainment, she is allowed to plow as big a piece of Sweden as she can in one day and one night.
Gefjon then straps her four sons who are all oxen to a plow, and because her sons are big and strong, her plow cuts very deep into the Swedish soil. The plow cuts so deep that a huge part of Sweden breaks off, which her sons then drags out into the sea, and that is how Zealand according to the myths was created.
Chickens in the Viking age
The Vikings also had chickens, to roam around their farm, and not only were they a great source for both eggs and meat but as anyone who has raised chickens will tell you, they can pretty much take care of themselves.
The chickens in Scandinavia were not that big, which is probably because of the seasons, but they were resistant to diseases and produced a lot of eggs. The chicken in Scandinavia is a descendant from the Indian junglefowl, which through the Romans spread all the way to northern Europe.
Beekeeping in the Viking age
Most of you have heard about how the Vikings loved to drink mead, and therefore it should not come as a surprise to you that some of them specialized in beekeeping. We do however not know how far spread this profession was in Scandinavia, and most people might just have wandered into their local forest to search for a beehive, so they could get their hands on some of that sweet and delicious honey.
Icelandic horses in the Viking age
Horses were also raised on the farms in the Viking age, and the horses were very valuable because they could be used for heavy labor at the farm, but also to travel great distances on land. The horse that the Vikings used, is the one we today know as the Icelandic horse, which was the horse that the Vikings brought with them when they traveled to Iceland in the 9th century. Horses are also mentioned in the old Norse sagas, for instance, Sleipnir, which is Odin's horse.

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Built with Ionic: FitRPG
By Katie	Ginder-Vogel on July 28, 2014 in Built With
Created by software developers Amira Anuar, Matt Gutierrez, and Conor Fennell at Hack Reactor, a dev bootcamp in San Francisco, FitRPG turns Fitbit data into a game that friends and family members can play against each other. The app is integrated with the Fitbit API to allow users who own Fitbits to use the data to level up an in-game character, compete against other players or bosses, and go on fitness quests, turning fitness into entertainment. The company is currently running a Kickstarter campaign to build out their UX talent.
The FitRPG team heard about Ionic when founder Max Lynch gave a demo of Ionic at Hack Reactor. "Everyone was pretty impressed by how easy it is to develop a hybrid app using the framework, the clean and intuitive UI, and the many different components it supports, so we decided to use it in building our project," says Anuar. "Ionic provided starter apps, such as the sidebar menu, which helped us focus on the the actual game rather than the UI. We used a lot of the UI elements, from CSS classes to Javascript popups, loading, and navigation controls."
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Sep 13, 2017 SOURCE: Northrop Grumman Corporation
Northrop Grumman Awarded $57.7 Million for Full-Rate JCREW Production
The U.S. Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) a $57.7 million contract for full-rate production of the Joint Counter Radio-Controlled Improvised Explosive Device (RCIED) Electronic Warfare (JCREW) Increment One Build One Systems.
The contract, awarded by the U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), includes options which if exercised would bring the total value to $505 million. Northrop Grumman will produce the systems in San Diego and complete the work by August 2022.
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The Increment One Build One system uses an open architecture integrated design to maximize commonality across the variants, reducing life-cycle costs and providing increased protection against worldwide threats. JCREW systems are also in use today providing protection from unmanned airborne systems (UAS) in support of the growing counter-UAS mission. This demonstrated multi-mission capability highlights the programmability and versatility of these advanced electronic warfare systems.
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The microbiology track is intended for students with an undergraduate degree in life sciences or a similar field, who meet the criteria for admission for a master's degree in the Faculty of Life Sciences.
Students wishing to register for studies in the microbiology track must have basic knowledge in different fields of life sciences - biochemistry, microbiology, genetics, and immunology. Applicants wishing to study in the microbiology track must register as master's degree students in one of the departments of the Faculty in which research in the field is being carried out. After the departmental master's degree committee approves admission, the student can register for the microbiology track in that department.
Undergraduate courses: microbiology, introduction to molecular biology, and general genetics,.
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The study program as detailed here is intended for students whose undergraduate degree is in life sciences or similar subjects. Students from other fields will have a personal program put together, according to their previous studies and taking into account their areas of interest.
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0453.3395 Topics in present day microbiology A (track seminar) 1 s/h
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0455.3032 Molecular biology of infectious diseases from bacterial origin 2 s/h
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Molecular biology and biochemistry
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Watch Live: Biden Gives Remarks Ahead Of The Holiday
President-elect Joe Biden announced members of his climate and energy appointments at The Queen theater on Saturday in Wilmington, Del.
President-elect Joe Biden is expected to address Americans on Tuesday ahead of the end-of-year holiday rush, urging caution and optimism to pull through the coronavirus pandemic.
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This is a large influential caucus with almost 300 members from nearly every state, making it the largest of all caucuses on Capitol Hill. According to the group, preserving America's natural environment and animal habitats is the key focus of the caucus, established by Reps. Lindsay Thomas (D-Ga.) and Richard Schulze (R-Pa.). The idea was to focus on traditional issues hunters and anglers cared about: public land access and conservation of those lands to ensure availability of game to hunt and fish. The two most conservation-oriented components of a supported bill would simply reauthorize existing government conservation programs, like the National Wetlands Conservation Act.
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UHD Marilyn Davies College of Business students have been making valuable connections during the Fall 2018 semester with companies and business professionals at networking events with members the Australian American Chamber of Commerce Houston (AACC).
Greg Foley, an Australian American Chamber of Commerce board member, hosts networking workshop for business students.
Students receive a 50 percent discount on membership with the AACC which gives them full access to the company directory, free entry into the sundowners networking event, discounts on conference and special events.
The Australian American Chamber of Commerce has supported UHD Marilyn Davies College of Business in numerous ways. The College of Business Career Center has been able to leverage our partnership with the AACC to secure five internships for students at OCS Group, an Australian company. Most recently, an AACC board member hosted a "How to Network" workshop for business students on campus in advance of an AACC networking event where students could put the tips & advice into practice.
AACC board member, Bruce Rutherford, said the value of networking for college students is invaluable.
"The networking value of the AACC for students may be even greater than that for established business people," said Rutherford. "AACC members can point a student to the right industry or the specific job opening that is right for them. Students who know exactly what they want can use the AACC networking opportunity to seek jobs, internships, advice and referrals. The intellectual events on business issues sponsored by the AACC are marvelous networking and learning opportunities. The AACC is a great opportunity to "never stop learning" and it is just plain fun," said Rutherford.
The AACC's continued support of our business students led UHD to become a Bronze level sponsor for the Australian American Chamber of Commerce. This is a great milestone on both sides, as UHD is the first education institution to sponsor the chamber. AACC board member, Amy Conacher said the sponsorship between AACC and the College of Business is very exciting!
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Well not the Bat he has on the Enterprise, but close enough in color. My dear Friend Naomi, got me into this gourp on Ravelry Desert Garden which they have Spin Alongs related to Series we like. Spin Long And Prosper is the motto from the Star Trek Spin Along. This batt represents Dr. Phlox it is Cotswold, nearmere and Carbonized Black Bamboo . I love it beacuse I had to go and research what all these things were. I can tell you that I will be spinning some sock quality yarn. nearmere is a cashmere like fabric made out of nylon, so it is perfect for socks, carbonized bamboo and wool, well that's a treat.
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In 2007, I was in Boston playing a very small part in trying to help Mitt win the GOP primary. My husband, a constitutional attorney and captain in the U.S. Army Reserves, and I had started Evangelicals for Mitt the year before and -- through a series of coincidences and opportunities -- I ended up helping Ann Romney on a writing project.
In my normal life, I was a work-from-home mother of two, so life consisted of car lines, lunchboxes, and afternoon volleyball games. But during the 2008 Presidential campaign, I spent time with Mitt and Ann, rode on their campaign bus, heard dozens of speeches, and saw the machinery of a modern Presidential campaign from the inside. Once, the dissonance between my normal life and my campaign existence was vividly illustrated when we were driving down the interstate in a bus, while CNN sped right beside us, a cameraman hanging out the window trying to get a shot of Ann as we drove about 70 mph.
That's when I got a call from my husband, who had just opened a letter from the Army. "You need to come home," he said, with an edge in his voice. He had just learned he was going to Iraq with the 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment and would be stationed about ten miles from Iran.
Of course, everything changed. Ann called me immediately after I got home to see how I was handling the news. When I was on the campaign trail with her, I'd been inspired by her as a mother –- she'd successfully raised five boys with a busy husband who'd traveled a great deal. Though she would never compare her situation with a family going through a deployment, she did offer encouragement about how I could have a stable, peaceful family even in his absence. I admired her strength and poise, and even began using her buttermilk pancake recipe with the family as we prepared for his departure.
Of course, that didn't happen. When Gov. Romney dropped out of the race back in 2008 during a Washington, DC speech, I wasn't there. I felt oddly bereft as I sat in front of the television trying to process the announcement. "You see, kids," I said, trying to put on a cheerful face, "we lost this one, but we'll have another shot at it in 2012." I don't think they quite grasped what I was going through.
But then, I got a call from the Romneys. As they were winding down from the fast tempo of the campaign season, they invited me to come to their home in Utah for some skiing. Faster than I could say, "Mom and Dad, the kids are coming for a visit," I headed out west, where I stayed with Mitt, Ann, Ann's brother Rod, and his wife Cindy in the Romney's home. They even spent a day teaching this southerner how to ski at Deer Valley. I was terrible and uncoordinated, and -- in one inglorious moment –- even stopped myself from a bad fall by tackling Gov. Romney. After seeing my incredible lack of talent, Ann stopped on the side of a steep slope and joked. "It's quite possible that you are in more physical danger right now than David," she said.
Though Gov. Romney doesn't brag about the kindness he shows to others, the stories are leaking out. For example, people are learning of this story of how Mitt helped organize co-workers at Bain Capital to find the teenage daughter of his friend Robert Gay. And they're hearing, for the first time, the story of how Mitt developed a friendship with a 14 year old dying of Hodgkin's disease, and even helped him write a will to make sure the right people received his prized possessions after he died. And when Mitt sold their beautiful Utah home I visited to a couple from Florida, there's even a story about how Mitt showed up to make sure the new owners knew how to use their appliances.
In other words, the kindness they showed me during my husband's deployment isn't unique or even nationally significant. However, I happen to think a successful Presidency is about policies, yes, but it's also about character. That's why it's important that Mitt Romney's incredible resume and economic skills are only matched by his willingness to serve others... even when it doesn't benefit him, even when the cameras aren't there to record it, and even when it means he'll be tackled by an uncoordinated soldier's wife on the side of the mountain.


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Q: Try to clear a Zest graph I am trying to clear a Zest Graph from all nodes and connections, so that I can redraw the Graph with new Nodes and Connections. To realize that I wrote the following method
     public void clearGraph( Graph graph ) {
     Object[] objects = graph.getConnections().toArray() ;
         for (int i = 0 ; i < objects.length; i++){
             GraphConnection graCon = (GraphConnection) objects[i];
             graCon.dispose();
             //graCon.setVisible(false);
         }
     objects = graph.getNodes().toArray();
     for ( int i = 0 ; i < objects.length; i++){
             GraphNode graNode = (GraphNode) objects[i];
             graNode.dispose();
            //graNode.setVisible(false);
     }
}

This crashes my prorgam with an error

Exception in thread "main" org.eclipse.swt.SWTException: Widget is disposed

As a workaround I tried to set the Nodes and Connections to invisible, that workes, but the invisible objects seem to mess up my Zest Layout so if there is a way to actually dispose the Nodes and Connections I would preffer that way.
Here is the Error Massage
Exception in thread "main" org.eclipse.swt.SWTException: Widget is disposed
at org.eclipse.swt.SWT.error(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.swt.SWT.error(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.swt.SWT.error(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget.error(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget.checkWidget(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Item.getText(Unknown Source)
at com.mycom.timelineview.views.IndicatorFactorVisualisationView$2.mouseDoubleClick(IndicatorFactorVisualisationView.java:221)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.TypedListener.handleEvent(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.EventTable.sendEvent(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget.sendEvent(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.runDeferredEvents(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.readAndDispatch(Unknown Source)
at com.mycom.timelineview.views.IndicatorFactorVisualisationView.indicatorFactorWindow(IndicatorFactorVisualisationView.java:249)
at com.mycom.timelineview.views.IndicatorFactorVisualisationView.<init>(IndicatorFactorVisualisationView.java:71)
at com.mycom.timelineview.views.SpiderWebMouseListener.chartMouseClicked(SpiderWebMouseListener.java:102)
at org.jfree.experimental.chart.swt.ChartComposite.mouseDown(ChartComposite.java:1621)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.TypedListener.handleEvent(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.EventTable.sendEvent(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget.sendEvent(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.runDeferredEvents(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.readAndDispatch(Unknown Source)
at com.mycom.timelineview.views.SpiderWebView.createPartControl1(SpiderWebView.java:622)
at com.mycom.timelineview.views.InformationPlatformAppView2$7.handleEvent(InformationPlatformAppView2.java:628)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.EventTable.sendEvent(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget.sendEvent(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.runDeferredEvents(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.readAndDispatch(Unknown Source)
at com.mycom.timelineview.views.InformationPlatformAppView2.main(InformationPlatformAppView2.java:1330)

EDIT: Thanks to Baz I found my mistake. The Mouse listener had to search for text in a graph node I disposed before so of course the programm had to crash. I changed my code to avoid it and now the method Baz proposed runs perfectly.

A: Checking isDisposed() before calling dispose() will avert this problem:
public void clearGraph( Graph graph )
{
    Object[] objects = graph.getConnections().toArray() ;
    for (int i = 0 ; i < objects.length; i++)
    {
        GraphConnection graCon = (GraphConnection) objects[i];
        if(!graCon.isDisposed())
            graCon.dispose();
    }

    objects = graph.getNodes().toArray();
    for (int i = 0; i < objects.length; i++)
    {
        GraphNode graNode = (GraphNode) objects[i];
        if(!graNode.isDisposed())
            graNode.dispose();
    }
}

Here's a test example that works just fine even with selected nodes:
public static void main(String[] args)
{
    final Display display = new Display();
    final Shell shell = new Shell(display);
    shell.setText("Stackoverflow");
    shell.setLayout(new GridLayout(1, false));

    Graph g = new Graph(shell, SWT.NONE);
    g.setLayoutData(new GridData(SWT.FILL, SWT.FILL, true, true));

    Random random = new Random(System.currentTimeMillis());

    final List<GraphNode> nodes = new ArrayList<>();
    for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++)
    {
        GraphNode node = new GraphNode(g, SWT.NONE);
        node.setText("TEST");
        node.setLocation(random.nextInt(400), random.nextInt(400));
        nodes.add(node);
    }

    for (int i = 0; i < 50; i++)
    {
        GraphNode source;
        GraphNode target;

        do
        {
            source = nodes.get(random.nextInt(nodes.size()));
            target = nodes.get(random.nextInt(nodes.size()));
        } while (source.equals(target));

        new GraphConnection(g, SWT.NONE, source, target);
    }

    Button clear = new Button(shell, SWT.NONE);
    clear.setText("Clear");
    clear.addListener(SWT.Selection, e -> {
        for(GraphNode node : nodes)
        {
            node.dispose();
        }
        nodes.clear();
    });
    clear.setLayoutData(new GridData(SWT.FILL, SWT.TOP, true, false));

    shell.pack();
    shell.open();

    while (!shell.isDisposed())
    {
        if (!display.readAndDispatch())
            display.sleep();
    }
    display.dispose();
}

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An Interview With a Norton Parts Expert
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· July 14, 2021 ·2 Comments·10 min read
Phil Radford, Norton Parts Expert Extraordinaire, owner of Fair Spares America, Inc., & all-around nice guy, beside a freshly-rebuilt Commando engine.
When I pulled up to the non-descript commercial building in a large industrial complex in San Jose CA, the small sign that said "Fair Spares America, Inc." would have been easy to miss. And this humble frontage certainly does not belie what is inside. Namely one of the largest & most complete inventories of genuine Norvil and Norton Parts in the US. Since then, they have relocated to digs with twice the space in the lovely little town of Los Osos, on California's Central Coast.
A BOOMING PARTS BUSINESS
Owner & Brit Phil Radford has, over the years built up quite a strong mail order parts business, specializing in parts for all Nortons, but focusing mostly on Norton Commandos.
HIS BRITISH ROOTS
Phil was born & raised in Nottingham, England (of Robin Hood fame). He bought his first bike, a Francis-Barnett 175, at age 15. It was 1965 & the British bike boom was at its peak. He was hooked & of course this led to bigger & bigger bikes. His next one a year later was a TriBSA (Triumph 500 engine in a BSA Gold Star frame). It was a bundle of problems, and having no mechanical experience himself yet, he took it to a local mechanic for help. The guy also happened to race flat track & when he saw young Phil's all alloy 500 twin engine, he quickly swapped it into his own bike, leaving Phil with the old iron engine. Of course, he felt ripped off & frustrated, but it inspired him to learn to work on his own machines. Indeed, it lead him into his new career and his entire life's work.
WORKED FOR JOHN PLAYER
A gifted mechanic, as it turned out, he quickly found work at the John Player Cigarette factory as an apprentice mechanic, a 5-year program from which he emerged a full-fledged Journeyman Mechanic. This was a dream job for anyone growing up in Nottingham at the time. John Player was a huge company & the biggest employer in the area. They offered good pay, benefits, an entire social life (the huge complex was like a small city). He'd gotten in to their apprentice program at age 16 & now at just 27, he already had over 10 years in on what could have been a career for life. One day, an older employee commented to him saying "If you're here one more year, you'll be here for life." This impressed the ambitious young mechanic & he surprised everyone when he left the company for bigger & better things.
Just one small corner of Phil's incredible Norton Parts inventory.
THE NORTON CONNECTION
Along the way, in 1970 Phil got his first Norton, a 1961 Model 99 & was hooked. He took a mechanic's position in West Germany & left the Norton behind at Mum's & spent the next 4 years there. In 1979, he traveled to Canada & spent the summer riding across that vast land. Upon his return, he was ready to try something new, so he bought a Yamaha XS1100, more or less the ultimate road rocket at the time. He didn't like it. While it was fast, he said that after a Norton, the handling was a letdown. After only a few months & 1300 miles on the clock, he put it up for sale. He learned the lesson that many do when trying to sell a used Japanese bike. They're selling the new ones so cheap that the used ones are a dime a dozen. It took months to sell, but finally a call came through. A man from Liverpool was interested, but only if Phil would take a trade. What is it? A 1972 Interpol, an ex-police bike. It would be Phil's first Commando.
THE PLOT THICKENS
When they met, Phil noticed the man was wearing a Norton Owner's Club patch on his jacket. One thing led to another & Phil soon joined the NOC. When the newsletter arrived, it included a list of all the other Branches of the Norton Club around the world. There were two in the US, one in Minneapolis MN & the other in Northern California. He wrote to the California chapter & the guy who wrote back was very friendly & asked Phil if he could help set him up with a rental bike so that he could ride to the Isle of Man in 1980. Phil said he'd do one better, he'd loan him a bike himself & ride there with him, after all, he now had 2 Nortons. Later that year, the chap returned the favor when he loaned Phil a bike to ride the USNOA National Norton Rally in the California Redwoods. At this point, he was hooked & as soon as he could, he took care of things back in Germany then moved to California for good in 1981. He soon became the Member Secretary & Treasurer for the local chapter of the USNOA.
NORTONS HIS LIFE'S WORK
Phil opened his Norton parts, repair & restoration business in 1986 in San Jose CA. He always encouraged his customers & others to buy their parts from England because he really thought they were the best available for Classic British Motorcycles. But many people seemed reluctant. What if it didn't fit? How would they return it for the right one? And how to pay & ship? Remember, this was before the days of the internet & people weren't paying over the phone with credit cards the way they do today.
FAIR SPARES AMERICA IS BORN
Phil had been buying all his Norton parts direct from the source, Norvil (Norton-Villiers), which was called Fair Spares in England at the time. He called them up & told them they needed someone like him to represent them in America & they said "When can you start?" He created Fair Spares America, Inc. in 1986, and it has developed into a healthy business distributing genuine factory Norvil and Norton Parts in the US.
ABOVE: Fair Spares' incredible Norton Parts Catalog. Order yours today.
IT'S ABOUT MORE THAN JUST NORTON PARTS
As any parts expert, or anyone who has ever come home with the wrong part, will tell you, it's all about the knowledge & experience of the parts person. And it's even more so with Classic British Motorcycles, and Nortons are no exception. Phil's know-how & familiarity with all things Norton is not only reassuring, its vital for customers ordering Norton parts from around the world. He can answer their questions, sometimes asking a few of his own, in order to get it right the first time.
BOOMING PARTS BUSINESS
Phil carries the full range of genuine Norton parts from Norvil for the full range of twin-cylinder Norton Motorcycles including the Norton Commando, Norton Atlas & Norton Dominator. He ships a lot of stainless parts for Nortons. He does a booming mail order business. You can go to his website FairSparesAmerica.com or call (805) 534-9248 & order his catalog. If you're trying to find parts for your Norton, there is no better place to get them, this side of the Pond, that is.
Fair Spares Norton Parts & Service
FULL RESTORATION SERVICES
While Phil prefers not doing full restorations, he still does them. They take too long, tie up his workspace & tend to be more expensive that many owners are prepared for. But, as you can see from the photo below, he can & does perform every aspect of a complete frame-off restoration. This Norton Commando below, was stripped to it's bones, the frame & every other black part were powdercoated, all stainless & aluminum professionally polished (luscious), everything else chromed. Every wear item is new. From what I saw, when finished, this will look better than new. All with genuine Norton Parts.
Full resto being done on this Norton Commando.
NORTON REPAIR SERVICES
By far these days, Phil does much more general repair on Norton Motorcycles. He engages in all aspects of Norton repair, maintenance & service. Tune-ups, engine, clutch & gearbox repairs, suspension work, electrical, carburetion, wheels, tires & brakes…everything.
SPECIALIZED MACHINE WORK
While repairs are limited by the capacity of a one-man shop, it does not have to be limited geographically. That is to say that many customers ship their components to Fair Spares from all over North America & beyond, the repairs/mods are made & shipped back. As the result, Fair Spares America provides these highly specialized products & services to the world, through their catalog & website. They are as follows:
1. EXHAUST PORT THREAD REPAIR
Norton twins have a wonderful system for attaching the exhaust headers to the head. Large steel exhaust nuts thread into female threads in the exhaust port. Of course, the material used for the cylinder heads is soft aluminum alloy, and this never fares well, when confronted with angry steel. Over time, the combination of expansion & contraction (heating & cooling) and vibration work these threads nuts loose. Once this happens, the situation worsens quickly, as demon vibration uses the loose nut to destroy the soft threads in the exhaust port. Now, the nut will no longer tighten & stay tight. And so much material has been lost in the head that new threads can't simply be tapped in.
GET IT TIGHT!
Phil demonstrates the permanent answer to Exhaust Port Thread Destruction Disorder (aka: EPTDD…I just made that up). The only way to prevent your exhaust nuts from loosening & destroying the threads is to tighten them…BIG TIME! Phil's formula: Take it for a ride & get it hot. Then get one of these long-handled exhaust spanners & tighten the crap out them! As tight as you can get them. The threads are huge, so they can handle it.
THE FIX IS IN
Once those threads are gone, there's no turning back. Most owners end up either buying a new cylinder head, or welding up the old one. But there is another solution, and it's trick!
Phil place the errant cylinder head (750 or 850) into a custom jig (LEFT) & machines the exhaust ports out to accept a new larger thread. He then uses the enormous taps (RIGHT), one rough-cut & one finishing-cut, to install the new, larger threads into the bored-out exhaust ports. Into these, he threads in (& dowels) one of these custom-fabricated, hard alloy inserts (RIGHT-CENTER), that have the external threads to match the new ones in the head, and internal threads to match the standard steel exhaust nuts. The inserts are beautifully-machined & finished pieces & once installed in the head, it's better than new. As long as you keep those exhaust nuts tight…real tight! The entire operation costs $105.00 per port. Heads that have been welded in the past can also usually be repaired, but it's more involved & labor intensive & so might cost a little more.
2.TACH DRIVE MOD
Norton twins had a tachometer drive in the front-right of the crankcase, driven off the camshaft (LEFT). From the factory, these came with only an O-ring to provide oil tightness & these have proven inadequate. Norton tach drives are a notorious source of oil leaks. Fair Spares America offers a service where the owner sends in his original tach drive & they machine it such that it will accept a proper oil seal. This has proven effective in stopping any leakage. Sending your old Tach Drive unit in & having the machine work done & a new seal installed runs a total of $35.00.
CONTACT FAIR SPARES AMERICA
For any Norton parts you need for any Norton Motorcycle, for service from simple repairs to full restorations, & for specialized products & services to finish your Norton off, contact Fair Spares America, Inc. at (805) 534-9248 or visit their website at FairSparesAmerica.com. Their mailing address is P.O. Box 6781, Los Osos CA 93412. Their physical address is 1137 Los Olivos Avenue #3A, Los Osos, on California's beautfiul Central Coast. You will find Phil to be knowledgeable, helpful & a valuable resource for all things Norton. Norton parts, Norton Repairs, Norton Service & Maintenance, or full Norton Restoration. They ship anywhere in the world, quickly & efficiently, and accept Visa, Mastercard & Amex. But most important, and best of all, you get to confer with one of the top Norton Motorcycle experts in the field, and someone who is willing to take the time to share some of that knowledge with you to make sure you get your Norton right, the first time.IN CONCLUSION
I have known Phil Radford since 2004, when I rode with him, along with a group from Raber's to the Classic British Motorcycle Rally held at Cachuma Lake, near Santa Barbara. It was one helluva ride & one helluva weekend. Back roads most of the 300 miles each way, old old Brit bikes, with 120 miles between gas stops, at one point. Fun. Phil rode it on one of his Nortons, as usual I was riding Yellow Bike. We all had a blast & no one got hurt. (Well, I got stung by a bee & I'm deathly allergic, but other than that…) We did it again for the Cachuma Lake Rally in 2008. Phil's a great guy & a real Norton guy. If you're looking for Norton parts & maybe some helpful, knowledgeable advice for your Norton, Phil's your man. He's the Norton Parts-Guy.
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Gary Oshana says:
I've been trying to get in touch with Phil. Cannot leave a message because his mailbox is full. Been trying for 3 weeks with no luck. Tried to order some parts on his website but it does not work either.
Anthony Tascione says:
I've bought from many British parts suppliers in both the US and England over the thirty-five years I've owned mostly Norton Commando's, many of whom are no longer in business. As a testament to Fair Spares they continue to provide consistently good services and fair prices. Nice that you highlighted Phil and his company.


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Understanding Independents and Independent Women
Independents aren't happy.
Eighty-eight percent are concerned about federal spending; nearly two-thirds (63 percent) feel they are losing some of their personal freedom; eighty-one percent are concerned about the government taking over health care, and almost three-quarters (73 percent) want to support candidates who favor repealing and replacing ObamaCare. Independents are currently a highly-motivated group; 68 percent said they were "absolutely certain" they will vote in the 2010 midterm elections.
"While the current numbers look promising for Republicans, the GOP should recognize that these voters remain up for grabs," say Heather Higgins, CEO of Independent Women's Voice, and pollster Douglas Schoen in the Wall Street Journal. Schoen and Higgins also co-authored an article on the shift in the attitudes of independents for Politico, and Higgins wrote a piece for National Review on the core values of independents, as reflected in the poll results. See the media responses to the poll. We can't resist singling out one of the latest articles–a perceptive piece in the Wall Street Journal by Kimberley A. Strassel that cited the IWV poll and picked up the pro-business mindset of independent voters.
Understanding Independents and Independent Women links:
PDF version of the full poll
Sept. 15-16 Poll Reinterviews PDF
IWV Press Release
OP-ED in the Wall Street Journal
IWV Survey of Independents Shows Embracing Conservative, Free Market Philosophy; Leaning Toward Republican Party
Douglas E. Schoen, LLC. on behalf of the Independent Women's Voice conducted a survey with a national representative sample of 1,000 Independent likely voters, between August 21st and August 30th, 2010. We also conducted focus groups in June and in September, and additional survey of 400 Independent likely voters, between September 15th and 16th. Key findings include:
Independents, Who Disproportionately Voted for Barack Obama in 2008, Today Are Very Discouraged about the State of Politics and the direction of Our Country.
Fifty-two percent of these Independents voted for Barack Obama, compared to 44 percent who voted for John McCain.
Seventy percent believe the country is on the wrong track, while just 18 percent believe it's on the right track.
Two-thirds believe the political process has gotten worse in recent years compared to just 5 percent who think it's gotten better.
When asked about how often they felt the federal government does what you would like them to do, just 7 percent responded "most of the time," compared to 59 percent who said "rarely" or "never."
Independents Now Lean Toward Supporting Republican Candidates in 2010 and Toward the Republican Party
In the August survey, Republicans had a 14-point lead among Independents in the upcoming Congressional elections, 37 percent to 23 percent. 40 percent remained undecided. In the September 15-16 survey, Independents were more heavily trending Republican: 40 percent planned to vote for Republicans, compared to just 18 percent who planned to vote Democrat. Forty-two percent still were undecided.
In the August survey, Independents who are absolutely certain to vote break better than two-to- one for the Republicans, 42 percent to 20 percent.
Independents say they lean toward the Republican Party rather than the Democrats, 50 percent to 25 percent.
They say the GOP is closer to their views on issues, 52 percent to 30 percent.
In the September poll, 53 percent of Independents thought that Republicans were more committed to cutting spending and taxes, while just 18 percent thought Democrats were more committed (30 percent weren't sure).
Independents Lean Toward Republicans Despite a Generally Unfavorable Opinion of the Party and its Leadership
Independents view the Republican Party unfavorably, 54 percent compared to 39 percent with a favorable opinion.
Their opinion of the Republican Congressional leadership is also generally unfavorable, 58 percent to 32 percent.
Independents say the GOP is heading in a direction that makes them less likely to vote Republican rather than more likely to (35 percent to 32 percent).
Fourteen percent of Independents who were originally Republicans say they left the Party and became Independents because they felt the Republicans spent too much.
Independents' View of Democrats Is Even Worse
The Democratic Party is viewed unfavorably 57 percent to 38 percent. Independents' view of Democratic Congressional Leadership is even worse, with 68 percent unfavorable compared to 27 percent favorable.
Barack Obama's job approval has sunk to 38 percent, with 60 percent saying they disapprove. However, President Obama himself is viewed slightly more favorably (43 percent to 55 percent), with 53 percent saying they like him personally (compared to 39 percent who do not).
By more than a three-to-one margin (62 percent to 18 percent), Independents say that the Democratic Party is headed in a direction that makes them less likely to vote Democratic in the future.
Democrats' Big Government Agenda Pushes Independents Away
Six-in-ten of those who said they were less likely to vote Democrat in the future cite the party's propensity to tax and spend too much; one-quarter cite the new health care law.
Forty-two percent of Independents say Democratic leadership has increased spending and taxation too much, and 34 percent say they should be cutting spending and taxation more.
One-quarter of Independents who were originally Democrats say they left the Party and became Independents because the Democrats want government to spend and tax too much, and support a large, intrusive government.
Nearly half (49 percent) believe the Democratic leadership has not only failed to properly address the economic crisis, but they believe they have made our economic problems worse.
Concern about Too Big, Too Intrusive Government Drives These Voters
Eighty-eight percent of Independents are concerned with the federal government's increasing level of spending, while 11 percent are not concerned.
Eighty-three percent are concerned with the federal government's overall level of taxation, while 14 percent are not concerned.
Seventy-nine percent are concerned with the growing size and scope of our federal government, while 19 percent are not concerned.
Independents believe that what would help most with a national recovery is cutting spending (65 percent) and cutting taxes (44 percent).
In the September poll, more than half of Independents (52 percent) expressed support for extending all Bush tax cuts, while 37 percent thought that those tax cuts should be maintained only for those making under $200,000. More than half (55 percent) of Independents asked in September expressed a preference for cutting government spending rather than President Obama's proposed additional $50 billion on infrastructure spending. Twenty-nine percent wanted the infrastructure spending and 16 percent weren't sure. Two-thirds prefer government to play the role it did in America in the early 20th century, where people relied mostly on themselves, the private sector and voluntary associations. Only twenty percent prefer government to play a role as it does in Europe where it is more centrally involved in the day-to-day lives of people.
Independents Feel They Are Losing Personal Freedoms and Too Big Government Makes Them Less Secure
Nearly two-thirds (63 percent) of Independents say they feel they are losing some of their personal freedoms as a result of some of the laws government has passed and the way government is expanding. Thirty percent say this is not really a problem.
Sixty-eight percent say these laws have gone too far and are too intrusive, while just 18 percent say that we have lost some personal freedoms from government laws, but that the laws that have been passed are necessary.
Two-thirds say they would feel less secure if government increased the level of its involvement in social services that are provided like health care, education, and financial regulation (just 26 percent would feel more secure)
Sixty-five percent approve of the government providing a social safety net for those in need, while one-quarter disapprove. However, 55 percent say the social welfare programs currently cover too many people, while 20 percent say they cover too few people. Forty-five percent say social safety nets should restrict who qualifies and not offer disincentives to positive and constructive behavior, compared to just nine percent who say they should be more expansive.
Independents Oppose Obamacare
Eighty-one percent of Independents are concerned with the federal government taking over health care. Just sixteen percent are not concerned.
Voters think repealing the health care bill is an important issue that should be considered during this election. Almost three-quarters (73 percent) think it is important that the candidates they support in the upcoming election support repealing and replacing the health care legislation. Just 20 percent think it is not important.
Those who disapprove of the new health care law do so because it will make coverage more expensive (41 percent), it gives government too large and intrusive of a role in health care (37 percent), and it does not address the real problems with the system (29 percent).
Forty-eight percent say that even if they agree with a candidate on everything else, they won't vote for him if they disagree on health care.
Other Issues That Are Important
Eighty-six percent are concerned with immigration in our country, while just eleven percent are not concerned. More than six in ten (61 percent) approve of Arizona's new immigration law, while just a quarter disapprove.
Nine in ten (89 percent) are concerned with terrorism and with America having a strong national defense, while 9 percent are not concerned.
Sixty-four percent oppose putting a mosque near Ground Zero, while 21 percent favor it. Even if they agree with a candidate on everything else, if they disagree on the Ground Zero Mosque 46% say they won't vote for that candidate.
Independents Are More Engaged in the Political Process
71% say citizens are paying more attention to politics this year, while 18% say they are paying the same amount of attention and 8% say less attention.


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Biography – LA FRENAYE, FRANÇOIS DE – Volume II (1701-1740) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography
LA FRENAYE, FRANÇOIS DE (baptized Pierre-Antoine), deacon, Recollet; b. 8 Oct. 1677 at Montreal, eldest son of Antoine de La Frenaye* de Brucy, a lieutenant in the Régiment d'Auvergne, and of Hélène Picoté de Belestre; d. in May 1705 at Orléans, France.
Pierre-Antoine de La Frenaye was a boarder at the seminary in Quebec and studied at the Jesuit college. In 1683, at the age of 16, he decided in favour of the religious life and entered the noviciate of the Recollets at the convent in Montreal, which had been founded the previous year. He took his vows on 10 May 1694.
Jean-Baptiste Céloron de Blainville, the second husband of François' mother, had invited Saint-Vallier [La Croix], bishop of Quebec, and Louis-Hector de Callière, governor of Montreal, to the ceremony of taking the vows. The presence of these high dignitaries gave a special lustre to this occasion, the first of its kind at Montreal in a male religious community. It resulted in the "affair of the prie-dieu" [See Joseph Denys].
After completing, according to the usage of the Franciscans of the ecclesiastical province of Saint-Denis, what might be called a second year of training, La Frenaye took courses in philosophy and theology at the convent in Quebec, or perhaps in France, where he is thought to have received the tonsure, the minor orders, and the subdiaconate; these ordinations are not recorded in Quebec. It is certain, however, that he received the diaconate from Bishop Laval, in Bishop Saint-Vallier's absence, in the chapel of the seminary on 18 April 1700. Shortly afterwards he returned to France, where he died in 1705, after 12 years in holy orders.
Following the example of his spiritual father St Francis of Assisi, the young religious voluntarily remained a deacon until his death.
Jacques Valois
AAQ, Registres d'insinuation A, 187. AN, K, carton 1238, pièce 48. "L'affaire du prie-dieu à Montréal, en 1694," APQ Rapport, 1923-24, 102. É.-Z. Massicotte, "Le sieur la Fresnaye de Brucy," BRH, XXXVI (1930), 644–45.
Religion – Roman Catholics – Recollets
North America – Canada – Quebec – Montréal/Outaouais
CÉLORON DE BLAINVILLE, JEAN-BAPTISTE (Vol. 2)DENYS, JOSEPH (Vol. 2)CALLIÈRE, LOUIS-HECTOR DE (Vol. 2)LA CROIX DE CHEVRIÈRES DE SAINT-VALLIER, JEAN-BAPTISTE DE (Vol. 2)LA FRENAYE DE BRUCY (Lafrenaye, Lafresnaye, Lafresnay, La Frenay, Lafraynaye), ANTOINE DE (Vol. 1)LAVAL, FRANÇOIS DE (Vol. 2)
LA CROIX DE CHEVRIÈRES DE SAINT-VALLIER, JEAN-BAPTISTE DE
CALLIÈRE, LOUIS-HECTOR DE
LAVAL, FRANÇOIS DE
Jacques Valois, "LA FRENAYE, FRANÇOIS DE," in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 2, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed January 18, 2020, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/la_frenaye_francois_de_2E.html.
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