The European Union is emerging as a formidable competitor among world economies, thanks to an aptitude for cross-border management and an ease with cultural diversity.
The driving force behind the New Economy is clear. Stock market fluctuations aside, the force is with the United States. In economic terms it is the colossus, and its success is not simply admired. The ways in which it organizes and manages its enterprises are emulated with enthusiasm. The British Empire bequeathed a bureaucratic civil service; the United States' legacy may well be its economic and business strategy and management prowess.
Nowhere is the emulation more apparent than in the countries of the European Union. Companies throughout Europe have for decades accepted the American management model as the management model. Business heroes are largely Americans. American success stories are devoured in Europe.
America's economic system receives much the same adulation from abroad. Its embrace of free markets, low taxation, and the individual pursuit of business achievement are the apotheosis of unfettered capitalism. The arrival of the New Economy has simply made this more apparent.
Comparisons between the vibrant American economy and the European economy tend to leave Europe lying weak in the shade. Indeed, Europe is often regarded as a risible competitive laggard, locked in a spiral of burdensome taxation and welfare costs, looking anxiously toward the United States for inspiration.
Now, however, there are signs that Europe is coming into the sun with a distinctively European approach to long-term competitiveness. Rather than acting as a timid emulator of everything American, Europe is forging its own competitive disposition in today's world of global commerce.
At its best, new European management is founded on the embrace of the "single market" concept, an aptitude for cross-border management, an ease with cultural diversity, and a belief that business is founded on relationships. These values and European nations' steady movement toward economic integration find fertile ground in the current economy.
In addition, the overall context for doing business in Europe is changing. A tradition of sociopolitical consensus continues to support welfare spending in many countries. At the same time, an increasingly entrepreneurial and business-oriented culture is emerging. Political machinations aside, ideas, products, capital, and people now move more freely in a single market. The practicalities of pan-European commerce have been simplified through European Union regulations and the introduction of the regional currency, the euro. The creation of a United States of Europe is unlikely, but as its domestic markets expand, Europe increasingly benefits from some of the advantages of scale traditionally enjoyed by the United States.
Still, European countries have not changed their spots. Europe is in many ways the antithesis of the American economic and business model. Despite all the books, the education programs, and the wide reach of American corporations, Europe is not the United States. It does not organize its businesses as the United States does, manage them in the same way, or have an American-style entrepreneurial culture. Europe may dream of being more like America, but, as a region, it can appear hidebound by a combination of culture, history, and habit.
The European Commission's Industry Council has identified key areas that must be addressed to improve Europe's competitiveness: the environment for business startups; access to financing, especially for small- and medium-sized enterprises; promotion of innovation; use of information technology; and training and lifelong learning.
The European High Level Expert Group on the Intangible Economy is among the groups recently comparing Europe with the United States. This panel of European and American consultants and academics concluded that "in almost all areas that impact on the attractiveness of Europe as a place to do business, the U.S. environment is at least 100 percent more attractive than the [European] Community." In some critical areas, this rises to 500 to 600 percent, for example: New MBA graduates (400 percent); company startup costs (200 percent); company startup time (600 percent); patenting costs and time (500 percent); availability of early-stage venture capital (500 percent); exit realization after taxes (100 percent).
Europe remains wedded to an economic, social, and political model that emphasizes high taxation and social responsibility compared with the U.S.'s stress on individual achievement and Social Security protection. The average tax burden throughout the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) was 37 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 1998. In the European Union it was 41.3 percent, whereas in the United States it was 28.9 percent.
Certain economic comparisons suggest Europe still perpetually lags the U.S. From 1991 through 2000, the U.S. annual real GDP growth led that of the European Union by 2 percentage points or more, according to Standard & Poor's DRI Research Services. But that growth gap may be diminishing. In 2001, Standard & Poor's expects 3.1 percent GDP growth for the European Union versus 3.6 for the U.S.
Furthermore, corporate return on capital achieved by companies outside the financial sector is higher in Finland (17 percent), the U.K. (12 percent), and Norway (12 percent) than it is in the U.S. (9 percent). The renaissance of Scandinavian economies is especially eye-catching. Norway's projected budget surplus for 2001 will be close to 15 percent of GDP. Finland boasts a number of high-tech hot spots as well as hot companies like the wireless telephone star the Nokia Corporation. Sweden also has a burgeoning New Economy sector and is home to internationally successful corporations such as the home furnishings retailer Ikea and global telecom giant Ericsson.
Sweden's revival is such that it is easy to forget that its currency was devalued at the beginning of the 1990s, and that it has had a social democratic government for all but nine of the last 68 years. Indeed, it is a classic example of a European country that has reinvented itself without shedding its long-term commitments to taxation and welfare. The Swedish corporate tax is 28 percent, and taxes still account for 52.1 percent of GDP.
Sweden is not alone. Across Europe, high-tax, high-welfare economies are prospering. France, for example, has a host of regulations protecting the rights of employees. Its entrepreneurial track record is limited, and it was never a particularly enthusiastic convert to the Anglo-American model. Indeed, the French retain a liking for bureaucracy, August vacations, long lunches, and leaving their offices at five. Only 10 percent of French full-time workers work more than 46 hours per week — versus 32 percent in the U.K. The French government introduced a 35-hour workweek in 1999. A study carried out by Fortune magazine found that it takes six minutes to register a new business in California; six weeks in France.
Yet, despite all this, the French economy is doing rather well. Unemployment has fallen below 10 percent. Employment expansion is now faster in France than in the United States. Likewise, in areas of the U.K., particularly in the Thames Valley, unemployment is minimal, and staff shortages are now acute.
In Ireland, this economic momentum is even more apparent. Between 1990 and 2000, the Irish economy grew by 80 percent in real terms. Now, after centuries of seeing its talented people emigrate, Ireland is recruiting foreign labor to work in its people-starved industries.
On a street corner in downtown Stockholm, across the road from Humlegården Park, the Lydmar Hotel is small and apparently inconsequential. But walk through the Lydmar's doors and you find yourself in the heart of one of the most vibrant economies in Europe. The hotel's unremarkable downstairs bar, a late-night jazz venue, is crowded with the great and the good of the Stockholm "digerati." Men and women dressed in black engage in intense and loud conversation. Cigarette smoke — from their American branded cigarettes — fills the air.
Among those contributing to the atmosphere is Jan Lapidoth. A striking, tall, white-haired figure, Mr. Lapidoth has played a leading role in two waves of Scandinavian business success. In the first, he was a vice president of the Scandinavian airline SAS when it was exuberantly turned around by then-CEO Jan Carlzon (also a Swede and one of the few European business leaders showered with American-style adulation for his success).
Sweden continues to embrace technology with enthusiasm. Some say it is the leading information technology country in the world. This has not happened overnight: There has been long-term government support for technology — for example, tax breaks for employees buying a computer, following such initiatives as free Internet connections for students and programs to give young children access to PCs.
It also helps that Swedish businesspeople have practiced Internet startup–style management for decades. Swedish companies emphasize consensus and negotiation. Hierarchies are minimal. "We're very conscious of results but not who did it. We don't need as many heroes," explains one manager.
International perspective is another hallmark of Swedish management. For example, management rotations through foreign subsidiaries have long been regarded as important learning opportunities and a sign of accomplishment. Swedish companies transcend boundaries in ways few others can manage. In part, this is a function of the population — just 9 million people. Exports account for 40 percent of Sweden's GDP.
The international success of Swedish business is exemplified by the unlikely example of Vin & Sprit AB (V&S), a state-owned company that exercised a monopoly for most of the 20th century. When its monopoly was finally lifted, 300 competitors flocked to the market. One would expect the company to have been consigned to history. Instead V&S owns Absolut, one of the world's most valuable brands. Such is the company's success that a book of Absolut's advertising campaigns sold a staggering 150,000 copies. Absolut, the fifth-largest spirits brand worldwide, is the No. 1 imported vodka in the United States, with 60 percent of the market. And the winner is the Swedish government — in 1999 V&S brought in SEK 230 million ($25 million) for the Swedish treasury. Ironically, this is the same government that has one of the most restrictive alcohol policies in Europe.
V&S has succeeded largely because of its commitment to being boldly different. State-owned monopolists are not usually renowned for their capacity to take risks or be imaginative and innovative. V&S is well-known for having done those things. Its ad campaigns and the clever extensions of the Absolut brand have cemented its reputation for shrewd brand stewardship.
Senior management at V&S say state ownership is really irrelevant in assessing the dynamics that drive this company. "Whether it is state-owned or not is not really an issue. We operate like any other company," says Göran Lundqvist, chief executive of Absolut. Formerly with Unilever, Mr. Lundqvist hasn't detected any difference in behavior between his past and his current employees.
The management and leadership skills seen in Sweden are widely evident in Europe, and are broadly those required in an environment in which competition is global and technology is driving a 24/7 business pace. The United States is supremely equipped to be a high-speed innovator, but Europe may actually be better equipped to provide the steady guidance all companies — both startups and traditional companies in transition — need to surmount short-term obstacles and sustain growth. In addition to Europe's aptitude for global management and its relative ease with dealing with multiple cultures, European managers, in general, believe deeply in the importance of relationships.
By contrast, it is possible to work in the U.S., never set foot outside its borders, and remain largely unaware of different cultures. This is beginning to change in the business world as many immigrants from Southeast Asia, Eastern Europe, and Central America become successful entrepreneurs. It is notable, however, that although the U.S. is the most popular destination for immigrants, the inflow of immigrants is larger in nine European nations relative to the total population of the destination country.
Europe clearly has an advantage in the global economy, where sensitivity to other cultures and the ability to work in teams is increasingly important. In recent years, European comfort with diversity appears to have grown even more. Nowhere is this more evident than in the sports arena. A soccer game between two of London's most famous teams, Arsenal and Chelsea, still stokes ancient rivalries to their historical intensity. Yet the teams are managed by a Frenchman and an Italian. Of the 22 players, only a handful are British. The rest are a potpourri of nationalities from throughout Europe and beyond.
The situation is similar in corporate headquarters. Unilever, headquartered in Rotterdam, has an eight-member executive committee whose members are drawn from the U.K., Ireland, the Netherlands, France, India, and Indonesia. Similarly, the Swiss–Swedish conglomerate ABB Group has long required that its managers "have an exceptional grasp of differing traditions, cultures, and environments." At one time the company's supervisory board of eight included four nationalities, and its executive committee went one further with five. Former CEO Percy Barnevik summed up the company's view as: "Competence is the key selection criterion, not passport." Now more European (and American) multinationals are encouraging a global makeup among their senior leadership. Mr. Barnevik is on the board of the General Motors Corporation. The Texan Marjorie Scardino has made the reverse journey, to become chief executive of the London-based media group Pearson PLC.
Europeans are also adept at regarding business as a series of relationships. The importance of these associations can be seen in the behavior of European venture capitalists, who are more likely to invest in an individual with the expectation that a long-term relationship will be created. Relationships are viewed by Europeans as more critical than expectations of returns on the investment. American venture capitalists take a comparatively hardheaded view.
These aspects of the European business environment are not new; managerial skills and attitudes are forged by cultures over time. What is changing is the context in which they are practiced. The New Economy demands more consensual and culture-based management skills. It is built on relationship-dependent initiatives like cooperative strategies and strategic alliances, for which European managers appear well equipped.
In Europe, attitudes toward business are changing, too. Traditionally, business has had a nebulous role. Businesspeople are not lionized. Indeed, European entrepreneurs may be more likely to be celebrated as marginal eccentrics than commercial geniuses. Business is one aspect of society rather than its driving force. And business failures are not accepted as easily as they are in the U.S.
The European venture-capital market is also expanding. According to the European Venture Capital Association, in the first six months of 2000, a total of 12 billion euros ($11.5 billion) was invested in 3,664 companies. Of this, 29 percent was allocated to the high-tech sector, representing investments in 1,700 companies. Extrapolating from these figures, which cover 51 percent of Europe's private equity houses, total venture-capital investment for the first half of 2000 could have been as high as 23.5 billion euros ($22.6 billion). If the level of investment was sustained in the second half of 2000, it would total 47 billion euros ($45.1 billion). This contrasts with a 1999 European venture-capital investment of 25.1 billion euros ($26.7 billion), suggesting a rise of 87 percent.
Private investors, so-called business angels, are also growing in number. The U.K. has led the way in the use of business angels in Europe, where they are steadily increasing in popularity — 110 Business Angel Networks now operated in Europe, with 50 in the U.K. alone. According to the National Business Angels Network (NBAN), there are about 180,000 such angels in the U.K. investing approximately £500 million ($724 million) a year in 3,500 businesses. The NBAN calculates that angels make 10 times as many investments in startups and early-stage businesses as do venture-capital funds.
More and better routes to early-stage financing are backed by the development of other elements in an entrepreneurial infrastructure. Alternative investment markets such as Germany's Neuer Markt, France's Nouveau Marché, and the U.K.'s Alternative Investment Market (AIM) provide financial markets for smaller companies.
At the same time that Europe is more readily embracing commercial values and affording business greater recognition, long-held social values remain solidly in place. The success of Sweden and other European nations suggests that high taxation need not be an impediment to economic success. Instead of being a disadvantage, Europe's costly social welfare systems are now often viewed as an advantage. "It's not despite welfare, but because of it that Sweden has developed well," says the country's prime minister, Göran Persson.
European social policies are backed by a system of values that rejects exclusion and inequality and that accepts the legitimacy of state intervention and active labor market policy. "In the United States, if you fail it is regarded as your own fault. In Europe there's a different perspective. If someone has failed there is a sense that society has failed. There's a sense of community," says Karl Moore, coauthor of Foundations of Corporate Empire, a faculty member of Canada's McGill University, and an associate fellow at Templeton College, Oxford University.
These European values, skills, and perspectives are increasingly evident and supported by a political and economic infrastructure. The countries of the European Union possess a new coherence. European regulations that further enable pan-European competition and the development of the euro will add to this.
Paradoxically, however, Europe remains fragmented and in all likelihood always will be. The politics of the euro, expansion of the European Union, and any pan-European initiatives remain tortured. Europeans rarely speak with a single voice on any one issue. Instead, there are a host of voices in different languages. In fact, difference remains Europe's most notable feature. There is an enormous difference between the Danes and Swedes of the north and the Spaniards of the south. For all of Europe's diversity management skills, the ability to reconcile and capitalize on differences remains one of the region's greatest challenges.
To some extent, the answer to the question of whether Europe can compete comes down to self-assurance. "There has been a collapse of European confidence over the last decade. It is closely related to the ascent of Wall Street. It will change when that changes," says John Kay, one of the U.K.'s leading economists and first director of Oxford University's Saïd Business School.
The American model is powerful, but if Europe is to succeed, it must consign its reliance on, and veneration of, the American business and management model to history. After all, exports to the United States account for a mere 2.3 percent of GDP in the European Union. Furthermore, as Mr. Kay notes, "The notion that there's nothing worthwhile in the European business tradition is mistaken." Among other things, he points to the pivotal role of English merchants in the historical development of trading economies. He could also point to the role of Adam Smith, John Stuart Mill, and John Maynard Keynes in the development of economic theory.
Europe stands alone, and its future competitive strength will rely on a newfound ability to respond in a fast-changing business world. Throughout much of the last century, it has effectively ducked these issues through its willing embrace of American ideas, role models, and best practices. Now, the need is for genuinely European approaches, European thinking, and European best practices. These will not provide a single all-embracing European perspective — just as there is no United States of Europe. Instead, they will provide a host of approaches and answers. The European ability to harness the area's diversity and complexity in pursuit of a common goal is liable to be tested as never before. The prize has never been greater or nearer.
Stuart Crainer is a U.K.-based business journalist and a contributing editor to strategy+business. Mr. Crainer is author and editor of numerous management books, including the Financial Times Handbook of Management (Financial Times Prentice Hall, 2001) and The Management Century: A Critical Review of 20th Century Thought and Practice (Jossey-Bass, 2000).
Des Dearlove, "Incubators in Europe — A Tough Egg to Hatch," s+b, First Quarter 2001; Click here.
Rob Schuyt, Mark Melford, and Frank Vrancken Peeters, "Europe Ventures Forth," s+b, First Quarter 2001; Click here.


Having some issues getting copy to work using Duplicacy with my vertical backups. I'm potentially getting things a little muddled up so appreciate some advice on where I might be going wrong.
Vertical backup currently runs on my ESXi host and backups to an NFS share on my NAS (FreeNAS).
I'm running a jail on FreeNAS that hosts Duplicacy and has the same directory mounted within the jail to carry out maintenance (been working fine for months).
I did this by doing an init on the /root directory of the jail with a dummy snapshot id (DuplicacyNAS01) that uses the same storage as my vertical backups.
I'm now trying to copy the storage to my B2 storage which is already being used by Duplicacy.
Little stuck now, I'm not sure what I've missed?
So, after a bit of reading I understand that the compression level and chunk sizes need to match in the 2 storage locations.
I've no idea how to set them up so they match?
the B2 storage at storage_url should not have been initialized before.
The chunk sizes of your B2 storage mean that it was initialized by Duplicacy with the default options.
So is it a case that I can't use vertical backup to back up to the same storage I already use for Duplicacy backups?
Or is there some precursive actions I need to take if I want the two applications to backup to the same storage (the intention here is to maximise the deduplication of my cloud backups).
You won't get any deduplication between Duplicacy and Vertical Backup due to the differences in how they split files into chunks. Duplicacy uses variable-size chunking while Vertical Backup uses fixed size chunks so chunks will most likely be different in sizes.
It is technically possible for Duplicacy to back up to a storage initialized by Vertical Backup but the performance will be terrible if there are too many small files which will need to be uploaded individually (instead of being packed first).


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'Acting Alongside Thalapathy Vijay Inspired Me to Become an Actor': Irfan Zaini Recalls
How many of you know that renowned local actor Irfan Zaini once appeared alongside Thalapathy Vijay in 2008's Kuruvi, and it was that experience that made him the actor he is today?
Irfan Zaini is a renowned local actor, model and TV host who has appeared in many serials and shows.
But do you know that appearing alongside Thalapathy Vijay in 2008's "Kuruvi" is what inspired him to become an actor in the first place?
Astro Ulagam caught up with the 26-year-old, who recalled his experience of working with the superstar, when he was just 12. Irfan played the heroine, Trisha Krishnan's brother's role in the movie.
"I had followed my father to see the movie's shooting in KL, and I noticed many boys around my age at the spot. They were walking in and out of the casting room there.
"Then my father met the director Dharani, whom he already knew, and they both started chatting up. That's when the director asked if I was willing to give it a shot," he said.
According to Irfan, his father was at first hesitant to agree to the proposal as his son had no prior cinema exposure, but agreed when the director said that Irfan would be coached by an assistant.
Since Irfan could not read Tamil, the script was translated into English and Trisha also put him at ease by chatting him up.
"The shoot lasted for five days. The only minus point was I had to wear the same clothes for the five days," he quipped.
Irfan's scene lasted for about five minutes in the final cut of the movie, but that was more than enough for the young boy, who was smitten by Vijay back then.
He recalled the experience in an Instagram story yesterday, in conjunction with Vijay's 47th birthday.
"Posting this for the 100,000th time. Will cherish that moment of sharing same screen on my first movie with thalapathy, for the rest of my life," he had captioned a photo of him with the famous actor.
In fact, it was that experience of being in the limelight that charted his path into movies, he recalled.
"I initially wanted to become a pilot, but after I fell in love with being in front of the camera, my life path changed."
Irfan has had a chance of bumping into Vijay at the Master audio launch, but could not really communicate with the actor, due to tight security, more so during the COVID-19 pandemic, he said.
Nevertheless, the actor will forever cherish the memory of working alongside his boyhood idol, he added.
#Entertainment#vijay

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Szklarnikowate (Cordulegastridae) – rodzina owadów z rzędu ważek należąca do podrzędu ważek różnoskrzydłych (Anisoptera).

Charakterystyka
Rozpiętość skrzydeł dochodzi do 10,5 centymetra. Ubarwienie w żółte i czarne paski. Oczy są zielone lub niebieskawe i łączą się w jednym punkcie.

Larwy do rozwoju potrzebują stosunkowo czystej i wartko płynącej wody. Postacie dorosłe latają od czerwca aż do września. Spotkać je można zazwyczaj nad górskimi strumieniami. Samiczki składają jaja do wody, latając prostopadle nad nią zanurzają pokładełko. Larwy zakopują się w dnie, wystawiając tylko głowę i przednie odnóża. Rozwój w wodzie trwa od trzech do pięciu lat, i w tym czasie osiągają długość całkowitą co najmniej 45 milimetrów.

Występowanie
W Polsce występują dwa gatunki z rodzaju Cordulegaster:
 szklarnik górski (Cordulegaster bidentata)
 szklarnik leśny (Cordulegaster boltonii)
Obydwa są rzadkie na terenie kraju.

Na obszarze Europy i północnej Afryki występują m.in.:
 Cordulegaster heros
 Cordulegaster princeps
 Cordulegaster trinacriae
 Cordulegaster picta
 Cordulegaster insignis
 Cordulegaster helladica

Klasyfikacja
Do rodziny zaliczane są rodzaje:
 Anotogaster
 Cordulegaster
 Neallogaster

Zobacz też
 ważki Polski

Przypisy

Bibliografia
 Dijkstra K.-D.B. (red.) 2006. Field Guide to the Dragonflies of Britain and Europe. British Wildlife Publishing, Gillingham

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Q: Create two subsets of data such that each subset has equal proportion of classes I have a beginner in python and machine learning. I have a dataset of 30k+ observations and highly imbalanced. I have to create two subsets of data such that first subset contain 92% of success records and 8% of failure records and same applies to the second subset, given that these two sets contribute to 70-30 of the overall dataset.
len(data)=30k
subset1= 70% of 30k such that it contains (92% of success records and 8% of failure records)
subset1= 30% of 30k such that it contains (92% of success records and 8% of failure records)
This is for binary classification. These subset1 and subset2 are to be used for train and test datasets as per business.

A: Without having access to the dataset, I can give you some guidelines as how to do this,

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*Divide original dataframe (df) into success (df_s) and failure records (df_f)

*df1 and df2 will each contain 15k records from df

*using pandas.DataFrame.Sample() extract 0.92 records from df_s and 0.8 records from df_f and put them in df1

*whatever is remaining in df_s and df_f goes into df2 (Note: you might need to play around with this last step depending upon your data)

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Walter "Lee" Baihly walks along the Potomac River.
Walter "Lee" Baihly with his staff at River & Trail Outfitters.
Walter "Lee" Baihly and his wife, Grace Eunsook Kang.
A pioneer passes: Walter 'Lee' Baihly inspired a love of activities on the Potomac River
By Colin McGuire cmcguire@newspost.com
Colin McGuire
Behind the Brunswick MARC station, somewhere after Maple Avenue turns into Canal Road, a closed campground sits. It's unseasonably warm for a Tuesday afternoon in November. No matter. The temperature means nothing to the Potomac River as it lay perfectly, barely moving to the naked eye, operating as proof that Mother Nature continues to be the greatest artist that ever lived.
The scene might not mean much to most, but it would mean the world to Walter "Lee" Baihly, who died recently after being struck by a car in a Lowe's parking lot at the age of 78. He had as much a hand in the river's popularity in Frederick County as anyone, birthing the Brunswick Family Campground and raising its profile with the help of his business, River & Trail Outfitters.
"The guy lived for the Potomac River," said Rick Weldon, president and CEO of the Frederick County Chamber of Commerce. "I would have called Lee an environmentalist before it was cool to be called an environmentalist. Any cleanup that got done along the banks of the Potomac, Lee was there."
Weldon met Baihly around 1994, when Weldon became city administrator for the city of Brunswick. It wasn't long before the two crossed paths, Weldon said, referring to the Minnesota native as a steward of the river. Baihly was always a quiet man, the type of person who would think before he spoke, always opting to converse rather than confront.
That's why he was able, at one point, to lead a business that employed more people than CSX did in Brunswick, Weldon speculated. People were drawn to him not only for his leadership, but also for his loyal friendship, calm guidance, and deep intellect. Easy to know and impossible to forget.
One of the things over which Weldon and Baihly bonded was their commitment to bipartisanship, the former explained. Thinking aloud about what his late friend might tell people enamored in strongly held political views these days, Weldon smiled.
"You know what I'd bet he'd say?" the former House of Delegates member asked rhetorically. "'Everybody just needs to spend more time outdoors, breathing fresh air, walking along the towpath, fishing in the river, skipping stones across the river, on a tube or kayak out in the river.
"'If we focused more on that,'" he added, "'we'd have a much clearer sense of our reality and ability to put things in perspective that working in an office with four walls and no windows — you don't have that when you're on the Potomac or Shenandoah river.'"
Walter "Lee" Baihly was born on July 28, 1941, in Rochester, Minnesota. Always drawn to nature, he earned Eagle Scout honors before venturing off to earn a degree in history and political science from St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota.
Those studies eventually landed him an internship for Al Quie, a congressman from the Land of 10,000 Lakes, and that brought him to Washington, D.C. Though he eventually earned a master's degree in journalism from the University of Minnesota, he met his future wife, Grace Eunsook Kang, in a class they had while studying at American University.
It was 1971 when the Baihlys moved to Knoxville while Lee directed the Partnership Program for the Peace Corps in Washington. Among his duties for the group was recruiting professional football coaches in America to coach the sport overseas. Once his family settled in Knoxville, however, Baihly's most prominent passion prevailed as he laid eyes on the Potomac.
"He thought it seemed like a great place for an outfitter," said John Gonano, his son-in-law. "So, while he was still working and commuting, he bought two bikes and six canoes, and he and his wife started renting them on the weekends. He launched it into a full-time job by 1976.
"The environment was a natural thing for him," added Gonano, who serves as general manager of River & Trail Outfitters. "He believed that if people would get out into nature, they would learn to appreciate it and protect it."
And that, they did. Employing hundreds of people at River & Trail throughout his life, he took pride in the love he saw people express for the outdoors. John Fieseler, executive director of the Tourism Council of Frederick County, said earlier this week that he believes Baihly's influence on attracting people to the area is nearly impossible to measure.
"He was a pioneer for river activities in this area," Fieseler said. "He was ahead of his time to look at the river and see recreational opportunities that some of the fishermen hadn't taken advantage of. In Frederick County, we had the benefit of him and his business stepping in with the campground in Brunswick. Since then, it has been just a really great amenity that we have. He absolutely set it up for success."
One of the successes that Gonano believes will outlast most of his father-in-law's achievements? The familial quality of those who worked with him at the business he brought to the area.
"He was very proud of the number of couples that met while working at River & Trail," Gonano said. "At least 25 couples since 1972 met while working there and whenever he would talk about it, he would point out that his divorce rate [was] much better than the national average."
"Lee," he continued, "always attracted the true believers."
A father Figure
To many people, Baihly was far more than a boss; he was a father figure, too. Safety was always on his mind, as one of his former employees, Vivian Laxton, explained this week. Currently the director of the Frederick County communications department, Laxton reflected on the time she spent working for him while carrying a child.
"He was shocked to learn I was going down the river while I was pregnant," she said. "Even though I kept telling him that the doctor said it was OK, he said, 'As soon as you can't fit into that life jacket, you're off the river.'"
Karin Tome, owner of Towpath Creamery in Brunswick, echoed Baihly's penchant for compassion dating back to when they met while working on the town's river race. She said that while she viewed him as a unique person and a good soul, he would never speak out of turn, opting instead to listen, often offering insight and asking questions.
She also described his love for the area's outdoor offerings as infectious. He appreciated those who put in extra time to volunteer, she said, and though he was soft-spoken, she considered him one of the smartest people she's ever met.
"He had a Santa Claus quality to him," Tome explained. "He was so comforting, a really genuine person. He was so full of life and he was always inquiring to learn more. He always gave you a good feeling whenever you talked to him."
Though he was 78 when he died, Gonano maintained that Baihly was in good health. It wasn't long ago that he was in need of open-heart surgery, so, according to Gonano, Baihly changed his diet, making it plant-based. The move worked, Gonano said, and in addition to losing nearly 40 pounds, he continuously received clean bills of health after making the switch.
"He essentially told Johns Hopkins to go pound sand," Gonano reflected with a chuckle. "It shocked all of us that he was able to stick with it."
Still, a succession plan for River & Trail was in the works before the accident that took Baihly's life. Now, Gonano said, the family is going to wait until after the funeral to decide what's next for the business. No matter what decisions are made, though, he suggested that there could never be anyone to truly replace his father-in-law.
"He was a pioneer," Gonano said. "His outfitter was the oldest outfitter in the area. I think he set the standard of safety, which is easy to say in theory, but hard to put into practice, and he put it into practice. He had a way of seeing what people were interested in and talented in and he really would go with it.
"He was a bit of an artist," Gonano continued. "He always told me that management is an art, it's not a science. He always wanted to put people in a position that accentuated their skills. A couple guys have said that he was the most positive father figure in their lives."
So many words for one single man. Friend. Father. Steward. Visionary.
And as the Potomac sits, steadily watching over the Brunswick Family Campground, two more come to mind: gift-giver. So, as the sun sets, the river flows and the grounds prepare for a harsh winter season, the scene itself sparks thought of Santa Claus finding his North Pole somewhere in the leaves scattered across the land.
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HappySeller2014 Nov 8, 2019 8:32pm
Well written article. Very good journalism and FNP reporter. Wonderful man. The Potomac has lost a friend, but Heaven has gained one of earth's best caretakers. I would not be one bit suprised if he asked St. Peter at the pearly gates for the closest river location in Heaven needing a good clean-up.
mrnatural1 Nov 8, 2019 9:24pm
mrnatural1 Nov 8, 2019 10:56am
An inspiring tribute, thank you.
mdbass201 Nov 8, 2019 9:55am
Before he was even here the Brunswick area had a great interest in the river and all the opportunities it provided. The Federal government in it's veal to protect the C&O canal ended almost all of this after 1972 when Agnes hit the area by buying up all the property along the river and forcing out the people who had used the river for 50 years so they could protect it from us the tax payers of the USA and tell us how it should be used.
hayduke2 Nov 8, 2019 6:35pm
Pretty sure that was to keep people from continually getting flooded, rebuilding in a flood prone area, and doing it all over again and again, while using taxpayer funded flood insurance.
That is my understanding as well hayduke.
As I recall, most of those folks got a pretty sweet deal -- more money than they would on the open market.
gabrielshorn2013 Nov 9, 2019 10:07am
You are correct mrnatural. Even with the nice payday for the former owners, the taxpayers saved money in the long term. Folks should not be allowed to continually rebuild in a flood plain.
hayduke2 Nov 8, 2019 9:47am
Informative article. Thank you.
gabrielshorn2013 Nov 8, 2019 7:30am
What a wonderful man. RIP.
francesca_easa Nov 7, 2019 7:57pm
Thanks for this article and for an unsung hero of the region.
Pioneer is definitely what I always thought of Lee.
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Q: msysgit broken from 1.7.11? After updating msysgit to 1.7.11, I get the following error when calling git-svn:
$ git svn rebase
Can't locate Git/SVN/Editor.pm in @INC (@INC contains: /lib
/usr/lib/perl5/5.8.8/msys
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at C:\Program Files\Git/libexec/git-core\git-svn line 81.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at C:\Program Files\Git/libexec/git-core\git-svn line 81.

Does anyone else experience this problems?

A: Update
Seems like this issue is fixed in the meanwhile. Keeping original answer for reference.

Original answer:
After doing a little research, I found this issue: https://github.com/msysgit/msysgit/issues/32
Obviously the bug is already known.
Meanwhile, I help myself by manually downloading the missing packages:
cd C:/Program\ Files/Git/lib/perl5/site_perl
mkdir -p Git/SVN/Memoize
cd Git/SVN
for i in Editor.pm Fetcher.pm Prompt.pm Ra.pm Memoize/YAML.pm
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done

A: I was able to browse to the repo but using a slightly different URL:
https://github.com/gitster/git/tree/master/perl/Git/SVN

A: This issue is already fixed, yust downlad and install Git-1.7.11-preview20120710.exe from here:
http://code.google.com/p/msysgit/downloads/list?q=full+installer+official+git


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My Movie Alphabet! An A-Z Of My Favorite – And Most Offbeat Films!
By johnrieber on May 11, 2017 • ( 28 )
My Movie Alphabet!
Yes, the poster art says "Vol. 2" – because I missed the first "go-round" on this fun exercise in cinema! A movie for every letter of the alphabet – who can refuse?
For many of us, this is our great escape – a movie auditorium where magic happens – I have seen so many incredible films in my life…oh, outside too!
I love this idea – thanks to "MettelRaySe7en" for doing this, here is the link to see how you can participate:
https://mettelray.wordpress.com/2017/05/01/mettelrayse7en-my-movie-alphabet-vol-2-blogathon-announcment/#comment-10520
Let's get started with a film that, while fictional, captured one of the most exciting and influential pop culture changes in our nation's history!
A – A Hard Day's Night
Hard to imagine how culturally significant "Beatlemania" was in today's social media world, but this film captures the pop culture impact of The Fab Four through a hilariously droll, fictional film the band starred in – how did they know to make this film so it would come out as they were taking over the world – what an achievement! If you want to see just how wild their first trip to the US was, check out the terrific documentary here:
https://johnrieber.com/2016/09/06/the-beatles-first-us-tour-new-movie-the-fab-fours-segregation-battle-ron-howards-fascinating-new-beatles-documentary/
Next up is one of my top ten films of all time:
B – Boogie Nights
Paul Thomas Anderson shows the birth of adult cinema in LA's San Fernando valley through the fictional story of Dirk Diggler…one of the greatest cinematic achievements ever, and career bests for the entire cast – see the "oral" history here:
https://johnrieber.com/2014/12/11/dirk-digglers-livin-thing-70s-sex-80s-excess-the-oral-history-of-boogie-nights/
Here is another film from my "top ten of all time":
C – Chinatown
This lost Best Picture in 1972 to the greatest film of all time – more on that in a minute, but Roman Polanski's story of Los Angeles in the 40's, as seen through our thirst for water – and power – still resonates today – read more about this classic film noir here:
https://johnrieber.com/2013/02/19/forget-it-jake-its-chinatown-cynical-attitudes-and-sexual-motivations/
Ok, these were all fairly well known, let's get obscure:
D – Darker Than Amber
This very obscure action film from 1970 has one of the most brutal – and REAL – onscreen fights ever captured – yes, the two main actors got carried away and the Director captured it all – see it here:
https://johnrieber.com/2013/03/01/darker-than-amber-film-noirs-legendary-fight-scene-a-brutal-hidden-gem/
Next up is one of the most hypnotic films I've ever seen…
E – Enter The Void
Argentinian Director Gasper Noe uses "2001: A Space Odyssey" as his inspiration to tell the story of a young man killed in Tokyo, who floats over the city to observe life after his death – see the hypnotic trailer here:
https://johnrieber.com/2014/11/01/audacious-mind-blowing-cinema-enter-the-void-vanishing-waves-and-holy-motors/
Need some 70's horror? Great, let's head to France!
F – Fascination!
French Horror Director Jean Rollin made moody, cerebral horror films filled with nudity, blood and amazing images like this one:
See all of his incredible work from the 70's here:
https://johnrieber.com/2015/09/13/bloody-fascination-sexy-shockers-wildest-cult-horror-directors/
Now, time to celebrate the greatest film ever made:
G – The Godfather
For me, it is simply the greatest cinematic achievement in film history – beautifully acted, lyrical, violent and multi-layered to reveal something new each time I see it – and of course, Brando read from cue cards held by Robert Duvall!
One last bit of trivia – the horse's head was real! Here is more on that:
https://johnrieber.com/2017/02/15/brandos-cue-cards-real-horse-heads-the-godfathers-best-stories-2/
Now, a film that was so good it had three different names!
H – Hookers Revenge!
I HAD to get a Christina Lindberg film on this list! She is the "Queen of Artsploitation", and this one was so good they kept releasing it to grindhouse theaters with different titles! Officially known as "Thriller: A Cruel Picture" – it's also AKA "They Call Her One Eye" and also AKA "Hooker's Revenge" – even thought she doesn't play a hooker in the movie!
She may have been mute in the film, but she really kicks some ass, and recently Christina spoke about her career – see that interview here:
https://johnrieber.com/2014/08/11/christina-lindberg-speaks-the-queen-of-artsploitation-bares-all/
Christina Lindberg is my "grindhouse guilty pleasure", but the next film is serious, compelling and vital:
I – The Island President
This documentary tells the story of one person trying to save his country from drowning – and the politics of climate change…so powerful and important, see the trailer here:
https://johnrieber.com/2015/05/07/the-island-president-a-tragic-compelling-documentary-a-nation-underwater/
The next film on my list is one of those "movie theater experiences" I will never forget…
J – Jackie Brown
Some Quentin Tarantino was overdue, but more importantly, some Pam Grier! He wrote it with her in mind, and she stars with a timeless swagger…just one of her great films, like "Black Mama White Mama" and the blaxploitation classic "Foxy Brown"…see her here:
https://johnrieber.com/2015/03/21/black-mama-white-mama-queen-of-blaxploitation-pam-grier-naked-showers-women-in-prison-classics/
I was inspired by my friend Pete from Beetley, England…he is counting down his movies as well – you can follow along with them here:
https://beetleypete.wordpress.com/2017/05/10/a-z-film-challenge-day-ten/
Next up, a cerebral thriller with a very young Donald Sutherland…
K – Klute
A somewhat forgotten film from 1971, Jane Fonda won an Oscar for her portrayal of a lonely prostitute who is being watched by one of her clients…a young Donald Sutherland is also great…see more here:
https://johnrieber.com/2014/06/01/klute-the-late-show-electra-glide-in-blue-three-obscure-film-noir-70s-classics/
Now, one of my top 5 favorite movies…
L – The Last Of Sheila
This terrific mystery puzzle of a film was written by Stephen Sondheim and "Psycho" Anthony Perkins! An all-star cast including James Mason James Coburn, Raquel Welch, Richard Benjamin and Ryan Cannon make this a must see – here is the trailer:
https://johnrieber.com/2014/06/29/psycho-and-sondheim-the-last-of-sheila-classic-hollywood-murder-mystery-richard-benjamin-rules/
Time for one of America's greatest Actors to lighten up…
M – Midnight Run
"Why are you unpopular with the Chicago Police Department?" The greatest buddy/action film of all, the first time we discovered that Robert DeNiro could do comedy! See the new blu-ray here:
https://johnrieber.com/2014/11/28/fistophobia-the-brilliant-but-neglected-buddy-action-comedy-midnight-run/
Next up, a European Actress from the 70's who was naked in every single film she made!
N – Night Of A Thousand Desires!
I love Lina Romay – her haunting beauty and willingness to put it ALL out there – I mean, she is naked in every single film she made, and most of it was lovingly captured by her partner/husband Jess Franco – this is a great example of her hypnotic appeal, with a great blu-ray thanks to Mondo Macabro – see it here:
https://johnrieber.com/2017/05/06/night-has-a-thousand-desires-lina-romays-cult-classic-jess-francos-sex-shocker/
Next up, my second favorite film of all time…
O – O Lucky Man!
This obscure British masterpiece was written by and starring Malcolm McDowell – right after "A Clockwork Orange" – it is a brilliant satire of a world gone mad with an equally brilliant soundtrack – see it here:
https://johnrieber.com/2013/03/22/o-lucky-man-malcolm-mcdowells-seinfeld-connection/
Time for more 70's stuff, this time a grindhouse classic:
P – Prime Cut
The "grindhouse" era of the 60's and 70's allowed studios to make gritty B-movies like this one, with lots of sex, nudity and violence, and many big stars willing jumped in! "Prime Cut" stars Gene Hackman, Lee Marvin and a VERY naked Sissy Spacek in her movie debut – see the trailer here:
https://johnrieber.com/2014/03/23/prime-cut-grindhouse-classic-gene-hackman-vs-lee-marvin/
Need more obscure classics?
Q – Q! The Winged Serpent
Legendary Exploitation Director Larry Cohen made this film about a "winged serpent" terrorizing New York – one of many great movies he made…here is a documentary about his life – and his wild wild work!
https://johnrieber.com/2017/05/08/king-cohen-exploitation-director-larry-cohen-killer-babies-winged-serpents-exploitation-master-dynamite-new-documentary/
I think a musical is in order….
R – Rude Boy
I grew up loving The Clash – but did you know they made a film? "Rude Boy" is the story of a roadie who dreams of success while following The Clash on their REAL tour of the UK at the end of the 70's – and the birth of punk rock! This is terrific stuff – see the trailer here:
https://johnrieber.com/2014/03/09/the-clash-is-live-rude-boy-iconic-punk-music-meets-classic-cult-movie/
Another from my top twenty is next:
S – The Shawshank Redemption
One of the most inspiring movies ever made – brilliant from start to finish – Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman was flawless – click here to see the real "Zihuatanejo":
https://johnrieber.com/2014/05/18/zihuatanejo-the-inspiring-greatness-of-the-shawshank-redemption/
Here is #3 on my list of greatest films:
T – Taxi Driver
Martin Scorsese and Paul Schrader capture the gritty streets of New York perfectly – as seen through the eyes of Travis Bickle – this masterpiece is still topical forty years on – see the anniversary reunion here:
https://johnrieber.com/2016/04/21/travis-bickle-turns-40-taxi-driver-tribeca-screening-3-reasons-to-love-him-one-big-reason-to-hate/
OK, from masterpiece to Russ Meyer!
U – Up!
Need a break from the seriousness of the list – well, how about some Russ Meyer? The man who gave us "Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill!" also got us "Up!" See how here:
https://johnrieber.com/2012/03/16/sexploitation-classics-the-russ-meyer-edition/
Need more grindhouse?
V – The Virgin Witch
I love the sexploitation era of the 60's and 70's as you can see, and films like "The Virgin Witch" are the reason why…virgin witches baring all for our pleasure – see how here:
https://johnrieber.com/2015/10/17/bloody-witchcraft-horror-sexy-virgin-witches-halloween-2015-heats-up/
W – Withnail & I
Simply the greatest British comedy ever – Richard E. Grant is brilliant, and the film is acerbic, insightful, and hilariously funny – read more here:
https://johnrieber.com/2017/04/10/withnail-i-30th-anniversary-classic-80s-cult-comedy-richard-e-grant-tell-all-book-with-nails/
Some letters of the alphabet are better sung than spoken…
X – Xanadu
What, you don't want an 80's musical with a rollerskating Olivia Newton-John? I included "Xanadu" because it's so "of its time", and because it also has a terrific soundtrack from The Electric Light Orchestra! Here's proof:
https://johnrieber.com/2015/02/25/elo-rocks-the-grammy-awards-brilliant-70s-orchestra-rock-jeff-lynnes-beatles-love/
Mel Brooks was a brilliant filmmaker, and here is one example:
Y – Young Frankenstein
The funniest film ever? Well, argue amongst yourselves, but Brooks competes with himself for that title ("Blazing Saddles!"), and this film gives Gene Hackman – yes, GENE HACKMAN! A chance to show how funny he is! To celebrate this legendary Actors birthday, I highlighted his ten best roles:
https://johnrieber.com/2017/01/30/happy-birthday-gene-hackman-ten-roles-that-defined-a-hollywood-legend/
Finally, I leave you with Bond, James Bond…well, this next film is a 007 you've never seen before!
Z – Zardoz!
Yes, that's 007 in a bright red loincloth! But WHY? The answer lies in one of the wackiest films ever committed to celluloid – the lunacy of "Zardoz." Click to see some of the hilariously "WTF" dialogue and trailer!
https://johnrieber.com/2012/10/01/suspiria-caligula-zardoz-wacky-one-word-movie-wonders/
Well, I tried to showcase movies you knew and many you didn't, so let me know what you think!
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You have the most eclectic, bizarre and amazing movie taste. You truly rock. Gotta share the love for The Godfather, it's grand film making and story telling of the highest echelon.
Thanks! On my A-Z countdown I'm trying to include obscure and cult cinema as well as the classics – thanks as always for your note!
You're a master of discovering obscure movies, you put me to shame.
I follow two websites, DVDDrive-IN and Mondo Digital, and they always have new releases of obscure cult films – the grindhouse era is fascinating to me – it was a time of wacky moviemaking – not sure if you saw my primer to that era but here it is:
https://johnrieber.com/2012/11/23/sex-violence-grindhouse-have-a-purient-holiday-an-exploitation-gift-guide/
People certainly weren't shy about graphic content then. Seems like a parade of violence, breasts and shocking behaviour.
You know what Vinny? So much of it was a "come on" – the movies never went over the line because they'd get busted! It was a lot of pandering and promising – the movies themselves were mostly cautionary tales – well, until the laws were relaxed and hardcore movies took over that whole area!
Thanks for the knowledge. Pandering and promising, how fascinating.
Fantastic! From the sublime to the differently sublime!
Thank you! So many great options, just want to share some that are obscure to the core!
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Thank you! Not a "best of" but a collection of all sorts of cinema!
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My good blogging friend, John compiled his ow favourite A-Z top picks. Enjoy his unusual taste, and his own 'insider' thoughts on the film industry.
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Oh my gosh…Prime Cut…another super 8 one I used to watch. Did you ever watch Soylent Green? They somehow remind me of each other.
Ah! The Last of Sheila! What a fantastic movie. I haven't seen it in years. I remember thinking it is so brilliant! High time I try track it down (I saw it on Super 8 – my parents had boxes and boxes of movies that video stores were throwing out).
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Love the fact that you have reviews for all of your picks linked, that's some commitment to the alphabet I haven't seen! While most of the picks are foreign to me Shawshank Redemption speaks to me on a higher level, that movie is indeed a masterpiece, I think I watched it twice during that week when I first watched it.. just to be sure it was amazing. It was. I watched it multiple times after that as well!
Yes, a number of these are classics, some are just quirky and unique – I like to highlight offbeat and challenging cinema as well, so it's not a "mainstream" list only….and "Shawshank" is so great!
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Hi there! I found your alphabet via Mettel Ray and just wanted to say, what an excellent list! Have added some of these films to my watchlist. And excellent taste for choosing Zardoz! 😉
Thank you for your comment! I tried to do some mainstream, some offbeat, and some wacky wacky wacky like "Zardoz!" I appreciate your note!
You have eclectic, bizarre taste which is why your blog is interesting. This alphabet challenge reveals a lot about a person. I like that!
Cindy, I wanted to offer a wide range of movie options…some mainstream, some offbeat, and some wacky, like "Zardoz"!
A list that was just as I expected from you, John. Full of excellent mainstream choices, alongside the wacky and wonderful erotica that you love. I think you will find that 'One-Eye' was Tarantino's inspiration for the character in 'Kill Bill' too. Some of your later choices might well appear further down my own A-Z. Who knows?
(When my own challenge is complete, I will re-blog this, for comparison.)
Pete, thanks for reading it – i wanted some mainstream, some offbeat, and some that are just, well, cinematic treasures for all the wrong reasons!
Solid list! I love the inclusion of Boogie Nights…it's one of my favorites! And Jackie Brown! So much swag in that movie!
Courtney, thanks for your comment, I appreciate it! I tried to include mainstream stuff, offbeat stuff, and wacky wacky wacky stuff – see the trailer for "Zardoz" to understand just how much madness has been committed to celluloid!
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3SMITHS at Alice Gallery
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July 12 – September 6
Alice Gallery Exhibit Showcases the Collaborative, Boundary-pushing Work of Three Smiths
An artist and two of his sons join together in a collaborative exhibition opening at the Alice Gallery.
3SMITHS features work by Tony Smith and his son, Evan and Willie.
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And there began the idea for an exhibition by not only Tony and Willie but also Tony's eldest son, Evan, who is chair of the art department at West High School. Evan comes by the studio, usually on Wednesday after classes, to join the collaborative fray.
"There's some great stuff going on when the three of us get together," Tony said. "That is, if we can keep Willie from getting his hands on the fat black redacting marker."
The small viewing circle of their work will be greatly expanded while 3SMITHS is on exhibition at The Alice Gallery. The individual and collaborative work by Tony, Evan, and Willie is inventive, mostly humorous, and illustrates how it is not always a strength to "stay within the lines."
The Rio & Alice Galleries were created as a service to Utah artists. They provide free venues for emerging and established artists to collaborate on exhibits and engage the community through art making and dialogue. For more information on exhibition and other program opportunities visit visualarts.utah.gov.
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The Venerable Melchior de Marion Brésillac (1813 -1859) Founder of the Society of African Missions (S.M.A.)
The 8th of December is SMA Founders Day – an occasion that is remembered and celebrated in SMA Houses and Parishes all around the world. This year is special as the cause for the Canonisation of Melchior de Marion Brésillac has advanced with the declaration that he is Venerable, a first step on the road to Sainthood. Below is a brief outline of his life, work and priorities.
Early Years of his life
Melchior de Marion Brésillac was born on 2nd December 1813 in the town of Castlenaudary, near Carcassonne in the South of France. He was the eldest of five children (three boys and two girls). His parents – Gaston and Josephine – have been described as "full of Christian faith". Because of the state of primary education and the prevailing "atmosphere" in post- Revolution France, Gaston and Josephine decided to educate the children themselves. Melchior proved to be a good student.
At the age of nineteen, Melchior announced that he wished to become a priest. He went to the Diocesan Minor and Major Seminaries. A long-time friend and Biographer states: "Everybody liked him (Melchior)…his school-mates because he was always cheerful and in good mood, straightforward and honest…his teachers because he was flexible, ready to work and trustful…with an immutable fidelity to all the rules of interior discipline and all the laws of the church". The Formators (and his Bishop) also saw in Melchior great leadership potential, as well as being a "born teacher". He was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Carcassonne on 22nd December 1838.
Priestly Ministry
Father Melchior de Marion Brésillac was appointed as Curate in his own native parish (St. Michel) – a practice not uncommon at that time. For the next two and a half years, he was happy in the usual pastoral ministry. He was respected as a caring, prayerful and hard-working priest… but deep within his being, he felt the call to be a missionary. He realized that this feeling had "been dormant in him since childhood, side by side with a strong desire to be priest." After much discernment and strong opposition – particularly from his father – Melchior left to join the Paris Foreign Missions Society on 2nd June 1841. He was aged 28.
Missionary in India
After taking the Oath of membership in the "Paris Foreign Missions" (M.E.P.), Father Melchior de Marion Brésillac left for India (by boat) on 12th April 1842. For the next twelve years, Melchior served in the Pondicherry area of Tamil Nadu State in the South of India. In quick succession, he held the posts of Curate in Salem District, Superior of the Minor Seminary and much to his own surprise, nominated Bishop of Coimbatore at the age of 32. During these years – and particularly as a Bishop – Melchior de Marion Brésillac wrote and spoke about his deep-felt convictions concerning the unjust "caste system", the urgent need for a local clergy and the necessity to reform Liturgical Rites (which seemed to accept almost everything in the "culture of the people"). His views met with indifference or even strong opposition. He wrote reports to Rome in which he stressed the necessity and urgency for reform. In the meantime, he tried "to advance the work of God" as best he could.
There came a time, however, when Bishop de Marion Brésillac was faced with a serious problem of conscience. And so, after a protracted period of discernment, he felt that he had no alternative but to resign. The resignation was eventually accepted by the Pope in 1854.
The Foundation of the Society of African Missions
Bishop de Marion Brésillac returned to France via Rome. While there, he was asked to write a comprehensive report on "The State of the Church in India". It was well received and acted upon some years later.
The desire for missionary service continued to burn in the heart of the young "retired" Bishop. He studied various possibilities, prayed and sought advice. Finally, he requested the Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith to send him to Africa. This was a largely unknown Continent at that time. Melchior de Marion Brésillac felt that there was huge scope for his particular vision of evangelisation. Eventually – in a letter dated 26th February 1856 – Rome formally stated that Bishop de Marion Brésillac was allowed to go to Africa – provided that he set up a group of like-minded missionaries – to continue the mission. This was truly a moment of great joy – as well as a big challenge – for the new Founder.
The Society of African Missions (S.M.A.) was formally consecrated to Our Lady at the great shrine of Our Lady of Fourviere, overlooking the city of Lyons, France on 8th December 1856. With the help of some "excellent" priest volunteers, new aspirants and many friends and contacts, the work of laying the foundations for the new Society intensified.
In 1858, Bishop de Marion Brésillac formulated "The Fundamental Articles of the Society of African Missions" – a charter which describes the aim, nature, government, life-style and spirituality of the Society. On 28th October 1858, the first S.M.A. missionary team left for Freetown Sierra Leone, West Africa. They arrived (after "an interesting" voyage) on 12th January 1859.
In the meantime, the "Bishop Founder" was anxious to get to his new "area of work" or "Diocese". With two new missionaries, he arrived at Freetown on 14th May 1859 to find a city "in a state of terror" – in the grips of a Yellow Fever epidemic. People were dying like flies. As there was no vaccine or proven treatment available at that time, the little group of six S.M.A. missionaries took whatever precautions they could and tried to help the sick.
Within three weeks of the Founder's arrival, three missionaries had died (on 2nd, 5th and
13th June). Another member was sent back to France (on a passing ship) by the Founder due to "long-term headaches and strange behaviour". All the time, Bishop de Marion Brésillac kept those in France and in Rome informed – expressing his "grief and sadness, the possible negative effects on young candidates at home". He also wrote about his hopes and plans for the future. In all his communications he expressed his "resignation to the will God".
The grave of the Founder and the early SMA missionaries
Then, the Founder himself grew gravely ill. On the morning of 25th June 1859, it was clear that the end was near. His only remaining confrere (Father Reymond – who was ill himself) was "carried" to the Founder's bedside and administered the Last Rites. The priest was too ill to remain there and was "carried" back to his own sick bed. Mr. Bremond (from the French consulate) and Mr. Quinn (an Irish businessman) kept vigil. Towards the end, the Founder opened his eyes and muttered: "Faith, Hope and Ch…" He was unable to find the last word. Mr. Bremond added "Charity" – to which the Founder said: "Thank You". He then closed his eyes and died. He was 45 years old.
The burial took place next day. There was no Catholic priest to lay him to rest (as Father Reymond was close to death). A Protestant minister said some prayers at the graveside and a few "notables" of Freetown were present. Father Reymond died three days later and was buried with his brethren. Thus ended the first S.M.A. mission to Sierra Leone, West Africa…
Postscript: The work of the S.M.A. has lived on… Over the past 160 years, members of the SMA have served the people of Africa and of African origin. May the life, teaching and example of Melchior de Marion Brésillac continue to inspire a missionary commitment in Christians today and into the future…
"A great fruitfulness has come from the Calvary of Freetown".
SMA Founder
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Paris-based DJ, producer and record store owner Jacques Bon will release his first extended player of the year next month through Live At Robert Johnson.
As you'd expect Jacques Bon delivers two classic deep house tracks, whilst on the flip Lauer takes reign offering up two remixes, including a shimmering 808 workout. Take a listen via the player below.
'Fractals' EP is scheduled for release 12 April 2019. Order a copy from LARJ.
Discover more about Jacques Bon and Live At Robert Johnson on Inverted Audio.


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2014 IndyCar Firestone 600 Odds To Win: Will Power Favored
Firestone 600 Odds
FORT WORTH, TX (TheSpread) – The 2014 IndyCar Series drives under the lights on Saturday night for the Firestone 600. Here is a look at the odds to win this race.
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According to oddsmakers at Bovada.lv, Will Power is favored to win the race, as he has 4/1 odds. Other short odds to prevail are Helio Castroneves (9/2), Scott Dixon (11/2) and Ryan Hunter-Reay (11/2).
Power won this race back in 2011 when it was a dual event. Power is the points leader by 19 points over the field. He has two wins and two runner-ups this year.
Castroneves is a four-time winner of this event and the defending champion. He is currently second in the point standings and has one win in 2014 to go along with a total of five top 5s.
Dixon won this race in 2008. He is eighth in the current points standings, 142 points out of first place. Dixon is seeking his first win of the year and he has three top 5s.
Hunter-Reay has never won this event, but he finished second last year. He is currently third in the point standings, 27 points out of first place. He has two wins this year and two second-place finishes.
Bet on Firestone 600 Odds
The Firestone 600 will take place on Saturday, June 7 from Texas Motor Speedway at 8PM ET. For complete odds and track information on this year's race, see below.
Odds to win the 2014 Firestone 600
Will Power #12 4/1
Helio Castroneves #3 9/2
Ryan Hunter-Reay #28 11/2
Scott Dixon #9 11/2
Marco Andretti #25 10/1
James Hinchcliffe #27 12/1
Carlos Munoz #34 14/1
Tony Kanaan #10 14/1
Juan Pablo Montoya #2 15/1
Ryan Briscoe #8 20/1
Sebastien Bourdais #11 20/1
Justin Wilson #19 25/1
Simon Pagenaud #77 25/1
Josef Newgarden #67 28/1
Takuma Sato #14 33/1
Charlie Kimball #83 50/1
Graham Rahal #15 50/1
Jack Hawksworth #98 50/1
Carlos Huertas #18 100/1
Sebastian Saavedra #17 125/1
Mikhail Aleshin #7 150/1
2014 Firestone 600 Information
Race Date: Saturday, June 7
Location: Texas Motor Speedway
Green Flag: 8PM ET (NBCSN)
Track Type: Speedway (248 laps)
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During the festival, films are screened in front of a jury of international professionals and important local figures.
8 prices are handed out each year by the festival and its partners.
Grand prize Ânûû-rû Âboro Festival : For the International Competition best documentary, endowed with 300 000 XPF.
Hôtel Tieti award : Jury special award for the International Competition, endowed with 150 000 XPF.
Bernheim Library award : For the best Pacific length film, endowed with 150 000 XPF.
Tjibaou Cultural Center award : For the best Pacific short film, endowed with 100 000 XPF.
FOL award : For the International Competition best short film, endowed with 100 000 XPF.
Cèikî award : Given by par Koniambo Nickel-KNS to the best local film, endowed with 300 000 XPF.
Youth public award : Given by high school students.
Public award : Given by the festival's public, funded by les Nouvelles Calédoniennes.


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Het Tianjinmuseum (Chinees: 天津博物馆, hanyu pinyin: tiānjīn bówùguǎn) is het grootste en meest bezochte museum van de havenstad Tianjin in China. Het museum, gelegen in het district Hexi, bevat een grote collectie traditionele kunstobjecten en geeft een beeld van de levende tradities en culturele geschiedenis van Tianjin. Het museumgebouw is ontworpen door de Japanse architect Mamoru Kawaguchi en heeft een unieke bouwstijl. De schaalvormige structuur van het gebouw – als een zwaan met opengeslagen vleugels – maakt het een van de opvallendste gebouwen in het centrum van Tianjin.

Het huidige gebouw werd in december 2004 voor publiek geopend nadat het Kunstmuseum en het Historisch Museum gefuseerd waren. De expositiezalen beslaan drie verdiepingen. In het museum staan duizenden kunstvoorwerpen en oude artefacten tentoongesteld, waaronder kalligrafie, schilderijen, kunst van brons, keramiek, jade, inktsteen, Jiagu (botten of schildpadden met inscripties van de Shang-dynastie), munten, historische documenten en relikwieën uit de moderne tijd.

Zie ook
Lijst van musea in China

Museum in China
Bouwwerk in Tianjin


You'd expect no less from a city renowned for creating fine wines.
What better way to explore the wine capital of the world than to go on a delicious wine-tasting odyssey.
Ripe with new ideas and cutting-edge urban renewal, the wine Mecca that is Bordeaux has got its spark back. Words Susan Gough Henly.