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James Donaldson Timber
Importing, Processing and Distributing Timber throughout the UK
Silktrim
Environmental/Quality
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JDT Flyer
Established importers, processors and distributors of:
Joinery Whitewood
Silktrim MDF Mouldings
Structural Whitewood
Clear Softwoods
Hardwood Oak Mouldings
Real Wood Veneered MDF Mouldings
We are proud to be part of the James Donaldson Group of companies, with over 150 years of timber expertise
Donaldson's Environmental Intern Wins National Prize
There were celebrations at James Donaldson Timber Ltd (JDT) last week as student placement Charlotte Owen won first prize at an award ceremony in Edinburgh.
Charlotte has been working with JDT for the past two months through the Bright Green Placement scheme, looking into the energy usage and carbon emissions of the business. The placement is run across Scotland by The Business Partnership Ltd, and culminates in an award ceremony to honour the most enterprising student.
After competing against 12 students for the regional awards in August, Charlotte made it into the national final at the Royal Society of Edinburgh on 6 September along with six other students from across Scotland. Following a presentation and exhibition to a panel of judges, Charlotte was awarded with 'Most Enterprising Environmental Student 2011' by Stewart Stevenson, MSP, Minister for the Environment and Climate Change.
During her placement, Charlotte's objective was to reduce the company's energy consumption and carbon emissions, predominantly through developing a monitoring and targeting system to highlight the peaks and troughs of energy usage. Through her investigations, Charlotte identified that she could save the company 20% on electricity bills, reduce paper waste by 4.5 tonnes and reduce its carbon emissions by 210 tonnes per year.
Charlotte explains:
"It was my intention that with an effective monitoring system, well researched recommendations and a voluntary 'Green Team', the company could make positive changes that would be welcomed and supported by its employees well into the future.
"I was absolutely delighted to win the national final of the Environmental Placement Programme. This has been one of the most learning intensive and valuable experiences of my life. Before my placement I had the passion and interest for sustainability and energy reduction as well as the skills to think analytically and problem solve. My placement has since given me the technical knowledge to carry out energy and carbon monitoring and assess the feasibility of a number of engineering and technical measures to reduce energy consumption. I've learnt a lot; I feel like I've had a positive impact on the company, and I've also had a great time."
Donaldson's Integrated Systems Manager, Mark Murphy comments:
"Charlotte far exceeded what was expected of her in her role, and has been a real asset to the company over the last two months. We're extremely pleased and proud that she won the national award, and that her hard work has been recognised.
"As a company dedicated to managing the impact we have on the environment, we are always looking for new ways to perform our business in a more environmentally-responsible manner. I will be taking over Charlotte's report and will ensure that where possible the company follows her recommendations. We wish her all the best in her future role."
Since starting her placement, Charlotte has been offered a job with Kent County Council Highway Transportation Graduate Stream, where she will be planning new infrastructure developments, public transport and non-vehicular modes of transport.
Donaldson's Employees Set To Cycle 2,000km for Charity!
There are now less than five weeks to go until the Donaldson Challenge 2011 kicks off its first leg from DTE Ashford!
Our valiant cyclists are currently getting in some final training ready for the gruelling 1,223 mile cycle around the UK via all 23 branches of the Donaldson Group.
Non - Executive Director, Alan Sinclair is working particularly hard, as he prepares to cycle the entire 2,000km route in just three weeks! Alan will be joined for much of the cycle by Non - Executive Director Randolph Murray, who will also be cycling a remarkable 700 miles.
26 brave James Donaldson & Sons employees and friends have signed up to take part in the challenge as a relay, accompanying Alan and Randolph on their journey around the branches; starting at DTE Ashford and finishing at the JDT sawmill in Leven. It should be a very exciting event - please be sure to give Alan, Randolph and the relay teams a big cheer if you see them on their tour around the country!
The aim of the cycle is to raise £20,000 for Columba 1400, in connection with our company charity, the Donaldson Leadership Academy. Columba 1400 is a truly fantastic social enterprise and charity with a focus on young people who come from challenging backgrounds, including exclusion, homelessness, and those in Local Authority Care. Columba 1400 recognises the tough realities and restrictive environments in which many young people operate and the limited employment opportunities they face - these are often the young people who are the hardest to reach and those so often excluded.
Columba 1400's residential programmes, followed by ongoing support, are designed to give young people the strength and courage to find their own unique voice - and to use that voice to inspire the families and communities they return to. By raising money for this charity we are making a real and significant difference to a number of young people's lives.
Along with the endurance test ahead of the cyclists, cycling any distance in the British summer is certainly going to have many challenges along the way, with the changeable weather and swarms of midgeys - not to mention the saddle-soreness!! !! Any support you can offer for this experience would therefore be very much appreciated.
If you would like to support the Donaldson Challenge, you can donate online through our 'Just Giving' page at http://www.justgiving.com/TeamDonaldson where you can also see a video of how your money can make a difference to the young people involved. Any support you can offer the cyclists is very much appreciated.
We will be updating the website, facebook page and Twitter during the cycle, so you'll be able to see the progress being made. Please keep coming back to find out how they're getting on!
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If you would like to take part in the cycle, or would like to offer your services as support vehicle driver for a leg of the journey, please contact Holly on 01592 760912 or hollyi@donaldson-timber.co.uk.
The Ultimate Donaldson Challenge
It is with great excitement that we announce our biggest challenge ever: The Donaldson Cycle!
The Donaldson Cycle will take place in Summer 2011, and is being organised to increase Group camaraderie; have some fun, and hopefully raise some funds in the process for Columba 1400 in connection with our company charity, the Donaldson Leadership Academy.
The cycle will be taken in a relay formation, touring around all 23 branches of the Donaldson Group, starting at DTE Ashford and finishing at James Donaldson Timber Sawmill in Leven.
The route will take the cyclists across the UK with a distance of 1,223 miles, with an option to participate in one or two legs of the journey as a relay, or for the really keen (and we have already had some sign up!) there is an option to cycle the entire Donaldson Tour.
The cycle is planned for June-July 2011, with the dates to be confirmed in the coming weeks. More details of the event will also be announced shortly. Keep your eye out for more information; it looks set to be a fantastic event!
If you are interested in taking part in the Donaldson Cycle or would like to sponsor us, please contact Holly at hollyi@donaldson-timber.co.uk or 01592 760912.
You can make a donation to the charity at our Just Giving page.
Start - DTE Ashford
Finish - James Donaldson Timber Sawmill, Leven
1,223 miles (approx 65 miles per day)
Date Commencing:
(this is flexible depending on the abilities of those taking part, call for further details)
Timber Trading Review August 2010
During the first six months of this year, culminating factors such as: reduced production activity in certain Scandinavian/Baltic/Central European countries, rising log prices, exchange rates (particularly the Pound versus the Swedish Krona and the Euro), increased world demand and other areas of the world prepared to pay higher levels than the UK, have played their part in pushing up the cost of imported softwood product.
Unfortunately this situation (particularly in the case of rising log costs) has not changed, and if anything has become more severe as we move into the third quarter.
Third quarter levels for Whitewood will have increased from the first quarter - dependent on quality and specification - by between 20-30%.
Imported softwood prices are now already at historically high levels in the UK, and we believe they are unlikely to come under any pressure to reduce for the remainder of this year, and may continue to increase in the fourth quarter.
Continually rising softwood levels will be more unwelcome news for everybody involved in the supply/sale of softwood. We will however, continue to work hard to minimise the overall effect of increased price changes to our customers.
Donaldson's Celebrates 150 Years in the Industry
Leading timber specialist, James Donaldson & Sons Ltd is celebrating 150 years in business this year.
To mark the company's sesquicentennial, James Donaldson & Sons Ltd has decided to leave a 150th anniversary legacy for the benefit of the community. Mr Neil Donaldson, Chairman and CEO of James Donaldson & Sons Ltd explains:
"For a company to survive 150 years is incredibly rare, and is something which we within the firm are enormously proud of. The Directors and I did not want this amazing milestone to go unrecognised and gave much thought about how to celebrate the achievement."
Two years ago, the Directors of James Donaldson & Sons decided to start a charity in recognition of the 150th anniversary. Rather than waste money in short term revelry, the company donated £150,000 to the new charity, and so The Donaldson Leadership Academy was launched.
The purpose of the charity is to help children who have not had an easy start in life to realise their true potential. These young people often have very low expectations for their future, so the aim of the Donaldson Leadership Academy is to challenge that perception.
The children are taken to social enterprise Columba 1400 on the Isle of Skye, which is devoted to leadership development. Here they develop team skills, self worth and confidence, and most importantly, enjoy themselves.
For the last two years the charity has sent 32 young people from the Levenmouth area where the company was founded to Columba 1400. Mr Donaldson explains the results:
"Seeing the effect this experience can have on children is incredibly moving. My wife and I have participated with the children on Skye in each of the last two years and not only have these visits been inspirational they have also been life changing.
"I hope that through the generosity of our shareholders and suppliers, we will be able to double the figure we have already invested in the Donaldson Leadership Academy."
The Donaldson Group, which comprises Donaldson Timber Engineering Ltd, James Donaldson Timber Ltd, MGM Timber Ltd and Parker Kislingbury Ltd, began in 1860, when James Donaldson started selling timber from Tayport in Fife.
In the last 150 years, James Donaldson & Sons Ltd has grown to become one of the UK's leading independent processors, manufacturers and distributors of timber and engineered timber products. From one small branch in Fife, Donaldson's has become a nationwide group with 21 operating branches across the UK.
Donaldson's Gets Royal Seal of Approval
Fife-based timber specialist, James Donaldson & Sons Ltd has had the pleasure of welcoming Royalty to it's sawmill in Leven this week, as the company was visited by HRH the Duke of York.
Prince Andrew was on site to honour the 150th anniversary of James Donaldson & Sons, and spent time with the company looking around the sawmill and learning about the business.
To mark his visit and the anniversary of the timber company, he unveiled a commemorative sculpture which had been carved out of a tree, representing a lumberjack from 1860 when the company was founded.
During his visit, the duke learned with particular interest about the Donaldson Leadership Academy, which Donaldson's set up in recognition of the milestone anniversary.
The charity takes local young people to Columba 1400 on the Isle of Skye to help them develop confidence, team skills and leadership qualities. In the last two years, 32 youngsters from the Levenmouth area have benefited from the charity.
The duke was introduced to a graduate from the Donaldson Leadership Academy, along with some local school children and group of Donaldson's staff.
The company's longest-serving employee Mr Andy Waddell was presented with a certificate by the duke, thanking him for his long and loyal service. Andy has been with Donaldson's for 50 years, and has been present at not only the 150th celebration, but also the 125th and, remarkably, the 100th anniversary celebrations.
To thank Prince Andrew for his visit, Chairman and Chief Executive of James Donaldson & Sons Ltd, Mr Neil Donaldson presented him with a traditional hickory-shafted putter, similar to what would have been used by golfers 150 years ago. The putter which was made in St Andrews was a particularly appropriate gesture, as the 150th Open Championship begins in St Andrews today.
Chairman and Chief Executive of James Donaldson & Sons Ltd, Mr Neil Donaldson comments on the day:
"We are incredibly honoured that His Royal Highness, the Duke of York was able to join us to mark our 150th anniversary. We're humbled that such an esteemed and senior member of the Royal family could spare some time in his schedule to celebrate with us.
"The group of Donaldson's employees and local high school pupils who were available to meet the Duke of York were particularly delighted that he took the time to speak with all of them. We all had a most enjoyable morning, which even the rain couldn't dampen."
James Donaldson Timber Expands South of the Border
Leading timber importer and distributor, James Donaldson Timber Ltd (JDT) has expanded its presence into the North West of England, with the opening of a JDT site in Chorley, Lancashire.
The Chorley site previously traded as Alfred Hulme Ltd, since the business was acquired by the James Donaldson & Sons Group in November 2008.
JDT Managing Director, Mr Iain Torrance explains:
"The decision to amalgamate our Leven and Chorley sites into one trading entity enhances the JDT commitment to grow its presence in the market place and is in line with our longer term strategy to offer full UK coverage. This will also bring a number of key benefits for our customers in the way of product offering, supply synergies and enhanced service."
JDT Chorley will continue to manufacture and supply its key product range of MDF Mouldings, Softwood and Panel Products, with a focus on supporting the Merchant sector.
It's been a big year for JDT, as the company was awarded NBG Timber Supplier of the Year in January. The James Donaldson Group of companies is also celebrating its 150th anniversary this year.
James Donaldson Timber Win Timber Supplier of the Year Award
Timber importer and distributor James Donaldson Timber have started the year with a celebration, following a big win at the NBG Supplier of the Year Awards.
Donaldson Timber was awarded Timber Supplier of the Year at the ceremony, which was held at the Hilton Hotel in Manchester on 18 January.
The national award which is voted for by members was an impressive feat for the Scottish company.
Managing Director of Donaldson Timber, Iain Torrance comments:
"We are over the moon to have won this award - to win a national award voted for by the members is a real accolade. We pride ourselves on being a business based on relationships, and I think this award confirms just that.
"The award is a tribute to all our staff at JDT, who work extremely hard to give our customers what they want. My team has done a fantastic job this past year; we're delighted that this has been recognised. We would like to thank the membership for their ongoing support, and of course for voting for us."
James Donaldson Timber is one of the largest importers and distributors of timber in the UK. It is part of the James Donaldson Group of companies, which celebrates its 150th anniversary this year.
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what the consequences might be of taking different decisions.
Explain that you are not going to ask about these decisions as they may be very personal, involving family matters, for example.
If you are unable to show the video, try a role play based on examples of what the children think are dilemmas in ordinary life, e.g., choosing what film to watch, deciding on plans, what to have for lunch etc.
Why couldn't the girl in the film (or people in the role plays) make any decisions? What do you think she was(or they were) afraid of?
What do they find difficult to make decisions about in their daily lives?
Choice is always a good thing.
If you can't make your own mind up it's best to go with what your friends are doing.
I find it really easy to make my mind up about choices whether they're big or small.
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After a little discussion time, explain that there may be lots of factors to bear in mind when making a big decision, but one thing that many people say helps is to reflect on what you find most valuable in life. For many people, such values can come from their religious or belief community, and they can find people there to help, advise and support them, including members of their family.
Ask the children to talk to a partner about who might best help them when it comes to making big decisions. Remind them that they should never feel alone when it comes to making a tricky decision: there are plenty of trusted adults who can usually help.


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I've been very unmotivated this past week. I think it's because all the hustle of Christmas is done, the excitement of a fresh, new year is over, and all that's left is snow. Lots of snow. And cold. Lots of cold. It's been in the negative temps for a few days now. The only time I go outside is to shovel snow and go to work. Yuck.
I just finished six days in a row at work, but now I have the next two days off. Hurray! So today, I'm venturing out in the cold to go visit my friend who's also my chiropractor. But, tonight and tomorrow, I plan on getting my sewing mojo back up and running. I had cut out three reusable grocery bags over a week ago. I want to get those sewn up and maybe cut out a few more projects.
A few months back I blogged about my fabric stash and how I wanted to scale it down. I'll admit, I have bought some new fabric since then. I had a gift certificate to one store, there was a going out of business sale at another, and Treasure Bay Fabrics had an awesome sale at the end of the year! I couldn't resist. But, I've been much more conscious about what I'm going to do with the fabrics I buy.
The first row is all from Joel Dewberry's Bungalow collection. The second row are from Dear Stella's Mercer collection. And the last row are all from Lizzy House's Cat Nap collection. But, I'm going to hold off on ordering anything until my stash goes down some in size. :) And I'm going to start working on that tonight.


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SHAREHOLDER ALERT: The Gross Law Firm Notifies Shareholders of InnovAge Holding Inc. of a Class Action Lawsuit and a Lead Plaintiff Deadline of December 13, 2021 - (INNV)
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New York, New York--(Newsfile Corp. - November 29, 2021) - The securities litigation law firm of The Gross Law Firm issues the following notice on behalf of shareholders of InnovAge Holding Inc. (NASDAQ: INNV).
Shareholders who purchased shares of INNV during the class period listed are encouraged to contact the firm regarding possible Lead Plaintiff appointment. Appointment as Lead Plaintiff is not required to partake in any recovery.
https://securitiesclasslaw.com/securities/innovage-holding-inc-loss-submission-form/?id=21656&from=5
This lawsuit is on behalf of persons and entities that purchased or otherwise acquired InnovAge common stock pursuant and/or traceable to the registration statement and prospectus issued in connection with the Company's March 2021 initial public offering.
ALLEGATIONS: The complaint alleges that during the class period, Defendants issued materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) certain of InnovAge's facilities failed to provide covered services, provide accessible and adequate services, manage participants' medical situations, and oversee use of specialists; (2) as a result, the Company was reasonably likely to be subject to regulatory scrutiny, including by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; (3) as a result, there as a significant risk that CMS would suspend new enrollments pending an audit of the Company's services; and (4) as a result of the foregoing, Defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects, were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis.
DEADLINE: December 13, 2021 Shareholders should not delay in registering for this class action. Register your information here: https://securitiesclasslaw.com/securities/innovage-holding-inc-loss-submission-form/?id=21656&from=5
NEXT STEPS FOR SHAREHOLDERS: Once you register as a shareholder who purchased shares of INNV during the timeframe listed above, you will be enrolled in a portfolio monitoring software to provide you with status updates throughout the lifecycle of the case. The deadline to seek to be a lead plaintiff is December 13, 2021. There is no cost or obligation to you to participate in this case.
WHY GROSS LAW FIRM? The Gross Law Firm is nationally recognized class action law firm, and our mission is to protect the rights of all investors who have suffered as a result of deceit, fraud, and illegal business practices. The Gross Law Firm is committed to ensuring that companies adhere to responsible business practices and engage in good corporate citizenship. The firm seeks recovery on behalf of investors who incurred losses when false and/or misleading statements or the omission of material information by a company lead to artificial inflation of the company's stock. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.
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Question: Can you tell me about some of the new daylily hybrids for 2002?
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As one can readily see, there seems to be no limit to the amazing advancements occurring in the field of daylily hybridizing. And remember, these beauties can add instant color to your garden in the spring/early summer timeframe, and the evergreen varieties provide beautiful foliage year round.
Answer provided by Mark Carpenter of the San Antonio Daylily Society.


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Senator Bernie Sanders and Senator Elizabeth Warren stand together before the first night of the second 2020 Democratic presidential debate in Detroit on July 30, 2019. (Lucas Jackson / Reuters)
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Detroit—Former Michigan governor Jennifer Granholm sighed after the second group of 10 Democratic presidential candidates finished the second night of the the second round of the exercises that the Democratic National Committee refers to as "debates." "This was a joyless debate," said Granholm. She was right. The front-runner, former vice president Joe Biden, took his expected hits on Wednesday night. The other leading contender on the stage, California Senator Kamala Harris, took some unexpected hits. Biden and Harris pushed back, sometimes effectively, sometimes not. But the second night of debating lacked the electricity, the energy, and the clarity of purpose that Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders brought to the first.
Tuesday night's vibrant ideological clashes, which saw the two progressive senators fend off "Republican talking point" jibes from debate moderators and centrist Democrats, gave that debate a coherence that was missing on Wednesday night.
The distinction was so clear that Yvette Simpson, the chief executive of the progressive group Democracy for America, said late Wednesday evening, "The real winner of tonight's debate was Tuesday night's debate."
"On Tuesday," Simpson explained, "Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren not only delivered strong performances, they teamed up to articulate a bold, inclusive populist vision for the future of the country that Democrats need to beat Trump AND deliver a transformative win in 2020. We didn't get that tonight."
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CNN's Nia-Malika Henderson, a veteran reporter on Democratic presidential races, was blunter. As Biden, Harris, and the other Wednesday night debaters were busily trying to make cases that they had prevailed, Henderson calmly declared, "I think the real winner tonight was Elizabeth Warren. If you look back at her debate performance, I think she's the best political athlete on the field."
The dynamism of the first-night debate was so much greater than that of the second night that CNN's Jake Tapper actually tried at one point to get Biden into a sort of debate with Warren.
"Vice President Biden, last night on this stage, Senator Elizabeth Warren said, quote, 'We're not going to solve the urgent problems that we face with small ideas and spinelessness. We're going to solve them by being the Democratic Party of big, structural change,'" said Tapper. "What do you say to progressives who worry that your proposals are not ambitious enough to energize the progressive wing of your party, which you will need to beat Donald Trump?"
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Biden's answer was no answer at all. He seized on an earlier reference by Tapper to Trump's narrow 2016 win in Michigan and talked about how Obama-era stimulus spending and "bailing General Motors out" had saved "tens of thousands of jobs here in this state." True enough. But what Biden didn't say was that after those interventions, the state backed the Republican nominee for president in 2016.
Had Tapper pressed Biden on that point, things might have gotten interesting. Unfortunately, the moderator veered off course and said, "Thank you, Vice President Biden. Senator Gillibrand, what's your response?" New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand had a good night Wednesday—as did New Jersey Senator Cory Booker—but she also avoided the core question.
Warren and Sanders couldn't really be avoided, however. They hovered over Wednesday's session. The moderators and the candidates frequently referenced their positions, and even their rhetoric. As Colorado Senator Michael Bennet was pushing back against a Medicare for All proposal that has been advanced by Harris, he found it necessary to announce that his own health care reform proposal was "totally different from the plan that Senator Warren and Senator Sanders" support.
Recalling the Warren-Sanders critique of the terms in which centrist Democrats have been attacking Medicare for All, Harris pushed back against Bennet: "We cannot keep with the Republican talking points on this. You got to stop." Biden then defended his own approach by saying, "This is not a Republican talking point."
The former vice president spent quite a bit of time criticizing the reform legislation that Sanders famously wrote. At one turn, he defended his claims about the cost of implementing Medicare for All by claiming that "Bernie acknowledges it. Bernie acknowledges it."
That's a debatable point. How debatable? We'll get the answer to that question when the Democratic debates enter their next phase—perhaps in September, perhaps later—and Joe Biden and Kamala Harris finally find themselves on the big debate stage with both Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren.
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Wendell Krinn Technical School, which opened on the former Ridgewood High campus in 2018, posted the highest graduation rate of any West Pasco school. It's 96.7% rate was 0.1 percentage point higher than JW Mitchell High.
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Five straight years of grad rate improvements
By ERIC HORCHY Suncoast News
LAND O' LAKES — Overall graduation rates at Pasco County high schools increased for the fifth year in a row, according to the school district.
Despite the tumultuousness of last year and the abrupt ending of in-class education, the county's 2020 graduation rate rose to 89.9%, an increase of 1.6 percentage points from 2019. The county reported that the graduation rate has improved nearly 14 percentage points since 2013.
"Year after year we are seeing steady progress," Superintendent Kurt Browning said in a press release. "I'm so proud of our students for their hard work. All our teachers from kindergarten through high school can share the credit because it takes a team effort to prepare students for college, career and life."
The statistics come from the county's 13 traditional public high schools, Pasco eSchool and Wendell Krinn Technical School, which operates on the former Ridgewood High campus. Twelve of the 15 total educational centers reported an improvement in graduation rates from 2019.
Cypress Creek High in Wesley Chapel posted the highest 2020 graduation rate at 99.5%, up from 96% the year prior. Students attending Pasco eSchool led the county with a 97.6% grad rate in 2019 and that number increased to 97.9% in 2020.
Of the seven high schools in West Pasco, Wendell Krinn Technical posted the highest graduation rate in 2020, at 96.7%, followed by Mitchell High's 96.6% rate. River Ridge increased its rate in 2020 to 91.8%, up from 90.9%.
Graduation rates at Wendell Krinn Technical and Fivay experienced the most dramatic increases from 2019 to 2020. Fivay's rate increased from 82.8 to 89.2%, and Wendell Krinn Technical's rate increased from 90.6 to 96.7%.
Anclote High posted a grad rate of 85.2%, up from 82.5 in 2019.
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Twitter growth decline: Fact or fiction?
Mashable's Stan Schroeder reported today on what became a trending topic this morning: Growth on Twitter fell to a meager 1.47% increase during the month of May.
I would like to present a different view of the matter.
With the recent introduction and increasing adoption of the OAuth authentication system for using their API, the number of new Twitter applications has virtually exploded.
This influx even lead to the instability of the system which keeps track of those application's names, which prompted the API team to disable it for several days so they could re-engineer it.
However, the key question is this: Can the growth of Twitter the service be accurately measured by an outside party?
With a vast number of users now using many different applications to access the service, the number of visitors would appear to be dropping, simply because there is no need to visit Twitter itself while using the service. In order to gain an accurate metric of growth we must turn to Twitter itself, and count the raw number of tweets and the users sending those tweets.
In short, I don't think that it is possible for anyone but Twitter to make statements about their growth (or lack of it). Raw visitor metrics are not enough, even somewhat irrelevant, once the concept of Twitter as a service is acknowledged and understood.


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NetherRealm Studios (стилизуется как NetheЯRealm Studios) — американская студия, специализирующаяся на разработке компьютерных игр. Учреждённая в 2010 году, она появилась в результате замещения WB Games Chicago, дочернего отделения Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, расположенного в Чикаго, штат Иллинойс. В возглавляемой Шоном Химмериком студии, командой в качестве креативного директора руководит Эд Бун, выдающийся деятель игровой индустрии и один из создателей серии Mortal Kombat. На логотипе студии изображён силуэт Скорпиона.

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Компания Midway Games, разработчик, издатель и владелец интеллектуальной собственности Mortal Kombat, в соответствии с Главой 11 Кодекса США, 12 февраля 2009 года инициировала процедуру банкротства. 10 июля 2009 года Warner Bros. приобрела «практически все активы», включая Mortal Kombat, This is Vegas, а также структурные подразделения компании. Первоначально Warner Bros. намеревалась закрыть большинство принадлежавших Midway Games студий, включая находящиеся в Чикаго и Сан-Диего, а также Ливерпуле; однако оставила офис Midway Games Chicago, который стал частью Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. Спустя несколько дней студия была переименована в WB Games Chicago, а уже 20 апреля 2010 года фактически сменив предшественника, преобразована в NetherRealm Studios. Продюсер проекта Mortal Kombat, Эктор Санчес, 15 ноября 2013 года сообщил через «Твиттер», что покидает NetherRealm Studios.

Первой игрой NetherRealm Studios стала девятая часть Mortal Kombat, перезапускающая серию, которая была выпущена в апреле 2011 года. Оригинальная игра и предмет интеллектуальной собственности NetherRealm Studios Injustice: Gods Among Us, основанная на Вселенной DC, была выпущена в 2013 году. Успех предшественников способствовал созданию продолжений, соответственно, Mortal Kombat X в 2015 году и Injustice 2 в 2017 году. Между тем, NetherRealm Studios также разработала Android и iOS-версии Batman: Arkham City Lockdown, Batman: Arkham Origins и . Следующей игрой NetherRealm Studios стала Mortal Kombat 11, вышедшая 23 апреля 2019 года.

Вскоре после выпуска Mortal Kombat 11 появилось несколько независимых заявлений от бывших сотрудников студии в отношении предполагаемой практики и условий труда в целом в процессе разработки последних четырёх игр.

В мае 2019 года было опубликовано заявление, в котором говорилось: «В NetherRealm Studios мы высоко ценим и уважаем всех наших сотрудников и уделяем первостепенное внимание формированию позитивной рабочей среды. В качестве работодателя, предоставляющего равные возможности, мы поощряем многообразие и постоянно принимаем меры в целях сокращения напряжённости в коллективе. Мы активно рассматриваем любые жалобы, поскольку относимся к ним очень серьёзно и всегда стремимся к повышению эффективности нашей компании. Существует возможность воспользоваться методами конфиденциального характера, чтобы выразить свою озабоченность или поднять важные вопросы». После заявления NetherRealm Studios позволила своим сотрудникам отдохнуть некоторое время.

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So here comes my first rant about school – the amount of homework my daughter brought home this week. It comes home on Monday afternoon since she is in the afterschool on Monday and due back on Friday morning. I don't mind reading homework (even though injunctions to read an assigned book for at least 4 times are a bit insulting), but 10 pages of math? In kindergarten? Seriously?
To my daughter's credit, she attacked her homework with great enthusiasm and completed it within 20 minutes. However, her father who reviewed her work, was less than thrilled to discover how many mistakes she did in something that we know she understands perfectly well. I believe the mistakes are due to the repetitive nature of tasks – a true "drill to kill" exercise even though some pages were supposedly "enrichment" pages. I think she would have done better if she got only enrichment part without "practice" part. I guess this is something to be discussed during our parent-teacher meet up in November.
Do your kindergarteners get homework? How much? What do you think of homework in kindergarten? Any ideas on how to get a 5 year old to slow down and actually pay attention?
I have a school rant of my own this week, but thankfully homework isn't it. I don't think kindergartners should have required homework. I'm fine with extra material (Emma has gotten a little bit of that), but homework at age 5 is 90% dependent on parental effort, and that isn't fair to children whose parents aren't engaged.
I hope Anna's future assignments are less drill to kill and more enriching!
If it makes you feel any better, I actually entertained the idea of shipping C off to Kindergarten, this week, so I could work with the rest of the children without the constant whining in the background.
Little J went to a Montessori kindergarten and there wasn't any homework. I don't think they have any in our public schools either. Little J went through a bit of adjustment when he started kindergarten too and it settles out eventually. I think that they have to "hold it together" for such a long day and so much time away from family that gets to them in the beginning.
I know all the Kindergartners here bring home homework, to what extent I don't know. I personally can't understand a Kindergartner having homework except reading. I know Selena wouldn't handle all that. Sorry you've had a tough week.
The kindergartners here have homework too, and I just heard that first graders get an hour a night. I don't understand how it could be necessary, and it worries me that the kids will burn out on school way before they hit high school when serious homework started way back in my day... The repetition would have driven Crumpet nuts too. I hope you can have a talk with the teacher about it in November, but I think it's generally accepted these days.
I think Anna will settle into the routine in a few weeks though, and be cheerier for you. It's a tough adjustment. And I hope your colleagues start listening to you. Have a better week next week!
Back when I was teaching I seriously wanted to not assign any homework besides reading, but all of the other teachers said we "had to do it," and the parents expected it. As to amounts here. I know most of the kids in our area aren't able to play for at least an hour after school due to homework.
A friend of mine up in Oklahoma said her daughter in Kindergarten had to write 2 sentences every night and read, and there was something else. I was agog at the thought of requiring that much for someone that young. RIDICULOUS!
Our public school has no homework in Kindergarten. Well, there is always the suggestion of reading 10 minutes a day, but as Kiddo already reads for at least an hour, no problem! In first grade there is no homework for the first two months, then after that there is optional weekly homework, but knowing Kiddo he will want to do it.
We have very little homework in K. Usually it is a fun project like decorating a pumpkin to bring in or making a collage. They do have reading as the year goes on, but any written homework is assigned on Monday and due the following Monday - perfect because we have the weekend to finish it if need be. Anna has more homework than C ever had in first grade! 10 pages of math???!!!
It's still amazing to me to hear that kindergarteners have homework, even math drills! I think kindergarten should be a place of creativity and wonder. A place to learn new games and play with others. Not a place to start drills and "homework". It's no wonder that kids are getting burned out at school at a young age.
Poor Anna - she is capable of so much and such a SMART girl; I don't like hearing that she is having to do drills... and ugh, all that homework!! I agree it is too much for a 5 year old. What is the purpose, really? It's a long day at school, then coming home to do more is just wrong imo. Home should be the place she can forget about schoolwork at this age. Hope it gets better, Natalie, and I hope things run more smoothly for you at work this coming week too!
Wow! That's a lot in my opinion. In K, C got a monthly homework sheet that listed about 20 items. At the beginning of the year, he had to do 10 of the items within the month. By the end of the year it was 15, I think. That's it. In 1st grade, he generally had about 8 pages (4 pages front and back) of math to do each week in addition to a reading fluency sheet and nightly spelling homework (write all the words in the notebook). That's it. In 2nd grade, so far, he's only had one sheet of math each night OR one "word work" assignment. That's it. Through all of that, he's supposed to read 15 min each night. In K, it was okay if parents read to them for the 15 min. I think what Anna is getting is way too much for K, honestly.
As a kindergarten teacher in the public school system for 5 years I did not assign my kids worksheets, but provided them with a list of suggested activities to do with their kids (play board games, draw...) AND read to or with their children for a minimum of 15 minutes a day. I got a lot of flac from my administration and parents, but I held my ground. As a now parent of a new kindergartner, I was also surprised at the amount each week (very similar to yours) Too much busy work in my opinion. But most often it is a school wide policy and teachers must follow what their boss tells them. As for tips for reading the assigned reading 4 times... I always told parents this. 1. Read it first to a parent. 2. Read it next to yourself in the mirror. Then for #3 and 4 choose a teddy bear, doll or stuffed animal to read it to =) Most K students LOVED this and it helped them develop the fluency which is why teachers ask them to read it 4 times. My daughter is having a rough time with the transition too, so we have had some major meltdowns due to being tired. Hope this helps!
Wow! My little girl never had homework in K last year. She would occasionally have to do little art projects, like decorating a holiday sheet, but never any real work. I don't believe they should have any homework at that age. School is still a new experience to them and they should take the year to slowly integrate them to get used to it. Now that my oldest is in first grade she has homework M-W. On Monday she reads a short story twice, on Tuesday she reads a different one twice and on Wednesday she reads it three times. She has a math worksheet M-W. And every week they have a spelling and a sight word test. It takes us about ten minutes a night to get it all done and she is already dragging her feet through it even though it's easy to her.
She keeps asking if I can homeschool her so she won't have homework!


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Shade Pratt Knows That Design Is What Makes the World Go 'Round
Posted November 25th, 2020 by Cameron P. Downey
The 27-year-old professional soccer player and multidisciplinary artist/designer shares a bit about where she is and how she got there.
Upon asking Shade Pratt what it was that spurred her dive into the life of art and design, the answer at first was pragmatic — and profound.
"I know design isn't going anywhere… Everything around me, you, from the computer you're typing on to the bench you're sitting on — has been designed."
For Shade, though, the value of design in her life doesn't solely consist of its practical use-value. To create something you've never seen before is always a regenerative act.
Born in Maryland and raised in Minnesota, Shade returned east to the University of Maryland where she graduated with a degree melding art, architecture, engineering, and sustainability. Since then, between her world travels as a professional soccer player, Minnesota has always been home — her most recent stay elongated by the pandemic. As a designer whose visual acumen spans from shoes to murals to illustrations, Pratt says that "Art is a part of everything I do." The value in art's omnipresence is that it's freeing for the artist.
Untitled, acrylic on canvas triptych, each 18" x 36"
In the past few months alone, that same ubiquity has moved Shade Pratt to hone new and long-shelved talents. She tells me she brings her camera everywhere, so when protests started in the wake of the murder of George Floyd, "I was out there — camera in hand — trying to shed light for everyone who wasn't here [in Minneapolis] on what was really happening."
But, as can be the nature of protest, being on the frontlines took a toll. "So I started to paint," she says. By way of bright, dynamic, large scale murals, Pratt tells me how she moved her voice into the visual language of paintings. To be clear, undertaking large scale murals in collaboration with local artists was still a labor, be it of love. They stood long hours under June suns, climbing up and down ladders, paintbrushes in hand. Folks started seeing Shade's work donning the sides of buildings across the city and commissions started coming in. She tells me, "I really haven't put down a brush since."
The artist at work on her mural, The Revolution Will Not Be Televised, at 605 Central Ave NE in Minneapolis.
The pieces that manifest are illustrative and for her, driven by nostalgia and abstraction — an emphasis placed on negative space. "The problem can be knowing when to leave space," she says, "where to stop".
When I ask about her process and sources that inspire, Shade tells me, "Inspiration can come from anywhere," explaining that any moment in a day, every scene within a scene can be the seed for creative thought. Zooming out, Pratt mentions being inspired by transportation, cosmetics, infrastructure, and music colliding with it all. "You can't just stay in your market."
The line isn't straight, and the field isn't level. She shares that since May, much of her practice takes place within her home. Sometimes pieces are wholly driven aesthetically, and like we all hesitate to admit, content can arrive within a work much, much later.
At home as much behind an easel as she is out on the pitch, the artist also has a successful career in professional soccer.
Equally significant to her artistic practice and underlying motivation is the fact that Shade Pratt also happens to be a successful professional footballer, usually playing the position of a winger or attacker for multiple teams spanning continents from North America to Asia. Though with the onset of COVID-19 around the world, her training and playing has been placed on a bit of a hold.
What's revealed itself as critical to any discipline of hers, especially that of art-making, is time management, organization, and getting used to not being in one place for long. So whether it be through mural-making for the public or footwear design internships for the likes of Adidas and New Balance, Shade isn't afraid of fluctuation or of shaking things up. With plans to work with an up-and-coming brewery on a new mural, partnering with local businesses expressing a positive message will always be important to her. She shares that, when it comes to the field, her goal is to inspire girls to pursue sports.
When it comes to art, her goal is to speak to the community, better yet the world.
Tumble, acrylic on canvas triptych, each 40" x 30"
For more info and a full portfolio, visit shadepratt.com or follow the artist on Instagram @shadepratt.
Banner image: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (detail), mural at 605 Central Ave NE in Minneapolis. All images are courtesy of the artist.
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The Hotel Utah history is quite long. But its history is not boring, as it's packed with many different interesting things that happened in the building. Nowadays it is named Joseph Smith Memorial Building, a name that was chosen in honor of the LDS movement of Joseph Smith, Jr.
The location of the building is right at the corner of South Temple and Main Street. The Hotel Utah history led to today's standard, an administrative building. One of the most important moments in the Hotel Utah history was January 3rd, 1978, when the National Register of Historic Places listed it as Hotel Utah. The building then became officially a part of US history and solidified it as an important tourist attraction.
The location of the building has always been a really important one in the history of Utah. Before the construction of Hotel Utah, which took place between 1909 and 1911, different buildings were located there. This includes a storehouse of the bishop, The LDS church and Desert news main printing plant. All of them figured prominently in the area.
The work on the actual Hotel Utah started in 1909 and it was based on the work done by Parkinson and Bergstrom architectural firm, based in Los Angeles. The aim was to have a renaissance revival type hotel. The building did not last long and it was finished a lot faster than people expected. The grand opening was held on June 9th, 1911.
At that time, LDS was the main stockholder and because of this, there were many Mormons that stayed there. Because of the earning potential, there were also local business leaders that purchased stock. This was mainly done because of an attempt to offer a high quality, first-class establishment in the city.
A special part of the Hotel Utah history is linked to a bar that was built in the basement. This was basically done in an attempt to have the finest and largest bar located in the West and to pay a debt of 2 million dollars due to construction loans. Financing was then secured by Charles W. Nibley, presiding bishop of LDS, from Charles Baruch, a very well known New York financier. It was obvious that this immediately meant that hard liquor needed to be sold and this infuriated President Smith, which eventually capitulated.
The quality of the building was really high and the Hotel Utah history basically revolves around that. It is a structure based on steel and concrete that withstood the test of time. Besides the structure, the covering is done with brick and white glazed terra cotta. Different remodeling actions and additions appeared as years passed. The biggest modification was an expansion towards North. It's also important to note and to check out the roof-top modifications done to accommodate extra dining facilities.
Hotel Utah history is also linked a little with movies. It was featured in "Harry In Your Pocket" – a 1973 film with James Coburn.
Right until August 1987, the building operated as a hotel but has never done so since then. A really major adaptive reuse and remodeling project started then in order to accommodate church functions and community functions. It was finished in the year 1993. Gordon B. Hinckley, church leader at the time, was the person that chose the name the building currently holds – Joseph Smith Memorial Building. This was due to the fact that in Salt Lake City there are so many monuments that showcased the pioneer leader and founder Brigham Young. None existed for Joseph Smith and there was a desire to change that.
Hotel Utah history was highly affected by the world wars. In the beginning the hotel was built in order bring the community together and it only cost 2 million dollars. The success of the hotel was actually huge but this changed when World War I started.
Occupancy rate fell by around 50% and the board decided that they needed to reduce all expenses and then keep all services as high class as possible. This was an approach that did pay off and in the year 1918 we saw the addition of 100 extra guest rooms. By 1922, the Hotel Utah ended up paying 4% dividends to all stockholders.
A problem appeared during the Great Depression, when profits dropped by 50% in 2 consecutive months of 1929. The management, once again, managed to solve the problems by simply cutting $1 from the price for single beds and $1.5 from double beds.
During World War II the occupancy actually increased because of military camps that were located in the vicinity. Hotel Utah supported the war by making generous donations and even printing a daily news bulletin called "Today's War News" for all diners and guests. In addition, they constantly used advertising properly and this brought in a lot of new clients.
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David Brooks' Misguided WASP Envy
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David Brooks writes in his New York Times column:
Once upon a time, white male Protestants ruled the roost. You got into a fancy school if your father had gone to the fancy school. You got a job at a white-shoe law firm or climbed the corporate ladder if you golfed at the right club.
Then we smashed all that. We replaced a system based on birth with a fairer system based on talent. We opened up the universities and the workplace to Jews, women and minorities. University attendance surged, creating the most educated generation in history. We created a new boomer ethos, which was egalitarian (bluejeans everywhere!), socially conscious (recycling!) and deeply committed to ending bigotry.
You'd think all this would have made the U.S. the best governed nation in history. Instead, inequality rose. Faith in institutions plummeted. Social trust declined. The federal government became dysfunctional and society bitterly divided.
The older establishment won World War II and built the American Century. We, on the other hand, led to Donald Trump. The chief accomplishment of the current educated elite is that it has produced a bipartisan revolt against itself.
The claim by Mr. Brooks that "white male Protestants" "won World War II and built the American Century" is false.
Let's take the claims one at a time. To claim that white male Protestants won World War II ignores the Navajo code talkers, who provided American troops a way to send messages that the enemy could not crack. It ignores the nuclear physicists who created the atomic bomb that ended the war — the Jew Albert Einstein, Leo Szilard (Hungarian Jewish background), Enrico Fermi (Italian Catholic background), J. Robert Oppenheimer (Jewish background). It ignores the 150,000 women who served in the Women's Army Corps. It ignores the service of Catholics like Joseph P. Kennedy Jr., who was killed in action, and John F. Kennedy, who served on a PT boat in the Navy. It ignores the Japanese American 100th Battalion/442d Regimental Combat Team documented beautifully by my former New York Sun colleague Robert Asahina in his book Just Americans: How Japanese Americans Won a War at Home and Abroad. It ignores my own grandfathers, who were not Protestants but who were Jews and who also served in the military during World War II.
As for the claim that "white male Protestants" "built the American Century," that too, is nonsense. If the phrase "American Century" means anything it is the combination of Cold War victory and soft power cultural dominance that made America an unrivaled global superpower. If you look at Hollywood, television, fashion, even publishing, those were industries where Jewish businessmen and women played leading roles. In music, African Americans from Louis Armstrong to Michael Jackson were a big part of the story. As for the Cold War victory, leading figures included JFK, Albert Shanker, Jay Lovestone, Irving Brown, David Dubinsky, Richard Pipes, Midge Decter, Albert and Roberta Wohlstetter, Richard Perle, Jeane Kirkpatrick, Norman Podhoretz. Claiming that it was a white male Protestant achievement is false.
I have nothing against white male Protestants (I wrote a book about one). But Brooks is such a smooth writer and is right about enough things that he sometimes manages to slip these straw men or false dichotomies or oversimplifications right by readers. They may seem like just minor misleadings, but they actually are just flat-out wrong.
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Pittarella è una frazione del comune di Pedivigliano in provincia di Cosenza.

Storia

Il borgo di Pittarella è appartenuto all'Università di Scigliano fino al 1811 allorché venne istituito il comune di Pedivigliano. La frazione di Pittarella è situata nella Valle del Savuto, a circa 1,5 km dal capoluogo, in una radura esposta a mezzogiorno, riparata dai venti del nord, e da cui nelle giornate limpide si scorge il mare di Amantea. A sud vi è il fiume Savuto.

Fra i monumenti notevoli, il palazzo baronale (XVII secolo) e le chiese di Santa Maria e San Nicola, entrambe risalenti al XVIII secolo.

La storia di Pittarella si distingue da quella del territorio circostante per tre singolarità:
 la storia della baronia di Pittarella;
 la fama, posseduta in passato dalle donne di Pittarella, di essere magare, ossia di esercitare la magia; e
 la bravura dei suonatori di tamburo

Baronia di Pittarella

Le vicende legate alla baronia di Pittarella interessano la storia di Scigliano, Pedivigliano e Soveria Mannelli. Nel XIII secolo la baronia era stata concessa in feudo da Carlo I d'Angiò a un certo Raniero de Telesio. Poiché costui si era reso traditore della real potestà (ai tempi della battaglia di Benevento (1266) aveva parteggiato per Manfredi), il feudo fu retrocesso alla Curia e quindi riconcesso ai fratelli Giordano e Galardo de Lisergiis, che erano rimasti dalla parte di Carlo D'Angiò.

Nel 1386 Francesco Scaglione, di Aversa, fu nominato maresciallo del Regno di Napoli da Luigi II d'Angiò, usurpartore del Regno di Napoli dal 1490 al 1499, ed ebbe in feudo Pittarella, Castello e Martirano; si desume che il feudo fosse formato coi territori di tre università: Motta, Scigliano e Martirano. Il Re Ladislao, dopo avere riconquistato il regno nel 1399, confiscò tutti i beni a Francesco Scaglione. Nel 1402, a seguito di indulto, agli Scaglione, nella persona del Figlio di Francesco, Tommaso, fu ridata solo la baronia di Pittarella.

Nel 1529 la baronia apparteneva ancora agli Scaglione.

Nel XVII secolo, per la morte di Francesco Scaglione e della baronessa Antonia de Filippis sua moglie, per testamento ne furono dichiarati eredi in feudalibus la figlia primogenita Caterina, e nelli burgensatici la medesima Caterina e la figlia secondogenita Giovanna.

Essendo morta Caterina nel maggio 1684, la sorella Giovanna, che nel frattempo aveva sposato il suo tutore Nicola Matera, fu dichiarata erede universale di Caterina in feudalibus et burgensatis. Alla morte di Giovanna il 6 febbraio 1706, fu dichiarato erede universale il figlio primogenito di costei, don Francesco Matera, tanto nei beni feudali che nelli burgensatici. Morto quest'ultimo il 14 febbraio 1724, all'età di 30 anni, fu dichiarata erede nei beni feudali e burgensatici la sorella germana primogenita Maria Matera. Costei morì il 14 settembre 1744 e la Reale udienza di Cosenza dichiarò erede ed intestato in tutti i beni feudali e burgensatici l'unico figlio don Francesco Passalacqua. Il feudo apparteneva ancora ai Passalacqua nel 1806, anno in cui, per la legge 24 del 2 agosto 1806, Giuseppe Bonaparte aboliva la feudalità. Pertanto Giuseppe Passalacqua, che morì il 1816, rimase possessore del titolo di Barone di Pittarella.

Le magare di Pittarella
Le donne di Pittarella erano famose in tutta la Calabria con la nomea di essere esperte nelle arti magiche. Venivano perciò consultate dai luoghi più remoti della regione. Tale fama fece sì che, nel 1871, Vincenzo Padula, nell'opera Protogea, ipotizzasse che l'etimologia di Pittarella potesse essere ricondotta alla lingua ebraica e fosse correlata all'arte divinatoria:

I suonatori di tamburo

Pittarella vanta una grande tradizione di suonatori di tamburo (in dialetto calabrese: tummarinari o tumbarinari), i quali venivano chiamati per accompagnare le processioni durante le feste religiose. Il poeta Michele Pane ha ricordato la partecipazione dei tumbarinari di Pittarella nelle feste del suo paese natale, Adami, in una poesia intitolata "Tùmbari" (in italiano: Tamburi):

Quand' alle feste venìanu li tùmbari
currìamu lesti nue all'affruntàre:
(o cari tìempi tornati 'cchiù?)
O cchì allegrizza quandu sentìamu
'tra li cavùni nue rintronare:
bràbita brùbiti, bràbita brù!
[...]
Li mìegliu tùmbari eranu chilli
chi a nue venìanu de Pittarella,
(tumbarinàri fini sû llà!)
cà mìegliu d'illi, mannaia puru,
chi la sonàvadi la tarantella?
bràbita brùbiti, bràbita brà!

Note

Voci correlate
 Pedivigliano
 Borboruso
 Savuto (fiume)

Collegamenti esterni

Frazioni di Pedivigliano


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Elizabeth Alexander is many things. She's a poet, a philanthropist, an educator, and an intellectual, but most of all, she's a visionary. In her six books of poetry, Alexander is an explorer who's constantly finding new ways to tell the stories of Black America. And through her work as the president of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation—the largest funder of arts and education in the U.S.—she has put real investment into creating spaces that reflect the country's rich diversity, and rethinking how we can embrace our cultural narratives, whether through physical monuments or the ways in which we tell our stories.
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Artsmarts • December 17, 2021 • Author: Natalia Azarenko
$ 8.5 Million Cakes: Strokes for the Portrait of Wayne Thiebaud
Wayne Thiebaud's works are the very embodiment of comfort, tranquillity and quiet joy. It seems that the candy idyll in Thiebaud's paintings reflects the stability of his life. It is difficult to find sharp turns, some special ups or downs in the artist's biography. He gradually, but confidently walked towards success, remaining side by side with more extravagant and scandalous colleagues.
In the shadow of the spotlights
Thiebaud has lived most of his life in California, except for his first year in Arizona. He began his art career in 1936 at the Walt Disney Studios. There, still a high school student, he was entrusted with drawing intermediate shots in cartoons about Goofy, Pinocchio and others. He only stayed there for three months after being fired for participating in trade union activities.
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One of the reasons that prompted the future artist to go in for art is a serious back injury at the age of 16 as a result of sports. One of the directions was participation in school theatrical performances as a decorator and illuminator. Thiebaud loved to control the spotlight: he had to make sure that the actors remained in the light spot all the time. In the future, the spectral hues characteristic of the spotlight beam will become the artist's trademark.
Due to the fact that his growing up took place in the midst of an economic decline amid the Great Depression, Thiebaud decided to choose a commercial art direction. He trained in sign-drawing, illustration and caricature drawing at the Frank Wiggins Trade School in Los Angeles. After leaving school in 1938, he had to try many professions.
Wayne Thiebaud. Self-portrait, 1973
For example, he worked as a waiter in a cinema, where he was sometimes instructed to draw advertising posters. The impressions of that time were subsequently deeply imprinted in his works.
Eats and drinks that were sold in front of the cinema would often appear in his paintings: sweets, soda, popcorn, candy vending machines.
In 1941, Thiebaud entered the US Air Force to become a pilot, but he did not work out with aviation. He eventually served as a cartoonist and also participated in the creation of educational and propaganda films under the command of Ronald Reagan in the First Motion Picture Division of the United States Air Force. After the war, he continued to work as a commercial artist, this time at the Rexall pharmacy chain. There he met a colleague who convinced Thiebaud to study fine arts.
From commercial art to commercial success
Already at the age of 30, he entered California State University, where he received bachelor's and master's degrees. After that, he decided to combine his career as an art teacher with painting. He found work at Sacramento City College, where he worked during the 1950s. At this time, Thiebaud began to apply the technical skills acquired over the years as a commercial artist in his painting. He began to paint small canvases depicting dishes from the windows of cafés and shops, including pies, pastries, sweets and ice cream cones with carefully drawn multicoloured outlines and bright shadows characteristic of advertising posters. While ordinary still lifes are normally created by an artist observing real objects, Thiebaud painted solely from memory. This allowed for the creation of generalized, idealized nostalgic images.
In the 1950s, there were no art galleries in Sacramento, so Thiebaud exhibited wherever he could: in shops and restaurants, in the lobby of the cinema. Inspired by the artists' associations he saw in New York, he founded a cooperative gallery in Sacramento, now known as the Artists Contemporary Gallery. In 1956—1957, Thiebaud spent a year of sabbatical in New York, where he met leading American artists of the time. Among them were the abstract expressionists Willem de Kooning and Franz Kline, as well as Robert Rauschenberg and Jasper Johns, whose work would later be considered decisive for the emergence of the pop art movement. And although because of his interest in repetitive objects of mass culture, Thiebaud is also often included in this direction, he himself denied his involvement in pop art though. Moreover, he called Andy Warhol's style "flat and mechanistic". At first glance, it might seem that Thiebaud's works really have a lot in common with his creations. But upon closer inspection, it becomes apparent that this is not the case.
In pop art the very production of works was sometimes based on stamping, emphasizing the monotony and facelessness of mass culture, whereas in Thiebaud's paintings, even pieces of the same pie will never be the same.
Using the impasto technique, applying thick layers of oil paint, like butter cream, he creates a unique pattern every time. In one of the reviews in 1962, art critic Max Kozloff wrote: "With the help of some kind of alchemy, Thiebaud seems to work not with oil paint at all, but with a substance consisting of flour, protein, butter and sugar."
A tray of desserts
Unlike those mockingbirds, figures of pop art, Thiebaud's works do not criticize the modern consumer society, but, on the contrary, appeal to the warmest and nostalgic images of American catering culture. From this point of view, his paintings are closer to the works of his compatriot Edward Hopper in terms of atmosphere and meaning.
Living classic
Thiebaud refers to himself more as a craftsman than an art person: he prefers to be called a painter rather than an artist. And although his name is associated primarily with paintings that look like advertisements for desserts, the collection of his works contains many interesting things besides edible still lifes: it is especially worth taking a closer look at his city landscapes.
In 1972, Thiebaud settled in San Francisco, which greatly influenced his work. He began to paint the streets of the city, further enhancing their uniqueness. They are already famous for their breathtaking steepness, but the artist takes such viewing angles that they seem to be at right angles to the horizon. He handles perspective so boldly that these urban views have to be solved like puzzles that can make you feel dizzy.
At the same time, Thiebaud continues to paint his trademark "dessert" still lifes. "I've always been a darling of fate, I've lived a long life," he says. "So the only thing left for me is to paint pictures filled with happiness." And many people want to acquire such works, filled with joy. His paintings are sold at auctions for millions of dollars, making Thiebaud one of the highest paid living artists.
The record is still held by his Encased Cakes (2011) painting, which was sold in 2019 at Sotheby's for $ 8,464,800.
The Crocker Museum of Art in Sacramento, where Thiebaud has lived for seventy years, has prepared a special exhibition "Wayne Thiebaud's Hundred: Paintings, Prints and Drawings" (the exhibition will run until 3 January). A month and a half before the artist's birthday, the museum called on everyone to congratulate him with a letter, a poem or a homemade postcard to collect a thousand of such congratulations for the holiday. "We have reliable information that the artist's favourite dessert is lemon meringue pie," the museum staff say. "Therefore, we invite everyone to try their old or new recipes at home and celebrate with us."
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