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Rebecca Belmore - Facing the Monumental
October 2018 - Toronto ON
I briefly commented in my weekly recap that I had attended this exhibition at the Art Gallery of Ontario. I had included some of these photos and some videos of her work.
Rebecca Belmore (born 1960) is an interdisciplinary Anishinaabekwe artist who is particularly notable for politically conscious and socially aware performance and installation work. She is Ojibwe and member of the Lac Seul First Nation.
Before we headed to the fifth floor exhibit we were greeted with this installation on the main floor.
Rebecca Belmore's Wave Sound sculptures encouraged people to pause and listen to the wind and waterways. Listen to soundscapes recorded at the three locations: Lake Minnewanka's shoreline in Banff National Park (Alberta); Lake Superior's ridge at Pukaskwa National Park (Ontario, near Ojibways of the Pic River First Nation); and Green Point's seaside cliffs in Gros Morne National Park (Newfoundland).
Belmore has performed and exhibited nationally and internationally since 1986. Her work focuses on issues of place and identity, and confronts challenges for First Nations People. Her work addresses history, voice and voicelessness, place, and identity. To address the politics of representation, Belmore's art strives to invert or subvert official narratives, while demonstrating a preference for the use of repetitive gesture and natural materials. Belmore's art reveals a long-standing commitment to politics and how they relate to the construction of identity and ideas of representation. She has exhibited across Canada, the USA, Mexico, Cuba and Australia. In 2005, OCAD University conferred an honorary doctorate on Belmore in recognition of her career.
She was the first aboriginal woman representing Canada at the Venice Biennale in 2005. She also received Canadian Governor General's Award in Visual and Media Arts in 2013.
State of Grace depicts a young Indigenous woman slumbering, draped in white cloth that spills around her body. She looks serene, relaxed. Yet the paper on which the photograph is printed has been slashed into vertical strips, suggestive of a latent violence inflicted on her body.
Click on this link to go to her website to watch Fountain - Fountain deals with elementals of essences: fire + water = blood.
"The Fountain", consists in a video footage projected onto a screen of real falling water. The artist is seen in a lake struggling in the waves while trying to fill up a bucket. When she finally fills it up, she walks to the shore and throws the content of the bucket (red liquid supposedly blood) toward the viewers. The effect created by the real waterfall in the room including its sound enhances the corresponding image and sound of water in the video. What's more, as a viewer I felt taken aback by this provocative action.
Source - AGO
A highlight of the exhibition is a pair of new works, Tower and tarpaulin, installed side by side.
The works stem, Belmore writes in the exhibition catalogue, from recent experiences in Vancouver, where she was struck by the opposing forces of rapid condo development and homelessness.
"I understood the severity of land as real estate – everything owned, everywhere for sale, and how, in our so-called great cities, the reality of owning anything is out of reach for most of us, with no solution in sight," Belmore writes. Staring into the construction site of yet another condominium, she recounts, "all I could think about was landlessness and those who are without a home."
On the AGO's Level 5, a slender spire, constructed of shopping carts and clay, Tower stands over 15 feet tall. Shopping carts, the makeshift home of the homeless, are here re-imagined as a shiny metal condominium. The clay, which runs down the centre of the structure before pooling out at the bottom, reminds us that these carts represent, for the homeless, their own piece of earth, however transitory.
To the right and down sits tarpaulin, cast from clay sourced from beneath the city of Winnipeg; a sculpture of a tarp-like blanket, bunched on the floor, is a meager shelter for an absent person.
In many ways this reminded me of the Homeless Jesus sculptures we have in Toronto. Click here for links to other Homeless Jesus.
Source - National Gallery of Canada
With Tower (2018), tarpaulin (2018) and Thin Red Line (2009), Belmore alludes to the social impacts of climate change and economic disparity, the worst of which have yet to come. "The world will be a different place in 20 years, and we have no idea what that looks like," she commented recently. "I think that's why we have conversations, that's why we have to listen, that's why we make art."
By far the Named and Unnamed film titled Vigil was the most moving and we watched the thirty minute production mesmerized and saddened.
Source - Rebecca Belmore and contains an official version of the video.
Performing on a street corner in the Downtown East Side, Belmore commemorates the lives of missing and murdered aboriginal women who have disappeared from the streets of Vancouver. She scrubs the street on hands and knees, lights votive candles, and nails the long red dress she is wearing to a telephone pole. As she struggles to free herself, the dress is torn from her body and hangs in tatters from the nails, reminiscent of the tattered lives of women forced onto the streets for their survival in an alien urban environment. Once freed, Belmore, vulnerable and exposed in her underwear, silently reads the names of the missing women that she has written on her arms and then yells them out one by one. After each name is called, she draws a flower between her teeth, stripping it of blossom and leaf, just as the lives of these forgotten and dispossessed women were shredded in the teeth of indifference. Belmore lets each woman know that she is not forgotten: her spirit is evoked and she is given life by the power of naming.
Some of the cliches that came to mind were:
A woman's work is never done
Women always have to clean up the mess
The video we watched had yellow lights which made me feel like I was watching from behind a chain link fence.
Image Source - Muskrat Magazine
I found this interesting art history project video by students about the Belmore exhibit Named and Unnamed and also speaks to residential schools.
Pelican Falls
Mixed Blessing, 2011. Hair, plaster of Paris, hoodie
Source - Canadian Art
Belmore speaks about how the figure is wearing a black hoodie with the intersecting words "Fucking Artist, Fucking Indian" in the crosshairs. She talks about how we are targets, and also about how being a badass Indigenous artist is an awesome and joyful thing, full of responsibility. Fucking Artist! Fucking Indian! "The role of an artist is a worker, art-making is a job," she says. "I am the artist amongst my people. Every society has its artists, and we have the responsibility to speak about how we are collectively in this moment in time. We have the responsibility to carry the past and look towards the future."
Black Cloud, 2001
Rebecca Belmore produced this drawing during her tenure as Koerner Visiting Artist in Queens University's Department of Art in 2003. The text is a rubbing taken from the base of the Sir John A. Macdonald monument located in Kingston's City Park. Across the three sections of the piece, the artist elegantly drops words from successive versions, to shift the meaning from a declaration of the political identity of Canada's first Prime Minister to emphatic declaration of the inevitable "fact" defining subjective existence.
The audio portion of this exhibit, in a separate room, was the playing of God Save the Queen.
Rebecca Belmore has provided us with only a few ingredients in her installation, but these are enough to piece together her meaning.
Saskatoon artist and critic Bart Gazzola explains that this work acts as a memorial for the victims of the slaughter at Wounded Knee. He explains, Chief Big Foot and his people were left overnight, in a blizzard, and many of the bodies were frozen into grotesque representations of suffering when soldiers finally returned to dispose of their work. This slaughter happened in late December, and when the survivors were taken from the field they were placed in a church so they could die under the Christmas banner declaring, "peace on earth. (Gazzola, 2007)
This was the last image as you left.
Source - Mia
The female figure in Fringe assumes the same reclining pose as the beautiful odalisques depicted by nineteenth century European artists, but bears an ugly slash from shoulder to hip. The deep scar running across the figure's back is created with the help of special-effects make up. What appear to be thin rivulets of blood running from the gash are composed of small red beads, a detail that evokes both Belmore's heritage and the trauma inflicted on indigenous peoples. Despite the graveness of the woman's injury, Belmore's Fringe is also about healing. The wound is not fatal, but the scar will never disappear.
Posted by Jackie McGuinness at 12:45 PM
Labels: 2018, AGO, art, belmore, Canadian icons, dundas St. W, indigenous, Ontario, Toronto
William Kendall October 13, 2018 at 1:55 PM
Her style is very vivid and provocative. I remember seeing Fringe here.
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Chapter 86 - Peaceful Summer Vacation...? (2)
Chapter 86 – Peaceful Summer Vacation…? (2)
Her father left for the port city while Louise and her mother were left in charge. Louise thought the mansion would be peaceful without her father, but that wasn't the case thanks to the visitor that arrived.
"Teacher, your artificial flowers are amazing."
When she had the spare time, she went to the guest room to watch Sean Wood work. He was a master artisan at creating artificial flowers and stayed at the Sweeney mansion whenever there were orders.
"If your father heard you say that, he would be very upset. "
He smiled benignly and held out a flower he had just produced to Louise.
"But I'll give you this in return for the compliment."
Louise looked at the white flower in his fingers. The pale petals glittered like winter.
"What kind of…?"
"It's a flower of my own imagination. Doesn't it look like something that would bloom in a cave?"
"Yes. And it's so pretty. Really."
"I'm glad you think so. My father scolded me for making flowers without reference."
"Because it's a flower that doesn't exist?"
"Yes. But it's vivid in my mind."
He tapped his forehead with his fingertips and then picked up some more material.
"I think the flowers you imagine are beautiful, too."
"I feel relieved to hear that from my future boss."
He shot her a full grin as he started to form a small leaf.
"Some people will wonder–what does it smell like, what does it feel like? But they'll imagine it, and be happy when they do."
Louise around at the array of flowers shining in the strong sunlight.
"Listening to you almost makes me believe that my artificial flowers are like real flowers."
"They are real flowers!"
Louise insisted rather loudly.
"I'm a Sweeney. If your flowers weren't real, I wouldn't love them."
"You really think so."
Sean Wood scratched his head for a moment, then held out a finished stem he had just completed.
"You have a knack for making people happy. Here, take this. It will look pretty if you decorate it with that flower."
"Oh no, no! I'm just–"
"Take it quick."
He held out the stem again and Louise took it with both hands.
"The young lady accepted a bribe. You won't make deals with another craftsman anymore, okay?"
"…Was it a bribe?"
"A bribe? This uncle was giving a flower to the young boss."
He grinned. He was a little over thirty and was like an uncle to her, though Louise didn't really think of him as an adult.
"Okay. I will continue the deal with you even if you have another pretty princess."
Louise smiled at the frame that stood on his desk. Sean Wood always kept a family portrait of his wife and daughter, no matter how many days his business trip was.
"Does everyone else travel with their family portraits like this?"
"I'm not sure. I don't know anyone else but…"
Sean Wood looked at Louise and smiled kindly, understanding what she was asking.
"The boss always carries a portrait of the young miss like a treasure. Even when he's not business trip."
Louise felt a bloom of joy.
As Sean Wood watched her, he wondered if he should say something else.
Mr. Sweeney. The man was kind of a silly old fool when it came to his daughter. It was said he strictly organized pictures of his daughter by age and season, and that he even carried a small photo album.
"I think fathers are wonderful."
But when he looked at Louise's sparkling face…he thought he'd rather not tell her about it.
The lively atmosphere of the mansion didn't last long.
It began with a letter from the director of the Center of Arts.
Louise had read the letter her mother handed to her. In short, the director said he would unilaterally terminate the contract. There was no reason given, but the promised penalty was paid immediately.
"But the performance isn't canceled, so then the supplier must have changed."
"Yes. But I wonder who it could be…"
The Sweeneys would not experience a loss in profits due to the generous penalty. However, the bigger problem was losing the long-term contract.
"I will go to the Center of Arts and see the director in the future, but…this is a little abrupt."
To terminate the contract with only a few days left until the performance.
"Can't you…protest?"
Louise asked in a hopeless voice.
"It's such a waste. You worked so hard to prepare this."
Mrs. Sweeney had hardly slept since the funeral. She put her heart and soul into her work, especially since this was to be a performance attended by delegates.
"It's alright."
Her mother forced a smile, as if she didn't want to be depressed by this injustice.
"Your father and I have been through this many times."
"You'll experience it in the future too. It's nothing special. It's probably something that anyone would go through."
Louise tried to smile with her, but it was not easy.
"And something always comes from good work."
Her mother pulled a red sheet of paper from an envelope. It was an invitation to the performance, rare and difficult to obtain.
"Didn't I say this would end well?"
"…T-this is good?"
"Of course. Since this is a national occasion, His Majesty the King and the Crown Prince will be here."
Okay, Louise admitted it might be a little good. She hadn't seen him since that day, and she missed him a bit. However, there was likely very little opportunity to talk with him at an official occasion.
"You may be able to meet your Academy friends."
That sounded good, too.
"And the best part is."
Her mother's eyes glimmered.
"It means we can spy on who took our contract."
And she let out a laughter that caused gooseflesh to erupt on Louise's skin.
…Mother, you know what? Now I can see for sure where Louise Sweeney inherited her villainess talent from.
Bad work brings bad things. The thought came into Louise's mind and she held out her invitation at the entrance to the Royal Center of Arts.
"You're here on your own?"
The staff member gave her a strange look, and she lifted up her chin in response.
There was no need for words of suspicion. What was wrong with being alone?
Louise was allowed to enter, and she passed through the corridors while nervously fidgeting with her glove. As she entered the opera hall, a staff member offered her a drink. She selected a cold juice because it was sweltering. There weren't many people here yet as there was still plenty of time until the performance.
Louise delicately sipped at her juice, thinking about her mother back at the mansion. Her mother wasn't feeling very well, complaining of a body ache. Her fatigue from work must have come crashing down at her all at once, and Louise only just managed to convince her to stay at home.
'She was nervous about sending me alone.'
Louise was not young anymore. She knew she had two things to do at the arts center. One was to watch a performance and show the review to her mother. And the other–
"Go find out who took our contract."
It was her job to satisfy her mother's curiosity, and so she arrived here early.
"So, are you finished yet?"
Louise cocked her head at hearing the businesslike tone. A staff member was speaking to a person carrying flowers.
"The third floor is finished, but the second floor needs to be cleaned. Some sort of glass ornament fell off…"
"Some of the guests have already arrived. Please hurry up, yes?"
"All right, all right, don't worry. We'll finish on time."
The man who spoke began to climb the stairs in a little hurry. The sight of gardening scissors at his waist belt indicated he was part of a flower company.
Louise set her juice down and tiptoed the stairs, taking care not to make a sound with her shoes. Fortunately, no one looked at her suspiciously, but there was no reason to do so; Louise was also a guest with an invitation.
The second floor had a red carpet floor, with a mural on the wall depicting a mythical scene and a brightly lit chandelier. On the other side were doors leading to the private boxes, some half open.
"I'm glad you like the floral decorations, Director."
The voice startled Louise, and she was taken aback for a moment. It was coming from inside of one of the private boxes. The director of the Center of Arts was there. She didn't think it a good idea to hang around.
"Oh, no. I was just surprised that you asked the flower shop so suddenly."
What she heard stopped her footsteps, and she turned towards where the sound was coming from. Did he say that it was the arts center that asked them first? That meant it was the director that changed the company. But why? Why this absurd thing at a national occasion? And even paying an additional penalty? No matter how much Louise thought about it, she couldn't understand. Wouldn't it the arts center be at risk for being underprepared?
She heard the director reply, but it sounded like a whisper from where Louise was standing. She forgot that she was going to turn around and gradually moved closer. The voice became clearer. At the same time, Louise's heart began to thump rapidly in her chest.
It might be because of the guilt of eavesdropping on someone else's conversation, but curiosity pushed her forward.
A small piece of glass crunched under her shoes. She stepped back in surprise, but the sound of it echoed in the quiet corridor. The conversation from inside the box halted.
The moment the director pulled the half-opened door, someone grabbed Louise by the waist.
It was after Louise realized that she was dragged in to another box that she managed to look around and saw the person who grabbed her.
"H-how are you here?"
An embarrassed remark left her mouth. But the person only smiled. Don't worry.


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Free Pharma Meals: NPs, PAs Will Get the Same Scrutiny as Docs
James F. Sweeney
The way Paul Ehrmann, DO, sees it, if he doesn't accept free lunches or gifts from pharmaceutical salespeople, neither should his physician assistant (PA).
Ehrmann, a family practitioner in Royal Oak, Michigan, has a general policy against accepting anything of value from pharmaceutical companies, such as event tickets, trips, dinners, or honoraria. He has instructed the part-time PA in his practice to do the same. "I think you should try to be consistent and have everyone follow the same rules," he says.
By contrast, Marc Price, DO, a family physician in Malta, New York, doesn't know whether his PA is having meals paid for by pharma reps and he doesn't care. "She's an adult. I'm not going to tell her what to do," Price said.
The question of whether nurse practitioners (NPs), PAs, and other nonphysician clinicians should accept gifts from pharmaceutical companies and medical device makers has been raised again by a new law that will soon make such gifts public.
Currently, the Physician Payment Sunshine Act requires drug and medical device manufacturers to report any gifts to physicians. The data are compiled and searchable in the CMS Open Payments database. However, NPs, PAs, and other clinicians in the same practice can receive benefits without it being disclosed.
That will change in 2021, when manufacturers must begin reporting gifts to those clinicians, as well. The data will be publicly available in 2022.
Why the Law Is Changing
The Sunshine Act went into effect in 2013 in order to increase transparency around the financial relationships among physicians; teaching hospitals; and the manufacturers of drugs, medical devices, and biologics.
The decision to expand reporting requirements to include PAs, NPs, clinical nurse specialists, certified nurse anesthetists, and certified nurse-midwives was made for several reasons.
For one thing, their numbers are increasing, and they're playing a bigger role in healthcare. There are more than 270,000 NPs practicing in the United States, and they handle more than 1 billion patient visits annually, according to the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP).[1] And there are more than 115,000 certified PAs, according to the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA).[2] The shortage of primary care physicians means that NPs and PAs are taking on more duties than ever before.
Also, NPs can now prescribe drugs, including controlled substances, in all 50 states. PAs prescribe as well, though they face restrictions in some states.
In addition, the number of physicians willing to meet with sales reps is declining. According to a report from ZS Associates, a sales and marketing solutions firm in the pharmaceutical and healthcare industry, only 46% of physicians are considered accessible to pharma reps.[3]
A growing number of doctors work for healthcare systems that restrict contact, whereas some physicians avoid meetings because they do not want it reported or simply because they're too busy. Those restrictions generally don't apply to NPs and PAs.
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Cite this: James F. Sweeney. Free Pharma Meals: NPs, PAs Will Get the Same Scrutiny as Docs - Medscape - Jul 01, 2019.
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Disclosure: James F. Sweeney has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
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We ended our southern California museum tour with the Western Science Center and the San Diego Natural History Museum. Regrettably, my memory of the Western Science Center is not as detailed as it could be – probably because we stopped by the morning after an 8-hour romp through the San Diego Safari Park and I was still a little braindead. Open since 2006, the Western Science Center was established to house and interpret the fossils and archaeological artifacts recovered during the construction of Diamond Valley Lake, an artificial reservoir near Hemet, California. The fossils in question are from the Pleistocene (roughly contemporaneous with the La Brea Tar Pits) and the museum has nearly a million of them.
"Snapshots in Time" is the main exhibit at the Western Science Center.
The heart of the museum is the permanent "Snapshots in Time" exhibit, which features both paleontology and archaeology displays. Dominating the room are the mounted skeletons of Max the mastodon and Xena the columbian mammoth. Unlike conventional fossil mounts, in which real or cast bones are cradled by a custom armature, Max and Xena are represented by two-dimensional frames, which establish the animals' shape in life. Casted bones are attached to the frames in their proper locations, and the real fossils are in glass-covered sandboxes at the feet of the mounts. These visually distinctive displays have some noteworthy interpretive advantages. For one thing, they show the true shape of a proboscidian (in contrast, a conventional mammoth or mastodon mount omits the boneless trunk). These displays also clearly illustrate how much of the specimen was actually found – no reconstructed bones are needed. The Max and Xena mounts are a clever way to help visitors understand the subtleties of paleontological reconstruction: vertebrate fossils are rarely found as complete skeletons, but the inferred portions are far more than idle speculation.
The Western Science Center's interactives are inspired, as well. Most impressive is a station where visitors can make clay casts from metal molds set into a counter. The amount of upkeep an activity like this requires would be prohibitive for a higher-traffic museum, but here it seemed to work just fine. I also liked a station that invites visitors to interpret archaeological objects through the rules of superposition. However, a mostly-digital interactive that demonstrates taphonomic processes in different microenvironments felt clunky and difficult to use.
As long as clay and plastic wrap can be continuously provided, this cast-making station is worth attempting to emulate.
The Valley of the Mastodons special exhibit, featuring a killer mural by Brian Engh.
We also got to see "Valley of the Mastodons," a special exhibit that will be on display until next month. The exhibit is the result of an experimental public conference arranged by Western Science Center Director Alton Dooley and Dr. Katy Smith of Georgia State University. During the event last August, a group of paleontologists spent several days studying as-yet undescribed fossils from the museum's collection on the exhibit floor and in view of the public. Visitors could chat with scientists and learn about their discoveries and methods in real time. I can't report on the event itself (do check out Jeanne Timmons's top-notch reporting at PLOS Paleo), but I liked the slap-dash, science-in-progress look of the exhibits. There were pieces of over a dozen mastodon individuals on display in various states of preparation, accompanied by notes from the visiting scientists feverishly scrawled on whiteboards. Between Valley of the Mastodons and the Western Science Center's event calendar, it seems that the museum's secret strength its its ceaseless slate of public programming. Workshops, activities, and lectures on topics ranging well beyond the boundaries of paleontology and archaeology suggest that the museum has successfully situated itself as an indispensable community resource.
Despite its size, the SDNHM building doesn't have a ton of usable exhibit space, and many displays are crowded onto mezzanines.
If I had to pick a favorite southern California museum, it would be the San Diego Natural History Museum (or "the Nat," as it is rather insistently branded). Like the Field Museum, SDNHM got its start as a permanent home for a collection of objects assembled for a world's fair, in this case the 1914 Panama-California Exposition. The museum occupied a series of temporary structures built for the Exposition in San Diego's Balboa Park until 1933, when the purpose-built museum building was completed. A 2001 renovation more than doubled the museum's size. Near as I can tell, no pre-renovation exhibits remain on display. Nevertheless, there's a ton of great stuff to see, from an urban ecosystems-focused wildlife exhibit to a temporary "random cool specimens from the collections" gallery (this sort of exhibit has been popular lately, and I'm all for it). In keeping with the theme of this blog I'll focus my comments on the paleontology exhibit.
"Fossil Mysteries" showcases prehistoric life from the San Diego area from the Mesozoic through the ice ages. The regional focus means that the exhibit is full of incredible creatures I had never heard of. Examples include Semirostrum, a porpoise with an absurdly elongated chin, and Dusignathus, a walrus with seal-like teeth for hunting fish (unlike modern walruses, which are adapted to suck up mollusks). Beautiful mounted skeletons of the walrus Valenictus, the fearsome-looking pinniped Allodesmus, and an unnamed grey whale relative introduced me to a brand-new prehistoric ecosystem. While southern California is not known for its dinosaur fossils, the handful of specimens on display were interesting because of their unique taphonomy. Found in marine deposits, the hadrosaur femur and armored shoulders of Alectopelta are studded with bivalves.
I am the Valenictus.
This Alectopelta was swept out to sea before being buried in marine sediments, and is now studded with oysters.
Fossil Mysteries also boasts an impressive array of fabricated displays. Life-sized models of Carcharocles megalodon and Hydrodamalis gigas hang over the central hall, while half-model, half-cast reconstructions of Lambeosaurus and Albertosaurus make up for the paucity of real dinosaur material. One of my favorite parts of the exhibit is the walk-through diorama of an Eocene rainforest. I've seen Carboniferous coal swamps represented like this at several other museums, but this is the first time I've seen this approach applied to the early Cenozoic. I can't imagine why, since Lagerstätten from this time period found across North America and Europe make it a natural choice for a highly detailed, immersive display. In a rare but very welcome move, SDNHM provides information about the artists that contributed to the exhibit on its website.
Half-model, half-cast skeletons of Lambeosaurus and Albertosaurus were designed by Mark Rehkopf of Research Casting International.
A panoramic view of the immersive Eocene diorama.
Aside from the specimens and objects, what I really love about Fossil Mysteries is the interpretation. For me, the best signage grabs visitors' attention by starting with what they know, then poses new questions and provides the tools needed to answer them. Good signs relate directly to the objects on display whenever possible, because that is what visitors come to see in the first place. And all this should be done with brutal succinctness. People can read textbooks at home, so its a mark of a truly talented exhibit writer when complex ideas can be consistently communicated in 40 words or less. With the right phrasing and arrangement, an exhibit can move beyond merely sharing information and become a space for conversation, reflection, and meaningful engagement. Basically, visitors should be able to learn something new in a way that wouldn't be possible anywhere else. I want to give the exhibit developers and writers at SDNHM the highest of fives, because they absolutely nailed it.
In an informative and weirdly potent interactive, visitors learn about the special adaptations in primate wrists by helping a gibbon skeleton turn a doorknob.
So there you have it – five museums in as many days, and another corner of the world map of natural history museums checked off. Have you been to any of the southern California museums I've been discussing? What did you think? Please share in the comments!
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4 responses to "Paleontology Exhibits of California – Part 3"
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Hmmm, I'm assuming they changed the signage on that Gorgosaurus mount, as the past two times I visited(which is admittedly quite a long time ago), it was still labeled as an Albertosaurus. I do have one complaint about the exhibits. In the dinosaur section of Fossil Mysteries, there is a substantial amount of natural light shining through, which makes it literally impossible to take a picture of the Gorgosaurus/Albertosaurus mount without it turning amazingly dark. Same problem with the C. megalodon model.
Checked my photos and you're right, it's Albertosaurus. I had the same problem with getting a decent picture of the skeletal side…it's just too bad that California is so nice and sunny all the time, huh?
Leonardo Gomez
As a California native, I've been to the SDMNH, the Raymond M. Alf Museum, George C. Page Museum, and LACM many times, just in the 15 years of my life!
If you or anyone ever go back to Western Science Center, there's a new exhibit in development/open (depending on which time you're at it), titled Prehistoric Pathways, and centers around the Menefee Formation, where the museum has engaged in expeditions to alongside the Zuni Dinosaur Institute for Geosciences. It will feature both real and cast fossils of dinosaurs found there, including fossils of the hadrosaur Ornatops, actually at the museum itself. Also featuring is artwork by artist Brian Engh.
Duckbill on a stick! The #3dprinted premaxillae of the #dinosaur Ornatops, for the @WesternCenter exhibit "Prehistoric Pathways" opening August 21! pic.twitter.com/4UHIU2QIKB
— Dr. Alton Dooley (@AltonDooley) July 27, 2021
Zooming out a little from the baby #Ornatops in the new #mural based on the #fossils of the #MenefeeFormation at @WesternCenter.
What you see here is about 2'x3' of a 18×16' wall. pic.twitter.com/iLYdkznZc5
— Brian Engh (@BrianEngh_Art) July 27, 2021


You are The Future Shapers.
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EX8200 Ethernet line cards are specifically designed to optimize enterprise applications. Each EX8200 Ethernet line card includes either two or four on-board Packet Forwarding Engines-the EX-PFE2-that are equipped with two purpose-built, application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs), one to perform wire-speed packet processing at line rates, and another to perform internal deep packet queuing and buffering while providing a high- speed interface to the chassis switch fabric. In addition, each line card contains a local processor which provides scalable local control and status processing.


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module Looper
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    def initialize()
      @mutex = Mutex.new
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      @is_done = false
    end

    def run
      Looper::prepare()
      @mutex.synchronize do
        @looper = Looper::my_looper()
        @handler = Handler.new
        @cond_var.broadcast()
      end
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      @mutex.synchronize do
        @is_done = true
        # @handler.removeCallbacksAndMessages
        @looper = nil
        @handler = nil
      end
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      @mutex.synchronize do
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          @cond_var.wait(@mutex)
        end
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RECENT government steps to move the retirement age up to 67 haven't fazed Biggar artist Kim Redpath in the least.
After all, he's still hard at work every day despite the fact that next week he'll be celebrating his 90th birthday!
And it's a celebration he wants to share with us all by staging an exhibition of his works at the town's Corn Exchange, starting on Saturday, March 28.
The man who has gone on to be one of Scotland's most revered artists was born in Aberdeen in 1925.
He graduated from the Edinburgh College of Art in 1948 before starting what was to be a 35-year-long and highly successful teaching career.
Art was always very much 'in the blood' for him, Kim being a nephew of the legendary Scottish artist Anne Redpath OBE, whose influence can be seen in his paintings to this day.
His 90th birthday falls on the opening weekend of this solo exhibition of his work in The Art Gallery at the Biggar Corn Exchange.
Kim will be there from 2pm to 4pm on both days.
The exhibition will run until Sunday, April 12, open 10am to 4pm Tuesdays to Fridays and 10am to 5pm on Saturdays and Sundays.


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Kara Jorgensen
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Author Q&A about Dead Magic
So I was tagged on Tumblr by fellow author, Caitlin E. Jones, to do an author Q&A. I liked it so much that I decided to post it here as well.
What is your new book about?
My current WIP is called Dead Magic, which is the fourth book in my historical-fantasy series, The Ingenious Mechanical Devices. Dead Magic is about Emmeline and Immanuel's lives six months after escaping Lord Rose's clutches. Both are struggling to find where they belong and establish a new life. Soon, their lives are complicated by magic books, a device that can track souls called a vivalabe, and corpses coming back to life. If you'd like to read a more detailed blurb, you can do so here.If you'd like to read a more detailed blurb, you can do so here.
What or who inspired it?
The Victorian era was a huge inspiration behind Dead Magic. It's a very weird time due to the combination of superstition, science, and pseudoscience. At the time, Spiritualism (a Christianity-based religion that involved talking to the dead) grew in popularity during the Victorian era, and it inspired Emmeline's character. She's a Spiritualist medium who works at the Spiritualist Society but is often overlooked in favor of the theatrical frauds. Immanuel is the opposite side of society. He's an evolutionist with a specialty in animal anatomy. Together they form a duality between life and death.
What was the biggest challenge while writing it?
Keeping track of the story lines and balancing where to switch between Immanuel and Emmeline. They are equally important characters, so I don't want either of them to have more screen time than the other. The book also has several plot lines going at once, which can be hard to keep track of off the top of my head. I made a doc to keep as an outline of what I've written, but I tend to forget to update it. My procrastination regarding doing things that help me are a pretty big challenge by itself.
What do you want to achieve with this book?
That I'll create a book that I'm proud of and that I would enjoy to read. All of my books were created because I wanted to read something that didn't exist. If I enjoy it, hopefully others will too.
What do you hope for this book?
That someone besides me will enjoy it. I'm also hoping that through Immanuel's struggles, people with PTSD and depression will see themselves. Mostly, I hope that it helps build my audience and bring new people into the Ingenious Mechanical Devices universe.
Are there any parts that have special personal significance to you?
There's a scene where Immanuel has an emotional breakdown following an attempt on his life. That scene was taken from real life and my experiences watching the ones I love suffer with depression. It's a scene where I play Adam, Immanuel's lover, watching his companion spiral into a breakdown while he can do nothing to stop it. It's the most helpless position to be in–wanting so badly to help but knowing you can do nothing but support them until it passes for a time.
Do you have a favorite character or one you really enjoyed writing?
Immanuel is probably my favorite character out of all of my children (don't tell the others). He's very close to me in terms of my personality, and it's his quiet intensity that I love. He feels so deeply compared to other characters, and it allows me to explore trauma, injustice, and love in ways that I couldn't with anyone else.
What do you see as the major themes in your book?
Do binaries exist in good and evil or life and death?, different kinds of love, facing darkness, recovery.
What made you set it in__________?
I chose the 1890s because what I wanted to include in my first book fit within that decade. A lot of the anachronistic steampunk elements didn't exist yet, but it was the closet time period for what I wanted. The perks of the 1890s is the freedom. It was the Naughty Nineties and things could have changed for the better. It's a diversion point I want to explore. What if Oscar Wilde hadn't been sent to jail? What if England's colonies gained steam technology and electricity early?
Did the title come instantly, or did you labour over it?
I hate making titles. It's one of my least favorite parts of writing, but for Dead Magic, the title came while I was writing chapter one. I had hoped for an early title because I was so tired of calling it IMD #4. How boring. Dead Magic was short, to the point, and a bit mysterious, so it's stuck.
Who do you think will enjoy your book?
My ideal readers are people who like period dramas but also enjoy Doctor Who. You have to love history and fantasy to enjoy my work because the two intermingle in most stories. Also, if you're into Penny Dreadful or would like it if there was with less sex and violence, then my books are probably your thing. Dark Victorian fantasies is my flavor of choice.
Do you have a special spot for writing at home?
Usually I just sit on the couch and write. I like to sit folded up like a pretzel, so a desk doesn't work too well unless I'm forcing myself to write something.
Do you like silence or music playing while you're writing?
Neither. I like background noise, but usually I have on rain sounds or the tv on something I won't find too interesting. I need noise, but music sometimes distracts me to the point that I find myself singing instead of writing.
When did you start writing?
I can remember pecking sentences on my nanny's electric typewriter about puppies and kittens going on adventures. I started trying to write actual stories when I was nine or ten and never stopped.
Did you always want to become an author?
Oh, boy. I've had a lot of career dreams over the years. My more serious ambitions have been science teacher, doctor, and English professor. The latter allows me to be an author while still having a stable, or at least decent, income. I absolutely loved medicine, and while I was working on my BA in biology, I loved my classes but felt my mind constantly being drawn back to literature. The more lucrative but soul-draining career in medicine went out the window and was replaced with literature and writing in my junior year of college.
Tell us a bit about your childhood?
I was the oldest of my cousins and was an only child, so I came out as a miniature adult. My childhood was mostly spent hanging out with my grandma, my dogs, reading books before bed with my mom, and watching a lot of Disney movies. Strangely, I had fascinations with dinosaurs, mummies, and Abbott and Costello. As I grew up, I started getting into Sherlock Holmes and mysteries, which led to my love of the Victorian era.
If you've had other jobs outside of writing, what were they?
The farthest thing I've done from writing is working as a customer service temp, which I've done on and off for about seven years now. I've also worked as a writing tutor at two different universities and a graduate assistant while I was getting my MFA. In the fall, I'll be teaching college freshman writing.
Describe yourself in three words.
Academic, quiet, dog-person.
What Sign are you and are you typical of it?
Cancer, and not really. They always seem to be portrayed as emotional. I much prefer my MTBI, which is an INTJ. It's much closer to my personality.
What three things do you dislike?
Prejudice, ignorance, and sauerkraut.
What three things do you like?
Books with great stories and characters, dogs, and anything related to stationary. I pretty much hoard books and stationary. I'd have even more dogs, but good dog food is hella expensive.
Do you have a family and partner, or are you single?
My boyfriend and I have been together for eleven years (as of next week). He's my best friend and an artist as well. I don't have any kids and don't plan to have any in the future. That's just not my thing.
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We went to Jenkinson's Aquarium for my birthday. I just wanted a chill birthday, and being in the dark surrounded by sea life was a good way to do it. The last pic is a terrifyingly large moth I saw at CVS. #jenkinsonsaquarium #fish #seals #aquarium #sealife #crabs #nautilus #starfish #shark
Book 6 of the Ingenious Mechanical Devices is out today! Grab a copy of THE WOLF WITCH. Link in bio. . . #bookstagram #books #booklr #thewolfwitch #reading #paranormal #newbookrelease #newbook #bookhaul
For #lgbtqwrimo I made an aesthetic for my current WIP, Kinship and Kindness. It's an m/m romance set in the mid 1890s in Louisiana. Theo is forced to rethink his life and turns to cooking, canning, and gardening. Much to his sister's dismay as she now has an aversion to jam. Bennett arrives in Louisiana hoping to head off the Northeast Delegation before it reaches Theo's father, but he isn't home from a trip abroad yet. Together they find that things can change for the better, but you have to be willing to reach for it. #aesthetic #aestheticboard #kinshipandkindness #romance #mmromance #shifterromance
My to-be-read for July is a little slim, but I'm hoping to get some research done for a future project and work on my Camp NaNoWriMo WIP. More on that coming soon. #bookstagram #books #julyreads #reading #bookworm #wickedsaints #thestormcrow #thenavigatorstouch #bookpile
My reading in June was a mix of Muslim authors, Asian authors, and of course gay pride reads. Some highlights: The Candle and the Flame, Natalie Tan's Book of Luck and Fortune, Hither, Page, and A Lady's Guide to Celestial Mechanics. #books #bookstagram #read #junereads #bookpile #thecandleandtheflame #natalietansbookofluckandfortune #hitherpage #aladysguidetocelestialmechanics #theloveandliesofrukhsanaali #mooncakes #ahiddenhope #romancingthebeat #pridereads
Sitting with my Kater-Tater. #dogstagram #dogsofinstagram #borderweenie #bordercolliemix #dachshundmix #doggo #dogsofinsta
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You may have seen my rave review of the luxury Conrad St. James hotel and after a relaxing afternoon in my room, I decided to go for dinner in the Blue Boar, the hotel's onsite restaurant and bar. If it's anything like my stay so far then I'm in for a treat.
The Westminster location makes the Conrad St James a prime after work hangout for MPs, Senior Civil Servants, and police officers located in New Scotland Yard just next door. So when I take my seat at 7pm on a Saturday, it's no surprise that the place is not as packed as it could be Monday through Friday. The restaurant is modern yet classical in a similar vein to the hotel. Standout features include black booths, contemporary lampshades, and artwork featuring the likes of John Major and Tony Blair no less; it's minimalistic but works for the setting.
The concise menu is not so edgy, offering the best of British and on the drinks side; they've shunned the cocktails in favour of a much more traditional extensive wine menu. To begin I order the confit quail breast (£9) which comes beautifully presented on a bed of vegetables and Asian dressing. Unlike the brasserie style confit, the Blue Boar offering is light and not overly greasy, but could have been tenderer.
My guest chooses the 12 hour brined salmon (£9) which has been smoked for 6 hours yet retains a subtle flavour. Not only has it been smoked, but has been cured in treacle to give it a sweet edge that works exceptionally well. Although it's a starter, it could equally be ordered as a light lunch.
The not so light option is the 400g veal T-bone steak (£35). It was a toss-up between that and the porterhouse but veal is a bit of a rarity nowadays on steak menus and after taking a bite, I can't figure out why? Although the flavours aren't as bold, it still has plenty to offer in terms of texture. At this point, our waiter realises my glass of red is near empty and tops me up without prompting, which is typical of the service, efficient without intrusion.
Unexpectedly though, the best dish of the evening is the mushroom wellington (£16), a vegetarian twist on the beef variety. The pastry is light, crispy and comes loaded with mushrooms, much to the delight of my fungi loving guest. Though it's the vegetarian option, even red blooded meat eaters should consider it if the steak options don't take your fancy.
If you still have room, you can't go wrong with the sticky toffee pudding (£7); a wonderful end to a wonderful meal. I'm thoroughly satisfied and somewhat sleepy by this point, thank goodness that I don't have far to travel to get a great night's sleep.


The Grizzlies' Trevor Morrison takes a jump shot under pressure from Ely's Patrick Vanderbeek and Carter Gaulke.
HIBBING— Defense rules. That's a point that the North Woods Grizzlies made again last Saturday as they shut down Ely's powerful offense to claim the Section 7A boys basketball title in a rout before a packed house at the Hibbing Arena.
Ely knew coming in that the stars would need to align to upset the top-ranked Grizzlies. But the Wolves had shown the ability to score all season long. Coming off a convincing 73-51 win over Wrenshall in the semi-finals, Ely was clearly peaking at the right time.
And then came the Grizzlies, who put on an astonishing defensive display, holding Ely's offense to just 13 points in the first half en route to a 70-38 final. It was Ely's poorest offensive performance of the season by a substantial margin.
Grizzlies Head Coach Will Kleppe said containing Ely's best performers— namely junior Pat Vanderbeek and senior Carter Gaulke— was key to the game. He tasked junior point guard Cade Goggleye with containing the ever-dangerous Vanderbeek, and senior guard Brendan Parson with stopping Gaulke.
"They've got some really skilled players," noted Kleppe. "Gaulke was able to take it to the basket at will against Wrenshall," he said.
But Ely just couldn't break through the Grizzlies' perimeter and struggled to connect from three-point range. Vanderbeek, as usual, had the most success from beyond the arc, connecting for 14 points in the game. Dylan Fenske added ten, but McDonald said there were few other stats worth mentioning. Gaulke had six assists but was otherwise shut down from start-to-finish.
Kleppe said he wasn't surprised by the final result, but he was pleasantly surprised at the intensity of his team's defensive play.
The Grizzlies also dominated the boards, with 23 rebounds. "We managed just two offensive rebounds," noted McDonald. "We just didn't get many second chances." The Grizzlies tallied six offensive rebounds but didn't need as many second chances as the Timberwolves. "They shot the lights out," said McDonald.
In fact, Ely's defense had an excellent night, limiting the Grizzlies to 70 points, their fifth lowest point total of the season.
Brendan Parson came up big for the Grizzlies, with 19 points, including five three-pointers.
Trevor Morrison was particularly hot in the early going, helping the Grizzlies build their commanding early lead. He scored 16 points on the night, while Cade Goggleye tallied 11. Seniors Isaiah Squires and Tanner Lokken added seven points apiece, and Tate Olson tallied five. Chase Kleppe dominated the boards, with nine rebounds.
Meanwhile, the Grizzlies were preparing for their Thursday match-up against Heritage Christian Academy at Williams Arena, in the opening round of the state tournament. Heritage enters the tournament unseeded after finishing the season at 13-17, so they're likely to face a challenge to upset the Grizzlies, who enter the tournament as the second seed.
Assuming an opening round victory, the Grizzlies would take on the winner of the game between Rushford-Peterson and Cass Lake-Bena at 2 p.m. on Friday at Target Center. The state Class A championship match is set for Saturday, at 11 a.m., at Target Center.
The Grizzlies will be looking to improve on their second-place finish in last year's state tournament, when they lost to Minneapolis North Community in the title match. The Minneapolis school is no longer competing in Class A.


As a mom with a 17 year-old son and a 15 year-old teenaged daughter who will drive soon, my awareness of the importance of teaching and talking about safe driving, especially among young drivers, has been heightened. It's National Youth Traffic Safety Month—a great time to review safe driving practices with your young drivers. In anticipation of teaching our daughter, I have already begun compiling some great safe driving tips. They may be helpful to you, too.
Start with a safe car—whether it is a family car or their own car, make sure it has good safety ratings.
Equip the car with emergency items including water, a first-aid kit and blanket.
Have a candid discussion about the privilege of driving. Make expectations and potential consequences very clear. Some parents have their teens sign a contract.
Talk about the importance of no texting or any cell phone use while driving.
Remind your driver to adhere to speed limits and all other rules of the road.
Follow the laws, too. Our kids watch what we do and learn from our habits.
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Encourage good grades for a potential insurance discount.
If you have another safe driving tip or story, share it with us!
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Sit as far back in the chair as possible with your back against the backrest and support your forearms while relaxing your shoulders.
Place the keyboard and monitor right in front of you. Position the top of the screen at or slightly below eye level and place documents between the keyboard and the screen.
Position the keyboard and mouse close to the body and also put the phone within reach.
Typing is healthier than using the mouse, so use as many keyboard shortcuts as possible. Move the mouse with your entire arm rather than just your wrist and do not do everything with one hand.
Limit the number of hours of computer work and take (micro) breaks. Allow your hands to rest when you are not using the mouse or keyboard for a moment.
Make sure you regularly walk and stand besides just sitting. Keep your body fit.


Industrial Design, one of the professions of our time and future, is an activity which embraces the physical, functional and perceptive aspects of all types of production. The design process includes developing new ideas, developing systems according to the predefined needs of the consumer and taking an innovative approach to existing products.
The aim of the four year education is to implement the expertise required in students' professional career in order to raise the quality of life of our society.
The first year program is designed to support creativity and analytical thinking.
In the second year, the technical aspect of design is emphasized.
The third year program includes interdisciplinary courses and areas of specialization such as Product Design/Transportation Design (automotive & yacht design). The program provides technical and cultural lectures by invited professionals, seminars, national and international events, and a three-week internship.
In the final year, students present their Graduation Project, which is evaluated on the criteria of the design vision they have acquired during their education in collaboration with industry.


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Condemnations after suspicious white substance sent to Hong Kong's High Court; police say may be protein powder
"Intimidation against judicial officers is not only a serious criminal offence, but also a threat to the rule of law and judicial independence, which are cornerstones of our society," President of the Law Society Chan Chak-ming said.
by Candice Chau 11:59, 6 July 2022 11:59, 6 July 2022
Hong Kong's justice secretary, Bar Association and Law Society have issued condemnations after a suspicious package was sent to the city's High Court.
High Court. Photo: Kelly Ho/HKFP.
The police were called to the courthouse on Tuesday afternoon after a can containing white powder was found inside the parcel.
HKFP was told on Wednesday by the force that the powder was believed to be protein powder, and no arrests had been made so far.
The city's newly-inaugurated Secretary for Justice Paul Lam said in a statement on Tuesday evening that he was "deeply concerned about the incident."
"The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government will pursue seriously against any person who commits any such act and bring the culprit to justice in order to defend the integrity of the court, ensure the due administration of the justice and maintain public order," Lam said in the statement.
The Hong Kong Bar Association (HKBA), in a statement published on Wednesday morning, also condemned the act, and said that "any violence or threat against the Judiciary is unacceptable and intolerable in a civilised society governed by the rule of law."
"Judges must be absolutely free to carry out their judicial duties without any interference, fear or favour. HKBA condemns such conduct in the strongest terms," the statement read.
Law Society of Hong Kong. Photo: Kelly Ho/HKFP.
President of the Law Society Chan Chak-ming, said he condemned "all acts of intimidation against the judiciary" in a statement on Tuesday.
"I strongly condemn all acts of intimidation against the judiciary. Intimidation against judicial officers is not only a serious criminal offence, but also a threat to the rule of law and judicial independence, which are cornerstones of our society," Chan's statement read.
Previous incidents
The Judiciary had received intimidating letters and packages on several occasions over the past three years.
The most recent incident took place in November last year, where threatening letters were sent to the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts and Sha Tin Magistrates' Courts. Police had to evacuate the West Kowloon court.
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Connecticut > Groton > Schools > School Profile
West Side Middle School
250 Brandegee Avenue, Groton, CT 06340
Groton School District
This school is rated about average in school quality compared to other schools in Connecticut. Students here perform about average on state tests, ... More are making above average year-over-year academic improvement, and this school has about average results in how well it's serving disadvantaged students. Large disparities in suspension rates exist at this school, which is concerning.
Worth a deeper look:
Test scores at this school are about the same as the state average, though still below the top-performing schools in the state. Because test scores in some states are so low, many students at this school may not be performing at grade level.
Ask the school what it's doing to help students who are behind. Understand what on-track learning looks like, and ask the school what it's doing to accelerate progress for students.
A promising sign
Students at this school are making more academic progress given where they were last year, compared to similar students in the state.
Ask the school how it interprets this rating and what you can do to support the school's continued success.
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Ezt a verziót FLEX 9-nek nevezték. A rendszert alapvetően karakteres terminál használatára tervezték, azonban egyes gyártók biztosítottak hozzá alapvető grafikai és mutató eszköz (pointing device) támogatást.

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Egy másik jelentése a flexnek, a magyar kultúrában elterjedt erőfitogtatás, amely abból áll, hogy az egyedek izomcsoportjaikat befeszítve próbálnak imponálni kortársaiknak.

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Colette's New Jewelry Collection Is Absolutely Divine
June 15, 2020 by Amy Elliott
Last week, when I interviewed psychotherapist and life coach Asha Terry, she noted that those feeling rage and sadness, or a kind of compounded grief, during these complicated times, may find comfort in their religious and spiritual beliefs.
"That may [also] include working on their spiritual practices to help them to forgive," she said during our conversation.
With this in mind, a new collection from the Los Angeles–based line Colette may be one way to find some solace and peace. Christian iconography is used to articulate the collection's central theme: that the jewelry we wear can be a kind of armor, protecting us from harm as we move forward through the chaos and an uncertain future with clearer minds and open hearts.
Titled Santos y Cielos, the collection is French-Mexican designer Colette Steckel's take on talismanic jewelry. Many of the pieces incorporate enamel medals that depict the Madonna, putti, and Christ, all hand-painted on porcelain using the Limoges technique.
"It's inspired by the medallions I made for my father for luck and protection that he wore daily prior to his passing," says Steckel. "The pieces are meant to be worn close to the heart to give the wearer strength, reminding them that there's a powerful force protecting all of us in the heavens above. There is so much pain and uncertainty in the world right now, and I think our talismans have the power to harness faith and hope."
Charms and lock necklace in 18k rose gold with hand-painted medal, vintage charms, and pink and yellow sapphire accents, $21,240
The painted medals commingle with vintage charms, medallions, and watch chains that the designer sourced in Paris and London antiques markets.
Two-cross necklace with vintage charms and seed pearl accents, $11,220
Steckel has also added some newly minted single charms to the mix. These have a vintage feel and include a mano figa pendant, a famous evil-eye buster (that's also steeped in sexual symbolism) and a favorite among charm collectors.
From left: Diamond heart charm with star details in 18k yellow gold, $5,540; Fist of Protection charm with diamonds and enamel in 18k yellow gold, $2,600; and Baby Angel charm with diamonds in 18k yellow gold, $1,000
Behold a few more heavenly things, below.
From left: Our Lady of Good Advice hand-painted porcelain medal with champagne diamond and orange sapphire accents in 18k yellow gold, $4,950; and Protective Angel hand-painted porcelain medal with diamond and purple sapphire accents in 18k yellow gold, $4,530
From left: Blessed Virgin Mary medal ring in hand-painted enamel and blue and yellow sapphire accents in 18k rose gold; Child Infant Jesus medal ring in hand-painted enamel and black and white diamond accents in 18k rose gold; and Blessed Virgin Mary medal ring in hand-painted enamel and pink and white diamond accents in 18k rose gold, $1,900 each
Charming bracelet with hand-painted enamel and 19th-century vintage charms in 18k yellow gold, $5,480
Top: Madonna necklace with hand-painted porcelain medal and vintage charms, and diamond, yellow sapphire, and tsavorite accents in 18k yellow gold, $22,000
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Bauer's engineers have set out to design a motor and gearbox combination that can deliver in terms of hygiene and efficiency, the latest IE4 motors forming an excellent basis on which to build. However, there also needs to be a compelling financial argument to support the design excellence in order to convince end users that the investment will be well advised.
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Miliaria profunda is a deep type of sweat retention, the sweat escaping into the dermis, the vascular layer of the skin located below the epidermis. The lesions, in this form of miliaria, are firm papules.


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Автосто́п (від ; ) — спосіб пересування автопопутників, що полягає у використанні попутного автотранспорту.

Означення поняття

Часто у визначення автостопу закладається безкоштовність. Але слово «автостоп» з тим же успіхом застосовується і до пересування на випадковому транспорті з оплатою проїзду. Також, дехто додає до визначення автостопу згоду водія транспорту на перевезення, але деякі джерела відносять і безквитковий проїзд в громадському транспорті до автостопу, вводячи категорії «етичного» та «неетичного» автостопу.

Ідея та мотивація
Існує декілька причин для використання такого способу пересування:
 відсутність інших засобів транспорту, якими можна доїхати до пункту призначення;
 відсутність фінансових коштів на транспорт або бажання їх заощадити;
 раптова несправність двигуна власного автомобіля, аварія що сталася на дорозі;
 бажання пережити пригоду, зустріти нових людей та спілкуватися з ними; не тільки попутник, але й водій може зустріти цікаву людину та обмінятися корисною інформацією;
 бажання покращити екологію, раціональніше використовувати транспортні засоби, адже автомобілі часто перевозять тільки одну особу.

Роди автостопу за видами транспорту

Згідно з однією з класіфікацій виділяються такі роди автостопу:
 автостоп нульового роду — на біотранспорті (верблюдах, конях, підводах) або транспорті без двигуна (велосипеди);
 автостоп першого роду (найпоширеніший) — на легкових і вантажних автомобілях, автобусах та інших наземних нерельсових транспортних засобах;
 автостоп другого роду — на залізничному транспорті;
 автостоп третього роду — гідростоп — на кораблях, катерах, поромах, човниках та інших водних транспортних засобах;
 автостоп четвертого роду — авіастоп — на літаках, вертольотах, дирижаблях та інших повітряних транспортних засобах;
 автостоп п'ятого роду поки є фантастичним, під ним розуміють використання космічного транспорту.

За замовчуванням під словом «автостоп» вважають автостоп першого роду.

Методи голосування

Способи голосування відрізняються в різних країнах світу, а найпоширенішим міжнародним сигналом автостопника є піднятий вгору великий палець.

Наукова теорія автостопу

Науковий підхід до автостопу має на меті узагальнення експериментальних знань в цій діяльності і представлення їх у вигляді методів для застосування на практиці.

Всупереч переконанню що автостоп є непередбачуваним, можна робити прогнози автостопного процесу, бо завдяки великій кількості транспорту на трасі він піддається статистичному і ймовірнісному опису.

Продуктами таких досліджень стають численні книги відомих мандрівників-автостопників.

Історія автостопу

Стихійне пересування автостопом з'явилося з появою першого автомобільного транспорту на початку XX століття. Згодом велику роль в просуванні світового автостопу зіграли хіпі, оскільки автостоп давав їм можливість подорожувати і знайомитися з різними людьми, не витрачаючи грошей, яких вони зазвичай не мали.

Безпека

У пошуках нових вражень та пригод тисячі підлітків та молодих людей відправляються літаками у далекі країни. Чимало цих мандрівників, щоб зекономити гроші, планують подорожувати автостопом. Але, на жаль, у більшості частин світу такі подорожі не можна нині назвати цікавими й відносно безпечними. На ризик наражаються як мандрівники, так і ті, хто їх підвозить.

Автостоп у мистецтві
 Попутник (фільм, 1986)
 Попутник 2
 Попутник (фільм, 2007)

Примітки

Мережі для організованого автостопу

 AVTOSTOPS.RU - Пошук попутників чи водіїв в дорогу з усієї України, Білорусі та Росії
  AVTOSTOPOM.ORG — Глобальний міжнародний портал миттєвих повідомлень для пошуку подорожніх
  ПОДВЕЗУ - Автостоп онлайн. Пошук попутників

Посилання
Автостоп  // ВУЕ
  ELBA.ORG.UA — Фестиваль автостопу «Українська Ельба» .
 А. КротовПрактика вільних подорожей .
 Про автостоп та вільні мандрівки .
  Про автостоп у романі Ірини Солодченко "Муха на вітровому склі" .

Автомобільний транспорт
Подорож


Below are 2013 Festival judges, expect this list to grow in the next few months.
Mathieu Meur is an underwater photographer based in Singapore. He authored a PADI Underwater Digital Photographer Distinctive Specialty in 2001, co-authored An Essential Guide to Digital Underwater Photography in 2004, as well as its sequel An Advanced Guide to Digital Underwater Photography in 2007. Mathieu is a regular contributor to international diving publications, and has been a speaker or judge at numerous international underwater photography events. Mathieu is always happy in the water, be it capturing the beauty of large reef denizens, majestic wrecks, or the tiniest of subjects. Mathieu is also one of the judges of the 2011 Underwater Festival.
Tony Wu is one of Asia's leading underwater photographers. He has won a number of awards, including the Grand Prize for Best Book of the Year at the World Festival of Underwater Pictures in Antibes for his first book, Silent Symphony. In recent years, Tony has been at the forefront of experimenting with new equipment and techniques associated with the crossover from analog to digital technology. The primary theme in his work is storytelling, and he is particularly keen on exploring the unique possibilities opened up by the use of multi-media formats. In addition to his online portfolio, Tony also maintains a blog, where he shares images, video and thoughts from his travels.
Over his 30-year career, Darren Jew has photographed the planet's landscapes and wildlife from Antarctica to Zambia – on mountain peaks, desert plains and beneath the Ocean's surface. After completing study at the Queensland College of Art in the early 1980s he first worked in darkrooms, then as a commercial/advertising photography assistant before taking up a position as Photographer with the Queensland National Parks and Wildlife Service in 1986. Since 1994, Darren has pursued his passion for capturing and sharing the natural World – producing sought-after nature, travel and scientific images both above and below the water; selling fine art prints; undertaking magazine commissions and; leading photo tours to the World's great wildlife, landscape and marine destinations. Darren is the author of the books "AUSTRALIA – reef, rainforest, red heart" and; the limited-edition "Far and Wild-SOUTH" and his images regularly appear in many magazines and books, he exhibits around Australia and his work is used by conservation organisations world-wide. His unique vision has seen Darren named Canon/AIPP Australian Science, Environment and Nature Photographer of the Year in 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2012.
David Warth began filming full time in 1997. The first shoots were on pilot programs that subsequently went to air. After this David decided to work on his own productions beginning with a documentary for ABC Natural History Unit - "Tarkine - the Forgotten Wilderness". This shoot involved living in the remote Tarkine Wilderness in NW Tasmania, Australia for one year. The documentary won a Gold Award for cinematography from the Australian Cinematographers Society (ACS), and sold well internationally. The film then became part of the successful campaign to save the Tarkine ancient rainforests. A Soundscape featuring the most beautiful footage from the Tarkine shoot set to classical music was also produced for ABC Enterprises. The next major project was "Rainforest Rhapsody" another soundscape for ABC Enterprises which became the fourth biggest selling video release for Australia in 2001. It also won a Gold Award from the ACS. David has filmed, edited and set classical music to "Deep in the Rainforest" another soundscape for ABC Video and has delivered his Blue Chip Nature documentary "Rainforest - The Secret of Life" to ABC. This documentary has also won a Gold Award for cinematography from the Australian Cinematographers Society and has also won the Nature Film Award at the prestigious Jules Verne Film Festival in Paris. David was also a cameraman on numerous productions. "Roar of the Wild" -13 part nature based travel series. Channel 9 Australia "Reefs Reborn" for NHNZ New Zealand Travel Company promotional shoots in New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Tonga. All including underwater filming. Southern Right Whale filming in Western Australia. Cameraman on various documentaries "The Last Valley" for ABC Australia " Whale Dreamers" for ABC TV and Cinema Release "Land of the Giants" for Chan 9 Australia "Crater of Life" for Channel 9 Australia "Travel Wild" series for Channel 9 Australia "Our Seed of Life" - US based production David also produced "Two Visions - A Future for Tasmania", a documentary concerning the controversial destruction of Tasmanian forests. His extensive stock footage library is managed by ABC Library Sales.
An award winning underwater filmmaker, Kieren discovered the sport of scuba diving on a holiday in Australia. He was instantly hooked and moved to Australia with his wife Jen from the UK in 2006 to pursue underwater filmmaking. Through his website Dive Around he has created a vast online database of marine life you can find in Australia and an easy to use visual fish ID system, called FIN. His ever growing knowledge lead him to being named an expert on fishes with The Australian Museum. Kieren has won many categories in past Underwater Festivals and we are sure his 'competitors' are happy to see him 'graduate' to become a judge.


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Diese Liste beinhaltet alle in der Wikipedia gelisteten Wappen des Landkreises Esslingen in Baden-Württemberg, inklusive historischer Wappen. Fast alle Städte, Gemeinden und Kreise in Baden-Württemberg führen ein Wappen. Sie sind über die Navigationsleiste am Ende der Seite erreichbar.

Landkreis Esslingen

Städtewappen im Landkreis Esslingen

Gemeindewappen im Landkreis Esslingen

Ehemalige Gemeindewappen im Landkreis Esslingen

Blasonierungen

Literatur
 Heinz Bardua: Kreis- und Gemeindewappen in Baden-Württemberg. Band 1: Die Kreis- und Gemeindewappen im Regierungsbezirk Stuttgart. Landesarchivdirektion Baden-Württemberg (Hrsg.), Konrad Theiss Verlag Stuttgart, 1987, 158 Seiten, ISBN 3-8062-0801-8.

 Klemens Stadler: Deutsche Wappen. Band VIII: Baden-Württemberg. Mit Zeichnungen von Max Reinhart. Angelsachsen-Verlag Bremen, 1971.

Weitere Quellen
 Bekanntmachungen von Wappenverleihungen (Gemeinsames Amtsblatt)
 Hans Schwenkel (Hrsg.): Heimatbuch des Kreises Nürtingen. 1950–53
 Webpräsenzen der Städte Filderstadt und Nürtingen sowie der Gemeinden Frickenhausen und Lenningen
 Kemnat – Die Geschichte einer Fildergemeinde in 750 Jahren Selbständigkeit. 1978

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    ssl3_write,
    ssl3_shutdown,
    ssl3_renegotiate,
    ssl3_renegotiate_check,
    ssl3_get_message,
    ssl3_read_bytes,
    ssl3_write_bytes,
    ssl3_dispatch_alert,
    ssl3_ctrl,
    ssl3_ctx_ctrl,
    ssl3_pending,
    ssl3_num_ciphers,
    ssl3_get_cipher,
    ssl3_callback_ctrl,
    ssl3_ctx_callback_ctrl,
    SSL3_HM_HEADER_LENGTH,
    ssl3_set_handshake_header,
    ssl3_handshake_write,
};

const SSL_METHOD *TLS_method(void) {
  static const SSL_METHOD method = {
      0,
      &TLS_protocol_method,
  };
  return &method;
}

const SSL_METHOD *SSLv23_method(void) {
  return TLS_method();
}

/* Legacy version-locked methods. */

const SSL_METHOD *TLSv1_2_method(void) {
  static const SSL_METHOD method = {
      TLS1_2_VERSION,
      &TLS_protocol_method,
  };
  return &method;
}

const SSL_METHOD *TLSv1_1_method(void) {
  static const SSL_METHOD method = {
      TLS1_1_VERSION,
      &TLS_protocol_method,
  };
  return &method;
}

const SSL_METHOD *TLSv1_method(void) {
  static const SSL_METHOD method = {
      TLS1_VERSION,
      &TLS_protocol_method,
  };
  return &method;
}

const SSL_METHOD *SSLv3_method(void) {
  static const SSL_METHOD method = {
      SSL3_VERSION,
      &TLS_protocol_method,
  };
  return &method;
}

/* Legacy side-specific methods. */

const SSL_METHOD *TLSv1_2_server_method(void) {
  return TLSv1_2_method();
}

const SSL_METHOD *TLSv1_1_server_method(void) {
  return TLSv1_1_method();
}

const SSL_METHOD *TLSv1_server_method(void) {
  return TLSv1_method();
}

const SSL_METHOD *SSLv3_server_method(void) {
  return SSLv3_method();
}

const SSL_METHOD *TLSv1_2_client_method(void) {
  return TLSv1_2_method();
}

const SSL_METHOD *TLSv1_1_client_method(void) {
  return TLSv1_1_method();
}

const SSL_METHOD *TLSv1_client_method(void) {
  return TLSv1_method();
}

const SSL_METHOD *SSLv3_client_method(void) {
  return SSLv3_method();
}

const SSL_METHOD *SSLv23_server_method(void) {
  return SSLv23_method();
}

const SSL_METHOD *SSLv23_client_method(void) {
  return SSLv23_method();
}