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Book Review: The Modulated Scream: Pain in Late Medieval Culture (Esther Cohen) — by Melissa Ridley Elmes
Esther Cohen, The Modulated Scream: Pain in Late Medieval Culture. Chicago & London: Chicago University Press, 2010. 384 pp (cloth) $49.00. ISBN: 978-0226112671
Esther Cohen's study of pain in the medieval era is an erudite, engrossing, and compulsively readable work of social and intellectual history. Working from a stunningly broad and deep array of primary source texts in religion, politics, and medicine alongside an exhaustive list of secondary materials, this book presents a comprehensive account of the medieval culture of pain as it was recorded by those who worked most closely with it – clerics and Church officials, judicial officers and torturers, and physicians. While Cohen's subtitle suggests that the book's focus is on late medieval culture; the first three chapters include substantial contextual information presented from late Roman and early medieval sources, rendering the book potentially useful to scholars working across the entire medieval period.
Cohen's overall argument is that in medieval culture, pain was suffered individually but was also a social construction that was shared, discussed and transmitted in a variety of forms. She arranges this argument in two parts. The first half of the book, "Manipulating Pain," deals with the social aspects of her subject, focusing on the uses and purposes of pain and suffering, how pain might be alleviated, and how people in pain were expected to behave. The second half of the book, "Knowledge From Pain," is a more theoretical discussion of the taxonomy and classification of pain, its importance in the history of humanity, and its role in differentiating the divine from the profane in Scholastic and Humanist thought. This organization permits the reader first to see the scope and reception of forms of pain in medieval society, and then to delve into the presence of pain in medieval intellectual thought. It is entirely possible to read one or the other section according to personal interest or scholarly need without losing her overall argument; however, in both sections the subject matter and examples are so compellingly presented that few readers will be content not to finish the whole book.
In chapter one, "The Uses of Suffering," Cohen presents three approaches to suffering according to human will: some, such as the Christian martyrs and ascetics, deliberately sought pain out; some suffering from pain accepted it as a form of imitatio Christi; and some, as those suffering from illness or torture, fought against pain. Examples are culled from religious, legal and medical texts to show that fear of pain armed people against temptation or helped them repent when they succumbed, which in turn aided in the maintenance of justice and social order.
Chapter two, "Torture and Truth Finding," traces the evolution of the use of pain to extract confession in the legal system, from the ordeals of the early medieval era as an arbitrary means of acquiring truth through medieval torture as a local and private practice limited to extracting a confession, and finally to a discussion of the excessive application of torture during the Inquisition.
In chapter three, "Alleviating Pain," Cohen argues that from a medical standpoint "there was a universal acceptance in the Middle Ages that pain was an integral part of life and there was much to praise in feeling it" while "throughout the period pain alleviation was written about and practiced extensively, with sporadic attempts at totally eradicating pain" (87). While theology and law saw pain as a positive and useful thing, medieval medical culture viewed it as an evil that could not necessarily be banished solely through human resources.
Chapter four is a fascinating look at the concept of "scripted pain." Cohen points out that despite a proliferation of behavior manuals, none of these addresses how one ought to respond to pain or demonstrate suffering, and argues that the normative behavior for suffering actually is scripted in documents such as the testaments of witnesses to births and acts of torture. This chapter delves into the expressive and performative nature of pain in particularly compelling and provocative ways and suggests rich research possibilities for those working with visual and literary constructs of pain.
The next four chapters are an intellectual approach to the subject of pain grounded in Scholastic and Humanist modes of thought, with chapter five comprising a succinct and absorbing history of attempts made at the taxonomy and classification of pain from Avicenna and Archigenes through Galen and Villanova, among others and chapter six presenting an intellectual history of the ages of man constructed through the presence and degree of pain each stage suffered or was capable of suffering, according to medieval theological belief.
Cohen's discussion of scholastic writing and thinking on human and divine passion in chapter seven is groundbreaking work. She argues that scholastic thought has more to do with the incarnation than the Passion that tends to occupy the devotional meditations and writings of those more focused on the Crucifixion as a point of human intersection with Christ's pain. Her conclusion – that a scholastic focus on the perfectly balanced complexion of Christ as the source of his acute (sensory) pain on Earth existed alongside the devotional idea of Christ as suffering because of his virginal female origins and the compassion he feels for his grieving mother – is an important and compelling alternate reading of the source of Christ's incarnate pain. Finally, in chapter eight, Cohen treats the concept of impassibility, arguing that martyrs were granted suffering on Earth and the wicked were denied Earthly pain, whereas in the Afterlife these roles were reversed, to support her point that pain was valorized in the medieval era.
While there are a few passing infelicities of expression and moments at which Cohen might have more fully developed her argument or provided more specific evidence for minor claims, these ultimately do not detract from what is on the whole an admirable book. The overall argument is carefully laid out and convincing, handled with the mastery of a scholar writing for scholars, while remaining accessible to a lay audience.
The Modulated Scream fills a glaring hole in medieval scholarship as the only current full-length treatment on the subject of pain in medieval culture, and works well as an important corollary to recent titles on the subject of torture (Larissa Tracy, Torture and Brutality in Medieval Literature, D.S. Brewer, 2012); medieval medical knowledge and practice (Nancy G. Siraisi, Medieval and Early Renaissance Medicine: An Introduction to Knowledge and Practice, Chicago UP, 1990; Faith Wallis, Medieval Medicine: A Reader, Toronto UP, 2010) and Art History (Richard Viladesau, The Beauty of the Cross: The Passion of the Christ in Theology and the Arts, Oxford UP, 2005.) Cohen's volume is an important resource for scholars working on the subject of pain in any field of medieval studies, with particular implications for specialists in medical, theological, and legal matters. Although Cohen does not directly deal with literary and visual representations of pain, scholars interested in examining the presence and construction of pain and suffering in medieval literature and art could benefit enormously from this study as a blueprint for thinking about the normative, expressive, and performative aspects of pain in medieval culture. The book should also appeal more widely to those interested in general social and intellectual histories or the history of pain, torture, or medicine in western culture.
Melissa Ridley Elmes
Melissa Ridley Elmes is a doctoral student in English at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro working in post-Conquest-15th century literatures and cultures, with special emphasis on Arthuriana and the rhetorical and cultural functions of textual feasts. She also writes on monstrosity, magic and the supernatural, gender, and violence. Her most recent publication, "Species or Specious? Authorial Choices in the 'Parliament of Fowls'" appeared in Rethinking Chaucerian Beasts (Palgrave, 2012) and she is currently at work on essays on women and violence in Sir Thomas Malory's Morte Darthur and Television Arthur.


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Dark Storm Industries will relocate manufacturing from New York to Titusville, FL to expand operations:
by Kevin Elder
SPACE COAST, Fla. (June 15, 2021) – The Economic Development Commission of Florida's Space Coast (EDC) today announced Dark Storm Industries LLC will relocate to Titusville, FL and expand its advanced manufacturing facility. Dark Storm is a federally licensed firearms manufacturer currently located in New York. The project is expected to create 50 new jobs with an average annual salary of $50,000 and a capital investment of approximately $3.2 million. Products manufactured by the company are shipped across the United States.
"The Space Coast's diversified manufacturing base is a major reason why we weathered the pandemic and continue to build on our strengths," said Lynda Weatherman, EDC president and CEO. "The EDC welcomes Dark Storm and their contributions to our economy, and I want to say how proud I am of the team we were able to put together to attract this growth-oriented company to the Space Coast."
"The combination of economics and a friendlier political environment made the decision to build our new headquarters and manufacturing plant in Florida an easy one," said Edward Newman, Dark Storms co-owner. "We are excited to join a growing number of gun manufacturers on the Space Coast and look forward to our new facility allowing us to both increase our production capacity as well as develop new and exciting products."
The facility is expected to create an additional 20 indirect jobs and 17 induced jobs. The combined net new annual wages from all jobs are estimated to be more than $ 4.4 million with a contribution to GDP greater than $9.6 million and a 10-year economic impact in excess of $95 million. The selected site is located at 2000 Shepard Drive, Titusville, FL 32780.
"I commend Dark Storm Industries on their wise decision to make Florida their new base of operations," said Secretary of Commerce Jamal Sowell, President and CEO of Enterprise Florida, Inc. "Thanks to Governor Ron DeSantis and his resolve to ensure our state remains open, we are welcoming new companies to our ever-expanding business landscape. We look forward to the positive impact Dark Storm Industries will have on Florida's economy."
"Brevard County and Titusville are open for business and home to a wide range of manufacturers in aerospace, defense and a growing firearms sector," said Chair of Brevard County Board of County Commissioners Rita Pritchett (District 1). "Attracting a company like Dark Storm brings good-paying jobs to our community and increases our economic diversity."
"The City of Titusville is extremely excited to welcome Dark Storm to our city. I am confident they will be proud to call the 'Gateway to Nature and Space' their hometown," said Titusville Mayor Dan Diesel. "I am grateful for all the hard work of the Economic Development Commission of Florida's Space Coast, the North Brevard Economic Development Zone and our City Staff. We look forward to assisting Dark Storm with their relocation and new manufacturing facility. Again, welcome to Titusville!"
About Dark Storm Industries LLC:
Dark Storm Industries is a New York based firearms manufacturer specializing in modern sporting rifles. Founded in 2013, Dark Storm Industries developed the DS-15 line of rifles to meet the changing regulatory environment in states like New York and California. Dark Storm products are available from leading firearms retailers and distributors nationwide.
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Dark Storm Industries unveils the DS-25 Typhoon Sport Utility Rifle
Oakdale, N.Y. (March 08, 2021) – Dark Storm Industries LLC (DSI), a New York based firearms manufacturer known for innovation in design and performance, is excited to announce the DS-25 Typhoon Sport Utility Rifle.
The new .308 DS-25 Sport Utility Rifle utilizes several AR-15 based parts, making it one of the lightest and most compact .308 semi-automatic rifles on the market today. The DS-25 is available in configurations for all 50 states.
Heavy hitting, Lightweight
"Six years in development, our goal for the DS-25 was to combine the range and stopping power of the .308 Winchester cartridge used in the AR-10, with the light weight and maneuverability of the AR-15 platform." said Ed Newman, co-owner of DSI. "Weighing only 6.7 pounds, the DS-25 Typhoon could be the lightest .308 semi-automatic rifle ever." Mr. Newman continued.
The DS-25 Typhoon shares its feature set with the popular DS-15 Typhoon. Based on a billet 7075 aluminum upper and lower receiver set with a nitride 4150 barrel, the Typhoon also includes a free float M-Lok handguard, as well as ambidextrous charging handle and safety selector. The barrel and handguard length, grip, and stock/brace vary by configuration.
"The .308's range and stopping power when combined with the compact size and weight of the DS-25 make it the perfect solution for both sporting uses such as a day at the range, as well as utility needs like hunting and defense." said Mr. Newman. "The mid-length gas system, paired with the reduced reciprocated weight of the AR-15 sized BCG and buffer, really reduce the recoil to near 5.56 levels."
Configurations for All 50 States
The DS-25 will be available in four different configurations. The standard rifle includes a 16" 1:10 twist mid-length barrel along with a Hogue over-molded rubber grip and adjustable stock. The firearm non-NFA with its shorter 12.5" barrel, front vertical grip, and SBA3 brace brings the .308 cartridge into the sub-compact "truck gun" market. DSI will also offer the DS-25 Typhoon in a fixed magazine iteration for states such as New York and California, as well as post ban for New Jersey.
"Dark Storm has always gone to great lengths to ensure that anyone who wants one of our guns has a configuration that keeps them within the confines of their respective state laws. The DS-25 is no exception," said Mr. Newman.
"We expect to begin shipping production DS-25 firearms late summer." said Mr. Newman. "We also recognize that not everyone wants to buy a complete gun. Assembling your own custom rifle is at the heart of America's AR market. As such, we will be offering a builder's kit which will include the DS-25 upper, lower, barrel, BCG, and buffer tube. Customers can then assemble their own unique version using standard AR-15 components," continued Mr. Newman. "One of the key focuses during the development of the DS-25 was designing it to utilize as many standard AR-15 components as possible."
The DS-25 builder's kit can be completed using an AR-15 handguard, AR-15 lower parts kit including takedown and pivot pins, bolt catch, as well as a standard AR-15 3.0oz carbine buffer system.
About Dark Storm Industries LLC
Dark Storm Industries is a New York based firearms manufacturer specializing in modern sporting rifles. Founded in 2013, Dark Storm Industries developed the DS-15 line of rifles to meet the changing regulatory environment in states like New York and California. DSI products are available from leading firearms retailers and distributors nationwide.
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Dark Storm Industries Partners with The Witmer Public Safety Group DBA Interstate Arms.
by Brett Snider
Massachusetts, January 16, 2020 -- Furthering its dedication to be a top provider of American-made firearms, parts and accessories, Dark Storm Industries LLC is pleased to announce its new strategic partnership with Interstate Arms, a leading wholesale distributor of firearms and related products based in New England.
Founded in 2012, Dark Storm Industries developed the DSI line of firearms to meet the ever-changing regulatory environment in states like California, New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New Jersey. With their robust selection of quality firearms, parts and accessories, Dark Storm Industries was pleased to partner with Interstate Arms, a company that continues to expand their product offerings thanks to input from hundreds of satisfied dealers and the acquisition by the Witmer Public Safety Group.
With this new partnership, dealers will have even more legal and affordable options, which meet the specific legislation pertaining to their state, leveraging Interstate's vast inventory and large customer base and Dark Storm Industries' manufacturing abilities and expertise.
"Interstate Arms is proud to partner with Dark Storm Industries," Said Rich Nutile, Branch manager at Interstate Arms. "Dark Storm has made incredibly innovative products that are legal in all 50 states. We appreciate their commitment to the firearms industry and spreading shooting sports to all corners of our country."
"We are excited about working with Interstate Arms to increase the distribution of our products. Interstate Arms is one of the leading wholesale distributors for firearms and firearm parts and offers an alternative channel to the usual large distributors who have steered away from restricted states over the past few years. They have recognized the opportunity and grown to fill the needs of dealers looking to purchase firearms and firearm parts behind enemy lines." said Brett Snider, Sr. Account Manager at Dark Storm Industries.
About Interstate Arms
Interstate Arms established itself over 40 years ago as a wholesale distributor supplying licensed firearm dealers nationwide with firearms and related products. Specialties include handguns, home defense guns, used guns, and military-style weapons.
In 2019 Interstate Arms was acquired by the Witmer Public Safety Group, and industry leader in the first responder gear market. This was done with the intention to grow Interstate's well-established commercial distribution network as well as add to their ever-expanding law enforcement territories.
Interstate Arms is also a leading distributor of law enforcement equipment. Dealers are invited to contact our sales staff to become an Interstate Arms Public Safety Dealer. Our Public Safety Dealers receive enhanced products and extra discounts for their law enforcement officers, active military personnel and security customers.
About Dark Storm Industries
Dark Storm Industries has been in business for nearly 10 years and has become a leading manufacturer of premium, 50-state-legal AR style firearms. DSI firearms are available in 5 different configurations to meet the legal needs of all 50 states. They are 100% American-made and backed by a transferrable lifetime warranty. For more information, please visit http://www.dark-storm.com.
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If you lived in Niger instead of Anguilla, you would:
In Anguilla, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women). In Niger, that number is 56 years (55 years for men, 57 years for women).
be 67.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Anguilla, 8.0% of adults are unemployed. In Niger, that number is 2.6%.
make 90.2% less money
Anguilla has a GDP per capita of $12,200, while in Niger, the GDP per capita is $1,200.
be 97.4% more likely to be live below the poverty line
In Anguilla, 23.0% live below the poverty line. In Niger, however, that number is 45.4%.
In Anguilla, there are approximately 12.5 babies per 1,000 people. In Niger, there are 44.2 babies per 1,000 people.
In Anguilla, approximately 3.3 children die before they reach the age of one. In Niger, on the other hand, 81.1 children do.
In Anguilla, approximately 81.6% of the population has internet access. In Niger, about 4.3% do.
In Anguilla, approximately 95% of people have improved drinking water access. In Niger, 58% of people do.
spend 2.1 times more on education
Anguilla spends 2.8% of its total GDP on education. Niger spends 6.0% of total GDP on education.
Niger: At a glance
Niger is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 1,266,700 sq km. Niger became independent from France in 1960 and experienced single-party and military rule until 1991, when Gen. Ali SAIBOU was forced by public pressure to allow multiparty elections, which resulted in a democratic government in 1993. Political infighting brought the government to a standstill and in 1996 led to a coup by Col. Ibrahim BARE. In 1999, BARE was killed in a counter coup by military officers who restored democratic rule and held elections that brought Mamadou TANDJA to power in December of that year. TANDJA was reelected in 2004 and in 2009 spearheaded a constitutional amendment that would allow him to extend his term as president. In February 2010, a military coup deposed TANDJA, immediately suspended the constitution, and dissolved the Cabinet. ISSOUFOU Mahamadou emerged victorious from a crowded field in the election following the coup and was inaugurated in April 2011. Niger is one of the poorest countries in the world with minimal government services and insufficient funds to develop its resource base. The largely agrarian and subsistence-based economy is frequently disrupted by extended droughts common to the Sahel region of Africa. The Nigerien Movement for Justice, a predominantly ethnic Tuareg rebel group, emerged in February 2007, and attacked several military targets in Niger's northern region throughout 2007 and 2008. Successful government offensives in 2009 ended the rebellion. Niger is facing increased security concerns on its borders from various external threats including insecurity in Libya, spillover from the conflict in Mali, and violent extremism in northeastern Nigeria.
How big is Niger compared to Anguilla? See an in-depth size comparison.
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Often described as the best motorcycling roads in Thailand.
Good road which, in conjuction with the N110 and SO920(as a shortcut),makes a longish but worthwhile detour. The SO920 in itself is a fantastic road with tight hairpins, open straights, and the occasional village - well worth the effort while the N110 is more open, faster, and the scenery a little less exciting. Generally the surface is good and they are relaying sections as I write. If heading North/South, you can use this instead of the A1/E5 Autovia if you have the time.
This is a good mix of straights, bends, scenery, and what great biking is about. Its not a race track, but allows a brisk pace for several hours. There are some Guardia Traficos around and you will have to share the route with a moderate amount of other vehicles, although there are plenty of overtaking opportunities. Technically the N320 starts/ends at La Gineta, rather than Albacete, where you will find a great buffet restaurant at the intersection with the A31. Should your route then take you South West, there is a 13 mile dead straight road from La Gineta to Barrax, with open fields either side, allowing you to simply hold it against the stop for as long as you dare - too rural for the police to even bother with.
One of the best roads we found in Spain to date - a great surface for most of the rural sections where the roads twists its way through the mountains. Great for knee down work although respect is due when going through the villages. No police presence noted. Forms a good link with the Almansa - Pinoso route when heading North/South through Spain.
The road north from Pinoso is very open and straight, with a fairly good surface, however once past Yecla, it becomes like a race track with fast flowing bends, some longer straights, and good visibility all the time. Its also seems too rural to attract a police presence - well recommended for speed demons.


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Today I'm participating in the Partners in Crime blog tour of A Killer Retreat by Tracy Weber . . .
Synopsis . . . When Kate Davidson gets an offer to teach yoga classes to wedding guests at the Elysian Springs resort, she jumps at the opportunity, even though it means being forced to endure the wedding ceremony of the center's two caretakers. Avoiding the M-word turns out to be the least of Kate's problems when a wedding guest is found floating face-down in the resort's hot tub, shortly after a loud, public (and somewhat embarrassing) fight with Kate.
The police pick Kate as their number-one suspect, so she's forced to team up with boyfriend Michael, best friend Rene, and German shepherd sidekick Bella to find the real killer. They'll have to solve the murder before the police arrest Kate, or her next gig may last a lifetime--behind bars.
My Review . . . This second installment of the Downward Dog series takes Kate away from her Seattle yoga studio for a 10-day working vacation at Elysian Springs, an eco-friendly resort on beautiful Orcas Island. Accompanying Kate on this adventure are Bella the German shepherd, who is now a permanent resident of her household, Kate's boyfriend Michael, best friend Rene, and Rene's husband Sam.
Kate's experience is anything but Zen-like as she interacts with spa staff and the group of wedding guests, and it isn't long before Kate publicly loses her patience with Monica, the bride-to-be's obnoxious stepmother. Although almost everyone on the island has reason to despise Monica and do her harm, Kate becomes the prime murder suspect when Monica's lifeless body is found floating in a hot tub.
Adding to Kate's stress level is Rene's odd behavior, which is causing rifts in their friendship and in Rene's marriage, along with the accelerated pace of Kate's romance with Michael. As she works to clear her name and unmask the real killer, Kate struggles to resolve other issues that threaten her inner serenity. Can she uncover what is causing Rene's distress and negatively affecting her marriage? And, will "serial dumper" Kate find a way to keep her relationship with Michael on an even keel?
Secrets and hidden agendas unravel in this well-crafted tale filled with memorable characters, unexpected plot twists, and a satisfying conclusion. Weber has delivered an appealing series with a bright future.
Disclaimer . . . I was given a copy of A Killer Retreat in exchange for an honest review.
Click here to read my review of Murder Strikes a Pose, the first book in the Downward Dog series.
About the Author . . . Tracy Weber is the author of the award-winning Downward Dog Mysteries series featuring yoga teacher Kate and her feisty German shepherd, Bella. She is a member of the Pacific Northwest Writers Association, Dog Writers Association of America, and Sisters in Crime.
Tracy and her husband live in Seattle with their challenging yet amazing German shepherd Tasha. She loves sharing her passion for yoga and animals in any form possible. When she's not writing, Tracy spends her time teaching yoga, walking Tasha, and sipping Blackthorn cider at her favorite ale house.
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No More Normal: We Need A Plan
By Khalil Ekulona & Marisa Demarco • Nov 1, 2020
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The final presidential debate of 2020 got passing marks because the candidates managed to take turns. But rarely did they roll out the kind of action plans the moderator was looking for. She kept asking: If elected, what will you do about this big problem we are facing? Still, candidates did not venture into specifics. We think that was by design. The strategy was, make debate No. 1 so bad that by the time debate No. 2 comes around, expectations are so low, everyone will just be grateful it's not incoherent shouting and call it good. But in a time with multiple crises pressing down on us, specific plans can pull people together, provide direction and alleviate anxiety. So that's what this episode is all about. What do you want to hear candidates talking about? What kinds of plans and policies do you wish they were outlining before the public?
No More Normal: Human Rights On ICE
By Marisa Demarco & Khalil Ekulona • Aug 16, 2020
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When President Trump and ICE got in on the act of separating families and locking kids in cages, it spurred a public outcry. Millions of people were appalled that the land of the free would treat people in such a manner—especially people who were counting on the United States to provide safety, as they were often fleeing life-threatening situations. As usual in this country, the news cycle changed, and a majority of the public stopped talking about it. Then COVID-19 came, and the call to release detainees has picked up again, a call to save lives, a call to treat people like humans. As the pandemic continues to dominate our lives, the threat of coronavirus spreading in detention centers became a reality. What's not real: the response from ICE and the federal government. In episode 5, we don't just look the dire situation for the people, but ask what, if anything, can be done about it.


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James and Alexander Burns were the fourth and fifth children and only sons of James Kerr and Helen Burns nèe Johnman. Their parents were born in Scotland and emigrated to Queensland with their infant first child in 1884 for health reasons. Having been employed by the Caledonian Railways, James Kerr Burns was quickly engaged by the Queensland Railways. He was rapidly promoted from Clerk to Stationmaster, serving at Albion and Rosewood, ultimately becoming Chief Traffic Inspector based at Roma Street Railway Headquarters. He was also Chairman of the Railway Institute. James Kerr Burns was highly respected and well liked by his staff who referred affectionately to him as 'JK'.
James and Helen Burns had four daughters and two sons - Margaret, Jessie, Helen, James (Jamie), Alexander (Alec) and Annie (Queenie). From 1910, they lived at Indooroopilly in Lambert Road in a large Queenslander style home named Hazeldean. Education was valued so all the children were well educated and encouraged to develop their talents. Before her marriage, Helen Burns had attended the Royal School of Needlework in Edinburgh so she taught her skills to all her daughters. The family was very musical, forming their own quartet. The piano was in the drawing room which was referred to as 'the music room'. Those who knew the Burns family well described them as 'a brilliant family'. The Burns family made their contribution to the development of Queensland. The two sons enlisted in the Great War and their stories illustrate the impact of their wartime experiences on their own lives and those of their family at home in Brisbane, Queensland.
Corporal James Burns (1890-1968)
James (known as Jamie) Burns was born on 21 December 1890 at Rosewood, Queensland where his father was Stationmaster. Jamie worked as a Customs Officer at the Customs House at Circular Quay in Brisbane. He was also in the Army Reserve before World War I.
Enlistment
On 19 November 1914, he enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) as a Private with regimental service number 455 in the 2nd Light Horse Field Ambulance which embarked on HMAT Borda from Brisbane in December 1914, the first contingent from Queensland to go overseas.
Service and wounding
He disembarked at Alexandria, Egypt. Jamie became a corporal and joined the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force on Gallipoli Peninsula in May.
On 21 September, 1915, he was wounded by shrapnel in the left knee. He was taken from Gallipoli by Hospital Ship Dunluce Castle to Malta where he was admitted to the Tigne Military Hospital.
Cables were sent to his parents at Indooroopilly advising that he was 'reported dangerously ill wounded'. Septic poisoning had set in and he had 17 operations for gangrene. Though off the dangerously ill list by late October, he was transported by SS Regina D'Italia to England for admission to the General Hospital in Oxford on 12 November 1915.
He was the first Australian serviceman treated in Oxford Hospital and while there, he met the Princess Royal. In June 1916 at No 1 Auxiliary Hospital at Harefield, England it was necessary to amputate his leg. An artificial limb was fitted.
Discharged from active service at home or abroad
On 22 July 1917 he was discharged from the AIF as permanently unfit for active service at home or abroad.
It was unusual for soldiers unfit for active service to be discharged in England. A certificate of discharge was issued on the grounds that James Burns stated he had relatives residing in Scotland, he was able to maintain himself in England and he had no dependents or engagements necessitating his return to Australia. At the same time, the Customs Branch of the High Commissioner's Office of the Commonwealth of Australia in London declared it was willing and anxious to make use of Corporal Burns's services as early as possible.
Service in England
Following his discharge James Burns took up duty officially in the High Commissioner's Office a few days later. By taking his discharge in England, James forfeited a free passage to Australia. In ensuing months he continued correspondence with AIF administration headquarters concerning an unpaid ration allowance of 1/7d (16c) a day while he was on furlough and his distress as a result of his leg amputation.
He wrote, "The artificial limb supplied to me at Harefield Hospital has been very unsatisfactory and already has caused me some expense. Within a month of my discharge from Harefield Hospital the artificial limbs supplied to persons situated like myself were condemned and the patients are now in turn being supplied with proper limbs at Roehampton. I claim that I am entitled to similar treatment."
At the end of the year 1917, James Burns, while still employed at Australia House, The Strand, London, received a Certificate No 477 in recognition of his military service along with a Silver War Badge to "be worn on the right breast or on the right lapel of the jacket, but not in Naval or Military uniform".
After the War, he received the British War Medal, the Victory Medal and the 1914/15 Star. He also received a medallion 'In commemoration of the heroic deeds of the men of ANZAC at GALLIPOLI in 1915' given by the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia 'in recognition of the great debt owed by all Australians.'
Return to Australia
After returning to Australia, James Burns completed a Bachelor of Commerce degree at the University of Queensland and continued his employment in the Commonweath Public Service, becoming chief clerk of the Queensland branch of the Commonwealth Health Department.
In 1919, James married Irene Mona Eames and they lived at Ascot. They had one son, Malcolm Eames Burns (who was born deaf). His wife predeceased him. In 1937, Jamie married Dulcé Letitia Eames, an accomplished musician and composer. Her composition of both words and music of Ring! Peace Bells, Ring! was published during World War II.
Work as an accountant in Julia Creek
After retirement from the Public Service, James Burns, B Com, ACIS, AASA was a Registered Public Accountant and Chartered Secretary in Julia Creek, Queensland where he handled the accounts of large station properties and contributed to the public life of the town. Shortly after his arrival, he was appointed Branch Secretary of the Julia Creek branch of the Central and Northern Graziers' Association. In Brisbane, James Burns's name is on an Honour Board at Saint Andrew's Uniting Church and the Department of Trade and Customs WW1 Honour Board at the Customs House.
He died at the Kenmore Repatriation Centre on 25 September 1968, aged 78 years. He willed his body to the University of Queensland for medical research.
Select Bibliography and Acknowledgement
• Bean CEW, Anzac to Amiens, Penguin Group, Melbourne, 2014
• Queensland Register of Births, Deaths and Marriages
• National Archives of Australia, military records
• Australian War Memorial, First World War Embarkation Rolls
• Queensland War Memorial Register
• Australian War Memorial, Commemorative Roll
• Burns family papers and photographs
• Queensland Country Life, 15 July 1954, page 5
• The Queensland Railway Express, June 1917
• The Courier-Mail, 7 July 1941
Information and photographs were provided by Janice Fay Anderson (née Boyling), M Ed St., BA, B Ed St, Dip Ed , AMusA., PPL. (Pilot Licence). Janice is the great-niece of James and Alexander Burns, her father being Keith Alexander Boyling, son of Charles and Margaret Boyling (nee Burns). Margaret was the first child of James and Helen Burns and eldest sister of Jamie and Alexander. Janice remembers well her Uncle Jamie with whom she shared her birth date. He inspired her to university studies and the memory of Alexander, the first pilot in the family, inspired her to gain her Pilot's Licence.
Compiled by Noel Adsett, April 2015. © 2018
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International Film Festival Rotterdam - Commodity City
A short documentary in the world's largest wholesale mall.
Interview with Director Jessica Kingdon
I was interested in working in China, and intrigued by the idea of the Yiwu Market, which is the largest wholesale mall in the world. I wanted to make a film that focuses on the quieter, more subtle moments that could place within such a large and overwhelmingly chaotic place whose occupants are focused on buying and selling. I thought the mix of visual abundance and everyday life would make a compelling story.
I think the film offers viewers an interesting point of view of a place where people usually go to bargain, not to look and listen without agenda. The market is relevant to most people (a large portion of the world's consumer goods pass through the doors of this mall) and yet and yet it can feel so foreign. Most of what we hear about China is a mix of extremes and stereotypes, many of which have to do with consumerism and manufacturing. The film offers a glance into the everyday human life of that world.
The film is personal in that it focuses on its subjects' very intimate moments within daily life: sleeping, eating, taking care of children, scrolling through phones. Ultimately, in contrast to the extreme setting in which the film is shot, these simple moments are ones every viewer can recognize from their own lives. I am also interested in showing the abstracting effect that can happen between the animate (humans) and inanimate (the objects that surround them) in these kinds of spaces.
I went it it knowing I didn't want to use interviews or a classic narrative arc. As a documentary filmmaker I'm interested in capturing life as it happens without an agenda to lead tothe unexpected. I envisioned long static shots that allowed the action to take place within the frame, allowing viewers to form their own decisions about how they make meaning from the scenes. I began shooting with no expectations for what would emerge. However, I ended up conducting interviews just for safety - in case I didn't have footage that was "compelling" enough to stand on its own. But in the editing room I jettisoned the interviews immediately after watching the raw footage. I knew the observational footage we had gathered was much stronger than the interviews, in this particular case. The toughest part of the process for me was finding the right editing structure. The challenge was finding a story that flows and coheres without major plot points or a singular thesis I could easily define. I had several iterations of the story and workshopped it countless times. At the end, I kept putting things together like pieces of a puzzle until finally something just clicked.
I'm happy with how positive the feedback is - it wasn't always like that. People always responded well to the visualsof it the film but were unclear of where to find the meaning or meat of the story. Eventually that changed and people seem delighted or amused by it.
Some people feel I'm casting a critical view of China (or of humans in general) but I actually don't feel that way. Just a straightforward documentation and look at what it is to work day in and day out in a place like Yiwu.
To be honest I'm surprised how much people like the final version. Because as I said, for so long, there was a lot of doubt surrounded on what my "message" was, or how I could formulate more clearly what I was trying to say. But literally, I just kept editing so many versions - along with co editor Daniel Garcia, the help of my producers, friends, colleagues, and three (yes, three) residencies- that at one point, something just clicked and people were able to accepted it as a legitimate film. I'm still not sure just what that special thing is that brought it to the next level. It still feels like a mystery.
More visibility of the film and more screening opportunities. Also though, as a way to encourage other filmmakers to take risks and go outside their comfort zones when it comes to what constitutes a documentary.
sales agents/buyers/distributors/film festival people would be great!
I want people to take the time and effort to watch without judging.
How might we be connected to our "stuff" in ways we don't think about? where do our belongings come from, and who are the people who handle them? how can you represent people from a different place than you? is it automatically cruel to watch someone when they are doing something that might look unflattering? what might be the value of that?
Jessica Kingdon: I'm working on a follow-up short doc about Chinese people vacationing in a small island in Micronesia. I'm interested in studying different forms of leisure (as opposed to this film, which was partly about chronicling of labor). I'm also producing a short narrative film in NYC and am submitting my recently completed short narrative to festivals.
Kira Simon-Kennedy: I'm producing the feature documentary Please Ask For It, prototyping res at NEW INC, and running China Residencies.
Dan Cooper: I'm working on research for M+, a contemporary arts Museum in Hong Kong, and doing research in journalism and architecture in New York and China focused on the environment and science.
Commodity City
Length: 11min
Director: Jessica Kingdon
Producer: Kira Simon-Kennedy; Daniel Cooper
Jessica Kingdon is a Brooklyn-based filmmaker. She received her BA in Film Studies from Columbia University and her MA in Media Studies from The New School. Her short documentary Commodity City, shot in Yiwu, China was selected for the Points North Shortform Editing Residency and was selected for the Slamdance Film Festival and the International Film Festival Rotterdam. She is working on a counterpart documentary about the effects of Chinese tourists vacationing on an island in Micronesia. She also works as an independent producer, most recently co-producing the feature film "Old Stone" which premiered at the Berlinale 2016 and won the Best Canadian First Feature Film at TIFF 2016. She is a member of the Brooklyn Filmmakers Collective.
Kira Simon-Kennedy is the co-founder & director of China Residencies, a nonprofit fostering cultural exchange between China and the world, and produces independent films and documentaries centred on music, social justice, and human rights. Kira holds a BA in East Asian Studies and Fine Arts from the University of Pennsylvania, and was a member of the inaugural class of Penn's School of Social Policy & Practice program in Social Impact Strategy and Arts & Culture. She is part of the New York - and internet-based collective Public Science, and is currently a member of NEW INC, the New Museum's incubator for art, design, and technology.
Daniel Cooper is an editor and researcher for text and film. He is currently a masters student in the school of architecture at Columbia University (GSAPP) where his research focuses on themes of territorial, environmental, and architectural history in colonial and scientific landscapes. Daniel is co-curator of Carriage Trade, a non-profit gallery in New York City producing exhibitions that reveal the larger social and political contexts of 20th century artists. He is the 2015/16 M+ Design Fellow at M+, contemporary arts museum in Hong Kong and teaches in the region in the summer.
Looking for (producers, sales agents, buyers, distributors, film festival directors, journalists):
Sales agents, buyers, distributors, festival directors, journalists
Made in association with:
DCTV, UnionDocs, Points North Institute, Brooklyn Filmmakers Collective
Where can I see it in the next month?
International Film Festival Rotterdam Jan 26 to Feb 1st: https://iffr.com/en/2017/films/Commodity-City


For families in Baltimore, one of the best ways to cool off during the summer is at one of our pools. Baltimore City Recreation and Parks (BCRP) is pleased to announce that all pools will remain open until Labor Day, Monday, September 2. This is an additional three weeks of swimming fun! Pools were originally slated to close on August 11.
This has been a banner year for the Aquatics Division which has worked hard to expand operations and programming. Residents have taken advantage of new programs such as Camp Variety for kids and adults with disabilities, Early Bird Swim, Kayak Roll Clinics and After Hours Swim.
In 2011and 2012, only Druid Hill and Patterson Park pools opened Memorial Weekend. This year all pools have been opened since May 25. BCRP also opened a new model splash pad at Solo Gibbs in May that marks an innovative direction for Baltimore aquatics toward more engaging, cleaner, safer facilities. They are also cost effective which is needed during challenging economic times.
So far this season BCRP's Aquatics Division has extended daily pool operations by two hours four times due to Code Red heat conditions.
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The latest in my range of Fairytale shoots is Princess & the Pea which was my favourite and most detailed so far!
For the Princess & the Pea wedding I wanted to create an outdoor scene that was a home from home, so it seemed the only logical thing to do was to build the different rooms of a house under the branches of a huge tree! There was of course the bedroom scene with the stack of mattresses, a living room scene and a dining room scene where I dressed a table for a wedding breakfast.
Because there are just too many lovely images to share with you I have split the shoot in two. Today I am showing you the overall set, dress & grooms suit – next week I will go into more detail and show you the flowers, stationery, cake, food and accessories that helped to create the different scenes.
The location for the shoot was Milton Hill House Hotel, Steventon. This fabulous venue has huge grounds with so many interesting features that are a wedding photographers delight, like this run down hut in the back field that is used as a tool shed!
Perfect for a lovers retreat!
Our beautiful bride for the shoot had a natural look for her make up and I was thrilled with the look created by Melissa.
Her hair was created by Perfectly Posh Hair Design who perfected the look with flowing natural waves mixed with lots height on the top – just stunning.
Our groom had us all a bit giddy – he was gorgeous. Dressed by the uber stylish Clements & Church he was, head to toe, the perfect country gentleman.
The set was full of fun with stacked mattresses covered in different bedspreads underneath the huge canopy of the tree with an eclectic mixture of lampshades hanging from them.
The front room had a comfy arm chair and standard lamp – perfect for a cuddle with a good book!
The dining room was a vintage mix of furniture and a cluttered array of flowers, coloured glass and accessories.
Strips of coloured fabric were used to separate the different scenes and looked great when the wind was blowing through them.
The brides dress was a long boho style with some simple detailing around the waist – it worked really well with our country theme.
I want to fill my house with these books!
Tune in next week for more Princess & the Pea loveliness focusing on the gorgeous details.
And if all that wasn't enough for you then check out the behind the scenes video by the super talented Oxford Media Factory – I'm really spoiling you!
For more magical treats check out my other Fairytale Photo Shoots.


The Virginia Community College System (VCCS) was established in 1966 with the goal of extending educational opportunity to as many citizens of the commonwealth as possible. Just two colleges opened that year, but as many as 7,500 students enrolled to pursue workforce training and transfers to Virginia universities.
Twenty-one more institutions became part of the system over the next six years, and today there's not a resident of Virginia more than 30 miles from a community college. Nearly 250,000 students earn credits each year through the system's campus-based and online colleges, and its workforce training programs have served the needs of more than 13,000 employers.
If you're thinking about pursuing an associate degree or certificate as part of your educational journey, it can help to know which institutions are the best community colleges in Virginia. We analyzed National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) data to work out which schools were the best in the commonwealth. Check out our list of the top Virginia community colleges below.
Approximately 3,700 students take credit courses at Wytheville Community College, where administrators understand that a flexible scheduling approach can be a great help to busy learners. Almost two thirds of students at WCC pursue their degrees part-time, and more than 75 percent of students here say that flexibility is important to them.
WCC also stands tall among online colleges for Virginia students, offering more than a dozen degree and certificate programs that require only online courses to complete. Around 25 percent of WCC students are enrolled in online courses exclusively, while others use individual distance education classes to add flexibility to campus-based programs.
Career-focused associate programs at WCC include machine technology, dental hygiene and police science. The Wytheville school also offers five Associate of Arts and Sciences (AA&S) degrees designed for university transfer.
Student success is paramount to the mission of Patrick Henry Community College, and the institution does everything it can to set its nearly 3,000 students up for a successful job search or college transfer. Financial help is just one area where PHCC shines in this regard -- the student body here is awarded around $7 million in student aid packages each year.
A wide array of degree programs are available at PHCC, ranging from full two-year associate degrees to career studies certificates (CSCs) that typically focus on occupational skills and require less than a full year of study to complete. CSC programs include horticulture, logistics, EMT/paramedic training, hospitality management and media design.
PHCC also provides online tools that can help students determine what careers are best for them and search for job and internship opportunities. A brick-and-mortar career center can also help you find the right line of work for you.
Known to some as "Harvard on the Hill," Central Virginia Community College grew from an original student body of 216 learners in 1967 to a total of more than 4,100 enrolled students 50 years later. The current selection of programs ranges from short-term industry training to more than 20 two-year degree plans.
Students can take courses from eight areas of study, including manufacturing, business, education and public safety, and satellite learning centers operate in Amherst, Appomattox and Bedford counties. Distance education students can choose from a catalog of over 100 online courses.
The city of Lynchburg has all the vital signs of a great college town. With a population around 80,000 and a location near the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Appalachian Trail, students here are likely to have plenty to do when not in class or studying.
Thomas Nelson Community College is one of the largest institutions among our top Virginia community colleges, serving more than 13,000 students and awarding more than 1,500 degrees and certificates in 2016-17. Study plans here include nearly 130 standalone programs and over a dozen transfer degrees.
TNCC may also be one of the best online community colleges in Virginia, offering close to 20 degree and certificate programs in the virtual classroom. Subjects of study in online programs here include child development, social science, web design, business management and Geographical Information Systems (GIS).
Aspiring transfer students at TNCC should take note of the institution's co-enrollment agreement with the prestigious College of William and Mary. The agreement ensures acceptance to the heritage institution and locks in TNCC's tuition rates for co-enrollment courses taken at the university, among other benefits.
One of the younger two-year institutions in the commonwealth, Rappahannock Community College held its first graduation ceremony in 1973. Today, RCC educates over 4,500 students each year and maintains guaranteed admissions agreements with more than 30 public and private four-year schools.
Courses here are held at two main campuses -- one in Glenns and one in Warsaw -- in order to serve students on either side of the Rappahannock River. Satellite learning sites can be found in Lancaster, King George and New Kent counties, and more than a dozen online degree and certificate programs are available.
RCC students who need some tuition flexibility can sign up for a program called the Tuition Management System (TMS) Payment Plan, which distributes your semester's tuition expense across three, four or five payments. The cost to participate in the plan is $35-$45, depending on the schedule you choose.
Small class sizes have been known to contribute to positive learning outcomes, and administrators at Lord Fairfax Community College make an effort to provide that type of intimate environment whenever possible. The average size of a class here is just 24 students, which can help you develop better relationships with professors and classmates alike.
More than 75 associate degree and certificate programs are available at this multi-campus institution, where more than 7,500 course-credit students and 10,000 professional development seekers attend classes annually. The two main campuses are located in Fauquier County and Middletown, with learning centers in Luray and outer Warrenton.
Among other programs, LFCC offers several study plans in the hot career fields of health information management (HIM) and information systems technology. Around half a dozen transfer-oriented plans in engineering and the sciences are also available.
Dabney S. Lancaster Community College was originally established as a branch of Virginia Tech in 1962, but it joined the VCCS five years later and grew into an well-respected institution in its own right. Students have nearly 50 degree and certificate programs to choose from, including certificates in urban forestry and sustainable agriculture.
Enrollment at DSLCC is relatively low -- just over 1,800 students take courses here each year -- which allows administrators to keep the student-faculty ratio to one of the most comfortable figures in the state. There were fewer than 13 students per faculty member here in 2016, nearly 25 percent better than the national university average.
The town of Clifton Forge is a cozy municipality with a population of fewer than 4,000 people. If you like a quiet environment in which to study, DSLCC has got you covered.
Another one of the larger institutions among the best Virginia community colleges, John Tyler Community College educated nearly 14,000 students during the 2016-17 academic year. The main campus of JTCC opened in Chester in 1967, and a second dedicated campus location was inaugurated in Midlothian in 2000.
The degree catalog at JTCC leans more toward career-focused plans than academic majors, with nearly 80 programs designed as career and technical education. That said, though, the transfer-oriented Associate of Science (A.S.) program in general studies is the most popular individual degree plan here, followed by business administration and pre-nursing education.
That popular general studies degree is also available completely online, along with programs in business, liberal arts and criminal justice. Online plans that lead to career studies certificates include cybersecurity, museum studies and early childhood education.
Since its establishment in 1972, Piedmont Virginia Community College has educated more than 200,000 students and awarded over 12,000 degrees and certificates. Around 5,500 students attend classes each year at the Charlottesville institution, which also offers the TMS Payment Plan for students seeking some flexibility in terms of tuition.
Students who have to balance family responsibilities with classroom time have a few options at PVCC. Those who live in Albemarle, Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa and Nelson counties have access to the United Way Child Care Scholarship Program, and enrolled students receive a 20 percent discount on child care at the local YMCA.
Hardworking parents aren't the only student group that PVCC goes out of its way to support. It also earned the Gold Award on the 2018-19 list of military friendly schools released by Victory Media.
This mid-sized school near the western tip of the commonwealth offers more than 80 degree and certificate programs in education, business, science and career education. Total enrollment at Mountain Empire Community College in 2016-17 was around 3,700 students.
The rich musical history of the Appalachian Mountain region is an important part of the local culture around MECC. The Big Stone Gap school offers a two-semester career studies certificate in old time music and produced Mountain Music School -- a week-long event designed to help students age 10 and up experience the region's music and learn the basics of traditional instruments -- in 2018.
MECC also provides access to a wealth of on-campus and online resources for students. Just one example is online tutoring and writing lab Smarthinking, which allows you to submit questions and writing work 24 hours a day.
If you're looking to transfer into a university degree program after your time in community college is done, we've got some good news for you. The Virginia Community College System (VCCS) reports that any qualifying graduate from a community college in Virginia can obtain guaranteed admission to more than 30 Virginia colleges and universities. Read about the top 4-year Virginia universities for an idea of where these transfer possibilities can take you.
In addition to those opportunities, some destination schools add additional incentives for transfer students. For example, Regent University -- a private institution in Virginia Beach -- offers up to $2,000 each year in grant money for in-state students who graduated from community colleges in Virginia.
Students planning to transfer should make their plans known to advisors as early as 15 credits into their associate program. VCCS admins also suggest that you select a major and a destination school by the midpoint of your degree plan.
We ranked 23 schools belonging to the Virginia Community College System.


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The University of Hawaiʻi System includes 10 campuses and educational, training and research centers across the Hawaiian Islands. As the public system of higher education in Hawaiʻi, UH offers unique and diverse opportunities.
International Advantage
Hawaiʻi position between east and west, in the middle of the Pacific, creates opportunities for international leadership and influence. Asia/Pacific expertise permeates the university's activities.
The 10 UH campuses and educational centers on six Hawaiian Islands provide opportunities for both learning and recreation.
UH academic offerings range from certificate and vocational through doctoral programs.
UH is the state's leading engine for economic growth and diversification, stimulating the local economy with jobs, research and skilled workers.
Campuses and Educational Centers
Big Island (Hawaiʻi)
Hawaiʻi Community College
University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo
Hawaiʻi Community College—Pālamanui
North Hawaiʻi Education and Research Center
Maui, Molokaʻi, Lanaʻi
University of Hawaiʻi Maui College
UH Center–Maui
Hana Education Center
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Lahaina Education Center
Oʻahu
Honolulu Community College
Kapiʻolani Community College
Leeward Community College
University of Hawaiʻi–West Oʻahu
Windward Community College
Waiʻanae Education Center
Kauaʻi Community College
UH Center–Kauaʻi
University of Hawaiʻi Fast Facts
Total Enrollment: 49,773
Hawaiʻi: 80.7%
U.S. Mainland: 13.3%
U.S. Affiliated: 1.0%
Foreign: 3.6%
Unknown: 1.4%
Average: 24.8
* eligible, full-time students
Awarded in Fall 2020
Total degree programs: 723
Bachelor's degrees: 145
Associate degrees: 126
Certificates, CC: 169
Certificates, University: 132
Filipino 12%
Faculty Diversity*
Hawaiian/ Part Hawaiian 8%
Japanese 15%
Other Asian & Pacific Islander 6%
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Faculty Diversity, Fall 2015
The primary mission of the university is to provide environments in which faculty, staff and students can discover, examine critically, preserve and transmit the knowledge, wisdom, and values that will help ensure the survival of present and future generations with improvement in the quality of life.
In carrying out that mission, it is the basic purpose of the university to afford all qualified people of Hawaiʻi an equal opportunity for quality college and university education at both undergraduate and graduate levels.
As the only provider of public higher education in Hawaiʻi, the university embraces its unique responsibilities to the indigenous people of Hawaiʻi and to Hawaiʻi's indigenous language and culture. To fulfill this responsibility, the university ensures active support for the participation of Native Hawaiians at the university and support vigorous programs of study and support for the Hawaiian language, history, and culture.
Within its unique geographical location, the university will serve as a leader in how its stewards the resources of the islands and the world for the benefit of all. The university shall be a global leader and model for the integration of sustainability throughout its teaching, research, operations, and public service. The university recognizes than an important knowledge base in sustainable island systems resides in the indigenous people of Hawaiʻi and all those for whom Hawaiʻi is home. The university commits to consult with local cultural practitioners and sustainability experts on best practices in sustainable resource allocation and use for the well-being of our communities, our state, and the world. Critical resources include energy, food, water, land and sea as they are integrated with the relationships of family, culture, community, justice, work, and economy in the present and future.
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Since then, what began as a college of ten students and 13 faculty members has evolved and expanded to a 10-campus system spanning the Hawaiian Islands. The University of Hawaiʻi has grown and responded through the years to the research and cultural needs of its educational community, the State of Hawaiʻi and beyond.
View a timeline of the University of Hawaiʻi and its development over more than a century.
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In both Television shows and also Films, there's a subject which has executed well over the past couple of years: Zombies. This idea has made for a handful of amazingly thrilling, majorly excellent, and also award-winning shows as well as motion pictures. Though it's all fiction, right?
For those who have lived for any period of time, it's no doubt that you really have heard someone state how beneficial rest is. It's likely that you've discovered this lesson on your own, as well as it's also likely that you've found out from numerous others who definitely have learned it too. Without sleeping, we truly feel like… well, zombies.
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Helping to make factors more severe, long-term sleep loss generates over production of cortisol. Cortisol in it's right amount will help us to experience some pressure and also urgency to get things done. But once it's overproduced, it causes us to feel stressed, anxious, as well as apprehensive all of the time. This tends to bring on even deeper medical related difficulties of anxiety and depression. Needless to say, lack of sleep is bad for any of us.
We've all had the experience. Oftentimes, our daily lives require too much from us. We grant a great deal of our time and effort to our jobs and occupations, our relatives and buddies, as well as our activities and also activities. Often, it feels like there is certainly hardly any left, and it can be hard to unwind as well as re-charge.
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It indicates that they have actually taken the cushion experience to the next degree by using innovation new products as well as technologies. It implies that they've integrated the very best of standard mattress design that has coils, and also combined it with the very best contemporary design of advanced foams, textiles, and also materials. It means they've developed a premium cushion with the best of everything.
If you feel like you or a loved one might be a zombie, it's very likely because of poor quality of sleep. Perhaps you hurt after you wake up each morning. DreamCloud addresses this on several levels. It starts out with using the most recent breakthroughs in mattress and also fabric technologies, as well as the best of traditional mattress coil technology (read on for more information about that), and also combining those together in a single product. And don't stress about needing to select precisely what degree of firmness to buy and hope that you selected well. DreamCloud has made their mattress to a level of firmness that stabilize the give and take of the entire body weight while you lay in several positions in the course of the night, offering you the perfect amount of comfort as well as support. Making it possible to rest assured (no pun intended) that regardless what posture you are laying in, it's the correct choice.
But there's substantially to it than that. Perhaps you don't merely feel sore or uncomfortable after you awaken. Maybe your neck, back bone, shoulder blades, hips, and/or hind legs hurt. Not any longer. As you lay on your back, DreamCloud mattress delivers the right amount of firmness to support the natural curvature of your spine. Once you lay on your side, you would like your spine to maintain a straight line. Other mattresses are either too firm, and they push against that natural curvature, or too soft and let your spine sink too much. One way or another, both are completely wrong, as your spine is forced one way or another out of alignment. DreamCloud solves this concern, and the results are just as much of a breakthrough as the design of the mattress itself. DreamCloud has completely refined the level of firmness and also support to a breakthrough degree.
You can find an additional problem that starts whenever mattresses don't breathe well too: moisture. Every time air doesn't circulate in a mattress, it collects moisture from the air that comes in however struggles to let it out. This dramatically minimizes the lifetime of a mattress, considering that the stuck moisture starts to make the substances in the mattress deteriorate. In addition it dramatically will reduce the comfort, due to the fact that the broken down components in the mattress no longer perform as they should. The mattress will get uncomfortable, as well as keeps uncomfortable over its lessened lifespan. What a waste!
We are now living in a world that is consistently changing. DreamCloud is a paradigm shift in the process a mattress is designed. The thing is, mattresses have been in existence quite a while. And just as vehicles and even households, the way that one is put together at present is different than it was years before. Across almost all industries, people are all of the time researching and making new discoveries. From working on and employing cutting edge materials, to improving on a model or even producing a brand new one, the method that we accomplish things changes as time passes.
Traditional mattresses incorporate a set of box spring in addition to a mattress. The box springs go underneath the mattress, delivering an extra layer of support to the mattress. The mattress is made from columns of coils all throughout to supply support. Then on top the coils is some sort of "topper". Several years ago, this topper was made up of various forms of stuffing or cushioning, as well as in more contemporary times various layers of foam. There are a number of companies that have been producing mattresses for years such as Serta, Sealy, Jamison, Sleep Number, and Amerisleep.
As specified previously, DreamCloud is hybrid luxury bed mattress. Now that you recognize all about traditional mattresses and the improvements in foams, it's simpler to recognize just how DreamCloud brings both of these together to produce an item as well as experience that are truly special. Let's analyze those innovations as well as exactly how they are present in the incredible and detailed building and construction of the mattress.
DreamCloud is built with 8 layers from top to bottom. The top layer is a Truetufted Cashmere Polyester blend. This supplies both breathability and also softness. The breathability is crucial to you sleeping cool and also extended life of your bed mattress. And also the coolness is important to a top quality evenings rest.
The second layer is Gel Infused Memory Foam. This provides contouring support that complies with your body. This layer is responsible for supplying coolness too, and it's also a big contributing aspect the unbelievable support that DreamCloud gives.
The third layer is Super Soft Quilted Memory Foam. As you lay on the bed mattress, the leading 2 layers sink right in to this layer, which gives an incredibly soft give that you feel instantly. It becomes part of the engineering that supplies simply the right amount of strong support while also providing softness and comfort.
The 4th layer contributes to the same components as the 3rd. It's Supreme Natural Latex, and also it is hypoallergenic. It adds supporting as well as bounce, while likewise aiding the bed mattress sustain the natural contouring of your body.
The 6th layer is Super Dense Super Soft Memory Foam. That's not a typo. It's a layer of foam that is extremely dense, yet likewise gives back assistance. This enables you to discover the comfort of "sinking in", while additionally being supported and held in alignment, whatever setting you favor to sleep in.
The 7th layer is Patent Pending BestRest Coils. This is where DreamCloud's foam technology combines with conventional spring modern technology. It is a compression system constructed from micro coils. These micro coils are encased in foam, as well as have 5 zones of give and take. So as you relocate, change, and also settle in, these are there all throughout the mattress, continuously supplying the appropriate structure that you need for a quality nights sleep constant with sleeping on a cloud.
And also lastly, the 8 layer at the very bottom is the structure of it all. Its a High Density Super Soft Memory Foam layer. As well as once more, that's not a typo. It's a layer that dense enough to provide you all the support you require, however soft enough to let all of the convenience and soft qualities that you need be ever-present. Every layer is important to the unmatched comfort that DreamCloud offers, but this one is the foundation of everything.
Every one of these technological components total up to one thing: You will fail to remember that you are actually sleeping on a cushion due to the fact that your body will assume you're on a cloud.
It is really normal for comfort as well as quality to go arm in arm. Nevertheless they include a price tag. Well, most times. Definitely not right now.
DreamCloud offers comfort and also support in keeping with mattresses that cost $3,000-5,000+. With that top quality, you might be seriously hoping that they might be at the low end of that the price tag, at around $3,000. Or possibly you may have your fingers crossed actually hoping that they are really only $2,500, or even closer to $2,000. Nevertheless do not stop reading at this point. Because you won't even be having to pay that.
They don't cost $3,000 . They will not cost $2,000. All of DreamCloud mattresses get started around $1,000. They are all in the $1,000's, even for a California King! At that price , everybody in your house are able to slumber much better for the cost of 1 traditional mattress. And, they will bring it to your home, set up, and take all of the packaging and your old mattress out for you. For free.
The only solution to discern that you enjoy something would be to try it out personally.
Certainly. It's one thing when a product seems fantastic on paper or even in a commercial, nonetheless it's a different to really experience something on your own. And with DreamCloud, it is possible to. Not only does DreamCloud present a wonderful value, in addition they back it with a wonderful guarantee.
However with DreamCloud, the game has completely improved. Because they will deliver it at no cost to your home, and you can test it for a night. And you can test it for a week. And you can have a go for a month. And additionally 2 months. And 3 months. Exactly where am I going with this? With DreamCloud, you can test it risk free for a year! You get a 365 night home trial. They deliver it to you for free. If at all you are not 100% pleased, they will come and pick it up for free. Yet I doubt you will need them to.
It does not have any catch. There is merely DreamCloud. Well, there's far more than that. There's a better mattress with extraordinary value. There is certainly a brand new paradigm in making a mattress, with advancement at every single turn. There is certainly the comfort and support which you deserve. There is spectacular quality together with value. There is a fantastic product, supported by an exceptional guarantee. There's an end to the zombie apocalypse.


On July 5, 2015 as the sun lights the eastern shore of Cayuga Lake, Camp Gregory will celebrate 75 years of providing outdoor experiences for the area's children. Camp Gregory is a small rustic camp built on an idyllic camp setting with forest, lake shore, gorges, hiking trails, sports fields and campfire pits. The main lodge and sleeping cabins provide the indoor shelter for eating, sleeping, activities, quiet time and time for the campers to turn strangers into friends. The well-trained staff prepares a dynamic and energetic program including nature study, athletics, team building, evening game shows, social skills building, crafts, music and many other fun activities. The waterfront provides opportunities for swimming, boating, aquatic habitat study, campfires or just enjoying the view of Cayuga Lake.
The camp began in 1941 by Caspar Gregory. His vision became the Camp's Mission, which is to offer opportunities for campers to live and work together in nature to experience the physical, emotional and environmental dimensions of life. The Resident Camp and the Day Camp stimulate campers to develop new skills in working together, in protecting the environment and in enjoying the outdoors. The fun-filled and educational week create camaraderie among staff and campers, creating relationships that last a lifetime.
The camp is located just south of the Village of Aurora near Long Point State Park. It is open for interested groups for rentals. For more information, see the website at www.campgregory.org. The Camp looks forward to the next 75 years of creating fun-filled education for our youth.
We are looking for counselors and other staff for this summer. If you are interested in a fun-filled and rewarding summer job, go to our website.
Church organizations are invited to use the facilities and property during the summer months for services and other gatherings. Campers leave Friday evening and return Sunday afternoon leaving most of the weekend free for Church services. Check us out at our website. Rental is free for Church groups.


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Q: How to store the data in coredata iphone? I am working in the iPhone messaging app. Am using coredata to store the messages(Sent by the user and received from the webservice), username, date and time. I want to save the username once and add the send/received messages and date to the corresponding username.
Like this way:
No   Name        Date                ReceivedMessage        SendMessage
1    Gopinath    27 june, 12.01pm    Hi                     ----
                 27 june, 12.02pm    ----                   Hello

2    ABCD        26 june, 1.01pm     Hi                     ----
                 26 june, 2.02pm     ----                   Hello
                 27 june, 8pm        Hi Gopi                ----

Received messages should be store when i receive from service and Sendmessage will be stored when the user composed and send the message.
Can anyone please help me how to store the data like this using CoreData in my project? Thanks in advance.

A: Create an entity with the following attributes:
Message
- mid: uint // message ID
- name: string
- date: date
- sent: boolean
- message: string

And Messages are created with:
[NSEntityDescription insertNewObjectForEntityForName: @"Message" inManagedObjectContext: context]

A: This is covered by most of the CoreData tutorials you can find on the net. It seems you could do this with one table.
Just follow a tutorial like this:
http://www.raywenderlich.com/934/core-data-on-ios-5-tutorial-getting-started
Also, fabrice also did a quick example on what your table could look like.
You won't find complete code examples here.

A: That's quite a general question.
You could do it in one entity, but do it correctly from the start. Create a User entity and a Message entity. Create a relationship, one user has many messages, between them. It will save you refactoring later when you decide you want to store more data about the user. With one entity, you will be duplicating data.
Read about normalising database tables.
Read the core data programming guide.
When you have a more specific question, you'll get plenty of help here.

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I love the cigarettes glasses, love to get a pair and ride in the subway to the city with 20 cigarettes blowing smoke, I don't think anybody would mind. I couldn't help but notice the product placement for Virgin Mobile and Plentyoffish.com (free dating site), anyways, enjoy the video.
I sincerely love Lady Gaga and her extraordinary dresses nevertheless she really let herself down now being seen out in see through underwear.


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OUT NOW: the unpublished photos from Yayoi Kusama
Yayoi Kusama is certainly one of the most important post-war and contemporary artists of the moment, with exhibitions all over the world. Her work is not only of historical importance, but it also appeals to a huge, broad and international audience, and escapes almost all art concepts such as ZERO, Minimal Art, Pop Art and Happening. Her work from the sixties, the time she worked in New York, was regularly shown in exhibitions around the world. Little known until now, however, was that her work originated to a large extent in the Netherlands, Germany, and Belgium, and was exhibited there, more often than in New York. A new publication by the 0-INSTITUTE will provide for the first time ever an overview of Kusama's early performative activities, not only recorded by Dutch and Belgian photographers; but staged exclusively for their cameras. Naked and painted with dots, dressed in her own designed "fashion," in the streets and the sex shop, or just in the Dutch meadows. The publication will give a different light to the artistic activities of Kusama, which was already so colorful and cannot be put under a single heading.
Titel: Love Forever or Kusama's story told by Harrie Verstappen
Editor: Mattijs Visser
Publisher: 0-INSTITUTE / MER. Borgerhoff & Lamberigts
Never published images: 70
To order: www.merbooks.be
Isbn: 9789463930772 (ENG)
New photo edition out now!
The 0-INSTITUTE is proud to present a unique limited edition, made by Harrie Verstappen with Yayoi Kusama, and now available in an edition of 60 unique copies. >>> for more information
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Artists without canvas and brush
Artists had the opportunity in the 1960s to publicly show the naked body and use the body as a brush or canvas in both conceptual and painterly ways. It was a significant breakthrough shortly after World War II, a sober age of painting and informal art, crossing both artistic and geographic boundaries.
Artists like Christo and Yayoi Kusama explored the boundaries of the permissible, in a cat and mouse game with the authorities. Their "nude happenings" quickly made it to the international press.
Yves Klein and Kazuo Shiraga promptly became the "masters" among conceptual painters, whereby the body became a brush and painting was elevated to a public "event."
Piero Manzoni with his extreme actions, further opened the way for art that had fallen into disrepair to reengage with the public, the press, the collectors. These painters, without canvas and brush defined new roads for art.
This historical exhibition is composed by Mattijs Visser, founding director of the ZERO foundation, with works from the collection of the HEART Museum Herning and in collaboration with the artist estates. The criteria for the selection is that the artist have been exhibiting in the same exhibitions in the sixties. The exhibition is part of the 8th Socle du Monde Biennale in Herning (Denmark), conceived by Visser, from 25 April to 27 August 2021.
NEW DATE! 19. March - 1. August 2021
Yayoi Kusama at the Martin-Gropiusbau, Berlin
Photo: Raoul Van den Boom
Yayoi Kusama is one of Japan's most important contemporary artists. In autumn 2020, the Gropius Bau will devote the first comprehensive retrospective in Germany to Kusama's work, offering an overview of every creative period from the last seventy years and featuring current paintings as well as a new Infinity Room by the artist.
Yayoi Kusama achieved global recognition for her exploration of repetitive patterns and structures, her signature polka dots and mirrored spaces; in her works, she confronts viewers with realms appearing to extend limitlessly outward and traces the disintegration of the subject in infinity. From the beginnings of her artistic career in New York in the late 1950s, she has combined classical media such as painting, sculpture and drawing with installations, performances and happenings. Presented over nearly 3000-square-metres of exhibition space, the Gropius Bau makes Kusama's oeuvre accessible to audiences comprehensively for the first time in Germany. The exhibition thus returns to the beginnings of the artist's widespread popularity in the mid-1960s in German and European contexts, where she was more active than in the USA where she was based at that time.
Curated by Stephanie Rosenthal, Yilmaz Dziewior and Beatrix Ruf. In close collaboration with the artist and the 0-INSTITUTE.
"The Sky as a Studio" open to the public until February 1st, 2021.
Centre Pompidou-Metz dedicates an ambitious exhibition to Yves Klein, a major figure of the European post-war artistic scene. Well-known for his blue monochromes, he dialogued with numerous European artists belonging to the NUL group in the Netherlands and to the ZERO group in Germany. From May 2020, visitors will (re)discover the artist's practices through the multiple international exchanges he had. The works of this generation of artists, impulsed with the freedom that followed the end of the Second World War, resolutely reorientate our eyes towards outerspace, proposing an approach to art and to the universe detached from all materiality. Yves Klein exchanged closely with ZERO to explore, the time of an exhibition, colour, light and vibration. Through fire, water, earth and air, Otto Piene, Heinz Mack and Günther Uecker sought to create a void by using these natural elements.
With his friend Lucio Fontana, Yves Klein explores the spatialist movement, which determined a unit of time and space born from the interaction with the viewer. Shaken up by the conquest of outer-space, these artists appropriated the sky through representations of the cosmos and creations of aerial sculptures. Yves Klein thus developed an « Architecture of the Air » (1958-1961), where the sky, infinite and immaterial, became his workshop. Above and beyond his interest in painting, he combines character and matter, refuses technique and instruments of representation in order to devote himself to an intensive body (Saut dans le vide (jump into emptiness), 1960). The body is « the instrument of a qualitative evaluation » which he uses to paint space: « I am duty bound to go into space, without fraud or trickery [...], the painter of space must go there by himself ». An area inhabited by the sensitivity of each, according to the artist. The exhibition is the opportunity to present contemporary works, but also to reactivate little performed shows.
List of Artists:
Bernard Aubertin, Claude Bellegarde, Alberto Burri, Enrico Castellani, Constant, Dadamaino, Lucio Fontana, Hans Haacke, Hiroshi Hamaya, Oskar Holweck, Eikoh Hosoe, Fumio Kamei, Akira Kanayama, Kikuji Kawada, Yves Klein, Gyula Kosice, Yayoi Kusama, Liliane Ljin, Heinz Mack, Piero Manzoni, Sadamasa Motonaga, Saburo Murakami, Henk Peeters, Otto Piene, Giuseppe Pinot-Gallizio, Roberto Rossellini, Rotraut, Shozo Shimamoto, Fujiko Shiraga, Kazuo Shiraga, Takis, Jean Tinguely, Günther Uecker, Jef Verheyen, Lothar Wolleh, Gil J. Wolman.
Yayoi Kusama orders coronavirus to 'Disappear from this earth' in a new poem
World-famous Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama offered up a brief moment of pause Wednesday through the power of a poem she wrote about the coronavirus pandemic.
"Today, with the world facing COVID-19, I feel the necessity to address it with this message," reads her message on the Victoria Miro gallery website.
The poem that follows extends words of hope, love and defiance: "To COVID-19 that stands in our way," she writes, "I say Disappear from this earth."
The 91-year-old artist, known for her obsession with dots and her widely popular exhibition installations, says now is the time "to stand up," expressing gratitude to those "who are already fighting."
Though it glistens just out of reach, I continue to pray for hope to shine through
Its glimmer lighting our way
This long awaited great cosmic glow
Now that we find ourselves on the dark side of the world
The gods will be there to strengthen the hope we have spread throughout the universe
For those left behind, each person's story and that of their loved ones
It is time to seek a hymn of love for our souls
In the midst of this historic menace, a brief burst of light points to the future
Let us joyfully sing this song of a splendid future
Embraced in deep love and the efforts of people all over the world
Now is the time to overcome, to bring peace
We gathered for love and I hope to fulfil that desire
The time has come to fight and overcome our unhappiness
To COVID-19 that stands in our way
I say Disappear from this earth
We shall fight
We shall fight this terrible monster
Now is the time for people all over the world to stand up
My deep gratitude goes to all those who are already fighting.
Revolutionist of the world by the Art
From Yayoi Kusama
Marina Abramovic, Wim Delvoye, Kimsooja, Nanda Vigo and others on Piero Manzoni
Conceptual artist Piero Manzoni, an enfant terrible of Italian art in the 1950s and early 1960s, is best known for Artist's Shit (Merda d'artista) (1961), 90 sealed cans priced by their weight in gold, one of many works that question the nature of the art object. Other stunts included balloons filled with "artist's breath" and "Living Sculptures," human subjects signed by Manzoni.
Kusama in Magazine Monopol
Als Yayoi Kusama Ende der 1950er- Jahre von Japan in den Westen ging, hatte sie einen Plan: Erfolg. Ihre Ideen waren Avant- garde, doch Karriere machten die Männer. Kurz vor der großen Retrospektive in Berlin erzählen vergessene Foto- grafien aus den Niederlanden jetzt die Geschichte eines Aufbruchs – und zeigen die Wurzeln eines ikonischen Werks.
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The 0-collection
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Armando foundation and the 0-institute enter into a long-term cooperation.
Together with the 0-institute, the Armando foundation will set up an international scientific advisory-board to stimulate research into Armando and the network of both artists and poets. Besides both foundations decided to publish the first overview of all the works created by Armando in the so-called "zero" period. The catalog raisonné is planned for 2022, in a printed and digital form.
The 0-Institute would like to be in contact with art-historians, interested in Armando his early artworks and poetry.
The Palazzo where Piero Manzoni grew-up
Not far from Milan, in the historic village of Soncino, Palazzo Meroni was owned by the parents of Piero Manzoni. It was in this Palazzo, that Manzoni had his first studio, and where he worked in the summer. Just outside the village is where his grave is now. But not only Manzoni lived and worked in Soncino, Enea Ferrari lived and taught in Soncino and Piero Dorazio was a frequent visitor. The Herning Art Museum (HEART), together with the 0-INSTITUTE and a German private investor, bought the Palazzo to organize in the near future exhibitions, to open studios for visiting artists, and to bring the "Biennale Socle du Monde" from Herning to Soncino. Piero Manzoni, who had one of his first sales exhibitions in the Netherlands; and who was good friends with Henk Peeters, Herman de Vries, and Jan Schoonhoven is also for the Netherlands and the international ZERO network an important historical figure. And as several Dutch museums have important Manzoni works in their collection, and as the 0-INSTITUTE holds correspondence, films, and publications from and about Manzoni, the 0-INSTITUTE will collaborate with the Palazzo Meroni on research and exhibitions.
HOUR NULL: the documentary
For the arts in Germany, the future began in 1958. The documentary "HOUR NULL - The Art Movement ZERO" recalls the most important avant-garde movement after World War II, founded by Heinz Mack and Otto Piene, which propagated not only a new approach to art and its materials, but the relation of art to the world entirely to one raised a new level. Go to the documentary >>>
The Henk Peeters Archive online
The archive includes not only a complete overview of his artworks, it includes also several essays and interviews with Peeters about his close friends Yayoi Kusama, the Japanese Gutai group, and Piero Manzoni. Click here to enter >>>