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Though we cannot all go to the nations of the world personally, we can still participate in the mission of taking the gospel to the world. We are called to invest in prayer and finances. That's why WE GIVE. We invest in the ministry of Missionaries all over the world who are carrying the message of God's grace to every nation. This supports our vision for of investing in missions globally. Check out the missionaries who are an integral part of our Grace community.
Jamal & Gwen Alexander
US Missionary - Inner-City Church Planting
Jamal Alexander is an ordained minister with the General Council of the Assemblies of God headquartered in Springfield, Missouri. Jamal is assigned to the Division of US Missions Department of Church Planting.
Missionary to Thailand
Lauren is an Assemblies of God Missionary to Thailand. Her primary focus of ministry is on reaching university students in Chiang Mai. She is also involved in establishing an English learning center through a national church
Adam & Martha Boyd
Missionaries to Papua New Guinea
The Boyds serve as Bible translators in Papua New Guinea, a country of six million people and over eight hundred spoken languages.
Robert & Cilinia Bueno
Missionaries to El Salvador LACC
The Buenos are involved with Latin America ChildCare (LACC), Teen Challenge, and the Assemblies of God University. These ministries are reaching out to needy people, giving them earthly and eternal hope. LACC has reached out to over 600,000 children in the last 40 years, Teen Challenge has had over 300 interns and the University has about 800 students.
Winston & Kimberly Bui
Missionaries Chi Alpha
The Bui's serve on the UCLA campus to bring a witness for Jesus Christ there. Chi Alpha seeks to offer opportunities for worship, fellowship, discipleship and Gospel presentation on US college and university campuses.
Marius & Florintina Calugaru
Missionaries to US Romanians
Marius and Florentina are Intercultural U.S. missionaries, working with the Romanian communities in the United States. The population of Romanian descent in the United States is estimated to be over 1 million and about 160,000 in California. Currently, 94% of all Romanians, are not born again Christians.
Troy & Ginnette Doudy
Missionaries to Peru
Troy and Ginnette serve in Peru where they focus on planting an international church in Lima. Their ministry is to establish churches, train leaders, and touch compassionately.
Mike and Dodey Files
Missionary to Latin America
The Files are Missionaries to Latin America. They serve as Regional Coordinator's for Latin America ChildCare. They oversee Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru and Venezuela. They are LACC Country Coordinators in Chile as well.
JJ & Nelia Ferrell
Missionaries to Romania
JJ and Nelia focus their ministry on touching the youth and have established a ministry to the homeless and hurting of that country. Why are they are establishing Youth Ministry in Romania...Because 87% of the kids in Romania don't have a Youth Ministry in their local church.
Jerry & Gwen Gibson
Keith and Diane Heermann
Global Universisty - ICI
The Heermann's have been serving with Global Universisty - ICI since 1994 in its evangelism, discipleship, and ministry training operations globally. Keith is the Director of Academic Relations and develops curriculum. Keith and Diane serve people around the world through the 235 national offices of Global University. They focus on Winning the Lost and Training the Found! Cuba Bible College, Iran Bible College, and Vietnam Bible Training Network are three of their many outreaches. Diane serves as an Accounting Clerk.
Kirk & Yvonne Jones
Missionaries to Panama
The Jones' are engaged in ministry to children in Latin America - Panamá. They are at work to win children to Christ and train them to win others.
Dan Klepel
Dan Klepel's ministry focus is planting churches, training leaders, and helping to run a school for stateless, at risk children in Thailand.
Kurt & Stephanie Plagenhoef
Missionaries to Albania
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Steve & Becky Preston
Missionaries Highway Chapel
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David & Carol Schmidt
Missionaries to Cameroon
After serving as assistant pastor in two churches, and as senior pastor in Springville, California, David and Carol were appointed by the Assemblies of God to Central Africa in 1996.
Randy & Carol Tarr
Missionaries to Senegal
Randy and Becky Tarr serve as the Area Director for West Africa for Assemblies of God World Missions. The Tarr's have three son's Luke, Nathan and Micah. From their base in Dakar, Senegal they are helping to promote an outreach to unreached people groups in West Africa. They also are involved with the Senegal Assemblies of God church in the area of preaching and teaching.
Bob & Karen Welch
Missionaries to Brussels
The Welchs teach at Continental Theological Seminary in Brussels, Belgium, an institution that trains hundreds of international students from over 38 countries of the world, including China and Korea. Bob and Karen have now been serving at CTS since Sep 2009.
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Let's talk about Areas of Interest.
To see your own scores and read the explanations for each one, log into the platform, go to In-Depth Report, and click on Areas of Interest.
The first thing to note is that everyone gets the same 10 Interests - but the order and magnitude (see the numbers in brackets) of these scores is different for each individual.
The second thing to note is that these Interest scores are measuring Motivation. They do not represent skill.
What that means is that you could be getting straight A's in Maths, and find it perfectly easy working with numbers, but - if it's not what drives and motivates you - you might score only a 12 on Numerical.
These scores tell us what interests and motivates you - but not what skills you possess, or where your talents necessarily lie.
A High Score does not equal skill and a Low Score does not equal no skill.
For each of the 10 Interests, you'll see you have a score somewhere between 1 and 99.
If you picture a scale (or make use of the one below), anything at the far end of the scale near 1 represents a very low score, and anything that comes at the far end of the scale near 99 is a very high score.
Very low scores (between 1 and 10) are those Areas of Interest that don't really interest you at all! These are the things you might find yourself trying to avoid, and wishing someone else would deal with… If you have to spend any prolonged period of time on these areas you are likely to feel drained, lacking energy, and uninspired as a result!
Low scores (between 10 and 20) are, similarly, areas that you probably have very little interest in. You won't find them as draining as your very low scores (if you have any) but you're unlikely to be seeking out these kinds of activities!
High scores are those of around 70 or higher. These are the things you're likely to be drawn to - you may have hobbies that fit with these scores, or spend your free time seeking out opportunities to be involved with these areas - either way, doing this stuff is what helps you to feel happy and engaged. For you, time spent on these things is time well spent!
Very high scores (of 90 or higher) are even more important for you. If you have scores in this range, and aren't engaging with those areas you are likely to suffer as a result. These are the things you need to be spending time on regularly, in order to feel like yourself!
Scores that fall in-between (particularly the 25-65 range) are what we call OK scores and that pretty much sums up how you are likely to feel about any Interests you have in this range. They are things you find OK and might quite enjoy doing, but which you may find draining in the long run if you aren't getting enough breaks or chances to engage your high scores.
Have a look at your own data on the Areas of Interest page, and make sure you click through each of the 10 Interest icons to read the descriptions and explanation.
Where do your Interests fall? Do you have a lot of very high or very low scores? Or do most of the 10 fall somewhere in the OK range? What might this mean for you?
Make notes for yourself on what you learn, particularly any scores you think might be particularly significant. If you have very high scores, for instance, how can you make sure that you are engaging those interests each week to keep yourself feeling motivated and energised?


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Last week we explored using biomass as fuel, and some of the implications in doing that. Previously we looked at using biomass in the world of fabrics and furnishings, which include the new biotech products polylactic acid (PLA) (DuPont's Ingeo and Sorona fibers) and soy-based foam for upholstery (click here and here to see our posts). The ideas being presented by new bio technologies are not new – in the 19th century Rumpelstiltskin spun straw into gold – and the idea has always held a fascination for humans.
Sold as an ecological switch from a 'black carbon' (i.e. fossil) economy to a 'green carbon' (plant-based) – and therefore a "clean" form of development – this emerging bioeconomy is in fact, according to ETC, "a red-hot resource grab of the lands, livelihoods, knowledge and resources of peoples in the global South" (because 86% of that biomass is located in the tropics and subtropics).
They go on to say that as ecosystems collapse and biodiversity declines, new markets in ecosystem "services" will enable the trading of ecological 'credits.' The declared aim is to "incentivize conservation" by creating a profit motive in order to justify interventions in large-scale natural systems such as hydrological cycles, the carbon cycle or the nitrogen cycle. Like the 'services' of an industrial production system, these 'ecosystem services,' created to privatize natural processes, will become progressively more effective at serving the interests of business.
It seems to be all about profit.
The ETC report states that concerted attempts are already underway by many industrial players to shift industrial production feedstocks from fossil fuels to the 230 billion tons of 'biomass' (living stuff) that the Earth produces every year -not just for liquid fuels but also for production of power, chemicals, plastics and more.
The visible players involved in commodifying the 76% of terrestrial living material that is not yet incorporated in the global economy include BP, Shell, Total, Exxon, Cargill, DuPont, BASF, Syngenta and Weyerhaeuser. Enabling this attempt is the adoption of synthetic biology techniques (extreme genetic engineering) by these well-funded companies.
– J. Craig Venter, founder Synthetic Genomics, Inc.
The report examines the next generation biofuels, including algal biofuels and synthetic hydrocarbons, and establishes the case for why this generation may be as ecologically and socially dangerous as the first. Even leading companies and scientists involved in synthetic biology agree that some oversight is necessary – currently it's being mostly ignored and is not on the agenda for the Rio+20 summit to be held in Brazil in June.
The "green" credentials of current bio-based plastics and chemicals are called into question. (See our posts on biopolymers – click here and here).
Biomass is considered a "renewable resource" – and it is true that while plants may be renewable in a short period of time, the soils and ecosystem that they depend on may not be. Industrial agriculture and forest biomass extraction rob soils of nutrients, organic matter, water and structure, decreasing fertility and leaving ecosystems more vulnerable or even prone to collapse. Associated use of industrial chemicals and poor land management can make things worse. In practice, therefore, biomass is often only truly renewable when extracted in such small amounts that they are not of interest to industry.
The claim that biomass technology will be a stepping stone to a new mix of energy sources misses the whole point – that we are facing a crisis of overproduction and consumption. Reducing our overall energy demands is critical, as it boosting support for decentralized peasant agriculture.


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American Political Development Expert Justin Peck Joins Government Department
by Olivia Drake • December 8, 2017
Justin Peck, assistant professor of government, joined the faculty in 2017.
In this Q&A, Assistant Professor of Government Justin Peck speaks about his research interests, teaching at Wesleyan and road-tripping across the United States. (Brandon Sides '18 contributed to this article.)
Q: Professor Peck, what are your primary areas of research?
A: My dissertation attempts to explain when and why post-WWII Congresses enacted legal constraints on executive authority. And that's now my primary area of research; the second area of my research concerns when and how the Republican Party's position on civil rights issues has changed since the Civil War.
Q: What are your current projects?
A: I'm working on a book manuscript with a co-author, Jeff Jenkins, who's at the University of Southern California, and who was my dissertation chair. Right now, we're looking at every single legislative proposal—succeeded or failed—addressing black civil rights, and how members of the Republican Party in Congress positioned themselves around these bills. What we see after the Civil War is lots of hope, some successes, more failures, but a progressive narrowing of the ambitions and goals of the Republican Party. Eventually—right around the end of the 19th century—they decided to just ignore civil rights. The idea of the research is to tell the political history of black civil rights from the end of the Civil War to present day. We have two books in progress: one stretches from 1861 to 1918, which we call the first Civil Rights era. The other one goes from 1919 to 2016, and that's the second Civil Rights era.
Col. Cassidy Is Wesleyan's First Retired Military Officer Teaching Fellow
by Olivia Drake • November 14, 2017
As Wesleyan's inaugural Retired Military Officer Teaching Fellow, Robert "Bob" Cassidy is actively building relationships and understanding between the U.S. Armed Services and Wesleyan students. Cassidy, who joined the U.S. Army in 1981, focuses his teaching, research and scholarship on international security, strategy, irregular war and military culture. His office is located in the Public Affairs Center.
In this Q&A, and in honor of Veterans Day on Nov. 11, Retired Military Officer Teaching Fellow Robert "Bob" Cassidy speaks about his military career, thoughts on the Iraq invasion and teaching at Wesleyan. (Brandon Sides '18 contributed to this article.)
Q: How did you acquire your teaching fellowship at Wesleyan?
A: I received a Retired Officer Teaching Fellowship (ROTF) through the Chamberlain Project, which supports fellowships at some of the nation's top liberal arts institutions. Fellows are required to work on building relationships and understanding between the U.S. Armed Services and civilian institutions and to contribute to the richness and diversity of students' educational experiences. We also teach two full-credit courses. This fall and next spring, I am teaching a seminar on Policy and Strategy in War and Peace at the Center for the Study of Public Life.
Q: What material is covered in this course?
A: We explore the meaning of civilian-military relations and how those relations interact with our ability to align policy and strategy. We start with the Vietnam War and cover eight wars through the present. So far this semester, we've studied the Vietnam War, the Persian Gulf War, the peace operations and combat operations in Somalia, the initial war in Afghanistan, and this week, we cover the bad decisions behind the invasion of Iraq. We will end with a look at where we are now with policy and strategy, and the wars in Afghanistan and elsewhere against the likes of the Islamic State.
Rankine Hon. '17 Addresses First-Year Students on 'Citizen'
by Cynthia Rockwell • October 2, 2017
Claudia Rankine Hon. '17 addressed the Wesleyan Class of 2021 in Memorial Chapel on Sept. 1, discussing her book, Citizen: An American Lyric, as part of Wesleyan's First Year Matters program.
For this year's First Year Matters program, incoming new students read Claudia Rankine's Citizen: An American Lyric during the summer before their arrival on campus.
Rankine, a noted poet and author, had been on campus for Commencement 2017, when she received an honorary degree and addressed the graduating class.
On Sept. 1, Rankine was back at Wesleyan to address the Class of 2021, offering insights into the development of the book. She also entered into a discussion with first-year students, taking questions from the audience, who gave her snaps of approval throughout her talk and a standing ovation at the end.
Kevin Butler, assistant dean of students, who spearheaded this year's program, noted that the selection committee had chosen Citizen for a number of reasons.
"It is extremely powerful and has thought-provoking passages," he said. "We thought we could engage both the first-year students and the community at large in some really in-depth conversations on microaggressions, equality and fairness.
"There are very few speakers I've seen who have the certain style, voice quality and tone that is engaging and comfortable—even when the questions and answers are difficult," he added.
As Theater Department Chair, Conlin Says Students Leave Strengthened to Generate New Work
by Bill Holder • September 18, 2017
Kathleen Conlin, the Frank B. Weeks Visiting Professor of Theater—here, behind the scenes with stage lights—values a rich mix of visiting professionals and continuing faculty, which results in a stimulating "creative collision."
The Theater Department has begun fall semester with a new chair who combines an impressive list of creative accomplishments with deep and varied experience as an academic administrator.
Kathleen Conlin, Frank B. Weeks Visiting Professor of Theater, has held tenured faculty positions at the University of Texas at Austin, Ohio State University, and the University of Illinois in Champaign/Urbana. While juggling the varied demands of an academic career, she also served for 22 seasons as associate artistic director and stage director at the Utah Shakespeare Theater.
"I love being around young people who are not narrowly defined and are actively working to discover who they are and who they are in society," she says. "To be able to do that through an arts lens is spectacular."
Wesleyan Welcomes 57 New Faculty in 2017-18
by Olivia Drake • August 31, 2017
Pictured, back row, from left: Saray Shai, Yaniv Feller, Samir Bandaogo, Colin Smith and Tyshawn Sorey. Pictured, front row, from left: Justin Peck, Carlos Jiménez-Hoyos, Valeria López Fadul, Daniel Smyth and Scott Aalgaard.
This year, Wesleyan welcomes 11 new tenure-track faculty, one professor of the practice, and 45 visiting faculty and fellows.
The new junior faculty who start this year include:
Scott W. Aalgaard, assistant professor of East Asian studies
Aalgaard holds BA and MA degrees from the University of Victoria, and MA and PhD degrees from the University of Chicago. His dissertation, titled "'Homesick Blues': Crisis, Critique, and Collectivity in Modern Japanese Cultural Production," traces critical voices in literature, music, and everyday life in modern and contemporary Japan. His areas of research include critical practice in Japan, contemporary Japanese culture, modern and contemporary Japanese literature and popular music, and theories and histories of fascism.
GLS Professor Belanger P'02 Produces Photographic Study, 'Rift/Fault'
by Cynthia Rockwell • June 19, 2017
Photographer and author Marion Belanger P'02 explores geologic boundaries in Rift/Fault. (Photo by Ann Burke Daly)
Graduate Liberal Studies visiting professor Marion Belanger P'02, is the author of Rift/Fault, a photographic study of the land-based edges of the North American Continental Plate. A Guggenheim Fellowship in 2002 supported a project in the Everglades, where Belanger turned her lens on both the landscape within the national park as well as the suburban development of the swamplands outside the protected area. Now, Rift/Fault continues her interest in natural land formations and boundaries—this one along the San Andreas Fault in California and the Mid-Atlantic Rift in Iceland—and the influence of human society on the earth
Published by Radius Books, and with an essay by art critic and activist Lucy R. Lippard, Rift/Fault is designed to be interactive: Open the cover and two collections of images face each other, each one bound at the top. The photographs labeled "Fault" are on the left; the right side holds "Rift," with the reader turning each page upwards to view the image that follows. While Belanger paired the photographs on each side to be complementary, she encourages the readers to make their own pairings. The structure of the book conceptually mimics the ever-shifting tectonic plate edges, and "it gives the viewer some agency to figure out how they want to view the book and, by default, how they want to see the landscape. The work itself is a cultural study," she says.
5 Faculty Appointed to Endowed Professorships
by Olivia Drake • June 16, 2017
In recognition of their career achievements, the following faculty members are being appointed to endowed professorships, effective July 1:
Joe Knee, professor of chemistry and dean of the Natural Sciences and Mathematics Division, is receiving the Beach Professorship of Chemistry, established in 1880.
Janice Naegele, professor of biology, is receiving the Alan M. Dachs Professorship of Science, established in 2011.
Stewart Novick, professor of chemistry, is receiving the Joshua Boger University Professorship of the Sciences and Mathematics, established in 2010.
Christopher Parslow, professor of classical studies, is receiving the Robert Rich Professorship of Latin, established in 1863.
Irina Russu, professor of chemistry, is receiving the E. B. Nye Professorship of Chemistry, established in 1908.
Brief biographies appear below:
Wesleyan Musicians "Come Together" in All-Star Beatles Tribute Band for Third Annual Benefit Concert
by Laurie Kenney • June 15, 2017
An 18-piece all-star band, including five members of the Wesleyan community, will perform the Beatles' Abbey Road album in its entirety during a benefit concert at Middlesex Community College (MCC) on Saturday, June 24, at 6 p.m. Pictured (l to r): Nancy Brown, Andy Chatfield, Sarah McNamara, Shona Kerr and Peter Standaart.
An 18-piece all-star band, including five members of the Wesleyan community, will perform the Beatles' Abbey Road album in its entirety during a benefit concert at Middlesex Community College (MCC) on Saturday, June 24, at 6 p.m. The concert is the third annual event held in memory of former Wesleyan Center for the Arts (CFA) intern Stephanie Nelson, of Middletown, who passed away in early 2015 at the age of 25.
The first two benefit concerts, held in 2015 and 2016, raised more than $6,400 to establish and fund the Stephanie Nelson Scholarship at MCC, Nelson's alma mater. Each May, the scholarship is awarded to an MCC student with a desire to work as an intern at Wesleyan University in the field of broadcast communications or multimedia.
McAlear Visits Former Students Odede '09, '12, and Perel-Slater '11 at Non-Profits in Africa
by Cynthia Rockwell • May 15, 2017
In 2010 Professor Michael McAlear first gathered with students at Shining Hope for Community, the nonprofit begun by Jessica '09 and Kennedy '12 Odede in Kibera, Kenya, offering a lecture on clean water. This year on his visit during spring break, he again gave a lecture to these students, now pre-teens and young teenagers, who filled his Q&A session with their concerns, interest, ideas, and a deep desire to learn.
In March, during Wesleyan's spring break, Associate Professor of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry Michael McAlear took a trip to visit and catch up with three alumni whom he'd known when they were undergraduates, just beginning the nonprofits for which they are now known. McAlear doesn't see them often: they live and work in Africa. All three had received Wesleyan's Christopher Brodigan Award in their senior year, for research or work in Africa.
Pictured from left are Kennedy Odede '12, Mike McAlear and Jessica Posner Odede '09.
McAlear's first stop was in Kibera, the largest slum in Kenya, and home of SHOFCO, Shining Hope for Community, the nonprofit begun by Jessica '09 and Kennedy '12 Odede. Linking education for girls with community services, the organization has grown since McAlear had last visited in 2010 to help set up the school, when it held only two classes of girls ages 6 and 7, and the group was building a clinic was built to honor Johanna Justin-Jinich '10, the student slain in the spring of 2009. At that time, McAlear offered the young students a lecture on clean water and also became a sponsor for one little girl, a responsibility and relationship that is ongoing,
"I was overwhelmed by the need in Kibera— and the optimism and fearlessness of Kennedy and Jessica; you couldn't help being swept up by that," McAlear recalls. "They were so young and naïve that they didn't know what they couldn't do—so they just kept on doing things."
Appadurai '00 Speaks on Food Justice and Sustainability at 2017 Americas Forum
by Cynthia Rockwell • May 2, 2017
Alok Appadurai '00, founder of GoodElephant.org, spoke on "Food Justice and Sustainability" at the 2017 Americas Forum, April 28. (Photo by Reebecca Goldfarb Terry '19)
Alok Appadurai '00, co-founder of Fed by Threads, the first sustainable, sweatshop-free, multi-brand, American-made organic vegan clothing store in the United States that has used a portion of its profits to feed over half a million meals to Americans in need, offered the keynote speech on "Food Justice and Sustainability" at the 2017 Americas Forum, held at the Ring Family Performing Arts Hall on April 28. He has recently founded GoodElephant.org, designed to create a global "herd" that will work on changing the world by nurturing compassion and empathy to promote social and environmental reform—and his book, Good Elephant, will be published later this year. Appadurai's post-Wesleyan career highlights the interests he explored at Wesleyan, where he built his own concentration in American Studies that incorporated colonialism, workers' rights, utopian communities, the environment, and gender/class issues.
Appadurai's talk "The Compassion Famine: Exploring The Unspoken Solutions To Hunger In America," offered solutions to end what he calls "the compassion famine" and bring about food justice. The process begins, he says, with each person imagining a world without hunger. "While a world without hunger seems remote, we first need to each hold the idea as a possibility, before we could make this come true," he says. He also asked his audience to "change what we imagine the face of hunger to look like." Not just a problem for the developing nations, food insecurity is a problem that forty million people in the United States face. Yet—"We also throw out nearly 40 percent of our food—which goes to landfills and causes greenhouse gasses," he adds.
Kolcio Leads Somatic Exercises for the Ukrainian National Guard
by Andrew Logan '18 • April 13, 2017
The Ukranian National Guard invited Wesleyan Professor of Dance and Environmental Studies Katja Kolcio to their country to lead somatic workshops for Guard personnel. The request from a reserve military force, says Kolcio, was unprecedented, and it illustrates that country's radically new understanding of conflict. "They have instituted counseling and mind-body programming in an effort to mitigate the dehumanizing effects of war," Kolcio says. "There is a great concern about the longterm effects that this political conflict with Russia will have in Ukraine on the present and future generations."
Wesleyan Professor of Dance and Environmental Studies Katja Kolcio traveled again to Ukraine in April, this time to work with soldiers and psychologists in the National Guard. It was her third trip to the region to teach somatic practices to those undergoing the stress of political conflict, displacement, and combat.
Somatics are "mind-body practices that combine physical activity and motion with deep reflection," she explained in "Somatics and Political Change: Ukraine's Revolution of Dignity," (Contact Quarterly, summer/fall 2016), detailing her first trip to the region after Russia invaded Ukraine in 2014. In June 2015 she had been invited to lead somatic workshops for the volunteers working with refugee families and injured soldiers and offered her first set of classes in Ukraine then.
"One goal of somatics is to become more aware of subtle physical indications of dis-ease before they become acute or chronic issues," she wrote. "Somatics is also a practice of "sense-making'—of integrating internal experiences with the external environment in order to become more conscious in the present moment."
Kolcio considers this crucial work for her Wesleyan students, including first-year students "who are away from home for the first time, encountering world-shifting ideas." Working with the breath and experiencing the body in the environment—its weight, the stress it holds—helps to orient the practitioner in the present moment—and envision new possibilities, make sense of the world in a different way."
This work of integrating experiences is particularly important for those in regions undergoing crises, Kolcio believes—and it is what she can offer this country where she has familial roots. At the invitation of the National Guard of Ukraine this time, Kolcio returned to implement a somatics program to alleviate the injuries that soldiers sustain in combat.
Offering two-day workshops, Kolcio taught the creative and contemplative physical practices of somatics, as well as the cognitive approaches to build psychological flexibility and stress resistance among soldiers. Some of the techniques included the history of the body, self-awareness, breathing, body weight, muscle tension and movement.
"Various events leave a mark not only in memory but also in the body," says Kolcio. "Thus, when helping patients recover from traumatic events, it is important to consider not only the memory in a classic sense, but the memory within the body."
A political science major as an undergraduate, Kolcio places her body work in the context of that country's history. The peaceful protest of the Revolution of Dignity has helped that country envision "another kind of orientation, one that seemed intent on superseding ethnic, national, and religious definitions," she wrote in Contact Quarterly.
"What if we treated social-political orientation in the way we approach awareness in a somatic workshop?" she asks in her article. "I believe this is why my somatic workshops are being embraced here. People are seeking new ways of making sense in the world…. Somatics is an individual practice; I also see it as a social movement."
Otake, Johnston 'Fukushima' Project Culminating Events in NYC on March 11
by Andrew Logan '18 • March 6, 2017
Eiko Otake stands on the top of a breakwater in a dark gray kimono. To her right, the ocean crashes into piles of concrete cubes–their shapes, stacked together, seem almost too clean, like abstractions of stone. She clutches a large but frayed scarlet cloth that catches the wind and encircles her, hovering just inches from her skin. Following the breakwater into the distance, a large cubic structure is visible along the water's edge. It is the Fukushima Daini Nuclear Plant, 12 miles from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant. She is standing at the midpoint between the infamous two, in the area where the tsunami wave reached 68 feet and the level of radiation remains very high.
Tableaux like this constitute A Body in Fukushima (2016), a series of photographs by Otake, visiting artist in dance and the College of East Asian Studies, and her collaborator William Johnston, professor of history, East Asian studies, science in society and environmental studies. The series shows her, a lone body in the landscape of Fukushima, Japan, in the aftermath of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. This collaborative photo exhibition had been on Wesleyan's campus from February through May 2015.
Currently in New York City as part of The Christa Project: Manifesting Diving Bodies, at the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, the exhibit will culminate in Remembering Fukushima: Art and Conversations at the Cathedral on March 11, the sixth anniversary of the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear meltdowns that followed.

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Pawan Kumar Agarwal appointed CEO of FSSAI
Senior IAS officer Pawan Kumar Agarwal has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Food Regulator Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI).
He will succeed Yudhvir Singh Malik who was appointed as Additional Secretary in National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog in September 2015.
Pawan Kumar Agarwal is IAS officer of 1985 batch of West Bengal cadre. Presently he is serving as joint secretary in Union Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship.
Prior to his appointment, FSSAI Chairman Ashish Bahuguna was holding the additional charge of CEO of the FSSAI.
About Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)
FSSAI is a nodal statutory agency responsible for protecting and promoting public health in India through the regulation and supervision of food safety.
FSSAI was established under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 and operates under aegis of Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.
Functions: FSSAI has been established to lay down science based standards for various food products in order ensure availability of safe and wholesome food for human consumption. It also regulates the manufacture, storage, distribution, sale and import of food products for human consumption.
Structure: It is led by a non-executive Chairperson. The executive head of FSSAI is the Chief Executive Officer.
Headquarters: New Delhi. It also has 8 regional offices located in Delhi, Guwahati, Mumbai, Lucknow, Chandigarh, Kolkata, Cochin and Chennai It has 4 referral laboratories and 72 local laboratories located across India.
Topics: appointments • Current Affairs 2016 • FSSAI • Persons in News


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VAN DYKE AVENUE
Bridge work to close WB I-94 in Detroit through weekend
Part of westbound I-94 will close in Detroit through the weekend for bridge work.
4 in custody after carjacker in Hellcat leads police on chase through rush hour traffic in Macomb County
A carjacking in Macomb County led to a police chase on Van Dyke Avenue in the middle of rush hour traffic on Monday (Nov. 1).
30-year-old in critical condition after Warren gas station shooting; 1 arrested in Albion, police say
A 30-year-old man is in critical condition and another man was arrested in Albion after a shooting at a Warren gas station, police said.
Police identify 3 men accused of robbing teen in Sterling Heights, running across Warren freeway
Police have identified three men who were arrested on accusations that they robbed a teenager at gunpoint outside of a Walmart in Sterling Heights, fled into Warren and ran across a freeway with officers in pursuit.
4 arrested after robbing teen in Sterling Heights, running across Warren freeway, police say
Four people have been arrested after they robbed a teenager at gunpoint outside of a Walmart store in Sterling Heights, fled into Warren and ran across a freeway with officers in pursuit, authorities said.
'I should kill you all': 2 men wearing GPS tethers carjack 3 people at gunpoint in Detroit
Two men who were wearing GPS tethers that recorded their exact locations carjacked three people at gunpoint in separate locations around Detroit, officials said.
Man charged in child custody exchange shooting in parking lot of Warren police station
The boyfriend of a mother whose child was at the center of a child custody exchange has been charged in connection with a shooting in the parking lot of a Warren police station, officials said.
Man shot in the face during child custody exchange in Warren police station parking lot
Police said the suspected gunman has been taken into police custody and there is no threat to the public.
Police identify man found shot dead at Sterling Heights apartment complex
Police have identified a man found shot dead Wednesday at a Sterling Heights apartment complex.
Sterling Heights police: Man found shot to death in apartment complex parking lot
Police are investigating after a man was found shot dead Wednesday at a Sterling Heights apartment complex.
Construction on Utica's main roads leads to rise in speeding on residential streets
"We're hoping this is going to be a short-term thing," said Utica Police Department chief Sean Coady. "Maybe a week or so."
Emergency road work scheduled for M-59 in Utica begins Friday
Emergency work begins Friday morning at one of the busiest intersections in Metro Detroit.
Man charged with second-degree murder in Sterling Heights crash that killed teenager
A man involved in a Sterling Heights crash that resulted in the death of a teenage boy has been charged with second-degree murder, officials said.
Family, friends remember 17-year-old killed in vehicle crash in Sterling Heights
A huge circle of friends and family of 17-year-old Patryk Koziol surrounded the Sterling Heights Skatepark Friday night.
Detroit police want help finding woman accused of shooting 27-year-old after argument
Police are asking for help identifying and locating a woman accused of shooting a 27-year-old woman after an argument in Detroit.
17-year-old killed in 2-vehicle crash in Sterling Heights
A fatal collision closed down an intersection in Sterling Heights for several hours Saturday.
Man faces charges of torture, kidnapping, sexual assault in connection with Detroit armed robbery
A Grosse Pointe man is facing multiple felony charges in connection with an armed robbery and sexual assault that happened in November 2020 in Detroit.
Truck traffic returns to Detroit neighborhood near Stellantis plant
When residents complained about loud trucks rolling through their Pingree Park neighborhood at all hours, they were promised the traffic would stop.
Man, 22, arrested in hit-and-run that killed 5-year-old boy, Warren police say
A 22-year-old man has been arrested following a hit-and-run incident that killed a 5-year-old boy Tuesday night at the edge of Warren and Center Line.
Child, 5, killed in hit-and-run incident, Warren police say
A child has died in a hit-and-run incident Tuesday, according to Warren police.
People living near Detroit Stellantis plant fed up with constant truck traffic
Chrysler's new plant on Detroit's east side was a massive boost to the city's economy, but neighbors living near it said it's a nightmare.
17-year-old charged in Sterling Heights crash that killed 20-year-old woman
A 17-year-old boy has been charged with murder in a crash that killed a 20-year-old woman in Sterling Heights, according to the Macomb County Prosecutor's Office.
Macomb County business owner works to stay afloat during COVID pandemic
It's been a rough 12 months for Lauren Palecki as she worked to get her small business off the ground.
Macomb County to open new COVID-19 vaccination site Monday
WARREN, Mich. – Macomb County is ramping up its efforts to get more people vaccinated for COVID-19. It is the fourth county-affiliated COVID vaccination site in Macomb County. Other county sites include the mass vaccination site at the Verkuilen Building in Clinton Township, the Richmond-Lenox EMS drive-through site and the Sterling Heights Senior Center site. That site will lead you to the actual vaccine appointment site: macombcovidvaccine.itfrontdesk.com/apptonline. AdNOTE: On Monday morning (March 29), the site indicated appointments were unavailable at all four Macomb County vaccine locations.
Police investigate violent crash in I-94 construction zone in Detroit
DETROIT – Police are investigating a two-vehicle crash Monday at a construction zone on westbound Interstate 94 in Detroit near Van Dyke Avenue. Officials said the driver in a Dodge Challenger was believed to be traveling more than 100 miles per hour before hitting a Chevy Malibu and a utility pole, landing upside down. Authorities said the driver was transported to a hospital for injuries injures and the people in the Malibu are expected to be OK.Watch the full report in the video above. MORE: traffic news
Macomb County offers new COVID-19 vaccination site for seniors 60 and older
STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. – Through a partnership with SMART, Macomb County is offering a new vaccination location in Sterling Heights. The vaccination site is at the Sterling Heights Senior Center on Utica Road, between Schoenherr and Van Dyke roads. It's why the Macomb County Health Department partnered with SMART to help distribute the coronavirus vaccine. Macomb County executive Mark Hackel said the new site is currently dedicated to vaccinating Macomb County residents and workers who are 60-years-old and older. More information can be found on the Macomb County Health Department's official website here.
Detroit police: Man falls asleep driving, strikes police cruiser
DETROIT – A collision on Detroit's east side sent two police officers to the hospital Saturday night. According to authorities, a man was driving northbound on Gratiot Avenue near Van Dyke when his vehicle struck a Detroit Police Department cruiser that was in the turn lane, before hitting the side of a building. Police said they believe the driver fell asleep while driving home from work. The two police officers that were in the cruiser checked on the driver before being taken to the hospital. They are expected to be OK.More: Detroit Crime News
Fire on Detroit's east side kills 1, injures 4
DETROIT – A fire at a group home on Detroit's east side killed one man and injured four others Friday morning. It happened on Burns Avenue, near I-94 and Van Dyke Avenue. The group home was significantly damaged and the building might be a total loss. The other four men were rushed to a hospital to be treated for burns and smoke inhalation. AdWindows blown out due to the intense heat with damages extending around to the front and porch of the home.
Father, 12-year-old daughter killed in crash in Shelby Township
SHELBY TOWNSHIP, Mich. – A 45-year-old Macomb Township man and his 12-year-old daughter were killed in a crash in the area of 21 Mile Road and Van Dyke in Shelby Township. Shelby Township police and fire departments were dispatched at about 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday to a crash involving two vehicles. Police said one of the vehicles, a Dodge Ram, was engulfed in flames. A preliminary investigation revealed that the Dodge Ram was traveling northbound on Van Dyke, turning left onto 21 Mile Road when a commercial truck was southbound on Van Dyke, traveling through 21 Mile Road. Anyone who was in the area and witnessed the crash is asked to contact Traffic Services Bureau Sgt.
Road rage shooting on Detroit's east side critically injuries 50-year-old man
DETROIT – Police are investigating a road rage incident on Detroit's east side Friday that put a 50-year-old man in the hospital with critical injuries. Police said an argument between a 50-year-old man and a 31-year-old man escalated into gunfire being exchanged between the two. The 50-year-old man was struck and and was rushed to a hospital, where he is in critical condition. The 31-year-old man was taken in to be questioned by police. More: Detroit crime news
$5K reward offered for information leading to arrest of man accused of sexually assaulting Dollar Tree employees in Detroit
DETROIT – Police said an armed man robbed a Dollar Tree store in Detroit and sexually assaulted two female employees. The incident happened Monday night at a store on Van Dyke Avenue and Eight Mile Road, according to Detroit police. READ: Suspect flees scene after robbing Detroit dollar store, sexually assaulting employeesOn Wednesday, metal barriers covered the front of the store. Dollar Tree released the following suspect:We are distressed by the reported incident and we are cooperating fully with law enforcement's investigation. Dollar TreeAnyone with information is asked to contact the Detroit Police Department's sex crimes unit at 313-596-1950 or contact Crime Stoppers to remain anonymous at 800-SPEAK-UP.
Suspect flees scene after robbing Detroit dollar store, sexually assaulting employees
DETROIT – Police said an armed man robbed a Detroit dollar store and sexually assaulted two female employees. The incident happened at a Dollar Tree store on Van Dyke Avenue and Eight Mile Road on Monday night, according to Detroit police. "All of these places are robbed on a regular basis."Police said the suspect forced the two victims to the back office. I felt really, really bad because this just doesn't make any sense to me," the resident said. Police said the suspect is a Black man who is believed to be around 5 feet, 5 inches tall.
Shelby Township to offer drive-thru voting this Saturday amid COVID-19 pandemic
All rights reserved)SHELBY TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Township officials will be holding a drive-thru voting event this Saturday in Shelby Township. Residents will be able to drive to the Township Hall, fill out an absentee ballot form and vote there. The drive-thru voting event will run from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. Members of the clerk's staff will be there to assist voters. Residents can either fill out the absentee ballots there, or take them home to complete them. The drive-thru voting event will take place at the Shelby Township Hall located at 52700 Van Dyke Avenue.
Driver in stolen vehicle arrested near I-94, Van Dyke Road in Detroit
DETROIT Michigan State Police arrested a driver who was in a stolen vehicle in Detroit Sunday in the area of Interstate 94 and Van Dyke Road. Two other passengers in the stolen vehicle fled the scene, officials said. Police said a gun reported stolen was located in the vehicle. Michigan State Police arrested a driver in a stolen vehicle in Detroit on Sept. 6, 2020. A handgun reported stolen was also located in the vehicle.
Detroit police looking for missing 62-year-old woman with medical condition
DETROIT Police are seeking assistance to locate a missing 62-year-old Detroit woman. Peterson is described as standing 5 feet, 1 inch tall, weighing 160 pounds and having light brown skin, brown eyes and short auburn colored hair. She was last seen wearing a green and yellow dress and sandals. Peterson is in good physical condition but her family says she has a medical condition. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Detroit Police Departments Eleventh Precinct at 313-596-1140 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-Speak Up.
2 teens, grandmother hurt in freak incident involving art project, microwave parts in Utica
UTICA, Mich. Two teenagers and a grandmother were rushed to nearby hospitals after a freak incident in Utica involving a woodworking art project and microwave parts. Utica police said the incident happened on the Fourth of July outside an apartment building near 21 Mile Road and Van Dyke Avenue. Utica police Chief Sean Coady said an 18-year-old man has extensive electrical burns to his lungs and is in a medically induced coma. In the Utica case, a father, his son and the sons girlfriend were using a transformer taken out of a microwave. His grandmother also ran over to help and was shocked, officials said.
FBI raids Allure Medical in Shelby Township over alleged improper COVID-19 treatments
SHELBY TOWNSHIP, Mich. – The FBI is raiding Allure Medical spa in Shelby Township over some kind of improper COVID-19 treatments. UPDATE: Macomb County business raided by the FBI over possible improper COVID-19 treatmentsAllure Medical is located at Van Dyke Avenue and 26 Mile Road. Breaking: FBI executing search warrant at Allure Medical Spa in Shelby Township. Connected to alleged potential improper Covid-19 treatments and testing. @clickondetroit @Local4News pic.twitter.com/IqGnPOsen4 — Nick Monacelli (@nickmonacelli) April 23, 2020Earlier this month, the FBI sent out a warning to the public about several emerging health care fraud schemes related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
For $275K, a classic West Village duplex that needs renovating
West Village property values are sky high at the moment, and its rare that buildings can be bought for less than $100 per square foot. But not surprisingly for that price, youll need to put some work into it. According to the listing, the two-story brick building on Lafayette Street was built in 1912. But the floors, trim, and staircase are original and seem mostly salvageable. 7949 E. Lafayette Street is listed with Vincent Mazzola of OConnor Real Estate for $275,000.
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Employees inside Sterling Heights AT&T store tied up during robbery
STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. – Employees inside a Sterling Heights AT&T store were tied up during a robbery Tuesday afternoon. Police said it happened just after 3 p.m. at a store on Van Dyke Avenue between 14 Mile and 15 Mile roads. Police said two suspects, a man and a woman, tied the employees up in a backroom. Police are still trying to figure out what the suspects got away with. Police said the robbers fled the scene in a white Pontiac Grand Prix.
Man in critical condition after being hit by vehicle on Van Dyke in Sterling Heights
STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. – A man was injured when he was struck by a vehicle on Van Dyke Avenue near Riverland Street on Thursday night. The victim, a 22-year-old man, is in critical condition, police said. Stay with ClickOnDetroit for more information as it becomes available.
22-year-old St. Clair County man seriously injured in single-car crash in Macomb County
BRUCE TOWNSHIP, Mich. – A 22-year-old man is facing life threatening injuries after crashing his car into a tree early Friday morning in Bruce Township. Michigan State Police responded to the crash just after midnight. The scene was at Ebeling Road, east of Van Dyke Avenue. The 22 year old male driver from Capac was entrapped and needed to be extricated by the Bruce/Romeo Fire Department before being transported to the hospital with life threatening injuries. The investigation is continuing."
Child struck by vehicle during walk to school in Center Line, police say
CENTER LINE, Mich. - A child is going to be OK after police said he was struck by a vehicle early Wednesday morning on Van Dyke Avenue and Stephens in Center Line. It was more than a close call and is now serving as a warning for drivers, children and their parents. The 11-year-old child, Leinathea Old, was struck just before 7:30 a.m. Amber Fuller was walking to work and heard the thud seven houses down, she said. The driver asked not to be identified and because he has not been ticketed or charged Local 4 will not be identifying him. Motorists are urged to drive slower during school hours, especially when it's dark outside.
Man, woman injured in shooting in Center Line
CENTER LINE, Mich. - Police were called to a home Sunday evening on Edward Avenue just west of Van Dyke Avenue in Center Line after a woman reported her boyfriend had just killed himself. Upon arriving at the home police say they found a man bleeding and leaning against the front door and a woman bleeding from the face. It appeared the woman was shot several times in the face and neck area. According to police, the victims are identified as a 28-year-old man and a 24-year-old woman. The woman is in stable condition in the intensive unit.
Police were called to a home on Edward Avenue just west of Van Dyke Avenue in Center Line Sunday evening after a woman reported her boyfriend had just committed suicide. Upon arriving to the home police say they found a man bleeding and leaning against the front door and a woman bleeding from the face, both were inside the home. It appeared the woman was shot several times in the face and neck area. Police say a handgun was found near the man. According to police, the victims are identified as a 28 year-old black male and a 24 year-old black female.
Renovated Sterling Heights ALDI store reopens today
STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. - ALDI is welcoming shoppers back to its renovated Sterling Heights store on Thursday. ALDI said the updated Sterling Heights store layout features "expansive refrigeration space to accommodate the fresh, healthy and convenient products people want most." All renovated ALDI stores also feature open ceilings, natural lighting and environmentally friendly building materials, the company says. The Sterling Heights store will be open daily from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m."The updated ALDI store layout has even more to offer shoppers. "We can't wait to show our customers in Sterling Heights their newly remodeled store, and continue providing the affordable, high-quality foods we know they love at ALDI."
Macomb County authorities search for missing 89-year-old man
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Police are looking for an 89-year-old man who was last seen Saturday afternoon. According to authorities, Charles Askia, from Washington Township, was last seen walking alone at about 1:30 p.m. near the intersection of Van Dyke Avenue and Stanford Boulevard. Askia does not have a vehicle, and his family believes he doesn't have a phone with him. Anyone with any information on Askia's location is asked to contact the Macomb County Sheriff's Office at 586-469-5151. Copyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.
Construction worker severely injured after being run over by car in Sterling Heights
STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. - A construction worker was rushed to a hospital after being run over by a car at a job site in Sterling Heights, according to police. The incident happened before 5 p.m. Wednesday in the area of Van Dyke Avenue and 14 Mile Road. The 62-year-old construction worker suffered severe injuries to his head and torso. Police said the victim was looking down a manhole in a parking lot when an individual in a car backed up and ran him over. Police said the person in the car stopped immediately.
Michigan's 20 most dangerous intersections in 2018
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. – A Southfield intersection topped the list of most dangerous intersections in Michigan last year. VIEW: Most dangerous intersections in 2017Michigan Auto Law compiled data from Michigan State Police crash data to determine the most dangerous intersections based on the number of car crashes last year. Below is the list of the 20 most dangerous intersections, as well as the number of crashes that occurred at the intersections. Telegraph Road at 12 Mile Road in SouthfieldCrashes: 145, Crashes w/ injuries: 242. Orchard Lake Road at 14 Mile Road in Farmington Hills/West BloomfieldCrashes: 144, Crashes w/ injuries: 203.


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These 10cm diameter glittered butterflies are ideal for adding into a bridal flower bouquets or even wrist corsages. They also look great when added to any centre piece. They come with a 20cm wire so are easily added to any arrangement.


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Q: Change the color of a surface plot from SFIT in MATLAB I have four SFIT object that i plot with:
figure;
hold on;
plot(f1);
plot(f2);
plot(f3);
plot(f4);

This plots a 3D-Surface.
However I would like to give each surface one unique color, like it is common with the plot function. Usually this is done by giving the paramter 'r' or something that indicates the color, like:
plot(f1,'r');

However, If I do this here i get the following error:

Error using plot No value was given for 'r'. Name-value pair arguments
  require a name followed by a value.
Error in sfit/plot>iParseInputs (line 231) p.parse(
  parameterValuePairs{:} );
Error in sfit/plot (line 44) [XY, Z, in, out, style, level, hParent] =
  iParseInputs( obj, varargin{:} );

This indicates that there must be a String to give, but which one ? I already tried something like 'Color' or 'LineColor' but these were not recognized
Simplifaction of the question: I want the planes that represent the fitted object to have one color. And each plane shall have a different one.

A: From this link:
https://uk.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/153208-how-can-i-make-the-contour-plot-of-an-sfit-object-resemble-the-plot-generated-by-the-contour-com
You could try
f1 = fit([x y], z, 'poly23');
ph = plot(f1, 'Style', 'Contour');
set(ph, 'Fill', 'off', 'LineColor', 'auto');

Documentation for set
https://uk.mathworks.com/help/matlab/ref/set.html

Edit
The above suggestion only displays a 2D plot, see this previous SO answer for the 3D case:
MATLAB - Plot multiple surface fits in one figure
The relevant code for you is:
figure;
h = plot(f1);
set(h(1),'FaceColor','r');

So the "magic word" which you were looking for is 'FaceColor', used in combination with set (mentioned above).

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This book goes together with Principles of Creature Design: Creating Imaginary Animals and are released around the same time. I can finally understand why the books were postponed for so long after being listed on Amazon in early 2013. These two books are just packed with so much artworks! Wow!
Terryl Whitlatch is probably one of the more well known creature designers around. The creatures that she draws are just a pleasure to look at.
Science of Creature Design is sort of like an instructional book. I say sort of because there aren't any drawing tutorials. The instructions you get are in the form of short descriptions that accompany the drawings of real life animals, fictional creatures, their anatomy structure such as bones and muscles, and sketches. There are some tips mentioned in the chapter introductions but most of the other text are really just descriptions describing the visual aspect the animals you see on the page, there aren't any instruction on how to actually draw them.
Highlight of the book is easily the artworks. The drawings featured are gorgeous. With the anatomy cutaway drawings, all the parts of the creatures are label. It's really inspiring to look at the amount and quality of work featured. This 164-page book is available in paperback and hardcover. Binding for the paperback is good.
Overall, it's a beautiful book. The downside is it's lacking when it comes to techniques and explanation.


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 *     This code was auto-generated by a Codezu.
 *
 *     Changes to this file may cause incorrect behavior and will be lost if
 *     the code is regenerated.
 */
package com.mozu.api.clients.commerce.settings.checkout;

import java.util.List;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import com.mozu.api.MozuClient;
import com.mozu.api.MozuClientFactory;
import com.mozu.api.MozuUrl;
import com.mozu.api.Headers;
import com.mozu.api.AsyncCallback;
import java.util.concurrent.CountDownLatch;
import com.mozu.api.security.AuthTicket;
import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;

/**
 * Use the Payment Settings resource to specify settings when creating payments for order checkout on the site.
 *
 */
public class PaymentSettingsClient {

	/**
	 *
	 *

	 * MozuClient<com.mozu.api.contracts.sitesettings.order.ExternalPaymentWorkflowDefinition> mozuClient=GetThirdPartyPaymentWorkflowWithValuesClient( fullyQualifiedName);
	 * client.setBaseAddress(url);
	 * client.executeRequest();
	 * ExternalPaymentWorkflowDefinition externalPaymentWorkflowDefinition = client.Result();
	 *

	 * @param fullyQualifiedName
	 * @return Mozu.Api.MozuClient <com.mozu.api.contracts.sitesettings.order.ExternalPaymentWorkflowDefinition>
	 * @see com.mozu.api.contracts.sitesettings.order.ExternalPaymentWorkflowDefinition
	 */
	public static MozuClient<com.mozu.api.contracts.sitesettings.order.ExternalPaymentWorkflowDefinition> getThirdPartyPaymentWorkflowWithValuesClient(String fullyQualifiedName) throws Exception
	{
		return getThirdPartyPaymentWorkflowWithValuesClient( fullyQualifiedName,  null);
	}

	/**
	 *
	 *

	 * MozuClient<com.mozu.api.contracts.sitesettings.order.ExternalPaymentWorkflowDefinition> mozuClient=GetThirdPartyPaymentWorkflowWithValuesClient( fullyQualifiedName,  responseFields);
	 * client.setBaseAddress(url);
	 * client.executeRequest();
	 * ExternalPaymentWorkflowDefinition externalPaymentWorkflowDefinition = client.Result();
	 *

	 * @param fullyQualifiedName
	 * @param responseFields
	 * @return Mozu.Api.MozuClient <com.mozu.api.contracts.sitesettings.order.ExternalPaymentWorkflowDefinition>
	 * @see com.mozu.api.contracts.sitesettings.order.ExternalPaymentWorkflowDefinition
	 */
	public static MozuClient<com.mozu.api.contracts.sitesettings.order.ExternalPaymentWorkflowDefinition> getThirdPartyPaymentWorkflowWithValuesClient(String fullyQualifiedName, String responseFields) throws Exception
	{
		MozuUrl url = com.mozu.api.urls.commerce.settings.checkout.PaymentSettingsUrl.getThirdPartyPaymentWorkflowWithValuesUrl(fullyQualifiedName, responseFields);
		String verb = "GET";
		Class<?> clz = com.mozu.api.contracts.sitesettings.order.ExternalPaymentWorkflowDefinition.class;
		MozuClient<com.mozu.api.contracts.sitesettings.order.ExternalPaymentWorkflowDefinition> mozuClient = (MozuClient<com.mozu.api.contracts.sitesettings.order.ExternalPaymentWorkflowDefinition>) MozuClientFactory.getInstance(clz);
		mozuClient.setVerb(verb);
		mozuClient.setResourceUrl(url);
		return mozuClient;

	}

	/**
	 * Retrieves the details of the third-party payment service workflows configured for the site.
	 *

	 * MozuClient<List<com.mozu.api.contracts.sitesettings.order.ExternalPaymentWorkflowDefinition>> mozuClient=GetThirdPartyPaymentWorkflowsClient();
	 * client.setBaseAddress(url);
	 * client.executeRequest();
	 * ExternalPaymentWorkflowDefinition externalPaymentWorkflowDefinition = client.Result();
	 *

	 * @return Mozu.Api.MozuClient <List<com.mozu.api.contracts.sitesettings.order.ExternalPaymentWorkflowDefinition>>
	 * @see com.mozu.api.contracts.sitesettings.order.ExternalPaymentWorkflowDefinition
	 */
	public static MozuClient<List<com.mozu.api.contracts.sitesettings.order.ExternalPaymentWorkflowDefinition>> getThirdPartyPaymentWorkflowsClient() throws Exception
	{
		MozuUrl url = com.mozu.api.urls.commerce.settings.checkout.PaymentSettingsUrl.getThirdPartyPaymentWorkflowsUrl();
		String verb = "GET";
		Class<?> clz = new ArrayList<com.mozu.api.contracts.sitesettings.order.ExternalPaymentWorkflowDefinition>(){}.getClass();
		MozuClient<List<com.mozu.api.contracts.sitesettings.order.ExternalPaymentWorkflowDefinition>> mozuClient = (MozuClient<List<com.mozu.api.contracts.sitesettings.order.ExternalPaymentWorkflowDefinition>>) MozuClientFactory.getInstance(clz);
		mozuClient.setVerb(verb);
		mozuClient.setResourceUrl(url);
		return mozuClient;

	}

	/**
	 *
	 *

	 * MozuClient mozuClient=AddThirdPartyPaymentWorkflowClient( definition);
	 * client.setBaseAddress(url);
	 * client.executeRequest();
	 *

	 * @param definition
	 * @return Mozu.Api.MozuClient
	 * @see com.mozu.api.contracts.sitesettings.order.ExternalPaymentWorkflowDefinition
	 */
	public static MozuClient addThirdPartyPaymentWorkflowClient(com.mozu.api.contracts.sitesettings.order.ExternalPaymentWorkflowDefinition definition) throws Exception
	{
		MozuUrl url = com.mozu.api.urls.commerce.settings.checkout.PaymentSettingsUrl.addThirdPartyPaymentWorkflowUrl();
		String verb = "PUT";
				MozuClient mozuClient = (MozuClient) MozuClientFactory.getInstance();
		mozuClient.setVerb(verb);
		mozuClient.setResourceUrl(url);
		mozuClient.setBody(definition);
		return mozuClient;

	}

	/**
	 *
	 *

	 * MozuClient mozuClient=DeleteThirdPartyPaymentWorkflowClient( fullyQualifiedName);
	 * client.setBaseAddress(url);
	 * client.executeRequest();
	 *

	 * @param fullyQualifiedName
	 * @return Mozu.Api.MozuClient
	 */
	public static MozuClient deleteThirdPartyPaymentWorkflowClient(String fullyQualifiedName) throws Exception
	{
		MozuUrl url = com.mozu.api.urls.commerce.settings.checkout.PaymentSettingsUrl.deleteThirdPartyPaymentWorkflowUrl(fullyQualifiedName);
		String verb = "DELETE";
				MozuClient mozuClient = (MozuClient) MozuClientFactory.getInstance();
		mozuClient.setVerb(verb);
		mozuClient.setResourceUrl(url);
		return mozuClient;

	}

}

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