Back to Wyoming in the morning. I used the same reference photo for this painting as I did for my last pastel. I didn't mess the seasons this time but it looks like spring rather than summer to me. That's because it's been such a wet year. I don't think I've ever seen Wyoming so green. The early morning sun on the grass was simply spectacular.
The problem for me was not to lose the forest in the trees. It's much too easy to get mesmerized by detail and try to paint every tree. Yet the painting must still suggest individual trees and I wanted the emphasis to remain on the sunlit grass. My solution this time was to eliminate detail by using a big brush. The entire painting is done with a number 14 round brush (about three eights of an inch at the shank but coming to a fairly tight point).* Usually I work in numbers 12, 10, 8 and finish with 6 (the smaller the number the smaller the brush).
I did not use mask either. Painting carefully around the lights rather than reserving them with mask forced me to keep them big.
I also used a fairly limited palette: winsor purple, phthalo blue, cobalt blue, quinacridone gold, and burnt sienna. This not only helped unify the painting, but helped me concentrate on big shapes.
But I have my husband to thank for the key to this painting. He came upstairs and looked at it in progress.
Stephen is not good at seeing what to do to a painting, but he's very good at seeing problems. It pays to listen to him. I thought about it. One classic maneuver is to put a lot of detail into the foreground. I used that approach with my pastel. But my painting was already too abstract to allow much real detail in the foreground. In the end I did two things. I added texture to the foreground and sharpened up the trees just where they intruded on the distant grass at the center of interest. Together the changes created instant depth.
*Actually, I used one other brush, but only for my signature. For that I used a number 2 rigger. Riggers are very long thin brushes designed to make long thin continuous lines without having to repeatedly re-dip then in paint. The name comes from their usefulness in painting sail rigging.
This painting is currently for sale on line at my Etsy shop. Or purchase a print.
Here is another vacation watercolor. This one is from Yellowstone National Park on the north side of the lake. We picnicked here on our last day in the park.
Like my previous painting of Fort Robinson, I simplified the image by masking heavily and then getting out the big brushes. I began by painting in the sky and the light blue of the lake. Then I masked the sky and all of the water except the dark ripples. I painted the trees and hills in used a one inch brush and moving diagonally in wet juicy strips of cobalt blue, raw sienna, and phthalo blue. I blotted the rocky edge in with burnt sienna. The lake ripples are cobalt and phthalo blue grayed down with burnt sienna. After the paint dried I picked out the grass and the highlights on the rocks with mask and added more paint to the rocks and foreground.
I'm just back from an extended vacation that took me across eastern Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, The Black Hills of South Dakota, Montana, and the northwest corner of Nebraska. These paintings come from that northwest corner of Nebraska, at Fort Robinson State Park, where my Mother's family held its family reunion this June.
The cavalry fort was once known as the country-club of the army because of the polo field, golf course, swimming pool, gymnasium and horse trails in and around the camp. The swimming pool and the horse trails remain for the use of park visitors. My paintings depict what was once the polo field and is now pasture for both horses and long-horns. We hiked into the bluffs and I may do some more detailed painting of them this summer.
I made my first sketch of the field from the shade of our house (0nce the officers' club and lodging for 65). I made a short job of it as the wind wanted to carry not only the paper, but also my palette, brushes, and everything else away. My main objective to was to capture the hills as reference for later paintings. I removed a number of trees from my line of vision.
I wasn't entirely happy with it although various people visiting the gallery while I painted it liked it. I have trouble with trees. Either I put in too much detail, or I put in so little they become bland. The painting also suffers from lack of punch. There isn't enough value contrast and the fence interrupts the view without adding to it. It is unclear whether the trees or the view are the subject.
For my second attempt I let go of realism and tried to paint the feeling of the cool trees with the dry view beyond. To do this I placed most of the attention on the trees. I began by masking everything expect the tree shapes. Then I got out the large brushes and began adding wet juicy areas of raw sienna and new gamge to the tree tops. I brushed the trunks with burnt sienna. Then I washed over the damp yellows with cobalt blue, phthalo blue, and French blue (much like cobalt only darker and not as transparent). I took the blue down the trunks too. I allowed back washes and other water marks to form.
The resulting trees are less real, but much more interesting, and though they have a flat feeling to them, they convey the sense of light passing between the leaves and branches.
After removing the mask, I added a light cobalt blue sky. I added some darker patches of blue around the edges of the leaves too.
Then I used the same palette to add the bluffs and grass working carefully to keep the distant hills blue, pale and receded. FInally, I added a few small touches of orange mixed from burnt and raw sienna to the edges of the trees to bring out the green of the leaves.
I will do the bluffs again later, closer and in more detail. They were beautiful to hike in.
I may do the Fort itself eventually too. It is steeped in history beginning in 1873 when Camp Robinson was established to to protect the Red Cloud Agency. The agency was then home to some 13,00 Lakota Sioux most of whom were unhappy with the accommodations and the treaty which led to them. Crazy Horse died during a rebellion there. About ten years later, the 9th Calvary, an all black unit known as the Buffalo Soldiers were stationed there. Eventually the Fort became a remount station in WWII, a prisoner of war camp, and a K-9 training camp. Pieces of all these permutations remain on the site.
This Through the Windbreak is currently for sale on line at my Etsy shop. The sketch is currently at Art in the Valley, Corvallis, Oregon.
Or purchase prints from my Fine Art America Website.
I have admired pastels and mixed media with pastels for some time now. There is a sparkly quality about pastels that no other medium can match. Pastels over watercolors can create both spectacular and subtle effects.
My husband bought me pastels for Christmas, and I have been playing with them this last week. Pastels are if anything less forgiving than watercolor. All color mixing must be done on the paper either optically or by smearing. Pastel smears easily. The paper holds only so much pastel before it suddenly won't take anymore. This last can be fixed somewhat, by using a workable fixative. Some lifting is possible with a kneadable eraser.
The method is very different from watercolor too. Working with them is a kind of cross between drawing and painting. Pastels are an opaque medium and therefore work best if the dark tones are blocked in first and the lights laid over them. Highlight go on last. Nothing runs. The chalk stays right where you put it until you smudge it.
I started this image on the rough side of a rose colored sheet of Canson Mi-Tietens paper. I laid in the sky with PanPastels. PanPastels come in pots rather than sticks and they are highly pigmented and almost dustless. Applying them is reminiscent of applying dry eyeshadow or rouge. The top of the sky is phthalo blue. Further down I switched to ultramarine blue. Then I worked back up the sky from the horizon, overlaying the deep blue with ultramarine and phthalo tints (both of which are almost white). I used white, and more of the blue tints to lay in the clouds. Then I got out a violet soft pastel stick and added the deeper shadows smudging them in as I went.
I roughed in the far tree line with a dark blue shade of soft pastel. I added a dark green shade lower down and smudged. I pushed the pastel up into the sky with a sponge applicator.
Returning to PanPastels, I added the hills with turquoise blue shade and bright yellow green shade. Burnt sienna came next. Then I went back over the hills with a variety of green and brown soft pastels to create texture. I smudged these in with my fingers.
Continuing with soft pastels, I drew in the poplar trunks first with a dark green gray and a red brown. I added a lighter gray and then an almost white gray. Then I added the leaves beginning with a dull orange, continuing with a brighter orange and finally a yellow orange. I smudged the leaves on the farther tree to suggest a little distance.
With soft pastels I put in blue and purple shadows under the foreground trees to indicate the rough grass line. I drew in the grass over the shadows with a variety of hard pastels starting with the darker colors and continuing with the lighter ones. I softened the lines with a finger.
After years of reserving or painting around the lighter colors, laying in the trees over the sky and grass felt like magic.
I enjoyed this. Watercolor will remain my primary medium, but pastel has a rough sparkly quality I'd like. Some images just seem to demand it. I may also do some mixed media, painting a watercolor first before accenting it with pastel.
I ship my watercolors rolled in a tube or, if they or very small flat. I provide free shipping for watercolors within the continental United States. Pastels cannot be safely rolled since they would smudge and they should be both matted and covered with a protective sheet. Therefore, the shipping cost of my pastels will vary depending upon size. All pastels will will include an acid free neutral colored mat and backing.
I've been experimenting with a couple of new methods. These two paintings are the result. Both are based on some photos of trees half drowned by the swollen Willamette River I took this weekend. I wanted to catch the cold grayness of of the scene and the mystery of the half hidden trees.
I blew the trees. I placed puddles of paint on the paper and blew them into trees with a straw. The line of paint running out from the puddle looks surprisingly like a tree limb. And the direction the paint goes in is quite controllable. But once the paint has started in one direction it's hard to make it turn. The paint follows the wet path as if it were a stream bed. The solution is to drag a little paint in the direction you want to take it and thus start a new path. Where the trees over-lap it's important to let the first tree dry completely before starting the next, otherwise the paint form the new tree will run up the first tree.
There are several ways to vary the color in the tree. Leaving the supply puddle partially unmixed is one. New colors can be blown into the wet tree from the base. Accents and be directly painted onto the dry trees. I used all three methods on these paintings.
The second method is painting grass and bracken with multiple layers of mask. Thin lines of mask establish the highlights. Then color is applied. Then more lines are applied. Then more mask for multiple layers. When the mask is removed a complex texture is revealed. I was less successful with this method. It's hard to see what you are doing or to guess the result. More practice is needed.
I used layered mask in Submerged I. But I didn't like the results immediately. The foreground was too busy and detracted from my trees, which then looked much like the trees in Submerged II. After some thought, I painted over the trees in dark tones to match the foreground. The result is an evening picture.
For the second painting I added the foreground wet into wet. The result is simpler and gives the feeling of the gray afternoon on the river.
The palette for both paintings is: burnt sienna, phtholo blue and dioxion purple, plus a dab of hansa yellow.
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Last week's art show was on OSU campus in Corvallis. Early Friday morning it was dry and clear and the morning light was stunning, but I had no time to do anything but rush inside the Memorial Building to finish setting up. Sunday was dry, clear and cold too, so I went early and wandered the campus taking photos on the sunlit buildings. Not only was the light dramatic, but since all the leaves have fallen much more of the buildings were visible than last time I was on campus.
The reflected trees in the arch above the main entrance to the Womens Building caught my eye. Closer up I noticed the sun on the craftsmen lantern.
The palate is mostly cobalt blue, dioxin purple and burnt sienna. The extreme highlights are raw sienna and the deepest shadows contain phthalo blue.
I began by painting in the windows in cobalt. I added the reflected trees with a mixture on cobalt and burnt sienna. The metal mullions are layers of cobalt, violet, and burnt sienna built up one over another. I painted the lantern and its reflection next to establish the darkest values. I saved the raw sienna for the sunlit portion of the lamp and echoed it it the sunlit side of the arch.
I showed to my painting friend when I had finished. She introduced me to a new word, "tenebrism." It means the use of extreme contrasts of light and dark with small amounts of light shining out of vast darkness. I love extreme contrast, and I'm happy to have a word to describe it. I'm not sure that this painting as a whole is an tenebristic, but the lantern and its shadow certainly are, and they make the painting.
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The military concept of Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA) is a military-theoretical hypothesis, about the future of warfare, often connected to technological and organizational recommendations for change in the United States military and others.
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An Introduction To The Revolution In Military Affairs
The concept of a "revolution in military affairs" has become such a pervasive topic of discussion among security experts that it has now acquired the shorthand of its initials - RMA -as the representation of a wide range of loosely connected ideas and approaches in security policy.
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Military robots are autonomous robots or remote-controlled mobile robots designed for military applications, from transport to search & rescue and attack.
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15 Current Defense Advanced Reserch Projects Agency (DARPA) Innovations - Business Insider
Guided bullets, laser weapons, and flying trucks are all on DARPA's radar.
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For more than fifty years, DARPA has held to a singular and enduring mission: to make pivotal investments in breakthrough technologies for national security.
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Are Robots The Future of Military Technology?
The idea of robots destroying mankind has always been in the realm of sci-fi.
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Here are some of the DARPA's most incredible research programs, which could change the future of warfare.
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Q: java -jar jarname does not unzip all resource files I am creating an executable jar with maven and have added the following to my pom.xml under build section
<build>
.....
        <resources>
            <resource>
                <directory>src/main/resources</directory>
            </resource>
            <resource>
                <directory>src/main/snmp</directory>
                             <includes>
                                 <include>**/*</include>
                             </includes>
            </resource>
        </resources>
.....
</build>

And I use the maven-shade-plugin to build jar with dependencies.
When I run the command after the build
java -jar jarName

It does not unzip all the files under src/main/snmp directory, for some reason it always unzips one file (the same file) every time. But if I do
jar -xf jarName

this unzips everything correctly.
Any other thing that I need to for using resources from a executable jar?

A: Java -jar isn't supposed to extract anything, it's supposed to run whatever main method you've declared in your manifest.
What do you mean by "use resources from an executable jar"? If you mean access resources on the classpath from within the application, if you're doing it right, it should work fine-but there's no extraction.

A: The command java -jar jarName.jar tries to execute the class, found in the jar, whose name is given by the Main-Class attribute in the manifest. In no way is it supposed to unzip the file. The command jar xf jarname.jar, on the other hand, is supposed to do exactly that.
If running the program with java -jar is unpacking something from the archive, then it's because the program found in the archive is designed to do so.

A: You definitely don't want to be extracting a JAR to run it. It's supposed to be self-contained. Put your resources in src/main/resources, and they'll be built into your jar at the root directory. Then use Class.getResource() or Class.getResourceAsStream() to get it as a classpath resource.
Edit: Based on your comments, the first thing I think of is to go ahead and pack the files into your JAR, then at runtime, use File.createTempFile() to write them out to the default temporary directory, then give that directory to the third-party library to use. You can use File.deleteOnExit() to clean up afterward.

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BUT inside spaces are seriously lacking for adults and children. For me the nearest undercover space is a shopping centre and I have spent many a soul less afternoon pacing with the pram. It does not sit well with my ethics, I'm hugely against mass consumption and a materially led life. It sends all the wrong messages to my child, just like the TV adverts that tell you, you need something new every second of every day! The life I'm living is so far away from my ideal, but everyone says its reality and thats that!!
I started dreaming of space in the wild where children could run free and find shelter when the rain comes. A naturally stimulating and nurturing environment where women felt seen, heard and could relax. We all know the public stares when your child cries in a garden centre cafe. Is this much needed space a commune??? Quite possibly, but women need a village and they simply don't exist anymore.
I can not stand SOFT PLAY or over stimulating environments.. Our kids don't need it and nor do the adults!! My child and I are happiest in nature, it is the most cleansing and refreshing environment for everyone involved. So my dream is to create a creative nurturing space for mamas and their children, a space for them to seek advice and solace, a space to create, to feel nurtured and warm, a place of beauty and love. I know all this sounds hippie but its in my heart and I can't ignore it.
There are so many fab spaces thinking along the same line, but so many are in London or in built up areas. I would like more of a destination, a natural environment that offers peace and tranquility. A non commercial space thats authentic and purpose led. Women are rising, but we need more spaces to gather!!
I have often thought are my dreams too far fetched, are my expectations too high? My previous career in fashion offered me so much aesthetic beauty, trips and meetings in stunning spaces, attention to detail, creativity on tap. BUT Motherhood has been barren in comparison. I want to bring to the beauty and harmony back into mothering and it often starts with the environment we find ourselves rooted.
Do let me your favourite places and spaces to hang out with your little one?
Wilderness Woods – I drive over an hour to visit this beautiful woodland. Fab activities for the children and peace for the adults.
Duckduckgoose Cafe – I have not visited yet because again a ing drive, but I think they have the home from home space sorted.
The simplest places are the best! Something enchanting for people of ages about woodland! We live Ashen bank in cobham, and the route to the Darnley Mausoleum- couple it with some good friends & a flask = perhaps escapism. Not to mention a wealth of learning opportunities- no need for structured activities the children will lead the way!


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package jcavern;

import java.util.Observable;
import java.awt.*;
import jcavern.thing.*;

/**
 * Class used to describe occurences in a World.
 *
 * @author	Bill Walker
 * @version	$Id$
 */
public class WorldEvent
{
	/** * Used to indicate the kind of change that happened to a thing. */
	public static final int		ADDED_INVENTORY = 7;

	/** * Used to indicate the kind of change that happened to a thing. */
	public static final int		USE_INVENTORY = 8;

	/** * Used to indicate the kind of change that happened to a thing. */
	public static final int		COMMAND_PROMPT = 9;

	/** * Used to indicate the kind of change that happened to a thing. */
	public static final int		ERROR_MESSAGE = 10;

	/** * Used to indicate the kind of change that happened to a thing. */
	public static final int		INFO_MESSAGE = 11;

	/** * Used to indicate the kind of change that happened to a thing. */
	public static final int		TURN_START = 12;

	/** * Used to indicate the kind of change that happened to a thing. */
	public static final int		TURN_STOP = 13;

	/** * Used to indicate the kind of change that happened to a thing. */
	public static final int		RANGED_ATTACK = 14;

	/** * Used to indicate that the mission ended. */
	public static final int		MISSION_END = 15;

	/** * One of the codes above. */
	private int					mEventCode;

	/** * The Thing to which the event occurred */
	private Thing				mSubject;

	/** * The Thing that caused the subject to experience the event, or null if none. */
	private Thing				mCause;

	/** * The Location where the event occurred */
	private Location			mLocation;

	/** * A message describing what happened. */
	private String				mMessage;

	/**
	 * Creates a new WorldEvent.
	 * The event code field is mandatory; the others are optional.
	 *
	 * @param	aLocation	where the event took place
	 * @param	subject		which Thing the event is focussed on (i. e., who died)
	 * @param	code		an event code (as defined in this class)
	 * @param	cause		which Thing caused this event (i. e., who killed the subject)
	 * @param	message		a description of this event
	 */
	public WorldEvent(Location aLocation, Thing subject, int code, Thing cause, String message)
	{
		mLocation = aLocation;
		mSubject = subject;
		mEventCode = code;
		mCause = cause;
		mMessage = message;
	}

	/**
	 * Creates a new WorldEvent when the Location isn't known
	 *
	 * @param	subject		which Thing the event is focussed on (i. e., who died)
	 * @param	code		an event code (as defined in this class)
	 * @param	cause		which Thing caused this event (i. e., who killed the subject)
	 * @param	message		a description of this event
	 */
	public WorldEvent(Thing subject, int code, Thing cause, String message)
	{
		this(null, subject, code, cause, message);
	}

	/**
	 * Creates a new WorldEvent when only the Location is known
	 *
	 * @param	aLocation	where the event took place
	 * @param	code		an event code (as defined in this class)
	 */
	public WorldEvent(Location aLocation, int code)
	{
		this(aLocation, null, code, null, null);
	}

	/**
	 * Creates a new WorldEvent when only the subject is known.
	 *
	 * @param	subject		which Thing the event is focussed on (i. e., who died)
	 * @param	code		an event code (as defined in this class)
	 */
	public WorldEvent(Thing subject, int code)
	{
		this(null, subject, code, null, null);
	}

	/**
	 * Creates a new WorldEvent when only the subject and a message are known.
	 *
	 * @param	subject		which Thing the event is focussed on (i. e., who died)
	 * @param	code		an event code (as defined in this class)
	 * @param	message		a description of this event
	 */
	public WorldEvent(Thing subject, int code, String message)
	{
		this(null, subject, code, null, message);
	}

	/**
	 * Creates a new WorldEvent when only the subject and cause are known
	 *
	 * @param	subject		which Thing the event is focussed on (i. e., who died)
	 * @param	code		an event code (as defined in this class)
	 * @param	cause		which Thing caused this event (i. e., who killed the subject)
	 */
	public WorldEvent(Thing subject, int code, Thing cause)
	{
		this(null, subject, code, cause, null);
	}

	/**
	 * Returns a string-based representation of the event.
	 *
	 * @return		a string-based representation of the event.
	 */
	public String toString()
	{
		if (mMessage != null)
		{
			return mMessage;
		}
		else
		{
			StringBuffer	theEventString = new StringBuffer();

			theEventString.append(mSubject.getName());
			theEventString.append(" ");

			switch (mEventCode)
			{
				case WorldContentsEvent.PLACED:
						theEventString.append(" was placed "); break;
				case WorldContentsEvent.REMOVED:
						theEventString.append(" was removed "); break;
				case CombatEvent.ATTACKED_MISSED:
						theEventString.append(" was missed "); break;
				case CombatEvent.ATTACKED_HIT:
						theEventString.append(" was hit "); break;
				case CombatEvent.ATTACKED_KILLED:
						theEventString.append(" was killed "); break;
				case WorldContentsEvent.REVEALED:
						theEventString.append(" was revealed "); break;
				case ADDED_INVENTORY:
						theEventString.append(" picked up "); break;
				case TURN_START:
						theEventString.append(" turn start "); break;
				case TURN_STOP:
						theEventString.append(" turn stop "); break;
				case MISSION_END:
						theEventString.append(" mission end "); break;
				default:
						theEventString.append("no such event code " + mEventCode);
			}

			if (mCause != null)
			{
				theEventString.append("by ");
				theEventString.append(mCause.getName());
			}

			return theEventString.toString();
		}
	}

	/**
	 * Sets the message.
	 *
	 * @param	aString		the non-null String message
	 */
	public void setMessage(String aString)
	{
		mMessage = aString;
	}

	/**
	 * Sets the Location
	 *
	 * @param	aLocation		the non-null Location
	 */
	public void setLocation(Location aLocation)
	{
		mLocation = aLocation;
	}

	/**
	 * Returns the Location for this event
	 *
	 * @return	the Location for this event
	 */
	public Location getLocation()
	{
		return mLocation;
	}

	/**
	 * Returns the message for this event
	 *
	 * @return	the message for this event
	 */
	public String getMessage()
	{
		return mMessage;
	}

	/**
	 * Returns the subject for this event
	 *
	 * @return	the subject for this event
	 */
	public Thing getSubject()
	{
		return mSubject;
	}

	/**
	 * Returns the cause for this event
	 *
	 * @return	the cause for this event
	 */
	public Thing getCause()
	{
		return mCause;
	}

	/**
	 * Returns the event code for this event
	 *
	 * @return	the event code for this event
	 */
	public int getEventCode()
	{
		return mEventCode;
	}

	/**
	 * Creates a WorldEvent for end of mission.
	 *
	 * @param	inLocation	where the mission ended
	 * @param	inPlayer	whose mission ended
	 * @param	inMessage	a description of why the mission ended
	 * @return				a non-null WorldEvent
	 */
	public static WorldEvent missionEnd(Location inLocation, Player inPlayer, String inMessage)
	{
		return new WorldEvent(inLocation, inPlayer, MISSION_END, null, inMessage);
	}
}

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APPSC Recruitment 2016: Arunchal Pradesh public service commission (APPSC) has Released Recruitment Notification for 23 Assistant Engineer (Civil).all Eligible and Interested Candidates can apply on or before 15 February 2016. Further Detailed Information Regarding Educational Qualifications, Age Limit, Mode of Selection , Exam Pattern, Syllabus is mentioned below,in this post or on the notification that available on the official website that is: www.apspsc.gov.in.
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Interested and Eligible candidates may submit their prescribed application form along with self attested copies of relevant documents, two recent passport size photograph & Demand draft/IPO send to Secretory, Arunchal Pradesh Public Service Commission, Itanagar-791111 on or before 15-02-2016.
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Davao AgriTourism Resort Farm Opens its Gates to the Public
The Malagos AgriTourism Garden Resort located in barangay Malagos, Calinan, Davao, Philippines, will hold the Malagos Farm Fair on August 7 and 8, on its 30-hectare farm.
Not only to promote its continuing advocacy on agritourism but for the people of Davao especially the young ones to appreciate the many activities on the farm.
Malagos AgriTourism Garden Resort
Agri-entrepreneur and veterinarian Dr. Roberto "Bo" Puentespina said the event will be the first to be held on the farm, adding that through the farm fair they aim to encourage the people to look at this setting where activities from alternative living and livelihood can be derived.
"Davao is basically agriculture and giving the public new ideas on farming activities would entice them to go back to farming," he said.
Exploring the farm of the Puentespina would include a hayride pulled by a tractor towards its cacao farm, the dairy goat and cow operation, the organic fertilizer and vermi-culture project plus a series of seminars where interested would-be farmers after learning new techniques apply these to their own farms.
"This is our way of sharing the bounty of our fulfillment in this field," he said.
The Malagos AgriTourism Farm Fair was conceptualized as an occasion to sell some of its farm animals that the Puentespina grows as it has the pleasure and fulfillment of raising dairy goats, cows, sheeps, cocks, horese, peacocks, ostriches, fancy chicken, dogs and ornamental birds.
He said by raising dairy animals they were able to produce 100 liters of goat's milk daily and 50 liters of the cows milk also everyday. The milk is being produced by their 300 heads of dairy goats and 27 cows.
The milk, he said, are processed into cheese of which they were able to produce 16 types among them the blue goat cheese and blue cheese with peppercorn. The cheese are sold to high end hotel, bars and restaurants in Manila and can be accessed in Rustans and Rockwell.
Named as Malagos Cheese, it is also being served in the business class accommodation of Philippine Airlines for international flights.
He said Philippine Airlines (PAL) orders 70 kilos every month from them and the type of cheese that they order varies monthly.
He said right now what is being served in the business class is the Feta Cheese as they promote the PAL Experience where the country's flag carrier promotes a fusion of Filipino food.
"We have local buyers here like the Swiss Deli where they do a wine and cheese appreciation with their clients," he said.
With this Malagos AgriTourism Fair, Puentespina said they also would like to introduce their produce to the local market as this is now a new trend being served in restaurants and bars in Manila.
He also said they have developed ostrich beer steak that comes in a pack that is smoked and ready to eat that blends well with beer.
"These are just some of the many discoveries that we had developed and we would like to share this with our fellow entrepreneurs in Davao," he said.
And to help them with their advocacy he said they had invited their industry partners not only to promote and sell their products but to conduct seminars on farming, animal raising, cheese making, and give updates on the industry.
"Hopefully we can make the open house a regular agri-tourism event where neighbor farmers can showcase and sell their produce from vegetables, fruits, animals, delicacies and crafts," he said.
An entrance fee of P250 will also entitle the guest to a lunch buffet of roast beef, barbecue and a drink.
During the Malagos agritourism open house he said there will also be farm games, an adventure race, food tasting and end the day by relaxing with wine and cheese or beer pairing.
Tickets are available at the Waling Flowers at Victoria Plaza and other partner outlets or call 221-1545 or 221-6344 in Davao. (PNA/Digna Banzon)


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Former Hoosiers in the NFL: Week 16 roundup
Tevin Coleman rushed for 57 yards in the Jets' win over the Jaguars.
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We're here to keep you updated on how all of the former Hoosiers in the pros performed over the weekend.
Here's how alumni of the Indiana football program performed in the NFL in Week 16. They're listed in alphabetical order by team name.
OT Jason Spriggs, Atlanta Falcons
Spriggs didn't play any snaps on offense in Week 16.
TE Ian Thomas, Carolina Panthers
Thomas played a season-low 24 snaps on offense, or just 34 percent, and he caught his only target for four yards.
S Jamar Johnson, Denver Broncos
Johnson was inactive again in Week 16. He has yet to play this season.
RB Tevin Coleman, New York Jets
Coleman played 19 offensive snaps in Week 16 in the Jets' 26-21 win over the Jaguars. Coleman had 14 carries for 57 yards in a game in which New York rushed for 273 yards and he also added one catch for four yards.
OG Dan Feeney, New York Jets
After playing 19 total snaps on offense and not playing at all on offense in eight games this season, Feeney played all 58 of the Jets' offensive snaps during their Week 16 win.
RB Jordan Howard, Philadelphia Eagles
Howard played a position-group-high 22 offensive snaps in Week 16 and he had nine carries for 37 yards, while catching two passes for 19 yards.
WR Nick Westbrook-Ikhine, Tennessee Titans
Westbrook-Ikhine played 39 offensive snaps, or 63 percent, in the Titans' 20-17 win over the 49ers. He caught two passes for 38 yards.
OT Roger Saffold, Tennessee Titans
Saffold didn't play in Week 16.
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New grads, don't make these common job-search mistakes.
A big thank you to everyone who tuned in to this month's #OfficeHours, presented by TopResume! This time around, I had the pleasure of being joined by award-winning author Danny Rubin. With college graduations right around the corner, we thought it would be the perfect time to address some of the biggest mistakes recent graduates make in their post-college job searches. Below is a link to the video of our live chat where you can see Danny Rubin and me discuss the top five job-search mistakes made by recent college grads. Plus, we answer your burning job-search questions in an open Q&A.
If you'd like more career advice or are interested in future events like this one, like us on Facebook and sign up for our free weekly newsletter.
So college grads, are you guilty of anything on this list? Check out the video of our Facebook Live Chat to see Danny Rubin and I speak in depth about these job-search mistakes, and, more importantly, find out how you can avoid them!
Q1: I'm trying to get an informational interview. How can I connect with someone on LinkedIn if there is no email listed?
You may not be able to find this person's work email through Google, but have you tried searching through their company's website? If you still can't find it, you can even check out the company's email addresses that are public. There may be a pattern in those addresses, like "firstname.lastname@company.com." If this is the case, you can take a guess at what this person's email address might be.
It may seem outdated, but picking up a phone and making a call is another valid approach. Call the office and ask for this person's email address. Or, if you're feeling daring, ask to speak to them directly. You never know — they may be totally willing to take the call! If that happens, it's showtime: Express your interest in the company and the work they do and ask for the informational interview. This approach can potentially help you foster an even stronger connection because speaking with someone in real time is much more personal than digital correspondence.
Google the person's name for more than an email address. Are they attending or speaking at an event sometime soon? You can seek them out there. Do they have a blog? You may be able to contact them through that.
Finally, don't forget about groups on LinkedIn. If that person is involved in any groups, you can join those and begin communicating through them. This approach gives an added bonus because you get to meet other professionals in the group too.
Q2: How do I know what kind of language to use when emailing with recruiters?
The rule of thumb is to always let the other person make the first move. Start off formal with a traditional "Hello Mr. Smith." Then, let them tell you how they like to communicate. If they keep up the formality, stick with it because that's the kind of language they prefer to use. If they start using exclamation marks and emoticons, that's your invitation to use them too. It's just like in-person networking — you want to match the tone of voice of the person you are communicating with.
Q3: How should I respond if someone asks me if I am money motivated?
This is a unique question that will probably only be asked if you are interviewing for a position in which money plays a big role — sales, brokerage, or any position that involves a commission. Like with any interview question, the most important thing is that you are honest. If you're not, the job isn't a good fit for you anyway!
Q4: Should volunteer experience be included on my resume?
Yes, especially if the work you are doing is relevant to your job goals. Skill-based volunteering can be a great addition to your experience (and therefore your resume) because you are building skills that make you valuable to a company. You don't necessarily have to be paid for a job for it to be beneficial to your career. For more information, you can check out this article I wrote on how to add volunteer experience to your resume.
Plus, volunteer experience can also provide potential talking points in an interview — they can provide great anecdotes for answering certain types of interview questions. Volunteering makes you a more well-rounded person, which is something an employer will take note of when they see it on your resume.
Q5: What are some job-search tips specifically for people over 50 years old?
We've been talking about college graduates and that one of their biggest struggles is being under qualified. Well, for older applicants, the challenge can be exactly the opposite — many times they are overqualified. Why would that be an issue? Well, if an employer is looking to hire someone with 10 years' experience, they likely do not have the budget to pay for someone with 20 years' experience. One of the best ways to combat this is to limit your resume to the most-recent 15 years of your career.
We will actually be doing a live chat on this exact topic in the coming months, so stay tuned! In the meantime, check out this article to read more ways to overcome ageism in the job search.
Hey grads, are you making resume mistakes as well? Submit your resume for a free resume critique and we'll tell you where you stand.


The Neighbor family of seating defines an open lounge space to provide privacy and conversational places to connect with family while waiting.
Created by award-winning designer George Simmons, the Neighbor family of seating features unique high backs and simple rectilinear lines to create separation within an open lounge space. Chairs, tables and couches combine to foster connection as family members wait. They also provide separation from strangers to protect personal space and create intimacy.
People bring all kinds of things into waiting areas – Neighbor welcomes it all. Connecting tables and wide armrests support the belongings and activities of active waiting areas.
Neighbor is easy to reconfigure as needs change over time.
Seats, tables and armrests configured in modular units create spaces that perform multiple functions.
Different combinations and features readily accommodate alternative postures, bariatric needs and privacy.
Steel legs and frames provide structural integrity and ease of cleaning for high-traffic healthcare settings.
While waiting in healthcare environments, most people seek separation from strangers and closeness to family. Some like the stimulation of TV, while others prefer a quieter setting to focus on a task or read.
Valuable time is wasted as people sit, wait and read in what feels like a holding pattern.
Family members are disconnected, surrounded by strangers and limited in their ability to interact with and support each other.
Filled with rows of uncomfortable armchairs, waiting rooms are often chaotic and unsettling.
By thoughtfully defining a space, you can create places for visiting families to connect and for individuals to reflect, with just the right amount of privacy and separation from strangers.
A range of spaces within a space accommodate visitors of different sizes and needs.
Modularity means healthcare organizations can create custom configurations and repurpose over time.


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'IDEO and a Story of Design' Is an Inside Look at the Legendary Design Firm
By Carlos Zotomayor April 15, 2019 2 Mins Read
Ask any knowledgeable person about what they think IDEO is and you'll likely get different—albeit similar—answers:
"It's one of the original modern design firms."
"It's a do-it-all design agency."
"It's a problem-solving company."
Luckily for those answering, all of these are correct in their own way. But to get to the ultimate answer of who IDEO really identifies as in 2019, the production company Dress Code went and asked the people closest to IDEO: the employees themselves.
IDEO And A Story of Design is a short, 12-minute film that takes a look at the company from its founding in 1991 to the present day. It collates interviews from various members at IDEO—including founder David Kelley. Through these company-wide interviews, we can finally see the thought process, philosophy, and what ultimately drives them to innovate as they do in 2019, just as they did in 1991.
It's interesting to see how two firms combined to create this one mega-firm. What was once two separate teams of designers and engineers eventually converged to work together to make the production process more seamless. As a result, one of the biggest draws of IDEO is its human-centered approach to designing for different groups. Rather than using hard data and surveys to find out what people want, the folks at IDEO have become experts at holistic ethnographic research. This, in turn, lets them design and engineer better solutions that bridge the gap between humans and the everyday things they interact with.
Another advantage the culture of IDEO has is its open-mindedness in bringing in people from wide-ranging backgrounds. Apart from traditional designers and engineers, the company also employs a range of psychologists, food scientists, and marketing experts. With a hodgepodge of experts from different fields, IDEO can manage to spread its portfolio to many wide-ranging fields as they relate to creating better solutions for living.
But don't just take our word for it—the entire documentary is worth a watch!
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"Buffer I/O error on device hdc, logical block 0"
"Buffer I/O error on device hdc, logical block 1"
"Buffer I/O error on device hdc, logical block 3"
Why is it doing this and how can I fix this? I really want to install Ubuntu.
You haven't told us what is your hdc as it can be a hard disk or the CD rom.
If you have burnt the Ubuntu CD yourself it pays to do a MD5SUm check. The MD5SUN number is published in every site for verifying the integrity of the transmission.
If the hdc refers to a hard disk then it can be a hardware problem. Best way is to try it with a MS system first and any OS will not pass it.
I agree with saikee. Sounds like a source/build problem. Check the MD5SUN.
I just tried the MD5SUM and they are both the same, verifying the integrity of the file.
I am pretty sure it is a cd rom error, but I am not sure.
Also, right when the CD begins to load I get the error, "ACPI: Unable to locate RSDP". What does that mean?
Another thing.....I tried to use the alternate install cd and it gets a little further but it stops and says "Cannot mount CD".
(1) Has the CD rom been set as the Master (hdc means LInux got it from the master location of the secondary IDE cable).
(2) Ribbon cable is pushed in fully and the wire No. 1 corresponds to the No. 1 port location.
Ok, cool, I will check these things right in just one moment. I am running the mem. test that comes on the ubuntu cd to see if that finds anything.
But I have been able to run other live cds such as Knoppix, DSL, SLAX, wouldn't this mean that the device is working correctly?
Might just have a bad burn or bad CD. When putting a version of linux on a CD for installation i burn at slower speeds and let it verify the data after the burn is complete. It takes longer yes but can save headaches during the install.
Ok, cool I will try this. However, I have burnt 5 different cds so far and no luck.
Plus I put the Ubuntu cd in my other computer and it booted fine.
Hmmm.... I noticed that a lot of the linux cds except a select few will not boot. The main error seems to be that it can never mount the cd or the filesystem.
I also got an error asking if I was using "SCSI"? What does this mean?
Also, is there an option I can choose in the BIOS to tweak my cd drive?
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4181.html <-Utility for determining a lot of things about your computer including hardware specs.
Thank you very much. I will take a look at these.
Also, on a side note. I managed to get MEPIS installed. This has been the only distro out of about 10 that worked. I don't really want to use it, there are many others that I would much rather use.


secretary of state for Asia and Project 2049 Institute president Randall Schriver, right, attends a conference about the Taiwan Relations Act at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington on Monday.
A former top US government official has warned US President Barack Obama's administration about interfering with or putting its "thumb on the scale" during Taiwan's next presidential election.
"It would behoove us to be truly neutral in words and deeds and actions in Taiwan's electoral process," former US deputy assistant secretary of state for Asia Randall Schriver said.
Schriver was alluding to an incident during the 2012 election in which a "senior US official" reportedly called the Financial Times and said Washington had "distinct doubts" that Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) candidate Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) was "willing and able" to maintain stability in cross-strait relations.
Many condemned the call as a blatant effort to undermine Tsai's candidacy and said it cost her some support among voters.
He made the remarks at a conference on Taiwan co-organized by the Center for Strategic and International Studies and the Brookings Institution. The event was opened by Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office Representative Shen Lyu-shun (沈呂巡) and featured former minister of defense Andrew Yang (楊念祖) as a speaker.
Schriver also said it was possible that President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) would meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) before the end of Ma's second, final term in office.
"I don't think it is entirely out of the question," Schriver said.
However, he added that "it would be a failure of US policy" if Ma meets with Xi before talking with Obama.
Under the complex diplomatic rules that dictate the US-Taiwan relationship, Ma is not allowed to visit Washington and never speaks directly with top US officials.
Nevertheless, Schriver said a Ma-Xi summit was not "outlandish," and that Ma and Obama could talk by telephone before the summit.
He said that given what was happening on the other side of the Strait, there was still a need for the US to give security assurances and facilitate arms sales to Taiwan.
A new arms sale would make a "political statement and [send a] signal," Schriver said.
He said that Washington had handled Taipei's failed bid to buy F-16C/D jets from it "poorly," adding that the Obama administration had been disingenuous in many aspects of the attempted procurement.
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Who should I include in my household to determine subsidy?
Are Subsidies Going Away in 2019?
How do I apply for a subsidy if I don't know my income?
I Received a Bigger Subsidy than I Should Have because my Income Was Higher. Do I Have To Pay a Penalty?
I've read that the IRS has no recourse for collecting from those who refuse to pay the Obamacare penalty. Has anyone tested this out?
If I don't plan to file a federal income tax return for 2018, can I still get a subsidy?
Is Alimony included as income when calculating my health insurance subsidy?
When you apply for tax credits, you will be asked to estimate your expected income for the upcoming year. Often a good place to start is last year's tax return. What did you make last year? Do you expect it to stay about the same?
If your circumstances haven't changed much, it's a safe bet that your income will be about the same as the previous year. But if you've had a big change in your life, that may not necessarily be true. For example, if you recently lost your job, you're probably expecting to make less than usual and your best-guess income estimate should reflect that.
When you buy health insurance on a certified marketplace, your income estimates will be compared against records at the IRS, the Social Security Administration, and other sources. If your estimate and the official records don't match up, but you meet all other eligibility requirements, you'll be asked to provide documentation to support your income projections.
If you don't have that documentation handy, you'll be awarded subsidies for up to 90 days while you gather and submit your documentation for verification. It is very important that you provide any documentation requested in a timely manner. If you don't, your subsidies might be reduced or even terminated. You may also have to "pay back" any subsidies you received when you file your federal income taxes.
On the flip side, if you overestimate your income and end up claiming less of a tax credit than you are entitled to, the difference will be credited to you when you file your income taxes for this year.
My State Has Not Expanded its Medicaid Program. If I get a Premium Tax Credit (I expect my income will be within the 100 to 400% of poverty range) and Later Have an Income of Less than 100% Percent of Poverty, Will I Have to Pay my Subisdy Back?


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Fear the Walking Dead Filming Returns to Where Madison Clark Seemingly Died
By Cameron Bonomolo - January 31, 2021 12:20 am EST
Fear the Walking Dead will film in Round Rock, Texas, just minutes from where Madison Clark (Kim Dickens) appeared to die in the fourth season of the Walking Dead spin-off. The Texas-based zombie drama was first filmed in Austin and nearby Round Rock in Season 4, transforming the Dell Diamond baseball stadium into the post-apocalyptic community home to Madison and her group of survivors. In Fear's most recent midseason finale, "Damage From the Inside," Alicia Clark (Alycia Debnam-Carey) referenced the location when she considered returning to the stadium to escape new enemy Virginia (Colby Minifie).
Filming returns to Round Rock on Tuesday, February 2, according to a notice posted on the official City of Round Rock website:
Chisholm Trail Road will be closed between Old Settlers Boulevard and US 79 from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 2. AMC's "Fear the Walking Dead" has requested the closure in order to film a scene for their upcoming season. The show has a history of filming in Round Rock as Dell Diamond served as the set for season 4 of the hit show. Detours will be in place for the duration of the road closure and drivers should expect minor delays.
Chisholm Trail Road is just an eight-minute drive from Dell Diamond, where Madison appeared to die when she set fire to an invading zombie horde in Season 4 episode "No One's Gone." Fear Season 6, which is on hiatus until April 11, may have hinted Madison survived as clues suggest she's the mystery person who saved a critically-wounded Morgan Jones (Lennie James) in the Season 5 finale.
"There's always a chance [Madison returns]," showrunner Ian Goldberg told ComicBook.com in November. "We can't say much else about who saved Morgan, other than we saw the note. We saw that it was someone with an ulterior motive who said that Morgan still had things to do. It's someone that Morgan doesn't know. We know that from the note, also."
Scott Gimple, executive producer of Fear and chief content officer of The Walking Dead Universe, would later tell fans to "keep hope alive" amid suspicions Madison Clark will return. When showrunners Goldberg and Andrew Chambliss were asked point-blank about a Madison revival, Goldberg told Insider: "Well… we never saw her body. And Madison herself said, 'No one's gone until they're gone.'"
AMC Networks confirmed a Fear Season 7 in December. Fear the Walking Dead Season 6 returns with nine new episodes starting Sunday, April 11, on AMC.
Follow the author @CameronBonomolo on Twitter for all things TWD.
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DANCING WITH JO
It was some weeks back we were given a link to watch a particular piece of dance performance. https://ndcwales.co.uk/plethu-weave-swyn-gan
I eventually got round to watching it and realised that the dance artist, Jo Shapland, was the very same person whom I'd been drawing during our class a few days earlier. And the exercises we were set included drawing her whilst she was dancing and doing the same without looking at our paper.
From a web link available below 'Swyn-gân / Summoning, by poet Clare E. Potter and dance artist Jo Shapland, listens deeply to instinctive and mystical aspects of communication, how body, land, the nature speak. Jo also made the film.
Astonishing.
Plethu/Weave saw four dancers from National Dance Company Wales and the four dancers independent sector, partnered with some of Literature Wales' commissioned poets to create short solo performances during lockdown.
Link to a remarkable film also https://youtu.be/FWBDYbIsH2k
Dancing with Jo, across this first semester - here are the drawings....
MORE MOORE
Most of our workshops at art school conclude with a tsunami of links and suggestions of artists we should investigate and through this enquiry determine the his/her importance and relevance to one's own work (practice). Note the use of the word 'practise' to imbue the practise of painting and related active with supplementary airs and graces.
Henry Moore was called out a couple of weeks back. My diligence led to this:
Drawing to Sculpt.
Henry Moore was a sculptor passionate about drawing. In the online the archive of his work, there are 1678 landscape drawings.
He works in charcoal, wax crayon (wax resist) watercolour collage. When the ball point pen was available that was a favourite.
Moore has been drawing in sketchbooks throughout his life. He takes these drawings into printmaking as well as sculpture. He led the post war sculpture revival. and he has always looked carefully at his drawings to see how they could become sculpture.
His leitmotif is the reclining nude. It is easy to see how he draws parallels with reclining nude and the landscape. There was an interesting passage in a BBC film about him [details below] where he takes a drawing by Albrecht Durer and sees lines on that drawing becoming landscape.
BBC film was shot in 1978 interview with John Read. In the film we see his landscape drawings, use of wax resist, as he walks us through his sketchbook. Moore has been a constant drawer working away at ideas.
The countryside was always hugely important to Henry Moore. Exemplified by a series of drawings of tree drawings on blotting paper. He looks at tree roots and says they look like figures "tree trunks are human, almost" 39:09 min into the BBC film*.
Aside from being one of the most important sculptors of late 20th century his drawings are a rich resource.
"Drawing from nature makes you look more intensely" says Moore in his interview
The Henry Moore Foundation is embarking on an exciting new project to publish Henry Moore's entire artistic output in one comprehensive and illustrated online catalogue.
https://catalogue.henry-moore.org/search/*/objects?filter=department%3ADrawings
*The Lively Arts - Henry Moore at Eighty (1978 von John Read) (engl.)
moriundmori - Kunst-Dokus
Henry Moore gives a private viewing of his sketches.
BBC 1978, Producer: John Read.
First Broadcast: 30 July 1978
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGWaiB_nraM
Importance and Relevance, oh yes…
I am much in tune with Moore's dictum 'Drawing from nature makes you look more intensely'. I always have,
I walk past trees and see their roots and I am smitten by the need to draw them.
Seeing trees and other forms akin to the human form is a great start point for developing a visual language.
30 October 2021, tidied up 21 December 2021
Well, it was a bit of a funny start...
Coming onto a degree course*, painting, drawing and printmaking, with little or few qualifications at the age of 68.
Now I have been exposed to all kinds of weird stuff: dancing art, art that uses various parts of the body to make itself manifest on paper (a link a tutor sent round).
There is a desire to move us to abstraction.
And we are s t r e t c h e d!
Now the instant response is not to do same old, same old, but using materials that I used to hate which now I love: charcoal and chalk and Conte crayon.
Because these materials are much more expressive, they focus on tone and shade which are the fundamental principles of great drawing and painting.
What am I getting through these materials (charcoal and chalk and Conte crayon)? The confidence to work at speed. Applying pressure to the material gives different result, using the edge of these materials makes different marks. I have flexibility and options.
*Yr.1 BA (Hons) Fine Art/ Painting, Drawing and Printmaking
THE BISHOP'S CARD
Proclaims the Bishop of Oxford's Card, above a Christmas version of an illustration I did earlier in the year, on a visit to Church of the Holy Family Blackbird Leys, Cowley, Oxford.
Dearest cousin Wendy and I sought this church out. I'd made a drawing at the time. The vicar of the church had it made into greetings cards. Full story: >> https://timbaynesart.blogspot.com/2021/04/the-church-of-holy-family-blackbird-leys.html
The Bishop's Executive Assistant approached me about their office using my illustration for the official Bishop's diocesan Christmas card and wondering if I could make it more Christmassy?
Being up to my eyes in preparations for the first semester assessment at Carmarthen School of art (yr.1) I suggested that they might use local resources available to their office. This they proceeded to do, local graphic design elves were deployed, and the outcome was joyous. Literally.
800 were popped in the post by m' Lord Bishop
And I received a handful complimentary cards (with posh envelopes) and the feeling that I have in some way contributed to Oxfordshire's Christmas.
The original sans the festive cheer


Mahalaya is an auspicious occasion observed seven days before the Durga Puja, and heralds the advent of Durga, the goddess of supreme power. It's a kind of invocation or invitation to the mother goddess to descend on earth – "Jago Tumi Jago". This is done through the chanting of mantras and singing devotional songs. On this day an important event i.e., 'Chakkhu Daan', literally donation of the eyes will be done. Starting with Devi Durga, the eyes of the idols will be painted on Mahalaya by artisans in Dwarka Kalibari, the last day of the previous fortnight Pitri Paksha, ('Fortnight of the Forefathers'). Before painting on the eyes, the artisans will have fast for a day and eat only vegetarian food.
The day of Mahalaya is also the day of remembrance. On this day, people offer 'tarpan' in memory of their deceased forefathers. The banks of River Ganga becomes a sea of humanity. Priests are seen busy performing 'Tarpan' for devotees in groups. The rituals start from early down and end during the midday. Devotees and worshipers buy clothes and sweets to offer to their forefathers. In Dwarka Kalibari also 'Tarpan' is organised at its Sector-7 premises. This year too it will be held on 15th October, 2012 since morning. Interested devotees in empty stomach may offer 'tarpan' in memory of their deceased forefathers at Dwarka Kalibari.
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Woolford Avenue paved sidewalks to be completed for new school term
Staff WriterAugust 22, 2017
DPI, Guyana, Tuesday, August 22, 2017
The $21.8M Woolford Avenue sidewalk project is set for completion by September, just in time for the new school term. This was revealed in an exclusive interview with the Department of Public Information (DPI) by the Ministry of Public Infrastructure Senior Projects Engineer Kester Hinds.
Workers working to ensure the sidewalks are completed in time for the new school term.
Hinds said that the project which began in May is approximately 85 percent completed. The aim of the project is "to improve road safety in the zone of Albert Street to Camp Street, in Woolford Avenue."
Woolford Avenue, home to several schools and organizations in that zone including the Government Technical Institute (GTI), The Central Islamic Organization Of Guyana (CIOG), North Georgetown Secondary, Guyana Industrial Training Centre (GITC), Critchlow Labour College, Richard Ishmael Secondary School, the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) and the National Racquet Centre; is particularly busy during the morning hours when students and persons are going to and from school and work especially after school hours in the afternoon.
The contract for the Woolford Avenue sidewalk project between the said zones was awarded to Compustruct Engineering Incorporated.
The sideways/pavements will see a reduction in pedestrians walking along roadway, and by extension a smooth flow of traffic the Senior Projects Engineer noted.
In 2016 the Ministry had constructed sidewalks from Vlissegen Road to Albert Street in Woolford Avenue, a zone that also has many educational institutions including North Georgetown Secondary, Tutorial High, St. Joseph's High School, Critchlow Labour Collegeand texila University. These sidewalks have since greatly aided traffic along that route.
Earlier this year, Ministry of Public Infrastructure's Permanent Secretary, Geoffrey Vaughn (formerly Works Services Group's Coordinator) had indicated that millions of dollars were being spent this year for the placement of road safety signs and other measures across the country;to ensure that the road laws are observed and lives are saved.
This sidewalk project is one of the many ways in which the government is working towards ensuring that all Guyanese have a secure and safe environment.
By: Zanneel Williams
CATEGORIES GovernmentMinistry of Public InfrastructureNews Bulletin
TAGS 2017Albert Street to Camp StreetDPIMinistry of Public InfrastructureSenior Projects Engineer Kester HindsSeptembersidewalk projectWoolford Avenue


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The Ohio Department of Agriculture obtained packaged salad processed at Company A's Ohio facility from a store during routine sampling. On January 14, 2016, PulseNet analyzed sequence data from Listeria isolated from the packaged salad, and the isolate was highly related to the clinical isolates by wgMLST (median allele differences <10). This molecular finding, combined with the epidemiologic information, led the Food and Drug Administration to initiate an inspection of Company A's Ohio facility on January 16, 2016. Two food samples collected during the inspection yielded Listeria, and wgMLST analysis indicated that they were highly related (median allele differences <10) to clinical and retail product isolates. On January 21, 2016, Company A voluntarily halted production at its Ohio facility and conducted a market withdrawal of all packaged salad products from that facility because of possible Listeria contamination.* The market withdrawal included 22 varieties of packaged salads sold under various brand names. Company A issued a voluntary recall of these products on January 27, 2016, which further identified the list of affected products and brand names. After the market withdrawal and recall, CDC fielded >450 inquiries about listeriosis from concerned consumers and clinicians, and the CDC outbreak website received >787,000 page views, more views than after any other foodborne illness outbreak to date.
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Through me.you.us.we.them I strive to create work that communicates our interconnectedness. Using physical form to explore the nuance and complexities of the universal human experience, movement patterns may range from sculptural to gestural, frenetic to still, athletic to controlled, and vary in energy and tone. My goal is an ever-evolving desire to expose how we relate to one another, to our environments, and to ourselves.
I work closely and collaboratively with myuwt movers to accurately embody and illuminate the experiences driving our investigation... Naturally occurring gestures and physical responses become the basis of movement patterns which elaborate on the physicality of our emotions. This requires the dancers to invest in the work with honesty and transparency in order to create material that is relatable, vulnerable, familiar and authentic. Ultimately, I want the work to feel immediate, and to spark empathy in the viewers as they connect to the layers of emotional truths contained in the performance.


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The microbiologist Thomas Brock dies at the age of 94
M.Microbiologist Thomas Brock, whose bacterial discovery led to the development of a transformation technique for molecular biology, died on April 4 at the age of 94. Brock's wife Katherine tells The New York Times that the cause of death was complications after a fall.
Brock was born in 1926 and grew up in Ohio near Lake Erie. He developed a love for nature at an early age. His parents encouraged his curiosity about science, and after spending a year in the US Navy during World War II, he attended Ohio State University for a bachelor's degree in botany and then earned a master's and doctorate in mycology, also in Ohio State.
After working in industry for several years, Brock accepted an apprenticeship at Indiana University in 1960. In 1964, his field study took him to Yellowstone National Park, where he was immediately attracted to the microbes living in the hot springs.
"I got out of the car and a ranger happened to be giving a lecture near a thermal bath," Brock later recalled in an interview with the National Park Service. "I saw all these colors and he said they were blue-green algae. I was immediately interested. "
Brock returned to Yellowstone over the next several years to better understand his microbial life and in 1966 identified a type of bacteria he named Thermus aquaticuswho lived at temperatures of around 70 ° C. The following year Brock published his observations on hot spring life in scienceand challenged the day's assumption that life could not exist at such high temperatures.
"It is therefore impossible to conclude that there is an" upper life temperature "," Brock wrote in the newspaper.
In 1976 cell biologist Alice Chien discovered Taq, an enzyme that T. aquaticus used to replicate its DNA at high temperatures. A decade later, the biochemist Kary used Mullis Taq To generate polymerase chain reaction or PCR. PCR relies on a thermal cycle to copy DNA and amplify certain genes when they are present in a sample. It is one of the most widely used techniques in molecular biology and biomedical research and forms the basis for gold standard tests for COVID-19. In 1993, Mullis shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Michael Smith for developing PCR.
In 1971 Brock left the IU at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he stayed until his retirement in 1990. In the 1980s he was chairman of the bacteriology department for three years. He wrote many books on microbiology.
When he retired, he and his wife founded the Pleasant Valley Conservancy State on 140 acres in Wisconsin. In addition to preserving the area's wilderness, Brock also wanted to use the site to better understand the decline of oak bars throughout the Midwest.
"He had an encyclopedic knowledge of microbiology and science in general," says Stephen Zinder, a microbiologist who trained at Brock in the 1970s Times. "I think his real ability was just to see things and to find simple techniques to find out what the organisms were doing around them."
Brock is survived by his wife Katherine, daughter Emily, and son Brian.
Thomas Brock remembers his discovery of Thermus aquaticus and its subsequent implications for the development of PCR.
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Community-based Natural Resources Management (CBNRM) is considered a productive avenue to generate direct economic benefits for local communities in the Buffer Zone. The Gorongosa team has been engaged with various communities for some time to discuss options for natural resource-based businesses.
Sustainable forestry management, community-based ecotourism and game meat production are opportunities currently being investigated in detail.
Agro- forestry linkages between conservation and agriculture are also being considered. In certain areas, the formal demarcation of a form of 'community conservancy' is also being explored in association with the Mozambican Protected Areas Authority, ANAC.
The understanding and establishment of equitable governance structures for such CBNRM entities are critical, and need to be linked to existing natural resources committees on a Regulado level and a further decentralisation to a Sapanda or Fumo level (both traditional sub-structures down to a village level) is envisaged. The Gorongosa Project is now able to engage with the 16 existing Natural Resources Committees in the Buffer Zone to start initial steps of raising awareness about democratic governance and creating relevant structures to establish CBNRM initiatives.
During 2016, 20 community members from Nhambita, Nhanguo and Mucombezi attended training on small business management at the CEC. After the training, these new Community Animators received grocery products with which to start their micro entrepreneur businesses. In March, a review meeting was held with the beneficiaries of this ongoing entrepreneur project: of the 47 entrepreneurs, 38 still remained in business. It was decided to reduce the maintenance effort to see how many would remain in business without support.
Early in 2017, the programme focused its attention on harvesting and purchasing honey from 40 beekeepers, and the Gorongosa Project held its inaugural Honey Harvest. The honey was harvested from 30 hives in the small Miombo forest at the Community Education Centre. By the end of March, the programme had purchased over 400 kg of honey from members of local communities.
The majority of vegetables consumed in the CEC cafeteria (which serves on average 160 meals per day) and the Chitengo cafeteria, are now sourced from local farmers in Vinho and Nhambita.


Posted April 3rd, 2015 at 11:05 am.
The College will once again manage its own bookstore beginning in May 2015, right after graduation.
"An independent store will provide better service to meet the academic program needs of the community and offer merchandise more attractive to all of its customers," says Chief Administrative Officer Jerry Berenson.
The Bryn Mawr College Bookstore has been managed for the past four years by Follett Higher Education Group. The College contracted with Follett to manage the bookstore with the thought that they might be able to better compete with on-line booksellers.
Just as important, Berenson is hoping the return to having an independent bookstore with allow for the sort of customer service and community connection some felt has been lost in recent years.
The College is in the process of searching for a store manager who will work with College administrators and a consultant to establish the new independent bookstore. The store manager's primary charge will be to work with faculty and the Provost's Office to ensure that services will be provided to help faculty obtain books and other course materials in an efficient manner. There are also plans to tap into student talent with internship positions to work in all facets of store operations, such as merchandise selection, marketing, website maintenance, and social media.
Further updates will be sent out as the opening of the new store approaches.


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The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/2001/03/27/bestseller-chosen-to-be-required-frosh-reading/)
Bestseller Chosen To Be Required Frosh Reading
By ryan | March 27, 2001
Members of the Class of 2005 will receive their first reading assignments before they even arrive on campus.
At a faculty meeting on March 14, Provost Biddy (Carolyn A.) Martin announced that the University will implement a program this summer in which each incoming freshman will receive a free copy of the same book, so that they can read it over the summer and discuss it during Freshman Orientation.
"There is a concern to get Freshmen Orientation off to an academic start," said Walter Cohen, dean of the Graduate School. He added that he thought the book might help "to build an academic culture" among the freshmen.
"We wanted an intellectually serious book," Martin said via e-mail.
The book, Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies by Prof. Jared Diamond, physiology, University of California at Los Angeles, will be sent to each student along with a packet of materials to help "frame the whole exercise for the students," Martin said.
Martin gave the deans of each of the colleges four books to read by their next meeting. In December, they decided on Guns, Germs, and Steel.
"This was clearly the best [book] by a longshot," said John E. Hopcroft, the J. Silbert Dean of the College of Engineering.
The book was chosen because it covers a broad range of disciplines, from history to linguistics to agriculture.
"It's not the usual European history," Diamond said. "In England, the subtitle of the book is 'A Short History of Everything for the Last 13,000 Years.'"
"It seemed that it could appeal to students in the widest range of circumstances," Cohen added.
Hopcroft, however, was skeptical about the ability of a single book to appeal to the entire freshman class.
"The students come from such a broad spectrum that I'm not sure that this notion of having a common experience for all of them makes sense," Hopcroft said.
"I'm not convinced that there's one book that's going to appeal to everybody," he said.
Besides choosing the book for its broad range, the deans also chose it because of its potential to create debate among the freshmen.
"The book really does undermine the assumptions for why Europeans conquered the rest of the world," Diamond said.
He added that several universities had used his book in similar projects for their freshmen orientations, including Beloit College in Wisconsin.
"It's not like we're inventing something here," Cohen said, noting that a similar program was in place at Stanford University when he was a freshman.
Though the idea is not an original one, its implementation at Cornell flowed recently from the Provost's office.
"I was the major supporter of an experiment in which we would try it out," Martin said.
The book is mandatory for all Cornell freshmen. Cohen and Hopcroft said the book was very readable.
"It was clear that the students were engaged by [the book]," said the author in agreement.
Faculty will discuss the book on the second day of orientation at a faculty forum open to students.
On the third day of orientation, students will participate in discussion groups of about 15 students led by a faculty member.
Martin confirmed that she will lead one of the discussions and said that President Hunter R. Rawlings III and several professors emeritus are interested in leading orientation groups as well. Cohen also expressed interest in leading a discussion.
"I think it might be fun," he said.
Cohen also mentioned that the book may be included in the first week of all freshmen writing seminars in the fall.
"[Associate Dean] Jonathan Monroe, director of the J. S. Knight Writing Program, attended the meeting at which the book was selected," Martin said. "He
Second Place is First Loser
By ryan March 28, 2001
Second place, some of you said, was pretty good. You looked at how the men's hockey team had been performing in recent weeks, how its scoring woes had persisted, and believed that there was little chance it would even survive Harvard on the big ice surface that is the 1980 Rink in Lake Placid. And yet the squad overcame that obstacle with an ease that was almost eerie. The 5-2 shellacking Harvard received at the hands of Cornell was nothing short of incredible. Suddenly, St. Lawrence — which seemed to barely survive Dartmouth
Two Represent Cornell at Fencing Champs
Senior captain and foil specialist Ellyn Rajfer and sophomore epee-wielding Roopa Rangi left the rest of the Cornell fencing team last Friday and hopped on a plane to Chicago's O'Hare Airport along with head coach Al Peters. The two women were the sole participants in the NCAA Fencing Championships at Kenosha, Wis. from East Hill. Both women were invited to the field of 72 (24 in each weapon's event) after their performances at the Regional Championships. It was the first time that either Rajfer or Rangi competed in the annual event. Both women placed 24th in their respective events. "The NCAA tournament is a tremendously stiff competition," Peters said. "Both Roopa and Ellyn had a little bit of nerves." The two fencers had 23 bouts as they faced off against every other competitor in their event, the majority of which took place on Saturday, the first day of competition. Neither Rangi nor Rajfer was relaxed come tournament time. They suffered from jitters as they faced a field that included Olympians. Although the women had previously tilted with many of the opposing fencers, the novelty of the NCAAs impacted their composure. "It was a little bit intimidating, but I felt more nervous than intimidated," Rajfer said. Rangi agreed with her teammate. "It seemed a little overwhelming at first, but I knew I had earned my place [in the tournament]," she explained. At the end of the first day, neither Cornellian won a bout, nevertheless both refused to relent. "I was pleased with the way [Rajfer and Rangi] handled their frustration," Peters said. "Once they got over their nerves, they had wonderful bouts." And Rajfer and Rangi shed their initial uneasiness to muster a few wins on Sunday. "I beat a lot of people I wanted to beat," said Rangi who defeated Ivy rivals from Penn and Columbia. "It was a tough day on Saturday," Rajfer admitted. "But [the competition] finished on a high note. We were happy with the overall performance." While the fencers bemoaned their last place finish, they were excited to participate in the elite event. "Just to compete with world class champions is an honor," Rajfer said. For Rajfer, the NCAAs were an appropriate end to a stellar collegiate career. After three years of just missing the cut, she finally reached the esteemed event. On the other hand, Rangi's experience will prove valuable as the sophomore attempts to improve in her next two years in Ithaca. This year marked the first year that Cornell sent more than one fencer to the NCAAs.Archived article by Amanda Angel