Band "NiЕЎta liДЌno" (Nothing personal) with 12-years old vocalist Anica Cvetkovic will represent Serbia with song "Onaj pravi" (The right one) written by band members Alexandar and Anica.
Members of the band "Ništa lično" Anica Cvetkovic and her brother Petar (drums) from Uzice, Sale Graić (keyboards) from Belgrade, Una Krlić and Karolina Lodi (guitars) from Zrenjanin have experience performing in numerous children's festivals throughout Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina: Uzice, Zrenjanin, Pancevo, Novi Sad, Zajecar, Pozega, Banja Luka, Tivat, Rozaje, Bjeloj. But on contrary to being competitors they became friends and some monthes ago have decided to join in one band.
Alexandar (born 08.07.95) is son of Eurovision 2007 winner Molitva composer Vladimir Graić, and Una Krlic (born 27.12.93) is sister of Betty Boop singer Tara Krlic. Karolina Lodi took part in JESC 2007 preselection with "Koliko je sati" written by Una Krlic, who also was guitarist and backing vocalist in the performance, finishing 4th.
Anica Cvetkovic (born 21.11.96) is seventh grade student of elementary school Dusan Jerkovic, singing is engaged in three years. She has many children's festivals in Uzice, Zajecar, Zrenjanin, Banja Luka, Zlatibor, Pozega, Sochi.
Anica Cvetković was born on the 21st of November in 1996 in the town of Užice in central Serbia. She is a seventh grade student of the Dušan Jerković elementary school in Užice, having completed all the previous grades with maximum rating.
At the UЕѕice Children's Festival Love is our Planet, held in March 2007, she competed for the first time with the song Sweet Sorrows, winning the best interpretation award. This debut was followed by appearances in events held in Banja Luka, on Mt. Zlatibor, in ZajeДЌar and in PoЕѕega (Serbia), winning regularly both awards and the sympathies of the audience. At the initiative and with the sponsorship of the Lira Organisation for Children's Art based in UЕѕice, her first solo CD was published.
In February 2009, Anica took part in the International Children's Festival of Pop Music held in Sochy (Russia), winning the third place.
In March 2009, at the Festival in UЕѕice, she was awarded the prestigious Prize for Contribution to the Development of Children's Art.
This was followed by numerous appearances at events for children in Belgrade, Subotica, and her native UЕѕice.
For the past five years, Anica has been attending the Scena acting school at the National Theater in UЕѕice. She has been playing several roles in various plays, and hosted a number of children's events.
She has sung on radio, shot some TV commercials, as well as a video-clip for her song Pravila (Rules).
Between the age of six and eleven she has actively practiced rhythmic gymnastics and dance, and having taken part in a number of competitions, she has scored significant results in this field.
Aleksandar Graić was born in Belgrade on the 8th of July 1995, in a family of professional musicians. He was a little rascal and before going to school he despised food and all that had anything to do with eating. In time he has grown to like eating. Currently, he is in a phase of adoring it, Italian cuisine in particular!
For the past three years he has been attending acting classes. By now, he has appeared in two TV clips. He adores sports, and at his leisure time he plays tennis.
He is very much attached to his computer. If he's not on Facebook, then it's YouTube he's surfing. His favorite video games are the ones featuring sports, primarily tennis, soccer and American wrestling.
He adores listening to music - at high volume, naturally. Among the older performers his favorites are Led Zeppelin and Survival, and among the newer ones Robbie Williams and Katy Perry. He is a great fan of musical festivals and is a goldmine of diverse pieces of information about them.
He likes reading and all he can lay his hands on, for that matter.
He composed his first song at the age of six, and it was entitled The Sun Setting Beyond the Roof. From that moment on, he hasn't stopped writing about all sorts of thing including bunnies, teddy bears, chocolate covered corn flakes and even his school.
Karolina Lodi was born in Zrenjanin, on 17th of January, 1995. She is in the eighth grade of the Jovan Ducic Elementary School in Klek. She learned the first songs from her grandparents who listened to the old Hungarian folk songs. Her mother taught her the notes. In 2005, Karolina made her first performance at the Sveti Sava Festival in Zrenjanin. She has participated in various national and international children's festivals. Karolina started practicing karate nine years ago. She likes animals and pretty dolls.
Saša, the author of the music and co-author of the lyrics for the song Onaj Pravi practically had a finished song that he premiered to his father. Quite pleased with what he heard, his dad sent the recording to a friend of his - Una's father in Zrenjanin. When Una heard the song she immediately sang it to her childhood friend Karolina. Very much enthused Karolina called up her friend Anica from Užice, who happened to be in the company of her brother Petar on the occasion. They were all so thrilled! Anica added some "female subtlety" to Saša's lyrics, and sent them back to him right away. Saša reacted by inviting the entire team for a meeting in Belgrade. This brought the spontaneous idea of forming a band, because they had personally seen nothing similar before in Serbia. There came up the issue of choosing a name. They thought about it long and hard. After a while, Saša said: "What do you say we call ourselves - Nothing Personal?" They all like to point out they became involved in the whole project for the sake of meeting more frequently and having loads of fun, making the time for it between their numerous obligations at school.
"Sasa has proposed to start a band and sign up for the competition. He wrote the music and text, in which I helped him a little. We met on the weekends in Belgrade, during the week we had a rehearsal at home. We had to work a lot, but now we have to work three times more to prepare for Kiev", says Anica. "Song "Onaj pravi" is mid-tempo piece, there are a lot of instruments on stage and to someone it can remind by it's rhythm song of Kathy Perry "I Kissed a Girl", and on stage Anica and I will try to somehow adapt Kathy's stage behaviour", describes song author Sale Graic. "Our song is very melodical and talks about the first and true love that happens suddenly and is remembered for the whole life, at least people say so", expains Anica.
Speaking after winning national preselection Anica Cvetkovic told that she believes in their chances winning the competition. On Arandjelovdan, 21st of November singer will celebrate her 13th birthday. "I think our main rival is participant from Russia. However, I hope we will win and have triple celebration".
She admitted that was a bit nervous during the national final "This happened for the first time in my life. But thankfully we didn't make any mistakes. Band is the biggest responsibility I have so I gave my best to succeed. We were really hoping to win!"
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Dragoljub Ilic will be commentator of Serbian RTS at the contest, while votes will be read out by Nevena Bozovic, Serbian representative at JESC 2007. Группа "Ништа лично" (Ничего личного) с 12-летней вокалисткой Аницой Цветкович представит Сербию на Детском Евровидении с песней "Онай прави", автором которой являются участники группы Александар и Аница.
Участники группы "Ништа лично" Аница Цветкович и ее брат Петар (ударные) из Ужице, Сале Граич (клавишные) из Белграда, Уна Крлич и Каролина Лоди (гитары) из Зреньянина имеют большой опыт выступлений на различных детских фестивалях в Сербии, Черногории и Боснии и Герцеговине: в Ужице, Зреньянине, Панчево, Нови Саде, Зайечаре, Пожеге, Банье Луке, Тивте, Рожайе, Бйелой. Но вместо того, чтобы оставаться соперниками, они подружились и несколько месяцев назад решили объединиться в одну группу.
Александар (родился 08.07.95) - сын автора песни-победительницы Евровидения 2007 "Молитва" Владимира Граича, Уна Крлич (родилась 27.12.93) - сестра солистки группы Betty Boop Тары Крлич. Каролина Лоди принимала участие в отборе 2007 года с песней "Koliko je sati", написанной Уной Крлич, которая также была гитаристкой и бэк-вокалисткой в этом выступлении, заняв 4е место.
Аница Цветкович родилась 21го ноября 1996 года в городе Ужице с центральной Сербии. Сейчас она учится в 7м классе средней школы им.Душана Йерковича, закончив все предыдущие классы на отлично.
На детском фестивале "Любовь - наша Планета" в Ужице в марте 2007 года она впервые выступила, исполнив песню "Sweet sorrows" и завоевав приз за лучшее исполнение. За этим дебютом последовали выступления в Банье Луке, Златиборе, Зайечаре и в Пожеге (Сербия), где она продолжила завоевывать награды и симпатии зрительской аудитории. По инициативе и при спонсорской поддержке детской художественной организации Лира из ее родного города, она выпустила свой первый сольный альбом.
В феврале 2009 года Аница приняла участие в международном детском музыкальном фестивале в городе Сочи, Россия, завоевав третью премию.
В марте 2009, на фестивале в Ужице, она получила престижный приз за Вклад в развитие детского искусства.
За этим последовали несколько выступлений на детских мероприятиях в Белграде, Суботице и ее родном городе.
Последние пять лет Аница занимается в школе сценического искусства при национальном театре Ужице. Она исполняла несколько родей в театральных постановках и была ведущей ряда детских мероприятий.
Она также пела на радио, снималась в рекламе, а также сняла клип на свою песню Правила.
С 6 до 11 лет она активно занималась ритмической гимнастикой и принимала участие в различных соревнованиях, достигнув успеха и в этой области.
Александр Граич родился в Белграде, 8го июля 1995 года, в семье профессиональных музыкантов. В детстве он очень не любил еду и все, что связано с продовольствием. Однако, с возрастом он стал настоящим гурманом. В настоящее время он просто обожает поесть, в частности итальянскую кухню!
В последние три года он посещал уроки актерского мастерства. До сегодняшнего дня он снялся в двух телевизионных клипов. Он обожает спорт, и в свободное время он играет в теннис.
Он очень привязан к своему компьютеру. Если он не на Facebook, то он обычно на YouTube. Его любимые видеоигры - симуляроты спорта, прежде всего теннис, футбол и американская борьба.
Он обожает слушать музыку - на высокой громкости, естественно. Среди старых исполнителей его любимыми являются Led Zeppelin и Survival, а среди более новых Робби Уильямс и Кэти Перри. Он - большой поклонник музыкальных фестивалей и кладезь различной информации о них.
Он любит читать и читает все, что попадает ему в руки.
Он написал свою первую песню в возрасте шести лет, и она называлась "Солнце, заходящее за крышу". С этого момента, он не переставал писать о разных вещах, включая зайчиков, медвежат, покрытые шоколадом кукурузных хлопьях и даже о своей школе.
Каролина Лоди родилась в Зреньянине 17 января 1995 года. Сейчас она учится в 8м классе школы Йована Дучича в Клеке. Первым песням она научилась от своих дедушки с бабушкой, которые любили слушать венгерские фольклорные песни, а мама научила ее нотам. В 2005 году Каролина дебютировала на фестивале Sveti Sava в Зреньянине. Она участвовала в различных национальных и международных детских фестивалях. Девять лет назад Каролина начала заниматься карате. Она любит животных и красивые куклы.
Саша, автор музыки и текста песни Onaj Pravi показал практически готовую песню своему отцу. Тому понравилась композиция и она отправил ее своему другу - отцу Уны в Зреньянин. Когда Уна услышала песню, то сразу же спела ее своей подруге детства Каролине. Каролина позвонила своей подруге Анице из Ужице, которая как раз была со своим братом Петаром. Всем им очень понравилась песня! Аница добавила "женственности" в текст Саши и тут же отослала его ему обратно. Саша пригласил всю команду на встречу в Белград. Там возникла спонтанная идея создания группы, поскольку они лично ничего раньше в Сербии подобного не видели. Возник вопрос о названии группы, который напряженно и долго обдумывался. Спустя некоторое время Саша сказал: "Как вы говорите мы себя называем - Ничего личного?". Члены группы говорят, что согласились на участие в проекте прежде всего для того, чтобы чаще встречаться и весело проводить время между их школьными занятиями.
"Саша предложил нам создать группу и подать заявку на конкурс. Он написал музыку и текст, в котором я ему немного помогла. Мы встретились по выходным в Белграде, и на этой неделе репетировали дома. Пришлось много поработать, но перед Киевом придется работать в три раза больше", говорит Аница. "Песня "Онай прави" - среднетемповая композиция, на сцене будет много инструментов, и кому-то по своему ритму она может напомнить песню Кети Перри "I Kissed a Girl". На сцене я и Аница попробуем воплотить сценическое поведение Кети", описывает песню ее автор Сале Граич. "Наша песня - очень мелодичная и рассказывает о первой настоящей любви, которая приходит неожиданно и остается в памяти на всю жизнь, по крайней мере так говорят", объясняет Аница, автор текста песни.
После победы на национальном отборе Аница Цветкович рассказала, что верит в их шансы на победу и на международном конкурсе. В день св. архангела Михаила, 21го ноября, певица отметит свой 13й день рождения. "Я думаю, что нашим основным конкурентом является певица из России. Однако, я надеюсь, что мы победим и у меня будет повод для троекратных празднований".
Она признала, что немного нервничала во время национального финала. "Это произошло со мной впервые в жизни. Но, к счастью, мы не допустили каких-то ошибок. Группа - это моя самая большая ответственность и я постаралась выложиться полностью, чтобы добиться успеха. Мы очень хотели победить!".
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Драголюб �лич станет комментатором Сербского РТС на конкурсе, а голоса Сербии огласит Невена Бозович, представительница Сербии на Детском Евровидении 2007.
До њега су ме довеле.
Како знаш, како знаш шта �е осећа� та�?
Како знаш, како знаш да то ни�е сан?
Онда знаш да �е она� прави.
Do njega su me dovele.
Kako znaš, kako znaš šta je osećaj taj?
Kako znaЕЎ, kako znaЕЎ da to nije san?
Onda znaЕЎ da je onaj pravi.
Tell me more, tell me more, what do you feel?
Tell me more, tell me more, is it just a dream?
Blushing cheeks each time you call his name?
Than you know, it's not a game!
- Hi, NiЕЎta Licno, and first of all our congratulations for winning Serbian national selection! What were your first thoughts when you realized you are the winners of the competition?
- Thank you! We didn't expect to win, so we were surprised, at first, then we started jumping and yelling in backstage. It was amazing feeling.
- Can you introduce yourselves?
Anica is a singer and her brother Peter is a drum player in a band. They live in Uzice, 200 km away from Belgrade. She is young actress. Peter is, still, a comics fan.
Aleksandar, the author and keyboard player, lives in Belgrade. He is an actor, too. He is composing since age of 8!
Una is guitar player. She is from Zrenjanin, some 80 km from capital city. She adores movies and music.
Karolina is bass guitar player. She lives in small town Klek, nearby Zrenjanin. She is Karate master and she won from many tournaments.
- For how long have you been acquainted? How the idea to create band appeared? What unites you?
- We met each other long ago, taking part in many Kids music competitions and festivals. Una's father is famous journalist in Serbia and he suggested Aleksander's father, a composer, to give him a help founding a junior band. Everything happened quickly and so spontaneously.
What unites us? Friendship and music! We have good time when we are together. And we can not wait for another meeting!
- Who created the name of the band, and what meaning you put into it?
- Ništa Licno means Nothing Personal in English. It was Aleksander's idea. Aleksander was inspired watching one long and boring political duel on TV, while men were arguing, they started each sentence with "Nothin' personal, but…". He switched off TV, but those two words remained in his mind.
There is no particular meaning.
- Can you tell us about the story of the song creation? How the idea came to write the song and submit it to the Junior Eurosong?
- Aleksander wrote this song two years ago in English for a school event. Title was "Happy New Year"! His father encouraged him and said that it was very interesting song, but suggested him to make a Serbian lyrics. He did it, and everybody momentaly knew that it was perfect for Junior ESC.
Anica made few changes in Aleksanders text, bringing a hint of "girl's sensuality" in it.
- Vocal coach is Suzana, member of "Beauty Queens", Maria Serifovic's back vocal band in ESC 2007. Choreographer is Ziza, very talented and young woman with lot of expirience.
- How will you visually present your entry on stage? Will it be similar performance as during Serbian national final, or is there plan to add any visual effects for the international audience to understand better your song?
- We were very satisfied with our performance on our finals. Represantatives of our producer and broadcaster, Radio Television of Serbia, were fond too, so they decided not to change a lot. Costumes will be different, of course, but idea stills the same- five cheerful and sweet teenagers on a stage performs a uptempo catchy tune.
- Do you plan to record other versions of your entry, in other languages?
- We have already recorded an English version and it sounds great! It was not time enough to prepare it in few other languages and we are little bit sad because of it.
- Can you tell us, how looks your basic day? What activities do you usually have? How do you like to spend your leisure time?
- We enjoy in music, playing games, reading books, spending time with friends. We are constantly engaged with different school activities, and it isn't hard to achive it all. We are sport fans too, specially tennis. We all have pets, dogs, cats, parrots.
- We have different fav subjects, but commonly, we like maths and history very much! Musical culture too.
- Have you met any previous Serbian JESC entrants? Any advices they gave to you?
- Alexandar and Una, and have you received any advices from your famous relatives Vladimir Graic and Tara Krlic?
- Of course! Their comments were useful. And, if you have supporters of such reputation, everything will be much easier for you.
- We are big fans of JESC and we already sing other competing songs. There are many good songs and singers, as well, but we're most impressed with Belgian and Russian entries.
- Our aim is to have a good time, to meet boys and girls from other parts of Europe, to show them our good will and positive energy! We can't wait for a departure date!
- Anica, the day of Eurovision final is your birthday, are you nervous before the performance and how do you cope with pressure?
- Oh, you know about it!? I am not nervous at all! I am happy that I can celebrate my birthday with my friends, old and new.
I have numerous entries in kids festivals in past and few theater rolls, so I won't be frightend or even pressed in backstage. At that moment, I usually make jokes with my friends.
- Karolina and Una, you have already been in Junior Eurovision preselection in 2007, what are your memories from that?
- We were two years younger and it was just a childlish game for us. It was fantastic stage and we spent a very good time there. This time, we feel much more responsible, but relaxed, because it's a still kind of game. We are very happy, because we like to travel and visit other countries and meet different cultures and people.
- Do you already have some other songs in your band, besides your contest entry?
- Aleksandar is in writing process and we expect that he will finish few songs very soon, so we can recorded it and presented it on TV and radio stations. It's crazy moment when you hear your own song on a radio.
- What music do you typically like listening to? What are your favourite singers?
- We prefer pop and rock music. R'n'B too. Our favorite stars are Beyonce, Katy Perry, Robbie Williams, Avril Lavigne, Miley Cyrus… Petar and Anica are into rock, they like Queen and AC/DC.
- What are your plans after the contest? Do you want to become professional singers/musiciants in future?
- Yes, we would like to, but who knows. It was our childhood dream. We will make a CD and promote it. If we use to all this lights, sound, media interest, maybe. But, we could become nuclear physicist, famous actors, Olimpic winners ?
- We send a big kiss to all readers and fans! We would like to thank you for all your comments, critics and support. It means lot to us.
- Thank you and see you soon! - Привет, Ништа Лично! Поздравляем вас с победой на Сербском национальном отборе! Какая была ваша первая мысль, когда вы поняли, что победили на этом конкурсе?
- Спасибо! Мы не ожидали победы, поэтому мы были очень удивлены сначала, потом мы начали прыгать и визжать за кулисами. Это было потрясающее чувство.
- Представьте себя нашим читателям?
- Аница - солистка группы, а ее брат Петер - ударник. Они живут в Ужице, в 200 км от Белграда. Она - юная актриса. Петер, все еще, поклонник комиксов.
Александар, автор песни и клавишник, живет в Белграде. Он тоже актер. Он пишет песни с 8 лет!
Уна - гитаристка. Она живет в Зреньянине, в 80 км от столицы. Она обожает фильмы и музыку.
Каролина - бас-гитаристка группы. Она живет в маленьком городе Клек, рядом с Зреньянином. Она владеет поясом по карате и выигрывала много турнирова.
- Как давно вы знакомы? Как к вам пришла идея создать группу? Что объединяет вас?
- Мы знакомы уже очень давно, мы вместе принимали участие в различных детских конкурсанх и фестивалях. Папа Уны - известный журналист в Сербии, и он предложил папе Александара, композитору, помочь ему создать детскую группу. Все произошло очень быстро и очень спонтанно.
Что объединяет нас? Дружба и музыка! Мы отлично проводим время вместе. � не можем дождаться следующей встречи!
- Кто придумал название группы, какой смысл вы в него вкладываете?
- "Ничего личного" - это была идея Александара. Его вдохновило одно длинное и скучное политическое шоу на ТВ, когда оппоненты спорили, они часто начинали с фразы "Ничего личного, но...". Он выключил ТВ, но эти два слова остались у него в памяти. Вообще, мы не придавали названию какого-то особенного значения.
- Расскажите нам, как создавалась ваша песня. Как пришла идея написать песню и отправить ее на Детское Евровидение?
- Александар написал эту песню два года назад на английском для школьного мероприятия. Она называлась "Happy New Year"! Его папа похвалил его и сказал, что это очень хорошая песня и посоветовал написать на нее сербский текст. Он сделал это и тогда все поняли, что она отлично подходит для Детского Евровидения.
Аница внесла немного изменений в текст Александара, добавив к нему "женственности".
- Кто ваш преподаватель по вокалу и хореограф вашей песни?
- Наш педагог - Сюзана, участница группы "Beauty Queens", которые были на бэк-вокале у Марии Шерифович на Евровидении 2007. Наш хореограф - Жижа, очень талантливая молодая женщина, но с большим опытом.
- Как вы визуально представите свою песню на сцене? Какие будут изменения по сравнению с национальным конкурсным отбором?
- Мы были очень довольны нашим выступлением на отборе. Представителям наших продюсеров и телекомпании оно тоже понравилось, поэтому мы решили много не менять. Костюмы, конечно, будут другими, но, основная идея останется той же, показать пять веселых подростков на сцене, исполняющих быстротемповую запоминающуюся песню.
- Вы планируете записать другие версии вашей песни, на других языках?
- Расскажите нам, как выглядит ваш обычый день? Чем вы обычно занимаетесь?
- Какие ваши любимые школьные предметы?
- Они у нас разные, но в основном нам всем нравится математика и история. � основы музыкальной культуры.
- Вы встречались с прошлыми представителями Сербии на конкурсе? Дали ли они вам какие-то советы?
- Александар и Уна, получили ли вы какие-то советы от ваших знаменитых родственников, Владимира Граича и Тары Крлич?
- Конечно! �х комментарии были оень полезны. �, если у тебя есть такие известные болельщики, то для тебя тоже становиться легче добиться результата.
- Вас интересует, кто представит другие страны на конкурсе, слушаете ли вы песни участников из других стран?
- Мы большие поклонники Детского Евровидения и уже можем даже петь песни других стран. В этом году много хороших песен и певцов, но мы больше всего впечатлены песнями Бельгии и России.
- Какова ваша цель на конкурсе? Вы отправляетесь на него за победой или просто хорошо провести время и завести новых друзей?
- Наша цель - хорошо провести время, встретить мальчиков и девочек с других частей Европы, обменяться с ними позитивной энергией! Мы с нетерпением ждем даты отъезда!
- Аница, у тебя день рождения в день финала Евровидения, ты нервничаешь перед выступлением и как ты справляешься с нервами?
- О, вы об этом знаете? Нет, я совсем не нервничаю! Я рада, что могу отметить день рождения со своими друзьями, старыми и новыми. Я уже много раз участвовала в детских фестивалях и в театральных постановках, поэтому я не боюсь и не испытываю какого-либо прессинга. В этот момент, я обычно шучу с друзьями.
- Каролина и Уна, вы принимали участие в отборе на Детское Евровидение в 2007, каковы ваши воспоминания об этом?
- Мы были на два года младше, и это для нас было детской игрой. Мы отлично провели время. На этот раз мы чувствуем больше ответственности, но мы более расслаблены, потому что все равно это как игра. Мы очень рады, потому что мы любим путешествовать и посещать другие страны и встречаться с разными народами и культурами.
- У вашей группы уже есть какие-то песни, помимо конкурсной?
- Александар как раз сейчас этим занят и мы ожидаем, что он закончит их очень скоро, что мы сможем записать их и презентовать на ТВ и радиостанциях. Это очень классно слышать свою песню на радио.
- Какую музыку вы обычно слушаеть? Какие ваши любимые исполнители?
- Нам нравится поп и рок-музыка, но и R'n'B тоже. Наши кумиры - Бейонс, Кети Перри, Робби Уильямс, Аврил Лавинь, Милей Сайрус... Петар и Аница любят рок, например Queen или AС/DC.
- Какие у вас планы после Конкурса Евровидения? Вы хотите стать профессиональными певцами/музыкантами в будущем?
- Да, мы бы хотели бы, но кто знает. Это наша детская мечта. Мы хотим выпустить альбом и попробовать раскрутиться. Если мы привыкнем к свету, звуку, интересу прессы, то может быть останемся в шоу-бизнесе. Но, почему бы нам не стать, например, ядерными физиками, известными актерами, олимпийскими чемпионами?
- �, если вам есть, что добавить читателям, вы можете это сделать сейчас.
- Мы посылаем всем читателям и поклонникам большой воздушный поцелуй! Спасибо за ваши комментарии, критику и поддержку! Это много для нас значит!
- Спасибо за интервью и увидимся на Евронеделе!
12/11 RTS Serbia: "We reserve the right to decide on the day of departure to Kiev to cancel the trip, if parents of participatin children will decide so", says the statement spread by the national broadcaster. In it, it is mentioned that on the day of departure parents of all participants will have to sign their agreement to let children take part in the contest in Kiev. For several weeks, RTS is in intensive, daily contact with the European Broadcasting Union and officially asked the Council of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Serbia and parents of children of participants for their decision. At this moment, parents unanimously agree that children have to proceed with the performance in JESC 2009. To date, no country has canceled participation, however, all the countries have expressed their worries on the situation in Ukraine.
Update 13/11: "Ukraine has given guarantees that the competition will be held at the highest level of safety and health protection", said head of Serbian delegation Marija Kovac. All emergency measures, including antiviral drugs and Epidemiological masks will be used. "Parents of children aged 11 to 15 years, gave written consent," Kovac said, adding that the children will be escorted 24 hours a day and that both hotel, where delegations will be located, and the Arena will declared special areas.
State Secretary for the Diaspora Miodrag Jaksic has met Serbian representatives and handed them the flag of Serbia, wishing to achieve a good result and make new friends. "The Ministry intends to invite our people in diaspora to vote for our representatives," Jaksic said. РТС Сербия: "Мы оставляем за собой право определить в планируемый день вылета, отправлять ли нам делегацию на конкурс, или отменять наше участие, если такое мнение выскажут родители исполнителей", говорится в заявлении телекомпании. В нем также отмечено, что родители будут должны в день отлета письменно выразить согласие с участием их детей в конкурсе в Киеве. Уже несколько недель телеканал РТС находится в интенсивном, ежедневном контакте с Европейским Вещательным Союзом и запросил официального отзыва от Министерства Здравоохранения Сербии и родителй участников. На сегодняшний момент, все родители конкурантов согласны, чтобы их дети продолжили участие в конкурсе. На сегодня, ни одна страна не отказалась от поездки в Киев, однако, все они выразили свои опасения, в связи с ситуацией на Украине.
Обновление: "Украина дала гарантии того, что конкурс будет проведен на высшем уровне безопастности и охраны здоровья", заявила глава делегации Сербии Мария Ковач. Все чрезвычайные меры, включая антивирусные лекарства и эпидемиологические маски, будут использованы. "Родители детей в возрасте от 11 до 15 лет дали письменное согласие", сказала Ковач и добавила, что за детьми будут следить 24 часа в день, и что отель, в котором будут проживать делегации и Арена конкурса будут объявлены специальными зонами.
Государственный секретарь по вопросам Диаспоры Миодраг Якшич встретился с представителями Сербии и вручил им сербский флаг, пожелав достичь хорошего результата и завести новых друзей. "Министерство попросит представителей сербской диаспоры зарубежом поддержать наших представителей", добавил Якшич.
16/10 Today, Serbian entrants, band "Nista Licno" will performe as guests of the Pozega International Children's Festival "Ja sam tvoj drug". Vladimir Graic, father of Sasa Graic will also be guest of the festival. Сегодня, представители Сербии группа "Ништо лично" выступит в качестве гостей на международном детском фестивале "Я - твой друг" в Пожеге. Отец Саши Граича, Владимир Граич, также будет гостем фестиваля.
16/09 Serbia is the third country to change the date of national preselection during this week. Please, pay attention that national preselection of Serbia as well as national preselection in Romania have been rescheduled from 20th to 19th of September, while national preselection of Georgia from 27th to 26th of September. The latest correct dates are always available on the calender on top of the page.
It is unclear at the moment, when RTS Sat will broadcast the national final, in schedule it is set for 20th of September, 13.30 local time.
Update: timetables changed, RTS Sat is also set to broadcast NF live. Сербия - третья страна за неделю, которая решила сменить дату финала национального отбора. Обратите внимание, что сербский и румынский отборы перенесены с 20го на 19е сентября, а грузинский отбор с 27го на 26е сентября. Точные даты финалов вы всегда можете найти в календаре наверху страницы.
Пока непонятно, когда финал национального отбора будет показан RTS Sat, в программе пока он значится 20го сентября в 13.30 местного времени.
Обновление: программа изменена, RTS Sat также покажет финал в прямом эфире.
09/09 At the press-conference of channel RTS held today, last year representative of Serbia, Maja Mazić, has determined draw of running order at Serbian "Dečja pesma Evrovizije". Participants of the press-conference were Duška Vučinić Lučić, PR manager of RTS, Marija Kovač, head of delegation at JESC and Dragoljub Ilić, editor of the broadcast.
As earlier reported by ESCKaz, national final will be broadcasted on RTS 1 on 20th of September at 12.00, hosted by Kristina Radenković i Miki Damjanović. Winner will be selected by televoting and jury voting.
1. Marija Ugrica: "Hajde da sanjamo"
2. Nastasja Škorić Staša: "Duh"
4. Hana i Lana: "Budi svoj"
6. Angelina i Jelisaveta: "Sestrice"
7. "NiЕЎta liДЌno": "Onaj pravi"
10. Jelena Krvavac: "Bez tebe" На пресс- конференции, проведенной сегодня телеканалом РТС представительница Сербии прошлого года Майя Мазич определила порядок выступления на национальном отборе. На пресс-конференции присутствовали также Душка Вучинич Лючич, PR менеджер телеканала РТС, Мария Ковач, глава делегации на Детском Евровидении и Драголюб �лич, режиссер эфира.
Как ранее сообщал ESCKaz, национальный финал будет показан на РТС 1 20го сентября в 12.00, проведут его Кристина Раденкович и Мики Дамьянович. Победитель будет выбран совместным решением зрителей и жюри.
1. Мария Угрица: "Хайде да саньамо"
2. Настасья Шкорич Сташа: "Дух"
4. Хана и Лана: "Буди свой"
6. Ангелина и Елисавета: "Сестрице"
7. "Ништа лично": "Онай прави"
10. Елена Крвавац: "Без тебе"
07/09 Serbian broadcaster RTS has published today 1 minute extracts of audio files of the entries taking part in the national preselection, that has been set for September 20th. They can be heard here.
During this week, participants of the preselection will be appearing in Jutarni Program on RTS. Телевидение Сербии опубликовало 1-минутные отрывки аудиозаписей песен, принимающих участие в национальном отборе, назначенном на 20 сентября. Прослушать их можно здесь.
На этой неделе конкурсанты отбора будут принимать участие в Jutarni Program на RTS.
04/09 Final of national Serbian preselection for Junior Eurovision 2009 Dečja Pesma Evrovizije has been set for 20th of September and it will be held in the studio 9 of Radio Television Serbia in Košutnjak. Hosts of this prestigious music competition will be young hostess of RTS programs Kristina Radenković and actor Miki Damjanović, known for his role of secret agent Izi.
- When I received the proposal to host this popular competition I had no second thoughts, but just immediately accepted this position. I love this project and enjoy communication with they younger audience, told Miki to Serbian press. Финал национального сербского отбора на Детское Евровидение 2009 назначен на 20 сентября, он пройдет в студии 9 сербского телевидения в Кошутняке. Ведущими этого престижного музыкального соревнования станут молодая ведущая программ телевидения Сербии Кристина Раденкович и актер Мики Дамьянович, известный по своей роли секретного агента �зи.
- Когда я получил предложение провести этот популярный конкурс, я долго не раздумывал, а сразу ответил согласием. Мне очень нравится этот проект и я люблю общаться с молодой аудиторией, рассказал Мики сербской прессе.
Мария Угрица уже принимала участие в отборах 2005 и 2008, Эмилия Маркович - в отборе 2008 года, а �сидора Оташевич в 2007. Сташа - представительница Сербии на фестивале "Славянский Базар" в этом году. С биографиями участников (на Сербском) вы можете ознакомиться здесь.
05/06 Serbian national broadcaster RTS has announced launch of preselection period for Junior Eurovision 2009. The entries can be submitted till 5th of July and complete regulations are available on RTS website here. Exact details on when and how national final will be held will be announced later. Сербская национальная телекомпания РТС начала прием заявок на участие в Детском Евровидении 2009. �х будут принимать до 5го июля, с полным текстом правил конкурса вы можете ознакомиться здесь. �нформация о том когда и в какой форме пройдет национальный отбор будет объявлена позднее.


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Q: Assigning foreign key to my primary key I am just a learner when it comes to asp.net and I am currently learning mvc5 as I have vs2013 installed in my system.
The questions I have goes this way:
I want to code a simple application to quicken my learning in asp.net programming. What I'm currently coding that is so problematic to me, as a new asp.net and c# programmer, is I can't add a profile to the apps.
I opened a new asp.net mvc apps and some folder was automatically created for me. Now you will agree with me that, only username, email and password are required of you to register for the new app.  I want to add a profile page to the same database that Microsoft created by default but I don't know how to add it. I created a profile class file in my model folder but I don't even know how to set a foreign key in case I want to use some particular entity from other class...
My code is shown below... please how do I add this to the default database and to assign the key as the foreign key?
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Web;

namespace WebCHECKING.Models
{
    public class Profile
    {
        public int ProfileID { get; set; }

        public string Firstname { get; set; }

        public string Secondname { get; set; }
        public string Email { get; set; }

        public string Phone { get; set; }

        public string Picture { get; set; }

        public string Facebook { get; set; }

        public string Description { get; set; }

        public DateTime Datejoined { get; set; }
    }
}

A: As opposed to creating a new class to store the profile info you could expand the existing AplicationUser class with these new fields. Check out this article. The article is actually referenced in your project (open IdentityModels.cs). If you go with this approach you may want to make the additional fields optional so that the user doesn't have to fill everything out as they register.
If you're set on using a seperate class for profile data, add using Microsoft.AspNet.Identity; to your model and reference the ApplicationUser like: public virtual ApplicationUser UserPerson {get; set; }. Check out this SO question for details regarding setting the value of the field in your controller.
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Sorry, didn't see your first question about the DB. If you're using Entity Framework, you can add a controller for this model and select the MVC 5 Controller with views, using Entity Framework option. This way, EF will add a database context for you and scaffold a bunch of views and controller actions. If you'd rather not scaffold everything like that you can open up IdentityModels.cs and under the public static ApplicationDbContext Create() method, add a DbSet statement like public System.Data.Entity.DbSet<WebCHECKING.Models.Profile> Profiles {get; set; }. You'll have to run a database migration as well to create the tables.
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If you need to reference another class (other than ApplicationUser), simply substitute the data type for the name of the class like: public profileStuff stuff {get; set; }. EF will add a column to your database table for that class specifying an Id to the class you're referencing it in. This series of "getting started" videos might be pretty helpful in this context.

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Farmers in Mersin try to salvage what's left of their devastated crops
Turkey: Harvest in the fields after heavy rain
Farmers in Tarsus, a town based to the south of Turkish city Mersin, began harvesting their products in the fields damaged by heavy rains.
As fields are flooded, farmers in Tarsus started an early harvest to salvage their products. Not only did the heavy rains flood the greenhouse lands, it also disrupted everyday life in the town.
Farmers collected cabbage, spinach, aubergines and peppers that were not damaged by the rains.
Ali Ergezer, President of Tarsus Chamber of Agriculture said that the area is important for greenhouse cultivation and that it is one of the biggest producers in Turkey.
Ergezer said farmers grow vegetables in an area of 5 thousand hectares. "Due to rain, we have damage in a field of 5 to 6 thousand hectares. Heavy rain have affected our vegetables. These greenhouse cultivations are not modern, and some of them are not even insured. They definitely need to be insured." Ergezer added.
Aubergines and zucchinis are the ones that have been damaged the most in the flooded fields. Ergezer said that farmers started an early harvest to salvage their products.
Stating that farmers are now struggling to harvest in difficult conditions Ergezer said: "We don't know about the quality of the production yet, but this will affect the pricing for sure. We expect to be compensated. We will have a lot of costs when we plant vegetables again. This extra cost will increase the price at which we sell the product."
"My fields are flooded"
Hüseyin Karabiyik, a farmer in the area said that they have already started to harvest zucchinis a while ago. However, due to rains they had to stop the harvest and now they wait, he added.
"Greenhouses are completely filled with water to a depth of 1 meter. I have a field of 2 hectares. All of it is now under water. We lost about 100 thousand Turkish Lira (16,440 Euro). These will be removed and new saplings will be planted. We'll wait for the water to drain away. Last year we had the same problem. In this case, we usually have to wait for about 20 to 25 days. Therefore, we will not be able to plant again at least for a month." said Karabiyik.
Ibrahim Esin, another farmer in the area indicated that zucchinis, peppers and aubergines have been damaged to a great extent. Pointing to the difficult harvesting conditions in the mud, Esin said that he'll try to salvage what's left of their devastated crops.
Source: AA
Author: Pieter Boekhout
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We looked at apartments in Henderson a few days ago, thinking it would take us some time to find the one that we wanted to call home. The really nice thing is that it did not take us long at all to find what we wanted. It was easy because I was mostly focused on finding the right apartment while my husband was mostly focused on finding the right community to become a part of. When we both found what we wanted, it was not a surprise that it was the same place.


The car, as it is known today was not invented in a single day by a single inventor. The automotive history reflects an evolution that took place worldwide. It is estimated that nearly 100,000 people helped create the modern automobile. The history of the car started with the theoretical plans designated to create the engine. Initial sketches were drawn and designed by Leonardo da Vinci and Isaac Newton. In1769, Francois Cugnot built the first car equipped with a steam engine. The weight of a car depends on many factors, but an average car weighs 4,000 pounds.


AUGUSTA, Ga. (October 3, 2018) – Many wounded warriors struggle with the transition back into civilian life after combat, and inclusion in collegiate sporting events is more than just a way for veterans to feel appreciated and honored for their sacrifices. It provides opportunities to be reintroduced to the unique bonds experienced during military service. Rarely duplicated in the civilian world, these relationships act as a secure bedrock that paves the road to recovery. The Augusta University volleyball team is rallying behind our nation's heroes during their Peach Belt Conference match on Saturday, Oct. 6 against USC Aiken in Christenberry Fieldhouse. The Jaguars first serve is at 2:00 p.m.
"We are thrilled to have the opportunity to host a match that will honor our veterans," AU volleyball head coach Sharon Quarles said. "It is so important to take a moment to extend a sincere thank you for their service. These veterans are the ones that stand in the gaps to keep us safe on a daily basis. We honor you and thank you for all that you do and have done and look forward to hosting the event."
In collaboration with Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP), Augusta Volleyball has invited local warriors served by WWP to come watch and support the Jaguars as they take on their rival from across the Savannah River in the first of two conference showdowns this season.
More than 48,000 service members have been physically wounded during the military conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. An estimated 400,000 more are living with the invisible wounds of war, including post-traumatic stress disorder, major depression, and traumatic brain injury.
That's why WWP connects warriors with one another, their families, and communities, and with life-changing programs and services. It serves warriors with programs targeting mental and physical health, career and benefits counseling, and support for the most severely wounded. And WWP empowers warriors to mentor other veterans and live life on their terms.
To learn more about how WWP's programs and services connect, serve, and empower wounded warriors, visit http://newsroom.woundedwarriorproject.org/.


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Episode 314 – Mark Alan Stamaty
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Episode 205 – Patrick McDonnell
Virtual Memories Show 205: Patrick McDonnell
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"Comics are like life. You just grow with them."
Mutts creator Patrick McDonnell joins the show to talk about getting a late start on his career as a daily strip cartoonist, how Mutts has changed in its 23 years, the evolution of his interest in animal advocacy, the overlap of comic strips and poetry, finding his Coconino County in the New Jersey suburbs, learning from Jules Feiffer's paste-ups, the greatest blurb he'll ever get, taking up painting, finding joy in collaborating (occasionally), and how the gospel of Peanuts taught him that the essence of life is love. (We also talk about what to do after you've lost a long-loved dog, but neither of us cry, I swear!) Give it a listen! And go buy his newest book, Darling, I Love You: Poems from the Hearts of Our Glorious Mutts and All Our Animal Friends (as well as the Mutts collections and all the other books and projects he's done)!
"Giving some of the joy and comfort that I got from Peanuts back to the world, that's my job."
Patrick McDonnell is the creator of the comics strip Mutts, which debuted in 1994 and appears in over 700 newspapers in 22 countries. Mutts has been anthologized in 25 books in the US and in numerous collections around the world. Patrick has created a dozen children's books, including the Caldecott Honor-winning Me . . . Jane , a biography of Jane Goodall, and the New York Times bestseller The Gift of Nothing . He collaborated with Eckhart Tolle on Guardians of Being: Spiritual Teachings from Our Dogs and Cats . He is a member of the board of directors of the Humane Society of the United States, the Fund for Animals, and the Charles M. Schulz Museum.
There's a more extensive bio at Patrick's website. You really should check it out.
Credits: This episode's music is Nothing's Gonna Bring Me Down by David Baerwald, used with permission from the artist. The conversation was recorded at in Patrick's painting studio on a pair of Blue enCORE 200 Microphones feeding into a Zoom H5 digital recorder. I recorded the intro and outro on a Heil PR-40 Dynamic Studio Recording Microphone feeding into a Cloudlifter CL-1 and a Mackie Onyx Blackjack 2×2 USB Recording Interface . All processing and editing done in Adobe Audition CC . Photos of Patrick and Amelie and me and Patrick by me. It's on my instagram.
Episode 178 – Arthur Lubow
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"Photography has never been made coequal to the other arts. Yet, you might say it's superior, because it's more dangerous."
Arthur Lubow's fantastic new book, Diane Arbus: Portrait of a Photographer (Ecco), explores the life and death of a key figure in the history of photography-as-art. We talk about the evolution of photography from documentation to expression, the role Diane Arbus played in that transformation, her sensibility and intellect and how she expressed them both in her photography and her writing, Arbus' collaborative method of portraiture, her fascination with and sympathy for "freaks", why it's counterproductive to look to Arbus' photos for clues to her suicide, and more! Give it a listen! And buy Diane Arbus: Portrait of a Photographer !
"What's important is why and how she was able to produce these amazing photographs, not why she took her own life."
We also talk about the perils of anhedonia, the missing pages of Arbus' datebook, Arbus' anxiety about commercial and critical success, the new sources that Arthur uncovered, who Arbus might have become had she not killed herself, the challenge of writing a biography about an artist, and whether Arbus "exploited" her subjects. It's a fascinating conversation about a major artistic figure, so give it a listen!
"It was Arbus more than anyone else who helped instigate the change in the artistic status of photography."
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Arthur Lubow is a journalist who writes mainly about culture. He has been a contributing writer at the New York Times Magazine, a staff writer at The New Yorker, and a contributing editor at Vanity Fair. About his previous biography, The Reporter Who Would Be King , on the turn-of-the-century war correspondent and novelist Richard Harding Davis, Naomi Bliven wrote in The New Yorker that "the biographer uses his documentation deftly and thoughtfully; we feel we know Davis intimately….Lubow's work is impressive in every way, but his most impressive achievement is getting Davis's charm on paper. Charm is always impalpable, and it's highly perishable when the charmer has vanished. You don't find Davis's charm on every page of Davis, but you find it everywhere in Lubow." The recipient of fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities and from the Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Writers and Scholars at the New York Public Library, Lubow is the winner of a James Beard Award and a fellow of the New York Institute for the Humanities. He lives in New York City and East Haddam, CT.
Credits: This episode's music is Nothing's Gonna Bring Me Down by David Baerwald, used with permission of the artist. The conversation was recorded at Arthur's home on a pair of Blue enCORE 200 Microphones feeding into a Zoom H5 digital recorder. I recorded the intro and outro on a Blue enCORE 200 Microphone feeding into a Mackie Onyx Blackjack 2×2 USB Recording Interface . Processing was done in Audacity and Logic Pro. Photo of Mr. Lubow by me, portrait of him by Stephen Salmieri.
Episode 117 – Vernissage
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"Everybody was looking for the next van Gogh . . . so that opened up the space for anybody who put two sticks together to be a sculptor, or two dabs of paint on a canvas to be a painter: 'Don't miss him! This man is a genius!' You're not going to catch the next van Gogh by just throwing everything on a wall."
Jonah Kinigstein is having a moment . . . at 92! The painter and cartoonist has published his first collection, The Emperor's New Clothes: The Tower of Babel in the "Art" World (FU Press) and had an exhibition of his work at the Society of Illustrators in the past few months, and he's just getting warmed up! We met at his studio to talk about the abysmal and unredeemable state of modern art, and why he elected to stay in the representative mode of painting despite the allure and rewards of conceptual art. He also talks about a near-century of New York City, his glory years in Paris and Rome, his disenchantment with the National Academy, and more! Give it a listen!
"Here I was, studying anatomy . . . and there's a man who's dripping on the floor! I've got a lot of drippings on the floor; I think I'll put them up!"
Jonah's got plenty of venom to spare for artists like Pollock, de Kooning, and Hirst, but also talks about his great artistic influences, his reasons for pasting angry anti-modern-art cartoons on the walls in SoHo, why he paints on wood instead of canvas, and making a living designing department store windows and point-of-sale whiskey displays. It's a fascinating life, and I'm glad we had the chance to talk! You can check out my photos from Jonah's studio, including several of his panels, over here.
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Born in 1923 in Coney Island, Jonah's early influences were discovered during visits to the Metropolitan Museum- "When I really saw the old masters, it blew my mind, of course." He attended Cooper Union for a year before he was drafted into the Army, serving from 1942 – 1945. Soon after, Jonah moved to Paris where he spent time at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière, conversing with other aspiring artists, exchanging ideas, exhibiting his work, seeing established artists, and generally soaking up a fertile creative environment. He exhibited in several shows including the Salon D'Automne, Salon de Mai, and the Salon des Moins de Trente Ans, and had one-man shows in the Galerie Breteau and Les Impressions D'Art. After Paris, Jonah moved to Rome on a Fulbright Scholarship and studied at the La Schola Di Belles Artes. After a year, he returned to the U.S. and exhibited his paintings at the Downtown Gallery in Manhattan. Like so many painters, he was unable to make a living solely from painting, so he worked in the commercial art world and did freelance illustration and design. Throughout this time, Jonah's commitment to his own art never wavered, and he continued to paint and occasionally exhibit.
Credits: This episode's music is Sous Le Ciel De Paris by Edith Piaf. The conversation was recorded at Mr. Kinigstein's home on a pair of Blue enCORE 200 microphones feeding into a Zoom H5 digital recorder. I recorded the intro and outro on a Blue Yeti USB Microphone . Processing was done in Audacity and Logic Pro. Photo of Mr. Kinigstein by me.
Podcast 105 – Sincere Observation
Mimi Gross – Sincere Observation
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"My weakness is that I don't have a set of parameters. My work always looks like a group show. But the connections are real. Anyone who looks can see the connections."
Artist Mimi Gross joins the show to talk about her art, her life, and the joys of collaboration. Mimi's been part of the New York art scene for more than half a century, and her paintings, sculptures, sets and designs have been seen around the world. We talk about how she stood out as Mimi Gross when she was "daughter of sculptor/artist Chaim Gross" and "wife of artist Red Grooms". We also get into the difficulties of having a family while being a working artist, making art in response to 9/11, designing sets and costumes for dance and how that fed back into her other art-forms, the multi-year process of building Ruckus Manhattan, the problems and perks of not fitting into a particular tradition, the experience of building the Renee and Chaim Gross Foundation, and the loose definition of success. I also ask my half-assed "Jeff Koons: Fraud or Prank?" question again, but I really get shown up for my lack of knowledge of contemporary art. Give it a listen!
"It wasn't until I was well over 40 that I realized that not everyone has imagination."
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Mimi Gross is a painter, set-and-costume designer for dance, and maker of interior and exterior installations. She has had several international exhibitions, including work at the Salander O' Reilly Galleries, and the Ruth Siegel Gallery, New York City, the Inax Gallery, in Ginza, Tokyo, and Galerie Lara Vincey, in Paris. She has also shown work at the Municipal Art Society and at the Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York. Her anatomically-themed artwork is on permanent display, courtesy the New York City Parks Department, at the Robert Venable Park in East New York.
Her work is included in numerous public collections, including those of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Hirschhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, The Brooklyn Museum, the Jewish Museum, le Musee des Art Decoratifs in Paris, the Nagoya Museum of Art, the Onasch Collection in Berlin and the Lannon Foundation, as well as the Fukuoko Bank in Japan and New York's Bellevue Hospital.
Gross has been the recipient of countless awards and grants including from the New York State Council on the Arts, twice from the National Endowment for Visual Arts, the American Academy & Institute of Arts and Letters, and a "Bessie" for sets and costumes. She held the McMillan/Stewart Endowed Chair in Painting at the Maryland College of Art in 2010-2011, and has taught at the Art Institute of Chicago, the Rhode Island School of Design, the Penland School of Crafts, Syracuse University, SUNY Purchase, as well as other universities and educational institutions, giving workshops and advising students, as a visiting artist.
From 1960-1976, Gross collaborated with Red Grooms on many large, multidimensional installations, including the fabled Ruckus Manhattan. Since 1979, she has collaborated in a fruitful (and on-going) partnership with the dancer, Douglas Dunn and his company, designing sets and costumes for his performances. She also collaborated with the poet Charles Bernstein. Her on-site drawings of the World Trade Center from 9/11 and after are included in the volume, Some of These Daze, published by Granary Books.
Credits: This episode's music is Shoulda Been a Painter by Karl Hyde. The conversation was recorded on a pair of Blue enCORE 200 microphones feeding into a Zoom H5 digital recorder. I recorded the intro and outro on a Blue Yeti USB Microphone . Processing was done in Audacity and Logic Pro. Lower photo of Ms. Gross by me, no credit given for upper photo (studio shot).


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Real-time optical mapping technology is a technique that can be used in cardiac disease study and treatment technology development to obtain accurate and comprehensive electrical activity over the entire heart. It provides a dense spatial electrophysiology. Each pixel essentially plays the role of a probe on that location of the heart. However, the high throughput nature of the computation causes significant challenges in implementing a real-time optical mapping algorithm. This is exacerbated by high frame rate video for many medical applications (order of 1000 fps). Accelerating optical mapping technologies using multiple CPU cores yields modest improvements, but still only performs at 3:66 frames per second (fps). A highly tuned GPU implementation achieves 578 fps. A FPGA-only implementation is infeasible due to the resource requirements for processing intermediate data arrays generated by the algorithm. We present a FPGAGPU-CPU architecture that is a real-time implementation of the optical mapping algorithm running at 1024 fps. This represents a 273x speed up over a multi-core CPU implementation.


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10 Things My Sister With Down Syndrome Has Taught Me in Her 21 Years
My younger sister is a character, a joker and most importantly very intelligent. She also happens to have Down syndrome and autism, and as she turns 21 this week I have been reflecting on what she has taught me over the years the good and the bad.
1. Who cares what others think. Possibly one of the most important lessons is not to waste time and energy on the funny looks and comments that get thrown your way, especially if you are with a disabled sibling. We as a family have faced many especially when my sister had a meltdown or acted out of frustration. Of course they would get to me but now I don't care. Who are they to judge?
2. An unconventional family has its benefits. Our family never had the traditional set up and yes, that had its frustrations, but it also had its benefits. We as a family had a different type of relationship and bond, one that I quite liked. My parents seemed more open and easy to communicate with; we had understandings about things other families didn't, I found myself being very honest with my parents, and they with me.
3. Sibling jealousy is a thing. Sometimes I was envious of my friends and their siblings. My neighbors were my age and we would all play out in the street together most nights. I remember being so jealous of them, seeing a "normal" sibling relationship and how that worked.
4. You can't try to educate every ignorant person you see. I battled many times having to stop myself giving a piece of my mind to people that make ignorant comments and sweeping statements about my sister and other disabled people. Truth is there have been a lot of them and while they do wind me up or upset me, you have to learn to choose your battles and hope one day these people will gain the knowledge to think about what they are saying.
5. When you do say something, it's not always successful. On numerous occasions at school and university I have told people the true meaning of their words in the hope they would realize what they are saying. While some have understood and said they wouldn't do it again, a surprising amount get a little defensive and try to justify their behavior, usually saying certain words have "different meanings these days" and so "aren't insults, just flippant jokes." Unfortunately, the meaning of a word is a meaning of a word, no matter what decade you are in.
6. A different kind of love. Having a loved one with a disability brings a new kind of love, a different bond, a different connection. My sister always knew when I was upset, even if she was the one that caused the tears! But without fail my sister, who doesn't like a lot of hugs or physical contact, always found a way to come up to me, say "what's wrong?" and then give a hug, wipe my tears or pat my back. It's a typical thing for a sibling to do, but when your sibling struggles with physical touch, it's something more special.
7. The many shades of grey in a black and white world. Growing up I saw the world in a more real way. I was surrounded by children and young people with various disabilities through charities and groups my sister was involved with, a world my friends didn't seem to see because they weren't exposed to it. It opened my mind. I became more in tune with the insults and daily struggles of people and families left unsupported. I paid more attention to how accessible places were to people, how the wider world wasn't set up to help enable and empower people with a disability. I saw the unfairness of it all.
8. A wealth of knowledge to last a lifetime. I learned a lot about disabilities from a young age. For a long time it was what I knew best, sometimes more than my teachers. It's so important to have this knowledge, to be aware because this is how progress is made; this is how the world becomes easier to navigate. I learned about meltdowns. I learned how to communicate uniquely with each person. I learned how to explain Down syndrome to my peers and they learned with me.
9. Makaton. Makaton is a very important method of communication for many people with learning disabilities. My sister needed it when she was a kid and relatively nonverbal. As a child without a learning disability that knew Makaton I felt pretty cool. I knew all these words in sign that most of my friends didn't. It was like a top-secret language only my family and other siblings of people with learning disabilities knew. But more so, it was essential for my sister to communicate. Eventually she became more verbal and used it less, but we all still remember it and give it a go from time to time. Today there is a big drive for Makaton and sign language to be taught in schools at a basic level; I couldn't support it more. Makaton makes the lives of many people a lot less daunting, and it's a valuable skill. What's to lose from teaching it in schools?
10. She's taught me how to be a better person. I won't lie, I have gone through periods of time in my life where I have held resentment towards my sister — but that can happen with any siblings. However, the level of empathy, knowledge and patience she has taught me is invaluable. She has taught me I have a role in this world. She has taught me the importance of being an advocate, to help change the world so she and others can flourish. She's taught me to look beyond disability, to focus on what's more important — who someone is as a person, their quirks, their sense of humor, their likes and dislikes. She's taught me not to patronize people or refer to adults in an infantile way, coo at them and say "aww, bless" at someone you only think it's fit to because they have a disability. She's taught me Down syndrome isn't a terrible scary thing. She has a good quality of life; she's social, she can make decisions and tell you what she wants, go shopping and loves a glass of whiskey every now and again. She's just like many other people with Down syndrome and other disabilities who can gain education and employment. They can be actors, models, DJs. They can be advocates, husbands and wives; the world can be their oyster if given the chance.
This is what my sister has taught me.
Leah Masters Contributor to "The Mighty.com"
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Let's Talk Women In Science And Tech
By Hannah Colton • Mar 11, 2020
Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory published The Atom, an employee magazine. In 1974, the magazine highlighted women scientists and featured Julia Hardin on the cover.
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Let's Talk NM 3/12, 8a: In 2019, Albuquerque was listed as one of the top ten places for women in technology fields, with nearly 30% of tech jobs here filled by women. This week on Let's Talk New Mexico, we'll speak with women who work in science and technology -- from CNM's coding bootcamp program, to Los Alamos National Labs, to Girls Who Code clubs. What's the outlook for women who want to get into a tech job, whether straight out of high school or as a mid-career switch? How can science and technology fields be made more accessible? What can we learn from the history of women involved in science in New Mexico? Join the conversation by emailing LetsTalk@kunm.org, tweet with #LetsTalkNM, or call in live during the show.
Andrea Sisneros Wichman, Program Director for Deep Dive Coding with CNM Ingenuity
Samantha Andrews, Girls Who Code
Anna Llobet Megias, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Amanda Truitt, Santa Fe Community College Planetarium Coordinator
Apply: LANL's 2020 Summer Physics Camp for Young Women
STEM Resources for Girls in New Mexico
New Mexico Network for Women in Science and Engineering
New Mexico Tech Trek in Socorro
Women Scientists of the Atomic City, 2016 LANL report
Voices of the Manhattan Project, 2017 interview with Floy Agnes Lee
Hidden Figures, 2016 film
'Unhidden Figures' cover story by the Santa Fe Reporter
Let's Talk Career And Technical Education
By Hannah Colton • Apr 8, 2019
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Let's Talk New Mexico 4/11 8a: From the film industry to welding to culinary arts, technical training programs can help people find careers. This week, we're talking about apprenticeships and vocational training, and we want to hear from you.
What kind of career and technical education would be helpful for you? Have you been in a program like this? How accessible are these opportunities to job-seekers of different ages and backgrounds? Call in live during the show or email LetsTalk@kunm.org.
CNM's Tech Bootcamp Recruits Non-Traditional Students
By Marisa Demarco • Mar 5, 2018
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New Mexico's been chasing technology firms, but this question always comes up: Are there people here who can do those jobs? A community college program is working to answer that question by helping nontraditional students get fast, intensive training, and get to work—whether it's for a big company or at a business of their own.
Competition Fosters Computer Skills In New Mexico Schools
By Anthony Moreno • Apr 23, 2018
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In New Mexico, computer science courses are not mandated by the state. Many schools in metropolitan areas offer these courses, but few rural school districts do. However, one rural school district has turned to New Mexico's Supercomputing Challenge, an annual science and engineering competition, to offer computer science education.


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Conservationists fear Japan's 'blatant' attempt to overturn whaling moratorium could be accepted by International Whaling Commission
"Member countries must stand together and push progress towards whale protection, not let this commission be pulled back into the bygone era of commercial whaling."
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Conservationists fear that a 1986 moratorium on commercial whale watching could soon be lifted. At this year's International Whaling Commission (IWC) meeting in Florianópolis, Brazil, Japan proposed some rule changes that will "blatantly" resume commercial whaling, something conservationists say the country is ultimately trying to achieve.
While the country said its aim is for "the sustainable use of whales," Japan started their "scientific whaling" program dating back to 1987 as a "loophole" to IWC's whaling ban, conservationists claim. According to the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) and the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI), Japan has killed 15,600 whales in the Antarctic since it launched its program.
"If Japan's proposals were accepted it would once again be open season on whales, so this is the most dangerous and reckless attempt to bring back commercial whaling that we have seen in decades," Claire Bass, chairwoman of Humane Society International U.K., said.
Now Japan proposes the establishment of a "Sustainable Whaling Committee", "which would create catch-quotas for nations wishing to allow their citizens to hunt healthy whale populations for commercial purposes," Agence France Presse reported. The country also wants to reform IWC's descision-making rule, which requires three-quarters majority in order to change a rule, and instead go with a simple majority vote.
"Our challenge at this meeting is whether we can bridge the two different ideas or find a situation where we can agree to disagree so that we can see the future rather than just fighting each other," Joji Morishita, the incoming Japanese commission chairman, said.
Delegates from Japan are convinced that the Minke whale population, including other species, are healthy arguing that "recovering stocks of some species justifies a return to 'sustainable whaling,'" Agence France Presse reported.
Instead, at the week-long meeting in Brazil, conservationists opposed to commercial whaling are "trying to rally anti-whaling nations behind a 'Florianopolis Declaration,' which states that commercial whaling is no longer a necessary economic activity, favoring increased investment in whale watching," AFP reported.
"This meeting is critical," Patrick Ramage from International Fund for Animal Welfare said. "Member countries must stand together and push progress towards whale protection, not let this commission be pulled back into the bygone era of commercial whaling."
Other issues that are being discussed at the IWC meeting include risks that human-made underwater noise pollution, climate change, ship strikes and fishing gear pollution have on whales.
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The trip to the battlefields of World War I was a study tour designed to improve the understanding of 3rd and 4th Form pupils of the issues it involved. However, any visit to Flanders – where there are dozens of cemeteries for the fallen soldiers – is not just historical: it also carries moral dimensions, as the sheer numbers involved becomes clear. Some ten million men died on the western front alone.
The trip visited the main town for British volunteers and conscripts – Ypres. From here, they marched to the frontlines along the Menin Road, and on which is now built the Menin Gate on which the names of 55 000 British and Commonwealth war dead who have no other grave are carved in stone. Among them is C P Maxey, a former pupil of WGS and relative of Will Smithee (see photo of Will, pointing at the name).
The group also visited the largest cemetery for British war dead at Tyne Cot, where Sophie Mosedale (3rd Form) and Will Smithee (4th Form) laid a wreath while the group watched and observed a minute's silence (see photos). Another ex-WGS pupil's name is inscribed on the wall at Cot – that of S W W Hercock (see photos) at which Laurence Alecock of 4th Form is pointing.
The idea of the British cemeteries is to make them reminiscent of an English country garden, and so the Arras war graves are planted around with red roses and small flowering plants. Here, pupils were able to wander along the pristine rows of white headstones (see photos) and reflect on the terrible waste of so many young men lost in action. They did this, too, at Langemarck cemetery for the German soldiers (see photos). It contrasts starkly with those built for the British, with its mass graves, black headstones and darkly wooded interior.
The largest memorial is at Thiepval, and pupils briefly stopped here having previously toured the remains of wartime trenches near the Ulster Tower memorial (see photo) and seen the enormous hilltop crater at Lochnagar (see photo) that was created after an underground tunnel was blown up. The museums that have sprung up in recent years were also visited, such as the Flanders Field Museum in Ypres' Cloth Hall (see photos) and the Passchendaele Museum where artillery shells and gas canisters were presented in the eerie blue light of a cocktail cabinet (see photos).
Pupils got the chance to try out some of the equipment of the era, too, with hard hats worn for the Arras Museum which is based in an underground quarry (see photos of Will Smithee IMG_2597 and Nicole Santuran IMG_2958) and at the Passchendaele Museum (see photo of Kye McEwan, IMG_3175). Perhaps the most breath-taking site, however, was the four-pillared memorial at Vimy Ridge (see photos) where Canadian troops fought with enormous courage against an enemy occupying the high ground.
The trip was both educational and profound, and great thanks must go to Mr Emerson (Head of History) for organising the tour.


Dayton is home to plenty of public art, much of it inspired by the city's innovative spirit. Below are 9 can't-miss pieces.
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A veteran Alameda County sheriff's deputy died on Thursday afternoon after being struck by a jail transport bus at Dublin's Santa Rita Jail one day prior, sheriff's officials said.
Sheriff's officials took to Twitter around 3:15 p.m. to express "great sadness" about Michael Foley's death.
The incident happened at about 6:15 a.m. Wednesday at the transportation yard behind the jail near the 4900 block of Broder Boulevard, Sgt. Ray Kelly said.
Foley, 60, was walking behind a bus when the driver accidentally backed up and hit him. Foley suffered traumatic brain injuries in the crash and was in critical condition on life support at John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek. He succumbed to his wounds at 11 a.m. Thursday.
Sheriff Gregory Ahern said recent weather condition and subsequent visibility issues may have have contributed to the accident, which has shaken the entire department.
"It's tragic, terrible, just an awful experience," Ahern said, noting that Foley set an "example for our younger deputies."
Foley had been with the sheriff's office since 2006, working in the transportation unit, Kelly said.


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Match Preview: Vancouver Whitecaps Take on the Colorado Rapids
Whitecaps Hit the Road to Play Rapids
By JonSzekeres@jonszekeres Aug 5, 2016, 11:08am PDT
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Where: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
When: Saturday, August 6th, 6 pm PT
Watch/Listen: TSN 2, TSN1040
After a recent trip to Trinidad and Tobago for some CONCACAF Champions League Action, the Vancouver Whitecaps are heading to Colorado this weekend, returning to MLS Regular Season Action.
The Whitecaps fielded a young lineup on Wednesday for the Central FC match, but the team will still be dealing with some travel fatigue. One player that should be well rested is Giles Barnes, the new Striker that's set to make his debut against the Rapids. The Whitecaps are praying he will be able to consistently answer the call at the position, finally giving them a legitimate scorer that can compliment the talented attacking midfield the Whitecaps currently have.
The Whitecaps and Rapids last played each other on July 9th, battling to a 2-2 draw.
According to the WhitecapsFC.com match preview, the 'Caps will likely be without the services of Jordan Harvey, as he battles a left knee sprain picked up against FC Dallas last weekend.
The Colorado Rapids have only one win in their last six contests, but have been very good at home all season long. The Rapids sit with an 8-0-3 record at Dicks Sporting Goods Park, while Vancouver counters with a pedestrian 3-7-1 record on the road. Still, the Rapids put forth an absolute stinker last week, routed by New York City FC 5-1. If the Whitecaps can score early, it may further wilt the confidence of the suddenly struggling Colorado squad.
The Rapids have a number of good attacking options, including Irish DP Kevin Doyle, Midfielder Jermaine Jones, and Albanian midfielder Shkëlzen Gashi. Gashi is an interesting case; He sits 8th in MLS in shots, but has only scored three times. They also recently added former Whitecaps Sebastien Le Toux from Philadelphia.
Meanwhile, the Whitecaps will be relying on their key players, including offensive leaders Pedro Morales (6 goals), Kekuta Manneh (5 goals) and Christian Bolanos (5 goals).
Colorado is a good team, and while they've struggled as of late, they are anything but sitting ducks. The Whitecaps will be for a tough battle for this one, and I say it ends in a 1-1 draw.