I feel very lucky. I love my job and I don't have to climb bleary-eyed on to a commuter train to London at 7 o'clock each morning. Plus I get up to make a cup of tea whenever I want. This is no small thing.
Yet when I run a course for pre-published writers, as I did in London a fortnight ago, they've heard how little writers earn, how it's getting harder to make a living as an author. This is all true. The market is difficult. Celebrity writers are gaining a lot of shelf space. Many writers are hanging on through money from school visits or sometimes teaching writing to adults. BUT there is still a lot of excitement about debuts and a new author has that in their favour.
Another thing that makes children's authors very lucky is that UK children's publishers are simply excellent at selling foreign rights. Nosy Crow, the publisher of The Rescue Princesses (pictured above) has sold rights to those books in many languages including Italian, French, Hebrew, Japanese, Turkish, Romanian and Czech. The American publisher they sold rights to has published twelve books from the series.
If you pay attention to the children's book world you'll have noticed tweets and pictures coming from Bologna this week. Rights teams and agents fly out there every March and work incredibly hard. A huge part of the work (I am told) goes on before and afterwards, following up on appointments and so on. I'm massively grateful for their efforts and thrilled each time a book in a foreign language comes through.
Seeing your story travelling round the world is an amazing feeling. I should also mention the fabulous work done by translators such as Nicolas Ancion who translated Robyn Silver into French and the amazing artwork produced by talented illustrators around the world including Alban Marilleau whose cover artwork is pictured above.
And Happy Easter! Apologies that the blog is a short piece this week - I blame the Easter baking! I will leave you with a picture of the new Rescue Princesses book out very soon. The Enchanted Ruby is the 13th book and publishes as part of a refresh for the series. The beautiful illustration pictured is by Sharon Tancredi.
I totally agree, rights people do a fabulous job for both authors and publishers, but their role is often unsung. It can't be much fun going to a book fair and then spending the whole day in endless meetings!
At least they get to talk about books all day which must be some compensation!
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Toronto Fire Station 424, Caught in the Budget Crossfire
Concerned about public safety and their neighbourhood's heritage, Runnymede-area residents take to the streets.
By Todd Aalgaard
A throng of Runnymede-area residents gathered outside Fire Station 424 on Friday night and warmed themselves with Christmas carols and hot chocolate. If it were the middle of the day on a weekend, the whole scene would have seemed like a block party. Instead, it was a rally to save the historic firehall, slated for closure as a cost-cutting measure under the current version of the City's 2013 operating budget.
"It's set to close in January," said Audrey Robinson, a local volunteer with Friday's rally. "We don't know what will happen to the property. Hopefully not sold to developers, but there's a possibility, of course." It's the latest west-Toronto landmark up for liquidation under Rob Ford, following last year's bid to close the High Park Zoo. The case for closing the 1929-vintage firehall has to do with redundancy. With four neighbouring stations, number 424, Ford has said, is "expendable."
Runnymede residents disagree.
Though the City maintains that first response times would barely be affected by the station's closure—overlap with neighbouring units renders 424 mostly obsolete, officials say—local residents believe that the station is still important. "There are other stations in the neighbourhood, but this particular station covers this part of the community," Robinson told Torontoist, "and they get calls daily. A woman right on Runnymede here placed a 911 call last night because EMS wouldn't get there on time. She was in delivery, going into labour, and [personnel from Station 424] delivered her baby for her. Because they got there in under two minutes."
Those anecdotal examples aside, area councillor Sarah Doucette (Ward 13, Parkdale-High Park) points to harder, more statistical indications of the station's importance. "This fire station on first response covers 5,200 students in our local schools every day," she said during Friday's rally. "There's an awful lot of students in one place." And with residential development underway on Bloor Street across from High Park, the overall population is likely to rise.
Councillor Doucette speaks to residents about the impending closure of Station 424.
Those future condo high-rises will need all the fire services they can get, according to Doucette, because they're trickier for firefighters to enter. "They don't just get to the front door of a single-family home," she said. "They have to then climb the stairs to get to the fire. So by the time they get to the fire, the seconds are counting, and you probably need a second truck. What happens if a Swansea truck is out and they need a backup? Runnymede is the backup."
As the caroling continued, Doucette spoke a little louder. "This is not what we voted the mayor in for," she said. "He said no service cuts." In contrast to Ford's typical narrative about taxes being universally awful, Doucette said her community is willing to pay more. "They're quite happy to pay their property tax, maybe increase it a little bit to keep this hall here," she said. "That's what I've been hearing. You know, if we put this back in the budget, what will the property tax have to increase to? Right now they're looking at 1.95 per cent."
The station, a fixture at the corner of Runnymede Road and MacGregor Avenue, also has some heritage appeal. It has stood in the same place since the end of the 1920s. It's one of the most recognizable firehalls of its kind in Toronto. Residents say it's an invaluable icon of Runnymede's past. But even that consideration pales before the very real, very urgent overarching concerns about public safety in a growing neighbourhood.
Doucette remains optimistic. "That's one thing I love about my neighbourhood," she told us. "I mean, when the pools were going to be closed, everyone rallied and we came up with a business plan. When they were going to close the Swansea Memorial Library, we saved it within, like, four hours of it being closed. At High Park, we had the Jamie Bell playground rebuilt within months of the fire.
"This is what this community is all about," she said. "We all work together, and it's such a good feeling."
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Tooey really improved this time out. Last time, she mostly just kind of fell off the puppy dock. Today, we decided to let Cooper show her what to do.
… Tooey did her own jumps off the puppy dock. And she did them in her own style — run to the end of the dock, stop, make sure the toy is still in the water, and then jump.
Her current style is not award-winning, but it does get her what she wants: to go swimming. Tooey really loves the swimming. There was even a time or two when she didn't come straight back to the exit ramp because she wanted to swim just one more minute.
Finally, we had to leash up and go home. Even the best dock jumping on an amazing sunny and warm February day has to end sometime.
It took Cooper two pheasants and a chukar to figure out that what we wanted was for him to go out and find birds. Not having seen any birds fall (as he has been seeing in retriever training), he kept looking to Russ for direction. Finally, though, it clicked in. He flushed the last three birds on purpose (the first three were by accident), and even did a nice point on the last one.
I can see that teaching Cooper to be steady to wing* will be a challenge. That urge to chase the flushed bird was irresistible. And that made my job harder. Since I had just had my first shotgunning lesson that morning, I was simply not comfortable shooting while Cooper was even remotely near to the bird.
Fortunately, our friend Norm came along, and he's an excellent shot. He actually shot the three birds I'm holding in the picture above.
I did shoot at one bird that Norm also shot at, but I think it was Norm's.
The retrieving went much better than the hunting. In fact, in one case, Cooper's willingness to chase turned out to be a good thing. The last bird was wounded and flew low across the field and into an oak grove. The bird was still lively enough to run away, and Cooper chased it over logs, around stumps, through brambles, and finally caught it. The bird, naturally enough, fought back, so Cooper had a bit of a struggle to hold the bird at first. But he successfully delivered that bird to hand AND kept it fit "for the table."** Cooper held it, but didn't chomp down. Good boy!
*According to Wikipedia — Steady: When hunting upland birds, a flushing dog should be steady to wing and shot, meaning that he sits when a bird rises or a gun is fired. He does this in order to mark the fall and to avoid flushing other birds when pursuing a missed bird.
** From page 39 of the United Kennel Club's HRC Rules & Guidelines: Started Hunter Test: "A bird unfit for the table resulting from hard-mouth shall be grounds for failing the test." Generally this means a bird too mangled to be appetizing.
If you've never shot a shotgun, before you read any further, picture how you'd move the gun into position. This is how I pictured it (I'm right-handed): Cup the fingers of your left hand under the barrel, put your right index finger near the trigger and the rest of your fingers under the trigger, and place the stock up against your shoulder.
Turns out I was all wrong. And it will take awhile to mentally undo that picture.
Mainly, as Roger (the instructor) explained it, I need to remember three things about holding a shotgun: Put your left index finger and thumb along the barrel length-wise, put the stock up to your cheek first, and then lean forward to put the stock in the right place at your shoulder.
Once you've committed all that to muscle memory, then you need to remember stuff about the actual shooting: Keep both eyes open, see the target, pull the gun into position, release the safety, point your left finger (which is along the length of the barrel) at just in front and below the target, and pull the trigger.
The not aiming thing sounds all wrong, but when I did as instructed, I hit the clay pigeons. Three of them. Three out of, oh say, about 15 or 20. But still, what a thrill when I actually hit the clay and it burst into little pieces.
That's on the trap range, practicing on clay pigeons. Going out into the field with your dog to hunt is something else entirely, and I'll get to that in the next post.
In the meantime, I'm going to be amazed all over again at what my dog has gotten me into.
Russ and I started out our marriage with an adventure, a kayak trip to the Sea of Cortez. We marked our 25th anniversary with another adventure — hunting with Cooper under me with a shotgun.
The kayak trip and the hunting trip were alike in several ways. Both were outdoor adventures and both celebrated our marriage, but mainly, both took me into the realm of the new, delightful, and scary.
On the kayak trip, we'd been kayaking before, but our honeymoon trip was out of our usual comfort zone. We woke up to coyote footprints in the sand surrounding our sleeping bags, watched brown pelicans, and cooled our beer in the ocean. Russ made a german chocolate cake with a cast iron frying pan and a bed of coals. We bathed in the ocean, learned to make tortillas, and met people we'd never see again.
On the other hand, we got stuck by high winds on one (beautiful white shell) beach for several more days that we'd planned. We ate goat, unrefrigerated mayonnaise, and the eyes of a giant grouper fish. And I, having just survived a boat sinking the summer before, got seasick one afternoon in the double kayak, making Russ paddle for both of us.
The only thing missing on that trip was a dog, which we got a month or so later.
As with the kayaking trip, we'd been hunting before before, but that time, the gunner (Russ) had some experience with shooting, the dog was a complete rookie, and the photographer (me) got to simply hike around and enjoy the scenery.
This time, Russ got to take pictures and enjoy the scenery, the gunner (me) was the complete rookie whose only experience was that morning's hour-long lesson, and the dog began to get the idea.
The shooting lesson was thrilling — the shotgun makes a really loud noise, and I actually hit three clay pigeons during the lesson. I was amazed and delighted when they exploded in the air and pieces flew in all directions.
Then we went out into the field. Seeing Mt. Hood shining white in the sunny sky was glorious, the hiking was invigorating, and watching Cooper begin to realize that he's supposed to find and flush the birds was gratifying.
But actually walking around with a loaded gun and the intention to shoot is scary. So many things to remember: how to carry the gun safely, how to load the gun with the safety on, how to lift the gun into position next to the cheek, how to aim by looking at the target with both eyes open, how to remember to click the safety off before you pull the trigger, how to reload without hitting yourself with the spent shotgun shell, everything. And most importantly, how not shoot your dog or your husband.
The hunting was scary, but like the kayaking and the marriage, I think I'll come back to it again. It'll just takes practice and commitment. As long as Russ is there with me, I'm sure the adventures will keep coming.
Does this dog want to hunt?
Just a little teaser. I'm too tired to write much tonight, but I wanted to share this photo. It's a favorite!
That's what Cooper gets every day to treat his SLO.
If you read around about SLO, you'll no doubt eventually find the most common recommendations, which are for niacinimide/tetracyline, plus the EPA and DHA. The amounts are based on the dog's weight. Pentoxifylline is a more recent recommendation. Some vets also recommend steroids, which we are avoiding. If we are lucky, Cooper's SLO will go into some kind of remission, which we'll then be able to maintain with just the fish oils and vit E.
The purpose of the tetracyline is not for its antibiotic properties — it, plus the niacinimide, is intended to increase circulation to the feet and toes. At first, we had three doses of the niacinimide/tetracyline per day, but when the pentoxifylline was added, the tet/nia was reduced to once per day.
And it all takes so long to see if anything works. Nails take about 90 days to grow out, and the damage is done at the nailbed, before that part of the nailshell even emerges from the under the skin. So, if a nail has already been damaged, you won't see if for months. And then it splits or breaks off, and you have to wait another 90 days to see if that nail will grow in healthy.
This afternoon, Russ took Cooper into the vet to have a piece of broken nail trimmed off. It turned out to be more than the vet tech wanted to handle, so the tech called in the veterinarian. One thing led to another, and Cooper was lightly sedated so that the vet could remove the nail shell from one of his front toes.
This is just the latest chapter in a long story that has been going on since at least January 2009 when Cooper was almost 2. That's when we discovered the first broken nail. The top of one nail on one of his front feet had split and lifted up. Picture the hood of a car lifted up — that's what it looked like. But where the engine would be in a car, was the poor, pink, pulsing quick.
We thought it was just a broken nail, split on one of his romps. We got it trimmed off, and forgot it.
But then another nail split and then another one. Whole pieces of nail shell would hang on by a cuticle at the nail bed. Then Cooper would chew the pieces off, or, if he let us, we'd trim them off. Sometimes they split top from bottom; other times side from side.
It obviously hurt. And a new one would break every month or so. Earlier this week was the worst. One nail split, but the shell wouldn't come off all the way, and he wouldn't let us near it. He tried to lick it off himself, but every lick hurt. He lay on the bed, licked his toe and cried: lick, cry; lick, cry; lick, cry. Over and over again.
Cooper's nails break, not because he's romping and catching them on something, but because he has a disease, called Symmetrical Lupoid Onychodystrophy (SLO). It's an auto-immune condition in which the immune system attacks the nails. It's not known exactly what causes it — probably something genetic, triggered by something in the environment.
All dog breeds can get it, though greyhounds are noted for it. Mixed breed dogs get it, too. Raw-fed dogs get it just as kibble-fed dogs do. Some say that hypothyroid might be implicated; others notice that dogs with perfectly normal thyroid function, like Cooper, get SLO. It's not a bacterial, viral, or fungal infection, though a broken nail can become infected. There's no clear link to vaccinations, other diseases, activity, trauma, or anything identifiable in the environment.
And the heredity factor isn't even clear. Neither of Cooper's parents suffered from it, and the owners of those dogs had not heard of the disease in any of Cooper's fore-bearers, either.
I can't get Cooper to let me take pictures of his feet when he has a broken nail, but another blogger has a more cooperative dog. If you want to see what it looks like, take a look at http://blackschutzhundshepherds.blogspot.com/2009/08/horrors-of-slo-symmetrical-lupoid.html. These pictures were taken after the quick has begun to shrivel, so you won't see the pulsing pink quick under the freshly broken nail.
If you think your dog might have SLO, do at least these two things: join the SLOdogs Yahoo group and go see a veterinary dermatologist. The people on the yahoo group have a wealth of information and experience, and there's a good chance your regular vet will never have seen SLO. I'd also suggest you talk to your dog's breeder — I did that, and received wonderful support and help from both Rosemary and Tammy.
It's heartbreaking to see my beloved boy suffer, and the more so because there's nothing I can do to fix it. I have been mostly silent all this time. I kept hoping it would clear up or go into remission. But keeping quiet has kept me isolated from other people, and it's made me feel like I've left out an important part of this blog about my life with Cooper.
Now I hope I'll hear from some of you.


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"The COVID-19 pandemic is a public health crisis that rapidly and significantly impacted millions of lives around the globe," said Burke. "The past several weeks [have] been incredibly challenging," said Burke when the submissions opened back in April. "But through flexibility, ingenuity, creativity we're all adapting to our current situation. Sara and I are working with others from across the University to implement ways for us to stay connected despite the physical distancing."
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I heard them calling you unworthy of the love that he has given you. I heard them calling you ashamed of the sins that you have done. But, you are not alone. I know you don't deserve it but he still gives it to you. I don't deserve it either but he still gives it to me. His love brings joy. Our god brings joy.
I've got joy in my heart, in my soul. I will take it anywhere I go. I've got joy down in my lungs, I breathe air of joy. You are my god, and you are my joy.
I am still wondering why am I not dead? Why had God protected me so long. You are protected too, God loves you.


As you know – I write a bit.
I have started draft 6.
Finding both the right level of detail, and getting the timing somewhere near optimal, are not easy.
Hardest is what to leave out, and still achieve a sufficient level of coherence – often things that look like a simple hop from one idea to the next appear as vast chasms to others. So I need to build a metaphorical aircraft to let them fly high enough that they can see the landscape, but still travel with speed and comfort (the grand canyon isn't quite so daunting from 30,000 ft, but standing on the edge the idea of crossing it on foot is daunting – but quite fun in a Cesna).
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North Korea "should be fully held responsible for all situations to be incurred by" its threats, Jeong was quoted by South Korea's Yonhap news agency as saying.
Tensions have spiked on the peninsula over North Korea's nuclear test and long-range rocket launch in recent weeks.
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Q: is hapi's server.inject production safe? I have encountered server.inject in test examples, but not in production code example.
I have a route that needs to execute something that is handled by another route, so I need to make an internal call.
handler: (req, res) => {

const OPTIONS = {
method: 'POST',
path: '/path'
payload: {PAYLOAD_HERE}
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server.inject(OPTIONS, (err, response) => {
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is this okay?

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> OpenGL support with SDL, and potentially its hope for more desktop gamers.
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games in the near or distant future.
back to a 2D API without arbitrary transforms, proper blending and all that.
cost of adding Direct3D support?
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The Rosenbach Sheds Light on Literature's Most Memorable Monsters with Frankenstein & Dracula: Gothic Monsters, Modern Science, opening October 13
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The Rosenbach of the Free Library of Philadelphia, Frankenstein & Dracula: Gothic Monsters, Modern Science, 2017, view of digital interactives. Photo courtesy of Bluecadet.
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From neuroscience and blood transfusions to hypnotism and phonograph recordings, Stoker's Dracula is as much a chronicle of scientific, medical, and technological advances as it is the tale of the monster that threatens it all. Courtesy of The Rosenbach.
The Rosenbach of the Free Library of Philadelphia, Frankenstein & Dracula: Gothic Monsters, Modern Science, 2017, installation view. Photo by Kelly & Mass Photography.
In the 19th century, Mary Shelley and Bram Stoker created two of history's most memorable monsters with Frankenstein and Dracula. Two centuries later, the Rosenbach of the Free Library of Philadelphia will shed new light on these seminal Gothic works with Frankenstein & Dracula: Gothic Monsters, Modern Science, a dynamic exhibition on view October 13, 2017 through February 11, 2018.
Featuring the only US appearance of Shelley's original manuscript for Frankenstein, on loan from Oxford's Bodleian Library, alongside the Rosenbach's collection of Stoker's notes, and scientific and medical documents from the 19th century to the present, Frankenstein & Dracula investigates the intersection of scientific literature, ethics, and social anxieties, past and present.
"The monster, or creature, as many prefer to call him, resonates from generation to generation because he ultimately reminds us of our own humanity," says curator Judy Guston. Similarly, the core questions presented by Frankenstein remain relevant to this day. "What does it mean to create (life)? What is our responsibility for what we create? These questions, as well as those that stem from them, [such as] what does it mean to be a parent, a scientist, to behave ethically?, are at the core of the novel. But there is so much more that we find in the novel that has spurred creative responses over the years," Guston explains.
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Title page of the first English edition of Frankenstein, 1818. Courtesy of The Rosenbach.
Interactive kiosks, created by Bluecadet, will invite visitors to slip into the role of a scientist tasked with defeating one of three modern monsters by creating new technology or modifying a living organism and responding to difficult ethical scenarios. The storylines of each of the interactive challenges reflect the events and themes of Frankenstein and Dracula. For example, a visitor may be asked to combat a mosquito-borne illness (screenshots shown below), but the possible remedies may have unintended harmful effects on the local population. As visitors make their decisions, the results of the experiments will be projected onto the wall in front of the kiosk.
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Digital interactives from The Rosenbach's Frankenstein & Dracula: Gothic Monsters, Modern Science exhibition.
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In another gallery, visitors will encounter interactive activities promoting scientific exploration and emerging technologies, designed by partners of the Frankenstein Bicentennial Project—an international collaboration of museums, science centers, and community maker spaces including the Bodleian Library in Oxford, the Rosenbach, the Bakken Museum in Minneapolis, and the Science Museum of Minnesota.
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Frankenstein & Dracula: Film Screening of Vampyr, with Live Score by Not-So-Silent Cinema
In Conversation with the Rosenbach: It's Alive! Frankenstein in the Modern World
Frankenstein & Dracula: Screening of Nosferatu, a symphony of horror, Accompanied by Live Organ
David Hartt: The Histories (Le Mancenillier) Installation
Beth Sholom Synagogue Preservation Foundation presents a newly commissioned, site-responsive multimedia installation by visual artist and Pew Fellow David Hartt.
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Museum Director Nina Simon on Inspiring Visitor Participation
In an interactive workshop at the Center, Nina Simon, Executive Director of the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History and author of *The Participatory Museum*, shared her vision for the future of cultural institutions as personal, dynamic, and collaborative places for visitor engagement.
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Urban Equilibrium—Planning for New Environmental Art
The Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education embarked on a comprehensive re-envisioning of its art program to align it more fully with its overall goals.
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NEW Spit Spreads Death: The Influenza Pandemic of 1918–19 in Philadelphia
An interactive exhibition at the Mütter Museum about the 1918–19 influenza pandemic in Philadelphia explores connections between civic responsibility and public health.
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Interpretation of the Chew Family's History
Cliveden, an 18th-century historic site once owned by the Chew family, envisioned new interpretive strategies and a series of programs based on its history of enslavement.
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Shofuso and Modernism: Mid-Century Collaboration between Japan and Philadelphia Exhibition
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Coming in 2018: Center-Funded Projects from Taylor Mac, Nels Cline, Tania El Khoury, Trenton Doyle Hancock, and More
The coming year brings engaging and cutting-edge Center-funded projects to the Philadelphia region.
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Temple Contemporary
Part of Temple University's Tyler School of Art, Temple Contemporary's mission is "to creatively re-imagine the social function of art," with programming that is shaped by an advisory council that presents questions of local relevance and international significance.
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Philadelphia Assembled Exhibition
The Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition of participatory sites created through the large-scale, multi-part project, Philadelphia Assembled.
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Invisible City: Symposium
The Philadelphia Avant-Garde Studies Consortium at the Kislak Center hosts a symposium around Invisible City: Philadelphia and the Vernacular Avant-garde.
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Peter Taub
Peter Taub is a curator and arts manager with over 30 years of experience in developing and producing artist-centered projects.
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Valerie Cassel Oliver
Valerie Cassel Oliver is senior curator at the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston. She has organized numerous exhibitions that have earned national and international acclaim.
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Hou Hanru
Hou Hanru is a Chinese-born art critic and curator, as well as the artistic director of the MAXXI National Museum of the 21st Century Arts in Rome.
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Demetrius Oliver: Canicular
Demetrius Oliver: Canicular is an innovative exhibition of newly commissioned works that will transform the Print Center's galleries, including a live telescope projection of Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky.
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The Welling Project
The Brandywine River Museum planned for a 2015 exhibition by Los Angeles-based conceptual photographer James Welling, whose work takes inspiration from and pays homage to 20th-century American artist Andrew Wyeth.
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Lace in Translation
Three international designers created new works that reconceptualized conventional notions of lace.
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Now Available: New Center-Funded Publications from Philadelphia Photo Arts Center and Michener Art Museum
Two recently completed Center-supported projects have released extensive publications documenting visual art exhibitions and a community engagement initiative.
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Sarah Robayo Sheridan
Sarah Robayo Sheridan is a writer and curator whose burgeoning practice and innovative small-space projects have garnered her national attention.
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The History Truck W.I.C. Work/Shop
Informed by first-person accounts of the Women, Infants, and Children (W.I.C.) nutritional assistance program, this mobile exhibition and series of public programs will explore the lived experience of welfare and expand the Philadelphia Public History Truck's programmatic focus.
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Pop Cinema
The International House presented Pop Cinema, curated by William Kaizen, the first exhibition to offer its subject as a distinct film genre.
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DOD's cloud strategy puts JEDI at the top
By Lauren C. Williams
The Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure cloud initiative known as JEDI appears to be the one cloud to rule them all, according to the Defense Department's newly released cloud strategy.
"DOD has never stepped back and created a holistic view of what it is we're trying to do with the cloud," DOD CIO Dana Deasy said in a statement released alongside the unclassified, 14-page report Feb. 4. "The strategy addresses what we're trying to do ... the problems we're trying to solve and the objectives [we want to meet]."
The strategy emphasizes a cloud hierarchy at DOD, with JEDI on top and MilCloud second in command, followed by multiple "fit-for-purpose" clouds.
The JEDI program, the document states, is the "foundational approach to deliver the benefits of a General Purpose enterprise cloud for DoD."
Fit-for-purpose clouds, which includes MilCloud 2.0 run by the Defense Information Services Agency (DISA) as well as software-as-a-service models like the $8 billion Defense Enterprise Office Solutions program for email and chat, will be secondary to the commercially run JEDI general-purpose cloud.
All secondary clouds would have to work with JEDI, and any new cloud environments would require expressed justification and approval.
"Only when mission needs cannot be supported by General Purpose will Fit For Purpose alternatives be explored," the document states. Additionally, mission owners would have to seek DOD CIO approval "describing the capability and why the General Purpose cloud service does not support their mission."
Deasy echoed that sentiment during testimony at a Senate Armed Services cybersecurity subcommittee hearing Jan. 29, when he said that DOD needs to stop debating over mission-specific tools and focus entirely on implementation.
"There's no reason we need different tools to solve for many of these problems," he told lawmakers. "We need to standardize more, we need to stop rolling individual solutions, we need to move beyond the debates of what are the right product sets, and we need to spend all of our time talking about how to get the work done."
The strategy also touches on workforce issues, namely a lack of technical talent, but it does not chart a clear path to mitigate them.
"DOD's workforce must obtain a basic level of cloud proficiency in order to most effectively exploit the benefits of cloud," acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan wrote in the strategy. "Just as every Marine is a rifleman, every DoD employee must have basic cloud awareness to effectively operate on the 21st century battlefield."
Additionally, the strategy indicates that the Defense Department's cloud matters won't always belong to the CIO.
DOD CIO will transfer cloud oversight to a named "enterprise cloud organization with appropriate leadership" after JEDI is fully implemented and the smaller, tailored clouds are matured. It is not clear whether DISA would be that entity or if another unit would be stood up.
Lauren C. Williams is senior editor for FCW and Defense Systems, covering defense and cybersecurity.
Prior to joining FCW, Williams was the tech reporter for ThinkProgress, where she covered everything from internet culture to national security issues. In past positions, Williams covered health care, politics and crime for various publications, including The Seattle Times.
Williams graduated with a master's in journalism from the University of Maryland, College Park and a bachelor's in dietetics from the University of Delaware. She can be contacted at [email protected], or follow her on Twitter @lalaurenista.
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iOS developers and enthusiasts, join us on June 6th, 7:00 to 9:30pm for iOS Tech Talks.
Altaibayar Tseveenbayar, a Toptal developer, will give a talk on Flutter — Google's SDK for creating native iOS and Android apps from one codebase.
Petr Sima of Ackee will also speak, with a talk showing how to communicate with Ethereum from iOS devices.
This is a great opportunity to meet local experts and Toptalers, and an ideal chance to invite guests who may be interested in learning more about Toptal.
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The Silicon Valley Defense Group (SVDG) is a non-partisan 501(c)(3) non-profit hub for convening companies supporting the defense industrial base. The firm credits its founding to late-Senator John McCain (R-AZ), who "sought help from leaders in tech and finance to improve relations between the innovation hub of Silicon Valley and the technology demands of the defense market." SVDG's founding funders include major defense contractors Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, SAIC, and Microsoft.
The group also engages in acquisition policy advocacy. In May 2021, SVDG was among nearly fifty companies and associations that sent a letter to the White House urging the Biden Administration to "[reimagine] its approach to government contracting" and "enforce laws and policies that give preference to commercial software and technology solutions."
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Yarmouth River (old)
The Sparhawk Mill on the Royal River in Yarmouth, Maine, a few hundred yards northwest of its mouth at Casco Bay
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The Royal River is a small river, 39 miles (63 km) long,[1] in southern Maine. The river originates in Sabbathday Lake in New Gloucester and flows northeasterly into Auburn and then southerly through New Gloucester (via the Royal River Reservoir), Gray and North Yarmouth into Casco Bay at Yarmouth.
The river is named for William Royall (1580–1676),[2] one of the first European settlers in the area, though the official form of its name omits the second L. One of the earliest maps naming the river Royal was a 1699 map by Wolfgang William Romer on which it was spelled "Roiall River."[3] A Portland Magazine article, "Muddy Waters," has prompted a conversation about whether or not the river should be returned to its original Native American name considering the Royall family's ties to slavery in Antigua. Sir Ronald Sanders, Ambassador for Antigua and Barbuda to the United States, states, "Heinous crimes of this nature have been celebrated in the name of this river. It should not require a great deal of difficulty to realize that celebration should be ended. That human life should be taken so easily and wantonly is wrong in itself." Daniel R. Coquillette, co-author On the Battlefield of Merit[4] says, "Isaac Royall Sr. was a brutal man, even by the standards of his time. He didn't found Bowdoin College or anything. You could make it an easy case to change the river." Dr. Natasha Lightfoot, associate professor of history at Columbia University, says, "I would certainly change the name. Keeping the name of 'Royall River' makes the river a lasting monument to the violence of slavery and settler colonialism in the Americas. There were communities established in the area long before the arrival of any European settlers. I would suggest researching what First Nations/Native American peoples lived near the river and likely used it for their daily lives and commerce, and naming the river after them."[3]
The river is bridged by Interstate 95 and U.S. Route 202 before leaving New Gloucester, then by the Maine Central Railroad "Back Road" and the Grand Trunk Railway in Auburn, and then again by the Grand Trunk Railway and by State Route 231 when it returns to New Gloucester. The river is bridged twice more by the Maine Central Back Road in Gray. In North Yarmouth, the river is bridged again by State Route 231 and by State Route 9, and in Yarmouth it is crossed by the Maine Central Railroad "Lower Road", again by the Grand Trunk Railway, by U.S. Route 1 and, at its mouth, by State Route 88 and Interstate 295.
During the 1700s and 1800s, Yarmouth River, as it was then known, was a source of great economic growth for Yarmouth as it provided the power for the many mills. One such mill was erected in 1872 by the Forest Paper Company on the current site of the Royal River Park.
The river is mentioned in several of Maine-native Stephen King's novels, including The Body, when the boys cross the Royal River, only to be attacked by leeches, as well as 'Salem's Lot and Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption. The McKin Company Superfund site was within the Royal River watershed.[5]
William Royall, a cooper, sailed from England to America on the Lion's Whelp in 1629. After landing at Salem, Massachusetts, he worked as an indentured servant for the Massachusetts Bay Company. As a reward, he was deeded land on the headlands of the Westcustogo River, later renamed to "Royal River".[6] According to historian William H. Rowe, William Royall's first homestead was at Fogg's Point in Freeport, Maine. He later moved to Royall's Farm, which was in the triangular piece of land between the Royal and Cousins Rivers. Repeated conflicts between colonists and the Native Americans caused William to take his family and remove to Dorchester, Massachusetts, in 1675, a year before his death.
William's grandson, Isaac Royall Sr. (1672–1739), chose a life at sea, becoming a rum merchant, sugar merchant, and sought to make his fortune in the slave trade. By 1700 he was in Antigua, part-owner of a Massachusetts-built slave called the Mayflower. His son, Isaac Royall Jr, who played a crucial role in the founding of Harvard Law School, was born in Antigua 1719.[3]
The source of the Royal River at Sabbathday Lake in New Gloucester, Maine, looking south towards the lake
The river flowing north beneath Outlet Road, adjacent to its source at Sabbathday Lake
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^ a b c "Muddy Waters | PORTLAND MAGAZINE". Retrieved 2020-08-13.
^ Harvard University Press, October 23, 2015
^ "Site Information McKin Company Superfund Site Gray Maine". United States Environmental Protection Agency. 1985-07-22. Retrieved 2009-07-21.
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Tall, dark and handsome is the perfect description for this hunk of a horse! A previous KYEAC resident, he recently returned due to soundness issues. This guy has such a puppy dog personality which would make him an awesome companion for a non-riding home. The pictures do not do this beautiful horse justice, he is truly magnificent!


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Gimli Yacht Club
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Gimli Yacht Club owes its beginnings to a unique set of circumstances. In 1967 Winnipeg was chosen as the site for the Pan Am Games and the most suitable location for the yachting competition was Gimli. Even before the Games were held, negotiations were initiated by the Manitoba Sailing Association regarding the acquisition of the site. However, the property was turned over to the Town following the Games.
After two more years of negotiations between MSA and the Town, Gimli Yacht Club became a reality in July, 1969, when its first organizational meeting was held. Unlike most yacht clubs, GYC started out well equipped with a building (donated to the Pan Am Games by Camp Shilo), land (leased from the Town) and a wharf and finger docks (build by the Pan Am Games Society), but only a handful of members. Until the airforce base at the airport closed in 1971, the CFB Sailing Club was an important member of this group in its first few years, providing some of the basic necessities, such as furniture, boats and rescue craft.
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As an editor, if you want to make the cut, then you've got to know your cuts.
Editing is an arduous, time-consuming, and complicated craft that challenges both hemispheres of your brain as well as your assertion that, yes, filmmaking and editing is something you want to do for the rest of your life. (Pretty sure I've wanted to quit after almost every project I've ever edited.) However, one thing that makes the process a little easier and go a little more smoothly is knowing your editorial tools like the back of your hand, namely the types of cuts that you'll use most often in your work. The team over at Filmora breaks down five of them in the video below, offering explanations of what they are, what they do, and how to use them when you head into post.
Now, before we get into all the fancy schmancy cuts (they're really not that fancy), I think it's important to first establish what a standard cut is and how it functions. For most of you, I know, this is like the first day of Remedial Editing for First-Time Beginners 101, but stay with me. A standard cut is simply cutting from one clip to another. That's it. There aren't any transitions or cool visual tricks. It's literally: Clip A plays, ends, and then is followed by the beginning of Clip B. So, why are these cuts important to talk about? Well, because they'll most likely make up 90% of all of your edits, and knowing how to use them correctly is integral to becoming a better, more professional editor.
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The Federal Government has commenced the expansion of the Ibadan-Ijebu Igbo road, which had been abandoned for the past 25 years, into multiple lanes.
According to the Project Manager, Ade Adedeji, the construction of the road will start in Olomi area of Ibadan and link Ijebu Igbo.
Adedeji, who is representing the contractor handling the project, DC Engineers, added that the project would be completed in two years.
He said, "After 25 years of being abandoned, the 45-kilometre stretch of the road will be rehabilitated. It will boost socio-economic activities of people along the path and ease inter-state movement between Oyo and Ogun states. The project, which is under the supervision of the Ministry of Power, Works and Housing, is a dual carriageway with drainage, street lights, over 32 culverts and three bridges.
"The major bridge is at Olomi in Ibadan, which is 45 metres in length and about 14 metres wide. The project has five sections located in Apade to the Oyo State border and Olojuoro through the Oyo State border to Ijebu Igbo. Clearing of the road path covering Olomi, Ayegun, Apade and Ijebu-Igbo has already begun.
Some of the villagers, who spoke to our correspondent, expressed their desire to cooperate with the engineers working on the road, while appealing to the Federal Government to release funds appropriately so that the construction would not extend beyond two years.


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Janq'u Qullu (Aymara janq'u white, qullu mountain, "white mountain", also spelled Jankho Kkollu) is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia, about  high. It is situated in the Potosí Department, Antonio Quijarro Province, in the east of the Uyuni Municipality. Janq'u Qullu lies south of the mountain Warachi Qullu. The river Ch'iyar Juqhu Q'awa (Chiar Jokho Khaua) which later is named Juqhu Jawira (Jokho Jahuiri), Jalsullani and Chiqapa (Chicapa) originates north of the mountain. Its waters flow to Qullpa Jawira in the northeast.

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