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In this file photo, Denise Leonard with the Hamilton police mounted patrol unit's newest recruit. The service conducted a contest to name the five-year-old Percheron and have chosen — Argyll.
Hamilton police reveal name of newest mounted unit horse: Argyll
Police received more than 4,000 entries suggesting names
By The Hamilton Spectator
Wed., May 13, 2020timer1 min. read
After more than 4,000 entries suggesting nearly 1,200 unique names, Hamilton police have chosen the name for their newest mounted unit horse — Argyll.
The five-year-old Percheron cross will join Griffin, Lincoln, MacNab, RHLI and Barron, who will retire later this year.
Police had asked the community to suggest a new name with the criteria that it reflect the police service vision, mission and values, have significance to the Hamilton community, have a connection to local military heritage or be named after a former Hamilton police officer.
In a video shared by Hamilton police, Chief Eric Girt welcomes the newest member of the police service.
The mounted unit is used for everything from crowd control to missing person searches. It was established in Hamilton in 2010.
Argyll is named after the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada (Princess Louise's), established in 1903. Police said the name is meant to honour the close connection between the police service and the local military regiment.
The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders are honoured by the name choice, said Capt. Mike Wonnacott.
"This is a great example of the institutional fraternity between the Canadian Armed Forces and the local emergency services and we've had a very excellent relationship with Hamilton Police Service for years and years and years now."
Sgt. Denise Leonard, of the mounted patrol unit, said she's never met another horse who likes to work like Argyll, describing how even on his day off he'd be looking in her window wanting to work.
She said they get each other, adding that Argyll is "just a big goofball."
The police service had planned to announce the new name at the end of March, but were delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Reach The Spectator newsroom at 905-526-3420 or news@thespec.com


Mayors listen as they take part in the Assises des maires bretons (conference gathering of mayors from Brittany), on April 3, 2019, in Saint-Brieuc, France.
A California woman is mourning the freak electrocution death of her 17-year-old grandson while trying to rescue a dog from a canal near Dixon.
According to ABC10 in Sacramento, Joy Branco rushed to Dixon after learning her grandson, Jacob Hourmouzus, and another teenager, Jacob Schneider, were seriously injured after grabbing an electrified bridge while in the waterway attempting to save the dog from the swiftly moving water.
The boys were taken to a Vacaville hospital on April 1. The teenagers were later pronounced dead.
The Solano County Sheriff's Office says the dog survived.
Dixon High School Principal Stephanie Marquez says both boys were students of the school and that counseling services will be available for their classmates.
The California Highway Patrol says first responders found the teenagers around 12:30 p.m. on April 1 in a nearby field after the boys' friends called 911.
According to the Sacramento Bee, Hourmouzus, Schneider and at least two other friends were riding four-wheel vehicles near an orchard in Dixon when at some point their friend's dog fell into a canal operated by Solano Irrigation District.
Hourmouzus and Schneider jumped into the canal to try to save the dog.
As they attempted to pull themselves out of the canal, they reached up to grab onto the electrified bridge, a Solano County Sheriff's Office statement said.
A third boy jumped into the canal and knocked the boys off the bridge, the sheriff's office said. He then pulled Hourmouzus, Schneider and the dog out of the canal, and a girl called 911, according to the sheriff's statement.
The boy who jumped in after the two was Schneider's cousin, Kelby Holland, CBS station KOVR-TV reports. "He [Schneider] was saving his dog," Holland told the station. "He loved his dog a lot."
The sheriff's office and the Solano County District Attorney's Office will investigate the incident and determine how and why the bridge was electrified.
There are power lines over the bridge and the canal. CBS13 Sacramento crews also saw exposed wires near the bridge, but according to the Solano Irrigation District, the bridge was not supposed to be electrified.
According to ABC30 in Sacramento, a vigil was held Tuesday night at Hall Park in Dixon where dozens of family and friends, including Branco, gathered to light candles and meet with one another.
Branco told ABC30 in Sacramento she had a strong bond with her grandson.
"Jacob put a tattoo on his chest last month or the month before," Branco told the TV station. "He had put my name 'Joy' on his heart and I said, 'Jake, why did you do that?' [and he said] '[Be]cause I love you, grandma.'"
She said she has several grandchildren and great-grandchildren, but Jacob was always her baby.
"Jake," Branco said. "You'll always be in my heart. Always."
Candy Carrillo, Hourmouzus' mother, told the AP there should have been warning signs posted on the electrified bridge.


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Saturday // Feb. 24, 2018
Fellswater
Boston's Celtic Music Ensemble, playing a wide range of tunes and songs, drawing from the music of Scotland, Ireland, Brittany, Canada and beyond.
Saturday // June 3, 2017
Blackstone Valley Bluegrass & Baza
New Hampshire based Baza celebrates the tradition of the harmonica and guitar blues duo. Winners of the 2017 Granite Stae Blues Challenge, solo/duo category. They will be opening for BV Bluegrass, a high energy, entertaining performer of both traditional and contemporary bluegrass.
Website, YouTube
Website, Facebook
Saturday // Nov. 21, 2015
Fisher and Radcliife
Deborah Anne Fisher and "Ragtime" Jack Radcliffe cover music from the Appalachian, Country, Blues, Vaudeville, Jug Band, Early Jazz and Ragtime traditions, with a dazzling array of instruments, & beautiful harmonies.
Friday // April 22, 2016
Jimmy Mazz
Las Vegas Legends
A musical journey by a master showman through songs of your favorite artists, including Tom Jones, Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Elvis Presley, Billy Joel, Johnny Cash & many more.
Sunday // April 12, 2015
Southern Rail
(Bluegrass Gospel)
Part of the church service
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Sunday // Nov. 20, 2016
Bluegrass Gospel
A very entertaining and high energy performance.
Part of the church service, 10:00 am, Free
Followed by luncheon and auction
Saturday // May 7, 2016
Church Spring Concert & Pot Luck Supper
Musical performances include bell and chime choirs, men's chorus, instrumental soloists, and much more!
Saturday // Sept. 19, 2015
New Sound Assembly Chorus
(Barbershop Chorus & Quartet)
Saturday // April 8, 2017
Burning Bridget Cleary
Celtic/Irish Quartet
One of the top international Celtic bands. They have earned a reputation for presenting high-spirited Celtic music all over the eastern U.S. and Ireland.
Saturday // Dec. 6, 2014
Church Holiday Concert & Pot Luck Supper
ReverbNation Website, Other Website, Facebook
Friday // Sept. 23, 2016
Rolling Roots Revue
Traditional American music performed by living masters of the music, from Wepecket Island Records.
Kirk Whipple & Marilyn Morales, Duo Pianists
Internationally renowned husband and wife pianists, and directors of Cranberry Coast Concerts. Their program will include classical, contemporary and original works for two pianos. Also, surprise guests from this summer's concert season.
Donna Lee
Tribute to Patsy Cline
Bringing to life the music and memory of the late great Patsy Cline, one of the world's best loved stars, bridging the gap between pop and country.
North Sea Gas
One of Scotland's most popular folk bands with great vocals and tremendous 3-part harmonies. They have released 19 albums, have received many awards, and have performed worldwide.
Friday // April 6, 2018
His introspective and original songs have earned him listeners worldwide, and his stage presence and sense of humor are a delight. His varied repertoire includes folk, pop, gospel, jazz, upbeat storytelling and ballads.
Website, Facebook, YouTube
Saturday // May 13, 2017
Phil Rosenthal
Songs of Pete Seeger
Phil is an internationally acclaimed singer and songwriter whose compositions have been recorded by Johnny Cash, Bill Monroe, and others. He was lead singer and guitarist for the bluegrass band, the Seldom Scene.
Saturday // March 11, 2017
Lonely Heartstring Band
Bluegrass with some Beatles added
Combining soulful instrumentals with soaring 3-part harmonies. Formed in 2012 by 5 guys from Berklee College of Music in Boston, they have already generated a devoted following of music-lovers across North America.
NSA Website
Cheryl Wheeler
A gifted songwriter with a beautiful voice, she is also a natural storyteller with a fantastic sense of humor. Her songs have been covered by Peter, Paul & Mary, Kenny Loggins, Garth Brooks, et al.
Saturday // Oct. 21, 2017
Brooks Williams
American acoustic guitarist and singer/songwriter from Statesboro, GA. His style combines roots, jazz, blues, classical and folk. Worldwide touring for over 25 years.
Friday // May 13, 2016
Boston's Erin Og
Nationally known Irish band
The next generation of Irish ballad groups, singing all kinds of Irish folk music, from rousing rebel and drinking songs, jigs and reels, to soulful folk ballads.
Friday // Nov. 14, 2014
Bill Staines
Baza Website, BV Bluegrass Website
Southern Rail, Bluegrass Christmas Show
A very entertaining and high-energy show.
Friday // March 23, 2018
Mustard's Retreat
"The defiantly hopeful tour. Music to cure what ails you." David Tamulevich and Michael Hough with their special brand of folk music.
Friday // Oct. 24, 2014
Atwater-Donnelly Trio
OCC Coffeehouse
Church Christmas Concert & Pot Luck Supper
Facebook and video
A very entertaining and high energy performance!
Part of the church service, 10:00 am
Website and Facebook and ReverbNation (w/songs)
Website and Sample Music and More Music and YouTube
Elastic Five Website and Brehon Facebook Page
NBC Website
Friday // Feb. 17, 2017
Dixie Diehards
Traditional New Orleans Jazz (also known as Dixieland)
The band plays the upbeat, hand-clapping New Orleans style of Jazz that evolved in the early part of the twentieth century.
S-I Video and S-I Facebook
Saturday // Jan. 13, 2018
Andy & Judy and Lori Diamond & Fred Abatelli (LDFA)
Two great folk music groups. Andy and Judy Daigle with their son Greg are the ones who did the Peter, Paul & Mary tribute last season. Lori's sensitive vocals and piano combined with Fred's excellent guitar work have delighted audiences throughout the Northeast.
(Irish/Celtic Band)
Heather Pierson Acoustic Trio
Americana style blending jazz, folk & blues with 3-part harmonies & virtuosity. She is an award-winning pianist, multi-genre singer/songwriter, arranger, bandleader, and performer. Over 200 shows/year throughout the U.S.
The Daigles
Peter, Paul and Mary Tribute
Andy and Judy Daigle have performed in New England since 2009, and with their son Greg have been well-received with their tribute to Peter, Paul and Mary.
Website, Facebook, YouTube, Special Promo Video
Boogaloo Swamis
Cajun and Zydeco
They combine their rythmic Cajun and Zydeco music with Rockabilly, Tex Mex, Blues, and original tunes for a musical gumbo.
Donna Lee, Barry Searle & The Crooked Ledge Band
Tribute to Merle Haggard and Emmy Lou Harris. Donna Lee is the singer who did the very successful Patsy Cline tribute in 2016.
Walk the Line Band
(Johnny Cash Tribute Band)
Past Shows, 2014-18
Other Venues and Shows
This is a non-profit, volunteer-run series of music events
at the Original Congregational Church, Wrentham, Massachusetts, Wheelchair Accessible
(but the sanctuary has no bathroom & is not wheelchair friendly)
Saturday // Dec. 5, 2015
Website and YouTube
Saturday // April 18, 2015
Narragansett Bay Chorus
(Barbershop Chorus & Quartets)
Friday // Jan. 15, 2016
Soul-Intensity and The Echos
Popular R&B Music of the 1950's-80's with 2 great groups
Soul-Intensity plays and sings classic R&B soul music, and The Echos are a doo-wop group who also sing great a cappella.
Friday // Oct. 9, 2015
Generations Saxophone Quartet
Directed by Dr. Steve Straus, repertoire of this exciting, innovative group ranges from Baroque to the Beatles, with entertaining and educational commentary.
Saturday // Feb. 3, 2018
Marcus Dagan
Music of LEONARD COHEN, "The Priest of Song". A retrospective spanning 40 years of an iconic master of the lyric by an iconic performer of keyboard and song.
Andy & Judy's Website, LDFA website, LDFA YouTube
Website, Video and Facebook
Squeezebox Stompers
Bringing a Louisiana musical gumbo to New England. A unique mix of Cajun, Zydeco, Celtic, Country, Blues, and Jazz, featuring accordion, guitar, fiddle, saxophone, bass and drums.
Elastic Five & Brehon and the V8's
Two local bands. The Rockabilly music of Brehon is the perfect prelude to The Elastic Five, who will be performing original authentic arrangements of rock, pop, and folk songs of the 20th century. The ultimate tribute to popular music.
Sunday // March 13, 2016
Dry Branch Fire Squad
Followed by a Pot Luck Supper
Nationally-touring Bluegrass Quartet
One of bluegrass music's most popular bands.Their humor and bonding with the audience is legendary.
Saturday // March 14, 2015
Gospel Concert
Several groups with diverse styles: Wrentham Men's Chorus, Shir Agape, & Stage Door Jazz Band
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Plavi orkestar () is a Bosnian and former Yugoslavian pop rock band from Sarajevo. The band was formed in 1983 by Saša Lošić, who is the lead singer and songwriter of the group. The band has remained popular with seven albums and more than 1500 concerts worldwide.

History
In 1981, sixteen-year-old Saša Lošić, a gymnasium student from Sarajevo, started a band called Ševin Orkestar with Srđan Krošnjar on guitar, Gordan Džamonja on bass, and Admir "Ćera II" Ćeramida on drums. The following year, the four teenagers changed their name to Plavi Orkestar due to another group called Ševe being active in the city at the time.

Soon after, Lošić switched schools; moving from the Third Sarajevo Gymnasium to First Sarajevo Gymnasium where he met guitarist Mladen "Pava" Pavičić who had already experienced a certain measure of musical prominence having played in a band called Rock Apoteka. Furthermore, Pavičić had appeared at the 1981 Omladinski festival in Subotica with Super 98 (Rock Apoteka's next incarnation), before switching to pop band Mali Princ, and finally ending up in Pauk where he recorded an album, Mumije lažu, released in 1982. Since Pauk was based out of Zavidovići, for teenage Pavičić that meant traveling every weekend for band rehearsals, which his parents weren't too keen on and soon persuaded him to quit the group. He then flirted with and filled in with a variety of bands.

Though Pava and Loša hit it off as soon as they met in school, it wasn't until 1983 that Pava joined Loša's band. The two agreed to do so at a Siluete gig in Sarajevo. As soon as he joined Plavi Orkestar, much more musically experienced Pava arranged for guitarist Krošnjar and bassist Džamonja to be kicked out of the group, seeing them as not committed and dedicated enough. Before summer 1983, Samir "Ćera I" Ćeramida joined on bass as a replacement for Džamonja.

Beginning
This is when the group's activity became decidedly more serious and it's generally considered as the band's real beginning. They started appearing as the opening act for big Yugoslav touring bands like Riblja Čorba and Leb i Sol, which got them exposure in the country's press. However, the reviews and notices were atrocious, which Loša took quite hard and for a time even decided to quit music. Still, the enthusiasm among other band members brought him back and he devoted himself to writing pop ballads, most of which were inspired by unrequited love for a girl he was after at the time. During summer 1983, they held a gig at Sarajevo club called Trasa where they got spotted by Laboratorija Zvuka's Bata Vranešević who noticed their potential, inviting them to Belgrade to record material. In September 1983 as a send-off before going away to serve the army stint, they played another show at Trasa. The next day they were on a train to Belgrade where in Enco Lesić's studio, Druga maca, they recorded three tracks — "Soldatski bal", "Goodbye Teens", and "Suada" — all of which would become future hits.

After this, all four band members left straight to serve in their mandatory Yugoslav People's Army stint. A year later in September 1984, they returned to Sarajevo where their mates from the scene, Zabranjeno Pušenje, were enjoying breakout success with their debut album. Loša and Pava returned home first, continuing where they left off while waiting for their rhythm section to come back home. However, due to poor gig quality and general malaise, the two got into a row that ended up with Pava quitting the band. Loša then got in touch with music manager Malkolm Muharem, who previously worked with Elvis J. Kurtovich and His Meteors; the two arranged for the band (though the group strictly speaking didn't even exist at the moment) to record a few more demos in Zagreb with the help of Parni Valjak's Husein Hasanefendić and Rastko Milošev. While in Zagreb, Loša managed to get the country's best known record label interested in the group, signing a pre-contract with Jugoton. The event was the catalyst for Pava to return to the band.

Debut album
In early 1985, the band's first album Soldatski bal (Soldier's Ball) was recorded in SIM studio, Zagreb. From this album the band had many hit singles such as "Suada", "Medena curice" (Honey Girl), "Odlazi nam raja" (Our Friends are Leaving), "Bolje biti pijan nego star" (Better to be drunk than old), "Goodbye Teens", and the title track, "Soldatski bal". The album's lyrics were based on Loša's experiences whilst serving in the army. Their second album "Smrt Fašizmu" ("Death to Fascism") was another outstanding success for the band, selling over 300,000 copies in Yugoslavia and being certified diamond. This album spawned several hits: "Fa, fa fašista nemoj biti ti (jerbo ću te ja draga ubiti)", "Puteru Puteru", "Sava Tiho Teče", "Zelene su bile oči te" and "Kad si sam druže moj".

In 1989, they returned with the album "Sunce na prozoru" which was another big hit for the band. It included such hits as "Kaja", "Lovac i košuta" and "Proljeće". Their 1991 release, Simpatija, would be their last album issued in Yugoslavia prior to its breakup. It included their version of Mamas and Papas hit single "California Dreaming" (titled "Ljubi se Istok i Zapad) which is still a big hit to this day in the post-Yugoslav republics. They were on hiatus until 1998 when they released "LongPlay" which included the hits "Ako su to bile samo laži" and "Od rođendana do rođendana". After that came the album "Infinity" released in 1999, which included numerous hit singles like "Odlazim", "Djevojka iz snova" and "Pijem da je zaboravim". "Infinity" was followed by "Sedam" in 2012.

Members
Saša Lošić - Loša: vocals, songwriting, composing
Mladen Pavičić: Lead/Electric Guitar (occasional keyboards)
Saša Zalepugin: Lead/Electric Guitar
 Samir Ćeramida, Ćera I: Bass Guitar
 Admir Ćeremida, Ćera II: Drums

Discography

Studio albums
Soldatski bal (1985)
Smrt fašizmu (1986)
Sunce na prozoru (1989)
Simpatija (1991)
Everblue 1 and 2 Greatest Hits* (1996)
Longplay (1998)
Infinity (1999)
Sedam (2012)

Compilation albums
The Ultimate Collection - Plavi Orkestar (Croatia Records, 2007)
The Platinum Collection - Plavi Orkestar (City Records, 2007)
Greatest Hits Collection - Plavi Orkestar (Croatia Records, 2016)

See also
Sarajevo school of pop rock
New Primitives

External links
Saša Lošić Official site
Plavi Orkestar Official Site

Bosnia and Herzegovina musical groups
Yugoslav rock music groups
Sibling musical groups

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Architecture | 1 Jan 2019 | By Oliver Basciano
Elmgreen & Dragset's cavernous Berlin live-work space offers a clever twist on familiar structures
The immense attic of art duo Michael Elmgreen and Ingar Dragset's apartment features Scandinavian furniture, pieces from their shows and 'the largest domestic window in Germany'. Photography: Thorsten Klapsch
Scandinavian art duo Michael Elmgreen and Ingar Dragset have become masters of the architectural installation over the past 13 years, picking up critical acclaim and international gallery shows as they go. Their work is characterised by presenting a familiar space in a different context. This has ranged from Prada Marfa, a fully stocked but sealed Prada store, left to decay in the deserts of Texas in 2005, to this October's conversion of London's Victoria Miro Gallery into a low-rent nightclub after closing time. So it's no surprise their own 1,000 sq m studio-cum-apartment is a carefully considered space.
An imposing former pump house, it has a red-brick exterior, landing-strip windows and ramshackle grounds, and a somewhat abandoned feel to it when viewed from the quiet tree-lined street. It's an unusual landmark in the slightly run-down Berlin suburb of Neukölln. Yet the shabby exterior belies a slick minimal interior. Largely designed by the artists, with practical input from the German practice Wenk und Wiese, the space combines a working studio with private rooms on the upper level. On first entering the building, the vastness of the 13m-high atrium, flooded with natural light from original windows, is breathtaking. Only two mezzanines – lined with Mac-laden workstations – break up the vertical giddiness; on wheels, they can move horizontally, via the old crane infrastructure of the water pump.
In one corner of the attic, an angular matt-black chimney hangs over artfully stacked logs on a minimalist white platform. Photography: Thorsten Klapsch
So vast is the space that the artists have been able to chalk an outline of the stage of London's Old Vic theatre on the floor, to rehearse their show, Drama Queens, for which they're choreographing performances by motorised replicas of iconic sculptures. They use much of the building as a 'semi-public space', where their assistants work and where they plan to hold exhibitions by other artists.
Upstairs, the kitchen doubles as a meeting room and communal eating space, with a long, heavy board table by Jean Nouvel. 'This room is the centre point,' says Elmgreen. 'We share it with everyone.' The duo keeps returning to the notions of public and private space. This harks back to the Powerles Structures tag attached to a series of works in which they investigated how institutional buildings control human action through architecture. Dragset jokes, 'Talking of power, all the door handles are the same as those in the German chancellor's offices. We chose them for their classical German look.'
Above the kitchen are the individual bedrooms for the two – both with en suites, as well as a still-in-progress guest bedroom. The two artists, who were boyfriends for ten years after meeting in 1994, also have apartments in the Mitte district of Berlin. Elmgreen lives in the studio pretty much full-time though, with Dragset staying over occasionally. In Elmgreen's room is a glass cabinet full of collectible trainers, and by the bed a Hans Wegner 'Ox' chair takes pride of place next to a photo of the same chair, with a young man reading naked in it. 'I wanted the chair and I wanted the boy. I asked for them to be in the exhibition, "Home Is the Place You Left" in Norway earlier this year, and the museum paid for it and his flights. This photo is a document of that. It's great when art can provide!'
The verticality of the building is emphasised by the rows of skinny floor-to-ceiling windows. Photography: Thorsten Klapsch
At the top of the building is a converted vaulted attic with a window so big it has to slide up in sections. 'We had the idea of using all the window budget on just one big one. We had it especially commissioned and it's supposed to be the largest domestic window in Germany,' Dragset explains. Wegner makes a reappearance in this space too, in the form of a long leather couch once housed in Copenhagen airport's business lounge. 'He was a really dry designer, a no bullshit designer,' Elmgreen says, adding, 'we wanted to make upstairs a very non-professional environment to work in.' Irreverent objects dot the space: a stuffed flamingo takes pride of place next to the fireplace; while a similarly stuffed otter sits upon an opposing platform.
'The flamingo was a present from Michael to me after we split. It was a substitute,' Dragset explains. After breaking up, having moved to Berlin together in 1997, they found the space and couldn't be happier with it. 'It addresses our personal needs, our needs for sharing, for work, for trying things out.' §
As originally featured in the November 2008 issue of Wallpaper* (W*116)
The duo's take on the traditional office set-up: a sleek row of desks on a moveable mezzanine
The guest bathroom also offers different perspectives, with its sunken bath and exposed wires that reference the building's industrial heritage
The kitchen's built-in black storage units made by architects Wenk und Wiese make for a strong backdrop
In the main hall, the 'stage' is set with motorised sculptures, including replicas of (from left) Sol LeWitt's Four Cubes, Alberto Giacometti's Walking Man and Jean Arp's Cloud Shepherd
For more information, visit the Elmgreen & Dragset website
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He also has starred in three reality TV series: "Rock of Love," "Bret Michaels: Life As I Know It" and "Celebrity Apprentice."
Tickets are $75-$40. Must be 21 or older.
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The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins and firm structure towards the finish. A spicy, juicy Burgundian Pinot Noir from a small, high-altitude and southeast-facing vineyard near the commune of Concoeur, in the hills above the village of Vosne-Romanée.
Anne Gros simply is one of the top winemakers in Burgundy today, which explains why her wines have inspired such a cult-like following. Importantly for us, Gros personifies the sort of winemaker with whom we have always sought to work: an artisan with a clear vision of her terroir and talents, and the grace to be humble despite the weight of Burgundian tradition and family history.
Anne Gros cares for her vineyards according to "lutte raisonée" principles, adhering to organic practices as much as possible depending on the conditions of the growing year. Grapes are always harvested by hand. Juice is fermented on indigenous yeasts in lined (enameled) cement tanks for the reds, and in stainless steel tanks for the whites. Wines are aged in barrel for approximately 16 months, with 80 percent new oak for grand cru wines, 50 percent for village wines and 30 percent for regional wines.While each cru faithfully reflects its terroir, it is terroir as translated through Gros' expert touch, offering richer aromatics, rounder curves, silkier tannins. The combination is irresistible, so much so that Gros' very limited production is snapped up by global collectors faster and faster each vintage.


Our home plans between 4000-4500 square feet allow owners to build the luxury home of their dreams, thanks to the ample space afforded by these spacious designs. Plans of this size feature anywhere from three to five bedrooms, making them perfect for large families in need of more elbow room or a small family with plans to grow. These houses typically feature additional utility rooms in their design, allowing owners to get creative with additional rooms without compromising any of the living areas. This extra space can be used for anything from in-home gyms, to dedicated media rooms, to office space..
Houses of this size often include grand entrance ways with elegant foyers that lead directly into sprawling central rooms. Open floor concepts are common and allow for seamless flow between areas. In plans with multiple floors, the foyer may even lead to a striking grand staircase.
Many owners who frequently entertain choose these mansion size plans because they allow for permanent guest rooms, perfect for accommodating overnight guests. These houses typically include impressive kitchens with features such as granite countertops, center islands, and walk-in pantries with plenty of storage space.
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Акиф Леши () е югославски партизанин, участник в комунистическата съпротива във Вардарска Македония, по-късно политик.

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Леши има брат Хаджи Леши, който е виден военен и политик от Албания. Преди Втората световна война Леши живее в Югославия и там става сътрудник на югославското разузнаване. През 1943 година се включва в НОВМ. След войната става председател на Народния и Околийския народен комитет в Охрид. Част е от Президиума на АСНОМ и пратеник в събранието на ФНРЮ. Емигрира в Албания през 1950 година, където брат му Хаджи Леши е председател на Президиума.

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Students will extend their understanding of rates of change to include the derivatives of polynomial, rational, exponential, logarithmic, and trigonometric functions; and they will apply these to the modelling of real-world relationships. Integral calculus and its applications will be introduced. Students will solve problems involving vectors and lines and planes in three-space. This courseware is intended for students who have studied or are currently studying the Advanced Functions and Pre-Calculus courseware; will be required to take a university-level calculus, linear algebra or physics course; or may be considering the pursuit of studies in fields such as mathematics, computer science, engineering, science, business, or economics.
Functions, Graphs, and Limits
The Derivative
Applications of Derivatives
Curve Sketching
Optimization and Related Rates
Derivatives of Exponential, Logarithmic, and Trigonometric Functions
Applications of Exponential, Logarithmic, and Trigonometric Functions
Integral Calculus
Applications of Integral Calculus
Algebraic Vectors and Applications
Equations and Intersections of Lines in R2 and R3
Equations and Intersections of Planes
In this unit, students will examine values of the average rate of change over an interval to approximate the instantaneous rate of change at a point. The concept of a limit will be formally defined, and students will use a graph of a function and the properties of limits to evaluate limits of a variety of functions.
Introduction to Calculus: Limits and Rates of Change
The concept of a limit, as an approached value, will be reinforced by examining how Greek mathematicians developed the formula for the area of a circle. The two fundamental problems of calculus will be defined. Students will use the concept of a limit along with the average rate of change to approximate the instantaneous rate of change of a function at a point.
Evaluating Limits Graphically
Students will learn the formal definition of a limit and the three conditions required for a limit to exist. Students will evaluate the limit of various functions at a particular value of \(x\) by observing the \(y\)-value(s) on a graph that are approached from the left and right side.
Properties of Limits
Students will learn 7 properties of limits and will apply these properties to algebraically evaluate limits of various functions.
In past explorations of functions and their graphs, students will have noticed that from start to end the graphs of some functions are made of one unbroken curve, whereas others include breaks within their domain. This module will use limits to define the three conditions that must be met for a function to be continuous throughout its domain. Also, students will learn the various types of discontinuities and the algebraic method of finding the location of a discontinuity.
Methods of Evaluating Limits of Polynomial and Rational Functions
Particular focus will be given to evaluating limits of polynomial and rational functions. Students will identify a rational function's removable discontinuity before simplifying the expression, and then apply limit properties to evaluate the limit.
Methods of Evaluating Limits: Functions Containing Radicals
Particular focus will be given to evaluating limits of functions containing radicals. Students will recall methods of rationalizing numerators and denominators as well as the domain and range of radical functions. Students will use the domain of a function to identify whether the limit exists before applying rationalization to evaluate limits of functions containing radicals.
Limits at Infinity
Convergent and divergent sequences will be defined and students will observe large values of these sequences to determine if the limit exists at infinity. This module will connect limits at infinity with an algebraic method for determining the location of horizontal asymptotes.
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This unit will introduce the formal definition of the derivative. Students will examine graphs and use the definition of the derivative to verify the rules for determining derivatives: constant function rule, power rule, constant multiple rule, sum and difference rules, product rule, chain rule, and quotient rule. They will apply these rules to differentiate polynomial, rational, radical, and composite functions. Students will connect the value of the derivative at a particular value of x with the slope of the tangent line at a point on a curve, and they will use this slope and point to determine the equation of the tangent line.
In this unit, applications of the definition of the derivative are explored. We define higher order derivatives of a function, learn how to sketch the derivative of a function from the graph of the function, and see how instantaneous rates of change calculations can be used to solve real world problems in life sciences and the social sciences.
In this unit, we develop an algorithm for sketching a curve given the algebraic equation of the curve. We discuss the extreme value and mean value theorems, and we examine the notion of a turning point, an absolute extreme, an interval of increase or decrease, concavity, and a point of inflection.
Now that we are familiar with how to calculate derivatives, we will use them in this unit to solve real-world problems in optimization and also as a way to determine related rates. We will also introduce Newton's method as a way to approximate roots of equations.
This unit begins with an introduction to Euler's number, e. In addition to developing the derivatives of the exponential, logarithmic, and trigonometric functions, we will also extend our algebraic and equation solving skills with these three function types.
In this unit, various applications of the derivatives of exponential, logarithmic, and trigonometric functions are explored. Familiar topics, including rates of change, curve sketching, optimization and related rates, will be revisited.
This unit introduces the second branch of calculus, called integral calculus, that is used for finding areas. The notion of an antiderivative, from differential calculus, and the definite integral are defined and connected using the fundamental theorem of calculus. The indefinite integral is introduced and methods for simplifying the process of integration are explored including: integration rules arising from known differentiation rules, helpful properties of integrals, the method of substitution, and integration by parts.
In this unit, we will explore some applications of integral calculus. We will use definite integrals to calculate the net change of a quantity, volumes of three-dimensional solids, average values of functions, and lengths of curves. The end of this unit is devoted to the topic of differential equations, including a discussion of direction fields, solution sketching, separable equations and exponential growth and decay.
This unit introduces the concept of a vector as being a mathematical object having both magnitude and direction. The mathematical operations on geometric vectors developed will culminate in the modeling and solving of problems involving the physical quantities of force and velocity.
This unit introduces vectors in a Cartesian coordinate system. The new model allows us to perform operations on vectors and to investigate interesting geometrical and physical applications.
This unit extends our knowledge of the equations of lines to new forms involving vectors. We will consider these lines in both two and three dimensions, as well as determine intersections of and distances between lines.
This unit introduces the various forms of the equations of planes and extends our techniques for solving systems of linear equations (such as the equations of planes). Row operations on matrices will be introduced to help find such algebraic solutions, which will then be interpreted geometrically.
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KARACHI: President Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Karachi Division Khurram Sher Zaman on Wednesday has advised Pakistan People's Party (PPP) leadership to refrain from attacking state intuitions.
In his statement issued here from Karachi, he denounced PPP leaders act outside the NAB Headquarters during appearance of party leaders Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and Asif Zardari today.
Taking on former the president, Zaman said, Asif Zardari is using his son as shield to protect himself from the corruption charges leveled against him.
No leniency for those, who are taking law into their hands, he contented.
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The Incredible Shrinking Obama
The once-muscular presidency of Barack Obama has undergone a dramatic downsizing – in power, popularity, prestige and ambition – to the point where even Obama die-hards are starting to question his ability to right the economy or win reelection.Three polls in a single day Tuesday all told the same sorry tale – the avatar of hope and change, the slayer of Osama bin Laden, the president with dreams of a billion-dollar reelection campaign – is losing popular support and bleeding political power fifteen months ahead of Election Day.
"He has sort of lost the sense of power and mystique of the presidency," says longtime Obama ally Andy Stern, former president of the powerful Service Employees International Union. "There's also a sense that people aren't scared of him. That's very dangerous."
That makes Thursday's high-stakes jobs speech before a joint session of Congress all the more critical for the White House. It's not only Obama's last chance to take a big, bold stroke at spurring employment, it might be his final opportunity to reassert the dominance he lost last November to congressional Republicans, who seem united on nothing other than the desire see him fail.
It hasn't been pretty. Last week, hours after Obama acceded to Republican demands he move his speech to a joint session of Congress on jobs from Wednesday to Thursday, his press secretary felt compelled to reassure Americans that no, the speech wouldn't preempt the NFL's Packers-Saints season opener.
The speech will now start at the un-presidential hour of 7 p.m., just to make sure no one misses a single pulled hamstring.
"If the address is done by kickoff," joked one veteran reporter in the White House briefing room on Thursday, "does that mean he sees the speech as the pregame show?"
To Obama, this speech is anything but a joke. Obama's advisers, wary of leaks and preemptive attacks, haven't been sharing details of the proposals he will make with members of Congress in either party. But sources tell POLITICO he is considering some new approaches, including the possibility of drafting his proposals as an actual bill, something he hasn't done much in the past.
And the White House seems genuinely eager for fresh ideas, with aides laying out the framework of his speech to columnists on Tuesday in the Roosevelt Room, and then to a gathering of top Democratic strategists that included former Clinton chief of staff John Podesta, former Clinton press secretary Joe Lockhart, super-lobbyist and former Dick Gephardt aide Steve Elmendorf and Porter Novelli executive Kiki McLean.
The jobs speech, aides say, will be filled with action items, from new infrastructure projects, to the extension of the payroll tax credits – and possibly, according to one senior congressional source, an attempt to provide additional local funding for teachers at a time when they are being laid off by the thousands.
But to critics and allies alike, the fact that the president of the United State has to tip-toe around Aaron Rodgers and Drew Brees for the privilege of delivering a plan for putting Americans back to work is a measure of just how far he's been humbled by an unforgiving economy, unyielding GOP and an unnerved, underemployed nation.
"He's allowed the Congress to manhandle him, said one top Democratic ally of Obama's. "Every time he's put his foot down they've kicked him in the shin. It's embarrassing. He's losing power. He needs to grab it back."
For some, Obama's slide has brought to mind the infamous 1992 Time cover on "The Incredible Shrinking President" that described the political death spiral of President George H. W. Bush, who went from a 80-plus approval rating in the aftermath of the first Gulf War to the private sector a year later.
White House officials say that Obama isn't interested in his image and is willing to do anything, including occasionally losing face, to strike the appropriate balance between job creation and deficit reduction.
If Obama has a power problem, his aides say, it's only because he has to share it with House Republicans, who have shown a suicidal willingness to push the country to the edge in pursuit of political gain and ideological purity.
"[Obama] fully understands the anxiety that is out there among the American people about the economy [and] the frustration at the pace of growth," White House press secretary Jay Carney told reporters Tuesday.
On Thursday, when a reporter asked Carney if he felt the president "has gotten the respect from Congress that the office of the presidency deserves" he shot back, "The White House spends zero time worrying about that."
Maybe they should. Dickinson College political science professor Andrew Rudalevige, who studies the modern presidency, says Carney's attitude reflects Obama's antipathy to the imperial vision of the executive branch embraced by President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney.
"Bush and Cheney did everything they could to see that the prestige and power of the office was never diminished – even though it was, through their actions…says Rudalevige. "Obama hasn't objected to exercise power – look at Libya – but it's not a priority with him."
Polls paint an increasingly dark picture of how voters view the impact of what Obama has done.
Almost three in four Americans believe the country is headed in the wrong direction, according to the POLITICO/George Washington University Battleground Poll – a sharp spike in pessimism since May when 60 percent shared that view.
Since the start of the summer, Obama's own approval rating, especially among independents and swing-state voters, has plateaued at the lowest level of his presidency, dipping to all-time lows in the Gallup daily tracking survey and other polls, from a once-rock steady low-to-mid 40s to the high 30s now.
An overwhelming majority of Americans, 74 percent, still like the president personally, according to the POLITICO/GW survey. But voters are far less confident than early months of his administration that Obama possesses the "right set of characteristics" or policy goals to be president, according to the NBC News/ Wall Street Journal Survey. More than 60 percent of those surveyed say they disapprove of the way the president is handling the economy, according to a third poll – this one by the Washington Post and ABC News – that came out Tuesday.
The graphs that plot Obama's political fortunes mirror, nearly percentage by percentage, the country's declining economic confidence. August's flat employment growth was the latest indication of how the economic recovery has stalled and the Office of Management and Budget's predicted last week that the unemployment rate will likely remain at 9 percent through next November.
"The data behind it is overwhelming," said Whit Ayres, a Republican pollster who is working for former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman's presidential campaign. "It is clear that Americans are settling into the view that President Obama has not been the strong leader and the unifying leader that they hoped for and that his performance, particularly on the economy, is severely lacking."
Obama has also made history, but not in a good way: He has presided over the first-ever downgrade of the country's credit rating by Standard & Poor's, and he was the first president to see his request for a joint session of Congress rebuffed.
Then there was his performance during the recent battle over the deficit. House Speaker John Boehner pulled out of negotiations for one terrifying week, preferring to transact business with Senate Democrats and, ultimately, Vice President Joe Biden. At one point, the speaker wouldn't even return Obama's call.
One thing the president isn't reluctant to do: Give a big speech, even if critics warn that the pulpit isn't quite so bully as it once was.
"Obama is still suffering from the Speech Illusion," New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd wrote last weekend. "The idea that he can come down from the mountain, read from a Teleprompter, cast a magic spell with his words and climb back up the mountain, while we scurry around and do what he proclaimed."
And there is some evidence the speeches aren't quite having the impact they used to.
Obama's May 1st announcement of Bin Laden's death was the most-watched TV event of his term, with 56.5 million staying up til midnight to hear the news.But other speeches haven't been so well-received.
His two last nationwide addresses, discussing the drawdown of troops in Afghanistan and the Libyan intervention ranked 13th and 14th among his prime-time addresses, attracted about 25 million viewers each, and some Democrats questioned the wisdom of staking his prestige on yet another big speech.
"The question isn't what will the speech say. The question is what does he do after the speech is over," asks a Democratic aide.
But Obama's allies say he's been through the fire before and will emerge stronger once the contrast between his jobs policies and those of the Republican field become clearer.
"They were using the 'Incredible Shrinking President' thing against Bill Clinton too, and what did he do? Win re-election by a landslide," said Neera Tanden, chief operating officer with the liberal Center for American Progress.
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it's no joke September 7, 2011 at 5:47 pm
"He has sort of lost the sense of power and mystique of the presidency,"
When did he ever have the power? He had charisma and a popular color of skin for the liberal media but that's about all he had going for him
Rick Santorum September 7, 2011 at 6:09 pm
I hate to remind you of this, but there's still 1? years left to Pres. Obama's term. A lot could change by then, although a) I hope not and b) it's unlikely.
mamesh September 7, 2011 at 7:45 pm
obama is mamesh a loser
he came in with such gevaldige gaava and he is done mamesh nothing
first time poster September 7, 2011 at 8:20 pm
mayim September 7, 2011 at 9:56 pm
did you know that the hardest 6 years of Obamas life was…1st Grade?
beethoven's friend September 7, 2011 at 10:08 pm
As if Obama could control the elections to this congress which is the most divided and least functioning congress I've seen in my lifetime it seems. I think that if Mr. Obama gets his 2nd term, you will see alot of progress and change. This is a time of broken doors in the oval office and they are being broken by the republican majority in congress.
Phil September 8, 2011 at 11:34 am
Wake up beethoven and stop pointing fingers!
Obama had two years and clear majorities in both the House and Senate. He used that power to ruin everything he touched and the voters let him know it in 2010.
If he continues in this manner the voters will really let him know it in 2012 and he'll have nobody but himself to blame!


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Golden State Warriors Starting Lineup Used to Be Unbelievable, Now It's Unbelievably Bad
By Stephen Douglas
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For Game 5 of the 2019 NBA Finals the Golden State Warriors' starting lineup consisted of Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Andre Iguodala, Draymond Green and Kevin Durant. That was June 10th. Less than five months later, on November 2nd, here is starting lineup the Warriors used against the Charlotte Hornets.
#DubNation, say hello to tonight's starting 5⃣ pic.twitter.com/tKWzX78hVI
— Golden State Warriors (@warriors) November 3, 2019
They used to trot out five (probable) Hall of Famers. In less than half a year they've sunk to Ky Bowman, Jordan Pool, Glenn Robinson III, Eric Paschall and Willie Cauley-Stein. Three of them are rookies. The longest tenured player in the lineup in Glenn Robinson III. The Hornets won the game, 93-87.
As wild as the Warriors' lineup was tonight, don't think that Golden State is tanking. They aren't. This is just the reality they're facing right now. If anyone from any of those Finals teams were healthy or on the team, they would play. But they aren't. So the Warriors are unbelievably bad.


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Home » Sport » Mauricio Pochettino arrives at PSG ahead of managerial announcement as he prepares for first job since Tottenham axing
Mauricio Pochettino arrives at PSG ahead of managerial announcement as he prepares for first job since Tottenham axing
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MAURICIO POCHETTINO has arrived at Paris Saint-Germain as he prepares to return to football management.
The Argentine chief, 48, has been out of work since being sacked by Tottenham in November 2019.
Despite being linked with a host of jobs, including Real Madrid and Barcelona, Poch is to be named PSG chief following the sacking of Thomas Tuchel.
The German boss was given the boot just before Christmas on the back of a 4-0 thumping of Strasbourg with PSG one point off the top spot in Ligue 1.
After Tuchel's sacking, PSG moved quickly to open up talks with Pochettino, who captained the French giants as a player.
And now Pochettino has arrived at PSG HQ, with journalist Fabrizio Romano claiming he there is an 'official announcement coming.
Romano wrote: "Mauricio Pochettino has just started.
"He's arrived at Paris Saint-Germain headquarters – official announcement is coming."
Pochettino is believed to have arrived in the French capital on Saturday having celebrated the New Year with his family in London.
The ex-Spurs chief was accompanied by his two assistants, Jesus Perez and Miguel D'Agostino, as well as his son, Sebastiano for the trip to PSG HQ.
Should Pochettino's appointment go through in time, his first game would be a Ligue 1 clash at Saint-Etienne on Wednesday.
L'Equipe claim the incoming PSG boss will meet his squad for the first time on Sunday.
On Friday, it was claimed Pochettino's first task would be to tie down Neymar and Kylian Mbappe to new contracts.
SunSport understands Spurs captain Hugo Lloris is a target for 2019 Champions League finalist Poch.
PSG also remain interested in Lloris' team-mate Dele Alli after missing out on the midfielder in October.
Pochettino would also like a reunion with ex-Spurs star Christian Eriksen after he was transfer listed by Inter Milan.
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The right foot is symbolism for something, am I right?
Actually it is quite literal– I have fibromyalgia which first presented itself neurologically. Writing has been an outlet for dealing with a body that sometimes feels foreign and unreliable.
Wow. I honestly saw symbolism for quite a few things here. But to know it's literal is somewhat interesting for poetry. Rarely is it literal. Some underlying mystery most of the time. I appreciate this. Brilliant.
I always like to add layers of nuance but I usually write about what is going on in my life.
And thank you! I am so glad you enjoyed it.
My right foot is not, I'd say, an impostor, but rather a complaining malcontent (Bursitis, possibly trying to grow up to be Arthritis) about having to do its job.
I do love the idea of a foot being a complaining malcontent but I am sorry that you are in pain.
Thanks. It reminds me that in life there will be pain, but suffering is optional.


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Denver's Fighting Dinosaurs
Allosaurus and Stegosaurus mounts at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. Source
Just a quick post today to keep the blog moving. The Allosaurus and Stegosaurus skeletons at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science are among my all-time favorite fossil mounts. While there is no shortage of fighting dinosaur displays today, these mounts were something of a novelty when they were unveiled in 1995 as the centerpieces of the trendsetting "Prehistoric Journey" exhibition. A far cry from the stiff, macabre trophies that had dominated paleontology exhibits since the beginning of the 20th century, the Allosaurus and Stegosaurus plainly represent swift and active animals. Unlike many similar scenes, however, the action here is tempered with careful attention to anatomical detail: no limbs are hyperextended, and no bones are out of place.
The Stegosaurus
This postcard shows the original Stegosaurus mount around 1950.
High school teacher Frank Kessler discovered the Stegosaurus (DMNH 1483) in 1937 while leading a nature hike north of Cañon City. While the Garden Park region had been known for its Jurassic dinosaur fossils since the days of O.C. Marsh and E.D. Cope, Kessler's find was in a previously unexplored area. Kessler contacted the Denver Museum of Natural History (now the DMNS), and Robert Landberg was dispatched to lead a thorough excavation. Landberg eventually recovered a 70% intact Stegosaurus, in addition to a multitude of turtles, crocodiles, and isolated dinosaur bones.
Back in Denver, Phillip Reinheimer assembled the Stegosaurus fossils into a standing mount. A former steelworker from Pittsburgh, Reinheimer was initially hired by the museum to maintain the furnaces, but eventually proved to be an uncommonly talented fossil preparator. Described by Johnson and Stucky as "a master craftsman," Reinheimer remains something of a legend among preparators to this day. Reinheimer completed the Stegosaurus mount in 1938, and it remained a focal point of the museum's fossil exhibits for decades afterward. In 1982, this specific specimen was named the state fossil of Colorado.
The Allosaurus
Another look at Allosaurus and Stegosaurus. Source
In 1979, 12 year-old India Wood discovered and identified an Allosaurus skeleton on a friend's ranch in Moffat County, Colorado. She excavated the find herself over a period of three years, until her mother encouraged her to reach out to the DMNS. After seeing the fossils Wood had been collecting in her bedroom, paleontology curator K. Don Lindsay agreed to excavate the rest of the skeleton. India was hired as a field assistant alongside Lindsay's son Jim.
The project took two more summers to complete, and Wood remained an active participant. Although many at the museum remember being impressed by her knowledge and talent, Wood ultimately did not pursue paleontology as a career—she instead went on to earn an MBA from MIT and founded a business consulting firm. Meanwhile, Wood's Allosaurus (DMNH 2149) remained in storage for more than a decade—until it was selected to feature in an ambitious new exhibit.
Prehistoric Journey
From left to right: Wood's Allosaurus, Karen Alf, Bryan Small, Jon Christians, Jerry Harris, Jennifer Moerman, Ken Carpenter, and Kessler's Stegosaurus. Image from Johnson and Stucky 2013.
The DMNS had been a powerhouse of paleontology research in the early and mid 20th century, but by the 1980s its reputation had slipped away. That changed in 1989 when Richard Stucky came on board as the new Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology. Stucky brought order to the museum's historic collections, and laid out plans for a comprehensive new exhibit entitled "Prehistoric Journey." He also hired a new pool of talent to make the project happen, including paleontologist and preparator Ken Carpenter. As Chief Preparator, Carpenter was tasked with moving, restoring, and in some cases remaking the classic Reinheimer mounts, including the Kessler Stegosaurus. The DMNS crew also ventured into the field to collect new material for Prehistoric Journey. Among the most impressive finds was a new Stegosaurus (DMNH 2818), discovered by Bryan Small at Garden Park only a few hundred yards from where the Kessler specimen was unearthed. This articulated specimen clarified for the first time the position of the animal's plates and spikes, and also confirmed that Stegosaurus had throat armor made up of tiny hexagonal ossicles. All of this informed the remounting of the Kessler Stegosaurus.
Carpenter's take on this classic specimen paired it with India Wood's Allosaurus, right in the middle of the Prehistoric Journey dinosaur gallery. The Stegosaurus is shown defending two (largely reconstructed) juveniles from the attacking theropod, while five or six Othnielia (casts) flee the scene. Twenty years after its 1995 debut, this scene is still among the most impressive fossil mounts around because of the seemingly effortless way it captures action and behavior. Carpenter and his colleagues did not only restore the shape of these animals but breathed life into them. The viewer cannot help but imagine the events that preceded this encounter, as well as the eventual outcome. The suspended bones are like brush strokes in an impressionist painting, swooping through the space and imbuing it with energy and motion. The fact that these are mostly original fossils rather than lightweight casts makes the display all the more impressive. I've said it many times before, but it bears repeating that fossil mounts are fascinating, challenging objects in that they are both authentic specimens and interpretive creations. In many cases these conflicting identities are jarring. However, with the right amounts of artistry, aptitude, and solid science, a fossil mount can transcend this juxtaposition and serve each identity equally well. Not an easy feat, but the DMNS Stegosaurus and Allosaurus are a defining example of the craft.
Update 2/4/2021: Details of this post were corrected at the request of India Wood.
Carpenter, K. (1998). Armor of Stegosaurus stenops and the Taphonomic History of a New Specimen from Garden Park, Colorado. Modern Geology Vol. 22: pp. 127-144.
Johnson, K.R. and Stucky, R.K. (1995). Prehistoric Journey: A History of Life on Earth. Golden, CO: Fulcrum Publishing.
Johnson, K.R. and Stucky, R.K. (2013). Paleontology: Discovering the Ancient History of the American West. Denver Museum of Nature and Science Annals No. 4: pp. 231-282..
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Tagged as Allosaurus, fossil mounts, museums, natural history museums, paleontology, Stegosaurus
Dinosaurs on display in 2014
Instead of repeating last year's navel-gazing, I'm going to try something a little more interesting with my obligatory year-in-review*. This post will recap 2014's big events in museum paleontology – I've covered some of it before, but there's plenty that I missed as well.
Concept art for the new NMNH fossil hall, opening 2019.
I don't think it's a stretch to say that the most important event in the world of fossil exhibits this year was the closing of the National Museum of Natural History's east wing. This is the world's most-visited natural history museum, and the fossil mounts on display here have been among the most widely-viewed anywhere. The east wing has been home to paleontology displays since the building opened more than a century ago, but until now it has never undergone a complete, wall-to-wall modernization. Since the halls closed in April, NMNH staff have made significant progress de-installing the old displays, including some mounted skeletons that have been on display for over 80 years. Over the next five years, this historic space will be restored to it's original neo-classical glory, and eventually remade into a new chronicle of the history of life on Earth suitable for the 21st century.
NMNH was among the last of the classic American natural history museums to commit to a post-dinosaur renaissance overhaul (the American Museum of Natural History started the trend in 1995, followed by the Field Museum and the Carnegie Museum). All eyes are now on the Peabody Museum of Natural History, where the great hall of fossil reptiles still looks much as it did sixty years ago. A plan is in place for a $30 million renovation, and the museum is currently soliciting donations to fund the project. For now, however, New Haven is one of the last places in North America where visitors can still see early-20th century dinosaur mounts.
Spinosaurus at the National Geographic Explorer's Hall. Photo by the author.
Several new temporary and traveling fossil exhibits opened in the United States this year. The biggest splash was made by "Spinosaurus: Lost Giant of the Cretaceous", which I reviewed in September. Premiering at the National Geographic Explorer's Hall in Washington DC, this exhibit is science outreach on a grand scale. It debuted alongside a technical paper by Nizar Ibrahim and colleagues that redescribed the well-known Spinosaurus as a short-legged analogue to early whales. While there has been some skepticism about the paper's conclusions, credit must be given for such an ambitious public display of up-to-the-minute research. The exhibit, which includes a 50-foot reconstruction of a swimming Spinosaurus skeleton, will be on display in Washington through April 12. After that, it begins its world tour in Germany.
Washington, DC got a second new paleontology exhibit this Fall in the form of "The Last American Dinosaurs" at NMNH. Focusing on the North American ecosystem that existed just before the Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction event, this exhibit will serve as an interim dinosaur attraction while the main fossil hall is being renovated. The Last American Dinosaurs is more than a stopgap, however – it's a remarkably well-crafted look at ecology and the phenomenon of extinction, both in the past and in the present.
Other 2014 fossil exhibits of note include "Tiny Titans: Dinosaur Eggs and Babies" at the Peabody Museum, and "Pterosaurs: Flight in the Age of Dinosaurs" at AMNH. Tiny Titans didn't feature any show-stopping fossil mounts, but it was nevertheless a charming, kid-friendly exhibit focused on how different groups of dinosaurs raised their young. I thoroughly enjoyed it, particularly the gorgeous artwork by Luis Rey. I missed my chance to check out Pterosaurs (it closes this week), so if you were able to see it please share your thoughts!
Mount of the Year
Sophie the Stegosaurus at the Natural History Museum in London. Source
What was the coolest mounted fossil skeleton created this year? For the runner up, I'd pick the aforementioned Spinosaurus. Created by RCI and Acme Design under the direction of Paul Sereno's lab at the University of Chicago, this replica skeleton embodies both the possibilities and pitfalls of digital technology. The Spinosaurus mount is based on a digital composite of laser-scanned fossils held in at least three countries, as well as scaled-up bones from related animals like Suchomimus, and a fair amount of sculpted material. On one hand, it's incredible that a unified vision of this animal can be willed into three-dimensional existence. However, one could reasonably voice concern about presenting a somewhat controversial hypothesis in a format that implies authenticity. Virtually all fossil mounts are composites to some degree, but it seems we're still working out the limits of how far this concept can be taken.
In contrast, I have no reservations in granting Mount of the Year to Sophie the Stegosaurus. Unveiled on December 4th at London's Natural History Museum, this is the most complete Stegosaurus specimen known and the first example of this species to be displayed in Europe. It's also the first new dinosaur skeleton to be added to historic NHM exhibit halls in more than a century. After the museum purchased the skeleton from a private dealer in 2013, Paul Barrett and Charlotte Brassey have been carefully examining (and laser-scanning) every inch of it for the better part of the last year. New data on the biomechanics and behavior of Stegosaurus is due out soon, but for now the public can enjoy the 18-foot skeleton in a dramatic display at the museum. In addition to the impressive work creating a dynamic pose with nearly invisible supports, I'm particularly taken by NHM's outreach efforts, which explain the importance of this skeleton for a broad range of audiences.
All in all, 2014 was a pretty good year for paleontology on display. While fossil exhibits remained stagnant for much of the 20th century, the last decade plus has seen an explosion of displays to feed the public's insatiable appetite for dinosaurs. Perhaps in the future we will call this time the second golden age of fossil mounts!
*For the record, Dinosours! got about 26,000 visitors last year, many of which I owe to the good people at Love in the Time of Chasmosaurs and SV-POW. My review of the Spinosaurus exhibit was by far the most popular post, followed by the two-parter on Triceratops posture and the true story of the mismatched "Brontosaurus" skull.
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Tagged as dinosaurs, fossil mounts, fossils, museums, natural history museums, paleontology, Stegosaurus, year in review
Extinct Monsters: The Marsh Dinosaurs, Part II
Read the Marsh Dinosaurs, Part I or start the Extinct Monsters series from the beginning.
During the first decade of the 20th century, the United States National Museum paleontology department was located in an offsite building in northwest Washington, DC. It was here that preparators Charles Gilmore, Norman Boss, and James Gidley slowly but surely worked through the literal trainloads of fossil specimens O.C. Marsh had acquired for the United States Geological Survey. The Marsh Collection included unknown thousands of specimens, many of them holotypes, and there was no shortage of gorgeous display-caliber material. Even after the "condemnation of worthless material" Gilmore and his team quickly filled the available exhibit space in the Arts and Industries Building with mounted skeletons.
The Ceratosaurus
With no more display space and plenty more fossils, it was fortunate that the USNM moved to a new, larger building in 1910. In this iconic, green-domed building (now the National Museum of Natural History), the paleontology department received newly furnished collections spaces and the entire east wing to fill with display specimens. The evocatively titled Hall of Extinct Monsters provided a new home for the mounted skeletons already constructed for the old exhibit, as well as plenty of room for new displays.
The Ceratosaurus nasicornis holotype was originally housed in a glass case. Image courtesy of the Linda Hall Library.
The delicate arms of Ceratosaurus were removed several years prior to the hall's closing. Photo by the author.
One of the first new additions was the type specimen of Ceratosaurus nasicornis (USNM 4735), mounted in relief. Marshall Felch led the excavation of this specimen in 1883 at a quarry near Cañon City, Colorado. The nearly complete skeleton received a cursory description from Marsh upon its discovery, but it was Gilmore who described it properly in 1920, ten years after it was put on display. When it was introduced to the Hall of Extinct Monsters, this was the only Ceratosaurus specimen yet found, making the mount a USNM exclusive. The skeleton was originally displayed in a glass case, but during the 1963 renovation it was placed in a more open setting.
Even today, Ceratosaurus is only known from a handful of specimens. For this reason, the original Ceratosaurus fossils will not be returning when the current renovation is completed in 2019. The new hall will instead feature a three-dimensional, standing cast of this skeleton. The original fossils are now in the museum's collections, available for proper study for the first time in over a century.
The Camptosaurus
In 1912, two mounted skeletons of Camptosaurus, one large (USNM 4282) and one small (USNM 2210), were introduced to the Hall of Extinct Monsters. William Read excavated both specimens at Quarry 13 in the Como region of Wyoming a quarter of a century earlier. Representing the first-ever mounted skeletons of Camptosaurus, these specimens have had a rather complex taxonomical history. Marsh initially described both specimens as Camptosaurus nanus, a new species within the genus Camptosaurus (the type species was Camptosaurus dispar, also coined by Marsh). After the fossils were acquired by the USNM, Gilmore re-described the larger individual as a new species, Camptosaurus browni. This designation remained until the 1980s, when Peter Galton and H.P. Powell determined that C. nanus and C. browni were actually both growth stages of C. dispar.
Regardless of what they are called, both specimens were remarkably well-preserved and reasonably complete. Most of the skeletal elements of the larger Camptosaurus came from a single individual that was found articulated in situ. However, some of the cervical vertebrae came from another specimen from the same quarry, and the skull, pubis, and some of the ribs were reconstructed. Of particular interest is the right ilium, which has been punctured all the way through by a force delivered from above. Gilmore postulated that "the position of the wounds suggest…that this individual was a female who might have received the injuries during copulation." The smaller "C. nanus" was also found mostly complete, but two metatarsals came from a different individual and the skull and left forelimb were sculpted.
The original pair of Camptosaurus mounts. Image from Backyard Dinosaurs.
Gilmore supervised the creation of both mounts, and constructed the larger individual himself. Norman Boss took the lead on the smaller specimen. As with the other dinosaur skeletons, the mount was centered on an inch-thick steel rod bent to conform to the shape of the vertebral column. Bolts were drilled directly into the vertebrae to attach them to the armature, and the vertebral foramina were filled with liberal amounts of plaster to secure them to the rod. A similar process was used to assemble each of the limbs, and the ribs were supported by a wire cage.
Gilmore aimed to correct many specifics of Marsh's original illustrated reconstruction of Camptosaurus. To start, he shortened the presacral region to make a more compact torso. Marsh had also inexplicably illustrated Camptosaurus with lumbar vertebrae (a characteristic exclusive to mammals), which Gilmore corrected. Finally, Marsh had reconstructed the animal as an obligate biped, but Gilmore determined that "Camptosaurus used the quadrupedal mode of progression more frequently than any other known member of Ornithopoda." Accordingly, the larger Camptosaurus mount was posed on all fours. The completed Camptosaurus mounts were placed together in a freestanding glass case toward the rear of the Hall of Extinct Monsters. In 1962 the pair was moved to the left of the Diplodocus on the central pedestal of the redesigned exhibit. During the 1981 renovation they were moved a few feet back, so that they were alongside the sauropod's tail.
This cast replaced the original Camptosaurus mounts in 2010. Photo by the author.
The retired plaster skulls of the original Camptosaurus mounts. Photo by the author.
Both Camptosaurus skeletons taken off exhibit in 2010 and replaced with a cast of the adult. The delicate fossils, which had suffered from considerable wear and tear over the past hundred years, were stabilized and stored individually for their protection. The new mount has a number of upgrades to reflect our improved understanding of dinosaur anatomy. The arms are closer together and the palms face inward, because the pronated (palms down) hands on Gilmore's version have been determined to be a physical impossibility. The new mount also features a completely different skull. The rectangular model skull used on the original mount was based on Iguanodon, but new discoveries show that the skull of Camptosaurus was more triangular in shape. Both the adult and juvenile Camptosaurus will appear in the new National Fossil Hall.
The Smithsonian's first Stegosaurus exhibit was a life-sized model built for the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis. This model found its way into the Hall of Extinct Monsters in 1910. In 1913, the model was joined by a mounted Stegosaurus skeleton found at the same Cañon City quarry as the Ceratosaurus. A third Stegosaurus, the holotype of S. stenops, was introduced in 1918. Lovingly called the "roadkill" Stegosaurus, USNM 4934 is remarkable in part because it was found completely articulated. In fact, before its 1886 discovery by Marshall Felch, it was unknown exactly how the animal's plates were positioned on its back.
Standing Stegosaurus mount and life-size model, circa 1950. Photo courtesy of the Smithsonian Institution Archives.
Stegosaurus model, standing mount, and "roadkill" on display in the Hall of Extinct Monsters. Source
All three Stegosaurus displays were moved in 1963 and 1981. In Fossils: The History of Life, the Stegosaurus skeletons were positioned flanking the Diplodocus in the central display area, with the standing mount on the right and the roadkill skeleton on the left. The model Stegosaurus stood opposite the mount. Just like the Triceratops and Camptosaurus, many decades on display took their toll on the standing Stegosaurus, so in 2003 the fossils were removed from the exhibit. Dismantling the Stegosaurus was particularly challenging because of the large amount of plaster applied by the mount's creators. In some cases the plaster infill had to be removed with hand tools, which put further pressure on the fossils. Additionally, the rod supporting the backbone had been threaded right through each of the vertebrae, and was extremely difficult to remove. A casted Stegosaurus mount in a more active pose was returned to the exhibit in 2004.
Casts of Stegosaurus and Camptosaurus. Photo by the author.
"Roadkill" Stegosaurus in 2014. Photo by the author.
After 110 years on display at the Smithsonian, the model Stegosaurus has been donated to the Museum of the Earth in Ithaca. The roadkill Stegosaurus, however, will feature prominently in the new National Fossil Hall, mounted upright on the wall by the exhibit's secondary entrance. The 2004 Stegosaurus cast had a number of anatomical issues and will not be returning – instead, it will be replaced by an updated cast made from the same original fossils.
The Marsh dinosaurs have been of critical importance in our understanding of the Mesozoic world, but at this point these fossils are historic artifacts as well. When they were uncovered, the American civil war was still a recent memory, and railroads had only recently extended to the western United States. Before the first world war they had been assembled into mounts, and for more than a century these fossils have been mesmerizing and inspiring millions of visitors. Several of these mounts, including the Triceratops, Ceratosaurus and Camptosaurus, were the first reconstructions of these species to ever appear in the public realm, and therefore defined popular interpretations that have lasted for generations. Some visitors may lament that many of the original specimens have been recently been replaced with replicas, but the fact is that these are irreplaceable and invaluable national treasures. They inform us of our culture, and our dedication to expanding knowledge and our rich natural history. We only get one chance with these fossils, and that is why the absolute best care must be taken to preserve them for future generations.
Gilmore, C.W. 1912 "The Mounted Skeletons of Camptosaurus in the United States National Musuem." Proceedings of the US National Museum 14:1878.
Gilmore, C.W. 1941 "A History of the Division of Vertebrate Paleontology in the United States National Museum." Proceedings of the United States National Museum 90.
Jabo, S. 2012. Personal communication.
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Tagged as Camptosaurus, Ceratosaurus, dinosaurs, fossils, museums, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian, Stegosaurus


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