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Allies for Art: Exclusively Online on Artsy through November 18, 2022
October 19, 2022 arttextstyle0 Comment
Did you miss the in-person version of Allies for Art: Work from NATO-related countries at browngrotta arts? Good news! You can see the art that made up the exhibition exclusively on Artsy through November 18th.
7ak Embraced by Nature II, Anda Klancic, embroidered viscose, flax, cotton, polyester, metal filament, PVA fabric 31" x 23" x 9.25", 2004. Photo by Tom Grotta
The nearly 50 artists in Allies for Art are from 21 different countries — 18 NATO members and 3 NATO applicants. Their work reflects diverse perspectives and experiences. The exhibition includes art created under occupation, in the '60s through the 80s, art by those who left repressive governments in Hungary, Romania and Spain, and art by other artists who left Russia in later years. Allies for Art also includes current works created by European artists including Gudrun Pagter of Denmark, Åse Ljones of Norway, Włodmierz Cygan of Poland, Ceca Georgieva of Bulgaria and, artists new to browngrotta arts, including Esmé Hofman of the Netherlands, Aby Mackie of Spain and Baiba Osite of Latvia.
20mb Giallo, Marian Bijlenga, cotton; horshair, 58″ x 53″, 1994. Photo by Tom Grotta.
You can also learn more about the exhibition in the Allies for Art full-color catalog, which includes lush images and details shots and an essay by Kate Bonansinga, Director, School of Art, College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning at the University of Cincinnati, Ohio available on our website.
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Art Assembled: New This Week in September
September 28, 2022 arttextstyle0 Comment
As we settle into fall, things have not stopped heating up in our neck of the woods! This past month, we've been busy prepping for our Fall Art in the Barn exhibition and introducing you all to new artwork from artists all across the globe. Today, we're recapping what we've brought into the mix throughout September.
11-14as Waiting 1-4, Aleksandra Stoyanov, weaving and pencil drawing on cotton fabric, sisal, cotton fabric, 92.0" x 33" each, 2012. Photo by Tom Grotta.
To start off our series, we bring you Waiting 1-4, which was crated by Ukrainian artist, Aleksandra Stoyanov. This specific collection was the result of some of the unimaginable circumstances that this Stoyanov has experienced throughout her life.
This artwork's inspiration dates back to the 1990s, after Stoyanov immigrated to Israel amid the worsening anti-semitism in Ukraine where she was born. Each panel in this collection stands nearly eight-feet tall and incorporates the image of a Ukrainian person drawn in pencil and woven in cloth.
This work was woven from Stoyanov's own handmade threads of raw wool and portrays a deeply emotional quality.
111jy Red Fissure 22/3, Jiro Yonezawa, bamboo, cane urushi lacquer, 17″ x 20″ x 17″, 2022. Photo by Tom Grotta.
This next piece was created by internationally acclaimed artist, Jiro Yonezawa. Yonezawa has been paving the way with his innovative bamboo craftsmanship for nearly 40 years.
His artwork can often be recognized for the contrast of disciplined formality in technique and natural freedom in form, which Yonezawa creates through exploration of traditional techniques.
When asked about his work, Yonezawa said:
"Bamboo basketry for me is an expression of detailed precision. In each basket there is the contrast of disciplined formality in technique and natural freedom in form. There is an element of intrigue and an element of complexity for what lies beyond form. These baskets represent a search for the beauty and precision in nature and a way to balance the chaos evident in these times."
19ak B' Still life, Anda Klancic, hand-controlled machine-embroidered lace, cotton, synthetic, metal threads, 54" x 37," 1996/2020. Photo by Tom Grotta.
Our next piece was created by Slovenian artist Anda Klancic. Klancic has been recognized internationally for her use a combination of innovative embroidery techniques, many of which are patented under her name, allowing her to meticulously blend metal with cloth cotton or tree bark to fashion abstract pieces that crystallize the aesthesis of nature.
Klancic's work can often be identified from her innovative and creative use of the machine-embroidered lace technique, which she skillfully combines with experience from other disciplines like photography. Often, her work attempts to express the relationship between humanity and nature.
7mb-Petites ailes de glacé blanc, Micheline Beauchemin, nylon, silk and silver aluminum wire, lead wire, 30″ x 32.25″ x 7″, 1980's. Photos by Tom Grotta.
Last, but not least, we brought you artwork from the late Micheline Beauchemin of Canada. Beauchemin was and still remains a major figure in visual arts – best known for monumental tapestries and theater curtains, as well as works of embroidery and stained glass, costumes and paintings.
As a weaver, Beauchemin's repertoire of materials included unique combinations of handspun wool, silk and other natural fibers, as well as nylon, aluminum, and gold and silver threads.
As always, we hope you enjoy viewing and learning about these talented contemporary artisst. If you like what we highlighted throughout September; we keep them coming every week, so stay tuned!
As we approach October, make sure you mark your calendar for our upcoming Art in the Barn event, Allies for Art: Work from NATO-related countries (October 8-16, 2022), it's an event you won't want to miss! Click here for more information and to reserve your spot.
Who Said What: Polly Leonard
April 8, 2020 arttextstyle0 Comment
"What is it about thread that is so appealing? Within contemporary society there is a hunger for sensual experiences that can only be satisfied by handle and texture. We are surrounded by smooth surfaces, from screens to kitchen counters, floors and cars. Clothing is increasingly constructed from a narrow range of nylon and cotton fibre – while appealing to the eye, these leave the hand starved of stimulus." Polly Leonard, Founder/Editor, selvedge Magazine selvedge, Issue 84, Surface, September – October 2018To learn more about Polly and the founding of selvedge, access Threaded Stories: A Talk with Polly Leonard:https://classiq.me/threaded-stories-a-talk-with-polly-leonard
Still Crazy…30 Years: The Catalog
May 21, 2017 arttextstyle0 Comment
It's big! It's beautiful (if we do say so ourselves –and we do)! The catalog for our 30th anniversary is now available on our new shopping cart. The catalog — our 46th volume — contains 196 pages (plus the cover), 186 color photographs of work by 83 artists, artist statements, biographies, details and installation shots.
Naoko Serino Spread
Michael Radyk Spread
Lilla Kulka Spread
Jo Barker Spread
The essay, is by Janet Koplos, a longtime editor at Art in America magazine, a contributing editor to Fiberarts, and a guest editor of American Craft. She is the author of Contemporary Japanese Sculpture (Abbeville, 1990) and co-author of Makers: A History of American Studio Craft (University of North Carolina Press, 2010). We have included a few sample spreads here. Each includes a full-page image of a work, a detail shot and an artist's statement. There is additional artists' biographical information in the back of the book. Still Crazy After All These Years…30 years in art can be purchased at www.browngrotta.com http://store.browngrotta.
com/still-crazy-after-all-these-years-30-years-in-art/. Our shopping cart is mobile-device friendly and we now take PayPal.
Still Crazy After All These Years Preview: Stitch in Time – Embroidery
April 12, 2017 arttextstyle0 Comment
Embroidery stitches – deliberate and in flurries – feature prominently in the work of six of the artists in browngrotta arts' upcoming exhibition, Still Crazy After All These Years…30 years in art, this April 22nd through April 30th.
"Was du Weiß auf Schwarz Besitzt
(text/textile/texture) by Heidrun Schimmel Detail, photo by Tom Grotta
Heidrun Schimmel from Germany creates her artwork, which features blizzards of stitches, entirely by hand. She believes her stitch work demonstrates how thread, through its length and quality, acts as a metaphor for human existence.
Sound of the fjord detail by Åse Ljones, photo by Tom Grotta
Different pattern sequences are incorporated by Åse Ljones of Norway into her art pieces. By doing so, she allows each small change in sequence to create a rhythm, tranquility, or excitement for the viewer to enjoy. "I often work in series," she says, "and build large works from smaller pieces. The small changes in each work communicate and often strengthen the relation to one another."
Untitled by Scott Rothstein, photo by Tom Grotta
Scott Rothstein, whose work has been collected by the Metropolitan and the Philadelphia museum of art, blends minimal design and traditional materials to create ambiguous art forms that viewers must experience and interpret on their own. His embroideries feature brilliant colors and repeated stitches to add dimension.
Grow – Grid 16.11 by Marian Bijlenga, photo by Tom Grotta
Marian Bijlenga of the Netherlands has a fascination with dots, lines and contours that is evident in her artwork. She playfully introduces unique contour lines of color and symmetry through her stitched work, using a variety of textile fabrics and materials, including paper, thread and horsehair. Rather than draw on paper, she draws in space using textile as a material and leaves enough distance between the structure and its aligning wall to create what she refers to as a "spatial drawing."
Dark Horizon, 3016 by Adela Akers, photo by Tom Grotta
Delicately combining a series of horsehair, recycled wine foil, and acrylic paint, Adela Akers creates her embroidered pieces by hand with careful insertion of each fine material."Even when I don't know the outcome," she says, "it is the transformation of the materials by the repetitive hand manipulation that leads me to the final expression."
Growth 2 by Anda Klancic, photo by Tom Grotta
Anda Klancic uses transparency and coloring to address the visual play of perception between the mimetic and the abstract. Her work in this collection, as well as in previous pieces, attempts to express the relationship between humanity and nature.
Slovenian artist Anda Klancic uses a combination of innovative embroidery techniques, many of which are patented under her name, allowing her to meticulously blend metal with cloth cotton or tree bark to fashion abstract pieces that crystallize the aesthesis of nature.
For more information and a complete artist's list, please visit http://www.browngrotta.com/Pages/calendar.php.
Art: Antidote to an Edgy Election
November 13, 2016 arttextstyle0 Comment
No matter on what side of the political divide you sit, it's been a long 16 months. And for some of us, the next 16 months will likely feel even longer. In our house we're hunkering down – old movies, dinners with friends, letter writing and getting to all those to dos, like organizing our art books – and a news ban, at least for the next few weeks. We're also aiming for an art fix. We are going out in search of what's inspired, exhilarating, thought provoking. The markets are holding steady; why not invest in art? Surround yourself with what brings you joy. Here are four works that brought us feelings of peace, gratitude, tolerance and awe.
Lenore Tawney, The Path, Tapestry. Photo Tom Grotta
Lenore Tawney's The Path II, is meditative and reflective of a passage she marked in a favorite book: "[t]he spiritual path, the path of purification, of emancipation, of liberation, is a path where we change our inner nature."
37ts Vertical to Horizontal and Vice Versa, Toshio Sekiji. Photo by Tom Grotta
Mariyo Yagi, Nawa Axis for Peace Project 2014
In his "fugue weavings" like Vertical to Horizontal and Vice Versa, Toshio Sekiji, imagines a harmonious confluence of disparate cultures, languages and nationalities, so different than the facts on the ground. Mariyo Yagi's art is infused with concern about the Cosmos. "Art is committed to the energy of human life," she says. In creating her sculptures she has been informed by the study of nawa –– which means a spiral cord, which for Yagi provides a link between earth and heaven and all living things, creating a spiritual loop from DNA to the cosmos. Enlightening and innovative, Anda Klancic's work combines creative use of machine-embroidered lace technique with experience from other disciplines, including photography. In Aura, Klancic says, "I wanted to show the vital energy in the human species: that the light, connected from man to the earth and the universe, has the rhythm of breath, of life."
Anda Klancic FiberOptic, textile sculpture
Have you other works to recommend? Let us know.
browngrotta arts Returns to SOFA Chicago, November 5-8th
627mr PapelionIidae, Mariette Rousseau-Vermette
wool, steel, 54" x 54" x 16", 2000
After a few-year hiatus, browngrotta arts will return to the Sculpture, Objects, and Functional Art Exposition at the Navy Pier in Chicago next month. We'll be reprising our most recent exhibition, Influence and Evolution: Fiber Sculpture…then and now, with different works for a number of artists, including Naoko Serino, Kay Sekimachi, Anda Klancic, Ritzi Jacobi, Randy Walker, Mariette Rousseau-Vermette, Carolina Yrarrázaval and Lenore Tawney. Other artists whose work will be featured in browngrotta arts' exhibit are Magdalena Abakanowicz, Adela Akers, Lia Cook, Sheila Hicks, Masakazu Kobayashi, Naomi Kobayashi, Luba Krejci, Jolanta Owidzka, Ed Rossbach, Sherri Smith, Carole Fréve, Susie Gillespie, Stéphanie Jacques, Tim Johnson, Marianne Kemp, Federica Luzzi, Rachel Max, Eduardo Portillo & Mariá Eugenia Dávila, Michael Radyk and Gizella K Warburton. SOFA will publish a related essay, Fiber Art Pioneers: Pushing the Pliable Plane by Jo Ann C. Stabb,
on the origins of the contemporary fiber movement.
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Carolina Yrarrázaval
rayon, cotton
116″ x 40.5", 2003
Now in its 22nd year, SOFA CHICAGO is a must-attend art fair, attracting more than 36,000 collectors, museum groups, curators and art patrons to view museum-quality works of art from 70+ international galleries. After a nationwide competition, SOFA CHICAGO recently placed #7 in the USA Today Reader's Choice 10 Best Art Events.New this year, SOFA CHICAGO will unveil a revamped floorplan created by Chicago architects Cheryl Noel and Ravi Ricker of Wrap Architecture. The re-envisioned design will create a more open and cohesive show layout, allowing visitors to explore the fair in a more engaging way. Changes include a new, centrally located main entrance where browngrotta arts' booth, 921, will be located. Cheryl Noel of Wrap Architecture adds, "The most effective urban contexts contain distinct places within the larger space, corridors with visual interest and clear paths with fluid circulation. We believe this new floorplan will capture the spirit of the art and be an expression of the work itself, exploring form and materiality, with the same level of design rigor applied."
1rw SAW PIECE NO.4 (AUTUMN)
Randy Walker, salvaged bucksaw, steel rod, nylon thread
42″ x 96″ x 26″, 2006, Photo by Tom Grotta
On Friday, November 6th, from 12:30 to 2:30, Michael Radyk will be at browngrotta arts' booth to discuss his Swan Point series, Jacquard textiles created to be cut and manipulated after being taken off the loom, in which Radyk was trying "to bring the artist's hand back into the industrial Jacquard weaving process." SOFA opens with a VIP preview on Thursday, November 5th, from 5 pm to 9 pm. The hours for Friday and Saturday are 11 am – 7 pm; and 12 to 6 pm on Sunday the 8th. SOFA is in the Festival Hall, Navy Pier, 600 East Grand Avenue Chicago, IL 60611. Hope to see you there!
Influence and Evolution: The Catalog is Now Available
Influence and Evolution: Fiber Sculpture…then and now
catalog cover artwork by Federica Luzzi
Our Spring exhibition Influence and Evolution: Fiber Sculpture…then and now explored the impact of artists – Sheila Hicks, Ritzi Jacobi, Lenore Tawney, Ed Rossbach and others – who took textiles off the wall in the 60s and 70s to create three-dimensional fiber sculpture. In Influence and Evolution, we paired early works by Magdalena Abakanowicz, Lia Cook, Kay Sekimachi and Françoise Grossen — artists who rebelled against tapestry tradition — with works from a later generation of artists, all born in 1960 or after. Fiber sculpture continues to evolve through this second group of artists, including María Eugenia Dávila and Eduardo Portillo of Venezuela,
Influencers Title page Influence and Evolution catalog
Stéphanie Jacques of Belgium, Naoko Serino of Japan and Anda Klancic of Slovenia. In our 160-page color exhibition catalog, Influence and Evolution: Fiber Sculpture…then and now, you can see the works in the exhibition. Each artist is represented by at least two works; images of details are included so that readers can experience the works fully. The catalog also includes an insightful essay, Bundling Time and Avant-garde Threadwork by Ezra Shales, PhD, Associate Professor, History of Art Department, Massachusetts College of Art and Design in Boston. Influence and Evolution, Shales write in his essay, "poses rich comparisons and asks the mind to sustain historical linkages. We feel the uneven texture of time, luring us into a multiplicity of artistic pasts and an open road of varied fibrous futures. An emphasis on plural possibilities makes this exhibition quite distinct from a tidy biblical story of genesis or masters and apprentices. We witness multiple intra-generational passing of batons as well as many artists changing horses midstream, as well they often do." The three works in Influence and Evolution by Adela Akers that traverse five decades provide a fascinating view of the artistic progression Shales refers to. The curvilinear, draped forms of Summer and Winter
Influence and Evolution, Adela Akers spread
(1977; restored 2014), he notes, resemble "both a ruffle and a row of ancient mourners." Midnight, from 1988, by contrast, is hard-edged, "a monumental window into an alternative architectural space." And Akers recent work, Silver Waves, completed in 2014, is "an intimate surface with linear imagery" whose horsehair bristles "almost invite a caress if they did not seem to be a defensive adaptation." Juxtapose Silver Waves with American Michael Radyk's Swan Point (2013) and and Dutch artist, Marianne Kemp's Red Fody (2013) that also features horsehair, and catalog readers are likely to understand Shales' query: should we categorize woven forms as a logical temporal narrative or inevitable sequence of linked inquiries? Shales is a guest curator of Pathmakers: Women in Art, Craft and Design, Midcentury and
Influence and Evolution, Sheila Hicks spread
Today currently at the Museum of Arts and Design in New York which features more than 100 works, by a core cadre of women—including Ruth Asawa, Sheila Hicks, Karen Karnes, Dorothy Liebes, Toshiko Takaezu, Lenore Tawney, and Eva Zeisel—who had impact and influence as designers, artists and teachers, using materials in innovative ways. To order a copy of Influence and Evolution: Fiber Sculpture…then and now, our 43rd catalog, visit browngrotta.com.
Influence and Evolution, Stéphanie Jacques spread
25 at 25 at SOFA NY Countdown: Anda Klancic
March 31, 2012 arttextstyle2 Comments
Anda Klancic, Black Grove detail, photo by Tom Grotta
Cerni Goj means the black grove in the ancient Slovenian language, but it is also a surname in Slovenia, the name of the late Slovenian painter and graphic artist, August Cernigoj. At SOFA NY 2012 , browngrotta arts will exhibit Anda Klancic's work, The Black Grove. The work involved several techniques and manipulations, took 13 years to complete and explores the themes of global linkage and the interaction of humans and nature.
Klancic's first stimulus for The Black Grove was the structure of the vein-like net of the dried fruit from the plant echynocystis lobata, a wild pumpkin. Inspired by this natural structure, Klancic designed a pattern for industrial machine-embroidered lace and machine-embroidered fabric. From a piece of this embroidered fabric, produced from selected raw materials especially for this hand-manipulated experiment, she produced The Black Grove, using numerous hand-applied techniques.
Klancic's work has garnered international acclaim. Her three-dimensional lace work, Foothpaths 2, was commended by the judges at last year's International Triennial of Tapestry in Poland. Her lighted works Aura and Aura F&M, were presented at the Miniartextil Energheia touring exhibition that opened in Milan, Italy. Aura which is made of palm tree bark, optical fibre, and includes three halogen light sources, is currently in Zagreb, Croatia in the Textil{e}tronic exhibition.
News Flash: Artists Get Good Press
February 18, 2012 arttextstyle0 Comment
Over the last few months, the artists browngrotta arts represents have received mentions and more from the press, print and online. The November/December issue of Craft from the UK, included an image of Sounding by Lawrence LaBianca and Donald Fortescue in, "Craft's quick fix," by Glenn Adamson, which discusses the use of the humble cable tie by contemporary artists.
Lawrence LaBianca in the Aspen Sojourner
Then, in its Holiday issue, Aspen Sojourner printed a lengthy piece about LaBianca's artist-in-residency at Anderson Ranch, "Ranch Hands: A day in the life of an Anderson Ranch artist-in-resident," by Hilary Stunda http://softarchive.net/blogs/d3pz4i/aspen_sojourner_usa_holiday.882867.html.
Surface Design Winter 2012
The Winter 2012 of Surface Design,devoted four pages to Kyomi Iwata's new work in kibisio, a by-product of silk spinning production in Japan, previously considered a waste material http://www.surfacedesign.org/publications/sda-journal. The same issue reviewed New York Fiber in the 21st Century at Lehman College Gallery and featured Tom's photo of Norma Minkowitz's King of the Hill and referenced Nancy Koenigsberg's Light and Tempest, as "challeng[ing] the idea of flatness vs. sculptural, a middle ground that fiber works can uniquely occupy."
Dail Behennah Grid Dish, 40:40 Forty Objects for Forty Years
The UK's Craft Council included Dail Behennah's Grid Dish as one of its 40:40/Forty Objects for Forty Years. You can see all 40 objects at: http://onviewonline.craftscouncil.org.uk/4040/.
Korean Foundation Newsletter 12 2011
The December 2011 issue of the Korea Foundation Newsletter featured a profile of Jin-Sook So in conjunction with coverage of the exhibition of Swedish craft art that she curated in Seoul late last year http://newsletter.kf.or.kr/news/news_201112/eng/sub_02.html. In the piece, "Encounter of Swedish Crafts and Korean Sensibilities; Textile Artist Jin-Sook So's Views of Contemporary" So explains how Sweden and Korea influence her work. "I've lived in Sweden for 30 years and have traveled all over the world to create works and hold exhibitions, but my roots remain in Korea. Although I didn't intend it to be, Korea and Korean sentiments have served as the spirit and inspiration that have motivated me. As time went by, it became even more evident, and I believe they will remain the roots of my work in the future."
New York Spaces October 2011
So's work of steel mesh, Untitled, was also included in the "Art Now" column of New York Spaces last October.
Textile Forum December 2011
Photos of work by three artists represented by browngrotta arts were featured in the December 2011 issue if the ETN textileforum. These included shots of Merja Winquist's, Winter Garden, her large, on-site installation at the Sofia Paper Art Fest in Bulgaria, Anda Klancic's lighted work, Aura FM, at the 2011 Como Miniartextil exhibition in Italy and Grethe Sorenson preparing for her Traces of Light exhibition at the Round Tower in Copenhagen, Denmark through March 11, 2012.


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Peter Beardsley charged with racially abusing Newcastle youth team players
George Caulkin
March 22 2019, 5:00pm, The Times
Beardsley left his coaching role at St James' Park earlier this month after being placed on gardening leave last yearMike Egerton/PA
Peter Beardsley, the former England international, has been charged with three counts of using racist and abusive language towards youth team players during his coaching spell at Newcastle United.
Ten days after the Football Association began an investigation into Beardsley's alleged conduct while in charge of Newcastle's under-23 side, the governing body has given the 58-year-old until April 12 to respond to the charge. Beardsley, whose case will be heard by a three-person independent commission, has consistently denied all such allegations.
If found guilty, Beardsley would likely face a five-game suspension, although he is not presently employed in full-time football. He finally left his role at St James' Park earlier this month after being placed on gardening leave in January last year, when an internal…

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Next up for Alfreton Town during the festive period is the trip to Boston United on Boxing Day in the National League North, kick off is 3pm at the Jakemans Stadium.
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Smart website designers should know about SEO, because it's driven largely by what's in the code. Yet, many don't, said Greg Sanders of Sortis Digital Marketing in Madison, Wis.
But Kevin Budzynski of Monroe PMP in Auburn Hills, Mich., said a lot of web designers are pretty tech-oriented, but the good ones are a hybrid of IT and marketing.
"They have to understand the best way to market these firms if they want to be successful, because SEO is so intertwined with online presence," Budzynski said.
For starters, key phrase research is important. If the words you think prospects will use as search terms aren't the words they use, your website will be relegated to page two or worse.
"Most people will include the keyword plus the area; we've all searched so much, we know if we don't get fairly specific, they will come up with a number of sites – not necessarily yours," Haughey said.
It's important to post new material on your site and blog, Haughey said, but it has to be an ongoing process.
It helps to integrate keywords of potential searches into content and blog posts, Budzynski said. For instance, if you're an Ann Arbor, Mich., lawyer, "Ann Arbor lawyer" would be a good keyword phrase, he said, and if you're a divorce lawyer, adding "divorce" into the phrase also would help.
Adding new content, including video and photos, also is very helpful, Budzynski said. He added that when someone does a search for certain items, a photo site with the source website is listed.
Content may be king, as they say, but make sure it's good content and not just words to fill space.
Inbound links are very important, Haughey agreed, because when the search engine program sees links to a site or content, it figures you are an authority and would be a good site or content, so it helps in the ranking.
They work only if they're relevant, Haughey said, so try to stick to like-subject matter. Post on sites like alumni associations, bar associations or different groups you're involved with, as well as leaving comments on blogs and getting your relevant content posted – with a link – on other peoples' sites and blogs.
Budzynski said being a guest blogger on other sites is a great idea, something that 90 percent of people don't do and which will give an edge in the SEO wars.
Again, he said to be sure to give people something of value so they will want to visit your site and return for more valuable and timely content.
Haughey said it's not easy to establish yourself in searches if you have a new website. Older, established sites that are not performing well can be ramped up much more quickly, he said, because they are already indexed and established.
Reviews are important to search rankings. Ask clients to post them on Google, Avvo, Yelp, etc.
About those online directories: You should use the same language describing the firm on your website and on other websites, Friedman said, so it's consistent across the Internet.
You'll likely find among the various online directories that on some, the firm is listed without the "LLC" or "SC," while others list the full name, or addresses will use varying abbreviations. It's important to make that all consistent, too.
"Aggregator" websites update this information on the Web, so it's important to check them to review your firm's description. They include Express Update, Neustar Localeze and Acxiom.
Friedman uses Google Analytics to track the website traffic. She additionally recommended Siteimprove SEO, which combs the website every week and emails a report identifying any broken links and spelling/grammatical errors.
Referrals are key to finding someone who has a reputation for SEO, Budzynski said. And when you find someone, be sure to get reference and make sure to call them. Often, he said, people will supply references not expecting you to call them.
And check out where some of their other clients are landing in searches.
If they're landing on the first page in their areas of practice, that's good. If they're in the third page, that is not good, Haughey said.
Budzynski said that pushing SEO yourself can be difficult, but if you have a checklist of 10 items for each page, you can do decent SEO.
SEO is not a one-and-done process, he added, in that it takes continued and focused attention.
I think a lot of the problems these small firms run into is how quickly things in the SEO world can change. The things that are being advocated today can end up penalizing you down the road. Makes life tough on the DIY SEO guy or even hiring a professional. My advice is always to do some Google searches for relevant keywords for a SEO/web design company and see where they rank. If they can't rank their own site, how are they ever going to rank yours?
Setting up a Google Places account and getting some positive reviews will be the most rewarding local search step you'll ever take. In a competitive keyword that local search can vault you ahead of a lot of well aged domains.
We see a lot of small businesses run into issues because they don't have a strategy to bring all their tactics together.
Without a plan and targeted goals, it is hard to see success. SEO can be a powerful small business marketing tactic but it should be tied to a larger strategy. Without the strategy companies jump from new tactic to new tactic without seeing results.
And yet http://www.mindsharemg.com/contact-us/blog has not had a post since 3.April. Their Facebook page also has very infrequent posts (less than 1 per month). My advice: make sure that any SEO company you are considering working with practices what they preach.


Road and Road Freight Logistics in Australia is a $52.8 billion dollar industry, growing at a rate of 2.9% annually according to IBISWorld. The industry dominates the non-bulk freight market, competing alongside with rail, water and air freight industries. There are a number of key players in the Road and Road Freight industry (R&RF) including manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers and businesses.
First Party Logistics (1PL) are companies that manage their own logistics activities. Second Party Logistics (2PL) are companies that provide their own supply distribution assets such as trucks and warehousing. Both these two arrangements are often straight forward and managed internally. Agreements for outsourced 3PL and 4PL arrangements can be more complex, particularly when services span across a number of vertically integrated industries such as transport, distribution and warehousing. Make sure you understand the differences between 3PL and 4PL service providers and your contract is tailored to the service you are offering.
Third Party Logistics (3PL providers) are businesses that specialise in the supply chain process. To improve efficiencies, companies with logistics operations often outsource the function to a specialised company and become a third party to the contract (and hence the 3 in 3PL). The Third Party Logistics company often bundles in services such as freight forwarding and inventory management. Common third-party logistic providers are freight forwarders and courier companies.
In 4PL arrangements, 4PL are separate entities often established as joint-ventures that act between the client and multiple logistics companies. 4PLs are commonly referred to as Lead Logistic Providers as they manage all aspects of a client's supply chain. By providing a full supply chain solution, they act as a single interface to connect the company with numerous logistic providers.
Depending on whether your company is in a 3PL or 4PL arrangement, this will determine the type of contract you will need and the final contract terms. Contract terms that vary include key performance indicators (KPIs) and industry benchmarks.
In the next five years, the Australian road freight industry will likely continue to experience difficulties with growing vehicle size restrictions on roads, particularly in metropolitan areas. Moreover, continuing reform will take place tackling the issues of speed limits, the safety of vehicles, driver fatigue and urban amenity issues (such as noise and emissions). The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) has been a key player in driving reform.
As the industry is constantly undergoing reform, it is crucial to be on top of legislative and regulatory changes including the 'Safe Roads' legislation (the Road Safety Remuneration Bill), the Work Act 2009, the Intelligent Access Program and the Independent Contractors Act 2006. Any contracts, outsourcing tenders or arrangements that are drafted should take into account these updates and ensure they comply with the existing legal framework.
The R&RF industry in Australia will continue to enjoy strong demand and growth over the next five years. The outsourcing of supply and transport management tasks to 3PL and 4PL will continue to increase by companies looking to capitalise on efficiencies, presenting performance risks that should be addressed in supply agreements. If you are entering an outsourced transport or logistics agreement or need a review of your operating, leasing or distribution arrangements, get in touch with our commercial lawyers today.


McCain knows very well what a threat to republic Donald Trump is. His final mission is to say it.
"He's the lion of the Senate and he'll do what he can to protect the pride—the country—from enemies foreign and domestic," John Weaver, McCain's friend and chief strategist in 2000, told me. Weaver, who last year ran John Kasich's presidential campaign and is fiercely anti-Trump, doesn't speak officially for McCain. But he and Mark Salter, another anti-Trump former senior aide who ghost-wrote his fine books, have had a kind of mind-meld with their boss over the years.
As despicable as that line was, the result was even worse. For the duration of the campaign, it defanged McCain, who couldn't attack Trump without seeming to be motivated by personal grievance. That would have hurt him in the Arizona GOP Senate primary when he was running for reelection last year. While he's a black belt in insults, Trump isn't likely smart enough to have intended to sideline McCain this way, but it had that effect.
This was ironic. If you analyze American politics on a scale with impersonal on one end—a belief that what matters is substance—and personal ties as the essence of the craft on the other, Barack Obama and McCain represent the extremes. Obama never understood that phony Washington friendships are the grease of the system; McCain believes, to amend Tip O'Neill, that all politics is personal.
Those relationships haven't always gone well for McCain during his 30 years in the Senate. When he launched his 2000 presidential campaign, I spoke on background to several of his Republican colleagues who disliked him intensely, in part because he would say exactly what he thought of them to their faces. During the debate over the McCain-Feingold campaign finance reform package, McCain and Mitch McConnell fought bitterly. McCain had better relations with Democrats like fellow Vietnam veteran John Kerry, who worked closely with him to normalize relations with Vietnam and—over the objections of the Bush Administration—to ban torture. In 2004, Kerry nearly convinced McCain to switch parties and join him on the Democratic ticket.
Even after he lost the affection of Democrats by picking Sarah Palin as his running mate in 2008 and opposing most Obama initiatives, McCain has remained an unreliable vote for McConnell and the GOP caucus. He isn't as much of a maverick as Democrats would like, but still strays from the party line more than almost any other Republican senators, on environmental regulation of methane, AmeriCorps (which the Trump budget eliminates entirely) and other issues.
Now Republicans are calling McCain their "beloved" colleague, we're about to find out how far that love and respect extends.
For the last year, McCain has traveled the world raising alarms about Vladimir Putin and reassuring anxious allies that Trump's pro-Putin and nationalist views don't represent the United States. After one trip, he hand-delivered to the FBI the salacious Steele dossier detailing Trump's contacts with Russians—proof that he wants to get to the bottom of any collusion. He got confused during one hearing on the Russia probe (possibly as a result of the brain tumor) but spoke out against the prospect of Trump firing special prosecutor Robert Mueller. With a few choice words now, McCain could make it harder for Trump to ever do so.
On health care, McCain has been talking privately for weeks about the need for hearings, regular order and genuine deliberation instead of McConnell's strategy of jamming a bill through. Now that the Senate is back to square one, McCain will—depending on his attendance—be the real or at least honorary leader of a bipartisan effort to fix the Affordable Care Act instead of repealing it. He's not much interested in health care policy but may be remembered in part as the senator who brought the parties together to do what the country wanted.
The broader question is whether McCain can help his Republican colleagues pass the great character test of their careers, a test most are now flunking. Their children and grandchildren will ask: Did you put country over party and stand up against Trump?
John McCain's 2008 slogan in his presidential campaign was "Country First." He's run his last race and his days are numbered. He knows that Donald Trump is a threat to the republic—and to Republicans. If he has the strength, it's a good bet he will say so in different ways in the months ahead, and urge others in both parties to do the same.


2.0 Hindi 2nd Saturday (10th Day) Collection Update for Morning Shows, Better Start!
2.0 Hindi version is expected to see very good growth on 2nd Saturday (10th day). As early samples are coming in, film has taken much better start than on 2nd Friday. This means, film is on track to show much bigger jump today.
2.0 opened to around 28-30% occupancy in Morning shows today. In comparison 2nd Friday opening is just around 14%. This means a 100% growth in the Morning shows. Samples are from multiplexes only.
Start of the film is good today. Question now is whether film can challenge for double digit finish or not. We will have a better picture by the near end of the day. A 40-50% growth can be touted as good for a film on 2nd Saturday. In case of 2.0 it can be even more considering that family audiences are loving it.
Now it is on for a total above 165 crores after second weekend and now second week looks to target at least 174-175 crores. For a film dubbed in Hindi this is a great sum. Also it got limited release in South due to availability in all formats which cost it 15 crores if it would have been normal release it would easily be above 190 crores after 2 weeks.


People who prefer nature to New York tend to argue that the buildings block the sky. Some say that the highrises feel claustrophobic; others, that the lights shroud the stars. To them, the jigsawed cityscape is an unsolvable puzzle and a confining trap.
I am not one of those people, but I understand that feeling: the sense of being cramped in darkness amid too many other people's towers, unable to see the light and life happening even just one block away.
In my first Brooklyn apartment, my bedroom had no windows. I lived with two girls whom I had met through a mutual friend, and their adjacent rooms contained the only windows in our fourth-floor Greenpoint walk-up. From bed, they looked out on the Manhattan skyline, backlit in burnt gold at sunset and washed silver at sunrise. But I awoke each morning to dark, square walls.
I never knew if it was raining or if there was a breeze. Aside from gravity, I had no proof of which way was up. Somehow, that seemed to multiply the force's magnitude. I felt heavy and constrained with my feet fixed to the floor, caged inside my unlit room. I spent most of my daylight hours in my cubicle at my grueling public relations job, and I came home every night to that dark box.
It didn't matter how many decorations I collected and pasted to the walls — posters, postcards, photographs, business cards pocketed from nearby stores and cafes I intended to eventually revisit — when I couldn't see outside and when no one else could see in. That fourth floor might as well have been an underground pit. I was stuck in shadow, heart shackled, feet grounded, desperate to keep my head in the clouds and my daydreams lofty when life seemed to want to drag me down.
With no eye on heaven from home, I had to go hunting for it. I spent all of my weekends wandering outside. I began amassing iPhone snapshots of striking buildings I passed, zooming in on strangers' windows like small cross-sections of their apartments, collecting portraits of houses and highrises and small squares of sky.
I was playing with the New York jigsaw, trying to comprehend how other people's pieces fit together so I could see where my own dreams might squeeze in.
In a city of skyscrapers, sometimes you have to search out the slices of light amidst the shadows. You have to reframe your surroundings in order to keep your spirits high.
When gravity pulls you down, you have to seek the things that lift you up. For example: Attentiveness. Curiosity. Big, bold dreams and empowering goals. Conversations with friends who understand. Simple comforts. Art forms that make meaning of the mess.
With open eyes and a permeable heart, the city jigsaw is riddled with opportunity and beauty. The sun seems to skip-jump-dance hopscotch across the gridded windows of opposing buildings, the glass bathed in watercolor blue. Its buttered beams melt between brick and sidewalk, the triangle-cut shadows like chocolate pie slices. The night's twinkling gold skyscrapers become cosmos, latticed in intricate human-made constellations. There are scattered reflections of heaven every direction you look.
You have to find ways to get starry-eyed with your feet still set to the sidewalk. Sometimes, it's as simple as looking. Actually looking. And looking up, instead of simply straight ahead.
I began this essay because I fell in love with its first line.
We build castles in the clouds and call them skyscrapers.
Those words dropped down on me when I was looking towards the sky, admiring the jigsawed buildings while waiting for a light to change. I wasn't sure what they meant yet. I wasn't even sure I'd sort them out when I attempted to write them into reality.
Like the sky is a lottery ticket. Like we're hoping to find hidden fortunes if we just scratch off that blue glaze.
No matter how hard we scratch, most lottery cards hide nothing more than meaningless strings of numbers, and that's okay. I think we will always covet some sort of bliss that's just beyond our reach. We will always crave the climb.
But there is power — towering power — in learning to stay grounded and dreamy at once. In living minuscule and mighty at the same time. In reflections of heaven that are rooted in reality.
A simple switch in perspective is a game-changer, turning traps into vitalizing puzzles. Pick up the pieces and play.


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Pro-Jihad
Abu Sulayman, May 2015
Mostafa Mahamed a.k.a. Abu Sulayman
Abu Sulayman
"I do believe that our affiliation with a global jihad (al-Qa'ida) is more positive than negative."Mark Schliebs, "Top Aussie Terrorist Warns of 'Perpetual War' on Twitter," Australian (Surry Hills), May 14, 2015, http://www.theaustralian.com.au/in-depth/terror/top-aussie-terrorist-warns-of-perpetual-war-on-twitter/story-fnpdbcmu-1227354039977.
Al-Nusra Front (Hayat Tahrir al-Sham)
Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, April 6, 2012
Hafiz Muhammad Saeed
Quote URL
http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2012/04/we_do_jihad_lashkar.php
Preaching the Friday sermon at Jamia Markaz al-Qadsia mosque:
"This is the same jihad which caused the USSR to break [in Afghanistan] and now America is failing because of it. Analysts and journalists don't realize why America is failing, the only reason is jihad."Bill Roggio, "We do jihad,' says Lashkar-e-Taiba emir Hafiz Saeed," The Long War Journal, April 7th, 2012, http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2012/04/we_do_jihad_lashkar.php.
Anti-American
Lashkar-e-Taiba
Abu Mohammed al-Adnani, ISIS spokesman, April 2014
Abu Mohammed al-Adnani
"Yes, verily the plot of Shayṭān is weak. America came to Iraq leading a frenzied crusade, in its sleeve a new map of what they call the 'Middle East.' It came with all its forcefulness and all of its iron (weaponry), with all of its pride and all of its arrogance. It gathered all of its allies and mobilised all of its aircraft and its fleets, and it brought its horses and its soldiers. The Crusaders thought that no one would be able to overcome them; however Allah the Mighty and Majestic disgraced them and showed us the weakness of their plot. The flame of Jihad was stoked, the Crusade campaign was broken and the Islamic State was established in spite of the villains, and America was expelled (from Iraq) disgraced and driven away, dragging their tails between their legs, defeated and broken, leaving in its wake a map of the Islamic State, ready to redraw the world upon the Prophetic manhaj (way) methodology of the [caliphate]. So verily, the [Islamic] State, with the favour of Allah alone, becomes stronger day after day. Its authority has not ceased since it was founded, by the favour of Allah, and its conquests shall not cease, with the permission of Allah, until the cross is smashed, the swine is killed and the Jizyah (tax for people of the book) is imposed, and there will be no fitnah (tribulation) on Earth and the Rule shall be for Allah alone completely.
"And so [Sunni Muslims] in Iraq, verily you should know the truth, and it is that there is no coexistence or peace with the Rawāfiḍ (Shiite Muslims.) You have seen the truth of this matter in the squares of Hawijah, in the mosques of Baʿqūbah, in the market places of Mosul and
Samarrā', in the villages of Laṭīfiyyah, in the neighbourhoods of Buhriz, Ramādī and Fallūjah, and what follows is more disastrous and more bitter. It is time that you be aware [sic] that the polytheist Rāfiḍah are the most evil to tread upon this earth, more evil than the Jews and the Crusaders. It is time that you disbelieve in democracy which will not bring better than what it has brought upon you in the past lean years. It will bring nothing upon you but shame and disgrace. It is time for you to know that democracy is nothing but a tool and method by which the Ṭawāghīt (tyrants) are empowered and by which they wage war upon the Religion of Allah. It is time that you reject your treacherous politicians, who have only been working for their own personal and private benefits, the ones who through voting for them, you gained nothing but humiliation, degradation and oppression."Aaron Y. Zelin, "al-Furqān Media presents a new audio message from the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Shām's Shaykh Abū Muḥammad al 'Adnānī al-Shāmī: 'He Will Surely Establish For Them [Therein] Their Religion Which He Has Preferred For Them,'" Jihadology, last modified April 19, 2014, http://jihadology.net/2014/04/03/al-furqan-media-presents-a-new-audio-message-from-the-islamic-state-of-iraq-and-al-shams-shaykh-abu-mu%E1%B8%A5ammad-al-adnani-al-shami-he-will-surely-establish-for-them-therein.
Anti-Christian
Anti-Shiite
Anti-Western
Pro-Islamism
Pro-Pan-Islamism
Pro-Violence
Nasser bin Ali al-Ansi, January 2015
Nasser bin Ali al-Ansi
http://www.leaderpost.com/news/Qaida+calls+lone+wolf+attacks+Canada/10746835/st…
"There is no doubt that immigration is better than living under the rule of the disbelievers, but one should take into consideration the matter of affliction. Meaning, is it more afflicting for an individual to wage individual jihad in a Western country in which he resides than immigrating for jihad to fight on one of the front lines?""Al-Qaeda Calls for Lone Wolf Attacks in Canada," Stewart Bell, Leader-Post, January 21, 2015, http://www.leaderpost.com/news/Qaida+calls+lone+wolf+attacks+Canada/10746835/story.html.
Pro-Terror
AQAP (Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula)
"If he is capable to wage individual jihad in the Western countries that fight Islam, such as America, Britain, France, Canada and others of the countries that represent the head of disbelief in waging war against Islam, and participate in this Crusader campaign - if he is capable of that then that is better and more harmful.""Al-Qaeda Calls for Lone Wolf Attacks in Canada," Stewart Bell, Leader-Post, January 21, 2015, http://www.leaderpost.com/news/Qaida+calls+lone+wolf+attacks+Canada/10746835/story.html.
Ayman al-Zawahiri, Al-Qaeda emir, September 3, 2014
Ayman al-Zawahiri
In a video release announcing the formation of AQIS:
"Your brothers in Qaedat al-Jihad did not forget you and that they are doing what they can to rescue you from injustice, oppression, persecution, and suffering."Bill Roggio, "Al Qaeda Opens Branch in the 'Indian Subcontinent,'" Long War Journal, September 3, 2014, http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2014/09/al_qaeda_opens_branc.php.
Anti-Secular
Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS)
"This entity was not established today, but it is the fruit of a blessed effort for more than two years to gather the mujahideen in the Indian subcontinent into a single entity to be with the main group, Qaedat al-Jihad, from the soldiers of the Islamic Emirate and its triumphant emir, Allah permitting, Emir of the Believers Mullah Muhammad Omar Mujahid."Bill Roggio, "Al Qaeda Opens Branch in the 'Indian Subcontinent,'" Long War Journal, September 3, 2014, http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2014/09/al_qaeda_opens_branc.php.
Osama Mehmood, November 3, 2014
Osama Mehmood
In an official AQIS statement released via Twitter:
"Also our message to the Mujahidīn of Iraq and Syria is that the elimination of American aggression is concealed in the brotherhood and union of all the Jihadi groups and organizations, reversion towards Allah (swt) and in fighting against this infidel coalition in firm ranks."Thomas Joscelyn, "Al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent Calls for Jihadist Unity against US-led Coalition," Long War Journal, November 4, 2014, http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2014/11/al_qaeda_in_the_indi_2.php.
"Once again we call upon the Muslims worldwide to stand in support of the Mujahidīn against the American coalition and join this fard-al-ayn (absolute obligation of) Jihad to gain freedom, to protect their Deen [religion], to guard their holy places and to establish the supremacy of Shari'ah."Thomas Joscelyn, "Al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent Calls for Jihadist Unity against US-led Coalition," Long War Journal, November 4, 2014, http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2014/11/al_qaeda_in_the_indi_2.php.
"The attack on Iraq and Syria is not against a particular group or organization. Instead it's an attack on [the] entire Ummah [worldwide community of Muslims] aiming to terminate every Islamic and Jihadi movement which aims to stand against the tyranny and believes in the establishment of Shari'ah."Thomas Joscelyn, "Al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent Calls for Jihadist Unity against US-led Coalition," Long War Journal, November 4, 2014, http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2014/11/al_qaeda_in_the_indi_2.php.
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used a methodology Houston developed to detect deception in the counterterrorism and criminal investigation realms, and shows how these techniques can be applied in our daily lives.Through fascinating anecdotes from their intelligence careers, the authors teach readers how to recognize deceptive behaviors, both verbal and nonverbal, that we all tend to display when we respond to questions untruthfully. For the first time, they share with the general public their methodology and their secrets to the art of asking questions that elicit the truth."""Spy the Lie" is a game-changer. You may never read another book that has a more dramatic impact on your career, your relationships, or your future.


Baboon Decides To Teach A Young Girl Some Manners. Too Funny!
These girls had just visited this zoo to have a good time with their parents when one of them decided that she was going to feed the baboons. The trouble was, the baboon was caged and she needed to get closer in order to feed it. Against the advice of most zoos that require you not to feed the animals, she decided to throw food at it. The food somehow got through the mesh and hit the baboon. She thought that the baboon was going to have a great day for getting free lunch. However that is not how the baboon saw it, to the baboon, this girl was just being disrespectful to it.
That is why it decided to teach her a lesson. It thought of hurling something at her and settled on using its poop. The problem was that it did not just hurl the poop at her, the poop also landed on the other people who were near her. That included her sister, dad, and the other dad and girls who were with them. Before the dads realized that the poop had landed on them too, they had started lecturing their girls on the importance of good behavior and respect. It turns out; keeping good company should be the first lesson.
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Konoyo - Tim Hecker - OUT OF PRINT!
As a result, Konoyo sounds a world away from the deconstructed vocal-lead harmonies of his exploration into the "liturgical aesthetics after Yeezus" on Love Streams. According to the press release, "both in texture and intent, Konoyo conjures a somber, ceremonial mood, suffused with ritual and regret."


Just One Month until "The Vic & Paul Show" @ The Beverly Arts Center… | Paul's Voyage of Discovery & Etc.
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There's only one month left to get your tickets for The Vic & Paul Show at The Beverly Arts Center on Chicago's South Side at 2407 W. 111th Street from June 15-24th. For more info about the show and the Beverly neighborhood — Victoria's childhood home — click here.
See you at The Beverly Arts Center in June!


Undoubtedly, for thousands of reasons Antioquia and its capital Medellín are some of the most visited places in Colombia:its culture, its gastronomy, unique architecture, its adorable colorful houses, the friendliness of its people, among other things make this destination the perfect place for your next vacation. That's why we share a selection of some authentic little towns of Colombia that, without a doubt, it's worth knowing:.
This municipality is located in the Western subregion of Antioquia, 57 km from Medellín. The trip by car from Medellín to Santa Fé de Antioquia takes approximately 1 hour and 20 minutes. Lots of people say that Santa Fe de Antioquia is the most beautiful destinations in Colombia.
It is also considered one of the Heritage Villages of Colombia, for its fascinating architecture from the colonial era and its beautiful stone streets.
What to do in Santa Fé de Antioquia?
Santa Fe de Antioquia is a good destination to walk, due to its ideal climate. Here tourists admire the facades of the houses and the colorful windows. Its central square is surrounded by colonial balconies and palm trees. You will also be able to rest from your walk in cozy cafes and restaurants. .
In addition to the beauty of its cobblestone streets, one of the main attractions of Santa Fe de Antioquia are its 8 churches, whose buildings are impressive. You will also be able to visit the Hanging Bridge of the West, built between 1887 and 1895, and that crosses the Cauca River and you must dedicate a visit to its museums, especially the Juan del Corral Museum and the Museum of Religious Art.
This municipality is located in the southwest of Antioquia, 104 km from Medellín. The trip by car from Medellín to Jericó is approximately 2 hours and 40 minutes. It is considered one of the Heritage Villages of Colombia for its beautiful landscapes and its traditions, such as the manufacture of the Antioquia carriel, symbol of the region.
In this place, you will be able to find a wide variety of designs and colors to take you as a souvenir during your trip to Colombia. If you are interested in architecture, religious history, traditional handicrafts and enjoy a colorful town, Jericó is the destination that you can not miss in your visit.
What to do in Jericó?
In this fascinating place, besides enjoying its streets and colonial buildings, you can visit its 22 churches and the museum of Mother Laura (the birthplace of the first Colombian saint), which captivates both its inhabitants and tourists.
Jardín is a municipality located southwest of Antioquia, 187 km from Medellín. The trip by car from Medellín to Jardín takes approximately 3 hours and 40 minutes. This municipality is also considered one of the Heritage Villages of Colombia, for its main park adorned with rose gardens and colorful architecture. This town is ideal for walking and being enchanted by its magical air.
What to do in Jardín?
Yes, here you will also find more colorful houses and cobblestone streets. Garden is a little further away than the other destinations, but the trip is definitely worth it. The best plan without a doubt is to travel around, to make long walks and to know the coffee culture. In Garden you can also do bird watching and paragliding.
If you visit Jardín, you can not leave without making a coffee tour, where you can take a tour of coffee growing. Some local operators offer a ride of several hours aboard a Jeep, in which you will meet Coffee Farms, in which you will learn more about the coffee process (planting, harvesting, drying and marketing).
If you like adventure tourism, in Jardín you will be able to practice rappel, canopy, paragliding, in addition to ecological walks, fishing and horseback riding.
The Urabá Antioqueño is a region of Antioquia with coast. Its gulf is a very good destination to choose during your holidays, full of exotic landscapes and a great cultural diversity. In Necoclí and Arboletes you will find much more than waves, palm trees and sand.
Known as the Pearl of the Gulf of Urabá, Necoclí is one of the eleven municipalities (and the oldest in Antioquia) that make up the sub-region of Urabá.
What to do in Necoclí?
Walk along its pier: we recommend doing it in the afternoon when the sun goes down.Walk through its paradisiacal beaches: El Totumo, El Pescador, Playa Linda and others. Visit its mud volcanoes: The best known is the Virgen del Cobre Hacienda, 2 kilometers from the headwaters, visit the Carlos Ecotourism Center, here you can also undertake tours through wilderness areas, some almost of virgin forest, where you can see great variety of animals and plants.
Patacones, sancocho de pescado y mariscos. Defined by many travelers as the richest cuisine they have tasted thanks to the influence of various cultures (African and native) in the dishes.
Outside the gulf , you can find Arboletes, a municipality also located in the region of Urabá, 472 kilometers from the city of Medellín.
This municipality stands out for its spectacular natural landscapes dominated by crystalline rivers, lush mountains and extensive beaches.
What to do in Arboletes?
Enjoy the mud volcan: It is 15 minutes from the municipal seat and the seashore. This place is visited by tourists from all over the world! Visit its paradisiacal beaches, visit the indigenous settlements of the Senús, visit the parish church of the Inmaculada Concepción.
These municipalities of Antioquia welcome you to enjoy spectacular scenery, outdoor activities, contact with a unique culture and exceptional cuisine.
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text:
using namespace bsl;
using namespace BloombergLP;

//=============================================================================
//                                TEST PLAN
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
//                                Overview
//                                --------
// The component under test defines meta-functions, 'bsl::add_cv' and
// 'bsl::add_cv_t' that add a top-level 'const'-qualifier and a top-level
// 'volatile'-qualifier to a template parameter type.  Thus, we need to ensure
// that the values returned by the meta-function are correct for each possible
// category of types.
//
// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// PUBLIC TYPES
// [ 1] bsl::add_cv::type
// [ 1] bsl::add_cv_t
//
// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// [ 2] USAGE EXAMPLE

// ============================================================================
//                     STANDARD BSL ASSERT TEST FUNCTION
// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

namespace {

int testStatus = 0;

void aSsErT(bool condition, const char *message, int line)
{
    if (condition) {
        printf("Error " __FILE__ "(%d): %s    (failed)\n", line, message);

        if (0 <= testStatus && testStatus <= 100) {
            ++testStatus;
        }
    }
}

}  // close unnamed namespace

// ============================================================================
//               STANDARD BSL TEST DRIVER MACRO ABBREVIATIONS
// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

#define ASSERT       BSLS_BSLTESTUTIL_ASSERT
#define ASSERTV      BSLS_BSLTESTUTIL_ASSERTV

#define LOOP_ASSERT  BSLS_BSLTESTUTIL_LOOP_ASSERT
#define LOOP0_ASSERT BSLS_BSLTESTUTIL_LOOP0_ASSERT
#define LOOP1_ASSERT BSLS_BSLTESTUTIL_LOOP1_ASSERT
#define LOOP2_ASSERT BSLS_BSLTESTUTIL_LOOP2_ASSERT
#define LOOP3_ASSERT BSLS_BSLTESTUTIL_LOOP3_ASSERT
#define LOOP4_ASSERT BSLS_BSLTESTUTIL_LOOP4_ASSERT
#define LOOP5_ASSERT BSLS_BSLTESTUTIL_LOOP5_ASSERT
#define LOOP6_ASSERT BSLS_BSLTESTUTIL_LOOP6_ASSERT

#define Q            BSLS_BSLTESTUTIL_Q   // Quote identifier literally.
#define P            BSLS_BSLTESTUTIL_P   // Print identifier and value.
#define P_           BSLS_BSLTESTUTIL_P_  // P(X) without '\n'.
#define T_           BSLS_BSLTESTUTIL_T_  // Print a tab (w/o newline).
#define L_           BSLS_BSLTESTUTIL_L_  // current Line number

//=============================================================================
//                  GLOBAL TYPEDEFS/CONSTANTS FOR TESTING
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

namespace {

struct TestType {
   // This user-defined type is intended to be used during testing as an
   // argument for the template parameter 'TYPE' of 'bsl::add_cv'.
};

typedef void (TestType::*MethodPtrTestType) ();
    // This non-static function member type is intended to be used during
    // testing as an argument for the template parameter 'TYPE' of
    // 'bsl::add_cv'.

typedef int TestType::* PMD;
    // This class public data member pointer type is intended to be used during
    // testing as an argument as an argument for the template parameter 'TYPE'
    // of 'bsl::add_cv'.

}  // close unnamed namespace

//=============================================================================
//                              MAIN PROGRAM
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
    int                 test = argc > 1 ? atoi(argv[1]) : 0;
    bool             verbose = argc > 2;
    bool         veryVerbose = argc > 3;
    bool     veryVeryVerbose = argc > 4;
    bool veryVeryVeryVerbose = argc > 5;

    (void)veryVerbose;          // suppress warning
    (void)veryVeryVerbose;      // suppress warning
    (void)veryVeryVeryVerbose;  // suppress warning

    setbuf(stdout, NULL);       // Use unbuffered output

    printf("TEST " __FILE__ " CASE %d\n", test);

    switch (test) { case 0:
      case 2: {
        // --------------------------------------------------------------------
        // USAGE EXAMPLE
        //
        // Concerns:
        //: 1 The usage example provided in the component header file compiles,
        //:   links, and runs as shown.
        //
        // Plan:
        //: 1 Incorporate usage example from header into test driver, remove
        //:   leading comment characters, and replace 'assert' with 'ASSERT'.
        //:   (C-1)
        //
        // Testing:
        //   USAGE EXAMPLE
        // --------------------------------------------------------------------

        if (verbose) printf("\nUSAGE EXAMPLE\n"
                            "\n=============\n");

///Usage
///-----
// In this section we show intended use of this component.
//
///Example 1: Adding a 'const'-Qualifier and a 'volatile'-Qualifier to a Type
/// - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
// Suppose that we want to add a 'const'-qualifier and a 'volatile'-qualifier
// to a particular type.
//
// First, we create two 'typedef's -- a 'const'-qualified and
// 'volatile'-qualified type ('MyCvType') and the same type without the
// cv-qualifiers ('MyType'):
//..
        typedef int                MyType;
        typedef const volatile int MyCvType;
//..
// Now, we add a 'const'-qualifier and a 'volatile'-qualifier to 'MyType' using
// 'bsl::add_cv' and verify that the resulting type is the same as 'MyCvType':
//..
        ASSERT(true ==
                   (bsl::is_same<bsl::add_cv<MyType>::type, MyCvType>::value));
//..
// Finally, if the current compiler supports alias templates C++11 feature, we
// add a 'const'-qualifier and a 'volatile'-qualifier to 'MyType' using
// 'bsl::add_cv_t' and verify that the resulting type is the same as
// 'MyCvType':
//..
#ifdef BSLS_COMPILERFEATURES_SUPPORT_ALIAS_TEMPLATES
        ASSERT(true == (bsl::is_same<bsl::add_cv_t<MyType>, MyCvType>::value));
#endif
//..

      } break;
      case 1: {
        // --------------------------------------------------------------------
        // 'bsl::add_cv::type'
        //   Ensure that the 'typedef' 'type' of 'bsl::add_cv' has the correct
        //   type for a variety of template parameter types.
        //
        //   Ensure that the 'bsl::add_cv_t' represents the correct type for a
        //   variety of template parameter types.
        //
        // Concerns:
        //: 1 'bsl::add_cv' adds a top-level 'const'-qualifier and a top-level
        //:   'volatile'-qualifier only to regular types (primitive, pointers,
        //:   and user-defined types).
        //:
        //: 2 'bsl::add_cv' does not add a 'const'-qualifier nor a
        //:   'volatile'-qualifier to reference types, function types, or types
        //:   that are already both 'const'-qualified and 'volatile'-qualified.
        //:
        //: 3 'bsl::add_cv_t' represents the return type of 'bsl::add_cv'
        //:   meta-function for a variety of template parameter types.
        //
        // Plan:
        //  1 Verify that 'bsl::add_cv::type' and 'bsl::add_cv_t' have the
        //    correct type for each concern. (C1-2)
        //
        //  2 Verify that 'bsl::add_cv_t' has the same type as the return
        //    type of 'bsl::add_cv' for a variety of template parameter types.
        //    (C-3)
        //
        // Testing:
        //   bsl::add_cv::type
        //   bsl::add_cv_t
        // --------------------------------------------------------------------

        if (verbose) printf("\n'bsl::add_cv::type'\n"
                            "\n===================\n");

        // C-1
        ASSERT((is_same<add_cv<int>::type, int const volatile>::value));
        ASSERT((is_same<add_cv<int const>::type, int const volatile>::value));
        ASSERT((is_same<add_cv<int volatile>::type,
                                                  int const volatile>::value));

        ASSERT((is_same<add_cv<int *>::type, int * const volatile>::value));
        ASSERT((is_same<add_cv<int const volatile *>::type,
                                 int const volatile * const volatile>::value));
        ASSERT((is_same<add_cv<TestType>::type,
                                             TestType const volatile>::value));

        // C-2
        ASSERT((is_same<add_cv<int &>::type, int &>::value));
        ASSERT((is_same<add_cv<TestType &>::type, TestType &>::value));
        ASSERT((is_same<add_cv<int (int)>::type, int (int)>::value));
        ASSERT((is_same<add_cv<int const volatile>::type,
                                                  int const volatile>::value));

#ifdef BSLS_COMPILERFEATURES_SUPPORT_ALIAS_TEMPLATES

        if (verbose) printf("\n'bsl::add_cv_t'\n"
                            "\n===============\n");

        // C-3
        ASSERT((is_same<add_cv  <int                 >::type,
                        add_cv_t<int                 >>::value));
        ASSERT((is_same<add_cv  <int const           >::type,
                        add_cv_t<int const           >>::value));
        ASSERT((is_same<add_cv  <int const volatile  >::type,
                        add_cv_t<int const volatile  >>::value));
        ASSERT((is_same<add_cv  <int *               >::type,
                        add_cv_t<int *               >>::value));
        ASSERT((is_same<add_cv  <int const volatile *>::type,
                        add_cv_t<int const volatile *>>::value));
        ASSERT((is_same<add_cv  <TestType            >::type,
                        add_cv_t<TestType            >>::value));

        ASSERT((is_same<add_cv  <int &             >::type,
                        add_cv_t<int &             >>::value));
        ASSERT((is_same<add_cv  <TestType &        >::type,
                        add_cv_t<TestType &        >>::value));
        ASSERT((is_same<add_cv  <int (int)         >::type,
                        add_cv_t<int (int)         >>::value));
        ASSERT((is_same<add_cv  <int const volatile>::type,
                        add_cv_t<int const volatile>>::value));

       ASSERT((is_same<add_const  <MethodPtrTestType               >::type,
                       add_const_t<MethodPtrTestType               >>::value));
       ASSERT((is_same<add_const  <MethodPtrTestType &             >::type,
                       add_const_t<MethodPtrTestType &             >>::value));
       ASSERT((is_same<add_const  <MethodPtrTestType *             >::type,
                       add_const_t<MethodPtrTestType *             >>::value));
       ASSERT((is_same<add_const  <MethodPtrTestType const         >::type,
                       add_const_t<MethodPtrTestType const         >>::value));
       ASSERT((is_same<add_const  <MethodPtrTestType volatile      >::type,
                       add_const_t<MethodPtrTestType volatile      >>::value));
       ASSERT((is_same<add_const  <MethodPtrTestType const volatile>::type,
                       add_const_t<MethodPtrTestType const volatile>>::value));

       ASSERT((is_same<add_const  <PMD               >::type,
                       add_const_t<PMD               >>::value));
       ASSERT((is_same<add_const  <PMD &             >::type,
                       add_const_t<PMD &             >>::value));
       ASSERT((is_same<add_const  <PMD *             >::type,
                       add_const_t<PMD *             >>::value));
       ASSERT((is_same<add_const  <PMD const         >::type,
                       add_const_t<PMD const         >>::value));
       ASSERT((is_same<add_const  <PMD volatile      >::type,
                       add_const_t<PMD volatile      >>::value));
       ASSERT((is_same<add_const  <PMD const volatile>::type,
                       add_const_t<PMD const volatile>>::value));

#endif  // BSLS_COMPILERFEATURES_SUPPORT_ALIAS_TEMPLATES
      } break;
      default: {
        fprintf(stderr, "WARNING: CASE `%d' NOT FOUND.\n", test);
        testStatus = -1;
      }
    }

    if (testStatus > 0) {
        fprintf(stderr, "Error, non-zero test status = %d.\n", testStatus);
    }

    return testStatus;
}

// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Copyright 2013 Bloomberg Finance L.P.
//
// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
// You may obtain a copy of the License at
//
//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
//
// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
// limitations under the License.
// ----------------------------- END-OF-FILE ----------------------------------

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I know you guys have been waiting a long time but new music is on the way!! Stay tuned!
A post shared by Mike Fisher (@mfisher1212) on Oct 3, 2018 at 2:54pm PDT
Is Carrie Underwood's Husband, Mike Fisher, Recording an Album? (Probably Not)
Wendy Hermanson
Watch out, Carrie Underwood! You must might have some career competition...right at home!
Underwood's husband, twice-retired NHL pro Mike Fisher, posted a photo of himself Wednesday (Oct. 3) to social media, appearing to be belting out some vocals in a recording studio. Whaaaat?
"I know you guys have been waiting a long time but new music is on the way!! Stay tuned," Fisher captioned the photo.
The big question: Is he serious? We all know Fisher can't compete with his famous wife's powerful pipes (who can?), but he does have some free time on his hands (he said goodbye to his sports career for good in May). While some of that time is doubtlessly taken up by his young son Isaiah—who has a sibling on the way—Fisher just might be looking for a passion project to pursue.
After all, he did manage to impress none less than Garth Brooks with his vocals, even once joining the legend for an impromptu version of "The River," which caused his wife to fume, "You cannot sing with Garth Brooks before I do!"
Alas for Underwood, Brooks wholeheartedly praised Fisher's talent. However, she probably doesn't have too much to worry about—at least if we are going to go off of Fisher's car karaoke version of his wife's "Cry Pretty."
Okay, so yeah. He's a little pitchy there, prompting Underwood to joke "You gonna start your new career as a country singer, babe?" Son Isaiah is on Mom's side, simply bursting into laughter.
But then again, who knows? We'll be willing to give Fisher an ear if and when the time comes. And we'd certainly love to see this superstar couple go mic to mic in an epic duet!
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December 16, 2021 December 16, 2021 ~ sanebishop
I had an interesting thought the other day: Where do ghosts go when we bulldoze their haunted farmhouses, when we pave purgatory and put up a parking lot? If you ask me, it's an issue that rarely gets the attention it deserves.
The Kendrick Family in Front of Our Farmhouse
Our old farmhouse was built in 1897. You can tell Kendricks built it. Kendricks, my in-laws, have a tendency to build on the fly and verbalize all their decision-making processes at the moment of cognitive conception. They decide in milliseconds what to do and move forward, no second thoughts, no regrets, hammer to the nail, then another nail, another nail, and so on, till they have a house with as confusing a floor plan as a house of mirrors. It may seem impractical to have three front doors, a bathroom as a hallway, and a fireplace in the closet, but, as I said, Kendricks built my house and there are no regrets.
These three front-doors doors make it easy to flee the premises from Kendrick ghosts who are equally vocal and decisive in the afterlife. Don't get me wrong, decisiveness has its place, like the Battle of King's Mountain, when my wife's ancestors fought with the Overmountain Men to whip the British. (If the battle had depended on the Bishops, my ancestors, we would have surely lost for fear of hurting the British's feelings. Or, we would have starved to death, unable to choose which campfire to eat at and insisting someone else choose. My wife has studied my genealogy and says I have a French ancestor, which explains a lot).
But self-assured and outspoken Kendricks are not who you want haunting your farmhouse. Kendrick ghosts have no qualms about terrifying an in-law now inhabiting their old domicile with disembodied utterances and footless footsteps. I'm certain it's Kendrick ghosts because no other ghosts could navigate our house without getting lost and asking for help. Plus, a Kendrick ghost would never ask for help as a point of pride.
Furthermore, I did see a real Kendrick ghost once, no joke. It was a grayish apparition in the shape of granny from the Beverly Hillbillies. I saw it on the same night my wife was laughing in her sleep with a strange, childlike giggle. When I rolled over to investigate the cause of her laughter, my wife was still clearly asleep, yet still clearly giggling. And standing beside the bed, beside her, was this grey granny. I rolled back over, put the sheet over my head, and tried to convince myself I was dreaming. The next morning, I told my wife about the giggling and asked her what she was dreaming about. I had yet to mention anything about the ghost. She said she had been dreaming about her great-grandma, at which point I nearly created a fourth front-door in our house.
Penola Kendrick, a.k.a. Granny Ghost
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7 thoughts on "How To Run Away From Farmhouse Ghosts"
Alta says:
I lived in an old farmhouse, loaded with ghosts. Mostly, they were benign, with an occasional sense of humor. Once or twice "Amy" was more than wonderful. We counted at least four different ghosts–glad that they were friendly. Word got out that we'd had ghostly encounters, and my landlord interrogated me about it. I described the woman I'd seen and he got out the family albums. Turned out that my ghost was his mother–(Amy) but as she appeared in the late 1950s. When I identified her from a photo–the landlord was duly impressed. It almost made me family…so long as I paid the rent.
Wow, that's pretty neat. It's good to be part of the family, even if you have to pay into it. I think my in-law ghosts have finally accepted me into the family cause I haven't seen or heard from them in many years. Merry Christmas!
kymlucas says:
Kinda glad our house isn't older. The only thing that haunts us is the squirrels and mice trying to find their way in. The granny experience would have left me afraid to go to bed. 😳
Yes, it was frightening in a surreal kind of way. I'm always worried about squirrels and mice too chewing on wire. I think that scares me more than ghosts. Seems like every year I can hear one scurrying in our wall. Probably out to go ahead and put out the traps.
My husband wages a constant battle against rodents in the house. And I'm very grateful he's taken on the duty.
Kristina Smith says:
All I can think about is the show Supernatural.
Yes, my wife really likes that showed. I just started watching Ghosted on CBS this year. It's pretty funny. Merry Christmas!


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Q: (Usage of Class Variables) Pythonic - or nasty habit learnt from java? Hello Pythoneers: the following code is only a mock up of what I'm trying to do, but it should illustrate my question.
I would like to know if this is dirty trick I picked up from Java programming, or a valid and Pythonic way of doing things: basically I'm creating a load of instances, but I need to track 'static' data of all the instances as they are created.
class Myclass:
        counter=0
        last_value=None
        def __init__(self,name):
                self.name=name
                Myclass.counter+=1
                Myclass.last_value=name

And some output of using this simple class , showing that everything is working as I expected:
>>> x=Myclass("hello")
>>> print x.name
hello
>>> print Myclass.last_value
hello
>>> y=Myclass("goodbye")
>>> print y.name
goodbye
>>> print x.name
hello
>>> print Myclass.last_value
goodbye

So is this a generally acceptable way of doing this kind of thing, or an anti-pattern ?
[For instance, I'm not too happy that I can apparently set the counter from both within the class(good) and outside of it(bad); also not keen on having to use full namespace 'Myclass' from within the class code itself - just looks bulky; and lastly I'm initially setting values to 'None' - probably I'm aping static-typed languages by doing this?]
I'm using Python 2.6.2 and the program is single-threaded.

A: Class variables are perfectly Pythonic in my opinion.
Just watch out for one thing.  An instance variable can hide a class variable:
x.counter = 5  # creates an instance variable in the object x.
print x.counter  # instance variable, prints 5
print y.counter  # class variable, prints 2
print myclass.counter # class variable, prints 2

A: Do. Not. Have. Stateful. Class. Variables.
It's a nightmare to debug, since the class object now has special features.
Stateful classes conflate two (2) unrelated responsibilities: state of object creation and the created objects. Do not conflate responsibilities because it "seems" like they belong together. In this example, the counting of created objects is the responsibility of a Factory. The objects which are created have completely unrelated responsibilities (which can't easily be deduced from the question).
Also, please use Upper Case Class Names.
class MyClass( object ):
    def __init__(self, name):
            self.name=name

def myClassFactory( iterable ):
   for i, name in enumerate( iterable ):
       yield MyClass( name )

The sequence counter is now part of the factory, where the state and counts should be maintained.  In a separate factory.
[For folks playing Code Golf, this is shorter.  But that's not the point.  The point is that the class is no longer stateful.]
It's not clear from question how Myclass instances get created.  Lacking any clue, there isn't much more than can be said about how to use the factory.  An iterable is the usual culprit.  Perhaps something that iterates through a list or a file or some other iterable data structure.
Also -- for folks just of the boat from Java -- the factory object is just a function.  Nothing more is needed.

Since the example on the question is perfectly unclear, it's hard to know why (1) two unique objects are created with (2) a counter.  The two unique objects are already two unique objects and a counter isn't needed.
For example, the static variables in the Myclass are never referenced anywhere.  That makes it very, very hard to understand the example.
x, y = myClassFactory( [ "hello", "goodbye" ] )

If the count or last value where actually used for something, then a perhaps meaningful example could be created.

A: You don't have to use a class variable here; this is a perfectly valid case for using globals:
_counter = 0
_last_value = None
class Myclass(obj):
    def __init__(self, name):
        self.name = name

        global _counter, _last_value
        _counter += 1
        _last_value = name

I have a feeling some people will knee-jerk against globals out of habit, so a quick review may be in order of what's wrong--and not wrong--with globals.
Globals traditionally are variables which are visible and changeable, unscoped, from anywhere in the program.  This is a problem with globals in languages like C.  It's completely irrelevant to Python; these "globals" are scoped to the module.  The class name "Myclass" is equally global; both names are scoped identically, in the module they're contained in.  Most variables--in Python equally to C++--are logically part of instances of objects or locally scoped, but this is cleared shared state across all users of the class.
I don't have any strong inclination against using class variables for this (and using a factory is completely unnecessary), but globals are how I'd generally do it.

A: You can solve this problem by splitting the code into two separate classes.
The first class will be for the object you are trying to create:
class MyClass(object):
    def __init__(self, name):
        self.Name = name

And the second class will create the objects and keep track of them:
class MyClassFactory(object):
    Counter = 0
    LastValue = None

    @classmethod
    def Build(cls, name):
        inst = MyClass(name)
        cls.Counter += 1
        cls.LastValue = inst.Name
        return inst

This way, you can create new instances of the class as needed, but the information about the created classes will still be correct.
>>> x = MyClassFactory.Build("Hello")
>>> MyClassFactory.Counter
1
>>> MyClassFactory.LastValue
'Hello'
>>> y = MyClassFactory.Build("Goodbye")
>>> MyClassFactory.Counter
2
>>> MyClassFactory.LastValue
'Goodbye'
>>> x.Name
'Hello'
>>> y.Name
'Goodbye'

Finally, this approach avoids the problem of instance variables hiding class variables, because MyClass instances have no knowledge of the factory that created them.
>>> x.Counter
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
AttributeError: 'MyClass' object has no attribute 'Counter'

A: Is this pythonic? Well, it's definitely more pythonic than having global variables for a counter and the value of the most recent instance.
It's said in Python that there's only one right way to do anything. I can't think of a better way to implement this, so keep going. Despite the fact that many will criticize you for "non-pythonic" solutions to problems (like the needless object-orientation that Java coders like or the "do-it-yourself" attitude that many from C and C++ bring), in most cases your Java habits will not send you to Python hell.
And beyond that, who cares if it's "pythonic"? It works, and it's not a performance issue, is it?

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