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Athens Books to Prisoners Explains How They Provide Reading Materials to Incarcerated People
"Everyone deserves access to education."
By Becca King
In a house in Athens, Ohio, a community workspace is lined wall-to-wall with shelves of books waiting to be distributed by Athens Books to Prisoners, a prison literacy advocacy group in southeastern Ohio. The tomes are dusty and well-loved, sorted carefully and ready to be paired with an incarcerated person. Books on urban fiction and queer theory, sign language, spirituality, homesteading, all waiting to be requested.
"Many of the requests we receive are from prisoners with little or no access to adequate prison libraries or educational programs," said Caty Crabb, one of two lead organizers behind the program. "Athens Books to Prisoners is a community-based, direct-action response to that problem. Everyone deserves access to education."
Crabb and her collaborator Sarah Fick receive hundreds of letters each month written by incarcerated people requesting free literature by mail. Fick and Crabb lead a community that is driven to bridge achievement gaps for people incarcerated by the state, allowing people to continue learning, inform themselves, and be enriched throughout their time as a person removed from society.
Their message has inspired a strong response from the Athens community, where many seek to alleviate the suffering of those impacted by unjust systems of criminalization of marginalized communities.
"We acknowledge the devastating effects that prison, policing, and surveillance have on poor communities, communities of color, and other targeted communities. We hope that, as a survival program, Athens Books to Prisoners can contribute to the resilience of these communities and their battle against the prison industrial complex," Fick wrote in the group's online journal. "We believe that books have the power to decrease the isolation and dehumanization of the prison system, and stimulate individual growth and positive change."
"In prison, you barely get to own your own body," said Fick. "So it's a humanizing factor." She describes owning a book as a form of agency and empowerment for the incarcerated. Seeing the way people find and express themselves through literature inspires Fick to continue moving the organization forward.
"I used to run a support group at the Southeast Ohio Regional Jail," said Fick, explaining that "arting, writing, and journaling" brought connections to life that remain in her heart to this day. Through their expression, she felt the pangs of isolation and withdrawal that reverberated through the group behind jail doors. Each letter is another message from inside, and another opportunity to shed light in a deprived environment.
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Every month, Athens Books to Prisoners fulfills approximately 70-80 requests, with a budget of approximately $2,500 each year, spent mostly on postage. The group avoids high costs by sourcing secondhand books from the community, many offered by donation. Fick says that the local library is a frequent donator, as is the New-to-You Thrift Shoppe. Local churches have also donated books and journals, and college students often donate textbooks at the end of terms.
Fick and Crabb cofounded Athens Books to Prisoners in 2011, fulfilling orders that pre-existing organizations Cleveland Books to Prisoners and Midwest Books to Prisoners were struggling to meet due to high demand and low funding.
"We would send about 40 pre-weighed packages per week (to stay within budget) to a number of prisons throughout Ohio," said Elizabeth Zunica in an email to Teen Vogue about the now-closed Cleveland Books to Prisoners. "We consistently had more letters than we could accommodate and thus had a priority system in order to reach more people (people who were reaching out for their first package or had not received a package in three months) and those in harder to reach places (higher security facilities, women's prisons)."
"I do think that the prisons themselves provided us with the biggest challenges, but also organizing around prison support is a challenge in itself," Zunica explained. "Although we had an amazing group of people who helped keep the effort going through the years, I found it challenging to recruit volunteers given the stigma around people who are in prison and the lack of awareness of the prison-industrial-complex among people who had not directly experienced the injustice of this system."
"The biggest obstacle is changing prison restrictions," said Fick. "All of a sudden, all the books from one prison would be getting returned." Some prisons would decide against used books, then others would decide against books altogether. Fick and Crabb keep a constantly updated list of rules for book donations that is particular to each prison and jail across Ohio.
The Ohio Reformatory for Women, in Marysville, hosts a population of 2,394 inmates in central Ohio. Athens Books to Prisoners received the Art Gish Memorial Peacemakers Award in 2013 and a $500 grant from the Appalachian Peace and Justice Network that allowed them to resume operations and provide new books for the various libraries in the Marysville prison.
"We used to send packages to Marysville, but they kept tightening their restrictions," said Fick in the online journal. "First they said they could only take new books, then they disallowed composition notebooks, which were the only new things we had. And more recently they stopped accepting packages from all of the books to prisoners projects across Ohio."
For Athens Books to Prisoners, organizing around prison support has been core to their development. So has community support.
Community members Carrie Gibbons and Cusi Gibbons-Ballew, a mother and son, have supported the group by offering storage and operating space in their homes, free of charge. This support has been essential to the Athens Books to Prisoners operation, and reflects the kind of strong support from the local community that bolsters the group in the absence of dedicated partnerships.
"We've really been thrilled by the way that our community support has continued to grow," Fick wrote. "At times when we've run out of postage money, we've set up a table outside of the post office and asked community members to help by taking a package in to mail it. We weren't sure what sort of response to expect, but mostly we were praised emphatically by people from all walks of life."
The group is sponsored by the People's Justice League (for which Fick is director and Crabb serves on the board of directors), a nonprofit committed to empowering the marginalized and fighting for justice in Ohio's southeastern Appalachian region.
Fick said that she prefers to gift books directly to inmates whenever possible, because it feeds a personal sense of worth and belonging. And many book recipients have expressed deep gratitude to Fick, Crabb, and their community of supporters by sending thank you letters in response to their packages.
"I enjoyed reading Tenacious: Art and Writings from Women in Prison," one woman wrote in a letter to Fick. "Their stories touched me. You're doing good work and are very appreciated."
"I am writing to let you know how very much I appreciate the books you sent, which I received today," said another recipient. "So many people forget about us once we're incarcerated, so it makes a big difference when someone remembers us as being human beings still."
Want more from Teen Vogue? Check this out: How the State, Prisons, and Guards Keep Books from Incarcerated People
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Home The Market Auctions Auburn Speedster strikes again as Worldwide reports top auction sales
Auburn Speedster strikes again as Worldwide reports top auction sales
13th annual collector car event in Auburn, Indiana, totals nearly $8 million
the 1935 Auburn 851 SC Boattail Speedster brought a 7-figure result | Worldwide photos
Labor Day was a big weekend for Auburns in Auburn, with the two major auction companies holding sales in the Indiana burg reporting Auburn Boattail Speedsters as their highest-selling collector cars.
Worldwide Auctioneers, which held its 13th annual Auburn Auction on Saturday, said that a supercharged 1935 Auburn 851 SC Speedster boattail led the bidding and sold for $1.072 million (all results include auction fees). The auction's total results came in at nearly $8 million, Worldwide said, with 90 percent of the offerings sold.
The Speedster is an iconic design by Gordon Buehrig
RM Auctions, which also held a Labor Day weekend sale in Auburn, said that its highest seller was a similar 1935 Auburn supercharged speedster, which went for $770,000.
Worldwide had one other 7-figure result at its Auburn sale, actually for a set of three cars sold as one lot: the "Trifecta" of factory-built stainless-steel classics, a 1936 Ford Deluxe Sedan, 1960 Ford Thunderbird and 1967 Lincoln Continental Convertible, which sold as a set for $1.045 million.
Ford built the stainless-steel-bodied cars as a demonstration of the material
The historic vehicles were conceived by pioneering stainless-steel producer Allegheny Ludlum, Inc. in collaboration with Ford Motor Company in 1935, which resulted in the earliest model of the group, followed by the 1960s cars.
A stunning custom car "capturing the absolute essence of coachbuilt beauty" was Worldwide's third top seller. The one-off 1936 Cadillac 'Shangri-La' custom roadsterby Rick Dore, its hand-formed aluminum body fabricated by Marcel Custom Metal, brought an impressive $550,000.
The 1936 Cadillac 'Shangri-La' custom roadster by Rick Dore,
No less stunning, though on a much smaller scale, was the wonderful all-steel Duesenberg pedal car, also with an Auburn connection as it was created by the late Don Dettmer, an Auburn resident. It sold for adult money at $27,500.
Highly detailed with Duesenberg trim and one of just four built, the extravagant toy was consigned by the owner who bought it many years ago as a gift for his granddaughter; proceeds from its sale will now go toward her college education, according to Worldwide.
The pedal car boasts intricate Duesenberg design cues
Held under state-mandated pandemic restrictions, the Worldwide Auburn Auction was a hybrid live/online sale with onsite bidding and online bidding via three partner platforms, as well as absentee and telephone bidding.
"We extend sincere thanks to all of those who helped to make our 13th annual sale at home in Auburn such a terrific success, to both our in-person bidders and to the absentee and 'virtual' collectors from around the world who have demonstrated that the market for great collector cars is still strong," said John Kruse, principal and auctioneer, in a news release.
The top-10 highest-seller cars for the Worldwide Auburn Auction were:
1. 1935 Auburn 851 SC supercharged boattail speedster, $1.072 million
2. The "Trifecta" of three stainless-steel Ford and Lincoln cars, $1.045 million
3. 1936 Cadillac 'Shangri-La' custom roadster, $550,000
4. 1941 Chrysler Town & Country "Barrelback" station wagon, $228,000
5. 1934 Chrysler Airflow coupe, $209,000
6. 1935 Packard 1201 Dual Cowl Sport Phaeton, $176,000
7. 1963 Chevrolet Corvette 327/340 "Split-Window" Coupe, $156,750
8. 1934 Packard 1101 Coupe Roadster, $144,100
9. 1956 Ford Custom Truck, $126,500
10. 1998 Dodge Viper GTS-R Coupe, $125,000
(All results include auction fees) For more information, visit the Worldwide website.
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Help please - BPO/fed question. Sugden Barbell.
I was thinking about doing a few powerlifting comps if my numbers are good enough.
I was thinking of joining the BPO, do they have alot of comps around the south/south west? If not is there another untested fed that is fairly active in the south?
I take alot of over the counter medicine for diffrent bits and peices so i dont want to join the BWLA. Plus I have never been happy with there treatment of the powerlifting members of the organisation.
Plus I have never been happy with there treatment of the powerlifting members of the organisation.
What do mean by that Wogi?
Sorry im not help though!
545.0 kgs @ 91kgs UnEq From what i have read on various forums. If you lift with the BWLA as a powerlifter your treated like a sort of second class citizen.
Didnt the powerlifters want to split from the BWLA a while back?
After this they sent a 30 strong contingent to a weightlifting comp that they knew they didnt have a chance of getting a medal.
545.0 kgs @ 91kgs UnEq Yea I would like to have a go, never been to the north so would be a intresting trip!
LOL, never been to the north !!!
545.0 kgs @ 91kgs UnEq would be fun for us both to do it, alough I dont think the wife would be keen on the idea but you never know, shes not at all keen on the bench press but I can fix that.
Anyway it would be a good opertunity to meet everyone and have a good time.
On a seprate subjet - the squat suit is awsome jonny! i did 125kg the other night and i literaly flew out of the hole. it was the easyest 125 i have ever done.
Going to try and put on the bench shirt again, hope i can try it out next week assming it fits.


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El Marquesado de Casas Novas es un título nobiliario español creado el 11 de octubre de 1902 por el rey Alfonso XIII a favor de Valentina Camacho y Lastres, viuda de José Sebastián de Goyeneche y Gamio.

Su denominación hace referencia a la finca "Casas Novas", propiedad de la familia Goyeneche, situada en Binaced, provincia de Huesca.

Marqueses de Casas Novas

Historia de los Marqueses de Casas Novas

Valentina Camacho y Lastres († en 1904), I marquesa de Casas Novas.
Casó con José Sebastián de Goyeneche y Gamio. Sin descendientes. Le sucedió su primo:

Alberto de Oya y Lastres, II marqués de Casas Novas.
Casó con María de los Dolores Silva y Ramos. Le sucedió su hijo:

Alberto de Oya y Silva, III marqués de Casas Novas.

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Juan Antonio Conde y Oya (n. en 1944), marqués de Casas Novas.
Casó con Esperanza Basa Maldonado.

Referencias

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World Taekwondo Demonstration Team return to Piazza di Spagna for spellbinding performance
ROME, Italy (Jun 2, 2022) - The world-famous World Taekwondo Demonstration Team today once again treated thousands of spectators and tourists at the Piazza di Spagna to an unforgettable performance ahead of tomorrow's Roma 2022 World Taekwondo Grand Prix.
The Demonstration Team delivered a typically flawless performance which combined athleticism, acrobatics, and gravity-defying Taekwondo techniques with a message of peace and hope.
Among the thousands watching on were World Taekwondo President Chungwon Choue, IOC Member from China and Olympic gold medallist in speed skating, Hong Zhang, World Taekwondo Council Member and President of the Italian Taekwondo Federation (FITA) Angelo Cito, World Taekwondo Council and Korea Taekwondo Association Jinbang Yang, Ambassador of Korea to Italy Seong Ho Lee.
It is the second time the Demonstration Team has performed at this historic site having delivered a spectacular routine there in 2019 when the Italian capital last hosted the World Taekwondo Grand Prix.
Some of the world's best athletes, including many Tokyo 2020 medallists and Olympians will compete once again at the Foro Italico Arena during the Roma 2022 World Taekwondo Grand Prix on 3-5 June.


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Boeing Awarded NASA Sustainable Flight Demonstrator Contract
NASA, Boeing and partners aim to cut fuel use and emissions up to 30% in single-aisle airplanes
Advances in sustainable technology are crucial to reaching civil aviation's goal to be net zero carbon emissions by 2050
Arlington, USA. 19 January 2023 . NASA has selected Boeing and its industry team to lead the development and flight testing of a full-scale Transonic Truss-Braced Wing (TTBW) demonstrator airplane.
The technologies demonstrated and tested as part of the Sustainable Flight Demonstrator (SFD) program will inform future designs and could lead to breakthrough aerodynamics and fuel efficiency gains.
When combined with expected advancements in propulsion systems, materials, and systems architecture, a single-aisle airplane with a TTBW configuration could reduce fuel consumption and emissions up to 30% relative to today's most efficient single-aisle airplanes, depending on the mission. The SFD program aims to advance the civil aviation industry's commitment to reaching net zero carbon emissions by 2050, as well as the goals set forth in the White House's U.S. Aviation Climate Action Plan.
"The SFD program has the potential to make a major contribution toward a sustainable future," said Greg Hyslop, Boeing chief engineer and executive vice president of Engineering, Test & Technology. "It represents an opportunity to design, build and fly a full-scale experimental plane, while solving novel technical problems."
Ultrathin wings braced by struts, with larger spans and higher-aspect ratios, could eventually accommodate advanced propulsion systems that are limited by a lack of underwing space in today's low-wing airplane configurations. For the demonstrator vehicle, Boeing will use elements from existing vehicles and integrate them with all-new components.
NASA's funding through the SFD Space Act Agreement totals $425 million. The SFD program will also leverage up to $725 million in funding by Boeing and its industry partners to shape the demonstrator program and meet the resource needs required. Separately, Boeing's previous internal investments for recent phases of sustainable aviation research total $110 million.
The TTBW airframe concept is the result of more than a decade of development supported by NASA, Boeing and industry investments. Under previous NASA programs including the agency's Subsonic Ultra Green Aircraft Research program, Boeing conducted extensive wind tunnel testing and digital modeling to advance the design of the TTBW. Early conceptual studies started under NASA's Environmentally Responsible Aviation program.
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Q: I want to move to another view controller after a dispatch_async task I am trying to call a method from another view controller by creating an object in the present view controller. I am using dispatch_async block to do that with a serial queue.The next task of the serial queue must be the navigation to another controller (By the way it is the same controller I used the first task method from). But the serial queue is executing 2nd task even before fetching the data from 1st task. So the condition in the 2nd task fails and navigation won't happen. Please help me.
I saw many answers to use serial queue to get the job done but I know that to change user interface we have to be on main thread. So, is that why controller doesn't change? is there a way to create a serial queue on main thread? Or is it always on different thread? Any other solution to my problem is appreciated.
Here is my code:
    dispatch_queue_t serialQueue=dispatch_queue_create("***", DISPATCH_QUEUE_SERIAL);

    dispatch_async(serialQueue, ^
    {
        NSLog(@"first async");
        [discoveryNewsObject callDiscoveryNewsRequest];
        NSLog(@"first async complete");
    });

    dispatch_async(serialQueue(), ^
    {
       NSLog(@"second async");
       if ([NSArray arrayWithArray:appDelegate.getNewsArray[0]].count==[NSArray arrayWithArray:appDelegate.postImageDimensionsArray].count && [NSArray arrayWithArray:appDelegate.getNewsArray[0]].count!=0)
    {
        NSLog(@"counts are equal");

        [self performSegueWithIdentifier:@"DiscoverySegue" sender:self];
    }
    NSLog(@"second async complete");
});

A: you need to wait for both block completed after that you want to perform segue
try this code
  dispatch_group_t group = dispatch_group_create();

    dispatch_group_enter(group);
    dispatch_async(serialQueue, ^
                   {
                       NSLog(@"first async");
                       [discoveryNewsObject callDiscoveryNewsRequest];
                       NSLog(@"first async complete");
                       dispatch_group_leave(group);
                   });
    dispatch_group_enter(group);

    dispatch_async(serialQueue(), ^
                   {
                       NSLog(@"second async");
                       if ([NSArray arrayWithArray:appDelegate.getNewsArray[0]].count==[NSArray arrayWithArray:appDelegate.postImageDimensionsArray].count && [NSArray arrayWithArray:appDelegate.getNewsArray[0]].count!=0)
                       {
                           NSLog(@"counts are equal");

                       }
                       NSLog(@"second async complete");
                       dispatch_group_leave(group);

                   });

    dispatch_group_notify(group, dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
        [self performSegueWithIdentifier:@"DiscoverySegue" sender:self];

    })

EDIT

as you observe that  [discoveryNewsObject callDiscoveryNewsRequest];
need some time to return
your method edit for callDisCoveryNewRequest is
- (void) callDisCoveryNewRequestWithCompletionBlock:(void (^)())block;

and after your fetch completed return block()
 and do dispatch_group_leave(group); on completion block of  callDisCoveryNewRequestWithCompletionBlock
Hope it helps

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Project stand at Sidatte. PhD students Rania and Kaoutar and MSc student Ahlam discuss with professionals from tissue culture laboratory.
Presentation at the workshop by Prof. L. Aziz.
Group discussion at IP Jorf.
Each year the "salon international de dattes – SIDATTE" is organized in the region of Tafilalet in Morocco, the most expanded oasis system of the world. The SIDATTE is an international meeting where professionals from the Moroccan date sector meet up with their foreign counterparts to maintain the dialog in order to raise the socio-economic development of the oasis zones and to make it benefit from the innovation and achievements of technological progress recorded both in Morocco and elsewhere. The 8th edition of the SIDATTE was held in Erfoud from October 26 to 29 under the topic "The valorization of dates: an added value for the economy of the oases" and aims to contribute to the valorization and development of the sector and the valuable oasis ecosystems. With about 250 exhibitors and 75000 visitors from about 15 countries, the event is a place of exchange, sharing of knowledge and trade that brings together professionals from the entire value chain of the date sector.
During the four days of exhibition, the team of the fertiledatepalm project maintained a stand to inform visitors about the project idea and visualized the project vision and activities on various posters and a video clip. Especially farmers and professionals from tissue culture laboratories were attracted and requested further insights into the research and the potential of the projects' innovations.
At the second day of the exhibition a workshop was organized in partnership between the National Agency for the Development of Oasis and the Argan trees Zones (ANDZOA), the Belgian Technical Cooperation (CTB), the National Office of the Agricultural Council (ONCA) and the Regional Office of the Agricultural Development of Ouarzazate (ORMVAO) entitled "The governance and the innovation for the benefit of dates palm Economic Interest Groups (GIE)". Participants in this workshop included members of GIEs located in the four national date-producing regions (Draa-Tafilalet, Oriental, Souss Massa and Guelmim-Oued Noune), representatives of the event organizing institutions, date palm producers and members of the fertiledatepalm project. Prof. L. Aziz, member of the project team, gave an overview about the fertiledatepalm project and more in detail presented the participatory approach adopted and the main achievements of the innovation platforms (integrating researchers, producers and institutions) that the team of the National School of Agriculture of Meknes has implemented at the three locations Erfoud, Jorf and Tinjdad.
In addition and preceding the SIDATTE, all project members assembled for their annual meeting in Errachidia taking their chance to present their achievements of the first project year, to discuss the next steps and upcoming activities and to visit the Innovation platforms and meet up and exchange with their members.
A YouTube video (see link below), created by Prof. El Hassan Achbani from the National Institute of Agricultural Research (INRA), Morocco, gives insights into the journey of the project team, about the background of the project and the appearance at the SIDATTE.


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The NAIS has been plagued by controversy ever since the USDA announced it four years ago. Th e program was designed to track livestock by location. It asked landowners to register their properties—an address will usually do, but some instances require latitude and longitude coordinates—and register all animals kept on their property. Landowners would also have to log the animals' whereabouts from birth until death and even implant radio frequency identification tags to help track the animals.
Despite how Orwellian that sounds, the intention behind the NAIS—improving food safety—is unassailable. The USDA insists the program will allow the government to track disease outbreaks among livestock bound for the food chain. Th at ability—to track and potentially limit animal-borne diseases—could make U.S. food products more desirable on the world market, especially since other countries have adopted similar programs. No surprise, then, that the NAIS has found considerable favor with large livestock producers in the United States.
The government has clearly been listening to that opposition. State governments, that is. Legislation has been proposed in 12 statehouses that would ban or limit states' participation in the NAIS or similar programs. Those proposals come even as the USDA is funding grants to state and local governments that develop their own registration programs. The USDA has already handed out $35 million in grants.
But that money didn't help 16-year-old Brandi Calderwood. She was ejected from the Colorado State Fair's junior livestock sale this summer because the fair's board had voted to require entrants to be in compliance with some aspects of the NAIS. Though Calderwood did register her animals, the board believed she erred in correctly identifying their location. That's the kind of bureaucratic mess opponents of the NAIS say will spread nationwide should the program be made mandatory. But the GAO says that if it remains a voluntary program, "that may affect [the USDA's] ability to attract the necessary levels of participation" to make the program eff ective at limiting animal disease outbreaks. Initially the program was to be mandatory, but responding to opposition from some industry groups, the USDA made the program voluntary in 2006. NAIS has more than 400,000 registrants, and the USDA hopes all livestock owners will be registered by 2009.
The USDA just awarded a contract to several universities to do an independent cost-benefit analysis on the NAIS. And with the House apparently not in the mood to directly fund the program this year, that study, due back early next year, may prove to be both the figurative and literal bottom line on the future of the NAIS.


The date on the back is May 7, 1992, so just over twenty years ago. I remember being pulled out of school, and wearing that yellow dress (my favorite) for the full 2-hour car ride to the Cities. I took all of my personal books by Barbara Cooney as well as a bunch owned by the school for her to autograph, which she did. I still can't believe she wrote to me more than once.
Every little girl should get to meet one of her heroines, and every heroine should have the chance to make a little girl's day.
Today, more than any other day, I hope you are as happy as a fat baby eating cake.
At least I hope that's cake I'm eating.
Because this week a coworker said to me: "Rachel, your outfit yesterday was so cute! Today, not so much, but as long as you enjoy looking like that," I present Fashionista Flashback #3: 1992 High-Side-pony Edition.
"Look, I'm going to make myself taller than these plants even if it takes every scrunchie I own!"
Do you see that smile? So yeah, coworker, I do enjoy the way I look. Even when I shouldn't.


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Q: C++ QT5 dynamic property I am using a widget with Q_PROPERTY entries. Now, I do have an internal map, and for each entry in that list has I'd like to add a dynamic property (name e.g. "entry1Color").
I can add a dynamic property via setProperty("entry1Color", Qt::green); successfully, but I don't have a clue where the value (Qt::green) is being transferred to.
How to connect that set value to my map?

A: When you use setProperty, this value is stored directly in your QObject, and you can use the property getter to retrieve it. The value is returned as a QVariant, so you will have to cast it to the appropriate type. Example for a color:
// The boolean returned indicates if this is a newly created
// or existing  properly
bool was_just_create = myObject->setProperty("myColor", QColor(Qt::green));

// [...]
// And read it later on
QColor color1 = myObject->property("myColor").value<QColor>();

Properties declared explicitly with Q_PROPERTY are accessible in the exact same way, with the property getter. This is the same mechanism that is used by the QML engine to access your object properties, with setProperty and property.
Qt consistently use setValue() for setters, and value() (note the absence of get) for getters. Which is probably why you missed the getter in the first place :).

A: When you are using QObject::setProperty on instance of QObject, it will be saved internally in QObject instance.
As I understand you want to implement it as QMap with value as member variable.
Here how it can be implemented:
testclass.h
#ifndef TESTCLASS_H
#define TESTCLASS_H

#include <QObject>
#include <QMap>
#include <QColor>

class TestClass : public QObject
{
    Q_OBJECT
public:
    explicit TestClass(QObject *parent = 0);

    // mutators
    void setColor(const QString& aName, const QColor& aColor);
    QColor getColor(const QString &aName) const;

private:
    QMap<QString, QColor> mColors;
};

#endif // TESTCLASS_H

testclass.cpp
#include "testclass.h"

TestClass::TestClass(QObject *parent) : QObject(parent)
{

}

void TestClass::setColor(const QString &aName, const QColor &aColor)
{
    mColors.insert(aName, aColor);
}

QColor TestClass::getColor(const QString &aName) const
{
    return mColors.value(aName);
}

main.cpp
#include "mainwindow.h"

#include <QApplication>
#include <QDebug>

#include "testclass.h"

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
    QApplication a(argc, argv);

    TestClass testClass;
    testClass.setColor("entry1Color", Qt::green);

    qDebug() << testClass.getColor("entry1Color");

    return a.exec();
}

But also, it can be useful to check for how QMap works and which limitations for  pairs it has.

A:
When you are using QObject::setProperty on instance of QObject, it will be saved internally in QObject instance.

@Dmitriy: Thanks for clarification and the example code.
Now I do can read the value set by setProperty, fine so far.
But this is not all I want. I'd like to have some kind of a set function that will be called by the dynamic property setter, like the WRITE fn declaration for static Q_PROPERTY entries.
In my case, I create a dynamic property by calling setProperty("entry1Color") just in time with mColors.insert call.
The value should be written directly in my map["entry1Color"]. I did not yet stumble upon any idea to achieve this.


LOS ANGELES – Criticism is mounting among school officials over a new test designed to track students who are not fluent in English – one-fifth of the state's public school population.
Officials say the California English Language Development Test is poorly designed and too time-consuming to score.
"It is a well-intentioned test that is just so cumbersome and expensive as to be ridiculous," said Wayne Johnson, president of the California Teachers Association, who last month wrote a letter to the State Board of Education calling for the program to be revised.
In addition to its use in tracking students who lack English fluency, the test is administered to new students from homes where the primary language spoken is not English. About 2 million students in the state took the test this year.
The results will be used in tracking and placing students and determining certain kinds of funding.
The test's critics cite problems ranging from awkward instructions and layout to the length of time it takes for the tests to be scored.
For the oral section of the test, the exam booklet opens with one page facing the student and the other the tester. As the student listens to a recording and answers questions on one side, the tester marks the answers on the adjacent page.
The unusual design distracts and intimidates students, said people who have administered the tests.
And although the tests were given between May 14 and Oct. 31, districts have yet to receive any scores back from the state.
Paul Warren, the state's deputy superintendent of accountability, said the bulk of the tests reached the state closer to Oct. 31, creating a backlog.
But even districts that finished their tests early have not received results, making it difficult for them to place students and apply for funds that depend on test results.
CTB/McGraw-Hill, the publisher of the test, said all the scores will be ready on or before Feb. 28 – more than halfway through the school year – but could not say how much of the work had been completed so far.
Districts had the option of scoring the tests themselves, but many said they did not have the resources to do so.
Critics point out that the state spent more than $15 million on the test this year, not including include the estimated $20 to $30 per test spent by the districts. They say schools shouldn't have to expend even more resources to get timely scores.
One problem with scoring is that, unlike most standardized tests, the test does not come with a separate answer sheet.
Even the legislator who sponsored the bill requiring the statewide English testing says she's grown concerned.
The level of "dissatisfaction with the CELDT is troubling, to say the least," state Sen. Martha Escutia, D-Whittier, said in an October letter to California Superintendent of Public Instruction Delaine Eastin. "In fact, I am gravely concerned that the problems they raise and the resulting aversion for the test – if not addressed swiftly and fully – will undermine the success" of the exam.
State education officials say they are studying ways to improve the test, including having the districts produce the official scores so they don't have to wait for final results from the publisher.


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Only the head teacher of a school can exclude a pupil. Exclusion is a serious step for a head teacher to take and can be very worrying for both the child and parents. Head teachers should take into account their legal duty of care when sending a pupil home following an exclusion. They must consider any additional reasons that caused the disruptive behaviors eg; bereavement, mental health issues or bullying.
Pupils can be fixed term (a specific number of days) or permanently excluded (cannot return to the school). The most days a pupil can be fixed term excluded in one school year is 45 days in total.
Pupils can only be excluded for disciplinary reasons.
Children can be excluded for their behaviour outside school.
If a child has a Special Educational Need (SEN), the school should be checking they are having the right support to avoid exclusion. Disruptive behavior can be caused by unmet needs.
Schools should try to identify the causes of disruptive behavior and this should include an assessment of whether the child/yp may have SEN or a disability and put the right support in place. This may be at SEN support, the graduated approach level. This could be a multi agency assessment bringing professionals in from outside school eg; psychologist, health professionals, Family Support Plan (FSP) or Early Help.
Please see our booklet on SEN Support booklet.
Under the Equality Act 2010 schools must not discriminate against a pupil because of their disabilities. They have a duty to make reasonable adjustments to policies, practices and their daily environment including auxiliary aids and services. This does not include changes to buildings. Schools must make sure their policies and practices do not discriminate against pupils by increasing their risk of exclusion.
What can you do if you do not agree?
Permanent exclusion is a more serious step for a head teacher/principle to take. A child should only be permanently excluded for a one-off offence in very serious circumstances or after a number of fixed term exclusions when the school feels it has tried everything it can to keep a child in school.
For the first 5 days of an exclusion schools should take reasonable steps to set and mark work for the pupil. From day 6 where the pupil will return to the school the school must arrange work that is suitable and full time.
For the first 5 days after the exclusion, school should send suitable work home. From day 6 onwards it is the Local Authority's responsibility to provide suitable full time education. You have the right to be consulted and to say which school you would prefer them to attend.
You can put your case to the Governing Body of the school. For an exclusion of less than 5½ days they do not have to meet with you but must consider your views.
If the governors agree with the permanent exclusion, then you may ask for an IRP. The IRP may direct the Governors to look at their decision again. You can ask for a SEN expert to be at the IRP if you believe a child has SEN. They can give neutral advice at the panel meeting.


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A NNES in a NES World by Laura Brass
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Everyone reaches a point in their life when they ask themselves who they are, whether they are at a major crossroad professionally, emotionally, spiritually, or find themselves reeling from a dramatic event that became their wake-up call. To me, this moment came a few years after I had immigrated to Canada, when my husband and I decided that it was time we went back home to Vancouver. To my surprise, once back in Vancouver, I came to the realization that home was no longer home. Time for me to push the pause button and look at how far I have come since I first set foot in Canada and ask myself who I have become.
Standard English, World Englishes, and My Languages
Sounding different in English seemed to point to my otherness, so when I came across Kachru's (1986) model of English circles, I thought it was as good a starting point in my quest for who I am as any. He distinguishes between countries and languages that belong to the:
(a) inner circle (e.g., the UK, the US, Canada, Australia) where English is the first language (L1);
(b) outer circle (e.g., Singapore, India, Philippines, Kenya, etc.) where English is an official language;
and (c) expanding circle (e.g., Brazil, China, Japan, Turkey, etc.) where English is taught as a subject in school.
When I was living in Europe, I taught English as a foreign language (EFL); in Canada, I teach English as a second language (ESL). Same subject, different names.
Standard English is represented by fixed grammar rules and formal written norms used mainly for institutional purposes (e.g., exams, business meetings, etc.), whereas non-standard or spoken English is characterized by a more flexible lexis used for communication purposes. The latter allows for varieties of the same language, which are oftentimes frowned upon because they break with the standard language. Shunning these Englishes from the standard English community does not make them vanish from thousands of worldwide second language (L2) speakers' active vocabulary. While the need for the written form to keep its constancy to avoid linguistic chaos is understandable, the spoken form should be allowed more freedom (Brass, 2016).
Another point worth noting is the separate Englishes within L1 countries. There are definitive and obvious differences within the English language when one crosses the US or Canada. For instance, "Don't bleve nutting ya 'ears and only 'alf ya sees" is a Newfoundland saying for "Don't believe everything you hear" or "If I had my Druthers" is a southern American saying for "If I had my way." Even single words can be a part of the regular dialect in some areas and non-existent in others. How often do you think that Manhattanites use reckon in their daily conversations? L1 countries have many different Englishes very much based on geography, socioeconomics, race, and religion.
My languages, apart from my mother tongue, can be summed up as the good, the bad, and the ugly: English, French, and Latin. I started learning French one year before taking up English. Does it mean that French is my second language and English is my third?
I preferred English, so soon I became more proficient in it than I was in French. Does this make English my second language, pushing French third?
For over a decade now I have thought in English, communicated in English, and written in English 95 % of the time. Does this mean that English has become my first language?Can a mere five percent make such a huge difference?
A friend of mine was born in England, moved to Belgium when he was just a few months old, grew up in Canada from age three to fourteen, then lived in Israel for five years, relocated back to Belgium, and now has returned to Canada. Which one is his first language: French, Flemish, Hebrew, or English? He is fluent in all four.
Having learned my L2s in a dual program relying on the audio-lingual and grammar-translation methods, code-switching played a major role in my second language acquisition (SLA). Whenever I was lost for words in L2, L1 would come to the rescue and vice versa. To this day, I constantly switch from one language to another, although I think more in English these days because I speak it at home and at work. Culturally, I feel more Romanian than Canadian, which is a deeper aspect of my personality and frame of mind.
What does that say about me, linguistically, sociologically, and psychologically? That there are two distinct languages which make up two distinct identities? That there is a split of identities or, on the contrary, a blend of multiple identities?
On Being an Immigrant in Canada
An immigrant myself, originally from Romania, I am a non-native English speaker (NNES); I made Canada my home in 2008. After having my education, work experience, language proficiency, age, funds, and adaptability assessed by a points system, I was deemed eligible for the express entry pool under the Federal Skilled Worker program (Government of Canada, 2017). Six months after submitting my application, I received the letter in the mail: I had been given the green light to live and work in Canada – to become a Canadian.
Exhilarated by the prospect of starting anew, little did I know back then what being an immigrant entailed. According to the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English (1995), immigrant refers to "someone who comes from abroad to live permanently in another country" (p. 712). A landed immigrant or permanent resident can work and study, but they cannot vote or get a Canadian passport; it is a temporary status until they become citizens. Ng and Estable (1987) point out that the term, which initially encompassed all foreign-born individuals, is now used with a different connotation: "The common-sense use of 'immigrant women' generally refers to women of colour, women from Third World Countries, women who do not speak English well, and women who occupy lower positions in the occupational hierarchy" (p. 29). From experience, I can attest to the fact that in everyday conversation, immigrant highlights the difference between NNESs and their native (NES) counterparts.
As far as language is concerned, the concept of non-nativeness negates rather than asserts the speaker, which brings us to the paradox of "highly educated immigrants who drive taxicabs and pizza delivery vans, bewildered at the new reality of life in Canada that falls short of its promises" (Cervatiuc, 2009, p. 255). The author attributes this situation to the lack of English proficiency; based on my personal experience, I tend to disagree. In fact, English proficiency is one of the mandatory criteria to be eligible to immigrate as a skilled worker (e.g., General IELTS examination). Once skilled worker immigrants land in Canada, they realize that due to their foreign credentials they will not be able to perform the jobs that they are qualified for. A paradox and a conundrum.
At the other end of the spectrum, the country allows non-skilled NNESs who buy considerable property to get status and yet they live on social services, which speaks to a different kind of non-nativeness. In a cosmopolitan city like Vancouver, British Columbia, where the real estate industry has been booming, allowing lots of foreigners to enter the country via buying property, new identities are being shaped and with them closed-up communities of people who do not speak English at all.
There seems to have been a shift from language to financial benefits reserved for a particular category of foreign non-Canadian investors who take full advantage of the perks Canada has to offer. Is a new fast-growing NNES category already heavily influencing the labor market? Are educational credentials becoming obsolete in major Canadian centers? Is English losing ground in Canada or is it just another language-money-power game?
On Shaping Identity as a NNES ESL Teacher in a NES World
In an attempt to figure out who I am now, I decided to take a closer look at how language and identity work for or against NNES English as a Second Language (ESL) professionals. I browsed through the extant literature that explores immigrants' (successful) stories. A trend, a leitmotif, seems to transcend: Everyone has a story that follows a similar pattern. Whether people leave their home countries because they have to (as is the case with thousands of recent Syrian refugees fleeing to Canada and all over the world) or because they want to, hoping to make a better future for themselves and their families (as is my case), immigrants leave the familiar behind embarking on a journey into the unknown and self-discovery.
Unlike Canada, where people of various ethnicities live in close vicinity, in my home country, former communist Romania, people from other countries were kept at bay, hence everyone looked the same or at least everyone I knew. Growing up, I never thought of otherness and never questioned nor doubted my identity. Having lived in Canada for eight and a half years, the apparently innocuous question, "Where are you from?" to this day takes me by surprise.
My initial answer, "I am from Romania," is accompanied by different explanations that start with but as if I have to explain my reasons for being here, which makes me feel guilty for not being a NES. The impostor syndrome (Cuddy, 2015). The sin of being born outside the inner circle (i.e., an English-speaking country) weighs heavy on the NNESs' shoulders. I have learned first-hand that the stigma of being a NNES in a NES country does not vanish in time.
In Canada, the constant need to ask, "Where are you from?" is a phenomenon that has turned a simple ice breaker into an ice maker. According to Ramos (2003) and Selasi (2014), it speaks to relations of power (or lack of it). Many were the cases when my answer to "Where are you from?" generated the following, "Oh, Budapest is the capital city, isn't it?" No, it isn't.
Not knowing where to place someone's country of origin on a mental map can make the person being asked feel powerless. I wholeheartedly embrace Selasi's (2014) suggestion to ask, "Where are you a local?" instead, which shifts focus on where life occurs, not where it started. "I'm Canadian but my parents come from Romania" sounds as if I am trying to explain myself and why I am here; "I'm a local of Vancouver and Targoviste" relies on personal experiences that no one can take away or deny.
Selasi (2014) goes on to explain that, because countries appear (e.g., Timor-Leste) and disappear (e.g., Czechoslovakia), they cannot define our identity, but experiences can: "All experience is local and all identity is experience." (Selasi, 2014).
A revelation. I was born in Romania, briefly studied in the UK and worked in the US, and I am currently residing in Canada. I do not live in Romania, the UK, or the US anymore, but I remember the experiences that I had while there; they have shaped me into who I am. While some aspects of my identity are presently dormant, others have become more prevalent these days. I constantly forge a new identity from the already existing multi-layers. Fifty shades of Laura.
Identity is a complex and complicated matter. It is my unique barcode or fingerprint. I have changed over time and so has my identity. To quote Bruce Lee (c. 1966), "When you pour water in a cup, it becomes the cup. When you pour water in a bottle, it becomes the bottle. When you pour water in a teapot, it becomes the teapot."
A few years after immigrating to Canada and going back home to visit family, I saw everything different; it all seemed changed: "We can never go back to a place and find it exactly where we left it, something somewhere will always have changed, most of all, ourselves" (Selasi, 2014). I found myself mixing Romanian with English words within the same sentence. Romanglish if you will. At times, I felt lost in translation and caught up in between two completely different worlds and languages, which echoes Norton and Toohey's (2011) argument that identity is a site of struggle.
As far as my newly acquired Canadianness is concerned, I am drawn to it and distanced from it at the same time. This ambivalent sense of self has resulted from good and bad language experiences that I've had over the past decade.
In identifying with Vancouver, I don't want to cut away from my past, leaving behind part of my identity to embrace a new one. My grandmother used to say that no matter how far one travels, they carry their sorrows and joys with them.
While I admit that there must have been a void that made me think relocating could fill, it is important to stay in touch with my roots. The desire to know and understand myself is fueled by the need to come to terms with my Romanian heritage and my current Canadian existence. In trying to answer Khayatt's (2001) question, "Who is entitled to determine who we are?" (p. 79), I have come to realize that I want the freedom to be both a Canadian and a Romanian.
Little did I know when I packed my life, said goodbye to family and friends, and bought a one-way ticket to Vancouver, British Columbia, that being a NNES ESL immigrant female teacher in Canada was no easy feat. Looking back, it seems both brave and foolish, but if I were to do it all over again, I would not hesitate.
I have learned through trial and error to add rather than discard the newly formed layers of my Canadian identity and not feel stuck between two cultures and languages (Gardner, 2012). Now I see what Greene (1998) means when he urges us to recreate ourselves and our image rather than allow others to define us: I am more than a nationality.
I am a local of two distinct worlds, a by-product of my own experiences, a citizen of the world born in Romania, adopted by Canada, a passport holder of the European Union, a member of the Commonwealth, and a language chameleon.
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Laura Brass has an MEd in TESL from the University of Calgary, Canada, a BA in Education from the University of Pitesti, Romania, and is TESL Canada and TESOL Ontario certified. With over 15 years local and international experience under her belt, she has taught English to diverse learners for varied purposes (e.g., EFL, ESL, EAP, CAE, IELTS, TOEFL, etc.) in the public and private sectors. A language learner herself, she embraces a student-centered approach that keeps the students' needs at the forefront and focuses on fostering autonomous L2 learners. She is interested in language and identity, multilingual acquisition, ESL curricula design, digital literacies, etc. You can view samples of her teaching materials at www.laurabrass.weebly.com. Her article, "Eleven Unexpected Lessons of Research Writing," was recently published by the Canadian Journal for Teacher Research: http://www.teacherresearch.ca/blog/article/2017/07/30/333-eleven-unexpected-lessons-of-research-writing.
Just on the highly-qualified taxi drivers point, it may not be a language point, but it may be a qualifications point. It's not unusual for someone to come to a new country only to find that their existing qualifications are not valid there. My sister moved from the UK to Canada and found that she had to spend a year converting her existing qualifications to ones recognised in Canada. And if two countries as similar as the UK and Canada can't recognise each others qualifications, what hope is there for someone with a master's degree from Syria?
Laura Brass
Hi Joe, Thank you for breaking the ice and leaving a comment, and mea culpa for the late response. While you make a really good point that qualifications obtained elsewhere might not be valid in the new country, your sister's example proves that, in fact, language weighs heavily. At the end of the day, it only took her one year to have her credentials recognized in Canada, which makes me wonder whether it is more challenging to have them recognized here than it would be the other way around. I know of other professionals who are still struggling to secure… Read more »
Drahomira
Dear Laura, I've been asking myself all those questions since I embarked, similarly to you, on that 'long journey into the unknown and self-discovery' (How nicely put!) which can't leave anyone unshaped or even unharmed. Thanks a lot for your inspiring blog post and references to explore. Just one more thought: Where do you call it 'home'?
Dear Drahomira,
Thanks so much for the message. Vancouver feels like home, although there are times when my mind and soul crave for something I haven't figured out quite yet: Something new, some place fresh. How about you? Do you feel you belong where you are? I'd love to hear more about your journey.
If you're interested in reading about immigrants and their unique stories, I highly recommend Carol E. Kelley's (2013) "Accidental Immigrants and the Search for Home: Women, Cultural Identity, and Community."
Erzsebet Bekes
What a journey, Laura! If it is any consolation, when I say I'm from Hungary, they say "Bucharest, right?" … I think you don't need to leave any of your identities behind, what is important is that you define who you want to be and not allow others to define you. This is not that easy (think of the Gypsies in Hungary and Romania), but we can always try. This from a Hungarian-born English teacher, who lived in the UK having arrived as a political refugee and now living in Ecuador enjoying a cosmopolitan existence with anothe ten thousand expats… Read more »
Hello Erzsebet, Thank you for responding to my post. Vancouver is quite spectacular, but I wouldn't mind living somewhere exotic, where the hot climate warms up people's hearts and melts prejudices. Back in 2010, I travelled to Oahu, Hawaii. It was then when I learned what the expression "out of this world" means. Literally. Looking at it as the glass half full, at least there are people who know that Budapest and Bucharest are capital cities to some far off Eastern European countries :). I did a job interview in Budapest years ago and I still vividly remember how beautiful… Read more »
Diego Zelaya, M.S.Ed. Canditate at UPENN
Well said, and what a great adventure you had. Wish you luck for the future years to come.
Thank you so much, Diego. Indeed, it's been quite an adventure, with its ups and downs.
Best of luck to you, too.


Frans Hals painted many double portraits of married couples between 1620 and 1640. He painted them separately, on two panels, the man on the left and his wife on the right. It was only in Double Portrait of a Couple that Hals portrayed the couple, Isaac Massa and his wife on a single canvas.
Isaac Massa was a powerful trade merchant and diplomat during the Dutch Golden Age, who had traveled the world. Beatrix was the daughter of a wealthy regent and both came from affluent families in Haarlem.
The couple commissioned to Hals paint this canvas to commemorate their wedding in 1622 and it' thought that Hals executed the work on one of Massa's estates in Lisse.
There is a great deal of symbolism in this image regarding marriage in Dutch culture in the 17th century. The couple is not depicted indoors in formal poses but rather they are shown intimately and relaxed. The couple seems completely at ease with each other and Beatrix reinforces their new union in marriage by resting her arm upon her husband's shoulder displaying her wedding ring. Isaac holds his wife's right hand over his heart - a sign of love and loyalty.
Smiling faces were uncommon at this time and Hals was one of only a few portrait painters to picture smiling people. The couple's clothes also demonstrate their wealth.
The couple sits beneath a thistle tree, which symbolizes fidelity. In addition, the extending ivy tendrils curling around a branch between the couple represents committment, faithfulness and fertility.
Hals has included another couple in the background who pose in a much more formal manner. He also inserts a pair of exotic birds behind them which evokes a sense of paradise and 'garden of love' atmosphere.
Frans Hals employed artist Pieter de Molijn to paint the background of the Dutch flatlands on the right due to the fact that Hal himself did not specialize in landscape painting.
It seems that Hals has drawn inspiration from Love Gardens which were often painted in the seventeenth century. Love gardens were imaginary garden brimming with symbols that referred to love and fidelity.
For example, there is a statue of Juno, the goddess of marriage. There are also fountains springing water which is a sign of fertility. The thistle is another important feature. The thistle represents male fidelity and a husband's commitment to marriage. Similarly, the ivy at Beatrix's feet is a sign of eternal love and a wife being bound to her husband.
It's possible that Hals was also inspired by an engraving in Jacob Cats' book Marriage, which was published around the time this painting was made and also featured a love garden with thistles.
Great attention to detail has been given to the subjects' faces. Unlike conventional panel work Hals completed for wealthy patrons, the couple are not in stiff, upright positions or with blank expressions. The couple's content gazes allow for a bigger narrative and provide insight into the couple's rapport.
Hals made Beatrix the focus of this piece and rightly so as she was a new bride. Isaac's body is turned towards his wife, leading the viewer's eye to her. His folded arm on the right also encourages this, as does the middle branch. Beatrix's arm upon her lap returns this gaze by forming a circular composition which leads us back to her husband.
The sparse building to the far right creates a three-dimensional aspect to the image. The abundance of foliage also lets Hals' play with various lighting tones and techniques that produce a soft and hazy dream-like atmosphere.
For Isaac, bright orange and light brown pastels have been used to define his skin. For Beatrix the artist uses strong white tonal values with a clear sheen that stand out from the darkened image.
Overall, Hals uses clean strokes in this work. He is very expressive in the sitter's clothing and makes deep impressions in the numerous folds as they sit in the shade of the tree. These lines are stark and create depth and movement as he accentuates the finer detail of the fabrics.
Hals adds fine detail to the cuffs and lace necklines and he paints the lace with very light touches, adding texture to the fine fabric. This technique allows the light to play between the fabrics as well.
The trees and surrounding foliage all contain various harsh and bold daubing showing Hal's freedom od expression with is brush. The bark of the tree and ground all have darker yellow ochres mixed with browns and he used multilayering to convey detailed texture.
"For truth of character... he was the greatest painter that ever existed... if I had wanted an exact likeness I should have preferred Frans Hals to Titan."
Hals painted portraits of married couple for 20 years, demonstrating the popularity of his work and the demand for his paintings. Ater tis time Hals was even more in demand following the death of Peter Paul Rubens and Anthony van Dyck in 1641.
Frans Hals went on to becme the most prominent portrait painter in the Netherlands. Hals won key public commissions and painted portraits for private people, which strengthened his international reputation.
John Singer Sargent writes: "You must classify the values. If you begin with the middle-tone and work up to the lights and down towards the darks -- so that you deal last with your highest lights and darkest darks -- you avoid false accents. "That's what Carolus taught me. And Frans Hals. It's hard to find anyone who knew more about oil painting than Frans Hals."
Double Portrait of a Couple was a unique painting for many reasons. Firstly, Hals painted both husband and wife on one canvas which he had never done before. Secondly, he painted them laughing and smiling which was something of a rarity in portraiture of this time. Hals was constantly breaking conventions with his work and setting the trend for emerging artists.
Frans Hals established himself as an artist who fully understood his subject and was skilled in capturing the essence of his subject matter. Many Dutch schools went on to teach his work methods throughout the two centuries after his death and he also inspired the Impressionist movement and it's great followers, namely Vincent van Gogh.


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What Does it Take to Return?
I am a writer. Lots of times I write because I need to get something out of my system. Today I am not even sure this article will make it onto the website. I am not sure, because I am angry. I am not only angry, I am discouraged, sad, and confused on how to make sense of the horrible news that Gilad, Naftali, and Eyal are dead. I confess to being angry, not only at the senseless deaths of these three teens in Israel, but I am angry at the Father.
Didn't He see all the people coming together in Jerusalem to pray for their safe return? Didn't he hear our prayers as we all stopped what we were doing to pray in solidarity with them at 3 PM last week? Didn't He Hear us? Why are these three teens dead and their families devastated? What do things like this do to lift us up? How do they lift Him up?
I don't like to be angry at my Father, but, I just can't seem to help it. We did what we were supposed to do, didn't we? Didn't we all cry out to Him to intervene? How many innocent lives have to be lost before He hears and does something?
So, I was looking for a verse, and instead of finding the one I thought I wanted, I found this letter to the Corinthians. He speaks of a test. What kind of test is this? Is it one that shakes our faith?
2Co 13:5 Keep examining yourselves to see whether you are continuing in the faith. Test yourselves! You know, don't you, that Jesus the Messiah lives in you? Could it be that you are failing the test?
2Co 7:8 If I made you sad with my letter, I do not regret it, although I did regret it then. I see that the letter caused you sorrow, though only for a while. 9 Now I am happy, not because you had such sorrow, but because your sorrow led you to repent. For you were sorry in a godly way, and so you were not hurt by us in any way. 10 For having sorrow in a godly way results in repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regrets.
I can definitely relate to the end of that verse. It seems like everywhere, every day we have more sorrow heaped upon us as we read and see pictures of the deaths of others. And, today, I am feeling the sorrow of a world that produces the death of three young men.
So, today, I am wrestling with God. I am seeking to understand what the purpose of this event has for me and for the world itself. Somehow, we must find a resolution to this conflict. I am not speaking of the conflict in the Middle East, I am speaking of the conflict we have between ourselves and God Himself.
We turn to Him in times of great darkness. It is hard to imagine greater darkness than when life is held so cheaply that innocent young men are killed. Yet, I am reminded that there is greater darkness to come.
What is the purpose of it all? Perhaps the first sentence of the paragraph above is our answer.
We turned to Him in a time of darkness. And, while I truly believe in the sincerity of everyone who spoke a prayer to our Father to intervene on behalf of these teens, was it enough? Are we really qualified to ask Him for anything?
Why was the Father silent? Was it because there was a greater purpose?
Sometimes the answer is not what we want. Yeshua, who is more qualified than any of us will ever be, was still met with silence. He didn't want to hear there was no reprieve, but he accepted it. He bowed to the will of the Father.
I don't think I am saying that it is YHVH's fault that the teens were killed. I really don't know the answer to that. But, can we find a purpose?
The larger question that I am asking is why didn't He demonstrate His power and might in this case?
I believe that He is the Creator of the Universe! He parted the Red Sea! He defeated Death!
I remember when 9/11 happened. It seemed like everyone was on their knees, flooding into churches, joining hands and singing God Bless America!
What were we supposed to learn from that event? If three thousand deaths at the hand of terrorists could not accomplish a lasting unity, why do I think the death of three young men in Israel will do more?
We have read this a lot. But what is it really saying? Is it enough to humble ourselves? Is it enough to pray? I think we figured out those two things, at least in part.
2Co 12:20 I am afraid that I may come and somehow find you not as I want to find you, and that you may find me not as you want to find me. Perhaps there will be quarreling, jealousy, anger, selfishness, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorderly conduct. 21 I am afraid that when I come my God may again humble me before you and that I may have to grieve over many who formerly lived in sin and have not repented of their impurity, sexual immorality, and promiscuity that they once practiced.
2Co 6:17 Therefore, "Get away from them and separate yourselves from them," declares the Lord, "and don't touch anything unclean. Then I will welcome you. 18 I will be your Father, and you will be my sons and daughters," declares the Lord Almighty.
COULD IT BE THAT WE ARE FAILING THE TEST?
Pro 28:9 If one turns away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer is an abomination.
Isn't that what Paul said? There are conditions that need to be met for Him to hear us!
We are told to put off the old man. We are told to die to ourselves and live in Yeshua. We are told to Listen and Obey (Shema). Are we there yet? Are we really walking in the spirit, or are we too attached to the world?
Paul wrote to the Corinthians! He urged them to get in touch with HIM!
2Co 5:4 So while we are still in this tent [physical body], we sigh under our burdens, because we do not want to put it off but to put it on, so that our dying bodies may be swallowed up by life.
Instead we need to be swallowed up by His spirit. We need to listen to the song of Elijah: Repent and Return. Only when we can put off the old man, and put on righteousness will He hear from Heaven and heal our land.
May we hear what He is trying to tell us!
May the deaths of three young men named Gilal, Naftali and Eyal cause a revival among us to return to Him. May we truly Repent and Return to His way! May we see and build unity and reconciliation between the House of Judah and the House of Israel! May what the terrorists designed for evil be turned to good for the glory of YHVH!
Please, Father, do not let their deaths be in vain. Amen.


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 Le Raisinier bord de mer, Coccoloba uvifera est une plante arbustive de la famille des Polygonaceae.

 Le Raisinier de Chine, Hovenia dulcis est une plante arbustive de la famille des Rhamnaceae.

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A Russian Man carrying 63 cannabis capsules (hash pills) in his stomach was arrested in Bali's Ngurah Rai International Airport on January 15, as reported by Republika.
The man, only known by the initials AT, arrived in Bali through a Malindo Air flight originating from Kathmandu. AT had already been on Ngurah Rai Customs' radar, therefore he was immediately flagged for a body check and X-ray scan.
The scan revealed 63 plastic-wrapped capsules containing 389.14 grams of hashish, which is enough for nearly 2000 drug users, according to the Bali Customs and Excise director, M Syarif Hidayat.
The total weight of the capsules will make the Russian subject to charges carrying a maximum of 15 years in prison, and a fine of up to IDR 10 billion.
Bali Police Narcotics Investigation Unit Supt. Sudjarwoko said the hash pills were purchased from Shanghai, and the suspect has already confessed to smuggling the drugs.
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