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November 7, 2017 October 24, 2017 ~ Candelo Blooms	~ 5 Comments
Now for a visual treat: a post on some of my favourite books about both art and artists, many of which we have bought after attending a wonderful exhibition!
Art is such a personal concept and performs many different purposes from representing our world to exploring personal ideas or beliefs. Being a romantic at heart and a bit of an ostrich, I tend to be drawn to works of beauty, as I feel our world has enough ugliness in reality, without perpetuating it in our art! A typical example is one of my most favourite paintings: End of Dinner by Jules-Alexandre Grun 1913 https://fineartamerica.com/featured/the-end-of-dinner-jules-alexandre-grun.html.
I will start with two general books on art, then introduce you to some books featuring of my favourite artists and art periods in chronological order. Note: This selection is based solely on my art library and is a very incomplete representation of my favourite art and artists! For example, I love Impressionism, but do not own any books on it or its proponents in my art library, so they are not included in this post. Because this is quite a long post, I have divided it into two parts: Part One: General Art Books and Pre-1900s; and Part Two: Post 1900s.
In my last book post on Architectural Books, I discussed one book, which covered both the architecture and art of Islam, so I thought I would begin with:
The Orient in Western Art by Gérard-Georges Lemaire 2000
For over 2 000 years, the Western imagination has been excited by the world of the Orient from Egypt to Palestine and Greece to Turkey with its exoticism and mystery, its domes and minarets and harems of beautiful women, as depicted in the art of :
Bellini, Carpaccio, Veronese, Tintoretto, Rubens and Rembrandt (15th to 17th Centuries);
The beautiful women of Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun, Jean-Étienne Liotard and Antoine de Favray and landscapes of Jean-Baptiste Hilair in the 18th Century;
The battle scenes of Jean-Léon Gérôme, François Watteau, Baron Antoine-Jean Gros, Anne-Louise Girodet de Roussy-Trioson and Alexandre Bida; and
Egyptian scenes, painted by David Roberts, Frederick Goodall, William James Müller, Adrian Dauzats, Prosper Marilhat and Rudolf Ernst of the 18th Century.
I particularly loved Private Conversation by John Frederick Lewis (p 134; photo above); Odalisque by Natale Schiavoni (p 150; first photo below), Jewish Girl in Tangiers by Charles Landelle (p 169; fourth photo below) and Algerian Woman and Her Slave by Ange Tissier on the book cover (first photo of this post). Constantinople featured in The Slave Market by Sir William Allen 1838 and View of Constantinople by Germain-Fabius Brest 1870. Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres was entranced by the women of the harem, with some beautiful sensuous nudes like Odalisque (p 202, photo above); Little Bather; Grand Odalisque and Turkish Bath (see: http://www.jeanaugustedominiqueingres.org/), as was Théodore Chassériau – I love his Dance of the Kerchiefs 1849 (p 226). Jean-Léon Gérôme painted some lovely river scenes, while Gustave Moreau was fascinated with classical mythology and especially, Salome. Auguste Renoir's Odalisque 1870 and Seated Algerian 1881 are also favourites. While the book also features the work of more modern artists, to my mind, none match the beauty and romance of the earlier period. It is a lovely dreamy book and does credit to these beautiful artworks!
Now for something totally different, yet still close to our heart:
A Brush With Birds: Australian Bird Art From the National Library of Australia Introduction by Penny Olsen 2008
Being keen bird-lovers, we had to buy this book! With full-page colour reproductions of bird art and brief notes on each artist's life, it showcases bird art from 1788 to the present and a wide variety of styles from the rather stilted representations of the early colonial artists in an attempt to record these strange new birds for scientific purposes (John Hunter, George Raper and Sarah Stone) and the more realistic etchings of John Lewin and the Goulds (John and Elizabeth) to the bird identification guides by the Neville Cayleys (father and son), Ebenezer Edward Gostelow (front cover of the book), Lilian Medland and Betty Temple Watts and the hyper-realistic bird portraits by William Thomas Cooper, a particular favourite. I love his attention to fine detail like the feathers and his stunning use of colour, seen in the photo below, from page 101 of the book.
Lars Knudsen's Australian Birds by Lars Knudsen 1995
Another bird artist, who loves colour, but was not in the above book, is Lars Knudsen. Born in 1931, so this book is definitely not in chronological order (!), Lars grew up in North Queensland, where he fell in love with the amazing bird life. He spent many years working in advertising in Sydney, before setting up a studio in Spain in 1977 and painting birds full-time. Since returning to Australia in 1985, he has produced numerous limited edition prints and now has a studio and gallery at Hampton in the Blue Mountains. In fact, I bought this lovely little book, showcasing 29 of his best Australian bird paintings, along with detailed comments about each bird, at Everglades, Leura in the Blue Mountains. They are stunning paintings, full of movement and colour and really capture the essence of each bird. I particularly loved the Orange-Bellied Parrots (p 30); the Whiskered Terns (p 38); both photographed above, and the Regent Bowerbird (p 53); and the Australian King Parrots (p 56), both photographed below.
I love his slightly abstract style, the colours of the backgrounds complementing the birds so well and his love and passion for birds and their environment really shines through. A delightful little book! A Vision of Eden: The Life and Work of Marianne North by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew 1980
Marianne North (1830-1890) is a great favourite of ours! An intrepid traveller, contemporary of Charles Darwin and Sir Joseph Hooker and highly talented artist, she produced over 800 oil paintings, now housed in the Marianne North Gallery at Kew (https://www.kew.org/mng/marianne-north.html). Her paintings show such accuracy and attention to detail and introduced the pre-photography public of the day to the huge diversity of life and natural wonders of the world.
I love her botanical studies (Page 26 North American Carnivorous Plants in the photo above; and Page 68 Flowers of a Coral Tree, Brazil, in the photo below,
as well as her exotic landscapes like the Taj Mahal at Agra (above) and the Road Up To Naini Tal, India (below) from page 126 : and her painting of Distant View of Mount Kinchinjunga, from Darjeeling, India (p 132): This book follows her life from her early days and home life to her travels in Canada and the United States; Jamaica; Brazil; Japan; Indonesia; India and Ceylon; Australia and New Zealand; South Africa and Chile in South America. I love the simplicity of this painting: A Road Near Bath, Jamaica, Lined With Palms, Bread-Fruit and Cocoa, from page 46:
As an Australian, it is fascinating to read her travel diary notes and descriptions of the native flora and fauna, though she could be quite ascerbic:
Brisbane in 1880 is described as: 'a most unattractive place- a sort of overgrown village, with wide empty streets full of driving dust and sand, surrounded by wretched suburbs of wooden houses scattered over bare steep hills' (p 158)
and Tenterfield as: 'what Australians call "a very pretty place", meaning that there was not a tree within a mile of it, and that it had a little water within reach' (p 161).
As she travelled south, her mood improved! Armadale (her spelling, but really spelt Armidale) was 'a considerable place, with some stone houses in it and a bishop' (p162), where hotel rooms cost 10 shillings a day and meat, a shilling for 10 pounds.
Bendemeer was 'a pretty green meadow with a clear river running through it, bordered by casuarina trees' (p 162), though the accommodation was flea-ridden and noisy!
She was very comfortable in Sydney, staying at the Prime Minister's house in the Blue Mountains; Elizabeth Bay; and Camden, so by the time she reached Melbourne, she was positively rapturous, declaring the city to be: 'a noble city, and its gardens are even more beautiful than those of Sydney, with greater variety of ground, and lovely views over the river. It is by far the most real city in Australia, and the streets are as full of quickly-moving people as those of London' (p 168). She even visited Perth and Albany in Western Australia and Hobart in Tasmania, where she raved over Mt. Wellington, as seen in her painting: View in the Forest on Mt. Wellington; p 181; photo above). I had to laugh at her assertion that: 'Cherries, raspberries, every kind of fruit which grows at home grew better than at home. Half the jam in the world is made in Tasmania.' (p 178).
The Art of the Pre-Raphaelites by Steven Adams 1988
While well-connected Marianne was very much part of the establishment, the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood were much more controversial, rejecting the conservatism of the Royal Academy and aspiring to the era before Raphael, hence their name.
This book examines the academic tradition, against which they rebelled; the inception of the group in 1848 and the famous works of Dante Gabriel Rossetti, John Ruskin, John Everett Millais, Edward Burne-Jones, William Morris, William Holman Hunt and Ford Maddox Brown. They certainly produced some beautiful art, especially Millais' family scenes (Autumn Leaves 1855-1856), as well as his famous Ophelia 1851 and Rossetti's classically inspired 'Stunners' with their heart-shaped faces, full lips, hooded eyes, unrestrained flowing hair and extravagant robes, like Proserpine 1874 and The Beloved 1865 (book cover). See: http://preraphaelitesisterhood.com/rossettis-models/ .
The Pre-Raphaelites also led very unconventional (and messy!) lives, recounted superbly in Desperate Romantics: The Private Lives of the Pre-Raphaelites by Franny Moyle 2009, as well as the accompanying BBC TV production.
It is a fascinating read! I think William Morris was very forbearing, as well as being a fascinating character and a real Renaissance man, gifted with so many talents! I adore his work and ethos, so it is not surprising that I own two books about his life and work!
William Morris & Morris & Co. by Lucia Van der Post 2003
Father of the Arts and Crafts Movement and one of Britain's greatest and best-known designers, whose wallpapers and textiles are still enormously popular, William Morris was born into a wealthy family in 1834 and studied art and literature at Oxford University, where he developed his passion for medievalism and the Gothic and met his lifelong friend, Edward Burne-Jones, through whom he came into contact with the Pre-Raphaelites .
He hated the mass production , pastiche, excessiveness and ugliness of Victorian industrial society, espousing a return to the medieval guilds, simplicity and true craftmanship, as seen in the ceramic tiles, metalwork, woodwork, furniture, glass, textiles, embroideries, carpets and wallpapers, produced by his firm Morris & Co.
I have always loved his famous quote:
'Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful'.
I also love his intensely personal involvement with all these crafts and the way he taught himself the necessary skills, whether it was stained glass; clay modelling; illuminating manuscripts; calligraphy; book production; carving wood and stone; wood engraving; mural and tile painting; natural dyeing or tapestry weaving and hand embroidery.
This lovely small book examines the key components of his work under the chapter titles of: Craft; Colour; Honesty; Pattern; Nature; and Legend, with colour photographs of his beautiful work and patterns throughout. By incorporating Morris designs in a wide variety of settings and modern contexts, the book also provides inspiration for contemporary homeowners.
And if you still haven't had your fill of his designs, another excellent book about his life and work is:
The Art of William Morris by Christine Poulson 2004, in which the chapters are more chronologically-ordered, following his early life and university study, his establishment of the Firm, his involvement with the Pre-Raphaelites; his marriage and family life; his homes; his political beliefs, public speaking and writings, published through his Kelmscott Press.
The Arts & Crafts Companion by Pamela Todd 2008/ 2011
The ultimate guide to the Arts and Crafts Movement (1880 – 1920), it begins with its philosophy and background; its proponents including William Morris, Edward Burne-Jones, Walter Crane, CFA Voysey, William Lethaby, Ernest Gimson, the Barnsley brothers, Philip Webb, MH Baillie Scott and Charles Rennie Mackintosh, and that is only a small portion of the British Arts and Crafts movement. It was also occurring simultaneously in the rest of Europe and the United States of America.
The main section of the book is devoted to lengthy and detailed chapters about all aspects of the Arts and Crafts Movement: Architecture, Interior Design, Furniture, Textiles and Wallpaper, Stained Glass and Lighting, Pottery and Ceramics, Metalwork and Jewellery; the Printed Word and Gardens, the latter being the subject of my main assessment during my garden history studies.
I loved reading about these gardens, especially those created by Gertrude Jekyll and Edwin Lutyens (Munstead Wood; Hestercombe; and the Deanery); I would love to visit them one day, as well as Red House, Kent (Philip Webb and William Morris) and Kelmscott Manor (William Morris) in the Cotswolds; Standen, West Sussex (Philip Webb), Snowshill Manor (Baillie Scott), Rodmarton Manor (ErnestBarnsley), both in Gloucestershire and Blackwell, overlooking Windermere in the Lake District (MH Baillie Scott). The famous gardens of Hidcote Manor, Sissinghurst and Great Dixter have also been heavily influenced by the Arts and Crafts Movement. See: https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/lists/our-arts-and-crafts-houses-and-gardens.
I also love the simplicity, subtlety and harmony of the wallpapers, textiles and furniture designed by CFA Voysey, who described his ideal interior as:
'a well-proportioned room, with white-washed walls, plain carpet and simple oak furniture' with a simple vase of flowers and repeated decorative motifs and symbols like stylized hearts'.
His houses had low roofs, wide eaves, low horizontal windows, white roughcast walls and exposed beams and brickwork.
It was also very interesting to read about the influence of the Arts and Crafts Movement on embroidery (including the Glasgow School of Art); Morris's mastery of indigo discharge printing and natural dyeing; early electric lamps from the 1880s on; and stunning jewellery, inset with moonstones, amethyst and mother-of-pearl, as well as pearls, opals, coral, turquoise, malachite and lapis lazuli.
At the back of the book is a Source Book with key addresses and websites for the United Kingdom and the United States of America, as well as an extensive bibliography.
Now for books about four more artists, born during the 1860s, who were developing their artistic styles over this first half of this period: Alphonse Mucha ( 1860-1939) from Czechoslovakia; Gustav Klimt (1862-1918) from Vienna, Austria and two Australian artists, Bertram Mackennal (1863-1931) and Rupert Bunny (1864-1947), both of whom achieved their fame in Europe. All of them produced stunningly beautiful art, reflected in the colour-plates of these gorgeous books.
Alphonse Mucha by Sarah Mucha 2005
Alphonse Mucha was most famous for his Art Nouveau posters (advertising and art posters) with their sinuous lines, pastel colours, beautiful women and decorative motifs, but like other artists of the day, he was also interested in a wide variety of other artistic endeavours from pastels, drawings and oils; sculpture; photography; stained glass; architecture and interior design; furniture; tableware and cutlery; jewellery; tapestry and books. The book cover shown below features his colour lithograph Dance 1898.
This lovely book explores his life, influences and beliefs, the history of the time and the birth of Art Nouveau, and includes his wonderful photographs of his models and family. We were introduced to Mucha, when we bought one of his prints, Music 1898, on our second trip overseas and were delighted to see all his other beautiful designs in this book. I can honestly say that I love them all! Compare the colour of our print with the same design, shown in the photo below (p 25), showing the way his designs could be reproduced in a large number of different formats.
His women are so sensual, romantic and feminine, and I adore his backgrounds with abstract and naturalistic patterns and strong flowing lines, as seen in Reverie 1897 (p 38). Mucha used floral and botanic details, as well as Byzantine, Celtic, Japanese, Rococo, Gothic, Judaic and Czech folk elements in his work, as can be seen in his mosaic backgrounds, extravagant robes and jewellery and arabesques, all embellished with strong stylised outlines. I love the photo below his lamp titled La Nature 1899 (page 14). He used his designs in decorative panels and murals; posters; paintings; jewellery and haircombs; Moet and Chandon labels and menus; packages and postcards; and in 1902, produced a handbook for craftsmen, Documents Décoratifs , containing 72 plates, drawn in pencil and highlighted with white pigment, of all the necessary patterns for creating an Art Nouveau lifestyle, as well as being an encyclopaedia of all his decorative work. They include a realistic study of nature, the designs becoming increasingly stylised for metal, leather, glass and lace work; studies of nudes and women's heads, showing how the human body has decorative elements; and abstract ornamental framing with repetition of stylised motifs. Below is a photo of two designs for hair combs and jewellery for Documents Décoratifs in Plates 49 and 50 (page 73). Mucha had a strong philosophical background to his work. Believing that art influenced all aspects of human life and was instrumental in uplifting the soul and promoting peace, harmony, beauty and a sense of moral goodness, he also was a strong proponent in art for the masses, creating strong stylized and often heavily symbolic designs (both explicit and hidden), which could be used repetitively to beautify goods of common consumption and utility, which could be afforded by the ordinary man. Here is Zodiac 1896 (p 28). His idealism is epitomised by his later Slav Epic, 20 huge canvases, representing the last 1000 years of Slavic history, in which he celebrates the Slavic virtues of peacefulness; piety and devotion to learning and the arts; chronicles the oppression of the Slavs by their militaristic neighbours and laments the weakness, born of Slav disunity. The photo below is: The Apotheosis of the Slavs 1926 from page 18. With his wonderful ideals and sensitivity, it is little wonder that he died not long after interrogation by the Nazis in 1939 and his work was then largely forgotten in his homeland until the 1990s.
The Mucha Foundation was established in 1992 by his grandson John Mucha and daughter-in-law Geraldine Mucha, following the death of their father/ husband and Mucha's son Jifi. Its aim is to preserve and promote Mucha's art for future generations and to this end, has an ongoing program of exhibitions all over the world. See: http://www.muchafoundation.org/. His work can also be seen at the Mucha Museum, which was opened in Prague in February 1998. See: http://www.mucha.cz/.
Gustav Klimt: Art Nouveau Visionary by Eva di Stefano 2008
Klimt is another favourite Art Nouveau portraitist and landscape painter. I have always loved his sumptuous gilded artworks, full of eroticism, symbolism and mystery, and his beautiful nudes, abstract colourful geometric patterns and gold leaf spirals. The book cover features his painting called Water Serpents I 1904. Like Mucha, he too had a thorough grounding in mosaics, metalwork, and painting, even preparing his own paints, as well as the symbolism and decorative motifs of many different eras and cultures from Greek ceramics and Egyptian and Assyrian reliefs to Slavic folklore. While specialising in painting, he also designed fashion and jewellery. This is one of his very famous paintings, The Kiss 1907-1908 from page 199: This lovely book discusses his early life and Fin-de-siècle Vienna; his artistic creed; his landscapes and allegorical friezes; the women in his life, his scandalous paintings and his secession years, having been a founding member of the Vienna Secessionist movement. Another very famous erotic painting is The Virgin 1912-1913 from page 227 of the book: For more about Klimt, see: https://www.klimtgallery.org/ and http://www.klimt.com/. Also read 'The Painted Kiss' by Elizabeth Hickey (http://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Painted-Kiss/Elizabeth-Hickey/9780743492614) and the film, Woman in Gold (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2404425/).
Bertram Mackennal : The Fifth Balnaves Foundation Sculpture Project by Deborah Edwards 2007
One of the earliest Australian- born artists to seek fame and achieve success on the international stage, especially France and Britain. He was the first Australian artist to exhibit at the Royal Academy, London; the first overseas artist (and first Australian) to be elected to the Royal Academy; and the first Australian artist to have work purchased for the Tate Gallery and to be knighted. The book cover features a closeup of an exquisite bronze Circe 1893, the statuette from 1902-1904 appearing on page 31. Travelling to Europe in 1882, aged 19 years old, he was heavily influenced by Art Nouveau and the avant-garde aspirations of the British 'New Sculptors', creating beautiful naturalistic figures in bronze and marble, based on symbolist themes. By the early 1900s, he had become a prominent civic sculptor and a master of Edwardian style and elegance. I love this bronze Morning (Woman Dressing Her Hair) 1902 from p 110: Despite being highly successful overseas, he is less well-known here in Australia, so this book was produced, along with an accompanying CD-ROM, to educate the Australian public about his life, showcase his smaller domestic sculptures and complement a retrospective exhibition, held in Sydney and his home-town of Melbourne, where we were introduced to his work. I fell in love with his work- so beautiful and so tactile, the full-page colour-plates of this gorgeous coffee-table book really do justice to his amazing sculptures! Here is a delightful small marble statue, Sappho 1909 from page 70. Rupert Bunny: Artist in Paris by Deborah Edwards 2009
While Mackennal was the most internationally successful Australian artist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Rupert Bunny was Australia's most successful painter in Paris, both men finally eclipsed by Sidney Nolan in the 1950s and 1960s. Arriving in Paris in 1887, just as PostImpressionism and Symbolism were emerging, he was heavily influenced by these movements, as well as the art of the Pre-Raphaelites and French Realism. The book cover features his dreamy oil painting titled Dolce Farniente 1897, seen in full in the photo below from page 60.
This beautiful book, also produced to accompany a wonderful exhibition at the National Gallery Of Victoria, describes his life in France; his successes and his sumptuous paintings from biblical and literary paintings (1889-1905), for example: his beautiful oil painting A Summer Morning 1897, the photo taken from page 63 of the book; the beautiful women and fashions of the fin-de-siècle (1896-1911); the works for the Ballet Russes; and his later landscapes and mythological paintings in the decorative modern style (1913-1930). I loved his oil The Sun Bath 1913 (page 105): It was wonderful seeing the large artworks closeup and this book is a lovely reminder of his beautiful romantic and sensuous paintings.
On Thursday, I will continue this post on Art Books with more wonderful artworks from the 1900s on.


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"Afia Schwar blackmails people for money because her acting career is dead" – Entertainment critic fires
Jan 13, 2022 Afia Schwar, Entertainment, Romeo McDonalds
Entertainment critic Romeo McDonalds believes Afia Schwar has resorted to the blackmailing of people for money since her acting career has died.
According to her, the loudmouthed socialite's decision to relegate her burgeoning acting career to the background and to focus on social media shenanigans stems from the fact that her career has plummeted.
Speaking On Onua FM, Romeo McDonalds cited Afia Schwar as one of the people whose acting career has been unproductive which has forced her into venturing into corny deals to stay relevant.
"Afia Schwarzenegger, for example, rose to prominence through acting, but her career is over." When was the last time you saw Afia in an acting role? What I mean is that people have relegated their acting careers to the sidelines. And now, just to keep up appearances, I'm blackmailing people for money."
Afia Schwar, originally known as Valentina Nana Agyeiwaa shot up to the limelight following her controversial role in the series 'Afia Schwarzeneggar." She was appreciated for playing the role excellently which many believe was the reason the series couldn't find a perfect fit to replace her.
However, Romeo McDonalds believes the Ghana Movie Industry has failed to jell because actors and actresses have decided to pursue other ventures instead of focusing on acting.
"Let us not be ostriches. Let's be honest: a spade is a spade. Apart from Nadia Buari and Rosslyn Ngisah, who are still filming in Nigeria, Ghanaian gang leaders haven't acted in the last fifteen years. So, how are they surviving, you ask? I'm telling you, some people blackmail others in order to survive. "When they're beefing with each other, you can see the reality."
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If you are serious, I would recommend looking into CubeSat.
Yeah its called ya gota be a billionaire.
Either NASA or ESA (I don't remember which, maybe both) will happily lauch them for you if you pay them. This was developted mostly for universities that for some reason want to build a sattelite for a school project, but expect to pay a little (a BIG little), as the price is a few thousand dollars a kilogram.
Well, that is a difficult thing to achieve. Because for one thing, you have to think about how much force your rockets will need, and in order to make them that forceful, you need some ingredients that only NASA and science laboratories have, and also some of them are illegal to have at your home.
Also, in many cases, it is a very dangerous process to set those rockets off, (like the danger of setting your grass on fire). Maybe, if you are into the field of rocket science, than you can come up with a new kind of rocket. Like one that is powered by electricity and charges on the air hitting it as it goes up, that way, you only need a small rocket that's good enough to send it up into the air. That would also be power efficient.
Lots of people do, that is why there are so many of them up there.
And I should mention you don't want to launch them into space but rather into orbit. Hence the name sattalite.
Given the required electronic skills you could make a satellite that could do something. The closest you will personally get to being able to launch it wil be a balloon to take it into the upper atmosphere.
Man people have done this. Often sending mobile phones up to take photographs and communicate.
Making one is easy enough. Launching one on the other hand is nothing you can do on your own. This site will do a lot to clear up any questions you may have on this.


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Meatloaf and Coaching
By Todd Shea
Tue Jan 17, 2023 | 1:27pm
2023 President
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You are never too old or too experienced to learn something. I was reminded twice this past week and wanted to pass along both lessons. The first is a story told by our Association Executive, Bob Hart. He runs the staff behind our local Santa Barbara Association of REALTORS®. Bob was running a new board of directors orientation and outlined a great story. It went like this…
A woman was teaching her daughter how to make meatloaf. She explained to her daughter that you make it, cut off both ends, and put it in the pan. The daughter asked, "Mom, why do you cut off both sides of the meatloaf?" The mother thought and then said, "I'm not sure, but that is how my mother made it, so I am passing that along to you." Then she added, "Why don't we ask my mom? I am curious now." So, the mom and daughter went to the child's grandmother and asked. The grandmother thought back and said, "Well, you know what, I am not really sure. That was the way my mother made it for years and so I taught you the way I learned." So now the child, mother, and grandmother were all curious. Luckily, the child's great-grandmother was still living. They went and visited her and asked, "Great grandmother, why do you cut off the ends of the meatloaf before putting it in the pan?" She smiled and replied, "I did that because I had to cut the ends off to get it in the size pan that I used. I HAVE NO IDEA WHY YOU ALL STILL DO THAT!"
I love the example of this story, showing that unless you question ideas, work for new solutions or make changes, you may be making the same "mistakes" for years or doing things unnecessarily for years. What is your meatloaf?
The second, which had a similar thread for me last week, was in the search to play better golf. I went to take a lesson at GOLFTEC on East Haley St. My dad told me years ago to either pick tennis or golf, lifelong sports that you can play for business and pleasure. He was right, and after trying tennis, I settled on golf and have enjoyed playing with clients, co-workers, friends, and family for years. That was about 25 years ago, and all that while, I had just been learning from input from those same friends, family, and other players on the course. Well, this year, I set a goal to shoot consistently in the low 80's.
In comparison, professional golfers play in the low 70's and 60's and I am currently in the low 90's most of the time. So as this is my goal, one of my action steps was to take a lesson or a couple of lessons, which brought me to GOLFTEC. Stephen Douglas, the owner, and I met for my first lesson. He watched my swing and decided to focus on two main changes to start.
After making those changes – which were large parts of my swing – I am suddenly hitting the ball consistently straight. I mean, wow! It's been 25 years since I have been battling a curving ball and chunking my irons (when the grass divot goes further than the ball, haha), and now, with one lesson and two changes, I am on the road to much better golf.
Coaching is such an essential part of life. It was an excellent reminder to be open to others' feedback, get coaching if you want to get better at something, and if you think you know something, it's always good to run it by someone you know is a professional in that field. I hope these two fantastic reminders help you this year. Thanks to Bob Hart and Stephen Douglas. You both made for a great week!
Todd Shea is the 2023 president of the Santa Barbara Association of Realtors (SBAOR). He is a California licensed real estate agent with the Zia Group powered by eXp Realty here in Santa Barbara. He has served on and chaired several committees within the SBAOR and served on its board of directors. Todd can be reached at 805.453.7730 and todd@ziagroup.com or message and follow @toddshearealtor on Instagram.
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Images of Afghanistan 1987-1994
Journalists and others risk their lives to keep the public informed in times of conflict. War imagery provides us with important information in the moment, and creates a trove of invaluable archival content for the future.
Please be aware that this collection contains some disturbing photos of violence and its aftermath (though we have not included any in this blog post).
The Afghan Media Resource Center (AMRC) was founded in Peshawar, Pakistan, in 1987, by a team of media trainers working under contract to Boston University. The goal of the project was to assist Afghans to produce and distribute accurate and reliable accounts of the Afghan war to news agencies and television networks throughout the world. Beginning in the early 1980's amidst a news blackout imposed by the Soviet backed Kabul government, foreign journalists had become targets to be captured or killed. The AMRC was an effort to overcome the substantial obstacles encountered by media representatives in bringing events surrounding the Afghan-Soviet war to world attention.
An armed Muj posing for the camera, 1988
Beginning in 1987, a series of six week training sessions were conducted at the AMRC original home in University Town, Peshawar, Pakistan. Qualified Afghans were recruited from all major political parties, all major ethnic groups and all regions of Afghanistan, to receive professional training in print journalism, photo journalism and video news production. Haji Sayed Daud, a former television producer and journalist at Kabul TV before the Soviet invasion, was named AMRC Director.After the completion of their training, 3-person teams were dispatched on specific stories throughout Afghanistan's 27 provinces, with 35mm cameras, video cameras, notebooks, and audio tape recorders. Photo materials were distributed internationally through SYGMA and Agence France Press (AFP). Video material was syndicated and broadcast by VisNews (now Reuters), with 150 broadcasters in 87 countries, Euronews and London-based WTN (now Associated Press), Thames Television, ITN, Swedish, French, Pakistani and other regional networks.
A young girl carrying clean drinking water, 1989
In 2000 AMRC began publishing a popular and influential newspaper in Kabul: ERADA (Intention). With one interruption, ERADA publication continued until 2012.Beyond the AMRC archive, the AMRC conducted dozens of training programs and workshops for writers and radio journalists, including training programs for Refugee Women in Development (REFWID). The AMRC also established radio and TV studios in the provincial capitaol, Jalalabad, and produced radio and TV programs, including educational radio dramas, for a variety of international organizations. AMRC also conducted public opinion polls in Afghanistan, including an extensive Media Use Survey in Afghanistan, financed by InterMedia, a Washington, D.C. group.
Armed Muj pulling out an unexploded missile, 1989
The AMRC collection spans a critical period in Afghanistan's history – (1987 – 1994), including 76,000 photographs, 1,175 hours of video material, 356 hours of audio material, and many stories from print media.
An Afghan weaving carpet, 1990
In 2012 AMRC received a grant to digitize the entire AMRC archive, to preserve the collection at the U.S. Library of Congress. AMRC senior media advisors Stephen Olsson and Nick Mills were trained in the digitization processes by the Library of Congress, then spent two weeks in Kabul training the AMRC staff. The digitization and metadata sheets (in English, Dari and Pashto) were completed in 2016, and were welcomed into the Library of Congress with a formal ceremony. We are now making the entire AMRC collection available through our on-line partner, The Internet Archive.Now the entire collection is readily available to scholars, researchers and publishers. All royalties for commercial use of the photo images and video material will continue to support the non-profit work of the AMRC.This entry was posted in Announcements, Image Archive, Movie Archive, News. Bookmark the permalink.← Over 1,100 New Arcade Machines Added to the Internet ArcadePhysical Archive Party October 28th, 2018 →
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NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Yale softball team gathered one final time at the spectacular Carol Roberts Field House for its annual post season banquet. Overlooking 5K Corral Field at DeWitt Family Stadium, Head Coach Jen Goodwin reflected on a season that saw the Bulldogs post 10 Ivy League victories for the second time in the last three years, including a 7-1 mark on Sundays. In addition, the team awards were announced.
Sophomore Kortney Ponce was the recipient of the team's Most Valuable Player Award. Ponce led the team with nine doubles, despite missing 15 games with an injury. Overall, she batted .337 with two home runs and 21 RBI while playing an outstanding defensive shortstop. Ponce made a dramatic return from her injury by going 7-for-10, including belting a pair of home runs, in Yale's three-game sweep at Cornell. She was named the Ivy League Player of the Week for her performance.
Ponce also received the Barbara Chou Leadership Award.
The Andy Van Etten Coaches Award was shared by first year Maya Seifert and senior Cristina Teems. Seifert, who showed her versatility by playing a number of positions, started 28 games and batted .296 while overcoming an injury. Teems has dealt with injuries throughout her career but was still a very valuable contributor. Associate Head Coach Barbara Reinalda, who presented the award, spoke glowingly about Teems, the first three-time recipient of the award in school history.
The four seniors – Teems, Carlin Hagmaier, Terra Jerpbak and Shelby Kennedy – also were recognized for their outstanding contributions to the program.
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Prep time: 30 minutes,l plus 20 minutes for eddo cooking in steps 1 and 2.
1.	In a large saucepan over high heat, add enough water to cover the eddos. Bring the water to a rapid boil. Add the eddos and boil for 15 to 20 minutes. Add more water when necessary to keep the eddos covered.
2.	Drain and peel the eddos after boiling. They are slippery when cooked. Use a clean cloth or a new scouring pad to hold them while peeling. Cut the eddos into 1/2" pieces. This can be done up to 2 days ahead of time; just store the eddos in water that covers them and drain before step 3.
3.	Over medium-high heat in a large skillet, add the oil. Heat for 3 minutes. Add the garlic. Cook for an additional 3 minutes.
4.	Add the cumin, mustard and onion and stir to coat. Cook until the onion is almost transparent, about 5 minutes.
5.	Add the turmeric, coriander, garam masala, red chili powder and salt. Stir to combine. Add the diced tomato, chopped peanuts, and eddo slices. Toss to coat. Cook for 10 minutes.


The recent World Cup prompted widespread protests across Brazil. In our 25th episode, we discuss why these protests took place, who participated, and how they connected to the uprisings of the last year. We share an audio collage of protest voices, an interview with Brazilian anarchists, and a Situationist-inspired critique of mass sports spectacles. The new green anarchist journal Black Seed appears on the Chopping Block, while a Ukrainian anarchist offers perspective on why things may not be so bleak there for anarchists as we thought. And there's hooliganism, a June 11th rundown, prisoner updates, reflections on the "global village," and Juggalos to boot!
To learn more about the World Cup protests, check out the website of the Comite Popular da Copa. Don't miss the interview with a Brazilian anarchist anti-cup activist conducted by our friends at The Final Straw. To see some stunning images of protest and supportive exploration of the context, check out this Vice Magazine documentary "Contra A Copa: The Other Side of Brazil's World Cup". Roar Magazine published an interesting discussion titled "The story of the unsung heroes: Black Bloc Brazil".
News reported on the Hot Wire included: Greek Prison strikes and solidarity actions, fascist attack and antifa response in London, pro-kangaroo animal rights attack in Canberra, Australia, fur farm raids in Malaysia, Italian anti-TAV attacks, tree sit in the forest, anti-construction blockade in Indonesia, more anti-Google/anti-gentrification actions in the San Francisco Bay area, court rulings that cops need a warrant to search your cell phone and about the no-fly list, Kevin Olliff and Tyler Lang's indictment on Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act charges, June 11th actions in support of Eric McDavid and Marius (formerly Marie) Mason in Florida, Durham, Oregon, Athens, and Denver, plus actions and subsequent arrest in Bristol, UK, Cecily MacMillan's release from jail, FBI visits regarding fugitive Donna Borup, Black Liberation Army prisoner Sekou Kambui's long-awaited released from prison, and the ACLU's loss of the lawsuit on behalf of Insane Clown Posse and Juggalos.
The FBI recently visited the homes of activists in New York, Chicago and San Francisco, in connection with Donna Borup, who failed to appear for trial after her arrest at a New York anti-apartheid demonstration over 30 years ago. Remember, if you're ever visited by the FBI or other law enforcement agents: 1) Say only: "I have nothing to say to you. Give me your card and my lawyer will contact you." 2) Contact your nearest National Lawyers Guild chapter to let them know about the encounter. 3) Contact the Bay Area Committee to Resist Political Repression at: BACRPR [at] riseup.net and let them know what happened.
In our listener feedback section, we shared this letter from an anarchist in Ukraine responding in part to the CrimethInc coverage and analysis of events there, published on the insurrectionist blog 325. We also mentioned this video statement from the Kharkiv Autonomous Worker's Union about their new social and cultural center.
Check out recently released Occupy Wall Street activist Cecily MacMillan's statement on behalf of the incarcerated women of Riker's Island.
Here is a summary of recent repression in the anti-airport struggle of the ZAD in France since the February 22nd demonstration in Nantes.
On the Chopping Block, we reviewed Black Seed, the new green anarchist journal from Little Black Cart. Here's the "What is Green Anarchy?" piece that begins the journal. You can also read about some of its predecessors: Green Anarchy magazine — whose back issues can be read on this internet archive — as well as Do or Die and of course the Earth First! Journal.
Upcoming events mentioned in Next Week's News include: the Summer for Climate Justice Action Camp in Utah, 7/15 - 7/22; international day of solidarity with antifascist prisoner Jock Palfreeman, 7/25; Day of Action Against Fascism, 7/31; "Moving Beyond Capitalism" conference in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, 7/29 - 8/5; protests against American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) in Dallas, Texas, 7/31–8/1;Philadelphia Anarchist Book Fair, 8/23; and an International Week of Solidarity for Anarchist Prisoners, 8/23–8/30.


STUDIO 10 has fired back at Mark Latham, revealing the existence of a telling text message that blows up his excuse for a controversial interview no-show.
STUDIO 10 has fired back at Mark Latham as the fallout from his no-show for an interview with the program continues.
Last night Mr Latham told Triple M radio he had not promised to go on the show ahead of time.
"They didn't know about me until 7 o'clock in the morning because I hadn't been announced as the candidate," he said.
Studio 10 co-host Joe Hildebrand — who also writes for news.com.au — set the record straight on air this morning.
"Just to make announcement, we have the text message from Pauline Hanson's office the night before, which clearly says that Mark Latham is the guest on the show," Hildebrand said.
Mr Latham was expected to appear with One Nation leader Pauline Hanson on Wednesday morning's show following his political comeback announcement, but just before they were to go to air, he told producers he was pulling out, leaving her to go on solo … next to an empty chair.
While Ms Hanson talked about how "absolutely thrilled" she was to have Mr Latham on board, Hildebrand pointed out the new the One Nation candidate had already "broken his first promise" by not appearing on the show.
Talking to Sam Dastyari on Triple M last night, Mr Latham said Hildebrand had "a big opinion of himself". The new One Nation recruit said he had simply accepted a late ABC interview request, splitting from Ms Hanson so the pair could make more appearances.
Ms Hanson told Studio 10 she had "no idea" of the whereabouts of her new state leader.
"I do apologise on behalf of Mark, we've had new staff, we've had other commitments and they've double booked us so that's why I'm on my own," she told the panel.
Co-host Angela Bishop questioned the integrity of Mr Latham as a state leader and the strength of the "marriage" between him and Ms Hanson.
"This morning is the time you have chosen to announce yourselves as a team, this was part of that announcement as a team and the team isn't here," Bishop said.
Mr Latham insisted he had "never made a commitment to anyone to be on the show," and he and Ms Hanson had done five other interviews in a row together.
"We had so many media requests, we thought that we were doing the media a favour by giving them access to the One Nation story of the day, which they were very interested in," said the former Labor leader, who has been at the centre of a series of controversies since leaving politics to become a media commentator.
"By splitting up in the middle of the day, Pauline could do Studio 10, where she had a commitment a week earlier.
"Unfortunately, when the media's got a huge, arrogant ego and thinks the story's about them, you have the ridiculous crap they've been going on about for the last 48 hours.
"Then they then came up with the idea, oh, maybe Latham and Hanson had an argument. What a load of absolute crap, because we then went on to do joint interviews with Ben Fordham and another one in the — we did so many interviews, it just escapes me.
He is being sued for defamation by ABC journalist and ex-political editor of pop culture website Junkee, Osman Faruqi, over comments Mr Latham on made on his YouTube program in 2017 in a video entitled, "The Rise of Anti-White Racism and Terrorist Plots in Australia".
When Mr Latham and Ms Hanson appeared on the Today show on Wednesday morning, host Karl Stefanovic said he "can't see it ending well" — referring to the outspoken politicians' unlikely pairing.
But Mr Latham was quick to fire back. "If we're weaklings and hopeless and falling around the floor crying now you would say what a pathetic duo they are," he said.
He said he joined the party to speak the truth about what was happening in Sydney and the state. His main objective is to "end Sydney's congestion".
"The number one issue in Sydney is overpopulation and overdevelopment. The city is becoming unliveable and dysfunctional," he told Stefanovic.
Mr Latham also spoke about slashing immigration rates, saying "we can't go with 100,000 extra people coming into Sydney". He vowed also to bring down electricity prices, stamp out political correctness and end divisive identity politics.
But Stefanovic steered the conversation back to the pair's characters, asking Mr Latham if he was able to take advice from a strong woman.
"Always. Pauline is the party leader. I listen to her. She listens to me and in this vital area of containing Sydney's growth and making the city liveable, our policies are synch and I think that's vital in giving people the third choice (behind Labor and the Coalition)," Mr Latham said.
When Stefanovic asking if Ms Hanson if she would be able to "keep him in line", the senator didn't take it lightly.
"Look, I don't know why you keep going back to keeping him in line," she fired back. "This is why I wanted Mark on board because of his knowledge, his experience.
Asked about the former Labor leader's return to politics, former Tasmanian Labor premier David Bartlett called Mr Latham a "sick, sad, sorry loser".
Mr Latham earned himself the title of "king rat" from his former party colleagues after he did ads for both One Nation and the Liberal Democrats during this year's Longman federal by-election.
Joe Hildebrand is editor-at-large at News.com.au.


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Natacha Nohani (Buenos Aires, Argentina; 14 de septiembre de 1940 - Id; 30 de noviembre de 2015) fue una actriz argentina de cine, teatro y televisión.

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Nohani fue una joven actriz que gracias a su belleza y sus dotes para la actuación se supo destacar en varios roles cómicos- dramáticos en la televisión y el teatro argentino.

En la televisión trabajó en decenas de ciclos, programas humorísticos, teleteatros y ficciones. Uno de sus papeles más populares fue el de la ama de llaves Queta en la telenovela protagonizada por Grecia Colmenares y Jorge Martínez, María de nadie .

En cine participó en la comedia Los caballeros de la cama redonda en 1973, con dirección de Gerardo Sofovich, con la genial dupla de Alberto Olmedo y Jorge Porcel, en ella hacía de la esposa de  Chico Novarro.

En radio trabajó a mediados de los 60's en El Relámpago, un programa muy popular que se transmitía con público desde el auditorium de la radio ubicada en Maipú 555 y en el elenco estaban, entre otros, Juan Carlos de Seta, Jorge Pacini, Tincho Zabala, Cristina de los Llanos, Vicente La Russa ( antebrazo forte como lata de kerósen‖), Mangacha Gutiérrez, Héctor Pasquali, Guido Gorgatti, Iván Grey, Juan Laborde (el jefecito), Hilda Viñas y Silvia Randall, además del conductor Jaime Font Saravia.

En sus últimos años se alejó de su carrera como actriz dedicándose a su otra profesión, la psicología. Recibió el Premio Podestá a la Trayectoria Honorable en el 2010 .

Natacha Nohani falleció a la edad de 75 años luego de una larga enfermedad. Sus restos descansan en el Panteón de la Asociación Argentina de Actores (afiliada desde 1961) del Cementerio de la Chacarita.

Filmografía
 1973: Los caballeros de la cama redonda.
1980: Rosa... de lejos. Dora

Televisión
 1960: El Clan Balá.
 1969/1972: Muchacha italiana viene a casarse.
 1970: Su comedia favorita.
 1972/1973: Me llaman Gorrión.
 1973: Con odio y con amor.
 1973: Y... ellos visten de negro.
 1974: Hupumorpo.
 1974: Alta Comedia.
 1974: Humor a la italiana.
 1972: Rolando Rivas, taxista.
 1980: Romina .
 1980: Bianca
 1981: Teatro de humor.
 1981: Dios se lo pague.
 1982: El ciclo de Guillermo Bredeston y Nora Cárpena.
 1982: Área peligrosa .
 1982: La sombra
 1985: María de nadie.
 1987: Estrellita mía.

Teatro
 La Frontera, junto al elenco del Teatro Independiente, con Elena Del Vecchio, Norma Serrano, Norberto Palé Neva, Mario Labardén, Alberto Lima y Rubén Zeballo.
 2011: Crimen imperfecto.

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Misbehaviour review — Beauty pageant dramedy celebrates fight for equality
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Directed by Philippa Lowthorpe | Written by Rebecca Frayn and Gaby Chiappe | 106 min | Crave Plus
With one of the year's sharpest scripts, this largely unheralded British picture hits all its targets while delivering a cheer-worthy entertainment. It tells the story of the 1970 Miss World contest in London, and how activists from a local wing of the Women's Liberation Movement disrupted the televised events.
What really impresses is how the film gives us clear access from multiple perspectives, prioritizing the experience of very different women with a lightness of touch: Keira Knightley's Sally Alexander, a recently enrolled mature student, going back to school following motherhood and divorce, gets help from her mother (Downton Abbey's Phyllis Logan), and boyfriend. While she struggles with sexism in the esteemed halls of academe, she finds some personal satisfaction with a group of activists led by firebrand Jo Robinson (Jesse Buckley), who prefers her activism armed with a can of spray paint and a stack of leaflets.
We also get to know Eric and Julia Morley (Rhys Ifans and Keeley Hawes), the organizers of Miss World. Eric's old school who, as Julia puts it, thinks it's still the 1950s, while Julia recognizes it's important to welcome more people of colour to the event. They've also invited American entertainer Bob Hope (Greg Kinnear with a ski-slope nose) to host. He'd done it a decade earlier but his bad behaviour followed him home, much to the chagrin of his long-suffering wife, Delores (Lesley Manville, who does amazing work with about three scenes).
And then there's the contestants themselves — we see their perspective, most prominently Jennifer Hosten aka Miss Grenada (Gugu Mbatha-Raw).
The film deftly shifts perspective from character to character without over-simplifying the social dynamics. For instance, at a press conference a journalist asks the two women from South Africa — one white and one Black — how they feel about representing the racist regime, but he's chastened by Julia Morley for asking a political question. Clearly unaccustomed to being challenged by a woman, he responds, "Let's see your legs!" That's when Eric Morley throws him out.
A scene late in the running does a terrific job of illustrating basic intersectionality, with an albeit unlikely meeting between two characters who probably never would've had the opportunity to cross paths otherwise.
Somehow, Misbehaviour walks a razor edge between being critical of this deeply sexist culture, while also celebrating the contestants with an almost sports-movie level of crowd-pleasing bravura, and it never feels like hypocrisy. It's a wonder of writing for the screen.
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The ticking of a clock, the tapping of a shoe, the dialogue of irrelevant conversations slowly blurring into a collective murmur. Staring into nothing, but thinking about everything. It's a feeling of passive surrender. A feeling of equilibrium. And, more than ever before, it's a feeling that M83 inspires on "Hurry Up, We're Dreaming".
Some like to label it shoegaze, others dreampop – whatever you want to call it, it's good.
With 22 songs running 74 minutes, this thing is big (like Wayne explains). Which seems fitting considering its title.
To try and compare this album with past efforts by M83 would be pointless. It holds the grandeur, the scope and the lyrical absurdities of adolescent delusion we've come to expect – but never has it been done with such depth. Every song is filled with innumerable intricacies that work to immerse you within each moment. Think Sigur Ros' "Festival" or Phoenix's "Love Like a Sunset". Again, it's big.
"Intro" sets the bar for things to come. Pulsing synths, weightless pads, and contrasting declarations from Zola Jesus and Anthony Gonzalez. Drums become fireworks, ears become sponges. Welcome to "Hurry Up, Were Dreaming".
If there's one major thing to note from "Intro", it's that Gonzalez's vocals have taken a front seat. Past presence of his voice was characterized by low, tender whispers. Now, we often hear Gonzalez with a sense of purpose, which warrants his theatrics on ballads like "Wait" and "My Tears Are Becoming A Sea" – songs that draw resemblance to Coldplay's "The Scientist" and Death Cab for Cutie's "Different Names for the Same Thing".
It's songs like these that make this album special. They're not the ones you're first drawn to; instead, they're the ones you rediscover 6 months later. The ones where you stumble across a new riff or a new lyric. The ones that make you fall in love with this album all over again.
What keeps you coming back, however, are the singles. That constant craving for indie pop bliss, left on your tongue by bands like Phoenix and Passion Pit, is satisfied with songs like "Midnight City" and "Reunion". They're catchy, upbeat, and they're the crux of the album. When the sax solo of "Midnight City" breaks in, M83 has never sounded so full.
It's not all so serious though. There is a song about a magic frog. "Raconte-Moi Une Histoire" follows the narrative of a young girl and a "very special frog". More than anything, it highlights Gonzalez's obsession with youth. Listen, and try not smiling.
Admittedly, some songs quickly gain "skip" status. "Claudia Lewis" and "OK Pal" are pretty vintage 80's pop, and the novelty fades fast. With 22 songs, there's bound to be a few that don't get your blood flowing.
That being said, it's easy to pick and choose your favorites after a full listen through, which says something about the versatility of "Hurry Up" as a whole. Put it on shuffle and nothing seems out of place. Put "Midnight City" on a playlist, and constantly be reminded of how special it is. The opaque nature of the album allows for this.
And so, it's hard not to be inspired by M83's enthusiasm. There's a reason for the interplay between the pop fueled singles and the idiosyncratic filler: Gonzalez wants us to focus on how the beauty of boundless imaginings are defined by the minute details of our lives. I think that's really important. For an album that's centered around dreams, Gonzalez invites interpretation. Take what you want. Or just listen to the song about the frog.


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The first European presentation of EST will took place on Thursday, October 5th, 2017, at 9:50am, at the prestigious location of the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei (Pallazzina dell'Auditorio - Via della Lungara 230, Rome). The goal of this event was to underline the Italian involvement in the project both from the scientific and the industrial point of view. It convened the European and Italian scientific communities involved in the project, the elite of Italian industry for astrophysics, the institutions and the public press. The presentation was supported by the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), S.R.S. Engineering, A.D.S. International and the Italian scientific institutions involved in EST: INAF (the Italian National Institute for Astrophysics), the University of Calabria, the University of Catania and the University of Rome "Tor Vergata"


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Indian WikiWomen celebrate Women's History Month
Posted by Netha Hussain at Apr 29, 2013 09:21 AM | Permalink
Filed under: Access to Knowledge, Gender, Wikipedia, Wikimedia, Openness
March 2013 was a busy month for women Wikimedians in India, as we conducted various events, such as edit-a-thons and workshops to celebrate the presence of women in Wikimedia projects. The women Wikimedians, members of the Wikimedia India Chapter and the Access to Knowledge Team, brainstormed about the possible events, which we wanted to conduct to encourage women to participate and to increase the quality of articles related to Indian women in Wikipedias in English and the Indian languages.
Women participants of the Wikipedia Workshop, Bangalore
This is a guest post by Netha Hussain, a Wikipedia contributor from India who regularly contributes to Malayalam Wikipedia, among other projects. The blog post was originally published on the Wikimedia Foundation page.
We decided to conduct the workshops and meetups in various Indian cities, in addition to online edit-a-thons. We created a co-ordination page on English Wikipedia and added suggestions for articles to edit. We invited participants to join the edit-a-thon by spreading the word on mailing lists, social media networks and blogs. The Times of India published a feature about the event, which attracted many newbies to participate in it. We also created separate pages for offline events taking place in parallel, and we added a summary of the events to the main page. The participants of the edit-a-thon signed up on the co-ordination page, where we also added the details and status of Women's History Month events happening in various Indian language Wikipedias.
The inaugural event took place on International Women's Day (March 8) at Nirmala Institute of Education, Goa. Out of 100 participants who attended the event, 90 were female. Veteran Wikimedians Rohini and Nitika conducted a basic Wikipedia editing workshop. The event also set off the two-day long online edit-a-thon in which fourteen editors participated. Among those who participated in the program were homemakers, students and professionals. Rohini took charge as the Chairperson of the special interest group (SIG) for Gendergap at the Wikimedia Chapter India on the day of the workshop (March 8). She plans to conduct more workshops for women in the future.
Organizers subsequently held a series of events at two venues in Bengaluru and one in Ernakulam. Experienced Wikimedians Pavithra and Nikita Belavate led the workshops in Bengaluru. The workshop also served as an occasion for editors living in and around Bengaluru to meet. The Ernakulam event was aimed at increasing the participation of women in Malayalam Wikipedia and was led by Wikimedian Ditty Mathew. Around 40 women participated in the three edit-a-thons. A Wikipedia Academy with 9 participants was conducted in Hyderabad. Led by Anupama Srinivas, the last of all events took place on 30 March, 2012, in Chennai.
Nikita, who led the Bangalore event, said she was filled with happiness watching the exuberance in the eyes of women participants who edited and saved their edits live on Wikipedia. "This year's Women's History month makes me once again believe in the power of women and honing it by empowering them, Wikiwomenising them," said Nikita.
Participants of the Bangalore workshop organized by FSMK
Vishnu Vardhan, the Program Director of the Access to Knowledge team, was with the WikiWomen throughout the editathon, connecting people, planning events and urging them to contribute. He encouraged his mother, wife and female cousins to contribute to Wikipedia.
"I wish more of us took the initiative of involving the women in our life to share their knowledge on Wikipedia and truly make the Wikipedias the sum of all human knowledge," he said. Harriet, one of the key organizers of the women's day events, believes that the Indian Wikimedia community has gained momentum in favor of bridging the gender gap because of this event. She urged the Indian community to follow this success and to increase the participation of women in the Wikimedia movement. Though she could not attend the events in person, she ensured her participation in the edit-a-thon by arranging the logistics, monitoring the coordination page and suggesting changes.
The events had good participation from men as well. Among the 14 participants who signed up on English Wikipedia, 5 were men. In Malayalam Wikipedia, 18 out of the 26 participants who signed up for the online edit-a-thon were men. Dileep Unnikrishan, a male participant of the edit-a-thon, and a fan of Wikipedia, participated in the Ernakulam event because he was curious to find out how Wikipedia works. With women participants, he edited three articles and found it exciting to "be a part of the movement that has brought about a knowledge revolution in the world. The best thing I noticed about Wiki is that it has a peer-to-peer way of organization, which makes it warm and welcoming to newbies like me," said Dileep.
The Indian WikiWomen are planning to conduct similar events in the future to increase the participation of women in Wikipedia and its sister projects. We are hopeful we will bridge the gender gap in the Indian Wikimedia community by conducting outreach programs, increasing awareness about free knowledge programs among women and conducting action-oriented events targeting women.
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WESTCHESTER, NY -- On Wednesday afternoon, New Castle Town Police arrested the misogynist activist James O'Keefe outside Horace Greeley High School after students complained the rightwing provocateur had harassed them with his camera and tried to interfere in an election.
According to Chappaqua Central School District officials, O'Keefe started visiting the school on February 22, the day sophomores announced their candidacies for Junior Class President. Since then, administrators say O'Keefe has "haunted hallways like a tenacious ghost," visiting the high school "over a dozen times" in just the last week.
"We didn't know why he was here. He's 47 years old! Then, he injected himself into the race for junior class president," said Samantha Logan, a concerned math teacher.
Logan said O'Keefe seemed hellbent on preventing 16-year-old Sandra Cohen - the president of Horace Greeley's feminist student association - from achieving her dream of being elected to student government.
Suddenly on bathroom walls, students started seeing disturbing bumper stickers that read: "Sandra Cohen is a whore," "Sandra Cohen works for ACORN," and "Sandra Cohen is a Planned Parenthood abortion doctor."
Social Studies teacher and sophomore class adviser Stephen McMillan said, "I actually thought it was a prank at first," said McMillan. "Not a hilarious prank. But the kind of stupid, trying-to-hard prank that juveniles get up to. But then O'Keefe just marched into my classroom last Thursday during third period and accused me of suppressing the vote for Robbie Holtz!"
Robbie Holtz is the quarterback running against Sandra Cohen.
O'Keefe will answer trespassing charges on April 5th at Westchester County Court.


The Blades have done it again.
For the second successive year, Nigel Clough has guided the Blades into a major semi-final - this time Southampton - fifth in the Premiership - were beaten in the Capital One Cup quarter-final.
Marc McNulty touched home a Bob Harris free-kick to earn the Blades a deserved win.
Both managers made five changes following weekend encounters. For the Blades, Basham, Cuvelier, Reed, Campbell-Ryce and McNulty came in. McCarthy and O'Grady were unavailable due to being cup-tied, whilst Baxter, Higdon and Kieran Wallace dropped to the bench.
In a frantic opening, the Blades more than matched their Premiership visitors in the opening half hour and the early chances were around Forster's goal. On four minutes the Saints goalkeeper spilled Campbell-Ryce's free-kick but the subsequent effort, involving McEveley and Basham, struck the top of the crossbar.
Another Campbell-Ryce cross caused problems and Cuvelier's free-kick on 20 minutes was just over after he was fouled by Fonte. Southampton's first opportunity was from a Ward-Prowse free-kick but United scrambled clear.
The visiting side's Clyne and Mane were booked in the space of a minute for fouls on Harris and Murphy respectively as the Blades maintained the tempo and Reed was the next to go close, firing just over on 33 minutes. Basham was the next to burst out of his defensive position, powering down the right before delivering a cross which Cuvelier sliced wide.
booked for a foul on Long, who then provided the cross for the final chance before half-time but Mane's shot was wide.
Adams was introduced at half-time for his debut and there was a frantic start to the second period. Murphy flashed a shot wide for the Blades, whilst at the other end there was a penalty appeal and Ward-Prowse tried his luck with a header and then a shot from the edge of the box.
On 55 minutes United again went close, following a quick Harris free-kick. A cross-shot from Murphy saw McEveley challenge in the air but Forster palmed away and the follow up from Adams was blocked by Clyne.
Mane - already booked - fouled Reed on the edge of the box, in fact the Saints man was in the box, but referee Oliver awarded a free-kick, inches from the 18-yard line. Harris took responsibility and his powerful low drive beat the wall and squirmed away from Forster and was arguably going to cross the line before McNULTY forced home in front of the Kop.
As United celebrated, referee Oliver had a chat with Clough and Chris Morgan, the latter being asked to leave his position on the bench.
A backlash from the Premiership side was expected but Howard kicked away an effort from Mane following Wanyama's pass, whilst McNulty had a chance to claim a second on 72 minutes but Forster saved with his body.
Baxter replaced Cuvelier and with ten minutes to go Wallace took over from Reed, and although there was a tension in the air late on, the Blades looked comfortable in protecting the slender lead, emphasised by the fact that United went close twice in one move on 87 minutes, first Murphy and then McNulty.
Howard calmly collected a free-kick into the box as the referee's watch approached 90 minutes and Gardos, the last man, was sent off for pulling down McNulty. Four minutes of added time was announced before the subsequent free-kick from Baxter, which was wide.
However, late bombs into the box were repelled and the Blades fans celebrated another cup success.
Blades: Howard, Harris, Basham, Flynn, Doyle, Murphy, McNulty, McEveley, Campbell-Ryce (Adams 45), Reed (K. Wallace 80), Cuvelier (Baxter 73).
Unused: McGahey, Higdon, Turner, Kennedy.
Southampton: Forster, Clyne, Schneiderlin, Gardos, Fonte, Long, Mane (Mayuka 71), Wanyama (Alderweireld 74), Ward-Prowse, Bertrand, Targett (Isgrove 45).