In February 2019, the Chicago Mosaic School brought a meaningful collaborative project to completion for the town of Humacao, in Puerto Rico. 104 mosaic peace signs were designed and assembled by communities in Chicago and Puerto Rico. The Chicago Mosaic School donated and prepared the materials for the project and help open studio time for members of the community to come in and create an imaginative artwork for Humacao.
The seeds of the project were sown in the fall of 2017, when CMS certification student and Humacao resident Brenda Montanile was attending a mosaic workshop here in Chicago. At home in Puerto Rico, Hurricane Maria was making landfall on her home and community leaving devastation in its wake. Upon finally returning home, As Brenda and the local residents began the slow process of rebuilding from the ruins. a local collective dedicated to graphic and urban arts began to invite local and international artists to collaborate on over twenty-five large scale murals to assist with urban renewal and post-disaster rebuilding initiatives.
Inspired by this initiative, Brenda proposed that CMS partner with Coqui Charites to expand the project to public mosaics. Thanks to these organizing efforts and the support of the project's local financial sponsors, the Chicago Mosaic School was able to contribute materials, studio time, and expertise to the creation of the 104 mosaic peace signs. Each mosaic is entirely unique, demonstrating its maker's individual vision of hope and healing for the city of Humacao. Every single sign features salvaged terra cotta tiles stripped from the roofs of local Humacao buildings in the storm and repurposed as tesserae. These materials were collected by volunteers from the area and shipped to CMS with the generous sponsorship of Coqui Charities and private donors including Brenda Montanile.
CMS reached out to the Puerto Rican Cultural Center of Chicago, who co-hosted two studio events with CMS in December. Local members of the Chicago Puerto Rican community contributed their heartfelt expressions of solidarity with their family, friends, and fellow citizens in Puerto Rico through the creation these works. Additionally CMS mosaic students and artists from around the United States shipped their work to be included in this collaborative project. Humacao organizers are also helped the local community members to create their own signs to beautify their city and express their vision of renewal.
Five CMS faculty, (Sue Giannotti, Sue Coombs, Casey Van Loon, Martha Crandall, and founding executive director Karen Ami) traveled to Humacao to install the pieces at two different designated sites in the town. The installations went smoothly as a combined effort between the Chicago and Puerto Rican artists. The residents were excited and very emotional to see what had been created to bring pride and beauty back to this beloved town. As Humacao recovers from the aftermath of such a harrowing ordeal, we hope these peace signs not only enrich the visual landscape of the city, but bear witness to an ethic of compassion, solidarity, and support for the victims of environmental disasters, and the healing potential of art.
Tell us how and when you originally found CMS, and what keeps bringing you back?
with Verdiano's work and the CMS curriculum and immediately applied for acceptance into his class. It was a fantastic workshop that reset the trajectory for my art from painting to mosaics and I have been grateful ever since.
What motivated you to study with this particular artist?
I knew the reputation of CMS, and appreciated that they brought in highly credentialed teachers. At the time, I was primarily a painter, and really wanted to understand how I could translate ideas I had for my paintings into the mosaic medium. All I needed to do was look at Verdiano's artwork, which is a sensual aesthetic experience. It told me that he was a master- highly creative, sensitive, and knowledgeable. I felt that if he would be willing to share that experience with me, it would represent the opportunity of a lifetime. After finishing my first week with Verdiano, I begged CMS to let me stay for the next workshop with him. I was hooked… and have been lucky enough to work with him every year since.
How is this Visiting Artist workshop at CMS different from previous courses you've studied?
The difference between taking classes at CMS versus other facilities is vast. At CMS I have learned in depth about the many materials in the vocabulary of mosaic art, how to select, cut and use them and how to experiment with new approaches. Add to that the learning and understanding of the historical context of mosaics and its challenges as a contemporary art form…all taught by some of the world's most accomplished and inspiring mosaic artists like Verdiano. The school provides everything you could need to complete whatever art piece you might want to work on. I have never taken a class anywhere else where you are provided, at no charge, with smalti, dal de verre, copper, stained glass, marble, shells, etc. It is all there to help you create the piece of your vision.
How do you think this workshop will change your studio practice?
The vast majority of my artwork is now mosaic, and I guess you could say I have become obsessed with contemporary mosaic art. I have always been driven to work every day, and when I become too serious, I try to picture myself sitting next to Verdiano while he is working on his own pieces. He works happily, late into the night…singing and dancing as if he had been given the greatest gift possible. He gave me the same gift of loving this art form, along with a sense of purpose, self-acceptance, and excitement about future possibilities. It is safe to say that Verdiano changed my art practice and I can never thank him enough.
Sign up for Verdiano Marzi's Modern Expressions 3-D Workshop today! Click here for more information and to register.
I found CMS in Spring 2016 when I was looking for a "deep dive" stained glass class. Seeing all the mosaic work (in the gallery and classroom) gave me an appreciation for how versatile and dynamic the medium was. I took my first mosaic class in Feb 2017 and have been going strong ever since.
A few things. First, I love monochromatic work in general. Second, I was inspired by how Kii both plays within the rules and breaks the rules to create work that is unique but totally within the world of contemporary mosaics. Third, I had lived in Japan for many years and was interested in how Kii would incorporate an Asian sensibility into mosaics.
What is your biggest takeaway (or lessons learned) from this Visiting Artists Workshop?
This can include personal growth, concepts you explored, etc.
I could write a laundry list of things I learned, but a really big takeaway was :Feel free to really experiment with everything – from the method used to inspire yourself , to what a tesserae shape is to how you put it all together – don't be afraid to try something new.
Sign up for Kii's "Contrast Without Color" Workshop beginning June 19th! Click here for workshop information.
I found out about the Chicago Mosaic School in early 2017 when I moved to Chicago. I was so looking forward to attend the various workshops at the school. I have enjoyed and learnt so much in the school and each workshop had something unique to offer. I always look for new additions and will always keep coming back!
I attended Carolina Zanelli's workshop in Jan 2018 and it taught me how to establish a flow and create a rhythm in mosaics. The one day intensive workshop was well constructed and provided a good insight of ancient to modern flow styles. We learnt to create movement in mosaics which can dramatically change the impact of it.
I look forward to attending Sculptural forms, Undulation and many more workshops.
Sign-up for Carolina's upcoming "Andamento – Spilimebergo Style" Workshop today here!
I took my first class in 2006 and have continued taking workshops and am now on staff sharing what I have learned. I consider myself a lifetime student as there is much to learn about this art form and my relationship with it.
Carolina Zanelli's workshop on portraiture in the Spilembergo style of mosaic was both enlightening and challenging. Working realistically requires that the end result resemble the subject matter in value, detail and expression. My patience was tested in a big way! The contemporary version of mosaic in the Spilembergo style is new to me and a technique that I can readily apply to my own current practice. Carolina spent a lot of individual time with each student to ensure we were understanding the concepts presented.
I look forward to the visiting artists that come to CMS and learning how and why they work the way they do. CMS is a place where like minded people gather, share and create mosaics and to me this is what feeds my soul.
Sign-up for Carolina Zanelli's Modern Portraiture Workshop here!
The CMS and Humacao Project!
We have several exciting collaborative projects on the horizon! The CMS community will be partnering with Coqui Charities in Puerto Rico to bring mosaics to the town of Humacao, which was devastated in Hurricane Maria.
CMS is honored to be organizing a "Peace Project for Humacao" where our volunteers, faculty and students will be creating mosaic peace signs that will be installed throughout Humacao in February.
For more information about this wonderful project, contact us via email at info@chicagomosaicschool.com!
Alessandro Lug ari is mosaicist with dual visions. As a contemporary practitioner, he a leader in the medium, forging a patch for a broad emerging base of artists to discover the expressive relevancy of mosaic today. As a historian and conservator, he acts as a vanguard against the threat of time and decay to some of humanity's greatest antique mosaic treasures. Rather than seeing these parallel visions as antithetical, calling for contemporary art to rupture with the past, they exist on a continuum that celebrates a whole history of creative expression in mosaic.
A native of Viterbo in central Italy, Alessandro gravitated toward historical stewardship from the beginning, studying Conservation of Cultural Heritage at University of Tuscia in Viterbo, before specializing in mosaics conservation in Ravenna. Starting out at the Studio Cassio in Rome, formerly affiliated with the famed Vatican Mosaic Studio through its director Lorenzo Cassio, he later worked as a conservator for the Opificio delle Pitre Dure di Firenze, a fine art conservation institute and museum, and finally made his way to his current role as the Special Superintendent for the Colosseum, the Museo Nazionale Romano, and the greater Rome Archelogical Area, where he directs conservation projects related to mosaics, stones and sectilia. With this extraordinary resumé, it is unsurprising that he is a board member of two significant mosaic conservation organizations, L'Associazione Italiana per lo Studio e la Conservazione del Mosaico (AISCOM), of which he was also a founding partner, and the International Committee for the Conservation of Mosaics (ICCM). He also teaches at the Central Restoration Institute in Rome.
His impressive professional background has made him one of the most authoritative voices on antique mosaic methods, but parallel to this expertise there runs an experimental thread, anxious to develop the creative potential of this ancient medium. In particular, Alessandro has explored the radical notion of mosaic as a performance, beginning in the late 80s with experiments of mosaic-making in time with music. He has carried this unique artistic marriage forward, saying "Music like mosaic is part of my life, it's my life, the mosaic tiles that form the work following the desired trend, the texture 'are like the musical notes that make up the melody following the harmony of the chords. The colors, the shapes of the tesserae are the acute sounds, the basses the sharp, the alterations, the nuances of the notes." In 2002 he "performed" a mosaic live to music at Rialto Occupied in the Sant'Ambrogio in Rome.
Imaginarius, an association and international prize competition sited in Nazzano, Italy. Designed to bring professional and emerging mosaicists together from around the world, the competition rethinks the identity of mosaic by contrasting the medieval setting of Nazzano with the contemporary aesthetics and vernacular of an up-and-coming generation of mosaicists. Likewise, Pictor Imaginarius celebrates and promotes the collaborative and monumental quality of mosaics by sponsoring large-scale public mosaics to be created by a group.
The Chicago Mosaic School is honored to welcome Alessandro back in November as one of our visiting artists, and thrilled to announce that he will be expanding his curriculum with two new workshops. Ostia Antica focuses on ancient techniques and imagery inspired by the Roman port of Ostia on the Tyrrhenian coast, and Hands-On Collaborative Mural Making brings the spirit of Pictor Imaginarius to Chicago with a collaborative mural project.
To read more about these workshops and enroll, please follow the links above!
Friday, September 14th is HAMMERED! – Annual Fundraiser for CMS- the event everyone has been waiting for! Live music, art, food, Beer and Koval tastings, a silent auction and raffle with lots of amazing items from Chicago area restaurants, theaters, artists and businesses.
This great evening will be topped with opening for the exhibition of The Marks that Make and include food by Urban Table Chicago and live music by the Chicago band 12:59. Tickets are still available at Brown Paper Tickets.
Your support is important to us- we are settling into our big new space and resettling has been a big transition for the school. If you cannot attend, please consider donating through our website. We appreciate your generosity- always.
I visited CMS one year when it was part of the Ravenswood Art Walk. I'd known about the school when it opened, but my work schedule at the time didn't allow for attendance. Once it did, I was all in …What keeps bringing me back? Inspiration from the kindest and most creative mosaic artists in the world!
I'd made a limited number of concrete items before but never had I thought of actually carving into it. I'd heard Elder was fabulous, and that's the truth. This workshop provides an adjunct skill, and while not necessarily a strictly mosaic-fabricating technique, it can be a substrate-fabricating one, and provides another great way to incorporate something you may not have thought of to include in your mosaic toolkit.
This October, The Chicago Mosaic school will be welcoming back South Carolina artist Elder Jones to share his unique area of expertise: the surprisingly creative medium of concrete. In his own functional and sculptural artworks, his crisp, deco-inspired forms emerge as though popped fresh from a mold, but these works are anything but factory made. Each unique structure is individually made and hand carved using techniques that Jones has developed over a 30 year career.
Elder Jones' path towards the arts has been insistent but circuitous. His lifelong interest in the natural world originally directed him toward scientific analysis, leading him to pursue both a bachelor's and master's degree in biology. However, he soon found that scientific inquiry did not satisfy his bigger questions. "Ever restless within me was an innate longing for the eternal quest and the question of 'why'. The perpetual wonder for the mystery." Not long after completing his masters in the early 80s, Jones' friend and neighbor, nationally renowned sculptor Jack B. Hastings asked for his help with a project. It was then that he discover the creative potential of wet carved concrete and began a casual practice that would blossom into a career.
Over the past thirty years, Jones has continued to work primarily in wet carved concrete, experimenting with different techniques and media. Though much of his work is functional, including planters, steps and pavements, fountains, and architectural installations, he also creates purely aesthetic sculpture. In recent years he has begun to favor figurative work. He sees it as the natural creative progression out of more functional, craft-based objects, saying "the more I enter this area of pure sculpture the more I feel the sweetest part of the creative dance. Looking back I see how my developed craft has unfolded and metamorphosed into aesthetic art. Here is where the best happens. The image glimpses. Intuitive flow. Humbling mistakes. My expression." Jones' work has been featured in numerous publications and on the HGTV network. In addition to his robust gallery presence across the US, selected works are also displayed in numerous public gardens and collections, including the Tennessee State Museum.
In concert with this pursuit of expressive creation and dialogue with the natural world that is inherent to so much of his work, Jones has also taken a turn toward a more focused spiritual education. In the late 90s, he began attending the School of Healing Arts in Nashville to learn auric and Kabbalistic healing. Perhaps it is this healer's instinct that makes Jones such an open, approachable instructor.
If you would like to take Elder Jones' upcoming workshop Wet Carved Concrete, enroll here.
I stumbled into a GoCM opening and marveled at the works. I had never seen mosaics as a contemporary fine art. That there is a thriving arts community is reason alone to keep coming back, but then there's this medium that has so room to explore you voice in. Mosaics is a medium that combines so many other mediums, and yet isn't as understood as other mediums!
Taking Texture expanded the effects I can accomplish with the materials. Like painting or drawing, there are ways we can handle the tools and materials to better create different sounds and sensations. I learned entirely new ways to cut, place, and plan my pieces.
How to find my personal voice in mosaics. It's one thing to have ideas and concepts, and another to have technique, but to be able to pair the two so I can express my message effectively is what I strive towards.
Good old Groupon had a offer I just couldn't refuse.
Dugald MacInnes is a brilliant artist who primarily works with stunning Scottish slate with which he creates absolutely remarkable art works. Taking his 5 day workshop was a revelation for me. He had us work with different shapes and materials each day, and by doing this I could get a better sense of the slate and the revelations inside every piece of stone. Working with Dugald was so pleasant and enjoyable that I knew I was going to return to his CMS workshop and learn once again for the Master from Scotland.
The workshops and classes are always interesting and informative. Having visiting artists is such a delight.
Register for one of TWO of Dugald's upcoming workshops at CMS here!
A friend introduced me to her experience at CMS in 2014, up to that point I had been self taught with a few local workshops to learn from. I knew the moment I walked into CMS that I needed to learn the level of mosaic art I saw all around the school & gallery. My first series of classes in June 2015 included the basic intro which fined tuned what I knew and helped me to create a better, stronger foundation on which each class afterward can build upon. I enrolled into the certification program for the structure to achieve my goals, I have seen tremendous growth and that's what brings me back , the bonus is the CMS staff, instructors & students. The support and generosity of the time & talent give this community the global reputation of excellence. Always looking forward to my next class.
I took the Ravenna Method Workshop with Sue Giannotti last November. Sue has wealth of knowledge and a passion for the ancient method. She gave us incredible step by step instructions to unravel the ancient method of mosaic making, and supported it with the rich history behind it. The Ravenna method exposed a new option based on the original practice widely used by mosaic artists around the world. I felt confident after taking the Ravenna method workshop to explore on my own and discover the possibilities.
I look forward to discovering more skills in mosaic making and learning to put it together with the artistry to create new pieces. Each class I take enables me to continue growing as an artist, and that is fascinating to realize I CAN do it!
Latin School of Chicago Comes to CMS!
Here at The Chicago Mosaic School, we are always thrilled to welcome youth and young students to the school, as part of a robust program geared towards introducing Chicago's youth to the medium of mosaic, from young elementary school all the way to high school. This past March, we were excited to welcome ten students, ranging from the 9th– 12th grade and two faculty members from The Latin School of Chicago to come and learn the art of mosaic during their Experiential Learning Week.
CMS crafted a customized week filled with educational, hands-on mosaic learning. It commenced with a presentation and discussion in the history of mosaic, from the Roman era to contemporary mosaic art, and the utility and artistry of mosaic throughout the centuries. Students each created four projects; two made with sheet glass and two made with Italian smalti.
The time the Latin School spent at CMS included a demonstration of the safe usage of tools, cutting techniques, application of materials and creating designs, all the way to completing each piece with intricacy. The students were thrilled to be able to create their own design, and turn it into a beautiful mosaic! As there were a number of graduating seniors in the group, there were a few mosaics representing the colleges or universities that they were planning on attending in the fall. Allowing for children to express themselves and play with this tactile and explorative medium in combination with learning the appropriate techniques is an organizational vision CMS hopes to create for all its student projects.
To conclude this week of mosaic making and creativity, each student selected a world flag and used that as the design for their final projects. The flags were selected keeping two components in mind; they were selected on a global scale and represented the multicultural population of the Uptown neighborhood. These pieces will proudly be displayed at the Latin School's new Uptown building.
CMS has a dedicated team of instructors who work with teaching youth and young people, from large-scale installations at schools, to small individual projects. We offer both group lessons with school groups, and private lessons.
At the Chicago Mosaic School, we call him the Maestro, and with over 50 years of experience as a professional mosaicist he more than lives up to the title. In May, CMS is thrilled to welcome back one of our most venerable visiting artists, Verdiano Marzi. Verdiano first connected with our school when Karen Ami, then acting as president of the Society of American Mosaic Artists (SAMA), invited him to present at the annual conference and teach a workshop at The Chicago Mosaic School. The instant spark of their friendship paved the way for Marzi to conduct an annual residency at CMS that is now in its ninth year, and to exhibit with the Gallery of Contemporary Mosaics many times over, including most recently at SOFA Chicago and Gallery 1070 as part of the GOCM pop-up exhibition.
Verdiano takes a modest approach to self appraisal, suggesting that he is "just like any other artist… I'm inspired by the details of my own personal life and relationships."* But few artists in the world of mosaics can claim an educational pedigree on par with his: he is a graduate of the Istituto Statale d'Arte per il Mosaico and the Accademia delle Belle Arti in Ravenna, a key locus for ancient mosaics, and attended the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris where he currently lives. Originally trained in ancient techniques for reproduction and restoration, Verdiano longed to expand his personal practice and moved to Paris as a young man in the 1970s to experiment with a more modern and contemporary aesthetic.
aesthetic sensibility. Coming from a strict religious upbringing, he works frequently with Christian imagery, particularly angels and icons. These works ruminate on role of saints and angels as messengers, not just in scripture but also within the iconology of popular culture. Verdiano says that the timeless motifs of angels and icons are a conceptual medium through which western culture meditates on our own humanity, our place in the world, and relationships to each other and the metaphysical. He crafts his body of work around a holistic practice that incorporates expressive drawing and sketching both abstract and representational, andoccasionally creating sculptural substructures for his mosaics.
As a teacher, Verdiano is thoughtful and empathetic while drawing on his years of experience to expertly demonstrate and guide students in best techniques. He attunes his technical mentorship to the individual aesthetic vision of each student, and relishes in the individuality he finds, stating, "every time I teach, it's a totally new experience, even if I'm working with students I've seen over and over again… Some artists continue to develop variations of the same theme over and over throughout their lives. Similarly, each encounter with a student is like the first time- a totally unique exchange." In addition to CMS, he has taught all over the world, including his native Italy, Russia, Cuba, and his home country of France.
If you would like to have the incredible experience of learning with the Maestro, please follow the links to his special Evening Master Class here.
*All quotes from Maestro Marzi are paraphrased translations from French.


The picture below is the scene of Friday night's terror attack in Neve Tzuf, a small Israeli town in the Judean Hills. What started as a family Shabbat dinner left a father, son, and daughter dead and a mother in critical condition after a teenage Palestinian terrorist entered the home and began stabbing the family members while children hid in a closet. Were it not for the miracle of an IDF soldier nearby who neutralized the terrorist, the incident would have been much more horrific than it already is.
The world must see this picture; a picture which, in another reality at the same time and place could have shown a family enjoying their Shabbat dinner. Instead, you see blood from terror victims covering the kitchen floor.
The world must see how this terrorist will be venerated in Palestinian society. When word broke of the attack in Gaza, celebrations took place in the street. Soon, his family will start receiving payments from the Palestinian Authority, which in 2016 payed $170 million to terrorists and their families. Maybe, years from now, he will have a square named after him, like Khaled Nazzal, who killed 26 Israelis after taking schoolchildren and their teachers hostage in the Ma'alot Massacre, or Dalal Mughrabi, who killed 38 civilians after hijacking two buses and throwing grenades at cars passing by.
The world must realize how the terrorist, a young person who at one point must have had hopes and dreams like everyone else, could lead himself to murder an Israeli family in cold blood. The reason he did this is not because of "occupation" or metal detectors at the Temple Mount. The reason this attack occurred is because the Palestinian leadership injects hatred into its citizens from the day they are born. It is because the Palestinian leadership knows that such a corrupt regime as itself can only survive by placing blame for their problems on the Jews and perpetuating a cycle of violence. Palestinian children learn in textbooks that they must grow up to be martyrs in order to create a Palestinian state free of Jews. When they go home, they watch shows like Pioneers of Tomorrow, where the hosts like Nahoul the Bee and Assud the Rabbit die because of Israel. In Assud's debut show, his brother Nahoul died because he was sick and was unable to get medical treatment. Assud and the child host pledge to "liberate al-Aqsa from the filth of those Zionists," while Assud tells a young caller that he will eat Jews. In a later episode, Assud dies from an Israeli airstrike, but not before being sentenced by viewers to have his hand cut off for stealing.
The world must understand that Palestinian leaders have fostered a culture of death. They have brainwashed their people to believe that the source of their problems is the Jews, rather than their own failed leadership. Instead of building a country, they have kept their people living in a state of perpetual victimhood, encouraging their youth to launch rockets and martyr themselves instead of building infrastructure and creating jobs for their people.
The world must realize that they too are responsible for this. The Arab countries have kept Palestinians in refugee camps and denied them equal rights, while the United Nations has done nothing but perpetuate this problem my making them the only group of refugees in the world that passes down their refugee status to the next generation. This helps them continue promoting the issue of a 'Right of Return' and provides fuel to the anti-Israel cause. The Western World has largely turned a blind eye to Palestinian extremism, instead preferring to chastise Israel for building homes and demand Israel allow the creation of a terror state within its borders.
The world must see this picture, the blood of a dead family covering the floor of their kitchen, because it speaks volumes about the current situation. It is time to stop pretending that Israel has a partner for peace, because it does not. While this was done under the guise of protesting metal detectors at the Temple Mount, it is much more than that – it is the culmination of years of incitement by Palestinian leaders and years of the world turning a blind eye.
The world must see this, because the world must see the truth.
Eli Rubenstein is a student at The Ohio State University where he studies Political Science. He has interned on a number of political campaigns, including for the Likud Party, and is an active participant in pro-Israel activism on campus.


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A New Marshall Plan for the United States
Posted by michelinewalker in Art, United States
George W Bush, German, Great Depression, Herbert Hoover, Marshall Plan, Treaty of Versailles, United States, W. W. II
The Kiss, by Gustav Klimt, 1907-1908 (Photo credit: Wikipedia, all)
Tomorrow is Austrian Symbolist Painter Gustav Klimt's birthday. He will be 150 years old. Artists do not die. Hence my featuring his most famous painting: The Kiss, and a second painting, his first portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer.
Featuring Gustav Klimt may seem totally unrelated to a post on the Economy of the United States. But it seems everything is related. In fact, I once knew at least one member of the Bloch-Bauer family and it could be… Enough!
I will simply dedicate this post to Gustav Klimt (14 July 1862 – 6 February 1918).
The Treaty of Versailles was pitiless on the German people. It demanded reparations totalling a punitive $31.4 billion. As a result, the Treaty made it possible for Adolph Hitler to trap Germans into the dictatorship that led to World War II and its atrocities. That war could have been been avoided.
Fortunately, at the conclusion of World War II, the United States and the world did not replay a Treaty of Versailles scenario. The Marshall Plan was put into place and Europe was rebuilt. The plan went into operation beginning in April 1948 and the task was a four-year effort. Japan also received the assistance it required to rebuild.
Fitzgerald's Great Gatsby, les Ballets Russes and the Charleston
However, let us return to the 1920s. As the proud, industrious and inventive people of Germany paid and paid, Americans danced the charleston and the very rich indulged in the lavish but ultimately meaningless life depicted in Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald's (24 September 1896 – 21 December 1940) Great Gatsby. The novel was published in 1925, during the "Jazz Age," when rich Americans travelled to the Paris and French Riviera of the roaring 1920s, years when Fitzgerald often joined Americans living in France. The charleston was all the buzz and France was enthralled by Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes.
"Black Tuesday" and the Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act of 1930
The bubble burst. They danced all the way to 29 October 1929, the day the stock market was allowed to crash, Black Tuesday, and, unlike President George W. Bush who listened and had the decency to sign TARP into law, in 1930, President Herbert Hoover (10 August 1874 – 20 October 1964) did not veto the Smoot-Hawley defective remedy to the crash, but signed it into law: the Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act of 1930. It could be that he signed out of ignorance, but whatever his circumstances, when President Hoover signed the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930, he plunged the world into an economic depression, the Great Depression, that lasted until World War II. The Stock Market had crashed on 29 October 1929, Black Tuesday, but the Depression did not spread into a worldwide tragedy until the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930.
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
The people had danced and continued to dance, but this time they danced not until a drunken stupor, clad in silk and Italian wool, but until they not only dropped, but dropped dead. What had been a fad in the 1920s, the dance marathon, had become a way of life.
There is another book, among other books, Horace McCoy's They Shoot Horses, Don't They?, a novel published by Simon and Schuster, in 1935.
The story goes as follows. Gloria Beatty and Robert Syverten have danced for 879 hours in a dance marathon, when the woman, Mrs. Layden, whose favorites they are, is shot and killed by a stray bullet. Participants are given $50.00 and Gloria takes her gun out of her bag and begs Robert to shoot her, which he does as a merciful gesture. When the police ask Robert why he has shot Gloria, he says "They shoot horses, don't they?" This novel clings to the human imagination as does its film version, a 1969 film by Sydney Pollack starring Jane Fonda, Michael Sarrazin and Gig Young. (Wikipedia)
Cutbacks and Unemployment
And now, as I browse through online newspapers and other sources of information, I keep reading and hearing that cutbacks are taking place and that people are losing their jobs, jobs they need so they can put bread on the table, spend money, and be tax-payers, thereby ensuring a functional economy. There has to be money in the public purse to put into operation and keep in operation the social programs that guarantee not only the wealth of nations, coincidentally the title of Adam Smith's epochal book (1776), but also the welfare of nations.
The Welfare of Nations: taxes, social programs and Job Creation
It will take money and all citizens will have to pay their fair share of taxes, but if jobs are not created, the US and its financial partners could well be on the road to a financial demise. TARP was not enough. Jobs have to be created so a catastrope is averted. A very short time ago and very late into President Obama's current term, the American Supreme Court ruled, by one vote, one vote only, that the President's health-care reforms were constitutional, as though they could be otherwise!
Now that President Obama seems to be looked upon as credible, as if matters could be otherwise, let him, and help him, create jobs, even if he is a person of colour. Because of the voter purge currently taking place, I suspect a degree of racism that may extend to the White House. However, this is mere speculation and, be that as it may, it remains that among the victims of the wars waged against Iraq and Afghanistan, one must include the citizens of the United States, whatever their ethnicity, and its financial partners, again, whatever their ethnicity.
The US has to help Iraq and Afghanistan, but it must also help itself and patriate, metaphorically speaking, a Marshall Plan, no matter who inhabits the White House. To its immense credit, the US voted President Obama into office, which was the right thing to do, and, to what would again be to its immense credit, at the moment, the US could and should help the leader they chose. The Obama administration has changed the face of America. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has worked diplomatic wonders. She has ushered in a new age of diplomacy. But now everyone must pay taxes and people need jobs.
So let my conclusion be that the US needs a Marshall Plan so it can rebuild.
Adele Bloch-Bauer
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Even Hollywood actors can be overwhelmed by famous names. The Big Bang Theory star Mayim Bialik met Mark Hamill this week when the Star Wars actor came to film a part on the series, and she couldn't quite hold in her excitement.
She's Chewbacca Mom-level overjoyed here.
Big Bang Theory has had plenty of nerd-icon guest stars, from Bill Gates to Buzz Aldrin, but to Bialik, Hamill was in a universe by himself.
"Mark Hamill's here!" Bialik, who plays Amy Farrah Fowler on the show, said in a video posted on social media Wednesday. "He's here! He's on our stage, he shook my hand, I can't handle it! ... I thought I could keep it together, but I can't!"
More than 300,000 people watched Bialik's effusive Instagram video in just two days, and 500,000 watched it on Twitter. Hamill seemed equally charmed by the meeting.
Bialik also wrote about the Big Bang Theory meetup for Grok Nation, and her words are familiar to any 1970s kid who grew up with a planet-sized crush on Luke Skywalker.
"I stood for my youth, for his beauty, for the hours I spent dreaming of being his wife –- full disclosure, it's been a long time since I dreamt about it, but still," she wrote. "And I stood for the utter joy and disbelief I felt being in the presence of an icon of my generation and of a franchise that has transformed the lives of so many of us."
She later wrote she was "embarrassed" about her reaction to meeting the star.
(2/2)...and since, apparently, he may see this: "Hello Mr. Hamill. I am so embarrassed you saw the video of me freaking out. I really respect you and am so grateful to have you here @bigbangtheory. Also: wow. Also: see you in a few minutes from when I am typing this."
It's OK, Mayim. He gets it. We all get it.
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Mothers, daughters, fathers, sons: the victims of the Australian bushfires
Twenty-nine people are confirmed to have died in the Australian bushfire season since October
Calla Wahlquist, Josh Taylor, Shelley Hepworth, Amaani Siddeek
Sun 19 Jan 2020 16.19 EST First published on Thu 2 Jan 2020 02.20 EST
Tributes are laid for Geoffrey Keaton and Andrew O'Dwyer, who died while fighting bushfires near Buxton, NSW. Photograph: Jenny Evans/Getty Images
At least 29 people have died in bushfires in Australia since the summer season began in October.
The death toll is highest in NSW, where 21 people have been confirmed dead since October. Victoria has had five confirmed deaths and South Australia three. This story will be updated when further deaths are confirmed.
Robert (Bob) Lindsey, 77, Coongbar
Bob Lindsey and his wife, Gwen Hyde, died in a bushfire on their rural property on Deadman Creek Road at Coongbar, about 50km south-west of Byron Bay in northern NSW. Their bodies were discovered in their home on 9 October, the day after the fire went through.
They had been married for three years and both left behind children from previous marriages. Lindsey had operated a service station before retiring.
Gwen Hyde, 68, Coongbar
Gwen Hyde died with her husband, Bob Lindsey.
Hyde's friend, Carol Dillon, told the Australian that Hyde had called her asking for advice about the fire only hours before.
"Gwen rang me to see if I had the phone number for the fire brigade as she was getting spot fires in her orchard and wanted to know what to do," Dillon said.
[She was] a strong woman who died protecting the home and animals she loved.
Chrystal Harwood, daughter-in-law of Vivian Chaplain
Vivian Chaplain, 69, Wytaliba
Vivian Chaplain was critically injured trying to defend her home at Wytaliba, 40km east of Glen Innes, on 8 November in northern NSW. She died in hospital the next day.
She is survived by two children and six grandchildren and was remembered by her daughter-in-law as "a strong woman who died protecting the home and animals she loved". She was a former director of Wytaliba village and was described by a friend as "relentlessly wonderful".
George Nole, 85, Glen Innes
George Nole died in his car in the Kangwalla fire near Glen Innes, in the northern NSW bushfire crisis on 8 November. He was described by residents of Wytaliba as a "true gentleman".
Nole was born in Greece and worked as an electrician on Nasa's Apollo program, the Glen Innes Examiner reported. He moved to Wytaliba in the 1980s when the community was largely a nudist colony. A friend, Philip Hine, described Nole as a "reclusive nudist" and a man who moved to the isolated village "to be himself".
He had been diagnosed with leukaemia in 2014 and wanted to die at home.
Julie Fletcher, 63, Johns River
Julie Fletcher's body was found in a burnt-out building at Johns River, 20km south of Port Macquarie, the day after the 8 November bushfire crisis in northern NSW.
A neighbour, Russel Souter, described her as a "quality person" whose family had lived in the region for several generations.
Barry Parsons, 58, Willawarrin
Barry Parsons is also assumed to have died in the 8 November fires that raged across northern NSW. He lived alone in a shed at Willawarrin, 60km north-west of Port Macquarie.
His body was found not far from that shed on 13 November, but he had not been heard of since the morning of 8 November when he posted on social media: "Seriously looks and sounds like [the apocalypse] out there. Fucked up being on your own in these times."
Gerard Wade, captain of the Bellbrook fire brigade, told the Australian that Parsons was quite well known in the region and his death "will touch lives real bad". Others described him as "a lovely gentle guy".
Chris Savva, 64, South Arm near Nambucca Heads
Chris Savva died when his SUV rolled down an embankment after his route out of the fire zone was blocked by a burnt-out bridge on 9 November. Savva had spent the previous day fighting to save his house.
Savva's neighbour, Petra Campbell, told the Sydney Morning Herald her partner Mandy and her son had found Savva in the upturned car.
"He was pretty shy, but he was part of a very tight-knit rural community," Campbell said.
Geoffrey Keaton, 32, and Andrew O'Dwyer, 36, both fathers to young children, died when a tree fell in the path of their truck near Buxton. Photograph: Rural Fire Service
Geoffrey Keaton, 32, Buxton
Geoffrey Keaton was the deputy captain of the Horsley Park volunteer fire brigade. He and fellow volunteer Andrew O'Dwyer died when a tree fell in the path of their truck near Buxton in the NSW southern highlands on 19 December, causing the truck to veer off the road and roll. "Just a half second either way and they would have been OK," RFS commissioner Shane Fitzimmons said.
They were travelling in a convoy after fighting the Green Wattle Creek fire near Balmoral. Keaton's father was fighting the Gospers Mountain fire at the time.
Keaton was given an honour guard at his funeral on 2 January, and Fitzimmons presented his young son, Harvey, with a posthumous commendation for bravery and service. He is survived by Harvey and his fiancee, Harvey's mother, Jess Hayes.
Andrew O'Dwyer, 36, Buxton
Andrew O'Dwyer died when the fire truck he was travelling in veered off the road and rolled late on the night of 19 December. He was a volunteer with the Horsley Park RFS and died alongside fellow volunteer Geoffrey Keaton. They were travelling in a convoy after fighting the Green Wattle Creek fire.
He is survived by his wife, Melissa, and daughter, Charlotte. Melissa O'Dwyer told the Daily Telegraph that the volunteer brigade had become "aunties and uncles" to Charlotte and Keaton's son, Harvey, "and that gives me a lot of comfort".
"They can hear the stories about their dads and how mighty they have been," she said.
Samuel McPaul, 28, Jingellic
Samuel McPaul with his wife, Megan. Photograph: NSW RFS
Volunteer firefighter Samuel McPaul died when the fire truck he was travelling flipped in a "fire tornado" at Jingellic, about 110km east of Albury, on 30 December.
He was expecting his first child in May with his wife, Megan. He attended school at Broulee on the NSW south coast and studied animal science at Charles Sturt University at Wagga Wagga. He was also a basketball coach in Holbrook and worked as a mechanic. A spokesman for the NSW Rural Fire Service said McPaul "did everything for the right reasons" and always put the community first.
He is the third Rural Fire Service volunteer to die this fire season. Geoffrey Keaton, 32, and Andrew O'Dwyer, 36, died when a tree hit their tanker while they were fighting a fire at Balmoral, south-west of Sydney, on 19 December.
Robert Salway, 63, and Patrick Salway, 29, Wandella near Cobargo
Robert Salway died with his son Patrick, 29, attempting to defend the family property at Wandella, about 10km north-west of Cobargo, from the Badja Forest Road fire on 30 December. Their bodies were discovered by Robert's wife, Patrick's mother, on 31 December.
They were described by friends as "one of the tightest, close-knit families you'll ever come across".
Robert was a well-known dairy farmer in the Bega region.
Patrick's wife of five years, Renee, posted a tribute to him on social media. The pair were expecting their second child.
"I will see you again Patrick, my best friend," Renee posted on social media. "We are broken."
Patrick also worked in the dairy industry, providing specialist engineering services, and ran a performance horse business with his wife. He was also a rodeo rider.
Nine more people confirmed dead in NSW but not yet identified
A man who sheltered in a water tank during a bushfire that swept through his property in Yarrowitch on 7 November was seriously burnt. He was flown to Port Macquarie and then the specialist burns unit at Sydney's Royal North Shore hospital, but he died of his injuries on 29 December.
A 72-year-old man from Belowra, who had been unaccounted for since 30 December, was confirmed dead by NSW police. He was found on Belowra Road, about 5km northwest of Cobargo.
A 70-year-old man was found dead outside a home at Yatte Yattah, 6km west of Lake Conjola, on 1 January.
A man was found in a car on Wandra Road in Sussex Inlet on 1 January.
A person was found outside a home at Coolagolite, 10km east of Cobargo on 1 January.
A man was found dead in a car in a road off the Princes Highway at Yatte Yattah on 1 January.
A man, 47, died of a heart attack while helping a friend defend their property near Batlow on 4 January.
A man, 71, was confirmed dead after a search of a property in Nerrigundah in the Eurobodalla shire on 6 January. The man had been reported missing, last seen moving equipment on his property on 31 December 2019. Rescue units had been unable to access the property due to the risk of the fire at Badja Forest Road. Police said: "About 4pm the body of a man was located between the property and a car, which had both been destroyed by fire".
An 84-year-old Cobargo man died in Sydney's Concord hospital on 18 January from burns suffered in the fires on New Year's Eve.
David Moresi, 69, Gelantipy
The 69-year-old contractor died when his vehicle rolled down an embankment at a private property at Gelantipy, about 50km north of Buchan, on 30 November. He was part of a bulldozer crew building fire breaks, which provide a safe edge for backburning operations. The head of Forest Fire Management Victoria, Chris Hardman, said the kind of work done by contractors such as Moresi was just as important as those of firefighters themselves. He said Moresi was "a pillar of the community, a dedicated educator".
"He loved the bush and he inspired so many people to be in the great outdoors," Hardman said at a media conference on 15 January, when Moresi's name was released following his funeral. "The many grandchildren, the great bushmen of the future, he taught them all to shoot, fish, hunt. These kids are a legacy of David's contribution to his own family and the broader community. Also an inspirational human being, supporting building of schools in Thailand and other places."
Mick Roberts, 67, Buchan
East Gippsland man Mick Roberts was confirmed dead by his family on 1 January. A family member found his body in the bedroom of his Buchan home. He was a well-known local cattleman and stayed to defend his 180-hectare farm, but had been unaccounted for since a bushfire burned through the town on 30 December.
No matter how rough or hard he looked on the outside, he was so lovely on the inside.
Toby Parsons remembers Mick Roberts
"He loved his farm," his sister, Jenner Carter, told the ABC. "He would never have left his home no matter what."
She recalled his wit and dry humour. Other family members told News Corp that he was a well-loved, salt-of-the-earth farmer, who "believed you don't run from anything".
His grand-nephew, Toby Parsons, told the ABC he was "someone you could look up to", a "hero" in the community.
"I always had respect for him and no matter how rough or hard he looked on the outside, he was so lovely on the inside and would always make you feel good," Parsons said.
Fred Becker, Maramingo Creek in East Gippsland
Fred Becker collapsed from a suspected heart attack on 1 January after he had spent the previous 24 hours fighting flames at his property in Maramingo Creek and assisting neighbours. His body was discovered by his family.
Mat Kavanagh, 43, Thornton
Kavanagh, a father of two, died in a car crash on the Goulburn Valley Highway at Thornton, near Mansfield, on 3 January, Victoria's emergency services minister, Lisa Neville, said.
Neville said Kavanagh worked for Forest Fire Management Victoria, and was killed while working on preventing new fires from starting, and had extinguished seven unattended camp fires on the day he died.
Kavanagh would be "remembered for his friendly and welcoming nature, his passion for the environment and nature, and his love of fly-fishing", she said. He leaves a wife, Jude, and children Ruben and Kate.
Bill Slade, 60, Wonthaggi
A veteran firefighter of more than 40 years, Slade was hit by a tree while working to contain a fire near Omeo in the Anglers Rest area on 11 January.
"He has been a long serving member of Parks Victoria," Forest Fire Management chief Chris Hardman said. "This is a significant loss for the Forest Fire Management Victoria family and the Victorian community as a whole."
Matt Jackson, the chief executive of Parks Victoria, said Slade was a "much loved colleague, friend, and member of the Wonthaggi community. Slade had recently been presented with recognition for his 40 years of service in land management and fire management.
"At 60 years of age, working as an arduous firefighter, Bill has been one of our most experienced, long serving and fittest firefighters," Jackson said.
He is survived by his wife, Carol, and children Steph and Ethan.
Ron Selth, 69, Charleston
Ron Selth died in his home at Charleston in the Adelaide Hills, which was destroyed in the Cudlee Creek bushfire on 21 December.
His family remembered him for his "incredible, sometimes injury-causing hugs" and said he would be "deeply missed".
"Some people give firm hugs. I don't know what's beyond firm, but that's what Dad occasionally delivered. When he gave a hug, he meant it."
Selth had an engineering business in the Adelaide Hills. He is survived by his partner Suzy, three children, and six grandchildren.
Dick Lang, 78, and Clayton Lang, 43, Kangaroo Island
Dick Lang and his son, Clayton Lang, were trapped by flames as they returned to the family property on Kangaroo Island after fighting the blaze for two days. Their bodies were found on the Playford Highway near Gosse on 4 January.
"Dick and Clayton were prominent members of the South Australian community who rose to the top in their chosen professions," the family said.
Known as "Desert Dick", Lang was a pioneering bush pilot and safari operator who opened up the outback to travellers from Australia and overseas. He first offered 4WD adventures in 1965, later adding aircraft trips to all corners of Australia and other countries, from Papua New Guinea to Africa.
"He loved the bush, he loved adventure and he loved Kangaroo Island," the family said.
They said Clayton, one of Lang's four sons, was one of Adelaide's leading plastic and reconstructive surgeons, specialising in hand surgery. He was supervisor of surgical training and clinical lead of hand surgery at Adelaide's Queen Elizabeth hospital.


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CBRE's Nick Maclean appointed as Scotland's first Trade Envoy to UAE
This position comes as part of Scotland's plans to extend worldwide business reach. In addition to his current role at CBRE, Mr. Maclean will serve as part of a team of overseas and Scotland-based envoys to extend worldwide business reach and facilitate international trade. The envoy will also be responsible for promoting and representing Scotland's export interests, solidifying trade across the entire Emirates.
The United Arab Emirates is now Scotland's 11th largest export market with direct Scottish exports totaling £1 billion. A significant number of Scottish companies have been operating in the UAE for some years and Scotland has received many Emirati private and institutional investors including Emirates Airline, Masdar and TAQA.
Keith Brown MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Jobs and Fair Work, Scottish Government, "I am confident that the appointment of Nick Maclean, as the Scottish Government's Trade Envoy to the UAE, will help foster the continued development of trade and investment links between our countries and regions, as well as supporting those Emirati nationals who are currently living, working and studying in Scotland. Over the last 10 years, Scotland's relationship with the UAE has grown considerably and our links are extensive. I believe there is great potential for our countries to collaborate further in support of our respective aims and ambitions.
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"I am looking forward maximising business opportunities for the two nations in the lead up to Expo 2020," Mr. Maclean concluded.
Nick Maclean has lived and worked in the UAE for over a decade and was named one of the 100 most influential people in Dubai, according to Arabian Business magazine. He was noted as one of the leading individuals to have contributed to the city's vitality, making it a pivotal point on the globe, in the areas of finance, tourism, trade, energy and architecture.


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A valuable car for enthusiasts to get their hands on. It's a Series 3 Bentley Continental.
The reason it looks different from the Rolls Royce Corniche is probably because the vertical slits in the grille are painted the same color as the body.
By the way, these wheels are for the Continental T and are non-original. Original products are also included separately.
The top is electrically open.
The condition of the top is also excellent.
The structure is partially made of wood. If this part rots, we have a big problem!
The genuine top cover is optional and valuable.
It's a handwritten double coach line! You can feel the history just by looking at this.
This is the optional Flying B.
The beautifully plated wheels are non-original, but are for the same Bentley Continental T (which is also worth a lot of money). Originals are also included separately.
They are more comfortable to ride than the original tire size. You can always try them as they are first, and if you don't like them, you can always go back to the originals.
While the Corniche is a two-spoke type, the Continental's steering wheel is a three-spoke one. This is a sign that it is a driver's car.
St. James Red is a popular interior color.
The wood-paneled picnic table was also an option when the car was new.
Probably no one has ever sat in this back seat before. The back seat of a Rolls-Royce or Bentley is actually a special seat, even if it's a two-door.
The traditional aluminum alloy 6.75 liter V8 OHV engine is hand-built by skilled craftsmen.
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It is truly a "finishing touch" vehicle.
Explanation of the sibling cars, Bentley Continental and Rolls Royce Corniche.
What is the "finishing touch" or "destination" for a car enthusiast? The Rolls-Royce Corniche is probably the best example.
Originally, Corniche was the name used for a prototype Bentley car (made in 1939).
Bentley has been incorporated under Rolls-Royce since 1931. After the war, in the late 1960s, Rolls-Royce and Bentley had coachbuilder Mulliner Park Ward build two-door coupes and drophead coupes (open) based on the Silver Shadow and T1 four-door saloons.
Similar to Italian carrozzeria, pre-war Rolls-Royce manufacturers built the chassis and powertrain, while the body panels were produced by outsourced coachbuilders according to customer preferences. After the war, Rolls-Royce produced its own body panels for standard models, but it still relied on coachbuilders for special models such as coupes and convertibles. Mulliner Park Ward (MPW) was a company with technology that could be called the pinnacle of coach bulders that existed in the UK at that time.
In 1971, Rolls-Royce and Bentley began using the name "Corniche" for their two-door coupe and convertible models. From 1982 onwards, the Corniche was only available as a convertible model, and from 1984 onwards, Bentley was given its own name, the Continental, making the Corniche the exclusive name for Rolls-Royce and the Continental the exclusive name for Bentley's two-door models.
The engine is a traditional 6747cc aluminum alloy V8 OHV, hand-built by skilled craftsmen. The Continental and Corniche mechanisms are essentially from saloons of the same vintage, but the body panels are from MPW. The image is similar to that of the Silver Shadow, but there are no identical parts at all. In other words, it was a completely independent work of art with different finishes.
The number of the Continental series is very small compared to the Cornish series, and when comparing the production volume of the series 1 to 4, the Cornish was about 3400 units, while the Continental was only 470 units, or just over 10%.
This is a 1991 Bentley Continental Series 3. This is one of only 180 produced, and it was imported by Cones & Co. which was the official distributor at the time. It was imported by Cornes & Co. When it was new, just 30 years ago, the price tag was 39 million yen.
The current owner is an enthusiast who loves Bentleys of this era. He purchased the car four years ago from Caesar Trading in Tokyo, which is said to be the only place to find Rolls Royce and Bentleys of this era in Japan. Since then, the mileage has only increased by about 3,000 km, and the odometer is currently showing 27,000 km.
The condition of the interior and exterior, as well as the engine system, is perfect, as it was sold as a "Caesar approved car". It's so perfect that even if you don't check the actual car, you can't go wrong buying it based on the pictures.
However, since we went all the way to the current owner's garage to check out the car, we got a little pissed off and looked for any problems. The left side of the front bumper and the right side of the rear bumper both had scratches of about 2 mm. The only other thing is that the cover on the back of the hood is about to come off. In any case, it's not a big problem.
By the way, the tires and wheels are non-original. The current owner prefers Continental T tires. He says it's more comfortable to ride. Of course, the original wheels are included.
In addition to the aforementioned European specifications, the white body, cream-colored top and St. James red interior are the number one most popular coordination. The gloss of the urethane paint and the red leather interior make it hard to believe that this model is 30 years old. The two red coach lines are still intact. We are happy to see that the top is in good condition and the expensive top cover is still intact. I was told by Mr. Miyamoto of Caesar Trading that the soft top, which is partly made of wood, will have to be completely replaced if it rots. The top cover was an expensive option at the time, and there are very few of them left in good condition.
This is the ultimate car, complete with popular optional items such as a wood-paneled picnic table, front spoiler, and Flying B mascot. Probably, it is hard to find a condition comparable to this one, including the Corniche type.
I want a true enthusiast to drive it. This is your chance to have a Bentley Continental in your garage.
Photo by Junichi Okumura
Published on September 2021
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It's another family affair episode of FILMCAST. Cinematographer/Photographer Barry Kirk and his Producer daughter Melanie Kirk join us for a great conversation about how each has found their path into the industry in New Mexico. Listen in as we hear each one's professional history with the added fascinating dimension of how our families influence our interests and choices along the way.
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Si Robertson Stars in 'Faith of Our Fathers' to Honor US Military
Carrie Dedrick | Editor, ChristianHeadlines.com | Monday, April 13, 2015
Si Robertson, of "Duck Dynasty" fame, will star in the upcoming Christian film "Faith of Our Fathers," according to Christian Today. Robertson said the film honors the military and he is proud to be involved with the project.
"Faith of Our Fathers" is set in 1969 and highlights the Vietnam War.
Robertson told Breathe Cast, "So many young men who went to Vietnam never came home. Hey, they left families behind who never got to know those great guys."
He continued, "This story is about two sons on a road trip to learn about their dads. It's a story about Vietnam, but it happens in all wars, and I'm proud to be part of a film that helps bring peace to people."
The film, produced by Downes Brothers in association with Pure Flix Entertainment, will be released on July 1, the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War.
Downes said, "From Vietnam battlefields to emotional battlefields of today, 'Faith of Our Fathers' shows the power of faith in God to transform lives."


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Directors Guild of Nigeria elects New Executives
NEWS, NOLLY POLITICS
April 14, 2018 by Nollywood Insider
The Directors' Guild of Nigeria, the umbrella body housing all Television and Film Directors in Nigeria today the 13th April 2018 elected New Officials that will pilot the affairs the guild from 2018 to 2020.
The election took place at Abeokuta as part of a three day event, running from 11th to 13th of April, tagged OGUN-NOLLYWOOD FIESTA.
History was also made as all the Four new Officials returned unopposed.
From right to left, we have Mr. Fred Amata, the elected president, Mr. Uche Agbo, National Secretary elect, Tony Akposhiri, Director of Finance elect, and Osita Okoli, the provost elect.
The President elect during his vote of thanks, made his commitment to carrying everyone along and hinted that the achievements of the next two years will be resounding than the past two years.
Earlier during the day an Annual General meeting of the guild was held, where the President enjoined all practitioners to plug into the visionary leadership, and embrace the numerous opportunities the leadership is offering.
He also seize the occasion to thank the Ogun State Government for their hospitality and support.


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I dortokidi (Dortokidae ) sono una famiglia di tartarughe estinte, vissute tra il Cretacico inferiore (Barremiano) e il Paleogene inferiore (Thanetiano), tra 130 e 55 milioni di anni fa. I loro resti fossili sono stati ritrovati in Europa (Spagna, Francia, Romania).

Descrizione
Questi animali dovevano essere piuttosto simili alle attuali tartarughe d'acqua dolce del genere Pelomedusa. Possedevano un carapace di forma ovale, relativamente piatto. Si suppone che fossero animali dalle abitudini semiacquatiche. La specie tipo, Dortoka vasconica, possedeva un carapace lungo fino a 18 centimetri, mentre in altre forme come Ronella il carapace era di oltre 25 centimetri di lunghezza. Uno studio del 2012 ha mostrato che i dortokidi possedevano un carapace dall'alta variabilità individuale; sembra che in Dortoka fossero presenti almeno due morfotipi, dalla peculiare struttura e disposizione degli elementi ossei del carapace. Sono stati identificati altri due morfotipi basati sulla morfologia dell'incisura anale, che potrebbero essere associati a dimorfismo sessuale. Tra le caratteristiche curiose del carapace, vi è la presenza di un paio di grandi fontanelle, che rimanevano aperte attraverso l'ontogenesi, per tutta la durata della vita dell'individuo (PErez-Garcia et al., 2012).

Paleobiologia
La presenza di grandi fontanelle nello scudo di Dortoka (che rimanevano aperte per tutta la durata della vita dell'animale) e studi istologici su vari elementi del carapace e del piastrone indicano che questo animale aveva uno stile di vita molto legato all'ambiente acquatico (Perez-Garcia et al., 2012).

Tassonomia
I dortokidi vennero descritti per la prima volta nel 1999, con l'istituzione del genere Dortoka (del Cretaceo superiore di Spagna e Francia) e l'attribuzione a una famiglia di tartatughe a sé stante. Alla famiglia vennero in seguito attribuiti anche Ronella, del Paleocene/Eocene della Romania, e il più antico Eodortoka, del Cretaceo inferiore (Aptiano) della Spagna.

I dortokidi mostrano una commistione di caratteristiche evolute e derivate; sono stati considerati variamente come ancestrali agli attuali pelomedusoidi (le tartarughe di acqua dolce) o vicini al genere Platychelys, al di fuori del clade Eupleurodira (Bohme, 2005).

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Bibliografia
F. de Lapparent de Broin and X. Murelaga. 1999. Turtles from the upper Cretaceous of Lano (Iberian Peninsula). Estudios del Museo de Ciencas Naturales de Alava, Numero especial 1(14):135-211
E. Gheerbrant, V. Codrea, A. Hosu, S. Sen, C. Guernet, F. Lapparent Broin, and J. Riveline. 1999. Découverte de vertébrés dans les Calcaires de Rona (Thanétien ou Sparnacien), Transylvanie, Roumanie: les plus anciens mammifères cénozoïques d'Europe Orientale. Eclogae Geologicae Helvetiae 92:517-535
Böhme, W. 2005. Handbuch der Reptilien und Amphibien Europas. Band 3/IIIB: Schildkröten (Testudines) II (Cheloniidae, Dermochelyidae, Fossile Schildkröten Europas) (Handbook of reptiles and amphibians of Europe, Volume 3/IIIB: Turtles (Testudines) II (Cheloniidae, Dermochelyidae, Fossil turtles of Europe)). Edited by Uwe Fritz. Illustrations: Igor G. Danilov and Jiri Moravec.
E. S. Gaffney, H. Tong, and P.A. Meylan. 2006. Evolution of the side-necked turtles: The families Bothremydidae, Euraxemydidae, and Araripemydidae. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 300:1-318
Pérez-García A, Scheyer TM, Murelaga X (2012) New interpretations on Dortoka vasconica Lapparent de Broin and Murelaga, a freshwater turtle with an unusual carapace. Cretaceous Research 36:151-161.
A. Pérez-García, J.M. Gasulla and F. Ortega (2014). "Eodortoka morellana gen. et sp. nov., the first pan-pleurodiran turtle (Dortokidae) defined in the Lower Cretaceous of Europe". Cretaceous Research 48: 130–138.

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Top 10 Songs About Rock Cities
Don Jamieson
Don Jamieson Published: May 14, 2015
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Don Jamieson is a guest contributor to Loudwire. He is the co-host of That Metal Show, which just wrapped up its 14th season on VH1 Classic. You can also catch Jamieson on the stand-up comedy circuit. Keep up with him at his official website or his Twitter page. Please note that Don Jamieson's opinions do not necessarily reflect those of Loudwire. Check out his list of the Top 10 Songs About Rock Cities:
Everyone thinks their city rocks. And it probably does. There are great, rocking cities all over the world. Even Cincinnati, whose biggest musical claim to fame is 98 Degrees.
I grew up in a town in New Jersey of one-square mile so while we didn't make any lasting musical contribution to the world of rock, I'd like to think I've done my share with That Metal Show. And where has all my success in the world of hard rock and metal gotten me? Life in a town in New Jersey of a half-square mile!
But wherever you are from, there's probably a band that's written about you and how you rock. Or maybe your favorite rocking song is about an imaginary city that rocks. Even my editor couldn't resist suggesting his favorite recent rock song for the list: Emigrate (Rammstein guitarist Richard Kruspe's band) featuring Lemmy on vocals — it's an awesome track, "Rock City." Check out my picks for the Top 10 Songs About Rock Cities below:
"Angel City"
Rocking Refrain: "I wanna be an intellectual, heterosexual, Angel City tonight…"
When Lemmy moved to Los Angeles, he got an apartment right down the hill from the legendary Rainbow Bar & Grill where he had unlimited access to Jack Daniels, Ms. Pac Man, video poker and the most "generous" collection of groupies ever assembled. Oh yeah, and he wrote a pretty good song about it too.
"Rock City"
Rocking Refrain: "Rock City, Rock City see what you wanna see. Rock City, Rock City be what you wanna be…"
Criminally underrated hard rock band from New York City. The kind of RIOT you'd actually want to be in the middle of.
"Jet City Woman"
Rocking Refrain: "Jet City Woman got to find my way home to her…"
"Jet City" is a nickname for Seattle where the band found their fame. This song could also be known as "Rain City Woman," "Heroin City Woman," "Coffee City Woman" or "Blew The Super Bowl Last Year City Woman."
"Dead City Radio and the New Gods of Supertown"
Rocking Refrain: "We listen to the radio, Dead Radio…"
With all the zombies on television and film these days the coolest one of all is still the former Robert Cummings, aka Rob Zombie. He comes out on stage covered in so much white dust he looks like he just flew out of Keith Richards' nose.
"Slam City"
Rocking Refrain: "Slam! Slam! Slam City, slam! Slam! Slam City.…(rinse and repeat)"
When ST comes to your town it's instantly turned into Slam City. More pain, hits to the head and bruising than that kid with the crazy mom in Baltimore.
"Apocalyptic City"
Rocking Refrain: "Burn, feel no shame or pity. Burn, apocalyptic city…"
Bay-area thrasher about a city that's more burnt out than Snoop Dogg.
"Motor City Madhouse"
Rocking Refrain: "Well Detroit City she's the place to be, mad dog town gonna set you free…"
Uncle Ted hails from the Motor City and wears it proudly on his camouflaged sleeve. Ted uses his crossbow to hunt out in the wild and go out after dark in downtown Detroit.
"Detroit Rock City"
Rocking Refrain: "Get up! Everybody's gonna move their feet. Get down! Everybody's gonna leave their seat…"
The song that made me a KISS fan for life. Good enough to make you forget they also wrote "Let's Put The X Into Sex" ... almost.
"Sin City"
Rocking Refrain: "Where the lights are bright, do the town tonight I'm gonna win in Sin City…"
What happens in Vegas…ends up in an AC/DC song. Any band that writes a song about getting crabs from a groupie like "The Jack" isn't keeping many secrets. Classic Bon.
"Paradise City"
Rocking Refrain: "Take me down to the Paradise City where the grass is green and the girls are pretty…"
People always ask what it was like waiting until 5am to interview Axl Rose for That Metal Show. I've hung out with strippers later than that just to get a little. No problem waiting for the guy who wrote the number one rocking city song on this list.
What Is Your Favorite Rock City?
So there you have it some of the coolest cities that rock and if you'd like to get your rocks off on hearing them check out my Spotify playlist.
Which "rock city symphonies" did we miss? Let us know in the comments section below.
Categories: Lists, Metal, News, Original Features, Rock


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The street side features commercial spaces, broad sidewalks, a small neighborhood history museum and private garden where an oak tree grows in remembrance of the old West End.
West End Place has been honored for its design by the New England Chapter of the American Institute of Architects and the National Masonry Institute.
West End Place is professionally managed by Maloney Properties, Inc., a leader in the Property Management industry for over 30 years.


I studied Social Work at Boise State University, and Meeting and Event Planning at Milwaukee Area Technical College. I have an extensive and diverse background in the administrative field.
I attend Calvary Church in West Bend.
Growing up I went to church regularly with my family and attended a Catholic school through 4th grade. Although I was raised knowing about Jesus, it wasn't until I was in college that I made the personal decision to follow Him. After visiting a non-denominational Bible church, my heart began to change and I wanted to experience a deeper relationship with Jesus. I participated in a discipleship program with a sister-in-Christ who was a wonderful mentor in my early days as a new believer. That was instrumental for me in learning how to study and apply God's Word to my life.
I homeschooled my oldest daughter in first grade, and cherished every moment of that special time. My children were active in Awana Bible clubs from an early age, and much of my own Scripture knowledge was attained by helping them learn their Bible memory verses. It is my great joy to now watch my grandson grow in the knowledge of the Lord and to help cultivate a love for Jesus in his heart.
I am honored to pray for the students, families and staff at OCS and am excited to watch the children grow and learn about God.
With a deep love for Israel and a passion to travel, I was blessed to participate in a life-changing Bible study tour of Israel. Walking in the footsteps of Jesus and seeing God's Word truly come alive before me has been the most incredible journey of my life!


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Erik Hjorleifson
Paul Potier
Greetings and welcome to Cue Sport Nation. For those who are unfamiliar with my blog "Straight-Pool", my name is Markus Noé. I am a Journalist Graduate from St. Lawrence College which is located in my hometown of Cornwall, Ontario. I began playing pool recreationally in my mid to late teens and played my first 9 ball league at 21.
After winning the beginners league in my home room of Rack-M-Up Billiards I was immediately hooked on the idea of competing. Soon after I began travelling to Montreal during the 2009-2010 season to play in the Quebec Federation which boasts some of the best Amateur and Professional players in Canada. Here I have been feeding my passion of competing and attempting, like all who get bitten by the "bug", to improve with each year with the hopes of becoming a top player.
Last November I realized that it had been over a year since I worked in my field. Seeing no prospects on the horizon for re-entering it, I decided to combine my addiction to cue sports with my passion to be creative and expressive through writing all while keeping my Journalistic skills on par in case an opportunity came.
Unbeknownst to me I was creating my own opportunity. A few months into this endeavour it became clear that there was a major need for Canadian focused content as Andrew Attard from The Pool Scene approached me to be a contributor early this year. Feeding off his established platform, which before Cue Sport Nation was the only Canadian cue sport media site, I built an audience.
Through this audience I discovered what my brand will be. I noticed that pool hall junkies like myself want more than just your run of the mill tournament updates. Like all other sports out there in the Facebook and Twitter age we live in, the audience wanted opinion pieces that dealt with the state of the game.
It is this style that got the attention of a friend of mine who I met in the summer of 2012 at a tournament in Gatineau, Canadian Champion Erik "Big Red" Hjorleifson. He was impressed to the point where he approached me this past spring in Thetford Mines, where a good chunk of the best players in the world were playing in Le Classique du Appalaches. It was there he expressed his desire to become a contributor to the blog.
After a few months of writing instructional articles and sharing ideas over long telephone conversations he decided to become more than a contributor, but a small investor and partner as well. Throughout this past summer we have been spreading the word of our goals and gaining support through advertisements which has made this website possible.
This is how Cue Sport Nation became a reality. In Conclusion the goal through this website is not only to promote all cue sports, but to talk about important subjects that are holding our sport back from the mainstream. This includes anything from flimsy tournament rules to promoters and organizers taking shortcuts or not doing what they should in order to protect the integrity of our sport. In this battle to bring cue sports to new heights, nothing is off the table when it comes to educating our audience on the current state of the game. Thanks to those who have supported us in the past and we welcome all new members to the Cue Sport legion.
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El Arboreto de Dakota del Sur y Jardines McCrory en inglés : McCrory Gardens and South Dakota Arboretum es un arboreto y un jardín botánico de 74 acres ( 30 hectáreas) de extensión que depende administrativamente de la Universidad Estatal de Dakota del Sur, que se encuentra en Brookings, Dakota del Sur.

El código de identificación del McCrory Gardens and South Dakota Arboretum como miembro del "Botanic Gardens Conservation International" (BGCI), así como las siglas de su herbario es SDC.

Localización

Se encuentra ubicado en el campus de la Universidad Estatal de Dakota del Sur.

McCrory Gardens and South Dakota Arboretum, 6th Street of South Dakota State University, Brookings, Brookings county Dakota del Sur SD 57007-0996 United States of America-Estados Unidos de América

Planos y vistas satelitales.

Están abiertos todos los días del año sin cargo.

Historia
Los jardines fueron fundados en 1966.

El sitio alberga tanto un jardín botánico floral de 20 acres como a un arboreto de 45 acres, nombrado en honor del profesor S.A. McCrory, jefe del departamento de horticultura de la Universidad Estatal de Dakota del Sur desde 1947 hasta su muerte en 1964.

Colecciones

El jardín botánico incluye 14 jardines temáticos,

 Rosaleda con más de 30 variedades,
 Jardín de hierbas
 Laberinto de los niños, formado con setos de una altura de tres a seis pies.
 El jardín centenario de la pradera representa 5 ambientes de praderas diferentes, extendiéndose de las praderas de hierbas altas, las praderas de hierbas cortas, a las praderas de montaña de las Black Hills.
 Rocalla, su construcción comenzó en 1988 y ha demostrado ser el proyecto más grande y ambicioso del jardín , ha necesitado mucho trabajo de acondicionamiento hasta la fecha. Más de 1.000 yardas de suelo y más de 100 toneladas de roca cuarcita fueron acarreadas a los jardines McCrory para construir la rocalla. Las plantaciones comenzaron en la primavera de 1991, usando plantas herbáceas, arbustos, y árboles alpinos. Muchas de las plantas alpinas son nativas de las Montañas Rocosas y las áreas de barranco de las Black Hills.

Hay también un monumento al último gobernador de Dakota del Sur,
George S. Mickelson.

Los jardines están cuidados y mantenidos por voluntarios locales, a menudo estudiantes o personal de la universidad estatal de Dakota del Sur.

Referencias

Enlaces externos
 Página oficial del McCrory Gardens
 Página dedicada a los McCrory Gardens en el BGCI

Arboretos de Dakota del Sur
McCrory
Flora de Dakota del Sur