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Posted on 14 December 2021 14 December 2021
The French Dispatch is out on digital today!
The #frenchdispatch is out on digital today! Buy it from the Academy bookstore here.
But, see it in a cinema if you still can!
Posted on 25 November 2021 25 November 2021
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Posted on 8 October 2021 8 October 2021
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Vogue UK: "What Makes Margot Tenenbaum's Style So Good, Even 20 Years Later"
"Margot's refined style remains one of the movie's calling cards two decades later. A gifted playwright who has been adopted into the Tenenbaum family, Margot is an outsider. That's only underscored by her fashion sense. She's decidedly more fashion-forward than the rest of the Tenenbaums. But her looks, while distinctive, are never over-styled. In one scene, she's smoking in the bathroom while painting her toes and wearing a tight, nude slip dress. You get the sense that she does this very thing – in the same exact outfit – every single day."
W: "On the Scene of the French Dispatch"
"[Owen] Wilson's mother, Laura, a photographer, is another set regular, snapping the action between takes. Here, she shares her photographs of the French Dispatch set, in Angoulême, a town in southwestern France, and, along with Anderson and Stockhausen, gives us firsthand details about the making of the film."
New Yorker: "The New Yorker Writers and Editors Who Inspired 'The French Dispatch'
"Next month, Anderson's latest film, "The French Dispatch," about a magazine in mid-century France that bears a striking resemblance to The New Yorker, will première in theatres across the country. With a star-filled cast that includes Bill Murray, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton, and Timothée Chalamet, the film traces the compilation of an issue of the magazine during a series of chapters, four devoted to the creation of individual articles. There are many things that the filmmaker gets right, as well as a few that slightly miss the mark (perhaps deliberately so). "
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Posted on 23 September 2021 23 September 2021
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Tilda Swinton: Women in Motion at Cannes
Music Moments: The Royal Tenenbaums
Royal: Look, I know I'm going to be the bad guy on this one, but I just want to say the last six days have been the best six days of probably my whole life.
Narrator: Immediately after making this statement, Royal realized that it was true.
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Nate Jones, Vulture
"Unfortunately, [those who booed as the credits rolled at the press screening] led into the dark before I could debate them on the essential role imagination plays in Anderson's filmography, which would surely have been an exciting time for us both."
"What's more interesting, I think, are the increasingly dark tones at the edges of Anderson's Technicolor dream. This is a director whose last live-action film ended with fascism descending on Central Europe, so it's not exactly new, but still, it's striking how much of The French Dispatch, which began shooting way back in the fall of 2018, turns out to mirror the cultural flash points of the past 14 months — somehow, Hollywood's least-contemporary filmmaker has made a movie all about prison, protests, police. Perhaps all those boos were merely an expression of dismay: If even Wes Anderson is picking up on this stuff, we're fucked."
Hannah Strong, Little White Lies
"This is also arguably the director's his most detail-oriented work; the runtime flies by as we become immersed in the meticulously constructed world. Anderson isn't just a filmmaker, he's an architect, crafting intricate worlds for viewers to get lost in. This one requires a little concentration to follow all the dialogue and storylines, but it's a pleasure to be in the hands of a storyteller who cares so deeply about every aspect of his work."
Robbie Collin, Daily Telegraph UK 5/5
The film "is the cinematic equivalent of a brakeless freewheel through a teeming bazaar – if said bazaar was stacked with beautiful vintage artefacts, all meticulously arranged."
"The film is a hymn to human curiosity and compulsions – Anderson is clearly besotted with the style of journalism that hammers away at niche pet topics over thousands of words. But it's also about the necessary incompleteness of a curious life."
"Like his latest menagerie of rovers, visionaries and outsiders, Anderson does nothing by halves."
'It's a significant breakthrough to see the director engaging with sexuality and violence as aspects of real life. Yes, there's still an ironic distance between such elements and the audience, but 'The French Dispatch' feels less safe than Anderson's earlier work, and that's a good thing."
"Apart from Ernst Lubitsch or Jacques Tati, it's hard to imagine another director who has put this level of effort into crafting a comedy, where every costume, prop and casting choice has been made with such a reverential sense of absurdity. If that sounds airless or exhausting, think again: Sure, it takes work to unpack, but the ensemble ensures that Anderson's humorous creations feel human."
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Why Indoor Tanning Is Particularly Dangerous for Young People
Reducing indoor tanning could reduce the number of people developing melanoma, the number of people dying from melanoma, and healthcare costs, a new study says.
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Keeping youngsters out of tanning beds could cut skin cancer deaths, study says
You might think that a session or two in a tanning bed to look good before a big social event is no big deal — and many women start this habit in high school.
But a recent study that looked at the potential impact of tanning beds says reducing indoor tanning could reduce the number of people developing melanoma, the number of people dying from melanoma, and the costs of treating this deadly disease.
The study, published online in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, focused on people younger than age 18. Young people are especially sensitive to the ultraviolet (UV) rays that tanning beds emit.
The researchers estimated that restricting indoor tanning among minors under age 18 could prevent 61,839 cases of melanoma and prevent 6,735 deaths each year.
Melanoma is a type of skin cancer that develops in the pigmented cells in the skin. Melanoma is the deadliest form of skin cancer and is responsible for more than 9,000 deaths in the United States each year, says the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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More tanning means more risk
The study's results are consistent with what doctors know about melanoma — the younger a person starts tanning, the higher their risk is of developing the disease, says dermatologist Thomas Knackstedt, MD.
Indoor tanning is a known risk factor for developing skin cancers, including melanoma, Dr. Knackstedt says.
"Other studies have shown that just one instance of indoor tanning increases a person's risk of developing melanoma by up to 79 percent," Dr. Knackstedt says.
Even though this study focused on reducing indoor tanning among teens, it's important to note that indoor tanning isn't safe at any age, for anyone, Dr. Knackstedt says. He said sunless tanning sprays are a better option and are recognized as safe because they are only applied to the top layer of the skin.
Yet, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), more than 1.6 million teens tan indoors each year.
"We know that the longer you tan, the more hours you're under the lamp, the more sessions you go to and the number of years that you do that, those all individually serve as risk factors for melanoma," Dr. Knackstedt says.
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Despite all of the research that had been done on melanoma, Dr. Knackstedt says that many people still are misinformed about who can develop skin cancer and think that only fair-skinned people are at risk.
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FG Laments Poor Management Of Funds In Tertiary Institutions
THE Federal Government has lamented that poor management of funds allocated to the tertiary institutions, especially polytechnics and colleges of education, has been the major challenge of the sub-sector.
Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, who said this while inaugurating the governing councils of new eight federal polytechnics and six federal colleges of education, also warned the council members against corruption and interference in the day-to-day operations of the institutions.
He said: "Poor management of funds remains a major operational constraint in the sector. It is expected that the limited funds allocated by the government should be judiciously utilised.
"Also, it is evident that the government alone cannot provide all the funds required to run the federal polytechnics and colleges of education, therefore the councils should think out of the box and endeavour to generate more revenue outside of the government allocations.
"In this regard, the councils should enlist the support of philanthropic organisations, individuals and other sources of revenue through endowment for additional funding of their institutions," he said.
The minister warned the council members that President Muhammadu Buhari would not hesitate to dissolve any council found to be corrupt and/or incompetent, noting however, that with the calibre of men and women being inaugurated, "I am hopeful that he would have no need to exercise his powers in this regard."


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The Texas Department of Health has ruled that students must be current with immunizations in order to attend school unless an exemption has been filed with the school in accordance with Texas Education Code. Parents may fax or mail the updated immunization record and delinquency letter to their child's school or, if the school is closed for the summer, records can be faxed to 512-406-6543 or mailed to Children's/AISD Health Services at 4900 Mueller Blvd.
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Q: Exclude custommodule Js from minification of Js in Magento2 I am trying to minify JS in Magento 2.
There is an option in the Backend: Stores -> Configuration -> Advanced -> Developer to minify js. I did that and JS got minified but it also includes my custom module's JS.
It should not include my custom module JS because it contains already minified JS. i want to exclude those JS from minification.

A: Since Magento 2.3 it is now possible to define additional exclusions via a module's etc/config.xml with the following syntax:
<config>
    <default>
        <dev>
            <js>
                <minify_exclude>
                    <example1>/example1/</example1>
                </minify_exclude>
            </js>
            <css>
                <minify_exclude>
                    <example2>/example2/</example2>
                </minify_exclude>
            </css>
        </dev>
    </default>
</config>

All of these values will now be merged with, instead of overwriting, the previous value.
The pull request for this change can be seen here: https://github.com/magento/magento2/pull/13687

A: In your custom module, you'll want to add an interceptor to \Magento\Framework\View\Asset\Minification::getExcludes, which determines the files to exclude from minification.
Your files would look something like this:
MODULE/etc/di.xml  (Be careful! Don't put it in etc/frontend/di.xml, it has to be etc/di.xml)
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<config xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="urn:magento:framework:ObjectManager/etc/config.xsd">
    <type name="Magento\Framework\View\Asset\Minification">
        <plugin name="my-exclude" type="Vendor\Module\Plugin\ExcludeFilesFromMinification" />
    </type>
</config>

MODULE/Plugin/ExcludeFilesFromMinification.php
Magento < 2.2
<?php

namespace Vendor\Module\Plugin;
use Magento\Framework\View\Asset\Minification;

class ExcludeFilesFromMinification
{
    public function aroundGetExcludes(Minification $subject, callable $proceed, $contentType)
    {
        $result = $proceed($contentType);
        if ($contentType != 'js') {
            return $result;
        }
        $result[] = 'Vendor_Module/js/your-js-filename';
        return $result;
    }
}

Magento > 2.2
<?php

namespace Vendor\Module\Plugin;
use Magento\Framework\View\Asset\Minification;

class ExcludeFilesFromMinification
{
    public function afterGetExcludes(Minification $subject, array $result, $contentType)
    {
        if ($contentType == 'js') {
            $result[] = 'Vendor_Module/js/your-js-filename';
        }
        return $result;
    }
}

A: You need to update the value of 'dev/js/minify_exclude' on core_config_data to a list of ignored scripts (pipe separated).
Note that it's practically a regex pattern that Magento uses in order to exclude scripts from minify.
Therefore, it may look like that for example:
https://www.somedomain.com/somescript.js|https://www.another-url.com/anotherscript.js|https://www.blablabla.net/blablabla.js

After you do that, you need to flush all caches & pub/static files & re-deploy static-content.
*You may also check the file pub/static/frontend/{Vendor}/{Theme}/{Locale}/requirejs-min-resolver.min.js & see your list in the url.match(...)

A: For exclude js file from the minify, Add below code in the config.xml file of you extension.
Open or create below file in your custom module.
EDIT: app/code/Vendor/Module/etc/config.xml
<dev>
    <js>
       <minify_exclude>
          <exclude_name>Vendor_Module/js/filename.js</exclude_name>
        </minify_exclude>
     </js>
</dev>

exclude_name :- You can change name here whatever you want.
File Path:- Pass file path as per the above mentioned.
Create: app/code/Vendor/Module/etc/config.xml
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!--
/**
 * Copyright © Magento, Inc. All rights reserved.
 * See COPYING.txt for license details.
 */
-->
<config xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="urn:magento:module:Magento_Store:etc/config.xsd">
    <default>
        <dev>
            <js>
               <minify_exclude>
                  <exclude_name>Vendor_Module/js/filename.js</exclude_name>
                </minify_exclude>
             </js>
        </dev>
    </default>
</config>

Run the below commands.
php bin/magento c:c
php bin/magento c:f
php bin/magento s:up
php bin/magento s:d:c
php bin/magento s:s:d -f
Thanks.

A: This helped for a different issue but it might be useful here...
In your modules config.xml file add the following:
<default>
    <dev>
        <js>
            <minify_exclude>
                your-js-filename
            </minify_exclude>
        </js>
    </dev>
</default>

A: The simplest solution is just to rename you files to end with *.min.js,
Which is good practice, anyway. Magento will recognize the files as already minimized and skip them.

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By Melissa Curtin
What a night to celebrate Julia Child on her birthday at the Montecito Club in Santa Barbara! She would have been 107. The Santa Barbara mayor Cathy Murillo proclaimed August 15, 2019, Julia Child Day, in honor of her birthday and a place she loved so much and spent her final years.
The proclamation announced on August 15 recognizes celebrations across the nation in honor of Julia's birthday, all in the spirit of showcasing her admiration, respect and need for all individuals to learn about and embrace her passion for the joys of cooking, eating and drinking well.
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Throughout the newly remodeled Montecito Club, guests mingled over exquisite lamb lollipops, deviled eggs, salmon bites, cheese platters, and more of Julia's favorite hors d' oeuvres prepared by her friend Montecito Club Chef Jamie West and wines by some of Santa Barbara County's renowned winemakers. We enjoyed sipping rose, whites, and reds from Margerum, Au Bon Climat, and Grassini Family Vineyards.
Bowls of goldfish donned the venue and were eagerly snacked upon. If you didn't know, Julia didn't serve appetizers, she served goldfish which was an ongoing joke amongst her friends. A chocolate birthday cake layered in vanilla frosting decorated in colorful flowers by Little Things Bakery was presented in honor of Julia Child as well as takeaway chocolates by Jessica Foster and and floral décor by Valerie Rice.
Thanks to beanie baby billionaire Tye Warner, a $75 Million dollar makeover aimed to turn the Montecito Club into one of the best country clubs in the world. The club's Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course may take center stage but come on in to admire the Moroccan red bling – African mahogany doors, custom-designed Swarovski crystal chandeliers, gold-leaf ceilings, hand-woven Persian carpets blanket old-growth oak floors all overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Other amenities include a ballroom, a Mediterranean restaurant, California's largest pool complex, wine rooms, separate men's and women's lounges, tennis courts, gym, and a kids' club. Membership rumors include starting prices of $250,000+.
Celebrity auctioneer Billy Harris invited guests to join the Founders Circle and be part of the exclusive Founder's Dinner for 40 guests at The Lark, Santa Barbara's award-winning restaurant, hosted by Executive Chef Jason Paluska with James Beard Foundation award-winning chefs Nancy Silverton, Suzanne Goin and Michael Cimarusti. The culinary all-star team will create a multi-course dinner inspired by Julia Child and her recipes paired with wines from Santa Barbara County vintners. The proceeds of the auction will benefit Santa Barbara Culinary Experience in partnership with the Julia Child Foundation.
A documentary filmmaking duo divulged that they were filming for a future Julia Child film, so we can look forward to learning more about America's favorite culinary legend.
People who love to eat are always the best people. – Julia Child
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About 7.1 million people received federally administered payments in December 2005.
The average monthly payment in December 2005 was $439.
Total payments for the year were more than $36 billion, including about $4 billion in federally administered state supplementation.
The majority were female (57 percent).
Fifteen percent were under age 18, 57 percent were aged 18 to 64, and 28 percent were aged 65 or older.
Most (82 percent) were eligible on the basis of a disability.
Almost 6 out of 10 recipients under the age of 65 were diagnosed with a mental disorder.
More than half (56 percent) had no income other than their SSI payment.
Thirty-five percent of SSI recipients also received Social Security benefits.
Despite their disabilities, about 328,000 recipients (5.6 percent) were working in December 2005.
Since 1974, the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program has guaranteed a minimum level of income for needy aged, blind, or disabled individuals. Each year, we issue a report that presents data on the SSI program and the people who receive benefits from it. The report covers such topics as federal benefit rates and total annual payments, federally administered payments, work incentives, applications, outcomes of applications, awards, denials, and suspension of benefits.
The section on federally administered payments includes a table showing country of origin of the nearly 1.5 million SSI recipients who were born in a foreign country. Finally, in response to numerous inquiries for data at the state level, we have provided state distributions for applications, awards, recipient rates, and receipt of Social Security and SSI on the basis of disability.
Alfreda M. Brooks compiled the data and prepared the report for publication. Staff of the Division of Information Resources edited the report and prepared the print and electronic versions for publication.
In July 2001, the Social Security Administration made retroactive lump-sum payments to correct an error in the cost-of-living adjustment for 2000 and 2001. The data in this report reflect the federal benefit rate actually used for Supplemental Security Income payments ($512 for 2000; $530 for January through June 2001).
With the 2005 report, we changed the calculation of the average monthly payment for Table 23 and Table 27 to agree with calculation of the average monthly payment for Table 4. The calculation excludes payments made in the current month for prior months of eligibility so that large retroactive payments do not distort the averages.
The tables on Noninstitutionalized Recipients based on the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) have been removed from the SSI Annual Statistical Report, 2005. Because of increased attrition over time and increasingly low match rates to administrative data, we could no longer make reliable estimates based on the SIPP. The Office of Research, Evaluation, and Statistics (ORES) contracted with the Census Bureau to conduct a special SIPP-based interview of SSI recipients and SSI beneficiaries. Estimates based on the additional data were not available at the time of this publication. However, ORES anticipates publishing these estimates in an alternate publication as well as highlighting the changes in the data and the reliability of the estimates. This decision reinforces the inherent differences between the survey data used to produce the Noninstitutionalized Recipient estimates and the administrative data used in this publication.
Because of variations across states in reported numbers of recipients and payment amounts of SSI state-administered state supplements, information on state-administered state supplements has been dropped from this publication.


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Blood, water, oil and concrete
By Richard Fernandez 2:09 PM on March 07, 2011
According to both the Economist and Wikipedia, Mohammer Khadaffi's air assets consist mostly of Russian helicopters, with a few Western types thrown in. These are likely to be used as gunships and mobility assets. "The colonel's ability to move reinforcements rapidly around his vast country has already helped his fightback. … Unlike the well-equipped, albeit poorly-run, air force, the nominally 50,000-strong Libyan army (mostly conscripts) has long been distrusted and kept on short rations. Meanwhile, the colonel and his sons have built a paramilitary force of some 20,000 well-armed and well-drilled tribesmen loyal to their clan and backed by richly paid mercenaries from Chad and Niger."
They will ultimately be fighting for the control of three things: the oil pipeline infrastructure, the loading ports on the coast and water. The rebels are based largely to the East, with their backs to Egypt, as Montgomery was in 1942-43. Khadaffi is to the West, anchored on the Tunisian border.
It is quite obvious from the map that for so long as Khadaffi retains the area east of Misrah and down to Sabha his regime will remain viable. In order to destroy Khadaffi, the rebels have to take the coast at least to that line and cut the Tripoli-Sabha road.
Without that access, Khadaffi could not maintain a flow of water and oil to the coast. He would run out of money and necessities for Tripoli and it would eventually fall. The strategic importance of water ought not to be forgotten. It will certainly be remembered in Chicago. Present at the inauguration of the water project was none other than Louis Farrakhan.
By 1996 the Great Man-Made River Project had reached one of its final stages, the gushing forth of sweet unpolluted water to the homes and gardens of the citizens of Libya's capital Tripoli. Louis Farrakhan, who took part in the opening ceremony of this important stage of the project, described the Great Man-Made River as "another miracle in the desert." Speaking at the inauguration ceremony to an audience that included Libyans and many foreign guests, Col. Qadhafi said the project "was the biggest answer to America… who accuse us of being concerned with terrorism."
The Great Man-Made River, as the largest water transport project ever undertaken, has been described as the "eighth wonder of the world". It carries more than five million cubic metres of water per day across the desert to coastal areas, vastly increasing the amount of arable land. The total cost of the huge project is expected to exceed $25 billion (US).
The water comes from vast reservoirs trapped under the desert from past geological ages. The BBC calls it fossil water.
Coastal aquifers became contaminated with sea water, to such an extent that the water in Benghazi (Libya's second city) was undrinkable. Finding a supply of fresh, clean water became a government priority. Oil exploration in the 1950s had revealed vast aquifers beneath Libya's southern desert. According to radiocarbon analysis, some of the water in the aquifers was 40,000 years old. Libyans call it "fossil water".
Oil, water the coastal road. Without these, the Khadaffi cannot survive. Both sides will fight for these prizes. Who gains them wins Libya.
In order to facilitate this task, the rebels will need to neutralize Khadaffi's helicopters, which are at present the Libyan dictator's key advantage. Aviation Week says there are already indications the rebels are deploying Soviet-made MANPADS, which would be effective against the rotary wing assets of the Duck of Death. The trouble with MANPADS is that they can also be used to attack civilian airliners should they be used by terrorists.
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It is nevertheless the case that one nearly certain way to bring down the Khadaffi regime is either to neutralize their rotary wing assets through airpower (bombing runways may not help as much) or supply the rebels with weapons that can do so. At any rate, the requirements of supporting rebel forces imply acquiring the support of both Egypt and Tunisia without whom they cannot easily be supplied. Then, as in 1942-43, with Khadaffi in place of Rommel, he can be squeezed from both East and West by proxy forces.
It will be tricky. What price will either Tunisia or Egypt demand for Western support? And given the weakness of the Duck of Death, why should Egypt not act unilaterally? The destruction of the Libyan rotary wing force is probably well within the capability of the Egyptian Air Force. The prize of course, would be the Western oil assets. And maybe they'll do it. Khadaffi can certainly be toppled. What comes after Khadaffi, what forces emerge from the witches' brew that is roiling the old stomping grounds of the Deutsches Afrika Korps, ah, there's the rub.
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Step 6: Draw a series of curved lines that connect the major shapes to form the rest of the dog's body. Add another line on the left side of the body as a guide for the St. Bernard's tail.
Step 7: Lightly sketch the St. Bernard's eyes inside the head as two small circles. Use the lines inside the head as guides for the eyes' placement. Darken the shape of the eye by first drawing a wavy line at the top. Then draw a diamond- like shape underneath. Draw a similar shape on the right side for the other eye. St. Bernards have small eyes relative to their heads, so don't draw them too big.
Add a tiny half-circle inside each eye for the dog's irises. Shade the irises except for a tiny circle to represent glare. Draw a wavy line over each eye for the droopy eyelids. Add a few more lines around the eyes for extra detail. Use a series of short strokes above each eye to represent the St. Bernard's fur.
Step 8: Lightly sketch an oval under the horizontal construction line, on the right side, for the St. Bernard's nose. When you get the placement and shape right, darken the top and sides of the nose. Add two big dots inside the dog's nose for the nostrils and connect them to the outer edges using curved lines. Add the lower part of the nose but make the edge dip lower. The lower edge should be similar to the letter V with a short line through the middle.
Step 9: Draw the top part of the St. Bernard's muzzle using a series of curved lines. First draw a line that starts right under the nose , and then curves toward the left and ends near the lower tip of the dog's ear. Sketch the line lightly at first and darken it only when you get it right.
Follow the path of the initial square to draw the right side of the top of the St. Bernard's muzzle. Add a short line above the nose, near the eye on the right. Draw the tongue in the empty space between the dog's upper lips. First draw a V-shaped line at the top, then a U-shaped line at the bottom.


All cute and small… But very bad-mannered! You have just adopted a puppy and are experiencing difficulties in the first days at home… How do you train a little dog to stay alone at home without stress?
Why do puppies rip through the house?
There can only be one explanation: anxiety! It is likely that you adopted your dog around 2 or 3 months old; which did not leave its mother enough time to round off its education. Before 3 months, a puppy dog is still very dependent on the mother. When it settles down in your home, after a few days of disorientation, the dog will instinctively attach to the person that is closest: you! It is especially true if you live on your own or if the dog was adopted during the holiday season, when you're very available for it.
Consequently, the moment when you go back to work can turn out to be quite dramatic. Your puppy will express its anxiety with cries at night or during the day; it is likely to forget being clean all of a sudden! Chewing on furniture, objects or clothing is also a sign of separation anxiety.
How to get your dog used to spending time on its own?
It requires self control; it is not easy to be firm with a little puppy dog crying and staring at you with its big eyes! But you won't win the case without keeping a tough stance: it is crucial that you get your dog used to being alone at home as soon as you have it.
Set up its basket in a spot where you are not within its eyesight all day long.
Warning: we're not saying that you should isolate your dog, but to make sure that it is not able to see you all the time.
When your dog is constantly following you around, be firm and send it back to its basket. Refrain from replying to its requests for attention.
Similarly, send it back to its basket when it greets you home at the end of the day. Ignore your puppy for 30 minutes, then call it and cuddle: the dog will get used to waiting for you to take the initiative of contact, and not the other way around.
When you're leaving the house in the morning, do not pay attention to your dog for about 30 minutes before leaving. Avoid all talking and cuddling before you close the door. It may seem rough, but being too close actually turns out to increase anxiety.
Do not get mad at your dog if you come home to some dirtiness or light damages in the house: it wouldn't understand.
When will my puppy dog be independent?
You have to be patient, but don't worry: dogs are receptive to rituals, your little puppy will quickly find its bearings and create new reflexes. When they grow up close to their mother, puppies gain independence through progressive and voluntary distance. They become autonomous around 5 or 6 months and then start pulling away from the "pack" (their mother and siblings) and sleep alone for instance. If you manage to use the same training approach, you should meet the same results within a similar time frame.
To give your dog more autonomy as early as possible, without stress, think of getting a Weenect Pets GPS dog tracker. It'll allow you to know where your dog is at any time of the day and be notified in case it runs away.
Training your dog to be alone may seem challenging: it's hard not to give in when it starts crying and asks for cuddling! Keep in mind that you're not being too tough to your dog: on the contrary, you're simply helping it grow into a healthy animal and be ready to spend long years by your side.
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Saulmory-Villefranche (anciennement Saulmory-et-Villefranche) est une commune française située dans le département de la Meuse, en région Grand Est.

Géographie

Localisation

Communes limitrophes

Urbanisme

Typologie
Saulmory-Villefranche est une commune rurale, car elle fait partie des communes peu ou très peu denses, au sens de la grille communale de densité de l'Insee.
La commune est en outre hors attraction des villes.

Occupation des sols

L'occupation des sols de la commune, telle qu'elle ressort de la base de données européenne d'occupation biophysique des sols Corine Land Cover (CLC), est marquée par l'importance des territoires agricoles (100 % en 2018), une proportion identique à celle de 1990 (100 %). La répartition détaillée en 2018 est la suivante :
prairies (62,9 %), terres arables (37,1 %).

L'IGN met par ailleurs à disposition un outil en ligne permettant de comparer l'évolution dans le temps de l'occupation des sols de la commune (ou de territoires à des échelles différentes). Plusieurs époques sont accessibles sous forme de cartes ou photos aériennes : la carte de Cassini (), la carte d'état-major (1820-1866) et la période actuelle (1950 à aujourd'hui).

Toponymie

La commune nommée Saulmory-et-Villefranche prend le nom de Saulmory-Villefranche fin 2017.

Histoire
Dans ses Commentaires des dernières guerres en la Gaule belgique en l'an 1552, François de Rabutin signale « Villefranche, petite villette neufve ou plustost chasteau au dessoubs dudit Sathenay sur la rivière de Meuse »... En effet, cette minuscule place forte en étoile (voir photos aériennes), entourée de fossés (dont les traces sont toujours visibles), venait d'être créée de toutes pièces depuis peu, à quelques kilomètres de Stenay, pour surveiller la frontière délimitée par la Meuse.

La place forte a été construite par Girolamo Marini, commissaire-général des fortifications en Champagne, à partir de 1545. C'était une petite place carrée avec quatre bastions avec orillons. Claude Chastillon en a donné une gravure. Elle avait une place centrale et huit rues rayonnant du centre. François  a visité la ville en 1547 pour aider l'implantation de nouveaux habitants qui étaient affranchis des impôts. La ville a résisté aux Impériaux en 1552. Les privilèges accordés par François  ont été renouvelés par Henri IV en 1597. En 1632, Stenay est devenue française, l'intérêt militaire de Villefranche a disparu et ses fortifications sont rasées en 1634.

Saulmory absorbe la commune de Villefranche en 1819. Ses armoiries étaient : d'azur à une tour surmontée de quatre créneaux d'argent, maçonnée de sable, percée en tête d'un œil-de-bœuf radié d'or, percée d'une herse relevée en pointe de même.

Politique et administration

Population et société

Démographie

Évolution démographique

Pyramide des âges
La population de la commune est relativement âgée.
En 2018, le taux de personnes d'un âge inférieur à  s'élève à 25,3 %, soit en dessous de la moyenne départementale (32,4 %). À l'inverse, le taux de personnes d'âge supérieur à  est de 37,9 % la même année, alors qu'il est de 29,6 % au niveau départemental.

En 2018, la commune comptait  pour , soit un taux de 54,12 % d'hommes, largement supérieur au taux départemental (49,51 %).

Les pyramides des âges de la commune et du département s'établissent comme suit.

Économie

Culture locale et patrimoine

Lieux et monuments
 L'église Saint-Denis  de Saulmory.
 L'église Saint-Denis, construite en 1895 de Villefranche.

Personnalités liées à la commune

Héraldique

Voir aussi

Bibliographie

Articles connexes
 Liste des communes de la Meuse

Liens externes

 Site de la Communauté de Communes du Val Dunois
 Saulmory-et-Villefranche sur le site de l'Insee

Notes et références

Notes

Références

Commune dans la Meuse
Ville décorée de la croix de guerre 1914-1918
Localité sur la Meuse en France


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Annual language keepers conference focuses on reclaiming Indigenous knowledge
Andrea Ledding | December 31, 2017
Keynote speaker Dr. Robin Gray with SICC President Wanda Wilson
Hundreds attended the twelfth annual Saskatchewan Indigenous Cultural Centre (SICC)'s "First Nations Language Keepers Conference" at the Saskatoon Inn in November. The theme was "Resurgence: Reclaiming Indigenous Knowledge Systems" and the keynote speaker, Dr. Robin R.R. Gray, spoke about repatriating song.
Gray, who is Ts'msyen from Lax Kw'alaams British Columbia with Mikisew Cree and Dene roots from Fort Chipewyan, Alberta, shared her academic papers and experience on reclaiming and repatriating Indigenous song from archives and copyright while asserting Indigenous laws. Laura Boulton, hired by the National Film Board in 1941, collected cultural material which she then sold to American universities as if it were her property in the 1960's for $10,000 a year, making nearly $200,000 before she passed away in the 1980's, while Columbia University considered themselves the owners of the collection and shared with Indiana University and the Library of Congress.
"Ts'mysen were not consulted or informed," noted Gray, adding there was no consultation or consideration of the due process and protocol, explaining that copyright law was claimed by Boulton rather than the proper Indigenous laws which should actually supersede property laws. "This represents one of the colonizing properties of Western property framework, especially in a settler colonial society where Indigenous communities are hyper-researched, where Indigenous knowledge is hyper-represented in the archives even though the people and their laws are not."
The information provided was very scant, and so Gray had to do her best to muddle through titles like "Indian Song" and "Folk Song" and try to figure out what the content actually was along with her community, as they worked to repatriate the songs and information: what she called oral resuscitation.
"It is interesting to me that in museums and archives, the labels for each individual item often tells us more about what the institutions do not know, even though they imply otherwise," noted Gray. She has worked with over 300 Ts'msyen of all ages to date on these songs in listening gatherings and translation workshops, along with discussions about law within talking circles. "Indigenous repatriation is an opportunity to right historical wrongs, to remedy settler colonial violations, and to build new nation-to-nation relationships with Indigenous peoples."
In 1942 there was no protection, but now it is an act of reclamation, despite the way Western law upholds itself.
"Institutions that hold Indigenous cultural material must not only be open to potential repatriation cases, they must also be prepared to give up control of Indigenous cultural heritage if that is what the source community wishes," said Gray. "Indigenous laws must be understood as precedent for ownership, access, and control of Indigenous cultural heritage."
"Language isn't just words, it's concept and worldview," said SICC President Wanda Wilson in the opening greeting. "It's not just a right but a responsibility to take care of that role."
After Gray's keynote to over six hundred attendees, Wilson noted that she had heard her at another conference and hastened to book her. The conference included numerous workshops, an Elder's panel, youth panels, speakers on the Nakoda language, and the winner of the language book award, Bronte Big Eagle - a youth who wrote a children's book in Nakoda entitled "The Legend of the T-Rex's Short Arms" which was then published by SICC.
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Ramadan 2021: everything you need to know about UAE school hours
Hours vary depending on the emirate, and even in individual schools within them
Private schools in Abu Dhabi have reduced their hours to five. Victor Besa /The National
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Kelly Clarke
School hours have been reduced across the UAE for the month of Ramadan.
However, hours vary depending on the emirate and on individual schools within them.
The National explains the rules in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah, and why the hours differ.
Dubai schools
In Dubai, private schools can hold classes for up to five hours a day, compared to the usual seven.
Schools have been given the flexibility to set when the day should begin and end.
But they have been asked to limit the amount of homework to allow time for prayer.
Our school did a survey asking parents what operating hours they would prefer and the majority went with 9am to 2pm
"Private schools in Dubai can provide a maximum of five hours of instruction during Ramadan," said Mohammed Darwish, chief executive of permits and compliance at the Knowledge and Human Development Authority.
"We have given schools the flexibility of choosing their start and end time in consultation with their parent community.
"During Ramadan, the whole school community will be spending extra time in prayer with their families," said Mr Darwish.
"We ask schools to be mindful of this with regards to the amount of homework and assignments set for students.
"Every Ramadan, we practice the virtues of patience, togetherness, compassion and inner strength. This year, we will need to draw on these virtues more than ever."
Parents said some schools in the emirate have allowed children to arrive 30 minutes early and leave 30 minutes late, while sticking to the five hours' teaching time, to help accommodate those who are working.
Abu Dhabi schools
School hours have been reduced during Ramadan. Victor Besa / The National
Private schools in Abu Dhabi have also had their hours reduced to a maximum of five.
Each school is expected to "cover the full content of the core subjects during those hours," said the private schools' regulator, the Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge (Adek).
Adek said schools cannot start the day before 9.30am and must close by 3.30pm.
Sharjah schools
The Sharjah Private Education Authority said schools should not be open for longer than five hours during Ramadan.
Homework should also be reduced during the month, it said.
Classes should start at 9am and be held for between three and four hours.
What parents in Dubai say about school during Ramadan
In Sharjah, schools can open for five hours a day during Ramadan, with up to four hours of lessons. Pawan Singh / The National
Laura Stockwell has her two children at Jumeirah English Speaking School in Dubai.
Her elder child in Year 1 is in class from 9am to 2pm during Ramadan. The younger, in FS1, is in class from 9am to 12pm, one hour less than his usual four-hour day.
"Our school did a survey asking parents what operating hours they would prefer and the majority went with 9am to 2pm," she said.
"While this is fine for older pupils, the issue is that younger pupils – who already do a shorter day – are now missing out on an hour by starting at 9am instead of 8am. Some parents feel short-changed.
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"I think the issue has arisen because there is no consistency between schools and, generally speaking, parents do not enjoy the fact that they perceive one school to have a better solution to another school."
Clara Cloche, 41, said some pupils were afforded more lesson time than others due to the differing Ramadan schedules across schools.
Her three children attend two different campuses, with Swiss International Scientific School Dubai open from 8.30am to 1.30pm and North London Collegiate School operating from 8am to 12.40pm during Ramadan.
"I would have appreciated some options to help kids catch up on the missed education and knowledge due to lockdowns and quarantines over the past year," she said.
"I don't criticise the reduced hours at all, but the fact that all schools are doing different timings seems strange.
"Why should pupils at some schools get up to two hours less of education than others?"
What parents in Abu Dhabi say about school during Ramadan
Schools have been asked by the education authorities to reduce homework during Ramadan. Pawan Singh / The National
The situation is similar in Abu Dhabi, where many schools have chosen to operate between 9.30am and 2.30pm for the allotted five hours.
But parents have said some are only opening for four.
"My sons' school has announced reduced Ramadan hours for the second year. The in-school hours in previous years were five per day, reduced to four and a half last year, and now to four hours per day this year. The minimum required by Adek," wrote one member of Abu Dhabi Q&A Facebook page in a post on the topic.
"Can parents please share their school Ramadan hours if they have been announced please?"
The times were most commonly from around 9.30am to 2.30pm, according to those who commented.
But some were operating for four hours between 9.30am and 1.30pm only.
"I am aware that Adek has advised all schools must start the day at 9.30am. Just couldn't understand why some then finish at 1.30pm, 2pm, 2.30pm or 3pm," wrote the poster.
"My sons' school always had Ramadan in-school instruction of five hours per day. It's decreasing. I was genuinely interested to find out if other schools are doing the same."
According to a circular sent to schools in Abu Dhabi, the school day should be four to five hours long, but four hours was preferred.
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Morning prayers on the first day of Ramadan at the Al Salam Mosque in Al Barsha, Dubai. All photos Antonie Robertson / The National
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You should select output encoding because it is not specified in the stylesheet and the TEX file would thus be in UTF-8. Unless you have the latest encTEX (it is included in TEX Live as well as in tetex), you would choose either ISO-8859-2 or Windows-1250 or CP852 depending on your operating system. If you use Saxon v.8, you can do it on the command line e.g. by !encoding=ISO-8859-2. If your XSLT processor lacks such feature, you must create your own stylesheet which will first import one of the stylesheets, e.g. <xsl:import href="http://bulletin.cstug.cz/xml/documents/articles2.xsl"/> (for XSLT 2.0 processors) and then specify the output encoding, e.g. by <xsl:ouput encoding="ISO-88592"/>.
The parameter must be 3-letter code according to ISO 639-2. You can force the stylesheet to try to output the information in the language of the article by using a nonsense language code (the first condition will thus never be fulfilled).
In addition, we supply two sample stylesheets which demonstrate how the above mentioned stylesheets can be imported and their properties easily modified.
abstracts.xsl (for XSLT 1.0 processors) and abstracts2.xsl (for XSLT 2.0 processors) output articles which contain an abstract in any language.
abstractslang.xsl (for XSLT 1.0 processors) and abstractslang2.xsl (for XSLT 2.0 processors) output articles which contain an abstract in the requested language. It makes no sense to invoke these stylesheets without the lang parameter because the output will be empty.
Notice the use of <xsl:apply-imports/> in the stylesheets.
Bibliography One of the stylesheets can create bibliography references in XML or LATEX. You can try a sample file bib-sample.xml with one of the stylesheets: bibliography.xsl for XSLT 1.0 processors or bibliography2.xsl for XSLT 2.0 processors. The documentation is inside the stylesheets. Use the files either directly from the web or get them in one of the ZIP files. You will also need this LATEX package with definition of acronyms (last modified Saturday, 26-Dec-2009 18:15:55 CET).
BibTEX I do not use BibTEX myself and do not understand its file structure. However, if a volunteer develops a stylesheet for transformation of the list of references into a BibTEX file, I will be glad to include it to this package.
Stylesheets The stylesheets contain some documentation inside. You can see their HTML views which contain links to the original files. The stylesheets are included in the ZIP files above. The stylesheet should work with any XSLT 1.0 processor, they can even be used in Mozilla by linking them to the XML or XSL file via the <?xml-stylesheet ... ?> processing instruction. Only files the names of which contain number 2 are designed for XSLT 2.0 processor and some of them require explicitly Saxon v.8.
Acknowledgment I would like to thank Jiří Kosek for valuable advice and testing the preliminary version with several XSLT processors.


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Langara School of Management was very proud to be a part of such a game-changing event!
PowHERtalks differentiates from other talks by providing a clear focus to inspire others to take action to change.
"There is a surge of "Talks" happening at this time, and I have attended many of them. So what makes PowHERtalks different? PowHERtalks is a powerful platform for a wide spectrum of women dealing with lifestyle and leadership, attracting a diverse range of ages and ethnicity. The talks are inspirational, informative, impactful and educational. Above all, Charlene has the ability to choose speakers who are real, passionate, daring and vulnerable enough to not be afraid to ask the audience for their own needs."
- Barbara Mowat, President and Founder, GroYourBiz Ltd. & Impact Communications Ltd.
Defining and Frock-alicious - that's what PowHertalks are! Real and relevant connections, conversations and community.
The creation of my PowHERtalk was a birthing process where I felt so held and safe to show up in my full truth, bare my soul and step as fully into my powHER as much as I was willing. The entire process, although incredibly challenging, was liberating, empowering and life affirming on multiple levels.
"I am blown away by Charlene SanJenko and her creation of PowHERtalks. When I found out I was going to be one of the PowHERtalkers, I had no idea what was in store for me. The steadfast focus of Charlene's vision and her deep caring heart combined with the solid container of support created by the other 'PowHERhouses' in the community evoked such a depth of inquiry into who I am and what my message is that I accessed a new level of clarity and integrity within my own being. I feel deeply grateful, honoured and blessed to have had the opportunity to be a PowHERtalker and for all the tools, support and resources I now have to launch me into a new level of engagement and success. I literally did spread my wings and will continue to soar giving my gifts more fully to the world."
I feel lucky to be witnessing the start of a world-changing movement.
"It is hard to find the words to express how amazing yesterday afternoon was... I was privileged to hear many extremely compelling stories, shared by the women who have lived them in a clear, honest and open-hearted way. There were ALSO many words of wisdom, hard-won lessons generously shared by the women who survived tough times and came out the other side wanting to help others survive - and thrive - too. It was everything promised - RAW, real, inspiring, educational, moving, humourous. Thank you to everyone that participated in yesterday's wonderful event. So much more to come!"
"As the ancient Chinese proverb states "When sleeping women wake, mountains move", and though the group of PowHERful Women who gathered for the inaugural PowHERtalks event were far from asleep, if I was a betting women, I'd wager there were many a mountain moved that day. Mountains of self-doubt were pushed aside for authentic power and purpose to play the staring role, as the women in attendance as well as the line up of speakers stood powerfully in their truth, speaking messages of contribution, and change straight from their hearts. This event created a synergistic energy that vibrated from inside each and every woman (and a few good men) in attendance. It's an event not to be missed, if you have the chance. These PowHERhouse women are truly on the rise!"
I will look forward to continuing this adventure along side the hundreds and thousands who will be touched by the PowHERhouse Ripple Effect.
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PowHERalks and the PowHERouse network has made an incredible impact on my life. As someone who has committed the last 18 years of life to human services and the well-being of young people and communities and as solo humanitarian, it has been a very challenging road. - Loretta Cella, Founder and Visionary of Leaders for Humanity.
Supporting PowHERtalks is a direct investment into the heart and soul of our communities.
What an exceptional celebration of growth and potential!
The event and the whole experience was overwhelmingly inspirational.
This realization of an encompassing title for my work is precisely what I had been searching for, and came about in no small part through PowHertalks and its founder, Charlene SanJenko.
"The benefits of participating in PowHertalks either as a speaker or as an audience member are numerous and strong. Personally, I was guided by the experience of participation in all 3 events thus far to crystalize and re-format my own signature keynote address under the new heading of Confident Reinvention.
PowHERtalks was the catalyst that moved me into action.
"Have you ever had a dream and shared it with a friend? Maybe it was to open a restaurant, save orcas, or bring compassion to the world? Trusting, you opened your heart to your friend and let your dream flow out of your mouth…. only to be met with a barrage of negatives such as 'you're too old', or 'you don't have what it takes'. I don't know about you, but I have, and it is heartbreaking to share a dream with someone who cannot share it back with us.
Consequently, I have learned to be cautious about sharing my dreams openly. I seldom let them out to 'mingle' freely with other people. It took a big leap of faith on my part to share my biggest dream with Charlene SanJenko, someone I barely knew at the time. At first, I did what I had become good at… I spoke about my dream in evasive terms so she could not really pin point what I was trying to do. Charlene - in her infinite kindness and wisdom - saw and felt my hesitation. Smiling, she built a solid bridge of trust between us.
From her, there was none of the other crap I had heard before. On the contrary. She looked as if she had wings and could really help make my dream come true. She wanted to dream big with me. Through her support, I walked on that stage in Victoria with one of my boldest asks ever: a speaking platform in China! Why? I want to become a household name on emotional intelligence in that country. I did not know if PowHERtalks could deliver. Like, do they even have a Chinese market? I have found out they have actually the best market ever: a sisterhood of like-minded women who knows how to unite quickly for a shared common goal.
Business cards were handed to me, my inbox got flooded with emails. I am still responding to the contacts I have made and booking coffee chats and Skype meetings. I am in awe at how easily the women present at PowHERtalks opened their contacts to me, a stranger in many ways. It has been quite a humbling and rewarding experience for me. I am forever grateful to Charlene SanJenko for empowering me to own my dream, center stage. I also want to take this opportunity to thank our sponsors Royal Roads University, Fortis BC, and Bodacious." - Anne Beaulieu, Emotional Intelligence Coach & Speaker, Walking Inside Resources Inc.


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The aim of this study was to examine the morphologic features of the stylohyoid complex (SHC) and its relation to maxillomandibular position using three-dimensional cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) images.
Investigation of the determinants of the mandibular cortical morphology.
The mandibular cortical index (MCI) is a measurement based on the visual assessment of changes in the morphology of the mandibular cortex on panoramic radiographs.
Risk Factor in Endodontic Treatment: Topographic Evaluation of Mandibular Posterior Teeth and Lingual Cortical Plate Using Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CT).
Orthodontic treatment of acquired open bite accompanied with extreme mesially inclined mandibular molars.
Inability to efficiently clean all root canals due to the complex anatomy of the root canal system is a common cause of endodontic treatment failure.


Former MSNBC host Cenk Uygur was told not to warn the public about the danger posed by the meltdown at the Fukushima nuclear plant during his time as a host on the cable network.
Uygur previously revealed how MSNBC president Phil Griffin ordered him to tone down his show because "people in Washington" were concerned about Uygur being too combative towards "those in power." Despite the fact that his show had good ratings, Uygur walked away from the network to create his own online broadcast.
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Welcome back after the long break.
After three months, it's nice to be back on the Impulsive and in my office. I enjoyed my time on Earth seeing family and helping my kin on the Lone Star get acclimated to their new world. The Lone Star underwent retrofitting, bringing some of their systems up to Union standards, while Union engineers learned about some advances the crew of the Lone Star had discovered. After all, they spent 200 years in a different galaxy finding their way home. The crew will remain on Earth for a few more months, exchanging information with HuFleet before each crewman decides what they'd like to do in this brave new world they've returned to. I did have the honor of bringing my kin home to Texas. We had one heckuva family reunion, let me tell you.
The Impulsive was due for a tune-up herself, so it's been in dry dock getting upgrades on the drive systems and the replicators. Amazon apparently upgraded its software while we were dealing with the Paleos, and both the Union on HuFleet were given a great deal on the upgrades if they went in together, so we'll be cutting edge. Of course, "cutting edge," meant delays in installs as they worked out unexpected issues in compatibility. I think Deary reversed the polarity three times before it took, but he loves that stuff.
The crew, of course, took advantage of the time off. Most scattered to the ends of the galaxy, visiting friends and family as I did, but others stayed closer to home. I was surprised to find Enigo volunteering to handle security during the upgrades. He usually trusted that to his second, but instead, he recommended Minion Gel for Officer Training. Well deserved, too, but Enigo could have passed the security detail to his third and gone home to The Hood like he normally does. I'd have thought the experience with the Lone Star would have made him a little homesick. After all, they were the same model generation ship. Loreli also chose to remain and take an adjunct course at LunaTech on comparative reproductive biology.
Of course, it didn't take long to find out why.
Loreli and LaFuentes? Well, she could do worse.
Captain Jebediah Tiberius paused his log to process his feelings. Yes, she could do worse, indeed. Enigo was a good man. He'd been surprised but amused to approve their request for a three-month secret romance waiver with option to escalate. Now, he was looking at their HuFleet Form 214-heart-exclamation-winky face: Request for three-month secret romance followed by big reveal. Things were going well for them, then.
Happy as he was for their budding romance, he couldn't help feeling a little bit of sadness. He'd taken Loreli under his wing since he'd rescued her from that mad botanist's lab. Was it 10 years already? He'd seen her bloom into a responsible and exceptional member of his crew, and it gave him a real sense of paternal pride. Now, it felt like he was giving her away.
Which was theatrical, he knew. He wouldn't be walking her down the aisle yet. Or was it transplanting pots? What kind of wedding would they want?
As he was chuckling at his folly, his door chimed.
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Sommarlandskap är en oljemålning från 1873 av den svenske konstnären Edvard Bergh. Målningen tillhör Nationalmuseum i Stockholm sedan 1935 efter en gåva i enlighet med fröken Elin Anderssons testamente.

Bergh blev en av de mest inflytelserika landskapsmålarna i Sverige efter 1800-talets mitt, bland annat genom att se till att Konstakademien fick en särskild utbildning i genren. Inledningsvis var han trogen Düsseldorfskolans dramatiska och mörka landskap. Men med tiden utvecklade han ett mer ljust och realistiskt måleri baserat på noggranna observationer av naturen. Sommarlandskap är kanske hans främsta verk från denna tid. Trots de realistiska detaljerna framstår naturen som en närmast overklig idyll, som länge var en sinnebild för det mellansvenska landskapet.

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The Best Books Ever: Siren's Fury by Mary Weber ~ Tour Review & Giveaway by Jaime!
Siren's Fury by Mary Weber ~ Tour Review & Giveaway by Jaime!
I am so glad that I didn't have to wait long to read Siren's Fury after the cliffhanger ending of Storm Siren. Otherwise, cue the crazy. As it happened, I got to enjoy both of these books back to back and that was awesome.
Siren's Fury was an action packed sequel, and I enjoyed it for the most part. While it didn't pack the same punch as the first book, it was still full of magical moments. There were some new characters that were great additions to the story. I missed some of the romance of Storm Siren. I am not a huge romance person, on its own, but I do like romance in my books, and miss it when it isn't there. I know... contradictions.
I am seriously looking forward to the next book in the series. Storm Fury sets it up to be a pretty great, intense read. Nym is a character that I absolutely get behind, and root for. All in all, this series is a great read. It is an awesome escape from reality, with adventure, magic, emotions.... I would recommend this to absolutely anyone, who is looking forward to a great read.
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I haven't read the first book, but the covers look cool. I'm intrigued. Thanks for having the giveaway.


One of the things that keeps me interested in bookbinding is how it encompasses so many different fields. Before working in bookbinding for too long, I quickly realized I needed to learn a little about woodworking, metalworking, tool and die making, fabrics and textiles, graphic arts and typography, materials science, and so on. These days (at least, for the past century or so), if you want to do a good job at bookbinding, you need to be able to service your own tools. One frequent question/complaint I hear from my students is about dividers. What are they? Is this a dividers? How about this? Well… those may be listed as dividers, but they're not exactly what you're looking for. Using a dividers is, to me, one of the more important steps in one's development as a hand bookbinder. A good set of dividers can make your work more accurate and efficient. It's important to get the best tool you can afford, and certainly a decent pair of dividers is affordable; you just may have to do some hunting. I have a considerable amount of brand loyalty in this area, and Starrett is the only kind of dividers I like. Though they can be expensive to purchase brand new, it is relatively easy to find Starrett dividers at flea markets and on ebay. The down side is they will often have a considerable amount of rust.
Removing the rust is a quick and easy way to make your new find your own. All you need is a little citric acid, some metal polishing compound, and a light machine oil such as 3 in 1.
I have seen bookbinders perform experiments in removing rust with Coca-cola (which contains citric acid), but I don't usually have that around. I do keep some citric acid (available in natural foods stores in the preserving/canning section) on hand for making jam, to balance the acidity of low-acid fruits in order to properly set the pectin. After doing a little web scouting on the topic I turned up this Wikipedia article on pickling metal which I found fascinating, and made me feel a little more confident in removing rust this way. One thing to note is that even though citric acid is safe to ingest, it is still an acid, and how strongly you mix it determines its safety to use. I used about 1 teaspoon for a 9×9″ square pan filled to about 2-3cm deep with tap water.
After soaking another hour in the citric acid, then polishing any pitted areas with a metal polishing compound such as jeweler's rouge, rubbing with a light machine oil, and finally wiping dry.
It is a really satisfying feeling to clean up an old tool like this. Using a light acid bath instead of scratching away at the metal with a steel wool or brillo pad is much better, in my opinion: the acid removes the rust only, not the unaffected neighboring metal surfaces. The acid bath also removes rust easily from threaded parts of the tool and other hard to reach areas. Just be sure to dry the tool completely afterward and don't hold back with the oil. Let the tool stand with the oil on it for at least a few hours at warm room temperature to let it seep in, then wipe it completely clean with a soft cloth. The dividers pictured above now works smoothly and is ready for adventure.
Most of you reading this blog know how much I love bookbinding equipment. One of the special things about this profession is all the extremely specialized tools and machinery we have at our disposal, when we can find it! And usually it seems to take care of itself, once you learn to use it properly. Acquiring a piece of old bookbinding equipment is like receiving a postcard from a simpler time– remove a little rust and a little tape goo, plug it in, and there you have it: a perfectly designed labor saver with steel and cast iron parts machined precisely to thousandths of an inch. Well, finally, it is my time to receive such a gift from the past. This very day with the help of my friends I un-shrinkwrapped a lovely, cherry-red Kensol. It is not (yet) as nice as some I've used, better than many others, but at last it is mine. Enjoy some pictures of the new baby and some other examples of titling I've done lately.
Bright red paint makes it heat up faster!
Dos-a-dos (back-to-back in two parts, but bound together) Student Portfolio. The only font available that seemed appropriate was too small and narrow for this large field, so I used large spacers between each letter to make the words take up more space. The result is a modern, minimal appearance that complemented the student's content nicely.
These were done with two dies, one in English and the other in Russian. Scarcely 4 mm tall, they had to line up exactly with each other, yet they were upside down from each other.
New toys… I mean, new tools! …For new toils.
Though I have heard for a long time and from many bookbinders that knives made by Jeff Peachey are sharp and hold their edge well, I have never had the opportunity to test them out myself. As I am a graduate of the North Bennet Street School's bookbinding department, I and all my colleagues made our own knives for conservation and leather paring. We valiantly (and at times less than valiantly) struggled with it, grinding and honing the traditional way with steel blanks and Japanese water stones. I have used these knives since 2002 when I made them, and they form a cornerstone of my practice as a bookbinder, almost more important than my bone folders!
Leather paring knives allow you to reduce the thickness of the leather you use to cover a book, which in turn allows for complex and subtle shaping of the movable parts of the book you are making. Lifting knives, used in conservation, allow you to separate the covering materials of an old book in such a way that when you put them back together after the structure has been appropriately strengthened, the fissure is inconspicuous. Thus, a good set of knives is essential to the livelihood of a skilled craftsperson, and when they're hand made, knives express even more deeply the expertise and respect with which one practices one's craft.
Right away I can tell I will enjoy using Jeff's A2 English leather paring knife. The shaft has a contoured shape and is rounded on the edges, which will make it easier to hold through hours of leather paring. The English leather paring knife is different than the rounded French knife I have been using– with the French knife I can pare on either side of a cut edge of a piece of leather, whilst the English knife is limited to paring on the left side. However, possibly because of the straight edge of the English knife, it seems to be easier to cut a broader bevel on the leather, and thus pare large swaths thinly enough to create leather labels and onlays of .1-.2mm thickness easily. I typically use a Brockman for this kind of work, but it's nice to know there's another way. The long bevel would also be useful for the long edges of the new leather introduced in leather rebacks, where a very gradual change in thickness of new leather is desirable underneath a layer of old leather.
The A2 steel is quite a bit thicker, and thus heavier than the knives I'm used to. That makes it more tiring on the hand, but I can tell the difference in how it holds its edge during paring. It did need to be stropped once while I edge pared six edges each about 30 cm long, but the leather was fairly stiff, so I thought the knife performed well. This will be a great addition to my happy family of bookbinding knives.
From top to bottom: Leather corner cutting knife, lifting knife, small lifting/ board corner cutting knife, Peachey English leather paring knife, round French leather paring knife, dull cobbler's knife (sharpened for paper slitting). They are kept on a magnet so they are close at hand, yet out of harm's way, and the edges never abrade against a sheath.
This week I will be making a very large full leather cover for a collection of heirloom photos and ephemera for a local family, so I will have the opportunity to become thoroughly acquainted with my new tool! I look forward to it. If you are interested in looking at some of the other very thoughtfully designed tools Jeff Peachey produces, or would like to read his blog, I have linked to his website on the sidebar to the right.


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March 24, 2021 Escape with zainab, Fulani fulbe collection, International women's month, Travel Zainab Sumu
Growing up in Sierra Leone, the tunes that floated through our home included the beautiful voice of Miriam Makeba. She was of the same generation as my papa and revered during a time when many countries in Africa were fighting for independence. Her lyrics about this struggle did not compute with me when I was a young girl, but I was finally able to make the connection between her music and her fight for equal human rights during my 2019 stay in Guinea.
When planning my trip to Guinea, I knew one excursion I definitely wanted, needed, to make was to the former home of Miriam Makeba. I was fortunate to stay at a guesthouse that was just a short 5-minute walk to her home in Dalaba.
Activist. Artist. Mother. She-ro.
Nicknamed "Mama Africa," Miriam was a South African born civil rights activist and singer. She was one of the first African musicians to garner global recognition. Best known for her upbeat song "Pata Pata," she was instrumental in introducing and popularizing African music to a Western audience.
Her history is both a tale of heartache and resilience. She lost her dad at the young age of 5. When her mother and two other family members were killed during the 1960 Sharpeville Massacre, Miriam's attempt to attend the funeral was met with a refusal of entry into South Africa and her passport revoked.
Realizing her popularity could help bring attention to the apartheid movement, she focused on creating songs that criticized South Africa's government. Her involvement with the Black Consciousness and the American Civil Rights Movement also increased.
Miriam's musical achievements included a 1966 Grammy win with Harry Belafonte, a performance for President Kennedy, and a performance at a fundraising event for Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.
During a visit to Guinea in 1967 and while she was married to fellow South African musician Hugh Masekela, she met prominent Black Panther member Stokely Carmichael. Miriam and Carmichael married the following year after her divorce from Masekela. Her marriage to Carmichael resulted in her waning popularity with the American white audience and in her movements being monitored by both the CIA and FBI. On returning from a visit to the Bahamas, she was refused entry into the US.
A view of Dalaba from the guesthouse where I stayed.
This is the point when Miriam found her way to Dalaba. She was offered a residency in Guinea by then President Sékou Touré. According to Miriam, Dalaba was the most breathtaking and beautiful place she had ever seen. She and Stokely entertained dignitaries and other civil rights activists regularly at their home in Dalaba. After their divorce in 1978, Miriam continued to live in Guinea and toured around Europe and Africa for the next 15 years.
The overgrown entrance to Makeba's home
Though the house has sadly been left to ruins and pillaging since Miriam Makeba left Dalaba in 1984, the home has retained its majesty and mystery. The compound is about two verdant acres with beautiful panoramic views of the valleys. Built in the Fulani style of the suudu, it is round with a pointed roof. Though I was unable to enter the premise, I could picture the interior with high ceilings adorned with round baskets as is popular in the region.
As I stood in the yard gazing at the dilapidated house, past the two cows grazing on the lush greenery and the occasional chicken idly strolling by with its beak scraping across the ground, I could imagine hearing the faint melodies playing in the background blending harmoniously with the voices of the revelries that once took place inside the house.
"Be careful, think about the effect of what you say.
Your words should be constructive, bring people together,
not pull them apart."
- Miriam Makeba
Miriam Makeba's story and message resonates just as strongly today. Equality. Justice. That every human being should be treated with dignity and respect. Her message shone through in both her music and life.
I hope her resiliency and authenticity strike you as deeply as they have me.
To learn more about Miriam Makeba's life, there is a brilliant documentary on Amazon that I highly recommend.
Zainab April 13, 2021 at 16:54PM
Thanks Ina, she was such a talent and a wonderful human. So many stories from the locals about her generosity! Hope all is well.
ina heafitz April 08, 2021 at 14:20PM
She is by far my favorite female vocalist. I didn't know anything about her background Thank you and be well


If the thought of having to go out there at night, hood on and a few cans in the pockets seems to you just not doable, the new Stencil Republic book, by London-based creative studio Ollystudio's Oliver Walker and published by Laurence King, may be your alternative.
Pick one of the 20 stencils printed onto perforated card which have been created by international street artists such as Artiste Ouvrier, BS.AS.STNCL, Chris Stain, Dan Innes, Orticanoodles, Ozi, Run Don't Walk and Stencil King, who has penned the book's introduction.
Hours of fun and feeling of being a street artist, uh within the safe walls of your living room or bedroom, whatver this is a great toy.
One of the street art pieces you will be able to drop is Orticanoodles skull pictured below so what are you waiting for?