Search for variation of fundamental constants (VFC) and for violations of fundamental symmetries can provide a unique opportunity for observing new physics and for testing the various extensions of the Standard Model. This search is conducted using a wide variety of methods, including atomic and molecular clocks, which offer a low energy and thus inexpensive and promising alternative to high energy research in this field. The expected observable effects are predicted to be very small. Thus, very sensitive atomic and molecular systems and extremely precise measurements are required in order to detect any manifestations of the physical phenomena beyond the Standard Model. Theoretical investigations alongside the experimental research can identify promising atomic and molecular candidates for measurements; moreover, accurate calculations are needed to provide the necessary parameters for the interpretations of the experimental results.
Relativistic computational methods suitable for investigations of atoms and molecules in the context of VFC and symmetry violations will be introduced. I will also present a number of applications of these methods to promising atomic and molecular candidates for measurements. These include atoms and molecules with enhanced sensitivity to variation of fundamental constants (suitable for the search for variation of the fine structure constant α and the electron to proton mass ratio μ), promising molecular systems for measurement of the parity (P) violating nuclear spin dependent anapole moments, and molecular systems with enhanced parity violating contributions to the vibrational spectra. New method developments for calculations necessary for the investigations of the electron EDM will be discussed, and an outline of the ongoing and the planned future investigations of the VFC and symmetry violation effects in atoms and molecules will be presented.


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Фотоконкурсы декабря 2019
Memorial Maria Luisa — http://www.memorialmarialuisa.com/
Call for Entries — Dodho Magazine — https://www.dodho.com/call-for-entries/
Art Competition: Open/No Theme — Contemporary Art Gallery — https://www.contemporaryartgalleryonline.gallery/2019-art-competition-open-no-theme
Colorful Abstractions Art Competition — Fusion Art — https://fusionartps.com/5th-colorful-abstractions-art-competition-dec-2019/
Asferico Nature Photography Competition — https://lnx.asferico.com/concorso/en/home_english/
Pannonia Reflections Photography Salon — http://www.pannonia.si/
Book Prize Award — AINT—BAD — https://www.aint-bad.com/article/2019/10/07/book-prize-award/
International Wildbird Photo Competition — https://www.festival-oiseau-nature.com/concours/en/concours-photo-international/
Capricious Photo Award — https://contests.picter.com/capricious-photo-award-2019
Photovacation International Photo Salon — https://photovacation.org/en/
Quaker Steak & Lube Open Project — Zooppa — https://blog.zooppa.com/2019/10/quaker-steak-open-project-us/
RGB International Salon of Photography — https://rgb.avtviso.com/
Into the Wild Art Competition — Fusion Art — https://fusionartps.com/2nd-into-wild-art-competition-2019/
Fotofestiwal — http://fotofestiwal.com/2019/en/
Hasselblad X You — https://www.hasselblad.com/hasselblad-x-you/
The Aftermath Project — http://www.theaftermathproject.org/
MIA Photo Fair — http://www.miafair.it/milano/en/award-i-edition-new-post-photography/
Symmetry Photography Competition — The Motif Collective — https://www.motifcollective.com/nov-2019-symmetry.html
London International Creative Competition (LICC) — https://licc.uk/about/
Open Call — SE Center for Photography — https://www.sec4p.com/open-2020-prospectus
Экология производства — http://www.ecoindustry.ru/photo2019/info.html
The Art of Photography Call for Entires — PH21 Galler — https://www.ph21gallery.com/cfe-the-art-of-photography-19
Mobile Photography Awards — https://mobilephotoawards.com/
Viewpoint: Landscape and Architecture — Black Box Gallery — https://blackboxgallery.com/Viewpoint-Landscape%20and%20Architecture-CFE.html
LensCulture Exposure Awards — https://www.lensculture.com/photo-competitions/exposure-awards-2020
Wildlife Photographer of the Year — https://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit/wpy/competition.html
Marilyn Stafford FotoReportage Award — https://fotodocument.org/fotoaward/
Capture the Moment Open Call — The Budapest Diary — https://www.budapestdiary.com/opencall
Open Call for Entry — Colors of Humanity Art Gallery — https://www.colorsofhumanityartgallery.com/Open-2020/Open-2020-Prospectus-Entry/n-tGG84F
Photography Award — The Wall Gallery — https://www.thewallgallery.org/
Click A Smile Photography Contest — https://www.akshayapatra.org/click-a-smile
Louis Roederer Discovery Award — https://www.rencontres-arles.com/en/prix-decouverte-2020-appel-a-candidatures
Московский транспорт — https://fototransportmos.ru/
Bridgeman Studio Award — https://www.enterbsa.com/
PhotoArt VISION — http://vision.photoart.cz/
Wellcome Photography Prize — https://wellcome.ac.uk/what-we-do/our-work/wellcome-photography-prize/2020
Cyberpunk 2077 — https://www.cyberpunk.net/ru/photo-contest/
Botanicals Art Competition — Contemporary Art Room Gallery — http://artroomgalleryonline.com/call_for_artists.html
Lighting Up the Holiday Photo Contest — FrstHand — https://www.frsthand.com/call/lighting-up-the-holiday
Российский клубный фотоконкурс «Берега» — http://berega.online/
One Eyeland Photography Awards — https://oneeyeland.com/awards.php
Polyphony International Photo Festival — https://www.facebook.com/pipf2020/
Arte Laguna Prize — https://www.artelagunaprize.com/
BarTur Photo Award — https://submit.barturphotoaward.org/submit
B&W Child Photo Contest — https://blackandwhite.childphotocompetition.com/
All Women Online Art Competition — Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery — https://www.lightspacetime.art/9th-annual-all-women-online-art-competition/
Student Photo Contest — https://contest.pdnedu.com/
Art Competition: All Photography/Digital — Contemporary Art Gallery — https://www.contemporaryartgalleryonline.gallery/2019-art-competition-photography-digital-art
Forgotten Photographic Competitions — The Photographic Angle — https://www.thephotographicangle.co.uk/competition
Ikei Photo Contest — http://www.ikeiphotocontest.es/en/
Open Call — Photography Youth Competition Sony World Photography Awards — https://www.worldphoto.org/sony-world-photography-awards/2020/youth
Portraits Call For Artists — ArtAscent Magazine — https://artascent.com/themed-call-application-information/
Words, Words, Words Calls for Entry — Praxis Gallery — https://www.praxisphotocenter.org/calls-for-entry
The Human Body Photography Competition — Life Framer — https://www.life-framer.com/themes/
Photo Stories Contest CINE-BOOKS — https://cine-books.com/platform/Photostories_Contest-2019
Capture the Moment, Encounter the Changbai Mountain Mobile Photo Contest — http://en.g-photography.net/contest/allcontests/contest_64.html
Cotient Prize Fund — https://cotient.com/frontend/web/
Stewardship Network Photography Competition — https://conference.stewardshipnetwork.org/submissions/photo-contest/
Photography Contest «Age doesn't mean getting old, just growing older» — CENIE — https://cenie.eu/en/photography-contest
Photographic Competition — Hawk Conservancy Trust — https://www.hawk-conservancy.org/your-visit/photographic-competition/
Shining A Light Photography Contest — Muhammad Ali Center — https://alicenter.org/programs/shining-a-light/
Social Documentary Network — https://socialdocumentary.net/cms/SubmitWork
The Street Photographer Notebook Award — TSPN — https://www.alexcoghe.com/tspn-award-2019/
Yannis Behrakis Photojournalism Grants — Reuters — https://www.reuters.com/article/rpb-yannis-behrakis-photojournalism-gran/reuters-seeking-to-develop-next-generation-of-photojournalists-with-expanded-yannis-behrakis-photojournalism-grants-idUSKCN1VO1A1
Round Hole Square Peg 4 — http://www.roundholesquarepeg4.com/
One Day in Venezia Photo Contest — Venice Italy — https://www.onedayinvenezia.com/
MONOCHROMERIFIC Black and White Contest — More Art Please — http://www.more-art-please.com/submit-your-work-monochromerific/
Worlds Best Photos — https://www.worldsbestphotos.org/

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A podcast that comes to you from northern Israel, hebrew In Israel podcast is dedicated to teaching biblical hebraic understanding of the Scriptures. Yoel Halevi will teach you Biblical Hebrew, along with great insight on the Torah and Tanakh. Sit back and relax as you listen to though provoking audio, all from the LAND OF ISRAEL!
For those looking for real good knowledge and details on history, language and in depth understanding of Tanakh I highly recommend Hebrew in Israel. I grew up in the Hasidic community of New York. When I found Hebrew in Israel several years ago I tuned into the first recordings in an unlikely place. Since then I grew more passionate about learning and my path in Judaism. For those who are not of the same background and are looking for more understanding in your path. I urge you to listen and consider the teacher behind 'Hebrew in Israel' and all the hard work he has to offer.
Details on the Hebrew language, history, culture, archaeology, and great insight. There is a wealth of information here!


One of the cinema's greatest feats of magic is its ability to create contemplative space in the mind of the viewer; the experience of people sitting in a dark room, together and yet each alone with his or her thoughts as they resonate in dialogue with the story on the screen, is, for me, a true gift that the movies excel at providing. You can feel everyone around you, the story washing over you, the breath of the person sitting next to you and yet you remain enraptured by the screen itself, unable to look away for a moment, unwilling to miss anything of significance. For me, great non-fiction filmmaking often enables the greatest access to this feeling, if only because the circumstances of the lives under examination are real and relatable in a different way fictional drama. When we see, for instance, a family in fiction, the stakes are often heightened, symbolic; each bad father a summation of "Bad Fathers", each returning prodigal son contrasted against the idea of a biblical "Prodigal Son." Turn the camera on a real family, and bad fathers and prodigal sons become actualized, authenticated, their roles existing symbolically, yes, but also and more complexly, as both grand thematic projections and real, everyday experience.
While real people do live extraordinary lives and have amazing secrets and stories to tell, the act of living and documenting those lives removes the incredulity, leaving a sense of wonder that this, too, is real, is some version of the truth. Both fiction and non-fiction share this power to expand our belief in the possible, and to share the telling of these stories in theaters full of strangers is the full realization of that power, the beautiful comforts of home viewing be damned. And yet, even the experience of watching a film, of contemplating it and recounting it later, is burdened by temporality, that the moment of watching, of feeling, is completely tied to the telling of the tale and the circumstances that surround its viewing. Who can recreate the feeling of discovery of watching a film for the first time? Each subsequent viewing is simply an echo, with pinpricks of recognition, moments that trigger our memory of a prior viewing, our former circumstance, a reminder of who we were.
Sarah Polley's new film Stories We Tell, is an examination of her own family's secrets, triumphs and tragedies, which takes the complex relationship between real life and its irretrievable immediacy as its subject, using the narrative structure of an investigation as a form of preordained revelation; conceived after each of the film's participants already knew the central secret of Polley's story (a secret I will not reveal here because, frankly, why spoil it? It is not the story that matters in this instance as much as the telling…), the film uses a blend of fictional recreation, interviews, archival home footage and voice over narration to explore the idea of how a family collectively preserves its own memory of itself. The enigmatic heart of the film is Polley's own mother, Diane, a flamboyant actress whose energy and zeal for living made a profound impact on her family and friends. It is not too much to reveal that Diane Polley passed away from cancer at a relatively young age, leaving a void in the lives of those who knew and loved her. The film fills that absence with the memories of those who remain, with the complex balance of ascribing feeling and authority to Diane's experience through the filter of their own lives, judgments and perceptions, each unique and each only revealing facets of a complicated, ultimately unknowable life.
That Diane Polley kept secrets of her own, secrets she shared with some intimates and not others, is central to her daughter's examination of how her mother's choices and her unknowable motivations continue to shape the lives she left behind. And while others may be interested in spilling ink about the details of the revelation that Stories We Tell holds, especially given Sarah Polley's status as an actress and director, the most important aspect is not the nature of this revelation, but the delicate generosity with which Sarah Polley allows the feelings and experiences of her family members to create a collective portrait of themselves. Ultimately, what comes through is a deeply moving look at how, together, a family can shape its narrative, how the fragility of memory can be so painful when, ultimately, it can never replace the fullness of life and experience.
What is so thrilling about Stories We Tell is not that the film ineffably expresses its themes, but rather how it directly confronts them, constantly calling into question the adequacy of what the film is setting out to do and drawing in different opinions about what might be accomplished by telling Diane and the family's story. This constant questioning of its own premise and presumptions gives Stories We Tell a real power, forcing viewers to not only examine the film's storytelling devices and strategies, but ultimately, their own position in their own lives, their own secrets and those of the people they love, the memories that they can no longer fully call to mind, the way in which their own lives are re-created in the stories they tell themselves.
That these ideas flow effortlessly and entertainingly throughout the film is proof of Polley's efficacy as a filmmaker, but the film's greatest strength is Polley's access to the real feelings of her family members. If there was any doubt she was the right person to tell this story, a simple glimpse at the depth of emotion she is able to draw out from her subjects is proof enough of her empathetic gifts. And how could she not be alert to their feelings? By telling her own story through the interplay between her voice as a filmmaker and the memories of her family members, Polley has created a great film, one that operates as an answer to a mystery and, most importantly, formulates the difficult question of not just what that answer ultimately means, but of what it meant. It is a question that lingers in Polley's own life and those of her family members as both inscrutable memory and the extant present.


United States of America is a great and large country, it has all the latest amenities, a rich culture pre and post colonization, different kind of climate, many stunning landscapes, the most modern metropolis, a lot of tourist attractions and much more, it doesn't matter what do you hear about USA, many people love this country and much people hate it, but it really worth the visit.
Each state of USA has its own charming style, and the State of Illinois is not the exception, this state is the fifth populated state of this country and is located in the Midwestern region, is a very beautiful state, with amazing landscapes, the great and famous city of Chicago, an interesting history, and more, it has a very interesting continental climate with four seasons, warm summers, cold winters and a relatively unstable weather.
Legacy Adventure Park, this is a huge park full of adventure, it has 66 acres with forests and lakes, you can play paintball, laser tag, archery tag, visit the haunted mansion and go to a hunt for treasures or zombies, all of that with a high quality scenery.
In the stunning Shawnee National Forest we can find the Garden of the Gods, an amazing place for hiking among spectacular and dramatic rock formations, you will surely love this wonderful place while you live an adventure.
In the Shawnee National Forest we also can live an adventure in the highs, enjoy the Shawnee Bluffs Canopy Tour, if you're not afraid of highs you will love the combination of beauty and adrenaline adventure up on the trees.
Pere Marquette State Park, this large park, full of beauty, offers you the possibility of practice hiking, sail on boats and fish, ride on a horse, live a beautiful adventure while you enjoy the stunning view.
Starved Rock State Park, best place for hiking! Enjoy its 15 miles of hiking trails, you will see amazing canyons, seasonal waterfall and much more.
Chicago River, enjoy this beautiful river on a kayak, it has an amazing view that you will love.
City of Chicago, this city has parks, museums, nightlife and places to enjoy with all the family, too much to see there, you definitely cannot miss it.
So in your next trip to USA don't forget to visit the amazing state of Illinois and live a great adventure you will always remember.
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Q: regexp in ksh for extensions tgz, tar.tgz I'm trying to get a regexp (in ksh) to identify files with only the following extensions: tgz, tar.gz, TGZ and TAR.GZ. I tried several but can't get them to work. I'm using this regexp to select only files files with those extensions to do some work with them:
if [ -f $myregexp ]; then
   .....
fi

A: You example doesn't give any clue about what the source you are comparing is. If you want to list files in the current directory you can just string some globs together like this:
for file in *.tgz *.tar.gz *.TGZ *.TAR.GZ; do
    echo $file
done

If you want to test a file name in a string against a partern, try this:
if [[ ( $file =~ .*\.(tgz|TGZ|tar\.gz|TAR\.GZ) ) ]]; then
    echo $file
fi

Or you can use a case statement:
case $file in
    *.tgz|*.tar.gz|*.TGZ|*.TAR.GZ)
        echo $file
        ;;
esac

A: [ -f "$myregexp" ] or [[ -f $myregexp ]] tests if there's a file called exactly $myregexp. (Note that with the single brackets, you need the double quotes.)
If you want to test for the existence of files matching a glob pattern, there's no direct way. You have to do it in two steps: first generate the list of matches, then test if that list is empty.
a=( ~(Ni)*.@(tgz|tar.gz) )
if [[ ${#a} -ne 0 ]]; then …

This uses a number of ksh-specific features:

*

*the ~(N) prefix to generate an empty list if there is no match;

*the ~(i) prefix to do case-insensitive matching;

*the @(foo|bar) glob syntax to match foo or bar
Here's a bash equivalent. In bash, you get case empty expansion for non-matching globs and case insensitivity from options; extglob is for the @(foo|bar) syntax and other ksh glob extensions.
shopt -s nocaseglob nullglob extglob
a=( *.@(tgz|tar.gz) )
if [[ ${#a} -ne 0 ]]; then …

Here's a zsh equivalent. The extended_glob option is needed for the (#i) prefix for a case-insensitive match. The (N) glob qualifier indicates empty expansion for non-matching globs.
setopt extended_glob
a=( (#i)*.(tgz|tar.gz)(N) )
if [[ ${#a} -ne 0 ]]; then …

A: You can even do case-insensitive matching with mere glob expressions:
for f in *.[Tt][Gg][Zz] *.[Tt][Aa][Rr].[Gg][Zz]; do
   echo $f
done

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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Saudi Arabia Tuesday. One day before his visit, Turkish police investigators entered the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul. As the US and Turkey are strengthening communication with Saudi Arabia, the tension over missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi, reportedly killed inside the consulate, is expected to abate.
Khashoggi, a critic of the Saudi government, went missing after entering the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul on October 2 and was presumed killed in the consulate by Turkey. The case sparked Western condemnation of Saudi Arabia and caused a diplomatic crisis. Boycotts have been taken by major business leaders and anger is spreading among Western politicians.
US President Donald Trump's attitude is intriguing to contemplate. On the one hand, he promised "severe punishment" if Saudi Arabian government's involvement in the journalist's death is confirmed. But on the other, he said he does not favor stopping arms sales to Saudi Arabia. After a phone call with King Salman bin Abdulaziz, Trump suggested "rogue killers" were to blame.
Western countries have conducted "human rights diplomacy" against many non-Western countries on different occasions and to a varying degree.
It is hard for Saudi Arabia to defend itself this time. The price it will pay depends on whether the Trump administration will let it off the hook for the sake of US commercial interests and geopolitical calculations. It's highly likely the Trump administration will do so.
Russia was accused of being behind the poisoning of ex-Russian agent Sergei Skripal earlier this year. Led by Britain and supported by the US, a number of Western countries imposed harsh sanctions on Russia, including expelling Russian diplomats.
Now Western public opinion is much angrier toward Saudi Arabia. Spontaneous boycotts quickly took place. But in contrast, fewer denunciations come from the Western governments and no country is taking the lead in punishing Saudi Arabia.
Given the US-Saudi Arabia alliance, the White House is reluctant to punish Saudi Arabia. Trump touted sovereignty as a priority when speaking at the United Nations.
It's possible that the Khashoggi murder case will gradually cool under the influence of the US. Saudi Arabia may only suffer affordable losses.
The case shows that there are double, even multiple standards for the West's human rights diplomacy. Non-Western countries should develop human rights. At the same time they should build strength to win more initiative to deal with human rights diplomacy.


In last few years PIET had developed itself as a preferred destination for campus recruitment. Companies are in constant need for skilled engineers. To resolve the problem of employability and reduce the ever growing need of trained manpower, recruiting companies have started expecting trained students right from their days at engineering college especially from the colleges associated with them.
We were also approached by lot many students from our associate institutes from Haryana, Delhi & UP to help them getting trained to crack the placement process. After many discussions & brain storming sessions with companies and students, we are able to work out the possibility to develop an industry ready program for students as per the demands of tech majors.
Once trained, these students have a better chance to clear the interviews of companies and our focus is to ensure an employable fresher with special skills so that by the time these students graduate from college, they are ready to be on the job and ready to join the billion dollars IT industry.
The training starts from third semester itself and the students are almost ready by the time they are in seventh semester.
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TETFUND recovers scholarship funds from runaway students
Olaleye Aluko, Abuja
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund has said it is currently recovering funds from students who won the Federal Government scholarships, but refused to go to the designated countries or pursue the designated programmes.
The Executive Secretary of TETFund, Dr Bichi Baffa, stated this in an interview with journalists in Abuja, while noting that the agency conducted a scholarship audit to detect anomalies in the disbursement of the funds to the intending scholars by higher institutions.
Baffa said the Federal Government had in 10 years sponsored about 22,000 scholars to pursue Masters and Doctors of Philosophy degree programmes in various academic fields in the country and abroad.
He said the projection was that in the next five years TETFund would sponsor about 45,000 scholars for higher degrees.
Baffa said, "An area where I met real mess, on assumption of office, was in the implementation of the TETFund scholarships. The scholarships are part of the capacity building intervention in our universities, polytechnics and colleges of education. But we realised that in some beneficiary institutions, the guidelines for the scholarship awards were being implemented in the breach.
"Beyond violating the guidelines, many of the beneficiary scholars who were given money to pursue their studies abroad refused to go and they spent the money on something else. We further realised that a few institutions were not giving the scholars the total sum of money that was approved for them. They deducted certain percentages using different sort of names like administrative charges, and all sorts of illegal deductions.
"There are also scholars that were given the approval to go to Europe or America, for example, but they end up going to some African countries. Some scholars were given the permission to do Ph.D., but they registered for a Masters degree. The worst of them all were scholars who collected the money and refused to go.
"What we did was to conduct what we call scholarship audit. Right now, we are making progress with the recovery of funds from some scholars who had collected the money but refused to go. Also, funds are being recovered from scholars that were given approval to go for one programme and they ended up going for another one. Similarly, funds are being recovered from scholars that were given money to go to one country and they ended up going to another country."
Speaking on interventions brought to higher institutions, the TETFund secretary said the Federal Government was committed to revamping the education sector.
"We have the Library Development Fund. The Library Development Fund was established to support the stocking of our libraries with books, journals and other periodicals in both hard and electronic copies. We have also done the Access Clinic. The Access Clinic was meant to help our beneficiary institutions to be able to know the outstanding amount of money from what was allocated to them; what they are yet to access from TETFund; and for us to find out about the impediments," he added.
Although Baffa noted that each university got N300m to pay the students who won the Federal Government scholarships, he did not specify the amount recovered from runaway scholars or their number.
He said, "In 2017, we gave each university N300m, each polytechnic N200m and each college of education N200m to support scholars aspiring to pursue higher degrees at home and abroad. These were the highest sums of money ever given out since the establishment of TETFund."
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CTF 150: Maritime Security
CTF 151: Counter-piracy
CTF 152: Gulf Maritime Security
SHADE Conference 2020
2020 Maritime Security Conference
Member Nations Weblinks
CMF Brochure
CMF Logo Download
June 2, 2016 by Combined Maritime Forces 0
#ReadyTogether, Best Management Practice, CMF, Combined Maritime Forces, Counter-Narcotics, CTF 150, CTF-150, CTF150, Maritime Crime, Maritime Security, Uncategorized
Combined Maritime Forces enjoys further success
The crew of FS Nivose analyse part of their seizure (Photo courtesy of the Marine Nationale)
Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) has made four more seizures of heroin as part of its ongoing, successful campaign to combat illicit activities in the Indian Ocean, Red Sea and Arabian Gulf.
Australia Best Management Practice CMF CTF-150 France Maritime Security Maritime Security Operations UK
May 4, 2016 by Combined Maritime Forces 0
#ReadyTogether, CMF, Combined Maritime Forces, Uncategorized
CMF nations come together to remember the fallen on Anzac Day
Captain Tony Aldred CSC RAN addresses the attendees at the Anzac Day Dawn Service
Last month senior military officers from Australia, New Zealand and Turkey hosted a dawn service and subsequent 'gun-fire breakfast' to commemorate Anzac Day in Bahrain.
ANZAC Day Australia New Zealand Regional Engagement Turkey UK
April 20, 2016 by Combined Maritime Forces 0
CMF, Combined Maritime Forces, Counter-Narcotics, Counter-Terrorism, CTF 150, CTF-150, CTF150, Maritime Security, Uncategorized
Daily Life for CTF 150 (Part Three)
USN personnel as part of CTF 150 onboard a vessel in the Gulf of Aden USN Personnel approach local fishermen to understand what is happening in the area USN Personnel interact with local fisherman of Mukalla to understand what is happening in the area
Australia Canada CMF counter-terrorism CTF-150 CTF150 Maritime Security Maritime Security Operations Regional Engagement Royal Navy UK USA
CMF, CMF HQ, Combined Maritime Forces, Counter-Terrorism, CTF 150, CTF-150, Maritime Security, Uncategorized
Australia handover to the UK at CTF 150 Change of Command Ceremony
Commander CMF,Vice Admiral Kevin Donegan, US Navy (centre) witnesses Royal Navy Commodore Robinson (right) assume command of CTF 150 from Royal Australian Navy Commodore Jaimie Hatcher
The Royal Navy has taken command of Combined Task Force (CTF) 150 of the Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) after conducting a handover ceremony with the Royal Australian Navy. CTF 150's principal mission is to disrupt terrorist organisations and their unlawful activities by restricting freedom of manoeuvre in the maritime domain.
Australia counter-terrorism CTF-150 CTF150 Maritime Security Royal Navy UK
CMF, Combined Maritime Forces, Counter-Terrorism, CTF 150, CTF-150, CTF150, Maritime Security, Uncategorized
Daily Life for CTF 150 (Part Two)
Fishermen read with interest how they can help stop illegal maritime activities USN personnel, as part of CTF 150, approach a vessel in the Gulf of Aden USN Personnel, as part of CTF 150, are invited aboard a vessel in the Gulf of Aden
Australia CMF counter-terrorism CTF-150 CTF150 Maritime Security Maritime Security Operations Regional Engagement UK USA
April 6, 2016 by Combined Maritime Forces 0
CMF, Combined Maritime Forces, Counter-Narcotics, Counter-Terrorism, CTF 150, CTF150, Maritime Security, Uncategorized
Daily Life for CTF 150
While patrolling the Makran Coast Royal Australian Navy personnel hand out information on how to stop illegal maritime activities. Royal Australian Navy personnel hand out information and chocolates while patrolling the Makran Coast. While patrolling the Makran Coast Royal Australian Navy personnel hand out information on how to stop illegal maritime activities.
Australia CMF counter-terrorism CTF-150 Maritime Security Operations Regional Engagement
March 30, 2016 by Combined Maritime Forces 0
CCTF 150 Garners Support for Counter Narcotics Operations off East Africa
Cdre Hatcher receives a gift from the Chief of the Kenyan Navy MAJGEN Mghalu
Commander Combined Task Force 150 (CCTF150), Commodore Jaimie Hatcher AM, RAN conducted a very successful Key Leader Engagement (KLE) in South Africa, Tanzania and Kenya in the period 2 to 10 March 2016. A priority for the KLE was to enhance multi-agency and multinational efforts to counter terrorism and narcotics smuggling from the Makran Coast to Eastern Africa.
Australia CMF counter-terrorism CTF-150 CTF150 Maritime Security Maritime Security Operations
CMF, CMF HQ, Combined Maritime Forces, CTF 150, CTF-150, Uncategorized
COMBINED MARITIME FORCES CELEBRATE INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY
Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) celebrated International Women's Day with a morning tea hosted by the Australian-led Combined Task Force 150 (CTF150).
Members of CMF get together to celebrate International Women's Day
Australia CMF CTF-150
March 6, 2016 by Combined Maritime Forces 1
CMF, Combined Maritime Forces, Counter-Terrorism, CTF 150, CTF-150
HMAS DARWIN SEIZES LARGE WEAPONS CACHE
Operating as part of Combined Task Force 150 (CTF150), Australian ship HMAS Darwin has uncovered and seized a large weapons cache following the boarding of a small fishing style vessel in the Middle East.
HMAS Darwin intercepts a small-arms smuggler approximately 170 nautical miles off the coast of Oman.
HMAS Darwin intercepted the vessel approximately 170 nautical miles (313 kilometres) off the coast of Oman and initially conducted a flag verification boarding. After assessing the vessel to be stateless, HMAS Darwin searched the vessel and discovered 1989 AK-47 assault rifles, 100 rocket propelled grenade launchers, 49 PKM general purpose machine guns, 39 PKM spare barrels and 20 60mm mortar tubes. These weapons were seized from the vessel that was heading towards the Somalia coast.
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February 25, 2016 by Combined Maritime Forces 0
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HMAS DARWIN BOARDING OPERATIONS TRAINING
HMAS Darwin's boarding party teams recently boosted their counter-terrorism skills as the warship begins maritime patrols in the Middle East region where it will be working alongside other members of the 31 nation Combined Maritime Forces (CMF).
During Darwin's stopover in Bahrain, the Australian sailors conducted a week of "visit, board, search and seizure" (VBSS) tactics training. The fast paced combination of classroom and practical training was provided by the United States Coast Guard Patrol Forces Southwest Asia (PATFORSWA) Maritime Engagement Team (MET).
A Royal Australian Navy sailor, of HMAS Darwin, conducts visit, boarding, search and seizure training in the United States Coast Guard facility in Bahrain.
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Shop the Paradigm Gallery for unique art and fine craft from over 75 local, regional, and national artists. At the Paradigm Gallery, we feature jewelry, wood turned objects, ceramics, hand-made apparel and accessories, all types of paintings, as well as photography and paper and origami objects.
Join us for 2nd Thursday in the Paradigm Gallery, your opportunity to experience the fine art and craft from over 65 local and regional Paradigm artists in deeper ways. Each second Thursday of the month will feature artist demonstrations, trunk shows, tastings, and performances. Enjoy free admission, edibles and a cash bar with friends.
2nd Thursday in the Paradigm Gallery is from 5-7:30pm.
Acclaimed photographer John Gevers is known for his arresting images of nature and world cities. Now, these images are jigsaw puzzles! Join the community in putting together a John Gevers puzzle, and pick one up for yourself.
Artist and entrepreneur Jack Cantey, owner of JUKKA HONZA Studio, will demonstrate monotypes and collagraphs on cards and postcards. Jack is also offering a hands on demo for participants to print a card for $5 or 5 cards for $20.
Summer is the perfect season to enjoy the heat of glassblowing! This popular event gives you more of the well-loved glassblowing demonstrations with Fort Wayne glass artist Eran Park, and a trunk show of Mike Brumbaugh's and Matthew Paskiet's gorgeous glass sculptures.
Warsaw-based fine and graphic artist Ben Keffer will debut a new T-Shirt design and demonstrate the technical process of screen printing this design to a shirt. This custom design has been specially created for FWMoA 2nd Thursday guests! Place your order that night (only $25) to own this limited-edition shirt.
Yoga @ FWMoA is also on the 2nd Thursday of each month - check it out!
Browse a selection of the featured artists with work for sale in Paradigm.
I have always been interested in Art and woodworking. My great-great-great-grandfather was a cooper, making barrels for the whiskey he made in Western Pennsylvania. Succeeding generation migrated to Indiana and operated barrel making factories. White oak trees were scouted and cut to produce barrel staves that were shipped to Cleveland where John Rockefeller shipped Kerosene in them.
I am a retired engineer with degrees from Defiance College and the University of Saint Francis. My interest in glass blowing started in 1997 through the adult education program at the Toledo Museum of Art. I continue to work with glass on a weekly basis at the Toledo museum and at a private studio near Swanton, Ohio.
All art shares the same unique ability to freely express and completely capture purpose. It is its own purpose, with little to no effort. This quality in art opens the artist's possibilities to an infinite range.
About the Art When very young, I was given two gifts that have shaped me in ways that, I suppose, the givers would never have anticipated.
I started working in clay during my senior year at Defiance College. After a year of AmeriCorps service, I apprenticed under Steve Smith at 4 Corners Gallery in Angola, Indiana. Since then, I have worked to create and fine-tune my personal line of handcrafted ceramic products. Using an oxygen-saturated electric kiln atmosphere and contrasting glazes, I feel I have produced a line of products that is simultaneously functional and beautiful.
Abstract painting is an oddly reflective discipline, and one which can have a slow rate of maturity. While style, composition, scale, surface quality, and mysterious content are all important components of my work, I find that color is the most intriguing element. At birth we comprehend the world purely through our senses, for months or years before we understand language. The presence of color remains a very pure archetypal, abstract experience, one we are able to embrace at a uniquely personal level without a formal cognitive rationale. When we look at a sunset, or the turning of fall leaves, or a Rothko painting, the joy of abundant color connects us to our own personal freedom. Through painting I attempt to communicate the experience of freedom.
I have been interested in art and jewelry ever since I was little. I grew up in Fort Wayne, Indiana and originally went to college there for mechanical engineering, and took metalsmithing classes as a hobby.
Monte Ellson is truly one of America's most skilled artists. Monte holds a degree in Drafting, Design & CAD and was an honor graduate. He had spent many years professionally in the drafting and engineering industry until his talent led him into the field of professional art. For more than two decades, Monte has been drawing Big City Skylines. He began to enter his drawings in art shows in 2003, and since then he has won dozens of awards, including 1st Place on several occasions. Some of the cities that have gained him great acclaim are Charleston SC, Charlotte, Chicago, Cincinnati, Nashville, New York 9/11 Memorial, Pittsburgh, St. Louis, Savannah, and San Diego.
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I'll never forget when my kindergarten teacher thumb-tacked my crayon drawing of a robin up on the classroom bulletin board. I'm sure I scuffed my penny loafers on the linoleum floor. I know that my cheeks burned with pride as she held my drawing in front of the class! No wonder that all these years later I am still drawing! Since first holding a crayon, my natural instinct has been to tell a story.
Helen Frost was born in Brookings, South Dakota, the fifth of ten children. She graduated from Syracuse University with a degree in Elementary Education and a concentration in English, with Philip Booth and W. D. Snodgrass among her teachers. She received her Masters degree in English from Indiana University in 1994. She is the recipient of a 2009 National Endowment for the Arts Poetry Fellowship.
To me, glass is a thing of beauty with its vivid colors reflecting light like rare gems. I have immersed myself in the world of fused glass since 2008.
Rooted in the Heartland of the United States, John is known both for capturing the splendor of the world and for revealing a person's essence and spirit in portrait photography.
Rebecca Graves' background in graphic design, printmaking, and textiles is apparent in the carved surfaces of her ceramics. Her desire to create truly useful pottery is the direct result of years working in environmental and interior design.
I was born in San Diego on 1949 and traveled with my Navy family around the states and Japan until graduating from high school in Annandale, Va. I did three Semesters at the University of New Hampshire in the Art Department, dropped out to hitch-hike the East Coast a bit, then came to Fort Wayne to go to the Division of General and Technical Studies at Indiana University, receiving an Associate Degree in Commercial Art in 1974.
I am an art teacher and a painter but have recently realized my love for the serendipitous creation of new stuffed animals from old ones. I have always had a soft spot for stuffed animals, and now bringing new ones into this world for others to love brings me immense joy.
I first got the idea to make FrankenFuzzies when I was in college during my final project in textiles class. I originally made about 15 of them, which I enjoyed, but then thought nothing more of it. Nine years later I decided I would try making them again and found that I loved doing it. Everyone I showed my creations to was ecstatic about them and instantly drawn to one. I decided I should spread the love and create enough so that many people could connect with their own Fuzzy friend. I find gently used stuffed animals that no one wants anymore, clean them up, and swap their parts to give them a second chance at love.
There will never be two FrankenFuzzies that are exactly alike. They each have their own unique personality which speaks to me and my husband and so we try to give a glimpse of it through the name and the blurb on their tags. I love each and every one of my FrankenFuzzies, and I hope that you will too.
What is Nuno felt? Nuno felting is a new spin on an ancient art. It is produced by applying wool or other natural fibers into a fine woven cloth. The wool is then worked into the cloth by applying soap, water, and lots of elbow grease. As the wool shrinks, it works its way into the cloth and creates a lovely crinkled effect. The result is a fabric that is unique, durable, flexible, warm, and light as air.
My paintings are individual interpretations of what I see and feel presented in front of me. My goal is to meld the visual subject matter with the mood, character and beauty I feel. This may require a particular temperature or value in my hues. It may also require an adjustment in my approach to paint application. None of this is established ahead of time. Each scene or subject matter requires me to open myself to what is before me and make it part of me. Only after this is accomplished can the process flow through my experience, my heart and into my hands.
Dawn Haney's photography-inspired product lines include; note cards, fine art prints, glass art cutting boards, woven throws and tapestry tote bags. The Fort Wayne Museum of Art features many of her Fort Wayne landmark photography and design products in their gift shop.
I loved the teeter-totter at my grandmother's in Whitley County. Perhaps that might have been a hint that my life and art might be about balance. I studied at I.U. in Bloomington, Philadelphia College of Art and Purdue at IPFW. My main artistic influences were Robert Godfrey and Walter Ehrlbacher, and crafting with my mother and Girl Scouts.
Jukka Honza Studio, founded in early 2019 by artist/writer John Jack Cantey, is a small business based in downtown Fort Wayne that specializes in a wide range of handmade art objects, including original prints and collages, cards, books, magnets, and more.
I was born in 1955 and grew up in Huntertown, IN. I went to Huntertown Elementary & Carroll High School. I helped farmers around the area bale hay. I worked for Phelps Dodge for 37 years & am still working for Rae Magnet Wire.
I was born in 1961, grew up in Huntertown and went to Huntertown & Perry Elementary, then Carroll High School. I've worked for Fort Wayne Newspapers for 34 years (+).
"When I was 5 years old I started watching a show called McGee & Me. In the show a boy draws a cartoon character named McGee which comes to life and teaches him valuable life lessons. I immediately started drawing in hopes that my drawings would come to life as well. Unfortunately none of my work has ever come to life but I have never stopped pursuing art.
In 2015 I started Wandering Press as a means to provide people with an affordable way to acquire and enjoy hand made artwork and as a means to give back. I also knew I wanted to give back with my work which is why Wandering Press is committed to donated $1 from every item sold to providing clean drinking water for people in The Central African Republic through Water For Good."
Ronia Marie loves art. She expresses her love of natural materials and color in practical ways. She makes wearable and usable art. She pours her soul into everything she creates. Her jewelry designs are fun and rich, while her Shibori-dyed scarves are intricate and intriguing. She works from her 100 year old farmstead that she shares with her husband, seven sheep, one goat, two alpaca, a dozen chickens and one very lovable dog.
Alan Larkin received his BA in art from Carleton College in Northfield Minnesota in 1975 and his MFA in printmaking from the Pennsylvania State University in 1977. Though recently retired, he taught drawing and printmaking for almost forty years at Indiana University South Bend. He has won many prizes in regional, national and international competitions for his artwork, including the prestigious Founder's Award in the 2016 Pastel 100 Competition sponsored by the Pastel Journal and the Best of Show Award at the 75th and 91st Annual Hoosier Salon Exhibition in Indianapolis. His works are in numerous private collections including the corporate collections of Pillsbury, NIPSCO, and Lincoln Life Insurance Companies. His work may be seen on the web at www.alanlarkin.net.
Painter and photographer Rick Lieder's art has appeared on award-winning novels ranging from mysteries and science fiction, to books based on the X-Files TV series and Newberry Award-winning books for children.
"Creating a pendant engages not only my hands but my mind as I problem solve design and construction issues. I love everything about creating pendants: from the initial design work, through the multitude of production steps, to the final polishing of the metal."
Nationally renowned art sculptor John Mishler specializes in the use of the common metals including aluminum, copper, steel and stainless steel to create both abstract and symbolic works of art.
Crystalline Porcelain You'll have to brush up on your physics and chemistry to fully understand the process by which Duly Mitchell creates his crystalline porcelain. But you only have to love classical refinement and perfection to appreciate his handsome vases and jars individualized by shimmering crystal wafers floating on translucent surfaces.
Karen Moriarty's award-winning paintings are represented in galleries, group and solo shows, residential, medical and corporate collections throughout the country. Her large oils have dominated her last few years of work and recently she began working on metals. She maintains a studio in downtown Fort Wayne.
Classically trained, Moriarty majoring in painting at the Fort Wayne Art Institute before living in San Francisco for several years. Returning to Indiana, she worked in contract interior design, illustration and graphic arts and later studied at Indiana University with esteemed painters Audrey Ushenko and John Hrehov, before starting her painting practice.
Sara Nordling has been involved in fiber art in many forms for most of her life; weaving however, didn't enter her life until she was an adult and she was hooked immediately. What began as a hobby turned into a passion and a return to school for a B.F.A. and then an M.F.A. in studio art/textiles. Sara enjoys the technical side of weaving as well as the color, textures and rhythms weaving provides.
Process gives a work its form. For my work as a textile artist and weaver, it involves dyeing the yarns, threading them individually on a loom and weaving them into cloth. Once an idea for a work is envisioned, the process of making it can begin. Yarns are weighed, measured and often dyed. I don't often use commercially dyed yarns because they are seldom available in the colors or effects I am after in my finished work. This process alone will take several days to complete. After all yarns are dyed, they are wound and threaded on to the loom. Each thread at this point is handed individually so that it will weave the sort of fabric I intend. Setting up the loom may take a day or more, depending on the quantity of the threads and the complexity of the structure. Finally weaving can commence. Weaving can go relatively quickly or quite slowing. Weaving a work with pleats can progress at the rate of one to two inches an hour at the slow end of the spectrum. After a weaving is completed it is washed, the edges and finishing work are completed and it ready for display or use.
How does this process affect the overall look and why would you need to know it? I strive to make works that are attractive whether you know what is involved in the making of them or not. I use color, textures, and lines to enhance my compositions. However, there is a calmness and meditative quality to many of my works and I believe this is evidence of the process by which they are made. I really cannot rush any part of the process; it takes thoughtfulness and time. If my mind is distracted, mistakes are made, colors come out wrong, threads get tangled, mistakes happen in the weave that can compromise the integrity of the cloth. It is the weaving process that I enjoy, combined with my desire to create art that is intriguing and enjoyable at many levels.
Eran Park is the owner of the Glass Park in Fort Wayne, IN. He has been blowing glass since 1999. Eran has spent time learning and working with glass in Grants Pass, Oregon. With about 16 years of experience, Eran now owns his own studio where he creates ornamental glass, and teaches others to do it, too.
Handmade Ceramic Art Handmade ceramic art with an emphasis on form, design and color can best describe Pelka Ceramics, a husband and wife team. I, Joseph, am the sole designer and creator of the ceramic art while Kathleen manages the business.
Stephen Michael Perfect is a photographic educator and studio owner whose teaching, lecturing and workshop experiences are varied and extensive, spanning a period of four decades.
During his photographic career, Stephen's work has been widely exhibited for many years throughout the United States and abroad. His images are as varied as the techniques available to him, ranging from carbros, photographic intaglio embossings and small intimate landscapes printed on hand-sensitized watercolor paper to bold non-objective color abstracts and digital.
Pulley's career as a contemporary Hoosier Impressionist has made him a prolific creator of dynamically layered still lifes and landscapes inspired by the beauty of Northern Indiana. He has said that color, rhythimic patterns of light and shade fill his canvases. Not to be chained by the restrictions of realism, his focus has been more on his inward expression of a subject than trying to capture its exact representation.
With his new series of abstract paintings, Pulley continues to harness the power of showing us this unique inner world that yearns to express the essence of things. With acrylics his medium of choice, this material is well suited to his style of rapid execution and penchant for bold, vibrant colors.
I am interested in the concepts of chaos and order. Therefore, I find myself intrigued by the ways in which we humans try to order the chaos of our world through the use of language or numerals. I believe our desire to name and number everything stems from the need to feel that we are in control of our world, albeit illusory.
Even at a young age I have always been intrigued with the smallest of details and textures in glass, chrome and liquid. I have always studied the abstract shapes and colors that define rooms and objects collaged together which revealed my inspiration to paint photorealism.
I use an electric potter's wheel set upon a stand so that I can throw each of my ceramic pieces from a standing position. The handles on my mugs and pitchers are pulled by hand. My plates and bowls are trimmed by hand.
I started drawing when I was 9. I shifted to knitting, sewing, stitching and crafting after my kids were born and my attention span shortened.
As a mixed media and mosaic artist, I enjoy uncovering a masterpiece in the broken, discarded, or unused pieces of daily life. My artwork is inspired by the hidden or modest splendor of the earth around me. Using slate, marble, stone, stained glass, ceramic tile, smalti, and other repurposed and found objects, I focus on the beauty of the element itself. I then strive to highlight its color, design, or other understated detail with relevant pieces. In my realistic work, the same materials can be used to produce a convincing representational piece.
Currently, I am captivated by the natural and subtle allure of slate, stone, and marble. It is quite breathtaking to discover and build a relationship with a piece and call attention to the textures and movement that can be observed. Much of my art is created out of assorted sizes of slate and marble previously utilized as roofing or flooring.
Our work is a representation of east meets west in concept. Coming from an Indian tradition of gemstone jewelry, we use architecture, art and cultures for inspiration. Our patron and the love we get are our driving force for our jewelry designs.
Steve Smith produces functional, decorative and sculptural works in clay, steel and stone. A graduate of Bluffton College with Masters Degrees from Bowling Green State University, he has taught at Defiance College since 1980.
Carol Spaid began sewing as a child, first learning to quilt and then making clothing in her local 4-H program. As an adult, she continued to sew clothing for herself and her children and make crafts for gift giving.
I think of myself, not as a poet or artist, but as one who responds to the beauty of color, and uses it to express feelings of love and loss.
Bill Steffen grew up in Indiana his entire life. His first experience with wood working was in high school.
Ralph Stuckman was born on a farm near Bucyrus, Ohio. He has been highly influenced in the ceramic arts due to these early experiences with nature.
The Art Farm is the home and studio of the husband/wife creative team of Lisa Vetter & Paul Siefert. They are best known for their found object functional art and jewelry. Their philosophy that life is art translates in the mixed media assemblages and jewelry they create for both love and money. They have spent much of the last 9 years restoring their 1860 farmhouse and studio building.
Vivasmith stands for the last names of its founders Deborah Vivas and Melissa Smith. It means forgers of life – adequate for the couple, as one carves her way with metals, while the other facets her way with gemstones.
Deborah is a multi-disciplinary designer with a background in architecture. She approaches her designs through order, color and form. Her current work displays a combination of metals, which she fuses like a painter mixes colors on a palette. Mild steel is her canvas, which gives each piece structure and definition. Fine gold, fine silver with hints of copper are her color choices.
Melissa is passionate about gemstones and approaches her faceting by bringing out the natural beauty of each stone. In some cases she showcases the gems inclusions, which she believes adds beauty and character to the design.
Both Deborah and Melissa are dedicated to sustainability in their studio and believe that playful and interesting jewelry does not need to sacrifice elegance or ethics. Each piece can reflect a commitment to finding balance with the environment that provides our resources.
I believe, with in us all, there lies a strength that helps us to remain whole, intact and above all balanced. My wall pieces and sculptures are influenced by my own reflection of human struggles and the need to achieve balance. By stretching the legs and body, my figures depict the great lengths humans can be "stretched" yet still maintain the power to overcome the odds and achieve the near impossible.
The birds are present to sing a song of encouragement. Like the birds, we too can rise above our frail appearance, draw strengths from within and remain perfectly balanced in mid air.
I am a Midwest fiber artist. I have had a longtime love of fabric and thread. Drawings and images are created in a well worn orange sketchbook and a few others. My daughters have added their touch to a few of those sketches. The drawings are then created in thread which are displayed here. Portraits have been another exploration in thread. A few of those works can be seen. Enjoy!
Jim Williams was raised in Western Massachusetts, and, after receiving his A.S. degree in Nursing from Springfield College, he moved to New York City in 1984.
I have been a professional artist for about 40 years, working almost exclusively in wood, creating fine art furniture, sculptures and mobiles. This stainless steel is new for me and gives me the opportunity to create objects that can be used inside as well as outdoors. Serendipity played a large role in this whole journey with stainless steel: I was browsing through a metal recycling center one day and found a roll of stainless steel ribbon. I instantly knew where I wanted to begin and had confidence I would end up some place interesting. These mobiles and stabiles are where this journey has brought me so far.
The Paradigm Gallery accepts submissions from professional artists who wish to bring their artwork to our consideration for possible sales representation through the Gallery. If you would like to submit your artwork for consideration, please email your artist resume/CV and 3-5 digital images to Abby Leon, Paradigm Gallery Director, abby.leon@fwmoa.org.
Unannounced, in-person submissions of artwork are strongly discouraged. Email submissions are preferred. However, if you have reasons that prevent you from emailing your materials, please mail us your information and photos of your work to the Paradigm Gallery at 311 E Main Street, Fort Wayne, IN 46802.
Send images that are representative of the work that you wish to sell through the Paradigm Gallery.
Original artwork and high quality craft are favored.
In general, food items, bath and beauty products, and perishable/fresh items are not sold through the Paradigm Gallery.
We currently have a full roster of represented artists; however, we are always excited to receive artist submissions for consideration.
Call Abby Leon, Paradigm Gallery Director at 260.422.6467 if you have any questions!


How Should I Completely Remove FLV Player on PC?
Someties software can be a bit complicated to remove. Just scroll down to browse the whole page and see how to correctly remove FLV Player.
Once you have downloaded your favorite videos from sites like YouTube and Vimeo, you can use the FLV.com free flash player to play them back on your computer. It supports a number of video formats including FLV to Mp3. FLV Player is not a standalone application, it is actually part of both FLV Downloader and FLV Converter. Install any of these apps and you will get the player included.
Now you know where those errors might come from. The following instruction will guide you through the correct uninstall process, to effectively remove FLV Player. And anytime you face an unknown problem, don't forget we're still here to help.
Any Better Way to Remove FLV Player?
STEP 1: Download and install Max Uninstaller.
STEP 2: Open the helper, locate and select the FLV Downloader icon, then click the green Run Analysis button on the left, as you can see in the image. Then check all the items belonging to the program and click the green Complete Uninstall button.
STEP 3: The next is exactly the Registry part – after it finishes the first part, click on Scan Leftovers, tick all items likewise, then click the green Delete Leftovers button to completely remove Player. In the end, you can click Back to Step1 and check whether the program has gone.
This way the target program shall be gone for good. Since there are so many people that have no clue or don't know how to perform the conventional cleaning process, this would be a better choice for them to save much time. If you happened to be one of them, I believe you will like this trustworthy tool.
You may try to use it to remove Player or any other program you failed to remove in the past. Computer is like a human, it gets tired and runs slowly when it bears heavy burden. So we shall make our move to optimize its performance when it's necessary. It feels great to free up your hard drive space for important purposes, isn't it?


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Can You Answer 10 Questions About Sesame Street?
Do you still remember anything about Sesame Street besides the Cookie Monster? Take a quick flash back with this fun Sesame Street Quiz and see how much you still remember.


Firstly, I was amazed how relaxed I felt when my waters broke at 2 am - being someone that tends to panic!
As the contractions became stronger I saw, in my mind�s eye, myself sitting on my surfboard at my favourite surf beach, ready to catch the incoming swells. My husband , who was my wonderful support person, was standing on the sand with a bunch of spectators, ten times life size, cheering me on. As the contractions became stronger I flew across the face of the wave experiencing the adrenalin and rush and as the contractions subsided so did my ride. I then flicked off the wave and sat waiting for the next wave. This continued until I arrived at the Birth Centre with my husband to meet our midwife. It was sensational!!
It was 6.30 am now, and second stage pushing , still continuing with the conscious breathing and taking sips of Rescue Remedy - I could hear your voice repeating things I had listened to on your tapes, "these sensations you are feeling are for your baby" etc. Hearing your voice affirming the process was strengthening at this point and really gave me a focus.
The visuals continued - close friends, who had shared their positive birthing stories with me came with their smiling faces - one by one. I really felt their love and support.
Then, when crowning began, breathing, breathing - focusing on the ! breath got me through this stage.
Woody was born at 8.30am. What an incredible journey we experienced - I was as high as a kite.
Thank you, Lina, for asking me to write our story - reliving this experience deeply affected me - how fortunate I was to feel, see and hear what I did. Visualization is such a powerful tool. Kristen.


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THE LONG CON: coming in July from Oni Press!
Created: 20 Feb 2018 / Categories: Books, Comics
Exciting news! My next publishing project, The Long Con, will be serialized starting this July from Oni Press! This is my first book to be published the old-fashioned comic book way – in individual issues with cool covers, available at your local comic book store, and then in trade collection (…if enough people like it!).
Comic Book Resources ran an excellent piece on it yesterday along with a four-page preview from Issue #1. Read it here!
The Long Con has a very simple premise: the Apocalypse hits during a Comic-Con. Most of society, and everything within a fifty mile radius of the convention center, is reduced to glowing rubble. Five years later, a desperate journalist braves the wasteland to revisit the site, and discovers that the con never ended…it only evolved.
Victor Lai, failed puff-piece journalist, and his erstwhile nerd-pal Dez Delaney, indie comics PR maven, must navigate LongCon's many threats and obstacles in order to bring peace to warring fandoms, discourage cannibalism, and possibly uncover a sinister, decades-long conspiracy with implications for humankind's very survival…
This is also an exciting first for me in some other ways. I'm co-writing the book with my friend and regular Twitter bantering mate, Ben Coleman. Ben is a deeply funny comedy writer who, thanks to his career as a film critic for the Portland Mercury, also has great discernment when it comes to smart storytelling.
We're also working with an incredible artist, Emilee Denich, because we were lucky enough to catch her in the thirty seconds before she becomes insultingly famous. Finding an artist who can design dozens of character AND draw big ridiculous set-pieces AND crowded fight scenes AND physical humor AND character banter AND mimic different media styles AND do it in an overall style that would appeal to a broad audience AND make deadlines? That is the dream, my friends, and Em is so freakin' dreamy.
Add in the color stylings of M. Victoria Robado, the type wizardry of letterer Aditya Bidikar and the laser-eyed editorial skills of Ari Yarwood and Robin Herrera and you have the recipe for an amazing comic shop debut. I hope you'll all join us when issue #1 arrives at your local comic book store this summer!
On Sale! Bitch Planet Triple Feature #3
Created: 25 Aug 2017 / Categories: Comics, News
My latest story, collected in Bitch Planet: Triple Feature #3, is now available at your local comic book store, or online through Image Comics!
Triple Feature is an ongoing anthology of original 8-page shorts, by creators hand-picked by Bitch Planet writer Kelly Sue De Connick and artist Valentine De Landro.
Bitch Planet is the sharpest satire currently publishing in the comics world – a mix of Brazil-style dystopian sci-fi, blaxploitation flicks, and Orange is the New Black. It was an honor (and a total blast) to be invited into the unexplored corners of that universe.
Naturally, when asked to do a riff on a multiracial/queer/feminist space prison epic, I chose to do a story about a couple of white guys going camping.
…you'll see how it fits in, I swear.
ECCC Panel: The Power Was In You All Along
Created: 07 Mar 2017 / Categories: Appearances, Audio, Comics
One of the highlights of Emerald City Comicon this year was moderating a panel with the talented cartoonists Lucy Bellwood One of the highlights for me was moderating a panel with the talented cartoonists Lucy Bellwood , David Malki ! , and Kory Bing . Its full title was The Power Was In You All Along: how to turn your weird talents and unusual obsessions into authentic, original art.
XOXO Festival co-founder and blessed angel Andy Mcmillan was on hand to record the panel for us. We reference some of our visual work in the talk, so you can click through the presentation slides in the viewer under the audio player below!
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Appearance: Oregon Historical Society
Created: 30 Nov 2016 / Categories: Appearances, Comics
I'll be appearing at the Oregon Historical Society on Thursday, Dec. 1st for a panel discussion! The panel is being held in conjunction with OHS's amazing exhibit on comics in Oregon. (My Eisner-nominated short comic Outfoxed is part of the exhibit.) Other panelists will include my two studiomates Colleen Coover and Cat Farris, as well as syndicated cartoonist Jan Eliot (Stone Soup).
Details below! Note that the event is free and open to the public.
Artistic Business: Oregon Cartoonists on their Work and the Industry
Presented by Colleen Coover, Jan Eliot, Cat Farris, and Dylan Meconis, moderated by Dr. Susan Kirtley
Join us for a wide-ranging discussion among a diverse group of working Oregon comic artists, moderated by Dr. Susan Kirtley, director of the Comics Studies program at Portland State University.
7PM – 8:30PM
More details, and directions, at the OHS website.
Coming in 2018: Queen of the Sea
Created: 29 Oct 2015 / Categories: Books, Comics, News
From the latest edition of Publisher's Weekly / Children's Bookshelf, an exciting announcement!
You'll be hearing and seeing plenty more about this in the months to come, but for now it's exciting just to say in public that it's happened! I love this story and the artistic challenge it represents for me, and I really look forward to speaking with a young audience. Thank you to Barry and to Susan for taking me up on it!


Proficient with ADR, teleprompter, animation reference/motion. Experienced operating motor and sailing yachts. Excellent cooking skills. Studio artist and fine arts teacher. Strong audio editing/recording skills. Conversational German. Experienced traveler-lived in London, Edinburgh, and Heidelberg.


This document was written by William Ridgeway and originally published in The Dramas and Dramatic Dances of Non-European Races. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1915. pp. 406-407.
In his Lives of the Philosophers Diogenes Laertius has left us a short biography of Epicharmus, but as he treats him purely as one of the 'philosophic family' and disdained to mention his dramatic writings, we would known nothing about the great contributions made to dramatic literature by him were it not for Suidas. From his short bu invaluable notice we learn that Epicharmus was the son of Elotheles, a physician of Cos, in which island his famous son was born in about 540 B.C., and whence when but three months old he passed with his father to Sicilian Megara. But his father belonged to the Asclepiad clan, and as the Asclepiads were certainly not Dorians, neither can that race in general nor the Hyblaean Magarians in particular claim him as their own. When the boy grew to man's estate, he embraced the tenets of Pythagoras and made Syracuse the scene of his life's work. He wrote on Natural Science, Philosophy, and Medicine; he composed gnomes and left also a series of memoirs when he died at the age of ninety. As a dramatist he was no less active, since he wrote fifty-two comedies or according to others thirty-five. In these plays Comedy for the first time took formal shape, since he and his contemporary Phormis were the first to use plots (muthoi) and regular dialogues. His compositions, however, were simply burlesques on the heroic themes which formed the usual subjects of the tragic performances of the time.
The most famous of his plays was the Marriage of Hebe to Hercules, in which that hero was degraded for the first time by being represented as a glutton. Dr. Mahaffy is probably right in holding that the degradation in Greek literature of Odysseus, Agamemnon and Menelaus may also have been due to Epicharmus. In a certain sense, therefore, he may be regarded as the Cervantes of Greece, for as the latter laughed mediaeval chivalry to death, so Epicharmus was the first to make the great ones of the Heroic Age the butts of popular ridicule. But as Epicharmus is said to have created the character of the conventional parasite in his Elpis, he was also the founder of the comedy of manners as well as of the burlesque. The date of his dramatic activity is well ascertained, for as he was in high favor with Gelon (485-478 B.C.) and with his brother and successor Hieron (478-467 B.C.), there seems no doubt that his dramatic activity should be placed between 485 and 467 B.C. But, as we shall soon find that his fellow dramatist Phormis was at work in the reign of Gelon, we may place the date of the birth of true Comedy in the reign of that monarch (485-478 B.C.). As Epicharmus was born about 540 B.C., and lived to be ninety, his death may be placed about 450 B.C., a date which tallies well with a statement respecting an attack made on him by Magnes the Attic comedian, then a young man.
Aristophanes and His Comedies - Biography of the Greek dramatist and analysis of his poetic qualities.
Chionides - A biographical note on the Greek dramatist Chionides.
Comic Costumes - A description of the costumes worn by comic actors in ancient Greece.
Cratinus - A biographical note on the Greek dramatist Cratinus.
Greek and Roman Comedy - A history of the comic drama, focusing on its origins and development in the works of Aristophanes, Menander, Plautus, and Terence.
Middle Comedy - A brief description of middle Greek comedy.
Magnes - A biographical note on the Greek dramatist Magnes.
New Comedy - A brief description of new Greek comedy.
Old Comedy - A brief description of old Greek comedy.
Origin of Comedy - An examination of the origin of Greek comic drama.
Philemon - A biographical note on the Greek dramatist Philemon.
Phormis - A biographical note on the ancient dramatist Phormis.
Menander (342 - 291 B.C.) - A biography.


This was an interesting book, with some really outstanding aspects to it, but even more roadblocks to a good, solid read. I nearly gave up on it twice, but persevered to the end, although I will freely admit to skimming some chapters.
The good? I liked the concept, and I liked the characters. I was intrigue enough by the latter to want to know more, to read past those roadblocks, and entertained enough by the latter to trust in them (Narky and Bandu especially), even if I was questioning their journey.
The bad? The world building was muddled, with far too ambitious of a mythology for a single book. I read a lot of epic fantasy, and I like my stories to be well-detailed, but this was too much. Also, the plotting of the book leaves a lot to be desired. If never really felt like the storyline was moving forward, or approaching any sort of climax.


Or JOSHUA, son of Josedech, was high priest of the Jews at their return from the captivity, and acted well his part in the restoration of the city, the temple, and the divine worship, Ezra 4:3 5:2. His name occurs in the prophecies of the time, Haggai 1:1 2:2 Zechariah 3:1-10 6:11-15.
Rand, W. W. "Entry for 'JESHUA'". "American Tract Society Bible Dictionary".


There is a generation of growing voices who want to retire early. Retirement has always been looked at from an age perspective and this way of thinking assumes that if you work for long enough and save money over 40 years, then you can retire comfortably.
The new school of thought argues that retirement is not just about age, it is about financial freedom. So, whether you reach financial freedom at 40 or 50, that can be your retirement age.
I think what is most misunderstood about the FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early) movement is that it's really about owning and reclaiming ones time; being able to do the things you really want to do while still young, have vitality and not so much about never working again.
Most people who have achieved this type of financial freedom continue to work, but do work they love and are passionate about and they still contribute to society.
The quote puts emphasis on what you have to do now, so you can live a financially free life later (but much sooner than what has been the norm) when everyone else is still chasing his or her 'golden age'.
Since government still looks at retirement the same way they did decades ago, the 'legal retirement age' is still from the age of 55. Meaning that that, you cannot exit a retirement annuity before then.Other retirement vehicles like Pension/Provident funds have great tax protection benefits, which you will forfeit should you retire earlier than the prescribed retirement age.
But early retirement is still appealing nonetheless; so what can you do to retire early?
At retirement, it is assumed that you would have paid off your house and car, which make up the biggest expenditure in your budget. You then look at your living expenses on a month-to-month basis; this gives you an idea as to how much you will need in retirement. Studies show that most people cannot maintain the same or similar lifestyle they were used to before they retired.
To maintain a similar lifestyle, you will want to replace at least 70% of your pre-retirement income. This means that if you earn R500 000 a year, your goal should be to create enough retirement income that you are able to live on at least R350 000 per year.
Don't forget costs like medical aid can get expensive the older you grow, so take that into consideration as well when calculating costs of living.
To retire early, you need to be frugal. You need to spend much less than you earn and invest the rest. You need to decrease your expenses so you can boost your savings.
This boils down to 'its not about how much you make, but how much of your money goes to work for you'! If you earn a good income and spend it all, you will never reach financial freedom.
Therefore, you need to aggressively review your budget and see what you can live without.
Whether it is an increase in your salary, a bonus or you start a 'side-hustle' to bring in extra income, be sure to put it towards your retirement funding.
To retire early, you need to acquire more investments or assets than you acquire lifestyle assets i.e. expensive cars and houses. You need to be conscious of your financial decisions and how they impact your plans of early retirement.
Because retiring early means that your savings have to support you for much longer than, say 20 years, you have to focus your energies on saving more.
We all know the detriment high fees/costs have on investments: the higher the costs, the less you will get when you need your retirement funds the most.
Look for investments that carry a lower cost.
According to 10X Investments, paying a more expensive fee compounds over time, and could mean you end up with 40% less money when you retire!
I find that when most people think about their finances, they think along the lines of their salary. As I mentioned earlier, it is not so much about how much you earn but more about putting your money to work for you.
Tracking and increasing your net worth ensures that your assets can pay for your living expenses and other luxuries.
The net worth calculation is really simple: Assets less Liabilities.
The FIRE concept is definitely not for the faint-hearted, it requires discipline and demands an individual to be resolute in their decision. Although it is the road less travelled, the financial freedom is certainly is worth it!
Wow, that is amazing. Well done to you for taking control of your finances!


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// Copyright (c) Microsoft. All rights reserved.
// Licensed under the MIT license. See LICENSE file in the project root for full license information.

using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Globalization;
using System.IO;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using System.Xml;
using System.Xml.Serialization;
using Microsoft.Build.Shared;

namespace Microsoft.Build.Tasks.Deployment.ManifestUtilities
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Writes object representation of a manifest to XML.
    /// </summary>
    [ComVisible(false)]
    public static class ManifestWriter
    {
        private static Stream Serialize(Manifest manifest)
        {
            manifest.OnBeforeSave();
            MemoryStream m = new MemoryStream();
            XmlSerializer s = new XmlSerializer(manifest.GetType());
            StreamWriter w = new StreamWriter(m);

            int t1 = Environment.TickCount;
            s.Serialize(w, manifest);
            Util.WriteLog(String.Format(CultureInfo.CurrentCulture, "ManifestWriter.Serialize t={0}", Environment.TickCount - t1));

            w.Flush();
            m.Position = 0;
            return m;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Writes the specified object representation of a manifest to XML.
        /// The name of the output file is inferred from the SourcePath property of the manifest.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="manifest">The object representation of the manifest.</param>
        public static void WriteManifest(Manifest manifest)
        {
            string path = manifest.SourcePath;
            if (path == null)
                path = "manifest.xml";
            WriteManifest(manifest, path);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Writes the specified object representation of a manifest to XML.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="manifest">The object representation of the manifest.</param>
        /// <param name="path">The name of the output file.</param>
        public static void WriteManifest(Manifest manifest, string path)
        {
            using (Stream s = File.Open(path, FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write, FileShare.Write))
            {
                WriteManifest(manifest, s);
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Writes the specified object representation of a manifest to XML.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="manifest">The object representation of the manifest.</param>
        /// <param name="path">The name of the output file.</param>
        /// <param name="targetframeWorkVersion">The target framework version.</param>
        public static void WriteManifest(Manifest manifest, string path, string targetframeWorkVersion)
        {
            using (Stream s = File.Open(path, FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write, FileShare.Write))
            {
                WriteManifest(manifest, s, targetframeWorkVersion);
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Writes the specified object representation of a manifest to XML.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="manifest">The object representation of the manifest.</param>
        /// <param name="output">Specifies an output stream.</param>
        public static void WriteManifest(Manifest manifest, Stream output)
        {
            WriteManifest(manifest, output, null);
        }

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        /// <param name="manifest"></param>
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            int t1 = Environment.TickCount;
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            Util.WriteLogFile(n + ".write.0-serialized.xml", s1);

            string resource = null;

            if (targetframeWorkVersion == null || targetframeWorkVersion.Length == 0 || Util.CompareFrameworkVersions(targetframeWorkVersion, Constants.TargetFrameworkVersion40) <= 0)
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                resource = "write2.xsl";
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            {
                resource = "write3.xsl";
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                {
                    s2 = XmlUtil.XslTransform(resource, s1);
                }
                else
                {
                    // May throw IO-related exceptions
                    string temp = FileUtilities.GetTemporaryFile();

                    am.TrustInfo.Write(temp);
                    if (Util.logging)
                    {
                        try
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                            File.Copy(temp, Path.Combine(Util.logPath, n + ".trust-file.xml"), true);
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                {
                    File.Delete(temp);
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Lynn Faulds Wood dead: How did Lynn Faulds Wood die? Cause of death latest
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Former BBC Watchdog presenter and most cancers campaigner Lynn Faulds Wood has died on the age of 72. Lynn was greatest recognized for her work internet hosting Watchdog alongside husband John Stapleton.
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How did Lynn Faulds Wood die?
The former TV presenter and most cancers campaigner died after affected by a stroke.
Her household confirmed the information in a press release this afternoon.
The assertion from her household stated: "Having suffered a massive stroke last night and a subsequent bleed on the brain, presenter and journalist Lynn Faulds Wood passed away peacefully at 12 noon today with her husband John Stapleton and son Nick at her bedside."
Read More: Lynn Faulds Wood: I won't accept MBE under 'unfair' honours system
Lynn Faulds Wood lifeless: How did Lynn Faulds Wood die? (Image: GETTY)
Tributes to the presenter have poured in throughout social media for the reason that information broke.
Former co-star Dame Esther Rantzen stated: "I've recognized Lynn for a few years.
"We made a collection collectively which was enormous enjoyable but in addition very onerous hitting as a result of she was such a formidable and brave client journalist.
"She fought for the rights of susceptible folks doggedly and determinedly and she or he is a large loss to journalism and to her family and friends. We are all devastated at this information.
Lynn Faulds Wood lifeless: Lynn offered BBC's Watchdog along with her husband John Stapleton (Image: GETTY)
In 2006 Lynn had labored with Dame Esther Rantzen to current BBC client rights programme Old Dogs, New Tricks.
BBC Newsreader Sophie Raworth additionally paid tribute, writing on Twitter: "I've recognized Lynn since I used to be 14.
"She impressed me to change into a journalist. She has lived subsequent door to my dad and mom for many years.
"She has been the most wonderful, generous, kind friend to me and my family for such a long time. Can't believe she has gone."
Who was Lynn Faulds Wood?
Lynn was born in Glasgow and grew up on Loch Lomondside, earlier than changing into a tv presenter and journalist,
Her profession started first working for magazines earlier than later touchdown a job on the Daily Mail and The Sun.
Her TV profession began within the early 1980s along with her becoming a member of TV-am.
Lynn is maybe greatest recognized for her work on BBC's Watchdog, which noticed the TV present remodel right into a peak time BBC One collection.
Lynn Faulds Wood lifeless: Tributes from colleagues and followers have poured in throughout social media (Image: GETTY)
Lynn offered the present from 1985 till 1993 alongside her husband John Stapleton.
She additionally offered the investigative programme World In Action in the course of the 1990s earlier than happening to change into a client champion on GMTV between 2003 and 2009.
The presenter and journalist fought each bowel and pores and skin most cancers, happening to co-found the European Cancer Patient Coalition in 2002, which she chaired from 2003 to 2010.
Lynn additionally helped to provoke MEPs Against Cancer and is credited with serving to to place most cancers on the official European Agenda.
In 2009, she was invited to current the brand new European most cancers plan – Action Against Cancer – in Brussels.
Lynn famously turned down an MBE within the 2017 New Year's Honours, saying she would not settle for one as a result of she'd be a "hypocrite".
She stated in December 2016: "I might like to have an honour if it did not have the phrase 'empire' on the top of it. We haven't got an empire, for my part.
"I feel honours are actually necessary (and) needs to be given to individuals who have carried out actually great things.
"And I've changed laws and I've helped saved a lot of people's lives, so maybe I'm deserving of an honour, but I just wouldn't accept it while we still have party donors donating huge amounts of money and getting an honour."
She added: "Let's drag us into the 21st century."