Because some selection tools are easier to use than others, it's tempting to stick with the one or two that don't require too much fuss. But don't neglect the Lasso tool because you think it's tricky to use. Investing just a small amount of time to master this tool will reap you a harvest of easy selections!
• Explain how to use the Lasso tool, along with the many options it provides.
• Explore the different selection modes, which make modifying selections easier.
• Show you the practical applications of what we explained.
• Discuss the options for controlling selection edges.
Photoshop gives you a variety of selection tools to meet all of your image needs. The Marquee tools allow you to select regions of geometric shapes, like ovals and rectangles, which are useful for selecting broad areas of an image, but are less useful when you need precise borders. The Magic Wand and Quick Selection tools allow you to select areas based on similarities in color, which is useful for tracing borders when the areas you want are all close to the same color, but less useful when you need an area with a variety of colors. Lucky for us, Photoshop created the Lasso tool, which allows for control over large areas like the Marquee tools do, but with the precision of the Magic Wand and Quick Selection tools. You can combine freehand curves and straight lines into your selection, enabling you to customize your selection.
First, open an image in which you want to select an object. To fully appreciate the Lasso tool, don't choose something with simple shapes and a few colors. Instead, try to choose something a little more challenging. To activate the Lasso tool, simply select the Lasso tool in the Tools panel.
When you place the pointer over your image, a lasso icon will take the place of a standard mouse pointer. Click and drag the mouse button. When you release the mouse button, Photoshop automatically closes the selection by drawing a direct line from the coordinate where you let go to the starting point, as shown in Figure A. If you release the button near the start of your selection, Photoshop still draws the straight line, but it's less apparent. If you release the button closer to the starting point, a shorter length of the straight line will be visible. After you've made a selection, you can move the selection, not the selected area of the image, by placing the cursor within the selection, clicking the mouse button, and dragging it to its new location.
In addition to the ability to mix straight and curved selection lines, the Lasso tool gives you the ability to manipulate selections. You can add to selections, delete from selections, and select intersecting parts of selections. These functions are accessed through the tool options bar, shown in Figure B.
• New Selection. Select this option when you want to make a new selection.
• Add To Selection. With this option selected, any new selections you create are added to your current selection, allowing you to make multiple selections in the same image. In this mode, if there are any overlapping selections, it combines them into one.
• Subtract From Selection. When you have this option selected, any part of a selection that you make which overlaps a previous selection is removed from the selection.
• Intersect With Selection. When you have this option selected, if you draw a selection and overlap a previous selection, only the overlapping sections will remain selected.
Actions speak louder than words, so let's do some selecting with the Lasso tool. We have a picture of a bass guitar with a funky background, shown in Figure C, and we want to select the entire guitar. Since the guitar has many curves and details, we're going to select a broad area first, and use the Lasso tool's different modes to perfect the selection.
When you've got an image to work with, you're ready to begin. First, select the Lasso tool from the Tools panel. Next, click and drag around the object you want to select. Close off the selection by coming back to your starting point, as shown in Figure D. As you can see, our selection is far from perfect: We'll make full use of the different modes of the Lasso tool to make it more accurate.


Top MUST SEE 2018 New car releases ''2018 Dodge Challenger Hellcat '' Here are the hottest new cars, trucks, sports cars, muscle cars, crossovers, SUVs, vans, and everything in between set to go on sale within the next few years. Find out what's coming soon with news and pictures of the future cars and concepts. 2018 Concept Cars That Will Make You Rethink The Future. The most futuristic concept cars in the world. The Best New 2018 Concept Cars For The Future. Checkout the photos and read about some best new future 2018 cars, 2018 concept cars, modern concept. Meet the future of technology & luxury.


text:
Margaret Rachel Huxley (1854–1940) was an English nurse who introduced structured, scientific nursing training in Ireland. Her initiatives led to the establishment of the first nursing school in Dublin. She was involved in numerous organisations promoting professionalism in nursing and campaigning for nurse registration throughout the British Isles.

Early life

She was born in Croydon, Surrey on 21 December 1854 to Esther (née Hopkins) and William Thomas Huxley, a railway official who was the brother of the biologist Thomas Henry Huxley. She was inspired by Florence Nightingale's work and decided to become a nurse, even though her family were opposed to this idea. She trained at St Bartholomew's Hospital, London, starting in 1880. Huxley became friends with the matron, Ethel Manson (later Mrs. Bedford Fenwick), and shared her ideas about promoting nursing as a profession.

Career
Her first job was at the Dublin National Eye and Ear Infirmary in 1883. She was soon invited to become Matron and Lady Superintendent at Sir Patrick Dun's Hospital where she started a new scientific training course for nurses leading to an examination. This had such a good effect on the quality of nursing there that Huxley got agreement from the medical establishment that a citywide school should be set up to cater for nurses from all local hospitals. In 1894 the Dublin Metropolitan Technical School for Nurses started its sixty-year life, offering "systematic teaching and uniform examinations". Huxley was its first Honorary Secretary. She "worked wholeheartedly to secure the Higher Education of Nurses" said one report in a nursing journal.

Huxley retired from Sir Patrick Dun's in 1902. One historian has speculated that this may have been a result of a dispute over whether the midwives there were sufficiently well trained to be called "nurses". It may, however, have been simply a wish to move on. At this time she established a "Margaret Huxley memorial medal" for the best nurse in training. Huxley continued her nursing involvement through a private nursing home, Elpis, opened by her in 1890, which catered for middle-class Dublin Protestants. Nurses there were trained at Sir Patrick Dun's and the hospital found that the connection enhanced its reputation. Huxley became Sir Patrick Dun's first woman governor in 1912.

Post-retirement work
After "retiring" in 1902 Huxley had an opportunity to become more involved in a number of organisations which were pressing for state registration for nurses. Her continuing friendship with Ethel Fenwick and other London acquaintances had already seen her become a founder member of the Royal British Nurses' Association (1887), of the Matrons' Council for Great Britain and Ireland (1894) and of the International Council of Nurses (ICN) (1899). She was also a leading figure in the Irish Matrons' Association (founded 1903) and the Irish Nurses' Association (1904). Huxley attended many annual international conferences of the ICN and in 1913, as president of the Irish Nurses' Association, she arranged the first ever professional nurses conference in Dublin: a conference of the National Council of Nurses of Great Britain and Ireland. She was vice-president of the Society for the State Registration of Trained Nurses. and a fellow of the British College of Nurses.

Huxley presented her arguments for state registration of nurses to a House of Commons Select Committee which sat in 1904–1905. She supported regulated standards of education with a formal registration procedure which would prevent untrained nurses from claiming to be qualified, and enable qualified nurses to move more easily between hospitals. The committee's report was sympathetic but the legal framework for registration was not introduced until 1919. Separate legislation for Ireland led to the founding of a General Nursing Council for Ireland in 1920. Huxley became its vice-chairman and also a member of its Registration Committee. She was not a supporter of Irish nationalism, however, taking more interest in international nursing issues, and her leadership roles in Irish nursing did not continue.

Huxley was concerned about public health and housing and believed that an improved domestic environment for poor people would be beneficial to their health. The modest but well-planned houses in Huxley Crescent, Dublin, were built by a trust fund she set up. Her own time and money went into philanthropic projects of this kind. She worked with a Housing Society whose members were drawn from the Unitarian church congregation (which she is believed to have joined around 1912) and provided a "substantial donation". She is remembered with a stained glass window at the Unitarian church in St. Stephen's Green.

During the First World War Huxley worked for the Red Cross and the Voluntary Aid Detachment Hospital in Dublin but refused the honour of a Royal Red Cross for her work: because she disliked "publicity and honours" and was described by her contemporary, Alice Reeves, as a "woman of very simple tastes... unostentatious and self-disciplined". Later she accepted honorary membership of the Finnish Nurses' Association (1925) and an honorary degree from Dublin University in 1928, at which time she was called the "pioneer of scientific nursing in Ireland". She died on 10 January 1940 and her funeral service was at the Unitarian church.

References

External links
 Margaret Huxley – Pioneer of Scientific Nursing in Ireland
 Forgotten Heroines of the Easter Rising, Irish Times, 28 Jan 2016

1854 births
1940 deaths
Nurses from London
Irish nurses
Irish Unitarians
British Unitarians
People from Croydon
Margaret

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


text:
*** New Courses: "SELLING" & "COLOR 101"
Courses Graduates FAQ Tips & Tricks About Us Login
Talking Color Can Help You Sell A Better Painting Experience
business color selling
What Color Experts Want Painting Experts To Know About Color Theory
By Megan Headley
Originally published by APC (American Painting Contractor). Click here to view the original article.
How many times a week do you have a customer ask for your opinion on a color? Lots?
How many times a week do you offer your opinion on a customer's color? Zero?
For many painting contractors, their job is strictly about applying the color—not selecting it.
"There was a painting contractor who I've worked with for years and when the homeowner asked him about color he would always say 'I don't choose the colors, I just apply the paint'," shares Mary McMurray, owner of color consultancy Art First Colors for Architecture in Portland, Ore., and a licensed painting contractor herself for more than 30 years.
Painting contractors who take this hard line on color have every reason in the world to be defensive.
"I find that painters hesitate to voice their opinion regarding color because they don't want to be left on the hook," says Remi Boudreau, owner and color consultant for Expressions Painting in New Brunswick. "It's not the painter's fault but in a lot of cases they have to deal with the challenges that come up with having a color not turn out quite like the homeowner expected."
This hesitation, Boudreau says, is what ultimately drove him to study color theory. "I hate to admit this, but at first it was about being able to defend myself and not repaint a room for free when I knew it had nothing to do with color matching or anything on my part," he admits.
Color selection can create anxiety in many people. Tackling this challenge means a painter must decide between taking on the risk of getting involved or adding the value of industry insight.
That all began to change for Boudreau as he discovered how color theory helped his company provide a better painting experience. "It came to a point where I started to realize that you need to view it as more of a way to help the homeowner to get to where they really want to go and not just trying to protect yourself. That's when I started to offer color consultation," he says.
Because painters are at the heart of the color experience for homeowners, it seems natural to homeowners, at least, that painters have some input. But these color consultants caution that this can be tricky water to navigate for painters, in part because color is a personal experience that can have an impact on people's health and emotions. It's a powerful tool.
That shouldn't make it scary for painting contractors to dive into color theory. It just means you may need to commit, either to a consultant or learning more on your own.
"Color selection creates anxiety in many people. In general, addressing the psychological concerns of the homeowner is not in a painter's job description. So I would say unless you really want to take on that extra work, it's probably better not to," Mc-Murray says. On the other hand, she adds, "I encourage anybody to learn more about color, it's a wonderful thing. It's just tricky when you get into people's personal lives."
Close More Sales
As Boudreau mentioned, he began studying color theory to protect his company from unnecessary repaints.
"When I started, I had an expectation that I would need to redo more rooms now that I was giving my opinion, because I couldn't say 'I didn't pick the color.' What ended up happening was the complete opposite because I had set myself up as a color expert," Boudreau says.
That eye-opening experience encouraged Boudreau to further study color theory and, ultimately, offer online courses to other painting contractors through his Expressions University. While many painting contractors may outsource work to a color consultant or interior designer, Boudreau has found that in-house color consultation is a powerful sales tool.
"When you think about it from a homeowner's perspective, they first meet the painter for free for the estimate. They get a chance to interview that person and the painter gets to interview the homeowner and starts to understand what they're looking for. And this is all free.
"We offer a color consultation for free when they hire our painting services. That's a second visit where we meet and talk about color. The homeowner doesn't have to pay $120 an hour to a decorator without first meeting them, so it's a very low-risk proposition for them. Whereas when people deal with an interior decorator that they pay per hour, it's a risky proposition because they're going to have to pay for the hour regardless of whether or not there's good chemistry. And for you as a painter, because you've already met that person, you're able to offer better advice," Boudreau says.
Know the Illusions
For these experts, the starting place for color theory is understanding that color is an illusion.
As Boudreau puts it, "You and I may be looking at the exact same thing, but the image that's portrayed in our minds may be completely different."
Boudreau breaks it down like this: the perception of color derives from the stimulation of cone cells in the human eye by electromagnetic radiation in the visible spectrum. Different sources of light impact the color receptors in our eyes differently. For example, when looking at a "red" wall using the bright white natural sunlight of midday, we're not really seeing red. It's just that every color frequency is absorbed by the wall and what comes back is the frequency that our rod and cone cells read. Those cells transfer this information to the brain, which then creates a color image: red.
But, because the brain is a tricky thing, there's more to consider. Depending on what our mind has in terms of experience or information about the area it's viewing, it may create additional layers of meaning. Remember the famous dress circulated around Facebook and news channels years ago, which some people viewed as white and gold while others saw brown and blue? The difference of opinion, Boudreau explains, stemmed from what light source the viewer's brain applied. Because the image was so cropped if someone assumed that the dress was near a window, lit with exterior lighting, it would create one effect. If they concluded that the dress was in the middle of a showroom lit by artificial lights, it would create a different image.
"I've experienced that in painting," Boudreau adds. "We had picked gray for a wall and when we were looking at just the wall, it was gray. As soon as we stepped back, the orangey-colored floor made that gray look blue."
This is also critically important to note for exterior paint jobs. If a customer wants their house repainted to match a color they like two streets away, the solution may not be as simple as using color matching technology to get a color and applying it. Because of the huge effect of light on color, colors always appear different in different places, McMurray explains.
"For example, last year I was hired by a company to advise on exterior colors for a large multifamily apartment complex here in Oregon. The person in charge of the project, based in Seattle, decided to copy the color from an apartment building she'd seen in Los Angeles. But the color that looks good in southern California light looked cold and alien in northwest Oregon, and just didn't work for the project," McMurray says.
She adds, "Even colors that look good on a house exterior will look completely different on a house on another street because of the impact of light on color. It's not just as easy as getting a tool—you have to use your eyes."
Mastering the Illusion
While there are infinitely more complex points in color theory, starting to appreciate the basics can help you ease some of the painting pains for your customers.
"I find that most painters have a good grasp of color in practice because of their experience," McMurray says. "Yet one point that's sometimes overlooked is the effect that available light in or on a building has on paint color. Darker paint colors need more ambient light in a room to look good."
To apply this in your practice, it helps to caution the homeowner on what to expect as ambient light changes.
"It's not so much telling people what to choose. Instead you educate them and then take a large paint sample and show them the difference between the natural light and artificial light. Make that gray turn to beige right in front of their eyes with the different lighting," Boudreau advises.
That way when the homeowner comes home from work in the evening thinking that they picked a gray and sees it's now beige under the evening's artificial light, there's no surprise—and no upset customer.
Just as setting up the expectation sets you up for a happier (potential repeat) customer, not talking color poses its own potential risks. "As soon as they have it in their mind that the color is wrong, the next morning when that natural light is back they're still going to see beige and not gray because their mind is convinced at that point that it's the wrong color," Boudreau explains. "It's hard to bring people from 'it's the wrong color' to 'it's the right color. Whereas if you explain to them in the evenings it's probably going to look a little more beige, and in the daylight it's probably going to look more gray, then they know and don't get that unpleasant surprise."
Boudreau offers another trick that many painting contractors likely already have up their sleeves: don't apply your paint samples directly to the wall to be painted.
"Let's say your wall is green and you want to put a beige-gray on it," he explains. "If you put that sample directly on the green wall, the green is so powerful. There's so much of it. When you're looking at that tiny swatch the brain says, 'there's so much green there, we can stop, we know we can conclude that it's green.' But then it adds red [the color opposite green on the color wheel] to that gray, which makes it look beige."
After the paint job, that green is gone and the sample that earlier looked beige is suddenly—surprise!—gray. So it's better to place your samples against a constant color. Put your paint swatches on the doorframe or the door itself, assuming those trim colors will remain consistent after the paint job.
However, McMurray has another completely effective way to handle those samples.
"The best thing to do is put up different paint color samples, about two feet in diameter on the wall, and look at them with the homeowner and just ask 'which one do you like?' Put it back on them," she suggests.
If that doesn't work—point them to your color consultant.
Resources on Color
Want to learn more about color theory? McMurray recommends picking up most any book by Faber Birren, who helped launch discussions about color theory in the environment movement nearly 100 years ago. Consider A History of Color in Painting, Color and Human Response, or The Principles of Light and Color, Birren's classic study of the healing power of color. For insight into historic paint colors in America, she adds, look for any book by Roger Moss.
How to Make the Most of Color Matching Tools
Sometimes the easiest way for a home or business owner to make a color decision is simply to see what they like (including the existing paint color) and point. If you find yourself helping a new client match an old color or a repeat customer match a favorite color, then you're lucky to be painting at a time when color matching technology is hot.
Painting contractors can use color matching tools to help customers decide on paint colors faster by identifying existing colors, finding the closest match to everyday objects and substituting paint color matches with preferred brands. Photo courtesy of DataColor.
"Without color technology, matching color is time-consuming and expensive. Painting contractors spend a lot of time simply finding and obtaining the paint color their customer wants. From collecting paint chips to cutting out a piece of wall or other material to take in to match, current methods require a lot of extra work," points out Olivia Tipton, marketing and communications specialist for Variable, Inc., the manufacturer of the Color Muse tool. "Not to mention the cost of paint samples, and the fact that a single gallon of paint is often too expensive to get wrong," she adds.
As Tipton explains it, Color Muse is an app-compatible colorimeter that uses a controlled light source and sensors that mimic human vision to scan and match colors to products. The device was designed to make it possible for painting contractors and consumers to affordably perform onsite color matching.
Susan Bunting, director of marketing, Consumer Solutions, for DataColor, agrees that color matching tools are all about building in efficiency to the painting job. "The time [DataColor's color matching tool] ColorReader saves pays for itself quickly in the efficiency it brings to the process, by knowing what the existing color is, how color will work in the space and what color to paint next," Bunting adds. "It cuts down on trial and error and ensures accuracy every time."
Bunting says ColorReader is the only brand-agnostic color matching tool of its kind, with accuracy at 94 percent. Through extensive research, the company has developed a way to calculate ColorReader's ROI specifically for painting contractors and know that 90 percent of repaint jobs can be eliminated with our color matching technology.
Or, to put it another way, Bunting says, "Painting contractors are using color matching tools to help customers decide on paint colors faster by identifying existing colors, finding the closest match to everyday objects and substituting paint color matches with your go-to brands. You can also advise clients with color coordination by utilizing color palettes, saving them in the ColorReader app, and sharing the information seamlessly."
Some color consultants hesitate to turn to color matching technology, knowing that a match may not always be exact if the paint is applied to a surface experiencing different light. However, these tech tools can help drive conversations about color.
"What I find is that sometimes homeowners like to have an idea of how the color will look so even though it might not be their own room, [paint manufacturer's] color apps allow you to pick a color and can show you that color in a bedroom and a kitchen and the exterior of the house," says Remi Boudreau, owner and color consultant for Expressions Painting in New Brunswick. "That is a tool that I've found a lot of clients enjoy. A lot of times people can't visualize the space in the color they select. So that app helps, even though it's not their exact room, just a generic picture that's in the software. For a free application it's definitely worth it."
The Paint Manufacturers' Colors of 2019
The trendy color of the year may not be the basis for every homeowner's paint job, but they can get people thinking about how color affects them. As manufacturers release the year's top colors, they often speak to the cultural mood that inspired the selection. Discussing the colors of 2019 with your client might be a starting point for understanding what mood they want to set with their ultimate color choice.
Spiced Honey
Spice of Life
Dunn Edwards
Behr Paint
PPG Paint
Cavern Clay
Watch the latest videos on color from Boudreau by www.expressionspaintinguniversity.com.
Megan Headley is managing editor of APC magazine. She can be reached at [email protected]
Want FREE Tips & Tricks sent to your inbox PLUS a FREE Estimating Guide?
YES Please! 😀
color science
REMI BOUDREAU
Licensed Painter & Color Consultant
Rémi Boudreau is a Red Seal Painter & Decorator and winner of multiple awards in his field. He is a strong believer in the Power of Color and has been on a mission to improve the painting industry for nearly 20 years. His weekly educational videos are watched by more than 4000 people every single day. Remi is the owner of Expressions Painting and founder of Expressions Painting University - an online school for PAINTERS, CONTRACTORS & CONSULTANTS with students in over 20 different countries. Remi lives in Moncton, NB (Canada) with his wife and three kids.
© 2019 Expressions Painting University
Want FREE Tips & Tricks sent to your inbox?
YES Please! :)

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


text:
Explainer: Cuba-Russia Ties Get a Tune-Up
Presidents Raúl Castro and Vladimir Putin in 2014. (AP)
As Venezuela's oil production tumbles, who's pitching in to help out Cuba? Russia. @El_iG looks at the relationship
After waiving $29B of Cuba's Soviet-era debt, Russia is investing $4B in the island's infrastructure—inc a railroad
Cuba's former Soviet ally recently threw the island's ailing economy a lifeline. On May 10, a tanker carrying 250,000 barrels of Russian oil arrived in Matanzas, some 60 miles east of Havana. It was Russia's first shipment of refined oil to Cuba in decades, after being the country's principal fuel supplier through the Cold War up until the Soviet Union's collapse in 1991. For much of the period between then and now, Venezuela filled the void, becoming Cuba's top fuel supplier in 2003, and sending the island an average 105,000 barrels of oil daily between 2007 and 2014. But Caracas' crippled economy and tumbling production has forced it to cut down daily oil exports to Cuba to 55,000 barrels this year. Now Russia is back, with the first fuel shipment that's part of an overall 1.9 million barrels of oil that Rosneft, the Russian state-owned oil company, will send to Cuba.
But the revival of Russia-Cuba ties go past oil. Last year, a Russian official spoke about the possibility of reopening a military base there, and the countries have been signing a plethora of investment deals over the last three years. Here's how relations between the countries have been evolving.
Oil dealings
The 1.9-million barrel deal between state-owned enterprises Rosneft and Cubametals is worth about $105 million. Cuba produces about 50,000 of its 165,000 barrels per day consumption rate on its own. Though there are no details for how Cuba will pay for the oil, its most likely that Rosneft gave the country preferential or subsidized rates, "which the market would not otherwise bear," according to Moody's. Given Cuba's sluggish economy, which contracted 0.9 percent in 2016, the deal would have to be similar to Venezuela's preferential oil arrangements with Venezuela, for which Cuba exchanged the services of 40,000 professionals (a value of about $5.4 billion), though large numbers of the Cuban medics have left Venezuela amid the crisis. Russia's economy, too, is just beginning to recover and cannot afford gifting the oil to Cuba, says Carmelo Mesa-Lago, a Cuban economist.
Podcast: The Achilles Heel of Cuba's Energy Sector
It's also not clear whether the deal will be extended, but if the situation in Venezuela continues to deteriorate, Cuba will need more help. The island began rationing electricity in the summer of 2016, reducing its daily fuel consumption by 12,000 barrels, and, in April, started restricting the sale of premium gas to government officials and diplomats, whose modern cars are among the few to rely on high-octane fuel.
Military cooperation
When it comes to military ties, Cuba and Russia also have history, and recent agreements are renewing that bond. In December 2016, the two countries signed an agreement to help modernize Cuba's defense industry through 2020. The deal ranges from Russia providing military advice to maintenance of Cuba's stockpile of Soviet-era weapons. The deal, however, does not include any new arms sales.
Earlier in 2016, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Nikolai A. Pankov told his country's national parliament about plans to reestablish a military base in Cuba that Moscow closed in 2002 due to budget issues. But another Russian official denied there were any such plans in motion.
Economic partnership
Cuba and Russia are also cooperating on 55 projects, with about $4 billion in Russian investments going toward infrastructure and other economic development plans. Russia's investments are part of a 2014 deal that waived 90 percent, or $29 billion, of Cuba's Soviet-era debt, and required the remaining amount to be invested in the island. Moscow plans to invest a little over a $1 billion to update Cuba's rail system through 2030, a project led by Russian company RZD International. The parties are set to officially sign the deal by the end of 2017.
Related: Cuba, Energy & Commodities, Multilateral Organizations & Foreign Relations	| More In: Explainers
Issues/ Economics & FinanceEnergy & Commodities
J.P. Morgan: Brian Winter - "La decada del 2000 fue la fiesta y la decada del 2010 fue la resaca"
"Hay que invertir en infraestructura, en educación", dijo el vicepresidente de AS/COA en El Pulso de América Latina.
Countries/ Cuba
Amid US-Cuba Tensions, Cimafunk Bridges a Cultural Divide
The Nation highlights Cimafunk's presentation at AS/COA and his interview for AS/COA Online's podcast LatAm in Focus.
POSTPONED: YPA Book Launch - La paloma y la ley, by Lisette Poole
YPA Tour of the United Nations with Ambassador Martín García Moritán of Argentina
Footer ASCOA
Meridionalis
Arts of the Americas Circle
Cultural Publications
Anti-Corruption Working Group
Cuba Working Group
Energy Action Group
Trade Advisory Group
Venezuela Working Group


First Luca d'Agliano Lecture in Development Economics: "Globalisation and the Poor" by Pranab Bardhan (University of California at Berkeley), 10 June 2003, 5 p.m., Fondazione Luigi Einaudi, Palazzo d'Azeglio, Via Principe Amedeo 34, 10123 Turin.
The presentation will start with a spelling out of the alternative meanings of globalisation that have been used in the debates and a delimitation to the case of international economic integration through foreign trade and long-term investment. Then noting that the various statements usually made in the debate are based at best on correlation, not causal processes, the presentation will focus on these latter processes particularly as they pertain to the world's poor in their capacity as workers and as recipients of public services. It will end with a discussion of the various constraints on and opportunities for domestic and international policy towards poverty alleviation that participation in the international economic order entails for both rich and poor countries; this will include an attempt at picking one's way through the thickets of the raging controversies around WTO, international labour and environmental standards, and intellectual property rights on life-saving drugs.
Pranab Bardhan has been Professor of Economics at the University of California, Berkeley, since 1977 and Chief Editor of the "Journal of Development Economics" since 1985, after having held teaching positions at MIT, the Indian Statistical Institute and at the Delhi School of Economics. He is also co-director of a research network on "Inequality and Economic Performance" funded by the MacArthur Foundation. He has carried out theoretical and field studies research on rural institutions in poor countries, on the political economy of development policies and on international trade. Apart from having published over one hundred articles for international journals, he is the author of seven books and editor of seven others. He has also been awarded a number of important prizes and fellowships.


text:
Six New Arrests in Israel's "Submarine Affair" Corruption Probe
Published: Monday, 04 September 2017 14:54
Written by Sophie Balay
Israeli police arrested six government and military officials on Sunday in connection with alleged corruption in a US$2 billion deal to buy submarines and naval vessels from a German company.
ThyssenKrupp vessel (Photo: Luis Diaz-Bedia Astor, CC BY-SA 2.0)
Investigators believe that bribes were paid in order to ensure that the Israeli government's purchases of submarines and naval vessels from ThyssenKrupp went through despite opposition from the country's ministry of defense.
The probe was sparked after Israeli media reported in November 2016 that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's personal lawyer, David Shimron, had worked as an agent for Mickey Ganor, former head of ThyssenKrupp in Israel.
Shimron allegedly lobbied for the deal in favor of ThyssenKrupp at the same time Netanyahu was pushing for the purchase.
Suspicions grew after Netanyahu agreed to buy more submarines than recommended by his defense ministry.
According to local media, the suspects include Benjamin Netanyahu's former chief of staff, David Sharan, two political strategists, Natan Mor and Tzachi Lieber, as well as ex-navy commander Admiral Eliezer Marom, who had already been questioned by investigators, and high-ranking officials.
They were arrested after Ganor agreed in July to testify as a state witness in exchange for a reduced sentence and a US$2.8 million fine.
Ganor and the former National Security Council Deputy Director Avriel Bar-Yosef were previously arrested on allegations of bribery and fraud.
Ganor also told police that David Shimron was to be paid 20 percent of Ganor's own commission from the deal.
Germany said it suspends the 2016 deal until the investigation was complete.
Corruption	israel	submarines
Germany: Formula One Boss Settles Bribery Case with US$100 Million Settlement
Germany: Settlement Possible in Formula One Boss's Bribery Case
Germany: "Bishop of Bling" Resigns Over Extravagant Spending
Israel: Police Arrest Alleged Crime Boss, Rabbi for Extortion
Israel: Former Foreign Minister Cleared of Corruption
Organ Trafficking Ring Disrupted in Costa Rica
$5 Million European Car Theft Ring Dismantled
Germany: Mass donor organ fraud alleged
Israel: Police Upend Major Alleged Crime Ring
Israel: Alleged Mastermind of Kosovo Organ Trafficking Reported Arrested
The Unlikely Partnership that Unlocked Congo's Crude
The Rise and Fall of Mafia Women
Accused of Graft? Change the Rules
Strongest Measures Axed in EU Golden Visa Report


text:
@interface MockComponent2IO : NSObject

@property (nonatomic, readwrite) NSInteger x;
@property (nonatomic, readwrite) NSInteger y;

- (instancetype)initWithX:(NSInteger)x y:(NSInteger)y;

@end

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


The Ragno brand made history in Italy, as it was one of the main actors in the building boom of 1960's. The company was bought in 1989 by the Marazzi family, another iconic name in the ceramic world, and since that has been a part of the Marazzi Group, one of world's largest. With such a pedigree Ragno products strive to have a wide appeal, to be always representing the spirit of the times, the popular trends of design and fashion.
With a fully renewed presentation of its range, which divides the various collections, in terms of the environment to which they are best suited (i.e. bathroom, kitchen, living room), the latest and most successful series on which to focus are Handmade, recalling traditional ceramic with their hand-made look; Daylight to bring light and a feeling of spaciousness to your bathroom thanks to a clever use of light colors, slightly glossy finish and large sizes; Symphony for a perfect blend of tradition and modernity in the living room.


text:
Q: Multiple buttons calling a single method I'm trying to persist CSS user preference to my database according to which of six buttons is selected by the user.
On order to do this, I am trying to assign an integer value to each button click event; whichever is clicked will pass the corresponding integer as a parameter to my data access object to update the database able.
My method reads such:
    protected void SetCSS(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        Users setCss = new Users();
        if (IsPostBack)
        {
            if (sender.ToString() == "Blue")
            {
                setCss.StylePreference = 0;
            }
            else if (sender.ToString() == "Khaki")
            {
                setCss.StylePreference = 1;
            }
            else if (sender.ToString() == "Night")
            {
                setCss.StylePreference = 2;
            }
            else if (sender.ToString() == "Pink")
            {
                setCss.StylePreference = 3;
            }
            else if (sender.ToString() == "White")
            {
                setCss.StylePreference = 4;
            }
            else if (sender.ToString() == "Yellow")
            {
                setCss.StylePreference = 5;
            }

            setCss.UserLoginName = Session["eMail"].ToString(); // current user
            setCss.SetStylePreference(setCss.UserLoginName, setCss.StylePreference);
        }

In each button's click event:
    protected void btnBlue_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        SetCSS(btnBlue, null);
    }

    protected void btnKhaki_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        SetCSS(btnKhaki, null);
    }

etc...
I put a watch on the sender object and, when the Pink button is selected, the value assigned to the sender reads
        {Text="Pink"}
However, as I step through the if statement in the SetCSS method, when I come to the
        else if (sender.ToString() == "Pink")
the condition is not met and, rather than setting the style preference to 3 as it should, the program passes on to the end of the statement, finishing by always assigning a value of 0 to the property.
What am I doing wrong?
Would really appreciate help...

A: You need to use sender.Id.ToString()
Calling sender.ToString() on an ASP.NET button will return "System.Web.Ui.Button" or something similar.
Paste the code related to how you setup the button and I'll clarify my answer more, as you could need either Id or Text depending on how you're setting the the name on your button.
Realistically, you can refactor this code to be a lot simpler.
You should map the Click event on all of your buttons to SetCSS(). Having a lot of scattered methods to only wrap the call is useless.

A: Change the if / else block to check for sender.Text
if (sender.Text.ToString() == "Blue")
        {
            setCss.StylePreference = 0;
        }

and do the same for the rest of the statements.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


text:
Tagged: broadcasting rules
Benefits Street unlikely to reach TV screens before General Election in May
Benefits Street now looks unlikely to air before the General Election in May.
The second series of the controversial series has been filmed on Kingston Road in Stockton's Tilery Estate.
It was previously understood that the series was set to air in March, after sources close to the show suggested it would be around that time.
However, due to tight broadcasting rules of what airs in the run-up to a General Election, it could now be after voting has taken place in May.
Anything deemed as politically contentious needs to stick to strict broadcasting guidelines.
It's not clear if Benefits Street would fall into this category or whether this would prevent Channel 4 from screening it as adaptations can be made to ensure it adheres by any rules.
But it was reported in The Guardian's Media Monkey column that it will be a six-episode series, going out after the election.
"Channel 4's Immigration Street may have been derailed by protesters (it's down to a single film) but the second run of Benefits Street is still very much on track – six episodes will be aired about an estate in Stockton-on-Tees after the General Election," it stated.
"It seems the new series will also cover the media kerfuffle the show has created: Love Productions' Benefits Street crew has filmed the crews sent by other broadcasters including the BBC, who in turn were sent to film them filming the residents."
Source – Middlesbrough Evening Gazette, 16 Feb 2015
Written by untynewear Leave a comment Posted in Poverty Porn	Tagged with All In It Together, £, benefit, benefit sanctions, benefits, Benefits Street, broadcasting guidelines, broadcasting rules, capitialism, Channel 4, coalition Government., Conservative, controversial series, County Durham, Department for Work & Pensions, dole, Durham, Durham City, DWP, Easington, employed, employment, foodbanks, forced work, Gateshead, general election, government, Hebburn, Hetton-le-Hole, Houghton-le-Spring, Immigration Street, Jarrow, job, Job Centre, job seeker, Jobcentre, Jobcentre Plus, jobs, Jobseekers Allowance, JSA, Kingston Road, Labour, Lib Dems, Liberal Democrats, Love Productions, Low Pay, Media Monkey, National Minimum Wage, neo-liberal, neoliberal, neoliberalism, New Labour, Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne, North East, North Tyneside, Northumberland, parliament, Peterlee, politically contentious, politicians, politics, poverty porn, sanction, sanctions, Seaham, slavery, Social Security, South Shields, South Tyneside, Stockton, Stockton -on-Tees, Sunderland, tax credits, The Guardian, Tilery Estate, Tory, Tyne, Tyne & Wear, Tyneside, unemployed, Unemployed In Tyne & Wear, unemployed north east, unemployed tyne&wear, unemployedintyne&wear, unemployment, unemployment benefits, Wallsend, Washington, Wear, Wearside, welfare-to-work, Whitley Bay, work, work for benefits, Work Programme, workfare, worklessness, WP


Sandals Resorts International (SRI) proudly announced their new collaboration with The Real Madrid Foundation to implement the first-ever series of soccer clinics at Beaches Resorts in 2019.
Hosted in partnership with the Sandals Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Sandals Resorts International, these world-class educational and training program will take place over two, separate 5-day periods the first being at Negril, Jamaica on May 14-20, 2019 and the second at Providenciales, Turks and Caicos on May 22-28, 2019. Each training session will feature immersive instruction and sport values sessions by the Real Madrid Foundation coaches.
Real Madrid Foundation develops different social sport schools in the Caribbean region for underserved children in collaboration with NGOs. Both the Real Madrid Foundation and the Sandals Foundation are committed in CSR projects in the region, and the benefits from the clinics program will be invested in both Foundation's projects in the region.
Beaches Resorts will offer limited packages at an introductory price of $495 to vacationing guests, ages 6 – 17 years, to participate while on holiday as part of the resort company's LIV+ Program, a series of exclusive events to enhance guests' vacation experience. Additionally, a reserved number of spaces will also be made available for the Sandals Foundation to invite local children, as well as coaches, in each island to participate complimentary and have the opportunity to learn values, tricks and skills directly from the professionals of the Real Madrid Foundation, selected by the Real Madrid Academy one of the world's most internationally acclaimed soccer clubs. Through their relationship for the clinics program, Beaches Resorts and The Sandals Foundation will support the Real Madrid Foundation's goal to foster grassroots sports to all level of players to promote good values and will help contribute to the development of young players in the region through these events.


text:
Der Bremer River ist ein Fluss im australischen Bundesstaat South Australia.

Er entspringt an den Osthängen der Mount Lofty Ranges auf einer Höhe von 431 m und mündet in den Lake Alexandrina und damit in den Murray River.

Die wichtigsten Nebenflüsse sind der Mount Barker Creek durch die Stadt Mount Barker und der Dawesley Creek, der in der Nähe von Brukunga entspringt.

Die größte Stadt im Einzugsbereich des Flusses ist Mount Barker. Daneben liegen auch die Kleinstädte Nairne und Kanmantoo in der Nähe des Flusses. Direkt am Fluss findet man die Orte Harrogate, Callington und Langhorne Creek, wo das Flusswasser zur Bewässerung der Weinfelder genutzt wird.

Siehe auch
 Liste der Flüsse in South Australia
 Liste der Flüsse in Australien

Weblinks
  (PDF; 1,1 MB)

Einzelnachweise


text:
Q: Calendar disable dates from next month I am using JQuery to block some dates but next month are available.
A user can click on today day + 5 and all the other should be disabled.
What I am doing wrong?

    $('#datepicker').datepicker(
        {
            numberOfMonths: 2,
            beforeShowDay: function (date) {

                var hilight = [true, 'isActive'];
                var today = new Date();
                var blockdays = new Date();
               // var startdayofmonth = new Date(today.getFullYear(), today.getMonth(), 1);
                today.setDate(today.getDate() + 5);
                blockdays.setDate(blockdays.getDate() + 12);
                blockdays = moment(blockdays.toLocaleDateString(), 'MM.DD.YYYY').format('YYYY-DD-MM');
                var blockendofmonth = new Date(today.getFullYear(), today.getMonth() + 1, 1);;
                blockendofmonth = moment(blockendofmonth.toLocaleDateString(), 'MM.DD.YYYY').format('YYYY-DD-MM');
                today = moment(today.toLocaleDateString(), 'MM.DD.YYYY').format('YYYY-DD-MM');
                date = moment(date.toLocaleDateString(), 'MM.DD.YYYY').format('YYYY-DD-MM');

                if (date < today) {
                    hilight = [false, ''];
                }
                else if (date >= blockdays) {
                    hilight = [false, ''];
                }

                return hilight;
            }
        }

    );

A: Comparing dates string in YYYY-DD-MM format gives incorrect results. '2021-10-04' < '2021-20-03' this evaluated to true' which is actually not correct. When comparing date strings, it is better to follow YYYY-MM-DD:HH:MM:SS format for better result. Checkout below snippet.

$(document).ready(function () {
    var allowDays = getAllowDays();
    $('#datepicker').datepicker({
        numberOfMonths: 2,
        beforeShowDay: function (date) {
            var hilight = [true, 'isActive'];
            var start = allowDays[0];
            var end = allowDays[1];
            var currentDate = +moment(date).format('YYYYMMDD');
            if (currentDate < start) {
                hilight = [false, ''];
            } else if (currentDate >= end) {
                hilight = [false, ''];
            }
            return hilight;
        }
    });
});
function getAllowDays() {
    var today = new Date();
    var blockdays = new Date();
    today.setDate(today.getDate() + 5);
    blockdays.setDate(blockdays.getDate() + 12);
    return [+moment(today).format('YYYYMMDD'), +moment(blockdays).format('YYYYMMDD')];
}

<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.12.1/jquery-ui.min.css"/>


NLA updates members on issues of common interest including regulatory and legislative developments. NLA provides a forum to enhance and encourage the exchange of ideas and technical information common to the industry and to promote the use of lime and the business interests of the lime industry.
NLA is comprised of U.S. and Canadian commercial lime companies, suppliers to lime companies, and foreign lime companies and trade associations. NLA's members produce more than 98% of commercial lime, more than 90% of all lime made from limestone in the U.S., and produce 100% of commercial lime in Canada. NLA does not represent the interests of captive lime manufacturers (e.g., sugar and paper).
Over the years, NLA has proven to be a strong and effective advocate before federal and state legislatures and regulatory agencies. NLA has led several successful initiatives with other associations and organizations to affect legislative outcomes. NLA actively participates in the development of regulations that affect the industry to ensure they are reasonable and practicable. As part of these legislative and regulatory efforts, NLA develops promotional materials demonstrating that lime strengthens the U.S. economy, and that its various applications provide substantial benefits to American consumers.
NLA staff assists members with understanding and complying with applicable laws and regulations. In addition, NLA's Environmental and Health and Safety Committee members (plant management and supervisors of U.S. and Canadian lime companies) exchange experiences and technical information to promote the health and safety of lime industry workers and facilitate compliance with applicable requirements.
NLA's Annual Meeting provides an opportunity for companies that supply goods and services to lime companies to network with industry CEOs and make presentations to the lime industry. NLA's LIMElites newsletter, published bi-monthly, profiles suppliers to the lime industry and provides key industry news as well as legislative and regulatory analyses to those who produce lime and those who provide vital goods and services to the lime industry.
NLA sponsors research to enhance members' ability to respond to market opportunities. It develops publications demonstrating the lime industry's role as a progressive, responsible, and essential element in today's economy, particularly with regard to providing cost-effective solutions to environmental problems. Primarily through its website, NLA's publications are distributed worldwide, ranging from pamphlets providing basic information about the industry and its products to technical publications on specific end uses of lime.


There is a $50 charge (Check or Credit Card) for each Master Plan CD. Please select which plan(s) you would like to receive.
After the Utility receives your request, a member of AWWU's staff will contact you and make arrangements for delivery of your order.


text:
Back Page News
Submitted News, Guides & Reviews
Uber License to operate in London not renewed by Transport For London.
Google will soon stop websites from knowing if you're browsing in Incognito Mode
+MJK
By +John., September 22, 2017 in Back Page News
+John. 1,395
+Subscriber¹
OS: macOS 10.14 Mojave
Phone: Nokia 6.1
Transport for London will not renew Uber's licence to operate in the England Capital.
Transport for London has announced that it will not renew Uber's private hire licence after concluding it is "not fit and proper" to hold one.
TfL said the taxi-hailing app had demonstrated "a lack of corporate responsibility in relation to a number of issues which have potential public safety and security implications".
It has informed the US-based company that it will not be issued with a new licence after the expiry of its current licence on 30 September.
Uber currently has around 40,000 drivers in London.
Source: http://news.sky.com/story/transport-for-london-will-not-renew-ubers-licence-11047580
PsYcHoKiLLa 2,312
Views expressed are not necessarily those of the management
Phone: OnePlus 7 Pro 6/128GB
There will be a lot of happy taxi drivers in London then as well as, possibly, unhappy passengers cos there'll be no market in pricing.
dipsylalapo 1,712
Phone: OnePlus 3T
I still don't know how I feel about this.
I loved the cost of Uber trips but hate that I have to give directions to the driver to take me from Covent Garden to Waterloo. I've had both good and bad experiences with Uber but never a bad experience with a black cab (apparent from the cost)


text:
Flood and Climate Risk Assessment™
Flood Protection as a Service™
Condo HOAs
Coastal Risk in the News
YOUR COMMUNITY'S HISTORIC BUILDINGS ARE AN IMPORTANT PART OF AMERICA'S HERITAGE.
Are they safe from flooding?
Coastal Risk's Flood Vulnerability Reports Are Helping Protect Invaluable U.S. Real Estate
We analyze a property's flood and climate risk, then communicate the results in a graphic report, enabling stakeholders to plan for any adaptations needed to protect a property's safety and long-term viability.
The U.S. government turned to Coastal Risk to identify flood risk at several National Weather Service facilities. Military installations, power plants, municipalities, and homeowners all have benefited from our reports. We would be privileged to help you protect your community's valuable resources.
"Coastal Risk Consulting has done an analysis on Christ & St. Luke's Episcopal Church and the risks for flooding over the next number of decades. One of the things I really appreciated about reading this report is that, for an affordable cost, it has the opportunity of empowering not only a Church like ours, but the average homeowner and looking at how he/she can take preventative measures in the face of sea level rise. What Coastal Risk is doing is really exciting to us because what we do in this church over the next 10 years, we want to have an impact that lasts a century. So, we must know what the impacts are and how we can participate in preserving these beautiful historic buildings."
-Rector Win Lewis, Christ & St. Luke's Episcopal Church
Get flood prepared in just 8 weeks!
View Sample Report
Is your facility at risk for flooding? We can help!
@CoastalRisk
2385 NW Executive Center Drive
844-SEA-RISE(732-7473)
Proud member of the Private Risk Management Association (PRMA)
© 2017 Coastal Risk Consulting, LLC All rights reserved / Mobile-ready websites by Web Station Inc.
Our website uses cookies and other technologies so that we can remember you and understand how you and other visitors use our website. By continuing to browse this Site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. For more information on our Cookie Policy, including how you may control the information we collect about you through cookies, contact customerservice@coastalriskconsulting.com.


SPOTTTTT! For soon-ish. (I'm about to launch face-first into exam season again.) Gosh this update made this blasted day 57748299374x better. Thank you for the super funny chapter--made me laugh.
Thanks for the update, and glad you liked my GF's anon comment.
Drama is simmering, though you did manage to throw in some Yulfany, jealous Fany, Yul-boa and Yulhyun. Tiff finally learns about the Taengsic kiss, but I'm glad it led her to stay, I like how all her thoughts seem to lead back to Taeyeon, now for Tae to say those three little words back.
asdfghjkl i've been waiting for this chapter for soooo long omg. T___T i'm sf ready but i shall probably return tomorrow to read it and comment and soak in the taeny. actually, tomorrow tomorrow is more likely because of stoopid uni.
""And boys! More boys!" What is wrong with me? Why am I chanting "boys" like some heterosexual Pokemon?"
Bahaha #freeseohyun that was hilarious.
Pleased that Operation: #FreeSeohyun was a success...even if they like, got caught five minutes in. ALL THAT MATTERS IS THE OUTCOME.


text:
Acacia wiseana is a shrub that grows in arid and semi-arid parts of northern Western Australia and the Northern Territory.

Description
It is an intricate spiny shrub that typically grows to a height of  and has a similar width. The divaricate light green glabrous branchlets are short and straight with striate-ribbing. Like most Acacia species, it has phyllodes rather than true leaves. The sparse and inconspicuous, light green phyllodes shed frequently from the branchlets. the phyllodes are patent to deflexed with a linear shape that is pentagonal-compressed to flat. They are   in length and  wide and have five nerves.  It produces yellow flowers from July to September.

Taxonomy
It was first published by Charles Gardner in 1942,  based on a specimen collected by him and possibly also Frank Wise (the publication lists Wise as a collector, but the herbarium specimens are only tagged with Gardner's name), near Wandagee on the Minilya River in Western Australia, on 31 August 1932. The specific epithet honours Wise.

Distribution
Florabase identifies the IBRA region in which the most samples have been collected from  as the Carnarvon region. It is found throughout the Gascoyne and scattered though the Pilbara regions of Western Australia extending eastward into the Northern Territory where it grows in sandy loam soils.

See also
List of Acacia species

References

wiseana
Flora of the Northern Territory
Acacias of Western Australia
Fabales of Australia
Taxa named by Charles Gardner
Plants described in 1942


We provide the required class to obtain your Utah Concealed Firearm Permit. This is a professional level course where we make the learning process enjoyable and easy. We promote a thought-provoking environment that will prepare you for real world situations.
Hand delivery to the State of Utah Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI).
Register (list to the right) and pay to reserve your seat in the course. The cost for the course is $50.00.
Complete the REQUIRED online application & fingerprint form. Link via confirmation email.
Don't forget your Utah Driver's License or ID (paper version acceptable) and any other applicable documents. Residency will be determined by your state-issued identification.
Upon arrival, we will have your paperwork completed for you and all you need to do is sign. Furthermore, we will then take your photo, fingerprints and prepare your paperwork for delivery to BCI.
Enjoy a comfortable learning environment.
Utah courses do not require live fire exercises so no firearm needed for the course. We focus on the laws so you know what to do before you pull the trigger.
Everything done at one time. Utah CCW Carry takes the worry and work out of obtaining your Utah Concealed Firearm Permit.
Utah's CFP permit cannot lawfully be obtained through an online course. It must be taught in person. If you are offered such a course, it will not meet the requirements to obtain a Utah Concealed Firearm Permit!
The cost of $50.00 is for the required education course including photos, prints and hand delivery of the application. The State of Utah also charges $52.00 for residents and $62.00 for non-residents to process your application and perform the background check. This is the total out of pocket costs.
The payment to the state of Utah via credit/debit card, check, money order or cashiers check is submitted with your application and is processed separately from the fee for this course. It may take several weeks for BCI to process this payment.
Your ID/DL from the state you live in (Paper temp licenses are legal).
Passports do not meet that requirement. Other states permits have no bearing on this permit.
A smile for the camera! If you need help with this, we can do tricks for you.
Your fingers for the fingerprint card. If you need help with this, please go to your nearest emergency room.
A check or credit/debit card to pay the state for the permit application and process.
Non-Utah applicants must have a permit from their home state if that home state has reciprocity with Utah. Residency is established by your state-issued identification. If your state does not recognize the Utah permit, this does not apply.


Procure car shipping permits from the Arab Bridge Maritime Company.
State the export incident on the shipping permit.
Stamp the customs declaration papers for the car from Customs.
The driver and passenger must execute the travel procedures for passengers mentioned in the travel procedures.


text:
From Receptionist To President: Gerun Riley's Vision For Leading The Multibillion Broad Foundation
Igor Bosilkovski Contributor
This week, FORBES sat down with billionaire Eli Broad and Gerun Riley, President of the Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation, at his apartment in The Sherry Netherland to discuss the future course of his philanthropic organization. Earlier this month, the longtime Los Angeles art patron, science benefactor and public education reformer announced that he is stepping down and formally retiring from the organization where he had been working full time since he sold insurance company SunAmerica in 1999 for $18 billion.
"I'll be doing a lot of traveling, going to movies, socializing, reading all sort of things" Broad says, sitting by an array of hardcover art books and across a Lichtenstein painting on the wall. "We have Ray Dalio's book here, but haven't gotten to it yet, it's quite thick."
The reason for this meeting with Forbes was to introduce Gerun Riley, the 41-year-old president of his foundation, to a broader audience. Riley joined the organization in 2003, when she was just 26 years old, getting a job as receptionist after a "memorable interview" with Broad. Now she is overseeing one of the nation's biggest foundations, which has given away $4 billion so far and has a $2.5 billion endowment.
Photo courtesy of Gerun Riley
Riley, who graduated from Bowdoin college with a degree in neuroscience, worked in the pro bono department of law powerhouse Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates and in nonprofit healthcare lobbying in New York, then moved to Los Angeles and landed a short gig with Arianna Huffington, before finally ending up at the Broad Foundation. "Over the last 14 years I feel like I've received degrees in architecture, law, medicine just by working with Mr. Broad" Riley says.
Her job will be to continue his legacy in key areas such as science and art and look to make a bigger impact in others. In science he has donated $700 million to create The Broad Institute, a human genome and stem cell research in Cambridge, Mass. that operates as a partnership between MIT and Harvard. "The legacy beyond creating groundbreaking science is that the Institute s a model for collaborative science and not how institutes typically function" Riley said. The Foundation has also created stem cells centers at three California universities - USC, UCLA and UCSF. A longtime contemporary art collector who met Jean Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring and Jeff Koons early in their careers, Broad is a founding chairman and life trustee of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, life trustee at MOMA and LACMA, and most notably, with his wife Edythe, a co-founder of The Broad Museum in downtown Los Angeles. The Broad Museum had 1.5 million visitors in the first two years since its opening - three times more visitors than what Broad and Riley expected, with 65% of the audience being non-Caucasian. In both these areas, Riley's main job is to maintain Broad's commitment and continue to fulfill his pledges. Her bigger challenge will be trying to tackle public education, something with which Broad has wrestled for years.
Broad, a son of Lithuanian immigrants who suffered from dyslexia as a kid who put himself through Michigan State University by driving a delivery truck is an active supporter of public charter schools and an avid opponent of Betsy DeVos, whom he called unprepared and unqualified in a letter to Senate leaders prior to her hearing. "Part of my challenge and responsibility is that I get to continue realizing the Broads' vision, but also evolve the organization in ways that feel appropriate" says Riley, whose 6-year old daughter goes to a public Spanish-language immersion school. "Their vision is so deeply rooted in Eli's personal experience as a poor, immigrant, dyslexic boy in Detroit who would have never had the success had it not been for his public school teachers."
The Broad Foundation's recent effort was to establish a great STEM school in Los Angeles that would focus on Latino, black and women students. "There are already 95 STEM schools in LA, but not one of them is more than 65% proficient in math, Riley says. "Not one." The Foundation introduced legislation in Sacramento, which was not successful as they faced great opposition from the teacher's union. The project is in suspense right now. "There's a lot of work in education that is frustrating - that is why we need young, fresh troops" Broad says. "My goal now is to have Gerun do everything."
Igor Bosilkovski
I am a contributor for the Forbes Innovation team. Originally from Skopje, Macedonia, I earned a dual BA in film and journalism from Chapman University in California, an...


Zhang, S., Yang, Y., Weng, W., Guo, B., Cai, G., Ma, Y. & Cai, S., Jan 10 2019, In : Journal of Experimental and Clinical Cancer Research. 38, 1, 14.
Feng, Y., Li, Y., Huang, D., Cai, S. & Peng, J., Feb 1 2019, In : European Journal of Surgical Oncology. 45, 2, p. 167-173 7 p.


Cover illustrations for Financial Focus, a magazine for private banking clients, with inspiration, stories and information. The illustrations give a human touch to the financial topics and are used on the cover, with the main-theme article inside and on the online platform.
Album cover art for the album "Incarnation" by metalband Hibakusha.
Series of illustrations for philosopher Maarten Doormans' Animal Column in "HUMAN" magazine, a magazine about humanism. Each column consists of a poem and a reflection on that poem, centered around a specific animal.
Illustrations for jewelry designer Cat Priem, to present her collections "My Little Lab Rat" and "Black Cat/White Cat", which is an elaboration of her collection "Trophies of a Serial Killer". To see more of her beautiful and fascinating work, please visit www.catpriem.nl.
Small collection of animal characters: Little Sparrow, Le Lapin Fou & Sphynx. The bunny was originally an editorial for HUMAN magazine.
Award: Blend Publicity Award 2011 voor "Le Lapin Fou".
Illustrations for poems by Bauke Steenhuisen & Jeroen Manders on TU Delft research projects. Topics: golfball aerodynamics, city acoustics, optimising energy networks, one-camera robots & soft pavement borders.
Some examples of scientific illustrations: a scapula, dissection of a human arm and microsurgery of a rat.
In the cabana's in the Jungle Dome of Center Parcs Heijderbos you can spend an adventurous night in the jungle. Each cabana is named after an animal from the Indonesian island Siberut and I created murals for three of these: the Rhinoceros, the Atlas moth and the Civet cat. The illustrations depict the animal as if drawn in an old travellog by an explorer.
Mural for the creative catering company Chefs on Tour. Topchef Michiel de Bruijn designs his dishes by making sketches. To express this process & the creativity I made a sketch-style mural of one of his dishes.
Editorial illustrations for Clou -a magazine for marketing professionals- about, respectively: healthcare apps, cow-hugging as a new religion, a day out in the 1950's and primary school tests.
Set of illustrated initials for an article about the future of the book vs digital reading, for the Royal Library in The Hague.
Series of editorial illustrations for "HUMAN" magazine, a magazine about humanism. Subjects are, respectively: perverse incentives (2x), justice, solidarity and the constitutional state.
Selection of illustrations for culinary magazine Smaakwereld for the section "Gespot" (spotted), where the illustrations serve as a presentation for products related to food & cooking. The products and illustrations were based on a different theme each issue. Themes: Tough&Black, Slim&Silver, Hunting, Autumn, Traditional Dutch and Winter.
Editorial illustrations for Carp* magazine, for an article about a biblical quote applied to corporate social responsibility.
"...and they planted trees, that do not grow fruits in His name, and in a disgraceful way..."


Now we all know that the renewable energy usages are more welcome than the conventional energy usages because of their low environmental impacts. In this ongoing age where everyone is aware about the importance of sustainable development, renewable or non-conventional energy inventions are very essential so that the total need of energy can be fulfilled by these alternative sources. In this article we are going to write about 10 such innovative energy inventions which are enough cause to be more optimistic about the future of the clean energy. They are cool and have reasonable potential to be discussed in this article. So, here are 10 contemporary inventions of renewable energy.
1.	Battery made of molten metals: This high capacity battery is made up of liquid metal which can be used to store more powers and energy in the electric grids. It has the ability to store large amount of electricity and deliver it when needed. That way it can help us to store the wind and solar energy. And also it will help in cutting down the expenses of maintaining large size, extra power generating grids.
2.	Residential solar financing options: We are thankful to the companies like SolarCity (an American energy providing company) which are coming upfront to give people the opportunity to install the solar panel so that their electricity bill might go down. One can go with the concept and lease the system with money that you might had wasted for your increasing electricity bill otherwise. Google has also invested big bucks in these residential solar powers.
3.	Invention of optical furnace: This is no doubt a potential invention in the run of achieving clear energy all together. It is use to heat up the solar panel namely the silicon stratum. By using it we can actually reduce the requirement of energy by half which will consequently make the solar panel to be priced cheaper.
4.	Robot friends to install and maintain the solar panels: the repetitive jobs which human beings can't do that efficiently can be done by the robots. We can appoint robots to install solar panels and even for maintaining the panels and mirrors out there we can rely upon them. This will cut down the cost of installment and more efficiently the entire job can be done.
5.	The spherical sun power generator: This amazing sun power generator has been created by a German company named Rawlemon. It is so built that the machine charges and stores energy during the sunlight hours and even it stores energy during the moonlit nights. It can be used to charge the electric cars as well.
6.	PepsiCo's new environment friendly pet bottle: PepsiCo has been working hard to make environment friendly pet bottle since a long time now and recently they have launched world's first ever pet bottle made up of renewable and plant originated raw materials which leaves less carbon to the environment. Big thumbs up to them.
7.	Solar powered keyboard: We all love to use wireless keyboards. But it requires rechargeable battery and that also need frequent charging. Now the company Logitech is coming out with a solar powered key board that will make you free from all these worries. The key board can charge itself from the indoor lights as well as the outdoor lights. Isn't it amazing?
8.	Efficient software to optimize the workability of wind farms: This idea is very smart because without increasing the size of the wind turbines we can get the best amount of wind energy by only using certain software which can calculate the best position to install a new turbine so that we can achieve the most of the clean energy over a longer period of time.
9.	Lily pads: This is one of the amazing inventions of the modern times: Due to increasing global warming that day is not far away when the low-lying areas will be totally flooded by the increased level of the ocean. Architect Vincent Callebaut has designed floating cities that can run depending on only renewable energy and are shaped like Lily flowers. One Lily pad can accommodate near about 50,000 people. This is my favorite pick from the total list.
10.	Solar bikini: oh man! Nothing could be as good as this one. Suppose you are on a beach holiday and are listing to your favorite tune and suddenly your phone battery gets empty. Wait! Andrew Schneider has invented such a bikini which has photovoltaic cells and has USB connection. So you can charge your phone anytime you want.
Aren't these inventions amazing? Yes, they are. We, the human beings have almost finished the conventional energy sources and now it is the high time we should switch to the renewable sources and we are progressing well. This progress is very much needed so that we can achieve the sustainable development in its true sense.


text:
Castellana Sicula is een gemeente in de Italiaanse provincie Palermo (regio Sicilië) en telt 3738 inwoners (31-12-2004). De oppervlakte bedraagt 72,6 km², de bevolkingsdichtheid is 51 inwoners per km².

De volgende frazioni maken deel uit van de gemeente: Calcarelli en Nociazzi.

Demografie
Castellana Sicula telt ongeveer 1465 huishoudens. Het aantal inwoners daalde in de periode 1991-2001 met 7,9% volgens cijfers uit de tienjaarlijkse volkstellingen van ISTAT.

Geografie
Castellana Sicula grenst aan de volgende gemeenten: Petralia Sottana, Polizzi Generosa, Villalba (CL).

Externe link
 https://web.archive.org/web/20060901195447/http://www.comune.castellana-sicula.pa.it/

Gemeente in Palermo


Level 2 students have been studying storytelling in its various forms.They have learned that stories can be told through words, of course, but they have also studied the ways stories are told through visual means, including dance. Because FGCS focuses on experiential learning, students learned by doing: professional dancers from Oregon Ballet Theatre (OBT) in Portland came to Forest Grove and taught students how to translate a story to dance. Students learned that dancers go beyond literal 'acting out' to creating movements that interpret a story in a way that is visually appealing and exciting. They had the opportunity to see this in action when they attended a school-day performance of the Alice in Wonderland ballet at OBT. When it came time for the Level 2 Plovers to decide what to present for All-School Meeting (ASM) in March, students voted to write and choreograph their own Alice in Wonderland ballet!
Students first read a picture book version of the story together and studied clips of the movie and several ballets. Then, students worked in small groups to choreograph a dance to a certain section of the story. This slideshow illustrates the process the Plovers went through in developing their Alice in Wonderland ballet. At ASM, the Plovers explained this process, then performed the dance for everyone. The dance was a huge hit with the audience and serves as a wonderful example of how students learn through meaningful projects at FGCS.


From offering bespoke training courses to curating programmes suitable to your professional needs – we've got you covered!
Our strategic location in the heart of Kuala Lumpur city center enhances our marketability as the venue of choice for our partners.
Check out our website from time to time, so you never miss out!


Saturday, November 11, 2017- Sunday, November 19, 2017.
Sailing from Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades) to Grand Turk, La Romana, Dominican Republic, Curacao, Aruba.
Most evenings we have a Cruise Casual dress code, but there are those Cruise Elegant evenings one or two nights throughout your "Fun Ship" voyage, where you will have the opportunity to showcase your more elegant attire. For those who want casual attire for dinner time, the Lido Restaurant is open nightly, and has a more relaxed theme. However, shirts and shoes/footwear (flip-flops) must be worn at all times inside the Lido Restaurant.
Both dress codes for the dining rooms are described below.
Cruise Casual Dining Dress Code: Gentlemen – Sport slacks, khakis, jeans (no cut-offs), dress shorts (long), collared sport shirts; Ladies – Casual dresses, casual skirts or pants and blouses, summer dresses, Capri pants, dress shorts, jeans (no cut-offs).
Cruise Elegant Dining Dress Code: Gentlemen – Dress slacks, dress shirts. We also suggest a sport coat. If you wish to wear suits and ties or tuxedos, by all means we invite you to do so. Ladies – Cocktail dresses, pantsuits, elegant skirts and blouses; if you'd like to show off your evening gowns, that's great too!


text:
This BrandYourself profile is automatically optimized to show up high in Google
Wayne Wile
Investment Consulting | Investment Management
Wayne Wile - International Investor; Institutional Investment Consultant
Wayne Wile's Bio:
Wayne Wile is an international investment consultant and financial expert with a career spanning more than five decades. His work in the financial sector began in the mailroom of a Canadian investment firm, but his experience and knowledge have helped him progress in his career since those early days. As he worked his way into management positions at several companies, Wayne Wile learned the principles of finance and started to develop habits and strategies that would help him later in life. He has worked with several international investment projects and currently lives in the Cayman Islands. Wayne Wile's work has brought him in contact with opportunities in many parts of the world, including Switzerland and international jurisdictions. He is the author of many articles in which he offers guidance on how to successfully sell and buy stocks. Instead of following a mathematical model for predicting the markets, Wayne offers a more intuitive approach that includes turning to the markets themselves for guidance. As he says, "Successful traders stop analyzing and learn to listen to what the market is telling them every day." Understanding the impact of major financial trends on investment strategies is one of the areas that Wayne Wile has studied. Austrian economic theories and business cycle analysis have helped him formulate his own theories, especially with regard to investing in mining and metals. He has worked as a strategic consultant to corporations, international banks, and also individuals looking for investment opportunities, especially in the precious metals sector. Experience has taught Wayne Wile about the potential pitfalls and rewards of various types of investment avenues. He has discovered the inherent risks of the mining and metals sector many investors miss, although he believes that it also offers some of the greatest rewards. Wayne has also unearthed some of the contradictions and unnecessary complications of current stock trading systems and has sought to simplify them. Although he still advocates that people seek professional advice when trading stocks, Wayne Wile hopes to give investors the knowledge they need to become more independent. One of these areas that investors should understand is knowing when to sell a stock. In his opinion, selling at the right time is just as important as knowing when to buy.
Wayne Wile's Interests & Activities:
stock market trading, investment management, consulting, traveling
© 2023 BrandYourself - Manage your online reputation


100 Zu points has been charged in each account registered before 7:00am EST Dec. 24th for free.
A GM dressed as a Santa Claus will drop some gifts in Truth Palace of Holy City every 4 hours from 8:00am EST Dec. 24th to 8:00am EST Dec. 25th.
If players buy 100 points from 8:00am EST Dec. 24th to 8:00am EST Jan. 10th, they can obtain 20 points extra for free.
This entry was posted in Articles, MMO MMORPG News on December 24, 2007 by CPMStar.
With Christmas fast approaching and the 1st anniversary of Voyage Century coming soon, Voyage Century (http://vc.igg.com) will be holding a series of activities to celebrate these two important events.
All of the valued players will receive a special gift to celebrate the 1st anniversary of Voyage Century Online. And as an added bonus; the shopping mall is also offering a special discount on all of its merchandise.
Voyage Century Online has decided to hold a party to celebrate this coming Christmas.
Contents: During game playing, GM will invite all of the Bosses to celebrate. There are many items that may be dropped by the Monsters whilst the players are playing. Even lower-level players may find it possible to get a hold of some good items.
How to Register: Input characters' names and corresponding server names in the space at the bottom of the Event Zone in the forum. If players meet the requirements then they can request to make an exchange for certain items, if they are available.
Zu Online (http://zu.igg.com/), the new 3D MMORPG game from IGG has already successfully started its Open Beta Test.
In order to celebrate the upcoming festivities, Zu Online open its Item Mall just before this coming Christmas. In the Mall players will find exclusive Christmas sets, classical clothes and many other enchanting items.Players can also enjoy unlimited shopping.
This entry was posted in Articles, MMO MMORPG News on December 23, 2007 by CPMStar.
Zu Online (http://zu.igg.com/) is pleased to announce the opening of a new server to celebrate the coming Christmas and the New Year. The new world, Desert City, is set to open at 04:00am on 24th Dec. 2007. To celebrate its launch, the Zu online team has decided to reward all of the participating players with a the level-up activity which will take place from 04:00am on the 24th Dec. 2007 until 02:00am on the 14th Jan. 2008.
It's way too easy to cheat, many of the more powerful people set up bots and walk away for a few hours then the admins ban them for a day or two. Alot of people easily hack this place too.
This entry was posted in Game Reviews, MMO MMORPG News on December 23, 2007 by CPMStar.
Questions by Brian Perry Jr.
Onrpg: What Aspects of Huxley Make This the first Real MMOFPS?
There might be a misconception that Huxley is a simple combination of MMORPG and FPS games. However, we did not start this project simply to see what would happen if we mixed the two genres. The persistent world features of Huxley are byproducts of our effort to create a new breed of FPS game for today's online gaming environment. While the end result may appear similar, our approach will certainly make Huxley more innovative and exciting game to play than many other FPS and MMO games available today.
Huxley is a big, complete game, with small- to large-scale FPS battles, single-player missions, quests with lots of tasks to complete, and many of the features expected in today's MMO market. But with Huxley's combat being based on twitch-action FPS play, that is where a lot of the development focus has been. It's crucial for us to ensure the gameplay is unique to Huxley, yet still fun and accessible to FPS players in general.
Onrpg: How In-depth is the customization in Huxley? Can you give us some examples?
You can really make your character unique in Huxley. You can choose gender (male or female), species (Spapien or Alternative) and even subspecies (each species has two subspecies). For appearance, every part of a player character's face can be customized to look the way you want it to. You can even alter the shape of nose, including height, length, etc. You can express thousands of personality by customizing your character's face. In addition, there are several armor combinations that you can use for.
Onrpg: Will there be in-game voice chat for Huxley? How will the VOIP work in Huxley, and why would we want to choose your system over teamspeak or ventrilo?
We will support VOIP cross-platform for both the PC and Xbox 360 versions. Voice communications will be free and open for squad members, but only squad leaders will be able to communicate with other squad leaders while in battle. In other words, the squad leader becomes the communication hub.
Onrpg: What are the pros and cons of PvP vs. PvE?
In first-person shooter games, PvE and PvP are quite different. In our PvE, cooperation is important and provides a different kind of suspense from PvP's competitive play. The combination of these two game play styles makes Huxley much more complete and exciting, and players will have to participate in each to completely unlock the game's story, develop their characters and get a fulfilling game play experience.
Onrpg: Can you elaborate more on how cross-platform will work in Huxley?
Huxley is a cross-platform game and can be played on both PC and Xbox 360 versions. The cross-platform gaming will have shared content, but gaming from the console will come from a completely different standpoint that goes beyond merely connecting to the other platform (simple interactivity, interaction, etc.). The Huxley world will be experienced through different aspects, stories and quests on both platforms.
The two versions will focus on different aspects of the back-story. The PC version is about finding out what happened to Dr. Huxley, who's recently disappeared. The 360 version is about a terrorist group called the Hybrid Liberation Organization, and it takes place 50 years after the events of the PC version.
All of the traditional FPS controls will be there for Huxley – we are making a game where the primary means of combat is twitch-FPS, so we are not reinventing the wheel here. The keyboard and mouse, as controllers, are optimized for FPS, and the control pad of the Xbox 360 is no match for the strengths of WASD and mouse. So we are designing content and game play to maximize depth and fun for players on both platforms, according to the unique characteristics of each machine, rather than tone down the strengths of the game on each platform or forcing compensation.
Onrpg: Will Huxley have regular content updates after it launches? What kind of updates can we expect?
Of course! One of the great things about MMO games that you don't find in typical single-player games is that we can offer content updates after commercial launch. Expect to see regular content updates from Webzen, which will include new maps, missions, weapons, armor, monsters, and extensions of the game's story line.
Onrpg: There has been a lull in news of Huxley U.S. When can U.S. players look forward to a beta before Huxley is released?
Huxley started beta testing in Korea in September, and we will have the second stage of testing in December. As the game is being developed in Korea, it is best for us to test for bugs, core systems and initial game play from local players. However, we are in the process of some small group testing in the U.S., and so far the response from North American players has been great. We plan to launch Huxley in North America next year (2008), and will make more announcements about closed and open beta testing and launch plans for the U.S. in the near future.
This entry was posted in Interviews, MMO MMORPG News on December 22, 2007 by CPMStar.
It had been two days since Elf Online close beta ended, and players had spent two days expecting the open beta of Elf Online to come at 08:00 pm Est(Gmt-5) Dec. 21st.
We have learnt from feedbacks of players their keen and enthusiasm on this game. To express our gratitude to our dear players, Elf Online team decided to held a 3 days of double pet and character Exp event. In the following days, players will also enjoy this favorable policy in each weekend.
Open beta is live now, see you in game. Thank you for your support to Elf Online.
This entry was posted in Articles, MMO MMORPG News on December 22, 2007 by CPMStar.
As a way to celebrate the upcoming festivities we here at TOP (http://top.igg.com/) opened the Christmas Village in the game on the 19th of December. In this magical place players can take part in many wonderful activities such as Snowball Fights. And of course all of our treasured players are invited to the Christmas Meal where everyone can get together for fun, food and frolics. And maybe even big rewards?!
Players should go to find all of the turkeys, which have stolen gifts from Santa (our Nov Activity), and also some naughty reindeer that have nicked Santa's gift boxes as well. The turkeys and Reindeer will give players a big surprise when captured!
Players can obtain a Christmas Box and a Christmas Stocking by hunting the turkeys and Reindeer, the box will offer players the chance to obtain special Christmas gifts. Players can also obtain Christmas gifts with a Christmas Stocking.
There is a beautiful Christmas tree in the center of the Christmas village, and players can take their Christmas Cards (Turkeys drop) there so that they can make their Christmas wishes in front of the tree. The system will spread the players' wishes throughout the current server when they click on the Christmas tree.
Players can obtain a "Special Quest Card" in the Item Mall, and then find Santa Claus to exchange the card for an Almighty Gem.
During this activity, some new items will be sold, and some existing items will be sold at a bargain prices in the Item Mall, for instance, Christmas Hats, Christmas sets and various Summoning Scrolls. Visit the TOP official website for more information.
This entry was posted in Articles, MMO MMORPG News on December 21, 2007 by CPMStar.
To celebrate the upcoming Elf Online Open beta. Happymmo will held a leveling competition.
The event will lasts for 2 week from Est 8:00 PM Dec 21st 07 (the open beta time for Elf Online) to Jan 7th 08.
On Jan 7th 08. Elf Online team will announce the winner of the leveling competion.The top ten players with the hightest level character and the hightest pet trainning level will be rewarded.
We will also pick ten lucky players form 11th to 100th players.
Do not hesitate, leveling with Elf Online now.


Both Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., the two-day tour gives art lovers a chance to see inspiration in action and artists time to chat with potential customers.
For some, getting to peek inside an artist studio is akin to pulling back the curtain on an artists' brain.
A pampered picnic served at an Island Shakespeare event and photography lessons are also included.
Scattered throughout the annual tour covering some 35 miles from Cultus Bay to Oak Harbor, Baby Island Heights to Ebey's Landing Historical Reserve, are many shared studio spaces of couples and artististic colleagues.
Sculptor Jan Hoy and photographer Harry von Stark will be showing their art from their shared home in Ebey's National Historic Reserve while Denis Hill, known for his panoramic photos of Whidbey, will be discussing his work as Katherine Madrone Moulton shows her love of putting together shadowboxes at studios.
Another stop with multiple artists includes jewelry maker Bev McQuarry, woodworker Jim Short, clay artist Clovy Tsuchiya and painter Sarah Brazeau, who all have studios in a barn three miles north of Coupeville.
Blueschool Arts in Clinton is the studio home of five artists on the tour: Karin Bolstad, acrylic mixed media painting; Sheila Mohn, landscape painter; Sara Saltee, who specializes in assembling mixed media art from recycled objects, painter Carrie Whitney and Tammi Sloan, a jewelry designer, print maker and mixed media artis.
Buffy Cribbs also creates furniture and custom pieces in her wood shop. She and her hsuband, Bruce Morrow, also worked in construction and built their house a dozen years ago.
The letters B B originally stood for Bruce Morrow and Buffy Cribbs and also now include their Airbandb offering, "Artist's Cottage." It's part of a free prize weekend package given to a lucky visitor to the Open Studio Artists Tour.


text:
New development near Texas A&M-San Antonio to have space for housing, retail, trail system
SAN ANTONIO – A new development hopes to breathe new life into the surrounding area of Texas A&M-San Antonio.
SouthStar Communities, a development company, is in charge of the project named VIDA, which will include space for housing, offices, restaurants and retail.
"It will have housing options from multi-family, single-family, detached homes, townhomes, duplexes," said Thad Rutherford, president of SouthStar Communities.
San Antonio City Council OKs development deal for South Side land near A&M
Originally Published by San Antonio Express News
Texas A&M San Antonio poised to add thousands of new housing units
Article Originally published by News4SanAntonio.com
SAN ANTONIO — After 13 years of delays, false starts and legal maneuvers, the effort to develop hundreds of acres around Texas A&M University San Antonio finally got a kick-start from City Council today.
SouthStar Communities of New Braunfels gained unanimous approval to buy and develop land from the Verano group. The project will consist of over 5,700 residential units.
Explosive growth on San Antonio's South Side sets the table for new development adjacent to Texas A&M University–San Antonio
Over the past several years, few cities have grown as fast as San Antonio. While the northwest side of town, the area just north of the San Antonio city limits, and nearby places like Fair Oaks Ranch, New Braunfels, and San Marcos have attracted attention for their suburban sprawl, a recent growth pattern in this well-established city is emerging on the South Side of town.


This timepiece is in overall excellent pre-owned condition. All photos are of the actual watch being sold. Powered by Omega's Calibre 1861 hand-winding mechanical movement which contains 18 jewels and has an approximate 48-hour power reserve. Comes with Omega papers dated 04/15/2016. Serial Number: 87318xxx.