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CAN WE STILL PLAY? IN THE (POST) AGE OF MANUFACTURING?: ENJEUX by Kondition Pluriel (Marie-Claude Poulin & Martin Kusch) Theatre de la Chapelle Nov 25- 27
The french word "enjeu" often used in its plural form "enjeux" has a naturally plural and complex texture to it. In "enjeux", one can describe a set of ideas, a set of conditions, the set of a "whole context of what is at stake", or even more within its complex texture, "enjeux" can be defined as "the games that are at stake". In that word, the plurality often comes in describing not one game, not one set of stakes, but the whole vista, the whole of what is at stake, the set and subset of games – in this case the games that make up the system of contemporary power and the way it is structured.
This entry was posted in Art on November 27, 2015 by admin.
About Town Nov. 26-Dec. 9
Tardes de documentales (November 26th, 18:30) – Una serie de documentales sobre la realidad migrante y Agricola en Canada presentaremos el Documental Esperanza, PQ (The Harvesters) de Diego Cedillo Mt https://vimeo.com/21157287 (English translation: Evenings documentaries - A series of documentaries on migrant and agricultural reality in Canada will present the documentary Hope, PQ (The Harvesters) Diego Cedillo Mt https://vimeo.com/21157287)
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Innovations en concert is hosting Hommage III: Gavin Bryars et la naissance de l'ambient. Continue reading →
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subMedia.tv invites you to join them for
Protect the Territory: Stories of land defense against pipeline and industrial expansion //Territoires en batailles: resistances autochthones on November 17, 6pm an evening where we celebrate struggles of indigenous land defense with Toghestiy, Hereditary Chief of the Wet'suwet'en Likhts'amisyu Clan, Shannon Chief, Shannon Chief, from the Anishnabe Nation of the Ottawa River Water
Felipe Uncacia of the U'wa people from Colombia, Natasha Kanapé Fontaine, poet and Innu activist, André Pikutelekan, traditionnalist Innu from Pessamit, Marie-Hélène Parant and Video documentaries by subMedia.tv.
Divan Orange and The Void Magazine invite you to THE VOID "STRANGERS" LAUNCH! So get down to the Plat and celebrate the launch of their STRANGERS issue. Readings from the finest up n coming writers, music like you've never FELT before! Brave the cold, kiss your friends, enter The Void, rub shoulders with a stranger, on November 26, 8pm. (Tix is $5)
Free City Radio — fall / winter 2015 community conference series @ la pass: Join Free City Radio in collaboration with La Passe and with the support of the Community News Collective at CKUT 90.3FM for a series of community lectures, on the first Tuesday of each month (started in October 2015) until 2016. This lecture series is FREE to attend, donations appreciated. Presentations will be recorded for radio broadcast on CKUT radio.
The Concordia University Community Lecture Series on HIV/AIDS presents I Am Not Alone In This Way:
Queer and Black in Contemporary Art. The lecture will take place in Concordia University Community Lecture Series on HIV/AIDS (1455 de Maisonneuve Ouest), on December 1, at 7pm. The lecture will be in English. Admission is FREE. Doors open at 6:45pm.
Sur, a Montreal native, never regretted his decision to move to New York, despite the hoops he was expected to jump through as a resident alien and identifiable queer Black male. He was able to create a world for himself within the field of contemporary art beginning in the early 1980s – a fly in the buttermilk of a predominantly white contemporary art world. "I hadn't realized how segregated the art world was then, not was I expected to be a survivor of the AIDS pandemic that was then in full dress rehearsal."
The onset and struggle around AIDS and its effect on the art world would manifest itself during his co-directorship of the Gracie Mansion Gallery, a prominent East Village gallery named after his partner Gracie Mansion, beginning in 1982. ACT-UP would form in 1987. In 1988 Sur's activist stance would have him leave his gallery position to help take care of artist friends living with HIV/AIDS while beginning a mission to set up and advise on their Estates. In the mid-1990s he was invited to serve on the Board of Visual AIDS, wherein he helped organize exhibitions of artists affected by HIV/AIDS and assisting in the creation of the Visual AIDS Archive Project which would become the largest archive documenting the works of artists with HIV/AIDS in the world.
For more information contact the Concordia HIV/AIDS Project by email at hivaids@concordia.ca or by telephone at (438)-932-1593 (http://hivaidsconcordia.wix.com/lectureseries)
Sarah Mangle invites you to her event: Launch: The All Ages Colouring Book of Worries and Reassurances by Sarah Mangle <3 <3 with artist Ezra Steam Train Moss Menuck <3 <3 <3, taking place on December 5th, in RATS 9.
Sarah is enthusiastically launching her 2nd colouring book project, The All Ages Colouring Book of Worries and Reassurances with a daytime party.
Ezra Steam Train Moss Menuck will be showing his drawings and sculptures in amazing installations.
There will be:
Art times!
Hang outs!
♥ WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE ♥ GENDER NEUTRAL BATHROOMS ♥ KIDS VERY VERY VERY WELCOME ♥ PETS WELCOME ♥
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About Town Nov. 5 – 20th
Scrivener & McGill Improv Present: A Live & Hearty Starlit Eventide of Muse-Hallowed Verse Enacted by the Spontaneous Thespian Club: Scrivener Creative Review and McGill Improv are combining forces! Join them for a night of fun times, live poetry reading, and improvised scenes inspired by their poets' work. Also, there's food! It will be on Nov. 11th, 7:30pm at Le Cagibi.
Cité sans frontières / Solidarity City / Ciudad Solidaria (Montréal) présente ★ Party de financement et danse reggae // Reggae dance party fundraiser ★ Vendredi le 6 novembre, Cafe l'Artere (7000 avenue du Parc - metro Parc), à partir de 22h (jusqu'à tard!) $5 à $10 ou payez comme vous pouvez.
Eastern Bloc Lab is hosting a DECONSTRUCTING THE SCIENTOLOGY E-METER (workshop). The workshop is given by Jamie Allen and Shintaro Miyazaki, in the context of BPLTC II. The technological presents itself as the forward image of our desires, and these projections often cause us to hide what should be resolute disappointment or dissatisfaction. Often things that don't work simply must, as we've invested so much time, effort, emotion and money in them. (We would feel rather silly admitting how cumbersome and dysfunctional our new laptop is, after spending several thousand dollars on it… yet it still can't connect to the printer!). This rather legitimate disappointment we moderns often hide from ourselves is part of what makes all technologies in some sense 'apocryphal': dubiously authentic, spuriously reliable, and suspectly 'functional.' All thinking is speculative, and technologies absorb this speculation: from truth telling, to bodily enhancement, to cognitive amplification. (Saturday November 7, 2015, 1pm – 4pm – Sunday November 8, 2015, 10am – 4pm. Price: $30) To reserve your place, please email lab@easternbloc.ca (10 people max!)
Librairie Drawn & Quarterly presents Carrie Brownstein launches Hunger Makes Me A Modern Girl in conversation with Jessica Hopper on Nov. 16th, 7-9pm (doors close at 5:30pm), at the Ukrainian Federation Hall. Carrie Brownstein is the guitarist in pioneering rock band Sleater-Kinney and the creator/co-star of the wildly popular television show Portlandia. Hunger Makes Me A Modern Girl (Riverhead Books) is Brownstein's debut, a candid, funny, and deeply personal look at making a life—and finding yourself—in music. Brownstein will be in conversation with Jessica Hopper, senior editor at Pitchfork and author of The First Collection of Criticism by a Living Female Rock Critic (Featherproof Books). Tickets on sale 10am, Friday, October 9th. Available at 211 Bernard Ouest or online https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/carrie-brownstein-launches-hunger-makes-me-a-modern-girl-tickets-18998718679 $15 or free with a purchase of Hunger Makes Me A Modern Girl (in store only) stop by (211 Bernard Ouest) or call (514-279-2224) to reserve a ticket with a credit card.
This entry was posted in ABOUT TOWN, Art, Culture, Dance, McGill, Performance Art, Theater, Workshop on November 6, 2015 by admin.
About Town May 1st -15th
Cymbals Eat Guitars at Bar Le "Ritz" Cymbals Eat Guitars kick off the month of May by playing at Bar Le "RITZ." Friday, May 1st, 21h30, Bar Le Ritz, 179 Jean-Talon Ouest, $12-15 Entry
Grande Manifestation du 1er Mai Au-delà des luttes spécifiques qui nous différencient, il faut organiser la nécessaire unité de nos forces, contre l'exploitation dont nous sommes tous et toutes victimes comme classe ouvrière, à un degré ou un autre. Ce qui nous unit est plus fort que ce qui nous divise! Organisons nous dans la lutte politique pour mettre fin au capitalisme et construire un monde sans exploitation, sans classe sociale et qui assurera à tous et toutes le droit de vivre, d'aimer, de travailler sans se faire exploiter. Friday, May 1st, 18h30, Phillip's Square, Rue Square Phillips
Chocolate Jungle 90s Jam – Hiphop Karaeoke Back by popular demand is Montreal's Official 90's Jam and Experience, "CHOCOLATE JUNGLE"!! 2Marvelous Productions and Smitty Citty Entertainment are bringing in the spring vibes, this time around they are collaborating with Canada's biggest dance festival B.A.M.(Bust A Move) and Hip Hop Karaoke Montreal! Come join the amazing vibes and witness what the whole city has been hyped about since the first Chocolate Jungle in November of 2013. Friday, May 1st, 22h00, Le Belmont, 4483 Blvd Saint-Laurent, $10-15
Montreal Etsy Team Presents: Fait Main Montreal 2ieme Edition With spring around the corner and just in time before Mother's day. Come on out and shop from 30+ local artists, enjoy entertainment and DIY workshops. Food and snacks will be available from caterer My Stuff Sunday, May 3rd, 10h00-16h00, La Sala Rossa, 4848 Blvd Saint-Laurent
BRONCHO at Divan Orange Blue Skies Turn Black present Broncho: Just Enough Hip To Be Woman. Though it certainly bears the hallmarks of their previous work — fuzzy, guitar-driven rock – the production and energy of the record moves into decidedly sleeker and decidedly more new wave directions (think Cheap Trick meets the Drive soundtrack meets every great song from Fast Times at Ridgemont High meets the greatest after-hours party you've never been to). Sunday, May 10th, 21h00, Le Divan Orange, 4234 Blvd Saint-Laurent, $8-10
Syzzors Launch Party After six months of radio silence, Syzzors are back with a brand new Maxi-EP. To officially release the physical and digital versions of our new material, we invite you to an happy hour/6 to 8 party. Live performance with additional musicians, merchandise available, DJ set and more surprises to come! Thursday, May 14th, 18h00, Le Belmont, 4483 Blvd Saint Laurent, Free Entry
EPIC Seedling Sale Our epic seedling sale is coming up fast! We will have over 140 varieties of heirloom veggie, herb and flower seedlings, all produced naturally and locally in the Concordia Greenhouse by our City Farm School Interns! Over 4, 000 flowers, veggies and herb seedlings will be priced at $1-5 and 150 house plants priced at $2-$30. Friday May 15th/ Saturday May 16th, 10h00-19h00, Concordia Greenhouse, 1455 de Maisonneuve Ouest, Free Event
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Tuesday Morning After interviews Andy Williams about his upcoming McGill course "The Black Oral Tradition", April 14, 2015
Andy Williams. Photo by Anita Schoepp
After the success of his first two classes at McGill's School of Continuing Studies, "The Diaspora of Jazz" and "Jazz and the Civil Rights Movement," acclaimed artist, activist, educator, Andy Williams, came back on the show to spread the word about his next class, called, "The Black Oral Tradition: The Culture, Politics, and Identity of Hip Hop." We talked to Andy about the roots of hip hop in Kingston, Jamaica and the Bronx, and how what began as a new language for the plight and passions of the oppressed became a phenomenon with incredible power the world over. Williams speaks from experience, and it's hard not to learn something when you listen to him.
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This entry was posted in Art on April 17, 2015 by admin.
"ANTIPODES": A Review of Frédéric Tavernini's Wolf Songs For Lambs at Théatre La Chapelle, April 14, 2015 (Théatre La Chapelle, April 14-18 2015)
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Lewis Carroll's devotional to the world of children (intertwined with his own personal controversies) might act as exemplary of the very two way street that sits along all apparent surfaces; Carroll's oeuvre and life with "bizarre and esoteric words, grids, codes, and decodings"[1].
As in his type of work, the glyphs, word/world constellations, and dances across the page and in the story might break the axes of otherwise accepted surfaces. These surfaces might have "certain points of one figure" referring "to the points of another figure"; that below and beyond the surface of things, there might be another world and realm that corresponds to that above, "an entire galaxy of problems with their corresponding dice throws, stories, and places"[2]
Lewis Caroll
Frédéric Tavernini presents this beyond or below the surface of things in his latest dance theatre piece, Wolf Songs For Lambs. As Tavernini says of his daughter's influence on the piece, "My daughter made me want to become a child again, and like her to construct a whole imaginary child's world seen by an adult" (DFDANSE).
This entry was posted in Dance, Performance Art, Theater on April 15, 2015 by admin.
ABOUT TOWN April 15-30
Spring has sprung!(?) Get out there and do stuff in Montreal this week! Here are a few suggestions…
Le MIAFF: Montreal International Animation Film Festival Featuring 4 days of animation feature films, shorts workshops, panel discussions and interactive performances, The Montréal International Animation Film Festival, in association with www.filmfestivals.com and Animation World Network is all set to ANIMAZE and entertain Montreal! April 16-19, Concordia University.
Glass Door Gallery Spring Mixed Group Show Come join us to celebrate the exposure of emerging Montréal talent , and the first of many home-curated shows hosted by Glass Door Gallery, who from now on will be accepting portfolio submissions on an ongoing basis. This is a major step in the Gallery's overall mission of providing an accessible platform for emerging Montréal talent. Curated by Brooke Rutner. Friday, April 17, free, Glass Door Gallery, #1-4064 Blvd. St-Laurent.
Vernissage : Lucy Raven + Raymond Boisjoly Lucy Raven, « Curtains », image fixe, 2014, installation vidéo anaglyphe avec son, 50 min. Avec l'aimable permission de l'artiste. Raymond Boisjoly, de la série « From age to age, as its shape slowly unravelled… », 2015, impression jet d'encre sur vinyle autocollant, 132 x 191 cm à 290 x 419 cm. Avec l'aimable permission de l'artiste et de Catriona Jeffries, Vancouver. Friday, April 17, 17-20H, free, VOX, centre de l'image contemporaine, #401-2 rue St-Catherine.
The Void Launch with Vesuvia Solo and Superbloom Join us in celebrating the launch of our Adaptations issue! Readings from Montreal's best and brightest, sweet sounds to bring you into spring (yes, spring!) & dancing to follow all night long. Friday, April 17, 20h30, $5, La Vitrola, 4602 Blvd. St-Laurent.
University of the Streets Café: Men and Feminism What role should men play in the feminist movement? Recently, feminist mobilization campaigns have received a lot of media attention. Their common goal: putting men at the center of the discussion. Internationally, #HeforShe, a campaign launched by UN Women, argued that gender equality is not solely a women's issue and called on men to make their voices heard. Closer to home, #BeenRapedNeverReported made men more aware of the realities faced by women in their communities. At the same time, feminist voices are emerging that oppose this new focus. Can men be part of the feminist movement without transforming its very nature? What are the advantages and disadvantages of their participation? This public conversation invites people of all genders to explore what it means to be an ally. If men want to support feminist causes, what role should they play? How can we work together (or separately) to fight gender-based oppression? Monday, April 20, 19-21H, free, Café Bloom, 1940 rue du Centre.
National Poetry Month Book Launch w/ Robert Melançon + Robyn Sarah + Zachariah Wells Please join Biblioasis and The Word in celebrating National Poetry Month with a launch of three new poetry books: My Shoes Are Killing Me by Robyn Sarah, Montreal Before Spring by Robert Melançon, and Sum by Zachariah Wells. Monday, April 20, 19h30, free, The Word Bookstore, 469 rue Milton.
Festival Howl! Arts 2015 films / concerts / conférences / expositions / radio broadcast / activist art fair April 20-26, various locations.
24 heures ou plus Pamphlet cinématographique réalisé par Gilles Groulx à un moment de fièvre populaire exceptionnelle au Québec, quelques mois après le front commun des trois syndicats québécois les plus importants (CSN, FTQ, CEQ) face au gouvernement québécois. Œuvre personnelle et militante d'un cinéaste québécois engagé, sa philosophie s'oppose à la « société de consommation » perçue comme la suprême incarnation du mal. 20 avril, PWYC, La Passe, 1214 de la Montagne.
Howl! Activist Art Fair The individuals and groups presented here have dedicated practices of activist art making, in content and form, not only art in service of the struggle, but art born of movements and radical ideas for social change. Join us for a showcase of their work and to support their continued production. April 25, Casa del Popolo, 4873 boul. St Laurent.
Stories & Connections w/ Authors Gillian Cott + Tom Abray + Dana Bath Join us as Gillian Cott signs and discusses her new book Make me, Remake me: Writing Myself Across Two Continents. With Special Guests: Tom Abray and Dana Bath. April 22, 18h30, free, Paragraphe Bookstore, 2220 McGill College ave.
Film Screening: 'Let Each One Go Where He May' by Ben Russell with filmmaker present "Let Each One Go Where He May is the stunning feature debut of celebrated filmmaker Ben Russell. Having its world premiere in Toronto, the film traces the extensive journey of two unidentified brothers who venture from the outskirts of Paramaribo, Suriname, on land and through rapids, past a Maroon village on the Upper Suriname River, tracing the voyage undertaken by their ancestors, who escaped from slavery at the hands of the Dutch 300 years prior. Shot almost entirely with a 16mm Steadicam rig in thirteen extended tracking shots, this cartographic portrayal of contemporary Saramaccan culture is a rigorous and exquisite work that partakes in and dismantles traditional ethnography, inviting anachronism and myth-making to participate in the film's daring conflation of history." - Andréa Picard, TIFF April 22, 19H, $9-10, Cinémathèque Québécoise, 335 boul. de Maisonneuve E.
Exhibition: 'For All We Know' by Catherine Everett La Galerie Han Art est fière de présenter l'exposition solo de la peintre Catherine Everett intitulée For All We Know. Dans ce nouveau corpus, les oeuvres de Everett evoquent la manifestation d'un vie intérieure mystérieuse. April 23, 18-21H, free, La Galerie Han Art, 4209 Ste-Catherine W.
Papier15 Art Fair Dedicated exclusively to the promotion of art on paper, Papier is one of the most important fairs of its kind in North America. The event is an important catalyst for the Canadian contemporary art market and constitutes a unique meeting ground for the greater public, art enthusiasts and professionals alike. For its 8th edition, Papier will present 40 Canadian galleries, demonstrating the liveliness of Montreal as a major center for contemporary art. April 24, 12-21H, free, 5445 de Gaspé.
Artist Talk w/ Yinka Shonibare MBE British artist Yinka Shonibare MBE will discuss his exhibition Pièces de résistance with Cheryl Sim, DHC/ART Curator. April 27, 19H, free, Phi Centre, 407 rue Saint-Pierre.
University of the Streets Café: Personalizing the Oil Sands What can we learn from the multiple narratives of extraction? The oil sands are one of the largest industrial complexes in the world and undeniably a central part of Canada's economy and international identity. Despite its prominence, discussions of this subject can seem taboo and often present only two opposing narratives pitted against each other; economic development versus environmental preservation. Is it really that simple? What about the diverse narratives in between that are lost in these polarized exchanges? This public conversation will emphasize the human-side of the story, focusing on the perspectives of people directly affected by and implicated in the oil sands. How does this industrial development impact First Nations communities? What about oil workers, farmers and faith leaders? The people who actually live in Fort McMurray often feel frustrated with how issues are presented to the wider public. Can their perspectives deepen the debates around this topic? Together, we will reflect on the roles each of us play in the oil sands as we seek to take a more holistic look at this controversial subject. April 29, 19H, free, Anglican Diocese, 1444 Union.
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I was looking for a thread where I could solicit opinions and feedback. There wasn't one, so I made one.
So, yesterday I posted an episode of Steven Universe Universe that utilized the animated puppet I've made for Project Phoenix (my yet unnamed anime review/analysis show). It was my first real live-fire test of it and I think it came out okay.
However, while it came out okay, I can't say that it looks amazing. I did the best that I could but it definitely feels like amateur hour level stuff and, honestly, I don't know if I'm okay with that. I like to put out content that looks professionally produced. Every new show I've put out has been getting consistently better production values. We went from foam core taped to the walls to a built and painted set; normal, residential level lights to uniform lights with a high CRI; better camera, better lens, better teleprompter, better audio setup… I've made home made motion graphics and made deals with musicians and labels to license music.
Trying something new is always a risk. I know this. Character animation isn't something I've done before and I can't be awesome at it my first go. I know this too. But here's my dilemma: Is it better to try something new and produce a mediocre product that MIGHT get better over time or stick with what you know and make a solid product? Is it better to work from my strengths or start from a weakness and build a new skill?
I've been working on this puppet and his virtual set for the last 4-5 months(-ish) and I've got the mechanics of how the puppet works down pat. What I lack is the artistic skill to make it LOOK better. Yes, I COULD take the time to develop that aspect, but in the mean time I'm sitting on a show that is already just about ready to go. If I go live action on Project Phoenix I'd be shooting at a different set from the one I use for SUU just so it looks different but it would very doable since I'd essentially be using the same workflow as SUU.
Go ahead and launch the show with the puppet you have. It looks fine.
Launch the show with the puppet, but work on it as you go.
Hold off and take the time to work on the puppet more.
Go live action for now, but work on the puppet until it's right then, implement it.
Forget the puppet and just go live action.
There seems to be a glitch with the survey. I clicked the first option, yet it indicates that I clicked the second option.
BTW, I hadn't fully read the survey options before I clicked. It took me by surprise since I wasn't expecting it, so that's not really my final answer.
Your vote is showing correctly.
The puppet is pretty distracting as a result of its constant movement. I say just stick to live action.
But here's my dilemma: Is it better to try something new and produce a mediocre product that MIGHT get better over time or stick with what you know and make a solid product? Is it better to work from my strengths or start from a weakness and build a new skill?[/quote]The title of this thread seems to be asking for art critique, but as far as I can tell the core question you're asking isn't so much about the art as about what your priorities are. You say "MIGHT" get better over time, but the real question in that regard is not whether you'll get better, but how quickly and how much you'll get better. That said, right now it's clear your animated puppet is definitely lacking, and you know that right now you can put out a much better product if you go live action. As you've said, you like to put out content that looks professionally produced, and it's not just a matter of feeling good about what you do; obviously it also matters in regards to actually having that product get an audience. In the end, the decision comes down to a tradeoff between making Project Phoenix as good (and successful) as possible now, and the possibility of bigger and better things in the future due to having improved your skills.
I can't really speak to the relative importance of the two sides of that tradeoff, since that's something you clearly have to decide for yourself. That said, as a general piece of advice, building a new skill is a good thing. Broadly speaking, people are probably irrationally averse to learning new skills, so for most people it's likely a good idea to self-adjust in the direction of learning things for the hell of it.
Also, I answered your poll, but the real "best" answer I can think of is one you didn't actually list. It's a bit more of a compromise solution, which would be to launch the show as being mostly live action, but have a short, discrete segment within the show that features the puppet.
Obviously the downside is you would have to do much more work, since now you would have to combine together two different approaches that don't have that much overlap. On the other hand, you also get some degree of "best of both worlds" - you get to put your best foot forward for the core of this new show, and you also get to develop a new skill with a much tighter feedback loop than you would have if you were trying to develop a new skill without a concrete project to go with it.
That sounds like an awesome solution! And I already know how I'm gonna use him!
My critique isn't so much about the art or animation, but your voice and the decision to make the puppet his own character as opposed to an animated version of yourself. If he were just you, just using your own voice would be fine. However, since you went out of your way to state that he is not you, the fact that he still has your exact voice and speech patterns smacks of laziness/lack of creativity (and I know you are neither lazy nor uncreative; that's just how it comes off from a viewer perspective). As such, I ended up a bit distracted by the dissonance between the intention of character and the lack of character acting.
So if you're going forward with doing separate puppet segments, my advice would definitely be to make sure the puppet has his own voice. Doesn't have to be radically different or over-the-top compared to yours, just different enough to make it clearer he's a different person.
Anyway, I'm looking forward to the project! I'm eager to see what you'll tackle with it.
Yeah, I had similar thoughts and went back and forth about it, never landing on any sort of decision. I'm gonna make him his own puppet.


We have appointed Caroline Wright as artist in residence for the River Cam. The residency will celebrate and promote the story of the river and its role in shaping the city.
Over 12 months Caroline will be researching stories, facts and unusual aspects of the river to uncover how it serves as a foundation to the city. What are our relationships to the river? How has it shaped us in terms of social, economic, geographical, historic and ecological impact?
Caroline's research will culminate in a site-specific work of public art for the city, and will set the scene for future commissions related to the river.
The To the River website will be a repository for river-related information, and will document the progress of the project. It will include a list of useful and interesting resources, river events and research notes.
A key element of the project is to give local people the opportunity to creatively participate in the project.
Conversations and meetings have been held with the many and varied communities and groups associated and interested in the Cam, and their time and generosity is appreciated.
These conversations have revealed the extent to which the river is embedded in the Cambridge community.
Among the organisations and communities Caroline has engaged with is our Children and Young People's Participation Service (ChYpPS). Caroline joined them for some of their late-summer workshops on a narrowboat, and spent time with families talking about what the river means to them. Some families thought about what was in and on the river, making some colourful drawings.
The project's first residency event was called 'Flow'. A small container of river water, drawn next to Baits Bite Lock, was encased inside a bright pink flotation vessel and taken upstream by volunteers to Byrons Pool, near Trumpington, where it was replaced into the river.
The volunteers carried it by a variety of water craft including rowing boat, punt, narrowboat, kayak and paddleboard. Other volunteers ran, walked, cycled or swam.
Participants received a very precious gift of a bottle of water for taking part. The weather was kind and over the course of the day 81 people, children, adults, a baby (and a dog) took part in the work. A further 430 people connected with the event in different ways, such as supporting participants, asking questions, or simply watching the progress of the cargo.
Flow was welcomed as part of the programme for a new local festival called 'In Your Way', which spread out across the city over a single weekend. A film will be available to watch soon.
Caroline Wright is a visual and performance artist whose work presents perspectives through a process of recording, reconfiguring and transforming, informed by loss, value, mortality and the imperfection of memory.
Working live and through physical making, her work is collaborative and interactive, responding to attachment and personal histories.


Happy Monday Memphis! Start off your week right with this rundown of positive Memphis news and updates, plus your #ilovememphis tagged photos and Tweets from the past week.
Memphians are generous. Memphis is on a lot of lists (and not all are fair, and not all are good), but here's one we can celebrate: According to The Chronicle of Philanthropy, Memphis is the second most charitable big city in America, giving more than 5 percent of our income to charity. Here's another local story about the list.
Voting can be fun. Election Day is officially November 4, but you can start early voting as soon as this Wednesday. Go here for more info.
No time during the week? Go to the Voice Your Vote event this Saturday at 11 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church (166 Poplar) with music, food, activities for kids, and parades across the street to go vote! I think voting is a very important part of loving Memphis, regardless of your political views, so I'm happy to spread the word about voting events, just let me know in the comments.
Join a green group. If you're the earth-loving, green-minded type, there is a new group for you. Green Drinks, Memphis' chapter of the international Green Drinks movement, will have their first informal meeting on October 21 at Alchemy. Go here for details.
Getting creative in Memphis. Last weekend I attended the first-ever Creative Works conference in Memphis.This is a huge deal for the design community, because some of the industry's best designers had a chance to experience Memphis for the first time (and they had a great time). Read more in this Memphis Flyer article and this recap from artist Brandon Rike. Also, you have to watch this video, created by Creative Works speaker Joey Ellis.
World of Knowledge: Memphis from Joey Ellis on Vimeo.
I promise, you're cool enough to ride a bike. Memphis now has the highest rate of bike usage in the state, and we're on track to become even more bike-friendly in the next few years. Sylvia Crum is the new director of Revolutions Bicycle Co-op at First Congregational Church in Cooper Young and her goal is to make cycling more accessible for causal riders (no Spandex required). Check out the full article on High Ground News.
Take a minute to vote for a Memphis artist. Today is the last day to vote for Brit McDaniel, owner of Paper & Clay ceramics studio, to win a Martha Stewart's American Made award. Help her represent Memphis and vote up to six times today. Go here to vote.
Never stop, Memphis. CNN Money recently named Memphis one of the top ten best cities to start a company. That's not news to Start Co., a start-up incubator in downtown Memphis. Check out this Daily News article from Start Co founder Eric Matthews to learn more about how Memphis has set itself up for entrepreneurial success.
Grind and clear your mind. Muddy's Grindhouse (which was first announced on the August I Love Memphis podcast) is officially open in midtown, and will host yoga and thai chai classes in the backyard of the adorable shop. Go here for details.
Krogers gives back. A lot. Last week, Kroger donated $50,000 to Bridges USA, a local organization that inspires and mentors young people in Memphis to become leaders in their community. Go Kroger.
Want to know what's going on in Memphis? Check back here almost every Monday for a photo and Tweet roundup. Just tag your pictures #ilovememphis and follow me on Twitter (@ilovememphis), Instagram (@ilovememphisblog) and your picture could appear here.


Community Initiatives for Rural Development (CIFORD Kenya) is a community based organisation working in Meru County Kenya. The organisation was formed in July 2002 and registered with the Ministry of Culture, Social services and National heritage. The community based organisation was formed to tackle socio-economical problems facing the residents of the district with more focus to the issues of women and girls where women have been involved in the sustainable agriculture activities and the environmental conservation. They are also participating in the women rights and property ownership for women as they are trained on how best to care for their families and especially husbands and children. Girls are encouraged to remain in school and they are taken through a training package on alternative rite of passage in campaign against Female circumcision. There has been a gap in that a lot of information is given to the girls and women as men and boys are left ignorant. CIFORD VISION. A self-reliant rural community that is able to evolve a sustainable community development. CIFORD'S MISSION STATEMENT. Solicit, accessing and build up resources necessary to facilitate, develop and empower rural poor to participate effectively in their development process. CIFORD OBJECTIVES. 1.	Identify and strengthen community development structures appropriate to enhance development with a view of building their full capacity. 2.	Adopt measures conducive to promote sustainable development. 3.	Increase the level of community literacy with an aim to understand meaningful development to their situation. CIFORD ACTIVITIES. 	Community capacity building. 	Sustainable agriculture 	Community health programmes. 	Knowledge management.


The 63rd Paratroop Battalion is one battalion in Special Brigade of Serbian Army. In the past, it was a "Brigade." In the new structure of the Serbian Army, it became a battalion in Special Brigade. Its purpose is for special reconnoitering and diversionary operations in an enemy's operative-strategic depth.
From the forming of the Battalion until today, the paras have participated in 250 major combined tactical maneuvers, carried out with notable success. In the 1947-1990 period, 330,000 parachute dives had been taken, and from 1990 until now over 10,000 drops have been made each year. The 63rd Parachute Battalion earned the repute of one of the best units thanks to the exceptional efforts on the part of the troops and officers and high marks obtained in combined maneuvers.
The unit says its basic values are love of the fatherland and freedom, soldier's and parachutist's oaths, preservation of the honor of the arms, individual and collective courage, and unbreakable comradeship. The 63rd has been awarded many recognitions which its members and command cadre are proud of: the Order of the National Hero adorning our wartime banner, six Orders of Courage, and over a hundred other orders and medals awarded the 63rd Battalion members for participation in combat and other missions. Forty-six of its troops have given their lives while on parachuting and other missions.
The 63rd Parachute Battalion is a world-renowned and honored unit. It also trains foreign armed forces in parachutist skills. The Battalion has been visited by many foreign delegations, which have assured themselves of the abilities and valor of the parachutists – their country's elite soldiers.
The first parachute jump in Yugoslavia was taken at the Novi Sad Airport on September 2, 1926. Second Lieutenant Dragutin Dolanski was dropped from an altitude of 650 meters (2,100 feet). The year 1938 was particularly significant for the Yugoslav parachuting, since that was when the First International Aircraft Exhibition was staged in Belgrade. The Exhibition at the Zemun Airport included a combined jump of 10 parachutists, including Katarina Matanović, the first and only woman parachutist in Yugoslavia prior to the 1941 war.The Yugoslav Army had realized the significance of parachute units, and a school of parachuting was opened at Pan~evo on 1 October 1939. The School was moved to Novi Sad in 1941, where it remained stationed until the outbreak of the war, whence a move to Niš was scheduled. The fate of the School of Parachuting in the April War has not yet been ascertained. In the Second World War, paratroop raids had a significant role in almost all major military operations. In mid-1944, the Supreme Headquarters requested help from the Allies to form a parachute unit. After the transfer of the Supreme Headquarters to the Island of Vis, urgent orders to lower-level commands were delivered by parachuted messengers!
In September 1944, a hundred troops were taken to Bari, Italy, for a parachuting training course. Another hundred volunteers were selected for training from among the wounded soldiers recovering in Italy. The training and drops from airplanes took place in a training centre at Gravina. The School of Parachuting was successfully completed by 191 troops and officers. After completion of the training course on 14th October 1944, the First Parachute Battalion was formed, with Lieutenant Čedomir Vranić appointed its commander. The 1st Parachute Battalion recruits also underwent diversionary training, topography and target-shooting courses, and had intensive live-ammunition shooting practice. The Allies supplied the Battalion with complete weaponry and materiel (except for parachutes). In December 1944, the Battalion was shipped to Dubrovnik. On January 6, 1945, the Battalion arrived in Belgrade.This elite Battalion had no combat experience during the Second World War. In mid-July 1945, the 1st Parachute Battalion was dismissed.
Apart from Italy, a number of Yugoslav paratroops were trained in the USSR during the Second World War. Upon return to the country, they were integrated into the existing parachute units. In the 1946-1950 periods, a parachute training course was operative under the Air Force Command. In 1946, on the order of the Supreme Headquarters, the 46th Parachute Battalion was formed at Bela Crkva. In 1948, the Battalion was relocated to Novi Sad. Because of the threat of potential invasion from the east, the Battalion was again relocated, this time to Mostar, in January 1951. The Battalion remained stationed at Mostar until 1954, when it was transferred back to Novi Sad and combined with the newly-formed 63rd Parachute Brigade. In 1952, the 46th Parachute Battalion was divided into two parts. One part remained at Mostar, and the other was transferred to Šabac. Out of this part the new 63rd Parachute Battalion was formed. By Order No. 200 of the Armed Forces Supreme Command (VKOS) of 5 February 1953, the 63rd Parachute Brigade was formed at Šabac. The Brigade was relocated to Novi Sad in March 1954 thanks to more agreeable circumstances. Considerable errors have been committed in the understanding of this unit's use and combat tasks. The prevailing position was that the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) did not need larger parachute units, as, presumably, battlefield drops from the air had no chance of success in a nuclear war and with modern anti-aircraft defence and mass armoured vehicles in use. On the order of the JNA General Headquarters, the 63rd Parachute Brigade was dismissed in late 1959, and out of it 3 independent parachute battalions were formed: 159th Parachute Battalion in Skopje; 127th Parachute Battalion at Batajnica; and 148th Parachute Battalion at Cerklje. In 1964, a Parachute Training Centre was formed by combining the 159th and 127th Parachute Battalions in Niš. The 63rd Parachute Brigade was once more formed on 5th December 1967 by combining the Parachute Training Centre and the 148th Parachute Battalion. From 1967 on, the 63rd Parachute "Brigade" has been stationed in Niš.The Parachute "Brigade" recruits have participated in numerous parachuting and other domestic and international sports events, where they achieved enviable results.
When the competences of the 63rd Paratroop Battalion members are analyzed, the point to underscore is the safety coefficient of parachutist training, a parameter which, in spite of several tens of thousands of dives made in the last 15 years, is by far better than the comparable safety indices for parachute units of the world's most powerful armies. This speaks for the high training standards and competence of the parachutists and a high degree of safety in training. In turn this suggests that strong work discipline, excellent abilities of officers and parachute instructors, highest-quality psycho-physical and expert coaching of the men, thorough checkups and perfect condition of parachute accessories, together with high morale of individual and units, reduce risk.
In addition to being a highest-rank combat unit of this type in the Military of Serbia, the 63rd Paratroop Battalion is a unique "military school of parachuting". The "paras" are training experts on land also; they have an excellent knowledge of the mountain and its whims, of the plains, rivers and lakes, inhabited areas, communications and facilities of particular importance, in short, all the situations they may find themselves in both in peace and war. Sorties behind enemy front lines – reconnoitering and diversions – are their trademark.
In all the crises of the postwar era, the 63rd Paratroop Battalion has always been the first deployed, with the highest degree of combat readiness. In the course of armed conflicts in the territory of the former SFR Yugoslavia, the "Brigade" carried out all the assignments honorably, protecting all airports it had been assigned to. During the 1999 NATO war on Yugoslavia, the members of the 63rd "Brigade" fought with the Kosovo Liberation Army in Kosovo, but also with diversionary detachments attempting raids from Albania on the territory of Yugoslavia. The 63rd "Brigade" paras particularly excelled themselves in the defense of the Yugoslav-Albanian border posts, where a number of the unit members were killed or wounded.
The Battalion carries out an average of about 6,000 parachute dives and trains three generations of troops annually. It participates in tactical corps- and army-level live-ammunition drills. The 63rd Paratroop Battalion members have the best infantry materiel and weapons in the Army of Serbia. They are armed with the Serbian-made 7.62-mm and 5.56-mm caliber submachine guns, 5.56-mm South African automatic rifles, 7.62-mm, 7.9-mm and 12.7-mm caliber sniper rifles, 7.62-mm machine guns and various types of pistols and revolvers of their own choice. Of the heavier weapons, the 63rd Paratroop Battalion has at its disposal Serbian-made grenade-launchers, bazookas, hand rocket-launchers also of domestic make, the "Wasp" armor-piercing rocket system, and the 60-mm and 82-mm light mortars. The Serbian parachutists are basically an infantry unit, but can, in case of need, use jeeps carried from place to place by the Mi-8 helicopters or the An-26 aircraft. When necessary, they can also use 76-mm B-1 hill canons, also transportable by air. Otherwise, the 63rd Paratroop Battalion uses standard, Serbian-made military parachutes, but its strike units also have the "wing"- type parachutes used for silent gliding and approach to target. Quite a number of unit members are excellent civilian sports parachutists.
The unit distinguishes itself by a high degree of loyalty to it by its former and present members.


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Das Metallurgische Werk Ulba (, ) ist ein Kernbrennstoffunternehmen mit Sitz in Öskemen. Es ist ein Tochterunternehmen des staatlichen Uranbergbauunternehmens Kazatomprom.

Geschichte
Im Rahmen des sowjetischen Atombombenprojektes wurde 1947 der Beschluss zum Bau eines Hüttenwerks in Usk-Kamenogorsk gefasst. Hier sollte die Produktion von Thorium, ein radioaktives Metall, aufgenommen werden. Es galt damals als eine mögliche alternative Ladung für die Atombombe. Die Eröffnung des Werkes fand zwei Jahre später statt, die erste Produktionsladung Thoriumoxalat konnte das Werk im Oktober desselben Jahres verlassen. Die Herstellung dieses Stoffes dauerte nur zwei Jahre lang an und wurde 1951 bereits wieder eingestellt. Stattdessen wurde nun Flusssäure hergestellt. In den folgenden Jahren wurde das Hüttenwerk zunehmend auf die Verarbeitung von Metallen und radioaktiven Stoffen umgestellt. Schrittweise wurde die Verarbeitung von Tantal (1952), Uran (1954) und Beryllium (1956) aufgenommen.

Seit 1972 werden in Öskemen auch Komponenten und Bestandteile für die Nuklearindustrie gefertigt. Am 12. September 1990 kam es bei der Herstellung von Beryllium zu einer Explosion, bei der giftige Gase freigesetzt wurden. Sowjetische Behörden gaben später bekannt, dass eine jahrelange Vernachlässigung von Sicherheitsvorkehrungen der Grund für die Explosion gewesen seinen. So hätte die Leitung des Werkes es versäumt, das Ventilationssystem der Anlage regelmäßig zu reinigen.

1997 wurde das Hüttenwerk Ulba an das neu gegründete staatliche Uranbergbauunternehmen Kazatomprom übertragen. Mit der Gründung einer Tochtergesellschaft in Moskau 2002 sollte der Absatz von Berylliumprodukten auf dem russischen Markt ausgebaut werden. Auch in der Volksrepublik China wurden zwei Gesellschaften aufgebaut, um die Produkte auf dem asiatischen Markt zu vertreiben. 2002 begann die kommerzielle Produktion von Niob.

Produkte
Ulba ist der einzige kasachische Hersteller von Kernbrennstoffen für die Nutzung in Kernkraftwerken. Hierzu wird Uran(IV)-oxid zu Pellets verarbeitet, um dann in Brennstäben genutzt zu werden. Daneben produziert und verarbeitet Ulba eine Reihe weiterer Rohstoffe. Es werden unter anderem Fluorverbindungen (Fluoritkonzentrat und Gips) hergestellt. Aus dem Leichtmetall Beryllium werden verschiedene Vorlegierungen gefertigt. Aus Tantal werden unter anderem Barren, Drähte und Kabel sowie Legierungen hergestellt. Niob wird ebenfalls zu Barren, Legierungen und Pulver sowie weiteren Produkten verarbeitet.

Weblinks
 Offizielle Website von Ulba (chinesisch, englisch, kasachisch und russisch)

Einzelnachweise

Kernbrennstoffunternehmen
Öskemen
Gegründet 1949

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Dyess C-130Js resupply U.S. SOUTHCOM Honduras mission
A 317th Airlift Wing crew works with air transporters from the 612th Air Base Squadron to off load pallets during a routine global channel mission Oct. 18, 2017, to Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras. The C-130J crew delivered sustainment and supplies to Airmen supporting Joint Task Force-Bravo. Airmen from Soto Cano Air Base rely on the mission to bring items needed to complete their mission while stationed in the Central American country. (Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kristine Dreyer)
Senior Airman David Heinz, a loadmaster from the 40th Airlift Squadron, directs an air transporter from the 612th Air Base Squadron, driving a K-loader toward the C-130J. Heinz worked with the air transporters to offload the pallets during a routine global channel mission Oct. 18, 2017 to Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, delivering sustainment and supplies to Airmen supporting Joint Task Force Bravo. The Airmen from the 317th Airlift Wing at Dyess Air Force, Texas, routinely support the Honduras mission, a tasking from the 618th Air Operations Center. (Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kristine Dreyer)
Tech. Sgt. Jonathan Resmussen, 612th Air Base Squadron, Air Transportation Operations Center section chief, pulls a pallet off the C-130J from the 317th Airlift Wing Oct. 18, 2017, at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras. The pallets were delivered as part of a routine channel mission delivering sustainment and equipment to Airmen stationed in the Central American country. The Airmen from the 317th Airlift Wing at Dyess Air Force, Texas, routinely support the Honduras mission, a tasking from the 618th Air Operations Center. (Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kristine Dreyer)
Senior Airman David Heinz, a loadmaster from the 40th Airlift Squadron, directs an air transporter at Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., while loading pallets destined for Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, Oct. 18, 2017. A C-130J crew from the 317th Airlift Wing at Dyess Air Base, Texas, completed a routine global channel mission delivering sustainment and supplies to Airmen supporting Joint Task Force-Bravo. Airmen from Soto Cano rely on the mission to bring items needed to complete their mission while stationed in Central America.
By Master Sgt. Kristine Dreyer
Air Mobility Command Public Affairs
DYESS AIR FORCE BASE, Texas — Being stationed in the middle of Central America can bring unknowns, but one thing the U.S. Airmen at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, can rely on is Air Mobility Command to deliver anytime, anyplace.
A 317th Airlift Wing C-130J crew here completed a routine global channel mission to provide sustainment and supplies to Airmen supporting U.S. Southern Command Joint Task Force-Bravo in Honduras Oct. 18.
"As a wing, we provide tactical airlift worldwide," said Col. David Owens, 317th AW commander. "While we specialize in austere locations by going where not all aircraft can go, we also provide strategic airlift by completing channel missions to bring supplies and equipment to our teammates stationed in remote locations such as Honduras."
The 317th AW alternates the resupply mission with the 19th AW at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas. Planners at the 618th Air Operations Center at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, plan each channel mission and balance mission requirements before determining what aircraft will be best suited for the mission.
"C-130Js are usually the aircraft of choice for these weekly channel missions," said Mr. Robert Gilmore, 618th AOC, Global Channel Operations planner. "They use less fuel than a C-17 or C-5, and the amount of goods or supplies in the sustainment cargo pipeline doesn't require a larger aircraft. At the end of the day, mission effect is what matters, but the 618th AOC planners also do their best to make sure the aircraft is efficiently utilized."
When 618th AOC Global Channel Operations plan their channel missions, they also determine routing, plan for weather, coordinate diplomatic clearances, determine airfield ramp space, and check for fuel availability, in addition to determining the most efficient aircraft for the channel cargo requirement. Aircraft commanders like Capt. Michael Mayor, 40th Airlift Squadron at Dyess AFB, ensure the mission is executed.
"One of the biggest challenges is coordinating with all the different agencies required when completing a mission like this," said Mayor. "The 618th AOC provides the big picture planning, but as the aircraft commander, I ensure the needs of the crew are taken care of, and we, as a crew, are communicating with all necessary agencies to make this run smoothly."
Putting his words into action, Mayor and his team delivered the pallets to the Airmen in Honduras ensuring they too have what they need to complete their mission in Central America.
"This channel mission provides us with the all the things we need out here in Honduras," said Staff Sgt. Cameron Lim, an air transporter assigned to the 612th Air Base Squadron at Soto Cano AB. "During these channel missions, these C-130s deliver anything we need like food, supplies, household goods and even blood. Anything requested by those stationed here comes to us through a channel mission like this."
In addition, the 317th AW completes routine global channel missions to Thule Air Base, Greenland, periodically.

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Judge Gilbert Merritt, fixture of Tennessee judiciary for decades, dies
Edgehill library gears up for reopening
By Alyssa Rabun;
For The Tennessean;
As a child living nearby, Nomalanga Eniafe gravitated towards Edgehill Branch Library for a safe haven, educational hub and community space. She studied, attended workshops and spent time with friends in a setting that served as a second home.
"That was where I hung out," Eniafe said. "Our house growing up wasn't the best of houses, so to walk into the library where everything is put in its place was special."
Decades later, Edgehill Branch Library continues to be a community resource but until recently was in dire need of maintenance and repairs.
"If you have ever been to the Green Hills library and then visited the Edgehill library, for example, it's like night and day in terms of aesthetic," Eniafe said. "We want the same effect, to know that our resources are being taken care of. Even a fresh coat of paint and fixed furniture will make such a difference."
Community members pointed to chipped paint and broken chairs in asking for renovations in years past, but funds were not available until recently.
"This work was deferred during the recession, but was sorely needed to keep our branches safe and up-to-date and to keep up with the city's growth," said Nashville Public Library spokeswoman Andrea Fanta. "The work largely includes painting, floor work, furniture refurnishing, HVAC installation, glass replacement and handicap accessibility upgrades."
The Edgehill branch closed for repairs on Dec. 1 and will reopen on Tuesday. Edgehill will host a grand reopening to showcase renovations and highlight its 2014 workshops and events calendar.
Eniafe is giving back to the institution that served as a meaningful refuge in her life by leading an African dance show with the Hayiya troupe of drummers and dancers on Feb. 20 as a part of Edgehill branch's reopening events calendar. Hayiya educates and promotes African culture through performing arts.
Edgehill Branch Library reopens
When: 9 a.m. Tuesday
Where: Edgehill Branch Library, 1409 12th Ave. S.
What: Mayor Karl Dean will join Nashville Public Library Director Kent Oliver and Erica Gilmore, Metro Council member for District 19, for the event, which is open to the public.
Edgehill Branch events
Jan. 23: Free throw league competition Thursdays at 4 p.m., beginning Jan. 23
Jan. 28: Learn to make bread the old-fashioned way at 3 p.m.
Jan. 29: Learn to make butter the old-fashioned way at 3 p.m.
Feb. 11: Learn about African culture while making music during an African djembe drum session at 4 p.m.
Feb. 20: Join African dance instructor and choreographer Nomalanga Eniafe and the Hayiya troupe of drummers and dancers as they present African dance, song and poetry at 4 p.m.
Feb. 25: Learn about African culture during an African Foods Party at 4 p.m.
Other branch renovations
Nashville Public Library is performing deferred maintenance on several branches across the city until August. The scope and dates of work vary by location, with some branches closing entirely, but Nashville Public Library will reroute services and programs as much as possible.
The Old Hickory Public Library will host a grand re-opening on Thursday after the branch closed due to extensive flood damage in August. Nearly 10 feet of water flooded the basement and lower level of this branch, but the facility will reopen this month with repairs to ceilings, floors, electrical, paint, HVAC and capped storm drains to reduce chances of future flooding.
"One of the things I appreciate most about Nashville Public Library is the role our branches play in our city's neighborhoods. In other words, you don't have to come downtown to take your kids to a story time or send your teenager to a free cooking class. Our library is embedded in communities across Davidson County," said Mayor Karl Dean.


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Students from Collegiate High School participated in this year's Trash Bash by picking up trash along the banks of Dickinson Bayou.
The annual event brought together volunteers from throughout the area to clean up the bayou as part of the 26th annual Trash Bash. Throughout the years, more than 109,000 volunteers have collected 2,274 tons of trash across the state.
The students, mostly from Collegiate High School, were equipped with gloves and trash bags as they descended on the banks of the bayou to pick up water bottles, cans and other trash.
The annual cleanup's mission is to promote environmental stewardship.
Those participating in the event were COM employees Kari Starz and Garza. Students who picked up trash were Julia Adcock, Jennifer Bahena, Tristin Benson, Mia Brown, Adrian Cantu, Josie Del Cid, Emily Hanna, Drake Hudgens, A'Nyah Joseph, Keianya Joseph, Julisa Macedo, Cadalese Ortega, Kaitlyn Robinson and Desiree Stiles.


Mapping Literature and analysing maps of literary landscapes are the ambitious aims of the project »A Literary Atlas of Europe«. By means of cartographic knowledge and techniques, instruments are provided to investigate various spatial aspects in the field of literary geography. Literary spaces are working different compared to other spatial themes – all spatial objects are described by words – and require new data models and visualisation methods. This paper will present the required complex text analysis, the actual data acquisition and the automated visualisation of certain spatial literature entities. Based on three model regions the feasibility and transferability of the presented methods are determined.


I know – there's no such word as undemographic. At least, not yet.
A couple Fridays ago I was mindlessly enjoying my morning routine, reading the paper and drinking my coffee with the Today Show on in the background. One of the news stories that morning was about a London bookstore that, like many others, was already packed with kids anxiously awaiting the midnight sale of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" -- the last in the Potter series.
No sooner did I hear that report than I came upon an article in the paper about the pre-release Potter party my favourite bookstore was throwing. It sounded like quite the event. Apparently the store had been magically transformed so that you felt like you were entering the Harry Potter world of games and magic. The store had even arranged for the street to be closed and the festivities were to include music, magic, and contests that were to last the whole day and well into the night.
I have to admit, the party sounded like great fun. For a fleeting moment, I considered dropping in on it that evening. But, given that Hogwarts doesn't have an adult education division, and given that I'm a child-less fourty-something, I was pretty sure I wasn't in the store's target demographic for that particular event. And, though I sometimes manage to rope friends into going with me to things that I might otherwise not go to (for fear of feeling out of place), I doubt I could have convinced any friend to go with me … not even on a dare!
A few minutes later, Today Show viewers were treated to a musical performance from the cast of the movie Hairspray. I knew Hairspray was soon to be released because throughout the week they had been featuring interviews of various cast members and behind-the-scenes stories of the making (or should I say, re-making) of the movie. All week long, I pretty much ignored these stories because, quite honestly, I couldn't have cared less. Well, apparently the "big day" (the film's release) was "finally" here. You know what, I still didn't care.
Not being inherently interested in the movie myself, I started wondering who it was aimed at. Surely it's not directed at me or my friends. We were still pretty much in diapers in 1962 -- the year the movie is set -- so we're way too young to remember the American Bandstand-type shows (which, I think, is the premise for the movie). At the same time, we're far too old to find Zak Efron (who plays "hunky Link Larkin", the love interest in the movie) appealing. Indeed, so far, not one of my friends has asked if I want to go see it, nor have any of them mentioned they've seen it.
So just who "must see" this movie, I wonder. What demographic is it aimed at? (I suppose it could be aimed at some group that's particularly interested in seeing men in drag -- but surely profit from that audience alone wouldn't justify the advertising dollars spent.) I really don't know who Hairspray's target demographic is -- but I know I'm not part of that group!
So there it was -- the most anticipated "release" day of the summer. Two products on which millions of advertising dollars were spent, and not only did not a penny from my piggy bank go toward either, I think it's safe to say the advertisers don't even care because I'm not in one of the coveted demographic groups.
Of course, those two incidents aren't the only times I've noticed my interests or tastes were being ignored, but with those two particularly big launches falling on the same day, I couldn't help but feel somehow isolated from mainstream society. But I know I'm not alone – I'm sure many of my friends must feel the same. Through no fault of our own, we're all out of that ever-desirable 18-35-year-old group, but not quite full-fledge members of the group that wields grey power. The way I see it, we're in a vastly overlooked group – a group I propose labeling "the undemographics".
So Webster's and Oxford -- I know you recently announced words that you'll be adding to your next editions and I'm not expecting you to hold the presses just to include undemographic -- but now that I've talked openly about being in this non-mainstream group, I suspect others will feel comfortable going public with admissions that they too fall foursquare into this category. Mark my words -- and listen up: that din you hear is people beginning to identify themselves as being in this newly-named group. And, I'm betting that before you know it, products will be developed especially for us and marketed directly at us… Unless, of course, we continue doing as we're prone to do, which is ignore all the hype and spend only on things we decide we "must see", or "must have".
I know this is going to sound odd, but I've been debating about whether to title this: On being … meaningful, or: On being … meaningless. Stay tuned -- I think you'll see why.
Awhile back a sailing friend was telling me about a letter to the editor he read in a magazine called GAM on Yachting. My friend asked if I was familiar with the magazine and whether I liked it. I was pretty sure I knew the magazine he was talking about (I think Dad used to get it and I know I've seen it around the sail club) and I think I told him that if it was the one I was thinking of, I thought it was kind of hokey.
I had no idea what he meant and frankly, I thought he was (pardon the pun) pulling my leg. I had only ever heard of gam as slang for leg – as in, "Tina Turner has great gams". He agreed that yes, gam does have that meaning, but he insisted gam also has something to do with conversation. I'd never heard of that meaning (and said so), but we both let it go at that.
A few weeks later he brought me a copy of the magazine. I had a look at it and it was exactly as I remembered it -- very folksy -- more like a small town newsletter, full of gossip and news about everyday sailors. It clearly isn't aimed at the America's Cup-type. Indeed, I noticed a small item in that issue about a member of my sail club who had recently sold his boat cradle moving business.
At that point I remembered that I still I wondered what the magazine's name meant, so I combed through the introductory pages and sure enough, just above the masthead it says, "To call upon, chat with, and otherwise communicate with, as the officers and crew of another vessel". Naturally, I wondered if that was the magazine's mission statement or could it be what gam means? I decided it was time to pull out the dictionary.
I don't mind admitting I was quite surprised at what I found. My Webster's Collegiate defines gam as, "a social visit or conversation between crews of ships, especially whaling ships at sea". And according to Merriam-Webster on-line, gam is, "a visit or friendly conversation at sea or ashore especially between whalers". Isn't that neat! Except for the whaling part, the magazine's down-to-earth writing and the stories covered really are meant to be just that -- conversations between sailors.
I immediately phoned my friend to admit my ignorance of the meaning of gam (to his credit, he kept his gloating largely to himself), and to share my delight at now being "in the know". I couldn't help wonder, however, how many others out there might be like me and not really appreciate the appropriateness of the title. I also thought about the fact that my attitude toward the magazine that I earlier saw as simply hokey had changed once I realize it's not meant to compete with high-gloss sailing or yachting magazines.
This odd little incident started me thinking about how a word or phrase can be both meaningful and meaningless at the same time. To me, the title of the magazine was meaningless, but to the publisher (and to those who know more than just the slang meaning of gam) the title is incredibly meaningful.
I'm not sure I had ever realized quite so clearly that meaningfulness is an individual thing. Sure, I've always understood that's the case with certain things and in certain contexts. For example, I know that the macaroni-encrusted pencil holder I made for my mother in kindergarten is meaningful to her but to no one else on the planet, and that certain sayings of my father have meaning to me and my sisters that no one else would understand. But when it comes to the meaning of words and phrases used in a wider social context, the fact that a specific meaning can go completely unrecognized (even by those in the intended audience or target market) is remarkable, if somewhat bothersome.
I guess what all this makes me wonder is how many times my readers or audience completely missed my meaning. I guess from now on I'm going to try to make sure I specify (or explain) the meaning I intend. After all, I'd hate for others to jump to the conclusion I did when I thought the title of the magazine was meaningless.


Citrus Oil Harvest Time - Amphora Aromatics Ltd – Supplier of pure essential oils and aromatherapy Products.
Right now there is a plant, fruit or flower growing somewhere in the world that will eventually provide an essential oil you'll use sometime next year. Click to read more.
I always enjoy the thought that at any given time of year the beautiful plants, flowers and fruits that eventually become pure essential oils are busy growing.
At Amphora we source our oils from trusted suppliers all over the world so at any one time there are plants growing and being harvested ready to be processed to extract our gorgeous essential oils.
For example, right now our Italian suppliers are harvesting some of their citrus crops. The Lemon harvesting season has just started, the Mandarin harvest is well underway having started in early October and they'll start harvesting Bergamot in mid-November. The Orange harvest starts later in December.
Lemon is a bountiful fruit. Italy alone produces between 650 and 700 tonnes of Lemon oil every year. This helps to explain why it's one of the cheaper oils. It's easy to grow, relatively easy to produce the essential oil and most of the fruit is used in one way or another (for food and drinks etc) so there is very little wastage.
Bergamot is not so plentiful. Only 100 tonnes of the oil is produced each year in Italy – mostly in the beautiful Calabria region. A similar amount of Mandarin oil is produced each year.
Mandarin is an interesting oil because different varieties are produced depending on the time of year that the fruit is harvested. Those that are processed earlier in the season produce Green Mandarin (the colour comes from the natural chemicals in the peel). Those fruits that are harvested later in the season produce Red Mandarin.
We sell both varieties at Amphora. The green variety has a sweet, sharp aroma while the red is still sweet but with a gentler edge. Mandarin is known as the Children's Oil in France and is one of the few oils which is safe to use with children due to its gentle nature.
You can read more about our citrus oils in the Essential Oils section of this website.
The fruits being harvested at the moment will be processed in the coming weeks and we'll receive a batch of the resulting oils early next year.


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Endangered Species Day was created by a Senate resolution in 2006 to encourage "the people of the United States to become educated about, and aware of, threats to species, success stories in species recovery, and the opportunity to promote species conservation worldwide." It has since been celebrated in more than a dozen other countries as well.
Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) is proud to celebrate this annual day, and to honor the recovery work being done under the Endangered Species Act, (ESA) which protects endangered and threatened species and the ecosystems upon which they depend, and helps them recover. The ESA is administered by the Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service.
What is a success story in species recovery?
A success story is when partners, working together, conduct recovery actions to help remove or reduce threats for an endangered or threatened species and therefore improve its status in its natural environment. In some situations, the Service and its partners make so much progress in addressing threats that a species can be "downlisted" from endangered to threatened status, or could even no longer require ESA protection.
What are some examples of success stories?
The American alligator, bald eagle, brown pelican, Eggert's sunflower, Tennessee purple coneflower, and Magazine mountain shagreen snail are among many of the listed species that have benefitted from the ESA, so much so they no longer require the law's protections.
Other species like the American crocodile, Okaloosa darter, tulotoma snail, and wood stork have had threats reduced to the point where they are now identified as threatened rather than endangered.
For recent examples of success stories, click below for information on the recently delisted Louisiana black bear and white-haired goldenrod plant and information on the West Indian manatee recently downlisted to threatened status.
What is the biggest threat our listed species face?
The biggest threat to protected species is the alteration of their natural environment by humans. Human interference with the natural world has direct and immediate impact on the species that depend on it, including ourselves. Having a healthy, natural environment protects all of us, including humans, in the long-term.
Learn about endangered and threatened species and about their habitat, in school, at libraries, or by visiting a zoo, aquarium, or nature center.
Tell your family and friends what you find out.
Join a conservation oriented event like a river clean-up; tree planting; etc.
Participate in the national art contest next year (see endangeredspeciesday.org).
Have a discussion with your family about ways to help like planting native plants in your yard, being cautious with herbicides, pesticides, etc.
Who are National and Regional Recovery Champions in ESA recovery work?
Each year, the Service names a group of individuals, agencies and organizations that have done especially noteworthy recovery work to help species. The 2016 Champions - both Service employees and Service partners - announced today nationally and in the Southeast Region have worked diligently and passionately toward recovering threatened and endangered wildlife and plants, in some cases for their entire careers.
Many organizations like zoos, aquariums, and botanical gardens, are having special events for Endangered Species Day. Find an endangered species dat event near you.
Bookmarks, stickers, coloring sheets and masks are available for downloading and printing from the Endangered Species Day Toolkit. Visit the Endangered Species Day website and you will also find an endangered species Reading List and other helpful resources.
Endangered Species Day national page.


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What is certifying a document?
Documents can be certified to show that they are a true copy of the original document. Alternatively, they can be certified to show that the person in the picture is a true likeness to the person who owns the documents (i.e. the Passport Holder).
I, (insert name), hereby certify that this is a true copy/likeness of the original document/(person's name).
They will then sign underneath, print their name and address and date the same. If you use a solicitor to certify the documents, they will normally add their SRA number alongside this.
Well, this depends on who certifies the documents, how many documents you need certifying, and how many copies you need. Generally, prices start from as low as £5.00 per document (usually for one copy), and can range up to £10.50 per document (for up to three copies). Your local solicitors in Preston usually charge £5.00 per document for one copy.
So, if you need documents certifying, give us a call on 01772 783 314 or email enquiries@mglegal.co.uk.


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Home » New Zealand Jobs forecast to grow 148k over next three years
New Zealand Jobs forecast to grow 148k over next three years
Jobs forecast to grow 148k over next three years
The latest employment forecast from the Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment predicts the number of jobs in New Zealand will grow by another 148,300 over the next three years.
The Short-Term Employment Forecasts: 2016-19 report, released today, predicts employment will grow an average of 2.1 per cent annually over the next three years.
"It is encouraging to see robust job growth is predicted to continue across the country," says Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Minister Steven Joyce.
The forecast shows the work the government is doing maintaining a strong predictable macroeconomic framework and delivering microeconomic reform through the Business Growth Agenda is continuing to underpin positive employment growth."
"Rates of employment growth are forecast to be highest in the South Island, particularly in Marlborough (3.6 per cent), the West Coast and Otago (both at 3.2 per cent) over the three year period. In terms of net job numbers, Auckland and Canterbury top the list, adding 58,800 and 19,900 workers respectively by 2019."
"MBIE expects the strongest job growth in construction, hospitality, wholesale and retail trade and business services over the next three years."
Unemployment is forecast by MBIE to return back to 6 per cent by March 2017 before falling to 5 per cent by March 2019.
"Though much of the employment growth over the next three years, 57 per cent, is projected to be in highly-skilled occupations, opportunities for lower-skilled workers are forecast to account for about 30 per cent of growth. The food processing, retailing, accommodation, and construction industries are expected to create most of these opportunities.
"The Government's Business Growth Agenda and the Regional Growth Programme will continue to support businesses and regions across New Zealand to build on their strengths, attract investment and grow jobs." Mr Joyce says.
To create this report, the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment draws on the latest macroeconomic forecasts by the Treasury.
source: https://www.beehive.govt.nz
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Over the past 4 years the live-work building in West Oakland I've called my home has slowly transformed into a slum. The building's management company has recently made their position clear – If you don't like it move. That's not how it works when your breaking countless laws and putting your tenant's lives in serious danger. Rather than run I decided to take on this company and expose how a slumlord operates.
Since posting the initial videos the property is under new management but the owner is still up to the same tricks. We've learned that the entire property was used illegally to collect rent, with nearly $80,000 fraudulently collected from me alone. We are now receiving threats and have had our property repeatedly vandalized as the associated parties react to the news.


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Solar Catches Up With Wind: Growing Neck-in-Neck Worldwide
For the first time, more solar will be added to the world's grid this year than wind.
About 36.7 gigawatts (GW) of solar is expected to be installed this year compared to 33.8 GW of onshore wind and 1.7 GW of offshore wind, says Bloomberg New Energy Finance.
That's because this is the worst year for wind installations since 2008 – down 25% – largely because of policy uncertainty in the US and China. Last year, new wind capacity totaled 46.6 GW, much more than solar at 30.5 GW – but both were record figures.
Going forward, wind and solar PV are expected to grow neck-in-neck through 2030 – expanding at about the same rate, says New Energy Finance.
Wind is expected to grow from 5% of the world's total installed capacity in 2012 to 17% in 2030. Solar PV is projected to grow from 2% today to 16% of world energy generating assets by 2030.
The costs for both utility-scale solar and wind have dropped by half in the past four years, reports financial services firm Lazard Freres. Utility-scale solar PV competes on price for peak energy with conventional generation in many parts of the world, without any subsidies.
And after years of oversupply and consolidation, technology suppliers in solar and wind may return to profitability this year.
"Cost cuts and a refocusing on profitable markets and business segments have bolstered the financial performance of wind turbine makers and the surviving solar manufacturers. Stock market investors have been noticing this change, and clean energy shares have rebounded by 66% since their lows of July 2012," says Michael Liebreich, CEO of Bloomberg New Energy Finance.
Solar Manufacturing Trending Upward
Some of the top solar manufacturers are producing at full-tilt again and even considering expanding. Consolidation in the solar industry has left fewer players.
Trina Solar, SunPower and JinkoSolar are all producing at their maximum and may boost capacity next year because of rising demand in Japan and China. Each country could install over 9 GW of solar this year.
Trina's gross margin rose to 11.6% in the second quarter and expects to return to profitability in the fourth quarter. Jinko reported its first profit since 2011 in August, with margins doubling to 17.7% in Q2.
These results mark "the turning point for the PV module industry and a return to profitability," Stefan de Haan, a solar analyst for IHS Inc. told CleanBiz.Asia.
And China announced its new official solar target is 35 GW installed by 2015. It has 3 GW of utility-scale solar so far. If the country can achieve that spectacular growth in installations, it will surely be a boon to its domestic solar manufacturers.
Same for Wind
Business is similarly looking up for the major wind manufacturers. Vestas, Nordex and Gamesa are all turning the corner on profitability this year, the first time since 2010. Share prices for the three companies are up an average of 220% this year.
Turbine prices are stabilizing and orders are up for 2014. Vestas, for example, just won a 400 MW order from Duke Energy to supply wind farms in Texas.
"Overcapacity and the price war was a big part of the crisis," Juergen Zeschky, Nordex CEO told Bloomberg. "Now companies are doing their homework and becoming more efficient, optimizing their processes and achieving further cost reductions."
In the second quarter, global investment in clean energy rose 22% to $53.1 billion, with utility-scale solar and wind projects receiving the most financing, says Bloomberg New Energy Finance.
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Check the account when they've given the information. Doing that has two purposes. One is to confirm the validity of the details. The second is to look for any inconsistencies with the account you received and the one they advertised. If everything checks out, confirm the delivery and change the password.
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Q: Creating a smart pointer member of class referencing itself is a elegant design pattern in c++? I would like to know if following code is a good pattern in C++?
There is no problem at all. The code works. But I would like to know if this can lead to some sort of problem.
#include <iostream>
#include <memory>

template <typename T>
class Class {
    public:
        std::shared_ptr<Class> shared_ptr;

        Class() : shared_ptr(this) {}
        ~Class() { shared_ptr.reset(); }
};

A: No, the code posted is neither useful nor safe.
There are three scenarios, and none of them have a positive result:

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*The object is created in automatic storage

In this case, the object will be destroyed when it goes out of scope.  It's destructor will be run and attempt to free memory it does not own, resulting in undefined behavior.
Example

*The object is created in dynamic storage and gets deleted by the caller

In this case the destructor will be invoked when the caller (or some smart pointer created by the caller) deletes the object.  Your destructor will then try to delete the object again, resulting in undefined behavior.
Example

*The object is created in dynamic storage and doesn't get deleted by the caller

In this case, the object will never be destroyed.  It's destructor will never be invoked, and its storage will be leaked.  Your extra shared_ptr member achieved nothing.
Example

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