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Amy Simon Hopwood is the Associate Curator of Decorative Arts at the Newark Museum where she oversees the collections of American and European jewelry, silver, metals, ceramics, glass, furniture, clothing, textiles, toys, works on paper, and contemporary crafts, as well as the 1885 Ballantine House, a National Historic Landmark. Prior to joining the Newark Museum’s staff, she worked on contract projects with the Newark Museum’s Korean and Southeast Asian textile collections and volunteered for her predecessor, Ulysses Grant Dietz. She has also served as the San Diego Historical Society’s first Costume and Textile Curator, taught Honors courses on social history and gender studies at Long Island University, Brooklyn, and worked for Robert Lee Morris/Artwear. She has lectured on costume and textile history as well as material culture studies and currently lectures on the Newark Museum’s Decorative Arts collections. Amy holds degrees in Art History from Amherst College and in Early American Culture from the Winterthur Graduate Program. Currently she is working with a guest curator on an exhibition of Frederick Carder’s Steuben glass, Unexpected Color: A Journey Through Glass, opening on May 1st. She is also developing plans for the conservation and inventory of the Ballantine House period rooms for increased accessibility to the collections on view.
Susan Abeles is Head of Jewelry, Americas and Senior International Specialist at Phillips. Susan Abeles joined Phillips in February 2018 as Head of Jewelry for the Americas and Senior International Specialist. In her role, she has been responsible for designing and implementing a strategy for Phillips’ jewelry business in the Americas, one of the fastest-growing categories in the auction world. She has also been responsible for building a team in New York, working with new and existing clients on consignment opportunities, and creating cross-marketing opportunities within Phillips. Ms. Abeles is also committed to promoting new voices in jewelry – recently with the selling exhibition of jeweled works by Lauren Adriana. More than the exhibition, Phillips provided a platform for discussion on collectible jewelry as works of art.
Ms. Abeles has worked in the jewelry industry for over 30 years. During her career, clients have included Bulgari, Cartier, Musee of Decorative Arts, Harry Winston, Neiman Marcus, Saks, and Van Cleef & Arpels.
After graduating from university, with a focus on behavior and chemistry, Susan took her first job with William Doyle Galleries, Inc. starting in the bookkeeping department. She quickly moved to the Appraisal and Consignment Departments, where she learned about furniture and silver, before moving into the Jewelry Department. After fifteen years at Doyle’s, Christie’s offered Susan a job to run one of their New York Jewelry Departments, where she severed for seven and half years, before leaving to work for a small family owned business, Siegelson, to accommodate her young family needs. After ten years working with Lee Siegelson, the international premier jeweler, Ms. Abeles moved back into the world of auction with Bonhams, where she worked as the Head of Jewelry in the Americas for seven and half years, before coming to Phillips to help relaunch their American Jewelry Department.
Susan Abeles grew up in a family that had interest in modern design and 20th century American art. She has lectured, written, and appeared on television during the last thirty years. She is also a licensed auctioneer and has worked for important families such as the Rockefellers, as well as sold property for Gloria Swanson, Rock Hudson, Lauren Bacall, and Jackie Collins.
Since 2011, Amanda Womack has worked with Replacements, Ltd. connecting clients with the objects they yearn for. She travels the U.S, visiting shows and dealers, hand-selecting Estate Jewelry for sale in their showroom and on their website. She is an alumni of Guilford College, with a degree in Forensic Biology and Photography. While attending graduate courses at the Bryan School of Business, she studied the economics of secondary and recycled/scrap markets. She is currently studying at The Gemological Institute of America for her certification to become a Graduate Gemologist. She is a knitter, sauerkraut-monger and collector of all types of weird stuff.
Sotheby’s describes Christopher Walling as “undoubtedly one of the most exciting jewelry designers on the scene today.” His work has been featured in two PBS documentaries; the Nova program, “Mystique of the Pearl” and the Nature special “Diamonds.” Mr. Walling’s stunning designs have significantly influenced modern jewelry, especially in the first major use since the Renaissance of unusually shaped and rare baroque pearls, aside from Arthur King – as well as in his palette of solid colors. His creations have adorned such notables in society and the arts as the Maya Angelou, the Lily Auchincloss, Linda Gray, Brook Hayward, Jasper Johns, Alex Katz, Queen Noor of Jordan, the late and great Parisian hostess Sao Schlumberger, Danielle Steele, Renee Taylor, Elizabeth Taylor and Kathleen Turner. Mr. Walling uses every variety of gem in his work – often in shades with which we have not associated them, previously – if not also of gems themselves which have not even been mined before.
Descended from a notable line of activists, public servants and philanthropists, Christopher Walling is, in addition to his jewelry designing talents, “an erudite and thoroughly charming raconteur who leaves audiences enthralled.” Christopher has exhibited in museums from across America (in Honolulu alone more than a dozen times!) and private art-foundations in Istanbul (twice). His work is included in more than fifteen books about jewels and he has had a spectacular Abalone pearl named after him which was exhibited at the Smithsonian in Washington D.C. in the same gallery as the Hope Diamond. The American Museum Natural History (New York City) included numerous pieces by him in three of their exhibits (“Pearls!” “Diamonds!” and “Gold!”) which traveled around the world for up to six years. he has also lectured at Sotheby’s – among other venues. He did not go to art school but studied political science AND started making jewelry when he was eight years old.
Bill Drucker of Drucker Antiques is the recognized authority of Georg Jensen silver jewelry, flatware and hollowware. Drucker Antiques was founded by Janet Drucker, the author of Georg Jensen: A Tradition of Splendid Silver.
An authority in Danish Silver, 20th Century Studio Jewelry and Arts & Crafts Period jewelry, William Drucker is also an experienced professional faculty member and lecturer. Bill has served as a faculty member for “The Annual Antique and Period Jewelry and Gemstone Conference” lecturing in Georg Jensen and 20th Century Studio Jewelers. Janet and Bill have given lectures for special events at the Georg Jensen store and are often invited to lecture for various antique shows and modern design events.
Drucker Antiques are qualified appraisers offering full appraisal services. Drucker Antiques is a member of the Appraisers Association of America and The Palm Beach Appraisers Association. All appraisals are USPAP compliant.
Sarah Davis is a jewelry historian, author, and editor for the American Society of Jewelry Historians. She was editor and a co-author of Jeweled Splendors of the Art Deco Era: The Prince and Princess Sadruddin Aga Khan Collection and author of Anna Hu: Symphony of Jewels, Opus 2. She is the Director of Communications for Siegelson, a 100-year-old New York gallery presenting the top examples of twentieth-century jewelry.
At Siegelson, Sarah has handled some of the most important and beautiful jewelry available anywhere in the world and she has worked with museums looking to acquire important pieces—including The Cincinnati Art Museum, Newark Museum, The Museum of Fine Arts Boston, and the Musée des Arts Décoratifs. By researching art and jewelry, placing it in an art historical context, and occasionally confirming important provenance, Sarah shows the importance of great jewelry throughout history. She also handles all press and social media for Siegelson.
Sarah has a degree in Magazine Journalism from Syracuse University and a minor in Architectural History. She was an editor for illustrated books on art and design topics at The Vendome Press before focussing on jewelry. She has worked on great jewelry books including The Jeweled Garden, Seaman Schepps: A Century of New York Jewelry Design, and Raymond Yard.
Neil Marrs seeks out the bold color combinations and clean lines of collectible jewels by pivotal 20th Century designers such as Verdura, David Webb, Seaman Schepps and Schlumberger.
Active in the international jewelry trade now for 24 years, the majority of that time as a private dealer specializing in signed fine jewelry, his key interest is in the history of 20th Century society and the glamorous jewels of lost eras. He’s fascinated by vintage advertisements, period photographs, and oral history which document jewelry’s place in time and how it was worn. Not surprisingly, he works closely with company archivists, museums and jewelry historians to identify iconic pieces and their provenance.
Neil grew up in Marblehead Massachusetts, has a BS degree in Chemistry from Georgetown University and an MA degree in East Asian Studies from Harvard. In 1989 he completed the Sotheby’s Works of Art course in London. After years of travel, work for Christie’s auction house in New York and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, he found his way to the world of fine jewelry.
Jewelry relates directly to wealth, power and status–which leads to some exciting tales–but it also reveals personal history–which makes it intimate. It’s meant to be worn rather than hidden away.
Neil’s entertaining and informative talks relate to fashion and lifestyle as much as they reference history.
Current obsessions: dramatic examples of 60s and 70s jewels by Van Cleef & Arpels, Bulgari and Sterlé.
Katherine Ward, G.G., is a jewelry nerd with a BA in Art History from Syracuse University. She has had the privilege of looking at shiny things in a number of capacities at The RealReal, Christie’s, Tiffany & Co., the Library of the Uffizi Gallery and the Silverworks Museum at the Pitti Palace, Florence. Ethical and sustainable jewelry represents a life long focus in addition to jewelry history.
Ward draws significant influence from the reverse anthropology method proposed by Dr Jennifer Roberts. Studying jewelry as artifact allows for an examination of the technology, politics and values of the people who produced it. Also, it tends to be sparkly.


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Anjani Portland Cement Ltd spiked 13.16% to Rs 112.25 at 27-Feb-2019 EOD IST. The stock was the biggest gainer in the BSE's 'B' group. On the BSE, 715 shares were traded on the counter so far as against the average daily volumes of 511 shares in the past one month.
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Cubex Tubings Ltd surged 10.00% to Rs 14.63. The stock was the third biggest gainer in 'B' group. On the BSE, 403 shares were traded on the counter so far as against the average daily volumes of 1884 shares in the past one month.
E-Land Apparel Ltd rose 9.80% to Rs 4.93. The stock was the fourth biggest gainer in 'B' group. On the BSE, 734 shares were traded on the counter so far as against the average daily volumes of 1098 shares in the past one month.
Hindustan Fluoro Carbons Ltd spurt 9.35% to Rs 15.2. The stock was the fifth biggest gainer in 'B' group. On the BSE, 241 shares were traded on the counter so far as against the average daily volumes of 2363 shares in the past one month.
Net profit of Anjani Portland Cement declined 27.74% to Rs 2.37 crore in the quarter ended December 2018 as against Rs 3.28 crore during the previous quarter ended December 2017. Sales rose 22.26% to Rs 110.05 crore in the quarter ended December 2018 as against Rs 90.01 crore during the previous quarter ended December 2017.
Anjani Portland Cement will hold a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Company on 4 February 2019.
Net profit of Anjani Portland Cement declined 51.57% to Rs 3.24 crore in the quarter ended September 2018 as against Rs 6.69 crore during the previous quarter ended September 2017. Sales rose 15.21% to Rs 104.89 crore in the quarter ended September 2018 as against Rs 91.04 crore during the previous quarter ended September 2017.

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Praised by The Guardian as “one of the most adaptable chamber groups in the country”, Ensemble 360 are renowned for virtuoso performances, bold programming and engaging interpretations of music ranging from baroque duos, through classical quartets to new commissions for all eleven players.
Formed in 2005 to take up residency at Sheffield’s Crucible Studio Theatre, Ensemble 360 quickly gained an enviable national reputation. The group takes its name from the intimacy and immediacy of the Crucible’s in-the-round space, which influenced their performance and ethos to give audiences a ‘360 degree experience’ that goes beyond the traditions of classical concerts. Their spontaneous and energetic performances, lively spoken word introductions and talks, adaptability and engagement thrill audiences in venues ranging from prestigious concert halls to major festivals to more intimate spaces.
The group enriches the experience of classical chamber concerts through the addition of pre-concert talks, conversations with their audiences and performances for children. Their thoughtfully curated artistic programmes often take a theme such as a particular composer, city or musical style as their starting point, and can be presented as a standalone concert or extended into a full weekend programme of music and activities.
An impressive collection of recordings, commissions and new collaborations reflects the group’s versatility, and has received widespread critical acclaim.
Performances include the Aldeburgh, Bath, Buxton, Guiting, Leamington, North Norfolk and Three Choirs Festivals; Barber Institute, Crucible Theatre Sheffield, Kings Place, Paines Plough pop-up theatre, National Centre for Early Music, The Sage Gateshead, Wiltshire Music Centre and Wigmore Hall. Ensemble 360 has established its own concert series in Barnsley and Doncaster. The group appears regularly on BBC Radio 3.
Learning and education form a key part of Ensemble 360’s desire to reach as many different people as possible, and to allow audiences to experience classical music in a way that is accessible to them. A combination of virtuosic musicianship and relaxed communication has naturally led to the development of learning and education projects for all ages. With Music in the Round, the group has premiered and toured a number of commissions from award-winning Children’s Composer in Residence Paul Rissmann. Ensemble 360 tours children’s concerts to schools across the UK.
Ensemble 360 remains rooted in its hometown of Sheffield, through a flourishing partnership as ensemble in residence with Music in the Round. Their residency includes the critically acclaimed annual Sheffield Chamber Music Festival, autumn and spring weekends, each occasion showcasing the ensemble’s adventurous programming of diverse chamber music and pioneering new collaborations with invited international guest artists from the worlds of classical, contemporary, jazz, film, theatre and other artforms.
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text: This gratitude journal from lifestyle guru Marie Kondo provides a space for you to notice and record the things that spark joy in your life each day. By asking yourself "Does this spark joy?" about not only the objects in your home but also the activities and relationships in your life, you can mindfully zero in on your ideal life. Peppered with inspirational quotes from The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, this 365-day, 3-year record is the perfect way to spark joy, one day at a time.


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I came across the above quote and loved the part about praying is talking to God and meditation is listening to God. I never thought of it that way before. It makes perfect sense. I also like to think of the listening part as being open to receive, and the prayer part as an open conversation with our personal understanding of a higher power. Either way, whether we speak with or listen to our higher power, I believe kindness will be found in both places.
Setting up a regular time for meditation and prayer is a wonderful way to finding our true selves and living from our center, our truth. It is a way to check in before we go out into the world. It is a time to set intentions for the day and be open to receive messages.
In meditation and prayer alike, we can send our love, thoughts and energy to others. Many of us have experienced the power of prayer. At the very least, it cannot hurt.
We can certainly include the health and well being of our planet in our prayers and meditation practice. We can include it in our metta mediation as well.

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I wanted to say how much I have enjoyed reading your volume The Materials which I’ve gone through (several times) recently. The cleanliness, the clarity, the sureness of line and absence of ‘eloquence’ are very moving indeed. It’s good to see such a book in print and a pleasure to return to it and recommend it to one’s friends.
I wonder if your earlier volume of 1934, noted on the jacket of The Materials, is still obtainable? Conceivably I could buy a copy from you? I am most anxious to get hold of it and would greatly appreciate knowing if it still exists.
Albuquerque: In 1963 Tomlinson was guest professor at the University of New Mexico and poet in residence at the D. H. Lawrence ranch near Taos. He was on a year’s leave from the University of Bristol, where he taught from 1956 to 1992.
It’s pleasant to know that you like the Materials: it is wonderfully generous of you to take the trouble to say so. I was troubled while working to know that I had no sense of an audience at all. Hardly a new complaint, of course. One imagines himself addressing his peers, I suppose — surely that might be the definition of ‘seriousness’? I would like, as you see, to convince myself that my pleasure in your response is not plain vanity but the pleasure of being heard, the pleasure of companionship, which seems more honorable.
I like also the first part of that poem (beginning P.8). What is remarkable is the consistency of vision (‘What I’ve seen / Is all I’ve found: myself’ — you see, I can quote you by heart) and the growth into ever more substantial clarity in The Materials. I was intrigued in reading and re-reading the latter to know over what period these poems had been written. Not idle curiosity, but curiosity about the roots of excellence which cannot, surely, be wholly bad. I wonder also how conscious a group activity objectivism was? — I see such differences between, say, you and Williams and Reznikoff, I cannot help wondering whether Zukofsky’s objectivist programme was not later than objectivist verse which is so disparate.
These half questions move on the surface of a deep enjoyment that your lovely poems have given me over the past weeks and I apologize for allowing them to intrude into what began as an expression of thanks and pure delight.
Perhaps we may chat of these matters in the not too near future? My wife and I pass thro’ New York on our way back to England in mid-August and if the money lasts conceivably we shall stay for a few days.
I bring out a new book of verse of my own this summer & will send it to you — not for comment, just for friendship.
Again, thank you and every good wish for your work.
a new book of verse: Tomlinson refers to his collection A Peopled Landscape (Oxford University Press, 1963).
Sa’ib of Isfahan, the translation by Edward Browne. Or; ‘our language is our country’ I’m not sure of the accuracy of that quotation.
I hadn’t thought the Discrete Series ‘bad,’ but I do think the poems require the help, the very great good will of the reader. Which you generously supply. I had meant to carry the thinking and the form of these poems as far as I could without abandoning the figures of perception for the figures of elocution, or even of mere assertion, which I profoundly distrusted. There seemed at the time a tremendous difficulty of honesty: the whole weight of sincerity seemed to rest on one’s own shoulders. As how should it not? But there was perhaps not a body of honest contemporary work, a sincere and public conversation in which to join. Not, perhaps I should add, that I take truthfulness to be a social virtue. I think very probably it is not. But I think it is poetic: I think really that nothing else is. The sentimentality of an old codger? - - but I was a mere fine broth of a codger at the time.
It’s been pleasant to be invited to talk about oneself - - and to speak with such affection! I see I have rather sneakily accepted praise. But I am reminded, quite against my will, that the poems are, after all, fragmentary and sometimes strained.
As you suggest, no one’s work altered, so far as I know, after the word was coined. It appeared in - - I think three - - essays that Zukofsky wrote. And of course those are simply Zukofsky’s essays. I must have owed more to Zuk. than either Williams or Rezi could have: both Rezi and Wms being older than Zuk and I younger. I had seen Zuk’s work in Exiles in, I think, 1928 - - being nineteen or twenty at the time - - and had set out to meet him. His conversation and criticism was important to me, was of great importance to me at the time. I don’t remember therefore that the essays themselves came as anything new to me.
I noticed that Williams, in the autobiography, speaks of the first meeting of the Objectivists in an apartment on Columbia Heights. That would have been our apartment, my wife’s and mine. But what we discussed then was the undertaking to print books. The work of course already existed in ms. and the dust jackets of the books carried the explanation, written at that meeting by Reznikoff, that the ‘objectivist press was an organization of writers who had joined together in order to print their own work and that of others which they thought ought to be read.’ It was about as much as could be said. We were of different backgrounds; led and have led different lives. As you say, we don’t much sound alike. But the common factor is well defined in Zuk’s essay. And surely I envy still Williams’ language, Williams’ radiance; Rezi’s lucidness; and frequently Zukofsky’s line-sense.
Those essays, by the way, are reprinted in Kulchur No 7. I had not seen them for some twenty years. I can’t judge their current interest, having known them so long. And the style is crabbed. But they seem to me sound statements.
An essay of mine, slightly referring to these things, will appear in Kulchur 10, incidently.
Not sure if you wanted all this, but I’ll complete the history. The Objectivist Press derived from To Publishers; paper-bound books printed by my wife and me in Toulon. Printed the Objectivist Anthology - - edited by Zukofsky - - and Williams’ Novelette and Other Prose.
Commercially disastrous. Paper-backs were new to the U S, and encountered trouble with the U S customs and the U S customs - - the men on the pier, and the men in the book stores. Both of whom said they are not books. The book stores simply would not stock them, or most would not. Thereafter that meeting on Columbia Heights, etc.
The poems of The Materials were written between 1958 and 1962. As I believe you surmised. Too long, too personal a story to undertake here: I kept nothing of the little I wrote for some twenty five years. That matter of one’s peers - - I have come to believe again, perhaps in more rather than less despair, that the only possible hope is in the conversation with one’s peers. Or in thinking as if one were in contact with one’s peers.
In England, a couple of years ago, I visited Tim Pember, a writer whose work I had seen - - stories - - and he showed me your work among others. I was struck and delighted. Reason for my promptness in reply to your first letter. I have lost Pember’s address, and I don’t know whether he indicated that you knew each other.
I’m sorry, since you will be in New York, that we will be in Maine in August. Unless toward the end of August - - ? You are welcome in Little Deer Island, in our rented cabin, if you could possibly make it.
“our language is our country”: Oppen is partly remembering the line from Tomlinson’s “Return to Hinton,” which he would have seen in Poetry, June 1961 (later collected in A Peopled Landscape, 1963).
Zuk’s essay: “Sincerity and Objectification,” in Poetry, February 1931.
Tim Pember: Timothy Pember, author of the novels The Needle’s Eye (Jonathan Cape, 1948) and Swanson (Cape, 1951).
We will enquire about an apartment for you. I believe something will turn up. We could offer you the use of our place, but it is impossibly small for a family of four; it would be impossible to put two children in it, unless they should happen to be v-shaped, like corner shelves. I’m afraid you may not have gone to those extremes of planned parenthood. Of course, because you did not plan to stay in New York.
Your response to my ‘Persian quotation’ is a very nice event. It was not Persian. I had meant to quote you, but couldn’t remember where I had seen the poem. It seems I mis-quoted. Of course it was ‘… our language is our land.’ But I am glad your statement - - even mis-quoted - - seemed good to you, as - - even mis-remembered - - it did to me.
Sorry to say we did not find a sub-let for you. Young artist by the name of Peter Young thought he might find something, and will write you if he does. There seems to be a summer rush to New York. Lord knows why. Seemed no more attractive than usual when we left.
Just a line to say thanks for your efforts in seeking us an apartment. Suddenly, out of the blue, a friend in Brooklyn wrote to say he’d be away for summer, wd. we like his …? So we leave for there about the 29th, staying till we sail on Aug 17th. It’s splendid up here — mountains, streams, Spanish graveyards, bears, coyotes. Pity to leave, really, but I wd. like to see a little art in the urbs.
Just reviewing yr book, so I’ve re-read the WORKS and very enjoyable it has been — review the New Mexico Quarterly to appear the Lord Knows when. Will send you my own new book, due Aug 29th, as soon as I get back to England.
Are you writing? You owe us (the universal we speaking) more pomes for own good.
reviewing yr. book: Tomlinson’s review of Charles Reznikoff’s By the Waters of Manhattan, Selected Verse (Charles Boni, 1930) and Oppen’s The Materials (New Directions, 1962), in New Mexico Quarterly 34, no. 1 (1964).
We’ll be in New York August 1st to the 15th - - a change of plans - -. Let us know how to reach you.
Yes, I’m writing quite a bit. A fair sampling will appear in July Poetry. And elsewhere, but as you say of the Quarterlies, the Lord knows when.
I enjoyed very much reading your review. Thanks for sending the copy. I will have a copy made for New Directions-SF Review for the mention of Zuk. They have three or four volumes of prose in the works of which I have just no opinion at all - - in fact my report on the first two mss shown me was that nothing in the world would induce me to read them through. But the first years’ poetry schedule consists of Oppen, Reznikoff and William Bronk, in which my advice is obvious enough. My recommendation of course included Zuk, but the suggestion - - as you see - - has not been acted on. It is by now too awkward for me to discuss the matter with Zuk at all, but it is my impression that they would be more likely to do a Selected than a Collected poems, if only for budgetary reasons. I can’t really urge Louis to submit a ms. since I have no assurance at all that they would accept it. But you might urge him to try it if you think it worth the risk - - to him - - of a rejection. If they had a ms. under consideration I could re-open the discussion.
I want to thank you for a people[d] landscape - - I read the quote from Millet as a statement of realism, of imagism, for a moment, and then its sense began to dawn on - - the meaning of factualness, which I think is the deepest meaning of the poems. I had seen it first in the soldi, soldi, against the sea - -.
We did very much enjoy seeing you (the American plural: youse). It would be well worth the voyage to walk and talk with you (youse) in England. We will try to do it.
Can’t live on that, tho. No one can. I don’t mean to deplore or to attack: can’t live on the convictions of the past either. But they cannot live on that. Something will happen. Something. Not impossible that what will happen is that they will cease to live, of course - -. I am not suggesting that we should lie to each other, this is simply where we are. I agree we must say so, I made my own defense in the last poem of my book - - ‘We must talk now’ or we abandon one another. Still, as fun, as hilarity - - There is something I know, in my bones, about that.
soldi, soldi: In “Up at La Serra,” in A Peopled Landscape.
This is by way of saying YOU weren’t like that. The above is not the sole impression we took home. It was a great year. Perhaps the best we have ever had … Back here, rain has been virtually incessant. Our pipes had burst last winter ruining dining room, ceilings and books. So wetly in wet we wait, mould on every hand, feeling our premature aches and pains. Why, it almost drives one to monologue.
I wonder if you have the address of the San Francisco Review, George? I have an article on a Berkeley painter and I thought I might try them.
As I go up the field for mushrooms I think of your promise to come one day and walk on English ground with an Angle. You will need rubber boots. Come to think of it — there are spares.
Do let us know how things are with you both.
A Word in Edgeways: written June–July 1963, and collected in The Way of a World (Oxford University Press, 1969).
In fact I got to laughing too much to be able to read it aloud, and Mary had to read it. So it had a salutary effect: I mean, Mary got a word in edgewise. Not only improved, but comforted me; I was glad to be assured there are many worse than I. Which really I had suspected. Why O why do they do it? Partly the presence of the man from Outside, an opportunity to write their names in the sky, or anyway on something at a considerable distance. Possibly England.
We do think and talk very seriously of a visit to the Underedge of Wotton. Or Wotton-Underedge. Doesn’t mean we’ll manage to do it. We become very conscious of age, of the limitation of time, of what we want to work out still. But if we should find ourselves feeling or being rich, we might invest in plane tickets for the spectacular extravagance of a one week visit in Spring. What would you think? What would be a good time? Would flying Americans be too much for your nerves? This only asked as wild speculation — I don’t know that we could do it. But we would like to. The Severn adds its lure.
Don’t for the love of Pete let this worry you further. Your version of the child and the ball - - - up, down, up down - - - is a gift, and a good one. I accept. And the other is lost - - it so happens - - in the mists of architectural history. And cannot be restored to the consciousness of any reader without a red crayon. And a two-color print job, which is prohibitively expensive.
- - Similar thing, Louis’ saw horses. Which I think was entirely clear at the time. The A’s, the M’s, the horses, the words, do dance and only thru the verse - - all of which he meant as a programmatic statement for his verse. The primacy of music.
‘This earth, this throne of Kings, this England - -’ You mean the man was looking down at his rubber boots when he said that?
But Mary’s from Oregon, a good deal wetter than anything you can show, and New York is the worst climate in the world. AND has no mushrooms.
June O. Degnan: Oppen’s sister.
Your version of the child and the ball: In his review of The Materials (New Mexico Quarterly), Tomlinson had mistaken the elevator signs in “White. From the” as the up-down motion of a child bouncing a ball.
Louis’ saw horses: Police saw-horses in Zukofsky’s ‘A’-7.
Thanks for yours. I am now dully (how does one spell due-ly?) elevated by your two colour design. Lucidity itself.
Why don’t you come and stay during next Easter vacation? It’d be lovely to have you both. Not Easter week, when the rest of the world is abroad, but one of the other four of our recess. The weather should be springy then and the summer rains will not have begun in full fury. I must check when Easter is next year. DO come. We are painting the guests’ bedroom and will do it with added zest at the prospect of your advent. You wd, I think, love the parish churches round here and the general intimacy of the green landscape with its walls of grey stone.
Thank you so much for Mrs Degnan’s address. I’ll send off the MS. with this.
In Longfellow’s Library: written July 1963 and published in American Scenes (Oxford University Press, 1966).
You better mean it: we accept.
when love has commen with lent to town, we will be in Gaynest under Gore. And walk in those green fields.
Of course we didn’t mean it — Easter don’t exist: it’s just one of those Xtian myths disproved by the 19th Century. April fool!
But, serieusement: my vacation is March 10th to April 20th, Justine will be out of school March 25th – April 13th. Why not come in April, as late as possible if only to make sure of good weather and also to MISS the mass holiday, i.e., Good Friday to Easter Monday, that is March 27th–30th.
I write more briefly than I would like, since term is upon us … We’ve just finished painting ‘the Oppens’ room’ as we call it. Can you stand a babbling brook outside in the garden or shall I have the authorities switch it off?
Love and great anticipation. If Winter comes can George and Mary be far behind.
I’d meant to write long before this to say, yes, April 6–13 wd. be fine for the visit — the visit.
At the moment rain and floods everywhere. I trust they will have dried out by April. Not usually the cruellest month here.
In haste and the desperation of dozens of essays to grade (‘mark’ we say — I spikka da Amurricana fur clarity’s sake).
How very kind of you to send us the Mailer and the very fine poem. We had always intended reading Barbary Shore and now we own a copy we shall do so. We enjoyed Naked and the Dead immensely but found, despite the good bits, The Deer Park was a sad, tired falling off. He’s an interesting chap, hipsterism apart, or maybe hipsterism is a necessary part of getting off the ground these days?
We seem to have had a dreary phase of ‘sore trials’ since our return — first Justine was hospitalised, then detonsilled, then a dock strike immobilised our imported car on a London wharf for three months; then my father fell ill, was operated on, recovered, relapsed with congestion of the lungs and is now slowly coming forward again. Workmen came in to dig us a septic tank, struck three springs, got flooded out. Tedious additions like that. In the middle of the digging + removal of inner wall of the house, frost struck unexpectedly and froze the water supply for three days. Oh, but this is pure grumbling. Really, I begin to ache with self pity: ‘Tell me about yourself they / say …’ Basta.
We do hope you had a nice Christmas. Ours, sandwiched between chaoses, was pleasantly intime and cloistral. Our one visitor, the vicar, brought a bottle of home-made wine; we walked in the afternoon of Xmas day with the children — a lovely, suddenly mild, sunlit time with Ozleworth valley swelling and green despite the recent pressure of frosts, the stone walls very solid yet visionary in the lowering light and the trees looking their brushy, knuckled winter selves.
We look forward to Aprille with hir shoures swote. All the best for 64.

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According to findings in “Zinc Salts Provide a Novel, Prolonged and Rapid Inhibition of Gastric Acid Secretion,” zinc is essential in preventing excess stomach acid in the first place. Zinc inhibits excess acid secretion and is required to produce and maintain the protective mucous gel layer at the surface of the stomach lining which provides a barrier to acid.
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The power of music to gather, evoke emotion and send a message is undeniable. The Telluride Blues & Brews Festival, along with our non-profit arm the Telluride Blues Society, is committed to partnering with and supporting causes and nonprofits local and national. We’ve teamed up with the Music Maker Relief Foundation, Leave No Trace, Telluride’s One-to-One Mentoring Program, Telluride AIDS Benefit, the Telluride Adaptive Sports Program and the Telluride Blues Society to help with their causes while offering meaningful festival programming for attendees.
Music Maker Relief Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, was founded to preserve the musical traditions of the South by directly supporting the musicians who make it, ensuring their voices will not be silenced by poverty and time. Music Maker gives future generations access to their heritage through documentation and performance programs that build knowledge and appreciation of America’s musical traditions.
When festival organizer Steve Gumble from SBG Productions, met Music Makers’ Tim Duffy, the pair bonded over a shared appreciation of these musical traditions and of the Foundation’s mission. Gumble and Duffy first teamed up in 2015 to bring artists from the Music Maker roster to Telluride. These artists deliver genuine blues, gospel, soul sets giving festival attendees a rare look at traditional American music culture.
For years, the festival has hosted many artists from the Music Maker roster including Leo “Bud” Welch, Little Freddie King, The Glorifying Vines Sisters, Pee Wee Hayes, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram and many more.
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On Thursday, September 12th, the Telluride Blues Society is hosting an evening of live music, dinner and a special studio recording with a festival artist to support the Music Maker Relief Foundation. This fundraising event will be held at the intimate, mountainside recording studio, Studio In The Clouds, located in the towering San Juan Mountains surrounding Telluride.
This event gives attendees a rare opportunity to go behind the scenes and get an exclusive, inside look at the recording process while watching artists create a record. Attendees will take home a one-of-a-kind copy of the recording and a signed souvenir to commemorate the experience.
Transportation to and from the event (Shuttles depart Telluride at 5:00 pm and return to Telluride at approximately 10:00 pm).
Tickets for the Fundraiser Dinner will go on sale March 1st at 10:00 am (MT). $500 of each package benefits the Music Maker Relief Foundation and is tax-deductible as a charitable contribution. Gala VIP Fundraiser Dinner takes place on Thursday, September 12.
Please note - Fundraiser Tickets are very limited and available while supplies last.
Throughout the festival, the new Music Maker Drink House at the Blues Stage presented by Telluride Express will feature Music Maker art, listening stations with vinyl records to sample, artist meet-and-greets, a photo booth and more.
Make sure to stop by, meet the folks from the Music Maker Reflief Foundation and show your support to help them reach their fundraising goal!
The Telluride One on One program empowers youth in San Miguel County to achieve their social, emotional and academic potential through professionally supported mentor relationships. The Telluride Aids Benefit Is a non-profit organization whose mission is to fight HIV/AIDS by heightening global and local awareness, as well as generating financial support for educational program and client care.
Raffle tickets will be at available by the main festival entrance and cost $10 for one ticket or $20 for three tickets.
Blisters & Brews is a 5k Fundraiser Race held on the morning of Saturday, September 15th, giving Festival patrons the opportunity to exercise before the Festival. The 5k Race, sponsored by BootDoctors™ Paragon Outdoors and presented by Telluride Blues Society, will raise money for the Telluride Adaptive Sports Program in remembrance of dear festival friend Felix Snow.
Through registration fees, donations and the generous support of the Telluride community, we were honored to be able to raise over $5,000 for the Telluride Adaptive Sports Program. We're looking forward to another amazing year of support.
5k registration is $40 in advance and $45 on-site with all race proceeds benefiting the Telluride Adaptive Sports Program. Don't want to run, but want to support? Non-athletic support donations are also available. To learn more about the program, click below.
The member-driven Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics protects the outdoors by teaching people to enjoy it responsibly. It is the most widely accepted outdoor ethics program used on public lands. Through targeted education, research and outreach, the Center ensures the long-term health of our natural world.
Festival attendees can get involved with Leave No Trace by buying a Festival Green Ticket ($5), stopping by the Leave No Trace booth and purchasing a membership or getting involved with Coolest & Cleanest Campsite Challenge and Junior Festivarian Program.
The “Making My Blues Green” Coolest & Cleanest Campsite Challenge gives campers a chance to green the campground-scene, participate in a fun theme contest, while signing-up for a chance to win festival swag and passes.
The Junior Festivarian Challenge gives kids a chance to complete five sustainability focused activities for a chance to win Leave No Trace swag. Sign up for both challenges at the Leave No Trace Booth.
Sponsor festivals and performances where aspects of blues & jazz music and culture can be explored, learned and developed to a higher level.
Sponsor the Telluride Blues Challenge, an annual competition providing talented up-and-coming artists from the blues genre with an opportunity to advance their professional career.
To sponsor, promote and support the Telluride Student All-Stars Jazz Ensemble. A week-long residency program intended to inspire and guide young musicians who are poised to pursue their education in jazz and are at the level to begin their professional careers.
Provide opportunities to scholarships to graduating students of Telluride High School and Telluride Mountain School in pursuit of music studies in higher education.


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My interview with Dave Rigby about writing ‘Hunter’s Chase’ is out today!
Writers in a Yorkshire town bring their work to lunch, chew it over, then post it.
Only years later was I converted to the world of blogging.
Individual aspects of creating a novel are interesting. Setting is very important to me in my writing, even when I wrote ‘The Douglas Family’ for my sister all those years ago, I could visualise the house the family lived in, each room and the garden in which they had so many of their adventures.
In ‘Hunter’s Chase’ my story is set in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. Crooked Cat Books will publish the novel on 02.02.2018. I did consider creating an imaginary town for him. However, I know the city of Edinburgh well as I lived there for many years and it has everything a writer could need. It is a diverse city with all different kinds of buildings and people. It is small enough that characters can move around it quickly and large enough for it to be credible that anything I want to happen there, could happen.
Edinburgh is also a beautiful city with a castle, a palace and a cathedral, wealthy homes, horrible slums, fine restaurants, fast food outlets and idiosyncratic pubs. It is home to an Olympic size pool, the National Rugby Team and two famous football teams. It is also home to The Edinburgh International Festivals, what more could I or my characters want?
I chose Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, as the setting for my novel ‘Hunter’s Chase’. The book will be published by Crooked Cat Books on 02.02.2018. Edinburgh is a beautiful city of around half a million people. The city is situated on the south banks of the Firth of Forth. There are some lovely views across the Forth from Edinburgh to the county of Fife on the north of the river. There are three bridges crossing the Firth of Forth: the oldest is the Forth Rail Bridge, built in the nineteenth century, the Forth Road Bridge was built in the twentieth century and the most modern, a bridge for road traffic was completed in the early part of this century, named the Queensferry Crossing.
The delegated parliament of Scotland, that has wide powers over how the people are governed, meets in the Scottish Parliament Building, in the Holyrood district of the city. Following a referendum in 1997, in which the Scottish electorate voted for devolution, the current Parliament was convened by the Scotland Act of 1998 which sets out its powers as a devolved legislature. Since September 2004, the official home of the Scottish Parliament has been a new Scottish Parliament Building in the Holyrood area of Edinburgh. The Scottish Parliament building was designed by Spanish architect Enric Miralles. There was much concern at the time as the building was completed many years late and several times over budget.
The main protagonist of ‘Hunter’s Chase’ is Detective Inspector Hunter Wilson. He lives in Leith, an area to the north of the City and drinks in his local pub, the Persevere Bar. His home is also close to one of the main soccer grounds in Edinburgh, the Hibernian Football Ground. Hibernian Football Club, commonly known as Hibs, is a Scottish professional football club based in Leith.
The other main character, Detective Constable Tim Myerscough lives across the city from Hunter, in the south-west of the city. He moves into a flat Gillespie Crescent between Tollcross and Bruntsfield. His local pub in the Golf Tavern, off the Bruntsfield Links.
A wonderful free activity to do all year round is to play golf on Brunstfield Links. It is believed to be one of the oldest sites of golf as it pre-dates the seventeenth century, the short hole course was founded in 1895. Situated south of Melville Drive, there are two courses available to play on. A summer short 36 hole course (open end of April to September) and a 9 hole winter course (open October to end of April).
DC Tim Myerscough’s father, Sir Peter Myerscough, lives even further to the south in the Morningside district of Edinburgh. From his large house he has fine views across the Pentland Hills. The Pentland hills are situated just outside of Edinburgh. The reservoirs are picturesque and each hill is slightly different. If you are fit enough, you can go on top of all of the hills in one day.
Edinburgh is such a diverse and cultural city, home to The Edinburgh International Festivals that represent all aspects of art, three universities and several colleges and the Scottish national rugby ground at Murrayfield. It is the perfect place to situate ‘Hunter’s Chase’ and the mysteries DI Hunter Wilson has to solve.
One of the main characters of my new novel ‘Hunter’s Chase is Detective Constable Tim Myerscough. The book will be published by Crooked Cat Books on 02.02.2018. In the meantime, let me tell you a bit about Tim.
Like me, Tim is a cat lover. I have owned and bred cats all my life, but I have never owned a pedigree cat. My cats have always been ‘history of cat in one volume’.
Tim, however, has a beautiful Burmese pedigree cat named Lucy. Burmese cats have short, silky and shiny coat that can be dark brown, champagne, platinum, blue or creamy brown in colour: Lucy is a blue Burmese.
As is usual for her breed, Lucy is portrayed as friendly and curious. She is also is highly intelligent and seeks out human companionship. This reflects Tim’s character well too. Lucy adores Tim and when he is sitting down, she wants to be on his lap or right next to him, waiting expectantly to be petted. She gets huffy if Tim ignores her and, when she is sleeping, she is happiest curled up on his bed beside him.
Detective Inspector Hunter Wilson is the main protagonist of my debut crime novel ‘Hunter’s Chase’ that is to be published by Crooked Cat Books on 02.02.2018. When I was writing the book, I had to consider various words that are used to describe police officers by those people in Scotland who are not members of the force.
The oldest ones I came across were ‘bobbies’ and ‘peelers’. The metropolitan Police Force in London, England was established by Sir Robert Peel who lived from 1788-1850. He served as a member of the Conservative party and was Prime Minister of The United Kingdom twice: The first time from 1834-35 and later from 1841-1846. However, it was when he was Home Secretary (1822–1827), that he reformed and liberalised the criminal law and created the modern police force, leading to a new type of officer known in tribute to him as “bobbies” (Bobby being a contraction of his first name, Robert) and “peelers” (an obvious corruption of his surname).
Another common slang term for police officers in Scotland is “copper”. There is a common but mistaken belief that it refers to the police uniform’s buttons or badge being made of copper, however, it was originally used in Britain to mean “someone who captures”. In British English, the term cop is recorded (Shorter Oxford Dictionary) in the sense of ‘to capture’ from 1704, derived from the Latin capere via the Old French caper. The term “copper” is often abbreviated to “cop”.
“Filth” has moved from literature to common usage in the United Kingdom. In fact it is normally used as “The Filth”, meaning the police. The inspiration for this is the novel by Scottish author Irvine Welsh, “Filth”. Another slang term for police officers is “fuzz” or “the fuzz”. This term also found its way into art as the title of the 2009 comedy film “Hot Fuzz”. “Plod” or “the Plod” is another nickname for police officers that finds its source in British fiction. In this case, the children’s author Enid Blyton wrote stories about her character Noddy who lived in Toytown where Mr Plod was the policeman.
The phrase “the long arm of the law” is probably the source of the slang term for the police “the law”. The idea of the phrase is that no matter how far they run, all criminals are eventually caught and prosecuted successfully. Certainly, my characters DI Hunter Wilson and the members of his team are keen to ensure that this was true.
“Pig” is another derogatory term for the police in common use in Scotland. It was frequently used during the 19th century but disappeared for a while, and reappeared during the 20th and 21st century. It became frequently used again during the 1960s and 1970s in the underground and anti-establishment culture. However, in Glasgow, Scotland the term “polis” (with the emphasis on the ‘o’) is common too. As my novel ‘Hunter’s Chase’ is set in Edinburgh, I avoided that Glasgow slang.
There are certainly many slang terms and nicknames for police officers in use in Scotland, most of them are derogatory and used freely and interchangeably by those outwith the police force.
I last heard Thirty-three Connection in concert in Edinburgh and thought their most recent hit, ‘In the Rain’ was the perfect music for my new novel set in the short autumnal days of an Edinburgh November.
Hunter by name – hunter by nature.
Newly promoted Detective Inspector Hunter Wilson faces down his former Chief Constable and finds a serial killer in this exciting debut crime novel.
The book, set in Edinburgh, Scotland, is written by Val Penny and published by Crooked Cat Books.
Look forward to getting your copy early in 2018.
Please also join the Facebook group – Friends of Hunter’s Chase – you will find it at https://www.facebook.com/groups/296295777444303/ . I look forward to chatting with you there.


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But how will niche cultures transport their identities to the stars? Will these bold visions for the future of humanity make a space for Jews to practice Judaism? Simply put: Is it good for the Jews?
Tech Tribe presents Jews in Space - a multimedia exploration of Jewish life on the Red Planet - in the hopes that humanity as a whole will begin to ask the big questions of life beyond Earth.
This blog is an ongoing attempt to explore these questions. We’ll post original content, updates about the Jews in Space art instillation at the Brooklyn Children’s Museum, future events and fascinating links!

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Hailed as a “painfully perceptive novel of the fantastic that brings to mind both Jay McInerney and J. K. Rowling*,” Time magazine book critic Lev Grossman’s The Magicians was praised as a triumph by readers and critics of both mainstream and fantasy literature. It debuted at #7 on the New York Times bestseller list in the summer of 2009 and has taken on a life of its own over the past two years. Now Grossman is back with the much-anticipated sequel THE MAGICIAN KING, coming out from Viking on August 9th, 2011 (978-0-670-02231-1; $26.95).
THE MAGICIAN KING picks up in the magical land of Fillory, where Quentin and his friends are now kings and queens. They spend their days insulated by privilege, but it’s a less than intellectually rigorous existence and their days and nights of royal luxury are starting to pall. When a recreational hunting adventure takes a dark turn, Quentin and his old friend Julia charter a magical ship and set off on a quest to the wild outer reaches of their kingdom. But their pleasure cruise becomes a disaster when the two are unceremoniously dumped back into the last place Quentin ever wants to see: his parents’ house in Chesterton, Massachusetts. The obsessive expertise that should make Quentin a hero fails him back in suburban America, and only the black, twisted magic that Julia learned on the streets can save them.
Here’s a list of books I’m working on this coming Summer and Fall. Limited galleys are available where noted. As review copies become available each title will have its own page. Please follow Books on Tap on Facebook for updates. If you would like to be included on the review copy list, please email me at Gabrielle.Gantz [at] us.penguingroup.com.
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With this “You're A-dough-rable” Play Doh Valentine printable you can turn a plain jar of playdough into a Valentine's Day gift that is perfect for kids to give their classmates or their teachers.
Ah, what would Valentine’s Day be without all the cheesiness?
This super cute “You’re A-dough-rable” Play Doh Valentine Printable is the perfect example of a cheesy Valentines Day style play on words.
Even as adults we can’t help but smile as we roll our eyes, right?
Of course, children love all the cute little sayings and word play as well. This “You’re A-dough-rable” Play Doh Valentine never fails to get the kids to giggle.
Instead of passing out candy that some kids may not be able to have, your child can pass out these little Playdough Valentine's Day gifts to their class.
Not only are these Play Doh Valentines funny, but they are useful too. I mean, who doesn't love themselves some Play Doh?!
Best of all, these Valentines gifts are so easy to make!
If you want to help your child create a Valentine's Day gift for their classmates that will leave their them smiling, this Play Doh Valentine gift is perfect!
Everything you need for this Valentines gift craft, aside from the printable found below, can likely be found at your local dollar store. You can usually even find brand name Play-Doh there, or several packs of off-brand playdough for only a dollar.
Or if you prefer shopping online, you can order sets of Play Doh on Amazon in 10 packs, 24 packs, or 36 packs.
1. Download “You're A-dough-rable” labels here, and print out. For your convenience the download has 12 labels per page.
2. Cut a 2″ circle around each label on the “You’re A-dough-rable” Valentine’s printable. You can use the lid of the small Play Doh containers to trace the circle and then just cut each one a bit smaller. The goal is to get each label to fit inside the lid of your Play Doh containers.
3. Use double sided tape to attach a label on the center of each lid. Or, simply attach the labels if you used sticker paper.
4. Tie a ribbon around each container to add some additional flair (optional).
I hope you enjoy this fun printable and that you are your little ones have a very happy Valentine's Day.
This is a creative Valentine! I think my college daughter would love this idea too!
oooohhh this is amazing, my kids love playdoh, they will love this.
I love this! This would be so great for my daughter’s preschool class. I love how easy it is. And I really like that it’s a non-candy option!
OMG this looks like so much fun to do!
This is a super cute idea! Thank you!
These are absolutely adorable, definitely keeping these in mind this Valentines Day.
Oh my goodness, this is so outrageously cute! I love this printable and everything about it. It’ll really stand out and set my little one apart. You could even *make* the dough as a fun craft with kids.
What a cute and clever idea. This would be fun to give and to receive.
These are nice, and so easy, and not messy! And you can tell the kids would have fun doing this!
This is adorable. I always loved when the kids got non candy valentine gifts. They really didnt need all that candy!


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Where in the world would the disappearance of more than 240 schoolgirls have been ignored by the world’s press for almost two weeks? The answer is Borno state in north-east Nigeria. Had they died in a plane crash or a sinking ferry anywhere in the world it would have been global front-page news that day.
So why wasn’t it? Because north-east Nigeria is one of the most neglected, least governed, least visited places on the planet.
Tucked in the top-right-hand corner of Nigeria, it backs on to Chad and Niger. You are unlikely to pass through it unless heading for the Sahara desert. It is hot and dry and provides just enough food to feed its rapidly growing population. There are no jobs. Education is dire. When primary school teachers in the area were tested by sitting the primary school leaving exam recently, almost two thirds of them failed.
When news broke of the kidnapping of the girls from a boarding school at Chibok, people began to question the Nigerian government about the incident. President Goodluck Jonathan did not seem to understand what the fuss was about. While a US presidential spokesman in Washington described the incident as “an outrage”, President Jonathan mumbled that it was “unfortunate”. He was later photographed visiting a victim of Boko Haram–the Islamist militant group that has claimed responsibility for the schoolgirls’ abduction–looking away with his hand in his pocket.
And when one of the mothers got to meet the president’s wife, Patricia, to complain that the government was not doing enough, she was promptly arrested.
A reaction of such indifference partly explains the growing success of Boko Haram. An Islamic sect founded 12 years ago, its leader, Muhammed Yussuf, was arrested then murdered by the police in detention in 2009. His followers fled across the border to Niger and were, I am told, met by al-Qaeda operatives who gave them money and trained them in bomb-making.
Immediately the movement launched car-bomb attacks in the capital, Abuja. A suicide car bomber–previously unheard-of fanaticism in money-minded Nigeria–blew up the police headquarters. Another killed 23 people at the UN headquarters there. Since then, Boko Haram activists have carried out assassinations from motorbikes, let off bombs in markets and attacked churches. In one day in 2012 in Kano, it killed 135 people. In all more than 2,000 people have died at its hands.
One reason for its success may come from closer to home. Local politicians and army officers began to make contact with Boko Haram and do business with them. There are reliable reports of senior members of the Nigerian army delivering weapons to Boko Haram by helicopter.
Nigeria’s gangs are usually for hire or can be bought off. Remember those in the Niger Delta a few years ago whizzing around in speedboats brandishing heavy machineguns and draped in bullets? It was Goodluck Jonathan who ended that uprising by buying off the militants, giving many of them jobs on his presidential staff in Abuja. The Delta is now quiet.
But Boko Haram has a bigger agenda, based on its religious ideology. And the heavy-handed tactics of the Nigerian army alienated the local population, who might have helped give information about the group. One Nigerian I spoke to from Maidugri said a typical raid by the special task force would be a sweep in an area, rounding up young men, beating them, even killing some. Then they would do a house-to-house search, stealing what they wanted.
Fortunately that task force has been disbanded and replaced by a newly created army division. But there have been no reports of any successes in finding the girls or the Boko Haram camps. Convoys of Boko Haram vehicles and bikes can still speed around openly.
Nigeria was proclaimed recently to have the largest economy in Africa. It also has by far the largest population, at an estimated 170 million. Most of its people live in poverty, however, because government income comes from oil, from which a few benefit but none has to work or pay taxes. State income just flows from the oil companies. Loyalty is easily rewarded and opposition can–usually–be bought off. The trouble with Boko Haram is that it can’t.
The pressing problem facing the president and his wife is getting re-elected next year. With some $20 billion missing from the oil account according to the–now sacked–governor of the central bank, Lamido Sanusi, it is clear, some may surmise, that Jonathan feels the need for a substantial war chest. But in running again he is breaking with an unwritten convention that was established after years of military rule by northern generals. It is that the presidency should rotate between north and south and no president should stay for more than two five-year terms. President Olusegun Obasanjo, a southerner, was replaced by Umaru Yar’Adua, a northerner, in 2007. He died in office in 2010 and his deputy, Mr Jonathan, a southerner, completed his term and then ran for the presidency the following year. Now he wants to run again but has he had two terms or one?
If he does stand and win, the north will feel even more deprived and neglected and Boko Haram will receive a bonus. Not that a northern president would be able to stop them, but a northern Muslim president could do more to reassure the population that they are listened to, protected and cared for than a southern Christian from the Delta who has been the weakest Nigerian president so far.

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SALISBURY, N.C. —Rowan-Cabarrus Community College youth summer camps are set to return this year. The College is excited to announce that in addition to popular favorites, babysitter certification and graphic design, there are several new topics being offered this year including improv on the go and metal masters: welding, machining & mechatronics.
This summer will mark the eighth year of the ever-expanding summer camps at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College. The camps help students learn the basics of creating a video game, producing animated films, building engineering skills and more. The camps are designed to excite and inspire young minds as they explore their interests and consider career options for the future.
“These camps are not only fun, but a great way for our youth to investigate future career opportunities,” said Dr. Carol S. Spalding, president of Rowan-Cabarrus.
Rowan-Cabarrus developed the summer camps as an introduction for students to the world of technology, and the course offerings have grown based on feedback and needs.
June 25-29; Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
Take the first steps into the world of mobile app design and customize your own game app! Using a specialized app and game development tool, you will explore the world of web-based (HTML5) apps, and see firsthand how apps are published. Ages 8-11.
June 18-22; Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Welcome to the future of music! Learn to code creatively by composing or performing music in an incredible range of styles using Sonic Pi and Makeblock. Sonic Pi is an open-source programming environment, designed for creating new sounds with code in a live coding environment. Ages 11-14.
July 9-13; Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Create and modify your own Minecraft© characters, tools and more! Use your favorite game to learn the basics of modding, foundations of programming, scripting and logic statements. Introductory coding will also be taught through a simulated environment inspired by Minecraft©. Returning students can create more advanced projects that build on previous years. Ages 8-11.
June 21-22; Thurs.-Fri., 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Learn practical skills for safe and successful babysitting! This camp includes Basic Babysitter Certification from the American Red Cross, including emergency first aid, as well as hands-on instruction from our Early Childhood Program instructors in effective behavioral techniques and age-appropriate activities! Ages 11-18.
Metal Masters: Welding, Machining & Mechatronics!
June 18-22; Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Create your first 2D platformer video game using characters that you choose! If you like playing video games, you’ll probably love designing them. Conceptualization, challenge levels, graphics, sounds, and simple coding are just some of the options available. Ages 12-16.
July 16-20; Mon.-Fri., 1 – 4 p.m.
The drones are here! Let the battles begin. In this hands on, interactive class you will learn how to fly and drive drone robots. Working in teams, you will be able to code your drone to compete in missions that will prepare you for the ultimate team challenge at the end of the week. Ages 11-14.
All classes are $179 unless noted otherwise.
For more information on the camps or to register, please visit www.rccc.edu/camps.


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The biggest martial arts gym in London offering over 100 classes every week in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Boxing, Muay Thai, MMA and Strength & Conditioning.
They have 215 of our 2m x 1m x 40mm Pro Contest IJF Approved Judo Mats.
82 mats 2m x 1m x 40mm Jan 2015, and April 2017 another 2 areas using 133 mats 2m x 1m x 40mm, both with wall and post padding making them one of the largest training centres in Europe for BJJ.
We have also supplied them a range of strength and fitness equipment from the Jordan Fitness brand we supply https://www.martialartsmats.co.uk/product-category/jordan-fitness/ and 40mm thick interlocking rubber matting, and grass topped rubber matting.
Marco Canha commenting he is very happy with our Pro Contest IJF Approved Judo Mats and wall padding in Aust in’s interview comments at Fight Zone London before his world title MMA fight, with our banner in the background.
10 Branches of Gymbox gyms across London. Considered to be the most popular gym in London by Lonely Planet.
We are honoured to have supplied George Kerr 10th Dan Judo, BJA.
He is a really humble guy to deal with – John Meltzer (Managing Director).
When he was awarded his 10th Dan about 8 years ago, he was only 1 of 7 people in the world alive with a 10th Dan, and there had only been 19 others in total ever.
De Souza BJJ Dojo in Bournemouth.
Professor Alex De Souza who is one of the pioneers of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in the UK. He is single handedly responsible for the development of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in Bournemouth and in the South of England.
Our latest special – white BJJ / MMA Judo Mats and BJJ / MMA Wall Mats / Pads.
Manufactured and supplied by us, fitted by Alex De Souza himself, with lots of help from his wife Katie who has helped organise and manage the whole project, taking care of every detail to make it a very special place.
We offered advice on how to fit, as it is not too hard, and a lot more cost effective for owner managed dojos.
If you are looking to do BJJ in Bournemouth, this is the place to go. If you are looking to mat and pad your own dojo, we are the people to come to.
Also Yoga and Judo classes will be held here.
Urban Kings Luxury Martial Arts Centre in Kings Cross London – Installation of BJJ / MMA Judo Mats and Wall Padding.
The new 007 James Bond movie – Bond 25: Mats and Adidas martial arts equipment, for the filming at Pinewood Studies, with stunt manager Matthew Sampson of Sampson Films.
Sherlock Holmes 2 Movie Set at Elm Street Studios, Hertfordshire – Stunt Man Franklin Henson of Stunt Kit Hire Ltd.
The Jitsu Foundation is the governing body for the largest single style of Jiu Jitsu in the UK, and has clubs worldwide.
Martial Art Mats Sponsors The Jiu Jitsu Foundations National Competitions.
Used for the 15th consecutive nationals in February 2018.
Manchester United’s Security Firm, Controlled Solutions train their security personnel on our Combat Judo Mats.


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Official event sponsor of the Women in Law Enforcement Conference, designed to develop future leaders and enhance opportunities in the workplace.
Hole sponsor for the FBI National Academy Associates outing. The FBINAA is recognized as the world's largest law enforcement network with a global membership of nearly 17,000 representing 170 countries.
Team entry and hole sponsor for the Law Enforcement Torch Run - Special Olympics Michigan, the largest grassroots fundraising effort for Special Olympics International. They are raising funds and creating awareness for athletes who participate in Special Olympics Michigan. Learn more at www.somi/letr.org.
Team entry and hole sponsor for MSTAF. The Michigan State Troopers Assistance Fund provides assistance to families affected by law enforcement tragedies and supports other charitable causes throughout Michigan. Learn more at www.troopers-care.org.
Team entry and hole sponsor for MSU Tournament of Friendship, assisting in securing scholorships for young men and women pursuing a career in law enforcement and public safety.
Team entry and hole sponsor for Michigan Association of Police Organizations.
Retiree banquet support for two separate events held in Lansing and our Fifth District.

industry_corpus2: Law & Justice


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Every Sunday I share an inspirational video and this week’s is a 2 minute inspiration blast from my very good friend Robin Dickinson.
The best bit about this inspiration video? It isn’t telling you what you need to do that you aren’t already doing. It’s telling you what not to do that you are already doing: do the boring stuff.
I love this. Robin basically says that the business is in the boring. Once you’ve got the idea and made the sale, now you must deliver, and delivering isn’t as fun. I certainly have struggled with executing the boring on a regular basis, and have suffered greatly because of it. I continually find myself restless, looking for new things to tweak because I don’t want to knuckle down and deliver.
We are so used to multitasking and being distracted that the focus on mantainence is increasingly unnatural to us (and thus needs to be learnt.) Remember that it’s easier to obtain than maintain.
The saying that “you can do anything you put your mind to” has created a youth culture in particular that thinks, “I can do anything I put my mind to and don’t really need to fine tune my skills because I can do anything.” What they forget is that you have to put your mind, and everything else you’ve got, to do anything of worth. Thus we have a complacency and an atitude that considers itself to be above the boring. Again, they’d rather be obtaining (having fun) than maintaining (sharpening the saw).
We need to get smart about what our results are, so that we can stand being bored because it gets my results. I would say that when I haven’t done what was boring but necessary, it was because I wasn’t clear that it was necessary for my end results. We must focus! This also requires a challenge to know what does hit our bottom lines, and filter everything by that.
Secondly, we need to know what our reward is: that being bored by getting my results empowers me to have time for what I really enjoy. If I can get into the mindset that the boring empowers me to have the fun, then perhaps I’d stop working 18 hours a day.
Robin’s best quote is that he “respects the boredom.” I think I should take that same atitude, and get some healthy respect for the boring but profitable things that work, albeit without glamour. I know what many of those things are, and I feel the results when I do them. It’s just bad that often times emotion takes over and pushes the important underneath the interesting.
Robin’s already got a conversation going on about this subject on his post “the secret money power of boredom“, so please join in there.
If you’d like some tips on overcoming this issue in your own life, Robin has some great tips that I highlight on this post on maintenance.
Our culture has created a hatred of boredom that is detrimental in my opinion. What’s yours?


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No wifi at work? How terrible!
I loved The Crown so, so much. I’m not a big re-watcher, so I was terribly sad once I’d finished the first season.
I’m guess Costa Rica for your international vacation.
Costa Rica is close! But not quite!
Just started reading your blog & I love it!
Anyway, I LOVED The Crown. Of course, it romanticizes an imperialist monarchy, but … it sucked me in. I think Claire Foy is a genius. Have you seen Wolf Hall? So good in that.
My daughter produces ear wax for the country of Brazil (or it seems like it). Her dr told us to put a few drops of hydrogen peroxide in her ear for a few days to help soften it up so that it will come out in a bath (or for you a shower).


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Advanced load sensor sensing through advanced electronics.
Specially designed gripper jaws for holding fragile samples.
Other capacity available chart as per requirement.
Wintest one way communication software.
Easy Data management. User can create product Identification, Sample ID, Shape of Specimen, Company Name, operator details etc.
The tensile strength of plastic materials is very important for best quality of the products. The Tensile tester digital model by Presto has helped us enhancing the quality of our products to a great extent.
Very precise readings, I must say. Designed very smarty with over travel protection. My customised order was deliver before it was committed. I am very happy with the service.
With wide variety of fixtures, now it has been very easy to perform tensile testing on different form of material.

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Sodalite is a gemstone of peace. Sodalite brings inner peace. Sodalite Simply holding small piece of sodalite in the hands brings deep peace and calm. Sodalite is a typical blue crystal. It is named sodalite due to the presence of mineral sodium. Sodalite can be identified by deep blue color with strong orange fluorescence. Sometimes violet tint is also found on its surface. Sodalite has white veins or patches on the surface composed of calcite.
This stone is usually found in masses and rarely found in crystal form in the nature. Gem cutters usually take a large chunk of Sodalite and shape it into crystal form. It is purchased in slabs and chunks.
Sodalite is mainly found in India, Greenland, Brazil, Canada, Russia and USA.
Sodalite Color – It is found in blue to grey in color.
Sodalite Clarity and Luster – It exhibits a vitreous luster on its surface.
Sodalite Cut and Shape – Opaque stone is cut in a cabochon shape. It is also cut in oval, round or fancy in shapes.
Sodalite is a gemstone of Sagittarius Zodiac. It unites logic with intuition. This bead of gemstone brings perception, and brings information from the higher mind. Sodalite instills a drive for truth and an urge toward idealism.
Sodalite clears electromagnetic pollution. If placed on computer it blocks the harmful rays of computer. This is useful for the people who are in group work. It encourages rational thought, truth and intuitive perception.
Sodalite balances the metabolism. It overcomes calcium deficiencies and cleanses the lymphatic system. Sodalite beads boost the immune system. This stone removes the ill effect of radiation damage and insomnia. It is very useful in the treatment of digestive disorders. Fever and high blood pressure are cured by using Sodalite. It stimulates the absorption of fluid in the body.
Sodalite is a power stone. It calms the body and the mind. If a person is over critic then wearing a piece of sodalite can bring calmness. This stone is very powerful for people who are in the profession of writing. Person who writes for living can place sodalite beads on the table. It will help writers to be more prolific. Sodalite releases the old mental conditioning and rigid mind sets. It brings new insights into practice.
Sodalite is a great worry stone. Simply put in near yourself in a regular basis. It is associated to the throat chakra. It vibrates to number – 4. Venus is the ruling planet for Sodalite. Element – Water.
Sodalite is fairly tough stone. It has smooth, glossy surface. It is 5.5 to 6 on the Moh’s scale. It is soft in comparison to many gemstones. Sodalite jewelry should be cleaned with soft cloth and soft soap. Harsh chemicals and liquids shouldn’t be used while cleaning this stone. Always remove Sodalite Gemstone before exercising or in any heavy physical work.
Sodalite is used as a decorative stone. A stone of 18th century, sodalite was sold for $44,797 at Christie’s auction in Paris.


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Battery Cell Impedance Tester the fastest way to test & record battery cell resistance and voltage.
The Hioki BT3554 Battery HiTESTER was originally designed with UPS service engineers in mind but we now have many customers using this product as the quick test to check battery cell condition with respect to resistance and voltage and even small battery pack arrangements up to 60V.
What we like: The BT3554 Battery Impedance Tester is the quickest way to test battery cell resistance and voltage, this is often the best way to do an initial assessment of new production cells or a quick quality check before building battery cells into battery packs. All test results are recorded automatically and can be downloaded into an Excel spread sheet for your test records or for further analysis.
The new BT3554 is now twice as fast as any other portable battery tester and clearly offers you the fastest means to test and record the condition of your UPS batteries.
Accurately measures battery internal resistance for correct battery condition diagnosis.
Auto-hold and Auto-data storage, stores up to 6000 data sets into 12 groups of 500.
Non-volatile memory offers extra security for data storage.
Download test via USB interface, data can be downloaded as a CSV file which is easily saved to Excel or loaded into free report generating software supplied with the tester.
Download data includes: resistance value, voltage value, test date & time.
The Hioki BT3554 battery tester offers the ultimate in portable battery testing. From this simple to use instrument you can monitor the health of a battery by measuring the batteries internal impedance along with its terminal voltage, while at the same time automatically storing test results from up to 6000 batteries!
The Hioki BT3554 Battery HiTESTER assess the health of both valve regulated and flooded lead acid batteries, whether it’s at the point of sale verifying the quality of a new battery or in the hands of service engineers checking UPS battery banks. It confirms the batteries internal resistance and terminal voltage, two important conditions that verify the condition of the battery and thus its ability to do its job! Batteries that form part of a UPS system can be inspected with the Hioki BT3554 Portable UPS Battery Tester without having to disconnect the batteries from the system that they protect. Batteries can even be tested while connected to the charging circuit. With the Hioki BT3554 Portable UPS Battery Tester both the voltage and resistance are measured simultaneously; readings are automatically held and stored to the instruments integral memory which is capable of storing up to 500 battery tests in 12 separate file locations. Test results are stored against real time; this feature enables UPS service engineers to work without constraint for many days/weeks before it is necessary to download test data.
‘Positive Grid Corrosion’ is the normal battery failure mode and results in a steady increase in the batteries internal resistance, the Hioki BT3554 Portable UPS Battery Tester is ideal for detecting this common fault. Other more induced faults can also be detected; these would include ‘Plate Sulphation’ due to inadequate charging conditions and ‘Dry-out’ the result of excessive heat from either over charging or high ambient temperatures.
Another form of UPS battery monitoring is to employ battery load bank testing, its time consuming, expensive and takes the UPS system off line but when it comes to fully understanding your battery system its sometimes the best choice and helps you monitor and evaluate the performance of the complete UPS battery system. We would suggest that before a load test is carried out on a bank or string of batteries it’s important to still test all of the batteries within the bank/string individually. This will at establish that they are at least safe and potentially able to support the load test. The load test should at least replicate the potential ‘real’ load that needs to be supported. While load testing its worth monitoring each battery cell and for this you can still use the Hioki BT3554 Battery Tester. Battery faults can develop during or after the load test and with the aid of the Hioki BT3554 battery tester you will be able to find faulty battery cells that might not have been found if each individual battery cell had not been monitored.
Conductance testing is another principle that is used to check the health of a battery in the same way that impedance testing is utilized, we won’t go into the pro’s and con’s with respect to impedance and conductance battery testing because it’s just not required they are both just as good for finding problems with batteries. All we will say is that impedance seems to have gained more acceptance over time and is now more popular than conductance testing. But just as we compare the Hioki 3554 Battery Tester against other impedance testers and show that we offer the quickest, easiest, most accurate reliable, repeatable and cost effective way of testing batteries we can also use the same arguments against other available conductance testers. That’s why the Hioki BT3554 Battery Tester remains the first choice for UPS Service Engineers.

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Horizons China High Dividend Yield Index ETF (the “ETF”) - An application has been granted for the original listing in the Industrial category of 257,500 Class A units (the “Units”) of the ETF all of which will be issued and outstanding upon completion of an initial public offering (the “Offering”).
Listing of the Units will become effective at 5:01 p.m. on Monday, January 11, 2016 in anticipation of the Offering closing prior to the opening of business on Tuesday, January 12, 2016. The Units will be posted for trading at the opening of business on Tuesday, January 12, 2016, upon confirmation of the closing.
Additional information on the Units may be found in the prospectus dated January 2, 2016 (the “Prospectus”), which is available at www.SEDAR.com. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein are as defined in the Prospectus.
Incorporation: The ETF is an open-ended mutual fund established under the laws of the Province of Ontario on January 2, 2016 pursuant to an amended and restated master declaration of trust.
Nature of Business: The ETF seeks to replicate, to the extent possible, the performance of the Hang Seng High Dividend Yield Index (the “Underlying Index”), net of expenses, by investing primarily in the Underlying ETF. The Underlying Index is designed to measure the performance of Hong Kong listed equity securities characterized by high dividend yield.
Distributions and Automatic Reinvestment: It is anticipated that the ETF will make distributions to its Unitholders on a quarterly basis. Such distributions will be paid in cash, unless a Unitholder is participating in the Reinvestment Plan.
On or prior to the last day of each taxation year, the ETF will be required to pay or make payable the net income and net realized capital gains of the ETF to Unitholders of the ETF to such an extent that the ETF will not be liable for ordinary income tax thereon. To the extent that the ETF has not paid or made payable the full amount of its net income and net capital gains in cash in any year, the difference between such amount and the amount actually paid or made payable by the ETF in cash may be paid or made payable as a “reinvested distribution” or distributed in Units. Reinvested distributions will be reinvested automatically in additional Units of the ETF at a price, or Units will be distributed at a price, equal to the net asset value per Unit of the ETF and the Units of the ETF will be immediately consolidated such that the number of outstanding Units of the ETF held by each Unitholder on such day following the distribution will equal the number of Units of the ETF outstanding and held by the Unitholder prior to the distribution.
Initial Issuance of Units: Pursuant to the Prospectus, 257,500 Units will be issued at a subscription price of $20.00 per Unit.

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When choosing furniture for a room, you must definitely explore the numerous pieces of mirror furniture available. A piece of furniture with perhaps a mirrored front can successfully expand the look of any size bedroom. By including some candles in your decor, you may create a calming atmosphere in an area with mirrored furniture. The flicker of candlelight reflecting in a mirror is definitely the latest in romantic design. Based on your personal preference, you may include a single bit of reflected furniture in your room or you are able to incorporate many different pieces to the design plan.
An armoire with perhaps a mirror on its entry way is a spectacular addition to any bedroom. Not only may it add beauty to the room, it’ll also provide a fair amount of additional storage space for garments or linens. The styles of dressers with mirrors is definitely nearly limitless. Your selections vary from antique white dressers to ultra modern espresso coloured dressers. A vanity table is an excellent complement to a bedroom. Their styles vary as does the style of mirrors that accompany them. A mirrored vanity table is definitely an absolutely stylish addition into a master bedroom or guest room.
The reflective quality of the whole board creates a spectacular focus for the bedroom. Additionally to the usual bureau and mirror combination, an armoire, or perhaps a vanity, you’ll find reflected accent tables that may also be contained in your room design. A mirrored writing desk will add elegance to your bedroom decor. A mirrored side table or accent table might be placed next to a chair in your room to create a reading or rest area. A bedside table or Night Shelf with a mirrored surface would add sparkling beauty into a modern style room. A combination of chrome furniture with mirrors added provides a room an extremely open, spacious quality. A floor length dressing mirror is an excellent and helpful addition to your room.

industry_corpus2: Real Estate & Construction