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Seedsman maintains that cannabis would be safer under lawful regulation. This could make it easier to inflict age limitation, management quality and deny criminal gangs the ability to generate money out of marijuana trade. In addition, users will get credible information about what they need and also get to select which strains to have. This conviction is what compels the company to encourage the need for legalization of marijuana in the uk and in most corners of the planet.
The Seedsman Company mostly obtain their seeds out of other breeders-about 1500 breeds from over 65 seedbanks across the world. However,. They’ve a few private strains though their principal objective is to provide their customers a vast array of seeds compared to additional seedbanks.
One of the things which make the company unique is that they have a comprehensive library concerning marijuana seeds. In addition, they offer a wide range of marijuana-related products including clothes, books and storage solutions.
Purchasing marijuana seeds online can be quite an adventure. You need a company which retains their word and delivers what you paid for. In addition, you want a seed bank that provides excellent online customer care. Regrettably, not every online seed bank keeps their word or offer great customer support. And this is the point where the Seedsman Company conquer their opponents hand down.
Seedsman prides itself in offering excellent customer care and addressing customer concerns at every step along the way. You may opt to contact them via email or phone. Normally, you will get a response within 24 hours after contacting their customer service representatives.
Web design and navigation have become critical variables to tech-savvy customers who want a great user experience whenever they visit a website. Seedsman knows this and has spent in a well-designed site. This permits clients to navigate easily to find what they’re searching for.
The Seedsman Company includes a thriving Loyalty program. This is especially useful when clients complain that their seeds were damaged or did not arrive. As opposed to get replacements, the organization rewards customers with loyalty points. The business also give you points for subscribing to their newsletter and writing testimonials.
Furthermore, customers get loyalty points when they refer other people to the seed bank or place their order successfully on the business site. And on your birthday, the organization will send you a surprise gift-a 100 points. Now, here is the icing on the cake. For each 50 loyalty points on your account, you receive $1 off your order.
Every bud enthusiast understands that having nosy neighbours or authorities following you around could be rather inconveniencing. Additionally, it could result in unwarranted disputes.
Seedsman understands that you may not need the entire neighbourhood to understand that you received some cannabis seeds. Because of this, they eliminate the seeds from their packaging and package them in a way that conceals them from being discovered.
Seedman.com ships worldwide. It follows that where you live in the world, they will send your bundle. Customers residing in Europe can expect their packages within 1-3 business days while people residing outside Europe can expect their packages within 5 to 25 working days.
Seedsman understands that clients wish to pay using a variety of options based on what is convenient to them. That’s why they permit you to pay via Visa debit and credit cards. In addition, they take Bitcoin, bank transfers and great old hard money.
Regardless of the many payment options, some clients have complained they are not able to pay with the Bitcoin alternative. These clients claim that they have been directed by the company customer care representatives to finalize their own bitcoin orders via email which they found quite inconveniencing.
Shopping with Seedsman is always a great experience because clients get various discounts and offers. But they require that you subscribe to their online newsletter before you can obtain some of their many offers and discounts.
Typically, the larger your purchase total will be, the more discounts and provides you will get. If you spend $30, you’ll get 2 additional seeds worth 4. On the flip side, if you invest $100, you will find a 7.5 percent reduction that happens upon checkout. Remember that these discounts exclude shipping and VAT.
When all is done and said, Seedman.com has a great deal to offer its customers. Regardless of the few complains about late shipping, challenges in processing bitcoin orders along with the fact that they don’t provide cultivation advice, the company is still before the rest of the package.

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Perhaps surprisingly, women’s issues have become a top priority on the major political and theological agendas of the Indonesian Mujahideen Council (MMI). MMI is a radical Muslim umbrella group alleged to have links to Al Qaeda and Jemaah Islamiyah, a militant organisation in Southeast Asia which has initiated a series of violent attacks against US targets and allies in Indonesia, Singapore and the Philippines since 1999.
Yet perhaps unsurprisingly there is a clear distinction within these groups between men’s views on the role of women and the way women view themselves.
The MMI takes the position that women are the primary carriers of culture and their responsibility is to preserve and transmit shared beliefs to future generations. Male leaders in the MMI encourage women to remain at home, away from the public eye. Yet women within the MMI sometimes appear to have more in common with their progressive counterparts in women’s rights organisations across the country. And these views appear to be tolerated, despite being quite different from the public rhetoric of these groups.
For example, men in positions of authority in the MMI denounce roles for women outside of the domestic sphere. Muhammad Thalib, the Deputy Head of the Righteous Decision-Makers group within the MMI, responsible for general policy for the organisation, wrote that professional women create social disorder. In his view, women working outside the home contribute to unemployment among men because they are forced to compete with women in the labour market. Because of this economic deprivation, posits Thalib, men feel emasculated which then leads to a host of social crimes against women.
Yet interestingly, within the MMI organisational structure, there is a special division for women called An Nisa. Within An Nisa, women view their roles in society quite differently from the organisation’s male leadership. Women involved with MMI negotiate a delicate balance between their status, their responsibilities within their families and their place in society, resisting the traditional male notions of women’s roles in public life and discourse.
Because of this, women’s efforts to rethink and reshape theological and cultural orientations are extremely important, particularly those concerning classical religious teachings about the relationship between men and women.
According to some of the women involved in An Nisa who publish articles on their website, Islamic principles recognise male and female “equality”. One of An Nisa’s members argues that as God’s co-representatives, women must work hand in hand with men, and that building a Muslim society requires equal participation.
An Nisa members also formalised an agreement for MMI female members that runs counter to Thalib’s statements regarding women, suggesting that women have the same role to play as men in the political arena and are compelled to be active in political parties. Accordingly, they feel it is a religious obligation for women to be socially and politically engaged.
The women of An Nisa are relatively empowered in the sense that they accept the concept of male leadership and their role within the domestic arena but, at the same time, they define themselves as God’s representatives. They feel obligated to be involved in public life and to work alongside men to build a better society.
This dissonance between the MMI’s male leadership and the women of An Nisa shows that there is an opening for those working to empower women to dialogue with their counterparts in more radical groups over ideas of women’s involvement in the betterment of society, women’s rights and equal participation in public life.
Inayah Rohmaniyah is a tenured lecturer at the Faculty of Islamic Theology and Philosophy at Sunan Kalijaga State Islamic University in Yogyakarta.

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IMEX have been a key part in our growth as a company. We have doubled in size over the last 5 years and now operate from over 30 sites which did stretch our old IT setup slightly, but IMEX have recently come up with a brilliant solution to completely revamp our IT systems and provide room for future growth. I wouldn’t hesitate in recommending IMEX as an IT partner for any business!
Upgrading our entire server infrastructure recently to use Microsoft’s Hyper-V platform was a significant financial and operational decision.
IMEX implemented the new system efficiently, on time and within budget, and we have been able to reap all of the benefits that virtualisation brings, including its inherent scalability and flexibility.
IMEX have since been able to enhance the Hyper-V server solution by using a 3rd party application that replicates key parts of Squires’ server infrastructure to a DR site, giving us security and peace of mind.
We have had a long term relationship with IMEX and recently they managed a major upgrade to our IT systems which included procurement of the hardware & software licenses.
The support during the implementation of the project was first class, migration of products and services to the new servers appeared seamless, this kept down time to an absolute minimum.
The introduction of the new IT systems both internally and regionally has been well supported together with on-going monitoring of the systems remotely using a prepaid support contact that gives us the professional IT backup we need with the modern technology.
As a small business without a dedicated IT person in the company we rely heavily on our IT partners to provide us with a quick, effective and professional service. Over the years IMEX have proved reliable as a support service to us, the customer service level is excellent and they deliver solutions within a timescale that allows us to continue operating without disruption. Our industry is one that now relies on speed and IMEX have always understood this ensuring that our timescales are always met. As a small independent business our relationships with our providers is extremely important to us and IMEX have proved that they are the best for our business.
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We also use IMEX’s Guardian service to monitor our systems 24/7 – a responsive solution that allows me to sleep at night from both a business continuity and value-for-money perspective.
IMEX have been a partner of Prospect Hospice for over 3 years now, and provide the essential extra pair of hands when I need it. Being a local charity, IMEX fully understand the organisational needs, and are exceptional at looking at best fit solutions for us. Technical assistance is always readily available from their skilled team, which in turn gives me piece of mind knowing I have the backup when I need it.
IMEX have supported and guided us for well over 10 years which is a clear indication of how highly we value them. New products, services and upgrades are suggested and recommended rather than sold. During the whole time we have and continue to enjoy an excellent relationship and their assistance and guidance has, and always will be, invaluable to our business. I would have no hesitation in recommending them to anyone who would like the peace of mind that comes from having a fantastic IT support company 24/7.
IMEX recently implemented a completely new IT infrastructure, including internet communications, server and workstations. Part of this implementation involved utilising virtualisation technology on both the new server and workstations to allow us to run our legacy accounts and production applications. IMEX also played a significant role in provisioning and implementing a new production application for us. Through the implementation of the new system, IMEX have given us confidence in our IT services, allowing us to significantly expand our use of IT across the company. I would not hesitate in recommending IMEX as an IT partner for any business, they are always very polite, helpful and very supportive. We look forward to continuing to work with them for all of our IT business needs!
The service we receive from IMEX is second to none. Our Server failed and our whole network went down. IMEX were able to have my business up and running normally again with a new server and all our files restored and backed up within days.
We have recently purchased new computers from IMEX and all 7 were installed, data and applications transferred in just 2 days, with no downtime.
Support is always at the end of the telephone due to our support contract, which I would thoroughly recommend.
I run a Care Company which looks after vulnerable elderly people in their own homes, providing 1800 hours of care a week, and our IT system is imperative to the running of the service.
IMEX give me the confidence that if anything goes wrong with any of our IT systems then it will be resolved in the shortest time possible with minimal disruption.

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Our travel agency is very experienced in attracting overseas tourists to Japan.
Strategic Collaboration between Japan Holiday Travel Co., Ltd. and Keisei Electric Railway Co., Ltd.
Japan Holiday Travel Co., Ltd. (Head office: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture; President: Yu Kang Wu), in collaboration with Keisei Electric Railway Co., Ltd. (Head office: Ichikawa City, Chiba Prefecture; President: Toshiya Kobayashi), will start a service from November 9th, 2018 enabling international visitors in Japan to collect special discount train tickets for the Keisei Skyliner called “the Skyliner Coupon and the Keisei Skyliner & Tokyo Subway Ticket” just by showing a QR code previously sent to their smart mobile phones.
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For sale is this completely remodelled freestanding 2 bedroom townhouse where absolutely everything (apart from the outside walls) has been renewed and is now set ready for you to move in or enjoy as your new holiday base.
Open plan living, fabulous bathroom, "built in's" to both bedrooms, reverse cycle heat and cool, north facing rear yard space and single carport are just some of the features you are set to enjoy.
Located within an easy wander to town and the river and set well back from the road, this property presents beautifully and will not disappoint.

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At the beginning of every year the Transformation committee meets to determine priorities for that specific year. The priorities need to be aligned to the strategy and these translate into projects. The projects are determined by the needs in the production regions. Certain projects are region specific while others addresses national priorities.
Once the priorities are determined by the Transformation Committee the projects proposal are tabled at the meetings of the Board of Potatoes South Africa and the Potato Industry Development Trust (PIDT) for approval. The implementation of projects begins in July and ends in June of the next year in line with our financial calendar.


text: Pandora Spirited Heart Chain Ring, Pandora Rings With its chain shank and logo nameplate base, this understated sterling silver ring design puts a new spin on the classic solitaire style. An elegant option for your wardrobe, wear the unique Pandora Website jewelry anytime. A heart-shaped cubic zirconia stone adds romantic sparkle.


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Aeronautical engineering is a study about the design and systems of an aircraft. It involves practical and theoretical understanding of materials, assembling parts, testing and maintenance of aircrafts. Professional engineers working in this domain have to be licensed aeronautical engineers. The course also enables students to attain knowledge of advanced technology used in aircrafts travelling in outer space. Aeronautical engineering also covers disciplines like aerodynamics, avionics and propulsion among others. Students pursuing aeronautical engineering can explore opportunities in defence organisations, government research centres, aircraft manufacturing organisations and NASA.
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The energy of the United States and the incredible sights of Canada await on this exciting and fully escorted tour. Explore the architecture and history of Boston, New York and Washington DC. Discover the French history of Quebec and the famous sights of Canada, including an unforgettable cruise of Niagra Falls, the Notre Dame Cathedral and the majestic castle Casa Loma.
Discover the delightful ports and villages that litter Lake Maggiore and Lake Garda, explore Genoa, seductive Portofino and the famous Cinque Terre. Visit the fantastic Ferrari museum, dine at a Tuscan Osteria and stay in a Venetian Villa. Explore beautiful, baroque Salzburg, Innsbruck and the Austrian Tyrol, visit Ludwig’s Bavarian fairytale castle, the glorious ‘Church in the Meadows’, ancient Füssen and experience the extraordinary Oberammergau Passion Play!
See Berlin’s Checkpoint Charlie, Potsdam’s Palaces and ‘Bridge of Spies’, Prague’s medieval Hradcany Castle and WWII Colditz. Stand on the Bastei Bridge and giant Königstein’s ramparts. Relax in the magnificent Saxon Switzerland National Park and Spreewald’s forest canals. Cruise along the River Elbe to Dresden’s Royal Palace. Explore Cesky Krumlov, beautiful, baroque Salzburg, Innsbruck and the Austrian Tyrol.


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Chrissy Coppa, my fellow Glamour mommy blogger (our sons are five days apart!), just had her memoir published...yesterday. Having had my own book about my own lemonade-from-lemons experience published, I can tell you, there is pretty much nothing more exciting. (I mean, apart from giving birth to those boys I mentioned...) And the icing on the cake: Chrissy's book—called Rattled!— is freakin' good.
Yes, I would be writing about Chrissy's book even if I did not love it because, well, that's what friends do. But here's the thing: I love it. A lot. Like, I have been sneaking away from my desk to lie on the couch and devour it instead of working on an essay revise that's due Friday. I'm going to her reading tonight and I really want to have the book finished before I get there...even though I know how it turns out, since Chrissy and I e-mail, talk or text every single day.
You can read an excerpt of Chrissy's book here—you won't be disappointed. And if you're in the NYC vicinity tonight, come to the reading!
So, what are you reading right now? Any good recommendations?

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Many people are referred to this program by their doctor or decide to participate themselves because they are not feeling well and want to participate more fully in their health.

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text: Writing responsive ads may seem like an exact science, but there are some simple things you can do to increase your response rate. Here are some tips on how to write better solo ads. Start with subject line. Your subject must be compelling and exciting and entice reader to open your ad, but you do not want to mislead reader because if you do, it does not matter whether they need your product or not, they will not buy from you. There is a Spam email that I get a couple times a week with subject line that reads: How to stop getting emails just like this one. Cute and a unique approach, but there is no way I would ever buy anything from a company that uses this type of sales approach. This would be like a doctor making you sick for free and then telling you he can cure you for $50. Do Not use Re: or Fwd: in subject line of your email. This is so overused on Internet and it is very misleading and I personally detest anything that is misleading. Make your subject as short as possible and as to point as possible. If you are selling airplanes, you can use something like: Ready to take-off? or Full Throttle or Flaps set 30 degrees. These might not mean anything to you, but anyone who is interested in flying will instantly know this has something to do with flying and for that reason alone, they may open email. Put some thought into your subject line as this is make or break part of your ad. If you can get people to open your email, then you have half battle won. However, let me preface this with, if you can get right person to open your email. The airplane sales person is not going to want to target kids, but he will want a pilot with means to purchase an airplane, so targeting your ad is also critical, but this is another story and you simply target by doing research on where you are going to send your ad. Write your ad like you are writing to yourself. If you are selling a product that you have purchased, then tell reader why you purchased or use product. If you are trying to sell something you do not use, stop reading here and practice saying following: Would you like fries with that burger! Now, I say this for fun, but bottom line of selling anything online or offline is a transfer of belief. If you did not buy product, why would anyone else. As you write your copy, use strong and powerful words. Remember, people do not buy what they need as much as they will buy what they want. If your product or service can solve a problem for someone and you can express to reader how your product or service will save them time, money, energy, headaches, high blood pressure, etc. then you have rest of battle won and you will get someone to your sales page.


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An intense fascination for the Orient was the largest influence on stylistic change at the turn of the century. The Ballets Russes was first performed in Paris in 1909, and quickly became a blockbuster sensation across Europe. Dancers performed oriental tales, dressed in brightly colored costumes of unprecedented combination. The designs, like that to the left, were originally created by Leon Bakst. It was the first time that a theater event had any major impact on the way we dress.
Consider how great the impact of celebrities -actors, sports stars, musicians, etc.- is on fashion now!
While Charles Worth was catering to upper-class women, Jacques Doucet (1853-1929) was designing stage sets and dressing actresses. Young designer Paul Poiret (1879-1944) worked for Doucet in this regard, until he gave away a design model to a young actress, who had the pattern realized by another designer. (This is one of the first of MANY cases questioning the copyright of a fashion design.) He then went on to work at the House of Worth.
Worth’s legacy had been 19th century dress. After his death in 1895, his two sons were unsure of how to move his style forward (this is the first case of a fashion house having to carry on without their namesake). Poiret presented them with a new style, which was rejected as low-class by Worth’s heirs (if you think this sounds like Marc Jacobs’ 1992 grunge collection for Perry Ellis, which got him fired while rocketing him to superstar status, you are catching on… history does repeat itself). Poiret then went out on his own. He was a marketing genius and focused on window displays, adding shock value by giving them a theatrical stage quality to get attention.
The Poiret dress had no crinoline, no corset and was more tubular than S-shaped, with a higher waistline. However, the corset did not completely disappear; Poiret’s dresses still needed undergarment support, though not as tight. The fabrics were in brighter, happier colors than Worth’s sober patterns.
Aside from helping to free women from the corset and crinoline, Poiret’s greatest contribution to the fashion world was his attention to the means of communication and diffusion for his creations. As fashion magazines were often too sober for his colors, Poiret started a cooperation with young artists, Paul Iribe (right) and Geirges Lepape, to draw his dresses. Again, we are seeing here another first example: this time of an in-house marketing team.
Poiret went further to create a symbol (trademark) of his maison: the rose. This would not only serve as his logo, but the pattern would be incorporated into many of his designs, such as the famous Joséphine dress (1907), named for the Empress Joséphine.
He generally paid more attention to the overall effect than to the fine details of dress construction, and threw a huge party to sell something more than a dress, but rather, a dream. The Féte de la Mille et Deuxiéme Nuit was the name of Poiret’s 1910 traveling party, in which he toured his models throughout Europe. The traveling party was Persian-themed with authentic props, decoration, musicians and so on. Guests came in Persian costume, creating a buzz and word of mouth marketing for the house, which led to mass attention from the press and the world. This was followed by a US tour in 1913.
Poiret was also the first to extend his brand beyond fashion, into perfumes, cosmetics and furnishings (brand extension). As many ground-breaking brand strategies as Poiret introduced into the fashion industry, he could very well be considered the godfather of modern fashion branding.
For a great article on Poiret, check out this article at style.com: Fashioning the Century.


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Educational program. Hot meal and healthy snacks. Park in front of the house. Two educators.
15 years of experience. References available upon request.

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Bobcat Company has expanded its dealer network with the addition of Bobcat of Winterville as an authorized new and used sales, service, rental and parts provider of Bobcat equipment. The dealership is located at 4673 Winterville Parkway.
Bobcat of Winterville’s parent company, White’s Herring Tractor & Truck Company, began as a small family-owned business in 1922. Today, Bobcat of Winterville is the third location to operate under the enterprise.
The dealership will serve a variety of industries including plumbing, concrete laying, construction, agriculture and landscaping.
“With Bobcat products, our customers can expect quality equipment that runs efficiently and is backed by a high standard of excellence,” says Whitley.
Bobcat of Winterville will offer Bobcat rentals, parts and service options to areas in and around eastern North Carolina.
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I've always been elated to be included in a City Pages A-listed event. This is different; this is hard. Tonight, though, we celebrate! Come on out with me. I'm gonna drink and dance and celebrate 4 incredible years.
Here's an old piece, from one of my very first shows with the gallery.
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Most of us have a lot of friends.
However do you have any 'real' friends--someone you can really share life's up and downs with, apart from a husband or wife.
These could be friends you don't see a lot but know they are there if you need them, or they could be friends who you see/speak to often.
Is there a big difference between your friends, and your acquaintances?
I think I have a lot of people I like to be around. However if it came to someone who has my back when the chips are down I would say I don't have many of those. The only friend you do have, and can rely on, is yourself.
Well said chipp. I've long since learned that that is sadly true.
I have one friend of 51 years.
She is my dearest, but I do not share all of my concerns with her,as she has bad health.
I have about 7 really close friends, who I most certainly could call on.I talk to them all the time.I have known them for many years.
My acquaintances are just that!...I know we could not be close, so I keep them at arms length.I have about 25 of them.
I have about 3 real friends and they make my life worth living!
No , not so blessed to have many.But I do have real good friends.Very few.
I really don't think most people have "many". I think up to about 5 though is pretty good for real friends!
There's a huge difference. I have three friends of whom I could tell the world, others, not so much.
Good friends, a few. Have more acquaintances.
Have 'lost' several so-called 'friends' over the years' as they were just 'users'. Sad, but true.
I do not have heaps but those that I have are REAL friends.
I am more of a longer nowadays.
I have about 3 best friends that I can tell absolutely anything to without fear of judgment. I know that they will give me great advice too. I have alot of friends but only a handful of best friends. Some of my friends are great people but they may be unmarried, or without a family so they don't understand, so they are not people I could go to for advice. Even they admit that. I am very lucky overall to have a few top notch best friends, who are there when I need them. Even if I don't see them all the time, I know they will drop everything when the chips are down.
I have very close friends but I know how far the friendship extends and when it really gets tough your still on your own. everyone has their own family to take care of first.
I have just a few but I know they're real friends.


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Isak Refsnæs (1852 - 1928) from Stadlandet painted both landscapes and portraits. Nevertheless, he is best known as a "marine" painter and interpreter of the west-Norwegian coastal landscape.
At the back of this painting from 1922 the artist has written: "Northern gale at the Vanylvsgabet (the north side of Stadlandet). Price kroner 150.00".
Isak Elias Aslaksen Refsnæs was born on the farm of Refsnes at Ytre Stadlandet on 22 February, 1852. He was the third child of five and the family had roots in many of the villages at Stadlandet and elsewhere in the western part of Nordfjord. At that time schooling in outlying areas was stilled carried out by ambulant teachers who went from one village to another and taught on the farms. According to the Education Act of 1860, each pupil had the right to eight weeks of schooling every year. Like other young boys in those days, Isak had to help his parents with farm work and with fishing. In an open boat out on the treacherous waters of Stadhavet, he experienced at an early age the mighty forces of the ocean. Maybe it is these experiences and impressions that are reflected in the excellent pictures he painted of the ocean and the Norwegian coastal landscape.
At the age of 20, Isak left for Bergen where he studied at the subordinate officers' school. His school-leaving certificate shows that he did well in the theoretical subjects, and after the obligatory duty service, he worked some years at an office, learned photography, and was for a while employed at a couple of photo businesses in town. Throughout this period his interest for drawing and painting took up most of his free time. For two years he attended evening classes in drawing, but his economic situation meant that he could not take any further education or take study trips abroad to learn more. Consequently, he was more or less a self-taught person as far as painting was concerned, and he stuck to the motifs he knew well: the ocean, the coastal landscape, ships and boats. Besides, he drew and painted portraits, mostly based on photographs. He called himself "Marine painter and black-and-white portrait artist".
In 1880, Isak Refsnæs married Anna Maria Helene Eriksen from Sunnhordland, and they had seven children. With so many mouths to feed it was not an easy task to make a living with paint brushes and easel. He did not charge much for his products, and therefore he had to compensate by a big production. He is said to have painted and drawn more than 2500 portraits. In addition, he travelled around to the towns in western Norway and painted ships for shipowners and officers. He went many times to Ålesund, because there he could stay with his brother. For this reason, many Refsnæs paintings are found in the Ålesund district, at Ålesund Museum, for example. He also had some major commissions, ranging from painting the whole fleet of steamship companies to painting altarpieces and school banners. He was a landscape painter, too, with many motifs from the fjords of western Norway. For the 1910 Bergen Exhibition he painted a series of big paintings with motifs from the sea and from the Norwegian countryside. Isak Refsnæs died in Bergen on 9 December, 1928.
Isak Refsnæs is not held to be among the great Norwegian painters, but his pictures have increased in value in recent years. Through his painting he has also given us an insight into what the marine environment along the west coast was like in the latter part of the 19th century and the early 20th century.
Owner: Borgny Dam-Nielsen. - Date: 2001. - Photographer: Borgny Dam-Nielsen.
Isak Elias Aslaksen Refsnæs called himself "Marine painter and black-and-white portrait artist".
Owner: I Jul i Nordfjord, 1998. - Date: Ukjend. - Photographer: Ukjend.
I Jul i Nordfjord, 1998.
The full-rigged ship Herman Lehmkul, 1917.
Berge, Ragnvald: Kunstmålaren frå Stad. I Jul i Nordfjord. Gloppen 1998.