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With a deep interest in process and structure, Augustine Kofie creates works of intense detail centered on the order of balance. The precision of Kofie's "drafted" art is strongly inspired by modern architecture as well as the form and shape of typography. In his quest for balance, Kofie harmonizes opposing and contradictory dynamics in his work by setting futuristic compositions against vintage earth-toned palettes, and creating organically complex formations through meticulously structured line-work and layering. Active in the Los Angeles graffiti scene since the mid-nineties, the artist's work reflects his ever-growing influence of street culture, the craft of deconstructing lettering, contemporary music as well as 1960's-70′s iconography.


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Council approves refurbishment of much-loved hotel
Townsville City Council has approved the refurbishment of the historic Seaview Hotel on The Strand.
Townsville's growing economy will receive another boost when Sydney's Paul Irvin Hotel Group revitalises one of the city's favourite pubs.
Planning and Development Committee Chair Deputy Mayor Les Walker said the renovated Seaview will attract a lot of interest.
"It will be exciting to see a major refurbishment like this on a much-loved and iconic hotel on The Strand – one of the most popular destinations in the city," Cr Walker said
"There is a growing interest from businesses looking at opportunities in Townsville - and projects like this build momentum to attract further investment to our city.
"This development will create jobs across a number of sectors – it will employ local tradespeople throughout construction and it will need ongoing hospitality workers.
"It will be an improved drawcard on The Strand and help stimulate other businesses in the area."
Cr Walker said the refurbishment of The Seaview will enhance its heritage.
"The owners will retain and enhance The Seaview building and maintain its iconic features," Cr Walker said.
"The plan will re-establish the original windows on the building frontage along the front corner of The Strand and Gregory Street."
The Hotel Group will refurbish the hotel and the popular beer garden – and it will move the drive-through bottle shop and create a new gaming room.
The Seaview is among the buildings listed on Townsville's local heritage register.
It was built in 1929 and it was designed by Townsville architect Joe Rooney.

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Community Green Organizing
One town's action plan addressing climate change and other environmental issues began nearly a decade ago in a community event at the high school on a wintry Saturday morning. The "Bedford Environmental Summit" was called by the town's garden club and its energy advisory panel. One thousand people showed up.
The latest step in moving the town environmental action plan along is the Bedford 2020 Climate Action Summit scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 3, 2018 at Fox Lane High School in Bedford, NY. Even for people who can't attend this event, the innovative eco-group has provided lots of useful information on its Facebook page and website.
The civic group's mission "is to lead, organize and promote a community wide effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 20% by 2020 and to create a sustainable community that conserves its natural resources," the local environmental organization states on its website, which features a cornucopia of community activities information and organizing tips.
The Bedford 2020 Coalition has plugged into and in some cases energized a network of like minded organizations in Westchester County and elsewhere in the Hudson Valley region. Notable residents of the New York City exurban commuter town have included Donald Trump and a movie marque-ful of famous actors and actresses. Organizers of the environmental action group, however, are "over 90 community volunteers, many of whom are professionals and experts with deep experience and credentials in our action areas."
One of the most useful items on the Bedford 2020 website is a "Summit in a Box," which provides an online manual for creating a community environmental action plan.
"Global warming and environmental issues are the central challenge of our times. The goal of the Bedford Environmental Summit (BES) was to find a way to educate our community about the most pressing environmental issues of the day, to create a 'community of advocates' who would take actions to solve these problems on a local level," the executive summary for the manual states. "We believe that the BES is a worthy model for any community or organization whose goal is to encourage grass roots, local actions to mitigate the challenges presented by greenhouse gas emissions and diminishing natural resources."
The first step in Bedford was holding the community event at the high school in January 2009, which drew 1000 people in a town of 17,000 residents. More than 240 volunteers, including 88 students, organized the event, which offered 85 speakers presenting key information on 28 topics. In the hallways, 78 Expo tables with information on environmental issues and organizations were set up and a locavore breakfast and lunch were provided, the organizing manual noted.
The community summit led to creation of the nonprofit Bedford 2020 Coalition, "whose mandate is to implement over 70 projects recommended in BEAP's Climate Action Plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 20% by 2020; the creation of a 'sustainable school district' and many individual and collaborative projects emanating from the networking that occurred at the Summit," the manual summary continued.
"The key elements to the success of the BES were an effective public/private partnership in co-sponsoring the event; a comprehensive and appealing program of lectures, workshops and Expo exhibits that provided multiple points of entry for individuals in the community to get engaged; extensive community involvement in the form of local organizations who were enlisted as 'partners' to assist in the planning and implementation of the Summit; and the focus by Summit organizers on 'what happens next' to motivate participants to think beyond the day of the Summit."
What happened next were volunteer-organized programs to involve residents in energy conservation and installing solar panels on homes and businesses, composting food waste, reducing use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides on lawns, boosting recycling of plastic, metal, glass and paper products, switching to a hybrid or electric car, and participating in Meatless Mondays to help reduce the amount of fossil fuel that goes into feeding and transporting beef cattle for hamburgers, chili con carne and steaks. Restaurants throughout town signed on as partners.
Local actions over the next several years helped create a county-wide network that by 2017 enlisted Westchester County and 20 town governments in Sustainable Westchester, "a consortium of local governments that facilitates green initiatives like Solarize Westchester, Community Choice Aggregation and the Municipal Solar Buyers Group." A New York state program enables municipalities to choose getting 100 per cent of their electricity from solar, wind and hydro and "save money by negotiating bulk pricing for their supply." The Town of Bedford is one of the municipalities participating in the state program.
"Bedford 2020 harnesses the power of community and drives action. This year, we have inspired thousands of people to reduce waste, increase efficiency, take on big green solutions and address climate change," the group's leaders stated in an October 2017 progress report. "Together we are reducing greenhouse gas emissions and protecting natural resources in Bedford and beyond."
In an addendum to the progress report, the elected town supervisor, Chris Burdick, states: "We are proud that our Town has pledged a commitment to the Paris Climate Accord goals, with Bedford 2020 leading the way."
http://bedford2020.org/climatesummit2018/


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Nigel Sitwell, British conservationist and writer, Died at 81
Nigel Degge Wilmot Sitwell was born in August 1935, and died on April 5, 2017.
He was an English conservationist, writer, editor, and businessman.
Sitwell specializing in wildlife and travel.
Nigel was noted for his travels in nearly 100 countries, including Antarctica, Tibet, East Africa and East Asia.
Also to that, Sitwell edited and published the WWF magazine series Wildlife for 17 years.
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Mary Rice is a paralympic athlete from Ireland competing mainly in category T34 sprint events.

Career
Rice has competed in the Paralympics on two occasions, firstly in 1996 and then again in 2000.

In the 1996 games, she competed in the 100m and 200m winning a bronze in the 200m. In her second games she won a silver in the 400m as well as competing in the 200m and discus throw. Rice originally won a bronze medal in the 400m race but was upgraded to silver after Deborah Brennan was disqualified.

Personal life
Rice's son Nathan competes in disabled tennis. Her sister Sharon Rice is also a Paralympic athlete.

References

External links
Paralympic profile

Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Paralympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
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Medalists at the 1996 Summer Paralympics
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Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
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World record holders in Paralympic athletics
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Over 90% of the Chapter 7 debtors that I assist with auto loans choose to keep that auto while filing a Chapter 7 bankruptcy. This is done through the signing of a reaffirmation agreement which is prepared and provided by the auto lender. The agreement is rather lengthy and filled with unnecessary information and verbiage which is required by the courts. However, the net result of the reaffirmation agreement is simple. The debtor is agreeing to be bound by the terms of the auto loan going forward. The filing of the chapter 7 bankruptcy case eliminates the outstanding debt to an auto lender. By signing the reaffirmation agreement, the debtor is putting him or her back on the hook to be legally obligated by that debt. Most lenders will readily prepare and send to debtor's counsel a reaffirmation agreement to be signed before the 341 meeting of creditors. However, there are exceptions to this general rule.
In most cases the lender will only send a reaffirmation agreement if the debtor is current with their payments. If the debtor is not current, the creditor will typically bring a motion to modify the automatic stay so that it has the ability to repossess the vehicle, sell it at auction and move on. Rarely will a creditor send a reaffirmation agreement if the debtor is in arrears. Further, the creditor is not likely to change the interest rate, monthly payment or total balance due under the reaffirmation agreement. The lender usually wants the exact contract rate paid through a reaffirmation agreement. If there is a non-filing co-signer and the cosigner is making all of the timely payments, then the debtor will not technically have to reaffirm that debt. However, if the co-debtor is a filing spouse, then it is highly likely that the creditor will insist on both debtors agreeing to be bound to the reaffirmation agreement.
In some cases we have a situation where a chapter 13 bankruptcy case is converted to one of chapter 7. In those cases, the auto lender was getting less than the contract rate monthly through the chapter 13. Depending upon how long the chapter 13 was pending prior to conversion, the auto lender may be owed a significant amount of money pursuant to the contract. In my experience, most auto lenders will offer a reaffirmation agreement without the debtor having to bring the debt current. There are exceptions to this rule as well. Some lenders insist on the debtor bringing the outstanding contract amount current before they are willing to offer a reaffirmation agreement. Your attorney will be able to negotiate with the auto lender in those circumstances.
The key takeaway from this article is to understand that debtors who are current on their autos will have the ability to reaffirm the debt thereon. The terms will typically be exactly what they were prior to filing for bankruptcy. Importantly, the debtor should continue to make the current monthly payment whether or not a reaffirmation agreement is tendered. It is the debtor's obligation to make payments regardless of whether or not the creditor sends the reaffirmation agreement. There are some lenders such as Ford Motor Credit which will not allow the debtor to simply make payments without reaffirming the debt officially. Most lenders do not take this harsh stance of Ford Motor Credit. Most lenders understand that their goal is to receive payments, not to repossess vehicles. For more information on reaffirming an auto debt through chapter 7, you may contact my office at 847-520-8100. My office will be happy to sit down with you or have a conversation over the telephone to advise you of your rights and obligations under Chapter 7 of the bankruptcy code.


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McCann Worldgroup judged 'Agency of the Year' at the Effie awards in India
by Ravi Balakrishnan | Jan 14, 2019 | Effie Awards India, McCann Worldgroup, News, Prasoon Joshi | 0 comments
McCann Worldgroup India at the Effie awards
McCann Worldgroup India won the Agency of the Year for the second year running at the Effie awards for creative effectiveness. Other big winners were Hindustan Unilever which won Marketer of the Year and Ogilvy India which won the Grand Effie for Indian adhesive brand Fevikwik.
Organised by The Advertising Club of India, the Effie is currently among the most coveted local awards in the country.
McCann won for a range of clients including Mastercard, financial services firm PayTM, Reckitt Benckiser, Nestle, homegrown consumer goods company Marico, Ikea and Coca-Cola as well as social and government clients such as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Incredible India.
Speaking about the win, McCann Worldgroup's CEO and CCO for India and chairman for Asia-Pacific Prasoon Joshi said: "I am extremely delighted and proud. What was noteworthy this year was the width and the diverse set of businesses we won the awards across.
"A few may stay in denial but the fact is that McCann today is the topmost agency of India. And I say this confidently, but humbly.
"We have been, bit by bit, building a culture of excellence and are constantly reinventing ourselves without making a big deal out of it.
"McCann India has been on a winning streak for years now and we topped most national and global creative and strategy award shows like Cannes, One Show, Jay Chiat awards and regional ones like Spikes and Adfest.
"On every parameter — be it building key brands, impacting the consumer's mind, socially conscious work, gathering and growing businesses and talent — McCann India has proven itself."
McCann Worldgroup India bagged Agency of the Year for the first time in 2018, breaking the duopoly that Ogilvy India and the MullenLowe Lintas group had on the Effies, for a large part of this decade.
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Canadian University Receives $1 Million Donation to Find Alternatives to Animal Testing
The generous gift will help fund a new research laboratory committed to ending animal-based testing at the University of Windsor's Canadian Centre for Alternatives to Animal Methods.
Ontario's University of Windsor received its largest donation to date in support of its Canadian Centre for Alternatives to Animal Methods, dedicated to developing alternative approaches to the exploitation of animals for scientific testing. The $1 million gift from the Eric S. Margolis Family Foundation—established by veteran journalist and author Eric Margolis and his wife Dana to support animal welfare organizations—will fund a research and training laboratory and the development of an academic program focused on animal replacement science. "When 21st-century technology is used to further medical research and chemical safety testing, the result is the Canadian Centre for Alternatives to Animal Methods," Margolis said. "This next chapter will place our country on the forefront of future medical discoveries and safety testing and I am honored to play an integral part in its inception." Countries across the globe have established national centers dedicated to non-animal alternatives and approved legislation to shift away from animal testing. Earlier this year, United Kingdom-based National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research gifted $30,000 to University of Oxford researchers working to develop software that can accurately predict the effect of certain drugs on the human heart, which would eliminate the need to test those drugs on animals.
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Manchin says he will not vote for Build Back Better: 'This is a no'
By Alexander Bolton - 12/19/21 09:17 AM EST
Sen. Joe Manchin Joe ManchinOvernight Health Care — ObamaCare gets record numbers On The Money — Economy had post-recession growth in 2021 Progressives apply pressure on Biden, Senate to pass Build Back Better MORE (D-W.Va.) announced on "Fox News Sunday" that he will not vote for President Biden Joe BidenCourt nixes offshore drilling leases auctioned by Biden administration Laquan McDonald's family pushes for federal charges against officer ahead of early release Biden speaks with Ukrainian president amid Russian threat MORE's "mammoth" climate and social spending bill, essentially killing the White House's top legislative priority.
"I cannot vote to continue with this piece of legislation. I just can't. I tried everything humanly possible. I can't get there," he told guest host Bret Baier. "This is a no on this legislation."
"I have tried everything I know to do," he added, closing the door on Democratic hopes that he might be persuaded to change his mind.
He said he had worked "diligently" on the bill, meeting with Biden, Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer Chuck SchumerBreyer retirement throws curveball into midterms Schumer vows to vote on Biden Supreme Court pick with 'all deliberate speed' Voting rights failed in the Senate — where do we go from here? MORE (D-N.Y.), Speaker Nancy Pelosi Nancy PelosiBriahna Joy Gray discusses Pelosi's 2022 re-election announcement The Hill's Morning Report - Who will replace Justice Breyer? House Republicans bash Democrats' China competition bill MORE (D-Calif.) and other colleagues to find a way forward, but he added that he remains extremely concerned about inflation, the $29 trillion federal debt and a surge in new infections caused by the omicron variant of COVID-19.
"When you have these things coming at you the way they are right now — I've always said this, Bret. If I can't go home to the people of West Virginia, I can't vote for it," he said.
Manchin said Biden knew that he had serious concerns about how the 2,000-plus-page bill was shaping up.
"He knows that I've had concerns and the problems I've had," he said. "The thing we should all be directing our attention toward is the variant of COVID we have coming back at us in so many different aspects and different ways. It's affecting our lives again."
Manchin also warned that rising inflation could "really harm a lot of Americans," especially lower-income or impoverished Americans.
"So I think that's where our attention needs to be directed toward immediately," he said.
Manchin's definitive statement opposing the bill comes as a surprise to fellow Senate Democrats who expected that talks between the West Virginia centrist and Biden would continue this week.
Biden in a statement last week said that Manchin had "reiterated his support" for spending $1.75 trillion on the Build Back Better bill, pledging that "we will advance this work together over the days and weeks ahead."
But Manchin distanced himself from that optimistic statement at the end of last week, telling reporters it was Biden's and not his.
White House press secretary Jen Psaki Jen PsakiBriefing in brief: WH counters GOP attacks on planned SCOTUS pick The Hill's 12:30 Report - Presented by Facebook - Dems ready for Supreme Court lifeline Biden to deliver remarks with Breyer at the White House on Thursday MORE said in a statement early Sunday afternoon that Manchin's reversal was sudden — and that he went back on a framework that he presented to Biden just last week that the White House believed "could lead to a compromise acceptable to all."
"If his comments on FOX and written statement indicate an end to that effort, they represent a sudden and inexplicable reversal in his position, and a breach of his commitments to the President and the Senator's colleagues in the House and Senate," Psaki said in a statement.
"Just as Senator Manchin reversed his position on Build Back Better this morning, we will continue to press him to see if he will reverse his position yet again, to honor his prior commitments and be true to his word," she said.
Senate Budget Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders Bernie SandersMcConnell warns Biden not to 'outsource' Supreme Court pick to 'radical left' Briahna Joy Gray discusses Pelosi's 2022 re-election announcement Ocasio-Cortez: Supporting Sinema challenge by someone like Gallego would be easy decision MORE (I-Vt.), who on Friday told The Hill that he thought Manchin could be convinced to support the legislation, on Sunday said he wants to force his colleague to vote against it.
"We've been dealing with Mr. Manchin for month after month after month. But if he doesn't have the courage to do the right thing for the working families of West Virginia and America, let him vote no in front of the whole world," he told CNN's Jake Tapper Jacob (Jake) Paul TapperPelosi says she will run for reelection in 2022 Biden frustration with Fox News breaks through surface The Hill's 12:30 Report - Presented by Facebook - Biden's public moment of frustration MORE on "State of the Union."
Rep. Veronica Escobar Veronica EscobarDesperate Dems signal support for cutting Biden bill down in size Jan. 6 brings Democrats, Cheneys together — with GOP mostly absent In their own words: Lawmakers, staffers remember Jan. 6 insurrection MORE (D-Texas), a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, slammed Manchin in a statement.
"Walking away from BBB [Build Back Better] is essentially ignoring the crises in front of us that demand action. It's the height of irresponsibility and betrayal," she said.
Manchin said he had a major problem with Democratic colleagues setting early sunsets for popular items such as the enhanced child tax credit to keep the overall cost of the bill at around $2 trillion. He argued that would have masked the true impact of the bill on the deficit and debt.
"Everyone still has the aspirational things they want to do," he said. "They say, 'Can we still make this fit? We'll just cut it down to two years versus 10 years. We'll cut this one to four years versus 10 years or one year versus 10 years.'"
"That's not being genuine as far as I'm concerned with my constituents in West Virginia," he said.
Manchin noted that a recent Congressional Budget Office (CBO) analysis of the bill requested by Senate Republicans showed that Build Back Better would cost more than $4.5 trillion over the next decade if all its provisions were renewed.
Sen. Lindsey Graham Lindsey Olin GrahamMcConnell: I'm going to give Biden's Supreme Court nominee 'a fair look' The Hill's Morning Report - Who will replace Justice Breyer? Breyer retirement throws curveball into midterms MORE (R-S.C.), who asked the CBO score to score the full cost of the bill if its provisions were extended over 10 years, applauded Manchin's announcement.
"I very much appreciated Sen. Manchin's decision not to support Build Back Better, which stems from his understanding of the Congressional Budget Office's analysis of the bill," he said Sunday.
Manchin reiterated many of the points he made on Fox in a statement released shortly after his appearance.
"Despite my best efforts, I cannot explain the sweeping Build Back Better Act in West Virginia and I cannot vote to move forward on this mammoth piece of legislation," he said.
"My Democratic colleagues in Washington are determined to dramatically reshape our society in a way that leaves our country even more vulnerable to the threats we face," he added. "I cannot take that risk with a staggering debt of more than $29 trillion and inflation taxes that are real and harmful to every hard-working American at the gasoline pumps, grocery stores and utility bills with no end in sight."
Manchin, the chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, also said he has a major problem with the climate-related provisions in the bill intended to bolster renewable energy sources and phase out fossil fuels.
"If enacted, the bill will also risk the reliability of our electric grid and increase our dependence on foreign supply chains," he said.
He argued that "the energy transition my colleagues seek is already well underway" and noted that Congress has already "invested billions of dollars into clean energy technologies."
His statement also pointed to growing tension with China and Russia as another reason not to pass a huge social spending bill.
"Our ability to quickly and effectively respond to these pending threats would be drastically hindered by our rising debt," he said, referring to the aggressive posture taken by Russia toward Ukraine and China toward Taiwan and the South China Sea.
Joseph Choi and Scott Wong contributed to this report, which was updated at 12:15 p.m.
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Q: XSD How to validate  with schema? If i use     <xs:any processContents="strict"/>     then how do I provide a schema for it?
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<xs:schema xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"
           targetNamespace="messageNS"
           elementFormDefault="qualified">

<xs:element name="message">
  <xs:complexType>
    <xs:sequence>
      <xs:element name="sender" type="xs:string"/>
      <xs:element name="content">
        <xs:complexType>
          <xs:sequence>
            <xs:any processContents="strict"/>
          </xs:sequence>
        </xs:complexType>
      </xs:element>
    </xs:sequence>
  </xs:complexType>
</xs:element>

</xs:schema>

content.xsd:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<xs:schema xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"
           targetNamespace="contentNS"
           elementFormDefault="qualified">

<xs:element name="text" type="xs:string" />

</xs:schema>

message.xml:
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<message xmlns="messageNS"
         xmlns:c="contentNS"
         xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
         xsi:schemaLocation="messageNS message.xsd
                             contentNS content.xsd">
    <sender>gfdgf</sender>
    <content>
        <c:text>asdsad</c:text>
    </content>
</message>

If i try to validate message.xml i get the following error:
cvc-complex-type.2.4.c: The matching wildcard is strict, but no declaration can be found for element 'c:text'.
I am using standard Java validator: javax.xml.validation.Validator;

A: Create a Schema that is an aggregate of all the possible schema sources:
SchemaFactory f;
Source messageSource = // your message.xsd;
Source contentSource = // your content.xsd;
Schema schema = f.newSchema(messageSource, contentSurce);
Validator v = schema.newValidator();

Then use the Validatoras usual.

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Soon International Women's Day will be upon us. Time to start blogging and showcasing amazing female artists who inspire me. I first ran into her work on a trip to the UK. Lucie Rie fled Nazi Vienna in 1938 for London. Read this amazing article on Lucie Rei at craft and culture's blog. Not only a pioneer in ceramics but a courageous woman who fled Vienna as it could be toxic for a young woman in the arts. She was direct and would not be silenced, self-confident but did not grandstand. Her sense of objects of beauty surrounding your world was a design conscious standard in her work. She was born March 16 1902.
I get to hang out occasionally with a water color artist and illustrator who is a member of the American Society of Botanical Artists https://www.asba-art.org and the Pacific Northwest Botanical Artists https://www.pnba and Kathleen's work is posted this month in http://www.pnba-artists.com. I recently joined this organization to have my drawings inform my sculpture. My next project is a butterfly and red flower. More posts once I have drawn my specimen onto paper. I love how the photographer Andrew Lageras captured the butterfly with direct and indirect lighting shows both the blue and green coloration of this species under light and shadow. I will have a specimen of this butterfly to study for the drawing so there might be variations to the final piece.
Got a message that Terry was coming up my way to Seattle meeting up with friends from SF to Seattle. Terry is a delightful artist from California her website is http://glassart.weebly.com/portraits.html portraits that remind me of the colors of Hundertwasser, the flavor of Seated Woman by William de Kooning and the fun found in Paul Klee's work with a splash of Picasso's portraits thrown into the mix. Check it out she's a fun and talented lady. I adore her portraits in fused glass with lamp worked elements were she takes a line out for a walk. We hadn't seen one another for years. We were at Red Deer together playing in glass of course; but it was as if it was just last week that we'd last seen each other. Got a demo of how to use my new torch and explore the limits of it's capacity. More toys needed of course but had a delightful time sharing ideas, catching up and having lunch. Looking forward to another visit and hope you enjoy time in our area on your family holiday. Thank your husband and children for letting me steal a bit of your time!
You can tell an artist is dedicated to supporting their friends and the arts by how long they'll wait (2 hours) to get into Seattle. Myself and 1000 of my friends on the 520 for 1st Thursday. Doug, it looks like they're all beating me to your opening. For those that exited off due to the madness check out http://www.vetriglass.com/category/25670478941/1/Doug-Randall.htm. I also had time to check out Ethan Stern and Einar and Jamex De La Torre at http://www.travergallery.com Ethan's new body of work was stunning and the De La Torre work was political, optically fascinating and they were a delight to meet.
August there are several great show.
Nathan Vincent: Let's Play War!
September is Counter-Couture, can't wait should be fun!
If you're an employee check out my work in Issaquah or attend an event by signing up the next Talk isn't listed on the website but also check out their facebook page.
Aug 15 – Fresh Paint the lovely work of Aikio Vail and Paul her husband is work to check out!!
Summer Moments is ending soon, art and sculpture abound here and is a must see. Open weekends so plan your trip or get your stone carving on at a workshop.
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Lots to do in Tacoma. I went down for a trip to TAM and MOG and like a lame brain I didn't think either would be closed on Monday. Boy was I wrong. I wanted to catch the Aloha Club Collection http://www.tacomaartmuseum.org/explore/exhibitions/ but will need to go back to see this one.
Our friends Emilia and Mario travel the world but had not been to a Pow Wow in Seattle so we took them to a fun day outing at Discovery Park to admire the regalia of traditional Native Americans. I see this kind gentleman every year, he is gracious, kind and instructive in the ways of his ancestors and the traditions that surround his way of life. He should be a diplomat this handsome man has skills in attitude and a kind demeanor.
Seattle has lots of opportunities to host our guests to sites of the sound. Lisa and Robert came to visit and we took the ferry to Blake Island.


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Robert Leckie
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Air Marshal Robert Leckie CB, DSO, DSC, DFC, CD (April 16, 1890 – March 31, 1975) was a Canadian aviation pioneer and Air Marshal in the Royal Canadian Air Force from 1944 to 1947.
Leckie learned to fly in Toronto and joined the Royal Naval Air Service in 1915. During the First World War he flew anti-submarine patrols over the North Sea.
On May 14, 1917 flying a Curtiss H12 flying boat on reconnaissance, Leckie downed the German zeppelin L22 near Terschelling.
On August 6, 1918 during a night time raid, a German zeppelin formation under the command of Fürher der Luftschiffe (FdL.) (Admiral, 2nd class) Peter Strasser attacked Boston, Norwich, and the Humber estuary. Flying in a DH.4 biplane, Major Egbert Cadbury (pilot) and Leckie (gunner) took part in the interception engagement and were credited with downing Zeppelin L70 just north of Wells-next-the-Sea on the Norfolk coast. FdL. Strasser, head of the Imperial German Navy's zeppelin forces, was on board L70 and did not survive. By the end of the war, Leckie was a Wing Commander in the Royal Air Force.
Between the wars, he directed flying operations for the Canadian Air Board, and oversaw the creation of mail and passenger air service throughout Canada. He later returned to the RAF, and by 1940 commanded the British air forces in the Mediterranean Sea from Malta.
As the war expanded later that year, Leckie returned to Canada to take charge of training operations in Canada for the RAF.
He was promoted to Acting Air Vice-Marshal in 1941, and was later made substantive.
In 1942 he transferred to the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF).
In 1944 he became Chief of Air Staff, and was promoted to Air Marshal. After his retirement from the RCAF, Leckie played an active role in the Canadian Air Cadet movement.
He died in Ottawa on March 31, 1975.
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Netflix's Kingdom Review
Kingdom is one of the streaming giant's latest projects and its first attempt to cash in on the zombie craze. You might remember the bit of news surrounding Kingdom last month, with the show receiving the green light for a second season even before its debut.
The show was created by Kim Seong–hun and Kim Eun–hee. A genre-bending piece, it is set in Korea's Joseon period. It focuses primarily on the crown prince as embarks on a journey to find out the truth about the mysterious outbreak that has begun to spread over the countryside. This, sprinkled with the right amount of political intrigue, gives the story a unique hook. Watching the character slowly grows into his role as the kingdom's future ruler as he is put to task dealing with unspeakable horrors makes it all the more entertaining.
Of course, the mixing of genres in television is hardly new territory especially when it comes to horror. However, it is the show's execution that really makes it stand out from the rest of the typical zombie shows which have overrun the airwaves.
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Just because they're sealed up tight doesn't make the iPhone immune to dust and dirt. In fact, once dirt gets inside, it takes a little surgery to get it out. Thankfully, YouTube user JerryRigEverything shows off how to clean out the insides.
It's not exactly a simple process. Once you take a couple screws out, you'll need to disconnect a couple cables. Then you can spray some air inside your iPhone to clean it out, taking special attention to the camera hole. Once you're done, put it all back together and you'll be taking great pictures again in no time.


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Il Lombardia – Preview and Predictions
By MikeFranchetti in Previews and Reviews on September 30, 2016 January 4, 2017
It's time for the wonderfully nicknamed 'Race of the falling leaves'. The Italian classic brings the curtain down on the World Tour and gives star riders one last opportunity to make an impression on the UCI rankings. A resolute Vincenzo Nibali used the Monument to save his season last time out but won't return this year to defend his title.
This year's route is much changed – significantly harder – and should give Nibali's replacement as Astana number one – Fabio Aru – the chance to save his season in similar fashion. The Madonna del Ghisallo arrives in the first half of the race before the Valcava takes riders to the route's highest point with nearly 100km remaining. The Selvino is the last of three 'shark's teeth' tackled in the second half of the race before the final climb – the Bergamo Alta – is crested with just 3km to go. It's short, steep and cobbled, and will prise apart the surviving contenders. The finish returns to Bergamo for the first time since 2014 but the preceding 240km are far harder this time around.
Lombardia can feel like an add-on to the springtime Monuments. Whilst most fans can rattle off the recent winners of Roubaix and Flanders, Lombardia can get forgotten as the season winds down. It's a race made primary target by precious few. Lombardia is balanced finely between a race for puncheurs and one for climbing specialists – with the quantity of uphill road in this year's edition it's clear which group of riders are set to profit.
The race is loved by the host nation. With the Coppa Sabatini, Giro dell'Emilia and the fantastic Milano-Torino on the run-up to Lombardia, the transition to autumn has a distinctly Italian feel. Nevertheless, Lombardia's World Tour status and high UCI points guarantees a multitude of leading riders will contest Saturday's race. This year's World Championships will be a sprinters affair meaning any non-sprinter carrying form will be giving their all to Lombardia.
Plenty of riders are ticking the right boxes and we learnt a lot about form on the Superga at Milano-Torino. Eventual winner Miguel Angel Lopez looked lively whilst Daniel Moreno and Diego Ulissi rode well and will be dangerous on the downhill finish in Bergamo. Cannondale pair Michael Woods and Rigoberto Uran looked strong but will need things to fall their way in this tactically challenging race – neither has claimed a victory this year and the boys in green struggle to take control. Romain Bardet and Warren Barguil also looked strong and will be hoping Saturday's climbs are selective – neither needs to be asked twice to attack.
There's an ample number of contenders but a few riders have taken my fancy. First up is the obvious in Fabio Aru. Astana have a penchant for Italian races and their squad looks super strong. They bring a number of threatening riders and they'll have the most cards to play in the race's finale. However, no number of riders will change the fact that Aru is not yet a one day specialist. His recent results have impressed – in particular his rides at the Olympic and European road races – but he might not be ready to land a monument. The cobbled kick in Lombardia will not be best suited and the Sardinian may need to be the solo leader by this point of the race.
The second rider I like the look of is Diego Ulissi. 8th in Emilia, 2nd in Varesine and 5th in Torino constitutes a brilliant approach and there's no doubting Ulissi's ability on home soil. It's easy to say Ulissi will be out-climbed on this testing route but he has been stronger than ever this year involved in breakaways on the toughest mountains of the Giro d'Italia. The likes of Astana, Movistar and Ag2r will sort to eliminate him on the San Salvatore – or at the very least by the top of the Selvino. If he survives, I make him favourite.
It's difficult to imagine any one day race without a Team Sky threat – even if they don't win as many as they'd like. There's an argument to be made for Mikel Landa, but the far more explosive Wout Poels looks their most likely winner. The Dutchman may have peaked at July's Tour – disappointing in Rio the following month – but a magnificent performance in Dartmouth at the Tour of Britain served as a reminder of his winning ability. I went for him at the Olympics and I'll be backing him once more.
Formerly led by the likes of Domenico Pozzovivo and Rinaldo Nocentini, Ag2r have always had a presence in Lombardy but could finally have a winner in their ranks by the name of Romain Bardet. The Frenchman's twinned his liveliness with strong legs this season and has a team capable of rivalling Astana's total control. Bardet should enjoy the harder climbs and is also one of the leading descenders. Like Aru, he'll probably have to win solo. Teammate Alexis Vuillermoz has the ability to make the top ten if not sacrificed early on in the race. I also like Jan Bakelants as an outsider, but it's difficult to picture him out-manoeuvring the leading climbers.
Two riders with good results at Lombardia are Alejandro Valverde and Dan Martin. The route would be perfect for a fully fit and firing Valverde but the usually tireless Spaniard may finally have reached his limit. Martin has always been one of the punchiest climbers in the peloton but a brilliant Tour de France suggests he won't be afraid of the new, harder climbs and a second Lombardia win isn't unrealistic. A longer shot is his Etixx teammate Gianluca Brambilla; he's been brilliant all season and won't be dropped early on.
Final prediction? The route looks slightly too hard for Ulissi – Astana will destroy things early on. Bardet wins, Poels takes second and Valverde third. No Italians on the podium this year but Aru and Brambilla will make the top ten.
Tags: Alejandro Valverde, Diego Ulissi, Fabio Aru, Gianluca Brambilla, Giro Di Lombardia, Il Lombardia, Il Lombardia preview, IlLombardia, Just Pro Cycling, Lombardia 2016, Monuments of Cycling, Romain Bardet, Wout Poels
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ragtimecyclist says:
Is Il Lombardia early this year? Not sure there'll be too much evidence of falling leaves as yet. I agree wholeheartedly with your predictions, except for one thought – there seems to be some talk around Uran's chances, after a strong ride at Milano-Torino…
MikeFranchetti says:
Everything points to Uran having a good ride… sadly I've just given up on him!
I'm ready to be proved wrong


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"She didn't believe in angels until she fell in love with one."
Starring Nicholas Cage and Meg Ryan, this film from 1998 was the subject of the Goo-Goo Dolls' hit single, "Iris," prominently featured in the film. The story centers around Maggie (Ryan), a brilliant heart surgeon with no time for love, and Seth (Cage), an angel who frequents the hospital where she works. Seth is moved by Maggie's fervor and persistence in saving her patients, and decides to reveal himself to her.
As their relationship blossoms and they fall in love, Seth longs for Maggie, but knows he could never have her. Maggie, likewise, is drawn to him, but finds his inability to explain his past or present disconcerting. Finally, through a former angel, Seth learns that he could, in fact, become human. But, it would mean giving up heaven and his immortality. Seth must wrestle with this question in this timeless tale of love between mortals and gods.
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Pinterest, Facebook, and the Future of Social Media
The world wide web promised to allow anyone and everyone to distribute content to the world. In previous generations newspapers, magazines, radio, and television were the mediums of content distribution. This meant that the content we consumed was funneled through centralized authorities. The news, art, opinions, and stories that we read, heard, and watched had to come from one of these outlets.
The promise of the web was to break down this centralization and control by giving everyone access to distribute content. The centralized authorities that dominated content distribution of previous generations would come to an end and people would be free to connect and share with one another directly. Enter social media; the height of this promise of personal connection.
Users of social media platforms do not see themselves as content creators, but that is indeed what they are. They produce serialized stories and opinions, provide inspiration, and in many other ways produce content that others want to consume. Social media promised to deliver this freedom of the world wide web to everyone. However it was actually the downfall of the very thing it promised to deliver.
Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, name a dozen others; content distribution is more centralized now than ever. While we legally own the content that we upload to these sites, they are the ones with the power over who see's that content, how they see it, and what is allowed to be posted. The cultural and physiological affects of this content distribution is only recently being understood even as authority over content is once again in the hands of a few. We can share and interact with people all over the world like never before. However, those interactions are constantly manipulated by the platforms on which they occur. Worse still, the content that we produce is tied to the specific platform. You post to Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Legally you own the content, however it is inextricably tied to the platform.
Many have picked up on this growing back peddling of the promise of the web. Open source social media platforms allow algorithms to be inspected, new versions of the site to be spun up, and usually provide other sources of security that the primary social media options do not provide. These include Minds, Mastodon, Diaspora, and the like. Some of these have grown into millions of users and by being open source those users have visibility and insight into what that social media platform is doing. This also provides an easy way to replace that platform if necessary. However this content is still tied to the platform, and so I do not think this model is the full solution.
Back to the popular; Pinterest is not primarily a place where individuals upload content. Pinterest does have control of how that content is distributed, however it does not have direct control over the content itself. Rather, it links to content from other sources. The content itself can be hosted on any publicly accessible platform and then redistributed on Pinterest. This is the next piece of the solution: content should be individually hosted and then redistributed on any and every platform.
Individual content hosting means that we publish content to our own domain. Instead of our latest post, tweet, or video getting uploaded to one of the big social media companies, it is uploaded to one of a wide array of content services and then published to an individuals website. This gives individuals full control over publishing their own content without handing it over to the aforementioned centralized content authorities.
Once we have replaced centralized content publication with individual content publication we still need a way to connect and share. However now there could be many platforms that enable you to discover and share this individually published content. Preferably these would be open source platforms that can be inspected and monitored by the public and can be easily replaced if necessary. We could even use different content discovery platforms and still access one another's content because that content was individually published instead of being published to a specific social media platform.
With the tie between individual content and social media platforms being broken, the growing psychological affect that these platforms have on us as a culture can be mitigated, our content can be future focused as any new discovery platform can have access to all the same content, and ultimately it makes these technological powerhouses easily replaceable. Currently, to leave the major social media platforms means that you become disconnected from the content that people publish to that platform. Under this new model you could leave a content discovery platform if you deem it to be malicious or harmful and yet still remain connected to all the same people and content under a new platform.
However there are challenges. How do you convince a billion people that they are in fact content creators? How do convince them to publish their content differently? How do we make individual content publication as easy as centralized publication? How do we create new content discovery platforms that can reach individually published content all over the web in a way that can replace the existing social media platforms? This is a wide array of challenges and will require solutions from a wide array of domains such as social psychology, social outreach, and technology. However the cultural shift to social media took a decade, and we should expect any attempt to shift to a new and healthier model to take just as long.


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New Face of Wella Professionals Announced
By Shannon Gaitz on June 26, 2017 in Happenings, News, People 0
Wella Professionals are reaffirming their status as a bona fide global style influencer, with actress and social media star Sophie Turner announced as the brand's new Global Ambassador. Sophie boasts close to 5 million Instagram followers and acting credits including famous redhead Jean Grey in X-Men and Sansa Stark in Game of Thrones. Her role in Wella Professionals will champion the discovery of every consumer's 'true colour' through the power of transformation.
"I'm honoured to be named the face of Wella Professionals, an iconic beauty brand that encourages women like me to be bold in their choices," Sophie said. "Working with them is a great creative collaboration because it gives life to my on-screen characters and allows me to express my personality off-screen, as well."
Sophie will appear in the brand's youthful global summer autumn campaigns, created with Wella Professionals Global Artists Sonya Dove and Christian Wood. Sophie has also worn a myriad of Wella Professionals signature styles at red carpet events throughout 2017, and will continue to show off these styles at celebrity events. Addtionally, Sophie will help the brand launch new product innovations through multi-faceted public relation campaigns and appear in global marketing, print, in-store, social media and digital advertising. In short, prepare to see her face, and hair colour, everywhere.
"We are thrilled to announce Sophie as Wella Professionals Global Ambassador," said Laura Simpson, Chief Marketing Officer Coty Professional Beauty. "She's an exceptionally talented artist who represents a generation of women who like to express themselves by wearing premium-looking, sophisticated hair colour. Exceptional hair colour results are only possible in the salon and using the best products and services, something which Wella Professionals proudly offers Sophie, as well as millions of women and men around the world."
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