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A man who can't bring himself to return to the apartment of his failing marriage, a woman spied on by a neighbor, a father terrified by the four-year- old next door, a boy living in a house haunted by his mother's madness, a mother whose children are freezing in a heatless bedroom–the characters in the Stories of Local Music are unsettled in their own homes, their lives dissonant and discordant.
Author: Walter Cummins
Paperback : 200 pages
Walter Cummins has published five other short story collections-Witness, Where We Live, Local Music, The End of the Circle, The Lost Ones, and Habitat: stories of bent realism. More than 100 of his stories, as well as memoirs, essays, and reviews, have appeared in magazines such as Kansas Quarterly, Virginia Quarterly Review, Under the Sun, Confrontation, Bellevue Literary Review, Connecticut Review, The Laurel Review, Other Voices, Georgetown Review, Contrary, Sonora Review, Abiko Quarterly, Weber Studies, Midwest Quarterly, West Branch, South Carolina Review, Crosscurrents, Crescent Review, The MacGuffin, in book collections, and on the Web. With Thomas E. Kennedy, he is co-publisher of Serving House Books, an outlet for novels, story collections, poetry, and essays. For more than twenty years, he was editor of The Literary Review. He teaches in Fairleigh Dickinson University's MFA in Creative Writing Program.
In Local Music, Cummins writes about love in all its dangerous permutations, its complements and contraries, its triangles and traps, bright sides and undersides—and he does so in a prose so clean that the page disappears and the stories play like movies in the mind. His characters are rendered with such authenticity, so nuanced, that you'd swear they're related to you; he captures the subtle turns that render attachment, and its attendant, nearly macabre unkindnesses, visible and unforgettable. The music in Local Music? In Cummins, love is the local music, its rapture and calamity, abrasion and improvisation, the brilliant local music of what makes love love.
—Renée Ashley, prize-winning author of The Revisionist's Dream, The Various Reasons of Light, Salt, and Someplace Like This
The stories in Local Music are spare, beautifully written, and always haunting—in the best sense. Walter Cummins's characters are ambushed by the circumstances of their lives. They struggle with anger, loneliness, and disappointment, and sometimes stumble into joy. This is a startling and expertly crafted collection. The stories stayed with me long after I finished this powerful book.
—Ronna Wineberg, author of Second Language, winner of the Many Voices Project
Local Music is a stunning panorama of the human species, with its many oddities, aspirations, frustrations, anguishes, and hopes.
—Jack Smith, Co-editor, The Green Hills Literary Lantern
The stories in Local Music limn the secret self's perverse longings and superstitions, as they uncover the alienation wrought by those mysteries. Cummins' insight into his characters is revelatory, his prose sharp and devastating. These are memorable, moving stories, full of satisfying surprises and beautiful strangeness.
—René Steinke, author of The Fires and Holy Skirts, a 2005 National Book Awards finalist
In Local Music, his third collection of short fiction, Walter Cummins once again conjures up luminous prose to plot what drives his lively cast of anti-heroes and anti-heroines through life. In story after story his characters are on the move, sometimes physically and sometimes metaphorically, trying to escape from each other and even from themselves; their world may seem poised to come crashing down about them, yet they soldier doggedly on. Don't look for happy Hollywood endings here; traveling as they do through a bleak landscape, and coping as they go, Walter Cummins' protagonists have to create their own sunshine. Seventeen stories to ponder, one at a time.
—Victor Rangel-Ribeiro, author of Loving Ayesha and Tivolem, winner of the Milkweed Prize for Fiction
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 Choisir, kurz für Choisir la cause des femmes, französische Frauenrechtsorganisation
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Exploration Talks with 3 Countries
TEHRAN (Shana) -- The head of exploration at National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) has said talks have been held with three countries for implementation of oil and gas exploration projects.
"That has been done for improving interactions," Mehdi Fakour said at a symposium with upstream oil and gas associations.
Noting that amplified cooperation in exploration was a major objective of NIOC's energy diplomacy, he said: "Currently 11 major and 300 minor projects have been planned by the NIOC Directorate of Exploration."
He referred to augmented budget allocation to oil and gas projects, Fakour said: "In terms of budget allocation, we are standing at a high level. For the first time, we have managed to achieve the second rank in drilling among NIOC subsidiaries and directorates."
He said that the budget allocated by NIOC to the Directorate of Exploration's drilling activities was more than that of other companies. He added that the NIOC Directorate of Exploration came second to National Iranian South Oil Company (NISOC) in terms of drilling budget allocation.
"Among NIOC directorates, the Directorate of Exploration has received the most credit, thereby giving impetus to further exploration activities in the country," he said.
Fakour said significant exploration seismic projects had been defined for the first time in two decades, adding that more than 4,000 persons were engaged in the exploration sector.
He said specialized associations of upstream oil and gas sector were combining knowledge and experience, adding: "Such associations are scientifically important and therefore they can help the Directorate of Exploration materialize its objectives."
Fakour said that monitoring modern technologies and their application along with setting up communications channels between associations, knowledge-based companies and universities were among approaches expected by the NIOC Directorate of Exploration.
Noting that absorbing elite within associations was much easier than within state-owned companies, he said: "This issue can be seen as great potential in setting up technology and innovation network within associations."
€30mn Megaprojects
The head of research and technology at NIOC also said 10 megaprojects were envisaged in oil and gas exploration. "These projects are worth more than €30 million plus IRR 1,500 billion, which would be of great help to job creation and technology development in the country," he said.
Mahdia Motahari said: "With the agreement of the NIOC Board of Directors, a list of 14 strategic commodities needed by the petroleum industry has been prepared by the Directorate of Commodities to be made public in the near future."
She said the list may give rise to $1bn turnover for domestic manufacturers and knowledge-based companies and contribute to the formation of knowledge-based and technological companies.
Motahari said cooperation between the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology and NIOC was an effective step towards upgrading the level of national science, adding that about 80% of research projects assigned to the ministry pertained to the petroleum industry.
Besides, she added that effective measures had been taken by NIOC in support of students.
Low-Output Well Revival
Motahari said that a major NIOC-backed project assigned to a knowledge-based company was the planned revival of low-output wells.
"To realize this strategy, there is a need for mutual learning and increased cooperation. At the same time, it is necessary for knowledge-based companies to prioritize new technological projects in order to meet the needs of the oil industry," he said, referring to knowledge-based demand.
She said scientific societies may accelerate the flow of knowledge among key players in technology, and to achieve this goal, it is necessary to get connected to scientific societies in other countries.
4 Exploration Projects
Mohammad Chahardoli, head of education at Petroleum Ministry, said: "With the aim of obtaining modern technologies, the contract of four exploratory research projects will be signed with the domestic universities by the end of the [current calendar] year."
"Establishing strong interactions between the university and the industry is one of the main strategies of the oil industry, and in this regard, with the aim of consolidating these two-way communications, by the end of the year, contract for four major research projects will be signed with universities," he said.
"Last year, 2 defined projects were converted into contracts, and this year, a contract was concluded for one project title, and it is planned to complete 3 other contractual titles by the end of the year," he added.
Chahardoli said achieving the goals of the country's energy strategic document and the need to focus on studying modern technologies in the framework of preventing crude oil sales, requires a detailed road map in which specialized oil and gas associations may play a role in it.
"Currently, the Petroleum Ministry has set the agenda for the development of priority technology programs, which can pave the way for the development of technology in the country," he said.
Facilitating Role
Mohammad Reza Hatami, head of National Iranian Geophysics Society (NIGS), said: "NIGS was established in the direction of giving identity to the goals and activities of scientists and researchers in this field of knowledge and technology, and it is trying to pave the way for the progress and expansion of this science, by collective thinking and synergizing the ideas of researchers, between the internal and external needs of the country."
"Given the available domestic capabilities, it is expected that this knowledge will be exported from Iran to the applicant countries, and this association is fully prepared in this field, while the scientific associations in the country facilitate the path of obtaining science and technology," he said.
Mansour Qorbani, head of Geological Society of Iran (GSI), said:"Afghanistan and Tajikistan were represented in GSI."
"In this society, the women's committee of earth sciences and also the committee of communication with the industry have been formed for the first time in this society, therefore this society is trying to create space and various aids to integrate the activities related to geology," he said.
Mohammad Ali Emadi, secretary general of Iranian Petroleum Institute (IPI), highlighted Iran's role in the Middle East in terms of huge hydrocarbon reserves, saying: "IPI aims to achieve greater synergy with Iran's oil industry, and in the meantime, considering the importance of exploration and its related activities in Iran's oil industry, more use of scientific power in the exploration activities of NIOC is very important and effective in the formation of the cycle of the value chain in Iran's oil industry."
Hassan Qassemzadeh, head of Iranian Petroleum Geomechanics Association (IPGA), said: "This association was formed in order to expand, advance and promote science in the field of knowledge, technical knowledge and technology in geomechanics, underground production and storage of oil and gas and the qualitative development of expert forces and improving educational and research matters in related fields."
Courtesy of Iran Petroleum
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Miditha 2010, the IISc Institute Fest is on. On a whim, I decided to participate in the Creative Writing section. 4 topics were given on spot: "Now", "Silhouette", "FacePalm" (please tell me what that means!) and another topic that I've now forgotten. The alloted time was 2 hours. One look at the topics and I was all set to get up and go away, but the writer in me said an emphatic "NO!" Hey, I wasn't there to actually compete. I was there to see what remained of my writing skills and creative thinking. I hadn't been writing in a long long time. So I sat myself down once again and spent the first hour and half trying to figure out what topic to choose and then, on what to write on the chosen topic. What I finally submitted at the end of two hours was a hurriedly written (I just had 20 minutes left after all the 'creative thinking' I did ;)), shortened version of the full story that I present below. Maybe I should have participated in the 'Cartooning' session as well, coz the topic there was "The Long and Short of It". What I finally submitted was a short essay, what I write here is the long of it :D Let me know if you like it.
She stood silhouetted against the setting sun, the gentle sea waves playing upon her feet. They came and went, bringing on and taking away the sand with them, forming a slight hollow where she stood. What was she thinking about? What were her feelings?
I sat in silent contemplation, sipping on coconut water as I watched her. I had moved into my new seaside bungalow a week ago, and not a day had gone by without her coming to the same spot, same time, on my private beach. Today, I decided to take matters into my hands and speak to her sternly about it, after all she was trespassing on my private beach, invading my privacy.
I walked up to her. " Excuse me, Ma'am, but this happens to be a private beach. You are trespassing. Didn't you read the sign board? Please go away before I call the security."
"Oh! I didn't know that. I'm sorry", she said and started to walk away.
Something about her gait struck me as odd. Was there a slight shuffle - as if she was uncertain on which direction to take? I watched until she was a tiny speck on the horizon then went back into the house.For a long time afterward her face did not leave my mind. It had been a beautiful face, a face that radiated true inner beauty, an attractive magnetism. But her beauty was marred by some deep unknown sorrow. What was her suffering? Dead parents? A lost lover, perhaps? I fell asleep with these thoughts on my mind.
The next day, I sat on the veranda, sipping my evening glass of coconut water. I had had a hard day at work. A million dollar deal had gone awry because of my own stupidity, and I was upset with myself. I sat there, thinking angry thoughts and cursing myself. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw a silhouette on the beach. The mysterious lady was there on my beach again! All my anger precipitated and she was the target. Had I not asked her to leave yesterday? This was my beach and she had no right to be on it! I got up and angrily went up to where she stood. If she could not comprehend politeness, I was going to be rude today, very rude!
"Hey you! Didn't I tell you not to come here? This is a private area. It's my beach. Get it? It's mine! Go away this instant before I set my dogs on you! Do you hear me? Go away!"
She turned towards me, tears streaming down her beautiful face. A sudden pang of guilt hit me. Maybe I had been too harsh on her. But before I could find something a little comforting to say, she had moved away and was gone. Remorse filled my heart. I had not always been like this. I had been a happy, successful businessman with a bright future and a lovely wife. Then one day, my wife had died in a car crash. I was still to come to terms with her death. Her sudden death had converted me into the hard-hearted, bitter young man that I was now. Thoughts of my personal loss bogged down my spirit further. It seemed to sink with the setting sun.
The mysterious silhouetted lady never came back after that day, and I soon forgot about her.
A couple of months of hard, back-breaking work at the office, and I was a complete nervous wreck. Lack of sleep and over work had turned me into a zombie. That is when I decided to call it quits. I took a break and immersed myself into charity work that my loving wife had so often wanted me to do. And soon my soul felt lighter and happier, and a smile often played upon my lips. As I sat sipping coconut water on the veranda overlooking my private beach. 'My beach' - ha ha! What a laugh it sounds now! Days of social work had made me realize that nothing was mine - or for that matter - our, his, her, or their. The humbled soul realizes that all is His. That was when I remembered the mysterious, lovely silhouetted lady. I felt truly ashamed of my behaviour and wanted to apologize to her. "Oh God, please give me one opportunity, just one! Please!"
An opportunity I did get. I met her again, but this time she wasn't silhouetted by the setting sun, but was under the spotlight on the dias, introducing me, the Chief Guest, at the annual convocation of the 'City School for the Blind'. She stood there - confident, beautiful and radiant as ever. She was a much loved teacher at the school and was BLIND! That explained her shuffling gait when I had ordered her away from the beach.A small chat with the school principal brought out the fact that Maria, for that was her name, had not always been blind. She had been born with sight, a happy, observant and inquisitive girl. She had wanted to become an artist and paint Mother Nature in her full glory. She had wanted to show people the beautiful colours that wove life together on earth. But that was not to be. Fate had other things in store for Maria. Once when she had gone to the beach to paint the lovely sunset, a couple of drunken youth had thrown acid into her eyes and blinded her for life. Her colourful dreams had died a sad death that day on the beach - my beach - the exact spot where she had stood in those days gone by. I deeply moved and vowed to do something to make her life better for her, to bring back the smile on her lovely face.
Five years down the line, I'm leaning back on the couch on the veranda, coconut water in my hand. I watched Maria stand silhouetted against the setting sun, the very spot where she had stood so many times before. She looks even more radiant in the golden red sun rays with her hair blowing in the cool, gentle breeze. I decide to walk up to her - but no, no shouting this time. What reason do I have to shout at my beautiful wife? After all she has all the rights to stand on the beach wherever she wants to - on our private beach.
I gently walk up to her and put my arm around her shoulders. She smiles and rests her head on my shoulder. We are enveloped by warmth and love as we stand together and watch the sunset, she with unseeing open eyes, and I with seeing eyes, recently opened. We stand there silhouetted against the golden red globe, hope and joy filling our hearts as we wait for another beautiful day to dawn.


2015-16 AKPer Franklin Sussman (Oberlin) visited the AKP Office with his father and grandmother today! Since last year, Sussman has been teaching English at Obirin University. He used his summer vacation to take his father and grandmother sightseeing.


German investigators probing the "dieselgate" pollution scandal at Volkswagen have refused to share their findings with their French counterparts, according to a letter seen by the French news agency AFP.
German prosecutors have been investigating Volkswagen since 2015 after it emerged that the car giant had installed devices in 11 million diesel cars designed to cheat pollution tests.
French prosecutors opened their own probe two years ago into alleged aggravated fraud at Volkswagen.
"We have already sent three official requests for documents to the prosecutor of the court in Braunschweig, requests which have come to nothing," three French investigating judges wrote in a letter dated 27 July.
German prosecutors "consider that the communication of elements of their inquiry to French judges would seriously risk disrupting the progress of their investigations", the judges wrote to car-owners who are civil plaintiffs in the case.
Volkswagen is being treated as an "assisted witness" in the French investigation -- halfway between being charged and serving as a witness.
German prosecutors have opened probes into alleged fraud, stock price manipulation and false advertising against Volkswagen and its Audi and Porsche brands, as well as at Daimler and electronics maker Bosch.
In France, three other carmakers are the target of similar investigations: Renault and PSA, as well as US-Italian group Fiat Chrysler.
Earlier this month Volkswagen reported a leap in second quarter profit thanks to strong sales, even after it had to shell out another 1.6 billion euros in costs related to the scandal.
Dieselgate has cost it over 27 billion euros so far in compensation, buy-backs and fines.


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Legendary Irish Rugby International Calls For Jackson & Olding To Be Reinstated
by Jason Hennessy · April 11, 2018
"A sad affair."
Former Ireland, Ulster and Lions forward Willie John McBride believes it's time Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding were reinstated and back playing rugby.
The Ulster and Ireland duo were found not guilty of rape at Belfast Crown Court last month, but are yet to return to rugby. The IRFU and Ulster are currently carrying out a review, with fans currently split in their opinion on the whole matter.
Some feel they should not play rugby in Ireland again because of what they said in some of their WhatsApp messages that were used as evidence in court. Others meanwhile, feel it's time the pair were allowed resume their careers, having been found not guilty by unanimous decision.
Speaking on Radio One's Today with Sean O'Rourke, McBride, who is President of the Official Supporters Club Of Ulster Rugby, says it's been a "very sad affair."
"This has been a very sad affair," McBride said.
"I followed it all on television and obviously in the press and it's all a very sad affair of a bunch of young people who – the old saying 'when alcohol comes in, common sense goes out' – it's very sad that they've all got caught up in this."
"They've all come through, or at least the guys have come through a traumatic couple of months where they've been virtually tried on TV every day walking in and out of the court. They have been tried in the press every day with photos in the paper and all sorts of writing."
"They've been found not guilty. Now we have some people saying, 'Get rid of them, get them out of the way' – it's totally unfair. These people were found not guilty. It's time they were back playing rugby again."
McBride does however feel that both players should be severely reprimanded.
"There's no doubt about it has got tremendous public exposure and I suppose they are held as role models. I think that they should be severely reprimanded. These young men are never going to be allowed forget what they've done and this affair that has gone on for a couple of months."
"I find it very sad that since the verdicts came out, they are virtually being tried over again in the media and indeed people outside rugby football. I find that very sad."
"Some of the things I've read, you'd nearly think they've been trying to make them guilty."
He also agrees the content of the WhatsApp messages are not acceptable.
"These are young men who have got involved in a lot of silly things. As far as WhatsApp, I don't understand these things, they're long after my youth.
"I think it's very sad and very silly that they got involved in these things. It's obviously very wrong and very silly."
You can listen to McBride's full interview below.


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Shingo Hamada
Faculty of Liberal Arts, Osaka Shoin Women's University
Higashi-Osaka Osaka Japan
Shingo Hamada is Associate Professor of Food Studies at the Faculty of Liberal Arts, Osaka Shoin Women's University. He earned his Ph.D. in anthropology at Indiana University in 2014. His research revolves around the environmental history and cultural politics of seafood in coastal communities, with a special focus on Pacific herring and its products including kazunoko in the North Pacific.
Anthropology - Soc Sci, Asian Studies
Shingo Hamada is Associate Professor of Food Studies at the Faculty of Liberal Arts, Osaka Shoin Women's University. He earned his Ph.D. in anthropology at Indiana University in 2014. His research revolves around the environmental history and cultural politics of seafood in coastal Japan, with a special focus on Pacific herring and its products including kazunoko. His current project, "Research on the Recognition of Environmental Change and Its Influence on the Process of Merrior Construction in Coastal Societies" is being funded by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (Kakenhi C 17K03303). He is an author for "the Future of Food Studies" in Food, Culture & Society, "Gone with the Herring: Ainu Geographic Names and a Multiethnic History of Coastal Hokkaido" in Canadian Journal of Native Studies, and several Japanese articles on shrimp fishing and conservation.
Ph.D. (Anthropology), Indiana University, 2014
M.A. (Anthropology), Portland State University, 2008
B.A. (Liberal Arts), Tezukayama University, 1999
Seafood: Ocean to the Plate
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Being the son of an architect and growing up in Seattle, I was exposed to art and artists of the Pacific Northwest at an early age.
Creativity was encouraged, so it's a part of my DNA. I have always painted, but after my move to the Long Beach area I committed myself to the studio.
I work primarily with oil on canvas or wood panel, and texture and pattern are of great interest to me.
I rarely have a finished image in mind when I start a painting and the journey to the end is what I enjoy the most. I consider it problem solving with many decisions made along the way.


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Choose between two of the most popular and exciting forms of motorsport today – drag racing and drifting – and then show off your skills! Can't decide? Then compete in both!
This exciting double-header, sponsored by Ebrahim K Kanoo and powered by Motor City, is open to the public. Drivers take part in their own car or motorbike, where they can push the limits and be in for a surprise!


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David, revolutionary artist
The Lictors bring back the bodies of his sons to Brutus.
DAVID Jacques Louis (1748 - 1825)
The Triumph of the French People.
Title: The Lictors bring back the bodies of his sons to Brutus.
Author : DAVID Jacques Louis (1748 - 1825)
Creation date : 1789
Date shown:
Dimensions: Height 323 - Width 422
Technique and other indications: Oil on canvas
Storage place: Louvre Museum (Paris) website
Contact copyright: © Photo RMN-Grand Palais (Louvre Museum) / Gérard Blot / Christian Jean website
Picture reference: 88-001960-02 / INV3693
© Photo RMN-Grand Palais (Louvre Museum) / Gérard Blot / Christian Jean
Title: The Triumph of the French People.
Dimensions: Height 21.1 - Width 44
Technique and other indications: Black ink, gray wash, graphite, pen
Contact copyright: © Photo RMN-Grand Palais (Louvre Museum) / Michèle Bellot website
Picture reference: 90-003217 / RF71
© Photo RMN-Grand Palais (Louvre Museum) / Michèle Bellot
From liberal artist to deputy of the Convention
The 1789 Salon de peinture du Louvre presents a new series of works commissioned since 1775 for the crown from official artists by Angiviller (1730-1810), the director general of Buildings, Arts, Gardens and Manufactures. The subjects exalt civic and moral values through ancient heroes or national glories considered as examples of virtue (exemplum virtutis).
The painter Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825) succeeded in extracting new subjects from ancient history that even allowed him to develop a pictorial language in line with the moral sense of the subject represented, and this, from the realization of the first of his orders, the Oath of the Horatii (Louvre), exhibited at the Salon of 1785.
Although his second painting for the king dates from the following year, it was not presented to the public until September 1789, when the Salon was already open. David freely chooses an original subject taken from the life of one of the founders of the Roman Republic who had driven the reigning family of the Tarquins from Rome: the Lictors Bringing the Bodies of His Sons to Brutus. In a France that has become revolutionary, does the painter, who rubs shoulders with a liberal aristocratic milieu, aspire to give his work the value of a political manifesto?
In any case, five years later, under the Terror, David draws a Triumph of the French people to undoubtedly serve as a stage curtain for a political performance planned at the Paris Opera. He then fully embraced the revolutionary movement and even became a member of the Convention.
Freedom or death
On June 14, 1789, David wrote to his pupil Jean-Baptiste Wicar (1762-1834): "I am making a painting of my pure invention. It was Brutus, man and father, who deprived himself of his children and who, retired to his homes, was brought back to him with his two sons to be buried. He is distracted from his grief, at the foot of the statue of Rome, by the cries of his wife, the fear and the fainting of the older girl. ".
His sons having conspired against the young Republic, Lucius Junius Brutus had had to order their execution: his love and his duties towards his country thus prevailed over those towards his family.
As in the Oath of the Horatii, two worlds collide on the web. The left side is occupied by men; it is dominated by an inert and overwhelmed Brutus, his feet twisted by interior pain, seated and leaning against the plinth of the statue of Rome, the whole placed in an original dramatizing semi-darkness. In the other part, the colorful and illuminating part of the world of women, there is pain, even incomprehension in the face of male brutality. A tearful maid even hides her entire body under a drape.
The unfinished drawing (but squared to be postponed) is also composed lengthwise in the manner of an antique frieze, but the procession which forms the Triumph of the French people moves from left to right. La Victoire guides an ancient chariot, pulled by four bulls, on which sits a seated Hercules personalizing the French people, protecting Equality and Liberty, with Commerce, Abundance, Sciences and the Arts at their feet. The chariot crowded with the attributes of the Ancien Régime, while in front of them two commoners put down tyrants who tried to flee. At the back, David draws those he considers the heroes of liberty, brandishing palms, symbol of their "martyrs": Cornélie, who accompanies his sons, the Gracchi (murdered for their attempts at plebeian reforms), Brutus , Guillaume Tell (who carries his son on his shoulders), then bring up the rear Marat and Le Pelletier, two deputies of the Convention assassinated in 1793.
David, painter of the "martyrs" of freedom
Following the revolutionary events of spring and summer 1789, David could not present his portrait of the Lavoisier couple at the Salon (New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art), because the scientist and farmer general Antoine Lavoisier was then involved in a riot. . David also gives up the idea of painting in his Brutus the heads of the hero's sons which were placed at the end of peaks carried by the procession bringing back the bodies. The authorities remained nonetheless hampered by the exhibition of this work because (according to a text by David of 1793) of "the analogy between the conduct of Brutus and that which Louis XVI should have taken towards of his brother [the Comte d'Artois, future Charles X] and of his other relatives who conspired against the freedom of their country. "
It is true that Brutus (who can moreover be easily associated with his namesake the son and assassin of Caesar) is then considered above all not as a crushed father, but as a Republican who fights victoriously against the royal tyranny until order the death of his conspiratorial sons.
The work can only be quickly recovered for political ends. A revolutionary newspaper of 1790 (Bloody patriotic letter from the real Father Duchêne) recalls that David (who then begins to paint the Oath of the Tennis Court of 1789) is the author "of this Brutus so dark, so determined, this proud executioner of Despotism, this true model of free men… ". And the work is even exhibited again at the Salon of 1791.
The painter is then fully engaged in the revolutionary movement. In 1793, when he drew this Triumph of Liberty, he is a deputy for Paris at the Convention and it is in this capacity that he votes for the death of the king. Under the Terror that followed, he was for a time president of the Jacobin club, secretary of the Convention, member of the General Security Committee, and even very briefly president of the Convention. He painted for this assembly Marat and Le Pelletier, two of his assassinated deputies (Brussels, Royal Museums of Fine Arts and non-localized work), and directed many revolutionary festivals including the one in honor of the Supreme Being, festivals where processions of floats travel through Paris from station to station to celebrate revolutionary ideals and heroes.
According to his contemporary Alexandre Lenoir, who had a second, more complete version of this Triumph (Paris, Musée Carnavalet), this "allegory relating to the revolutionary system of 1793 [is] the type of what David imagined for the ordinance of national holidays. On the latter, Marat and Le Pelletier display their wounds and are accompanied by other revolutionary "martyrs", killed or having committed suicide under the Terror, and brandishing, as attributes, the instruments of their dead. As for the man down in the foreground, he wears a royal cloak. The Triumph of Liberty is therefore a work that reflects the political debates of the Terror, a time when the Jacobin Pagès wrote in his poem Republican France "That Hercules from the tyrants had delivered the World", or that an orator declared to the Convention that the "regeneration of a great people and of having annihilated all its tyrants" (Filassier, orateur, germinal year II / April 1794 ).
But the fall of Robespierre on 9 Thermidor Year II (July 26, 1794), must have made the order null and void. The day before, David had replied to the Incorruptible who said, "If we have to succumb, well! my friends, you will see me drink hemlock calmly ":" I will drink it with you ". But absent from the Convention the following day, he was only temporarily imprisoned under the Thermidorian reaction.
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BT leave couple hanging on line
Mary and John Semple, from Torrance.
The family of an elderly disabled Torrance woman and her husband are furious they have been left without a phone line by BT for over a month.
Mary Semple (86) and husband John (89) were told by the telecoms giant their line had suffered a broken connection on November 28 last year.
Mary suffers from a serious eye problem and chronic arthritis, and daughter Janet Cameron, who lives in Argyll, said the phone is her only means of communication.
Janet told the Herald last week the family had been given "the runaround" by BT.
She said: "My mum is virtually housebound. She has macular degeneration which has resulted in her losing a lot of her sight, and struggles to walk with arthritis.
"She can't see to send a text and mobile phones are expensive to use all the time.
"Despite her disability and their ages, BT are making no effort to fix the line, which I think is completely uncaring.
"First of all they said the line would be fixed on January 2, then they said it would then be January 9. They also at one point said the council had not installed temporary traffic lights for their engineers to do the work.
"Now BT says they have no idea when it will be fixed."
Keith Scrimgeour, Neighbour Network Manager for East Dunbartonshire Council said: "Our roads team has not been approached by BT to organise a road closure.
"We sympathise with Mr and Mrs Semple's situation and will do everything we can to accommodate this work when BT get in touch with us."
A BT spokesman apologised on Monday and added: "The fault was traced to a major cable running under the main street in Torrance. Openreach engineers tried to find alternative solutions but these were not possible.
"There was a delay in arranging traffic management, necessary to allow safe access to the underground cable."
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#Selfie First Flight w/ Tim Errickson and Boomerang Theatre Company
Written by benjrowne
Good news world, got to chat with Tim Errickson about First Flight, Boomerang Theatre Company's annual festival of new plays. It's this week so read up and then get out there and check out some AMAZING PLAYS!!
Jen Browne: So something that is super great about Lather Rinse Repeat is that a lot of playwrights in the group are so much more than playwrights, they're very often writing, producing, directing, everything and you my friend might be king of the all-arounds working with Boomerang Theatre Company. Can you tell me a little about where this all began for you and maybe how you've seen the company grow over the years?
Tim Errickson: Hardly the king, if you look around our little group. It began for me about 20 years ago when I began my first theatre company after college. I love making theatre, I love the audiences and the work. And I love validating work and encouraging playwrights by producing new plays. For the last 16 years, Boomerang Theatre Company has been my passion project. We've produced 55 plays and over 60 new play development readings and workshops. We began like all do, poor and not knowing how to do this work. But we learned and grew and gathered like-minded people.
JB: Boomerang breaks its season into three sections or so your website tells me, the third being First Flight, a reading series for new work. Can you speak to the company's relationship to new plays and playwrights?
TE: It's funny, as I think it's changing. Originally, we did all classics, and then began programming new plays to run along with classics in tandem. As we've gotten more established (and maybe as I've gotten older too), I love new plays more and more. I think that mystery of producing the new play, the unknown audience response, the unforeseen change in rehearsal, is just so exciting. I really love getting new plays off the page, out of readings and in front of people. And the writer is a huge component of that, because really we are supporting their idea of story and theme. We want them there as much as they can be, and we want them to feel like they have a place to bring work and make it better.
JB: Can you break down the details for this year's festival?
TE: The 2014 First Flight New Play Festival consists of public readings of six new plays in various states of development. We kick off on Wednesday Nov 19th at 7pm and go through Monday Nov 24th at 7pm. All of our readings are at ART/NY, 520 Eighth Avenue, 3rd floor. Readings are always free, but if you've got $5 burning a hole in your pocket, we'll take it and put it to good use.
JB: Producing new work can be risky business why is the risk worth it for you?
TE: Yeah, it's a funny thing…what's the risk? If you believe in the work, and it expresses your heart and mind, something important and passionate, it's always going to work on some level. And it can be done expensively or cheaply depending on what you've got to work with. So I'm all in. More New Plays!
JB: How has producing new work influenced the development of your company and your place in the New York theater landscape?
TE: I think on some level we put our own stamp on things. I hope that people see a play and recognize that it's a Boomerang play, that it has substance, intelligence, daring use of language, and fearlessness. We apply that to all our projects, but I think it is more obvious in the new plays we choose to develop.
JB: Any other tidbits we should know about this year's Fest or future Boomerang programs?
TE: We just keep trying to grow the festival all the time. Constantly improving it to make it more helpful to the writers, so that their needs are served. We're excited about this year's lineup, and hope you'll come check them out.
This year's First Flight Festival includes work by Vincent Sessa, Johnna Adams, Michael Aguirre, Adam Kraar, Tim Errickson, Shelley McPherson. Dates and times for all readings can be found HERE!
Multi-week Round-up With Side of Tots
Written by Jeremy Wine
Feeling Round Down? Say no more. Let's Round Up.
Procrastinator's Special: Several weeks in one.
Week 3: Jeremy Wine and his band of merry Rewrites
Week 3 of our full-length reading cycle continued with a constantly-changing read of Pre-Fabricated Homes, a play about iffy construction, having sex with national parks, and a man curiously called "Jeff". Jeremy Wine's play is the best play ever written in the known world.
Full disclaimer: Jeremy Wine wrote most or all of this.
Week 4: Fearsome Frank, by Tim Duncheon, and his pocket pal, Marbles.
We were whisked away, island to island, to the year 1589. Fearsome Frank is most likely a true story, or semi-true, but it's certainly musical and pants-immolatingly funny. A case of mistaken identity leads inevitably to sword and word play, the immaculate Concepcion, and a spot marked by an X. It's a musical with depth.
Ba-dum-dum.
Week 5: Exposing Yourself in Public
The first of several Submission Salons, Lather, Rinse, Repeat's version of Career Night. We came, we whiteboarded, we solicited ourselves. It wasn't pretty. We are forming a nice little playwright's helper system for professional development that will one day be shared with the world at large, solving all of American Theatre's problems. And we ate pizza.
Week 6: L'Aubergiste by the always happenin' Natalie Wilson
This house has a mad crush. It likes you, Jeanine. It really, really likes you. Jeanine. Sure, Bernadette has been going steady with the house for the past trillion years, but it was a good run. Jeanine. This house really digs you, if you know what I mean.
Meanwhile, In a Land Not Unlike This Land…
Lather, Rinse, Repeat playwrights have all kinds of frothy action out there. Not the least of which: Caps Lock Theatre's Pussyfest III: The Reckoning. This year's installment features a heady brew of LRR playwrights, including Tim Duncheon, Tim Errickson, Isaac Rathbone, Mila Golubov, Natalie Wilson, Jeremy Wine, and Jen Browne. The line-up this year is stellar–get your tickets for November 2nd, 3rd, and the 10th or you'll be THAT PERSON that DIDN'T GO. Don't be THAT PERSON. Buy tickets at THIS PLACE.
Furthermore, our most beloved Isaac Rathbone will have his LRR-developed play The Gnome produced at the estimable LORT-tastic Barter Theatre early next year. That's a world premiere for those of you keeping score at home. Many more details to come.
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Next Time, Whether As You Like It Or Not:
Issac "Ike" Rathbone brings in his latest Full-length "Fully" Play for a cast of Seasoned "Salty" Actors to read. This is about that time of year when we stop showering. Or maybe that's just me. I like art.
Pussyfest III – The Reckoning – LRR Playwright Projects
Written by Brandon Marianne Lee
Pussyfest III- The Reckoning
Yes, it's the 3RD ANNUAL PUSSYFEST!
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Lather Rinse Repeat member, Mariah MacCarthy, presents PUSSYFEST III: The Reckoning, coming to a Judson Memorial Church Gym near you on November 2, 3, and 10. That's right, PUSSYFEST is expanding to THREE nights this year, y'all!
You can hear the work of Jen Browne, Jeremy Wine, Natalie Wilson, Mila Golubov, Tim Duncheon, Isaac Rathbone and Tim Errickson.
PUSSYFEST, in case you didn't know, is Caps Lock Theatre's annual fundraising event where playwrights are paired together with actresses and write a custom-made monologue about the body for that performer. This year we have 139, yes, one hundred and thirty-nine artists involved so far!
Actors: Writers:
Rivka Borek*…………….Sheila Callaghan
Brandi Bravo…………….Charlotte Miller
Holly Chou……………….Christopher Gabriel Nunez
Katelyn Collins…………Winter Miller
Cathy Curtin*……………….Mac Rogers
Dominique Fishback….Mike Daisey
Yeauxlanda Kay*………Daniel John Kelley
Starr Kirkland…………………Tabia Lau
Turna Mete*……………..Tim Duncheon – LRR
Diana Oh………………..Don Nguyen
Anna Rahn*……………..Joshua Bastian Cole
Heather Lee Rogers….Catya McMullen
Gwen Sisco………………Kevin R. Free
Alisha Spielmann*…….Maggie-Kate Coleman
Sara Thigpen*………….Kristine M. Reyes
Lindsay Melin Torrey*..Eric Dufault
Priti Trivedi………………Alex Borinsky
Raychel Wagner………Kari Bentley-Quinn
Stephanie Willing……..Krista Knight
Rachel Yong……………Enrique Urueta
Kara Young…………………..Tim Errickson – LRR
Jill DeArmon
Michael Padden
Anna Strasser
Aimee Todoroff
Megan Weaver
Musical Guest:
Diana Oh is GOING ROGUE
Shyko Amos*…………………Johnna Adams
Hanna Cheek*………………..Clay McLeod Chapman
Heather E. Cunningham*…Sarah Bernstein
Emily Daly*………………Duncan Pflaster
Jenny Gomez………………..Amina Henry
Megan Hill*……………………Nick Leavens
Anita Holland………………….Nat Cassidy
Layla Khoshnoudi…………..Sarah Todes
Catherine LeFrere*………….Lucy Gillespie
Mariana Newhard…………..Chiara Atik
Colleen O'Connor……………Chisa Hutchinson
Kelley Rae O'Donnell*…….Kathleen Warnock
Hye Yun Park…………………Neil Levi
Cristina Pitter………………….Lisa Huberman
Laura Ramadei………………Lucy Teitler
Diana Stahl……………………Laura Hirschberg
Lilli Stein*………………………Isaac Rathbone – LRR
Jennifer Gordon Thomas…Leah Nanako Winkler
Samantha Fairfield Walsh……………………………Mila Golubov – LRR
Jaki Bradley
Liz Carlson
Christopher Diercksen
Molly Marinik
Courtney Ulrich
Melissa Lusk
Amelia Campbell*…………..Natalie Zutter
Becky Byers*………………….Tyler Rivenbark
Jody Christopherson*………Martyna Majok
Michelle Concha…………….Gina Femia
Leah Dietrich…………………Pia Wilson
Louise Flory…………………..Zhu Yi
Kim Gainer*…………………..Clare Barron
Christianne Greiert*…………Emily Peters
Jennifer Harder………………Chris Sullivan
Kana Hatakeyama………….Tinka Jonakova
Homa Hynes………………….J. Stephen Brantley
Susan Louise O'Connor*………………..Natalie Wilson – LRR
Sarah Matteucci……………..Kim Yaged
Briana Packen*………………Jeremy Wine – LRR
Stacey Raymond*…………..Jen Browne – LRR
Heather Robb………………..Jose Rivera
Sydney Mei Ruf-Wong…….Alden Moore
Moira Stone*…………………Jean Marie Keevins
Shannon Marie Sullivan*…Melissa Gordon
Hannah Vaughn……………..Jesse Geguzis
Tasha Gordon-Solmon
Lillian Meredith
Kyle Metzger
Kelly O'Donnell
Leta Tremblay
Anna/Kate
Associate Producers:
Daniel John Kelley and Sarah Matteucci
MEGA ROUND UP!!!
You've read our weekly rounds ups and they were of course entertaining and now we bring you (in a booming echoing voice) MEGA ROUND UP!!!!!!
MEGA ROUND UP!!!!! compiles an entire summer's worth of happenings, two weeks of long form adventures, and a whole lot of madcapperie in one concise post. It's MEGA ROUND UP!!!!
THE BEGINNING:
It all started in June 2014 when Filling the Well: An Artists Retreat took the Lather, Rinse, Repeat playwrights by the hand and led them on an amazing journey at the Dragon's Egg Studio in Ledyard, CT. Gorging on healthy, hearty food, sunshine, and inspiration everybody left very full indeed.
SUMMER: A SEASON OF DOING AND THEN DOING MORE
Moving ever deeper into summer, a time when many New Yorkers escape the city, travel, maybe even rest or "chill-out" as the kids sometimes say, but not our LRR playwrights, not at all. LRR playwrights do not believe in taking it easy. They laugh at summer vacations. Their work is their vacation. When asked what they did on their "summer vacation" here is what some of our playwrights had to say:
Tim Errickson: For my summer vacation I've directed the New York premiere of John Patrick Bray's DONKEY in the Planet Connections Festival, which was nominated for 13 Festival awards, followed by producing A MIDSUMMER NIGHTS DREAM in Central Park and LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST in Bryant Park. I also returned to serve on the New York Innovative Theatre Awards Honorary Awards Committee, and am leading NYIT through a six month Board refresh process. Plus I'm getting married at some point. (and he did, just last week)
Isaac Rathbone: For my summer vacation my play "The Gnome" received a staged reading at Barter Theater's Appalachian Festival of Plays and Playwrights in Abingdon, VA on 7/8. I attended the festival and met some wonderful people, including the other amazing playwrights associated with the festival. (he also just remounted an amazing play called March of the Bonus Army, if you missed it, well, you missed out, didn't you)
Lauren Ferebee: For my summer vacation I finished up a six-month residency in South Carolina with a workshop production of my play The Reckless Season (my first round Lather, Rinse, Repeat play). In July, I was a juried fellow at the Saltonstall Arts Colony, where I wrote, read and ate delicious food in Ithaca, NY. My play Sexual Geography (third round play for LRR) was selected for March Forth Productions' Summer Salon in August. As the summer wraps up, I'll be spending time with family in Dallas and bringing pages in for the brand new Dallas play incubator The Aviary.
Amanda Keating: For my summer vacation I spent a few wonderful weeks out of town workshopping my play GO THAT WAY with the Williams College Summer Theater Lab. Highlights include a) kicking it all day every day with smart, cool, seriously talented students and fellow artists, b) seeing the play on its feet for the first time, and c) eating, hiking, and biking my way through the pastures, farms, and fields of Williamstown MA. Aside from these glorious days of writing and drinking copious amounts of beer in the great outdoors, I sweated my way around the city working my myriad jobs and lamenting my lack of air conditioning. It was a killer summer.
Who's That Girl?:
Woah, Amanda Keating, who is that? WELL, if you haven't been paying attention, Amanda Keating is our newest, shiniest member. LRR member Lauren Ferebee is off sowing artistic seeds south of the Mason Dixon line and will remain a member at large (#lrr4eva) so we needed another amazing playwright to round out the team. We held an open call and received an astonishing amount of submissions all of which were really, really fantastic. So after reading loads of plays and talking it through all signs pointed to Amanda and we couldn't be more excited to have her! Keep an out for more from Amanda, a #selfie interview could be on the horizon…..
ALMOST DONE:
Now, to round off this, our first ever MEGA ROUND UP!!! (don't forget the voice) Let us reflect on the last two weeks of long form plays.
Kicking this cycle off was none other than Mariah MacCarthy, she brought us the beginnings of what will no doubt be an amazeballs play filled with plotting teen girls, a dead dog, magical You Tube videos and thousands and thousands of dollars. Week two Jen Browne brought in an updated version of a play we've seen before that may or may not be about a mermaid, the jury is still out but let's just say there were a lot of questions about mermaid rules and habits.
THE FUTURE:
The future, oh yes the future holds many things, eight more weeks of brand new plays, new LRR workshops, parties, adventures, and more, literally more and more. Check in and often, you never know what we'll be throwing down. You don't, you just never know, there may even be another MEGA ROUND UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!
4 LRR Playwrights Featured at Hell's Kitchen Commons
This Monday August 11 at 7pm thanks to Hell's Kitchen Commons, the West 45th/46th Street Block Association and the Irish Arts Center we're serving up a theatrical smorgasbord to the people of Hell's Kitchen.
Check out FREE readings from four of our lovely LRR playwrights:
Spirit Dust by Natalie Wilson
The Ferryman by Isaac Rathbone
Pity the Fools by Mila Golubov
Love is a Blind Squirrel by Jen Browne
Talented Actor Folk:
Mike Callaghan
Nick Cocchetto
Gabby Sherba
Sarah Todes
Bring chairs, blankets and snacks to Matthews Palmer Playground.
The fun continues with on August 25th with another Hell's Kitchen Commons Play in the park night featuring Fundamental Theater Project's new play Sanctuary Park by Ben Holbrook
For more details visit: https://www.facebook.com/events/636623459778594/
See the Partners' websites for more info on their Partnerness:
West 45th/46th Street Block Association
Hell's Kitchen Commons is the program name sponsored by the Block Association
Mathew's Palmer Playground
Irish Arts Center
Fundamental Theater Project
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The Winnipeg Jets trip to Finland was full of news and interesting stories. Patrik Laine rediscovered the net, the Jets seemed to have found their game, and it was a great event for fans and players alike. Winnipeg and Florida split the two games, which may not have been masterpieces, but the crowd got what they wanted.
Unfortunately, it was an event in the second game that stole all the positive headlines and replaced them with an ugly one. Brendan Lemieux's 2nd period hit on Vincent Trocheck was the exact play the that the league is trying to get out of the game.
Lemieux delivered a blind side hit on Trochek, targeting the head, and caught him on the jaw. Lemieux is the kind of player that has two sides. At his best he reminds people of his father, an agitator with a fair amount of offensive skill, and a guy who can drive other teams crazy. However, also like his father, Lemieux has shown a tendency to cross the line, hanging his teammates and coaches out to dry, unfortunately for Winnipeg, the Jets have seen more of the latter.
The hit does not need any more dissection, In the three weeks since it happened every opinion had been offered and the video has been reviewed forward, backwards, sideways, slow ways and fast ways. What I will argue however is, Lemieux was in trouble long before that hit, and though the hit kept him out of the lineup for a couple of games, it was Paul Maurice and the coaching staff who kept him out after that.
Lemieux was a long a shot coming into camp this season, however he played his way onto the team with a great camp, and some excellent pre season games. He played hard nasty minutes, but stayed out of trouble and showed some of the offensive skill that has made him more than just an agitator. Once the season started however Lemieux quickly saw his usage dip. In his nine games up to and including the game in Finland, Lemieux played under six minutes in five of them, and he never played more than nine minutes.
When Lemieux did see the ice he was largely ineffective. He failed to find the score sheet and did not make a difference in most games. With Kristian Vesalainen waiting in the weeds, and Nic Petan ready to return it looked like Lemieux's days in the lineup were numbered. After playing only 4:17 in the first game in Finland, things went from bad to worse.
After the major and suspension few remembered Lemieux's penalty earlier in the game. An errant stick that got up high, costing Lemieux two minutes. A costly penalty as the Panthers would tie the game on the power play. It was a dumb penalty, a careless penalty, and it cost the team. Combine that one, with the major, which Florida scored the eventual game winner on, and the blame of that loss came down squarely on the young forwards shoulders. It was probably deserved.
This game was the straw that broke the camels back when it came to Lemieux, however the camels knees were buckling under the weight far earlier. Lemieux playing on the line is his value, but Paul Maurice and his coaching staff were losing trust in him already. When he cost them the game in Finland, that may have been the end of Lemieux as an everyday player in the Winnipeg lineup.
Lemieux served his suspension, but Maurice kept him in the press box for the next five games. That likely would have continued into last nights game had it not been for an Andrew Copp injury. With Copp injured the Jets only remaining forward on the roster was Lemieux. If not for Vesalainen departing to Finland, it was likely going to be another shot for the young Finn. As it stood Lemieux finally drew back into the lineup.
Two ways to look at this goal..
Lemieux's first of the season.. Or lovely Nic Petan assist.
Lemieux played a season high 9:02, and also potted his first goal of the season (yes it was stolen from Jack Roslovic). However, Lemieux also took a penalty, an interference minor that ended up in the back of the Jets net.
Lemieux remains a project for the Winnipeg Jets. At this time his days may be numbered. Marko Dano has returned to the organization, and Lemieux is not required to pass waivers should the Jets choose to send him back to the American Hockey League. It may be extreme, but as of now, Winnipeg has no reason to believe Lemieux can be in a game and not hurt his own team. It will be up to the coaching staff if they will give him another shot or let him figure it out in the minors.
The Jets need a player like him in the line up as he brings toughness and grit the team lacks. He has to use his head more and not take stupid penalties in order to be effective.
One more dumb penalty that costs the Jets a game winning goal should get him a one way ticket to the AHL. I almost kind of hope it happens.


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Environmentalism, veganism, charitable causes, Fair Trade — can elements of your products or services appeal to people who care about these causes? Is there a cause you feel passionately about that you'd like to openly endorse?
Even just looking to your suppliers and changing the way you operate as a business is a great way to start implementing change. If your brand is new, then you have the perfect opportunity to start from a clean slate.
People who support ethical brands are often passionate consumers and brand advocates, but with this passion comes accountability. They will need to feel that you genuinely understand and support the causes that you publicize, not that you're just doing it as a cheap marketing hack.
Content marketing is not just a way to make more money and sell people things — it's also a way to build bridges and forge connections. So many people fail to recognize the centrality of content to branding — yet it's often what drives customer impressions.
Constructing a community around your brand will result in sales (of course — that's part of the point), but the content driver needs to be information and knowledge sharing, not pushing sales.
User-generated content is a surefire way to bring people closer to your brand, and it's a strategy that's easy to implement on a smaller budget. All you really need to do is to find a hook that's going to get people sharing, and then be brave enough to put yourself out there. Be prepared to do some 'content seeding' to get the ball rolling.
Use your social media accounts as a place to come and meet your customers, and don't just use them as a broadcast channel for pushing out your own marketing messages! Approach social media as a customer service encounters channel rather than just a marketing one.
Even customer reviews can be a way for people to interact with each other around your brand — the more reasons you get people to stay around on your site, the better.
A free incentive can help your brand messages spread like wildfire, but 'something for free' should be more than just a cheap marketing trick. A free gift like an ebook or a sample can be a powerful way of sharing your company message, so don't waste a golden opportunity to share with people what you're really about.
A free event is a great way to bring your brand into the world in a positive way, and shows that you care about the industry and people around you. Whether you invite VIP customers or clients, the whole community, prospective clients, suppliers, or associates, just make sure that the event is centered around their needs.
We have too much already. Too much of everything. Stop the brand binge cycle and have a make do and mend attitude. Recycle your office furniture, or rent a desk at an ethical co-working space. Buy an existing business and get that one off the ground yourself. Re-purpose and update old content, and don't feel the need to always create new things from scratch.
You can also 'recycle' old ideas. Old histories, narratives, wisdom — they're timeless for a reason. After all, you want your brand to feel more like an old classic, rather than just the new kid on the block.
The best brands are the ones that make other people better. Even if you're 'only' getting their van serviced or fixing their hair — if you make your brand about the big things, people will care. A good brand knows how essential its work is to people's lives and isn't afraid to show it.
Basecamp know that running a business can sometimes make you feel like your hair's on fire! Their software helps take care of the little things (that add up to a whole lot of stuff when you run a business). A witty ad or landing page can help people see the funny side of things and will help position your micro business as a friendly helper.
It's the small things that can make a big difference. Extra-special customer experiences and client perks will make people talk about your brand. It could be something simple as a great email, a free gift with an order,or a phone call to remind them about something important. Showing that you care in the little ways shows that you care in the big ways too.
It's so easy in the everyday hubbub to forget to stop and think about your actions. Ask yourself — why am I helping people run better blogs? Or helping people buy better home insurance? What's my purpose here?
People always have marketing & sales goals — so what about your branding goals?
It's important to be intentional about creating a brand in 2018. With every corner coffee shop and retailer becoming a 'brand', you have to stand out from all the noise and focus on serving your audience well.
Don't try to create a global corporation or brand that everyone will like — even corporate brands didn't start out as 'corporate'! It's much more important that people develop an authentic brand connection with you instead.
Don't be afraid to see your micro business evolve over the course of the year — that's a natural part of the process too.
When you get down to formulating your micro business's brand, ensure that you have a thorough understanding of where you're headed. Before you get distracted by fancy color schemes and fonts, think about the bigger picture for a second. If you spend time, money, and effort on creating value first, you will find that you will have to work a lot less hard to get your brand out there.


Is WeWork worth $40 billion or $3 billion?
The question of a startup's valuation is not merely an academic one.
WeWork is not your typical real estate company. Rather, according to CEO and cofounder Adam Neumann, it's a "community" and a "state of consciousness," bringing people together to "change the world." Investors agree: They think Neumann's sweeping vision is worth $20 billion at the very least, and maybe as much as $40 billion.
But for all Neumann's ambition to expand beyond coworking and into housing, education, and more, WeWork's core real estate business remains its primary source of revenue. The company charges a monthly fee for access to a desk or dedicated office, and it currently boasts 256,000 customers, or "members." In the first quarter of this year, those members generated $342 million in revenue, double last year.
That pace of growth sets WeWork apart from established office providers like IWG and Regus. But is it enough to justify a valuation of $20 billion, or $40 billion?
Not in the slightest, according to an analysis by the Financial Times. Compare WeWork's revenue to those competitors, applying the same multiple, and Neumann's company is worth $3 billion, tops. Even compared to a startup unicorn like Airbnb, the FT argues, WeWork's value appears inflated, based on sales.
Put another way, anyone willing to invest in WeWork at a $40 billion valuation would have to believe that each of the company's members is worth $156,250. Regus members, by contrast, are worth around $11,300.
Of course, the FT's conservative analysis is based on a snapshot of WeWork today, without taking into account the growth trajectories of the company's newer business lines. A few years from now, WeWork expects its enterprise business to comprise a considerably larger portion of sales, as it signs contracts with bigger and bigger customers. Forays into housing and education, while still unproven, hold similar promise.
Whether public markets ultimately value WeWork at $3 billion or $40 billion is no mere academic question. A company's valuation affects its ability to recruit talent, for example. It can also serve as a source of immediate wealth for founders, who are increasingly choosing to cash out some of their equity through secondary transactions, in advance of an exit.
But despite the allure, a high valuation can punish employees who join at later stages. As venture investor Fred Wilson notes in a recent blog post, "the higher the valuation, the less money the employee will make on their equity." Moreover, at companies forced into down rounds, it is employees, and their common stock, who stand to lose the most, while investors and founders take comfort in their more privileged shares.


A number discussions and suggestions were made from various parts of our country in relation to modifying, implementing and introducing API (Academic Performance Indicators) Score in Higher Education. Actually it will help to improve the quality of the higher education system in our country. However, some people have confusion in the proposed system. Because the proposed present API score-system is not properly followed in all universities in our country. Most of the doubt is confined to the inclusion of different patterns of mark-distribution in the score-sheet and yearwise assessment.
Sl. No. 3.	Chairman of a syllabus preparing committee – 10 mark/syllabus; for all other members—5 marks (one person to act as chairman/member in one syllabus preparation/4 year duration, one person act as Chairman/Member more than one syllabus preparation in the same period is not to be counted nor encouraged).
For one day Trip 2 staff permissible, more than two days trip with more than 25 students – 4 staffs.
Sl. No. 3.	Participation of seminars—1 mark/one day seminar/conference without paper presentation, 2 mark/Participation with paper presentation; short term training courses- 1mark per day; for talks—1 mark/talk; for general lectures—1 mark/lecture other than their subject; for membership of association—1 mark/year/association; for dissemination and general articles not covered in category III—5 mark for first author and corresponding author, 4 marks for all other authors per article; 10 points for Chief Editor of an ISSN Journal, 7 point for chief editor of a Journal without ISSN, 7 points for every members of the editorial board of ISSN Journal, 5 points for all members of editorial board of Journal without ISSN/year.
Category 1. Appointment of Assistant Professors (Extraordinary personalities): Very few people have extraordinary efficiency in various fields and they give more outstanding contributions to the society through Research and other related activities, but they have little / perhaps no experience in the field of teaching; under such a situation a minimum eligibility with 2000 API score shall be earned to get appointed as Assistant Professors without any written test or Interview. Age limit is compulsory as per the Universities.
Qualification: Ph.D with 8 years experience as Assistant Professors in College level or in University Departments/ Scientist of Minimum cadre C in reputed Research Institute with minimum of 2500 API (there is no separate minimum for different category). In addition to the above qualifications, produced minimum 5 number of Ph.D in their service and add the points achieved in Interview.
Qualification: Ph.D with 10 years experience as Assistant Professor/ Associate Professor in College level or in University Departments/ Scientist of minimum cadre C in reputed Research Institute with 3000 API (there is no separate minimum for different category). In addition to the above qualifications, produced 10 Ph.D in their service and their mark in Interview. Minimum 2 patents in their credit is an additional advantage.
Qualification: Ph.D with 10 years experience as Assistant Professor/ Associate Professor in College level or in University Departments/ Scientist of minimum cadre C in reputed Research Institute with 3000 API (there is no separate minimum for different category). In addition to the above qualification, produced 10 Ph.D in their service and got an award not below than 10 lakhs rupees and the performance in the Interview. Minimum 3 patents in their credit is an additional advantage.
IN this article it is suggested that Interview may not be conducted for the promotion of teachers from stage 1 to stage 4 i.e. from Assistant Professor to Associate Professor. But Interview will be conducted for the promotion of Teachers from Stage 4 to 5 and stage 5 to 6; Associate Professor to Professor (cadre 5), Professor (Cadre 5) to Professor (Cadre 6) as per the modified rule. Maximum mark for Interview is 90 points (20 per cent of minimum API Score) for the promotion of Associate professor to Professor Cadre 5 and 100 points (20 per cent of Minimum API Score) for the promotion of Professor (Cadre 5) to Professor (Cadre 6). One who achieves 50% points in the interview will be promoted. But those who are shortlisted for the Interview must achieve a minimum API score which has already been mentioned in this article.
It has already been mentioned in the article the interview pattern for Entry cadre, Assistant Professor to a College or any other departments of Universities. Similarly Interview will be conducted for direct appointment of Associate Professor and Professor, cadre 5 and Professor, cadre 6.
For the direct appointment of Associate Professor in a college or in any Department of Universities, 100 point for interview, 150 point for the direct selection of Professor (Cadre 5) and 200 point for the direct selection of Professor (Cadre 6). One who achieves these minimum points in the interview will be added to his API score and finally could publish the Rank list based on their final Score.
How to solve other problems?
Problem No. 1. Calculation of points of Faculty improvement Programme/ Post Doctoral Fellowship of teachers already in service.
In the above situation, achieving the minimum points from Category 1 (Teaching, Learning and Evaluation related activities) is difficult to the teachers, because of their physical absence. There is only one solution to overcome the situation, that is, minimum 75 points is to be given to the teachers per year in this category, (maximum 2 years permitted for Post Doctoral Fellowship and maximum 3 year for Faculty Improvement Programme in their whole service). The points from the remaining two categories (category 2 and 3) are to be achieved by the teachers by their own effort).
Most of the teachers have to achieve minimum API score during the different stages of their promotion at proper time as per the above Tables. But some faculty members might face some difficulties to achieve the minimum score at the allotted time scale. In this situation Universities should consider these people with some relaxation. For example if one person achieve only 300 points after the completion of 4 years working as Assistant Professor having Ph.D at entry Cadre in a College/in a University Departments, instead of the minimum API score of 400 (300 minimum from Category 1 and remainimg100 points to be achieved from category 2 and 3) he/she will be promoted to the next stage but by allottingthem one more year to achieve the minimum score of API. The period for the next stage (stage 2 onwards) promotion is calculated only after achieving the first stage. That means some people will be getting their promotion at proper time but a few people take a little more years than the normal period, for getting their promotion from one stage to the next stage.
Sometimes certain faculty members might achieve more points during the completion of one stage, for example in stage one, if they achieve 500 points and the minimum score required for their promotion is only 400 points. Here a suggestion is to be made that 400 points will be used for the next stage promotion. The remaining points will not be counted for the next stage or not to transfer to at any stage. That means the remaining score will be lapsed in normal stage of promotion. In addition to these once used the API Score, it will not be counted at any stage of promotion. However, the all API score will be counted for Direct Appointment of Associate Professor and Professor Post in the Colleges or Departments of Universities.
In the present article a chance to introduce a new cadre between Assistant Professor and Associate Professor, has been discussed because those having completed 12 years of service as Assistant Professor may be promoted to the post of Associate Professor. He/she will again have a chance to get promoted to the post of Professor after three years, with respect to the minimum API score and with the performance in the interview. For overcoming the problem, one extra Cadre; Junior Associate Professor or Associate Professor—Junior with a new pay scale should be allotted after the completion of stage 2.
Who can act as a Principal in a College?
IN the present scenario, seniority is the yardstick for the appointment of Principal in a college, but in this article an attempt has been made in discussing a chance to introduce qualification based outstanding contribution for the principal appointment in colleges. That means the one who has been shortlisted for a principal vacancy should have at least 10 years teaching experience as Assistant Professor/Associate Professor in colleges with 1500 API and should have already produced a minimum of 3 Ph.Ds in their service with a minimum of 3 years remaining service. Interview also to be conducted for the appointment of the post of principal. After the interview, the API score of the candidate will be added to the interview marks and finally to be published in the Rank list. And also here suggesting that the principal should be appointed for a maximum period of 3 years, and thereafter he/she may be or may not be continued based on the performance of a second interview.
Who should be selected as Dean of the University?
THE Dean of the University will be selected from a seniority list, prepared from all Professors of the University, including various Departments of Universities and Colleges. After the preparation of the seniority list, first person in the rank list shall be appointed as the Dean of the respective faculty/subject with tenure of a maximum of three years. In addition to this, in every year the list shall be renewed if the situation demands. The faculty members once selected and appointed for the post may not to be considered for the same any further.
Who will act as the Vice-Chancellor of a University?
HERE we are suggesting that people with outstanding contribution to the society through Teaching/ Research should be selected as Vice-Chancellor of a University. For this Post the requirement is a minimum of 15 years Teaching experience in a College or in a Department of Universities, and in this period a minimum of 4 year work as Associate Professor or Professor stage 5 or 6 with 3000 API and production of a minimum of 15 Ph.Ds during their service. In addition the candidate should have won a Prize of more than 25 lakhs. The overall performance in interview also is to be considered for the post. If suppose no candidate is reported for the selection of the post with the above mentioned API score and criteria, the candidates with maximum score shortlisted may be posted as Vice Chancellor in-charge of a University.
THERE is no clarification formed in any university in India for introducing the API score, but it is believed to have been already introduced from 2010. There is confusion regarding the API score. However, certain teachers score in APIs in category 1/first stage, while certain others doesn't even score at all. For overcoming the situation same priority should be given to both teachers and may be promoted to the next stage. Such relaxations shall be provided to the teachers of all faculties only for a single time. But no such relaxations to be given to the next stage promotion of direct appointment of Associate Professor or Professor in a College of any Department of Universities.
THE above suggestions of all three categories may be useful for the preparation of the API Score in all subjects. But some difficulties may come in case of Teachers working in Physical Education and Library Sciences during the time of calculation of their API score in category 1. For such persons a new pattern will help to achieve the minimum score in category 1. However, in this article no new pattern for such faculty members has been mentioned. But here also it is suggested that the minimum 25 per cent posts of Associate Professors and Professors in colleges or Departments of Universities will be appointed from direct recruitment other than seniority in faculties.
Santhoshkumar, R. is an Assistant Professor and Head of the Department, Post-Graduate Studies and Research Centre of Botany, Mahatma Gandhi College, Thiruvananthapuram. Neethu, S. Kumar is an Assistant Professor, Post-Graduate Department and Research Centre of Botany, Mahatma Gandhi College, Thiruvananthapuram. They can be contacted at e-mails santhoshkumar30576[at]gmail.com and neethu777[at]gmail.com respectively.


Our 3rd Meteor meetup in Ho Chi Minh city was a blast! Thanks to Mr. Hung Vo CEO of Designveloper for his generous sponsorship which made the event successful.
Started on time at 9:30AM, the meetup was packed with over 50 attendees eager to learn and share helpful knowledge.
Without any further delay, Quoc Nguyen, an enthusiastic expert in Web Design and Front-ent Development, performed the first presentation about "Motion – The next UX/UI generation for web development".
To finish his part, Quoc invited a guest to play an interesting demo.
Everyone raised questions after the presentation ended.
Then all of guests were involved in an exciting game named "Catch That Words" within 15 minutes.
Those who answer the correct word received our gifts.
The final topic was related to Meteor Deep Dive: React Programming Tracker, presented by Khang Nguyen.
This talk walked through the usefulness of Tracker in Meteor application and dived deep into its source code to show how the magic happens. Khang did a very good job with his professional manner.
The last part of our meetup seemed to be the most expected one because all attendees had an equal chance to get free tech gift. Our system selected two luckiest guys who checked in at Designveloper by random.
The meetup ended with some interesting casual chats sharing knowledge and experience in web development in general and in using Meteor in particular.
We was live on Facebook at that time. Watch our full presentations here.
We got some positive and contributive feedbacks from our guests.
James – a Manager Director – said that our presenters had delivered good informative topics and had a deeper explanation for each questions. He also expressed he would love to come our next meetup.
We had a short interview with Toan, a developer. He found that the meetup quite helpful and interesting. There is no doubt that Toan will see us again at the upcoming events.
Besides, the number of participants was much more than the number we had planned. So, it was a pity that there was some chaos in organization. That's why we also received some complaints about inconvenient seats and some invaluable advice on how to improve the quality of meetup. We sincerely concern and apologize that we fell short on your expectations in some areas. We highly appreciated all of your feedback and will use it to evaluate changes and make improvements in our next events.
As usual, the hard work starts again when we all return home and get back to actually executing on our plans and working through all of the challenges that we each face. The good news is we will all be getting back together face-to-face on September. Just like a young talent developer – Phuc Nguyen said: "All of us are always learning, all of us are difference", it would be our pleasure to have you as presenter sharing advice for the next meetup.
Is Motion the next UX/UI generation for web development?


Production at England's oldest forge, at Kirkstall to the West of Leeds, finally ceased in 2003. Since this time nature has reclaimed the site, colonising banks and softening structures to create a unique character and patina. It is this quality we strive to retain as a new mixed-use community is integrated and sunk into the dense vegetation. Development will be set into the wooded banks of the River Aire, which cuts through the heart of the site.
This will always be a community on the 'edge' – edge of City; edge of River; edge of nature. It is clear the task of 'knitting' the site back into its surroundings must extend well beyond the red line boundary. Promotion and 'infestation' of the site though temporary uses, guided walks, festivals, and maybe even a BMX race, will be essential to it's success. In this way the new Kirkstall Forge development will play a vital role within one of the major green fingers that connect Leeds to the countryside.


Each year, the Ansonia Church of God holds a community worship on the first Sunday of the Darke County Fair. This is always a casual and fun, yet beautiful service. This year's service will be August 23rd, 10:00 a.m. at the gazebo.


Set to premiere in 2019, the popular '90s cartoon is being rebooted by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, DHX Media and Netflix.
Carmen Sandiego will be returning to steal another day, this time on Netflix in 2019. A reboot of the popular animated series from the 1990s is being produced by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt together with Canada's DHX Media.
The 20 x 22-minute show will follow Carmen Sandiego as she pulls off a new series of international capers. The new series will also include a look at Sandiego's past and why she became a thief. Gina Rodriguez (Jane the Virgin) will star as the titular character, with Finn Wolfhard (Stranger Things) playing Carmen's chief accomplice and friend.
Duane Capizzi (The Batman) is co-executive producer and showrunner, while CJ Kettler (The Tick) will serve as executive producer.
The series was a famous computer game created in 1985 before being turned into a kids game show for PBS called Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? It ran from 1991 to 1995 with five seasons and 295 episodes.
It isn't the only series being revived from the 1990s on Netflix with Bill Nye Saves the World launching this Friday and a Magic School Bus reboot currently in production.


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Urocortine sind mehrere aus etwa 40 Aminosäuren bestehende Peptide, die in Säugetieren produziert werden. Sie besitzen 45 % Sequenzhomologie zum Corticotropin Releasing Factor (CRF). Im Mensch sind drei Urocortine bekannt, die an die CRF-Rezeptoren binden, es handelt sich um Neurohormone.

Die menschlichen Urocortine heißen Urocortin (40 Aminosäuren), Urocortin-2 (41 Aminosäuren) und Urocortin-3 (38 Aminosäuren). Ihre Präkursor-Proteine werden von verschiedenen Genen codiert (UCN, UCN2, UCN3).

Im Jahr 1995 fanden Vaughan und Mitarbeiter im Edinger-Westphal-Nucleus des Rattenhirns ein dem CRF verwandtes "urotensin-like molecule" und nannten es Urocortin. In der Folgezeit erkannte man, dass Urocortin in Säugetierorganismen verbreitet ist und ebenso wie CRF agonistisch an CRF-Rezeptoren bindet, wenngleich mit einer höheren Affinität an CRF2-Rezeptoren. Daher wird angenommen, dass Urocortin der natürliche Ligand des CRF2-Rezeptors ist.

Urocortin stimuliert die gleichen G-Proteine wie CRF und weist daher eine ähnliche Pharmakologie auf.

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People can't get over man storming off Robot Wars after being beaten by children
Jess Hardiman
Social media users can't get over a viral clip of a man storming off Robot Wars after being beaten by children – with many comparing it to another iconic moment from British TV.
Robot Wars was a popular robot combat competition series that ran from 1998 to 2004 and 2016 to 2018.
It saw teams of amateur and professional roboteers battle it out with their own remote-controlled bots in a purpose-built arena, complete with various hazards and 'House Robots'.
It was during its more recent, revived series – which was hosted by Dara Ó Briain and Angela Scanlon – that viewers watched and cringed as a competitor called Anthony stormed off after losing to a team of kids.
The clip often goes viral online. Credit: BBC
While the moment has been living rent-free in people's heads ever since, it's also found an enduring fanbase online after going viral earlier this year - when it was posted by Twitter user David Callaghan (@DavidCallaghan) - and again this week when it resurfaced on Instagram.
Callaghan wrote: "Remember when that man stormed off Robot Wars because he was beaten by a team of children? I could watch hours of this kind of thing."
Someone else commented: "The kinda pettiness I live for."
Another joked: "Should bring back Robot Wars with VAR that would end such debate."
A third said: "Spot the biggest kid!"
Some compared the clip it to other iconic TV moments, from 'What a sad little life, Jane' on Come Dine With Me to Huey Morgan storming off on Never Mind the Buzzcocks.
Same energy. Credit: Twitter
One person also said it had the 'same vibes' as Piers Morgan's sudden departure from Good Morning Britain.
Many who had seen the actual episode pointed out that Anthony didn't actually storm off because he lost to a bunch of children, arguing that his anger stemmed from internal drama within his team.
"It wasn't because he lost to kids, it was because he was disappointed that their team chose the experimental grabber config instead of their scoop in a crucial match," one explained.
But someone else replied: "I think you're missing the point. Being this bad at accepting defeat and this ungracious when faced with child opponents is appalling.
"You can be as disappointed as you want but they ARE children. The first act should be to congratulate them."
Some pointed out Anthony actually stormed off due to internal dramas within his team. Credit: BBC
Echoing that same point, another said: "Not sure if it makes it better, but I do remember him saying something like he was upset with the poor performance of his team. He thought the kids did great. But still, it's huffing off Robot Wars."
It was only a matter of time before someone tagged presenter Angela Scanlon for 'any backstage goss', to which she diplomatically replied: "Ant. A gentleman. Passionate about his creation…"
Credit: BBC
At the time the programme originally aired, the show also defended Anthony, tweeting: "Everyone's been talking about the Behemoth walkout, but remember he was upset with his own team and not the opposition.
"Teams like Behemoth work incredibly hard to create their brilliant robots, and we love them for it.
"The frustration stems from passion and care."
Anthony also addressed the moment in his own statement, confirming that he apologised to his competitors after cameras stopped rolling.
"I want to clarify that in Sunday's episode I didn't walk off because I was beaten by children I walked off because I was very frustrated by the decision we made for Behemoth's weapon for the battle," he said.
"I respect Cherub as competitors and age is not something I took into account, as such I would have acted the same way with any other competitor.
"I apologised to the Cherub Team and Angela after the cameras stopped rolling for that moment."
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