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Le modèle noir de Géricault à Matisse
Museé d'Orsay, Paris
www.musee-orsay.fr
This exhibition explores the changing modes of representation of the black figure as central to the development of modern art. The models' interactions with and influences on painters, sculptors, and photographers are highlighted through archival photographs, correspondence, and films. The artists featured in the exhibition depicted black subjects in a manner counter to typical representations of the period. This exhibition has traveled from the Wallach Art Gallery at Columbia University, New York as Posing Modernity: The Black Model from Manet to Matisse to Today. Work by Ellen Gallagher is included.
Ellen Gallagher, Odalisque, 2005 © Ellen Gallagher
Straying from the Line
Schinkel Pavillon, Berlin
www.schinkelpavillon.de
This exhibition interrogates the boundaries of political discourse through the work of more than forty artists. Examining orthodox and marginalized forms of feminist praxis over the past one hundred years, this presentation explores the potential of reorganizing various terrains—social as well as gender—beyond a limiting logic. Work by Ellen Gallagher is included.
Ellen Gallagher, DeLuxe, 2004–05 (detail) © Ellen Gallagher
Through November 1, 2019
Tate Modern, London
www.artistrooms.org
Work by Ellen Gallagher is on display as part of the Artist Rooms series at the Tate.
Ellen Gallagher, Esirn Coaler, 2007 © Ellen Gallagher
World Exhibition
Johann Jacobs Museum, Zurich
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World Exhibition aims to bring into focus the interspaces and interdependencies at the heart of historical and contemporary objects, films, and works of art, as well as a number of things that actually elude identification altogether. Work by Ellen Gallagher is included.
Ellen Gallagher, Kapsalon Wonder, 2015 © Ellen Gallagher
Francis Bacon and Ellen Gallagher
January 26–May 18, 2019
Hatton Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
hattongallery.org.uk
Francis Bacon's piece Study for Portrait IV (1956–57), one of the most iconic works in the Hatton collection, is the catalyst for the exhibition Francis Bacon and Ellen Gallagher which sheds new light on each artists' work. Specifically, the exhibition presents a dialogue between oil paintings by Bacon and Morphia, a series of works on paper by Ellen Gallagher.
Ellen Gallagher, Morphia, 2008–12 (detail) © Ellen Gallagher
Chaos and Awe: Painting for the 21st Century
November 16, 2018–April 28, 2019
Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Virginia
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Chaos and Awe: Painting for the 21st Century includes paintings by an international array of artists that induce feelings of disturbance, mystery, and expansiveness through the portrayal of forces shaping and hastening social transformation in ways that are increasingly difficult to predict. This show has traveled from the Frist Art Museum in Nashville, Tennessee. Work by Ellen Gallagher is included.
Ellen Gallagher, An Experiment of Unusual Opportunity, 2008 © Ellen Gallagher
Ellen Gallagher with Edgar Cleijne
Liquid Intelligence
February 2–April 28, 2019
Wiels, Contemporary Art Centre, Brussels
www.wiels.org
Two film installations created by Ellen Gallagher and Edgar Cleijne, which reflect on the transformations of landscapes and worlds, are presented along with paintings, drawings, and collages that trace the development of Gallagher's work over the past twenty years.
Edgar Cleijne and Ellen Gallagher, Highway Gothic, 2017 (detail) © Edgar Cleijne and Ellen Gallagher
Posing Modernity: The Black Model from Manet and Matisse to Today
October 24, 2018–February 10, 2019
Wallach Art Gallery, Columbia University, New York
wallach.columbia.edu
This exhibition explores the changing modes of representation of the black figure as central to the development of modern art. The models' interactions with and influences on painters, sculptors, and photographers are highlighted through archival photographs, correspondence, and films. The artists featured in the exhibition depicted black subjects in a manner counter to typical representations of the period. Work by Ellen Gallagher is included.
Installation view, Posing Modernity: The Black Model from Manet and Matisse to Today, Wallach Art Gallery, Columbia University, New York, October 24, 2018–February 10, 2019. Artwork (left) © Ellen Gallagher. Photo: Eileen Barroso
Graphic Revolution
American Prints 1960 to Now
November 11, 2018–February 3, 2019
www.slam.org
Graphic Revolution: American Prints 1960 to Now examines the transformational decade of the 1960s through the early twenty-first century. The explosion of printmaking activity that began in the United States in the 1960s stands out for the radical spirit of exploration and experimentation that amplified the possibilities of contemporary art. Often in collaboration with technically proficient and market-savvy printers and publishers, artists have long been reimagining what a print can be and using printmaking to push the boundaries of historical and popular imagery by engaging with contemporary issues and new technologies. The exhibition features more than 110 works by a diverse group of artists whose visual imagery helped define the spirit of their respective times. Work by Ellen Gallagher and Andy Warhol is included.
Ellen Gallagher, Untitled (10), 2000 © Ellen Gallagher
Are We Obsidian?
October 10, 2018–January 21, 2019
www.artic.edu
Ellen Gallagher's work blurs the boundaries between minimal abstraction and image-based narration, often incorporating material traces from pop culture and engaging issues of race and being. Work from her Negroes Battling in a Cave (2016) and Morphia (2008–12) are presented alongside important works by Gallagher from the Art Institute's collection.
Ellen Gallagher, Untitled, 1999 © Ellen Gallagher
The World on Paper
September 27, 2018–January 7, 2019
PalaisPopulaire by Deutsche Bank, Berlin
www.db-palaispopulaire.de
This exhibition includes works on paper by 133 artists from thirty-four countries and explores the evolution of this medium from postwar modernism to the digital age. Work by Ellen Gallagher and Katharina Grosse is included.
Second Look, Twice: Selections from the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation
Museum of the African Diaspora, San Francisco
www.moadsf.org
This exhibition explores the work of fifteen critically acclaimed contemporary artists of African descent who have used the medium of printmaking to create vivid and abstracted works. Reveling in the brilliance of gestural compositions, abstract form, and pure color, the works in the show offer a rich look at the various ways in which many of these artists have employed printmaking as an exploratory means of dissemination and new possibility for formulation. Work by Ellen Gallagher is included.
Ellen Gallagher, Untitled (4), 2000 © Ellen Gallagher
Histórias afro-atlânticas
Museu de Arte de São Paulo, Brazil
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Museu de Arte de São Paulo and Instituto Tomie Ohtake have co-organized a major exhibition, which gathers a vast array of artworks and documents related to the "flows and reflows" (to use Pierre Verger's famous expression) between Africa, the Americas, the Caribbean, and Europe. Work by Ellen Gallagher is included.
Ellen Gallagher, Watery Ecstatic, 2018 © Ellen Gallagher
Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville, Tennessee
fristartmuseum.org
Chaos and Awe: Painting for the 21st Century includes paintings by an international array of artists that induce feelings of disturbance, mystery, and expansiveness through the portrayal of forces shaping and hastening social transformation in ways that are increasingly difficult to predict. Work by Ellen Gallagher is included.
Nu-Nile
June 23–September 3, 2018
Power Plant, Toronto
www.thepowerplant.org
Ellen Gallagher's practice involves synthesizing a wide range of pictorial traditions in order to counter static representations of black people in culture, and reasserts the black figure grounded within the canon of Western painting. This show encompasses paintings, drawings, and films, taking Gallagher's most recent film installation, Highway Gothic (2017), which she made with Edgar Cleijne, as a starting point.
Ellen Gallagher, Aquajuijidsu, 2017 © Ellen Gallagher
Praying for Time
Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts
www.brandeis.edu
Marked by the fall of the Berlin Wall, the attacks of September 11, and civil war, the end of the twentieth century can also be viewed as a time that presaged immense global revolutions, both social and digital, that have transformed our world. Praying for Time reflects the diversity of voices and concerns in art produced during that pivotal period from 1980 through the early 2000s. Work by Gregory Crewdson, Ellen Gallagher, Richard Prince, Richard Serra, and Andy Warhol is included.
Slatterns
May 31–June 24, 2018
A.P.T Gallery, London
www.aptstudios.org
Slatterns includes work by six international women artists whose work explores displacement, race, distortion, and/or the female gaze. The exhibition has an intersectional element, bridging visual art, psychoanalysis, and poetry. Work by Ellen Gallagher is included.
Ellen Gallagher, Watery Estatic, 2017 (detail) © Ellen Gallagher
Better Dimension
April 25–June 3, 2018
Bonniers Konsthall, Stockholm
www.bonnierskonsthall.se
This exhibition marks the first solo show for Ellen Gallagher, an artist well-known for sublime and poetic gestures, in the Nordic region. Highway Gothic (2017), a new and extensive film collaboration with Edgar Cleijne, originally made for the Prospect 4 exhibition in New Orleans, is shown alongside other collaborations.
Ellen Gallagher and Edgar Cleijne, Better Dimension, 2010 (detail) © Ellen Gallagher and Edgar Cleijne
Elements of Vogue
A Case Study of Radical Performance
November 17, 2017–May 6, 2018
Centro de Arte Dos de Mayo, Madrid
ca2m.org
This exhibition will investigate how minorities use their bodies to produce dissident forms of beauty, subjectivity, and desire. These minor poetics are perceived as a threat to the normative world, and yet craved by mainstream culture. Paying attention to the cultural debates, conflicts, and struggles that surround voguing as a case study of radical performance, Elements of Vogue will address the complexity of these dynamics of assimilation and resistance. Work by Ellen Gallagher and Andy Warhol will be included.
Ellen Gallagher, DeLuxe, 2004–05 © Ellen Gallagher
August 19, 2017–April 1, 2018
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
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In honor of the Museum of Contemporary Art's fiftieth anniversary, the museum presents We Are Here, a three-part exhibition drawn from its collection. I Am You gathers works that question how we relate to and shape our environments; You Are Here examines how the role of the viewer has changed over time; and We Are Everywhere showcases artists who borrow from popular culture. Work by Richard Artschwager, Francis Bacon, Chris Burden, Ellen Gallagher, Andreas Gursky, Michael Heizer, Jasper Johns, Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami, Bruce Nauman, Richard Serra, Cindy Sherman, Rudolf Stingel, Andy Warhol, and Franz West is included.
Jeff Koons, Rabbit, 1986 © Jeff Koons.
Photo by Nathan Keay © MCA Chicago
Prospect.4: The Lotus in Spite of the Swamp
November 18, 2017–February 25, 2018
www.prospectneworleans.org
The Lotus in Spite of the Swamp evokes New Orleans's natural environment: located near the mouth of the Mississippi River, the city is surrounded by bayous, lakes, and wetlands. Aligning with previous Prospect exhibitions, Prospect.4 is committed to being an international exhibition, while also directing more of its focus southward, placing great emphasis on art and artists who engage with the American and Global South. Work by Ellen Gallagher and Edgar Cleijne is included.
A Global Table
Frans Hals Museum, Haarlem, Netherlands
www.franshalsmuseum.nl
This exhibition combines resplendent still lifes of the Golden Age with works by contemporary artists who have an interest in globalization and the practical effects the phenomenon has on daily life. Work by Ellen Gallagher will be included.
Ellen Gallagher, Kapsalon Wonder, 2015
20/20: The Studio Museum in Harlem and Carnegie Museum of Art
July 22–December 31, 2017
Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh
cmoa.org
Responding to a tumultuous and deeply divided moment in our nation's history, this exhibition brings together works by forty artists to offer a metaphoric picture of America today. Spanning nearly one hundred years, the show provides a unique opportunity to prompt conversations about the necessity of art during times of social and political transformation. Work by Ellen Gallagher is included.
Diaspora Pavilion
May 13–November 26, 2017
Palazzo Pisani a Santa Marina, Venice
www.internationalcuratorsforum.org
The Diaspora Pavilion is conceived as a challenge to the prevalence of national pavilions within the structure of an international biennale and takes its form from the coming-together of nineteen artists whose practices in many ways expand, complicate, and even destabilize diaspora as a term, while highlighting the continued relevance that diaspora as a lived reality holds today. Work by Ellen Gallagher is on view.
Edgar Cleijne and Ellen Gallagher, Osedax, 2010 (detail) © Edgar Cleijne and Ellen Gallagher


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Q: Is Covariance Matrix analogous to Jacobian Matrix? In probability theory covariance matrix denote how each variable relates to other in a pairwise manner. So 1 would mean they are identical and 0 would mean they are independent and are not related. Is this concept similar to Jacobian matrix where such relation between multiple variables are denoted by partial derivative?

A: I'd rather say that the covariance matrix is similar to the Hessian matrix  .. Furthermore, the Hessian tends to be proportional to the precision matrix (which is the inverse of the covarinace matrix). The intuition behind is that the higher the curvature in a given direction is, the lower the auto-covariance (the variance) in that same direction will be.

A: Consider the direction of $x$ axis in the figure below. At a fixed $y$ ($y = 15$ in the example) the sample of points $x_i$ drawn from the blue plot has a higher variance than the red sample. However, in the same direction $x$, the red plot has a higher curvature $.6$ compared to the blue one $.2$.

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Q: Recommendation for setting minimal hot cache for least accessed tables Is it fine to set hot cache as 0s (or very minimal) if we don't query certain table usually ? I am asking this because I was told once that as a rule of thumb hot cache has to be minimum 1 day regardless of access frequency because hot cache is used during rebuild/merge process and if data to be merged is not found hot cache during the merge, it's accessed from cold storage (Azure blob) causing throttling. Is that correct?

A: while it's technically possible to set 0s as the caching period, doing so may harm the efficiency of background processes such as merging data shards (e.g. due to having to read artifacts from blob storage instead of from the local cache).
it's recommended that you set the caching policy to at least several hours (e.g. 6h) in order to avoid the aforementioned potential impact.
plus, if the table is frequently queried - consider setting the caching period to match the timespan that is queried the most, to improve overall performance.


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Montgomery County appears to have upper hand on private schools closure order until court date
Our Lady of Good Counsel High School
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Is the newest order by Montgomery County Health Officer Travis Gayles closing private schools through October 1, 2020 legal, in light of Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan's own order forbidding such blanket closures of non-public schools? We likely won't even begin to know the answer to that question until it gets its first courtroom hearing a week from today. But Montgomery County's aggressive approach, and one state official's tepid response to it Thursday, appears to have given Montgomery leaders the upper hand in the interim.
A few private schools have begun switching gears amidst the impasse, announcing they will begin their fall semesters online, rather than in-class. This may demoralize some opponents of the County's order, if their students enrolled in those schools can't have in-person instruction before October anyway. Some Catholics have criticized the Archdiocese of Washington for not making a more forceful stand against the closures of their schools, while others have said Catholic leaders are most effective negotiating quietly behind the scenes.
But a response from Hogan putting the County in its place that many opponents hoped was coming from Annapolis yesterday never arrived. In its stead was a letter from Maryland Secretary of Health Robert R. Neall. Rather than threaten legal or law enforcement action against County officials for violating Hogan's express order, it simply laid out "the State of Maryland's position" on the matter. The letter reiterated Hogan's order that counties may not institute blanket closures of all private schools, but that health officers retain the authority to shut down individual schools in violation of CDC and Maryland Health Department protocols on reopening of schools. Montgomery County promptly ignored Neall's letter and proceeded forward.
Perhaps the state's low-key response is strategic ahead of the upcoming legal battle. But in the short term, it appears Hogan will not take immediate action to enforce his order. That leaves parents to continue to be the primary opposing force for at least another week. It also leaves the outcome in the hands of the judge in a courtroom, a place where Montgomery County Government almost never loses, it must be noted. If Montgomery County's order isn't legally airtight, they're sure acting like it is - and in the absence of action from Annapolis, they aim to take a knee and run out the clock.
With the overall goal being about protecting enrollment numbers at Montgomery County Public Schools amid an exodus of students as much a public health, the luxury of no strong opposition from Annapolis is a winning hand. That time ticking away, and the uncertainty, is already having an impact on some private schools' plans.
"The way forward for Good Counsel is to focus on stability," Our Lady of Good Counsel High School President Paul G. Barker said in a statement yesterday, announcing the school will begin the semester online. "We have just over a week to faculty orientation, two weeks to freshman orientation, and three weeks to the first day of classes for all. We have waited as long as we can to provide our teachers and families a clear path for the start of school."
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Schools in New York City are opening this fall and New York city was the worst affected region for Covid19 in the United States.
Why us Montgomery County keeping any school closed?
SocialNorm August 8, 2020 at 1:57 PM
You answered your own question. NY was the worst affected region, now they have very low infection rates. They have it in check. If that changes, then they could revisit their plan. This is for all schools, no double standard, with one for the privileged/private side.
CDC still recommends that all schools open though.
Don't deflect from the subject.
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Bonfire and Community Firework Displays, the Christmas Lights Switch-on event and the New Year's Eve fireworks display have all been cancelled in Manchester.
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Celebrities Who Married Their Fans
The popularity of so many different social media platforms has allowed fans an inside look at the rich of the famous and has given celebrities a way to connect with their fans like never before. As well as connecting with fans, however, social media has also helped celebrities reach out to each other which has resulted in collaborations, friendships and sometimes even romances. Here are 11 celebrities who met their significant others on social media:
12. Wells Adams and Sarah Hyland
One of the best things about social media is that it can bring two stars from different facets of the industry together and that is how things worked out for former Bachelorette contestant Wells Adams and Modern Family actress Sarah Hyland. The two fueled romance rumors when they stepped out for Halloween in a couples' costume but it wasn't until a few weeks later that Adams opened up about the relationship. During an appearance on The Morning Breath, he revealed that the whole thing started because of Twitter. "The internet — it's amazing," he joked when asked how they met and added, "I'm amazed how smart the internet is. Because I just assume everyone on Twitter is an idiot, and then I'm like, 'Wow!'" When asked for more details about their relationship, he said it is all in his social media. "There's nothing really to say. Like, if you want to know — to be fair, if you want to know anything, just look on my social media."
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11. Calvin Harris and Rita Ora
Before his highly-publicized relationship with Taylor Swift, Calvin Harris dated singer and actress Rita Ora for just over a year from 2013-2014. Although everyone is well aware now that their relationship ended with a pretty nasty Twitter feud, it began on the social media platform as well. Ora revealed that Harris reached out to her on Twitter before they met in real life, and when they did meet it was instant chemistry. Fitting that they would then announce the end of their relationship on Twitter before their feud began.
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10. Ariana Grande and Jai Brooks
Jai Brooks proved that going the extra mile is all the difference needed to be noticed, and perhaps loved, by your celebrity crush. The YouTube star put together a video explaining why she should date him and also tweeted at her before her mother showed her the video and convinced Grande to give it a shot. Luckily for Brooks, it worked and the two went on to date off-and-on for about two years before finally calling it quits in 2014.
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9. Bella Thorne and Gregg Sulkin
Although they had been friends for over five years before they officially began dating, it was online flirtations that turned things romantic between Bella Thorne and Gregg Sulkin. After Thorne posted multiple photos of Sulkin on her Twitter, fans encouraged her to date the handsome actor, and shortly after the pair went public. After getting serious for more than a year, the young stars announced their breakup in August 2016 with Thorne tweeting, "Things just didn't end up working the way we had hoped. But I'll always love the bub."
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8. Nick Young and Iggy Azalea
For quite some time singer/rapper Iggy Azalea and NBA star Nick Young were the poster couple for proving social media could lead to real-life romance. The two began dating in November 2013 after Young had taken to his Twitter account to declare that Azalea was his "#womancrushwednesday" and hit on her via social media until she responded. The two went on to become engaged in June 2015 at Young's 30th birthday party, but everything fell apart a year later when a video was leaked showing Young bragging about cheating on his fiancee. Fittingly, she took to Twitter to confirm the worst about Young, writing, "This is just like a second shot to the chest. And I feel like I don't even know who the hell it is I've been loving all this time. People in this world really are f–ked up."
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7. Naya Rivera and Big Sean
Former Glee star Naya Rivera and rapper Big Sean had quite the whirlwind relationship and it all began on Twitter. The romance began after the pair spent some time messaging back and forth and then met in real-life. "I had followed him, and he sent me a little message like, 'I'm a fan.' [Then] we went to dinner, and the rest is history," Rivera said at the beginning of their relationship. After they began dating in April 2013 they were engaged by October 2013, but by April 2014 they called it quits. Only a few months after their split, Rivera married her previous ex-boyfriend Ryan Dorsey and Big Sean went on to date Ariana Grande.
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6. Jake T. Austin and Danielle Ceasar
Some people seem to be obsessively all over their favorite star's social media pages all in the hopes of getting noticed by them, and for Danielle Ceasar, it actually worked! Caesar tweeted at Wizards of Waverly Place and The Fosters actor Jake T. Austin for five years before he finally responded back, but it was definitely worth it. The pair began dating in early 2016 and are still going strong, making Ceasar the living proof that fan girl's dreams can come true.
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5. Ariana Grande and Mac Miller
After Ariana Grande found romance with Jai Brooks on social media, it worked out that way again for her years later when she began dating Mac Miller. Their whole relationship actually began years ago when he direct messaged her back in 2012 before they struck up a friendship, recorded a duet, and then began dating in 2016. In his direct message, he wished the singer a "Happy Thanksgiving" and then asked her if she wanted to sing with him.
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4. Austin Mahone and Katya Henry
Austin Mahone is one of the biggest young singers in the industry and in between his hectic schedule he found some time to get on social media where his one-time girlfriend Katya Henry first caught his eye. Mahone ended up messaging the Instagram fitness star and after talking back and forth they met in real life and began dating. "I mean, it's a classic new generation kind of meet-up thing," Mahone said. "It's crazy. I just think how funny it would be if I tell my kids one day I met her through Instagram. That will sound so funny." While the two were serious for quite some time, they broke up in early 2017.
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3. Ricky Martin and Jwan Yosef
Singer Ricky Martin had always been very tight-lipped when it came to his personal life, but he couldn't help but gush about how he met his fiance, painter Jwan Yosef, on Instagram during an interview. "I'm scrolling and I see this beautiful piece of art and I'm like, 'Whoa, how cool! Who's this?' Then I start checking and all of a sudden I'm like, 'Ooh, oooh.' And then I wrote to him," he revealed of Yosef catching his eye. "Then we were talking for like six months without me hearing his voice. We talked about art — nothing sexy…I swear, nothing sexy. It was all about art and life in general. He used to live in London, I went to London and I met him." After their fateful Instagram meeting, the pair became engaged on November 16, 2016.
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Iconic '90s Couples Who Are Still Going Strong
2. Amber Rose and Wiz Khalifia
Amber Rose has had a few high profile relationships, from Kanye West to Dancing With the Stars' Val Chmerkovisky, but her longest lasting was with rapper Wiz Khalifia and it all began on social media. Rose used social media to get in contact with Khalifa after he revealed that she was his celebrity crush. After meeting in real life the pair began dating in 2011 and went on to marry in July 2013, a few months after the birth of their son Sebastian. They called it quits in 2014 and were officially divorced in 2016.
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Celebrities Who Were Publicly Rejected By Their Crushes
1. Mandy Moore and Taylor Goldsmith
Mandy Moore has always had a thing for musicians and following her divorce from Ryan Adams, she has found love again and it is all thanks to Instagram. The stunning This Is Us actress met her now fiance Taylor Goldsmith, who is the frontman for the band Dawes, all because of a post she put on Instagram. "I took a picture of their album and posted it on Instagram. Somehow, Taylor saw it and sent a note to me. We started emailing back and forth, then we went on a date and the rest is history. Thanks Instagram, for helping me meet my fiance!" she said.
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Alcoholism recovery is something that many people all over the World struggle with. Alcoholics want to drink, so they often experiment with other methods to control their drinking. Some limit themselves to drinking only one type of alcohol, such as beer or wine. Others try to limit their drinking to weekends only, after 5 p.m., or never before noon. Some don't keep alcohol in the house. Others try to drink only when away from home. But for the true alcoholic, these are futile attempts to control alcohol consumption. Denial is a typical reaction of an alcoholic to his problem. Blackouts, DUI's, hangovers, missing work or school, and troubles with relatives and other relationships are all indicative of a drinking problem. There are tests to help discover if you have a problem or not. The CAGE test is a simple four question test that examines whether you have ever wanted to cut down on your drinking, whether you've ever felt annoyed with someone who criticized your drinking, whether you have ever felt guilty over your drinking, and if you ever drink in the morning to clear your head or relieve hangovers.
Alcohol rehabilitation is a complex process which often not only deals with the blanket approach to treating the addiction, but also co-occurring mental disorders – known as dual diagnosis treatment, which often contribute to alcoholism taking control. For many alcohol rehabilitation centers there is one goal, but a myriad of treatment philosophies and methodologies. Depending on the individual and the severity of the alcoholism, certain types of rehabilitation centers may be required. For more severe cases of alcoholism, detox may be necessary. Detox is the first step in alcohol rehabilitation. The rehabilitation process removes alcohol from the body medically and safely, so as to remove the physical dependence on alcohol. Most often, detox is required for mild to severe cases of alcoholism; however effective recovery cannot happen without following detox with a quality alcohol rehabilitation program.
Once the detox process has been completed, alcoholism can be treated at a variety of alcohol rehabilitation center. At these treatment centers, alcoholics learn that they have a disease and gain the knowledge and tools necessary to live an alcohol-free life after the rehabilitation process has been completed. There are many different kinds of alcohol rehabilitation programs available for alcoholics to seek help. Alcoholism is as different in each individual as the individuals themselves. Since the disease of alcoholism varies in each individual, the type of rehabilitation program necessary to be effective for various alcoholics varies as well. It is important to research the myriad of alcohol rehabilitation programs before making a decision, as there are many factors to consider. Alcoholism recovery is possible, but people should choose a program with a good success rate.


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Thunder name squad for WBBL final
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No changes to squad for WBBL final against the Melbourne Stars at North Sydney Oval
Sydney Thunder coach Trevor Griffin said his advice for his team as they prepare for the Rebel Women's Big Bash League Final at North Sydney Oval was to live in the "now" once the match starts.
Thunder forced their way into Saturday night's showdown with Melbourne Stars at North Sydney Oval by holding their nerve to defeat a Brisbane Heat team which collapsed – losing six wickets for 12 runs – when the defending champions appeared headed towards victory.
What a team 🤩 #ThunderNation https://t.co/VMowLkeY3t
— Sydney Thunder (@ThunderBBL) November 26, 2020
Griffin was full of praise for the lion-hearted showing by his players, including 18-year-old Hannah Darlington who sealed the Player of the Match award with her 3-19. Her haul included two wickets in as many balls during the 18th over.
"It was a proper game of cricket where it ebbed and flowed," said Griffin. "I thought we started off well with the ball and then Laura Kimmince came in and had a bit of good fortune where the ball hit the stumps and the bails didn't come off.
"She's a dangerous player, and once she got going [scoring 37 from 17 balls] the girls needed to stay in the game and the contest – and they did that fantastically well. Making the final is a reward for the hard work and commitment this fantastic team has put in."
"Just go out there and be you… if you back yourselves... you're going to achieve a huge amount of success."
What a night for the #ThunderNation! Sound on for this one 💚 pic.twitter.com/hFNuuwqqnK
With his squad determined to replicate the efforts of Thunder's team that won the title in WBBL|01, Griffin said he wanted them to simply play as they have all tournament.
"The important thing is we don't get carried away," he said. "We stay in the moment, that's the beauty of cricket it's a team sport played by individuals and it's a one ball game. We can't do anything about a ball that's gone, and we can't get ahead of ourselves – you just focus on that one ball.
"We said all along that we want the girls to go out and play their own game and to be brave and to transfer the pressure back onto the opposition. It's about taking on those tough decisions and having courage within the battle.
"Nothing will change for us at all – we'll just focus on what we need to do. We'll focus on what we can control."
Captain Rachael Haynes – who'll lead three teenagers in the title decider – said Thunder was benefiting from their decision to invest in youth.
"We lost a few of our middle-tier players a couple of years ago and we had to invest in youth," Haynes said. "I think the experience of last year and getting an opportunity at this level is really paying dividends now."
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Her WHHHS team won four district titles, two regional championships and was twice the state runner-up.
In her career, she batted .498 with an .880 slugging percentage, hitting 47 home runs and driving in 244 RBI across 270 hits. In the circle, she had a prep record of 95-15 with 41 shutouts, 17 no-hitters and seven perfect games with a 0.82 earned run average and 1,274 strikeouts.
As a senior, she batted .573 with 15 home runs and 64 RBI. She compiled a 30-3 record in the circle with 13 shutouts, five no-hitters, four perfect games a 0.58 ERA and 359 strikeouts.
PERSONAL: The daughter of Robert and Melissa Gelbhar ... born January 10, 2000, in California ... full name is Alyssa Hailey Arden.
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The sleepy central Malaysian town of Raub was the focus of a 15,000-strong Himpunan Hijau (Green Gathering) national convergence of environmental activists on September 2.
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An 84-year old birdwatcher, Russ Watts, has this morning chained himself to the gates of a coal mine in protest at the environmental damage that will be caused by a massive expansion of open-cut coalmining in Leard State Forest and surrounds, east of Narrabri.
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AT&T's WarnerMedia Streaming Service to Combat Digital Rivals
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AT&T's (T) new WarnerMedia segment, which includes Turner and premium TV channel HBO, reported revenue of $9.23 billion in the fourth quarter, beating analysts' estimate of $9.05 billion. The segment's revenue rose 6% YoY (year-over-year) in the quarter.
Within the segment, Warner Bros. posted robust growth across both its theatrical and TV businesses backed by a strong movie line-up. Turner also gained in the fourth quarter driven by subscription revenue growth. HBO's subscription revenue was down 3% YoY primarily due to a carriage dispute. Its content and other revenue also rose in the double digits due to higher international licensing revenue.
In 2019, AT&T's WarnerMedia is set to launch its streaming service, which will stream live and on-demand HBO programming through apps and smart TVs to combat digital rivals such as Netflix (NFLX) and Amazon Prime (AMZN). WarnerMedia's service will carry movies such as Batman and Harry Potter and popular TV series such as Friends and The Big Bang Theory from its Warner Bros. studio.
The company has plans to offer both subscription and commercial-free services akin to HBO and Netflix. Ad-free services are both expensive and in high demand, and therefore, premium content from HBO and Warner Bros. could help WarnerMedia attract consumers. On the other hand, ad-supported subscription services would benefit consumers with lower prices and would help the company invest more in content acquisition.
AT&T's acquisition of Time Warner has also given it access to Time Warner's 10% stake in online video provider Hulu. The Walt Disney Company (DIS) and Comcast (CMCSA) are also entering the space in attempts to grab market share. While Disney is launching its direct-to-consumer streaming service in late 2019, Comcast's NBCUniversal is set to debut its video streaming service in early 2020.
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Jewish Conversion: The Billy Joel Experiment
Part I: "Rosalinda's Eyes"
Adam Chandler
Art from Billy Joel's '52nd Street' album(Coveralia)
Just a few weeks ago, I faced a truth I wasn't ready to handle. It turns out that my Tablet colleague Liel Leibovitz HATES Billy Joel. Despite the fact that Liel is a man with whom I share a steadfast love of many important musicians, when it comes to the kid from Oyster Bay, Long Island, Liel is not just indifferent or agnostic about Billy Joel or simply annoyed by the Billy Joel saturation of east coast life, he outright hates the man's music.
Among Liel's gripes: Billy Joel's music lacks emotional depth and technical savvy, shows contempt for humanity, and is witless, criminally insincere, and shlocky. To clarify his position, he sent me the venerable Ron Rosenbaum's hilarious scorched earth fusillade against Billy Joel from a few years back. (A warning: If you're a Billy Joel fan, even one with a sense of humor, reading this is like time-traveling back a few decades only to have someone swiftly kick you in the shin upon arrival.)
But Mr. Leibovitz is a reasonable man and so he grudgingly allowed me the chance to convert him. I submitted a few songs (without commentary) for his consideration. And since it's hard to roam the New York terra without hearing a song from one of Mr. Joel's THREE greatest hits albums, I was careful to choose strictly from a list of songs that you'd have to dig a little bit to find.
Over the next few days, I'll be featuring the songs I chose, my explanations for choosing them as well as Liel's responses to then. I'd love your comments to help advance the dialogue along the way.
First up: "Rosalinda's Eyes" from the 1978 album 52nd Street.
I chose this song first for a few reasons. The first is that it doesn't sound like any recognizable Billy Joel song. "Rosalinda's Eyes," in both title and sound, is a light 1970s jazz song that you'd quickly change if it shuffled up in the company of friends. In this way, the song is (despite being New York-themed) the spiritual opposite of the standard Billy Joel tunes you're accustomed to hearing blasted at baseball games and tristate relief concerts.
To boot, the instrumentation is tacky as hell: There are some vibes, a nylon string guitar, and a marimba. If that doesn't qualify it as muzak then also consider that "Rosalinda's Eyes" has–and I'm not joking–a 21-second-long recorder solo!
Aside from making a cameo in the soundtrack of the short-lived Judd Apatow series Freaks and Geeks, this is not a particularly well-known song, subtly squished on the second side of 52nd Street, an album that features the famously outsized, contempt-filled hits "Big Shot" and "My Life."
Unlike those anti-paeans, "Rosalinda's Eyes" is about a lovestruck, self-conscious musician who is anchored by the woman he is enamored of. The song also seems to be about a guy who has hustle to make his life happen at the inevitable expense of someone that he hopes will wait for him.
In the song, Joel alternates the verse endings between cloying affection:
I can always find my Cuban skies / In Rosalinda's eyes
And delusional ambition:
I'll return before the fire dies / In Rosalinda's eyes
It's a hopeful, earnest song about being doomed. For context, it seems worth mentioning that Joel's mother's name is Rosalind and that Joel's father was a classical pianist. The two divorced when Joel was 11 and his father subsequently moved to Vienna.
And here is Liel's response:
This is a truly terrible song. First, we run into the same Billy Joel problem, the narcissistic-solipsistic nexus that seems to define his very being. "Hardly anyone has seen how good I am / But Rosalinda says she knows." At the risk of sounding like some spineless grad student sniffling about oppression and patriarchy, this is an offensive hymn to one man's bloated ego at the expense of all around him, seen not as human beings but as generic blots. To wit:
"I play nights in the Spanish part of town."
Can you imagine Springsteen writing this line? He wouldn't. First of all, because he knows it's not about him. Second of all, because he knows that there's no such thing as "the Spanish part of town." There's a neighborhood, and it has a name, and that name deserves to be mentioned. Joel doesn't care: being soulless, he just wants to convey his point quickly and effortlessly, the point being that he's a cool cat slumming it with the pueblo.
The same awful generic attitude is replicated in his pathetic decision to roll his Rs so as to sound more caliente, and also in the music, which borrows just enough Latin motifs but never bothers to actually explore other musical traditions, as even the insipid Paul Simon had the good sense and the humility to do.
It's the same attitude all over: "all alone in a Puerto Rican band / union wages / wedding clothes," for example, is another dick line. All alone in a band? Why? Because they are not white geniuses like you but just working folks? This is how Billy thinks, and he needs Rosalinda to objectify; she–grad school warning again–is the prism through which his greatness is reflected, and not, God forbid, a fucking human being. Absolutely revolting.
Swing and a miss. Check back tomorrow for part two.
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Adam Chandler was previously a staff writer at Tablet. His work has appeared in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Atlantic, Slate, Esquire, New York, and elsewhere. He tweets @allmychandler.
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Music and Copyright on the Curve
About a month ago, FMC launched a set of online quizzes. Ranging from "easy" to "expert", these multiple choice quizzes were designed as a fun way to test musicians' knowledge of common uses of copyrights and sound recordings, and to give us – as advocates and educators – a way to identify concepts and realities that are the most confusing.
In the last month, over 1500 quizzes have been completed. Based on 30 days of data, here are the questions that have proven most problematic for quiz takers:
A US-based band is recording an album of material they wrote, but wants one of the tracks to be a cover of The Rolling Stones' song "Brown Sugar", written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. The band sells all 500 vinyl copies of the album plus 500 downloads on iTunes to US customers. According to the current statutory rates, how much does this 4 minute, 30 second-long cover of "Brown Sugar" generate in mechanical royalties, based on these sales?
Only 23% of survey takers picked the right answer. Do you think you know it? Take this quiz and find out.
A major US orchestra's performance of Stravinsky's Rite of Spring – recorded in 2012 and released on a major label – is for sale on iTunes. How are the orchestra members who participated in the recording session paid for digital sales?
Only 31% of quiz takers knew the correct answer. Are you curious about how or whether orchestra members are paid for this? Take this quiz.
An emerging American hip hop act makes their new tracks available on SoundCloud. How are they paid when their songs are streamed on SoundCloud?
55% of quiz takers knew this one. Do you know what the answer is? Here's the quiz.
A 1980s rock band has their big 80's hit used in a current major Hollywood movie. Their 1980s record label still owns the sound recording and, under their contract, they split the synch licensing fee with the label 50/50. They also wrote the song. Do the band's songwriters receive any public performance royalties when the movie is shown in US movie theatres?
This one is particularly tricky. Even of those who took the "expert" quiz, only 44% got it right. Take the quiz and discover why.
The quizzes are a natural outgrowth of FMC's ongoing work helping musicians navigate a complex and changing landscape; not only do we hope they are educational for our quiz-takers, but the answers will help us identify any persistent knowledge gaps in the music community and design better learning tools.
So take a quiz (or two, or three, or four) and see how you stack up.
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Empowering scientists, building collaborations
SAGSC connects the omics researchers and facilities at the University of Lethbridge and provides a leading bioinformatics core in Southern Alberta.
The Southern Alberta Genome Sciences Centre (SAGSC) is a research centre at the University of
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Facilitate the generation, storage, analysis and integration of omics data. SAGSC connects all high throughput sequencing platforms across the University of Lethbridge and hosts a state-of-the-art bioinformatics core facility for data analysis.
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SAGSC promotes collaborations between researchers at the University of Lethbridge and province-wide through its connection to BioNetAlberta. SAGSC champions a variety of research projects investigating cancer, Alzheimer's disease, transgenerational inheritance and plant biology.
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June 25, 2019 1:53AM PT
Zhang Zhao, Chief of Le Chuang (Formerly Le Vision Pictures), Resigns
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Zhang Zhao, the chairman and CEO of Le Chuang Entertainment, formerly known as Le Vision Pictures, has resigned for "personal reasons," the firm said.
Zhang's resignation was announced in a statement posted to the firm's official social media account Monday, which thanked him for his service. "Le Chuang will carry on as before, using film as a foundation…to create even more cultural value for Chinese families," it said, adding: "Sunac Culture Group will just as before support Le Chuang's development."
Le Vision is the entertainment division of the now-embattled tech firm LeEco. The company has yet to announce Zhao's successor, though numerous Chinese outlets report that it will be Sun Zheyi, president of Sunac Culture Group.
Co-founded by Zhang in 2011, Le Vision has signed big-name directors such as Zhang Yimou, Lu Chuan, Tsui Hark, and Guo Jingming of "Tiny Times" fame. Last year, it was re-branded as Le Chuang.
LeEco hit financial troubles in 2016 after the company threw itself into overly ambitious expansion. Its founder, Jia Yueting, resigned in 2017 just before Beijing froze his and the firm's assets, and eventually put him on a government blacklist for credit defaulters.
Its majority shareholder is the Hong Kong-listed property developer Sunac, which rescued LeEco with nearly $3 billion in investment in the wake of those troubles, but later admitted the decision had been a "failure," according to China's Caixin. Sunac chairman Sun Hongbin stepped in for a spell as chairman of LeShi Internet Information & Technology, LeEco's main listed division, but left the role just eight months later in March of last year. Sun Zheyi is his son.
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Maeshowe
Main chamber, looking to the entrance
Viking carvings inside the chamber
Maeshowe, also known as Orkhaugr, a burial mound in Orkney, Scotland, with underground passage graves.[1] It was built during the Neolithic period, about 3000 years ago. It has been included in the World Heritage Site, Heart of Neolithic Orkney.
The mound used to be taller, with a depression in the top, looking like a small volcano. It measured 11 meters in height and had a diameter of 30 meters.[2] This was changed in 1861 when the mound was dug into by archaeologist James Farrer.
It was built on a raised level area and surrounded by a ditch and a raised bank. It may have been built on top of an earlier structure. Research shows that the ditch used to be filled with water, and there was a large stone circle around the mound. The grave itself is a long narrow entrance opening into a large chamber. There are three smaller rooms which open into the main chamber.[2] It has been built to line up with the sun at the Winter Solstice.[1]
Maeshowe had been dug up in the 12th century by the Vikings.[2] It has many Norse carvings on the rocks.
↑ 1.0 1.1 "Documents in Maeshowe - Academia.edu". Retrieved 2012-12-11.
↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Maeshowe, Orkney's finest chambered cairn". Orkneyjar: Heritage of the Orkney Islands. Orkneyjar. 2012. Retrieved December 11, 2012.
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League of Legends January 22, 2020 / 4:31 pm
Riot Announces LEC Playoff Changes for 2020
Riot Games has announced the new playoff format for the LEC in the 2020 season. The LEC will follow the LCS with a brand-new seeding system for the Spring and Summer playoffs. Furthermore, Championship Points will see changes to make the Summer Playoffs the only route to Worlds 2020.
The LEC will adopt a new playoff system and points seeding going into the 2020 season. (Photo courtesy Riot Games)
The LEC playoffs are the only schedule change the European region sees in 2020. The regular weeks will still be best of one,
with each team playing twice a week. Each team will go through the regular weeks as expected and will climb the standings to earn a playoff spot. The top four teams will then be placed in either the upper bracket, with brackets to be decided by seed one. The bottom two teams will then head to the lower bracket.
Teams positioned between one to six will then be placed into the Playoffs, albeit differently to seasons before. Week one of the Playoffs will see seed one face off against their choice seed three or four in match one. Seed two will then play the team not chosen in the match after in match two. Week one will then close with seed five and six fighting in the lower bracket in match three.
Week two will then have the winner of match-three fights the lowest seed team that lost in week one. Match five will then be the battle between the two winning teams in the upper bracket. Match six will then have the advancing lower bracket team face off against the other team that lost in the first round of the upper bracket.
In week three, the final lower bracket game will play out, with the advancing team meeting the upper bracket team in the grand final.
Championship points are valued differently during the Spring and Summer Splits.
In Spring, the Championship Points are rewarded as follows:
#1 = 90
However, the Summer Playoff has increased values on Championship Points. These Championship points will instead be awarded at the end of regular split, rather than during the Summer Playoff season. Summer Playoff seeds will then be decided via total Championship Points earned in Spring and Summer. Only the best of the best in Summer will make it to the Summer Playoffs after the following awarded points:
#1 = 140
For Europe, Championship Points is a symbol of how hard or easy it is to enter the Summer Playoffs. This makes it so only the best teams in Europe have access to Worlds 2020. Expect to see the caliber of competition raised as the Summer weeks progress.
The full blog post can be found here
Craig is passionate about two things: History and Gaming. Whilst at university, Craig focused his degree on history and voluntarily wrote about esports on the side. Nowadays, he tends to write about esports whilst enjoying history as a hobby.


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let me start my first thread discussing about money.
In today's society the rate of relationship breakups between married and dating couples are alarming; in fact Nowadays people marry and divorce at the drop of a hat, while boyfriends and girlfriends drop each other and switch partners like there's no tomorrow.
Why is relationship breakups easily tolerated in our society today; and what is the root of it all ? Does money play a major role in this ?


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Familiar faces back in Port Clinton as alumni gather this weekend
Sep 22, 2021 | Around Ottawa County, Featured | 0 comments
There will be plenty of old faces enjoying a rapidly-changing Port Clinton for the new few days as the Port Clinton High School Alumni Weekend begins on Friday, Sept. 24, an event held once every three years. This year's theme is for generations of alumni to "Rally, Reconnect and Rediscover."
There are numerous events planned around the area this weekend, and various decades of alumni will gather at designated locations in downtown Port Clinton on Saturday evening. The 1960s alumni will now gather at A La Carte After Hours, a late change in location. Details can be found at www.pccsd.net under the Alumni tab.
Call Jan Gluth at 419-732-2102, Ext. 8 for more information or check out the PCHS Alumni Facebook page at www.facebook.com/portclintonalumni. Whether it's been five years or 50 years since former students have visited Port Clinton, the PCHS Alumni Association hopes they all will join an Alumni Weekend filled with memories, laughter and fun.
This year's list of events will include:
Alumni Band Night is Friday, and more than 100 alumni have already registered. Registration is open until Thursday, Sept. 23 at www.pccsd.net under the alumni link. At 7 p.m. on Friday it's time to rally at True-Lay Stadium as the Redskins host Edison. The game will also be available via livestream on the big screen at Meals on Madison in Downtown Port Clinton.
Saturday is Port Clinton Day. At 10 a.m. rediscover Port Clinton High School. Tour the new Athletic Boosters Field House from 11 a.m. until noon with new Wrestling Coach Adam Hicks. PCHS alumni wrestlers will want to stop by and say hello to Coach Tom Fisher who will also be in attendance. The girl's soccer team (9 a.m.) and the boy's soccer team(11 a.m.) will scrimmage on Saturday at Bassett's Field. Admission is $7.
Also on Saturday, head downtown to see school memorabilia at the Ottawa County Museum from 11 a.m.–3 p.m. Explore the shops and dining, then take a walk to the Port Clinton Lighthouse and the Lake Erie Love sign.
The Decade Gatherings in Downtown Port Clinton and Pub Crawl on Saturday is from 5-7 p.m. Decade assignments are: 1940's & 1950's – McCarthy's; 1960's – Ala Carte After Hours; 1970's: Clinton House; 1980's – Brick House; 1990's – Rosie's; 2000's – Bait House; 2010's – Gristmill.
On Saturday at 7 p.m. all alumni gather by the stage at Meals on Madison to rally and mingle with a live band. Before the night is over sing the fight song and alma mater.
Sunday is Catawba Day. There is so much to see and do on the Catawba Peninsula, including a visit to the Catawba Museum from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. The Catawba Island Historical Society is opening Union Chapel just for PCHS alumni. Theo Dunham will be on hand to record alumni video memories for the museum archives.
From noon-3 p.m. enjoy Twin Oast Brewery. The beautiful grounds and facility located on the center of the Catawba Peninsula is the perfect setting to catch up with classmates and friends. Various seating areas are available or bring your own lawn chairs.
Then it's farewell until the next PCHS Alumni Weekend in 2024!


A gorgeous vintage 9ct yellow Gold necklace, comprising of stylized crurb and rectangular links.
A gorgeous vintage 9ct yellow Gold necklace, comprising of stylized crurb and rectangular links. Necklace measures approx 46cm (18.1") in length X 4mm. Weighs approx 13.3 grammes. Stamped 375 (9ct). Circa 1990.


This is the house we were looking after. Only 2 houses from the beach.
We also looked after Pippa, a Kelpie and Tess the cat. Pippa was very well trained, able to be walked without a lead, come when called. The beach was open to dogs being walked offlead, with some restrictions on times with seasonal changes. There was a Life Saving Club, note not "surf life saving club", as there was no surf, unless extreme weather conditions prevailed. There were a number of Life Saving Clubs in the area, only saw one that was called a Surf Life Saving Club.
Kept reasonably fit with walking Pippa about 6 Km per day, along the beach, sometimes in soft sand due to high tide.


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