Has anyone created stickers that have texture? I have been playing around with making stickers (brushes) that have texture from both the canvas and other tools. I want to see what others have come up with.


text:
Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/3ba10dba494d4f088fb9f22d8b75a0fb
Air better than forecast at Arkansas dump underground fire
BELLA VISTA, Ark. (AP) — Air quality near an underground fire at an illegal dumping site in northwest Arkansas is better than expected, state environmental officials said.
Readings from the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality's website show that between May 18 and May 22, the air quality was good, not unhealthy as forecast. The readings came from two sites near the Bella Vista underground fire, Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported. The results were posted to the state agency's website Friday.
The Bella Vista Property Owners Association, which is responsible for extinguishing the fire, said the air quality is still unhealthy for those the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency categorizes as sensitive: people with heart and lung disease, older adults and children.
The underground fire was first discovered by residents last July. They said at the time that the smoke has caused respiratory and other health problems.
The Environmental Quality Department was in charge of extinguishing the fire. But the association took over the job on May 3. Now, it must extinguish the fire by June 14 under a contract with the state's environmental agency. The association said that will cost around $4 million.
The association's chief operating officer, Tom Judson, said that the contractors in charge of extinguishing the fire are ahead of schedule in phase one, which is putting out the fire and making sure it doesn't reignite. Phase two will be remediation of the site.
Information from: Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, http://www.nwaonline.com

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


Best Price Storage - Myrtle Beach - Wesley St.
Above is a directory of mortgage services in Myrtle Beach, SC. If you are looking for services such as loan, mortgage, cash advance etc, you might find a large number of mortgage companies listed in this Myrtle Beach, SC mortgage directory. Please contact individual companies or persons for their service details. We hope to help you find the best mortgage services in Myrtle Beach, SC!


Thank you Don & Thompson Crew!!!
Mrs. Lund had a passion for decorating her home. In 1901, when whopping real estate sales by the Lund Land Agency made John G. Lund famous throughout the state and a bona fide millionaire, Mrs. Lund began adding new rooms, balconies, porches, and greatly expanded the living area. With each room addition, the interior appeared to be haphazard with different woods and trim styles, with woodwork ranging from light to dark colors. The exterior changes displayed none of the distraction of randomly placed architectural elements.
Mrs. Lund was very particular about her 'outside appearances'. Although she didn't care whether there was continuity inside, the exterior was a flowing, intricate style with gingerbread eaves, complex shingle patterns, brackets, friezes, balconies, spindles, a turret, numerous inviting porches, and a simple green and white paint scheme which provides continuity for all the elements.
During the early restoration in the mid 70's, the gable fans were spotted in the attic of the old barn (now the Carriage House). They were saved by Henry Jemmings when the old barn was razed. They had been stored in the hay mow perhaps by Nella Hoel. At that time, they were repaired, repainted and re-hung.
Last summer an intricate rebuilding project to completely replace the deteriorated gable fans was undertaken by dedicated craftsmen. The fans were rotted and fragile after almost 110 years of storage and weathering. Each were originally crafted of lathe with hand tools. It was a long but rewarding project. More than 156 hours of labor went into the finished gingerbread fans. That would be almost 20 full 8 hour days. The use of power saws and power nailers made the project easier, and also helped a great deal to cut the time needed in rebuilding them.
We want to thank Don Berndt for his expertise and for supervising the project. Mrs. Lund would be proud of a job well done!


text:
NYCity.media » HBO
HBO, New York
Skyscrapers, Mountains and Rural Idyll: Film and Television Backdrops in the Diverse State of New York 14:43 | 28.10.21
The Big Apple is one of the absolute hotspots in the film and TV industry. Numerous programs are produced here throughout the year. On-site you can take a look behind the scenes and take a look at filming locations from classic series such as "Sex and the City" from HBO or hits such as Amazon's "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel".
Sex and the City Tour in New York: The Highlights 16:23 | 25.09.21
On this Sex and the City tour through New York, you follow in the footsteps of Sarah Jessica Parker aka Carrie, and her friends. Well, who hasn't always dreamed of it? As a loyal fan of the series, you know every scene, every episode, and would give anything to go to the original filming locations in New York.
The Year that Lightning Struck: the Birth of the Subculture in New York 12:50 | 11.08.21
The birth of subculture from the rubble of the big city juggernaut: The novel "City On Fire" and the television series "The Get Down" are a reminder of how hip-hop, disco, and punk exploded in New York in 1977.


Johnson & Johnson Events is a mobile app for Johnson & Johnson Events and Conferences.
* View schedules, explore sessions, and find networking events.
* Curate your own personal schedule for easy conference attendance.
* Access location and speaker information at your fingertips.
* Post updates to sessions, keynotes, and exhibitor booths.
* Interact with a real-time feed of all event activity, that showcases which sessions are trending, most popular photos, and popular discussion topics.
* Check the leaderboard to see how you compare to other attendees.
* Expand your professional network.
* Update - a quick way to share photos, comments, and which session you're attending.
* Activity Feed - the real-time pulse of the event. See what people are saying, view photos from the event, and find trending sessions and topics.
* Users - see who's at the event and connect with them on the app.
* Exhibitors - find exhibitors and sponsors, and leave comments or ratings.


text:
POLITICS HUMAN RIGHTS
Gun self-defense is a Natural Right
By Sartre -
The confusion that exists in today's mercurial society is a direct result of not understanding the nature of individual human rights. All valid authority is based upon willing consent. The cornerstone of human being personhood is the inalienable right of self-defense. This indisputable principle is under attack on all fronts by the "Politically Correct" authoritarians who see the individual as an inconvenient impediment to their bizarre vision of a social order based upon compelled obedience to a global agenda of destructive myths and false promises of a utopian world.
Eliminating guns from the hands of ordinary citizens is their unholy grail of compulsion and intimidation control over personal and independent resistance to this obscene New World Order. The Global Gulag essay, Guns, Guts and Goons states the dilemma concisely.
"Government of, by and for the people has become domination, coercion and submission to the State. The inarguable linkage that private gun ownership has given pause to the most abusive authoritarianism, has served this nation well. Since the founding of the country, the clear lesson of history, that an armed population counteracts and checks the effective ambition of despots, protected our liberty."
One of the more intriguing examples of the elite's duplicity comes directly from the serial abuser of gun rights from the Peoples Socialist Sanitarium of California. Only an arrogant charlatan like Senator Barbara Boxer would nonchalantly complain that her personal safety is compromised by threatening hordes of progressive rebel rousers. Gun wielding security details are perfectly acceptable if employed to safeguard establishment careerists, while maintaining the social disorder for the riffraff.
Disarming the hoi polloi is essential to keep the system on track. Sen. Boxer: 'If I Didn't Have a Lot of Security, I Don't Know What Would Have Happened', demonstrates why super delegates are necessary to neutralize populist sentiment.
"It was a scary situation," Boxer told CNN on Wednesday. "I was there…It was frightening. I had — I was on the stage and people were six feet away from me and if I didn't have a lot of security, I don't know what would have happened."
The immutable right for defending one's person has no ideological test. It is an absolute justification for protecting the distinct safety of your being. For this reason alone, no government can morally disarm its citizenry from possessing the effective means to guard your security. The obsession of the anti-gun crowd to ban weapons defies all rational understanding.
Counting their illogical fixation is a common sense appeal to set the record straight. Let's get down to a most effective messaging campaign presented by the National Rifle Association. Put aside whatever varied bias you might have towards this organization and focus upon the essence on these short vignettes. Take the time to appreciate the veracity exhibited by ordinary people, summarizing eternal truths.
The Hollywood celebrities, billionaires, and other elites who attack the Second Amendment want to take our God-given freedom away. Yet at the core of the Second Amendment is the eternal truth that no life is more worthy of armed protection than another. The NRA Foundation educates for the protection of these rights. We are Freedom's Safest Place.
Chicago is one of the most dangerous cities in America. Yet it's injustice is America's problem—either we fight this cancer of corruption … or we pray it doesn't come closer. The NRA Foundation educates for the protection of your rights.
We are Freedom's Safest Place.
Do you believe the government can keep you safe? What's the cost to a country that thinks its rules can shield good people from bad things? Our safety is our job, because our lives are our job — and Good Guys deserve every chance to be safe.
Arguments like these register with the electorate. Law abiding people admit that the failure of government to prevent career criminals, violent gangs, mentally disturbed nut cases and rogue officials from threatening your life and well being, is greatly increased when guns are prohibited from your possession.
As long as the extreme left strives to ban fire arms and confiscate the millions already in the hands of the public, America will become less safe. For this reason, it is clear that the Presidential race presents an obvious choice. Donald Trump Tells N.R.A. Hillary Clinton Wants to Let Violent Criminals Go Free, makes an emphatic distinction.
"Donald J. Trump accused Hillary Clinton on Friday of wanting to let violent criminals out of prison and "disarm" law-abiding citizens in unsafe neighborhoods, and warned that women, in particular, would be at greater risk if she were elected president.
Accepting the endorsement of the National Rifle Association at its annual convention here, Mr. Trump — who has not always been the staunchest opponent of stricter gun controls — said the November election would be a referendum on the Second Amendment. He claimed, hyperbolically, that Mrs. Clinton, his likely Democratic opponent, "wants to take away your guns."
"Crooked Hillary Clinton is the most anti-gun, anti-Second Amendment candidate ever to run for office," he said."
Few people challenge that public officials and especially presidential office holders have become targets for physical harm. Security details are expected to increase the level of safety around their public appearances and travel appointments. However, the general public is deemed too dangerous to allow for their own protections, even in their own homes in many municipalities. So it is not surprising when Trump tells Hillary to Dump Bodyguards' Guns, but we all know that the rules for the rest of us do not apply for the NWO princesses of elitism like Boxer and Clinton.
Awr Hawkins makes some irrefutable points in his article, Gun Ownership A Natural Right, Not a Political One.
"Therefore, natural rights are not political inasmuch as they exist with or without the consent of those in political office—such rights even exist without the citizens' consent—and the Founding Fathers gave us the Bill of Rights to protect them.
So the lesson for incoming officeholders is simple—gun rights are not like speed limits, school funding, defense spending, or treaties with foreign countries. The government's role is not to regulate such rights but to protect them in accordance with the Constitution. This is what our Founders meant by the words, "Shall not be Infringed."
Essentially, self-defense boils down to Shall not be Infringed, but in this "PC" and multicultural guilt ridden environment of self loathing and abdication of personal responsibility, the federal government groupies want individuals to be subservient dependents.
The burden of justification is not with the gun owner. The requirement to strip a natural right from the citizenry can never be justified. Yet, the entire movement to destroy the Second Amendment is based upon illegitimate authority that the collectivists promote as enlightened progress.
This sickness is more lethal than a drive by shooting in the hood. At least you have a chance for dodging a stray bullet, but in the world of gun prohibition, the end result is always an eventual dictatorship.
As the militarization of all levels of government proceeds, the ultimate target of all this coercion is designed to focus on the patriotic movement of loyal constitutionalists. Since the followers of the Clinton/Boxer establishment hate real Americans, it is instinctive for tyrants to adopt any measure that disarms their natural foe.
Guns are all about preserving freedom from despotism. The self-defense of your person is an absolute natural right, but the ability of rebellion and resistance to an illegitimate government is a political response.
It is acknowledged that not everyone would consider a revolt as an acceptable alternative. Nevertheless, it is beyond prudent and rational comprehension to resist the use of fire arms as a means to ensure your own personal safekeeping.
Non-violent advocates as advanced in BREAKING ALL THE RULES adopt the position of Martin Luther King, Jr on this subject.
"As we have seen, the first public expression of disenchantment with nonviolence arose around the question of "self-defense." In a sense this is a false issue, for the right to defend one's home and one's person when attacked has been guaranteed through the ages by common law." – Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community? (Chapter II, Black Power)
The larger question of actual revolution, whether violate or not; is outside the limited scope of individual defense of your person. How you come down on this issue reveals much of what constitutes your acceptance of the true natural order. If you cannot respect yourself, by what authority do you claim you have over your neighbors?
As the population is herded into crowded metropolitan socially inhabited ghettos, the arming of the apartment resident becomes even more relevant for survival. As the tyrannical autocrat keeps pushing to strip the means for protection from residents, their fear of an armed public is so obvious. And their own personal response is to live within walled communities, with multi layers of armed security and limited access from the outside world.
Via BATR
natural right
Darwin weeps: Warning labels and technology render the survival mindset obsolete
Colorado adopts 'red flag' gun law to take guns away from those deemed a 'threat' — sheriff says he will not enforce it
Colorado sheriff stands with U.S. Constitution; willing to go to jail rather than enforce proposed gun law
Teacher's rights violated after she was pushed to the floor and...
Bilderbergers maintain silence upon arrival at 2019 meeting in Switzerland
Insanity: Mexico Catholic Church claims protecting your borders is terrorism


We provide a range of support for people with an autistic spectrum disorder (ASD), including Asperger's Syndrome. No two individuals with ASD are the same and we always complete an initial 'autism profile' to enable us to tailor our services to the individual's particular needs.
This assessment helps us clarify the nuances of the person's condition – which can vary greatly between individuals – and ensure that we deliver the most appropriate care for that person's capabilities within the wide range of autism services on offer.
We believe that multidisciplinary approach is the most effective way to provide appropriate support. It means working closely with other professionals, including GPs, medical professionals, speech and language therapists, social workers and other service providers.


text:
Omicron doubles or triples risk of infection on planes, according to experts
by: Jack Baudoin
You have been added to Eyewitness News Home Team Daily News Newsletter
Eyewitness News Home Team Daily News
(WTVO) — For those that are planning to fly somewhere for Christmas or New Years, chances of catching COVID-19 may be higher because of the omicron variant.
However, there are things that can be done to remain healthy.
The International Air Transport Association's Medical Advisor said that the mutation doubles, or even triples, the risks of infection on board a flight. The group suggested that passengers who sit next to each other should avoid taking off their masks and eating at the same time.
Experts also said that the chance of transmission aboard a plane is less than packed places on the ground, like airports, bars and gyms. That is because flights use hospital-grade air filters.
Health experts urged people who are traveling to get tested.
"We have some family members that have recently gotten it, so we have a lot of people coming for Christmas, so we're just making sure everybody gets tested," said flight passenger Brian Anderson. "Whether you've been vaccinated or not, we're making sure everybody gets tested prior to Christmas Eve, when they're all going to be over."
Travelers can get tested for COVID-19 at O'Hare and Midway airports. About three million people are expected to fly in and out of the two hubs between Wednesday and January 3.
Janesville man tries to lure a child into vehicle


text:
Courses and LearningAdvertiseCurrent Issue
Could Good Type Design Promote Literacy In The Middle East?
Nadine Chahine talks about her PhD work using eye-tracking to test how children read Arabic script. The research could lead to new insights about literacy in the Arabic-speaking world.
By Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan 4 minute Read
Public perception of typography may be that it's an insular details game, a culture of obsessive nuance. That couldn't be further from the truth for Nadine Chahine, a young Lebanese type designer who believes that type holds the key to literacy–and by extension, education–in the Arab world.
Chahine is a type designer first and foremost: As the Arabic specialist at Monotype, she designed the best-selling Frutiger Arabic, Helvetica Arabic, and is currently working on Zapfino Arabic. But she's also a strong advocate for reading. This fall, she received her PhD from Leiden University, where her dissertation focused on using eye tracking to test how children read Arabic in its three most common forms. Using a computer to test eye movements that are otherwise invisible to observers, Chahine was able to discover something that other designers have only speculated about: why children get mixed up about certain types of script, and whether one might lend itself to those learning to read. It's a micro level of detail with a macro impact–and recently, I had a chance to chat with Chahine about her findings from a layperson's perspective.
A diagram shows where Chahine's subjects "fixated" on a word or letter while reading.
As a student at Leiden, Chahine knew that she wanted to focus on the science of literacy and type. Eye trackers are pretty ubiquitous in research institutions these days, but they had rarely been used in relation to Arabic script until Chahine proposed the idea. "I had to self-educate myself on psychology," she says. Her thesis adviser, Kevin Larson, a legibility expert at Microsoft, helped her develop a methodology from scratch.
Arabic script differs from Latin enormously. For starters, letters can change forms according to context and vowels appear above or below the letterforms. The letters take different forms depending on their placement in a word. The Arabic script often takes one of three widely used Naskh styles. In Dynamic Naskh, the most complex style of the three, there are many different forms that each letter can take. Then there's Traditional, where each letter has four forms and the typeface has several ligatures. In Simplified, letters mostly have only two forms. Independent of style, authors and designers can choose whether to include or exclude vowel markings.
Her findings support an important thesis: more complex is less legible.
Chahine set out to answer several questions. How did the complexity of style affect reading in school children? Did the inclusion of vowel markings improve legibility, or did it confuse readers with extra information? What is–in Chahine's words–"the cost of complexity?" She rented an eye tracker and flew to Beirut, where she spent several weeks measuring how the young eyes of 72 school children reacted to the same paragraphs written in Dynamic, Traditional, and Simplified forms. The eye tracker allowed her to detect and record three different types of infinitesimally small eye movements that occur while reading: fixations (when the eye focuses on a letter or group of letters), saccades (when the eye jumps forward), and regressions (when the eye jumps back). Each of these behaviors is barely discernable to the naked eye–a saccade, for example, might last 30 milliseconds. But they're disproportionately important to their duration, since they provide a tell-tale map of where and why a kid might get hung up on a word or sentence.
Her findings support an important thesis: More complex is less legible. The Simplified style had significantly faster fixation times. Where vowels were concerned, though, things got more complicated. Kids had longer reading times when vowel markings were included, but they also had fewer regressions, which implies better clarity in reading. Still, vowels were doing more harm than good. "The short vowels in Arabic are second-rate citizens," Chahine writes, "and the cognitive cost of their addition to Arabic texts outweighs the benefits they bring to the linguistic clarity of the intended message."
There isn't one "perfect" form of Arabic. It's more like a balance between functionality and ornament, a compromise.
It seems that there isn't one "perfect" form of Arabic. It's more like a balance between functionality and ornament, a compromise negotiated by the designer. If you're designing a traffic sign, you want to express the content of your message faster. "But when the reader has the luxury of time, perhaps with a book of poetry, then we can go back to the more complex forms we have from history," she says. "It's important to draw the line between the two." And it's the job of the designer to decide what's the most appropriate. "You can ask existential questions like, 'What should Arabic look like?' But I look at functionality first."
Chahine believes that typography could have far-reaching implications in the Arabic-speaking world, where illiteracy is disproportionately high. "What we need to do is collect design, education, and literacy and look at them as one subject," she tells me. "We need to present material in a way that is visually enticing and encourage people to read to their kids before they go to school and transition into literary Arabic." She's also adamant that graphic designers will play a critical role in the push for higher literacy rates. "We need to acknowledge how designers influence culture and environment," she says. "It's not enough to design logos and books. This is a talent, to be able to communicate to the masses."
[Image: Arabic via Shutterstock]
Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan is Co.Design's deputy editor.
These salad vending machines are going to be a lot easier to find in New York
Starbucks is now aiming to become 'resource-positive'—though it won't say by when
Could this very odd-looking electric car convince you to ditch your SUV?
Volvo's short film about saving an endangered kestrel will make you feel hopeful about climate change
Radiohead creates a digital public library so you can stream their deep cuts
Will Smith is Lyft's latest celebrity driver in 'Bad Boys' marketing stunt
This home improvement brand now sells high fashion. It's surprisingly good
McKinsey's new Tokyo office is a perfect architectural metaphor
Shop online? Your packages may have toxins hiding in plain sight
6 ways to handle biased feedback at work
More people would trust a robot than their manager, according to study
This CEO says we don't have to abandon capitalism if we want to support workers


Prince Royce performs onstage at One Voice: Somos Live! A Concert For Disaster Relief at Marlins Park on Oct. 14, 2017 in Miami.
Prince Royce, Farruko and Piso 21 have been added to Univsion's Premio Lo Nuestro lineup.
Piso 21, nominated for the first time for three awards, will the perform the group's hit single "Te Vi," and introduce a new singer, Lorduy, marking his debut with the band on live television. He replaces Llane, who recently departed the Colombian group after 12 years.
Royce is a Lo Nuestro veteran, with 16 past wins to his credit. Farruko is nominated in a new Premio Lo Nuestro category, Remix of the Year.
Marc Anthony, Thalia, Daddy Yankee, Reik, Christian Nodal, Natti Natasha, De La Ghetto, Pedro Capó, Intocable, Lali Esposito and Silvestre Dangond were previously announced as performers for the 31st edition of the awards show, which will be broadcast on Univision on Feb. 21 from the American Airlines Arena in Miami.
See the complete list of nominees here.


text:
Brent Gary Mitchell
1971-2021 ~ It is great sadness and a profound sense of loss that our family announces the passing of our son and brother Brent, in the early morning of June 25, 2021.
Growing up in Cranbrook, Brent attended school at Highlands Elementary & Laurie Middle School until 1987. The family then moved to Jaffray, B.C., where he completed his secondary school education at Fernie Secondary graduating in 1989. In 1991 Brent received his Diploma from BCIT in Biomedical Technology.
Brent enjoyed sports, especially soccer and basketball, playing hard and always giving 100%. He was also very much into Judo in those early years in Cranbrook where the tournament competitions to which the Judo Club travelled were always a highlight.
An avid water skier he learned to ski barefoot during the good times at Rosen Lake. While at BCIT he played rugby and continued with Judo.
Brent loved music and was passionate about his favourite musicians and bands. The drums were his chosen instrument as he learned to play them in the Laurie School Band. For a time after BCIT he played in a Vancouver band called Black Sunshine.
As his personality developed it was apparent that he was an extrovert. From an early age he was exuberant and engaging, making friends easily, relating well to others and displaying a well-developed sense of humour. Even in some of his darkest moments, the real Brent would often clearly shine through.
Brent loved animals, particularly his best buddy and companion for 11 years Toby. When Toby passed this last year, it was very hard on Brent.
Not long after his graduation from BCIT his lifetime struggle with mental illness began. He fought it hard, and there were long periods of time when he was able to overcome his affliction. There were many good times in the last 25 years and these memories will be cherished. We will never truly understand how heavy a burden he carried, or its impact on his life.
Brent, as do many others sometimes turned to substances to ease/escape the pain. He bore the twin demons of mental illness and addiction with fortitude, as well as anyone could expect.
Cranbrook is fortunate in having many caring people, serving with various agencies, who work with individuals in circumstances similar to what Brent was experiencing. Should you desire in any way to honour Brent's memory, please do so by simply saying thank you to individuals working in organizations involved in the care and management of the less fortunate. All the groups and organizations listed are staffed by people who truly care, and those people have our gratitude. Many also accept donations as well.
The RCMP, Community Connections, The Salvation Army, Probation Services, East Kootenay Hospital Medical and Psychiatric Staff, Mental Health Outreach Staff, BC Schizophrenia Society, East Kootenay Addiction Services Society, Street Angels, Wings and Eagles.
Arrangements entrusted to McPherson Funeral Services.
Condolences for the family can be offered at: www.mcphersonfh.com
McPherson Funeral ServicesObituary


Launched to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the first United Nations conference on the exploration and peaceful uses of outer space (UNISPACE 50), it aims to provide opportunities to developing countries to become stronger in assembling, integrating and testing nanosatellites, said a press release.
The UNNATI programme will be conducted for three years by the U.R. Rao Satellite Centre of ISRO in three batches. It will benefit officials of 45 countries. The first batch, which started on January 17, has 30 delegates from 17 countries participating.
To provide theoretical course on satellite technology.
To provide hands-on training to assemble, integrate and test a low cost, modular nano satellite.


Thank you for your interest in the Parliamentary Internship & Mentorship Program.
To apply for the 2018 Parliamentary Internship & Mentorship Program, please fill out the Application Form and send the completed application to the attention of Grace Lee (Email: grace.lee@sen.parl.gc.ca, Fax: 613-947-4082) by March 31, 2018.
The Programme is open to all candidates who hold Canadian citizenship or permanent residence and are legally entitled to work in Canada.
* Details of each part of the application are outlined in the Application Form.
Exception: If you choose to make a PowerPoint Presentation which has effects, you may submit a file in PowerPoint and 1 file in PDF, making total number of attachments 6 instead of 5.
Successful candidates for the Program will be notified in April 2018.
If you have any questions regarding the Program or the application process, please fill out the form below.


The Célé River runs across a peaceful, lush and deep valley, a real paradise inhabited by men since the origins as the great number of prehistoric remains and drawings let in the limestone cliff caves witness.
This is the ideal place for quiet holidays where villages, hamlets, mills and rivers as well as vineyards, sunflowers or corn fields invite you to stroll.
GR 651 – Way of St-James – Walking the Célé Valley from Conques to Cahors with Ici & Là Nature : Click here !
Hiking tour in France ( 9 days ) with Ici & Là Nature along the Célé River and the Lot Valley ( Saint-Cirq-Lapopie ) : Click here.
Beautiful. Absolutely beautiful! I have been dreaming lately of spending some time in France, you have completely awoken those dreams once more!
A fascinating collection conveying a wonderful sense of place.
phenomenal post. Once again, I am awestruck at how much effort you put into them…..
Looks like a wonderful day spent here.
Beautiful images, well captured. Some of these places look absolutely magical.
I LOVE your photos! Especially the one with the cat, and the one with the blue doors. Just Beautiful!
Another lovely showcase of a beautiful part of France!
You have a great thing going on, my friend. The pictures are amazing. I especially like the ones with the towering rocks.
I love the photo with the window and the red flowers. The pictures make me just long to be in France right now!
You post photos that tempt me to return to France tomorrow! Fantastic. Such a beautiful country. I've been there four times but it's not enough.
Looks beautiful! I want to be there!
It is quite easy to go there and so relaxing. I am here to help you set up your trip wherever you come from, Choose your date between April and November and add a flight or train ticket. If you want more information, I can send you a technical sheet. Send me an email : cecile@icietlanature.com. Thank you !
Fantastic photos. Reminds me just how beautiful France is. Thank you!
Fascinating photos Thanks for sharing !
gorgeous photo's.. beautiful area. thank you for sharing.
This is just an amazing route – so beautiful!!
One of my favorite regions of France, artfully portrayed. Thank you for these!
What a wonderful place – fantastic pictures. I marvel at how a tower was built in the rock and then a tunnel dug? Honestly I have no idea how this could have been done! Love it!


Online instructors often struggle with establishing and maintaining effective communication with their students over the course of the semester. We have to work hard to establish both a public and a private system for communicating with our students. Both types of communication are necessary to keep courses running smoothly, and to better serve the needs of our students. However, as we evaluate our courses, each of us will undoubtedly find something we missed: a message, an announcement, or a status check that we should have posted. One easy way to remain consistent each semester is to establish a calendar checklist of both public and private communication reminders.
Welcome Announcements: At the beginning of each semester, send a brief announcement welcoming students to your course and establishing when and how you will communicate with Make sure this announcement is posted after your course is active, so the system can automatically email all of your students.
Weekly Reminders: Online faculty often say, "If students would just read the syllabus . . ." or "Due dates are in the course calendar." While those statements are true, the reality is that instructors provide reminders for students in face-to-face classrooms without a second thought; it is almost second nature, and reminding our online students is equally important.
Forum or Work Responses: Establish a pattern of announcements that address the work students complete during each week or course unit. Part of communicating with students includes establishing your presence in the course—letting students know you are there and that you see they are working. You may also want to have established announcements that highlight major assignments as they become due.
Status Checks: Instructors often assume that students are sitting by their computers refreshing their computer screens to view their grades. Some are. However, many students need a push to check their grades. Make it a point, at least twice during the semester, to send out a grades posted announcement. Or, at the midterm, send a grade check announcement. Reminding students to check their grades can save heartaches and surprises at the end of the semester.
Final Send-Off: One of the most important things online teachers often forget to do is have a final send-off. Just as it is important to welcome students, we need to close our course and establish an ending.
Bonus Tip: Use part of your online course as a message The main page of your learning management system platform is often a whiteboard that can be used as teachable space. You can post announcements, due dates, content highlights, cartoons, or other attention-grabbers to highlight current content.
Post a detailed profile of yourself. This profile can include your message response time and a grading timetable. Be upfront with your students about when you are and are not available. Encourage students to design their own profile with similar information or with a few points they would like all of their instructors to know.
Create a first-week email assignment. Each semester, ask students to email you their contact information from their campus email account. Having students use their official campus email addresses ensures that you are communicating with the correct person and often connects with your LMS messaging systems, helping you keep documentation on students. But, just as important, it sends a powerful message to students when you can reply back, "Welcome to the course! You just earned your first 100!" While that grade may only be worth a miniscule amount in the grade scheme of the course, it sets a successful tone for the semester.
Communicating with online students can be cumbersome, especially when courses are asynchronous. By establishing a pattern of public and private communication channels and semester benchmarks that are also tied to your course calendar, you can easily maintain communication with your students.


Contact BG Products, Inc., Headquarters | BG Products, Inc.
BG Headquarters is located in Wichita, Kansas. We manufacture and ship automotive products to a worldwide network of distributors who then distribute to automotive dealerships, franchises and independent shops.
If you have products or services questions, we will forward them to your local BG Distributor.
Submit your question or comment via our contact form.


text:
Time for Awards
Yeah, I know, they won't be announced until after the Series. But the voters have to submit their ballots before postseason play. So I will too.
Note that this blog is called On The Field of Play. Awards aren't on the field of play. So this is going to be short. I'm going to list who I think should get each award and who I think will receive it. Then let's move on, OK? It's the postseason.
Disclaimer: I don't feel a team's won-lost record is relevant. I don't think awards should be limited to players whose teams play in the postseason. That's my opinion. You might not agree. Many voters don't. That's cool. Just want you to know where I'm coming from.
AL MVP
Who should get it: Man, this is tough. I think this is a four-man race between Miguel Cabrera, Mike Trout, Robinson Cano, and Josh Donaldson. Let's compare them:
Miguel Cabrera 555 103 193 26 1 44 137 90 19 94 19 3 0 .348 .442 .636 1.078
Robinson Cano 605 81 190 41 0 27 107 65 16 85 18 7 1 .314 .383 .516 .899
Josh Donaldson 579 89 174 37 3 24 93 76 2 110 15 5 2 .301 .384 .499 .883
Mike Trout 589 109 190 39 9 27 97 110 10 136 8 33 7 .323 .432 .557 .988
Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Play Index Tool Used
Generated 10/1/2013.
Obviously, Cabrera's the best hitter of the bunch. He led in the triple crown statistics, as well as on-base percentage and slugging. But he's a below-average baserunner and fielder, and I'm being kind of generous. The other guys are excellent fielders and, as baserunners, they're either decent (Donaldson, Cano) or outstanding (Trout).
I'd vote for Trout. He led the league in runs and he got almost 100 RBI despite batting first or second 107 times. He's a great baserunner and an outstanding outfielder.
Who will get it: Cabrera, and it won't be close.
NL MVP
Who should get it: There are five contenders, as I see it: Andrew McCutchen, Yadier Molina, Matt Carpenter, Joey Votto, and Paul Goldschmidt.
Matt Carpenter 626 126 199 55 7 11 78 72 1 98 4 3 3 .318 .392 .481 .873
Paul Goldschmidt 602 103 182 36 3 36 125 99 19 145 25 15 7 .302 .401 .551 .952
Andrew McCutchen 583 97 185 38 5 21 84 78 12 101 13 27 10 .317 .404 .508 .911
Yadier Molina 505 68 161 44 0 12 80 30 4 55 14 3 2 .319 .359 .477 .836
Joey Votto 581 101 177 30 3 24 73 135 19 138 15 6 3 .305 .435 .491 .926
I honestly didn't realize Carpenter had been as good as he's been. Of these, Molina's the standout fielder, McCutchen the standout baserunner. If I had a ballot it'd be McCutchen first, Goldschmidt second.
Who will get it: McCutchen. He stayed hot (.318 BA, .453 OBP, .541 SLG in September) as the Pirates clinched their first playoff appearance since George H.W. Bush was in the White House.
AL Cy Young
Who should get it: I think there are five contenders: Max Scherzer, Yu Darvish, Anibal Sanchez, Chris Sale, and Hisashi Iwakuma.
W-L%
Yu Darvish 32 0 13 9 .591 209.2 145 68 66 80 277 2.83 26 .194 .277 .334
Hisashi Iwakuma 33 0 14 6 .700 219.2 179 69 65 42 185 2.66 25 .220 .258 .371
Chris Sale 30 4 11 14 .440 214.1 184 81 73 46 226 3.07 23 .230 .282 .354
Anibal Sanchez 29 1 14 8 .636 182.0 156 56 52 54 202 2.57 9 .229 .286 .330
Max Scherzer 32 0 21 3 .875 214.1 152 73 69 56 240 2.90 18 .198 .254 .329
You can make an argument for Felix Hernandez over Iwakuma, but it'd be pretty stats-heavy. I think it's pretty close between Scherzer and Darvish. As I've written, I think Scherzer has been kind of lucky. But it works. I'd vote for him.
Who will get it: 21-3 gets it done.
NL Cy Young
Who should get it: There is not a race. Clayton Kershaw led the league in ERA, strikeouts, and baserunners per inning, and is third in wins.
Who will get it: The only question is whether it'll be unanimous.
AL Rookie of the Year
Who should get it: Man. Can we just skip to the NL? This is a really weak pool. No rookie position player qualified for the batting title or rookie pitcher for the ERA title, and the best reliever, Seattle's Danny Farquhar, had 16 saves but a 4.20 ERA. I'd give the nod to Wil Myers, who led all AL rookies in doubles, homers, runs, RBI, and slugging.
Who will get it: Jose Iglesias batted .303, which I think is a fluke, and played fantastic shortstop, which I think isn't.
NL Rookie of the Year
Who should get it: Jose Fernandez had one of the best season for a young pitcher in baseball history.
Who will get it: It'll be close between Fernandez and Yasiel Puig, whom some people credit for jump-starting the Dodgers' season. Given that Puig kind of ran out of gas in September (.214 batting, .333 on-base, .452 slugging), I think Fernandez is money good.
AL Manager of the Year
Who should get it: Joe Girardi. No, really. Look at the hand he was dealt: No Texeira. Effectively no Jeter. Only 61 games from Granderson, 44 from Rodriguez. Sabathia pretty much sucked. Outscored by 21 runs. Yet they won 85 games.
Who will get it: I'd vote for John Farrell and Bob Melvin after Girardi. They managed teams with a lot of question marks to the two best records in the AL. But I'll bet it goes to Terry Francona, who took a perennial loser in Cleveland to the postseason.
NL Manager of the Year
Who should get it: I don't see any standouts among Fredi Gonzalez, Clint Hurdle, and Mike Matheny. I'm not buying Don Mattingly: He was dealt a ridiculously strong hand in Los Angeles. I suppose Hurdle, since he led a team that was only decent on paper to a better-than-decent 94-68 record.
Who will get it: Hurdle, of course, for leading the Pirates to the postseason for the first time since 1992.
Labels: Andrew McCutchen, Clayton Kershaw, Clint Hurdle, Joe Girardi, Jose Fernandez, Jose Iglesias, Max Scherzer, Miguel Cabrera, Terry Francona, yasiel puig
Bob Gibson, Headhunter
Tim Lincecum, Two Years, $35 Million
Why On Base Percentage Matters
The Small-Market Lament
Reason to be Glad the Dodgers Won
Uh, Really, AJ?
Carlos Beltran and an Old-Timer
Barmes Benched? Or not.
Do You Need a Team for the Postseason?
An Intemperate View of Mariano Rivera
The Play-Ins: Buy Me Some Red Bull and Cracker Jac...


This IDEF3 diagram example was redesigned from the Wikimedia Commons file: 2-02 Example of a Transition Schematic.jpg.
This IDEF3 symbols example was redesigned from the Wikimedia Commons file: 3-01a Symbols Used for IDEF3 Process Description Schematics.jpg.
The vector stencils library "IDEF3 referents and notes" contains 3 shapes: call and continue referent, call and wait referent, note.
Use it to design your IDEF3 diagrams.
The vector stencils library "IDEF3 object schematic symbols" contains 12 shapes: objects, links, relations, junctions, connection arrow and line, temporal indeterminacy marker. Use it to design your IDEF3 object schematic diagrams.
IDEF offers a series of building blocks to express detailed object-centered process information; that is, information about how objects of various kinds are transformed into other kinds of things through a process, or how objects of a given kind change states through a process.
- Objects : An object of a certain kind, like a chassis, will be represented simply by a circle containing an appropriate label.
- Object States : A certain kind of object being in a certain state will be represented by a circle with a label that captures the kind itself and a corresponding state, representing thereby the type, or class, of objects that are in that state.
- Object schematics : The construction of complex representations built from kind symbols and object state symbols.
This vector stencils library contains 12 object schematic symbols.
Use it to design your IDEF3 diagrams with ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing tools.


text:
Clazz.declarePackage ("JM");
Clazz.load (["JM.Model"], "JM.BioModel", ["java.lang.Float", "java.util.Hashtable", "JU.AU", "$.BS", "$.Lst", "$.P3", "$.SB", "J.api.Interface", "J.c.STR", "JM.AtomCollection", "JM.AlphaPolymer", "$.AminoPolymer", "$.Monomer", "$.Resolver", "JU.BSUtil", "$.Escape", "$.Txt", "JV.Viewer"], function () {
c$ = Clazz.decorateAsClass (function () {
this.bioPolymerCount = 0;
this.bioPolymers = null;
Clazz.instantialize (this, arguments);
}, JM, "BioModel", JM.Model);
Clazz.makeConstructor (c$,
function (modelSet, modelIndex, trajectoryBaseIndex, jmolData, properties, auxiliaryInfo) {
Clazz.superConstructor (this, JM.BioModel, []);
this.set (modelSet, modelIndex, trajectoryBaseIndex, jmolData, properties, auxiliaryInfo);
this.isBioModel = true;
this.clearBioPolymers ();
}, "JM.ModelSet,~N,~N,~S,java.util.Properties,java.util.Map");
Clazz.overrideMethod (c$, "freeze",
function () {
this.freezeM ();
this.bioPolymers = JU.AU.arrayCopyObject (this.bioPolymers, this.bioPolymerCount);
});
Clazz.defineMethod (c$, "addSecondaryStructure",
function (type, structureID, serialID, strandCount, startChainID, startSeqcode, endChainID, endSeqcode, istart, iend, bsAssigned) {
for (var i = this.bioPolymerCount; --i >= 0; ) if (Clazz.instanceOf (this.bioPolymers[i], JM.AlphaPolymer)) (this.bioPolymers[i]).addStructure (type, structureID, serialID, strandCount, startChainID, startSeqcode, endChainID, endSeqcode, istart, iend, bsAssigned);

}, "J.c.STR,~S,~N,~N,~N,~N,~N,~N,~N,~N,JU.BS");
Clazz.overrideMethod (c$, "calculateStructures",
function (asDSSP, doReport, dsspIgnoreHydrogen, setStructure, includeAlpha) {
if (this.bioPolymerCount == 0 || !setStructure && !asDSSP) return "";
this.ms.proteinStructureTainted = this.structureTainted = true;
if (setStructure) for (var i = this.bioPolymerCount; --i >= 0; ) if (!asDSSP || this.bioPolymers[i].getGroups ()[0].getNitrogenAtom () != null) this.bioPolymers[i].clearStructures ();

if (!asDSSP || includeAlpha) for (var i = this.bioPolymerCount; --i >= 0; ) if (Clazz.instanceOf (this.bioPolymers[i], JM.AlphaPolymer)) (this.bioPolymers[i]).calculateStructures (includeAlpha);

return (asDSSP ? this.calculateDssx (null, doReport, dsspIgnoreHydrogen, setStructure) : "");
}, "~B,~B,~B,~B,~B");
Clazz.defineMethod (c$, "calculateDssx",
 function (vHBonds, doReport, dsspIgnoreHydrogen, setStructure) {
var haveProt = false;
var haveNucl = false;
for (var i = 0; i < this.bioPolymerCount && !(haveProt && haveNucl); i++) {
if (this.bioPolymers[i].isNucleic ()) haveNucl = true;
 else if (Clazz.instanceOf (this.bioPolymers[i], JM.AminoPolymer)) haveProt = true;
}
var s = "";
if (haveProt) s += (J.api.Interface.getOption ("dssx.DSSP")).calculateDssp (this.bioPolymers, this.bioPolymerCount, vHBonds, doReport, dsspIgnoreHydrogen, setStructure);
if (haveNucl && this.auxiliaryInfo.containsKey ("dssr") && vHBonds != null) s += this.ms.vwr.getAnnotationParser ().getHBonds (this.ms, this.modelIndex, vHBonds, doReport);
return s;
}, "JU.Lst,~B,~B,~B");
Clazz.overrideMethod (c$, "setConformation",
function (bsConformation) {
if (this.nAltLocs > 0) for (var i = this.bioPolymerCount; --i >= 0; ) this.bioPolymers[i].setConformation (bsConformation);

}, "JU.BS");
Clazz.overrideMethod (c$, "getPdbConformation",
function (bsConformation, conformationIndex) {
if (this.nAltLocs > 0) for (var i = this.bioPolymerCount; --i >= 0; ) this.bioPolymers[i].getConformation (bsConformation, conformationIndex);

return true;
}, "JU.BS,~N");
Clazz.overrideMethod (c$, "getBioPolymerCount",
function () {
return this.bioPolymerCount;
});
Clazz.overrideMethod (c$, "calcSelectedMonomersCount",
function (bsSelected) {
for (var i = this.bioPolymerCount; --i >= 0; ) this.bioPolymers[i].calcSelectedMonomersCount (bsSelected);

}, "JU.BS");
Clazz.defineMethod (c$, "getBioPolymer",
function (polymerIndex) {
return this.bioPolymers[polymerIndex];
}, "~N");
Clazz.overrideMethod (c$, "getDefaultLargePDBRendering",
function (sb, maxAtoms) {
var bs =  new JU.BS ();
if (this.getBondCount () == 0) bs = this.bsAtoms;
if (bs !== this.bsAtoms) for (var i = 0; i < this.bioPolymerCount; i++) this.bioPolymers[i].getRange (bs);

if (bs.nextSetBit (0) < 0) return;
var bs2 =  new JU.BS ();
if (bs === this.bsAtoms) {
bs2 = bs;
} else {
for (var i = 0; i < this.bioPolymerCount; i++) if (this.bioPolymers[i].getType () == 0) this.bioPolymers[i].getRange (bs2);

}if (bs2.nextSetBit (0) >= 0) sb.append ("select ").append (JU.Escape.eBS (bs2)).append (";backbone only;");
if (this.ac <= maxAtoms) return;
sb.append ("select ").append (JU.Escape.eBS (bs)).append (" & connected; wireframe only;");
if (bs !== this.bsAtoms) {
bs2.clearAll ();
bs2.or (this.bsAtoms);
bs2.andNot (bs);
if (bs2.nextSetBit (0) >= 0) sb.append ("select " + JU.Escape.eBS (bs2) + " & !connected;stars 0.5;spacefill off;");
}}, "JU.SB,~N");
Clazz.overrideMethod (c$, "fixIndices",
function (modelIndex, nAtomsDeleted, bsDeleted) {
this.fixIndicesM (modelIndex, nAtomsDeleted, bsDeleted);
for (var i = 0; i < this.bioPolymerCount; i++) this.bioPolymers[i].recalculateLeadMidpointsAndWingVectors ();

}, "~N,~N,JU.BS");
Clazz.overrideMethod (c$, "calculateStruts",
function (modelSet, bs1, bs2) {
var vCA =  new JU.Lst ();
var a1 = null;
var bsCheck;
if (bs1.equals (bs2)) {
bsCheck = bs1;
} else {
bsCheck = JU.BSUtil.copy (bs1);
bsCheck.or (bs2);
}var atoms = modelSet.at;
var vwr = modelSet.vwr;
bsCheck.and (vwr.getModelUndeletedAtomsBitSet (this.modelIndex));
for (var i = bsCheck.nextSetBit (0); i >= 0; i = bsCheck.nextSetBit (i + 1)) if (atoms[i].checkVisible () && atoms[i].atomID == 2 && atoms[i].getGroupID () != 5) vCA.addLast ((a1 = atoms[i]));

if (vCA.size () == 0) return 0;
var thresh = vwr.getFloat (570425408);
var mad = Clazz.floatToShort (vwr.getFloat (570425406) * 2000);
var delta = vwr.getInt (553648184);
var strutsMultiple = vwr.getBoolean (603979955);
var struts = this.getBioPolymer (a1.getPolymerIndexInModel ()).calculateStruts (modelSet, bs1, bs2, vCA, thresh, delta, strutsMultiple);
for (var i = 0; i < struts.size (); i++) {
var o = struts.get (i);
modelSet.bondAtoms (o[0], o[1], 32768, mad, null, 0, false, true);
}
return struts.size ();
}, "JM.ModelSet,JU.BS,JU.BS");
Clazz.overrideMethod (c$, "setStructureList",
function (structureList) {
this.bioPolymers = JU.AU.arrayCopyObject (this.bioPolymers, this.bioPolymerCount);
for (var i = this.bioPolymerCount; --i >= 0; ) this.bioPolymers[i].setStructureList (structureList);

}, "java.util.Map");
Clazz.overrideMethod (c$, "calculateStraightness",
function (vwr, ctype, qtype, mStep) {
var ptTemp =  new JU.P3 ();
for (var p = 0; p < this.bioPolymerCount; p++) this.bioPolymers[p].getPdbData (vwr, ctype, qtype, mStep, 2, null, null, false, false, false, null, null, null,  new JU.BS (), ptTemp);

}, "JV.Viewer,~S,~S,~N");
Clazz.overrideMethod (c$, "getPolymerPointsAndVectors",
function (bs, vList, isTraceAlpha, sheetSmoothing) {
var last = 2147483646;
for (var ip = 0; ip < this.bioPolymerCount; ip++) last = this.bioPolymers[ip].getPolymerPointsAndVectors (last, bs, vList, isTraceAlpha, sheetSmoothing);

}, "JU.BS,JU.Lst,~B,~N");
Clazz.overrideMethod (c$, "getPolymerLeadMidPoints",
function (iPolymer) {
return this.bioPolymers[iPolymer].getLeadMidpoints ();
}, "~N");
Clazz.overrideMethod (c$, "recalculateLeadMidpointsAndWingVectors",
function () {
for (var ip = 0; ip < this.bioPolymerCount; ip++) this.bioPolymers[ip].recalculateLeadMidpointsAndWingVectors ();

});
Clazz.overrideMethod (c$, "getBioBranches",
function (biobranches) {
var bsBranch;
for (var j = 0; j < this.bioPolymerCount; j++) {
bsBranch =  new JU.BS ();
this.bioPolymers[j].getRange (bsBranch);
var iAtom = bsBranch.nextSetBit (0);
if (iAtom >= 0) {
if (biobranches == null) biobranches =  new JU.Lst ();
biobranches.addLast (bsBranch);
}}
return biobranches;
}, "JU.Lst");
Clazz.overrideMethod (c$, "getGroupsWithin",
function (nResidues, bs, bsResult) {
for (var i = this.bioPolymerCount; --i >= 0; ) this.bioPolymers[i].getRangeGroups (nResidues, bs, bsResult);

}, "~N,JU.BS,JU.BS");
Clazz.overrideMethod (c$, "getSequenceBits",
function (specInfo, bs, bsResult) {
var lenInfo = specInfo.length;
for (var ip = 0; ip < this.bioPolymerCount; ip++) {
var sequence = this.bioPolymers[ip].getSequence ();
var j = -1;
while ((j = sequence.indexOf (specInfo, ++j)) >= 0) this.bioPolymers[ip].getPolymerSequenceAtoms (j, lenInfo, bs, bsResult);

}
}, "~S,JU.BS,JU.BS");
Clazz.overrideMethod (c$, "selectSeqcodeRange",
function (seqcodeA, seqcodeB, chainID, bs, caseSensitive) {
var id;
for (var i = this.chainCount; --i >= 0; ) {
var chain = this.chains[i];
if (chainID == -1 || chainID == (id = chain.chainID) || !caseSensitive && id < 256 && chainID == JM.AtomCollection.chainToUpper (id)) for (var index = 0; index >= 0; ) index = this.chains[i].selectSeqcodeRange (index, seqcodeA, seqcodeB, bs);

}
}, "~N,~N,~N,JU.BS,~B");
Clazz.overrideMethod (c$, "getRasmolHydrogenBonds",
function (bsA, bsB, vHBonds, nucleicOnly, nMax, dsspIgnoreHydrogens, bsHBonds) {
var doAdd = (vHBonds == null);
if (doAdd) vHBonds =  new JU.Lst ();
if (nMax < 0) nMax = 2147483647;
var asDSSX = (bsB == null);
var bp;
var bp1;
if (asDSSX && this.bioPolymerCount > 0) {
this.calculateDssx (vHBonds, false, dsspIgnoreHydrogens, false);
} else {
for (var i = this.bioPolymerCount; --i >= 0; ) {
bp = this.bioPolymers[i];
var type = bp.getType ();
if ((nucleicOnly || type != 1) && type != 2) continue;
var isRNA = bp.isRna ();
var isAmino = (type == 1);
if (isAmino) bp.calcRasmolHydrogenBonds (null, bsA, bsB, vHBonds, nMax, null, true, false);
for (var j = this.bioPolymerCount; --j >= 0; ) {
if ((bp1 = this.bioPolymers[j]) != null && (isRNA || i != j) && type == bp1.getType ()) {
bp1.calcRasmolHydrogenBonds (bp, bsA, bsB, vHBonds, nMax, null, true, false);
}}
}
}if (vHBonds.size () == 0 || !doAdd) return;
this.hasRasmolHBonds = true;
for (var i = 0; i < vHBonds.size (); i++) {
var bond = vHBonds.get (i);
var atom1 = bond.getAtom1 ();
var atom2 = bond.getAtom2 ();
if (atom1.isBonded (atom2)) continue;
var index = this.ms.addHBond (atom1, atom2, bond.order, bond.getEnergy ());
if (bsHBonds != null) bsHBonds.set (index);
}
}, "JU.BS,JU.BS,JU.Lst,~B,~N,~B,JU.BS");
Clazz.overrideMethod (c$, "clearRasmolHydrogenBonds",
function (bsAtoms) {
var bsDelete =  new JU.BS ();
this.hasRasmolHBonds = false;
var models = this.ms.am;
var bonds = this.ms.bo;
for (var i = this.ms.bondCount; --i >= 0; ) {
var bond = bonds[i];
var atom1 = bond.getAtom1 ();
var m = models[atom1.mi];
if (!m.isBioModel || m.trajectoryBaseIndex != this.modelIndex || (bond.order & 28672) == 0) continue;
if (bsAtoms != null && !bsAtoms.get (atom1.i)) {
this.hasRasmolHBonds = true;
continue;
}bsDelete.set (i);
}
if (bsDelete.nextSetBit (0) >= 0) this.ms.deleteBonds (bsDelete, false);
}, "JU.BS");
Clazz.overrideMethod (c$, "calculatePolymers",
function (groups, groupCount, baseGroupIndex, modelsExcluded, checkConnections) {
if (groups == null) {
groups = this.ms.getGroups ();
groupCount = groups.length;
}if (modelsExcluded != null) for (var i = 0; i < groupCount; ++i) {
var group = groups[i];
if (Clazz.instanceOf (group, JM.Monomer)) {
var monomer = group;
if (monomer.bioPolymer != null && (!modelsExcluded.get (monomer.getModelIndex ()))) monomer.setBioPolymer (null, -1);
}}
for (var i = baseGroupIndex; i < groupCount; ++i) {
var g = groups[i];
var model = g.getModel ();
if (!model.isBioModel || !(Clazz.instanceOf (g, JM.Monomer))) continue;
var doCheck = checkConnections && !this.ms.isJmolDataFrameForModel (this.ms.at[g.firstAtomIndex].mi);
var bp = ((g).bioPolymer == null ? JM.Resolver.allocateBioPolymer (groups, i, doCheck) : null);
if (bp == null || bp.monomerCount == 0) continue;
(model).addBioPolymer (bp);
i += bp.monomerCount - 1;
}
}, "~A,~N,~N,JU.BS,~B");
Clazz.defineMethod (c$, "addBioPolymer",
 function (polymer) {
if (this.bioPolymers.length == 0) this.clearBioPolymers ();
if (this.bioPolymerCount == this.bioPolymers.length) this.bioPolymers = JU.AU.doubleLength (this.bioPolymers);
polymer.bioPolymerIndexInModel = this.bioPolymerCount;
this.bioPolymers[this.bioPolymerCount++] = polymer;
}, "JM.BioPolymer");
Clazz.overrideMethod (c$, "clearBioPolymers",
function () {
this.bioPolymers =  new Array (8);
this.bioPolymerCount = 0;
});
Clazz.overrideMethod (c$, "getAllPolymerInfo",
function (bs, finalInfo, modelVector) {
var modelInfo =  new java.util.Hashtable ();
var info =  new JU.Lst ();
for (var ip = 0; ip < this.bioPolymerCount; ip++) {
var polyInfo = this.bioPolymers[ip].getPolymerInfo (bs);
if (!polyInfo.isEmpty ()) info.addLast (polyInfo);
}
if (info.size () > 0) {
modelInfo.put ("modelIndex", Integer.$valueOf (this.modelIndex));
modelInfo.put ("polymers", info);
modelVector.addLast (modelInfo);
}}, "JU.BS,java.util.Map,JU.Lst");
Clazz.overrideMethod (c$, "getChimeInfo",
function (sb, nHetero) {
var n = 0;
var models = this.ms.am;
var modelCount = this.ms.mc;
var ac = this.ms.getAtomCount ();
var atoms = this.ms.at;
sb.append ("\nMolecule name ....... " + this.ms.getInfoM ("COMPND"));
sb.append ("\nSecondary Structure . PDB Data Records");
sb.append ("\nBrookhaven Code ..... " + this.ms.modelSetName);
for (var i = modelCount; --i >= 0; ) n += models[i].getChainCount (false);

sb.append ("\nNumber of Chains .... " + n);
n = 0;
for (var i = modelCount; --i >= 0; ) n += models[i].getGroupCountHetero (false);

nHetero = 0;
for (var i = modelCount; --i >= 0; ) nHetero += models[i].getGroupCountHetero (true);

sb.append ("\nNumber of Groups .... " + n);
if (nHetero > 0) sb.append (" (" + nHetero + ")");
for (var i = ac; --i >= 0; ) if (atoms[i].isHetero ()) nHetero++;

this.getChimeInfoM (sb, nHetero);
var nH = 0;
var nS = 0;
var nT = 0;
var id;
var lastid = -1;
for (var i = 0; i < ac; i++) {
if (atoms[i].mi != 0) break;
if ((id = atoms[i].getStrucNo ()) != lastid && id != 0) {
lastid = id;
switch (atoms[i].getProteinStructureType ()) {
case J.c.STR.HELIX:
nH++;
break;
case J.c.STR.SHEET:
nS++;
break;
case J.c.STR.TURN:
nT++;
break;
}
}}
sb.append ("\nNumber of Helices ... " + nH);
sb.append ("\nNumber of Strands ... " + nS);
sb.append ("\nNumber of Turns ..... " + nT);
}, "JU.SB,~N");
Clazz.overrideMethod (c$, "getProteinStructureState",
function (bsAtoms, taintedOnly, needPhiPsi, mode) {
var showMode = (mode == 3);
var pdbFileMode = (mode == 1);
var scriptMode = (mode == 0);
var bs = null;
var cmd =  new JU.SB ();
var sbTurn =  new JU.SB ();
var sbHelix =  new JU.SB ();
var sbSheet =  new JU.SB ();
var type = J.c.STR.NONE;
var subtype = J.c.STR.NONE;
var id = 0;
var iLastAtom = 0;
var iLastModel = -1;
var lastId = -1;
var res1 = 0;
var res2 = 0;
var sid = "";
var group1 = "";
var group2 = "";
var chain1 = "";
var chain2 = "";
var n = 0;
var nHelix = 0;
var nTurn = 0;
var nSheet = 0;
var bsTainted = null;
var models = this.ms.am;
var atoms = this.ms.at;
var ac = this.ms.getAtomCount ();
if (taintedOnly) {
if (!this.ms.proteinStructureTainted) return "";
bsTainted =  new JU.BS ();
for (var i = this.firstAtomIndex; i < ac; i++) if (models[atoms[i].mi].isStructureTainted ()) bsTainted.set (i);

bsTainted.set (ac);
}for (var i = 0; i <= ac; i++) if (i == ac || bsAtoms == null || bsAtoms.get (i)) {
if (taintedOnly && !bsTainted.get (i)) continue;
id = 0;
if (i == ac || (id = atoms[i].getStrucNo ()) != lastId) {
if (bs != null) {
switch (type) {
case J.c.STR.HELIX:
case J.c.STR.TURN:
case J.c.STR.SHEET:
n++;
if (scriptMode) {
var iModel = atoms[iLastAtom].mi;
var comment = "    \t# model=" + this.ms.getModelNumberDotted (iModel);
if (iLastModel != iModel) {
iLastModel = iModel;
cmd.append ("  structure none ").append (JU.Escape.eBS (this.ms.getModelAtomBitSetIncludingDeleted (iModel, false))).append (comment).append (";\n");
}comment += " & (" + res1 + " - " + res2 + ")";
var stype = subtype.getBioStructureTypeName (false);
cmd.append ("  structure ").append (stype).append (" ").append (JU.Escape.eBS (bs)).append (comment).append (";\n");
} else {
var str;
var nx;
var sb;
switch (type) {
case J.c.STR.HELIX:
nx = ++nHelix;
if (sid == null || pdbFileMode) sid = JU.Txt.formatStringI ("%3N %3N", "N", nx);
str = "HELIX  %ID %3GROUPA %1CA %4RESA  %3GROUPB %1CB %4RESB";
sb = sbHelix;
var stype = null;
switch (subtype) {
case J.c.STR.HELIX:
case J.c.STR.HELIXALPHA:
stype = "  1";
break;
case J.c.STR.HELIX310:
stype = "  5";
break;
case J.c.STR.HELIXPI:
stype = "  3";
break;
}
if (stype != null) str += stype;
break;
case J.c.STR.SHEET:
nx = ++nSheet;
if (sid == null || pdbFileMode) {
sid = JU.Txt.formatStringI ("%3N %3A 0", "N", nx);
sid = JU.Txt.formatStringS (sid, "A", "S" + nx);
}str = "SHEET  %ID %3GROUPA %1CA%4RESA  %3GROUPB %1CB%4RESB";
sb = sbSheet;
break;
case J.c.STR.TURN:
default:
nx = ++nTurn;
if (sid == null || pdbFileMode) sid = JU.Txt.formatStringI ("%3N %3N", "N", nx);
str = "TURN   %ID %3GROUPA %1CA%4RESA  %3GROUPB %1CB%4RESB";
sb = sbTurn;
break;
}
str = JU.Txt.formatStringS (str, "ID", sid);
str = JU.Txt.formatStringS (str, "GROUPA", group1);
str = JU.Txt.formatStringS (str, "CA", chain1);
str = JU.Txt.formatStringI (str, "RESA", res1);
str = JU.Txt.formatStringS (str, "GROUPB", group2);
str = JU.Txt.formatStringS (str, "CB", chain2);
str = JU.Txt.formatStringI (str, "RESB", res2);
sb.append (str);
if (showMode) sb.append (" strucno= ").appendI (lastId);
sb.append ("\n");
}}
bs = null;
}if (id == 0 || bsAtoms != null && needPhiPsi && (Float.isNaN (atoms[i].getGroupParameter (1112539145)) || Float.isNaN (atoms[i].getGroupParameter (1112539146)))) continue;
}var ch = atoms[i].getChainIDStr ();
if (bs == null) {
bs =  new JU.BS ();
res1 = atoms[i].getResno ();
group1 = atoms[i].getGroup3 (false);
chain1 = ch;
}type = atoms[i].getProteinStructureType ();
subtype = atoms[i].getProteinStructureSubType ();
sid = atoms[i].getProteinStructureTag ();
bs.set (i);
lastId = id;
res2 = atoms[i].getResno ();
group2 = atoms[i].getGroup3 (false);
chain2 = ch;
iLastAtom = i;
}
if (n > 0) cmd.append ("\n");
return (scriptMode ? cmd.toString () : sbHelix.appendSB (sbSheet).appendSB (sbTurn).appendSB (cmd).toString ());
}, "JU.BS,~B,~B,~N");
Clazz.overrideMethod (c$, "getFullPDBHeader",
function () {
if (this.modelIndex < 0) return "";
var info = this.auxiliaryInfo.get ("fileHeader");
if (info != null) return info;
info = this.ms.vwr.getCurrentFileAsString ();
var ichMin = info.length;
for (var i = JM.BioModel.pdbRecords.length; --i >= 0; ) {
var ichFound;
var strRecord = JM.BioModel.pdbRecords[i];
switch (ichFound = (info.startsWith (strRecord) ? 0 : info.indexOf ("\n" + strRecord))) {
case -1:
continue;
case 0:
this.auxiliaryInfo.put ("fileHeader", "");
return "";
default:
if (ichFound < ichMin) ichMin = ++ichFound;
}
}
info = info.substring (0, ichMin);
this.auxiliaryInfo.put ("fileHeader", info);
return info;
});
Clazz.overrideMethod (c$, "getPdbData",
function (vwr, type, ctype, isDraw, bsSelected, out, tokens, pdbCONECT, bsWritten) {
var bothEnds = false;
var qtype = (ctype != 'R' ? 'r' : type.length > 13 && type.indexOf ("ramachandran ") >= 0 ? type.charAt (13) : 'R');
if (qtype == 'r') qtype = vwr.getQuaternionFrame ();
var mStep = vwr.getInt (553648146);
var derivType = (type.indexOf ("diff") < 0 ? 0 : type.indexOf ("2") < 0 ? 1 : 2);
if (!isDraw) {
out.append ("REMARK   6 Jmol PDB-encoded data: " + type + ";");
if (ctype != 'R') {
out.append ("  quaternionFrame = \"" + qtype + "\"");
bothEnds = true;
}out.append ("\nREMARK   6 Jmol Version ").append (JV.Viewer.getJmolVersion ()).append ("\n");
if (ctype == 'R') out.append ("REMARK   6 Jmol data min = {-180 -180 -180} max = {180 180 180} unScaledXyz = xyz * {1 1 1} + {0 0 0} plotScale = {100 100 100}\n");
 else out.append ("REMARK   6 Jmol data min = {-1 -1 -1} max = {1 1 1} unScaledXyz = xyz * {0.1 0.1 0.1} + {0 0 0} plotScale = {100 100 100}\n");
}var ptTemp =  new JU.P3 ();
for (var p = 0; p < this.bioPolymerCount; p++) this.bioPolymers[p].getPdbData (vwr, ctype, qtype, mStep, derivType, this.bsAtoms, bsSelected, bothEnds, isDraw, p == 0, tokens, out, pdbCONECT, bsWritten, ptTemp);

}, "JV.Viewer,~S,~S,~B,JU.BS,JU.OC,~A,JU.SB,JU.BS");
Clazz.defineStatics (c$,
"pdbRecords", ["ATOM  ", "MODEL ", "HETATM"]);
});

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


text:
Odette Myrtil, French violinist, actress and singer
Odette Myrtil (1898-1978), French violinist, actress and singer, who later became a Beverley Hills dress designer and restaurateur
(postcard photo: unknown, probably Paris or London, circa 1916)
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Odette Myrtil, postcard | Leave a Comment »
May Yohé (1866-1938), American musical theatre actress and celebrity
(photo: unknown, published as a Duke & Sons' Honest Long Cut tobacco card, USA, mid 1890s)
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Duke & Sons, Honest Long Cut tobacco card, May Yohe | Leave a Comment »
May Yohé, the future Lady Francis Hope, owner of the Hope Diamond
James Crockett (1831/32-1865), English lion tamer, billed in the early 1860s as the 'Lion Conquerer'; identity of the clown unknown.
(photo, from a stereoscopic card: Alfred Cailliez, Paris, 1863)
James Crockett's parents were James Crockett, an itinerant musician (later publican), and his wife Ann (née Cross) who, at 6 ft. 8 or 9 in. tall, was a noted sideshow giantess, said to have been from Nottingham but who, according to the 1851 Census (2 Halfmoon Passage, St. Bartholomew the Great, London) was born in the London area. They were married at St. Peter, Liverpool, on 6 February 1831, and their son's birthday is said to have been 9 May. The year of his birth, which took place at Presteigne, Radnorshire, south Wales, is not certain, but may have been in either 1831 or 1832 although one authority suggests 1835. He had two younger sisters, Sarah Ann, born Doncaster, Yorkshire, 1838, and Elizabeth (Eliza) Ann, born Ripley, Surrey, 1843, who were both living at the time of his death from sunstroke on 6 July 1865 at Cincinnati, Ohio. He was buried there in Spring Grove Cemetery the following day.
Cirque Napoleon, Paris, March and April 1863
'All the Parisians are flocking nightly to the Cirque to see the lion tamer Crockett, with his cage full of lions, whom he orders about as imperiously as Omphale ordered Hercules. Mr. Crockett issued a challenge to all comers, offering a wager 500£. that no one will enter the cage with him. The challenge has been accepted by one Herbert [from Brussels], a retired lion-tamer. Mr. Crockett will, of course, insist upon the stakes being deposited before the trial of strength, as M. Herbert may not be in a position to play after the experiment.'
(Reynolds's Newspaper, London, Sunday, 15 March 1863, p. 8a)
'THE DRAMA IN PARIS… PARIS, April 4 [1863]…
'Immense crowds go to the Cirque nightly to witness the admirable management of the celebrated English lion tamer, called in the journals "Sir Crockett, Esq." He has obtained immortal glory by plunging his head into the lion's mouth, a feat which has never been considered by the keepers of wild beasts as anything very extraordinary, as it is reported that such is the expansion of the mouth, and the position of the teeth, that no accident could occur. This is is a point no doubt for the naturalist to decide, but certain it is that the sight is one that afford infinite pleasure to the Parisian.'
(The Morning Post, London, Monday, 6 April 1863, p. 3c)
'During the performances of Crockett, the lion tamer, at the Cirque Napoleon, Paris, some nights back, an incident occurred which caused some excitement among the spectators. Crockett, having made one of the largest lions lie down, had stepped on its back, but his foot slipped towards the neck. The lion, probably being hurt, gave a savage growl, and seized the foot with its teeth, all present expecting to see the animal crush it between its powerful jaws. Crockett, however, did not lose his presence of mind, but by a word and a blow with his whip he made the lion loose its hold. He then went on with his performance as usual.'
(The Huddersfield Chronicle and West Yorkshire Advertiser, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, Saturday, 11 April 1863, p. 3f)
'Death of James Crockett, the Lion Tamer.
'James Crockett, recently attached to Howe's European Circus, and well known both in this country and Europe as a tamer of wild beasts, died yesterday afternoon, about four o'clock, in the dressing-room of the above-named circus, which was being exhibited at the time to an immense audience, that was waiting impatiently to witness his exploits with the animals under his management. Mr. Crockett enjoyed his usual health during the day, and had been driven through the streets in company with his lions, which fact, taken in connection with the excessive heat of the sun, seems to give the best and most rational clue to the solution of the mystery of his death. The deceased was a native of English, unmarried, and perhaps forty-five years of ate. At the time of his demise Mr. Crockett was costumed for the ring, and was able to appear before the audience. We believe that he was on his way from the dressing-room for this purpose, when he staggered, fell, and almost immediately expired. Coroner Carey held an inquest upon the body, but the verdict has not yet been made known. His loss to the establishment to which he was attached will be irreparable. – Cincinnati Gazette, July 7 [1865].
'(Mr. James Crockett was a native of Preston, Lancashire [sic], where he was born May 9th, 1835, and where his father was employed as a musician in one of the noted circus companies of the day. The purchase by Messrs. Sanger of six lions gave young Crockett the opportunity he sought of displaying his daring, and the animals were soon under his complete control. About six years ago it will be remembered that Crockett and his lions ere engaged at Astley's Amphitheatre, when a lamentable accident occurred, resulting in the death of a poor fellow named Smith, who was one of the attendants. The lions escaped from the den, but owing to the courage of Crockett, who entered the circus when the beats were roaming at will, further mischief was prevented. From Astley's Mr. Crockett went to the Islington Agricultural Hall, and then to the Cirque Napoleon, Paris, and thence to the chief capitals of Europe, returning to England in 1863. He then formed an engagement to travel through America with Howe's Mammoth Circus, and was thus pursing his daring career when hie death occurred at Cincinnati.)'
(The Era, London, Sunday, 30 July 1865, p. 10a)
'The Late Lion-Tamer, James Crockett.
'To the Editor of The Era.
'Sir, – Perhaps it would be interesting to yourself and the public to know something authentic relative to the life of the much-lamented James Crockett, a young man who had earned for himself a world-wide reputation. He was one of the family of "Old Travellers;" his grandfather figures largely at Bartholomew Fair with Richardson, Wombwell, Sanders, Clarke, and many others. His father married a Miss Cross, of Nottingham, whose height was six feet eight inches; she was not only tall, but stout, and had more than an ordinary share of beauty. This formed the chief magnet for an exhibition in a travelling caravan, Crockett's father being the proprietor. They soon accumulated large sums of money. Becoming tired of travelling they entered into business as Licensed Victuallers. The son James, still having a desire for travelling, left home under the guardianship of |Messrs. John and George Sanger, with whom he used to play the cornet in the band connected with their exhibition. Shortly after which, complaining of the instrument affecting his constitution, he discontinued playing and took the office of equestrian director, and in the year 1857 commenced his occupation as trainer of lions, &c. He was a man possessing great nerve and determination. His birthplace was Prestyn [sic], Radnorshire, South Wales. Mr. Crockett was a man who must have possesses a moderate sum of money. Perhaps it would be as well for those who have possession of what did belong to him to remember that he was two young sisters living – one emigrated to Australia about two years since, and the other living near Nottingham – who are the only survivors of the family. – JOHN and GEORGE SANGERS [sic], Circus Proprietors.'
(The Era, London, Sunday, 6 August 1865, p. 11d)
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Agricultural Hall (London), Alfred Cailliez (photographer), Astley's Amphitheatre (London), circus, Cirque Napoleon (Paris), Howe's Mammoth Circus, Howe's European Circus, James Crockett, John and George Sanger, lion tamer, lions, Miss Cross (giantess), Sanger's | Leave a Comment »
James Crockett the 'Lion Conquerer,' photographed at the time of his appearances in Paris, 1863
'(Mr. James Crockett was a native of Preston, Lancashire [sic], where he was born May 9th, 1835, and where his father was employed as a musician in one of the noted circus companies of the day. The purchase by Messrs. Sanger of six lions gave young Crockett the opportunity he sought of displaying his daring, and the animals were soon under his complete control. About six years ago it will be remembered that Crockett and his lions ere engaged at Astley's Amphitheatre, when a lamentable accident occurred, resulting in the death of a poor fellow named Smith, who was one of the attendants. The lions escaped from the den, but owing to the courage of Crockett, who entered the circus when the beats were roaming at will, further mischief was prevented. From Astley's Mr. Crockett went to the Islington Agricultural Hall, and then to the Cirque Napoleon, Paris, and thence to the chief capitals of Europe, returning to England in 1863. He then formed an engagement to travel through America with Howe's Mammoth Circus, and was thus pursing his daring career when hie death occurred at Cincinnati.)'
Phoebe Don, English burlesque actress and singer
Phoebe Don (active 1872-1882), English burlesque actress and singer, latterly music hall serio-comic and dancer, in an unidentified role, possibly as the Prince in the pantomime The House that Jack Built, produced at the Surrey Theatre, London, 26 December 1878
(two carte de visite photos: The London Stereoscopic & Photographic Co Ltd, London, circa 1878/79)
Ixion; or, The Man at the Wheel, a burlesque by F.C. Burnand, produced at the Court Theatre, London, Wednesday, 5 February 1873
'What old playgoer is there who fails to have a pleasant reminiscence of that "Ixion" which made the fortune of the New Royalty Theatre ten years ago? The chic of Miss Jenny Wilmore as Ixion, the charms of Miss Ada Cavendish as Venus, the delicious pertness of Miss [Blanche] Elliston as Juno, the drollery of Felix Rogers as Minerva, the unctuous officiousness of Joseph Robins as Ganymede after the fashion of Mr. Wardle's Fat Boy [in Dickens's Pickwick Papers], still linger in our memory. Was it only our hot youth which impressed us with the devout belief that the goddesses of the little theatre in Dean-street [Soho, London] made up a galaxy of beauty which never had been, would be, or could be surpassed? Labuntur anni; we have grown to despise puns, to stickle for the dramatic unities, and to declaim against what we are pleased to call dramatic nudities and we rather anticipated that the "Ixion" of 1873 would be likely to dis-illusion us as to the "Ixion" of 1863. We are glad to say that this is not the case. The "Man at the Wheel" of the Court appears to us to be in all respects equal to the "Man at the Wheel" of the New Royalty. It hangs fire, indeed, in the prologue, which is altogether an unnecessary encumbrance, and it contains allusions to topics of the last decade which might be modernised with advantage. But is pleased us more than anything of the same kind that we have seen since the "Vivanière" [i.e. Vivanière; or, True to the Corps, an operatic extravaganza by W.S. Gilbert, produced at the Queen's Theatre, London, 22 January 1868]; Mr. [Edward] Righton is the most mirth-moving Minerva possible; the charms of Miss Phœbe Don, Miss M. Don, and half a dozen other Olympians could only be expressed by an unlimited number of notes of admiration; the songs are really funny and sparkling, the dances are lively, and the whole extravaganza has an amount of "go" in it which is very attractive indeed. We should be rather glad if Bacchus could be transformed into a stanch [sic] teetotaller; for with Marks very tipsy half through "Lady Audley's Secret," and Bacchus very tipsy all through "Ixion," we have an unpleasant surfeit of inebriation. In real life a drunkard is an exceedingly unpleasant companion, and we are not much more fond of him on the stage. Furthermore, we have a decided objection to those repeated encores of songs and dances which are now so common; and we cannot help thinking that an advertisement to the effect "that such and such a dance is encored four times nightly" must have a decidedly repellent effect on sensible people. But here our cavilling ends, and we heartily recommend "Ixion" to our readers.'
(The Observer, London, 9 February 1873, p. 3c/d)
'Mr. R. BLACKMORE as organised another company for a five months' season in Calcutta, the artistes engaged comprising Messrs Crawford, Cowdery, [George] Titheradge, Bond, E. Sheppard, Owen, Beverley; and the Misses Alice Ingram, Bessie Edwards, Alma Sainton, A. Rose, Phœbe Don, G. Leigh, F. Seymour, and Tessy Hamerton. They sailed from Southampton on the 21st inst. in the "Poonah." The Corinthian Theatre will be the scene of their operations.'
(The Era, London, Sunday, 24 September 1876, p. 4c)
'CALCUTTA.
'My dear Tahite, – Miss [Rosa] Cooper's benefit came off a few days ago. She played Miami in "Green Bushes," and the house was wedged. I understand the low-comedy man of this theatre is engaged to Mr. Coppin. The artist and the manager are shortly going to China in a panorama ("The Prince in India"). The French opera has been a disheartening failure. I never saw anything so bad, even at a third-class concert in Melbourne. Miss Bessy Edwards is a pretty taking actress, and Miss Phœbe Don, if not a great actress, is so bewilderingly beautiful a woman, that young men – and for the matter of that old men – go distraught about her… .'
(The Australasian, Melbourne, Australia, Saturday, 28 April 1877, p. 19c)
The House that Jack Built, pantomime, produced at the Surrey Theatre, 26 December 1878
'Miss Phoebe Don, a promising young actress and singer, plays the part of the Prince effectively, and is ably seconded by Miss Nelly Vane as Princess Rosebud.'
(The Daily News, London, Friday, 27 December 1878, p. 6a)
Venus; or, The Gods as They Were and Not as They Ought to Have Been, a burlesque by Edward Rose and Augustus Harris, produced at the Royal Theatre, London, on 27 June 1879
'The new extravaganza, "Venus," can hardly be deemed worthy, from a literary point of view, to follow Mr. [G.R.] Sims's still-popular comedy of "Crutch and Toothpick." Mr. Edward Rose and Mr. A. Harris are named as the authors of "Venus," and Mr. rose is so graceful a writer that probably he should be credited with work the goodness of which may have been drowned in the noise and obtrusive horse-play of the first night's representation. The extravaganza, however, was possibly merely intended to served as a vehicle for the exhibition of the majority of the mythological deities, from Venus (Miss Nelly Bromley) to Adonis and Mars, who find comely representatives in Miss Alma Stanley and Miss Phœbe Don. Subdued to a tone more in keeping with the smallness of the house, "Venus" may now run smoothly, and the vivacity of Miss Kate Lawler as a dashing Cupid would certainly be appreciated none the less for a little moderation. But "Venus" will not be a second "Ixion."'
(The Illustrated London News, London, Saturday, 5 July 1879, p. 7b)
Nelly Power's benefit, the Cambridge music hall, London, Wednesday, 27 October 1880
'… The Sisters Lindon, in a duet in praise of waltzing, were generally admired, as was Miss Phœbe Don in her song with the chorus commencing "D'ye take me for a stupid little silly?" a chorus which the audience was not slow to take up… .'
(The Era, London, Sunday, 31 October 1880, p. 4c)
London Pavilion, Piccadilly Circus, London, week beginning Monday, 8 November 1880
'… Mr Fred Law, who should rapidly make his way in public favour, sang "Allow me to see you home," and "If a girl likes to kiss me," in a merry style; and was following by handsome Phœbe Don, who, though possessed of only a small voice, makes the most of it, and contrived to win admiration in her song of the "Little Cat," and in another which allowed the audience to exercise their own sweet voices… .'
(The Era, London, Sunday, 14 November 1880, p. 4b)
Phoebe Don played the small part of Blue Peter in the pantomime Robinson Crusoe, produced at Drury Lane Theatre, on 26 December 1881, of which the stars were Dot and Minnie Mario, James Fawn, Miss Amalia, Arthur Roberts, Fanny Leslie, Harry Nicholls and Charles Lauri junior. Miss Don's last known appearances were at the London Pavilion, Piccadilly Circus, London, in May 1882.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Ada Cavendish, Alice Ingram, Alma Sainton, Bessie Edwards, Blanche Elliston, Corinthian Theatre (Calcutta), Court Theatre (London), Edward Righton, F.C. Burnand, Felix Rogers, George Coppin, George Titheradge, Ixion (burlesque extravaganza), Jenny Wilmore, Joseph Robins, Lady Audley's Secret (drama), Nelly Vane, New Royalty Theatre (London), Phoebe Don, Queen's Theatre (London), R. Blackmore, Rosa Cooper, Royalty Theatre (London), Surrey Theatre (London), Tessy Hamerton, The Green Bushers (drama), The House that Jack Built (pantomime), The London Stereoscopic & Photographic Co Ltd (photographers), Vivanière (operatic extravaganza), W.S. Gilbert | Leave a Comment »
Fay Davis as Monica Blayne in The Tree of Knowledge, St. James's Theatre, London, 1897
Fay Davis (1869-1945), American actress, as Monica Blayne in R.C. Carton's play, The Tree of Knowledge, produced by and starring George Alexander at the St. James's Theatre, London, on 25 October 1897.
(cabinet photo: Alfred Ellis, 20 Upper Baker Street, London, NW, negative no. 23806-1a, which appears to be a cropped version of negative no. 23806-1, which is described in the copyright registration form submitted by Alfred Ellis on 29 April 1897 as 'Photograph, panel [i.e. 8 ½ x 4 in.] of Miss Fay Davis … Three quarter length standing figure, with hat on, leaning against cabinet.')
Fay Louise Davis was born in Houlton, Maine, Massachusetts, on 15 December 1869, the youngest child of Asa T. Davis (1830-?), the proprietor of an express line, and his wife, Mary F. (nèe Snell, 1835-?). She visited England for the first time in 1895, arriving at Southampton on board the S.S. Columbia on 16 May. Introduced to London society by Edith Bigelow (first wife of the noted American journalist and author, Poulteney Bigelow), she soon received an offer from Charles Wyndham to join his company at the Criterion Theatre, London. Her first appearance was there as Zoë Nuggetson in The Squire of Dames, a comedy adapted by R.C. Carton from the French, produced on 5 November 1895. Her immediate success brought further offers, including the part of Fay Zuliani (photographed by Alfred Ellis) opposite George Alexander in A.W. Pinero's comedy, The Princess and the Butterfly; or, The Fantastics, produced at the St. James's Theatre, London, on 29 March 1897.
Miss Davis was married at the home of Mrs Frank M. Linnell, 61 Columbia Road, Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts, on 23 May 1906, to the English actor manager, Gerald Lawrence (1873-1957). The latter's first wife, whom he had married in 1897, was the actress Lilian Braithwaite, who obtained a divorce from him in November 1905.
Fay Davis's final professional appearance was as Mary Dawson in Vivian Tidmarsh's 'unusual comedy,' Behind the Blinds, produced at the Winter Garden Theatre, London, on 10 October 1938, in which her husband played Richard Dawson.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged A.W. Pinero, Alfred Ellis (photographer), Behind the Blinds (comedy), Charles Wyndham, Criterion Theatre (London), Fay Davis, George Alexander, Gerald Lawrence, Lilian Braithwaite, R.C. Carton, St. James's Theatre (London), The Princess and the Butterfly (comedy), The Squire of Dames (comedy), The Tree of Knowledge (play), Vivian Tidmarsh, Winter Garden Theatre (London) | 1 Comment »
You are currently browsing the Footlight Notes blog archives for February, 2015.


GO SLOW FASTER:the best gravel rides are long and grueling, so saving a few Watts is very welcome. Enter our Sqaero shapes, squared-off aero shapes that are structurally efficient and fast. Sqaero shapes offer RealFast™ aerodynamics; they are faster not only under perfect conditions but also in the real world. Even when co vered by mud and muck.
THAT'S RIGHT our Sqaero shapes are designed to be as fast dirty as they are clean. The Exploro uses Sqaero 50/25, with a 50mm wide downtube perfect to pick up the airflow coming off a wider cross or mtb front tire and lead it on to the water bottles. The seattube is 25mm wide to make it aerodynamically disappear in-between the bottles and the rear tire. The headtube, seatstays and custom seatpost also use Sqaero shapes.
Our Realfast approach means we design for bikes in the real world, with bottles, covered in mud, and for realistic speeds. And then we test them that way too, not at 30mph (48kmh) or but at 20mph (32kmh) for the Exploro. The Exploro saves 7 Watts over the equivalent round tube frame (same tube widths, same frame details, same components), or 24 Watts at 30 mph if your mind is still set to that speed. Put more succinctly, an Exploro with 40mm knobby cross/gravel tires and 2 water bottles (red line in the graph) is faster than the equivalent clean round tube bike is with 28mm slick road tires and without bottles (grey line). So with the Exploro you are up-to-speed on-road, and leave everybody in the dust off-road.
Exploro offers the most responsive ride ever on gravel thanks to its super compact performance gravel geometry: short 415mm chainstays and agile, steering ensure phenomenal acceleration and grip on loose dirt as well as asphalt.
Internal cables, hoses and seatpost clamp clean up the frame aerodynamically and visually. The FlipTop cable guide on the toptube comes in several versions to allow for mechanical and electronic shifting, with single or double chainrings. For mechanical shifting, the Exploro uses full housing through the frame to completely the cables from any dirt or debris.
Hang Loose Hanger rear derailleur detaches from the frame when the rear wheel is removed, making it a lot easier to re-install the rear wheel after a repair in the field without wrestling with the chain. With the rear wheel back in place, simply remount the derailleur hanger and tighten the thru axle.


6881 September Boulevard, Long Grove IL 60047 is a Home, with 5 bedrooms which is recently sold, it has 3,206 sqft, 1.0-1.99 Acres sized lot, and 3 parking. A comparable Other, has bedrooms and 0 baths, it was built in and is located at and for sale by its owner at $ 0. This home is located in the city of , in zip code , this County Other, it is in the Subdivision, and are nearby neighborhoods.


My Heart Belongs to Daddy (Røverdatter) is another Norwegian-Swedish film that will surely conquer the world. Sofia Haugan's feature documentary debut depicts the relationship between the director and her dad, Kjell, who is an addict and has ADHD. It is definitely a must-see and a great piece to talk about in schools.
My Heart Belongs to Daddy is a personal story, but reflects upon issues many people need to deal with, namely how to grow up with and be a child of a parent who is an addict and/or has ADHD. It can easily be understood as director Sofia Haugan's diary written to be able to cope with the situation she's in and as a way of getting close to her dad again – to build a relationship with him and replace the old memories with new ones. Considering its subjects, sometimes it is really difficult and uncomfortable to watch the film, but Sofia does not really let the audience look away. For example, she shows the chaos in her dad's flat as well as how heroin is injected into the vein of her dad's girlfriend – in its entirety. She approaches the documentary with honesty and open-mindedness and she doesn't hide anything, even fights between them are revealed. For example, Kjell always blames others for his own actions, and argues he didn't receive enough help when he was diagnosed with ADHD. Basically, he is a victim of external factors. However, her daughter confronts him and questions his views several times.
The film belongs to the group of participatory documentaries, which are made by the involvement of the director and are usually told from her or his point of views. However, in the case of Sofia's piece, her dad also plays an essential role in the process of making the film; he filmed himself while not being with his daughter. So it's their points of view that are competing for the audience's attention. The outcome is a journey – both physically and mentally. With all her power, Sofia is trying to take her dad (and his girlfriend and her dog) to a rehabilitation centre, which can't be anything but a struggle, a series of struggle to be more specific, as she first brought him home from prison. The mental journey takes place in various paths, namely in Sofia's head and her dad's, and these routes meet at some point and from there they continue the journey together.
Despite dealing with such heavy subjects as addiction and ADHD, Haugan's My Heart Belongs to Daddy is not a dreadful film, mainly because of Kjell's personality and the situations he finds himself. His mood changes frequently due to the substances he is taking: when he is sober he loses his pep, but when he is high or drunk he is the happiest person on Earth. Those happy moments add a glimpse of light to the tone and a perfect balance is created. In addition, the film becomes more digestible without undermining its message and questioning the seriousness of the issues. The film clearly illustrates that dealing with addictions entails getting on an emotional roller coaster with the difference that no one can know what happens next. Is he still alive or has he died? Will he come home or not? Is he still my dad or has he become another person?
My Heart Belongs to Daddy starts another dialogue about important social problems such as addiction and ADHD that probably affect many families all over the world. Even if the quality of the images changing a lot as not a single cameraman shot the film, this can be easily overlooked by the engaging story, which is a reality of many. That qualifies it to be screened in schools where another discussion about drugs, addiction, ADHD etc. can and should begin.