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Bloomsburg University - Gary Named D2Football.com Preseason Second Team All-American
BLOOMSBURG, Pa. - Coming off of a breakout sophomore season a year ago, redshirt junior defensive end Chris Gary (Philadelphia, Pa./Archbishop Wood) of the Bloomsburg University football team has been named a preseason Second Team All-American by D2Football.com. The announcement comes a few weeks after Gary earned the same accolade from Lindy's Sports.
Gary is one of only four players from the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) to earn preseason All-American status from the publication prior to the start of the upcoming 2017 campaign. He joins Slippery Rock's Marcus Martin (First Team, DL), Lock Haven's Trent Fielding (Second Team, OL), and IUP's Jay Watkins (Second Team, DB) as the honorees from the conference.
The redshirt junior from Philadelphia was a Don Hansen Second Team All-American, a Don Hansen All-Super Region One First Team member, and an All-PSAC Eastern Division First Team selection after the 2016 season.
Gary, who saw limited action in 2015, led the conference in sacks during the regular season with 12.5 and finished just one shy of Larry Webster's school record of 13.5 set during the 2012 campaign. He also finished sixth in the conference with 15 tackles for a loss. The lineman closed out the year with 33 total tackles (27 solo) and led the team with eight quarterback hurries. He was also tied for second on the team with two forced fumbles.
He had at least one sack in seven of his eleven games with a season-high of three in a 22-19 victory over Shippensburg on November 5. He accounted for two sacks at Stonehill on September 2, at Cheyney on September 24, and against Millersville on October 1. Gary also recorded at least half a tackle for a loss in every game except the season finale at IUP on November 12.
In his first season in 2015, Gary appeared in seven games and had six tackles, two tackles for a loss, and one sack.
The Huskies are scheduled to open the 2017 regular season with a home game against Stonehill College on Saturday, September 2. Kickoff is set for 12:00 p.m. from Danny Hale Field at Robert B. Redman Stadium.
Labels: Bloomsburg, Bloomsburg Univ., Football, Sports


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The LMU is adding a new central element to its high-tech campus at Großhadern. By 2020, a new building is to be built where researchers will investigate important mechanisms of genetic control.
Architecturally, the new building will be very similar to its neighbor, but the formal language sets its own course - just as the research in the building will have its very own content-related focus. The Institute of Chemical Epigenetics (ICE-M) is now being built on the northwest corner of the Großhadern campus. The new building will mainly be used by research groups that use chemical methods to investigate important questions of genetic control. The focus will be set on development and production of new substances with great application potential.
The analysis of the so-called epigenetic code and its chemical language, is a research field with great innovation potential for chemistry and the life sciences bordering on chemistry, says Thomas Carell, Professor of Organic Chemistry and Commissioner for New Buildings. The Martinsried-Großhadern site is considered one of the world's top addresses for natural sciences - an almost unique concentration of renowned scientific institutions. This environment offers an outstanding infrastructure and thus ideal conditions for top-class interdisciplinary research.
The construction of the new Institute of Chemical Epigenetics without initial equipment will cost around 34 million euros. The Free State of Bavaria is taking over 20 million euros of the total project costs amounting to 39.6 million euros, the federal government is contributing 19.4 million euros. By 2020, the building should be ready for occupancy. On Monday, 11th of June 2018, the foundation stone was layed in the presence of the Bavarian Minister of State for Science and Art, Professor Marion Kiechle.
Why are nerve cells different from skin or muscle cells when all the cells of a human being are equipped with the identical complete DNA sequence? How are the different forms and functions created? Why do identical twins often not look as similar as one would expect given the same genome? And why are they often anything but a perfect double? Not all genes are active in each cell; and in each cell there is a kind of circuit diagram, a higher program, which determines which of these many genetic building instructions the cell machinery can use. This is an extremely dynamic system, not a rigid blueprint, as it is codified in the actual gene code. The organism can react even in the short term. It is "the language in which the genetic material communicates with the environment," as researchers say. So if one wants to know how the human system works, how an organism develops and works, how it reacts biologically to the environment and what makes it vulnerable and sick, one has to learn to read this circuit diagram, the so-called epigenetic code.
In the new ICE-M, LMU researchers will mainly investigate the chemical processes associated with the epigenetic code. They will develop new detection reagents and design molecules to modify the epigenetic code from the outside. So far it is clear: the code consists of a pattern of chemical labels, for example, so-called methyl, hydroxymethyl or formyl groups, which are additionally attached to the genetic material. Like small flags, they mark individual building blocks of the DNA strand. They signal to the cell machinery which genes are shut down - usually only temporarily. Taken together, the mini-labels form a complex pattern, which lays itself as a kind of genetic additional code on the actual genetic information on the endless genetic text with its alphabet of the four letters A, C, G and T. Frequently, the building blocks of the DNA and the very similar RNA are chemically altered in a massive way for this additional code. While only four base variants have been found in DNA so far, the researchers put the number of modified bases in the RNA at more than 150. According to experts, there may also be further unknown modifications to date. The researchers at the ICE-M have set themselves the goal of decoding these variants, the chemical language of the changes and their functions. The substances that they will develop have enormous potential for application. The research work in the new building therefore has a bridging function between basic research and direct application in medicine.
The new four-floors building will have a total usable ground area of over 3580 square meters. It is being built on the northwestern end of the LMU Campus Großhadern - next to its structural "brother", the BioSysM, which was opened in 2016, on the corner of Würmtal and Butenandt street. The ICE-M building will also be characterized by rounded corners. The facade is structured by a horizontally circulating window ledge.
The preliminary design was drafted by the Staatliches Bauamt München 2 and was further developed by the architects Fritsch and Tschaidse, Munich.


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Q: Saving nested many-to-one model in Django I have troubles saving new Child in many-to-one relation using rest framework in Django. For some reason the problem only appears while creating a new record, not while editing existing one.
class Parent(models.Model):
    name_parent = models.CharField(max_length=200)

class Child(models.Model):
    parent = models.ForeignKey(Parent, related_name="children")
    name_child = models.CharField(max_length=200)

class ParentSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
    class Meta:
        model = Parent
        fields = ('id', 'name_parent')

class ChildSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
    class Meta:
        model = Child
        fields = ('id', 'parent', 'name_child')
        depth = 1

When I didn't have depth = 1 in ChildSerializer I could successfully add a new child using the following json:
{"id":"new", "name_child":"child", "parent":1}

Now with the depth in place the above throws "non_field_errors": ["Invalid data"], while the following throws {"parent": ["This field cannot be null."]}:
{"id":"new", "name_child":"child", "parent":{"id":1, "name_parent":"parent"}}

(This json works fine for editing if I pass some id value instead of new)

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The last of its species
Main page > About the Zoo > News > Director´s view
Miroslav Bobek | 08. 06. 2015
"The Last White Rhino in the World. We are sorry." Or: "Last in the world: he has his own bodyguards."
The female, which was artificially fertilized. Gerald Kuchling/Turtle Survival Alliance
Under such or similar headlines bloggers and media publish a photograph of Sudan, the last male of Northern White Rhino, whom the guards of the Ol Pejeta Reserve protect against poachers. Apart from Sudan only four females of this subspecies (or species) survive, and the probability that it will be saved is extremely low.
Unfortunately there is a wide range of animal species caught in a similar situation, only they are not as visible as Sudan, protected around the clock by armed guards. The story of Yangtze Giant Soft-shell Turtle (Rafetus swinhoei), a sweet water turtle, which can grow to as much as one meter in length, looks like is being written by the same author, who did not even bother to invent a different plot. The similarity is surprising. Just the news about the in vitro fertilization of the female of this turtle in Suzhou Zoo, intricately conducted by the team of Chinese, American and Australian experts last May, resemble the attempts of assisted reproduction of Northern White Rhinos. However, we can find many more parallels here.
There are altogether only four (!) Yangtze Giant Soft-shell Turtles surviving in the world; two in China and two in Vietnam. And if the fate of Sudan, captured in Africa and spending most of his life in Dvůr Králové, only to return to Africa at an advanced age, is very tangled and connected with hope and sadness, the fate of last Yangtze Giant Soft-shell Turtles is surely no less dramatic.
In China Yangtze Giant Soft-shell Turtle used to live in rivers and lakes in the South and East of the country, after all it got its English name after the Yangtze River, and two of its synonyms after the Red River and Shanghai City. However, when it in the end of the 1990s appeared to be on the verge of extinction due to pollution, dam construction, illegal hunting and other factors, the value of the few specimen kept in zoos increased enormously. But the opportunity to create a strong back up population in captivity was already lost – just as the chance to move the last Northern White Rhinos from Garamba in the Democratic Republic of Congo to a safer place was lost a little bit later... In 2004, when most likely there was no single Yangtze Giant Soft-shell Turtle surviving in the wild in China, the last known female kept in Beijing Zoo died. At that time Gerald Kuchling and Lu Shunqing sent a letter to all Chinese zoos, requesting photos of all the soft-shell turtles in captivity. So in 2007 they managed to find a 85-year-old female, which had been presented in travelling shows until 1949 and, after the Chinese revolution, had ended in Changsha Zoological Garden. This newly discovered female raised enormous hope. She was transported to an almost one-hundred-year-old male in Suzhou Zoo, but in 2009 she laid only unfertilized eggs. Later it was reported that about 20 years ago another Yangtze Giant Soft-shell Turtle had been paired with the male in Suzhou Zoo, in the belief that it was a female. In fact it was a male, which was killed in a battle. Also the winner had suffered injuries, among others of the reproductive organs, which remained permanently damaged – this was the reason for the recent attempt of the complicated artificial insemination.
Vietnam is home to two Yangtze Giant Soft-shell Turtles, one of which lives in Dong Mo Lake near Hanoi City and the other one in Hoan Kiem Lake right in the middle of the city. Hoan Kiem Lake means "Lake of the Returned Sword" and there is an important legend connected to it. According to the legend, the Vietnamese Emperor Le Loi received a magic sword from a turtle god. After he won Vietnam´s independence from China using the sword, he returned to the lake. A giant turtle emerged from the lake and took the sword back. To commemorate the legend a temple was erected on a nearby island. The giant turtle was nothing more than a part of legend – until the 2nd of June 1967, when a local fisherman caught in the Hoan Kiem Lake a really huge, two-hundred-kilo weighting soft-shell turtle. It was presented publically in the island temple, but nobody was then and even long after able to identify it properly. And almost nobody believed that there might be another specimen living in the lake; the probability of its existence came on a par with the Loch Ness monster. But unlike Nessie somebody managed to film it in April 1998! Lake soft-shell turtle came out of the legend and was described as a new species. Only several years later did herpetologist Balász Farkas identify it as Yangtze Giant Soft-shell Turtle, but until today Vietnamese professor Ha Dinh Durc does not agree with him and other foreign experts. No doubt the whole issue has a political background – still this is an animal of national importance - but the result is that Vietnamese and Chinese Yangtze Giant Soft-shell Turtles are not part of the same endangered species breeding programme, therefore their chance for survival is much smaller than it could be. Which resembles the guesswork between San Diego, Dvůr Králové, IZW and gradually many others, who were not able to find a way to unify their attempts to save Northern White Rhinos...? At the same time the soft-shell turtle from the Hoan Kiem Lake was captured with the help of the Army in April 2011, because its health condition was rapidly worsening due to polluted environments.
Sometimes it is presumed that more specimens live in Chinese rivers or even in the Hoan Kiem Lake. So far these theories seem to be as baseless as the allegation of the crew of Russian helicopter, who reportedly saw the Northern White Rhino in Sudan some time ago. Today the greatest chance for Yangtze Giant Soft-shell Turtle is the recent artificial insemination of the female in Changsha. But even those, who realized it, do not conceal the fact that a slim beam of hope shines through very dark clouds. But just to say "We are sorry" is not enough. We have to use all the possibilities and do not slacken off the effort until the very end – bitter though it may be.
Miroslav Bobek, Director, Prague Zoo
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Research shows that in leaderless groups, leaders emerge by quickly synchronizing their brain waves with followers through high quality conversations. Simply put, synchrony is a neural process where the frequency and scale of brain waves of people become in sync. Verbal communication plays a large role in synchronization, especially between leaders and followers. Synchrony between leaders and followers leads to mutual understanding, cooperation, coordinated execution of tasks, and collective creativity.
Thus the motivation to synchronize mindfully, coupled with feeling what followers feel, walking in their shoes, conversing in reverie states, mind-wandering, and actual physical synchronization, all enhance the synchrony between leaders and followers. When designing an offsite meeting, these activities can be creatively included and practiced with a view to finding a context for them in day-to-day work.


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This song was written by Cole Porter, who is better known for writing jazz standards like "Night and Day" and "I've Got You Under My Skin." In fact, Cole Porter said this was his least favorite of his own songs. Still, that didn't stop dozens of famous performers like Kate Smith, Bing Crosby, the Andrews Sisters, and Ella Fitzgerald from recording the song, though. And, of course, this song was a signature piece for Roy Rogers, the famous singing cowboy of Hollywood, who premiered the song in the 1944 movie Hollywood Canteen.
"Don't Fence Me In" is a great entrée into a discussion about cowboys and western movies, of course, but what I really love is that the fence provides a great metaphor for talking about the restrictions that come with aging, like being stuck in a wheelchair or not being able to drive their own cars anymore. Singing out "don't fence me in!" is a validation of those difficult feelings that come with these restrictions in movement or declines in ability level.
Do you like watching cowboy movies? Which one was your favorite?
What do you think it was like to be a cowboy? What did they eat? Where did they sleep?
Have you ever lived on a farm? What did you like or dislike about it? How is it different than city life?
Do you ever feel fenced in by living here (or by being a senior citizen or living on a fixed income)? How do you handle that?
Play or sing this song for someone who is trying to get through a locked door or go someplace they shouldn't. It provides musical validation of the frustration they feel and helps to turn their attention back towards music.


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Choosing a Sport Coat That Makes You The Man!
Choosing a Sport Coat For Style!
A sport coat is a wardrobe staple for many men. They look good, are easy to match and are great for all sorts of occasions. Because it is likely that a man will need to go shopping for a sports coat at least once in his lifetime, understanding how to properly choose a handsomely styled sport jacket is somewhat important. Below, we will discuss what considerations should be made when shopping for these garments.
The fit of sport coats is extremely important. When it fits well, it will look good. When it doesn't, it won't. A guy needs to consider his build, take his measurements and then purchase a sports jacket that fits him well. When a person wears an ill fitting sports jacket they are likely to fee uncomfortable and unattractive. Going the extra mile to get oneself measured can go a long way in finding clothes that fit well and look good.
Price will be an important consideration as well. Unless a person has an unlimited amount of money, they will be forced to take a look at the prices they are considering before making a purchase. Individuals on a budget will need to be especially cognizant of how much a sport coat costs. It is okay to spend a decent amount of money on a garment if a person will get a lot of use from it but a person shouldn't go overboard.
Some people, attempting to save money, will buy the cheapest item possible, only to have to replace it soon after the fact because it is not able to stand up to normal wear, tear and washing. An individual shouldn't break the bank in order to buy a fancy jacket but they may want to consider purchasing the highest quality one they can afford.
When a person looks good, they often feel good. Men need to first figure out their personal style and then purchase a sport coat that that fits it. A guy that has a real simple style will want to stay away from a real intricate design, embellishments or which is flashy in some form or another.
A sport coat should feel comfortable. A guy should be able to move easily and without limitation. A lot of this will be dependent on the fit. If it fits well, it will obviously be more comfortable. Aside from the actual fit, an individual's comfort level will depend on whether or not they like the jacket. If they find it attractive, they will feel comfortable in it. If they do not, they won't. A person might need to spend a little more money to purchase something that they like so that they feel good in it.
It should look good and so will the wearer. Considerations such as price, fit and style are all important and should not be overlooked when shopping for the best possible jacket.


Aug. 7th, 2009 04:57 pm Huh? "High Octane Alcohol"
At least twice in this article in the Albuquerque Journal, the author refers to the chemical involved in an accident that closed US-550 near Bernalillo and Rio Rancho as "high-octane alcohol."
I'm not a huge expert on chemistry and chemicals, but I am pretty sure that the term "octane" refers to the fraction of the gasoline that is made up of octane instead of smaller petroleum molecules. But if the contents are alcohol, this makes absolutely no sense.
I suspect that the contents may have been denatured alcohol or some other form of pure or nearly pure alcohol that some spokesperson called "high-octane" to describe in informally, and the reporter (the police "blog-type" reporter) just repeated the description.


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Order Charlotte Osei, 2 Deputies to Step Aside – AFAG
By Cephas Larbi	 Last updated Jan 25, 2018
Charlotte Osei
Pro-NPP Pressure Group, Alliance for Accountable Governance [AFAG], is demanding the interdiction of Electoral Commission Chair, Charlotte Osei, and her two deputies, Sulley Amadu, and Georgina Opoku-Amankwah, pending the conclusion of investigations into allegations of financial malfeasance and misconduct.
The group said the continuous stay of the officers at post could jeopardize the investigations.
Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo set up a five member committee to probe the allegations, after a prima facie case was established against them based on petitions received.
The Vice Chairman of AFAG, Henry Asante at a news conference in Accra, asked President Akufo Addo to direct the three officers to proceed on leave.
"The workers of Electoral Commission, some of them took it upon themselves based on certain things that they learnt the woman has done together with the Commissioners, and petitioned the presidency. You know how difficult it is to complain about your boss to a higher authority, but they braved it, and a prima facie case has been established against them, so the question is, why are they still in office?"
"AFAG had long expected the President to act and spare the Electoral Commission from damages in credibility. We are not saying she's done it, but in the rule of natural justice, we must all admit that anybody alleged to have gotten involved in any act of misconduct must give way for fair trial or justice to take place because you might impede with evidence if you continue to hold office."
Some staff of the EC petitioned President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in July 2017, to remove Mrs. Osei from office over allegations of fraud and financial malfeasance as well as abuse of office.
Some of the allegations involved the unilateral award of contracts by the EC boss in the run-up to the 2016 general election.
The petition against her, alleged among others the funnelling of GH¢3.9 million to partition an office, the receipt of a Toyota Land Cruiser from the Mahama government, and the use of about $14 million when the Public Procurement Authority had authorized her to use only $7.5 million.
Amadu Sulley 'illegally' took GHC 6m from parties – Charlotte Osei
Mrs. Osei also responded by making allegations of corruption against her deputies, claiming that she was only being hounded because she sought to introduce systems to curb misuse and mismanagement of resources.
Fresh impeachment against EC Chair
Subsequently, another individual by name Douglas Seidu, a concerned Ghanaian, also petitioned the President in August 2017, seeking the removal of the EC Chair, on grounds of "financial misconduct, incompetence, conflict of interest, breaches of the public procurement processes, amongst others.
President Akufo-Addo in accordance with the constitution forwarded both petitions to the Chief Justice to look into the matter, the outcome of which is now a Committee to investigate the three.
Charlotte Osei could remain in office during corruption probe – Lawyer
Meanwhile, a private legal practitioner, Yaw Oppong, had suggested to Citi News that, the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Charlotte Osei, could remain in her position while a probe is conducted into alleged acts of malfeasance by her and two deputies at the Commission.
The Chief Justice and the Judicial Council, may recommend to the President of the Republic, the suspension of the EC Chair from her position, to enable her undergo the hearing.
However, according to Yaw Oppong, unless it is established that her continued stay in office would compromise the investigations, Charlotte Osei could be allowed to remain in her position while she and her deputies are probed.
"In my view, unless it can be seen that the person who is the subject of such an investigation is capable of interfering with the investigation process in terms of suspected cases of concealment of documentary or other forms of information, otherwise I think those persons can still occupy their position," he said on Eyewitness News.
Yaw Oppong added that, even if the President accepts the recommendation of the Judicial Council and suspends the EC Chair, he could, at any time, reinstate her should he feel the need to do so.
"If the President is of the view that any useful purpose will be served by the person who is the subject of this investigation stepping aside or being suspended in the meantime [he can do so]. But at the same time, Clause 11 says that the President may at any time revoke the suspension under this Article. Perhaps it may be used, but if any purpose may be served by the person being brought back to the position, the President has the power to do so," he explained.
President not bound by recommendations
Yaw Oppong also suggested that, the President may not be compelled to implement the recommendations of the Judicial Council should they call for the suspension of Charlotte Osei.
Citing a similar case in which the Supreme Court ruled that the President was not bound by the advice of the Council of State, Yaw Oppong stated that, it was however vital that the President is seen to have sought the advice of the Judicial Council on the issue, as stated by the Constitution.
"It doesn't appear that the President may be bound by the advice [of the Judicial Council]. What it really means is that, there should be evidence that the President at least sought the advise of the Judicial Council. And I think that any prudent President, and so far we've had prudent presidents, will act on the advise of the Judicial Council," he said.
"Unless that president may want to also violate the Constitution, which, so far our President has done well not to. He's complied essentially with the provisions that have come up for compliance."
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Себастья́н Рибе́йру Сальга́до (; род. , ) — бразильский фотограф, представитель документальной фотографии, один из крупнейших фотожурналистов мира.

Биография
Сальгадо родился 8 февраля 1944 года в бразильском муниципалитете Айморес штат Минас-Жерайс и провел детство на фазенде своих родителей. 1967 году окончил экономический факультет Университета Сан-Паулу и заключил брак с пианисткой Лейлой Делуиз Ваник. Работал по специальности, по поручению Всемирного банка часто бывал в Африке, где впервые начал фотографировать. С 1973 года сфокусировал свою деятельность на фотографии в качестве репортера. В 1979 году был принят в агентство «Магнум Фото». В 1994 году вышел из него, чтобы совместно с женой Лейлой Ваник основать в Париже собственное агентство «Amazonas Images». Салгаду активно работает над собственными фотопроектами, он публикует авторские фотокниги, такие как «Другая Америка», «Рабочие», «Мигранты», «Генезис».

Начиная с 2004 года Сальгадо работает над проектом Genesis. В рамках этого проекта фотограф документирует ещё нетронутые человеком и цивилизацией ландшафты, их флору и фауну. После девяти лет работы над этим проектом Музей естественной истории в Лондоне в 2013 году представил подборку из 250 фотографий и опубликовал иллюстрированную книгу большого формата, над дизайном которой работала жена Сальгадо Лейла.

В 1998 году после возвращения из Руанды в Бразилию увидев, что те места, которые во время его детства были лесом с густой растительностью и богатым животным миром, превратились в пустыню, Сальгадо решил вырастить лес заново. Супруги Сальгадо основали «Институт Земли», который был призван восстановить и сохранить уникальные растения тропических лесов Бразилии, в результате чего было высажено 2,5 млн видов деревьев атлантического леса на площади 600 гектаров. В этом пустынном регионе был восстановлен былой климат и водный баланс. Эти земли Сальгадо подарил народу Бразилии, основав здесь национальный парк.

Сальгадо также поддерживает кампанию правозащитной организации Survival International по защите индейцев Ава в Бразилии, которые страдают от незаконной вырубки леса в регионе их проживания.

Сальгадо посетил в качестве фотографа более 120 стран. Живёт в Париже.

Фильм «Соль Земли»
Вим Вендерс, изучавший творчество знаменитого фотографа на протяжении 25 лет, снял совместно с сыном Себастьяна, бразильским режиссёром и оператором Джулиано Рибейру Сальгадо, фильм «Соль Земли».
Специально для фильма была разработана уникальная технология на базе камеры-обскуры: Себастьян Сальгадо сидит перед экраном, где отображаются его фотографии, сразу за этим экраном находится видеокамера, а между ними установлено полупрозрачное зеркало. Таким образом был достигнут эффект, позволивший смотреть Сальгадо одновременно на свои фотографии и в камеру на зрителя.

Премьера фильма состоялась в рамках 67-го Каннского кинофестиваля в 2014 году, где тот получил премию «Особый взгляд». В 2015 году фильм был номинирован на премию «Оскар» в категории за «Лучший документальный фильм». В этой же категории фильм получил премию «Сезар».

Избранные выставки
2015: Выставка фотографий из проекта «Генезис» в Берлине.

2016: Выставка фотографий из проекта «Генезис» в Санкт-Петербурге в музее современного искусства Эрарта.

Избранные альбомы
 Other Americas (1977—1986)
 Sahel: l'homme en détresse (1986)
 Sahel: el fin del camino (1988)
 An Uncertain Grace (1992)
 La Main de l'Homme (1993)
 Workers (1993)
 Terra (1997)
 Migrations and Portraits (2000)
 The Children: Refugees and Migrants (2000)
 L'homme et l'eau (2005)
 Africa (2007)
 Genesis (2013)

Оценка и признание

Среди многочисленных наград фотографа — премия Уильяма Юджина Смита (1982), премия города Париж (1984), премия World Press Photo (Нидерланды, 1985), премия Вилла Медичи (Франция, 1987), Большая национальная премия по фотографии (фр.) (Франция, 1994), Художественная премия принца Астурийского (1998). Фотожурналист года (США, 1986). Посол доброй воли ЮНИСЕФ, почетный член Американской академии искусств и наук.

В книге «Глядя на боль других» (2003) Сьюзен Зонтаг упрекает Сальгадо в эстетизации нищеты и страдания в фотографии.

Примечания

Ссылки

 Биография
 Очерк творчества
 Сайт агентства Amazonas Images,,
 На сайте PhotoIsland

Социалисты Бразилии
Фотографы Magnum Photos

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Hyundai Trims: The Calligraphy Model
Hyundai Palisade, Hyundai Santa Fe
Hyundai makes some of the best SUVs currently on the market. If you're looking to get a new SUV, you've likely come across some popular Hyundai models and now wish to learn a little more about them. As you're exploring Hyundai vehicles, you may come across a trim level known as the Calligraphy. Below, we'll explain what this trim level is and how it compares to the other trim options for the models that offer it.
What Is the Calligraphy Trim?
Image via Unsplash by Mpho Mojapelo
The Calligraphy trim is the most premium trim available for two Hyundai vehicles, the Hyundai Palisade and the Hyundai Santa Fe. Within this trim level, you'll find the best that each model has to offer.
2022 Hyundai Palisade Calligraphy
Comfort and Entertainment
The 2022 Hyundai Palisade is a three-row SUV that comes with a lot of luxury features, especially when you choose the Calligraphy trim level. Up until the release of the Calligraphy trim, the highest trim level for the Palisade was the Limited edition. In this new trim level, you get all of the features that came with the Limited trim along with a few more.
In terms of comfort and entertainment, there's a lot to love about the Hyundai Palisade Calligraphy. Inside this model, you'll find leather-trimmed seats, eight-way power passenger seats, a heated second row of seats, a heated steering wheel, a 10.25-inch touch screen, SiriusXM radio, USB ports located throughout the vehicle, a wireless device charging pad, and much more. In addition, some items exclusive to this trim include a microfiber suede headliner, a perforated leather steering wheel, and a cargo sill protection plate.
Exterior and Safety Features
The upgrades to the Hyundai Palisade in the Calligraphy trim go beyond the interior comforts. For starters, with this trim level, you get 20-inch wheels, a new rear lighting signature, a unique triangle-pattern grille, and Hyundai's HTRAC all-wheel-drive system. While the upgrades to the Calligraphy trim are definitely more apparent on the inside, the exterior changes are undoubtedly noticeable.
The Calligraphy trim has all of the options available in the other trim levels in terms of safety features. Standard features include a blind-spot collision-avoidance system, a rear cross-traffic alert system, parking distance warnings, an ultrasonic rear occupant alert, intelligent cruise control, trailer sway control, and vehicle stability management. While some of these features are only optional add-ons for other trim levels, they all come standard with the Calligraphy trim. So, if you want an SUV that comes packed with all the best safety features currently available, the Hyundai Palisade Calligraphy is a great option to consider.
After first becoming available for the Hyundai Palisade, the Calligraphy trim level is now available with the 2022 Hyundai Santa Fe as well, and it adds several luxury touches. This is most obvious with the interior, which now has a range of stylish upgrades. To start, there are now leather-trimmed seats that come with Nappa leather stitching. In addition, you'll notice a slight change in the buttons on the steering wheel, which now come in a more premium brushed metal rather than plastic.
Another exclusive for the Calligraphy trim is the micro-fiber suede headliner, which gives the interior a softer feel along the roof. The last major exclusive for the Calligraphy is the heads-up display, which projects important information, such as vehicle speed, onto the windshield so that you don't need to take your eyes off the road to see it.
As for entertainment features, you'll find the same options as you would in the Limited trim level. This includes a large infotainment display, an excellent audio system, and the ability to easily connect your Apple and Android devices.
Exterior and Safety
A noticeable change from the Limited trim to the Calligraphy trim is a more polished grille with a triangular pattern. In addition, the painting style is a little different from the Calligraphy, where the entire vehicle is one color, as it does not have the black plastic guards found on the Limited trim.
The safety features for the Calligraphy trim are the same as the Limited trim. Some of the available features include:
Tire pressure monitoring system.
Blind-spot collision-avoidance assist.
Rear cross-traffic alert.
Ultrasonic rear occupant alert.
Driver attention warning.
Calligraphy Trim


Watching contestants for the Mountain Biking World Cup event prepare at the top of Mont Sainte Anne I realized this is an elite group of athletes, not just alt boys and girls in dreads having fun on their parents coin. Warm-up routines were everywhere – bursts on portable resistance machines, hopping and stretching, meditating while pedaling backwards, slogging a Redbull and peeing just off the trial. These were the pros.
They may have started as those alt boys and girls, but they have honed their skills enough over the years to challenge a mountain face of loose dirt, trees, and rock walls at speed. I was not there race day, but on a practice day when teams walk sections of the course discussing the best line, runs are made to find and test that line, and ambulance teams handle the horrible results when that line was missed. This up close view of an unforgiving course it became obvious years of preparation are mandatory.
This also gave me a new appreciation for all the work the Olympic athletes have put in. The TV teases with montages of the childhood gymnastics classes and kiddie swim meets, but it's the big leagues now and as cute as they were in those family videos, it is their ability to seriously focus the years of practice and coaching, to bring all of their learned skills to the moment of competition. This ability, along with some luck and appropriate gene pool, propels them into the elite rank of world class athletes.
Remember Eddie the Eagle? In 1988 Winter Games he became the first Brit to compete in the Olympic Ski Jump since 1929. Eddie's dream was to compete on the world stage – the Olympics. He was a good downhill racer, but couldn't make the British race team; however, there were no applicants in ski jumping. Eddie could ski, he could jump. All he needed to do was put it all together and dream realized! Cramming in as many jumps as he could (sometimes nearly sixty a day) prior to coming in dead last in both the 70m and 90m ski jump in Calgary. He became a hero to us all as an example of the little guy with the audacity to dream and make it happen no matter how badly he performed. As Bill Murray tweeted, "Every Olympic event should include one average guy for reference." Eddie was our reference.
Now we have the Donald the Developer running for president. Has he run for a political office before? No. Has he always been a staunch Republican? No. Has he a long history involving himself in political causes? No. He is the outsider. But he claims to have made contributions to some political candidates (both major parties) and he has plenty of opinions. He's just like us, but with a TV show and born into oodles of wealth.
Didn't he just encourage an armed insurrection, foreign cyber-invasion, and claim our current President is a traitor? Like any good marketer he repeats these comments louder and more forcefully until a few days later, when pressured, he changes the facts around what he said. Media bias… Sarcasm… Jus' sayin'…?
TRUMP: It did happen. I saw it.
TRUMP: It was on television. I saw it.
STEPHANOPOULOS: — with your own eyes?
TRUMP: George, it did happen.
STEPHANOPOULOS: Police say it didn't happen.
TRUMP: There were people that were cheering on the other side of New Jersey, where you have large Arab populations. They were cheering as the World Trade Center came down. I know it might be not politically correct for you to talk about it, but there were people cheering as that building came down — as those buildings came down. And that tells you something. It was well covered at the time, George. Now, I know they don't like to talk about it, but it was well covered at the time. There were people over in New Jersey that were watching it, a heavy Arab population, that were cheering as the buildings came down. Not good.
STEPHANOPOULOS: As I said, the police have said it didn't happen.
TRUMP: He's not going into Ukraine, OK, just so you understand. He's not gonna go into Ukraine, all right? You can mark it down. You can put it down.
STEPHANOPOULOS: Well, he's already there, isn't he?
TRUMP: OK, well, he's there in a certain way, but I'm not there.
Trump has his facts straight on one point – he's not there.
He then threw Europe into a tizzy when he said he would first check if NATO countries were paid up before fulfilling our treaty obligations. If they weren't "…then yes, I would be absolutely prepared to tell those countries, 'Congratulations, you will be defending yourself.'" Anybody want to invade Europe? Russia – if you're listening, sounds like an all-clear if you check the financials country by country.
I know it's fashionable to hate elites, but why? Just like the pro mountain bike racers and Olympic athletes I'd rather my sports played by the best. Not somebody who tells me they're the best, but folks who have actually been tested and come out on top. I expect the same for my plumber and mechanic. I want someone who knows what they're doing, someone with experience – that stuff really matters. Why should my President be any different? Why should the job with the potential to do both the most good AND the most harm in this world be left to someone who can't discern fact from fiction? I love the Eddy the Eagle story – full of pluck and can-do spirit – but his success or failure on the slopes did not have the potential to destroy a thousand years of civilization. The Presidency of Donald the Developer does.
The Democratic ticket: Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine. Hillary has spent her entire life honing her skills for this job. She has been Secretary of State, a senator, wife of a former president, lawyer, and political since high school. She has gotten plenty wrong (haven't we all?), but she learns and moves forward. She understands a political bargain means not getting everything you want, but moving things in the right direction. Even Congressman Steve King (R-Iowa) says, "When you're working outside of staff and outside of the press she is somebody I can work with," though he will support the entire GOP ticket this Fall. She listens, she learns, and is pragmatic enough to get things done. She has learned to be incremental in her efforts and speaks in the precise, nuanced language of a lawyer knowing every word she speaks will generate an investigation.
Tim Kaine has been a senator, governor, lieutenant governor, and chair of the DNC. He is a Harvard trained lawyer, was a university lecturer and city councilor.
The Libertarian ticket: Gary Johnston and William Weld. Both have been governors (new Mexico and Massachusetts). Before being governor Johnson was a successful businessman and afterwards formed Our America Initiative, a political action committee. He was ranked among the nation's seven top governors in each of the Cato Institute's fiscal report cards between 1996 and 2002.
His running mate, Bill Weld, is a Harvard lawyer, studied economics at Oxford, was the US Attorney for Massachusetts. Weld began his legal career as a counsel with the House Judiciary Committee during the Watergate impeachment inquiry, where one of his colleagues was Hillary Clinton. Reagan promoted him to head of the Criminal Division of the Justice Department in Washington. He resigned in protest over misconduct of the Attorney General Ed Meese before running for governor.
The Green ticket: Jill Stein and Ajamu Baraka. Jill Stein is a Harvard educated physician. She advocated for campaign finance reform, and worked to help pass the Clean Election Law by voter referendum. She has twice been elected to town meeting in Lexington, Massachusetts. She is the founder and past co-chair of a local recycling committee appointed by the Lexington Board of Selectmen. In 2008, Stein helped lead the "Secure Green Future" ballot initiative to move subsidies from fossil fuels to renewable energy and to create green jobs. She also served on the board of directors for Physicians for Social Responsibility.
Baraka served as the founding executive director of the US Human Rights Network, a national network that grew to over 300 U.S.-based organizations and 1500 individual members. He is currently an associate fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington, D.C. He has also served on the boards of several human rights organizations, including Amnesty International, the Center for Constitutional Rights, and Africa Action.
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Art in Conflict
The Memorial's exhibitions include permanent gallery spaces covering Australia's involvement in each major conflict, and temporary exhibitions that explore other various aspects of our military history. See our Current Exhibitions page for a full list of exhibitions and galleries on display at the Memorial now. Plan your visit to the Memorial to get acquainted with the physical location of each exhibition gallery and choose a tour that suits your interests.
Our Touring Program features exhibitions travelling to both capital cities and regional areas of Australia, allowing access to our collection and knowledge to wider parts of Australia.
Memorial items are on display far beyond our Canberra walls. At any one time there are dozens of our collection items on loan to other museums, shrines, cultural institutions and organisations. See Other Exhibitions to find out where you can see Memorial collection items outside of Canberra.
Have you previously seen of the Memorial's temporary or travelling exhibitions, and would like to explore more information about the subject? See information about our past exhibitions here on the website, and start your research from there.
Corporal Cameron Steward Baird VC MG
Corporal Cameron Stewart Baird VC MG was killed in action on 22 June 2013 while serving with the 2nd Commando Regiment in Afghanistan. In 2014 he was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for Australia, the nation's highest honour.
A portrait of Corporal Baird by Archibald Prize winning artist, Marcus Wills, is on display.
For more information, please see here.
The portrait of Corporal Cameron Steward Baird VC MG is located at the entrance to the First World War Gallery on the ground level. It will be on display into 2023.
Corporal Cameron Stewart Baird VC MG
Marcus Wills (b. 1972), Corporal Cameron Stewart Baird VC MG, painted in Melbourne, 2021–22, egg tempera and oil on linen, 190 x 118 cm, acquired under commission, 2022, © the artist
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Joachim Beuchelaer's 'Fish Market' – a new version rediscovered?
Last time, I mentioned this large painting we bought at Sheffield Auction Gallery on Friday.
I thought it was painted c.1570 and close to Pieter Aertsen (1508 – 1575), the father of Netherlandish genre and still-life painting. It is extremely dark and dirty. But with white spirit rubbed over the surface some depth and detail began to emerge.
Like the face of the woman with the basket,
the carp in a bowl,
and a fishing boat being unloaded by a bridge in the background.
'The Fish Market' was clearly a popular composition in its day. I tracked down a small oil on copper copy, called 'School of Aertsen' which sold at Drouot in Paris (June 7th 1972 lot 42), and Dad found three other life-scale versions.
A copy on canvas, dated c.1590, on loan from a private collection to the Bonnefantem Museum in Maastricht, was described as 'after Joachim Beuckelaer'. Beuckelaer (c.1533 – c.1573/4) was Aertsen's nephew and artistic heir. He is famous for kitchen and market scenes, including The Four Elements acquired in 2001 by the National Gallery.
This painting at the Palais Rohan in Strasbourg is attributed to Beuckelaer himself and dated 1568.
Palais Rohan (c) Musée des Beaux-Arts, Strasbourg
The hints of detail in the background of our painting started to make sense. The codfish in the foreground are still hard to see. But we could just make out the flatfish hanging on the beam to the right, and the curious figure in red moving up the stone stair in the background. Oddities began to make sense: the notched shape on the trencher at the bottom of this detail
proves to be the tail of one of the mackerel on a trencher. The other fish are also dimly there, including the pike beneath the woman's hands.
I can't wait to see how it cleans.
A further version attributed to Beuckelaer was at auction with Bailly-Pommery & Voutier in Paris (June 20th 2005 lot 43). Like ours, this was painted on a panel made up of long planks. But the composition was cut off directly below the top of the trencher, and the dimensions of 89 x 161 cm suggest that it is missing the bottom plank of the panel. The Strasbourg painting measures 119 x 165; ours is 115 x 161.5 cm.
So far so straightforward. On present evidence our painting is one of three versions of identical scale and support; apparently contemporary and probably by Beuckelaer or his studio. But there is a further twist. Elizabeth Alice Honig (Painting and the Market in Early Modern Antwerp 2001) suggests that this composition is not the work of Beuckelaer himself, but an unknown follower. Beuckelaer, Dr Honig says, typically employs a dual narrative, with a religious episode in the background of his genre scenes, as in the National Gallery Four Elements. Nor, she says, is he so crudely suggestive as The Fish Market. The leering fishmonger with his finger through the vaginal-shaped fish-fillet is just a step too far for Beuckelaer. But it is worth saying here that the Strasbourg painting also employs a dual narrative; the heavily-laden fishing boat being unloaded in the background represents the Miraculous Draught of Fishes, and the three figures still in the boat are Christ, sitting between SS Peter and Andrew.
Equally, thanks to Dad's eagle eyes, the Strasbourg painting is signed with a monogram JB beneath the shellfish on the table at the right.
Cleaning will reveal whether this mark in the same place on our painting is also Beuckelaer's monogram.
The recent history of our painting seems equally exciting. It belonged to Harry Francis Constantine (1919 – 2014), director of the Sheffield City Art Galleries and the Mappin Gallery, a painter and pioneering collector of modern British Art. Several lots in his posthumous sale last week fetched high prices, including £64,000 against a £100 – 200 estimate for a Vision of the Shepherd catalogued as 'manner of Giovanni Francesco Castiglione.' According to his obituary in the Guardian, Frank Constantine, as he was known, made some remarkable acquisitions as museum director, and is described as a very astute buyer indeed:
"Frank spotted acquisitions in the sale rooms and in deserted corners of commercial galleries that others missed… [He] found paintings at the bottom of the market that he knew should be at the top, and indeed would now be unobtainable for a regional art gallery without huge fuss and effort. It was this open eye, this ear to the ground, that made Frank so admired."
Frank Constantine specialised in modern and Victorian paintings, however. The collection at auction also included work by Frank Constantine's father, George Hamilton Constantine (1878 – 1967) who was also a painter. He may have passed on a talent for buying to his son, so the stock of old masters could well have belonged to him. Father and son were both trained restorers. UV-lighting shows signs of recent overpaint (in the last 50 years) strengthening the lines between the fingers of the woman on the left, and around the arm and basket of the woman in the middle. The exploratory 'porthole' clean of the head belonging to the woman in the sun-hat may belong to this period. Or may be earlier. Perhaps these paintings were worked on by them both as restoration projects. It's clear though that The Fish Market was only partially explored. It will be a fascinating piece of 'archeology' to reveal it completely.
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Content marketing isn't a new marketing concept or trend. Marketing companies have been doing it for years, but for a lot of companies it's a brand new ball game.
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Oh, and it can also gain your business more leads. So what kind of content can get someone on your site to fill out a form?
Let's talk about the most common types of content. They may take more time than blogging, but are well worth the time.
These are generally a little bit longer. Some may say you only need a couple pages to a dozen, and some say make them longer. It all depends on the topic and how much resourceful is in it. If you create fluff or constantly repeat yourself just to get to a magic number of pages or chapters than you are doing it wrong.
You can repurpose your blog posts and go into more detail in your eBooks. Be sure to use visuals and media to break up the text and make it more visually appealing to the reader. Find an issue in your industry, or a topic that has a lot of material that can be useful to your niche, and get to writing.
Then create calls to action on relevant pages on your site that will drive traffic to your landing page where the visitor can fill out their information to download your eBook. You can also promote it online through guest posting, paid media services like Outbrain, and by driving traffic to your landing pages.
When you want to convince people about how great you are, show them proof! When people see real-life case studies of what you did for another customer and how it improved their life or business, then they will be more inclined that you will be able to do the same for them.
Show them statistics like how you gained them more traffic, got them more leads, brought them more revenue, increased their conversions, or improved their profit margins. Whatever it may be, if you provide compelling statistics then surely others will want to see the same results.
Everyone loves to win something for free, or at least have the chance to do so without much effort. Make it easy for them by having a simple and short form for them to fill out to enter the contest.
Also, to gain more awareness, give users more entries to the giveaway if they share the contest on their social accounts. This will give it a much wider reach, and not only get you more leads but also introduce your brand to new people.
Most webinars are done live and use slideshows as their visual. Try to make them appealing and not just a list of bullet points on each page. If you are having trouble getting people to attend your webinars, host them on other popular and industry related sites to get your name and brand out there. Also, record your webinars and post them on your site so visitors can view and listen to them on their own time.
Then repurpose those slideshows on sites like Slideshare to gain more attraction to them. If they are great slideshows that provide a lot of value, then you could expect that they will also drive traffic back to your site. People that visit your site from these generally have an interest and want to find out more, as you just showed them you know what you're talking about.
Have a call to action where you have the slides posted and then setup a landing page where you can get their information to find out more, or to receive more materials like an eBook or case study.
These can either be blog posts that you have on your own site, or guest blog posts that you write on industry related and non-competitive sites. Generally blogging is a very affordable method for content marketing. Either way, you need to show off your expertise, make them resourceful so that the reader can take away something from it, and then you can hopefully begin to see some of that traffic converting into leads.
When you are doing keyword research or looking at trends to find out what to write about, don't write your posts for the search engines. Find a problem that a current or potential customer has, and provide a solution within your post. Relevant keywords will naturally be used in your copy so that you don't have to stuff them for the sake of getting more search engine visibility.
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Michael Juba is a content marketing strategist at EZSolution, a design and marketing agency in Lancaster, PA. He enjoys talking about SEO, content and inbound marketing, social media, as well as business and entrepreneurship, so hit him up @MichaelJuba on Twitter.


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Help for creepy crawlies
By Liz DeCarlo
The dreaded call came just minutes after I'd arrived at work. Lice had been rampant in the third-grade classroom and my two daughters had been swept up in the latest icky bug raid by the school nurse. With no choice but to return home, the kids and I spent the day washing hair, picking out nits and trying to free ourselves of these nasty little homewreckers.
Now there's an easier way. A salon just for treating head lice opened Dec. 3 in the Lincoln Park neighborhood. Hair Fairies, a chain of elegant, stigma-busting lice treatment centers, provides a non-toxic, nurturing environment for dealing with the bugs.
"People come in so emotional," says Hair Fairies founder Maria Botham."We're breaking stigmas, educating them about misconceptions and nurturing them as well."
While the lice experts work on children (or adult's) hair, patrons can play video games, watch DVDs or access the Internet. The three required treatments last one hour each and cost $95, which is often picked up by insurance, Botham said. The treatment approach requires stylists to search through each client's hair one strand at a time. This is followed by two non-toxic treatments to ensure that no nit or egg remains behind. The three-visit treatment approach comes with a 100 percent guarantee and includes the use of shampoos and rinses that inhibit the bugs' ability to breed.
For parents and schools, letting Hair Fairies treat a child's lice makes sense."Head lice is the number one reason kids miss school," Botham says. And if kids are missing school, chances are parents are missing work as well."You miss a lot of school and work and have a lot of heartache when you do it yourself. To treat lice yourself is arduous."
Visits to Hair Fairies can usually be scheduled the same day you call. Children are cleared to return to school after the first treatment.
All three visits are required for the guarantee to apply. Call (773) 327-0800 or visit www.hairfairies.com for more information. The salon is located at 2336 N. Clark St. (between west Fullerton Parkway and west Belden Avenue in Chicago).
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Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor
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School is a huge source of stress for many students. Expecting everybody to learn everything at exactly the same time and level of proficiency, quite frankly, isn't a realistic goal. And as such, many students who aren't quite ready to learn the coordinate plane in the second month of 5th grade are left feeling like they are "bad at math" despite the fact that they may have very well been ready to learn it in a few months.
I have one student (a third grade boy) who is honestly brilliant. From the day I first met him in Kindergarten, he showed extremely high-level abstract reasoning, understanding of difficult math concepts, and other exceptional abilities.
I taught him the concept of multiplication, division, and solving for area when he was 5. Yet sometimes he comes home frustrated with the multiplication he's learning in school, three years later. He might miss the second part of a word problem because he read it too quickly. Then he gets points off and a sub-par grade on his assignment. And then come the "I'm so bad at math" feelings, the frustration with school, and the dislike of a subject.
The interesting thing about kids is that they tend to believe what people tell them. Especially their parents. This goes both ways: if you tell them something negative about themselves, they will believe it.
For example, if you tell a kid that they are lazy, they'll start believing it, and using it as an excuse and explanation for their behavior.
"I didn't clean my room because I'm lazy."
"I didn't do my chores because I'm lazy."
"I didn't finish my homework because I'm lazy."
They believe this about themselves, because the adults in their life (who know so much more than they do) told them it's true. And then it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.
Imagine if instead of telling the child that they're lazy, the parent instead said:
"I understand that you're tired after school, but we still need to complete these chores. Let's have a snack to relax a bit, and then get started."
This way, the issue becomes a solvable problem instead of a permanent personality attribute.
It's the same when it comes to school subjects. If you agree with the child that they are bad at a subject, they will believe you, and won't put in as much effort because, after all, it won't help anyways. They're just bad at math.
Instead, never tell a child that they are bad at something. And correct them if they start to criticize themselves with a
"Gosh, I'm so stupid! I'm so bad at this!"
Instead, say something like:
"You aren't stupid. This is a tough subject, so we have to work hard at this."
Give an accurate, but soft acknowledgement of what the issue is. Perhaps the issue is sustained focus.
"Yeah, these problems are hard because you have to work on them for a long time. But you're doing great so far!"
For a student who misses parts of long, confusing word problems, you could say
"Yeah, I see why you're frustrated. This isn't worded in the best way. But we can take it apart, and see what the question is really asking here. See, you know how to do this! What's the first step?"
And then, praise the work they put in. Acknowledge their success when they begin to understand the concepts, and begin to get the right answers.
And most importantly, combat their negative thoughts with genuine positive ones.
"Wow, I'm really impressed that you figured that out on your own!"
"Wait, did you do that entire problem set in one sitting? That's really awesome!"
"Woah, you only missed two problems! That's amazing!"
Focusing on successes instead of failures will help your child to build positive feelings about their academic abilities. And when kids feel positive about things, they enjoy them more.
People often believe that the child who loves doing homework and getting good grades is something of a fantasy. Yet, after slowly working with my students to improve their confidence in school, students who last year said "I hate reading, I'm so bad at it," were begging for books to read. "Students who said "I'm just not good at fractions," were asking for extra fractions homework, and writing their own math questions for me to solve!
And soon enough, getting good grades in school became a source of enjoyment and pride for them. And with patience and positivity, your child can feel the same.
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Missouri's Highway Patrol….
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The decision was made as I sat on stacked boxes of 105mm artillery rounds, on a Fire Support Base named Gary Owen, located about halfway between Saigon and the Cambodian border, in Vietnam. The son of an Army officer, I had left college in Kansas City rather unceremoniously to enlist, thoroughly disgusted with the antics of my fellow students protesting our involvement in this war. I wore my hair short, tucked my shirt-tail in and was respectful to those around me, particularly those in positions of authority. A structured existence was the epicenter of my comfort zone as I contemplated my life after this war. I decided on law enforcement and narrowed my preferences to two agencies that I deeply respected, the Kansas City Police Department and the Missouri Highway Patrol. The unrest in Kansas City was the deciding factor, I would join the Highway Patrol.
In those days, there were many folks interested in this job, and the selection process was designed to weed out folks who were simply job hunting as opposed to those who had a burning desire to become troopers. The academy delivered all the structure you could possibly stand which provided a bit of an advantage to the sizable contingent of military veterans that populated our class. It was a galvanizing experience that finally culminated in donning the full uniform for the first time as we were sworn into an organization steeped in tradition with a proud history dating back to 1931. In 1931, the concept of a state police organization enjoyed broad public support as well as the support of Gov. Henry Caulfield, Attorney General Stratton Shartel, the Highway Commission, the Missouri Automobile Association and the Missouri Banker's Association. Organized labor, fearing a strike breaking presence as well as a number of sheriffs were concerned with the formation of a statewide police agency. In 1931, jobs were scarce and approximately 5,000 applicants applied for appointment to one of 55 positions, which included 6 Captains. Appropriations were secured for the purchase of 36 Ford Model A roadsters, 1 Ford sedan, 1 Oldsmobile, 1 Buick sedan, 3 Chevrolet sedans, 12 Harley Davidson, 3 Indian and 2 Henderson motorcycles. Of interest, the Model A's each cost 413.18. These early troopers were a hardy lot, ordered to drive about the countryside with the tops down on the roadsters, notwithstanding pouring rain or heavy snow, so the public might recognize their presence, further enhanced by the 12 hour days each officer worked. What did these fellows accomplish? In their first year, they made over 3,800 arrests and recovered 381 stolen cars. These officers arrested 14 men for bank robbery and cleared a number of murders. For these efforts, these officers were rewarded in 1933 with a salary decrease from $145.00 a month to $130.00 a month. These early officers began establishing a legacy on day one that endures to this day, that of service as opposed to personal wealth. Personal wealth is not the reason that men and women enter the uniformed services. ( In 1972, when I joined the Highway Patrol, we insured our own Patrol cars by securing a DOC rider on our personal cars…….yes we insured our own patrol cars!)
State Police organizations have evolved tremendously. The advances in technology and communication capability have resulted in commensurate advances in the efficiency of police operations. These tremendous advances have not, however, replaced the necessity to interact with the citizenry that we protect. The core principle of policing has remained the same since the first officer was commissioned in New York in the 1800s. Police officers lend dignity to the otherwise chaotic nature of a free and open society. Although there are many roles within this profession that require a non-uniformed approach, the uniform generally announces the presence of police authority without the necessity of a spoken word. The Missouri Highway Patrol Uniform was patterned after the uniforms of the New Jersey State Police in 1931. Today's uniform is certainly more utilitarian than in years past, but essentially remains unchanged. The photograph below is of retired Captain Ernie Raub wearing a 1937 Highway Patrol Uniform. The jacket, or blouse, while very striking in appearance is essentially a straight jacket. When I became a trooper, these blouses were still worn during the winter months, an entirely unforgettable experience! Also note the antiquated swivel holster, something that I lobbied against tirelessly while teaching officers the art of handgun retention. The breeches and boots, while sharp were not practical nor particularly comfortable, but were utilitarian to officers assigned to motorcycle duty. In the first years of my service, our uniforms were custom tailored and relatively expensive, however the Patrol did provide funding that did little more than cover the expense of dry cleaning these uniforms!
I am often asked, would I do it again, referring to my career with the Patrol. My answer is an enthusiastic yes. I served with a host of characters called to this unique profession, each contributing to the aforementioned task of lending dignity to undignified happenings. My daughter is a trooper and I am very proud of her service in a time that is much different than when I worked our streets and highways. The diminishing respect for authority and creeping lack of self discipline is deeply troubling and presents a new challenge to our officers today. As I write, many outstanding officers are at work, writing new chapters in the legacy of the Patrol. These officers are linked to the past by tradition…and the french blue of the uniforms they wear.
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The relationship between client and counsellor is the key to helping you discover your strengths and inner resources, therefore enabling you to cope more effectively.


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If you're a blues-rock fan, or a fan of guitar playing in general, there are some things that go without saying. You have your Hendrix and Clapton, your SRV, your Joe Bonamassa, Kenny Wayne Shepherd and Warren Haynes. All the usual names that make it into every in-depth conversation about people's favorite classic and contemporary blues based guitarists along with the rest of the staples of the genre. But for every high profile, well known guitar hero, there are ten musicians who haven't gotten the exposure or the widespread credit that their talent deserves. Here are a few of my personal favorites that often slip through the cracks for various reasons.
I first discovered Philip Sayce while he was serving as the second guitarist for departed blues-rock statesman Jeff Healey. I ran across a video in which Healey sat back during a live show and let Sayce step out front to blow people's minds with his guitar pyrotechnics. He was later recruited as a studio and touring ace by Uncle Kracker and Melissa Etheridge, and began releasing music as a solo artist.
His playing has the key components and the obvious influence of all the greats in the genre (SRV, Hendrix, Healey of course), and he brings his own flashy retro-psychedelic vibe to the table as well. He's definitely worth a listen for those who enjoy some good guitar wailing. Here's one from his newest release:
One of my very favorite musicians of all time. Where do I start? Legend has it that Doyle grew up with Stevie Ray Vaughan stopping by the house, as his Dad was a friend and writing partner of SRV. His first guitar was originally owned by blues legend Lightnin' Hopkins. He plays left-handed and upside down, just because he didn't know any better. He joined The Fabulous Thunderbirds as a youngster, co-founded the Arc Angels with fellow prodigy Charlie Sexton and SRV's backing band Double Trouble. He's spent time filling David Gilmour's shoes for Roger Waters, backing up Clapton live and in the studio, and serving as a hired gun for a number of other well-known artists.
He's accomplished a lot, including leaving me eagerly waiting to hear new music. After the Arc Angels, he put out two musically diverse solo albums in the 90's and then the classic-rock and blues-infused masterpiece 'Welcome' in the early 2000's (definitely on the list of my most-listened albums ever). On a related note, Doyle is also featured in the music business documentary "Before The Music Dies". It's hard to find, but it's a great observation on the rise of manufactured pop stars in the music industry and the difficulty it creates for more authentic artists like Doyle.
As I'm typing this, I also have my earbuds in deciding which song to share. Holy sweet baby Jesus, every time I listen to this song it's like I'm listening to it for the first time. You want to know why I'm so crazy about music? What is it about music that makes me feel alive? It's at 5:41 in this song.
Audley released two albums with his band Cry of Love in the 90's, and then went on to join the Black Crowes for a few years. Like the previous subjects on this list, he has also proven to be an in-demand session and touring guitarist (his credits include; Gov't Mule, Jakob Dylan, The Dixie Chicks, Gavin Degraw, Peter Frampton, and many more). He's had a few other musical projects that I'm just discovering now and oh yeah, I almost forgot. Holy crap he can play. Much like Mr. Bramhall, he's got a really cool style that still shines through no matter who he's playing with. For my fellow guitar players out there, he's also solely responsible for me being obsessed with getting a Uni-Vibe pedal during a certain period in life. Here's why:
Davy Knowles
Davy is a bit of a black sheep on this list. Not because he's remotely any less of a guitar player than the others, but because he's still under 30 years old and is just now establishing his presence in the world of blues and rock music.
Davy was obviously a budding blues-rock star when his band "Back Door Slam" released the album Roll Away in 2007, and I became a fan immediately (if not sooner) when I heard the first notes of the first song. After splitting with his original bandmates, he's been carrying on as Davy Knowles and Back Door Slam. In 2009 he released the album "Coming Up For Air", which provides a snapshot of how Davy is maturing and progressing as a singer, songwriter, and musician in general. There's a reason that Joe Satriani called him one of his favorite modern blues players, but also a reason that Peter Frampton signed on to produce his last album, and it's because his appeal is just as broad as his talent. As the old saying goes, "sometimes the notes you don't play are just as important as the notes you play". Eric Clapton is the best example of players who embody this mantra for me, and Davy Knowles has managed to place himself on my short list of favorites.
Davy has a new album in the works, and I'm looking forward to hearing it. Here's a Johnny Cash cover of his that I just discovered, followed by a more acoustic oriented song from his first album that always makes me think of home:
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Well done, sir! Thanks for sharing these with us! I had not thought of bands like Jeff Healey, Cry of Love, or Arc Angels in years! Nice to see those guitarists are still ripping it up!
Well done, sir!
Thanks for sharing these with us! I had not thought of bands like Jeff Healey, Cry of Love, or Arc Angels in years! Nice to see those guitarists are still ripping it up!
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In 2013, Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. received a greater number of Super Lawyers and Super Lawyer Rising Stars in New York City than any other real estate law firm with fewer than 30 attorneys. Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. is also the only real estate litigation law firm with under 30 attorneys that has also received recognition from Chambers and Partners, AV® Martindale-Hubbell rating, Super Lawyers honors, and selection into the Registry of Preeminent Lawyers as well as the American College of Real Estate Lawyers, Best Lawyers and Best Law Firms.
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Throw your septre into the mud, politicians. Throw your jewels into the river and you will see the glow of new colors among the glistening pebbles. Let the wind blow thru your empty palaces. Let the birds nest in your crown. What good is your wealth and power when it brings you no peace of mind and all your people struggle and starve?
This is what you must do. Go, sell your possessions and give your money to the poor, not the government dears, the poor, the suffering, the struggling.
If you would be perfect, if you would serve us, you must give up the wealth and power addiction, stop engaging in conspicuous consumption, stop being possessed by possessions and become one of the middle class.
What difference does political party make? Who cares if you are a Wealth and Power addict, possessed by your possessions and engaged in conspicuous consumption 'trickle down economy' Republican or a Wealth and Power addict, possessed by your possessions and engaged in conspicuous consumption social safety net democrat where most the money for this net remains stuffed in your own pockets or the pockets of your relation. Does that sound familiar? How much money have you stuffed into your pockets and those of your family and friends by putting millions of dollars of government money in 'contracts' given to yourselves?
No, if you wish to represent anyone, you must engage in downward mobility. And all the vast sums of gold you waste advertising and getting elected must stop. Rather than spend it on politics, you can protect the suffering. You can turn one of your homes to a shelter for the homeless. You can take all those restaurants and businesses you own and turn them into food kitchens for those who haven't enough to eat, medical facilities for the ill, clothing supply houses for those who can¹t afford them. You can pay for the food of all those who need it, the care for the chronically ill, provide practical skills so people can become self-sufficient and have the pride of standing independent and free from government intrusion. All of these things and more can be accomplished with all the money you hoard.
Politicians say they care about our needs.
And yet they just fight spreading bitterness and hate.
Yet politicians hoard and damn us all to a horrible fate.
from the hungry and the homeless to people trying to make ends meet.
And don't look at people and they never ever care.
All I can ask is what Jesus asked too.
Please Father forgive them, they know not what they do.
I challenge all of you elected or appointed government bureaucrats, actors who make vast sums of gold pretending to be someone else-all Wealth and Power Addicts who hoard gold and think that makes you better than the common citizen simply because your greed knows no bounds to change and change now.
I challenge you to practice downward mobility-sell everything you own, give it directly to the suffering and families struggling to support themselves who will never in their lifetimes experience even one of the lavish vacations you take so much pleasure in gloating about. Pay the bills of those in the hospitals, feed the poor, help the middle class and if you would be perfect, or even just a decent human being, you will become one of the middle class and stop the hypocrisy. The only true power that exists is that that is given away. And stop rewarding criminals and bullies.