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My 5-Year-Old Loves Makeup, And I Have A Lot Of Conflicting Feelings
Is she simply being creative and having fun?
by Samm Davidson
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I watch from the hallway as my five-year-old daughter sits, admiring her reflection. She has a whole setup now, her favorite Christmas gift from her grandmother — a real vanity equipped with drawers and a large studio-lit mirror. On top of the table sit two acrylic makeup organizers filled with eyeshadows, lipsticks, brushes, blushes, and nail polish, with swivel technology for easy access and maximum "wow" factor. She puckers her lips and applies a thick, dark layer of red lipstick, smacking her lips with pride. She looks so happy. But as I stand watching, I can't help but wonder — is this okay?
Everything feels so loaded and critical, I feel an increased responsibility when making choices in certain areas, women's empowerment being one of them. And watching her engage in an activity so seemingly rooted in the idea that women need to be "pretty" or "perfect" kind of makes me wince.
Watching her transform and decorate her face, reveling in her masterpiece and announcing how "beautiful" she now looks, I can't help but worry that I might be complicit in fostering the wrong values. Aren't I supposed to be teaching her that beauty comes from the inside? Shouldn't I be urging her to boycott the beauty industry as an act of patriarchal defiance? Isn't the full glam setup at age five sending the wrong message?
Or maybe it's not that deep. Is this simply a five-year-old being creative and having fun — engaging in an enjoyable activity that doesn't need to have a deeper meaning? Maybe it is a gentle, fun way for her to express herself and create that makes her happy. There is a lot of artistic expression involved in makeup, after all. And I find it hard to believe she is mimicking some kind of unhealthy self-improvement routine that I have modeled, since I only apply a swipe of under-eye concealer and mascara on special occasions (which is purely the result of lack of talent and energy, nothing more profound). And there must be a feminist argument that leans greatly into celebrating yourself and your femininity in whatever way makes you feel good — makeup included. So maybe it's okay?
Like so much else, I think the answer probably lies somewhere in the middle. Like everything in life and parenting, I think the "it's okay in moderation" motto applies here. Because, of course, if I was layering pounds of makeup on every day, never allowing anyone to see any minor flaws in my skin, talking openly about how I am only confident and beautiful with a face full of product, that would likely be problematic. But if I dabble in makeup on occasion and share in the fun of it with her — reminding her that she does not have any "flaws" that need to be covered or erased, while making clear that she is free to accentuate or decorate her already wonderful face however she likes as long as she is happy — then maybe we are okay?
So, for now, I think the vanity can stay. I'll keep a close eye on its impact and ensure it doesn't morph into an obsession that creates a false sense of beauty and confidence. Jeez, sometimes I wish everything didn't feel so heavy and important. I guess that's what raising kids is though. So I'll stay in-tuned, work through my worries as they arise, and hope that I make more good choices than bad. It won't be perfect, and it definitely won't always be pretty — but at least I now have a complete glam set-up to make up for it. Ha.
Samm is an ex-lawyer and mom of four who swears a lot. Find her on Instagram @sammbdavidson.
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Noilhan (; ) is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.

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Communes of the Gers department

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An African-American Classic Revisited: a Review of Race Music: Black Cultures from Bebop to Hip-Hop
By Mark Anthony Neal |@NewBlackMan| with thanks to NewBlackMan (in Exile)
Thursday, July 20, 2017.
The work of late Eileen Southern and Amiri Baraka (Leroi Jones) are the twin pillars of Black Music scholarship in the United States. Trained as a musicologist, Southern was most well known for her classic study The Music of Black Americans: A History. Baraka, of course, is the author of the groundbreaking Blues People, a book that 50 years after its publication is generally recognized as the foundation of African-American Cultural Studies. Whereas Southern may have been most concerned with the music, Baraka was most concerned with the music's political connotations, specifically in the context of Black Cultural Nationalism in the 1960s.
It is this seeming divide that Guthrie P. Ramsey largely recovers in his book Race Music: Black Cultures from Bebop to Hip-Hop (University of California Press, 2003) An ambitious effort, Ramsey's Race Music is an interdisciplinary explosion, finding grounding in the amorphous, theoretical and familial aspects of Black life and culture or what he refers to as the "Afro-modernist" impulse.
"For African Americans," Ramsey argues, "the thrust of Afro-modernism has always been…defined primarily within sociopolitical arena: as the quest for liberation, freedom, and literacy as well as the seeking of upward mobility and enlarged possibilities within the American capitalist system." (106) Given these desires there was quite a bit of importance attached to forms of Black expressive culture that entered into the mainstream of American culture in the early decades of the 20th century. Black literature, art, and music were perceived as vehicles to counteract racist constructs of Black culture and identity emanating from popular science journals, the burgeoning film industry and the advertising industry.
For many Black elites, most notably W.E.B. Du Bois, this was translated as putting forth the best "face" of the race. Ramsey's use of the post-world war II period as a point of entry into his study is useful because the war provided an urgency to Black political demands for fair treatment and also marks a definitive break—generationally, culturally, aesthetically, socially and geographically—from the sanctioned face of Black expressive culture in the 20th century, at least as forwarded by Black cultural gatekeepers.
Specifically Ramsey links Afro-modernism to the "heady momentum of sociopolitical progress during the first half of the twentieth century, and the changing sense of what constituted African American culture (and even American culture generally speaking) at the postwar moment." (28) Echoing the oft-cited work of Robin D.G. Kelley and Eric Lott, Ramsey locates a dramatic tension in the post-world war II period. Instead of privileging the work of be-bop artists, as Kelley and Lott do in their seminal essays, Ramsey suggests that the musical styles of mid-century blues figures like Louis Jordan, Cootie Williams and Dinah Washington—styles that would have been targeted and disparaged by some "Negro" gatekeepers before the war—became central tenets of the developing Afro-modern world.
For example, Ramsey sees a recording like "It's Just the Blues" (1945) by the Four Jumps of Jive as "drenched in Afro-modernist sensibilities.
The recording codified a specific moment or urbanity for African Americans. Even the 'commercialism' of the piece is suggestive of the aggressively new economic clout of African Americans, particularly those who lived in the urban north." (51)
Though Ramsey's definition of Afro-modernism fits into the interpretive framework of Baraka's Blues People, Ramsey deftly roots this impulse within the intimacy of Black family life. Thus Race Music begins with Ramsey discussing the role of music in his family. As he writes in opening chapter, the autobiographical impulse throughout Race Music, "brings into high relief, some of the theoretical and intellectual points that I will explore throughout the book. As an African American scholar and musician, I believe there is value in exploring the historical grounding of my own musical profile and revealing this to readers." (4) As such, "Daddy's Second Line"—a reference to the death of Ramsey's father and New Orleans styled funeral rituals—takes on an added significance.
Ramsey's recollection of his father's funeral (occurring at a time when he was finishing his dissertation) and the centrality of music in his family's collective mourning process comprise what he refers to as "community theaters"—"sites of cultural memory" that "include but are not limited to cinema, family narratives and histories, the church, the social dance, the nightclub, the skating rink, and even literature." (4)
In this regard, Ramsey's work owes a great deal to that of early Birmingham School cultural theorists like Raymond Williams, who found value in the study of everyday life. While so much of African-American Cultural Studies has focused on the "everyday" spectacle—think here of virtually every scholarly study of hip-hop music and culture—Ramsey brings his analysis back to the more mundane aspects of everyday Black life. In other words how do Black people and Black families use Black music to cope with the everyday realities of Black life in the United States?
Like the industry term "race records," which supposedly marked racial segregation in American listening practices, Ramsey's Race Music privileges practices in which the Black masses used the very logic of racial segregation to create moments of catharsis, recovery and pleasure. Not simply relying on his own cultural memories, Ramsey devotes an entire chapter to the "community theater" of his extended family. For example, a song like Ray Charles's "Night Time is the Right Time" can be read as a metaphor for the ways that some Blacks used late night leisure spaces—dancehalls, theaters, after-hours clubs and various other chitlin' circuit entities—as a means of recovering their humanity in the face of 60-hour work weeks doing arduous and debilitating labor.
The ability of these leisure seekers to transcend their daily routines by finding some semblance of freedom on the dancefloor or listening to the riffs of an organ-sax R&B combo is an example of the kinds of catharsis that Ramsey locates within "community theater". Ramsey's argument about the centrality of community theaters to the study of Black life and culture is most compelling in chapter six ("'Goin' to Chicago": Memories, Histories, and a Little Bit of Soul"), the book's strongest chapter. In many ways the chapter, which examines three distinct community theaters, synthesizes the book's often disparate and competing energies.
Ramsey notes that the "subjugated knowledge"—that which can be found in community theater—that he theorizes "represents a particular work of the imagination or collective memory of a specific family. These memories embody a cultural sensibility that should be a factor in the interpretation of African American music from this period and beyond." (94) In addition to the communal memories of the "kin folk", Ramsey also cites the scholarly discourses of "Blackness" that emerged in the 1960s (of which Southern's work figures prominently) and the music itself. In this latter arena, Ramsey specifically, cites James Brown's "Say It Loud" (1968) as "emblematic of [that] era's new expression of Black pride." (151) He further argues that Brown, as an artist, "stood at the crossroads between the Civil Rights and Black Power movements" and "between the celebration of Black sensuality and wholesome, Afro-styled family values." (151).
Like Brown, Southern also negotiated between spaces, notably the 'whiteness" of the academy and the hyper-Blackness of the Black Arts Movement and the patriarchy that manifested itself in both spaces. In many regards Southern's ability to negotiate those spaces is emblematic of the very spaces that Ramsey negotiates throughout his book. Many of the intricate claims that Ramsey makes about the importance of community theater could not have been made without the import of Cultural Studies (I'm including Baraka in this) onto the field of Black music studies, but throughout Race Music Ramsey maintains an attention to musical detail, which was the hallmark of Southern's work.
Ramsey's study could have legitimately ended with chapter 6, but he relates his thesis to contemporary Black popular music forms or more generally the post-industrial moment. Though "Scoring a Black Nation: Music, Film, and Identity in the Age of Hip-Hop" (chapter 7) and "'Santa Claus Ain't Got Nothing on This!': Hip-Hop Hybridity and the Black Church Muse" (chapter 8) seem like an obligatory attempt to make Race Music relevant to Hip-hop era scholarship, both chapters offer valuable insight in their own right as stand-alone essays. Ramsey finds value in the music of gospel artists like Kirk Franklin and Karen Clark-Sheard, whose abilities at "mixing and matching musical genres with distinct histories" allow them to "powerfully critique currents idea about secularism, sacredness and the intense commercialism that is part and parcel of hip-hop culture." (215).
While the Black church has been an important site for the constitution of community within Black communities, it has been increasingly at odds with the decidedly secular and profane nature of Black expressive culture in the post-Civil Rights era. Artists like Clark-Sheard, Franklin and others like Mary Mary and Tonex have sought to collapse the largely generational divide, by providing the context in which the secular sensibilities of hip-hop could be "churched."
Maintaining the spirit of community that pervades the book, Ramsey presents a unique vantage point to access Hip-hop's relationship to the genres of Black music developed before it. Ramsey looks specifically at Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing, John Singleton's Boyz N the Hood (films powerfully linked to hip-hop's move into the mainstream in the late 1980s and early 1990s) and Theodore Witcher's Love Jones (loosely aligned to the Neo-soul moment of the late 1990s). Throughout the three films, Ramsey notes that "music is linked to other Black cultural practices such as the dozens, dance, card playing, and so on. Music is central to constructing Black characters within these films' narratives." (186).
Rather than seeing Hip-hop era film and popular music as being out of sync with the very notions of "community" that Black popular music has often constructed, Ramsey brings "Hip-Hop" back into the family fold. Ramsey's take here is refreshing given that so much of the logic within Hip-Hop studies either consciously or unwittingly aims to establish Hip-Hop in isolation of genres of popular Black music that emerged before it.
As a working jazz musician and former musical director for a church, Guthrie Ramsey has a first-hand perspective on the intimacy between the music and the folk. As an interdisciplinary scholar trained as an ethnomusicologist he is also cognizant of the music and the formal academic modes of its study. The great success of Race Music is that Ramsey never loses sight of either of these worlds and that fact alone makes Race Music a groundbreaking addition to the fields of Ethnomusicology and African-American Studies.
Mark Anthony Neal is a Professor of African and African-American studies at Duke University, Durham, NC, USA. He publishes and curates NewBlackMan (in Exile)
Originally published in ECHO: A Music Centered Journal (2005)

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School dinners from around the world: Which one is your favourite?
No, you're not looking at food from Michelin starred restaurants – these are actual school dinners.
The healthy meals from around the world boast fish with rocket and caprese, steak with salad and baked plantain with coriander.
The stark comparisons, revealed by US restaurant chain Sweetgreens and a schoolgirl's blogging site Never Seconds, shows US schools offer processed food like popcorn chicken and cookies, compared with Spain's healthier choice of shrimp and peppers.
But looks can be deceiving, warns Lorna Driver-Davies, a nutritional therapist at NutriCentre.
She ranks school dinners in France, Korea and Brazil as the best.
She told FEMAIL: 'Looking at the lunches from across the world, it seems mixed in terms of how balanced the diets are.
'Looks can be deceiving, since while the Finnish lunch looks very healthy – the focus is on starchy carbohydrates, starchy vegetables and fruit. So for me it's lacking in adequate protein or green leafy vegetables.
She argued the Brazilian was as good as the Korean as there is an emphasis on meat and vegetables in both dishes.
She continued: 'The Brazilian meal was as good as the Korean, since there is an emphasis on meat and plant proteins and vegetables.
But which one takes your fancy?


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Questo è un elenco dei maggiori stadi sudamericani ordinati per capienza. L'elenco include gli stadi di calcio con almeno  posti.

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El Parque del Cómic de San Miguel se encuentra en el barrio El Llano, en Santiago de Chile, y fue inaugurado en 2006, cuando se celebró el centenario de las creaciones de Pedro Subercaseaux, autor de Federico Von Pilsener, considerado el primer personaje de la historieta chilena. Compuesto por cinco grandes estatuas y cerca de un centenar de viñetas, es una especie de museo al aire libre que homenajea a los dibujantes y a los principales héroes de los cómics de Chile.

Ubicación e historia

Este parque temático corre a lo largo del Llano Subercaseaux y la Gran Avenida, entre las calles María Auxiladora y Alcalde Pedro Alarcón, es decir, entre los paraderos 6 y 8. El proyecto comenzó en el 2000 y fue inaugurado oficialmente seis años más tarde.

Se compone de un Paseo de la Fama, con 97 viñetas en cerámica de personajes de historietas chilenas y cuatro grandes estatuas de cuatro metros de altura que representan a los famosísimos Condorito (creación de Pepo), Pepe Antártico (Percy Eaglehurst), Ogú y Mampato (Oskar Vega y Themo Lobos).

La quinta estatua, la de Federico Von Pilsener, no está en el Parque El Llano, como las otras, sino en el jardín interior de la Casa de la Cultura, junto a la biblioteca municipal que lleva el nombre de Harald Edelstam, el embajador sueco en Chile que cuando ocurrió golpe militar de 1973 encabezado por el general Augusto Pinochet abrió las puertas de la sede diplomática donde encontraron refugio numerosas personas antes de partir al exilio político.

La ubicación de esta estatua se explica por el hecho de que la Casa de la Cultura se levanta en medio del terreno que antes perteneciera a Ramón Subercaseaux Vicuña y donde creció el creador de Von Pilsener, Lustig, seudónimo que usaba el printor y fraile Pedro Subercaseaux, hijo del primero.

Entre las viñetas más antiguas del Paseo de la Fama figuran 'La Falimia Miau, de Tom (Walter Barbier), publicada en 1908 en la revista El Peneca, y Verdejo (en la revista del mismo nombre), de Coke (Jorge Délano); la más moderna es Hermanos Rata, de Marko Torres, publicada en 2001 en Cómic Chile.

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El Parque fue una idea del escritor Omar Pérez Santiago, Patricio Flores, Emilio Gutiérrez, Edwin Salinas y Jorge Pérez Santiago, organizados en el Centro de Cómic de San Miguel y contó con el apoyo del Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Cultural y las Artes, la Municipalidad de San Miguel y su Círculo de Amigos de la Cultura y Cámara de Comercio.
El  escultor nacional Mario Irarrázabal sugirió colocarle cerámicas de colores a las estatuas que le inoculan una dialéctica plástica a la materialidad.
El arquitecto paisajista Luis Santibáñez resolvió  el tema de la coherencia del parque en su conjunto y agregaron el Parque de la Fama, con cerámicas al piso con dibujos de los más distintivos personajes del cómic chileno, basados en un estudio e investigación realizado por Omar Pérez Santiago. El trabajo fue publicado en el libro Breve Historia del cómic chileno, editado por la Universidad Bolivariana en el año 2007.

Los dibujos de las caricaturas fueron realizadas por Edwin Salinas. Las obras fueron realizadas por un equipo de trabajo integrado por Paola Catese, Patricio Flores, Emilio Gutiérrez, Jorge Pérez Santiago y Omar Pérez Santiago, Emersson Pérez y  Edwin Salinas.

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Museos de Santiago de Chile
Obras basadas en historietas
Comic de San Miguel
Historieta de Chile
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Realme X2 Pro Master Edition Wins German Red Dot Design Award!
Posted by Adrian Patrick Gemora April 10, 2020
Realme X2 Pro, the flagship device of the world's fastest-growing smartphone brand Realme, wins its first Red Dot Award: Product Design 2020.
The Red Dot Design Award, founded by the German Design Council, is an internationally acknowledged global industrial design award. With its presence spanning six decades, the Red Dot Design Award is regarded today as one of the largest, most-influential competitions in the design industry. Its stringent qualification process allows only stellar, high-quality design to participate in the competition, more so win an award.
The masterpiece with leading craftsmanship inspired by the beauty of life
Realme X2 Pro Master Edition, which is a product of the collaboration of Realme and the world-renowned industrial design master Naoto Fukasawa, brings extreme aesthetic delight.
Realme and Fukasawa were determined to imbibe the beauty of life and the simplicity of its elements in the design of the Realme X2 Pro Master Edition, which came in two variants: Red Brick and Concrete. The final device aesthetic, inspired from textures of common building materials, is lauded by consumer and critics alike for its trendsetting design and exquisite craftsmanship.
The award-winning design of Realme X2 Pro Master Edition has gone through a rigorous process. In order to achieve the high standards for processing, Realme created its custom RP paint and combined it with industry-leading lacquered glass coating technology. After 32 stages of sanding and testing, the build of the device achieved a frosted-touch feeling that brings softness to glass. The device has also undergone the laser technology PicoSure to engrave a fretwork logo on frosted glass and a replica of Naoto Fukasawa's signature with 100% fidelity—where the finest stroke is just 0.09 mm wide. Thus, the most intricate details are displayed in the most brilliant signature.
Realme Master Edition, the significant mark of smartphone design field
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ASSAYE 1803
Posted on April 18, 2019 by MSW
General Arthur Wellesley (the future Duke of Wellington) directing the 2nd Battalion 12th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry (now part of Punjab Regimental Centre, Pakistan Army) at the Battle of Assaye, 1803
The British advance against the Maratha army at Assaye on 23 September 1803.
On 23 September 1803 British troops chased the line of Maratha troops back and broke them, forcing them back into Assaye and then across the Juah river.
Considered by the Duke of Wellington to be his finest victory, the Battle of Assaye was one in which a small but well-trained British army faced native forces well equipped and well tutored in European combat techniques. Won against overwhelming odds, it demonstrated the indomitable spirit of the colonial powers when faced with militarily sophisticated opponents. Assaye also served as an early showcase for the Duke of Wellington's talents.
European imperialism began in earnest in the 16th century with the conquest of the Americas. European soldiers operating in the New World overcame the native cultures with surprising ease. A number of factors accounted for this, among which were logistical organization and extraordinary bravery, by means of which handfuls of Spanish conquistadors were able to defeat great kingdoms such as that of the Aztecs. A similar pattern was repeated elsewhere in the world, with native cultures being confronted, found to be ill-prepared and far less able to withstand the early modern warfare techniques which confronted them. The Russians conquered Siberia, while in India the trading stations of Portuguese, French and British merchants were turned into the stepping stones of empire.
BRITAIN IN INDIA
Britain's involvement in India during the 18th century had reached a crucial point with the Battle of Plassey in 1757, when Robert Clive defeated the nawab (governor) of Bengal. The nawab's army was ten times the size of Robert Clive 's force of two thousand sepoys (native soldiers trained by the British) and nine hundred Europeans. Despite the overwhelming odds, Clive was victorious and the nawab was executed. This victory secured Britain's possessions in the subcontinent and entitled it to raise massive revenues from the native population, which Britain then used to increase its military presence further.
The influence of the Mughals, the most dominant power in southern Asia up to that point, had been in decline since 1707 with the death of Aurangzeb. The British were clearly in the ascendant, but unlike those in the Americas, where native cultures never really rose to the challenge posed by European military power, the rulers of India understood the nature of the force they were up against. While the British considered themselves as successors to the Mughals, there was an indigenous force in the form of the Maratha confederacy that also claimed the right to rule India. The confederacy was a grouping of various influential clan chiefs under the leadership of a peshaw (chief minister); at times, the clans warred with one another, particularly for leadership, but they also combined in various coalitions to resist the British. The result was three Maratha wars fought in 1775-82, 1803-05 and 1817-18.
Recruiting European military advisers, frequently from one of the competing imperial powers, such as the French, the peshaws and clan chiefs rapidly transformed their feudal armies and equipped their soldiers with artillery, muskets and Western-style military training. In a very short time, these native armies could rely on twice as many cannons as the British. Major Thome, a veteran of many battles in the region, complained of 'the changes that have taken place among the warlike tribes of India through the introduction of European tactics and French discipline, which, combined with their natural courage, often bordering on enthusiastic frenzy, and their numerical superiority, has rendered our conflicts with them sanguinary in the extreme'.
By the late 18th century it was no longer easy for Britain to overawe its opponents in India. And yet, such was their hunger for the wealth to be derived from India that the British took on ever more difficult and challenging campaigns in an effort to subdue the native population. Against such a background, the Battle of Assaye emerges as being typical of a period in which British forces outfought – rather than outgunned – otherwise impressive native armies. It is also interestmg to note that the British were commanded by a young Arthur Wellesley, later to become the Duke of Wellington. Assaye demonstrates the strength of British fighting skills in the face of superior numbers; Wellington, when asked forty years later which was his finest moment in battle, answered with one word: 'Assaye.'
WAR WITH THE MARATHAS
The Marathas had replaced the Mughal dynasty m central and northern India, and in 1779 they defeated the British at the Battle of Wadgaon, following Britain's attempt to favour a candidate for peshwa. It was only a matter of time before there would be a further clash, and in 1803 it arose. This time the British were determined to intervene more forcefully. Richard Wellesley. governor general of Bengal, sent his younger brother Arthur to offer protection to Peshwa Baji Rao II, who had been defeated by the Holkar clan. Other clans then objected to the British intervention. Wellesley penetrated Maratha territory and stumbled across an army at the junction of the Juah and Kaitna rivers. It was an impressive array: some 30,000 cavalry; 10,000 infantry, trained and equipped in the Western style by French soldiers; and 200 pieces of artillery. All Wellesley commanded was 4.500 regulars, mostly sepoys, and half of these were cavalry. Despite this, Wellesley was supremely confident, demonstrating efficiency and organization in abundance.
Later historians have praised Wellesley 's logistical abilities above his triumphs in battle, and it is important to consider how the British supported their armies in India, because it frequently proved decisive in campaigns. Throughout history, most armies had supported their troops by taking what they needed from the lands they passed through. Understandably, this alienated local people, who frequently fought back and added to the difficulties of a campaign. The British forces in India, however, adopted a system in which they bought food and supplies from merchants who came to their camps. This not only resulted in less incidental fighting, but also ensured the goodwill of the local population. Intelligence information could also be obtained at these military bazaars, sourced from merchants acting as spies. The relatively wealthy British enjoyed the support of merchants who were not slow to exploit their generosity. Wellesley did not invent this system but, with his excellent eye for detail, he ran it superbly and it gave him an added edge over his Maratha opponents.
Having left his baggage train in the village of Naulniah, which he instructed to be fortified, Wellesley rode out to inspect the position of his enemy at Assaye. Wellesley was well practised in this process of reconnaissance, getting to know the landscape of the forthcoming battle so as to be able to use it to his advantage. Ignoring the suspect knowledge of his guides, he discovered a ford across the Kaitnathat he could make use of to speed up the transport of his troops without making them vulnerable. It meant he could also surprise the enemy. Wellesley led the way into the river, but as his troops waded into the water, some Maratha artillery opened up. Fortunately for him, it was half-hearted fire and it ceased when Wellesley formed his men up on the opposite shore.
Wellesley placed his Madras sepoys between two units of regular British troops and began the advance. Maratha cavalry were reported to have crossed the river further west and could have threatened Wellesley 's rear, but because his baggage tram was well fortified, he did not mind losing communication with it for the duration of the battle. The Marathas had lost the advantage of having their troops protected by the river, but they still possessed superior numbers and a formidable array of cannons. As the two lines of artillery began to duel, Wellesley knew he would lose the encounter if it was prolonged and so he ordered his men forward, with the kilted troops of the 78th Highlanders leading the way.
SHEER AGGRESSION
Sheer aggression was the only way to win this contest; the British fixed their bayonets and charged the well-trained Maratha troops. The two Maratha commanders, Berar and Scindia, lacked the courage of Wellesley and retired from the fighting, but their senior European adviser, Pohlmann, a Hanoverian, remained in command of the Indian troops. The 78th Highlanders halted at 55m (180ft), fired their muskets in a mighty volley, then charged and plunged in with their bayonets.
It was this sort of hard, close-quarters fighting that the British favoured and which would frequently send their enemies reeling, in theatres of war from India to Spain.
Having taken a line of Maratha artillery, the 78th Highlanders fired a second volley, which finally broke Pohlmann's troops on the southern flank. The Madras sepoys followed up on this success and also broke the Maratha line. Carried away by their triumph, however, some of the sepoys became disorganized and vulnerable to the nearby Maratha cavalry, but the British cavalry was there to protect their flank and the sepoys regrouped. At the forefront of the action, Wellesley had his horse shot from beneath him. On the northern flank, the 74th Highlanders came under intense fire and had to form a defensive square with ramparts composed of the bodies of their dead comrades. They stood their ground long enough for the British cavalry to gallop past and clear the ground before the village of Assaye.
The entire British line now swung round and pushed Pohlmann's men back to the Juah. Wellesley became caught up in the fighting and a second horse was fatally wounded beneath him. His bravery must have inspired his men; it certainly stood in stark contrast to that of the Maratha leaders, who seemed more concerned with their personal safety. Faced by a renewed British attack, the Marathas decided they had had enough and crossed the river, leaving behind much of their equipment.
Wellesley's victory decisively curbed Maratha power in central India, but his losses had been heavy, with some 1,500 troops dead and wounded – a casualty rate of more than 27 per cent. The Marathas had lost at least 1,200 dead and had abandoned 98 cannons on the battlefield. A further British victory at Argaum ended the war, but the British had many more campaigns to fight in India against tough opponents, and their final conquest of the subcontinent was a very hard-won experience not achieved until the middle of the 19th century.
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The longest day of the year, Midsummer celebrates the peak of the earth's power on the summer solstice. As a time of plenty, this sabbat celebrates fertility, purification, health, love, and gratitude. Traditions include bonfires and communicating with faeries and forest spirits. Many Wiccans consider this day as ideal for magick, particularly for manifesting. After this day, the God begins to wane.
Other traditions refer back to the fight between the Holly and Oak Kings. They battle once again with the Holly King as victor. As such, the Holly King rules the remainder of the year until the next battle at Yule.
The holiday of Midsummer falls on the summer solstice, celebrating the peak of activity and fertility of the earth and its inhabitants. This is the longest day of the year and marks the center point between the awakening of the earth and its decline into darker months. After this day, the length of each day begins to diminish. This is a time of plenty, not like that of the harvest season, but in terms of solar energy and vitality. The earth is fertile and life is full with potential. This is a time for feasting and enjoying the gifts of the land. Many options are readily available to the beginner looking to honor this time of year.
Take advantage of warmer weather and get out there and enjoy nature. During Beltane you noticed everything in bloom, but that was only the beginning stages of life for most of the plants and animals. Now everything is at its peak. From here on out, all that bloomed to life will head toward the later stages of life and end during the colder months. Some plants have already started dying away and have left seeds that will bring new growth next spring.
Go camping or enjoy a nice, long hike. If practical, do so during the early morning hours and watch the sunrise. Notice all the potential the plants and animals have and consider your own potential. No matter what stage of life you are in, there is a part of your life that has the same peak potential during this time of year. Take some cues from nature and learn to recognize and harness that potential.
Fires symbolize energy and passion, and bonfires were lit during this time in honor of the peak energy. Although a large bonfire may not be practical, a small one is much easier to maintain. If you have the space, resources, and safety know-how, put together a small fire to enjoy. Be sure to check for fire-warnings ahead of time. If your area is suffering from drought, wildfire risk will be much higher. Also, if you live somewhere with plants that can catch fire easily, having even a small fire-pit lit will be banned during dry periods. Anytime you are working with fire, be sure to keep safety as the number one priority to ensure your experience is an enjoyable one.
According to some traditions the waxing and waning halves of the year are ruled by the Oak and Holly Kings respectively. At Yule, the two battled and the Oak King won. He has ruled through the months since. Now, the wheel is turning toward the waning half the year. As such, the two kings come together to battle once more. This time, however, it is the Holly King who wins and will rule over the year as it wanes in the coming months. This battle can be reenacted by actors, a puppet show, written words, or any other creative means of sharing the story of the battle.
The foods best for this Sabbat are those that are in season. Depending upon geographical location, this will be different. However, traditional foods during this time of year include pickled herring, potatoes, squash, plums, lemons, and other fruits. Other foods enjoyed during this time of year include breads and cheeses. Make plenty of food and share with friends, family, and neighbors. You may even consider making special snacks with these seasonal foods to take with you on that long hike. As you are enjoying your feast, be sure to reflect on the processes that went into the creation of these foods and how they came to be on your plate.
For decorating the home and yard think "sun"! Gold and yellow to represent the sun and greens to represent the fertile earth are ideal colors for tapestries, table clothes, and crafts. If you have a yard, consider planting sunflowers and other summer flowers or bring some into your home. When making crafts, consider decorations with sun imagery. Other imagery may include outdoor play, flowers in bloom, and anything else that reminds you of energy and summertime.
As we celebrate this day of peak power, we cannot help but to become aware that the energy will wane in future months. However, this awareness comes with the recognition that energy is an ebb and flow. The wheel keeps spinning, and Midsummer will come around again. As such, do not look at the waning of energy as a negative, but a positive reminder that we will move into a period of rest and reflection followed by times of active energy and forward motion. Let this reminder inspire and push you ever closer to the accomplishment of your goals.


Everyone likes holidays. Our kids too. How to say kids about colming holiday - give them coloring pages. Here we will have coloring pages for the all significant holidays, international and local, religious and common. This is short list: Saint Patrick's Day, Palm Sunday, Earth day, Australia Day, Canada Day, Father's Day, Hanukkah, Mother's Day, Remembrance Day, Thanksgiving, Veteran's Day… Now we started from easter colorin pages. Soon we'll publish all other holiday coloring pages. All coloring pages of holidays is printable and free. Later we are planing to make online coloring pages for this holidays. There is drawings for kids of any age, starting from toddlers and ending early school kids.


We live in the age of ubiquitous high-speed networks, high-tech sensors and compute power orders of magnitude more powerful and efficient than in any other point in human history. Plus, a large portion of the planet has access to smartphones that can and do run data-generating apps.
Thus, in 2016 nearly everything people do generates data. That data can be – and is – analysed and used by big companies to deliver better, more appropriate products and services, ostensibly to boost revenues but also to improve lives in the process.
Sport is one area of human endeavour that has long been the subject of analysis by experts and computer systems alike. Until recently that analysis has, for the most part, been an arcane exercise that has relied as much on gut feelings and intuition as it has on concrete data and trained experts weighing in with their opinions and ideas.
I say "for the most part" because sports like Formula One, NASCAR and other racing sports have long used computers and sensors to track car and driver performance and develop effective strategies against specific opponents on specific tracks, so it's not a new idea at all.
But now, thanks to a push by German IT outfit SAP, that same philosophy of generating and analysing sports data in order to boost team performance is being made available to soccer teams through a cloud-hosted software suite SAP calls "SAP Sports One".
Sports One is, as you'd expect, based on SAP's proprietary technology and uses high-powered SAP HANA servers to crunch the numbers in the cloud and serve the data up to managers via a slick interface on their chosen devices, be they PCs, smartphones or tablets.
The software's various modules cover five main areas: Team management, training planning, player fitness, performance insights and scouting. By having all of that data at their fingertips, managers get direct access to useful information that helps to guide their decisions, like setting up specific training regimens to help players improve weak areas, identified by analysing individual performance on match days.
Goalies, too, get a lot of help from SAP Sports One's Penalty Insights Function module. The software can analyse opponents' plays as well, giving management insight into the goal corners players are more likely to aim for during penalty shootouts. That gives goalies a significant advantage when it comes to deciding which way to dive based on who's taking the shot, which in turn boosts their odds of pulling off a successful save.
With all of the data gathered and presented by Sports One in its Challenger Insights module, match analysts can review opposing teams' tactical characteristics and even create an assumed match plan. Accessed through a single device like an iPad that teams can check in their lockers prior to a match or during halftime, match analysts can deliver the assumed game plan of the opposing team so players can familiarise themselves with opponent tendencies and reference past video replays to be better prepared for what unfolds on the pitch.
And when it comes to scouting for new players, the software also provides analysis on player performance from other teams. It enables managers to seek out specific talent – say, a defender with an excellent tackling record – which could potentially shore up any weaknesses in their teams' capabilities, as identified by the software.
SAP, a German company, believes SAP Sports One played a crucial part in the German national football team's victory at the Football World Championships in 2014, and has created all sorts of enhancements to the software's functionality and user interface in the two years since.


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Oprah Winfrey Reportedly Just Signed A Record-Breaking Book Deal
Oprah Winfrey is the undisputed queen of the media, but her empire just got a little bit bigger. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Winfrey just inked a deal to finally bring her life story to the masses.
In The Life You Want, Winfrey will inspire "other people to live the highest, fullest expression of themselves," something her entire brand is built upon. In addition to uplifting fans with shows like Super Soul Sunday and Masterclass on her TV network, Winfrey's magazine often serves as a way for the media mogul to encourage people to "live their best life."
The highly anticipated deal came with a super secret, and reportedly extremely large, book advance. As the Hollywood Reporter explained, "A Winfrey book likely netted one of the largest advances in publishing history. With the possible exception of Barbra Streisand, there's no entertainment figure whose life story would generate as much interest — or as large an advance — as Oprah's memoir."
The Life You Want is scheduled to hit stores in January 2017, and will be the first release on Winfrey's new publishing imprint, which will publish a hand-picked selection of nonfiction books each year.
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She has a great amount of talent involving business and forming certain other projects. We shall see what comes of the book deal.
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Can Wedding Invitation Size Affect Postage Costs?
Have you considered postage as part of your wedding budget? You will then want to read how wedding invitation size can impact your postage costs.
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The ARC, the largest-ever Arab literacy initiative, has attracted till today over 13 million students from 49 countries, 16 of which are Arab countries, in its 4th edition with aims to instill the habit of reading among the youth.
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, launched the challenge in 2015 to encourage one million students to read and summarize 50 books in one academic year.
While the challenge attracted 3.5 million students in its first edition, it saw double the participation with over 7.4 million students in the second year. Last year, over 10.5 million students participated after the competition opened the doors to Arab students living in foreign countries for the first time.


Geordie's feeling lost and the future seems like a pretty scary place – even more so, now that Cathy's talked him into getting a new suit. Mr Hobbs, her boss at Swinnerton's department store, is a dab hand with the tape measure – and knows all the latest fashions.
It's a bold new word, and never more so than when Geordie's called to an apparent break in at a computer laboratory, full of vacuum tubes, punch tape and bright young things.
The new season will air in the USA later this year on Masterpiece on PBS.
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You know, when I first started blogging my craft-y adventures with my kids, I thought my blog might turn into a craft blog. That I might be able to hang with Make and Takes or Inner Child Fun.
Alas, I have discovered that really, I'm just a crafty wannabe. I love all the Pinterest-worthy, etsy-licious stuff online but my follow-through isn't that great. My craft style is more like find-something-cute-realize-you-don't-have-all-the-supplies-try-it-anyway-and-shrug-when-it-doesn't-really-work-but-at-least-you-had-fun-with-the-kids.
Cover your cup with duct tape. It doesn't have to be pretty. In fact, the more knobby and wrinkled it is, the better!
Next, glue the puffballs on top, add wiggly eyes and you have a dragon head!
Now. Cut a hole in the bottom of the cup. (We did a little hole, but you could cut the whole bottom off, too.) Why? Because you are going to put this dragon to your mouth and blow fire out of the dragon's mouth!
For the fire we used rainbow colored ric rac (left over from Lydia's American Girl Doll party) and when Asa put his mouth on the cup to blow—NOTHING happened.
I think the ric rac was too heavy. The original version I saw on Pinterest used streamers and I think that would work better. But after I had already stapled the ric rac to to a cup covered in duct tape? That was all we were gonna do.
Don't forget to check out my Dragon Week Pinterest board with all kinds of other (better) dragon crafts, books and a few other raising Knights kinda posts, too. I think you'll dig it.
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Who's running in NY's 23rd District primary, special election? What to know
Chris Potter
New York State Team
Between new district borders and the resignation of longtime representative Tom Reed, the 23rd Congressional District is set for a makeover.
Many Southern Tier voters will decide two Congressional races on Aug. 23 — a special election to represent the 23rd District for the remainder of the year, and a primary election to determine who appears on the ballot in November for a full two-year term.
Reed was a fixture of Southern Tier politics for the last dozen years. After a tight 2012 race decided by less than three points, the Corning Republican cruised in the next four elections by nine points or more. Reed resigned in May to take a position in the private sector, changing the landscape of the district heading into the midterms.
Here's everything you need to know before going to the polls in the 23rd District.
Who can vote in the NY-23 special election?
The special election will take place in the current 23rd District, which includes all of Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Chemung, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Tompkins and Yates counties, plus parts of Ontario and Tioga counties. Every registered voter in the district is eligible to vote in the special election.
Who can vote in the NY-23 primary?
The Republican primary campaign is based in the new 23rd District, post redistricting. The 23rd's new borders include Allegany, Steuben, Chemung, Schuyler, Chautauqua and Cattaraugus counties, plus a large part of Erie County. Registered Republicans in the new district are eligible to vote in the primary.
The special election and primary races will appear on two separate ballots for voters eligible to vote in each respective campaign.
Who is running in the NY-23 special election?
Candidates in the Aug. 23 special election to complete Reed's term were selected by party chairs in the 23rd District. Republicans tapped Joe Sempolinski, a former Reed staffer who led the district office. Sempolinski also chairs the Steuben County Republican Committee.
A graduate of Corning-Painted Post West High School, Sempolinski now resides in the Steuben County village of Canisteo with his wife and two daughters. Sempolinski will appear on the Republican and Conservative party lines. Sempolinski is running solely in the special election and will not appear in the Republican primary for a full two-year term.
NY-23 Democrats also selected a committee chairman to run in the special election. Max Della Pia, chairman of the Tioga County Democratic Committee, will appear on the Democratic ticket. Della Pia is a retired Air Force colonel who narrowly lost the 2018 Democratic primary in the district.
Della Pia will appear on the Democratic and Working Families party lines. Della Pia, who resides in Tioga County, is also running for the full two-year term in November.
The victor of the special election will represent the 23rd District for a little over four months, through the end of the year. Della Pia and Sempolinski have not held elected office outside of their positions as committee chairs.
Who is running in the NY-23 primary?
The Republican primary field is dominated by candidates with ties to Erie County. An early front-runner, current 27th District Rep. Chris Jacobs, dropped out of the race in June after losing Republican endorsements for supporting new gun control measures.
Jacobs' exit opened the door for a two-way race between Carl Paladino and Nick Langworthy, two fixtures of Republican politics in New York. Paladino is a Buffalo real estate developer who was the GOP's gubernatorial candidate in 2010, losing to Andrew Cuomo. Paladino poured $1.5 million into his own campaign, according to data filed with the Federal Election Commission.
Langworthy is the state GOP chairman. He also has roots in Erie County and previously served as the county's Republican chairman. Langworthy ended the second quarter with around $304,000 in cash on hand entering the stretch run before the Aug. 23 primary.
The victor of the primary will appear on the Republican ticket in November's midterm election. The newly-structured district is projected to remain in the Republican camp. The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index gives it a ranking of R+12.
Where is my polling location?
You can look up where you are registered to vote, and which polling place you can attend, at Voterlookup.elections.ny.gov.
When are polls open?
Polls are open statewide from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 23. Early voting will be held Aug. 13-21. Check your local board of elections for early voting sites.
Can I still register to vote Aug. 23?
The deadline has passed to register to vote for the August races. Registrations by mail had to be postmarked no later than July 29 for someone to vote Aug. 23.
There is still time to register for the Nov. 8 general election, however. Registrations by mail must be postmarked no later than Oct. 29 to vote in the general election.
To register to vote in New York for upcoming elections, go to Elections.ny.gov.


I am trying to get the selected item in the tap event of a button in a list view item, but I can't seem to figure it out. Anyone know how to accomplish this?
When that button is clicked it will call handler for the command specific to that particular instance of the item view model type, and you can directly modify the state of that item from the handler.
A complete example is attached, and you can read more here.
@adamkemp I'm looking into doing it with a command as you said. Is there no way to pass a binding context to the button or something along those lines though?
The button has a binding context, which it inherits from its parent. Ultimately the binding context comes from the item in ItemsSource for that cell.
So say I have a list of users and I want to access the selected user when the user clicks a button on that list item. How would I access the selected user (item) in the tap event?
I keep trying this.BindingContext in the tap event, but it says Object reference not set to an instance of object.
It seems like you didn't look at the example I attached. Please look at that.
You don't use an event for this. You use the command, which is itself a binding to the view model. In the context of your user example, the handler for the command would be in the UserViewModel class. If you're trying to put an event handler in your view or page class then you're going down the wrong path.
I looked through the example, but it's very different than the code i've been using so I was trying to avoid going that route. Most of my code has events in the code behind like all the Xamarin examples etc. What i'm confused about is that I need to have an Xlabs popup open when the button is clicked and it seems odd to do it with a command in the view model, but i'll give it a shot.
Thanks for getting back to me so quick btw and sorry for being a little slow at this. I'm new to Xamarin and C# and the whole view model command thing is odd and not documented well in the Xamarin examples.
Yeah, it's a shame most of the examples avoid MVVM (because it's complicated) because in a case like this you really need to use MVVM, and a lot of people get stuck in the exact same situation you're in now.
Yes, MVVM is better. But, to answer your question, if you are using the ListView.ItemTapped event, the ItemTappedEventArgs has an Item property that passes along the visual item that was tapped. Cast it to the correct type.
If you are instead using a Button.Clicked event for a button in a cell in the ListView, you'll have to cast the sender to a Button and get the user from the buttons BindingContext.
@LeeOlsen.3738 That's exactly what I was trying to do. Thanks!!
@adamkemp I went with Lee's suggestion for now. MVVM is a bit odd for me since I come from a Ruby/Rails background. I'm use to MVC and the whole view/view model thing seems a bit redundant to me when you have a code behind file. Thanks for all your help though. I am going to look through your code more and start trying to convert things to be more MVVM as I get a better grasp on it.
I am using the Button.clicked event and do like above. But getting "System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object" on the user actions lines.
Most likely this expression is returning null: `button.BindingContext as UserProfileTO`. That either means the `BindingContext` is null or it isn't the expected type. You'll have to debug it to determine which.
`Yes, MVVM is better. But, to answer your question, if you are using the ListView.ItemTapped event, the ItemTappedEventArgs has an Item property that passes along the visual item that was tapped. Cast it to the correct type.


Big Reuse is one of seven host sites for the NYC Compost Project. Our commitment to making the connection between compost and organics recycling has only grown stronger over our last two years as an independent non-profit.
We've opened new drop-offs, expanded hours, provided evening options, and developed new types of drop-off opportunities. Add to this an increase in participation, and we've accepted 850,000 pounds of food scraps at our drop-offs since July 2015. Not composting yet? Find a drop-off near you!
In addition to the scraps we collected, we also processed 800,000 pounds of organics collected by our partner GrowNYC. Mix those greens with the all important browns, and over the past two years we composted a total of 2.4M pounds. As New Yorkers recycle more of their organics, local and regional processing capacity will grow to meet that need. In our small way, we are also increasing processing capacity. By the end of the year we will be operating an improved community composting site underneath the Queensboro bridge utilizing a new site design and small-scale technology. Our ground-breaking is pictured above. We also will begin operating a new site on the DSNY Salt Lot in Gowanus in partnership with the Gowanus Canal Conservancy. This site includes stunning covered aerated bays and solar power. Both sites will be open to the public for tours soon after we begin operations so we can continue to educate about the process of turning food scraps into compost.
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By Johanna November 6, 2016
Perth Cow Parade.
Moo'ving to the CBD
Perth Cow Parade
Challenging Questions
Cows in an urban setting
Wow! Summer heat hit today, and it's been a scorcher – apparently the mercury hit 37 degrees.
But we were up early and out of the house because we were on a quest : To hunt down the cows that have descended onto the streets of Perth.
Because, from 31 October to 11 December 2016 the City of Perth is hosting the largest public art event in the world.
It's also taking place in America – A lovely reader from my other blog, Lifestyle Fifty, wrote to tell me that she's been enjoying the same event (with different cows) in San Luis Obispo County.
According to the official blurb: "Perth joins other major cities such as New York, Paris and Tokyo who have previously hosted CowParades across the globe. The cows arrived as blank canvases and have been crafted, sculpted, painted and reconstructed by some of Western Australia's artist and hottest fashion designers. They'll be exhibited throughout city malls, parks, iconic building and precincts with some being auctioned at the 2016 Lexus Ball for Telethon, raising money to support child health research." Find out more about the Cow Parade as well as what's on in the city by visiting The City of Perth Website.
There are 40 cows dotted around the CBD and Northbridge precinct with some at Elizabeth Quay, 2 at Claisebrook Cove, and also 6 community cows in the JH Abrahams Reserve at Crawley, which everyone can help decorate.
In the 8 years we've been in WA, we've seen such a change in the Perth urban landscape, and the contemporary arts scene. And we LOVE it!
With the underground sinking of the rail lines to link Northbridge and the CBD, construction of Elizabeth Quay, the proliferation of street art in the form of giant murals, the restoration of heritage precincts into bustling hives of coffee shop, and bar activity, we can really see a push to bring to life the forgotten laneways of yesteryear – soon Perth will be able to challenge Melbourne 😉
But back to the cows. Perth's an easy city to walk around, so armed with a map we spent 3 hours exploring and managed to see 20 out the 40 cows on show.
We love the idea of public art being accessible to the people. Placed in our built environment the juxtaposition of the art, the architecture and city scape provides an extension to the artist's canvas, in this case, the cow.
We never miss going to sculptures by the sea at Cottesloe Beach each year, another wonderful interactive art project which is like an open air art gallery – not to be missed.
In the Perth Cow Parade, Dave's favourite was a cow named Alice (not a town!) see below and above right.
Located in the Perth Cultural Precinct, near the State Library, the art by Lance Chadd is inspired by an Aboriginal stockman. The chocolate coloured cow presents an apt canvas to showcase the colours of northwest stock scenes, and the art suggests stories of adventure and stock runs under the big sky country up north.
My favourite was Garden Cow, by Megan Salmon, below, which you'll find outside Cloisters on St George's Terrace.
This cow has been covered in a beautiful original digital fabric created especially and inspired by a mural from Pompeii (which appealed to me because we recently visited Pompeii on a Princess Cruise's world cruise this year and the ancient murals there were fascinating).
Garden Cow is covered with greenery and birds, and the mural is hand sewn onto the cow. Growing from the cow's horns are a myriad of antlers like trees or roots rising up from their garden beds.
Way back in 2010 we went to the Margaret River Cow Parade – it was such fun! You can read about that event in this post from the archives : Cow Parade Margaret River.
Two of the cows we saw in Perth posed challenging questions to us all regarding the relationships between man and domesticated beasts. Commodity Cow, by Lisa Dymond, located outside of His Majesty's Theatre, below, is one example. Lisa's inspiration is drawn from how we domesticate and control animals as a commodity. Walk around to the other side of this cow to see a defining and confronting object 😉
A Cow With No Name by Peter Ellis, at the Western End of St George's Terrace, below is not to be missed. And the inspiration for this work is drawn directly from images of horses, dogs and donkeys that were used as beasts of burden during World War 1 and 2, and aims to encourage debate about the relationships between domesticated animals and their masters.
A number of these bovine beauties cleverly reflect their environment.
Bubble Gum Bessie, by Minaxi May, is a tasselled and tinselled beauty located under the striking wall mural at 140 off Wellington Street.
Palindrome, by Helen Smith, is a striking white cow with silver geometric stripes encircling its body which reflect the facade of the State Theatre beautifully – its silver steel rods hanging down dramatically from roof to floor forming blinds to the windows.
As you walk up the lilac and yellow painted steps leaving Northbridge's William Street to the Cultural precinct you'll find a lilac and yellow painted 'pop' cow – the colours of the cow are reflected in the steps and it forms a great symmetry of city colour.
To find out what's going on in Perth, what you can do for free, why it's extraordinary, and all sorts of great stuff you might like :-
Tourism WA and Perth City 'What's On'
MAPS of where to find the Cow Parade cows – are available on the Perth City website.
If you'd like some mini versions of Cow Parade cows to buy as gifts – then check these out – they're so gorgeous! Cow Parade memorabilia and gifts. I think they'd make unusual and quirky presents for friends.
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Donna Meyer 3 years ago
What fun! I would love to see an artists' cow parade! I have seen painted buffalo (bison) in Custer, South Dakota and a wonderful Chihuahua (the dog kind) Parade in Chihuahua (the city) in Mexico. And an array of artist-designed Catrina figures in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. So cows would be a nice addition!
Anita and Richard @ No Particular Place To Go 3 years ago
What fun! Despite the heat, it looks like you had an amazing time walking around and finding many of the cows on exhibit. I, like you, have a terrific time when art is presented in public places and it becomes a quest to see what you can discover! I love the fact that the proceeds go to support research for children's health and that the Cow Parade has gone international. A great time and a worthwhile cause! Anita
Donna Janke 3 years ago
Perth Cow Parade sounds fun, interesting and thought-provoking. I was in San Antonio, Texas many years ago when they had a similar exhibition going with brightly painted cow statues throughout the city. It was fun to come across the different statues as we explored the city.
Hi Donna, it would be fun to try and go to every Cow Parade around the world! It makes you explore places, get off the beaten track, have a quest! The one you went to in San Antonio sounds wonderful too.
I agree Anita, it's the having a quest which makes it so much fun. Like you I also think it's great that there can be a charitable side to the initiative too.
Wow Donna, that's a lot of quirkiness – love it! What fun the Chihuahua parade would be. So too the Catrina figures in Mexico. Yes, you'll have to look out for a Cow Parade on your travels 🙂
Carole Terwilliger Meyers 3 years ago
I love cows so know I would enjoy seeing the Perth Cow Parade. Hopefully I will one day. I have seen similar exhibits featuring alligators in Louisiana and hearts in San Francisco.
Julie @ FuninFairfaxVA 3 years ago
Street art and murals are a wonderful addition to any city, and hunting down entries in the Cow Parade sounds like a fun way to explore Perth.
Lyn aka The Travelling Lindfields 3 years ago
We have seen cows like these in Buenos Aires. They are always fun to look at and you can buy mini ones just like Perth. As for Perth giving Melbourne a run for its money. We have just got back from Perth and we are in Melbourne now for a few days. We live in Sydney. Melbourne has its attractions but Perth is streets ahead. Were it not so far away from our adult children we would move there tomorrow.
Alligators and hearts. Now that's different, Carole 🙂
Hi Julie, yes, it's having something to hunt down, a treasure to find at the end of a walk, that's important, isn't it!
Hi Lyn, well that's lovely to hear! Thanks for your uplifting words. Yay, go Perth 🙂
Kristin Henning 3 years ago
This cow parade reminds me of the Peanuts (comic strip) characters that pepper my hometown in Minnesota. But the cows are more pure fun. Love the cown parade of public art in Perth.
Sydney Shop Girl 3 years ago
What a fabulous project to find in Perth. I got homesick looking at your photos. Perhaps we can keep each other in the loop about our home cities through photographs?
Hello Sydney Shop Girl! Yes, definitely we can keep each other in the loop through photographs 🙂
Hi Kristin, Peanuts character would be fun too 🙂 The cows are pretty special though. I was walking around the city this morning and it was lovely to see people taking photos and walking around with maps to find the cows 🙂
Scuba Diver in Perth 3 years ago
I definitly have to go before it ends! Perth has so much good stuff to go for!
Life Images by Jill 3 years ago
looks like I am going to miss the cow parade so thanks for bringing us these pics Jo.
Sad Jill 🙂 You and your camera would have had a field day!
Wanda 3 years ago
Hello there. I totally, totally love these cows. In fact, I so love cows that I use to work at a live theatre by day and night, and milked cows on the weekend. I started collecting the Cow Parade cows after I encountered them in Chicago. Go great that they've come to WA!
Hi Wanda! That's great that you collect Cow Parade cows – they're gorgeous, aren't they? And you … a milk-woman 🙂 I would never have guessed, but how awesome – what a great thing to do. I love the smell of dairies, and I love cows too.
Steven Lockstone 2 years ago
Perth Cow Parade is perfect for summer. I went to India for vacation last year and I saw lots of cow on the road, it seems they have the right way. No one bothers them and they know how to dealt with the traffic. We have the right to drive and the Perth Cow Parade is perfect.
Aquila Salta 2 years ago
Johanna thank you for sharing! What a lovely article and the photos are amazing too! I love how you put together these information on The Udderly Fabulous Perth Cow Parade. Easy to read, very relatable and great tips! Can't wait to read more!


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I am not able to format changes to change date or time in the columns. I have tried everything I can think of. Can you offer some help?
Was the data entered by hand or copied into the cell?
If copied make sure the data is not in the form of TEXT.
I believe it was copied into a cell. I received it in an email. I figured out that the formula needed to be changed and that fancy word, "concatenated" was used. I believe I need some further training on Excel in order to use the formulae available.
Enter the number 40226 in a previously unused cell (not one of your problem cells).
Now format it as a date. If it shows 17 Feb or similar, then your date formatting works, and as Mike suggested you likely have dates / times entered as text.
Excel has to recognize what is entered as a date or time, and it can be quite picky about what it accepts. If it doesn't recognize the entry as a date or time it leaves it as text which will not respond to format changes.
If it recognizes what is entered, as a date or time, Excel automatically converts the text to a number which it stores, but displays it according to the date/time format.
40226 is Excel's number for 17 Feb 2010. The numbers started at 1 for 01 January 1900.
Post an example of what is in a couple of your problem cells.


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Q: Slice of one dataframe into another dataframe I have a dataframe df1 consisting of a single column with zeros and another dataframe df2 of similar length, but containing a single column of spectral data, i.e. peaks.
Given that I've found the peak locations in df2, I would like to take a slice of df2 centered on each of the peaks and insert the corresponding values in df1, thereby replacing the zeros.
Any suggestions how to do that?
Thanks

A: So I actually found a solution to the problem soon after posting my question:
df1["counts"][(peak.index[0]-win_size):(peak.index[0]+win_size)] = df2[(peak.index[0]-win_size):(peak.index[0]+win_size)]

where df1 was the dataframe consisting of zeros (with column "counts") and peak is a dataframe containing the peak locations originating from df2

A: import numpy
# load spectrum
df2 = numpy.array([1,2,5,3,1,0.5,0.4,1,2,5,3,0.1,0.3,0.6,1,2,5,1.5,0.6,0.4,0.7,0.9,1,3,5,2.5],dtype = float)
# generate zero array equivalent to spectrum
df1 = numpy.zeros(len(df2),dtype = float)

# you know what is the peak value
peakvalue = 5
selectedpoints = []
# identify the peak point places
for i in range(len(df2)):
    if df2[i] == peakvalue:
        selectedpoints.append(i)

# how much len to select on each side
selected_len = 1
for i in range(len(selectedpoints)):
    df1[selectedpoints[i]-selected_len : selectedpoints[i]+selected_len+1] = df2[selectedpoints[i]-selected_len : selectedpoints[i]+selected_len+1]

print(df1)

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A Service of the Texas School Public Relations Association: Demand exceeds supply…
Demand exceeded supply for teachers for grades K-12 in the nation's public schools by more than 100,000 positions in 2019, according to the Learning Policy Institute, a Washington-based education policy think tank that has extensively studied the causes and effects of the teacher shortage.
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Volume IX, Number 43, June 21, 2021
Texas School Public Relations Association
The projected number of retirements and pandemic- and burnout-related exits from the teaching profession in coming years far exceeds the declining number of students who are pursuing teaching preparation programs.
More than 270,000 public school teachers are projected to leave the profession between 2016 and 2026, according to government data. Polling by the National Education Association shows that nearly one-in-three teachers said that Covid-19 has made them more likely to resign or retire early.
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With this profile of Frank Solivan we welcome Brian Paul Swenk to our roster of writers here at Bluegrass Today. Brian is a banjo player and bluegrass nut in Richmond, VA who performs with Big Daddy Love, a multi-genre touring group based in Winston-Salem, NC.
Bluegrass music, like many art forms, experiences waves of both popularity and innovation, but those waves are not necessarily in sync with each other. In recent times, we've seen the O Brother Where Art Thou wave of popularity bring the music into new places, as millions of Americans heard Dan Tyminski's voice through George Clooney's face—an almost sure-fire way to bring an underground art to the mainstream, even for a brief moment. As the years moved on, and the hipness of bluegrass faded back to the core fans and pickers, we hit a spot where a little soul-searching overtook both the players and fans. We had to ask ourselves, what is the future of our music? These discussions have been both positive and vibrant, but while they were taking place, there have been a handful of bands working their way up that, I think, will show us the future of bluegrass.
One of these bands is Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen. A couple months ago I started listening to their three studio releases: Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen (2010), On the Edge (2013), and their newest release, Cold Spell (2014). These albums do not always conform to the typical traditional bluegrass sound, yet the musicianship and traditional knowledge have sprouted a very progressive sound that is being accepted in the traditional bluegrass community. This is a feat that is only impressive if you understand the insular nature of the bluegrass industry, where tradition still rules and Nickel Creek keeps getting pushed into the "Americana" category.
I caught up with Frank as he was touring with the Jerry Douglas-led band, The Earls of Leicester (pronounced "Lester"), a Grammy-winning tribute to the heyday of "Lester" Flatt And "Earl" Scruggs. Frank has just joined up with them to take the place of Tim O'Brien, who has Hot Rize commitments. The slight irony of interviewing someone on the forefront of progressiveness while touring with a traditional throwback band was amusing to both of us. But that's what makes bluegrass so beautiful: no matter how far you go, you're only one degree away from the masters who started it.
Frank & Dirty Kitchen are just coming off a Grammy nomination for their most recent release, Cold Spell. His band features Mike Munford on banjo, Chris Luquette on guitar, and a lifelong friend, Danny Booth, on bass. One of the first things you notice about the album is they don't stick to the typical boom-chunk, boom-chunk timing that is synonymous with bluegrass. The first track of the album Say It Isn't So, written by Frank's cousin Megan McCormick, makes the statement that this band is not afraid to try new things.
In 2013, Mike Munford was voted "Banjo Player of the Year" and guitarist Chris Luquette received the "Momentum Award" for Performance Instrumentalist. At the 2014 IBMA awards, the band received 4 nominations: Frank Solivan for Male Vocalist of the Year and Mandolin Player of the Year, Mike Munford for Banjo Player of the Year, and the entire band won Instrumental Group of the Year. Their 2014 release, Cold Spell, was nominated for a Grammy in the Bluegrass Album category. All of this is a testament to the band becoming leaders in the industry, as well as the industry accepting different song structures that are not strictly traditional.
Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen are what bluegrass music needs these days. They are master musicians who fully understand the history and tradition but aren't afraid to explore new sounds and concepts. We've always had people who fit that description, either outliers or people like Béla Fleck and John Hartford that by sheer force created their own styles. But we haven't necessarily had a cohesive, single unit that had the force to shift the entire bluegrass spectrum, with ease and grace, in a long time. I think we've entered into a paradigm shift with Frank and Dirty Kitchen and some of their peers, such as Infamous Stringdusters, Balsam Range and Steep Canyon Rangers. With excellent songwriting and musicianship, we'll see the rules and expectations loosen and the audiences and fan bases grow.