Students study architecture through the mediums of sketching and painting. In this art and architecture lesson plan, students sketch an example of architecture and then paint over the sketch in detail.
Fifth graders are briefed by representatives of the Arlington Historical Society on the history of the area. After visiting the area themselves, they make a chart or take photographs to show what they have learned.
Students examine Roman architecture. In this ancient Rome lesson plan, students discuss some attributes of Roman architecture prior to conducting research on the use of classical Roman architecture in modern buildings.
In this architecture instructional activity, students use their workbook to answer short answer questions about architecture and sketch buildings. Students complete 5 questions total to get their merit badge.
Students view a slideshow of Roman Arches and discuss how they were used in architecture and art. They create an arch template and use it to design a collograph.
Students demonstrate awareness of historical architectural characteristics and analyze building styles and materials in regard to geographical location.
It's Not Conjecture, Look! It's Architecture!
Students explore shapes and forms in architecture. This lesson also introduce students to the concepts of form and function in architecture. They take an architectural tour (on foot or with visuals) to identify forms and shapes.
Students explore the concept of architectural heritage. In this architecture lesson, students visit selected websites to compare and contrast the architectural features in world cities.
Students investigate architectural techniques and housing designs before creating an individual plot design in this two-day introductory lesson. A video is provided as well as additional resource links.
Students investigate the broad range of jobs that can be found in the world of design. Students explore sound design, language architecture, etc. Students design a resource book and post it on a website for others to share.
Students explore cathedrals of the world. In this architecture lesson, students sketch the inside of cathedrals and examine their floor plans. Students also research and write about services that take place in cathedrals.
Third graders study the culture of the Vikings by participating in read alouds, mapwork and architectural types. They write about how they identify with Viking Students.
Students are introduced to the basics of architectural history and historic preservation using research, documentation, and a field trip to decode the meaning and value of historic properties in their own communities.
Students research an architecture artifact in their community and journal about the experience.
Students study the characteristics and features of Islamic art and architecture. In this art and architecture lesson, students work through a series of 5 hands on lessons to develop an appreciation for the Islamic culture.
Fourth graders identify elements of colonial architecture. In this eye spy lesson, 4th graders view images and look for details in architecture that tell about culture.
Students study the different styles and innovations of building in ancient cultures. They identify significant features of each civilization and choose an ancient civilization architectural style to draw a two point perspective building.
Students view examples of architecture from throughout history. They design and draw homes, pyramids, temples and castles incorporating such elements as arches, columns and domes.
Students design recreational equipment for a community. For this architecture lesson, students work in pairs to design the equipment. Students select materials and begin designing. Students assess themselves with a pre-made rubric.
Students familiarize themselves with some of the competing philosophies underlying architecture. They explore structures as a form of artistic expression as well as a practical undertaking.
Students, in groups, videotape different types of architecture in Wisconsin. They create a presentation and present the information to the class.
Fifth graders find the area and volume of buildings. In this architecture lesson, 5th graders look at the drawings of three historic Tennessee buildings. They use these to help find the area and volume of the building.
Students plan and construct a design based entirely on geometric figures. This is intended to make students aware of the importance of geometric solids and properties in architectural design.
Students study architectural elements, then develop a strong composition from an interior photographs. They explore color planning by developing a painting with a variety of values.
Students build a gingerbread house. In this holiday instructional activity, students bake the gingerbread, create the frosting, and decorate their house with candy. They measure the sides of the house to make sure that it is stable.
In this global studies worksheet, learners read a 7-paragraph selection titled, "MAXXI," about the award for outstanding architecture. Students respond to 6 multi-step questions.
Students draw like an architect. In this interdisciplinary lesson, students research and draw several examples of different forms of architecture through societies, cultures and times, then present them to the class.
Learners work in groups to answer questions about Roman Architecture. In this Roman Architecture lesson plan, students go to the library to research the Architecture of Rome.
Student learn about the historical significance and local history of Charlestown SC. Students begin with lectures, notes, coloring books and culminate with historical building visits.
Students develop a creative building design. In this technology lesson, students create a model of their building using a computer software. They present their final product in class.
Eighth graders design and build a gingerbread house. In this technology instructional activity, 8th graders research the important components of a house. They evaluate the strength of their design and suggest modifications when necessary.


What can we learn about a person through their selfie? Creating an audio experience that suggests an abstract, technologised mindscape, The Amplified Elephants present Self Seekers, a show examining 'selfie' culture and the longer historical arc of the 'self portrait' in the context of the unique ways each person listens to the world around them.
First developed by The Amplified Elephants in 2015, with versions performed in Tokyo, Hong Kong and Melbourne (2017 & 2018), Self Seekers is a multidisciplinary electronic work featuring live video, abstract sound and performance.


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On March 25, 2013 the Board met for their Regular monthly meeting.
The meeting began with a correspondence report presented by Mr. George Boudreau, Director of Financial Services and Board Secretary. He noted the correspondence received was from the Office of the Minister with regards to two amendments to the Education Act which was passed during the fall 2012.
The Board was pleased to have in attendance Joey Kennedy, Jesse McLean, Chloe Young, Kolby Campbell and Bethany Snow; a former student who just recently received the Queen's Diamond Jubilee for outstanding service. Woodrow McGrath was in attendance on behalf of the John Bernard Croak Legion. The choir also performed some songs. The students provided a history of the school name. They were proud to demonstrate the heritage of the school name.
Mr. Ambrose White, Superintendent of Schools provided his report. The Cape Breton Victoria Regional School Board is facing a 1.5% reduction in funding for 2013-14 fiscal year. This amounts to $2,000,600 plus cost pressures which we estimate at another $2 million for a total of $4 million. Although the reduction was capped at 1.5%, which we appreciate, the challenges of a $4 million reduction after the severe cuts of the past two years will be especially difficult for our Board.
We have reduced 113.7 teaching positions through attrition and 105.5 non-teaching positions during the past two years to accommodate these reductions. We also reduced non-salaried cost centres in excess of $850,000.
Our challenge for 2013-14 of approximately $4,000,000 will be to search every budget line to find savings. We are just starting the budget process and will keep our schools and communities updated as we move through the process.
April reminds us to turn our thoughts from the darkness of winter to the brightness of spring. It is time again for all of us to start thinking of the budget for 2013 - 2014. The new budget for the Government of Nova Scotia will soon find the light of day. There are many who forecast a tight budget. Dollars are important to the task of maintaining quality services to our schools and subsequently to our students. We must ensure increased funding to maintain a quality education for our children. It seemed to be the major focus for all of our stakeholders in the Province of Nova Scotia.
A couple of items have transpired since our last meeting that are of significant importance to the Regional Board. He took the opportunity to discuss with the Board and the public the direction the Board is taking in relation to these items.
The review of these schools will be undertaken in accordance with the Ministerial Education Act regulations respecting the Public School Review process.
Identification reports will be available at the School Board office, at the above mentioned schools and on the board website on April 1, 2013. Along with this identification report we will also be releasing our Looking Inward documents as well.
Lastly: he highlighted the meeting the board had with the Minister of Education. This was an opportunity for board members to hear from her first hand and how we can work together to solve some of the problems the board may be facing this year in light of this year's budget announcement.
Commissioner Parsons presented the NSSBA report on behalf of Commissioner Mercer. . He advised that the NSSBA prepared a report re: the MOU Agreement/Guiding Principles entered into by the Department of Education and the NSSBA in 2007 was discussed by the NSSBA President and the Deputy Minister of Education on February 6, 2013.
A session to begin the process of updating the goals, strategies and actions of the NSSBA Strategic Plan took place on March 7, 2012.
Input from schools boards related to the NSSBA Governance Structure Proposal of August 2012 was discussed. Resolutions will be further deliberated and voted upon by the delegates at the AGM in May, 2013.


Love Island winner Dani Dyer has given an Irish brand a plug in the most hilarious way.
The reality star was giving beauty tips to her legion of followers on Instagram, by showing them how to blow dry their eyelashes (yes, you read that right).
Showing off her customised Lanai Blo hair dryer, created by Irish businesswoman Katie-Jane Goldin, Dani told her followers it was the best way to keep your lashes fluffy.
"Remember to always blowdry them lashes girls," she wrote.
After showing off the beauty hack, Dani asked her followers to try it out and let her know how they got on.
The reality star told her followers to wash their lashes with "Johnson's baby shampoo" as well.


I've started writing titles for blogs that I hope to write and saving them for future use, so when I wrote this title a few days back, it had a little different feeling than it does now — many of the same ideas, just a little fuller. Based on the talks I've had with my socialist comrade, I began thinking about the ways in which change needs to happen in the U.S. In our conversations, we spoke of what must happen for change to occur — the true change that might overthrow our current system and create a socialist society. We spoke how that change really won't play out through voting and the same old politicians in new positions. Will Barack or Hilary do much to change the rule of corporations, even if they are librals and better than what we have now? Probably not. I'm not saying don't vote — I think in our current state of affairs it's a necessary action (a "necessary evil" one might say), but it won't do a whole lot.
So how do we make that change happen? We must work to destroy the system in place to create a new one not dependent the forces now in control, namely those with the $$, but a system that truly fulfills the will of the people. My comrade spoke often of the need for a general workers' strike, both nationally and internationally, in which all of us in the working class — the class being ruled, not making the rules to live by — say, "Enough is enough," and really take a stand.
Here in the U.S., though, violence isn't used very often to repress movements because the police and government know that it creates outrage at the situation. Instead, our government (again, I can't take credit for this realization either) chooses other ways to deal with those who are working together to deal with political, economic, and other forms of oppression. An anti-war group was fined for putting up posters in DC they claimed conformed to city code. Wiretapping without a warrant is now accepted to fight terrorism or whatever other lame excuse they can come up with (though an Oregon judge, among others, ruled against these acts as being unconstitutional). And apparently if someone wanted, they could get a list of the books I'm checking out from the library. This is far from everything being done to suppress people's movements for change right her in the U.S., but it's a start to realize how my we're being repressed without even knowing it.
So if you've been attending my blog, I'm sure you've noticed the wonderful picture of the clothes handing on a line. Those are my clothes (mostly boxer shorts, its true) from this past summer in Milwaukee. It was during one of the times where I had a lot of laundry and could do a load of "blue" along with whites and darks.
"We are visitors on this planet.
I think that speaks to the great connectivity of all of our lives and how the happiness of one is so very connected to the happiness of others, just as the pain of one is connected to the pain of others. Do we live our lives like that, though? Do we try to see and act that, as Jesus said, when you do this to "the least of these (a phrase that I don't particularly like in itself, but it's the phrase), you do it to me?" Jesus' message here is truly that we are all one.
How would your life be different if you saw the suffering, pain, oppression, and struggle of others was your own suffering, pain, oppression, and struggle, too? I encourage you to answer that question and try to make whatever changes are necessary.
I went to the Friends Meeting again this past Sunday. The way things were looking, I thought we were going to go the whole hour with no one talking (in only my second week! — I wonder if that ever happens?), but with maybe 8 minutes left someone spoke, and then two more did a bit of rapid fire before things ended. What hit me, in all their talking, was one simple line a woman who spoke on homelessness and it's counterpart, home; it went something like this: even in our transient world and ways of life, we still have a home that we take with us, even if we are away from the place we might otherwise think of as our home.
For someone like myself — a person who, looking backward, has lived in DC for a month and a half, Milwaukee the 12 months before that, camp the summer/3 months before that, and in Evanston, IL before that — it was comforting to hear that I still have a home. And I think she spoke true about that, especially for me, home right now isn't a certain address or even a certain city. People like to say they're a "citizen of the world," and I suppose that would be the best way to characterize the state I'm in. Maybe you're there now, too, in that search, on a journey like the one I've been talking about for a while now, while still thinking about the possibilities of settling down or finding a location to call your own.
For me, I think the word "home" will always mean more than the house I sleep in. Home is really the love of people I carry with me. I have an amazing assortment of friends and family across the country (no one really across the world at the very moment) that I think about often. They give me strength and hope. If you're reading this and know me, you're likely one of those people. Since I have this great group of people there, cheering me on, I don't feel, necessarily, like I'm without a home. In my upcoming 5 week trip, I plan on staying with at least 9 people I know, with most of the others being someone directly connected with someone I know. In a way, I'll be coming home at each of those visits.
I suppose that's what makes me a little more easily do this journey thing. I do think I'll need some close connections wherever I am, but I have so much love coming to me from all over that it never really feels like too big a deal to move somewhere new. My address may change again and again and again, but I will never lose my home.
In the past week, I've met a few times to talk about socialism with a man I met @ a war protest a few weeks ago (maybe I'll post on that sometime, too). It has been quite the enlightening experience (in a different way from my spiritual postings) and a good way to think more about ideas that have been rolling around in my head for awhile. We've talked about the ways of creating a socialistic world and what needs to be done currently, about filling voids in the current political system with things like talking about socialist ideas with anyone and everyone you know and the need for a general workers' strike to start the necessary revolution. It's been very great. He even used "comrade" to talk about an acquaintance tonight — that part was kind of funny.
But something like using the word comrade to speak of someone else gets at the idea of equality and the end of oppression, which I think most of us want. But if you're really open to the reality of our situation, you'll recognize that any capitalistic society is built around the idea of oppression, economic oppression. We talk all about the horrors of oppression that occurs based on race, gender, sexual identity, ethnic background, and so many other areas, but we rarely, if ever, talk about the oppression that happens economically. If you're lucky, you might talk about oppression based on class, but even that one makes it sound a little too nice, like there's some "class struggle" that is necessary, when really, why can't we have a classless society?
Here in America, we have a ruling class. It's not something like the Nazi party or some kind of dictator. We have a better name for them: corporations. If you're willing to play their game, they might reward you with power or prestige or money, but they're definitely in charge. Even if you don't work for them directly, you're likely called upon to do their bidding: politicians create laws that benefit them; the military creates opportunities for them to make money in places like Iraq; teachers teach workers who will work for corporations; most, if not all, jobs can be traced back to corporations (think about construction workers, postal employees, doctors, and even those in non-profits, who work to fill a void ultimately created by corporations).
How do we do that? Well, we need to begin recognizing the solidarity we have in one another. We need to share our beliefs and hopes for a better life for all people with our friends, family, and perhaps most importantly those we work with. We need to help others understand the need for change. And, first and foremost of them all, we all need to start believing that a change is possible.
Now as someone over three years removed from college graduation who started in the what one might call the "workforce" and who is now doing something that will end just before Thanksgiving, the idea of settling down is one I think about somewhat often. I also want to not believe that I can't follow through on all my ambitions, but I wonder if that might be a true statement. David Gillette, the essay's cartoonist and author, mentions college graduates who have no idea what they want to do with their life, which in some ways I can relate to for myself, but in many other ways it's more that there is so much I want to do with my life it's hard to figure out where to start and for how long I should work in certain areas.
I do hope to establish myself in a place where I can build lasting relationships with people geographically close to me instead of building relationships and then me or them moving. I long for a chance to feel a part of a community without having a certain end date from which I will be removed from it. But it's hard, too, as I want to explore the country and world, and I don't necessarily want to "fall for" some location that might then keep me away from other things I want to do it my life or extremely far from those I love (my mom wouldn't like if I settled down in Kenya, for example, or even San Francisco).
But I also keep going back to the idea of location, relation, and vocation. There will, eventually, be something to ground me, and then it's likely that the other areas of my life will "fall into place," too. But is that my goal right now? Just as much as I'd like to be a part of a community, I'd also enjoy a wife and family and a career/job that I can call my own and feel fulfilled in as I help and support others and the world, but when will that happen, and is that what I should be actively seeking at my current state?
Will it be a conscious decision for me to settle down, or will it be more like quicksand that slowly eats me up until I'm chained to something, whether I like it or not? I hope that it's more a combination of being pulled into something or someone that I enjoy and love and making the choice to do so, so that when I have that connection, it's truly a thing of beauty.
Can one believe in the risen Christ and in Karma? In Mohammad and the Buddha? That the Messiah is yet to come and that the Messiah has died and risen? It's true, you probably can't believe it all. But what is truth? And can I find truth, at least some of the truth, in two (or more) different "streams" of faith? Can I believe, as I claim to now, that, "I'm willing to say my way is right, but I'm not willing to say that your way is wrong." And how does that work?
I think it comes back again to the phrase I heard Sunday morning: "Led by the Spirit." I participated last night in a discussion with others discerning a possible call to seminary/rostered ministry, and we talked about gifts. We read a passage (early in 1 Corinthians), and we heard it telling us that the important part is to trust enough to let the Spirit do all the ministry through you. As a minister, that is so powerful, but I think that is really the important thing for each of us.
How is the Spirit moving? Is it moving the Jew and the Christian, the Muslim, the Buddhist, the Hindu, and those practicing so many other religions around the world?
I want to point you to an interesting story: The Coffee-House of Surat, by Leo Tolstoy. Here we find the question of truth being revealed in different ways, with no one having that "monopoly." Is that the way it really is? Do we only see part of the elephant, as another story goes? Maybe that's what one means when one says that God is incomprehensible. And maybe not. But I will say that one who is led by the "Spirit" cannot err in their path.
Yesterday was quite the day for me. I went to three different "worship" services of three different groups of Christians. It was great to be surrounded by so many people seeking to become connected to the divine. Each experience was beautiful in its own way, but I want to talk about the one that affected me most yesterday, and that was my experience at the Friends Meeting, a group commonly known as the Quakers.
What was so amazing? Firstly, I really felt the Holy Spirit's presence there. There were no scripture readings, no music, and no pastor or sermon, but there were two amazing things of beauty.
First, there was silence. And lots of it! How often do you sit in silence for 20 minutes, as we did to begin the Meeting? How often do you sit in silence to reflect on what has just been spoken? In many churches, you are lucky to receive 30 seconds to contemplate a sermon after it is delivered. Having a chance to be totally present is something I haven't done in a long, long time, if ever.
Second, there were beautiful words of testimony and hope that made me think on and contemplate God. One man spoke of Quaker children who went (were forced to go) to Meeting growing up but never came back, mentioning his own son, now 41, as well as people like Dan Boone and Annie Oakley. But within that, he found hope, and that was something special for me to think about and chew on.
He found his hope in the realization that what he and others in the Society of Friends want most is for each to be led by the Spirit. For some that might mean going to Meeting, but maybe for many others it means something else. How does the Spirit move? Where will the Spirit lead? Must it always be continued participation in one's current/first religious/faith tradition?
I'm close to finishing the book Living Buddha, Living Christ, in which the author, Thich Nhat Hanh does some comparative study of Buddhism and Christianity and how they overlap in many ways. Can one be both Christian and Buddhist? Is the same Spirit leading both Buddhist and Christians? Thich Nhat Hanh believes himself a follower of both the Buddha and of Christ. Is this possibile?
I think in our quest to label everything, we sometimes disregard the fact that different people do the same things differently. Does this happen in religion, too? I think one might be able to say that within a certain religion, such as Christianity, enough is similar to make things pretty much the same, but how much "overlap" or "similarity" must one find to make things "pretty much the same?" As I seek to be led by the Spirit, these are some of the questions I ask.
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A Dutch chocolate company's fight to end illegal child labor
The chocolate industry has a dark side: almost 1.6 million children work -- illegally -- in the cocoa growing regions of Ghana and Ivory Coast. Tony's Chocoloneley, a quirky but popular chocolate brand in The Netherlands, is on a mission…
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The Dutch government says it wants to impose a curfew as part of beefed-up restrictions to rein in the spread of a new more contagious coronavirus variant that already accounts for at least one in 10 Dutch infections…
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Dutch students complete Atlantic crossing forced by virus
Greeted by relieved parents, pet dogs, flares and a cloud of orange smoke, a group of 25 Dutch high school students with very little sailing experience ended a trans-Atlantic voyage Sunday that was forced on them by coronavirus restrictions.
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News Wrap: Stabbing attacks jolt London, the Netherlands
In our news wrap Friday, stabbing attacks in London and the Netherlands have jolted both countries at the start of the holiday season. In the first incident, a man killed two people near London Bridge before he was shot and…
For the first time ever, 'All the Rembrandts' are on display in Amsterdam
By Jeffrey Brown, Jaywon Choe, Lorna Baldwin
An extraordinary new exhibition in Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum marks the first time the museum's entire collection of Rembrandts is available to the public. Titled "All the Rembrandts," the show commemorates the 350th anniversary of the Dutch master's death and sheds new…
Dutch businesses work to test the concept of a circular economy
The Netherlands has become a global leader in implementing the tenets of a "circular economy," a radical new approach to sustainable living that focuses on reducing consumption, minimizing waste and reusing nearly everything. As Jeffrey Brown reports, some Dutch companies…
How landscape designer Piet Oudolf captures nature's 'emotion'
By Jeffrey Brown, Lorna Baldwin, Jaywon Choe
As spring takes hold, sparking thoughts of budding plants and new life, we explore how one of the world's preeminent landscape designers approaches creating a garden. Piet Oudolf is perhaps best known for his work on New York City's High…
Netherlands tram shooting suspect faces terrorism charges
Prosecutors say the man will be charged with offenses that include multiple counts of murder or manslaughter with a terrorist intent.
News Wrap: Streetcar shooting in the Netherlands kills 3
In our news wrap Monday, a gunman in the Netherlands killed three people and wounded five more on a streetcar in Utrecht. A 37-year-old man from Turkey was arrested hours later; the Dutch justice minister said it is unclear what…

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On April 6, 1917 the United States declared war on the German Empire, entering The Great War later renamed World War I, mobilizing four million Americans. 100,000 died. An exhibit World War I and American Art is on display from November 4, 2016 to April 9, 2017 at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia. It includes, inter alia, John Singer Sargent, Gassed (1919) borrowed from a London England museum and Gifford Beal, On the Hudson at Newburgh (1918) borrowed form the Phillips Collection in Washington DC. https://www.pafa.org/exhibitions/world-war-i-and-american-art I've walked around the downtown in Newburgh and seen that exact view of the Hudson River but not of course with newly conscripted troops marching toward the dock and a troop ship for embarkation.
The exhibit travels thereafter to the New York Historical Society Museum & Library at 170 Central Park West http://www.nyhistory.org/exhibitions/future-exhibitions from May 26, 2017 to September 3, 2017 and on to the Frist Center for the Visual Arts Nashville Tennessee http://fristcenter.org from October 6, 2017 to January 21, 2018.
Gifford Beal (1897-1956) was a popular American painter in the first half of the 20th century whose work is included in the permanent collections of the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, among others.
Gifford Beal had a special relationship with The Phillips Collection. He was the uncle of Marjorie Phillips, the artist wife of museum founder and collector Duncan Phillips, and was instrumental in their meeting. In 1921, Beal gave Marjorie a ticket to an exhibition of Duncan Phillips' collection at the Century Club in New York, and that is where the two first met. Over time, the museum acquired a strong collection of Beal's art, and now has more than 21 Beals, including works on paper, ranging from 1918 to 1954.
Born in the Bronx, New York, Gifford Beal began studying painting with William Merritt Chase when he was 12 years old. As a young man, he studied at the Art Students League in New York and later served as its president for a record 13 years (1916-1929). Beal had early successes, winning many painting and watercolor prizes; in 1914 he was elected to the National Academy of Design. The artist's subjects varied; some of his best known pictures are of holiday crowds, circus performers, and hunting and fisherman scenes. Beal also frequently painted the landscape along the Hudson River and in Gloucester and Rockport, Massachusetts where he spent many summers. His style was influenced by the Impressionists' use of light and color, as well as by modern approaches to line and form.
John Singer Sargent is more well known to most Americans, as an American who lived and painted in the United Kingdom. Here is his painting General Officers of World War I http://www.johnsingersargent.org/General-Officers-of-World-War-I.html Can you pick out Black Jack Pershing from that crowd?
Here is Childe Hassam, Early Morning on the Avenue in May 1917 [a month after war was declared] (1917) http://fristcenter.org/calendar/detail/world-war-i-and-american-art Hassam was one of the first Impressionist style American painters.
If staying overnight/pampering is out of the question, purchase a tour of the mansion and formal gardens. Then explore nearby areas like the town of Huntington, town of Oyster Bay, and go to one or more of the public parks with waterfront property or hillside overlooks into the harbors, bays, inlets and gaze off into Long Island Sound.
Appreciation for the arts wouldn't exist were it not for … the candle. This indispensable wax-and-wick marvel is so humble that history has no record of its beginnings, but they probably trace back to two innovative civilizations, the Romans and the Egyptians. Centuries before the Common Era, both developed the candle that is similar to what we use today. There have been refinements—braided rather than twisted wicks, better wax—but Caesar and Ptolemy would surely recognize today's candle as the direct descendant of theirs.
In its most basic elements, there are only two components, wax and cotton, and it can be made equally well by machine or by hand, inexpensively. It has burned steadily through the Iron Age, the Dark Ages, the Age of Enlightenment, and the Atomic Age, and has served as metaphor, symbol, and inspiration for almost as long.
I am old school so multiple candles of varying lengths taper and mass on a dining table or coffee table near a sofa or chairs, when lighted with soft music in the background, transforms the physical and metaphysical space.
The Nose (1836) by Nikolai Gogol is a satirical short story. It tells the story of a Russian Empire official in St Petersburg whose nose leaves his face and develops a life of its own http://www.shmoop.com/nose-gogol/summary.html Dmitri Shostakovich composed his first opera based on this absurdist tale and it premiered in Leningrad in 1930 but was not well received by the Stalinist cultural critics, and was savaged by the press as decadent nonsense. The run of the show was curtailed and it was not performed again for decades.
Shostakovich was not impeded as his third opera was an adaptation of Gogol's The Gambler.
It's now available for watching on the Royal Opera House You Tube Channel http://www.roh.org.uk/news/watch-the-nose-to-be-livestreamed-on-9-november-2016 since the run ended and watching online won't interfere with ticket sales.
For those of us who read Gogol's The Overcoat so many years ago, and never forgot it, this is a cultural treat.
Leonard Cohen age 82 died Thursday November 10, 2016 http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/leonard-cohen-dead-at-82-w449792 He was a minstrel Canadian Jew but also spent almost a decade living in a Buddhist monastery and was an ordained Buddhist monk. The philosophy of longing and perilous insight in so many of his songs, is part of our cultural heritage.


Buying a new home is often regarded as an exciting time. Whether it is the homeowner's first home or not, purchasing a home is a major event. Moreover, it is a major financial responsibility that needs to be factored in whenever the homeowner makes any financial decisions. However, when an individual is dealing with financial troubles, those troubles could impact the homeowner's ability to make timely mortgage payments, which could unfortunately lead to foreclosure.
Every day, consumers in New Jersey go to stores, purchasing items they need or want. In this process, consumers do not often put much thought into the possible dangers that a product could pose to them, especially when the product itself has no inherent risks. If a manufacturing or processing error occurs, edible goods could become contaminated, resulting in serious and even fatal risks to consumers.


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Erioptera pergracilis är en tvåvingeart som beskrevs av Alexander 1975. Erioptera pergracilis ingår i släktet Erioptera och familjen småharkrankar.

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Showcase and serve your butter with Kilner's stylish glass butter dish. With classic lines and an embossed logo, it is the perfect addition to your kitchen, and will look equally as good in your fridge or on the dining table. It is the perfect compliment to the rest of the butter range, including butter paddles and churner.
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Evaporometer team meeting at OPEnS Lab. Bo Zhao (OSU GeoVisualization) and Chet Udell (Director, OPEnS) center holding Evaporometer transmitter node. Marissa Kwon and Manuel Lopez (far right) Evaporometer technical team. Shaozeng Zhang (front-right) from Anthropology plans to study the interplay of data, translation, mapping, and public engagement with this project.
The Evaporometer wireless star network system is weeks away from being prepared for the Andrew's Cyber Forest! This post details the features and improvements leading up to the current state of the system.
Bo Zhao (OSU GeoVisualization) and Chet Udell (Director, OPEnS) have teamed up to deploy a number of wireless environmental sensors in the Andrews Cyber Forest. The Evaporometer wireless star network currently consists of one receiver hub connected to the web and a group of sensor transmitter devices. Devices communicate through LoRa long-range low-power radios up to 20km line of sight. Data will be publicly accessible and visualized in realtime by Bo Zhao's group.
Multiple Transmitter nodes will be distributed in a star network arrangement around the central hub. They will each transmit data from their sensors in 15min intervals. Receiver Hub will log each transmission onto a local micro SD card. It also uploads transmissions in near real-time onto a secure Google spreadsheet. Bo Zhao's bots will dynamically pull data from this sheet for visualization.
Deployment will take place July 27.


Hey Everyone, just wanted to share my build and a few thoughts on some of the components and what experiences I came across. By no means am I a pro at this or even do I know everything about PC building but about 4 years ago (at the ripe age of 39...hahaha!) I took an interest mainly because I was a Mac user for many years and it got to a point where I could no longer afford buying the latest Mac every few years just to keep up. Also there was very little room for expandability.
I ended up learning to build a PC by reading a lot on the internet and watching YouTube videos. When I was confident enough I started sourcing out my parts. I ended up building an i7 4770k, Asus Z87 Pro. 16GB DDR3 Kingston Hyper Blu RAM, Radeon 7850 2GB in a Corsair 300R Windowed. It was a succesful build that I was very proud of...because it worked! hahaha! No major issues over the years and really it still has a lot of life in it and is now being used as my sons gaming/workstation computer.
The 8 core Ryzen 1700 peaked my interest from the beginning and I kept a close eye on all the rumors, leaked bench marks and everything else that hyped up Ryzen and just a few weeks ago I finally pulled the trigger. Sure I could've waited for intel to respond but I was very eager to try AMD this time around and it I figured it would be a different experience being an "early adopter" knowing full well of the typical bugs and issues that some with a new CPU release.
Apologies in advance for being long winded but I thought I share from a new builders point of view and maybe others that are going through the same experience might find any of this helpful. Also I'm always open to suggestions on how to improve things regarding the build and overclocking.
Everything you've heard and watched on the net is true about this CPU. Great price to performance, a worthy processor for content creation, games run smoothly but lacks the ability to overclock well which is understandable for 8 core chip.
After a few weeks of testing simple common settings I can run 3.85Ghz completely stable with the Corsair H100i v2 using everyday programs. I have stress tested with Aida 64 for a couple hours at the most and I'm quite confident that it would hold up. The programs I use are not as intense under load and typically in programs like Premier, After Effects and Cinema 4D max load temps are in the low 60c but typically in the mid to high 50c. I'll mention a few other things on overclocking in the review of the Asus Crosshair VI Hero.
On a side note if any of you are subscribed to Adobe CC, download Project Felix, it's a simple 3D program. I've started using this program to stress test the CPU because this program doesn't utilize GPU rendering so it's all CPU. Off all the tests I've done I've found that if I can render a scene using any of the pre made models with some built in lighting scenes my PC is going to be very stable. Just another option to have besides Blender and Cinebench.
As mentioned above I'm currently running at 3.75Ghz with very comfortable temps, even though I think the sweet spot is 3.8Ghz for my chip I'm experimenting with PState overclocking on the CH6 to see if stability continues, so far so good. Considering the boost clock is 3.7Ghz I didn't think it would be difficult to get this clock stable.
Regarding the stock cooler, for light overclock at 3.7-3.8Ghz it can holds it own with slightly higher temps any where from 5-10c and it looks great too. I only switched to the H100i v2 because I had bought one and wanted to see how the temps differed.
Got this AIO mainly for aesthetics, I had an H80i v2 from my previous build but it was too bulky for the case and I didn't want to cover up the motherboard too much if installed as an exhaust in the rear, I tried mounting it in the front but I could only use one fan as the radiator is quite bulky. Needless to say I just left it on my i7 4770K for my son to use.
This build was done in a Corsair 460x and it fits at the top quite well however if you have ram that is taller you may want to check your measurements. I could've mounted it at the front of the cast however if I installed it with the hose coming from the top it would've hit my top fans, If I flipped it around the hose would rest on the graphics card and cause some sagging so I opted to mount it on the top.
In terms of temps, compared to the H80i v2, the difference was only a few celsius, maybe 5c difference. Currently I have my 1700 at 3.8Ghz at 1.35 volts and idle temps are 27-31c, load temps I've seen it hit 63c just for a second but usally remains between high 50's to low 60's.
I have not done any extended gaming but load temps are similar usually in the high 50's-low 60's if I'm in a busy area with a lot of textures, lighting, shading etc.
All in all I'm pretty happy with this AIO, looks great, nice and simple, easy to install. I'm not using the USB cable since I don't use corsair link and I quite like leaving the LED white. With that being said depending on the USB connector you have on your board (I'm using a CH6) it's almost impossible to hide the cable and if you route it through the back you might need an extension.
The main fan cable kinda sticks out like s sore thumb but I've managed to fold the cable between the ram and cooler so it's not too noticeable, would be great if the cable would be hidden within the cooler somehow and you just pull the length you need if that makes sense.
Price wise, I think it's hard to beat, you can definitely go with something like a Kraken X62 for RGB but it's more $ and you would need the AM4 bracket. Fortunately I had ordered the corsair AM4 bracket weeks before I got this AIO free from Corsair, took a couple weeks but it was nice of them to offer it free and I didn't even have to show them proof of purchase.
For the motherboard I was deciding on the Crosshair VI Hero or the Asrock Taichi since they were priced similarily. The CH6 was available upon the time of ordering and the Taichi was on back order. Plus I liked the neutral grey mechanical look so I decided to utilize that as my colour scheme. Bland and plain to some but I was looking to build something simple, clean yet pleasing to the eye.
All the reading I did online I was well aware of the early adopters issues that may come about so I was well aware of the things that I've epxerienced up to the present day. One of the main concerns with most people was the ability to boot at certain higher memory speeds especially 3200Mhz and up. Although this was a bit concerning to me I was diligent to seek out the best compatible RAM through reviews and of course the QVL list for the CH6. I went with 16GB G.Skill Flare X 3200 (will be adding another 16GB soon). For more thoughts on the RAM see the review.
So first off I received this board with Bios 902. Upon completing my build I left everything on auto just to see if it'll boot up, run windows and all of my programs. Stock settings were 3Ghz at 2400Mhz and ran everything flawlessly. Of course my main concern was being able to boot and run my computer at 3200Mhz memory clock so I went into Bios and changed only the D.O.C.P settings to D.O.C.P Standard and Bios automatically set my memory profile to 3200Mhz at 14-14-14-34. Everything else as on auto. PC booted and ran with no issues.
Seeing that memory was pretty much stable now I tried my luck and overclocking with hopes to maybe win the lottery and hit 4ghz at a respectable voltage and temperatures. First few attempts were 3.7Ghz to 3.8Ghz with the stock cooler and to keep it short and simple using the settings mentioned above on the 1700 review I was able to get this chip stable but being the stock cooler idle temps were a bit higher and load temps sometimes peaked at low 70c but was mostly in the 60's at real world load usage. 3.7 was a more comfortable and acceptable clock for the stock cooler, let alone it's the coolest looking stock cooler out there! Needless to say my H100i v2 came and I was eager to install it and do more testing.
I dont' regret at all buying this board, in general as long as I use a setting I know that is stable I can use my PC with no issues, sit back and enjoy. Over time, hopefully in the near future with upcoming updates there will be more stability issues addressed and maybe help with overclocking better. Are the X370's better than B350's at overclocking? Well I don't know that by experience but after reading and watching many reviews and from my own experiences if you are on a budget and want to save a few bucks definitely look at the B350 boards or even the cheaper X370 options like the Asus Prime.
Works like a charm and no issues with the Asus CH6 and Ryzen 1700. Used only as a boot drive and main programs. No complaints, nice and snappy however I haven't quite worked out how to get things to boot faster than 25sec. Any tips?
Came from previous build, almost pulled the trigger on a GTX 1070/1080 but decided to wait, and wait and wait and wait (Repeat 100 more times hahaha!) for Vega. I got it for $100 from a friend who upgraded to a GTX 1080, at that price how could I not?
For now, this card holds it's own for 1080p gaming on high to ultra settings getting well over 60fps on average for most games. Considering I don't game or edit in 4K just yet I'm in no rush. the limited 3gb is really not a factor for most games I play and even for rendering, encoding or any other content creation programs that utilize the GPU as long as you have any video card in your PC there is very little difference in terms of performance between cards however the advantage of the higer end cards is mostly for playback and smoothness of scrubbing and previewing. even with this card I can edit in Premiere and After Effects pretty seamlessly.
It's obvious this is the weakest part of my build that's why I mention that my build is almost complete. Whichever is the better price to performace from GTX1070/1080 vs Vega equivelant will be my choice.
Guess I'll have and update soon? Hopefully?
Everything about the aesthetics of this case looks amazing in person. I've always liked mid-tower cases and this one is just slightly smaller that what I had previously in the 300R windowed.
Other Thoughts: For anyone looking at getting this case, I would highly recommend it, I orginally was looking at the Phantek Enthoo equivelant but I liked having the front tempered glass as well, I also considered the 570X but I didn't like that the basement shroud left so much space on the right with the side of the shroud being completely open but I'm presuming that case was geared more for those that would install a custom loop.
Anyway, just wanted to point out a few key points regarding the cable management. It's not as bad as some have mentioned however you do have to plan in advance. For my build I'm using a Asus Crosshair Hero VI and like may other boards the HD audio connector is on the bottom left of the board, also there is one fan header connector right beside it that I use for my fans.
There is a very small gap between the mother board and the case that allows the HD Audio cable and my fan cable to pass through barely, however this should be done before installing the power supply and basement shroud is installed. I will post some links to some images to see what I'm talking about, it really is a tight fit especially when you install the basement shroud the cables can be slightly pinched depending on its diameter.
Also I think if you are building in case like this, it makes a huge difference if you use a fully Modular PSU or at least Semi. Sleeved cables will also help as they are more flexible that the typical plastic ones that come with most PSU's. Currently I'm using a EVGA 650w GS and both the power supply 24pin cable and 8 pin cable is just a tad short, there isn't much slack to cable manage those 2 cables. I don't have a picture but instead of routing it neatly following a path, the 8 pin cable has to come across the back on an angle. (I'll post some pics later). Not a huge deal but kind of a drag if you are finnicky about cable management. I plan on getting some custom sleeves anyway so this will work for now.
Anyway, I hope the pics help you to be more aware of the slight limitation, there is a workaround but again do it before installing the PSU!
Great PSU and priced very well at the time of purchase a few months ago as it was on sale for $105cad. 80+ gold fully modular and all black cables with the 24pin power cable being sleeved. I will point out that the 24pin and 8+4pin power cables are a bit short for my Corsair 460x, there is very little slack which i prefer to have to making cable management easier, however I do plan on getting custom sleeved extension cables eventually so I'm not too concerned about it. However if you are building in a full tower with this PSU then be weary of the short length, then again chances are you will be going for the 750w version.
Close to the build I working on! Keep it up, looks amazing!
Wow a write-up worthy of your impressive build! It turned out beautifully. I really love this case and would love to build in it. If I had a PC in this case I think I would probably just stare at it for long periods of time. Enjoy your system and thanks for sharing.
Appreciate the kind words it was definitely and enjoyable build however I wish I took more pics earlier on as the build progressed. Again I was kinda long winded but my hopes was make people aware of certain things I went through.
It is a beautiful case and yes, I do find myself just staring at it at times :) hahaha!
are both monitors essentially the same?
I used mainly Lightroom, I was too lazy to "set up" the shots better and use better lighting so I used the RGB lighting as best I could and tweaked them in Lightroom.
LMAO!!! That's the funniest sh!t I've heard all day, thanks for the laugh, I needed that. You might be right as I see my beard is growing grey hairs now! hahahaha!
Honestly, I'm ready to go GTX1080 but I Think I can hold out another month to see if anything is announced at Computex. I just don't want to spend all that $ wondering if I can get an equivelant Vega card for similar performance and slightly better price?
But yeah, feels like we've all been waiting forever. I have no problem going Nvidia, just whatever is best at the price point.
Yes exactly let alone it being expenssive to produce. It's possible that they might have shot themselves in the foot OR they have found a way to make it readily availble for a decent price but it may follow the same pattern as the higher end X370 motherboards being on back order.
Do you think they learned their lesson with the Ryzen release and all the motherboard, bios, ram issues. Is it possible they are just "perfecting" the product so that it is truly ready for the market?
That does make sense since the Ti was kind of a surprise for a lot of us. Radeon folks probably didn't see it coming.
In any case, it truly is very interesting and proving to be an interesting year for CPU and GPU market.


I like the above quotation by Paul Theroux. It is a lovely, simple take on time and space. Huge concepts, to be sure, in both a literal, figurative and metaphysical sense. This is an elaboration of Point #8 in my June 4 Post: The ExPat-RePat-MultiPat Life. Know Your Math Facts. I did not fully embrace the power and poetry of mathematics until I started this "transpat" life. Now I understand that we are thinking mathematically constantly, all day long, without even realizing it. We know that we are dealing with math when we go on shopping excursions, discuss budgets and decipher recipes. That is obvious. But beyond that: planning schedules and trips; arranging room and office decor; determining wardrobes, agendas, conference seating, and party menus; navigating traffic, crowds and ski slopes. Music. Architecture. All of that is mathematical thinking. The list is endless. Time and Space.
When you travel abroad, this awareness is intensified. Even if you have a smartphone physically attached to you at all times, you still just need to know your math facts. Period. Daily decoding of distance, time, and currency is required. Most countries (all countries?) outside the United States use the metric number system. Therefore, walking on a treadmill, getting on a scale, determining volume, and estimating distance require some serious calculating…. or you are going to be deluding yourself that you now weigh much less and can run much further much faster, among other things. Understanding that 30 degrees centigrade does not require a coat is helpful as well.
Time is especially mind-boggling. There have been many instances when the five of us in our family have been in five different time zones. As I imagine my children living their lives, and as we plan telephone calls and video chats, numbers are constantly dancing around in my head. Conversations tend to go like this: What time will it be Doha time when you arrive back in the United States? What time will our plane take off from Dubai in EST? When shall we make the dinner reservation UK time? What time will you change planes in China time? –It is inevitable to goof up occasionally. Sometimes it can be frustrating, like missing a conference call. Other times it is amusing. Once when returning to Doha from Beijing, the time zone on my phone, which usually converts automatically, did not do so, and I did not double check it. I went to bed at 10:00 p.m. in Doha, my internal clock way out of whack, and set the phone alarm for 7:00 a.m. The alarm went off, I got up, dressed and went about various tasks, noting that it was an unusually dark morning for Qatar. Then I checked my (old fashioned) watch. It was 2:30 a.m.!
Dealing with money can be downright intimidating. Get ready to memorize different exchange rates and to multiply and divide. Yes, there are calculators on our smartphones, but, really, can we always be pulling those out to get the correct amount? It can be rather awkward, especially in Middle Eastern souqs and Chinese wet markets. My husband points out, righty, that I tend to be rather loose with decimals. I prefer working with whole numbers. Once I know three general amounts- $25, $50 and $100- in another currency, I am good to go (to spend…) In my view, learning how to estimate ("round off") in 5th grade, thereby gaining "basic number sense" , in edu-speak, is the most valuable functional arithmetic skill. So here is how my mind works. With UAE Dirhams and Qatari Riyals, divide by 4. Thus, 100 dirhams or Q Riyals is approximately $25. With Hong Kong Dollars by 7. With Chinese Yuan or Renminbi (RMB) by 6. And- my favorite- the Mongolian Togrot or Tigrik (MNT) by 1300 . Yes. That is correct. 1300! So 133, 815 MNT equals around $100US.
But, of course, math is much more than about calculation, and this appreciation is deepened by travel as well. Math is about the mysterious repeating patterns in nature, the miraculous reality of trans-continental flight, and the disorienting sense of losing and gaining "real" time within a 24-hour period. It is about witnessing the sunrise and the sunset within a few hours. It is about being one of dozens of strangers in a 8 by 10 foot space on a subway and being one of over 22 million in a city. It is about seeing vast stretches of forever and backward into centuries on a desert. It is about feeling that the world has grown paradoxically both bigger and smaller, but so have we. We are mere dust specks within the cosmos: we are nano-seconds within infinity. Yet we can move miles in minutes. And our sense of self has been expanded simply by knowing we are a part of something enormous. As Zen Buddhists explain, we are inextricably linked to everyone and everything. I am reminded of the lovely passage in Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom about the little wave being part of the ocean. And the exuberant words of Walt Whitman in "Song of Myself": "I am large. I contain multitudes." ….. What a magic carpet ride!
Wonderful post. I enjoy them all so much.