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The Monday Post 2.12.18
Happy Monday, friends! What in the creative realm would you like to accomplish this week? Comment below with the what, when, and how! And if you commented on last week's Monday Post, let us know how things went: the hiccups as well as the successes.
How She Does It: Liz Pike
Liz Pike lives in Shropshire with her husband and three young children. She writes short stories, fiction, and poetry. Her work has been published in the Guardian, Third Way, and Fractured West, among others. She creates hand-lettered poems and commissioned work. Liz also teaches creative writing to children. She previously worked as a bookseller and librarian and earned a master's in creative writing from Goldsmiths University, London. She likes long train journeys, old photographs, and earl grey tea. You're going to enjoy your trip to Shropshire!
SM: Please introduce yourself and your family. Tell us about your artwork/creative endeavors.
LP: Hi, I'm Liz Pike. I live in Shropshire, UK, with my husband Joel and our three children, ages 8, 6, and 4. I am a writer and hand-letterer. I recently completed a novel, which I'm currently submitting to agents. I also just finished hand-lettering a collection of 34 of my poems about motherhood called There You Are. I sell that at my Etsy shop, along with prints of my poems and take commissions for custom hand-lettered prints. I teach creative writing to 7- to 11-year-olds at afterschool and Saturday clubs. This year I have plans to write another novel, hand-letter some other poems, build the hand-lettering business, and write a graphic novel about the experience of living with Type 1 diabetes (my daughter was diagnosed when she was 2). I'll probably get about a quarter of that done, but you never know!
SM: What goals do you have for your art? How would you define your "life's work"?
LP: Ooh, that's a good question. Ultimately, I would love to have my novel published. I also would love to make a living from my work (as opposed to a side living, which is what I'm making now!). I love The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron and was thinking the other day about my "true north." I think a lot of it has to do with my writing being out there and for it to resonate with people. That's why I write; to connect with people.
SM: How has motherhood changed you creatively?
LP: Oh, so much! At first, I thought it robbed me of time and energy, but it has made me love more deeply and care more deeply. I think motherhood has helped me to grow into a real human being. I was so self-centered before. The first few years of motherhood were so overwhelming but now there are days when I have the house to myself and I can claw back a little time to make sense of the whirlwind. Motherhood has also given me a good chance to step out of work for a few years and to carve out a creative niche for myself.
SM: Where do you do your creative work?
LP: In my bedroom, I have a corner that is taken up by two cupboards full of writing resources (storytelling dice, ink stamps, typewriters, first lines from novels, all sorts of things that I use when teaching creative writing). I also have a nice big desk, made by my husband and father-in-law, that I do all my drawing and writing on. I have a wall with lots of great quotes pinned on it that is ridiculously messy but gives me comfort. There's also a lot of stock for the shop and random bits and bobs.
SM: Do you have a schedule for your creative work?
LP: I write and draw whenever I can. My littlest isn't at school yet but goes to preschool three days a week. So those are my work days. I don't make other plans so I just sit and make to-do lists and get on with whatever feels most pressing at the time. I tend to have a chaotic mind as I'm often juggling different things at the same time; drawing commissions, planning lessons, submitting writing, etc. So, to-do lists are my friends.
SM: What does creative success mean to you?
LP: Hmm. It always feels elusive doesn't it?! I think I would like to earn enough to not keep thinking I should go and get a "real" job. Also, a clear path to getting my writing out there and an audience that wants to receive it. Something I'm writing around at the moment is the freedom of being an artist as opposed to being a writer. As an artist, you can create something you're pleased with and then sell it. As a writer, sometimes you can work for years on something that you're really pleased with but it must be validated by someone else for it to exist in the world [if traditional publishing is the goal]. This is why I went down the zine route for my collection of hand-lettered poems and published it myself. I just wanted to get it out there.
SM: What makes you feel successful as a mother?
LP: I don't know if I feel successful; that doesn't feel like the right word to me but it feels great to watch the children thriving and enjoying life, and also finding their niche in the world.
SM: What do you struggle with most?
LP: Lack of time. It's fine during term time because I have a nice balance, but I really struggle during school holidays when I can't find the headspace to be creative as I'm so exhausted!
SM: What inspires you?
LP: Reading great books. I got some great books for Christmas: I'm reading Travelling Mercies by Anne Lamott. I just discovered her writing. I first read Bird by Bird and am now reading everything else I can find. I'm also reading Lynda Barry's What It Is, a blow-your-head-off graphic novel about creativity.
SM: What did you do in the last month that felt hard?
LP: I'm not very good at surviving winter! We live in an old cottage that's always freezing cold, so I'm finding it hard to resist the urge to hermit. My poor laptop also suffered an injury just before Christmas and had to go in for repair. It felt awful sending away this baby and all the years of work that are on it! But I just got it back today so life can carry on.
SM: What do you want your life to look like in 10 years?
LP: I would love for me and my husband to feel that we have arrived. He is a musician (Tiny Leaves) and we still kind of feel we are in the uphill struggle. I would love to travel more with our children. As our daughter is Type 1 diabetic, everything a bit more complicated when it comes to travel.
SM: What are you reading right now?
LP: As mentioned above, those are the ones I'm reading right now, but am also partway through the stack of books that are teetering on my bedside table. I'm halfway through All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr (which is amazing) and I've just ordered Georges Perec's Life: A User's Manual as I have half a plan to try to extend a short story that I've written into a novel this year — it's about a bunch of different people living in a terrace of houses and I thought it might be interesting to see how he did it.
SM: What are your top 5 favorite blogs/online resources?
LP: I'm finding Instagram really great for finding fellow hand-letterers and other creative types — and I love how people discover my work through hashtags. I seek out great sites like Studio Mothers that highlight these fantastic, creative women, juggling motherhood and creativity. Ella Sanders has a fascinating Instagram account, merging poetry with image — and I'd love to find more people in this field. I also love Popshot Magazine for its fresh dose of positivity and questioning whenever it arrives on the doormat. I feel like I'm out on a limb a bit with my hand-lettered poetry because I can't find anyone else doing what I'm doing. It's not a graphic novel because it's not sequential, and it's not visual poetry. I don't even know what to call it but I feel happy that it exists.
SM: What do you wish you'd known a decade ago?
LP: To get my work out there instead of waiting for external validation. It has been the source of a lot of frustration! Also, to like myself a bit more and to be patient with myself. But maybe they were things that I couldn't have known 10 years ago because I had to go through the journey that I'm on to get where I am now. So that's OK.
SM: What advice would you offer to other artists/writers struggling to find the time and means to be more creative?
LP: I love Quiet by Susan Cain. One of the encouragements she offers is that it's ok to have a niche and to go deep into that one area. Be a specialist. Concentrate on what you do best. And don't rush. There is so much pressure to rush with social media. I am noticing that for the last three years, I have had one major output per year. And when the kids were really little, it was like zero output per year. It is only now that I have the time and I look back and find all these treasures that I created when I didn't have time that can be worked on again.
The year before last, I spent all my time redrafting my novel. Then last year I was submitting it, but also working on my hand-lettered collection and the business was starting off. This year, there are lots of things that I'd like to do. But headspace and finding a balance is important too. I also think that times change. There are different seasons when we want to concentrate on different things. The year before last, I was doing a lot of teaching but now I find I am doing more hand-lettering. I like the variety though, it keeps it fresh.
Find Liz!
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The Monday Post 1.8.18
Happy Monday, friends — and Happy New Year! What in the creative realm would you like to accomplish this week? Comment below with the what, when, and how! And if you commented on last week's Monday Post, let us know how things went: the hiccups as well as the successes.
The Monday Post 12.18.17


Faraday Future got the green light this week to start moving dirt on its $1 billion factory site in North Las Vegas, coming in about a month behind the company's self-imposed schedule.
Equipment will be dispatched next week to Faraday's vacant 900-acre site within the Apex Industrial Complex, where the company is planning to build a 3 million-square-foot plant to manufacture electric vehicles, Faraday spokeswoman Stacy Morris said Thursday.
Morris declined to say when construction would begin, and did not provide a definite date for when Faraday planned to start producing vehicles in North Las Vegas.
"We're trying to move as quickly as we can while doing the best quality job," Morris said.
Faraday has until Jan. 27 to finish grading on the property, located just west of U.S. Highway 93 and Grand Valley Parkway, according to the permit issued Wednesday by the North Las Vegas Public Works Department.
Morris said that the company is required to have an unspecified number of water trucks at the site during grading. Faraday must abide by several other city regulations that Morris said she could not immediately recall.
North Las Vegas city officials declined to comment.
State lawmakers held a special session last year to approve $215 million in tax incentives to lure Faraday to Nevada. The facility is expected to house 4,500 full-time employees, at least half of whom must be Nevada residents, as part of an agreement reached with the city.
Last month, the North Las Vegas City Council approved a separate deal that will allow 30 employee from Faraday to work inside a 2,885-square-foot office at City Hall, under a $64,047 yearlong lease.


A uniquely interdisciplinary artist, Rose English emerged from the Conceptual art, dance and feminist scenes of 1970s Britain to become one of the most influential performance artists working today.
Rose English's work combines elements of theatre, circus, opera and poetry to explore themes of gender politics, the identity of the performer and the metaphysics of presence.
English has mounted performances in ice rinks; at the Royal Court Theatre and Tate Britain, London and Franklin Furnace, New York; and has collaborated with horses, magicians, musicians dancers and acrobats.
This comprehensive monograph documents her 40-year career to date, including legendary ephemeral, site-specific performances and large-scale spectaculars.
Accompanying many rare archival photographs and performance scripts, a major essay by Guy Brett surveys the artist's work and life alongside a collection of interviews with some of English's collaborators.


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New Bipartisan HBCU Bill Would Bring Funding To Rebuild, Repair, and Modernize Campuses
The IGNITE bill is aimed at improving building and infrastructure at the schools.
Photo: Jonathan Newton /The Washington Post via Getty Images
A group of Democratic and Republican legislators have draften and officially introduced a bill that would provide funding for the long term improvement of HBCUs, including renovation of campus facilities, repair and construction, purchase of equipment, preservation of historic buildings and high speed broadband.
"For over 150 years, HBCUs have been agents of equity, access and excellence in education, despite being ignored and marginalized by federal and state governments. This historic bipartisan bill changes that," said Democratic North Carolina Rep. Alma Adams, one of the lead sponsors of the bill, said last week.
Named the Institutional Grants for New Infrastructure, Technology, and Education (IGNITE) for HBCU Excellence Act, the bill emerged as a result of a June 2018 Government Accountability Office (GAO) that identified "extensive and diverse" capital project needs at HBCUs.
RELATED: IBM Invests $100 Million In HBCUs
For example, out of 79 colleges surveyed for the report, 70 of them said that 46 percent of their buildings needed repair or replacement. Also 8 out of 35 public HBCUs reported more than 75 percent of their building spaces needed repair or replacement
Also 42 surveyed HBCUs said 11 percent of their buildings are historic, but the U.S. Department of the Interior says the schools do not have the resources to do the maintenance. Both public and private Black colleges have deferred maintenance backlogs of $67 million and $17 respectively.
Republican Arkansas Rep. French Hill has three HBCUs in his district and signed on as a co-sponsor of the bill. He said the legislation would give needed improvements to the schools in his community.
"As a former community banker and a former chamber chairman in metro Little Rock, I know the academic and economic power and strength of these HBCUs, not only for the benefit of those students, but for the benefit of the greater Little Rock workforce," Hill said, according to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. "This bill will, in my view, give them the tools and conditions and infrastructure they need for the campus in the future and the students of the future."
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A highlight of life at Merivale is the weekly gathering every Wednesday morning of the Merivale Quilters and their friends. The Quilters first came together to create a banner for the Ontario Bicentennial (1984). They so much enjoyed the work and the fellowship that they have continued to meet ever since. Every second year, they invite the community to a big quilt show/sale. The next Quilt Sale is on Sat. October 24, 2015.
The Merivale Quilters Group meets each Wednesday at Merivale United Church from 9:30 - 12:00. Several ladies are excellent quilters but it is not a requirement. There are many other ways to participate and assist such as cutting material, piecing together or tying quilts. There is lots of conversation, fellowship and refreshments.
If you would like to join in the fun, please contact: Gayle Ashby, Sandra Marshall, or the church office at muchurch@bellnet.ca or 613-225-0248.
The Quilters finished a lovely quilt of the Dresden Plate design. It has multicoloured curved "blades" on a white background, with green centre disks, sashing strips and borders.
The top was created almost twenty years ago by the Galbraith family. It is interesting to note the differences between the fabrics of that era and today.
The cross-stitched roses and ivy quilt.
The quilters took great pride in their workmanship and were excited about its completion after three years of concentrated labour by a number of members.
More than 1200 hours have gone into this quilt!
The "Red Hat" wall hanging, was designed and stitched by Marcelle Eburne.
It was an interesting one to see, as it is to be quilted first and then embellished with all manner of extras such as feathers, ribbons, jewellery, veils, etc.
We had fun creating a unique piece of 'art'. This is an expression of the lively philosophy of the "Red Hat" movement currently active in today's social scene.
The "Red Hat" quilt provided the inspiration for our quilt show October 2012. The quilt show also featured handicrafts with a "Red Hat" motif.
Also completed during March 2006 was a batch of 21 "fidget quilts". These are little lap-sized quilts designed to offer sensory stimulation to Alzheimer's patients.
Much ingenuity went into finding and fitting together fabrics with interesting colours and textures, and fastening down little surprises such as tiny teddy bears and chains of beads.
A very popular project is the creation of a crib quilt for a new baby in the church family.
The Merivale Quilters enjoying their mid-morning break together. The Quilters always invite their friends to join them for refreshments, and the break session typically includes the minister, the church secretary, the church gardeners and multiple volunteers who are working on various projects around the church buildings.
Wednesday morning has evolved into a pleasant social occasion at Merivale.


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Pastors and church members from the Pinckneyville area gathered for prayer in the Perry County Courthouse last Thursday. Pastors included George Culley -- Least of the Brethren, Jeff Downard -- Winkle Baptist Church, Eric Drake -- Nine Mile Baptist Church, Lee Valerius -- Roe's Dale Baptist Church, Keith Tyler -- Trinity Assembly of God Church, and Marty DeRoche -- Denmark Baptist Church. The theme of Unity for the National Day of Prayer was emphasized in the prayers for local, state and national governmental leaders, schools and area communities.


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In today's post I would like to review the tools I used to perform the different types of tasks involved in the development of New Sokoban, my first iOS game.
When saying "development" I mean those tools that help me generating the code of the game. So, the first one is Xcode, the main development IDE for creating any kind of app for any of the Apple devices and computers. Xcode comes with the Mac OS. I have not used any other IDE on Mac OS, so I can't compare. But I have worked on Windows and Linux using Visual Studio for C++ and Netbeans for Java, among others.


Abstract: So, with this in mind we took extra interest in this weeks product on our review chopping block. Namely the EZ-BACKIT - essentially a 12GB Hitachi 2.5" drive, PCMCIA card and adapter cable.
In these terrible times, the unthinkable can happen at any moment. I'm talking hard drive failure. One moment you may be busy putting the finishing touches on a 6000 word report that is due the next day, the next you may staring at frozen screen.... Then the dreaded "no disk found," or similar error that puts fear into the hearts of many. All that data, all that effort, gone.... Times like those call for the foresight to backup data. It can't happen to me.... but it will happen to you!
So, with this in mind we took extra interest as we put this product on our review chopping block. Namely the EZ-BACKIT - essentially a 12GB Hitachi 2.5" drive, PCMCIA card and adapter cable.
For about $500 you get the 12Gb EZ-Backit drive, PCMCIA card, adapter cable, driver diskette, Backup software on a CD-ROM and instructions. Comes with a 3-year warranty.
With portable backup devices, we're always interested in just how well they're made. If they break at the slightest touch, then there's really no point in storing your precious data on them is there? Looking closely at the EZ-Backit I see a few concerns almost immediately. I'm not too concerned about the plastic case, as it has a few vibration and shock reducing features built into it. I'd guess it could stand a fair sized drop with no ill effects - but I'm not about to test that out - sorry.


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> I would recommend 12 megs or greater.
be doing other things, then obviously you will need even more RAM.  What?
in Sun, SGI, or DEC, your memory requirements double.
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A wonderful 4 star accredited self catering accommodation in Shropshire best describes this brick built, detached, 19th Century barn conversion, situated in the picturesque grounds of a country estate on the edge of the hamlet of Welsh Frankton, 3 miles from Ellesmere.
Recently renovated to a high standard, the Byre is a member of Shropshire Tourism Limited and Visit Britain and features as one of few self catering accommodation providers in Ellesmere. The Byre has a lovely double bedroom and a pretty, tree lined garden, ideal for relaxing and dining al fresco. The property is ideally positioned between the delightful village of Whittington and the market town of Ellesmere, which is surrounded by nine beautiful lakes and is known as Shropshire's Lakeland. The area around our self catering accommodation is renowned for good fishing, boating and sailing and for its wonderful wildlife. Shropshire, particularly around Ellesmere offers our guests many opportunities to visit historic cities, such as Chester and Shrewsbury with their ancient castles and lovely riverside walks. This self catering accommodation near Ellesmere is a perfect base for an active holiday or a romantic break.
One bedroom: 1 x king size zip and link (can be made into twin beds on request) with Wall mounted TV. Ground floor shower room with shower, basin and WC. Open plan living area with fitted kitchen, sitting area and dining area.
Electric heaters throughout. Free standing electric cooker, microwave, fridge, washing machine, colour TV, DVD, radio/CD player etc. All fuel and power inc. in rent. Bed linen and towels inc. in rent. Off road parking for 3 cars. Large, enclosed lawned garden with patio and garden furniture. Well behaved pets welcome. Sorry, no smoking. Shops 3 miles, pub/restaurant 20 mins walk. Note: Adults and Babes in arms only.


Understanding the dynamics of socio-ecological systems is crucial to the development of environmentally sustainable practices. Models of social or ecological sub-systems have greatly enhanced such understanding, but at the risk of obscuring important feedbacks and emergent effects. Integrated modelling approaches have the potential to address this shortcoming by explicitly representing linked socio-ecological dynamics. We developed a socio-ecological system model by coupling an existing agent-based model of land-use dynamics and an individual-based model of demography and dispersal. A hypothetical case-study was established to simulate the interaction of crops and their pollinators in a changing agricultural landscape, initialised from a spatially random distribution of natural assets. The bi-directional coupled model predicted larger changes in crop yield and pollinator populations than a unidirectional uncoupled version. The spatial properties of the system also differed, the coupled version revealing the emergence of spatial land-use clusters that neither supported nor required pollinators. These findings suggest that important dynamics may be missed by uncoupled modelling approaches, but that these can be captured through the combination of currently-available, compatible model frameworks. Such model integrations are required to further fundamental understanding of socio-ecological dynamics and thus improve management of socio-ecological systems.


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Retrospective: The Latest News in Black Art – Large Donations Continue at Smithsonian African American Museum
by Victoria L. Valentine on Aug 13, 2016 • 4:03 am No Comments
RETROSPECTIVE is a review of the latest news and happenings related to art by and about people of African descent. This week, highlights include the departure of the director of El Museo del Barrio; a network of public librarians and a collective black women artists rallying in support of Black Lives Matter; and announcements of significant donations to the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture. Theaster Gates is staging a series of performances connecting sacred music with African and African American art, and the Detroit Institute of the Arts is exploring contemporary art and ritual in a daylong program. Finally, a Make/Time conversation with artist Sonya Clark about craft, history and culture, is recommended.
The Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture continues to receive large donations. | Photo by Victoria L. Valentine
The Washington Post published a summary of the 19 top donors to the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture, which is slated to open Sept. 24. The list of large gifts of $5 million or more was topped by the Oprah Winfrey Charitable Foundation ($21 million), the Lilly Endowment $20 million), and Robert Frederick Smith ($20 million), chairman and chief executive of Vista Equity Partners, an Austin, Texas-based investment firm.
Basketball legend Michael Jordan gave $5 million to National Museum of African American History and Culture, the Smithsonian museum in Washington, D.C. The contribution will endow a sports gallery called "Game Changers Hall," which will now be named in honor of Jordan.
In commemoration of its 30th anniversary, the Executive Leadership Council, an organization of top black executives, donated $1 million to the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture.
> Earlier this week, "Ascension," a public artwork by Jordan Baker-Caldwell, was installed at 36th Street and Ninth Avenue in New York City in partnership with the Hell's Kitchen/Hudson Yards Alliance. According to the artist, who raised funds on Kickstarter to complete the project, the metal sculpture is the first permanent installation by an African American in Midtown Manhattan.
The Spencer Museum of Art has been awarded a $159,049 federal grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to organize two weeklong workshops for K-12 teachers. The sessions will "explore complex history of racial disparity and discrimination in U.S. education through the lens of cultural landmarks in Kansas."
Four public librarians, located in four different states—California, Michigan, Wisconsin and Illinois—have launched Libraries4BlackLives. A call to action, the new initiative "unifies library efforts and demonstrates [their] unequivocal professional commitment to social justice and equity" and calls on institutions and communities to "help define the role libraries can play."
Harold Joseph Thomas's painting won the 33rd Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award in Australia. | Photo by Fiona Morrison/NATSIAA 2016
"Tribal Abduction," a large-scale painting by Harold Joseph Thomas that confronts historic race issues in Australia, won the 33rd Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards. A descendant of the Luritja and Wambai people, about 45 years ago when he was just 24 and a new art school graduate, Thomas designed what would become the Australian Aboriginal flag, which is now a powerful symbol of Indigenous Australia.
APPOINTMENTS & DEPARTURES
El Museo del Barrio near East Harlem announced the departure of Executive Director Jorge Daniel Veneciano. Two deputy directors will take the helm while a search is underway to identify a new leader of the museum which focuses on Latin American and Caribbean art and culture.
EXHIBITIONS & TALKS
Simone Leigh convened a group of more than 100 black women artists to form a collective Black Women Artists for Black Lives Matter. The group is holding a public event on Sept. 1 at the New Museum, where Leigh's exhibition "The Waiting Room" is on view.
The Hirshhorn Museum announced Theaster Gates is curating a series of four performances at the Washington, D.C., museum that "will introduce unexpected and unexplored connections between sacred music, African and African American culture and history, theater, world dance and chant." Unfolding over the course of a year, the inaugural "Processions" performance debuts on Sept. 21, to coincide with the opening of the National Museum of African American History and Culture (Sept. 24).
An artist in residence at the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, Michael Richards worked on the 92nd floor of the World Trade Center's north tower in his council studio. He was killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack that leveled the towers. Brought out of storage, his works are being presented by the council on Governor's Island. Eerily relevant to the era of Black Lives Matter, "Michael Richards: Winged" is on view at the Art Center at Governors Island through Sept. 25.
The Detroit Institute of the Arts has announced its "Art as Ritual Conference," a daylong event on Sept. 12 "exploring the intersection of contemporary art and ritual," organized by William Danaher, Oren Goldenberg and Taylor Renee Aldridge.
Nick Cave talked about the themes of race and gun violence in "Until," his forthcoming exhibition at Mass MoCA. Opening Oct. 16, the "massive, immersive installation" will be on view in the largest space the artist has ever worked in, and is the museum's "most costliest and most elaborate exhibition to date."
The National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., has included a rare image of Mamout, an African American Muslim man and former slave, in its "American Origins" exhibition. Painted by James Alexander Simpson in 1822, the portrait is intended to help tell "the multifaceted story of America through the individuals who have shaped its culture."
Artist Sonya Clark talks about her hair craft and the roots of her family's creativity.
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Make/Time features conversations about craft and the creative process. Sonya Clark, chair of the Craft and Material Studies Department at Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Richmond, Va., incorporates natural black hair in her works, which exploring history and culture. In "Needling the Thread" she talked about how her family background has influenced her practice.
In the New York Times book review, Claudia Rankine, a professor of poetry and author of Citizen: An American Lyric, assessed "Known and Strange Things: Essays," a new collection of writings by Teju Cole. The U.S.-born, Nigerian-raised author, art historian and photographer's essays "build connections between Western and African art."
Alvia Wardlaw spent 40 years at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and now serves as director of the University Museum at TSU. A local magazine wondered why she is not better known.
For its Crime issue, ARTnews paid tribute to museum guards, reporting on their experiences, insights about the art they are watching over, and featuring images of guards at several institutions. CT
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Minecraft remix album Chillcraft releasing digitally, on vinyl
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GameChops will be releasing the remix album both digitally and physically.
Minecraft remix album Chillcraft is set for a digital release later this week and the crowdfunding campaign for the vinyl variant is already underway.
Chillcraft is produced by Helynt (Mario & Chill and Super Lofi World 2) and comprises 13 remixes of compositions by composers C418 (Minecraft – Volume Alpha and Minecraft – Volume Beta) and Lena Raine (Celeste and Minecraft: Nether Update).
The album is a blend of electronic music and lo-fi hip-hop and is available to pre-order from Bandcamp; the track "Pigstep" is available now ahead of the full album's release on 2nd April. Chillcraft features album artwork by painter and illustrator Sean Thurlow.
"Minecraft is one of those titles that shaped an entire generation of gamers and will continue inspiring creativity for many years to come," Helynt said. "I don't get to play it as often as I used to, but the soundtrack remains a constant in my playlists!"
If the vinyl campaign is successful (there's still 29 days remaining at the time of writing), shipping is expected in July.
Minecraft is sandbox video game developed by Mojang Studios and available for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Linux, macOS, Windows, Android, and iOS.
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Omicron strain to push global economic recovery rates down, says IMF head
© APA | IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva
04 December 2021 09:49 (UTC +04:00)
The spread of the Omicron coronavirus strain may lead to a decline in global economic recovery rates, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva told an online conference on Friday, APA reports citing TASS.
When asked to comment on the implications of the spread of the new strain for the global economic outlook, she said: "Let's be very frank, a new variant that may spread very rapidly, can dent confidence, and in that sense, we are likely to see some downgrades of our October projections for global growth."
That said, IMF Managing Director noted that "even before the arrival of this new variant" the Fund was concerned that "the recovery, while it continues, is losing some momentum because of slowdown in the two countries that are engines for growth - in the US and in China, and because the Delta variant proved to be a disrupter, it caused some additional delays in production."
Moreover, "divergence between countries recovering faster and those falling behind is more entrenched," Georgieva added.
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Trying to decide whether to hit the faire or the con this weekend? Now you no longer have to choose! Join us on RennCon™ for our celebration of cosplay in all its forms. Attend a panel, take in the scenery, and enjoy some very special surprises! Whether you draw your inspiration from the sci-fi scene, anime, comics, television, fairy tales, or anywhere else… we invite you to mingle with our 16th-century townsfolk at the biggest costume party in Wisconsin!
Masquerade Costume Contest: Both Saturday and Sunday: Register at Guest Services any time before 2 p.m. to receive your entry number. Mingle at the Maypole from 2:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. for judging and a group photo. Be at the Kids' Kingdom Stage at 5:15 p.m. for the announcement of the winners.
Children (12 & younger) Costume Contest: Both Saturday and Sunday, 12:30 p.m. be in the Bristol's Kids' Kingdom area. No need to pre-register for the Children's Contest!
Cosplay Photo Meetups: Photo Meetup schedule will be available soon!
Panel Schedule: Panels schedule will be available in late June 2019!


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Tombelaine is a small tidal island off the coast of Normandy in France.  It lies a few kilometres north of Mont Saint-Michel.  At low tide the island can be reached on foot (with a guide) from the coast of Cotentin,  to the northeast, and from Mont Saint-Michel.

The island lies just to the south of the course of the Sélune river, which has to be forded to access the island from Cotentin. The island is  by , and  high.  It is composed of granite.  It is in the commune of Genêts.

Name

According to popular etymology the name means "the tomb of Hélène", from a princess named Hélène, daughter of King Hoël, said to have been buried on the rock.

The name could also come from tumulus belenis, the "tumulus of Belenos", a Celtic god, or from Celtic words meaning "the little mountain", in contrast with Mont St-Michel.

History
In the 11th century, two monks from Mont Saint-Michel were hermits on Tombelaine.  In 1137 Bernard du Bec founded a priory on the island, and it became a place of pilgrimage.

On 11 February 1423, in the Hundred Years War, Tombelaine was occupied by the English as a base to attack Mont Saint-Michel. In the 16th-century French religious wars, Gabriel, comte de Montgomery, leader of the Huguenot armies, occupied the island.

In 1666 the marquis de la Chastrière ordered the destruction of the island's fortifications, in case they were again used by the English.

At the end of the 19th century a legend about the 'Marquis de Tombelaine' was created as part of the burgeoning tourist industry around Mont Saint-Michel.

The island was purchased by the state in 1933, and was declared a historic monument by a decree of 1936. It became a bird reserve in 1985.

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Islands of Normandy
Tidal islands of France
Landforms of Manche

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Bone Universe
Updraft Description
Welcome to a world of wind and bone, songs and silence, betrayal and courage.
Kirit Densira cannot wait to pass her wingtest and begin flying as a trader by her mother's side, being in service to her beloved home tower and exploring the skies beyond. When Kirit inadvertently breaks Tower Law, the city's secretive governing body, the Singers, demand that she become one of them instead. In an attempt to save her family from greater censure, Kirit must give up her dreams to throw herself into the dangerous training at the Spire, the tallest, most forbidding tower, deep at the heart of the City.
As she grows in knowledge and power, she starts to uncover the depths of Spire secrets. Kirit begins to doubt her world and its unassailable Laws, setting in motion a chain of events that will lead to a haunting choice and may well change the city forever - if it isn't destroyed outright.
©2015 Fran Wilde (P)2015 Audible, Inc.
Updraft
Bone Universe, Book 1
De : Fran Wilde
Lu par : Khristine Hvam
Durée : 12 h et 6 min
Welcome to a world of wind and bone, songs and silence, betrayal and courage. Kirit Densira cannot wait to pass her wingtest and begin flying as a trader by her mother's side, being in service to her beloved home tower and exploring the skies beyond. When Kirit inadvertently breaks Tower Law, the city's secretive governing body, the Singers, demand that she become one of them instead. In an attempt to save her family from greater censure, Kirit must give up her dreams to throw herself into the dangerous training at the Spire.
Cloudbound
Lu par : Raviv Ullman
When Kirit Densira left her home tower for the skies, she gave up many things: her beloved family, her known way of life, her dreams of flying as a trader for her tower, her dreams. Kirit set her City upside down, and fomented a massive rebellion at the Spire, to the good of the towers - but months later, everything has fallen to pieces. With the Towers in disarray, without a governing body or any defense against the dangers lurking in the clouds, daily life is full of terror and strife.


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2016.2 - Census of Population and Housing: Selected Characteristics for Urban Centres and Localities, Victoria, 1996
General descriptions of terms and concepts used in these documents are provided below. Tables are also footnoted where applicable for additional clarity. Detailed definitions of classifications and concepts are available in the 1996 Census Dictionary (Cat. no. 2901.0).
Dependent child
A dependent child is an individual who is either a child under 15 or a dependent student, who is any child under 15 years of age, or aged 15-24 years who is a full-time student, in a family. To be regarded as a child the individual can have no partner or child of his/her own usually resident in the same household.
A dwelling is a building or structure in which people live. This can be a building, such as a house; part of a building, such as a flat; or it can be a caravan or tent, humpy or park bench. Houses under construction, derelict houses, vacant tents, or converted garages are not counted in the census.
There are private and non-private dwellings. Private dwellings can be either occupied or unoccupied.
A private dwelling is normally a house, flat, part of a house, or even a room; but can also be a house attached to, or rooms above, shops or offices; an occupied caravan or unit in a caravan park or craft in a marina; an occupied dwelling in a Manufactured Home Estate; an occupied self-care unit in Accommodation for the Retired or Aged; a houseboat; or tent if it is standing on its own block of land.
An occupied caravan situated on a residential allotment is also classed as a private dwelling.
Non-private dwellings are those dwellings not included above, which provide a communal or transitory type of accommodation. These dwellings include hotels, motels, guest houses, prisons, religious and charitable institutions, defence establishments, hospitals and other communal dwellings. Only occupied non-private dwellings are included in the census.
Employed people are those aged 15 years or more who, during the week prior to census night, worked for payment or profit; who had a job from which they were on leave or otherwise temporarily absent; were on strike or stood down temporarily; or worked as unpaid helpers in a family business.
Family household
A family household is defined by the ABS as two or more persons, one of whom is at least 15 years of age, who are related by blood, marriage (registered or de facto), adoption, step or fostering, and who are usually resident in the same dwelling.
The basis of a family is formed by identifying the presence of either a couple relationship, lone parent-child relationship or other blood relationship. Some households therefore, contain more than one family. Due to processing limitations a maximum of three families can be coded to a household.
Full-time/part-time employment
This variable is based on the number of hours worked in all jobs held by employed people during the week before census night. It excludes any time off but includes any overtime or extra time worked:
Part-time workers: employed people who worked up to and including 34 hours; and
Full-time workers: employed people who worked 35 hours or more.
A household is a group of people, who usually reside in the same private dwelling.
People aged 15 years or more are asked to state their usual gross weekly income, which is the income before tax, superannuation, health insurance, or other deductions are made. Gross income includes family allowance, family allowance supplement, pensions, unemployment benefits, student allowances, maintenance (child support), superannuation, wages, salary, overtime, dividends, rents received, interest, business or farm income (less operation expenses) and worker's compensation.
Household income is the sum of the personal incomes of each usual resident present in the dwelling.
A person is defined to be of Indigenous origin if he or she identifies himself or herself as of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander origin.
Industry (of employment)
This variable describes the industries in which employed people (aged 15 years and over) work, and is coded to the Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANZSIC), 1993 (Cat. no. 1292.0).
The labour force comprises employed and unemployed people.
See definition under Urban Centre/Locality.
Lone person household
A person who usually lives alone in a private dwelling.
Occupation (of main job)
This variable describes the main job held by employed people (aged 15 years and over) during the week prior to census night, and is coded using the ASCO - Australian Standard Classification of Occupations, Second Edition (Cat. no. 1220.0).
Overseas-born
Overseas-born people are those who state that they were born in a country other than Australia, including those born at sea.
Section of State (SOS)
The SOS category classification uses population counts from the Census to define CDs as either urban or rural. Unlike the UC/L Structure, the SOS Structure relates to all CDs and therefore, in aggregate, the SOS Structure covers all of Australia.
Within States/Territories (S/Ts), each SOS represents an aggregation of non-contiguous geographical areas of a particular urban/rural type. The five categories are:
Major Urban: urban areas (Urban Centres in the UC/L Structure) with populations of 100,000 or more;
Other Urban: urban areas (Urban Centres in the UC/L Structure) with populations of 1,000 to 99,999;
Bounded Locality: rural areas (Localities in the UC/L Structure) with populations of 200 to 999;
Rural Balance: the remainder of the S/T; and
Migratory: areas composed of off-shore, shipping and migratory CDs.
A student is an individual who attends a secondary or tertiary institution on a full/part-time basis.
Unemployed people are those who, during the week prior to census night, did not have a job but were actively looking for work (either full-time or part-time) and were available to start work.
The unemployment rate is the number of unemployed persons expressed as a percentage of the labour force.
Urban Centre/Locality (UC/L)
This geographical structure is defined by the 1996 Census edition of the Australian Standard Geographical Classification. Population counts (place of enumeration) from the latest census are used to define the UC/L Structure, which means this classification structure is only current at the time of the Census.
The UC/L classification groups census CDs to form defined areas according to population size criteria. In broad terms an Urban Centre is a population cluster of 1,000 or more people, while a Locality is a population cluster of between 200 and 999 people. The delimitation criteria for UC/Ls are based on those developed in 1965 by Dr G. J. R. Linge.
For statistical purposes, people living in Urban Centres are classified as urban, while those in Localities are classified as rural. As the UC/L Structure relates to CDs within defined areas only, the Structure, in aggregate, does not cover all of Australia.
When Urban Centres cross S/T boundaries, the separate portions are uniquely identified and reported in their relevant S/Ts.
More information about definitions, a full description of the method of delimitation of UC/Ls as well as a listing of UC/L Codes and Labels may be found in Statistical Geography: Volume 3 - Australian Standard Geographical Classification (ASGC) Urban Centres/Localities, 1996 (Cat. no. 2909.0).
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I said a HIP-HOP, to the…
By taylor-simpson
Hip-Hop, the most listened to genre in America, was originated by African-Americans in the late 70s in the New York area. It was in the 80s when hip-hop started to spread across the nation, and each region developed their own flavor of hip hop. For example in New York the lyrical scheme of hip hop was hard, aggressive, and real. On the other hand in places like houston, the beat was more of the important part of the music. As Hip-hop began to progress so did the beats the the rappers rapped over. Some characteristics of Hip-Hop include the hi hat on every beat while adding eighth notes of hi hats in between, a melody, and a deep bass line created by 808s. The kick is normally laid back giving hip hop music its "groove". The characteristics that Hip-hop beats posses makes it easy for any artist ti rap over. In the early 90s hip hop stemmed off into battle rapping, beat boxing, and break dancing.
Due to the fact that hip hop is known a aggressive it is often looked bad upon socially. Also known as street poetry hip-hop/rap gave artists a chance to express the daily struggles they face. While the artists of hip hop relay their stories, the creators of the beats they use also advanced there tactics. In the early 2000s producers began to sample old Soul, R&B and Disco tunes and adding rap beats behind them for rappers to rap over. Such producers like Metro Boomin created a new wave for rappers to follow and develop their rhymes off of. The other genres created from hip-hop include trap music. Trap music deemed its name due to the fact that artist who made this type of music relayed the hardships they faced every day in the ghettos of their cities. Known trap artist through history are Lil Wayne, Bun B, and Jay Z. Being black in America comes with a lot of problems that our white counterparts will never understand and hip hop gives the world a chance to experience what is feels to be in such predicaments.
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When It Comes To Corporates, Faster Payments Aren't Always About Speed
Posted on November 17, 2017 November 20, 2017 10:41 am
Corporates aren't that interested in real-time payments. At least, that's according to a report from the EuroFinance Corporate Treasury Network published last month, which found less than half of corporate treasurers say having the ability to make a real-time payment is a priority.
But as more FinServ players explore B2B payments use cases for faster payments initiatives, like the U.K.'s Faster Payments scheme, some are beginning to realize that, when it comes to corporate payers, real-time payments capabilities can offer more than speed.
Kosten Metreweli, CCO of Modulr Finance, which operates an API-driven payments platform, says the U.K.'s Faster Payments can provide corporations with the transparency and overall heightened user experience that they need, even if corporates don't care about the speed of a payment itself.
"The really significant thing is it's not so much the speed, but the reliability behind it," he recently told PYMNTS, adding that a massive part of that reliability is being able to understand the status of a payment in real time.
"You could end up in a situation where the user experience is terrible. It's the worst possible user experience when you send a payment, and the only time you know that it hasn't worked is when the person who is receiving the payment calls up angry and says, 'Where's my money?'" the executive explained. "What corporates want is the ability to send a payment within seconds and get a notification that the payment has arrived, so you know for certain what has happened. And if you get a response back that there has been a failure, you can fix that problem immediately."
That kind of visibility into transactions is key for any payer, consumer or corporate. But Metreweli noted that corporate payment scenarios can greatly benefit from the transparency that Faster Payments offers, including the ability to more quickly act on information delivered in real time about these transactions.
"There are a whole set of treasury functions that we're focusing on automating in real time," he said. "The payment can come in and get reconciled automatically against an invoice in the ERP system, and payouts can be triggered. It's the real-time in-and-out capability, as well as what happens in the middle, that allows a company to respond to payment-related events in real time."
He offered the example of a property rental firm, which must accept payments from renters but then disburse payments to landlords.
"You want to take the rental payment in and, as soon as it arrives, split up the commission and send money to the landlords," he explained. "You can automate that process, and it's a real win. It means you can offer everyone a good user experience."
Businesses can't get that kind of service with other payment schemes like Bacs, he explained, which not only requires several days for payments to complete, but also forces payers and payees to wait the same amount of time to find out if anything has gone wrong.
Take payroll, for example.
"Generally speaking, there is a bit of a panic at the end of the month," he said. "A payment file has to be sent out through Bacs, a three-day process. And at the end of that period if you get a few errors in that file, they won't come back immediately, and you have a humber of days until you find out that things have failed. That's really significant if your employee is getting paid late, and it takes a few days to discover that payroll hasn't worked."
The U.K.'s Faster Payments scheme offers this type of transparency and real-time visibility that enables corporate payers to gain a better grasp of payment status and cash positions in accounts payable. But, Metreweli said, corporate access to Faster Payments remains a challenge.
Even as the Faster Payments Service works to expand Direct Corporate Access (DCA) into the scheme, Metreweli warned it doesn't always work the way it should.
Banks' DCA offerings still rely on batch mechanisms, which means there must be a certain number of corporate payment files for the batch payment to actually go out, and a single error in one file could delay all transactions in that batch — meaning even with access to Faster Payments, B2B transactions aren't necessarily "fast."
"Frankly, one of the biggest issues with DCA is it goes down on a regular basis," he said. "It was designed for a nine-to-five, five-day-a-week world, where it doesn't work on weekends or after hours."
He cited a recent outage of one major bank's DCA service that went down for 10 hours, rendering businesses unable to make payments using the scheme.
"From our perspective, that's unacceptable," Metreweli said.
Earlier this month, Modulr announced that its API-driven payments platform is now linked into Faster Payments, an effort to enable more reliable, ongoing access to the real-time payments scheme for business customers of the neo- and challenger banks that are built on Modulr.
It's certainly an effort to accelerate corporate and B2B payments, Metreweli said. After all, a lender that's able to more quickly send funds to a borrower has a competitive edge, and a supplier able to receive a B2B payment in near real time will undoubtedly land in a better cash position. But increasingly for corporate payers, the executive noted, the benefits of truly continuous access to Faster Payments is about real-time visibility of accounts payable — and the ability to act on that real-time information.
"For everything to operate in real time on your phone, that's becoming the expectation," the executive said. "Neo-banks and challenger banks are absolutely majoring on that user experience. From a corporate perspective, if you can trigger an event to happen as soon as a payment comes in, then that's enormously helpful."
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100957 | GERMANY. Zeppelin silver Medal.
100957 | GERMANY. Zeppelin silver Medal. Issued 1928. Commemorating the Maiden Voyage of the LZ 127 to America (31mm, 15.09 g, 12h). By the Bavarian Central Mint in Munich.
Clasped hands over the sea; all within wreathed border / AMERIKA HIN U RUECKFAHRT OKTOBER 1928 LZ 127 GRAF ZEPPELIN, two airships crossed over waves. Edge: BAYER HAUPTMÜNZAMT SILBER 900 f.
Hans Kaiser Coll. 485; Button –; Smithsonian no. A19640266000. Gem Mint State. Pleasing steel gray surfaces, with some russet toning highlighting the devices. Great aviation type.
Zeppelin was a German general and aircraft manufacturer, who later founded the airship company Luftschiffbau Zeppelin. Following Zeppelin's death in 1917, Dr. Hugo Eckener became the head of this company and oversaw post-war fundraising to expand upon its production, even serving as commander for the LZ 127 on numerous occasions. When this airship first entered use, it was the first commercial passenger transatlantic flight service in the world, eventually making 590 flights over nearly a decade. In 1940, she was scrapped for metal for the German efforts in World War II.


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Spengler Cup gives Dubnyk first chance to play since April
By Ryan DadounDec 22, 2012, 9:44 PM EST
We've seen plenty of locked-out forwards and defensemen on the ice for European squads, but it's harder for goalies to find work. Edmonton Oilers goaltender Devan Dubnyk hasn't played in an NHL, European, or even charity game since April 7.
That might change soon, given that he's been put on Team Canada's roster for the upcoming Spengler Cup.
"I'm a little bit nervous thinking about it," said Dubnyk in an Edmonton Journal report.
"But, this is a great chance to get some game action or at least some good practices. I've been to the Spengler Cup before in my rookie pro season, when I was playing in Stockton, myself and Justin Pogge, and it's a unique experience. It's a great tournament."
He'll be joined by Los Angeles Kings goaltender Jonathan Bernier and Dubnyk wasn't sure how the netminding duties would be divided.
The six-team tournament will take place from Dec. 26 to Dec. 31.


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"What the bloody hell are you on about?" is something you'll no doubt be uttering - don't worry, it'll all become clear imminently. Long story short, my PC's currently out of action, I'm ordering an entirely new rig in September. A side effect of this is that I've had to keep up with all the work I would have been doing on the desktop, but on the laptop instead. It's an alright laptop, An Acer Aspire 5672WLMi (I picked it for its then-high spec) - but BOY does it get hot! It's been taken apart once as well for repair which I'm sure did its thermal performance absolutely no favours whatsoever.
There's a couple of vague reviews and an overly long video review which doesn't really talk about real world performance, so I'll give it a quick review on here when it arrives and let the entire world know about it.
Brucie bonus and hat-tip to Tekheads.co.uk, who once again came through with a surprise bargain - free shipping over the Bank Holiday weekend, effectively making them the cheapest reputable vendor in the UK for this model. I've placed small orders with them in the past and they've always done well, so provided this order goes well, I'll be scaling up my business with them and putting some trade business through as well, so it's as much a litmus test for them as it is the Zalman cooler!
I ordered the silver unit which is a few quid more expensive than the black unit, because... Well, it looks a little bit nicer. :) And if I'm making a saving on the postage, why not spend a little more?
Fingers crossed it helps cool my laptop down, it's one of those cleverly-designed models which has all the intake vents ON THE UNDERSIDE, making it nigh-on useless. Plus the CPU, a Centrino Duo, has no fan (what?!) and the ATi X1600 Mobile graphics card's intake fan is at the top right corner on the underside of the device. I have to either have everything underclocked to lowest speeds or put the entire thing on a thick paperback book (like it is now, ghetto cooling mods ftw) to get adequate airflow!
In other news, I'm back to University for my final year shortly, and I'm actually procrastinating right now... I should be writing my sandwich year report because it's due in before Friday. Urk.
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