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Tess of the Durbervilles
Djvu Editions Classic Literature
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...Excerpt: Phase the First; The Maiden -- I -- On an evening in the latter part of May a middle-aged man was walking homeward from Shaston to the village of Marlott, in the adjoining Vale of Blakemore or Blackmoor. The pair of legs that carri...
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...Tess of the d'Urbervilles THOMAS HARDY 1891 Based on the Wessex Edition of 1912 Contents Phase the First — The Maiden . . . . .... ...Tess of the d'Urbervilles THOMAS HARDY 1891 Based on the Wessex Edition of 1912 Contents Phase the First — The Maiden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Phase the Second — Maiden No More . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 XII . . ... ... Maiden 1 Phase the First — The Maiden I O n an evening in the latter part of May a middle aged man was walking home ward from Shaston to the village... ...tanding. A loud laugh from behind Tess's back, in the shade of the garden, united with the titter of the room. She looked round, and saw the red coal ... ...tood in the relations to d'Urberville that Car had also been suspected of, united with the latter against the common enemy. Several other woman also c... ...— for it was the season for 'taking up' the meadows, or digging the little waterways clear for the winter irrigation, and mending their banks where tr... ...en just being forwarded to him by his father; though owing to his distance inland it was to be a long time in reaching him. Meanwhile the writer's exp... ...u sent on by the merest chance, and after considerable delay through being inland; or I might have come sooner.' 'It was from your wife, we supposed?'...
The World Factbook: 1987
Subjects: Non Fiction, Geography, Anthropology, Recreation, World Facts
Collections: Literature, Recreation, Government, Naval Science, Social Sciences, Anthropology, Political Science, Cultural Anthropology, Geography, Most Popular Books in China, Authors Community, Education
...There have been some significant changes in this edition. A new Geography section has replaced the former Land and Water sections. Entries in the new section include area (total and land), comparative area, land boundaries, coastline, maritime claims, boundary disputes, climate, terrain, land use, environment, and sp...
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An Englishman Looks at the World Being a Series of Unrestrained Remarks Upon Contemporary Matters
Penn State University's Electronic Classics
Subjects: Fiction, Literature, Literature & drama
Collections: Social Psychology, Literature, Law, Recreation, Sociology, Social Sciences, Anthropology, Political Science, Cultural Studies, History, Penn State University's Electronic Classics Series Collection, Classic Literature Collection
...Excerpt: The telephone bell rings with the petulant persistence that marks a trunk call, and I go in from some ineffectual gymnastics on the lawn to deal with the irruption. There is the usual trouble in connecting up, minute voices i...
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Two Years before the Mast, And Twenty-Four Years After: A Personal Narrative of Life at Sea
Richard Henry Dana
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Idea Bank hit with EUR 2.2 million fine by supervisory body
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Poland's Idea Bank has been fined PLN 10 million (EUR 2.2 million) by the country's Financial Supervision Authority (KNF), the company said in a statement.
The fine follows several violations of company articles of association and irregularities in the distribution of financial instruments, as well as a failure to duly carry out internal audits and perform reporting duties.
Also, in the opinion of KNF, there was a breach of the regulation on the procedure and conditions in managing investment firms, banks and custodial banks due to a failure to act in a reliable and professional manner, in accordance with the principles of fair trading.
Idea Bank is yet to announce whether it will appeal the decision.
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In the late afternoon of Sunday, November 15, 2015, staff at the Saline County Detention Center contacted Emergency Medical Services for an unresponsive inmate. Later that evening, Mr. Donavan Arras was pronounced deceased by the Saline County Coroner's Office.
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Hiring Veterans: Heartland was honored with the C. Russell Cox Excellence in Professional Services Award in 2017 from the Hoosier Veterans Assistance Foundation (HVAF), recognizing our company as a leading business partner in Indianapolis for hiring Indiana veterans who were actively receiving services from HVAF.
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"It's Not You"
Sara Eckel has been a freelance writer for more than fifteen years. Her essays and reported pieces have appeared in the New York Times, Salon, Forbes, Time Out New York, the Shambhala Sun, GOOD, Martha Stewart Living, Self, Glamour, Working Mother, Woman's Day, Cosmopolitan, and other publications. Her short fiction has appeared in Speakeasy and Sanskrit. She lives in Kingston, New York, with her husband.
Do you beat yourself up? Do you attach a judgement to a feeling? In this episode Sara points out that there is nothing wrong with loneliness...even partnered and married people feel lonely too. It's when you attach something to it that makes it worse, like "I'm lonely, so I must be a loser". That's easy to do when you've been single for a really, really, long time. Single girls, this one's for you. It's Not You. It's just life, happening for you.
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Michael Colin Nettlefold (born 28 July 1959) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda and Fitzroy Football Clubs in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and has moved into football management, serving as the chief executive officer of St Kilda before moving to the chairmanship of Vivid Sports.

Nettlefold, who spent most of his time on the wing and at half forward, was a prolific handballer. He was offloaded to Fitzroy during the 1983 VFL season due to financial pressures and appeared in two finals in 1983.

He retired from league football at the age of just 26 to concentrate on a business career, including outdoor advertising. The son-in-law of former North Melbourne great Al Mantello, Nettlefold also had interests in private companies specialising in the health care sector, food manufacturing and retailing with one food manufacturing business being ultimately unsuccessful He took up the position of St Kilda CEO in April 2009 following the resignation of Archie Fraser.

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The Van Vihar National park is an exclusive Zoological park that attained the National park status in the year 1983. The van Vihar National park has a wide variety of different trees and vegetation. There are tall trees, climbers and creepers and parasites as well as grasslands.
The flora in Van Vihar national park includes trees, creepers and grasslands. The major trees that are found in van Vihar national park are Teak, Kardhai, Salai, Palas, Tendu and Gurajan.The Grasses include Rusa, Dub, Kush, Kusai, Chhir and Kanas. Other varieties of grass like Lapusari, Phulera and Bhanjura are also found.
Creepers in Van Vihar National Park are Gomachi,harjudi. Karech, Bangoon Creeper and Malkangni.Parasitic plants like Amarbel and Bandha are also found.


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I'm always open for offers, trades, .. so if you have something to trade that could interest me then let me know when you want to buy something from me.
Shipping is additional. You pay the actual rates, see post office website.
Airmail shipping to the USA usually takes about a week (6 to 8 days). I usually go on thursday evening or saturday morning to the post office.
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At the moment most of my spare parts are in a large stack of boxes.. everything I have listed here should be still available. If you email me and have questions about a part, want better pictures - anything that needs me to search for the part and get back to you - can take a few days. If you haven't heard from me more than a week then just send me again an email.. I'm usually quite busy in the evening so don't check emails / available parts daily and sometimes forget to answer emails that are a few days old..
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Energy Systems Catapult's mission is to help unleash innovation and open new markets that will transform the energy system and help achieve the UK's clean growth ambitions. International export routes are key to that mission, and our aim is to link UK smart energy system innovators and UK expertise to opportunities overseas and to provide a gateway for overseas investors into the UK's smart energy system.
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September 6 - The NAN Project had a Coaching Day to help our Peer Mentors get ready for what will be a very busy fall. There was lots of 1-on-1 Comeback Story development, review of presentation skills and coaching on how to have a safe conversation around mental health.
August 23rd marked the last day of our six week summer Senior Peer Mentor training!
We finished our Botvin LifeSkills Training with a lesson on relationship building. Thanks to Mike and Maria for not only introducing us to the language of collaboration, negotiation, and compromise, but for embodying these skills in the past six weeks.
Our Peer Mentors enjoyed 'Art with Alex' especially yesterday, taking some time to paint plant pots for succulents. These plants, just like our team, are incredibly resilient, and find ways to thrive and blossom even in the most challenging environments. Watering these plants will be a sweet reminder of both our time together and the importance of caring for oneself.
We owe many thanks to the Peter & Elizabeth Tower Foundation for funding this training. The assistance provided by The Tower Foundation has allowed our team to learn how to improve our support of those affected by mental health challenges.
To our newly graduated Senior Peer Mentors and to all who attended training, congratulations! We know you will put the lessons learned in training to great use in the schools this fall.
August 2 & 9 - Wow is this summer flying by! We are now two thirds of the way through our training, having just completed the 3 day Mental Health First Aid certification and 4 out of 6 of the Botvin Lifeskills Transitions course. For our final two days, we'll have Lifeskills in the morning followed by afternoons of art programming with an amazing art therapist from Raw Art Works. Awesome work everyone!
July 25 - The NAN Project's Peer Mentors presented their Comeback Stories to 25 therapeutic mentors at the Mass Mentor office in New Bedford on Wednesday. These folks work with young adults from all walks off life, providing guidance and support. We hope to be back to present at their programs and engage the youth in discussions about alternative supports they can turn to when struggling.
July 19 & 26 - On our first day of a 6 week Senior Peer Mentor summer program at Eliot in Malden, we covered Botvin LifeSkills Training (which will occupy the morning session of each of the 6 days of training) and followed it with the LivingWorks Education's safeTALK suicide prevention training in the afternoon. This helped reinforce the QPR training all of our Peer Mentors have been through.
On Thursday, July 26 we again started off with Botvin LifeSkills Training in the morning, followed by Mental Health First Aid USA (MHFA) in the afternoon. The Peer Mentors life skills covered so far include, how to cope with transitions, what is effective communication, and how to set realistic goals. The MHFA was the first of 3 parts, and covered what mental health concerns look like and how to respond and get someone help.
The trainers are doing a great job keeping everyone up and moving; a big thank you is in order to Tracy, Mike, Maria, Cathy, Sarah and Donna. This also would not be possible without the support of the The Peter and Elizabeth C. Tower Foundation and Eliot.
June 21 - The NAN Project was out scouting new potential Peer Mentors at the GIFT (Gathering Inspiring Future Talent) training graduation. This DMH funded program run by Kim Bisset provides young adults with the tools to craft their Comeback Stories and become peer mentors. The majority of The NAN Project's Peer Mentors go through this program before taking our tailored training. We hope to recruit some of these amazing young people with powerful stories to come work for us!
June 15 - Today we met with a group of faculty from Framingham High School, including the principal, members of the Bridge re-entry & Phoenix programs and others who provide supports for the students. This was our initial foray into FHS, and the attendees were all super impressed with the presentations by Mike A, Onix and Sarah (her first time!!!). We can't wait to come back in the fall to bring The NAN Project's work to the student body.
June 13 - The Prinicpal of Milford High School invited us to sit down with a few of their Staff in their Health Program to intrduce ourselves. We then had our Peer Cordinators share their Comeback Stories, and led a conversation about how we can work with their students once School is back in session. Thank you To all at Milford high School, for being so supportive of our mission.
June 12 - Today we sat down with a group of underclassmen at Phoenix Academy in Lawrence to help them launch their Peer Leadership Team. We came up with a name Nanix (Nan + Phoenix) and a mission: 1) To open up the conversation around mental health at their school; and, 2) Help their Peers access supports the ened for their mental health. Lots of great input from the students and we are excited to have a kick off event once school is back in September!
June 9 - We were in Malden, Massachusetts where our two Peer Coordinators, Mike and Lizzie, were on a panel to discuss mental health and the available supports at the Malden Teen Enrichment Center. They were joined by 2 students, a detective, and a lobbyist, with the mayor, chief of police and Representative Steven Ultrino in attendance. A great day with many positive connections made!
Stoneham High School, we're back!
June 5 - The NAN Project's Peer Mentors had outstanding, if long, day presenting to 4 of Stoneham High School sophomore health classes on Tuesday. These students were involved and had lots of thoughtful input to our discussions around depression, anxiety and how to access supports! We're always glad to be back at one of our most active schools and help promote mental health awareness. This is also where we filmed one of our most popular vignettes from 13 Reasons Why We Need to Talk about Suicide. Check out the Anxiety vignette HERE.
June 4 - The NAN Project's Peer Mentors presented at Phoenix Academy in Lawrence, Massachusetts. We had a great response from the students in attendance and are now working to establish a Peer Leadership Team at this charter school. Thank you to Erin for organizing this event and to our amazing Peer Mentors Elli, Rob, Mike A, Lizzie and Jocelyn for presenting and leading the discussion afterwards!!!
Here is some feedback from the school Social Worker "Thank you again for yesterday and please send our appreciation to your staff! They spoke beautifully and showed some serious courage in sharing their comeback stories. I overheard several students telling their teachers about the mental health awareness group and some of the ideas we discussed, definitely generated some buzz!"
May 23 - The NAN Project's Peer Mentors were amazing on Wednesday, presenting for an hour and a half at Salem's New Liberty Innovation School. This alternative school within the Salem Public Schools serves students that have previously struggled in a traditional setting. We were given a VIP tour of the school, and then introduced ourselves to the students, and had our Peer Mentors present their Comeback Stories. The discussions after revolved around how to tell someone you are struggling, who are the trusted adults you can turn to, and how to access supports if you or a friend is having a hard time. This was just the start. We're hoping to organize a summer GIFT Peer Mentor training here and return in the fall.
May 18 - On the last day of class for their Seniors, Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School asked The NAN Project to present as part of their Senior Seminar. Here, our Peer Mentors shared their stories of resilience, and led a discussion about Self-Care, the supports available in their communities, and anxiety around graduation and moving on to College. Thank you to the Staff at HWRHS for making this a possibility, and thank you to the HWRHS Class of 2018 for being an amazing and engaging audience. Congratulations!
May 17 - The NAN Project an open-community forum titled "Let's Talk About It.." at the First Congregational Church in Stoneham, MA. Ellen Dalton led a discussion addressing the Stigma surrounding Suicide and Mental Illness, and its effect on people. We then had our wonderful Peer Mentors share their Comeback Stories and led a discussion about what mental health issues look like for high school students, and how we can help young adults who may be struggling. Thank you to all the enthusiastic attendees who made this night such a success, thank you to our amazing Peer Mentors, Thank you to Senator Michael Day for the spectacular introduction, and thank you to the Stoneham Coalition on Substance Abuse Education & Prevention for making this event a possibility!
May 17 - We were given the opportunity to set up a table for the annual Salem High School Health Fair! Here we debuted our own version of Jeopardy, that was expertly crafted by our own Project Coordinator Kelley! The students were very receptive of what we aimed to accomplish, and enjoyed partaking in answering various questions regarding Mental Health for candy as a reward. Thank you to the staff at Salem High School for all the support we have received, and for making this event a possibility!
May 16 - The NAN Project had its first presentation to a middle school audience, when our Peer Mentors presented to the entire 8th Grade Class of the Bromfield School in Harvard, MA. This attentive group were very receptive of our mission to destigmatize Mental Health and promote Emotional Wellbeing. Our Peer Mentors explained what various Mental Illnesses look like in a young person, and the anxieties a freshman may experience in high school, and what supports to turn to. Thank you to all of our Peer Mentors who attended, and we greatly appreciate all the support we have received from The Bromfield School!
May 15 - Salem High School had The NAN Project present to an enthusiastic group of students from their Therapeutic Program about what Depression looks like and how to respond to a Peer in Crisis. We then moved down the hall to the Hawthorne Program, a bridge program for reintegrating students who have missed time from school. Here, the Peer Mentors discussed Positive Coping Strategies and what supports they have turned to when struggling with Mental Illnesses. Thank you to all of the Salem HS Staff who made this event a possibility!
Back to Andover High School!
May 8 & 9 - The NAN Project was back at Andover High School to present to the juniors again on Tuesday and Wednesday. Over the past 3 years, we have had our Peer Mentors at the school to present to nearly every single junior, over 1,000 in total! We love being here and working with these amazing young people, including their Peer Leadership Team, S.T.A.R. (Students Together Are Resilient). Can't wait to be back in the fall!
May 2 - We finally premiered The NAN Project's first movie - 13 Reasons Why We Need To Talk About Suicide - at the DPH Mass Suicide Prevention Conference! The screening as a huge success, and sparked great interest within the audience. The video is in response to the Netflix series; in it, we cover the primary risk factors that can lead to a suicide, we dispel some myths around suicide, provide a range of coping skills, and outline what to do if you are concerned about a peer. It can be viewed on our Youtube page and our website (after 5/17).
Thank you to all who attended, all who helped make this Video Project a possibility, and to our amazing Videographer Dan!
May 2 - At the Annual DMH Provider Forum, The NAN Project, in collaboration with Isabelle Cole from 13 Reasons To Fly, were invited to give an introduction to the Video projects that we have been working on together. We aired clips from both the 13 Reasons To Fly video, and our own 13 Reasons Why We Need To Talk About Suicide video. We then led a panel discussion about the videos and the messaging. Thank you to The Department of Mental Health for letting us share this with all who attended!
May 1 - We returned to CATS Academy in Braintree to have our Peer Mentors present their Comeback Stories to the Junior Class. We introduced ourselves, showed our Mission Statement Video, had our Peer Mentors share their Comeback, and led a discussion regarding Mental Health and Wellbeing. Thank you to the supportive staff at CATS who make this collaboration a possibility, and thank you to all the students who attended!
April 27 - The NAN Project attended the Teen Mental Health Summit at the DoubleTree hotel in Westborough. Here, We led a workshop titled Developing a Conversation Around Mental Health. Thank you to all who made this event such a success, and thank you to all who inquired about working with us in the future!
April 24 - The NAN Project's Peer Mentors presented their Comeback Stories to the entire Junior Class at Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School! Due to time constraints, our PMs presented to the entire class then hosted breakout sessions with smaller groups of 30 or so students to lead discussions and Q&A regarding Mental Health and what to do if you or a friend may be struggling. Thank you to the entire HWRHS team for giving us this amazing opportunity!
April 23 - The NAN Project was given the opportunity to introduce itself, and have our Peer Mentors share their Comeback Stories to the staff and counselors from the four (five??) different schools from Salem. They were very receptive and are eager to work with us to promote Mental Wellbeing; we'll be back in mid-May to present to the students and get the conversation rolling!
On the 18th Of April, YouForward Drop-In Center gave us the space to put on another Coaching Day for our Peer Mentors, and on the 20th of April YAVP did the same. These were great opportunities for our Peer Mentors to continue to work on their presentation skills, and to further refine their Comeback Stories. Thank you to all of our enthusiastic Peer Mentors who attended!
April 17 - We were back at work discussing mental health concerns and how to get help for your peers at CATS Academy in Braintree on Tuesday. Our Peer Mentors did a great job opening up the conversation and responding to the questions posed by the students and faculty alike. We'll be back to present to the second half of the junior class in early May.
April 18 - The NAN Project provided QPR Training (Question, Persuade and Refer) to an amazing group of Human Services students at Bunker Hill Community College last night. This suicide prevention program provides a set of tools that empower individuals to feel comfortable checking in with a friend, relative or colleague who may be in distress, asking the tough question "Are you thinking about suicide?", and where to turn for resources.
April 11 - The NAN Project graduated it's latest group of almost 20 Peer Mentors at the YouForward drop-in center in Lawrence. Congratulations to all these amazing young adults for completing this 3 day training!
April 10 - The NAN Project presented to the entire faculty of Hamilton Wenham Regional High School on Tuesday. This was Nan's high school... it means so much for us to be back here working with some of the faculty that had Nan as a student. We will be back at the end of April for some Peer Mentor presentations and discussions about mental health and supports with the junior class.
On Tuesday, April 3, The NAN Project presented Jon Mattleman and his workshop The Secret Lives of Teens to a group of parents and educators at Westfield High School. Jon did a great job engaging the audience and providing some useful tips on what teens are really thinking, what they fear, why they do not share more, and how adults can effectively support the teens in their lives. The presentation covered areas such as depression, suicide, 'acting out' behaviors, drug and alcohol use, and more.
On Monday & Tuesday, April 2 &3, The NAN Project's Peer Mentors presented their Comeback Stories to 16(!!!) health classes over two days. It was a lot of work, but totally worth it. The Peer Mentors engaged the students on the signs and symptoms of various mental health concerns; how to respond to a peer who is struggling; what supports are available in the community; and what coping skills young people can turn to when they're stressed out. A long couple of days, but super rewarding with tons of positive feedback from the students.
Peabody Veterans Memorial High School recently hosted a Health fair for it's students on the 27th of March, and The NAN Project was invited to attend and give a presentation. Here, we introduced ourselves as a project, aired our video explaining our mission, and had our Peer Mentors present their comeback stories. We then had a discussion with the students about how to spot signs of mental illness, and what supports they had in their community. Thank you to all of the students who attended for being so engaging and intuitive, and thank you to all on our team who helped make this event run so smoothly. We look forward to working more with the Peabody District in the future!
On the 24th of March, the NAN Team banded together at the Eliot Community Human Services main office in Lexington to film a vignette for the LGBQ section of our video project, 13 Reasons Why We Need to Talk About Suicide. Here, we converted a room into a restaurant to set the scene for our film. Thank you to all of our Peer Mentors who lended a hand, and to our actors who worked vigorously on making this project a success! We plan to air the completed video project in May, so keep your eyes peeled!
On the 16th of March, the NAN Project was given a time slot in the 3rd annual SuccessFest conference. The workshop we ran was titled "Developing the Conversation around Mental Health in the Classroom." Here, we introduced the NAN Project to all who attended, aired a short video reiterating our mission, and had a handful of our Peer Mentors share their stories and answer questions that were asked of them. Overall, the day was a resounding success! We look forward to keeping in touch with the many new contacts we made, and keep the conversation going!
On the 7th of March, The NAN Project attended a South Shore VNA Youth Health Connection meeting and was given the chance to introduce itself to many new faces. We were greatly commended by all for our efforts in suicide prevention, mental health advocation, and stigma reduction. This was a large step for us in getting into more schools in the South Shore area. Thank you to everyone who attended, Youth Health Connection members and Peer Mentors alike. With every person who helps in giving strength to our cause, we break down the stigma surrounding mental health challenges and give help to those who may need it.
Exciting news! At the beginning of March, The NAN Project was given the opportunity to educate the Stoneham High School Peer Leadership Team in the ways of suicide prevention. We began the two day QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer) training on the 1st, and wrapped it up on the 5th with all 25 Peer Leaders graduating. Now these students will have another set of tools to address any friends and family who might be in crisis to provide them with the hope and access to help they need. Congratulations to all and thank you for your time and enthusiasm!
February 16 - We completed our 9th(!!!) Peer Mentor training at Wayside's TEMPO program on Friday. The young adults developed their own Comeback Stories, underwent QPR suicide prevention training, learned to field awkward questions, brushed up on their presentations skills and much more. Good work guys!
On February 8, The NAN Project joined Andover High School's STAR peer leadership team (Students Together Are Resilient) at the Museum of Science to check out the "Many Faces of Mental Health" exhibit. It was great to see the 30 or so students having fun, while learning about mental health.
On Friday, February 1, The NAN Project's Peer Mentors presented to around 50 faculty members at CATS Academy in Braintree. They followed this with a frank discussion about how the Peer Mentors would like to see teachers approach students who are struggling differently. We'll be back to present to the students in the coming months!
The NAN Project is training another great group of Peer Mentors at Wayside's Tempo program in Framingham Can't wait to see these folks in the schools telling their stories!
Our Night of HOPE at Raw Art Works in Lynn last Thursday evening was amazing! Congratulations to everyone in the HOPE (Helping Other People Endure) Group for pulling off this inspiring evening where they screened a bunch of short films and then hosted a panel discussion about mental health, in front of an audience of 150+!! We couldn't be prouder! They did an outstanding job fielding questions about mental illness, strategies to respond to a peer in crisis, and how they found the strength to talk about their struggles and resiliency! We also had 15 youth serving community organizations attend and distribute information about the resources available to young people and their families in Lynn.
Ellen Dalton introduced The NAN Project to the Middlesex District Attorney's Opioid Task Force meetings in Lowell and Medford. DA Marian Ryan has been great about promoting community based organizations as a tool to fight the opioid crisis, which overlaps heavily with mental illness. We made lots of great connections and will continue to spread the word about mental health and the resources available in our communities.
The NAN Project had a full day of presentations to over 100 students in 5 health classes at Stoneham High School. Great work by Mikes A & C, Kayla, Lizzie and first time presenter, Lexus! After every class, students came up to ask questions and thank these amazing Peer Mentors. Such a fulfilling experience and can't wait to come back for more in the spring.
The NAN Project has been working on posters related positive messaging around mental health in preparation for our health fair at Raw Art Works in January. This has been an awesome experience brainstorming ideas, carving images out of linoleum, and learning to work with printing presses. So much fun for such a good cause! Check out some of the examples below.
The NAN Project and Jon Mattleman provided an afternoon Professional Development workshops for a group of faculty at Phoenix Academy in Lawrence around the signs and responses to a student who may be in crisis. Jon always does an amazing job at these workshops getting the audience involved and keeping them engaged, even on a Friday afternoon!
The NAN Project had two full days of presentations to over 200 students in 7 health classes at Andover High School. The students at were incredibly engaged and we had lots of good discussion around how to promote mental health awareness at the school and improve the social-emotional well-being of the student body. Our Peer Mentors get better and better every time they go out and present their Comeback Stories! Great work folks!
The NAN Project held a graduation for our 8th Peer Mentor class at STEPS in Arlington. This was an enthusiastic group with some amazing Comeback Stories that will really resonate with the students. The intensive 3 day training covered classroom presentation skills, how to field awkward questions, and lots of work on their Comeback Stories. These Peer Mentors also were certified in QPR which covers recognizing the signs and risks of a peer in crisis, and how to get them to the trusted adult and supports they need.
The NAN Project just completed a three day QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer) suicide prevention training for a group of Peer Leaders at Andover High School. QPR training will provide this group of students with additional tools so they can support their peers in crisis, as well as empower them to better recognize the signs and risks of a student who may be struggling with a mental health concern. We finished the training with a session focused on role playing how to ask The Question- "Are you ok?" "Are you thinking of hurting yourself?" "Have you contemplated suicide?" These young adults did an amazing job with such difficult subject matter.
The NAN Project graduated our 7th class of Peer Mentors, this time from a training at the Massachusetts Mental Health Center in Boston! With several new school systems asking for our Peer Mentors to come present their comeback stories over the next couple months, these guys will be busy. I can't wait to get to work with this amazing group and all of our other team members to provide mental health awareness, education and support to students across the Commonwealth.
The NAN Project's Peer Mentors presented their Comeback Stories to a group of 20 students at Phoenix Academy and opened up a dialogue with them around how to access their mental health supports and develop coping skills. We'll be back in a couple weeks to help set up a Peer Leadership Team to carry out ongoing mental health awareness activities and normalize the conversation!
The NAN Project had a full day at Raw Art Works, starting with filming Gladys presenting her incredible spoken word piece for our movie project - 13 Reasons Why We Need To Talk About Suicide. That evening we worked with our amazing group of Peer Mentors on improving their Comeback Stories, as well as acquainting ourselves with the letterpress we will be using for our "Breaking down Stigma" poster campaign.
Thank you to the Essex County Community Foundation for the grant that made possible this project - "There is Help & There is Hope: Mental Health Awareness through Art".
The NAN Project graduated our 6TH!!! class of Peer Mentors at YouForward in Lawrence. Super excited to work with these young adults as the help open up the conversation around mental health in local classrooms!
The Nan Project workshop on how to improve the conversation around mental health at today's Mass Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association Conference was received extremely well. Our amazing Peer Mentors did a great job talking about their experiences working in local schools to improve the conversation around mental health. Lots of good feedback and discussion with representatives from the many agencies and schools there.
Thank you so much to everyone who came out to our incredible Night for NAN!!!! It was a wonderful evening punctuated by Ellen Dalton's beautiful intro to The NAN Project, presentations by 3 of our amazing Peer Mentors - Mike, Lizzie and Kayla - followed by some warm words from Senator Joan B. Lovely. The support and love in the room was palpable! Here are some pics, but more are to come.
Thank you to the amazing sponsors that made this evening happen -Danversport, Capital Lease Group, Ltd., Starkweather & Shepley Insurance Brokerage, Inc., The MENTOR Network, Ropes & Gray, eHana LLC, Telco Experts, AAFCPAs, Tier1Net Inc., W.B. Mason, Bank of America and KYOCERA Document Solutions America!
We have kicked off our new collaboration with RAW in Lynn, a project titled "There is Help & There is Hope: Mental Health Awareness through Art" - an initiative made possible with the support of Essex County Community Foundation. We will be working with this amazing group of young people to promote mental health initiatives throughout the Lynn community by screening movies, encouraging student led awareness campaigns and hosting a mental health fair. We are so excited to be working with this creative, inspiring group for the next several months.
We had another awesome Coaching Day with our amazing Peer Mentors on Friday at the Young Adult Vocational Program in Arlington on Friday. Everyone is geared up and ready for the new school year! Can't wait to get back into the classrooms.
The NAN Project just graduated our 5th group of Peer Mentors in a new collaboration with RAW. We are so excited to work with this amazing group of students on our upcoming program - "There is Help & There is Hope: Mental Health Awareness through Art" - an initiative made possible with the support of Essex County Community Foundation. This project will continue over the next three months, with the final outcome being an art focused mental health awareness fair for the Lynn community.
Ellen Dalton & Jon Mattleman did an outstanding job today providing a morning of professional development to the faculty of CATS Academy in Braintree today. The staff were engaged and very receptive to the training and we will definitely be back to work with both educators and students in the coming school year.
🌟Congratulations 🌟to our newest group of graduates from The NAN Project Peer Mentor Training! We look forward to further develop the skills which this wonderful group of PMs embody. Through their dedication and commitment to TNP, it is evident that they are all going to make big changes in this world. We look forward to working with you all!!
The NAN Project just completed another great coaching day at the Young Adult Vocational Program in Arlington, Massachusetts today with our amazing Peer Mentors! The young adults brushed up on telling their Comeback Stories, fielded questions they might get from students, and developed strategies to get the conversation around mental health going in the classroom. These folks are truly inspiring!
On Friday, The NAN Project graduated another amazing group of young adults who will now join our wonderful team of Peer Mentors! Thank you to everyone who took part in the training and especially to YouForward and the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health for sharing their space and Cummings Foundation for all their support!
The NAN Project's Peer Mentors presented their Comeback Stories to the school's Student Support Team. Next school year, we will be presenting in the health classes and hope to start a Peer Leadership Team within the school to promote mental health awareness and emotional well-being.
The NAN Project's Peer Mentors presented their Comeback Stories to 8 health classes over two days - 150+ students and then engaged the students in some great discussions on how to improve culture of emotional well-being and turn up the conversation around mental health at AHS. A very rewarding and powerful couple of days, to be followed up by additional mental health awareness activities and suicide prevention training for groups within the school.
Rachely, Mike and Kayla knocked it outta the park today at the 3rd Annual #TeenMentalHealthSummit today! They had the audience captivated and the discussion flowing during The NAN Project's workshop "Developing a Conversation around Mental Health".
The NAN Project's Peer Mentors presented their Comeback Stories to the Student Support Team at West Roxbury Academy, introducing them to The NAN Project and discussing ways to implement our programs throughout the school. They were very receptive, and we will now be providing professional development for the staff around suicide prevention to kick of the upcoming school year!
The NAN Project presented to 6 classes at Peabody Veterans Memorial High School's Senior Health Day. The students were very open and frank when discussing the additional supports they would like to see within the school and how they find the health center quite helpful. One of the students even shared a poem she had written about her own struggles with mental health challenges. Overall the presentations went extremely well and got the conversation around mental health and emotional well-being started at the High School. A great start to what we hope will be a long-lasting partnership.
Today The NAN Project presented to over 200 students at Acton-Boxborough Regional High School. We had great conversations with young people who had wonderful ideas about things they would like to see in their school. Many students were interested in continuing the conversation about mental wellness and The NAN Project will now help them start a Peer Leadership Group within the school. They definitely left with the message that there is help and there is hope!
Today The NAN Project assisted the Peer Leadership Team of students within Malden High School - The Generation for Hope - in putting on its first major event. They screened a short video about mental health challenges to a group of over 30 students and staff in the library and several Peer Mentors presented their Comeback Stories. The goal was to start an ongoing conversation around mental health and emotional well-being and improve awareness in the school and get more students involved in the group, which we definitely did. We'll keep spreading the message of how important emotional well-being is in the coming months.
The NAN Project had a productive morning working with an amazing group of Peer Leaders at Andover High School. The students had some awesome ideas on how to improve mental health awareness and ensure access to resources for students in need at the high school. This was the first meeting of this group and The NAN Project will be back in April to put together a concrete plan for moving forward. Thank you to all who took part and to Reading Cooperative for funding this initiative.
The NAN Project had a super busy day on Thursday at Acton-Boxborough Regional High School with 4 Peer Mentors presenting their Comeback Stories to 8 freshman health classes, totalling over 200 students! The students were amazing and had some great suggestions on how to improve the culture of emotional wellbeing within the school. Great job to our Peer Mentors and we look forward to returning in the next couple of weeks.
The NAN Project had an amazing time at Stoneham High School on Thursday. First we met with a group of student Peer Leaders and made plans for a week of stress reduction activities at the end of the year, and discussed bringing our Peer Mentors to present in the sophomore health classes. Next, we introduced The NAN Project to the entire school staff, and two of our Peer Mentors knocked it out of the park with their Comeback Stories. Great job and awesome enthusiasm from all the students, educators and The NAN Project's Peer Mentors! We're excited to head back after the break for more mental health awareness work.
The NAN Project presented to the Stoneham School Council, a group made up of teachers, administrators, students and parents. We received some encouraging feedback regarding our initial work in the high school and hope to use this momentum to catapult our Peer Mentors into the health classes by the end of the year.
A great job by our Peer Mentors presenting their Comeback Stories to a class of 35 peer leaders at Stoneham High School! Our only problem was that we ran out of time before answering all the students' questions, so… we're coming back in 2 weeks! Can't wait to put together a concrete plan on how to improve the culture of emotional well-being in the school and develop a self sustaining group within the school. Awesome work from 3 of our amazing Peer Mentors – Anna (her first presentation!!), Skylar, and Cory.
Our second round of Peer Mentor training at the Arlington Young Adult Vocational Program kicked off today. Led by our trainer, Kim Bisset, the young adults in this new group were super attentive, engaging and enthusiastic. Can't wait to get these guys and gals into the schools to tell their Comeback Stories!
The NAN Project will be conducting its second round of Peer Mentor training for a new group of young adults with lived experience a the Young Adult Vocational Program in Arlington On January 27, February 3, and February 10. If you are interested in taking part, you can apply to become a Peer Mentor HERE.
It was a full day for two of our superstar Peer Mentors, Skylar and Rachely, with presentations to the guidance and health staff in Westfield and then to the Westfield Youth Coalition! It was a long way to go, but totally worth it. Both groups were blown away by the Comeback Stories, and the discussions after showed the enthusiasm our Peer Mentors can elicit. We'll be back to Westfield later this spring, hopefully getting into the classrooms to reduce the stigma around mental health concerns and improve the culture of emotional well-being throughout the Westfield schools. Good job Skylar and Rachely!
Awesome job done by 3 of our Peer Mentors - Cory, Cristiana, & first timer Michael! - presenting their Comeback Stories to a captivated room full of Health and PE staff at Stoneham High School! They were so impressed with these young adults that our discussion about how to improve the culture of emotional well-being and mental health awareness lasted over two hours. We'll be back later this month to present to the School Council, provide professional development for all the educators, and finally to present to the students themselves. Good job to all who took part in this important first step!
To close out a busy week, The NAN Project sponsored Jon Mattleman to provide an afternoon of professional development to the entire staff of Andover High School around improving the culture of emotional well-being. He and Ellen did amazing jobs of educating the educators and keeping them engaged, even on a Friday afternoon.
Another busy day for The NAN Project's Peer Mentors, this time at Malden High School. These guys spent the afternoon working with a group of students brainstorming how to improve emotional well being in the school and promote the mental health resources available to students. Awesome job by both the Peer Mentors to get the conversation going and the students who took that conversation and ran with it. Can't wait to go back next week!
Amazing work by our 6 Peer Mentors presenting to 8 health classes (84 minutes each!!) at Andover High School over the last two days! All of our Peer Mentors (sorry, we only have pics of 3) did an amazing job telling their Comeback Stories to the students and following up with great conversations about how we can improve mental health awareness and the culture of emotional well-being in the community. We already have a group of students interested in establishing a group to keep the ball (and conversation) rolling at Andover High School! Thank you to the health staff, our Peer Mentors and everyone else who made the past two days such a success! We'll be back on Friday providing emotional wellness training to the entire school staff.
The NAN Project provided a 4 hour training for the Everett School System's Health and PE staff around mental health awareness. We started the morning with an introduction to The NAN Project and a discussion around what the school system is currently doing to promote the emotional well-being of their students. This was followed by a QPR training (Question, Persuade, Refer) which educates participants on the signs and responses to suicidal behavior, as well as how to ask the difficult question of someone who might be at risk. Finally, our Peer Mentors once again captivated the audience with their Comeback Stories...you could hear a pin drop during the presentations. The staff were incredibly impressed with these young people and the courage they showed. We hope our next step here will be into the classrooms to address the students directly, and after this workshop, we have no doubt that the attendees will be amongst our biggest champions in this push.
The NAN Project had 3 Peer Mentors present their Comeback Stories to a group of over 30 Malden High School students and staff, with another 3 Peer Mentors providing support and some great input during the vibrant discussion that followed the presentation. Afterwards, over 15 students signed up to help develop a Peer Leadership Team within their school, exemplifying the powerful response students have to hearing the Comeback Stories, and The NAN Project was asked to return ASAP to present to additional students!
The NAN Project graduated its first group of 20 Peer Mentors after they completed their 3 days of training with Kim Bisset. We are extremely proud of these young adults who will now be able to go into schools and tell their Comeback Stories to students and get the conversation started around mental health and suicide prevention. This was just the first of what we hope will be many similar trainings as The NAN Project grows and recruits additional young people to help spread the word about the importance of mental wellness.
The NAN Project began training our first group of Peer Mentors! These young adults with lived experience were trained to tell their stories in a meaningful, constructive manner to high school students, offering a path of hope for those who might be struggling. To apply to become a Peer Mentor, click HERE.
The NAN Project hosted an evening of food, drinks and laughter for friends, family and supporters of The NAN Project with all proceeds going towards increasing awareness around mental health and promoting suicide prevention programs in Massachusetts High Schools.
The NAN Project attended the graduation ceremony for young adults who recently completed their GIFT (Gathering & Inspiring Future Talent) training today with Kim Bisset. A remarkable group who presented their stories of struggling with mental health and other adversities, and how they found their paths to hope and recovery. Not a dry eye in the crowd. Most will start training to become the first group of Peer Mentors for The NAN Project in just 3 short weeks!
Day 2 of The NAN Project's training for the Everett School System's principals, department heads, and other senior administrators featuring 1) Mental Health 101 training 2) a panel discussion with parent partners on Mental Health in the Classroom: The School Experience from the Parents' Perspective, and 3) a presentation by Jon Mattleman - Depression, Anxiety and Suicidality: Risks, Signs, Responses and Resources. Great training from the folks at Eliot, panel discussion with our parent partners, and workshop with Jon Mattleman...and a great view of Boston taboot.
The NAN Project's first workshop for the Everett School system's senior administrators took place today, with Beth Pinals leading the interactive training program on how to build a culture of emotional well-being in the school community.
The NAN Project presented Jon Mattleman's "The Secret Life of a MA Teen" to parents and teachers at Everett High School, including the senior administration of the Everett School system. The event was attended by over 100 parents, teachers and members of the Everett Community. The "High-Energy Presentation" focused on effective ways to help parents, educators and caregivers understand and assist adolescents as they traverse a difficult period in their lives, with the goal of creating a culture of mental wellness in our young adults.
The NAN Project took part in the Salem High School Teen Health Fair and the Wilmington Behavioral Health Fair, where Ellen Dalton presented in a breakout session about the mental health needs of young people and the benefits of using a peer-to-peer model to reduce the stigma around mental illness among high school students.


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Steckler, M. S.; Mountain, G. S.; Miller, K. G.; Christie-Blick, N.
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Crustal structure of the Filchner-Ronne shelf and Coats Land, Antarctica, from gravity and magnetic data: Implications for the breakup of Gondwana
Studinger, M.; Miller, H.
The crustal tongue melting model and the origin of massive anorthosites
Duchesne, J. C.; Liegeois, J. P.; Vander Auwera, J.; Longhi, J.
The allocation of sediments saturated with gas on seismic-acoustic sections of Black Sea
Moskalenko, V. N.; Pitman, W. C.; Ryan, W. B. F.
Okeanologiya
Along-axis segmentation and isostasy in the Western rift, East Africa
Upcott, N. M.; Mukasa, R. K.; Ebinger, C. J.; Karner, G. D.
Remineralization of particulate authigenic trace metals in the Middle Atlantic Bight: Implications for proxies of export production
Kumar, N.; Anderson, R. F.; Biscaye, P. E.
Nutrient and carbon removal ratios and fluxes in the Ross Sea, Antarctica
Sweeney, C.; Smith, W. O.; Hales, B.; Bidigare, R. R.; Carlson, C. A.; Codispoti, L. A.; Gordon, L. I.; Hansell, D. A.; Millero, F. J.; Park, M. O.; Takahashi, T.


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Christie's Aims for Yves Klein Record with FC1
April 5, 2012 by Marion Maneker
Christie's adds to the list of Contemporary blockbuster works on offer in May. This one is Yves Klein's FC1, estimated at between $30 and $40m, a price that would obliterate the previous record of $23.5m paid for the solid gold MG9 in the last glory days of the art market peak before the credit crisis. Bloomberg's Katya Kazakina gives some background on the consignment:
"It's really his masterpiece in the proper sense of the word," said Loic Gouzer, the specialist in postwar and contemporary art who won the consignment for Christie's. "He was risking his life."
It shows Klein spraying the models with water as they press their naked bodies against specially treated cardboard panels. Once the models move aside, Klein grabs the blowtorch and directs the flame at the surface.
The steps are repeated as the models coat themselves with paint, leaving the marks of their breasts and thighs. While the artist directed the models and adjusted their positions, he never actually touched the surface with his hand.
"The atelier was cold, huge, and draughty, bitter winter in Paris," Elena Palumbo-Mosca, one of the models, said in a 1997 interview. "The hard physical conditions in close contact with the primeval elements, fire and water, turned the experience into a veritable rite of passage."
"I had a cutout of this work as a kid," said Gouzer. "It's the painting I was always chasing, but I didn't know where it was. Finally I tracked it down and just made an offer."
Christie's own press release
Fifty years after the artist's death, Christie's is proud to announce the upcoming auction of Yves Klein's legendary Fire-Color Painting FC 1, as the highlight of the Post War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale on May 8. Executed a few weeks before his premature death, at the age of 34, FC 1 is widely acclaimed as his ultimate masterpiece. One of the most important works of Post-War European art to come to the market , FC1 acquired an iconic status soon after the release of Klein's movie, La Revolution Bleue, where the celebrated recording of the painting's creation inscribed FC 1 in the 20th Century collective memory. With the creation of FC 1, Klein pushed the concept of the heroic artist to a new level. As an alchemist manipulating the highly volatile elements of gas and fire, Klein created a work that represents the epitome of what he called "dangerous paintings", where Klein risked his life and the life of his models. Privately owned, FC 1 has been featured prominently in all of his major retrospectives, including those held at the Guggenheim Museum in New York and the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington DC.
A portion of the proceeds of the sale will be donated to OCEANA, the largest international organization working solely to protect the world's oceans.
Christie's – Klein FC 1 English
Klein, Bacon Nudes May Fetch $40 Million Each at Auction (Bloomberg)
Christie's Brings Three Kleins to London
Klein's ANT Works
Here Comes Klein
Art by Any Other Hand Would Look the Same
Hero of Zero
Victory for Klein or His Heirs?
Filed Under: Artists


ISLAMABAD: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) has written a letter to Indian High Commission, appealing New Delhi to raise voice for the party's missing workers, read a copy of the letter.
According to the letter, MQM states that Pakistan's sensitive agencies detained 12 of its workers on July 29 when they were travelling to Hyderabad from Karachi.
It further said that eight of the 12 workers were later released; however, the remaining four are still in custody, claiming that they fear for their lives, and that their families are worried about them.
In the letter to Indian High Commissioner TCA Raghavan, MQM appeals Indian High Commission to raise voice for recovery of the detained/missing workers, describing their arrest as 'violation' of human rights and constitution of Pakistan.
The letter bears signatures of Arif Khan, Abdul Qadir Khanzada and Shabbir Qaimkhani.
According to the letter, the 'missing' workers are Waleed Kamal, Shayan Rehman, Saad Hashmi, and Asad Raza.


There is something about windows and reflections that really fascinate. However, sometimes the windows that don't reflect become even more fascinating.
Dette var RÅTT, for å bruke hennes uttrykk. Virkelig flott!
En hel collage... i ett eneste bilde.
Spennende. Man kan nesten ikke se seg mett... Veldig bra!
Now, there's a new thought!...windows that don't reflect...and it's quite a collection!
Oh yes, I see what you mean!
Very interesting & thought provoking photo.
That is a brilliant composition. I like the contrast between the reflective and non-reflective panes.
I do agree with you, Rune, these are fascinating indeed! What a great collection of windows you have captured! Terrific composition indeed! Hope you have a wonderful weekend!
Et stilig bilde, - bilder i bildet!
oh oh oh I love this! Incredible. You are back to killing me ....thank you! but how did you do that?
I agree, either looking out or looking in, windows are fascinating. I love those textures and colours in this shot.
And if finally, the most interesting window was the one which is nor closed neither reflecting?..The one on the left corner, is like a dark hole, very attractive and very mysterious...It does show the inside, it does not show the outside, it does not show anything..
That's great! Have just been having a brief trawk through your recent posts. I'll be back!
Windows that don't reflect read, like that sign in front of Xanadu, "No trespassing."
Fytti katta, rått bilde, Rune!
PS! Ordbekreftelsen er helt sykt vanskelig å tyde!
For me it's the variety that makes this unusual and interesting. I'm trying to figure out how you did it. It's getting late here--maybe I'm just tired. But thanks for another good photo.
Well, I must say I have never seen anything like this. I am quite mystified as to how you did this, Rune, but then as you know, I am NOT a photographer. But, since I really find this fascinating, you must know that even though I know nothing about this art, I love love love looking at it. There are just so many small things to see and ponder. Thanks again for a great blog.
What a fabulous photo! Is that one frame with twelve panes in? It is so captivating.
Rune, as I have mentioned before, I love your window photos and the word that comes to mind for this one is delicious. I do not want to eat them, but they contain so many fine ingredients presented in such an appealing way. Sorry to be absent of late (again) & thank you for removing that nasty word verification.


Wells Fargo invests millions of dollars in rogue coal companies engaged in the wholesale decimation of Appalachian communities and ecosystems through the reckless mining practice known as mountaintop removal. Instead of financing clean, sustainable energy sources for the 21st century, Wells Fargo is bankrolling 19th century operations that produce electricity in the most polluting, most destructive ways possible.
Join us at Station 40 in San Francisco for a free screening of the incredible documentary, "Black Diamonds; Mountain Top Removal and the Fight for Coalfield Justice" (http://www.blackdiamondsmovie.com/).


We felt quite revived today for our ride into Krakow. The route went on 791 to Ogrodzieniec – Pilice. Then along 794 through Wolbram, Trzycha, Wielinoza, Skata, Brotowka, Korskiewsku, to Krakow.
It turned out to be an easy 70km as we had a lot of downhill runs as we came closer to Krakow. We also noticed that the quality of the roads had improved today (fewer pot holes and patches), presumably due to our proximity to the big city. We also saw our first other bicycle tourists – one about 30km before the city and a second (a Frenchman) in the centre.
The outskirts of Krakow didn't look at all promising – with many ugly big square apartment blocks, congested roads and angry traffic. We circled around a bit to get into the centre and it started to rain quite heavily just as we arrived. We found a currency exchange, tourist information (for accommodation) and bookshop (for a map). Once these were sorted the rain had stopped and the place was looking a lot better. We decided to have a meal at an outdoor café on the main square. This was quite a treat, as they had outdoor gas fires that we could sit besides – nice and warm. We both had steaks and beer. We know from previous experience how good red meat is when you are cycle touring.
We then rode around to see the main sights. There were no tickets available for the today or tomorrow for the two things I would have liked to see – Wawal castle and the underground Krakow tour – so we just rode around soaking up the ambience. There are enough museums and tours to keep you busy for a week, and also horse drawn carriages, a real tourist Mecca. All the people in the centre seem to be tourists – we heard French and German, spoke to an Irish couple at the cafe and even saw some Indian and Chinese people. We talked to an eccentric solitary French cycle tourist. I guess we are eccentric too. We hadn't come across many tourists during the rest of our trip – it seems that they are all concentrated in this one spot. After seeing hundreds and hundreds of cycle tourists in Germany, we finally saw two cycle tourists in Krakow.
After checking into the Okay Hostel (couldn't figure out if the name is marketing genius or idiocy), which is near the river, we rode around some more on our bicycle (another 15km in all around Krakow). The nicest place to ride is on a bike path alongside the river.
There are heaps of places to eat and drink. We had a beer on a boat restaurant (one of many) and found a superb delicatessen where we bought some snacks and red wine before heading back the the hostel.
The Okay Hostel is up two flights of stairs (a disadvantage with bikes) but otherwise I would recommend it. It is very cheap and based on the youth hostel model. We had our own room but shared a bathroom. It was not full, so not a problem. An advantage was that they had a washing machine that we could use to wash our clothes.
Today we we had planned a shorter ride of 62km to Sucha Beskidzka south of Krakow. However this turned out to be long enough as we were in rain after the first hour and there were also a lot of hills.
Our start was delayed as Kris got talking with the intelligent young Pole working at the hostel. It was very interesting hearing his views on Poland and European politics. He spoke about the challenge with Ukranian refugees. His grandfather was lucky not to be one of the 22,000 soldiers executed by the Russians (Katyn massacre) but was deported to Siberia during WWII. Eventually an agreement was reached that Poles could join the allied forces, but they had to get to the allied bases themselves. So they had to walk from Siberia to the border in Turkey. His grandfather survived but the friend he walked with did not.
The start of the route was the most pleasant as we rode out of Krakow alongside the river for about 8km in overcast conditions.
We headed onto road 953 through a series of villages where we encountered road works and it started drizzling. We eventually turned off at Kalwaria onto a quieter road. We passed a huge 17th century monastery on a hill. There were a number of tourist buses but no tourists in sight, it was raining and pretty miserable weather at this time.
We were advised by a couple of people and also a map outside a hotel of a more direct route through to Sucha Beskidzka. This road was in very bad condition with lots of potholes and patches and also had lots of steep up and down hills – lots of them through forests. Road signs helpfully indicate the gradient, most were 9-12% but the highest was 14%. I had to get off and push my bike a couple of times.
We were getting cold by the time we reached our hotel in Sucha Beskidzka. The hotel is on the ground floor of a Renaissance castle and is called Restaurant and Hotel Kasper Suski. We are finding the Polish prices very affordable – for example this hotel costs around NZD 50 for two including breakfast and wifi.
I enjoyed getting warm and clean again. Kris did some maintenance on the bicycle brakes. We had a three course meal in the hotel restaurant – I had trout which was delicious.
Here is a photo of Kris adjusting bicycle breaks in the rain.
We were relieved to wake up to better weather, the sun was even shining a for a few moments this morning. Today we did 83km from Sucha Beskidzha to Trstena in Slovakia.
We took a little time looking around Sucha Beskidzha and spending the last of our Polish Zloty on new bicycle brake pads and orange juice for the journey. There were many little shops along the main street, an attractive town for tourists.
We headed out of town to the west, alongside the train track and river. There was even a bicycle route for the first few kms. The first town past was Lachowice, then Jesowski Dzial, then Hucisiko. There were a couple of steep hills (both up and down).
Here we had a little adventure at an unmarked intersection. Kris wanted to continue following the train track but wanted to make sure we were on the right road. He stopped to ask a man mowing a lawn nearby, who seemed to indicate we should go back the way we came (which would be a long steep uphill, so we were not keen).
A bus then stopped and the driver began to speak to me. He turned out to be Russian, with only a few words of English. Anyway, he was helpfull and a conversation ensued between Kris, the man mowing the lawn and the bus driver. Another man (pedestrian) also stopped and joined in. Eventually a consensus was reached that we could go either way. We said that we wanted to go on and then bus driver told us to follow him in the bus.
So Kris and I were riding behind this yellow bus, which was soon on a gravel roads with potholes, through a forest, pedalling with effort to keep up! He stopped the bus about a kilometre up the gravel road and directed us from there. He had his daughter, who can speak English, translating for him on his mobile phone at this point. The instructions were to continue up the gravel path for about 1km, turning right at the first main road we came to. Then we would have a long downhill. After ten km, were told to turn left at the next major intersection. Then to keep going until we reach Slovakia.
The directions worked out pretty perfectly even though it was a bit different from the route we planned. Here is a photo of the gravel road we took through the woods. It is a short-cut not shown on any map.
The road to Slowakia took us through lots of little tourist settlements, very pretty and green. There was lots of accommodation around, we suspect for winter skiing. The route was the 945 (which was part of our planned route), which is called the 521 in Slovakia.
There was a long long hill climb just before the border, going through forests, where there was some logging going on, and alongside a little stream. The border is on the top of the hill and it is all downhill from there.
Our first impression of Slovakia is that it is very scenic. We passed a flock of sheep some of which had bells around their necks, so they were clinking as they grazed. There were also regular road-work stops along the route. We reached a huge lake called Orava about 20km from the border. The main town on the lake was Namestovo. It was getting really cold at this point (less than ten degrees Celsius). We pressed on around the southern side of the lake, crossing a dam wall with hydro generators. There was a final hill climb just before we got to the town of Trstena, where we are staying. Here is the view looking back at the lake from the top of the climb.
We were feeling cold when we stopped at the Trstena tourist info and in a hurry to find our hotel. Luckily it was really nearby, and we have a huge room with heaters!
After cleaning up we went to the pizza cafe at the bottom of the hotel and bought the biggest pizza we have ever eaten (50cm diameter) and also some draught beer. The draught beer cost less than NZ$2 and the pizza around NZ$15. And yes we did eat it all and it was good.
Today was a real treat – a manageable 64km ride through super scenic Slovakian countryside, with good roads and little other traffic.
We started out going west along the 520 from Trestna, passing through the towns of Liesek and Cimhova. Here we noticed loadspeakers broadcasting music along the main street again. We first heard this when we entered Trstena and find it very intiguing.
At Vitonova we turned onto the 584 to follow the Oravica river south.
Here we also passed heaps of accommodation, mainly bed and breakfast advertised on private homes, the reason became apparent when saw a ski lift just as we were leaving the town.
Along the 584 we found a wonderful cycle track, the best cycling infrastructure we have seen since Germany. It came to an end at a large ski park that had a ski lift and large warm water spa (you can just imagine it buzzing in winter).
It was a clear but cold day, so we stopped for a coffee at Zuberec in working mans cafe – there were heaters on alongside the tables and I could warm up my feet. Even though it was only 11am, there were a couple of workers there eating very hearty looking food and some more came in while we were there. We were very tempted to try the food, but it wouldn't have been a good idea to eat a big meal while cycling.
A little while later we stopped for another coffee at a smart cafe along the mountain pass – just before a steep climb! This was a newly built lodge, all made out of wood with sheepskins hanging from the rafters, a roaring fire and stunning views. The patrons were business men and day trippers.
We had a long climb to the top of the mountain in low gears, and then a wonderful downhill run.
We cycled through Liptovske Matiasouce, Liptouska Sielnica, and then to Liptovsky Mikulas. We passed a huge hot bath/ water park/ zoo/ movie entertainment complex just before town. The sun came out and it warmed up as we arrived in Liptovsky Mikulas.
The town had a very smart tourist office with a young lady who could speak good English (it seems like tourism is one of the main industries here). She helped us organise our accommodation at the Penzion Boniface. The main bonus of this place was that it has a huge bath (only showers up to now) – so we could have a good soak.
The town has a large central pedestrian area with cafes and bars. We found a "beer garden" down an alley off the main area – with parking for bicycles right outside. The bar man called someone over who could speak English from among his customers to help us chose a beer, and we ended up with a very good beer that rivals any Wellington craft beer. We enjoyed sitting outside alongside the locals – and especially some of the music, that was some sort of Slovakian rap/ rock.
We had dinner at a traditional style restaurant not far away – cabbage soup and a shared plate of local specialities – potato dumplings in sheep cheese sauce and cheese filled dumplings, something like ravioli. It was very good, just the type of thing you can imagine eating after spending the day on the mountains with your sheep. We finished our evening off with another beer at our new favourite pub.


Esther Weltevrede is a second year Media Studies Research Master student at the University of Amsterdam. Before studying New Media she attended the School of Arts in Breda where she received a Bachelor degree in Graphic Design. She is involved as researcher and coordinator in the recently founded Digital Methods Initiative at the University of Amsterdam. DMI is dedicated to developing tools and methods for researching the 'natively digital.' Since this summer she is a member of GovComOrg, a foundation dedicated to creating and hosting political tools on the Web. Currently she is a part-time teacher Information Visualization at Master Editorial Design, Utrecht School of Art, and part-time teacher Public Design at Interactive Media, Hogeschool van Amsterdam.
Racket Reader with hobbyist, maker or hardware hacker Mark Hoekstra, who has the idea of unrecognizably transferring old tennis rackets into RFID-readers with the purpose to make you aware you probably already are wearing RFID-tags with you. During the day this team started to collaborate with Connection Cushion / Wireless RFID Reader, because this project aims to create an infrastructure for mobile RFID readers. This project is led by Tim Olden from Blendid and Melanie Rieback, RFID researcher and privacy enthusiast from the VU. She came up with the idea that participants could "opt-out" of the RFID festivities. However, she's not going to protect your privacy for you! She's hoping to send out hoards of rogue agents who will secretly scan any RFID tags you have on you, and will use them to learn more about your habits at PICNIC.
More participants in this camp similarly play with the ongoing privacy debate surrounding RFID and personal information collection more generally with the aim of raising awareness about these issues. Designer and animator at Ijsfontein Don Blaauw, founding member of Blendid David Kousemaker, programmer and web researcher for Govcom.org and Digital Methods Initiative Erik Borra and interaction designer who likes complex systems Dirk van Oosterbosch are developing Data Traces / Bio Generator. This project launches a query about you on the picnic network and the internet searching for information. This information is presented as a data cloud following you through a fixed area. This project shows how much – true and false – information on you is already publicly available.
In the following days posts on this camp addressing the development of the projects will be cross-posted on the mediamatic blog. More pictures made by Anne and other participants can be viewed on Flickr .
veel plezier bij het hackers-camp, ziet er gaaf uit! Wanneer is de expo?
Zelf nu bezig met fablab junior: is erg rewarding!


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Under Nevada Skies  is a 1946 American Western film directed by Frank McDonald and starring Roy Rogers.

Cast
 Roy Rogers as himself
 Trigger as Roy's Horse
 George 'Gabby' Hayes as Gabby Whittaker
 Dale Evans as Helen Williams
 Douglas Dumbrille as Courtney
 Leyland Hodgson as Tom Craig
 Tris Coffin as Dan Adams
 Rudolph Anders as Alberti
 LeRoy Mason as Henchman Marty
 George Lynn as Henchman Hoffman
 Bob Nolan as Bob
 Sons of the Pioneers as Musical Group

External links

1946 films
Republic Pictures films
1946 Western (genre) films
American Western (genre) films
American black-and-white films
Films directed by Frank McDonald
1940s English-language films
1940s American films


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Gerda Bekker Iserhorst er en dansk forfatter, født 7. marts 1926. Hun debuterede i 1983 med bogen »Indlagt«.

Af særlig historisk interesse er dagbogen »Jeg hader Støvletramp« Dagbogens omdrejningspunkt er en stor piges udvikling til ung kvinde, fra 14 år til 19 år, i en stor familie med i alt seks børn, bosiddende i forstaden Islev til København, men dagbogen beskriver samtidigt en række vigtige forhold under besættelsen 1940 – 1945. Endvidere omtales en række samfundsmæssige forhold i det daværende Danmark.

Den litterære produktion omfatter bl.a.:

 Dagbøger:
	»Indlagt« (1983) Om en langvarig indlæggelse på en 12-sengsstue på Københavns Kommunehospital
	»Jeg elsker Margueriter« . Om en moders dødsleje
	»Jeg hader støvletramp« Om en stor piges udvikling i besættelsestiden, marts 1940 – maj 1945

Andet
 Romanen »Flugtens Ragnarok«, om et ungt ægtepar og deres børn.
 En digtsamling.
  Man kaldte det børnenes århundrede

Børnebøger bl.a.:

Maria-bøger:
 Maria på forbudte veje
 Da Maria sneede inde
 Maria på hospital
 Maria løber hjemmefra
 Maria og Mormor

Katten Pivsen:
 Pivsen
 Pivsen på gale veje
 Pivsen bliver tyk

Andre børne-bøger:
 Var det mon ræven?
 Tyven på loftet
 Hjælp!
 "Må jeg få en høne?"
 Da Bedste faldt i havnen
 Da Bedste kom på hospitalet
 Det mystiske ben
 Giraffen Bøje
 Snedronningens datter
 Laura og Jonas og de små folk
 Laura og Jonas og festen hos de små folk
 Det brænder hos Emil!
 En rigtig abefest
 Kattetyven
 Det spøger på loftet

Romanforfattere fra Danmark
Børnebogsforfattere fra Danmark
Dansksprogede forfattere fra Danmark


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Smooth Jazz Cafe – Smooth Jazz Cafe
This new project, set to be released September 30 on Purple Pyramid Records, features Australian jazz fusion great Frank Gambale, former Dire Straits guitarist Hal Lindes, Stan Getz sideman and current member of Fourplay, Chuck Loeb, and the Grammy nominated Denny Jiosa. And the whole thing is helmed by the supremely talented, multi-Emmy winning Brian Tarquin, who wrote all of the songs and produced the album as well as performs on it.
Hal Lindes waxes poetic about the project and its leader, calling Tarquin a "supreme maestro of the Gold Top and Marshall Stack" and describes the Smooth Jazz Cafe album as "an exquisite journey fueled by steel and wood, glowing hot tubes and Celestion speakers being pushed to their limit and beyond."
Denny Jiosa shares "Brian and I met several years ago at the Gavin Smooth Jazz radio convention when we had simultaneous hit records. Great melody, tasteful playing, warm tones, and smooth grooves are always delivered by Brian! I am honored and excited to trade musical lines with such a versatile player!" And finally, Chuck Loeb offers "I had a lot of fun playing on it. The band killed!"
You can pre-order the album at Amazon.com.
Smooth Jazz Cafe