text:
Sun 1 Dec 2019
Different folks together at Thanksgiving time
Posted by DavidMitchell under Inverness, Marin County, Personal, Point Reyes Station, The arts, Wildlife
Thanksgiving dinner. Lynn (right) and I (left) with Inverness architect Jon Fernandez, his wife Patsy Krebs, and his son Michael enjoying dessert following a bountiful Thanksgiving dinner last Thursday at Vladimir's Czech Restaurant in Inverness. Beforehand, a couple of friends at different times expressed surprise that we'd choose Czech food on turkey day, but it turned out to be a good decision. In fact, it was the start of a series of social adventures.
The Michael Aragon Quartet
The next day, Jon and Patsy, Lynn and I headed to Sausalito's No Name Bar where the Michael Aragon Quartet played its last performance after 36 years of Friday night gigs there. Drummer Michael Aragon, the bandleader, is retiring at 75 for health reasons. Sax player Rob Roth has been there with him 25 years, and keyboardist KC Filson has been there for 10 of them. The regular bass player, Pierre Archain, unfortunately was ill and guitarist Rob Fordyce filled in for him.
Michael is known throughout the Bay Area jazz scene, and the bar was packed with admirers who wanted to catch his last show.
Billy Hobbs
Saturday was wet and cold, which made Lynn and me worry about Billy Hobbs, the homeless man often seen sketching outside the Point Reyes Station postoffice. He sleeps outdoors nearby under an overhang, and periodic gusts of wind can blow the rain in a bit.
So we invited Billy to spend the day with us, and Lynn fixed a second Thanksgiving dinner, this time with turkey. With the storm not abating, we urged Billy to bed down here for the night, and he did.
On Sunday, the storm only got worse. When I drove to the bottom of our fairly long driveway in heavy rain to get our morning Chronicle, I found that the wind had dropped a large, dead limb across our driveway. Thankfully, no car was hit. Several pieces had to be moved, and I got a full baptism doing so.
Lynn, who was fighting a cold, put all of our clothes through the wash while much of my energy was spent carrying armloads of firewood up 50 steps to our house. Now that will get you warm. Billy meanwhile spent most of the day sitting by the fire arranging his sketches, which he hopes to make into greeting cards.
Another get-together: While we stayed warm indoors, two blacktail bucks with no show of rivalry showed up to dine outside. The deer at left has a deformed right rear leg (probably hit by a motor vehicle) but manages to get around fairly well. And so in the end, it appeared that everyone had a reason to be thankful.
Tags: Jon Fernandez, KC Filson, Michael Aragon, Michael Fernandez, No Name Bar, Patsy Krebs, Píerre Archain, Rob Roth, Vladimir's Czech Restaurant
Sat 10 Aug 2019
Sunny Inverness Fair draws a happy throng
Posted by DavidMitchell under General News, Inverness
Comments Off on Sunny Inverness Fair draws a happy throng
A trio of East Bay bluegrass musicians known as Fog Holler on Saturday afternoon serenaded an enthusiastic crowd sitting on the lawn next to the Inverness Firehouse.
Inverness has been holding community fairs off and on since 1946 — sometimes pausing for years. The fairs, for example, stopped from 1950 to 1953.
In the June issue of Under the Gables, which is published by the Jack Mason Museum of West Marin History in Inverness, Meg Linden writes that "in 1953 there was a community fair sponsored by the Inverness Improvement Association and many other community groups, including the Inverness Garden Club, the Volunteer Fire Department, the PTA, the Inverness Recreation Council, and St Columba's.
"In addition to normal fair activities, games, food, items for sale, it included a demonstration of military hardware by the Sixth Army Anti-Aircraft Unit from Fort Barry [Sausalito]." After that, there were no more Inverness Fairs until 1965 when an elaborate celebration was held at St. Columba's Episcopal Church.
Bill Barrett, a director of the fair's sponsor, the Inverness Association, told the crowd a bit of the Inverness Fair's history.
People and dogs paced around a circle during two cake walks. When the music stopped, so did the walkers. The number under people's feet when they stopped determined who the winners were, with the winners receiving cakes.
Martha Martinez, assistant program manager at West Marin Community Serves, serves a tostada in a booth beside the firehouse.
Kids encountering kids. Youngsters were fascinated by two young goats being tended by Kegan Stedwell. Inverness Fire Capt. John Roche brought the kids (at right) with him to the fair.
A used-book sale outside the Inverness Library raised funds for the library.
Inverness Garden Club as always sold a variety of plants during the fair.
Numerous nonprofits and local craftspeople lined Inverness Way with booths selling everything from oysters to jewelry to handwovens.
It was a day to put aside our cares. At the Outside Lands Festival, which was being celebrated at the same time in Golden Gate Park, "no fewer than 23 metal detectors awaited customers at the main gate," The San Francisco Chronicle reported. "Beefy guards checked pockets, purses and packs." The paper quoted San Francisco Police Chief Bill Scott as saying, "We are addressing the current incidents that have occurred in the state, country, and world."
In Inverness, however, the world on a sunny Saturday seemed far away. There were no metal detectors or searches for guns. Nor did I see a single cop. In fact, several people expressed relief at being able to escape — at least for a day — the chaos of national affairs.
Tags: Inverness Fair, Inverness Garden Club, Inverness Volunteer Fire Department, Martha Martinez
Holiday festivities begin on coast
Posted by DavidMitchell under General News, History, Inverness
We are in the midst of holiday crafts fairs from the community center in Muir Beach to the community centers in Bolinas, the San Geronimo Valley, and Point Reyes Station.
And that is in addition to last Friday's Christmas-tree lighting in Point Reyes Station and an exhibit that opened Sunday in Inverness' Jack Mason Museum of West Marin History. It focuses on key women in early Inverness and on Point Reyes.
Photo by Lynn Axelrod Mitchell
Point Reyes Station celebrated its 20th annual Path of Lights Friday. Many stores stayed open late, and luminarios lined the sidewalk in front of them. West Marin Senior Services sponsored the lighting of the town Christmas tree beside the bank.
Also in Point Reyes Station, the Dance Palace Community Center held its 48th annual artisan craft and holiday market all weekend. Terry Aleshire (center) confers with his elves.
Working the table at the Dance Palace fair's raffle were (from left): Allie Klein, Amelia Aufuldish, Bella Schlitz, Zoe Rocco-Zilber, and Melissa Claire.
Cannabis-based remedies for various ailments were on sale.
San Geronimo Valley's community center held its 49th annual holiday crafts fair on the portico and inside the building, 89 years since it first opened as a public school.
Amy Valens, left, talks with local vendors Rebecca Maloney (center) and Denise Jackson. (Photo by Lynn Axelrod Mitchell)
Richard "Santa" Sloan determines who's been naughty or nice. (Photo by Lynn Axelrod Mitchell)
Suzanne Sadowsky sits behind the Hanukah menorah. The holiday commemorates the oil that miraculously lasted eight days, lighting the Temple recovered by the Maccabees in 165 B.C. The holiday begins tonight. (Photo by Lynn Axelrod Mitchell)
Sarah Riddell Shafter (1823-1900) married Oscar Lovell Shafter in 1841 and bore him 11 children.
'Those Shafter Women' is the name of the exhibit that just opened in the Jack Mason Museum of West Marin History. "It focuses on the wives and daughters of the original six children born to Mary Lovell Shafter and William Rufus Shafter," the museum newsletter notes. The eldest was named Wealthy Loretta Shafter Edminister…" Yes, her first name really was "Wealthy."
Emma Shafter Howard married Charles Webb Howard in 1861. In 1890, they separated, and he agreed to support her for life and to leave half of his extensive West Marin holdings to her. However, he left her only Bear Valley Ranch, as Emma discovered when he died in 1908. Emma, who was known as "a strong woman," sued to get her half of the property and was successful. This, however, caused bad feelings with some of the other heirs, her children and younger sisters.
Emma took part in numerous social causes. She was a lifetime member of the National American Woman Suffrage Association. She founded the Women's Agricultural and Horticultural Union of California.
The exhibit is in large part a genealogical presentation with history told as it relates to members of the Shafter family.
Tue 14 Apr 2015
Art in Bolinas, hail in Point Reyes Station, and Emergency Response Team training in Nicasio
Comments Off on Art in Bolinas, hail in Point Reyes Station, and Emergency Response Team training in Nicasio
Bolinas Museum Saturday opened an engaging exhibition of architecture, photography, painting, and sculpture. The featured artists who all have connections to West Marin included: David Korty, Ruby Neri, William Ransom, Noam Rappaport, Oona Ratcliff, Ivory Serra, Shelter Serra, and Ole Schell. The exhibition will last for two months.
Among the displays in the museum's photography gallery are portraits shot around the world by Dana Gluckstein.
In her exhibit titled Dignity: Tribes in Transition, the focus, to quote the museum, is on cultures on the cusp of modernization.
Ovazemba Teenage Girls, Namibia, 2007.
Woman with Pipe.
A youth and his brother in Kenya.
A series of brief rainstorms hit West Marin last week but didn't end the West Coast drought. On Tuesday hail fell at Mitchell cabin, causing no problems. In contrast, massive hail, some of it reaching the size of baseballs or larger, fell Wednesday and Thursday on parts of Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Arkansas, and Texas, the National Weather Service reported. _________________________________________________________________
The Mount Vision Fire 20 years ago destroyed 45 homes in the Inverness/Inverness Park area. These homes on Drakes View Drive in Inverness Park were in shambles after winds blew the wildfire down the ridge into Paradise Ranch Estates subdivision. (Point Reyes Light photo by David Rolland)
By Anne Sands, West Marin Community Disaster Council Coordinator
This year in October it will be the 20th anniversary of the devastating Mount Vision fire, also known as the Inverness Ridge fire. Recent earthquakes, like the one last August in Napa, remind us that disasters can happen any time of the year.
A major earthquake can hit anywhere around the infamous Pacific Ring of Fire, the great circle of tectonic activity created by the Pacific plate rubbing against its neighboring plates. And we in Marin are right on that Ring of Fire.
Get prepared before a disaster and learn what to do after. What about that disaster preparedness class you have been meaning to take? One of the best things we can do as responsible members of our communities is to increase the number of us who have learned basic disaster preparedness and response skills.
These skills include emergency first aid, basic fire suppression, communications, team building, and search and rescue. Immediately after a widespread disaster it will be impossible for our firefighters, EMTs and other qualified medical people to take care of everyone who needs immediate help. We must be prepared to extend the capacity of our local emergency responders by becoming trained Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) members.
The fire departments of West Marin will offer a two-day CERT course on Saturday, May 16, and Saturday, May 30, at 5600 Nicasio Valley Rd. (the Marin County Corporation Yard) from 8:30 a.m to 5:30 p.m. Many Marin residents have taken these classes and are already involved in local disaster preparedness.
You can join your neighbors and friends to make our communities more self reliant and able to cope with disasters. There are no pre-qualifications for this training, and you do not have to be in "great shape." In a widespread emergency there are many ways to contribute your newly learned skills.
For 18 hours and $45, you can learn how to prepare yourself, your family, and your community to respond effectively. CERT class graduates receive a certificate and an Emergency Response daypack. Scholarships are available, and the classes are free to high school students
Pre-registration is required at www.readymarin.org or call Maggie Lang at 415 485-3409.
Get Prepared! Join CERT, the Community Emergency Response Team.
Tags: Bolinas Museum, CERT, Community Emergency Response Team, Dana Gluckstein, hail, Inverness Ridge Fire, Mount Vision Fire
All in one day: displays in Point Reyes Station & Inverness of arts, crafts, & public service
Posted by DavidMitchell under General News, Inverness, Point Reyes Station
"What sort of day was it?" the late CBS anchorman Walter Cronkite used to ask at the end of each installment of You Are There, a reenactment-of-history series that aired from 1953 to 1957. Then answering his own question, Cronkite would add, "A day like all days, filled with those events that alter and illuminate our times… and you were there."
And I was there, but rather than try to reenact events, I'll just show you the pictures. Yesterday at the foot of Tomales Bay, the neighboring small towns of Inverness and Point Reyes Station were filled with events that alter and illuminate our times in West Marin.
The biggest event Saturday, the Inverness Fair, as always offered a mix of music, fundraising for local civic groups, people selling arts and crafts, and good food.
The fair is held each year along Inverness Way between the firehouse and the library. On Saturday, Latinas sold Mexican food beside the firehouse to raise money for Tomales Bay Waterdogs, which teaches children living around the bay the crucial skill of swimming.
The women's aprons all said, "Thank You, Maidee Moore." Maidee, who founded the Waterdogs almost 45 years ago, died last month at the age of 101.
A display that attracted crowds throughout the fair was this Planned Feralhood cage where young people played with kittens that were up for adoption. Kathy Runnion of Inverness Park, who heads the program, was able to find new homes for five of the nine available.
Because the kittens are in the midst of spay, neuter, and vaccination routines, the new owners could not take their cats immediately home from the fair. The delay will at least give them a few days to prepare for the kittens.
Inverness Garden Club again this year sold plants to raise funds for its civic programs. The club maintains plantings on the median of Sir Francis Drake Boulevard through downtown, at Inverness' aptly named Plant Park, at the Gables (which houses the Jack Mason Museum and Inverness Library), at the Point Reyes Station Post Office, and at the Point Reyes Station Library.
The KWMR radio van, which also provides communications for the West Marin Disaster Council, was on hand to raise funds for the community-radio station and recruit volunteers for the Disaster Council. Here Point Reyes Station Disaster Council coordinator Lynn Axelrod talks about communications with Richard Dillman as he sits inside the van.
Dillman is the communications engineer for the Disaster Council and the "transmitter wrangler" for KWMR. He spent 30 years as a special-services officer for Greenpeace, and in 2011, the environmental group donated the van to the nonprofit radio station.
Inverness Yacht Club Youth Sailing program sold grilled hotdogs as a fundraiser for its classes that have taught many young people how to sail. As a former sailboat owner, I didn't want to be tacky, so I bought a hotdog. Yummy.
Outside the Inverness Library, used books were sold as a benefit for the library system. By the end of the fair, the sellers were offering: "All the books you can put in a shopping bag — $5!"
Tables displaying a variety of arts and crafts for sale attracted fairgoers arriving and leaving on Inverness Way.
Meanwhile in Point Reyes Station, Gallery Route One is in the midst of its annual fundraising "Box Show."
The show is both an exhibit and a silent auction, featuring three-dimensional works that at least in part take their shape from a box. This box created by Jane Santucci is called Sail A-Weigh.
I'm Feeling Beachy is the title of the box at left, which was created by artist Geraldine Lia Braaten. The box at right, Searching for Water, is the work of artist Ellen Gray. ______________________________________________________________________
An eerie Society's Child box by Sandra Audfang.
Meanwhile, five blocks away at the other end of Point Reyes Station yesterday….
Gathered below Ralph Stein's painting Negative Spin.
Friends, relatives, and admirers of artist Ralph Stein of Point Reyes Station gathered at the Dance Palace Community Center for a memorial showing of his paintings. Stein, who was born in Milwaukee in 1928, died Feb. 24 in Sausalito surrounded by his family. An intermittent resident of Sausalito, Stein had moved to Point Reyes Station in 2012. _____________________________________________________________
Stein (right), an abstract expressionist like Jackson Pollock, had studied art in New York City.
While hanging around with other "Bohemians," as they were called, he got to know such art-world luminaries as Pollock, William de Kooning, and Robert Motherwell.
He became a personal friend of poet Grace Paley. ___________________________________________________________________
During a reception for the memorial exhibit, Bruce Fox performed surprisingly melodic music on this steel drum from Switzerland. The UFO-shaped instrument is called a hang (pronounced hawn). By tapping on different parts of the hang, Fox was able create an impressive range of resonant notes.
Stein's determination to become an abstract expressionist painter intensified after he suffered a stroke in 1962, which affected his language center. As a painter, he would not need to use words, he told himself. Fortunately, he was able over time to regain his ability to speak normally.
The artist's paintings will remain on display in the lobby of the Dance Palace until Sept. 14.
Tags: Bruce Fox, Ellen Gray, Gallery Route One, Geraldine Lia Braaten, hang musical instrument, Inverness Fair, Inverness Garden Club, Inverness Yacht Club Youth Sailing, Jane Santucci, KWMR, Lynn Axelrod, Planned Feralhood, Ralph Stein, Richard Dillman, Sandra Audfang, Tomales Bay Waterdogs, West Marin Disaster Council
A gallery of photos from Point Reyes Light open house, staff reunion, and book readings
Posted by DavidMitchell under Dave Mitchell, General News, History, Inverness, Personal, Photography, The Point Reyes Light Newspaper
During an open house and reunion Saturday, a happy throng of Point Reyes Light readers, staff, and columnists joined with former staff and correspondents to celebrate the 66th anniversary of the newspaper's first issue.
The reunion drew staff and contributors who had worked at the paper at different times during the past 44 years. A number of former staff traveled hundreds of miles to attend. A couple of them arrived from out of state.
From left: Laura Lee Miller, David Rolland (who drove up from San Diego), Cat Cowles, Wendi Kallins, Janine Warner (who drove up from Los Angeles), Elisabeth Ptak (back to camera), Gayanne Enquist, Art Rogers (talking with Elisabeth), Keith Ervin (who drove down from Seattle), B.G. Buttemiller, and (in blue shirt with back to camera) Víctor Reyes. (Photo by Dave LaFontaine) ______________________________________________________________
The party was also a celebration of the Tomales Regional History Center's publishing The Light on the Coast: 65 Years of News Big and Small as Reported in The Point Reyes Light.
Stuart Chapman of Bolinas, a former member of the staff, shot this photo, which he titled "Dave, Proud Father" because I authored the book.
My co-author was Jacoba Charles. Jacoba reported for The Light under its previous ownership and is a member of the paper's board of directors under its present ownership, Marin Media Institute.
The colored Post-its, by the way, mark selections that I, along with others, would be reading to attendees. ____________________________________________________________
From left: Co-author Jacoba Charles, photographer Art Rogers, scientist Corey Goodman, photographer David Briggs, editorial consultant on the book and former member of The Light's ad department Lynn Axelrod, and Spanish-language columnist Víctor Reyes. (Except where noted otherwise, the photos in this posting were shot by former Light reporter Janine Warner)
Michael Gahagan (left), who drove down from the Sierra Nevada town of Columbia to attend, published The Light from 1970 to 1975. Here he reminisces with historian Dewey Livingston of Inverness. Dewey for many years provided a weekly historical feature titled "West Marin's Past."
During the Gahagan years, Lee Sims (left) was the newspaper's main typographer. This was back in the days before offset printing, and each page that went on the press had to be composed in lead.
In a piece written for The Light's 30th anniversary in 1978 and reprinted in The Light on the Coast, Michael Gahagan's former wife Annabelle comments, "Poor Lee, he had the disadvantage of being a friend of ours. One can always depend on friends — and we did lean on him! He was always underpaid and overworked. (Weren't we all?)"
Catching up on old times are (in foreground from left): former news editor David Rolland, who drove to the reunion from San Diego, former typesetter Cat Cowles of Inverness, and former reporter Joel Reese, who flew in from Chicago. Standing behind them are current reporter Christopher Peak (left) and Matt Gallagher, who filled in as managing editor from February through July 2011. _____________________________________________________________
Samantha Kimmey (on the left) has been a reporter at The Light for the past year. With her is Tess Elliott of Inverness, who has been The Light's editor for the past eight years ____________________________________________________________
Gayanne Enquist was office manager during much of the 27 years I owned The Light. She was there when I arrived in July 1975, and she was there when I left in November 2005. (I was away reporting for the old San Francisco Examiner between September 1981 and the end of 1983.)
Former reporter Michelle Ling trades stories with Don Schinske, who was business manager during the 1990s and was co-publisher from 1995 to 1998. At left is her father, Dr. Walter Ling who teaches at UCLA. With his wife, May, Dr. Ling drove to Point Reyes Station for the celebration. In the background, Mary Papale listens intently to Laura Rogers.
Ingrid Noyes of Marshall (left) tells a story to my co-author, Jacoba Charles, outside The Light office.
Former staff recall the days of yore. From left: artist Laura Lee Miller, news editor David Rolland, typesetter Cat Cowles, reporter Janine Warner, and San Geronimo Valley correspondent Wendi Kallins. (Photo by Dave LaFontaine)
Sarah Rohrs was a reporter at The Light in the late 1980s. When several of us took turns reading aloud selections from The Light on the Coast, I read Sarah's wonderfully droll account of a county fireman in Hicks Valley having to get a cow down out of a tree. (Photo by Joe Gramer)
Larken Bradley (left), who formerly wrote obituaries for The Light, chats with librarian Kerry Livingston, wife of Dewey.
Photographer Janine Dunn née Collins in 1995 traveled with news editor David Rolland to Switzerland's Italian-speaking Canton of Ticino and to war-torn Croatia in doing research for The Light's series on the five waves of historic immigration to West Marin. Here she chats with the paper's current photographer David Briggs (center) and her husband John Dunn.
Former Light graphic artist Kathleen O'Neill (left) discusses newspapering in West Marin with present business manager Diana Cameron. _____________________________________________________________
Former Light reporter Marian Schinske (right) and I wax nostalgic while photographic contributor Ilka Hartmann (left), looks on and Heather Mack (center), a graduate student in Journalism at UC Berkeley, takes notes. ____________________________________________________________
Former news editor Jim Kravets (left) jokes with photographer Art Rogers.
John Hulls of Point Reyes Station and Cynthia Clark of Novato have in the past worked with The Light in various capacities. In 1984, Cynthia set up the first computer system for the newsroom and ad department.
From left: Stuart Chapman of Bolinas, who formerly worked in The Light's ad department, swaps stories with journalist Dave LaFontaine of Los Angeles and Light columnist Víctor Reyes.
Historian Dewey Livingston (left), a former production manager at The Light, poses with former news editor David Rolland while former business manager Bert Crews of Tomales mugs in the background.
In preparing to shoot one of his signature group portraits, Art Rogers directs members of the crowd where to stand. With the throng crowded into the newspaper office, getting everyone in the right place to be seen was such a complicated operation that some of the photographer's subjects began photographing him. _____________________________________________________________
In shooting a series of three-dimensional photos, Art had to use a tall tripod and balance precariously on a window ledge and ladder. _____________________________________________________________
Art's wife, Laura, who didn't have to work nearly as hard, pages through a copy of The Light on the Coast. _______________________________________________________________
The party was in part a book-signing, and I signed copies off and on all afternoon. ______________________________________________________
Light editor Tess Elliott reads Wilma Van Peer's 1998 account of working for the paper's founders, Dave and Wilma Rogers half a century earlier. The newspaper was called The Baywood Press when it began publishing in 1948. The paper's fourth publisher, Don DeWolfe, changed the name to Point Reyes Light in 1966.
Originally the readings were scheduled to be held in the newspaper office, but so much socializing was going on they had to be delayed until the party moved around the corner to Vladimir's Czech Restaurant where the banquet room had been reserved.
Among those reading besides Tess were Dewey Livingston, David Rolland, Matt Gallagher, and I. Anyone wishing to watch me read former publisher (1957 to 1970) Don DeWolfe's account of his initiation to running the paper can click here.
It was a grand party, and I want to thank present Light staff, who made arrangements for the party, and former staff, some of whom traveled significant distances to attend the reunion.
Two other book readings are also scheduled. At 3 p.m. Sunday, March 9, in Point Reyes Presbyterian Church, Point Reyes Books will sponsor readings from The Light on the Coast and from Point Reyes Sheriff's Calls, Susanna Solomon's book of short stories inspired by Sheriff's Calls in The Light.
At 4 p.m. Sunday, April 27, in its Corte Madera store, Book Passage will sponsor readings from The Light on the Coast. Refreshments will be served.
Tags: Art Rogers, B.G. Buttemiller, Baywood Press, Bert Crews, Cat Cowles, Christopher Peak, Corey Goodman, Cynthia Clark, Dave LaFontaine, Dave Rogers, David Briggs, David Rolland, Dewey Livingston, Diana Cameron, Don DeWolfe, Don Schinske, Elisabeth Ptak, Gayanne Enquist, Heather Merk, Ilka Hartmann, Jacoba Charles, Janine Dunn née Collins, Janine Warner, Jim Kravetz, John Dunn, John Hulls, Kathleen O'Neill, Keith Ervin, Kerry Livingston, Larken Bradley, Laura Lee Miller, Laura Rogers, Lee Sims, Marian Schinske, Matt Gallagher, Michael Gahagan, Point Reyes Light, Sarah Rohrs, Stuart Chapman, Tess Elliott, The Light on the Coast, Víctor Reyes, Wendi Kallins
Mon 17 Feb 2014
'Picturing the Point Reyes Peninsula' exhibition opens in Jack Mason Museum
Posted by DavidMitchell under History, Inverness, Point Reyes Station
Comments Off on 'Picturing the Point Reyes Peninsula' exhibition opens in Jack Mason Museum
Inverness' Jack Mason Museum of West Marin History held a well-attended opening reception Sunday for Picturing the Point Reyes Peninsula, "an exhibit of historical photographs of people, places, and events in Olema, Point Reyes Station and Inverness from 1869 to 1960."
The exhibit provides fascinating glimpses into life at the foot of Tomales Bay and on Point Reyes a century ago. The photos are mostly from the museum's own collection although a few are from the archives of the Park Service and other institutions.
The images on display were originally assembled by Carola DeRooy for a 2008 book titled Point Reyes Peninsula.
The book's coauthor was Dewey Livingston, historian for the Jack Mason Museum. His role was to provide the book's text, he told me during the reception.
Captions for photos in the exhibition were mostly taken directly from the book.
As it happens, I have long been curious about a mysterious line of rocks on Pierce Point (aka Toms Point), so I was pleased to see it getting attention in the exhibition.
"Today, hikers encounter this 820-foot-long row of granite stones (at right) about 1.5 miles along the Tomales Point Trail," notes the photo's caption.
"The boulders are aligned to Mount St. Helena in the east and run to the cliff edge, pointing toward the Farallon Islands in the west.
"They are named the Spirit Jumping-Off Rocks by the Coast Miwok tribe who believe when a person dies, their spirit walks west.
"The rock line is man-made and appears on an 1862 Coast Survey map. However, who built the wall, for what purpose and when, still remains uncertain." ________________________________________________________________________
Mexican Land Grantee — "In 1836," according to the caption, "Rafael Garcia (right) received Rancho Tomales y Baulenes, some 9,468 acres from the slopes of Tamalpais to Tomales Bay, as a reward for halting Native American rebellions at the mission [San Rafael Arcángel].
"The first Mexican land grantee on Point Reyes, Garcia moved to Olema, where he built a well-appointed adobe house for his large family.
"This sketch of the widely know patriarch Don Rafael was drawn by a Russian naturalist, I.G. Voznesenskii, on a visit to the rancho in 1845." (Marin History Museum photo)
Olema was in its heyday during the 1860s and 1870s. Back then it had two hotels, a general store, six bars, bi-weekly stagecoach service to San Rafael, and weekly steamer service to San Francisco via Tomales Bay. __________________________________________________________________________
"Olema's fine schoolhouse, with meeting hall upstairs, was named Garcia School after the original resident of the area. The schoolhouse, located on the lane to the Shafter Ranch, burned and was replaced in a different location in 1915."
"The arrival of the North Pacific Coast Railroad in 1875 signaled the end of Olema's growth and heyday. The narrow-gauge rail line originated in Sausalito (where ferries connected to San Francisco) and headed north via San Anselmo, San Geronimo Valley, and Tomales Bay," the photo's caption explained.
"The destination was the rich redwood timber of the Russian River area. Bypassing Olema through a trick of geography, the tracks met at the head of Tomales Bay at a wide, flat pasture two miles from town."
Point Reyes Station had not existed before the railroad erected a depot in the pasture, but the town that quickly sprung up around the depot soon overshadowed Olema commercially. (Seen above) a train crosses an S-shaped trestle over Papermill Creek as it enters Point Reyes Station from the east.
"Train passengers could be met by a stage at Point Reyes Station and transported to the numerous attractions of the area. Here a group of women and their male companion have chosen bicycles as their mode of exploring Point Reyes."
"Real estate agents attracted potential buyers to Inverness beginning in 1889 with camping trips and promises of a grand hotel.
"City people enjoyed setting up their tents on potential building lots, and a few actually bought; but Inverness was slow to take off. By the 1920s, it had established its reputation as a cozy summer resort, scattered with quaint cabins but sans first-class hotel.
However, "not all Inverness families were summer residents from the cities.
"True locals included those who provided services, [such as] carpenters, plumbers, stonemasons, shopkeepers, and the Hom family, operators of the local laundry.
"The Homs raised a large family in Inverness, and many of the kids ended up going to a university or into successful trades."
One of the Hom girls changed her name to Tong and became a "fan dancer" in San Francisco, Meg Linden from the museum told me Sunday. _________________________________________________________________________
Shipwreck — "Heavy fogs, dangerous surf, and the jutting and rocky Point Reyes headland itself posed hazards for the coastal sea captain during the 19th century.
"Dozens of ships went aground at Point Reyes, often in a dramatic fashion, while few lives were lost.
"The coastal steamer Samoa went aground at Ten Mile Beach in 1913, prompting a dramatic rescue by men at the nearby Life-Saving Station.
"The wreck drew curious visitors for many days until the ship broke up; the bow of the ship made an interesting landmark for many years before disappearing into the sand." _________________________________________________________________________
"The US Coast Guard superseded the Life-Saving Service in 1915, and in 1927, an entirely new Point Reyes Lifeboat Station was built at a sheltered spot in Drakes Bay. The handsome boathouse-and-barracks building was constructed on pilings and features a marine railway from which heavier, motor-driven lifeboats could be launched." (Point Reyes National Seashore Archives photo)
"This aerial view shows the entire Point Reyes Lifeboat Station, now a National Historic Landmark, and the neighboring commercial fish docks. At the bottom is the boathouse and in the trees near the center are the officer-in-charge's house and auxiliary buildings.
"A radio tower, surrounded by a circular fence, is at the far left, and the barge in the foreground is the Navy paint-test barge, on which marine paints were tested." _________________________________________________________________________
Point Reyes Lighthouse — "The handsome yet functional light tower was constructed of iron plats bolted and riveted together, all secured into the solid rock-and-concrete foundation 273 feet above the crashing surf.
"Inside the delicate-looking lantern room, an intricately assembled Fresnel lens was mounted on a meticulously balanced circular track.
"The entire First-Order lens and lamp assembly turned at a carefully geared pace to produce a flash every five seconds.
"Famed pioneer photographer Eadweard Muybridge took this photo of the newly constructed lighthouse in 1870 or 1871."
Before the advent of refrigerated cargo, fresh milk from Point Reyes could spoil if it were shipped to San Francisco. Instead, the cream was skimmed off and churned into butter, which could be shipped without refrigeration.
"'Modern technology' of the late 1880s brought the DeLaval separator, which skimmed cream instantly. Ranchers fed the skim milk to pigs, which provided a supplemental income.
"This photograph shows the Claussen dairy at E Ranch [on Point Reyes], where Henry Claussen (right) and his butter maker John Paulino show off the separator [and] the steam engine. The large churn is out of the picture on the right."
"Point Reyes Station's first school was built in 1879 on the hill above town. Named after the pioneer owner of the property on which the town school stood, the Black School District's classroom soon overflowed as the town grew. This class included the children of dairy ranchers, rail workers, and merchants."
"A fine new school, also called Black School, was built in 1905 on a flat lot in town. The impressive architecture illustrated the town's prospects at the time.
"The 1906 earthquake damaged the schoolhouse but not until the 1950s was the venerable institution replaced by the modern West Marin Elementary School, located opposite the pioneer schoolhouse up the hill."
This building, which no longer exists, was located on the site of the today's firehouse. _____________________________________________________________________
"Bear Valley ranch owner Gene Compton, owner of a San Francisco cafeteria chain, opened his central pasture to the public for a fully accredited western-style rodeo in 1946-1948.
"Local cowboys joined professional circuit riders to the benefit of local charities.
"The new local newspaper, Baywood Press, covered the event," the photo caption notes.
The Baywood Press, which was founded on March 1, 1948, changed its name to Point Reyes Light in 1966.
The photos here are only a sampling of what the exhibition contains, and the exhibit itself is basically a sampling of the many historic photos in Point Reyes Peninsula. The 128-page book is available from Arcadia Publishing for $21.99.
Tags: Baywood Press, Bear Valley ranch, Black School District, Carola DeRooy, Dewey Livingston, E Ranch, Garcia School, Gene Compton, Henry Claussen, John Paulino, Point Reyes Lifeboat Station, Point Reyes Lighthouse, Rafael Garcia, Tomales y Baulenes land grant, wreck of the steamer Samoa
Images of many types of dogs at Inverness Fair
Posted by DavidMitchell under Inverness
Comments Off on Images of many types of dogs at Inverness Fair
Are you going to Inverness Fair, Sparsely Sage And Timely? Remember me to Juan who works there, he once was a good friend of mine.
The annual Inverness Fair was held Saturday next to the firehouse. At left, oysters from British Columbia served on the half shell were sold as a benefit for the Inverness Foundation. The group maintains the Jack Mason Museum of West Marin History. The Inverness Association is the operational arm of the organization.
Big woofers — The band High Tide Collective from Bolinas was hit with fairgoers, playing a mix of rock 'n' roll and up-tempo blues.
The dancing dog — At times throughout the afternoon, folks danced to the band's music, including a couple who danced with their dog. Watching with rapt attention were a little girl and another dog.
Doggone impressive — One of those selling crafts was Roger Sierra, formerly of West Marin and now living in Petaluma. Among his items for sale were two Guatemalan-made Pipes of Pan. Sierra gave an impromptu demonstration of the instruments' flute-like sound by picking one up and playing along with the band.
Fresh from holding its own Far West Fest two weeks earlier in Point Reyes Station, KWMR community radio took part in the Inverness Fair, selling t-shirts and giving out bumper stickers.
Waterdogs — Rebecca Porrata (left) and Kate Levinson (right) were among the women selling tacos as a benefit for the Tomales Bay Waterdogs. The program teaches youngsters living around the bay the vital skill of swimming.
Hotdogs — Katherine Landreth enjoys a hotdog sold as a benefit for the Youth Sailing program based at the Inverness Yacht Club.
Inverness Garden Club held its annual plant sale. The club maintains plantings on the median of Sir Francis Drake Boulevard through downtown, at Inverness' aptly named Plant Park, at the Gables (which houses the Jack Mason Museum and Inverness Library), at the Point Reyes Station Post Office, and at the Point Reyes Station Library.
A colorful duo sold the raffle tickets for the Dance Palace's annual Duck Derby, a fundraiser for the community center in Point Reyes Station. During the derby, a flock of numbered rubber ducks floats down Papermill Creek, with the first duck to reach the finish line at White House Pool winning. This year's derby will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 22.
No doggerel here — Outside the Inverness Library, used books were sold as a benefit for the Marin County Free Library system. The books of rhyme were mostly fine, and none was doggerel.
Tags: Duck Derby, High Tide Collective, Inverness Foundation, Inverness Garden Club, Inverness Library, Jack Mason Museum of West Marin History, Roger Sierra, Tomales Bay Waterdogs
Inverness museum exhibit on Swiss immigrant who came to be called 'Mr. Point Reyes Station'
The Jack Mason Museum of West Marin History in Inverness on Sunday held a grand opening for a new exhibition, "Hometown: Growing Up in Point Reyes Station." The exhibition consists of fascinating photographs from the Codoni family, whose patriarch Quinto Codoni immigrated to West Marin from Switzerland's Italian-speaking Canton of Ticino 140 years ago.
Clara and Quinto Codoni on D Ranch. The driftwood porpoise (in background at left) had Coca Cola caps for eyes and bailing rope for whiskers.
Quinto Codoni (1855-1940), part of a wave of immigration to West Marin from Ticino, was 18 years old when he joined his brother Joe in Tocaloma.
"This was 1873," the late Jack Mason wrote in the Winter, 1980, issue of The Point Reyes Historian. "There was no train. The little schooners then in use were equipped to carry butter, not hogs.
"It was young Quinto's job, on behalf of Charles Howard's tenant ranchers [on Point Reyes], to get their pigs to the nearest scow for San Francisco [which landed in Drakes Estero]. On foot this took up to three days.
"Once at the Ferry Building, the hogs were put aboard wagons and taken to a slaughterhouse on Sansome Street. A commission merchant paid them later in gold.
"Thus Quinto got his Big Chance in America."
Lucy Codoni (at right) was a daughter of Quinto and Clara.
Lucy Codoni's granddaughter Sharen Hicks Schrock of Petaluma (center) loaned albums of family photos to the Jack Mason Museum, so they could be copied and exhibited. Enjoying the grand opening with museum curator Dewey Livingston (left) and their mother are Marley, 11, and Jaden, 14, two great-great granddaughters of Quinto Codoni.
"The Codonis' cabin at Drakes Beach was the site of relaxation and entertainments for two or three generations," according to the exhibit. "Quinto and his friends built the cabin, located at the entrance to Drakes Estero, and hosted family and friends alike. At least once, waves damaged or destroyed the place, but it was faithfully repaired. It was eventually reestablished farther inland, the site today marked by a cypress tree and ranch road near the Drake Monument at Drakes Estero."
At right: Quinto, which means fifth-born in Italian.
"When a railroad, the North Pacific Coast, began serving the Point Reyes-Tomales Bay community in 1875, Quinto availed himself of it, [and] had a hogpen at trackside to which he now brought hogs as well as calves by wagon….
"By the age of 55, he was the chief hog and cattle buyer on the Point," wrote Mason.
"Moustachioed and personable, Quinto was a force to contend with in town as well as country."
The Codoni home on B Street in Point Reyes Station, Mason added, "was one of the town's nicest. [It] had a marble fireplace and electricity. Quinto's Delco plant furnished lights not only for his own house, but for Lucy Silverfoot's around the corner, Dr. Cavanaugh's on B Street, and two other houses Codoni owned."
Quinto Codoni on a wagon at Schooner Bay, an arm of Drakes Estero from which he shipped hogs to San Francisco.
"In 1910, Quinto sold the Tomales Bank and Trust Company a lot on A Street for its branch office, which opened in 1913," Mason wrote. "Not surprisingly, Quinto became a director and vice-president. Bank patrons came to respect Mr. Codoni as a conservative in money matters; he had made his when it wasn't easy to come by."
"Around 1910," according to Mason, Codoni "went in with some Point Reyes ranchers to buy the schooner Point Reyes," which "could accommodate a deckload of 200 hogs."
Unloading hogs at Schooner Bay for shipment to San Francisco.
Mason noted that Codoni "and Tom Marshall owned a slaughterhouse on Paper Mill Creek which supplied Point Reyes Station with steaks and chops. Tom's butchershop was on B Street."
A caretaker's cabin at the landing in Schooner Bay. High waves eventually destroyed it.
"Quinto Codoni acquired the old Shafter-Howard D Ranch dairy through foreclosure in 1927," according to the exhibition. "This ranch is seen on the road down to Drakes Beach. He took to the ranch life (although he leased out the dairy operation) and decorated the ranch house yard with an outdoor kitchen, interesting sculpture, and a massive flagstaff, seen here during installation.
"Codoni's daughter Alice married Petaluma dairyman Bill Hall, and they ran the dairy from 1936 until turning it over in the 1960s to their daughter, Vivian Horick."
From the depot in Point Reyes Station, Clara and Quinto Codoni (at right) took the narrow-gauge railway north to the end of the line in Cazadero.
Ernie Grandi (1907-87) relaxes beside a rail car. A lifelong resident of Point Reyes Station, Ernest Grandi served in the Army during World War II and for 22 years worked as a carpenter here. He was also chief of the former Point Reyes Volunteer Fire Department and a member of several civic groups. Like Codoni, Grandi's parents Agostino and Olympia were immigrants from Ticino. They spoke only Italian until he went to grammar school.
"Thrift and hard work got [West Marin's Ticinese] a large slice of the American pie," Mason wrote, and in the case of Quinto Codoni earned him the historian's sobriquet "Mr. Point Reyes Station."
Tags: Clara Codoni, Dewey Livingston, Drakes Estero, Ernest Grandi, Jaden Schrock, Marley Schrock, Quinto Codoni, Schooner Bay, Sharen Hicks Schrock


text:
Ernst Müller auch Ernst Müller-Rhyn (* 17. Juni 1891 in Männedorf; † 5. Juni 1990 in Bern; heimatberechtigt in Zürich sowie Icogne) war ein Schweizer Forstwirt und Staatsbeamter.

Leben

Familie und Ausbildung
Der aus Männedorf im Kanton Zürich stammende Ernst Müller, Sohn des Johann Jakob Müller sowie dessen Ehegattin Lydia geborene Schaufelberger, absolvierte nach dem Erwerb der eidgenössischen Maturität das Studium der Forstwissenschaften am Eidgenössischen Polytechnikum in Zürich. Im Anschluss leistete er während des Ersten Weltkrieges  Aktivdienst in der Schweizer Armee.

Ernst Müller heiratete im Jahre 1919 die in Bollodingen sowie Zürich heimatberechtigte Anna Sophie Rhyn. Er verstarb Anfang Juni 1990 im Alter von fast 99 Jahren in Bern.

Beruflicher Werdegang
Müller erhielt nach seinem Studienabschluss 1919 seine erste Stelle bei Oberförster Hans von Greyerz in Frutigen. Im gleichen Jahr erfolgte Müllers Wahl zum Kreisoberförster des Kreises Siders. Im Jahre 1935 wurde Müller zum eidgenössischen Forstinspektor der Kantone Bern, Freiburg und Wallis bestellt, 1954 wurde er vom Bundesrat zum ranghöchsten schweizerischen Forstingenieur, nämlich zum eidgenössischen Oberforstinspektor, gewählt, 1956 wurde er feierlich in den Ruhestand verabschiedet. In der Folge übernahm er das Präsidentenamt des Schweizerischen Bundes für Naturschutz.

Literatur
 Schweizerischer Forstverein: Schweizerische Zeitschrift für das Forstwesen : Organ des Schweizerischen Forstvereins 106, 1955, S. 183.
 Schweizerischer Ingenieur- und Architekten-Verein: Schweizerische Bauzeitung: Wochenschrift für Architektur, Ingenieurwesen, Maschinentechnik, Band 73, Druck von H. Zürcher, Zürich 1955, S. 158.
 Schweizerische Anstalt für das Forstliche Versuchswesen: Mitteilungen der Schweizerischen Anstalt für das forstliche Versuchswesen, Bände 65-66, Beer & Co., Zürich 1989, S. 126.
 Schweizerischer Forstverein: Schweizerische Zeitschrift für das Forstwesen : Organ des Schweizerischen Forstvereins 141, 1990, S. 963 f.

Einzelnachweise

Weblinks

Forstmeister (Schweiz)
Schweizer
Geboren 1891
Gestorben 1990
Mann

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


In my twenties, I spent five years as the full-time Director of Education/Pastoral Assistant of a Lutheran church. Fresh out of seminary, I made some rookie mistakes, and I learned a lot the hard way. I learned the importance of taking responsibility for mistakes, and of offering apologies. I have become adept at apologizing when someone feels I've hurt them, even those times when I myself don't really see how my words or actions caused the hurt. I've learned that offense is in the eye of the beholder. I've also learned that when apologies are sincere, without conditions or caveats, they are often quite healing for everyone — the person apologizing and the person hurt.
But there was one mistake I made at that church that apologizing did not cure. And it wrecked me for quite some time.
It involved a youth "lock-in," the bane of my ministry with youth. Lock-ins, if you're not aware, are a staple of youth ministry, in which the youth group spends the whole night at the church, doing various activities. Sometimes these lock-ins even include sleep, but that can be controversial. There was an ongoing battle between a few of the girls in the youth group and me about the question of sleep at lock-ins. I felt that it was crucial to have a firm bedtime (3 am didn't sound too draconian to me), partially because in those days I did not function well at all without sleep. Through a complicated series of events, the rules of this particular lock-in changed at the last minute. It was originally supposed to be sleep-optional; but just a few days beforehand, I changed that, and insisted on the 3:00 bedtime. Well, this did not go over well with the girls. By 3:30, there was passive-agressiveness and anger and yelling and all kinds of things. And that was just from me. I felt attacked, isolated, and worthless for days after the event. But that's not what this "snapshot" is about. Because the sleep issue with the girls was actually resolved within a few days. I processed it with them, and we all took ownership of mistakes we'd made. It wasn't pleasant in process, but it worked out in the end. We all grew a little bit. Nice, but not interesting enough for this post.
But there was another aspect of that lock-in that had bigger consequences. It involved two of the boys at the event, two brothers who had reputations as troublemakers. I had some experience with that side of them. As the lock-in began in the evening, I was already ramped-up and stressed-out about the whole event, already worried about sleep, already not in the best place emotionally. And so when the brothers arrived, I made the brilliant choice of telling them, "Hey, I don't want any of your crap tonight." Well, boy howdy. That's a wise thing to say to teenagers, isn't it? Guess how their behavior was that night. I'll give you one guess.
I ended up scolding them and disciplining them in various ways throughout the night, trying to stay on top of this chaotic event that seemed to spiral out of my control. Like I said before, I later processed the issues with the girls and their families. I never did that with the boys. I didn't see any reason to: they were poorly-behaved, and I dealt with it. I thought my only two options were: get them in trouble with their parents, or just let it go. I thought I was doing them a favor by letting it go. Wrong again.
A few months later, their mother came to talk to me. She told me that her sons were very angry with me, and she wondered if I could maybe take some sort of course in how to relate to teenagers better. She told me that her boys are good kids, that they're not as bad as people say they are. She told me that they don't want to come to church at all anymore because of me.
I tried. I apologized to her. She told me that it had been going on for some time, that it wasn't just about the lock-in. I listened. I offered to write letters of apology to the boys. I did so. I followed up with phone calls as well. I never heard from them. I was never able to do ministry with them again. I left that church about a year later, and my failure to reconcile with them remains one of my biggest regrets.
But here's the "Snapshot." I told you that to tell you this: I took this so very, very hard. I remember crying. I remember being curled up in the fetal position on the floor of my house. I remember thinking that anything good I'd done at that church (or indeed, anywhere) was far outweighed by this. I remember thinking that I had single-handedly prevented a few young people from hearing the good news of Jesus. I remember thinking that this made me worse than ineffective: I was abusive. I had allowed my emotions and my selfishness to keep two young men, troublemakers or not, from knowing how much God loved them.
I know this is globalizing. When I think rationally, I know that I was not completely to blame for what happened that night. And when I think rationally, I know that I do not have the power to prevent God's Word from reaching them. If God wants to reach them, he's found another way. But I was unable to hear all that then. The Dark Voice inside me was able to take the raw material it had — the memories of the lock-in and the conversation with the mother — and convert that into a cocktail of self-directed anger and obsession and misery. You are worthless, it told me. You are worthless, and you are worse than that: you are evil. You have done something unforgiveable. And I believed the voice. My God, did I believe it. Nobody could say anything to convince me otherwise. By no means was this the first time I'd dealt with guilt in this way, nor the last. But it was a particularly bad instance. I internalized this so much, and ripped myself apart so much. I kept doing my job, but I felt severely broken inside, as though everything about me was a lie, or worse.
It took me many months to work through these emotions. Therapy, conversations with colleagues and mentors, prayer. And even today, this memory still stings. I just found some old documents on my computer from that era, which helped me remember the details of this event, and write this post. Among those documents were the letters I wrote to the boys. I haven't re-read those letters, or even opened the files. I can't. It hurts too much just thinking of opening them. A therapist once told me that I have to learn to accept that I can hurt people. That continues to be something I work on. There's a part of me that always wants to be a hermit: I would rather run away and live alone than cause people pain. And yet — I continue to work in a career where I interact with people constantly, sometimes in spiritually intimate ways, ways that have the potential to cause pain. I sometimes don't know why I'm a pastor — am I really cut out for this? Even if I have the skills, do I have the resources to survive what it can do to me? Or rather, do I have the resources to survive what I can do to myself? But…that's another story for another Snapshot.
In a way it's good you question your abilities. I think if you were sure of yourself all the time you wouldn't be the caring sensitive person that you are.
I'm sorry for what happened and that you have fought with it for so long. I can relate, I remember things that caused me embarrassment or hurt since kindergarten. People think I'm crazy for not letting it go and forgetting. But I can't.
I think you are doing an awesome job as a pastor and helping our youth. I know it's crazy to say this…But try not to be so hard on yourself and put aside those bad memories. Remember just as you remind us all the time…God loves you no matter what. And we've got your back.
Oh, thank you. I appreciate it!


text:
Science Advisors
Join a Chat
AMD Community Circle
Go to the Movies
Brain Info Live
La Enfermedad de Alzheimer
La Degeneración Macular
El Glaucoma
Buscar Recursos en Español
Alzheimer's Disease Research
Macular Degeneration Research
National Glaucoma Research
Alzheimer's Overview
Understanding Alzheimer's
Managing Alzheimer's
Macular Degeneration Overview
Understanding AMD
Managing AMD
Living with AMD
Glaucoma Overview
Understanding Glaucoma
Managing Glaucoma
Living with Glaucoma
Researching a Cure
Magali Saint-Geniez, PhD
Dr. Saint-Geniez is an Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at the Harvard Medical School and an Assistant Scientist at the Schepens Eye Research Institute, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Boston, Massachusetts. She completed her post-doctoral studies on the role of VEGF in ocular development and maintenance of retinal homeostasis in the laboratory of Dr. Patricia D'Amore (HMS, Boston). Her research centers on the role of various metabolic genes in diseases of the retina. In addition, Dr. Saint-Geniez is the recipient of the NIH Director's New Innovator Award for the development of new therapies combining bioengineering and stem cell technologies for the treatment of retinal degenerative diseases.
The Schepens Eye Research Institute
22512 Gateway Center Drive
Clarksburg, MD 20871
See previous address
Email: info@brightfocus.org
Donate to BrightFocus Foundation
America's Charities
Maryland Nonprofits
BrightFocus is a tax-exempt nonprofit organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of the United States.
Copyright 2000 - 2021 BrightFocus Foundation. All rights reserved.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


Mick, I would say, is the standout in this category. I would say that he ranks as close to zero on the Inner Torment Scale as a character can get. He has his regrets. Within a story, we see him get pretty down about how things are going. But for the most part, Mick is the most easy going guy in the universe. Very existential. Very zen.
Alex suffers from about the same kind and level of Inner Torment as all young adults. It's all coming-of-age related for him.
Yeah, I see that with Mick. Very mellow, very easygoing. So when something does affect him, it just carries that much more impact.
Silas, now that I think about it, is probably mostly lower than a 2; I put him there because although he's pretty well-adjusted, he's still driven to carry out his ideals and make amends for the bad thing he did as a kid. Then Lainie comes on the scene, and brings up a whole new set of problems.
George's inner crisis sounds like it would provide lots of good, meaningful conflict.


A good memory for prescribed content is not enough to succeed in a rapidly changing, competitive and information-rich world. The ability to think analytically, creatively and critically about content is vital if we are to successfully tackle many modern-day problems. When you have a difficult problem to solve, do you have a positive attitude and declare, "I'll work this problem out?" Look for relative patterns in the wording or data?
Arihant Academy is here to bring out the best in you to make you the BEST and help you climb the ladder of success and hence it is the ULTIMATE place to learn and grow. Being prepared in advance for tomorrow is what we believe in and this is the need of the hour. We provide long and purposive practice to the students to boost their self-confidence.
SLA Consultants India offers you best MIS Training Course in Delhi. We known as the best MIS Training Institute in Delhi NCR region, who providers the excellent training with live project by industrial expert trainers. Where you can learn finance reports, sales report, hr reports, logistic reports, process automation, workforce operations and more. If you want to grow your career in successful Data Analysis and related to its operations then you can join our institute at once.


text:
Biografia
Priore del monastero di Saint-Marcel a Chalon-sur-Saône, il 19 ottobre 1073 venne eletto vescovo di Die e il 9 marzo 1074 ricevette la consacrazione episcopale a Roma dalle mani di papa Gregorio VII: venne trasferito alla sede metropolitana di Lione nel 1083.

Sostenitore della riforma gregoriana, fu legato pontificio di Gregorio VII, che lo indicò tra i suoi possibili successori: avendo avversato la sua elezione ed essendo vicino all'imperatore Enrico IV, subì la scomunica da parte di papa Vittore III il 29 agosto 1087, ma papa Urbano II revocò il provvedimento e lo reintegrò nelle sue cariche.

Presiedette un sinodo ad Autun che emanò provvedimenti contro il nicolaismo e la simonia.

Nel 1094 Ugo di Romans scomunicò il re di Francia Filippo I per aver contratto irregolarmente matrimonio con Bertrada di Montfort (+1117).

Papa Pasquale II non gli confermò l'incarico di legato.

Genealogia episcopale e successione apostolica
La genealogia episcopale è:
 Papa Gregorio VII
 Arcivescovo Ugo di Romans

La successione apostolica è:
 Arcivescovo Gébuin di Lione (1077)
 Vescovo Arnolfo di Soissons (1082)
 Vescovo Bérard de Châtillon (1097)

Bibliografia
 Claudio Stercal e Milvia Fioroni (a cura di), Le origini cisterciensi. Documenti, Milano, Jaka Book, 2004. ISBN 88-16-40394-2.

Collegamenti esterni

Vescovi e arcivescovi di Lione
Cistercensi
Cristiani della prima crociata


text:
El municipio de French Lake (en inglés: French Lake Township) es un municipio ubicado en el condado de Wright en el estado estadounidense de Minnesota. En el año 2010 tenía una población de 1172 habitantes y una densidad poblacional de 12,77 personas por km².

Geografía
El municipio de French Lake se encuentra ubicado en las coordenadas . Según la Oficina del Censo de los Estados Unidos, el municipio tiene una superficie total de 91.81 km², de la cual 86,65 km² corresponden a tierra firme y (5,62 %) 5,16 km² es agua.

Demografía
Según el censo de 2010, había 1172 personas residiendo en el municipio de French Lake. La densidad de población era de 12,77 hab./km². De los 1172 habitantes, el municipio de French Lake estaba compuesto por el 98,81 % blancos, el 0,34 % eran afroamericanos, el 0,09 % eran asiáticos, el 0,17 % eran de otras razas y el 0,6 % eran de una mezcla de razas. Del total de la población el 0,09 % eran hispanos o latinos de cualquier raza.

Referencias

Enlaces externos

Municipios de Minnesota
Localidades del condado de Wright (Minnesota)


Denmark's disc golf scene is usually recognized by two things: the Copenhagen Open and 11-time Danish Champion KJ Nybo. While Nybo's presence was definitely felt at last weekend's EuroTour event, the Kokkedal Open also put itself on the map for Danish disc golf.
Nybo would go on to win with a 33-under par 187 to Martin Spliid's 23-under par 197. The next three spots were separated by single strokes, as Thomas Rasmussen of Denmark took third with an 18-under par 202; 2016 Norwegian Junior Champion Jonas Pettersen finished in fourth with a 17-under par 203; and fellow Dane Kristian Spliid's 16-under par 204 rounded out the top 5.
Entering the event as the consensus favorite, Nybo tried not to let the pressure of performing in front of the locals affect his play.
Nybo completed the first round with a two shot advantage, perhaps leaving the door open for local Martin Spliid or German Torsten Baus, who was tied for second entering round two. Spliid did his best to hang with Nybo, but Nybo birdied the entire front nine of the Fredtoften course to stretch his lead to six at the turn. It was a remarkable display of shot-shaping, speed control, and managing elevation that showed why Nybo is considered of the world's best players. Nybo's second round rated an unofficial 1058 and established a commanding lead heading into the final day.
With such a lead going into the last round and finals, Nybo honed in on some mental strategies to stay focused.
Indeed, Spliid used the third round to shave three shots off of Nybo's lead, only to see Nybo catch fire yet again in the finals, besting Spliid by five over nine holes.
With their strong showings, Rasmussen and the Spliid brothers-in-law showed that, while Nybo is unquestionably the face of Danish disc golf, he's not alone.
Separated by a mere five ratings points from his brother-in-law Kristian, Martin Spliid said there are benefits to competing with a family member.
On the women's side, Swedish pro Camilla Grundén took the win with an 11-over par 231 performance, including an unofficial 952-rated second round. She certainly started the round on the right note, hitting a 97-meter downhill ace on hole 4 of Fredtoften.
The Open Women's division had an international podium, with three-time Norwegian Champion Sigrid Sandum in second place with a 21-over par 241 and reigning German Champion Wiebke Becker finishing third after shooting a 25-over par 245.
While some top quality golf was on display over the weekend, the real story may be the evolution of the event itself. Escaping the shadow of the legendary Copenhagen Open, the Kokkedal Open made its claim to be a true tentpole event for the EuroTour. The tournament garnered rave reviews for its courses, atmosphere, and organization. Tournament staff was ambitious this year, raising the field from 90 to 144 players and bringing in Marty McGee to film with the support of presenting sponsor Prodigy Disc.
The KO's commitment to running a quality event was apparent with ample volunteers, an active and organized club presence, and beautifully maintained courses. Members of both Karlebo Frisbee-Golf Klub and Eghjorten Hillerød Disc Golf helped everything run smoothly, and there were even a group of retirees out spotting for the entire weekend.
And the country's marquee player certainly hopes to see the KO continue to develop and grow.
The EuroTour continues with its fourth event from May 25-27, when close to 500 golfers will travel to the Westside Discs Tyyni in Helsinki and Sipoo, Finland. The EuroProTour, meanwhile, officially kicks off when Europe's biggest names will compete in The Tali Open in Helsinki, Finland, the week prior, from May 19-21.
Dean Schaub is the European beat writer for Ultiworld Disc Golf. He runs the disc golf club in Amsterdam and the annual AMSterdam Challenge tournament. He is also a primary school math (and disc golf) teacher. Contact him at DSAdiscgolf@gmail.com and follow him on Instagram.
Comments on "EuroTour: Nybo Takes Kokkedal Open Win"


Reviews on Karaoke Bar With Private Rooms in Jacksonville, FL – Austin Karaoke, Do Re Mi Karaoke, British Pub, Stage 7 Karaoke & Lounge, Splitz.
Jul 13, 2009 … Answer 1 of 5: I have a friend coming to town who loves karaoke. … Jacksonville, FL … Outbreak: Find the cure escape room jacksonville.
Austin Karaoke 5161 Beach Blvd Jacksonville FL 32207. 29 Reviews (904) 399-1757 Website. Menu & Reservations … It's not the most high tech place, but if you want to karaoke in a private room this is the place to go! We had an amazing time and will absolutely be going back!
AUSTIN KARAOKE. SINCE 2006. Call Reservation. 904-399-1757. © 2014 AUSTIN KARAOKE all rights reserved 5161 Beach Blvd #4, Jacksonvile, FL 32207.


Acquiring fluency in another language is a journey of a thousand steps. However, as a student you don't need to worry about the goal off in the distance. You only need to focus on the next step, because that is the best way to reach your goal. When you only focus on taking the next step the task no longer seems so difficult and with every step you can celebrate your achievement and gain confidence in your abilities. This makes the following steps even easier and you will cross the finish line a lot sooner than you had expected.
The most important step, however, is the first one. It may seem the scariest or the most difficult, but it is that first little step that makes anything possible.
Learning a new language is a great way to broaden your horizons, expand your opportunities and communicate with people from all over the world. Also, studies have shown that people of all ages' memory and ability to multitask both improve when studying a foreign language. Being able to speak another language can give you the edge you need to be selected for a special task or new business opportunity in today's competitive market.
To top it all off, learning a new language is a fun and rewarding experience!
I look forward to meeting people from all walks of life.
Whether you are learning for business, for travel, or just for fun, studying a new language can be your first step in opening up and connecting with the rest of the world. Communication is vital in both personal life and work life, so the more people you are able to communicate with, the more opportunities you will have available to you and the bigger your world will become.
The sooner you start studying, the sooner you will be able to start making those new connections.


February 15 – Day 123 – Happy Grammy Day!
Once again, the Bruins proved me wrong in my prediction, as they fell 6-5 in Detroit in yesterday's Game of the Day.
Although they took the loss, Boston did set a positive franchise record, as Brad Marchand's goal only eight seconds into the game, his 28th of the season, is the fastest-ever Bruins goal. He was assisted by Brett Connolly. Detroit leveled the game only 2:36 later with a Henrik Zetterberg backhander, his 11th tally of the season, assisted by Justin Abdelkader and Danny DeKeyser. Again, Boston quickly broke the tie, when Zach Trotman scored his second of the season at the 2:58 mark with a slap shot. Goal scoring subsided for a little while before the Bruins set the score at 3-1 with a Loui Eriksson tip-in, his 19th tally of the season, assisted by David Krejci and Jimmy Hayes. The Wings got a goal back 1:47 later on the power play, scored by Pavel Datsyuk, assisted by Abdelkader (his 17th helper of the season) and Brad Richards. The 3-2 Boston lead held into the intermission.
The Wings leveled the score only 3:13 into the second period with a goal from Darren Helm, assisted by Xavier Ouellet and Alexey Marchenko. They followed that up with another goal only 3:25 later, courtesy of Datsyuk, who was assisted by Richards and Zetterberg (his 29th helper of the season). The Wings' lead expanded to two with another goal from Helm, assisted by Marchenko and Kyle Quincey. The Bruins got one back with Dennis Seidenberg's first goal of the season at the 11:23 mark, assisted by Ryan Spooner (his 29th helper of the season). The 5-4 Red Wings lead held into the second intermission.
Boston leveled the game only 38 seconds into the final period with a score from Joonas Kemppainen, assisted by Marchand and Krejci (his 31st helper of the season), but Detroit earned the last laugh with a deflection goal from Zetterberg, assisted by DeKeyser and Datsyuk (his 22nd helper of the season).
Petr Mrazek earns the win by saving 17 of 22 (77.3%), while Jonas Gustavsson, who replaced Tuukka Rask after he gave up the fifth goal (19 for 24, 79.2%), takes the loss after saving 10 of 11 (90.9%).
The Game of the Day series now stands at 55-27-11, favoring the home squad by 36 points over the roadies.
Happy Presidents' and Grammys Day! In honor of both of these "holidays," we'll try to keep the theme going in the schedule run-down. The first game of the day is between the Motown Red Wings and the "New York State of Mind" Islanders at 1 p.m. eastern (NHLN), followed by Marcus Mumford's Anaheim Ducks at "(Marie's the Name) His Latest" Calgary Flames three hours later. 7:30 p.m. eastern brings with it the beginning of the "Black and Yellow" Pittsburgh Penguins and the "Pocketful of Sunrise" Panthers (yeah, I know, just work with me), followed half an hour later by Switchfoot's Dallas Stars at the "Crazy Town" Predators. Drake's Toronto Maple Leafs are "Goin' to (the) Chicago" Blackhawks at 8:30 p.m. eastern (NHLN), and the Canadiens are almost "A Million Miles from Montréal," visiting the Arizona Coyotes. The "Born to be" Minnesota Wild getting ready for a "Vancouver Shakedown" against the Canucks represents tonight's nightcap at 10 p.m. eastern.
Only two of today's seven games are between divisional rivals (Anaheim at Calgary and Dallas at Nashville), while another set of two are between teams currently qualifying for the playoffs (Detroit at New York and Dallas at Nashville).
While I'd usually go with the Dallas–Nashville game, especially since they're slated to meet each other in the first round, but we're already committed to the Grammys spiel. Because of that, and since Kendrick Lamar, the most nominated artist, is from Compton, Calif., we'll go with the team he was born closest to (that's playing today, the Kings are technically closer…): the Anaheim Ducks.
Today's game will be Anaheim's sixth in the Game of the Day series, where they currently own a 2-1-2 record. Their most recent featured game was Saturday's game in Chicago, a 3-2 overtime victory. The only other time Calgary was featured was featured was their trip to Madison Square Garden on October 25, where they lost 4-1.
The 27-19-8 Anaheim Ducks currently occupy third in the Pacific Division and sixth in the Western Conference. They have gotten themselves into playoff position with the second-best defense in the league, which has been more than necessary to cover for the worst offense in the NHL. A more in-depth analysis of Anaheim's game can be found within Saturday's post.
As the Ducks were off yesterday, their most recent game was Saturday's 3-2 overtime victory in Chicago. A win in today's game pushes Anaheim past San Jose and back into second place in the division by a point.
The 25-26-3 Calgary Flames currently sit in sixth in the Pacific Division and 12th, or third worst, in the Western Conference. The main reason they are in that position is because of their fifth-worst defense, as the offense actually ranks 15th-best.
The Flames, led by John Gaudreau's 143 shots, have fired only 1555 shots, of which 9.3% have found the back of the net for 144 goals (led by Gaudreau's 21 tallies), 15th best in the league. That could actually be better if it wasn't for the power play, which is second worst. Calgary has only optimized on 14.86% of opportunities for only 26 extra-man goals (led by Mark Giordano's five power play tallies), seven fewer than the league average.
The problems for Calgary have been on the other end. Thanks in part to Kris Russell's team-leading 174 blocks, only 1572 shots have made their way to the injured 17-18-1 Karri Ramo and co., of which they've collectively saved only 90.3% for 160 goals against, fifth-most in the league. While it is not completely the problem, part of the issue has been the Flames' penalty kill which, just like the power play, ranks second-worst in the league. The Flames have neutralized only 75% of opposing power plays for 35 extra-man goals against.
Calgary's most recent game was a 4-1 loss in Arizona on Friday. Should Calgary win today, they will move only a point behind 11th place in the Western Conference, and six points behind the second wildcard position.
Today's game will be the third in the season series, which Anaheim currently leads 2-0-0. Their most recent meeting was way back on December 29 in this building, where the Ducks won 1-0.
This game is also special in the sense that it is a rematch of one of last season's Western Conference Semifinals, which the Ducks ultimately won in five games before falling to the Blackhawks in the conference finals.
Some players to keep an eye on include Anaheim's Ryan Getzlaf (36 assists [tied for seventh-most in the league]) and John Gibson (four shutouts [tied for fourth-best in the league] and 2.11 GAA [fifth-best in the league]) & Calgary's T.J. Brodie (+15 and two short-handed assists [both lead the team]) and Gaudreau (30 assists, nine of which were on a power play, and 21 goals, 18 of which were at even-strength and six were game-winners, for 51 points on 143 shots [all lead the team]).
Anaheim has been in control of this series of late, and I don't expect anything to change now. As long as Anaheim's defense continues to play lights-out like they have been all season, they should be all set for two points.


text:
Two elections for Nova Scotia in 2021?
Aaron Beswick ([email protected])
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shuffled his cabinet on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2021. - Reuters
What goes better with a pandemic than an election?
Answer: Two elections and the renewal of the moderate livelihood debate.
A federal cabinet shuffle in Ottawa on Tuesday morning has political watchers predicting this province could see both a federal and provincial election next year.
"Oh, I would think so," said Lori Turnbull, a professor at Dalhousie University's school of public administration, when asked whether we could expect a spring federal election.
"Oh, I think there will be an election here too," said Roger Bacon, who at 95 is Nova Scotia's most senior retired premier.
"A new (provincial Liberal) leader will want his own trademark. He won't want to follow in Steve's footsteps, that's impossible to do. … But I think the (provincial) Liberals would be wise to go to the people before the (federal liberals) do," Bacon said.
That could be hard for a newly minted premier to do considering last week the province's chief electoral officer said he wouldn't be ready to host a provincial election until April 1. Richard Temporale stated in his Jan. 7 update that the withholding of provincial funding has delayed election preparedness. As well, the government's failure to proclaim Bill 225, meant to encourage early voting and providing financial supports to family caregivers running for office, despite having passed it 10 months ago, means that if it gets proclaimed now Elections Nova Scotia wouldn't be ready for a return to the polls until September.
After announcing the cabinet shuffle, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told the media that he didn't want a spring election.
"From the very beginning of any minority Parliament, every political party understands that elections can happen," he told reporters outside Rideau Hall this morning.
"But as I've consistently been saying, we don't want an election."
Canadians don't respond well when their elected officials appear to want to an election.
Turnbull expects Trudeau to use the federal budget in March as an election document by laying out a bold plan that cuts to port, taking the wind from Jagmeet Singh's sails rather than from Erin O'Toole at starboard.
"Trudeau is probably feeling he can define the election on his own terms, decide what the campaign will be about," said Turnbull.
"I think (NDP Leader Jagmeet) Singh will have to justify why somebody left-leaning should vote NDP when the Liberals are planning to do all these (left-leaning policies). In some ways (Conservative Leader) Erin O'Toole is being forced to answer questions about his party's closeness to the radical right and the Liberals will want to keep them doing that."
Asked if she thought leaks to media that Ottawa is considering labelling the Proud Boys a terrorist group, on the same day as the Liberals stoked election rumours with a cabinet shuffle, will be part of a Liberal effort to keep the Conservative party off-balance, Turnbull said, "I think so, the Liberals have to push that."
Jordan keeps Fisheries portfolio
This province's only federal cabinet minister, Fisheries Minister Bernadette Jordan, held onto her role in the shuffle despite having been roundly criticized by commercial fisherman, First Nations and retired fisheries officers for her handling of the moderate livelihood dispute this fall.
"If he had changed fisheries minister that would have indicated that we're not going to an election any time soon," said Turnbull.
"It would mean he had clearly lost confidence in someone and I don't think he wants that to be the story – that would have put a very different spin on today."
At least that's what Sipekne'katik Chief Mike Sack said after talks fell apart between him and Jordan and he made appeals directly to the Prime Minister's Office.
If Turnbull were the betting sort of public policy professor, she'd put wagers on a spring federal election and a fall provincial election.
Inconveniently for Jordan, Sack has stated that Sipekne'katik will be restarting its moderate livelihood in St. Mary's Bay in the spring.
Jordan's riding of South Shore-St. Margarets stretches along a coast that relies heavily on the lobster fishery.
For his part, Bacon thinks two spring elections "are a possibility."
"Generally you do a cabinet shuffle three to four months before calling an election – that's not a rule you have to stick to but that is the trend," said Bacon, who sees the federal and provincial Liberals seeking to capitalize on the popularity boost attached to their handling of the pandemic.
In the cabinet shuffle, Marc Garneau took over the Department of Foreign Affairs from Francois-Philippe Champagne who was shifted to Innovation, Science and Technology. Omar Alghabra will take Garneau's old post at the Department of Transport.
Already in lockdown, Dutch to toughen measures against COVID-19: minister
Supermarket chain Aldi to pay U.S. workers who get COVID-19 vaccination
Coronavirus cases in Switzerland and Liechtenstein pass 500,000 mark


text:
Q: Align Div side by side is not working I tried to show two div side by side.I have tried everything I found on the internet.But It's not working.One of the div is slightly below to the other div.
I have also tried Bootstrap.I am not expert in designing.So,help me out.
The div are oriented like this:
 Div-1
                                          Div-2

My code is here:

           Brand

           @foreach ($brands as $brand)

id}}" class="selected" data-id="{{$brand->id}}">{{$brand->brand}}

            @endforeach

          Model

And My CSS:
         .navigation {
  list-style: none;
  padding: 0;
  width: 250px;
  height: 40px;

  background: #95C11F;
}

.navigation li {
  width: 250px;
  height: 40px;
}

A: something like this?

Brand

Model

-
.brand, .model {
  float:left;
  padding:5px;
  width: 250px;
  height: 40px;
  text-align: center;
}
.brand {
  background: rgba(88,0,0,0.5);
}
.model {
  background: rgba(0,88,0,0.5);
}

A: First of all you can't add  tag in
 and you don't need to add display:inline-block; if you are using float there. So, first resolve these things and check again. If still you are getting problem then please share a screenshot so I can understand what's exactly happening.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


Don't forget Dunhill Financial in association with ACA Global Foundation and AWA, brings to Melbourne and Sydney two financial/tax related events tailored for US citizens living overseas in April!
Deemed Repatriation Tax, Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income (GILTI), where to get help.
No Charge for ACA Members and guests of the speakers who register in advance.


text:
Nava Sevilla Sadeh
http://www.navasadeh.com/
"Kibbutzim College of Education, Technology and the Arts", Tel Aviv "Tel Aviv University", Department of Art History
Lecturer at Kibbutzim College of Education, Technology and the Arts, Tel Aviv.
Teaching fellow and art researcher at Tel-Aviv University.
Title of PhD dissertation (2005): "Mythological Scenes in Roman and Early Byzantine Mosaics in Eretz Israel – Context and Meaning".
Research interests: Reception studies – the Classical presence and influence in contemporary art and culture; analysis of Greek and Roman art through a philosophical orientation; mythological mosaics from a neo-Platonic perspective; gender and art.
Topics of publication: Classical influence upon contemporary Israeli art; an analysis of the mosaics from Sepphoris, Shechem and Scytopolis; Interpretations of Greek and Roman sculpture.
Courses taught: Style and visual analysis of art; Classical concepts, gender and interpretation of mythology in Ancient art; Roman mosaic art and wall painting.
Kibbutzim College of Education, Technology and the Arts, Tel Aviv, Phone: 972-3-6901200
Tel Aviv University, Department of Art History, Phone: 972-3-6408482, 972-3-6409481, Fax: 972-3-6407781.
Home > Vol 3, No 8 (2014) >	Sevilla Sadeh
Divine Love: The Reception of Leda and the Swan Myth in Works by Jewish and Arab Israeli Artists - Contexts and Meanings
The motif of the abduction of a woman is one of the most frequent in Ancient Greek and Roman art. Abductions in mythology are generally portrayed as carried out by a god disguised as a human or an animal, such as Zeus who, in the form of a bull, golden rain or a swan, seduces a beautiful young maiden. These myths have been interpreted from different viewpoints, such as gender, social, political and philosophical. One of the most frequent myths of abduction is that of Leda and the Swan, which appears in both Greek and Roman painting and sculpture. This theme has found many echoes in contemporary Israeli art, and constitutes the case study for this discussion, which belongs to the field of Classical Reception studies. The interpretations of this myth are diverse, ranging from a socio-gender context, to post-colonialism and its relevance to the local situation; to subversives, concerning tradition versus contemporary culture; to emotionality and romantic suffering; and to love as phantasmagoria. These varied interpretations will be examined in the following analysis in light of both ancient concepts and contemporary outlooks, based on literary and philosophical sources.
Gender, feminism, black feminism, post-colonialism, phantasmagoria
Ancient Sources:
Archilochos, Sappho, Alkman – Three Lyric Poets of the Late Greek Bronze Age (1980). G. Davenport (Trans.). Berkeley: University of California Press.
Aristotle (1991). The Art of Rhetoric. H.C. Lawson-Tancred (Trans.). New York: Penguin Books.
Herodotus (1987). The History. David Grene (Trans.). Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Homer (1961). The Odyssey (1961). R. Fitzgerald (Trans.). Garden City, N.Y.: Anchor Books.
Longinus (1964). On the Sublime. D. A. Russell (Ed.). Oxford: Clarendon Press.
Ovid (1985-1999). Metamorphoses. D. E. Hill (Trans.). Warminster, Wiltshire: Aris & Phillips.
Plato (1963). Laws. In E. Hamilton and H. Cairns (Eds.), the Collected Dialogues of Plato. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press.
Plato (2011). Phaedrus. H. Yunis (Ed,). Cambridge, UK; New York: Cambridge University Press.
Plato (1982). Phaidon. In H. N. Fowler (Trans.). Plato in Twelve Volumes, V. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press.
Plato (1951). The symposium. W. Hamilton (Trans.). Harmondsworth, Middlesex: Penguin Books.
Plotinus (1969). The Enneads. S. Mackenna (Trans.). London: Faber and Faber.
Exhibition Catalogues:
Asad Azi: My Father is a Soldier, an exhibition catalogue (2009). M. Ahronson (Curator). Ramat Gan: The Museum of Israeli Art.
Assad Azi: Journey to the Chronicles, an exhibition catalogue (1999). Meir Ahronson (Curator). Ramat Gan: The Museum of Israeli Art.
Gad Apotecker, Per Cio Che e – Interpretazione della scultura, an exhibition catalogue (2003). Firenze: Museo Nazionale del Bargello.
Research Sources:
Alkhateeb Shehada, H. (2012). And Acre will remain in this consciousness forever… Anisa Ashkar and the language of the search for the subjective: A critical reading of the work of the artist Anisa Ashkar Zift and other installations. In Zift, an exhibition catalogue. Tel Aviv: N&N Aman Gallery, 126-138.
Attwood, F. (2009). Mainstreaming Sex: The Sexualization of Western Culture. New York: I. B. Tauris.
Aviv, N. (2012). Tsumud: On Anisa Ashkar and the Exhibition "Zift", held at N&N Aman Gallery in 2010. In Zift, an exhibition catalogue. Tel Aviv: N&N Aman Gallery, 140-156.
Bhabha, H. K. (1994). Of Mimicry and Man: The Ambivalence of Colonial Discourse. In The Location of Culture (pp. 125-133). London: Routledge.
Blanchard- Lemee, M., Ennaifer, M., Slim, H., Slim, L. (1995). Sols de L'Afrique Romaine: mosaiques de Tunisie. Paris.
Boardman, J. (1995). Greek sculpture: the late classical period. London: Thames and Hudson.
Bubou, O. (2012). Emotions in Greek Art. In A. Chaniotis and P. Ducrey (Eds.). Unveiling Emotions: Sources and Methods for the Study of Emotions in the Greek World. Stuttgart: F. Steiner Verlag.
Cherry, J. (1995). Mythical Beasts. San Francisco: Pomegranate Artbooks in association with The British Library.
Cohen, A. (1996). Portrayals of Abduction in Greek Art: Rape or Metaphor? In N. Boymel Kampen (Ed.), Sexuality in Ancient Art (pp. 117-135). Cambridge: University Press.
Cubbins, L. and Tanfer, K. (2000). The Influence of Gender on Sex: A Study of Men's and Women's Self-Reported High-Risk Sex Behavior. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 29 (3). 229-55.
Dekel, T. (2011). Gendered: Art and Feminist theory. Hakibbutz Hameuchad: Tel-Aviv (Hebrew).
Drutt, M. (2003). Kazimir Malevich – Suprematism. New York: Guggenheim Museum.
Durand, J. L., Frontisi-Ducroux, F., Lissarrague, F. (1989). Wine: Human and Divine. In C. Berard (Ed.), A city of Images: Iconography and Society in Ancient Greece. Princeton J.: Princeton University Press.
Flaubert, G. (1993). Madame Bovary. Paris: Booking International.
Hadot, P. (2002). What is ancient philosophy?. M. Chase (Trans.). Cambridge, Mass.: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press.
Hedreen, G. M. (2006). I Let Go My Force Just Touching Her Hair: Male Sexuality in Athenian Vase-Paintings of Silens in Iambic Poetry. Classical Antiquity, 25, 277-325.
Hooks, B. (1981). Ain't I a Woman – Black Women and Feminism. London: Pluto Press.
Hooks, B. (1984). Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center. Cambridge, MA: South End Press.
Hooks, B. (2000). Feminism is for everybody: Passionate Politics. Cambridge, MA: South End Press.
Illouz, E. (2013). Why Love Hurts – A Sociological Explanation. Jerusalem: Keter (Hebrew).
Kaempf-Dimitriadou, S. (1979). Die Liebe der Gotter in der attischen Kunst des 5. Jahrhunderts v. Chr, Bern: Francke Verlag, 5, 43-58.
Jameson, F. (1992). Postmodernism, or, the Cultural Logic of Late Capitalism. Durham: Duke University Press.
Keel, O. and Uehlinger, C. (1998). Gods, Goddesses and Images of God in Ancient Israel. Minneapolis: Fortress Press.
Kenaan, H. (2013). Joshua Borkovsky: Painting as a Meta-Optics. In Veronese Green - Joshua Borkovsky: Paintins, 1987-2012, an exhibition catalogue, December 2012 – April 2013. Jerusalem: The Israel Museum.
Keuls, E. (1993). The Reign of the Phallus - Sexual Politics in Ancient Athens. Berkeley: University of California Press.
Liebert, R. S. (1983). Michelangelo: a psychoanalytic study of his life and images. New Haven: Yale University Press.
Lissarrague, F. (1990). The Sexual Life of Satyrs. In D. M. Halperin, J. J. Winkler, and F. I. Zeitlin (Eds.), Before Sexuality: the Construction of Erotic Experience in the Ancient Greek World (pp. 53-82). Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press.
Lissarague, F. (1992). The Aesthetics of the Greek Banquet: Images of Wine and Ritual. A. Szegedy-Maszak (Trans.). Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press.
Loraux, N. (1986). The Invention of Athens – The Funeral Oration in the Classical City. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press.
McEvilley, T. (1993). The Exile's Return: Toward a Redefinition of Painting for the Post-Modern Era. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Memmi, A. (2005). The Colonizer and the Colonized. A. Lahav (Trans.). Jerusalem: Van Leer Institute (Hebrew).
Merleau-Ponty, M. (2004). L'oeil et l'esprit. E. Dorfman (Trans.). Tel Aviv: Resling.
Nickols, T. (1999). Tintoretto: tradition and Identity. London: Reaktion Books.
Sevilla Sadeh, N. (2013). Bacchanalia: Dionysian Aspects as symbols of Otherness in the Artwork of the Painter Asad Azi. Journal of Arts and Humanities, 2, 46-57, accessed August 2013, http://www.theartsjournal.org/index.php/site/article/view/171
Sourvinue - Inwood, C. (1987). A Series of Erotic Pursuits: Images and Meanings. Journal of Hellenic Studies, 107, 131- 153.
Stuart Jones, H., (1969). A catalogue of the ancient sculptures preserved in the municipal collections of Rome: the sculptures of the Museo capitolino. Roma: "L'Erma" di Bretschneider.
Stewart, A. (1995). Rape?. In E. D. Reeder (Ed.), Pandora: Women in Classical Greece (pp. 74-90). Baltimore, Md: Trustees of the Walters Art Gallery in association with Princeton University Press, Princeton, N. J.
Stewart. A. (1997). Art, Desire and the Body in Ancient Greece. Cambridge: University Press, 1997.
Sutton, R. F. (1992). Pornography and Persuasion on Attic Pottery. In Pornography and Representation in Greece and Rome. New York: Oxford University Press.
Thornton, B. S. (1997). Eros: the Myth of Ancient Greek Sexuality. Boulder, Colo.: Westview Press.
Vernant, J. P. (1991). The Birth of Images. In J. P. Vernant and F. I. Zeitlin (Eds.), Mortals and immortals: collected essays. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press.
The British Museum: http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=406238&partId=1
Musei Capitolini: http://capitolini.info/scu00302/
Pinterest website: http://www.pinterest.com/godswifeasherah/gods-wife-asherah/
Sigalit Landau: http://www.sigalitlandau.com/
David Lachapelle's website: http://www.davidlachapelle.com/series/rape-of-africa/
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18533/journal.v3i8.512


Have you been struggling to keep your finances in order?
Have you tried to keep a budget and failed time and again?
Fund, a Public Stock and a 401(k)?
ESS Clean, Inc. has a solution for you! We are offering a 9 week Financial Peace University class starting February 21 at our ESS Clean office located in Urbana. It's just 90 minutes each week. There is no cost to you (ESS will cover all of the cost as long as you attend the classes).


text:
Q: Error when trying to integrating OneSignal to Xamarin.Forms Android app The guide for integrating OneSignal with a Xamarin.Forms app seams really straight forward. But... After finishing all the setups, I got this error when trying to build my Android project:
/Library/Frameworks/Mono.framework/External/xbuild/Xamarin/Android/Xamarin.Android.Common.targets: Error: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: already added :  Lcom/google/android/gms/internal/zzlv; (MyProject.Droid)

I have already found similar issues:

*

*Android Build fail - java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: already added: Lcom/google/api/client/escape/CharEscapers;

*"Conversion to Dalvik format failed with error 1" on external JAR
But I do not know how to apply the solutions to a Xamarin.Forms Android project.

A: The already added :  Lcom/google/android/gms/internal error means you have 2 copies of the Google Play services library in your project.
The OneSignal SDK already includes the Google Play services dependencies.
https://www.nuget.org/packages/Com.OneSignal/
Check that you don't have your own copy under Components or Packages in your solution.