all on a sheet of paper. In my early teens I began to work toward a career in commercial art --ideally as an illustrator. I never knew anyone could make a living as a fine art painter so I thought a commercial career would be as close as I could get.
However, all that seemed lost when, at age 17, a paralyzing spinal cord injury instantly changed my life forever. At first all I could do (literally) was shrug my shoulders. During my months in hospital I was forced to adapt and find new ways to do virtually everything imaginable. Even though I have never regained the ability to move my fingers, I eventually recovered to the point where I could move my left arm enough to write, draw and paint once again. The ability to express myself artistically was indispensable to my recovery and every day thereafter.
Despite being in a wheelchair since 1972, I can still go anywhere I like by jumping into one of my magic windows. I might wander down a country road toward a forgotten bridge or country store. The next I may be exploring an abandoned Victorian house, a church or an imaginary castle. Art continues to be my "all access" passport to discovery.
The places I visit are sometimes real, often imaginary or a combination of both. Regardless, I hope you'll feel you've been there before!
· Walt Disney Company™ Since 1990, the Disney company has commissioned Randy to create paintings featuring their world famous landmarks and characters. Disney reproduces his paintings as limited edition prints and other collectible merchandise which they feature in various locations throughout their theme parks, resorts, and galleries. His works --when available-- also appear on the Disney.com website. His paintings have been transformed by Disney into limited edition prints and posters as well as such things as greeting cards, Bulova carriage clocks and watches, limited edition pin sets, expensive Limoges (fine china) dinnerware and other collectible items. He also the only artist commissioned to create the limited edition poster for each and every "Official Disneyana Convention." That was an annual gathering of approximately 2,000 Disney enthusiasts from around the world. Collector demand at this event was so strong that his posters typically sold-out within 48 hours or less.
· Kraft/ General Foods™ Randy created two paintings that were featured on over 3 million Maxwell House 'collectible' coffee cans. Each featured a special label and color insert offering a coffee mug with the same painting. Proceeds benefited Very Special Arts. A congressional reception was hosted in the LBJ room at the US Capitol building.
· State Farm Insurance™ Beginning in 1993 Randy was commissioned to create a series of "Good Neighbor" paintings featuring nostalgic scenes of America's heartland. One entitled "Main Street Memories" was created their annual 'agency sales' program. He provided them with approximately 10,000 framed and boxed prints (10 semi-trailer loads) which were awarded to agents who achieved performance goals set for the year. State Farm featured the image on the home page of their website. They also created various other collectible and promotional products. Notably, they engaged the Department 56™ company to create a reported 50,000 3-D lighted versions of Randy's painting which were made available to their agents --slightly above cost we were told-- as premium gifts to clients. The series reportedly sold out rapidly and a second version of "Fire Engine No. 1" was also created based on that one painting.
· MGM™ Grand Hotel & Casino (in partnership with Turner Entertainment™) Randy entered into a joint venture to create entertainment themed works based on imagery from the classic MGM movie library. His first assignment was to create a definitive view of the "Emerald City" from the "Wizard of OZ" starring Judy Garland. Randy is the only artist known to have been granted artistic license to paint the Emerald City from a side view. His painting was used to produce in a limited edition of 300 lithographs which were sold through "The Art of Entertainment Gallery" at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. His painting "formally approved" by author Roger S. Baum, the great grandson of OZ creator, Frank L. Baum.
· Capitol Records™ Randy created the cover art for a two CD set featuring a revival of the Broadway production of "SHERRY!" The musical was written in 1967 by James Lipton (host of BRAVO's "Inside the Actor's Studio") and is based of the classic 1942 screwball comedy "The Man Who Came to Dinner." Nathan Lane assumes the role of the world famous gossip columnist "Sheridan Whiteside." The overbearing, bombastic Whiteside takes a nasty spill on the icy steps of a midwestern household and proceeds to commandeer everyone and everything for the duration of his recovery. Lane also performed this role on the PBS series "Stage on Screen." Others in the cast included Carol Burnett, Mike Myers, Bernadette Peters, Tommy Tune, Phyllis Newman and Tom Wopat among others. This two recording is published by CAPITOL-EMI's Angel Records label.
· The John F. Kennedy Center's "Very Special Arts" From 1990 thru 2005 Randy served on the national board of directors of VSA Arts (formerly known as "Very Special Arts"). VSA it is an educational affiliate of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC. VSA was founded in 1974 by JFK's sister, Ambassador Jean Kennedy Smith, with the purpose to provide arts and education programming for youth and adults with disabilities around the world. During his time he helped oversee their organizations across America and in as many as 90 countries worldwide. VSA annually serves over 7 million people of all ages and abilities who, through VSA programs, participate in every aspect of the arts – from visual arts, performing arts, to the literary arts. Randy's fellow board members included a "who's who" of some of the best known people in the arts, politics and corporate America. VSA won an Emmy Award for its production entitled "From the Heart." Randy was featured in two nationally televised programs VSA documentaries produced by Kara Kennedy Allen. She filmed Randy in Washington DC, New York, at Disneyland and in his Fort Worth studio. The films were entitled "FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION I & II." The first was hosted by Academy Award winning nominee and Golden Globe winning actress Marsha Mason. The second film was hosted and narrated by Faith Daniels --former talk show host and anchor of the "CBS Moprning News."
· "Chronicles of Courage" Randy was profiled in the book "Chronicles of Courage" published by Random House. He was interviewed by his friend and patron Jean Kennedy Smith (former US Ambassador to Ireland) and renowned journalist, author, literary editor, the celebrated co-founder of The Paris Review, occasional actor, movie star and television personality George Plimpton. Together they co-authored the book. A full page excerpt from Randy's story was published nationally in PARADE Magazine (click to read the article). At the time, PARADE enjoyed a weekly readership in excess of 80 million nationwide. He was photographed in his studio by Pulitzer Prize winning photojournalist Eddie Adams.
· "An American Collection" Randy was commissioned to create a painting commemorating the 200th anniversary of Washington as the United States Capitol. This painting is still touring the world as part of an exhibition entitled "An American Collection" To date, it has been exhibited at the Royal Museum in Tokyo, the Hanoke Museum in Japan, the Royal Museum in Brussels, as well as in New York, San Francisco, Alabama, Connecticut and many other museums and venues.
· "Art in Embassies Program" Since 1992, Randy was selected to participate in the US State Department's "Art in Embassies" program. Ambassador Jean Kennedy Smith requested one of his paintings to be on exhibition in the US Embassy in Dublin, Ireland. Randy received letters of appreciation from President Clinton, Vice President Gore, Secretary of State Warren Christopher and others.
· Yamagata Fellows Institute Randy has been a 5 time juror of the prestigious international Yamagata Fellows Institute for visual arts (a collaboration with the Corcoran Museum in Washington, DC). Each year the three person jury selected candidates from around the world to come to the United States for study and artistic collaboration.
· International VSA Festival Randy was a representative of the United States delegation to the 1991International Very Special Arts Festival in Taipei, Taiwan (Republic of China). In addition to exhibiting his artwork, he was a featured speaker and trainer to several hundred delegates in attendance.
· Call to Rise Randy was a co-founding member of the "Call to Rise" exhibition at the Orlando Museum of Art in Florida. The event was sponsored by Humana Corporation and Very Special Arts and attended by VSA founder Jean Kennedy Smith (seen here with Randy). The jury included J. Carter Brown (longtime director of the National Gallery of Art), Barbara Haskell (curator at the Whitney Museum of American Art) and internationally known contemporary artist Frank Stella. Mr. Souders was selected to have a painting included in this prestigious exhibition.
· Nestle´™ "Very Best in Youth" Program Randy served the juror for the Nestle´ Corporation's "Very Best in Youth" program. This national program was established by Nestle´ to award scholarships and grants to young people and groups who had achieved excellence in arts, athletics, and community service. Randy attended the official ceremonies at the US Capitol as the guest of Nestle´. His fellow jurors included Olympic gold medalists Bruce Jenner and Bart Connor.
· Putting Creativity to Work Randy wrote the forward to a new book entitled "Putting Creativity to Work." It is a career guide for people with disabilities who seek employment in the 110+ arts related professions the book outlines. The disabled community suffers an astounding unemployment rate of over 70%. This book seeks to help remedy that awful statistic. It was produced by VSA Arts and published by the Social Security Administration. Special thanks to American Express for their support in underwriting this worthy project. Click here for to read the FREE version online.
· Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation For several years Randy lent his artwork to the Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation. His last project involved the publication of 3,050,000 (three million, fifty thousand) calendars featuring his images. These were mailed to supporters across America and around the world. Proceeds assisted researchers in their quest to find a cure for paralysis due to spinal cord injury and disease. Randy Souders suffered a spinal cord injury in 1972 and has been confined to a wheelchair ever since. The CRPF designated Randy as being one of their "Heroes for Hope" and featured ed his story on their website.
Randy has been featured in dozens of newspapers including USA Today, the Dallas Morning News, Fort Worth Star-Telegram and many other state, local, and national publications.
Randy has appeared in magazines such as American Artist, Southwest Art, Art West, Art Business News, Collector's Mart, Collector Editions, Collector's Showcase, Decor Magazine, Prints Magazine, Southern Living, Texas Monthly, Texas Homes, Disney Magazines, Parade Magazine among others.
Randy has been the subject of many television stories and news reports. In fact, two local news interviews were picked up and broadcast globally several times on CNN and CNN "Headline News." The latter ran his story every two hours for an entire day as their "Looking Up" feature. Collectors across the nation reported seeing these. One even saw it in an airport in Hong Kong. In the late 1990's Randy was an "on-air" vendor with the Home Shopping Network at their St. Petersburg, Florida broadcast center. At the time HSN was available to 90% of the homes in America.
Randy's works are to be found in the collections of the The Walt Disney Company, MGM Grand, State Farm Insurance, Maxwell House, Maytag Corporation, Norman Rockwell Museum (Philadelphia), Humana Corporation, Texaco, Texas Instruments, Southwestern Bell, Coca-Cola, Frito Lay, Harris Medical Systems, Continental Medical Systems, Dallas Rehabilitation Center, Cooks/ Fort Worth Children's Medical Center, Texas Historic Foundation, Bank One, Justin Industries, Shield Medical, Sheraton Hotels, and many more.
The White House, US Capitol, John F. Kennedy Center (Washington, DC), Texas State Capitol, Texas State Fair (3 million visitors), Orlando Museum of Art, Very Special Arts Gallery (Washington, DC), International VSA Festival- Taipei, Taiwan; University of Hawaii, University of Texas, at every "Official Disneyana Conventions" (Florida & California), -- plus over 300 gallery events, public exhibitions, and one-man shows.
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The time Mom met Hitler, Frost came to dinner, and I heard the Greatest Story ever told
He was predestined for literary greatness. If only his father hadn't used up all the words.
As the son of the Pulitzer Prize–winning poet Richard Eberhart, Dikkon Eberhart grew up surrounded by literary giants. Dinner guests included, among others, Robert Frost, Dylan Thomas, Allen Ginsberg, W. H. Auden, and T. S. Eliot, all of whom flocked to the Eberhart house to discuss, debate, and dissect the poetry of the day.
To the world, they were literary icons. To Dikkon, they were friends who read him bedtime stories, gave him advice, and, on one particularly memorable occasion, helped him with his English homework.
Anxious to escape his famous father's shadow, Dikkon struggled for decades to forge an identity of his own, first in writing and then on the stage, before inadvertently stumbling upon the answer he'd been looking for all along—in the most unlikely of places. Brimming with unforgettable stories featuring some of the most colorful characters of the Beat Generation, The Time Mom Met Hitler, Frost Came to Dinner, and I Heard the Greatest Story Ever Told is a winsome coming-of-age story about one man's search for identity and what happens when he finally finds it.
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"Dikkon Eberhart's memoir with the long, delicious title is one-of-a-kind. His recollections of the literati surrounding his famous father are worth the price of the book alone, but Dikkon has his own story to tell, and it's the best one I know: of a haunted unlikely man finally found by God. This book is not just a record of an extraordinary life, which would be enough: it's the beautiful fruit of a long wrestling with fame, language, memory and finally, God himself."
Leslie Leyland Fields is the author of ten books, including her own compelling memoir Surviving the Island of Grace: A Memoir of Alaska (2002). Her newest book, Crossing the Waters: Following Jesus through the Storms, the Fish, the Doubt, and the Seas (2016) has just been awarded Christianity Today's 2017 Book Award in Christian Living/Discipleship. It challenges its reader's understanding of the Gospel and of the Apostles. She makes the Apostles alive for her readers, since she brings together her own experience as a professional salmon netter near Kodiak, Alaska, with her experience of walking the shores of the Sea of Galilee, and engaging the ideas, the hopes, and the doubts of its contemporary net fishermen—modern Peters and Andrews and Johns. It is a book of extraordinary power and discernment—insightful and engaging, with poetical power in its words.
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"This is a fascinating, fun mix of personal memoir and literary history. The son of a US poet laureate, Eberhart grew up in the company of some of the biggest names in 20th-century American literature. His memoir tells how in searching for personal identity in the shadow of a famous father, he found his heavenly Father."
I was enchanted my Karen Swallow Prior's memoir Booked: Literature in the Soul of Me (2012). She grew in rural Maine and turning to books for a wider horizon. Her memoir's organizational principle is an age-range chapter interwoven with reflection on the book which was most powerful to her at that time. This is a clever structure, and her reflections are candid, fresh, insightful, and endearing, just as her literary selections are wide-ranging and challenging—from John Milton to John Donne, from Charles Dickens to Gustave Flaubert. And then there is Prior's recent biography Fierce Convictions: The Extraordinary Life of Hannah More—Poet, Reformer, Abolitionist (2014). Look it up. Read the blurbs. That book is just as remarkable as everyone says it is. And a remarkable woman is Karen Swallow Prior.
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"I am often reading apologetics-related texts even in my spare time, so Dikkon Eberhart's memoir of his and his wife's coming to Jesus from Judaism was a delightful diversion. His testimony is candid, personal, and even, at times, vulnerable, while he relates his remarkable story, using his extraordinarily detailed memory of his many insights and experiences—leading to his meeting with Jesus through the fellowship of a small church in Maine. I thoroughly enjoyed Eberhart's humor. He is a gifted writer. His memoir educated me, inspired me, and blessed me."
Daryl Witmer spent five years prior to 2016 organizing and then successfully conducting an enormous apologetics conference in the far north of New England, in Bangor, Maine—Maine being one of the two most unchurched states in the nation (vying for that dubious distinction with Vermont). Now, I love Maine and lived there for most of my adult life, but it does need apologetics help. Witmer was able to bring apologetics stars such as Ravi Zacharias, Lee Strobel, and others before a cheering crowd of more than 6,700, buzzed by being fed a diet of pure Christian energy from the podium. Witmer is an apologetics impresario who returns all glory to the Lord. You can purchase the CD disks of the conference WhyJesus? 2016 at www.digitalspiritmedia.com.
Goodreads reviews for The Time Mom Met Hitler, Frost Came to Dinner, and I Heard the Greatest Story Ever Told
Beyond Thule to an incredible goal—Paradise: that is the journey actually hazarded by the Irish monk St. Brendan the Navigator in the sixth century A.D. Around this recorded exploit, Dikkon Eberhart has woven a work of fiction that is much more than a sea-adventure story, although it is an exciting and often harrowing one. PARADISE is a brilliantly realized nautical, mythological, theological adventure story, set in an age when such was the coinage of the human spirit.
"Based on the medieval legend of the Irish monk, St. Brendan, Eberhart's novel builds slowly to a stunning climax…. As Eberhart tells of human endurance on stormy seas, he also explores storms of the spirit and probes the sources of mysteries, miracles, and conflicting beliefs; in the end, paradise is lost for some, regained for others. The tale-spinning here recreates the ancient world as it might have been, and movingly depicts the peregrinations of human beings as they struggle to come to terms with their gods." -- Publishers Weekly
"…fine sea action and inventive detail…" -- Kirkus Reviews
On the Verge
This lyrically sensual and compelling novel by Dikkon Eberhart portrays a young man who, while constructing a stone house for friends, copes with desire for a seemingly unattainable woman and then with the ultimate challenge of total maturity.
Set in the woods of Vermont, the story is told in an unfolding narrative by the young man, Noah, who has sought contentment in self-sufficiency, far from urban living. Loving the things of the earth, holding himself aloof from people, and allowing the seasons to rule him with their predictable cycles, he fancies himself secure and in mature control of his life.
Then, as a summer project, he agrees to take charge of building a stone house for a couple turning their backs on city life. Jill and Robert confide in Noah in embarrassing detail. They are building not only for themselves but for the child they desperately yearn to conceive.
Another couple dabbling in nature joins the group; Lauren, a coolly sophisticated, somewhat remote young woman, developing her gifts as a painter, and her husband Calvin, a scholar fascinated by the lifestyle of Noah, whom he perceives as a rustic—with a perplexing difference.
Wrenching sadness accompanies the tragedy that follows—tragedy that hurtles to its culmination in an episode of pity and horror. Yet love emerges. And as Noah's perceptions deepen, he finds himself confronting at last the meaning of manhood—the ultimate maturity, the adult landscape from which his beloved woods have shielded him in vain. The last glimpse is one of sheer tenderness—momentary, illusory perhaps, yet "serene as a fire that has reversed the very moon-pull of the sea."
Dikkon Eberhart is a major voice in the tradition of serious American novelists, with a gift for writing superbly of humanity and nature.
"This remarkably sensitive novel is not only a beautifully written evocation of nature, but a frightening look at the illegitimate refuge that nature, in our day...[becomes] for those who wish to use it as a retreat from responsibility, an excuse for not taking on human commitments that a full life requires. Mr. Eberhart…is indeed a novelist, and the people in Noah's righteousness-haunted landscape are very real and very convincing. On the Verge is a novel that needed to be written, and it is good that a writer as perceptive and incisive as Dikkon Eberhart was around to write it." --James Dickey, poet and best-selling author of the novel, Deliverance.
"A remarkable novel. Dikkon is a natural-born writer." -- Robert Penn Warren, poet and best-selling author of the novel All the King's Men. BTW, "Red" Warren is the only man to have won the Pulitzer Prize for both poetry and fiction.

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Say you're trying to conceive and your doctor tells you your uterus is the problem. You could always ask your mom to donate her uterus! Really. A team of doctors in Sweden recently completed the first two successful uterus transplants between two mothers and daughters.
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Mormon Tabernacle Choir Hallelujah
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Everyone is invited to join in this effort to sing the praises of Jesus Christ's Resurrection! It does not matter if you are LDS, Catholic, Baptist, or another denomination—you are invited to participate. You can even reach out to your church choir and help them create and upload a video, if you want. The purpose of this Easter initiative is for Christians from around the world to come together to sing praises and proclaim that Jesus Christ the Messiah lives!
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This effort is an Internet phenomenon where thousands of people record themselves singing a song, they all upload their videos to YouTube, and the uploaded voices of those singing are combined into a choir! A man named Eric Whitacre started the virtual choir trend, and he is the inspiration for this Virtual Hallelujah Chorus.
This sounds fun, but I am not trained in singing. Can I still participate?
The Lord has said, "For my soul delighteth in the song of the heart; yea, the song of the righteous is a prayer unto me, and it shall be answered with a blessing upon their heads" (D&C 25:12). He did not say that only the trained vocalist's song or the perfect tenor's song is acceptable; it is the song of your heart that pleases the Lord. And so everyone is welcome to join the Mormon Tabernacle Choir for this project. It does not matter your level of talent or training.
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Dr. Carrie Madej tells Dr. Steve Hotze: COVID vaccines make humans part synthetic, part organic
(Natural News) Internal medicine physician Dr. Carrie Madej told Dr. Steve Hotze that the gene-modifying COVID-19 vaccines contain nanoparticles and graphene oxide that essentially make humans part synthetic and part organic.
Madej made the statement during the the February 14 episode of "The Dr. Hotze Report" on Brighteon.TV.
"In essence, it's like putting your smartphone inside your body permanently so that forever there's a two-way communication going on. You become part synthetic and part organic. And this is an example of what they call a cyborg. This is the beginning of that," said Madej, who received her medical degree from Kansas City University College of Biosciences in 2001. (Related: Dr. Carrie Madej reveals to Health Ranger that Covid vaccines contain "exotic nanotech" for tracking and bio-control)
"And if you look at these world leaders, World Economic Forum, they claim that by 2030, they expect almost every human to have this technology inside of them. And they would be considered cyborgs. And at that moment, they could connect all humans like a cell phone to the Cloud which is the 5G. That's why they need a big bandwidth. That's the reason for the 5G – not for anything to be faster, it doesn't do that."
Madej, who completed her traditional internship at The Medical Center in Columbus, Georgia, said Big Pharma companies like Moderna and Pfizer are putting "hydrogel" inside the COVID injections and they call it a different name so that people don't know what they're using.
"It's called nanolipid particles. So a nanolipid particle is technically a hydrogel. And that was very created so that you wouldn't know what they're doing. But if people start looking up that keyword hydrogel and looking at biosensors — there's a company called Profuse — you'll see everything that hydrogels can do," Madej explained.
Hydrogel is the opposite of water. It actually sucks the water out of anything around it. Madej said that it can reproduce on its own or make more of itself aside from disassembling or reassembling itself.
Hydrogel in COVID vaccines can form toxins in the body
Madej also said that hydrogels can be used for a drug delivery system as a biosensor, and it can hold nanobots – little tiny microscopic robots that can have a multitude of functions. She added it can hold graphene oxide and magnetic particles and it can also be stimulated to form toxins or medicines in the body.
"I was told by genetic and nanotech engineers that this is a sign of a superconducting material. This is how they would know where the electronic components were in a substance. If you let it out for hours, you could see almost like a self-assembly going on with the synthetic parts," Madej said.
"And also sometimes there was a sticky material like a gelatinous material inside. I can say that every time I looked at them, this was not uniform, it was different. It appeared as though the ingredients changed over time."
Aside from seeing graphene oxide, Madej added she also saw organism-like structures which are very analogous to water parasites like hydra vulgaris, which she found in more than one vial from different manufacturers.
The Georgia-based doctor revealed that after doing data research on hydra vulgaris, she found that scientists were very interested in the organism because they believe it is immortal. It supposedly contains the immortality gene, which they are hoping to use and put into the human genome.
"Perhaps one or two shots isn't going to completely change you. I don't know how many shots it will take. The manufacturers don't know either. They're experimenting on us. But if you go ahead and you continue to take these shots and booster after booster, well, at some point, yes, you're not going to be totally human anymore," Madej said.
"The genetic changes that will happen and the amount of synthetic substance inside of you can be so great that [there will be] more of that than [there] is [of] a natural, organic human."
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Watch the full Feb. 14 episode of "The Dr. Hotze Report" below. Catch new episodes of the program every Monday at 5-6 p.m. on Brighteon.TV.
More stories like this can be found at Transhumanism.news.
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Bear Lake is in the extreme southeast corner of Idaho, about 5,900' up in a high mountain valley. The lake is about 8 miles wide and 20 miles long, with half the lake in Idaho and half in Utah. There is a 1.5-mile-long beach on the eastern shore and another 2-mile-long beach on the northern shore. The lake bottom has a very gradual downslope so the swimming area is huge. There are several boat ramps on the lake so boaters and waterskiers came have a really good time, too.
The major part of the State Park is along the eastern shore, with a campground offering 47 individual and 3 group sites. The fishing is excellent year-round with native cutthroat and lake trout in the summer and Bonneville cisco in the winter. The park grooms almost 300 miles of snowmobile trails in season. On the western shore of the lake are the Cache Mountains, with miles and miles of hiking, biking and motorized trails. Bordering Bear Lake State Park to the north is the Bear Lake National Wildlife Refuge with great year-round bird watching.
Photo of Bear Lake State Park courtesy of Matthew Trump, CCA ShareAlike 3.0 License.


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Big Lift (1950) is about the 1948 Berlin Airlift, as British and American forces break a Russian blockade of the divided German city. A pair of American soldiers fall in love with local women against a backdrop of increasing Cold War tensions.
Bombers B-52 (1957) has U.S. Air Force pilot Jim Herlihy (Efrem Zimbalist, Jr.) is in love with Lois Brennan (Natalie Wood), much to the disapproval of her sergeant father (Karl Malden). There is romance and action in this flight film set against the backdrop of riveting aerial footage of jet plane maneuvers.
By Dawn's Early Light (1990) is a nightmare that may become grim reality for the world in this riveting thriller. When a fanatical group opposed to friendly U.S./Soviet relations explodes a nuclear missile over a Russian city, it begins a chain reaction of accusations and actions that begin the groundwork for WWIII.
Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb (1964). A psychotic Air Force General unleashes an ingenious foolproof and irrevocable scheme sending bombers to attack Russia. The U.S. President works with the Soviet premier in a desperate effort to save the world.
Fail Safe (1964) is one of the greatest anti-war thrillers ever. When a military computer error deploys a squadron of bombers to Moscow, the American President tries to call them back. But their sophisticated fail-safe system prevents him from aborting the attack, so he must convince the Soviets not to retaliate.
Firefox (1980). An ex-flyer who is a distress victim from Vietnam experience is ordered back into military duty to head a secret mission. His assignment is to sneak into Russia and steal a Soviet warplane which is far more advanced than any other air machine being used by the NATO alliance.
A Gathering of Eagles (1963) soars as one of the greatest military films in Hollywood history, starring Rock Hudson and produced with the complete cooperation of the United States Air Force. An accurate portrayal of life within Strategic Air Command (SAC) at the height of the Cold War.
The Great Santini (1979). Bull Meechum is a great fighter pilot — so great that he dubs himself "The Great Santini." While his take-no-prisoners attitude and willingness to fight has served him well in the military, he's unable to turn it off at home.
High Flight (1957). An Commanding Officer of an RAF training school engages in a battle of wits with the son of a man whose death he caused years before.
Island in the Sky (1953). The movie, set in the post-WWII era when military and commercial aviation were still intertwined, is a tale of survival focused on the pilot and crew of a DC-3 forced to crashland somewhere in the uncharted Canadian wilderness.
Strategic Air Command (1955). Strategic Air Command is a 1955 Technicolor American film starring James Stewart and June Allyson, and directed by Anthony Mann. This Paramount Pictures release was the first of four films that depicted the role of the Strategic Air Command in the Cold War era.


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This Day in History: April 17th
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Today in History: April 17, 1865
Execution of the conspirators in Lincoln's assassination, including Mary Surratt
Mary Surratt, who was convicted of treason, conspiracy and plotting the murder of President Abraham Lincoln, was the first woman in United States history to be sentenced to death and executed. But to this day, there are questions about how much Mary knew about the plan to kill Lincoln. There is even the possibility that Mary may have been completely innocent. The opinions of historians are still divided.
Until the Civil War, Mary lived with her husband John and their three children, John Jr., Anna, and Issac in Baltimore, MD. By 1861, Isaac had enlisted in the Confederate Army and John was acting as a Confederate spy. When her husband died in 1964, Mary and Anna moved from Baltimore to the District of Columbia, where they lived and rented out rooms in a boardinghouse left to them by John Surratt. Mary also inherited a tavern called Surrattsville that she leased to a man named John Minchin Lloyd. This helped her to keep the family afloat financially.
While spying for the Confederacy, John Surratt Jr. made the acquaintance of John Wilkes Booth. Booth and several other co-conspirators were regular fixtures at the boardinghouse, though it's impossible to say whether Mary was aware of what transpired at their meetings.
Meanwhile at the Surrattville tavern, several of the conspirators hid two Spencer carbines in an unfinished loft. On April 11, Mary Surratt accompanied by one of her boarders, Louis J. Weichmann, took a ride over to Surrattville and met John Lloyd, who was leasing the tavern, along the way. Lloyd recalled that Mrs. Surratt told him that the "shooting irons" would be required shortly. (She was supposedly referring to the rifles tucked away in the tavern's loft.)
On April 14, the day President Lincoln was assassinated, Mary once again made her way to Surrattville in the company of Mr. Weichmann. According to Lloyd, this time she was delivering Booth's field glasses and issued the tavern keeper some last minute instructions. Lloyd testified that Mary:
…told me to have those shooting-irons ready that night, there would be some parties who would call for them.
Just hours after Lincoln's murder, detectives swarmed the Surratt boarding house and questioned everyone present. On April 17, 1865, federal soldiers returned and found a picture of John Wilkes Booth and several Confederate leaders, a pistol, percussion caps and a mold for bullet making. To make matters worse for Surratt, as she was being arrested Lewis Powell showed up – who was wanted for attempting to assassinate Secretary of State William Seward.
Mary Surratt claimed that she was completely innocent of any crime. She claimed that she knew nothing of John Wilkes Booth's plot, and was visiting Surrattsville to collect debts on totally unrelated matters. Nevertheless, she was convicted mainly on the testimony of Weichmann and Lloyd, and was sentenced to death, but the jury recommended mercy (a life sentence as opposed to execution,) considering her age and sex.
President Johnson insisted he never saw the plea for mercy, but Judge Advocate Joseph Holt told a different story. Holt said he was in President Jackson's presence when he read it, and remembered Johnson's comment that Mary Surratt "kept the nest that hatched the egg."
Wearing a black dress and veil, Mary Surratt was executed by hanging on July 7, 1865. Her last words were supposedly "Don't let me fall." Her daughter Anna made a successful plea for her mother's remains fours years after her death, and today Mary Surratt rests in Mount Olivet Cemetery in Washington, D.C.
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Nigerian Troops foil attack, neutralize bandit-terrorists in Giwa, Kaduna
Home Government CMD Trains 40,000 Public Officers, Promotes 400 staff
CMD Trains 40,000 Public Officers, Promotes 400 staff
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Dr. Kabir Usman, DG CMD
The Centre for Management Development(CMD) has trained over forty thousand staff sent to it by the Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation, in line with its mandate as a veritable manpower development agency of government.
Also, it has announced that 400 staff of the agency have been promoted as a way of motivating them within the eight years of the current management led by the outgoing Director General, Dr. Kabir K. Usman.
Director General of the CMD, Dr. Kabir Kabo Usman dropped the hint in his valedictory remarks and interactive session with newsmen and staff held in Abuja.
The outgoing chief Executive who has worked with three Presidents, three Vice- Presidents, Five Ministers, six Permanent Secretaries and over 20 Directors and some in acting capacity noted that over five hundred (500) management training firms and over three thousand (3000) management consultants have been accredited in line with its accreditation programmes.
He said as part of efforts to get Management Training Firms and Management Consultants into its accreditation net, the Centre for Management Development(CMD) has begun electronic accreditation(e-accreditation) as the clampdown on illegal management training institutions and management Consultants gathers momentum.
"All management consultants operating in Nigeria must be accredited and if they are not accredited by CMD, then they are operating illegally", he said.
Reeling part of his achievement within the eight years, Dr. Usman also noted that he bought a befitting office in Abuja at N250 million which currently worth N1.3 billion, adding that the agency regained the corporate headquarters land at the Central Business District(CBD) worth N1.5 billion and has set up the Public Private Partnership(PPP) process to build it.
He said that the agency has conducted skill audit and analysis for all staff, apart from tackling the lingering issue of CMD and National Centre for Economic Management and Administration(NCEMA) after the merger of the two agencies.
He said the CMD works together with the International Standard of Americas and the ones in Europe to make sure that we are delivering training in the standard that is required.
"We have also done quite a lot in terms of accreditation and issues about quality assurance, issues about impact assessment and I really want to emphasize that this is a very important activity to us because some management consultants moving around with briefcase are not doing what they are supposed to do in terms of providing quality training. Some are compromised, but we have ensured that this is not the case. We gave the Carrot and not the Stick to support training agencies with benchmarks, with guidelines, with rules and regulations so that they can operate in a very ethical manner", he said.
He also noted that management training firms and consultants will no longer have any training programmes approved by the federal government unless such organizations or consultants are duly accredited by the CMD.
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Well ... India is getting back in its IT field in a good way. There are lot of IT companies who are going to increase intake of engineers in the forth coming years...
The recruitment front is once again buzzing in Indian IT. After months of budget cutting and so-called rightsizing, hiring seems to be back with vengeance at IT companies. Almost all IT companies have revised their hiring targets.
As the companies announce their first quarterly results, we take stock of their hiring in the fiscal year 2009-10. IT industry body Nasscom has released its annual list of Top 20 IT-BPO Employers in India during the year.
Here's over to the biggest Indian IT/BPO employers during fiscal 2009-10.
TCS:
Little surprising that topping the list of biggest IT employers in India is the country's numero uno IT services company Tata Consultancy Services (TCS).
Backed by a robust financial performance in the first quarter (April-May-June), TCS has raised its hiring target. The company now plans to hire 40,000 this year, higher than the around 30,000 it had projected earlier this year.
The company in the Q1 added a net 3,271 employees, raising its total strength to 163,700.
INFOSYS Technologies:
Next on the list is the country's second biggest software exporter Infosys Technologies. At the end of June 2010, the company and its subsidiaries had 114,822 employees as against 103,905 a year ago and 113,796 at the end of fourth quarter (Jan-March).
During the first quarter 7,833 employees quit Infosys for various reasons, including involuntary attrition. The gross addition during the first quarter was 8,859 people, while the net addition was 1,026 only. The attrition rate in Infosys shot up to a whopping 16 per cent during the quarter (April-June).
Wipro:
At no. 3 is the India's third-largest software services exporter Wipro Technologies. During the June quarter, the company added 4,854 employees taking the total headcount to 1.12 lakhs.
The company also announced that it plans to add as many as 20,000 employees in the next three years. In the month of Feb, the company gave a pay hike in the 8%-12% range with some even getting a 15% increase.
However, like its peers, Wipro too suffered high attrition rate during the quarter. The attrition rate at Wipro jumped to 15.8 per cent during the first quarter (April-June) of this fiscal (2010-11) from 9.8 per cent in like period year ago (2009-10) and 12.1 per cent quarter ago.
CTS:
Nasdaq-listed Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation, a leading provider of information technology, consulting, and BPO services, ranks at no. 4 on the list of India's biggest IT employers. With over 50 global delivery centers, the company has approximately 80,300 employees as on May 4, 2010.
At the recent annual Nasscom HR Summit 2010, R Chandrasekaran, President and Managing Director, Cognizant, said that during 2009, nearly $1.4 million was spent on training activities. The average training period for an existing employee was two weeks.
HCL:
Next on the list of biggest IT employers is India's fifth largest software services exporter HCL Technologies Ltd.
The Noida-based company, which follows a July-June financial year, said that it added 6,428 employees in the June quarter taking its total headcount to 64,557.
Genpact:
Sixth biggest IT employer on Nasscom's list is Genpact. As of June 30, 2010, total headcount at Genpact stood at approximately 42,500 employees worldwide, an increase from 37,400 as of June 30, 2009.
The attrition rate for the six months ended June 30, 2010, was 26%, up from 22% for the same period in 2009.
Mphasis - An HP Company:
MphasiS Ltd is at the seventh spot on the country's biggest IT employers' list. For the quarter ended 30 April, 2010, the company added net headcount of 1,429 during. The total headcount stood at 37,119 as of 30 April, 2010.
In December 2009, MphasiS gave a recompense bonus of 10% to all its employees. The company replaced its annual salary increment for its staff with a one-time bonus in order to ensure more variability in its employee wage bill.
Intelenet Global Services:
Eight biggest IT employer in the country according to the list is Mumbai-based Intelenet Global Services Ltd, a third-party BPO company. One of the largest BPO employers in India, the company has approximately 32,000 employees as of June 2010.
The company recently figured in 'The Economic Times - Great Place to Work Survey 2010' at the 20th spot. The survey revealed that the company has made efforts to ensure that along with adequate facilities, work-life balance is also maintained via fun at work concept.
From having a two-week Employee Appreciation Programme where the employees' families are invited to take part in the activities to having facilities like a gym, diet and nutrition sessions and counsellor onsite, the company places employee happiness on its high list.
Tech Mahindra:
The 9th biggest IT employer in India is Tech Mahindra. Tech Mahindra is a joint venture between Indian auto major Mahindra & Mahindra and the BT group.
During the first quarter (April-June) of the current fiscal, the company hired 1,743 employees taking its total headcount to 35,267. The company plans to offer salary hikes in the current quarter. However, it said that hikes will hurt its margins.
Aegis:
At No. 10 is Essar Group's back office Aegis BPO. With presence in over 42 global locations, the company boasts of strong employee strength of over 39,000. The company is headquartered in Mumbai.
Capgemini Consulting India PVT Limited:
Next on the Nasscom's list is Capgemini Consulting India Pvt Ltd. In India, Capgemini has over 20,000 employees working across seven locations in Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Kolkata, Pune and Delhi. It has over 90,000 people in North America, Europe, and the Asia Pacific region.
WNS Global Services:
At No. 12 is the Nasdaq-listed second biggest BPO firm in India, WNS Global Services.
For the first quarter, the company reported revenues of $150.0 million, up 12.7% from the corresponding quarter last year and down 4.8% sequentially. The company's global headcount stood at 21,406 as of June 30, 2010.
Firstsource Solutions:
The 13th largest IT employer in India is Firstsource Solutions Ltd, country's leading pure-play BPO company.
As of June 30, 2010, the company had an employee strength of 24,697. For the first quarter, the annualised attrition for offshore (India/ Philippines) was 55.4% compared to 43.5% in Q4 FY2010.
The company has reported a consolidated net profit at Rs 32.1 crore as against Rs 35.6 crore (QoQ). Consolidated net sales declined to Rs 475.9 crore
CSC India PVT Limited:
NYSE-listed Computer Sciences Corp is the 14th largest IT employer in India. India is CSC's largest world sourcing location outside the US.
The company reportedly has more than 16,000 employees in India. The US technology services provider has about 92,000 employees globally. For the fourth quarter ended April 2, the company's net profit declined 32% to $259 million, or $1.66 a share, while revenue rose modestly to $4.24 billion.
3i Infotech:
At No. 15 on the Nasscom's employers list is IT major 3i Infotech. The company has two main lines of businesses -- IT solutions (services and products) and transactions services.
The company clocked a 6.8% growth in its Q1 FY11 revenue at Rs 643.37 crore. Currently the company has more than 15,000 employees on its rolls.
Hinduja Global Solutions:
BPO services provider Hinduja Global Solutions is the 16th largest IT employer in India.
For the quarter and year ended March 31, 2010, the company's headcount was 15,615 as against 13,913 associates at the start of the quarter and 13,787 as of March 31, 2009. During the fourth quarter, the company started operating through its new centres in Manila in the Philippines and Nagercoil in India. As on March 31, 2010 the company had Rs 6,481.2 million cash & cash equivalents.
L&T Infotech:
At No. 17 is the wholly-owned IT subsidiary of Larsen & Toubro, Larsen & Toubro Infotech.
The company offers software solutions and services to companies in banking & financial services, insurance, energy & petrochemicals, manufacturing and telecom sectors.
The company reportedly has employee strength of over 11,500.
Patni Computer System:
Mumbai-based Patni Computer Systems is the 18th largest IT employer in India. Patni derives major revenues from the US, followed by Europe, West Asia & Africa and Asia-Pacific.
Patni Computer Systems which has posted a 7.9% rise in net profit added 934 employees in the second quarter, taking its staff count to 14,893 at the end of June.
The company's attrition rate, excluding business process outsourcing workers, surged to 21.5% in the second quarter from 17.7% in January-March and 13.2% a year earlier.
Exl Service.com India PVT Limited:
Exl Service, leading provider of outsourcing and transformation services, is 19th biggest IT employer in India. As on March 31, 2010 the company's India employee strength was over 11,500.
For the year 2010, the company has given a revenue guidance of between $225 million to $230 million.
Aditya Birla Minacs:
The BPO venture of Aditya Birla group, Aditya Birla Minacs, is at the 20th spot on the biggest employers list.
Last year the company announced its plans to add 3,000 employees in the coming six months. Currently, its employee strength stands at approximately 13,000 based out of various locations in North America, Europe and Asia.
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ELKHART (March 12, 2019) – The revitalization of the Elkhart River District will continue in 2019 with additional streetscape work along Jackson Boulevard.
The extension of the Jackson Boulevard streetscape will mirror the work already completed to the west, including a new divided boulevard, on-street parallel parking, ADA compliant sidewalks, landscaping, street lights, as well as new and buried utilities.
To accommodate these improvements, Jackson Boulevard, from Elkhart Avenue to Johnson Street is scheduled to be closed beginning Monday, March 18. This section is anticipated to reopen July 1. Motorists will be detoured around the closure via Johnson Street, Elkhart Avenue, and Junior Achievement Drive. Businesses in the area will remain open, and additional detour signs will be posted to help patrons access these establishments.
Mayor Tim Neese's intent of the River District Revitalization Project is to develop a vibrant urban space that complements existing Main Street assets and creates a destination where people want to live. The plan calls for the development of 1000+ housing units in the River District and surrounding area to meet current market demand. These additional units are supported by a housing market study completed by the renowned Zimmerman Volk and Associates. The streetscape project will enhance new, exciting investments and private development taking place in the area, including the Elkhart Health and Aquatics Center, Stonewater at the Riverwalk, and the mixed-use neighborhood center being developed by Great Lakes Capital, including a new Martin's Supermarket as their primary retail tenant.
The transformation of the Elkhart River District will continue later this year with streetscape projects along Junior Achievement Drive and Lexington Avenue.
For more information, visit www.elkhartriverdistrict.com.
ELKHART (February 21, 2019) – The third and final anchor project spurring Elkhart's River District revitalization has taken a major step forward.
The Elkhart City Council has approved Mayor Tim Neese's request for an economic development loan to support the $34 million mixed-used neighborhood center, which will transform the existing Easy Shopping Center South. Developer Great Lakes Capital has proposed to repurpose the site with a new Martin's Supermarket complemented by 154 residential units that will connect Jackson Boulevard to the Elkhart River.
To facilitate the revitalization of this site, councilmembers approved two separate loans, totaling just over $8 million. This includes public financing of approximately $4.6 million, which will be repaid at a three percent interest rate using solely the property tax revenues generated by the new development. The City will also act as a local investor, contributing an approximately $3.8 million direct loan, which will be repaid by the developer at a four percent interest rate.
Construction is anticipated to occur in two to three phases and take approximately 18 months to complete. The first phase, beginning this spring, will allow Martin's Super Market to relocate closer to Jackson Boulevard in a new building with a modern store format, similar to its other successful stores.
The 154 residential units will be completed in two phases, following the completion of the super market. These units will join the Flaherty & Collins development as one of only two large scale market rate apartment investments in the City's downtown in nearly three decades.
The complex will offer a variety of units from one bedroom studios to two bedroom apartments. Units will range from 700 to 1,500 square feet. Rental rates will range from $900 to $2,000 per month, with the average unit being 830 square feet renting for $1,080 per month.
Mayor Tim Neese's vision of the River District Revitalization Project is to develop a vibrant urban space that complements existing Main Street assets and creates a destination where people want to live. The plan calls for the development of 1000+ housing units in the River District and surrounding downtown area to meet current market potential. These additional units are supported by a housing market study completed by the renowned Zimmerman Volk and Associates.
Note to the press: Attached and below is an up-to-date rendering of the proposed town green, framed by the new mixed-used neighborhood center.
ELKHART (December 7, 2018) – Mayor Tim Neese announced today that all streets are now open to vehicle traffic in Elkhart's River District. This includes arterial streets such as Jackson Boulevard and Elkhart Avenue, as well as secondary streets.
With road construction complete for 2018, crews are now focused on the installation of additional lighting along Jackson Boulevard. Crews will also be working on sidewalks, brick pavers, and adding other landscaping elements to the trees that were planted earlier this year. Other winter work will include utility connections to the Elkhart Health and Aquatics center and installation of underground facilities for Indiana Michigan Power and Frontier Communications.
As Street Department crews and residents adjust to the reconfiguration of Jackson Boulevard, on-street parking is currently limited to the hours of 6:00 a.m. to midnight.
The transformation of the Elkhart River District will continue in 2019. Residents should anticipate reconstruction of the remaining section of Jackson Boulevard, from Junior Achievement Drive to Prairie/Johnson Street starting in March. Streetscape projects along Junior Achievement Drive and Lexington Avenue will also be completed in 2019.
Mayor Tim Neese's vision of the River District Revitalization Project is to develop a vibrant urban space that complements existing Main Street assets and creates a destination where people want to live. The plan calls for the development of 1000+ housing units in downtown Elkhart and the surrounding area to meet current market demand. These additional units are supported by a housing market study completed by the renowned Zimmerman Volk and Associates. The streetscape project will enhance new, exciting investments and private development already taking place in the area, including the Elkhart Health and Aquatics center and Stonewater at the Riverwalk.
>>Read full Elkhart Truth article.
Join Carl and Emilie Tiedemann, the LEX 530 team and the Elkhart Chamber on November 12th at Noon for the LEX 530 Metropolitan Event Center official ribbon cutting at 530 E. Lexington Avenue in downtown Elkhart. The bright, eclectic center has an urban vibe with eight large windows and 18-foot barreled ceilings. Located on the east side of the Elkhart River, the space will take advantage of the natural beauty of the newly revitalized River District.
The beautifully designed space will accommodate everything from intimate gatherings in a special private dining area to large soirées in the event center's main room. Corporate events, weddings, not-for-profit galas or private family parties are all perfectly suited for LEX 530. Reservations are now being accepted.
For more information, visit www.lex530.com or call 574-296-1335 for a personal tour. For social media, visit @theLex530 on Twitter and Instagram in addition to Facebook atwww.facebook.com/theLex530.
The LEX 530 Metropolitan Event Center is a modern, metropolitan event center on the east bank of the Elkhart River in the newly revitalized River District. The modern, urban event space can accommodate events from intimate dinners for 30 to special events for up to 250 guests. LEX 530 is owned by Elkhart natives Carl and Emilie Tiedemann. Carl Tiedemann is the founder of The Tiedemann Group of companies which has an array of real estate, construction and wine distribution companies including Tiedemann Wines and Glenwood Cellars Wines. For more information, please visit www.lex530.com.
ELKHART - Elkhart Mayor Tim Neese announced today that the City's River District Implementation Plan has received a Merit Award for Planning by the International Downtown Association (IDA). The award recognizes planning efforts that have established a strategic position for downtown, and that include elements of the plan that have already been approved, ratified, and implemented.
Elkhart was one of only six communities in the U.S. to receive this award, joining the ranks of much larger cities including Cedar Rapids, Dallas, and Des Moines. Dave Weaver, RDIT Chair, attended the IDA award presentation in San Antonio, Texas.
The IDA is a world leader and champion for vital and livable urban centers. Their annual Downtown Achievement Awards recognize outstanding improvements to downtown by the work of dedicated individuals around the globe.
To learn more about the 2018 Downtown Achievement Award and view Elkhart's winning submission, visit www.ida-downtown.org/eweb/. To learn more about the River District project, visit www.elkhartriverdistrict.com.


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Bristol's underground scene is much like any other underground scene. A lot of artists and musicians collaborated to spread their message, which was basically anti-establishment like every other anarcho-punk group. I don't think that anyone is exactly sure of what Banksy's stance is on politics or ethics, but a lot can be deduced by his artwork. Most of his artwork is satirical and focuses on politics, ethics, culture, and current events dealing with the like.
Banksy's artwork has appeared around the world and more recently, within the last 5 or 6 years, he has been doing exhibitions. His work has actually been auctioned off by the owners of buildings for a decent profit, leaving the removal of the piece in the hands of the buyer. He once did a show where he painted on animals in a warehouse. It was monitored of course, and approved since the paints were non-toxic, but animal rights activists still chained themselves to the handrails at the entrance of the building. Now, he's doing a show back in his hometown of Bristol that will definitely provoke some thought. He's taking over the Bristol Museum and redoing the entire interior.
You can check out the site for the exhibition here.


On Friday, February 3, the Carle Place Student Organization and Key Club hosted the 10th annual Battle of the Classes: Battling for a Cause. The donations raised from this year's battle will be donated to the Colette Coyne Melanoma Awareness Campaign (CCMAC). The campaign was founded by Colette Coyne in memory of her daughter, also named Colette, in order to increase public awareness regarding the dangers and causes of skin cancer in the early education of youth, families and the community. The life of Colette as well as Lynn DeVivo-Bao, sister of Carle Place MS/HS Athletic Director Chris Ceruti, and Leanne Kozak, a Carle Place graduate of the class of 2006, were honored through the event.
Congratulations to our top fundraiser, junior Gabriella Murray and to the class of 2017 for winning the 2017 Battle of the Classes; Battling for a Cause.
New York State Senator Elaine Phillips (left center), Colette Coyne, Co-Founder of CCMAC (right center), Assemblyman Ed Ra (sixth right), and Evlyn Tsimis (fourth left) of Altice Connects and Amanda Pugliese of News 12 Varsity (fourth right) and the outstanding students from Carle Place High School receiving a check for $1000.00 dollars donated by Altice Connect to support the CPHS Students Battle for a Cause.


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Balance and Risk
One Life – Live It!
Weigh Up the Risks
Retaining the Balance
Posted by Balance & Risk on February 17, 2022
I would like to take this opportunity to formally thank and acknowledge all those who participated within my professional doctorate. Their contribution helped me to remain focused and retain momentum during turbulent times. My doctoral journey like most other journeys in the past 24 months has been delayed due to Covid-19. However, I am extremely glad to have reached this significant milestone and received so much positive feedback from my findings.
The findings make a theoretical contribution by extending existing literature within the field of Psychological Contract Breach (PCB) and enlarging PCB into Repetitive PCB as a newly identified nascent domain highlighting a known underdeveloped area (time-related processes involved in psychological contract change).
There are several people without whom this thesis would not have been possible. I would like to acknowledge and to thank my expert supervisory team which consisted of Dr David McGuire, Dr Afroditi Dalakoura and Dr Sharon Jackson, a joint venture between the School of Business and Society and the School of Health and Life Sciences at Glasgow Caledonian University. Thank you for your absolute professionalism, your guidance, support and useful critique of my research subject. My thanks also go to Dr Keith Halcro, Dr Grace Poulter and Dr Brendon Geary who provided guidance and academic skills to deliver against the requirements of a doctoral thesis. I am also indebted to Dr Gerry O'Neill who provided me with my entrance reference onto the university's Professional Doctorate programme. He is a splendid example of a wonderful human being whose entrepreneurial talents have inspired so many.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) retail bank participants who gave up their time to be interviewed for this study. This study would not have been possible without their personal reflections on a turbulent and challenging time. They offered a unique and fresh insight in support of a perspective which until now has been absent from the body of academic knowledge. I would like to extend a heart-felt thank you to the Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) Media Department and in particular to Les Johnstone who facilitated to an excellent and professional standard the recordings of my interviews with the RBS participants.
My gratitude goes to my colleagues in the Cohort 10 WhatsApp "Peer Support" group whose messages late into the night encouraged us all when submission dates were looming. My thanks go especially to Lesley Martin and Pat Culhane who joined me in collectively establishing the GCU Professional Doctorate Society to offer peer support to students considering or undertaking a professional doctorate programme. The energy we created was truly inspiring, the outcome of which helped me to establish my own website (balanceandrisk.com) including regular blogs and podcasts. In October 2020, Pat Culhane launched the global platform for the Professional Doctorate Symposium and invited me to become the first guest speaker (Professional Doctorate Society – Inaugural Symposium – YouTube).
Undertaking this significant body of study required time out during the thesis process and my escape route was climbing the Scottish mountains, a much needed physical and psychological retreat. Thanks to Steven Fallon (www.stevenfallon.co.uk), Alan Rowan (munromoonwalker.com) and Brian O'Neil for sharing some of the best days and nights on the hills. A special mention goes to Brother Jim Vagan (a barefoot hiker) who continues to inspire me on every hike. Thanks to the Junior Mountaineering Club of Scotland (JMCS) Glasgow section (www.glasgowjmcs.org.uk), particularly Justine Carter who first suggested "I gave hillwalking a go" in 2010. Hiking up mountains taught me how to turn a single step into successful summits, shaping my physical and psychological resilience into the skills needed to produce this thesis and overcome the challenges presented along the way.
My family and friends have played the most significant role in the development of my ability to hold my nerve during these challenging times. As one of eight children, there simply is not enough space on this page to thank all my brothers and sisters individually. However, there is strength in numbers and collectively we are capable of moving mountains, and often do. My heart-felt gratitude is extended to my mother-in-law, Harriett, who continues to be a role model not only for me but for my three children. The meaning of the name Eileen/Helen translates to light, the bright one. In life we find light in so many people, especially in our darkest moments. I wish to give special thanks to my three lights; these lights shone at different times in my life and for their love and guidance I will be forever grateful to Eileen McCormick Brooks (mum) and in loving memory of Eileen Margaret Brooks (auntie) and Helen Clark Adamson (neighbour and friend).
This professional doctorate would not have been possible without my own family. I am forever grateful to my three children, Toni, Connor and Sophie who have all been blessed with phenomenal tolerance. My children have grown up over the duration of my professional doctorate; their support is written into every line. The love, laugher and joy they bring to my life daily remind me of who I am at my core; it is an absolute privilege to be their mother. Finally, to my husband Brian, who has carried our family on his broad shoulders and walked at my side for over 30 years. His endless patience, strength and belief in me gave me the ability to progress along this path toward becoming
Dr Eileen O'Neil.
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Hayao Miyazaki in Conversation with Roland Kelts .
강연자/제작자 Hayao Miyazaki
A conversation with legendary Japanese animator and filmmaker, Hayao Miyazaki, who was honored earlier that day with the Berkeley Japan Prize (2009-2010).
The Berkeley Japan Prize is a lifetime achievement award from the Center for Japanese Studies to an individual who has made significant contributions in furthering the understanding of Japan on the global stage.
This event was a part of the UC Berkeley Center for Japanese Studies' 50th Anniversary program of events.
Hayao Miyazaki animator Berkeley Japan Prize


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Handsworth, Birmingham
near Handsworth, Birmingham
Choose from 5 venues offering Curly Blow Dry near Handsworth, Birmingham
Salon 53 Birmingham
Queslett, West Midlands County
Ladies' Wash & Curly Blow Dry 55 mins
Salon 53 is a unisex hair and beauty salon situated in Birmingham offering a range of services for all your needs.
O.P.I Gel Polish
Acrylic Tip & Dip
Bridal/Prom Hair
Occasion Hair by Michelle at L'amour
Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands County
Shampoo & Bouncy Blow Dry 45 mins
L'amoure Hair by Michelle is a hair salon based in Sutton Coldfield.
Michelle has 16 years experience in the industry having worked for Steiner in the United State and a number of leading hair salon in the West Midlands.
Michelle was originally trained by leading international Steiner organisation and subsequently worked as a senior stylist on Cunard Cruise Liner for five years later joining the Regis organisation in the same capacity at the prestigious Tuchwood Hall Mall in Solihul and, most recently, Michelle has been a Stylist at Kimono - Sutton Coldfield's premier salon.
Michelle was also featured on the BBC1 TV prime- time programme which focused on high profile Weddings and Michelle was responsible for bride and bridesmaids hair.
Kate Hairdressing
Bearwood, Birmingham
Ladies' Big Curly Blow Dry1 hr
With so many hairdressers in Birmingham, Mirror Mirror Hair Design wanted to create a relaxing atmosphere where clients can feel at home as soon as they enter. The salon is based on the Hagley Road West, Quinton, with space being a key factor throughout the salon. The salon is on trend with a vintage glamour touch.
Mirror Mirror Hair Design opened its doors in January 2014. Located on the busy Hagley Road West, just a short drive from the busy city centre. Parking is located outside of the salon and a few spaces around the back of the salon, access through a drive-way off White Road.
Caroline's Nails & Beauty Salon
Ladies - Curly Blow Dry1 hr - 1 hr 15 mins
Caroline's is a salon located in Old Oscott, North Birmingham, specialising in nail's and a wide range of beauty treatments all for incredibly competitive prices. At Caroline's, they strive to give you the best treatment possible. They want to enhance your natural beauty and make you feel great inside and out.
Glamour, precision and relaxation are what characterise Caroline's Nails & Beauty. Established by Caroline has been a qualified nail technician and beauty therapist for over 12 years, the salon has gained a strong reputation in the surrounding areas as one of the industry's leading lights. In addition to manicures, waxing and facials, the salon is also home to a selection of weight management options that include an infrared sauna and a Faradic machine. Caroline's friendly approach and professional attitude, combined with her competitive prices, allow her to guarantee a personalised and glamorous experience.
The Nail Bar & Glamour Room
Stechford, Birmingham
Curly Blow Dry 40 mins
The Nail Bar and Glamour Room is a beauty salon located in Alum Rock near Stretchford. This luxurious yet cozy venue offers a range of services including nails, hair braids, waxing, massage, tanning and a variety of facial treatments.
Expect boutique pampering with a welcoming and professional delivery. They specialise in Polish, Acrylic and Gel nails using some of the finest products on the market including OPI and Shellac.
If you want to feel like a princess, switch off from the world outside and enjoy friendly chatter whilst being pampered, then pop down to The Nail Bar and Glamour Room.
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Facebook to Pause Building Instagram for Kids
The move comes after reports of the negative impact the platform has on teens
| By Hannah Claire Brimelow
Instagram's parent company, Facebook, announced it will pause work on a version of the app designed for children.
The platform — intended for users ages 10 to 12 — will be put on ice following criticism from both users and lawmakers. The app would have been advertisement-free and allowed parents to monitor their children's activity.
In April, forty-four attorneys general asked Facebook's CEO Mark Zuckerberg to end the project, citing concerns about mental health, cyberbullying, and online predators.
According to Newsweek, "dozens of public health advocates and child safety groups wrote in a letter to Facebook that members feared an app would put young people at 'great risk' and exploit kids' desire for peer approval."
Facebook said in a statement that while it "believe[s] building 'Instagram Kids' is the right thing to do" they will continue the "project at a later date," shifting their focus to "teen safety and expanding parental supervision features for teens."
On September 14, The Wall Street Journal published a detailed report that showed that an internal study showed Facebook repeatedly found its photo-sharing platform was harmful to teenagers. Studies conducted over the past three years by the company documented the harmful effects of Instagram use among teens — especially teen girls, The Post noted.
Teens attributed increased rates of anxiety and depression to Instagram use, according to internal reports.
"Research presented in 2019 reportedly found that Instagram makes body image issues worse for one in three teen girls," per CNET.
Facebook counterargued that the internal data was misunderstood and that "teens report having both positive and negative experiences with social media."
Pratiti Raychoudhury, vice president and head of research at Facebook, wrote in a blog post, "It is simply not accurate that this research demonstrates Instagram is 'toxic' for teen girls … The research actually demonstrated that many teens we heard from feel that using Instagram helps them when they are struggling with the kinds of hard moments and issues teenagers have always faced."
"Critics of 'Instagram Kids' will see this as an acknowledgment that the project is a bad idea," Instagram head Adam Mosseri wrote in a blog post. "That's not the case. The reality is that kids are already online, and we believe that developing age-appropriate experiences designed specifically for them is far better for parents than where we are today."
Rep. Lori Trahan (D-Massachusetts) and Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D- Connecticut) said Monday that the projects' pause was "insufficient." They asked for the social media platform to abandon the project entirely.
"We are pleased that Facebook has heeded our calls to stop plowing ahead with its plans to launch a version of Instagram for children," the politicians said in a statement. "Facebook has completely forfeited the benefit of the doubt when it comes to protecting young people online and it must completely abandon this project."
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09.27.21 | Robert T. Wood


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Groundhog Day | Our Experts Predict!
Posted in Broadcast, Markets, Defense, Mobility, Maritime, Defense and Government
If we're certain of anything, it's that an early spring might cheer us all up! Today, in the grand Groundhog Day tradition, all eyes will be on the town of Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania to see what Phil's shadow will reveal. Are we looking at a repeat of 2020 or a brighter 2021?
We thought that, to coincide with SSPI Luxembourg and SSPI UK's Groundhog Day 2021: What will the Future Bring webinar, happening today at 12pm GMT we'd also bring out our very own 'Phils', Andrew Faiola, Head of Mobility, Koen Willems, Head of International Government Satcom and Hans Massart, Head of Media and Broadcast to get their perspective on what we can expect for 2021.
Andrew Faiola on Maritime
2020 was a mixed bag for Maritime, but the headline buzz around "no sail" rules, travel corridors, and the crew crisis only told part of the story. It became certain that the pandemic would not be over before a vaccine was available, so that helped to set a certain (low) level of expectation. 2021 is already looking more optimistic with vaccine rollouts beginning, better treatment regimes, and improving economies. However, I believe this masks what might be even greater uncertainty and turbulence during the course of the year.
Large variations in vaccine progress between countries, layers of intersecting, uncoordinated, and bureaucratic travel restrictions, testing requirements, and quarantine rules mean that while there is light at the end of the tunnel, I expect a number of bumps along the way. The hard-hit Passenger segment will slowly return to life, but we continue to see announcements from different cruise lines extending delays to their return to sailing, and it is likely to remain a shadow of its former self until 2022.
The Offshore segment was already traumatized by low oil prices, and while those have recovered somewhat, the segment is still in the midst of a general restructuring. The Leisure segment continues to grow and, in some cases, actually benefitted from increased demand from people fortunate enough to be able to isolate on-board their yachts—this will most likely continue.
I'm most optimistic about the Merchant and Fishing segments. While the Merchant segment as a whole still has structural economic issues to overcome, the pandemic also acted as a catalyst, forcing organizations to look at how to remotely access information, conduct work in the field, automate activities, and exchange documentation. The result is that a number of long-overdue digitalization initiatives will increasingly require always-on real-time access to data on the vessel and onshore. There is also an ongoing humanitarian crisis amongst crew that must be resolved by acknowledging that they are key workers, prioritizing them for vaccinations, and expediting crew rotations.
Continued and improved access to connectivity for crew is imperative. The Fishing segment has long been unable to take advantage of many of the advancements in connectivity, often due to cost, size, and complexity of the equipment. But increasing regulatory reporting requirements, the need to provide better crew welfare solutions, and the advent of a number of technology improvements from ST Engineering iDirect and its partners mean that this segment is also poised for growth.
Will 2021 be a repeat of 2020? Certainly not! There will clearly be challenges, and some continued headwinds, but the clever navigators will be in position for the wind to catch their sails as the heavy weather of the pandemic starts to clear.
Hans Massart on Broadcast
The pandemic hit the SNG market hard, with otherwise outside broadcast trucks parked up, unable to carry out any work. Though broadcasters have learned to adapt, uncertainty continues as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and broadcasters need solutions that will help boost efficiency, performance and business potential. The lack of live sports has had a negative impact on Outside Broadcasting for SNG providers and it has been a certain relief for broadcasters to see the return of professional sport, although without spectators.
However, the lull in live sports gave SNG operators and broadcasters a great opportunity to consider how implementing a multiservice capability into their vans can transform and revitalize their SNG fleet. As a result of the advent of IP and the internet, broadcasters can utilize a mix of technologies to create multiservice communications links. The key to all-IP newsgathering is successful transmission, with satellite at the heart of this. This flexibility is easy for broadcasters to achieve and the move to all-IP is something that I think we will see a lot of in 2021.
The pandemic did bring opportunity in terms of the distribution of content and the skyrocketing popularity of streaming services. As people on every continent have dealt with the effects of the COVID-19 lockdown, faced with months of isolation, the go-to entertainment solution has been video, and this has been reflected in a sharp rise in subscriptions. Studios released new movies via OTT services. In some parts of the world OTT has overtaken traditional pay TV. But with demand burgeoning in every region, how do telcos and service providers ensure they can satisfy demand by reaching new subscribers and deliver a high quality of experience (QoE)?
In order to extend reach and assure a wrinkle-free service, providers will need to look beyond traditional methods of connectivity. Ongoing innovation and technological advancement will be required to meet the growing expectations for exceptional video quality and performance.
Satellite can feed the Content Delivery Network (CDN) with multicast content towards the network edge where it is then converted to unicast. This helps to reduce buffering as the CDN can have a finer granularity while addressing a large population, with high quality video. It can also scale rapidly and cost effectively, provide critical educational links and it's not bound by geographical constraints.
As we move into a more converged era with new and emerging technology and a need to take connectivity to people everywhere, satellite has a critical part to play in a wider OTT ecosystem.
After the most challenging of years for the broadcast sector, I'm positive that we can look forward to a much brighter 2021 – and an evolving role for satellite.
Koen Willems on Government and Defense
Despite the challenges of last year, the Government and Defense sector showed the most resiliency. Communications during the last year have proved to be completely invaluable whether they're used for a Zoom call between colleagues or to coordinate vaccine rollout programs or connect mobile testing centers, they've been central to an effective response to the pandemic.
Here ST Engineering iDirect, we've seen how military networks are getting increasingly complex, more dispersed but still need to be highly secure and resilient. The military is a big user of satellite communications and the environments where they operate are multi-faceted. The next generation of space technology, or Space 2.0 offers a myriad of benefits for military users such as instant situational awareness, real time intelligence and the agility to change networks and tactics to the situation at hand. These are all key to obtaining strategic and operational advantage.
We're going to see a lot more networking of assets in the field with soldiers equipped with sensor technology and an increased use of IoT so that problems can be detected and acted upon rapidly. But with all this data flowing, we need to make sure it's exchanged as efficiently as possible. High Throughput Satellites (HTS) in multiple orbits, the Military Internet of Things (IoT), M2M, 5G and also edge computing, where exchanging and processing of local data may be facilitated without passing on to a central hub, are all coming together to enable a high-tech combat force. These new services and technologies must all be orchestrated, and resources allocated in a flexible, agile and secure way in order to gain the desired outcome – an operational advantage over the adversary.
This can be realized through a fully integrated approach, encompassing multiple layers of security and resiliency to facilitate seamless operation, maximize end-user experience and information assurance. In 2021, we'll be focused on the four pillars that will make this happen: Detect, Mitigate, Prevent and Predict.
Here's to an altogether more positive 2021!