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Hi, I'm Jaime and I write That's My Letter, a DIY project focused blog with an emphasis on building, painting and sewing. All my life I've been painting, drawing, crafting and making things. I grew up in Minnesota and then majored in Studio Arts at a liberal arts college on the East Coast. While there, I worked in the costume shop for the theater department, met my now husband of 12 years and then went on to work for an interior design firm in New York City. We have 3 young children and now that they are all school age I have shifted my focus to do what I love – build, paint and sew. The real turning point came when we renovated our kitchen in the summer of 2010. One project led to another and I started blogging about all my projects one by one which has ultimately led to a small business.
My goal with each project is to work smart, efficient and economical. I love a good challenge whether it be designing a build to fit the space (entry locker unit), solving a logistical solution (portable lego tray), constructing a craft using unconventional supplies (plastic tablecloth rosette garland) or just a simple makeover with paint (front door makeover). And I firmly believe you can do it too which is why write a majority of my posts as tutorials in an effort to share my experience with readers.
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(CN) - The Supreme Court has turned down a request to jettison a Washington state campaign-finance law that caps donations at $5,000 in the last three weeks of ballot measure campaigns.
The high court declined to lift the 9th Circuit's stay of a federal court order declaring the contribution limit unconstitutional.
Family PAC, an anti-gay-rights political action committee, had challenged a provision limiting its spending to $5,000 in the 21 days before a general election. It also objected to public disclosure provisions that allegedly caused supporters to scale back donations for fear of having their identities revealed.
Family PAC said the provisions violated the First and 14th Amendments.
The group had organized to support initiatives and referendums aimed at strengthening "traditional family values," including a referendum on a gay-rights law known as the "everything but marriage" domestic partnership bill.
Last September, U.S. District Judge Ronald Leighton struck down the $5,000 campaign spending limit but upheld the public disclosure laws.
The 9th Circuit stayed the first part of Leighton's ruling earlier this month, saying "the equities lie heavily in the state's favor."
"Family PAC has failed to identify any contributions greater than $5,000 that it expects to receive in the event that the law is overturned, and indeed it has submitted no disclosure statements this campaign season and appears not to be participating in the upcoming general election," the circuit court ruled.
"On the other hand, Washington and its voters have a significant interest in preventing the State's longstanding campaign finance laws from being upended by the courts so soon before the upcoming election."
Family PAC appealed this ruling to the Supreme Court, which denied the group's application to vacate the 9th Circuit's stay.
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text: In preparation for the young rapper's latest album, Doris, there is finally a studio version of the track, "Guild". It features Mac Miller, who has an inconsistent streak to him, but he really lays it down for this track. Both Earl Sweatshirt and Miller's voices are lowered an octave to produce a muddy and slow sound that isContinue reading "Listen to Earl Sweatshirt's new track "Guild" ft. Mac Miller"


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IHG Hotels & Resorts has announced the reopening of the newly renovated Crowne Plaza Albany – The Desmond Hotel in New York, US.
The 323-room hotel is located off the Northway I-87 Exit 3, half a mile from the Albany International Airport.
Operating since 1974, the family-owned and operated hotel completed a $16m full transformation programme to better cater to the needs of modern business and leisure guests.
The new Crowne Plaza Albany – The Desmond Hotel features spiral staircase suites with private entrances and patios, a redesigned and expanded 24-hour fitness centre, modernised indoor heated pool, Mr. D's Restaurant & Lounge and more.
The hotel is also home to Crowne Plaza's flexible work and meeting design space, called Plaza Workspace.
It also offers around 25,000ft2 of indoor event space including 11 meeting rooms, three ballrooms and fully renovated indoor courtyards.
Additionally, the hotel has invested in the Aerus – IOT – Shepherd Air Purification and Filtration system. The system will be fully operational by this spring.
Mr. D's Restaurant & Lounge features a new menu, a fireplace, marble-top bar with built-in wireless phone chargers and an outdoor patio.
Crowne Plaza and voco Hotels global premium brands vice-president Ginger Taggart said: "The transformation of Crowne Plaza Albany – The Desmond Hotel demonstrates how a property with a rich history can modernise for the future of travel while maintaining its essence.
"This is an incredible example of how we are continuing to evolve to meet the needs of today's modern traveller by creating a perfect balance of business and leisure spaces to connect, including flexible workspaces, a unique lobby area and rejuvenating, relaxing spaces throughout the property."
Desmond family's third generation will manage the independently owned hotel.


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Tuesday: September 22, 2020
Proverbs 21:2 Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but the LORD weighs the heart.
There are universal ways of doing things considered acceptable and personal ways which of course suggests they are individualised. When people join organisations, they do so with their personal beliefs and attitudes, individualised barometers and standards of operation. However, upon joining, they are introduced to a new set of universally applicable standards which in a many cases, may override what they already hold on to.
Personal beliefs are so subjective that in the eyes of those who hold them, to lose them is to lose themselves. To relent in pursuing those values are equivalent to clear and obvious failure. Thus, although not all personal beliefs are to be celebrated, to those who hold them, they are the highest standard. Hence, our proverb today: 'to the eyes of man, every way of his is honest and right, but it is the Lord who weighs the heart".
Each of us have standards we seek to uphold: moral socio-economical, emotional, or even academic. But those standards really amount to little unless we hold them up against a higher standard- God's standard.


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Vegan Restaurant Week takes root in Fort Myers, Cape Coral
Vegan Restaurant Week launches Friday in Fort Myers and Cape Coral. The 14-day event is meant to boost healthy eating while supporting plant-based restaurants.
The area's first Vegan Restaurant Week kicks off Friday, featuring six restaurants in Cape Coral and Fort Myers.
"The mission of this event is to support our local, plant-based restaurants and to spread awareness of the benefits of a plant-based diet through a fun, innovative and community-based experience," said Dr. Sal Lacagnina, president of Lifestyle Solutions Healthy Planet, a new non-profit focused on promoting healthy living for body and earth.
"A diet rich in whole, plant-based foods has many evidence-based health benefits."
MORE:'World's healthiest diet' on the menu at these SWFL restaurants
FROM 2020:Green Cup Cafe opens in downtown Fort Myers
Lifestyle Solutions has teamed with Millennial Brewing Co. for the 14-day event which runs through Feb. 26. Participating Vegan Restaurant Week restaurants include:
Café YOU, Cape Coral
Life — The Vegan Drive Thru, Cape Coral
Loving Hut, Cape Coral
Chef Brooke's Natural Cafe, Fort Myers
Green Cup Cafe, Fort Myers
Living Vine Organic Cafe, Fort Myers
Diners who visit these restaurants during Vegan Restaurant Week can sign up to win cash, gift cards, prizes and other giveaways.
Veganism, a diet and lifestyle characterized by the omission of animal-based foods and goods, has surged in recent years. This growth has been fueled by health-conscious consumers, as well as environmentalists concerned with the impact the meat and dairy industries have on the planet.
JLB REVIEW:The plant-based genius of Life Vegan Drive Thru in Cape Coral
According to a 2020 study, the number of Americans who ate a plant-based diet grew from 290,000 in 2004 to 9.7 million in 2019. Vegan and plant-based eating has been shown through numerous studies to support the immune system, reduce inflammation, maintain healthy weights and reduce a person's risk for diabetes, heart disease, stroke and even mental illness.
Vegan Restaurant Week's organizers say the event isn't restricted to plant-based eaters. They see it as an opportunity for omnivores to get a taste of something different.
"When eating out, it's easy to stick to the same safe places," Lifestyle Solution's website reads, "this week allows you to explore different options."
Vegan Restaurant Week's customers are asked to wear a mask in all participating restaurants and to check with each venue for hours of operation, addresses, phone numbers and specials. For more on Vegan Restaurant Week, visit lifestylesolutionshealthyplanet.org/events.


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text: On 13 September 2019, the European Commission (Commission) published a set of FAQs on the revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2). The FAQs provide an overview of PSD2 and how it benefits consumers. They also detail the requirements of Strong Customer Authentication (SCA), which came into force on 14 September 2019, and set out the exemptions for certain accounts. The FAQs also cover the effect that PSD2 will have on the payments markets.


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The Alphareach maths workbooks connect different strands of mathematical concepts to provide a holistic approach.
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Educators know that poor numeracy skills can stifle pupils' progress and lower their self-esteem. The love of learning maths comes from solving mathematical problems with confidence. To develop a firm foundation and gain a good grasp of the core concepts in maths, varied and frequent practice is required.
Benefits of using Alphareach workbooks in schools and home
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- Pupils can look back through the workbook and monitor their progress.
- The workbook emphasises keywords and facts repeatedly.
- Lots of practice to enhance problem solving skills for the pupils.
- The workbooks can help as an intervention strategy to support struggling pupils or to challenge more able pupils.
- Time saver for the busy teacher.
Possible ways you can use these workbooks in class
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- Home use; solely for setting homework.
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- Use in homework and numeracy clubs on your school premises can use these workbooks for added support.
Incorporating the National Curriculum
The workbooks closely follow the National Curriculum framework and guidance, offering comprehensive coverage of the topics by linking different strands within mathematics.
Alphareach Maths workbooks
The mathematical tasks in the workbooks are designed based on the variation theory. The use of conceptual and procedural variation enables learners to build a firm foundation and develop a deeper understanding of mathematical concepts, improving pupils learning outcomes.
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Maths is a sequential subject to learn. Pupils make progress by building upon their previous knowledge. The topics-based structured series of workbooks from Alphareach, with varied and frequent practice of the tasks in increasing complexity makes it easy for the pupil to internalise and master the skill set necessary to confidently solve problems within the given topic.
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The Talk About! is a special interactive feature added in the workbooks for the pupils to articulate what they already know of the concept, procedure or the key term. It enables the teacher/parent to assess the pupils' understanding of the topic and respond accordingly in further developing the pupils' knowledge.
It helps the pupils reinforce learnt techniques, clear any misconceptions and deepen their understanding of the topic.
Inspiring Pupils to Think Mathematically
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Key Words
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I was out of town over the weekend and didn't make time to train. Unfortunately I didn't make time for mobility drills either, as as result I've seen some back sliding my progress. Back to work tomorrow. My mind and body are looking forward to it.
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All Things FinregThe Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced on April 21 that servicers' obligatio...
FHFA Announces Four-Month Limit to Servicer Advances for CARES Act Forbearance; Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Will Purchase Qualified Loans in Forbearance
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced on April 21 that servicers' obligation to advance scheduled monthly payments for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) backed single-family mortgage loans in forbearance will be limited to four months. After the four-month period, the Enterprises will stand ready to take over advancing payments to investors in mortgage-backed securities (MBS).
Previously, only Freddie Mac servicers, which are generally responsible for advancing scheduled interest, were limited in that obligation to four months of missed borrower interest payments. Fannie Mae servicers, by contrast, are generally obligated to advance both scheduled principal and interest payments that a borrower does not make, and Fannie Mae policy could have obligated servicers to do so indefinitely.
Rising forbearances—mandated by the FHFA and state and federal actions in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic—highlighted this significant difference between the two Enterprises' servicing policies. The FHFA announcement now largely aligns the two Enterprises' policies. The announcement appears to leave intact the distinction that Fannie Mae servicers must advance both principal and interest for the four-month period, while Freddie Mac servicers need only advance interest.
According to FHFA Director Mark Calabria, this change will allow all Enterprise servicers, regardless of type or size, to plan for exactly how long they will need to advance principal and interest payments on loans for which borrowers have not made their monthly payments. The announcement is meant to provide stability and clarity to the $5 trillion Enterprise-backed housing finance market.
Mortgage loans that are delinquent for more than four months historically were purchased by the Enterprises out of MBS pools. This FHFA action clarifies that mortgage loans with COVID-19 payment forbearances shall be treated similar to a natural disaster event and will remain in the MBS pool. This change reduces the potential liquidity demands on the Enterprises resulting from loans in COVID-19 forbearance and delinquent loans.
Consumers appear to be increasingly taking advantage of mortgage loan forbearance options that the FHFA, the Enterprises themselves, the federal CARES Act, and state government actions have mandated or encouraged. Earlier this week, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported that 5.95% of loans in servicers' portfolios were in forbearance as of the week of April 12, while only 0.25% of loans were in forbearance as of March 2.
The Enterprises have required servicers to offer forbearance lasting up to 12 months on the Enterprises' loans with minimal documentation requirements, so these high forbearance rates created a real possibility of billions of dollars of servicer advance obligations.
This effort by the FHFA puts a cap on servicer liability for forbearances, which, under the CARES Act, could last up to a year. However, the announcement fails to address when servicers will be reimbursed for their advances, and, in our view, does not go far enough in addressing liquidity across the market.
On April 22, the FHFA announced that it is allowing certain single-family loans in forbearance to be purchased and securitized through the Enterprises. Mortgage loans either in forbearance or delinquent are generally ineligible for delivery under Enterprise requirements. However, the FHFA's action lifts that restriction for a limited period of time and only for mortgages meeting certain eligibility criteria. Eligible loans will also be priced to mitigate the heightened risk of loss to the Enterprises from these loans.
It has been reported that the FHFA is still examining the impact of CARES Act forbearances on the Enterprises' credit risk transfer transactions.
We discussed the initial steps that the FHFA was taking in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in a previous blog post. Visit our Coronavirus COVID-19 resource page for more information on COVID-19 and other helpful industry resources.
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RND/ To imagine Valve Hypercorporation's Source Engine 2 "Rubicon" physics system considered as conceptual art;
Part of the Hypertography One Exhibit
Roleplaying as a 'Big Science' Researcher, you happen across an unusual document-space while surfing teh liquid internets – entitled Sergiy Migdalskiy Debugging Techniques – a document from a presentation by creepy Valve Hypercorporation regarding development of their in-house physics replacement for Havoc Engine, code named Rubicon:
Example Artist Statement via experimental Freelance Postmodern Internet Theorist For Hire "Robert What": consider something about Valve – that its internal self documentation gives off unique 'existential mood tones' – the particular aesthetic often linked to Industrial Research Companies as some (/imagined) whole.
While you understand little about the document's contents, you find it fascinating as a potential form of Post-Ballardian 'invisible literature', which now might be termed 'Hyper Visible Literature' – internal documentation of hyper corporate systems of mass cultural production widely shared, accessible to the public – yet completely opaque, precisely because of its instant, holographic transparency. How Valve sees itself internally as a company is even more unknown to us, precisely because of this pdf – which arrives like a postcard from an unfamiliar foreign land.
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Montclair Police Blotter, Aug. 22
Wednesday, Aug. 14—An Alexander Avenue resident reports that over an approximate two week period, two signs were stolen from his property.
Saturday, Aug. 17—Sometime between 9:15 a.m. and 10:55 a.m., the cover to the passenger's side mirror to a Lexus NX2 was stolen on Bloomfield Avenue.
Sunday, Aug. 18—A silver Nissan Maxima left the Crescent Parking Deck without paying.
Monday, Aug. 19—A leaf blower, valued at $700, was stolen from a landscaping truck parked on Franklin Avenue. A possible suspect is described as a tall white male last seen wearing blue jeans and operating a silver Toyota sedan.
Monday, Aug. 19—A suspect stole $18 worth of miscellaneous proceeds from the Crowd Around Deli, 63 Glenridge Ave. The suspect is described as a black male, 20-30 years old, with a goatee.
Saturday, Aug. 17—A 21-year-old Montclair woman was arrested on Park Street for driving while intoxicated
Saturday, Aug. 17—A 38-year-old Montclair woman was arrested on Bloomfield Avenue and charged with shoplifting after exiting Whole Foods Market, 701 Bloomfield Ave. with over $200 in unpaid merchandise.
Saturday, Aug. 17—A 31-year-old Newark man was arrested on Bloomfield Avenue for driving while intoxicated.
Monday, Aug. 19—A 56-year-old Montclair man was arrested on Maple Avenue on a vehicle stop when police discovered that he had a warrant issued by Hudson County.
Thursday, Aug. 15—The rear glass of an Infiniti G35 was shattered on Bloomfield Avenue.
The police blotter is provided to Montclair Local at the discretion of the Montclair Police Department, and may not reflect the complete scope of police activity. Any incidents described are merely allegations, and any persons mentioned in the blotter are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. The MPD encourages anyone who wishes to report criminal or suspicious activity, or who has information pertaining to an ongoing investigation, to call 973-744-1234. In an emergency, residents are urged to call 911.


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Hurrah! I received this really cool award from Mad About Romance. Thank you so much, Jude. Please take a look at her blog!
Here's how the award works:
- Thank and link back to the person who gave you this award.
- Share 7 things about yourself.
- Pass the award along to 15 bloggers who you have recently discovered and who you think are fantastic for whatever reason! (In no particular order...)
- Contact the bloggers you've picked and let them know about the award.
- I'm in the process of trying to read 40 books in a year! I'm up to 32 and my favourites are the Charlaine Harris vampire series.
- I cry now more than I ever used to at sad things (especially involving children) since having my two gorgeous boys, Benjamin (nearly 6) and Kieran (3).
- I still haven't watched Titanic. I'm probably the only person on the earth. (I started watching it once but never finished it for some reason).
- I'm a sucker for a happy ending.
- I love writing, and dream of being published... one day.
- I'm an avid fan of The A-Team (80's) TV show and now movie!
- I hate incompetence.
I pass this award to:
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Kate Walker
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Quiller's Place - The View From The Spire
(Gosh, I actually struggled there - I don't follow half of these as much as I should, but try to take a peek every now and then!)


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Rachel Nordstrom from the University of St Andrews, Scotland, Victor Flores, from Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Lisbon, Portugal, Denis Pellerin and Rebecca Sharpe, from the London Stereoscopic Archive, England, have once again joined forces to organise this free online Zoom event which is meant to be a celebration of Stereoscopic 3D. They have invited photo historians, researchers, artists, curators, collectors and innovators to talk about their passion to explore various aspects of stereoscopy.
UPDATE 13/02/2021: Details about the speakers, presentations and timetable have now been added to the dedicated web page, please find the link below.
The Stereoscopy Blog is proud to be hosting a webpage dedicated to this event to keep it up to date, and there you'll find the details to register and other information: https://stereoscopy.blog/celebration-of-stereoscopic-3d/
If you have any questions or comments for the organisers please send me a message on the contact page and I will pass them on.
Wishing everyone an enjoyable Celebration of Stereoscopic 3-D — Part the Second event and best of luck to the organisers and speakers.
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Here's a first look at Oscar-winning duo Jim Broadbent and Helen Mirren in Roger Michell's art heist comedy The Duke.
As we revealed back in October, the heavyweight Brit acting duo are leading the cast of the film based on the true story of 60-year-old taxi driver Kempton Bunton who, in 1961, stole a Goya painting from the National Gallery in London.
Bunton sent a ransom note saying he would only return the picture on condition that the UK government agreed to provide free TV for the elderly. However, it turned out he was spinning a web of lies, with the full story not emerging for another 50 years. The incident was the first, and still only, theft in the National Gallery's history.
Fionn Whitehead and Matthew Goode are also in the cast. The script was written by Richard Bean (One Man, Two Guvnors) and Clive Coleman and the film is produced by Nicky Bentham (Moon) of Neon Films. Backing came from Ingenious Media and Screen Yorkshire.
Pathé will distribute the film in the UK, France and Switzerland and is handling sales for the rest of the world.
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Whitney Smith
Whitney Smith
|February 26, 1940
Arlington, Massachusetts, U.S.
|November 17, 2016 (aged 76)
Peabody, Massachusetts, U.S.
|Alma mater
|Harvard University (AB)
Boston University (PhD)
|Years active
|The Flag Research Center
|Known for
|Notable work
|2 sons[1]
Whitney Smith Jr. (February 26, 1940 – November 17, 2016) was an American vexillologist. He coined the term vexillology, which refers to the scholarly analysis of all aspects of flags.[2] He was a founder of several vexillology organizations. Smith was a Laureate and a Fellow of the International Federation of Vexillological Associations.
Early life and education[edit]
Whitney Smith Jr. was born on February 26, 1940, to Mildred and Whitney Smith.[1] As a youth, he lived in Lexington[3] and Winchester, Massachusetts.[1] With Patriots' Day memories and a 1946 gift of The Golden Encyclopedia, Smith's interest in flags was started.[3]
At Harvard, he studied political science and received a bachelor's degree in the field in 1961. During his time at Harvard, Smith designed the flag of Guyana. He received his doctorate in political science at Boston University in 1964; political symbolism was the subject of his dissertation.[1]
Smith had his first article published at age 18. By 1960, he was consulting with the Encyclopaedia Britannica.[3]
In 1961, Smith and colleague Gerhard Grahl co-founded The Flag Bulletin[4] (ISSN 0015-3370), the world's first journal about flags. The following year, Smith established The Flag Research Center at his home and was its director.[3]
Smith worked with Klaes Sierksma to organize the First International Congress of Vexillology (Muiderberg, Netherlands) in 1965.[1] They joined Louis Mühlemann in founding the International League of Vexillologists and were members of its Governing Board on September 5, 1965, and operated until September 3, 1967. The league was replaced by the International Federation of Vexillological Associations (known by its French acronym FIAV) with Smith as vice-president of the Provisional Council as of September 3, 1967. In 1969, Smith moved from being FIAV Provisional Council vice-president to being the first Secretary-General of FIAV.[5] Smith was also responsible for founding the North American Vexillological Association (NAVA) and the Flag Heritage Foundation.[1] On August 28, 1981, he was elected the second Secretary-General for Congresses, ending his multiple terms as FIAV Secretary-General. Smith served in that office until he returned to the FIAV Secretary-General position on September 29, 1983.[5]
Smith quit his full-time professorship at Boston University in 1970. By 1985, he had written 19 books.[3]
On July 5, 1991, Smith was named by the FIAV a Laureate of the Federation[6] and left the office of FIAV Secretary-General.[5] He was given the honor of Fellow of the Federation on July 27, 2001.[7]
In 2006 he was the joint author of The American Flag: Two Centuries of Concord & Conflict
In 2013 he transferred The Flag Research Center's library and archives to The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.[2]
On November 17, 2016, Smith died from complications of Alzheimer's disease at the age of 76.[1]
Smith wrote 27 books on the subject of flags,[8] notably Flags Through the Ages and Across the World, The Flag Book of the United States, and Flag Lore of all Nations.[1]
He was the designer of the national flag of Guyana, 21 Saudi Arabian navy flags[3] and served as a vexillographer (flag designer) to a number of governments and organizations. In 1981, Smith was part of a committee that developed the flag of Bonaire[8] and assisted in the design of the flag of Aruba.[1]
Smith also wrote over 250 articles for the Encyclopædia Britannica.[1]
- Smith, Whitney (1975). Flags: Through The Ages And Around The World. McGraw Hill. ISBN 0070590931.
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- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Grimes, William (November 22, 2016). "Whitney Smith, Whose Passion for Flags Became a Career, Dies at 76". The New York Times. p. A25.
- ^ a b VanderMey, Anne (April 3, 2014). "This American Revolutionary War flag is up for auction. Guess how much it will sell for?". Fortune. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f Dougherty, Steven (June 17, 1985). "When the World Runs Something New Up the Flagpole, Scholar Whitney Smith Is First to Salute". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
- ^ Pletcher, Kenneth (June 14, 2011). "Flags of the World: 5 Questions for Vexillologist Whitney Smith". Britannica.com. Britannica. Archived from the original on July 27, 2017. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
- ^ a b c "Former Officers". FIAV.org. International Federation of Vexillological Associations. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
- ^ "Laureates of the Federation". International Federation of Vexillological Associations. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
- ^ "Fellows of the Federation". fiav.org. International Federation of Vexillological Associations. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
- ^ a b "Briscoe Center Acquires World-Class Flag History Collection: Vast archive preserves life work of Whitney Smith" (Press release). Austin, Texas: Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. October 15, 2013. Archived from the original on October 25, 2016. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
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- A Guide to the Dr. Whitney Smith Flag Research Center Collection at Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin
- The Flag Bulletin #234 In Memoriam: Whitney Smith
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What is Anvóy? A New World of Freedom and Opportunity
Anvóy is a movement of common people against corruption. It is an experiment of self-government to restore freedom, justice and opportunity for all by returning power to the people. We invite you to join us and help restore freedom of the press, speech, religion and equal justice under the law – and stop oppressive searches, taxes and spending. We envision a fairer nation composed of 50 states that function as independent laboratories of progress.
This might be our last chance to overcome the lies that divide and mislead us. "We the people" must return to God, listen to and forgive one another, and reunite ourselves as a sovereign nation.
Anvóy is about Faith, Family, Freedom and Fairness
Anvóy is a comprehensive action plan to heal our land and leave a better world for our children. With it we can mobilize and equip ourselves to shine the "light of Truth" and defend the precious freedoms our fathers died to give us.
Our ancestors faced tyranny 400 years ago. They crossed dark oceans for liberty and justice. Their courage and sacrifice created the United States of America which was a Beacon of Hope to the world for centuries.
Sadly, we once again face calamity, but there is hope. We are taking "Another Voyage" to redeem our nation. We're building a new Beacon of Hope: Anvóy!
Create Hope by Solving Big Problems
We are in a spiritual and cultural battle. Anvóy is a way that all of us can do even more for good. It is like a long lever that we can pull and greatly increase our power. The first step to succeeding is believing that we can. Here are examples:
|Global elites and corporations are taking over
|Empowers the poor and "middle class"
|People are attacked if they speak truth
|Supports and protects them
|The people are divided
|Helps us come together and work together
|Everything we are doing is not enough
|Greatly increases our impact
|People are punished for doing good
|Rewards people for doing good
|Small towns and organizations are dying
|Supports small businesses and ministries
|Youth are easily misled by modern media
|Inspires with an even bigger vision
|Big gov't manipulates with money
|Provides alternatives to dollars and bitcoin
|Large institutions become corrupted
|Builds better establishment alternatives
|Politicians let us down
|Helps keep them accountable
|Redeeming our corrupt government
|Legally amends the US Constitution
|Helping the less fortunate
|Equips us to teach lifesaving Truth better
America's Rise and Decline
America was built on "unalienable rights" endowed by our Creator. Our "trust was in God" instead of men who we knew would be easily corrupted. Our imperfect nation was improved by key Constitutional Amendments and it flourished. Unfortunately, because the heart of man is "deceitfully wicked," America has begun to fall. Bad ideas, immorality and injustice are growing like cancer. Our misguided leaders ignore God and the Constitution, use fear and hatred to divide us and consolidate too much power for themselves. Once again "we the people" face tyranny and must to do something about it.
It's Time for "Another Voyage"
It is not only our right to "petition government for redress of grievances," it is our duty. Our Declaration of Independence even states that it is the "duty" of the people to "throw off" abusive government as a last resort. We don't want to throw off our Constitution or government. We want to redeem and preserve them.
America appears to be collapsing due to outside pressure, possibly in order to bring the US under global control. Whatever the case, our current leaders seem helpless to fix the problem. They are drunk with power. They are like alcoholics with keys to the liquor cabinet. Our only hope is to come together again and take bold action like our ancestors did.
We are not helpless. There are practical, patriotic steps that we can all still take to protect the Constitution and Bill of Rights. Although there is no "virgin land" to which we can sail, there is a new "virtual land" called Anvóy (pronounced ăn-VŌY which is short for Another Voyage). We are taking Another Voyage to Anvóy to restore our nation's foundation and preserve hope for future generations.
Anvóy is a "virtual world" that can empower YOU to do even more "real world" good
What is Anvóy?
Anvóy is a virtual (or simulated) nation made up of 50 "territories" that can become virtual "states." The people "settling" here are God-fearing, liberty-loving citizens just like you. This is our way of coming together to support the common people, the small businesses/ministries and local governments that make our communities safe and prosperous. This is a big vision to restore the Judeo-Christian principles that so blessed our nation. You can be a key part of it. Sign up for free to learn more!
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After dizzying gyrations, what is bitcoin really worth?
After the latest mad rush takes the cryptocurrency poster above $ 40,000 before a stomach plunge, the million dollar question will not go away: how much is bitcoin actually worth?
Virtual currency hit new highs to rise over 400% over the past year, before quickly slipping 20%, then settling around $ 36,000.
When it began life in 2009 as open source software, bitcoin was essentially worth zero – although within a year it had hit heady highs of eight cents.
At rates Current market prices, inflated by surging institutional demand, the digital unit's market cap is worth around $ 670 billion along with a myriad of other cryptocurrencies such as ethereum, bringing the sector nominally close to the trillion.
Although these are small potatoes compared to the roughly $ 68 trillion that circulated slow on global stock markets, it is nonetheless the type of financial territory marked by the tech royalty of Wall Street such as Google, Apple or Tesla.
A tech site, AssetDash.com, notes that bitcoin Currently worth as much as Facebook and a little more than Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba.
Although deep-pocketed investors have recently become devotees , crypto was in its infancy the prerogative of amateur geek investors.
It is the latter who have mainly suffered as approximately four million of the roughly 19 million units of bitcoin currently in circulation were lost.
"Lost" does not mean that the parts fell into the back of the sofa or through a hole in a trouser pocket: they were electronically zapped from the backrest, often because their owner forgot a password for the rooms es stored on a USB stick.
An American developer has lost his password after storing 7,002 bitcoins on one of these flash drives, forcing him to say goodbye, on paper (or rather on the trading screen), at around $ 280 million.
This week, Welshman James Howells desperately offered his local authorities a quarter of his fortune to unearth a landfill where he believes a hard drive that he accidentally threw away – and whose value has since grown to around $ 270 million – is buried. The council refused, citing the cost and logistical restrictions.
Istanbul's "Bitcoin Change" store near the Grand Bazaar – but how many the virtual unit is worth it, it changes a lot from day to day.
Depending on JP Morgan analysts, bitcoin can be very volatile but could reach $ 146,000 per unit, putting it in competition with gold as an asset class in terms of private sector investment.
This volatility, along with the unregulated and decentralized nature of the Bitcoin beast, are the main reasons many seasoned financial watchers are scared – as well as the risk of 'losing' their stash.
Most lost bitcoins were acquired in the early days, said Philip Gradwell, economist at Chainalysis.
Gradwell said that about one in five bitcoin in circulation today Hui hadn't moved from its location in five years – in days when the unit wasn't worth much more than $ 100.
"One or two million of them belong to Satoshi himself," Gradwell added, referring to the creator of the piece, whose identity remains unknown.
He added that the Most investors aren't day-to-day traders, but long-term punters – and he estimates that the dramatic price spike in recent weeks has only involved around five million dollars. units.
Patrick Heusser, head of trading at Swiss trader Crypto Broker, said tracking trading volumes for a variety of cryptocurrencies, rather than just bitcoin, would give a better idea of the market situation.
"Ethereum has a lot of activity on the chain, but on the litecoin side, almost nothing is happening," Heusser said, with the former valued at around $ 138 billion. dollars currently, and the second at $ 10 billion.
Heusser suggested that the increases were much of a Bitcoin wake effect, and he cautioned against drawing parallels to gold.
"To be honest, I don't think this is a very powerful or insightful metric in what's going on in the crypto market, "Heusser concluded.
After years of experience in traditional currency markets, he felt the crypto equivalent was early.
"We are still a little fish," he said.


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For years I have kept reminding myself to go back to visit the British Museum so, finally, last week while visiting part of my family in London, I set out one morning with Leonardo, my 9year old grandson, towards this destination. On entering, to my dismay, practically nothing was as I remembered it and suddenly the 25 years since I had last been there seemed so very far in the past! The Great Court at the heart of the Museum was, in my days, an open courtyard but is now the largest covered public square in Europe, a Norman Foster project enclosed under a most spectacular steel roof that supports 1656 glass panels all different in shape and size. (My grandson's impression was that we were entering a giant spaceship!) Surrounding the centre, where the famous Reading Room used to be, the court contains 12 sculptures from the Museum's collection. These sculptures on display introduce the cultures represented in the galleries beyond, and finding ourselves amongst hoards of busy, scruffy, very British schoolchildren in their classical uniforms I was amazed and surprised by their enthusiasm and interest.
Our first long pause was in front of an imposing stone bust of the great pharoah Ramesses II that presides over the room, while the world-famous Rosetta Stone, enclosed in it's huge transparent perspex display case, with its inscribed scripts that relate how Egypt's ancient form of pictographic writing was deciphered for the first time. Large stone Assyrian sculptures and reliefs were a striking feature of the palaces and temples of ancient Assyria (today northern Iraq). There are two colossal winged human-headed bulls from the entrance to the royal palace in Nimrud and a gigantic standing lion that stood at the entrance to the nearby Temple of Ishtar, the goddess of war. They introduce one to a long series of reliefs that decorated the throne-room and the royal apartments of Nineveh which depict the king and his subjects engaged in a variety of activities in great detail and illustrate very actually everyday life of the era. King Ashurnasirpal is shown leading military campaigns against his enemies, engaging in ritual scenes with protective demons, hunting (which was a very popular royal sport in ancient Mesopotamia). The hunting scenes, full of high tension and realism, illustrate the release of the lions, the ensuing chase and then the subsequent killing. Further down through the galleries we encounter the lavish use of the white marble statues that decorated the outside of Athena's temple in Athens… the Parthenon. The pediments and metopes illustrate episodes from Greek mythology. One gift of astonishing, surprising art after another… Finally we came across the marble statue of a greek youth on horseback which was in the last gallery that we had the energy to visit. (Unfortunately, the photographer, during his previous private shoot session, had already run out of energy and therefore no photo follows, but http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=459813&partId=1&museumno=1864,1021.2&page=1). Memories of having already admired him a quarter of a century ago suddenly came back to me.The statue dates back to the first half of the first century AD and the youth is shown heroically naked except for his paludamentum cloak. Equestrian statues such as this one were not common in antiquity and this one probably represents a very handsome Julio-Claudian prince. I will have to go back and see him again soon.
Both of us were emotionally drained after all these beauties, and Leonardo made me faithfully promise that we will come back to see more the next time I am in London. I promised… and a promise is a promise. So, after a long day of admiration we left Great Russell St. behind us, still enthralled in the era of the Pharaohs and Greek Mythology, we started our journey across London back home. For any of our Barnum readers that are planning a trip to London in the future, a visit to this place is a MUST.


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There's a popular saying that goes "no man is an island" and it is often used to establish the fact that we all need people to survive. You cannot get through this life thing on your own…you need friends or at the least, associates. However, we, especially as believers, must be weary of the kind of people we associate ourselves with. We must be careful of the people we call friends. For this post I'd be making use of an analogy of rotten apples (which I'm dubbing from a series I watched recently lol).
When you have a basket of apples and maybe only two of them are rotten, there is a high possibility that with time, the rest of the apples will begin to rot as well. Not because they are bad themselves, but because they are in close proximity to bad apples and so they are influenced. This brings me to my first point; evil communication corrupts good manners.
"Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners" (1 Corinthians 15:33).
The people you associate yourself with go a long way to influence you. No matter how "good" you are or how disciplined you claim to be, if your company of friends are bad, it is just a matter of time before you also indulge in bad things as well. I see Christians point to unbelievers as their besties and I'm like how? Don't get me wrong, I am not saying you cannot have relations with unbelievers, it's practically impossible to do that but you cannot use an unbeliever as your confidant. What type of advice do you expect to get if you ran to them with a problem? The Scripture tells us that "iron sharpens iron…" (Proverbs 27:17). Wood cannot sharpen iron but iron could sharpen wood however, that iron would definitely become blunt if it is not sharpened regularly by another iron. You lose your fire or zeal when you surround yourself with people who can't match that energy.
Yes, Jesus ate and drank with unbelievers but He said that it is those that do His will that are His friends (John 15:14). Dear believer, let your best buddies be people who are also committed to doing the will of God. People who would give you Scripture-approved advice as necessary, let your besties be people who would guide you to the truth of the word of God. There's no need to fear the truth. The Bible never said the truth is bitter, what do know from the Bible is that the truth sets free (John 8:32). So, get you a friend that would not be afraid to propel you to freedom.
Perhaps you have found yourself in a company of the wrong friends or in the wrong association for instance, an organization of office that compromises and is fond of cheating, there is a way to remedy it. Even an apple that is rotting can still be saved, all that needs to be done is for the rotten part to be cut off. In other words, separate yourself from the wrong type of association…consecrate yourself. 2 Corinthians 6:14 lets us know that darkness has nothing in common with light. As a person who is born again, you are light and you should have nothing to do with darkness…there is no binding factor between the two.
Doing away with the rotten apple or rotten side of the apple goes beyond people. It could be songs, books you read (not every type of information is needful), movies you watch, places you go, you name it! As long as it is something that would influence you to do what is contrary to what Christ stands for, it is a rotten apple. These things we watch, read or listen to, become internalized and they become the things we think and eventually act on. Let Philippians 4:8 be your filter medium. Before watching any movie or reading any book or downloading any song or going to any "location" let this be your filter. Separate yourself from the wrong type of association. Remember it is what comes out of a man that defiles him and for a thing to come out of a man, it must have initially gone into him through his association.
The type of things you associate with and the type of company you keep, tell a whole lot about the type of person you are. That saying that goes "show me your friend and I would tell you who you are" is so accurate. Consciously or unconsciously, whether we like it or not, we determine the nature of a person by their association. It would be totally absurd to walk into a meeting called "African community" and find a Spaniard there. So also, it would be hard convincing someone that you're actually born again when you keep the company of sinners or unbelievers. A Christian who hangs out intimately with atheists would one day begin to think like an atheist. An eagle in the midst of chickens may one begin to eat corn day and a lion living with dogs may one day begin to bark.
So, be wise and choose your company with wisdom from above.


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Confidence: What I Have Learned…Plus the Thursday Blog Hop!
You are looking at my profile picture when this blog first started in July 2010! I was open about the fact I was hiding…even if the mask was pretty. In 2005, I turned 50 with zero confidence and spent most of my time at the bottom of my own priority list. But, an AH-HA moment (you can read above on the page marked MISSION) resulted in a makeover and sharing all I learned when a friend encouraged me to blog about the experience.
I was the headless horseman of fashion blogging for several months! Every picture was without a head…or all of me. Many garments were photographed hanging. Or with my face behind a book or newspaper!
It was other sweet bloggers who would coax me out in the open and convince me I needed to share all of me!
I was confident in my abilities but still not so much with my overall appearance. I could not believe an audience would want to see…that!
I share this with you, so you will understand confidence is a journey! It is worth perseverance, hopeful expectation, and going forward to discover your best you! It means so much, because the consequences of out- of- box- confidence can lead to opportunities you never dreamed of…yes, over 50! Encouraging, inspiring, and educating women over 50 to reach confidence is why I am here…I hope it helps!
What would help you on your journey to be more confident? Please share….then enjoy the fun reads of the Thursday Blog Hop or hop on yourself!


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Ontario's political landscape could change after long-serving Progressive Conservative (PC) MPP Elizabeth Witmer resigned her Kitchener-Waterloo seat April 27. As a result, a by-election has to take place in the riding within six months.
If the Ontario Liberals win the seat, it would give the McGuinty minority government a de facto majority. They would occupy 54 out of 107 seats in the Ontario Legislature including Speaker Dave Levac who, normally a non-voting member, would side with the government to break the tie.
Ms. Witmer had held the riding since 1990 and served as both the Minister of Health and Labour in previous PC governments. Her resignation comes after accepting the Liberal appointment to the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB), a position that comes with a pay increase and increased responsibility.
According to a May 3 Forum Research poll, if the by-election were held today, 39% of voters would cast their ballot for the Liberals, 32% for Progressive Conservatives and 20% for the New Democratic Party of Ontario. None of the nominations have been announced yet.


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Anyone unfamiliar with the richness of Buddhist practice in Southeast Asia would do well to visit this unusual exhibition currently on at the British Museum in London. Buddhist art of this region rarely features in special exhibitions in this part of the world. However, the aim of this exhibition was not necessarily to display "art," but rather aspects of the religion as practiced on a daily basis in Myanmar (Burma) and Thailand. Curator Alexandra Green was also keen to show artifacts from the museum's collection, many of which have lain in storage un-displayed all these years. They include Thai Buddha images collected during the 19th century by the colonial administrator Sir Stamford Raffles, who is better known for his interests in Indonesia and Malaya.
The Buddha standing with hands in the gesture of reassurance or quelling the fighting relatives, Thailand. 1700s, gilt bronze. Collected by Sir Stamford Raffles and donated by Rev. William Charles Raffles Flint.
This small but highly colorful show amply illustrates the intriguing mix of spiritual practices that infuses the Theravada Buddhist tradition of these countries. Daily practices which help people on their journey include, for example, spirit worship, divination, and numerology in addition to paying homage to the Buddha and meditation. Ultimately, this show questions perceptions of the Theravada tradition. Is it really a strict, puritanical religion as often portrayed in 19th-century Western scholarship? Local Buddhists often make a clear distinction between officially sanctioned religious practices and what actually happens on the ground. However, it is not always so clear-cut which practices simply coexist and which have become integral to what we think of as "Buddhist." For example, local animistic and other rituals have often been subsumed into Buddhist merit-making rituals, such as the Salak Yom offering-tree ritual in northern Thailand (Denes 2012). And this process of integration may not even have occurred very long ago—the origins of the term "Theravada" have received growing scholarly interest, and are thought to be more recent than one would think (Skilling et al. 2012, xiv–xv). An exhibition like this encourages us to look again.
Arranged by themes, the exhibition comprises a wide range of objects, from 18th-century sculptures to contemporary posters, amulets, and daily items given as ritual offerings. The section on "Biography and Cosmology" illustrates themes that are popular in the art of this region, particularly in manuscripts, temple paintings, and textile traditions such as the Burmese embroideries (kalaga) that became popular during the colonial period. The jataka or stories of the Buddha's previous lives typically focus on the last of his ten lives.
Embroidery detail of a hell scene from the story of the Buddha's previous life as King Nemi, Burma. Circa 1890–1910, velvet, cotton, felt, paper, sequins, glass, plastic, and metal.
A group comprising a Thai painting of the Buddha descending from Tavatimsa Heaven flanked by Burmese images of the evil deity Mara and the Hindu deity Sakka (Indra) emphasizes the cross-cultural approach to this show. These unusual sculptural depictions highlight their attributes: a crown for Mara's royal status and a notebook for Sakka to report on the good and bad deeds of human beings.
Painting of the Buddha in Tavatimsa Heaven by Sa-at, Thailand. 1800s, pigments on textile and paper. Left: Figure of Mara, Mandalay. 1800s, wood, lacquer, and gilding. Right: Figure of Sakka, Burma. 1700s, sandstone with lacquer, gliding, and glass inlays.
The notion of good karma and making merit in order to progress on the path to enlightenment is vividly portrayed in popular mass-produced posters, such as this one illustrating the legendary history of Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, which is believed to have been built during the time of the Buddha. Pilgrimages to such important places have long been part of the Buddhist tradition in these countries, and these days Thai pilgrims visit the Shwedagon in ever-increasing numbers.
Poster of merchant brothers Tapussa and Bhallika receiving eight hairs from the Buddha, which they then enshrined at Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon, Myanmar. Early 1990s.
Contemporary materials also illustrate the section on "Powerful Beings." Here, the merit that is cultivated by notable Thai monks such as Buddhadasa Bhikkhu and Somdet To is shared with devotees who make collections of sacred objects such as photographs, amulets, and even footprints. These are usually blessed by the monk and then used by the devotee for protection against ill health and disasters. There is even a CD of sermons on display, to emphasize that active listening is also a meritorious practice.
Photograph of Buddhadasa Bhikkhu and amuletic cloth with footprints of a monk.
And finally, a section on "Power and Protection" takes the amuletic tradition further with a showcase on sacred tattoos and metallic charms that are literally worn on and within the body. A group of the talismanic silver charms originally taken from a prisoner on the Andaman Islands is displayed next to a seated figure of a Shan man who wears tattoos and metallic charms. They were implanted under the skin and are visible as rows of dots on the figure's arms and neck. Although the origins of the figure remain unclear, it is possible that it was made during the colonial period as a souvenir for a foreigner.
Left: Figure of a Shan man with tattoos and charms, Mong Nai, Shan State. Late 1800s–early 1900s, wood, stucco, and paint. Right: group of charms, Shan State. Mid-1800s, silver.
The design of the show encourages visitors to make cross-cultural connections as well as to look at the significance of certain groups of objects. So, a large bronze Buddha footprint, often found at the entrance to a temple, or positioned to face the main deity, is displayed here along the central axis of the gallery, in alignment with the showcase of ritual objects for an altar, as one might find in a temple. The illustrated descriptions of the motifs on the footprint are particularly helpful and not often found in museum displays of this type of material.
Buddha footprint, with altar showcase in the background.
The altar case was, according to Green, ideally intended to be a contextual display in which offerings could be incorporated to illustrate their importance in the ritual of merit-making. It is worth stopping again at the entrance to the show to view the offerings—colorful money trees, lotus flowers, and daily items for monks, complete with plastic bucket. Unfortunately, the strict conservation requirements mean that integrating contemporary materials with more fragile, older museum artifacts remains a challenge for curators who want to bring cultural context into an exhibition. That said, this carefully researched exhibition, which included consultation with Theravada monasteries in the UK, has done well to bring unseen objects to light. Together with a lively lecture program and special hands-on workshops with local Thai and Burmese communities, it inspires curiosity and a desire to travel and experience these anything-but-austere traditions at first-hand.
Display of offerings.
Heidi Tan was principal curator for Southeast Asia at the Asian Civilisations Museum in Singapore. She is an Alphawood Foundation scholar currently pursuing a PhD at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London.
Pilgrims, healers, and wizards: Buddhism and religious practices in Burma and Thailand will be on view at the British Museum until 11 January 2015. All the objects in the show are from the British Museum's own collection. Admission is free.
Unless otherwise stated, all photographs in this article are by the author.
Denes, Alex. 2012. "Trees of offering: the Salak Yom festival in Lamphun province." In Enlightened Ways. The Many Streams of Buddhist Art in Thailand, edited by Heidi Tan, 56–61. Singapore: Asian Civilisations Museum.
Skilling, Peter, Jason A. Carbine, Claudio Cicuzza, and Santi Pakdeekham, eds. 2012. How Theravada is Theravada? Chiangmai: Silworm Books.


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Important Fire Safety Reminders
Smoke and Carbon Monoxide (CO) Detectors
Working smoke detectors can alert you to a fire in your home in time for you to escape, even if you are sleeping. Install smoke detectors on every level of your home, including the basement, attic, hallways, and inside bedrooms.
Test detectors every month, following the manufacture's directions, and replace batteries when you adjust your clocks, or whenever a detector "chirps" to signal low battery power. Never "borrow" a smoke detector battery for another use - a disabled detector will not work and can not save your life. Replace detectors that are more than seven (7) to ten (10) years old.
Effective April 1, 2019, all new or replacement smoke detectors offered for sale in New York State must either be powered by a sealed, non-removable battery with a minimum battery life of 10 years or hard-wired to the building.
For increased protection, consider installing a fire alarm monitoring system and automatic fire sprinklers.
Carbon Monoxide is a colorless, odorless gas that is produced as a product of incomplete combustion. Exposure to CO can be fatal. Along with Smoke Detectors, CO Detectors are LIFE-SAVING pieces of equipment. You should have one detector in each bedroom, plus one on every floor of your home. Additionally CO Detectors should be placed in the basement 5-20 feet away from natural gas burning equipment, such as Hot Water Heaters, Boilers, Furnaces, and Clothes Dryers.
Because CO is odorless, colorless, and otherwise undetectable to the human senses, people may not know that they are being exposed. The initial symptoms of low to moderate CO poisoning are similar to the flu (but without the fever). They include:
High-level CO poisoning results in progressively more severe symptoms, including:
More information on Smoke Detectors and CO Detectors can be found from the Town of Amherst Fire Inspectors Office.
Additional information on Carbon Monoxide and Natural Gas can be found from National Fuel.
Utility Emergencies (Downed Power Lines)
Due to the nature of WNY's weather, we can occasionally experience wind and ice storms that bring down power lines. If you come across a downed power line, remember a few important safety considerations. If you see a downed power line, NEVER:
Outdoor Fire Regulations
Per the Town of Amherst Regulations, small recreational fires are permitted for legitimate cooking or warmth without a permit provided they be in some type of controlled area or enclosure, i.e.: stone surround the fire pit, brick barbecue, and metal fire stand or clay chiminea.
The burning of combustible material, shrubs, tree branches, or leaves for non-recreational purposes is NOT permitted.
Please see this guideline from the Town of Amherst Building Department - Fire Safety Division for more information.
Careless smoking is the leading cause of fire deaths in North America. Smoking in bed or when you are drowsy could be fatal. Provide smokers with large, deep, non-tip ashtrays, and soak cigarette butts with water before discarding them. Before going to bed or leaving home after someone has been smoking, check under and around seat cushions and upholstered furniture for smoldering cigarettes.
In a child's hands, matches and lighters can be deadly. Use only child-resistant lighters and store all matches and lighters up high, where kids can't see or reach them, preferably in a locked cabinet or drawer. Teach children that matches and lighters are tools, not toys, and should be used by adults or with adult supervision. Teach young children not to touch them and to tell a grownup if they find matches or lighters. If found, older children should bring matches and lighters to an adult immediately.
Never leave cooking unattended. Keep cooking areas clear of combustibles (paper, towels, etc.), and wear clothes with short, rolled-up, or tight-fitting sleeves when you cook. Turn pot handles inward on the stove where you can't accidentally bump them and children can't grab them. Enforce a "kid-free zone" that is three feet around your kitchen stove. If grease catches fire in a pan, don't panic, slide a lid over the pan to smother the flames, and turn off the heat source. Leave the lid on until the pan is completely cool.
What you should know about home cooking safety:
Be on alert! If you are sleepy or have consumed alcohol, don't use the stove or stovetop.
Stay in the kitchen while you are frying, grilling, boiling, or broiling food.
If you are simmering, baking, or roasting food, check it regularly, remain in the kitchen while food is cooking, and use a timer to remind you that you are cooking.
Keep anything that can catch fire — oven mitts, wooden utensils, food packaging, towels or curtains — away from your stovetop.
If you have a cooking fire:
Just get out! When you leave, close the door behind you to help contain the fire.
Call 9-1-1 or the local emergency number after you leave.
If you try to fight the fire, be sure others are getting out and you have a clear way out.
Keep a lid nearby when you're cooking to smother small grease fires. Smother the fire by sliding the lid over the pan and turn off the stovetop. Leave the pan covered until it is completely cooled.
For an oven fire, turn off the heat and keep the door closed.
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Always stay in the kitchen when frying on the stovetop.
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Aji de Gallina: Peruvian Yellow Spicy Creamy Chicken
Prep time: 30 mins
Cooking time: 30 mins
Aji de gallina is a delicious Peruvian classic — slightly spicy and bright yellow from the famous aji amarillo peppers, and rich from the unusual cream sauce made with ground walnuts. A bit like a curry, this is a family favourite all over Peru and Chile can be added to match. This dish is traditionally served over rice with boiled yellow potatoes and black olives. It also goes fantastically with pasta, or even baked in a pie or traditional empanada. You can grab frozen yellow aji peppers (they often look more orange than yellow) at Latin food markets – and occasionally in the supermarket. You can also find jarred aji amarillo paste from time to time, which works well too. A true taste of South America and pretty easy to prepare!
Ingredients required
- 4 yellow potatoes (white potato can work also)
- 4 slices of white bread
- 3/4 cup evaporated milk
- 700gms chicken breast
- 4 cups chicken stock – Fresh is best!
- 3 to 4 yellow aji peppers
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 2 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1 large onion (finely chopped)
- 3 tablespoons walnuts (chopped)
- 3 tablespoons Parmesan cheese (grated)
- 2 hard-boiled eggs
- 10 black olives (halved and optional)
- Gather the ingredients.
- Cook the potatoes in lightly salted water until tender when pierced with a fork.
- Let cool, peel, then cut into quarters, and set aside.
- Place the bread in a small bowl and pour the evaporated milk over it to soak. Set aside.
- Place the chicken breasts in a pot with the chicken stock and bring to a simmer.
- Cook for 10 to 15 minutes until chicken is just barely cooked through.
- Set chicken aside to cool whilst continuing preparations.
- Strain broth and put aside 2 cups.
- Remove stems and seeds from the peppers (if using fresh peppers).
- In a blender, process peppers with the vegetable oil until smooth.
- Sauté the garlic and onions with the puréed peppers and oil until the onions are soft and golden.
- Remove from heat and let cool.
- Shred the cooled chicken into bite-size pieces.
- In a blender or food processor, process the evaporated milk and bread mixture with the nuts and Parmesan cheese until it becomes a smooth sauce.
- Add the cooked onion mixture to the processed mix and process briefly.
- Return onion mixture to the pan, and add 1 1/2 cups of the reserved chicken stock.
- Bring to a low simmer, and stir in the chicken. Heat until warmed through, adding more chicken stock if the sauce is too thick.
- Serve over rice, garnished with the yellow potatoes, slices of hard-boiled egg and black olives… or add to pasta or a pie!
- Enjoy!


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Cristina de Almeida – To the [foot of the] letter
I saw this book last fall in another exhibition but didn't have much time to peruse it. Thus I was very pleased when it was accepted into a gallery exhibit as I've been able to not only spend more time looking at it, but also show it to others. Although printed digitally, the unbound sheets have the look of letterpress printing, It is no surprise to learn that de Almeida teaches graphic design as the layout of each page and the portfolio housing them is sophisticated and engaging.
Cristina de Almeida was born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. She is currently a professor of graphic design at Western Washington University. Her experimental books explore visual language through various printed media. They have been exhibited at venues across the United States and abroad, including Canada and Australia.
The edition size is 5, only one copy is still available for $400.
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Chapter 576 – The Sixth Floor
Under the gaze of the Demon Suppression statue, violent gusts of wind swept through the square, forming a vortex and throwing countless severed limbs and droplets of blood into the air.
Li Qingshan and Xiao An stood back to back in the centre of the storm, creating the winds that ripped through everything.
The winds subsided, and the battle stopped.
Li Qingshan swung the Heavy Water sword downwards, splattering the ground with a thick streak of blood.
Notches appeared on the sword. It was riddled with cracks, on the edge of shattering.
High grade spiritual artifacts were no longer enough to endure such a battle.
Li Qingshan was riddled with wounds. Many of the injuries were close to his vital points.
Outnumbered and unable to use his daemon powers, it was impossible for him to remain unscathed. If it were not for the Demon Suppression Statuary's extraordinary effectiveness against these Demon Generals, he would not have even been able to last ten seconds even if he pushed his talent for battle to the limit.
Xiao An's golden avatar was also riddled with wounds, but upon dispersing the avatar, she was completely unharmed.
"It's a pity we can't collect these corpses."
Li Qingshan said to Xiao An through his soul sense with a slight sense of pity. The two monks were not idiots. They definitely could not afford to do anything strange that would raise suspicion.
Xiao An said, "It's fine. These aren't substantial anymore."
Li Qingshan nodded and turned towards the Demon Suppression statue, comprehending the fifth form of the Demon Suppression Statuary.
Outside the Demon Suppression hall, the Dauntless monk stopped worrying completely, while the Unraging monk had already vanished from beside him. He had entered the Demon Suppression hall, so he was ready to save them at any time.
Although slain geniuses could not be considered as geniuses, this was still the fifth floor of the Demon Suppression hall. Even if they sent in a group of the most outstanding disciples of the monastery, it was highly likely for them to be completely annihilated.
But in the end, the battle prowess that Li Qingshan and Xiao An demonstrated left him deeply astounded. Their teamwork was virtually flawless. Their coordination could no longer be described as tacit. They were basically mentally linked.
A special connection seemed to exist between them, far more complicated than the relationship between a man and a woman.
The Demon Suppression statue emitted two beams of light again, and Li Qingshan shut his eyes. His body radiated with black demon qi, which lingered on his wounds. The injuries began to writhe, closing up at a visible rate.
As he practised the Demon Suppression Statuary, the dark-red demon heart in his body grew even stronger, constantly absorbing the demonic nature of the ox demon and tiger demon and relieving the spirit turtle's pressure.
From this aspect alone, he was already no different from demons. He possessed life force that far exceeded any human.
A while later, Li Qingshan opened his eyes and dispersed the demonic nature and demon qi. He had become even fiercer and stronger, and his level of demonification had become deeper.
"I think I look pretty good!"
Li Qingshan waved his hand and water rippled before him, forming a mirror. He saw a hideous, human figure before raising his eyebrows and making an evaluation like that.
Of course, this "pretty good" was in comparison to his original daemon form. When it came to his judgement of appearances, he had never used beauty and ugliness as a standard. He had his own strange set of standards. He had always found his original daemon form, together with the ox hooves and tiger claws, much more satisfying than his humanoid daemon form, the handsome, red-haired man.
His appearance after demonifying was another style compared to his original daemon form. He basically maintained his humanoid figure. Apart from growing taller, he only seemed like he had put on a set of extremely fitting and flagrant armour.
But in the eyes of regular people, he was truly a terrifying monster.
"Yep!" Xiao An raised her head and nodded seriously, praising him with admiration from the very bottom of her heart.
"I have to say, out of all the people I know, you have the best tastes!"
Li Qingshan chuckled and laughter reverberated through the surroundings.
The Dauntless monk and the Unraging monk both witnessed this. There was nothing they could say about their standards of beauty.
"Do you think we should still visit the sixth floor?"
Li Qingshan asked. He was very tempted to go and learn the sixth statue of the Demon Suppression Statuary, as he had learnt the Chains of Demon Suppression on the third floor.
This was no coincidence. For many ancient cultivation methods, a special juncture would often come with every three layers. If cultivators could comprehend a technique and battle skill that complemented their cultivation method, it would stop them from being distracted by anything else, and it could also ensure they could protect their lives to a certain degree.
Along the way, the role that the Chains of Demon Suppression had played could be considered as vital. Against many Demon Generals that were difficult to defeat, he only needed to unleash the Chains of Demon Suppression, and he would be able to overwhelm them completely, achieving victory with great ease.
However, with the fifth floor as a boundary in the Demon Suppression hall, venturing down further would definitely result in even greater danger. After learning the fifth form of the Demon Suppression Statuary, the pressure on the spirit turtle had basically been relieved, and it had recovered some of its sharp senses over the future. It could sense the existence of danger.
Of course, if he could use his full strength freely, Li Qingshan believed that even the seventh floor would be no problem, much less the sixth floor. However, the fate awaiting him if he reverted to his daemon form in the Demon Suppression hall would probably be venturing straight down to the ninth floor and being suppressed there for ten thousand years.
Xiao An said, "Let's continue!"
Li Qingshan said in surprise, "You're so confident!"
Xiao An said nothing and fished out a scarlet talisman from her hundred treasures pouch.
"I sure have been forgetful."
Li Qingshan smiled. Among battles between cultivators, talismans had always held an extremely important position. They could serve as sudden attacks that could turn the tides of the battle.
Throughout the years, Li Qingshan had gathered quite a lot of different talismans. Let alone scarlet talismans, he even had violet talismans. However, during battles at his level, rarely was there the opportunity to use talismans, so he forgot about them.
Then Xiao An took out a few bronze bangles for controlling corpses. Every single one of them hid a Corpse General. They had also been one of the spoils Li Qingshan had obtained from his battle at Burial Mound mountain. There were all from the hundred treasures pouches of the Golden Core cultivators who had been killed.
Li Qingshan had passed them to Xiao An to be refined. Xiao An had already accumulated everything she required for her breakthrough to the second layer of the Path of White Bone and Great Beauty. She only lacked comprehension, so she kept them around for whenever the need arose.
Of course, these refined Corpse Generals that could be controlled were worlds apart from the Corpse Generals of the Hungry Ghost realm. And, if they were ever used before Corpse Commanders or Corpse Kings, they would change sides basically immediately. However, they were enough for rushing into battle.
Li Qingshan no longer had any second thoughts. The two of them continued on their way, stepping through the door.
The heavy smell of blood even made regular Demon Generals afraid to approach this place, but a colossal figure rushed over out of instinct. Duoge burst in and had another sumptuous feast.
The sixth floor of the Demon Suppression hall, the central square.
Almost a hundred Demon Generals gathered beneath the Demon Suppression statue, studying the secret within the statue, hoping that there would be a day when they could leave this prison.
The atmosphere in there was quite heavy and solemn. The Demon Generals had no interest in fighting one another. As they observed the Demon Suppression statue, their gazes would drift past the front of the statue from time to time.
A dishevelled, indifferent man sat there with his legs crossed. He had a strangely-shaped sword radiating with demon qi placed across his knees.
The sword was pitch-black like ink, but it was not completely straight. Instead, there were knobs, like it was a pagoda. It was almost three meters long, which made it obvious what kind of stature was required to wield a sword like that freely.
The strangest part of the sword was the guard and hilt. It was not made of gold, metal, rock, or wood, but a clump of coiled flesh and blood vessels. At the very centre was a bowl-sized eye, with only the whites of the eye and no iris. It was completely bloodshot, which made it seem extremely eerie.
The other Demon Generals all remained a few meters away from him, afraid to get any closer. They even seemed like they were afraid to breathe too loudly.
"What the fuck are you all doing?! Piss off, don't block the path!"
A bellow broke the silence. From the door beneath the Demon Suppression statue, a demon radiating with a fierce aura suddenly leapt out and swung his hand towards the cold man.
The place occupied by the cold man was definitely the most optimal position for studying the Demon Suppression statue, but it also happened to be a place where demons coming up from below had to pass through.
The eyes of the demons were filled with a mocking pleasure over what was about to happen, Sir Lietu is a genius of the Demon race. Although he has fallen back down from the Demon Commander realm, he's still not someone who can be handled by Demon Generals, not to mention he wields the "Evil Eye".
Lietu waved his right hand gently, and a gust of foul air swept through the square.
The fierce Demon General staggered past Lietu. A vicious wound stretched from his left shoulder to his right waist, spraying with blood. He turned around. "You're…"
Suddenly, he discovered that something important seemed to be missing. He lowered his head and checked his chest.
Lietu currently had his head lowered, fiddling around with a black, pebble-like demon heart. There was a thump behind him, and the fierce Demon General collapsed on the ground.
Without even looking back, he placed the demon heart into the strange eye in the centre of the sword hilt. The eye pulsed and absorbed the black demon heart. As if the sword had been completed, a black iris appeared in the eyeball. The eyeball swiveled around, and every Demon General that it saw shivered inside.
The many blood vessels coiled around the black iris, and the entire hilt twisted violently. Foul air whistled out, blowing Lietu's hair into the air and filling the entire hall. All of the Demon Generals felt like they were suffocating.
The entire sword shone with black light as if the dark night had descended. The glistening colour of gold in the surroundings immediately dimmed. Only the Demon Suppression statue remained the same as before, watching all of this unfold from above.
But a while later, the eyeball forced out the demon heart, which fell to the ground with a clink. It felt like it had just eaten something disgusting and spat it back out with great disdain.
Lietu shook his head. "Sure enough, it's still not enough. The demon hearts of Demon Generals are unable to satisfy the Evil Eye. It requires even stronger demon hearts. I need to recover my strength as soon as possible and kill my way back onto the seventh floor so that I can find a suitable demon heart."
His sharp ears suddenly twitched as he sensed auras of death gathered outside the door. The other Demon Generals were afraid of Lietu, but none of them were weak. They all sensed it too and became vigilant.
The nine gilded doors suddenly opened at the same time, and a hundred Corpse Soldiers swarmed in.
The Demon Generals were unsurprised. As it turned out, it was merely some Corpse Soldiers.
Lietu frowned, sensing that something was amiss. There were plenty of demonfolk that could control corpses, but these Corpse Soldiers were originally humans. Where did all these human corpses come from in the Demon Suppression hall? It was completely impossible for those bald asses from the Chan Monastery of Deva-Nāga to use something like this.
The eyeball on the Evil Eye sword in his hand swiveled, noticing how the backs of every Corpse Soldier was plastered with talismans. They all tore apart at the same time, shining with light.
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