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Made in L.A. 2016: Wipe Your Feet on the Way Out
Cracked and imperfect, resting atop a section of otherwise crisp white marble floor, is a carpet of gridded reddish dirt.
At the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles, in a biannual exhibition tasked with representing local creativity, a portrait of the region's artistic practice takes shape—installed alongside the very firmament from which it was excavated. The earth, the grit, the material of the city—literal and imagined—makes its way into the museum.
"It's a dynamic moment in Los Angeles," said Hamza Walker, standing on the rough terrain. Walker is Director of Education and Associate Curator at the Renaissance Society of Chicago and was brought in to co-organize this year's Made in L.A. biennial with in-house curator, Aram Moshayedi.
"We were working well within the wake of Pacific Standard Time," continued Walker, speaking of the 2011 effort funded by the J. Paul Getty Trust to document the history of art activity and movements in Los Angeles after World War II. The six-month exhibition was shown in dozens of arts institutions across the city. The newer biennial, initiated in 2012 and now in its third edition, aims "to both be mindful and respectful of that [effort] but also just to acknowledge a new day…an acknowledgement of Los Angeles as a very big place and a cosmopolitan town and not have the artists necessarily be answerable to older, more stereotyped notions of what Los Angeles is."
"So that was really, I think, what we had in mind in terms of looking at these artists," said Walker. "And a kind of scale of ambition," Moshayedi added. The co-curators are synergetic in their ability to pick up and expand the other's talking point. Their voices echoed across Lindbrook Terrace, a breezy outdoor space and the last stop on a tour of Made in L.A. 2016: a, the, though, only.
This year is the first time the Hammer brought in a curator from outside of the city for the biennial. In preparation—and with the muscle of the Hammer on their side—Walker and Moshayedi visited about 200 studios throughout Southern California over the course of 12 months. Their search spanned as far south as San Diego, east to Joshua Tree, and back up just north of the city to Ventura.
The first iteration of Made in L.A. featured a whopping 60 artists; the 2014 biennial showed 35. This year the exhibition features work from 26 artists and offers more in-depth presentations of individual bodies of work than previous iterations, extending beyond visual art into such disciplines as dance, fashion, literature, music, film, and even those which defy categorization. Todd Gray's contribution, for example, is not physically present at the Hammer but instead exists in his day-to-day life. The curators asked the artist to "remount" a memorial gesture he made to his late friend and collaborator Ray Manzarek (co-founder and keyboardist for The Doors) when he wore the musician's clothing for a year after his passing, not at all certain whether or not he could call it a work of art.
For the duration of the biennial, Gray will be wearing Manzarek's actual wardrobe. "So if you happen to see him, there's the work," Walker said with a laugh.
Guthrie Lonergan, Screengrab of the Hammer Museum website with widgets by the artist, June 2016
The 26 artists occupy the entire museum, down to the Hammer's website, which incorporates widgets by Guthrie Lonergan. The artist also created an explorative, tonal soundtrack based on popular reality television shows—Top Chef, the Real Housewives franchise—that recurs at five separate points throughout the museum, spliced with other artists' work.
The highly compartmentalized exhibition is laid out as an extension of the Hammer itself, meandering in and out of its every pocket, each room like a mini solo show. These in-depth surveys of individual bodies of work function like condensed retrospectives that effectively give artists who have been producing work in Los Angeles for many years their due.
Labor Link TV, Installation view, Made in L.A. 2016: a, the, though, only, June 12–August 28, 2016, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles. Photo: Brian Forrest
There's an entire room full of viewing stations playing episodes of Labor Link TV, a initiative of artist Fred Lonidier, which produced public-access television programs about Southern California labor movements and union activities from 1988 to 2011; we find walls lined with new paintings by Rebecca Morris; there's a presentation of Arthur Jafa's "cookbooks," which were used to develop an authentic black aesthetic for his 1991 film Daughters of the Dust. Jafa, a director and cinematographer, collected hundreds of clipped images in over 200 notebooks never meant to be shared, let alone put on display until Walker and Moshayedi suggested it.
"...it was something of a revelation that there had been somebody who had been so prolific with his output but not had any career recognition..."
Kenzi Shiokava, one of the older artists featured in the biennial, moved to Los Angeles in 1964 from Brazil (he is ethnically Japanese). At the Hammer, the artist is exhibiting part of his large collection of timeworn found objects, carved wooden totems, and assemblages in a display that mimics his long-time Compton studio.
"The density we wanted to reflect was the density we encountered when we first visited Kenzi in his studio, where he's lived since 1994," said Moshayedi. "I think for both of us it was something of a revelation that there had been somebody who had been so prolific with his output but not had any career recognition or any attention per se; we were completely mesmerized."
Rebecca Morris, Installation view, Made in L.A. 2016: a, the, though, only, June 12–August 28, 2016, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles. Photo: Brian Forrest
"This potential, to not only introduce the work of emerging artists but also important artists that have not received adequate exhibition opportunities in recent years, is a real strength of this exhibition and a major reason I am thrilled to be a part of this iteration," biennial artist Kelly Akashi told me. "I have always admired Aram's pursuit of finding artists working with new ways of communicating meaning through their work, and how to bring the energy of the artist's studio to an exhibition."
The 2016 biennial brings the outside into the museum space, in both material and historical registers.
Akashi is among the younger, emerging artists participating this year. Born and raised in Los Angeles, she chose the Hammer's courtyard to represent a relationship between bodies, objects, and architecture. Her two sculptural works comprise objects modeled after her own hands and enlarged layers of onions, molded in rubber. These are bound together and suspended above the courtyard by rope as a means to enhance its corporeal qualities.
"Hamza and Aram were excited by the space I chose, but also wanted to challenge me to push the temporal and handmade qualities of my previous work," said Akashi. "They encouraged me to push my materials, process, and the defining boundaries of the work itself."
This pushing of boundaries is a defining characteristic of the 2016 biennial, which in many ways brings the outside into the museum space, in both material and historical registers. Emblematic of this script flipping is Rafa Esparza's la tierra, an elevated walking surface paved with 1,900 square feet of adobe bricks.
Looking down toward my feet, I can see handprints and finger marks in the solid chunks of hardened dirt. The bricks themselves were "Made in L.A." by Esparza and his father with dirt sourced from South L.A. and the Eastside communities of San Fernando and the San Gabriel Valley, and mixed with water from the L.A. River.
Rafa Esparza, la tierra, 2016, Adobe bricks, found objects. Installation view, Made in L.A. 2016: a, the, though, only,
June 12–August 28, 2016, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles. Courtesy of the artist. Photo: Brian Forrest
Leading up to the installation, Esparza invited Walker and Moshayedi, along with close friends, to unearth various objects he had buried back in January around the historic region of Chavez Ravine, partially located in Elysian Park. Largely recognized today as the home of Dodger Stadium, the site was once a multigenerational Mexican-American town that has since become a classic example of displacement by development.
What you'll find in la tierra are four different pieces that live atop the adobe surface—including a cactus still sprouting new growth from a royal blue upholstered chair excavated by Esparza and Moshayedi. Another object is an old mailbox, unearthed by Walker and the artist. It's from Esparza's childhood home in East Pasadena and still has a bullet hole from a drive-by shooting pierced through its corner (despite his father's best efforts to repair the hole over the years with Bondo).
"I think of [the objects] as sort of synchronous site-specific actions or gestures," Esparza told me the day after he finished installing the work, "meaning that when they were being made, they were conceived as a peek into the physical aspect of Elysian Park, its history, the place of home, as well as each individual that would be invited to dig each object up. The site was simultaneously like a psychic and physical space, both materially tangible as well as fleeting and ephemeral."
"There's layers and layers to this work," said the artist. "I was interested in approaching or treating the Hammer as a site, and incorporating or thinking about archaeology as a practice we use to consider how museums apply value to found or discovered objects and then designate where they exist after they're brought up from the ground."
"Galleries and traditional art spaces should never be a default designation for artworks."
Esparza had initial apprehensions about participating in the biennial. He typically works and performs in public sites across the city, rather than museums or institutional spaces, and he doesn't believe artwork needs biennial or museum recognition to validate it. "For me," he said, "what it meant to agree to participate was the opportunity to speak to museum culture, to speak to the institution directly. I was critical of the two prior exhibitions and I feel like here's an opportunity where you could speak directly to what you see is problematic about how museums function; I'm excited to see what the presence of this work does."
He went on: "I'm also interested in the sort of conversations that can happen about displacement and the sort of role artists, art spaces, and art in general—this like capital "A" art—and how that impacts communities that are facing and fighting gentrification."
"I feel like there are communities that have historically been marginalized from the mainstream art world. I'm thinking about the Chicano art community and the Eastside." The artist mused about how such communities might participate in future biennials: "It would be really interesting to make those invitations and invested inquiries into practices that have been formed, made, and evolved through a lot of resilience in Los Angeles." He wondered what those conversations would look like, and how artists might respond. "Galleries and traditional art spaces should never be a default designation for artworks."
"Museums tend to be happy when things are static and quiet and don't talk back."
Like Esparza, Made in L.A. 2016 thinks hard about museum value systems and their roles as repositories and presenters of culture. With a reach extending beyond art world pre-approved candidates—and beyond the visual arts more generally—the curators acknowledge the responsibility they have in bestowing value, in representing a city. Inevitably bestowing institutional recognition, the curators nevertheless allow artists working primarily outside of traditional art spaces to continue to work on their own terms—expanding on previous work while showing a more complete portrait of themselves to a new audience. Walker and Moshayedi were also thoughtful in their attempt to bring some essence of the artists' studios into the exhibition, pushing work forward toward new audiences—in some cases, early in the artists' careers and as the work evolves in real time. Lauren Davis Fisher, for example, works her large-scale installation practice into the Hammer, integrating sculpture and architecture. Fisher will alter her installation weekly throughout the run of the exhibition, reflecting the changing of forms and the types of labor that are key to her practice.
Lauren Davis Fisher, Installation view, Made in L.A. 2016: a, the, though, only,
June 12–August 28, 2016, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles. Courtesy of the artist. Photo: Brian Forrest
Moshayedi considered bringing practices like Esparza's into the Hammer. "In some ways it was a push I think for artists like…Rafa to push their practice, to think about how things that they had done in more experimental contexts could happen within a museum," Moshayedi said. "Most often, museums are resistant to this kind of work because of the challenges that it obviously faces for every single department within here…Museums tend to be happy when things are static and quiet and don't talk back."
"We really have to thank [Director] Annie [Philbin] and Co. for allowing this much dirt to be brought into the museum," said Walker. "On that note if we can all use the mats when you exit that'd be great."
Lauren McQuade is an LA-based writer, photojournalist and editor with interest in social issues and the representation of culture in the city of Los Angeles.
(Image at top: Kenzi Shiokava, Installation view, Made in L.A. 2016: a, the, though, only, June 12 –August 28, 2016, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles. Photo: Brian Forrest)
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It was a stunning morning down at White Rock. I went down to get my annual photo of the sunrise, but instead was very taken with, what Twitter tells me, are a pod of three dolphins who are resident in the area. I've never been fortunate enough to see them there before, but apparently they are often seen on a calm day. They were in very playful form. A beautiful sight to watch.
Here are some of my photos:
Lastly here are a couple of photos of the sunrise that I set out to watch:
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A third of developers don't know when to quit
Will code when they go home
More than a third of software developers can't resist the urge to code when they go home at the end of the day, according to a report compiled by French startup CodinGame.
Cybersecurity software revenue to hit $27 billion by 2023
Humanity is an insecure species
Number crunchers at PreciseSecurity.com have been flipping their abacuses and reached the conclusion that cybersecurity software revenue is expected to reach $25.1 billion in revenue this year.
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Nuvia is the new name that can disrupt the fallen ARM server market, and just ten days after announcing the company, it made another significant announcement. Nuvia hired Jon Carvill as Vice president of Nuvia marketing and Jon Masters from RedHat IBM as Vice President of Software and opened an office in Austin (home of AMD and Samsung).
Apple finally realises its software is pure comedy
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For a while now we have been penning stories about how buggy Apple's software is getting, but now it seems someone at the Jobs' Mob Frying Saucer has got the message.
3D Subscription software driving move to open source
Could this lead to Linux on the desktop?
3D software makers' move to subscription models is pushing people to use open-source software because users are fed up with the price and neurotic terms and conditions.
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Torvalds' self-realisation
The IT industry's Mr Sweary, Linus Torvalds, says he no longer considers himself a programmer these days.
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David Shayer, who worked as a software engineer at Apple for 18 years across iPod, the Apple Watch, and Apple's bug-tracking system Radar, among other projects, has been explaining to Apple fanboys why software standards have shot down the loo.
Apple cocks up the time again
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The fruity cargo cult Apple's inability to do basic programming is being used as a marketing tool to force users to update their software.
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I've accumulated a few Nars eyeshadows in the past couple of months and I've been trying to put off using them before reviewing them, but as you can see.. I've been using all three!
I love Nars Eyeshadow. Although like any brand, some shades can be a hit or miss, I've been pretty pleased with all of the Nars eyeshadows I've purchased (which is only a small handful).
Some shades are smoother/softer than others, but all of the shadows commonly are very pigmented, and you only need the lightest touch of the brush for good color pay-off (especially the darker shades).
At $24 a pop, these eyeshadows are quite pricey, so I don't purchase them too often, but once in a while I get swayed by the sparkles or the silky textures end end up caving in.
Ashes to Ashes is described as a violet-brown with shimmer, or basically a soft taupe. It's a really common shade (in the same family as MAC Satin Taupe or Wet n Wild Nutty), but if you have "taupe disease" like me, and feel the need to purchase every taupe on the market, then this shade is very necessary. haha!
I find it to be a great every day shade and I often wear it solo on my lid and smudged on my lower lash line for a soft wash of color, topped with lots of mascara.
Etrusque is a metallic antique gold. Since I have warm skin, gold really suits me and I wear golden shades very often. My go-to gold eyeshadow is typically Urban Decay Half Baked, but Half Baked is more of a warm, almost coppery gold, whereas Etrusque is a brassy, old gold.
I usually pair Etrusque with warm, chocolatey browns and coppery shades.
Night Star is a sheer peach with gold sparkles. I love shades like this to wear all over the lid on my more natural days, and it's an eyeshadow I've been no-joke eyeballing for the past few years. The base color is a very light, sheer peach which in all honesty is a bit chalky – not as buttery as other Nars eyeshadows, but blends well with no issues. There are loads of sparkles, but because of the texture of the eyeshadow, the sparkles don't stick, and you'll most likely end up with lots of sparkles on your cheeks – especially if you apply several layers. I find that it works much better with an eyeshadow base, to give the sparkles a little something to stick to.
I do like this eyeshadow, but because of the loose glitter it's not very practical, nor is it for everyone.
Both Ashes to Ashes and Etrusque are hits, but Night Star is a miss. It's pretty, but there's just too much fall-out and the overall quality could be better for the price.
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After closing the border with Uganda, which is traditionally the main gateway to and fro Rwanda regarding the tiny country's exports, Rwandan President Paul Kagame last week spent two days in Tanzania holding talks with his counterpart John Pombe Magufuli. And word from sources privy to the meeting now indicate the Rwandan leader was in Tanzania to firm up relations with Dar in order to establish an alternative sea-route for the country's exports.
Although 75% of Rwanda's imports come through Dar-es-salaam, Uganda is equally important to her tiny neighbour, as the country's major exports of minerals, tea and coffee have always gone through Uganda on to Mombasa.
President Kagame arrived in Dar es Salaam on Thursday and held talks with his counterart Magufuli over two days, and it is said the main issue on agenda was to find a way of shifting the main route of Rwanda's exports from Uganda/Kenya to Tanzania.
The relationship between Rwanda and Uganda has been increasingly becoming worse over the last few years, with both countries trading accusations of bad behaviour. Kigali has been complaining that of Uganda harbouring dissidents working to overthrow the Kagame regime, subjecting Rwandese citizens in Uganda to illegal arrests and torture. as well as blocking Rwandese exports. Uganda has mainly accused Rwanda of transporting goods through the common transport corridor in breach of the provisions of the East African Community Common Market Protocol, and has on occasions held tens of Rwandan trucks for weeks before releasing them.


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Good morning.
Here's what you need to know:
• President Trump revised his travel ban, removing Iraqis but leaving six other predominantly Muslim nations on a list of those barred from entering the U.S. He also scrapped a provision that explicitly protected religious minorities.
Here's who is barred and who is not, and a look at the complicated reality of illegal immigrants in the U.S.
• Mr. Trump's assertion that former President Obama tapped his phone has consumed the White House, the F.B.I., the Justice Department and the worldwide media. It is a conspiracy theory that was born on talk radio.
The F.B.I. director, James Comey, asked the Justice Department to rebut the assertion as false, but a White House spokeswoman said Mr. Trump does not accept Mr. Comey's contention — an extraordinary clash at the highest levels of government.
Here are some basics about surveillance — including that the power to order domestic wiretaps resides with federal judges, after applications from the Justice Department.
• Nuclear concerns are on the rise.
Japan is on heightened alert over North Korea's capabilities, weighing whether Pyongyang's launch of four ballistic missiles could be testing a "saturation attack" meant to overwhelm missile defenses.
And in Europe, policy talk has turned to making France's nuclear arsenal a "Eurodeterrent."
Today's episode of "The Daily" podcast discusses U.S. efforts to disrupt North Korea's missile program, as well as Mr. Trump's accusation against Mr. Obama.
• A South Korean court is expected to decide as early as this week whether the impeached president, Park Geun-hye, should be reinstated or formally removed from office.
A special prosecutor said that she and her secretive confidante conspired to take $38 million in bribes from the Samsung corporate giant.
• On an uplifting note, a rapping barber and a defiant teenage vocalist are the stars of an Afghan musical competition modeled after "American Idol," a much-needed reprieve from violence.
• Signals from the National People's Congress lifted Chinese stocks, with tech foremost.
• China releases foreign exchange reserves data for February, and the E.U. Chamber of Commerce releases a study of how the China Manufacturing 2025 policy initiative will affect European business.
• Electric car programs could be one casualty of the Trump administration's expected removal of environmental rules on automobile emissions and targets.
• Turkey's antitrust authority will look at whether Google unfairly promotes its app store and digital services by tying them to its Android operating system.
• Gina Rinehart, the chairwoman of the mineral and exploration company Hancock Prospecting and the richest woman in the Asia-Pacific region, bought a 364,000-acre cattle ranch in Australia's Northern Territory.
• Panasonic is marketing a washing machine designed to remove curry stains in a bid to challenge South Korea's hold on India's market.
• U.S. stocks were weaker. Here's a snapshot of global markets.
In the News
• North Korea's ambassador was expelled from Malaysia for suggesting that Kim Jong-nam, the half brother of North Korea's ruler, died of heart failure rather than by poison. [The New York Times]
• The crash of a rescue helicopter on a training mission in Nagano, Japan, killed all nine people aboard. [The Asahi Shimbun]
• The Australian prime minister, Malcolm Turnbull, will be in Indonesia this week to attend a meeting of the 21-nation Indian Ocean Rim Association. [The Australian]
• At least 15 people were killed after a faction of the Pakistani Taliban attacked three posts on the border with Afghanistan. [Al Jazeera]
• Sea Shepherd, a conservationist group, said that large volumes of shark fins are still entering Hong Kong by air and sea carriers that pledged to abandon the trade. [South China Morning Post]
• Officials in Japan reported success in the battle against invasive yellow-legged hornets after using traps baited with fermented lactic acid. [The Asahi Shimbun]
• Harvard hosted a conference examining the long-neglected topic of historical connections between universities and the slave trade. [The New York Times]
• For the first time in years, Pakistan hosted international cricket players, who have largely refused to play there since a deadly terrorist attack in 2009. [The New York Times]
Smarter Living
• Should supplements be a part of your morning routine? The science is still mostly lacking.
• Recipe of the day: Elegant mini almond cakes can be filled with cherry jam or, with a little effort, chocolate ganache.
• On Galápagos, the blue-footed booby has no real predators, so the birds live proud, public lives. That has helped scientists learn their habits and even why the shade of their feet matters. (The color signals health.)
• An annual festival in New York that honors Asia's ancient treasures and art is trying to move on from a debacle last year in which several dealers were raided for antiquities smuggling.
• An apartment listed on Airbnb offered a prime location, luxurious appointments and a lot of security. It was inside Trump Tower in New York.
Back Story
The U.S. Postal Service's stamp issue this week pays homage to the federal arts program that launched some of the 20th century's most famous American artists.
But it might not have.
In the mid-1930s, during the height of the Depression, unemployment was soaring at 25 percent. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt created the Work Projects Administration to put Americans back to work.
Artists, who often didn't have regular jobs in the first place, weren't certain to be included. But Harry Hopkins, who directed the W.P.A., decided they should be.
"Hell," he said, "they've got to eat just like other people!"
So the Federal Art Project of the W.P.A. was created. Over nine years, it spawned upward of 100,000 paintings and murals and nearly 20,000 sculptures.
Some of the artists the program employed went on to become America's most famous artists, including Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, and Willem de Kooning.
"I changed my attitude toward being an artist," de Kooning famously reminisced. "Instead of doing odd jobs and painting on the side, I painted and did odd jobs on the side."
Evan Gershkovich contributed reporting.
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Lathe Turned Salt & Pepper Set
Contrasting woods and a simple yet elegant design make this project as enjoyable to build as it is practical to use.
The term pepper mill generally conjures the image of a waiter holding a baseball bat-sized mill over my salad as he vigorously grinds out pepper and tells me to say "when." The salt and pepper mills in this project are a bit more discreet. Each one is sized to fit comfortably in your palm. And instead of a two-handed rotation action, the mechanisms in these mills work by simply pressing a plunger with your thumb (see photo below). In fact, the only turning you'll have to do with these mills is at the lathe, when it comes to shaping the bodies of the mills. It's a good opportunity to dust off that minilathe sitting in the corner of the shop and put it to use.
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It's all well and good cruising down to your local cove for a relaxed weekend out on the water.
But for longer holidays, nothing beats finding an off the radar spot that isn't crammed with other boaties and noisy tourists. These days, such a place can be hard to find, but we've done our best to pull together a few of our personal favourite boating hideaways across the world.
Sit down, have a read, and keep quiet about them, or these hidden gems will become just like the others!
Andros Island, Bahamas
For boaties living on the East Coast, cruising down to the Bahamas is a popular getaway. Places like Bimini, Freeport and Nassau are common knowledge, but what about those wanting to escape the rush and explore the other, more remote spots in the Bahamas? We'd suggest mooring at Andros Island. Not only is it reasonably unknown, so the crowds are kept to a minimum, but it's got something for everyone. Beautiful beaches (of course, it's the Bahamas!) for the family to relax on, great diving spots in nearby Hope Bay, and good fishing all around. Keep away for the bustling madness of mainstream Bahamas, and head out to this hidden gem instead.
Your perfect jam for cruising the Bahamas: 93 Million Miles by Jason Mraz
Oke Bay, New Zealand
Nestled in the Bay of Islands in New Zealand, Oke Bay is a real hidden treasure. This cove has good anchorage depth, just off the coast of a secluded sandy beach. Spend a couple of nights here soaking up the sheer serenity of New Zealand's scenery, or enjoy the warm water and strap on the boots for a hike in the surrounding hills. New Zealand's Bay of Islands also offers some of the country's best fishing, yet unlike the more popular Coromandel Peninsula, you can still find some locations that will be yours alone to enjoy.
Get into the Kiwi spirit listening to: White Lines by SIX60
Bonifacio, Corsica
The home of Napolean, Corsica is an essential location for any boatie looking to add stunning cliffs and deep blue waters to their list of conquests. Located on the southern tip of Corsica, Bonifacio boasts a beautiful port—a river flows from the ocean, meandering several hundred meters amidst twists and turns, before opening up to the inland port of Bonifacio. Anchor here and explore the medieval clifftop citadel that defended against the Ottoman Empire centuries ago, or simply enjoy a Pietra beer and load up with delicious candies from La Caverne D'Ali Bonbon before heading out again to admire the sheer cliffs this island is famous for.
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The Greek Islands, Greece
The Greek Islands aren't exactly the world's best secret when it comes to boating locations, and in fact they're frequented by some of the world's wealthiest on vacation. However, their sheer number has been estimated (that's right, there are so many no one actually knows the exact amount!) between 1200 and 6000. So even though it may be a saturated tourist location, plenty of remote and secluded destinations still exist. Take it from us—the best way to find one of these spots is not to plan for it at all. Head to one of the main ports like Santorini, stock up, and then simply cruise, stopping wherever catches your eye. We guarantee this will be the experience of a lifetime, and it will take that long to process the beauty of what you've seen!
Your best song to soak up the sun: Go Outside by Cults
Catalina Island, California
Escape the gridlock traffic of Los Angeles, and head out to Catalina Island for a weekend. Located about 40 miles off the coast, depending where you embark from, Catalina Island is a perfect daytrip, or spot to anchor down for the weekend. With only a few thousand locals living on the island, it's the perfect balance of isolation, mixed with all the facilities you need to have a great time. Climb to Mt. Orizaba and view the entire island, or walk its many paths to view wildlife found no where else in the world! This island offers a refreshing escape from the busyness of LA, and is a hidden gem for West Coast boaties.
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Gardaí investigate loans raised on Irish crowdfunding websites
Inquiry launched as Premier Irish Golf Tours closes without repaying six-figure debts
Premier Irish Golf Tours raised upwards of €100,000 on Linked Finance, and another loan of about the same size on a second peer-to-peer lending site, Grid Finance. Photograph: Inpho
An Garda Síochána are investigating a series of loans raised on peer-to-peer lending websites last year after a Co Kerry company closed its doors without repaying its six-figure debts.
The company, Premier Irish Golf Tours, raised several hundred thousand euro on crowdfunding websites last summer. The websites connect individual lenders with businesses that want to raise money.
Correspondence sent to the lenders on one of the sites, Linked Finance, shows that the Garda are investigating the company after a complaint by the website.
The communication to lenders, seen by The Irish Times, states that "following the drawdown of this loan agreement, the subsequent closure of the business and the absence of any co-operation from the borrower, Linked Finance made contact with An Garda Síochána. Linked Finance have been working with the authorities since July to validate the accuracy and authenticity of all statements and documentation provided by the borrower in support of this loan application."
The company went on to confirm that it has made a statement to the gardaí. It is understood that Premier Irish Golf Tours raised upwards of €100,000 on the crowdfunding platform, and another loan of around the same size on a second peer-to-peer lending site, Grid Finance.
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A source with knowledge of the investigation confirmed that it is at an advanced stage. The former chief executive of the company, David McMahon, is thought to have left Ireland some time last summer, and gardaí believe he is still overseas.
Mr McMahon did not respond to attempts to contact him on Wednesday.
Derek Butler, chief executive of Grid Finance, confirmed that his company had also made a statement to the Garda.
"Our normal recovery process is in operation. We have not been able to locate the individual in question, but we are attempting to do that through a range of measures," Mr Butler said. "We have served proceedings on the company to try and recover the debt."
A spokesman for Linked Finance said the company would not comment on individual cases, but pointed out that the rate of default on its platform is less than 1 per cent.
Crowdfunding is in its infancy in Ireland, accounting for less than 0.5 per cent of the SME funding market, compared to 12 per cent in the UK. However, it is unregulated, meaning that Central Bank codes of conduct and protections do not apply.
The Department of Finance announced in last year's finance bill that it would be introducing a regulatory regime for crowdfunding.


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No matter what your reason- be it running a large corporation, or even a small local store, you do require a maintenance of a good reputation among your customers.
A good enough public image is going to create the ways of achieving success for you easily. Word of mouth works in mysterious ways, and it is always good to maintain the "talk" that goes all around, about you. This is going to make sure that people not just trust your company/ your business, but also what you offer to them (products/ services). In the long run, it is only going to make sure that your sales improve.
Unlike the conventional times, today it has become even more difficult to actually maintain a decent and a positive image about your business in front of people. This is because of the presence of social media in every aspect of our lives. Many might refute this point, but the people already into social media marketing/ digital marketing would know.
A company just needs to make sure they hire the correct people, who manage everything for them online. They make their accounts, their websites, their social media accounts, and Bam! People are going to start to know you and your products and services. They could not just get to know you but would get the opportunity to freely interact with you. This particular detail is beneficial in a lot of many ways; however, it can be risky at the same time. It can be beneficial because of the fact that there are going to be improvements in your work because of all kinds of criticism that is involved. You will work harder because of all the criticism that comes in. But, if not taken care of in a correct manner, you might lose out on your reputation and a couple of your customers.
For every business owner, there are thus, various services that can be undertaken to make sure that the reputation of your business is at its best. The means that can be adopted by your team would be that of "online reputation management".
➔What exactly does online reputation management entail?
Online reputation management is a review management technique which entails a constant process of analyzing and managing the image of a company/business on all kinds of online platforms. The means of online reputation management aims at creating a healthy image in order to make sure that the business has a good reputation among people. Since we know negative comments could affect a company in major ways, the online reputation management team is going to make sure that your business/ company can recover out of those bad reviews in a smooth manner.
All of this would be done with the help of various SEO techniques and strategies. And once the reputation management has begun your reputation management teach would want to continue to preserve the same, for your benefits.
Here are some benefits you would get, if you hire a reputation management team:
1.When consumers go online and research about your products/services, about 88% of them rely instantly on online reviews when it comes to making their own decisions. If your reviews and your social media is full of negative comments, they would not want to invest in you. A good reputation management team is going to make sure they create a positive image for you and preserve it for your benefit.
2.It is going to increase your brand presence and awareness. If any criticisms and negative reviews are trying to upset your business, they are going to be pushed down to your benefit and you can stand out.
3.Online reputation management makes sure that your company/business is a trusted name among people. They will prevent negativities about your company from spreading out and destroying your chances of redeeming your worth.
If you are looking forward to investing in online reputation management, then contact the best company to do the same: 866-702-0399.
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As we talk so much about digital and high end technology in finance, here is a crude reminder: The ancient COBOL still runs the financial system.
The last time you used an ATM, chances are the transaction was powered by a nearly 60-year-old computer programming language.
Common Business-Oriented Language—the ancient computer code better known as COBOL—was developed in 1959 as a business-focused standard programming language, and is still relied upon by banks around the world. It's responsible for $3 trillion in commerce in the US every day. As of 2014, 92 of the top 100 banks, as well as 71% of the companies in the Fortune 500, were still running COBOL programs on mainframe computers.
And if it's not broke, why fix it? Well, with COBOL, when something does break, there soon may not be anyone left who can. The baby boomers who know the language best are either retired or close to it, and those who would replace them just do not find COBOL very sexy.
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Clean potable water availability is now a global issue and will impact nearly 4 billion people by 2030; 'water-stressed' nations will be commonplace according to the World Water Council. Toxic water is often associated with developing economies but is now an increasing global issue, effecting all nations, developed or developing. Water issues do vary from nation to nation from high levels of antivirals in water to Arsenic bio-accumulating in rice; and in southern India's coastal regions the groundwater supplies are becoming increasingly brackish due to the osmotic imbalance at porous underground rock interfaces. As groundwater supplies become brackish this also introduces other contaminants from the oceans, one of which is crude oil. The primary aim of this research was to remove excessive levels of crude oil from the water supply by using a simple passive graphene oxide-based water filter.
To read more about Jonathan Bloor's experiences at the Department of Instrumentation & Applied Physics in the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore see here.
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text: Daalon 0 Report post Posted July 13, 2016 Sunday Brunch currently raids on Friday and Saturday at 8:30 CST. Check us out at http://www.sundaybrunchwow.com or Ladorna#1379for questions. Or myself Daalon#1857 This guild began when a bunch of players found each other through raid finder and started raiding in PUGs together. Through a year of pugging we eventually got so many regulars due to our philosophy of "Be kind. No berating, yelling, or cussing" that we decided to start an actual guild and converged on Cenarius. We began heroic HFC as a guild and downed Hellfire Assault in early September 2015 and got our members their AoTC by mid-December. We are growing each week and our members have a wide range of interests. The majority are interested in raiding but we also have those who just like the social aspect of the guild, pet battles, PvP, or are completionists. While all are welcome in this guild, the main purpose of this post is for raid recruiting. More specifically, we are looking to fill our Mythic Progression team. While our normal/heroic teams are casual, but very capable, raiders, we have a subset of members wanting more challenges than just their AoTC. We need a few more players dedicated to hard-core progression to make a complete 20 man team for raiding mythic content. While we are a bit lenient with our normal/heroic teams, we will expect near perfect attendance and exceptional knowledge of your class and spec for mythic progression. We love to have fun during trash, but for boss fights, we put on our war paint and kick or heal butt. We expect that our raiders are patient, punctual, and kind. We don't need elitists and will not allow cussing, yelling, or berating other players. Our general focus is on mechanics and meters are secondary. We approach a boss fight methodically and don't subscribe to the idea that the only way to beat a boss is to bull our way through it. Each raid team has a Raid Leader and all suggestions, comments, and/or complaints about tactics should be whispered to that person. For Heroic HFC we used a master loot priority system that awarded gear for main spec upgrades first. We wanted to spread the loot around such that if one person has already won loot from a previous boss, they would have lower priority on the next piece of loot. While this system seems to be appropriate for normal/heroic content, we may adopt a different model for mythic content. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth – Review
Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth is the follow up to "Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth" and is a Dungeon Crawler RPG for the 3DS, which is a spin-off from the Persona Series. The story follows Joker and the gang "Phantom Thieves of Hearts". The gang decides they want to


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What do Most Project Managers Have in Common?
Being in the business of project management, we talk to a lot of pm's across various industries and at various stages of their careers. While there are common things we hear in our day to day interactions, there are quite a bit that changes from one professional to the next. In an effort to get a better understanding of what plagues our project management counterparts, we conducted a short survey when we had them all together in a [virtual] room.
We put together a short four question survey and distributed it at the two largest virtual events for Project Managers - PMXPO and the Organizational Agility Event hosted by the Project Management Institute. In total, we survey about 1,500 project leaders and this is what we found out.
In summary, our daily conversations were pretty consistent with the survey responses. With some surprising stats, here are the four takeaways from our survey questions:
1) The top two challenges for Project Managers are resource management and project prioritization.
The top two challenges across the board from small 0-10 resource PMOs to large 500+ resource PMOs are resource management and prioritization. Now, this doesn't surprise us because most of our customers' #1 reason for implementing KeyedIn was because they had trouble tracking time, resource capacity, and demand planning of resources. This goes hand in hand with the ability to prioritize the right projects based on return, resource capacity, and more. These two challenges can make or break a PMO's success, so the importance of mastering these two areas is key!
2) The breakdown of those evaluating or planning to evaluate a PPM solution did surprise us a bit.
Here's what they said:
- 9% - Yes that's why I'm here
- 8% - Will be within the next 6 months
- 20% - Likely will be in the next 6-12 months
- 16% - No, we are getting by fine with spreadsheets
- 47% - No, we already have something in place
We wanted to dig into this a bit deeper to see if we can gain insight as to what is happening to drive the need for a solution. Now it may come as no surprise that most of the 16% that said spreadsheets were working just fine are people that either 1) Don't have a formal PMO (31%) or 2) Have 0-10 resources in their PMO (55%). What did concern us here, however, was that of those smaller 0-10 sized PMOs that said spreadsheets were "working just fine," 80% of them also struggled with resource management and prioritization - which reduced among those that have a solution in place (and was mostly replaced with increase in the "other" option).
A similar situation was revealed in those with a PMO of 10-100 where majority (82%) with a solution in place were struggling with resource management (42%) and prioritization of projects (40%). This raises the concern that a solution is not serving it's purpose or was not fully adopted by the organization in which case may need to be reevaluated.
As the PMO size increases we see that the proportion of them with a PPM solution increases, which aligns with the notion that a PPM solution becomes less of a commodity and more of a necessity as the organization grows.
3) Does PPM Affect Agility?
In the spirit of an organizational agility event, we wanted to get some perspective on the role of agile for the PMO. We surveyed individuals to give us an idea of how agile they consider their organization and found that majority of those surveyed (75%) don't consider their organization to be very agile (falling below halfway). Interestingly, we see visibility become more of a reported challenge as agility increases from 10% in the bottom quarter on the agility scale to 25% on the top quarter of the agility scale.
When we remove those that do not have a formal PMO, we see the portion of PMOs with a PPM system increase as reported agility increases; as well as the inverse - less "getting by with spreadsheets" happening (7%) in the top quadrant of agility (down from 20% in the lowest quadrant of reported agility).
4) SURPRISING stat! Large PMOs of 500+ resources and those who don't have a formal PMO in place have the same #1 challenge.
For organizations with 0-500 resources, the top challenge was resource management; however for an organization with 500+ resources and one that doesn't have a formal PMO the top challenge was prioritization. Now you could dissect that statistic a bit and say that a large PMO has a TON of moving parts, so it would be much harder to prioritize projects because there is a lot going on. However, for an organization without a formal PMO, the struggle could be more about the fact they don't have the processes in place to understand which projects should be prioritized. I guess my conclusion from this surprising statistic is that organizations with different project management maturities can still struggle from the same challenges.
In conclusion, most project managers have resource management and project prioritization challenges in common. Also, project managers of all different project management maturity levels and different PMO sizes are starting to or are evaluating project and portfolio management solutions to alleviate those top two challenges!
To view the full survey results you can download the survey summary here.
If you are interested in learning more about how KeyedIn can help solve resource management and project prioritization challenges, check out our demo media center!


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Code developed by teams in particular, needs to be consistent. This applies equally to individual developers if maintenance in the future is to be as efficient as possible.
The CodeGuide outlines standards for HTML and CSS that can give this consistency. To quote their Golden Rule:
"Every line of code should appear to be written by the same person, no matter the number of contributors."
This isn't the only such attempt at a standard. There are others or you can develop your own.


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A friend of McHenry County Blog reported that former McHenry County Sheriff's Department Sergeant Greg Pyle was spotted in Rockford.
He's changed his look.
And, perhaps, his reading habits.
He was seen in the Rockford Federal Courthouse sporting a beard "a long black beard, resembling bin Laden."
He was holding a Bible.
The U.S. Attorney's press release about his arrest can be found here.


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ATVS is controlled by a computer centrally, using a smart vehicle as a carrier, using horizontal and vertical tracks to achieve the transportation of materials between any stations.
Pneumatic tube system is an automatic control system that uses compressed air as the power to transport various items through pipelines and system is monitored by the computer in real time.
The pneumatic waste transport system uses the vacuum negative pressure technology to uniformly transport domestic garbage through the closed pipelines to the designated waste collection station by air flow.


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Property Managers in Stroudsburg, PA
Comprehensive list of Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania based commercial and residential property management companies. Read unbiased reviews, ratings and recommendations on local real estate managers.
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Commercial land on the highly desired strip of Route 611 in Stroudsburg. Commercial Advisor Joseph Baxter's background as a tiny business owner is most helpful to tiny business owners contemplating the sale of their businesses. His easy-going style puts customers at ease as he assists them understand and face the challenges that will aid them get the maximum return on their property sale.
MOLD Remediation Specialist servicing residential and commercial interiors. We are a Greentown Pa. based Mold & Moisture Remediation Company. Approved by the Environmental Protection Agency to provide a wide variety of solutions to microbial infestations that can destroy the interior of a structure. We are the best choice for residential or commercial decontamination and prevention. Decontamination,
- Experienced in mold decontamination and prevention. Educational tips on mold and how
The seller must ensure the buyer receives a Resale Certificate. Peace of mind comes from knowing you have a plan to guard your investment, no matter what happens. Just pre-register and we will be be ready when you need us. ValleyWide supplies real estate asset management solutions for commercial buildings and domestic homeowners in eastern Pennsylvania and western New Jersey, including the Lehigh Valley,
Emerald Property Management supplies professional property management solutions to homeowner/condominium associations and commercial investment properties. Emerald's mission is to supply superior service for your community's maintenance requirements. We have a Standard Preventative Maintenance program and a Full Service Maintenance program.
Insalaco Development Group is a family run real estate development firm located in Northeast Pennsylvania. Insalaco Development Group is the Developer/Owner of various real estate projects including retail strips centers, office and warehouse space. Formerly the owner/operators of a 14 store supermarket chain, we understand the requirements of retailers and aim to suit these requirements.
Hello my name is Philip Kolatis, and I am the owner/director of Kolatis Enterprises. Our firm supplies many different property management services for local and out of state landlords and home owneres. I have been a local landlord for fifteen years with apartment buildings in Scranton and Old Forge, and have the experience, knowledge, and on the job training to suit your requirements.
Meridian Property Management specializes in the management of Common Interest Developments CIDs of homeowners associations, condominiums, and active-adult age qualified communities. Founded in 2003, Meridian is staffed by experienced specialists who supply services in property management, financial management, client service, maintenance services, recreation and hospitality event programming, information
Penn's Grant Corporation is a completely integrated commercial real estate development, investment and property management company located in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1972, Penn's Grant has grown and excelled as a result of its strong regional knowledge, extensive contacts and innovative ideas.


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Tonight I completed integrating my Rachio Iro Gen 2 unit with my automation system. Using my telephone, PC or smartphone I can now set 50 degrees F (or any other temperature) for my Iro2 shift over to 'Freeze' mode. While the Iro2 is in Freeze mode the soil saturation characteristics continue to be maintained but no water comes out…
I implemented this by placing a set of NC (normally closed) relay contacts from the automation system across the Iro2's 'Rain' sensor contacts. I also added an outside temp sensor to the automation system with a variable 'freeze' point of anything I want to specify.
I'm starting at 50 F, not knowing how much water is needed at colder temps. If I see things drying out too much (Dallas climate doesn't get much colder than 49 degrees F on a rolling 30 day basis) I can lower this number as needed (i.e. 45 degrees F).
This is all applicable for running the Iro2 in full automatic mode (Flex Daily), where otherwise freeze protection is dependent on weather station accuracy.
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Today's program on Radio Riel is a musical Victorian Christmas, with Classical music and Christmas music from the 19th Century. Tune in this evening from 7:00pm — 9:00pm North American Pacific time as Gabrielle Riel plays her special, live Victorian Christmas program, the Carntaigh Christmas Ball.
If you happen to be a resident of Second Life and you are online at the time, we invite you to join us at the Carntaigh Green Ballroom in the Caledon sim for the virtual celebration. (http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Caledon/151/76/23)
Today's program is presented by Gabrielle Riel. To listen, click here to start your player . If you are in the United States, please use the following link: http://loudcity.com/stations/radio-riel/tune_in .


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Scope of workLifting of 16 umbilical cables and risers
Lifting distance: 100m
OwnerTOTAL, France
Main ContractorSAIPEM S.A., France
ENI European Maritim Commerce B.V., Portugal
VSL EntityVSL Heavy Lifting Switzerland
Equipment16 SLU-70
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Shortly before the oil production at the USAN field about 100km off the cost of Nigeria started end of February 2012, the subsea network consisting of 16 umbilical cables and risers had to be connected to the floating production vessel (FPSO - Floating Production Storage and Offloading Vessel). Using 16 SLU-70, the risers and umbilical cables were lifted about 100m and maneuvered through preinstalled tubes on the FPSO. From mid October until mid December 2011 the Heavy Lifting Team conducted the lift successfully.
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We are hosting our first ever "Wine Bingo Group Challenge" exclusively for club members! We are taking our delightful twist on Wine Bingo and turning it into a fun club member group challenge. You will be paired in groups with the other club members at your table, and you will all share one large Wine-O Board! Your group will then blind taste wines and work together for the chance to win the grand prize!
We will have three different sessions you are able to attend (11am, 2pm, 5pm), please purchase a ticket to claim your spot! In addition to the bingo challenge you will also be able to taste any four wines of your choice at the tasting bar, this will be in leu of your classic tasting this day. A special club bistro menu will also be available for purchase during your bingo session. Please note, bingo will begin promptly at the start time of your session.
*Club Member Access Code = Your personal club member email address*
As always, if your not able to attend the pick up party no worries; you are able to pick up your wine box in the tasting room anytime after August 25th.


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Beachcomber Coin & Collectibles has been in business for almost 50 years. Originally located in a major shopping mall with a 10,000 square foot store dealing in most collectibles. We have since downsized, but our purchasing has not.
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Over the years, Beachcomber Coins & Collectibles has purchased some of the largest collections in South Jersey of coins, currency, stamps, sports & non sports cards,
autographed memorabilia and firearms (we are a state &
federal licensed firearms dealer) just to name a few. Some of these purchases have gone into the six figures.
This is in addition to our everyday purchases of silver coins, bars, gold, coins, bars & gold & silver jewelry. Other things can peak our interest including trains, toys, diecast, musical instruments, watches, whatever - you get the idea.
So if you have anything noted (or not noted) above, give us a call, we will make the best offer we can.


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Biggerstaff, Oakes among national stat leaders headed into conference tournament
The Big South Conference softball player of the year and pitcher of the year will not face each other in this week's tournament.
They're on the same team.
USC Upstate junior catcher Alyssa Oakes on Tuesday was named the league's top player and senior Christina Biggerstaff won the pitching honor. They will lead the No. 2 seed Spartans into action beginning 2:30 p.m. Thursday at the double-elimination event to be played at Campbell University's Amanda Littlejohn Stadium in Buies Creek, N.C.
Oakes (Winter Park, Fla.) leads the country in RBIs (73), ranks third in home runs (22) and tops the Big South with a .402 batting average. Biggerstaff (Houston) leads the league in wins (25), ERA (1.13) and strikeouts (249) and is top 10 nationally in all of those categories. Oakes has already broken the single-season school record for RBIs and needs one more home run to tie the program mark set by Shellie Robinson in 2015. Biggerstaff has allowed only 106 hits in 197.2 innings. She has two no-hitters this season, including a perfect game.
They don't even square off in practice. So what would happen if they matched up in the tournament championship game with everything on the line?
"I would throw a screwball, a change-up and a rise ball," Biggerstaff said. "And I would strike her out on three pitches."
"No way," Oakes said. "I wouldn't see three pitches. I would swing early in the count and I'd get her."
Their connection is like that, constantly kidding, but also supportive and stern if necessary in a bond between pitcher and catcher.
"I think I know what to say and when to say it," Oakes said. "We can have fun and we can be really serious. We can switch gears like that. It's a really good relationship."
"She kind of keeps me grounded," Biggerstaff said. "She lets me know whenever I need a kick in the butt."
USC Upstate freshman shortstop Sarah Price (.340 with 28 stolen bases) from Landrum High School and senior outfielder Brittany Case (.387, 6 HR, 45 RBIs) from Denham Springs, La., were both also selected to the all-conference first team. Sophomore outfielder Makenna Helton (.353, 33 steals) from Knoxville made second team. Price was named all-freshman and Biggerstaff all-academic.
Oakes' excessive power has seemingly come out of nowhere. She never hit a home run until her senior year of high school, had six in her one season of junior college at Seminole State and none in her one season at Central Florida, where she was a backup and hit .211 in 15 games.
"About midway through my senior season (at Lake Howell High School), I hit a home run. It was really surprising," Oakes said. "I didn't even hit any in travel ball. So to have 22 this season is just kind of amazing. I don't really try to hit home runs. I just go up there and swing and if it goes over the fence, I enjoy it."
Another bond that Oakes and Biggerstaff share is that they are both on their third college teams. Biggerstaff played one season at Georgia Tech and then another Oklahoma State. She did well in more limited roles when compared to ace status now, but said she was never truly happy in either place. After coming to USC Upstate, she was 18-10 last season with a 2.03 ERA and made second-team all-conference in the Atlantic Sun.
"This year, my goal was to just have fun," Biggerstaff said. "Last year, I put so much pressure on myself that I kind of hurt myself at times. I just wanted to be carefree and relaxed this year. And it just so happened that I've had a great season. … I love this team. I love all these people. I love the way we fight for each other and stay together. This is the only team I've been on that truly feels like family."
Oakes said she shares that sentiment and believes it's been important part of their leadership.
"I was never really happy, either," Oakes said. "It didn't work out or it just wasn't a good fit, I guess you could say. I don't think I would change anything because I learned a lot as a player and as a person. But you only get four years to play. I was looking for somewhere to be happy and to make an impact. I think we both felt the same way. We feel fortunate to have found the right place. Coming here was a dream come true for me. I love it here. To be so happy and to put up the numbers I am putting up is a great feeling. We've having a great time and we just want to see how far we can go this season. It could be a long way.
(Double elimination)
Amanda Littlejohn Stadium
Buies Creek, N.C.
Game 1: No. 4 seed Winthrop at No. 5 Charleston Southern, noon
Game 2: No. 3 Campbell vs. No. 6 Radford, 2:30 p.m.
Game 3: Loser 1 vs. Loser 2, 5 p.m.
Game 4: No. 1 Longwood vs. Winner 1, noon
Game 5: No. 2 USC Upstate vs. Winner 2, 2:30 p.m.
Game 6: Winner 3 vs. Loser 4 or Loser 5 (lower seed), 5 p.m.
Game 7: Winner 6 vs. Loser 4 or 5 (higher seed), noon
Game 8: Winner 4 vs. Winner 5, 2:30 p.m.
Game 9: Winner 7 vs. Loser 8, 5 p.m.
Game 10: Championship, noon


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- Army Survey
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The HQDA RCI (Residential Communities Initiatives) will be conducting their Resident Satisfaction Survey via e-mail from May 5 – June 6 at all Corvias Military Living Army locations. Please click here to read the attached memo from Lieutenant General, David D. Halverson, GS Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation Management. This important survey will help ensure the continued success of the RCI program in meeting your needs and will help guide the Army and Corvias in the development of future improvements to our homes and services. This survey will be administered through a third party, CEL & Associates, Inc. (CEL). The survey results are confidential, so please express your true opinions and thoughts. All residents who complete the survey have the opportunity to be entered to win one weekly prize of $100 and one grand prize of $800!
Pool opens Saturday, May 28
The Reece Crossings Community Center pool at Fort Meade will open on Saturday, May 28 at 1pm for Memorial Day weekend. The pool is open to Reece Crossing residents. Residents will need to provide a pool pass to access the pool. Two guests are allowed per resident. Pool hours are 1pm-8pm, the pool is closed every Wednesday. Residents who do not have a pool pass should pick one up at the Community Office.
For more information on pool passes or openings, please contact the Reece Crossings Office. We look forward to a summer of fun in the sun at the pools!
Reece Crossings Community Reminders
Did you know the Resident Responsibility Guide is online? The rules and guidelines in the guide help ensure a safe and peaceful community for all residents. Find information and answers to questions you may have about housing policies, procedures and services.
Reminders and updates:
No smoking in the common area hallways and the grounds
Trash pick-up has increased to twice per week. Please break down boxes before disposing.
Pest control is available every Thursday; contact the Community Office to schedule.
Park in designated spaces. Motorcycle spaces are for parking of motorcycles only.
Please pick up after your pet every time and leash your pet when outside of the home. Additional pet bag stations are being installed for your convenience, please properly dispose of waste and bags.
As of March 1, 2016, Reece Crossings is no longer accepting pets. If you have a pet on file with our office, deposit and fee paid, that pet is grandfathered in.
Enjoy the Fire Pit
Come on out and enjoy an evening by the fire. If you need help learning how to ignite the fire, please see a Corvias team member.
Spouse's Educational Grant Deadline is May 5th!
Don't forget! Applications for the Corvias Foundation $5,000 Educational Grants for spouses of active-duty service members are due Thursday, May 5th. The application is available online at corviasfoundation.org.
Green Corner
How can you become more energy-conscious in your home? Turn off all lights, electronics and appliances when not in use. Invest in power strips so you have the ability to turn of multiple electronics at once! Even the smallest things can make a huge impact!
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Upcoming Events
May 5th – Deadline for Spouse Educational Grant through Corvias Foundation
May 5th – Military Spouse Appreciation Lunch at Club Meade
May 6th – Military Spouse Appreciation Day
May 8th – Mother's Day
May 21st – Armed Forces Day Free Bowling noon-5pm
May 21st – Armed Forces Day Patriot Pride 5K/10K Run 8am at Murphy Field House
May 25th – Community Job Fair 9-2pm at Club Meade
May 28th – Pool opens
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wherein you, too, get to follow the agony and the ecstasy of creating a new body of work!
Friday, April 3, 2009
Cowhearted Woman #4 is started
Posted by Susan Hensel at 8:53 PM
Labels: art, drawing, pastel, visual art
2 comments:
- tran dan said...
I just had the chance to explore your blogs. This painting of yours, i take it, is ... just fascinating. What the story behind it? Where can I see more in the series?
Tran Dan
- October 28, 2009 at 9:32 PM
- Susan Hensel said...
The cow hearted women were a response to a cardiac scare...and an ongoing fascination with masks as a device that removes inhibitions and allows the idea of a "spirit" to inhabit an individual. In African masquerade culture, the wearer of the mask becomes the spirit that the mask represents.
- October 28, 2009 at 9:59 PM
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This week I was planning to write about my experiences installing Linux on an old computer I have lying around.
Unfortunately, this wouldn't have made much of a story as my activities have been so far been confined to looking at the computer tower squatting on the floor of the spare room, acting as a bedside table, and thinking; 'Hmmmm!'.
So that'll have to wait for some time in the future but, talk about writing, I am really having a lot of success with the Dragon Dictate speech recognition software that I have mentioned before.I had trained it to the peak of perfection when I toasted my hard drive, described in a previous column, and had to reinstall it. What has surprised me is the discovery that the fastest way for me to get these columns done is to write out what I have to say in long hand in about three scrawled A4 pages.
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Bachelor of Medicinal Chemistry
The Bachelor of Medicinal Chemistry is a professionally oriented, truly interdisciplinary program taught as a joint initiative between the School of Chemistry (Faculty of Science), and the Pharmacology section of the School of Medical Sciences (Faculty of Medicine). This four year degree program leads to the award of Honours based on successful completion of the program including a medicinal chemistry oriented research project in the fourth year. For more information, see the Handbook Entry for CHEM3999.
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Screening date: 23-11-2007 -- 17h45
Irak, entre fiction et réalité (Between Fiction & Reality)
Between December 2002 and March 2003, Amer Alwan shot the first Iraqi fiction feature to be shown outside Iraq in the last fifteen years, The Man from the Reeds. The shooting was completed one month before the American invasion.In Iraq, Between Fiction and Reality, Amer Alwan returns to The Man from the Reeds, played by Sami Kaftan, and to the significant episodes of the shooting as a means of depicting the present situation in Iraq: the social, economic, political and cultural context of the country in this eventful period.
One has to wonder at the irrationality of international policy. Iraq has been freed of a bloody tyranny, only to fall under the yoke of a religious one. And when such a phenomenon occurs in a country which is a mosaic of religious confessions, it is a sure recipe for disaster.
Country: Iraq
Production: 8 et plus productions - Ishtar Films Productions
Year: 2006
Director: Amer Alwan - Tel: +33 (0)6 62 33 88 19
Editing: Tomasz Cichawa
Cinematography: Hadi Mahod, Abbas Fadel, Tomasz Cichawa
Music: François Rabbath
Sound: Jean Pierre Fenie
DVCam – couleur – 52 mn
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Amer Alwan was born in 1957 in Babylon, Iraq. After a diploma from the National School of Drama and Arts, he continued his studies at the Audiovisual School of Baghdad. This allowed him to work at the Iraqi Television. In 1980 he left Iraq to prepare and finish a DEA degree in art philosophy in Paris. In France he has written and published a number of shorts and documentaries.
Rivages (20 mn, 1995)
Vengeance (14 mn, 1997)
Les Enfants de l'Embargo ( The Children of the Embargo, doc, 27 mn, 1999)
Les Mandéens d'Irak (The Mandeens of Iraq, doc, 52 mn, 2000)
Hatra, cité des dieux (Hatra, City of Gods, doc, 52 mn, 2000)
La Forteresse de Kirkuk (Kirkuk, the Forgotten Citadel, doc, 52 mn, 2001)
Zaman, l'homme des roseaux (The Man from the Reeds, fiction, 80 min, 2003