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Mexico City, Chihuahua, Aguascalientes, Puebla, Zacatecas, Durango, Nuevo León, Jalisco, Sinaloa, Chiapas, Yucatán, Quintana Roo. | |||||||||
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Mexican Spanish,[2] Plautdietsch,[2] Nedderdüütsch,[2] German,[2] Russian,[2] English,[2] Mam,[citation needed] Yiddish [citation needed] | |||||||||
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A German Mexican (German: Deutsch-Mexikaner or Deutsch-Mexikanisch, Spanish: germano-mexicano or aleman-mexicano) is a Mexican citizen of German descent or origin. Most Ethnic Germans arrived in Mexico during the mid-to-late 19th century, spurred by government policies of Porfirio Diaz. Although a good number of them took advantage of the liberal policies then valid in Mexico and went into merchant, industrial and educational ventures, others arrived with none or limited capital, as employees or farmers.[3] Most settled in Mexico City, Veracruz, Yucatán, and Puebla. Significant numbers of German immigrants also arrived during and after the First and Second World Wars. The Plautdietsch language is also spoken by the descendants of German and Dutch Mennonite immigrants in the states of Chihuahua, Durango, Zacatecas and Aguascalientes. Other German towns lie in the states of Nuevo León, Jalisco, Sinaloa, Yucatan, Chiapas, Quintana Roo, and other parts of Puebla, where the German culture and language have been preserved to different extents. The German-Mexican community has largely integrated into Mexican society as a whole whilst retaining some cultural traits and in turn exerted cultural and industrial influences on Mexican society. Specially after the First World War, intense processes of transculturation can be observed, especially in Mexico City, Jalisco, Nuevo Leon, Puebla, and notably, with the Maya in Chiapas. These include social, cultural and identity aspects.[4]
The German settlement in Mexico goes back to the times they settled Texas when it was under Spanish rule, but the first permanent settlement of Germans was at Industry, in Austin County, established by Friedrich Ernst and Charles Fordtran in the early 1830s, then under Mexican rule. Ernst wrote a letter to a friend in his native Oldenburg which was published in the newspaper there. His description of Texas was so influential in attracting German immigrants to that area that he is remembered as "the Father of German Immigration to Texas."
Many Germans, especially Roman Catholics who sided with Mexico, left Texas for the rest of present-day Mexico after the U.S. defeated Mexico in the Mexican–American War in 1848.
In 1865 and 1866, a total of 543 German-speaking people (men, women, and children) were brought from Hamburg specifically to the villages of Santa Elena and Pustunich, in Yucatán.[5] This was a project of foreign colonization promoted during the Second Mexican Empire, and the reign of Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico, with the governing body of the state of Yucatán. The majority of these people were farmers and craftsmen: wheelwrights, shoemakers, cabinet makers, etc.[6]
Other colonies were established in El Mirador, Veracruz by the German botanist Carls Sartorius,[7] and in the state of Tamaulipas by Baron Juan Raiknitz (Johan von Raknitz), in 1833.[8]
Sartorius' settlement, known as The Hacienda, attracted more than 200 settlers from Darmstadt, Germany. The Hacienda was visited many times by Maximilian I, and Sartorius was made the Minister of Agriculture under the Empire.
In 1890, Porfirio Diaz and Otto von Bismarck collaborated to take advantage of southern Mexico's agricultural potential by sending 450 German families to Soconusco near Tapachula in the southern state of Chiapas. Extensive coffee cultivation quickly made Soconusco one of the most successful German colonies, and between 1895 and 1900, 11.5 million kg of coffee had been harvested. Fincas (estates) were erected in the Chiapaneco jungle and given German names such as Hamburgo, Bremen, Lübeck, Agrovia, Bismarck, Prussia and Hanover.
About 6,000 Russian Mennonites, who came originally from Northern Germany and the Netherlands, migrated from Canada to northern Mexico in the 1920s.[9] Today, there are about 95,000 descendants of Mennonites in Mexico, who have preserved the Plautdietsch dialect. By their community's rules, German Mexican Mennonite men are allowed to speak Spanish, while women must only speak German. The most prosperous Mennonite colonies in Mexico lie in the states of Chihuahua (Cuauhtémoc, Swift Current, Manitoba), Durango (Patos (Nuevo Ideal), Nuevo Hamburgo), Zacatecas (La Honda) and Campeche.
Homes in the town of Nueva Alemania resemble the architectural style of northern Germany, and many of this area's settlers came from the cities of Hamburg, Bremen, and Lübeck. In San Luis Potosí, Sinaloa (Mazatlán) and Veracruz, settlers from Bavaria built structures similar to those found in the Black Forest. The German Cultural Center building in San Luis Potosí is a Bavarian mansion that had been owned by the Baron of Baden-Baden.
Oktoberfest is usually held in several large cities with German-Mexican communities throughout the country, mainly in Mexico City, Chihuahua, and Victoria de Durango. German Mexicans were important in the development of the Mexican cheese and brewing industries. Also of note, the Colegio Alemán Alexander von Humboldt in Mexico City is the largest German school outside Germany.
German roots are particularly notable in Mexican music due to the large numbers of German immigrants in Texas and northern Mexico around the 1830s. The distributors of German-made accordions aggressively marketed the loud, sturdy little "boom boxes" as far back as the late 19th century. Today, various overlapping styles of music that descended in part from German music (notably polka) include tejano, conjunto, Tex-Mex, quebradita, banda, ranchera, and norteño. Such musical styles are especially popular in northern Mexico and in places of the United States where there is a large immigrant population of Mexican heritage.[10]
The brewing industry, in Monterrey, Nuevo León, was developed in part by German immigrants.[11] The influx of German immigrants and the brief Austrian reign (mid-19th century) of Emperor Maximilian, who never traveled anywhere without his two German brew-masters, helped cement the art of brewing as an all-Mexican endeavor.[12] German influence has had a lasting impact on Mexican beers, with brands such as Negra Modelo and Dos Equis Ambar, both deriving from a malty subset of dark lagers known as Vienna-style.
The German-Mexican population is especially prevalent in southern Mexico, particularly the state of Chiapas, where German farmers and industrialists where encouraged to immigrate in the late 1890s. Following collaboration between Otto Von Bismarck and Porfirio Diaz to German colonies were established to develop modern coffee plantations and food processing facilities in the state.[13] German-Mexicans make up a large minority of the population of the soconusco region of Chiapas, where the German population has intermixed with the Maya who make up the majority of the region's population. A study by the Autonomous University of Mexico found that in the municipality of Tapachula and the surrounding Soconusco region that the mixed Mestizo population had a larger concentration of German heritage than Spanish heritage. Many of the original German farms and facilities continue to operate as both ejidos and private ventures.
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Angels are proud as peacocks at 36th annual luncheon meetingThursday, May 29th, 2014 Issue 22, Volume 18.
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SF – Will Eisner Week 2015
February 25, 2015 by Colin Solan
Filed under California, Comic Books, Signing and Appearance Profiles
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The Cartoon Art Museum celebrates Will Eisner Week with a spirited discussion of the legendary creator's life and artwork on Sunday, March 8, 2015 from 4:00-5:00pm. San Francisco-based comic creators Mario Hernandez (Love and Rockets), Steve Leialoha (Fables), and Trina Robbins (Pretty in Ink) will discuss Eisner's career and the impact that his work had on their own artistic endeavors.
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February 16, 2015 by Colin Solan
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The Cartoon Art Museum is pleased to present SAVAGE DRAGON: A Look Back with Erik Larsen, featuring a guided tour of the museum's latest exhibition on Saturday, February 28, 2015 from 6:00-7:00 pm, with a public reception from 7:00-9:00 pm. The exhibition features more than 40 pieces of original artwork personally selected by Larsen from his archives, highlighting major events in the life of his title character over the past two decades, as well as formal experiments and some of Larsen's favorite pieces from the series.
Tickets for this event are $10, or free for members of the Cartoon Art Museum, and can be purchased through GuestList.
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SF – An Evening with The Boxtrolls
December 1, 2014 by Colin Solan
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The Cartoon Art Museum goes behind the scenes of The Boxtrolls with co-directors Graham Annable and Anthony Stacchi on Wednesday, December 3, 2014 from 6:00-7:00 pm in a special event presented by Focus Features. Annable and Stacchi will share art and stories behind the making of The Boxtrolls, produced by LAIKA, the Portland-based animation studio owned by Nike co-founder and Chairman Philip H. Knight, and was released nationwide by Focus Features on September 26, 2014. The exhibition features concept art and puppets from the upcoming film, LAIKA's third stop-motion animated film to be shot in 3D.
About The Boxtrolls:
The Boxtrolls is the all-new family event movie from LAIKA, the creators of Coraline and ParaNorman, that introduces audiences to a new breed of family – The Boxtrolls, a community of quirky, mischievous creatures who have lovingly raised a human boy named Eggs (voiced by Isaac Hempstead Wright of Game of Thrones) in the amazing cavernous home they've built beneath the streets of Cheesebridge. When the town's villain, Archibald Snatcher (Academy Award winner Ben Kingsley), comes up with a plot to get rid of the Boxtrolls, Eggs decides to venture above ground, "into the light," where he meets and teams up with fabulously feisty Winnie (Elle Fanning of Maleficent). Together, they devise a daring plan to save Eggs' family. Based upon the book Here Be Monsters, by Alan Snow, The Boxtrolls is directed by Anthony Stacchi and Graham Annable and is MPAA-rated PG.
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Fueled by the vision of its owner, Nike co-founder and Chairman Philip H. Knight, and its President & CEO Travis Knight, LAIKA is a feature film animation company located in Portland, Oregon. LAIKA's first two films, Coraline (2009) and ParaNorman (2012) were nominated for Academy Awards® and BAFTA® Awards.
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The Cartoon Art Museum hosts artist Sara Lautman on Saturday, July 19, 2014 from 1pm to 3pm as part of its on going Cartoonist-in-Residence program. Visitors will be given the chance to talk to Sara, view and discuss her work. This event is free and open to the public.
Sara Lautman is a cartoonist and illustrator. Her essay comics have been featured in Bitch Magazine, The Hairpin, The Rumpus, The L Magazine, Heeb, The Stranger, and Comics Workbook. Since 2008, she's been publishing cartoons and image/text art in the booklet series MACROGROAN and on her blog, also named MACROGROAN. Issues of MACROGROAN and her other books are available in independent bookstores across the country.
Her cartoon illustration has been recognized by the Society of Illustrators and will appear in the first Comic and Cartoon Art Annual for 2014. Recently, her column for The Hairpin was featured on Huffington Post Arts. She is currently an MFA candidate in Illustration Practice at MICA in Baltimore, Maryland.
Learn more about Sara and her work by visiting her website: www.saralautman.com
About the Cartoonist in Residence Program:
The Cartoon Art Museum regularly hosts professional cartoonists in its galleries as part of its Cartoonist-in-Residence program. Museum patrons see cartoonists at work on their latest projects and learn everything you ever wanted to know about cartoonists – but were afraid to ask. Past featured Cartoonists-in-Residence include Paul Madonna (All Over Coffee), Keith Knight (K Chronicles, (th)ink), Paige Braddock (Jane's World), Roman Muradov (The New Yorker) and Jimmy Gownley (Amelia Rules) among many others.
Cartoon Art Museum
655 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94105
(415) 227-8666
SF – TMNT: The Ultimate Visual History Launch
June 5, 2014 by Colin Solan
Filed under Animation, Art Show, California, Comic Books, Other, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Signing and Appearance Profiles
Press Release:
The Cartoon Art Museum celebrates the 30th anniversary of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on Saturday, June 14, 2014!
Join us with special guests from Nickelodeon's hit TMNT animated series for our opening reception! Meet Turtles artists Mark Bode, Ken Mitchroney, longtime Mirage Studios staffer Molly Bode, and current TMNT animators as you enjoy refreshments from event sponsor Extreme Pizza at this free event!
This reception also marks the world premiere of the long-awaited Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Ultimate Visual History, written by Cartoon Art Museum Curator Andrew Farago and published by Insight Editions. (The book is available everywhere on June 24, 2014.)
About the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles exhibition:
The Cartoon Art Museum's latest exhibition celebrates the iconic hit franchise Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. This retrospective will be on display at the museum from May 3 through Sept. 14, 2014.
The Cartoon Art Museum's exhibition will include all of the original artwork from the historic first issue from 1984, other early covers and interior artwork from series creators Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird and their associates from Mirage Studios, storyboards and animation cells from the original 1980s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles television series and material from the popular TMNT Adventures comic book originally published by Archie Comics.
Cartoon Art Museum
655 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94105
(415) 227-8666
BIG WOW! ComicFest Returns this Weekend…May 17-18, 2014
May 14, 2014 by Colin Solan
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Big Wow! Comic Fest Returns to San Jose on May 17th & 18th, 2014, bringing two great days of Comic Book, Art, Anime, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Gaming and Cosplay FUN! Many of the country's best vendors of all things cool and collectible will tempt your wallets with the perfect gifts for Geek, Nerds, Fans and True Collectors, everywhere!
Founded in 1979 as "Super-Con", Big Wow! Comic Fest is not only Northern California's Longest-Running Comic-Con, but is this year's Only Major Comics Event in the San Francisco Bay Area!
As the Original Artist-Friendly Show, we have Fantastic Comic Book Creator Guests spanning all decades and genres! This year we are pleased to welcome as our Featured Guests: Charlie Adlard (Artist for the popular "Walking Dead" series), Legendary Illustrator Neal Adams (Batman, X-Men, Avengers), Hellboy Creator Mike Mignola, Fan-Favorites… Travis Charest (Weapons of the Metabarons), Art Adams (X-Men, Godzilla), and more Special Guests including: Dan Brereton (Nocturnals), Mike Zeck (Punisher, Spider-Man, Secret Wars), Joe Linsner (Dawn), Bill Morrison (The Simpsons, Futurama, Disney Poster Artist), Alex Nino (Dead Ahead), Sergio Aragones (Mad Magazine, Groo the Wanderer), Liam Sharp (Gears of War), and many more confirmed and added to our website! Over 200 Comic Creators!
Meet, get autographs, and learn the secrets of Show Biz from our spectacular CELEBRITY GUESTS:
GODZILLA is in the House…Meet Kenpachiro Satsuma, in 1984's RETURN OF GODZILLA, he would land the title role of Godzilla and continue as the King of Monsters for the next 11 years. This is first time to America in over 20 years.
Also from Japan, meet Satoshi Furuya he enthralled generations of children with his portrayal of the original Ultraman.
Jane Wiedlin is the sexy and charismatic guitar player for The GoGos! One of the best known Rock/Pop groups to emerge from the 1980's, Jane is back at work, creating a stage production for her self published comic series "Lady Robotica".
Also Appearing will be: Kevin Bernard Grevioux (Co-Writer, Producer and actor in "Underworld", "I, Frankenstein" and comic book writer), Damion Poitier (Avengers (in the last 2 minutes, he was the surprise Villian), Star Trek, Hunter Prey…and the son of Sidney Poitier). Also, C. Andrew Nelson (Darth Vader), Parker Stevenson (Hardy Boys), Richard Kiel (007 "Jaws"), William Katt (Greatest American Hero, House)…and more
COSPLAY Guests Jessica Nigri, Riddle (star of "Heroes of Cosplay"), Ivy Doomkitty, Anthony Misano… and many more will all be on site. Along with hundreds and hundreds of amazing fans all in costume.
Super-Star Cartoonist and Big Wow! Bigwig Frank Cho (Liberty Meadows, 50 Girls 50), will teach a 90-minute Figure Drawing Workshop with a live model, demonstrating fundamentals of technique and style. Any aspiring artist is welcome to sit in the audience and work along with Frank, who will provide priceless tips and critiques! And Inker Extraordinaire Mick Gray (Starman, Promethea) will once again provide a weekend-long inking demonstration as he works on his current comic book assignment at his booth! Don't miss this rare opportunity to see professional comic artists at work!
In conjunction with San Francisco's Cartoon Art Museum, Big Wow! Comic Fest proudly presents "BATMAN!, 75 years a Hero" Featuring Seven Decades of Original Art and Memorabilia from the DC Comics world-famous Super Hero. Also, there will be 2 additional shows, "The Art of MIKE ZECK!" And "The ART of FAMOUS MONSTERS".
And Speaking of Famous Monsters… We are hosting the 1st Annual "Horror/Fantasy/Sci-Fi Film Festival" with the legendary Famous Monsters Magazine… who are also hosting our Japanese guest, and presenting the "Famous Monsters of Filmland" Pavilion with guests, props, make-up and costume designers and more.
And no Big Wow! ComicFest is complete without our:
Live Art Auction, Costume/Cosplay Contest (Saturday night directly after the show), Gaming, Card & Role-Playing Games, "Creature Features Live" with host: John Stanley, showing the original "Night of the Living Dead."
Panel Discussions, including: Creating Comics, The Art of Self-Publishing, and how to Design and Create Your Own Costumes! There will be 5 rooms of programming going on, throughout the show.
Tickets are available on the website. And we have tickets available at over 30 participating comic book stores around Northern California.
Admission is only:
1 Day Adult $25.00 (at the door)
2 Day Adult $35.00 (at the door)
1 Day Child (8-14) $10.00 (at the door)
2 Day Child $15.00 (at the door)
*Save $5.00 Off Admission! Buy tickets online, or at many local Comic Book Stores!
FOR MORE INFORMATION we will always have guest and programming updates for the show at: www.bigwowcomicfest.com. Also, most of our Guests will be available before the show for online, phone and in some cases, personal appearance Interviews.
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SF – An Evening with J.H. Williams III
February 25, 2014 by Colin Solan
Filed under Art Show, California, Comic Books, Signing and Appearance Profiles
The Cartoon Art Museum welcomes acclaimed artist J.H. Williams III for its ongoing celebration of the 25th anniversary of Neil Gaiman's Sandman. This special presentation will be held on Saturday, March 15, 2014 from 7:00 to 9:00pm. Williams will talk about his process on Sandman: Overture and will discuss his experiences working on this historic book, as well as giving us a glimpse into the future. Original artwork from the first two issues of Sandman: Overture will be on display as the Cartoon Art Museum approaches the finale of its Sandman retrospective Grains of Sand, which will be held over through April 27, 2014.
A limited number of VIP tickets are available for a pre-event dinner with JH Williams III. VIPs will get priority seating at the Cartoon Art Museum presentation, front-of-line privileges at the post-presentation booksigning, and a Sandman sketch from JH on the book or item of their choosing. This option is limited to six guests and is available for $200. (Time and location to be determined; guests will pay for their own meals.)
Ticket details to be announced very soon!
Cartoon Art Museum
655 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94105
SF – This Modern World Signing
February 24, 2014 by Colin Solan
Filed under California, Comic Books, Comic Strips, Signing and Appearance Profiles
The Cartoon Art Museum welcomes back Tom Tomorrow, award winning creator of This Modern World, for his first Bay Area appearance in eight years as he discusses 25 years of alt-weekly cartooning, adventures in animation and collaborations with rock stars. This presentation takes place on Tuesday, March 11, 2014 from 7:00 to 9:00pm. General admission for this event is $5, and free for Cartoon Art Museum members.
Advance tickets can be purchased here…
A special guest appearance by one of San Francisco's legendary Doggie Diner heads is also in the works for this unforgettable evening. Stay tuned to our website for details.
Tom Tomorrow (Dan Perkins) lives outside of New Haven, Connecticut with his wife and son. His weekly cartoon, This Modern World, appears in approximately 80 papers across the country, including the Village Voice, the San Francisco Bay Guardian, and the Pittsburgh Post Gazette, and online at sites such as TheNation.com and DailyKos.com. His cartoons have also been featured in New York Times, The New Yorker, The Nation, U.S. News & World Report, Esquire, The Economist, and numerous other publications.
In April 2013, he was awarded the prestigious Herblock Prize.
He is also a recipient of the first place Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award for Cartooning in 1998 and again in 2003. He has also been awarded the first place Media Alliance Meritorious Achievement Award for Excellence in Journalism, the first place Society of Professional Journalists' James Madison Freedom of Information Award, the James Aronson Award for Social Justice Journalism, and the Association for Education in Journalism Professional Freedom and Responsiblity Award.
He is the author of ten cartoon anthologies and one children's book, and in 2009 collaborated with the band Pearl Jam to create the artwork for their album, Backspacer. Most recently, he contributed an introduction to the 21st volume of Fantagraphics' Complete Peanuts series.
Cartoon Art Museum
655 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94105
SF – The Illustrated James Bond 007
February 21, 2014 by Colin Solan
Filed under Art Show, Comic Books, Comic Strips, Other, Signing and Appearance Profiles
Comedian and cartoonist MIKE CAPOZZOLA and special guest ALAN J. PORTER, author of James Bond: The History of The Illustrated 007, appear with RON EVANS, Cartoon Art Museum board chairman, on Saturday, March 1, 2014 at 7:30 pm for a discussion and slideshow of the James Bond comics and newspaper strips from around the world.
The evening also includes:
-Vintage memorabilia!
-Virtual appearances via SKYPE with Special Guests!
-Sudden and unexpected PRIZES
-Cocktails (yes- it will be THAT drink- and you can order it using any accent you want)
Admission $007
Special thanks to the St. Regis Hotel for partnering with the Cartoon Art museum on this event.
Cocktails by kind donation of Bluecoat, American Dry Gin.
Cartoon Art Museum
655 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94105
SF – Searle In America Exhibition
January 25, 2014 by Colin Solan
Filed under Animation, Art Show, California, Comic Strips, Movies, Other, Signing and Appearance Profiles
The Cartoon Art Museum celebrates the life and art of Ronald Searle with Aardman/Pixar story artist Matt Jones, a lifelong Searle fan and longtime publisher of the Ronald Searle Tribute blog, with a special presentation on Saturday, February 22, 2014, from 6:00-9:00pm. Jones will discuss Searle's artwork and his legacy, and will discuss his forthcoming Searle-related projects during a slideshow presentation at 7:00pm. Searle fans will have the opportunity to view the exhibition prior to Jones's lecture, and a catalog signing will immediately follow his presentation.
Tickets for this reception are $10, and Cartoon Art Museum members will receive free admission for themselves and a guest. The deluxe ticket package is $30, and includes the full-color 96-page catalog featuring all of the Ronald Searle artwork featured in the Searle in America exhibition as well as dozens of Searle tribute pieces rendered by today's top animators and illustrators. Advance sale tickets can be purchased here…
Matt Jones's Curatorial Statement:
"Ronald Searle is known primarily as the creator of the wicked schoolgirls of St. Trinians and later his series of humorous books on cats and their foibles. The general public in the U.K., Europe and the U.S. hold these books dear, but to the artist they were merely 'what sold' and paid the bills. He even 'killed off' the St. Trinians' girls in their last book in 1957; the year of his first visit to America. A household name in Great Britain, Searle would crack the American magazine illustration market under the guidance of his New York art agent, John Locke.
"He spent over a decade between the late '50s and late '60s traveling extensively on reportage assignments for the premier magazines of the day: Life, Holiday, Look, Venture, Travel & Leisure. It was a golden era of illustration, where magazines had sizable budgets to send illustrators to exotic locations and commission
substantial spreads of artwork.
"Sadly, this work is largely forgotten. Holiday magazine was not published in Europe and is virtually unheard of in the U.S., slipping into decline in the late '70s. Searle republished some of this work in collected editions, but the books are long out of print. The original art has languished with art editors and agents for decades, and most remain unseen since their first publication.
"Well I've found it! I've unearthed the lot. I've maintained a website devoted to Searle's work since 2006 and even became acquainted with the artist himself while working in the south of France in the years preceding his death. Initially starting out of a love of his work and a desire to see more of it online, the site has become an essential database of an incredible career spanning eight decades!
"I've traveled far and wide myself to track down the originals, and this show at CAM gathers some of the best. From collections in the Midwest, New York, Connecticut and California, I've assembled a show revealing my favorite era in Searle's career. The golden period of 1955-1965 was a decade of intense work and travel, and the art has a vitality and urgency to it energised by the artist being constantly on the go. The work is a synthesis of his acute observational style and his ability to caricature figures, crowds and architecture. Most of the work is in full color, which will be a surprise to those only familiar with his monotone cats and schoolgirls.
"This catalogue is laid out in an unorthodox manner. I wanted to present the work uncropped where possible without it being split across two pages; hence the dual portrait/landscape format.
"The show would not have been possible without the contributions of a group of cartoonist friends around the world who contributed original art to an online auction to raise the funding necessary to stage the Exhibition and put this catalogue together. This is dedicated to them, to all Searle fans and to new fans who will discover this part of his oeuvre for the first time."
-Matt Jones, San Francisco, September 2013
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Alec Baldwin wants to concentrate on his love life rather than his political ambitions.
The '30 Rock' star has previously said he would one day like to consider running for the post of Mayor of New York and while he would still like to do this, at the moment he wants to devote his time and energy to girlfriend Hilaria Thomas.
The actor - who is set to leave '30 Rock' next year - said: "It's the old adage you'd hear from people who are interested in politics; I would like to be the mayor, I don't know if I want to run for mayor. Running for mayor and being the mayor are two completely different things, and my life is changing: I'm going to do the show for another year, and beyond that, I've got a woman in my life, my girlfriend who is very important to me."
Alec - who, at 53, is 26 years Hilaria's senior - says there is a lot of pressure that comes with being mayor and isn't sure he wants all that worry.
Referring to the recent hurricane which recently swept America's East Coast and was set to cause huge damage to New York before being downgraded to a tropical storm, Alec said on 'The Late Show': "Would I rather be handcuffed to the emergency command centre in Maspeth during a hurricane, holding down the fort and making sure all the ploughs are working... or would I rather spend some of that '30 Rock' money travelling the world with my girlfriend?"
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Amica Insurance employees 'stuff the bus' for TAPIN
LINCOLN, RI – There wasn't an empty seat on the bus when employees at Amica's corporate headquarters recently gathered to "stuff the bus" with school supplies for TAPIN, a volunteer organization that helps East Bay residents in need.
Employees donated nearly 3,800 school supplies – pens, pencils, crayons, markers, notebooks and more – enough to fill approximately 380 backpacks and bags. They also raised $1,620 through a "yard sale" of promotional items and that money also was donated to TAPIN.
"I am flabbergasted by the enthusiasm shown by Amica employees. It is way beyond what we at TAPIN expected," said Ann Wood, co-president of TAPIN. "We also could not believe the donation. TAPIN runs on a very tight budget, and our client numbers have increased significantly due to the economy, so this money will help us to buy more food to stock our food closet. Thanks so much to Amica's employees for all they did to make this happen for us!"
TAPIN – which stands for Touch a Person in Need – is an all-volunteer outreach organization that provides resources and services to residents of Barrington, East Providence, Warren and Bristol. It was founded in 1983 as an information and referral service, but it now has more than 100 volunteers who help collect and distribute food, clothes, household items and furniture to East Bay residents in need.
Dina Bastanzi, who works in Amica's training and development department and volunteers at TAPIN, suggested the fundraiser for the organization and helped to make it a success. "I honestly can't tell you how humbling it was to have Amica be part of 'Stuff the Bus,' "Bastanzi said. "It was surreal to see the company, from top to bottom, rally around this cause."
About TAPIN
TAPIN, an all-volunteer outreach organization that provides resources and services for East Bay residents in need, is located at 281 County Road
in Barrington. For more information about TAPIN, call 401-247-1444 or visit www.tapinri.com.
About Amica
Amica Mutual Insurance Company, the nation's oldest mutual insurer of automobiles, was founded in 1907. The company, with corporate headquarters in Lincoln, RI, is a national writer of automobile, homeowners, marine and personal umbrella liability insurance. Life coverage is available through Amica Life Insurance Company, a wholly owned subsidiary. Amica employs more than 3,100 people in 40 offices across the country.
CONTACT:Vince Burks, Corporate Communications, 50 Amica Way,
Lincoln, RI 02865-1155, 800-652-6422, ext. 24563
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Young Rembrandts Preschool & Elementary Age Drawing Classes at Seasons Family Centre
Presented by: Young Rembrandts Toronto
New to Your Neighbourhood - A Different Kind of Learning. A Powerful Kind of Fun!
Young Rembrandts has been providing its innovative art curriculum for 24 years. Each week, 30,000 children attend a Young Rembrandts class in the US and Canada. We teach drawing with a see-touch-do method that all kids can succeed with, learn from and love! Watch your child reach a brand new level of confidence and potential with this engaging, award-winning program. We never repeat a lesson! For your convenience you can enroll online.
Starts: Feb 13, 2013 Ends: Mar 6, 2013
At: Seasons Family Centre, 655 Davenport Road, Toronto
Playing: Wednesday
Times: Preschool Drawing - 10:05 AM to 10:50 AM / Elementary Drawing 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Cost: $90 / $100 (includes 13% HST)
Ticket purchase URL: http://www.youngrembrandts.com/toronto/view-classes-enroll.aspx
Getting there:
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Technical Papers and Presentations
Dynamics of Rotors on Hydrodynamic Bearings
R. Eling[1]
[1]Mitsubishi Turbocharger & Engine Europe, Almere, The Netherlands
This study presents a rotordynamic analysis of a rotor on hydrodynamic bearings using COMSOL Multiphysics®. In this paper, the complexity of the model is gradually increased. Starting point of the analysis is the modal analysis of the rotor in free-free conditions. A Reynolds model is set up to predict the film pressure distribution under shaft loading. Due to the cross coupling terms of the ...
Optical and Electrical Modeling of Three Dimensional Dye Sensitized Solar Cells
P. Guo[1]
[1]Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
Dye sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) have received tremendous attention as alternative photon harvesting devices. While the sintered TiO2 nanoparticle network attached with dye molecules achieves efficient photon absorption, the electrons have to diffuse through the long TiO2 network to reach the contact, resulting in a high electron density and thus increased recombination. Extensive research ...
Modeling Residual Stresses in Arc Welding
F. Roger[1], and A. Traidia[2]
[1]ENSTA Paristech, Paris, France
[2]AREVA NP, Saint Marcel, France
The prediction of mechanical response of assemblies during arc welding necessitates the knowledge of thermal history of the components and the constitutive behavior of the materials. COMSOL can simulate thermal and structural interaction but it needs to evaluate the time evolution of internal variables like viscoplastic strain and hardening parameters. In the present paper we extend the ...
Design of a MEMS Capacitive Comb-drive Accelerometer
T. Kaya[1], B. Shiari[2], K. Petsch[1], and D. Yates[2]
[1]Central Michigan University, School of Engineering and Technology, Mount Pleasant, MI
[2]University of Michigan, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Ann Arbor, MI
In this work, a MEMS low-g accelerometer with three sensitive directions is designed for health monitoring applications. The accelerometer may have different sensitivity in different axes. The proof-mass of the device is suspended by four serpentine springs, and the comb drive structure is used to form the differential capacitor to measure the displacement of the proof-mass. The structure has an ...
Lamb Waves and Dispersion Curves in Plates and It's Applications in NDE Experiences Using Comsol Multiphysics
P. Gómez, J. P. Fernandez, and P. D. García
Hydro-Geophysics & NDE Modeling Unit
University of Oviedo
Mieres, Spain
In this paper, a model for numerically obtaining lamb wave modes and dispersion curves in plates is presented. It is shown that COMSOL Multiphysics can be employed to simulate the behavior of guided waves in dispersive plates, which is useful for NDE applications. A two dimensional steel plate (4x0.1 meters) is excited with a space-time impact point source. To model the point source, we use ...
Numerical Computation of Two-Phase Flow in Porous Media
D. Droste[1], F. Lindner[1], C. Mundt[1], M. Pfitzner[1]
[1]Universität der Bundeswehr, Munich, Bavaria, Germany
In this study we investigate the heat and mass transfer in a porous media with phase change. The liquid fluid is injected from one side and heated from the other side, where it leaves the porous material in a gaseous state. Dominant forces are capillary interactions and two-phase heat conduction. To model the process we use a two-phase mixture model on a macroscopic scale. This model is ...
Simulation of Cyclic Voltammetry of Ferrocyanide/Ferricyanide Redox Reaction in the EQCM Sensor
H. Kwon, and E. Akyiano
Dept. of Engineering and Computer Science
Andrews University
Berrien Springs, MI
In this paper, the cyclic voltammetry behavior of Ferrocyanide/Ferricyanide, which is commonly used for electrochemical DNA detection experiment, was studied in the commercial EQCM-D setup (Q-sense) using the COMSOL Multiphysics. The model was established in a 3D geometry of QCM liquid cell. The simulation shows depletion of concentration of ferrocyanice following applied electrode potential. ...
Modeling of Two-Phase Flows
K. O. Lund
Engineering Consultant to SML Associates, Del Mar, CA, USA
Viscous equations are developed for regions with two interacting flowing fluids, or two fluid phases, such as occur in fluidized particle beds or the mixing of fluids. The descriptive equations are rendered into the standard COMSOL PDE matrix form, and solved over typical two-dimensional regions, as time-dependent interacting laminar flows.The model geometry selected is that of a so-called ...
Comparison of Darcy's Law, the Brinkman Equation, the Modified Navier-Stokes Equation and the Pure Diffusion Equation in PEM Fuel Cell Modeling
Z. Shi and X. Wang
Oakland University, Rochester, MI, USA
A two dimensional isothermal single phase PEM fuel cell model is developed and implemented in COMSOL Multiphysics, where Darcy's law, the Brinkman equation, the modified Navier-Stokes equation, and the pure diffusion equation are applied separately in porous electrodes. Three values of GDL permeability are investigated. Additionally, the order of the magnitude of each term in the modified N-S ...
Implementation of the Perfectly Matched Layer to Determine the Quality Factor of Axisymmetric Resonators in COMSOL
M.I. Cheema, and A.G. Kirk
McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
Due to the inseparability of the wave equation, numerical methods are needed to develop an accurate electromagnetic model for various axisymmetric resonators such as micro-discs and micro-toroids. Our purpose is the implementation of a perfectly matched layer to determine the quality factor of axisymmetric resonators with high accuracy in COMSOL. We treated the perfectly matched layer as an ...


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McLarens Lewis Hamilton is a realist and, like his team's head honcho Ron Dennis, sees finishing second as nothing more than being the first of the losers. But after a lengthy and well-documented dry spell, Hamiltons second place finish in Korea on Sunday was very welcome. He discusses his Yeongam race and his hopes for the remaining three races
Q: Lewis, you must be disappointed not to win but your battle with Mark Webber was fascinating to watch
Lewis Hamilton: Well, lets put it this way - I am not ecstatic - but I am also happy for the team and I think that the fans will have enjoyed seeing us. Overall I have to say that I drove pretty well over the weekend, considering how much quicker their car was.
Q: Can you talk us through your start?
LH: I think our starts have been good, especially in the second half of the season and also here I was able to position my car well. I thought that I was on the outside but obviously the position was not good enough - it was a small mistake - but you cant go through life without making small mistakes. Regardless, Seb (Sebastian Vettel) would have overtaken me because he was simply too quick.
Q: How well did the car behave?
LH: The car started well, but then it got worse and worse at the front end of the car. I had to use all of my adjustment switches and give the maximum to help the car turn. There was nothing I could do. At the pit stop I got all the wing that I could possibly have and turned with almost maximum lock, but still the car was not turning really well. That was when Mark was catching me as I was not able to carry the speed around the corners because of my front end. Funnily enough the rear end was very good! There was the suggestion that there was something up with my front wing but Ive looked at it and it looks fine. I probably didnt have the best set-up for the race.
Q: After some difficult races would you say it was one of your better races of the season?
LH: I definitely would. I was put under a lot of pressure and didnt make any grave mistakes like locking up or going wide. I didnt do it once. So I am quite happy with my performance.
Q: There are three more races to go - can you win at one of the remaining events?
LH: Well of course I want to build up a foundation to hopefully have some continued success and more and more finishes in this kind of position.
Q: Do you feel now confident in the car and yourself for the rest of the season?
LH: I have always felt confident in myself, regardless of how much negative talk there was around the world. I still rise above it. And that is key. Every sportsman around the world has tough times - in fact every human being. And even if I finished one place down from the win, which makes me first of the losers, its a better position to be in than finishing anywhere else. I have to say that my fans always supported me - on facebook, on twitter and so on - and I this helped a lot and felt really special.
Q: The constructors championship has been decided in Red Bulls favour, so what are your goals for the last three races?
LH: Clearly its to stay in front of the Red Bulls. I am not sure whether we are still working on this years car or shifting our entre focus on next years car. But I think that there are still things that we can learn from this years car and there is still so much we can prove so I hope that we will get some more consistent finishes as we did here. Why not a one-two for us at the next race - that would be even better!
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u got it dude! todo el espanol - todo el tiempo! 'si se puede!' you are gonna rock it benjameen - so excited u are empezando de acostumrarte... que hables muchisimo con quienquiera te presente! nuevos amigos 4 life! ps i think i am addicted to ur blog...
I strongly dislike MIA (and Quito is pretty cool)
Trip Start
Jul 12, 2006
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Aug 23, 2006
The flight to Quito left on time this morning and customs was a breeze--which was unexpected. I caught a cab to my hostel, which has a nice open roof and really friendly people. I just walked around the area near the hostel (Old Town Quito) and made a couple of friends in a small restaurant a few blocks away.
I�m going to try to hike Pichincha Guagua with some of them in the next couple of days to acclimatize and get ready for climbing Cotopaxi next week. I haven�t had a chance to take any pictures yet but will do so soon. Thanks to those of you who sent emails, I�ll try to respond in the next few days.
To close, I have a few disjointed observations:
-for some reason I was hesitant to speak Spanish until I had to. I heard more Spanish that English spoken in Miami and the words were on the tip of my tongue, but I couldn�t get them out. Oh well, I�ve been forced to speak in Spanish a few times now and it�s working out pretty well.
-the people here are really friendly. Americans obviously stand out here--especially a 6�3� guy with a slightly red beard--and everyone was extremely nice and talkative when I went into the little restaurant, not to mention surprised when I spoke Spanish.
-everything I read about the altitude in Quito is right--I�ve been getting winded walking up a set of stairs. Hopefully I get that taken care of pronto.
Alright, I�m off to take a nap before dinner. I know that is probably not the best thing to do while visiting an exciting foreign city, but I am a zombie from the Miami time updates. Adios.


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A switch Down Under:
There's usually no smoke without fire and Australian football chiefs announced that there had been talks about Beckham making a move Down Under, which was immediately denied by his agent. The fact that he then promptly announced his departure from LA Galaxy only adds to the speculation. The Aussie league loves an ageing footballer so the fit might be perfect and it's an opportunity for Posh and Becks to conquer another continent. Melbourne Heart and Perth Glory are keen.


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We believe declawing your cat should be the last alternative you consider to save your cat and your furniture. Cats scratch. It's what they do. We strongly encourage you to talk with us about some alternatives you should try first. These alternatives will require you to dedicate your time, money, and commitment to modifying your cat's unwanted behaviors or protecting your favorite couch or chair. It will be work and effort on your part and we think you and your cat will be happier and satisfied you chose these alternatives instead:
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The New York State Senate has passed legislation co-sponsored by Republican State Senator Jim Seward, the bill extends a law that benefits public libraries.
Seward says the legislation extends a 2011 law that ensures the neediest public libraries can access and utilize special construction grants from the state.
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Fender BenderOctober 1998 |
Boo, scared you. Well, how are we all today/tonight/this morning/this afternoon? I'm just fine. The pressure isn't at all getting to me. Oh no. I'm coping fine with my five higher (English, Maths, Physics, Drama and Economics), all the extra time Drama takes in and out of school, young enterprise, Duke of Edinburgh, my job, trying to do a bit of Kayaking and Mountain biking, socialising (not much) and trying to sleep as well. Oh yes, I'm not going slightly mad and becoming very rough at the edges.
Sadly, with all that work, the illusion of happiness seems no closer. That evil called homophobia makes my life very difficult. People blocking the corridor, which I don't like, and people calling me a faggot or whatever, which I can handle. I suppose my consolation is I am a lot more intelligent than they are, they duff along blissfully unaware of what lies ahead of them while I crash into it head on. Also, this will sound even more conceited, I am a lot better looking than them so that must tell you they are really ugly.
On top of all that, I'm starting to wonder if homosexual happiness solely exists on celluloid, maybe it's a dream sold to us by the biggest dream factory of them all, Hollywood, the city of a thousand lies. From what I gather us queers don't seem to be too happy much of the time. Maybe as I get older and out of the closet (sorry if you don't like that term, it just sums it up best) my views will change and life will become less of a bitch and I'll be happier. I know some of you are happy but that usually involves the input of a "boyfriend" or being out.
You see, from what I've seen being in the closet isn't too good for you, it messes with your mind. From those of you I know or from my own experience, it doesn't do us too many favours.
The one good thing about it is if you live in a homophobic lobster pot like myself your are protected physically from any extremely stale toss pots. Let's face it, if I were to walk down the corridors saying I'm a big poof and I'm proud of it I wouldn't make it to English.
Other than the protection issue there aren't any good points. I know if I were out in an ideal society I'd have far greater chance of a boyfriend because any gay guys would know I was gay. There must be one or two other gay guys in my school. Well, there is one but I can't stand him.
Also if I were that big out and proud poof I wouldn't have to watch what I say all the time. I could just say 'You see that Jessie Spencer of Neighbours, he's right fine is he' If your not fluent in hell speak that mean's 'he's gorgeous isn't he'.
That's why I like animals, you can talk to them and they don't have a clue what you're saying but they don't give any shit back and they aren't going to go and say anything to no one. I just like walking through the field with the dog and the sheep that follows me and chatting to them. It may sound like I have gone totally out of my mind but talking to them and you keeps me safely in it.
Well, I can dream and I can all day. The reality is it has come for the time for me to leave you. If you wish to comment in any way on this little tango through my mind please do so at 'firstname.lastname@example.com' I will respond to you my friends. Till next month
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corn canning acid
I reside in Missouri and was wondering if anyone knew where I could purchase corn canning acid. My Amish neighbors recently moved here and we are unable to locate anywhere to purchase any corn canning acid. PLEASE HELP!q
Sorry, but that is not a safe method. It will not replace proper pressure canning of corn. You will put yourself at a risk of botulism by following the Amish methods.
Here is how to safely can corn.
Here is a link that might be useful: Safely canning corn.
You may wish to review this previous discussion on the hazards of using this product.
I know it was done for years, but corn is one of the highest risk products for botulism and use of 'corn acid' in home food canning has been prohibited for several years because of the documented risks in using it.
Please give strong consideration to updating your corn canning methods. Color and flavor can be preserved by using the product Fruit Fresh available at the grocery store and using it and then following the guidelines linked above by Linda Lou will insure you a safe end result.
Here is a link that might be useful: Corn acid safety discussion
Combination of kernel shape, kernel and cob density, and its natural encapsulation is an ideal spore trap. Add sugar content, moisture content, pH and the anaerobic environment that can develop within the shucks while the kernels are forming. Since all corn is a hybrid, it has little natural competing bacterial flora to cope with any possible contamination. Sweet and super sweets are higher risk.
Add to that the density used by most when canning corn - they overpack the jars. If most went 1/2 and 1/2 corn and liquid it might be safer just like all the other density issues that come up but freezing is far safer and IMO results in a much better product.
Used to be when we oldies used corn acid the argument was that it was safe because we always boiled it hard before serving but as you know many don't cook their corn nearly long enough and that argument doesn't always hold up to testing either.
Per USDA: "Foods most associated with botulism include canned asparagus, green beans, garlic in oil, corn, corn syrup, soups, ripe olives, tuna fish, sausage, luncheon meats, fermented meats, salad dressings, and smoked fish."
Just reviewed the '06 link on canning acid and I'm still confused. Are we talking about a method of canning corn or an acid (powder) used as fruit-fresh or ascorbic acid? I shop at Amish stores sometimes for things like this and have a jar of canning acid on the shelf. They said it was the same as fruit-fresh but I haven't used any yet. Nowhere does it say corn acid.
BTW, a friend has put a thin slice of tomato on top of the corn in the jar before processing. Said her mother and mother's mother, etc has always done it that way. They process according to modern methods otherwise. I wonder if it isn't to increase the acid? Gives a nice color and flavor to the corn, but not enough to justify it unless the tomato actually adds to the safety and acidity. Hmmm....
It appears corn canning compound/corn acid is used in two different ways, depending upon the canner.
Some have used it for generations as a way to "acidify" corn so they can boiling water bath the corn or reduce recommended processing times. I put that in the same category as canning green beans with vinegar. It doesn't make the product safe but usually people who can in this way also long-boil their product prior to consumption, reducing their risk.
The other use is to enhance crispness and color retention akin to Pickle Crisp or Fruit Fresh.
Since "corn acid" is mostly salicylic acid, you could crush aspirins and get the same effect - whatever that effect is.
I've canned plain corn and creamed corn in the past, but frozen corn to our taste is so superior I'm willing to allocate precious freezer space to it.
Are we talking about a method of canning corn or an acid (powder) used as fruit-fresh or ascorbic acid?
What has always been referred to as "corn canning acid" in my experience of old farm family canning, is a hand blend of acid powders, usually made up by a small local pharmacist. You used to buy it in paper packets or small glass jars at the local pharmacy. Sometimes a homemaker would just buy the ingredients - salicylic acid, abscorbic and citric acid, and various salts - make up her own blend. Haven't heard of it even being available for years except perhaps in isolated communities.
As Carol described, it was used to acidify corn so that it could supposedly be safely processed as either open-kettle or in a BWB rather than pressure canned and you can still find those directions in many old cookbooks. One of the side effects of using it was help in keeping a brighter color and crispness.
I assumed that is what the OP was asking about.
However, its use is not approved for safety and hasn't been for years. SO, as alternative many add Fruit Fresh to the corn to get the keep-the-color benefit and then pressure can the corn as is now recommended.
The Fruit Fresh is just for color preservation. It does NOT add any safety to the process.
Hope this helps clarify.
Corn canning acid is added before pressure canning because it's supposed to keep the whole corns crisp texture.
What are the ingredients of this corn canning acid you are referring to?
Pickle Crisp (calcium chloride) can be used for crispness but it is the only approved additive.
Believe it or not, I found a 1912 canning bulletin from Georgia State Agricultural College which says the following:
These materials are known as acid or preserving powders and are composed of benzoate of soda, salicylic acid and other like materials. Their sole benefit lies in the fact that they are germicides and will kill the life in the cans; they act against living protoplasm and it has been shown that they are more or less injurious to the body. Experiments have demonstrated that an adult individual can eliminate, without great harm, small quantities of these materials from the body but long continued use is apt to prove serious, and for children the use is dangerous.
The same results can be obtained by sufficient heat, and there is no reason to use chemicals that may be injurious and that foster negligance and uncleanliness on the part of the operator.
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© 1976 Sony
In 1976, Jaco burst onto the scene with the release of Jaco Pastorius. Over the next ten years, Jaco contributed volumes to the world of music.
Not only did Jaco forever change the role of the electric bass, he contributed many beautiful compositions and arrangements. Whether joining a band or sitting in on a recording session, Jaco always took the music - and the musicians he performed with - to new heights.
Bass / Fusion
In 1981, while still with Weather Report, Jaco Pastorius trust this topnotch big band into anything that appealed to his vast jazz imagination from steel drum Caribbean to the Soul and Funk of of R&B. On board are Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter,Peter Erskine, Jack DeJohnette, Michael Brecker, Don Alias, and others.
Bass / Fusion
Heavy Weather is Weather Report's seventh album, released in 1977 through Columbia Records. It was the band's second album with bass virtuoso Jaco Pastorius, though this marked the first album as a far more prominent figure. Featuring their classic jazz standard "Birdland", the album is one of the best-sellers in the Columbia jazz catalog. The album is considered a landmark album in the jazz-rock or 'Fusion' movement of the 1970's.


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Great trailer! Congrats!!
You guys. Absolutely Avocados comes out in less than 2 months. Whaaaaat? How did this happen. Time has seriously flown by and I'm super excited! A few weeks back we filmed a little cookbook promo video trailer type thingy and I wanted to share it here today
The last 2 seconds are basically the story of my life.
Yipeeeee! What did ya think?
Absolutely Avocados comes out mid-April, but you're more than welcome to pre-order it now so it will be on your doorstep the second it's released!
Great trailer! Congrats!!
SO adorable. Also I'm super hungry now!
So exciting!! Definitely going to pre-order!
Mazel tov! Looks awesome!
Great trailer!! I've pre-ordered and am anxiously awaiting the book!
Can't wait! Two months will go by very quickly!! Your trailer is awesome and
I think it is beautiful–you should be proud!
GAH! I love it! I'll be first {of many!} to order a copy… avocados are my jam!!! Congrats Gaby!
Nice job on the trailer!! Will have to add your book to my cookbook collection which has seriously gotten out of control!! Love avocados with a passion as well! Your blog is on my "Reader" and have made many of your recipes. Thanks for all of them!!!
You are so beautiful! I thought I already commented on this, but I can't see my comment, so here goes again…I already ordered your book on Amazon and can't wait to get it! I found your site through Matt's book on food photography for bloggers, and now I'm set out to make a gluten-free version of all my favorite recipes of yours (first attempt at GF slutty brownies was a bomb, but it's coming along). I also made your italian meatballs and subbed the breadcrumbs for crushed rice chex cereal. It didn't work. Do you know any alternatives to breadcrumbs that will work in meatballs?
Thanks for the great recipes, Gaby.
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