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Anyone who has spent a significant amount of time as an educator knows about the special relationship that can develop between a teacher and a student, which can be especially striking when the relationship evolves and the student becomes the teacher. I know that I have former teachers — as well as former students — who I have kept in touch with long after our professional relationship was over, and these relationships are some of the most important in my life even to this day. Steven Strogatz, who is probably most well known for his book Sync as well as his contributions to the fields of chaos and dynamical systems, has written about one such relationship in a marvelous new book.
In The Calculus of Friendship, Strogatz writes about his relationship with Don Joffray and how it evolved over thirty years of letter writing from the time that Joffray taught Strogatz calculus at Loomis Chaffee, a prep school in Windsor Connecticut. The friendship between these two men was based largely on their love of mathematics in general, and calculus in particular. Over time they slowly revealed more and more of their personal lives with one another, but the bulk of their letters are devoted to discussing mathematics and the bulk of the book is devoted to reprinting the letters. For example, Strogatz barely mentions his first marriage or divorce to Joffray and Joffray only writes of his son's death in passing. On the other hand, they spend page after page writing about Hero's formula for the area of a triangle or Wallis's formula for 2⁄π.
Most of the chapters begin with Strogatz setting up a batch of letters by catching the readers up with the next phase of his life, or of Joffray's, to fill us in on the autobiographical background of the two men that they tend not to share with each other. Often he uses various mathematical topics — ranging from chaos theory to the 'Monks on a Mountain' problem from a calculus course — as metaphors for life and for their relationship. OK, I know what you're thinking, but somehow this is not as painful as it sounds, and Strogatz is able to get away with this type of writing in a way that feels both natural and heartwarming:
Yet in another way, calculus is fundamentally naive, almost childish in its optimism. Experience teaches us that change can be sudden, discontinuous, and wrenching. Calculus draws its power by refusing to see that. It insists on a world without accidents, where one thing leads logically to another. Give me the initial conditions and the law of motion, and with calculus I can predict the future — or better yet, reconstruct the past. I wish I could do that now.
As time continues to pass, Strogatz and Joffray slowly reverse their roles as teacher and student, and the evolution of their relationship is beautiful to watch. The affection that they have for each other shines through in their letters, whether they are talking about mathematics or teaching or kayaking. Most importantly, the 'characters' (if that is the right term for two people in a nonfiction book) are as well developed as one would find in any novel, and both Strogatz and Joffray come across as people I would genuinely want to know — and to learn mathematics from.
While this is a book that contains quite a few equations and diagrams, most mathematically inclined readers probably won't learn a lot of new mathematics from The Calculus of Friendship, as the problems that Joffray and Strogatz write are for the most part standard gems of the field. More specifically, the title of the book is not to be taken literally, as Strogatz does not model friendship mathematically — although readers interested in that topic might want to check out Strogatz' column from the NY Times this past summer on mathematical models of love, or otherwise look to the (fictional) book by Charlie Eppes on Numb3rs entitled Friendship: As Easy as Pi. However, while the mathematics itself may not be new it is still a joy to read, and I really enjoyed reading mathematics done as an exploratory dialogue in the way that many of us actually work.
If I haven't been clear already, let me say that I loved this book, and I devoured it in a single evening. I immediately recommended it to my colleagues, and I plan to show portions of it to my students the next time I teach calculus. However, I am not sure how this book would be received by people who are not interested in reading about mathematics. Yes, it got good blurbs from Alan Alda and John Cleese and a glowing review on the book review website Bookslut, but with equations appearing on two out of every three pages it is hard for me to imagine recommending the book to someone who is not at least passingly familiar with — and interested in — mathematics. However, it is exactly the kind of book I would like non-mathematicians to read, as the leisurely way that Strogatz and Joffray write about problem solving in general as well as solve particular problems is more illustrative about how certain kinds of mathematics is done than anything I have ever read. And ultimately, this is not a book about mathematics but rather a book about friendship and mathematics and the way they are intertwined in the lives of these two men. This might sound strange to some people, but I think Strogatz puts it best when argues that a love of calculus is no stranger a thing to build a friendship off of than a love of opera or of baseball: "For them [calculus] is more than a science. It is a game they love playing together — so often the basis of friendship between men — a constant while all around them is in flux."
Darren Glass is an Associate Professor of Mathematics at Gettysburg College. While reading this book, he kept thinking about the lifelong relationship he had with one of his high school teachers, Steve Sigur, who passed away last July. This review is dedicated to Steve. I miss you.
Prologue ix
Continuity (1974-75) 1
Pursuit (1976) 8
Relativity (1977) 13
Irrationality (1978-79) 23
Shifts (1980-89) 34
Proof on a Place Mat (March 1989) 42
The Monk and the Mountain (1989-90) 71
Randomness (1990-91) 84
Infinity and Limits (1991) 94
Chaos (1992-95) 107
Celebration (1996-99) 115
The Path of Quickest Descent (2000-2003) 118
Bifurcation (2004) 128
Hero's Formula (2005-Present) 140
Acknowledgments 155
Further Reading 157
Bibliography 161
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White describes herself as a conceptual artist "in a constant state of yearning," always on the lookout for "the visceral, the wild, the untamed and the sincere" in an era she describes as domesticated and globalized, "where nothing is shocking."
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Dueling Pianos at Crocodile Rocks
If you are looking for a truly unique night out on the town – look no farther than Crocodile Rocks. Conveniently located at Broadway at The Beach, this popular club features the area's only dueling pianos! Many consider dueling piano bars a lost art and Crocodile Rocks is bringing this once popular entertainment back in style.
If you have never been to a dueling piano bar – you are really in for a treat. The club charges a small cover fee during the week, usually only $5 - $10, which allows you to enjoy the entertainment all night long. Take a seat and watch as two pianists go head to head playing all of your favorites! These talented artists know just about anything in the books and are always taking suggestions from the audience. Though they are battling, the pianists play off of each other and complement each other well, creating a lively atmosphere that can't be found anywhere else.
Crocodile Rocks is open Tuesday - Saturday. The doors open at 7pm and there is no cover between 7pm – 8pm. The dueling starts at 8pm each night and cover is $5 on weekdays and $10 on Fridays and Saturdays. Reservations are available and recommended for the best seats, though walk-ins are welcomed. This club is also completely smoke free and offers a casual, friendly environment that welcomes everyone from locals to tourists.
This dueling piano bar offers a truly one of a kind experience. The talented pianists here really know how to put on a show. Be sure to have a few of your favorite songs in mind to keep them on their feet and make sure a trip to this favorite local club is a part of your Myrtle Beach vacation experience.


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Celina and the Boomerang of Stars Game
Hey Everyone,
A friend of mine just released a new game on the iOS store called, "Celina and the Boomerang of Stars". The game features 50+ levels of boomerang throwing and puzzle solving. Tap the screen to help navigate through the sky and help Celina gather the missing stars!
The art (retro, pixel-style) and music (chiptune) are all original, and the programming was done by one person. Unfortunately, I do not have any promo codes to hand out right now! With that said though, I really want to bring more attention to the game hopefully and get some more reviews, critiques, etc., for him.
Has anyone played this game yet? If so, what did you think of it?
Here is the website -> http://www.swiftsynth.com/catbos.html
Here is the app store link -> https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/celina-b...?ls=1&mt=8
Let me know what you think if you try it! A lot of time went into the planning of the levels, features, music, and art. Thanks to all of the readers!
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A condylar fracture of a cannon bone knocked Darley Debutante (gr. I) winner Mi Sueno out of the $300,000 Oak Leaf Stakes (gr. I) this week and 13 juvenile fillies are hoping to take advantage at Oak Tree's Santa Anita meet Oct. 4.
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2000 Volvo V70 GLT from North America
An expensive lemon
The cup holder has broken twice.
A bracket holding the front left turn signal light broke (causing the light to pop out of the front grille area and dangle by the electric line).
The seat belts often don't retract fully (which caused the buckle to poke a hole in the door leather when the door was closed).
The cover for the driver's seat adjustment controls has broken twice and keeps falling off.
The button on the gear shift lever kept sticking and had to be replaced.
The windshield wiper fluid pump needed replacement.
Plastic covers which cover where the front seats are attached to the floor board near the back seat keep falling off. The carpet-like upholstery keeps pulling out from under the plastic moulding near the passenger side door.
Some kind of flap valve associated with the air conditioning/outside vent switching doesn't close properly (which causes the air conditioner to pull in outside hot air even on recirculation (in Texas, not good)).
Some kind of coating has begun to peel off the front and rear bumpers (Volvo says it's my problem because the paint is only warrantied for one year).
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Too much time spent at the dealership.
I can't believe that for a garage-kept car with only 23,000 miles, that the paint (or whatever kind of coating) is already peeling off the bumpers (ridiculous for a $40,000 car).
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? No
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Not sure if this is the same as your car, but what the heck.
We have a 92 960 wagon. We got it new. The car is blue. I noticed that after a year or two that a blue film was peeling off of the area just below the front bumper. At first I was peeved. Then I found out that it "supposedly" is just there for cosmetic purposes, and that it is not there for European models. I was told that the delaerships usually remove it prior to delivery. Not sure how much of that story is true, but I wouldn't doubt it. I wound up peeling it off and to tell the truth, the black looks better than the blue film. And it doesn't scratch.
You other problems seem a damn shame for a 40k vehicle. Have been considering getting an XC, but am just not sure.
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OverDrive & Penguin: Is Something Steve Potash Wrote in February a Clue to What's Going On?
November 22, 2011 | 9:12 am
By Gary Price, Editor of InfoDocket.com
Like many of you, we're wondering about what cause today's OverDrive/Penguin news:
OverDrive Suspends Access to New Penguin eBook Titles, "Get For Kindle" Access Also Shutdown
Only time will tell as to why Penguin decided to change their policy with OverDrive (and libraries) but we're wondering if a letter by OverDrive CEO Steve Potash to customers (via Librarian By Day) that began the HarperCollins saga at the end of February might provide a few clues about what's going
Potash writes:
…our publishing partners have expressed concerns regarding the card issuance policies and qualification of patrons who have access to OverDrive supplied digital content. Addressing these concerns will require OverDrive and our library partners to cooperate to honor geographic and territorial rights for digital book lending, as well as to review and audit policies regarding an eBook borrower's relationship to the library (i.e. customer lives, works, attends school in service area, etc.). I can assure you OverDrive is not interested in managing or having any say in your library policies and issues. Select publisher terms and conditions require us to work toward their comfort that the library eBook lending is in compliance with publisher requirements on these topics.
Another area of publisher concern that OverDrive is responding to is the size and makeup of large consortia and shared collections. Publishers seek to ensure that sufficient copies of their content are being licensed to service demand of the library's service area, while at the same time balance the interests of publisher's retail partners who are focused on unit sales. Publishers are reviewing benchmarks figures from library sales of print books and CDs for audiobooks and do not want these unit sales and revenue to be dramatically reduced by the license of digital books to libraries.
A lot of what Potash writes about is security of the material. In other words, making sure that the eBooks don't get into the hands of unauthorized users With the introduction of Kindle access and the overall boom in e-book usage, unauthorized access might have reached a threshold that Penguin isn't willing to deal with. Will we be hearing from other publishers.
Laura Hazard Owen writes in her paidContent report that the security issues that Penguin writes about can actually be read as piracy concerns.
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it sounds to me like they're also considering that people with an out-of-district library card (like the Free Library of Philadelphia) are a problem. At least that's what I get out of the geographical restrictions comment.
That would be "piracy concerns" in the sense of "if we allow people to access these books legitimately, they might do so instead of pirating them.
Always kind of the big content-distribution conglomerates to put the best interests of pirates ahead of those of customers.
" I can assure you OverDrive is not interested in managing or having any say in your library policies and issues."
Sounds like just the opposite to me.
My sister is legally blind, (she can read large print on her Kindle but cannot drive), and lives in a rural area where she does not have easy library access. I live in another county, but she frequently uses my library card to access my county library's e-book collection as well as the library in Philadelphia. The libraries welcome her patronage, but it sure looks like Penguin is telling them that they should block her access since she doesn't live, work or attend school "in service area, etc.". If that isn't having a "say in your library policies and issues", what would you call it?
Hmm… the geographical restriction might indeed be one of the Kindle concerns. There's no geographical restriction on devices/apps registered to a Kindle account. The restriction is on the library card used to "borrow" the e-book, but once the e-book's checked out from the library, anyone on the account could read it. I'm not at all sure that this is really different from Adobe DRM if you look closely, but it might appear to be different from the publisher's perspective.
January, Great library service is available through the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) for people who can't read standard print books. The national program offers audio and Braille books. The state and regional libraries offer additional books in those formats, as well as large print books. All services are available over the computer and through the mail, all publicly funded. And all offer the traditional library respect for patron privacy.
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Kit Harington Gossip
Kit Harington gossip, latest news, photos, and video.
Not the Emmys
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The Television Critics Association announced their awards yesterday in Beverly Hills. The results are much different than what the Emmys will be in September. The Emmy nominations did not include Orphan Black's Tatiana Maslany. The TCA gave Maslany the Individual Achievement in Drama award. If you watch Orphan Black, this is a fist-pump moment. Full Story
Rachel McAdams stays the same
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It's what I have always said I love most about Rachel McAdams (and we love her a lot here at LaineyGossip.com) -- Rachel isn't LA. Rachel works, and then she comes home. She stays in Toronto. And it can get cold in Toronto. It's not the every day sunny skies of Los Angeles. It's a pain in the ass to get around when it snows. Full Story
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Well this helps on a sluggish morning. Jon Snow arrived in Vancouver yesterday for reshoots on his film The Seventh Son. He looks really good in a tight white t-shirt. You wouldn't know from watching the show since he's always hidden underneath all those layers of crow. Kit's been spending a lot of time in Canada lately. Full Story
The Rains are extra long?
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Game Of Thrones took Memorial Day weekend off and was replaced by Behind The Candelabra, temporarily. I'm OK with that. And I'm OK with an extended penultimate episode for The Rains Of Castamere. At least that's what I think I read somewhere (which I can't find right now so if I'm wrong I'm sorry). Full Story
Jon Snow and Canada's Sweetheart
Rachel McAdams does not live in Los Angeles. As I've said repeatedly, it's one of my favourite things about her. Instead she prefers home, in Toronto. She was out in Toronto this weekend for dinner and drinks with a group of friends... that included Kit Harington. This photo was posted on Twitter by @VanessaElecia Full Story
Why is Sansa Still Alive, Again?
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Game Of Thrones Season 3 Episode 1 recap We're back! Delightfully, though it's been almost a year, absolutely nothing has changed in Westeros since we were last there, except for perceptions. I spent most of the fist episode going "okay, so here's who they didn't kill". Full Story
Kit's first lead
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A few members of the cast of Game Of Thrones, along with George R R Martin and showrunners, David Benioff and DB Weiss, were at the television academy yesterday in advance of the Season 3 premiere on March 31... Are you ready?!? Did I mention Arya is adorable in real life and Bran is SO pretty it's unfair? There's none of that Hollywood Machine Child to either of them. Full Story
Game Of Thrones is better than movie stars
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Covered the Game Of Thrones Season 3 premiere red carpet last night at the Chinese Theatre. The last time I covered a movie carpet at the Chinese Theatre it was Gangster Squad in January. The carpet was easily 4 times longer. And with 4 times LESS people. Or more. You can imagine how long the cast list was last night for GoT, right? We've been conditioned at these events to expect that they'll arrive just before the start of the screening and not stop and make you feel that they're doing you a favour by showing up and talking. Full Story
The Khaleesi & Jon Snow. Gidget to the left
Game Of Thrones on the cover of the new Entertainment Weekly in advance of... 03.31.13 Ready? It's been 10 months. YES, WE ARE READY. As you can see, it's the Khaleesi and Jon Snow paired on the cover...with the wildling Gidget, or whatever her name is, to the left, on her own. Full Story
Jaime Lannister and Jon Snow after the Globes
They were at the HBO party. I just did a brief search for Rose Leslie who plays Gidget or whatever and she didn't come up although that doesn't mean she wasn't there since American photographers don't really recognise British actors, including Michelle Dockery who was mislabelled "Rumer Willis" for a while on Getty Images. Full Story
Jon Snow and the Wildling in real life
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TMZ has photos of Ygritte and Jon Snow a couple of weeks ago being all sweet and romantic at a London restaurant. Click here to see. Apparently they were kissing too. OK fine so they're probably dating in real life but more importantly...do they f-ck in the story? I really want them to. Full Story
Satisfied - Not Overwhelmed.
Game Of Thrones Season 2 Episode 10 recap I've always been open about the fact that I'm greedy where TV is concerned - the more episodes the better. But I might be transferring to the 10-episode system. It's like a roller coaster, you know? The long pull upward and then the big rush of going down - I can't believe we're already finished season 2. Full Story
"There are brave men out there - let's go kill them"
Game Of Thrones Season 2 Episode 9 recap First - I mess around on the violin, though I rarely have time for real lessons. Every week, I think "why don't I play the Game Of Thrones theme song? That would entertain me and annoy the dog." And by the time I remember that I want to try it, it's 10 at night and no longer suitable to subject the neighbours to my screechings. Full Story
Kit & Ben's Hunger Games double
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No lie - I daydream about having a Dire Wolf (House Stark style) all the time. If I had a Dire Wolf, I would totally be a rapist catcher. Also my poker face would be much better. Nothing says confidence like rolling up to the party with one of nature's most ruthless killers and then having it sleep at the foot of your bed every night. Full Story


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Prediction of ObamaCare becomes reality
It's news about health insurance costs that many people don't want to hear but, according to some, it's not really a surprise.
The federal government's fine for General Motors may only be a drop in the bucket compared to what GM will ultimately pay.
The government is fining General Motors $35 million for a lengthy delay in recalling small cars with faulty ignition switches that could move out of the run position, shutting off the engine and electric power and thereby knocking out power-assisted brakes and steering among other things. The $35 million fine is the maximum allowed by law.
Automakers are supposed to report safety problems within five days of discovering them, but as the Associated Press points out, GM has acknowledged knowing about the problem for at least a decade. That's one of the reasons Sharon Carty with AOL Autos thinks GM is going to pay more than $35 million.
"GM is going to have more fines coming down the road," Carty says. "They're under investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Justice Department. This could cost them several billion dollars."
Earlier this year, Toyota agreed to a $1.2 billion settlement with the Justice Department in a criminal probe over the company's recall of Toyota and Lexus vehicles that accelerated unexpectedly and were linked to multiple injuries and deaths. However, John Berlau of the Competitive Enterprise Institute thinks there was less evidence in that case than in the current one with GM.
"The ignitions would shut off [in the GM cars]," he explains. "GM actually warned against heavy key chains. Well heavy key chains are something an ignition should withstand."
At least 13 people have died in crashes linked to the problems arising from GM's faulty ignition switches.
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The 49ers made a deal for the man who torched them in the Super Bowl. What they've gotten from Anquan Boldin goes well beyond the skills he displayed last February
Reading the comments beneath a story is often a journey through Trollville, where faceless residents send rivers of shocking vitriol flowing through the streets. Still, there are occasions when the remarks are more insightful than infuriating. One such instance occurred in 2009, when the Palm Beach Post wrote about Pahokee High School's new football field being named after Anquan Boldin, the local boy who became a star in the NFL.
"This decision was FITTING and PROPER for one of our own," the comment began. "Mr. Boldin has and still is representing Pahokee High School and the City of Pahokee with superlative standards. The Anquan Boldin Q81 Foundation annually gives to the youth in Pahokee, Pahokee High School and the City of Pahokee. We are proud of you Anquan, you make us feel good. There can be only one, you are the right one. A GREAT DECISION PAHOKEE!!"
The respect for Boldin isn't limited to his hometown. It can also be found throughout the NFL, where Boldin is considered a man's man and a pro's pro. It's not just what he does, like returning to the field just three games after being knocked unconscious and having reconstructive facial surgery from a helmet-to-helmet hit in 2008. It's also how he does his job, with a steady professionalism that sets the standard for everyone else—a point that's particularly significant to the 49ers, who sent a sixth-round pick to Baltimore to acquire Boldin in an offseason trade.
San Francisco, which has played in back-to-back NFC Championship Games and advanced to the Super Bowl last season, is seasoned at every position but wideout. With Michael Crabtree and Mario Manningham out with injuries, Boldin's 137 career starts are 84 more than the combined total for the 11 other healthy receivers on the roster. None in that group has started more than 17 games.
The role of mentor is one that Boldin neither seeks nor runs from. He won't impose himself on others, but he will divulge everything he has learned over the past 10 seasons—the first seven with Arizona before being traded to Baltimore—if a teammate is interested.
"Q has been so good with the younger guys, trying to teach them how to be professionals," says fourth-year receiver Kyle Williams. "He's not just teaching them what to learn, but how to learn it, how to learn concepts and how you can see certain things in coverages. I think his whole mentality, his whole approach to this game is something we all can learn something from. He's so serious about it. He doesn't play around. I mean, he'll joke around. It's not like he's a hard guy to be around or anything. But it's all business with him. That's something to be admired and a standard for young guys who are looking for someone to model their game after or their mentality after. There may not be another guy that you want a group of young guys to learn from."
Talk may get someone's attention, but production is what holds it. Boldin's achievements include most receptions in a rookie season (101), most receiving yards in the first game of a career (217) and most receptions in a player's first 26 games (157). He's the fastest in NFL history to pull down 400 career receptions (67 games), as well as the fastest to 500 (80 games) and 600 (98 games).
What he lacks in speed he makes up for with quickness, toughness, vise-lock hands and a MENSA football IQ. Last February in Super Bowl XLVII he had a game-high six catches for 104 yards and a touchdown, helping the Ravens outlast the 49ers, 34-31. If a big play needed to be made, he made it. On consecutive possessions late in the second half—after San Francisco had cut a 28-6 deficit to five and two points, respectively—he picked up 30 yards on 3rd-and-3 to help set up a field goal, then 15 yards on 3rd-and-1 to position Baltimore for another field goal.
The beauty of Boldin's game is that even when he appears to be covered, he's not. "He's so strong that he knows how to get the ball in traffic," says cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha, who has known Boldin since they attended the same football camp in high school. "He's like one of those basketball players who, even if he's double-teamed in the post, knows how to fight and position himself to hold onto the ball. You can't sleep on him."
Yet Boldin's value cannot be measured solely in statistics. He brings toughness and tenacity to the offense and the locker room. The next time he shies away from a block will be the first. The next time he pulls a verbal punch will be the only time. For instance:
• After striving to win a championship for 10 years, including a Super Bowl loss with Arizona, which was better, the reality or the fantasy of winning a title? "The reality—and then some. I don't care what anybody says, unless you win a championship you don't feel complete as a player."
• After getting a ring, is the hunger still there? "For me it doesn't change. That's the reason why I didn't go to the ring ceremony at the White House. If you take time to celebrate, you kind of lose that edge, lose that hunger."
• On being a mentor: "The guys that are successful in this league, they take heed. The guys that don't, they fall by the wayside."
• How does he like to be coached? "I've never liked for a coach to tell me, 'You've got it.' I want to be pushed and challenged every day."
In San Francisco, Boldin will be challenged by offensive coordinator Greg Roman, who has one of the game's most creative minds. How will Boldin fit into the 49ers' scheme? Will he run the same type of layered routes that he did in Baltimore? Roman isn't one to get too specific about how a player will be used.
"We're always going to look at the player and what the player does well and adapt the offense to the player," Roman says. "He's a pretty easy guy to adapt to. He's so smart and he's a strong, physical guy who can make the plays short, make the plays deep. If you put it near him he's probably going to make a play. He has great ball skills. He has such a strong will to get it done."
Boldin is proud of his accomplishments on the field, but he takes greater pride in what he has done to help kids in his hometown. That's why each offseason he returns to Pahokee for a weekend fundraiser known as Q-fest. His foundation, Q81 Foundation, has partnered with Florida Crystals Corp. to fund a summer program that gives high school students a chance to catch up academically through computer-based credit recovery courses.
"Anquan has made countless plays on the field, but the man he is off the field is what makes him so special," says former Cardinals teammate Larry Fitzgerald. "Q continues to inspire the children from that area, and that's much bigger then any touchdown he will ever catch—and he has caught a lot of them in the biggest of moments. He just won't turn his back on [the kids]."
"I love football, but one day that ends," Boldin says. "My foundation is something that will carry on when I'm done, and others will benefit from that. It has a lasting effect. I care about my name. I care about how it's carried, how it comes out of other people's mouth. And I believe if you're going to put your name on something, you have to be involved."
That type of attitude is not only why Boldin is so valuable to a team and a community, but also why he has the respect of everyone, from the NFL to Trollville.
Nice to see that Dean Spanos's Personal Bee Rhymes With Sandwich has again been allowed to post on MMQB's Spin Site.
Trots, be sure to level with all your loyal SI readers about the means by which Mr. Spanos compensated you (offshore, of course) for that darling missive of a couple of weeks back.
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Go Noles!
If the 49ers think they have "Haters", try being a Cardinals fan. I was born and raised a Cowboy fan since my family is actually from Texas. But the day the Cards got here I became a Cardinal fan. Going to a game and seeing more of the other teams jerseys than your own sucks. I don't think it was because of the Cardinals being bad but because Phx is a transplant City. Also Phx inherited a team. If we had a NEW franchise, it would have been different I think. People could have gotten behind them easier. Cards got here in 1988 and the people that were here already had teams. People that move here now already have teams. It took a while to build a fan base.
Bill Bidwill and the Bidwill family being the only NFL team that makes 100% of their income from football and wouldn't spend money. Now Michael is in charge and understands they can make MORE money if they win. Going to a Super Bowl changed that mentality in a good way. We have more fans now but not like we should.
Sorry! At least the Buffalos know there place this time around!
At the Buffalo's know there place this time around!
One of my favorite Seminoles of all time. Saw him play in high school as an unreal QB. Was happy to have read this story. He's pretty incredible.
Hopefully he can teach Baldwin a thing or two.
Boldin is a class act. The combo of him and Fitzgerald was spectacular, when they had Warner pitching it to them.
Best trade of the off season--easily.
The type of player that drives you crazy when he is on the other team. When it is time for a big play, you've got him covered, he catches it anyway. It will be interesting to see if he slows down or not; he sure isn't beating anyone with his speed.
I've followed him since the Cardinals days too. Loved him then, couldn't believe it when my Ravens picked him up and still love him! Unbelievable talent and more importantly a great human.
Great player, all the way around. I've respected his toughness since his Arizona days.
@OK Jim Trotter didn't write a single false word about the conditions at Qualcomm Stadium and the NFL should be embarrassed that one of its franchises is playing in such a dump, charging fans FULL prices and not doing anything more than trying to fleece the citizens of San Diego into paying for a new stadium.
The problem is that San Diego has neither the money nor the desire to give the Spanos' a new stadium. If it's such a great deal, why haven't the Spanos family done like Robert Kraft and built it themselves after all these years? They thought that the whole threat of moving to LA was going to work in the favor, but I'll let you in on a little secret: the only people in LA who really want the Chargers or any NFL team to move here are the ones who want to build the stadium and make money from it. No one, and I mean NO ONE among the fans in LA truly cares about an NFL team playing here. Our Sundays (and Mondays and Thursdays) are just fine the way they are now.
@DavidHarteLOL, not even close! Boldin will catch 800 yards and 6 TD's. If that is the best Trade than there will never be another NFL trade again. I am a Cards fan and KNOW Boldin from his Rookie camp in AZ. He is not a #1 Wide out. He is a over the Middle fast tight end type. He needs a person on the other side to stretch the Defense down field. One thing that Crabtree was to do but obviously won't. Boldin can't make the impact that he could make. The guy played with a broken face. He is hard core but break down last few years and he will be great two games and then not catch a ball for 2 games.
He MUST have a speedster on the other side like Fitzy for him to be productive.
@AndrewHutchinson He's never beaten anyone with his speed. He's clutch. Someone who you can count on making it happen. This Niners fan is glad to cheer for him this year. Especially after what happened in February...grrrr.
Jimmy Trotter's on Dean Spanos's offshore payroll. Trotter typed that San Diego stadium column on his knees and then ran to his Internet connection to see if and when he got paid.
If you want to defend that Punk, Trotter, or his Boss, Spanos, go right ahead. But you'll get only venom from me.
There was a time when Sports Illustrated would've fired the likes of Trotter for such blatant public relations hasbara. But with Peter King all over the website, SI's gone the way of Bristol and bows to the bucks - the more offshore, the better.
No mercy here, Chuckie. Spin that crap somewhere else.
@pooterpita @DavidHarte Boldin's dip in productivity with Baltimore had more to do with Flacco's limitations, than his own. When Flacco finally realized what he had in Boldin, cue 11 TDs, no picks, and a world championship.
Will Anquan have the same numbers he had last year? Probably not, but that won't be because he's not one of the best at his position. It's because the Niners are first, last and always a run-first team. He'll do exactly what the Niners had in mind for him: be the dependable 3rd down receiver who will move the chains. Be the guy who can take the ball away from the CB/S in the end zone. Be a mentor and a leader on the offense. As a Niners fan since the early '60s, I couldn't be happier they picked him up.
@donniejohnson4 @pooterpita @DavidHarte Sorry nice thinking but go back and look at the game stats: http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/gamelog/_/id/4512/anquan-boldin
Also look at who was playing when he had big games? or well average big games? Boldin did great in the playoff's, you can't deny that at all. You also have to understand their receiving corp was 100% healthy as well. He had that 2nd WR drawing people off for him. You take away his Post Season and he is cut for 2013, not traded.
His 2012 season was #2 to more #3 WR at best. I love the guy but he just isn't a number 1 receiver. Read take your eye off the ball by Pat Kerwin. Boldin's numbers will be down again. Sorry.


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Is Chris Wallace's latest Fox News Sunday stunt the meat in a controversy sandwich that he's building?
Well is she? Did Wallace miss her debate performance in New Hampshire?
Unless she's his lab rat for some psychology thesis, what purpose does the question serve? She's not going to say yes.
While Wallace did apologize, what makes Michele Bachmann the lucky recipient of such a question when the left itself is a bunch of flakes...
Here's a snowflake (one of a kind that melts under heat).
Here's a cornflake (no explanation needed here).
and then we have...
At the time this was, somehow, supposed to be a compliment because "THEY'RE GRRRRRRRREAT!" Which is something crack addicts say about what they use to frost their flakes, so it's a good thing President Obama didn't endorse Kellogs's "kindness" in any way
....I guess it's a thing us flake-haters can't understand.
In any case, take these flakes deep fry and cheese stuff them, and you have completed your recipe for liberalism.
That's why the country falls for them so much, they look tasty enough to binge on. After a short while your ass explodes, your depth perception gets screwed up because your second chin blocks your view of the floor, your appetite for anything healthy starts to fade.
And all that comes after you burn stupendous amounts of calories fighting Michelle Obama for a taste.
Michele Bachmann isn't a flake, like any other conservative that sticks to their principles she would be more like the fat-burning workout the country needs to shed itself of its disgusting habits and feel good about itself again.
Oh geez Michele, why do you have to make the limb so wobbly? The MSM is going to bust her pretty hard for this. I sure do hope they don't ask her when Iowa became one of the 57 states, or if she owns any television sets from the 1920's. In other words, this is a much easier "mistake" to make than ones made by the frosted flakes (in fairness her campaign still contends it's not mistake and does justify that position).
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In January of this year, NASA, EKU and KET provided the entire state with a unique event: a live television and online broadcast from the International Space Station that featured astronaut Dr. Tom Marshburn and approximately 160 middle school students at EKU's Hummel Planetarium. The centerpiece of the day was a live question-and-answer session with 20 students and Dr. Marshburn, which was delivered live across the state in high definition on KET and streamed live on the web using broadband technologies provided through the Kentucky Postsecondary Education Network.
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Congratulations Martinez! It's a beaver!
By Gary Bogue
Thursday, June 5th, 2008 at 6:31 am in Beavers, Martinez Beavers.
Heidi just e-mailed me these photos of a NEW baby beaver taken as it fed on top of
the beaver lodge in Alhambra Creek in downtown Martinez!
The photos were taken by Moses Silva (thanks Moses!) Heidi says there are at least TWO new youngsters at the site and they are less than a foot long. Cute doesn't touch it!
We could start passing out cigars for the new beaver parents to celebrate, I suppose, but they would probably just eat them.
"Dam cute," as Heidi says. /Gary
You can find out more about the Martinez beavers, and where and how you can go see them, on their Web site at http://www.martinezbeavers.org
There's also a GREAT video of one of the new baby beavers, also taken by Moses Silva, to the tune of "The New 'Kit' in Town," by the Eagles. You don't want to miss this one!
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Ok so this is my first blog since July of 2011 and although I wanted to post more my brain just couldn't do it but I have found something interesting to post about. For all those Y2J fans out there the former Undisputed Champion and current Fozzy front man has just released a new comedy web series entitled But I'm Chris Jericho!. It follows a fictionalized Jericho as he ventures out to become the
Well this is my first blog so please bear through my lack of experience I promise to get better as time goes on.
So this is how my Summerslam card would be:
1.Kofi Kingston vs Alberto Del Rio-Now i know your probably saying why do this match again but it makes some sense because ADR wont be fighting for the WWE Championship at SS so why not take on the man who has a victory over
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Bumble Bee
Hailey made this adorable bumble bee at VBS and I just had to share it!
Spotted Butterfly
Hailey made this very simple butterfly and it came out cute.
She painted circles onto a butterfly shape.
Then we used a hole puncher to punch out different colored circles. She added those to the butterfly and then added some antenna. (She mixed glue into the paint so that the little circles would stick.)
The finished butterfly
Watermelon Napkin Holder
We made this cute napkin holder that looks like a watermelon. It's perfect for summer picnics!
Paint the inside circle of a paper plate red.
Once the red is dry, paint the outside circle green.
Use a Q-tip to add black dots (seeds) to the red.
Once it dries, fold the paper plate in half.
Then fold the corners in, as pictured, and glue them shut. I used a clothespin to hold the edges closed while the glue dried.
Cut a slit in the watermelon.
Completed napkin holder.
Letter of the Week- Letter W
Finally! We're back with a new craft!! Yay!! We've been busy getting settled into our new house and enjoying summer. It will probably be a while before I get back to posting every day because we've been spending a lot of time playing outside and enjoying the nice weather. So for now I'll just post a little bit until we get back into doing more activities this fall.
Since I want to finish the alphabet before fall comes- we did this cute W craft that I found over at No Time for Flashcards.
Here's what you'll need: construction paper- green, pink and yellow, green marker and crayon, glue and watermelon seeds. If you don't have watermelon seeds you can just cut some small black ovals for the seeds.
Cut out 2 Ws. Make the pink W a bit smaller than the green one.
Have your child color the green W with the green marker and crayon.
Glue the green W onto the yellow paper and then glue the pink W on top of the green one.
Add some seeds to the W.
The finished "W is for Watermelon."


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Sometimes, You Gotta Stop And Watch The Hummingbirds [Video]
Today, I visited a good friend, who lives in Malibu Canyon. She has a very popular hummingbird feeder — the beautiful, multi-breasted birds drink from it in flocks all the day long. They got a bit shy with me filming them, but several made an appearance in the video above.
Watch the hummingbirds and tell me if they soothe you the way they did me.


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One day after franchise star Vin Diesel released the first still image from the sequel to The Chronicles of Riddick via his his personal Facebook page, Universal Pictures, Radar Pictures and Diesel's own production company, One Race Films, formally announced that principal photography on Riddick — it was unclear from the announcement if this is the formal title of the third chapter in the Riddick chronicles or simply the working title — has begun in Montreal, Canada. The press release also included the first detailed synopsis of the new movie, as well as the full cast list, including confirmation that Karl Urban (Star Trek, upcoming Dredd) will return as Riddick's (Diesel) right-hand man, Vaako.
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It was nice to read about the sustainability plans of Green Sage (Nov. 10, AC-T). Sustainability planning is not just a warm and friendly option. Conservation really matters.
According to the U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Agency, http://220.127.116.11/international/reserves.html, the world has proven oil reserves (in the ground) of at most 1,342 billion barrels.
It turns out that 1,342 billion barrels really isn't much oil. The just-released World Oil Outlook report expects that by 2015 global oil demand will be 92.9 million barrels per day. ...


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"SHINE is one of those wonderful musicals where an audience cares deeply for the hero. Richard Seff's book and Lee Goldsmith's lyrics perfectly capture the Horatio Alger spirit. They make theatergoers wince at each bad break that unkind fates throw our hero's way -- all before the plot allows them to revel in his deserved success. Composer Roger Anderson's ballads are strikingly beautiful. As for his up-tempo songs, to call each a toe-tapper would only be 10% accurate: every one is a TOES-tapper that will keep theatergoers' feet busy all night."
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"The work's tremendous heart and unabashed celebration of Alger's popular stories are in ample evidence in this appealing musical about the rise from rags to riches."
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Living in the International House
On the first floor of the International House residents will find a lounge, full kitchen with cooking utensils and dishes, dining room, computer lab, and laundry facilities. These are all shared spaces that encourage cross-cultural learning by building a community. View the floor plan of the first floor.
The International House is comprised of single and double rooms that each contain their own bathroom and half kitchen for convenience. These half kitchens are equipped with a full-sized refrigerator, microwave, sink, cabinets, and counter space.
Here are some floor plans and pictures of various student rooms.
A meal plan is not required when living in the International House. However, if a student would like to purchase a Non-Resident Meal Plan, they may do so. Please visit the Non-Resident Meal Plan website for additional information.
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Marc Chagall... by Gilberte Jacaret
A few years ago, in the Chagall museum, on the wall, at the entrance of the main exhibition room, you could read the following lines written in French by our painter:
"Since my prime youth, I have been thoroughly fascinated by the Bible....
... It always seemed to me and it still seems to me that it has been the greatest spring of poetry ever. From that time on, I kept looking for that reflection in life and in art. The Bible is like an echo of nature and I kept trying to transmit this secret.
According to my strength, in the course of my life, although I get the impression that I am altogether somebody else, that I was born, we might say, between sky and earth, that, for me, the world looks like a desert where my soul roams about like a flaming torch. I have made these paintings led by this remote dream that, in this house where I leave them, men may try to find some kind of peace, spirituality, religiosity, a meaning to life.
These paintings in my mind do not represent the dream of one single people but that of humanity altogether. If any life is bound to end, we must give ours the colors of love and hope. In this love are met the social logic of life and the gist of every religion.
As for me, the perfection in art and in life is issued from that biblical source. Without that spirit, the only mechanics of logic and constructivism in Art as well as in life bears no fruit.
Maybe, in this House, the young and the less young will come in order to look for such an ideal of fraternity and love as my colors and my lines dreamt it."
Chagall was born in Vitebsk, in Byelorussia in 1887. His first stay in France is an initiation and an experiment: 1910-1914. The second, 1923-1941 is a will to get assimilated. After taking refuge in the US, he settles for good in France in 1948. And glory steps in.
In the first part of this lecture, we shall see how Marc Chagall settles in St Petersburg in order to learn fine arts. He becomes initiated to Art Nouveau and meets Bella. In 1910, he comes to Paris and assimilates Modern Art within one autumn's time. Until 1914, he keeps painting in his studio in la Ruche.
In Chagall's iconography, hybridization includes a few recurring figures of his town. The human head is replaced by an animal head. Animals use human limbs to play music or to paint. The fish is a replica of his father's figure who was a herring seller. And the birds are playing the violin and blowing the shoffar because their song is alike divine music. He sometimes paints himself as a rooster or a goat.
During the summer of 2007, the national museum Marc Chagall in Nice presented an exhibit called: Monsters, chimaeras and hybrid figures. Among them, Chagall recognizes himself in the dancing goat which represents an acrobat. In the Bible, the goat is the sacrificed creature.
The dancing goat could be both the representation of the artist, isolated from the group, a creator exposed to lack of understanding. Anyhow, by the power of his art, he has his message told: he dances in order to thank God. In the picture The Dance, the artist represents himself working in front of his easel. He is drawing a Christ on the Cross. Christ is represented like a rooster.
Apollinaire encouraged Chagall to dedicate himself to an animal universe and Chagall painted the androgynous figure in Homage to Apollinaire where you can see the poet and his muse. According to André Breton the metaphor was entering into the painting of the XXth century.
Chagall had an exhibit at the Independents' show and at the Autumn show.
In 1914, Apollinaire wrote in the Paris journal dated June 2nd:" Chagall is a colorist full of a kind of imagination which is issued from the treats of popular Slavonic imagery and always surpasses it. His works are extremely various. His paintings may sometimes be monumental and no system whatsoever could make him feel embarrassed." In his book: My life, Chagall tells us about Apollinaire visiting his studio. On the following day, he received Apollinaire's poem: A travers L'Europe (Across Europe). After meeting Apollinaire and Cendrars in 1912, he painted a rabbit and a bird in a gouache dedicated to friendship.
In a second part of his life, in 1914, Chagall goes to Berlin where Herwarth Warden organizes Chagall's first personal exhibit in his own gallery. Afterwards, Chagall goes to Vitebsk but war breaks out and he can no longer come back to Paris.
1914-1917: he is working in St Petersburg where he gets to know what Malevich's suprematism means. Then he makes for Moscow in 1920. He marries Bella. They have a daughter: Ida. He paints for the Theater of Jewish art. In an exhibition in Paris in 1995, at the museum of Modern Art of Paris, the Russian years 1907-1922, decorative panels for the Theater of Jewish Art were exhibited. There, you could see the painter-acrobat, his acid colors, and his daring irony. These paintings are both a ludicrous show and an improvised joke.
The painter is floating with his palette in his hand, the violinist has lost his head, and the tightrope walker and the ox stand with their feet on a wall. Orphism, suprematism, abstraction, cubism, allegory or affected naivety, Chagall brilliantly jumps from one subject to the next. Unlike the other painters of the School of Paris, he remains Jewish but represents the humane figure in spite of the fact that it was prohibited. Always filled with wonder, he is the solitary visionary, close to his country that realizes a religious work of art. He calls for tolerance and respect of differences.
In a third part: 1923-1941, he lives in Paris first, then in Céret, where he illustrates La Fontaine's fables. Then he takes refuge in the Vaucluse, during the German occupation. Influenced by the importance of dreams, visions of the irrational in the elaboration of his art, he puts the metaphor into painting but Surrealists overdo the cult of the unconscious. It becomes excessive and ostentatious. With Chagall, there exists no contradiction between sticking to his dreams and restricting reality.
In 1924, Chagall's first retrospective is shown in Paris. Then, in 1926, in New York, he presents The Circus. The love song is wonderfully expressed in: the lovers in the lilacs where, voluptuously nestled among a large bunch of flowers, a couple is passionately making love.
Jewish belief together with the Christian motive of Redemption merges into a message representative of the whole of Chagall's work. His souvenirs as a child enlightened his whole life owing to Hassidism mostly. He developed his own symbols.
1931: he visits Palestine.
1937: he gets the French nationality. It is the time when Picasso presents Guernica.
1938: Chagall makes his most political painting: The white Crucifixion where religion meets politics. In the center, a Christ, with a Jewish prayer shawl, is dying on the cross. All around, snow covers the background, and Chagall sets endless images of desolation: soldiers, with the red flag in their hands, are charging emigrants trying to embark on a ship. A rabbi is displayed with a notice around his neck.
A synagogue is burning and the liturgical objects are strewed on the ground. In a corner, on the right, an old bearded Jew is running to a saving exile, with his rug sack on his back. This picture is a symbol of violence and disarray.
At that time, Germans were occupying the whole of France. Chagall got caught in a round up in Marseille. Anyhow, thanks to an American journalist, the Germans let him go and he could make it for the US.
In a fourth part of his life, he lives in New York until 1948. Bella dies in 1944. For Chagall, that exile in the US is a success. He stands out as a great painter. He gives the finishing touch to his style and his iconography which will make him famous worldwide.
In a fifth part of his life, he is back in France. He produces too much. He even keeps repeating the same subjects. He paints: The war, in 1966 where white and black are predominant. A town is burning, helpless people keep running away. Even at the top of his career, he has not forgotten that he had been an exiled.
In the last part of this study, 1948-1985, he has been living on the French Riviera with his newly –wed wife: Valentine Brodsky, Vava.
In 1951, he travels in Israel. He then describes the Bible as the greatest source of poetry of all times. He starts a gigantic work announcing the Biblical message which puts forth a decorative cycle relating the biblical story. He puts the finishing touch in 1966. It becomes Chagall's gift to the French State which exhibits it in the Louvre in 1960.
At that time, at the age of 73, Chagall and Charles Marq embark into the experiment of stained glass for the cathedral in Metz. Then Chagall realizes a mosaic for the Faculty of law.
The synagogue of Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital has been inaugurated on February 6, 1962, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Foundation of Hadassah in the US. In the inside of the building, the grounds of the walls are made with the Jerusalem stone.
In 1958, Chagall agreed to realize the stained glass on the theme of the 12 tribes of Israel without representing the humane figure. Men are represented by animal iconography. It was the same in the Romanesque iconography which, in churches, symbolize the evangelists by angels and animals. It is enlightened in this inside by the sunrays filtering through Marc Chagall's magnificent stained glasses.
Chagall and his assistant Charles Marq finalized a special process in order to plaster the painting on the glass on an entire single panel instead of limiting himself to the traditional technique consisting in isolating each piece of glass painted by strips of lead.
The stained glasses represent Jacob's 12 sons that were the fathers of 12 tribes. You can see animals, fish, flowers and many Jewish symbols floating around. If you closely look at it, you get to discover that Chagall relates some moments of the whole of the Jewish history with its tragedies and victories and his personal past life in the shtetl of Vitebsk where he was born and grew up.
One day, he said: "during all this time I have kept working, I had the impression that my father and mother were looking at me. Behind them stood Jewish people and millions of other Jews that died yesterday or a thousand years ago. The Bible has inspired the artist and particularly the Genesis, when Jacob blesses his 12 sons in chapter 49.
The main colors in each stained glass were inspired by the blessings. So is the description of the Great Priest's breastplate: "and they shall take gold, and blue, and purple, and scarlet and fine twined linen…and thou shall set in it settings in it settings of stones…"
The stained glasses were exhibited in Paris, in the Luxembourg Garden and in the Museum of Modern Art in New York before being sent to Jerusalem in 1962.
After seeing them, the Minister of Culture, André Malraux asked Chagall to decorate the ceiling of the Opera in Paris. Then, in 1973, Malraux was in Nice when Chagall inaugurated the National museum of the biblical message in Nice.
For Chagall, art and religion bear an ideal of love and fraternity. The visitor can feel it in this museum and he can enjoy the serene beauty of its blue stain-glassed Auditorium.
The list of his important works is very long in a few countries. He is neither cubist nor surrealist. In all his pictures, there is a touch of the Russian soul and the birds appear in nearly all of them. He had been through pogroms and such atrocities before escaping from France and reaching the US at the time of the Holocaust. In the Crucifixion blanche, (the white crucifixion), the martyrs become equal to angels and fly over the devastated town.
In each of his paintings, he tells a story happening in a place where the physical laws no longer exist. Things which look normally different become similar naturally. Past enters present and the so-called lifeless objects start moving. In his dreamlike world, his wild fantasy bears the complexity of his soul.
None of the artists of the XXth century could draw together what looked so different for other people. He knew how to bridge all differences whether it is religious, ideological and even artistic. And the public was longing for his message of humane fraternity in a world of peace.
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