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Nintendo debuted the final Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Nintendo Direct video presentation today, a month before the game launches exclusively for the Nintendo Switch system. The company introduced viewers to the new modes, fighters and gameplay features that will be part of the highly-anticipated title, including details about the upcoming DLC.
On the list of new fighters that were announced today are Ken from the Street Fighter series and Incineroar from the Pokémon franchise. With the latest two reveals, all 74 playable fighters have been unveiled. If you were hoping for more fighters, don't worry, additional fighters, stages and music tracks will be coming in the form of DLC. Piranha Plant is also coming to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate for early purchasers. Players can purchase the digital version of the game or register their physical game card on a Nintendo Switch device by Jan. 31, 2019, to gain access to this new fighter when it is available around February 2019 at no additional cost. Piranha Plant, together with a new stage and music tracks, will be available for purchase as DLC in the future.
Nintendo also confirmed that all the new fighters in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, including future DLC, will get their own amiibo figures. This includes Ken, Incineroar and Piranha Plant, as well as the recently announced Simon Belmont and King K. Rool. The currently scheduled release timing is as follows, with details about future figures on the way: Inkling, Ridley and Wolf – Dec. 7, 2018; King K. Rool, Ice Climbers and Piranha Plant – Feb. 15, 2019; and Isabelle, Pichu, Ken, Young Link, Daisy – 2019.
Nintendo also announced an incentive for fans to pre-purchase the digital version of the game. My Nintendo members who pre-purchase the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate game in Nintendo eShop or on Nintendo.com will earn a bonus of 300, or double, Gold Points. This limited-time offer runs now through 11:59 p.m. ET on Dec. 6. The bonus points will be issued on the game's launch day.
If you rather pre-order the retail edition of the game, you can find it here on Amazon.
"There are still elements of today's presentation that hold a lot of secrets for players to discover, but with the launch of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate only a little more than a month away, this Nintendo Direct presentation is a final look at one of the most massive games Nintendo has ever produced," said Doug Bowser, Nintendo of America's Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing. "With so much to experience and discover in this game – and with a huge library of other games to choose from – we believe fans are going to be playing a lot of Nintendo Switch this holiday season."
As for the highlights of the event, Ryu's rival Ken is joining the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate roster as an echo fighter. This Ken is based on his appearance in Super Street Fighter II Turbo, and while he has some similar moves to Ryu, Ken is a slightly faster fighter and has a different shaped Hadoken. Incineroar, the advanced evolution of Litten, who made his first appearance in the Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon games, is also joining the roster. Incineroar uses pro-wrestling moves, culminating in an epic Final Smash called Max Malicious Moonsault, based on his Z-Move from the Pokémon games.
Nintendo spent a lot of time talking about SPIRITS in the game, which are getting a major overhaul in the new installment. In the world of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, many video game characters lose their forms and become "spirits" that serve as a power-up of sorts for a player's main playable fighter. There is a massive number of wildly different spirits, ranging from Chibi-Robo to Dr. Wily to Tails to Revolver Ocelot, with the giant list of characters going on and on. Players can equip primary and support spirits to power up or add additional abilities like speed or strength to their fighter during battles. Mixing and matching spirits will help players get the upper hand against certain opponents, Nintendo hopes that this will add a bit of strategy to battles. Equipping a spirit is similar to equipping a charm or accessory in an RPG, it's a way for players to enjoy a massive amount of additional video game characters outside of selecting them as playable fighters. There will also be Spirit Battles, which is the main way to acquire spirits. After winning a Spirit Battle, players will have to complete a roulette challenge to acquire that spirit. By battling with spirits by their side, players can level up spirits, giving them extra power and sometimes unlocking enhanced forms. The more leveled up and trained spirits are, the more powerful and useful they are. Because players might collect an abundance of spirits, the game will offer recommendations for primary and support spirits, making the selection process a little bit easier.
As we mentioned earlier, new fighters, stages and music will be coming to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate through the end of February 2020 in the form of paid DLC. For $5.99, players can purchase one set, which includes a new playable fighter (not an Echo Fighter), a new stage and a variety of music tracks. By purchasing a Fighters Pass for $24.99, players will get access to five yet-to-be-announced sets, which is five new fighters, five stages and multiple music tracks, as they release. Players who purchase a Fighters Pass will also receive an in-game outfit based on Rex from Xenoblade Chronicles 2 starting December 7th.
Pre-purchasing the digital version of the game with the Fighters Pass in Nintendo eShop or on Nintendo.com before 11:59 p.m. ET on Dec. 6 will earn My Nintendo members 425 bonus Gold Points, or double the usual amount. The bonus points will be issued on the game's launch day.
In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, assist trophies do exactly what their name suggests – they assist players in battle. Each assist trophy is based on a recognizable video game character and unleashes a variety of different powers, both offensive and defensive. The total number of assist trophies in the game is 59, representing characters like Guile from the Street Fighter series, Isaac from the Golden Sun RPGs, the Fly Swatter from Mario Paint and Spring Man from ARMS.
When playing as a Mii Fighter, players can customize their outfits and voice options. Some new Mii Fighter outfits have also been added to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate lets players battle together with friends and family members via local wireless or online. "For Fun" and "For Glory," which existed in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, are no longer options. Instead, matchmaking is based on three factors: Preferred Rules, which lets players choose their rules for battle and pair up with others with similar preferences, Global Smash Power, an online leaderboard that pits players against others with a similar score, and Proximity, players who are close to each other geographically. When playing Super Smash Bros. Ultimate online, two players can team up on one Nintendo Switch system online and take on other teams with the same setup.
With the Nintendo Switch Online app on smartphones, players can voice chat with others in battle arenas. A mobile service called Smash World is also being developed. Instead of focusing on stats, the new service allows players to post and watch videos, as well as other fun features. More details about the service will be revealed in the future. Once a player's Global Smash Power is high enough, she or he will be invited to compete in elite in-game battles. These VIP matches are for the best of the best and offer some serious competition. Everyone who competes online will need to create a unique Smash Tag. By beating a fellow fighter, players will receive their Smash Tag to display on their profile. Collecting a bunch of Smash Tags is a great way to show off high-level Super Smash Bros. Ultimate accomplishments. Players can select pre-determined short messages, assign them to the control pad and send them to other players before and after battles. The game offers a wide selection of varied preset messages. As in previous games, players can watch other players battle in Spectator Mode, analyzing the battles of other players can be helpful in learning new strategies and techniques. Players can play other modes while they search for an online battle, and while not every mode will be available while waiting, but it's a great way for players to keep occupied between online battles.
Players can create custom battle arenas when playing online that allow them to compete against other players in a more intimate setting. In a battle arena, there are options to join a battle, wait in line or spectate.
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Python : Strings
During this post we will talk about Python data type Strings and its some basic operations that could perform in some simple examples to explain its functions through some modules and their methods.
In Python string has simple alphanumeric characters enclosed single or double quotes to assign variables. Let's take some examples of strings.
>>> a="string1" >>> type(a)
We can access string slice or sub-strings along indexes like below.
>>> a="string1" >>> a[0] 's' >>> a[0:4] 'stri'
Let's do some other stuff, how can we simply ask user to enter some string value through keyboard.
string = raw_input("please write down one string : ") print "Your string was : ", string print "Type was : ", type(string)
Output for same
please write down one string : python Your string was : python Type was :
We can notice in above output that we ask user to put some string that we can work with or Just print in simple way as we did above.
With strings we could do many operations like some example mentioned below …
string = raw_input("please write down one string : ") print string.capitalize() print len(string) print string.split() print string.upper() print string.lower() print string.isspace() print string.count("a") print string.replace("Python","Bash") print string.swapcase()
please write down one string : Python is Scripting Language Python is scripting language 28 ['Python', 'is', 'Scripting', 'Language'] PYTHON IS SCRIPTING LANGUAGE python is scripting language False 2 Bash is Scripting Language pYTHON IS sCRIPTING lANGUAGE
Although i should explain every options show above in details to you in same post, but i like to search a bit yourself or read through python help like below
>>> help(a.capitalize) Help on built-in function capitalize: capitalize(...) S.capitalize() -> string Return a copy of the string S with only its first character capitalized.
So i suggest its always good to find out ways to search some help while reading or learning, this will help you to understand many more concepts that you looking for.In python string, we have so many operations and its only possible to discuss very few of them.
some special operator to work on Strings.
>>> a*2 'stringstring' >>> a + " " + a 'string string' >>> a[0:2] 'st' >>> a[-6:-4] 'st' >>> a[-1:] 'g' >>> a[:-6] '' >>> a[:-5] 's' >>> "s" in a True
So as we saw above in many ways we can work on String in python, that help to work in any python program. These methods and functions used just a very basic one, we have various which could only be practice only when we get deeper knowledge of python during further proceeding of this course.


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Every year, Forbes publishes its list of the world's highest-paid celebrities, based on their pre-tax earnings over a 12-month period (June 2018 to June 2019). Otherwise known as "The Celebrity 100," the list features all the big names in music, movies, fashion and sport — as well as a couple of surprises.
Here are the top 30 highest-paid celebrities in the world today. Do you think they deserve their spot?
30. Metallica – $68.5 million
Heavy metal legends Metallica have raked in a not-too-shabby $68.5 million in 2019, according to Forbes — largely due to the ongoing WorldWired Tour, which kicked off in 2016 and has dates scheduled right through to April 2020. On Oct. 9, the band's "one-night-only cinematic event, "Metallica & San Francisco Symphony: S&M²," will be screened in over 3000 theaters worldwide. The band — currently comprised of founding members James Hetfield (vocalist/guitarist) and Lars Ulrich (drummer) as well as Kirk Hammett (lead guitar, backing vocals) and Robert Trujillo (bass, backing vocals) — donate generously to charity. They revealed on Twitter that they had pledged over $1.6 million to worthwhile causes during their 2019 European Tour via their All Within My Hands foundation, which was set up in 2017.
29. James Patterson – $70 million
With 2019 earnings of $70 million, James Patterson is the highest-paid author in the U.S. The bestselling adult fiction novel of 2018, "The President Is Missing," which Patterson co-wrote with Bill Clinton, is being adapted for the small screen by Showtime. In 2018, Patterson ranked first on Forbes' list of the world's highest-paid authors, his 10th time in the top spot in the list's 20-year history. If you're an aspiring writer, Patterson is an inspiration: 31 publishers turned down his first book, but he never gave up. "Don't take 'no' when your gut tells you 'yes,'" he told Forbes in 2017.
28. Sean Combs – $70 million
Sean Combs — a.k.a. Puff Daddy, P. Diddy, Puffy or Puff — tied with James Patterson on the Forbes list. His 2019 earnings of $70 million came from the streaming of his back catalog and the success of his various business ventures, which include Ciroc vodka and DeLeón tequila. In 2018, Forbes estimated Combs' net worth at $825 million, making him the second-richest hip-hop recording artist, after Jay-Z.
27. Ryan Seacrest – $71.5 million
There's a lot more to Ryan Seacrest that his "American Idol" hosting gig. He also hosts the daily "Live!" alongside Kelly Ripa, has his own radio show, works as an executive producer on shows such as "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" and Netflix's "Insatiable" and has his own product lines. Menswear collection Ryan Seacrest Distinction launched with Macy's in 2014; skincare line Polished for Men is the result of Seacrest's friendship with Dr. Harold Lancer. The sum total of these income streams? A cool $71.5 million in 2019.
26. Kim Kardashian West – $72 million
Kim Kardashian West has used her platform as a reality TV star to make a fortune, taking home $72 million in 2019. Aside from her earnings from social media sponsorship, she has put her name — and body — to emojis and a mobile game. But most of her money comes from her cosmetics company KKW Beauty, which turned over more than $100 million in 2018. Kardashian West now plans to become a lawyer — but we're guessing she's not doing it for the money.
25. Drake – $75 million
Hip-hop star Drake took home $75 million in 2019 — a lot less than his 2017 earnings of $94 million, but more than the $47 million he saw in 2018. Money aside, he's still the world's most-streamed musician across all genres, with a staggering 23 billion streams in a 12-month period. In early 2019, Drake hit Europe with his Assassination Vacation tour, which surely helped pad his bottom line.
24. Chris Hemsworth – $76.4 million
Chris Hemsworth has come a long way from his role in the Australian TV show "Home and Away." Thanks to his recurring role as Thor in the Marvel Cinematic Universe movies, he's become one of Hollywood's biggest earners. According to Forbes, he earned $76.4 million in 2019 — up from $64.5 million in 2018.
23. Stephen Curry – $79.8 million
Basketball icon Stephen Curry signed the NBA's first $200 million contract in 2017 and claims the league's top salary, but he also generates a huge income off the court. His production company, Unanimous Media, has a development deal with Sony Pictures — its first movie, "Breakthrough," was released in April 2019 to positive reviews and grossed more than $50 million worldwide. Curry also ranks ninth on Forbes' list of the world's highest-paid athletes in 2019.
22. Ellen DeGeneres – $80.5 million
Everyone's favorite talk show queen Ellen DeGeneres made $80.5 million in 2019 from hosting her show, producing other shows like "Little Big Shots," and from her product lines at PetSmart and Bed, Bath & Beyond. In 2018, DeGeneres made history as the first woman to receive $20 million for a Netflix stand-up special, which boosted her earnings for that year to $87.5 million and earned her a spot as the 15th-highest-paid celebrity. She also ranked 63rd on Forbes' list of America's self-made women in 2019.
21. Beyoncé Knowles – $81 million
Thanks to her On The Run II stadium tour with husband Jay-Z, which grossed more than $250 million, the live album "Homecoming," a partnership with Adidas to relaunch her athleticwear line Ivy Park and a voice role as Nala in the "Lion King" remake, Beyoncé Knowles earned $81 million in 2019. A Netflix special about her 2018 Coachella performance, also called "Homecoming," was nominated for an Emmy in 2019. In August 2019, Forbes ranked Beyoncé as the second-highest-earning female musician, after Taylor Swift.
20. Jay-Z – $81 million
Coincidentally, Beyoncé's husband Jay-Z earned the same amount as she did in 2019. Billionaire music mogul and savvy investor Jay-Z makes millions thanks to his stakes in global companies like Uber and his liquor ventures, such as Armand de Brignac champagne and D'Ussé cognac, which is a joint venture with Bacardi. It's no wonder power couple Bey and Jay are considered one of the world's richest celebrity couples — in June 2019, Forbes ranked them 10th on their richest self-made couples list due to their estimated combined net worth of $1.4 billion.
19. Elton John – $84 million
Music legend Elton John, who earned $84 million in 2019, is reaping the rewards from his final tour, the Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour. The tour will consist of more than 300 shows worldwide and conclude in 2021. The 72-year-old is also writing the music for the upcoming Broadway musical adaption of "The Devil Wears Prada." In 2016, Elton told The Telegraph that he wasn't going to leave his entire fortune to his children (sons Zachary and Elijah), saying, "you have to have some semblance of normality, some respect for money, some respect for work."
18. Rush Limbaugh – $87 million
He may not be a worldwide icon like Beyoncé or Elton John, but conservative talk radio host and self-proclaimed "Doctor of Democracy" Rush Limbaugh has been on the air for more than 30 years, with up to 27 million listeners tuning in to "The Rush Limbaugh Show" every week. Limbaugh also earns royalties from seven books, including five in the Adventures of Rush Revere children's series. Forbes estimates his 2019 earnings at $87 million.
17. LeBron James – $89 million
Four-time NBA MVP LeBron James signed a $153 million contract with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2018. As well as boasting the league's top endorsement portfolio, James runs his own production company, SpringHill Entertainment, and a media company, Uninterrupted. With his partners, he also owns 14 Blaze Pizza franchises in Chicago and seven in South Florida. James is a regular on "world's richest" lists — in 2019, he claimed the top spot on Forbes' list of the NBA's highest-paid players and ranked eighth on its highest-paid athletes list.
16. Aaron Rodgers – $89.3 million
Aaron Rodgers, considered by many to be one of the best NFL quarterbacks of all time, has a 2019 base salary of $20 million from the Green Bay Packers, which is topped up by his earnings from business interests, including a $50 million venture and growth-stage fund he launched with Roth Capital. In April 2018, Rodgers became a limited partner in the Milwaukee Bucks ownership group, making him the first active NFL player with an ownership stake in an NBA franchise. He ranks seventh in Forbes' list of the world's highest-paid athletes.
15. Dwayne Johnson – $89.4 million
He started his career in the wrestling ring, but Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson has made his riches from Hollywood. He's the highest-paid actor in the world, commanding an upfront salary of up to $23.5 million (his highest to date) for the forthcoming "Jumanji: The Next Level." He also stars in HBO's "Ballers," hosts the NBC game show "Titan Games," and has his own Under Armor line.
14. Russell Wilson – $89.5 million
Russell Wilson became the NFL's highest-paid player when he signed a four-year, $140-million contract extension with the Seahawks. Wilson is also the CEO of brand management firm West2East Empire and is an investor in the Portland Diamond Project, which aims to bring an MLB team to Oregon. In April 2019, Wilson and his wife Ciara announced their joint production company, Why Not You Productions. "We want to be able to impact lives," Wilson told The Hollywood Reporter. "That's what we want to do at the end of the day — even from the kids' space. We just want to tell stories that connect with the world and to the emotions."
13. J.K. Rowling – $92 million
The author of the Harry Potter book series, who famously started writing the tale of the boy wizard in an Edinburgh cafe when she was a broke single mom, is the highest-paid author of 2019. However, the bulk of J.K. Rowling's $92 million earnings this year didn't come from book sales but from theme parks, merchandise and theatrical productions. The two-part play "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" clocked a record-breaking $2.3 million in Broadway ticket sales in a single week and is the most awarded West End play in the history of the Olivier Awards.
12. Howard Stern – $93 million
Thanks to an eight-figure contract with SiriusXM, Howard Stern is the world's highest-paid radio host. However, his earnings may plummet in 2021 as he revealed he may retire when his radio contract expires in December 2020. In May 2019, Stern's first book in more than 20 years, "Howard Stern Comes Again," debuted at No. 1 on the New York Times' nonfiction bestseller list.
11. Roger Federer – $93.4 million
Roger Federer's prize money of $7.4 million and endorsements worth $86 million make him the top-earning tennis player of 2019. In 2018, he signed a multimillion-dollar deal with luggage brand Rimowa last year, joining the likes of Rolex and Mercedes-Benz in his already impressive endorsement portfolio. Currently ranked the No. 3 men's tennis player in the world, Federer has also raised more than $40 million for charity through his eponymous foundation.
10. Canelo Alvarez – $94 million
In October 2018, boxer Canelo Alvarez entered into the richest contract in sports history, signing with sports streaming service DAZN for his next five years of fights. The $365 million deal should see Alvarez pocket at least $35 million per fight. It's no surprise, therefore, that he's ranked fourth on Forbes' list of the world's highest-paid athletes.
9. Dr. Phil McGraw – $95 million
He may not be a practicing doctor, but as the world's most famous psychologist, TV's "Dr. Phil" has made millions from the syndicated talk show that bears his name, commanding an upfront fee as well as a share of advertising revenue and product placement income. McGraw is also an executive producer on "The Bull" and "The Doctors," and launched the Doctor on Demand app in 2013. In 2018, McGraw signed a new deal with CBS Television Distribution to host "Dr. Phil" through 2023.
8. The Eagles – $100 million
The Eagles (Don Henley, Joe Walsh, Timothy B. Schmit, Vince Gill and Deacon Frey) carried on touring after the death of one of their founding members, Glenn Frey, in 2016. In 2018 and 2019, their An Evening With The Eagles Tour grossed more than $3.5 million per tour stop. This makes them the highest-earning band on the Forbes list, and they show no signs of slowing down. On Sept. 27-28, they will perform their 1976 album "Hotel California" in its entirety at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, as well as their greatest hits.
7. Neymar – $105 million
Soccer star Neymar is not only one of the highest-paid athletes in the world — he's the seventh-highest-earning celebrity of 2019, according to Forbes. In 2017 he signed a five-year contract with Paris Saint-Germain worth $350 million in salary, following the most expensive transfer in the world from Barcelona, who received $263 million from the French club. In 2017, Neymar was listed by TIME as one of the most influential people in the world.
6. Cristiano Ronaldo – $109 million
Portuguese striker Cristiano Ronaldo may have taken a pay cut to join Juventus in 2018 after nine years with Real Madrid, but he still earns $64 million a year from the four-year deal. Ronaldo also rakes in millions annually from endorsements. His most notable sponsorship deal is a lifetime contract with Nike, estimated to be worth around $1 billion.
5. Ed Sheeran – $110 million
British singer/songwriter Ed Sheeran has had a very profitable couple of years thanks to The Divide Tour, which he wrapped up this summer after more than two years on the road. It took in more than $600 million worldwide, making it the highest-grossing tour of 2018, according to industry analyst Pollstar. One of Sheeran's most recent projects is a compilation album titled "No. 6 Collaborations Project," which features Bruno Mars, Eminem, Stormzy, Cardi B, Camila Cabello and Justin Bieber.
4. Lionel Messi – $127 million
Messi has played for Barcelona since 2003 and his current contract, which will see him through 2020-21, pays him more than $80 million per year. The soccer star also has a lifetime deal with Adidas, believed to make him at least $12 million per year. Other endorsement deals include Huawei, Gatorade and Pepsi. Unsurprisingly, Messi tops the Forbes list of the highest-paid athletes in the world.
3. Kanye West – $150 million
Kanye West's 2019 earnings of $150 million make his wife Kim Kardashian West's pale in comparison. West is an award-winning performer, producer and hip-hop artist, but it's footwear that has propelled him to third place on the Forbes list. His Yeezy line for Adidas is a huge earner thanks to a per-shoe royalty of 15% on wholesale, plus a marketing fee. "Yeezy is the Lamborghini of shoes," West declared. But Yeezy offers more than sneakers; there's also an apparel line, which West owns outright.
2. Kylie Jenner – $170 million
With a real-time net worth of $1 billion (as of publication) and 2019 earnings of $170 million, Kylie Jenner has proven herself to be much more than Kim and Khloe's little sister. At 21, she's the youngest self-made billionaire of all time, with a beauty line, Kylie Cosmetics, that turned over around $360 million in 2018. In May 2019, Jenner announced the launch of her vegan Kylie Skin line, and she appears to have her sights set on a baby line in the near future. In other words, she's just getting started.
1. Taylor Swift – $185 million
Singer Taylor Swift is the world's highest-earning celebrity in 2019, partly due to her 2018 Reputation Stadium Tour, which grossed $266.1 million to become the highest-grossing tour in U.S. history. Swift recently revealed that she intends to re-record her entire back catalog after losing the rights to her songs to pop mogul Scooter Braun as part of Braun's $300 million acquisition of Swift's former label Big Machine Label Group. Swift's latest album "Lover" (her seventh full-length studio recording), racked up the biggest first-week sales of the year so far — in a single day. It's not the first time Swift has topped the Forbes list — she was No. 1 in 2016 with $170 million, thanks to The 1989 World Tour.


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PLEASE PUT DOWN the Chamber Chatter and pick up the renewal form, which your usher would've handed to you. I say this bluntly because any other introduction would've just been a roundabout way of enticing you to do just that. But now that you've feasted your eyes on the 2019/20 season, I'll furnish the renewal form with a few more flourishes.
A chamber orchestra, one usually hopes, plays chamber music, and there's little argument that the golden age of chamber music was the classical and baroque periods, when Bach and Mozart were writing. So, while I do not take it for granted when the MCO performs B's+M's divinely inspired works (never mind that miracles enjoy their status partially by virtue of how rarely they appear)—I am not surprised when they are programmed, as they both are consistently in our 2019/20 season. When they stick to major keys, Mozart and Bach are also almost always audience-pleasers, vessels of cheerfulness, and most orchestras need their fair share of that. So, Karina Gauvin and The Winnipeg Singers performing Bach cantatas in December? Gloria in excelsis!
But one of our working assumptions at the MCO is that our audiences are curious people, with a taste for the novel. So, I know that many MCO regulars will look forward to our more adventurous and historically eclectic concerts. Among them is our March show co-produced with the Cluster Festival, and which features local 'chamber-folk' musician and early-music specialist Raine Hamilton. I've only occasionally been among an audience so clearly charmed as the one present for Raine's performance with Camerata Nova a couple of weeks ago. The musician told stories and jokes, played the fiddle and guitar, and sang over her distinctive melange of indie-folk and chamber music, with hints of the Medieval. The audience of seasoned classical concertgoers was gradually transformed from the sort who knowingly refrains from clapping between movements into a lively crowd, humming along to Raine's ethereal melodies and rushing to the CD table at the end to buy her albums.
Another popular singer with a passion and finesse for music on the periphery of the classical music canon is Isabel Bayrakdarian, with whom the MCO collaborates at next season's June concert. Isabel will be well known to MCO audiences not only for her many concerts performed over the years at Westminster, but also as the featured soloist on the MCO's JUNO-nominated CD Troubadour and the Nightingale, a voyage into the world of traditional Armenian music. At her June concert, Isabel remains within the tradition of European music, singing underperformed arias by master-composers Gluck, Hasse, and Vivaldi—all from operas titled Il Tigrane. The title is a reference to Armenian King Tigran II. His reign, which saw Armenia emerge as the strongest state to Rome's east, inspired a libretto by Francesco Silvani that was adapted separately by the three composers just mentioned. But it's the King's wife Cleopatra (no, not that Cleopatra) who is the focus of Isabel's project. The singer tells us that while "historians omitted Cleopatra's name and existence completely … she was instrumental in making him the greatest king in Armenian history." Evidently she also inspired some tremendous arias, which Isabel promises to deliver with her usual lyricism and virtuosity.
Another concert that presents treasures from the outer-edges of the classical canon is our season-opening concert with violinists Timothy and Nikki Chooi. The toast of the music press and winners of scores of international prizes, the brothers are featured on a South American- centric program, with works by Villa- Lobos, the immensely popular contemporary composer Golijov, and Piazzolla, the "King of Tango." The Chooi brothers perform the Piazzolla work along with Bach's Double Violin Concerto, a requisite of any concert featuring two violin virtuosos. I think this concert fairly reflects the tone of much of our 2019/20 season's repertoire: plenty to satisfy the purists and traditionalists, but with a generous helping of the new and the global.
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World Building 101 - Terrain
When the blood in your veins returns to the sea, and the earth in your bones returns to the ground, perhaps then you will remember that this land does not belong to you, it is you who belong to this land.
- Indian Proverb
A lot of great sayings refer to respecting the land and ensuring that we leave it in better condition than we found it. Many American Indian cultures refer to the land as a living, breathing thing that can be spoken to and interacted with on a daily basis. When thinking of your story…what role does your land play? Innocent bystander? Unbiased mediator? Unwitting accomplice? Take a look as we explore building the terrain for your world and how it makes sense. Add credibility to your story and allow your readers to immersive themselves in the lifeblood of your environment…the land.
My Intro to Creative Writing
Those Who Are About to Write, I Salute You!
Imagine for a moment…you wake up in the morning, fix yourself a cup of coffee, and walk out to the shaded patio with your laptop to see how many copies of your latest fantasy novel have sold as you wave to your neighbors, who are rushing off to work. As you take those first few sips, you check out your creative writing blog to see that you have 700 new subscribers and over 100 new comments on your latest social media posts. If you've ever had a creative bone in your body, this describes the start of your dream day…but how do you get from where you are now to sitting in your bath robe (or not) and waving to your neighbors as they trip over the skateboard on another fantastic Monday morning? How do you turn your right brain into something tangible?
World Building 101 - Geography
The Lay of the Land
If you've followed along in our series, then you know we've spent the first few articles defining the 'rules' of the world...the overall foundation for which many future decisions will be made. Are you creating a fantasy world where monsters, magic, dragons, or worse rule the land? Did you decide on a alternate reality setting where the basic principles are already in place, but some pretty important questions remain unanswered? Now that the foundation is in place, it's time to build the frame, the geography. Follow us through this multi-part series as we lay the groundwork (pun intended) for how the land itself plays a role in the making of your new world.
There, Their, and They're
Spend much time reading through blogs and other online material, and inevitably you'll see one of the biggest pet peeves of the modern day grammar police…the improper use of there, their, and they're. Like the scratch that you just can't seem to reach, these seemingly common words have stumped novice and professional writers alike. So suit up (don't forget your face mask) as we tackle the contemporary 'White Whale' of the English Language.
World Building 101 - Real Life Fantasy
Draw from your own experience
So far, we've discussed ways of constructing your own world utilizing elements of fantasy, and taken things beyond our imaginations, creating an alternate reality. In this installation of our world building series, we're going to delve into creating an immersive world based on your own personal experiences...a world that brings a life of its own to your novel.
Asking the Question...What if?
While building a fantasy world has its perks, sometimes you want to draw on real world experiences.......with a twist! Alternate reality worlds are all about the imagination, and asking the question 'What If' to yourself and your readers. What if the dinosaurs had not become extinct? What if the Germans had won World War II? What if humans had not become the dominant species on Earth? What if we're not alone in this universe? Coming up with the questions is almost as much fun as coming up with the answers. Sci-Fi lovers rejoice as we explore the next chapter in our World Building Series...building an Alternate Reality Universe.
A World All to Your Own...
World Building 101 - Overview
The Blank Canvas
As we all know, the foundation of any good story is conflict...how did it arise, how was it resolved, and what role did your characters play in it. One of the pivotal concepts of fantasy writing is the ability to immerse those characters in a fictional, yet highly realistic world, allowing the conflict to develop and breathe life into the story without actually becoming the story itself. The situations have to be believable, the terrain needs to make sense, and most importantly, there needs to be a reason for the impending conflict, whether it be personal, religious, political, or economical. Follow along in this series as we explore some of the basic principles of world-building and show you ways to easily develop a backdrop for your story that your readers can appreciate and more importantly, get in to.
It's All About Perspective
Creative Writing 'Point of View'
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Recently, an ex-boss and current friend told me that what I make up for in writing skill, I lack in discipline. I was appalled. I mean how dare he?! The impudence! Look how often I blog, hit the treadmill and read the whole paper on Sunday!
Or actually, uh, maybe don't.
Conversely, how often do I Facebook stalk, turn to Wikipedia to improve my understanding of genetic diseases, review Charlie Sheen's Twitter feed or peruse apartments we can't afford?
You know what? Don't answer that either.
Keith, on the other hand, is highly disciplined. He panics if his early-to-bed/early-to-rise schedule is disrupted. He works out three or four times a week even if he doesn't feel like it. He is a food camel who can eat breakfast and then nothing else until dinner. He doesn't do anything at work but work.
So it wasn't surprising last night, on the eve of St. Patrick's Day, when he expressed some concern about a 7 a.m. conference call scheduled for this morning. He told me he was thinking of doing the one-hour call from our apartment and leaving for the office right after that.
Being undisciplined, I considered that a super-smart idea. Why in the hell would you NOT do the call from the comfort of our own abode? The thought of getting up early enough to shower, shave, read up on Project X and get to work by 7 was just beyond my comprehension. But Keith seemed a bit uneasy.
"If I do that, I probably won't make it downtown until almost 9."
"And you definitely need to be there before 9?" I asked, wondering if I would even be awake at 9.
Keith mumbled something that sounded like, "Thoor goopin froomin looky choomins ooft."
Thoor goopin froomin looky choomins ooft?!
I truly had no idea what he was saying.
"You're working on a high-profile classified project with a Swedish company and you can't tell me anything about it or you'll have to kill me?"
His face implied that this was not, in fact, the case.
Oh well. I guess when you're disciplined, getting to work before 9 is just an important part of your work ethic.
Or is it?!
A short while later, as Keith set his alarm, I learned that what I'd mistaken for botched Swedish – "Thoor goopin froomin looky choomins ooft" – was actually derived from old Celtic.
"I'll just do the call from here and hope for the best," he said with a sigh.
"Okay … but what happens at 9? Why is 9 the cut-off?"
"Nothing…It's just that they're giving free boxes of Lucky Charms out at work for St. Patrick's Day and I'm afraid they'll run out by 9."
Now, you may be chuckling, as I still am, or you may feel like this post comes with no literary pay-off whatsoever. But you can't deny that Keith's concerns were justified. I mean really, I thank my orange stars, yellow moons, pink hearts, green clovers and yellow cushion-cut diamonds that I married a man so appreciative of sugary breakfast cereals. Lucky Charms are, after all, not only packed with RIBOFLAVIN, but magically delicious.


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Today was one of those days that felt drowned on one edge, burned to char on the other.
It started with returning a rental car and going to get my real car back from the garage, with a little attendant drama because why should these things ever just go easily? A friend came over to help me with a project and our "bad car-ma" continued when we heard her car alarm going on and ran outside to see a neighbor had run into her parked car. I felt so guilty having asked her to come see me and therefore sideways responsible for the accident, which added onto her already-heavy burdens.
I then spent hours battling a new software platform rolled out by my school, which thanks to an administrative snafu, I had not been granted access to until a few days ago although I accepted the class back in November. It's an online class, so students were panicking and emailing fretful messages.
The terrier we are dogsitting had waken me at 3 a.m. and then again at 7 a.m. with gruff little barks. Reacting to deer or turkeys in the yard? We won't know in this lifetime unless there is a real-life Dr. Doolittle.
I've had a kid sick home all week and struggled with balancing deadlines and sitting on the sofa with her.
Somehow with all this going on, I managed to remain unaware of the ballistic missile alert in Hawaii that probably changed some people's lives even though it was issued in error. My stomach feels sick thinking of those who thought they might be ending their lives within moments.
And so when I finally settled down into social media after my friend had left and the kids were in bed, I couldn't believe it when I saw that Traci Foust had died.
How is that possible? Young, funny, beautiful, sweet, edgy Traci is not with us anymore. And I realized because of the perceived "dramas" of the last few days in my life, I had scrolled past her posts about being sick without even clicking on a damn emoticon, let alone taking the ten seconds it would've taken to write a nice comment offering some small comfort.
Traci's last post on her page was two days ago, when she told her friends, "Im being admitted into the ICU with double bacterial pneumonia." She had Lupus and being weakened by the pneumonia, coming down with the flu on top of it was too much for her body. I scrolled down her feed and saw that not long ago, she was vowing to definitely get the flu shot next year (she procrastinated this year). Given its limited effectiveness, I don't know if the flu shot would've saved her, but it sucks to think it might have.
I really liked Traci and she made me laugh out loud many times on her feed. I never met her in real life. Traci friended me years ago with a compliment about my novel which she had just read, and we shared writerly PMs. She is the author of a memoir Nowhere Near Normal, which I feel like an asshole for never having read and talked to her about when she was so generous with me about my writing.
Because I knew her memoir was about mental health, when I saw the first posts from others about her death, I thought for a moment she had committed suicide. With some digging, I learned it was plain old stupid flu and pneumonia. So unfair, and so wrong. Traci, I wish I had read your book while you were still alive, and I wish you were here to write many more.
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Walvis plans to relocate 65 000 residents
Walvis Bay-Some 65 000 residents of Walvis Bay, including backyard squatters and those living in shacks, have agreed to a plan by the Walvis Bay Town Council to relocate them to Farm 37, about five kilometres outside the town.
The move comes as council pushes to resubmit its application for the piece of land, after the Namibia Planning Advisory Board (Nampab) rejected the submission in November last year.
Council wants to relocate 65 000 residents, who currently rent accommodation, as well as low-income earners such as kapana sellers and taxi driver to Farm 37, a piece of land measuring 2800 square metres.
The National Housing Enterprise (NHE) waiting list indicates that 35 000 people have registered for land, however not all landless people have registered.
If approved, the council will develop Farm 37 in phases, which it expects to yield more than 3000 residential plots during the first phase.
Council revealed last week that Nampab had rejected its initial application for Farm 37 because they failed to consult the affected people.
Walvis Bay mayor, Wilfred Immanuel told residents at a recent meeting that the town currently had 13 000 shacks, which are home to about 65 000 residents.
The town identified Farm 37 as the answer to accommodate all these landless people so that they could all have a place to call home.
"We are going to resubmit our application again on 23 February. We are desperate for that piece of land and fighting for you to get that land so that you can start paying for your own piece of land instead of paying thousands of dollars for shacks.
"Therefore, we must join our hands together so that the ministry approves our application," Immanuel told the gathering.
The mayor further said, the last township proclaimed in Walvis Bay was Narraville, which was proclaimed in 1962.
"So it is over 50 years and our residents have increased to such an extent that we have no choice but to extend. That is why we took a resolution to establish a new township for the ultra-low income earners and backyard squatters," he explained.
Ndishoshili Nghilumbwa who also sits on the Nampab board further explained to residents that the municipality went out of its way to convince the board about the plight of the landless residents.
"We have brought the board to Walvis Bay to see how our people live and to help us understand why council so badly wants to develop farm 37 for its people. That is why we are also consulting with you for your input," he added.
Residents in attendance said they were willing to move, but told council that they wanted to know how the relocation process would work and what criteria it would use to relocate people.
"We just don't want to be dumped on Farm 37. We want a place we can afford, and can be proud of," one of the residents said during the meeting.
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Introduction: Males and females respond differently to infection, which again is modified by the 'stage of life cycle' they belong to. This knowledge however is often neglected during surveys/ studies or while deliberating protocols for disease control.
\r\nMaterials and methods: Data collected without segregation of sexes in separate age groups may thus be biased, confounding conclusions and disease control strategies formulated based on them.\r\nWe analyzed results of IgM ELISA tests for chikungunya virus (CHIKV) released by Kerala State Institute for Virology and Infectious Diseases (KSIVID) done in 2007 during last epidemic caused by the virus in Kerala, and found two interesting epidemiological trends relating to sex based dimorphism in host response to CHIKV.
\r\nResults: The 'proportion' of seropositive females over males increased steadily from near puberty, to become one of clear female predominance in reproductory age group, and then waning through middle age, reverting to original proportions, by menopause. From a situation where IgM positive males and females about equally represented, during the early epidemic, the proportion of positive females increased through mid-epidemic period, almost 'eclipsing' the male segment and then waned during post-epidemic period, the ratio tending to revert to original proportions.
\r\nConclusions: We seek to emphasize the importance of collecting and analyzing data separately for males and females categorized in different stages of life cycle (as per guidelines of W.H.O.) in studies/ epidemiological surveys.


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King James Bible Podcast: Episode 6 "The Trew Religion"
Join GK for another episode of A History of the King James Bible Podcast.
James had strong views about his religion and he had strong views about the religion of others. In this episode we are going to hear from James just what the 'trew religion' is. We will also hear about his disdain for the religious views of two other sects who annoyed him greatly; one for more political reasons, the other for mostly religious reasons.
We will also discover that James was a man of peace and unity, and it is surprising the steps he took to bring about religious and political peace.
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Ed Cloutman (EFIAP,Hon FWPF), was our guest speaker this evening.
Ed's presentation was divided into two discrete parts, firstly photographing deep space and secondly a travelogue based on an invitation to repair ancient clocks in Bermuda.
The evening began with a sensational AV showing superb colour images of many of the galaxies close to Earth beginning with the Milky Way. The support music was Mozart's Ave Verum corpus and it sent a shiver up everyone's spine.
It came as no surprise to us when Ed described how he had built his own garden observatory, on a foundation of at least a cubic metre of concrete and had installed a weather proof housing complete with specialised cameras and associated computer controlled telescope in order to accurately follow the heavens and avoid star paths that are caused with our fixed cameras. The results were astounding and his technical explanation and thoughtful descriptions caused us all to realise that, as enthusiastic amateurs, we can never master all aspects of the fantastic Art/Science that is encompassed by modern photography.
Clearly Ed could only be described as a Polymath as he had taken a course in Horology and has become well known in the field of ancient clock repair and maintenance. He had been invited to Bermuda to advise and perhaps carry out repairs on the Dockyard Clock which had been constructed in 1856 by John Moore of Clerkenwell. The aggressive salty damp atmosphere had punished the clock over this span of time but it was obvious that Ed's painstaking skills had allowed the movement to be disassembled and reworked to be installed in the island's museum, displaying its 14 feet long pendulum giving a 1.25 second beat. A conservancy schedule was completed for long-term maintenance of this classic historic clock.
Due to the excellent outcome of this project Ed was asked to look at several other time pieces and we were taken around Bermuda to Commonwealth House, The Capital – Hamilton, the Botanical Gardens, the old railway trail and a number of exquisite private houses, schools and the tennis club. A fascinating and unique evening giving an insight to number of unusual aspects on an evocative Caribbean Island.
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PONT Europe has re-engineered the traditional carafe bottle for a new generation, taking the aesthetic beauty of this appealing glass packaging and combining it with the practical advantages of modern equipment. We have created a glass carafe bottle that can be filled on automated filling lines by adding a standard twist-off closure and a large labelling area.
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I was looking for an online school to further my education in the healthcare field. When UMA came up with the other schools I said to myself, " This school might be the one that will help me get all of the medical information I need moving forward with my career because it is a medical school." So I applied! Speaking with admission representative Chelesa D. help me decide if I should attend the school. Her knowledge of the school and information she had given me was the reason I believe this is the right choice. She made me realize the potential that I have in myself. I am super excited about attending UMA. I have told a lot of family and friends to set aside my graduation date because we are taking a vacation to a beautiful beach. I am excited that my newborn will have a great start in life because I am putting my best foot forward. This is not my first time being a student but being a student give me dedication and strive because I am looking at the finish line to make myself and husband proud of the accomplishment. I would tell anyone who looking into UMA no matter the road you are on the path is what count and you are the driver.


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Pep Guardiola's side won the first English domestic treble ever last season as they secured the title, FA Cup and League Cup.
And Manchester City kick off their title defence with a trip to West Ham in August.
Their first big test comes later that month as Champions League conquerers Tottenham visit the Etihad.
League contenders Liverpool await in November – and their European success has sparked claims Jurgen Klopp's side could clinch silverware next season.
- Don't miss your fixtures poster in Friday's Daily Star
But Guardiola has been backed to lead his side to three consecutive league wins for the first time since rivals Manchester United did it 10 years ago,
According to Betfair, City are 4/6 odds-on favourites to win their third title in a row.
Their nearest competition is Liverpool, who finished just one point behind the champions in a final-day thriller last season.
The Champions League winners have been put at 12/5 to get their hands on a first top-flight title for 30 years.
The latest title odds comes as:
Don't miss your fixtures poster in Friday's Daily Star.
But the rest of last season's top six face a challenge.
Betfair spokesperson Sam Rosbottom said: "The countdown to the new Premier League season is well underway and following today's announcement of fixtures we now have an idea of how things could potentially play out.
"For fans of Spurs (14/1), Chelsea (20/1), Manchester United (20/1) and Arsenal (30/1) it isn't pleasant reading.
"The teams will have to pull off an against the odds story if they they want to be crowned Champions."
At the other end of the table, the promoted sides are also facing bad news.
Sheffield United are favourites to drop straight back down at 4/6, according to Betfair.
And Championships winners Norwich are second on the list at 10/11.
While Aston Villa, who beat Derby 2-1 in the play-off last month, have been put at 6/4.
Last season's survivors who have been put most likely to drop are Burnley (15/8), Brighton (2/1) and Newcastle (4/1).
Premier League Winner 2019/20
Manchester City – 4/6
Liverpool – 12/5
Tottenham – 14/1
Chelsea – 20/1
Manchester United – 20/1
Arsenal – 30/1
Wolves – 150/1
Everton – 150/1
Newcastle – 175/1
Leicester – 225/1
West Ham – 325/1
Sheff Utd – 500/1
Aston Villa – 500/1
Southampton – 500/1
Norwich – 500/1
Watford – 500/1
Brighton – 500/1
Crystal Palace – 500/1
Burnley – 500/1
Relegation 2019/20
Sheffield United – 4/6
Norwich – 10/11
Aston Villa – 6/4
Burnley – 15/8
Brighton – 2/1
Newcastle – 4/1


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Supply Chain
A supply chain includes a whole range of instances and processes from procurement to production and sales to consumers, which are interconnected across different levels in terms of information flow, financial flow and flow of goods.
In this context Supply Chain Design and Supply Chain Management play an important role for rendering the communication as transparent and the use of all resources at hand as efficient as possible.
This represents a particular challenge in practice as the instances involved in most supply chains generally relate to each other in a business relationship between supplier and buyer at the different respective levels. That is why the disclosure of information should be kept as minimal as necessary while the efficiency of all logistics processes and cost reduction should be maximised as well as possible.
Supply Chain Design
The supply chain design is primarily based on a company's objectives, its existing resources and on the structure of goods and products.
The corporate objectives define which products and which quality are to be offered in which markets and by use of which distribution and sales concepts. On the basis of this specification a supply chain can be designed considering the corresponding logistics systems and the personnel involved at the different sites. In addition a consistent exchange of information can now be achieved.
Supply Chain Management
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- Increasing intensity of global competition and advancement of global networking
- A necessity of quick reactions to external influences from natural disasters to political crises
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Dangerous Hypocrisy
Wasn't it just last summer that our friends on the left were up in arms over middle-aged men (specifically, politicians) making statements about rape? The last few days have been rank with double standards coming from the liberal crowd: personally insulting, misogynistic and just plain alarming comments that have illicited little, if any, outrage from those who claim to be so "pro-woman." Rep. Joe Salazar, a particular Colorado University, Bob Beckel, and Amanda Marcotte make me fear for the safety of all women of this country. First, there was Colorado Democrat Joe Salazar. Last week, Salazar argued against conceal...Read More


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Tree of Life Series
Experiments in mixed Media on an Ecological Theme
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Tree of Life Series Notes
Each painting in the "Tree of Life" series is a different experiment with mixed media. Acrylic media extrusion and sculpting of paint, paper, string, and textiles are used to create a three dimensional relief and complex layered textures. Poured techniques are used to create complex layers of transparent pattern, with paint features almost frozen in glass. Retroreflective glass beads, gritty oxide powders, sand, and other media are also used to create different effects. The goal of these explorations in media is to create paintings that are active, variable, and sculptural. These works engage and interact with the viewer, in contrast to more static and flat traditional approaches to painting.
Each Tree of Life painting is a different treatment of Trees; Trees as symbols that anchor the human psyche and Trees as species with a prominent role in stabilizing Earth's ecology. There are several ecological and bioscience themes running through the paintings in the series.
Trees represent the web of life, and the connectivity of the species on earth. Evolutionary connections and ecological connections are inextricably linked through natural selection, the formation of ecological niches, and through various ways that life forms have remodeled the Chemistry of the Earth.
A prominent theme is evolution, and our common molecular heritage (DNA and RNA). "Autotroph", "Genome" and "Heredity" each incorporate an evolution and DNA subject. The DNA helix is present in these three paintings, sometimes as double helical ladder patterns in the branches, other times as tactile three dimensional double helices created by winding media while extruding through two small holes. In "Genome" the tree trunk and branches are comprised almost entirely of extruded double helical shapes made from acrylic media.
An example of a Phylogenetic "Tree of Life" used to represent the relatedness of different species
"Autotroph" also contains double helical patterns, along with other references to the evolution of life on Earth – biochemistry "bubbling up" from the soup. Retroreflective glass spheres in "Autotroph" don't sparkle so much as they seem to glow, enhancing the light and color in different areas of the painting as the viewer moves past. These spherical lenses were used to put leaves on the tree, invisible at most angles, but softly glimmering in indirect light.
The role of trees as ecological regulators is explored in "In the Air", "Rooted", "Albedo", "Canopy", "Old Growth", and "Vertical Space". Trees play an important role in maintaining the interconnected fabric of life. Mixed media textured dimensional approaches are used to create form and tree symbolism, and to evoke presence and absence in many of these paintings. Three-dimensional textural presence is often juxtaposed with ghostly transparency or colors that usually denote negative spaces. The combination of two disparate visual ideas intimates at the role and state of trees and vegetation in the modern world. These life forms are critical to our survival. They maintain the ecological balance and keep the fabric of life on Earth from unraveling. At the same time their own ability to survive and thrive has been challenged by changes in our environment.
"Albedo" is a scientific term describing the amount of radiant energy an astronomical body reflects back into space. Changes in atmospheric chemistry can affect the albedo of the Earth, for example an increase in carbon dioxide due to pollution and deforestation. "Albedo" contains a rainbow spectral pattern in the background, referring to light color and energy. A faint raised texture and wash of silver make the painting reflective and evoke convective and radiative heat transfer and the movement of air. Mirrored hemispheres embedded in the paint emphasize the property of reflection and allude to Trees contribution to the Earth's Albedo.
Changes in the surface of the Earth also affect the albedo. Leaves reflect differently than asphalt. "Canopy" uses extruded acrylic and large mica flakes to create a weathered complex trunk and glimmering leafy canopy. The overall pattern and form of the painting evokes an olive tree, a cornerstone of commerce in early human civilizations in the West. The rich movement in the leaves almost creates a feeling of shade and sheltering.
"Vertical Space" expands on the idea of a leafy Canopy and explores the vertical environments created by trees and forests. Three dimensional textured effects from stiffened fabrics, paper, and string create volumes and levels within the leaves of the tree. The complex interpenetrating shapes invite exploration. One can imagine having a tiny treehouse or nest in the porosity of the trunk and leaves.
"Old Growth" is a comment on the role of Old growth trees in preventing erosion and stabilizing forest ecosystems. A substantial thick tree form anchors the painting. The thick three dimensional relief of the trunk is painted white, almost creating a negative space against the swirling colors of the background. The whitewashing of the tree symbolizes the absence of many Old growth trees from managed forests. The trunk dissolves into branches of paper mache and string, almost seamlessly connecting the Old Growth tree to the teeming energy of the background – the forest ecosystem.
"Prometheus" is more oblique and metaphoric. In Greek mythology, Prometheus gave mankind fire and was punished for doling out such a powerful and dangerous gift. In "Prometheus" the tree is more abstracted and symbolic than in some of the other paintings. It has been touched by the roiling fiery energy of the background, but it is unclear whether it has been burnt or simply transformed. Fire and heat are the basic power sources driving Industrialization and mechanization. These are tremendously useful and beneficial tools, but sometimes one wonders whether humans control the tools or whether the tools control us. Are they transformative or are we merely burning ourselves up?
Wildfire is a more literal take on Trees and Fire. Changing climate conditions, human incursions into wild areas, drought and other factors have led to widespread and severe forest fires in some regions. Wildfire is a comment on how trees are challenged and destroyed in these fires.
The series includes some ink drawings that abstract tree structures. Two of these look at the tree symbol in a Contemporary Science and technology context. "Evolutionary Tree" takes the DNA tree of life idea from paintings like "Genome" and renders the tree and the DNA symbol in traceries of hand drawn ink on paper. The dense details and the fineness of the lines evoke the densely informative phylogenetic maps used in the Biological sciences to illustrate heredity, evolution, and relatedness of species.
A very detailed biological Tree of life
Variation on a Cayley Tree explores the tree structure as a mathematical symbol. A Cayley tree is a type of branching lattice known as a Bethe lattice. These branching lattices are not one dimensional lines but they're not two dimensional planes either. They're somewhere in-between and have what is called a "fractal dimension". The dimensionality and discrete branch and node architecture of Bethe lattices can make it easier to solve different types of Physics problems when they're mapped onto the lattice instead of in a continuous 2-D or 3-D space.
An example of a Bethe lattice
Two additional drawings, "Silent Witness and "Birch Abstraction" find different patterns in trees and abstract them. These drawings function as studies for the forms and patterns in the other works.
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If you child has a health condition or needs medication at school please fill out the appropriate form on the Guilford County School Health website.-Kori Welch, RN
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