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A New Direction in Art Education, by Dr. Gregory Hedberg
lthough based in the heart of Renaissance Italy, The Florence Academy of Art was spawned in modernist America. The origins of The Academy go back to 1969, when an eccentric artist and educator named Richard Lack started a new kind of art school in Minneapolis. Much like The Florence Academy of Art, which was not founded until 1991, the Atelier Lack was a radical, new kind of art school that attempted to revitalize art education by reintroducing rigorous training in traditional drawing and painting techniques. In the 1970s, as Curator of Paintings at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, I had occasion to visit this atelier and to observe the students. Carefully drawing plaster casts and nude models, they appeared to be even more reactionary than the photo realists who were in vogue at the time. Back then, it seemed so ironic that this bustling atelier was taking root not far from the cutting-edge Walker Art Center and in the heart of perhaps the most avidly Modernist city in America in terms of art and architecture.
Often the most radical ideas start in the provinces; indeed, it was not until 1982 that a new school with similar goals was begun in New York City. Founded by Stuart Pivar, an eccentric collector and inventor, in a Greenwich Village studio, The New York Academy of Art soon won the support of Andy Warhol, who was seriously interested in the revival of traditional academic training for artists. Warhol's support for this traditional type of academy resulted from the lack of such training in his own education and his prediction that the course of art history would be changed if one thousand students could be taught Old Master drawing and painting techniques. Warhol eventually became a member of the board of The New York Academy, and after his death the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts awarded its very first grant to the Academy, to which it eventually provided major funding.
The following year, a third traditional art school, the Cecil-Graves Studio, was founded in Florence. Created by Charles Cecil and Daniel Graves in Lorenzo Bartolini's 19th nineteenth-century sculpture studio, the atelier was the precursor of The Florence Academy of Art, which was later started by Graves in the garden conservatory of the Palazzo Corsini in Florence. I visited this studio in 1985. With a small cadre of serious art students, most of them young and American, again drawing from plaster casts and painting from live models, the time-has-stood-still atmosphere of the atelier was unforgettable. In the early 1970s, both Cecil and Graves had studied extensively at the new Atelier Lack in Minneapolis before expatriating to Florence a city as old and traditional as Minneapolis was new and modern.
At this time I was chief curator of the Wadsworth Atheneum and represented the museum on the Board of the Hartford Art School. Returning from Florence, I asked the Dean at Hartford if they offered any traditional painting or drawing courses. Informed that indeed there was a life-drawing class every Wednesday afternoon, I soon discovered that it consisted of a nude model that the students were allowed the freedom to draw, unencumbered by any instruction. This practice was typical of most art schools at the time and was akin to teaching music by allowing students to look at a piano once a week. Apparently, no one on the faculty of the art school had been thoroughly versed in traditional drawing skills; hence, no one was qualified to teach them. Like Warhol, I concluded that a serious problem with art education was simply not being addressed, and, in 1987 I left the museum field to become the first professional director of The New York Academy of Art.
Once immersed in the New York art world as head of "Warhol's Academy," I soon realized that there were two camps when it came to art education. The larger group hardly ever thought about it, and when they did, they assumed that young artists all over the country learned traditional painting and drawing skills, then rejected such training, moved to New York, and became "avant-garde." The second group was aware of the fact that such training no longer existed in art schools and considered it to be a good thing, as such training was possibly detrimental, and certainly passé.
In 1988, the fledgling New York Academy of Art applied to the National Endowment for the Arts for a grant, but was turned down. The rejection letter opined that, "such traditional education would stifle creativity in young artists" Of course, Picasso benefited from intense technical training in his youth at the Barcelona School of Fine Arts, including life drawing and the copying of plaster casts, without his creativity having been stifled indeed, his early and complete mastery of traditional drawing skills is evident throughout his career but a century later, official United States government policy dictated that such traditional education was in fact harmful.
When I left The New York Academy of Art in 1992 to join Hirschl & Adler Galleries, there was not a lot of great work coming out of the young graduates. Frankly, for a time I thought the NEA might be right, but in retrospect it was just too early to tell. Mastering Old Master painting skills is like mastering classical ballet or learning a difficult foreign language; it takes a lot of time, and early attempts can be stiff and awkward. Eight years later, however, while organizing an exhibition to celebrate the 125th Anniversary of The Art Students League of New York, I did an extensive survey of young New York artists who trained at the League and the Academy.
I now sensed that the experiment of a new direction in art education was working! Over the past two years, a similar survey by Gerd Lindner, Director of the Panorama Museum in Germany, of several dozen artists who over the past decade have trained at The Florence Academy perhaps the most rigorous of the traditional art schools, showed similar results. Lindner's survey, with some additions and omissions, forms the basis of the current exhibition.
Paintings by younger artists, on the other hand, such as David Larned's Jacopo: A Study in Red, White, and Grey; Adrian Gottlieb's Requies Librorum; Paula Rubino's Mannequin, Size 46; Paul Brown's Self Portrait; Urban Larsson's Still Life with Blue and Green Vases; or Kamille Corry's Winter, all reflect a similar, very sophisticated and self-conscious determination to paint beautiful works that are artistic, and not ideological, statements. This impulse is also fundamental to this younger generation's strong desire to master traditional painting skills.
Ironically, modernism in part began with a similar "back-to-beauty" generational shift that occurred around 1870 in England with the Aesthetic Movement.
The older generation at this time was the political and moralizing Pre-Raphaelites, such as William Holman Hunt, who carefully chose subject matter, some quite shocking, that was meant to move, inspire, or disturb the viewer into action. In contrast, the younger generation, consisting of artists like James McNeill Whistler and Albert Joseph Moore, were less interested in subject matter. They extolled "art for art's sake," believing that art was like music and the "merely" beautiful was the highest purpose of art. Whistler may simply have wanted to please his viewers visually with his painted harmonies, but he initially shocked them with his fundamental shift in aesthetics and intent. Similarly, many of the artists here may also only intend to please their viewers visually with their quiet still lifes or nudes, but, again, they may initially disturb, as they too reflect a fundamental shift in aesthetics. Adding intellectual gravity to this new outlook is Professor Wendy Steiner's recent book, Venus in Exile: The Rejection of Beauty in 20th Century Art, which calls into question the current deep suspicion by an older generation of the "merely" beautiful.
Meanwhile, it is possible, and, indeed, most rewarding to appreciate the type of art coming out of an old "new medium" art school such as the University of California in Los Angeles, as well as the kind of art coming out of a new "old medium" art school such as The Florence Academy of Art, although today the latter may be more unexpected. Appreciation of one kind of art does not exclude appreciation of the other. While many of my generation still feel there is a battle being fought between "Modernism and Post-Modernism", the majority of artists under 40, working in either artistic camp, do not sense this conflict. Readily open to both kinds of expression, they make art, not war. In his painting Portrait of Donald Sutphin and his Studio , the young realist Jimmy Sanders reverently depicts a modernist printmaker of a much older generation whose expressionist work he deeply admires.
The fact that this exhibition and the Manet/Velázquez show at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York appear in the same year is not mere coincidence. There is an historical analogy. Born into the flat and precise style of photo realism, the younger generation of realists shown here responded by striving to be more painterly, and thus turned to the Old Masters, which for perhaps most of The Florence Academy students meant especially Velázquez and the Baroque. A very similar shift occurred around 1850 in France with Manet and many of his contemporaries. Born into the flat surfaces of Neo-Classicism, a tight and precisely drawn style akin to photo realism, Manet wanted to be richer and more painterly in his work, and thus he also turned to the Old Masters, again especially Velázquez, for inspiration. As demonstrated by the Manet/Velázquez exhibition, the periodic need for artists to look back, to relearn lost skills from artists who lived centuries before, is becoming more fully understood and appreciated. Heretofore, Manet has always been treated, however wrongly, as an artist who totally broke with the past. Now, for the first time, a major scholarly exhibition treats Manet as an Old Master realist — an artist who revived and reinterpreted the Old Master style of his seventeenth-century hero, Velázquez and a Modernist. Like many of the artists shown here, Manet also preferred a dark palette, like his hero Velázquez, while contemporary taste, then, as now, preferred bright colors.
One of the biggest stumbling blocks to the appreciation of Old Master Realism is the false notion that contemporary art must only use the latest language. While today we all live in a modern world, armed with the cell phones and computers that can and able us to communicate instantly, the language we use to communicate in this article was developed centuries ago. Technical and scientific developments are important, but they are minutiae pale in comparison to the development of that language; and no one seriously objects to the use of our "Old Master" English language by contemporary poets and writers.
Paralleling the ideas of Joseph Campbell, the comparative mythologist, one can also conclude that living today with all the latest very high tech conveniences does not alter the fact that these things are merely benign details compared to the most important things in one's life, especially one's spiritual life.
If we could somehow revive a man who lived in the year 1600, we could still relate to him on a very deep level, as we would both have experienced pleasure and pain, the yearly cycle of the seasons, love and fear, birth and death, the beauty of nature, all of the truly important and the major things that make up fundamentals of life. This is the reason modern man can understand and appreciate the art made in the year 1600, or even 600, and why, in the end, there is no reason contemporary art cannot echo or use the vocabulary of the art of the distant, as well as the recent past. If contemporary critics want to deny artists the right to use the visual vocabulary that evolved in the Renaissance, they should try writing their criticism without the traditional language that evolved around the same time.
The other roadblock to an appreciation of Old Master Realism is the fact that we have all come to expect the rapid changes and quick execution that are endemic to contemporary art. Starting with the years it takes to learn the language and ending with the time it takes to execute a painting, Old Master Realism is a very time consuming art form. Most of the artists in this exhibition produce only six to eight paintings a year! Again, there is an apt art-historical precedent for alternating periods of rapid and slow change. The Renaissance, a time of extremely fast evolution with major technological and artistic developments, such as the printing press, oil medium, and landscape painting, was followed after 1600 by the Baroque, a period of great art but only slow evolution as artists took time to digest, refine, and build upon the discoveries of the Renaissance.
In general, Baroque artists such as Velázquez or Zurbarán were more concerned with correct anatomy, realistic colors, and light sources, and took much longer to execute a painting than the very facile Mannerist painters such as El Greco or Tintoretto of the preceding generation. Similarly, the twentieth century, another period of rapid and major technological and artistic developments as in the Renaissance, may well be followed by a "Baroque" century of much slower evolution and more carefully rendered works of art. In effect, art and architecture may slow down as artists digest and develop further the tremendous number of new art forms and techniques evolved in the last century, including, the naissance nascent, slow-moving, idiom here termed "Old Master Realism."
Because they are a new genre, the works in the current exhibition also call upon us to slow down and look hard at what these artists are doing. When I first saw Anthony Ackrill's painting, Dialogue, I loved the sophistication of the image and how the snake's head comes out of one of the tree's branches, while, at the other end, its tail can be seen at the lower right emerging from a tree root. Only much later did I notice that the river behind also has a serpentine shape, indicating that the vast power of the devil is everywhere. Also, upon first glance, the fact that in parts of the work one could see the canvas texture disturbed me. Underestimating the sophistication of the artist, I thought Ackrill had just had not prepared his canvas properly or had bought cheap materials. Slowly, however, it became clear that this particular aspect of his work was very consciously done to emphasize the true nature of the materials, and to underscore that this physical object is indeed made up of oil and canvas. I then also came to notice that Ackrill was in good company, and that Velázquez, Poussin, Degas, and numerous other great artists of the past had done the same.
While technical training has never in itself made great art, equally important, technical training has also never precluded creativity. All of the works in this exhibition reflect talent and exceptional competence in execution, while many also show the spark of genius and are quite extraordinary. Surely the truly exceptional works will increase in number over time, as more and more academically trained artists succeed in their struggle to master the difficult but also rewarding language of the Old Masters and to make it their own. Meanwhile, considering that The Florence Academy is merely a decade old and the course of study is of considerable duration, many of the artists in this show are but in their mid-thirties, with only a few years of independent work. At that age, neither Gauguin nor Van Gogh (or Warhol or Pollock, for that matter) had yet shown their full promise.
As The Florence Academy and other new schools continue to educate more young artists, the next decade may reveal that Andy Warhol was right, and one thousand students learning traditional skills may indeed change the course of art history at least by broadening its horizons. In the meantime, this exhibition presents a terrificly exciting sampling of a new direction in art resulting from a new direction in art education.


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Head Coach Dana Holgorsen News Conference
WVU Sports Communications
August 15, 2013 02:02 PM
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - West Virginia University's Dana Holgorsen addressed the media today at the Milan Puskar Center.
Opening Statement
We have 16 practices in and two-a-days are done. We will bring the team up here in the next three mornings to do some lifting or meetings. We have three more practices of camp, No. 17, 18 and 19, which are the Thursday, Friday and Saturday before we break camp. Those are three important practices to continue everyone's development on all three sides of the ball before we break camp. Saturday is a big day for our guys to move into their dorm rooms or permanent residence. We have a lot of activities that will be going on Saturday and Sunday getting ready for school on Monday, which changes things. We will talk a lot to our team about being able to handle those specific changes.
I am happy with where we are at on all three sides of the ball, especially defensively. Our first group is really coming along, and it is where we have the most experience coming back. First team, we are really happy with, and the motivational level they are playing with is extremely satisfying. Special teams have been a focal point.
Our special teams is not just the kicker, punter and returner. There is a lot that goes into the special teams. You need a lot of depth to be able to be adequate or above average and I like our depth. We have a lot of bodies that will be able to help us on special teams. The actual specialists, I am going to brag on those guys a little bit. (Sophomore kicker)
Josh Lambert
is doing well, (sophomore long snapper)
John DePalma
is light years ahead of where he was last year. That is a very under-appreciated position until they are not very good, but he looks very good. Our punters are booming the ball. (Sophomore punter)
Nick O'Toole
has a strong leg. (Redshirt junior punter)
Michael Molinari
has done a great job punting and has also been doing a lot of kickoff stuff. (Freshman punter) Hughie (Houston Syverston) is doing great as well and has maybe the strongest leg of all three. We have some competition there between those guys. As far as a returner point of view, we have guys that will be able to do it and look comfortable back there. It is still up for grabs though. We should have enough bodies to have different punt returners than we do kick returners, which is a skill I would like to develop. (Redshirt senior running back)
Charles Sims
looks good back there, (freshman running back)
Wendell Smallwood
looks good, (junior wide receiver)
Mario Alford
, (freshman wide receiver)
Shelton Gibson
looks good back there and (redshirt sophomore)
Ronald Carswell
, so we have a lot of bodies. (Freshman cornerback)
Daryl Worley
is a guy that has been back there quite a bit and has speed and good ball skills.
Injury update, (redshirt freshman offensive lineman)
Adam Pankey
is still progressing. He is still month-to-month, and we are looking at October before he is back ready to go. A lot of guys are day-to-day. There are several guys in green jerseys, nothing season ending. (Sophomore cornerback)
Nana Kyeremeh
had successful shoulder surgery and will be out about six months and will be back in spring ball. (Junior wide receiver)
Kevin White
is day-to-day with a shoulder; (redshirt sophomore wide receiver)
Dante Campbell
and (sophomore wide receiver)
Jordan Thompson
have been day-to-day with shoulders but are on schedule to come back and may even be out of their green jerseys today. (Redshirt junior linebacker)
Wes Tonkery
is day-to-day, as well as (junior linebacker)
Jared Barber
with a shoulder and neck injury. Any time you are out there banging for the last week, week and a half, you will have some guys with sore shoulders. (Redshirt junior linebacker)
Jewone Snow
is probably year-to-year it seems like. It seems like he always has something wrong, but he is not out there, and I am not sure if he will ever get back.
From the eligibility standpoint, Isaac McDonald has ben cleared and will be here tomorrow. We are still waiting on Darrien Howard and (junior linebacker) d'Vante Henry still has some personal things he is working on. Will Johnson and Connor Arlia have left the team. Great kids, but they just want to go play. I will release them anywhere that they want to go so they can go get themselves in a position where they can play ball.
On what basis is the defense being evaluated on
It could be in relation to where we were last year, which we definitely are way ahead of where we were. We are talking about many of the same bodies, so we ought to be ahead of where we were last season. It is either that or offensively, which is not where we were last year. That is going to be obvious that offensively we are not where we were last season. That doesn't mean we can't be better than last year at the end of the season, it is just going to take some time whenever you are breaking in as many new bodies as we are. I hope, and you don't know this until you actually start playing, that defensively we are ahead of last year based on coaching, experience and schemes. I hope it is not because we are inadequate on offense. How are you going to know though until you start playing?
On the way the defense is lining up and making it tough on the offense
It is the same scheme. There are going to be some small changes that (defensive coordinator) Keith (Patterson) is going to like to do compared to what (special teams coordinator) Joe (Deforest) liked to do, but it relatively is the same scheme. It is just like us offensively. There are some things that we can do differently this year than we did last year. They are going to be small differences that you really won't be able to tell from the stands. I like to think that these guys are just a year more comfortable in what we are asking them to do. (Sophomore safety) Karl (Joseph) and (redshirt senior safety) Darwin (Cook) are two experienced guys at the safeties, and those guys need to disguise things. They cannot give away what they are going to be doing or offensively we will be able to see it and get in better plays. I think that the familiarity with the defense, the scheme and playing experience have made them more comfortable and are learning things a little bit sneakier.
On displeasures with the inside receivers
We are going to move (freshman wide receiver)
Daikiel Shorts
inside today. You do not move guys unless you are displeased with what you are looking at. I will defend each and every one of those guys. You are talking about (first-year junior college)
Mario Alford
, who has been on campus for two weeks. (Redshirt freshman)
Devonte Mathis
and (redshirt freshman)
Vernon Davis
are both freshman that have never taken collegiate snaps.
Shelton Gibson
Jacky Marcellus
both have been on campus for only a little bit and are true freshmen. I have excuses for each and every one of those guys. (Redshirt sophomore)
Dante Campbell
and (sophomore)
Jordan Thompson
have not practiced in well over a week, week and a half. I have plenty of excuses on why it looks bad, of which none of us want to hear them. I do not want hear them, I do not want to look at them, you do not want to hear them, you may write bout them, probably, but it is what it is. We need to get guys in here that we trust and like. Which one of the guys I just mentioned is going to develop into All-Big 12 performers? I don't know yet. There is talent there, and they just need to keep playing. We are not discouraging them. With that said, we play a game in two weeks and we have to get guys ready to play.
On running backs playing in the slot
We have done some of that. (Redshirt senior)
Charles Sims
could be our best inside receiver right now. We have done a little bit of that with him, a little bit with (junior)
Andrew Buie
and (junior)
Dustin Garrison
. (Freshman) Wendell (Smallwood) can play inside, (junior) Dreamius (Smith) is probably not that type of a back or inside receiver. The other thing is with (redshirt sophomore wide receiver)
Cody Clay
, who is day-to-day with a hamstring that is no big deal, you can move him to inside receiver. We have worked (sophomore linebacker)
Garrett Hope
and (freshman wide receiver) Elijah Wellman as inside receivers as well, just trying to find some sort of reliability. We just need to figure out what the plan is.
On evolution of Holgorsen at WVU
Shoot, I don't know. I still coach the same way. I don't evaluate myself like that. I'd like to think that the entire program is a little bit more organized and structured. More guys understand how we do things. It's a natural progression. Whether it's a good or a bad thing time will tell. The only way to gauge that is with improvement with wins and losses.
On redshirt senior
Charles Sims
and position he will play
He's a good player. He's very well rounded. His ball skills are good. He's setting up blocks, and he's a good team player. He's got an abundance of ability and a great attitude. He's fitting in really well with the team. I'm extremely glad that he's here.
There's only one of him. We can't clone him and put him in two different spots at the same time. That's just fun as a coach to be able to do that, to have guys like that who can do different things. You can start scheming. He's much like Tavon (Austin). There aren't many guys who can play several different spots. They're hard to come by. I'm not comparing him to Tavon at all. Having guys that you can put in different spots without having a year's worth of reps to get them what you want them to do, it makes it easier. It's a better game plan.
On knowing starters by end of camp
You want to do it now. If we did it a week from now I'd start to get antsy. We're starting to build the depth chart. The first thing is developing a two deep, which we're pretty close to. Once you develop a two deep, then you can let those guys battle it out for another week before you name starters. Even when you go into the first game there are specific positions such as quarterback and center that will have starters that will play the whole game. But then there are other spots such as corner where you might want to have three players rotating play. Just because you're not a starter doesn't mean you're not going to play a considerable amount.
There are going to be 50 guys that are going to go into the first game knowing that they're taking snaps one way or another whether it's second team stuff, special team stuff or a rotation that we developed that we haven't really discussed yet. I want to get through camp and have a pretty good idea of what the two deep is going to be and who those 50 players are that we're counting on. The next week is to get starters situated on special teams, offense, and defense. Then we figure out who those other guys are going to be in the rotation. I think we're on track for all that.
On true freshmen
We haven't talked about it yet. (Freshman wide receiver Daikiel) Shorts is a true freshman that will play. He was here in the spring. (Freshman running back)
Wendell Smallwood
is one that will play. He's looked really good at times. I'd be shocked if (freshman cornerback)
Daryl Worley
didn't have a big role on defense or special teams. (Freshman safety)
Jeremy Tyler
has really shown some things that are impressive. (Freshman linebacker Al-Rasheed) Benton is a 250-pound mature kid that has shown some signs of life. I think that's all the true freshmen. We've got a bunch of junior college guys that potentially we might redshirt. (Junior wide receiver Mario) Alford shows signs of showing some really good things. (Junior wide receiver)
Kevin White
is not redshirting. He is a big guy that's ready to go. (Junior running back)
Dreamius Smith
is showing some good things.
On Elijah Wellman
We don't know what role he will play. We're still about a week away from that. Moving
Garrett Hope
to fullback has alleviated some of our need for him there, but he's going to be a great player for us. Whether we want to waste a year on him being a third team fullback we don't know. That decision hasn't been made.
On the starting quarterback
We're close to figuring that out. We've got three more days to be fair to all of them and let them play. I've said it since the beginning of camp, if you have a bad day you need to be prepared to come out and have a good day. I anticipate that by the end of practice on Saturday being 100% sure of the direction we're going to go in.
(Junior quarterback) Paul (Millard) and (redshirt-freshman quarterback) Ford (Childress) have elevated their game. Is that because there's another competitive body or because they've had all spring and all summer and seventeen days of camp to take reps? I think they've gotten better, which isn't making our job any easier.
On kickoff position
We don't have one yet. (Sophomore punter Nick) O'Toole's been booming the ball as well as (redshirt junior kicker Michael) Molinari. We haven't figured out which guy that's going to be yet.
On redshirt-sophomore wide receiver
KJ Myers
KJ's been playing really well. He's one of the guys that I've got a big plus by. (Junior wide receiver) Kevin (White) had two or three really good days, and dinged his shoulder up and was out for a few days. KJ stepped in and took over so I don't know who it's going to be.
On reference to lack of star power in the Big 12
My reference to lack of star power in the Big 12 is about guys who don't have a lot of numbers coming back. There are going to be several guys in the Big 12 that are going to step up and be All-American receivers. I don't know who they are. I hope it's KJ. That would be a pleasant surprise. I've said it before. We've got some guys who are going to do it. I just don't know who they're going to be yet.
On freshman wide receivers
We haven't made the decision yet. All these young guys are the same. They show up two or three times then they disappear two or three times. (Freshman wide receiver) Shelton (Gibson) is a very talented kid and so is (freshman wide receiver) Jacky (Marcellus). Jacky had that knee injury and Shelton had the knee injury that kept him on the sideline for a week or a week and a half. I think the future is bright for all of those guys, but how quick they pick it up and how quick they will get on the field and make plays, we don't know yet.
On Holgorsen's leadership comments
All that falls on my shoulders. It was taken way out of context. The bottom line is I was referencing our 2012 team not having enough leaders and that's one thing that we've taken into account this year. We've been working on that since January. We are developing a whole room full of leaders. That's how you win a championship. You don't win a championship with just one or two guys that you look to. You win one with a whole room full of leaders that take the bull by the horns and say we're going to do some special things. I like where we're at right now.
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Laura Ranieri's experience working with Prof. Barry Kemp CBE of Cambridge University and a small archaeology team as they excavated and partially reconstructed Akhenaten's Great Temple of Aten in Egypt.
A Pair of 18th Century French Panniers Arrives at the ROM!
Read along as I delve into the process of housing a set of newly acquired 18th century panniers!
Interview: Egyptologist Barry Kemp
Professor Barry Kemp CBE is an esteemed British Egyptologist who has been excavating at Amarna for 35 years. His critically acclaimed book, The City of Akhenaten and Nefertiti, was released in 2012 and is available online and in bookstores. He spoke at the ROM on September 19, 2013. I was lucky enough to spend two weeks at the site of Amarna in February of 2013. During that time, I had the opportunity to interview Prof. Kemp. The following is an edited version of that conversation. All photos copyright Laura Ranieri, 2013.
Amarna Artifacts in the ROM's Ancient Egypt Collection
A look at the ROM's massive collection of Ancient Egyptian artifacts, specifically those from the Armana collection.
Curator's Corner - Nature in the City
Another successful Curator's Corner has come and gone!
LIFE! CAMERAS! ANIMALS! Neighbourhood Nature Watch
During the intense light of a summer afternoon a group of determined photographers particapated in the Neighbourhood Nature Watch, hosted by the ROM.


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SHERIFF Hutton Bridge skipper Adam Fisher hit 59 at Stamford Bridge to become the first premier division batsman to reach 500 runs in the Hunters York & District Senior Cricket League this season.
Brother Mark Fisher added 39 but Martin Veysey took 5-45 as SHB were dismissed in the final over for an under par 190.
When Stamford took their turn at the crease, Dom Rhodes threatened to take them to victory with a powerful 50.
Paul Milner made 43 and Matt Beckett added 29, but the return into the attack of the opening bowlers changed the outcome as Stamford closed on 167-8 after Mark Fisher took 3-44 and Ed Barnes 3-43.
Easingwold clocked up 304-7 at Dunnington, with Stephen Piercy cracking 137, but were still unable to improve their win column as the bottom side held out for a draw at 106-7.
In gaining 26 points, Easingwold remain in second place, just 12 points behind leaders Woodhouse Grange and 13 ahead of third-placed Sheriff Hutton Bridge.
In addition to Piercy's runs, Matt Turnbull made 37 on his return to the club, L Barker 49 and Luke Ramsay 33.
Dunnington's reply was in full defensive mode as Rich Lindsay claimed 4-7 and their avoidance of defeat was due to Kev Bradley making 25 and Tom Loten 26.
Beverley's title hopes dived with a four-wicket defeat at Sewerby.
Sewerby's winning innings of 264-6 included four good contributions as Mal EArtley made 65, Ben Dobson 63, Russ Robinson 40 and Shaun Acton 35.
Beverley's earlier 258-7 was spearheaded by Faisel Abid, who hit 102. Jon Fisher made 40 and Olly Grantham 32.
Acton took 3-83 but an unbeaten 46 from Alex Morrell took Beverley to a good score.
Andrew Bilton hit 97 to set leaders Woodhouse Grange en route to their eighth win in 12 games when they beat Clifton Alliance by 121 runs.
Brother Chris Bilton gave great support with 62, while Nick Hadfield added 28 in a total of 224-3.
The two Suddabys then whipped the Alliance out for only 103, with Dave taking 4-27 and Chris 3-26.
At York, Studley Royal made 216-6 and got the better of a draw when York replied with 172-7, including 88 by Ian Jarvis.


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MIAMI - A judge has denied a mistrial in the case of a woman charged with killing missing South Florida foster child Rilya Wilson.
Attorneys for 66-year-old Geralyn Graham took exception Thursday with a prosecutor's question to a detective asking if police checked out whether "little green men" from space may have abducted 4-year-old Rilya. Circuit Judge Marisa Tinkler Mendez called the question inappropriate but denied the mistrial motion.
Testimony then resumed.
Rilya went missing in late 2000, but her disappearance wasn't discovered by the state for over a year. Homicide detectives are testifying they found no physical evidence at Graham's home and located no witnesses. Rilya's body has never been found.
Graham was eventually charged with Rilya's murder after jailhouse snitches say she confessed to them. Graham insists she is innocent.
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A FERNDOWN man accused of dangerous driving in Bournemouth this week appeared in court today.
Ricky Martin Janes, 24, appeared at Bournemouth Magistrates Court also charged with failing to provide a specimen of breath and assaulting a constable, in relation to the alleged incident in Edgehill Road, Winton, in the early hours of Thursday morning.
The incident was said to have involved a police pursuit, with tasers deployed and two officers injured.
Janes, of Bond Avenue, West Moors, was remanded in custody to appear for a preliminary hearing at Bournemouth Crown Court on Friday, June 20.
A 23-year-old Bournemouth man arrested at the scene has been released without charge.


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Book Review by Ann Jonas, Tradebook Buyer - CSB/SJU Bookstores
this review was published in the St. Cloud Visitor
Exiles by Ron Hansen, published by Picador
In his book Exiles, author Ron Hansen tells the story of the shipwreck that inspired Gerard Manley Hopkins to write his most important long poem "The Wreck of the Deutschland."
In December 1875, five nuns from the religious congregation called the Sisters of Saint Francis, Daughters of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary left their convent in Salzkotten, Germany to come to America. Exiled by a government ban on religious orders, called the Falk Laws, they boarded the steamship Deutschland in Bremen, and planned to start fresh in Missouri. But their ship encountered a winter storm at the mouth of the Thames River and sank; all five women lost their lives.
Hansen's book is a work of fiction, based on real characters and real events. However, he notes that the characters represented in the book are his own interpretation of real people. He weaves the stories of each of the nuns, and how they came to be passengers on the Deutschland, with the introspective life of Hopkins, who was deeply moved by what he considered the martyrdom of the five Franciscans.
Little is known about the lives of the five Franciscans nuns who perished in the shipwreck. To write the book, Hansen researched the memoirs of other European religious in the nineteenth century and built the fictional lives of the nuns in Exiles around his research.
Hopkins, a poet and Jesuit priest in mid-Victorian England, was born in 1844 and raised in the Anglican Church. As a young man he wanted to be a poet-painter and won a scholarship to Balliol College in Oxford, England.
He spent his college years discerning and seeking, coming under the influence of John Henry Newman, whom he considered a kindred spirit. (Newman had converted from Anglicanism to Catholicism in 1845.) Hopkins entered the Catholic Church in 1866. He graduated from Balliol with a degree in the classics in 1867.
After graduation, Hopkins entered the Society of Jesus and became a Jesuit priest. At that time, he believed that writing poetry was too self-indulgent for a Jesuit priest and he not only stopped writing poetry, but also burned his earlier poems.
The tragedy stirred him to take up poetry again in an attempt to tell of the loss but also to explain God's higher purpose in the midst of misfortune. Exiles gives the reader some sense of Hopkins' personal struggles, including depression and the alienation of his family. His innovative poetry was virtually unknown in his lifetime.
Much more is known about Hopkins and Hansen states that "care has been taken not to contradict biographical details or historical testimony."
The book ends with the entire poem "The Wreck of the Deutschland", which was finally published for the first time in 1918, long after Hopkins' death in 1889.
Ron Hansen was born in Omaha, Nebraska, and graduated from Creighton University, a Jesuit institution. He furthered his higher education at the University of Iowa's Writers Workshop, Stanford University, and Santa Clara University. In 2007, he was ordained a permanent deacon in the Diocese of San Jose. He is the Gerard Manley Hopkins, S.J. Professor in the Arts and Humanities at Santa Clara University in California.


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Pedro Lourenço Spring 2013
You'd be hard-pressed to find a 20-year-old anywhere in the world who wasn't at least a little concerned with their image. So Brazilian designer Pedro Lourenço can be forgiven for, as he readily admits, making perception a priority when he first showed his collection in Paris two years ago. Now he understands that he has to have the clothes to back up the bravado—although he clearly had the talent all along, as his clothes quickly caught the eye of big-name buyers and editors. Nevertheless, he said backstage at his show, "It's about the balance."
You could spend your entire life in search of the balance, and most of us do, but it appears that, to his credit, the now 22-year-old Lourenço is on the right track. For spring, he presented wearable, real clothes that also reflected his feel for precision, tailoring, and youthful urbanity.
He also incorporated a few of the themes developing this season, namely graphics and tough pastels. Lourenço showed boxy, military-style jackets patchworked with bright shards of leather, wool, and tulle worn with supershort leather skirts with a slit on the side, that were also made of a mix of fabrics. (A note for those over 35: the coats will look just as nice with a longer skirt or jeans too.) There were also red, pink, and metallic color-block sheaths with sheer side panels and a playful take on the baseball jacket in quilted lamé. His lines were razor sharp, and the often intricately put together pieces looked well executed.
This all being said, Lourenço's inspiration this season was the same influence he culled from for resort—Richard Mosse's rose-colored photographs of militia in the Congo. Now, there's nothing wrong with picking a theme and sticking to it, especially when, as a young designer, you're still trying to establish your label and communicate your individual vision. Consistency will certainly help people discover who you are and what you stand for. But if you put Lourenço's resort and spring collections side by side, they look like they could have (and maybe should have?) been in the same show. Again, not necessarily a bad thing since these clothes are likely to be hanging together in stores for even a little while. But still, it would have been great to see Lourenço move forward slightly. We're all anxious for to see what he'll do next.


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A Strategy for Designing Corrosion-Resistant Materials
Jennifer Segui September 3, 2014
Billions of dollars are spent each year in the U.S. to repair corrosion damage. To help reduce the high cost of corrosion, engineers at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) in Washington, D.C. are using multiphysics simulation to gain a better understanding of the fundamental mechanism. A successful research outcome at NRL will establish the correlation between metal microstructure, corrosion, and mechanical strength. Material designers could then develop stronger, corrosion-resistant materials using this new information.Read More
Alexandra Foley July 25, 2014
In the 2012 edition of Multiphysics Simulation, we featured an article about modeling spinal cord stimulation to determine the effect that scar tissue can have on electrical current distribution during the treatment of chronic pain. Recently, the full-length paper by Beth Israel Deaconess researchers Jeffrey Arle, Kris Carlson, Longzhi Mei, and Jay Shils was published in the journal Neuromodulation.Read More
Lexi Carver July 15, 2014
In order to carry astronauts safely beyond earth's atmosphere to where they can explore outer space, spacecraft must provide a very important chemical mixture: breathable air. Given the limits on space and weight for a manned shuttle, the systems flying aboard the craft must revitalize the air inside rather than carry the full amount needed for a mission. With this in mind, a team at NASA has developed an approach to atmosphere revitalization that relies on water adsorption.Read More
Lars Gregersen July 2, 2014
This is Part 3 of a blog series on how to handle selections and entity numbers when using LiveLink™ for MATLAB® and the COMSOL® Application Programming Interface (API). In this section, I'll discuss how the internal handling of selections and entity numbers in COMSOL Multiphysics® simulation software is performed and how you can utilize these methods when setting up your own models.Read More
Fabian Scheuren June 23, 2014
One of the main issues with high-power electrical devices is thermal management. Together with BLOCK Transformatoren-Elektronik GmbH, we created a model using COMSOL Multiphysics simulation software that encompasses all of the important details when modeling heating of high-power electrical devices. To do so, we had to utilize high performance computing (HPC) with hybrid modeling. Here, we will discuss how to approach this real-life task with the COMSOL software.Read More
Lars Gregersen June 4, 2014
In Part 1 of this blog series, I introduced how you can export a model M-file from COMSOL Multiphysics® simulation software to learn about the structure of the COMSOL Application Programming Interface (API). One important part of a model M-file is the selections that are made in order to set up properties for the domain, boundaries, etc. These selections are identified using numbers. Here, we explain how you can automate the handling of the entity numbers using LiveLink™ for MATLAB®.Read More
Andrew Griesmer May 29, 2014
The most streamlined way to find solutions for your design parameters is to use parameter optimization with the LiveLink™ products. This is helpful when you know what results you want, but you don't know the optimal parameter values that lead to them.Read More
Lars Gregersen May 14, 2014
When developing models in COMSOL Multiphysics® software, it is common to come across tasks that have to be carried out repeatedly. This three-part blog series will show you how repetitive tasks can be efficiently achieved using model M-files and LiveLink™ for MATLAB®.Read More
Fanny Littmarck April 18, 2014
Did you know that you can use MATLAB® functions in your COMSOL Multiphysics® models? Well, you can, and in this video tutorial we will show you how, using LiveLink™ for MATLAB®.Read More
Lars Gregersen March 31, 2014
Modeling in COMSOL Multiphysics involves a lot of tasks, such as choosing the right physics, defining the geometry, and setting up boundary conditions and domain settings. Additionally, material properties have to be defined for the materials included in the model. Such material data may come from the Material Library, but it often has to be obtained experimentally or from literature and imported into COMSOL Multiphysics.Read More
Lorant Olasz March 26, 2014
When working with both SolidWorks® and COMSOL Multiphysics® via LiveLink™ for SolidWorks®, you can choose to synchronize selections. Here's why you should and how to do it.Read More


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Did a little Catering job for some VIP Customers at work ( my day job )a couple of weeks ago. Started off with some appetizer, then had ribs, pork roast, smoked salmon, striploin and some other stuff and finished with rum, chili, sugar and cinnamon marinated grilled pineapple and icecream for dessert. Happy customers -> happy boss -> some extra days off for the bbq whenever i need them
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Dick Jones, Local WWII vet lived the good life, dies at 93
Richard Lippincott Jones, 93, lived the good life and fought the good fight, but passed away Monday morning, July 1, 2013, of congestive heart failure. He is survived by his wife of nearly 38 years, Lois Ann Jones, and his two sons Richard Norman Jones of Monroe, Maine, and Ronald Lippincott Jones of Havana, Florida, and daughter-in-law Kimberly Hackler Jones also of Havana.
Richard "Dick" Jones was born in 1920 in Bristol, Pennsylvania. He served in the army during World War II in the "forgotten war" in the Aleutian Islands. He often spoke of his time there and the hardships and freezing temperatures the soldiers had to endure. He also spoke of the love he had for his fellow comrades; his great pride of his country; and his duty to serve.
When he returned from WWII, Dick moved to Allentown, New Jersey, married Dorothy Bergl, bought a Chrysler Dodge dealership, and raised a family. He later met and married Lois Walter. They moved to Yardley, Pennsylvania. He continued to sell cars at Dick Jones Motors. Anyone who ever knew Dick would say 'he could sell a pig a bar of soap' he was such a good car salesman. About ten years ago, Dick and Lois left Pennsylvania to move to sunny North Florida to escape the brutal winters and to be closer to his son, Ron.
Dick quickly made friends with some of the local gents in Havana who jokingly called him "Yankee Jones" when they gathered for breakfast downtown. Even after Dick's retirement, he never stayed still. You could see him zipping down Hwy 27 in his pick-up loaded with treasures he found along the road or at the dumpster. He was always wheeling and dealing. Buying and selling stuff was in his blood. He truly loved to strike a deal, get a bargain, or make a profit -- that really made his day!
Recently, Dick was one of several WWII veterans from the area who participated in the Honor Flight from Tallahassee to Washington, DC. He talked about that trip every day up until he entered the hospital. It was such a special experience for him. The family is so grateful that he was able to make that flight to visit the WWII memorial in our Nation's capital. He was treated with the due respect of an American hero, and he loved every minute of it.
The family hopes those who knew Dick Jones will remember him for being a real character with his animated ways, speech, and mannerisms, and for his keen mind, friendly demeanor, and strong wit. When folks asked Dick if he was having a good day, he would always say, "I don't have a bad day." Even during his last days in the hospital, Dick was still glad to say he was "on the green side." Although he didn't quite make it to age 100 like he wanted, he lived a good life up to his last. By those who loved him, he will be remembered as one who took great pride in his family, friends, and country, and was known for his generous spirit and kind heart. He made us all laugh and see the sunny side of things. He was a good soul, and he will be missed! The family will hold a private memorial later this summer.
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THREE million of Pakistan's richest income tax evaders will get 90 days to take up a government amnesty offer after which they will be hounded by inspectors under an ambitious plan to improve the country's finances.
The cabinet has approved an amnesty proposal targeting 3.1 million people officials identified as having avoided paying income tax in a country that's among the 15 lowest revenue-gathering nations in the world.
Under the plan, each will be able to pay a one-time 40,000 rupee ($A393) penalty on undeclared income and assets of up to 4 million rupees, according to Asrar Raouf, a senior official at Pakistan's tax collection body, the Federal Board of Revenue.
''This is our most drastic step to widen the tax net,'' Mr Raouf said. ''We will go after these tax evaders if they don't respond, and cripple their lives.''
The government says the proposals will help Pakistan repair its finances after recording the highest budget deficit in two decades in the year to June 30 as it missed its tax collection target and international assistance plunged. Critics, including rival politicians and former advisers to the finance ministry, say the primary aim is to protect the illegally stashed wealth of government supporters.
''This is our effort to bring the hidden wealth into the tax net,'' said Farhatullah Babar, spokesman for Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari.
''The government is giving this opportunity to tax evaders before launching a meaningful crackdown.''
Pakistan had to repay about $US7.5 billion to the International Monetary Fund by 2015, $US1.2 billion of which it had handed over by June, Moody's Investors Service said in July, when it cut Pakistan's credit rating deeper into junk status on falling reserves and political instability.
Only 856,000 people pay income tax in the country of about 200 million people.
The IMF said the amnesty would discourage honest taxpayers from continuing to pay up and was a short-term solution to much deeper problems, such as the chronic bribing of tax department officials to look the other way. BLOOMBERG


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Festive Football Desserts for Game Day
It's game day! You've prepared some delicious appetizers, adorned your walls with decorations supporting your favorite team and have refreshments ready to go, but what about the most important part? The dessert, obviously!
It's game day! You've prepared some delicious appetizers, adorned your walls with decorations supporting your favorite team and have refreshments ready to go, but what about the most important part? The dessert, obviously!
Every party needs a great dessert, and game day watch parties are no exception. So, if you're hosting a party with a few fellow fans, or heading out to the stadium to tailgate, celebrate with some impressive football-shaped desserts.
Check out our picks for the top must-have dessert recipes for football season, and celebrate a competitive season of tackles and touchdowns with these yummy treats! Pair these with other football inspired snacks, appetizers and of course - tailgate-friendly cocktails - for the ultimate football bash.
Touchdown Donuts
Sure, donuts always sound like a good idea in the beginning, until you get a good look at the recipe and realize how many steps are involved. That's why I love this easy donut recipe using biscuit dough! Not only can you create this delicious dessert option in just 10 minutes, but you can also easily transform them into a football shapes for game day! Find out how over on Something Swanky.
Football Cookies
Sometimes, we just want to skip the prep work and chow down on something sweet that is festive and ready to eat. Enter these amazing buttercream frosted football cookies from Cheryl's. The best part? Each cookie comes individually packaged for peak freshness and minimal crumbs.
Surprise Football Cupcakes
Ok, how amazing is this dessert? Although this would definitely not fall in the easy recipe category, this dessert is incredibly impressive when finished. Originally featured on Cupcake Project, it involves baking cake batter right inside an eggshell! Talk about a "wow" factor.
Chocolate Orange Football Spoons
For something a bit simpler, check out these chocolate dessert spoons from The Endless Meal. Melted chocolate with a dash of orange bitters make up this delicious, yet still impressive, dessert. Drizzle white chocolate to create the football laces and serve these up at your next Sunday night watch event or Super Bowl party.
Most Valuable Berries
Think football + fruit can't get along? Think again! Make your own chocolate covered strawberry footballs with a bit of chocolate and frosting, or order a batch from the pros over at Fruit Bouquets.
Football Fruit Bars
For something in the non-chocolate dessert family (although there IS a bit of chocolate on top), I love these Matcha passion fruit bars created in the shape of footballs! The recipe can be found on Brave Tart and features passion fruit and green tea flavors that are sure to impress.
Grid Iron Bars
For an easy and delicious treat everyone will love, make these Grid Iron Chocolate Bars. They are a great option for a quick, yet yummy dessert. With only five ingredients, you can easily whip these up on game day. Who could resist?
Football Whoopie Pies
We clearly cannot have a football desserts gallery without featuring these amazing Whoopie Pies. This recipe on Make Merry Events is for traditional chocolate pies, or try our s'mores and peppermint Whoopie pie recipes for an extra yum factor.
Football Oreo Truffles
You can't go wrong when creating a dessert using America's favorite cookie – the Oreo! These football truffles from Bakerella look adorable and delicious. She even offers some great advice on how to create that perfect football shape. Using crushed Oreos blended with cream cheese, you can recreate your own in no time.
See how Dawn Sandomeno and Elizabeth Mascali elevate the every day with their fantastic recipes and ideas!Read More »


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It's easy to make a Flex SDK from an AIR SDK for which you don't have a corresponding Flex SDK. This is what you do:
1. Download AIR SDK.
2. Locate the existing Flex SDK.
For a default installation, it's available in the C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Flash Builder Version\sdks folder.
3. In this location, extract AIR SDK to a new folder .
4. Copy the contents of your existing Flex SDK and paste it to the folder where you have AIR SDK, WITHOUT over writing any of the files.
Flex SDK is ready. When you create a new project, use this as the SDK.


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Preventing Bubble Entrapment in Microfluidic Devices Using Simulation
Bridget Paulus February 6, 2017
If bubbles in a microfluidic device become stuck, it can cause the device to malfunction. Bubble entrapment depends on several factors, including the geometry and flow characteristics of the microchannel, as well as the surface properties of its walls. To study these aspects, Veryst Engineering modeled a bubble in a microchannel using the COMSOL Multiphysics® software. Today, we look at their results, which shed light on the device geometries and contact angles that lead to bubble entrapment.Read More
Bridget Paulus November 29, 2016
Transdermal drug delivery (TDD) patches continuously deliver drugs into the body for a certain amount of time. However, the skin is designed to keep out foreign substances, like drugs. To create a TDD patch that successfully bypasses this barrier, simulation can be used to study drug release and absorption into the skin. To analyze this process, Veryst Engineering created a TDD patch model with the COMSOL Multiphysics® software and compared the results to experimental data.Read More
Guest Ionut Prodan September 13, 2016
Today, guest blogger and Certified Consultant Ionut Prodan of Boffin Solutions, LLC discusses using a hybrid approach to calculate fracture flux in thin structures. When modeling thin fractures within a 3D porous matrix, you can efficiently describe their pressure field by modeling them as 2D objects via the Fracture Flow interface. Significant fracture flux calculation issues, however, may arise for systems of practical interest, such as hydraulic fractures contained within unconventional reservoirs. See how a hybrid approach overcomes such difficulties.Read More
Guest Matteo Lualdi August 23, 2016
Today, guest blogger Matteo Lualdi of resolvent ApS, a COMSOL Certified Consultant, discusses the benefits of creating a simulation app to analyze a solid oxide fuel cell stack. For many businesses, numerical modeling and simulation are valuable tools at various stages of the design workflow, from product development to optimization. Apps further extend the reach of these tools, hiding complex multiphysics models beneath easy-to-use interfaces. Here's a look at one such example: a solid oxide fuel cell stack app.Read More
Guest Alfred Svobodnik April 4, 2016
Today, we welcome Managing Director Dr. Alfred J. Svobodnik of Konzept-X GmbH, a COMSOL Certified Consultant and developer of multidisciplinary virtually optimized industrial design technology (M-voiD® technology). MP3 players, smartphones, and tablets allow us to listen to our favorite music almost everywhere. While driving in a car, we should also enjoy the highest sound quality. Learn how to use simulation to reproduce sound in one of the most difficult environments — a vehicle — to design better automotive sound systems.Read More
Guest Linus Fagerberg February 24, 2016
Today, guest blogger Linus Fagerberg of Lightness by Design, a COMSOL Certified Consultant, shares how multiphysics simulation provides accuracy in automotive muffler design. The acoustic design of mufflers in the automotive industry has traditionally been performed by an iterative process where different alternatives are compared by experimental methods until a satisfactory design is found. Numerical simulation can drastically reduce a project's time and expenses, while simultaneously increasing the performance of the muffler.Read More
Guest Nagi Elabbasi February 10, 2016
Today, guest blogger and Certified Consultant Nagi Elabbasi of Veryst Engineering shares simulation research designed to optimize band gaps for phononic crystals. Phononic crystals are rather unique materials that can be engineered with a particular band gap. As the demand for these materials continues to grow, so does the interest in simulating them, specifically to optimize their band gaps. COMSOL Multiphysics, as we'll show you here, can be used to perform such studies.Read More
Guest Giuseppe Petrone January 18, 2016
Today, guest blogger and Certified Consultant Giuseppe Petrone of BE CAE & Test discusses creating apps to perform thermal analyses of electronic devices. When manufacturing electronic devices, leading companies often look to simulation in order to thermally characterize their products. At BE CAE & Test, we have found a more efficient way of answering such requests: designing apps that are tailored to our customers' needs. Our surface-mount device app, presented here, is just one testament to what apps can achieve.Read More
Guest Alexandre Oury March 11, 2015
Today, we welcome a new guest blogger, Alexandre Oury of SIMTEC. He discusses the analysis of current distributions in a molten salt electro-refiner. In a webinar highlighting electrochemical recycling processes, SIMTEC presented a computational approach for predicting current distributions in a molten salt electro-refiner. The three main types of current distribution (primary, secondary, and tertiary) were treated, with a particular emphasis on the first two types. Using COMSOL Multiphysics, we implemented primary and secondary current distributions in an electrolysis cell.Read More
Guest Vincent Bruyere March 4, 2015
Today, we are pleased to introduce a new guest author, Vincent Bruyere of SIMTEC, who shares insight into the modeling of induction furnaces. Induction heating has become an important process in many applications, from cooking meals to manufacturing. It is valued for its precision and efficiency along with being a non-contact form of heating. In this guest post, I will describe how to build an induction furnace model in COMSOL Multiphysics and demonstrate how it can enhance your design.Read More
Guest Mark Yeoman October 8, 2014
Today, guest blogger and Certified Consultant Mark Yeoman of Continuum Blue shares a numerical modeling example for RFID applications. We'll look at how we can make use of COMSOL Multiphysics® simulation software to determine the operating read range of a passive RFID tag powered by a reader's interrogating field. Additionally, we will look at how we can maximize this operating range by optimizing the tag's antenna design.Read More


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Ancient Copper Spear Point in Special Exhibit at A. E. Seaman Mineral Museum
November 12, 2013—
Two years ago, while wading in Portage Lake, Bobbie Dalquist found an ancient copper spear point partially buried in shallow water. As it turned out, Michigan Tech's manager of accounting information systems had stumbled upon a 4,000- to 6,000-year-old native artifact that was well preserved and in nearly useable condition.
It will be displayed at the A. E. Seaman Mineral Museum, on the campus of Michigan Technological University, through summer 2014, except between Dec. 12 and 16, adjacent to the museum's exhibit on the history of copper.
Native Americans who lived on the Keweenaw Peninsula long before the arrival of Europeans used the unique native copper of the region to fashion tools, weapons and jewelry.
"Because of its direct connection with the history of human use of the Keweenaw's greatest treasure—native copper—the spear point is worthy of exhibit in the museum," says Chris Stefano, associate curator. "This special exhibit is also consistent with the museum's status as a Keweenaw Heritage Site of the Keweenaw National Historical Park. The museum is grateful that Bobbie Dalquist is willing to share her find with the general public."
The spear point was also featured on Michigan's Archaeology Day 2013 poster and exhibited in East Lansing by the State Historic Preservation Office.
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The perils of betting on celebrity dressing were potently illustrated at the Grammy awards. The night's superstar, Adele, wore — wait for it — Giorgio Armani to accept her six gongs, before changing into Clements Ribeiro for her performance and Burberry for her finale.
I say "perils" because yesterday, as I made the rounds of New York Fashion Week, I heard two separate design camps claim she would be wearing them.
The first time was at the Zac Posen show, when an insider mentioned that, fingers crossed, Adele was going to be wearing one of their dresses. It wasn't 100 per cent sure, she said, but it looked good.
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You'll notice that marchers are only called "pro-life" in a scare-quotey sense to cast skepticism on their claims. You might wonder if the Times broke precedent to cover the massive march so as to be able to criticize it with this more prominent story.
It turns out that this piece is basically just a press release from the same savvy, highly funded PR firm that has been providing cover for Obama via similar stunts for the last year (I assume for more than a year, but I only really got hip to it in the last year).
The group is called Faith in Public Life. They're the ones who came up with the highly successful "Nuns on the Bus" tour that got embarrassingly uncritical coverage for an anti-Paul Ryan campaign featuring not one, not two, but as many as three to four nuns. The media literally (in the Biden sense, not the actual sense) could not have given them more or more favorable coverage. Even while ignoring massive events such as the 5,000+ Catholics packed into a Mass to pray for religious liberty last summer.
Would it surprise you to know that this group is funded by George Soros?


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Style Watch: 2012 Golden Globe Awards
These stars stepped out in their red carpet best hair styles for the 2012 Golden Globe Awards.
Romantic Glamour
Wearing a pale pink Dior gown and hair designed by master stylist Enzo Angileri, Charlize Theron's head-turning look was the epitome of modern, romantic glamour.
Try it: Curl small sections with a 2-inch curling iron to enhance volume and texture. Completely brush through, sweep the hair to the left and separate into three sections. Mist with Moroccanoil Frizz Control. "I pulled and rolled Charlize's first two sections into a loose bun and pinned them, working with hairspray throughout the process to control and hold the hair in place. I released and wrapped the last section under and around the bun and pinned it," says Angileri. Finally, adjust and free strands in the bun to make it more unstructured, messy, and a bit wispy. To complete the look, Angileri placed a Cartier diamond headband into the style.
Bohemian Chic
Nicole Kidman wowed watchers with her smooth, silky mane and subtle "half moon" curls at the ends. The style gave Kidman a curly wave at the ends to provide movement and texture.
Try it: Start with wet hair and apply a dime-sized amount of Miracle Oil Elixir by David Babaii. Create a smooth blowout using the medium-sized T3 AntiGravity Barrel Brush and dry the hair. Part hair down the middle and flatiron to straighten the root, sealing the cuticle. Then create "half moon" bends at the ends.
Red-Carpet Beauty
Reese Witherspoon rocked the red carpet from head to toe on Golden Globes night. According to Pureology PureArtists Natasha Sunshine, Wendy Belanger and Sandy Joseph, this look is easy to achieve with a medium round brush and a 1-inch curling iron.
Try it: Work around the head, wrap hair around a 1-inch curling iron creating soft curls. Separate curls with fingers and apply Anti Breakage Twist for added texture and definition. Backcomb and tease crown for volume.
Flapper Chic
Winner for Best Actress, Michelle Williams wore a headband with a jeweled brooch, which gave a modern spin to her retro look. According to Wella Professionals stylist Chris McMillan, "The style was a retro '60s combined with Flapper fl air type of look that showed there's still a lot of glamour and versatility with short hair."
Try it: Apply Wella Professionals Natural Volume Styling Mousse to wet hair, shape hair with hands, and let hair air-dry. Once dry, direct blow dryer at the roots to give extra lift at the crown and body. Apply a headband with jeweled brooch. Push bangs over to the side where the jewel is positioned for a heavy fringe effect.
Twisted Updo
"Angelina Jolie's looped roller coaster twists and turns have a lot of movement," says Philip Pelusi, creator of Tela Beauty Organics. "This beautiful twisted sculpture can be reproduced with a few special products and a few hair pins that coordinate with your client's hair color."
Try it: Set the hair in the largest size Velcro or hot rollers. Use Tela Beauty Organics by Philip Pelusi Dri Shampoo to add lift at the root. Wind rollers down the scalp and pin in place. If using hot rollers, put them in and let them stay in the hair just a few minutes, then remove them and let hair cool. Secure the hair into a hair band in the center of the back of the head, form a loop and then pin into place near the hair band. Form another loop, going in another direction and pin into place. Repeat this process almost forming a figure-8 until all of the hair is pinned down and the hair band is completely covered.
Classically Cool
George Clooney's look is perfect for guys who want to keep their hair easy-to-style, short and stylish.
Try it: "Because Clooney's hair cut is lightly texturized, the soft-side part look is best when styled with Matrix's Beach Clay," says Matrix Artistic Director, Ammon Carver. "When applied to dry hair, it's perfect for a controlled style with some light separation."
Touch of Gray
Matt LeBlanc's once-dark hair sported some gray at the Golden Globes this year—and his cut was a little shorter too. According to David Guerin, global artistic director for Oster Professional, creating this look is easy
Try it: "Use the 3 ¾ blade on the sides Professional with the Turbo 77 clipper. and back of the hair to achieve the ½-inch length LeBlanc has. When using a blade that is long, hair isn't cut precisely so there is more of a textured look. Clipper over comb the top with the size 000 blade and then chunk out the top with the size 1 blade to add more texture by taking the blade and stabbing it in and out of the hair. Finish with a clay to leave a matte finish.
Cat Eye
Emma Stone's smoky eye is different because it is dramatically extended and blended out in the corners, creating almost a cat-eye effect with the shadow. "This technique helps lift the eyes and give them a more almond-like shape," says Kristen Therese Leonard, make-up artist and marketing manager for Your Name Professional Brands.
Try it: Draw a cat-eye shape, with dark shadow and a smudge brush, following and extending the shape of the eye. Fill in the corners and smooth and blend the edges. For a natural matte finish on the skin and a pop of pink to cheeks and lips, use Your Name's Baked Hydrating Powder Foundation and Your Name's Baked Blush in "Tulip."


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HOUSTON - A woman has been accused of stalking and trying to kill another woman because she thought the woman was having an affair with her husband.
Lucila Jimenez, 44, has been charged with felony stalking.
The Harris County Sheriff's Office said a woman told deputies that Jimenez called her on Jan. 12 to say that she would "kill her" if she did not stop sleeping with her husband. The calls continued for months, officials said.
In February, the woman said Jimenez approached her and threatened her, and she recognized her as a former customer.
On July 19, the victim said that Jimenez followed her to work and then tried to run her and her young daughter off the road with her vehicle twice, court documents said.
The victim drove to the Houston Police Department storefront, where Jimenez followed her, officials said. Jimenez then threatened the victim again in front of police, according to a police statement, and she was told to leave immediately and not arrested.
The next day, Jimenez went to where the woman worked, the Tips Hair Salon, 10176 Veterans Memorial Drive, and threatened her while reaching inside her purse, as if for a weapon, deputies said. Witnesses called 911 and Jimenez drove off.
She remained on the loose on Monday.
Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.
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By Colleen Wheeler | Tuesday, October 25, 2011
In this week's free movie, Deke continues the theme he began last week: presenting timeless techniques in seasonally appropriate situations. For instance, the faux HDR technique that Deke shows you how to create this week is useful throughout the year for creating a striking ambiance, but as Deke demonstrates, it's particularly suited to the creation of zombies. And what better time of year to turn portraits of your unsuspecting friends into scary undead creatures? Take this admittedly hapless but certainly unscary fellow, for instance:
Deke begins by converting the image to the Lab color space and then applying a Shadow/Highlight adjustment to exaggerate the shadows and highlights. He'll show you how to protect your Lab-based modifications by placing your layer inside the protective covering of a smart object (even Lab-created zombies need protection). Before applying a Levels command to sink the midtones, he'll create a mask with the Color Range command. And when Deke describes a face "riddled with marching ants," you can be comforted by the fact that he's really just talking about a Photoshop selection. Apply some sharpening, and the result is this frightening creature:
For lynda.com members, there's an exclusive video over in the Online Training Library® where Deke takes this effect to even more macabre extremes—going full-zombie with this effect:
Lab-created creatures, sharpening, marching ants, and masks. Photoshop, in Deke's hands, has everything you need for a creative and creepy Halloween.
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Photoshop doesn't just support multiple color spaces, it supports infinite variations on the device-dependent ones. You can open an RGB photo, process it in Lab, and output it to CMYK, with certainty that the conversions will work.
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THE leadership of Worcestershire County Council has admitted it got cuts to funding for the vulnerable wrong - and revealed a public outcry led to a change of tack.
Controversial plans to slash 60 per cent from a yearly £15 million funding pot for the elderly, vulnerable and disabled are being slowed down after an extra £3 million was found to soften the blow.
As your Worcester News revealed last month, the money is being put into a transition fund to give service providers time to prepare for the reductions.
During a cabinet meeting councillors said the 5,500 responses made during a consultation swayed them into putting the extra funds in.
It also emerged at the meeting that the money, known as Supporting People cash, helps 70 outside bodies to offer 165 different services.
It includes domestic abuse help, substance misuse and debt advice, 24-hour wardens for pensioners in sheltered accommodation, call alarms for the disabled and homelessness support.
Councillor Marcus Hart, cabinet member for health and well-being, said: "I'd like to place on the record my thanks for all the positive discussions we've had with service providers, who I believe understand the financial difficulties all 'uppr tier' authorities face.
"I became acutely aware that our £15 million budget being reduced to £6.5 million straightaway was going too far, too fast.
"The message we got during the consultation was concern over the scale and pace of change, with providers saying if they had more time they could look at making things work with less money.
"I think they do understand we need to reduce our base budget and it's another example of this cabinet listening to what we're being told.
"Whilst this, I am sure will not make everyone happy it goes a long way to making sure we treat with compassion and humility some of the most vulnerable members of society."
Councillor Adrian Hardman, the leader, said: "We've had a considerable pause in this process and sometimes it's entirely correct to stand back and re-assess the decision."
The council says the £3 million will ensure around 30 to 40 different contracts can be extended by several months, rather than finish at the end of March.
The transition cash is one-off funding, and the plan is still to withdraw 60 per cent of the £15 million kitty over the next year.
In recent weeks the council has come under fire from a range of housing associations, with Festival Housing claiming it could lead to a judicial review.


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SEC coaches honor Muschamp, Sturgis
Published: Wednesday, December 5, 2012 at 3:41 p.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, December 5, 2012 at 3:41 p.m.
Will Muschamp's coaching peers in the SEC obviously are impressed with what he's done in his second season at Florida. They voted him co-coach of the year in the conference, the SEC revealed Wednesday. He shares the honor with first-year Texas A&M coach Kevin Sumlin.
The SEC also announced that Florida place-kicker Caleb Sturgis is the co-special teams player of the year, along with South Carolina kick returner Ace Sanders.
After going 7-6 in his first season at Florida, Muschamp and the Gators rebounded in a big way in 2012, winning 11 of 12 games and earning a berth in a BCS Bowl (Sugar). He is the first UF coach to be honored as coach of the year in the SEC since Steve Spurrier in 1996. Sumlin led the Aggies to a 10-2 season in his first year in the SEC.
En route to becoming UF's all-time field goals leader, Sturgis, a senior from St. Augustine, made 23 of 27 attempts this season and led the Gators in scoring with 101 points.
In the league's other individual awards voted on by the coaches, Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel is the offensive player of the year, while the defensive player of the year is South Carolina defensive end Jadeveon Clowney.
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text: FIrst off, the Pacers are in need of an "actual" star. No offense to Granger, but he is a #2 guy at best. CP3 DOES NOT want to play in New Orleans. He would fit well in the Pacers' system, and we could unload some dead cap weight onto New Orleans. Even if we have to get rid of Granger, I would like to see this happen. Chris Paul is an amazing talent, and he needs a young team to be the leader of. Please help me understand why Bird wouldn't even consider this as an option.


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There are a lot of men in dresses lately, and I'm not even talking about the guys at the Rose Room or the cast of The Divine Sister at the Kalita. No, for some reason, it's farce month at North Texas theaters, and a farce just isn't complete without a little cross-dressing.
At Stage West in Fort Worth, at least some of the gender confusion is sexy, as a twinky bellhop (Garret Storms) strips down to his tightie-whities (well, really tightie-reddies) before slipping on a Carnaby Street mod-mini and pumps to swing his hips. The play is What the Butler Saw, the last of gay British playwright Joe Orton's handful of full-length stage plays (it was first staged two years after Orton's lover murdered him). There are no butlers in it, nor is there any butling. It isn't even a mystery, as the name might suggest. All of which makes it exactly what it's meant to be: a nonsensical knockabout set in a mental home, where the inmates might as well be running the asylum.