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Well ladies, we‰۪ve done it again. The tropical beach babe behind the Goldfish Kiss, Rebekeh Steen, has designed one stella little capsule collection for La Luna Rose Jewelry ‰ÛÒ and its here for us all to enjoy!åÊ
It‰۪s fair to say that Bek of Goldfish Kiss is a jewelry wearing, stacking necklace, accessory queen! Our latest collab is a collection of 4 necklaces (3 of which can be purchased as separate charms) and one killer printed scarf that are guaranteed to be your new Summer-all-year-round best friends. Inspired by her love of the beach, tropics and ocean living, Bex designed these charms and ‰Û÷Aloha‰۪ printed Scarf for La Luna Rose as mini keepsakes of special moments in her life.
If you have followed Goldfish Kiss for more than a day (or taken a quick glimpse at her blog over here) it‰۪s pretty clear to say that she is a HUGE fan of Hawaii. In fact, this beach babe used to live there! The beautiful ‰Û÷Aloha Necklace‰۪ is a hand-scripted design by Bek, designed as a momento to take a slice of Hawaii with you wherever you may live! As someone who myself is dying to visit Hawaii, my Aloha necklace is staying close to my heart! #ChicasWhoTravel
Available designs in this latest collaboration collection includes: A Surf Fin Charm, A Hibiscus Flower Charm, A Sunset Charm, the Aloha Necklace and the Goldfish Kiss original print Scarf!
Each piece from this collection has been designed by Rebekah Steen of Goldfish Kissin collaboration with La Luna Rose as a limited edition collection. All designs are original and we both can‰۪t wait to share more tropical vibes with you all across the globe through this capsule! To find out more about the legend behind the designs, head over here to read her tropical blog.
Any questions about this piece or the collaboration? Click here to get in touch.
Look forward to seeing your and your new best friend soon Chica - be sure to tag us! #LaLunaRose #ChicasWhoTravel
La Luna Rose also proudly donates 1 of all sales back to the planet.åÊ
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Our necklaces come in a variety of lengths from 15" (Petites & almost a Choker length) to 23". Our 15", 16" and 18" length necklaces all come in our Fine Chain with the 20" and 23" length chains in our 'Everyday' Chain which is slightly heavier in weight. All items in the La Luna Rose shop clearly label the length of the chain used for that design. Unless otherwise stated, all necklaces are adjustable by 1"/2.5cm in length. Below is a diagram of how our chain lengths sit on a body. If you have a large breast area, you may find that the 23" length chain sits in between your boobs...a good thing or bad, I'm not sure, that's up to you!
|SMALL (Size 6-10)
|MEDIUM (Size 10-14
|LARGE (Size 14-16)
|Shoulder Width
|Sleeve Length
|Chest Measurement
|Back Length
It is important to note that different countries have different sizing methods.
Most of the world goes by number sizing which is the easiest and most accurate.
Because we sell our jewellery all over the world, we have decided to stick with number sizing and have put together the below chart to help you out. The most common size for ladies is a size 7 and size 10 for man. If you are unsure of your size you can measure the inner diameter of one of your own rings and refer to the below measurements.
Feel free to email us at email@example.com if you have any further issues.
Please also note that if you are ordering a wide band ring, its usually a good idea to go up a size.
Size 6 = Ring Sizes L, M, N. Inner Diameter measures 16.5mm
Size 7 = Ring Sizes N, O, P. Inner Diameter measures 17.3mm
Size 8 = Ring Sizes P, Q, R. Inner Diameter measures 18.1mm
Size 9 = Ring Sizes R, S, T. Inner Diameter measures 18.9mm
If you require a ring in a different size in any of the designs offered, please send us an email here and we will see what our clever silversmiths can do for you.
La Luna Rose chain bracelets fit much like the beaded bracelets with an adjustable clasp. Therefore they have two/three size options for you. They sit at a total circumference of approx 15cm & 17.5cm
Petites Bracelets - We have a number of options for our bracelets for little girls - they're our top seller and little girls just love them! Our Beaded tassel bracelets have an adjustable sizing system and comfortably fit a little girl from aged 3 - 14. Girls 14 and upwards are recommended to fit our Adults collection however if they have small wrists they will still fit the Petites range. To measure a little girls wrist, please wrap a piece around their wrist with 2 fingers underneath. Mark the paper, and lay flat to measure with a ruler.
Our Petites Sideshow Sally Bracelets are adjustable in length and open up to 18cm in circumference. If you don't have a direct wrist to measure, this bracelet system is almost fail safe and accommodates almost all wrist sizes.
Our Petites Sunday Sandy Bracelets measure 12cm in length with 3 options of length within the clasp system.
Our La Luna Fiesta Bracelets measure 14cm in length/circumference and all have the ability to have any of our La Luna Rose charms added to them.
Our Petites Chain Bracelets measure 15cm in length with an smaller loop at 12.5cm. If you need larger, feel free to order an adults size.
Petites Rings - Our Petites range also offers rings for little girls. Please measure your childs finger first to ensure you are ordering the correct size. We would recommend a size 3.5 for girls 6-8 and a size 4.5 for girls 8-13 and a size 5-6 for 14-17year olds. However - every finger and body is different! Any questions, just send us and email here and we would be happy to help.
Petites Necklaces - Our La Luna Rose Fine Chain Necklace measure 15" in length with an extra size loop at 14". Our La Luna Fiesta Necklaces measure 34cm in length and all have the ability to have any of our La Luna Rose charms added to them.
If you require any other sizes for any of our items, please just let us know and we will see what we can whip up for you! You can contact us here.Save


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Saving The Plants That Save Us
The Rosy periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus) pictured above increases a child's chance of surviving leukemia by 10 to 95%. Many plants save our lives; in fact 50,000 different species of plant are known to be used for medicinal purposes. But these plants are increasingly threatened for a host of reasons, and as they disappear so do our life saving resources. Botanical Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) has just published a report that looks at the state of medicinal plants from around the world.The report notes how important medicinal plants are for 80% of the world's population (~5 billion people). It stresses that herbal medicine accounts for much of the world's available medicine, even in so called 'developed' countries. Nearly 50% of all prescription drugs were first identified in plants, and a full 25% of drugs are directly extracted from plants. Indeed, there is growing interest in herbal medicine throughout all areas of medical science, as we discover the complexity and nuanced nature of plant chemistry and ecology.
This report offers an excellent look at a complex issue that ties together the ecology of the plants as well as the social, cultural, and economic conditions that result in conservation challenges. The challenge of conserving medicinal plants is a microcosm of how we interact with our natural world:
"It speaks of supply, it speaks of demand, and it speaks of competition and control. Humankind's use of species and ecosystems is critically determined by these variables"
(Murphree, 2003).
The BGCI lays out a comprehensive plan on how botanical gardens can increase their ability and effectiveness in conserving medicinal plants. Given the inherent need for sustainable development of our natural resources I though it worth the time to study their approach. Just the titles within the report alone give a good road map for considering sustainability.
1. Research
2. Educate
3. Collaborate
4. Conserve
5. Preserve Indigenous Knowledge
6. Develop Alternatives to Wild Harvest, Technology Transfer
7. Sustainable Wild Harvest
For more information about the BGCI visit their website, or download the PDF free.

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Are you ready to be a Winter Warrior and stay fit, fierce and focused with ZOOMA this winter?
Winter Warrior Package includes:
- Entry into the Holiday Challenge a 7-Week Challenge
- Entry into the Love Run Challenge a 7-week run streak challenge
- Both Challenges include weekly tips
- Access to a private Facebook Motivation Group
- Motivated Mondays featuring weekly videos and emails that will explain each week's plan and get you motivated
- Super cute swag – You'll get the Holiday Challenge swag + Run Love Challenge swag + you can purchase an exclusive Winter Warrior insulated travel mug and quarter zip at registration!
Winter Warrior Package runs from Nov 13 – Feb 14
Package Price – $89 ($105 from 11/1-11/6)
Registration opens Tues 10/16 at 10am EST.
Registration closes November 6
(capacities are limited and may close at any time)
*All items and inclusions subject to change*
The 2018 ZOOMA Holiday Challenge was created for busy, fitness and health conscious women like you in mind. To help you cut through the overwhelm and stay sane by making a little time to keep your fitness goals on track.
And there's just something great about having a community of like-minded women available to connect with for inspiration and motivation. Give yourself the best holiday gift yet and join us November 12 – December 31 for the first-ever Zooma Holiday Challenge!
So what IS the 2018 Holiday Challenge? We're keeping it simple this year…
- You commit to move 30 minutes a day, 5-6 times a week from Nov 13 – Dec 31.
- You commit to 1-2 days of self-care/rest/relaxation a week during that time.
- We'll help keep you motivated, provide strength training options, recipes, tips and weekly content. And give you permission to take care of you.
Your registration includes:
- 7-Week Holiday Challenge
- Weekly tips on how to fit in workouts, strength training ideas, keeping stress at a minimum and more
- Access to the private Facebook Motivation Group
- Motivated Mondays to get you motivated and ready for the week!
- SWAG! Comfy and cute long sleeve tee + Holiday medal ornament
Holiday Challenge runs from Nov 13 – Dec 31
Package Price – $49 ($59 from 11/1-11/6)
Registration opens Tue 11/16 at 10am EST!
Registration closes November 6
(capacities are limited and may close at any time)
Ready for Love Run RUN STREAK Challenge?
We're shaking up the Run Love Challenge – we're even changing the name! It's now the ZOOMA Love Run Challenge!
We KNOW that winter can be such a tough time to keep on top of your fitness and running goals. So we're giving you a new, fun challenge for 2019! RUN STREAK!
Ok, here's how it works. You run or walk every day from January 1 – February 14. Minimum amount is 1 mile or 15 minutes – you pick. You can run or walk more (but not less).
We'll expect you to check in everyday and record your activity – either on the private Facebook group or on the Challenge worksheet we send you (or both!)
We re-designed the ZOOMA Love Run Challenge for busy, fitness and health conscious women like you in mind. To keep you moving and shaking even through the long winter months!
Start the new year off right and feel the Love you Run with the ZOOMA Love Run run streak challenge!
Package includes:
- 6-Week run streak challenge
- Weekly tips on how to train and stay motivated through the winter
- Access to a private Facebook Motivation Group
- Motivated Mondays featuring motivation, running content, and tips and tricks to keep you motivated and moving!
- Swag! Adorable swag shipped to your door!
Event details and schedule
- Holiday Challenge - $49 ($55 after 10/31)
- Run Love Chalenge - $49 ($59 after 12/16)
- Winter Warrior Package - $89 - BEST VALUE - cost is less than a gym membership and you get amazing swag!


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Easy Lemon Ginger Marmalade with Brandy
You can make this marmalade with any citrus, any liquor and any spices. Here are some suggestion: grapefruit-brandy-ginger, orange-bourbon-vanilla. Let your palate be your guide.
Servings: 4 Cups
1 Pound Lemons
1 Additional Lemon
2" Peeled Ginger
2 1/2 Cups Water
3 1/2 Cups Sugar
2 Tablespoons Brandy
1 Teaspoon Spice (Tonka Bean, Vanilla, Star Anise, etc.)
- Scrub lemons with a vegetable brush under running water.
- Slice the ginger with the Ginger Tool.
- Cut lemons in half lengthwise. Cut a "v" in the middle of each half and remove the center pith and the seeds. Cut the lemons into quater slices in the Big Mouth Chopper, using the slicing blade.
- Put the pith and seeds in a silicone or stainless steel herb infuser to add to the pot (both the pith and seeds have a lot of pectin and will help the marmalade gel.)
- Place fruit and infuser with the seeds and pith in a large stainless steel or enamel saucepan. Add water, bring to a boil over high heat, reduce heat, cover and boil gently for 25 minutes. Remove and discard seeds and pith.
- Add sugar and bring to a full boil, and boil rapidly, uncovered, until mixture will form a gel, ~20 minutes, stirring frequently. Skim off any scum from the surface of the marmalade. Remove from heat and stir in liquor and spice.
- Ladle into sterilized jars and process as below.
To Determine if the Mixture Forms a Gel:
- Freezer Method: Place 3 small plates in the freezer at start of cooking. Put a spoonful of marmalade mixture on one of the plates and return to freezer for 2 minutes. Meanwhile, remove the saucepan from the heat to prevent overcooking. If the mixture is sufficiently cooked, it will form a gel that moves slowly as the plate is tilted. If it runs off the plate, cook for another 2 minutes and repeat until freezer test indicates a gel is formed.
- Sheet or Spoon Test: Test for gel formation by periodically dipping a cool metal spoon into the hot fruit mixture and immediately lifting so the mixture runs off. At first the drops will be light and syrupy. As the mixture continues to cook, the drops from the spoon will become heavier. When the mixture "sheets" from the spoon (the drops become very thick and two drops run together before dropping off), no further cooking is required.
Sterilizing Jars:
- Minutes before processing: partially fill a large pot with hot water. Place the number of clean canning jars needed into the pot; make sure the water covers all the jars. Cover and bring to a boil over high heat. Boil for at least 10 minutes to sterilize the jars. (This step generally requires 20-30 minutes, depending on the size of your pot.)
- 5 minutes before processing place the lids in a heat proof bowl and pour boiling water over them.
Filling Jars:
- Remove jars from boiling water with a jar lifter, drain and place on a towel. (Leave the water boiling so you can process the jars after they're filled)
- Using a canning scoop and a canning funnel, ladle the food into the hot jars to within 1/2 inch of the top rim (head space).
- If the food is in large pieces, remove trapped air bubbles by sliding a clean small wooden chop stick between the glass and the food; add more food if more than 1/4 inch of head space..
- Wipe jar rim to remove any stickiness.
- Retrieve the lids with a lid lifter.
- Center lid on jar; apply screw band just until fingertip tight.
Processing Filled Jars:
- Put filled jars into the pot with the still-boiling water with a jar lifter. Make sure the water covers the jars by at least 1 inch.
- Cover the pot and boil the jars for 15 minutes. Remove from the pot with the jar lifter and put on a towel.
- Make sure jars seal as they cool (you will hear a pop and the lids curve downward).
This marmalade is made without any added pectin. The fruit and the use of the seeds and pith, as well as the testing method, should ensure that your marmalade will set.
An alternative to cutting a "v" in the lemon halves is using an apple corer to hollow out the lemon before cutting it in half.
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Teacher Arrested After Video Of Her Repeatedly Hitting Student Goes Viral
A Texas teacher has been arrested after a video of her repeatedly hitting a student over the head went viral.
In the nine-second video, the teacher, identified as Mary Hastings from Ozen High School in Beaumont, U.S., slaps a student five times after what looks like an apparent disruption in the classroom. And it's not a light slap, either – it looks like she full on beats him.
To make matters worse, you can hear Hastings call the student an 'idiot ass' before mocking him in front of other students.
What happened before and after the video remains unclear, but the teacher has been arrested and charged with one count of misdemeanour assault, Fox 4 Beaumont reports. She was taken to Jefferson County Jail and released after posting a $2,500 (£1,762) bond.
The Beaumont Independent School District released a statement saying that Hastings was immediately removed from the classroom and placed on administrative leave pending an ongoing investigation. It's pretty clear though that the investigation will probably be short… the video says it all.


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You can inexpensively safeguard the interior of your house so things don't move or fall in an earthquake, preventing injury to your family and preventing damage and risk of fire to your home. Use straps, clips, screws, putty and more, and make sure to secure shelves to walls.
During an emergency, the normal use of your household utilities may be affected, and how you deal with your utilities will become critical.
Shut off electricity when:
- Arcing or burning occurs in electrical devices.
- There is a fire or significant water leak.
- You smell burning insulation.
- The area around switches or plugs is blackened and/ or hot to the touch.
- A complete power loss is accompanied by the smell of burning material.
For more information, contact Tillamook People's Utility District at 503-842-2535 or 800-422-2535.
After a major earthquake, shut off your water supply to protect the water in your house. Cracked pipes may allow contaminants into the water supply in your home.
The water shutoff is usually located in the basement, garage or where the water line enters the home. The water shutoff is located on a riser pipe and is usually a red or yellow wheel. Turn wheel clockwise to shut off.
In addition, to prepare for an earthquake, strap your water heater to a stud in the wall.
For more information, contact
- City of Manzanita Public Works Department at 503-368-5347 (503-815-1911 for after-hours emergencies)
- City of Nehalem Public Works Department at 503-368-5155 (503-801-0955 or 503-801-5001 for after-hours emergencies)
- City of Wheeler Water Department at 503-368-5767
If there is no water in your toilet, but the sewer lines are intact, pour 3-5 gallons of water into the toilet bowl to flush. You may use seawater, bath, laundry or pool water.
If you suspect damage to your home's water lines, do NOT flush the toilet. Turn off water at the house so contaminated water does not enter your water system.
If sewer lines are broken, line bowl with double-bagged garbage bags to collect waste. Before discarding, add a small amount of bleach; then seal the bag and place in a tightly covered container, away from people.
If the toilet is unusable, we recommend using a five-gallon bucket with a tight-fitting lid, lined with a double-bagged plastic garbage bag.
If you smell gas, hear gas escaping, see a broken gas line or if you suspect a leak, shut off the main valve at the tank and open all windows and doors.
Never use candles or matches if you suspect a leak. Do not turn on electrical switches or appliances.
Identify the main shutoff valve on your tank.
Keep any tool required to shut off tank valve permanently tethered nearby.
Have your interior propane lines and appliance checked before opening the tank valve.
Do not use your telephone, cell phone, garage door opener or even a flashlight.
Do not smoke, use a lighter or strike a match.
Do not start or stop nearby vehicles or other machinery.
Long-distance phone lines often work before local phone lines, so identify an out-of-state contact and provide this person with the contact information of people you want to keep informed of your situation. Share this information with your family and friends locally.
Avoid making non-urgent phone calls after a disaster — even if phone lines are undamaged, increased phone traffic can jam phone circuits.
Cordless phones or phone systems require electricity; make sure you have a backup phone that requires no electricity.
Keep coins in your GoBag. Pay phones may work before other phone lines.
Don't count on your cell phone — increased traffic on cell phone networks can quickly overload wireless capacity.
Record an outgoing message on your voicemail so that callers can be reassured of your safety status.
Learn how to use text messaging. It uses a different part of the cell phone network and it might be possible to send and receive text messages when voice channels for mobile phones and land lines are jammed.
After an earthquake, check all your telephones to be sure they have not shaken off the hook, tying up a line.
Consider purchasing a flexible solar panel that can power at least a cell phone or iPad, or a larger that can power a computer.


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SBI Recruitment: State Bank of India Clerical Recruitment
State Bank of India (SBI) have total 3100 vacancies for the Post of Clerk. State Bank of India recruitment for Special Recruitment Drive for SC/ST/OBC Category and Regular recruitment for posting at north eastern circle.
State Bank of India wants candidates for Clerical Post(3100)
There are total 3100 vacancies. State-wise and category-wise vacancies along with eligibility criteria and other details are available on www.sbi.co.in and www.statebankofindia.com
Apply for the Clerical Recruitment for State Bank of India online
Detailed information is also available in the Employment News/ Rojgar issue dated on 07 January 2011
Details of the Examination:
Online Registration start from: 28 December 2011
Date of Closure: 20 January 2012
Date of Closure for Edit: 22 January 2011
Start Date for Fee deposit: 28 December 2011
Last Date for Fee deposit: 20 January 2012
Last Date for Reprint: 05 February 2012
Online Payment Last Date: 20 January 2012
Payment by Challan Last Date: 25 January 2012
How to Apply?
Important note: Applicant should have valid email Id because call letter/interview advice etc will send by e-mail
OPTION-I: Payment of Offline
1. First scan your photograph with signature
2. Open the online application format from www.statebankofindia.com or www.sbi.co.in
3. Fill the application form.
-After filling data save the data then you can got the registration number and password which will generated by system. Note down your registration number and password.
4. Take print out of payment Challan generated by system
5. Fee Payment: After successfully registration deposit your fee after 2nd working day within three working days at any branch of State Bank of India.
(e.g. When your registration on 03.01.2012, then you will be able to deposit fee from 05.01.2012 to 07.01.2012, considering )
6. You can receive the registration number by SMS/ E-mail after two working days from the date of payment of fees.
OPTION-II Payment of Online
1. There is no fee payment challan will not be generated.
2. You can payment by using MASTER/VISA debit/ credit cards or Internet Banking.
3. After Completing transaction charges printout for your record.
4. If online transaction is not be done, try again are revisit Online Application link and fill in details again and make payment online.
Apply online for State Bank of India wants candidates for Clerical Post(3100)


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Mashreq Bank
United Arab Emirates
After a branch redesign failed to meet expectations, Mashreq Bank approached allen international to evaluate the new retail bank design and devise a rollout strategy which would deliver cost savings and revenue growth.
Our strategy involved using digital communications, furniture upgrades and removing anything which didn't add value.
Most of Mashreq Bank's branches are now using the new concept which reduced costs by 70% whilst showing an 18% increase in revenues.
Assess current design.
Devise new rollout strategy.
Drive rollout costs down.
Digital communications.
Upgrade furniture elements.
Most branches upgraded.
Costs down 70%.
Revenues up 18%.


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Our natural and organic blend keeps your skin smooth and supple. Added aloe vera helps moisturize dry skin, sooth minor irritations and prevent cracking. When you use Mill Creek Botanicals, you can trust your products are free of parabens and do not contain any other harsh chemicals or preservatives. Since 1975, our mission is to seek the best sustainable ingredients possible and provide you with one natural and sensational experience.
Mill Creek Botanicals fragrance free hypoallergenic formula nourishes your body by replenishing moisture and nutrients your skin needs.
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Thursday, July 4, 2013
Variations on America: Masterworks from American Art Forum Collections
"Variations on America: Masterworks from American Art Forum Collections" celebrated the vision and passion of private collectors who are formally affiliated with the Smithsonian American Art Museum. The exhibition presented 72 major artworks, several of which are rarely on public display, from 26 distinguished private collections by some of America's most talented and cherished artists, including John Singer Sargent, Edward Hopper and Georgia O'Keeffe.
The exhibition was on view from April 13 through July 2 2007. "Variations on America" featured a wide range of paintings, watercolors, pastels, decorative arts and sculptures from the mid-19th century through the 20th century, selected by Chief Curator Eleanor Harvey and Deputy Chief Curator George Gurney.
The exhibition was presented in loose chronological groupings, beginning with two early portraits of children, each touched with sadness.
Henry Inman's "Mistippee" (about 1833)
shows a young Creek boy, whose tribe was part of the "Trail of Tears" forced migration to the west.
Sarah Miriam Peale's "Mary Leopold Griffith (1838–1841)" (1841)
is a posthumous portrait of a child felled by illness.
James McNeill Whistler's "Harmony in Grey: Chelsea in Ice" (1864),
painted soon after his mother came to live with him in London, is one of the artist's first great experiments with abstraction, prefiguring developments in his art almost a decade later. Broad swaths of grey and tan and white evoke ice floes on the Thames River, with the distant city nearly obscured in smoke and haze.
The exhibition included more than 10 seascapes and landscapes from the 1870s and 1880s, among them major artworks by Sanford Robinson Gifford, Martin Johnson Heade, Winslow Homer, John Singer Sargent and Francis A. Silva, which suggest the variety of expression American artists found in nature.
Frederic Edwin Church's "View from Olana in the Snow" (1871–1872)
is a magesterial view across the open landscape and river near the artist's new home near Hudson, N.Y.
Arthur Wesley Dow's "A Field, Kerlaouen" (1885),
often considered his finest work, creates an unusually intense mood through the handling of trees, an open field and an overcast sky.
Narrative paintings were included, such as
Eastman Johnson's "Cardplaying at Fryeburg, Maine" (about 1865),
one of his best works celebrating the annual ritual of making maple sugar—a return to rural pleasures at a time of Civil War.
William McGregor Paxton, in "The Breakfast" (1911),
shows how a new marriage can be fraught with tension, even before the morning coffee cups have been cleared.
Some featured objects had not been on public view in many decades. The exhibition is a rare opportunity to see Louis Comfort Tiffany's acclaimed three-panel stained glass "Dining Room Screen with Autumnal Fruits" (about 1900). When Tiffany exhibited the screen at the 1900 Paris Exposition Internationale, he was awarded the grand prize, beating his rivals René Lalique and Émile Gallé.
A delightful contrast was Reginald Marsh's hilarious three-panel "Golf Course Scene" (1922), lampooning the foibles and fashions of golfers.
Three bronze sculptures capture the ambivalent and elegiac concern for Native American cultures early in the 20th century, after wars and broken treaties had forever transformed traditional tribal cultures. Adolph Weinman's "Chief Blackbird—Ogalalla Sioux" (modeled 1903), Cyrus Dallin's "Appeal to the Great Spirit" (modeled 1912) and James Earle Fraser's "End of the Trail" (1918) summarize these complex emotions. These were joined by significant works depicting southwestern subjects by artists associated with the Taos School, including Ernest L. Blumenschein, Bert Geer Phillips and E. Martin Hennings.
Nearby, four major oil paintings by Georgia O'Keeffe revealed the range of her accomplishment, from the delicate blushed tones and vitalistic forms in
"Red Lines" (1923)
that recalled her earliest abstractions to the richly contrasting
"Birch and Pine Trees—Pink" (1925)
painted near Lake George to the monumental
"Black Cross with Red Sky" (1929)
that reveals the profound impact of her first trip to New Mexico
to the explosive
"Black Place No. IV" (1944)
with its surging land forms and burning colors.
One of the largest groupings was work by the Ashcan School artists who turned from academic studio painting to city streets and public parks and beaches for subjects. Two masterful and brisk pastels by Everett Shinn—
"Madison Square, Dewey Arch" (1899)
and "Washington Arch, After the Rain" (1902)—
contrast the daily routines of the average city dweller with the grand public monuments then appearing around New York City.
George Bellows' "Noon" (1908)
presents industry and construction in the city as an heroic enterprise;
William Glackens' "The Purple Dress" (1908–1910)
and Guy Pène du Bois' "Intellect and Intuition" (1918)
focus on the "new woman" emerging in the age of suffrage marches and liberated lifestyles.
Three extraordinary oils celebrate the spectacle of leisure activities carried out in the public sphere, for all to watch:
Robert Henri's
"At Joinville" (1896)
and "Far Rockaway" (1902),
and William Glackens' "In the Buen Retiro" (1906)
A choice selection of eight watercolors was a rare chance to see works that are seldom exhibited because of their light-sensitivity.
Winslow Homer's
"Watching Ships, Gloucester" (1875),
with three small boys in straw hats gazing out to sea, is among his most affecting works on the subject of American innocence.
Thomas Moran's impressive
"Hot Springs of Gardiner's River" (1872)
records the surreal hues of Yellowstone's sulfur springs.
Maurice Prendergast's
"Summer Visitors" (1896)
is a tour-de-force of technique, with 21 figures navigating stepping stones among the pools of water along Nantasket Beach near Boston, all on a 19 by 15-inch sheet of paper. Superb watercolors by Thomas Anshutz, John Marin, Edward Hopper and Andrew Wyeth complete this group.
Wyeth's two watercolors were displayed with a major tempera painting by the artist called
"The Quaker" (1975)
that commemorates his father, N.C. Wyeth, and his father's teacher, Howard Pyle.
Two paintings by Willem de Kooning— "Torso" (late 1950s)
and "Stowaway" (1986)
—are separated by almost 30 years, but displayed remarkable similarities in color and brushwork.
Two paintings by David Hockney—
"Savings and Loan Building" (1967)
and "Savings and Loan Building" (1987)
—show the artist's canny reprocessing of minimalism and cubism into a witty personal vision.
Among the other modern and contemporary artworks are a large David Smith bronze sculpture and impressive canvases by Tom Wesselmann, Richard Estes, Alice Neel, Wayne Thiebaud and David Bates.
The exhibition concluded with a 10-foot-tall sculpture by Niki de Saint Phalle titled "La Lune" (1987), in which a goddess' head appears within a mirrored crescent moon, atop a lobster and turtles encrusted with glass mosaic.
The catalog, co-published by the Smithsonian American Art Museum and D Giles Ltd London, features color reproductions of each artwork with extended entries by the museum's curators and a foreword by Broun.
Another image from the exhibition:
Reading"Le Figaro"
by Mary Cassatt, ca. 1877-1878, oil, 39 3/4 x 32. Private collection.


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On June 21 and July 19, Circle the Square will brighten Medford Square for the seventh year with live performances, food and countless activities from 3:30 to 7:30 p.m.
In June, the theme 'Bountiful Medford' will celebrate the culture of food in our community with a focus on activities that explore where food comes from and the role it plays in our lives.
The Medford Food Security Task Force will offer tips on food shopping on a budget and give out free recipes for quick, easy and inexpensive meals. Learn about the Medford Community Garden program, how to adopt your own plot and what type of foods can be grown there, and enjoy free produce from local gardens. Try your hand at some food trivia and receive a $5 credit on the new innovative Food for All app designed to increase access to affordable foods while minimizing food waste. Celebrate Thanksgiving in June with Sanctuary UCC and contribute to a community collage that reflects our appreciation for food.
There are many opportunities to make and create at Circle the Square. Build your own dreamcatcher with the Lakota Youth Stay program, make impressive infinity cards with the Mystic Makerspace or craft tissue-paper flowers with Gentle Dragon Preschool. Paint your own piggy bank with East Cambridge Savings Bank, and add your mark to a community mandala art project with Borealis Yoga. Stop by the Medford Education Foundation table to create art representing a new skill you plan to work on this summer or visit the MARV art bus to paint a flower pot and plant a seedling. Watch talented glass-blower Hugh Naggar create beautiful glass figurines and purchase one of your own.
As always, there will be plenty of activities that will keep kids moving during Circle the Square. Knucklebones returns with fun games and equipment designed to let kids bounce, balance and play. Kick around some soccer balls with Redemption Hill Church while learning about their summer Soccer Nights program, and visit the Medford Family Network area for activities and games for young children.
Get ready for the summer and stop by the Medford Recreation table to purchase a pond or pool pass, learn about summer programs such as the free parks and free lunch program. Visit the Medford Bicycle Advisory Commission to learn about the new bike-share companies coming to Medford this summer and take a look at the bikes. Get geared up for the Medford Public Library's summer reading program and play Telephone Pictionary.
Need to relieve some stress? Take advantage of a 15-minute acupuncture session with Blake Acupuncture, try your hand at board-breaking with Elite Freestyle Karate, or take a breather while you get a henna tattoo from Henna Cafe. Get your photo taken with the one and only Captain Barry Clemente, play corn hole with the Medford Chamber of Commerce, grab a free book from the Friends of the Medford Public Library, and watch stilt-walkers sponsored by Members Plus Credit Union. The Medford Energy and Environment Committee invites you to map your home and favorite Medford spots and see how climate change may affect them in the future.
Make your way around the Square and enjoy a number of talented local musicians and performers. Musical performances include singer song-writers Kali Stoddard-Imari and Lydia Harrell, the energizing drumming of aNova Brazil, the jazzy Niko Malinowski Trio and the ever-popular funk and blues tunes of the Larry Terry Project. The Dance Studio will present hip-hop and jazz performances from young dancers, Xtreme Ninja will perform martial arts demonstrations and Century Bank will present popular street performer and magician Robert Clarke.
Medford truly is bountiful and there are plenty of opportunities to enjoy a diverse range of delicious foods. Enjoy a range of foods available for sale including sweet and savory hand pies from The Roving Lunchbox, pulled-pork sliders and homemade potato chips from Simple Fare, ice cream from Frozen Hoagies and slush from CB Scoops.
Or, drop into any one of Medford's many popular restaurants throughout the Square. Chicken and Rice Guys is giving away free iced tea or lemonade with the purchase of a meal, Blue Fuji will give a 15 percent discount on dine-in or takeout meals, and if you buy one meal at Carroll's restaurant you get one children's meal for free. Take a look at a free sushi-making demo at Nagoya Sushi and try some of their most popular maki rolls. Then after Circle the Square, stop by Salvatore's for Trivia Night.
You can also visit local businesses to see what they're offering. Play a duck game and giveaway with Middlesex Federal Savings Bank, plant and take home potted tree seedlings with Cosmopolitan Realty and enter a raffle for a free photography session with SCKY art studios. Take a walk up Governors Avenue and visit the Medford Historical Society to see the opening of their new exhibit honoring Lydia Maria Childs. Children can try their hand at completing a puzzle of the world and win a prize at Mystic Valley Travel.
Play the Circle the Square scavenger hunt: fill your bingo card with foods in each food group for a chance to win a $50 gift certificate to Roving Lunchbox, or a Stone Soup Board Game and Peace Mandala Tote Bag. Pick up your bingo card at the Circle the Square welcome table at the intersection of River Street and Riverside Avenue.
Support CACHE by buying a Medford Saves Key Tag, which saves you money at more than 40 local businesses. Key tags will be on sale for $15 near the Welcome Table at the intersection of Riverside Avenue and River Street and are valid until December 2019.
Circle the Square is supported in part by the Medford Arts Council, the Massachusetts Cultural Council's LCC and MassFestivals programs, the Tufts University Neighborhood Service Fund and the City of Medford, as well as the sponsorships of East Cambridge Savings Bank, Tufts University and Sanctuary UCC.
Visit our web site www.circlethesquare.org for more information about our schedule of events.


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Executive Committee
The EAIS is overseen by an Executive Committee of at least six and no more than 12 voting members and a Chair, and a maximum of six non-voting members.
Voting Members
Prof Joanna Dyduch
Prof. Joanna Dyduch is lecturer at the Jagiellonian University in the Institute of the Middle and Far East. She completed her PhD in political science from Wrocław University. Joanna is an author of several scientific articles and books on foreign policy analysis and Europeanisation processes in the field of EU member states' foreign policy as well as the EU external relations. Recently her research interest concentrates on European-Israeli relations, as well as Israel's energy and invocation policy. In 2018 Joanna has co-edited Special Issue of the Polish Political Science Yearbook (47/2) on Israeli Studies.
Dr Yair Wallach
Deputy Chair
Dr. Yair Wallach is a Lecturer in Israeli Studies in SOAS, the University of London, where he is also the head of the SOAS Centre for Jewish Studies. He specialises in cultural, material and social history of modern Palestine/Israel. He has written on topics such as maps as symbols for Zionism and for Palestinian nationalism, "Muslim Jews", and "shared space" in modern Jerusalem. He is now working on a book on Arabic and Hebrew street texts in Jerusalem under late Ottoman and British rule.
Dr Jacob Eriksson
Postgraduate Membership Secretary
Jacob Eriksson is a Lecturer in Post-War Recovery Studies at the Post-War Reconstruction and Development Unit (PRDU) at the University of York. He holds BA and MA degrees from the War Studies Department at King's College London and a PhD from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS University of London). Jacob's research focuses on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, conflict resolution, and the wider Arab-Israeli conflict. He has contributed to multiple edited collections in these fields, and his first book, Small State Mediation in International Conflicts: Diplomacy and Negotiation in Israel-Palestine, is due to published by IB Tauris in June 2015. This work is based on his PhD, which examined the role of Sweden as a mediator in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. His broader research interests include Middle Eastern politics and security.
Dr Alan Craig
Alan Craig is the Pears Lecturer in Israel and Middle East Studies at the University of Leeds School of International Politics, where he teaches graduate and undergraduate courses on the Israel-Palestine Conflict and Israel Politics and Society. He has published on Israel and the Middle East and his recent publications include International Legitimacy and the Politics of Security: The Strategic Deployment of Lawyers in the Israeli Military (2013). Alan is committed to a scholarly critical engagement with the study of Israel that acknowledges both its achievements and its failures.
Prof Aide Esu
Aide Esu is Professor of Sociology at the University of Cagliari, Sardinia. In 2014 she was Fulbright Distinguished Chair at the University of Pittsburgh (PA). She received a PhD in Sociology at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (Paris). She directed an interdisciplinary research team of Israeli (Tel Aviv University) and Palestinian scholars (Al Quds) on the topic of shared memories as a new frame to develop a dialogue between Israelis and Palestinians. Later it inspired the project Crossing Borders, Tami Steinmetz Center for Peace Research, Tel Aviv University and the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research in Ramallah. Her research focuses on conflict intractability, she made ethnographic research on Israeli military public discourse on security, and later ethnography on political land tour organised by Israeli grassroot groups (Machsom Watch, Breaking the Silence, Ir-Amim, Susya Forever). She is the author of several articles, and her recent publication (2015) include Violence and State Building in a Border Conflict Contest, Contested Geography: the extreme cases of Jerusalem and Hebron.
Prof Marcella Simoni
Marcella Simoni is a historian and Assistant Professor in History and Institutions of Asia at Ca' Foscari University of Venice, where she teaches and researches the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In Venice she was also a post-doc between 2007-2009 and again in 2011. She holds a Ph.D from the University of London (UCL) and was a research fellow at Brown University (1995; 1997), at the American Jewish University in Los Angeles (2001), at the Centre de Recherche Francais àJerusalem (2009-2010), at INALCO, Paris (2010-2011) and in 2010 received the Alessandro Vaciago Prize for Social and Political Science of the Accademia dei Lincei. Between 2005 and 2009 she also taught regularly at the Florence campus of New York University. Marcella Simoni has published two books on health and welfare during the British Mandate in Palestine, is on the board of the historical journal 'Passato e Presente' and is founding member and co-director of the journal 'Quest. Issues in Contemporary Jewish History'. Her research interests include civil society in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the history of medicine and public health, a focus on history, memory and trauma, cinema in the Middle East and she is currently working on a history of conscientious objection in Israel in the broader framework of Israeli-Palestinians bottom up peace-building activities.
Dr Yonatan Sagiv
Yonatan Sagiv is an author and a scholar of modern Hebrew literature. Currently a research associate of the Centre for Jewish Studies at SOAS, his recent publications include: Indebted: Capitalism and Religion in the Writings of Shmuel Yosef Agnon (Hebrew Union College Press, 2016) and the detective novels No Secret's Safe with Me and Silence Gives Consent (Keter publishing 2014, 2017). His new novel, She's a Scream! will be out in 2019.
Non-Voting Members
Prof Colin Shindler
Honorary President and Founding Chair
Colin Shindler is Honorary President and Founding Chair of the EAIS. He is an emeritus professor at SOAS University of London and the author of eight books about Israeli history and politics.
Mr Jonathan Rawson
Qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1980. Since then mostly engaged as an Audit Manager in accountancy practices assisting clients in a wide range of business environments, including charitable and not-for-profit clients. Since 2014, engaged as Finance Officer for an NGO.
Prof Lior Libman
Lior Libman is an Assistant Professor of Israel Studies and an Associate Director of the Center for Israel Studies at The State University of New York at Binghamton, where she teaches Modern Hebrew Literature and Culture. She received her PhD in Hebrew Literature from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 2014. Before joining SUNY Binghamton in 2016, she was an Israel Institute Postdoctoral Fellow at the Department for Hebrew and Jewish Studies at University College London for two years. In Spring 2017, she was a Fellow at the Frankel Institute for Advanced Judaic Studies at the University of Michigan – Ann Arbor, as part of the research group "Israeli Histories, Societies and Cultures: Comparative Approaches." Libman's present research engages the literature and cultural history of the kibbutz and Labour Movement. Her work has been published in Iyunim Bitkumat Israel (Studies in Zionism, the Yishuv and the State of Israel), among other places. She is currently completing a book manuscript entitled State of Shock: The Kibbutz Traumatized 1948-1954, which examines the imagery and the political imagination of the kibbutz in the formative years of Israeli statehood.
Ex-Officio Members
Ms Anna Godfrey
Anna Godfrey is the Executive Officer of the EAIS, responsible for event management (Annual Conference, Annual Graduate Workshop, Annual Lecture), e-marketing (social media), and the administration of EAIS affairs, in consultation with the Executive Committee.


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this is merely a collection of pictures, songs, articles, videos, and objects that i find interesting. all known sources are provided (i think). feel free to contribute with a citation or author/ artist if known. these are all things i just don't want to forget.
Sunday, February 28, 2010
global what?
Saturday, February 27, 2010
From: NOAA/NWS/West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center
Subject: Tsunami Information Statement #1 issued 02/26/2010 at 10:49PM PST
Region: OFFSHORE MAULE, CHILE Geographic coordinates: 35.826S, 72.668W Magnitude: 8.3 Mw Depth: 59 km Universal Time (UTC): 27 Feb 2010 06:34:17 Time near the Epicenter: 27 Feb 2010 03:34:17 Local standard time in your area: 26 Feb 2010 20:34:17 Location with respect to nearby cities: 99 km (61 miles) WSW (246 degrees) of Talca, Chile 117 km (73 miles) NNE (17 degrees) of Concepcion, Chile 317 km (197 miles) SW (215 degrees) of SANTIAGO, Chile
Tsunami travel times: National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
New element copernicium added to periodic table
By Richard Alleyne, Science Correspondent
Published: 7:00AM BST 17 Jul 2009
Discovered 13 years ago, the substance previously known as element 112 was only officially added to the table a few weeks ago.
It is the heaviest element in the periodic table, 277 times heavier than hydrogen. It is produced by a nuclear fusion, bombarding zinc ions onto a lead target.
As the element already decays after a split second, its existence can only be proved with the help of extremely fast and sensitive analysis methods.
With the symbol Cp, it has been named in honour of Copernicus who deduced that the planets revolved around the Sun, and finally refuted the belief that the Earth was the centre of the Universe. The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) will officially endorse the new element's name in six month's time in order to give the scientific community "time to discuss the suggestion".
There are 118 elements currently in the table.
Scientists from the Centre for Heavy Ion Research in Germany, led by Professor Sigurd Hofmann, discovered copernicium in fusion experiments in 1996.
"After IUPAC officially recognised our discovery, we agreed on proposing the name because we would like to honour an outstanding scientist," said Professor Hofmann.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
concrete vs. cement
brain development
species of children
Thursday, February 18, 2010
top earth science schools in the country
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1100 N. University Avenue Ann Arbor, MI 48109
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503 Deike Building University Park, PA 16802
Phone: (814) 865-6711
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20 Oxford Street Cambridge, MA 02138
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Wednesday, February 17, 2010
friday i'm in love
paleontology grad schools
|University of Chicago Chicago, IL
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|University of Michigan--Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI
|Yale University New Haven, CT
|University of California--Berkeley Berkeley, CA
|University of Kansas None, KS
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|Ohio State University None, OH
squid fossil
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
mammals vs. saurians
dan dino mccarthy
viking ship
Monday, February 15, 2010
february 13, 2010... 49
49 States Dusted With Snow; Hawaii's The Holdout
Posted: 4:48 am EST February 13, 2010
Forget red and blue -- color America white. There was snow on the ground in 49 states Friday. Hawaii was the holdout.
It was the United States of Snow, thanks to an unusual combination of weather patterns that dusted the U.S., including the skyscrapers of Dallas, the peach trees of Atlanta and the Florida Panhandle, where hurricanes are more common than snowflakes.
More than two-thirds of the nation's land mass had snow on the ground when the day dawned, and then it snowed ever so slightly in Florida to make it 49 states out of 50.
At the same time, those weird weather forces are turning Canada's Winter Olympics into the bring-your-own-snow games.
Who's the Great White North now?
"I'm calling it the upside-down winter," said David Robinson, head of the Global Snow Lab at Rutgers University in New Jersey.
Snow paralyzed and fascinated the Deep South on Friday. Snowball fights broke out at Southern Mississippi University, snow delayed flights at the busy Atlanta airport, and Louisiana hardware stores ran out of snow supplies. Andalusia, Ala., shut down its streets because of snow. And yet, Portland, Maine, where snow is usually a given, had to cancel its winter festival for lack of the stuff.
Weather geeks turned their eyes to Hawaii. In that tropical paradise, where a ski club strangely exists, observers were looking closely at the islands' mountain peaks to see if they could find a trace of white to make it a rare 50-for-50 states with snow. But there was no snow in sight.
Hawaii's 13,800-foot Mauna Kea volcano, which often gets snow much of the year at its higher elevations, is the most likely place in the 50th state to have snow, but there "is nothing right now," said research meteorologist Tiziana Cherubini at the Mauna Kea Weather Center. It has been a few weeks since there has been snow in the mountains, and none is in the forecast, ruining a perfect 50-for-50, she said.
The idea of 50 states with snow is so strange that the federal office that collects weather statistics doesn't keep track of that number and can't say whether it has ever happened. The office can't even say whether 49 out of 50 has ever taken place before.
Snow experts at the Global Snow Lab were combing their records but said it may be days before they find out if there has ever been a 50-for-50 snow day. Their best suspect -- Jan. 19, 1977 -- had snow in Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia, but then Robinson looked for snow in South Carolina and couldn't find any.
As of early Friday morning, 67.1 percent of the U.S. had snow on the ground, with the average depth a healthy 8 inches. Normally, about 40 or 50 percent of the U.S. has snow cover this time of year, Robinson said.
It snowed for only 10 minutes in Century, Fla., just north of Pensacola, barely enough to scrape a few snowballs from the hood of a truck. But that was enough for 6-year-old Kaleb Pace.
"I've only ever seen snow on TV till now," Kaleb said, smiling.
This is after a month that saw the most snow cover for any December in North America in the 43 years that records have been kept. And then came January 2010, which ranked No. 8 among all months for North American snow cover, with more than 7.03 million square miles of white.
The all-time record is February 1978, with 7.31 million square miles. There is a chance this February could break that. There is also a chance that this could go down as the week with the most snow cover on record, Robinson said.
Stay tuned. The weather pattern is in a snow rut.
At least in Washington, where snow is now measured by the yardstick, more snow may be coming soon. It looks like a little more snow on Monday and maybe a lot more about a week or so after that.
"As long as this pattern persists we have potential for additional storms," said Dan Petersen, lead winter weather forecaster at the National Weather Service prediction center in Camp Springs, Md.
To count as snow cover, snow has to stick on the ground and be recorded at special stations at specific times when meteorologists check, Robinson said.
The strange snowfall pattern is produced by the El Nino weather phenomenon and its Arctic counterpart, Robinson and Petersen said.
During moderate to strong El Ninos like the current one, more moisture is pumped into the subtropical jet stream across the South, increasing precipitation, Robinson said. Then there's the Arctic Oscillation, the Northern cousin to El Nino, which shifts cold polar air south. That cold air can turn a rainstorm into a snowstorm.
A snowy winter doesn't disprove -- or prove -- global warming, Petersen and Robinson said. This is weather, which is variable, not long-term climate, and there is a huge difference.
"This has nothing to do with long-term trends," Petersen said. "This is just a several-week period."
Patrick Marsh, who is working on his doctorate in meteorology at the University of Oklahoma, has been trying to collect photos of snow on the ground in all 49 or 50 states. After his effort was publicized, he was flooded with photos and videos.
"It just shows that deep down inside, all of us is a weather weenie, a weather fanatic," Marsh said. "This is just an awesome weather event."
Sunday, February 14, 2010
hey dick
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
jelly imprint
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
man boobs
ammonite cross section
octo imprint
Saturday, February 6, 2010
oh saddam, you'll never win.
bivalve curious
Thursday, February 4, 2010
lewis carroll
John gave his brother James a box:
About it there were many locks.
James woke and said it gave him pain;
So gave it back to John again.
The box was not with lid supplied,
Yet caused two lids to open wide;
And all these locks had never a key-
What kind of box, then, could it be?
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
ogden nash
THE OCTOPUS - Ogden Nash
Tell me, O Octopus, I begs
Is those things arms, or is they legs?
I marvel at thee, Octopus;
If I were thou, I'd call me Us.
Monday, February 1, 2010
dino bird
As dinosaurs go, you're an odd bird -- even though you're not a bird at all.
According to a paper in the latest issue of the journal Science,the newly discovered Haplocheirus is the oldest known member of a group of dinosaurs called alvarezsaurs.
For years, researchers have debated whether alvarezsaurs descended from dinosaurs or birds. The majority agreed that they were dinosaurs, but gaps in the fossil record -- especially a lack of any alvarezsaur fossils predating birds -- left the issue open to debate.
That is, until now.
The discovery of Haplocheirus by a team of paleontologists from George Washington University extends the fossil record of alvarezsaurs back in time by 63 million years -- a good 15 million years before the first birds appeared.
With this new evidence that alvarezsaurs existed before birds, there's little room to argue that they could be anything other than dinosaurs. Odd-looking dinosaurs, but dinosaurs, nonetheless.


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Archive for the 'Lawn Fawnatics' Category
June 4th, 2017 | No Comments
Good afternoon friends! Today I'm sharing my card for the latest Lawn Fawnatics Challenge. Challenge #5 is all about being inpired by the Spring Inspiration Board. When you visit the website you'll find that the Board is full of fun Spring colors and images.
I was so excited to use my brand new Bicycle Built For You stamp set and coordinating dies for this challenge. I really love how happy and sweet this card is. This stamp and die set is one of the cutest ever made!
Thank you so much for checking out my card. Be sure to head on over to Lawn Fawnatics to join the latest challenge! Have a wonderful day![social_share/]
May 11th, 2017 | No Comments
Hello and Happy May! Today I'm sharing with you my card for the newest Lawn Fawnatics challenge! The challenge theme this week is Black, White & Bright. I really enjoyed this theme as black and white is one of my favorite color combos.
I used the Donut Worry stamp set and coordinating die to create this card. It's a super cute mini stamp set that is fun to color and has an adorable sentiment. For this card I tried no-line copic coloring for the first time. I enjoyed this coloring technique and look forward to trying it with watercolor too. I layered my stamped images and the sentiment on to some vellum. This really helps them be the focus when placed on a distracting background. I love the pop of pink and blue and think this little circle card will really brighten someone's day.
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Hello again! It's been a while since I've posted on my blog but what a better way to start blogging again than with a cute Lawn Fawn card. Lawn Fawn has a new challenge blog called Lawn Fawnatics. I definitely recommend checking it out and playing along. There is a lot of wonderful inspiration and an awesome prize!
The theme for this month's challenge is Happy Birthday. My card features the cute Lawn Fawn Year Three stamp set and a sentiment set from Avery Elle called Cake & Candles. I colored the adorable cake images with Copic Markers and added Wink of Stella to the candles and stars. I stamped the sentiment on vellum and embossed it in gold. I think this turned out so cute! Yes, it's really hard to talk about Lawn Fawn and not say cute a bunch of times. Lol.
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To hear demos of Nexsyn go to KeyToSound's site.
Nearly a decade ago, Max Gronlund developed the groundbreaking Koblo Studio 9000 bundle—the first commercially successful virtual instrument among a handful of pioneers at the time—and has since put his energies into developing software synthesizers and effects under his own KeyToSound banner. Remedy, a free and relatively simple 5-note polyphonic synthesizer, and InetSynth, an educational synth for learning how to program, came first. But those only laid the foundation for the company''s flagship product.
Nexsyn is a hybrid instrument of unlimited polyphony and everything you''d expect from a classic modular subtractive synth, as well as an advanced sample-playback synthesizer, but with preset-ROMpler ease of use. It features an arpeggiator, built-in effects and a social-networking interface for acquiring and trading your own soundware online. After all, Nexsyn was developed with hardcore sound designers in mind, as well as gigging musicians, studio producers and full-time composers in search of a flexible, workstation-like sound palette.
Nexsyn may be used as a stand-alone application or as an Audio Units, VST or RTAS plug-in on Windows 2000/ME/XP or Mac OS X (10.3.9 or later) systems. The single DVD installs 4 GB of proprietary XWM (Xtended Waveform Management disk-streaming format) multisample material, supplied by Big Fish Audio. Because the concept of streaming samples from disk is patented, not all sample-based soft synths offer it, so it''s a tribute to KeyToSound for developing its own technology to do so. Also, XWM samples can be as deeply modulated as any subtractive-synth oscillator; for example, you could make fantasy instruments like a Vox Continental combined with warm Rhodes bell-like overtones and pipe-organ harmonics.
Nexsyn''s customizable rack interface is built around discrete modules that can be expanded, collapsed and toggled to best suit your workflow. Upon launching, the Preset Browser at the top is based on an easy-to-navigate file structure. Starting at the root directory, you select instrument categories and types until you find the sound you want. The initial release has no textual or attribute-based searching, but hopefully it will be added in future releases. The I-Net button toggles between the installed presets and the presets located online at the KeyToSound Website. Registered users can participate in a global community of sound designers and musicians where you can upload presets to share publicly or to keep in your private locker. You can also audition other people''s presets in real time, and even "purchase" presets/banks using Nexsyn''s own NetNotes system.
You earn NetNotes when somebody downloads your presets, and you can spend NetNotes on presets from other users. I like this simple, incentive-driven concept. What''s really cool is that you can audition the posted presets directly within your open session to see if they fit in the mix without having to purchase them first. Of course, you can''t save or edit until you acquire them.
Another nice touch to the browser mode is that you can see the effects used in the currently selected preset with the ability to perform quick edits, bypass or change effect types, all without leaving the browser. A virtual keyboard and notepad display the author''s or your own notes.
Clicking on a sound''s name at the top of the browser will flip the rack into discretely selectable modules roughly based on classic subtractive synthesizers. These include three oscillator modules; three filters; amp, filter and modulation envelopes; three LFOs; Matrix 1–2, 3–4 and 5–6; Effect 1 and 2; and an arpeggiator.
At the top of the synthesis rack sits a well-outfitted System module addressing global and master settings such as keyboard modes (poly, mono, legato), portamento rate, MIDI and DSP load readouts and toggling of the master tube amp (analog boost) effect and limiter. Below that is a handy module to toggle any of the 18 possible synth modules you want displayed in your rack for immediate tweaking during a live performance, for example. That saves scrolling up and down the screen.
The oscillator modules are each capable of holding one of the following types in mono or stereo: Classic (sine, triangle, pulse, saw), All Harmonics (Sine+1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 16), Odd Harmonics, Stacks (seven saw oscillators at different frequencies stacked together) and Noise. Oscillators 2 and 3 can also access the XWM sample as possible wave types.
The three filter modules can be highpass, lowpass and bandpass (with four slopes each), Stereo Only (high/low splits at 12 dB and 24 dB/octave) and drive/exciter. Filters can operate in mono or stereo, in which the Spread parameter modulates the cutoff points for the left and right. Controls include cutoff, resonance, envelope and keyboard and velocity tracking amounts. Filter modules 1 and 2 let you pass variable amounts of their outputs to filters 2 and 3 for serial and parallel processing.
The amp, filter and modulation envelopes are each of the DAHDSR variety, with a delay stage prior to attack and a hold stage prior to decay. Expert mode reveals velocity and key influence on time and amp tracking, as well as five variable attack, decay and release slopes. Envelopes can repeat two to five times or infinitely, and may be triggered/retriggered by note on, note off or by each other.
The tempo-syncable LFOs have three trigger modes and rate times from 32nd note to 8 measures. Available waveforms include sine, triangle, sinoide, saw up, saw down, sweep up, sweep down, square, impulse and smoothed pulse, noise or random. Controls for attack rate, phase and smoothness are provided, and each LFO includes five destinations, including FM, filter cutoff, panning, oscillator pitch, pulse width, amplitude and more.
Three modulation matrix modules each have two discrete matrix routings from single-source to dual destinations: that''s six possible modulation sources to 12 possible destinations. Nearly every major Nexsyn parameter is available as a destination, for a total of 60 targets. Nexsyn''s MIDI learn function can save an unlimited amount of MIDI map files.
Two stereo effects may be applied to a program: echo, flanger, phaser, reverb, compressor and three types of chorus. Basic editing parameters vary by effect type, and each effect module has independent output leveling; the FX 1 module can also route to the main output bus or FX 2 bus in varying amounts.
The 16-step arpeggiator is clean and simple, with up, down, up-down and down-up patterns, as well as zigzag-up and zigzag-down for octave patterns. Arpeggiation rate ranges from 30 to 300 bpm in 0.1 increments or can be host synced. Note range can be 1 to 4 octaves, and loop duration for chord play, slide, staccato and velocity parameters can be set independently to 1 to 16 steps. I found it to be fast and fun, with more than enough power to get some great polyrhythmic action happening with very little effort.
With 15 preset categories and more than 1,000 factory programs, there''s something here for everyone. Keyboard sounds include acoustic pianos, clean and effected Rhodes and Wurlitzers, layered electro-acoustic, Celeste, Clavinet and more. The 47 organ programs are heavy on Hammond B3 variants, but also Farfisa, Vox Continental, reed, pipe and synth organs. Guitars cover 6- and 12-string acoustic, clean electric, pedal steel, distorted guitar, Spanish and more. Oddly, there are no acoustic basses, but 24 electric basses from picked Rickenbacker to slapped Fender. The strings bank contains solo, fifths, octaves and sections of viola, violin, cello and contrabass, as well as a synth string pad or two. A similar brass bank holds solo and layered trumpet, trombone, tuba, French horn, brass sections and a few synth brass sounds. Banks of reed instruments (sax, clarinet, oboe and bassoon), pipes and flutes, ensembles, synth sounds, ethnic instruments and percussion, sound effects and combinations round out the collection.
For 4 GB of material, the sample palette is somewhat limited. The acoustic and electric pianos, for example, carried a decidedly dark and effected theme, with hardly a clean, conventional pop patch to be found. The acoustic guitar programs didn''t have articulations and performance triggers. Digging deeper to the raw keymaps themselves, I noticed some excessive microphone and preamp noise captured that would be dubious in quiet passages. To be sure, this "rough" quality in numerous other multisamples could be beneficial in many indie, urban, club and dub styles. Velocity curves on the attack of all instrument presets seemed rather coarse, and not nearly enough velocity layers were used for heavily dynamic instruments such as pianos, guitars and strings. Hip-hop, R&B and dance producers may be disappointed by the lack of contemporary-sounding instruments and drum kits catering to those tastes. Additionally, the drum kits are rather boring and generally lacking dynamic flair. Fortunately, the very strong pure-synthesis section of Nexsyn can somewhat make up for those shortcomings.
Performance on a single-core Pentium IV 3.2 GHz test machine with 2 GB of RAM reached upward of 35 percent of on a single polyphonic sound. But typical mileage was around 10 to 15 percent per patch—still a fairly heavy, if not restrictive, hit per instance in a busy session. I also detected a peculiar performance issue in that the stand-alone version would hang notes intermittently, while a plug-in instance was rock solid; no amount of tinkering with the global cache and system settings improved that.
Whether or not Nexsyn is the right instrument for you depends greatly on what you already have and where your artistic focus lies. Because of its strong virtual-analog and streaming-sample attributes, Nexsyn comes out of the box looking like a challenger to both the boutique soft-synth market and the sampler-workstation market. Actually, it is neither. As a modular design, it''s possible that Nexsyn''s rack may expand in the future to something more akin to Reason if more effect, sequencer, synthesis and drum modules are added. For the time being, I can''t see its current sample set nudging aside the most superior-sounding Kontakt and GigaStudio libraries. Nor do I see Nexsyn as a formidable contender against the most distinctive VA-hybrids such as Native Instruments Massive, LinPlug Octopus or Rob Papen Blue. Nexsyn is also monotimbral, unlike multichannel workstations such as Steinberg HyperSonic 2.
Instead, I see Nexsyn as a perfect go-to soft-ROMpler for gigging musicians, producers and sound designers who need quick access to a large variety of both meat and potatoes electro-acoustic and synthetic material that they can blend and mutate into new sounds in one instrument. Nexsyn dutifully provides what most hybrid softies lack in realistic-sounding full-length samples. That, as well as a true stereo path with freely assignable filters and modulation from beginning to end, make an ideal environment for vivid panoramic imagery.
While I have some concerns with the sample material and programming, by and large, Nexsyn''s factory presets give even the best outboard PCM gear a good run for their money in the variety and quality department, at a fraction of the cost. Things can only get better as the XWM library grows. I hope KeyToSound unleashes a sample-import and keymapping utility, so users and third-party developers can create custom sample sets.
For someone with a stash of VA synths and sampled instruments already, Nexsyn may not do much for you. As a gigging artist looking for a low-profile, nuts-and-bolts instrument to run on your laptop, it''s a good choice. And if I were new to the game and needed one virtual instrument to go to bat with in my DAW, Nexsyn would definitely get the call.
Pros: Hybrid sample/VA synthesizer. More than 4 GB of Big Fish Audio multisamples. 1,000 presets. Strong modulation section with true stereo path. Advanced disk streaming as well as RAM-cached playback. NetNotes online preset browser. Intel Mac ready. Cons: Sample set needs work. Unstable playback engine in stand-alone mode. Contact: www.keytosound.com
Mac: OS 10.3.9 or higher; VSTi, RTAS or Audio Units for plug-in use PC: Windows2000/ME/XP; VSTi or RTAS for plug-in use


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UPDATE: This article tells how you can create a Data Studio dashboard with Facebook Ads data using Supermetrics for Google Sheets. Now you can create reports much more effectively with Supermetrics for Google Data Studio connectors. Start a free trial of Facebook Ads Data Studio connector.
Google Data Studio is a great reporting tool for PPC and SEO. There are some great ways to use Data Studio to create beautiful reports. What's even better, Google just made it globally available and free for everyone. We believe Data Studio will be a game changer for digital marketing reporting.
In this post, I'll explain why Facebook is a problem for Data Studio and how to overcome it. If you want to dive straight in and copy my template, jump to this part of the article.
Here is the final look of the Facebook Ads template created with Supermetrics for Google Sheets and Google Data Studio:
The data source (or Facebook) dilemma
Understandably Data Studio now only works with Google data sources, such as AdWords, Google Analytics, DoubleClick, YouTube, etc. On the other hand, most businesses don't confine their online marketing to the big G.
Many digital marketers we talked to want to use Data Studio for PPC reporting. And there is a behemoth in the PPC world, which is Facebook. Almost every company, that advertises online spends on both Google and Facebook, if not also on Bing, Twitter, LinkedIn and other platforms. Some small local businesses even lean more towards Facebook because of its unparallel targeting capabilities.
That's when Data Studio's lack of native integrations with other advertising networks becomes a show stopper for PPC reporting. Of course, you can't have your AdWords reports built with Data Studio and your Facebook Ads, Bing, Twitter and LinkedIn reports built with some other tools. The difference in styles, formats and technical limitations on what you can include in your reports won't make you look good.
Our solution: the Google Sheets connector
You shouldn't stop using Data Studio just because you can't get non-Google data. Did you notice that you can use Google Sheets as a data source? That's where you can have a almost perfect solution. In a guest post we published on the official Google Analytics blog, we talked about how to get Facebook, Bing, Twitter & more into Google Data Studio.
Don't have the time or patience or interest to play around with Data Studio and Google Sheets? No worries. We understand the pain and decided to prepare ready-to-use templates to make it even easier.
All what you need to do is to copy the Google Sheet, copy the Data Studio template and connect this Data Studio report to that sheet.
You can most likely get it done under 3 minutes. Yes, only 3 minutes.
A free Facebook Ads template
Our 1st Data Studio template is for Facebook Ads. It uses the same styling and structure as the Sample AdWords Overview Report. provided by Google.
Follow the instructions below to duplicate it for your Facebook Ads accounts.
Make a copy of the Google Sheet with raw data.
Here is how the sheet looks like. Note it has multiple tabs.
Step 1: Copy the URL of the sheet:
Step 2: Add it as a Custom Template in the Template Gallery of our Google Sheets add-on.
Don't know how? Find it out in this previous post.
Step 3: Give a name to the sheet. In this example, I named it as My Facebook Ads Data.
Set up automatic refreshing for the Sheet
Click 'Schedule refresh & emailing' in the Supermetrics sidebar or the Add-ons menu, to launch the trigger window.
Select the trigger type: refresh hourly/daily/weekly/monthly, however often you want to refresh this report.
Copy the Data Studio report
Step 1: Make a copy the Facebook Ads Overview Report
Step 2: Connect to the copied Sheet as a data source in Data Studio
When the report is copied, it keeps the original data sources as the default ones for the new data sources. Click on the arrow on the right to change it.
Step 3: Choose Create New Data Source
Step 4: Choose the copied spreadsheet and the worksheet Key Stats By Date, and click Connect.
Initially the calculated fields aren't copied. You'll have to create them yourself. It's rather straightforward.
Use the small blue plus button to create a new field, type in the name and the formula, and then click on the blue Create Field button on the right.
Step 5: Then click Add To Report in the next screen.
Step 6: Repeat it for the other five data sources, without creating calculated fields, and finally hit on Create Report.
Here you go, your Facebook Ads report is ready!
How to create your own Data Studio reports via Google Sheets
There are only three steps really. 1. Pull the data into Google Sheets -> 2. Connect to that sheet as data source -> 3. Create your report
For step 1, the key is to pull the data into a separate sheet for each dimension you want to report. In this template, I have six sheets for the six dimensions I want to report on, date, campaign name, countries/regions, device, age/gender and campaign objective.
It's pretty straightforward to to connect to a sheet as a data source
Just make sure you create a data source for each worksheet that you want to include in the report.
In the end, it's all about creating beautiful reports in Data Studio. There is a bunch of tutorials and guides out there:
- Official video tutorials from Google
- This step-by-step guide by Daniel Waisberg
- A beginner's guide by Tyler Thursby
- 6 advanced tips by Ben Collins
- Free ecommerce template from LunaMetrics
- Google Analytics template from LunaMetrics
Two advanced tricks
Date format
Make sure the formats of your dates and times are compatible with the ones supported by Data Studio. Otherwise they won't be recognized as date/time.
If you split data by dates, it would work perfectly OK.
You may run into issues if you split data by month or year. For example if When your data is split by year & month, it looks like 2017|01 in Sheets. And when this sheet is connected to Data Studio, these month numbers aren't recognized as months.
The root cause is in Google Sheets there is no such a cell format as month or year. The values are always dates and just shown as month or year.
After hearing the same problem from many, we decided to develop a solution and added this Format results for Google Data Studio under Options. Make sure this box is ticked when you're splitting data by week, month or year.
Watch out for aggregation
Data Studio uses Sum as the default choice for Aggregation.
Sum makes sense for some cases but not all. For instance, you would never sum up ROAS or conversion rates. Choose the Aggregation wisely for your metrics.
There are only six aggregation types Data Studio offers, Average, Count, Count Distinct, Max, Min and Sum. If none of them fits your needs, you'll have to use calculated metrics or pre-calculate your metrics in Google Sheets before importing them into Data Studio.
It's a beginning, not an end
Congrats now you've built you first FB Ads report in Data Studio. But you shouldn't and probably won't stop here if you also advertise on other networks like Bing, Twitter and Linkedin. You can follow the same way to fetch those via Google Sheets.
Or if you prefer using ready-made templates like this Facebook Ads one, signed up for Supermetrics for free and we'll deliver more awesome templates to your inbox.


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