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About the exhibition
STRUER 3 – 18 June 2017
Curator: Rune Søchting
Artists and artworks presented at Soundmarks
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You will find the exhibition Soundmarks in the streets of Struer. It consists of a number of artworks created for 'The City of Sound', Struer. Common for all artworks in this exhibition is that they are artistic suggestions or investigations of soundmarks in Struer.
The exhibition has the idea of a soundmark as its point of departure. Just like a landmark a soundmark is specific to a site. Further, a soundmark is something that produces a space. Among animals the bird marks its territory through song and thereby creates a space that other birds relate to. The bell of the local church is similarly a soundmark, even if it has a very different function. Through a soundmark we as individuals personally relate to a specific site, we sense it and we are marked by it.
The exhibition presents works by Danish and international artists that in various ways reflect the idea of a soundmark. The featured artists are Alejandra & Aeron (ES/US), Jens Settergren (DK), Steve Roden (US), Ursula Nistrup (DK), Kristoffer Akselbo (DK), Nikolaj Nielsen Philipsen, Troels Nøhr Holmstrøm & Michael 'Stoffer' Christensen (DK), Jio Shimizu (JP), Tao V. Sambolec (NL/SI).
The exhibition presents various methods and formats that each in their own way create a dialogue with the public space, from performative interventions to installations and graphical works in the form of posters.


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March 10-31, 2017
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"Here and There" brings together six local photographers at various stages in their careers, exploring a wide range of styles and subjects both at home and abroad. This diverse collection features vast landscapes, intimate spaces, spiritual travelogue, playful portraiture, unintentional paintings, and lazy afternoons.
Photographers include:
Karen Kommer
Benjamin Ross Duensing
Laura Dante
Kevin Damphouse
Kéra Holzinger
Lenore Duensing
Karen Kommer
Karen Kommer is a lifelong independent professional creator of images. She is a graduate of The Hague School of Photography, a department of the Royal Academy of Art, in The Netherlands. She has had numerous solo and joint exhibitions in various venues in Europe, Canada and the United States.
She has produced images for magazines such as Elle and Marie Claire, book illustrations and covers, documentaries for museums and artists. She is contributor to The Polaroid Collection and her work appears in and on the cover of the worldwide Taschen publicationThe Polaroid Collection.
Karen assisted in the production of animation films and coined the term and business "Colimage", (Collage-Image), based on these techniques. These creative images were commissioned and used in more than 2000 publications.
Her current subjects of exploration are extensions of her lifelong interests in people and their funny habits and creations, and the spiritual inspiration that is revealed in the nature creation of the Earth and Sun Light. She is now combining these creative interests by developing her creative technique digitally to produce black/white/color compositions such as those in this Studio 620 Exhibition.
Benjamin Duensing
By avocation, Ben is a wanderer, photographer, painter, and jewelry maker. Raised as a Quaker, he often refers to himself as a "peaceful warrior." By vocation, he has been designing and selling high-end shoes for the last seventeen years. In the spring, he will be opening the Sunbeam General Store, in Frenchtown, New Jersey—a shop where people can buy a host of river-related products, organic foods, and art; and, a place where artists, musicians, and other forward thinking folks can gather.
Laura Dante
Laura graduated Cum Laude from The Savannah College of Art and Design, with a degree in photography. Shortly after graduation she moved to New York City to pursue her career as a commercial photographer. She became the first assistant and studio manager for Joyce Tenneson where she learned the business side and beauty of fine art portrait photography. After her time with Tenneson she was hired on at Doyle New York, a leading auction house in the city. While with Doyle, Laura flourished in the studio shooting their auction catalogues, advertisements, and covers for several years. She has a deep seeded love for product photography as her father was an Ad Man at Ted Bates in the '60s but she knew that there was more to explore while beginning her career. She left Doyle with confidence that the world of freelance was her next step. Her first solo gig was to shoot the jewelry catalogue for Bonham's New York. Everything seemed to fall into place for Laura in New York City. She began shooting architectural interiors for major designers and stagers, and in 2009 joined the VHT Studios team.
Laura saw every nook and cranny of the "big city" shooting for VHT and grew to love the challenge that was now an unexpected turn in her journey. After 10 years of the hustle she moved to Florida to change her pace and is now based out of the Tampa Bay area. Laura brought her intense NYC style work ethic down to Florida and is eager to share her passion and excitement for photography.
Some of Laura's publications include The New York Times, Vogue, Art and Auction, and The Brooklyn Eagle.
Website: www.lauradante.com
Kevin Damphouse
A native of Ontario, Canada, Kevin Damphouse spent his formative years in Vancouver, BC, where he discovered and expanded his passion for photography. To Kevin, photography allows him to unconsciously display external experiences that mirror his own internal state. He feels the art can be a bridge into the human psyche and connects with people through their own interpretation of his work. Kevin recently moved to St. Petersburg and has had an instant connection to its people and energy. He would like to thank Bob Devin Jones and the Studio@620 for saying yes to hosting his first show in his new hometown, and to his husband (the other) Kevin for his love and support.
Kéra Holzinger
Kéra Holzinger is a St. Petersburg based photographer specializing in editorial and photo-journalistic imagery. With formal training in photo-journalistic techniques, Kéra offers a wide variety of ways to tell a visual story. Growing up in nature and developing a yogi heart, Kéra constantly finds herself pulled in the direction of creating unique imagery using natural foliage and light; including earthly elements wherever she can. Kéra currently works as a professional wedding photographer in the Tampa Bay area.
Lenore "Lennie" Duensing
I use photography as one of my art forms—as a way of capturing images of people, places, and things that bring me joy, fuel my imagination, enliven my senses, and keep my sense of wonder alive. Simply put: I take photos of subjects that make me go "ooh and aah" and hope they will do the same for others. These days, I get the most pleasure out of photographing nature; unintentional works of art (that just happen on old walls and surfaces); musicians and dancers doing their thing; and, not-posed portraits of people doing what they love to do. I also use my photographs to tell stories about my adventures in real or imaginary lands and as a journal that lets me revisit the people, places, and events that have given my life meaning.


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3 Steps to Identifying Rational vs Irrational Resistance
So far, we've discussed two types of resistance.
The first was physical, in which we experience things such as sleepiness, anxiety, hunger, etc. We can also experience spiritual resistance, which attacks our mental well being and psyche.
Today, I'd like to talk about an external form of resistance that I'll call rational resistance. I would classify physical and spiritual resistance as irrational, because they are based on emotions. Rational resistance, however, is based upon facts and circumstances.
Apply this process to your current situation and decide which elements of your resistance are irrational and rational. This is very important because how we deal with that resistance is dependent upon its type.
Note: We're just identifying rational resistance today. If you'd like to skip ahead to the part where we deal with how to overcome it, click here to subscribe and keep your eyes peeled next week.
Analyze Your Resistance
Tony says:
"I love the idea of cutting hair and spending time with people. I really want to open a barbershop but I don't have the necessary certification. It's a silly idea anyway. I doubt I have the capacity to learn a new trade."
There are various elements of resistance in that statement. It's important to pull apart and look at everything that's standing between you and your goal. For Tony, he's got a big element of irrational resistance that is holding him back in the form of self doubt.
For our discussion today, we're looking at the element of rational resistance in Tony's situation. In this case, he lacks the professional certification required to open a barbershop. It's great to key in on this because now we can take a closer look at what's going on with that.
Break It Down
Here's the big question I would ask Tony regarding his predicament, "Why don't you have your certification?" You would get an explanation containing variations of the following:
Irrational Answers:
- I don't test well.
- I'm too old for school.
- I'm too nervous to sign up.
Rational Answers:
- The next class doesn't start until June.
- I don't have the money for classes.
- My schedule conflicts with class schedules.
You might ask what classifies an answer as irrational or rational. Keep reading…
Is it Empirically True?
Tony says he can't get his certificate because he doesn't have money for his classes. In that case, his problem is empirically observable. Look at his bank statement and see that he doesn't have any discretionary funds. This is a rational problem that will have to be dealt with in a rational way.
Now what if he said he's too old for school? Unless the school has some sort of illegal age limit, this is would a empirically false statement. That would fall into the irrational category. He still has a problem, but it has to be dealt with in a completely different way.
An Open Loop?
This is the point where you race for the comment section to tell me that "not having enough money" may very well be a matter of choice as opposed to a real, rational obstacle. I would tell you that you're right. Tony may have just rationalized the irrational.
What rational resistance is getting in your way today?


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Stars Bowl For Charity: Miguel, Nazanin Mandi, Omarosa, American Idol Winner Nick Fradiani [Photos]
Some of your favorite celebrities are lending their star power for a dope cause! This week, the STARS BOWL FOR CHARITY "A Place Called Home" took place in LA. Famous faces including Miguel and his rumored fiancee Nazanin Mandi were in attendance, along with Omarosa and American Idol winner Nick Fradiani. See the photos!
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Britannia Mine
Britannia Mine is one of the largest metal pollution sources in North America – having significant impact on local waterways like Howe Sound and the Squamish River.
Over the years, mining caused metal sulphide ores that naturally occur at the site to be exposed to air and rain. This produced acid mine drainage (also known as acid rock drainage) – an acidic, metal-contaminated water.
The drainage of this contaminated water along with other mining activities (e.g. waste rock disposal, concentrate spills, disposal of tailings) polluted local waterways, soil, sediment and groundwater.
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- Figure 2 – Britannia Mine Pre-Mining Conditions
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The Britannia Mine site is being remediated by the provincial government.
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Tips for Setting Up the Best Los Cabos Destination Wedding
The majority of couples that plan to enjoy special and memorable moments choose to have destination weddings, and one of the most attractive destinations to hold such weddings is Los Cabos. Only a couple of places can challenge Los Cabos as a destination to hold delightful weddings and parties. Yet, any honest Los Cabos wedding planner will tell you that your event can be magical only when you plan well ahead of time.
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Toronto festival pulls 'London Fields' amid legal dispute
LOS ANGELES (AP) — "London Fields" was pulled Thursday from the Toronto International Film Festival after the director sued the producers, saying they altered the movie and added offensive imagery about Islam and the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
Festival organizers said the decision was based on "uncertainty surrounding the creative vision" of the version they had. The debut had been set for Friday.
Director Mathew Cullen filed the lawsuit Tuesday in Los Angeles against Muse Productions Inc. and producers Christopher Hanley and Jordan Gertner. A statement released on behalf of the company expressed disappointment that the film had been pulled and faulted Cullen for missing deadlines to deliver the film to producers.
Along with the allegations about content, the lawsuit says producers failed to properly finance the film and haven't properly paid Cullen for his work and expenses, which total more than $1 million.
Cullen is asking a judge to rule the producers do not have the right to attach his name to the film without his consent.
"Sadly, Mathew can't deal with the fact that he does not control the final cut of the movie," said the statement released by publicist Maxine Leonard on behalf of the producers. "He was given two deadlines to deliver a 'director's cut' and missed both deadlines. His guild has rules for withdrawing his name from the picture, and he missed those deadlines."
Cullen's attorney, Alex Weingarten, responded to Muse Production's statements in an email.
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Video: Four Hairstyle How-To's to Kick Off the New Year
Lisa Hawks, owner of the Chop Shop in Lauraville, demonstrates four fun 'dos.
Half-Up Top Knot
1. Comb hair back and pull half up in a scrunchie*, loosely breaking up bumps.
2. Make a loop out of ponytail, twist and pin down.
3. Twist and pin down loose ends.
4. Use a second mirror to look at the back, pin down any loose ends.
5. Spray hairspray on a fine tooth comb and comb hair back to get rid of fuzz or bumps.
*Don't use elastic hair tie—can even be made from old tights!
Beach Waves
1. Spray crown of head with hairspray.
2. Take a small section of hair and spray it with hairspray to "laminate."
3. Using 1.5-inch curler, wrap entire strand around (including tail) and curl into lip.
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5. Be gentle as you take hair out of curler, releasing the lip a bit as you go.
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5. Hairspray from high angle to create a looser look.
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5. Layer by layer, make big loops, pinning them each into the teased hair.
6. Form a giant base.
7. Take front sections, tuck behind ears, and pin into base.
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A few months ago I received a pre-release copy of Jill Smokler's book, Confessions of a Scary Mommy. I had it out on my kitchen counter, on the couch, on a living room chair – basically I would pick it up read a few pages, laugh, sigh and put it down. It was the perfect book to enjoy in small bites, letting the voices of all those women resonate and relate. What I didn't expect was for my 9 year-old daughter to pick it up and basically devour it.
I didn't know she was reading it until I heard giggling coming from a corner of the living room where we have the one big comfy chair. (also the only chair, but that's another story) I hadn't read through the whole book, but figured I knew it was mostly funny, tongue in cheek – whatever. Then it got really silent. About 20 minutes later my daughter came out of her room and approached me with a confused and concerned look on her face. "Do you like being a mom?" she asked me. And my heart sank.
Now of course a nine year-old doesn't understand that moms venting and needing to commiserate is actually one of the joys of motherhood – and certainly of mom blogs and forums like Scary Mommy. When my daughters were born and I was literally trapped in the house because I was pumping every 3 hours to make sure my twin daughters only got breast milk, and I held one of them in the dark in our walk-in closet for hours because it was the only way she'd be calm – and then felt guilty because I wasn't holding the other one as much since she slept so well by herself in her crib – the days had so many shades of wonder, exhaustion, self-doubt, minor victories, and overwhelming love, that I couldn't tell one from the other or have time to think about what other new moms were doing to get through those initial months.
But, when I recount those early days to my daughters I don't go into the parts that drained me or made me almost burn down the apartment building when I fell asleep while sterilizing my pumping tubes and gear. They were babies of course. Babies can't help the demands they make of you. But we can help the demands we make of ourselves. I've been thinking about this a lot with Mother's Day coming up, and all the silly Mommy Wars talk and the new ridiculous Time Magazine cover meant to shock. My daughter saw that cover yesterday and couldn't even make sense of it. I couldn't either.
But, it became a discussion about motherhood, about choices, and most of all about how the media will try to make huge issues out of topics that are not that huge at all. That a real article about a woman being "MOM Enough," would include her being mad enough.
Mad enough to demand better health care for babies and children like they are doing at Shot At Life and R Baby Foundation.
Mad enough to demand quality education for kids starting in preschool like they are doing at Save the Children.
Mad enough to demand that the media stop trying to pit moms against moms and realize that the highs and lows of motherhood are what unites so many women – no matter how they choose to parent – like you see in all of the incredibly honest and real mom blogs across the net from all parts of this country and beyond.
Mad enough to tell their daughters that being a mom is personal, not political. That just as no one has a right to tell them how or what to do with their own bodies and minds, no one has the right to tell them what a "real" mom looks like, if and when they choose to become a mom.
Most of all, mad enough to know when to take their daughters by the hand and lead by example. We moms can be a very judgemental lot – that's what the media is counting on, after all. So this Mother's Day I am giving myself a gift. I am not going to fall into the trap of rolling my eyes at the moms on the extremes of the parenting spectrum. Or the moms whose choices are so blatantly different from my own. Or the judgement I pass on myself every day for feeling like I fell short in some way or another on the Motherhood scale. It's not just a Mother's Day gift for myself, it's a gift to my daughters – so when they grow up and choose to be mothers – and I hope they do – they feel empowered, self-assured and excited, even in the midst of feeling scared and unsure. It's about winning the Mommy War that goes on inside myself every day – and that's a war worth winning.


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Swallowtail butterflies are beautiful, colorful and very large butterflies that are found in most every continent in the world, except Antarctica. They are also very abundant in Belize.
There are over 500 species of swallowtails in the world! There are various kinds of swallowtail butterflies, and they are most often identified by the colors on their wings. A Swallowtail Cattleheart, is identified by the band of pink spots along its wings.
Swallowtail Butterfly Habitat
A vast majority of the swallowtail butterfly species are native to the tropical regions of the world (such as Central America - Belize), while a few other species are found in other parts of the world. The butterflies mainly prefer marshy areas and open grasslands, characterized by growth of various species of flowers.
Swallowtail Butterfly Life Cycle
Like most of the other species of butterflies, even swallowtails have a four stage life cycle. We learned this in kindergarten last year. The four growth stages of the butterfly are 1) egg; 2) caterpillar; 3) pupa, and; 4) adult butterfly.
The life of a swallowtail butterfly begins in the form of an egg. The female lays eggs on a tree, so that the larvae gets ample food (in form of leaves) when the eggs are hatched. It takes around 4-5 days for the eggs to hatch.
STAGE #2 - Caterpillar Stage
When the caterpillar comes out of the egg, first of all it eats the egg shell, and then continues feeding on the leaves, available in plenty. Swallowtail caterpillars can grow up to a size of 2 inches.
STAGE #3 - Pupa Stage
The pupa is predominantly the resting stage for these species, as they transform from caterpillars to full-grown adult butterflies. This stage lasts for about 9 to 11 days.
STAGE #4 - Adult Butterfly
The final stage of the life of the swallowtails is characterized by a development of wings which enables these beautiful insects to fly. This entire process takes approximately one month, from start to finish. This cycle continues as the adult female butterflies lay eggs, when the conditions are favorable.
Swallowtail Butterfly Diet
While the caterpillars prefer to feed on plant foliage, adult swallowtails feed on nectar from various flowers in the surroundings. The tongue of these species is specially designed to suck nectar from the flat topped flowers. When not in use this flexible tongue is coiled up into a spiral formation.


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Entry fee: $35
When Johann Gutenberg invented movable
type books it resulted in an explosion of art. Now the book tradition is undergoing another change, as e-books read
online are becoming more common. What will the future hold in terms of reading, writing and the book as an object?
The usage of computers are evolving rapidly, going from not-so-intuitive, and sometimes even counter-intuitive, interaction
through external devices like a computer mouse or a trackpad, to soon being controlled by gestures, whole-body movements or
facial expressions. Is this the end of books as we know it? What impact will the digital age have on the usage
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US President George W. Bush arrived in Ukraine on Monday at the start of a European tour during which he is expected to push NATO allies for greater support in Afghanistan.
US President George W. Bush arrived in Ukraine Monday at the start of a tour to push NATO allies for more support in Afghanistan and to reach a compromise with Russia on defence plans.
At talks scheduled for Tuesday with Ukraine's pro-Western President Viktor Yushchenko, Bush was expected to stress US support for the country's plans to join the NATO military alliance.
Bush will also be "pushing hard" for the alliance to embrace both Kiev and Georgia as potential members during a NATO summit that starts Wednesday, US National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley said.
"We think it's very, very, very important that, Georgia and Ukraine, that we welcome their aspirations to be part of NATO, that we have an active engagement in helping them move in that direction," Hadley said aboard Air Force One as Bush flew to Europe.
"I believe that NATO benefits and Ukraine and Georgia benefit if and when there is membership," Bush said ahead of his visit to Ukraine, where he touched down late Monday evening.
Analysts predicted however that neither country would be allowed to start the formal accession procedure at the April 2-4 meeting of alliance leaders in Romania.
Ahead of Bush's arrival, protesters demonstrated against accession both on Ukraine's politically sensitive Crimea peninsula on Saturday and in Kiev on Monday.
The protests underlined significant opposition to membership in Ukraine and by its giant neighbour Russia, whose president Vladimir Putin has been invited to the Bucharest meeting.
In Kiev, a few thousand protesters on Monday set up tents and hurled abuse at Bush and NATO.
"NATO is war, death and tears," read one banner, while another suggested Yushchenko and Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko leave the country.
Amid a delicate patch in relations between Washington and Moscow, Bush is also to hold weekend talks with Putin in Russia.
Moscow-based defence analyst Pavel Felgenhauer said wider strategic considerations meant Georgia and Ukraine would not gain an immediate green light from NATO.
He said Bush was seeking a softening of Russian opposition to US plans to set up missile defence sites in the Czech Republic and Poland, as well as Russian agreement to allow NATO supplies to transit through Russia to Afghanistan.
In part, Bush wants to prove the success of his Republican party's policy on Russia and thus support the Republican candidate John McCain in the US election period, Felgenhauer said.
"It's a grand deal that involves a lot of things outside -- not only Ukraine and Georgia."
On the presidential plane Air Force One, Hadley expressed hope that Bush and Putin would resolve their differences over the missile shield during their weekend talks.
"I think we're moving in a direction... where Russia and the United States could have missile defence as an area of strategic cooperation," he said.
Another theme of Bush's tour is to persuade NATO states to commit more troops for Afghanistan, where failure would be seen as a personal blow.
"Part of our collective mission... for the NATO meeting is to encourage people to take our obligations seriously," Bush said on the subject.
Hadley returned to the theme.
"We've been saying for some time that all of us need to do more in Afghanistan, and I think you're going to see countries coming up and doing more," he told reporters.
Ahead of Bush's arrival here, Ukraine's desire for NATO membership was stressed by Yushchenko's chief spokesman, Alexander Chaly.
"We hope the United States will clearly support our ambition to join the membership action plan," a formal step towards membership, Chaly said.
Georgia's President Mikheil Saakashvili was more strident. He warned NATO against "appeasing" Russia and drew historical comparisons with the appeasement of Nazi Germany, in an interview with The Financial Times daily in Britain.
Several NATO states oppose giving Georgia and Ukraine the go-ahead, notably Germany, which has sought close ties with Putin and Russia's president-elect Dmitry Medvedev.
In Kiev, analyst Vladimir Fesenko said Ukraine would not be deterred by Western hesitancy.
"Ukraine is interested in the process more than the final result... NATO membership is a pretext for integration with Europe," said Fesenko, who heads the Centre for Applied Political Research.
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Missionary's tale
An excerpt from the Rev. Albert Daviou's journal during his trip in February to Tanai, Tanzania:
"Whether it is the death from malaria that is the greatest cause of death or that from AIDS I am not sure. But here we are just past the rainy season that would have made our visit to the village of Tinai impossible. There are puddles of water here and there; there are wet vestiges of seasonal streams; there are trills of perennial streams. There is muddy water and there are children in every mud hole you come upon.
Remote is hardly a word with meaning. I am sitting in the square of the premiere hotel of the capital city of a country no one can place on a map; no one has ever heard of the capital created out of empty space in a once-densely-forested now-clear-cut (well burnt-off) land. Our village is an hour and a half from here. It is true that in Georgia there are roads as impassable, but they do not go on for endless miles into remoter remoteness. The thing about all this is there is an endless parade of humanity walking in every direction connecting this unknown capital to Tinai, among the remotest of villages. And from here by bus or air, the parade of humanity continues to Dar (the poverty is literally unaccountable) to Amsterdam, to Dallas, to Atlanta by Ga. 400 to our little Dahlonega where the mosquitoes also bite in a-plenty but seldom kill."
Throughout history, the way missionaries spread Christianity has changed as the world and cultural dynamics have advanced.
Today, the green movement has taken its grip on Western culture and also missionaries. Environmental missionaries who are blending the green movement and their spiritual work are a growing group.
These missionaries make trips to Tanzania, India, Russia and any number of locations worldwide to preach the gospel while introducing a new green technology. Such technology includes digging wells and harvesting clean water for villages, building clean-burning stoves and planting trees to rehabilitate forests that have been ravaged.
In any form, the environmental movement will be another way that missionaries will be leading the "lost" to the Christian church.
The Rev. Albert Daviou, pastor at St. Elizabeth's Episcopal Church in Dahlonega, recently traveled to Tanai, Tanzania, with two local engineers, Tom Roberts from St. Elizabeth's and Tim Tieslau from St. Gabriel's Episcopal in Oakwood. Their mission was to rehabilitate a broken well in the village.
Their first trip was more of a planning mission. The next one, scheduled later this year, will involve installation of the well.
"Tinai had a functioning well, which hadn't functioned ... completely since June," Daviou said. "So the closest well ... was 9 kilometers, and that's a trip that the women would make."
The new well Daviou's group plan to dig will cost about $50,000. It will have a storage tank and four pipes that will run to the village and to the cattle, among other locations.
"The villagers would also be responsible for monitoring the usage," said Daviou, who added that the initial pipe to the well must be buried 1 meter below ground. "The river beds are dry and it's going to be a deadly year. There is an urgency to it; everyone is affected by HIV/Aids and malaria, both of those were present in this remote visit.
"The pipe alone would be $3,000."
Daviou learned about the mission through the long arms of the Episcopal church. He said that the experience in Tanzania, and the response by the villagers, is hard to describe and digest, both emotionally and analytically.
"The experience of being there is overwhelming, the poverty. When you see pictures you see beautiful people and color ... the culture is essentially untouched by Western civilization," he said. "It's an experience that is almost difficult to understand. Our brains can't comprehend and it's even difficult to remember."
The event that stuck in Daviou's mind after the trip was the outdoor church service that lasted from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and brought hundreds of villagers to hear the gospel.
"If you value human life, here is plenty of suffering and dying and when you are there you cannot imagine the need that by our standards is almost bottomless," Daviou said. "Today (Wednesday) is the first day that I've been able to function normally emotionally, I don't really know what that's about ... maybe it's about the enormity of the experience."
This small group of local Christian men aren't the only missionaries working through environmentalism according to Alexei Laushkin, the director of communications for Creation Care, the Evangelical Environmental Network, based in Washington. Creation Care is a ministry that seeks to educate, equip, inspire and mobilize Christians in their effort to care for God's creation, to be faithful stewards of God's provision, and to advocate for actions and policies that honor God and protect the environment, the organization's website said.
Laushkin says the environmental movement has slowly come to the forefront of many missionaries' lives and will certainly continue with the increasing amount of press and acceptance by evangelicals.
"Whether Catholic, Protestant, etc., they are very focused on spreading the message of the gospel," he said. "And so like the Southern Baptist Convention, really any large church, even nondenominational types, will send people to be missionaries and live full time in other countries and to spread the gospel through that culture."
Adding the environmental element to the missionaries work isn't too far of a stretch.
"We are big advocates of people being self-sufficient, so we don't fault people who are in industries that are environmental damaging, especially (for) people that this is how they make their life," Laushkin said. "It's their God-given duty to work in those industries; there is nothing sinful or bad about that. What we are thinking is how we provide economies a skill in the local economy that is environmentally friendly. There are some interesting projects happening overseas."
Laushkin has worked with missionaries throughout the country. He said one of the upcoming organizations for environmental missionaries is Lowell Bliss, the director of Eden Vigil based in Manhattan, Kan.
Lowell and his wife, Robynn, were missionaries in India and Pakistan for 14 years. They watched friends die from polluted rivers which is what spawned his interest in the environmental ministry.
"We came back in 2007 to the states and began to explore climate change issues. I even wrote up a report called A Church Planting Missionary Looks at Global Climate Change' and I'm convinced that environmental issues and even climate change, in particular, represents one of the best ways to bring the gospel," Bliss said. "We believe that an environmental missionary is one who works cross-culturally for Christ, the creator, sustainer and redeemer of all creation in caring for the environment and making disciples of all nations."
Bliss hopes in the near future he will be helping place environmental missionaries all over the world through his connections with mission organizations.
"We are missionary members with a group called Christar," Bliss said. "We quickly discovered that mission agencies that already exist are already well-positioned to receive this type of missionary and to supervise this type of missionary. So Eden Vigil is trying to mobilize an environmental missionary and then place them to whatever agency the Lord might call them."
Bliss and Laushkin are excited about the recent The Lausanne Movement, a group created by the Rev. Billy Graham. It held the International Congress on World Evangelization last October in Cape Town, South Africa.
The international committee gathered mission and church leaders from every part of the globe to address challenges and opportunities before the church with respect to world evangelization, according to the website.
"The Cape Town Commitment has a whole section on creation care and climate change, which is latching onto the issues and the American church is really grabbing onto it," Bliss said.
The North American follow-up meeting to the Lausanne III goals is set for April 4-6 in Orlando, Fla.


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Dalvina is a prospering winery with a collective storage and production capacity of 42,000 hl. We use a traditional délestage wine making process for our red wines. The latest, most gentle technology is applied from the reception of the grapes, as throughout fermentation, after which automatically controlled cap plunging enhances color and the capturing of aromatics.
Our aim is to grasp the unique properties of the grapes, the soil and microclimates of the area, and forge them into liquid art.
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Our vineyards and winery are located near the city of Strumica, south-eastern Macedonia, in the Strumichko-Radovishki wine region in the valley of the Struma and Strumeshnica rivers.
The valley has a Mediterranean climate, and with an altitude of 380m, being surrounded by high mountains, a constant breeze visits the vineyards. The average temperature of the air in the period of vegetation is 20,2 Celsius centigrades, and there are about 210 sunny days averaging per year.
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Lessons from Las Vegas shooter – Stephen Paddock
October 6, 2017
WHATS IN THIS BLOG: • Who was Stephen Paddock really? • Alarming suicide and gun statistics in USA. • A lesson from Australia. • A lesson from the Las Vegas shooter.
Woops! Part 3 of the climate change series is still coming (sorry for the delay). The next series is on Inspiration and Hope, although this blog doesn't seem like hope until you read down further.
I will also write a future blog about the magnificent scenery of the Oregon coast – the photo below is just a teaser I took last week.
LAST WEEK WHILE STROLLING ALONG AN EMPTY BEACH ON THE OREGON COAST, I talked with a friend about gun statistics and death statistics.… More


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Springboard Delivery is an innovative cross-platform application allowing for cloud routing and vehicle tracking, alongside proof of delivery (POD) capture on multiple Android devices. Built for ERP integration, Springboard Delivery allows for the seamless paperless management of any in-house distribution service.
WMS TMS integration allows for faster and tighter delivery windows as well as reduced transportation costs. React faster and more accurately to certain events by aligning your entire supply chain suite. The effective data sharing between the two platforms allows for clear and defined information. You can better plan the movement of goods across your supply chain, not just within the confines of your warehouse.
The innovative, cross-application Springboard platform allows for the planning and optimisation of routes and vehicle tracking through a web portal and the capturing of proof of delivery data and Geolocation positioning through multiple Android devices.
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Use route optimisation features that bring reduced travel times for your fleet. Route Optimisation ensures your customers get their deliveries sooner whilst reducing your fuel costs. Route Optimisation ensures you meet the promised ETA and allows for the best use of your drivers. The Route Optimisation functionality responds almost immediately to real-time events and schedules amendments and changes accordingly. Continual communication updates on delivery progress, location and speed.
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Collegiate Directions, Inc. is proud to announce that we have received a grant from the Fund for Children, Youth, and Families, part of The Community Foundation for the National Capital Region.
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CDI is honored to be one of just 46 nonprofits to receive a grant from the Fund for Children, Youth, and Families. These grants offer support in the areas of stable homes and families, foster care and adoption, and academic and career success. The Fund received over 270 proposals for the grants, totaling around $13 million in funding requests. CDI will receive $50,000 in support of our work guiding students on the path to college graduation.
Facing Big Challenges
"Our region is facing a number of big challenges in education, homelessness, and foster care," said Bruce McNamer, President and CEO of the Community Foundation. "Too many of our young people – and their families – don't have the supports they need to succeed. This fund is providing vital investments to organizations working to change that."
We are delighted to be chosen as one of the grant recipients helping to fulfill the Community Foundation's mission of ensuring equity, access, and opportunity for everyone in the Washington metropolitan area.
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For the past eleven years, CDI has guided low-income, first-generation students to and through college. We know that a college education improves not only the lives of our students, but also the lives of their families and communities. And we cannot do this work without the support of our generous donors – both foundations and individuals.
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Road closure fees for street parties to be waived for Royal Wedding
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Road closure fees for Bromley street parties related to the Royal Wedding and the Big Lunch are being waived.
Applications must be received by the council by March 9 – this will ensure that applications from residents and other community groups allow sufficient time for processing and potential road closure orders to be issued.
The Big Lunch - the UK's annual get together for neighbours, began in 2009.
To celebrate this, many decide to get together with neighbours for small gathers in garden parks, to larger parties on the street.
Fees that normally apply of £552 for roads requiring closure will be postponed for both occasions.
William Huntington-Thresher, executive councillor for the environment, said: "The Royal Wedding will be one of the highlights of 2018 and I expect that many residents will be looking to celebrate the occasion.
"It will be a great time to bring our communities and neighbourhoods together and the council would like to facilitate your celebrations."
Organisers need the council's permission to hold parties on the road or pavement but fees only normally apply if the road needs to be closed. Closures are sometimes necessary to ensure the safety of people attending the party as well as pedestrians and motorists needing to access the road.
Councillor Huntington-Thresher added: "I am pleased to say that our borough's history of street parties and the community spirit it represents is continuing – and our Street Friends are a shining example of this.
"I would encourage anyone wishing to hold street parties to apply in good time and if this inspires you to make your neighbourhood a better place, think about joining Street Friends or find out more about other ways to volunteer from our website www.bromley.gov.uk/volunteering."
Street party applications for the date of Prince Harry's wedding to Meghan Markle on May 19 and the Big Lunch on June 3 must be received by the deadline of March 9, and will be permitted on either a Saturday or Sunday of both weekends.
Organisers and residents attending street parties and other events are reminded to be aware of security and to remain vigilant at all times – including not leaving bags unattended, keeping valuables locked away and out of sight, and locking doors and windows, if appropriate.
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NYSTEM Training Award at the CSCB
Education & Training
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Developmental Biology Program, Sloan Kettering Institute (lab of Kat Hadjantonakis)
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PhD in Developmental Biology, University of Oxford, UK (lab of Elizabeth Robertson)
Thesis title: Transcriptional regulation of Eomesodermin and its roles in cell fate allocation during early mouse development
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BA in Natural Sciences, University of Cambridge, UK
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During mammalian pre-implantation development, two successive binary cell fate decisions separate the embryo from two extra-embryonic lineages that support the embryo during gestation. The first cell fate decision specifies outer cells as extra-embryonic trophectoderm, while inner cells form the inner cell mass (ICM). The ICM is then further bifurcated into the extra-embryonic primitive endoderm and the pluripotent embryonic epiblast. Pluripotent cells have the potential to differentiate into germ cells and any somatic tissue, and can be propagated in vitro as embryonic stem cells. However, it is not yet fully understood how the pluripotent state emerges and evolves in the native context of the developing embryo.
My research focuses on understanding the molecular mechanism driving cell fate specification within the ICM to either the pluripotent epiblast or the extra-embryonic primitive endoderm. I am particularly interested in the dynamics of FGF4 signaling in initiating this cell fate decision, and the downstream effectors mediating lineage-specific outputs of FGF/ERK signaling.


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Chapter 6. Mendelian Genetics in Populations II: Migration, Genetic Drift and Non-Random Mating
Genetic Drift
Genetic drift - "
In small populations, chance events produce outcomes that differ from theoretical predictions"
(p. 165). In any population of finite size, "sampling error" will result in random changes in allele frequency from generation to generation. Consequences:
Especially for neutral alleles, frequencies drift to 1 (fixation) or 0 (elimination).
The effect is strongest in small populations, but occurs in all populations
Founder effect" is a special case of genetic drift: the small size of a founder population almost guarantees that its allele frequencies will not be identical to the parent population.
"Bottleneck effect" occurs when populations undergo periodic crashes. Allele frequencies after the crash will probably differ from those before the crash.
Genetic drift causes random fixation of alleles and loss of heterozygosity. Fig 6.13 shows the trajectories of many populations, revealing that:
Each population follows a unique trajectory (evolutionary path). Some alleles become fixed in some populations, other alleles become fixed in other populations.
Change in allele frequency is rapid in small populations, slower in large populations.
Fixation occurs rapidly in small populations, more slowly in larger populations, but it eventually occurs no matter the population size.
As alleles become fixed, there is an overall decline in heterozygosity as each population become homozygous for one or the other of the alleles.
Note that selection can modify these outcomes by either facilitating or preventing fixation/extinction of alleles.
Some real examples:
Buri's experiment with
(Fig. 6.14). He began with most populations near p=.5, he ended with most populations near p=1 or p=0. This is exactly the outcome predicted by the computer simulations in Fig. 6.13
Relict desert lizard populations in the Ozarks (Templeton, Fig. 6.16):. Each population became fixed for a single multilocus genotype.
Flowering plants (Young et al., Fig 6.17): There is a positive correlation between population size and genetic diversity (two measures of).
in the Galapagos: New population established by 3 males and 2 females. The new population differs morphologically from the source population.
Migration - "
In an evolutionary sense, the movement of alleles between populations
" (p. 157). Naturally, the alleles donut move by themselves - they move as organisms disperse from population to population. Note - don't confuse migration in this sense with seasonal migrations, e.g. of birds. "Gene flow" and "migration" are synonymous.
Dispersal can be by adult animal organisms, seeds and spores of plants, planktonic larvae of intertidal animals, gametes/zygotes of algae, etc.
Effects of migration on allele frequencies:
In absence of selection (i.e. if alleles are selectively neutral) migration homogenizes allele frequencies among populations.
If selection and migration tend to increase the frequencies of the same alleles, selection can amplify effect of migration.
If selection and migration are opposed --
If selection is stronger than migration, than differences among populations will be maintained, even in the face of migration.
If migration is stronger than selection, differences among populations will be reduced.
Some real examples:
Water snakes (
Nerodia sipedon
) on islands in western Lake Erie (Camin, Ehrlich, King; Fig. 6.6, 6.7). Selection on the islands favors unbanded snakes, but dispersal of banded snakes from the mainland results in equilibrium frequencies of the two phenotypes. This is analogous to selection/mutation balance.
Red bladder campion (
Silene dioica
) on Swedish islands (Giles and Goudet, Fig .6.9). This example address the interaction of drift and migration:
Diversity among young populations is due to founder effect.
Migrations reduces diversity among populations of intermediate age.
As populations shrink, chance extinction of alleles generates diversity among populations of old islands
Nonrandom Mating
Nonrandom mating occurs when the probability that two individuals in a population will mate is not the same for all possible pairs of individuals.
When the probability is the same, then individuals are just as likely to mate with distant relatives as with close relatives -- this is
mating. Nonrandom mating can take two forms:
Inbreeding - individuals are more likely to mate with close relatives (e.g. their neighbors) than with distant relatives. This is common.
Outbreeding - individuals are more likely to mate with distant relatives than with close relatives. This is less common.
Inbreeding changes genotype frequencies, not allele frequencies:
Homozygotes increase in frequency, heterozygotes decrease in frequency.
This is most easily seen in extreme case of inbreeding - selfing. When individuals self-fertilize, all of the homozygotes produce homozygotes, and half of the offspring of heterozygotes are homozygotes (only half are heterozygotes). Hence, the frequency of heterozygotes declines by 50% each generation. The same argument applies to sibling matings, half-sib matings, etc.
Inbreeding in the malarial parasite
Plasmodium falciparum
(Fig. 6.20, Tables 6.2, 6.3).
Strongly female biased sex ratios suggest parasite population is descended from a single foundress. If this is so, than all mating in the parasite population must be between siblings.
The parasite population shows an excess of homozygote relative to Hardy-Weinberg expectation. This is the expected outcome of inbreeding.
F, the coefficient of inbreeding :
If mating is random, F=0
If all reproduction is by self fertilization, F=.5
F is between 0 and .5 for most populations.
F can be calculated from genotype frequencies (because inbreeding depresses frequencies of heterozygotes) or from pedigrees (Fig. 6.21).
Since inbreeding increases frequency of homozygotes, if deleterious recessive alleles are exposed to natural selection, mean fitness of population will be reduced. This is
inbreeding depression
. Examples:
Humans (Fig. 6.22): children of first cousins have higher mortality rates than children of unrelated parents.
Plants: inbreeding can be studied experimentally, yielding insights into inbreeding in general. Some generalizations:
Inbreeding depression most evident when plants are stressed.
Inbreeding depression most evident as plants age and become independent of mother (seed parent), Fig. 6.23.
Inbreeding depression varies among lineages - not all posses deleterious recessive alleles.
Birds (Great Tit,
Parus major
): hatching failure increases as function of inbreeding coefficient (F).
Inbreeding can be avoided by:
Dispersal (which may also diminish sibling competition)
Separation of sexes (the rule in animals, less common in plants) to prevent self fertilization
Self incompatibility in bisexual plants.
Conservation Genetics of the Prairie Chicken
Prairie chicken (
Tympanuchus cupido pinnatus
): a species endangered due to loss of habitat, habitat fragmentation, genetic drift and inbreeding depression.
As prairie habitats shrink, total habitat area diminishes, but also habitat area become fragmented into smaller and smaller "islands" in a sea of farmland.
There is little migration among populations, so these become genetically isolated from each other. Consequences:
In the small prairie chicken populations, genetic drift results in fixation of alleles. Some of these are deleterious, reducing mean fitness of population.
As populations shrink, more matings occur among close relatives. This inbreeding increases frequency of homozygotes. As deleterious recessive alleles are exposed to selection, inbreeding depression results in lower mean fitness.
As population mean fitness is reduced, population size shrinks, exacerbating the problems that caused it to shrink.
Evidence to support this explanation (the case of the Jasper County population):
From 1963 to 1990 there is a steady decline in hatching success (Fig. 6.25). This could be due to inbreeding depression (there are other possibilities).
If inbreeding depression/genetic drift is the culprit, genetic diversity (e.g. number of alleles per locus) should be lower in Jasper Co. individuals than in individuals from other, larger populations. It is (table 6.4).
If inbreeding depression is the culprit, than introducing alleles from other populations should increase hatching success. It did - introducing individuals from from other populations had a dramatic impact (Fig. 6.25)


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text: Why do some people bounce back after a devastating loss, where as others succumb to despair? If the unimaginable happened to you, how would you cope? As a mother who has experienced the loss of a disabled child, the memoir Searching for Spenser (Anamcara Press, 2018) by Margaret Rayburn Kramar '72 offers guidance, wisdom and inspiration. Many memoirs about deceased children drip with sentimentality, but due to Kramar's background as a journalist and the time that has elapsed since her child's death, she has been able to chronicle Spenser's birth, life, and death with objectivity, yet emotional power. It not only speaks to those who have children with disabilities and those who have lost a child, but also to those who seek an amazing and surprising journey about redemption and hope.


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|December 19, 1965 (age 71)
Emil Kio (April 11, 1894 — December 19, 1965) born Emil Teodorovich Girshfeld-Renard (Russian: Эмиль Теодорович Кио, Эмиль Теодорович Гиршфельд-Ренард) was a Russian illusionist who appeared with the Moscow State Circus. His wife performed as his assistant.
His sons, Igor Kio and Emil Kio, Jr., became famous Soviet magicians as well. Igor took over for his father after his death.
In 1989, a series of stamps were issued by the Soviet Union paying tribute to Soviet Circus performers. One stamp was dedicated to Emil Kio. It contained a scene intended to illustrate one of his illusions, "Cremation", in which Kio would cover his assistant with a cloth and all would be set on fire. The assistant would reappear from a box that had been suspended from the ceiling, in full view of the audience during the entire show.
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42-year-old man robs New Mexico bank in an Elmo costume.
#Blake notices two paths in the forest. A dark path, and a fairly lit path##Which one does he wish to take?#
Rain:I am... What you might call a loner. I've been that way ever since I was orphaned as a child.They.. Those... Those monsters came to my village, when I was but 12, and murdered everyone. Everyone...I searched for hours, but not a single living soul was spared... Except for me. Perhaps they did not find me, perhaps it is destiny, I don't know, but I do know ever since that day, I swore to avenge the innocent lives lost that day. Including the love of my life. I found her, the girl I had always had a crush on, laying i a pool of blood, next to her family, who suffered the same fate. I wept bitterly, and it was at that moment, I knew what person I was to become. So, I trained myself, for years, effectively becoming what some would call a ninja. And here, I begin my quest for vengeance, for justice, and for the people of this world.I wield a black and red katana, with a black dagger, and have trained in the ways of light magic, including healing, to help others. Fire, to punish my enemies. And others.I am rain. And this, is where my journey begins.
#The sacred parchment lets off a blue aura and slowly fades away##A group of trees and bushes suddenly clear to reveal a hidden path#
Btw, Blake is only 13. >: D
so? What? xD
#As he walks the dark, foreboding, path, Blake notices a chest located on top of a pile of rocks, a sign beside it with the caption "On the rocks still stands the chest, beneath is a danger rests. If you get near, you're in for a feast, because guarding it is a mighty beast"#
That is just..... AWESOME!
And Cliche
It somewhat is =P
#Rain walks down the hidden path, but as he walks, three riders covered head-to-toe in dark cloaks ride towards him, their horses as black as the night##Noticing Rain, the riders stop and unsheathe their swords#
#As Blake Strides towards the chest, a fearsome beast slithers from the rocks; a mixture between a serpent, an alligator, and a rat.##"Why have you come here?...." The beast asks, it's voice a slithering lisp#
*A coffee table?!* The beast asked in confusion."That chest contains an item that will lead you to the sword, and you want to use it as a coffee table?!"
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Jason Kieffer's comic book about Toronto's infamous street characters sparks both outrage and defense
Spacing | Summer 2010 | Ryan Bigge
My walking tour of Cabbagetown, courtesy of cartoonist Jason Kieffer, begins at Jet Fuel on Parliament Street. We head west on Carleton, past Chew Chew's Diner, where 27-year-old Kieffer often meets with fellow scribbler Dave Lapp. At Sherbourne we meander through Allan Gardens. Kieffer points out a park bench where he likes to sit and watch the sideshow of drug addicts, prostitutes and vagrants that provided the inspiration and source material for his recently self-published book, The Rabble of Downtown Toronto.
Despite spending half an hour in prime rabble territory, we fail to spot Crazy Wire Lady, Alex the Joke Teller, Retarded Crackhead or any of the other 37 people included in Kieffer's handbook of annotated illustrations. And while a street person-free afternoon in Cabbagetown might sound like a good thing to some people, it reflects how the redevelopment of Regent Park is pushing marginalized residents out of the neighbourhood.
"Money is moving in," explains Kieffer, a shy, thoughtful person who majored in philosophy and art at U of T. "And I don't like it." He mentions how a bike cop recently forced a street person to stop standing near a newly opened Starbucks. "The more people with money move in, the more people like that will be displaced."
In this way, Rabble serves as a census for an often invisible demographic. Kieffer spent two years researching and illustrating the book, which combines clean, bold, black and white line drawings with assorted notes and commentary. (The entry for Norman, a male prostitute, notes that he is "usually picked up by guys driving pick-up trucks" and was "once spotted wearing only a towel.")
Although not overtly political, Rabble is designed to draw attention to society's outcasts. "I'm taking all this difficult stuff and forcing it into the reader's face," Kieffer explains. But given some politically incorrect territory (i.e. Retarded Crackhead), and seemingly ambiguous attitude toward his subject matter, it may be no surprise that his small, self-published book has generated big controversy, including a rowdy Q&A session during Kieffer's book launch in April.
"Comics have long had the problem of being misunderstood," explains Peter Birkemoe, owner of comics store The Beguiling. "And some people get really upset when a comic doesn't meet their expectations or behave in the way it should." The reception of The Incident Report, a recent novel by Martha Baillie, reinforces how Kieffer's medium sent the wrong message. Consisting of semi-humourous memos about Budgie Man, Sheep Woman, Scruffy Chessman and other marginalized patrons of the Allan Gardens Public Library, Baillie's appropriation can be considered equally controversial, but instead of earning outrage, her novel was long-listed for last year's Giller Prize.
Still, Kieffer should not be entirely surprised that people have misinterpreted the intent of his book. Back in 2007, he posted two early profiles on BlogTO (Crazy Hand Lady and Rage Man). After a vigorous comment board pile-on among the digital rabble (e.g. "Yeah, there's nothing more hilarious than mocking someone poor and mentally challenged") Kieffer was asked to stop contributing to BlogTO.
"I like letting the work speak for itself," Kieffer says. He carefully considered including an introduction to Rabble that would have explained his good intentions but eventually decided against it. "I'm happy with that decision, even though it leaves me open to attack, because people can assume what they want about me."
Which is exactly what happened in March 2010 when Joe Fiorito wrote an outraged Toronto Star column about the book. Kieffer was most disappointed by the fact that Fiorito didn't bother to contact him.
Too bad. Fiorito would have discovered, as I did, that Kieffer is a gentle soul, not a sniggering Vice magazine hipster. His biggest shortcoming, at least according to Birkemoe, is that Kieffer "is lacking in his ability to advocate for his work, which is true of many artists." During our interview at Jet Fuel, Kieffer shifted uncomfortably and stared at the floor as he tried to explain why his work gets misinterpreted. "Some people think 'comic book equals funny'," he says. "But when I read through the profiles I don't find them funny."
Kieffer's interest in the marginalized is both genuine and ongoing. His next book will be about street performer Zanta, a shirtless Santa who until recently roamed Toronto doing pushups. Eventually banned from significant chunks of the downtown core, Zanta now lives in the suburbs with a family member. "I'm doing the book because Zanta is a prime example of the way the city responds to people who don't fit in or operate outside the norm," says Kieffer.
Having lived in Cabbagetown his whole life, Kieffer has modified the dictum "write what you know" into "draw what's around you." Our tour concludes at Gerrard and Parliament in a tiny, triangular park. "This is the view from my apartment," Kieffer says. He points across the street toward a third-floor window above a discount fashion store. At night, Kieffer explains, the park becomes a stage for addicts, prostitutes, and various drug disputes.
Rabble asks readers to determine for themselves which is worse: diligently recording the eccentricities of the less fortunate or ignoring them outright. Kieffer recalls being at a bus stop recently when an angry, disheveled woman tried to talk with commuters who refused her eye contact. "That's crazy to me," Kieffer says, neatly inverting the traditional definition of mental fitness. "That's really horrible behaviour, super anti-social. I don't know how you can treat other people like that."


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Antarctica Ice melt bigger than 1,000 years!
CANBERRA (Reuters) - The summer ice melt in parts of Antarctica is at its highest level in 1,000 years, Australian and British researchers reported on Monday, adding new evidence of the impact of global warming on sensitive Antarctic glaciers and ice shelves.
Researchers from the Australian National University and the British Antarctic Survey found data taken from an ice core also shows the summer ice melt has been 10 times more intense over the past 50 years compared with 600 years ago.
"It's definitely evidence that the climate and the environment is changing in this part of Antarctica," lead researcher Nerilie Abram said.
Abram and her team drilled a 364-metre (400-yard) deep ice core on James Ross Island, near the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula, to measure historical temperatures and compare them with summer ice melt levels in the area.
They found that, while the temperatures have gradually increased by 1.6 degrees Celsius (2.9 degrees Fahrenheit) over 600 years, the rate of ice melting has been most intense over the past 50 years.
That shows the ice melt can increase dramatically in climate terms once temperatures hit a tipping point.
Date: 08 Mar 2013
Scientists at the British Antarctic Survey have been working with a host of international collaborators to present the most detailed map yet of Antarctica's landmass. Bedmap2 reveals a landscape of mountain ranges and plains cut by gorges and valleys much deeper than previously seen.
In addition, the map allows scientists to analyse, in much greater detail, the bed below the Antarctic ice sheet.
A different view: Antarctica without the ice
A different view: Antarctica without the ice
Several features of the bed have been revealed for the first time including a new deepest point. The bed under the Byrd Glacier in Victoria Land is 2,870 metres below sea level making it the lowest point on any of the Earth's continental plates.
The map was compiled using datasets collected from radio echo sounding measurements, seismic techniques, satellite readings and cartographic data.
A number of key statistics emerge;
The volume of ice in Antarctica is 4.6% greater than previously thought
The mean bed depth of Antarctica, at 95 metres, is 60 m lower than estimated
The volume of ice that is grounded with a bed below sea level is 23% greater than originally thought meaning there is a larger volume of ice that is susceptible to rapid melting. The ice that rests just below sea level is vulnerable to warming from ocean currents
The total potential contribution to global sea level rise from Antarctica is 58 metres, similar to previous estimates but a much more accurate measurement
The new deepest point, under Byrd Glacier, is around 400 metres deeper than the previously identified deepest point
Peter Fretwell, from the British Antarctic Survey, says:
"The new Bedmap shows, with unprecedented detail, the bedrock beneath the ice sheets of Antarctica. Before we had a regional overview of the topography, but this new map, with its much higher resolution, shows the landscape itself; a complex landscape of mountains, hills and rolling plains, dissected by valleys troughs and deep gorges."
Dr Hamish Pritchard, co-lead author of the study, says:
"The Bedmap2 project is about more than making a map of the landscape. The data we've put together on the height and thickness of the ice and the shape of the landscape below are fundamental to modelling the behaviour of the ice sheet in the future. This matters because in some places, ice along the edges of Antarctica is being lost rapidly to the sea, driving up sea level. Knowing how much the sea will rise is of global importance, and these maps are a step towards that goal."
NASA Satellites Find Freshwater Losses in Middle East
A new study using data from a pair of gravity-measuring NASA satellites finds that large parts of the arid Middle East region lost freshwater reserves rapidly during the past decade.
Scientists at the University of California, Irvine; NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md.; and the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colo., found during a seven-year period beginning in 2003 that parts of Turkey, Syria, Iraq and Iran along the Tigris and Euphrates river basins lost 117 million acre feet (144 cubic kilometers) of total stored freshwater. That is almost the amount of water in the Dead Sea. The researchers attribute about 60 percent of the loss to pumping of groundwater from underground reservoirs.
The findings, to be published Friday, Feb. 15, in the journal Water Resources Research, are the result of one of the first comprehensive hydrological assessments of the entire Tigris-Euphrates-Western Iran region. Because obtaining ground-based data in the area is difficult, satellite data, such as those from NASA's twin Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) satellites, are essential. GRACE is providing a global picture of water storage trends and is invaluable when hydrologic observations are not routinely collected or shared beyond political boundaries.
...simply already there are Island Countries in problems and needing to move out, with the Sea levels rising...!
WHY WOULD THE UK DO THIS REPORT of 1,000 years range with ice core drilling, etc., AND NOT USA AND NASA, that only talk of 20 years range of more ice melt...???
I forgot fresh water supplies are political data...! Hence populations are not as important as Governments...!
For the fun of it, check out where more than a constant 50cm of water Sea Level Rise might affect you...!
http://geology.com/sea-level-rise/ ; select your area and zoom in, using different depths!
HAS ANYBODY OF GOV.CA [CANADA][CAÑADA][KANADA] noticed what barely 1m to 2m Ocean Rise would do to the West Coast of Canada ??? Half of Vancouver Gone...! ! !
AND THEY ARE LEAVING KYOTO AND GOING ALL FOR THE TAR SANDS...! ONE OF the Worlds biggest Heavy Crude deposits...!!!
IN PURE LOGIC, I WOULD STOP all combustion and CO2 emissions and vehicles, Jets, Boats, now...! Only go all electric...!


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Locke (R)
All of Locke takes place inside a BMW that Ivan (Tom Hardy) is racing to … well, no fair telling, but let's just say he needs to be at a certain place in London by a specific time. But the timing couldn't be worse for Ivan: He's a construction director who is overseeing a massive project that is ready to break ground in a few hours, but he's not going to be able to be there for the first concrete pour. His family is disappointed he's not going to be home in time to watch a championship soccer match with them as they had planned. And periodically, as he speeds along on the highway, he rants to his dead father as if he were sitting in the back seat, lambasting him for being a poor dad.
Ivan speaks to various actual people — his wife, his sons, his co-workers, the person awaiting him at his destination — via hands-free cellphone in his car. Bit by bit, you come to understand his situation and why he's willing to risk everything (his job, his marriage, his career) to fulfill his mission. Writer-director Steven Knight, who previously wrote Eastern Promises and Dirty Pretty Things, does his best to avoid visual claustrophobia by shooting Hardy from every conceivable angle: Inside the car, outside, from the front, from the back, first-person perspective, bird's-eye view, everything. But Locke is still a movie in which a conversation about the importance of properly built foundations eats up a third of the running time and in which the only protagonist is potentially ruining his life by a situation that doesn't make much sense.
Locke is best approached as a showcase for Hardy, a physical, vibrant actor who manages to hold the screen even from behind the wheel of a car for the duration of the film. But as intriguing as Hardy is to watch, the picture can't overcome its stunt vibe. Why does Ivan have a cold? So Hardy can occasionally blow his nose and chug cold medicine, to give the actor some business to do with his hands. The movie should build in tension as it unfolds (think of Ryan Reynolds' increasingly unbearable predicament in Buried, another, far superior, tight-space thriller) but instead you end up wishing a cop would pull Ivan over for a ticket or he would pick up a hitchhiker or have an accident or even stop at a tollbooth. Even a roadblock delay would have been welcome — anything to keep this long, ultimately pointless drive from feeling so endless.


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We have all been devastated by the news, images, and videos that we have seen coming out of Japan today. If you are like me, I am always trying to think about what I can do in these situations, using what gifts I have to help in some way (even if it is a seemingly small manner). So today I created an 11×17 poster.
There have been a number of relief poster projects that have surfaced after major disasters (Hurricane Katrina, the Haiti Earthquake…), but I don't know of anything for Japan yet. Here is what I am going to do. I will offer this poster for purchase, with all of the proceeds going to TEAM (the organization I work for) who has over 100 workers in Japan.
Suggested donation: $15